University of South Carolina Libraries
I \it CAMDEN CHRONICLE ? J] , , , > II. I). N'lLKS Editor and Publisher A : I ? *'?>'?? \ -J?T ? .rl. . ,1 I'tibliihul every Friday at No. lion llro^d siif.'i -md i iiii'ii'ii nl the Cain den, South Carolina pOdtofficQ* as Ktojnd class mail matter. Pricv pur aiiiujini $2.00. " 11 CAMUKN. S. C.. MAY IH; 192,1. The Ford Motor (Company, Inc., lift# more actual cash in its treasury than any other corporation in th<* United Mate-., if not in the entire world, uc tordinK to flgUres Himounrod in WaJI Ktro^t last week, which places the to tal as more than that of the United States Steel Corporation, despite the tact thrft the total j&saots of the Ford conipa ny is less than one-fourth t hV? total iiHflets of the largest steel or ganization in the world. The figures taken from a statement Hied with the Massachusetts commission at Boston,, x how that on February ~K, 102M, the' Ford company had a total of $159, ('?05, (>87 cash on hand. This compares with lotivl cash holdings of $120,700, 181 reported liy the United States Steel corpoi ation in its annua) report \ December HI, 192;!. Dr. jA. T; Jamison* superinteiuittuU. of Connie Maxwell Orphanage, will attend the Baptist World Alliance in Stockholm, Sweden, in July, He will l?e accompanied by Mrs. Jamison. At the recent meeting of the board of trustes of Connie Maxwell orphange, Dr. Jamison was granted 'two months' leave to enable him to attend the con vention Of 't he Baptist World Alliance. With three lii'es and an attempt to ></t lire to tho school budding at Ivor *ha\v, all within the past ten day's, the Kershaw Kra htakes tin* foil-owing ? < ditorja.l remark's; "We llnd no delight whatever in (ailing at veti* ion i editorially to the j.tteinpt made on Monday tro burn the graded school buildinu; while . the Tchool \vas m .->( -ion and the classes j at study. We do it for one purpose I alone, and that i - to awaken ( more se- j rious reflect ion regarding various j happenings in the (ojnniunits whicn I < al| for \ igoj otis at'.' ion, it' the com munity K to be n?i?ieeted from im pt nding dangers ahead for the young who have such nttei disrespect and disregard lot what i- right that they hesitate at nothing, apparently, that presents iu-tl! to then' mind:;. Th" indulgence in profane and obscene language. im i pit nt gambling, drink ing and now the attempt at arson, are riot matters to he liirhtly thought of when |>ract in d in \outh. and unless these receive a very positive check the outcome is horrible to content- \ plate." Frosts in N'ew Jerses Saturday i morning, great ly damaged the peach! and strawberry tTOps throughout the; state. TOWN AM) COUNTY. Thtt following* editorial from |*FHv State of Columbia contains su Kgea t U'IU>. that uninioTitionally but none j (Mc* less emlonm what thi' Cam <ien Ami Kerithuw County Chamber of Commerce is now proposing to do, only on a larger ae?le than hereto fore undertaken < in South Carolina. Hvery bu^lnew* man and ov^ry farm ei should read The States comments mi this wry important matter of co operation between city, town and -ru ral districts. "In a letter to The State, published .several day.- ago, Young, president and general manager of the South Carolina Swrct I'otato associa tion, put his tinkers on that which, in our tula holier, is the weakest link in the ' chain on which dependence must be placed if the South Carolina Farm Industry car is to bo pulled out of the muddy rut of antiquated and losing methods on to the high iou'1 to mral progress, That link can he reinforced and made unbreakable. Are we going to do it? M''. Young is not theormntf. He is a worker, and an alert business man, who has achieved results, In his .work he has come in contact with all ihe problems. He is qualified to know wheW there should be coopera tion and "punch" ami where the needed punch for progress is lacking, and with such knowledge, acquired thnuat'Ji experience, he says: ' Having Clowely studied the situa tion in this state for many years and almost constantly for the taut two and a half years, I am convinced (hat what we most need is that vital co-operative interuNt of the business men working with the agricultural forces of the state to put over the program which' has made Turner I county famous That was the fun | dahiental reason of success . in Turner CeUHty. The county farm agent no doubt played *u most important part, and likely what was accomplished coul<J not have been done without, a good agent, but the agent atone would haw been helpless unless the husincv* interests of that county had gotten behind him. , "That is absolutely true. Had there not hem one man in Turner county, Cioorgia, who as. head of a small coun ty bank had a heart in which patriot ism and public spirit predominated, ! and a vision that contemplated some thing more than certain 8 per cent, returns on money loaned, Turner county, (ieotgia, would not have ap peared in the public prints except | through the advertisements by the shoriir. The spirit of that one busi ness man. diffused itself through the little town too small for chambers of commerce, boards of trade or other clubs and organizations of business men the town fully, earnestly land intelligently cooperated with the i country, and both -were safely pulled out of g*c ditch where they had been thrown when the boll weevil struck : them. "In any agricultural section, th?? , town that assists the country to pros perity. is doing no more than fortify ing its own prosperity. Active co operation in self-preservation. Vet this newspaper has, within a year, bdeh impelled a dozen times to vote*# .surprise at the seeming dormancy of the business . interest* in' mo many qaarterH to the vital problems of ag riculture. There is need in ! every j county 'iot wholehearted, active co | operation of the business and agri ? cultural forcet and the business forces should lead in organizing to that end. - "Gathering* of business men and tlte exchange officers ofWl|"have their pfcace and value, but in a time like this, when there is big constrictive work to he done, much work is need ed. To Achieve something worth while there must be a definite objee tive, a purpose to be accomplished I that should be; worked for with per* j sistence and, punch. There ixrb units | of business forces in every town Ih i Ins state. In cooperation with the i county forces great and lasting mu tual benefits can be .obtained. In t every one of those communities there Are those capable of the needed lead ership and successful di rectioh'. of the : dormant forces. There should be action. Will the ' plea of Mr. young for this coopera tion ma in unheeded ? " : Sic I lee, which is in the sandy sec ! tion of the state, is going in for farm ing other than a cottqn crop,, for Mo Bee boasts of what is said to/Nbe the largest dewberry farm in the world. CJ. S. King has a farm of 35 acres in .dewberries and about 75 in peaches. The dewberries have only been plant ed a short while and have not' Ji yet reached their full bearing capacity* I Throughout the McBee section are I many farms of peaches .and dew-. ! berries. At the present time the Sea board Railroad is conducting a grape ; farm at McBoe. Thirty-seven varie j ties are bejng grown to ascertain (which is best suited to the climate j and the soil. I . ? '? ,t . ? _2 XV. . ' ''i j'.' ? ? "?*? ' *7% M. I.. Bonham, of Anderson, and ; Wadu C. Hughes, of Walhalla, are j spoken of as probable candidates for I the judgeship of the tenth judicial circuit .to succeed the late Judge ' j (ieorge K. I'rince, deceased. During the month of March there weie 4 01 indictments returned in j Federal courts of the country against I narcotic sellers and a conviction in everv case. i t ** * . | j Four children of Mrs. Mary Ltstoti ' of Bridgeport, Conn., died Monday 1 night from fumes of gas leaking from a defective stove. Mrs. Liston's condi I tion is critical. j The Standard Oil Company of New ; 1 Jersey and the Texas Oil Company on Saturday reduced the price of tank 1 I wagon gasoline in South Carolina one cent, making the new price 10 to 2! j 'cents, exclusive of the 'J cents tax. I " Sixteen persons are reported dead and 100 injured as the result of a tornado that swept Mitchell county, Texas, yesterday morning. U. 15. Ka; (t i ling, a piominent fai ' mer and sawmill owner of Harnwell, wa*. killed Saturday. night when his automobiltf^rftAhed down an embank ment about two miles front Barnwell, .pinning him under the wreckage), with his head in th?* waters of a sniuU stream, death evidently resulting from drowning. i Southern textile interests have learned that Henry Ford intends t > devote considerable attention to cot ton manufacturing in the South. Greenville Out To Learn. More than a hundred of the leading citizens of Greenville passed through [ Spartanburg early yesterday morn ing on their annual trip through ad ! jaeent territory. This year, the trip is over the C., O. & O. into Tennessee and out to Chattanooga and back through Georgia. They are not out to boost Greenville, primarily, bul to J earn something of the things other1 , progressive cities and sections of th'> South are doing. It is important to know your own town and ypour own immediate coun try, but the way to that knowledge is through knowing the towns that have been built by others. A trip througn any part of the South these days is an inspiration, even to Southerners themselves and the citizens of Green ville, who have gone out to see will return with a new conception of their own possibilities and their own re- , sources. ? j Another feature of the Greenville . idea is the contact it will establish ; between Greenville citizens them selves. They will know each other better for the week's association and upon this acquaintance will work witjh each other more readily and more willingly in the building of Greenville and the Piedmont country. | ?Spartanburg Herald. STATEMENT. It is rumored, by whom and fos>, what ; purpose we do not know, ex cept to mislead, that no one but the Camden Ico Company can sell ice made in Camden, Hut to the contra ry, we took the matter up with both parties recently in Ice business, and asked their co-operation in the use of CAMDKN-made ICE. As explained to them the price here was some higher.? but with freight and leakage added, ice made here would prove very much cheaper, than ice shipped and stored in poorly insulated houses. We* further -stated that the only reason we "were continuing in the Ice business, was our heavy investment and if any one would relieve us to the extent of 8.'$ 1-3 per cent of the in vestment in cash, and* guarantee the standard of service we would turn over to said party or parties all un derstanding with our connection,. Pro vided, of course, these connections would accept them in our stead. So if any one thinks there is a for tune and easy sailing in the Ice busi ness, l?'t him come forward. Our offer stands and if anyone wants to seil Ice made in Camden, we publicly in Columbia Mills -f-*V?.r Wateree Mills At Wateree FtelcL Admission 25 Cent* I have on hand an ample stock of Nitrate of Soda at an ?J ? ttvtj ' *' 1 . attractive price, . F. M. WOOTEN vitt* * thorn to co-operate with* us and do so, and unless they are bettor buy ors than we have ever been, we assure them that it will cost loss. IJut by all moans, citizens, bo patri* otic enough to use CAM DION GOODS even if you do not like the personol ot' the Camden Ice Company, and if you prefer trading with some one else, require them to give you ICE made in CAMDEN, for they can trot it . and at a price that will prove cheaper than bought elsewhere. Respectfully, CAMDEN ICE COMPANY. Flood and fire descended upon Hot .Springs la.^t night with undetermined loss of life and heavy property dam age, according to brief reports from commercial wires, which wore receiv ed here early this morning. Com munication was broken after being maintained but a moment and the stricken city again beclime complete ly isolated. The Hood followed a cloudburst and the waters' rushed down from the hills in torrents, ac cording to the meager reports which added that lire broke out in the busi ness district and wiped out nearly a block. A Hot1 Springs man, who teU ephoned the Arkansas Gazette from Uenton, said railway repair crews meeting on opposite sides of a wash out had related to him the story of the deaths in the storm and had re ported that at 6 o'clock there was four feet of water In the railway sta tion at Hot Springs. Telegraph and telephone and. railway wires were down last night. One telegram, a railroad roesehger, sent by the Asso ciated t'ress correspondent, giving th^ bare fact that both flood and fire had worked havoc in the resort city was tJta only wire communication between o'clock this morning. No trains had Hot Springs and Little Rock up to 1 arrived from Hot Springs since the flood.,/ Several trains for that city are held at Benton. Hot Springs lies at the foot of and between two moun tains in such a way that its princi pal streets form a natural stream bed for any torrent originating on either slope/ Heavy rains always re-, suit in water entering lower flors of dwellings and stores, in the central part of the city. How You Can Get a Continental Range OR FORTY DOLLARS IN CASH FREE Mo Contest, No Extra Money to be Spent, No Work Required^ and No Drawing for Prizes The merchants whose names appea^ at the bottom of this advertisement ha ve combined to give the people of Camden i.nd Kershaw County one of t\ie most uriisual opportunities to save money and at the same time get valuable prizes that has ever been, offered them. Without spending one cent extra money; without having to take chances on "lucky numbers" or drawing for prizes, rliey have the opportunity of winning a number of worthwhile prizes, IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN PRIZE. * ? ./?. Not only this, but EVERYBODY IS ABSOLUTELY SURE TO WIN. This feature alone marks the opportunity as unusual one. and one that will appeal to every citizen in Kershaw County. The firms named below give with each cash purchase made from them small, round checks, with various amounts printed on them. With these checks is given a card upon which as they are accumulated the checks are pasted. If a cus lomer at ether one of these stores purchases five cents, he gets a ticket representing five cents, if his purchase is one dol-" !ar, lie, gets a one dollar check: or if it is five dollars, he gets a five dollar check, and so on. ^ To (ill Ins card, the customer need only purchase -S27.60 worth of merchandise. And an entrant may place checks : ANY or A LI, of the -tores listed on the same card. For instance, should he have his car repaired at the garage, < ?. ) i :<_'*} ! l a shirt at another place, a bottle of medicine at the drug store, and somi* groceries or feed, etc., from the other phict-s he would 1 >e allowed to* place the checks from these different stores on one card . Th? on! y condition is that the firs! card must be filled before the second is issued; the second before the third is ? - ' 1 1 ? i i , ; i ! h ! > < > < > 1 1 . . . , - " This i.? done ??. |ii'..U'tt Ix.th tin' company and those udui enter foe the prizes. ( ertilicates will he issued for each ? muieted card sent in. and this will he the customer's record or receipt, and \v;ll tally with records 'kept on the book.-* ,/t'h7-Y..nt inenta! Aluminum Company, of Chatt anoo.ua. It is necessary to remember*that while tin* cards must be in order. that anyone mav start ai any time he chooses. _ _ ( uvo is I'l'i'd. it i> sent withS2.X9 to the Continental Aluminum Conipany. of Chattanooga. Tenn., which firm : .n-,:>l.- the ori'/.e a-ked I'm . and credits that card toward that person's account on the main prize._ After all twelve '? the card.-, have heeii idled in and the t welve prizes given to the person sending them he is GIVEN* CHOICE OF A ?:?<>. \'l' I NEXT A L CAST 1 10 ) X RANGE i >R FOR'l^Y DOLLARS IN CASH AL.M'U I EM I- REE. This means that it' a per-on sends in all Hi of these cards with the sum of ?>->!? with each card, that will amount will not onlv he in possession o-f the twelve prizes, which alone are worth tar more than ?e amount of in. but will then be given ABSOEITKEY FREE, without spending another cent a Continental Cast Iron Ranee ,,V Forty Dollar- in cash. Should he take the forty dollars in cash, he w:!l have made So.44 clear money on the transaction, and will still he in possession of the twelve monthly prizes. These ranstes are now on displayat all of the places of business named below, one range at each place, and those who desire to see the real quality and desirability of them may do so by calling at either of these stores. STOKES & EVANS GROCERY CO. HOME^FI ff /W ' ENTERPRISE MERCANTILE CO. . HOME FURNISHING COMPANY _ ,