The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, October 29, 1925, Image 8
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SEVERE STORM
HITS ALABAMA
Homes Laid To Waste By Gale. Six
teen Killed and a Score Injured
1 and Homeless.
■R0V1D UffOKN intMAnONtt
Troy, Ala., Oct. 25.—Sixteen per
sons were reported killed and more
than a score injured by a tornado
which struck Pik<* county, Alabama,
early today. Many homes were laid,
to waste, causing thousands of dol
lars’ damage.
Relief measures were undertaken
this afternoon 'and first aid was
brought to several communities which
bore the brunt to'f the terrific storm.
' Sweeping down with .tremendous
force, the storm roared through the
section, leveling homes and barns and
rushed on its way southeastward.
Loss of life was reported in the
Good Hope section at Luveme, in
the Oakgrove neighborhood. Union
Springs, Comer and Springhill, the
last three places being in Bambour
county and at Eufaula, where three
negroes were reported killed and sev
eral persons injured.
Reports reaching here indicated the
tornado struck first in Pike county
and then shifted to Barbour county,
where it. spent its force in this sec
tion and then proceeded to south and
east. Of the Sixteen persons represen
ted killed, thirteen were residents of
Pike county, who lived within a short
distance of Troy. The other three,
all of whpm were negroes, lived at
Comer in Barbour county^
Local physicians and Red Cross
workrs quickly offered their services
in caring for tornado victims at a
mass meeting here this afternoon.
Five thousand dollars was raised for 1
aiding the affected area.
In the Good Hope section, seven
miles west of Troy, four members of
one family were killed instantly and
the parents are not expected to live.
The dead are:
Whites: Ralph Knight, 18; Ruby
Knight, 16; Frances Knight, 6; Mary
Ellen Knight, 3; Mrs. Eliza Davis, 65.
Negroes: Beatrice Tillis and baby;
Ella Lee Bluedge.
Near Luverne two are known to be
dead, both white. They are a Mrs.
Peacock, 105; Tom Long, 70.
The injured are: Walter Knight and
wife, not expected to live; Merman
Knight, Ray Knight, Frank Davis,
1 Bob Jordan, J. P. Davis, Mrs. Frank
Davis, and Pat Swanson and wife,
regroes. i.
In the Oak GrtJVe neighborhood,
Noah Griffin’s home was destroyed
and Mrs. Griffin, his wife, and one
child suffered injuries. Two children
escaped unhurt.
At Orian, on the Montgomery-Troy
road, thohome and store of Walter
Kelly was completely demolished. Mr.
Kelly and his family all escaped in
jury, while a brother was slightly
hurt. In the path of the storm,
which came up from the west and
passed out to the northwest, a trail
of wreckage was left, hom?s demolish
ed, barns blown down, cattle and other
livestock wandering aimlessly about,
household goods strewn along the
highways and through the fields and
timber laid low and farm crops com
pletely ruined.
In one neighborhood—Good Hope—-
five persons were killed arid one whole
family of nine almost wiped out. Four
teen houses were completely destroy
ed. Noah Griffin, one of the seriously
injured, was hit on the head by a
heavy piece of timber blown through
the window of his home just before
the tornado picked it up and scattered
it to the winds.
The residents near the path of the
storm were aroused by the terrific
wind and the cries t)f the injured and
worked in a heavy downpour of rain
and vivid flashes of lightning for
hours, rendering aid to the injured
and searching for the missing. Dead
and injured were scattered along the
roads and the fields and around the
demolished homes.
An emergency call was sent to Troy
for aid and an ambulance was sent to
tiring the injured to the Masonic Hos
pital here for attention. Doctors of
Troy are using every means of reliev
ing the suffering and a commission
is raising funds to relieve immediate
distress.
According to reports reaching Troy,
much damage was done at Brantley,
Glenwood and Goshen. Reports from
these places are meager, but no loss
«f life is reported from either place.
The tornado followed intense heat
and threatening weather Saturday
night and accompanied by a severe
electrical storm.
For the purpose of taking care of
immediate needs, a mass meeting was
r . Mailed for 3 o’clock Sunday afternopn
in the Methodist church by Mayor
John Gamble. About 500 attended the
meeting and the sum of $2,000 raised
Dr. McKinnon was authorized to name
a committee to canvass the county
Monday and assist in raising addition
al funds and rendering assistance to
the injured.
Mayor Gamble and E. C. Basset
went to Brundige Sunday night to at
tend meetings in the churches there
for the purpose of securihg ( assistance
In caring for the needy.
<Br nav. p. b. fitzwater, d.d., d«u
of Pha Evening School, Moody Bible la-
stltute of Chicago.)
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Lesson for November 1
66 6
is a prescription for j
Malaria, Chills and Fever,
Dengue or Bilious Fever.
It killp the germs. /
THE FIGHT AGAINST STRONG
DRINK
(Temperance Lesson)
LESSON TEXT—Eph. 6:10-20.
GOLDEN TEXT—‘ Be strong In" th*
Lord, and In the power of his might.”—
t:ph. 6:10
PRIMARY TOPIC—Lov»ng and Obey-
ng Our Parents. ''
JUNIOR TOPIC—How to Be Strong.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC—Strong Armor for a Hard Fight.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC—The Fight Against Strong Drink.
This is not a temperance lesson In
the usual sense that It deals with In
toxicants, but In the-sense that it has
to do with, the believer’s walk in con
flict with (fhe deviir Perhaps there haa
been no time when the evil one has
made such a terrific fight as he la
now doing In his attempt to nullify
the Eighteenth amendment. The Chris
tian has been saved by grace. Though
his redemption is free, between Its
beginning and consummation there is
a real, severe and protracted conflict.
This conflict Is most difficult and
dangerous because It Is not with flesh
and blood, but with principalities,
powers and spiritual hosts of wick
edness in high places. Though the
conflict Is severe and painful, w?
should bravely battle on because the
Issue is sure if we go forth in the
panoply of God.
i. The Source of the Believer's
Strength (v. 10).
It is in the Lord. Only as the
branch is united to the vine, or as a
limb is united to the body, is there
strength of life. We dare not attempt
this conflict in human strength and
wisdom.
II. The Enemy (w. 11-12).
- The enemy is the devil, a personal
malicious being, with his many sub
ordinates. His personality Is proven
ty the names given him, and actions
predicated of him. He has an exalte^
position, and is mighty in power, and
all unsaved men are under his power.
He Is the original sinner, and is ex
tremely cunning. He has power over
death; enters into men; blinds their
eyes; lays snares for them, and sifts
God’s servants. In carrying on 'bla
work, he has his churches and min
isters. However, he is resting under
a curse. The death blow was given
on the cross, and he will receive his
doom in the lake of fire.
III. The Christian's Armor (vv.
13-17).
This means that his weapons of
offensive and defensive warfare are
not of man’s devices. Just as his
strength is from the Lord, so Is his
armor. The believer dare not act
merely on the defensive. He must
attack his spiritual enemies as well
as resist their spiritual attack.
1. A Girdle of Truth (v. 14).
The truth of God, sincerely and
honestly embraced, alone will avail
in this conflict. Reason, tradition
speculation and dead orthodoxy will
fail in the crucial hour.,
2. The Breastplate of Christ’s Right
eousness (v. 14).
As the metal plate covered the vital
organs df the warrior, so the right
eousness of Christ protects us from
the enemy’s assault.
8. Feet Shod With the Preparation
of the Gospel of Peace (v. 15).
This suggests the firm foothold of
the soldier and his alacrity—readiness
to proclaim the message of peace.
4. Shield of Faith (v. 16)..
By this he Is able to quench all
the fiery darts of the wicked. Christ
Is the object of that faith.
6. The Helmet of Salvation (v. 17).
Consciousness of salvation enables
a man, knowing that he Is a child of
God, and fellow-citizen with the saints,
to lift up his head with confidence
and to vigorously assault the enemy.
6. The Sword of the Spirit (v. 17).
This is the Word of God, the
Christian’s offensive weapon; with it
he can most effectively put his enemy
to flight. This Christ used In the
temptations in the wilderness, Matt.
4:4, 7. 10, 11. The church of Christ
has won all her trlumpha by the Word
of % God. Where she goes on using
this, she goes on conquering, bat
when she falls back upon reason, cul
ture, traditions, science, or the com
mandments of men, she goes down In
defeat before the adversary.
IV. The Way to Get Strength to
Ute the Armor, and Courage to Face
the Foe <w. l£20).
This is by prayer—and prayer alone.
1. Every Variety and Method of
Prayer Should Be Employed (v. 18).
2. He Praya for His Comrades, “All
the Saints” (va 18).
He sees all the believers standing
shoulder to shoulder against the
enemy.
3. He Is Persistent (v. 18)
J FARM DEMONSTRATION ♦
j NEWS ;
♦ C. B. CANNON, County Agent. ♦
September County Agent’s Report
No doubt's number of people of
Laurens county do not know the
amount of work a county agent does
during the year. I have, prepared
this article for the newspapers in
order that the public might see the
nature and amount of work accom
plished by your county agent during
the month of September. I have not
selected this particular month on ac
count of the nature of the work, for
all the months are filled with my time
with work of such nature. I am safe
ir. saying that the -present month’s
XOctober) work has been greater thah
that of September, but using Septem
ber as an average month.
This time and work was spent over
the different sections of the county
where requests came from.
I do not know whether such infor
mation heretofore has been publish
ed by any of the county agents. It
is my desire to aid the people of Lau
rens county in everything possible
from my office and my service.
Of course we county agents are
asked all kmds*of questions and are
expected to know all things by some
people, but you must remember that
we are only human just as you are.
If we cannot answer all your ques
tions, we are in a position to find out
from higher authorities.
Some few days ago two different
persons came to my office seeking
hunting and marriage licenses. Well,
of 6ourse I cannot issue this kind of
information, but I gladly directed the
two parties to the proper places.
Agriculture is so broad a subject
that a person will never know all he
wishes to know, but we can learn a
great deal by seeking*and applying
information t>n such particular sub
jects that interest you directly.
The following statement of the work
of September is explanatory enough
within itself, I believe, without my go
ing any further into details:
Field trips on cover crop work .... 14
Visits to boy club members 2
Field trips on alfalfa 3
Field trips on cotton breeding .... 2
Farmers’ meetings held on Cover
crops 2
Visits to poultry farmers 3
Field trips on soy beans ...: 1
Visits for hogs 2
Visits for liming of soil 1
Visits to dairies 9
Visits to orchards .... 4
Visits to Sheep 1
Days spent in Tri-County judging
.... .... .... .... ....
Days spent in Spartanburg attend-'
ing County Agent# meeting .... J
Days spent as judge at Fairview
Stock Show 1
Number of specialists visiting
•gent Jn county ...... A
Full days spent in office 4
Press articles written by agent .... 4
Letters written from office .... .1. 365
Calk on agent in office 76
Paraeide ordered for peach grow-
. era .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 565 lbs.
Clover, seed ordered for farm
ers 1 2,380 lbs.
Dwarf Essex Rape 30 lbs.
Hairy . Vetch 3,076 lbs.
Oats .... .... .... ..., .... .... .... 640 lbs.
Rye .... "... .... 2,676 lb|.
Total lbs. seed ordered by county
agent .... .... 8,701 lbs.
Save Plant Foods
'Winter cover crops present great
losses from leaching and washing.
While from best resufts winter cover
crops should be planted early in tjie
fall, there is still time to plant .vetch
and rye for fair results. South Caro
lina soils are subject to much loss of
plant food during the winter months
by wasting and leaching.
In our climate there is quite a N bit
of plant food material made available
by soil bacterial and- chemical action
during the winter months. Unless
there is some food, the Chances are that
it will be lost through leaching and
washing. * ■' '
The presence of a winter Cover crop
will do much to prev^ht these losses.
The cover crop will utilize the avail
able plant foods for its own growth,
and then through its subsequent de
composition will make the plant food
again available for future crops.
In addition to this, the legumes such
as vetch and clover have the ability
through the aid of the bacteria Which
live on theii: roots to increase the ni
trogen supply of the soil.
- We farmers of Laurens county know
that we have a large amount of ferti
lizer yet in the soil to be used, or let
waste by leaching or washing.
Not Late To Cut Cotton Stalks
The cotton land has an ideal sea
son and this season will aid that
worthless cotton stalk to fegd on the
untouched fertilizer that is in the soil.
This fertilizer would make real good
oats and vetch hay that could be used
by every farmer in the county very
profitably.
Timely Orchard Tips
If the peach trees have not yet
received the paraeide treatment, this
material should be applied immediate
ly before the wather gets much cooler.
The vaporization of this material is
slow during low temperature and high
moisture content.
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING v
State of South Carolina,
County of Laurens.
To tfce stockholders of The J. W.
Copeland Company of Clinton, S. C :
NOTICE is hereby given that a
special meeting of the Stockholders
of The J. W. Copeland Company #ill
bs held on Tuesday, November 17th,
1925, at ten o’clock A. M. for the pur
pose of considering the question of li
quidation and winding up of the af
fairs of said corporation and its disso
lution.
This notice is given by the President
of the corporation, and the largest
single stockholder having more than
20 per cent of the Capital stock, and
pursuant to the provisions ox Section
4280 of Volume 8, Code of Laws of
South Carolina of 1922.
J. W.'COPELAND, President.
Clinton, S. C.,
October 10th, 1925. ll-5-4tc
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