The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 12, 1927, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
ll.UME XXXIX.
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNAi FRIDAY, AUG?ST 12, 1927.
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NUMBER 20.
ilTORS MAKE VISIT
0 McBEE VINEYARD
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x>ut twenty-five newspaper workand
others were guests of the
oard Air Line railway's developdepartment
at McBee last Frito
he shown over the experimentineyard
worked in cooperation
Mr. W. L. McCoy, of that place,
r being show/r over the vineyard
^arty was the guest of the ladies
ie civic league at a most delightuncheon
prepared by them in the
school building of McBee. And
t here we want to say that Mchas
a high school building with
luditorium that would do credit
community five times its size,
e people ' have evidently built
a view to a growing future. Mcis
situated in the heart of the
hills on quite an elevation and on
1 that thirty or more years ago,
e the advent of the Seaboard
igh that territory, were considerpoor
that orj? hardly desired to
taxes on same. Today there are
ing farms of crops of all kinds,
luite a fruit growing center. This
within a period of around two
? 260 cars of peaches left McBee
in return the growers of that
town and surrounding territory
paid $260,000 for their crop,
who had lost money the past
got well on their feet again from
eds from the crop just marjreat
many grapes of the Ameriariety
are planted there and also
irge crops of dewberries. The grapes
re not grown for shipping yet and
leir crops find markets in neighborig
towns. But the Seaboard began
few years ago an experimental
irm of one acre, planted in nearly .
hundred different varieties of
nerican and European grapes, and
Iwas to this orchard the newspaperln
had been invited to see and
te. The Seaboard hatf been using
^kpapers of the sand hill territory
^Hcveral weeks in an effort to tell
H they were doing at this farm,
^Vas Mr. Abbott, of the develop t
departmen4 stated, he wanted
^ editors to come and see and tell
r readers in their own way of
Ht they had noted.
Hhe Seaboard has been quietly con ting
this experiment for a number
Hrears, but not until this year have
H- decided to let the public know
r results.#
A fg.w years ago, it came to the
Bntion of the Seaboard that Europ
grapes were not cultivated on a
Hmercial scale anywhere in the
ited States except in California.
fact, the industry is so firmly esHlished
in that state that in the
Kited States the common name apHl
to the vineferous or European
Bpe is "the California grape." Upon
deavoring to determine the reason
lr jonfining the European grape in stry
within the state of California,
I appeared to be the general consents
of opinion that soil and climatic
nditions prevented the culture of
is crop in other states of the Union,
ich an explanation did not appear
ausible and representatives of the
Belopment department conducted an
^ku*tive study of the European
industry determining the reHments
of this crop. Dr. George
^Hlussman, viticulturist of the
^^ d States Department of AgriculHbocame
interested in the efforts
He Seaboard to prove or disapH
thfeir Relief that. European
H? cou^ b? successfully cultivated
B SandhilU of tha Carolinas. Dr.
Hnan secured indirectly from
a number of vines of a great
B varieties and these together
Ha number of American or domes^Hrictics
of grapes were planted at
'He. S. Cm in the spripg of 1023.
Best planting was made in co-op*
Hn with Mr. W. L. 'McCoy, one
He leading farmers and business
"f the McBee section.
Ht results of the test vineyard
been watched very closely. Some
H vines bore fruit In 1924 and
He vines produced fruit in 1925
H^6. The results gained in this
Have astonished all those who
Himately acquainted with the
HhdUstry and have proved beI
doubt the European grapes
H successfully produced in the
H* or> a large commercial
H great future,* fpr these
? H this section is predicted by
B? are well informed in the
Hf grape culture. The vines
?note prolific than in CaliBt
Ihe fiu of tile berries
and bunche&j-together with the flavor ]
and quality, are- said to surpass the, j
California grown European grapes.
With the eastern industrial centers,
being the largest.consumptive markets
fqr European grapes and taking
into consideration the fact that the
entire Sandhill territory is less than
one-third the distance to these markets
as compared with the California
grape growing centers; one 'can
readily visualize, the possibilities the
Sandhill, territory holds for grape
'culture. * - . ' _ >
j In comparison, the freight rates
and Kefrigeratiofy charges from the
California grape fields and from the
potential grape fields of the Sandhills
of the Carolines differ as follows, this
difference, 'Of course, being in favor
of the grapes moving ..from Sandhill
territory.:".Jacksonville, Fla., $817.80;
Tampa, Fla., $287.80; Atlanta, Ga..
$320.80; New York City, $261.30;
Pittsburgh, ?a., $246.80; Chicago, 111,
$164.80; it is generally known that
the quality of any perishable product
varies according to the ratio of the
distance between the growing station
and the consuming station. Going
on the assumption that the quality
of our vinefera grape is equally as
good as those now being produced in
California, it will be possible for the
people of the SandMtt?territory to
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Hi N IKK l<> \Sh'\|{ lU'TTON
N*W Way To HHp Knforce
Mate (?u me I.awh
I oluinbia, Auir f? ><tl
f , ^ub- o.? i he revenue
r?m the. Hale of huntintf
should increase ut Jt,asl 29
during the coming year," Chief Game'
Warden A A. Richardson said yes-'
.e' ay' 'Thi8 ytar ? button, easily
detected, will be sold tp all hunters
and law requires they be worn at all
times while hunting, and not borrowed,
lent or exchanged,"
ihis is the first year that the
game department has used a button
to indicate that the wearer has purc
ased u hunting license and $166,000
of them have been received and are
or sale at the regular localities
where the old form of license was
formerly sold."
The new hunting license is in the
form of a handsome celluloid twocolored
button about an inch and a
half ip diameter. There are three
classes of the button-county, state
and non-resident?just as the old paper
license was designated. The state
license is a green and white button
with the seal of South Carblina at
the top, and around the circular edge
on a green background are the wprds,
Department of Game and Fish,
Soath Carolina." In the center is the
class, state and also a number, beginning
at 1 and up. The county
button is similar but of a different
color, being red and white and thfc
name of the-county in the center instead
of the state while the non-resiient
button is of a gold and white
combination, numbered and lettered
as ?the other two, but with the word
non-resident in the center. The expiration
date is also found on the
button.
The bids, according to Mr. Richardson,
were given out in May and
the contract was awarded to Cruver
& Company, of Chicago, who were
low bidders. The buttons were received
about July 13, at the state game
department and since that time the
buttons have been divided a& to counties.
They are now on sale as the
deer season opens within two weeks. I
The act pertaining to hunting licenses
passed at the 1927 session of
the legislature and now a law requires
that the new hunting license
shall be in the form of a button, that
every licensee shall wear the hunting
license button conspicuously at all
times when hunting, that failure to
display same shall be a violation of
the act, that the same cannot be bor-'
rowed, l^nt or exchanged and that
any person found guilty of violation
of the section that pertains to lending,
exchanging or borrowing shall
lose his button also in addition to the
regular penalty and other feati^es..
Chief Richardson also said yesterday
that definite developments would i
come next week relative to the |
wounding of three game, wardens in
Hampton county July 29. Both motors
have been recovered during the
week one of them belonging to the
South Carolina wardens and the other
motor that was posted as a bond
by the parties, who later ambushed
the wardens. A' representative of the
game department was on the. scene
during the week and as the water had
receded considerably bot>f motor and
the boat were recovered.
COTTON TAKES BIG RISE
< ?>\ eminent Report Sho*? ( rop Will
fk* I3.4U2.U00 Bales
New York, Aug. 8.?In the wildest
trading seen in years on the
New York Cotton Kxchange, cotton
"hit the limit" today, advancing 200
points, or $10 a hale, which is thfl
maximum fluctuation permitted in
one day by the institution's rules.
The sharp rise was due to a stunning
surpTise^rin the department oI
agriculture bi-monthly estimate
the crop's condition, the first PJNwj
estimate of the season. This placed^
the indicated yield, based on summarized
reports of the staple's growth,
thus far, at 13, 41)2,000 bales,or about
1,000,000 bales less than the figure
on which most private experts were
agreed.
If the government's forecast is
correct, the shortest crop in several i
years is indicated, thus balancing]
the over-supply of last season. To
cotton traders and brokers it made
no difference that the cause of the
decrease is not reduced acreage, but
a great increase in the ravages of
the boll-weevil.
13,492.000 Bale Crop
Washington, Aug. 8.? A Cotton
crop of 13,492,000 equivalent 500
pound bales in indicated for this year,
the department of agriculture announced
today, placing the condition
of the crop on August 1 at
69.5 per cent of a normal.
Cotton of this year's growth ginned
prior to August 1 totalled 162,678
running bales compared with 47,770
bales to that date last year,
and 161,032 on August 1, 1925, the
bureau also Announced.
In announcing its first forecast of
this year's cotton crop, which is
placed at or approximately four and
one half million bales less than
last year's record crop, the department
of agriculture said the outstanding
factor in the situation this
year is the boll weevil menace.
"The infestation is reponted bj*
correspondents to be approximately
three times as heavy as it was a
year ago," said the crop reporting
board, "and is the greatest it has
been since 1923 for the^ame time
of the season.
Allowance for weevil damage
made, the crop reporting board in
arriving at its production foteiast
assume average weather conditions
during the reminder of the season
and prospects may be expeeted to
improve or decline accordingly as
the weather is more or less favorable
for weevil propagation during
the remainder of the season than
average. Hot dry weather during
the remainder of the season, August
and firBt half of September would
tend to lower the weevil hazard and
correspondingly enhance the production
outlook but with a preponderance
of cloudy days and any
considerable amount of rain during
this period, the menace would tend
to become increasingly serious
With the present extent of weevil
infestation, damage will no doubt
be greater this year than in any of
the past three years, - which were
years of light damage, but probably
less than during the four years 192C
to 1923 inclusive, which were years
of heavy damage.
To Our Subscribers
This week we have mailed out
notices of expiration to all subscribers
of The Chronicle whose subscriptions
expired in July. Please do
not take this that we are mailing
these cards .simply to give the postoff
ic^ department something to do?
for it coats us time and money.
Because of the stress of the times and
the scarcity of money we have let
some of these accounts go by for
nearly six months. But never again.
It has caused great confusion, many
disputing the account on account of
leniency, and some have refused to
pay the back amount so we have decided
in the future to cut them off
when due. But we will first send out
a card notifying you that the .subscription
has expired. We do not
want to lose any of our subscribers
but we cannot afford to send the paper
unless we get the money for it.
Please look at the date on your label
and then" also look at the card we
mail you. Tne card is mailed to the
same address as that on your paper
and there is no reason why you should
not receive it. Not hearing from you
in a reasonable length of time we
will suppose that you do not want the
paper and therefore will take U from
the list. . ^
PKOBAHLY FATALLY INJURED
Hfitnetlsvillc Auto Struck Ak?-<1 (init
If man on Highway Yesterday.
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Mr. 1 ho in us Stewart, an aged citizen
residing on the highway near DuHose
1'urk, was struck by a passing
automobile about nine o'clock Thursday
morning and was very probably
fatally injured.
1 he Hudson car was being driven
l?> Mr. J. L. Powers, a plumbing and
heating contractor, from Bennettaville
Who had his wife in the car with him.
It is said that Mr. Stewart who is
said to be 81 years of age was wulking
in the middle of the road going
in the same direction as the car, und
that Mr. Powers blew his horn and
when near the old gentleman he
walked into the car and was struck
in the head by the body of the car,
but not run over.
He was quickly carried to the Camden
hospital where he was found to
have sustained several skull wounds
and owing to his advanced age there
is very little hope of his recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Powers stopped immediately
and gave instructions to do
everything possible for the injured
man. Mr. Powers was enroute to Columbia
on pressing business. Sheriff
McLeod allowed him to proceed on
his, way with the promise that he
would return immediately to Camden
to await - the outcome of the aged
man's injuries. 4
Persons who investigated the acci-1
dent and the scene of the accident
seem to think that it was totally unavoidable
on Mr. Powers part. Mr.
Stewart resided near where the accident
happened.
CLUB ENJOYS OUTING
Boys and Girls Spent Three Happy j
Days at Holland's Lake
Ninety-two club boys and girls attended
the annual Short Course and
encampment which was held at Holland's
Lake on Wednesday, Thursday,
F riday of last week. These re-1
presented active club members from'
every section of Kershaw County who
came to take part in the program of
work and recreation which had been'
planned by the Farm and Home Demonstration
Agents. The program
consisted of special instruction in vase
painting, making door stops, and folding
and cutting of paper patterns,
and poultry culling, for the girls, and
demostrations in concrete construct
tion, insect control, mixing feeds,
smut control in oats, and poultry culling
for the boys. This instruction
was given by specialists from Winthrop
and Clemson Colleges.
Preparing and serving of meals was
ably supervised by Mrs. E. T. Truesdale,
of Lugoff Home Demonstration
Club, who was assisted by other
club members over the county,
The following named Specialists
assisted with the Club program: Mrs.
S. O. Plowden, District Agent; Miss
Winnie Belle Holden, Lexington
County Home Demonstration Agent;
Messrs. Theo Vaughn, Assistant State
Boys Club Agent; J. O. Pepper, Extension
Entomologist; A. A. Honker,
Concrete Specialist; A. L. DuRanr,
Animal Husbandman; A. A- McKeown,
District Agricultural Agent,
and L. G. Neel, Poultry Specialist.
This was one of the most successful
club camps ever conducted hi Ker
shaw County. The club members
have come to look upon the Short
Course and club encampment aa being
the crowning event of the club
year, and thoBe who attend are the
ctob 's best boosters.
' The Agents in charge and the nietnbers
attending the camp are greatly
indebted to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Holland
for the use of their equipment
at Holland's Lake which was furnished
for the clubs convenience, and
also their hospitality in making the
camp a success.
A movement is on foot to secure
a permanent club camp site and it is
hoped that this will be secured ftnd
equipped for use at the next club emcainpment
which will be held in 1928.
Degree To Be Conferred
I The followcraft degree will be conferred
upon a class of candidates on
Tlmrsday, August 18th, at 8 p. m. at
the Masonic Temple.
Death in West Wateree.
Mrs. Nancy Irving, aged 56, a resident
of the Ration's Cross Roads section
of West Wateree, died Monday
n'ght and was buried at Union Baptist
Church near Blaney Tuesday, the
Rev. Iiarrelson, the pastor officiat'ng,
Mrs. Irving is said to have been a
victim of appoplexy. She is survived
by her husband and Ave children.
POLITICS NEXT SI WMKK
Many Minor Itacew Already S ho ping
Lor Offices To lie Killed
(Hy J no. K. Auil.)
Columbia, August 9.? Not only is
there considerable activity with regard
to the offices to be filled by the
generul assembly at its next session,
but at least one candidacy bus been
announced for an offoce which will j
not come before the legislature until j
the session of 1929, the members of J
which will not be elected until next
summer. One of the county newspapers
quotes 11. F. Wilkes, of i Hester,
field inspector for the state highway
commission, as saying that ha
expects "to offer for the office of
State game warden at the hands of
the next general assembly", Htid as
there is no vacancy in this offoce to
be filled at the next session, it is presumed
that the announcement refers
to the 1929 session. The newspaper
goes on to quoto Mr. Wilkes, however,
as saying that since he let it
l>e known that he intended to offer
as a candidate, "I have received many
voluntary offers of support from,
members of the general assembly who
fill the place." Those who will fill
the pluce are not yet members of that
general assembly; but perhaps it is
felt that there is nothing like being
on time.
The coming general assembly will
have several elections, in connection
with some of which there is already
more or less stirring around. Three
circuit judges are to be elected, but
there is no probability of opposition
to any of the incumbents. These are
Judges J. W. DeVore, of the 11th
circuit, S. W. G. Shipp, of the 12th
circuit, and J. Henry Johnson, of the
14th circuit. In connection with the
courts, there will be elections for solicitor
in eleven of the fourtedfl "citr.
cuits of the State next summer.
Only three of the solicitors?McLeod.
of the Jrd circuit, Spigner, of the Bth
circu't, and Casque, of the 12th circuit,
hold over for another two years.
The terms of Hydrit'k, 1st circuit,
Carter, 2nd circuit, Hough, 4th cir-1
euit, Glenn, sixth circuit, Blackwood,
7th circuit, Blackwell Nth circuit,
Allen, 9th circuit, Harris. 10th circuit.
Callison, 11th circuit, Leatherwood,
1 Bth circuit, and Murdaugh,
14th circuit, all expire with next
year. These vacancies, of course, arc I
'to be filled by the people, the elections
being by circuits; and in like
manner seven members of Congress
will be elected in the seven congressional
districts. And the county campaigns
will be on, and these will furnish
the opportunities for the candidates
for solicitor and for congress
to join the county campaign parties
in the several counties. For the first
time in a long period of years in
fact, since the inauguration of the
primary system in the State, and before?there
is four years between
State campaigns, and no State official
is to be elected by the people
next summer. <
The elections by the general assembly
at the next session will in1
elude three members of the State milroad
commission.. The two-year
terms of Chairman Sam C. Blease and
of Commissioner Earl^ R. Ellerbe expire
in 1928, and a successor will
Have to be elected to Commissioner
j T. J. Cunningham, of Chester, who
was appointed by Governor Richards
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Commissioner D. F. Sapp, of Lancaster,
with the understanding that
Mr. Cunningham would not be a candidate
to succeed himself, but leave
the field open to other aspirants. The
name of Senator J. E. Beamguard, of
York, has,been frequently mentioned
in connection 7 with this position. It
has been stated that Senator Beamguard
will not be a candidate for reelection
to the senate next summer.
Senator Beamguard has been a member
of the general asseanbly, sometimes
in the house and sometimes in
the senate, almost continuously since
1901, when he was first elected to the
house. Prior to that he was clerk
of *he senate finance committee forth
1895 to 1900. He is a veteran in legislative
circles, with which he JhM
been actively identified in one way or
another for thirty-two years? a longer
political span than is the lot" of
most, and there are very few in ofi
ficial life in South Carolina today
whose service ^antedates his.
The coming general assembly will
also be called upon to elect an insurance
commissioner, the position
now being held by John J. McMahan
and a State librarian, the position now
being held by Mrs. Virgina G. Mobdy
_,Fot?r trustee* of Clemson col leg*
are to be elected, the terms of R. H
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BONDS BRING (iOOl) I'HK.M 1I M
KrrshHH County Sell* $600,000 l'n\"'K
Issue lo McNeur & Company
( . . McNear A Company, of Tunity,
,\\ C., were the highest bidders
for $600,000 worth of paving bonda
issued by Kershaw County and sold
in the state office building in Columbia
last h riday, when the members
t{ the county board of directors were
present. I hose in attendance were
H. G. Carrison, Jr., chairman; L. T.
Mills, attorney; E. H. Bowen, J. H.
Sowell and 1). M. Kirkley. Others
i?i attendance were Senator Cjrover C.
Welsh, C. J. Shannon, Jr., and John
r. Stevens, of Kershuw.
The amount bid by the McNear
Company was $600,000, plus accrued
nterest and a premium of $7,746.
l'he bonds bear intend of 43.4 per
tent and are dated A*gust 1. The
members of the board were surprised
md gratified at the handsome premium
paid and it shows that the
jounty's credit rutiug stands high.
( hair man Carrison also tells us that
advertising played quite a part in
the successful sale of these bonds us
they were thoroughly advertised in
the northern and eastern bond markets.
The Columbia Nutional bank, jointly
with the Bank of Kershaw and the
First National Bank of Camden, bid
?600,000 plus accrued interest and a
premium of $1,820.
Other bidders were: Qtis & company,
$600,000 plus accrued interest
md a premium of $2,640; Providence
Savings Bank & Trust company,
?600,000 plus accrued Interest and a
sremium of $3,120; Eldridge & comJany,
$600,000 plus accrued interest
md a premium of $3,000; Weil, Hath
t Irving company, $600,000 plus
accrued interest and u premium of
13,360. {
All Three Convicted ^
Franklin, La., Aug. 6:?Mrs Ada
Bonner Lebouef and I)r. Thomas E.
Dreher were found guilty of murder
ay a jury in St Mary criminal court
here tonight, and Jumes Beadlo, the
bird defendant, was found guilty of
murder with recommendation of life
imprisonment. The trio were churg d
with murdering James J. Lobouef,
husband of the woman; defendant,
rhe verdict automatically sends the
physician and the woman to the gallows.
When the jury reported the
three defendants were unmoved, but
Mrs. Beadle began to scream at the
:op of her voice. Mrs. Dreher's head
fell to one side and her lips started
murmuring as if she had no control
of them. Several minutes were re-_r t
ijuired to quiet Mrs. Beudle who continued
to scream and cling to her husband's
neck. Beadle appeared worried
and did all he could to calm his
wife. In the intense excitement created,
one person fainted. Judge James
D. Simon ordered court adjourned to
Wednesday .morning when he will
formally sentence the trio. The jury
took only one ballot, which was unanimous,
it was announced.
Off To Europe "T"
Colonel and Mrs, Leroy Springs,
of Lancaster, sailed Friday night-on
the majestic. They will be away for
six weeks on a tour of Europe. '
Timnierman, of Batesburg; F. E.
Cope, of Cope, and W. D. Barnette,
of Columbia, expiring, and. I. M.
Mauldin, of Columbia, having died
since the last session.
On the board of tftl&teei otAhe University
of South Caroling there will
be two places to be filled?-those held ?by
J. Gprdqg Hughes, of Unhm, and R. ?
O. McCuftheon, of Bishopville, whose
tenms expire next yfear. 'y-j
On the Winthrop board the terms of
D. W. McLaurin, pf Columbia, and J.
E. McDonald,, of Winnsboro, expire,
and elections will be jpeld for these
positions.
[ In 1028 also the terms dftwo memI
bers of the board of trustees of Ahe
Colored Normal and Industrial College
at Orangevurg expire?-the positions
now being held P.
Brooks, of bray Oourt, and W . C.
Bethea, of * Orangeburg.
On the Citadel bagj-d the terms of
Senator James H. HammOnd, of Columbia;
and J. P. Thomas, pf Charleston,
expire, and elections will be
necessary for these' trusteeships.
. Altogether, while there will be no
State campaign and no race for the
.United State senate, the coming year/
beginning with the legislative session
and going on through the congressional,
solicitors' and county"
' campaigns, promisses to be iar from
dull politically?and some of the camr
tirfcgU fb get
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