The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 16, 1930, Image 1

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i The Camden chronin f J VOLUME 42 ^ ' ^ ^ Chamber Commerce ] I Will Help 4-H Boys j I Purebred pigs are already being j Bp)acc<l in the hands of energetic 44f t j club boys of Kershaw county at a i .^ splendid rate but with the decision < the Chamber of Commerce to han- ] B. the financing of 4-H boys who i Keed help in getting started, it is be- < neved that Kershaw county will soon < (^ become one of the lending counties ) in the state in 4-H club work. 1 I The past crop failures and the sys- ] .Item of all-cotton hAve not only left ' .. adult fanners in bad shape but : [. also the boys who desirp to do their share in putting our agriculture on i Mt better basis and of developing them- i ' jelves as thousands of. other 4-H boys doing, into more successful men. ' Nearly 50 por cent,'of the boys en- i ''. rolled so far in the pig cltibs need < - help in purchasing purebred pigs. So j';:iIthe action taken by the Chamber of 1 Bfommorce will mean a great deal to , [' the hoys and to the county in general. [:l 1 want to make an earnest request . Hto all club boys in the county that they do their very best to make they*' ' club work a success; that they realI Bi/.c that their club work is a business proposition; that they follow closely ^ instructions on pig raising. Also it ^His hoped and requested that the grown folks all over the county will take j la big interest in club work and en: I courage the boys. Successful club work will mean more successful ag^Hriculture, therefore, better conditions ' for all concerned?not only our farm people but also business people, j It is hoped that the goal of 600 l H club boys can be realized by another Bvear. It can. be if everybody will cooperate and I believe you people of 1 'H Kershaw county will cooperate. {"' It is hoped that every club boy will J I have a bank accouht this time next *i I H year from money made from clubll . I work. _ ,i j It is hoped that our boys can bave j I 100 pure-bred pigs and hogs in the I county and state fairs this fall. All of these hopes can be realized ! I if we will all pull togetheiL_And co} operate. The Chamber of Commerce 1 I has led the way^" ' 1 More 4-H boys?more pigs?more : I hogs?car lot shipments of bogs? I new money?more money?profitable I agriculture?paid off . mortgages?j I painted homes?imodern conveniences 1 I I ?college educations?sufcetess and ! j I happiness.. Surely a new^ day is j I breaking for Kershaw county. Let's j ! I all pull together now, folks, for 4-H j j I club work, says Henry D. Green, the j I county agent. I ^ Goes To Ashevllle " * H Brooklyn, N. Y., May 12.?Mr. AlH bert S. Team, of Camden, South Caro lina.who has been connected with the I Hotel St. George, Clark street, Brook- , ^B l>'n- for the past year, is leaving I Friday, May 16th, for Asheville, N. | I C., where he has accepted a position I I on the staff of the George Vanderbilt I Hotel. Midway High School Commencement The Midway high school commence| I ment exercises will begin r.ext Sun; I day, May 18, and go through Tues day night. All friends, and patrons -^1 ?f the school are cordially invited to attend these exercises. j j On Sunday at 4:15 o'clock, the bac> talaureate sermon will be preached by t I Mr. MeArn, of the Camden PresbyI terian church. On Monday at 8:15 I P- m. will be class day exercises in I charge of the graduates. The vale QJctory will be delivered by Janie Brannon and the salutatory by Louise H Munnicutt. These exercises will be closed by a short play, "That's tHf went." This program will be pre ??ded over by the president of, the' Ej at'ng Jftsie Br anno n. On : ^?day, graduating night, at 8:l6 | Mendel L. Smith will deliver Mrswin 8uPerinfendent of education, M prizes. <Superintendi. I Stevenson vfill present the I .:/ 18 t0 the graduates arid eetI 'cites of promotion to members of i ^,Seventh grade. .u, . I ais has been one of the most sucI JkS iears *n the history of the of ?? an(* relurn most ? , members of the faculty, the ! I ^ ^unity is looking forward to fl en a ^tter school next year. ! Requests Flags Returned car^f c,)mmittee on decorating the I ers fn lcmorial Day ask that ownI the n. ars that w?re decorated for I er? r'!i return the flags and holdI from l? Chronicle I wish t' they 8*t them. They I yoa^W th?e 8a afirain ^^therefore the request. - , u IVath of Me1 Mr. j u o* l rT. at hit' ? en>* *iFe<i knight ikt'Camrden abou^ I takeift and remains S fo n ? Spr(rif IBB* "his former I ' I May Road letting To Employ 4,000 Columbia, S. May 7.?Analyzing ,he cost por mile of paved highway* 1 n South Carolina and calculating the 1 iffects of the imminent construction I program on unemployment ' in the j state, Ben, M. Sawyer, chief highway f lommissioner, yesterday, in an ad- i Iress before the Rotary club of Columbia, estimated that more than < 1,000 people will secure direct em- ' ployment on the 27 projects for i which bids will be received here May 1 20. It was the first tima. employment i figures had been definitely used in connection with {he State's paving 1 program under the highway bond I act. In addition to these directly ' employed, the construction work will employ a large number indirectly,.Mr. I Sawyer told his club members. 1 He estimates, basing his opinion on i past experience and market conditions, that the average C9?t of the i standard concrete paving will be i $2.3,000 per mile. From this figure, he deduces that approximately $.3,468,000 will be spent for labor out of the expenditure of $6,647,000'. The labor item is larger thun that for materials and plant. Any increase over the estimate will represent, in all probability, he finds, labof altogether. Telling the Columbia business and professional men what they like to hear, Mr. Sawyer proceeded to inform them that the present paved system and the roads in the May letting would connect CoUitobiaJ?y hard surface highways with 23 county seats and with 125 cities and towns in South Carolina. Mr. Sawyer's exposition of the first contract~ietting under the state bond act, was given with the aid of a large highway map. Each member of the club was furnished with a smaller may with roads involved in the May letting plainly marked. , The 23 county seats which will have .hardsurfaced roads to Columbia with projects of the first letting at completion are: Aiken, Lexington, Camden, St. Matthews, Orangeburg, St. George, Charleston, Sumter, Manning, Florence, Dillon, Ration, Bishopvllle, Saluda, Greenwood, Abbeville, Conway, Newberty, "Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Walhalla and Pickens. "Judging by past experience," Mr. Sawyer said, "the average mile of standard concrete paving constructed in South Carolina will cost approximately $23,000, including preparation of road bed and furnishing materials and all necessary labor. This estimated cost is based on utilizing the existing road beds with . structures already in place and grading very largely completed. Country Residence Destroyed Fire Thursday morning completely destroyed the country residence belonging to Mr. T. N. Waters, of the Camden postoflfice force. The farm home is located four and one-half miles*east of Camden on the Tiller's Ferry road and was Tpfmerly theproperty of Mr. Luther M/ Hall. It contained eight rooms and was occupied by Mr. W. A. Waters, who operated the farm. The house housed all of the household goods of Mr. W. A. Waters, who suffered a complete loss as he carried no insurance whatever^ The building was insured for something over $3,000, but at that Mr. Waters will have a considerable loss. No cause was given for the origin of the fire. Four-H. The 4-HPs stand for the development of our boys' Hands, Heads, Hearts, Health. Uncle Sam is spending millions to develop these leaders. . % Cotton Poisoning Demonstrations Demonstrations for poisoning boll weevils will be held over Kershaw coupty Thursd^yjjsnd Friday, May 22 and 23 as follows i '" Thursday',?>80 a. m. at Mr. G. F. )Wafcts' demonstration out from Luttoffj 10:00 a. m. at Mr. Bolivar D. Boykin's farm on' the state highway; 11:3*) a. m. at Mr. L. A. Shiver's farm near Antioch school; 2:30 p.- m. at Mr; Rhame's farm adjoining county fair ground^ Camden; 3:30 p. m. Cas&att, in care of Mr. Thornie Spears;.6:00 p. m. at Mr. A. B. Mc* Laurin's farm at Bethune. Friday 9:00 a. m. Westville; 11:00 a. m. Liberty Hill; 2:30 p. m. Stoner boro; 4:80 p. m. Mt. Pisgah school, care of Prof. J. C. 'Foster. Mr. A. A. McKeown, District Agent from Clemson and Mr. G. O. Epps, boll weevil specialist from the Planters' Produce A Storage Company, of Florence, will assist county agent Green with these demonstrations. The 1-1-1 poison will be mixed and applied on cotton, mops will be made, questions will be answered. Landlords should seC that their tenants attend these meetings as well as the landftbrds themselves. The sweetened poison is cheap and veyy cotton planter should use it this; year, advises Henry D. Green, jeetfitf efeot. ^ g| > . Arrest Man For i Firing Own Home Walterboro, May 8.?G. E. Guilord, who told officers his home was t ired by thieves after they had rob- v t>ed hinj and left him bound and t fagged, was later arretsed on an ar- (J son charge and this afternoon was '| eleased under a bond of $1,000. . a i he Ciuilford home was almost ompletely destroyed by flames about ( 1 a. m. but heighbors succeeded in J escuing sotoe of the .contents of the | louse, including an empty hand bag } which last night had contained a >ayroll of $365. t The man told officers that he had t brought the money home to work on < he payroll while his wife and child were away. He went to bed about 1 1 a. m. according to his statement, but was awakened about two hours ) later by two negroes who were binding and gagging him. , After his assailants bad robbed him they set fire to the house and made \ their escape, leaving him to perish, ' he said. He managed^to crawl to ] the back porch and his screams fo^ uid were answered by neighbors. < Investigations by Sheriff L. C. Padgett, assisted by State Detectives W. ] W. Rogers and T. J. Cunningham resulted in Guilford's arrest. His ] case is expected to be brought to trial at the September term of crim- t inal court. Death of Mrs. Mayer. Friends in Camden will be grieved r to learn of .the death of Mrs. B. S. Mayer which occurred Sunday night at her home in Ridgeway, S. C. -She ; had been ill about five weeks, most of which time was spent in the Baptist hospital in Columbia, in an effort to regain her health. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. biter-l ment was in AimesSvell cemetery. The floral tributes were many and beautifuL She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. K. Blake, of Miami, Fla.; Miss Gertrude Mayer, of Columbia, and one son, George Mayer, of Ridgeway; by two brothers, George Moore, and A. T. Moore, of Ridgeway, and four sisters, Miss Gertrude Moore, of Columbia; Mrs. A. E. Kennedy, oi Lugoff; Mrs. Allie McDowell and Mrs. W. D. Williams, of Florida. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, May 18, A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Sermon subject, "Wealth Without Work." At the prayer meeting hour next Wednesday evening, May 21, a special program will be given by the ladies of the Auxiliary. This program will be an interesting pageant celebrating the birthday of the auxiliary. Everyone is invited to come for it will be interesting to young and old. The hour is 8 o'clock. The men of the church will be entertained with a fish fry next Thursday evening, May 22. All men ,ot the church are asked to set aside Thursday evening for this enter tain-* * ment. Sunday school 10 a. to.; morning worship 11:15; mid-week Bervice Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock. The public is cordially; invited. Memorial Exercises Monday Due to inclement weather on Monday morning plans for the Memorial parade and program for that afternoon were changed slightly. At five o'clock the parade formed in front of the Camden Library and proceeded Southward by DeKalb to Fair and on to the school auditorium. Confederate veterans led the parade followed by members of the U. L>. C. chapter* of the city and sons of Confederate veterans, D. A. It. members/ Spanish r American War veterans, Legion auxiliary members, Shrine drum ' codps* school children, members of the local post of American Legion, Kershaw Guards and boy scoots. As the par-: ade passed the home of Judge W. F. Russell, a Confederate veteran unable to attend the exercises, they saluted. At the school auditorium Rev. John Littlejohn, Jr., pastor of the Wateree Baptist church opened the progrtWn with the invocation. Next all present joined in pinging the ever popular song of the -South, "Dixie". Mr. L. A. Wittkowsky introduced the speaker, Rev. A. D. McArn, who delivered in eloquent style a talk appropriate to the occasion. On the stage were three Confederate Veterans, honor guests of the day. Rev. G. P. Watson pronounced the benediction. As the,?rowd filed out of the building Mr! George ,R. Coleman blew taps on a bulge and the members of Company M. Kershaw Guards fired three salutes. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson of Chevy Chase, Md., will oppose Governor Albert C. Ritchie for the Democratic nomination for governor of Maryland. - ' - ?V'. *gjX. - / ' ' Camden in Lead in , Textile League * j?t?? < am den defeated Kershaw seven to ' nree at Kershaw last Saturday, ? rinle Ft. Mill defeated Lancaster fiv<. o two at Fort Mill. This puts Camlen in the lead in the fast L. F. K. C IVxtile league. The standings are ! is follows; i , , A P W L Pet. 1 um<lt?n 2 2 0 *000 < ^caster 2 1 j 500 ;i M?1 2 1 , 500 ^'rshaw 2 0 2 000 These four elubs play each Sat" day and the following schedule for , he rest of the season has l**m lopted: < May 17?Fort Mill at Lancaster; I Kershaw at Camden. May 24-?Fort Mill at Kershaw:1 Lancaster at Camden. May 31- Kershaw at Lancaster; -mden at Fort Mill. .June i ?Camden at I^ancaster; Kershaw at Fort Mill. June 1-1 -Lancaster at Kershaw; Port Mill at Camden. June 21?Lancaster at Fort Mill; l amden at Kerhsaw. June 28?Fort Mill at Lancaster; Kershaw at t^amden. July 5?Fort Mill at Kershaw; Lancaster at Camden. July 12?Kershaw at Lancaster; Camden at Fort Mill. July 19?Camden at Lancaster; Kershaw at Fort Mill. July 26?Lancaster at Kershuw; Fort Mill aV Camden. August 2?'Lancaster at Fort Mill; Camden at Kershaw. * , August 9?Fort Mill at Lancaster; Kershaw at Camden. August 16?Fort Mill at Kershuw; Lancaster at Camden. August 23?Camden at Lancaster; Kershaw at Fort Mill. August 30?Camden at Fort Mill; Lancaster at Kershaw. Boll Weevil Specialist Coming. Last week County Agent Green was advised that his request for a boll weevil specialist would be filled. In. addition to help coming from Clem8on College the Planters' Produce and Storage Company of Florence has agreed to send a specialist to Kershaw county to work with Mr. Green in trying to help our farmers combat the wdevil. The 1-1-1 or sweetened poison will receive the most attention. Poison and molasses will cost approximately 5Qc for enough to cover one acre three times. Do not mix more poison in the morning than will be used that day as it becomes too strong if mixed and left standing longer. Club Boys Getting F?ne Pigs. Four-H Club boys have recently gotten in some extra fine pigs for their 4-H club work. Anyone interested in' seeing some of these pigs and their proud and thrifty owners can do so by securing a list of the 4^H pig 1 club boys from County Agent Green's office. \ Died in Baltimore Mrs. Eunice Vincent, a former resident of this county, but who for a number of years has been residing in Baltimore, Maryland, died in that city r rid ay morning. The body was brought here for burial, the funeral services and burial taking place at Lbenezer church, in West Wateree,' services fbeing in charge of Rev. C. G. Richardson, of Grace churclv-^She is survived by her husband, W. M. Villi cent, and one daughter, Mrs. W V 1 Porter, of Baltimore. She is also survived by three brothers and three sisters, Mrs. W. B. Huckabee and Mrs. Satn Hammond, of Camden: Mrs. W. R. 'Blackmon, of Orangeburg* G. F. 'Mickle, of Rock H?ll: ^r' **-Cu!e' ?* West Wateree ami J? M. Mickle, of Camden. " , V* *'1 - Gets Trip to Atlanta. Mr?<fccC. Shaw, local agent of the New.j?prk Life Insurance Company, is in receipt of a letter inviting him to the celebration of the fiftieth anmvesAty of the association pf .'Thomas A. Btickner, as first vice president of this company. Also it will be the completion of fifty years of service of inspector of agencies Cooney of the Atlanta district. The trip to Atlanta will be on May 19 and 20 and is given to the leading agents of the Southern department for the splendid, work they have done in the insurance field. Mr. Shaw is advised by the company that he has exceeded -the allotment given him by fifty per cent. LugofT Club Held Meeting I The Lugoff Homg Demonstration Club met at the community house on Tuesday, May 6, with fourteen members and five visitors present. In the absence of the president, Mrs. B. W. Gettys, who is ^visiting relatives in Alabama, the vice president, Mrs. Victor Ward, presided. The meeting was opened wl^ 'l song, followed by a scripture readirtg, by Mrs. J. B. Durham, and the Lord's prayer in unison. Miss Alma Bugi gess gave a summary of the poultry work done by the club this year. After the business session ' was concluded refreshments were served by the hotessee, Mrs. E. T, Trucedale and Hre.' 9. C. Oybuni.v- V * Winter Resident ( Dead at Montreal Friends an relatives of Mr. and Mix. W. R. Miller, winter residents* ^ >f Camden, but natives of Montreal, 1 will regret to learn of the -sudden { loath of the former which occurred 1 n Montreal, (Canaan, Saturday last. { Mr. Miller wtu about 02 years of age . ind was u victim of angina pectoris. ( The couple left Camden, on April i 12th and were expecting to sail for < ft visit to Ireland, when Mr. Miller 4 was suddenly stricken. They hitd 1 been coming to Camden for. about ! three years where at first they were guests at the Court Inn. Last yeur they built a pretty home in Brevard , place where they spent the winter. Mr. Miller was u retired stock broker. He was also an internationally known sportsman and an ex-polo player. While here this year he ucted as judge in several of the racing events. He is survived by his widow, who before marriage was' Miss Harriett F rothingham, of Boston, a cousin of Mr. Henry Savage, of this city. -He also leaves two brothers?.Sir Henry Miller, of Ixmdonberry, Ireland,, and John Miller, of Montreal. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Services at Lyttleton Street Methodist church for the week are announced by the pastor,-.Rev. George Pierce Watspn, as follows: Sunday, May 18, Bible school, 10:00 a. m., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent. Epworth League 7:15 p. m. Public worship, 11:15 a. m. and 8:00 p. m.t conducted by the pastor. Morning theme, "Malignant Misery and Magnificent Mercy." Evening theme, The Price of a Man." Mid-week service Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. The public is most cordially invited to all the services of this church. Visitors are especially welcome. Come and bring your friends. Cannery Now Ready A large part of the stock subscribed for the Palmetto Packing Corporation has been paid in and the machinery has been installed in the old ice plant building, rear the Southern passenger station. The plant is ready for operation as soon as the vegetable season begins. Reports from over the county from those who have signed up to grow truck are to the effect that the crop* are most promising and point to an ample supply being produced. The management has just placed a large .order for the necessary canx. The labor situation is such that plenty of help can be obtained when the plant gets under way. Fifteen Killed on Highway. Columbia, May 10.?iFifteen per-' sons, were killed, 40 seriously injured and 80 slightly injure^ in* 164 accidents on state highways in April, ac- | cording to the monthly report of the i highway department released today. v | i This number is considerably below the number of persons killed in recent months, the average being more than one a day for the last several months. j 18,000 More For County Farmers. $8,000 more of the government seed loan money has been allotted to Kershaw county. Farmers who still desire to apply should do so at once. See either the community or county committee or County Agent Green. Death of Mr- Fletcher David G. Fletcher, & former citizen of this county, died at the home of his son,. T. Koger Fletcher, in Spartanburg last Friday, after a lingering illness. Mr. Fletcher was 66 years of age and. the greater part of his life was spent in the Westville section of this county,. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice C. Fletcher, and one-son, T. K. Fletcher, both now residing in Spartanburg. He Was also a brother-in-law of Mrs. W. F. Russell, V Funeral services were held at the home of his- son at 505 Perroneau street Saturday morning in Spartanburg, with Rev. W. L. Muliikin, pastor of Central Methodist church officiating, and the body was carried to Damascus church near Westville, where it was buried at 3 o'clock on Saturday. Dave Fletcher wrb a genial felkrw, held in high esteem bv all who knew him and had scores oi friends in this county who will be saddened at his passing. The chauffeur for J. T. Stevens of Kershaw caused quite a bit of comment last week when he failed to meet Mri Stevens as requested at Chester on Thursday. This chauffeur .who happen* to be a colored man, showed up at Kershaw on Friday **ying that a spring on the automobile had brokan and that he was i*c?aaarily deUyed.-?LancasUrNmrs. Jounty Agent's W ork Bringing Results i ?-"-rs In liis rounds over the county lust vcek, County Ajjent Green reports hut lie found another instance of ruit from the county's urgiculturul trogram. About eight months ago a certain 'armer in West "Water00 township i tar ted to sell his few cows hut wax >ersu?ded instead by Mr. Green to lot oflly grit his teeth and keep his *ow8 but also to get more and better . hiekens and bogs. Lust month this man, who has always Ixam u cotton farmer, sold $(i.r).00 worth of eggs besides cream and milk and a calf. Ho ntow hns 18 brand new pigs. Ho ^ says he doesn't know what he would do now without his cows, sows and hens which he calls his "mortgugclifters/1 One of this man's l>oyu re ceiitly purchased a fine bred Humpshire gilt. The laiy is in the 4-H Club. He had pnjy half enough money of his own fU> buy the pig hut he wefTt with the" coupty agent to see a banker in Kershaw county. Tho hanker was proud to help the boy to buy the gilt. It is believed that this ^ gilf will make a close race for first place at the county and state fairs this fall. Creamery For Kershaw County. In an interview with County Agent Green he declared that Kershaw county now had an opportunity to get either a creamery or a cheese factory just as soon as the farmers of the county got enough cows. This should be especially significant to those who would like to have a regular monthly or weekly j^come ( through the year in addition to the cotton crop. All farmers who intend putting in a few cows should start now to making feed and pasturage. 4 Mexican Bean Beetle Magnesium Arsenate used as dust or spray is recommended to con^^l the Mexican Bean Beetle. TheBe^nsects are showing up all over the county, and bean growers are warned to keep close watch for them. Government bulletin with full instructions may be secured from the County Agent. ' Boll Weevil Meetings Scheduled. Arrangements are being made for a series of boll weevil meetings to bo held over various parts of Kershaw county. The dates and places will be announced in the county newspapers within the next few days. Methods of making mops, of mixj ing ipoison and molasses and of applying will be demonstrated by experts ill cooperation with County Agent Green. Anyone desiring the latest informa- --tion on boll weevil control are requested to write the county agent's office for Bulletin No. 104. o Poison and molasses can be purchased from the Southern Cotton Oil company, of Camden. Death Notice . Bethune, S. C., Mav 13, 1930.?Mrs. Mac Johnson, aged 87 years, died at L* her home here lust Thursday night after a long illness. Mrs. Johnson was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. Brannon, of this place. Funeral services were held at the Brannon cemetery on Friday afternoon conducted by the Rev. J. B. Williams and the Rev. G. E. Ingram. She is survived by her husband and nine children; also her father and mother and two sisters, Mrs. L. Seegars, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.. and Mrs. . Oswald Campbell, of Cflmden. The entire community extends sympathy to the bereaved family. Weed Kills Cows. Florence, May 10.?-Thirteen cows of the Three Oaks Dairy herd near Dillon, 6. C., have died in the last two days froifl what veterinarians - call "belladonna poisoning". The owner of the herd said that all the cows died suddenly when attacked and that all remedies had failed. His loss is estimated at $4,600. The belladonna is the deadly riight shade plant with reddish bellshaped flowers which has been found near Little Pee Dee river on the Three Oaks dairy farm. 4-H Short Course. Due to the increasing interest in 4-H club work in Kershaw county it has been definitely decided to have a short course for nil of the 4-H boys and girls of Kershaw county. It will last three days, July 30, 31, August 1. A very interesting and instructive program is being arranged by Miss Burgess nnd Mr. Green. There will be games, contests, lectures and recreation. Club leaders from Winthrop and Clemson will be here. It is desired that every boy and girl of proper age have opportunity not?"V>nljr to join the 4-H club but also to attend the abort course. , :;dg Shreveport, La., is fast forging to the front as one of tho South*s principal cities. TV population of " the iritp is now 76,207, tho gain fur the Taut ton years being 92MS.