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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
Talk of Canning
Factory
Secretary Reardon Has Let
ter From Experienced
Gamers

The Sumter Chamber CO Con-
merce is in touch with an esta5-
iished canning factory in South
Carolina that is evidently willing
to furnish capital and experience
in canning factory operation and
business management, provided
some local capital and working CO.
operation are put in with the out
side interests. .....--
The gentlemen who are COM
municating with Secretary Rear
don write that it will require about
800 to 400 acres to be. planted to
tomatoes and about 100 to $50 to
be planted in okra, and this can
merry would handle also sweet Pc
tatoes. Other vegetables would fol-
low the okra, tomatoes, and sweet
potatoes.
The question is asked whether
Sumter county farmers will guar
antee to plant sufficient acreage of
vegetables to support such an en-
terprise, and il some local capital
will be subscribed"
Secretary Rearden has written
that local capitaI will be supplied
to a limited extent to war ant
working cooperation in the pro-
posed enterprise and that sufficient
acreage will be guaranteed on a
proper showing from the outside
parties and the naming of the
amount of money required to COM
pletely equip the cannery, and 9TH
er particulars necessary to be
known before submitting this prop
osition to the farmers and other
business men Of this city and coun-
ty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09
Wholesale Escape
of COnvicts
Six Prisoners Make Their Es-
cape Early This Morning
From Cage at Privateer
Convict Camp

Six prisoners made their escape
Friday morning about / o'clock
from the iron cage of the convict
camp located about seven miles
from Sumter on the new PriVateer
road. It was stated by. the guards
in charge of this, gang-Grifin and
Holland, that they counted the
prisoners and locked them in the
cage as usual last night, with the
double locks and that they did not
notice anything out of the ordinary.
The guards were awakened at
about one o'clock this morning b.
one of the conyicts crying out. A
trusty then ran in and told them
that the cage was open. The
guards rushed out to the cage, find
ing the door to the cage wide open
and six Of the convicts missing.
Both locks to the cage were gone,
and it is believed that there was
outside help in effecting the escape.
The keys which the guard had were
still undisturbed in the bottom OF
his pistol hoolster where he had
placed them after locking the cage.
The holster had then been placed
under his pillow. It is not known
at what time during the night the
six convicts made their getaway,
and it is rather believed, that all Of
the cenvicts who wanted to go. had
their chance presented to. them.
The sentences. Of the six who left
were for from abeut nine months
to a year, and they were serving
these sentences for house breaking
and larceny.
Those escaping were: John Nc
Coy, term expiring April 10, 1922;
James Creitsberg, term expiring
April "A, 1922; James Williams,
July 12, 1922; James Williams, -;
James Brown, April IA, 1922 and
John Sanders who was committed
to the gang during the last court
session.
The sheriff and rural police Off
GERS were Immediately notified Of
the escape and have been searching
for them everywhere. AS yet moth
ing has been discovered that VIII
lead to finding them. Each of the
cenvicts carried Of an extra pair Of
shoes, but were unable to get any
clothing other than convict uni
forms,
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HOME DEMONsTRA-
TION DEPARTMENT


Attention of the club girls is call
ed to the fact that the county fair IS
only a.. little over a week off and
every girl is urged to have her rec
ord ready at next club meeting and
have some phase of club work on
exhibit at the fair. These will
count on grade for years work and
will compete for the prizes offered.
Premium lists have been sent to ev-
cry club member. Look over this
and be ready to send in your eX-
hibit Monday morning, November
14th to Home Demonstration booth
at fair grounds.
There will be a short parade for
the purpose of getting picture OF
the assets of Sumter and county.
Club girls are urged to be present
at court house grounds by 1O:45
O'Clock Friday morning, November
18th. We want to have the clubs
in a body for the picture.
From the parade we will go to
the grand stand in fair grounds'Tor
the club rally. Songs will be sung,
talks made, certificates and prizes
delivered. -
Community Booth Score Card.
Some of the ladies' have asked
about the scoring of booth at fair.
Here is.the score that will be used:
Quality-50 points.
Attractiveness-25 points,
yariey-15 points. i:,sz,,
Quantity-1o points.
On Thursday afternoon, Novem-
I Der 18th, there will be meeting
of the Woman's Council with spe-
cialists from Winthrop College3and
some of the members; Of Young
Mems Business League at the
Chamber of Commerce at 3 o'clock.
This meeting is open to any inter
ested woman Of the city or county
We want to get some definite line
of work started. # a woman can
contract to do any canning that
the business men can handle anoth.
er year, "a beginning should be
made now.
Summary Of Months Work For Oc-
tOber.
Number consultations held, So
Number women's meetings held
Z; attendance, 60.
Number girls meetings held, 10;
! attendance, 90.
Schools visited, 9.
Club members visited, 13.
Number letters written, g.; cir
cular letters sent, PA.
Miles. travelled, SIS.
Supervisors and specialists visit
ing, Mrs. Annie J. Campbell, Mrs.
Frances Y Kline, Mrs. S. O. Plow-
den.
-@S-
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Still Taken Saturday.

A 55-gallon capacity still was
captured on last. Saturday in the
Turbeville neighborhood near the
Clarendon county line and about y
miles from Sumter. The still was
taken complete with the exception
of the worm or copper distilling
coil which could not be found. The
Sumter County Rural Officers New
man. Bovkin, Norris and FriersoE
worked in connection with Sheriff
Gable of Clarendon. Ten gallons
Of mash was found near the still
and destroyed.
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Melton-B -BristoW Cards.

Cards were issued yesterday by
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis Mel
ton to the marriage OF their daugh-
ter. Caroline Belser, to Maj. Walter
James Bristow, medical corps, L.
S. A, on Wednesday evening, No
vembar %, at 8 o'clock at the First
Presbyterian church.
A reception is to follow at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Melton, 1902
Pendleton street.
Miss Melton is one Of the leaders
in the young society set and pre-
ceding her wedding there will be
a long series of entertainments in
her honor.-The State.
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Proclamation,

The president Of the United
States has set aside November 11th
as a National Holiday in memory
of the signing Of the Armistice
which ended the late war. His act
in doing this is commended to the
people Of the city Of Sumter. with
the request that all places Of bust
ness be closed on November 1lth in
memory of this great event and
especially in memory and honor Of
those who fell in that great war
while fighting FOR everything that
is worth while. and also in honor
Of those who still survive. l sim
cerely hope every one will close
their places of business on that
date.
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Perfect. ack-
age Month
Nations Carriers Designate
November as Perfect Pack
age Month and Public
Asked to Cooperate

A nationwide Perfect Package
movement will be conducted by the
railroads, steamship lines and the
express carriers of the United
States and Canada, during Novem-
| Der, which will be known as "Per-
feet Package Month" The ship
ping public of this city will be
asked to cooperate in the cam
| paign.
An announcement to this effect
was made today by joint commit
tee of local transportation men,
composed of J. A. Mcclure, agent
of the Southern Railway Company,
E. Boney, agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company, w.
E. Pully, agent of the American
Railway Express company. This
committee has taken the matter
up with the city Chamber Of Com
merce, which has consented to co
this work and arrangements have
been completed, to enable the ship
pers Of this city to make good
showing in the movement.
Z. The purpose of Perfect Pack
age Month is to enable the carriers
to aid shippers in their packing
problems, and to help improve the
transportation service Of the coun-
try.
During November, the railroads,
steamship lines and express COM
panies will examine the condition
of all freight and express shipments
and record the faults Of shipments.
which do not come up to the gen.
eral classification of Perfect Pack
ages"
Special report blanks for freight
and express Will be made out fer
every shipment that is found
wanting in some detail Of good
shipping, ana these reports will be
sent to the shippers Of the pack
ages. A summary of all exceptions
found during November will be
submitted to tie city Chamber of
Commerce, for examination and
tabulations
At the conclusion Oh the move
ment. the record Of each city dur
ing Perfect Package Month" will
be tabulated and published broad
cast. The leading city will be eX-
plotted, because Of its perfection in
shipping methods.
Considerable rivalry has been
aroused among traffic organizations
which have determined to make
their cities the leader of Perfect
Package Month
November was selected for the
campaign, as the carriers are In
position where they can give more
careful examination Of passing traf-
fic, and could, III fact, handle at
least 23 per cent more business.
Every city or town, throughout
the United States and Canada, that
ships by rail and water, will be IN
formed of these plans and be asked
to aid in carrying them out. The
entire working organization of all
of the railroads and express COM
panies, are also to be enlisted in
the campaign, comprising a force
of nearly 100000 men.
The railroads will push the Per
pect Package Month";" through a
single agency. the American Rail
way Association. an organization OF
practically all railroads and steam
ship lines. Express agents every
where Will join with the railroad
people in conducting the campaign
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Rcmbert. Nov. /, 1921.

Editor Daily Item:
Inasmuch as the account of the
joint meeting of the Young Mems
Business League and director of
the Sumter Creamery, published in
Fridays Item, might be >nislead-
ing, and tend to discourage the
production of cream in this section,
please permit me to use little
space in which to give a few facts
about the creamery situation in
Sumter county. Since that meet
ing the creamery directors have in
structed the manager to purchase
additional butter making machin-
cry that would increase the plants
capacity to 500 to 500 pounds of
butter per day. They feel assured
that the new equipment will en-
2Dle the plant to more than take
care of all the cream that will be
offered for sale during the next
few months, certainly until next
spring. and also that there is a
home market for the butter.
The farmers need feel no hes
itancy about entering the dairy
business for the purpose of pro-
ducing cream. If the business
outgrows the capacity Of the
creamer to handle it the necessary
capital TO enlarge it Will be found
some how, some where.
=. NJ. PITTS,
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Marriage License Record.

Marriage linences have been is
sued to the following colored cou-
Piles:
Connie Spencer and Lizzie Spen-
Ger of Clarem0nt.
oscar Mcbride and Lizzie Eng
lish Of Mayesville.
Freddie Grayreon and =Vlctoria
Brown Of Sumter
Don James and Eloise China OF
Sumter.
Willie Bradford and Rebecca
Bradley of Su1ater-
John Dwyer and Skyler Alien OF
Tindal.
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YOUNG MEMS BUSINESS
LEAGUE MEETING

At it's meeting Thursday after
noon the Young Mems Business
League decided to back the efforts
being made by Representative R.
B. Belser to foster the further di-
versifying Of farm p o d u C t S
through the production of milk and
cream.
A committee from the League
met Wednesday morning with Mr..
Reiser and with the directors of the
Sumter Creamery Co. The situation
was gone over very carefully, and
it was agreed that although it
would be great thing for the
county if even only fourth of the
farms had each two milk cows, the
producst being sold, that this could
not come about too suddenly. To
begin with very few Of the farms
have the green feed for the winter
with which to support the cows,
and next, the creamery has not suf
fcent machinery nor sufficient cap
ital at present to handle a very
much larger quantity Of milk than
it now receives. Moreover, there
is much detail to be worked out in
connection with the plan. The di-
rectors of the creamery did state
however that they are right now
prepared to handle very much
larger quantity of cream or butter
fof nd n
are anxious to have the same
brought to- it. Here, then, is one
ready market for by-product of
the farm. The League committee
accepted the. invitation of the
creamery to help it give publicity
to its desire for more cream, and
the League meeting the next af-
| ternoon confirmed the action of
.the committee. 1t will immediate
ly get to work On the proposition.
To work out the details of the
big proposition a committee was
appointed consisting of President
Pitts. and Secretary Mcleod Of the
| Creamery company, Representative
Belser, and President Roddey of
the League. It's findings will be CIV
en- to the public as soon as prac-
tical. It's scope will cover all phases
! of the question, from the financing
of the company to enlarge it to the
j point where it can absorb all offer
ings, to the establishment of cream
cry and separator clubs, and cream
routes.
Mr.. Belser has gone into the mat
ter very carefully, has figured the
distribution of crops on the new
| plan to meet the new conditions,
and shows in interesting figures
what can be made by running the
products of a limited acreage
through the cow into money by the
selling of milk and cream. The
saving in the fertilizer bill by this
method also will be very large
item. At the invitation of the
League he appeared before it at
its meeting and gave the members
this information. His figures have
been published heretofore, but will
/ be published again as soon as he
has reduced his findings to article
| form.
a cash market therefore now ex-
lists for all the cream that can be
supplied to the creamery. TN re-
sponse to question as to what
progress was being made with the
establishment of a farm product
exchange to handle anything that a
farm might put on the market he
said that the organization was well
underway and that he expected it
would open for business on the first
of December. The cry has been
for many years in this section that
nothing but cotton could find a
cash market; that condition is
about remedied.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

in Wateree
river swamp. two deer dogs. one
large black and brindle dog, an
swers TO name of Bob One me-
dunn size red dog with Sits IN
left ear. Answers to name OF
Red" a liberal reward Will be
paid for information leading to
their recovery. Notify r. f.
Youngblood, 325 w. Oakland
Ave, Sumter, S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

London, Nov. 1.-The house Of
commons today unanimously adopt
ed the resolutions warmly approx
ing the Washington conference on
the limitation of armaments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

Washington. Nov 1.-THE war
department asked the American
Legion to help obtain the facts re-
lating to the charges by Senator
Watson that soldiers were executed
Without trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

NoT1cE-we are fully equipped
with press machinery, ETC., to do
your cleaning and pressing, and
our prices are reasonable. Give
US your work. Phone 113< Mo-
W. Hampton Ave. RevilI & Mes
Daniel.
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President Sumter Creamery Co

And so there are 100 ways of
saying my dear" in the Manx Ian
guage. The letters offered in an
Isle of Man breach-of-promise suit
must be very thrilling.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

Washington, Nov. -Presidents
Harding has signed the resolution
declaring Arnlistice Day nations
al holiday. v~-
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II. S. Smith,
II. L. Tisdale,
George Hashin,
Jennings-Gainey Furniture Co.,
E. Sehaideressi,
E. ". Nogel,
City National Bank,
Sumter Trust Co.,
DuRant Hardware Co.
Ducker G. Bultman.
Ducker & BuNman Cash and
Carry,
w. Al. Folsom,
Lucius Legrand,
Bultman Shoe Co.,
w. 3. Burns & Son,
Booth Boyle Live Stock Co.,
Boston Store,
Dixie Electric and Plumbing Co.,
Sumter Railway Mill &c Sup. CO.
J. 3. Folsom,
E. L. Ducom,
McInvail and Zeig1er Fur. Co.,
r. P. Bradwell.
Presto-Light Co.,
Sumter Music House,
R. B. Belser,
Bryan's, Inc. j,
Levi Bros.
Sumter Book Store,
Peoples Grocery Co.,
Henry P. Moses Co.
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.,
NJ. Goldberg,
L. Alpert,
The National Bank of Sumter.
w. H. Shelly and Son,
The Peoples Bank,
B. J. Barnett,
Moses Green,
First National Bank,
Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
The National Bank of South Car
Dina,
Ben Slows,
Booth-McLeod, Inc.
Mcclellan Stores Co.,
G. c. Cooper,
Stubs Bios,
Levy & Moses,
Joseph NJ. Chandler.
The O'Donnell Dry Goods Co..
o'Dennell & Co..
Smith Millinery.
V. Gazes.
Charlie KavanauSh,
Winburn's Studio,
w. 3. Boyle Co.,
The Leader.
Efird's Department Store.
McCollunl Bros,
EofaPs Dry Goods Store,
l.. E. Cubbage,
Hudnal & Fhigpen,
Tisdale Motor Co.,
The Misses Wilkes.
McCallum Realty Co.,
The j. c.. Brown Battery. Co.
DR.. E. S. Booth, president of the
Sumter Chamber of Commerce;
DR.. S. H. Edmunds, superintendent
of Sumter city schools, and Mr.
Geo. D. Levy, commander Of the
local post of the American Legion
composing the committee of ar
rangements for the appropriate eX-
ercises celebrating Armistice Day
in Sumter, November 18th, find
that there will be some expense
connected with this occasion which
is unavoidable, and this committee
has requested Secretary Z. L Rear
don to solicit funds from the good
citizens of Sumter for this purpose
Mr., Reardon will call around in q
couple of days to interview the pa
triotic citizenship and he hopes
and believes that there, are. plenty
of Sumter citizens who feel that
the signing of the armistice on No
yember 18th, 1913. which Sumter
proposes to commemorate in fit
ting style, and the great victory
for the preservation of democracy
which the world war heroes made
possible, was we'll worth at least
one dollar to every public spirited
Sumter citizen whom he ap-
proaches.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

W. not hire the unemployed to
serve as investigating committees
and give congress time for some
thing else?
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At any rate, the doughboy on the
Rhine will teach the unsophistl-
Gated native a few things about
shooting craps and bull.
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Jury List
,rs Drawn For Second
Weeks Session. of the Court
of Common Pleas

Of Common Pleas
q r. Terry, oswegc.
!. r. Goodan, Lynchburg.
r. S. Fowler, City.
IF. D. Brohun Wedgedeld.
S. d. Cain, Sumter Route 2.
a. Lyman, City.
r. 3. Bruner, City.
H. McCollum, City.
Scale, City.
* Reyille, City.
NJ. e. Cape1l, Sumter, Route 5.
S. Hood, City.
4. Moore, Dalzell.
g. M. Foxworth, City.
VIC. Pierson. Tindal.
a Haynsworth, City.
G. p Hurst, City.
y. Graham. City.
NJ. Allen, Rembert.
S. M. Shirer, Rembert.
Henry Britton, Sumter.
s, FEierson, Sumter, Route 2.
D. S. Moore.
2. 3. Bark,ey, Sumter; Route 2
s. w Yates. Oswego, Route /.
o. B. Nettles, City.
J. A.. Yates, oswego, Route 1.
NJ. 3. Cox, City.
j. W. Harper, City.
w. y. Stafford, Sumter, Route 3
upper, Sumter, Route 8
Cuthbert Pritchard, Tindal.
J. X. Mcleod, Rembert.
E. C. Dunno, City.
T. G. Morgan, City.
D. e. Williams, City.
Apparently every accused man is
entitled to trial by jury after the
third degree thugs have wrung q
confession frsm him.
gattieships are floating debts. !,
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The WatchElan and southron
Entered at the Postoffice at Sum
ter, S. c., as Second Class Matter.
Personal.

Personal.
Mr.. a. Ryttenberg left today
en- business trip through Georgia
and South Carolina.
Mrs. E. p Kicker left for Al
lendale Wednesday morning to
visit her sisters, Mrs. DeSaussure
Giarkson and Mrs. A. A Patter-
son.
Messrs David Baker and Pitts
bradford have gone TO Nashville,
Tenn, TO attend the reunion Of the
sefh Division which is being. held
there this year.
Mr.. Stacy McAiister sof Green's
8 boro, II. G., passed through Sumter
this morning while on his way to
Columbia
Mr. a. Hartin returned to his
home In Columbia today after
having Visited friends in Sumter.
a. y. Rynum left for Ashe-
vile this morning on a&business
trip OF several days.
Mr.. y. L. Davis, Of the Veterans
Bureau Of Columbia, is spending
tie day in the city on, business.
Mrs. 3. F.raser Dick left this
morning for Columbia ewhere she
viii visit relatives for several days.
ssar. Il. Bland is "a business
visitor in Columbia today.
motor party composed of
Misses Lydia Ryttenberg, Edna
Bonevl Lucy Burns and May Nc
Cailuu1 left for Florence to witness
the Sumter and Florence High
school football game.
Sanders OF, Hagood was
ID the city teday.
DR. Archie China and daughter
Louise and Misses Heinrick and
{ Eavis left this morning for Co
lumbia to attend the seha' Chin
Chow show rays
Miss SybeH BrInson left this
u1erning for Columbia On a short
ssisst -.
MRS: 4. G. Richardson is visiting
rs. B. H Boykln of Beykins.
sss,s,, S - fsoIe- af Florence Mrs,
sss,,s sss,.s, sI;a ,s1;; E:n,an,,el and Mrs Ross
Sca,ss 4,,,a euesfs of Mrs. II. M.
ssst,,c,revs ,gfo gave a deHehtful
slTi9tv at her home last evening in
fI4;;eir:: banor these Iadies were
ss.ss,s,a4 :fba esa,, derrs AIY.Cown we'd
s, sSnp S. stateburg = . ,.fi ssar., naaking
.s.I,o,.f ssav IN sSa ,,nter bS1arg ssneir
:sras,,rr home
- 4 part-yaco,nsisting of Mr.. Edward
HaynsBerth, Miss DorasSniish and
M nshes nnotored to Columbia
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Sumter Loses Game in Florence.

Sumter Loses Game in Florence.
The Sumter High School football
team lost to the Florence team in
Florence Friday by the score Of
33 to 0. Sumter at times made
rood gains through Florence's line
but were unable to score. The work
Of Kirvin, end for. Sumter, deserves
mention. Johnson and King
played we'll for Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

This charge of the tite brigade is
awful.
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Apparently every accused man is
entitled to 2 trial by jury after the
third degree thugs have wrang a
confession frsm him..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-09

8attieships are floating debts.
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l.. D. Jennings. ]
Mayor.