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' CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1923. NUMBER 24
VOLUME XXXV.
MUST GROUP MEETING.
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Ot Home Demonstration Club* For
Hoys and (ilrln "Held Here.
The fnut group meeting of the
Home Demonstration Club Girls and
Boys of the Eastern District was held
Ht Camden Tuesday, The meeting
began promptly at 12 o'clock with
contestants from three counties,
Chestevfield, Lancaster, and Korahaw.
The Biscuit Contest was conducted
by Miss L. I. Landrum, state leader.
Mamie Wolfe, of Lancaster, scored
115*4, and Margurite Truesdale, of
Kershaw, scored 89%. The 6gg judg
ing contest was conducted by Miss
Juanita Neilly, poultry specialist,
with Chesterfield's two boys com
peting, Eddie Abbott and Charles
Meehan. The score was 99.44. The
young folks worked with interest and
determination to win. These scores
will be compared with those made by
cl'ub members at the four other group
meetings that are" to follow in the
eastern district. The visiting club
members were hospitably entertained
while in Camden by the County and
Home Demonstration Agent, Miss
Jennie Boyd, with a nice luncheon
served at the Rest Shop, and the vis
itors were taken to Mrs. B. H, Trues
dale's lovely country home and there
Miss Neilley gave caponizing demon
stration. Mrs. Truesdale wasa de
lightful hostess, in which all the vis
j itors were allowed to give a demon
stration of how much ice cream and
take each one could eat and live to
tell the tale. Mrs. S. O. Plowden and
Miss Bessie Harper, district agents of
the Pee Dee and Piedmont Districts,
ST'Hssteted Miss Rovri nt. t.hp me?tir>g
and attended the luncheons at the
Rest Shop and at Mrs. Truesd^le'S
house.
Eclipse of the Sun'.
While the eclipse of the sun Mon
day afternoon Was not total in^South
Carolina, it was easily visible "and
hundreds of citizens noted the pas
sage of the moon across the face
of the sun. The earth entered the
shadow cast by the moon about 3:40
o'clock and passed out from the
shadow about 5:40. Approximately
<?() per cent of the sun's disc was hid
den from view when the eclipse was
at its maximum in South Carolina.
Twenty- Year-Old Maxwelli
A Maxwell roadster. of the 1903
type was a curiosity here Friday
night when it parked at the Carolina
Motor Co. for the night. It was own
id and driven by Aden- Sheriff and
his son of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and
was on a long tour of the United'
States. The autoists started on
their journey on May 15th, and
have traveled more than 11,100
miles and visited 21 capitals of the
Union. The p?: with its many deco
rations attracted quite a bit of atten
tion while here.
Mrs. Barfield Dies. . .
The funeral services of Mr^. Mary
Barfield, who died at a 1 late hour
Wednesday night, in the Baptist hos
pital, will be held this morning at
i'ine Grove Baptist church, Kershaw
county. Mrs. Barfiold was a native of
Kershaw County and . was about 67
years of age. She was a member of
the South side Baptflt church. She
had been ill for two months. She is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clar
ence Davis, 608 Sixth street, Colum
bia, and three sons, two of whom live
in Kershaw county.- ? Friday's State.
Rev. Lightfoot To Speak.
Rev. E. M. Ligbfoot, superintendent
<>f the Anti-Salopn League of Soyth
Carolina, will deliver three addresses
:n ' amden on Sunday, September 16,
the subject being, "Enforcement, of
the Prohibition jLaw." ' Rev. Light
Toot will speak at the Camden Bap
tist church at U o'clock a. m., at the
( 'ty School auditorium at 4:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, and at 8:30 p. m.
at the Wateree Mill Baptist church.
Rev. Lightfoot is coming to Camden
under the auspices of the liftll villages
?nd other citizens of Camden and the
people of the entire count yof Ker
shaw are invited to attend* either or
three of the meetings above men
tioned. The ministers of the churches
f)f Camden and Kershaw County are
requested at their Sunday services
ftext Sunday morning to announce the
hour and place of the afternoon and
evening meetings and addresses by
R*v. Lightfoot.
Rudi*ill-Brawn.
All. Carl J. Brown and Miti ilflk
Rod Lift], both of CftiMen, were mar
ried here on Saturday, September 8th.
Protwto Judge W. L. McDowell per
forating the hiii? |
INDICTMENT FOR HARVEY.
Former Governor Charged With Vio
lating Hanking Uwh.
Charleston, Sept. 11. ? A qpeoiflil
presentment on the affairs of the de
funct Enterprise hank was made this
morning to Judge I. W. Howman, pre
siding at the September term of the
court of general fissions, the grand
jury recommending indictments
against former Governor Wilson G
Harvey, president and director; his
bfother, II. Lee Harvey, and Frederic
C. Peters, two of the bank's four di
rectors. It was set forth in thp pre
sentment that "we have to report
that t* .1 banking laws have been vio
lated by the officers and directors of
the bunk in several instances" and
that "the affairs of this bank were
handled in a very loose manner." It'
is recommended that the solicitor pre
pare and present to the grand jury
indictments against Wilson G. Har
vey, as president* and director of the
Enterprise bank, for violation of Sec
tion 296 of the criminal code of 1912,
in that he macle sundry loans alleged
to be illegal; also for violation of Sec
tion 346, it being alleged that he re
ceived deposits for several days pre
vious to the closing of the bank, and,
on the morning the bank closed', No
vember lj 1921, when he knew the
bank to be in an insolvent condition;
against H. Leo Harvey, qs a director,
being alleged that a loan was made
him personally, in violation of bank
ing .law; and against Fred C. Peters,
as a director, it being alleged that he
made Certain loans indirectly to him
self and on behalf of certain corpo
rations. in violation of banking law.
Former State Bank Examiner J. H.
Craig is severely censured for, his ac
tion in regard to this bank while bank
examiner, and special legislation- con
nected with the office of the state
baijk examiner is recommended.
Judge Bbwman, on receiving the
presentment, declared it to seem very
thorough, and said it appeared that
the af fairs of -the bank ? had been
handled in a loose manner. s He di
rected Solicitor St^iey to take such
steps as he saw fit on the recom
mendation, ..either at this term, or at
the ensuing term of court.
Real. Estate Sales.
The Camden Real Estate Exchange
.announces the sale of a corner lot
near the residence of Mr. W. R.
Hough, on North Broad street to Mr.
C. C. Shaw, of the Camden Iron and
Brass Works. The lot measures 100
by 200 feet.
Another sale made by them last
week was a lot 89x260 feet, formerly
the property of Mr. David R. ' Wil
liams, to Mr. F. N. McCorkle, of the
American Express wCo. . This lot is
also on North Broad street just north
of the residence of Mrs. Lydia Mur
c hi. son.
Peach Growers To Meet.
Peach growers of South Carolina,
[ through their state organization, are
working in close touch with growers
in other Southern states toward per
i fecting cooperative marketing, and a
special meeting to that end has been
called for October 10, to be held at
the _Jefferson hotel io, Columbia. L. I.
Guion of Lugoff is fcres.ident of the
association and A. E. Schilletter of
! ClemBon College is secretary.
Meeting in Interest of The Fair.
Mayor H. G. Carrison, Jr., held a
meeting in the office of the Farm and
Home Demonstration Agents Satur
day afternoon at five o'clock, to dis
cuss the duties of each chairman of
the previously appointed committees.
The dates for the Fair was decided,
[ November 15th and 16th, 1923, and
; also the place. After much discus
I sion *and consideration, it was decided
to hold the *Fair in the old. Court
House. Miss Shannon very gladly
gave permission to the use of the
building. Very' soon Mr. J. VV. San
ders, chairman of the Premium lists
will have the booklet ready for dis
tribution. Some most attractive
prizes will be offered. Oet' ready to
win. Make the best better. Miss
Minnie Clyburn is chairman of the
Committee of Arrangement and Ccn
i cessions, Mr. L. W.. Boyltin,% chair
man of Committee 'on Amusements,
Mr. H. D. Niles, chairman on Pub
licity, Mayor H. G. Carriaon, chair
man on Finance and Miss Jennie
Boyd, chairman on Soliciting Entries.
Anyone wishing information, call^on
the above chairmen.^- ? ! /?
Mayor Carrison is heartily in favor
of a School Day, and we expect each
tnii avery >chool to
Camden and Kershaw County can
haver a good big Fair. Why not?
r'" ~ - Jennie Boyd. - . C i
?Home Demonstration Agent.
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MIXING WITH THE (iKRMANS.
Mr. Jordan Spends While in Old His
toric Kothenburg. *
!, (A. H. Jordan in Dillon Herald.)
Kothenburg, Bavaria, Aug. 3rd.
In my last letter 1 promised to tell
you something about the historic
town of Rothenburg. Rothenburg is
way off the beaten tourist path,
though why it is no, t visited by. thou
'sands of tourists every year I am un
able to understand because it is rich
in history of the ? Middle Ages. The
buildings, the houses and thtj great'
city wall are preserved ijj. their orig- J
inal state. A tiro insurance company
could write risks in Kothenburg, at
one-tenth the minimum American
rate and get rich because the whole
city, including the<. homes and public
buildings, are constructed* of .stone
and there is nothing to burn. I i \
plored Rothenburg from pillar to post
and from garret to eellar, so to speak,
and the only pieces of wood I saw
were some immensely heavy oak
planks which were used as flooring in
one of the ancient towers on the wall
around the city.* The treading of mil
lions of feet through many ages had
worn deep grooves in the planks.
Rothenburg has a population of
9,000, but the streets are so narrow
and the houses are so small and built
so closely together that It does not
cover an area njore^ihan half the size
of Dillon. It ia. located on a very
high elevation ? almost jk mountain
top ? and the hillsides run down to
-deep valleys at a very" sharp angle.
Until it was taken by Tilly, after a
seige of many months, it was consid-*
erpd the best, for tifieu town in the
whole of Bavaria. In fact as one
stands on the top of the high wall,
from eight to fifteen feet in width
and rising to a height of-from 50 to
100 feet, it is easy to imagihe how the
inhabitants looked through the port
holes and laughed at the attempts of
the enemy to storm the town's walls.
At varying distance of from 500 to
1,000 yards high towers r^se into the
air, which g&ve the observers a fine
view of the country for many miles
around and the approach of the ene
my could be* seen for several hours
before they reached the city's walls.
I have looked through the sa%ie
portholes through which anxious eyes
peered 600 or 700 years ago hoping to
catch a glimpse of the enemy wthich
lay concealed behind hillsides many
mile* away or lurking near the city's
walls. I have walked around the
town on top of the old wall on which
soldiers trod with clanking sabre or
single-barreled musket, many centu
ries ago; I have been down in deep
dungeons, dark and dismal, in which
political prisoners weffe executed so
long ago that their bones have long
since gone back to dust. In the town
hall which is still preserved in its
original splendor, is the dungeon ip
which Burgomaster Toppler, who held
the city against all onemles for sev
eral years, was executed when the
city finally fell into the hands of
Tilly. It is not known when or how
he was done to death by his captors
? it is still' a mystery in Bavaria ?
but on the wall of his dungeon were
written these words: "I died neither
from thirst nor lack of food." That
perhaps was the only message he
could leave to his friends. I have
been through th^ Bastile whose grim
walls could tell many a horrible story
of torture or midnight murder and
assassinations. I walked through
narrow, dingy little streets and on
stone pavements tw6 or three feet
wide, witlv quaint little -homes buile
Hush with the walks and caught the
odor of goat's milk until the follow
ing night I woke with a start from a
horrible dream in which a great herd
of long-horned Angoras were trying
to butt me over the edge of a bot
tomless precipice.
Tradition holds that Tilly would not
have been able to take the city if it
had not been for ?ho premature ex
plosion of a can of powder in one of
the turretH which killed several sol
diers. The report spread through the
city that Tilly had forced an entrance
through the wall in the lower part of
the city and the people became panic
stricken and opened the gates. This
may or may not be true. X give it to
you just as I got it. But anyway af
ter Tilly entered the city he was given
a goblet of rare old wine which put
him ins* good humor and he proposed
to the city authorities that if they
could produce a man who would drink
^ goblet full of wine at one draught
he would select a local man of their
choice to administer the laws of the
city. The challenge waa accepted
the citiaens produced a 1 > who
&nnk ?* ****
(Owlliiued 011
BK SLOW TO SKI X COTTON'.
1h Advice of J. Clifton Rivers of State i
Warehouse Commission.
Colombia, S. C?| Sept. 10. A greiu
number of people all over the State
are asking me what my opinio!) is
concerning the future price of cotton,
and a h it is impossible for mo to
answer all such Inquiries by letter 1
desire space in your paper to give
them my views on the subject.., 1 have
kept in close touch with alV the condi
tions which control 6r affect the cot
ton market and I feel that as a public
servant of the people that I should
give them the benefit of such infor
mation as the advantages of the of
fice I hold bring to me. I know that
advice i* . cheap, and by most people
read with suspicion, but here^and
now I wish to plead with Jthe cotton
growers to be slow in selling a bale
of cotton of this year's crop. 1 be
lieve the cotton people at last see the
handwriting and with the reserves of
sjpinpable cotton in the world almost
gone; with a short crop coming in this
fall with no let up in the wearing out
of clothes, nor any increase in the
amount of manufactured goods in
sight, my prophecy is that the price
of cotton will' advance from the pres
ent level materially within the next
few months.
Another thing is that the bettor
grades of cotton, in my opinion, in
the very near future will demand a
high premium over that which is
carelessly handled, and will be sought
after eagerly by the -cotton people,
reason for which would require
right here too much length to explain.
How tut; we Lo make the cotton we
are producing of a higher quality is
the question asked by those who
think on the subject. First, cotton
should be gathered or picked as
quickly as possible after it opens, and
then piled up in the house unginned
until it has time to cure out; at least
three weeks should elapse after pick
ing before being carried to the gin. It
will by that time be in condition, if
kept dry, to gin off th^ seed uniform
ly and not nap up and gin cut as will
be the result of undertaking to gin it
off green, and will give you a better
out-turn on both your grade and Sta
ple, besides a great increaqji in the
amount of lint cotton, whiclr at last
represents the market value. When
taken fro.m the field and ginned be
fore having time to cure out a lot of
the lint is sold by the bushel and not
by the pound, even if placed, green
for gining, in the hands of the most
careful ginner with the best of ma
chinery, jt is impossible to gin the
seed clean or make a staple of first
class quality. After you have got it
ginned put it in your warehouse,
either on your own farm or the near
est one in your community, get your
State . Receipt and relieve your obli
gations,. if necessary, until all the
crop is baled. It can then be graded
by a competent grader for you with
out cost, and sold collectively for cash
fqr its full market value at any time
you may desire.
I honestly believe that cotton will
bring $50.00 a bale more before next
March than it is bringing now, which
will mean thousands of dollars to the
farmers and business interests of the
State. Let us help you with the
State Warehouse Syste^m any way
we can. "* ?
J. Clifton^Rivers,
State Warehouse Commissioner.
Annual Meeting To Be Held.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
the Kershaw Association will hold its
annual meeting on September 20th, at
Mispah Baptist church. Miss Blanche
White, Mrs. George E. Davis and Mrs.
T. M. Scott, state workers, will be at
the meeting to make addresses. All
the Baptist women of the Association
are cordially invited to attend the
meeting. The - morning session will
open at 10 o'clock.
School Notice.
Due to unavoidable delays which
have ariseiv The Charlotte Thompson
School will not begin until Monday,
September ^-Ith at A45 a. m. The
trucks will make their first trip on
this date. High school pupils and
those having conditions to work offj
will see the superintendent at his of
fice today for classification. A meet
ing of the teachers will be held to
morrow as announced.
N. M. Huckabee, Supt.
Notice To Auto Drivers and Owners, i
All tars must carry two head
lights, dimmed at all times while on
J?ye4^ ftreets. and one red light on
rear of ear. AlT cars most hate" good"
muffler* on and drlfors most refrain
, frdm vsing cat <mt? while in ? City
( limits. A. G. WHFPAr~
SCHOOLS SHOW (JRKAT (JAIN.
1-Hrjeest Knrollim-nt in History Moth
Grammar and High School*.
The 1023-24 session of the Camden
City Schools was ushered in on ISloiv
day jnoming with an interesting pro
gram held in the auditorium of t*u
Crammar School. The program was
as follows:
Scripture reading and prayer, Dr.
Harding. ,
Address of welcome to ? teacher.*,
Dr. Harding. . ' ' /
Vocal solo, Mr. llollis Cobb. ?
Addresses to the students of the
schools, Mr. H. Yates and Mr. 'J no.
T. Mackey.
Piano Duct, Mrs. McCorkle and
Miss Mildred Qardner.
Announcements, -J. G, Richards, Jr.
Many parents and friends were out
for the opening and the auditorium
could not hold both students and jpu
trona. Many stood in the hallway,
some against the walls, and the
eighty first graders were kept in their
class room during the exercises.
The enrollment in the Cirammar
School was highei than at any pre
vious opening, there being 2(56 boys
and 261 girls, total 520, which was
from 25 to 50 more than the. opening
number of the previous year.
The enrollment in the High school
was even higher in proportion than
that of the elementary school. There
we.re 07 boys and 110 girls total 218.
This was an increase of 20 over that
taf the close of the first month of the
previous year. An estimate of the
growth of the Camden High School is
shown in tho statement that in 1017
there were in round numbers only
about 80 pupils enrolled in thnt
school.
The Malvqjyi Hill school and the Mill
school opened with about their usual
first day enrollment.
This opportunity is taken to thank
the patrons of the schools for their co
operation in the matter of placing
their children in school tyid in making
necessary adjustments for the new
schooLyear Also to earnestly seek
the cooperation of all the parents In
securing the right start and the right!
attitude of their children toward their j
studies. Now is the time to see that 1
your son or your daughter forms the
fright working habits, and not rafter
i you have received a notice from the
school authorities -that he or she is
falling behind in studies A proper
amount of care right at this time by
both parents and teachers will pre
vent many a failure.
Robinson's Circus. Coming.
The above announcement will bring
joy to the kids and grown-ups as well,
for won't the grown-fcps have to
carry the kids along? It has been
several years since a high-class cir
cus visited Camden and everyone will
enjoy a day of fun mixing with the
["crowds. An advance man was here
Wednesday and secured licenses from
the city clerk. The show tent will
very probably be pitched on the base
ball grounds, near the Seaboard
freight depot. Tuesday, October 2nd,
will be the date for its appearance
here.
Mrs. Bauskett Dead.
Mrs. Margaret Nelson Bauskett,
after a lingering illness since last
November, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. W. D. Trantham, on
Fair street, at 4:30 o'clock Wednes
day evening. Mrs. Bauskett was 57
years of age and was the widow of
the late W. T. Bauskett, at one time
editor of the Jacksonville Times
Union and later secretary to Senator
Taleoferro, of Florida. She was a
daugter of the late Dr. W. D. Nelson,
of the Longtown section of this coun
t,y*
Mrs. Bauskett is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Fannie Bauskett, of Cam
den, and three children ? Mrs. W. D.
Trantham, of Camden; Mrs. L. II.
Rockefellow, of Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, and Captain William T. Baus
kett, of Fort Riley, Kansas.
Mrs. Bauskett was an excellent
Christain lady and had made many
friends since coming to Camden,
where she was well known as a young
lady. She was a member of the Epis
copal faith and the funeral was held
from the residence Thursday mora*,
ing at eleven o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Wiliam Stoney, of Hagoods.
The honorary pallbearers were
Messrs. T. J. Kirkland, B. B. Clarke,
C. H. Yates, W. D. Barrett, C. J. Shan
non, Jr., Jack Whitaker, Sr.; active,
Dr. O. C. Trantham, A. L. Geisenhei
mer, John R. Good ale, Jack Whitaker,
Jr^ Millw Boyhin, J. B, Zemp, Dan
Jones and John Villepigu^T
NKW KTOKK V<>\< (AM DION.
John I.. . MimnitUKh ft) Open HrnnoU
Store in Former Iturdell IbiildinK.
Announcement was made lie re lAst.
Friday afternoon by John F. Mim
naugh of Columbia, one of the. best
known merchants of South Carolina,
and pYoprietor of "Carolina's" Faroes t
Department Store," that within two
weeks from that date ho will open
quite an extensive department stoio
in Camden, to be conducted along the 1
same lines with the same class of
goods carried in his Columbia More.
Mr. Mimnaugh and his manager,
^lr. \Y. c. Folk ins, weyg in Camcjci
Kl'iday and made a deal with Springs
& Shannon Company whurftTf they
have leased for a term of years the
building on the corner of Froad and
Kutledgo streets, formerly known as
the'Rurdell building and occupied for
many years by the Hank of Camden
as a banking house. The building is
now being remodelled and made into a
first-class store room with two HOors
with elevator and stairway convey
ances to second floor.
t i ?
Mr. W. S. Burnett, of Springs &
Shannon had personal supervision
over the remodeling of this store,
being both architect and contractor,
and changed it' into a most creditable
store buUtiing.
Mr. Mimnaugh and his manager
will personally select the furniture
and fixtures for equipping this stor*,
and they tell us they will stick to
their slogan, "Customers First
Always." They buy with this aim in
view', and they state that in coming
tq Camden they do not do so in an an
tagonistic spirit ? rather ? they are
coming to their customers instead of
their customers coming to them. ?
Mr. Albert W. Albea, formerly of
Washington, Ga., but for a number of
years with the Columbia store of
Mimnaugh, will have the management
of the Camden store. Before going
with Mimnautjh, Mr Albea had a num
ber of years experience with Fcopo)d
Adler, of Savannah, Ga., probably the
largest department store in tho
South, employing probably three hun
dred salespeople.
Aside from the manager, Mr. Albea,
the other salespeople will be employ
ed locally, if th<?y can be secured here,'
"as will be seen from an advertise
ment by this firm found on the last
page of The ?hronicle today.
Women's ready-to-wear, shoes,
piece dress goods, silks, woolens, do
njestics, novelties, hosiery, gloves and
a complete line usually found hi the
largest department stores will 4be
carried here. ,
Mr. Mimnaugh always has been and
will continue to be a liberal user of
advertising space and The Chronicle
readers can watch for his opening
^announcement soon to appear in this
paper.
Gasoline Money Refunded.
Approximately $149,60(3 collected
during the month of August under
provisions of the state three cents a
gallon tax act, has been divided be
tween the state treasury, the state
highway department and the several
counties of" the state. The total
represents an increase of over $8,000
in the return from tax in July and a
gain of 'about $14,000 over the re
ceipts for June.
Of the total, approximately one
third $49,634.79, has been distributed
by the state treasurer among the
various counties. The state highway,
department receives $49,808.82, while
$49,868.83 has been allocated to meet
the general expenses of the state
government. A balance of $34.03 yet
remains to counties' credit to be dis
tributed next month with the funds
brought in by the tax during Septem
ber. In the distribution of the coun
ties' quota of the moneys, Charleston
receives the largest amount, $4,630356
while Spartanburg county is second
with $3,742.73 and Richland third
with $3,337.66. McCormick county is
at the end of the column with $324.31.
Kershaw county's share of this tax
money amounted to $887.86.
The moneys collected under the
thr<?e cent a gallon gasoline tax are
distributed equally between the state
highway commission, the coufltics and
the state treasury, the counties' share
in turn being divided in proportion of
the taxable property in the 'several
counties.
Will Give Recital
Mrs. Fannie- Pack bsteen, the blind
lady from Sumter, will give a recital
at the First Baptist Church on Friday
evening, the 14th, at 8 o'clock. This
recital will be for the benefit of the
['South
ie ia cordially
will