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CAMDEN, HRONICLE 10 PACES THIS WEEK ?; ' . "? " , I 1 1 ; ' "? NA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1923. NUMBER 34 WATCH THE DATE ON YOUR LABEL VOLUME XXXV. A \i;w AND si < < >:ssri i, IM,AN I L'or Cotton .Mill Community Work As Developed ??> Hermitage Mills. | 0nc of the most perplexing of prob- J jems confronting managements of i Southern cotton mills has been that of ?community Welfare ami community Voyc? nmtnt for those mills not locat ed in incorporated towns, When pur suit the usually accepted policy for this work to be handled or directed bv the mill management, either direct ly or through agents, a condition has resulted in which community spirit has been largely subordinated to the ideas of one or several mill execu tives, and the mill community has ' laurel > been pauperized as to individ ual leadership, On the other hand, mills where the managements have not , taken active personal interest along these lines, and fostered the social, athletic and recreational ac tivities of their communities, have found themselves eventually with less efficient, less happy, and less intelli gent worker's.' There has been on the one s:<le the danger of suppressing, community spirit through the dicta tion Hi executives as to community activities, and on the other side the ; : u? a thoroughly unorganized inciii v. iif community body. The em ployment of capable trained com- ] muniiy agents from the outside has j been at 'cast a partial solution of the j problem, and certainly has tended to i reduce the evils inherent in the situa- . tiuii. l".ir the employment ol these oulsi-b -u? ial directors has resulted : in on! > partial success, except in those ! caso wl.vie such directors were 1'ortu- . ?nately -possessed of unusual tact and a ; great degrc e of adaptability to cotton . mill village conditions. Tiie niaiijrg^?^ t>'f the Hermitage | Cottar! M . ! ! i Camden, South Carolina,) hii v:1 made a serious intensive study'1 of t!ii- problem for some years with ' a view toward working out a Solution I thoroughly acceptable to the com- j nuniify itself, and one which would j allow a free unt camelled development ' of the community. It was long ago j determined by thoughtful mill execu- j tives that the mere expenditure of J considerable sums of money did not j piov.de iiiiy successful means of com - 1 rnunity progress and community de-.! velopment, especially when the entire j woik lre?,uently lacked proper super- i vi?:ot! and direction, arid more often J than not of a nature unappreciated by 1 the community. Out of their careful investigation and observation the Hermitage Cotton Mills have been able to inaugurate a plan for the handling of various strict :y community interests, which it is believed will very largely meet th^' many needs existing in the situation, though nnt having any other existing plan upon which to build, the ideas will be developed as experience is Kain<><l t In/nigh operation of this plan. An Association has been formed, of which every employee and every adult resident of the community is a mem ber. Detailed By-Laws with strict regulations have been drawn up and adopted by the Association. The As sociation has its own .set of officers and directors,* none of whom are the mill managers or superintendent. .Alt hough as organization it has been in operation only u short time, the ac complishments and the smoothness with which it is operated give promise ( of the fulfillment of all and even more , than had been expected, and the ac- i tun. *. i K is handled in such manner { tha: "the jH.r ecntage of efficiency of ari- i-hment in proportion to the a?itj;;;,T ,,f money expended is cx c" :;' high. ? Association has entire charge ;r<>] of all social, athletic, and j > * : : naV- activities in the com nu': and all cases of sickness, ? ? distress and emergencies of a ? " m nature, are handled by this ' ? !(>n through the governing ' ? ? ?? - i officers. The mill manage - ? their part, place at the dis ? the Association each month : -um which has proven ample 'he various requirements, and ? n i accumulates from month to r':- t.i meet any unforeseen emer : Under this arrangement the rr - manngemcnt takes no part what ? 'he expenditure of these funds " ' 'ht- handling of the individual " ' r- requiring attention or ex . ' Iher than a readiness to assist "? ? .'m vise when called upon to d<? so', thin plan the Hermitage Cotton ? ? x diage is an independent, self self-supporting community ^ A ? 'i h the living condition;, the " ? 'r. and the happiness depend upon ^ ?Mrrrrtrrrt member -Ives ar'i their own elected leaders. ,n actual operation this Association "*a appointed one of tfctt long: resi ISaUBS PROCLAMATION. Governor Asks People To Observ ? Thanksgiving in Pious Way. y , a u . Columbia, Nov, UO. ? Attesting his heliof that South Carolina agriculture was enabled to control. tho boll weevil an<l was awarded a comparatively heavy harvest of cotton Ipy Providen tial answer to prayers for hotter, Governor Thomas G. Mcleod, in his proclamation issued today, calls on tho people "to express their acknowl edgment to God for this Divine favor and to render gratitude to Him for His guidance, direction and bless ings." - "The people of South Carolina," said the proclamation, v "have, per haps above any of the people of the other States of the Union, peculiar cause for thanksgiving and gratitude. Industries have developed within our State, capital has found here a, safe investment, labor a reasbnable re ward, and harmony and peace havo characterized fhe relations between employer and employe, We are pecul iarly dependent upon the products of our soil for our sustenance and pros perity. Out of the gloom and depres sion caused by the period of deflation and the invasion of that, most destVue- j tive pest, the boll weevil, wo called to our (iofi to direct and aid us, by such means as to Him should seem best, in our efforts to produce a crop of cotton and to relieve us from the destructive damage wrought' by the boii weevil. Following- a proclama tion which 1 was moved to make, our people generally throughout the State met in their places of worship and earnestly besought our Heavenly Father for his aid and direction. I do most reverently and gratefully ac knowledge the answer of God to the prayers of our people, and I call now on the people of South Carolina, pub licly and privately, on Thanksgiving Day, to express their acknowledgment to God for this Divine favor and to render gratitude to Him for His guid ance, direction and blessings." Calling attention to the increase in the cotton crop of over 200,000 bales and the upward' curve of the price for the staple, the proclamation reiterated the Executive's conception of Divine help in a crisis and concludes with a fervent appeal to the people to depart from pursuits, on Thanksgiving Day and, in the churches and in the pri vacy of their- homes, give thanks for the benefactions of the year. New Directors Named. An Executive Committee from the Chamber of Commerce was called by j the President to declare the result of | the recent election. This committee j finding several ties, and the vote* so , close, under the authority of a pre vious resolution of the Board of Di rectors, authorizing them to increase the number of the Board, have de clared the sixteen men and three ladies receiving the highest number of votes to be those elected as direc tors, whose names are as follows: Messrs. W. A. Boykin, J. W. Cantey, C. P. DuBose,. F. H. Harding, M. H. Heyman, R. M. Kennedy, Jr,, \Vm. King, L. C. Shaw, B. G. Sanders, W. R. Zemp, J. M. Villepigue, Ralph Shannon, J. H. Burns, H. G. Carrison, Jr., II. K. Hallett, Sam Karesh, Mrs. E. C. Ritchie, Mrs. Cora Ancrum, Miss Minnie Glyburn. The above named directors are well | known and influential citizens of Cam den, who always have the interest of the city at heart, and we consider the selection a wise one. dent members of the community as active director of the work, who, through intimate knowledge of all the individual needs of the community, has been able to coordinate the work with an entire absence of friction, re sentment and lack of response, which obstacles have so frequently been met. by one less familiar with existing conditions, and in less close sympathy with the difficulties and aspirations of I the actual mill workers themselves. During the short period of its opera tion, the Hermitage Community As sociation has been such an unqualified success in all directions that the mill management is most satisfied with results, and would consider suggest ing no changes other than proper progress and development as experi ence is gained in the various details of the workv of the Association. It is not believed that the Hermitage com munity would again be satisfied with any plan of community work which did not place this work lully and defi nitely N tTielr own Til. :t-Is and und-r their o^n supervision and worked out through some such organization as Hermitage Community Association. - ? * -5' daughters in convention. Annual GImUoii Chow to* Camdeu Lady to Succeed Self. Greenville Piedmont, 15. M s. William' 8, Burney of Colum- 1 bia was e lee tad today without opposi tion state regent for the South Caro lina Daughters of the American Rev olution t? succeed Mrs. Franklin Clark Cain of St. Matthews. Flection of state officers for the succeeding term was one of the important features of the morning session of the confer ence being held here. By the cast of the ballots, Mrs. L, J. Ilames of Union was elected to the office "of first vice regent over Mrs. M. T. Turner of Johnston as succes sor to Mrs. .J. A. Bailey of Clinton. M iss Minnie Clyburn of Camden Was elected to succeed herself as recording secretary and Mrs. M. V. Stribbling ofx Greenville chosen to (ill the office Of r corresponding secretary to succeed Mrs. M. T. Turner of Johnston. Mis. Oscar Mauldin of Greenville was elected to the office of treasurer without opposition. She succeeds Mis. L. .J. Ilames of Union. Mrs. Ella* Cromer of Abbeville was chosen ay siate legist rtfr to succeed Mrs. Edith M. DeLOrmo of Sumter. Mrs. Ed ward Cox of Marion and Mrs. John iKinard of Newberry were nominated ? for the office of genealogist, the latter i being elected when \otes were cast. ! She. .succeeds Mrs. W. P. Dean of Greenwood. i Mrs. A. A. Woodson of Edgefield . : was elected historian to succeed Miss ? Marian Salley of Orangeburg; and ; Mrs. D. E. Scarborough of Orange ! burg was chosen as librarian , to suc ceed Misff Zena Payne of Johnston. Mrs. D. M. Eaves of Union, on unani ! mous vote beetle, a member of the I board of trustees of Tamassee school to succeed Mrs. H. B. Carlisle. Other offices are filled by persons whose terms. have not yet expired. j State officers, whose tenure has not yet expired, include: Mrs. A. E. Baker of Charleston, second vice regent; Mrs. P. R. Earle of Starr, third vice (regent; Mrs. Hayne F. Rice of Aiken, } state auditor: Mrs. F. A. Desportes of i Winnsboro, assistant historian, and J Mrs. Charles Chapin, chaplain, j Perhaps the real feature of the day came towards the close of the morn ing session when Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of New York, president - general of the national D. A. R. or | ganization, was presented with two I counterpanes by Mrs. A. F. McKis ' sick of Greenville, in behalf of the Daughters of South Carolina." In a few well chosen words, Mrs. [.McKisSick explained to the receiver of the gift that the counterpanes were made of South Carolina cotton in South Carolina by a South Carolina woman of over 70 years of age. She paid a high tribute to Mrs. Cook and expressed regret that this distinquish ed visitor was soon to leave Green ville. In response, Mrs. Cook thanked Mrs. McKissick and those whom she represented and assured the body that she had enjoyed every moment of her stay in Greenville. She praised highly thp .^vork being done in South Carolina by the D. A. R. and ex presed her intention to make a re turn trip as soon as possible. The entire session today was perhap* the most spirited and successful yet held. Much interest was taken in the talk delivered by Miss Wil Lou Gray, chairman of the Tamassee school board and superintendent of adult education in the state. In her address, she gave Tamassee school the credit for being the first institution in this state to turn to the important work of adult education. She said that it served as an experimental station and when the work was 'found a success here, it was attempted by the state by its present large scale. Shu told of the needs of the institution and urged the continued hearty support of mem bers of the D. A. P.. An interesting discussion in regard to historical research work being done by the organization was given by Miss I>eila Russell of Winthrop College, and a number of announcements in regard to prize-winners of various departments made. Last night the chief feature of the session was the presentation of cer tificates to tho Tnmassee founders by Mrs. F. H. H. Calhoun. A musical program by Miss Lnsby of G. W. C. was enjoyed thoroughly. Greenville, Nov. 15. ? The next, or 28th annual conference of South Car olina Daughter* of the American Revolution , \\ r.: '?c hold at liewberry in November of 1924, it was decided by delegates to the state conference in Greenville today. W ALTON LOSES OUT. Oklahoma Senate Votes Unanimously Against Former (JoVfrrnor. Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov, li>. -J. C. Walton, fifth governor of Oklaho ma, was removed from ot'tice tQlllffht by unanimous vote of the state senate court of impeachment, after his trial on charges of corruption in office, neglect of duty, moral turpitude and general incompetence. A formal verdict was returned after the executive had been found guilty of 11 of the 16 charges presented. The vote was U to 0. Mix of the original 22 charges con stituting the impeachment bill were dismissed by order of the court. Tho court, by a standing vote, de tried a motion for a new trial which Governor Walton's counsel tiled im mediately after the verdict was an nounced. Tho governor's removal, although not formally ordered until after a ver dict had been returned on each charge, was made certain this afternoon when the court found him guilty of abusing his paction and parole author ity, the lust charge to be Voted upon. Forty-one senators, lacking only one of th*? total membership of the body, voted for conviction. Senator Jnck Marker, who has consistent ly j voted in the governor's favor through out the days of the trial, was absent. The articles of impeachment were tiled by the lower house of the stak* legislature, which les."? than t\Yui months ago the , executive had (lis- . persed by military force. I>y the removal of Governor Walton; Lieut. (Jov. M. K. Trapp became gov ernor. Trppp h;i? been lieutenant gov- i ernor during two four year adminis- I trutions and has been acting governor 1 since October 23, when the senate sus j ponded (I over nor Walton after the j filing of the impeachment charges. The vote followed with surprising suddenness after the examination of j .the last witness. C. . W. Marland, ' president of the Marland Refining company, had barely left the stand when W. E. Disney, chairman of the , .house board of managers, which con t ducted the prosecution, announced that the evidence "was concluded. A few preliminary maneuvers and j then a motion was made to vote first ! on Article l'J, the clemency charge. The court sustained the motion and the prosecution summed up briefly the testimony introduced in support of the charge. The court then took up the roll call. The chamber was intensely quiet as one Eenator after another arose and voted "aye," many with voices that were kept steady with /lifficulty. Twenty-eight votes were necessary to convict. Senator O. D. Leedy, of Arnett, was the 28th man. With the determining vote in his power, he told the court he wouUW vote "no" unless given au thority later to explain his ballot. A pause ensued and a voice broke the silence. "All right, go ahead and vote." "Then I vote 'aye'," Senator Leedy said, and a burst of cheers and ap plause came from the galleries. When the roll was complete the clerk read the result and Chief Jus tice J. T. Johnson of the state su preme court, who presided at the trial, announced the verdict. "Guilty as charged in Article 19," the chief justice said. More applause greeted his words and brought a hasty reprimand from the marshal of the senate. Then followed in rapid succession verdicts on each of the remaining charges. Ilabbi SchlosberK Dead. Rabbi Harry Schlosb'erg, who had j charge of the Jewish congregation at j Bishopville, died in a Florence hGspi- 1 tal Friday, was buried in tin.* Berith j Shalom cemetery at Charleston Satur-| day, Rabbi Jacob Raisin, officiating. | Box Supper at Piedmont School. There will be a box supper at Pied mont school house, fourteen miles north of Camden, Wednesday, No vember 28th. The proceeds from this supp?*r will go for the benefit of the school. The public is cordially in vited to attend. z Cotton Crop Report. The census report on the cotton crop shows that 17,237 bales were ginned in Kershaw County up to No vember 1, 1923, as against 9,789 bales for a like period in 1922. For the State the figures were 62(J,604 for iy23 fcgainst A 12,h.V) bales for T$22. For the entire cotton belt the number for 1923 was 7,654,587 against 8,139, 216 in 1922. BKTHUNK NEWS NOTK$. *? v>^ '-??n" ? , . ' Hiippvninirti of Interest Ah Told lly Our Correspondent. Hi'thUMf, S. C., Nov. 21. One <?f the prettiest homo weddings of the .Sanson WUS that of Miss Kato Yarbrough and Mr. Jasper It. Johnston of Tren ton, Teiih., which took place Tuesday owning at eight o'clock. The parlor was beautifully decorat ed in huge baskets of yellow chrys anthemums, ferns and palms and was softly lighted by yellow and white tapers. Just before the ceremony Miss Stel la Hethune sweetly sang, "At Dawn ing" and "1 love You Truly." Then the weddnig march which was played by Mrs. J. M. Forbis, was sounded and Misses Kathleen Mcf'&skill and Mary MeNaull entered as maids; then Key. J. M .Korhis, . pastor of the bride. Next came Carrie Yarbrough, sister of the bride, as maid of honor, apd Mr. J. 1*. Hethune, as best num. Little Miss Robbie Newton Marion, niece of the bride, brought in the ring in a huge yellow chrysanthemum. The bride was stylishly gowned in a midnight blue coat with silver turban and gray accessories, fihv carried i. shower boquet of bride's roues and lillies ojf the valley. Mrs. Johnson is tin* lovely young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. IX T. Yar brough and is a graduate of Chicora college and has taught for two years in the grammar' schools. Mr. John i >?Oit Waii iii ovi'YiCC Willi Mat ill vision during the world war. Prior to this, ho held a posit inon at Camp Jarkson as a V. M. C. A. worker, and here the romance began, which was so fittingly culminated. The bride was picture of loveli iU'.4s as she stood on the stairway and (threw her bouquet to a bevy of girls ; below her, which was caught by her sister, Miss Carrie Yarbrough. They left immediately amid showers of rice land good wishes for Camden, ? whera J they boarded a Seaboard train for j points north and wiljj be at home to I their fViujuls at Trenton, Tenn., after ( December .1st. It is a source of re gret that the bride will- be taken from j Hethune. She will be greatly missed | in church and social work. i Cut of town guests attending the ! Yarbrough-Johnston wedding were: Mrs. Kate MeNaull and daughter, Mary and Rena, and Dr. R. E. Sever ance of Columbia; Mr. Tom Hethune of Pavo, Ga., Misses Kathleen McCas kill and Eva West of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Yarbrough of Ilarts ville and Miss Carrie Yarbrough of Chicora College. June Trueadel^ was at home to a number of his "young friends Saturday evening from seven to ten o'clock, the occasion being kis seventeenth birth day. Spirited Pontests, music and games were features of the evening. Refreshments, consisting of icc crepm and assorted cakes were served. Frank Humphries of the Beulah section was the week end guest of his brother, *I)r. A. W. Humphries. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stevens of Lan caster, spent Tuesday in town. Mrs. G. B. M&Kinnon and Dr." It. E. Severance underwent throat" opera tions Wednesday. Mrs. B. L. Norwood and children of McBec spent Saturday nt the home of Mr. N. A. Bethunw. Mr. C. Seaborn, principal of Marion High School, was a visitor here Tues day night. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon of Lakeland, Florida, are guests of their sister, Mrs. I). M. Mayes. Littje Margaret Truesdell had the misfortune of fracturing her leg Sat urday afternoon by jumping from a wagon, while with some little play males. She was taken to Columbia the following day, a picture was made, and the broken member put iri a, plaster east. She is now doing nicely. Miss Stella Bethune and Mrs. L. O. Johnson returned Monday from a two week's visit in the home of Captain and Mrs. A. S. LaGetts on Governor's Island. N. Y. M rs. Hilton Dies From Burns. Information was received hero Mon day by Mrs. J. K. N'eal that her sis ter-inlaw, Mrs. Emma Hilton, wife <?f Carnegie G. Hilton, Mrs. Neal's broth er, had died at her home in Lancas ter Sunday night from the effects of burns she hajL,receivcd on Friday while standing nefore the fire holding ; her baby. Her back was turned to the fire place when her dress caught. She ran out into the yard and before the fire could be extinguished she was burned so seriously that death result ed shortly after midnight on Sunday., The .body of Mrs. Hil'.m. was taken y by motor hears* to Tier om h ? c :: Lama* for burial, passing through Kershaw early Tuesday morning. Mrs. Hilton is survived by her husband and two small children. ? Kershaw Era. 1"-' civil, conn- tasks. Onl> 1V>\ Suits For Damages Heard At Thin 'lYrm of Common Picas. The jury iases in mi eight days so* sioti of the common pleas court were concluded on Thursday morning when the case of (3 ibb'c; Machinery Company against K. B, Boss. was sub mitted to the jury by Judge be Yore. J udge IVVorc opened court on Wed ? hoaday morning of last wook, heariuii equity eases that day, and the jury trials being entered upon on Thurs day, The first case was that of Godfrey and May hard company against Hen ry Bnrtield, suit on a lumber cutting contract involving the cuttitlg tim ber on 1 lie lands (if the defendant, who has died since the commencement of the action, the cause being continued in tin' name of his heirs. The defend; ants set up a counter-claim for al leged damage to the lands, and for the alleged cutting of timber not in cluded in the contract. The jury left the parties where they wore before Mr. Uai field attached certain lumber "which had been cut, giving the lumber the plaintilf, a lid refusing to. -give it.her the plaintiff or defendants any - r "-pr on their respective suits. In lu: .'.,Mv!e of T. (J. Hessiihis against VY. \Y. Brown, s\iit for $150 damages fov .the hilling ol" a mule of the plain tilf by ?n automobile driven by the defendant, the jury found a verdict for the plaintilf for $110. Toe e?>e .of George o. fjigg||lf,> against II. I,. Schlosburg, suit for be tween and $l,O0t) on a contract foT the, -ah1 of sugar, goes over to the next term of court, having been withdrawn from the jury in order thai certain other' previous transactions. ? ? " ? brought out in the testimony might be alleged in connection with the transaction involved in the suit. The jury gave K. L>. Blakeney, at torney of the Camden bar, a verdict for $200, fees sued for by Mr. Blake ney in connection with certain litiga tion in which the defendant, had been a parly in the civil court. One of the cases involved Was that of Major Higgins against Mr. Schlosbu rg, in which matter Major Higgins first con sulted Mr. Blakeney with a view to employing him to bring the action, and Mr. Blakeney declining, to bring the action because of his understand ing of an agreement with Mr. Schlos burg to represent the latter In the matter. Mr. Schlosburg, said he con sidered Mr. Blakeney had been suf ficiently paid for the services rendered him. The verdict was rendered on Saturday afternoon. In the suit of the Gibbes Machinery company against It. B. Koss, the last jury case, the plaintiff was suing for possession of some ginning machinery sold by Gibbes company to the defen dant, and which was seized under at tachment proceedings by the. company for balance due on notes for the pur chase price, and Mr. Ross was suing on u counter-claim for $f),000 for al leged damages as result of defects claimed in the machinery and loss which he said,. wa& thereby occasioned to him in his ginnery operations. I Old Cor bet t Residence Sold. Mr. W. Robin Zemp this week closed a trade with Dr. John W. Cor bett whereby Mr. Zemp becomes the owner of the residence on Laurens street occupied by Dr. Corbctt for yea rs. Their Aunt Dead. Mrs. Kdwin Yates Webb died Sat urday in a hospital at High Point, N. C., after an illness of several months, and the body was taken to her home at Shelby, where funeral services were held Sunday. Mr?. Webb's hus band, now a federal judge, was a for mer congressman from North roli na. She was a sister of Mrs. Nannie' E. Trantham, formerly of Camden, and an aunt of Postmaster W. D. Trantham and Dr. G. ('. Trantham of this city. | To Be Host To Directors. Mr. Harry (J. Marvin, manager of ? the Hobkirk Inn, has issued invita tions to the entire body of new direc tors of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce to be the guests at his hotel on Thanksgiv ing evening at a dinner given in their honor. It goes without spying that the entire body will accept Mr. Mar v.n': !? hospitality. Kpworth League Sunday Night. The Senior Epworth League of the Lyttleton Street Methodist *hurch wiU give a musical program, in i^hajrge *1 I?x iss 01iv< <rtip, yl their lwt-eting on Sunday night, November 25th, at 0;4?. o'clock. Everyone is cprdially in vited to Ml present. - ?-< * ? mmmmm