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The Camden Chronicle
r - -J-XO. J j , i ^ SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1931 " ' ''
ill Be Guided By
Views of Citizens
gpirUnburg, Aug. 23.?Governor
jj c. Blackwood, in a statement
5^ here tonight setting forth his
on proposed legislation to
^ibit the planting of cotton in
32, said he was "comfortably sure"
( proposed act would be constitu^1
in bouth Carolina.
Governor Hlaekwood plans to call
iMcial session of the legislature to
psi<ter the question but he said tojbt
he would not do this if a strong
jtiment develops against the plan
b?r among the legislators or the
op!? of the .state. He said he extted
to make as thorough a survey
opinion as possible before calling
i special session.
He also explained that the plan,
fer the resolutions adopted at the
? Orleans governors' conference,
aid not be put in effect in this
le, if important other cotton proring
states reject it.
tfter the plan was advanced, some
iminent state leaders, including U.
Senator James F. Byrnes, ex-'
ssed the opinion that it would be
institutional. U. S. Senator ElliD.
Smith said lawyers with whom
bad discussed the proposal dopbtthat
it was constitutional.
Itvernor Hlaekwood said, MIt is
natural that the constitutional
stion would be a conspicuous facin
this instance" but "personally
>el comfortably sure that the act
lid be constitutional."
ie Man Killed
tod Others Injured
om Melton, a white man about 2S
rs of age, met instant death last
iirday afternoon on the Camden^
know road, when his truck driven
limself, crashed into a sedan driv>y
Leroy Matthews,
he accident happened about eight
is east of Camden on a straight
e of road and a coroner's jury
rh held an inquest gave it as their
lion that "Tom Melton came to
death by careless driving on the
, of Tom Melton," and so wrote
s a verdict.
n the truck with Melton at the
i were his wife and child and Mr.
Mrs. Floyd Hall, but they were
tart to any extent.
I*, other occupants of the car
Matthews were not so for?
pk Uroy Matthews sustained a
Pttann and possible internal :nWton's
injuries were to his head
dy all teeth being knocked out
severe cut in his temple and it
thought his neck was broken,
th truck and car were badly
Hunks Club Boys and Girls
ne weeks ago when the camp of
( Uik Vu\u0 on/l crirlar nf the
Hty was over it was fountf that a
V quantity of fresh vegetables,
I *nd other foodstuffs was on
to it was decided t?. turn this
to the Children's Home. Mrs. W.
president of the home,
;F *? thank the club boy* and
through the columns of this pa ?r
generous contribution to
eriff Receives
ward for Capture
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J. H. McLeod last week rc
a Postoffice department warW?r
one hundred dollars, as a rePai*t
he played in cap
ndrew Peay, a postoflfice bur
Cooperating with the sheriff at
^ of the arrest were Deputy
*?ley and Rural Officer G. B.
r ^he sheriff divided the rewith
his subordinate of /J0
^tter to the sheiflf from
r*ice department reads as
; * bas reference to your appli'
B 0r reward for services render ^nnection
with the arrest and
of Andrew Peay for burBtJ
^^office at Lugoflf, S.
lam ?* December 26, 1930.
*^?leaSed to advise you that
dfr ^ >Cat'on received favorable
ent 10n and a P08* office de
warrant for $100.00 is
. 'n ?ettlement of your
.. - ;
K apPr?c?*tes your inte- m
?f the p?*ui
B? cale o d by yo^*r activities
Farm Women To
Meet September 5
The following letter i, being M?t
<> all the home demonstration club
members of Kershaw county by MU? '
* ( rttiK? the county home demonstration
agent:
"The fall Council Meeting will bo
held in the American Legion hall on'
?Vn!!' f?Pt mbei' r>th, beginning
ii i 0 clock. This is to be an
all-day meeting and all people interested
in Lxtension work are invited.
I he program will be centered around
~ lc,ub wo,k u,1(l vve want the men
of the county to know what wc are
doing so bring,your husbands.'
4No meeting is complete without
food so you are requested to bring
a picnic ,lunch?enough for your fumily
and one more, also enough sweetened
tea. The agent will furnish the
ice and lemons.
Don t you think we are very fortunate
in the speakers we have secured
for the day? Dr. Daniels, you
know, is one of the outstanding
speakers <Jf the state; Miss Landrum
the state agent, always brings us an
interesting and helpful message; Mrs.
Plowden, our district agent and the
song-bird of the Extension staff inspires
us with her singing and. her
talks on music; and Theo Vaughn is
one of the most enthusiastic and
peppy club leaders.
"Make your plans to attend the
council meeting."
Dinners and Cotton Growers, Notice
With the prevailing low prices for
our cotton crop it is very important
that we take every precaution in the
matter of producing a high quality |
cotton. With aiL_extremely large
crop the mills wiH no doubt be exacting
in the requirements for good
cotton and one of the major points
in which they will deduct from the
price will be for gin-cut cotton, therefore,
it is extremely necessary that
our farmers pick only the dry cotton
cautioning the pickers about picking
green or wet cotton and it is also
important that this cotton be protected
from rain after it has been picked/
As for the ginners we again ask
that they continue to consider as in'
the past the matter of watching closely
the speed of their gin and the adjustments.
It might be said that the county
agent has received advance notice
that the buyers will have to make
considerable deduction in purchasing
gin-cut cotton. '
To the People of Kershaw County
The Piedmont Creamery Rock
Hill, S. C., which is now operating
a cream route in this county advises
that unless the volume of cream,
which they are receiving is increased!
within the next two weeks they will
be obliged to discontinue the route
on in to Camden. j
This is an urgent request that you
l^orl us vour immediate cooperation in
the matter/-of assisting to sceure a<&
ditional cream. If you have any cow*'
yourself (from which you can sell I
cream please try to begin at onceJ
Also please ^use your foftuence Witb^
any neighbors who may be in po-l
sition to ship cream. Also if you'
know of any inv^he county who you
think could -ship, I shall be glad to
call -on them and see what can be
done, if you will give me their namc3.
This cream route is a real opportunity
for Kershaw county-farmers
and it will be a big loss if it is discontinued.
Anyone desiring to purchase one
or more cows for the purpose of shipping
cream, and who has adequate
pasture and food and who needs
some financial help in purchasing
such cow or cows are hereby requested
to take the matter up with the
county agent, Henry D. Green.
Sweet Potato Shipment
Arrangements are being made to
ship sweet potatoes this season from
Bethune and from Camden. . .f
All presons in Kershaw county wbb*
expect to have sweet potatoes for sale
re hereby requested to notify the
county agent by letter, stating variety
and approximate number of
bushels of No. l's they w}ll probably
have for sale.
Please send notices as early As possible
as, arrangements will have to
be made in advance for shipping baskets,
selling arrangements, freight,
cars, requests Henry D'. (*rien, 'the
co?Bt/Mat
More than 1,600 men's clothing
Horkf?i.vof Boston and Cambridge
Haas., are on a strike.,
MNMM .
Warn Dove Shooters
Against Baiting
A.*A. Richardson, chief game wnrWty.,
kfi? addressed the following
A?ri\W notice to F. L. Munn, county
gam? warden, to the effect that the
law governing baiting doves will be
tfrktly enforced. His letter to Mr.
Munn follows:
"I think it would be well for you
to immediately- publish in your county
newspapers the following:
"The hunting, killing or taking of
doves not permitted on or over, at
or near,any area that has been baited
with salt, with corn, wheat or other
grain, or with other foods placed or
scattered thereon.'
The above is both a Federal and
State law and it will be well to iet
the public know that it will be useless
for them to go to the expense
of baiting any fields to shoot doves.
After giving full notice to the public,
if this law is violated, I expect you
to prosecute the violator at once."
f 9eriee of Meetings at Trinity
F. Harrington, pastor of Trin4ty
;M. E. Church, makes the follow-j
iWfif Announcement:
series of meetings will be conducted
at Trinity Methodist EpiseoPal
^urch. . beginning Sunday morning,
Afiguatr 30th, "and continning
through Sunday, .September 13th.
We shall- be glad to have the cooperation
of vaDfthc churches of the city,
at leastVvwih. your prayers.
a deeper Spiritual
awaken&^VsUys the pastor.
Negyo Tells Tale of
Being Fired Upon
Officers from Kershaw and Richland
counties have investigated the
story of a negro boy from Wedgefieid
who stated that he and his companion
were fired upon and his companion
probably killed at a point near
| Blaney.
I The negroes who gave their names
^\vlfenry James and Sanders Hin-drews,
said they were returning from
Aiken by way of Blaney when the
affair happened.
Officers found out the boys went
to the home of Mr. Arlin C. Rose, at
Blaney and knocked at the back door.
Mr. Rose asked who was there, and
the boys replied "strangers." He got
up and saw them pass a window.
Thinking they were suspicious char-!
acters, he and Mr. H. T. Jeffers gave
chase in an automobile. When they
saw the men approaching both boys
ran, and one of the men fired his pisrfcpl
into the air. The boys were n>t
only not hurt, but were not shot at.
Dr. Corpening To Preach Here
, Dr. J. S. Corpening, pastor qf the
First Baptist church of Lancaster and
One of the leading Baptist ministers
,bf South Carolina will preach at the
iwjjust tiiuii.il vi irttrTt
Sunday morning at 11:15. Dr. Corpening
will speak on some phase of
church, finance. He is well qualified
iospehk on this subject. Within the
last few months the church of which
he is pastor has raised thousands of
dollars paying off & large debt and
in addition keeping up current expenses
and cooperative program offerings.
The public is most cordially invited
to-hear Dr. Corpening. _
Prices Being Lowered
R. A. Bruce, public cotton weigher,
announces in another place in The
Chronicle today that on account of
the decline in the price of cotton ne
will reduce fche price of weighing a
bale from twenty cents to ten cents,
so long ag the price remains at the
present low level.
I. B. English, proprietor of the Eureka
Barber Shop, who has been serving
the public for more than forty
yeapra continuously, announces in an
advertisement that beginning on the
firsi of-.&ptember the price of hair
be reduced from thirtyfive
/trehtt -to. twenty-five cents. The
pried offljhAves will remain the same
i$S5Ec?ttoir Gins Closed
Ne^trDosVon, Tex., Aug. 23.?More
ha^ ^^KBkfarmers met in the streets
here ycAMrdsy and recommended that
Sterling shut down
. hntil .the price of cotton
an*e??t<nr' seed attained a . higher
.vTfce <T?conjiftendation was in the
forn> of .a petltion. j
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Flans Being Made
For Celebration
Che raw, S. C? August 24, 1931.-Hon.
H. A. Rouse, general chairman
of the celebration to be held in this
city on September 17th to mark the
complete puving of United States
highway No. 1, announced today that
intense interest throughout the entire
length of the route (2433.5 miles), j
indicated the biggest celebration of
like kind ever held on the K a stern
Seaboard.
Thousands of personal letters w
persons inVrested in United States
highway No. 1 has developed a general
request that the historical setting
of thi's most desirable and convenient
route, Maine to Florida, be
given to'the press at this time. The
following sketch is hereby submitted:
Stretching from one end to the other
of the thirteen original colonic*,
United States Route No, 1 forms a
highway of American history covering
a period of more than 300 years.
Washington travelled it many times
in' peace and war. Jt passed near
or through many battlefields of both
the Revolutionary War and the War
Between the State. The ancient inns,
old estates, the many historical connections,
continually remind the motorist
of those early days in the life
of the country;
United States Route No. 1 was
originally developed as an artery of
communication between the settlements
of Massachusetts, New York
Bay, the Hudson Stiver Valley, Long
Island th^ Connecticut River Valley,
the Delaware, the Susquehanna and
the Chesapeake Bay region, including
the valleys of the James and other
Virginia rivers. Today, connecting
north temperate Main with semi-tropical
Florida, "the highway of history"
is the principal tourist route from
the large eastern cities to the winter
resorts of the South and the summer
resorts of New York and New England.
By the end of the seventeenth century
Boston, New York and Philadelphia
were growing rapidly and
'communication between them was
made by horseback and pack horse.
| In 1G87 the stage coach made its
debut in Boston, but not without experiencing
the stern disapproval' of
the Puritan leaders because of its
luxury, This could not stay its enormous
popularity and soon regular
travel service was established between
the three cities. Coaches made the
trip between New York and Philadelphia
with comparative comfort in
five days.
In 1771 an omate coach called
".The Flying Machine" made the trip
from New York to Philadelphia .n
two days. The zenith of speed seemed
to be reached then. By the beginning
of the nineteenth century,
turnpikes were becoming the fashion,
hundreds of miles of roads being
opened in a period of a few years.
The greatest development took place
' V A. * ?T
over cue uiu cvatn ivuvw, ?
States Route No. 1. The section of
the Boston Post Road near Greenwich,
Connecticut, was built by the
t^ird turnpike company chartered "in
the United States.
By a strange coincidence, United
States Route No. 1 connects it'll the
points at which the earliest railroad
experiments were made. And when
the automobile and motor truck came
to give new facility to travel, United
States Route No. 1 was one of *.he
first to feel the tingle of new life.
Five of the' states through which it
passes were among the first seven,to
establish state highway departments
and it was consequently one of the
first highways to benefit by scientific
traffic control.
A brief historical itinerary of
United States No. 1 is absorbingly
interesting. Crossing the new bridge
at the Kennebec River, one is reminded
that John Quincy Adams
crossed -in a skiff in 1760, and that
for many years, in fact until 1920,
private ferries were the only means
of transportation. Then at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, is the United
Statea Navy Yard where the Ranger,
first ship to Sail the Stars and Stripes
was built. The shore of New Hampshire,
although the smallest of any
sea6oast State, is o?e of the most
historical and beautiful.
Boston, which saw the first brave
days of tha young Revolution, and
Concordv Charleston and Cambridge
close by; Pawtucket, the site of the
first cotton mill in America; Providence,
founded by Roger Williams in
1636, the second city in New England;
and New Haven, th? site of
/ j.
great university, all are en route.
Barely touching New York State, I
United States Route No. 1 passes
through New York City, largest city
on the continent, whose historical
background is well known and too
extensive to review here. From the
Delaware to the Brandywinc is sacred
ground. The 70-odd thiles from
Trenton to the Dixie line were marked
inch by inch with blood.
Philadelphia, the scene of the-signing
of the Constitution, the creation
of the national flag, the first Continental
Congress, and the home of
Benjamin Franklin and other great
statesmen, is part of our national inheritance.
Between Philadelphia and
Baltimore, the road passes the oldest
courthouse in continuous use in Pennsylvania
and the site of the battle
of the Brandywine, which is marked
by monuments.
Then it reaches Baltimore, the I
"monumental city" where Francis,
Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled
Banner," and where Edgar Allen Poe
is buried. In and around the National
Capital are innumerable points
of historical connections and the gov-,
emment buildings and museums are
of the greatest interest. Near Washington
are Alexandria, Mount Vernon,
Arlington National Cemetery and
the new Arlington Memorial bridge
across the Potomac River. Then
there is Ashland, birthplace of Patrick
Henry; Richmond, capital of the
Confederacy,, where, in St. John's
church, Patrick Henry made his, immortal
speech for liberty; Petersburg,
which Grant besieged for ten months.
Then the motorist crosses the line
into North Carolina, and soon Raleigh
is reached, the state capital and
birthplace of Andrew Johnsdn, the
States. Next are the progressive
cities of Sanford, .Southern Pines,
Pinehurst, Aberdeen and Rockingham.
A few miles south of Rockingham is
the South Carolina line and the'
thriving little city of Cheraw. Here
will be found St. David's Episcopal
church erected in 1T68 and used by
.Cornwallis as a hospital! the grave
of Captain Moses Rogers, captain of
the S. S. Savannah, the first steamer
to cross the Atlantic and the first
Confederate Monument erected in
ne South. Then Camden, one of tha
noted and popular winter resorts of
the South. The city of Columbia is
next and here the capitol building
still bears the cannon mark make at
the time of Sherman's siege. From
Columbia the finely paved road leads
to Aiken, famed winter resort and
polo center. A few miles more and
the motorist is crossing the tawny
Savannah river into another popular
winter resort, Augusta, Georgia, noted
for its fine hotels, mild winters
and renowned golf courses.
At Louisville, Georgia, the motorist
may visit the old slave market. Next
are the progressive little cities of
Swainsboro, Lyons, Baxley and Alma.
Then Waycross, the largest city in
south Georgia on United States highway
No. 1. Jacksonville and then St.
Augustine and Daytona Beach (the
world's finest racing beach) and
down the famed Florida East Coast
through palm fringed avenues.
United States Route No. 1 is truly
a cross seotion of American history.
Through its associativa, is literally
"first in the hearts ?if. Ha countrymen."
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Bethune Schools To
Open August 31
P
Bethune, S. August 24.?The
Bethune public schools will begin
wotk Monday morning, August 31, at
8:00 o'clock. The teachers will arrive
Friday in order to attend the
first teachers meeting, which will bo
held Saturday morning.
Book lists may be secured from the
office of the superintendent. A second-hand
* book exchange will be op
of a ted ut the high school building for
those desiring to purchase or sell
second-hand books. Pupils are urged
to bring all old books, that are on
the list of books used in the schools
at present, to the exchange for disposal.
The people of the community ^uninvited
to attend the opening exercises,
which will be held Monday
morning at 8:00 o'clock.
r^luarterly B. Y. I*. l>. Rally
The quarterly B. Y. P. U. rally of
the Kershaw association will meet
with the Bethune Baptist church Sunday,
September >, at 3 p. m. All
the young people of the association
are requested to Ik- present.
Governor Blackwood
Issues' Proclamation
Go\t*i nor ]$1 iick wootI issued u call
to the farmers of South Carolina to
gather ut their county ?eat? ut 11
o'clock Saturday morning to commit
themselves in regard to the plan to
abolish cotton planting m 1932 and
to state their wishes to the general
assembly in a radio address broadcast
Tuesday night over station WIS.
Ho declared in his proelamati >:i
thut overproduction of cotton hn*
brought the Southern cotton farmer
to the brink of tinancial ru.n" and
said also that the people of South
Carolina want the legislation that
will outlaw the planting of cotton foi
one year. <>
fCi A letter to the membeic of th"
general assembly seeking t h e i i
thoughts on the special session was
dispatched by Governor Blackwood
Wednesday. Also, he plans to send
each one u copy of the proponed aet
for study J^efore the special session i?
called.
The act would be so short that "it
can he written on one page," the governor
said. Enough copies will be
prepared so thut it may haw wide
distribution among the farmers and
other interested persons.
The Proclomation
Governor Blackwood's proclamation
iwhich followed his address is as follows:
"Whereas, the overproduction of
cotton has brought the Southern cot
ton farmer to- the brink of financial
ruin and it is being predicted by the
experts that cotton will sell for from
four and one-half cents to five cents
per pound?less than one-half the cos]
of production, and,
"Whereas, it is the earnest desire
of the governor of South Carolina and
others in authority to assist the farmer
by any practical means within
their power; and,
"Whereas, there is no desire on the
part of those in authority to force
the farfner to refrain from planting
cotton during the year 1932, but
merely a purpose to make effective
by legislation the expressed wishes
of the farmers of the state;
"Now, therefore, I, I. C. Blackwood,
governor of South Carolina, do hert>by
call upon all the farmers of South
Carolina to assemble at their respective
courthouses on next Saturday,
the 20th of August, 1931, at 11 o'clock
for the purpose of expressing their
opinion with reference to the proposal
to forbid the planting of cotton
during the year of 1932, and to Advise
the members of the general assembly
as to their wishes.
"L further call upon all county legislative
delegations to attend these
meetings and request that the state
senator or some membei' of the county
legeslative delegation preside at
these meetings."
During the month of June a total
of. 274-734 m?n -u&ni rQcaiied it road ?_ .
work in 37 states as the result of
emergency road work aided by appropriations
by the last congress in addition
to the sums spent by {he states.
The American Bed Cross has idlotted
$100,000 for Immediate relief
in the flood pweft aOctieps of China,
where .$u*dMds-.of thousands hare
been rendered homeless by high
waters of the Yangtse river.
Officers Track Thief
a Long Distance
Deputy Sheriff Cooley and rural officers
Watkins and DeBruhl captured
a cow thief here Saturday after a 22mile
trek from Bcthune to Camden.
James Blakeney, a negro resident cf
near the Camden Seaboard passenger
station was placed in jail and admitted
the theft.
Dr. E. Z. Truesdale, of Bethune, or.
Thursday night reported to officers
that his valuable milk cow had been
stolen. Rural officer Watkins called
fellow officers from Camden and they
got on the trail. The cow was tracked
from Bethune to Camden, where
the negro had ridden or led her all the
way down over the Seaboard track.
Dr. Truesdale accompanied the officers
to Camden whew the cow was
recovered.
The officers made the statement
that they hoped when Blakeney decides
to steal another cow he will
not go so long a distance as they
were weary and footsore from the
ton* trek mliwwf^v :
V James Blakeney has a formtT Jail
record.- v< f... .s x ' \