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The Camden chronici .f. ^CAMDEN, ^UTHC^OLI N A,F HI DA^ OCTOBER 4, 1929 """ i IL N| " '1111,1 " -? L NUMBER 28 Id Landmarks Go as Huge take Fills , whole .day ?P?nt recently upon seen* of the great water power elopment on Saluda River in taxton county revealed some interestfacts to the writer of these lines impressed upon him the enormous jnitude of the project. It-was his t.visit to the project after the giitic Hood gates were closed to stop flow of the muddy Saluda toward sea. What the writer Saw on this i was onfy further' evidence that Saluda river has become a mere ything in the hands of man, for is well remembered by all who re frequently viewed construction rk upon the project, that once bee'since the work was begun the low stream was forded to accede the will of man when not so long er the operations were begun the ters of the river were caused to m the original bed and flow rough four giant pipes of steel and rcrete to emerge again into the toral run some distance downearn. In the meantime, Y,a veritable earn, so to speak. On the downird side of this great mass of dirt d rock, the old river bed is covered th a thick coat of growing grass. Now tin* one-time churning stream i longer churns, and the yellow wais which have flowed ever onward ion their way to the distant sea for ) many age*, have ceased to flow utirely.SAgain man has throttled the aluda to satisfy his whims and de(res, and where once a straggling [ream wended its way, a vast exLnse of water is beginning to apLar. Slowly, but surely and relent ssly waters of the harnessed stream fre moving steadily up steep hillides and far out across meadows and ales. Landmarks of long standing ire being erased as the wnter rises, rid during the next twelve months linost coyntless familiar scenes and jta cherished spots will disappear Kail time doubtless, beneath the eXIjarof the largest and deepest arti fci'.ake in all America. fie writer could go on and on ngh column after column telling many interesting and hailowed km and scenes which will disapItr as the waters rise gradually fcher and higher, but time and space III not permit. It was inevitable lit this mighty development should we along sooner or later, for the wt Creator of all things shaped it uily, man being merely the 'tool ding to its ultimate consumation. However, dosipite all that has been d and done in connection with the mense undertaking, there a de* of 6adness in the passing of the my things and scenes that have tn so close to the hearts of thoush of people who have lived their 're lives within the region which " covered by the deep waters Pounded by v the great dam. Much ^ highest florwer of South Carol* loyal and consecrated citizenP has long resided in the wideterritory which will soon be **ced by Lake Murray. Scenes ** People have todled and labored lived highly honorable and usew s??n will be erased for all ( by the waters of the vast lake. 17 SCenes of extreme joys and hap* as weld as great sorrows and are disappearing foreyer with tabbing waters. ijht at the great earthen dam it. nrient landmarks are flasappearilteady beneath the still waters " Almost the first thing to PPear was the old canal which back nearly two hundred years, canal which is walled with stone constructed to fx?rmit boats and ' to pass safely around the erous rapids at Dreher shoals. ^Maid that numerous crafts of Bnd plied their way along, the rivcr in the early days of the i"f_arul still later when the terW the state of South CarBtk ^ R 8^or^ distance away B e ancient canal is an old stone I Was built as a place for W? W spend the nights. It is Wu stor^ structure has * It 18f> years, which is a long T *h<>n one thinks in terms o? I this state and nation. On ?ton^tl0n 11 ia ob?erved that 1? house is constructed of the Bike ^,1rY1n80nry- The waters of will be climbing the etttrdy l*J * ?W ,tructuw within a LfL, t,me- Thus two very old | will have disappeared See and Learn Trip to Station at Pontiac (By D. W. Traxler, Superintendent Ai^ioeh High School ) On Tuesday, September 24, Superintendent J. C. Foster, of Bethun'!* high school; Superintendent W, H. Stevenson, of Midway high school, and Superintendent D. W. Trnxler, of Antioch high school, took the mem: bers of the agricultural classes of the respective high schools over the experiment station at Pontiac on a "see and learn trip." Mr. Riley, superintendent of the station, led us over the station,, and very carefully explained each phase of the wonderful wprk. It is well worth any person's time to go and look over this work. The writer visited the station about this time last year, and at that time Mr. l<iley pointed out the beginning of a wonderful soil building experiment. This experiment was located in a large sandy field. One-half of this field was planted in soybean^ and other legumes, while on the other half of the field there were no legumes. Last fall the whole field was turned under soybeans and aTl. The J land was prepared and corn was I planted In the whole field this spring. ! As we reached this field on our trip j Tuesday Mr. Riley stopped and asked the boys to see if they could find any ; difference in the corn. They found j the difference immediately and Mr. Riley explained the treatments to them. When the legumes were turned under the corn stalks seemed- to be one or two feet taller and had good sized ears. On the other half of the field the stalks were smaller with smaller ears and some stalks with no ears. This goes to show that good yields of corn can be secured on sandy soil when legume crops are turned into the soil. Another interesting phase of this work to us in sand hill section of the state is the grass plot experiments, at dairying seems to be a coming enterprise to this section. The first problem that confronts the prospective dairyman is that of developing a pasture for the cows. In these grass plot experiments, grass seed from all sections'" of the country are planted and their adaptability to this type of soil tested from year to year. Mr. Riley has developed a wonderful pasture right in the heart of the sand hills. The dairy barn is almost completed and the fine Guernsey herd started to work. The fertilizer experiments consisted of potash experiments with cotton where every possible source of potash -was used. Then there is a series of experiments on the time and rate of applying ammonia to cotton and corn. It is worth a farmers time in dollars and cents to go and look over each of these experiments,^ because, if he is using the wrong source of potash, applying ammonia too early or too late, it must be a financial loss which can be remedied. from view. They are relics of the earliest history of South Carolina, and it is. certain that they have seen strenuous and stirring times. There are many other interesting things rind places in the big lake that wjll be obscured from view for all time but the hand of. progress will not' be stayed. Their passing will prove to be only the begihhing of mighty changes within the confines Of Otir great state. Rather alarming as it may be for us to think of the fact, as a people and as a state, we can no longer live unto ourselves. The old order of things is fast giving way to the new, and an ever-increasing number of people from without the -borders of our state are coming among us. The building of the great Saluda dam is responsible for only a part of this movement of peo-. ple and capital to South Carolina. The. time was ripe for. our state to enterthis period of great transformation, and thus the changes began to take place. Since these changes are taking place whether we want some of them or not, the worthiest thing that wo can do to make our state a good place in which to live right on in the future as it has been for a long time in the past. It may prove that n<v more' Saluda dams may come into our midst, but other things just as great are almost certain to come, and it is up to us as citizens of South Carolina to take the lead in whatever Bee before us.?L. B. Eargle in Calhoun Tiroes. -r ~ r ^ ^ k Vocational Boys To Have Exhibit at Fair. Y ' (By D. W. Traxler) 1^-Tbe following Kershaw county agricultural teacherd tneff with Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, Thursday after,-Tioon, September 26, for the purpose of discussing Hnd outlining the vocational agricultural exhibits at the Kershaw county fair: Superintend-) ent J. C, Foster, of Bethune; Superintendent W. B. Stevenson, of Midway; Superintendent R. M. Foster, of Mount Pisgah; Mr. P. B. Waters, of Blauey, and Superintendent D. W. ' Traxler, of Antioch high school. Mr. P. B. Waters was * ma^e 'chairman and D. W. Traxler was n'afned secretary. As cotton ^pd corn are the priheipal crops of the county, these crop exhibits will be emphasized moat In the vocational agriculture department. Then, there will be a calf exhibit, showing calves raised by the vocational boys. Exhibits from half acre projects of sweet potatoes and a poultry exhibit consisting of a pen of general purpose fowls. The complete project record books will be exhibited with each of these enterprises. It should be noted that only boys enrolled in vocational agricultural classes in the county are elegi| ble to exhibit in this department, j The agriculture teachers and pupils plan' to work hard to make the exhibits worthy and instructive. Members of the Kershaw county fair association have very kindly j given us the necessary space, and also made the following prizes possible, the prizes range first, second and third: Cotton $5, $3 and $2^ Corn $4, $2.50 and $1.50; Calf $4, $2.50 and $1.50; Sweet Potatoes $3, $2 and $1; Hens $4, $2.50 and $1.50. Locates ra Camden. In this week's issue of The Chronr icle we carry tjie announcement that Dr. George S. Rhame will dtpen an office in Camden for the practice of general medicine. Dr. Rh&me Is*" a |.graduate of the Medical College of ; Charleston, and was interne at Baker i Sanitarium several years. His many I friends are glad "that he has decided to locate in "his "home town. Dr. Rhame will have offices in the building occupied by DaKalb Pharmacy. Death of John Baker. John Baker, an elderly resident of the Buffalo township section of Kershaw county, died at his hom^. Tuesday in his 80th year. Mr. Baker was a patlve of Chesterfield county. He is Survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Jane Baker. Funeral services and interment took place at Buffalo Wednesday *f!4fernoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Broom officiating.?Lancaster News. ? Methodist Church Services . , Lyttleton Street Methodist church, i>ear Hampton Park, George Pierce Watson, pastor. Sunday, October 6, Bible school at 10 a. m., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent. Epworth League, especially for all the young people at 6:45 p. m. Public worship at 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 n, m. conducted by the pastor. Morning theme: "The Assets and Liabilities of the Church." Evening theme: "My God:" a Bold, yet Reverent Claim. Mid-week'- service, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. The public is most cordially invited to all the services of this church. Come and bring your friends. Commandery To Meet The Camden Commandery No. 12 will meet next Tuesday night, October 8, at eight o'clock* at which time the Order of the Temple wiH be conferred on a class. All Sir Knights reducated t0 attend in full uniform. ri;7\v . '**- " I y ' Gets Directed Verdict i tyln reporting the news of the court r of-general sessions for Marlboro last WEHL till Pi r Dec Advocate"" of' Bennettsville, says: "The case of the state against W. J. Rabon and Cecil Crowley, charged with the murder of Chris Odom on the night of January first at a filling station near the Pee Dee river 1 bridge just out of Cheraw,, engaged j the attention of the court Monday ^ and Tuesday. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, attorney, succeeded in getting a directed verdict of not guilty for Rabon. The caae as to Crowlev went to the Jury Tuesday morning < and that body after deliberating only < a few minutes, rendered a verdict of " not guilty." 1 Large Army Unit - Camped in Camden A large contingent of soldier boys from tin. Sixteenth and Seventeenth Field Artillery forces from Camp Brugg enroute to- Camp Jackson, made a fine impression on Camden people as they marched through l)eKalh street Friday morning. They were due to arrive Thursday afternoon to camp here, but were delayed.. They camped for the night in the pine grove near Jackson colore^ school where they pitched tents for men and animals. There were some three hundred men and a large number of horses and mules, with all wAV paraphernalia and they looked like a mighty army ready for battle as they passed through our streets. Traffic was halted at the intersection of DcKalb and Main streets for quite a while during their march, and many lined the reets to get a glimpse of only a >mnll unit of Uncle Sam's regular flighting forces. The soldier boys enjoyed their stay in Camden and many Were seen on the streets that evening. "H)n invitation from the City Council a supper was served the officers the unit at the Palmetto Tea Room at 7:30 Friday evening. A good nlany citizens were also invited to join and a most pleasant evening was spent. Mayor C. P. DuBose extended the welcome and Mr. A. Stanley Llewellyn was the toastmaster who always presides in a happy manner Mr. L. T. Mills was called upon for a talk as were also city attorney L. A. Wittkowsky, alderman C. C. Whitaker, attorney Henry .Savage, president of the chamber of commerce and editor C. W. Birchmore of The Messenger. ? A large number of visitors (went to the camp Friday evening to view the unit. Saturday ' morning early the tan*, got under way again and marched to a point near Pontiac where they camped for the night and then continued their march to Camp Jackson. FLOOD IN WATEREE RIVER Heavy Rains Cause Damage to Crops ? Roads and Bridges. As a result of the torrential rains which fell in Camden and almost the whole state Monday and Tuesday the Wateree river was reported at 35 feet Thursday morning and steadily rising. All lowland crops have been destroyed causing heavy damage to planters. It is estimated that 5j23 inches of rain fell during the period from Monday afternoon to Wednesday ri morning?Tuesday alone '4.0G inches fell. Reports from throughout the state and especially in the Piedmont section tell of heavy damage to crops, "bridges and roads, A total of thirtyfive state highways were reported by the highway department as being closed. Great damage to roads in this section have been reported?water was reported as running over the road between Camden and Bishopville at the Hermitage Creek where the dam broke last year. Traffic between Camden and Bishopville is (being halted. Water is running1' over the road south of Camden at Pine Tree creek. ; I. Tbei' da pi at R. M. Kennedy's fish pond went out. Holland's and Robe* Vaughan'q mill . dams also blew out and the road to Liberty Hill is alto, closed. Boykin's mill dam on the Sumter road again blew out and the road to Sumter is closed. Thursday morning at the spillway at Wateree Power Dam the water was reported to be running over the spillway to a height of nine and one-half .feet and slowly rising. On Monday morning before the rain started falling the gauge measured six feet below the spillway. _ Laundry Robbed Sneak thieves broke into the office of ?he Camden Dry Cleaner?.aild Steam Laundry lnte last Saturday night and stole a small amount of change kept in a cash drawer. Q;:f; They also entered the Beard,<t?ll? Ing station pear the laundry and sjole flour, lard fend some other groceries. They uaeH a wheelbarrow to-cart 0# their loot*. . V f'V More Approved Gins. *' /V' Additional gins put on the appVov?d list has been furnished for'-p&blljation as follows: S. S. Clyburn* at ' Westville, Clyburn Gin, W. M. Brati* ' non and Carl Roseborough. | Touring Bureau is Offered to Camden Camden is offered a full-time branch office and touring bureau of the American Automobile Association and the South Carolina Motor Club. Directors of the local chamber of commerce took up the matter at a special meeting Tuesday morning and decided that the offer to open thu bureau here is one the community cannot afford to ignore. Many requests for the service such a bureau will render have been received here in the past, it was shown. Presence of tho bureau will not only supply this demand, but will get tjie city a grout deal of nation-wide advertising, the directors believe. They accordingly decided to foster the project. Directors of the Young Men's Business League ^ook up the matter on Monday night and gave it their endorsement and support. Officials of the Rotary Club have also interested themselves in the project and were to bring it to the at tention of the membership at the club's regular weekly luncheon meet ing as wc went to press yesterday. Mayor ('. !\ DuBose, after giving the -proposition his personal endorsement, states that he will bring the matter to the attention of the city council at its regular meeting Monday night, 'feeling .that it is u question in which members of that body will foe interested. "AAA" touring bureaus and branch offices are operated without expense to the cities where they are located, it developed at the Chamber of Commerce directors' meeting. This is borne by the two motor organizations. There are only five suteh bureaus in the state at present, these being located in the ftye largest cities. Camden is offered the sixth because of her location on Federal Highway number one. This will be opened as 'soon as local membership in t*he clubs totals 100. Lee M. Morey and Thos. J. Bryson, state field men for the two 'motor organizations, are in the city to assist In the organization work. This should not take over ten days, they predict. 'DR. CLARKE TO BE HERE To Address Rotary Club in Morning and Teachers in Afternoon. Dr. Harry Clarke of Furman University, who Inst spring was elected president Of the State Teachers Association by a large majority, will visit Caiftden on Thursday, October 10. ' At 9:46 that morning he will speak to the high school students at the chapel hour. At 1 o'clock he will attend the local Rotary Club luncheon as a guest of Superintendent J. I G. Richards, Jr. and will speak before the Rotary Club. In the afternoon Dr. Clarke will meet the tealchers of Kershaw County who will gather at 5 o'clock at the school auditorium. At his time th? teachers of the county will plan their work for each month during the coming school year. They will * have the privilege of hearing Dr. Clarke address them after the meeting. At seven p. m. luncheon will foe served to all of the teachers who attend. This luncheon is being prepare^ by a committee of the city school faculty in co-ope nation with the domestic science department. Dr., Clarke, the tealchers and other visitors will be the guests of the County Board of Education. The costs of the luncheon ibeing paid for by that board. The Camden City Schools wish to extend through this paper an urgent invitation to all of the teachers in the county for this occasion states superintendent J. G. Richards, Jr. White Way Changed. City electrician* have been engaged for the past few weeks making decided improvements in Camden's "white way" on Broad and DeKalb streets. The cluster light* formerly used have been replaced-, "by one largo globe, which gives more light with the same amount of current. The underground wires have aleo been replaced and the posts are to be restated which will present a much prettier appearance. ? . .1 Football Today, j The Camden high school football team meets Sumter today at the new lair grounds field at 3:80 o'clock. Camden played Chester here last Friday and the Chester team won by a score of 7 to 0. > - Ml Famous Pottery Was Once Located Here M. H. N. MaoDonald, writing in n recent issue of the Charlotte Observer, tells of u pottery once in operation at Paint Hill, three miles east of Camden. This property is now owned by Air. and Mrs. K. G. Whistler, of Camden, where they have recently erected a most attractive club house. Mr. MaoOryiald's story reads as follows: "In the great industrial development which is taking place in \he fcouth today, those of us who aro watching with great interest her "come back," hiv glad to hear rumors of the more general revival of one of hei earliest Colonial industries. "The art of pottery, because of its necessity in a dawning civilization, dates back to almost the earliest record of man. Indeed it is the key With which archaeologists unlock the chambers of unrecorded eras in the history of man's development, and by which his progress is measured from tin* humblest to the most highly cultured places of his life. "It is one of the few, if not <mly, developments of _ man's ingenuity which is a craft, a great art, and a great big Commercial industry. And it will doubtless remain one of our greatest arts and greatest industries as long as men live in, and ornament houses. "The clay beds of the South arv? rich beyond computation, and furnish not only an inexhaustible supply fo." our known wares, but suggest endless possibilities which tempt further research and invite experimentation. "The two Carolinas possess a large share of the elements used in the ce-_ ramie industry, from drain pipe to the finest pottery and tableware. In fact it was near the little town of Grover, on the line dividing the two states, that the first kaolin depo&ic was found in the early Colonial days. A deposit of exceptionally fine quality. "Anyone who has indulged in this most alluring craft, must look forward with eager interest as to when, where, and to what extent these rumors of revival will develop into actual fact. "Paint Hill, Camden, S. C., so named because of its large beds of kaolins of shades varying from white to rose, was famous in pr;e-Revolutionary days. "Champion, brother-in-law of Josiah Wedgewood, was sent over by the Wedgewood potters of England to establish a pottery there, in which were used naturally the d)d English designs, including some excellent examples of Flaxman's. Because of the extreme beauty of the body of this ware, as well as the designs, there sprang up a great jealousy between the English and Colonial branches of the firm. Then the ravages of the Revolution caused the abandonment of the project, but not before it had made a lasting name for excellence, and there are many beautiful examples of the work to be found among old Carolina families. "Famous among the pieces produced at the Camden pottery at that time were two statuettes one of which is now in a London museum, the other was exhibited at the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, and there, unaccountably lost. It is said that the English firm of Wedgewood had offered 1,400 pounds sterling for~Tts purchase. "All this is part of the history of the state, but we sometimes need to refresh our memories on such events and also to pass them on to the younger generation with the hope of making such history again current. "From time to time it has been hoped that work might be resumed at these famous old kaolin beds, and that' South Carolina might again reveal the original pottery. v "Certainly it would be a great asset to the state if such an end should ? come about." Hinton to Fly Eastern Air Express Walter Hinton, the first man to fly the Atlantic, will be a passenger on the Eastern Air ExpresA plane leaving Holmes at ?ix o'clock Saturday morning ^this *eek for Miami. Mr. Hinton will board/the plane at Hoover field, Washington, and continue as a passenger until tho reaches Miami. -Camden is now * " an important stop on the Eastern Air Express and visitors to the field Saturday^ will have the pleasure of 9ee