The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-17
GAbLEORCANIzES ASSOCIATION
TO FIGHT The BOIL WNEEEEYVIIL

On the 18th of May, 1922, a small
but determined body Of South Car
DINA farmers met at Gable ant
organized Association No. l Of Boil
Weevil Exterminators.
The chairman Of the meeting pre-
dieted that this may be the begin
ming of the biggest movement start,
ed since the Boston Tea Party, an6
that future historians would refer
to it as such.
He also reminded them that in 9
recent speech before the Sage
Foundation Counsel in the City OF
New York, Secretary Hoover called
for action, and said, Health, Liv-
ing Cost and Prosperity on a Wise
Scheme"
This association believes that the
wheel plan Of organization as out
lined by Nh. L. l. Parrot, Attorney
for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad,
of Sumter, S. c.. is a wise scheme.
The scheme is to organize the
farmers within a radius Of ten miles
in each direction by drawing a line
twenty miles long due north and
south, thus making a wheel Of this
territory by division lines like the
spokes of a wheel, ten spokes make
ten districts, each district works
under the direction Of a captain,
selected by the farmers of the
district.
This association begins the years
work under the command Of the
following captains.
District No. Paul McFaddin,
District No. 1T. Haywood Nc
Faddin.
District No. 81. Scott Burgess
District No. 4-Hugh McFaddin.
District No. 5-Leon B. Mead
din.
District No. 6--James H. Hodge.
District No. 7-E. z. McElveen.
District No. 81. NJ. Montgom-
gomery.
District No. 81. E. Millsap.
District No. 10-L. D. Goodman.
AS an incentive for competitive
cooperation, Christal store offered
three prizes, as follows: to the
district making the best showing
in exterminating the weevil this
gear, first. prize, $4,000, second,
500 and third prize $50, the
awards to be made by a plan to
be agreed upon by the captains
Of the association and the plan to
be publicly announced and to go
into the record of the next meeting,
which will be held at Gable, Sat
urday, May 9th.
Everybody in the bounds OF
this association, men, women ano
childrne, Cwithin ten miles OF
Cable, are invited to attend and
take part in, this meeting, and are
also urged to bring as large crowd
as possible. All of the colored
people are to be members Of this
association too, for if the white
farmer is to get the benefit Of any
fight he makes on the weevil, he
will have to have the cooperation
OF his colored neighbor, just the
same as OF mis- white neighbor,
therefore, bring all of your neigh
bors and have them place then
names on THE Roll Of Honor
Christal store offered a prize OF
SIS to the district showing the
largest number above one hundred
farmers enrolled for the fight. This
contest Will close at midnight, May
9th, 1922, the records of the sec
rotary of the association to he the
basis used in deciding what district
wins the prize.
Use the printed form below and
an indexed card file will be kept
of each district. All of the farrl-
ers in territory adjacent - this
association are cordially invited &c
meet with us at the next meeting.
Saturday, May 9th. It is our hope
that similar associations will be
organized. this season at Summer
ton. Sumter, Florence and Kings
tree, and that the spokes OF the
wheels may extend out from these
|! cities until they meet the spoEes
starting today in their direction
from Gable.
Thus the boundary Of each cap
tain's district would extend until il
meets the boundary of another dis
trict, and in combating the weevl
or any other common enemy under
this plan of organization, the farm
ers will be fighting shoulder tt
shoulder all the way across from
hub of one wheel to the hub Of an
other imaginary wheel, the boun-