The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, March 24, 1921, Image 1
VOL. 39?NO 13 " "" CHESTERFIELD, S. C7, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921 ^ $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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GETS RAW DEAL FROM
PALMAFESTA OFFICIALS
Many people are asking why Chesterfield
has two candidates for queen
of Palmafesta and all the other counties
have but one, according to the
photographs recently published.
*re aon t Know why nor how!
The facts are these:
When the announcements were
made regarding the method of selecting
these candidates from the counties,
The Advertiser was requested to
start a contest. This paper delayed
one week to see if either of the other
papers in the county was coming in.
They did not. In the second week The
Advertiser announced its contest. All
I n' official literature we had received
i n to that ti and !' we have rc<
vcd since spoke of a" queen from
? h county, here w at th t time
i iiing said t > indicate a possible dion
of honors.
A week later The Cheraw Chronicle
i inounced it was running a contest
i'-\ a representative from the county.
This began t<o look like trouble and i
i i subsequent correspondence with:
t v authorities at Columbia, they said i
i lccessary to settle a dispute bo
i < en trio two papers two represents
vos would be allowed from this,
t 'rty. But there was 110 dispute.
everal contestants ran in both
] pers and in the final count Miss
I y Belle Welsh had over 13,000
\ i -s in The Cheraw.Chronicle, only
a n cry few less than The Chronicle
leader, Miss Sallye Harper. Besides
t - vote Miss Welsh had over 28,000
v t"s in The Chesterfield Advertiser
Contest, privinv: her more than a 28,0<?0
majority votes in the county.
The Cheiaw Chronicle conceded
the election of Miss Welsh by letter
to the officials and by publication last
week. There was no dispute. It was
to have been a county-wide contest
and was so conducted.
Over our protest and we are sure
o\ or the protest of the editor of The
Cheraw Chronicle, the Palmafesta officials
have seen fit to ffive Chester-1
field county a raw deal by arbitrarily :
destroying the result of the contest, j
The 28,000 votes earned in The Advertiser
contest for Miss Welsh were
won by very hard work and these J
votes alona. antitled Kpp tr? tlio ni???
of honor without dispute.
In an endeavor to get a square deal
we made every protect possible. Our I
only assurance froiVColunib a is that
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iwiss weisn is to De unesterne'C
County'8 Queen at Pnlmafesta, but we
have decided to give the Chcraw
Chronicle a candidate also."'
CLEMSON COLLEGE APPROVES
HOME MIXING OF FERTILIZERS
Clemson College, Mar. 22.?Clcmson
College recommends the home
mixing of fertilizers, says N. E. Winters,
Extension agronomist, in Information
Card No. 18, "Homc Mixing
of Fertilizers," now being issued by
the Extension Service, for the following
reasons:
1. It makes an average saving of
$10.00 or more per ton.
2? It is the only means by which n
farmer may know definitely of what
his fertilizer is composed.
3. It \ia.s an educational value which
leads to a more intelligent fertilizer
practice.
The inf relation mrd i'?iv .in ,'crt
I zer te-t for home mixing, whor-hy
I- (,{' common fertilizer mal
iials in a ton to make up a purlieul.r
formula may be determined at ?.
r iance. Copies of Information C ird
No. 18 may be had from the county
agents or from the Extension Serv e- I
Clemson College, S. C. j
'"Each of us should study his n.vn ,
soil carefully and try to know what
kind of fertilizer will give the best results,"
says Prof. C. P. Rlackwell,
agronomist, in speaking of home mixing.
"If we do this wc can buy the
raw materials and mix just the elements
we need. By so doing we get'
the best fertilizer possible for our,
soils and save $10.00 or more on a
ton on the mixing. In addition to this,;
we (io not pay for a lot of fertilizer
which our crop does not need, where-I
as in buying ready mixed goods we j
frequently buy large quantities of
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w.iom ciciui;iH? wnicn are not needed
for our soils.
"We advise farmers to see their:
county agents and find out what for- ;
inula is the best to use, and then got !
some of these cards and mix their own
fertiliser this year. It will pay."
NEW POSTOFFICE BUILDING
The government is contemplating
new quarters for the Chesterfield
post-office. Bids will be received up to
May 1st for five and ten year lease of
building properly equipped for postolficc.
The building must have a floor
space of 800 square feet. Should be
ready for occupancy by September
1st. For further details prospective!
builders are referred to the postmaster
of Chesterfield, who can furnish
specifications.
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The South
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The South
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The Florial
The Trades
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TOM STEEN SHOT AND
KILLED J. A. SMITH
J. A. Smith, farmer and saw mill
operator of the Black Creek section,
wns shot and killed Tuesday by Tom
Steen, Jr., on the former's place.
Trouble between the men began on
Monday, it is said, when Smith cursed
and threatened the life of Steen, who
was employed in Smith's saw mill.
Steen, who was also boarding with
Smith, left the place on Monday and
it is alleged returned Tuesday for the
balance due him on salary. The two
men were seen to withdraw from the
hou c out of earshot of th.??e sittingj
on {he porch. After a few minutes
cov.vor ation Steen was seen to draw
his r volver and begin shooting.
."teen claims that when he*asked
fo" his pay that Smith attain cursed
1 and threatened to hill him.
th?> shooting St<- 11 ran away,
j tu v- tr:-".1 to Chesterfield Wednesdn
and surrendered to Sheriff J. T.
; fit nt.
OUR COLUMNS OPEN
:*e\t week will--be the last issue of
T1 Advertiser before the town goes
to the polls on the subject of waterw<
'ks.
Our columns will be open to both
sid.-s of the controversy, but contributors
arc requested to consider our
spr.ee is limited and keep letters within
bounds.
We promise not to change a comma ;
or period in any letter submitted next
week.
P1TTM AN?CRAWFORD
C..o of the greatest urprises
throughout the county was the marriage
of Miss Rosa Belle Crawford to
Mr. Archie I. Pittman on Saturday
afternoon, March lit, at 1 :J0 o'clo k
at Wadesboro, N. C., Rev. Charles J.
Jackson officiating.
Only a few friends wii e present.
Mrs. Pittnian is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Crawford of Chesterfield
county.
Mr. Pittnian is a promising young
farmer of near Moreen, N. C., son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Pittman.
We extend our greatest congratulations
to Mr. and Mrs. Pittnian, v. ho
..re making their home at the Pittman
home.
A Friend, Morven, \T. G.
COKER Pedigreed No. 19 and Webber,
planted one year. 200 bushels
at $ 1.f?0.
19-p Walter R. Iturr.
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to Api
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a models.
Carolina Automoble ^>h<
; Scotch 44Kilties" Band.
Carolina 41 Bet!er Babie
Parade, March 31st.
; Parade, April 1st.
>lna History in firework;
afesta Delegates" from 2
ing of Queen of Palma
d trom amoung the 45 d
Help Choose th
ill be here for
?t Week o
CLASSES IN HOME CARE
OF THE SICK?RED CROSS
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The classes in Home Care of tne
Sick, conducted by the Red Cross at
Patfeland, Jefferson and Ruby, have
been largely and enthusiastically attended.
Following are the names of
members at Jefferson and Page-land to
receive certificates:
> Jefferson Class**
Misses Oro Lee Helms, F.lla Pit-1
man, Myrticc Welsh, Lizzie Threatt, ,
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Georgin Byrd, Josephine Hartman,1 ^
Agnes Nicholson, Maude Holley, Fran- ^
cis Miller, Valeria Gregory, Helen ^
Mae Gregory, Maggie Lee, Ethel Lee j
Holley, Mary E. Miller, C^lara Blackwell,
Esprit II. Lowery, Aletha Clar!:, j
Helen Seegars, Gladys M. Byrd, t
Maude E. Knight. s (
Mesdames Nellie Threfitt, W. C.
Nicholson, P. T. Garrett, Nell H. Pros- J
!y, D. W. Knight, E. J. Clark, Cora '
Griffith, Lena S. Miller -Hattie G. *
"Iiller, Beulah P. Miller, Rosa G. c
Nicholson, William A. Gantt, Cornelia '
E. Miller, Rebecca F. Hartmnn, Miss 1
Cani'lla Kirkley, Miss Lizzie Pressly. *
Total for Jetferson, 36.'.
Pagelnna Classes '
Misses Georgia Nicholson, Bessie 1
Sanders, Fayo Funrferburgf, Vera Lee '
Shuler, Altha Graves, Lucile Funder- ^
burg, Madge Davis, Vennie Robert-'
son, Grace Dawkins, Leo Lowell, f
Frances Tacjlock, Doris News, One
Smith, Myrtle I ,aney, Eliza Clark, c
Flora Sanders, Joyce Belk. Beulah f
Ciston, Emma Sutton, Nannie Rut- *
ledge, Clarice Taylor, Ettq Galhings, i *
Nettie Cato. ; |a
Misses Thelma Sanders, Ruth
Knight, Lairina Watts, Eula Rogers, ^
Lucille Mungo, Ruth Davis, Lucile l'
Jenkins, Marion Funderburk, Nell 1
Brewer, Ethel Clark, Maude Nichol-1*
son, Eva Pigg. Croft Pijeg ,Nell Fun- 11
derburk, Orlena Milford, Lois Hertz. k
Mesdames. Bessie Clark, A. C. ll
Robertson, C. J. Funderburk, M. L. j(
Davis, J. D. Redfearn, J. R. Soujourn- i
er, Carl M. Tucker, Fodie Smith, S., t
B. Eubanks, Hannic Gathings, Nellie c
Eubanks, A. H. Mangum, Lee Smith,'
L. J. Watford. U. _ .?
Total for Pa gel and, 53. 'i !a
EASTER SERVICES AT WATRICK c
Easter services will be held at the k
Methodist Church, Patrick March 27 n
at 8 P. M. Quite an attractive program
is to be carried out. Everybody
invited to attend. k
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WATER-WORKS DISCUSSED PRO
AND CON AT MASS MEETING
The mass meeting at the coui
house last Tuesday night to considc
the water-works question went <>|
very smoothly and at its conclusto
metamorphosed into a fish banque
when fried shad, corn bread and cof
fee were served by Mr. P. Z. Zounis
Mayor Trotti presided and one o
Ihe visiting engineers explained th
contemplated system of water works
Two deep Wells, he thought, woub
furnish the town with an ample suppl;
af pure water. The plans, it wa
brought out, cover the entire town
He estimated that the water rental
Aould about meet ihe expense of up
;eep. Probable reduction in ir?suranc<
rates were placed at about l.r> pci
:ent.
The fiirst speaker following thc en
?ineer was Mr. W. P. Odom. Mr
Odom always makes an interestinj
alk and he was interesting on this oc
asion in spite of his pessimistic views
do figured the tax assestment to moo'
he demands of th" contemplated ven
ure at 20 to 27 mills and thought wt
>re too poor to pay it. Water-works
or Chesterfield, he described as Uto
>ian, something to be desired, but
mpossible. The town is too small
le said, and times too hard, etc.
Mr. Odom was followed on the plat
brm by the Rev. T. B. Owen. He was
ilso opposed to water-works and sew
rage on the same grounds as thc
ornier speaker. He was in favor of
hese things in general but not foi
Chesterfield. He was very doubtful
bout the success of the deep wells
le didn't think much of water as a
re-fighter and quoted Mr. Hardison,
heniical engine agent .of Wadesborc
o the effect that most qf the fires in
hat town were extinguished with
hemicals. The audience was led tc
iclieve that Mr. Hardisor did rot
hink water-works was the thing for
Chesterfield any how.
D-tL i
uuui spuaKcrs maae good use ot
he argument in all its phases, "we
an't afford it."
Mr. J. Arthur Knight replied to this
rgument by saying "ask yourselves
lso ran we afford to be without it?"
le referred to six. fires sin re he had
ome to Chesterfield that averaged a
>ss of about $75,000.00. The-town is
ow smaller on aeeount of these fires,
nd he said he understood some of
he interested parties would not reuild
unless assured of protection in
he future. The town must either go
nrwnrd or backward, he said. There
re about 865 inhabitants in the town
ow, and all the estimates on taxaion
were based on no increase in the
awr. If we do nothing to build un the
own we can not hope for more resintr,
1 ut if we go forward, new vesients
will conig and taxable property
ill increase. Mr. Knight was considred
by many to have made the most
piling point of the evening when h
n;d that if the proper authorities
.onld arses* th . vacant lot > C'heserfield
in 'he same proportion as imroved
property, the whole tax levy
n water-works and sewerage would
ot exceed 10 mills. As the taxes arc
ow assessed, he said, people are find
for making improvements in town,
ecause of having to pay taxes out of
roportion to that levied on vacant
)ts. lie further stated that one insurnce
company had already withdrawn
:s policies from Chesterfield and
here was some danger of all insuance
here being cancelled unless we
ecured some protection, lie agreed
nth Dr. Trotti in the belief thai, inurance
could be reduced in amount
ecause of greater safety, and a
mailer risk.
Following Mr. Knight Mr. P. J.
iounis took that platform accomanicd
by the aforementioned shad,
tll'I) liTontl untl
CIVIC" AGAIN
At the mass meeting: of citizens last
'uesday night, the Rev. T. B. Owens
eclared himself to be the author of
he article recently published in this
aper signed "Civic."
He then made a personal matter ol
lirst-page editorial that had appear
d in this paper the following week or
he. subject of water-works for tin
own. It seems hardly necessary tf
tate that the editor was not think
ng of the Rev. T. B. Owens at th(
ime of writing, certainly not in s
tersonal wpv, but was thinking 01
ome of the questions raised by ar
inanymous article, whose author wa:
ind should have remained detaeho<
n a personal way.
As gentlemen and as citizens this
ditor holds in high regard both mei
vho spoke at the mass meeting meet
ng in opposition to th^. proposed im
irovements, but they are on th
vrong track now, but being wifte mei
hev will chanire their minds when th
improvements have been mad0 am
hey begin to enjoy all its benefits am
lobody shall go broke on account o
hem.
IAKEN UP?Red Duroc Jersey male
weighing about 300 pounds.
Fred Rivera,
MISS MARY L
; Mis< Mary Belli* Welsh was elect
| Choster'leld County's Queen at Tali
| March 28 to April 2.
1 ELIZABETH
The farmers in this section are
very busy preparing their land to
plant some move hiyrh priced cotton.
Mrs. Lillic llendrix spent last week
end in Cheraw.
Mrs. Lonnie Ratlitr is very sick with
a cold. We hope she will soon be
well ajrain.
Mrs. David Ratiiff. Miss Fannie
Ratiiff and Mrs. Ella Ropers spent
last Friday with Mrs. M. F. Sellers.
Mr. ami Mrs. Preston Gu'.ledjre
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. W.
T. Lowrey.
Miss Geneva Huntley, of Mt.
Crophan, spent last Tuesday night
vith Mis= Bettie Ratiiff.
Mr. Cyrus Sellers and family spoilt
'ast Sunday at the home of M?. P. R
. Sellers, of Ruby.
Mr. Berry Tok ? ;, of Wn! -her -. j
hr.s recently visited his dnu ht M.w
Lonnie R??11 i(T.
Miss Glinnie Mo?>re spent Iw-t Fun- i
day with Misses Flise and G'v.ce !! !
ton.
Mrs. M.F. Fellers "isit <1 her dau r?.
ter, Mrs. A. P. Allen, last Sunday. 1
Mr. 1. W. RatlifT, of Cheraw, sner.t I
last Sunday with h;s parents, Mr. and i
Mrs. I.onni0 Uatiitf.
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ield r?e ntly.
Mrs. O err fpajrps s;v ? undav
ftorn on v.'l!: M1". A. H, " ;*s.
M . v \\ r. M .
a 'i ho > ' ' '' ' .
| Mrs. S.i a v." t < > > -neat lit v.e-. 1 .
end with her si.-t"i, MNs F:nv s Pat
. liffe.
| HAT NG I.NDORSEf^ 'VOOD
1
ColumVa, U1. The Serb
Carolina hen ' narti-r- of the Near
East IN-!, i*. i < located at "2! 1 Liher.
ty National l'.ank Ituildinp, Columbia.
. At the nl-i'j irter yesterday a copy
1 of Pr- i?l< ; Harding's endorsement
of Ger: '! Leonard Wood's appeal for
a Lenten aevi i ? nppeal for the Near
East Relief was made puhlie. President
Harding wrote (ieneval Wood as
follows:
'"then ought to he no cessation or
relaxation of our sympathetic efforts
to he of service to those stricken people.
One can w< li believe that they v> M
not sun v ' if v withdraw the r* lie'
which has he retofore be en so generous
from the private American purse. It
has seemed to nst? that all we have
: done has borne dividends tenfold in
the consciousness that we have done
' an humane thiiig lor a people well de.
serving our generous sympathy,
i "i wish you the very greatest sue
. coss in furthering the great relief',
> movement to which you are now giv- j
. ing your attention." 1
, FREEMAN?HANCOCK
f Married Sunday evening at the
i home of Rev. F. M. Cannon, Mr.
* Thomas H. Freeman and Miss Minert
va Hancock.
Many friends extend he?t wishes
b and congratulations.
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STORES CLOSE AT 6 P.M.
We. the undersigned merchants of
t? Chesterfield, agree to close our placer
n of business at <> o'clock P.M. during
> the summer, beginning Monday,
:1 April the 4th, and ending Sept. 1st,
j Saturdays excepted,
f Teal-.lonos Co.
H. W. Pusser & Sons.
A. W. Hursey Co.
>, Craig & Co.
Watson Bros.
A. L. GriggR
lEELF. WELSH {
ed 1 ?y an overwhelming majority I
nafesta, to lie held in Columbia i
RUBY NEWS
Ruby and Pageland had a game <>f
basket ball Tuesday afternoon. Ruby
was defeated.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. (?. Griggs
a girl.
Mrs. A. IJ. Smith and children are
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. J. S. Welsh.
Mrs. W. E. Norton of McCall, S. C.,
spent Sunday with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. James Crawley.
Miss ,\rie Smith spent part of last
week with her sister Miss Ruth Smith,
.vho is teaching near Patrick.
Mr. Boyce Allen was visiting in Anelus
Sunday afternoon.
LUCKY STRIKE
cigarette. Flavor is
sealed in by toasting
(ft
A. F. IMY'iS iARRET
The Finest Fresh Meals
'1 he Best Fancy Groceries
nigh Urade Uanm-d Good*
The Best of Everything for the
Table
A. F DAVIS MARKET
KODAKr.KS ? Correct developing
means better pictures. Send your
kodak filn s tv) us and iret the best.
C lumbia Studio, 1 12-'! Main street,
Columbia, S ('. Write for price list.
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NOTICE TO PENSION
APPLICANTS
Notice is hereby given to all f(infederate
soldiers and to the widows
of such soldiers who are not on the
pension roll and who dearie to be enrolled
to apply at once to the Board
'of Honor for this county, as the honor
roll for this county must be in the
hands of the Comptroller General by
1st of April. Sec tion 2 of the Pension
Act passed at the last session of the
General Assemby provides as follows:
"Section 2. That said Honor Roll
consist of "all soldiers, sailors, militiamen
and widows of such soldiers or
wiiu were married prior to
January 1900, if they have attained
the a pre of !">() years and were on the
Pension Roll of the State prior to
1910, including inmates of the Confederate
Home, and also enrolled during
1919, and such as may hereafter
enroll under this Act."
M. J. Hough, Probate Judge and
10 x. ()(T. Secretary.
W. D. Craig, Chairman,
L. L. Spencer,
J. W. Ousley, County Board ol