The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 26, 1923, Image 3
GENUINE
"BULL"
DURHAM
TOBACCO
France Seize# the Ruhr.
It has been ovor eight years since
the seemingly endless columns of
German gray poured first over Bel
gium and then into the great indus
trial district ' of Prance. ' The Ger
man military machine went until
Fronch and British fighting men in
desperate combat stopped it. Then
the Germans settled down in what
they had seized of Franc^ looted it
systematically and painstakingly.
What they could not carry away,
they destroyed. They even flboded
coal mines and cut away orchards
by way of a thoroughly finished job.
They never left until driven out at
the point of the bayonet.
Today the French military ma
chine is in motion toward the rich
est of all the German industrial dis
tricts. By the time these words are
read it may be there and in posses
sion. But it moves without the roar
of battle, the hemorrhage of human
blood, the devastation of all things
in its path. The job comnleted by
Nov. 11, 1918, was too well done for
Germans to resist now and so the
French army can proceed at will.
Is France doing what she, has a
right to do? Undoubtedly. Nobody
questions the legal l ight to do just
what she is now doing under the
treaty of pence signed by Germany
as well as all the allies.
Is France doing t\ wise thing?
That is another question. Italy and
Belgium approve, Great Britain pro
tests and together with the rest of
Europe looks ? on uneasily. The
United States is by no means pleased
at it, but can do nothing after hav
ing ostentatiously withdrawn from
the whole European situation three
years ago.
France points out the> steady fail
ure of Germany to meet any of the
reparation apeoiiications except par
tially, laggirifcrly and sullenly. Franco
thoroughly believes that Germany is
bluffing at inability to pay and nev
er intends to make good any pledge,
except when made to do so by the
shining edge of a drawn sword.
Fifty years ago Germany demanded
indemnity of France and Prussian
soldiers remained in France till she
paid every cent demanded. The
Frenchman remembers all that.
If what France believes is correct,
it is impossible to blame her. But
if England is correct and the German
claim that it is impossible to pay
the reparation pledges is true and
valid, then France is taking a futile
step, calculated only to make the
last condition worse than the first.
Tho difference between English and
French conviction as regards Ger
many 's real ability to pay is irre
concilable and the ouly test availa
ble is the ono France is going to
try now. The Gorman understands
force ? nothing else moves him in
a matter adverse to his own material
interests.
Under French masters will tho
German workers show sincere effort
to produce or only sullen determina
tion to, produce as little as possible?
Will not the costs of maintaining an
army of occupation pretty much
swallow up the profits of industry in
the Ruhr region ? In other words,
is the FVench move after all /'good
business" and worth while from that
point of~view 1 There aro those who
say "no" and that France knows
this, but that French leaders have in
mind something else than the collec
tion of reparations. >
This concealed purpose, so some
J).dieYP,_ is__no -loss than to provide
Franco .with a guarantee against
German attack forever by establish
ing control of, Germany's chief sour
ces of coal and steel. If the Ger
man government can never again
command at will the chief resources
for a military machine, then France
will be safe from a third assault
such as she endured in 1870 and in
1914. This purpose implies, of
course, that once in the Ruhr the
French will never come out.
Such are some of the outstanding
beliefs suspicions and aims lying be
hind the difficult problem of Franco
"?ritish-German adjustment. There
is probably truth and also errot* min:
gled in all and the world will haVe
to bide in patience for time and
events to settle the queatiou raised.
? Spartanburg Herald.
May lie Age Record.
Atlanta,. Ga., Jan. 19,-^Evellne
Booth, a negro woman of Oglethorpe
i county, Georgia, is dead at the age
of 125 years, 0 months and 11 days,
according to information made^jputme
today by Dr. William A. Davis, direc
tor of the- department of vital statis
tics of the state board of health. She
died on December 24, 1922, the story
of her death having been delayed
awaiting the result of an investiga
tion of the record of her birth.
Dr. Davis said he was satisfied the
facts in the case would stand the clos
est scrutiny.
Justice H. H. Glenn, registrar of
births and deaths for the militia dis
trict in which the aged negress lived,
carefully investigated the facts and
reported to the vital statistics office
of that state: "She was of the age
stated on the death record', or very
nearly so."
Justice Glenn said he found that
her third child is still living, at the
ago of 99; that she was the mother
of sixteen children, had 48 grandchil
dren and 191 great-grandchildren.
As corroborative evidence of the
woman's age, Justice Glenn reports
that the dato of her birth, March 13,
1797, has beqn handed down among
"her folks" from child to child for
more than 100 years. She is recorded
as a member in good standing of the
Mount Zion church for the last 116
years.
During slavery days she -was: -the
property of Noah Bolton, whoso de
scendants furnished the information
covering the record of her life.
Bufrel S. Cahagam, railroad
bridge builder, committed feuicide in
"Charleston "early Monday night by
shooting himself in the head with a
pistol. . No motive is assigned for the
deed.
I)r. Johnson as Supply.
I)r/ J. J. Johnson, of Camden, is
serving as supply pastor for Refuge
Baptist church for the time being.
Preaching services on the first and
third Sunday of each month at 3:00
p. m.; Sunday school at 2:00 p. m.;
B. Y. P. U. every Sunday at 7:30.
We wish to thank Dr. Johnson for
his kindness in faithfully serving as
supply pastor and ask evei;y member
to co-operate with him in, the work
that we may accomplish a great
work for the Master and His king
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Dairy Work in Thill Stmt*.
The farm home dairy work has
been carried on by the Home Demon
stration Department of YVinthrop
College along two different linen dur
ing 1922*. ..... Three milk campaigns
have been put on for the purpose of
increasing the use and production of
milk and for teaching better nutri
tional habits for the better health
of the people of the State, especially
of the, children, and so lessen the- per
centage of undernourishment of the
boys and girls. 10,512 heard the
story of "Milk for Health" during
these campaigns, and as many were
^reached by health pictures and tho
publicity given in the newspapers.
Reports of increased use of milk and
improvement in the health of many
of tho children have been received as
a result of these campaigns and tho
milk feeding demonstrations put on
j as follow-up work. The serving of
: milk for a mid-morning school lunch
[ has becomo popular throughout the
State. Improving the farm-made
butter for home use and for market
has beeu a second line of endeavor.
By making a standard product the
women have been able, to market
their butter to better advantage and
to derive a greater income from this
home industry. This better butter
has paid the mortgage off the cow,
helped to get purebred chickens on
| the farms, gotten conveniences for
the farm women and helped clothe
the children* From one county, 3,81G
! pounds were sold in Columbia? value
$1,4-10, a better price than could be
j gotten in the local market.
(I. A. Sanders of Fairfax left his
lluick car on Main street, Columbia,
Tuesday and went into a restaurant
to get something to eat before start
ing home. The ear was gone when
"he came out, ami was found Friday
in the woods near the city, stripped
of five tires and rims and the front i
seat.
MASTER'S SALE.
State of South Carolina, A
County - of Kershaw, -
(Court of Common Pleas)
The Bank of Camden, a corporation
organized and existing Under the
laws of the State of South Caroli
na, Plaintiff,
, V8
G. C. Bruce, Loan and Savings Bank
of Camden, S. C., C. L. McCaskill,
R. II. Pitman, C. F. Sowell, T. K.
Trotter, J. W. Sanders, and Cam
den and Kerahaw County Chamber
of Commerce, Defendants.
Under an order of His Honor, W.
H. Townsend, Presiding Judge in the
Fifth Judicial Circuit, I will sell to
the highest bidder at public auction
for cash before the Kershaw County
Court House door in Camden, in said
State, during the legal hours of sale
on the first? Monday, being the fifth
day of February, 1923/ the following
described real estate:
All that lot or parcel of land in the
State of South Carolina, County of
Kershaw, within the corporate limits
of the City of Camden on the South
east corner of Broad and DeKalb
Streets, fronting on Broad Street
thirty-three (33) feet and running
back with DeKalb Street to the lot
sold by Elizabeth B. Watkinst: to
i Isaac B. English on February 24th,
191%, and being the same property
which was conveyed to Elizabeth B.
Watkins by John Ashe Heywood by
deed dated March 21st, 1899, after
deducting therefrom the lot on De
Kalb Street above referred to as
having been conveyed by Elizabeth
B. Watkins to Isaac B. English. The
lot to be sold has a two story brick
store house thereon and is bounded on
the North by DeKalb Street; on the
East by store house and lot of Isaac
B. English; on the Soufh by store
Ijouse and lot now or formerly be
longing to II. L. Watkins, and on the
West by Broad Street.
Anyone desiring to bid at said sale
shall first deposit with the Master,
a certified check or cash for the
sum of five hundred ($500.00) dol
lars, as an evidence of good faith,
which deposit will be returned to the
unsuccessful bidder at the close of
said sale.
This resale will be made at the
risk of the former bidder.
B. B. CLARKE,
Master for Kershaw County.
January 17th, 1923.
MASTER'S SALE
State of South Carolina
County of Kershaw
(In the Court of Common Pleas)
Kershaw Building and Ix>an Associa
tion, Plaintiff,
against
Benjamin Gaither, Defendant.
Under an order of His Honor, W.
H Townsend-, Judge of the Fifth Ju
dicial Circuit, dated January 17th,
1923, I will sell to the highest bidder
at public auction for cash before the
Kershaw County Court House door
in Camden, in said State, during the
legal hoars of sale on the first Mon
day, being the fifth of February,
1923, tho following described real
estate:
All that certain piece, parcel or lot
cf land lying, being and situate in
the town of Kershaw, state aforesaid,
containing one acre, bounded North
by . lot of E. V. Truesdale, East by
estate land of Connelly; Sooth by en
tate lands of E. M. Eatridge and West
by estate lands of Jatae Truesde),
and betnfr tha same tract of land con
rered Benjamin Gaither by G. C.
WUh and E. D. Blakeney.
B. B. CLARKE,
Master for Kershaw County.
January 18, 1928.
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COME LOOK THEM OVER.
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
State of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw
(Court of Common Pleas)
Hopkins Farming Company, a corpo
ration organized and existing un
der and by virtue of the laws of the
State df South Carolina, Plaintiff,
against
Lewis Stroud, Tom Stroud, Alice
Stroud, Elmer Stroud and Gladys
Stroud, Defendants.
To the Defendants above named: ..
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the complaint in
this action of which a copy is here
with served upon, and to servo a copy
of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscriber at his office in the
town of Kershaw, South Carolina,
within twenty days after the ser
vice hereof, exclusive of tho day of
such service; and' if you fail to an
swer tho complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated Kershaw, S. C.,*Jan. 15, If 2-3.
J. C. MASSEY,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
To the defendants, Lewis Stroud, Tom
Stroud, Alice Stroud, Elmer
Stroud, and Gladys Stroud:
Please take no4iee thnt the origin
nal summons and conlplaint in the
above action was filed in the office
of the Clerk of Court of Common
Pleas for Kershaw County- at Cam
den, South Carolina, on the 17th day
of January, A. D., 1023.
J. C. MASSEY,
Plaintiff's Attorney. *
TAX RETURNS
Kershaw County.
Notice is hereby tfiven that the Au
ditor's office will be open for receiv
ing tax returns from January 1st,
1923, to February 20th, 1923. All
persons owning real estate or per
sonal property must make returns of
the same within said period, as re
quired by law, or be subject to h
penalty of 00 per cent.
The Auditor will attend in person
or by deputy at the following places
in the county on the daten indicated
for receiving returns: ..
Ulaney, January 2(5.
All persons between the ages of
21 and GO years, inclusive, ate re
quired to pay poll and road tax, un
less excused by law. All Trustees,
Guardians, Executors, Administra
tors or Agents holding property in
charge, must return same. Parties
sending tax returns by mail must
make oath to same before some of
ficer and fill out same in proper man
ner or they will be rejected.
W. P. RUSSELL,
Auditor Kershaw County.
CITATION.
State of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw.
(IJy W. L. McDowell, Esq., Probate
.Judge for Kershaw County)
Whereas, ?= Lewis E. Kirkley and
Douglas Tompkins made suit to me
to grant them Letters of Administra
tion dc bonis non cum testamento an
nexo of the Estate of and effects of
James M. Kirkley. .
These are, therefore, to eiW ~a?d
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said Jaifles
I M. Kirkley, deceased, that they be
j and appear before me> in the Court
' of Probate, to be held at Camden,
South Carolina, on Friday, February
! 2nd, next, after publication thereof,
at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show
i cause, if any they have, why the said
; Administration should not bo grant
ed.
Given under my Hand, this 17th
day of January, Anno Domini, 1923.
w. l. Mcdowell,
Judge of Probate for Korshaw County
Published on the 10th and 26th
days of January, 1923, in the Camden
Chronicle. And posted at the Court
House door for the time prescribes
by law.
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