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News Of Interest In
And near It ethane
Bethune, 8. C., Sept. 21?Mrs. C. L
Maya was delight fully entertained in
the MuyH cabin with a surprise birthday.
buffet supper Monday evening.
The table 'was centered with a birthday
cake bearing seventy-two shining
candles marking the number of years
of the honoree. Mrs. Mays' place wus
piled high with many pretty and useful
gifts. The following children were
present: Mr. and Mis. Prank Beard,
Mrs. Eva Belch Cacy, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Mays, of Florence; Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Bethune. Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Lane, Mr. and Mrs. I). M. Mays, Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Mays and a number
of grandchlldreu and great grand
children. About fifty guests wore
present.
Mrs. N. E. Truesdell and children
spoilt the week end in Society Hill.
They were accompanied home by
Miss Pauline Fields, who spent Monday
and Tuesday here.
Misses Anne Redman and Emily
McWachern spent the week end in
Columbia with friends and relatives.
The following students left this
week for the following colleges: Miss
Gerry Davis, Columbia College; Nell
Katcllff, Clemson College; Miss Harriett
Mays, Martha Washington; Ruth
Ashton, Carolina.
J. E. Severance, Mrs. Holly and
Miss Eunice Severance, of Elliott,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McKinnon
Thursday.
Mrs. Hattle Heustess has returned j
after several weeks visit to relatives
in Hartsvllle.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Mays entertained
the teachers of the Bethune school
with a fish supper in their cabin on
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 3. King, of Hartsvllle,
were visitors.._here Sunday.
Mrs. Allen Ktheridge} of North, is
visiting her sister, D. M. Mays.
Mr. and Mrs. Gr^gg King, of Spartanburg,
visited Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
King Thursday.
Miss Mary Marshal has gone to
work In Rock Hill and Miss Eunice
McCaskill has taken her place in the
Beauty Salon here.
Quite a number of friends and relatives
attended the funeral of Mrs.
J. D. Ingram in McBee Friday afternoon.
Miss Eula Caston spent the week
end nt her home in Pageland.
Mrs. T. R. Duncan and little daughter
of Augusta; Mesdames T. B. Clyburn
and Ernest Clyburn, of Korshaw,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Loriug
Davis Tuesday.
Mrs. L. A McDowell and children,
Misses Margaret. Caroline and Marlon
of Tampa. Fin., are visiting the W.
A. McDowell's.
Mr and Mrs Frank Heard and son,
Ernest, were week end visitors here.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hudson, of Taylors.
and Mrs J R. Coker, of Laurens.
were Sunday guests of the D.
1) Clyburns They were accompanied
home bv Mrs, J. II Coker, who has
been spending some time with her
daughter. Mrs Clyburn.
Mrs Sid Hilton and son, Ernest,
are visiting Mrs Hilton's daughter,
Mrs. M. C McCaskill.
Mr and Mrs M C Mason and little
daughter, Katherlne. of Hartsvllle,
were Sunday visitors here.
Mr and Mrs. W. E. Hilton and Mr.
and Mrs Henry Therrell, of Charleston.
were week end guests of Mrs.
Cope McCaskill
Mr and s .1 A. Graham, of
Lynchburg, are visiting their son and
relatives here this week.
Mosdames VV. A. McDowell and L.
A McDowell. Misses Margaret and
Caroline McDowell visited the (J. 13.
McKinnon's in Pine Town, N. C., on
t Wednesday and Thursday.
Horn to Mr. and Mrs I^ewls Hlrd.
a ten pound son. on September 20.
| Miss Kllza Jackson and James Bowen
from Tim rod section were married
Saturday evening. After their
wedding trip through Georgia they
will make their homo in Hock Hill.
For the past few years Mrs. Bowen
has been the efficient librarian here.'
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Beloved Lady Dies
at Home in Bethune
10 Mrs. Kate Brookhardt Ward, wife
of tho late M. O. Ward, and daughter
of Jani^ft, A. and Malinda Robertson
IJrookh&rat, passed away at her home
In Bothnne at 2 o'clock Wednesday
uiomlnK after a lingering Illness.
Mrs. Ward was a native of Blythewood,
In Fairfield county, and has
spent the past thirty years In H6
thune. She was an outstanding
man of charming personality and
Christian zeal. Was a devoted unit
loyal member of the Baptist church.
Her words of Council and advice we?e
often sought by both pastor and mumI
bars.
For a number of years she was a
correspondent of this paper and The
Chronicle feels a deep loss In her
passing. With bar sweet public spirit,
she was ever Interested In the development
of the town and welfare of
others.
She was a graduate of the Uue
West Woman's college.
Funeral services were held In her
homo at 10 o'clock Thursday morning
conducted by her pastor, Rev. P.
M. Llndler, assisted by Rev. J. C.
Floyd of the MothodlBt church, Rev.
F. R. Morse of the Presbyterian
church, and her two former pastors.
Rev. J. B. Castou, of Camden, and
Rev. M. B. Gunter, of Olanta. Interment
was In the family plot at Wards,
S. C. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
G E. Brant, of Holly Hill; Mrs.
Charles V. Rivers, of Chesterfield;
threo grandchildren, Katherine Rivers
and George and Joe Brant. The following
brothers and sisters survive:
Mrs. C. W. Satcher, of Wards; Mrs.
W. A. Gaines, of Sarasota, Florida;
Mrs. J. A. Reams. S. W. Bookhardt
' and John Bookhardt. of Birmingham,
J Alabama,, and Miss Ellen Brookhardt,
j also of Birmingham.
Rising prices in textile and goods
markets in New York during recent
i days has brought brisk buying activity.
With wool goods ^prices expected
to be re-Instated at advances ranging
up to 25 cents a yard, clothing
manufacturers rushed through plans
to have summer lines ready for the
road by next week, and spring lines
ready by the first of the month.
AAA Sets Dec. 9 For
Referendum
Kershaw county farmers will vote
December 9 on whether marketing
quotas similar to those In effect for
the last two seasons shall be applied
to the 1940 cotton crop.
"Most cotton farmers are thoroughly
familiar with marketing quota#/'
says county agent W. C. MoCarley,
" as they have used them for the last
two years to avoid adding to our #1*
ready large cotton supply and to protect
the markets of farmers who plant
within their acreage allotments."
The national cotton quota proclaimed
by secretary of agriculture Wallace
foi* 1940 is the same as for 1939.
This will make possible, with normal
yields, the marketing within the quota
approximately 12 million bales during
the year beginning August 1, 1940.
Approval by two-thirds of the nation's
eligible cotton growers who
vote in the December 9 referendum
Is required to continue quotas In effect
for 1940., The 1939 quota was approved
by 84.1 per cent of the growers
voting.
The conservation phases of the Agricultural
Conservation Program will
continue to operate regardless of the
outcome of the December 9 referen-i
ilum, the county agent reminds cotton
gorwers. However, marketing quotas
assure growers participating In the
AAA farm program who plant within
their acreage allotments that their efforts
to adjust supplies will not be
nullified by non-cooperators.
Farmers who plant within their
acreage allotments will be capable to
market all of the cotton they produce
on their allotted acreage without pen-'
alty. If marketing quotas are in effect,
a non-cooperator must pay a penalty
of 3 cents per pound on all cotI
ton sold in excess of the marketing
quota for his farm.
DESTROY STALKS EARLY
TO KILL BOLL WEEVILS
Clomson. Sept. 9.?Only a very small
percentage of cotton boll weevils deprived
of food by October 1 will live
to damage cotton the following season.
states W. C. Nettles, extension1
entomologist, asserting that early destruction
of cotton stalks In an effective
way to reduce the number of
weevils going Into hibernation.
"To bo really effective, stalk destruction
must be early, and this does
not involve an extra operation, for
stalks will be destroyed during the
winter anyway; so," Mr. Nettles asks,
"why not early?"
"Early stalk destruction tends to
reduce weevil populations in two
ways." he explains. "First, further
breeding after the crop is picked and
before frost comes is prevented by
drying out of weevil-infested squares
and bolls. Second, feeding by adult
weevils is prevented, many of tin in
dying before going into hibernation
and others going into the winter on
an empty stomach and having reduced
chances of survival. In the coastal
section especially, early stalk destruction
appears to be a very practi
cal means of reducing weevil nu;n[
hers."
j Mr Nettles suggests that stalks
may be destroyed rapidly by running
i the stalk cutter over them and then
plowing up the stubbles, thus prcj
viding a good seedbed for winter
j rover crops.
Joint Singing Convention
I Charlotte. Sept. 16?The fifth annual
North and South Carolina singj
ing convention will be held at Corinth
| Baptist church, five miles south of
Monroe. N. C., Sunday, September 24.
i starting promptly at ten o'clock in
1 the morning, under the direction of
president \V. V Dabney, of Kershaw,
S. C.; vice president. R. O. Cannon,
of Midland. N. C.; secretary ami
treasurer. M E Price, di Greensboro,
N. C. There will be some of the best
singers present in the two Carolina^,
j Georgia and Tennessee. If you have
| or know any singers, bring them or
I tell them to come, requests A. H.
| Helms, manager. Everybody welj
come. The installation of a lomlj
speaker will accommodate all. Highi
ways are marked to the church. Our
I attendance last year was approxii
mately thirty-five hundred and we an'
ticlpate at least four thousand this
year. This convention has been a
great success and the participants are
working hard to make It second to
none.
Takes Delightful
Peep At Camden
(By Mrs. J. Cebe William* tu Monroe
Journal)
As 1 drove into Caxnden on nay way
home from Lee county, 8. 0? U?l
week, many memories of my visits as
a young lady to the home of my oldest
sister there, came into my mind.
Camden was a sleepy old town In
1893. No one seemed in a hurry. Men
were courteous, tipping their hats to
all ladles or elderly men. Even the
tiny boys in go-carts propelled by negro
maids, lifted their little caps to
any passing lady. Many ladies dressed
in black were to be seen, as custom
required mourning to be worn
to any deceased close kindred.
The pavements were sandy and
white. But as you walked along them
the movements of the long sklHs then
1 in vogue would send little balls of
soot swirling before you. Everybody
burned 'lightwood" (rich fat pine) in
their cook stoveB and fireplaces, and
It was plenty sooty.
The white houses set among trees,
or surrounded by shrubbery of all
kinds, the wisteria vines that covered
the facades of tall houses or the
porches of cottages with lovely purple
blooms; the white cape Jessamines
or gardenias that flourished all]
winter outdoors, were all a Joy to see.
Everything seemed little changed.!
As we sat on Mrs. Funderburk g porch
and watched traffic, someone remark-'
ed: "A lot of trucks go through herp."
"Yes," MrB. Funderburk remarked,
"everything goes through Camden. ,
[a sleepy old town, but I love her and
still cherish the memory of happy
days spent there.
On a summer's day a political
speaking was to be held in Hampton
i Park, Camden. Dr. T. J. Strait, of
Lancaster our home town, had been
entertained overnight in the home of
my sister, Mrs. W. A. 8hrock. Early
next morning Mrs. Shrock cut and
prepared a bouquet of lovely flowers
j for me to present to Dr. Strait after
his speech. But the flowers were destined
to go to another speaker. When
I walked Into the park carrying the
! flowers, I began to be teased by my
friends about being a "Tillmanite."
One remarked: "I presume the flowera
are for Tillman. Certainly, I
calmly replied, (hough I was pretty
well riled over their remarks about
Tillman. Benjamin Kyan Tillman I
greatly admired, as I considered him
' n friend of the wbrking people of the
' state. When he rose to speak and
presently told of efforts of the opposition
to fasten some stigma upon his
character and ended by saying, They
have burned the woods and sifted the
! ashes?and haven't found a single
louse," the majority of the crowd
. presenLgave him a great hand, though
the aristocrats of Camden hated him.
When Mr. Tillman, receiving my flowers
from an usher, he rose and made
courteous acknowledgement to the
"lady who had so honored him," some
of my companions were rather Jealous.
Hampton Park, a city block long
and nearly as deep, was studded with
a growth of very tall pine trees. It
had been given- to the city by the
'Chesnut family, who stipulated if it
were diverted from a park it should
then return to the Chesnut heirs. At
that time there was none of the name
living in Camden. Their old homo,
"Mulberry," several miles out of the
city, was a lovely place, unoccupied,
run by the white caretaker and a negro
man and wife who lived in the
basement. Many picnics were held at
Mulberry. The three story mansion
faced a grove of the largest trees I
ever saw. I was interested in the library,
a large room in which were
many books and old newspapers in
the greatest disorder. The Chesnut
family believed in conserving timber.
When northern tourists began to
come to Camden for this winter, their
way of doing things seemed strange
to us, as our ways doubtless did tc
them. The tourists would ride bare
headed in open carriages, carrying
tiny parasols to shield their eyes from
the sun. Some of the women tooh
an interest In the negroes, attending
- their chtlfches occasionally?sightseeing
probably. One Sunday after
noon I was walking out with a cousin
Meeting two elderly ladies, they ac
coated us and asked "Kelly (my cous
i in) to direct them to one of the col
of0<] churches. Whsn I heard theli
i request, I stuck my nose In the all
, and walked on. Overtaking me aftei
the ladles paased on, Kelly said, "Dc
I
A. _
you know whom you were hlghhatting?"
That was Miss Ruth Cleveland,
President Cleveland's sister, and
her companion." "I'm not interested,"
I replied. "She could doubtless find
better things to do than to run around
putting notions Into negroes heads."
The first northern man to buy one
of the dilapidated old estates in Camden
(as I remember) was a Mr. Barstow.
He rebuilt the home and beautified
it and built a handsome brick
stable for his horses, and servants'
quarters.
Mrs. Barstow wished to engage a
Southern negro cook. A negress who
was a good cook went to work for
her. This woman did not work out
regularly but whenever she was expecting
an addition to her family she
would get a Job cooking in order to
have a more varied diet for herself.
It transpired that the lady from the
north did not feed her cook but allowed
her a peck of meal and three
pounds of meat as her week's ration.
But as she gave high wages, the negress
decided to stick it out awhile,
though greatly disappointed.
Thanksgiving day rolled around,
and a lordly turkey graced the table.
For several succeeding days, the cook
was directed how to serve the remains
of the bird. Finally, she had
cleaned all the meat off the bones and
said. "Well, I can throw away this
"rack'?" "No," replied her mistress,
"break up the bones, place them in a
boiler, cover with water, and boil and
can the stock for future use."
Amazed, the cook said: "I^a I never
1 see white folks do nothing lijie that
in my life." "Well," snapped Mrs. B.,
"that's what's the matter with these
poor southerners, always wasting
1 something." Disgusted and indignant,
the cook quit the Job. "Money ain't
1 everything," she said. "I rather cook
1 for a southern lady for nothing but
my three meals a day."
' White waitresses from the north
i were imported by one of the winter
> resorts. Two young men from down
I town Camden made a date to call on
' some of the girls. Ushered Into a
room full of waitresses And being ln>
. troduced to the crowd, they preeent
ly saw among those present a local
colored barber. "Oh, I presume you
know Mr. ," chirruped ^ the girl
who waa doing the honors. The Joke
' on the white boys wgs too good to
' be kept, snd they got the "merry hs?
ha" from everyone.
Motorists Warned to
Obey Traffic Rules
At least eight parking spaces In the
downtown area have been lost to motorists
as a result of new corner
parking regulation placed in operation
Thursday by the city.
At the corner of DeKalb and Broad
streetB and at Rutledge and Broad,
the curbing at each corner has been
painted In the regulation yellow trafdo
color for a distance of fifteen feet
back from each corner line. In a few
days these yellow areas will have a
"No Parking" sign painted on them,
after which woe betide the motorist
who parks his car therein.
The additional no^parking provisions
at the corners was made necessary
by the need*of more room for
traffcl at the intersections. The fact
that drivers of cars must keep out of
the safety cones in the center of each
cross walk, makes it imperative that
additional room for turning the c rners
necessary.
The police department in calling
attention to the new traffic and parking
regulations requests the cooperation
of the motorists. Cars violating
the regulations will be tagged, according
to the police.
After inspecting measures taken to
protect hydro-electric plants In the
Niagara area against sabotage, Attorney
General Gordon Conant of Canada,
plans to make "certain changes
to improve effectiveness. Conant said
the provincial government was doing
"as well as possible with a police organization,"
but declared be believed
it would be better, if the patrolling
were done by military authorities.
Complaints that sugar was too costly
and too scarce has caused President
Roosevelt to make a huge increase in
the potential supply avaflable to the
American consumer. This action, expected
to check the recent rise in
price, was taken by lssulhg a proclamation
temporarily discarding the
present quota limitations upon the
quantity of sugar which may be sold
upon the domestic market this year.
Camden Theatre
FRIDAY, SEPT 22 I
Lewis Stone, mioke \ Hoonuy o?. I
'Ansmst I
III Mimo1!} ?>>nEn f *" I
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 I
Margaret Lindsay. Ronald Regan
and The Dead Bind Kids
' "HELL'S KITCHEN"
Added: Oregon Trail and Comedies I
| * Saturday, September 23
10:30 Show
"THE LADY AND
I " - "'*% THE MOB" ?I
With V+f Baniter.and Ida Luplno I
tamtrsrwaas I
SEPT* 25?26. I
Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and I
Rosalind Russell
"THE WOMEN" 1
With Mary Boland and Paulette
Qoddard ? .-^9
' wedn^D'aT 'SEPT^
Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richard- -9
son and Valerie* Hobson V
"CLOUDS OVER EUROPE" 9
I
SEPT. 28?29
The Lane Slaters, John Garfield 9
and Frank MoHugh
"DAUGHTERS
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8ELECT 8EED CORN NOW 9
TOWARD HIGHER YIELDS
There Is always a scarcity of good
seed corn at planting time, but good
farmers solve this problem by select- I
ing from the field each fall a twoyear
supply of seed, says County fl
Agent W. C. McCarley. This Insures
an ample supply of seed com eten I
following a bad crop year. .1
The time to Insure next year's com
crop by this field selection of seed
corn Is now at hand, Mr. McCarley 9
states, offering the assistance of his
office regarding the field selection.
The best method, according to
county agent, is mass selection in the
field as soon as the crop is matured.
He advises ears from vigorous up I
right stalks, selected for uniformity,
trueness to type and variety, prolificacy;
ears from medium height on
stalk, pointing downward on stalk,
and well covered with close-fitting 9
shuck.
"After selecting seed corn in the 9
field, it is important that it be prop 9
erly dried and protected from mice
and weevils," Mr. McCarley says. "A 9
wire hanger of some sort is a cheap
and practical means of drying-out a
limited amount of seed corn, provided
the corn is not dry 1vhen harvested, fl
If weevils or moths show on the oorn,
it should be placed in tight containers 9
and treated with carbon bisulphid."
The 29,485,680 motor vehicles regis
tered in the United Stat&B at the ?d "9
of 1938, traveled approximately 250,- 9
000,000,000 miles during the year.
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