The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-27
AND COUNTY news


Organization
of Cotton Growers
Association Perfected
q a meeting of the farmers Of
Sumter county who are signers OF
1.-The association agreement OF the
south Carolina Cooperative Mar
keting Association. which meeting
was held in the court room at
moon today, an informal perma-
inent local organization was per
ifected. Mr.. E. w. Dabbs, Jr:, act
led as temporary chairman, stating
the purpose of the meeting and
| seeing If it was the will of this
meeting that a local branch of the
! association be organized as was the
right and in accordance with sec
ton eight of the association agree
tment. 1t was moved by Mr.. l.. D.
Jennings that such an organization
be formed. This was seconded and
carried. The selection Of officers
for this permanent organization
was then Immediately entered into
after the adoption of bylaws for
the organization calling for the
election Of a president, V~ice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer and
two members, who, together with
the officers Of The local branch,
would form an advisory commit
tee. The following men W~ereAunanl-
mously elected: e. w. Dabbs, Jr.,
president; C. j. jackson, yice-pres-
ident; j. F. Williams, secretary
anu treasurer; Julian Sanders, OF
!Ragood and &c. Brown Of oswe-
80, members Of the advisory board.
with the election of these officers
1.-The local Organization was perfect
fed.
Also coming before this meeting
was the naming Of delegates to
represent the Sumter County As
Esociation at the District Conven-
tfion which is to meet in Sumter
leA Tuesday, May Goth. This dis
which is District Nc. 8, is
fconaposed Of Sumter, Clarendon
land Williamsburg counties. Sumter
IS entitled to fourteen delegates,
Clarendon 5 and Williamsburg
Acounsy s, the namber Of delegates
privileged being determined by the
number of bales OF cotton signed
up IN each respective county. at
this district meeting the names OF
two men via be decided upon, and
bv a post card ballot, every mem
Der of the district having a vote,
one man will be selected to REP
resent this district at the state
meeting TO be held In Columbia on
Tuesday, June 18th.
Following are the delegates
named to represent Sumter county
at the district meeting: DR.. M.
1. Parler, Stanyarne Burrows, l..
Ia. Jennings, E. A. Terry, g. A.
ILemmon, p. =. Bowman, W. +.
Wells, S. A. Harvin, c. NJ. Emanuel,
e. w. Dabbs. Jr., C.. J. Jackson,
J.F Williams, Julian Sanders and
! E. C. Brown. These delegates We're
empowered by the meeting to I'LL
any vacancies. E. w. Dabbs, Jr.,
Twas elected chairman of this del
! egation.
The meeting adjourned aster a
few remarks We're made by Mr.. p.
w. Dabbs, Dr., and the reading of
la portion OF an official letter, in
which the necessity of getting the
contract signed was stressed and
the statement made that each COLI
tract signed helps both the as
sociation and the individual men-
bers themselves.
The object of the formation of
this local organization was for the
pushing Of association membership
and for the strengthening of the
organization. Sumter county has
some $50 members signed up and
these farmers are estimated to pro-
duce about 40 per cent Of the en-
| tire cotton crop of this county.
The meeting of this morning was
well attended, representatives from
all sections Of the county being
present.
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