The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 25, 1923, Image 7
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>ur Correspondent.
Beth u no, S. C., Way 23. ? The
School Improvement Association mot
In the school auditorium Friday even
ing It* was .agreed to continue the
meeting after the clo?e ol school. A
committee was appointed to draw up
insulin mm.s of sympathy to the Cleve
land school which has undergone such
a tragic catastrophe. After dispos
ing w?h the business of the evening
choruses by the first ^rade, readings
?nd a play by the third grade were
very creditably given.
Miss Mable Watts is at home for
the summer after graduating from
WinglMo Preparatory School.
Mrs. C. U Mays and daughter,
Annie, left last week for Carteraville,
where they expect to reside.
Misses Kathleen Clyburn and Ma
mia Lou McDonald spent the week end
in Columbia* .
Mr. Kalph McCaakill of Columbia
spent Hut week end with his parents,
Mr and Mrs. J. A- McCaskill.
Mr. 0. T. Varbrough left Monday
morning for Augusta, Ga.
Mi-, and Mrs. \V. JE. Davis visited
relatives in Darlington last week.
Mrs. Johnson of Lamar is spending
some time with her son, Dr. L. O.
Johnson. *
Miss. Cora Lee of Monroe, N. C? is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Eva
Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. Fearis of Rock Hill
v*ere visitors in -town Sunday, Mrs.
Fearis as Miss P^annie Lee Setzer was
a teacher in the school several years
ago.
Miss Iris Kelley of Bishopvillo is
spending this week wth Miss Kath
leen Hyatt.
Miss Malloy Hearon visited rela
tives in McBee the past week end.
Mr. \V. M. Stevens has gone to Lan
caster where he has charge of the
dry goods in the Lancaster Depart
ment Store. ? ' ,
Camden and Bethune played an
interesting game of ball 1 on this
ground last Tuesday with Bethune
winning by a score of 10-7.
Henry Ford Booster.
I ) r. R. D. J. Griffith, of New York,
who has been in Camden this week, is
a llenr.v Ford booster for president.
Dr. Griffith thinks that there are only
two likely candidates on the Demo
cratic side ? Henry Ford and Wm. G.
McAdoo.
The Henry Ford boom, according to
I)r. Griffith, is sweeping the country
like wild fire Nebraska and a number
of the southern ptates are almost
solid for the DetjxSit automobile man
ufacturer, Dr. Griffith declares.
Dr. Griffith is one of the original
Wood row Wilson men. ? He stumped
the country for Wilson and later for
his League of Nations. He was also
one of the originators of the Wilson
foundation,
Hcnrv Ford is the only man who
can win for the Democratic party, Dr.
Griffith believes. He thinks McAdoo
will be a strong contender, but does
not regard him so strong a prospect
as Ford.
Wardens Issue Warrants.
State K^me wardens, V. F. Funder
burk and J. G. Bickley, have been at
work on alleged cases of dynamiting
of fish in and around Liberty Hill and
Stoneboro in the northwestern sec
tion of Kershaw county, it being al
leged that the fish wei*e dynamited
in Beaver creek May 9. Warrants
have been taken out before Magis
trate L. P. Thompson of Liberty Hill
by V. F. Funderburk^ charging B. W.
Goodson, H. G. Goodson, Thomas S.
Walker and Joe F. Bowers with dyna
miting fish. A preliminary hearing
will be held next Saturday, May 26th,
before Magistrate L. P. Thompson of
Liberty Hill.
From information, received here
Beaver Creek is covered with dead
fMi from its upper waters to Wateree
ii' ? r. The wardens have been in and
around Liberty Hill for some time
forking on this and other alleged
violations of the fish laws.
Addressing an audience of 15,000
St. Louis, Mo., Saturday, Senator
1 >rah. recently back from Europe,
? yed President Harding's proposed
\ ? .''ill court proposition.
Great Britain last week paid to the
' ited States $30,500*000 on the pur
?i-r of silver made during the
V ?r)d war. The money was used
' the treasury to purchase $30,750,
1 '"of Liberty bonds at par value.
Dudley Field Malone, collector of
i'ort of New York under President
^ on. has announced his candidacy
: ' the presidency of the United
? ?'es. He says the women of the
uiv. ry will elect him.
CHARLESTON HKM'P.
Adopt* Resolution* snd Sends Checks
For 9SP0.
(Wednesday's News and Courier.)
At a 'brief meeting Ust night of
City Council, presided over by Itfayor
Pro Tem Nicholas Sottile in the ab
m mce of Mayor Grace from the. city,
there was unanimous adoption of u
resolution to the effect that the city
subscribe the sum of $500 to the re*
lief fund for the relatives of those
who lost their lives in the disastrous
Cleveland School fire. The resolution
was offered by Alderman Daniel L.
Sinker, \and reads as follows:
"Whereas, the Cleveland .Graded
School calamity last Thursday has
brought about much suffering among
the residents of Kershaw county in
that vicinity, as a result of the loss
of almost four score of human lives;
and,
"Wheras, the news of this terrible
calamity and disaster has bpen re
ceived in the city of Charleston with
feelings of great sorrow and deep
sympathy for the sufferers; and
"Whereas, the City of Charleston,
holding, 4|b it does, a neighborly and
tender interest and community spirit
for all sections of South Carolina;
Therefore, be it
. "Resolved, That the City Council
of Charleston express its heartfelt
sympathy to the people of Kershaw
County in their bereavement, with
the hope that the will of the All-wise
Creator, together with the fortitude
and courage which has characterized
them in the past, will now strengthen
and support them: and
"Resolved further, That the sum of
$600 be subscribed to the relief fund
of the Cleveland Graded School suffer
ers, and the city treasurer is author
ized and he is hereby directed, to
forward to State Senator Funder*
buj;k, of Kershaw County, a check
of said amount for relief of the suf
ferers."
Tidal Wave Was Greatest Disaster.
Spartanburg, May 19.? It was
> pointed out here today that the
Cleveland school house fire and the,
earthquake ii^ 1886 can not be ranked
as the two greatest disasters of the
state. First place must be given, ac
cording to the Red Cross annals, to
Ahji- hurricane and tidal wave which
swept the South Carolina coast and
islands August 27, 1893.
High winds, reaching a velocity of
120 miles an hour, And a tidal wave
of 30 feet spread destruction, accord
ing to R6d Cross reports, and more,
than 3,000 lives were lost. Some es
timates placed the death toll at 5,000.
In addition to this great loss of life
I immense property losses occurred.
Tom Hook Not Among Dead.
"Hello, this is Thomas E. Hook, of
New Brookland. I just want to tell
you that I and my wife were not
burned to death in the Cleveland
school fire."
Mr. Hook and his wife were known
to be in Kershaw county near the
Scene of the fire and friends and re
lativoe, not having heard from them
since the fire, became apprehensive,
fearing that they were to be number
ed among the unidentified lost. Mr.
Hook's telephone message ends the
anxiety.
Mr. Hook, who is a contractor, has
been working near Camden, for some
I time and last Monday after a visit
to New Brookland, returned to Ker
shaw county, accompanied by his
wife. At the time of the fire he
nvas at Boykin*s Mill pond, six miles
from the Cleveland school. ? Sunday's
State.
Mr. Reardon Improved.
Friends in Camden and elsewhere
will be greatly relieved to know that
Mr. E. I. Reardon, secretary of the
Camden Chamber of Commerce, is
again able to be at his post after
quite a severe illness. He is a live
wire and has been bending every ef
fort to make Camden a good secre
tary and has made a large number of
friends in Camden by his genial dis
position and his genuine interest in
things that stand for the betterment
of the city and county.
Almost.
In London they were discussing ad
vertising.^ "Great stuff, these ^lectric
signs on Broadway," said the rankee.
^They've got one advertiseing - Wrig
ley's gum, runs a whole block, 250,
000 electric bulbs."
"How many?" cried the astonished
Londoner.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand,"
answered the Yankee. ?
The Londoner observed, "But I
say, old chap, isn't that a bit conspic
uous?" ? The Kan-SyYi.
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pistons, cams, cylinders, valves,
and all of the many connections
in a car is daily child's play to
our experts. Let us look over your
car's mechanism and toll you what
is needed to be done.
Burjrier's Garage
Broad Street Phone 26
WE ARE SAVING MONEY
for thousand* of others in cleaning and dyeing Win
ter Garments, Carpets, Rugs, Blankets, . Comforts,
Curtains, etc. We will be glad to serre you.
FOOTER'S DYE WORKS
Cleaners-Dyers. Cumberland, Maryland.
TWO VETERANS LOST.
Humphries and McLeod Were Mem*
bera of l<eRoy/ Belk PohL
At least two veterans of the World
war and members of the LeRoy Belk
post of the American Legion are
known to be included in the number
of the Cleveland school tire ddad, Bur
nell G. McLeod and Thomas B. Hum
phries.
Mr. Mcl^eod, who was burned to
death in the school building, volun
teered for service in the National
Guard and saw service on the Mexi
can border before the war. During the
World war he was sent to Camp Jack
son in Columbia for training and was
there when the armistice was signed,
Mr. Humphries, assistant cashier of
the Bank of Camden, died early Sat
urday morning in the Camden hospi
tal, where he had been carried for
treatment. Mr. Humphries offered hi*
services to his country, was later re
jected for active service on account of
physical disabilities. Eager, however,
to be of aid, Mr. Humphries then
served us a member of the Kershaw
county local exemption board in as
sisting in the carrying out of the se
lective draft la>v.
Both members of the Amevican
Legion and the Kershaw post is plan
ning to hold a meeting for the pur
pose of making arrangements for the
erection of a monument to their mem
ory. Other legion posts throughout
tho state may be given j\n opportun
ity to aid in the plan.
Mail Carriers To Meet.
The Kershaw and Lancaster R. F.
D, -Carriers Association will meet at
Heath Springs May 30th, and have a
picnic and barbecue. All carriers
with their families are invited to
meet wjth ^s and bring well-filled
baskets as we are anticipating a good
time. Our congressman, Hon. W. F.
Stevenson, is expected to ?be the
speaker of the day. It is the wish of
the Postmaster General, the 4th as
sistant postmaster, that all carriers
should belong to our organization.
Let's do our best and be at Heath
Springs at 10:30. AH postmasters
and their families are invited to meet
with us.
J. W. Thompson, President.
Why The Lamp Fell.
Sheriff Grover Wrelch explained , to
correspondents tonight just how it all
began, as accurately as his dilligent
'inquiries and the checking of many
stories against each other could es
tablish. The Stage, he said, was light
ed by hanging kerosene lamps. A wick
had been turned too high, so that the
heat form the chimney fused an upper
ring of the suspending bracket. When
the ring melted, the lamp fell, was
overturned, and the oil pouring from
its reservoir, took fire. The burning
oil spread over the stage and thence
ran down the auditorium floor. Cheese
cloth curtains and other light stuff
used as scenery were used in a vain
endeaveor to smother the flames, but
failed to serve that purpose and on
the contrary becoming oil soaked
were but tinder and kindling for the
fire.
The New York state athletic- com
mission has ruled that a proposed
prize fight between Jess Willard and
Luis Firpo cannot take place in that
state because of Willard being beyond
the age limit. The fight may take
placi, in New Jersey.
Dr. Krupp von Bolen and other di
rectors, recently convicted by the
French of instituting opposition to
French' authority in the Ruhr have
been transferred to French prisons
where they are to serve fifteen years
unless sooner released.
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Top off each meal
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of WRIGLEY'S.
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Pleasure and
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CITATION.
State of South Carolina
County of Kershaw
(By W. L. McDowell, Esq., Probate
? Judge.)
Whereas, Mrs. Mattie E. West
made suit to me to grant her Letters.,
of Administration of the Estate ot
and effects of Shell J. West.
These are, therefore, to cite and ad
monish all and singular, the kindred
and creditors of the said Shell J. West
deceased, that they be and appear
before me, In the Court of Probate,
to be held at Camden, South Caroli
na, on Wednesday, June 6th, next,
after publication thereof, at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause,
if any they have, S^hy the said Admin
istration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 23rd day
of May Anno Domini 1923.
w. l. Mcdowell,
Judge of Probate for Kershaw County
Published on the~"2I>th day of May
and the 1st day bt June 1023, in the
Camden Chroniefc?. and posted at
the Ctfttrt Tfouse door for the time
prescribed by law.
T4E bwt econ
omy combina
tion in tires that we
know of ia a quality
product backed up
by conscientious
service. So we sell
Goodyear Tires, as '
representing the
utmost in quality,
and deliver the
buyer 9 service that
helps him gat from
those tires all the
mileage built into
them at the factory.
At Cioodyaar Smrvicm Station
Dmalmr ? ?M ??/t #n</ r??om
m?nd thm nmut (,'uo^yM r
Cords with the b^*l<ui Ali
W^tkf 7VW and bmck
thmm up a mitf* standard
Cmn6ww S*rv4 c?
Kershaw Motor Co.
GOOD
MONEY FOR SUFFERERS.
Sumter Raises $1,863.25 for Fire
Victims.
Sumter, May 21. ? Iftimter has rins
ed $1,868.25 for the relief of the suf
ferers fpbm the Cleveland School
house fire on last Thursday night, ana
more funds are coming in steadily.
The Sumter Board of Trade called a
meeting Saturday morning to discuss
the matter and committees were ap
pointed to canvas the town that day,
the results being very gratifying, as
nearly everybody seen was anxious
to contribute to help those left in
need from the fire.
The money is being held in trust by
T. F. Moffett, secretary of the Board
of Trade, until such time as there
is n^ed for it, as it is understood that
all present needs of the sufferers from
the disaster have been cared for.
GOVERNOR SENDS SYMPATHY.
Was One of First to Send Message of
Condolence to Cleveland.
Columbia, S. C., May 18. ? Governor
McLeod today went to the funeral of
the 78 victims of' the Cleveland school
fire near Camden, after having^ sent
his secretary, E. A. McDowell, tofdo
what could be done to aid the suffer
ing citizens of Kershaw county, and
after haying dispatched a message
expressing his grief and sympathy for
the stricken community.
Addressed to Aljen B. Murchison,
Kershaw county "superintendent of
education, Governor ' McLeod's letter
was as follows:
"I am writing; to express to you
and the people of Kershaw county
my sincerest sympathy in the loss of
life in the terrible tragedy of last
evening.
"Many of these friends whom I
have known for life and appreciate as
valuable citizens of our state.
W ords are inadequate to express the
sorrow in such a calamity. Please
tender to your people my services for
anything that I may be able to do.
"With deepest! sympathy, I am
"Sincerely yours,
(Signed) "THOS. G. McLEOD,
"Governor."
Several of the victims of the fire
were named McLeods, but the gov
ernor stated that he was not akin to
any of them. However, he was well
known) to many of the victims, the
fatal community being just across the
line from the governor's own Lee
County.
More than 1,700 women have been
ordained to the ministry in the Uni
ted States.
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Colored Attorney Opens Law Office
in Camden.
Attorney Herbert F. McGirt takes
pleasure in announcing to the public
that he has opened his law of/ice, and
is located at 027 Main Street,, up
f stairs, and that he - is prepared tc
serve the.m&ljc in all matters rela
tive to Refet Eatnte, Insurance, Wills,
Negotiation of Loans, Collection and"
Settlement of Claims and Accounts,
Notorial Service, and Gitaeral Legal
Practice.
Yoors for service,
HERBERT F. McGIRT. *
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