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i i ? 1 1 1 ... ? i ... , ? ; ? I HE CAMDEN CHRONICLE' " - i-i -i.i H. I). NII.KS' Ittitor ..ml I'libMaher Published uvor y Friday at No. 110D liroad hieet an.t entered at thfi <am dim, South Carolina post off let! as second class mail matter. Price per annum $?.00. Cuimlcii. S. C. Friday, May l>. H?-4 Out ob'f friend, the Kedpath Ch?u taut|ua, if- with us again- tin- open ing attraction bjegan yesterday after noon. 'I hi' program' this y.enr, M* unual. full ?ii' muud Ihiiik'i playrf. leciun readings and muaie, which will be greatly enjoyed hy our people, For .several year a the Camden' peo ple have been enjoying these attrac lions, which have. . proven of great benefit ami , inspiration to all who have attended.' Tlut chautauqua is wo i thy <?f the* pa Iron a g|; of all our people and should la- encouraged to till- f nllf.Kt . We are presenting on this page to day a abatement from Chairman I lough of the City Council ami Chair man DuHosc of the Chamberv.of Com merce relative to the Watereo M iljs property being excluded from thfc city limits which has been the subject of discussion for some time. These. gen tlemen have gone- fully into the mat ter and hav.e .set forth- in a clear manner the benoAts to he .derived from' such a move on the part of the citizens. According to their state ment it would cause a decrease in the tax levy for School District No. 1, which after all, is the same as a <Je erease- for those yvho pay. city taxes. It is the purpose to circulate a peti tion immediately asking that an election be held to submit the propo sition to the voters at an early date. This K''<'?t mill expansion just outside the city limits would mean much for (lie industrial development of Cam den and we hope that our citizens will be only too willing to grant the concessions asked by the mill people. The statement published is well worthy of your careful reading. Hermitage Community Ncwh. Mr. and Mrs. H. 15. Trull had as their quests last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. M. I>. Trull of Columbia, Mr. M. A. (Volley and family of Kershaw spent last i Sunday wi.th friends and relatives in oyr nmi munity. Mi. and M i -v Pai'mdl and family of Darlington were visitors at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Kinsey, last Sunday. Mrs. .1. A. (Volley lias returned from St. Ceorgo after visiting' he)1 daughter, Mrs Kddings. M )?. D'xon and son, Cecil, <>f Lando are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nel ?-<?!!. Mr. S. M Crolley ? ? 1 Darlington .'?pent Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs .J A. '(Volley. Ml. Karl C.uinn is home on a fur lough fiom the IT. S. Navy. Coming as a complete surprise to their friends was the marriage of Miss Kdith l.ddmgs and Mr. Oscar llo-ton which look place Saturday < vi ning at eight o'clock, Judge of I'rohate \V. I.. McDowell officiating. They have our host wishes. ?Messrs. A. S. Dyer and C. 11. Zeinp ?penf th" week-end in Charlotte. Mr. R. 15. Pitts' was unexpectedly ? ailed t'> Chit'aiTo last ?week on ac kount of the death of hi> uncle. Both Mr. and Mi>. 1'itts have our sym pathy in this bereavement. \ SiiKKest:an tor the House. We wish to suggest the name of R. Uelk for t h ?- House of Repre entatisi and hope he will make the race, a- u c neei) good business men ill the I .? e: >lat ar. Many Ftiend*. For Superintendent of Education 1 w ? ~ h thank nr. friend* for an ?loui ? : ? i y i"' >r ('< e.nty Superin tend'!/ r I'di. a'iir: f Kershaw ? \ nir-JinT' "g the mat ' t : i a . . i : . ' : i ' . * ! .? u e a :.?! v\ i I ! ? ipM't Cl.V e t 1 I M'l'l " ' ? ? t" I 'u people 1 have disposed c: m> t-u-ne-? ?? t . : i - * - ; 1 1 i ! there I .111 . r. [ ? > ?- : !;?>?. 'II < I e \ . i t ? ? 1:1 v 1 i re I : ' the Supel ?; ? i ! i ii : ^ u i .! In .vhit i> I w 1 1 . < 1 1 > 1 1 !i I i < (J no in t : oduct !? >r ; > t hi ?? it' Kershaw Coti: m \*. a r\ ? ! ? e >?.?(! is known I. .1 McKKN/l! I OR ( C ? I N I \ DIRECTOR I h < ,nn. myself a- a i.in ? i(!a'.<- ft ? (he office ot County Direc : or I'ltii! We." Wateree Tow n>hn\ ihi? : ??? 1 J i ? i ; ! e s of the Denin -?rn'r -rtTnrv I I.. HIN'SON FOK ROAD SI l'KKl.NTENDENT At ?he sanitation of my many friends throughout the county, I here by announce myself ns a candidate ?"or the office of Road Superintendent of Kershaw County, .subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary. I>. T. Y ARBROUGH. TearherM' Kxa ruinution. The State .Hoard of Education has ordered that the next teachers' ex amination bo held in Camden on May 9th and 10th. All applicant* are ex pected to be prcaent at the Cou*-t Houpe at nine o'clock. ALLEN B. MURCHISON, ^ Set. Comity Board Education. <>? ri( Kits HE -ki.kc ti-:i> All City tfitfployees Uetain Their Job* With Increased I'ay. At the regular monthly mooting of the Camden (Uty Council held Monday Inst all qjf the city employees were re elected. In appreciation of their officering the city ordered an increase in salary of $15 per month to all of the? regularly employed officers. Those re-cleetod were: A. (i. Whitaker, chief of police; H. D. Hil ton, c. C. I) row iv J, W. Colo and (i. I1', Cooley policemen; W. J). Whitaker, street commissioner; j, W. Wilson, health officer; II. < '. Siuglefon,' city clerk ami treasurer; I*. A. Minkow sky, city attorney; W. V. Nettles, chief of the lire department; J. D. t'/iiriip, foreman lire department; (?. !>,. IU?ckwell, keeper ol city clock. The following1 committee, with Al derman I. II. Osborne to. act an mayor pro trin, were' named to nerve: l-'inrtncc - W. L. Jackson, chairman; J. i I. 0 thofne, W. Iv. Hough. Police Department I). (). I'louser, chairman; (), ?J. Smyrl, W. L. .Jack son. Water and Light Department .J. II. Oxhotne, < lia.irmau; \V. R. Hough, W. I., Jackson. Street Department ~ K. C. Zenvp, chairman; W. Iv. Hough, W. L. Jack son. l ire and Building ? W. U. Hough, chairman ; ft. C. Zemp, D. O. Houser. Civ,ic Improvement and (Jit y Prop erly? O. .1. Smyrl chairman, 10. C. Zemp, W. U. Hough. ? Chamhcr of Commerce NoteH 1 The response to a 'call for sub scriptions in money and for donations of supplies for the sufferers in the recent tornado jn Sumter county was liberal in Camden. The Camden Chronicle and the Chamber of Com merce jointly collected about $1,000 and there were also good donations of supplies. The secretary of the Chamhcr of Commerce carried *i truck load of clothing and groceries to Sumter Tuesday for distribution there by the Central Committee. Camden's Oldest Business House. For 1 years or more the drug business now known as the W. Robin Zemp Drug Store has run continu ously in Camden. This history begins about the year 1790 when Dr. Joshua Reynolds first opened this store on Broad street opposite the old jail. He served the people of Camden for half a century and upon his death willed it to his son-in-law, Dr. Fran eis L. Zemp. This was in 1840 and Dr. Francis Zemp ran the business until 1HW1. During the Civil War the "store was burned by Sherman when his soldiers were so careless with ftre in this part of the world. The store was moved in 1H77 to the present location, being the first business place in the block. In IS'.)! tin* drug store was taken over by F. Leslie Zemp, the father of the present owner. He retired in J'.M'J in favor of his son, W. Robin Zemp who has since run the business. The Gibson Company, art publishers, in Cincinnati have had this store and the store of Fant Drug Company <is their customer* since 1K68, the two oldest accounts on their books, th'i last named store being in Anderson, S. C. ' The present store of \V. Robin Zeinp is one of the most up-to-date drug stores in the state of South Carolina. Our Building and Loan Associations. Canulcn'.s four Building .and Loan associations are assets that the city should prize highly, as few towns are >.? wMl equipped with agencies for aiding thrift and home-building. With a total of 0,72.'i shares of stock ii'iu being paid for there is saved annually over SlUi.000, and that mus.h money is available for the hiUlduiK of home*. These figures do not ietlu-i. the earnings on the si,.'ii'(s. About Is, (Kill shares of stock ha\e bet i! piud f ? > l since 1SS'!. or ' *aved and invested at one : ,!??!!;? i i>fi iih'Ii'Ii on :? share. ; The f..ui .?-?>??* ia t io n * *.% ? t h tin ir ? < ?! it- ? > a re iif. follow* : 1 vteip^'se F.- tabli>hed 1 v*.., has n.at (iivii twelve *crie> ? ? 1 stock, and i i? >? i\\ us '.riing tl<- l".th. l-?th. ami ! ! "??' . a total of -hart -. I. Zemp, president; \V. 1! .!??* n , ...... a * y - ' r i *a * u r ? ? i \\ , * . i . r'.>tab!i*hcd I'.'til. ha* in,: . .* ? i t ' ?. ?? series and r.ow running I'tt < ! 7th 1 rie - , a total of I vl.a'-i - \\ ,i. Dunn, p!e>idelP, 1 .1 I MarKt-'. *( < retai y-t reasurei Camden Fstablished 1010, luis matured one series, and* now running the 2nd and 'ird serie>. a total of 2.7SC. shai e> .John T. Nettles, presi dent; John S Lindsay, secretary t reasurer. Fidelity ?Kstablished 1023 i* in its lirst series, a total of 1 ,0a0 shares. W. F. Nettle?, president; J. 15. Wal lace, secretary- treasurer. The average stock earnings are about H 1-2 per ccnt, and yet the stockholder, who borrows money, hA^ to pay only about 6 1-2 per cent in terest net, .Joseph McMonigal was executed at the Colorado state prison Saturday j for th* murder of Mias Ella Centers, j IN TUB rOJULTKY SECTION Chronicle Man Takes Delightful Trip Through Chesterfield. Through the courtly of Mr, W, H, I'rum u Chronicle man jn company with Messrs H, 1'. DeLoache and W. M. Lollis hud a delightful automobile trip .last; vv#ek y^ough' Chesterfield and a portion of Marlboro county, visit ii)K fi'st the hustling . towns of Ohc.ru w nnd B!ennottsvi.ll?, Both of these Pee Per cities have their streets feadjj torn up, " largo paving program being under way in both towns, with evidmce of imuh buildin1; under wa>. The main object 'of our trip was to virtit the Crawford poultry farm, one of the largest perhaps in this .state or section. We were kindly .shown through thb farm which com prises something like* twenty acrea. Mr. Crawford special ivies in white leghorns and some idea of the large ?scale on which ho operates can be gained when it is said that he has 2,700 laying hens, and the day we were there he had 2,000 friers in pens. There was an incubator in pro cess of hatching which carried 10,300 eggs. The farm is under the super vision of an Austrian who has spent his life in the breeding of poultry. It takes a car load of chicken feed per month to furnish these fowls. Mr. Crawford has a large pen of chickens, Russian OrlofTs, a large breed of chickens, which cost him around $1,000. Ho expects to sell these eggs at $1.00 each. Last year from his white leghorns he sold 35, 000 day old chicks, and this season expects to sell around 00,000. When asked where he found a market for them, he replied, "from coast to coast." Mr. Crawford supplies eggs for the large Kirkwood Hotel of Cam den during the winter season. Leaving Cheraw we went on to Chesterfield court house, where we stopped at the home of W. H. Tiller, the county agent of Chesterfield. lie drove us to other poultry farms, but none as large as the Crawford farm. Much of the credit for the interest aroused in the poultry raising in Chesterfield county is due to the work of Mr. Tiller. He is a man who does things. As an evidence of what the people of his county think of his ser vices Mr. Tiller was otTered a fine position with the industrial depart ment of one of the railway systems, but his friends immediately met the raise in salary by public donations and Mr. Tiller remains in Chester field. Two carloads of poultry are being shipped from this county this week. Our trip carried us through the towns of Pageland, Mt. Crogan and Jefferson. Not many years ago Chesterfield county was considered one of the poorest counties in the state, with sand so deep it was almost impossible to travel. Today the whole county is traversed by a tine system of sand clay roads, as good as can be found. The whole county is dotted with hand some farm houses, ?ood farm lands anil these people seem to be prosper ing. Judging from the number of colored people owning and driving automobiles, they too, are prospering. Our trip carried us through the farms of the Kirkwoods', McLaurins', Laneys', Littles' and others ? some of the largest and wealthiest planters in the state. The route covered was nearly "J0U miles, and being territory that three of us had never been into before, the entire trip proved most interesting and delightful. Mr. Ilallett To Leave. Camden people will regret to learn that Mr. H. K. llallett, who for a number of years lias been the popular ami efficient superintendent of the Waturee Mills of this eity will leave soon to become superintendent of the Thrift Manufacturing Company at I'aw Creek. N. C., a few mites north of Charlotte. It is a much larger plant than that of the \V*iteree Mills, and was recently purchased by Mr. Kendall who is also owner of the Watered Mills plant. Mr. Ilallott has been identified with everything pertaining to Camden's betterment and their friends, while congratulating him <>n securing a much better position, regret that it will necessitate ho and Mrs. Haliett making then home elsewhere. | . Murderer Reported Seen Here. Police received word last night that Willie llowman, who shot and killed his wife on lower Mill street one night last week had visited the home of John Reed in this city Wed nesday night. By the time the ofTicers arrived he had again made his escape, and it is said that he had been seen at two other places in town, but the police have been unable to locate him. Poll Negri, famous Polish moving picture actress, has filed her first papers in applying for American cit izenship. H. Poorbaugh, one of 26 Ku Klux klansmen held in the jail at Johns town, Pa., for participation in the riot at Lilly, Pa., some weeks ago, died Friday from pneumonia. A hos pital nurse charges that the man died of neglect while in the Jail. & A Statement TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: City Council in regular session May 5 th appointed a committee to look into the advisability recommending to the citizens of Camden the voting 011^ of the city limits the property of the Wateree Mills. This committee along with a committee from the Chamber of Commerce has made a thorough investigation on this im portant matter and begs to submit the following report: If the Wateree Mills are excluded front the city limits as recommended by this committee, its plant will be ennlarged from nineteen thousand spindles to fifty thousand spindles. This would^mean an expenditure of fully $1,500*000.00 for build ings and machinery in this community, and of course a large increase in population. It would mean an addition of some three 01* four thousand dollars to the taxablp values of this School District. It would seem that such an improvement would be welcome to all. We recommend that the question of excluding the Mill property be submitted to the freeholders and voters of Camden. We have gathered here some data from the tax books, from Mr. Kendall's informal remarks before an open meeting of City Council,, and from our careful study of the situation which may be helpful to the public in reaching a conclusion on this subject. It seems to us that there can be no dispute that the. benefits to the business in terests of Camden from he proposed improvements would be considerable. The Pay Roll of the present Mill running night and day is, as explained by Mr. Kendall, approximately $4,250 a week. If the Mill was increased to fifty thousand spindles and was on day shift only the increased Pay Roll would amount to over $52,000.00 annually more than at present. If these fifty thousand spindles were operated day and night it would mean a yearly Pay Roll of around $581,568.00 on the present scale of wages. Previous to hearing Mr. Kendall at the Council meeting there was some question as to the amount of the Mill's Pay Roll which was expended at the Mill Store. This figure as shown by him was only 15 per cent. It was further explained that the store was built for the convenience of the people through its location and twice daily deliveries, as well as quality of food. Thus it shows that a large majority of this increased Pay Roll will be circulated here in Camden, not a seasonable proposition but a weekly one. , In order to secure this additional development there would be no sacrifice in volved on the part of the citizens from the- standpoint of taxation as it must be re membered that the taxpayers of Camden reside also in School District No. 1, De Kalb Township, Kershaw County, to which they pay taxes as well as to the city. Vhe tax levy on property in Camden for city purposes is 25 mills. The levy in School District No. 1 is 44 mills, for state, county, township and school. The Wateree Mill pays at present under the School District levy $8,383.00. On the Auditor's book in School District No. 1 Wateree Mills is assessed at $190,500.00 for its nineteen thousand spindles, that is, $10.00 a spindle. If thirty one thousand spindles are, added to the plant as proposed, at the present rate of valuation, the taxable values of the Mill will be increased to $500,500.00 and its tax . in School District No. 1 at 44 mills, the present rate, would be increased from . $8,383.00 to $22,220.00 or $13,840.00 more than at present. So that if the Mill is excluded and enlarged as proposed, there will be a gain fo the taxpayers of the community on the score of taxation alone. In giving consideration to this matter it is well to bear in mind that the ex clusion of the Mill from the city will not release it from liability to contribute pro portionately to the city Bond debt, although the Mill in no way receives any benefits whatsoever from the city. It is in anticipation of this development that the city is now in positon (See Exhibit below) to make a new contract with the Carolina Power & Light Company, and one that is of considerable advantage as it will give us the benefit of lower rates and furthermore it will not be necessary for the city to increase its present tax levy, operating as it will under a new contract with the Power Company. Summing up this proposition it will appear that it is not necessary to increase the tax levy of the city of Camden in case the Mill should be excluded from the city limits, and an industry such as the proposed enlargement of Wateree Mills' would be an enormous advantage to the business interests of the city. In conclusion we recommend that City Council endorse the excluding of the Mill property from the city limits and submit the same to the freeholders and voters of Camden for action. , 4 W. R. HOUGH, Chairman. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE . C. P. DuBOSE, Chairman. CHAMBER of COMMERCE COMMITTEE Carolina Power and Light Company Raleigh, N. C., May 3rd, 1924. MR. H. G. CARRISON, Mayor, Camden, South Carolina. Dear Sir: ? At the conference held in our office on Wednesday, April 30th, at which your good self, Mr. DuBose, Mr. Hough and Mr. Allred, representing the City Council and Chamber of Commerce of Camden were present, the plans you have in mind for promoting an extension of the Wateree Mills were discussed. I am pleased to advise that after further consideration of these plans my company will be agree able to co-operating with you along the lines you suggested, as follows: We will be willing to enter into a new contract for power service with the City at any time the Council is ready to do so within the next six months. This new con tract to embody the same terms and provisions as the existing contract; to provide for the cancellation of the existing contract when it goes into effect; the service to begin under the new contract when executed and continue for a period of ten years. We trust this will fully meet your views in regard to this matter. It may be of interest to you to know that we have arranged to put in effect on September 1, 1924, a new schedule for service to Central Stations, known as Schedule P-31, copy of which is attached. This schedule will become a part of the new pro posed contract above referred to on that date and service will be rendered under the provisions of the same. This schedule will result in considerable saving in your power cost. We trust you will be successful in carrying out the plans above referred to in order that your City may secure the benefits of the additional pay rolls, etc., which will result from an expansion of the mills. Yours very truly, C. N. RACKUFFE, -# ' A 9 ? ? ??? ' Manager Power Department. City Council Approves ^ t ' , Members of City Council in special session Thursday morning met and unanimously endorsed the suggestion as outlined by Chairman Hough and DoBos*. r _ if