Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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! SKIPPERING I I- .. , i li.t . offei*'i| t<t nuik"' India -noli ;is I ho Wa| ends", i I | i,.| m ,s i! I g I ^ John Hull gold. i I . iJki.-M'i roope I'il I loll ill ill" * I ;'J ,| I I" llllllill M lll.ll I lo* I . \1 ns|c :n - u : i 1 listen lo tin I upgest hm Huh s - s.iHi'1 cai, \ . i y h, '-vi.il :i ii 1 I! on i i.ol f'U.l lilt* C hull.i w H' ' m ?' * i ? orjil war ..v . ; |[ -1 ! i ' III' ' I .1 ml gold lo apt \l.in- i.i mi. "tier England Lad ]>: "ti.>'-'l Imh.i hoiim rule in repayin. hi Kui John Hull very urnvoiiii iitIv |nitfuf * In* |?t' iin|m(*. India staged a revolt Tin n. an history relates the llriiis'.i turned ma< hliu* guns on i In in.' ft ? * + So yon really cannot blame the II Indus and Moslem* for being a bit skeptical "f England * latest promise. ? Some of the military experts declare that (h i many has been staging 'he blltzhileg on England for weeks. While not <i military expert wo differ with this belief. It is true that the battles In the air have been becoming more ferocious daily, hut the bin smash has not been made at least at this writing t Sunday). (in,, of the reports coining from German sources Is that when the big punch is launched the death list on tho English Island will he small, as the German plan to put the population to sleep by means of a gas that acts as ah attesthetle. Tills gas Is to he poured forth In an attack by thousands of planes. Sounds like Karon Munchausen was rambling again What' we would like to know Is what would be happening to the pilots and crew of the planes when the gas attack is launched. Perhaps Tubby Goering and Adolph don't give a hoot what happens to them, just so the gas is poured over the English landscape. . The weather In Camden Sunday brought memories of several fantastic periods we experienced when living in Florida, particularly in the early all of l'.'-d and 27. Low scudding clouds, powerful gusts of wind, blindnil. M inn UI IMM1 rains, an as preiuues to the wild hurricanes that were in i*vld? nee In those yeatv 1 he wind blew so hard here Sunday that trees were blown down, sheds overturned, branches torn from the trees to liti,.| 11.. streets. ?igns ripped away ;iii,| .Httomohile-* became stalled when rain was <w? pt into the iguMiou sys'ern + * * TV- an Sunday was drivi u with g i e a' fu:\ . by a high gale <?f wind ami u * : a J d under roof- and theme iln'ouca < ilings of homes This i orHi r w a r* >li c 1 > tempted to sit down and a :: a ennipanioti story of dub Vrrt'.e' . ' '1 w. Thou-atul Geague* I !i.b ; : 1..- S* t at: i trie it " t w .-. ?> Tie-'f.t-Ids Leaks t tie- <* iiing Chesterfield Soon To Have Plenty Water I' ., . are taking d- '.int'i* -iiap- to I--*;*, i 'a* meal at! ad'-iiua ! supj ,v ,a r>M The town ha- a number . i. . -;. M-iis wlii'h produce pure and . a.-m! . a-ar wat*. '?ut insiif:mi* ,ua:i:ity to no . t :"o* ? oiisLin'.* c w i:ig d'-mand \V i . oa.es :: in < <ngt e-*n.a:t J. !' La '.ar>l Mia* a \V P. A. project a- been approved for Ghesterfh id t m- .itnoiin' of T>2 . v2 "0 for the purpo-m Of ; onsrruet tug n water rup* ply s>s'**IU 'I'll:** project eontempla'.erf I he . oust: in t ion of a datn. tilt* ring plant am! pumping station on Thump KOI, creek. I \ \\'.*!vh. Sr.. If is understood, . di d to tie- !*'W!1 aboti-t se\ell er-k b'-lo-.v Ivy Httt. "at ,- ( . . l.-reil idea! for v.e purp?<-? I . . \ | * 'hi t e a a 1 see Ul . 1 : ; a' i v e 1 . 1g 11 , nouj: li I h is pit p* r > !!<* ill !- ' to'; ' - l.aote ti.l ::-ure - * . 1 \d\* r Babrs In The Flood < "ri w . 1 .. \ tut. - I w *1 l t d 1 ri n hot ti *i a ' . * .".-.a* a t *?u gi . pa* :. - w ha a-n*:. t< .,*:;; n !,. r .* \ ? - '' it. ; a * a a be. bo U a., r v-?" N* c: b ! '. : - t d . * * ? nam. d h : .. -to ' n* Par; ;-' A p. . '. i- n* w pa- - car , eg.>:r.j!$ ;. * i ar* 1 c attotao 1 Is *' 1 a:iifs. checks aaa malaria llllll in 7 days and relieves COLDS L!v.D sC, D---V symptoms first day Try "Rub-My-Tism"-a Wonderful Liniment 4 The new IS.440-ton United State? luxury liner AMERICA, largest and finest ship ever built In the United States, as she appears Illuminated at night. The AMERICA makes her maiden voyage In a hew fortnightly service to the West Indies on August 10 Trains Elephant For Farm Work (New Canaan. (Conn > Advertiser) In these days of mechanized marvels of construction and destruction, when progress Is measured by modernity of equipment and shortness of the working day, It seems more than passing strange that one of America's best-known and beat-loved amateur sportswoman should dip far into the past, bark beyond the horse and buggy days and successfully supplant tractors with elephant power tn the operation of a plantation, writes John J. Haird in the Hartford Courant. "Impossible," you gasp. Hut the facts prove the experiment to be highly practical and not a gag. even If there are those who say that the charming Connecticut lady was anticipating the return to power of the GOP, when she decided to run her plantation in the Democratic Southland with that ancient servant, the elephant, as the motive power for all heavy duties. Who knows but what the success of this experiment is a symbol, an omen of what will happen on a November day not far distant. ir wo..ni ?>.. 'difficult - imagine. a more attractive setting for any type of outdoor work or story than Chancefield. a plantation of 7.0'Mi or H.u(M' acres in Camden. South Carolina, owned by Mrs Walton Ferguson. Jr., whose northern home is in Stamford. (She has many friends in New Canaan ) One must travel well over a mile from the entrance to reach the main house, while an examination of the estate shows it to be a veritable sportsman's paradise. There is plenty <>f <|u.111 shooting, and the fishing < ,>n 1 d hard!) be improved upon Overlooking a beautiful lake is ,t former slave house that has be.-it . i?; i v. "! '?-d [int.. an a i m net ive playhouse. Alice, the elephant. ? utf into tie* .i 'ate w le u Mrs Ferguson was thinklig of th< most .-ffietent way : < operate tie- more than J.(." ' ;e tcs w h ate under ? ult ival ton and the ptotd'-m of in.-fen-tug that utilitarian a. ;-, .lite I : (Clots s-e'tled the logical answer. but tractor- were always breaking down because they could not -t.iii'l lite variety of ditties called for !:i the work Mrs Ferguson studied the methods h> wlttcj) her n.-ighbors were getting he J;- work done and read all available a:'.libs oil how large aereage was being operated in various corners of the tin!.". A tale of India elephants atnl their adaptability to all forms ol h?-a\> w irk met lo-r e> c and apptal <(l to h..-r imagination. If it would ' work out well, operating costs would b> lowered, and a smaller payroll ti ! >.- met. \much thought ou the subject. Mrs Ferguson discussed 'he niat'.-rs Mt detail with her son. Mat th-w and Dixie Hoy kin, who Wert mining 'lie plantation for her The be>s agreed thai there ua; ' nothing to lose and possibly muc! to P.- gamed hikI so the search was started for an entirely tractable, cir . n? 11 .ittted . ephant. The reasontui was sound for an elephant trainee for e11 cus w ot k should be ready adapt a bli for any :>pe of training. Th<-t S.MII It l.ltt.e -O all e|l(l wlletl tk'\ j di-?o\>r.(l A::-- an eighteen year ok j ! dia eb-ph.ltr < > b- It'll! ' >/.<> F.e ' l-i id* rdale Florida * I T ie ... I. h, W . M - K-i t- . s ; on.- sab ! , d \; I' "ti th.- " \\ i - initio j di.i n.j'ti.,: rj:a- -it. ' ...-if d ' w r S , t.j,' d J.\ ah ro::i r;i* i 1 I ?. .h. i f at tended t.-.e . \p. , lie t:t ' i.d- to pr .ve that p-.tc: n : p-ogf-- . .en' not 'r tn discard.n it" pis', bu* from llf'lt.g out < > f i thnfir "kings which are adaptable t every day e\l>'.*U< e. Not that an; one exjM^ tii to see a great trade 1 elephants developed for America farm work in response to a query from D; Samuel Mllbank, Mrs. Ferguson reported that Alice "far exceeded fondeat hopes as a constructive help around the plantation." Moving her great bulk at a steady and speedy clip from the time work starts at an early hour each morning. j\llce seems to revel in the fact that Instead of performing in a circus act before gaping thousands. aheMs playing her j part in a business-like venture, and I being a rather large cog in a wheel of progress, silently tolling with and 1 for beloved new family. Like mos^ animals, elephants prefer work to ltls* ure. Pulling the plows, harrows and other farm implements, through tasks which cause a breakdown of tractors, seems child's play to Alice and she never wavers frifin her Job until Matt and Dixie are ready to rest. For one who knows animals, it is not hard to imagine the lovable elephant saying to* herself. "Now I have gone back to the self-respecting work of my forbears, which is a lot better than my circus work where I had little j privacy as a gold-fish." And it may j be that her delight in her work comes ( from the fact that there are no night i hours and that she prefers to settle I down in one town rather than making all the tank town stops that used t ix ~ - V- ~ - - 1 ? ? ..VI ovueuutc. in the clearing of new acreage, Alice is particularly valuable, for -he piles up the brush neatly, gives a mighty tug and up comes the stump, piles the logs on wagons and then hauls them away, to the mill. Her teamwork with her handlers is amazing to see ami like many of the dogs in field trial and obedience work, she seems to anticipate commands on bits of work that she lias done before. From the standpoint of dollars and cents it would seem that Chaneefield j was coming out ahead of the game, for although the price tag on Alice | has not been revealed, it w\a*- certainly less than the eost of tractors that would have been necessary to , do the same work. True it costs more I to house Alice tiia 11 the tractors, but i the feeding charges would work out to be slightly less than gasoline, oil ami r* pair tests on the mechanized 11 servants. The harness by which Alice 11 is hitched to the various implements used on the plantation though tailormade for her. is simple. It has been j calli d a (iunga Din outfit.?"nothing ijinuch before and rather less than hail ; j of that behind." j Along in the late afternoon, the i j hoys call a halt to the work and jwith Mrs. Ferguson and Alice effijoy ; an extreme degree of relaxation. Alice ' I loves to frisk about when tasks are completed and makes a perfect com I pit ii ion. When her family sits to read I j or talk. Aliee takes her own special >jseat and listens to the rustle of turn >{ing page* or to the conversation with j a sort of impish grin on her face 1,m J seems to say " How long has this b? r ;! going.uxi? Am I having fun.'1 The country-side may have chin * * j led or evt-u laughed aloud w lmn ji l j first heard that Chaneefield was go i.ing to depend on an elephant foj j working power, but that period h.u tj passed and Alice is the marvel (,j 1' native and visitor alike. Mrs. F- r jguson and the boys are frankly -n r vied No machinery to break up oi g?-r twigged down, for Alio- is as g w 1 on a we* field ,i- on dry and :: n asy to e-tim.i'- ;:i *!ie morning . a e,\ : u u ! i *?\ k tan 1 . 1 c; ;;. -' he day ( A- :i be e\p. , *. d :.-o:n knowing M:s. Ferguson's position ;a thi ' ' ! a id tient ;i s.'iuw w ir 1 ! K a: many d >-- at i T?.iiu cte.-ld a : w m. 1.1 b> interesting to )-. v J:-' wh.r th- dog- tiling a;.,, i 1 and w.-.at s.e think* of them. e-p?( . ? :> of tlxeir great varie'y N.ru: i; id.y the:- are a number of poin'-r e 1 and setters, for they almost come y-. ?u.utpmen- w ith homes in the tjiiai n I country. In addition there are twi :i bulldogs, a Labrador retriever, at j English springer spaniel, a fox ter r j rier and a Pekingese. Seven of thi I dogs live In the house ami the re! malnder are kept in kennels. The fact that Camden, S. C., is | a quail country where at field trialH i t ht? handlers a,ud Judges ride horses, lias brought the suggestion, bright lor otherwise, depending on the point of view, that Alice be given still another duty, that of carrying the judges I in a field trial to be conducted at i Chancefleld. It i;a certain that she I would enjoy it, as would the spectators, but thus far none of the field , trial experts have volunteered to act , as judges if, and when the event is held. A study of the human part of the Chancefleld experiment will be of interest to sporting folk the country over, especially to those men and women who have made dogs their I sport-hobby. Mrs. Ferguson is one of the bestI known figures in the bench show I and field trial world, known to ajl | but the veriest novices in the game. ( Her late husbandfi Walton Ferguson,. ! was at one time president of the i Westminster Kennel Club, America's ! oldest and most Important dog club. Mrs. Ferguson herself, for several years has held a license from the American Club to Judge all sporting spaniels and all retripvpva una to 1 much In demand as an arbiter In the key shows of the United States, but seldom is willing to judge, preferring the role of spectator. The Lady of Chancefleld accepted the invitation of the Westminster j Kennel Club to judge the sporting group at its 1939 classic in Madison Square Garden, but was prevented by Illness from going through with the assignment. She accepted the same task for the 1940 edition of t lie world's oldest and most important canine event, but again fate interferred, for influenza overtook her on the train that was bringing her from the sn mm pry Smith to the snow "arm""wTmTswept canyons of New York. Her'son, Matthew Ferguson, needs little introduction in the field trial veterans, for hp started following the trials with his mother and father when just a little chap. By the time Matt was fifteen years old he was a good enough wing shot to be included among the official guns at trials from North to South. Dixie Boykin is also of the field, and it was his family which "developed the Boykin strain of spaniels. There is little danger (hat even as powerful an attraction as Alice will I take her human companions away from their field trial affiliations, for ; once bitten by that bug. sportsmen ' never recover. It is the same spirit that makes one a part of the field trial game that makes possible the 1 success of the imagination-stirring " teamwork of elephant and humans 1 Alice at eighteen has found her niche 1 and has many years of utility ahead 1 of her. and her "family" has found an aimiable companion. a faithful servitor No need of calling "Alice ! where art thou?" Might seems to make right in the ihoplnion of Col. Lindbergh, who is perf fectly willing, it seemsj. to allow by . gones to be by-gones with Herr Hit. ler, and deal with the German mon - ster as though he were a scholar t and a genth'man. Col. Lindbergh Is ? either a Hitler sympathizer, and has been such all dlong or is exhibiting ; a lack of tind'-r.-tauding that is piti fu! and pueril?*. H?- utterly forgets . Hitler's long list of (rimes, hjs un provoking seizure- of friendly coun , i tri?*s, his wanton invasion of neutra .'neighbors, his murder by bombing c t iind s'arvAtion of thousands, perhaps > m.ilions. of inuocey/ non-combatants - Col. Lindbergh would not blot out Hit lei's entire record of murder and do h ception. and deal with him as a gen s ,tleman. It's utterly ridiculous, ant 1 goes to show that while Lindbergl y may be a crack flyer, he'a a crack i pot when it comes to dealing will -j matters xof world relation? and tb< a like.?Chester Reporter. j i i. ii M ini 1 Notice of Democratic Primary Election In pursuance of the Rules of the Democratic Party. notice ia given that a primary election will bo held at tho varlouH voting products Kmatuiw County. South tho,27th day of August, mo, purpose of nominating candidal "be Democratic party as mom bo r of Congress from tho Fifth Coucresaluual District; for two member? of tho House of Representatives; one Clerk or Court; one Superintendent of Education; ono Master lu Haulty ono Coroner; ono Gaiut* Warden, one County Director each for Buffalo, DoKalb. Flat" Buck -and \Nateroe Townships; ono Magistrate for DoKalb Township, with office at Camden; two Magistrates for Hat } oca Township; two Magistrates for Wateree Township, one from Upper ono from Lower Township, Kfvo Milo Creok being the dividing lino bdween Upper and lxnver ?W*" toroo; ono Magistrate for Buffalo, Township, with office at-Bethune; one Maglsuuato for Buffalo Township, with office at Kershaw; one Cotton Weigher for DoKalb and Watereo .Townships, with office at Camden. Voting places have boon designated and managers appointed for tho several clubs by tile County Committee us follows, the manager last named being also Clerk, unless otherwise specified; Managers of Election and Voting Places , Abney ?L. K. McCaskill, l^ewls Deaee. Tom Candy. - Vote at Kirkley's Store. ? Ant loch?D. K. Stokes, Lee Davis. James McKenzie. Vo^e at School house. Bethune?L. M. Best. Leonard Brannon, F. M. Arthur. Vote at lown Hall. Blaney-*6- W. Hose. D. G. Dixon, Miss Allie Hose. Vote at Bailey? Store. Buffalo?Ira B. Catoe. W. P. Sowell, C W. Hollry. Vote at Mt. Plagftll School House. _ ... Camddn No. 1?Laurie B. Campbell, L. T. Holland, Stanley Babin, F. M. Mayer, Wylie Sheorn. Vote at Court Camden No. 2?R. M. Kennedy, 3rd., Boykln Rhame, G. T. Little. Vote at St. Mary's Hall. qml,h Charlotte Thompson?A. V. smitn, DaVe Roberson, Arnold Workman. Vote at School House. Cassatt?W. M. Teal. 8. B. Walter?' F R Hall. Vote at Store at Cassatt. 'Dekalb?T. A. Rabon, J. H. Hasting C. W. Etters. Vote at Baron DeKalb School. Doby's Mill?J. V. Miles. H. A. Martin. Douglas Aldrlch. Vote at Campbell's Gin House. Gates Ford?D. A. West, L. S. Brown. Amzie Gardner. Vote at Gates Ford School. Harmony?C. H. Wilson. N\ . C.JButller. Veto at ham s Stor?, "Woi Hermitage?Early Munn. EzelI Kelley. Spain Player, Evelyn McClaln. Vote at Blackwell station. Kershaw?J. A. Whitley, T. C. Jones, Wilson Taylor. L. K. Yarborough. Vote at Taylor's Store. Liberty Hill?E. L. Jones, L. Thompson. L. A. Perry. Vote at Mackey-Jones Store. U)ckhart?C. W. Jordan, D. T. Peach. J. J- Brown. \ote at Jordanj 'uTgoff?Luther Jones. Victor Ward, gr a. Rabon. Vote at Rabon 3 Mt. Zion?R. C. McCoy, Arthur Brown. W. M. Brannon. Vote at Mt. Zion Club House. ...? Ned's Creek?S. R. Johnson, \\ . L. -snerartr John TJardher.'Vote at Neds Creek' Sehook Oakland?J. H. Watkins, 1. H. McUiuchlin. W. H. Woolen. Note at School House. ...? Pine Tree?Carl Stokes. W. I1. Langley. C. L. McGuirt: Vote at Midway School house. _ ~ . Rabon's Cross Roads?J. L. Jackson. John Mobley.-A. J. VanLandingham Vote at Rabon's Store. Haley's Mill?W. P. Rodgers. J. L. Mangum. Henry Thompson. Vote at Haley's Mill. Roland?Lent Bowers, Lee Spears, Otis West. Vote at Barfield Store. Salt Pond?John L. Gettys, R. L. Moore. Clyde Boykln. Vote at Dowey's Store. Sandy Grove?P. K. Outlaw, C. C. Cobb, \V. S. Stokes. Vote at Central School House. Shamrock?Binnie Johnson. C. P. ' Blackmon. L. J. Baker. Vote at Baker's Store. Shaylor's Hill?C. E. Hornsby R. ' M. Drakeford. Thomas. Catoe. Vote . at Shaylor's Hill. Swift Creek?J. W. Boykln. W. A ' Boykln. B. C. Truesdale. Vote at ' Truesdale's Store. I [armistice car shed i DONOR DIES IN CALlp I Pusadent, Calif;,' Aug, n _A , . H. Fleming, 84; jwealthy lui?!,,r ' and chief benefactor of Ui< Calif I nla Institute of Technetium hv(J After the World war 1,, a fund for a memorial Im-Ming iTl the forest of CdBipelgne, 1 , J | houao tho railroad car lu \m.i j, th? I j 1018 Armistice was sign, Sj|^H (France's surrender Hlilt'r - i -./l ... u ma [car would be removed to NOTICE ^ I .All parties Indebted to ih, ,? B Sara K. llabln, deceasod, a;. ,Jreb' notified to make paylneut ... ... H derslgned, and U1I parties, if . ' tug claims against the s;i S( ' will present them likewis. ,iy a, B tested, within the time pre.M (t L* law. I STANLEY A. llAli.N, AdmiuL .tior H Camden, S. C., August 10, l iu. H NOTICE TO DEBTORS^ I AND CREDITORS All oaf ties indebted to thv estate I of L i. Quion, deceased, are :iereb? I notified to make payment to lie un doi'signed, and all parties, if any. huv! I ^ng claims against the said estate! will present them likewise, duly at. I tested, within the time prescribed by I ]aw ELIZABETH O. 01'I ON L. I. QUION, Jr., M _ J. TEAM GBTTYS, Executrix 'and. Executors. I Camden, 8. C., July 29, lion. ' H ~~ CITATION I The State of South Carolina. County of Kershaw. H . (By N. C.-Arnett, Probate Judge) J Whereas, Carrie- Hunter et al have I njade duit to me to grant Arthur -I Pickett Letters of Administration de I I bonis non of the Estate and effects of I Simpson "Hunter. I These are. Therefore, to cite aodfl admonish all and singular the Klo-fl 'dred and Creditors of the said Slmpifl 'son Hunter, deceased, that thev be audi Appear before me, in the Court of Pro*H l bate, to be held at Camdeft S. ., oa ' August 20, next, after publication! hereof, .at 11 o'clock in the forenoon,? J to show cause, if any they have, wh/^B the said Administration should not I be granted. } Given under my hand this 5th day'I of August, Anno Domini 1940. i *? n. c. arnett. fl Judge of Probate for Kershaw County fl I Three C'e?J. M. Croxton. D. H. fl Coats, S. W. Barfield. Vote at School. H Twenty Creek?Horace Rabon, W. H M. Gladden, J. G. Gardner. Vote at I Hinson Store. wateree-?J. E. Campbell, W. A. I Marshall, H. E. Munn. Vote at Com- I munity House. , "v . Westvllie?T. F. McDowetf, John C. Anthony, Miss Margie Workman. Vote fl at Depot. Where voters from more than one | township are enrolled at any precinct, J such voters will vote for Magistrate's I and County Director for the township H in which they reside. Under the rules of the party all fl precincts having an enrollment of fl fifty or more voters will observe the fl Australian ballot regulations. Attention is called to the resolution fl of the State and County Executive fl Committees whereby County Chair* M men and other county and club oUkfl rials aVe cautioned and instructed to fl .. strictly enforce t?w rulc*-ttt.fl ultating absentee voting, and ike &Efl tent ion of Enrollment ConiraittntCj^B and Club Secretaries is especially dk-jH reeled to the rule providing that apfl plications for absentee ballots must? be made in writing to the enrollmei(^H committee or club secretary of club where the absent voter is ,^fl rolled ut least five days before thlfl primary election In which tho voter M wishes to vote, and to the provlsloi fl that these written requests must bi'.fl preserved and turned over to the managers of election on the day the election. fl i Polls will open at 8'o'clock a. o-fl and close at 4 o'clock p. m. except it fl Camden No. 1, Camden No. 2, Hennk tage and Wateree, at which precinct* I polls will open at 8 o'clock a. m. and close at 6 o'clock p. m. One of the managers from each pi* einct is urged to c$ll at the County Court House on or before Satnrdiy?fl August 24, to be sworn In and T6-W reive ballot boxes, tickets, all necc*? ' sary blanks and club roll books. J. TEAM GETTYS, fl County Chairman A. W. HUMPHRIES, I i Secretary. fl I NOTICE i I Effective this date. All Contractors or other* ' I making repairs to buildings or erecting new buildings I will be required to have Building Permit exhibited on j the job before work has commenced. l I Failure to 1 secure Building Permit before work has commenced will be considered a misdemeano*: i . I punishable as provided by Law. i g. f. cooley, j ;? City Tax jWlecttr. 2 ] r? < J