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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920 ? . ? ? ' yM?. <f f ? If I ? ' ^?JUiXIJ-U . ,-1 ? 'L- -L ?? ' .L..NE. ? VOLUME XXXII ?^Ff r."- f v' " ? ??i.i... . ? '"r?" ?""" j.tjr J t . j* MJBMBER 38. ? u - vitfiH* minikkkd in Now H?# HUitl* Company Hearing OW Nam? * UM Friday night tho Korshaw iuiird* were mustered into tho apr\i>-,> of (in' state by Major |\ W. (Jlen, s. a Mfl.Tbe election of Company Offloerf place at 7 1?. M. Managers of ikvrfon wore K. M\ IJoykln, John Rax ley ?ud Clwa J. (Urardeau. just before the balloting, K. p. von jy*t<*ow introduced U T. Mills of the bunion Ua r who had been invited t<> ildcefs th<* Juen, anil who was greeted ^ hearty applause at the beginning |W1 end of his remarks. 't he speaker KjtoiiH the patriotism and sc&saorl fKV which proraptod the members, tiny who have had several years ser ri,v in the world war, to reorganize the Onuuny and pledge themselves to the gervuV of State and Country, and the Importance of the selection of the right kind of officers for the new company. Major (Jlen nlso spoke at request and L^icomcd Co. M 1st. Infantry 8. O. N. O *ck into the State Guard. i Tbe officers elected were :%Alftvd M. HcLeod. Captain; Joseph B. K. ^Loaehe and Julius K. Campbell, 1st jjui 2nd Lieutenants resist ively. With tlese efficient Officers, and the' co oration of the company Camden and tferehaw Coimty will once more have a ?ilitar.V organization they liaVe A right lobe proud of. Into Federal Service Next Friday Colonel I>ay, U. S. Army. Ipstmetor luipector for South Carolina, will mus ter tho Kershaw Guards Into the Na tional (Juard at seven P. M., Friday, December .'{1st 10 JO. The <V|i>i>any having so far only been iccepted and mustered iijto the State Militia, it must tjo through the same jrocednro to become a National Guard conization. Tho Army Sergeant at tached to this state will arrive u day before tho ius|H?ctx>r to go over' the en listment and physical examination pa pers. .. \ ? Orchard Week January 10-14 In an effort to roach aa matiy'peoplii impossible with orchard information Hounty Agent Sanders , has designated Jjo week of January 10-14. aw special *chard week for Kershaw county, [taring this week County Agent W. P. ftowell I^ncaster county and A. K. }!e!illlottcr, Extension Hortieulturalist, kill assist the local County Agent in prryinp the <*?mpaign into the various Actions of the county. ; Practical demonstration* in orchard raning, worming and spraying will t conducted at the orchards which ril! be chosen for the work. Talks rill als/> l>e made on the cat* of or hirds and questions ot any nature, i regard to the work will be an tered. Orders for fruit trees will he taken t this time so that those desiring to nrehnse trees may lmvp the advan ce of cheaper prices whidh can ho id by clubbing the orders. Th?t exact schedule for the work will (announced the first week in January those interested in taking cafre of fir r chard s as well as those who M? to establish orchards, both home <1 commercial, should watch for this Mule. The matter of home orchards nnot he stressed too much at this ?e because fruit for the home Is an ft which every farmer should bo! nipped with and this cannot be had frn?t proj>or care of the orchard. Reeent Hotel Arrivals Imong recent arrivals to sp^nd the ristmas holidays in Camden stopping ibe llol>kirk Inn are Mrs. P. ??<. Jones ? and Mrs. F. P. Iloxie. from' Brook L X. Y. ; Mrs. E. IV tfnmpbell k Charlotte Caini>l>ell of \k'a9hlng LD. C.; ("a rl E. Savage, C/ B. Guy Bigelow, of Boston; irlrs. Isa k Moore. Tuxedo, X. Y. ; Vlr. and * George Niekerson, BrookllnV Mass; r and Mr?, .T. T. Wood. EakV Sana X. h.; Miss Katherlne Nport. (Vnn.; Mi's. J. L. k New Jersey; Miss Mrs. llay Walker, 11. <?. ptorg ; Mr. and Mrs Henry ^llad. ip],-;, : Mrs. J. P 'ft Orange. \ ,T.t Frederic :t K.-. i, v n.; Mis: Panada*; P. It. Knjrlund : P .1 [|m ? Pa fe* rei'..?^,-eri at Hit* ("'?> ,n<1 Mrs. R. i) Harvey ?Xfr arid Mrs. F. IV ^ V. II. Hanan, from 'George M. Crump, Itle Noshit, Jr., Preat l' Mr. and Mrs. H. ' Anna Stearns, Sarana tj- &n(l ^r*. C. II. Ore. A. S. Hu '? ^r<' I. LAwden. L Inn are J. Far Ajfttin, Mr. | if ew York pmond, Va. jlngton, &tea rn?, ke, N. eaf. Bob Ctlca, Bng TO ItK IIKKK SOON. Si lllg IIU With Suiij{h And Music, v v goers hint | p| t rcat ,M??ii day uvcidng at th.- Wvv Theatre, where they witnessed the production uf "Oli Daddy," a musioul cuiui'ily, which WU snappy, latest irtusic. 0#)]ent costumes, and a play that the applaud and mirth Indicate fhat It was liked. The company was u mc&t capable one, and the U ad in ; character:? were well s\ip|n)rt(d. gltuuniMK thr<?|igh the comedy was a light win <>t" love, which brought out tho humor that ap 4>ealyd to the audience. 'X*l?o Hain llow Chorus, rendered some of the latest song hits with viui and snap, that intnle encore* necessity, and the musical number* were all well pro dueed and Intensely pleasing. William W. -Col ton as Dr. Uudolph Uiay, could not have been any better* while Martin flowers, as the comedian took the audience by storm. H'6 was really funny, and that kind of fun, that theatre goers enjoy. Miss Peggy Earle and Miss Jaue H. Darrow car rle<l their parts to perfecting, their work being tho best of the klml that has been witnessed here In several seasons. The choruses possessed exceptionally well balanced voices, and on tho whole It was oirc of the best musical corned I os of the past few sea sons. The New Theativ Management has ivcc ived many congratulations on the production. He promises . s ?mo more, which ho believes will l>e equally as good. ? Brunswick (Ga.) Times. This excellent Musical attraction couies to the Camden Opera House for one night ; Monday December 27th. Seats now selling at W. K. Zemp's Drug Store. Phone 30. Not ice. Notjce is hereby given that tho firing of fireworks will not be allowed with in one block of Main or DeKalb strectj}/' . A. O. WHITAKBH. Chief of Police. December 20, 1020. lleport of Public Health Nurse Miss Anno O'Dell, the public health nil r so for Kershaw County has sub mlttcd her rej)ort for the Month end ing November 30th t<^ the State Hoard of Ileulth, and fhe report showSas fol lows : \ Nursing visits 20, social service cijlls S, instructive visits 21, school visits 17, sanitation Inspection visits S, miscel laneous visits 97, total visits 171. Sani tary conditions of homes ? good 4,. fair |H??r 4. .Medical inspection ? schools inspected 7. pupils inspected 1 440, defectives 5>. defective eyes 23, defective cars 18, defective nose and throat 53, defective teeth 201, dental treatments 13, eye treatments 1. Tuber cular patient one. The tubercular ha by is a little over ja year old and lias tubercular gland. We are trying to get family to feed right and to use fresh air. The small sister is also being carried as a suspect ed tubercular case, the mother having died of tuberculosis. The graded school examinations have been finished and the examinations at the high school are being continued. The eh 1 Id r en are showing a lot of inter est in the examinations and nearly all of them want to gain "their j>ounds" as they express it. One small child " *-~mo to his mother very mueh nnd said that he was under weight. He started at once to drink milk and cream and eating eu?s. and is now gaining rapidly. Another one gtopi>ed me on the street and said that he was trying to gain them "pounds" by eating plenty of "them eol lards" and drinking milk. Very few of tin? older children in high school arc under weight iind many of them are over weight. There have been very few cases reported to mu and have found very few eases of Illness. Anne O'Dell, Public Health Nurse. Rev. M. M. Rensou, in this eitv Miss Marv Ethel Seoggin. of CbesOT-, to Mr. T. S. Hammond, of Stonebom, the Rev Renson officiating. The yonnp; lady was formerly a teacher in the school nt Heath Springs, and the groom is- ;i business tnan of Stoneboro. On Sunday, December 19th. Air. <?ary Arthur Goff and Miss Ruth Mae Horns by. of .Blaney, were mnrried at the homo of Probate Judge McDowell, the offb^er officiating. Miss I'boobo Oswald, of Allendale, member of the High School Faculty here, left for her home last Saturday, to spend Christmas with her parent*. Married. i ?n Heoember 10, nt tin- resilience of ?IMK(tVP TO NAMR OK ill^ (iViomii tiivenCOttt of Tar and Feath ' * its at .lacksonvllle; j; Jacksonville. Fla l>ee. li> John l?. I Itisfhoff, a ri al estate dealer 'itf tl>in olt?, svVJUlX'Uv bound and gagged and ooyotfed with U ''"at of tar anij tVatl.i crs. was dumped fvom an automobile at S;K) o'clock tonight on one'of Jack sonville's busiest downtown street In* torsect ions. AiT'ks lUcliuffs chest w?s a ?lgn niadlut! "Herr John ltlsehoff, a Hun." A curious crowd gathered around Wsehoff and ho was finally placed In nnotber car. taken to a police station ftnd thru Rant to Ids hdine. Ho refused to make any statement. I.lschoff was the subject of an at t;ek In a Jacksonville afternoon paper Saturday In connection with a letter which tho pa |>or published from lllach off In which tho latter objected to the use of tho word TIun In the columns of the paper and threatened to with draw' his advertising maHw unless the paper ceased calling the (#ermans Huns. The machine which Uropptd Wsehoff at the street Intersection Is said to itave contained four masked men. The 1 loon so numbers on the car were con cealed. It slowed doxyn long enough j to push the tarred and feathered vic tim, practically nude with tho excep tion of the feathers, into tho street and then speeded up again an<> was lost in the ftiaze of traffic. New Manager Here. Mr. 11. W. Wilson,, of Charlotte, N. C. has recently come to- Camden to manage tho Postal. Telegraph office at this place. The company ha,s recently moved into new quartern on West I)e Kalb street and have a nicely appointed place. Mr. Wilson is an experienced operator ?one of the host in the ser vice and has /devpted most of his time In past year^to the tourists trade at the varlatfsresorts. He Is a hustler and Is already getting a lot of now business for the Postal. An extra mem ber will be added to the force after the first of the year and he say? he is going to give the patrons of Mils offioe down to date service. Autoists Pleased With Camden. Klfty-elght people from New Eng land towns spent last Thursday night iu Camden enroute from Boston to Miami, Fin., on an automobile' tour trying out the highways. They report that they had very little trouble on the way and a couple of. punctures would sum ' up the total trouble to all the cars. Two expert mechanics nro in, the party and so far as work is con cerned there is nothing to it and the> are having a joy ride and at the same time making good money. The party was met at Camden by representatives of the Camden Chamber of Commerce and before leaving the following morn ing tihey werb piloted over the city and shown places of interest in and around Camden. They were atl 'very pleasant and high-toned people and were charmed with Camden and the courtesies ex tended them while here. Many of the party gathered mistletoe and hotly from the woods around Camden to mail as Christmas remembrances to friends and loved ones at the North, DarlV Friday morning they left for Columbia, their next stop on fho long journey. Found Their Cat. A letter from R. Farrell IJrowne, at Jacksonville. Fla., tells The Chronicle that he has located his cat advertised *is lost last week between McBee and Hlaney. Someone found the family pet through the little classified ad in this l*i por and it has been restored to its owner. Mr. Browne was a tourist traveling with his family from the North to Florida for the winter. tWI'SNS ? OM I SION ? \ ? *] Klro II. |>:t> In..' ?l Millies SURB^IU*! ?rii, u akouM i"' Cw*W <?>? ?||?. Catudon llro Ih.partmoilt Willi, ?r fw\t..?? wlA* ? ' m -wffw wW,;h , wo **m>. ..iu><-' ??> ; add effl.v.io.v In lighting ???* tb.i muy ..??>? "> r,mm' xx;! are iiol '?? ?PW0U ' , 01" . . ; i in i h mv tmmi>crcd lut.-..tloi??Uj . Aid m,y 1?- l?t?n<M though confusion Is orontcd. ?>?<<? ? Is <???? whl,'h *? I to remedy. IxuM* '"'"'"T I txin't try to '"root tl.? truck .1. v to how ??"" hls nmoMm nlirn 111.- t'lii" Is reached. "? ?* t,. take orders from oHlcor* ??* !,f il?. department, alio <" ?ave l>r0,l> good Judgement himself Don't rush in and attempt. to linn.ll. hose, wo are ?H?ln to ?????> If we nro short of dromon, ; content yourself 1" ticlna nn .Interest..! 1 Bpoi'tator. i iWt tako'lt for granted thai bt cause one 'house In aMro that the cm dm block munt burn. If yon 'eel th!? ,vai about It bo careful with houoo bold belonging tlioy are not easy to replace. \Ve would suggest tlint w In Idow sash and wire screens l>o loft In I^Son'l try to direct the firemen when they net Into action, our Intention is 'to do our best, and we have men wl.o ! from experience should he able to dlroi'l us. v ' . Don't, please, drive your ? crs i*?A our fir e hose when under procure. A Uprsted ubetloii causes daronitntf, <M?y nnd destruction. . , . Don't hammor the "re departmen . Ueaervc that for the cotton market. We know that wo are far from perfect, but place yoursol? In our position and rhl ok how cheerful you would feel after bavins done your best, and n? a reward, have your efforts belittle 1 and ma.le fun of. We do no. pose as heroes and neither do we plnco undue premium on doing what we ^"cdve to be our duty, but we .to feel that wo d.wrve at least your uo-opcratlon and that with your understanding, wo wlH receive it. Camden Ki.rp- ? 1^1 wi rt incut . MCST CUT DOWN ACEKAOK Marlboro Banks Adopt Resolution to This Effect. UemieLtsvittp.' D^. ~21-On account of conditions caused by tbo lo^pric* of cotton, the boll weevil and the need of foodstuffs the bankers of Marlboro County, at a meeting hold Thursday, adopted the following resolution! "That the undersigned banks d<> Hereby agree to make no loans to any person, persons or corporations what soever for the purpose of making crop in any amount whatsoever, where such person, persons or corporations plant in the year 1021 more thanow half the acreage In cotton planted I the year 1920 on the same land, to the end that a sufficient quantity of food ?tnffs may be raised. Cotton Ginning Record. A recent report filed by the census bureau shows that there were 34.T53 bales of cotton ginned in Kershaw county prior to December 18th as com pared to 28.092 bales for a like period for 1919. ) Banks Close Three Days. In order to allow their employees to have full benefit of the Christmas holidays we have been requested by llio three banks of Camden. The First National llank. The Bank of Camden anil The Ixinn and Savings Bank, to state that these Institutions will be closed Sl.tur.lny an.l Monday also giving three days of continuous holi day Those having banking business arc requested to govern themselves no ??ordingly. T HE THREE CHIEF RECOMMENDATIONS^ g SOUTH CAROLINA ACCESSIBILITY- CLIMATE ENVIRONMENT ??T HAS COTTON MILLS. BANKS, CHURCHES HOTELS & ALL KINDS OF FIRST CLASS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS l>hi*l,Ott.\IIIJ<; CONDITION KuiiM-st I'lea .Made For lletp For I'eopie of N?ir KiinI. Colli uibls, I >00, 20.?- 1*3. o.? Mack livjisiircr of the Sour Nast Ucllef ihas rceclved a telegram from Henry Mor ganihau former ambassador to Turkey, telling of the deplorable conditions no\y existing In tlu? Near 10(? s;| mill making an eranest plea to the people of tho United 8taj.es not to abandon the little orphans who a ?v now being taken care of by tlic contributions of the people of this country. '.'America won tho admiration and gratitude of thb Near ICast by dislntor* esled ultrusiiu anr phfhinthrophy dur ing the pu^t four years. Peace and order have not l>eou restored. These people are still helpless. Their land luis again been tin* battle ground of contending forees. Their efforts to maintain independence have partially fttihti owing to t f*?? superior force of their neighbors, Large numbers of refugees have again been dispossessed t<? their temporary homes. Kecent cables state that tlio roads leading to various places of safety are crowded with refugees. A hard winter has begun. The snow is ? knee deep in many places. These helpless refugees are again thrown on our mercy. Unless we heed their cry they will perish this winter by the thousands. "The situation today is worse Man ii wa. last- year. The. Near Kast Jle* lief is the only organization whose funds are used for this work. Hun dreds of thousands of these people are living tnda.v^who w<mld have jwri^hed had It not been, ^f or tiff' American relief. Large numbers of orphans now In the more than two hundred orphanages maintained by tbe Near East Uelirf are totally dependent upon the Near East relief for tho simplest necessities of life. They must now ' be left to perish afief* beiug rescued by us. Xp matter WTO?m. these ]>eople are or which 1 faction claims I'tie right, to govern them 'the refugees are homeless orphans and J helpless. Their faces are turned to | wards, us in despair and expectancy. They are the Tiny Tims of the holiday ! season." All contributions should be sent to B. O. Itlack, treasurer Near Kast Ite lief. No. 211 Liberty National think Building .Columbia. S. C. .... Small r*|M*r Next Wee I;. In order that our force mny have n rfow days away from the steady grind of the newspaper making The Chron icle will go to Its readers next week In about half size. If it were not for the fact that we are carrying a goodly number of legal ads we -would skip an issue, but the publication of theso ads are compulsory. Any matter intended for next week's issue should he sent in early. Supper to Guard*.' To show by Interest our apprecia tion of the re-organization of the famous Kershaw Guards, so dear to | the County's heart tJbe citizens will be asked to donato a supper to the men directly after the inspection by Col. Day, of the TT. H. Army, on the evening of December 31st. Tbe committee of ladies will call next ww'k and hope for hearty eo- ope rat ion. I Mrs, Dan Jones, Ohm. Mrs. Alfred MeLgpd. Mrs. E. C. von Tresekow. Mirriagc. .Mr. (\ F. Yarliorough and Miss Paul ino Marlon Hifton -both of Ilothnnc, K. wen* married on ? Saturday afternoon last, December lHib, by Pr?> Imte Judge W. L. McDowell. ? Dumfdunried The Cashier. A bank cashier and a bank presi dent were talking It over with Views and Interviews the other afternoon. Said the president: 'Tm going to tell you this one on our friend the cashier and It is true: A man came info tbe bank yesterday and said 'Gentlemen' 1 have a note here that is duo and I want to pay it.' "'Want to renew it' did you say, airigiit. ?dr* said the ea shier in Ids UMii-il courteous manner. ** 'No. I want to pay it, mild the <11 stonier and the cashier looked at Idni ffs though something was wrong." The cishicr admitted the truth of tlx* story. "It wns the first d<?cla ra tion of the kind board In such a long time that naturally I was dumbfound ed." he said laughingly. ? York Enquir er. Misses Ernestine Hate man. Sadie Wilson, Corinne Ixrwis, Willie Hello Mackey and I?rec Truesdale, who at tend Coker College ire at home for! tbe holidays. riMKOlt HALL DttsritOYKI) ?' ' * - -r? - * ? '-4 ? Kir?? Heat royrd KtsldciHe of lleiiry K. Heard Tuesday Night. The large thirteen room house belong luij.tt' Mr. Henry K. Hon rtl, Nxiited hi Kirk w<tnd. was completely doxttoyod by fl r\? about f i>i i o'clock Tuesday evening. I: Is not known for certain how tho "c originated but It is sup|Hk*?Mi to have started in the kitchen. The film My had retired 'fur the night ami soon after It was learned that tho house was afire tho switchboard was buriHHl out leaving tho family in darkness and nearly all of their wearing apparel which was located ?n tho second floor was burned.. 9 First aid helped litem in saving a great deal of tho furniture on |he lower floor, but of course a lot of It was damaged to a ?itv? t extent. The flro department responded promptly hut o\v lug to the fact that tho building was far from ?lu> hydrants not much aid could be Hy^n, The largo fire truck recently purchased by tho city had Its first call to this flro, anil unfortunately owing to tho sandy naturo of tl\o soil the huge machine got stuck and was bogged to tho axles and it was early morning boforo it was extricated. The building destroyed was a part of what was known as "Tim rod Hall" erected here several years ago by Mr. 'I'. O. Hoge, a Virginian, and used for several seasons as a tourist hotel. It was recently cut In twain and two res idence* made of the property, and It was the main building which was binn ed. ? The property was valued at around $15,000, and we learn that Mr. Heard curried lu^ura nce'iimounting to around $10,000. Shall We Have "Robin Hood" Here? Iloostorn for big musical entertain ment events here at. last have an op portuhlty to stand up and be counted. "The Manager of the rannlen Ojx>ra House has secured' option on the Ralph Dunbar production of Do KovenV: master comic opera "ltobln IIoim]," Hud If enough ticket subscrtp tions are assured the famous opera will be glvon here. Subscribers will be given first ' <*h<)Jee of #enfs If It < otnes. The list will be started at once' and those in terested should call on or phono the manager without delay. "Robin Uooil" was- .it tiro I 'a rk Theatre, Now York last February, and since then ha* appeared In more than one 4mn<Jred rities. tfc opened the municipal opera in St.l Louis, at Forest Park, where the world's' fair was held, in Juno Inst, and is 1111 douhtcdly the most loved of American operatic compositions. It is of course sun^ and spoken in plainest English. It .A fun has caused millions to laugh and its souks ensembles are recognized classics which will delight all. . Ralph Dnnbnr. the producer, lias as seinblcd a great cast, chorus orches tra and scenic production /which has been accorded extravagant praise. In the press of over two hundred cities. In such metropolitan <rltiew as Louis ville, Omaha and Indianapolis the press acclaims "Robin Hood" the best In years. The subscription method is practl cally the same as that followed In all cities where an expensive musical organization Ls sustained, ami it Is to be hoped that no effort, will bo spared to brine H hero. ITEMS OVER THE STATE The <?aPfney Manufacturing Com* pany on last Monday announced another cut of 1,"> per ceir t in wajres of its employes making a 30 jht cent re duction in the past several weeks. Sam T. Cassels, aged .35, a cotton seed buyer of Chester, Is In a serious condition as a result of two<j pistol wounds. He made a statement to the effect that the first shot was fired ac (?Mentally in handling his pistol and that believing he was fatally wounded (he second shot was self inflicted. Both bullets lodged near the heart. Oreenvillc December 15: Jim Shan non, painter, was shot and instantly kiled fhj[* afternoon a!>ont 2 o'clock by H. F. Mattlson. a magistrate at W^re Shoals. Shannon wns about 25 years of ntro and Mattlson about 00. The shooting Is said to have been caused i?v -Shannon's alleged disgrace of a relative of Mattlson'*. Tlie trascedy occurred back of the Ware Shoals post off h-e. 'JVo shots were fired, both r >f which took effect in tlie dead man's head. Mattlson nt oAce gave himself up and telephoned the Hherlff. ? Burglars entered the Store of Mrs. f\ W. Bates at PInewood. Sumter county last Friday night, taking met, r'haodlse valued at about $2,00$