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Leaders to Meet In Columbia Thursday South Awaits His Message ACM K NIWI tKRVICft DR. CHARLES H. HERTY Although his topic will not be an nounced In advance, It Is said that when Dr. Charles H. Herty addresses the meeting of Southern Agricultural Workers in Atlanta on January 31 he will have a message of utmost importance to the entire South. Many notables plan to attend the banquet at which Dr. Herty will speak. In addition, several "radio din ners" have been arranged through out the South for the purpose of hearing Dr. Herty's message. Columbia, S. C., January 28? Prominent agriculturists, bankers, manufacture? and other leaders from virtually every county in South Carolina will gather in Co lumbia for a 'banquet January 31. A unique feature of the meeting will be a radio address delivered by Dr. Charles H. Herty, noted South em scientist, frcVn Atlanta, Ga.i Doctor Herty has not yet announced Shis subject, but <his talk will be a message of importance to the entire South. He will present a plan of action whereby all Southerners can work together for their common good. Dr. D. W. Daniels, head of the language department at Clemson College, one of the state's wittiest and invost entertaining after dinner sjpeakers, whose speeches are always in demand, will be present for a ma part on the prograim. In addit-! ion, there will be music and otiher attractions. The meeting will be sponsored by the South Carolina Bankers Associ ation i.nd tho Agricultural Develop ment Bureau of The Barrett Comp any. T. J. Robertson, president of the Bankers Association, and J. C. Pridmore, state supervisor of the Agricultural Development Bureau of The' Barrett Company, are in charge of arrangements. MR. SMITH RECEIVES FARM AGENCY IN GEORGIA Mr. Richard E. Jlrr'th, for the last two years Teachev o i Agriculture at Baron DeKalb school near Camden, ban bein appointed an County Farm Agent of Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia. Mr. Smith in a graduate of the University of Georgia in Athena, of tho class of '33. He has a host of friends in and around Camden who wish him well in his new position. WITTKOWSKY WILL LEAVE LAND BANK ?Georgo Wittkowsky, Columbia at torney, had resigned from tho liti gation department of tho federal land bank, effective February R. Mf. Wittkowsky plans to practice law at Caimdein with his father, L. A. Wittkowsky, a well-kniown Camden lawyer, under the firm roiino of Wittkowsky and Wittkowsky. A graduate of tho University of South Carolina and former member the university faculty, ho previous ly had practiced law herro for a rvum be* of years with J. B. Murphy and ftliio practiced in New York with the firm of Mitchell, Taylor, Catron and Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. Wittkowsky, the former Augusta Remibert plan to make their home at Camden. Sun day'* State. Liberty Hill News Liberty Hlil, January 27. ? A slight fall of tnow mixed with rain was ob served on Thursday with fcho arrival of the cold wave, which caused a drop in the mercury to about 22 de grees on Friday morning. A light fchower of sleet and snow was also observed on Sunday morning, tifoe third fall for this winter, so far. Information was received on Sat urday morning by Mr. J. B Johnston announcing the death of Hon. Thos. F. McDow of pneumonia at his home in York. Mr. McDow was born and grew to manhood at the Mc Dow home at this place, but has liv t:d at York for many years where !h? won distinction as an able and con scientious member of the legal pro fession. He served as a member of the South Carolina Legislature forj York County and as ejpecial Judge and Chief Justice, and as President of the South Carolina Bar Associa tion. He leaves ones sister, Mrs. J B Johnston, here ? and many other relatives and friends who are deeply grieved at (has passing away. A "head on" collision occurred on J Highway 97 a dlvort distance above Singleton Creek, between two cars, both of which we are informed, were badly damaged and two imen hurt and sent to the Lancaster hospital w'th the extent of their injuries un-' iviiown. We are informed that Mr. F B Floyd t-xpects to move 'his saw and shingle mill from the Soutlfrern Pow er Company's land to the lands of Mr. E. G. Jones near Cedar Rock, in a short while. He gives employment to a good number of men. Mr and Mrs L P Thompson and little sons, Pat, Jr. and John, spent lust Sunday visiting their daughter, Miss Ann at Columbia College. Mr. T P McCrea who has been in Nashville and other Tennessee points for several weeks spent Sunday with family here. He reyxorts that ynow to a depth of six inches In Nashville last week. MiBses Mary and Sara Ouimhigham Wimthrop students, spent the week end at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cunningham, their father going up for them Saturday. Miss Margaret Richards of Uhfe Co lumbia College Faculty spent Sunday at the hqmje of her parents, Ex-Gov. end Mrs. Richards. Miss Lucy Clamjepi.s--^'h?d^a8 ^Ixbt guest for the w/6ek end her school mate, Miss Al|<fe Lee Stroud of the ureat Falls school, and honoring her guest s!h?e gave a social at the home of her parents on Saturday night where a number of young people met for the occasion. Mr. J. F. Johnston of Atlanta came over on Saturday night to at tend the funeral of his Uncle at York on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Wade Stroud of Ches ter County wore here with friends Cor awhile on Saturday evening. In returning from Florida In March of 1918 your reporter was a passenger on the Clyde Line Steamer M< thiawk, from Jacksonville to Charleston, and we recall that after caving Jacksonville in the evening wo had a armooth sea and a very pleasanut trip until abo\it midnight when a atrong east wind caused the rost of the journey to ho anything but pleasant, old Roafarers #aid it was rough. We arrived at Charles ton about sunup. We aro sorry to hear of the tragic ending of tlhio fine old ship with its heavy toll of human livos. C. Camden Defeats AugiiHta Saturday A faat exhibition of polo was given on No. 2 field Saturday afternoon, the game <Jh?e first of tnvo to be play ed here between Camden ami Augus ts, The jur*io<r tenms of Augusta and Camden cotrrvpeted this afternoon and the j?eniors played the feature game Sunday afternoon on No. 1 field. The Camden Cavaliers re venged themselves today by defeat ing the Augusta riders 8 to 6. Last week in Augusta Jim Minnlck, Jr. broke tho tie after the 5-5 deadlock, bringing thp final scoro 6-5. Ohfarlie Robinson and Klrby Tup per cut in for Camden. Goals, Camden: DuBose (1); Tu(p per (5); Boykin (1); Smith (1). Goals, Auguwta: Doctor Wilcox (2) Major Royoe (2); Baker (2). For the locals the stellar roles wan, played Iby Tupper, while the visitors > | divided honors, all playing excellent-i ly without any on* outataoding, ' President's Bill To I Be Held To-night The President's Birthday Ball will be a gala affair tonight and citizens of the community (have not (been ^par ing in tiro* and effort to make i it ? success. Last year Camden wait the smallest t<Jwn in the United States to raise over $300.00 to help aid in combating Infantile Paralysisw The dance is entirely a charity affair, and 70 percent of the proceeds <x? the ball tonight will be handled i/y the Shrine Club in this town to' aid sufferers of this disease. The oth er 30 per cent of the gate receipts] ?will be turned over to National; Headquarters in Washington^ D. C. to be used in research work, in learn ing more about and finding A pre ventive for 'this dread malady. President Roosevelt himself has been a sufferer of this disease and fori two consecutive years has lent' his; birthday in sponsoring these balls in every State in the Union. A year ago today over one million dollars was raised by some 6,000 towns and cities responding to thft President's call, and tonight it ia hoped that Camden will come through with the same distinction that it did im the 1934 Ball under the leadership of Mr. R. M. Kennedy. Mr. Dan Mackey, the 1936 Chair man, has been very active in making his arrangements and attending to) Unie many affairs in connection with putting the dance over. Waldo La Motte and his Orchestra aire here for the occasion and has the reputa tion of I being an excellent band, ??o those present who do not dance may expect to hear stymie excellent music. Among the many people Who have aided in this wortlfry undertaking are: Dan Mackey, General Chairman ; Rochelle Sheorn, Treasurer; Sally tfroomell, Publicity; Billy Ancrum, Printing; T. T Truesdale and John Laney, Square Dance Committee; Mayor J. H. Osborne, W. F Nettles, JU L. WaUnau, R. M Kennedy/- J r, and H G Garrison, Jr., Executive; Caroline Richardson, Mrs. R M Ken nedy, 3rd, Lucy Kirk land, Phebe Knight, Barbara Hickox, . and Susan Kennedy, Ticket Sales Committee. olympia defeats Camden The Olympia High Basketball| quintet Thursday night mvaded Cam den and defeated the local team by a score of 29-22. The game was played in tlhte Armory Hall, and was] a speedy, hard fought exhibition. During the first quarter, the two sides were deadlocked to a 6-5 tie.| The visitors, early in the second per iod, managed to gain a lead of sever al points, and clung to it to the final] vvhistle. Their lead was not increas ed or decreased to the end of the game, they forged ahead 6 or 6 points and could not be downed. The stellair game was played by W Gordon and B. Goondon for the visi tors, while Branham starred for Camden, {making about half of the total points for his Bide. Olympia showed an excellent shooting attack whilo the locals, fighting hard could not seem to put tlhte ball In the nas ket. Lineup: Olympia Camden Herbert Brwnham W. Gordon Moore B. Gordon West J aeo West Bet ram Moseley Knox Jackson W?rr Richards Wobh The Camden High School boys quintet tnd girls ??oxtet will play ? double header brnket ball game on Friday at 3 -30 p.m. The two visit! n# tea~ns w ill be those of Kershaw High School and the ganne Is scheduled to be played In tfhfo Armory Hall. Adm< hsion 10 cents. ItARiilar .Services Next Sunday at the] Methidlst Church The morning theme will be the Power of the Resurrection at 11:16 o'clock. Night service will be held at 8:00 o'clock. Note the change fr<*m 7:80 to 8:00 The tfitoma of the message will begin some Uses and Abuses. The first will be: "The Tongue ? Use and Abuse". ? C. F. Wimberly, Pa*tofw Definite Action On Judge's Pay Definite action by tho legislature to fix judicial salaries in an after math to a recent salary case was expected this week, the fourth of tne sessiou Bath branches of the general as sembly were slated to consider tihe question of constiutional salaries Ln Rome form following a supremo court decision holding they should be $7,600 a year in conformity with the constitution and "permanent" stat utes. 4t was understood that the $7,100 000 appropriation bill drafted by the wtlys and means committee for pre sentation Tuesday carried the sala ries at the $7,600 figure confirmed in the court decesion. Measures were pending or being ! prepared in both houses meanwhile tihfat would relate to the permanent statutes of 1929 which were cited in the salary case. Senator W. H Nicholson, Green wr>od. author of five bills which |would repeal ithe $7,500 statute and fix the salaries at $6,500 for the governor and chief justice and $6,000 for associate justices and judges, said he would ask action on Uhem Tuesday. "I am going to get those bills up before tfhe senate Tuesday," the Greenwood senator said. "Most of the judges want it so. I am inform ed, and will bfc satisfied." Representative Galhoun Thomas oi ?the house judiciary committee, an nounced that the committee was drafting a measure relative to jud icial salaries and probably would present it this week. A committee of the South Carolina Baa* association made recommenda tions to legislative committees last week but they were not officially disclosed. The judiciary last received the sum of $7,600 in 1931. Official rda dhow At was classified j salary of $6,900 and expense allow-! ance of $600 for justices, and salary of $6,500 and expenses allowance of $1,000 for circuit} judges. Otttiter matters including liquor control in the senate and appropria tions and highway legislation in the house loadecT the calendars with ma terial for legislation. The appropriation bill, conforming closely to a budget commission re commendation leaving an estimated $280,000 surplus for 1935-36, did not carry funds for an additional state financed month of school or higher teacher salaries. Both proposals, costing a total of $1,488,000 a year, Ifoave (been embod ied in donate bills and should both branches agree to (them they would swell the appropriation bill nearly to $8,600,000. Proponents of the |plan, however, pointed out that while enlarging state expenditures the action would enable, a curtailment in county ex penses for schools. Mayor's Wife Loses Her Mother Mrg. J. H. Osborne, wife of Cam den's mayor, has been in her former home at Hendersonville, N. C., for several days on account of the illness and subsequent death of her mother Which occurred on Friday morning. The following is from tho Times News, of January 18: "Mrs. Margaret Whitaker Garland, widow of the late J. L. Garland, died i this morning at 4:30 o'clock at her home on Mills River, in her 82nd year. "Mrs. CarJSnd wan tho mother of thirteen children, of whom nine sur vive. She/ leaves one daughter, Mrs. J. Hamilton Ostoorrie of Gamden, S. C., and line following sons: Eugene of Asheville. Mayo, Clarence, Max, Rural, QRamond, Jennings and Reid. One Adopted daughter, Mrs. Charles Sitton and 12 grandchildren also sur vive. All the childron but Mrs. Os borne reside in this section. "Mrs. Garland was a woman of sterling character, and a home-lover and home-maker. In addition to her own children and one adopted daugh ter, she reared a number of other children. '^he was a devout Christian and a member of Gilead Baptist church from eaily youth. "Mrs. Cftrland had suffered from a prolonged illness, and was believed v? Thomas F. McDow Dies At York Thos. F. McDow of York, well known attorney of that place and a native of Lancaster county died early Saturday morning and a number of Lancaster county residents were pfe Jjent at the funeral which was held on Sunday at York. Mr. McDow ibecajme ill while at his office Tuesday arid pneumonia devel oped the following day. His condit ion did not become critical until Fri day, Funeral services were conducted from tho Firsl Presbyterian church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon by his l^stor, Dr. W. W. Harrison, and in terment was made in Rose Hill cem etery. Mr. McDow was one of York's i most widely known and influential citizens. He was a fonrrner mayor of tho town and was for many years chairman of the board of school trustees. It was while he was head of the bchool board that the present splendid In'igh school building was erected. He had represented York county in the lower house of the general assiecnbley for two terms, serving in that body with Bignal ability. During his service there he was connected with much important con otructive legislation. It was only a lew months ago that Mr. McDow was appointed chief justice ad litem of tinte state supreme court to hear the case of Judge W. H GrimbaJl in which the legality of sal ary reduction of the judiciary was uwolved. jHe had also served twice as acting associate justico of the court and he ihad been, appointed special circuit judge more than once and he had also been called to other counties as counsel in im^portant cases, Mr. McDow Ihtad practiced law nere about 40 year?. During all this lime he was recognized as one oitW of tfche-York county bar and in the last 20 years there was hard ly any important case to be tried here, either criminal or civil, with which he waa not connected. Mr. McDow was a native of Lan caster county, tlhfe son of Dr. Thomas x^ranklin McDow, a prominent physi cian of that county and Isabella Cun ningham McDow. As a youth he at tended Carolina Acad amy in Mecklenburg county. N. C. He was graduated from Bingham school Mebane, N. C in 1882. He studied law at South Carolina College, now the University of South Carolina and was admitted to the bar in 188&, After practicing law a short time in Lancaster he located in Rock Hil) and formed a law partnership witlh Col. W B Wilson, grandfather of the present W B Wilson of Rock Hill. From Rock Hill he came to York. ? Lancaster News. ROTARY CLUB NOTES This week's Rotary program was in charge of John T. Mackey. He had two speakers, the first, T. K. Trotter, w<ho spoke on the activities of the Kershaw County Fish and Game Association; and the other, Mr Hoopnoyle, who has olfarge of the Government fish hatchery at Orange burg, who gave an interesting talk on fish. Mr. Trotter complimented Mr. Mackey on the work ho accomplished in getting the Herrnitago Mill Pond piood ipsuis oiii ow|tj put? u:fc?p near the headwaters of tJWe bip: pond, which will be used to raise fi?h for restocking tho big pond. He predict ed better fishing in this Omnty as tho res\>lt of the efforts now being put forth to .restock streams and protect sn}me. Mr. Trotter said that he hofped tlhfcit mill ponds no>ar Be thune, Kershaw and Blwney would be rebuilt anil stocked with fish, similar to the Hermitage Mill pond project, and said that the Fish and Game Association wo<uld ho whole he-arted ly in favor of such a program. Ho also told of proposed legislation sponsored by the Fidlf and ()fwm> As sociation, which , would henejfit all parts of thv> State and help restock tho depleted game and fish which is itfo noticenflilo in South Carolina at this time, Mr. Hoopnoyle told of the Orange to he In a serious condition a year ago. She recovered however at that time and was not taken seriously ill .again until last Monday," j Farm Credit Ass'n Reports Enthusiasm Thto morale of the farmers of the the third Farm Credit Administra tion District, comprising the states otf North parolina, South Carolina, (Georgia and Florida, has been restor ed, according to Julian H. Scarbor ough, general agent of the Farm Credit Administration of Columbia and president of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, who is in Wash ington for a meeting of the General Agents of the Farm Credit Adminis tration. "line changed state of (mind of our farmers," said Mr. Scarborough, "la best reflected in tho annual meetings of tho production credit associations now being held in our district. These meetings are being attended by largo crowds of members and noawnetiv ber<?. Thero has not been a discord ant note at one of theso gatherings; not a word of criticism of anybody, nor a note of -pessism. The farmers have enter^a with enthusiasm into the proceedings of the meetings and are displaying their old time arnd zeal as they plan for tho future, where a year ago they seemed or at very best doubtful as to what was ahead. "Collections in our district reflect the improved conditions and also the desire of the farmers to protect and perpetuate the credit system whi-h lii'as been dovised to cmeet their needs through the Farm Credit Ad ministration. Nineteen of our pro duction credit associations have al ready collected all production loans and many of the others are near the 100 per cent aruark. In not a single association has the farmer-owned stock been impaired; on the contrary the value of the stock in every associ ation has been enhanced. '"Ilhte Federal Land Bank of Co~ lumbia, the Federal Intermediate Qredit Bank of Columbia and the Co ftEnbfa Bank <5or <CoopQEfttiveg ^3 'wisa mode good progress, The lumbia Bank for Coojpenatwes did not have a single delinquent upon its books at the end of its first year's operations." BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES , The following services are annouin ced for week beginning February 3* at the First Baptist Church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O Stogner, superintendent, in charge. Public worship conducted by tho pastor, J. B. Caston at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m Morning subject; A Striking Contrast, evening sub ject: How to Grow Strong? Prayer meeting Wednesday evening ait 7 :30 Teacher's meeting Tuesday evening at 7 :30, B Y P U Tuesday evoning at 7:30. The public is cordially invited ta worsflrip at this church. burg hatchery and !h<ow the fish eggs are handled and of tho demands for game fish for (ponds in all parts of South Carolina. Ho told of tho habits of fish in the bedding season for fishing then is like taking a sot ting hen off of her nest, titoereby mak ing it impossible to hatch out tho oggf?. He said that South Carolina offer ed wonderful opportunities for m?k ing the state a fishing paradise, and he hoped that more ponds would bo built and more care taken to protect tho fish, especially during t!h*o bed ding season. Tho program will bo in charge of Sam Karesh Thursday and tho fol lowing week in chargo of W. T Itedfearn. The visiting Unitarians wore: Latta Johnson., of Charlotte, N. S N Oliver, of Columbia; V S Goodyear find M N Stoudemire, of Bishopvillo, and J C Sanken, of Augusta, Ga. Th*j Kfuest visitors were: Mrs CJlifton Mr Kam, Jack Nettles and M. M. John son. Lee Little wan welcomed bnck in the clu'o after an abwenco. otf" two years. Henry Savage told the club that there wv\? a good chance to get Miother C. C. 0. Camp established i?t this County again, and that the Coun ty <lelegation is exported to co >pernte with the work of securing Lho enmp. FlnJInt Th?\, I.iV*? Thing* that h?v? common qnafttj otm* quickly N??k tliolr kind*. ? An AlltML