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LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the Filen of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Yearn Ago Iff FIFTEEN YEARS AGO August 16, 1918 Ia>ng list of candidates for county offices open campaign at Bothune. Friends and relatives celebrate 62nd wedding anniversary with Mr. and Mrs. Ci. L, Dix<gi in the Beulah section. John L, Kirklarul, of Lugoff, loses arm while operating a reaper and binder. Ralph Shannon, at Fort Sill, promoted from lieutenant to captain. Australian ballot law to be used vfor first time in August primary. Miss Theressa McDonald, of Kershaw, married to Robert R. Turner, of Page lund. Sidney N. King, of Bvthune, reported wounded in France. Work progressing fast on Wateree river bridge and bridge expected to be completed within the year. Letter from Steve L. Perry says he had arrived safely in France. W. T. MoCaskill, 66 year old farmer, dies north of Bethune. Newton Kelly withdraws as a candidate for the house of representatives. First National Bank moves into their new building on Main street. A Florida supreme ' court writ saved four negroes, from the electric chair in that state- Tuesday just an hour before 'the time set for execution, when it was shown to the court 1 that the men had been forced to make j confessions to crimes by the most in- ] human treatment, while being held in jail previous to trial. , ?( THIRTY YKAR8 AGO r. V. August 21, lW Isaac Owens, of Shaylor's Hill, celebrates bis 75th birthday with big picnic. l>r. W. W. haniel, of Columbiu Female College, preaches fine seripon at Methodist church in this city. VV. K. Hough joins Equitable crowd for an outing at Old Point Comfort, \'a., and then goes to New York. Willie II. Coif, of Columbia, marries Miss C'arru' Watts, o&^Wcst Wateree. T. J. Kirkland, K. H. Ml 1 iott and Wade Stokes kill huge rattlesnake' while surveying in eastern part of county. ?\ C. 11. Yates returns from trip north, accompanied by Benjamin Tick nor. a Grasshoppers so thick in Montana that trains run with difficulty'?the grasshoppers causing the wheels to slip on the tracks. Work commenced on raising Charleston road above high water mark. Major S. R. Adams has contract, with G. G. Alexander as superintendent. Col. H. K. DuBose, of New York, visiting in his old home in Camden. Henry Eichel on a visit here from his home in Bishopville. Kershaw Shannon, with his family, moves to Camden to work in the Ar.'"*'I). Kennedy store. Ike Kelly, young convicted negro, hears prisoners plotting to kill Sheriff Buford at Newberry and receives pardon for telling. Charleston receives her first bale .>f new cotton on August 11. The Allotment Plan And Cotton Acreage Clemsc-n College, Aug. 12.?To the miiny people who are already "beginning to wonder just what plan of control will he applied to cotton production in 11)34 to prevent a large crop from offsetting the advantages gained through acreage reduction this year, T>. W. Watkins, extension agricultural economist, says that under the Farm Act the allotment plan seems to be the most likely and feasible plan. This allotment plan applied to cotton would be approximately as follows, he explains: The average production of cotton in the United (States for a period, say of five years, would be determined. The average domestic consumption for the same period would be determined. Let us say it was 45 per cent of production. The domestic allotment of the entire cotton belt would be 45 per cent of the average production. The alfctment to each state would be 45 per cent of its five-year average production, likewise for each county within each state. A county organization would take the county allotment and divide it among the cotton growers according to the average production of each. The period for basing individual allotments might be a two-year or a three-year period and allottments would be adjusted pro-rata to "fit *tho county allotment. With the purpose of raising the price to pre-war parity levels the Secretary of agriculture would call for a reduction in acreage, say of 30 per cent, on the part of those growers who are to receive the benefits of the I I | allotment plan. j The grower would agree in return ! for benefits received under the nlloti merit plan to reduce his acreage and ' would be paid by the Federal Gov'ernment an amount that would in effect give him the parity price on his individual al>otment of approximately 45 per cent of his usual promarket price. His entire crop would be sold in the usual way, the allotment benefits serving to raise his cash iAcome offsetting the .possible loss from reducing his acreage. Growers not cooperating would receive the ordinary or prevailing market price on their entire crop. The benefits for a particular year | wouldi be paid to cooperating growers who reduced acreage according to agreement with the Secretary regardless of the price of cotton for that season by reason of the fact that the processing tax would have been applied and collected and the acreage would have been reduced by the individual. The plan outlined here is very similar to that now being applied to wheat. Karl II. Fehl, a Jackson county, Ore., judge, has been sentenced to serve four years in prison, following his conviction on a charge of stealing 1 (),()()() ballots from the county court bouse last February. Archie M. Pender, grand master of Nebraska Masons, has issued a ruling to the subordinate lodges of the state, to the effect that no Mason can soil 5.2 beer and remain in good. Utetanding in the fraternity. Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, accompanied by Rear Admiral Cam T. Grayson, who was President Wilson's personal physician, left New York Wednesday night for Kurope. Mr. Glass, 75 years old, is going to | Europe for his health. | Louis (Doc) Stacy is under arrest ; in Chicago and is being held as the l man who plotted the attempted delivi ery of Frank Nash, a convict, at Kansas City several weeks ago, when Nash and several police officers were shot to death by gangsters. The 52.022 c<-tton farmers of North Carolina who signed up to destroy part- of their crop-, will receive a total of $2.ST 1 from t lie government for the de-t - owd acreage- and ! m addition will hold options o# 10.7,- j '>.< > bait-- o! c 'ton. estimated to be i worth an additional $2,1 17,000. 1 . | Renew Your Health By Purification Any physician will tell you that *' Perfect Purification of the System is Nature's Foundation of Perfect Health." Why not rid yourself of chronic ailments that are undermining your vitality? Purify your entire system by taking a thorough course of Calotabs,?once or twice a week for several weeks and see how Nature rewards you with lien It h. ('a to tabs purify the blood by activating the liver, k:dneys, stomach and bowels. In 10 cts. and 3d cM. packages. All dealers. p\dv.j ! mm? Hi S 2 x /L n?- ! IPraW . i? Lu *|(4 o more per mil? * Ifew? ^ q jgf on bituminous roads ? |f$? ? Vgu Em i^. O ^ on dirt roadlIII g vK ? & 2r iMh . FOR FURTHERJ INFOR- FA I A Q M AT I ON WRITE THE, B ^ ^ (J CEMENT SERVICE MAN.; M8T W Uj tT CARE OFi L 2^1 I ^ (J k Hjj rou? utvia f ^ w 7* PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION I H Hurt Building. Atlanta, Oa Plant Fall Garden Now Says Clemson tClemaon College, Aug. 12.?Asserting that such vegetables hs cabbage, carrots, beets, spinach, turnips, lettuce ?in<l kale thrive best in cool weather and should be planted at such a time that most of the growing period will be in the cool season of the fall before frost, A. K. Schil letter, extension horticulturist, suggests planting the fall garden in August and September. Bquns may be planted in succession, ho says, until six weeks before frost. ' Hero are his specific suggestions to | fall gardeners: Cabbage plants of the Wakefield varietiesAif' set now, will form heads bWore" the void weather. With slight protection both cabbage and col-lards will carry through our severest winters, Kalo sown in September will produce abundant greens during winter and early spring. Siberian Curled is a good fall variety. > .. For lettuce, sow Big Boston and, Mignonette for a fall and winter sup-1 ply. With slight protection firm heads can be produced. -Mustard will stand any amount of cold, and sown during late August and (September will furnish greens throughout the fall, winter and early spring. Rape sown in September will yield excellent winter greens. Spinach sown in the last of September or the early part of October will produce greens throughout the winter until late spring. The turnip is one of the reliable vegetables, producing both roots and tops for winter and spring use. Sow seed August IS to September 15. Southern Pride is good for roots and tops. Japanese Foliage and SevenTops are good for salad. W I B. Y. P. t\ Quarterly Meeting- ! The Kershaw B. Y. P. U. Assneia-i tion held its quarterly meeting July 30 at Mt. Pisgah. The meeting was opened by a ?ong service and the de-' votional was conducted by Miss Annie Turner, of Camden. The delegates from the Kershaw Association to the state convention held in Greenville July 27, 28 and 29 gave interesting reports of their trip. I Miss Mildred Hinson of Shamrock, represented the (Senior unions and Miss Myrtis Catoe, of Mt. Pisgah, represented the Jnior unions. A special conference Was -field for each of the Junior, Intermediate and Senior unions for 1*5 minutes. Dulling this time topics of particular interest were discussed by each group. This is a new feature of the program and much good is expected to be derived from it in the future. Miss Virginia Hill of Camden, gave a very instructive talk on "What is Vision ? " "A Study of the World's Needs Enlarges Vision" was discussed by Miss Annie /Hegler of Kershaw. Misses Lottie and Oneda Outlaw of Bethune gave an inspiring duet. Miss Frances Saverance of* Bethune discussed "Service Enlarges Vision." Thorn Hill Union won the attendance banner. The Junior, Intermediate and Senior unions of Thorn Hill won the efficiency banner. The next meeting will be the annual convention and will be on Friday afternoon and evening before the fifth Sunday in October. The .place of the meeting to be announced later by the executive committee.?A. J. Smith, reporter. Police of Oklahoma City, Okla., used tear gas bombs to disperse a crowd which gathered to hear speakers urge workers on unemployment relief projects to strike for higher pay. The strike failed to materialize. The national recovery administration has opened a determined campaign against reported widespread violations by retail stores of President Roosevelt's modified temporary re-employment agreement. The vote on the repeal of the 18th amendment in Arizona on Tuesday re- | -ulted in favor of the repeal by about 1. Notice of Assignment of of Homestead State "f South Carolina County of Kershaw Notice is hereby given to all creditors of Ellen Brannon and to all others whom it may concern that j?llen -Brannon has filed her petfflpTT with me as Master for Kershaw County to have a homestead set off to her in her real and persona! estate, which real and personal estate are situated in the County of and State aforesaid, and that in pursuance of said petition I will, at 10 o'clock a. m. on the 2nd day of SepttHnbor. 11*33, at my office in the City of Camden, County and State aforesaid, or as soon thereafter a- may be. proceed to appoint appraisers to set off said homestead as provided by Law. All persons interested are notified to be present at said time and place. W. L. DoPASS, JR . Master for Kershaw County August 4-11-18-25, 1933 3ur Neglected Assets (By lUrry Hampton) Game Departmeat's History. About 11)07 or 11)08 the Audubon Society of (South Carolina began its activities, principally for the preservation of song ^nd insectiveroifs birds. Until then all killing was unrestricted and all wild life was greatly depleted. In 11)10 the Society secured the passage of South Carolina's first game bill, an act creating a chief game warden, to be recommended by the president of the Audubon Society and appointed 'by the governor. The chief gamu warden then had full power to hire and fire all his assistants. James Henry Kicc, Jr., was the first chief g#mo warden, taking office in 1910. We served two years of his four year term and resigned in 1012. For a year the department was without a head, as there seemed to be some disagreement between the governor and the president of the Audubon Society. Finally, in 1013, A. A. Richardson was agreed on and named. When the time came for another appointment, a meotjng of the Society wavs called, and those present vot[ ed to recommend Mr. Richardson, j But the president of the .Society, . W. H. Gibbes, pointed out that the law provided that he make the appointment, not the members, and, claiming the meeting had been "packed with political henchmen," refused to nominate Mr. Richardson. On requests from friends, Mr. Gibbes nominated himself, was appointed and assumed the office. Mr. Richardson insisted he was the 1 proper nominee and refused to turn over his records or office equipment. \ The matter was fought in the courts < and Mr. Gibbes, who had gone ahead 1 with the duties of the office, reor- 1 ganizing the force, was finally doclar- ( ed to be a de factor officer. ] In 11)20 the general assembly pass- < ed amendments whereby the chief ' name warden should be elected by the j general assembly, and county game ] wardens by the county delegations of 1 the counties of their residence. This made the. machinery of the game de- ( partment entirely political, which it ; has been ever since. < In his final report, in 1020, when J he resigned to take up other work, . Mr. Gibbes warned against this plan, saying it would be better to have the < chief game warden elected by a com- 1 mission of some sort, and predicting that the new plan would make of the department, "a political football." Mr. Richardson has been chief game warden since 1020. ? < Fencing Is Big Need < For More Livestock j Clemson College, Aug. 12.?"While j there is not much argument for fenc- j trig a cotton field, there is plenty of i argument for fencing some, of the land nop- in cotton and growing there- j in feed for livestock and thus reduc- ( ing the cotton acreage in favor of 1 more and better livestock," thinks ^ Prof. L. V. Starkey, head of the ani- j mal husbandry department. A lack < of good fences, he says, is one of the t most serious drawbacks to a profitable < livestock industry in South Carolina. In the livestock sections of the country ,on the other hand, it is unusual ( to find a field not fenced. I "It is often the case that when a 1 field of oats is harvested if the field < were only fenced livestock could } glean much clear profit from the j grain which is left on the land," Prof. ' Starkey continues. "Likewise, a corn c field may be ready to hog down but ( because of lack of fence this crop , must be harvested and carried to the hogs in dry lot at added expense, and much of the manure never gets back . to the field on which the feed was grown. "Sometimes we find a fence around a field which is too poor to grow anything. If this same fence were around a good piece of land much grazing could be obtained. : "In short, feed crops, forage crops and permanent pastures are what it takes to produce livestock. These call for more and better fences." Mrs. Hannah Mosley was arrested at GatTney on a Spartanburg warrant for stealing her husband'* automobile, taken out by the , husband , against his wife. The husband, Kb jail on a federal sentence for bootlegging and swore out the warrant against his wife from that retreat. | His wife visited him in jail and on departing saw his automobile at the curb and drove home in it. It had been left there by another woman. A new oil strike has been made on the reservation of the Blackfeet Indians in Montana, on the eastern border of Glacier National Park. Lloyd Sneed of Ashland, Ky., used 4,400 nickels in making a heavy down payment on a new motor car. FORECLOSURE SALE. Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the terms and provisions of -the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, South Carolina, dated the 15th day of August, 1983. in the case of Harriet Burnet Whitaker, plaintitt, against R. E. Stevenson, Maiy Adams, Charlie Whitaker, Bessie Dunlap, and Mary 'McLester, individually and representing all interests ierived by, through and under William Timbers, the elder, deceased, defendants, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, requiring of the successful bidder, a deposit of five (o) per cent of said bid, in cash or by certified check, before the court house door at Camden, South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale on the firkt Monday in September, 1933, being the, 4th. day thereof, the fob lowing described property: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, lying and being situated north- . east of the City of Camden on the Cast side of Little Pine Tree Creek, j containing fifteen (15) acres, more or ( less, and bound as follows: North i by premises of the City of Camden; ( East by premises formerly of Scipio j Timbers; South by premises of Ken- | da 11 Mills and' West by property of j the City of Camden." W. L. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. FORECLOSURE SALE. Notice is hereby given .that in ac- , cordance with the terms and provisions of the'^Decree of the Court -flf | Common Pleas for Kershaw County, South Carolina, dated the, 15th day} if August, 1933, in the case of i Harriet Burnet Whitaker, plaintiff, igainst iR. E. 'Stevenson, Bessie Dun- ! ap, Mary McLester, individually , ind representing all others interested is heirs and distributees of Scipio Timbers, deceased, defendants, I will tell to the highest bidder for cash, ; equiring of the successful bidder, a leposit of five (5) per cent of said ?id, in cash or by certified check, be- j 'ore the Court House door at Camlen, South Carolina, during the legal lours of sale on the first Monday in ( September, 1933, being the 4th day ; .hereof, the following described prop- j ;rty: "All that tract of land situated in J FCershaw County, South Carolii^, j ibout one mile northeast of the jCjfy ' >f Camden, containing twenty-olfe j [21) acres, more or less, bounded 1 ^4orth by premises of Claiborne and Sity of Camden, East by premises pormerly of .Rebecca Bracey, South jy. premises of Kendall Mills, West j >y premises formerly of William , Timbers, being the same formerly >wned by 'Scipio Timbers, lying East . >f Little Pine Tree Creek, a short I listance North of Dicey's Ford on said Creek."/ W. L. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. 666 LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE Checks Malaria in 3 days, Colds firat lay, Headaches or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC Most Speedy Remedies Known m kershaw Lodge No. 2? . A. F. M. f Regular communication of lodge is held on the ' - first Tuesday in each month at 8 p.m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed N. R. GOODALE, JR.,. J. W. WILSON, Worshipful Master. Secretary. 1-14-27-tf When the canoe of James Whitt,? Portland, Ore., capsized and threw Hi him and his ?et dog into the harbor.H Whitt threw his life preserver over Hi the dog and he olung to the., over-Hj turned boat. Both were rescued by the Hi harbor police, j FORECLOSURE SALE. . Q I I Notice is hereby given that in ac-Hj cordance with th#-'terms and provi-B sions of the I>ecree of the Court of HI Common Pleas for Kershaw County,B South Carolina, dated the 15th dayB of August, 1933, in the case ofH Harriet Burnet Whitaker, plaintiff,? against R. E. (Stevenson, Susie Doby,? and Vermelle Gathin^ individually Hj and representing all rnose deriving?] interests from Rebecca Bracey, de-? ceased, defendants, I will sell to theB highest bidder for cash, requiring of? the successful bidder, a deposit of? five (5) per cent, of said ^id, in cashB or by certified check, "before then Court House door at Camden, SouthH Carolina, during the legal hour's of? sale on the first Monday in Septem-B ber, 1933, being the 4th day thereof,? the following described property: i i "All that tract of land situated ioHi Kershaw County, 'South Carolina, on I the East side of Little Pine TreeBJ Creek about one mile Northeast ofH the City of Camden, bounded north? j by lands now or formerly of . Clii-^B borne or Clavon, East by premises of I Bateman, South by premises of? j Kendall Mills, and West by premisa?! formerly of Scipio Timbers, and cod-? taining twenty-five (25) acres, more?, or less." W. L. DePA&S, JR., ' ! Master for Kershaw County. I ( BIDS INVITED | j In accordance with Section Three.Hi Act Number 806, Civil Code of Laws?) of 19^0, which reads as follows: II "All contracts for transportation of?I pupils shall be let only after public HJ bidding had been advertised for i&B one or more newspapers of the coun-? ty at least once a week for not lew? than three consecutive weeks. All? bids shall be addressed to the Cotanty? Superintendent of Education, marked? on outside of sealed envelope "Bio?, for Transportation of Pupils on? Route No. ," and shall be openwB^ at the hour designated in the adver-? tisement. Bids shall be opened and? awards made by the County Board? of Education, who ahall have the? right to reject any and all bids, Hi to readvertise for new or additional? bids. All contracts for transport*-? tion shall be awarded to the lowest? responsible bidder: Provided, Tn* the provisions of this Section B not ajyply to Counties or School)lk?*?j tricts owning their own school buses.? and in such cases such counties a* ? school districts shall share in funds provided in .'Seotion 2 here ^ the same as all other counties H school districts." I j Bids for contracts for the tran * portation of school children will received in the office of the Cott Superintendent of Education by , County Board of Education and trustees of the school districts nesday, August 23, 1933. Contra will be received for the folto ^^^B school districts: Central, bi&u. No. 5; Antioch. District No. o; itv, District No. 11; Blaney, D>s .,H No. 12; Three C's, District Na ' Baron DeKalb, District No. Grove, District No. 16; :?nd St ^B boro, District No. 46. . _H For further information conce these routes call upon Chairna* ,? Board of Trustees of various scr.^ districts. B 1 KATHLEEN B. WATTS, County Superintendent of hdu ??1?1 - WHY PUT IT OFF? . < w > H* ' ' : ^ '" ' ;'. 4 OW many times lias someone in your family made the remark, "I wish we had a telephone?" Very likely your friends, too, are wishing you had a telephone. For in doing without it you are making it difficult for them to include you and your family in their social activities. If there are children in the family, they, too, feel the loss of the friendly contacts a telephone affords/ Why put off enjoying the satisfaction and protection of telephone service in your home, when you may have it for less than ten cents a day ? Any telephone employe will be glad to tell you about party line and other classes of service. 1 Why wait? Order your telephone today. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (Incorporated) ' ? % ; & ? , " AAAA4AAAAA1AAAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAA ?c? . ' ----- - . ????j? REAL ESTATE I RENTS COLLECTED, FARM AND CITY PROPERTY II HUNTING PRESERVES H Repairing and Care-Taking of Property IH , ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE H ' DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO. H j Crocker Building ? Telephone 7 ?5 H t t