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TMK WATBREK MESSENGER ? ?'ublishcd Every Tuesday by Cil AS. W. BIRCHMORE, Prop. ' Subscription $1.50 A Year in Advance Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice at Camden. S. C. Tuesday, February 22, 1927 THE 6-0-1 LAW A news story coming out of Colum b a, discusses the 6-0-1 school, lav/, : with special reference to a reduction in the appropriation, and a reduction in the number of pupils, which will bring about a considerable savins,, and with it will be a requirement for a larger number of pupils for each te acher. The number cf pu. ils to the teacher might be ir.civas3d still morj in ou.1 opinion without any bad re sults to the pupils. Some years ago a teacher in the Camden school ha:: in her room above sixty pupils and she got along with them very well, but of course that was two many and for that number there should have been at lea-.,', two teachers. The report re ferred to says: "A substantial increase in the attendance requirements for the payment of teachers' salaried un der the 6-0-1 School Act is pro posed in a bill by Senator R. S. Rogers, of Dillon County, which was discussed at a meeting of the Senate educational committer this afternoon. Senator Rogers expressed the opinion the consolidated Ritten berg-Isenhower bill, drafted in co-operation with Supt. Hope, and now in the hands of the House ways and means committee, would cost the State $ .">0(1,000 more than the present 6-0-1 act, instead of saving that much, as had been estimated. His own bill, the Dillon Sena tor believed, would make poss ible a reduction in the number of teachers by 250, meaning a saving to the State of approxi mately $240,000. rI*ne Roger's bill strikes out all reference to enrollment, and provides for av erage attendance over the six months period, as a basis for the payment of teachers' salaries. For high schools it would re quire an average attendance of twenty-four instead of eighteen as now for two-teacher schools; forty-five instead of thirty-five for three teacher schools; sixty instead of fifty for four-teacher severity-five for five-teacher schools, with an increase of a teacher for each additonal twen ty of average attendance. For the smaller schols, the average attendance under each teacher would be raised to fifteen in stead of ten for a one-teacher school; fifteen instead of twelve, for two teachers, and sixteen in stead of fifteen for three-teach - era. The ways and means sub-com mittee, which has under consider ation the Rittenberg-Isenhower , bill, is expected to make a report | to the main group tomorrow, and j the prospect that measures a- I mandatory of the 6-0-1 act will be I before both houses in definite | form next week." "RING" RESCUED? DIED j "Ring," a fox hound owned by R. V. i Kelley, of Spartanburg county, chased a fox into a cave and then after kill ing the fox got caught in a similar way it seems that Floyd Collins wa > I entrapped, and the poor dog remained j in the cave for 149 hours and 45 min utes. His master did everything h? could to rescue the dog, and spent) several hundreds of dollars in blast ing and digging a passage way to the dog. People for many miles around came to wateh the work of the rescue force. The dog was securely wedge I in the cave, but finally he was reach- I ed and brought out to his freedom.! Newspaper men from Spartanburg, 1 Greenville, Columbia and other points j went to the scene to report the pro grass to their papers. When the dog j was released he rushed frantically to ' his master, who took him to his home j and did everything he could to make i him comfortable. It was noticed that hp, had a cold and this soon developed i into pneumonia, no poor "Ring", was ! rescued and then died. ABOUT "THE BOYS" There was perhaps more than ordi nary interest in the release last week of two of the boys who were being held in ttoo county jail here under a serious charge. We mentioned their cases last week with the statement that we would porhaps have some thing to say about them. We were limited in space and time last week, so the story was cut short. The pic ture was not a cheering one, but a very sad one, to have a dozen young white men confined in the county jail upon fterious charges. Naturally it w sufficient to excite comment and to arouse interest. The boys, M a class, all intelligent and pleifsant lookinir fellows, were visited by some interested friends on the outside. They were not neglected by some of tho adies of the town who sent them lunches and good literature to read The boys all expressed their apprecia tion for these attentions, and it is hoped that they reflected upon the motives prompting these attentions, "at it was the earnest wish that they *oud change their lives and make! kood in the future. In company with ." couple of friends we visited the boys the jail. They appeared glad to r.ave a visit and talked freely. We | afterwards made a number more vis . ' s to them. Just here we want to >.iy that Sheri.f McLeod treated them as humanely as it was possible for them to be treated under the circun. 'Vfnccs, and so did the jailer, Mr Alex Boone. When they came to j trial two of the b?ys, Robert Kvam. r.nd John Moore, were released, their companions exonerating them Ii v ?s alleged that the-e two boys with < ne of the others was ; icked up on tne road by the boys who took the i ackard car .n Connecticut. Whe t |:1C> car wcnt dead on them just across nvcr a gentleman from Camden stopped his car and very generously < tfered assistance. He brought three of the boys to Camden. Here t.ie second mistake was made. They took the car belonging to Mr. Sam haresh and returned to the place , where the Packard went dead 0m ?m and picked np the two boys . y'ho were left with the dead car. 'he two allege that they did not know -nat they had been riding in a stolen <ar until after they go. ;nto the J IJu.ck Here tl4ey made a serious , -Mstake. But the fact that they did j . 0 participate in the actual theft of j* ? her of the cars, coupled with their I'.ankness and good conduct while -,i JJ' rCSU,ted in ?" c-ase being made ai?ainst the,?- Their appearance ?l CT0U,n ev,cJontIy touched the heart i(f Juld?e Joh? Wilson, who w->. i ! In, f?r lh?St' a pica of :J ''y|lhe fnv ;l liKhter sen thlln might have done The two boy, u.,a^ i'H' about as ha py fellows a; we ? ave seen in many -i day They t,|d lS thHt 11 they were released thoN !.W?re cmoing to see us before they C. anulen. rhcy came to our of . ice the first thing. Th,y eu', 1 1 lodged themselves to live clean live j? ' f and we shall be disappoint". <d if we do not hear from them ver lying their promis?. After eomi?t to our office they inquired the way t .e ?mc of a lady, and , aid that tW /ishtd to thank her personally f^r 1 mco basket of lunch sent to ,7,em. ,0f. l*em we?t to her home and j - anked her for himself and each of | he others. There were other ladies' did? S7VhGm niCe IU"cnes ^ey I did not have their names, but sa.'d i y wanted to thank each and every one for what had been so generously ' one for them while In trouble. Ihey were about to start out on vheir Jong tramp for the north, bu> I litfht A t0/*eamin here for the ? Kht. A comfortable room in a good! home was provided for them as w-11 I .1!. ?ansu for obtaining supper. A I'lfcTtalr fiad ViRit?d them nn(1 Wh0 [ lad taken them fruit, inquired for , them "nd was told where to find the.n lthough not flush with funds like many more of us he handed us a lib oral contribution, with the remark [that "if the boys ever needed help ! | they needed ,t now." We spoke to i | everal of our friends about ' : \ aCm' a';d lhert' was not hut what 1 ! ; as wl?, (0 , th(>m a h . ? and. rhe re8ult was (o,f, jn | ^lumn. last week. They were not' ( nly well cared for for the night thev ken. ? Camden as rre? men tat thc I , e .lay were taken t? the Seaboard Ncw v : , "re K.ven .hen, ? ?m j The L , 5' '":'d"'S "" wa:' ' , were Kiven them with! he .tat, .meat that they would b.< Ifter II to!" "f then, uter they got to work have b.-en done' hi Ip these young men on their'' >ot again ? And the spirit in which! Nt was done showed the warm heart! r th' fr,en',R who came to the res-! ue of two bright young fellows who1 had made a mistake, who had fallen! I ,hp snarca of sin? Thosp who| Investigated their case felt that it I would have been a mistake to have! (allowed them to start out of Cam- I I Denn T* ^ W"lk without a I feoT u",r P??k,,tR ?r a ,no,,spl of| food and these friends sincerely hope that ^ will make Roodt A mother awa.ts on, of the boys in New York Naturally they were pleased with f-amden and said that in all of their . ravr s that ,hey had never found better people, and "we will always be hospitaHty - -"hern We were glad that they acted in of fh t0 mnHt thft Rynr|Paf hy f the officers who hnd them in' charge and trust that each of them ! enterG l "i ?th?r y?',nK men who entered . 1 leas of guilty, will long re .the able judge presiding at court la*f Week. "It was $Wry tad cu*? * ror.rked Judge Wilson to us, and so it wcs. Hs further remarked that it who the certainty of punisment rather ! than th- severity of the punishment that was the greater 'deterrent for committ'ng crime, and these young men were not hardened criminals and had a chance to reform, which he trusted that they would do. About a dozen young white men were sent to the chain gang last week, three for theft of a cdr, five for hour e breaking and robbery, and several icr viclat:on of the prohibition law. \\ hat is the cause of all Jhis crime. True that nearly all of them are st: .ingers here, but they are young: white men nevertheless, and arc sowing wild oats with a ven geance. Our story is already too long, but it is a sad and serious picture and there is no te.ling where this condition will lead to. We shudder to think of what the fi ti re will be for society if this ; ort of thing goes on. \'hy a few days ago a thirteen year c'ld boy was bein x held to testify against h:? mother for 'living in adultery. The case, however, we understand was n< i prossed. Where are we drifting? Wort the rtrong men ard women-men and women of consecration, of love and determination "throw out the life line" before it is too late? Here is a big field for christian operation. We trust that each of the young men will think on their way 3, a id take the definite stand that Daniel took when he "purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the King's meat, ror with the wine which he drank." (Dan iel 1:8.) SOUTH DEPENDS ON FOUR CROPS Bledsoe Advises Farmers on Sears-Roebuck Agricul tural Foundation Short Course. HOW TO IMPROVE SOIL <( r? OIJU crop* of the southeast "C * eup.v 00 per cent of the hind mid produce SO per cent of the value of ill crops grown. These crops arc cotton, ?orn. small grains and hay. It is u; ?n ? <i?- Vuccessful production of th -se four crops that the agricultural pros perity of the southeast depends. All other crops nre of minor importance, although certain restricted areas one or more of them may be of great itn j portance." Tills was the message carried to the farmers of the southeast by R. P. | Bledsoe, ii g r o n omlst, Ciehrtfla Er j perlment Station. In a taJk for the IU (I I u Short Course over WSIi. the Attnntn Jour nnl station, a two weeks' broadcast make possible! through the Sutra Roebuck Agrkul turlal Foundation I n c o-operatlon with the National Fertilizer Asaoclu I tlon. i R. P. Bledsoe. "A fltudy of the latest statistics for" 1020 shows the average (leorgla farm er lost from eleven to twelve dollars on each acre of cotton or corn and front one to two dollars on each acre I of oats or hay," said Mr. Illedsoe. j "Either the cost per acre must he low | ered without decreasing yields or I prices must be Increased, or yields per ( acre must be Increased without un j duly increasing the cost per acre. j "As to mil Improvement, no rota j tlon will tit the needs of ??very farm- j er, but the following will give the i fare vr n basis mi which to work : i Fi i?i year? cotton, followed hy veti?h J pl'i.v. d wi der for grei n manure; sec ond year outs, followed 'ty vetch to j he plowed under. This rotation would have a winter cover ?>op on the land evvry year to prevent washing. There would be three legume crops to supply nitrogen and two green manure crops to furnish organic matter. To make this system a success the farmer must fertilize liberally. The mr'n difficulty with this rotation is that two-third- I of the land must he plowed In the j spring. Farmers with tractors gen I orally do this, hut those without had better plant only one-half of their cotton and oat land to vetch, ai.d In j this, xvny decrease tlulr spring plow j It.g. While this will mean slower prog |, ress In soil Improvement, It Is better than umbo takln,; more spring work than can be handled. Another change which will lessen spring plowing Is :o add ano*her year of oats and le game hay." ' . Cards of Thanks Wo wish to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the doctors and the faihful friends and relatives ft/r their many Acts iof kindness and sympathy shown us during the re cent illness of our father, Mr. W. A Anderson. May the Lord bless each r.rd every one of you. MRS. E. R. HUNTER. FarrOwhGE^?no8i8 Radio. Course Listeners Tell What Is Matter With South's Agriculture. ?i ROW ^lesa cotton ? more cow*. , VJ sows * and hens" 1b the new found creed of the southeast farmer, according to the flrat answers received to the "final exam" given at the close of the first . radio short course In ag riculture broadcast from NVS1J. At lantn, hy the Sears-Hoebuck Agricul tural Foundation In co-operation with the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association. Ten (juestlons submitted to the stu dents at the close of the course show that the fanner of the south Atlantic stntes bus been won away from the Idea that he must grow Just one crop ? cotton. "Grow diversified crops that will feed the family, the live stock and the lun l ; let cotton be grown as a cash crop and uot made to support the entire farm," lis the way in winch one of these rudlo students sums up the situation. It was the aim of the short course to sell the farmer of the southeast the Idea of raising enough live stock at least to feed his family, raising enough grain und hay to feed the live stock, and enough cover crops to replace in the soil the elements which are taken from it year by year by the continu ouh growing of crops. The answers to this radio examluu tlon indicate that the farmer of th* southeast has learned to pin soli, faith In the advice of his count> agent; that he Is getting tired of gam bling with one crop farming, and that he Is going In for pure-bred seed, as well as pure-bred cows, hogs and chickens. Three cash prizes are to be awarded to the three best examination papers submitted to the Foundation, and announcement of ihe winners will bo made from the Atlanta radio station February 7. CUT t, lUTl LAND, EKPERTJDVISES D. W. Watkins of Clemson College TVlls Farmers Need of Reduction. ALTER TENANT SYSTEM TliERl'j should be a deerense In the total cotton acreuge to restore a hahince to onr farming system, oc cording to D. W. Wntkins, usslstnni extension director, Clemson college. S. C? who discussed the "Cutting of the Cotton Acreage" In ih? ltadle Short Course over WSB, Atlanta. This two weeks' course for formers of the. southeast was conducted by the Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation In co-operation with the Soli Improve ment Committee of the Niitional Fer tilizer Association. "Not only should there be n de crease in 11)27, but in future years." said Mr. Watklns, "but when It comes to faying who Is to do the reducing we find there nre several different ??lasses and condi'iims <>f farmers with which to deal. There are the farmers, all too few. who own their bind, farm Intelligently and while they are set hack In years like 1020, manage to keep their heads above water and continue i tln 'r independent, self-supporting way. This class already produces 80 to yo per cent <>f their living on the farm They do much of their own work and ?I'i'izc labor saving machinery. The) will i.ot lutve to red m v lis much as <>t hers. ?'it is tin- duty of the h tidownerti and othe's responsible for ttnaiiciirg a;:riet:l; \:re to hrlng about >? diiforen: tenant system. Tenants should he led and reipiired to give inoiv atten tlon to producing a living for them selves ami to soil and farm Improve ment. Tli!** will a utomal ical l\ i i| ,c? their cotton acreage and wi.i l>e ] iwiellcbd to themselves imil land mvih'i's. "'I lie lii;ht is lit last beginning to dawn on nil of ii> in the southeast. ' tli.it we must he more self-contained and less dependent on one source it | Income. The southern farmer must | learn to have his lhdd? covered with | a green crop every winter. Our mild, j open winters permit of the loss of : more soil fertility than Is removed hy I crops. Northern soils are frozen and 1 not subject to this Iosr. All these things hnv? a direct hearing on the acreage in cotton In the southeast.* The grower who follows these poli cies can continue to grow cotton, and i after providing for n self sustaining ! ' system of diversification, may In four ?. out of live years irrodnce cotton at a profit . "The year 1027 Is not a year tu gamble on cotton production, hut for the grower who use. the best seed and the best methods and the best side lines' and who reduces acreage an I cuts production co t *. there is hope for 1027 and tin reafter In cotton growing. Such n farmer cannot put out of hiidnes* because h?*|s t!i-> veteran and expe.'t who puts the othc kind of grower out <?f business" Partition walls of French buildings ftre made of solid plaster, much hard er than the American variety. Telephone Service improves- while Calls increase THE adding of thousand* of rv?w subscri bers to the Bell telephone system In Florida I Rst year has greatly increased the value and scope of the service. This growth is reflected In the Increasing number of calls handled dally by the oper ators, who are responding cheerfully to your needs and maintaining quick and courteous ' service. In Florida, alone, it Is estimated that the operating forces handled more than 160,667, 300 originating local calls and 2,162,600 long distance messages last year. This was an average of 483,380 lc?cal call6 and 6,947 toll calls per day; an Increase of more than ?even per cent over the previous year. That such an enormous volume of calls 1 8 handled, day in and day out, so efficiently as to win general public commendation, Is due to the loyal efforts of 905 highly trained operating room employes who serve you. Your considern'e cooperatiop encour ages the telephone workers in their deter mination to continue the high grade service to which you are accustomed. DAVID LAIRD, Florida Manager 4) SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY MISCELLANEOUS ADS 6 6 6 is a prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue Bilious Fever and Malaria. It kills the germs TO RENT ? Two rooms, corner Mill and Haile Streets. For terms apply to M. L. HANCOCK. * J. P. PICKETT, M. D. ? * Physician & Surgeon 4 * Physiotherapeutic Treatment * * with Alpine Sunlight and Medical * * and Surgical Diathermy * * Office 949 Broad Street * W. O. If. MEETING Live Oak Camp, No. 49, W. O. W., meets the last Thursday evening in each month at 8 p. m. Visiting sov ereign8 cordially welcomed. U. N. MYERS, C. C. C. E. WEBSTER, Clerk. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Notice is hereby given to all parties .ndebted to the estate of Mrs. Mar i garet E. Barfield, deceased, to make I payment to the undersigned, and all ' parties having claims against said es tate are notified to present the same j duly attested within the time pre j rcribed by law. W. 11. BARFIELD, I.Ian. 25, 1927. 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Five mules nt Kershaw County chain tfan? m good working order. Prices reasonable. For furth er information apply to H. E. Munn, Road Supt. or C. A. Johnson, Supt. chain gang. 3t. MONEY TO LOAN On improved city real estato at C,% per cent interest. Apply to HENRY SAVAGE, JR., Attorney, Crocker Building. FOC NT) ? A fountain pen, on Laur- ' once street. Owner can recover same by calling on Mrs. B, D. ,> Trapp on DeKalb street. and paying twenty five cents for this notice. '(