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YOLUME 60 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1934 NO. 51 Wilson Jones Dies of Wounds Woodrow Wilson Jones, 20, son of John C. oJne3, aged farmer residing1 four miles east of Kershaw, died at the Camden hospital Monday after noon as the result of a family quar rel early Friday morning > A coroner's jury held an inquest Monday afternoon and the verdict was that "Jones camK^ his death from gunshot wounds at the hands of Jackson J. Jones." Jackson Jones is a brother of Woodrow Jon es and as there were no witne?%es to the shoot ing nothing was brought out at the inquest. The wounded man's left shoulder was torn away. Youn? Jones was the youngest member of a family of 15 long prom inent in that section. He is survived by his father and the following broth ers and sisters: Jack and Body Jones, Kershaw; Chestnut Jones, Richmond, Va.; Furman and Grover Jones, High Point, N. C.; Eugene Jones, Charles ton; Sam Jones, Crescent City, Fla.; Bryan Jone3, Spartanburg; George Jones, Bishopville; Mrs. H. A. Brown, Camden; Mrs. F B Truesfdale, West ville; Mrs C C Stroupe, Liberty Hill; Mrs J Y Morris, Lexington, N. C., and Miss Cornelia Jones, Rhode Island, N. Y. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the grave at Kershaw, conducted by the Rev. Mr Bradley of the Kershaw Baptist church, assisted by the Rev. A. D. Mc Arn of the Camden Presbyterian church. GIN TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED THIS WEEK It is expected that most of the contract signers in Kershaw County will receive cards this week notifying them regarding securing their gin certificates. will bo necessary for the farmer to prftgyat, hia^ cty$ qr ice fn order to receive these certifi cates as they are very valuable and represent money. It will bo absolute ly necessary that we have some means of identification. Therefore, bo sure' to bfing your card. Arrangements have juts been made for distribution of these certificates through branch offices in charge ot committeemen at Kershaw, Blaney, Bethune and the county agent's of fice in Camden. The government is not issuing at this time any gin cer tificates to farmers whose contracts have only 15)35 and 1934 cotton his tory. These will come in the second issue. While thoso permanent gin certificates have been somewhat de layed, the county agent and county committee have succeeded in work ing out arrangements wheretby our farmers will greatly benefit by in creased allotments as will be explain ed in more detail later through these columns, and while the permanent gin certificates for Kerstiaw County aro being issued later than some other counties it should ho remembered that every effort has been made to accommodate the farmers in the mat ter of issuing temporary certificates. ? Henry D. Green, County Agent. KERSHATTCO. EDUCATION ASSN. TO HOLD FIRST MEETING TIIUR. On Thursday, September 27, at 3:30 the Kershaw County Education Association will hold its first meeting at tho Camden High School Auditor ium. Dr.'^ft. B I'helps will speak in the general meeting, Miss Schmal gried will discuss English with the Elementary group, Miss Felton will use reading for her subject in tTie Joint meeting of the primary group and first grade. % ? MEETING TO DISCUSS SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SATURDAY Transportation has become a major problem In tKe present day school system and tho school bus Is a necess ary part of the school fry stem. One of the chief alms of the County Board of Education this year will be a close Study of transportation and the t>est methods of operating. With this In mind a meeting has been called tot Saturday morning, September 29, at the Court House. All trustees, school superintendents and drivers are ask ed to attend. Members of the Coun ty Board at Eflqcation, trustees, driv ers artd highway department will take p part in ttie dlscoiafan*. Liberty Hill News Sept. 28 ? Mr. F. B. Floyd has be gun the operation of his saw mill a grain, after a close down of several months, and is located a couple of miles south of here. Cotton picking is getting well un der way now and Messrs. Mackey, Jones & Co's ginnery Is busy prepar ing the 3taj?le for morket. At a recent meeting of the Liberty Hill unit of the Kershaw County Fire Association, ETr. W. E. Cunningham was eelcted fTre ranger to succeed Mr. W. CT Perry who resigned to ac cept work with the Camden unit. Mr. Cuunlngnam Is a former resident uf this place but for a number of years has been making his home elsewhere, being connected with the Ftate High way Department. His friends here will welcome him and family back to hia native home. Rev. F. A. Drennan and Elder N. S. Richards representing the Presby terian church here attended the fall meeting of Bethel! Presbytery at For*, Mill last week. Mr. T. J. Peach and family who have been living here for several years will move to Westville thia week to make their homev They have made many friends here who are sor ry to lose them as citizens of our vil lage. Miss Ann Thompson ibright young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Thompson has gone to Columbia where she wiU be a student in Colum bia College. Mr. P. G. Richards and faanily of Dukesville, N. C were recent visitors in the home of his parents, Mr. and! Mrs. N. S. Richards. Miss Ann K Thompson, Registered Nurse, after spending the summer in Charleston is now with relatives at this placer Rev. J. E. Richards has returned to Atlanta to resume his studies in the Presbyterian Seminary. mUffi ~ *~Y8i!r reqportev~ fcifia just returned from a two week3 trip to the lower ,part of tho state. Wo visited por ions of Lee, Sumter, Clarendon Orangeburg, Dorchester, and Charles ton counties. Cotton crops seem good in mo3t places, while corn is more uneven, and in some places poor. In the toTiacco section* much cotton is open in the fields ? as gathering and curing tobacco took up much of the farm labor. In tho trucking sec tions wo saw acres of string beans about ready to bloom and fields of cabbage well advanced tn growth will soon ibe hoading and ready for mar ket, and pepper by the acres which looked vory pretty with large red and green pods among tho green foliage. Only the red is taken by the cannery, and it is picked over twice a week, 1 but is said to bo .profitable. While in Charleston wo went to see Mr. J. W. Thompson an old Liberty Hill boy but for a number of years | prominently identified with tho bus iness Interests of the "City by tho Sea" until his declining health forced him to give up active work. His friends however will bo glad to know that his health is steadily improving, and his condition is much better tTian for some timo past. Wo were also pleased to meet Dr. Henry Dean, a Camden contribution to tho profession al life of fTharloston. He is a son of tho late Mr. J. D. (Jimmie) I)eas for a number of years a prominent citizen and business man of Camden. Dr. Deas seems to have a fine practice, juding from Che number of callers waiting at his' office on Went/worth Street. Wo saw many other things of in^rfcat in the City, and at other places, bul tfme and space forbid further comment at this time. CAM, MTBSrrTNG OF FARMERS OPPOSED TO HANtUlEAD HIM, Wo, the undersigned, request a meeting of the whlto farmers of Ker shaw Codrily who aro opposed to the enforcement of the Bankhead Hill to meet at the Coort, House on Saturday the 29th of Srfpte&ibor at 10 a. m. (Signed) J. I. M. Anderson, New ton Kelly, J. P. Lewis, J. E. Christ mas, L. A. Shiver, W. H. Truesdalo, D. A. Boykin, I. C. Hough, J H Cly bum. LOST ? Black Coat Sunday afternoon j between Quaker Cemetery and pav ed road leading back to town. Find er pleaee notify Mewenger office and receive suitable reward. i Reports Indicate] 100 Per Cent Collection Returning from Columbia where he attended a meeting of the presidents and other officials of the production credit associations of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, L. 0. Funderburk, Director pi the Kershaw Production Credit AAeocia tion says that reports at the meeting indicated that the officials were ex pecting 100 per cent collections ^n the four states of this district this fall. "It was brought out at the meet' ing", said Mr. Funderburk "that the collections from the tobacco belto of North Carolna, South Carolina, and Georgia w^re good, many farmers hav ing paid up ?neir obligations to the associations with the proceeds from their tobacco alone. It is believed that the prevailing prices for cotton and tobacco will enable every farmer borrower whose loan was secured by those two "crops to pay their loans promptly in full. /The collections this fall from these four Btates have already mount ed to over $1,600,000, indicating a genuine desire on the part of the farmer-b'orrowess t6 'wlp^ out their obligations as quiikly a <3 possible In order to protect their rredit standing, save themselves interest iharges and protect the value of their Btock. ''Mr. S. M. Garwood, production credit commissioner of the Farm Credit" Administration at Washington, Impressed upon us the fact that ohr first duty~is to protect the Class B ; stock in the production credit associa tions ? the stock held by the farmer borrowers. safd it would obvious ly be unfair to the farmer who paid hid loan in full to have his stock im paired by permitting some other farmer-borrower to evade his obligat ions. The fact that production credit.ae The Federal Intermediate Credit j Bank wEich discounts the paper o * these 'associations gets its funds by selling debentures to the investing public. Farmers borrowing through production credit associations are de pendent on the marketability of the debentures of "the Federal Intermed iate Credit Banks in financial centers, Mr. Garwood said. ? ? "The entire production credit sys tem is established, Mr. Garwood fur ther brought out, with the idea of making the low-cost credit of these financial centers, long available to other industries, available to farmers and stockmen throughout the country through their own collective action. "If the production credit associat ions are Fo be successful, Mr. Gar wood told us, "ami to continue to meet farmers' needs, the associations must continue' to Be run on a purely business basis that will insure the repayment of loans by borrowers and | tho efficient management of the as sociation. I ''Mr. Ernest' Graham, the president of the ProBucfion Credit Corporation 1 of Columbia, also told us that he ex- I pected 10(T per cent collections and in sisted that the associations must be run on strictly'buflihe.ss principles." J Payments may be made at the of fice of Ihe Association In Kershaw and the following parties have agreed to accept payments as an accommo dation to the farmers: W. T. Red fearn, at the Redfearn Motor Cotrrvp 1 any at Camden, S C., I/oring Davis, Bethune, S. C., Heath Springs Mer cantile Co. at Heath Springs, S C, and Mr. V. E Craig at Lancaster, S C J Mr. E TTSt#rertt, Representative of tho Federal Land Bank, will have the authority to receive collections throughout both Counties as their Field Representative. HUGE TARPON TAKEN AT EDISTO BEACH The Sumter Item. The first tarpon ever caught on Edisto Beach was taken Friday after noon by Matthew Ferguson; young Camden man, while fishing In the surf at the mouth of tho Edisto River J Ferguson was fishing for ba?s when | ho hooked the silver beauty and was j forced to play tho fish for 4I> minutes bofore bringing him to land. The tarpon weighed 95 pounds asd was slightly over five feet in lesgth. Tarpon are usually caught by trol ling, the taking of one of these fish by other methods being unusually Important Meeting Thursday Afrernoon All persons interested in game, forestry, conservation or rural rehab ilittaion are invited to attend a meet ing to be Held at the American Legion ' Hall n Thur3doay, September 27, at j four p. m. The Heads of the follow ing organizations are calling meetings of their members: The County Dele gation, The County Board, The For estry Association, The Merchants' Association and The Chamber of Commerce. But all others interesteu are cordially invited to be present. State Forester H. A. Smith and Dis trict Forestrer H. Y. Forsythe will be present to outline the needs of Ker shaw County from a conservation standpoint. M. S. Boykin, of Sumter, who has done a splendid work in his own county will also address the (meeting. It is Loped that iby reason of the fact that the" County Directors and j Legislative Delegation will be present at the meeting as well as others in ! terested, that some definite scheme j can be formulated to forward con servation and forestry alfiT, incident ally, game culture, in Kershaw Coun ty. The Mowing are formal calh of this meeting: There will Be a meetnig of the County D'elegation at the American Legion Hall on Septembes 27 at four P. M. S. F. Brasington, Senator There will be a meeting of tho County Board of Directors at the American Legion Hall on September 27, at four P. M. W. T. Redfearn, County Chairman. There ^tll be a meeting of the Di rectors Ojfthe ChamtJer of Commerce at fche American Legion Hall on Sep ten&r 27> at M. John K. SKre will be a meeting of the Antoriw four & If. John T. Mackey, Pres. There will be a meeting of the Fish J and Game Association at the Amer ican Legion Hall on September 27, at four P. M, T. "K. Trotter, President There will be a meeting of the Ker shaw County Forestry Assoiiation at | the Ameriian Legion Hall on Septem ' her 27, at four P. M. L. I. Guion, ["President. . SERVICES AT FIRST BAPTIST The following services are announc ed at the First Baptist Church: Teachei**a meeting at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening, Dr. Guy Funder burk, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lancaster will deliver an address. Prayermeeting Wednesday evening will be conducted by Rev. A. D. McArn. Sunday morning Septem ber 80, Sunday school at 10 o'clock i with C. O. Stogner, superintendent in I charge, preaching service at 11:15 A. M. and 8 P. M. both services conduct I cd by Dr. W T3 Brooke. Dr. Brooke I is very much appreciated in Camden and it is~"Tioped that he may be greet j ed b ya large congregation. The B. Y. P. U will be called in to give our J young people an opportunity to at j tend the vesper service and see the i pictures arthe Presbyterian church, j The public is cordially invited to , attend all the services of this church. FOOTBALL season opens Lust Friday at Zemp Field Camden played its first game with Bennetts ville, the score being 26 to Gin favor of the locals. Outstanding players of the game were Capt. John Flowers, W H. Branham and Jack Halsall. The line in particular showed up in good form. The backfield, although light and inoxperienced, looks promising. The spectacular features were beau tiful runs by Flowers, Branham and a run by Ilalsall which scored his first touchdown,. Bennetts ville lone touchdown wns . made by an intercepted pass. The I I entire Bennet to ville team played a I good, clean game. j Mr. John Villepigue's fine coaching was easily discernible. To him m'Jch credit should be given. Friday, September 28 Camden will meet Sumter. The games with Sum terr are always hotly contested as| strong rivalry exists between these ( two teams. It is hoped that the | Camden aupifxtrters will all bo out to i encourage the boys. I National Guards Are Demobilizing Evacuation of the militia from the strike torn area got under way yes terday as peace came again to Dixie j textile centers. However, the process of demobiliz | ing the greatest peace-time army thaV has ever assembled for duCy in the south ? something over 6,000 men ? was expected to require several days. Indications were that In some areas, 'soldiers would be on hand in full force this morning when the mills re open. Governor Blackwood of South Carolina, the first chief executive to call out militia, said his troops would remain on duty "until there is an as surance peace and harmony will pre vail." | The governor seemed to share the ' opinion, like some others, that indi vidual bitterness might have develop ed during the long strike which woulu not be amenable to peace and order. Labor leaders, however, urged their ranks to the mills in disciplined order. In some "trouble spots", it appear ed that soldiers would be on duty when the mills re-open, but in South Carolina Governor Blackwood ordered all militia off active guard duty. How ever, the trops will be held in thier quarters, subject to call in event of disorder. Blackwood said the troops would not be demobilized until "there is assurance peace will prevail." As the strike came to a close in dependent reports to the Associated Press showed a majority of the mills already operating, and more than half the workers at their jobs in the two Carofinas. In faorth Carolina the idle workers numbered 69,070 out of 154,87IT normally employed. In ISouth Carolina, there were 35, 825 idle out of 84,226. The two Car olinas, with Georgia, form the center of the southern tejetile industry. The 6ituatioiv-in the other southern states was not as acute during the strike. REGULAR SERVICES AT THE METHODIST CHURCEI Preaching by the pastor both morn ing and evening. Th? themo of the morning hour will be: "Tho Land of Bulah". Subject of the evening hour: Qualifications for Eternal Citizenship. We invite the public to worship with us. ? C. F. Wimberly, Pastor. TO MEET AT BETHANY CHURCH The Kershaw B. T. U. Association will hold its annaul meeting with Be thany (Westville) Church on Friday afternoon and nif/ht, October 5. The program will begin at 4:30. Lunch will be served at 6:15 by the Bethany people, and final adjournment will be about 9:30. "Miss Florrie Lee Law ton of Columlbia and Rev. M. B. Gun ter of Timmomville are among the outside speakers on the program. Miss Nell Rogers of Mullins will have charg"e~6f the singing and also n brie? "social period just after lunch All the young people and .pastors of the Association are specially invitee and others aro welcome.- ? A. I). Oa.i kin, President. Vegetable Garden Booklets Are Available at the County Agent's ' Office Anyone Tnte'rested in having a bet ter all-year garden may secure a copy ! of Clemjoon College Extension Bulle tin No. 72 entitled "Vegetable Gar dening", in the Cftunty Agents offic in the Court Mouse. This booklet dis cusses In detail the propagation of practically alf vegetables suitable to this Reotion. Hy using this booklet as a guide our farmers will be able to have green vegetables froiji the garden practically afV the year. Men's Bible Clasn Lyttleton Street Methodist Church. ? Four Major Cannes of World's Disorder Here will bo a rare opportunity in hear this student of world affairs bring a message for our men. The Sunday School room ought to be filled next Sunday. Those who aro mhaing those addresses are mtantng rarj op portunities. lie us rally our men for 10:00 o'clock next Sunday. It will be worthwhile. ? Jack Moore, Secretary. ) SimiNOVALR CHURCH HOMK COMING DAY AT at Sprlngvale Baptist Church, Sunday September flOth an dthe public Is cor- j Farm Mortgage Foreclosure Relief Farmers facing the possibility < f having their farms taken from then by foreclosure of mortgage.; v.i.: interested in the provisions ;:ud ? - tions of the Frazier-LeV.v:. t . Foreclousure Act passed I y Congress wh'lh was an , * the Federal Bankruptcy Ai'. w ; al lows a farmer who ij inso! . adjudged a bankrvipt by ;'.e . i . : i retain his "property. App'.ioi-.tl ? ? this procc'ffure can be obtained 1M -. the Farm Debt Adjustment Orr ee of Kershaw County. Thy at ested in the matter can pet in?" u ion aa to proper procedure and vho to see by applying to County A pen Henry D. Green in Camden. If after due investigation the court authorizes 'the bankruptcy settlement, an appraised value is made on the farm and you are given 6 years in wheih to pay for it at the new price All taxes are paid by you and like wise 1 per'cent on the unpaid balance. You retire the principal by paying 2 1-2 within 2 years; 2 1-2 more before the end of the third year; with in 4 years an additional 5 per cent; within 5 years, another 5 per cent; and within 6 years, the * balance. There are other details of this legis lation that your county committee will outline to you". Senator G. C. Welsh is chairman of this'Debt Conciliation Committee in Kershaw County and has rendered valuable service already to farmers imperiled with faTm mort gage foreclosures. Farmers receiv ing such aid under the Frazier Lemke Amendment will do so on tho merits of their individual cases. Kershaw County Fair BooksOffThe Press The premium list of the Kershaw County Fair, carrying list of prem iums of Kershaw County Fair, to bo held October 17, IB, 19 and 20, of this year, is off the press. This booklet contains the list of premiums to be given at the fair, the fair program, other fair matter and a large num ber of advertisements. It is a most attractive booklet. Copies may bo had at the following places: City Laundry, H. D. Green's office at Court House; Mrs. Saciie Craig Kirksey's office at Court House; M. M. Johnson's office in Crocker build ing; T. V. Walsh's office at North western Railway; The Chronicle of fice. Chairman Walsh and his asso. i.i i i are going forward vigorously v.:'h their plans for the fair. Th; ? . . enthusiasm prevails as did l?.t y and the fair committee is 1 ..in' : ? stone unturned to make.!"..; ri < the greatest fair the cou".\. - had. It is hoped that n.i ; ? desiring to place cxhibi'. ; i . a * the departments of the fa::* v, ill r. their arrangements to i'.o u ;> / in order bhat there i:;: v i. r. > ? lay or confusion. The B. &. B. Show , a much larger carnival t'n.i i ii ? i : ' ' has had for a number of yoir , be .showing throughout th" o;,i week and will furnish all midv . \ i'* tractions. M mmoth daylight and night imo fireworks will lie arranged. The gates of the fair_w.il! be open on Monday, October 15, will be free attractions that, day, in addition to the carnival. The same applies to Tuesday, the Kith, with the addition that the exhibits will be re ceived throughout that day from ten a. m. to seven p. m. Wednesday will be School Day, nnd there will be a parade of all the school children of the county, led by a brass band. Thursday will be Agricultural Day, and aTl exhibits will he jud^ I nnd prizes and ribbons awarded. I ne dog ;how will also be held that day. Friday will be Merchant's and Man ufacturer's I>ay, with attractive dis plays in the merchants and manufac turers building. In the afternoon of bhat day there will be a football game between Camden High School nnd Charleston High School. .Saturday will l>e Colored Day, with a football game in I he afternoon. Thert),?re a number of very attrac tive free acts and in all respects the committee is striving to ?ive every body a good time. Don't fprget tho dates, ---October 17, 1H, If) and 20. There will ho r Home Coming Day dialiy invfffcd. Come and bring well mied baskote. - I). A. Ration, Clerk.