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I l The Camden chronipi f volume 43 m " ' ???i tember ii, 1wi number 24. ill Sent Out For Special Session ftlumbia, Sept. 9.?A special ?esm oI the South Carolina general ^mbly'to enact "remedial legislawith respect to the situation con* voting the cotton growers" was ovrred today by |GoVernor I bra C. jgkwood. A proclamation was issued and Latched to legislators, setting (anday at noon as the hour for coh*ing the first extraordinary session iff Governor Cole Jj. It lease brought limilai' session into being to aid tton farmers in }914. The call came after the governor d polled members of the logislaK and secured from a majority of an their pledge that they would lit discussion to "legislation seekf-tv prohibit the planting <?f cotton 1932," that they would not remain session longer than ten days, and ly w<>tild receive only $5 a day reiwrsftion. He also secured an expression from mers of the state. Meetings were d in 45 of the 4(J counties and 37 the counties endorsed the plan to 1 a cotton growing holiday. Kfith the announcement of the spe* 1 session. South Carolina joins as, and Ixmisiana as states atfting to reduce cotton production islation. n his proclamation, the governor erts "an emergency has arisen m cotton-growing states, by reason an estimated cotton crop of more n 15,600,000 bales, and a surplus light over from last year of 9,,000 bales, bearing down the price cotton to a ruinous level, and creig a situation which demands the t thought and evej-y effort of all people and of the organized forces the state government in seeking relief." If cites the efforts of Texas and tijiana. and recalls that farmers of ah Carolina "emphatically placed "selves upon record in 37 of the counties as favoring the convening the genera'; assembly." He also i prs to the expression of the legists who are willing to "confine an ra session of not exceeding ten s to the one pressing demand for ie action in the cotton situation fteep the expense of such se.sthin the narrowest possible emergency," the proclamation s acute and only by imme^>n is there hppe for a greater the present crop, neces revent economic disaster and actual suffering." or Blackwood announced wek> ago, while attending a e called by Governor Long iana he would call the speon. ihen Lady Died Here W/ Randall, 57,' died at the ^ bl Bh 'n Camden Thursday', SeptCmB^al ser\ ices were conducted at Fhday afternoon, September d, B^*? Creek Baptist chnrch in Ai h*ftefcev. F, Clyde Helms, pas ?^ ^ndon Baptist church, CoB*18. Assisted by the Rev. Mr. TeGranitevilie. Mr. Helms was ^Ts- Randall's pastor wh*;n Ved in Beaufort. Interment was he churchyard. tside her husband she is survived B*? daughters, Mrs. F. E. Buck, B^niden, formerly of Columbia, ' 'Ss Gwendolyn Randall of ConHi one son, Hubert Randall, of Won< grandson, F. E. Buck, ' ?'8, one brother, one half Br' lh'? e nieces and three neVJSgah farmers to visit HbRI.MENT station today Burners of Mt. Pisgah comWV'A' have been attending the B/ ' ;'M'S conducted by the B"1 (,f vocational agriculture, R. B^ter, will visit the Sandhill ExB^ Station on Friday, Septem |Cc results of some of the exBents iJt the Sandhill Experiment ?n have l>een studied by the farBin U^ng P?8^ winter in their I * in vocational agricuiBL-;U,C^ intcr^st is contemplated. B la attention will be given to oor,> exper,men" * M>'.fr?diMcUod ?nd Mrs, B. S, nt last week end in Char Sumter To Have Largest Tournament Sumter makes plans for thrilling event of luai. On Thursday night, October 8th, at eigfrt o'clock sharp more than a score of riders plan to compete for the beautiful trophy that was won last year by Mr. Cotton. It will be necessary for M:\ Cotton to win this year in order C> claim the beautiful trophy as his own. Some of the hottest rivalry that has existed in athletic contests will be staged on the night of the big event. The report has come that j many gallant knights are practicing daily for the keen competition that they will meet on the court. The horses are being groomed in many parts of the state and some few will he expected to arrive in j Sumter four or five days before the thrilling event. Many of the old i riders having lost their horses since 'the tournament at the Sumter County hair last year are training speedy ones in, order that they may make a showing in. the horse race. There is probably less known about the speed of the new horses now in the ring than ever before, us some _ of the horses have been brought in from long distances, and for this reason the "free for all" horse races should prove both interetsing and ex! citing. The Sumter fair committee anil the citizens of Sumter are sparing no effort .toward making this( feature of the fair worthwhile. The riders have been notified that their expenses will be taken care of and their horses will be well cared for during their entire stay in Sumter. All horses must measure 14 hands or over. Lances measure five feet to guard. Distances through course will be 75 yards and will then Ik* three rings suspended 25 yards apart. Kach rider will be required to make the distance 75 yards, in six seconds; failure to do this will disqualify rider. Time to be taken from post 25 yards -from the frist ring. _ Each knight must wear * costume, consisting of white trousers, white sweater and riding boots or leggings and appropriate colors. No entry fees. Entries must be niade -to S. A. Harvin, Sumter, S. C., on or before Saturday night the 3rd of October. Also name of lady and her address and name knight is riding under. The chivalry of the sport is manifested in the honor that goes to the gallant knight, the honor of placing on the fair brow of his maid the crown which heralds her as queen o? the tournament. - X Council of Farm Women Met. The County Council of Farm Women held a meeting in the American legion building on last Friday, September 5th. The following program ~ mi ..I,, MUw*. "America" was fnuP vw sung by the entire assembly; Rev. J, ft. .Caston of the Camden Baptist churqh made a prayer; Mr. H.'G, Ca.*rison, Jr. graciously welcomed . the members of the Council; Mrs. Tompkins responded to the welcoming address; Miss Charlotte Salmopd and her mother, . Charles Salmond, added much to-the meeting with theii music; Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson College, made the address of the day talking on "Beautifying Our Country Homes," which was greatly enjoyed At the noon hour a delightful luncheon was served in the dining room ol the Presbyterian church to around eighty-five. After lunch the business meeting was conducted and Miss Sadie C raig Home Demonstration Agent, made ar address. Bootlegger Escapes With Smoke Screen Motorcycle'Officer Alva Rush gavi chase to a speeding automobile Tue* day night as it entered the city lim its near the old court house. He fol lowed the driver as he turned off a York street and kept on into Fan 6treet. , Seeing the officer gaining on hin the driver of the fleeing car, wh< was evidently a bootlegger emitter a cloud of smoke from the smok< ' screen as he fled through the city 1 A passing motorist narrowly avert** a wreck by his daring. 'Mr. Rush fol lowed the man on out the Camden ' Charlotte highway, but he had turnec ' off into a country road and made hi Earge Enrollment Eor Camden Schools The Camden city school* opened on Monday morning last with a larger enrollment than for any previous year on the opening day. The records show that there are 49 more Wm, Mldreh in school at present o? the same date of last year. ThuVe has been an increase of 10 in tn* lower grades and of $9 in the i h?-h school. The large increase in (the high school is probably due to the J depression and to the fact that more | and more students attend the high I school, from other districts each year. I With two exceptions the faculty is | the same as last year. The two ad! ,ons are Miss Alberta Team in the i high school and Miss Helen Timber, jlake in the grammar school'." They I take the places of Miss Grace Dell I James and Miss Helen Chambers who resigned. The schools have been running along as if there had been no intermission. Both teachers and students evidence an ynusual degree of earnestness. The superintendent urges that parents keep in touch with *he school as to the progress of their children. Also that - they require cf their children a schedule for home preparation There will positively not be enough time during school hours for preparation so that quite a large amount of home work must be done. - r I The fallowing is the enrollment by | schools grades: Camffofl grammar school?Grade 1, ^8; grpflb 80; grade 3, 82; grade 4, 92. Total 862. Laurejia. . Street School?Grade 5, 123; grade 6, 74; grade 7, 70. Total 273. Camden Mill School?Grade 1, 71; grade 2, 49; grade 3, 47; grade 47 41. Total 208. Camden High School?Grade 8, 87; grade 9, 72; grade 10, GO; grade 11, 51; special commercial, 14. Total 284. Grand total 1930-1931, 1,068. j Grand total 1931-1932, 1,117. "Higher Ups" Drink Avows Judge^Smith Anderson, Sept. 7.?The drinking of liquor by officials high in government is the reason "we cannot enforce the prohibition law," Special Judge Mendel L. Smith, presiding over the September term of court of general sessions for Anderson, said this morning shortly after the term of court jwas opened. J The remarks of the jurist were J made in the course of a talk to a jyouth who came before him for a sentence following a plea of guilty to a violation of the prohibition law. "Some time ago," said Judge Smith, "I attended a large reception and while there I remembered a young boy who was being held in jail for to smnll ouantitv of liquor, There were - men there high in the government of the state who drank more liquor, than this poor boy possessed when he was arrested. the reason we cannot enforce the prohibition laws in South Carolina," the jurist added. > Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for the week at the First Baptist churchr Sunday school at 1C o'clock. Judge Mendel L. Smith, su, peri nte orient. Public ^worship conI ducted by the pastor at 11:15 a. m and 8 p. m. subject, "The Storms of Life." Evening subject ' "The Worship of Idols." Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at 8:0C 1 o'clock. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Junior B. Y. P U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Believing that the midweek service is important and that when reg 1 ulaiMy attended in the right spirii wilT'contribute to the culture of th< J soul uhd the progress of the churcr wo urge .every member to attend - Your ptfebtt^e will be a contributor - to the success of this service. Com< t and bring your friends. c The public is cordially invited tattend all the services of this church i A school ;-ond "Stewardship ai ChurciY^fofci|*e'' will be conducted next woffcv,! The class will meet eael * evening Monday through Fri 1 day. Littlejohn will hav< chargiMv ^ *s hbped tha j ever^O?6'^ewo can may attend. Ma'lwlj^CMrs. John Barnwell an. - little daughter, Marjorie, and Mrs * Douglas Gregorie, of Charleston, wen ? guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Walsl on Wednesday of this week. V lo Force Collection of Back rl 'axes Sheriff J. H. Mcleod is in receipt of a, letter from Comptroller General A. J, Beattie instructing him to boKin at once collecting all back taxes in Kershaw county. The sheriff, has a notice calling attention to this matter in another place in this paper. Parties owing- back taxes can" save considerable co?t8 by calling at the sheriffs office and making payment. Where the sheriff has to semi a deputy in order to make the collections it necessitates additional costs. I'mletter from Mr. Beattie reads as to! lows: "\our duly and mine in the mat' r of delinquent tax collections is n.-i a pleasant one and especially is that true under conditions suc h as at poem; at the same time, there is a other side of the picture : The mod important activity with which the I country is concerned is the government and government cannot function without the collection of taxes. "We have just one duty to perform and that is declared by the statutes in which no provision hus been made for non-enforcement. The .esponsibility of enforcing the collection of delinquent taxes has been placed by the .legislature upon this office and no other agency of the government, nor representative of the government, state or county, has authority to exercise supervision of this important ^ctivity. The statute i ?quires that -you look to this office only for direction in these matters. "The present price of cotton is lower than had been anticipated, but the supply in most cases is greater and there will be a great deal cf cotton sold during the next few months. ^ ou have a great deal of unpaid tax executions in your hands foi' collection itfa 1 know of no other course to pursue >htm'to proceed with the collection of these immediately. "You are, therefore, directed to press fi>r collection of all executions in your hands. "There are several counties' in the "Slate "which could reduce the a-nnual levy if the back taxes were collected. This means that those who have already paid taxes are required to pay a higher rate of tax than they should be on account of the fact that leniency has been extended to those who have not paid. "I shall ask your full co-operation to the end that we tnay make the proper showing before the end of this year." Fire Causes Damage To The Fashion Shop At an early hour Monday evening the Fashion Shop on the corner of Main and DeKalb streets was discovered to be on fire. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is thought that a carelessly thrown cigarette ? "Ctt" "'' ICntaih the proprietor, and several friends had been in the store only a short time before. The fire department responded to the alarm quickly and , soon had the blaze under control, not however, before the entire stock was more or less damaged by smoke and water. Mr. Karesh carried a stock of high grade ladies ready-to-wear valued at , around $12,000 with $7,000 insurance and a small amount of insurance on the store fixtures. Some of the fixture? were badly damaged. The fire happened while large crowds were on the streets and attracted a great deal of attention > while the firemen were combatting . the flames. Manager of Co-Ops Calls for Meeting ; All farmers in Kershaw county are j earnestly requested to bo at the . Court House in Camden on Friday, i September 18th, at 10 a. m., when i Mr. J. S. Hathcock, general manager of the South Carolina Cotton Grow) crs Cooperative Association will meet . with them for the purpose of exi plaining the Association's plans for 1 the 1031-1932 season. 1 It is hoped that the -county will e be able to secure the services of a t licensed government cotton classer tc be permanently stationed here. Thil j and other important, matters will bt brought up at the meeting. Mr Hathcock will~be prepared to anewei ^ any questions that individual mem bars , might care to bring up. Don' forget the date, Friday the 18th. Rosh Hashanah? The New Year! With sundown on Friday evening ' | September 11th. Jews in every cor-! of the earth will commence the! celebration of their religion, and spiritual New Year. I The New Year's Day, or Kosh | Hashanah. marks the beginning of a! ten-day period t)f repentance whuli culminates with Yom Kippu., the Hay of Atonement, the most solemn [day in the religious calendar U is on Kosh Hashanah that the* lew searches his inmost being. Ue knowledges his sin> within the sum- ' tuaiy ?rt his heart, and redcdicato himself anew to the loftiest eepts of his religion and his human- ' >?>. Tradition holds that on this day' icaeh individual's fate is inscribed in' a book to be sealed on the Day -of Atonement. Sins* between "man and' God may be forgiven by Clod, but j sins against one's fellowman mint1 ,He mended between man and man. ! Within the house of worship special! prayers appropriate to the day are I recited, a distinctive melody runs through the music of the service ?,j and the ram's horn or Shofar is j sounded. 1 he Shofnr is reminiscent of the Covenant between God amTT Abraham, the call to duty and true] piety which brings man near to Goo. Unlike the secular New Year,* Rofib Hashanah is given over to devotional services, to the repledging of faith, to renewal of friendships, and to th" universal ideal of the perfectibility of man and the ultimate reward for the righteous of all creeds. Services will be held in Temple Beth-Kl on Saturday- morning at 11 o'clock and at K o'clock in the evening. The Football Boys Return From Trip' The Camden high school footba ll squad returned last Friday from at trip to Brevard, N. C., where they! went through a seasoning process be-! fore the regular games commence. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Villepigoc and Jack and Yates Villepigue nnd Mrs. J. B. Zemp accompanied the team . Members of the team muking the trip were: Captain J. H. McLeod, Austin Jones, Sam McCaskill, William Thompson, Elmo Brown, Robt. Goodale, Reuben Pitts, Alvin Creed, Harold McNinch, Woodrow Trapp, Doug. Kennedy, Claude Jaekson, L. O. Funderburke, Dickie Branham, T. B. Brjice, Ernest Wooten, Hoiiier Baldwin, Hamilton Osborne, Doris Houker, Bobby Marye and Julian Burns. B. M. Smith and Francis McLcod went to Brevard to accompany the boys home. Camden plays the strong champion team from Chester here'on 'Friday, September 18th, for the opening game of the season. v. ' ' 1 r Air Tank Explodes Causing Damage An auxiliary air tank at Creed's Filling Station on west DeKalb street exploded Sunday afternoon, causing quite* a' bit of damage to the repair shop ih th? rear of the building. A defect in the tank was the cause. Portions of t^e tank were thrown on the opposite side of the street. Fortunately no one was near and no injuries resulted. Several large posts were broken off and .many glasses shattered in two buildings nearby causing quite a bit of property damage. < ' Magistrate C. A. Bakor, of upper Greenville county, was shot seriously by Julius Finlay, a negro who was instantly killed when the magistrate shot him five times before falling with wounds in the abdomen and foot. The group of negroes from which the magistrate had been shot by Finlay when he stopped them in the road, then picked up Finlay's body and started with it towards Traveler's Rest. One of them, a negro named Moore, was badly beaten by a crowd there, and a lynching, was prevented I only by the accidental arrival ofjfour deputy sheriffs and highway patrolmen. ( Chief Justice Blease refused to grant a stay of trial of 'Carlos A. Rector, former sheriff of Greenville [ county, for participation in a bank robbery at Traveler's Rest, pending ^ his appeal from ah order refusing him a change of venue, by Circuit Judge Rice. ' * - . .71. .** TR ~ _ ^ Land Situation Helped By Lows A lot of people sjiul that farmers wou.il not produce i n am fur saIo at 20 cents u pound," Mty- James W. Johnson, manager of the Newberry Jtreumeiy, the output of which ha* not receded though mmii uoaiu habeen around the lit) rent level most of this year. "I can't .think of a farmer in Newberry who ha stopp. d producing cri'Hjn, Jnr iiiarki t I m> cause <>l low pr res. Ami I am > >>nfideru that ;?'! the 400 ,,, nioie who s%?|, cream pi of it from it cwi a* pies? r.t prices. It give- them ready cnsu. i cguUu !y, ami cows contribute might ily towards building up ih,? land and itn t tlie |)rt iii 11 y i< .(j of f |,.id crops. "1 re me m Imm a man who ?ame iii with a bucket o! cream "dioillv after 1 took charge of the rrrnmury. H<said his umbition was to milk 25 cow-. Two years ago he was milking 12 eows and suys that he made more off his Cows in 1 i>2i? than from his 10plows of other farming. Ho now sells eight to ten dollars worth of cream a week and the money keeps his farming operations going. "Dairying has done u lot for Newberry county farms ami farming. Expansion of livestock has improved the land situation in the county." T|ie N'ewoerry Creamery buys soucream from ubout GOO farmers, around 500 of them being in Newberry county. Some of those outside the county send cream us fur as 100 milt*. to get a market for it. The run of the farmers selling to the creamery have only u few cows each and dairy as u sideline to general fanning. Cow.s have saved many of them from falling behind this year. Most of them are increasing and improving theirherds. Man Kills Himself With Pistol Bullet The body of Bundy An ants, who died from a self-inflicted pistol wound, was carried?to?Charlotte Thursday morning where it will be interred near that city. Mr. Arrants was a relative of Mr. Bunyan Hall, who resides about five miles east of Camden, and he and his wife were visiting there. He had been despondent and arose from th? breakfast table and went into an ail- , joining room and shot himself through the head. The wound was ' inflicted Wednesday morning and the man lingered until 7:20 Wednesday afternoon. > Mr. Arrants formerly resided in Pageland and is said to have served as mayor of that town. John H. Estridge Dead at Kershaw John H. Estridge, who had been * * 1.1. MW>? *rj iind. several months, died Monday shortly [after neon, lacking only until November 22, of reaching his sixty-fifth #,;j year. Mr. Estridge was born at White , Bluff November 132, 18#G, and spent" all-his boyhood and young manhood' days there engaged in .'farming. He Was among the earliest to come to Kershaw, coming in 1$89. In 1890 he was married to Miss Virgi? Stover, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stover of the Flat Rock section of Kershaw county. During his ~ entire residence in Kershaw Mr. Estridge was engaged in the stock business and farming, and has been among our most highly esteemed citizens. Quiet always in his demeanor, upright in all his dealings with his fellow men, and friend to everyone, his presence will be greatly missel from the community. He is survived by his widow and three children, two daughters, Mrs. B. M. Hilton, of Kershaw; and Mrs. Herman Trenschel, of Beaver Falls, Pa.; and one son. Hazel E. Estridge, of Kershaw. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. W. J. Baker, of the Shamrock section Kershaw county. All of these have the sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement.? Kershaw Era. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, September 13. A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Sunday school 10 a. m. Morning worship 11:15. Christian Endeavor 8 p. m. The public is cordially invited to these services. Miss Louise Akhret, of Charleston, , is spending a' few days with her sister, Edna, on Hampton Avenue. 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