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VOL. 40 NO 22 - ? - ?? ??? . _ __ I ' - ; CHESTERFIELD, 3. C? THURSDAY, jONE l, 1922 ~ .,,n , v?.? , - ===== >.?v otmwm umm. r: . .. . . ? $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ' 1st grade: Duncan Deese, T. G. Griggs, Jr., Ethel Rawlings, Carl Steen. 2nd grade: Cleo Allen, Cleo Coker, Juanita Allen, J. W. Crawley. Mildred j Crawley, Thomas Graves, Emma Moore. < 3rd. grade: Thomas Burch Jim Deese, Lois Gibson, Etta Lee Gibson, Beatrice Hancock, Florence Hancock, Louise Sellers 4th grade: Nettie Campbell, Viola Crawley, Virginia Crawley, Knox Thurman, Alvin Edgeworth, James 1 Graves. Dorothy Belle Huntley. < 6th grade: Katie Lee Grigsg, Cleo < Gibson, Carrison Threatt, Annie < Campbell. 6th grade: Jasper Crawley. s L 7th grade: Estelle Thurman. * 8th grade: Mary Funderburk, May- > nette Smith, Ruth Gaddy. ( 9th grade: Rq?h Hancock. 10th grade: Mildred Graves, Georgia Griggs, Iris McNair. 11th Grade: Gladys Graves. j The Ruby School library will be opened during the summer months by ^ Miss Chaworth Griggs, on Wednesday afternoon of each week from 4 to 6 o'clock. Anybody desiring to use the books o? the l;brary can get theni at this time. c s WELL REPRESENTED AT c STATE SHORT COURSE F The State Short Course for Home ^ Demonstration Club members will be held at Winthrop College June 9 to 15, inclusive. An interesting and instructive pro- ^ gram has been arranged. Prominent demonstrators and lecturers will be on the program. Demonstations along many lines of home making will be ' given. 1 ?. In addition to the regular work, " recreation, including drills, games, J uttcm., win uu un imporiani j feature of the program. There will al-J so be moving pictures, parties and , "stunts" given for the entertainment of the delegates. A feature of especial interest to the i ' girls will be the course in Health Edu- 11 cation in which they will be taught t&? h ' Rules of the Health Game" and | r "Right Living." j Indications are that this short ' course will be one of the best State Short Courses ever held. Dr. Johnson, president of Winthrop College has < generously given us the use of the ^ college buildings and equipment, and is co-operating in every possible wav ^ to make the short course a success. a Chesterfield County will be well c ? represented. a LOST?One Beagle Hound; blaek with white markings. Lonnie Douglass F Fresh Vej Now Ready Foi Merchants can now gel out paying high express cha and on short notice. We cai Cabbage, Carrots, Onions anc We can ship in hamper I Give us your order and promptly handled. 1 Cheraw Tn ! |. ; New M New Pi >a 9 Porter House Steak, per poui Round Steak, per Pound, . . ! L.oin steak, per pound Chuck Steak, per pound, . . . Stew Meat, per Pound I Country Hams, per Pound . . Full Cream Cheese, per Poun / Sausage of Al PORK LOIN And FRESfi Vegetables of All Kinds. B Phone ? > t ivnL. Annuum.tMtN rs The charge for publishing political announcements, for entire period, are as follows: For all county offices, J5.00. For all offices outside the county, 510.00. For cottonweigher and township offices, $3.00. At these rates the announcement ihall not be over fifty words. LEGISLATURE C.. H. Spencer To the Voters of Chesterfield County: I respectfully announce as a canlidate for the House of Representatives subject to the rules of the Demo:ratic Party. If elected it shall be my great delire and earnest purpose to study ind rightly solve the great issues in vhich the people are so vitally conrerned. C. H. Spencer. W. L. McCoy I am a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules >f the Democratic Party. W. L. McCoy. run rnuDAi?i JUUU? William Thomas Hunt I hereby announce myself a canlidate for the office of Probata Judge, subject to the rules and eegulations if the Democratic Party. If elected I iromise to serve the people to the iest of my ability. William Thomas Hunt The name of Hon. Frank C. Cly>ourn, of Kershaw is put forward oy' i group of his fellow citizens from Cershaw and Lancaster Counties as i possible candidate for Congress rom the Fifth Congressional Disrict. Mr. Clybourn is recommended as i young man of ability and mature udgment. Mr. Jennings K. Owens, of Benicttsville, a Wofford graduate, is fav irably mentioned as a candidate for ieutenant-governor. Mr. Owens is a nan of high character and ability, and JOTICE OF MEETING OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTE The County Democratic Executive Committee is called to meet at Cheserfield Court House at 10 o'clock A. f., Monday, June 5th, 1922, to transct such business as may properly ome before said meeting and a full ttendance is desired. M. J. Hough. Chairman County Democratic Executive Committee. je tables p the Market t their Vegetables withrges and get them fresh ti ship at present Beets, Lettuce, 1 Beans i lots or in mixed hampers, it will be carefully and lick Farm i oi?[rof U1 ivt' I rices nd 25c 25c 20c 20c 10 & 15c | 27Vic d 30c >1 Kinds I COUNTRY EGGS ready Rolls and Cakes >3 MR. MERR1MAN FIGHTING BOLL WEEVIL One of the most interesting callers this office has had in some time is Mr. I. B. Merriman, one of the best known of this county's substantial citizens. Mr. Merriman is a fine example of self-made man. He grew up in the days immediately following the Civil War when education in the South was at a premium. In his early life he was denied even the rudiments of an education, yet today he is able to conduct the large farming, milling and ginning business that he has built up. i Ti 1 1 lii - it nas oeeiv.Known tor some time that Mr. Merriman has produced by his own methods a superior grade of staple cotton. The cotton, however, that he is fighting the boll weevil with is what he calls a 90-day cotton,developed on his own farm, by his own seed selection. And speaking of boll weevil, Mr. Merriman believes he has the only sure method of killing same. From his experience last year he has decided that his method should be known to other farmers of the county. He uses what is comonly known as the sweet mclhod and is very positive it enabled hu.i to make a fu'.l crop last year, \ hile adjoinin; farris suffered very heavily from the weevil. The formula is as follows: To one gallon of the cheap "black strop" molasses, which should cost 1'2 cents, add one pound of calcium arsenate, at a cost of 15 cents, retail; add one gallon of water and stir well. Make a mop by tieing a small piece ; of cloth on the end of a stick, long enough to let one stand erect while working. Put only a drop or two of this mixture into the bud of each plant. This molasses, he says, smells very much1 like a cotton bloom and immediately' attracts the weevils, which eat and die. Says he has placed paper under! 1 * 1 1 ? I vii v pmilia <11 111 1UUI1U liAI^U IllimUlTd of dead weevils thereon next day. Applications should be made about twice in June and once in July, he says. He believes that all the form3 that fall should be gathered. 1 The Advertiser passes this informaTTOYi on ftslhe experience o?a practical farmer. Last year the press of Georgia and a large part of South and North Carolina was filled with accounts of the success attending the use of this method. The Augusta Chronicle published j column after column of accounts of I its use around that section of the State, all of which were enthusiastic in its praise. In reply to questions on this subject Clemson College experts declared the sweetened poison method had been known a long time but had been discarded for the dusting method. We do not know. We pass it on. Mr. Merriman thinks it is the only! successful method of killing the weevil and many other thought so last year. RUBY Comm?ncement The Ruby High School closed Friday afternoon after a successful term. On Tuesday evening the primary department rendered a splendid program. On Wednesday evening the High School pupils gave a play, "Borrow Money," which proved the successful work of the teachers and pupils. On Thursday evening the graduating class was addressed by Prof. W. R. Rucker of the University, followed by the presenting of the diplomas by Hon. G. K. I^ney. Class roll: Misses Allie Sellers, Pauline Allen,. Chaworth, Kola and Garnette Griggs, Beulah Gibson, Arnette Ballard and Gladys Graves. Mr. Tinsley Griggs, of the University is at home for a few days. Miss Lucy Gilmore is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. L. Raley. Mr. and Mrs. Norton and little daughter, Gladys, of McColl, is visiting relatives. Mr. Ben Oliver of Bluett Falls was home for rommpneemont. Mrs. Paul Lisenby and children of St. Paul, N. C? are visiting relatives. Mrs. Frank White of near Chesterfilield visited at the home of her parents during commencement, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Smith. Rev. J. D. Purvis, Messrs. S. J. Smith and J. F. Crawley have returned from Jacksonville, Fla., where they attended the Southern Baptist Convention. Mr. T. H. Burch and family visited relatives in Jefferson Sunday. Miss Edythe Oliver of Mt. Croghan is visiting Misses Ruth Smith and Clmworth Griggs. Hinton Go?i To Rockingham i George Hinson was arrested a few days ago on a charge of disorderly conduct and brought before Magistrate Sellers, who fined hhn $10.00. It was learned that George was wanted in Rockingham, N. C., and he was turned over to the authorities for a blockade charge. HOME DEMONSTRATION SCHOLARSHIP LOAN FUND ? The Johnson-Walker Home Dem- j onstration Scholarship Loan Fund is ^ now available. The examination for j scholarship and entrance will be In Id j at the court house July 7 and 8. ( Conditions Governing Award C 1. Scholarship to be awarded by ? competitive examination. 1 2. Applicant must have been a mem- * ber in good standing of a home dem- * onstration club for two years. 4 3. She must be unabl? to come to ? college without a scholarship, in other words, she will have L> secure free j tuition before she is el'..ible for this scholarship. 4 County agent must -ouch for her j character and earnestness s 5. Applicant must ha\ 2 her county f home dem. agent fill out a blank e furnished by the home d monstration t department giving certain informa- a tion. This form should be signed by I the county agent and returned to c State Office by July 10. c 6. Beginning one year from the t time she graduates, or leaves college, c she must return the money that she I has been loaned at the r^te of $100.00 t a year without interest until the en- F tire amount she has been loaned has ? been paid. 7. It will be necesary for her to satisfy entrance requirements, 15 units. If she wishes to take the one ^ year commercial courr e, she may en- * ter on 13 units, but for any other c course, the number of units required * is 15. a 1 8. If applicant is not a graduate of j an accredited school she will have to take the entrance examination on July 8 in addition to the scholarship examination on July 7. ^ 9. Each applicant should write on her examination papers that she is try- c ing for the Johnson-Walker Home ^ Demonstration Scholarship Loan j. Fund. a rj MIDDENDORF s, Misses Scarborough and Skinner ^ of Bishopville are visiting Miss Irene e Rowe j a Mr Claude Rowe of JuUgoff spent last Sund&y wffh fiome Tolks i< Mr. Horace Wilhelm spent Satur- a day in Chesterfield. tl Mr. Loban Brown motored up to ti Patrick Sunday afternoon. C Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilhelm spent tl Sunday near Hartsville. o Miss Irene Rowe is spending some n time in Hamlet. v Little Miss Edith Wilhelm entertained a few of her friends with a birthday party last Saturday. T Mr. J. R. Newsom of Darlfhgton, C spent Sunday with friends here. Master Jamie Johnson and Willie I. Hoffman wprp visitnr? ?? WilL-c f'lmn el Sunday afternoon. c Sunday School at Middendorf Bap- t< tist Church next Sunday at 2:30. j a Preaching at 4. 1< h IN MEMORY OF MRS. c CLYDE TUCKER p On the twenty-second day of May, * ' 1922, God in His unerring wisdom j c and justice saw best to take from a among us one of our loved one's, Mrs. Clyde Tucker, nee' Miss Gulledge. IMrs. Tucker was loyed by everyone who knew her. She had a sweet and 0 kind disposition that won many z friends, who were grieved to learn ' of the sad news of her death. c The patient husband, friends arid sisters and brothers did all in their; C power to restore her back to health,' but God in His Almighty Love and Power saw best to take her home. ^ Mrs. Tucker suffered bitter pain n for ten weeks, for awhile she seem- s ed to be improving after her return . ' from the hospital, but it seems that' c the better was for the worse. She was a member of Cross Roads Church an', j ^ was a faithful worker. i ? On Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock j e relatives and friends gathered at the' cemetery at Cross Roads to lay her J away. Rev. J. D. Purvis of Ruby con- * ducted the services. Ilcr tfrave was! ' beautifully decorated in the prettiest 1 flowers. Mrs. Tucker was just 22 years ofj*1 aj{e. The community sympathizes with ^ the bereaved family. A friend. * I William Duboae Gets 30 Days 11 Wiliam Dubose, who was arested 8 by Rural Policeman Tiller of McBee. r near Ousleydale, was tried before 1 Magistrate Teal last Saturday and v sentenced to pay a fine of fifty doll- c ars or spend thirty days on the chain c gang. Will went to the gang. He had ' been caught making "buck." r NOTICE In order to save, expense of a collector a discount of ten per cent, will be allowed on all electric light bills if payment is made at this office by ' the 10th of each month. May 31, 1922. 1 It J. Andy Teal, Town Clerk. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE a On the 1st July, 1922, I will apply ( ' | to the Probate Judge of Chesterfield t > County for a discharge as executor , * CHERAW SCHOOL CLOSES " TV Cheraw, May 28.?The Cheraw ichool closed a very sucessful year1 Friday night with a commencement >rogram in the school auditorium. The! 'Uf nvocation was made by the Rev. A. Tu I. McArn; salutatory, Sarah Pegues; fQi :lass prophecy, Thomas Little; ad- so. Iress on the advantages of higher thi iducation, Dr. J. J. Douglass of Wadesboro, N. C.; class will, Hugh ed Causey; delivery of diplomas and cer-1 int ificates of merit by the superinten- Af lent; class song by the graduating' wc :lass; valedictory, Marion Martin; an enediction, Dr. McArn. The class | tin :onsisted of Rebecca Rogers, Mary t soi Cnight, Clara Ingram, Marion Mar- pla in, Sarah Pegues Aline Prosser and 1 High Causey, Thomas Little, George ! me r J.. i ur.u ?. n i i? - u with, uuwuru w hiicio liesiaes ine ' fot tate diplomas given to these. Cer- as icates of merit were given to 27 oth-' foi rs who had been neither absent norjtro ardy during the whole school year,1 to .mong whom were two little girls,' pic "loradcll and Louise Belk, who walk- f bo d three miles every morning. Thirty- ( bu ine others received honorable men- j ho ion for having been absent or tardy, inj; inly once during the year The Civic pel jeague had offered prizes for the in est essays on civic pride. The first an< ?rize was awarded to Polly Harrall the ind the second to William Hickson. i The entire corps of teachers was re- Se lected for next year: Superintends, an< . K. McCown; J. P. Truluck, princi- tw lal; Misss Martha Duvall, Christine nei )avis, Vera Higgins, Gertrude Stroth- sec r, Doris Hartzell, Susie Mclver, Bell Sa\ lurt, Mary Fant Herndon ( music) in nd Mesdames J. S. Hartzell, W. T. est ?hrower, Wilbur Page and Bessie P. be: 'age. str sor GET YOUR LICENSE TAG hai Fourteen separate persons have do) ieen summoned before the Mayor in to ess than one week for driving motor bat ars without a license tag attached to rif! he rear of the car as provided by the in vws of South Carolina. Many, varied' ers nd sundry are the excuses submitted. ] "he Mayor stated that he accepted < ome of the excuses submitted at pre rst but that he is getting "hard boil- me d"' now and the only way to escape hot fine is to comply with the law. up. If you lose your tag its a good ad< Jea to apply for a duplicate at once of s the law requires. It is also against | r lie state law to drive automobiles and nai rucks without license tapes and the Sat lounty Commissioners have called on Coi tie rural policemen to prosecute all for ffenders. It is said there are quite a umb.'t of cars using the public highrays without license. < o'e CLEAN UP WEEK bat 'o the Intcndnnt and Wardens of a , Jhesterficld: est "We, the members of the Civic p .eague petition your honorable body o have ull vacant lots in our town leaned of all debris and refuse mat- W" s?r. These spots are very unsightly I nd we feel that the work of our IT ague will count for little until we JL ave the full co-operation of the town ounci) and the property owners. 10secially do we desire cleaning up of hose lots on Main street that are now overed with the remains of lire and re unsightly spots. "Respectfully submitted, Civic .eague Comittee." The Mayor has named next week, -11th as Clean-up-week and all citi-'^. ens are urged to co-operate with the [ own and civic league officials in ' leaninir un the town next week 1 lONSTABLE KILLED; COMPANION JAILED * Anderson, May 28.?J. E. Wool- IT >right, 35, constable to his father, uj nagistrate, was shot twice and in- at tantly killed last night at. Townville, j >y a neighbor, Press Tucker, in whose \A ompany he had spent most of the lay. A Jury of inquest found that A Voolbright met his death at the hands M f Tucker, who early today was lodg- M d in the county jail. ^ Testimony at theinquest indicated hat both men had been drinking and hat after returning from Seneca to j .'ownville, they got into an altercaion near Gaines' store. Woolbright, t was testified, slapped Tucker, while touting an open knife in his right1 ? land, whereupon Tucker drew a pis-1 _ ol and fired twice. One bullet! tierced liver, stomach and the large ibdominal blood vessel, struck the pinal column and lodged in the back lear the surface. The other split nto two parts, which ranged downvards and lodged between the musics and the skin. The first wound aused death, in the opinion of Drs. 'ruitt and Webb, who made the postnortem examination. Woolbright leaves a widow and sovral children. JUNIOR MEETING The Junior Order meets in Regu ar Session, Saturday night. Election >f officers for next term. It is hoped , hat every member will attend. NOTICE I hereby forbid any person, or per- i ions to shelter, feed, clothe or to give vork or to employ Sissie Gainey, who ' vas persuaded away from home on VO JACKSON COUSINS IN THE TOILS OF THE LAW When John Tolbert, of near Ange- ^ went to his smoke house early lesday morning to get some meat he s and his smokehouse bare or nearly e At least five sides of meat and ree shoulders were missing. d Luckily for Mr. Tolbert it had rainthe night before and tracks of the 'I ruders were very plainly evident. n ter following it several miles they * ' re joined by Deputy Sheriff Sellers C1 d together the trail was followed to A ; homes of Dave and Cleve Jacki, eighteen miles from the Tolbert P ice in Ousleydale. When the deputy sheriff asked these ^ n, who are cousins, and were botn and at the home of Dave Jackson, ? to their whereabouts the night bere, it is said, they told such con- a idictory stories that their conduct, say the least, strengthened the sus- e lions under which they already lared. They were placed under arrest t were permitted to go into the use to change some of their clothC before going to jail. It so Implied that they did not stop very long iL.. 1 - ' 1 * me nouse out nurried on through n d for the time being made good iir escape. On Thursday Sheriff Grant, Deputy llers and Rural Policemen Tiller d Brock went out to bring in the o cousins and did so. When they red the homes of the men Cltve was :n coming down the road. lie also v the officers and took to the woods a manner to put to shame the fleet- S1 deer, with the officers doing their ;t to follow. Cleves oon so far out- t< ipped them that the sheriff decided K ne other method of capture would /e to be tried He accordingly sai, el >vn to think. He did not have long think before he saw Cleve doubling R :k on his pursuers. The canny she' did not have to move very much hi order to meet Cleve at clo.->e quart- hi Dave was caught at his house. '1 Dn Friday a thorough search of the hi imises was made to lind the missing at. In an old bee gum near tho al lse they found some side meat cut About 2 sides in all were found H iition to eight and one half gallons liquor. These men were given a prelimi- di *y hearing before Magistrate Tea! hi turday and were bound over to gi irt. Dave was already out on bond C robbing a store near Jefferson. Ji u DISCHARGE NOTICE t< 3n the 20th June, 1922, at 1L pi lock A. M., I will apply to the Pro- ci e Court of Chestereld County for b< iischarge as administrator of the d: ate of Pleasant Vaughan, deceased. S G. R. Vau^han, Administrator. II IADI0 ( Electric IS Radio Outfits Eron ith a radius of 50 to 1 or full information see i Electric supplies, in ons, Fans, Stoves and c low prices. Some si /. A. Rivers. Jlnesterfie E!e< LEAVITT & Funeral I Our policy is to i with a high resolve t< fidence and gratified Quality?Depend; Calls Answered Chesterfie COMMENCEMENT The 1921-22 term of the Chestereld High School came to a close with nal exercises last Tuesday evening. ' A very successful and altogether atisfactory term of school has pussd. The closing exercises covered four ays. Friday and Monday evenings of ist week, May 26 and May 29. were evoted to music recitals by the large lusic classes of Miss Sinclair. Both of ttese evenings were delightful ocasions, the work of the pupils reecting great credit to their teacher. The Baccalaureate sermon was reached Sunday morning at St. 'aul Methodist Church by the Rev. >. E. Peeler The church was filled j its seating capacity, and the audince was well rewarded for attenance, by an eloquent and inspiring ddress. Final exercises were held Tuesday veiling by the graduating class. The program was as follows: Chorus, "Springtime." Prayer, Rev. W. B. Duncan. Song, "Commencement." Salutatorian, C. S. Britton. Class oration, "The Citizen of Toioitow," Henry Pusser. T/vU M 13 ?? I A. T3!_. A wt, ? wim uuut'Il IVlVfl'S. Prophet, Hugh Douglass. Song, "The Senior Class " Testator, Giace r.ivers. Valedictorian, Creola Griggs. Address, Dr. Watson 11. Duncan. Delivery of Diplomas. Song. "Farewell." Miss Mary Redfearn did have a peaking part in the program. The school auditorium was crowded > its utmost limit. The entire proram was greatly enjoyc l by the auience vshi'h was responsive and libral with its applause. The Baccalaureate address by th ev. Dr. Watson B. Duncan, of Cheiw, was a masterly effort. He held is audience in rapt attention through is entire discourse. The diplomas were delivered by the on. W. P. Odoin, chairman of the aard of trustees. In his charactertec manner, Mr, Odom made a few ppropriate remarks OW TO GET REDUCED FARE TO S. C. S. S. A. > Spartanburg, S. C., May 29.?Reuced railroad rates of one and one\!f fare for the round trip have been i-anted for the State Sunday School onvention to be held in Columbia, Line 20-21-22. This rote is given on le certificate signed by Leon C. Pal? be presented to the agent when urchasing ticket. These certificates in be secured free on request by ads' secured free on request, by adressing the South Carolina Sunday chool Association, 71-1 Andrews-Law uilding, Spartanburg, S. C. 1T1TFITS ^ V JL?-?Xk7 Supplies 1 336.00 to $212.00 .000 or more miles, us. eluding Mazda lamps, )ther conveniences all :ock now on hand at U Jtric Go. ? ' i PORTER directors serve our clients ) merit their conI nnnrncintinn " I j ability-Service I Day or Nitfht Id, S. C.