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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
6
A Carolina farmer laments rent losses as tenants farm unevenly and abandon cotton while others chase doom in a tale spanning rent, replanting, and idle tools. The piece also notes a spate of South Carolina crime including the Filbert murder and a lynching scare following swift police action.
A Chester Reporter quotation extols the American court system granting the accused full rights and proper conviction and penalty, deeming legal process more effective at curbing crime than mob violence.
Captain Elliott Springs of Fort Mill, veteran World War flier and aviation writer, spoke at the York Business Men's Association on flying advances. He traced historic Atlantic routes, explained instruments including the earth conductor compass, and discussed the Wright whirlwind engine used by long distance fliers.
The speaker described the modern parachute now required for every aviator. It is strapped to the flier in the cockpit, serves as a cushion, and operates automatically. Captain Springs explained the technical aspects so laymen could grasp the flying game’s intricacies.
About fifty Oregon lumber mills signal joining the Pacific Northwest merger after months of talks. Additional mills are expected to join as stock valued near 300 million is exchanged for mills and real estate. National City Company of New York to finance a 75 million bond issue to refinance debt and fund working capital. Bondholders and the public hold contrasting stakes in the deal.
Mrs. R B Clowe returns to Wilmington after visiting her son Capt R D Clowe. Families from Greenville and Muskegon Heights visit Langley and area. Several residents spend weekends at Tybee Island Sullivan's Island Folly Beach and Isle of Palms. Louis Permenter party from Atlanta visits, trips include Charleston.
A humorous assertion attributes to Bernard Shaw that there is no single correct English and that England with 42 million dialects holds as many opinions on language. The remark highlights linguistic diversity and individual belief in correctness.
The W M A held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs C C Bennett with Mrs Della Kitchings as teacher. Visitors included Mr and Mrs J B Holman of Antreville. Many youths attend camp this week and several locals host events and visits around town including Salley and Augusta trips.
Mrs R O Clamp hosted 24 children for Olivia Margarette Salley’s fourth birthday with lawn games and a dining room celebration featuring a central white cake and doll favors. Guests included Caroline Morrison and other relatives from Lancaster and Green Cove Springs Florida.
The city swimming pool on Newberry Street reopened after Kiwanis Club efforts. Mrs. Walter Clifford leads the project with free water from Public Works and a small fee schedule for schoolchildren and adults. Lessons available at low cost with organized water sports planned.
Special to The Standard from Jackson reports Camp Arrowhead hosted a successful event where a motion passed to organize a weekly market in Aiken run by Aiken County farm women. The market will open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays, inviting all farm women with produce to sell. A second motion approved purchasing a camp ground for the club.
Rev. P. J. McLean Jr. will depart for Darlington this week where Mrs. McLean visits her parents Mr and Mrs George H Edwards. Miss Ruth Durban of Nashville is visiting her uncle Mr George A Durban. Norman Cullum attended a Pawley’s Island house party for the weekend. H. C. Seaman spent the Fourth of July at his former Cross Hill home.
Fourteen junior clubs schedule July meetings to prepare candidates for the Live stock Judging Contest. Monetta Eureka New Holland Talatha Hawthorne Downer Marsuella list dates from July 7 to July 15 with start times. The Monetta gathering will occur at the school house at 4:00 after which members who de-
Several clubs schedule summer gatherings at area ponds. The Eureka club meets at the school house and travels to the Wayside pond on the Columbia highway for its annual picnic. The Downer club meets at Rathwood Lake. The Marsuella club also convenes at the Wayside pond for a meeting and picnic.
Paul Mountcastle applies for appointment as Administrator of the estate of Mrs. Annie P. Easterling deceased. The Probate Judge of Aiken County South Carolina orders all kindred creditors and interested parties to show cause at his office in the Court House in Aiken on July 18 1927 at 11 a m why he should not be appointed.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Baptist church met with Mrs. P. J. McLean at the parsonage on Tuesday afternoon.
W A Jackson applies for appointment as administrator of the estate of Fred Jones deceased. The public citation requires kindsred and creditors to show cause at the office in Aiken on July 11, 1927 at 11 o clock why he should not be appointed.
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