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Cotton in Danger Says County Agent During the week hundred# of boll weevil infestation counts have been taken in Kershaw county cotton held# by County Agent Green and Me?#ra. J. B. O'Dell and P. L. Roger*. Damage <k>ne by the weevil i# steadily on the increase. The lighted damage i# found where the most implication# uof poison iiave been made. However, heavy infestation# are found where cotton field# are bordered by *wood# even though poison ha# been applied. The lowest count recorded Wednesday wttM 4 per cent, of the square# puncture^. This wan in a large ojM*n field that had been poisoned three times. Non-poisoned field# run up to 48 per cent. Most of the poisoned field# had Hbout ? to 12 per cent, infestation. One field that i# entirely #urrounded by wood# on the river bottom had a# high a# 7<> per cent, infestation in places. Boll weevil# were found busily at work in most unpoisoned fields. It i# evident that field# adjacent to wood# are in the greatest peril. Unles# poison is applied at once a very heavy loss will result. . Most of the cotton in the county will be too large to poi#on with the 1-1-1 after one more application and it i# urgent that dust be used, yftiere it is not possible to get u duster it will 1k? well to make additional application# of swe^X'pod poison, using it freely. Ih> ruft use more than 3^ pound* of dust per acre per dusting a pplication. In a few days a new crop of weevils will 1m* hatched out?this crop will do untold damage unless poisoned, says Henry D. Green, County Agent. Die# In Water Florence.?James Durant, 17, Negro, was drowned near Florence when he was attacked by cramps. Building A Residence Mr. John M. Villepigue has commenced the erection of a residence on north Lyttleton street, between the residence of Mr. J. H. Osborne and thait of I)r. John W. Corbett. The building will be two stories, with eight rooms and to be of brick and tile construction. Had Severe Hail Storm Gaw Caw Township, in Calhoun county, was visited Saturday night by an unusually severe hail and rain storm, accompanied by high winds. The hail stones were us large as. hen eggs. On the farm of E. S. Chaplin holes were punctured in watermelons large enough to drop a hen egg in. Cotton, corn and all crops were completely stripped, the heavy hail breaking window panes and splitting shingles on houses. The hack of m pig which could not reach shelter, was broken under the fierce rain of hail-stones. The hail storm was accompanied by violent thunder and lightning, which could be heard in this city. Many residents noticed the sound of heavy "cannonading" late Saturday afternoon. One observer reports that for more than ten minutes, at one time, the sound of rolling thunder wa# continuous.?Orangeburg TimesDemocrat. Government Seed Loans and Poison Those farmers who borrowed from the Government Seed Ixmn are hereby reminded that the application which they signed contained the following important clause: "If this application is granted. I agree to use such seed, fertilizer, and methods of farming as are approved by the Department of Agriculture through its local representative..." Poisoning the boll weevil with sweetened poison is a method of farming that is approved and the undersigned hereby officially calls this very important matter to the attention of Seed Loan borrowers in Kershaw county. Respectfully, HENRY I). GRjREN, County Agent. To Confer Degree. The local Council of the Jr. 0. U A. M. will again on next Mondaj night, June 30th, at 8 o'clock, confei degrees on a large class of candi dates, which will bring to a close om of the most successful moinbershij drives that the Order has staged ii several years. All members are re quested to be present on this oe casion. Methodist Church Service# Service* :it Lyttleton Street Met-h odist church are announced for th week by the pastor. Rev. Goorg Pierce Watson, as follows: Sundaj June 20: Bible school 10:tX) a. m Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent. Th annual Sunday school day exercise will occupy the entire session of th ? school. Public worship at 11:16 i m., conducted by the Rev. Albert I Retts. Epworth League, 7:30 p. n The* public is most cordially invite to all the services of thi# churcl Come and bring your friends. Pay your paving assessments b fore July first and aav? added cos for advertising ia the advice of tl CUy Council of Camden.?Adv. Last Call Sounded For Potato Contest Aiken, June 23.? To date, 321 farmers have enrolled in the sweet potato contest, exceeding lasi year's enrollment, by 29 members. Of this number, Pee Dee district lead* with a total of 196, followed by Aiken with 70, and Piedmont with 49. Entries in this contest will close July 1, announces Ix?uis P. Watson, extension horticulturist, and all farmers desiring to join should do so at once through their county farm agent.' The results of last year's conteat show conclusively that profitable yields of sweet potatoes can be grown in South Carolina. The results of last year's contest are as follows: Number of entrants, 1A92; number of complete records, 180; highest total yield, bushel per acre, 672; highest yield No. l's, bushel per acre, 378; Average yield No. l's, bushel per acre, 170; number of contestants se-^ curing a yield of 200'or more bushels of No. l's per acre, 07; average cost of production, |>er acre, $f>H; average net profit, per acre, $120; contestants reporting a small loss, 3. Kershaw county now leads this district in sweet potato contestants. If those who are raising potatoes this year will keep a record for us we can lead the entire state. Please cooperate by sending in your name so it will reach my office not later than the last of this month, requests Henry. I). Green, County Agent for this county. Also please see yoti'r neighbors and let me know if any of them will keep a record for us. Clemson College needs information that you farmers can give. You need to keep records. Clemson will furnish the record sheets. There will l>e no cost attached to this. Only thing you do is ,put down some information on the sheets and turn them in to me at the proper time. Why not let us get together and cooperate. Ix't's lead the .state. Kershaw county can do it! Let me have your name not later than the last of this month. Jurors for Second Week J. A. Hough. John Whitaker, Jr., N. R. Goodale? -lr. H. L. Schlosburg, J. F. Smith, B. W. Rhame, J. K. Lnng, C. M. Laney, J. H. Osborne, W. I,. Rush, W. L. Goodale, J. L. Moseley, R. A. Bruce, Lewis Gardner. Camden; J. R. Faulkenberry, J. A. Whitley, J. F.. Coats, Sr.. Hayes Williams, W. H. Truesdale, T. R. Catoe. Ray F. Faulkenberry, Finest Roberts. Kershaw; C. C. Pate, I.. H. Hilton. K. S. Roberts, M. M. Hasty, Bethune; W. D. Dowey, B. M. Rosborough, Joseph M. Smith, J. A. Bell, A. R. Peak. Lugoff; G. S. Rodgers, Landy Bowers, J, F. McCaskill, Cassutt; G. B. Peach. S. S. Baker. Westville. * Boy Scouts on Camp The Boy Scouts are holding a delightful camp near Colonial Lake. Those in charge of the jolly crowd are Ansel Bateman and Walter Rhume. Death of Young Woman Mrs. Christine Williams Sullivan, thirty-three y^ars of age. died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Williams, after an illness of many months. She | is survived by one child, a son. Her husband met death in the cyclone of 1926 in Miami, Florida, after which she returned to Camden to make hef home. One brother, John Williams, of this city, also survives. Funeral services were held at the. * home, conducted by Rev. J. B. Caston, of the Oamden Baptist church, and burial was in the Quaker ^emetery. Pall bearers were friends of the family. ; Personal Mention r Miss Mary Morris Boykin, of - Seattle, is on a visit to her grand? parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burwell Boy> kin. >She expects to spend several i months here. Those who will leave on July 1 . for Myrtle Beach are Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. I>an>bert DePass, Mr. Clark-son Rhame, Mr. M. L, Smit>\_, Jr. Mrs. E. L. Wooten has returned e . home from Columbia where she une j dei-went a tonsil operation at Columr, ! bin hospital. Her friends will be .. ' glad to learn she is recuperating nice o ly. * I c Widow Appointed Probate Judge Columbia.?Within a few hours nf ' tor R. B. Hiers, Hampton countj judge of probate, died Saturdaj n. morning, Governor Richards appoint d ed the widoV to succeed to the of u fice. She had the unanimous wup ' port of the county delegation. ? For Representative e- I announce that I am a candidate tn for the Houm of * Representative from Kershaw Oounty, subject to th rule* of the Democratic Primary. J. TEAM GETTYS. JSethune News Notes Told by Correspondent Bethune, K. June 26.?Mr. Hugh Oliver's store wau broken into time last Thursday night and a large amouht of goods wa.a taken. A numher of men's suits, dresses, shoes and other articles were missed. The thief or thieves gained areem? by breaking through n large plate glass window. So far the guilty party has noit been ap prehendea. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beard and ehildren of Winston-Salem are upending sometime with relatives "here. Mr, and Mrs. C. L. Maya wpent scleral days last week in Columbia, visiting their daughter, Mrs. Belch, who is ill at the Baptist hospital. .. Mr. and Mrs. Ixrring Davis are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Davis in Dothan, Alabama. June Truesdell is attending summer school at Newberry College. D. M. McNaul Of Columbia is visiting relatives here. * ' < , Miss Mary Claussen Crier, of Mayesville is the guest of Miss (Carrie Yarbrough this week. Mrs. C. L. May's Sunday school class e/ijoyed a delightful picnic at Segac's Mill on Wednesday. .Miss Frances Saverance went to Hartsville Monday where she is attending the Baptiat Assembly. Mrs. W . It. Rozier, Mrs. G. K. Brant, Misses Eunice Saverance, Sarah Lee Hustisa and Katherine Ward also attended the Baptist Assemblyat Cokcr College on Wednesday. Guilty of Manslaughter Florence.?N. W. Segarsj of Harts;Vi 1 It-, charged with murder in connection with the' death of Eugene Weatherford at Lake City, January 21, 1U29, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in general sessions court at Florence, and sentenced to serve seven years. Harvey Munn, of Hamlet, N. C., a co-defendant, was found not guilty. Governor Richards has suspended the sentence <rf I^ee Bridwell, convicted of housebreaking and larceny in Spartanburg and sentenced to three years and has also extended mercy to Wallace Gilchrist, convicted at Aiken of violating the prohibition law. STATE TAKES LIVES OF TWO MURDERERS (Continued From First Page) ing the Beginning of his march to death. "What are they doing? What is that hammering in there? Why are they taking so long? I want to get over with it and let my weary soul rest with Jesus," he told the ministers who were trying to console him in his last few minutes on earth. y Col. Pearman entered the small room and signaled to the guards to lead Johnson to the death chamber. At 6:44 o'clock, Johnson began the* death march leaning on the arm of Rev. Bryson. One minute later he entered the death chamber, wearing j a new white shirt, but in contrast i to Coleman, a neat necktie was about I his neck. He wore no shoes. Johnson paused before the instrument that would presently take his life. Rev. Bryson embraced the son of his dear friend and begged him to trust his God to take his soul to Heaven. Rev. Grain also spoke words of consolation into the ear of the condemned man. Johnson calmly seated himself in the chair and as Col. .Pearman approached him, he began talking. "I want to warn all you men that are here that* there, is danger in sin," he said. "It is sin that put me here today,f but by the grace of God my Sins are forgiven. I hope to meet you in Heaven. Let this be an example for each pnd every one." Those were Paul Johnson's last words on earth. He did not utter another sound and seemed to listen intently to the prayers of Rev. Grain and Rev. Bryson. Captain Sanders was standing beside the chair with the bell that would sound the signal of death for Johnson whom he has known since a child. He was doubtless thinking of the many times, long years age, that he bounced the "little fellow" upon his knee, and today he was to give the signal of death to "Paul" as he affectionately addressed him. The electrodes were put in theirj place on the arms and right leg, anfl at 6:47 o'clock, Captain Sanders' sounded the death knell for Paul Johnson. The electricity, 2,300 volts, snatched Johnson's body against the straps and it was rigid for a moment and slowly relaxed. The sparks on the leg electrodes could be seen as they flittered from flesh to steel and the severe burning caused an odor of burned flesh through the small room. The current was turned off at 6:43 oVloek ami after several examinations, Dr. Payne pronounced' Paul Johnson dead at 6:52 o'clock. As Johnson and Coleman paid for ^ their crime, their faithful wives were . pacing the floor of their apartment r on Sumter street, Mrs. Johnson had f lost a husband, but Mrs. Coleman had lost a brother and husband, for . Johnson was her brother. A reporter visited them in the^r room immediately after thA electrocution and ? Pay your paving assessments bet fore July firat and save added costs for advertising i* tlm advice of th? City Council of Camden Adv. * Mr*. Coleman wbm sitting' silent in her sorrow. Mrs. Johnson was sobbing and muttering prayers for her husband's soul, r-s? "Please tell us what they said," Mrs. Johnson asked between sobs as tears triekled down a faee that was filled with grief. They were told of the^ husbands' laat message to the wb/ld and both of them broke completely down. Other members of the Jvttrtson family were in the city today but Rev, Johnson bid his son and sonin-law farewell yesterday afternoon and went back to his home. Coleman has no family. Ilia father and mother were killed in a train wreck in Indiana when he was seven months old, but having married Johnson's sister, he received consolation from the Johnson family. An ambulance from Greenville was on the outside of the penitentiary this morning awaiting to take the bodies of the men to Simpsonville fpr burial. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Coleman will go with the bodies today and funeral arrangements will be made during the afternoon. Excitement was aroused among the crowd of witnesses as a large automobile with a pretty woman and man drove up to the gates of the penitentiary. The woman was completely broken down and her cries could be heard inside the penitentiary office.s. It was whispered that the woman was Mrs. Johnson "wanting to get in to see her husband die," but it was later established that the woman was not Mrs. Johnson Mrs. Coleman, and the families of the two men declare they have no idea who the woman was. One of the men supposed to be accompanying the woman, told newspapermen that his napie was Dr. F. H. Saunders, of Spartanburg, and that the woman was Mrs. Johnson. It was said in Spartanburg today, however, that np dootor lived there by that name. The theory was then advanced that the woman was Mrs. Earl Belue, the widow of the man whom Johnson and Coleman killed. However, it could not be established that Mrs. Belue was in Columbia. She left Spartanburg several weeks ago and went to Sumrter, but a telephone message from Sumter today said that Mrs. Belue left there five days ago. After the electrocution "was over, the young woman was still sitting in the car and asked newspapermen who were trying to question her: "Is it all over?" 'When told that it was, she broke down and began ^crying again. It was impossible to estab lish the identity of the woman life I j today, or the men who occupied the car with her. ' "r^r f wmmmmmwmmmmmtmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmm I What a Dollar Does for Youl ' Follow it over an A & P counter _ K / i t c ttfV* cents go wherever the best food is to be found at least tost to you?in your neighborhood, in other parts of' fl< the country, or In foreignlands . . , Every cent of this part of your dollar is on the job for you every day. H It comes back*to you as food?the kind you prefer. p i 14 cents stay at home?for your landlords, salary and wage Ik earners who live among you, your tax collectors H su ' and community activities, your light, heat, power,0 I son and water companies: your newspapers for advertising that t-lls you special bargain neWC . l|y: 97>/? cents, the sum ol these items, keeps an A A P store Iflkt going, doing its full share in.prour community's business iif? . -^B&v 2Va cents, slightly more than the cost of a postage stamp, is the only charge you pay A A P for all this service. ^ ^ 1 ea1 ATLANTIC A PACIFIC TCE0A | H r 0 1930. The Oreat Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co _ ^^B $50.00 REWARD I | The City Council of Camden will pay $50.00 Reward for evidence to convict the party or parties who sent in j 1 -the false fire alarm early Tuesday morning, or will pay I j this amount for evidence to convict anyone sending in I. j false fire alarms at any time. j j j j H. D. HILTON, Chief of Police I j .? ' : | BANKERS SAY || I Poison Boll Weevils Imperative SI S Unless Cotton Growers of Kershaw County poison the boll weevils effectively! the weevils will get a large part of the profits and the farmer will be left with tb? S I S5 bills to pay. | I 55 We need to have every cotton field and patch in the County poisoned and to jx B Ul this end we herewith make an urgent appe al to every citizen to render a patriotic S I 1SJ service to his County by not only poison ing his own weevils but to take definite, gg concerted action to have his neighbors poison also. M The farmer who does not poison affords a breeding place for weevils that will I I W not only destroy his own cotton crop but also that of his neighbors in between his 2 I 55 neighbors' poisoning dates. L] Every farmer who owns dusting machinery is requested to co-operate by lend- s I R ing or renting such machinery to his less fortunate neighbors who do not own ma- 1 I S chines, when the owner is not using them. Li S Any farmer desiring help or informa tion about poisoning will please get hi I I ^ touch with the County Agent and he or a boll weevil specialist will visit such farmer j J B at soon as possible. ? v| EE Which will it be, poison and make a crop of cotton, or not poison and make * jsej crop of boll weevils? | | j Anyone in doubt about the wisdom of poisoning should need no more than to I ~ stop and realize that his Government has tried apd proved that poisoning is the 8 I = hope of the cotton farmer in this part of the country. 8 1 Respectfully, jS THE BANK OF CAMDEN n ??* 25 H THE LOAN & SAVINGS BANK 90S ^ H ^ THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Camden, S. C. 1