Columbia Dispatches Highlight Campaigns and State Projects
State notes Franklin K Lane plans to deliver the illiteracy campaign keynote in Columbia in December and may tour the low country for the soldier settlement project linking 2,000,000 acres listed for use. A new building program for the feeble minded home proceeds after War Industries Board clearance, with Laurens County site accepted by the State Hospital for the Insane board. The penitentiary labor plan underpins the $60,000 assembly appropriations for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
South Carolina
Lane
Manning
Washington
Soldier Settlement
War Industries Board
General Assembly
Board of Regents
State Hospital For the Insane
Laurens County
Clinton
State Penitentiary
State Aid for Schools Pays $4925 for New Buildings
State superintendent John E Swearingen disburses 4925 to 17 districts for new school buildings erected since July 1 1918. In early 1918 six months payroll total 26041 covered 92 districts before wartime material restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Swearingen
War Industries Board
Chester
Edgemoor
Pleasant Grove
Darlington
Bethel
Greenville
Paris
Greenwood
Wood Lawn
Horry
Grassy Bay
Pauley Swamp
Lancaster
Osceola
Lexington
Macedonia
McCormick
Parksville
Marl
Boro
Pee Dee
Newberry
Germany
Oconee
Chauga
Richland
Camp Ground
Saluda
Pine Grove
Emory
York
Alllison Creek
Vocational Fund Sought By Education Chief for 50 000 Grant
The superintendent of education seeks a 50 000 appropriation from the general assembly for industrial and vocational training. Last year the legislature provided only a limited amount, hampering early state efforts. Mr Swearingen’s annual report surveys the fund’s needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Swearingen
General Assembly
Sons Write From Front Lines To Gov Manning
Governor receives letters from Capt William Sinkler Manning of the 316th Infantry Seventy Ninth Division and Capt Bernard Manning of the 81st Division. William had been in periodic fighting since the big front drive and just emerged from a five day siege when he wrote. Both letters arrived in the same mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
William Sinkler Manning
Three Hundred and Sixteenth
Bernard Manning
Still Seized Near Newberry Road in Richland County
Government agents and rural police raided W. C. Varn’s premises in Richland county and captured a 16 gallon still. The operation near the 18 mile post on the Newberry road showed a damp flake stand indicating recent illicit liquor production. Varn was arrested and taken to Columbia. first seizure in the county in some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Fanning
Koon
W. C. Varn
Richland County
Varn
18 Mile
Newberry Road
Columbia
Influenza Outbreaks Mentioned Across South Carolina
Dr C Vicki of the United States public health service said there are an estimated eight to ten thousand influenza cases in South Carolina though precise figures are unavailable. The disease is under control in most areas though recent outbreaks show that lifting quarantines led residents to abandon precautions and some towns experienced reinfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Vicki
United States Public Health Service
South Carolina
Akin
Manning and Benet Urge Charleston as Troop Port
Governor Manning and Senator Benet visited Washington departments including the war trade board and war industries board to secure data for the South Carolina cotton committee. They pressed at the war department for Charleston to be used as a port of debarkation for returning troops and for publication of the 30th division casualties list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning
Senator Benet
Washington
McCormick
War Trade Board
Baruch
The
War Industries Board
South Carolina Cotton Committee
Benet
War Department
Charleston
Europe
South Carolina
Valenciennes
Rawlinson
South Carolina Casualties From Overseas Report
A list enumerates South Carolina troops by status killed in action died of wounds and disease with names and home towns including Lancaster Greenville Spartanburg Sumter Columbia Dillon Florence Union Greenwood and more. Also notes one death by accident or other causes and includes ranks from private to sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
R. W. Neill
Lancaster
W. C. Taylor
Poe’s Mills
Grady Harris
Spartanburg
Henry Haydock
Greenville
J. T. Myers
Effingham
H. H. Muller
Sumter
Corp. C
Greenwood
F. B. Collier
Rowesville
D. E. Smith
Mullins
B. Suggs
Columbia
Corp
W. T. Sanders
Laurens
B. L. Wilkinson
Taylor’s
F. F. Cox
Gray Court
Colman Phillips Lancaster
H. Latimer
Anderson
Fritz Williams
Neeses
Corp. McChristopher
R. Lathem
Starr
Sam King
J. W. Middleton
Bonneau
L. P. Proctor
Dillon
E. H. Large
Florence
H. Swillings
F. B. Hilton
Bethune
H. A. Coleman
Shelton
Eldred Doby
Edgefield
Fred Holmes
Frogmore
Elijah McFadden
Manning
John Hasel
Georgetown
W. M. Martin
Union
B. H. Scott
Ridgeville
B. R. Singleton
Dale
Farrier E. M. Longshore
Newberry
J. B. Parnell
Lamar
David Barr
Turbeville
Geo. Green
Orangeburg
Harry Stephney
T. R. Hughes
Duncan
C. Johnson
John Green
G. L. Bowers
Fairfax
Foster Jones
Ellenton
W. V. King
Townville
Walter Peguss
Cheraw
Ott Wilson
Bookmans
Autoists Plan State Good Roads Demonstration
Delegates from all county units of the South Carolina State Automobile Association met in Columbia to discuss highway legislation ahead of the winter session. A general committee meeting is set for December 10 and 11 to mobilize 200 to 300 enthusiasts, bankers and businessmen for a good roads demonstration with many automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina State Automobile Association
Columbia
General Assembly
General Committee
Pollock to Take Seat Dec 2 After Election Canvass
The state and federal canvassing board declared the general election results for November 5. Senator W. P. Pollock will take the oath of office December 2 after Congress convenes, following Thanksgiving. The total state vote was just over 26,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Federal Election
W. P. Pollock
Pollock
Congress
Eastern farmers practice efficient husbandry in conserving plant food
United States Department of Agriculture highlights eastern Pennsylvania barnyard manure practices described in Farmers' Bulletin 978. Manure stored in covered yards with cornstalks and straw, packed by stock, reduces heating and leaching and supports proper fermentation leading to higher crop yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Bulletin
Leather Hides Demand Urgent Care in Skinning and Packing
An urgent call stresses careful skinning to preserve hide value as price rises. Proper techniques reduce defects, improve grade, and prevent hair loss and decomposition. Proper storage uses screened salt, cool cellars, and correct brine absorption in packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Cows Fed Individually for Profitable Dairy
The guide from the United States Department of Agriculture stresses feeding dairy cows individually for profits. It outlines summer rations including pasture with possible silage or concentrates, and winter rations of hay, silage, and a grain mix balanced to roughage, cost, and palatability. Regular salt and ample clean water are essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
War time farming boosts hogs and sugar beets in Minnesota
County agents led campaigns to raise one extra litter of pigs and improve pig housing and feeding. Despite corn shortages and many hogs sold to neighboring states, hog production rose seven percent and sugar beet production climbed twenty five percent from the previous year. Large beet acreage was also secured through agent efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Clemson College Seeks Stock Show Trip Participants
Clemson College extension service is organizing a trip to the International Live Stock Show in Chicago from November 30 to December 7. W. W. Lewis reports about 76 expect to go, with bankers and business leaders among the early reservations. He will mail definite replies to writers and urges others to contact him promptly to join the study trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson College
Extension Service
Chicago
W. W. Lewis
South Carolina
Teo
Lewis
Mr Lewis
Bishop Russell Criticized for Cathedral Service
The board of health condemns Bishop Russell for holding public services at St John the Baptist Cathedral on a Sunday before the influenza quarantine was lifted. The board warns that arrest could follow if the health officer’s order is ignored. Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Charleston
St. John the Baptist
Board of Health
County Board Cuts Holiday Breaks for School Make-Up Time
The Spartanburg county board of education adopted a resolution to pay teachers for quarantine time and another urging all county schools to shorten Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and teach as usual to make up lost time.
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Spartanburg
County Board of Education
Lexington Plans December Health Campaign Targeting Schools
Lexington county outlines an intensive health drive to improve public health, focusing on schoolchildren. Dr. Vance W. Bradham of Orangeburg and Dr. James A. Hayne, state health officer, met Batesburg leaders to discuss the program launching in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Lexington County
Vance W. Bradham
Orangeburg
James A. Hayne
Batesburg
Chester Men Wounded in France Report
Claude L Revells 24 of Chester wounded in France and hospitalized. He serves in Co H 118th Infantry 30th Division. Mrs Revells lives near the city. John N Varnadore also wounded by gas in France, a Chester County man in Co F 118th Infantry 30th Division.
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Chester
Claude L. Revells
France
Co. H. 118Th Infantry
Missing Private Austin and Dennis of 118th Infantry
Private Arthur G. Austin of Company G 118th Infantry Thirtieth Division is reported missing since October 11 per a message to his father M L Austin. Private Morris Dennis of Company H 118th Infantry is reported missing since October 12 per a telegram to his father W F Dennis.
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Chester
Arthur G. Austin
118Th Infantry
M. L. Austin
Austin
Park
Morris Dennis
War Department
W. F. Dennis
Allendale County Bid Moves Forward With Elective Boundaries
Great interest is shown in forming a new Allendale County with the town as county seat. Four commissioners J Fred Lightsey W C Bryan R O Cross and W P Holmes were appointed by the governor to oversee the election process. Engineers begin laying out permanent boundary lines after a preliminary survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allendale
J. Fred Lightsey
W. C. Bryan
R. O. Cross
W. P. Holmes
The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg Washington
A diary style testimonial from Mrs. C. S. Johnson of Ellensburg Washington praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after illness and enabling motherhood. The letter urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and write for advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts with forty years of experience.
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Ellensburg
Wesh
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. S. Johnson
R. No
Wash
Lynn, Mass
Origin of the Roorback Word and Its Political Lie
In 1844 the Albany Journal printed a supposed extract from Roorback’s Journal claiming James K. Polk brandy slaves with his initials to attack him. It was a forgery by a New York politician posing as an abolitionist. The hoax produced partisan outrage and popularized the term Roorback as a campaign lie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Polk
Albany Journal
Roorback
South
Polk
New York
Be at Ease Letter Exchange With Lieutenant
In a light exchange, Belle suggests sending her photograph to amuse the lieutenant as a playful gesture. The dialogue hints at a cordial, teasing mood between the characters.
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Bess
Belle
Baby toes likened to rosebuds by every mother
A playful sentiment notes that all mothers see their baby's toes as delicate rosebuds. The lighthearted observation emphasizes affection and universal maternal imagery without additional details.
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Secretary OF Interior
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B. L. Ulrich
Florente
W. Limehouse
Yemmassee
John Thomas
Bishopville
Chester County
State of
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War Labor Board
Yager’s Liniment, Gilbert Bros. & CO
Giorce
Thomas E. Creen Benk
Chatsworth
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