The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 25, 1923, Image 3
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Autois Furnish CYoasing Victims.
Atlanta, tin., May 22.? Automo
biles ligurt'd iiW 81 per cent . of the ac
cident* which occurred at crossings of
public highways with tracks of the
Southern Railway System during
W>?
Out of 171 crossing accidents, 381
were in connection with automobiles.
Sixty -seven occupants of automobiles
were killed and 1D1 injured out of u
tptai of -SO persons killed and 274 in
jured in such accidents.
There were G4 accidents involving
other vehicles and street cars in
which four persons' were killed and
M injured, and 26 accidents to pp-,j
desu iaris ,oiJ whonl 15 were killed and
12 injured. 1
These figures are contained in a
statement issued by . the Safety De
partment of the Southern, calling at
tention to the alarming increase of
crossing accidents sinee thfc automo
bile has come into general use, indi
cating that drivers of motor cars do
D,>t take the same precautious at
crossings that are taken; ^v drivers
of other vehicles and by pedestrians.
Federal prohibition agents seized
$3.(?UU worth of illicit liquors in a
hotel at New Ro^helle, N. Y., Satur
day. ? .. . ?
When You've
Hooked a
Big One ?
That's when you're
glad you came here for
your tackle ? you know
it will stand the tough
est fight he can pu^ up.
A big - assortment
from which to choose.
Mackey
Mercantile
Company
Permanent Work
$2,400 a Year
? i? a good income for a family of
3 unskilled workers, but thi* amount
is easily mad* by our employees
*ft?r two cr three months. No ex
perience ncoenaary. Good pay from
tire start. Larger families earn more
:n proportion.
We Want Families
While Operators Only
I'oritions for men and women, boys
?nd ?nr|*., (orer 14 years!, in tbe beat
lighted and ventilated buildings in
the South. No dust or lint.
Light,, Clean Work ?
?18 to 50 Hours Per Week
l*rodnction constantly increasing.
We have never laid off employees on
account of lack of work.
Positions Also
for Boys and Girls
Kntire families preferred, bat ws
fan gl Ye employment nisi to boys
and girls (over 1?), wlf> ean get
hoard in privato homos ft in com
pany's attractive dormiJoriea, pro
viding real comfort and} home-like
protection for girls.
Rent or Board ^t Very
Reasonable rfntes
Hopewell is An attract#"*, orderly
city o1 10,000. Cioof schools,
cliurcLen, amusement a,
Write At (Vice
For Illustrated PampJet describ
ing the work in detail Am) for Ap
plication Blank. Stat a bow many
workers In your famil]
Tubize Artitoj^ilk Co.
Hnpfvrf, Y s.
Sketch of Cleveland School House
audience of
400 persons
OIL LAMP
WHICH FCLL
STARTING?FlI?n
ONLY ?X1T
WANV LEAPED
P<?OM THESE.
WINOOW3'
STAGE.
SCHOOL ,
E:NTI?AtJCfc.
STAIRS which
CdLLAPcSED
The above sketch was drawn by Artist E. K. Iliggins, and Is kindly
loaned to The Chronicle by the Charlotte (N, C.) Observer. .Unfortu
nately the artist got the stage placed in the wrong end of the building,
and the stairway took an abrupt turn to the right where the arrow point*.
Here was where the loss of life was greatest. With the exceptions noted ,
it gives a fair id?a of the building. No one can- be found who had a pho
tograph of the building. The Chronicle would like to obtain one if there
is one in existence. The building measured 26 by 55 feet, so we are told
by one who remembers the construction.
Partial List .of Contributors.
The total contributions received |
locally at the Red Cross headquarters :
up to Thursday morning was $(5,722,- 1
65. The Columbia State's fund pub
lished in Thursday's paper reported
a total of $14,894.58, making a grand
total up to Thursday of $21,617.23.
This amount is expected to grow
much larger as many of the country
weekly papers who have started cam
paigns huve not been heard, and many
other organizations have not report
ed. Below is a partial list of sub
scriptions received locally:
Scottish' Rite Bodies, Char
lotte, n. g $100.00
L. Strassburger, Columbia,
S. C 5.00
J. W. Crawford, Clinton, S; C. 3.00
Mr, and Mrs. R. S. Williams,
Camden . , , 25.00
Mkry R. Gantt, Ilenderson
.ville, N. C. . - 5.00
* vi He^N. LJdf0rd; . HPnrierSOn " 5.00
W. E. Kerr, Columbians. C. 5.00
C. W. Evans,. Camden 5.00
J. E. Johnson, York* S. 'C..,. . 5.00
Jesse J. Harris's, York, S. C. . . 2.00
J. F. Davis, Winnsboro, S. C. 5.00
W. H. Hodges, Camden *25.00
Baraca Class, McCormick, S. C. 5.00
George W. Weickert, Balti
more, 5.00
J. Rion McKissick, Green
ville, S. C 5.00
E. P. Plyler, Lancaster S. C. . . 5.00
Mrs: J. E. Johnson, York, S. C. 10.00
C. L. Schmaches Sons, Char
leston, S; C 10.00
W. L. Salmonson, Charleston, 5.00
Tirzah Sabbath School, Rock
Hill ..... 19.69
Charleston Lodge 242 E)ks
Lodge 150.00
Roland Lollis, Camden 5.00
Paul Bryson, Woodruff 5.00
Baraca Class, Baptist church
Inman, S. C 15.00
Charles J. Lynch, Tryon, N. C. 10.00
Antioch Baptist Sunday School
Enoree, S. C 15.00
Men's Class, Buford Street M.
E. Church, Gaffney 8.00
City of Darlington 100.00
Irene G. .Hamilton, Atlanta.. 10.00
Philathea Baraca Clas&, Peach
land, N. C 10.00
Miss Jennie Buford, Semora,
N. C 2.00
Hon. N. B. Dial, Washington. 20.00
E. J. Woodley, Jackson
Springs, N. C . .. 10.00
Loyal Man's Bible Class Pres
byterian church, Florence.. 113.00
Miss Charlotte M. Thompson,
Baltimore 100.00
Trinity Church, M. E. Sunday
School, Darlington 49.97
Mrs. Elizabeth Trantham |
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AMCMfAMTMiLfmSA
j Rogers, Dillon, S. C.. ..... 5.00
j Col. Leroy Springs, Lancaster 100.00
United Brotherhood of Carpen
i ters and Joiners of Way
I cross, Ga 15.00
George R. Cook, Trenton, N. J. 100.00
J. H. Morgan, Gjeenville, S.C. 25.00
Moses M. Smith,, Savajnnah .. . 25.00
Bennettsvillo Epworth League ' 10.00
Mrs. Ev C. Hovey, Greenville 25.00
Hardy Brothers, Spartanburg 30.00
Charleston Ordnance Reserve
Depot 13.50
Kershaw Mercantile and Bank
ing Co., John T. Stephens,
President 297.00
City of Sumter, Sumter, S. C. 100.00
Glenwood Baptist church,
Easley, S. C 16.00
Dr. Chas. Allen, Wadesboro,
N .C. 10.00
Darlington Kiwanis Club, Dar
lington, S, C . . 211.50
Sumter Does Handsomely.
Mr. H. G. Carrison, Jr., Mayor.
Camden, S. CV>
Dear Mr. Carrison: I am enclosing
you check for $2100.00. This money
contributed by the citizens of Sumter
and collected through the Board of
Trade, first, as a token of sympathy
for those who have been so sorely
afflicted by the burning of the Cleve
land school. *
It is true that money is a very poor
comfort to those who have been de
prived of their loved ones, but it can
help to provide for those who have
been deprived of father and mother,
father, or mother, or husband, or any
others upon whom tjiey were depend
ing for support and education.
All qf our people here deeply sym
pathize with the people of Kershaw
County in this most awful tragedy
and only wish it were within our pow
er to offer some other kind of relief,
but no one can do this and we are
sending you this money as oply a
slight evidence of our sympathy for
those who were called upon to suffer,
but we trust that it will in some de
gree help those who may need it in
a financial way, as it can do nothing
else.
In addition to the enclosed check,
we have already sent $100.00 for the
City, the Knights of Columbus sent
$100.00 and Mr. A. Weinberg tells me
that he gave some one up there
$25.00. Several of our people who
went to the scene after the disaster
contributed to the funds which were
being collected there, and as other
contributions come in, we will for
ward same to you from time to time.
Please accept this as a very inad
equate expression of our sympathy.
Very truly yours,
L. I). Jennings,
President Sumter Board of Trade.
May 23, 1023.
From Marlboro County.
Senator Fqndcrburk has received
the following message from Senator
R. L. Freeman, oT Marlboro. Mr.
Freeman is also editor of the Pee
Dee Advocate. His message reads:
"All Marlboro feels the deepest sym
pathy and sorrow for Kershaw's
stricken people."
Mr. Spradley Dead.
Mr. W. J. Spradley, an old gentle
man bent with age, and a life long
resident of Kershaw County^ died at
the Confederate Home in Columbia
last Friday and his body was brought
to Mt. Zion Church near where he
long resided for interment. Mr.
Spradley was 84 years of age and
had long been a cripple but was an
industrious old gentleman with a
kindly di&po&ition. U??u tha fathor
of Mr. C. H. iipradley of this city and
has numerous friends who will regret
his passing.
l'LAN OF R8UBF >V()HK.
* ? .I..-. >? ' ????
Statement (iivfn Out |it Red Cross
Headquarter* Yesterday,
The general plan has been to take
up the mo?t important matters tlrst
and Then go into tho permanent relief
work as rapidly a* possible,',
First of all, .rapid iQVMtijntlQM
were ntu<to by Mrs, Mdrgaret Miller,
and the committee of volunteer wo
man wdrkem, to see that nil orphaned
children and all widows were tempo
rarily caved for. In i\)is connection
the infant Davis baby was brought
to the Camden hospital whore it
would be well caied for temporarily
while permanent plans were being
worked out by the Relief Committed.
Mr. Walter Davis, who had returned
from the TV B. Sanitarium at Colum
bia, upon hearing of the loss of his
wife and two children, and who was
living at home alone with his two
small children who survived the trag
edy, was induced to return to the san
itarium, and his two small chidren
were sent to their uncle^a home, as a
temporary arrangement. Several'
other emergency cases were quickly
investigated, and temporary plans
put into effect which will take care
of each case until more permanent
plans can be worked out.
The Volunteer Visiting Committee
Organized by Mrs. Margaret Miller,
is doing splendid work. This commit
tee is composed of Mrs. W. D. Barret,
Mrs. K. N. McDowell, Mrs. 10. C.
KHchie, Mrs, A. D. Kennedy, Mrs. .J.
W. Cantey, Mrs. B. C. Watts, Mrs, II.
G. Carrison, Mrs. C. S. Yates and Mrs,
A. K, Hlakeney. These good women
are working on a regular visiting
schedule, and are rendering splendid
service. They are visiting those who
need comfort and sympathy, and
those who may possibly need some
kind of practical help to tide them
over the immediate crisis.*
Awother emergency need which is
receiving attention at this time is the
many ' inquiries being received . from
people in all parts of the coiyitry for
information in regard to some rela
tive or friend whom it is thought
might have been affected by the trag?
edy. These inquiries are being in
vestigated and answered promptly.
The Relief Committee is getting
splendidly ojganizeji for the careful
relief work to follow these emergency
needs. The general plan of* perma
nent relief is to investigate carefully
each case of an orphaned child or wid
owed woman, or others who may need
help, and then to base the relief given
on the needs in each case. It is' plan
ned by the Relief Committee to see
that every orphaned child is perma
nently provided for in all ways; and
to see that all others who need per
manent help of whatever nature, are
. adequately taken care of.
We have been extremely fortunate
in procuring the services of two very
experienced Red Cross workers in the
relief work here. Miss Allie McNeil
and Miss Dorothy Dyer, experienced
Reo Cross Disaster Workers, are now
on, the way to Camden and will arrive
this week.
Both of these ladies have had un
usual experience in relief work. After
completing their college courses in re
lief work and social work, they enter
ed Red Cross service. They hav?*
worked for the Red Cross both in this
.country and abroad. Their experience
in this country includes Fire-Relief
work, Tornado relief work, Flood re
lief work, and the like. They have
also had experience in Red Cross re
lief work in Greece, Roumania, Tur
key, France, and other places. So
they will come to Camden with a
wealth of experience which should bo
very valuable to our relief committee.
Both of these workers had just been
released from five months very ardu
ous and trying work in connection
with the New Bern Fire, where over
3,500 people were left homeless. They
were on vacation When Mr. Taylor
reached them by long distance phone,
and told them about the situation
here, and told the*i they were needed.
Without a moment's hesitation both
workers instantly volunteered to give
.up their long looked for vacation and
to start at once for Camden. They
showed the real Red Cross spirit, and
proved again that they, like all Red
Cross workers, were in the service
of those who suffer.
From Representative Munn.
Editor Chronicle: Will you please
allow me a little space in the columns
of your paper to express to the people
of Cleveland" ScJ^ool and of Kershaw
County who lost loved ones in that
terrible disaster, my deepest heart
felt sympathies in their terrible loss,
and I pray Almighty God to look
(lows from Heaven on these broken
hearted people, and care for and com
fort them, and I trust and pray to
Almighty God that never again in
history will the people of our county
or any other county of our beloved
United Stares have to stand by and
witness what the people of Cleveland
school witnessed on last Thursday
night. May God help them is my
prayer.
Very respectfully.
J. B. Munn.
The paymaster of a Philadelphia
manufacturing company, was robbed
of a payroll of $(>,000 by motor car
bandits in that city Saturday morn
ing
Wants--For Sale
FOR RENT ? One furnished room, or
furnishet] apartment. Call 223-W,
Camden, S. C. lt-sb
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WEEKLY.
-Bijfinninp June 1st, all accounts at
this store will be run on a strictly
weekly payment plan . Positively
there will be no account carried over
for more than a week. This method
has been adopted in the interest of
tfood business and we hope that no
on a will a?k us to deviate frcsi this
rule.
PARLOR MEAT MARKED I
W. R. Watkins, Pro ?? ^
\ ' * I
WANTED- All persons having books
borrow*) o# the lite Mrs. T. b.
Bruce to please return them to Mies
Miriam Bruce, 1013 fcyttleton
Street, Camden, S. C. <f^-l0pd
8WKBT POTATO PLANTS from
Government inspected seed beds,
Pure stock Porto Rico Yams, Nancy
Halls, Triumphs, Prepaid mail 500,
$1,25; 1000, $2.00. By express,
$1,50 per thousand. Send for free
price list sweet and hot pepper, egg
plants, celery,* Georgia, Whitehead
and Buncombe eollards, late large
heading cabbage, And othei plant |
suitable for making a tine fall gar
den. Parker Farms, Atlanta, (ia.
WANTKl) ? Jewelry, watches and
clocks of all kinds to repair. All
work guaranteed. F. l>. CJoodale,
.Jeweler, Fast DeKalb Street, op
posite postoffioe. 7 tf
/ i k .i.i. * ?????? ?
LOST Small white bitch, right ear
brindle, spot on tail, has collar and
ring but no tag. Suitable reward
will be giv^n for: her return to 11.
F. Smith, 1 I'd I, Camden, S. C. 8-0pd
- - -
SWKKT POTATO, TOMATO AND
. 'Pepper -Plants. From the right
seed, the right size and with the
right service. By express collect,
$1.50 per thousand. By postpaid
mail $2.10 per thousand. If you
buy lots of them, write for dealers'
prices. Your order will be appre
ciated. Ask your paper about us.
HOLLYWOOD FA KM, PAVO, Ga.
FOK SALK OR RKNT- Seven room
house 011 Lyttleton street, facing
Kershaw .Park ? known as the Traiv
tham or Boykiu House. House
wired for lights and water in kitch
en and bath. Very desirable loca
tion. Three rooms in basement that
can be utilized. Will sell for $5,000.
One-fourth cash. Enterprise Build
ing and Loan Association, Camden,
S. C.
WANTKl). ? All persons liable to a
city license tax to -pay same
promptly.
WANTED? ^Salesman and collator
in Camden to sell Singer So\Wng
Machines, good propo.sit a?n for i
good man. Apply Singer Sowing
Machine Co., Sumter, S. C., .'W S.
Main street. K-10pd
t ; ?: \ bXj a tion GIFTS Wanted yoa
to krtow that I h#ye a complete
line of article* huH a bio for gradu
, at ion if ts. Select yours darly.
F. 1>. (Joodale, Jeweler, East Do
Kalb Street, opposite postofUce,
WANTED, ? ?A11 potions liable to n
city license tax to pay sumo
promptly.
PI. A* TS.? 10,000,000 Porto Rico,
Nancy Hall, potato plant 4, Charles
ton Wakelield, Flat Dutch cabbage
plants, Baltimore and lied Field
( beauty tomato plants, White and
Yellow Bermuda Onion plants now
ready, shipping daily, $1.00 per
1000 f.^o. h. Valdosta. Dorris Plan*
Company, ValdOwta. (ia. 7-lOsb
FOR SALE. ? Nitrate of Soda. Pt'ices
at e right-. Apply R. L. Mosel. j ,
Camden, S. C. ?< sb
FOR 8 A KB. ? F or immediate ship
ment millions true to variety Sweet
Potato plants grown only from
selected stock. Poi;to Rica, Early
Triumph. 1000, $1.25; 5,000, $5.00.
Satisfaction absolutely guaran
teed. Sebroer Plant Farms, Val
dosta, Georgia. 5-8p>i
WANTED.*? All pet-sons liable to a
V city license tax to pay same
promptly.
CASH ? for your automobile.
V. M. STEIN, 29 South Tvyojx
Street, Charlotte, N. C.
<H5pd
FOR SALE? 40 acres good land six
miles from Camden. Fine stream,
some timber. $1,000.00; easy
terms. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., or R.
E. Stevenson, Camden, S. C.
40 tf
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Makes old
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like New
T* F. Dal ley Company Inc.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Hits
Tlie
Spot!
More Pure Sugfar
JY[ovq 3rutt flavor
More Wholesome Ikfrcshaad
Chero-Cola
NOTICE!
a
I have on hand an ample
stock of Nitrate of Soda at an
attractive price.
CP
F. M. WOOTEN
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