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By' M ihh Louine Nettles Civic League Met I,, spite of the threatening cfo^dK that afterwards broke into a dowft ,>our of rain, a goodly number assem bled for the Civic League meeting Monday afternoon.. The president, Mr?. William Antrum presided and rfveral important matters came up /or discussion. The League accepted with much re eret the resignation of Mrs. Howard Singleton as vice president. Mrs. Sin gleton has made an efficient and faithful officer and her services are greatly appreciated by the League. ' It was decided not to elect a vice president but to leave the office va j*nt until the annual election in the spring. There wera several other mattors' discussed which have not matured and will be given further notice in ,he near future. Death of" Mi*? Anne E. Davis The last summons -came to a long, useful and truly beautiful life when The death angel claimed all that was mortal of Miss Anne 'Eliza Davis, the venerable aunt of Mrs. George E. Dargan. The end came suddenly Friday morning, November 28, at an early hour at the rend#nce of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Dargan, where Miss Davis had made her home for some years past. Miss Davis would have been eightyreight years of age in February, and she had been in her usual health, the end coming as a painful shock to her devoted ones who had always ministered with ten JeresL.care to the saintly life which had endeared her to all who knew - i#er. r ??-? Miss Davis was a daughter of the iate honored Bishop Thomas S. Davis, of the South Carolina Diocese, Bishop Davis had an unusual career, filling his high office with ?strong mental gifts, with marked in tellectual force and with saintly con secration. His talented daughter in herited these gifts, and in her girl hood and younger days Miss Davis uas his constant companion and help er, going with him on all his visi tations rendering invaluable service to the blind father who never halted in his work because of this afflic tion. Through all the years of her long pilgrimage Miss Dayis was tender and :rue, of womanly sympathy and of womanly strength, a rare and gra cious combination. She was a con stant reader, and student, including to the end, the reading of history, biography, fiction and higher litera ture, and keeping accurately posted on current events. She was of charm ing personality, a most interesting companion, a loyal friend. These were hers by natural gifts and inheritance, her uncle, the late George Davis, Esfl., of Wilmington, N. C., having served with distinction and honor as Attorney General of the Southern Confederacy. Miss Davis retained her faculties, undimmed and clear, until she quiet y fell upon sleep eternal, with such a life as is given only to rare spirits. Funeral services "were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Dar gan Saturday morning at' 11:30 '/clock, conducted by the Rev. Mor timer Glover, acting rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, the in terment following at Camden, former home of the deceased. The pallbear "rs were A. G. Kollock, J. S. Burch, ?L L. Perkins, I. T. Welling, R. W. Coggeshall and A. Snyder.?Darling Ton News and Press Mrs. Nancy Ketcham O'Brien died J?t Osseo, Wisconsin, Thursday in the -OGth year of her age. Majestic Theatre Progr am me Today, Friday, Dec. 12th Pauline Frederick, Conrad Nagel and Mae Busch in "MARRIED FLIRTS" A lesson in "How to keep your husband" Also a Sennett Comedy Saturday, Dee. 13th Fred Thompson with Silver King in "A DANGEROUS COWARD" Also 1st episode of "INTO THE NET" (Patheserial) And Billy Sullivan in 'The Fast Steppers" Monday Dec. 15th A Columbia Production "ONE GLORIOUS NIGHT" With an all star cast Wonderful Entertainment See This Also Pathe News Tuesday, Dec. 16th The picture sensation of the year "IN HOLLYWOOD WITH POTA8H AND PERLMUTTER" With George Sidney and Alexander Carr Also Christie Comedy Wednesday, Dee. 17th A Preferred Picture "THE BOOMERANG" From the play by Winchell Smith Also a Rolin Comedy A Ttiarsday, Dec. 18th "Ol/f IOiH N > Ball in Production ^ -J *?n PRAIRIE WIFE* l*\ With Herbert lUwIinson, Dorothy Derors and Gibson Gowland the Saturday Erenin* Post ai*s fJiw.* PERSONAL MENTION Miss Dorothy Smith has returned from an extended visit in Shreveport, Mi Mrs. K. S. Nettles, of Jacksonville, Fla., is the guest of Mrs. J. J. Ciood ale. Judge and Mrs. K. W. Memminger huve been guests at the Court Inn during the week of court. Mr. Joseph B. ('rocker arrived this week from Boston where he will spend the winter in Camden. Mrs. Frederick Robinson who has been spending the summor in New York has returned for the winter. Mrs. R. (J. Zetrouer, who has been spending several weeks here with her mother, Mrs. Q, CJ. Alexander, has returned to Gainesville, Fla. . Mrs. Edwin Muller and Miss Louise Nettles are in attendance upon the state meeting of the United Daugh? ters of the Confederacy in Charleston this week. Miss Julia E. Crane, who has been visiting relatives in Camden for the past two months has returned to her home in Brooklyn, New York. Mrs M. E. Schrock and Mr. Benton Bruce has returned from a visit to relatives in Tennessee. Although in her eighty-second year Mrs. Sen rock enjoyed the long automobile trip. Made Trip to Aiken Messrs. L. T. Mills, M. H. Ileyman, B. G iSanders, H. G. Carrison, Jr., and W B. Aired made a trip to Aiken last Thursday as a committee from the ChaTnber of Commerce, of this city. Camden and Aiken being rival tourist towns the committee was seeking to find out what Aiken has to offer as attractions for tour ists. They were guests of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon tendered them. Oyster Supper Tonight *''The Lugoff School Improvement Association will serve a salad and oyster supper at Rosborough's Ga rage, Friday December 12# at 7 p. m. Everybody invited. About Borrowing Papers One of our good subscribers asked us yesterday to please put something in our paper about the annoyance of borrowing papers. This lady says that often she does not get to read her Chronicle before some neighbor is there to borrow it. Quite often she wants to preserve the paper for the Majestic program but it gets away by this route. We are glad the paper is popular, and in demand, but we need that subscription price mighty bad and now would be a good time to treat yourself to a Christmas pfpsent by subscribing. 1 . ' 1 Here For The Winter Miss Elizabeth tannings Thomas has leased the Geisenheimer residence at 1216 Broad street for the winter and will handle a line of sport clothes. Miss Jennings is from New York City. 'Rev. Peeler Comes To Camden Rev. J. T. Peeler has been assigned to the Mtheodist church of this city bv the conference held in Dillon last week. Rev. W. H. Hodges having served four years here W'H f?? to ^fc" Coll in Marlboro county, The entire list of appointments will appear in this paper next week. Stockings made of gold threads have appeared on the Riviera, Nice, France. They cost their wearers about $1,000 a pair. NOTICE Just received a well assorted .stock of sash and doors. Goods bought be fore recent advances. Can save you money if you will see me at wjre." house just back of Enterprise Mei cantile Co. C. H. Barrett, Camden, S. C. Meeting of Hobkirk Hill Chapter Mrs. Edwin Muller wan the agree able hostess to the Hobkirk Hill Chap ter, 1). A. R. for the December meet ing. The regent, Miss Leila Shan non presided and also gave a full and interesting account of the. 1). A. R. State Conference recently held in Newberry. The sociAl functions of the Conference were delightful aa Newberry's hospitality cannot be ex celled and will long be a pleasing memory to those who enjoyed it. Miss Shannon also told of some interesting Revolutionary relics on display. Among them a shawl owned and worn by Emily Geiger and presented to the South Carolina heroine by Mar quise de La Fayette, A relative of Betty Ross, who made the first Old Glory was also at the conference. The home of Betty Ross in which the flag was made is still standing and preserved as an histori cal show place in Philadelphia. . Officers and committees ' reported and affairs pertaining to the interest of the Chapter and the organization were discused. Mrs. Leroy Springs, of Lancaster and Mrs. Hunter I*ang, of Camden applied for membership in the Chapter and were accepted. The social hour was very enjoyable, the hostess' serving a salad course with hot tea. The Misses Truesdale pleased the company with several beautiful se lections on piano and violin. The steady growth of the chapter is Very gratifying to the members as applications ? for membership are made at almost every meeting. Other names were to have been proposed at the last meeting but the unavoid able absence of, a niimber of the mem bers proventedi The organization is doing a wonderful work along edu cational lines. Tomassee, the D. A. R, mountain school has done and is doing a great work for the state, and will have telling 'effect on thy part of citizenship and the useful/ ness of the men and women of to morrow. Thp organization also stands for pure Americanism and happy homes for progress and improvement in every phase of life, and for the preservation of the name and fame of those who made American history great. Met With Mrs. Burns The Kirkwood Book Club was de lightfully entertained F'ridnv morn ing, when Mrs. James Burns was hos tess. As it wa3 not a study date, the meeting was entirely on a social dis cussion of books. At noon the hos tess served a tempting luncheon. Beautiful Children's Books, Puzzles and Games? Ideal Christmas Gifts The Treschic Shoppe THE FASHION SHOP Nothing Could Please Her More Humming Bird Pure Silk Hosier^, with its soft luster and alluring hues, is the Christmas gift dearest to women and girls No one ever has too many silk hose. Humming Birds are doubly welcome L> .cause their good looks snug fit and charming color last through man^ bashings. They corne in handsome holiday packings, with a paneled gift card enclosed. Give her Humming Bird Pure Silk Hose. & ; 1 THE FASHION SHOP BMM DeKnlb St. (The following appeared in The Camden Chronicle under date May 9th, 1924) STATEMENT TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL: City Council in regular session May 5th appointed a committee to look in to the advisability recommending to the citizens of Camden the voting out of the city limits the property of the Wateree Mills. This committee along ^with a committee ' from the Chamber of Commrce has made a thorough investigation on this im . ' ? - ' ; . . - . . ...? . ? ?v portant matter and begs to submit the.following report: If the Wateree Mills are exclude^ from the city limits as recommended by this committee, its plant will be enlarged 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 tltree or four, hundred thousand dollars to the taxable 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 stucjy 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 the 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. 0 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 quality of.^ood. Thus it shows that a large n^fijority 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 Kalk Township, Kershaw County, to which they pay taxes as well as to the city. The 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 millvwill 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. c r So that if the mill is excluded and enlarged as proposed, there will be a gain to 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 ekision. 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. U is in anticipation of this development that the city is now in position to make a new contract with the Carolina Power & Light Company, and one that is of con siderable 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 .ft 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. r ? ^ ? W. R. HOUGH, Chairman CtTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE C. P. DuBOSE, Chairman CHAMBER of COMMERCE COMMITTEE City Council Approves Members of City Council in special session Thursday morning met and unanimously endorsed the suggestion as nntli?d bjr Chairman Hough and Chairman DuBose. ' - - . ?? ; ' . . v . ? ? ? " * - , ? V