The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 31, 1929, Image 10
Judge Smith Speaks
To Greenville
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Judge Mendel L. Smith, of this
city, was th? speaker at the graduation
of aixty-one young1 ladies from
the Greenville Woman's -College on
luesday, and ,ln, yeporting the address
the Greenville News of Wednesday
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"Calling upon the women to help
curb the wave of lawlessness and
corruption now eweeping this country,
former Judge Mendel L. Smith
of Camden, delivered the baccalau~
rente address yesterday before the
graduating class of Greenville Wornans
college.
"Judge Smith spoke on "Construetive
Possibilities of Womanhood."
The speaker pointed to corruption of
public offices, crushing of state's
? rights under the heel of the federal
government, concentration of wealth
in the hand# of a few, monopoly of
land ownership, power ownership of
large corporations, combination of
business and the greatest crime wave
in the history of the country as
some of thd outstanding evils of the
day.
Womanhood cun do much towurds
ielieving the work of these evils,
Judge Smith stated, for "the intellectual
and moral development "of
woman ia, the real test of the measure
of human progress." The speaker
summarized the stutus of women
from ancient times until now, stating
that "with the gift of Christian
faith, mental and moral slavery was
sti icken from the hands of woman.
It is no longer necessary to address
them on sentimental subjects."
"Corruption is now regarded as
one of the legitimate practices of officials
and there ure widespread instances
of petty lawlessness on the
part of those who govern the land,"
Judge Smith stated.
Branding the Interstate Commerce
commission as "a modern octopus,
sucking the life out of commerce," i
the speaker declared that the l'ederai
government has assumed rights j
which were never intended by the
makers of the Constitution. The
time is coming when a state line will
mean no more to Aho federal government
than does a county line in the
state now, he declared.
"There is a tendency towards
combination in everything," the
speaker continued. "The wealth of
the county is being concentrated in
the hands of a few. Babylon, Persia
and Home had their downfalls
under just such conditions."
The press?the strongest agency
in defence of free institutions of the
country?is being hampered in its ef.fort
to do public service by judicial
.confiscation of its resources when attempt
is made to correct public evils,"
'Mr. Smith declared. "Another injatance
of alarming tendencies of the
^rtimes is buying and subsidizing of
fewspapers by power interests. Here, j
wish to pause to pay tribute to B. |
L Peace, editor of The News and The
iedmont, m decteriirjr to these interns
that nis^piug/iT were not for
garter." S'jf v .
fy ^ ro 1 ong%d greeted this
-Statement.
"In closing. Judge Smith stated,
you, young women, wish to make
this age one bright in achievement.
It cannot be made so with the present
disregard for law. You must
awaken to conditions and make your
age one vast monument to wisdom,
patriotism, liberty and lawlessness,"
not to injustice and lawlessness."
Death ot K. .1. Sawyer
1*.. .1. Sawyer, To, one of the wealthiest
and most prominent as well as
one of the most useful and influential
negroes in the state, died at his home
here Wednesday night following
tailing health of some time. During
Jlis life time ho was si very useful
. jflitizen and had numerous friends,
jjmong the white and colored. He
?s survived by his widow, one son and
Several daughters.
Sawyer was one of the oldest members
of his local .Methodist church,
active and instrumental in its development,
was elected to eight
general conferences of Methodist
church, North; only negro judiciary
committee of that conference; only
negro member for many years of
general Kpworth League board of
control; superintendent of local colored
Sunday School for forty years
or more, secretary of colored state
Sunday School convention, principal
of colored schools here over a period
of years, later chairman of board of
trustees up to the time of health
failure, local officer in colored K. of
P. FIks and Masons, grand secretary
ot colored Masons for thirty-twv
years, royai patron of colored K.istern
Star over a period ot ten years until
health cau.-t-d resignation, graduated
from law. admitted to practice before
>upreme court ot South Carolina,
member <>1 last clu>< at South Caro
ina. I nivei sily in reconstruct ion
? ?> ?. active Republican. po>t master
Ber.net tsville four years, chairman
district Republican convention.
1 he above i> reproduced from the
, last issue of the Bennettsvillo Advocate.
Gertrude Sawyer Bievard.
wife of Dr. C. ('. Brevard, only negro
r-. dentist in Camden, is a daughter o
thu deceased. Many prominent white
men of Marlboro, as well as the most
prominent negroes of South Carolina
were in attendance upon the funeral
and paid fine tributes to the worth of
,r.' , this colored man.
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The United States gunboat Tulsa
L I*** been sent to Swatow, Kvvang
^ - tung province, China, for the protection
of American lives and property
Farmer* Week, August 5-10
Clemson College, May 18.?Farmer*
Week will be held at Clemson College
this year August 5 to 10, nay*
Dr. W. W. Long, director ef the Exten?ion
Service and chairman <>f the
Farmer* Week committee- Thi* will
be glad new* to the scores of people
who have already inquired if Clemson
will again hold this event and to
hundred* of other* interested.
Plans are being made to make this
educational und recreational Chautauqua
for farm families even batter
than those of 1027 and 1028. Notable*
are being secured for special addresses,
schedules of departmental
discussions and demonstration* are
being framed, and entertainment
features are being planned. The
Parris Island Marine Band, which so
greatly pleased last year, has already
been engaged again.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
.
All parties indebted to the estate
of Columbus M. Mahaflfey, deceased,
are hereby notified to make payment
to the undersigned and all'parties, if
any, having claims against the said
estate will present them likewise
duly attested within the time prescribed
by law.
GEORGE F. MAHAFFEY,
Admiuistra tor
Lancaster, S. C.
Camden, S. C., May 27, 1929.
One Leg, One
Pitches No-Hit Game
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l.umberton, N. C., May 24th.?
Nineteen-year-old Nick Norment,
ont-Mmtxi and one-legged Lumber ton
pitcher, twirled a no-hit, no-run game
against Rowland High school this afternoon
, striking out 15 men. Hit club
won, 0 to 0.
Norment some weeks ago shutout
Clarkton high school, allowing only
two hits. Hib feat then received nution-wide
publicity and he received
many congratulatory messages following
publication of an Associated
Press news photo picture.
The youth was run over by a locomotive
when he was eight years old
and lost his arm and leg. His father,
T. A. Norment, . ofx Lumberton, a
pitcher of note in the old Carolina
league years ago, started the lad on
his way to baseball skill. Young Nort
ment is six feet one and has placed
first base as well as pitching, He
catches the ball, slips his mitt under
the nub of his right arm, draws it off
with his teeth and makes the throw.
His father, proud of the boy, laughJ
ingly complains that he is kept busy
buying cork legs to replace thpse
Pick breaks playing baseball.
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Begin Fight Now On
Weevils Advises Agent
"Have you thought of the existing
conditions facing cotton farmers of
this state? Have you made any preparation
to fight the boll weevil,
which infestation counts show is present
in large numbers?" asks W. H.
Fressley, the new county agent.
"Here are the conditions and the
best possible solution available at
present. Probably eighty to eightyfive
per cent of the cotton has been
planted over, the other fifteen to
twenty per cent is largely in protected
places and as,a rule is near woods*
Weevils hibernate principally in the
woods and consequently they are
plentiful in most, if not all, the old
cotton.
"This situation presents a wonderful
opportunity and at the same time
it is the source of a great danger.
Hy way of illustration, suppose that
one*has from five to ten acres of old
cotton and thirty to forty acres of
young cotton. The chances are that
the majority of the weevils that
would have normally been scattered
over his entire crop are now concentrated
on his five to ten acres of old
cotton, and if this is mopped with a
1-1-1 mixture when the first square
is found they can be eliminated. On
the other hand if the weevil* are allowed
to remain the chance* are thef
will puncture all of the equaree on
the old cotton and their jflrBt brood
will be ready for work by the time
the young cotton begin* to squar*.
"On the whole the youirg cotton i*
three to four week* late, and that
period of time correspond* very closely
with the length of time for a boll
weevil egg to hatch and develop into
ah active weevil.
"I ^ope that you will' discuss it
with your neighbors and point out to
them the seriousness of the situation
and urge them to fight lor the protection
of their cotton. 1 am sure
that you realize that with the handicap
already experienced this spring
thatf we must leave no stone unturned
If we expect to make a cotton crop
in this country.
"Immediate plans and action are
necessary if we hope to control this
pest. I will appreciate it very much
if you call on me at any time for
help.
"I/et's fight it out in this year's
cotton fields with this pest."
Charles W. Chick, a sailor, entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of having
seven wives, when arraigned in
the court at Salem, Mass., Wednesday.
He was sentenced to serve a
year in the house of correction.
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CONSOLIDATION SALE
2 BIG STOCKS==:2
PLACED ON SALE in the LARGE COOL STORE of BARUCH-NETTLES CO.
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I have bought the stock and fixtures of Baruch-Nettles Company and have consolidated
my own stock, consisting of $15,000.00 worth of good staple merchandise, with $18,000.00 of
Baruch-Nettles Company's stock, thereby placing on the market.
$33,000 Worth of Merchandise at Rock Bottom Prices!
/ have this large store room of Baruch-Nettles Company for only 20 ddys. Time compels me
to reduce this large stock. To make this sale a success and make it effective I positively will
not reserve one single item in the two stocks.
SALE STARTS FRIDAY, MAY~^I
Prices will remain at ROCK BOTTOM until stock is cut down to my size. I haven't space
enough to quote prices on all items.
Below I give you an idea how merchandise will be sold at this sale:
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White Crotchet Bed Spreads,
full size, each 98c
Lot Crotchet Bed Spreads, sold
for $2.50. Sale Price... $1.48
Lot of Crinkle Colored Bed
Spreads. Rig Sale Value.
Each, 98c
Lot Fancy Colored Spreads,
sold $2.00. Sale Price:
Eaoh, $1.19
SlxOO Good Quality Bed
Sheets, value $2.00
( Sale Price $1.39
Pepperill 9-4 and 10-4 Bleach's
ed and Unbleached Sheeting,
sold f>5c to 75c, as long as it
lasts. Price Per Yard 48c
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j Lot Plain Turkish Towels extra
I size. Sale Price 33c
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Lot Colored Bordered Turkish
Towels. Sale Price 39c
-r IvOt Colored Bordered, Pink,
Blue and Yellow table Linen
Sale Price 59c
Full 72-inch Table Cloth, sold
$1.00 yard. Sale Price ....79c
Lot All Wool Pi ess Goods,
sold $1.00 to $2.50 per yard
Sale Price 48c
Lot Fast Colored Gingham
Apron and Dress Patterns
Per Yard 5c
Bale of 36-inch Homespun,
Good Grade, Sale Price
Per Yard 7
THE DOOR OF LOW PRICES IS
OPEN WIDE
MY IDEA OF
VALUE
I. WOLFE,Mgr.
REMARKS ON
VALUES
I.WOLFE, Mgr.
You have read a lot about merchandise
sales the past year, but here is my idea of
value and I want to know if its your idea
too? The word value from the use to
which it has been put in the last few
years must be made of rubber?it has
been stretched to the limit.
But every man and woman has a right !
to their own opinion and they are welcome
to what they think. I have mine,
and every merchant can have his. In the
end, however, it is your opinion that
! counts, and the store whose idea is the
nearest to yours will enjoy a big business
and phenomenal sale, and after the sale
! hold your friendship, confidence and pa|
tronage.
j Honestly Priced Merchandise and
courteous treatment. That is my idea of
I value giving and you will find that abso!
lutely proven during this sale.
i
i (Signed) I. WOLFE, Manager.*
Large Assortment Men's Check
Union Suits (B V D's)
Big Special 39c
Men's 65c B V D's, j
Sale Price 48c r
Men's $1.00 B V D's j
Sale Price, 79c
Boy's Kay nee $1.25 Shirts !
Sale Price, 79c
Men's Shirts Without Collars,
sold from $1.50 to $3.00, j
Sale Price 95c
Lot Men's Shirts With Collars
attached. Sale Price 95c
Lot Boy's Waalh Suits, value $1.50
Sale Price . 95c
M en's Sun Fast Hats, sell I
everywhere $5.00
Sale Price $2.98
M en's Best Grade Work Shirts, I
I sold $1.25. Sale Price 89c
Men's $2.00 Khaki Pants $1.39
| Entire Shoe Stock must be sold
regardless of cost.
Lot Boy's $1.00 Caps
Sale Price 48c
Lot Men's $1.50 Caps,
Sale Price 95c
All Fixtures Must Be Sold
Men's Good Work Socks
3 Pair 25c
I Men's Best Grade Heavy
Weight Denim Overalls, sold
$2.00. Sale Price, $1.48
REMEMBER THE PLACE: BARUCH-NETTLES COMPANY'S STORE
' I. WOLFE, Manager
Value of a Libraru
To The Citizenship I
(By Frances M. B. Wooten, LibreiW. 1
Few people realize I suspect, ^ 1
an economical expedient ? publJ I
library la for supplying the book I
need* of a community and what UtZ
returns the public get from
money expended. If each family u I
the city would pledge themselves om ^
dollar per year towards the ud
of the library, the library 1
flourish. Every dollar expended f0. I
library purposes if mttrued to the -1
community tenfold, not nc.^^
in dollars and cents, but in the more |
permanent, more valuable assets of I
greater happiness, comfort and prog. 1
ress of the people. Through the 1
library every citizen for his one dob I
lar not only may draw novels *11 I
through the year, but may take home 1 i
any reasonable number of other book? 1
chosen from hundreds of volumse I
more costly than novfels. He also finds I
good periodicals. He is furnished I
with comfortable quarters, lighted I
and heated In which to read and I
study. In addition he finds at his ser- I
vice h librarian with catalogues, and!
indexes to help find the books or I
formation for whioh he seeks. Not?:
all the people, it is true, avail them
selves of tl^ese privileges but an as- I
tonishing# large number do. Besibetfl
the books taken home, so many I
volumes are consulted in the library 1
building that no uttempt is made to lr
count them.
Library work with children is the 1
promotion of human welfare by 1
furthering through books the develop- I
ment of ideals and the growth of I
knowledge of those who are later to I
carry the full responsibility of citizen- I
ship. Such a return from an ex
penditure of one dollar by no means I
is a ba<(f investment. j
The Wedding is Now Over ?
Englewood, N. J., May 27.?TBJlong
heralded wedding of Miss Ana l
Spencer Morrow and Colonel Charkt
Lindbergh materialized unexpectedly 1
today in a simple ceremony at the I
home of the bride's parents, Ambas- I
sador and Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow.
The ceremony was performed in
the drawing room of the Morrow
home in the presence of only seven
guests, all members of the two
families.
The bride, dressed in simple white
chiffon, carried a bouquet of blue
larkspur picked by the bridegroom
in the Morrow garden. There were
no bridesmaids, no best man, no music
?none of the embelishments which
would have gone even with a j
moderately simple public wedding.
~ Cop Kilters In Chicago
- Chicago; 'May 23.?"'Cop-^ldllers,"
most despised of murderers under
the policeman's code, have -Within a
week struck two aces ' from the
Chicago force; an unusual circumstance
in a city where gunmen haii
been cautious heretofore about pulk
ing the trigger against men wearing
stars. The killing yesterday of
Detective Joseph Sullivan was looked
upon as a particularly severe blow,
not only because Sullivan was .one of
the aces of the squad which has loeen
working on the St. Valentine's Day
gang massacre but because he also
was on the trail of men who killed
Detective Lawrence Martin last week.
Deputy Commissioner John Stcge,
driving ahead to find the killers, was
nevertheless openly despondent. Asked
what he thought would develop
as a result of the Sullivan killing,
Stege said; f
"Oh, nothing, I suppose. The public
doesn't care any more when a
policeman is killed."
Five Years For Selling Pint
Anderson, May 28.?W. E. Sisson,
50, of near Pickens, was given five
years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary
and fined $200 for selling a
pint of apple brandy to a federal
prohibition agent, by Federal Judge I
H. H. Watkins here today. Sisson I
pleaded guilty. '
When Sisson came up before the a
judge once before, charged with sell* I
ing a pint of liquor, he was given a I
light fine and told that next time I
he would get the limit.
Negro Gets Verdict I
j For Loss of One Hand I
Last fall when the Kershaw County
Fair Association was holding it*?
annual exhibit, the Ohio Display
Fireworks Company, put.on an ex*?
hi%ition in which bombs were used?
An unettploded bomb fell into theB
yard of Luke Jennings, and his son
Luke Jennings, Jr., picked it up a^dm
the bomb exploded causing him tb*H
loss of all fingers on his.right hand.
The Fair association, through its at*?
torftey, John W. deLoach, Jr., brougfr I
suit against the fireworks company I
' and this week the company CO?*?
promised the case by ordering thetf I
representative in Camden to pay *** I
boy the sum of $1,500. The. lad I
not on the premises of the fair ai"
sociation when the accident happened-?
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Helping v? Make ? Hewspep* ?
The Chronicle has several 1<>3^|
friends throughout Camden who
thoughtful enough to tip U? S j'
(news Items, thereby helping e^Jj?
make a better newspaper .* I
certainly appreciate the though**"?
nets of these frtendl. Ifaaj * I
item escapee the aWeBflf *77 J
1 nawspapefr man stzeply heeeefl?->jL-?
pte are not thoughtful enough *^!?
him off.
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