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TERMS:? li. 50 UN ADVANCE PER ANNUM. B1RCHVORE, P|(M VOL. 48 CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY DECEMBER 29, 1931 New Supply Bill Guts County Budget in Half \ *-? The following condensed statement of the proposed Supply Bill for Ker shaw County as outlined by the County delegation and the County Bqard of Directory is being printed by request for the information of all Citisens -and taxpayers. The delega-, tion will appreciate any suggestion or ^ criticism that any citizen may see fit to make. Roads, bridges, convicts and main tenance of road working organiza tions, gasoline and gasoline distribu tion, cut from $56,000 to $18,000. Salaries of clerk of court, deputy clerk of court $1,000 and $000, remain the same. Sheriff's salary remains the same at $2,100. The cfeputy sheriff is cut from $1, 500 to $1,200. Superintendent of education re '? mains at $il,500. Treasurer cut from $016.67 to $700. Auditor cut from $916.67 to $700. Judge of Probate, $600, remains the same. Coroner,, $260, remains the same. (Attorney cut from $400 to $250. Physcian at $150 cut out. Janitor Of Jail cut from $600 to ? 1800. Janitor- of court house cut from ^$420 to |240. t Four county directors cut from $1,600 to $800. v Clerk county directors cut from % $600 to $400. Pour rural policemen at $6,000 cut : out entirely. ? ( Expenses for four rural policemen ; at $960 cut out entirely. Camden magistrate, $900, constable a t $600. I , Bethune magistrate $400, constable t Blaney rtiagistrate $400, constable at$aoo. , ^ " Kershaw magistrate $400, consta ble at $200. Upper Flat Rock magistrate $200, / constable at $100. Lower Flat Rock magistrate $200, constable at $100. ^ Upper Wateree mapristrate $200, "constable at $100. -Kershaw Guards cut from $600 to $800. '??./ James Leroy Belk Post America Legion remains the same at $100. 1 ' Service officer for Post cut from $600 to $200. v County board of educaton remains the same at $100. Board of equalization remains the same at $250. Board of registration remains the same at $150. Jail expenses including dieting of prisoners* 50c per day, $2,000 remains the name. ^ Jurors and witnesses cut from $7, 000 to $8,000. (Provided that jurors shall be paid $2.00 and mileage per day and witnesses 50c. and mileage). / Solicitor fifth circuit $200. ' Stenographer fifth circuit $100. . County home, poor house and poor cut from $2,700 to :>2,l>00. Associated charities for support of Kershaw County or^ihanage cut from $600 to $200. Post mortem, inquests and lunacy cut from $500 to $150. (Provided -that the fees of probate judgp and physicians shall not exceed $5 in bin ;<>, acy cases). Public busings, including water ?lid light, fuel and insurance, cut from < $1,500 to $1,000. - jit;. - Printing, postage and stationery P CUt from $2,000 to $1,000. ((Provided that expenditures shall be paid only 9*1 request and Approval of the board of county directors.) Miscellaneous contingent remains : at #1,000. Vital statistics remains at $250. County health units cut from $2, 400 to $1*600. The county health de partment* Is expected to carry on the ufcual duties of a like organisation. Included in such duties will be the giving of typlioid and smallpox vac to the people Of the county, thq lination \>f pre-school and school i, the training of nildwives, y survey, correction of water] ami excreta disposal, mosqul fly control, the use of1 all of publicity, sirth as newspa articles, talks before ?ohool? and k gatherings. idit osf county boosts $850 is cut I Fewer Lynchings In Past Year ? .. . -V ' ? The following: was received from R. R. Moton, Principal Tuskegee Nor mal and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee Alabama: I send you the following Informa tion concerning lynchings for the year 19^. I find according to Uuji records compiled in the Department ol Records and Research of the Tuske gee Institute., that there were 13 per sons lynched in 1981. This is 8 less than the number 21 for 1930, 8 more than the number 10 for 1929, 2 more than the number 11 for 1928, and 3 loss than the number 16 for 1927. 10 of the persons lynched were in the hands of the law. 7 were taken from jails, 1 from a hospital and 2 had been released on*bail. 1 of the victims was hanged and his body burned. There were 57 instances in which officers of the law prevented lynch ings, 7 of these were in Northern and Western States and BO in South ern States. ? In 45 of the instances the prisoners were removed or the guards augmented or other precau tions taken. In the 12 other instances armed force was used to repel tho would be lynchers. A total of 88 per sons: 18 whites, 16 men and 2 women and 70 Nepro men were thus aaved from death at the hands of mobs. The states in which lynchings oc curred and the number in each state are as follows: Alabama,, 1; Florida, 2; Louisiana, 1; Maryland, .1, Mississ ippi, 3, Misssouri, 1; North Dakota, 1; Tennessee, 1; West Virginia, 2. ty agents, county farm and horoa.^ monstration $160 la cuVoutT ' ~l Stenographer for home and county demonstration agents, $360, is cut out. Lights, insurance, keepers, main tenance bridge cut from $4,800 to $4, 000. (Provided that the bridge keep ers shall not receive over 575 month ly.) Total cut from $106,113.34 in 1931 to $50,530.00 in 1932. The sheriff shall receive in addi tion to his regular salary, his necess ary expenses and five cents per mile for each mile traveled in goino and returning when called beyond the lim- J its of the county on official busir^rrJ In addition the ceive 50 cents f or fifty cent? for disc- /$$fing each pris oner, and forty cefits per day for dieting each prisoner for each day or fraction thereof while detained in the county jail or in his custody. That the sheriff be allowed $500 if so much be necessary for criminal work done outside of the county, payable upon his order. The board of directors of Kershaw county is authorized and directed to borrow for tho use of Kershaw coun ty for the payment of the items a bove appropriated, the amounts need ed' to provide for the payment of the same, and shall have no right to bor row for county purposes in excess of the total amount of the above appro priation; except that they may bor row for the renewal or extension of indebtedness as may be needed for J that purpose. And the said boai'd of j directors are authorized to execute j notes or other evidences of indebted- i ness for the amounts borrowed1 here- 1 under, and are empowered and direct ed to pledge for tho payment of the same the full faith and credit of Ker shaw county and the taxos levied for the eurrent year and all other funds from whatever source comma into tho hands of the treasurer and applicable to county purposes. If any omorgoncy shall arise for the expenditure of a greater amount than hereinabove provided for any purpose the increased or additional expenditures shall bo mado only with the approvol of tho legislative dele gation and when any expenditure is so authorized and approved the board of directors may borrow to the a-. mount necessary for the payment thereof. All funds from whatever source, Other than the taxes levied for the current year-, coming into the hand* of the treasurer and applicable to county purposes shall be h?ld tor and applied to the payment of the note ? * interest indebtedness of Kertfhaw 8 Gil Christmas Cheei |- The following: contributions are ac knowledged by the Camden Goodfel lows as part of the contributions made in their campaign to supply Christmas cheer for those who were without funds: ? ? T. C. Gladden l.OO Bes Goodale ^ 1.00 Mrs. W. P. Thomas . ? 1.00 Blue Bird 3.00 Mr. Stearns * . 1.00 New York Cafe ^ 1.00 ' Mr. Hanks 1.00 Mr. Jno. Rackett 1.00 Mr. Jno. T. Mackey 1.00 Mr. Quincy Godwin 1.00 ~C. C.'Whittaker l.OO Jenkins Shop ) 1.00 C. W. Birchmore 1.00 Mrs. Samuel Russell 2.00 Mr. Samuel Russell 8.00 Mr. Hollis Cobb 1.00 James Burns 1.00 Betty Cobb 1.00 T. T. Truesdale 1.00 Mr. Pate 1.00 Elihu Schlosburg 1.00 A. C. Drawdv * 1.00 Marvin Reasonover 1.00 Benton Sheorn - 1.00 Arthur Clarke 1.00 Mr. C. H. Fouts 1.00 Sidney Zemp 1.00 J. R. Belk 1.00 W. L. DePass Jr. 1.00 W. M. Alexander 1.00 G. F. Cooley 1.00 John Davidson 1.00 C. P. DuBose 1.00 Bill Nelson 1.00 C. M. Graves l.OO A Christmas tree was given at the Armory on Christmas Day for the little children whom Santa Claus miss- ' ed on his rounds Christmas Eye. ( urxtBtan**; ing bonds of the various federal land banks. The senator states that this is the solution of the land bank situation that he urged in the aummer of 1930. j He states that the farm board takes . the position that it is forced to its ( golicy of foreclosing mortgages in or- j der to raise money to pay the cou- | pons on outstanding bonds. An in vestment by the treasury in the cou- , pons would make it possible for the , land banks to extend the timo for payment of installments Wherever there was any reasonable hope of the | borrower meeting his payments at a date and at the same time should J^irOlve no loss to the treasury. Urge Measures To Save Farms Washington, Dec. 40. ? Neils ChrlB tensen of Beaufort, president of the Farmers and Taxpayers' league of South Carolina, today conferred with President Hoover, supported by Sen ator E. D. Smith, relative_to legisla tion that would enable, the federal land banks to postpone foreclosure of past due mortgages. ? Mr. Christensen said he commended1 that portion of the president's mes sage to congress proposing additional appropriations to assist the federal land banks. He urged that these funds be made available to assist the farmer-borrowers in their presenl dif ficulties. "While some of those in default," Mr. Christensen said, "might be slack ers, the large number are hard! press ed victims of general conditions. We submit that it is a sound policy to save these debtors, even more im portant .as a business proposition, than to provide for the new borrow ing your message advocates. Fami lies strugpliifg to save home, to which they have become long attached are more certain to pay out now than new buyers. Mr. Christensen said if this appro priation of $ 100,000,000, be made available for buying the interest cou pons on the land bank bonds for an emergency period, the banks would adopt the policy of withholding fore closures in all deserving cases during the depression. Moreover, former owners" could be given the opportun ity of recovering their Jost proper ties and making new mortgages. Such a policy would greatly hearten thou sands of farmers who are not only now crushed by impending loss of thsir homes and farms but also by % feelinn that they are being pursued thi-ouffh ^heartless, and ruthl?w?^fore; closures %>y present administrators of the system. "The federal treasury _ could buy in their coupons," Mr. Christensen said, "as they become due for a per iod of several years- with* the appro | priation you recommend. Such ac tion would 'doubtless send the bonds | to par or better and ample addition al funds from private investors would be immediately forthcoming to pro vide the new loans your message sug ' gests." Washington, Dec. 10. ? Senator Byrnes has drafted a bill directing the secretary of the treasury to pur chase and hold for a period of two -i Camden Wins State Title In Christmas Game Camden's challenge to Chester for the B championship of high Bchool I football was made good in ample fash lion on Melton field Friday afternoon, j A surprisingly large number of peo : pie saw the game despite the fact that : it was scheduled at about the most inconvenient hour of the year ? dinner time on Christmas day. John Villepigue's low state eleven uncorked a magnificiently smooth of j fense, botji aground and in the air, j and backed up this scoring ability I with first class defensive work. Ches Iter, off to a bad start, was trailing i by 19 points at the half, but despite [that handicap came. back in the second section with more power than ever, scoring one touchdown,, and playing a more alert and better game than In the opening* two periods. Camden, it will be recalled, had been awarded the trophy by the htgh school football committee, and this decision had been approved by the executive body of thu league whert it came before it on Chester's appeal, j Thon Camden refused the trophy and j offered to settle the question of class B supremacy on Melton field Christ mas day. With Chester's acceptance of the challenge, tjie game was on, j and the trophy was to rest In thtf" hands of Friday's winner. Camden showed from the start that it would i be the winner, unless Chester showed ! a complete reversal of form, The vie 1 tory was more or loss expected, ainee Camden In an exhibition, game early in the season had turned back the Red Cyclone, though by nothing like such a decisive score, and the aurtkfia?, ?o td apeak of Frida^'i vlc in the number of Camden's Negro Killed In Auto Accident _ While riding a bicycle on Fair street late Saturday evening, James Salmon, colored, was struck by an automobile driven by James Chewning and in stantly killed. An inquest was held Sunday after noon and the verdict of the Coroners jury was that the accident was una- . voidable. ' WEEKLY SERVICES AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. The following services are announc ed for the week at the First Baptist Church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock Mr. C. O. Stogner superintendent, Public worship conducted by the pastor at 11:15 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Morning subject: Going Forward, evening sub ject: The Tongue? Prayer and praise service Wednesday evening at 7 ;30, B. Y. P. U. Sunday eveninn at 6:30. The public is cordially invited to at tend all the services of this church. NOTICE. Services at ?the following Baptist Churches ? Sunday Jan. 3rd 1932. Rev. T. P. Christmas, Pastor. Westville, Sunday School at 10 o' clock. Mr. Henry Gaskin. Supt. Mr. Fred Moaeley of Camden will be with us on this date to talk to the Sunday School. ? All the young men of the commun iijjr are asked to be present. Preaching at 11 o'clock by tjhe Pas tor. The public is invited to these ::ervices. . Beaver Dam, Sunday School at 3 o'clock. . Brother Jim Tidwell Suipt. Preaching at 4 o'clock by the Pastor. Come and worship with us. / . MIDWAY HONOR ROLL FOR FOURTH MONTH. First Grade. None. Second Grade. Charlotte McCaskill Annie Mae West, Johnnie Garrison. Third Grade. Lewis Lee West. Fourth Grade. Archie Gordon, Margaret West, Willien West. Fifth Grade. Roddy Rozier, Eliza beth McCoy, Dolly Stokes. Sixth Grade. Horace Joyner, Alva Lee, Mary Laney, Emily McCoy, Mil ton McGuirt, Dorothy West, Laurie West, Margarette Anderson, Gene Cooper, Sadie Corbitt, Willie Horton. Seventh Grade. Ethylene Conbitt, Buth Walters. Fifth Grade. Oralie Brannon, Mar garet- Holland, Martha Moseley, Ruby i Gay West, Thelma Stokes? Blanche Threatt. Ninth Grade. None. ? Tenth Grade. Mary McCoy, Vivian Stokes. Eleventh Grade. Major Davis, Mat tie West. Pig Chains. The R P. F. chapters of Camden, Blaney, and Baron DeKalb have started pin chains in their chapters. The purpose of those (pig chains is to ; get some good purebred pigs started in these communities. The chapters ' in each of these schools bought, pigs last May and gave them to boys /n the chapters. Registered Po'and China gilts were purchased and given , on the following conditions: 1 That he f?ive back to the chap- j ter two gilts out of his first litter to be giVen to two other boys. The gilt and all future'litters to be his. I 2 That he inoculate pig within ten days after receiving same for cholrea. i 3 That he breed J?ilt to registered PolandHJhina boar. 1 4 That he care for and feed pig according to best methods. | 5 That he grow an much- of his feed aft possible 6 That he hfeve (pig registered. ? There wan four of these chains | started bjf the Camden chapter and i the pigs went to the following boys: | Troy Goodwin, Earl Jordan, Ralph Lee, and Covert IVfoCallftm. Two were | started in the Blaney chapter and the 1 went to Marvin Dillard and Paul [Camden won. It is always good to see a team fight until the last? to put on extra steam when behind. The up-state boys went into lthe second half determined to offset by their- playing in that section the work of Camden in the first, but Camden's machine was too well oiled for any such come-back to be possible, though Chester's revived flash made Camden extend itself more as the game went along. Good Machine Camden displayed a Bhifty attack and well timed puzzling plays. Sam McCaskill, clever half, stood out in Camden's well balanced and hiipijily gifted baokfield, while Captain Mc I/eod played magnificently at center. Brown's passing was so* good, and the receiving was so smooth, that a man who saw the Tulane^Georgia game was constrained to remark that the air nttack looked like that of the Big Green Wavo. Which was no small compliment, especially when It came from one of the greatest enda the South has known, I)r. Ralph K. Fos ter, now .iiroctor of athletics at Caro lina. Jones? the Camden left tackle played a whizz of a game, as did Thompson and Goodale. But as a matter of fact evefy man had to do his share for a team to function as Camden's did Friday. Speaking of panning, however, there was no prettier bit of air woffle during the day than' when Lee flipped the pigakin to Proctor for Cheater's only touchdown. The play comjkjetely fooled Camden, and the race over, un molested, eaonht the ball thrown over the goal line by the Chester quarter. % .H Agent Outlines . ?? ? Work For The New Y TO THE FARM PEOPLE OF KER SHAW COUNTY. ? - mm Farming without Outlook infwjna dark with6 *n ^my marohin? HP>? 1 out, w T anco ?u"rd or look. , outs. Wo have all heard of how a Z\li:rmy * '* doom at Outlook meetings are the eyos of Agriculture for our farmers. W? can no longer afford to farm in tho dark. ahead"' W hard a"d f?8t antl far ahead. We must make farming ? bus mess-put it on a business baaiV ook into the future, take advantarp evei y opportunity to determine be forohand the probable price for the lioducts we propose to raise. Many a crop was destined to sell for less than cost and the farmer could have . "own 'I before he planted had he but been ,n an outlook meeting conducted by Government Specialists. Year, ago our big need was for greater production (to make two blades grow where only ??? ?rew ore). Then came the need for mar keting what we produced. Now the ? p'5? ,"ee1d is for Outlook information. Production must be gauged by the on ,r n irketin* is dependent np. ' on the Outlook. How do our farmer. know whetlKr tQ produM ^ ^ thev t C?r"; poultry' Potatoes unlesa ' they know the future Outlook on these commodities. In these Outlook meet Ings we will fjnd out how mMh ^ these things are on hand in the U. S and in the world. (This is called the" airyover). We will find out how much is likely to be produced the com the probable de nand for these things by figuring out I? ?ower ot the consum ng public oi the country. ivU, figures and charts the GoJernntent i economists can show us whV nrt | we will probably receive for hogaNso I ton, poultry potatoes, cream and otC ,er products. Then it is up to us to jPioduce accordingly. | So^PeoPlemay ask why we do not just figure all of this out and then what* ^ recommendations aa to , what to produce. There are good rea ' d?t"S yAhlS Sh?uld not be done- Con ditions of farms and farmers vary so , 1 1 e y that it is best to giv? the infor ( nation and help each farmer figure * out his plan of work for 1932 f,,,?8 VrP'e ?{ K*rsW County ar. .foitunato in having the U. S. Senior ftoTwal^ D' W' Watki"8' rom Washington. Mr. Wafking hia \ just completed a study of the U. S. by , Poi ng t? the various States. He is Probably the best informed ma? on , I e farm situation in the U. S and can be of great help to us. Ufa jcome out to hear him. lea^WT t0 haV? ?ther a?ricultural I after rb ^ "nd he,p Us I *,r ^"stmas. These men are ? ; head men in South Carolina in their 4 lines of work. For instance, Mr p , | H Gooding, Extension Specialist of CI em son f, COminR to KergW Coun_ letter PI? ^ I*? Mr A' E* Schn* letter, Clemson Extension Horticult urist and Garden Specialist, Mr. C <3 Cu?hman Extension Diary Sp?W,.t; Mr. J. R. Hawkins, Extension Live stock (Hogs) Specialist?, Mr. R W i.amilton, Chief Cotton Specialist! ' These men give their lives to study ' of their work. They know more aboul h ir subjects than anyone else and they can help us-jf we will come out to hear them. Our farmers owe it to themselves and their families to take ac vantage of this opportunity. Stop farming in the dark. Co^ ?f'000 Pfi0,p,e in K??haw County it is not possible for your County Agent to make as many indi vidual visits as ho would like. But your closest cooperation is asked. r>te or call whenever you need the assistance of the County Agent. One main general outlook meeting to be held in Camden then others will be held all OVer the county. w?teh for the dates. I<et's study nnd look hbead this vear more than ever. Oome to. your out look meetings so you will not farm >n the dark. Respectfully^ HENRY D. GRfcI$N, County Agent. \ On? of Cupid's Tr?Jp?? When n woman begins to ?.?v. Jove "I mper sunnily" frith* m?n, i . !? totteHn# iin the J>rJulf'*"Atuwk I MnKntlftfc H