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I LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the Fllea of The Chrouicle Fifteen and Thirty Yeara Ago THIRTY VKAKM AGO February 4, 1902 Qapt. Jas, H. Mcleod dios at hia home near Boykin and funeral held at Rembert church. Warehouse being built near North* western depot for Armour & Company. Store of Springs & Shannon closed on account of death of Mrs. Baxter Springs, mother of Colonel Lcroy Spring. J. K. Alexander and sons enter mercantile business in store next north of A. 1). Kennedy. Mrs. Jane Team, widow of late Capt. Adam Team, dies,at her home in Sumter and burial at Camden cemetery. > $ Tourists flocking to Camden and B * Jlobkirk Inn has all rooms filled and its annex, Goodie Castle, filled with e thirty guests placed in various rooms. Dr. and Mrs. A.'A. Moore open their home to northern tourists and have a number of guests. Secretary of state issues charter to Camden Land and Improvement Company, with T. Edmund Krumbholz, of Albany, N. Y., and Albert W. Futnam, of New York City, as corporators, with capital stock of $100,000. J. L. Guy's store at Rlaney broken ^ into and robbed of merchandise. WL " ' Wm. B. Alford dies at homo of his son, L. E. Alford, a few miles north of Camden, aged 79 years. Act creating Loo county approved by the governor. j jfj , Rev. W. B. Gordon issues plea for H chtyity hospital to be built in Cam-, ?Senat.or Tillman and Senator McLaurin come to blows in. United States senate. ! f Forestry Project l Started At Blaney In co-operation with the State hor1 cstry Department's 10-acre forestry project is being started in each county this year by one of the Vocational Agricultural classes in the county. The vocational agricultural class at Blaney has been selected to carry out this project in Kershaw county, and plans are already under way for this project. This 10-acre plot has been selected on Mr. E. T. Bowen's place. It is located along the east side of the Blaney-Smyrna road on the south side of Twenty-Five Mile creek. The work on this project will be spread out over a period of ten years, jfc? Certain jobs will be carried out each year. The various .jobs will include fire protection, management, planting, utilization and marketing, seed selection and the grownig of nursery ' stock. In addition two plots, <.ne) L- quarter'acre, will be taken and raie of growth will he compared on the one which is thinned to that on the one which is unthjnned. Two?other sir--" plots will compare the effect of fire on the life of young trees. One of these plots will he burned over each year and the other will not be burned at all. Each year a cheek will be made on the number of trees killed. Mrs. Lillian Powell, arrested in Detroit on a chargo of shop-lifting, missed a charge of petit larceny as compared with grand lraeeny by just 5 cents, duo to the fact that the goods } D; fouml under her coat and stolen from , various stores, totaled but $49.95 in-1 stead of $50, which is the grand larceny limit. j ig I IE . I Addison Southa-d, I nited States | rnin.>tvi \ < Abyasiu.a. was knocked i down r-unday at Add:* Ababa, during an aioi.al'on with several po lit an air acc.itn'.. The a '.i r. e. the m.ni-ter followed when - .at tan : :.? f < ?< t ' ji 1 legend "A mer.i a aga r. a..- a lb>o-eappturur.o' A. bar.;,. N Y Tie button.-, are :ed ar.i The pastor of a > 1 r< d church at Elloree. attracted by a flickering light in?ide as he passed it. f..und a fire built on the floor near the altar and a bottle still containing -on . gasoline on the stove. He ar.d oth crs put uul the -ftre, iw* r-f* sent for b!oo<i hound- to traii the firebug. Within the la.-t three weeks fire destroyed the vocational building of the coun'y training school f.?; - negroes there, and the administration building a few nights later. FIFTEEN YHAK8 AGG February 16, 1917 W. D. 11*11, of the Lucknow section,* dies tifter several months illnesft. , Mrs. Minor M. Baker, 38, mother of six children, dies at her home neur Bethune. Dr. J. IS. W. Haile, former resident of Flat Rock section, dies at his home in Hock liill> VV. (?. Adams begins remodelling the former Schiller property for Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Boykin, at a ..cost of $8,000. Mrs. Mary M. LollU, aged 60 years, dies at her home in this city. Albertus Alexander, negro youth of ('antey section, accidentally killed while hunting. Mary MoCaa, aged 02, one of the old time slavery women of Camden, dead. She was a member of the white Baptist church before colored Baptists organized. ' Miss Irene Latham, former Camden girl, dies in Charleston. James C. Gibson dies at his home near Wostvillo. Capt. A. Mdseley, of Lee county, loses cotton house ajul cotton, together with cotton seed and peas. (tassels Zemp on a visit to relatives here from Canal Zone. Violations of sea laws by German submarines'may cause President Wilson to go before congress. Marshall Scull,, of Philadelphia, well-known explorer and African big game hunter, visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Kirkbride at uCool Spring.. A new cigarette making machine is now on the market that will make 2,0(H) cigarettes a minute. Its normal capacity is 000 per minute. POTATOES PROVE HELPFUL Abbeville Farmers Increase Sweets and Murphys on General barms Abbeville. Jan. 30.?Abbeville farmers who joined with County harm Agent Z. D. Robertson in 1031 to increase the general use of potatoes, sweet and Irish, met with reasonable spccess and helped prove that both kinds of potatoes are desirable for small scale production on Abbeville farms. Thus farmers had potatoes of both kinds for more liberal home consumption, and In many instances a surplus for local markets. An acre of sweet potatoes on every farm in 1931 was Mr. Robertson's goal, which was reached to the extent of 80 per cent, while practically 100 per eent. of farms had at least | a small patch. Despite the drought, making the lightest yield ever harvested per acre, Abbeville farmers have sweets more generally than u-tial. One I II club boy Using sweet ^putuUM- for his project made a total ' yield of -218 bushels. 116 bushels being No. l's, and sales value of potatoes -and plants -totaled $174.72. j Expenses of fertilizer, cultivation and r rent left a profit of $165,117. Advising Irish potatoes on an increased basis for home consumption, Mr. Robertson secured a greater acreage than usual and farmers fortunately had an unusual yield. One farmer, H. N. Cochran, who planted two acres, harvested 400 bu1 shels of salable potatoes. For storage Mr. Cochran, under the county agent's direction, jacked up an old building, put it under a .brick foundation, and stored his potatoes perfectly therein. At a cost of $20 for this storage place be was able to hold back potatoes for the local market as needed. His total sales amountcd to $176. and small potatoes were fed to hogs. Mr. Robertson re{ !'l> a iiiimb r of other storage placlnr.1 f r th. potato crop. \y || ght??\ser an-i W diam B . I--- . f . oti.i degree ... .. , V,.. ;rr Sterl.ng. Ky.. on %i . * !r.;i' ?i? . . , : * fx '? : !" .To t. i". :'-.ie HaUan .. . ' a' d e spivi ... .. A r a : g a i .he , A . \ ; M-.I n v. e: c \\ M;. 1! ...er became secretary ..f ,-omme:-, e :i; 1'.?'21 h:> personal :'or .. , wa , limited at >oi> to 8.r.i e that time his for tjr.e has dwindled to where it is now 'e = s than a miil.<>n. it is bciieveil, due t<> shrinkage in trie value of security he owned and also because of ho fa t that he ha- given away much of it to charities and philanthropic er.Ur?r:-cs. Wi'dam Jennyngi Bryaxt. Jx.? i* * 'In timing a silver conference at Den. i r. (7ii? to be held February 1 ">th. The ho says, is to organize every state, non-partisan, r.on pn'nttral bodies to disseminate inf rmatic.r. on "this fundamental, and j economic problem." SLUGGISH FEELING "I have used Thedford't Black* Draught off and on for twentyflv# year*." writes Mr. Dave Stewart, of 1912 B. 2nd St., Auatln Texaa. "They used It In wy father'a home for inauy year* and It wee ear general family medicine. "My health wai rood, and that U about all I ever took. I u?ed It far oonatlpatlon an* bilious alck headache*. It !? a fine medicine to take when a man ifete up In the morning feeling dull and ulngglsh. After a oouree of It I feel fine. It rids thesyatem of poison which comes from oon tlpatlon." . ? TIIKUPOKU'S Black- if Draught Sal Bolt! by drutftflsts. 25< puckage. ma-4 .. ! . . . ... } TAX RETURNS. Office of Auditor Kershaw County, Camden, S. C., December 17, 1931. Notice is hereby given that the Auditor's Office will be open for receiving Tax Returns from January 1st, 1932, to March 1st, 1932. All persons owning real estate or personal property must make returns of the same within said neriod, as required by law, or bo subject to a penalty of 10 per cent. All persons between the ages of 21 and 60 years, inclusive, are required to pay a poll tax, and all persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years, inclusive, aro required to pay a Road tax, unless . excused by law. All Trustees, Guardians, Executors, Administrators or Agents holding property in charge must return same. Parties sending tax returns by mail must make oath to same before some officer and fill out the same in proper manner or they will be rejected. B. E. SPARROW, Auditor Kershaw County. Ask your grocer for Sander'B Creek water ground meal, fresh, pure and clean.?ad\. TRESPASS NOTICE All parties are herebv warned not to trespass on my lands north of Camden, known as the former L. L. CIyburn property, for hunting, cutting wood, hauling straw or for any purpose whatsoever. Parties found violating this notice will be dealt with according to law. MRS. BLANCHE CLYBURN, January 6, 1932. 45pd R. E. Chewning & Son I General Contractor* and Builder* Phone S86 Camden, S. C. ? Estimate* Famished on All Classes of Work | Floors Sanded on Request ? no-jVio-korn : FOR CORNS AND CALLOUSES Made in Camden And For Sale By DeKalb Pharmacy?Phone 96 1 1 ROBT. W.MITCH AM Architect ! Crocker Building, Camden, S. C. KERSHAW LODGE No. 21 A. F. M. ^Jr ft Regular communication of yfo^g^this lodge is held on the f first Tuesday in each month st 8 p.m. * Visiting Brethren are welcomed. W. R. CLYBURN, J. E. ROSS, Worshipful Master. Secretary. 1-14-27-tf | m DeKALB COUNCIL No 88 ! ^ . Junior Order U. A. M. yLrwa Regular council seoond and / ^ fourth Mondays of each month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren no welcomed. J. W. THOMPSON, T,. TT. .TONES, Councillor Recording Secty. r -N M. M. REASONOVER i F.rj^ion Service Officer Kershaw County Assistance rendered all Veterans . in Securing Benefits, Hospital and ' Disability Claims i located at Rhame Brothers Store Camden, S. C. k EYES EXAMINED? and Glasses Fitted THE HOFFER COMPANY Jewelers and Optometrist* SHOWS HOW TO LIVE OFF FARM| i r ( Lancaster County JNegro Pointa Out Way by Doing It All Himself The Lancaster News says that one of Luncaster county's most prosp?? oua colored farmer* ia Hubert Peay of the Dry .Creek aection who cultivate* about thirty-six acres of land on his 1 DO-acre farm in that section of the county. ' Robert has little to worry about financially for hd owns his own farm, owes nothing on it and has a good bank balance. Diversified farming, hard work and living at home has enabled Robert to get along very well without raising cotton to any extent. Last year he raised four bales of cotton on seven acres of land and the rest of his thirty-six acres were devoted to foot! and truck crops. Last year Robert Peay raised fifty bushels of wheat on 8 8-4 acres of land and this was taken to the mill to be exchanged for flour. Last fall he took what wheat he Ivad left and exchanged it for 1,154 pounds of flour. This amount of flour should keep him in biscuits for some time to come. ' He devoted nine acres of his land to corn and on these nine acres he raised 300 bushels of com which will provide food for his livestock. On two acjes of land he planted peanuts and raised 117 bushels. He is disposing of these* peanuts at two dollars a bushel and if he can sell them all he will realize $234 for his crop. He had 3,500 head of cabbage last year on less than an acre and raised about 100 bushels of sweet, potatoes; 3 1-4 acres of peas, 1 1-2 acres of Irish potatoes; 1-4 acre of beans, besides some carrots and okra. Because of the extremely dry year some of his truck crops did not do as well as usual but Robert has little to worry about as he has all he wants to eat with enough money.on hand to tide ham over a number of bad years. Truck is not all that this progressive colored farmer raises for he has five cows, three of which are now fresh. He has about sixty chickens and seven head of hogs. He provides himself with pork, poultry and milk. By eating fresh vegetables and using plenty of milk he has raised a healthy family. He is now 51 years of age, but seems to be able to do as much work as ever. Robert says that he sees no reason why a man living on a farm should not have all he wanted to eat for he says that the land will produce almost anything a man wants to eat. That his system of farming is a success will be seen from the fact that when he was married thirty years ago he had but twenty cents in his pocket after he had paid the preacher for performing the ceremony. At that time he was working with his father, who rented land. In the meantime he has paid for his farm and has accumulated considerable cash besides. He says that he has never borrowed any money for his own use, but that he has borrowed some to help his boys. Robert never has any trouble in borrowing money for his credit is good. About the only food stuffs he buys are coffee and sugar and last year he raised 103 gallons of syrup. He sells much produce in Lancaster and most of it is clear profit. Robert says that he can't eat cotton and for that reason he does not raise much of it but leaves the cotton production to the other colored farmers of the county. While most of the colored farmers who raise cotton are now hard pressed financially Robert has little to worry about. Jocko Boyle, liquor rifcketeer whose operations have been carried on in Philadelphia and south New Jersey, graduated to New York in an effort to "muscle in" on the game in the big town. Early Tuesday morning j he was Seated with scv^p pals in a | New York restaurant when eight, o'her men wolked in, looked the . crowd over and shot Boyle to death.' Sore Throat? j Don't Gargle You get quicker, better relief with , Th-vxrne. a prescription exclusively ; r throat ailments. The very lirst ; swallow relieves the throat .soreness. Its internal action removes the cause, which otherwise might develop into serious illness. Most coughs are caused by an irri- i tated throat; Thoxine stops these at j once. Safe for the whole family? j guaranteed no dope. Money back if . not satisfied. 35c at DePnss' Drug ( Store and all other good drug stores, j FINAL DISCHARGE . Notice is hereby given that one) . niiiiith frr.m. i?ti tffth daytyf* February, 1932, at ll o'clock a. m.,l I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as: Executrix of the estate of Joseph M ckle. deceased, and on the same: idaie I will apply to the said Court' for a final discharge as said Executrix. JESSIE L. MICKLE, Executrix. ramden, S. C., Jan. 27,. 1932 ( ARE YOU GETTING I I Satisfactory Dyeing and Cleaning Service? " "" re? DOUGHTY'S I The old reliable firm at 1410 Taylor Street in Columbia, S. C., on Jefferson Davis Highway. 1 Dyeing thirty-five years?but still living. CROW A GOOD GARMJI., V " " Make Garden Kind and Size to Meet Family N^eda iClemaon iCoTlej^* ' Jan.- 23.?That the financial value of a farm vegetable garden is quite generally pnderostimated because the bulk of th produce goes to the family table instead of being, converted into actua cash ,is the opinion of ,A. E. Bchifc letter, extension horticulturist, wo believes that if accurate records were ke.pt of a well planned properly cared rt* ,garden, they would show "that the farm area devoted to the raisimr of vegetables produces a larger return with less investment of time and money than any other part of the farm. Indeed, he says, records of the state garden contest for the last four years show this to be true. ^ ' The size of the farm garden is determined, of course, by the needs of the family. One-half acre, Mr. iSchilletter thinks, is ample size for a family of five. Seeds and plants for a garden of average size, according to estimates of average gardens, cost $8.23 and the average labor required is only 83.9 man hours and 22.6 horse hours per year. The cost of fertilizer depends on soil fertility and other conditions. There is, therefore, no reason for failure to have such a garden because of too great a cost in money and labor. Any piece of land having a soil suitable for general crops may be selected for the vegetable garden. A, level spot or one having a slight slope to north or northeast is more desirable, since such a slope is not likely to suffer from drying hot winds as a southwest slope. To be of greatest convenience and service, the garden should be near the house and should have a permanent location to permit building up the soil for maximum production of quality garden craps. To reduce labor in the farm garden its size and shape should be suitable for fiekl methods of cultivation. A long narrow garden is better adapted for horse and machinery cultivation than a square area, since there are fewer rovs and less turning. If i hand work is the chief method of cul-1 tivation, rows may be closer, and of j course greater yields may be secured; under favorable conditions. W. II. Cockfield, a Florence county farmer was shot and seriously wound- j ed by his daughter, 18 years old, who] thought she was shooting at thieves' at the smoke house. The bullet en- j tered her. father's abdomen. He was returning from a neighbor's and went around the back way and rattled the smoke house door to see whether it was securely locked, and to show his family that robbers could not get into it. NOTICE OF MEETING To the Democratic Ward Clubs of the City of Camden: Under thr rules of the Municipal; Democratic Clubs of the City of Camden, the ward clubs are required to meet for reorganization and election of officers on the third Tuesday, the ICth day of February, at 8 o'clock p. m., in the City Council Chamber. Immediately following the reorganization of the Clubs, reorganization and election of officers will be had of, the Municipal Democratic Executive. Committee. Any ward Club that ; wishes to hold its meeting at some; othf'Y place has the right to do so j upon publication of such meeting at. least one week before the date fixed; under the rules. C. \V. EVANS. Chairman. Municipal Democratic Executive Committee. 11- Fish ' Paris remains the third city in the world, as to size, with a -population of 3,7#3,00l>. ^ ~~ \ CITATION The State of ^fotftl C (Carolina County of Kershaw (By L, R. Jones, Esquire, Probate Judge) Whereas, ? Mrs. Daisy McLaurin made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of' and effects of A. B. MeLaurin. These are, therefore, Jto cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred I and creditors of the said A. B, bjc Laurin, deceased, that they be and I appear before me. in the Court of I Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C., VB on the 10th day of February, 1032, I next, after publication thereof, at 11.; o'clock in the forenoon, to show I cause, if any they have, why the said 1 Administration should not be grant- j Given under my hand, thfs 27th ,-^9 day of January, Anno Domini) 1932. -jB L. R. JONES, M Probate Judge for Kershaw County Published on the 20th day of January and 5th day of February, 1982. S in the Camden Chronicle and posted JB at the Court House door for the time j prescribed by law. cTtation The State of South Carolina ' m County of Kershaw | In the Probate Court * | By L. R. Jones, Esquire, Probate ' Judge. *B Whereas, Luria Roberts Williams made suit to me to grant her Letters . j of Administration of the Estate of -a and effects of J. M. Roberts.jfl These are, therefore, to cite, and J admonish all and singular the kin- j died and creditors of the said J. M. -vfl Roberts, deceased, that they be and j appear before me, in the Court of j Probate, to be held at Oamden. S. C., I on the 17th day of -February, 1932, } next after publication thereof, at 11 * J o'clock in the forenoon, to show? [ cause, if any they have, why the said ! Administration should not be grant- j Given under my hand, this 2nd day-' J of February, Anno Domini 1982. L. R. JONES, . _ 1 Judge of Probate for 'Kexabaw County?-?M Published on the 5th and 12th days I of February, 1932, in the Camden j Chronicle and posted at the Court > House door for the time prescribed __ by law. - j C1TATIQN 7 The State of South Carolina \ County of Kershaw * ' ~.B In the Probate Court j By L. R. Jones, Esquire, Probate j Judge. Whereas, Marie B. Richey made. suit to me to grant her Letters of j Administration of the Estate of and effects of Herbert L. Richey. * These are, therefore, to cite and . ;| admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Her- _! ^ bort L. Richey, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at ^Camden, S. C., on the 17th day of Feb- ^ ruary, 1932, next after publication r ' thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, ^ ) to sho wcause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. V ? H Given under my hand, this 2nd day..__.2 of February, Anno Domini 1982. L. R. JONES, Judjre of -Probate for Kershaw County w Polished on the 6th and 12th days of February, 1932, in the Camden Chronicle and posted at.. the^ Court J House door for the-time prescribed by law. < f Additional Penalty on Taxes , j State, County and School taxes for the year 1931, payable between September 15th and December 31st, 1931, according to law one per cent pen- ? y alty will be added to all taxes not * ; paid by January 1st, 1932, also an additional one per cent will be added to all taxes not paid by February 1st. 1932. Anyformation concern ing this'office will be given at office or by mail. When inquiring about taxes p.ease state school district in ^ which you live ?>r own property. Yours respectfully, S. W. HOGITE, Treasurer, Kershaw County. Camden, >. ( .. January 23rd, 1932. j LUMBER WE ARE DELIVERING J * * to our customers Rough and * - Dressed Framing and Boards at Twelve Dollars per thousand feet. Ill Guy Planing Mill & Lumber Co. j