Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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W0. - jjgjisKl V r?-*; r ;??*': ?, . ? jj -1 :'|i "? ? ' ' j J,'. ij' hr'^K r Vv-'^V'v ./ '?? i j ,ii ii ,. 0 * II ?i .mill 1 I.II1 i , gB^e>eaegape.iiiiw^ II III 1 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY NUMBER 22 SEPTEMBER 3, 1920. VOLUME XXXII. 4 virn ? m iyo for vocational training wbicfc ha* tirfii definately acted upon. Tlu "mjbn can^Wt aid ft \l?i to be Seen By K?f*r??fi lalivr* of Federal Hoard . Uat Wednesday <h? federal boa hi m,s vocational education started a EWiiup camjwign to* South idid vlf\v ?f settling every appljjj(r (f Km filte has been divided iuto four xunex, ?Uh ? ?JI?ad of federal board agents ,,J,rh *?#?? Tiw purpose of ()is in?Hi-ivr ? JI ill I?a i^n in South Oaro {s t<> . lo.-ate and interview per |?h?I>T ayer ?} disabled man in the state fa# application for vocational train is jjeudtax. Many applicants f?n wtitional training can not be noted Bpo,) on a of incomplete or on* ^icfact'T.v medical examinations. In t>r<W in secure complete and accurate aedk'Al reports, a physician is wlti? ^ squad of federal board a sent* for ILe 'pVr|Kwe of giving a physical exam iuation l" rvciy disabled ma^i whose jn^jK-al record# are iiiQomplete or un fvatisfact??i v. O ? Sontb Carolina h|i at present 1.V5 dlaabled men >vlio are taking courses In vocation*1 training from the federal board, There are t'J disabled men in .South Carolina who have been a p pr^vfd for vocational training and no Btffied from three to fire times. b'or rarious personal reasons these men tlfe..'uof as yet entered training. Kuttieruiore. a nnin.ber of disabled men do uot as yet understand the benefits of 'vocational training, although the benefits have been set forth through tho press and through personal letter# to the nteu. Disabled wl,? a,'e eligible foPj vocational f raining tinder sectiofi 2 of the rehabilitation act, are furnished transportation, tuition, books And " sup plies. A4t such m on receive in addition to the above $S0 to $150 per month for living expenses. Unmarried men with out dependants rocoivq $80 jK.tr month. Married men with dependents receive from $U."i to $130 l><'r month, depending n]K?i the numebr of dependents.-^ The various e.ducatiohal Institutions industrial concerns in South Caro lina liii ve been thoroughly co-operative with the federal hoard in providing training facilities for the disabled men in South Carolina. At present, the dis abled men who are taking vocational TralnlitL' ;Tn- receiving their training in the ?-..Hf-ies, universities, oommer ? i <i I schools, trade schools, and in fac tories. >boiis private and "public cor ;tf.rini<m< flin ntn tfr At "present disabled men in South Carolina who are taking vocational training froin the federal board are receiving approximately $10,000 per jopth. ? At present the state of South Caro lina. through disabled veterans who are in training, is receiving from the Wwnnuent approximately $200,0000 annually. Every disabled man, who is n<5t re wiving vocational training Is urged to co-operate with the federal board dur ing the iie\f three weeks so as to get bis case dearly and finally settled. The Ke<l Cross in every county in South Carolina has been furnished a list of '.he disabled men in each respective '?onnty. The Ued Cross and the Amer :caTl '-egion are co-operating in every possible way with the federal board in intensive cleanup campaign to Jssist disabled men in getting in voca tional training;. The state of South Carolina has been ?bvided into four zones in which a I'bvsioMn ;md :i member of the Ameri a" iveigon, as executive, have bepn ?"signed to interview every disabled tidier in each respective zone. Zone four campaign. ? Chesterfield, barlinjrfoii. Dilton, Florence, George 'Wj|,H!^W.\-..Kershaw, Lancaster, -Lee, Marlbor*,. Marion. Sumter and William officer in charge, J. P. McNeill, -'1G, Florence. Dr. Ogletthy will * tbe p], wirvjj,n Jn charge. ( 'arger < ities in this zone will UWH' f|,: b.-;i,b|naters which tbe clean y work iv l.eiujj carried oh. The names J tb* disabled soldiers in Kershaw connty foiiuW : ? Sidney Sutton, Lewis r" West. Robert P! Mayhew, H. E. Ashley. Kmzy J. Catoe, Dock McCain, {rf'l John P. T^angley, Edgar ^"liam P. Johnson, Jackson Ad 1 fixer l Anthony. James Pftu *?. Sfx-iiy r, Gardner, William Do wy, ? \V. Powers. Fred Stewart. Among tbe plays to presented at ^ Majestic during the National Para j^i't-Artrraft week will b? "Male and {?alf \ inftMsive picture with Thorn 44 ^e;ghari, Theadoro Roberts. Gloria w,r>0soi?, Hette Daniels, Li la "Leo and other * rom*nant stirrs In tin4 '2X1 DKCINION IN DOdUT. May Be He?fnl (ontfM* hi Second ? -?V ?' State Primary. (From Tburs^py's &tat$) Late returns from* Tuesday's- Demo cratic primary failed to determine whether Senator R. 1). Smith u m. I George Warren will enter a'accond primary for . the nomination fov the senate. Senator Smith wax only 010 votes short of a majority aver his three opponents, but it was considered doubt ful that the several thousand yotes yet tji t> >e reported would give himthe mv ossary majority, to render a second pri mary unnecessary. The total vote of #8,4ii5 counted wan distributed as follows : . rrby, ,7,0811; r..]lo? k, 12.850 J smith. JS.1HK5; W?nvn 28,083. senator sin i i h greatly reduced yes* terday the lead of approximately 4,000 which bis opponents held the previous day. Scattering returns from a large proportion of the counties are yet to re received. ^ Thp foil Vote or Ohcsterflcld county Is yet to bo reported and also the ma jority of that in Marlboro. Of the 45 .counties from which re turns have been received, Senator Smith led Mr. Warren in 34, while the Hampton county candidate took a lead over Senator Smith In 11. Incomplete returns received yester day and last night did not change the status of other races from that of the preceding day. Wilson <4. Harvey, of t Charleston, maintained his lead over Oscar K. Mauldln of Greenville for the office of lieutenant governor, aud the two will go into a second primhry for a deci sion. Returns received give; Ootavus Cohen, 15.174 ; Harvey, 44,627; Maifldin 39,500. Frank W. Nhealy of Lexington and lU. -HS. Smith of Coleton will' make a second race for the Vhice of -railroad commissioner. The v?jte thus far 're ceived for this- office Is: McCaskill, 1 ( i .1 S5 \ Moss. S,J186 ; Shl>aly, 41 .405 ; Smith, 30,736. % # Gen. W. W. Moore, incumbent, cas'ly 'defeated' Aniens H. Mawhant, of Ordngoburg for the office of adjutant and inspector general. The vote at midnight stood : Moore, .04, "126; Mar chant, 32, 730. The nomination of four Congressmen was decided on early returns yester day. Turner Logan Of Charleston was ?do<tted-i?^he -First district -over F. Pr Carrol of Summer vtlle. Fred H. Porol nick. incumbent, defeated W. WtBrad ley of Abbeville in the Third* district. Jfthn .1. McSwain of Greenville got a majority over three opponents, an^ IT. P. Fulmer of Orangeburg defeated Ed C. Mann, .Incumbent. Governor Cooper was * nominated without opposition as were: W. Hanks Dove, secretary of state; S. M. Wolfe, attorney general ; S. T. Carter, state treasurer; John E. Swearingen. state superintendent of education ; B. Harris commissioner of agriculture. J Walter E. Duncan of Aiken was also nominated for the office of comptroller general without opposition. AI KXANUKK NOMINATED TO > HOI SK ON FIKKT BAUyOT. Johnson and and Blitlww and MurchlNon. F^r Heu?e and Super intendent to Makf Sw?nd lUrt ? ^ Heptepiber 14th. Ttu* return* from ?;?*?? rtrnt primary i held Tuesday shmvs that tJeorge t?. j Alexander bas lwcn ?l??t?'<l to l,u' II oust* of Representatives by a hand some majority, atKl o second race wIU bare to *??? run between Nonnun S. Richards ami M. M. Johnson for the iionsr. c. \v. mivhmore and Alien R.)Mur<-hison will make ttn? second race 0 (hioidtl the contest for Xii|mm intend ent of Education. , < 'lerk of Com .lames Ji. Clyburn. Coroner 0. h. Digon. and Magistrate s. V Ntahoison had no opposition and their names as weU as tbo vote for Congressman Stevenson 1? left off of ( the tabulated returns. They all re ceived a full vote at nearly every pre elnet. Pat Thompson had no opposi [Hon for magistrate in Flat itock town* , ship, tv f. Roberts for tnaglgtrkte ai large from Huffalo township had no op position. C. A. ttranham for magis trate in upper Wateree and (I. B. fclin soil for magistrate In lower Wateree had no opposition, J. R; ropeland. st ciiis- to liate Iktii .1 ii ??asy winner over J. K, Gardner for magistrate a? Itctbuue, j" (-Jeorgo^ Oilman Alexander, the new representative, is a young attorney of Camden, and a graduate of tbo Uni versity of South Carolina, and is popu jlar not only in Camden but throughout the entire county- as h?$ large, vote would indicate. ? ? The figures for the county and state candidate* will Ik? found in another I pi nee in this paper today. - From Mr. Johnson. I desire t_o express to the voters of Kershaw Coiffity my 4^|) appreciation for (lie very flattering vote 1 received on Tm?sday In t b?? face of the strong and determined opposition. I shall never forget the loyalty of iny friends. I am going to work u*(f{h all my might for election in the jSrimary Tuesday <;l>ances seem ceedingly Dflpi^ hut 1 desire to press upon my friends the necessity of ?heir working with me in order to in sure my success. One way in which I will evidence my appreciation if elect ed will he by representing to the best of my ability every citizen vof Kershaw Count j*. i ?' " ? _-ll M. M. Johnson. BARBECUE NEXT fHlJI*SI>AY In Interest of Cotton Association and Pmmltwnf Spfuhfw Tn Rf Ware The barbecue aunouneetf by the Cam den Chamber ^pf Commerce last week at their mfeting will t?e held in Camden next Thursday, September 9th, in Hampton Park. The farmers of the county are especially inyited. Addresses will l>e made by J. S. VVannamaker of St. Matthews; Mr. McLeod, of Charleston; Mr. HAmer, president of the South Carolina Cotton Association, and others. The barbecue will b,e in the interest of the South Carolina Cotton Associa tion and the public generally Is invited. n KR It KOI <111 TO JAIL Jumped From IVain and t.Waped, Bui W is Keraptured at Fort Mill, Sheriff tSmvcr Welch went to Hump tun Roads, Va.f Sunday of last week to bring J a in?'s I*elsa Furr hack to Jail at Camden. Furr was* in the service <if the United St ate* navy aud had ?? a naval uulfortn and for this reason the sheriff did not handcuff him. After reaching North Oarolinu aud while iho train upon which they wore riding wa? paaslng a northbound train, Furr Jump ed from bis own train and caught the fast moving northbound passenger. Sheriff Welsh ?|H?ut several days and nights trying to locate his man and came on baek to Camden, confident that he would be caught. His capture was affcctcd at Fort Mill where it fa s<Hd Furr married his first wife. It is aatd i I'm i Furr was anxious to make his escape tiecuuge he was afraid to brought back to Camden. He had been told that feeling- wax high against ldm. The followJng is taken from Tues day's issue of the York Enquirer: "Hunk" Furr, young white man for merly of Hock Hill who is wanted in Kershaw on a charge of bigamy was brought to the county jail in York vl lie early Sunday morning by Const a bio Allen of Hock Hill am! yesterday was taken lo Camden by Sheriff Welch of Kershaw county where he will, face i lie charges against him. It is alleged that Furr who has a wife and children living at .Fort Mill at present, made love to glUl married h young woman of Kershaw count v, member of a prominent family vyijile she was attendant upon the summer school at Winthrop college 'during the past summer. He* is .said Uju have posed as a well known .autoiimrile salesman of Rock Hill while playing court to the young woman and married her under name of H. Bates. After the marriage the couple went to Spay, N. C.. where Bates or Furr deserted his wife. She is said to have returned to the home /Of Iter relatives in Kershaw who Immedi ately began to search for Furr. Furr 1* said to have gohe\^o Flordia where he enlisted in the United States navy and from Fjordia was transfer-, red to a ship fn Hampton Roads. Va., He was arrested there "by Sheriff Welch last week, according to officers but escaped from the custody of the Officer eproutc to Camden by jumping from the train on which he was ft passenger.1 He Is Kaid to have made his way to Fort Mill Saturday and the^e surren dered to Constable Allen who brought him to tlu? coujity Jail here. It is said that, there is considerable feeling against Furr in Kerrihaw couh-~ ~ From Mr> MorrMgou. ~ " I am taking fliis method of express ing to the voters of Kershaw County my deep gratitude for the magnificient support accorded in Tuesday's Primary, in my race for t hp office of Superin tendent of education. I would be unmindful indeed if I were no? to employ some meAns of acknowledging to my friends bow sin cerely I appreciate their efforts in my behalf. !,: I want to say that I am in the race to win, but without - the help of my friends I realise that I cannot "hope to do so. and I want to ask them to he unremitting in their continued support. Allen B. Murchison. Mr. C; R. Jones and family who have been spending the summer in Virginia, have returned home. f l>ANC ASTKR CDDNTY NEWS, HftwpeiiiujfN of Frew Neighbor County as Toll! by Kxrluiiigts. {'f* A washout between KpCk Hill a ml York Friday morning delayed the train ,<)!)!* here at N:1fo and other trfliu* be tween Hock HHfr and Hlaeknburg. It wan Ha id that foe ?|ulto a distance the track was submerged. M?i*. Belle Hlaektuon, wife of Charlie Blatkmo*.. *&;? ;t hrr !?<":?? tho Stonehoro section Wednesday. She la survived by her husband anil tflfae children. Funeral services we^e <011 ducted yesterday afternoon at Never CrwK chrilcb. liev Sainuid l.oiiK offi ciating. On Friday morning, Auguat 20, at five o'clock at her home oh Market !+t., ( there passed from earthly scenes the tmlov<Hl wife of Mr. II. M. Park*. Mr* l'arks was a daughter of the la to Madl ' son MeAteeh She was horn March 4, l*ft# In Lancaster eounty and happily married Dec. iift, 1875, to Mr. H. M. Parks \vho with pine children survive 1 her. ' The body of l&uiui* Montgomery. u negro woman, was found""Ratttrday after noon lu ? patch of woods oj? R. J. Harp er's place east of town by Charlie Fun di orhurk while out rabbit hunting. The body had a gunshot wound In the neck Tiiid had been lying wherrE it WAS found vincc Thursday. Sheriff Hunter was notified and after a short Investi gation. Charley Montgomery, the hus band of the dead woman, was arrett ed 1?5* Chief Hell and Policeman Cas key and taken to police headquarters, whore Montgomery at first emphatical ly denied; any know led go of the homi cide, but later in the afternoort, after be ing put through a very grilling test bby sherlff Hunter, in the presence of Chief Hell and Policeman Caskey, gave as his reason for the crime that his wife had not be?rn true to him. Montgomery Is In jail to a watt the next tPFffi "of lup: erior court. ~-?t: meetim; for mks Men of Camden take notice. Because ofcerta^n apparent evils which threat en tlu> very foundation of our home and community life - the men of the Bible Class of the Baj^ist Church are g#ing to meet on next Sunday morning at 10 o'cloek. U ' * We urge the importance of this meet ing and would ask that all ot.ber men of -1 b<* community who have' Its Welfare at heart to meet with us and discuss with -nK the nwsfttHC "wiia t sHa1l we ?dot" ? ' ? _ # ."CV ? Sunday morning. 10 olcloc-k. at Ban ilsr ciiuren. M. M, Itenson, Pastor. s Legion To Meet Wc have t>een requested to state that the regular meeting of . the fx?roy Belk Post. - American Legion, will be held Friday. .Septeml?er 3rd, at 8 p. m.. In the offices of Smitlia nd Alexander. From Mr. Kkhftrds. To the Voters of' Kershaw County: I want tq express to you my deep appreciation of the splendid vote you gave me in the first primary and Ask for your continued support In the sec ond primary, and if I am eleciod I promise my very best services to the l>eople of Kershaw County. Very truly yours, N. S. Richards. COUNTY AND STATE RETURNS FROM THE PRIMARY HELD TUESDAY C. 3 ' * ? s sr Eg ~ c ^ Cm X T p i a P I ? u o sr 3 5? ; 7/ s /?* r s? o SiW II i 3 r; | 23 HJ f?" J ,H 5sJ I w ; E v; g ; g a I 1 ?=3 5 cr i *S c I . P3 P 72 3 S- I o ?8 Be 1 .?? 0 I! e t' ? H p K ee 3' '?c O * }> ? a ? w 3 $ I ?f 1*5 2K j8 E W | yi H p r 1 & ?55 ! r a> 5 ?? c fT ' 'tt Almey Antlooh Jteulah Hccbime .? i '. < ? i k mil ttlaney Buffalo Camden * Gantey Hill .... Oa suatt Doby's Mill .... DeKalb Enterprise Harmony Hermltnj?e Indian Pord ... Kershaw Liberty Hill ... TxK-khart ^ Ned's Creek Oakland Haley's Mill . Rabon'ft Cross Roland Shamrock Shepart StookNm Stoneboro Salt Pond Shaylor's Hill Tlifeo *T* Twenty Creek West vllle ? Wateree Mill Tyiigoff ^ ^ Swift Cr<*k ... pine Tree 0 Total - ?; - IIOU> COTTON FOR HIGHER PRICK Farmer* of HUtf Take (Mill to Kff|k Staple off Market. Coluuibiu. Auk. 99, Four Thi<iiK*ml South * a I ? >li|t)MILH swore Itfjfore "tbt God of Justice" today that they would uoi sell their cotton ut nrflwuil^i price? . adopted plans for the forma lion of <n? export corporation with a capital stock of orrc *he**vae!v*i? to retire 25 per cent of the new er^jp i from the. market and Agreed, to reduce the acreage of the 1020 crop by 33 1?3 per cent. A legal contract wan drawn up to ho signed by the fmuiera agreeing to the reduction of acn *age. r There was not an auditorium iu the city of Columbia large enough to hold the crowd which gatered from every section of the State today for the ritoet lug. The first attempt* was made to hold the. meeting iii Craven Hall, where the association has held all of Its form er meetings. The hall was soon crowd ed to the suffocation point and the crowd Hurling at [hy door* demanded entrance, a hasty conference wus held on the platform by officials and It was decided to move the meeting to the Columbia Theatre. The crowd insisted that if would hold all who were seeking admission. Finally Governor Cooper arose and .suggested thaMhe meeting' adjourn to the campus of the University of South Carolina and that inee'tlug be held In* the 0|M)u air. This action was agreed to and with a whoop the crowd moved to the university 0 campus .some five blo(ks awa.v. There for more than 4 hours they sat and plumed the move ment which they say will free them from the. domination of the bears of Wall street. Speeches were delivered by .7. Kknt tovve Wanna maker, " president of the American Cotton Association ; United States Senator Nat l?. Dial; A. F. Lever ? member nf the LVdei'iil Jtoserve Board; .1-?ovmi'jiof- < and- others; "The.v shall not have our cotton except at <a fair and reasonable price," was the slogan of the meeting" Work 'i?g to this end the convention unani mously adopted the resolution provid ing for the formation of the export cor - por?\fion with a capital stock of -one million bales of >ottonv Hundreds of fanners wanted to sub scribe to_the corporation- today and were- i mpa tlenfc- iM*eanse -mtbFrrtptto^r blanks could not be printed in time for distribution at the meeting. TefeEZ K,n,us poureo in rrom aU over the South pledging heavy subscription of stock. The convention alsO unanimously passed a resolution providing for the reduction of acreage "of 33 1-3 per 'ent. A legal contract to-be. signed by lite farmers providing a penalty in the courts for the violation thereof was en thusiasfioatly approved and it was de clared that the contract would be sign ed by every farmer in -South Carolina, white and colored. The convention with a cheer passed the resolution calling for ? the retire mant of 25 per cent; of the new crop from the mafket. A resolution was unanimously adopted by the conven tion warning the world that the farm ers of (he South would no longer grow eotton and sell it at ? price below a reasonable profit. "Poverty and Il literacy has been our herltance be cause of the low price of cotton and we swear before the God of Justice that 'f shall not be fchc Inheritance of our children," road a sentence In the reso lution. A telegram was read from Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board strongly endorsln the proposed export corporation and a strong telegram was ?l?o read from Secretary of Agricul Mire Meredith. ?. There were many victors presanf from other States and all reported^ that the meeting of the AmerJoan Cotton As sociation at Montgomery September 1- ** 2-3- at which a minimum price for cot ton will he fixed, would be the most lorgCIy attended meeting history of tfic association. Improved His (iaragf Mr. A* K. Blakency, who has pur < i ;t -<?.! the -PeKaib stroot garage, for merly occupied by the Kershaw Motor Co.. ha* recently had the buHding put In fine xhapo, both Inside and out. A now coat of paint on the front makes it h very attractive place. Mr. Hlakeney \vljl operate an exelnsive service sta tion tqr Hudson. and Essex cars. He has??tho ajfenoy for these two oars and has placed a jrr^at many In thfs terri tory. Mr. C". \V. Kvan? recently had an undertaking establishment ereeted north of the building occupied by the Hudson and Essex station And has mov ed from hia old stand.