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WATCH THE DATE ON YOUR LABEL WATCH THE DATE ON YOUR LABEL wre a? ? aara urum 1 i? he? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923. 1JMU NUMBER 8 VOLUME XXJCV. BKTHUNR NEWS NOTES , r. y ... ? Happening* of Intermit As ToW B) Our Correaiwmdeat. Bethune, S. 0., May 10. ? Mr. S. D. I, mas, u Confederate veteran died rhursday afternoon at the home of his son, Henry ..Lucas. Mr. Lucas had been a cripple for u long while but was confined to his bed only a iow days before his death. The inter iuent Vvas held at Bethany eemotory Saturday morning. Funeral service* were* conducted by his pasta*, KeV, .1. R. Sojourner. Ho la survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ben McLeod, of Virginia, three sons, James Lucas, of McBee: Henry Lucas of Bethune, and John Lucas of Aiken. Mrs. Beulah Josey has gone on an extended visit to her uncle 0. 8. Kelly at Slocum, Alabama. She was ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. Edd Davis of Hishopvilte. Mrs. D. C. Johnson, of Cheraw, spent several day? last week with her mother; Mrs. C. I,. Mays. Miss Helen Pope Ward, of Coker College, was the week end visitor to her parents, . Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward.. Mr.' Josh Smith left Saturday to attend the State Sunday School Con tention which meets in Anderson Tuesday and Wednesday of. thi8 week,. Mr. C. L. Mays, of Cartersville,' spent the week end with his family here. , , . ' Mr. Charles Hester, of Pickens, is ^ visiting his brother, Mr. P. H. Hestev. i 1 Mrs. C. H. Wall, of Andrews, vi^it ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. , M. O.* Ward last week. Those who attended tho' Confeder ate reunion in Florence last week were: Mr. and Mrs. G. S. King,. Messrs. N. A. Bethune, E. N. Yar hrough and C. pate, Mesdames W. M. Stevens, E.' Z. Truesdell, A. K. Me-, l.aurin, H. E. Hya|.t^.i M. Clyburn, and Miss Stella Bothund. Quite a number from here attended the Masonic banquet which was given in Bishopville Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. King, of Harts* ville, were week-end visitors here. Mr. and Mrs. Osburn Graham, ac companied by Mrs. Thornton and Mr. Sloan, motored out from Columbia Sunday 'afternoon and took jsupper with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McLaurin. The following were the week end truest s of Misses Clyburn and McDon ald: Misses Beatrice Mt-rritt. of McBee, Geahete Neeley, of Roland, N. Eilleen Floyd, of Kershaw, Doris King' of McBee, and John Blackmon, of Kershaw. Mr. Bell and children of Lancaster spent Sundav with his son, Prof. O. K. Bell. A luncheon was given Friday eve ning in honor of the guests at Big Springs Hotel. Music was furnished throughout the evening by Misses King, Blakeley and * McChesney. Another delightful entertainment triven in honor of the guests was a party Saturday evening with 'Misses Kathleen Clyburn and Mamie Lou Mc Donald as joint hostesses at the home of Mrs. A. B. McLaurin. An amusing ?et together contest was en ioyed on the arrival of the guests. Thornwell Clyburn was presented a huge stick of- candy in appreciation of his. skill in concealjrtg his identity. Progressive heart dice .was fhen. tak en up. Mr. Robert Syler was awarded a box of candy for scoring highest. I. ate in the evening block ice cream Mid wafers were served. Mr. Benjamin Blackwell died eJVily Wednesday morning of measles and pneumonia . Mr. Blackwell was about 65 years of age. He moved to Bethune about six months ago and conducted a cafe here. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his death. Mr. and Mrs Mark Kinjr and son of N'eeses are visiting at the home of Mr. N. A. Bethune. Many Tin Ca iik. The* campaign put on last week by ' he c ity for the removal of tin cans i-rought ft ntr results ? removing 14, 174 cans from the various lots and ? lomes of the city. Tickets to the '.heat re were offered to every boy bringing in 25 cans and a total of *?51 tickets had to be issued to the youngsters. Sam Ohewning had the largest number of cans for the week, bringing in a total of 1,075 cans, and received a pas a to the theatre for one month. In addititfh to the ticket for j ??lie month this young fellow received l i other tickets. The promoters of ' he scheme feel fully repaid f#?r their ?rouble and it is said the city is prac- J : it ally clear of tin cans. Judge Smith To Speak. Rembert, S. (\, May 7. ? Judge Mendel L. Smith will speak at Pisgah ' hureh on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13th, at 4 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend this most interesting occasion. J. E. DuPree. | LOOK AT YOUR LABEL. The Chronicle has recently re vised i t h subscription list, and has added (he month and year of expi ration ?o every label going on the paper. Subscribers are. earnestly requested to watch their labels from now on and remit to this of fice when they note the date has expired. For many yc.irs The Chronicic has used the n>? thod of notifying its subscribers by a post Card. This method was expensive and not satisfactory and we ate discontinuing this method, From this date on we roqnejit^ that Tw watch your label im remit prompt!* . - _ . . u j. THK VKTKRANS' DINNKR. HeW at Masonic Hull \V*h Enjoyed By Many1 OW Soldier*. i The Confederate Veteran# of Ker shaw County were served .their an- | nual dinner yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Masonic hall and quite a good number wore, in atterut a nee, along with the Daughters of the Confederacy and a good many invited guests. Invocation was pronounced by Rev. J. J. Johnaon of the Baptist church, and Miss Loul.se Nettles in behalf of the Daughters delivered the address of welcome. Mr. L. A. Witt-' kowfiky in behalf of Mayor Garrison who was out of ^own, delivered a short address of welcome, and Mr. John Whitaker, Jr., welcomed them in behalf .of the American ? Legion, (-apt. Alfred McLeod, of tht* National Guard, and a world war veteran, was called upon, but he , ^?id he Was a tighter, but no. orator. The memorial exercises were held at the cemetery* at 4:30 in the after noon, the address being delivered by Mr. K. I. Keardon, formerly of Sum ter, but now a citizen of Camden, aw secretary of the Chamber of Com merce. Got a Roll of Tickets. In giving out the tickets for prizes for tin cans la^t week some young ster purloined a roll of tickets from the Majestic theatre office and has been offering them for snle to other boys about, town. There were sixteen hundred tickets on the roll and quite a number of them have shown up at the 1k?x office. They have caused Mr. McLain, the ticket seller, quite a good deal of annoyance anfl as yet the man agement hns been unable to find th^1 'guilty party. Must SigpaYour Name We have received for publication this week announcement of the un veiling of a monument in West Wat ens?. The writer did not sign his name, therefore we cannot publish the notice. If he will furnish us with his name, the article will appear in next week's paper. We do not pub lish articles without the parties fur bishing us with their names. You can save stamps and trouble by put ting your name to your communica tions. To Sell Ice Cream The ladies of the L). A. R. will soil ice cream cones at the Library corner on Friday evening when the .street is closed for the roller skaters. They expect to continue this practice dur ing the summer months, adding other refreshments if the patronage war rants them doing so. An Aged Mule Dead. "Blindy," an aged mule belonging to Springs and Shannon, of this city, died Sunday uight, and thus ends the career of a remarkable mule. Blind j from birth, it had been in active ser viee for forty-one years in Camden. 1 She was first purchased by the late ! Mr. James Gerald, of this City, in' 1885, as a three-year-old at that time. He used her as a dray mule for ten years and sold her to Springs, Heath and Shannon in 1894, and she was worked continuously as a diraft ani mal in double harness during/ that time. She was found in her stall Monday morning,' having apparently died without a struggle. It is said this mule helped to haul the brick and other material used in the construc tion of the present oper& holise, and their owners state that in hor day she has helped to haul around 100,000 bales of cotton to the various depots of this city, many Of the bales going to the old Southern depot which was then the only freight station in Cam den. The owners have her record for forty-one years and they do not know but what she may be older than that. A^hough blind she would go to her stall or the drinking trough alone after the bridle was taken off. Wyao not know but this may be the loUgest lived mule on record. / Congressman Dies at Clutf. Hot Springs, Ark., May 5. ? L. R. Sawyer, representative from the Sixth Arkansas district, died sudden ly late today, while seated at the Elk*' flub here. Heart failure is as cribed as the cause of death, those who were with Mr. Sawyer saying that he suddenly fell forward op his face. Guion Made Director. I'ress dispatches from Washington dated May 4th, state that Mr. Louis I. Guion, of Lugoff. in this county, has been named as a director at large for the Federal I, and Bank at Columbia, S. C. The appointment wan made by the Federal Farm Ixian Board. ? Mr. Guion is a well known farmer of this state. Tomorrow la Hospital Day. Columbia, May 4. ? Visit the sick in the hospitals of the State, taking to them the cheer as did Florence Nightingale to the wounded and dy ing soldiers. Governor Thomas (I. McLood today urged the people of South Carolina. He issued a procla mation setting aside -Saturday, May 12th, as "National Hospital Day" when special attention is to Im? tfiven to the needs of the ill. "National Hospital Day" is the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first "angel of mercy" to the sick and dying. Ministers throughout the State have been requested to remd the Gov ernor's proclamation fo their congre gations on Sunday, Way 6, ana to urge that words of good cheer bo taken to the sick and dyfeg. PARKNT8 QKT AWARD. Posthumous Award To Major W. II. Haunderti, of Sumter County. K. Foster Murray, Washington cor respondent of the Charleston News and Courier, sends that paper tho following under date of May ftlh: "Mr. and Mrs, Wm. L. Saunders, of Stateaburg, Sumter county, S. C., were the central ftguwt? in an im pressive scene at the War Depart ment here when Acting Secretary Davis presented thorn with a distin guished service cross intended for their son, the late Mlajor William H. Saunders, U. S. A., who was killed lu 1010 in an airplane accident at Pdrt Sill, Oklahoma. General Pershing and other 'high officers of the army were in attendance. "Major Saunders displayed 'extra ordinary heroism in action', in the Toul sector, France, May 26, 1918, when as an aviator, he volunteered under the most dangerous conditions j to obtain information which would enable the artillery of his division to1 train its batteries effectively upon the enemy. Two planes were suc cessively bit and disabled by the tierce Are of the Germans, but he obtained a third plane and again returned to the enemies' lines. 'Flying behind the enemy at low altitude" this third plane was hit and badly damage^!. With one control shot'fiway and his propeller injured,' says, the eitatlpn, Mte was at low altitude and under con stant lire until his mission was sue-, cessfully accomplished. The heroic conduct of Capt. Saunders served as a splendid' example to the men of his squadron.' "Major Saunders was only 20 years of aye when he met his death at Fort Sill, where he was instructor in the army air service." Chautauqua Tickets. . A limited number of season tickets for the coming chautauqua will be on sale, beginning today. Eight mem bers of the committee will offer these tickets for sale. The price of admis sions where tickets are bought / at each performance for the whole week would be $6.25, but .a season ticket sells at $2. 50, which entitles the hold er to attend every performance. Bet ter get your tickets now from any of the following named: W. R. Zemp, chairman; II. G. Garrison, Jr., J. B. Zemp, John M. Villepigue, W. R. Do Loache, W. R. Hough, L. C. Shaw, Next Sunday Is Mothers- Day. Next Sunday, the second Sunday in May, is Mothers' Day, and will be observed as such throughout the United States. It is customary to wear a carnation^or some small flow er in the buttonhole in honor of the day, a red flower for the mother liv ing, and a white one for the dead. Christian Endeavor Meeting. The Christian Kndeavor Society will meet on Sunday evening in the lecture room of the Presbyterian church at ft o'clock. The tOpic <*is: ' "Why Do We Believe That Jesus Is the Son of God?" The public is cor dially invited to attend. Golf. Match Next Thursday. The golf team of the Summer Branch of the (Camden Country Club will play the combined teams from Sumter and Orangeburg: on Thurs day .afternoon, the 17th, inst. There will be six players from Orangeburg and six from Sumter. They will play twelve of Camdens best players, to be chosen by Messrs. J. B. Wallace and John Villepigue. As the Camden team will be composed of strictly lo cal players, there should be a large j gallery to witness this matcH. Most i of the teams representing Camden j heretofore have been composed of vis iting tourists. The match will likely ! start about three o'clock and last un- [ The following"" -Camden men have playing well lately and wHl^be consid- ' ered when the team is selectedf Joh? Villepigue, Jack Watkins, J. B> Wal- ! lace, Smyrl Halsall, LawreT?e? Kirk- ? land, Will Goodale, Charlie Ville- j pigue K. I). Blakeney, Rowland Good ale, Ralph Shannon, Hubert Wilson, Jack Whitaker, .lames Blakeney, Thomas Ancrum, ('. P. DuBose, Benny Smith, Charlie Hough, F. M. Wooten, ! Blakeney Zemp, R. 15. Pitt*. H. K. f Hallett and others. Will. Observe Hospital Day. The Camden Hospital will observe I National Hospital Day, Saturday,! May 12th, by keeping "open house."' The public will be welcome to call and I go over the building any time during i the day. Mothers and babies are ! particularly invited between the! hours of three and five o'clock . and ? especially the babies that were born ) in the Camden Hospital. If anybody has flowers they would like to contribute to decorate the hospital for the day they would be "gratefully received" early Sajatdav morning. Don't forget? Everybody ^will be welcome. City Water To Be Turned Off. The city water will be turned off Saturday night. May 12th, at, eleven o'clock and remain off two to- three hours. The pressure on the entire system will be low Saturday after noon, night and a part of Sunday. This condition is necessary on ac count of an electric control valve being in&Lallod the rtnrrd - ptpe supply for fire purposes. City Water and Light Department It* fc i- . >. r CAKVKK SKKKS CONTROL Of Fortune Now In Hand** of XI i h Wife, Ah Trustee. i ; The following wus tfent out (wm Washington by Lewis Wood, corres pondent of the Columbia Record: Washington, May 7.-? Eugene l\ Carver, senior, a, multi-millionaire, formerly a resident of Camden, and who was confined in the ?t ate hospital for tho insane at Columbia in the early part of 11>21, is making a bat tle in the courts to obtain nearly a million dollars worth of securities which he says he in perfectly able to take euro of . himself. Mr. Carver, who is legally sane 'in tho District of Columbia, has just been successful in obtaining; possession of $5,000 worth of Liberty Ronds over the protest of his wife, Mrs. Clara. P. Carver, who is his legal guardian. For a few weeks in the first part of 1921, Mr. Carver was in tho institu tion in Ccriumbja but was paroled in the spring of that year and allowed to go outside of the state. He was paroled in the custody of his wife. About the middle of February 1922 a probate court in Kershaw county declared him insane and his wife was appointed guardian. Mr. Carver now contests the action of the probate court, stating that he was not even present in the ?state and had not in fact been there since his com mitment in the asylum. He further states that no jury was present ami that the decision was made by the probate judge. It was learned here that the 'action has l>een taken to/the South Carolina supreme court. /,'// Before his commitment Mr. Carver had lived in Camden a year or two, going there from Boston and Port land, Maine, where he had j '.practiced law. He is worth several; | million dollars, of this amount he now ; 1 asserts his wife has gotten possession ! j of stocks and securities worth $965,- j 000 at par value, but which have in- j creased far beyond that amount. In . order to protect this elaim, the courts in South Carolina fixtnl Mrs. Carver's! | bond at the large sum of $l,9fi0,000. Statements were made here today in the South Carolinu courts. He that Mr. Carver will force the issue charges that his \vife and son, Ku gene F. Carver, Jr., have employed attorneys and physicians to have him j declared insane in order to obtain j control of his wealth, and he adds he was not even in South Carolina J when proceedings to have him declar ed insane were begun in the autumn of 1921. In awarding the Liberty bonds to Mr. Carver, Justice Hitas of the Dis trict of Columbia supreme court did i so over Mrs Carver's protest '/that i as her husband's guardian, she was ! entitled to possession.. She noted an ! appeal to a higher eourt in the dis ; trict. j It was said here today ^ that the $965,080 in stocks which it is alleged , Mrs. Carver has scoured possession of represent "o/ily a fractional part" I of their increased value since they ' were purchased. c i ' - ? American Legion Auxiliary. The American Legion Auxiliary met at the home of the "President, ; Mrs. T. J. Kirkland, Friday after-! noon. In spite of the uncertain 1 weather, a splendid number was pres- ! ent. Each member has the god of the i Auxiliary at heart, and is intensely interested in it being a live organiza tion. It was moved and carried that the President ask for a permanent i charterr~ Already the roll numbers j fifty, and from the enthusiasm shown i Friday the Auxiliary bids fail- to be among the largest and best of its kind in the state. However, there are many others who should become mem bers. The following gives those who are eligible "Any person shall be eligible for J membership in the American Legion Auxiliary who is a wife, mother, sis- i ter or daughter who is a member of i the American Legion or who was in ; the naval or military service of the j United States at sometime between j April (>, 1917. and November 11, 1918, | and who- died in-line of duty or after . honorable discharge and prior to Nov. , 11. 1920.' It was decided by those present to j have a call meeting of the Auxiliary i Friday afternoon, at five o'clock at 1 the home of Mrs. Bratton DeLoache. j Delightful refreshments were serv- ' ed, after which the meeting adjourn 1 ed. Circles To Meet. The circles of the Missionary Soci- j ety of the Baptist church will meet j in the church for the general meeting j Tuesday afternon. May 1 .r>, at fi o'clock. < i Important Notice to Ma so us. Ascension Day Service for Camden Commandcry will be held at Grace! Kpiscopal Church, by Rev. F. H. I Harding. .'Sunday evening, May 1.1th ' at eight o'clock. This Knight Temp i lar service will be of interest to all j Masons ind the Pastor joins me in . inviting all Ma-ster Masons, their ( friends and the public generally to at tend. All Sir Knights are expected to as-' semble at our Asylum, in full uni form, at seven o'clock. All Master Mason* are invit?d to ith* t with us at this hour, partake of refreshments in our dining hall and march from therf? to Church in time for the service. Refreshments at 7:15; Lines forc ed at 7:40. Wear your uniform; be Time ami bring your ? Masonic friend*. : ' W. Rob'n Zemp, Commander. M. Billing, lUconier. 81 X MEN INDICTED In Connection With Murder ol Ruil w?y Guards at Hamburg. A ikon, Mwy H. ? With the irttiu-t - ment by the Aiken County grand jurv here of six white men ana u negro ou charges of having killed Kugene M. ; Fenster and Ready Booth, railway guards, at u lonely spot near Ham burg, S. C., during the strike at the Southern Hallway shops last August, an investigation by State and county officers lasting for months was brought to a el one here today. The persom* indicted wore Joe and lrvin Williams, Hud Knglett, Charlie Led better, Mark Cawley, Henry Tyler, and Dan Williams, the latter a negro. Deputy Sheriffs Nolfis Robinson and Arthur Sheppard left here today for Augusta to secure the arrest of the men all of who in except Williams live in that city. WUliamr is said to live in Hamburg. All those indicted were strikers. W. W. Rogers, special countable, from the office of CIoverj\or Mcleod has been working on the case for sev eral months, it became known today, He assisted Sheriff H. H. Howard and appeared with the sheriff before the grand, jury. H. T. H. Moye, of the Southern Railway was also a witness before the jury. trvin Williams, a boy of 1(1, who was indicted, was the lirst to discover the body of Feaster near the Ham- ! burg shops according to testi]na?>*i before the eoronerW^ury that mves- | ti gated the killings on that day. He ' explained his visit to the shops at? an i earJ,y hour by saying he went there 1 to sfr'cure a block and fall for his fa ther to repair an automobile. Masons Met at Bishopville. Tin' Dfstrict meeting of the 21st j Masonic District was held at Bishop-; villc with Bishopvillo Lodge No. 104,i A. F. M.. Thursday, May 8ni. The ! meeting was called to order at 111 o'clock a. in. The visiting brethren i were welcomed to Hishopville by ? brother H. C. Jennings, Worshipful j Master of Hishopville Lodge. Brother Geo. D, Levy, secretary of the Dis* trict, responde<l on behalf of the visi tors. At I o'clock adjournment for ? dinner, at which time the brethren of \ Hishopville entertained the visitors in their homes. A special communication of Hish opville Lodge was called for H o'clock p. m., at which time the Master de gree was conferred on three Fellow Crafts. This meeting wu? attended by about three hundred brethren. At 7 o'clock the lodfce was called from la bor to refreshments, at which time we went to the opera house where a banquet was in waiting for us, being served by the ladies of Hishopville. We were honored on this occasion by Gov. T. G.. McLeod who made a short talk to the brethren, and on behalf of the brethren of Bishopvilh* Lodge, Gov. McLeod presented Brother R. T. Goodale with a beautiful pipe, who responded in a few well chosen words. We had the pleasure of having with us at this meeting R. W. Brother R. M. Hull, of Saluda, N" C., who is D. D. G. M. of the 38th Masonic Dis trict of North Carolina. We are very grateful to the brethren at Bishop ville in their loyalty to Masonry, and their untiring efforts in making this the best meeting that the District has held. The next meeting will be held with Patesville Lodge No. 205 A. F. M. at Stokes Bridge. ?* Fire at Kershaw. . The livery and feed stables of J. \V. Ingram of Kershaw, with a largo truck and other property, was de stroyed by fire Wednesday after-! noon, we are informed. If was not! stated how the blaze originated. Mr. j Ingram Jso lost his home and eon- 1 tents by fire <#n Saturday last, f.ari-j caster News. ? 1 Fined For Speeding. It cost a Charlotte, N. C., man $(31 j for seeding through town here Mon day morning. The Charlotte man's i ear, with four occupants, were coming' from Columbia and while crossing j DeKalb and Broad streets at. a rapid rate crashed into Dr. W. .1. DunnN. car, smashing the fender and running! I board. I>r. Dunn was preparing to; I turn down Main street when he saw the Charlotte can approaching at a rapid rate. The doctor brought his car to a stop, the charlotte man ap plied his brakes, but so great was the mofYientuni that the car skidded about HO feet and became uncontrollable. The drivei- was takers into custody, I freely admitted he was driving too fast and paid >t tine of $20. He also paid a repair bill of $-11 for damage to Dr. Dunn's car. Kershaw l.odsre No. 2H, A. K. M. Rrethren: Camden fomniandcry Knights Templar has extended to you a most cordial invitation to attend their Aseension Day Service withj them on Sunday Kvening, May 13th, j at s o'clock. at CJrace Kpiscopal Church. Rev. F. H. Harding will conduct the Service and state* that the sermon will be ?>f jrreat interest to all Mason*. Light refreshments will l>e served at the Ma?onic Dining Hall at 7:1."), for all Masons. I>et's all show our appreciation of this invitation and our interest in this serviof by ac cepting the invitation, not onl> 'o be with the Ti mplur Masons at the Din ing Hall, but give our Brother, Rev. F. II. Harding/ a rousing congrega-^ Hon to jrrnarh to. The " collection taken at this service will be given to wme CharHy. . r W. F, Nettlrw; Worshipful Master. M. Lil.irgs, Secretary. ? - \ ? ? ? - - - ft - MK. I.ANHAM I1KKK. In t he Inleri'Ht of Y. M. C. A. Building Kor Camden. Responding in snlendid spirit to th? ! cull of the HdOciul committee of the Camden and Kershaw County Cham ber <?f Comnu^'o in charge of prelim inary investigation of advisabiUt> and Usability of a local association, about twenty representative business and provisional men assembled last Monday to listen to State Y. M. C. A. Secretary l.anahqm, who came hero in resbonse to the invitation of the J committee 0 tcf addVesa a hurriedly called conference of Camden. citizens. Mr. C. l\ Duftoae, Chairman of the special committee introduced Secre tary l.anuham who clearly and inter estingly outlined the three well es tahlished methods of organisation in vogue in different communities undei National and $tato Y, M. ('. A. sup ervision and cooperation. He presented throe methods, as fol lows, tor Camden's consideration: 1st. The City Y. M. C, A. with building and complete equipment such as dormitory accomodation*, swim ming pool, gymnasium, reading: and assembly rooms, volley ball, snower baths, bqy scout headquarters, phy sical director* whole time secretary, and other recreational and whole some amusement features as Well as religious and social environment fea ? terca. 2nd. The Community plan of Y . M. C. A. without a building, but with the whole time secretary and' organizer with a limited amount of equipment, who will carry on without the build ing, for the time being, much of the work which is done with the building in Outside organisation and recrea tional and amusement as well as re ligious and community development ideas anions the boys and young men in cooperation with the city schools, .churches, Chamber of' Commerce and other civic and religfious organiza tions and institutions. .'Irtl. The County Plan of Y. M. C. A., wherein about the same advant ages uro offered in the rural districts or 'in conjunction with the pith's and towns of the county. A gratifying feature of the confer ence was the unanimity of approval of the Chamber of Commerce phflis to have a Y. M.-C. A* for Camden and Kershaw county boys and young men, and the further additional evident'* that every man present was heartily in favqr of some ope of the three plans of organizations outlined by Secretary7 Lanaham, and not one dis senting voice or objection was heard. After the conference the committee with Secretary Lanaham met at lunch and continued getting much advice and information from our distin guished and interesting visitor. It was decided to continue the spe^ cial committee which has put in much valuable time and wPrk and to call another conference within a few days which will be perhaps a little larger in numbers for further discus .< sion, and after the vf^mmittee .has sounded public sentiment thoroughly and if it becomes, evident that Cam den's an^j Kershaw County's men ar\d women really wish a Y. M. C. A. of one of the three plans suggested then a mass meeting will be called and the systematised method of campaign of organization under direction of the State Y. M. C. A: organization forces will be p fit on, if approved and order ed by the mass meeting. Among those who spoke at last Monday's conference in favor of a Y. M. C. A. and guaranteed financial and working cooperation not only in the organization but in the mainte nance of such an important local in stitution were: Mayor If. (J. Carrison, .Jr., Messrs. C. P. DuBose, T. K. Trotter, Henry Savage, VV. F. Nettles, \V. R. Zemp, .lames H. Burns, L. C. Shaw, J. G. Richards, IJ. M. Kennedy, Jr., J. It. Zemp, K. I. tieardon, C. W. Birchmore, \,. J. Whittakcr, B. (?. Sanders, Wylie Sheorn, William King, Charles Evans. Whether or not Camden and Ker shaw County will have a Y. M. C. A. in the near future depends entij^eh upon public sentiment and the spirit in which the plans of the Chamber of Commerce are met. One of the best ways in which to furnish the committee with an index of the public pulse is for those public spirited men and women who are in favor of and willing to contribute and give their whole hearted working co- - operation, not only in the organiza tion and equipment, but in the main tenance of such an institution to voluntarily ( ume to the front, through tin- newspapers and by seeking our* the committee or phoning the Cham her of Commerce that they are fully prepared to respond to the call '?All set Huddie ? then ':t's go." Then the special committee will know that day by dav in every whv Camden and Kershaw County want and will support a Young Men'.' Christian Association The special Chamber of Commerce Y. M. C. A. Committee is composed of C. p. DuBose, chairman; W. R. Zemp, J. H. Burns, and W. F. Nettles. Tell it to them - they are ready t.i , listen and anxious to hear. Pension Board Meet*. The Kershaw County Pension Board met today (Monday, May- 7th) and apportioned the pension money. The amount received this year is $8, 643.001 There arc L2U- ? 63 veterans arid 76 widows. The vet erans get $8T. 5S and ? the widows 66.86. Pensioner* can gret thair r^etka by calMnff at' the Prrflwte office. . W.'L. McT avoII.