County News and Happenings at Sellers
Local items describe school close, diplomas awarded to Ruth Sellers and Lanier Watson, and appreciation gift to Prof. Baker. Rev Howell and Misses Summers’ pupils aid commencement. many locals cited, including Miss Margaret Utley’s marriage to William McCormack. Grass topics, Centenary movement fundraising, and upcoming events at Bermuda school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Utley
Wm. McCormack
Rowland
N. C
Thomas
Charleston
T. S. Hughes
D. D. McColl
Bennettsville
McColl
Nellie Thomas
Sellers School
J.L. McInnis
Miss Venable Visits Dillon For War Savings Campaign
Mrs Mary S Venable Field Director of the S C Woman s Division of the Thrift Campaign visited Dillon on Monday. She met with cooperation from the Dillon County School Improvement Association Civic Improvement Association and Avon Club Woman s Club The 1919 War Savings Campaign aims to create permanent saving habits and invest in safe securities especially War Savings Stamps It is led by the Treasury Department under the War Loan Organization with headquarters in Richmond and supervision across the District including Virginia West Virginia Maryland District of Columbia and the Carolinas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. Woman's Division
Thrift Campaign
Mary S. Venable
Dillon
Dillon County School Improvement Association
Civic Improvement Association
Avon Club
Woman's Club
Venable
Woman
South Carolina
Treasury Department
Brotherhood of Finance
War Savings Society
Fifth
Federal Reserve District
War Loan Organization
Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of
Rebecca Pickens
D.A. R
C. R. Taber
Tristram W. Bethea
John Crawford Bethea
Gibson
Bethea
Elliott
Mary Hunter McLees
Wheeler
M. G. Bethea
Woman's Victory Loan Committee
A. B. Jordan
W. C. Allen
T. L. Manning
Paul Phillips
Woodrow Wilson
Entertainment Committee
Miss McLees
Marion H. Maner
Columbia
Rogers
Murchison
Beth Rickenbaker
Beatrice Rogers
Marion County
Red Cross asks ladies to send refugee garments
Notice urges all women to deliver any refugee garments in their possession to the Red Cross room by Friday afternoon. The item stresses timeliness and central collection for relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Victory Club Opens For Soldiers Relatives In Arcade Building
The War Camp Community Service has opened the Victory Club in the Arcade Building to serve soldiers sailors and marines. It offers a comfortable convenient meeting place for friends and relatives visiting Camp Jackson and is free to all visitors. Send your boy to meet you there and contact the organization for information and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Camp Community Service
Victory Club
Columbia
Camp
Jackson
Local farmers report improving crops after showers
Farmers in the area note better conditions in the last ten days with tobacco showing promise as plants begin to grow rapidly. Gary Hayes of Cliowns and L. T. Peacock of Bingham were seen in the neighborhood last week. Hay sells at sixty dollars a ton, and many farmers are buying to cover fall feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Hayes
Cliowns
Latta Baby Show Aids Civic League Benefit
Latta held a Friday afternoon Baby Show under the Civic League in S. A. McMillan’s store, decorated with roses and ferns. Louise Rogers won top votes for girl, Cornelius Graham Bass top boy, raising over fifty five dollars for the League, with numerous locals mentioned as supporters and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League
T. C. McGee
D. G. Burden
Annie
Lillian Bethea
S. A. McMillan
E. J. Brown
Onnie Bethea
W. Ellis Bethea
Latta
Miss Rogers
Sadie Pearl Smith
W. H. Smith
Cornelius Graham Bass
Howard Bass
C. G
John Calvin Manship
John Manship
Dillon
Daring Airmen Lost In Atlantic Crossing
News from Wilmington reported Harry Hawker and Navigator Grieve landed safely in Queenstown after a 304 hour ocean flight in a single motor plane. Later papers showed no word from them after leaving Newfoundland, with 20 ships in the lane unseen. The attempt faced heavy odds and disaster, awaiting time to tell their fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilji
Wilmington
Harry Hawker
Navigator Grieve
Queenstown
England
Hawker
Grieve
Cape Race
Jeff
New Foundland
Ireland
Dillon
Europe
Atlantic
Mys
Appeals to Farmers to Hold Their Cotton in South Carolina
Columbia May 19 Commissioner of Agriculture Harris urges farmers not to sell cotton. After attending the New Orleans cotton convention he spoke of a planned large financing corporation, predicting a rise to 35 cents by July if farmers hold. Also notes a postponed Woman's Missionary Society meeting at 3:30 tomorrow at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Harris
New Orleans
Great Cotton Financing Corporation
South Carolina
The
Woman's Missionary Society
Baptist Church
Civic League Reorganized To Civic Improvement Association
Mayor John H. Hamer and W. V. Jones aided the restructuring of Dillon civic efforts into the Dillon Civic Improvement Association. Officers include President Mrs. Joe P. Lane and Vice President Mrs. John Har grove. A membership drive aims to enroll all Dillon women with also honorary male supporters. An initial meeting is set for Friday at five in the old Chamber of Commerce Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hamer
W. V. Jones
Civic League
Dillon Civic Improvement Association
Joe P. Lane
John Hargrove
Walker Floyd
A. J. Evans
W. C. Moore
F. M. Niernsee
W. A. Blizzard
W. B. Smith
Monroe Rogers
G. H. Bell
Dillon
Civic Improvement Association
Chamber of Commerce
Victory Liberty Loan workers praised for generous support
A county letter of thanks honors the Women’s Committee Victory Liberty Loan for their effort and large subscriptions. It lists subscribers and prizes for top workers including Beatrice Rogers Beth Rickenbaker and the Chandler twins, with medals and gold pieces. Local chairmen and volunteers receive praise for their roles and community help from Little Rock to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Committee
Beatrice Rogers
Beth Rickenbaker
Chandler Twins
Francis
Mary Chandler
Eula
Beulah Braddy
T. W. Bethea
J. B. Gibson
Lottie Moody
Monroe Rogers
L. Cottingham
Publiccity
Joe P. Lane
F. S. Munsell
Columbia
W. J. David
Brookie
Bill
Little Rock
L. A. Manning
Manning
J. P. McLaurin
Stackhouse
J. H. David
John
Huns Won't Sign Declares Ebert Peace Terms Refusal
A Berlin demonstration in Lustgarten led by President Ebert declared Germany would never sign the peace terms, denouncing them as enemy revenge. He urged that foreign powers would oppose the terms and join in resisting what he called an enslaving peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ebert
Germany
Lustgarten
Paris
Associated Press
Marshal Foch
Council of Four
Wison
Gen. Pershing
London
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Herak
Bermuda
W. R. Rogers
Emma Bass
Blanche Harris
J. L. Butler
Raymond
J. B. Moody
Lake View
Sarah Moody
Oak Grove
Bethesda
C. P. Hodges
Brownsville
Grace Hayes
J. Rich Hayes
Sam Dew
Zion
Sellers
Miss Venable
L. T. Peacock
Bingham
Latta Department
W. D. Bethea
Atlanta
Birmingham
Lacoste Moore
Ellis Bethea
W. Braddy
Agnes King
Florence
H. A. Edwards
W. B. McCall
Marion
W. W. Braddy
Will Rogers
Pat Henry
L. A. Bass
Spartanburg
E. A. Bethea
Hamer
Neil Berry
Rob. Manning
Minnie Myers
Sam Myers
Savannah
B. H. Myers
D. C. Dunn
Kershaw
Mr. Butler
A. G. Stafford
R. J. Dew
Roderick
A. W. Berry
Foster
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Howell
E. C. Major
Church Street
Dairing
Tery
Columbus
Victory Loan Workers
Delines
Big Four
Hargrove
C. R
Ruth Taber
Committee Victory Loan
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