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The Camden Chronicle 13 0 VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA.FRIDAY, MAY 8. 1925. ' NUMBER 6. THE PAGEANT FRIDAY $ Brought Large Number of Visitors* To View Historical Production The historical pageant presented hero last Friday afternoon was a success from every viewpoint, and brought quite a lot of delightful vis itors from)all section# of the state, who had nothing but praise for the actors?both old and young?who contributed to make it such a huge success. Tho weather was ideal, the natural stage all that could be de fied, and the large roomy golf links could have accommodated many thou sand more without the least crowding. The pageant was presented on a sloping1, hillside, while tho audieoco viewed it from anot&r hillside, with ,> valley between and with a setting of pines for a background. It is estimated that fully three thousand people were in attendance. The traffic was handled to perfecJ tion and at no time was there a jam or congestion from tho many auto mobiles which brought the largo crowds here. The gate receipts alone imounted to $1,953 and quite a nice sum was realized from the sale of programs and refreshments. Motion picture cameramen were on ?the scene0to make films of the pro lusion which will be shown through out the country, the cameramen stat-1 lug that it was one of the-most beau- j iiful pageants they had cvCp filmed, i Many of the daily newspapers sent xpccial representatives here for the! event and we are reproducing thijeo ?f their stories in today's paper. Praise For The Pageant .Former Senator Christie Bennett and his family were visitors here last Friday to witness the historical pag eant. Mr. Bennett was so well jlKased with the production that upon hiA return to Columbia he sent the following; complimentary message to Mayor H. G. Carrison, Jr.: "In the spirit of conception, in netting ami in execution, I do not believe that the pageant of Camden Yesterday and Today could have been 1 bettered. It is a wonderful thing for the community to be able to carry, through so splendidly the reproduc- ; lion of historic events of its past and j still more wonderful to have so j f*any descendants of the original actors in those historic events taking part in the pageant. Yesterday gave pleasure and a new sense of pride in , the things of the spirit which South j Carolina has achieved in the past. | May I congratulate Camden and all , who took part in making the success! as ^reat as it was. You are particu j larly fortunate in having Miss Black-! well as trainer and director and Mr. Clark and the executive staff who aidod* her in carrying out the entire plans." By John D, Rush In Spartanburg Herald Camden,May 2.?Its inception root ed in the historic elements that* gave Camden birth and prominence, the historic pageant, "Camden, Yesterday and Today", which was presented here yesterday afternoon on the Kirkwood golf links, gave a graphic, heroic and; colorful panorama of events inter woven into the making of the city. The scope of the pageant spanned -i period of time lasting from the ?lays in which the wilderness stood alone against the skyline and King Haigler's Catawba braves stalked the deer, to the affairs of today. The cast, which numbered 800 persons, portrayed in costume and manner, that beggared description, the 11 episodes of Camden's past. The scenes thrilled more than 3,000 spec ' a tors. Today as Camden citizens retum to their daily tasks, could be heard from all sides such expressions as "It was remarkable, tremendous and rendered so exceptionally/' and "It's the biggest thing that ever came to town." Miss Mary Frances Black well, dramatic teacher in the Cam den high school, was the author and director of the pageant, She was as sisted by Mrs. G. E. Taylor, Mrs. R. B. Pitts, T. J KirkLand, historian, Mayor Henry G. Carrison, Jr., and others who gavo of their time and talents liberally to make the event a mccess. Visit of LaFayett* Outstanding among the episodes in the pageant were the visit* of the Marquis de I a Fayette, a French nobleman, who assisted in the Amer ican cause daring the Revolutionary war, and that of General ' George Washington, the first precedent of the ed on the centennial qf tho visita tion of LaFayette. Washington vis ited (Camden in 1791. The historic sequence wai* carried through in pic turesque style, the performance com ing to a close after three hours ov showing in u grand ensemble of all the chraracters. In the closing scenes when 13 survivors of the Confererate cause, their bodies bent low with ago nnd supported by canes, passed in review, lusty cheers rent the air and made the old soldiers, lift high their hats as a -token of appreciation for the recognition which was genuine, i . Supporting Camden's claim to hav ing build up a prelude that eventual ly led to the Declaration of Independ ence by the original 1.1 states, was a scene portraying the Camden grand jury of several years before the Rev olutionary war, signing an edict that was virtually a severance with Eng land, the mother country. The char acters in the scene, for the most part, were direct descendants of those who signed the original document. The characters were dressed in colonial uniform and wore the .powdered wig. Leading Role Miss Lottie Mae Vaughan, physical director in the Camden city schools, played the leading role in the dances when she as a fairy enacted the part of the spirit of the wilderness. In all the gamboling of the sprites, the i!v?<s, the nymphs, the wild roses, butterflies, sunbeams and artful in terpretation of her part was out standing. .luck Frost,acted by Miss Peggy Hopkins, was also excellent. Dressed in an ermine effect, she chased the sprites, the nymphs and all before her. The program was begun with the bugle blast of. the herald, Clarkson Rhame. Father Time, with his long gray cowl, scepter and scythe, an nounced the events. He trod forth from a recluse near the rear center of the open air theater and made his announcement at the end of each event. During the program the Im perial orchestra?of Columbia render ed the music, which harmonized with the gambols, tho minutes, the war cry and the ensemble, closing with the National Anthem. Romance, too, was interwoven into the thread of events that made up the pageant, when Miss Evelyn Hruce, dressed in the costume of a Scottish lassie, dramatized the Indian legend of Agnes of Glasgow. The legend has it that Agnes of Glasgow left her native heath during the Rev olutionary war to find her British lover. She landed at Georgetown and was paddled up the Wateree river by two friendly Indians. Upon arriving at Camden she inquired at the office of Lord Cornwalli^iin Caiiiden, as'to the whereabouts of her lover. The freshly made grave was pointed out across the way in an edge of the old Camden cemetery. The legend also claims that she pined away and soon died. She was buried, it was said, beside her lover under an aged cedar tree, and the inscription carved on a small tombstone. It was said that her grave wa9 dug with bayonets of Cornwall is' troops. War Period Then during the Revolutionary War period was enacted the stirring scenes that come with wars. The battle of Camden was graphically symbolized in an engagement be tween the British Red Coats and the patriots under General Gates. It was during that engagement that the brave Baron DeKalb, a former Ger man, who camo to aid the colonists, was mortally wounded. History claims that the baron finding him self surrounded by enemies, offered to surrender his sword. Before giv ing up his sword, however, he asked if his captor was an officer. When he did not understand the indignant reply, he turned to effect his escape, Then came shouts of "an enemy, and during the wild ride, DeKalb was shot down from hi3 horse. Com wallis chanced to pass and ordered that the fAllen DeKalb receive at tention. He is buried in Camden. Then came the period of slavery of the Ante Be Hum days. The most picturesque acenea came when the white folk* danced the minuet and the darkies gathered for their old time songfesta, which included such numbers as "Suwanee Ribber," and 4'Swin* Low, Sweet Chariot." The scenes were then changing from Ante Bel him to the war between the states, Hampton's Bed Shirts, the period of reconstruction and lastly the World war. Veterans of all wars Camden has known except the Revolutionary war, participated ia the pageant. (Continued on Last Page) SOl'Tll 18 BIG 1.0SBR In lt? Failure To Raise Morf Fwd Products on The Farms President II. G. Garrison, ?Sr., of the Bank of Camden, has received *thv following letter from Harvie Jordan, managing director of the American Cotton Association, which we think of sufficient importance to givte to our readers. The letter to Mr. Carri son, and the letter from Mr. Jordan will be found below: I "I am enclosing for your attention and publicity, if the same meets with your approval, a most astounding rev elation of the present dependence of the cotton South upon the gr&in states of the West for food and feed product*. "So long as this uneconmie policy J is pursued by the grower^ the cost : of cotton production will be abnorm-; ally high, local bank deposits limit ed, merchandise sales light and the ( purchasing and debt-paying powers! of the growers unsatisfactory. Pub-j licity, education and co-operative sup port. of all interests art- essential to! the adoption of a sound and self-sus taining system of agriculture in the cotton states:" * "I am indebted to Mr. K. J. Hod man, chairman, agricultural commit tee, Arkansas Bankers Association, Little Hock, Ark., for the statistics from which the following information! regarding a foodless South is com-! piled. The ten cotton states covered in Iho inquiry as to homeraised food anil feed products, are North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ok lahoma, Texas and Tennessee. In these states in 1920 there were: Total number of farms . . . .2,560,407 ; Total farms growing cotton ,1,872,320' Total acres in crops.. .. 92,645,780 j Total number of persons * living on farms 13,367,4071 Average number of persons | living on a farm . 5.2 j Average acres in crops per . ! per farm, including Texas and Oklahoma 36 Average acres in crops per farm, not including Texas and Oklahoma .. . . 27 The following data shows the num ber of farms and percentage of far mers principally engaged in cotto'i production who neglected to raise the staple food products listed and who were consequently compelled to sup-1 ply their needs for man and animals j from food and feed largely imported j from other states: No. of farms | Raised no corn .. 299,827 j Raised no hay or forage .. 1,382,918 Raised no oats 2,185,500 Produced no eggs .* 500,411 Had no garden 597,247 Without a dairy cow . . . . 915,333 Did not rai*o a chicken . . 950,980 Made no butter 1,172,720 Did not raise a pig 1,438,541 Raised no sweet potatoes . . 1,481,297 Raised no Irish potatoes . . 2,005,394 Grew no cane for syrup . . 1,942,445 Had no pure bred animals . . 2,145,960 Farms operated hv tenants 1,407,347 White farmers 1,708,494 Colored farmers 841,9*11 (100 white farmers to 49 colored) Growing cotton 1.872,320 Bales per farm for farms growing cotton . . ' 0 The above information taken from the records of the U. S. Census, is astounding apd ..clearly indicates the reason why most farmers in the cotton belt have but little or no pur chasing power from the cotton crop each year except to provide for them selves, families and work stock the barest living necessities of life. It ha* already been estimated that fully one bilHon dollars of the ag gregate value of the cotton crop in 1924, went into the grain And live stock states of the middle west for imports of food, feed and dairy pro ducts, and the most of this enor mous bill for supplies was for food consumed on cotton farms. The cotton states east of the Miss issippi river have lost more than one million farmers and farm laborers out of the cotton fields since 1920. This exodus of farm kibor has loft behind, lying dormant and unculti vated, millions of acres of fertile lands. The boll weevils destroyed the cotton, the corn cribs and smoke houses were empty because food and feed crops were not grown and the exodus of empty stomach* and de pleted purses had to be made for more lucrative employment. The prodigal - i ity of Providence In the rich inheri Mew granted the South in fertile ieoila and cMwIm for die ? ? ' C> - BKTHINE NEWS NOTBS Item* of Internet an Told by Our Regular Correspondent Bethune, s. C., May G.?Bethune High and Camden Bull Dog* met in A spectacular game of baseball hen Tuesday afternoon. The game wa& featured throughout by disputes and dissensions, The only agreement held in common \Vas that both sides were burlesquing America's favorite sport. Every known variety of baseball was given. Throughout the first part, the players were seized with an ennui that could not be shaken off. As the game progressed the home team threw off its lethargy and used their bats effectively to score a 19 to 20 victory over the visitors', Prof. (). U. Bel) and family were week end guests of Mr. Bell's parents in Lancaster. Mr. C. A. Bird, principal of the giammar school, was called to his home in Jefferson Thursday after noon on account of the sudden death of his father. ' Miss Luella Coyijigton was*. th?; week end guest of her parents in Clio. . . Miss Kathleen Hamerick of Ker shaw is spending some time with Mrs. Loring Davis. Mrs. J. K, .Severance was the week end guest of Mrs. Janie Vaughn. Miss Dorothy Parrott spent tho week end with Miss hula Bell Mc Kinnon. Air. and Mrs. (J. B. McKinnon of Lancaster were week end guests of their parents here. ? Motors. G, B. King ami N. A. Bethune are attending the 'state- re union in Abbeville They were ac companied by Messrs. M. G. King and P. 11. Hester who will visit Green ville and other places while the re union is in session. The trip was made in Mr. King's ear. Miss Mary Arthur and mother have returned from an extended visit to relatives in Philadelphia. Work was begun this week on the handsome brick bungalow of Mr. A. A. K. McLaurin, just south of his present residence. The contract has been let to Mr. Claude King, con tractor of Sumter. Dr. J. K. McLure is having a hotel erected on the site of the old one, which was burned this winter. The Supday School rooms of the Methodist church have been com-* pleted. Mr. Karl Roseborough, of Lugoff, was the guest of his uncle Dr. E. Z. Truesdell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Helms and little daughter of Statesville, N. C., wero the week end guests of Mrs. D. J. t'lyburn. M iss Inez McManus of Cheraw spent the week end with Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell. ? Mr. J. C. Foster of Hartsville has been elected superintendent of tho school for next year. Mr. Foster comes highly recommended. Home Economies wiill be added another year. The full corps of teachers have not been elected. Display Old Silver Charleston, S. C., May 2.?A sil ver--coffee urn once belonging to Oliver Cromwell, dating 1653, and now in the possession of the Pinck ney family of Charleston, is on dis play af. an exhibit of rare jold silver articles, many of them priceless fam ily heirlooms, loaned by citizens of Charleston to a firm of the city. production of food and feed crops, is unequalled in any other section of the world. There can be no general prosperity in the field of agriculture and no purchasing or debt-paying power beyond the barest needs of human existence so long as the en tire operating expenses of the cot ton farms, including food and feed, are put upon the white staple. What t'he boll weevil don't devour, the value of the cotton crop must be paid out to the grain states of the west, fer tilizer companies, automobile and gas. The rural banks are depleted of de posits, merchants' stocks of goods are reduced to the barest necessities, while country homes are falling into decay and labor-saving implements on the farm are growing more scarce. The cotton trade, the domes tic textile industry and the vast cor porate interests of this nation v*ho would preserve the American mon opoly of cotton production, must give their support and co-operation toward a great educational campaign that wili educate and train the cotton farmers to the adoption of a self sustaining system of agriculture un der a more intensified method of cot ton growing. All cotton and no food crops means the ultimate breaking down of the industry. In the mean time, it is vitally important to so amend the present Federal Emigra tion laws to permit the right Land Colonization Association* to contract with selected farmer emigrants from the northern countries of Europe for the purchase and settlement of mil lion* of acre* of fertile lands in the cotton belt bow lying dormant and unproductive MIRDKR NEAR CAS8ATT l.tland Anderson Instantly Killed By John Melton Iceland Anderson, about 18 years of ago, of the Cassatt section, was instantly killed Thursday afternoon by a knife wound thrust into his heart by John Melton, of the name soolion. Five men?four whites nnd one negro---had met in a pasture for a game of poker.. Anderson is said to have won Melton's money when a dispute arose and Anderson was stab bed twice in the heart. He remained where he had fallen In the woods until viewed by Coroner Russell late in the afternoon and was then remov es! to his home. Melton loft the scene, hut was later captured by Sheriff Welch and placed in jail. Melton is nbout'35 years of age and is a married man with a family. Witnesses state, that Melton and a negro named "Sug" Lee drove up W> Sheorn's house looking for a game and that Sheorn and his son and tho Anderson lad agreed to join them. Melton and the negro are said to have been under the influence of whiskey. The dead lad was a son of M?\ | and Mrs. J* T. Anderson, of that sec tion. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Wateree Mill band and part time is employed in the cotton mill. The lad is a grandson of Mr. W. A. An derson, a meat dealer of the mill section, well known in Camden. Ho seems to have been tho victim of*th'<3 association of bad characters older by far than himself. We learn that Mr. Anderson has employed former Judge M. I>. Smith, of Camden, to assist Solicitor Spigncr in the prosecution, while Melton, who is still confined in jail, has employed ' Attorney K. I). Blakeney, of Camden,' and Williams and Stewart, of Lan-' caster; to represent him. The killing took place on a farm owned by J. W. Sheorn, a White man, | who has figured in several tragedies of late years. He was shot through the foot when the late J. F. Bateman was killed in a raid on a Mill. Sheorn also served a sentence for harboring Barfield, the slnyei* of Constable You mans. Pageant in Motion Picture* Motion pictures of the Pageant of "Camden Yesterday and Today" will be shown at tho Majestic Theater Monday and Tuesday, May 11th and 12th. The films are to be shown in connection with the regular pictures and no advance in admission will bo charged. StcvenHon To Run Apin Congressman W. F.' Stevenson states that he has roceived numerous suggestions that he run for the sen ate nertt summer but that he has no intention of doing so. He will run to succeed himself in the house ofj representatives, according to a dis patch from Cheraw. Value of Live Stock in State The estimated value of all live stock on all farms in South Carolina January 1, 192&t was $48,372,100. The per farm value was $251. In total values, Orangeburg ranked first with $2,200,937; Jasper was last with $375,915. As regards values per farm Hampton leads with $356, fol lowed by Colleton and Bamburg with values of $$33 an^ $331 respectively. Clarendon hi last with $175. Lancas-1 ter county ranks 37th with a value of $225 per farm; Kershaw county, 16th with $370; Chesterfield, 17th with $258; York, 21st, with $257; Chester 29th, with $240; Fairfield, 10th, with $283. The figures are based on the 1925 estimates of tho South Carolina statistician and 1920 census'. Knightt* To Meet A stated conclave of the Camden Commandery, No. 12, Knights Tem plar, will be held Tuesday evening. May 12th, at 7:30 o'clock. The orders of Malta und the Temple will bo conferred upon h companion of the Red Cross. Other business will also come before the Commandery. Light refreshments will be served. Knights are requested to wear uniforms and be on time. L\jr6ftYANT NMIcfe Notice is hereby given that the ordinance prohibiting the operation on the paved streets of the city of Cam* den of a vehicle with flanges on the wheels or any device of whatever kind attached to said vehicle which will cut or cordurize said paved etreets wilt hereafter be W. I). WHITARJERj May tt, 1125. ABOUT T11K REFUND TreaHurer Will Pay Ah Boon Ah Lints . Arc JU'ffivwl County Treasurer I). M. MoCaskill hits had s?o many inquiries in regard to the motor vehicle license refund, he has received the following letter from W. W. Goodman, snpervlfcor Of motor vehicle division of the State High way Department, which makes itself perfectly clear ami the treasurer askv us to give it as wide publicity as possible in order to save him from answering so many inquiries: "As you know, an amendment was recently passed by the General As sembly of this state to the Act 73J, which is generally known as the "Pay as You Go I(oad Act", pro viding that a refund shall be made to owners of motor vehicles who paid their license fees prior to the date of passage of this amendment. "The method by which this refund is to be made was prescribed in thiit amendment, and for your information, it is as follows: "This department is required t?? furnish the Comptroller General ot' this state with three lists of refunds due in each county of the state. Such lists will ho audited by the Comp troller General, when he will deliver to the State Treasurer two copies. The State Treasurer in turn retains one copy and forwards to each County Treasurer a list ol" refunds due in his county, when ho is required to see that the i]V(livi^uaT*T?funds are made. Such lists have been practi cally completed by this department, but 1 believe it will be several weeks before these will be audited by the Comptroller General and forwarded to the County Treasurers, T am. therefore, unable to state on what date you may expect to receive this list or the reimbursement for refunds due." A Good Ordinance We are publishing in another place today an ordinance requiring the in noculation of all dogs within the city j limits against rabies. This is a | good, precautionary measure and the citizens of the rural districts are in I vitcd to take advantage of the pres j ence of the veterinarian hero on the date specified. The fee charged this year will be 65 cents instead of 8f> cents as charged last year. Dunce Tonight ? There will be a script dance tonight, Friday, May 8th, nt St. Mary's Hall, from 10:30 p. m. to 2 a. m. Music, by the Carolina Gamecocks orchestra. Note: This danco will start imme diately after the Carolina Glee Club concert. Wateree Mill Dam Breaks For the past week engineers- ami a large force of laborers have been kept busy day and night repairing a break in the Wateree Mill dam. Tho leakage was discovered Thursday night near the mill's hydro-electric plant and before being brought under control had undermined a considerable portion of the building nnd for n time threatened serious damage. The plant was erected six yearn ago to furnish electric lighting cur rent for the mill property and dur ing the recent interruption its lines were transferred to the city lighting system without inconvenience to residents of the village. Fletcher Moore, loeal eontractor and builder, has the repuir work in charge. Hanks To Cloee Monday Memorial Day falling on Sunday this year, all four of tho hanks of Camden will be closed on Monday. Robinson Succeeds Sheriff Howard. Columbia, April 30.?Deputy Sher iff Nollie Robinson today was appoint ed .sheriff of Aiken county to succeed Sheriff Henry H. Howard who was killed last week in a prohibition raid, it was stated late today at the office of Governor McLeod. Sheriff Robinson was a member of the raiding party last Saturday and was one of tho of ficers attacked by Annie Lowman, negro woman, who was shot and killed during subsequent fighting. v The newly appointed officer was in conference late today with Gover nor McLeod. He is forty years of ago and has been n deputy eleven years. Catholic Church 8ervices Services aft the Catholic Church on Sunday, May 10th, will be as follows: Sunday school at 9 a. m., Mass and sermon at 10 a. m. Sermon oiv "The Special Mission of the Holy Ghost". ATT are cordially welcome. Marriare and WCmM W. L. M.