Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the Piles of The Chronicle Twenty and Thirty Veara Ago TWENTY YEAR? AGO March 8, 1916 General Sessions Court scheduled for next week with Judge Thomas J. Aii.ni.in. presiding. Mrs. Caroline Watkiua, wife of N. A H/j. A I - X > . . .11.,.. 1 Cf || t| |1 |/ /1 Mi k XJ il "ITT"'*? fHHinwj nifiH ?it wiinti/ MIVTW tion. She was 60 years of age. William H. Urannon, who itves near iiethune. owns mule said to over 30 years of age. County Auditor W, F. Russell loses seven cows us a result of poisou in the Belmont swamp on river. , Isaac Anderson gets 30 days from 'Magistrate Fincher on a charge of reckless driving. Said that another bunk and drug store to be established ut iiethune at an early date. Willie J. Gardner, prominent citizen of Iiethune, knocked down and robbed of 6600 in cash by highwaymen. Camden to participate in polo tournament in Washington In which teams from 1'hiiadclphlu, New York, Pittsburgh ami Aiken will be contenders. Three women from Hamlet, N. C., living on . the state line rush over into South Carolina and destroy a moonshine still which had been giving them trouble. John Henry Watts married to Miss Elizabeth Hasty. Harry Keels, of Elliott, married to Miss Magnolia Bradley, of Camden. Mr. und Mrs. E. J. I^ewis announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss I,utile, to 8. W VanEandlngham. George W. Brunson severs his connection with Greenville Dally News, and moves to Now York to enter advertising agency Held. New houses being built on Antrum place, south of Camden, recently purchased by F. M. Wooten. John Boone, of Kershaw county, shot and seriously wounded at Ca tarrh in Chesterfield county by an officer. Walter Stack, white man, seriously shot at his home near Cassatt. thirty years aqo March 2, 1906 James (.'antey, died at bis home a few miles aouth of Camden after a long nines*. ffta funeral was held from Grace church, this city. Camden defeats Orhrndtr Poto team by a score Of 34 to 20 1-2 with Smith, Kennedy. Barstow und Whistler play-' I?k. Orlando came back Wednesday und beat Camden by a score of 1-2 to 3-f*. William Irving Fayssoux, said to be world's greatest hypnotist scheduled to appear at Camden opera house for two nights. Henry Truesdel, clerk of the board, advertises for the election of a dispenser ut Camden and iWthune, and | a beer dispenser at Cainden. War department announces the abandonment of Fort DeSota, at the entrance to Tampa Bay. The government hud spent $300,000 on these ports. K. Mclver Williamson through thu Hurtsviile Messenger gives to the public u most valuable paper on scientific home culture. Recent session of legislature among other many interesting acts appropriates $20,000 for the Jamestown Exposition. To establish a reformatory or Industrial school for boys. To make the solicitor's salary $1,700. To cut dead trees from near the public roads. To require railroads to provide toiletB ut old stations. Passes the pure food bill. To make Thursday of Fair week a legal holiduy in Richland county. To celebrate South Carolina day In public schools. To fix salaries of circuit court stenographers at $1,500. "Sink Selfishness" Is Advice to Farmers (By Guy A. Cardwell, Agricultural and Industrial Agent of Atlantic Coast Line Hallway) . a Wilmington, N. C., Fob. 24.?A state of confusion prevails following the Supreme^ Court Agricultural Adjustment Administration ruling. This is only natural, uh the stopping or Buspension of this well organized government agency, which hua intimately touched the livrifrof* a large majority of farmers In this country, has left them without the prop upon which they have heavily leaned for the past three years. Since the sixth of January I have been asked many times?what effect will the Supreme Court ruling have on farming generally? What will eotton, tobacco, and peanut farmers do about their 1936 acreage, and the like. Ignoring the farmers need for some strong control, under existing world conditions and conditions prevailing I during recent years, I would say that those farmers who have cooperated with the AAA either willingly or unwillingly. should have learned something of the value of cooperation; and 1 think a considerable number of them will "dig in" and continue acreage allotment policies under which they havr. worked. This is no time for a display of selfishness. Too much is Involved. And yet each individual has the right, under the constitution, to decide what he is going to p'ant during the year 1936, and in what acreage. The bars are down. While die AAA control is "shot", why cannot agricultural leaders In each county?in each community? continue to hold money-crop farmers in line by appealing to their common sense; impressing llu-m with the fact that the success of the whole should lie soughtj^-for that is what really matters?not the success of a few in dividuals. This 1b not socialism, but common sense If acreage control, of certain crops, was needed during the past three years, and is still needed to prevent over production and depression in prices, it seems to me that the farmera will, of their own volition, continue the job started under the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration. It Is my conception that the AAA planned for a living, plus, for American farmers. If this is true farmers In the Southeast have a decided advantage over those in many other parts of the country, for here a man can not only have a reasonable acreage in southern money-crops, but conditions also permit him to make those crops and have that livestock which will provide subsistence for both man nnd beast. I^'t us Bink our selfishness and continue working together to improve the economic condition of each worthy family in the community. ? - - - ~ . . I I Ba ron DeKalb Defeats Hartsville Westville, 25.?The girls' basketball tea\n of%he yaron DeKalb school defeat^ Summerton high school Saturda/^Tlvefilng in Hartsville to win the Class C Championship of District No. 5. Summerton high has been the winner for the two preceding years. Huron DeKalb bad previously defeated Central high and Providence high in tournament play to reach the finals. The team was last year declared the champion of Kershaw county, but this is their ilrst district championship. The boys' team was also entered in the district tournament and gave an excellent account of themselves in being edged out by the distriet winner, Hlllcrest^by a score- of 25 to 24. The girls' team will enter the state tournament at Orangeburg and will play their llrat game Thursday afternoon. March 5, at 5 o'clock. I To My Farmer Friends I I am agent for MERCHANTS FERTILIZER CO., of i | Charleston, S. C. j I ! Have on hand all Popular Brands of I FERTILIZERS AND SODA 8 HB M ; AT COAST LINE DEPOT I ' _________ V I See Me Before Buying I I W. H. HAILE I t'-r '- J' Oi'-rf, Au .ai 1 [ | vsir. ' ' " 7""T?rr ; fcrr-.?-* r.ztr**:" MuiIflWflPBMraiwTffti v?^ Stroke Is Fatal To Albert C. Ritchie i _ . Baltimore, Fob. 24.?Albert Cabell Ritchie, victor In four campaign* ,for Democratic governorship of Maryland, died today. Flag* fluttered to balf-ma*t ovar the entire *tate a few hour* after hj* passing had become known. Both Democrat* and 'Republican* tpr*re ability and hi* adherence to the princ i'*" ?v tiivtintti ngm. ?.^n.... i ? - wii* While the atate mourned the death of It* outstanding political flgure for fifteen year*, plau* were made tor hi* funeral service* Wednesday. The career of the silver-haired milI rig former governor was ended at 1:46 a. ra. by a stroke of apoplestlc. The attack came as he was recovering from a long period of ill health. He was in hi* 60th year. *-? Ritchie was an only^chlld. He married Elisabeth Cbtherlne Baker of Catonsvllle. They were divorced and Ritchie never remarried. They had no children. Jackson's Birthplace Been Determined York. 8. C., Feb. 19.?WPA workers on old records In the office of the clerk of court here stared In amazement when one of their number announced a startling discovery?documentary evidence concerning thfe birthplace of Andrew Jackson, the one and only "Old Hickory." Their excitement mounted higher when the discoverer announced that Andrew was born In South Carolina, and not only that, but in historic old Rethel township, York county.' It sounded like Joyful tidings for South Carolina and melancholy news for the realm of Tarheella. "The proof Is all here," announced the young lady making the find, "and It cannot be disputed. It gives all the necessary Information?the place of birth, the date and the names of Jackson's parents. This will settle a century-old controversy and restore peace between the Carolinas." By this time, fellow workers of the young woman making the discovery crowded around her. Looking over her shoulders, they eagerly Inspected the faded manuscript. And then, one by one, they quietly resumed their work. The Andrew Jackson born in Bethel township long years ago was a colored huhy. SCIENCE NIBBLES A Russian scientist believes Ethiopia was once cradle of civilization, older than Egypt. There are indications wheat was first cultivated there. Two University of Missouri professors have announced the discovery of Vitamin H. Warts can be cured by suggestion, according to the American Medical Association Journal. ?Alfalfa has been found - a rieh-i source of Vitamin C by scientists of the South African Institute of Medical Research. Scientific studies of criminals show that a desire for expensive clothes makes reform difficult. A now vaccine for the prevention of hog cholera, both cheaper and pafer than the one now used, has been announced by the Department of Agriculture. A device which "walks" shoes and determines their exact wearing qualities has been constructed at! the Bureau of Standards. Eugene Brinson of Savannah, Ga., pleaded guilty In the United States court at Shanghai, China, to a charge of attempting to assist a convicted Communist spy to escape from a Chinese prison. He was fined $500 In gold. The temperature In Philadelphia on February 19 was 4 degrees above zero, and broke a record for that date that has stood for 3.1 years. RUPTURESHIELD EXPERT HERE H. M. SHEVNAnT" widely known expert of Chicago, will personally be at the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, on Thursday and Friday only, March 5 and 6, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Mr. Shevnan.. says: The Zoetic Shield Is a tremendous improvement over all former methods, effecting Immediate results. It will not only'hold the rupture perfectly hut increase the circulation, strengthens the weakened parts, thereby closes the opening In ton days on the average case, regardless of heavy lifting, straining or nny jHedlion the body may assume no matter the size or location. A nationally known sclentltlc method. No undrr straps or cumbersome arrangements and absolutely no medicines or medical treatments. Mr Shevnan wilt be glad to demonstrate without charge. Address 6441 N. Richmond Street, Chicago, For 15 years assistant to F. 14. Stoeley, famous rupture experl/<>f\Chifcago. adv Help Kidneys A If P?>rtT fMlHwIlif ta| "~~J "Q ? - II - " ----- - Get Good Money ! From Hogs, Poultry | Florence, Feb. 24,? -Three shipments of hogs netting 88 growers 13,840, and I tbree shipments of poultry netting 640 growers $5,887.89 made during January brought $8,167.89 to Florence county fanners, according to County Agent J. Ward McLendon, who points out incidentally that these sales of hogs and"poultry show t1wnrtue of cooperation as well as the value of H?4e?t4Ae feeding preotiees in hog production. "It was very noticeable," says, Mo l^endon, "that the hogs shipped by farmers who had conducted feeding demonstrations showed a much better finish than hogs shipped by other growers.,, "Roy Benton, 4-H club member, shipped pigs that averaged 183 pounds at five months old and sold for 10 8-4 cenffe per pound. j "The value of cooperative shipments was shown by two neighborsj who sold hogB about the same time. One sold to a truck buyer at seven cents per pound, the other sold In the cooperative shipment for ten cents net." 8nake'a Poultry's Worst Enemy Columbia, Feb. 26.?The worst enemy of poultry in South Carolina Is the black pilot snake which is one of the so-called rattlesnake pilots, due to its hibernating with the rattler during the winter months. John A. Crawford, instructor 9f physical education for men at the University of South Carolina, says the black pilot is really the black chicken snake which should not be confused with the common black racer. The former is a constrictor and is often found high in trees, whereas the latter is not a constrictor and cannot climb a tree which does not have limbs close to the ground. ! Black chicken snakes are often found by the farmer in nests of old setting hens. As many as ten eggs may be eaten by a large specimen of the aeptlle and one of the splotched chicken snakes may at times destroy many chicks. Although these reptileB do eat eggs and a few chicks, they are more bene- j flcial than harmful, since they relish the field mice and rats with which the.j farmer must contend. They are really worthy of protection. ? , . " . 7 Program Helped Save . Farmers Clemson, Feb. 24.?"As "a result of the Agricultural Adjustment program, the anntfal farm Income in South Car* olina has more than doubled since 1932, and there is no doubt in the minds of farmers that the AAA program has saved them from bankrupt* cy," says Thomas W. Morgan, assistant to Director D. W. Watklns, discussing the adjustment and education* lal activities of the Extension Service ; during 1935. He points out that the I Extension Service haB carried not only the almost overwhelming load of AAA work in South Carolina but has also carried forward its general program of instruction and practical demonstration in progressive farming and home-making. Some idea of the bigness and importance of the AAA phase of the Extension Service in South Carolina in 1935 may be had from Mr. Morgan's brief statement below: "The county agents and a number of specialists carried again in 1935 the almost overwhelming load of agricultural adjustment work in South Carolina, which brought them in contact with almost every farmer in the state. . "Through, county organizations of loyal farmers, elected by the farmers themselves, a total of 80,000 cotton j contracts were signed by farmers, and fl the records of compliance estabttsgifl oil. Adjustment bheckH amounting tu~fl around f7,000,000 were distributed through the county agents to faha?r^| signing contracts. "A total of 110,000 farmers made ! application for Bankhead allotments] and received tax exemption certifi. ] cates. Over 700,000 application^forfl cotton price adjustment payments ;1 were' handled in the county offices. | "A total of 16,000 tobacco contracts] were signed by tobacco growers, and] around 1 1-2 millions of dollars were ] paid to them in adjustment checks] through the county agents. "In addition, 1,600 corn-hog con ] tracts and 500 peanut contracts were ] handled by the county agents." - I - v 4' ' Fire swept through a Chinese ?f|9 In New York Wednesday night, and it ] took five ambulances to carry away ] the persons more or less injured in 1 the rush to get out of the plaoe. One I person was killed. ^ v, Two Dayton, O,, girls, both aviators, ] this week established what Is believed I to be an altlutde record for a plane ] weighing less than 600 pounds. Tbeyw reached an altitude of more than 14,- 9 A government newspaper of Mot 1 cow accuses Japan of provoking a war ] scare in the far east, to block rstll- ] cation by the French chamber of d*P* ] ties of the Franco-Russian mutual as; Histauce pact. Your Own Experience! HAS SHOWN I - Bfl Cottonseed Me*l is the best organic Ammoniau I for all crops. It ia now the cheapest. It also contains PoUuh wd Plwwhork A44. iwynnf k b&Tu>II r- crefM the value of cottonso t>d. Feed your cattle, ho^pl mules, and crops and save money. Write us for feed* I ing practices* National Cottonseed Products Association || 609 Central Union Building COLUMBIA, S. C. 11 ^^aEXPERIENCE I Back.gf every Bag, \ T^OR more than 40 year*, good farmers have been growing good crops with V-C Fertilizer*. Year after year these splendid fertilizers have given good re- B suits in the fields of farmers who grow Wheat, Corn and other 1 small grain; Cotton, Tobacco and Peanuts; Potatoes and other vegetable and fruit crops, and I Faithful adherence to the principle of making honest goods ha* B been rewarded by the appreciation and confidence of thousands of the best farmers. This preference enablea m tor offer you B the fertilizerwith 35 million tons of experience back of every bag. - : TC t ? " $ Virginia-Carolina i Chemical Corp. i COLUMBIA, s. c. WLJh 7 - I _ jTj ' v''-:V-vH hshw?MI I LEWIS & CHRISTMAS AGENT CAMDEN. S. cfl ' ' -