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The Camden Chronicle 1 ' - . 1 ' ? . ... . . 1 - .. . . -1 -U ? I-I-g 11 ' '-'I' : - ??? . VOLUME XXXIV. v CAMDEN^ SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1923. NUMBER 45. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. instead of Commissioner* Provided for In New Act. The following bill relative to the r|mngt> in the county government has boon provided for in an act intro duced in the senate by Mr. Funder hurk from this county:, Bo it enacted by the General Aa Membly of the State of South Caro lina: Section J. That the office of Coun ty Commissioners in and for Kershaw County, be, and the samo js hereby abolished. The term of the present Commissioner shall automatically ex pire as soon as the Board of Direc tors hereinafter provided for shall qualify. Section 2. That a Board of County Directors for Kershaw County to con sist of four (4) members, one from each Township, is hereby created. The members of said Board shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Legislative Delegation or a majority thereof, Ho servo until January 1, 11)25, and until their successors are elected or ap pointed and qualify. \i\ .thc^geiieral i Kvtion of 1024 and every Succeeding i wo years thereafter each Township shall elect one Director who shall be* commissioned jih all other ^ounty of ficials are, tire candidate in such General Election to be chosen at the preceding primary election. Section 8. That said .Board of County Directors -shall elect from their number a chairmitn upon whom may be devolved such duties and powers as the Board shall receive as compensation for his services* the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dol lars per annum and that .each of the other members shitl receive two hun dred ($200.00) dollars per annum, payable quarterly. That each mem ber of the Board shall enter into a bond secured by a duly licensed se curity company to be approved by the Clerk of the Court, payable to the County in the sum of two thous- , and ($2,000.00) dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his. duty. The premium of said bond to Ixi paid out of the general funds of the County Clerk. The Qoard of I>|- ! rectors shall elect a Clerk to be known as the Clerk of the Board of County Directors. Ho shall hold of fice at the will and pleasure of the Board and shall receive such annual] salary as the Board of Directors may fix, payable monthly on warrants dratfn by the Board of Directors. All | warrants, of the Board of Directors upon the County Treasurer shall be signed by not less than three mem bers of the Board of Directors and also by the Clerk of the Board.' Section 4. The County Board of Di rectors shall 'have all the power, au thority and jurisdiction- now vested in the County Commissioners of said County, under and by the laws of this State not inconsistent with the pro visions of thip act. Section 5. The Board shall meet on Tuesday after the first Monday in each Month. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman. All meet ings to be held in the Directors' of fice at the Court House. A major ity vote of said Directors o'n all mat ters (except on matters hereinafter provided for) shall bo binding and final, provided the minority does not appeal to the Arbitration Board hereinafter provided for; in such event or when there is a tie vote the Arbitration Board shall be notified by the Clerk of the Board to meet the Board of Directors on a certain date. When such meeting takes place a majority of the Board of Di rectors and Arbitration Board com bined shall render the binding and final decision, subject only to the l ight of appeal to the Circuit Court in eases where such right now exists by law. _ Section 6. The Arbitration Hoard shall consist of three members to be appointed by the Governor Upon the recommendation of the members of the General Assembly for Kershaw County, or a majority thereof. One member shall be appointed from De Kalb Township to serve a term of tour (4) years, from date of commis sion and until successor qualifies, the other members (two) to be ap l>ointed from different township to serve a term of two years from date of commission and until successor qualifies. Upon receiving their com mission they shall file oath with the t'lerk of Court that their decisions wfl.l be in behalf of the County's in terest according to their information and belief. It shall be the duty .of the Arbitration Hoard to meet with the Hoard of Directors when notified to meet and after acquainting them selves with the question to be voted on, vote for what they think to be the best interest of the County. Com pensation for such service shall be mileage one way at the rate of ten ^0) Cents per mile traveled, and five ($5.00) dollars per day for each ?lay's service, payable quarterly from the road fund. When the Legislative Delegation or a majority thereof is convinced that any member of *aid Hoard is not working for the Coun ty's best interest said Delegation may ask the Governor to remove him and recommend hia suceeeeor- who ntlftll fill out his unexpired terftrr - Section 7. Thf office of Road Su perintendent is nereby created. The Hoard of Directors with the Arbitra tion Board shall elect a suitable, eligible man to be Road Auperinten dent to serve until January l/HSt and until hie successor is qualified. In the general election of 1924 and (Continued on pegc) NEWS OP KIRK WOO!) SOCIETY Happenings of Interest Among Our Northern Visitors. Although the t ain of the early part of the week has -given golf and polo a littlti set-back the weather hus been fine for hunting. Several fino bags of quail have rewarded the visiting sportsmen, who find the preserves around Ca,mden most excellent. In the river swamps wild turkeys and geese are unusually plentiful this season. A flock of about thy'ty tur keys was sighted recently near the W#teree and Mr. William Guignard of Columbia brought down a magni ficent wild goose which measured sixty inches from tip to tip. On February 10th the inter-club match betweeit llidgewood and Cam den is scheduled to be played in Camden. The morning round will be played over the Sarsfield course, and ifFter a buffet lunch, at the Kirkwood the match will be finished over the Country Club links. Tw*?n -ty^ttve picked golfers from the Ridgewood (Jolf Club will give Cam den's representatives a sharp strug gle for the cup, and on Washington's birthday the Cam, den players will finish the fight by a match over the Ridgewood course. Card parties and teas have dis pelled the gloom of the past few days. There have been numerous parties in the hotels, cottages and tea looms. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. J. Terry West of Greenwich, one of the Kirk wood's most charming win ter guests gave a tea for Mrs. Warren Harris, Mrs. William Lov ett Goodalc, Mrs. F. li. Austin, Mrs. J. Thomas West, Miss Frances West and Mrs. Bob Harris Wessmann. This was in the Studio where also entertaining were Mr. and Mrs. Al exander Luchars of the Court Inn, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stanwood, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Seabrook, Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney, Mrs. E. S. Nich ols, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thom son. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Taintor ha*e opened ''their home in Camden, and Mr, and Mrs. Robert Thorne and Miss Thome of Chicago are al^o in their cottage. v Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Nichols of De troit who are in the Williarfi Shannon home for* the season motored recent ly i to Savannah stopping over nighf at the bon Air-Vanderbilt, Augusta's i handsome new hotel. Miss Mary l Margaret Sweeney of Detroit accom panied Mr. and Mrs. Nichols on the ;t#p. LOAN YOUR AUTO For the Services at Lyttleton Street Church for the WeeJ<. During the "All for Christ Week" at the Lyttleton Street Methodist Church use your automobile to bring those who wish to Attend these ser vices. Dr. Edward Leigh Pell, who will conduct the meetings will have a message for every one; delivered in an attractive as well as forceful manner. On account of Dr. Pell's world-wde reputation as a writ^T' there will be many visitors to hear him from other towns within motor ing distance. They will be cordially welcomed. The Lyttleton Street Ed worth League is "on the job" to the stranger within her gates. Remem ber! Young people especially are invited to attend. When you hear Dr. Pell once, that means you want to hear him again and again. Some of his subjects are: "The Truth About Oui: Young Peo ple;" "The Master's Secret of a Worth-while Life;" "Why Cheat Ourselves?" "The Master's Key to the Mysteries of Life;" "Our fail- j ure to Understand Jesus and What it lias Cost Us." These are just few of the topics Dr. Pell will dis cuss. There are many others of in tense interest to young people. Don't forget the time, Sunday, Feb ruary 11th, through the week at 8 o'clock in the evening. The place, Lyttleton Street Methodist Church. Mr. E. B. Buddin, chairman of auto mobile committee, will? get you there. Mr. O. B. Moseley, chairman of ushers, will save n good place for you. Sermon to Graduate Nurse*. Rev. W. II. Hodges will preac?) to the graduating class of the Nuraos' Training School of the Camden Hos pital on Sunday evening, the 11th of Fobruary, at the Lyttleton Street Methodist Church, at 8 o'clock. All the nurses in training will attend in a body accompanied by Miss. E. L. Robbins, Superintendent of the hos pital. The public is cordTaTTy invited to .M. German Resentment Against French This first and exclusive picture styows German resentment agulnst French in vision of the Kuhr, taken as thousands crowded the nquaro around the Bismarck monument on\ IUng'H IMacev in Kerlin. German police could not control the crowd which was frenzied to the i>olnt of demanding war. French Tightening Up Duesseldorf, Fob. 7.? -Tho death penalty will be inflicted on Germans caught tampering with railroad equipment, or signal doxoh, o,r for | other acts of sabotage, endangering the lives of travelers, the French i authorities announced. This is the first time threats of capital punish ment have been made by the occu pying authorities. Sentries have been ordered to fire to kill any persons approaching rail road crossings or stations and refus ing to halt after the customary chal lenge. Gen. De GoutU? related today that if the Germans, instead of obeying the orders of the "committee for de fense and reprisals' in the Ruhr,";, persist in these outrages no mercy will be showp. J Captures Large Whiskey Still. BiBhopvillc, Feb. 6. ? R. N! Segars, rural policeman of the Spring Hill section of this county, captured a large whiskey still in the head of Rose Hill mill pond. The still was running in full blast when captured, but the person or persons operating it made their escape. The still was made out of a gasoline drum and was supposed to have been of about 50 gallon capacity. About seventy-five gallons of mash were on hand and (with everything in full operation would have been manufactured into whiskey in a few hours. Former Game Warden Shot. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 5. ? Wade Hampton Gibbes, former State game warden and former mayor of Co lumbia, is in the Columbia Hospital suffering from an abdominal wound from a revolver. The shooting was accidental and occurred at his home Sunday night. Hi? condition is not regarded as dangerous. "All Aboard." The Leroy Belk Post American Le gion has contracted with John B. Rogers Producing Company to pro duce one of their latest, and Dest mu sical comedies here in the near fu ture. The title of the show selected is "All Aboard" and is from the pen of the late Junie McCreor Now York put the samp of approval on "All Aboard" a ahoTtftime ago, when it enjoyed an extended run on Broad way. Rehearsals are expected to be gin about March 1st, under tho per sonal direction of one of the above firm's expert producers. Dr. Ralph E. Dunn and Mrs. Dunn are expected in. Sumter in a few days from Camden, where they have been residing. Dr. Dunn is a grad uate of a Baltimore medical college and has made a specialty of eye, ear nose and throat work in his practice. He will fill a vacancy in the medical profession, as the departure of tDr. , D. W. Green to Charleston left an opening for a specialist in the linec followed these two phynifi?ns< ? 1'Suirtter Item. f CHRISTIAN KMJISAVO'K ? ? ' . i To Hold District Convention Here Saturday and Sunday. The Christian Endeavor Society ( held its annual weekly meeting on Sunday evening. Mrs. William King assisted by the ? prayer meeting committee had the program in charge. After the leaders talk which was given by J Mrs. King, Mrs. J. G. Richards and Mrs. Blakeney Zemp sang a duet which was followed by a delightful talk by Mr. Mills who spoke on, "The Relationship between Church and the I Christian Endeavor Society." The District Christian Endeavor convention will be held at the Pres byterian church beginning next Sat I urday evening and continuing through Sunday night. The en ? tlteAvor delegates will be entertained during their stay. The following chairmen were ap pointed to serve on committees: Housing Committee ? Mrs. William King. Transportation Committee ? Mrs. Lee Little. Registration Committee? Miss l*al Blakeney. Decoration Committee- ? Mrs. Van Landingham. Publicity Committee ? Mrs. H. I). Nilcs. Music Committee ? Miss Catherine Wallace. The chairmcn of the above commit tees are requested to meet at the home of Mrs. J. B. Wallace on Thurs day evening at seven o'clock. All members are urged to attend all the sessions and visitors will be welcomed. BRCCE BUILDING SOLI). Important Deal in City F'roperty Made Last Mondaj. H. L. Schlosburg and .Jacob Ka resh last Monday purchased at auc tion sale by the Master the corner property formerly owned by the es tate of the late Edward Watkins and now occupied by G. C. Bruce as ?t grocery store. The purchase price was $24,000 and the new owners in tend to make some improvement on the property and it will bo occupied in the near future by the Fashion Shop, now operated on lower Maiif Street by Sam Karesh, dealing in la dies ready-to-wear. The property is located on the most important corner of the main business section, corner Main and DeKalb streets opposite the post office and has a frontage of .33 feet on Main street and n depth of around 90 feet on DeKalb. It is a two-story build ing with seven office rooms on the second floor. It has been occupied for many years as a grocery store, Mr. Bruce having occupied it for more tinrrr twelve yearn. Mr. Bruce has made no plans a* yet as to where he will be located after the new owner* take charge. - -i. - ? a ?- - - - 1 1 APPROVES FRENCH MOVE. laical Post Emphatic ift Declaring France Doing Right Thing. The James Leroy Hoik Post No. 17, J Camden S. C., held its monthly meet ing at it n headquarters on February 6th, and the main topic of discussion was the) occupation of the Ruhr by the. French. After some discussion, the following resolution was passed: "Whereas, the German government since the signing of the Versailles treaty has at every opportunity evad ed and refused to carry out terms of said treaty, and whereas, France and Belgium have occupied the Ruhr dis trict with the firm intention of forc ing the German government to ful fill these terms. A "And whereas, of all the powers that entered the World War to es tablish a victorious peace at a vast loss of life and property Franco and Belgium now stand virtually aldfie tn forcing Germany to carry out the terms of this treaty. "And whereas, the members of the James Leroy Be lk Post No. 17, Amer ican Legion, Camdbi), S. (\, do not agree with the press, both American and foreign, condemning the occupa tion of the Ruhr by France and Bel gium. ] "And whereas, the provision car- J riod in the Versailles treaty are the I principles for which the members of ! this post offered their lives; "Now, therefore, be it resolved, by j the members of the James Leroy j Belk Post No. 17, American legion,. Cainden, S. C. "First, That we hereby . approve, | without reservation, tjjje actions of J France and Belgium in their occu pation of the Ruhr district as " a means of enforcing the principles of the Versailles treaty, which treaty was agreed to and signed by Ger many. "Second, That copies of this resolu tion be forwarded to the President of the United States, tlfo King of Belgium, the Premier of France, the national commander and the depart ment commander of the American Legion and to the press." (Signed) W. A. Clark^Commander, .John Whitaker, Jr.^ Adjutant. Nurses to Graduate. Invitations have been issued by the Camden Hospital to the graduation exercises of- Misses Katherine Alma ; McCaskill and Miss Sarah Annie Wil ' liams who have finished training as ' nurses in that institution. Immedi ately after the graduation exercises a reception will be held at the hos l pital and the friends of the hospital i are invited. The following is the program at the school auditorium: Invocation ? Rev. Hodges. Chorus. Introduction of speaker ? Mr. Witt- j kowsky. Address ? Mr. M. L. Smith. Address and Presentation of Di plomas ? Dr. Corbett. The Florence Nightingale Oath and Presentation of Pins ? E. L. Rob bins. | Solo. Benediction ? Rev. Harding. Clark Killed Instantly. j Cheraw, Feb. ? About i o'clock ' this afternoon as Elmore Clark drove up to B. B. Baker's parage accom panied by a woman, Baker walked | out and shot Clark in the fop* head j ! killing him instantly. The woman I ran to Clark's house and told his mother, while Baker came up town and surrendered. He was taken to j Chesterfield jail. Catholic Church Services. Quinquagesima Sunday; Fir.4t mass at 0:15 a. m.; last mass at 11 a. m.; Sunday school at 10 a. m. Sermon at 1 1 o'clock mass, <>n\ t "Spiritual Blindness.." Sermon at 0:15 on "Self Denial." No evening services. | All are cordially invited. Services at Grace Church. ; Services at Grace Episcopal church oti Sunday, February 11th, will be as follows: Holy Communion, K a.m.; morning service and sermon, 1 1 :0(/ i n. m.; Sunday school, 1:00 p. m. You are cordially invited to attend ser vices at Grace church. F. H. Harding, Rector. I Communicants Guild service will bo ) held on next Sunday evening, Feb Iruary 11th, at half past seven o'clock at Grace church with the following programme: Hymn, Guild prayer to bo repeated ?n concert, music, nusi ness, roll call, minutes of the twwT " TFleeflffif, T-eport^of committees, report of any personal work, an nouncement of program fo$ next meeting, scripture reeding, Aibject, ".Self fliseipllne," hymn, riismtnaal. ? COUNTY SUPPLY BILL. What t ho Delegation; Allo\>s for Running Kx peases of County, - The following is the supply bill for Kershaw County which hail its first reading on January Hist ami will no doubt be passed as first pre sented. It provides for a grand to tal of $??!, 082.84: lie it enaetlxl by the General As sembly of, the .State of South Caroli na: ?' . . That a tax of nine and one-half mills, to be expended ap follows, if so much hi' necessary, is hereby le vied upon all the taxable property in the .County of Kershaw for c.oun ty purposes for the fiscal year com mencing January 1, 1923, for the amounts jwd for the purposes herein stated as follows, to wit: Koads and (iridic*. Permanent Road Improve ment ................ $7,000.00 Convicts and maintenance of road workinir.m'tfim ? - ? *-> ? . . 20.000.00 .Salaries Clerk of Court 1,000.00 .Sheriff .. 1,500.00 Treasurer . . 060.67 Auditor 066.67 Cleric to Clerk of Court 600*00 Superintendent of Education 1,400.00 Attorney 100.00 Physician . . . . 250.00 Coroner 500.00 .Janitor, of Court house . . 400.00 Janitor .of Jail (Payable to i Sheriff) 000.00 'Chairman Hoard of Directors.- 100.00 .'1 County Directors at $200.00 each 600.00 Clerlt to Hoard of County Directors .'100.00 County .Nurse (That this amount shall be paid to VitV,, President of Ker shaw' County Public Healing Nursing Asso ciation) 1.600.00 veying prisoners to Judge of Probate 200.00 Constables . 2,600.00 Mileage for Constables con voying prisoners .to County Jail and Chain (Jang $200.00 at 10c per ? mile one way ......... 200.00 Magistrates 2,500.00 County Hoards. Board of Education 160.00 ? Board of Kqualization 300.00 Board of Registration j 150.00 Jail expenses, including . I Dieting of Prisoners . . 1,500.00 ; Jurors an(l Witnesses 7,500.00 Salary Solicitor 5th Circuit . . 200.00 Salary Stenographer 5th Circuit 200.00 County Home, Poorhouse and Poor 3,000.00 Post Mortum, Inquests and ? Lunacy 700.00 Public Buildings, Including Water, Fuel, Light hnd ? ?? Insurance 1,5W.00 Printing, Postage ami Sta tionery 1,500.00 . Miscellaneous Contingent . . . 3,500.00. Register Vital Statistics . . . 269.50 Home Demonstration Agent . 1,600.00 Farm Demonstration Agent . 780.00 Interest on County Indebtedness On principal of loan to State Sinking Fund and for In terest on Loans to Jan uary 1, 1 024, Total .. 12,300.00 Grand Total $78,032.84 Less Ksti mated Re venue Other Than Taxes 3,000.00 Other Sources 1,000.00 $74,032.84 (J rand Total $74,032.8 4 Death nt Hlaney. Blaney, Feb. 4. ? A sad death was that of Mrs. Bridget Edwards, who hnd reached the advanced age of 89 years.' She came from Ireland to this country at the age of ten. .She was twice married, her second husband's name being Hughey Edwards, who preceded her to the grave .several years ago. After his death she made hei- home with her only daughter, Mrs. T. M. Maddox. Mrs. Edwards i was a woman of great energy, a 1 ? . Q [ kind mother and a good neighbor. | She leaves to mourn her death one daughter, Mrs. T. M. Maddox, seven | grandchildren, and five grcat-grand 1 children and many warm friends. William Banks Named. - Columbia, Feb. -1. ? William Banks, of Columbia, has been ap ; pointed State supervisor ot mill | schools by J. II. Hope, State super i intendent of education, the appoint J ment being effective at -once. He j succeeds W. A. Shealy, who has been i made assistant superintendent of edu ' cation. Mr. Banks is a well known newspaper man. Two Convicts Escape. I Columbia, Feb. 7. ? Search for Wal j ter E. Bailey, alias W. R. Fadden, . and John M. Drigger, young white prisoners who escaped from the State penitentiary, has brought no results so far-.. - Both prisoners were., serving - three-year terms. A reward of $50 each has been ordered for information leading to their capture. The an nouncement "of the escape of the m?n was made thi* morning. .-f. % ?