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VOLUME XXXVIII, CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23. 1926. NUMBER 4.
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SAND HII,L STATION
To lie. Established in Some Central
Section of State
Clemson College, S. C., April 20.~
Establishment of an experiment station
in the eand hill belt of South
Carolina within the next fow weeks
by Clemson College has been arranged
for, according to on announcement
made by H. W. Barre, director
of this phase of Clemaon's extension,
department.
Owners of suitable sites within the
sand hill region are invited to communicate
with Dr. E. W. Hikes, president
of Clemson, giving full information
of their land, Mr. Barre said.
It is hoped,' he added, that a site can
be selected and arranged for by June
1 in order that actual setting up of
the station may begin as soon there kfter
as possible.
Declaring that the "urgent need of
such a station has been appurent for
some time," Mr. Barre issued the following
statement:
"The sund hill region proper consists
of a bolt forty to sixty miles
wide - across the -center of the .entire
state. Besides this region there are
large areas all over the coastal plain
region where the sandy types of soil
predominate. In fact sandy soils are
more abundant than any other soil
type in the state, representing almost
a third of the total ar^p of .South
Carolina;? . ~T~"
"Up to the present, Clemson has
not had faciHtieg for experimenting
with crops, fertilizers, rotations,
fruits, and vegetables on this large
and important soil type. It. is believed
that many fundamental soil
problems now needing solution can
best be worked out at a sand hiil
station because the sandy soils will
lend themselves to this type of research
work and fertilizer and rotation
effects would not be observed by
stored up fertility or other variable
factors.
"Authority for establishing such a
-ration was -granted the boaTd of
trustees of Clemson College by an
u't which passed the general assembly
and was approved by the governor
in 1912. This act provided for
the establishment of a substation
within the Pee Dee section and for
one within the sand hill portion
thereof, and the others wherever in
f he judgment of said board will result
to the best interests of'the state; and
provided further, that due advertisement
for bids in money and donations
of land for the location of any
such .statipn in any section of the
state shall be made before the loca- ]
tion thereof is determined.'
"The board of trustees has been
mindful of the great need of such a
. station and have several times during
the past 15 years made efforts to;
-secure funds for its establishment.
Up to this year, however, funds have
not been made available. The budget
for this year includes items for beginning
work at the sand hill station,
and the board! now sees its way clear
to make a start on this important
project. -. ?
"In selecting a site for the station,
first consideration will be placed
upon finding land that is in every
way suitable.t A tra<pt of. at least
400 acres will be needed. The soil
must be typical of the sand hills and
must be level enough to 'be used for
small plat experiments and should be
on an important state highway and
railroad w&cre it will Bgi seen by a'
large number ?of people in passing
and where it will be easily accessible
to those who desire to visit it. It is
the desire of the board of trustees to
give due. consideration to every section
of the state .that is interested
in this station and that would have
suitable locations to offer.
"Announcement of these plans is
made at this time in conformance
wrth the act above quoted and in order
that each section of the sand hill
portion of the state might have equal
opportunity in presenting its claims
for this sand hill station. It is hoped
that the final selection pf the site
can be made before the first of June
so that. Iho work on the station can
begin. Correspondence relative to
this matter should be addressed
President E. W. Sikes, Olemson College.
S. 0."
Banks To Close Earlier.
Beginning May 1st the three Banks
of Camden will close their doors at
two o'clock except on Mondays and
Saturdays, th which days thiy will
remain open- until the usual hour.
This is in accord with the usual summer
season custom and will- remi*Sa
effective until October let.
<INVENTION HELD HERB
MelhadUl, ;r""^e Mitwionary
^" ly ?t Camden Church
thc eleventh
annual conference at the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Methodist
theSL|Ch."rab S?Uth' Was Md in
M<.tho<iiHt church on Tuesday eve.
cond* ^lT\ >l?' Th? deVoti<)n? were
???1 /Mrs- b- j- Gu?.?, of
^Uiott, s. c? followed fey special
music rendered by the young people
and juniors of the local church.
Tho state officers and district secea
hr'h.\WOrC 'hen '"^eed and
each her own way told of the s)iec.
ml work entrusted to her care.
n a most gracioua manner Mrs.
; " ^.rnett th(?n welcomed them and
he entire Conference body, which
was responded to by Mrs. G. M.
Sally of Orangeburg'.
On Wednesday morning at 9:30 the
conference was opened by Rev. J T I
I celer, paltor of the local church''
Communion administered and thJ
meeting turned over to the conference
president, Mrs. W. I. Herbert 1
. The organization and enFoTlment
showed a large delegation in attendance.
The time was given over {o the
reports by several state officers.
Mr. Joseph Sprott, state president of
he W. C. T. U., Manning; Mrs. J. \v.
ven[y.' vice-president - of council,'
^asbville, and Mr. R. L. Keaton, of
rort..Mill, superintendent .of social
"Service, in the,upper South Carolina
conference, each brought interesting
and strong messages in the interest
of their work. ;
At the evening session a splendid
o'nre^MWaS <,0,ivered by Miss Annie
. "'Hiams, one of our own missionaries
to Japan, now at homo on
turlough.
Mother's Day Suggestions
May ninth is National Mothers'
Hay. It will bo observed in a large
j number of Sunday Schools of South
i Carolina and all over the world. "The
South Carolina Sunday Sehool-as'^o-ciation
with headquarters at Spartanburg
has three different suggest'ivc
programs for Sunday schools of
all denominations and they will be
Itlad to send free to any Sundayschool
or Sunday School worker in
the state a copy of thes^i suggested
programs. ,
They also have for^tfie asking
supply of extra materials including
new Mothers' Day songs, the History
I of the Mothers' Day Movement, pageants
and material for the different
j departments in the Sunday school.I
f A large number of. the Sunday
j Schools in the! state will observ'b
j Mother and Daughter Week from
May 9 to May 10. Materials for observing
this week can also be had
| at the headquarters 6 of the South
j C arolina Sunday Sfchool association
in .Spartanburg or at the head!
quarters pf the International Council
| of Religious Education, 1616 Mailers
| Rldg., Chicago, 111.
[ Frost Injures Crops Medium
ttf fairly heavy frost extending
over a goodly portion of the
| state did considerable damage yesj
tGrda2L to earty vegetables and to
cotton. ? -irrrrirtrrr^^Columbiaand
vkjinity Irish po*
tatoes were heavy sufferers; and upstate
the damage was probably even
greater.
A new record for the day was set,
the minimum temperature being. 38
degrees?by two points the lowest in
the 39 year history of the Columbia
station of the United States weather
-bureau, the former record for ApH)
20 being made in 1004 with a low
reading of 10. Strangely enough a
j record in another respect was set for
the day last year when the mercurysoared
to 93 degrees, two points
higher than the former top mark of
91 made in 1896.
Asheville, Charlotte and Raleigh
reported temperatures at tho freezing
point, or below; Augusta's minimum
was 40. nnd Charleston's 12.
The maximum at Columbia was 64
degrees, and the average, 51?13
points below normal.?Wednesday's
State.
FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
in the Democratic Primaries
of South Carolina, for the nomination
for Representative of the Fifth Congressional
District for the 70th Congress,
and I take this opportunity to
thank the people of the District for
their loyal support te the past and
to say that I shall endeavor to d*.
serve their support and confidence In
the future. - *
'&3it W. F. STEVENSON.
lanky for governor
Former Senator From Chesterfield to
| Make Race Again
Chesterfield, April 20 George K.
Laney, former senator from Chesterfield
county, announced today that'he
would make the race thia summer
for the Democratic nomination for*
governor. It will be recalled that he
ran four years ago for the office of
chief executive
In announcing his candidacy, Mr.
Laney gave a statement to the press
in which he spoke of his long service
as a lawmaker, said that his record
was written there, and said that if
elected governor he would serve the
people as he did while in the general
assembly.
I endeavored to give everybody
and every interest in this state a
square deal in the discharge of my
duties there," he said. "I was the
tool of no one there. I backed my
own judgment and, if I nm elected
governor, I shall do the same thing
in that position."
- Enumerating, some things for
which he stands Mr. Laney said: "One
of my solutions of the tax problem
a, control the spending end of the
pr opositioq in these distressing times, j
? . We do not want to cripple our I
state government but we do desire
to see that only what is necessary i.v
jappj^pfiwee." ~
Mr. Laney is not a subscriber to
the doctrine that it is _netessary to
revalue to get rid of "fcross tax Ir?
j equalities" and furthermore says:
I "I do not beliove that we have all
; this great inequality that is being
j talked about." He thinks the. general
principles 'of indirect taxation muse
: be maintained. He favors an amend(ment
to empower the legislature to
classify property. Re favors the
j Sftlte warehouse1 system and the
primary system "just like we have
i j*" believes in keeping each
branch of the government within its
(own constitutional sphere. He*doe9n'i
.think "wp need V t^nstitutfonal convention."
He favors a compulsory
school attendance law. He wishes to
hold to* what state right we have."
' ?? favors law enforcement.
; Give us a sober, common sense,
(Plain, practical, firm, God fearing
and just man for governor and all
will be well," he said.1, "I trust I
measure up to that standard, and if
j e ected, I will give every person and
Ideal " inteieSt in 0Ur st*tc a square
Bt.. nr'iu I '. " " * J . . - .l-WL* . _ *'
Marriage- of' Interest
: A marriage of much interest to
many friends took place at the home
of Probate Judge W. L. McDowell on
Sunday afternoon, the contracting
parties being Mr. James Gladden and
Miss Alice Easier, both of Blaney.
i he -marriage was witnessed by a
number of friends of the bride and
groom.
j Lee County Man Dead
( -Mr. Lawrence A. White, aged 71
jdied suddenly at his home in the'
Spring Hill section of Lee county
Sunday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock,
funeral services were held at St
hrTM charch 4t Sprin?
HUI, Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Mr. White was formerly an extensive
farmer, but had retired some
tunc ago. He was an earnest worker
?n. the Methodist ohptch.
Surviving are seven dona and on*
Aaughvcr as follows: E. O. White of
^ H* Whlte of Bishopville.
xnJtl 4&W S A.
, .White o { Rembert, James G. * White
of Charlotte, Herbert White of Roanoke,
Va., Walter White of Lee
[ggggg ? W- Hogue of
j Committees Earned in New n it
j At the first meeting of the nowly
.elected city council Alderman C. C.
!Wh,Uk< r from Ward Pour was
j named as mayor pro tem and the
j following committees were appoint'
Finance committee-R. M. Kenn*
:d>, Jr chairman, W. ^ Jackson.
H. Osborne.
i Water and light committee?J. H
Osbornv_ chairman, W. ? R. Hough,'
!<- V.. \V hi taker.
j Street committce-W. R. Hough
1 chairman. R. M. Kennedy. Jr., o'j!
wf'rp. department oommittec?Ci C
Ktusrr ?Jackaon.
borne. "?Ugh' *? H1
fbalr
* C C W. L. Jackaon.
WITH TUB 4-H CLUB GIRLS
Slate Health Official# and Local Physicians
Examine Young Ladies
$ '
Believing in the Home Demonstration
Girls' Club creed of training the
Head, Hand, Heart, and of caring
far the health for better living, the
Kershaw County 4-H club girls arrived
in Camden 106 strong last Saturday,
April 3, in spite of the pouring
rain, to give particular attention
to the fourth part of their creed?
; "Health." As a response. to an appeal
from Mrs. JSoykin, county home
demonstration agent, this gratifying
number of chrb girls entered the
county health contest as planned in
the 1026 projects for girls' club work
in this state. Mrs. Harriet F. Johnson,
girls' club leader from Winthrop
College, assisted Mrs. Boykiir with
*plans for the contest. Mrs. S. O.
Plowden, Pee Dee district agent, was
also present and had charge of the
entertaining features of the program
while health examinations were in,
progress, there being a large number
the auditorium throughout the
morning awaiting their turn.
^KThe preliminary steps in this con^lt
were the writing of a health
story, and keeping the food habit
score card "by oach contestant *and the
making of a poster by each club.
A ward 8 were given for the best of
each of these. The awarding of the
prl&es with 148 certificates for com-,
pleiing a year of club work was one
of the main features of the program.
Mrs. E. C. V6n Tresckow, after an
interesting and instructive,talk to tho
audience, regarding historical and
beautiful Camden, conducted an auto
tour around the city. In fact Mrs.
von Tresckow had u part , in every
j feature of the day in making tho
; plans succeed.
Splendid co-operation was given by
others as follows: A delightful picnic
| l.unch was served by Mesdames N. P.
Oglesby, Team Gettys, Ml P. Gettys.
DuBose, B. R. Truesilnle, Earle
Truesdale, R. E. Elliott, M. O. West,
Jrimes Brannon, Lee West, Bough,
Sawyer, and Holland.
I Mesdames Clifton McKain, Carl
: Foster, antl J. G. Richards, J^., inspired
the young ' folks', with several
beautiful musical contributions, assisting
in the efforts to arouse therr.
interest in, and appreciation for well
chosen selections. Brief periods at
intervals were spent irr group singing
I and games. Several club girls with
; brief talks on "The Values of Club
. Work," and with piano music gave
j their assistance in this well planned
program. Mr. J. G. Richards, superintendent
of city schools, who permitted
the building to be used for
this purpose, saw that it was comfortable
and pleasant for tho occaj
sion. \ y
.Other friends assisted with the
physical examinations by weighing
and measuring, tabulating, and
directing the club members to the
Marye, Mrs.* Carl Foster, Mrs.
. Robert Marye, Mrs. Carl Foster, Mrs.
Ei C. Wattft, and Mrs. S. O. Plow>
den.
At a recent meeting of the Kershaw
County - Medical Association the
physicians consented to give their
Ser&co* for these physical examinations.
And although the hours broke
into a busy office.day personally for
each one, willing and pleasant service
a?*9 *or about ?hree "hours by
t>r. Carl A. West, Dr. J. T. Hay, Dr.
A; W4 Humphries, Dr. J. W. A; Sanders
and Dr. Clarice Dunn., In cooperation
. wltb the home demonstration
department, the state health department
, promised jn physician for
this contest and this. promise Was
doubly fulfilled with the presence and
service of both Dr. Hayne, head oi
> state department of health, who
spoke to the girls and visitors and
Dr. Wyman, who has recently beer
appointed to have charge of the rural
sanitation department. In addition to
these, Mrs. Louise Brown,* county
health "nurse, devoted her time to
assisting with examinations, and general
help during the day.
- Some interesting results of the
contest follow: Of the 105 who practice
bet ior food habits, papers showed
five girls still drink ten and coffee
Fourteen stopped since contest began
in February. Fourteen girls scored
perfect-on hotter food habits.
Tho physical examination of 10"
girls show that the following defectArc
most common and the numboi
of girls needing slight or special attention
regarding same:
Teeth, 85; tonsils or other thtoai
trouble, 76; chest, 61; mouth, 46;
muscle*. and nerve*, 40; posture a*
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THREE MEN NAMED
Kershaw Man Placed on Stat# Highway
Commission
Three new members of the state
highway commission of South Caror
lina were named yesterday by Gov.
Thomas G. McLeod in his filling of
the five vacancies on the' commission;
the two remaining appointments
are of members to succeed
themselves.
The appointments, announced yesterday
by the governor, are to fill
vacancies created by the expiration
of the regular terms of five circuit
representatives:
First judicial circuit: C. P. Moorer
of St. George to succeed hWnsclf.
Mr. Moorer was first appoitned only
two years ago when the membership
of the commission was doubled.
Fourth judicial circuit: J. W. McKay
of Dillon to succeed Frank Manning,
Jr., of- Clio. Mr. McKay, a farmer,
is a former member of the state
jiouse of representatives. " 1
Fifth judicial circuit: W. P. Hamrlck
of Columbia to'succeed A. B.
Langley of Columbia. Mr. Hamxick
is general superintendent of * the
Pacific mills in Columbia and is n
former city school commissioner.
Sixth judicial circuit: Jbhn T.
Stevens of Lancaster to succeed T. L.
Johnson of Rock Hill. Mr. Stevens
hi a manufacturer and?banker of
Lancaster.
Seventh judicial circuit: C. O.
Hearon of Spartanburg to succeed
himself. Mr. Hearon, editor of the
Spartanburg Herald, has been a
member of the commission since its
first organization. '
I The five appointments are made
I simultaneously that the terms of the
! five commissioners, dating in each
. instance from the day of the appoint!
ment, may expire simultaneously, the
governor explained.
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Sermon To Nurses
. T, Pester, __Ba?tor of the
MethodiBt church on Sunday night
last delivered a most interesting and
inspiring sermon to the four young
ladies who graduated as registered
(nurses from the Camden Hospital
J Tuesday. They were Misses Stella
'Mae Hall, Bertha Laura Henson, Mattie
Allies Price and Mertie Lee Kirkland.
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A large number of friends of the
, young ladies as well as a united congregation
of the churches of the city
were present to hear the speaker.
The pastor took fox his text John 13,
verses 3 to 5 inclusive and used "The
Splendor of Service", as his theme,
talking under five captions?a proper
vocation, the right road, a wonderful
a good rule and lastly, only one
law.
Although Mr. Peeler says Ho had
| never talked to u body of graduate
nurses before, he talked as one familiar<with
the subject and pleased hj?j
hearers. *
1
1 Theatre To Have New Manager
I On Monday, April 26, Mr. S. W.
I Williamson of taxington, N. C., will
take over the management 1 of the
Majestic Theatre, in this city. Mr.
, Williamson has been associated with
- ;tho -theatre business for a number of
f\avin* rcc*?*tly managed
the Lexington, N. C., theatre and the
Broadway Theatre of Colombia, S. C.,
bat^h v?ry ouccwfully and It. is mid
Mr. Williamson;will keep the Majesticjip
to its usual high standard.
Mr. and Mrs. Williamson and child
wril come to Camden to make their
home here.; \.\ ' s .
F ~ t nose,
IK; hair or scalp, 22:
8k!n' i7; eyc*'16;
i tpo^than 8 pounds, 16; overweight,
more than 8 pounds, lb;*"
The incentive for the health contest
is that the healthiest girl will
to the shore course at
Winthrop College in June to compete
.with other counties for state health
I cnampionship, and consequently to
represent" the state In the m*onil
health contest for club members in
j Chicago next November.
The purpose of the contest , i* to
l help girls to know why they are not
healthy as they should be, and to
-JJSLfy them and parents of outstand1
ing or nny defects and encourage
! 'correction of same.
The ten highest scoring girls wSfc
if.ccted for a final examination at
' *^?2* dat?- ***? iDRi will be
notified by Mrs. Boykin.
:] Every girl who enters ha. the do*ir?
of making true the 1926 health
motto for 4-H club girls: Mf wp]
I ?NM?. ^ myW'f my bMl
H?
THE FOUR-YEAR TERM
Papers Admonish Votera To Uae
Greater Care in Selection
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(South Carolina Gazette)*
The Spartanburg Herald speculates
that under the new plan of electing
governors for four-year terms, "it U
entirely possible that hereafter u .
chief executive, when satisfactory to
the electorate, will be. given a second
term as an endorsement of his first,
and that under ordinary circumstances
there will bo a change of
governors only every eight years."
This is not possible, however, under
the terms of the measure approved
by the people and ratified by.
the legislature notes The Greenville
News, for that specifically provides
that the governor shall not be eligible
to succeed himself. We believe', that
is a wholesome provision*. It takes
the chief executive, after election, ,
very largely away from possible consideration
of petty politics. That will
haIt beneficial effect In two ways. >
It will operate to remove from a
governor the temptation to -.modify ?
policies, against his better judgment
on account of political considerations,
arid It will also remove the force from
-any charge that a governor is merely
trimming his sails to political winds.
Such charges have; ofteii operated, to
destroy the effectiveness of honest
and sincere gubernatorial -jMlciee. Jp
The system now going into effect
gives South Carolina a better opportunity
than ever bcfpre to secure nonpolitical,
vigorous and conscientious
i adrhiifistration of state affairs. The
citizenship should take advantage of
the opportunity by putting, into office
t he, very best and ablest man it can
find for the job.
The four-year term ?or governor
-which becomes effective- - in v South ^
Carolina with the next governor
means that the voters will have to .
j exercise greater care in cHoosiivg^a
j chief executive than in the past. The
Ifomberg- Heeaklr diaettssmg-^hig* aub?; ?
I ject, says: 4'In 1924 the elector# of
South Carolina voted in favor of a
constitutional amendment changing
the term of tho governor from two
to four years, and making the executive
ineligible to succeed himself. The
late general assembly passed a resolution
ratifying the ufnendment, and
It is now law, being effective with the
next governor.' We think this is a
wise provision, but at the same time
it increases the responsibility of the
voters of the state immensely at the
forthcoming primary election. The
amendment makes it all the more
| necessary that a wise choice shall-be^J-made
by the people, for they will
have no opportunity to give a rebuko
to the chief executive, once he
elected. Last year, following : #.
movement inaugurated in this newspaper,
there was a discussion
throughout SouCh Carolina of tlie
character of man needed as governor
of thi.s state. Within recent months,
the discussion has been allowed to
wane,, but we hope thaT irwiU tar
.revived. It was suggested as a possible
means of securing the right
sort of governor that a process of
selective draft be employed, n^jt by
}, ***? c|^uev clan4 ol faction, but
a universal demand of the people;
in other words by the creating*of an
1 atmosphere of demand for .some
specific and outstanding business
man of the state. While, of cour^C
no such definite plan could probably
bo employed except In rare emergency.
the wide discission hail a
strong tendency toward fixing in the
minds of the people some specific requirements
of Candidates for goVmv
nor,1 and It. is probably safe to SSy
that -candidates who do not include in
their platforms Some constructive and
economic planks, conforming to the
general wishes of the people, will not
got very far in the campaign tRi*
summed."
T ' > 7sSOT5"^':
} Xsw Manager For Coca-Cola Plant
' j ?. ?r'-J. rV," ...V ^
j Mr. R. W. Coleman, who comes
j here from Camden J\itio 1st to sgc
I c: 9d Mr. J. H. Guthrie as manager
j of the Carolina Coca-Cola company's
j.Chaster plant, -hag-rented Mm Daisy
i )B. Jones' house on Pinckney street.
i Mr. Guthrie, who has made hosts of
j fviends here, will become manager of "
I i^e P*mdcn plant.?Chester jReporter
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it : Busy Day at Probate Office
f| Last Monday* was a busy day#ht
the probata office, the occasion bethe
issuing of peas ion checks to
^Confederate veterans land widows bC
^Confederate veterans-. JtijJge We-'
r[Dowell was kept busy from atffiElp
i Mrtofning .ufttii late in the aftornooii