Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ceed Cotton Seed Meal TO YOUR MULES 20 ears of corn and 2 pounds of meal is a balanced grain ration and will save 4 pounds of corn. Your Mules WILL BE IN BETTER SHAPE TO WORK Southern Cotton Oil Co. CAMDEN, S. C. j Forty-One Families On Ashwood Farms , , I Forty-one clients have already been 1 moved into temporary quarters and I are now at work on farms in the j Ashwood Organized Rural Commun-) ity, the colonization project sponsor-1 ed by the ERA in Lee county. Ultimate plans are to place 190 rural rehabilitation families on the 7,000 acre tracts of land purchased by the government for the Ashwood Community. A careful survey shows that there are 118 houses on the purchased land. Seventy-five of these have already been repaired sufficiently to be used in housing clients this year. Although all of the houses were in bad condition it was thought best to repair the best of them for temporary homes J and to move families into them so that the work of rehabilitation would! not !k? delayed a year. The general permanent plant is to 1 provide a dwelling, bam, and other' necessary outbuildings with a stand- ' aid 25 acre farm for each family. In addition to this a 10. acre wood lot and community pasture will be allowed each family. Ninety-five thousand grape cutting* have been secured and bedded by the vine-culturist employed to supervise the grape project of the Ashwood Organized Rural Commun-1 ity. the ERA colonization project in. Jam- county. According to information from the administrative office in Columbia, a .number of scuppernong arbors have beer, purchased and vines bedded i d.?un to secure rooted plants. From' the-.- there are a prospective 201,0001 plan*.- making a total of approxi- j ma.eiy three hundred thousand pros-' pe.-;ve plants to be used on this1 pl .de -t. Hiesent plans are to set five acre) \yards on each farmstead. Ar-i la.'.gements are well underway for *''? planting of approximately 1,000] ??f scuppernong grapes in the' ccmn.unity.?'Saturday's S u'm ter ' " i ? j Futures More Wholesome nilua, March 5.?That moving arc more meritorious and "ine since the recent campaign cegrading and .immoral picwas the general opinion ex-1 d by a group of University of I 1 arolina students and instruc; vcfiitly intevicwed. general trend towards produc..wre of the old classics for the - has renewed and developed in'n these old standard novels. j ..ics of this type are proving e profitable to the adult as well *' ;u' school child in that they have inula ted the desire to read these 'enes after seeing the picture on'the ccn, a professor pointed out. Not So Nowadays ' Columbia, March 5<-When David r"hnson of Union was governor of J h Carolina, 1846-48, a lawyer Vory desirous of a pardon for his c.ient. presented a petition for that Purpose, a University of South Carobna professor recently said. When he returned home, someone asked. Did you get your pardon?" "No," -aid the lawyer, "but I have seen a ublime thing that touched me. I Pave seen a governor of South Carolina re/use a pardon with tears in hu eyes!" 2 Gobblers Killed With Single Shot Summerville, March 2.?Killing two birds with one stone is not only a symbol of efficiency but of perfect marksmanship. William G. Vardell, Jr,.,- of Summerville, brought down two turkey gobblers with one shot of his twelvegauge gun on a hunt at Dean Hall last Saturday. The eleven-year-old boy, whose father has charge of the plantation, is in the sixth grade of the Summerville schools. He has been hunting for several years, and already had two deer to his credit. One of the turkeys weighed seventeen and one-half pounds, the other fifteen and one-half pounds. Race Horses In Columbia Do you know that Columbia is now the center of about the biggest things in the way of training race horses in the United States? Well, frankly, Views and Interviews never knew it until last week, dust never had paid any attention to the racing industry, though of course The Columbia State has many times referred to the extent of the training business in Columbia. Met Sam L. Latimer, Jr., in Camden on Friday afternoon. He was there for the races of the Camden Hunt club. Sam is always a most pleasant chap and we enjoyed a few minutes talk with him, ar.d as horses and horse talk was in the air at Camden, Mr. Latimer gave some interesting information about the large number of especially fine race (horses that undergo training at the fair ground tracks in Columbia. According to Mr. Latimer, the number of horses that are trained in Columbia is much larger than is trained at any other center in the country. The climate of Columbia and even the water there?, apparently is just exactly what is needed for race horses to keep them in the best of condition and these two things are really the reason for Columbia being the training center that it is. People from up this way, who like to see fine horses, may visit the fair grounds and have the opportunity to look the best race horses in the country over, and on Sunday mornings the?-e -are -opportunities of seeing some of the fast one worked out around the race course, which is said to be one of the best tracks to bo found anywhere.?Yorkville Enquirer. Homicides In South Carolina Columbia, March 5.?Two hundred and seventy-five persons per year is the average homicide rate in South Carolina. Data compiled by the students of the School of Social Work of the University of South Carolina show that in 1931 there were 276 homicides in South Carolina and 290 in 1933, the most cases reported, except in 1921 when 301 were committed. The rate seldom varies more than 25 above or below 276. Police of Philadelphia raided two dancing clubs early iSunday morning and arrested 272 persons, 82 of whom were women and girls. HUSKY THROATS Overtaxed by ^ speaking, sing- \ leg, smoking I SHRUBBERY I | Now is a good time to plant Shrubbery. A nice | j selection can be had at your local Nursery. ; I EVERGREEN NURSERIES I 1 South Broad Street - I j Auto-Wagon Wreck Fatal To One Man On last Wednesday night when Mayor (\ F. Clyburn and W. I*. Phillips were returning from a business trip to Columbia, they had j,he sad misfortune of crashing into the rear end of a one-horse wagon occupied by Solomon Drakeford and Jack Johnson, both colored. The accident occurred about five miles this side of Camden near Colonial I^ake on highway from Kershaw to Camden, and the wagon, which was without a light, was on the same side of the road and ahead of them and, owing to the heavy fog, was not visible at the time when a car coming toward them on the opposite side of the road came - into view with bright lights hording to further confuse the view. The wagon was badly smashed, the coupling pole entering the windshield of Mr. Clyburn's car and passing between Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Phillips. Drakeford was "seriously hurt and Jackson received a had wound in one of his feet, and the mule which was drawing the wagon had a leg broken. The Reeves ambulance from Lancaster! chanced to come along very quickly after the accident and both the occupants of the wagon were placed in it and taken to the hospital in Camden, where Drakeford died albout four hours after reaching there. The mule was later killed to relieve jt from its suffering. Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Phillips escaped serious injuries but the car was badly smashed up and the wagon demolished.?Kershaw Kra. His master's license has been taken from Captain William F. Warms, captain of the Morro Castle, which was lost off the New Jersey coast by fire with considerable loss of life a few weeks ago. Frankie Rio, a former lieutenant and body guard of the notorious A1 Capone, died in Chicago, not' fpom bullets, but from a heart attack. Large Fish Haul On Fdisto Island Charleston, February 24.- -Some tiling approaching a record catch of speckled trout in this vicinity was established recently when five Charleston fishermen caught Hit) of the fish, weighing a total of more than 1300 pounds. The mess was caught in only four hours of fishing in Fishing Creek on Kdisto Island, near the l>awhoo bridge. Artificial "clothesJ pin" bait was used. The five fishermen were E. E. Roberts, R. I* Mixon, C. B. MoCleary, S. P. Harvey, Jr? and R. Earnhardt. They had fished in the same waters before, but never had caught more than forty or fifty fish on a trip. The fish ranged in weight from about a pound and a half to four pounds. The catch was distributed fairly equally among the five fishermen. Mr. Mixon with forty-two | caught the greatest numlber. Light rod and reel tackle were used. [ The members of the party reported thut the fish began biting us soon us they arrived, and continued at a lively pace until darkness caused the fishermen to call a halt. Kills Friend; Then Self Greensboro, March 3.?Afte,r killing his friend in a scuffle over a pistol, Julius Garner, 34, kissed his two small children and his mother goodbye, walked into tl^e yard of his home in Providence township, near Randleman, about 20 miles south of Greensboro, tonight, and fired a bullet from the same pistol into his head, fatally wounding himself. The friend who met death from a bullet through his heart, was Aaron 'Ruth, 68, a resident of the same neighborhood. R. E. White, chief of police of Randleman, sa.id both men were drunk at the time of the fatal shooting, which was described -by investigating officers as the climax of an "all-day drinking party." Pair of Old Bheara M. Warshaw has a pair of shears 184 years old, that have been in his family for four generation*, since 1750, when his great grandfather, M. Warshawsky, had them made for hia uae in hia tailoring shop in Warsaw, Poland. Thcae shears were finally handed down to Mr. Warshaw's father, who gave the in to Mr. Warshaw in 1010 when he came to thia country to muko hia home in Now York. Mr. v Warshaw, having no uae for them at the time, loaned them to hia ibrothorin-law, H. Berlinsky, who is a tailor I in Charleston. The shears were returned to Mr. Warshaw early this year. They are in perfect condition, still capable of cutting through many thicknesses of cloth. The only addition to them is the locking screw, the original one 'becoming so worn it had to be replaced in 1921. They show little signs of wear and still take a keen cutting edge.?Walterboro 'Pres?-^Standard. Tax Time Extended Columbia, Feb. 28.?The South Carolina comptroller general's office has mailed out instructions to county officials to collect taxes until March 15 without further penalty, it was learned today. After the statement was made on the senate floor, attaches of the office confirmed it, explaining the instructions were issued pending legislative action on tax extensions. Mungu Sign* lip The Pageland Journal hays that after being a hold-out for some time for a higher salary than waa offered him, V. L. Mungo, ace of the Brooklyn pitching ?taff, Anally agreed to terms, and signed his contract Saturday. It is understood that V. L. received u raise over last year. He had asked for $16,000 for the year. He won 18 games and lost 16 last season, and knocked the New York Giants right out of a pennant by defeating them in a crucial game towards tho end of the race. Van expects one of 1 his 'best seasons this year. Ho left Monday for the Dodgers training camp in Orlando, Kla. They lad A Road Map "I haven't got much faith in theso new fangled doctors," said Jim Blivvers, the blacksmith. "Why not?" asked the neighbor whose horse was being shod. "Well, today," said Jim, "me doctor told me to take pills fer mo heart, tablets fer me stomach, capsules fer me kidneys and pellets fer mo liver? an' what puzzles me is, how do theso durn things know where to go when they git inside." It is feared that the British freighter iBlairgewrio with its craw of 26, reported in distress in imld-Atlantlc and searched for by several liners, has been lost. Tho lost vessel was en route from Wales to Boston. I our profession I ! Is that of pharmacists. We pride ourselves on j j ; the execution of all prescription work entrusted to 11< our care, checking and re-checking and using only the j j ingredients your physician prescribes. j | Our motto is: "The Utmost Care." ! I DePass' Drug Store I | Phone 10 We Deliver KNOW WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY! safety kglass fk a>-l ^around n/B iG^d |f6:00 x 16 inch \ I TIRES j -BALLOON f^NDERSV,' (TO MATCH 1 L^ODY ygf ROOM FOR | 6 PASSENGERS j I ALL STEEL BODY (STEEL | I REINFORCED WITH STEEL) | |fBUI LT7N1| I RIDING PjCOMFORrJ Imjqqage^I COMPARTMENT L BUILT-IN J HERE'S THE AVERAGE EXTRA COST TO APPROXIMATE FORD EXTRA DOLLAR VALUE FEATURES: Safety-Glass ad around . . $ 7.50 to $10.00 Trunk for Baggage .... 30.00 (If not built in) Comfort ride eqsipmemt . . 20.00 (Whtn not built in) Fenders to Match Body . . 7.50 to $10.00 6:00 x 16" Air-Balloon ! Tires 9.60 Total $74.60 THE CREAM OF THE USED CAR CROP The tremendous demand for the ISIS Ford V.B enables ue to offer exceptional values in Used Cars. It soys to buy a Used Car from an Authorized Ford Dealer, where you are certain of Betting the right car at the right price. H ERE are some of the things you should look into before you buy a new, 1935 cars Is Safety Class all around Included without extra cost? Is riding com* fort for every passenger built into the car? Is a luggage compartment provided, or must you pay extra for the convenience of storing traveling bags out of the vay of passengers? I)o fenders match the body at no extra cost? Are the tires big, airballoon ones, or must you pay more money to get them? All these features, which make for greater comfort, safety and beauty arc part of the extra dollar value you get in the Ford V-8 at no extra cost. In addition you get a modern streanfe lined, noise-proof, all-steel body ? You get an 85 horsepower V-8 engine which provides eight cylinder smoothness with the economy of a "4." Ford built many extra dollars of value in the 1935 V-8 and then re* i duced the price. See this new cai| today-?the most economical Ford ever built. If you drive it, you will buy it. M flnf A WD UT. r. O. B. DETROIT. 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