The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 27, 1941, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
Weekly News Letter
From liberty Hill
Liberty H1U. Jurte 24?Dr. R. W.
jopling. with Mrs. Jopling aud
daughter. Mlw Rue Tyler Jopling, are
spending their summer vacation at
their old home lu Vlrguta,
Sunday morning church services
were conducted by Elder L. P,
Thompson. Sunday school exercises
were. In charge of assistant superintendent
W. K. Cunningham, In the
absence of superintendent R. C,
Jones, , . ,
Miss * Mary Cunningham and Miss
Kditb 'Richards, of our village;
Misses Phobe Richards, of Greens^,
boro; Sara Wilson, of Darlington, and
l\,lly Richards, of Lancaster, are
members of a congenial party enjoying
a ten days' stay at Edistp Island.
Miss Lizzie Richards, Mrs. Marion
It. Hodges. Mrs, A. lu Me Cask 111 and
Miss Sarah Cunningham are attending
a reading clinic this week at
Wini brop College. They drive up and
back each day.
Mrs, J. A. Frances,and children, of
Sumter, were Sunday visitors In the
home of her parehts, Governor and
Mrs. John G. Richards.
Misses Rachel and Louise Hay, of
Morrlstown, Tenn., were guests of
j Miss C. Ann Thompson for the McCaskill-Hodgkln
wedding. Mrs. S. M.
lluntly was a guest of Mrs. L. P.
Thompson.
Mrs. R. M. Jennings, of Winnsboro,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John G.
Iticiyirds. \ *
M6\ aniF'Mrs. Charley Pressley, of
ChurKwtoh, were weekend visitors in
the home of Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw, Sr.,
mother of Mrs. Pressley.
Miss Willie Lee Hlggins, who is
attending summer school at Rock
Hill, spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. L. P. Thompson, Mrs. C. Ann
Thompson, Pat Thompson, Jr., and
John Thompson, spent Sunday, with
the Rev. and Mrs. A. M. MacLauchlin,
of Chester.
Dr. Jiobert A. Conrad, Jr., ot Columbia,
visited the Patterson Thompsons,
011 Thursday and Friday. ?
Mrs. L B. Salters, of Florence, la
spending the week with her mother,
Mrs. F. J. Hay, at her summer home
here. Mrs. Salters will be pleasantly
remembered by her friends as Miss
Sophie Hay.
Miss Lucy Clements, who has a
position at Holly Hill, spent the weekend
at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hodgkln returned
Monday night after an extended
wedding tifp.
Miss J. Lysle Hay Is attending summer
school in Columbia.
E. L. Clements and three young
sons, of Lynchburg, wereW visiting
relatives here on .Saturday.
Miss E. Righton Richards, popular
principal of the Fort Mill school,
spent the weekend with her parents,
--- Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Richards.
A number of our citizens were in
Camden on Monday: L. A. Perry at|
tending court as a grand juror ;*H. S.
Higgins as a petit juror; N. S. Richards
as a coui;t witness; W. E. Cunningham,
W. E. Cunningham, Jr., J.
-II. I'leinents and J. H. Clements, Jr.,
;u;J a number of our colored people
inr? rested in cases before the Court.
The handsome new house ot E. J.
Cunningham is nearing completion
ami adds much to the attractiveness
of that section of our| village. B. L.
Gardner, of Lancaster, is contractor
and l)iiilder.
W are sorry to report that A. C.
Cui'ton has been confined to his
home for some time by sickness. Dr.
A. J!. Whitaker, of Camden, has been
attending him. We hope that he will
aoon be well.
/ .
The colored Presbyterian Sunday
school had their children's day exercises
on Sunday night of last week.
A long and interesting program consisting
of songs, .speeches, recitations
and dialogues was well presented and
gave evidence bf patient and faithful
instruction by the teachers and officers
in charge. Robert Jones, experienced
Sunday school and church
Worker, is the superintendent, and
Beulah James wife of Isaac James,
Jr., ably assisted by handling the
Program. A large crowd was present
a"d good order prevailed.
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
(By Spectator)
After a full life of usefulness J. J.
Lawton laid down the burden Friday
and enterod upon a uew phase of life
with the redeemed spirits of all the
agea. 80 many hare spoken of Mr.
Lawton as a prince among men that
1 adopt it as an expression of esteem
Justly deserved by Mr. Lawtou.
I know very little about Mr, Lawton
as a great figure in our business life;
of course 1 have known of his many
Interests throughout the State, and of
his positiop of leadership in Commercial
activities in Hartsvlile; but I did
know Mr. Lawtou as a lovable, an appreciative,
generous man of broad
sympathies, yet blending with much
tolerance and warm humanity a
single-mindedness in zeal for some
public reforms that moqt extraordinary.
Mr. Lawtou was no "crank" as
zealous me nfrequently appear to be;
he was always the charming, companionable
man, but steadfast in his attitude.
\
Some one elsey can tell about Mr.
Lawton as a chief lieutenant of the
late Majoe Coker; of his seed-crushing
activities; of his association with
the late David Coker in varied
enterprises which adorn Hartsville; I
knew him as a friend whose thoughtfulness
even im little things showed
the genuineness and constancy of his
concern. Once, without a line of correspondence
between us for months,
a letter came to me from Mr. Lawtou,
commending some effort in a most
remarkable note 0 of encouragement.
How like him! Those of us who
sbrved as trustees of Coker College
during the depression will remember
Mr. Lawton's devotiou to the College
and his insistence on sound financing.
,Amid all his business activities Mr.
Lawton retained not merely the
human touch, but enthusiasm for some
other interests. He took me one day
to see his pecan grove and told me
about using cotton seed meal "twice
a year to revive his trees. With the
eagerness for a hobby, he restored the
drooping trees, after consulting
friends throughout the South about
them. He employed an expert who
told him to stop starving the pecans
with cotton among the trees and to
use fifty pounds of meal per tree
twice a year. The magnificent trees,
of which he was properly proud, were
the result. From the grove he drove
to the experiment station where he
asked Mr. George Wilds to tell me
about the eleveif thousand specimens
of oats and the fight for sn^A-proof,
rust-resistant^ prolific oats. .
Mr. Lawton, though diligent In business,
found time, made the opportunity,
tonparttclpate heartily and effectlvely
In church and civic affairs. He
was a Baptist, a leader among the
Baptists, but he was no narrow sectarian.
His hand of fellowship was
extended to all the brotherhood ot
man, ? :
Six months ago a business man of
the first rank s?id ta^mo; --'4 have
had a lot of business with Mr. La^vton
during many years. I've known him
i i i. i i i pj i
intimately In busnieas; have beeu on
the inside of hundreds of transactions
with him. In all that time I never
knew him to do a small or unbecoming
thing; b* was always open and
above board, fair, square, and goner*
ohm." To me that is a tribute than
which uothlug can be better.
The passing of Mr. Eawtcn removes
the last of the first lieutenants of
Major James Lide Coker. "The
Major", whose comprehensive mind
grasped the potentialities of so much,
at u time when our State was struggling
for bare subsistence, after the
depeletiou of the Civil War aud the
men to develop the enterprises. None,
perhaps, magnified the original idea
more than the' sagacious management!
of the Oil Mill departmeht. This was
under Mr. Lawton. How wisely and
permanently "The Major" bullded Is
seen today, with all the Coker Interests
not only completely administered
ed, but broadly expanded under a
second generation of Coker lieutenants,
who seem to have the same
creative fiair which so characterised
the founder. Among the second generation
of Coker lieutenants are
names known for conspicuous quail:
ties far beyond the usual scope of
management functions, exacting as
they are.
There isn't anything wonderful
about Hartsville?except the people.
What has been done so notably there
could have been done anywhere in
South Carolina by tho same men. It
can be said that there are other
places in the State more favored by
nature than Hartsville. In the beginning
Hartsville had less to commend
It than a hundred communities .have
today. The vision, the will, the prac-j
tical ability, the leadership?that's'
what began with "Tho Major" and
developed under the spell of his direction.
There were no local conditions
or elements peculiar to Hartsville at
the outset of Major Goiter's career,
An all-encompassing pd^brty was jas
true of Hartsville as It was of Society.
Hill, and everywhere else in the
South. We eee In Hartsville the trt-1
umph of brains, c>?arai.ter. faith and
perseverance over conditions not only
unpromising but dishearten lug. I
At one of the approaches to Edgefield
Is a tablet stating that Edgefield
field produced nine Governors of
South Carolina. The genius of
Edgefield was political; one of her
sons ruled South Carolina so masterfully
that the public may not recall
the many other able public men who
rejoiced in Edgefield as home. Public
affairs and Military renown are
' associated still with that famous territory.
Perhaps Society Hill is Edgefield's
nearest rival for honors in war
and peace. And there stands old Abbeville
in her stately beauty and mellow"
charm, place largely associated
with our public life. I know of no
great orators, or writers, or statesmen,
or military chieftains or masterful
politicians 'whom Hartsville has
contributed to the State. Perhaps
Hartsville modestly acknowledges
that her foster-mother, Society Hill, is
vbeyond rivalry in that; but Hartsville
Need Better Yields
Of Corn In State
tMemson, June 21. "South Carolina
needs 48.000,000 bushel?^,of com an- ^
nualty to feed adequately Its human
and unimal population, but the state 1
produced In 1940 only 24,304,000 I
bushels, or hardly more than half the
amount needed", says 11. A. VVoodle, {
extension UKronomiat, urging the importance
of producing sufficient corn
for human and animal consumption. '
Specifically Mr. Woodlo points out '
that a farm family of five, owning \
two mules, two milk cows, four hogs,
and 60 chickens requires annually
about 300 bushels of corn, which In- '
chides a sufficient amount for family t'
use. . 1
Discussing the 10?year average
yield of 13.5 bushels per aero in South
Carolinn (14 bushels per acre in
1940), Mr. Woodlo declares that tho
total cost of production, fl.17 per
bushel, makes corn production unprofitable
and that for profitable producHon
the average yield per aero must
he Increased. ? <
To aid farmers toward more profitable
yields Mr. Woodlo has prepared
and the Extension Service has published
Circular 194, Corn Production
in South Carolina. This publication
discusses the need for proper rotations,
selection and preparation of
soil, abundance of organic matter,
selection of varieties, proper fertilisation,
and Intelligent cultivation.
Circular 194 may be bad from county
farm agents or from the Publications
Department at Clonison.
CITATION
State of- South Carolina,
County of. Kershaw.
(By N. C. Amett, Probate Judge)..^
Whereas, Dorothy S.. Heath made
suit to me to grant unto her Letters
of Administration of the Estate and
effects of Anna Smith, deceased
These are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the Kindred
and Creditors of the said Anna
Smith, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, itx the Court ef
Probate, to be held at Cahiden, S.
C., next, after publication hereof, at
11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
^ Given under my hand this 11th day
of June, Anno Domini 1941.
N. C. ARNBTT/
Judge of Probate for Kershaw County.
Ci
is the symbol today, of Southern business
ability against a background of
political absorption. Yet no community
could strive more earnestly
to promote the general culture, a
broad scope of living, a wide-spread
service, than Hartsville. Major ,,
Coker founded many commercial
enterprises, but he also founded and
endowed a College.
In all that made Hartsville great,
that strove to enrich the life of
South Carolina, J. J. Lawton, the
princely gentleman, put .his shoulder
to the wheel.- '
Carelessness Wastes
Eggs Needed Food
There la not much point In asking
he hens of thu natoJu to increase egg
production by at Icaat 6ve percent,
uul then allow live percent to no
had" through careless handling, an
jften happens In the summed months,
?aya County Agent \V.. C. McCarley.
It Is estimated that uhout two billion
eggs are lost each year through
spoilage that could be prevented. For
example, an ogg packing plant In the
Middle West recently reported to the
U. S. Department of Agriculture that
Ita candlers in two months had to
throw away egga worth over a thousand
dollars--a result of cureless gathering
and handling, ,
Careful studies havo shown that
eggs are "good" when lutd, but the
genu In fortflo egga may start
developing at any temperaturo above
68 decrees. Infertile eggs, for which
cooling also is important, may bo produced
by getting rid of the roosters
as soon as eggs for hatching are no
longer needed. "Tell the roosters
good-bye, by the i)rst of July", Is good
advice.
As an ogg when laid is at the body
temperature'of the hen?at least 104
degrees?It should in warm weather
be cooled almost at opee. The recommended
tempentttVle for cooling both
fertile and Infertile eggs is between
40 and 65 degrees. This means that
eggs should be gathered at loast three
times a day in the summertime. Eggs
should cooled and held until marketed
in tho coolest practical place
on the farm?in cellars, caves, ice
houses, or other cool places.
A single egg allowed to Hpoil is not
a great loss, says Mr. MeCarley, but
a billion eggs lost is as serious as the
sinking of a food ship.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
AND CREDITORS
f ?' VcE?? . |
All parties indebted to the estate of
Mrs. Elizebeth Parker, Bethune, S. C.,
are hereby notified to make payment
to the undersigned, end ell parties, II
any, having clAlms against the said
estate will present them likewise,
duly attested, within the time prescribed
by law.
W. R. OUTLAW,
Administrtor.
Bishopvllle, S. C. 12-14*b
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDER8 OF
THE CAMDEN BUILDING AND
LOAN A88QCIATION
Notice is hereby given to all stockholders
of the Camden Building and
Loan Association that it Is a condition
precedent to payment of the final
dividend in connection with the liquidation
of said association thAt the ;
original certificates of stock be filed
with the undersigned on or before
July 15th, 1941. Certificates may be
filed with any of the undersigned or
may be mailed to J). A. Boykin, Sec*
retary, Camden, S. C.
W. ROBIN ZEMP, Agent,
. D. A. BOYKIN,. Secretary,??
W. N. QUERY, Conservator,
Camden Building and Loan Assn.
Dated June20th, 1941
Camden Foresters
Make Perfect Score
(Continued from flrst page)
meats made before foiling. In dotug
this work the stumps were cut low to
waste, the trees wore felled so
that they did not damage other trees
which were to he left standing and
no tops were left in contact with
other trees, therefore, the danger of
Insect attack and tiro damage was
greatly reduced.
There were sixty-five boys in tho
class and all of them took tho forestry
course under Professor Small. Of
this number sixty-three had home projects.
on their own woodlands under
tho direction of a teacher. These project
totaled 87, therefore, many boys
had more than one project. The
homo projects, consisted of planting
eight seed beds, 43 hoys planting
seedlings, 17 constructed firebreaks
and 19 of them practiced selective
cutting in their own woods In order
to obtain fuel wood and logs for farm
use as well as pulpwood, telephone
polos, saw logs and veneer logs for
sale.
Tho school made additional cuttings
of timber, had 115 visitor# to their
school forest, gave the newspapers
two Items for publication and Interested
a number of adults In doing for=~
entry work.
Tho students took an educational
tour to ll^rtHvillo to Inspect tho oldest
paper mill in South Carolina (established
in 1890) which is still in
operation. , This mill is probably tho
.oldest operating paper mill using r
wood fibre in the entire South. They
also made a trip to Sumter to visit a
largo saw mill operating (here.
. Tho boys cut Into stove wood sizes
four cords of wood for salo in town
and they also had the Klwauls Club
visit the school forest and explained
to the visitors tho work which was
being don^ thero.
Tho teacher took many photographs
of the work and activities at tho
school forest and in a number of
other ways contributed to the success
of the project.
District Forester ttobert Campbell
of Camden enlfl, "The excellent .work
of Vocational Teacher Small and the
Camden High School vocational students
on their school forest, which Is
three miles from Camden on tho Sumter
Highway, has created a large
amount of forestry Interest among
local people and among travellers on
the highway."
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All parties Indebted to the estate of
Seaborn G. Rutledge are hereby
notified to make payment to the
undersigned, and all parties, If any,
na\ing claims against the said estate
*H1 present them . likewise, duly
a'tested, within the time prescribed
by law.
T. RUTLEDGE,
ELIZABETH RUTLEDGE WATTS,
Bxecutrlces.
Camden, S. C., May *7, mi.
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