Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

HWHI III * ' I " "t I Ml II NOTICE v ,c * SUM of South Carolina. f * ai County of Chesterfield, ^ Town of Chesterfield, Jl Notice of special election upon the hi question "For issue of forty-five 8( ($45,000.00) dollars in bondB for 0: establishing and installing water- el works" or "Against the issue of e< forty-five thousand($45,000.00) doll- e ars in bonds for establishing and in ls \ stalling waterworks." WHEREAS, it is provided by an Act of the General Assembly of the i State of South Carolina, opproved c' February 28th, 1921, that, upon a ^ petition of a majority of the free * holders of the town of Chesterfield, in Chesterfield County, as shown by 1 its tax books, requesting the holdine * of an election in s*ud town for the purpose of submitting' to the qualified 1 electors residing in said town of Chesterfield the question of .ssuin^ bonds to an amount not 1o exceed forty-five thousand ($45,000.00) doll ars for the establishment and install ing of waterworks for said town, that said Town Council is authorize'" and empowered to order an electioi upon the question of issuing said bonds for said purposes. AND WHERBAS, a petition ha. been filed with the Town Council of the town of Chesterfield, S. C., signed by a majority of the free holders of said town as shown by its tax books, requesting the Town Coun cil of the town of Chesterfield, S. C. to order an elction therein, submitting to the qualified electors residing in said town the question of is suing bonds to an amount not to exceed forty-five thousand ($45,000.00) dollars for the establishment and installing of waterworts for said town, said bonds to mature thirty years after date of same, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. i Now, therefore, notice is herewith given by the Town Council of the I 30*3 I The Fji I I I The increasing pop S a period of years ha . give s tire with a capacity of 16, 9 On May J, we drop |3 benefits of this big sales - standard for years?foui ^ j lion-skid tread. The grc J Our ? Firestone Cord tire glim-dipping each ply of v with extra thickness wh< a car against slipping and ni Firestone ( ?' tire histor; [J There are Fires J. C.RIV Warehouse Back of I Before You f 1 Flour, ?v? \?-y JL ' I' II'..' 1 II ' 11 'T1** ' . Ml1L 1 1 I, ?wn of Chesterfield, S. C., in Council ^ isembled and by the authority of I te same, that a special election be, I nd the same is hereby ordered, in I le town of Chesterfield, S. f!., to be I eld on the 9th day of Au^ ;b4, 1921 I ccording to the laws of the State I f South Carolina, respecting said I lection, at which election the qualitid electors of the said town shall be ntitled to vote on the question "For isue of forty-five thousand ($45,00.000) dollars in bonds for estabshing and installing waterworks,' r "Against the issue of forty-five housand ($45,000.00) dollars in onds for establishing and installing waterworks." That the said special election shall ie held in the Court House in the said ; own of Chesterfield, and tne polls. hall be open at seven o'clock in the orenoon and closed at four o'clock n the afternoon. That ai said special I jccliuii Ai yy. xiursey, v>. ij, lent, ind I. J. Davis shall act as managers.! Done and ratified by the Town Council of the Town of Chesterfield, 5. C.. this June 27th, 1921. Witness our hands and official seal. L. H. Trotti, i lntendant. 5 I Correct Attest: B. F. Teal, Clerk of Council. C. C. Douglass, C. L. Melton, Robt. L. Gardner, Official seal. B. F. Teal, Wardens. V. F. DAVIS MARKET The Finest Fresh Meats The Best Fancy Groceries High Grade Canned Goods The Best of Everything for the Table A.F DAVIS MARKET [JR1NG?Your Ford to P. M. Gaddy, if you want it fixed right at right price. 4t- 1 V Wlimw ST /XNC istest Sellin n America ular demand for the Firestone Standar n us big volume. Our Plant No. 2 devc 030 tires and 20,000 tubes per day cut*, co ped our price to $13.05 passing on to volume and this labor-saving plant, r plies long staple fabric?extra gum atest value ever offered car owners, fi Cord Tire Vali s are made exclusively in Plant No. 1. cord giver, thicker insulation. The ir 're wear is most severe, gives real effect adds many extra miles of service. iord tires are sold at the lowest price: y: 30x31$24.50; 32x4, $46.30; 34x4'. tone Dealers Everywhere ERS8? the Old Chesterfield IV : Buy Get Our lay, Corn \nd Oats Meat and ,111 I Ml. . il.-l I11111 11 " 'JLJLI, IIMI.1 YOUR PR Is CordiallyAt Our Oper OF Fall and Tailo August 4th CONDUC D. M. IV Represc ISAAC HAMBUi BALTII Teal - Joi Chester fie < ( i r i ! c i t ANDARD B ; )N-SKID I ] n o g Tire I ? f I d 30x3^2 inch tire over } 9 ited wholly to this size 1 ffl t: sts on every operation. I H the car owner the full I H This tire has been our IH between plies?heavy IH " isist on Firestone. |H t 11 Our process of double 11 ^ ntssive non-skid tread, |m n riveness in holding the IH B In i in cord 1H ? SB s to Serve You II ? > ? MPANY1 \[ [ercantile Co. Stand \'v 0 n . U rrices Un ' u t p I h si c s fl* \* Lard i p lesence i; Requested I n- 1 i ung L^ispiay III Winter I ring , 5th, 6th TED BY I I IOSES rnting j j | RGER & SONS. iIORE ties Go. Id, S. C. j MH NOTICE | State of South Carolina, i bounty of Chesterfield, Town of Chesterfield, Notice of special election upon t'ic luestion "For the issue of thirty housand ($30,000.00) dolltis in tonds for installing a sewerage sysem in the town of Chesterfield" or Against the issue of thirty thousand $30,000.00) dollars for installing a ewerago system in the town of Cheoerfield." WHEREAS, it is orovided by an i ~r a. n 4 ' * iti, ui me uenerai Assemniy ot the State of South Carolina, approved 'ebruary 28th, 1921. that upon the >etition of the majority of the freetolders of the town of Chesterfield, . n Chesterfield county, aa shown by Is tax books, requesting the holding >f an election in said town tor the urpose of submitting to the quuliied electors residing in said town the uestion of issuing bonds to an mount not exceeding thirty thousand $30,000.00) dollars for the estabishment and installing ot a sewerage ystem for said town, that said Town Council is authorized and empowered o order an election upon the quesion of issuing said bonds for said urposes. And, whereas, a petition has been led with the Town Council of Cheserfield, S. C., signed by a majority f the freeholders of the said town s shown by its tax books,requesting he Town Council of Chesterfield. S. ! tn, fv..?w rittir.g tc the qualified electors reiding in said town the question of jsuing bonds to an amount not exeeding thirty thousand ($00,000.00) ollars for the establishment and intailing of a sewerage system for aid town?said bonds to mature hirty years after the date of same, earing interest at a rate not exceedrig six per cent per annum, payablo emi-annually. Now, therefore, notice is herewith riven by the Town Council of the own of Chesterfield, S. C.. in council assembled and by the authority of he same, that a special election be, ,nd the same is hereby ordered, in he town of Chesterfield, S. C., to be leld on the 9th day of August, 19*21, iccording to the laws of the State of louth Carolina respecting said elecion, at which said election the qualiled electors of the said town rhall ie entitled to vote on the question 'For the issue of thirty thousand $,{0,000.00) dollars in bonds for nstallinsr a seweraee svsLeni in the own of Chesterfield or "Against the ssue of thirty thousand ($3C,000.10) dollars for installing a sewerage ystem in the town of Chesterfield." That tho said special election hall be held in the Court House in lie said town of Chesterfield, and tho oils shall be open at seven o'clock n the forenoon and closed at four 'clock in the afternoon. That at said special election A. W. lursey, W. L. Teal and I. J. Davis hall act as managers. Done and ratified by the Town ouncil of the Town of Chesterfield, . C., this June 27th, 1921. Witness our hands and ofiicinl seal. L. H. Trotti, Intendant. ? t Correct attest: B. F. Teal, Clerk of Council. i C. C. Douglass, , . C. L. Melton, i Wj! LOCAL HEMS 4 Misses Ethel Lee Holley, Maggie Lee, Gladys Byrd, and Helen Seegars, of Jefferson are visiting friends in Chesterfield this weelc Messrs. Robert Blakeney and Prank Pigg, of Pageland were in Chesterfield Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Parnell Mechsn and children and Mr. Rudolph Hursey are spending the week at Little River, Horry county. Be sure to reed my reasons why you should vote against Waterworks Bonds. You will find It la this Issue. W. P. Odom. Farmers, why not refund your in* debtodness with lony time Farm Loan with the Wa"?hle Hill National Farm Loan Association. $10.00 gets your application considered. B. J. Douglass, Sec.Trees. The water works and sewerage election* will be held Tuesday. The law requires that every one voting shall have two registration certificates?one state and county, the oth trr wwii. Evangelistic services and watermelons are the order of the day. The walls of Dr. Teal's handsome brick residence have reached the third story. Mr. Carl Douglass' now home in West Chesterfield is about complete. Far*?ers, prepare for boll weevil by financing through Wamble Hill National Farm Loan Association. We write applications for the satire coun* ty of Chesterfield. B. J. Douglass, Sec.Treas. Sheriff Grant has taken into hia possession four whiskey outfits within the last ten days. And yet they say booze was in town in such plentiful supply the other day that enough purchasers could not be found to exhaust the supply. Cotton advanced 10 points Monday on the strength of the Government report. Come again U^icle Sam. The Junior Order meets Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock instead of 8 P. M. All members urged to attend. We get you a 32 years loan. Wamble Hill National Farm Loan Association. B. J. Douglass, Sec.Treas. The. expert tailor, Mr. D. M. Moses, will be bere Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 4th, 5th and 6th, to take your measure for a fall suit. Teal-Jones Co. Married Wednesday afternoon by Rev. F. M. Cannon, Mr. Edgar T. Hewett and Miss Annie May Lundy, both of Cheraw. Mr. Smith Ellis, who is taking army vocational training, 1s home for a few days. The Strand Theatre i? about to change managers again, but we are authorized to announce that it will continueto run even though it is. not known now who will rua it Mr. J. D. Smith, Mrs. D. L. Smith ad daughter Mary Belle; Mr B. J Dougias and family and Mrs. D. P. V1...J ?J IMi w_l.. . &/vugiOi*o ouu A" IVJU OIIU iHl"*! Ottlll'" Berry had a basket pi: lie Wednesday. Clothing is much cksspsr. Placo your order oarly and male* sure ?f prompt delivery. Teal-Jone? Co. Mr. B. F. Brock was in town Wednesday. Rev. Henry F. Parker waa in town Wednesday. Come in get my prices on groceries before you buy. CASH GROCERY. Mr. J. A. GviHedge has accepted a position with the Farmers Hardware Co. Th- Chesterfield B. Y. P. U. held its regular meeting Sunday afternoon. A good program was rendered. The big tent meeting is now in full swing. Hon. W. P. Pollock was in town yesterday. I am always in market for oggs and hams and pay the price for them CASH GROCERY. Scrgt. and Mrs. R. L. Melton, of Camp Jackson are visiting Mr. Melton's parents Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Melton. The tent meetings of the Methodist churches of the Chesterfield circuits have started off well. Large and interested congregations ar t attending. The Rev. Geo. T. Harmon, of Bennettsville has already made a very favorable impression on the people here. I am in tho market for some frying siso chickens and will pay tho top of tho market for thorn. CASH GROCERY. Mrs. Ervin Melton, of this place, who is quite sick at her mountain home at Brevard, N. C., la reported to be improving at this time. Mr. J. C. Black well, count? organ' izer reports six adult schools organix?j ..J <_ *~n ?? ??* T-.u mm an tun opriniuoii wnn experienced teachers. He says there is a (treat deal of interest and many adults clamoring for education, but funds for this purpose are limited. Jade Rivers, colored, died suddenly one day last week while working in the fields on Mr. John T. Hurst farm. Miss Ruth Hurst has returned from a visit at Dillon, S^ C. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Hildreth are ipending some time at Kayettsville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Riven spent tome time in Columbia tide week. Mrs. Jessie Baker and son are visting Mrs. C. J. Hunley of Wadeebore. The CLAN CALL (CmUbumI from preceding pop#) scene of til* tragedy WM dwM with Ball* and Torreys, Llttlefords and Morslanda Major Bradley and Hayoe, too, ware there. Every man of then was armed; a Tory little thing might easily turn the plaoe Into a shambles The major saw this, and he wai afraid. He drew the leaders of the Morelands and the' Llttleferds aside, and finally prevailed apon them to df their utmost toward keeping peaoa until the coming of the sheriff. At first John Moreland and Ben Littleford were for taking Bill Dale from the Balls and Torreya who guarded Mm, if they had to depopulate the whole Ball settlement, Jerusalem Cove and Hatton's Hell te accopplUh it I Happily, the major's counsel prevailed Sheriff Tom Flowers was a tall and lithe, smooth-faced map, Ha arrived with Luke Moreland at noon, after hours of hard riding. He ssw the high tendon, end Immediately steeled him* self to handle the situation. After riding straight to the "center of the gathering and there halting his horsey ho said evenly: * "In order that I may know who te arrest, 1 must know soma thing of the tireumiuiinw, uiuy om man mum peak at a ttma Ma playing bad with me; and remember that, gentlemen. HI certainly drop the fallow who tart* playing hoes with me. If It's the last move I make on earth. Now somebody gently nae his powers of speech." Major Bradley, more soldierlike than ever, went forward. "As the attorney of Mr. Dale, who stands accused of killing Adam Ball," he said to the officer, Ml beg leave to state that my I client will do no talking at present." Dais understood, and he did not open his mouth. But old Ball had something to say. and he proceeded to say It: "He killed my son, Adam," pointing to Dale, "in cold blood. Me and about a dozen of my kin was on our way over Long ridge to look at a bee tree, when we heered three pistol shots. We was right np thar," pointing to the northward, "and we come a-runnln' over here to see, by gonnles, what was the matter. Well, by gonnles, we found Bill Dale thar down on his knees talde o' my son, Adam, who was as dead aa h?1 or deader; and Bill Dale was a-sohbln' and a-sobbln' about It. And ef he never killed my son Adam, what was he a-sobbln' and a-sobbln' ftbout, I ax you that? And my son Adam, he had a rine, by gonnles, but tie never shot none at all. lie was with us up to a few minutes before, and he hadn't shot none all mornln'. Bhurlff Flowers, I wlsht ye'd gl* me a good, big chaw o* tobacker, by gonnles, 'cauS* my :cr. Adam death It has mads me feel bad." Major Bradley stopped caressing his well-kept gray Imperial, walked over to the dead man's rifle, picked It up and pu? its in aula to his nose. He scented fresh powder-smoke. Then he faced old Ball with a strange, hard glitter In his blue eyes. "You are a liar, air," be said with a peculiar politeness. A stir ran Quickly over the Balls and Torreya. Sheriff Flowers called eut: "Quiet, there 1" and there was quiet. He continued: "Where Is Mr. Dale's revolver T' The Balls had it. They produced it. It had three empty chambers when it should have had but one 1 "Pass It te me butt first," ordered the law's representative. He knew that many a man had been shot while taking a revolver barrel first, and ha was taking aa chances. Old Ball obeflleatly turned the weapon around. "Say, sheriff," he chlttered, "bay# 7* plumb to'gat about me axln' ya t& a chaw o' store-bought? By gonnlae, dam's death?** Flower* turned to Dale. "I have heard through Luke Moreland," he aaW with more or lee* of feeling In hie rate*, "a good many things in year favor. I want you to know that Fa sorry to have to take yea and place yea In the Cartersrllle JalL To show yea that I mean It, Til spare you the tress and allow you to ride your own horse along beside me, as though yen were not under arrest at alL" Dale Ltd by this time worn the keen edge from his grief by means of Ms great will pewsr. Ha hewed atlghtly jU! in. tb? fUTIIB H 1**#. Wfcatfli | D# N.wr Sh? Mar. Muni ? ?Ac?r Ml iwpttot with mn wvrtwy: _ "Bellwre ? , Mr," with th? rmj mlatott (net ft * ~mI1i ?I mi rtry SttlSv^-*> 2?l W Afll D?u M .M Together the? rodo; through Che woodland towaHtiwiyi*siowroi*. * - . | lands, Major Bradley b?r< ttajea tab | homing clw^l)r Mblnd BMW. Up eo the ildo ?? DarM Mocoland% mountain thoro had bom a aUant and nnnm wltaam to the |md ad BUI Data. 8ha waa hidden., boblnd a snarled and twisted damp of ehceplaorel, sitting on ' a patch id tMy. dainty, pore bias daydu a wi imtlni la her hands the tiny pupte blsteowi that are khown as lab's team. "Lord, whatH X da aasrf At iat mared. It was a great and atantwjgahle . question, and It waa a prayse, tea. "Lord, wham I do nowl" aha re* pasted. When Bill Dale had ridden sat ad her sight, she threw down the era Shed dowers and dang herself prostrate^ with her face closets the haasleck needles and the earth, and wept law and bitterly, and wept and wept? "Lord, whatll I do sowl" (To bo Continued Next Wook > 666 euros Biliousuoss. 40 ARIZONA ABANDONS COTTON Arizona has had a try at cotton farming during the period from 1912 to 1921. The cotton growers of that far-western state, many of whom came from the cotton states of the South, demonstrated beyond all doubt* that the desert, now provided with ample water for irrigation, is quite as well suited to the production of the white staple as any other part of the United States. However, cotton is not to be an Arizona product in the future?except, perhaps, in the case of a few large manufacturing concerns, which will grow long staple for their own use. Arizona has found the cotton market too uncertain to warrant a continuation of cotton farming, so she has retured to her previous pursuits. Cotton came to Arizona in 1912. It departed from that state in 1920. Cotton has been spoken of as the "roulette and faro crop of the Southwest ;"the crop that led the Salt River Valley up ?n easy grade to the very top of the financial foothills and then kicked it over the edge on the steep side. Cotton of the long-staple Egyptian variety, used so largely in the making of airplane cloth and .tire fabric, after being developed on the Sacaton Indian Reservation by the United States Agricultural Department, was commercially grown in Um Salt River Valley in 1912. At that time Alfalfa, dairy products and cantalopes were the commercial main stays of that district. > The first year's planting did not exceed 400 acres, but over 4,000 acres were planted the next year and 1*2,000 in 1914, but prices dropped on account of the war and only 3,500 acres were planted in 1915. In 19ie long-staple climbed to 43 cents a pound. As a result the great "cotton jag" of the of the south-west began its delerious course. By 1919 the finest grade of longstaple brought 31.25, and, quite naturally, caused a stampede for additional irrigated lands and the almost complete annihilation of alfalfa and grain growing, beef and dairy busi- x ness as well as the other forms of agriculture which had proved very profitable, but which failed to offer the immediate get-rich-quick returns of high-price cotton." Meantime labor now short and had to be importd. Mexicans, Hindus, ne-groes and share-croppers, the latter two classes from the south-eastern stave*, were Drougnt to tne new cotton belt by thousands. For the flirt time the Arizona ranchman saw children kept from school and worked in the ftelds. Four-hundred thousand acres were planted to long-staple cotton in 1020 in the ntire south-west, probably 50,000 in the state of Arizona, and the cost of production had risen to 70 cents a pound. Much of the increased cost was due to the fact that alfalfa and grain had to be bought for the mules; fuel for tractors was high, and the imported labor cost more and accomplished less than the home grown article. However, cost of production received little consideration as it was confidentially expected that the crop would bring $1.50 a pound. ' Yet today practically all of last year canon remains in ine gins and warehouses of the state, unsalable at 35 cents. ' But these Arizona farmers are not giving way to despair. Instead they have set about restoring their country to the condition it was in previous to the Advent of cotton; to replanting 50,000 acres in alfalfa and grain, and to restoring 30,000 thorough- ' bred dairy cows to the fields. Most of the Mexicans, Hindus and negroes have been returned to the lands from whence they came. "Men who can see beyond their noses are glad that this cotton cay# has ended in collapse/ said a banker who had steadfastly refused to finance cotton gambling. "During the last few years it has been a curse to th? irrigated valleys at the southwest. What we need and want is *0 acre farms tilled by the owners. Cotton brought farms of throe-hundred, a thousand and two thousand acres operated by hired labor and tmnntow . ^ rr it... -A - M a. a? - V^hOU ?1) |M BTOVvS 91 MVW -