Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, August 18, 1921, Image 1

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(lit dlF I oc CHERAW, S. C., AUGUST 18, 1921 NO. 41 I V UL. -J INTERESTING LETTER FROM Ml H. L. POWE i , Dear Sir: It has been our pleasure t have just made a very Interesting an instructive tour through the countr as far as Washington, D. C. and occurred to me that perhaps some c our citizens who contemplate such trip in the future might be intereste in the impressions majJe on us. Leavfnr with n{y sisters and i friend whose home is in Philadelphi we started on August 4th, on ou journey. The first thing that lmpret sed us was the marked improvemen in the roads as we passed out c South Carolina. Tferhaps I should nc comment so unfavorably oi^the road in our State as I hope other place can boast of better roads than w have around here, but it is with feeling of regret that we are so fa behind in this respect as compare with our sister State. Passing through Hamlet we cam to the beautiful peach orchards, th finest one we passed was the on owned by our townsman Mr. T. C Evans. The fact of these proeperou looking orchards raises the questloi why we around Cheraw cannot b equally successful in raising peacbe and other crops than cotton especial ly as the boll weevil is with us t stay. There ara hundreds of peacl orchards flourishing on land mucl like our poorest land and nettineetai like our poorest land and netting th owners handsome returns. Passing from the peach orchards w come to the berry district, there ar hundreds of acres planted to berrie which I was told brought top marke prices and which put their owners oi easy street. Berries are not so dif ficult to raise and they come whei the farmer needs money most, witl * some of us they would have to h perennial, however, there is no rea son why we in this section should no give this a trial, it has paid where i has been tried'and we have soil nex to none. The further into North Carolina w< went the more impressed we becami with the progressivenes of the Ok North State. The roads for the mos part are splendid, the farms look wel, kept; houses fresh and attractive-ant there is a general air of thrift anc the intelligent application of business iike methods in running the farms. ] might remark here that my convic tion is that the Automobiles wtucn an responsible for the good roads ant ithe circulation of The Progresssivi iFarmer with its live staff has don< a great work in that State and ifc example is well worh emulating. Leaving North Carolina we wen ferried over the Roanoke River by j very genial ferryman who convlncet us thoroughly that his ferry was th< safest and shortest route to Richmonc his competitors advertisement to thi Contrary, and theu after a mile oi two of fair roads we commenced t< get to roads that gave us fie speed tsters fever, even he ladies caught th< fever and when we would go at 30 35 and 40 miles and hold it for mile: at a tme, we would feel a wave of re sentment when we would come to ^ small h&miet with large signs "Spet Limit 8 Miles" and it was with a sigl of relief when we shook their dust ot ?ur tires. ?\.t Richmond we stopped severa days taking in the points of interest Monumental Avenue with its famoui statues ut our own Southern Heroes Battle Abit)', the splendid Confederal Veterans Hmne, the beautiful parks and the savage traffic Cops. The lat ter were a thorn in the flesh and con tinualVy would be bobbing up at un expected times and places with menac ing looks and sinister threats whei we would innocently overlook theli stop sign and find ourselves blockinj thor traffic and surrounded by ve hides and pedestrians all of whon seemed bent on getting there. Leaving Richmond Monday mornini we struck the trail for Washington a distance reputed to be 135 miles but there was one thing that impjesa ed me was the unreliability of intl posts and the information you ge from people as to distances. I becam so skeptical that I would not even be lieve my spedomeer for I knew it di not register miles quick enough an ??n our return Journey it seemed t Lave caught the spirit of the plac and would not record the same mileag over the same route traveled. ?TVe stopped at Fredericksburg, fo dinner after passing through Spoti syfraoia and other points of bistorl interest connected with the war b< tween the States. We found tb Princes Ann Hotel a nice modern ht tel with good dining room and sen Jng a wholesome and appetizing rnea Passing on from there we came t Che hill country and the scenery w? oeatitlful and we passed more point of National interest the one of mo: interest to us was the old Pohic churc built by George Washington and tt one attended by him ?)l of the latte part of bis life. The church Is kej I ~ ^ Federal Land Bank Renews Open tlon?This Section. j The appraisers of the Federal Lan Bank spent several days in this vici ^ nity last week approving loans thri v ^.he Marburg National (Firm Loar lt [ Association amounting to around $100, 000.00. These loans run for 33 year I interest at 5 1-2 per cent payable an d I nually amount loaned 50 per cent o appraised value of land and 20% o , insured buildings. * . This money can be secured by an; r farmer on application to the officer ( of thd Marburg National Farm Loai t Association of which Mr. L. C. Rei< is president and Mr J. H. Whnnama ker is Secretary and Treasurer. 'I 8 0 g * Picking Cotton. e aj Mr. L. C. Reld reports he is pickinj r cotton this week. In explanation c d his early crop Mr. Reid said he con tracted this year with the Humphre: Coker Seed Co. of Hartsville to plan e| his entire place in an early pedigreec e long staple seed which beats the Bol , Weevil by growing and maturing to< ' fast for him. He is to sell all seet Q raised back to the Humphrey Cokei > Co. as a price stipulated in his con tract before planting. Mr. Reid is well pleased with results so far and ? he is not troubled wth the boll weevil t, 0 ^1 School Opens Monday, September 5 o; e| In order to comply with the compulsory attendance law it is requested e that parents or guardians living with e in the Cberaw school district send tc the Superintendent on the opening daj t of school the names of all children between the ages of 8 and 14. This i also applies to the colored school with I the exception that the information b?> I given to the Principal of the colored e school. J. K. McCown, Superintendent t in perfect condition, the old time boxt ed pews are marked with the initials t of the pew owners, these were placed by one of the patriotic societies and i the decendants of some of the men 31 who used the pews. Not far from the 1 Church is the home of Nellie Custiss 1 given her by George Washington, and 1 a mile or so further you come to the I road to MLlVernon, but as tt get. tr JI ting late we did not make the side ' trip to Mt. Vernon but went on tc I Washington. | We crossed the famous Potomac - River into a beautiful park and then I into the heart of the city, but my nar. 2j ative will lose its directness as 1 - cannot tell where we went or how 3 we got there but for half hour we chas[ ed from street to avenue and from J( avenue to boulevard vainly searching i, for a hotel in the city of hostelries 1 ^ but we were not in search for the -1 ones John D. or Pierpont hang out 1 and we finally found ourselves pulling up in front of the St. James hotel, r, somewhere in Pennsylvania Avenue, and on finding that we <;ould get ac comodations we unpacked hoping that s a nice room and comfortable quarters ' awaited us. The first disagreeable ex. 3, perience we had was there, the hotel seems to be controlled by negroes V who are not like our own colored J people of the South, and I was told 1, with great pride by the beil boy that f we were in "high society up there,' i that Mr. Tolbert of South Carolina 1( was stopping there,". Wf did stay that night in uncomfortable quarters but 3 the next day found that the HarringM ton Hotel was vfery much more de3 sirable so we moved there for the . rest of the time we spent at the Capi"l tal. We were sorry to part with .Miss -j Hughes who left us and went to her - home in Philadelphia. The following day we commenced r our homewiird jjourmev which was i made successfully and with onlv a few - difficulties. On the whole the trip i was most interesting and at Washing. ton, we met Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Page ? at Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph ' Johnson and at Richmond too I recog >. nized the genial Cop who kindly offer ed to give me a lodging in the city ? station if I insisted on it by running 1 by bi? feigns. e There wag one thing that was dis tressing however and that was th< d terrible condition of the crops. J d few miles north of Raleigh and cleai o oil up to Washington they had nol e had rain in months and the corn was e withering up the tobacco in places entirely dead, the nest only havinf r ft very few good plants but mostlj > yellow uud parched, in places the cot c ton. for they have cotton even up t< i- Petersburg, Vs., was very poor and ii e places the stalks were shedding th< >- leaves and only a few leaves on toj r- showing what the plant was. As wi I. came further towards home we notet o the marked change in the crops aiu is the very best after all in crops am 8 everything else is dear old Cherav Jt even if all of our streets do not com h up to Richmond and Washington witl >e its limitations and disadvantages it t the VERY BEST place in all the world >tj H. L. POWE. u' Graves In Old St David's Cemetery, Cheraw. d Just as you enter the cemetery at .' the Church street gate to the left you u' will see a brick mound, which is said i to be the grave of Col. McArthur, a . Brtish officer, who commanded the s 71st Scotch Regiment, also known as the Prince of Wales regiment, in Lord f Cornwallls' army Hike Revolutionary | f War. | It was his regiment that used the f St. David's church as a hospital in i s 1780, where many of his soldiers died i , of small pox. He commanded the in- i i fantry of Tarletan's army at the battle I r\f Pnurnonc and irflc SACOnd in COm- I mand at the battle of Guilford. ] As every student of engineering J knows the magnectic needle constant, j ly moves to the left. Notice the grave , and see what was regarded hs east i f in 1781 when he was buried-and com. < . pare it with graves recently made i ir near it. You will see that Instead of 1 t facing east as the other graves do, j 1 it is several degrees northeast. i 1 i Perhaps it has not occured to some 11 * I j readers why graves always are made i 1 facing east The theory is that when! j Christ comes the second time, he will 1 .' come from the East?and in the gene- l 5' ral resurrection the dead will rise fac- 1 I ing Him. ( J I | If you have not subscribed to help > upkeep the Cemetery send it In nowj , I to Mr. W. E Duvall Treas. Cemetery. * Fund. ]s I t j * ) Peach Expert Here This Week. t r| t I* A. E. Schilletter the peach expert s . of Clemson College spent Monday and t t Tuesday helping men around Cheraw c , locate Peach Orchards. c [ Mr. Schilletter said while here that f > a big Peach Day to promote the in- I I dustry in this section would be held a j in Cheraw sometime in October 1 ' Crowds of people from the territory 1 reaching from Columbia to Hamlet t ' will be here and the best peach ex. p^rts in the business will speak here on that day. Of course Cheraw Board ' of Trade is expected to take steps to. 1 ward helping make the day a success. y ) Among those to be present is Mr. R. r( C. Buckman, who is a leading man C( In the iPeach Industry in Georgia. w '. \V*a?tch for announcement erf the date of this meeting and also a com- 0] ' plete program of the Day. ^ I o? Brings In Boll WeevlL i . oi I Mr. Zack Grant brought a bottle i n containing a number of Boll Weevils ^ to the Chronicle office a few days ; ago. The weevils were gathered from , cotton plants on his place in Teal v ! mill section. He also bror.ght a nunig bur of cottons boils which has been , si ; stung by the weevil and we are pre, pared to believe he is fully capable j. , of doing the damage to crops which have been credited to him. A num- ? it. ber of farmers visited the Chronicle i ^fflce to ?et acquainted With His Majesty and more than one request. " ed that we keep the bottle containi ing the weevils corked tight, how. ever we are sure the time for hand' < ling him carefully is past. He is here 11 by the millions and the best way to * * * - m ...I..*.. ...... to nnf ". . get ria 01 an unweiwuic guwi .a ?uv . to feed him what he likes. Give him f( : Com, Potatoes, Peas, Peanuts, Dew. : berries, Peaches and he will doubt | less march on. Mr. Grant says the 11 I weevil has damaged his crop some- x what. ' o Interesting Wheat Demonstration. ei i o > I o Clemson College Aug 17.?''III would pay other farmers to go many miles to see this interesting and in- fl structive demonstration in wheat," t( says County Agent H. K. Sanders, of 3 1 Chester, in speaking of what has been done this vear on the farm Qf W. W.r' f > Gaston, of Rodman, whose demon-j 1 strations show the great value ofi21 " legumes and of lime. i jb Mr. Gaston has three fields of ^ wheat on ordinary thin upland soil, p ' oue where alfalfa had been grown for (a six years, one which was limed and^ " fertilized, and one which was fertil-j0 - ized but not limed. The wheat ,n ^ growing after alfalfa was reported,r about June first as being at least 8 t twelve Inches higher than that beside I' 5 it not following alfalfa and promising * 5 a much better yield. That which wn j ^ !(limed was reported as being also * [twelve inches higher than that not e I u_?i u..? .n.?.n,iDO tfaatml thp stamp. ? iinicq LHH uiuu moc ? 3 and?what was much more import-,c 1 ant?having much longer and better c i filled heads. 3 The county agent reports, , by the e way, that Mr. Gaston saved perhaps 1 more money in 1920 than any other, 1 farmer in Chester County principally i 1 because of the fact that he planted S "but few acres cf cotton." He ha3 ci t now practically turned his place into t 1 a pasture, has built one silo, is a s now building another, and will " I- make livestock a chief feature of his I farming. it . j Let's Make the Soath "The Land of !! the Crape Myrtle" All over the 8onth now, the blossoming crape myrtles are adding to * the beauty of the homes that are for-j li tunate enough to have them. If you a have no crape myrtles on your ground n why not decide now to get some sprouts from a neighbor this fall, or i else order a few from some nursery- o man? j a As we havo aften said before, it any n other section of the United States had a virtual monopoly of a tree as beau-' a tiful as the crape myrtle, and as eas-j lly grown, that section wonld soon be- d come famous as "The Land of Crape b Myrtle." Why then should not tip ti South make use of its opportunities r< in this respect? The crape myrtle ti will not flourish in the colder states' north of us. It is one of God's spe. ft :ial gifts of beauty to tne soutn; ana, u io other flowering shrub or tree 1 e: Dlooms for so long a period, has such| i variety of colors and tints, or re- a julres less care. hi If only one crape myrtle sprout were let out in every Southern farmer's 6 rard this fall, that action alone would bl lot only help beautify each individual tl lome but would also go far toward b< naking the South "The Land of the si >ape Myrtle." Is It not worth do- ct ... ' - I* The Civic League has requested that p< ve print the above article and ash hat every property owner in Cheraw pi lecure sprouts this Fall and plant one gi >r more crape myrtle trees in every ront yard. You have probably no. ai iced In yards in Cheraw a number of of hese beautiful trees In bloom this tb lummer and it wduld certainly be a w leautiful sight if every front yard in :ould have In bloom at the same time m me of these treos. We are Bure the ai ollowing committee of the Civic pi .league will help you secure the hi prouts.: Mesdaraes Wm. Godfrey and tv r. P. Harrall. th Help make your town one you will >e proud of. wi o f) fr JUST SUPPOSE b* I J; Juts suppose several people told ou about seeing some of our Cheiw Girls In bathing suits that show. er - - lot i enough bare arms and legs to be ensored at some^ Beaches Vtding trough our streets In an auto three a a seat, sandwiched by some of the tale sex, would you believe it. Just suppose some people told you Wl tat some of the dresses appearing at co jme of our dancefc would be consplcu 'r as in gay Paree' and that some of the ten jdrank moonshine^ whiskey withat fear of a frown from the Ladies, 8t ould you believe it. Just suppose a business man told ^ ou that the dresses worn by some iris in Cheraw were entirely too nort to sit on the Grand Stand at a all Game decently. Would you be- dr eve it. th At any rate, we won't publish it 3 a fact?but people are talking. ^ o KKli.TTIJbl;? IV MAT*, .. CENTRAL COTTON MARKET ^ ra Clemson College, Aug. 17-?A big ^ jrward step has been taken by the gQ irmers and business men of Green- ry !lle County in the matter of bet- ^ ?r facilities for marketing cotton t he plan is to organize a central , stton market for Greenville County . to i the city of Greenville and to proide a classer and weigher, so that ^ ittnn will h?? trraded without cost ,. I ICE ) the individual farmer. It is furth. an r planned to build a cotton shed and . . ov fflce for the cotton classer s use to ar llaw the farmers to leave their cotjn on the platform for 10 days with ^ ree insurance, and to allow farmers i pool their cotton by grades fo1 ale in larger lots. be This good work has grown out of he Greenville County Agricultural ^ louncil, drganized recently to procote closer relationship between the __ Ej3 usiness men and the farmers. The entral cotton market idea was proosed at the secoud meeting of this ^ gricultural council held in Green. ^ ille recently, at which the secretary f the Greenville Chamber of Coracerce proposed that this organization ^ aise the funds to pay the claBser's ^ alary, construct the necessary bulldngs and pay other needed expenses. v>i? fhia mimnse the business men lave pledged themselves to raise 7,000; and the farmers have pledg- T] d to furnish labor for the erection ^ t the buildings. The desire and the tbject are to? make Qreeriville She otton market that it should be. ? 1 Qg Bob Ladd. Cs Bob Ladd is dead. Bob was a fa- yg niliar figure abdut Ladd.'s, Erug to itore for the past 15 years. Tho'ihs inly a dog he has been a member of m he Ladd family for the past 16 years th ,nd when on Monday he went to the ar Happy Hunting Grounds for Good te Jogs" he brought genuine sorrow to pr he entire family. si UTILE NEWS JtlGHT 1 OFF FIFTH AVENUE Dresses worn at the new plays irhich are opening do not show any c< acreage in length, but most dresses u ,re considerably wider and many c; lovelty long sleeves are worn. ci At a first night this week a smart fc rom&n wore a black thread lace cape w ver a straight cape of point Venice, n: tailless ermine collar finishing the c< eck. ly Many pleated plaid skirts have been a: rorn this week around town. hi Shawls made of squares of crepe e Chine heavily fringed but not em- m roidered and dyed in all colors, par- di cularly those bordering on rose and cc 6d, are worn to plays and restau- le ints. N tii Changeant taffeta full skirted ocks with fitted bodices are get. th ng to be tbe rule rather than the wi Kception at smart hotels. as AH chfffon evening dresses also ?ntinue in favor, several white ones . u eve been noted tbis week. Noted at Long Beach was a sports reas of boldly striped white and lue silk made with pleated skirt of. da material, the stripes around the >dy. The plain bodice was of white lk with sailor collar and turnback Ct iffs of the stripes. This was worn E3 ith a navy felt hat held by large in sari pin and faced with white. yj Tomato red, and all shades of piire, colors heralded for fall, are benning to be worn. St A smartly dressed woman on Fifth renue appeared in a light silk frock an interesting blue and white print, ie blue making little loops, as if it ^ ere ribbon caught to the skirt at gt tervals all around. The gown was ^ ade in chemise style, plain front Df id cape (back, with floating side eces on the skirt. A large white pj( iir hat had blue and white ribbon ^ fisted around the brim, and tied at e side. lir It is said that English women are Nl earing boldly printed silks, and a pj ock of this sort recently brought ick by a decorator who went to mdon for the season, is of blue with jyptian figures printed on in henna. Copper and henna scarfs and sweat. m( s have been prominent this week out of town gatherings. < Red velvet hats are popular at the r aches, usually worn with the white j innel skirt and red Sports jacket. Hi Many women on Fifth avenue are aaring long skirts. They are made ca, nspicuous and significant by the < equency with which they appear, jjg it, however, are seen principally on ] aorgette frocks. In several in- pr ances the side drapes were so long ji, ey reached about two inches ficm e ground. A navy Georgette afternoon gown ; orn on the street had a skirt all of (jr aorgette petals. The two slightly aped side pieces reached far below e hem of the skirt. Gr ; ho rlc Theatre a Credit to Cheraw.: i A. man, whose occupation requires' ] n to Inspect carefully movie theais told the Chronicle man that Chr | w'b theatre, the Lyric was one or ge j best equipped show houses In the | uth and that It would answer eve- 4\ii requirement of the rigid inspec-j in New York City gives her thea. pr ?s. This of course is In point of safety Mi the Public as well as being sani-, ry. Cheraw should feel proud of is business institution 'and |how pr ? pride by going to see the pictures J d thus make it possible, for the tk iners to maintain their high stand, ly. d. IKI ?o ) HELP BIT FEEDER CATTLE Fl F Clemson College, Aug. 17.1?It has co en the plan of the Extension Serce in the past to aid the South irolina farmers in securing feeder We, and a representative of the r, {tension Service experienced in ci dging and selecting cattle for feed-1 g purposes has been sent each year \v western North Carolina and east mnessee during late August or ,n rly September to locate and buy 4tle for South Carolina /af-mers. ea is the intention of the Extension srvice to contintie this plan and d nd a man this year if prospective J eer feeders of the state so desire. | The expenses of this specialist arej me by the men for whom he buys, h lis bad been at a great saving to e individual buyers for it really j,< eans that the expenses of buying r each man are very low, some- \[ nes running as low as 20 to 2.'* nts per animal purchased. Since there is going to be in South * ' irolina quite a quantity of feed this ar, and since feeder cattle appear; be cheap, a number of requests! Lve already been received from far-^'1 era asking that cattle be bought for em this winter for feeding. The *a limal husbandry division of the Ex- f'' nsion Service would be glad to hear omptly from any farmers who dere assistance in- this respect. [ o ine r Dcni on strut ion Short Coarse Held In - Chesteri'eld. The Home Demonstration Short ourse held in Chesterfield on Augst 3 4 and 5 was in every way a deided success. In fact Chesterfield Diinty broke all records in the state ir attendance at this meeting. There I ere 98 club girls and 80 club wo.' len and visitors enrolled #)r the >urse and eVery one present greatr enjoyed and were much benefited ? a result of the efforts of those iving charge of the course. Miss Haynie the county Home De-I onstration Agent deserves due ere t for the work she is doing in the >unty as does Mr. W. J. Til-j r the efficient County DemonstraDn Agent. The following was the program of e course held in Chesterfield last eek which was carried out in detail i given below: PROGRAM OME.. DEMONSTRATION.. SHORTi COURSE Chesterfield County, S. C. August 3, 4, 5 1921 Chesterfield, S. C. Court House Miss Mary Caddie Haynie )unty Hon^e Demonstration Agent ctension Wofc-k in Home Economics j co-operation with Winthrop College : SITING LECTURERS AND DE- 1 MONSTRATORS Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, Assistant 1 ate Home Demonstration Agent of ^ inthrop College; Miss Laura W. 1 liley, Asst. State Home Demonstra. m Agent, of Winthrop College; Iss Lola M. Snider, Assistant ate Dem. Agent, Winthrop College;.' rs. Frances Y. Kline, District Home/ imonstration Agent; Miss Kath. 1 ine Y. Chappell, Richland county/ )me Demonstration Agent; Miss ' launcey Blackburn, Secretary Tu-j rculosis Association of South Caro-j1 la; Miss Helen B. Fenton, state! irse; Mrs. J. Alex Staunton, Jr., ' orist. jtto: "To Make the Best Better" , i] Tuesday, August 2 1 3 to 6, Registration and assign:nt to homes. Wednesday, August 3 ):00 to 9:30, Devotional exercises, t iV. L. E, 'Peeler. i J:30 to 10:00, Welcome, Mr. C. _L. 1 mley. -i Talk, "The value of a college edu. |i tion," Hon. Geo. K. Laney. J Outline of work, Miss Mary Caddie i lynie. t 10:00 to l:00,i-Canning by steam 1 essure, pieKliug and preserving, i s. Dora' Dee Walker and Miss 1 it^a'ine Y. Chappell. i 1:00 to 2:00, dinner. < 2:00 to, 3:30, Attractiveness in i e9S. Hat making, Miss Laura W. liley. 3:30 to 5:30, Beautifying the home, owth and care .of flowers in the me, Mrs. J. Alex Staunton, Jr. 5:30 to 7, Moving pictures. Thursday, August 4 9:00 to 9:30, Devotional exercise*, :vs. J. R. Millard an?l J. K. Hildreth. 9:30 to 10:00, Talks. Hon. S. J. 11 *?- II' T TIIIam ners. wr, v?. j. iuic?, 10:00 to 10:45, Home furnishing, *s. Francis Y. Kline. 10:45 to 11:30, Cooking by steam essure, Miss Katharine Y. Chappell. 11:30 to 1:00, A model kitchen. rs. Frances Y. Kline. x 1:00 to 2:00, dinner. 2:00 to 2:40, Care of poultry, Mrs. ances Y. Kline. 2:45 to 3:30, Culliiig demonstra>n. Preserving eggs. Miss Katharine Chat)pell and Mr3. Frances Y. line. 3:30 to 4:15, Marketing, Mrs. ances Y. Kline. 4:15 to 5:15, Org-anization of unty council. 5:15 to 7, Auto riding. Friday, August > 9:00 to 9:30, Devotional exercises, jvs. B. S. Funderburg and C. P. lewning. ' 9:30 to 10.00, Talk, Hon. L. C. annamaker. 10:00 to 11:00, Yeast bread mak. g, Miss Lola M. Snider. 11:00 to 12:00, Prevention of disse. Miss Chauncey Blackburn. 12:00 to 1:00, Care of the teeth, r. L. H. Trotti and Dr. R. L. Mc. anus. 1:00 to 2:00, Dinner. 2:00 to 3:30, Home nursing, Miss elen B. Fenton. 3:30 to 4:ir>, Invalid cookery, Miss )la M. Snider. 4:1"? to 5:30, Proper care of babies, iss Helen 14. Fenton. immunity Hollar Bargain Hay Com. Ing. A day has not been decided on for immunity Dollar Bargain Day but will be early in September. Don't il to watch this paper for adversements announcing special barlitis for that day. The Chronicle $1.50 a year. TELEPHONE RATE PUT IN THE COURTS Cheraw Files Salt With Federal Court Because tot Increase of Rates. A special to The State from Charleston dated Aug. 13, says: A suit has been filed in the United States eastern district court by R. E. Hanna of Cheraw' against the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph company, arising out of the increased rates which the telephone company put into effect on April 1 The suit was originally filed in the state courts, but has been transferred to the federal court. The plaintiff asks " a judgment in the sum of $2,999 and a permanent order of injunction restraining alleged unlawful acts of the defendant and requiring the defendant to^render the duties imposed by law; and also for a temporary injunction restraining the defendant from an alleged falling and refusing to render the services called for in the contracts entered into prior to April 1, and which are claimed by the plaintiff to be still binding. Citing contracts entered into between the town of Cheraw and the defendant, particularly in regard to telephone service between Cheraw and Bennettsville and Cheraw and several rural lines, the plaintiff alleges that since April 1 of this year the defendant has demanded and / collected charges alleged to be unlawful and has unlawfully attempted to coerce pa'yment of them. -o Telephone Co. Rebuilding Line. For the past week a telephone line construction gang has been working out of Cheraw rebuilding the line from Cheraw to Cary, N. C. They are replacing the old poles with new 3nes and putting on new wires. The gang consisting of about 15 men is in the charge of Mr. T. L. EdWards', Construction Foreman. They aperate a huge truck used for carry. lng material, tools etc.. and are well aquipped for the work. It "is gratifying to see repcrrr work being done by the telephone Co. f r?O THE CJIITIC To play the role of the critic is ibout the easiest thing we know. Itf equires neither grace nor brains to tqrn this trick. And it see ma so funiy that those whom "we criticize trre usually liead and alKmlders above us. realousy, envy, malifc*"^nd criticism jenerally consort in thewMie tsrjriory. Judas was a first-clas^^c. Sven the disciple assumed the rolewfc elentless criticism, but our Lord re-^t ,*j 'used to condemn the poor unfortulate woman. Real piety removes the w| iritic so far from hora-j that his vrty act becomes self-condemnatory.?Ehc, i o TEAL'S MILL / The Masidonia baptising will be the fourth Sunday. Mr. Ruth Rainwater of Darlington i is spending his vacation with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Rainwater. . Mr. Cordy Hunt and family spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. J. E. Johnson. Mr. J. W. Meeks spent the week end up at Wadesboro on business. Mrs. Alice Smith, and daughters Claudie, Alice and Ola of Darlington is visiting her sister, Mrs. George Rainwater. Mr. Charleton Carlisle and family of Maxton spent a few days last week with Mrs. Carlisle's sister, Mrs. W. H. Stafford. Mr. Luther Hicks and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with his father, Mr. S. W. Hicks. Mrs. Dudley Wallace is spendiug a week with her son, Mr. J. 'P. Wallace. Mr. Henry Wallace killed a large Mr. W. T. Wallace and family are rattles. Mrs. Arthur Grant and her daughter Eunice are spending a few days up around Morven. Mr. Curtis Therrell killed a large rattlesnake last week. This snake had 13 rattles and was five feet long. They have commenced to work on Teal's mill dam. It will soon be so the people can cross again. Mr. C. P. Stafford and family spent ntUk V* I ci aiotor MrO T P Wfll OUHUa* TV ICU u?a o'oivi p *? * ? w. . " ?lace. Miss Aleather Johnson is spending: her vacation at Hartsville with her sister, Mrs. McKinley Johnson. Mr. Carl Rivers and family of Kim. berly spent Sunday with Mrs. Rivers' father and mother Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Teal. There was an ice cream supper at Mr. George Rainwater's last Saturday night, a good many present, tiey all had a good time. Mr. Albert Futrell has been notl'"il tr> go to Columbia the 26th where he will start to Utke a course in Vocational army school. Mr. E. H. Stafford has gone to Gibson to do some mill work for Z. V. Pate. rattlesnake last week which had eleven visiting .up and around Zoar section. 7 3T v ; " i