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f /Iff /itt ? 1 VLlunuiu Vij Immtrli* v . \ _ I - VOL.25 ' CHERAW, S. C., JULY 28, 1921 x NO. 38 , - ^????? I Cheraw 1 r~ Merchants of C gether to Give Cheraw i * , T* uarg EVERY LINE ft T '. o ' Never before in the history of Cheraw have the merchants of our town banded together to give to the people of this community "a day o bargains." You have seen the individual firms put on almost every kind of a sale and you have possibly seen, several merchants put on special pri. I ces on some one day but on Tuesday August the 2nd merchants in almost' every lire of business in Cheraw are offering big bargains in order to advertise their stores and give the public some big values at a time when sorely needed. Everybody who sees these pages is urged to read every advertisement in this issue for it will mean a money saving to you whether you need the? - - * L articles now or later. The Individual Anns are advertising different specials so it will be necessary to read each advertisement and make a mote of those who are ottering the articles 70a wish to purchase or better still bring this paper to Cheraw on Tuesday August 2nd. 1 These bargains are put on for one day only but they make the purchasing power of the. dollar greater on that day than Chesterfield county has , seen in years. | The following merchants have advertisements in this issue and will sell you merchandise at prices that will make you glad: ' Dry Goods Md .Gents Furnishings. , \ J. J?. Burch Co. The New Store L. M. Evans Co. Walters Terrell Co. S. Adeimy L Bro. E. S. N. Rollins. 1 Horton's Cash Store. i H. E. Ballard. Groceries E. V. Melton. ft- Unn/l.l* Pa nunuu at ncuuiiA vw. Community Cash Store. Cash & Carry Store. . I1 J. D. Sharpe. E. S. N. Rollins. j1 Brags. Ladd's Drug Store. Cheraw Drug Co. t Hardware 1 Harrell's Hardware. Cheraw Hdw. & Supply Co. XoTlng Pictures The Lyric Theater. Jewelrjr Crown Jewelry Co. Farnlture Dolr oiotar Rrnq r 8m?? , i / Tolson's Garage. Inaruee Guaranty Loan & Trust Co. AIT of these mercants wish it understood they are not trying to make this a money making proposition but want the people who come to Cheraw on Tuesday to visit their stores whether they wish to buy goods or not. Many thousands of people took ad, vantage of a similar Dollar Day Sale in Anderson a few weeks ago and the J newspapers report that the people ^ who profited by values offered were ( delighted with the success of the undertaking. Remember the date?Tuesday August 2nd and come to Chearw. It will no ?f r/ui Clthcen Likes Movie?Suggests Free Exhibition for Good of Community. Mr. Editor: .Pleas" allow space for the following frocu one who is "agin" the general run of so-called Moving Pictures. The picture, ''Everywoman" presented at the local theatre last night is one that, in my humble opinion, would pay for the churches to arrange with all theatres to show absolutely free to every person over, say 15 years of age. It would pay to bring this picture tiere again ana arrange for a free exhibition as suggested as suggested above. "Citizen." LOST?Non Skid Goodrich Casing and Rim, size 33x4?Anderson car. Find-, er will please notify REV. N. L. BANKS, Hartsville, S. C.! or Chronicle office. * to Hold B B1 heraw Join Tothe People of ^ a Day of |f0 :ams jth W( . D( ] REPRESENTED ? wl - im GOVERNMENT WARNING ^ 80 Letter From Department of p{ Commerce. bl ~7 ti( We publish the following letter at the request of the Department of t Commerce which explains lt3elf. The ^ Department warns the public that it ze might enforce penalty. tu Dear Sir: i The Censue Bureau is now in the gj midst of an investigation to ascer- ex tain the amount of he encumbrances 8i| on homes. This inquiry is made in fr compliance with the requirements of the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1919. It Is deBired to show ' Jc total number of homes in each city lh that are rented, the number that are pc rented, the number that are owned pe free of mortgage, the number that g( are subject to mortgage indebtedness frj and the amount of such indebtedness. yi( Scheduels of inquiry calling for this gu information have Leen sent to all of the persons reported in your ci gt as owning homes subject to mortgage, bv but unfortufiately, a large number of Cc the citizens have not replied to the kll official request. Wb imagine this in. fo] difference on their part is due to the pu fact that they do not appreciate the m( importance of the statistics, and I fn write to you in the hope that you will ( give some publicity to the census inquiry so more prompt attention will '0a be given to our communications. W( I enclose a copy of the 'schedule jn Inquiry. Two requests have already W{ been sent to your citizens. A third an reqdest is now about to be m-iiled. tJc The law providing for this inquiry ^r{ contains a penalty for refusal to fur- tQ niBh the information but it has not g0 been our practice to enforces this go penalty and we hope it will not be necessary to depart from it. I be- ^ lleve that your citizens will give more pe prompt attention to the (inquiry if cj? they are assured that their replies j will be treated as strictly confiden- tlj( tial and the figures used only for the wJ fnmniiotinn of totals similar to those contained in the enclosed statement for the District of Columbia.. ea This is a very important inquiry. wj The statistics will go far toward show mj ing actual conditions that are exist- w( ing in the different sections of the . country, and I trust that it will be gj convenient for your paper to give vj( publicity to the matter. If you de j4 sire any additional information or al] additional copies of the report in the District of Columbia, to be used as samples, we shall be glad to hear from you. Very truly yours, W. M. STEWART, niro/ilnr # W?w. . ??? frc ' Boys Celebrate Birthdays. Blj of Two most enjoyable celebrations of bri birthdays took place in the county j last week. Mr. E. Watterman Robin, pri son, well known all over the county Th celebrated his 75th birthday on last Lei Friday with a big dinner and barbe- un cue at his place near Chesterfield | Re Ninety-five guests were present and^dis enjoyed helping make Mr. Robinson's mic day a happy one. jihe Mr. Robinson is still a boy as far att as health and strength go; only a few weeks ago he took a 40 mile Mr horseback ride in one day without soi feeling any ill effects. wa Besides his neighbors and relatives pir in the county the following enjoyed lea Mr. Robinson's birthday party: Mrs. old Janie Smith of Rock Hill, Misses cot Dudley and Edgar Harrall of Benn- ste ettsville and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mc-'be< Cown and son of Florence. ) 3 I the Another enjoyable birthday dinner.'0 was given by Mr. I). M. Chapman whoi*1'" passed his 70th milestone last Friday. |?' Only the members of Mr. Chapman's' ifo nomllpKV I i&llilIV nxic j;i C9CUI mill IVO to say they enjoyed the occasion. Mr. Chapman is still in the best of health > and Is still "one of the boys." bei Mr and Mrs. C. C. Chaoinan and we Mrs. Marvin Jamison, daughter of ind Mr. D. M. Chapman, were at home for wh the celebration. sul Th/3 Chronicle wishes both Mr.'at Robinson and Mr. Chapman many $1. happy returns of the day. Le ig Dollar hid Entertainer?* to give Concert at the Lyric. On August 11th the Blind EnterIners of the Columbia Association r the Blind of S. C? will give a ncert at the Lyric Theater. The llowing letter tells of the work of ese blind people and shows how >rthy they are of your patronage: ?ar Friends: In South Carolina there are between )00 and 1,100 blind people, by far e majority of who;m are unemployed lich means that these unfortunate djviduals are receiving their sup. >rt from parents, relatives or. friends fie idleness and inertness, which are i often thought by many sighted *>ple to be characteristics of the ind as a class is an unjust accusain. The unemployed blind of South irolina are yearning for an oppornity by which they may become intpendent and self-supporting citlns. It is only the lack of oppornity that is responsible for the tlplessness of the blind as a class, ind people are absolutely normal cept for the lack of their physical ?ht. The blind, like their sighted lends and relatives, are not gifted ike. It is unreasonable to believe at any blind man can become a >hn Milton, it is equally absurd to ink that every sighted man should isses8 the talents of William Shakesare, therefore, the blind citizens of >uth Carolina, like their sighted lends, must have various ways proied by which' they can make their pnort. Last July the blind people of thf ate held a convention at the Pres. terian Theological Seminary in ilumbia. We organized what is lowfi as the Columbia Association; r the Blind of South Carolina. The rpose of this Association is to pro. Jte the general welfare of the blind the State. On September' 27th the Columbia isoclation for the Blind of South irolina opened the doors of its )rkshop with a class of four pupils, this workshop, the blind men and >men are taught to make baskets d fiber furniture of every descrlpin. It is a course of six months lining, which is given free of charge any white blind man or woman of 1 od moral 'standing, residing in uth Carolina. After completing e course in the shop, the pupil is ' en made a self-supporting, indendent citizen. We are dismissing a iss of twelve pupils on the first of ( ly, another class of fifteen will take i eir places and still it leaves 113 , - .... * 4 th a long waiting ust or men ana >men, longing to become Indepen- , nt. The men and wofmen are now , rning for $12.00 to $15.00 per week, , lich brightens their live3 and (' ikes them feel as if they were >rth a little something In the world. ( rhe Columbia Association for the ind of South Carolina cordially in;es visiters to its workshop at No. 31 Calhoun St., Columbia, S. C., at times. Yours truly, E. R. MURRAY, Field Secty. ' I itae-jones. I rhe following clipping was taken im the Early County News, of ikely, Ga., July 21, which will be J interest to the many friends of the ( ide. \ \. marriage which came as a sur. .se to their friends occurred last j ursday evening, when Miss Norma e Rae and Mr. Will G. Jones were Sted in marriage at the home of ? v. H. C. Jones, pastor of the Metho- s t church, who performed the cere, my, Mr. Crawford Fryer and the t ither of the bride being the only ^ endants. rhe bride is a daughter of Mr. and ^ s. J. T. Rae, who came to Blakely ( netime ago from Bainbridge. He s day superintendetn of the Em- . e Cotton Oil Co. The family were t ving the day following for their [ home in Cheraw, S. C., so the lple decided to marry at once in. a ad of in the near future as had f ;n planned. dr. Jones is a valued employee ofi, I f s News force, and this puper joins J ?.?ic with other menus in wusnmg iur f 11 and his bride all the best things j life. o s Notice to Nod Subscribers. , 1 iVe have been sending out a num- i of sample copies for the past few| eks but we cannot continue this f lefinitely so we wish to urge those i o have not sent us cheek to cover t jsclrption from July 1 st, to do so r once. The subscription price is s 50 per year payable in advance, t us hear from you. ) ' Bargain Hamlet Holds Dlstlnstion of Having First Peach Show. Hamlet holds the singular distinc. tion of functioning at the first dis. tinctive Peach Show held in the Unitpd States during; the 20th and 21st of July. The attendance was large and enthusiastic and represented seven states and forty-eight commu. nities. Exhibits came from orchards about Hamlet, Marston, Aberdeen, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, We3t End and other points in the Sand Hills of North Carolina. From the section about Hamlet seven hundred and fifty car loads of peaches are being shipped this season. Three hundred oar loads have been sold under one contract through the Sand flills Fruit Growers Association at $2.50 and $3.00 F. 0. B. shipping point. Approximately one million dollans will be paid to the growers in Richmond, Moore and Montgomery counties in North Caro. lina this summer for -peaches. One exhibit of J. H. Hale variety from I. T. Cox's orchard near Hamlet included a six inch twig carrying three peaches weighing two pounds eight ounces. The largest of this exhibit weieheri fourteen ounces. An exhibit of Elbertas from W. ,P. Cochrane orchard, Nest End, N. C., Included some fourteen ounce specimens. Belle of Georgia exhibits were exciellent. ^ Addresses were made by State Horticulturist, C. D. Matthews, of Raleigh Marketing Expert, E. W. Sttllwell of the U. S. Bureau of' Markets of Wash. Ington, D. C.; Assistant State Horticulturist. L. H. Nelson of Raleigh, N. C.; Prof. G"" "^"lct'sr of Clemson College, S. C.; H. T. Prosser. planter of Hamlet, N. C. and others. T. P. Moffett, Secretary of the Ham. let Chamber of Commerce arranged tours for visitors through vineyards and orchards in the section. * The great success of the Institution was due to the fact that the Hamlet Chamber of Commerce had the co-operation of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and the Departments of Agriculture of the two Carolinas gad the 8. A. L. Railway. HOTTO SUGGESTED FOR CAMPAIGN USE *In Hoc.Slgno Yinces" Pnt Forward as Battle Cry of Farmers. Over 200 bales were signed up in ;he cotton cooperative marketing campaign in Spartanburg county VIonday although no united effort was nade on that day to secure slgnaures, according to information given lut yesterday at the offices of the South Carolina Cotton * Growers' Cooperative association. The intensive campaign for signatures to the contracts was scheduled to begin Wednesday. Several farmers were jiven the opportunity of signing up n Monday, hdwever. Committees have "been appointed in jvery township in the county to nake the canvass. These committees :re comnnsed of the' most renresen. atives farmers In Spartanburg couny, it is said, and a'.l are declared to )e enthusiastic over the plan. Maj. W. L. Glessner, managing clior of The Carolina Fartmer and Stockman, suggests 4'In Hoc Signo Winces" (By this sign thou wilt coniuer), the motto under which the jreat Emperor Constantine won the greatest victories as the motto of the 'armers of the state in the cooperaive marketing compaign. "By this sign," says Major Glessner, the signing of the contract with the south Carolina Cotton Growers' Co. >perative association, will the farners of South Carolina conquer in the >attle for independence from manipilation, speculators and profiteers who lave fattened upon their toll for hese many years. "By this sign?and the farmer owes t to himself, his neighbor, his couuy and hs state to sign?he will onquer poverty and hardships. "Hy this gign?and. ? the farmer ihould not only Bign but get his leighbor to sign and help enroll the tecessary number of signers?he will nroll himself as one of the conluering host who will redeem the armers of the South from servitude o greed. ''By this sign?and the time to ign is now, not tomorrow or nex' veek?the farmer will conquer the ight ,to enjoy the fruit of his toil n peace and comfort. "By this sign?and in signing the armer will be enlisting in freedom's irmy?thou wilt conquer the isolaion and individualism that for so nany years has made the farmer a lave to his" prejudice." o The Chronicle $1.50 a year. Day Tu< : Rev. A. S. Thorn an to leave Cheraw. / Although hoping to the contrary, Cheraw has felt for two weeks that we were to lose Rev. A. S. Thomas, rector of St. David's Episcopal church. Since a call came from St. Michael | church in Charleston, a much larger held than the Cheraw pari3b., the members of his church here regretfully realized that his decision would be to go where his work would count the mo3t in the great service in which he is enlisted. So that, his announc lueiu ui uis resignation as rector 01 St David's church, from his pulpit on Sunday morning, while not a surprise, was sorrowfully received by the entire community.. Mr. Thomas cam to vCheraw about ten years ago and has won the admiration and love of the congregations of all our churches by his spirit of co-operation and his efforts to bring the churches in closer relationship with each other. In the giving up of Mr. Thomas to Charleston our town feels keenly the loss but will rejoice in the greater service being rendered humanity by reason of our sacrifice. Mr. Thomas will move to Charleston about October 1st. Death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Womack. Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Womack died at her home here at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Her health had i , been steadily failing since the death of her son, Mr. Oao. Womack in 1918 until last week while on a visit to her old home, in Cameron, N. C., she became very ill and had to be 1>rought homfe, gradually growing worse until the Reaper claimed her. | She was 64 years of age and had Deen a loyal ana consistent memDer of the Methodist church since early youth. She was the mother of 14 'children, Ave of whom died in infan. cy, one in 1918 and the following survive her: ! Mr. P. P. Womack, of Cameron, N. C., Mr. F. R. Wafmock, of Carthage, N. C., Mrs. W. E. Powe, Mrs. J. E. Bottoms, Miss Ethel, Arch H., Ernest and Jno. M. Womack of Cheraw. The funeral service was held at the home of the deceased ' at four o'clock Wednesday evening, Rev. G I P. Kirby officiating. J The many beautiful floral offerings attested the love and esteem in which this beloved woman was held. Cheraw Masons Invade Pageland. A special train on the C. & L. R. R. 'crept out of Cheraw Tuesday evening loaded with 15 Cheraw Masons bound for Pageland to show the boys in the upper part of the county exactly how Masonry should be taught to those seeking to know the mysteries of this ancient order. A few months ago the Pageland Lodge came to Cheraw on Invitation and demonstrated their ability to impress on candidates the lessons of Mason, ry and this was the fulfilling of a return date promised at that time. As the train wended its way to the county line it took on passengers at all the towns along the way, so that on arriving at their destination 47 visitors enjoyed Pageland's hospitality which from every report was truly royal. The visitors were given a banquet at the hotel and reveled in the third degree work so much enjoyed by members of the Lodge until twelve thirty o'clock when they started their weary journey homeward arriving at Cheraw at 3 a. m. The entire party enjoyed the trip. o Chesterfield County Man Dead. Mr. Frank Keziah died suddenly -A ? X? /tAiinlv Ul U1S nome ill uursiei iiciu tuuiuj, S. C., last night at nine o'clock. He did a full days work, went home, ate supper heartily and soon afterwards had an attack of acute indigestion and died ten minutes after he was taken sick. Mr. Keziah was bom and reared in the Wesley Chapel community, eight miles west of Monroe. He was 62 years old. Mr. Zeziah anoved from this county to Chesterfield county about six years ago. He is survived by his wife and several children Messrs. J. W. Keziah, J. M. Keziah, Thomas Keziah, of Union county and Robert Keziah of Mecklenburg county, are brothers of the deceased and Mrs. Nancy Griffin and Mrs. I Baxter lioraon are nis sisiera. wn . Keziah was a faithful member of the Baptist church and was a good citi. zen. Funeral will be at McWhorter cemetery, near Esq. J. H. Winchester's residence in Sandy Ridge town, ship at ten o'clock tomorrow.?Monroe Enquirer. ? ' I / jsday, Au They Are Wearing Satin hats are beginning to appear, these in new fall designs in all black, . sometimes in cire finish. Bright slippers and stockings were the feature of a dance attended recently, rose or red satin slippers with ' matcnmg Hosiery Deing worn e*cu with black dresses. Lace draped hats arc getting more and more popular. So are Japanese paper parasols. Many dresses are decidedly longer. Dark dresses ' sashed with bright color are fashionable, many of these sashes being simply looped over In the front and hanging straight to the hem of the skirt. The all.black costume continues to be extremely popular for all occasions, although many bright sports clothes, as well as black and white ones, are wocn. A woman strolling on the Avenue yesterday morning wore a very full taffeta dress with a cross-bar of white. The skirt of ankle length was gathered onto a semi-fitted bodice and was at least four and a half yards wide at the hem. The bodice was cut with a square opening at the throat and had tight elbow sleeves, with which were worn mousequetaire / gray gloves. She wore a marquis hat draped to the right with a Chantilly veil. Another interesting dress noted was made of white foulard, with Japanese figures in black and black crepe. There was a foundation of the crepe with the white forming a straight back and front, a black crepe apron breaking the line at the front. This apron had a black band around the waist, from which straight bands fell to the hem at either side. The short sleeves rind sides of the dress were black and it was worn with black shoes and stockings and a black hat 'White and pale gray hats made of felt, stitched and plcoted at the edge ! are popular. An envelope purse in shjny T)lack I learner fruss-uuneu in wnue, wuh j carried by a woman who had Just re' turned from London and proclaimed by her the .smartest thing from the I European standpoint. Knitted bathing suits are outnumbering all other types on exclusive as well as popular* beaches. Blonde stockings with black shoes are worn with black dresses nowadays more often than gray. Gray stockings with white shoes are the choice of many wearing gray sweaters with white skirts?a popular combination. Canton and crepe de chine onepieqe dresses are popular worn with matching capes lined in Georgette of a contrasting shade. A smart young miss at a resort restaurant wore a white Canton crepe frock on simple lines, the hem bound in green in battlefront form. A cape matching the dress, and lined and bound in green was worn fastened around the neck but before seating herself she arranged the cape as a tunic on her skirt, fitting rather tightly to the figure around the hips. o , DADDY DEAR By Margaret A. Richard. With her daddy dear Playing hide and seek, Janie looks the joy That she can not speak. Dancing with him. to Time of (music sweet. She spells gladness well With her twinkling feet. Which of these two games She would rather play, I am sure 'twere hard For the child to say. Less the game she loves, Fain would I declare, Than Just playing with Her own daddy dear. CHE RAW BASEBALL Cheraw has had her ups and downs in hasohnll thi? wppk Shp Wfltl Mon days game against Chesterfield by a score of 3 to 2. Driggers pitched a good game. Tuesdays game with Chesterfield was one sided an$ not very interest[ ing though Lide pitched a good game j and Fisher batted well getting four hits out of four times at bat. [ Florence beat Cheraw in Florence I on Wednesday by a score of 3 to 0. Cheraw is again playing Florence this (Thursday) afternoon, the game being in progress as we go. to press., ? ? V 1.50 gets The Chronicle one year. gu& 2nd What's In a Name? Up to a few years ago Cheraw, South Carolina, was the only rail. road station in America by the name of Cheraw, but recently the railroad guides snowed tnat tnere is a cne|raw in Mississippi, another in Arkan. sas and still another in Colorado. i I One of our citizens who has some 'curiosity wrote to the passenger . i ? agents of the railroads on which these ! three Cheraws are located ask- * j ing if he could tell how these stations received their names. | The Passenger Agent of the New Orleans and Great Northern R. R. . wrote that Cheraw Mississippi was named CHERAW by its leading citizen and merchant, Mr. J. A. McLeod, who used to live in Cheraw, South Carolina. We have been unable to find any one who remembers \Mr.. McLeod, he probably left here many j years ago. t , The Passenger Agent of the Frisco railroad replied that Cheraw Ark., , was named by W. R. Powe, when Gen. Freight Agent of the Frisco, in honor of his old home Cheraw, Si C. Of course all of us know Mr. W* Robbins TPtowe, who has a brother and sisters now living here. | ? . J The Agents of Santa Fe wrote that Cheraw, Colo., was named by Mr. Malyne Wiley, a prominent citizen and president of the Colorado Sugur I t)?Ai /*1rt tn kARA* A# Kin aM KaTYIO | DCCL L/U., Ill 11UUUI VII. iiio UIU uvitiCf Cheraw, S. C. Many of our older residents remember Mr. Wtfler when he lived in Cheraw. The latest railroad guides omit the name of Cheraw Ark., as the static which was a very small one has been abolished. < So it appears that this old town Is the mother of the other three. ! ? ?; MARLBORO MAN | DBOWNgF IN POND B. F. Whitner of Bennettsvllle Loses Life. ,w.'* Bennettsvllle, July. 27^-B. F. ^ ner, a prominent undertaker of this city, was drowned late this afternoon at the Burnt factory pond, five miles north of Bennettsvllle. The body wa? recpvei^ed about (9 o'oolck tonight, some tlft-ee hours after it is believed Mr. Whitner met his death. It is thought that Mr. Whitner was drowned when he "feot Into water over his hPfld nn.i was unable to swim ta safety, or else that heart failure, to which It is said he was subject to, caused his death. Mr. Whitner was a poor swimmer, and may have been unable to swlmi to safety when in deep water. \ In company with several persons from Bennettsville, , Mr. Whitner , went to the nearby pond about 5 o'clock this afternoon. Those Id the party say that for some time Mr. Whitner was In bathing with them in the mill race, that he then stated i that he was going to the. mill house to dress. Mr. Whitner was seen to leave the pool and to start towards ., the pond on the other side-of the mill dam, He was last seen alive by a young man who stated that he met Mr. Whitner while going from the pond to the race. It is supposed that ' Mr. Whitner suddenly decided to go in the pond before dressing, and that he stepped into a hole and went down In water over his head. There was " no one in the pond at the time he was last seen, so there were no eyewinesses to thf drowning. Mr. Whitner was not missed for some time. When the rest of the party prepared to leave hey found that he had not left, his clothes being found in the mill house. Search was immediately ' begun with the result that his body ' was. found in the pond in seven feet of water about 25 feet from the mill dam. Mr. Whitner was one of the best known of Bennettsville's business men 'and numbered his friends by the hundreds. He had been a resident of Bennettsville for a number of [years and was widely [known throughout this section. Ho was originally from Jacksonville. Fh., being a member of a prominent Florida family. Surviving him are , his wife, who was Miss Eva Lewis of Fredericksburg, Va., and one son, v William Church Whitner. Several brothers and sisters also survive. He was an active member of the Presbyterian church, and also a leading member of the local K. of P. and Woodmen, in which orders he had held high offices. Special Meeting. Tuesday evening at 8:30 a program with special featuers will be offered by the Young Peoples Christian Asso. ciation at tne uay.i&i^cnurcn. _