Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOOKING BACKWARD * ' ' " * ? 1 Taken From (he File* of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Yearn Ako FIFTEEN YEARS AGO July 9, 1920 WaH-rti' Mills holds mammoth July 4 celebration under direction of A Stanley Llewellyn, service manager. Following a barbecue a pageunt under direction of Lewis Anderson, was shown. Five stores, Including postoffhe at iieuth Springs broken Into and robbed. Mrs. A. J. Stokes, former Camden resident, dies at her homo In Columbia. Five room residence belonging to Billings Brothers destroyed by lire in early morning, causing a loss of $1,000 on building and $1,100 on furniture, with but little insurance. Burglurs blow safe of hunk at Logoff and get only about $2a In cash. Only tlie outer door was forced. Jtuhy, one-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Kelly dies and Is hurled at Marshall's church. Camden hv dealer runs out of Ice and Is expecting supply from Hermitage Ice iiunt. Democrats In National- convention at San Francisco, nominate James M. Cox, of Ohio, and Franklin J). Roosevelt, of New York, as standard-bearers. C. \V. BlrMimore announces his candidacy for superintendent of education. William Charles Malhis and Miss Lillio Mae Sharp, of Cantey married in Camden. A K. Blakeney returns from Detroit where he purchases several Hudson and Essex curs. "The Lincoln" theatre opened for colored people. i r1 THIRTY YKAKB AGO July 14, 1905 Aftt-r dying about the country for three years a carrier pigeon released at Gordonvllle, B. C., returned to Its loft at Heading. I'a. Thomas II. KnlKht announces ex euision to Charleston from Cauidun o\ er Northwestern and Atlantic Coast Line. Fare $1 2f> round trip. t nele Kant Wright, 79, one of the lent known colored citizens of the county di<s in Flat Kock section, lie had always voted the democratic ticket. Vernon Nettles, aged 22, died suddenly in West Wuteree. He was a son of liirum Nettles. (apt. M. L. Hmith goes to White Stone Springs, S. C., to deliver address before South Carolina 1'ress Association. \Jrs l>avid Wolfe entertains at delightful house party. Miss 1 lulliu Carrlson returns front a visit to Richmond and Virginia | Reach. Misses Lucia and Lilllun Yates return from visit y> relatives and friends in Charleston. Miss Harriet Shannon visiting Col. I'. H, Nelson's family in Columbia. Miss Kate Lenoir goes on visit to Dr. and Mrs. H. W. DeSaussure in Charleston. Miss Claudia Zenip entertains Junior Card club and had as guests, Misses ICvIe and F.lva Rrunson, of Cordele, (in. Fire destroys property of A. C. Chllders near Camden. Fourth of July death list placed at f?4 by Chicago Tribune, with J,lf>7 Injured, mostly from fireworks. Speed Driver I Turned Loose Greenwood, July (i.- On a coroner's jury verdict, that "we agree to disagree," Col. Roy Hensel of Los Angeles, auto exhibition driver, wuh liberated here today following the death of .1. S. Witt, who was struck by Heasel's machine yesterday during a speed and braking demonstration. Witt. f<4. of South Greenwood, died early today in a hospital of a fractured skull and other injuries and the inquest began later today. Late this afternoon, the Jury brought in a verdict saying that Witt "came to his death from u careless demonstration by the Chevrolet Motor company car driven by Col. R. W. Hensel" and Coroner R. L. Faulkner, on instructions of Solicitor Homer S. Blackwell, told the Jury that?under the verdict?Hensel would have to bo held on charges on involuntary manslaughter. Foreman Tom Corley said the Jury's intention was not that Hensel be held and asked permission to reconsider tho verdict. The Jury had remained out an hour for the first verdict but the second verdict was brought in fifteen minutes. it road: "We agree to disagree." ifiackwoll then instructed tiiat Hensel be released. Witnesses tit the inquest testified Hcnscl had warnt-d persons to stand well back from the curl) on the street on which he gave liis exhibition. Witt, they said, wtuj on the--sidewalk near the curb when lie was struck. The machine proper did not go over the curb. Witnesses said either the rear bumper or rear fender struck Witt. Hensel testified he was traveling not over UO miles an hour when he suddenly turned the machine about In an effort to prove it would not overturn. llensel said he was a captain in the uvlatlon corps during the World war and saw service overseas and that now he held a colonel's commission In the reserve aviation corps. Attorney General O'Conner and the first assistant, Walter Maley, have been indicted by the grand Jury at Sioux City, Iowa, charged with conspiracy to operate gambling houses and devices in Woodbury and other Iowa counties. DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Z1 TELEPHONE 148 MINIMIZE Automobile Depreciation Get the most possible service out of your automobile by letting us service it regularly. WASHING SIMONIZING GREASING SINCLAIR PRODUCTS CENTRAL SERVICE STATION Next to Redfearn Motor Company DAY . NIQHT BILL OWENS, Manager ANDREW GOODALE, Manager Coats and Dogs Rule Two Islands <Hy Krvlu K. Patterson in Our Dumb Animals) Two of tlit; queerest island kingdoin? in the world are u direct result of man's inhuman treatment of unl inals. One is ltaine Island, a lonely and isolated speck about a square mile in area, which lies Just outside lite northern end of tin- Grout Harrier Reef of Australia. The island is unique, for it is ruled by goats. These are not ordinary goats, but are \cr> extraordinary animals, indeed. About 100 years ugo the British Navy erected a lighthouse on the uninhabited island, and at the same time placed there a number of domesticated goats. These were to provide fresh meat for any ship wrecked sailors who landed on the island, but, fortunately, they were never used for tills purpose. Seventy years ago the lighthouse was abandoned; the keepers were recalled, but the poor gouts were cruelly left behind to their fate. Ah there were no apparent means of support for them, it was thought that they would die out. Hut tills inhuman treatment bus hud a remarkable result. Tiie goats did not die out, as was expected. Instead they have multiplied greatly in numbers; there are now hundreds of them, and although formerly harmless they are now dangenkis animals and rule the island. They live chiefly on the leaves of trees, for, ludicrous though It may seem, they have all developed liveclintblng tendencies. It Is by no means unusual to see the animals per< lied on branches twenty feet and more above the ground, contentedly munching the foliage! Another remarkable feature about the animals is that, owing to the scarcity of fresh water on the island, they have learned to drink sea-water and thrive on it. They also eat oysters and other shell-fish from the rocks along the beaches. They br?-ak tin- shells with their, strong teeth and then suck out the contents. iSo far no man lias ventured to challenge the goats' possession of the island. The animals have absolutely i no fear of human beings; in fact, they regard man as their enemy, and under] the direction of their leader, a huge, I old-man "billy," they fiercely attack and drive from the island any visitors. A few years ugo a fisherman, who was unaware of the ferocity of tiie goats, landed on the island. Almost immediately a mob of goats charged him and before he could escape he was severely injured by the animals, being permanently crippled. The inhuman treatment of animals lias had somewhat similar results on Juan de Nova Island, in the Southern Indian Ocean, which Is ruled by dogs! The island has an area of about two square miles, and its only inhabitants are countless thousands of dogs? dogs of all breeds, shapes, sizes, and colors. The'animals are all descendants of dogs of many breeds that were purposely left ashore to die when vessels in the old sailing ship days used to call at the island for fresh water. Hut the animals did not die; they have multiplied and the Island is now literally alive with dogs. What' the < features live on is a mystery. Very few birds visit the Island because of; the presence of the (logs, and no other i animals are known to live tin-re. It! is believed, however, that the dogs! catch' fish, crabs, turtles, etc.. and j that they have been compelled nlso I to adopt a vegetarian diet for an ex-, istence. Tiie animals have become very ferocious towards man. Tiie upproutnf ot a vessel brings scores of them i down to the water's edge, win re they | stand bowling and snarlinc d? tlaneo i at would be visitors. Hut nobody lias' yet bad sufficient pluck to land on ! the island for fear of being torn to I pieces. This would probably happen. On one of the rocky beaches is the w p ( k of a small unknown lixmt which i rashed to her doom on the island man\ scars ago. and it is believed that the survivors of this wreck fell \n tinis to the queer inhabitants. ! Lightning Bolt Takes Two Lives Greenville. July. 3. ? Lightning struck twice in Greenville county yesterday at about the same time, killing two children. Milford Owens. 11. was killed in the Judson Mill section after he had taken refuge from the thunder storm in a barn. Tom Tobln. another boy tn the barn, was stunned by the bolt but suffered no serious injury. While walking home front work in tile fields IJla Mae Few, nine." was killed by lightning at Travelers' Rest. ft malaria days ODD Liquid - Tablets TONIC Salve and Nose Drops LAXATIVE BEWARE BLACK WIDOWS Poixonous Houryla## Spider Not New In Southeast CletiiBon, .July 6.'?'During the season many specimens of the black widow spider have been received by Cleiuhon entomologists, bays W. 0Nettleb, extension eutoinologit, who pointb out thitt tliib poisonous bpider ib not new to this section. It has been present in the southeastern states for many years. and Professor Franklin Sherman, state entomologist, says that he has known its presence tor more than 30 years. In one Instance the spider was bent fur identification with the following statment: "1 am sending by express a spider that bit me. It came very near killing me. 1 stayed in bed under a doctor for JO days and after two weeks still feed the effects of the bite in my stomach, kidneys und muscles" The black widow is a small black spider having a dark red area on the lower part of the abdomen. The red spot is frequently shaped like an hourglass spider. The female is only about one-half inch in length, not including its legs and the male is only about half the size of the female. "While spiders are generally the best friends of man, their diet being composed largely of insects, the black widow is an exception only in that on rare occasions it bites man or domestic animals," says Mr. NettleB, advising that persons bitten seek medical attention. "Contrary to the popular opinion the black widow is very shy ami very rarely attacks humans. Investigators in southern institutions have had difficulty in provoking the spider to bile. Only the female is known to be poisonous. Fain in legs and abdomen, extreme abdominal rigidity, high blood pressure, and high temperature accompany its bite. During dry seasons these spiders seek shelter in moist < ool places. They are more likely to attack men in stables, privies, and other outbuildings than elsewhere." 1935 Bankhead Tax Set At Six Cents '1"lie tax on the ginning of cotton under the Bankhead Act for the 193536 cotton season, which begins the first of August, has been set at 6 cents per pound for all cotton in excess of allotments. The determination of the tax is established under the law as one-half of the average price on 10 designated spot cotton markets for a representative period. This base price has been determined by the Secretary of Agriculture as being 12 cents per pound, which automatically fixes the tax itself at 6 cents per pound. The price for the 1934-35 seakon was found to be 11.34 cents, which placed the tax at 5.67 cents per pound. ' The price is figured on the basis of 7-8 middling spot cotton. Producers are furnished tax exempt certificates to the amount of their allotment, with which they pay the ginning tax on their cotton up to the total allotted to them. On any excess above tneir allotment they are required to pay the ginning tax when the cotton is ginned. The markets designated for determining the average price were: Augusta and Savannah, Ga.; Dallas, J "Houston and Galveston, Texas; Little Hock. Arkansas; Memphis, Tenn.; < New Orleans, Louisiana; and Norfolk/ Va. | ! j Wild Throw Proves Fatal ("In-raw, .Inly 2.?A wild throw at j a negro baseball game here proved i * laial to a spectator. \\ illie Ford. 20, observing the Florence-FhcfftW negyo ?oc.to?. 1 day from near the first base line, was struck by a thrown ball which went high and wide over the first baseman's head. Advises Fish Meal With Corn For Hogs Clemson, July 6.?Wlth shortage of corn it Is important to make the corn crop go uh far as it will in producing the meat needed so badly iu South Carolina ut the present time, Buys Urofessor L. V. Starkey, animal husbandman, advising that the greatest saving of corn can be made by balancing the corn ration with llsh meal. ' It hus been proven experimentally and demonstrated thoroughly to the farmers tlurt if llsh meal is fed with corn the corn will produce approximately twice as much pork as if corn alone were fed. The records indicute that not more than 50 per cent of the farmers of South Carolina are making use of llsh meal or tankage to balance corn. Until we have 100 per cent following this practice there will still be a substantial loss because of the unbalanced ration." Suggesting other ways by which corn may be saved Professor Starkey continues: "Make liberal use of slops and waste from the garden, truck patches, orchards, etc. If these feeds are harvested and thrown over to the hogs it is surprising the amount of corn which they will save. "In some sections of the state the wood land contains considerable mast, some of the scrub oaks sometimes produce large quantities of acorns which maybe harvested to advantage by the hogs, in the swampy sections it is surprising the amount of pork which is sometimes made by hogs which glean the greater part of their living from the swamps." WAS A QUICK WITTED WOMAN The Calhoun Times says that W. 13. Hildebrand, one of the governor's liquor detectives, was nosing around in "lloo/.eland" the other day. He had a hunch of bootleg in a certain home. The man of the house was not there but the scent of the fiery fluid pervaded the cabin. The lady of the ranch, with a big scouring brush, and a tub of water, was hard at it, cleaning up the dirt. She scouted the idea of bootleg, but the atmosphere was dense with the odors. As she scrubbed, Brady hunted for the "over-joyful." The truth finally dawned. As he approached, the woman did some quick thinking. She poured the bootleg into the tub of water and went on scouring. We are told that whisky and gas don't mix, but booze dissolves so nicely and neatly in waiter that the jig was up with the detective. Boozelaud is no fool. What's Your Age? Columbia, July 8.?"Here is an easy i way to findi out a person's age and the amount of change he has in his pocket." according to A. C. Carson, professor of physics in the University of South Carolina: "Let him place his age on a sheet of paper. Multiply it by 2 and add 5. Multiply it by 50, subtract 365 from it. add amount of loose change ViQ Kaa trx Uia paalutt. total, and add 155. This will give four digits; the first two will be his age and the second two will be the amount of change." drayagei AND I storagei F. R. CURETONl PHONE lO i Decreases In Weevijfl Activity Report! Clemaon, July 8.?Further decre*!! es In weevil activity were report! by county agents for the week eri| : ing July 6. Infestations in exceJo^l 10 per cent were reported from **9! oral counties, but the average it cot^l siderably leas than 10 per cent to^W the Btate. ! \ lied Bpider (larngae in several coui^B ties is considerably greuter than ! 1 many years. Dry weather 1b ducive to red spider damage, an^|i such infestations over the state nit^Bj be revealed by examination.. Kro^|< a distance cotton leaves affecte^bH | red spiders show a decidedly yeito^H1 "Cotton growers should exami^B their tlelds and if red spiders areprt^^^Vj ent should decide 011 methods o( eq^B trol," says W. C. Nettles. Kxtcnifc^K Entomologist. Information Card l^Htl 1, "The Cotton Red Spidor," wUtl may t)e obtained from county or the Department of Pubis'at ionri^W0 Clemson College, will assist growa^B in deciding on a plan of action. 1 Moccasin Gets Fish A moccasin, a foot and a half : length was discovered Monday ln~flj fish pond in the yard of the homeiB"! Mr. and Mrs. Q. E. Caughman in Le^B.. That the snake had been* living id^B in the pond was ascertained wheill^fllli fish were counted. There shoul/h^H^ been some 150 fish in the pontJ^^BF the gnake had reduced them toH j It was believed the snake c&ot^^Bj the pond from a swamp some 1 yards away.?Lexington FINAL DISCHARGE B Notice is hereby given that o^B^ month from this date, on August lft^B; 1935, 1 will make to the Probate Cw^B ; of Kershaw County my final reti^Bj' as Administrator of the estate of , E. Davis, deceased, and on the ui^B , date I will apply to the said for final discharge as said Admia^Bp^ LORING DAVIS, HJ Administrator Estate of W. E. Dti^B^ Camden, S. C., .July 12th, 1935. ^B j aching eb1 Tlrtd. achltvf, piri?M?|. twallen teat ? Zeeta, the M antiteptie ' make* them ceel and earnfortable In 3 mlnutee?or . money back. rVTliM^^^Br Cracked. Itehlnf tee*. U1V i, water b I later*?netMnf fy at Zee'ta. 50c a ean. ^TO?3*iil!liy ^^Bfor ZEErTAi? FIRE?AUTOMOBILE?BURGLARY?BONDS g| ig DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE^ I C? "INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS" Ml ? CROCKER BUILDING?TELEPHONE 7 y I 3 m. g. MULLEK ELIZABETH CLARKE, Mfr. S i CLi ALL?FORMS ?OF?INSURANCE 2II yen* It ABOVE ? Sir Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird at speed on Daytona Beach, Fla., last February. RIGHT ? Sir Malcolm Campbell itandin$ beside the Hudson Sedan with which he set a number of stock car records at Daytona Beach, Fla. Will Drive Blue Bird on Salt Beds of Utah in Attempt to Make 300 Mites P** Hour. May also Drive Hudson to Set New Stock Car Records -m c;;, n w_u " ' ....IVUIOI onusn spee<l king and holder of the present flying mile record of 276.82 miles per hour made at Daytona Beach, Fla., last February is coming back. His determination to push the speed record up to 300 miles an hour is unshaken and he believes that on the faster and firmer surface of the salt beds at Salduro, Utah, he has a better chance of doing it According to present plana. Sir Malcolm will arrive in September. A course will belaid out over the firm encrusted salt, sufficient in length for him to get the Blue Bird up to its maximum speed with plenty of room to start and to stop after the run over the measured couree has been completed. Thia has been one of the objections to the sand at Daytona. The distances to "get going" and to stop are not quite as long as they might- be. It is also necessary to make a alight bend in order to follow the contour of the beach. It is very likely also that Sir Malcol? j will drive a stock car again while bem I II he does it will probably be a Hod*00 I gain. Hia selection of a Hudaoo for hia stock car runs last February I*** him several coveted mark*. Th*? have been bettered by aBotb*Httd??? I at Muroc Lake, Cal., which establish* I 36 AAA records loaf April, pU**1 ? i Babe Stapp, WUbur fthaw end A* 1 Gordon, ell well known ladUnapa" 1 Speedway Star*. I