The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 15, 1918, Image 2
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OKD1CK MODIFIHD
Farmer* Ciui Obtain Flour Without
Buying Kqiwl Amount of M??l.
The National Food Administration
has kIvcii authority for a rood Uleut Ion
<?f the tpound-Yor-pouud law in order
to kIvu relief to the farmer in South
Carolina who lias his <nvn coin ground
locally, Much diMsxit is/act ion lias been
caused anionu farmers. -who foil that it
was unreasonable to ask t to buy
northern or wcm(<'|ii nij'al when they
had their own home ground meal which
j they 'could uw. There was no pro
test concerning r<*hunloii of the out
sumption of flour, but simply that the
fanner did not w Ish to Y>liy meal from
his store when he had better meal
or grit* at home.
I'nder the new rule the farmer can
have his corn ground by a miller, who
will give him a <H-rlilicate, This <vr
Mlicate must l?c tiUnl with the (,'ron'r
by the farmer, whereupon the can
tniy an e?|iwi I amount <>!' flour, not in ex
<vss <>f half a ha rrel.
This plan -wax recommended by prac
tically the unanimous vote of the
County Foo<l Administrator* (it their
mooting In rolumMa on tlit> 4th lust.
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and has Iss-n advocated by a large
nuiulMT of protuineut people having
kn</>v ledge "f conditions in KoiMh far*
oltna. o
The National Administration was by
wire immediately ?xiiHUlt?,d about it,
and on Saturday 3vc Its consult to
the plan. >V?r tin* Information of
tVmnty Food Administrators and f<ssl
n*prcsentati\cs over this State, mil
lers and farmers, 1 he following is a
d<*vri|*lioD of |thb fnocedure iimk
yai> for farmer^ to obtain flour upon
a miller's cert Iticatc.
The farmer takes his torn to Ml**
mill and has it givund. lie signs a
certificate whicb the millers will have,
stating number in his family or ten
ants fo! which he buys, the amount
ot M. mi he has on hand ; and agree
ing to use in his household o<]ual
w eight s of flour and substitutes. There
upon the miller sl^n-^ " ?frtilicate
n?, t?> the mroiber of pound" meal
ground. This certifrftto In then fllod
with the ?rooer. and thereupon the
farmer ean buy an equal weight of
flour, but In no rune In oxivkh of
oiMvhalf barrel.
This relieve* the only dittleulty that
has been encountered In Mouth Caro
lina.
There- has l>e<*u no objection what
soever to tho reduction In eoiiHunii>
tJon of fl<nir, and the runuer has Ixsmi
patriotically ready to reduce his wu
sumption ?<f Hour, but ho very nat
urally did not < It* si re to buy more
<>f what ho already had an abundanee
in his home.
Wanks ure being mailed to the
(V>unty Food Administrators for dlA
frlbutlon to millers. Millers should ap
ply to the Oounty Food Administra
tor of his (Jounty ft>r the blanks.
Vincent Ohieeo., .Jr., of Charleston,
had his $2,000 automobile seljsed by
Chief of Police Black because he was
transport lot; w hiskey.
Solve the Fertilizer Problem
WITH !
COST AND EFFICIENCY CONSIDERED, IT'S
The Cheapest Fertilizer
A Comparison of the Costs of Plant Food in Commercial
Fertilizers and Manure
BASIC PRICE PER UNIT
Acid $1.25
Ammonia $7.00
Potash $6.00
COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZER
MANURE FROM CAMP
JACKSON
Analysis
S-o-0 cost per ton $o7.0t)
S-.'J-o cost pel* ton $54.00
1 o-'J-o coit pci' ton $;{().()()
A na lysis
Acid, 0.15 at $1.25 $ .56
Ammonia, 0.68 at $7. 00. ,?1. 76
Potash. 0.58 at $6.00 3.48
$8.80
ACTUAL WORTH OF MANURE BASED ON COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZER $8.80
OUR PRICE LESS THAN HALF THAT.
Furthermore the decaying organic matter in the Manure rs constant
ly adding available plant food to the soil, is valuable both fr6m a
humus standpoint as well as a land builder. Manure will show re
sults for three years, and its cpst divided through this period will show
a much lower cost per unit of plant food than any other fertilizer
on the market.
We are daily making ship
ments of this product into all
sections of the country, and it
is being received with entire
satisfaction on account of its
excellent quality and codition
on arrival at destination.
We will be glad to make
credit arrangements with re
sponsible parties or we will
accept wood in exchange for
manure. Wood to be deliver
ed during the summer months.
now is the time to use
manure. Write us today if you
are interested in prompt deliv
ery. We already have numer
ous orders booked for prompt
shipment, but will use our best
efforts to make delivery in ac
cordance with your instruc
tions.
We specialize on car lot
shipments. Cars average 33
tons. Buy a car in conjunction
with your neighbor and save
freight.
Shipment Made from Either Point
CAMP JACKSON CAMP WADSWORTH
COLt'MBI.V S. C. SFARTANBl'RG. S. C.
AGENTS WANTED IN UNOCCUPIED TERRITORY
Powell Fuel Company
Columbia, South Carolina
MQl'OK LAW TIGHTKNKD
Will Hold Judge of ProUUe For R*
I lability of Statement*.
By an act of the general assembly
jMiKrtod lu the house of rel>ronentartveii
yesterday ami ordered enrolled for rat
ification, the law relating to the issue
oJ permits under t hi* quart-a-mouth
act wax aowewhat tightened to further
chock abu-scs. As amended the law re*
quire* that permits shall be Issued
only In the office of the Judge of pro
bate and by bin) personally. No addi
tional f?H) in excetw of 10 cents shull
l>e charged and It l? made Incumbent
upon the Judge of probate to ascertain
the truth of statements contained in
the affidavits. Otherwise permits aro
not to bo issued. Violation Is punish
able under the charge of malfeasance
tu office. The bill was passed by a
vote <?f 50 to 20, Provisions of the law
are that any person desiring to import
alcoholic liquors under this act shall
apply to the Judge <>f probate of the
county and file with nun an affidavit
that he lias not received any like per
mit during the same calendar month
and containing one of the following
statements :
(a i The amount and kind of alco
holic liquors desired, not exceeding one.
quart ; that the consignee is not a
minor nor a student of a 1 1 \ institution
<it' learning, and if a woman, that she
is the head of a famil.v : the office of
the common barrier troin whieh de
livery is desired, and that same is the
nearest office of said common carrier
to the residence of the applicant, and
that same is desired for medicinal
purposes : or,
i lit Applicant is ;i minister, pastor,
priest, rail >1 ? i or regularly constituted
officer of a regularly organised reli
gious congregation or ??nurch. and the
name and location of the church oi
congregation for which the same is
desired, and that the same is purchased
in good faith, to be used for sacra
mental or religious purposes, and no
other, the amount and kind of alcoholic
liquors not exceeding one gallon of
wine. or.
( c i That the applicant is the head
of a family of the Hebrew faith, is not
a minor, the amount and kind of alco
holic liquors desired, not exceeding one
gallon of wine, and that the same 1s
desired for religious purposes for use
during Passover^ This application
shall only be tiled during 'the month of
March of any year.
T'poii the receipt of each affidavit
and the payment of a fee of 10 cents
the said probate judge shall issue a
permit under his hand and official seal
to receive the alcoholic liquors spec-,
ilied. which permit shall contain the
name of the consignee, the amount and
kind of alcoholic liquors and the office
of the common carrier from which de
livers is to l?e. made.
The said probate judge shall keep a
record of aii permit's in a jicriliniieitiiy
bound book, in which the names of the
applicants arc entered alphabet hut )ly.
and said permits shall be numbered
consecutively and the number, the
name of the consignee, the amount of
alcoholic, 'liquors, and the office of
the delivering carrier and date of said
permit shall ?be entered on said record.
The said probate judge shall, out of
the f? 'os received, procure the ]>ermits
and records, herein required, to be
kept, and shall keep the remainder as
his condensation for the issuance of
the said i>ermlt: Provided. That in no
case shall the probate judge issue such
permit unless he is satisfied of the
truth of eax-h statement contained in
tlie affidavit herein required, nor shall
such permit be issued by other than
the probate judge j<ersonally, and
\vithin the precincts of his office. Any
violation of the provision of this act
by the probate judge shall subject him
[ to prosecution and ixmaltios as for
malfeasance or misfeasance in office;
Provided, further, that the charge for
issuing such permit and taking the
affidavit required to obtain the same
shall not exceed 10 cents, and no
charge in addition to this amount shall
be made by the. judge of probate or
any clerk or assistant for taking the
affidavit required for sticn permit, nor
shall .any officer be designated by the
Judge of probate to take such affi
davit.
Woman t Dead From Burns.
I,ancaster. Feb. 0. ? Mrs. Will Sowell,
eldest daughter of W. JJ. Ouip of this
pi act*-, died yesterday morning from
the effects of burns which she received
the day before while standing near
the fireplace. The funeral and inter
ment occurred this afternoon, the Rev.
I>. W. Keller of the First Methodist
Church officiating, ftesides her hus
band, Mrs. Sowell is survived by four
children, her mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Ouvp of this place,
one brother. Henry Gulp, and two sis
ter*. Miss Bennle Culp and Mrs.
Charles Kunderburg of Darlington.
Mrs. Sowell was an estimable Chris
tian woman. She was a member of the
Methodist Church, which she Joined
in childhood, and hail jdnce served with
devotion and loyalty. Sl?e wan about
:tl yvurs <?f a?c.
WEALTHY WOMKN (J AMBLING
Tliouhtuidtt of I>ellars Loat il Lux
urious (jrambtlnjc Houses.
New York, Feb. 1, ? Luxurious
gambling establishments known to 60
frequented by wealthy women aud lo
cate In fashionable residential sec
tions an? to bb investigated through
ttikinvc of t?-stimouy iu open court ses
sions, it wa? announced today by the
district attorney's office. The inquiry
is expected to foe begun next week.
Information in the prosecutor's pos
session. according to an assistant dls
trii't attorney, shows that the wife
of one prominent New Yorker lost
$10,000 within two hours in one of
these places.
on the upper West Side there are
more than 40 splendidly appointed
gambling places to which women mo
tor every afternoon, taking their ped
igreed dogs with them as mascots,
and are. served with tea often strong
er beverage/1 rwlhile they engage in
games of chance, according to the dis
trict attorney's information. Kvidence
that the proprietors are guilty of
crooked practi<<?N will l>e adduced at
the inciuiry, it was said.
"Pedigreed dogs," Assistant District
Attorney Smith, "are said to be re
garded as maseots by the fendnine
gambler.**. Tin* story, reaching mo to
day is that the women often bet their
heads o|T if they frhlnk their pet Pom
eranian i * maseotlng successfully a
uainst 1 lie mascot ting of another wo
man's | K't Pekinese or perha|xs anoth
er's formidable English hull dog."
Special Kate for "Vets".
Washington Fel?. 10. ? Railroads were
a lit hori/.ed by Director General Me*
Adoo tonight to grant a rate of one
cent per mile for meml>ors of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans and the Grand
Army of the Republic and their fami
lies for their annual reunions next
summer. The Confederate Veterans
meet at Tulsa, okln.. and the Grand
Army at Portland. Oie.
"This, may Ik' the last time that
many of the soldiers can reunite with
their comrades," Air. McAdoo said hi
announcing the order, "and it tseeins
particularly desirable that they should
not ho denied the opportunity while
their country is at war."
A. U. (iteorge. an engineer on the
Southern railway at Aiken, was ?hot
Hiid Wiled Wodneaday afternoon %
hlM tlituuun John <*eorge. (ivoi^e
cluluiM tbat the engineer was advanc
ing upon film with a hammer and that
be Hhot In #elf (Www. Had Mood
had exlnted betWMO the two meu.
FOR EXCHANGE.
Would you trade a bale
of cotton for five acres of
good land? If so, see or
write me at once about a
farm on Black River road,
between Camden and Bish
opville, which I am offering
for aale on this basis.
M. W. SEABROOK,
125 North Main St.,
Sumter, S. C.
YOU MAY WANT
MEDICINE BADLY BUT
YOU WANT IT GOOD
\
Your health and life are loo prec
ious to risk. You want to know
that the remedies you are using are
safe, pure and of full strength.
I'pon these three qualities we
have built our present business. Our
t
Hrst and greatest fare is your
safety.
So when you want medicine bad
ly, eome to us. We guarantee it
good. >
Zemp & DePass
Call or Phone No.
gives you a financial standing, and
a financial standing contributes
largely to your success in life.
OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH US TODAY
Loan & Savings Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C
i '?v*f ^
PRICES TO SUIT
YOU
We don't wonder that people kick about the price
of living these days. They 'ought to kick. ;<v
We kick ourselves, and we kick to such a purpose
when in the wholesale market that we get our goods
at the very bottom prices. When we kick with the
cash in our fist the pffM & come down.
That's where you come in. We k^ep the prices
down in proportion at this store. You get the benefit.
Braces Pure Food Store
PHONE 66