The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 17, 1936, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
Annual Message To
General Assembly
s\ ^ i\>lumbw, Jan 14.?Governor OilU
Johnston ud vocetud local option on
liquor stores, skeletonizing of the highway
department, and additional taxes
on electricity and chain uteres today
In his annual message to the legislature.
The governor appeared In plain business
clOlhefi ' 10 dellVef hls second
annual message after the senate and
house unexpectedly agreed to hear
him soon after they convened at noon.
He declared he had carried out his
campaign pledge to oust lieu M.
Hawyer, chief highway commissioner,
and had made "a good start" toward
wresting control of state government
from tlie hlghwuy department and return
it to the people.
He then recommended ihut the highway
department's functions he confined
to road building and maintenance,
under legislative budgeting he
estimated would reduce Its expenditures
1400,000 a year; suggested merging
flic highway patrol with the constabulary
in a state police system;
ami recommended the enactment ot
*3 auto tags by April 110, the end of
a half year licensing period
Terming the sale of liquor "distastetul
to me personally," the governor
recommended legislative amendments
of the state liquor law enacted last
May to limit possession of legal li
qiior to <iue gallon a person; prohibit
storing any amount" outside of li
eeused stores; iind lorbid licensing
? \ boot leggers.
Finally." he < oni iniiod. I renin
111 e 11 d thai the law be amended so
that ea? h muitit ipality and < ouuty in
I lie Ml. a It- fie allow I'll to Note on I lie
I ii est ion ot whether a liquor store i
shall he allowed to operate within lis
boundaries.
"I believe the will ot tim majority
of tlm people should prevail at all
times, and If there is any mttnieipal-1
ity or county in the state where a ma-|
jority of tin- people do not wapt a
liquor store, that sentiment, express
ed at the ballot boxes, should stand."
Beginning his speech at 1:40 p. in.,
the governor advocated an increased
chain store tax to provide free textbooks
for "thousands of ehlhlreii in
need ot I hem, additional power levies.
biennial legislative sessions,
popular election of Judges, and social
fj^Pwrity. ami libel enactments
lie proposed seven s vv e e p i n g
eliauges to broaden the state workmen's
compensation law. a major act
ot the 11135 legislature along with the
liquor law. These were:
"1 The elimination of the exempted
classification of industry froiu the
terms of the act.
"2. The inclusion under the terms
of the act of all industries employing
more than seven employes instead of
present exemptions up to 15.
"3. The Inclusion of a reasonable
occupational disease clause.
r "4. The increase of (Usability allowance
from 50 to 66 and two-thirds
, per cent of average weekly pay.
"5. The reduction of the number of
waiting days from seven to three.
"6. The increase of the maximum
death benefits from $5,500 to $7,500.
"7. The increase of the tax on insurance
carriers and self-insurers to
( onform the South Carolina act with
that of other states, the South Carolina
industrial commission be made
self-sustaining."
The governor's education program
included installation of a free texthook
gystem beginning next year in
the tirst two grades;- an educational
survey and county wide systems of
bus transportation for students; and
a requirement that comities finance
an eighth month ot school "without
any greaf burden on the people" to
obtain state aid for tie seven month
t rin
Ills message also siiessed i oiisei
vat ion ot natural resources, support
of (lie highway safety campaign to
curb traffic accidents, creation of a
state department of labor, and state
participation in son ia) security benefits.
Saving mention of his favored $3
auto tags until the last, the governor
asserted his election with that plank
in his platform allowed popular endorsement
of the tags and said an
increase of $1.000.out) in gasoline tax
revenue, double expectations, would
offset decreased license revenue.
Both legislative branches approved
the tags last year, lie pointed out,
indicating "they did not fear any loss
of revenue from its enactment." He
urged them to "speedily pass this
measure so the people may benefit,
beginning at the expiration date of
the six-month tags now in use."
The governor vetoed a $3 tag bill
last spring because it was merged
with a bill for the legislative election
of highway commissioners.
He has since advocated popular
election of the commissioners, but
made no recommendations today bearing
sepciflcally upon the heated highway
reorganisation Issue. He had endorsed
the Mo&lngo bill, now before
the house, at a special session last
month.
Millions of years were required for
fishes to loom to swim.
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Stockholders Hold
Annual Meeting
At tin* annual stockholders meeting
of the Kershaw Production Credit Association
which serves the counties
of Lancaster and Kershaw held at
Kershaw hitch school auditorium on
Jumiury 4, libit), reports hy officers
showed whut this cooperative credit
association is offering to the farmers
or this section. An invitation had
been extended hy the association to
all furmers to attend.
After the report of the year's operations
had been made by A. C. Hrudhum,
secretary and treasurer of the
association, the report being illustrated
hy charts, showing how much business
was done, how much it cost to
run the ussoclutlon and how much
income was received, the meeting wus
addressed hy E. 11. Tlddy, assistant
to the vice president of the Production
Credit Corporation of Columbia.
Mr. Tlddy said that by means of
production credit associations ''furmers
have been able to reduce the coat
of making and collecting loans und
by keeping the system on a sound
basis they can obtain funds from investors
at costs as Ifiw as those available
to any other Industry. The unsocial
ions do not lend government
money but bring the farmer in touch
i with the investment market. As they
turnish credit to farmers at actual
| < ost they must make their loans on
l a sound business basis und they can
I lend only an amount which may ho
paid from ilii- epilations of lite borrow
ei s farm."
The asso? iations, Mr Tidily point*
led out charge a per centum interest
and the borrower only pass for the
I
jtltne ho actually litis the money. The
association. lie pointed out, is operated
hy the borrowers, each borrower
being required to lake out Class II
[ stock in tin- association equivalent to
per cent of the initial loan and may
| obtain new loans in the same proportion
without purchasing new stock.
! The directors of the association are
| elected hy the stockholders. More
| than 411,Out) in North Carolina. South
Carolina, lieorgia and Florida financed
their operations with more than
$14.000,000 worth of credit through
j these associations in as compared
with III.iion farmers using $'.t.00o,ouo
in 10114, a very substantial increase.
Another substantial increase in the
number of farmers using production
credit is expected in lOIiti, Mr. Tidily
I said. as. more and more farmers are
availing themselves of the services
offered by the associations as they
learn of the advantages offered by
this permanent cooperative system.
Farmers in this section were advised
by Mr. Tlddy to make their applications
early this year. He pointed
out that they do not have to get
their money until they actually need
it and they pay interest on It only
for the time they actually have It.
It will cost them no more to make
their applications early and get their
loans approved so that when they got
i ready for ^heir money it will be ready
for them.
The Kershaw Association made 422
loans for $119,043 last year.
The two members of the board of
directors of the association reelected
at the meeting are: L* O. Funderburk
and Lorlng Ilavls. Other memj
bers of the board elected a year ago
are: W. H. Draffin, W. T. Redfearn
and E. J. Bailey.
At the annual meeting there was
a round table discussion ofvinembers,
at which plans were made for 1936.
Pitts To Head Drive
For Furman Funds
Greenville, Jan. 12.?Appointment of
H. 11. Rltts, Camden cotton raanufac- j
turer. mm Kershaw county chairman
for the $200,000 catupuiKU to complete
the coordination program of Furman
University and Greenville Woipan's
College was announced today by J. J.
i ,.v, ion, of Hartevllie, general chair-'
man or the campaign.
- Mrs. Ned Gregory, of Kershaw, was
named as associate chairman of the
campaign in the county.
Mr. 1'itts, a graduate of Furman in
the class of 1902, and Mrs. Gregory.1
an alumna of G. W. C., will begin!
work Immediately forming an organi-j
/ation to participate in the state-wide
campaign to ho conducted early in
March, following the intensive, drive:
iri Greenville city and county. A elm-'
liar organization is being formed in'
each county ot Month Carolina.
The Furman-G. W. C. coordination'
program, according to conditions luid
down by the State Rapt 1st Convention
in 1930, oan become completely effective
only after the campaign for funds'
shall have yielded $300,000, $150,000!
in cash and the remainder in approv-j
ed subscriptions. Ry action of the i
hoards of trustees of the two institutions
on November 1, the campaign'
was placed on an "all or none" basis, ]
so that subscriptions shall become,
void unless the total sum of $300,000;
Is subscribed by March 31, l'.t3t).
Lad Accidentally Shot
A sad and serious accident happened
Monday afternoon in which Weibourn,
the twelve year old son ,of Mr.
C. W. Rollins, was shot in the? abdomen
by Charles Inabinet. The schooling
was accidental, the; details of
which we have not in nand. It seems
the hoys were out shooting and were
at the time of the accident at the
! sand pit on W. R. Reid's place. The
I shooting was done with a .22-calibre
j rifle The boy was rushed to the
MeLeod Infirmary at Florence where
an operation was performed. Young
Rollins is said to have stood the operation
well and was resting easy. Later
reports from the patient, which came
Tuesday night, was that lie was doing
fairly well but was in a very serious
condition. Young Inabinet is about
the same age as the Rollins boy. Hishopville
Messenger.
Work Is Going On
Mine Near Kershaw
Work Ih going on steadily at the
Halle Mine near Kertthaw and a great
sea of mud in being piled high below
the plant where the gold la extracted
from the ore. This lake of
mud ia what ia known ua "tailings"
and by being refined it la said that
twice aa much gold can be secured
ua in the process now used. A eyanld
plant ia neoeaaary to put the refuse
through the second process.
At the present time the amalgamation
process la used with mercury of
quick silver as It la generally known
used to pick the gold from the ore.
At the present time the upper pit
or what was known as the "blue
hole" ia the only one being worked.
Some of the ore is of a bluish color
and when wuter was iu this pit It
gave the water a deep blue color so
that the pit got Its iiume in this manner.
When the ore comes up from the
pit it is crushed by means of Iron
balls and water is poured continuously
on the ore. The ore ia then
slid over pans of copper which are
about three by four feet in ditnensiou.
These pans are placed one below the
other each slanting downward at a
slight angle and the water washes
tin* ore over the surface. As mercury
is rubbed over the copper the gold
is caught on the surface of these copper
pans.
Tin* lefusc then runs down a trough
Into a big sea of mud. Here the
area is about that of a half acre and
the depth of the mud at one end is
twenty feet or more. It is estimated
that there is between TOO and 800
tons of this mud which can again be
refined if avt-yanid plant is put up
at thp mine. '
A eyanld plant is rather expensive
to install and operate. The eyanld
method consists of dissolving the gold
and then percipilating the gold from
tlte solution. Cyanid is the one thing
that will dissolve gold.
Ore from the Haile mine cannot be
seen with the naked eye so that it
must be tested or put through the
amalgamation process before it is
known uj? to whether there is gold
in the ore.
Between $700 and $800 wortli of ore
is taken from the mine under the present
process each week.
While the Haile mine has been in
operation for over a year preparations
are now being made to open the
Blackmon mine which is a little north
of Highway No. (J about fifteen miles
east of Lancaster. Some work has
been done here. A man from NewYork
named Thomas who Is said to
be behind this venture was here Sunday
looking over the mine with the
intention of doing extensive work
there.?Lancaster News.
S. Davis Wilson, Republican, was
Inducted into the office of mayor of
Philadelphia, in the presence of 8,000 I
people on Monday.
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James R. Shirley Dead
The many friends of James It". Shil'ley
are saddened to learn of his death
which occurred at the Camden hospital
Monday night, January 13, after
an illness, of a few days.
Mr. Shirley was bora in Lee county,
October 25, 1858, and was therefore
in his 77th year of his age. His
first occupation was farming, after
which he began to work in the Hermitage
Cotton Mill. His wife died in
1930.
He is survived by the following
children: T. S. Shirloy, G. -\V. Shir
ley, J. C. Shirley; J. M. Shirley and
L. G. Shirley, of Camden; Mrs. S. H.
Shirley, of Winnsboro, and Mrs. T. C.
Gladden, of Camden; two sisters, Mrs.
S. E. Kelley, and Mrs. J. W. Moore,
of Lee county, and one brother. Anderson
Shirley, also of Lee county.
Mr. Shirley was a member of the
Seventh -Day Adventist, Savannah
church, Lee county.
Funeral services were held at the
Kornegay Funeral Home in charge of
Rev. J. B. Caston, at 3 p. m. Tuesday
and the burial was in the Quaker
cemetery.
An oil truck crashed into the rear
of a school bus near Savannah, Ga.,
Tuesday. Nine of the 16 children on
the bus, were sent to a hospital, ?L
NEW CHESTER AGENT *
Chester, Jan. 11.?Miss Juanita Neely,
district agent, with headquarters
at Winthrop College, was in Chester,
Thursday and made the following official
announcement:
"Miss John'gy Richards, who is
teaching home economics in the high
school at Great Falls, will assume
duties as the home demonstration
agent of Chester county February 1.
"Miss Richards is the youngest of
the nine daughters of former Governor
John G. Richards of Liberty Hill.
She graduated at Winthrop College
with a Bf S. degree in home economics
and has taught in the high school ,
at North Augusta and Great Falls.
Her training in addition to her experience
received from living in a rural
farm home fits Miss Richards unusually
well for the position as home demonstration
agent. She will occupy the
same office as was used by Miss Ethel Ayers,
the former agent, located in
the Chester courthouse. Miss Ayers
recently married O. J. Davis of Chester."
Two bandits held up the office force
of a cotton mill office at Wortbville,
N. C., Tuesday, and after'locking two
employes in the vault, made their escape
with |2,000. ?
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