The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 04, 1924, Image 1
NUMBER 1
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1924
VOLUME XXXVI
KENDALL BUYS lflfcfc,
IVxtilc Man Make*) Biff De?Wn North
?. Carolina City.
(Charlotte Now*, March 24)
The sale of the Thrift Manufac
turing Company, located ill Paw
Oreek township, to Harry B. Kendal),
of Boston, Mass. was consummated
Monday upon the arrival of Mr. Ken
dall' in the city the transfer being
taade for the owners by W. C. Wil
kinson, president of the company that
has been operating the plant ? since
1914, the sale price being $1,600,0001'
j'
The former owners of the property
were in addition to Mr. Wilkinson^
W. J. Fullerton, of New York, C. E.
v fclhilds, of Philadelphia, the estate" of
the late John M. Moreh^ad and John
M. Miller, Jr., of Richmond, Va.
The transfer of the plant and prop
erties hold / by .the . Thrift Manufac
turing Company represents one of the
most extensive deals ill textilo inter
ests ever consummated in the South.
The plant has 26,208 spindles and
592 looms and employs 325 opera
tives. It is located on the Piedmont
& Northern Railway, eight miles
* from Charlotte and since its purchase
*y the sellers in 1913 from O. A.
Hobbins and J. H. Mayes who were
the first promoters and the builders
? *f the factory the Thrift Manufac
turing Company has been regarded in
textile circles as one of the best tex
tile properties in tho -entire South.
Included inlhe purchase is the fae-*
tory itself t^fether with all liquid
assets, the 400 or more acres of land
m the mids^of which the textile plant
?s situated and about 100 homes for
the operatives.
The reputation which the product
of tho company has established in the
trade was -^aid by textile men Monday
>?ho are conversant with the industry
ko be that of the Thrift mill had ilo
superior in the South in the manu~
facture of print cloth.
Mr. Kendall is one of the promi
nent cotton mill operators of the New
England States and in addition to ex
tensive interests in Massachusetts, he
owns the Wateree mill at Camden,
S. C., and the Addison mill at Edge
lield, S. C., both of which are up-to
date and lucrative properties.
M r Kendall is also the owner of
Uie Lewis Manufacturing Company
ux Massachusetts and is interested in
a number of other textile properties
in the New England States.
He is recognized a^one of~tfte fore
? most cotton mill executives in the
land prominent in the councils of the
National Association of/Cotton Manu
facturers and enjoying a reputation
fcoth in New England and in the
South as being a textile executive of'
. Tision and tremendously succesful at
tainments.
Mr. Kendall aai/l that he was in
duced into the purchase of the local
property because of its reputation
for being a modern and successfully
managed cotton mill and because he
wanted to make further investments
in the South at this time.
That the Carolines are destined to
continue to develop tremendously in
this industry was his confident belief
and when the opportunity was pre
sented him to make ^he purchase of
a plant as well known, as modern in
its equipment and as famed? for its
product as the Thrift plant h? be
come, he said that he eagerly/ seized
it. . \
Mr. Kendall and party brought
along with him to consummate the
deal will be in the city for several
days, stopping at Hotel Charlolte,
Mr. Kendall said that his future
plans for the operation of the local
plant had not been fully matured,
but that he expected immediately to
tie in the Thrift Manufacturing Com
pany with his Massachusetts product,
using a portion of the product of the
local institution in the manufacture
?f surgical gauze which is turned out
by the Lewis Manufacturing Com
pany, in Massachusetts.
Wiy Enlarge Plant.
That construction work will begin
Wednesday morning on an enlarge
ment of the plant of the Thrift Manu
facturing Company\ providing more
apace for new .machinery and homes
for Additional employes, and that W.
C. Wilkinson, who has boen president
of the company since It started opera
tions in 1914, wjtfl continue iiv that
position, were important announce
ments authorised Tuesday morning
by Harry J\ Kendal), Boston capi
talist, whope . purchase of tbe Thrift
Manufacturing , Company warn an
ftoonqed for the first time in the Hill
1 ionday.
TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
Act SigQe<| by McLeod; Wua Spoil*
. Hored hy Merchants.
?
Columbia, March 29.? The so-culled
"truth-ln-advertising" act, which
Sponsored by the South Carolinu Re-j
tail Merchants' Association and
passed during the recent session o f
the Oeneral Assembly, was signed by
Governor McLeod on March 21 and i.i
now a law of this stute. The measure
was introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives by Messrs. J. C. Shep
pard, of Edgefield, und p. L. Smith,
of Colleton In explanation of the
reason for such a law, L. II. Wanna^
majier, Jr., secretary of the South
Carolina Retail Merchants' Associa
tion, today made the following #?tate
ment: v
"Until the Generals Assembly, ut
the request of the South Carolina
'Retail Merchants' Association, passed
the "tiuth-in-advertising" bill during
the session just closed South Carolina
was. without a law that could reach
fraudulent advertisers. As a result
tor a certain number of years cer
tain classes of" advertisers acquired
the habit of making very extrava
gant, and in many cases, absolutely
false statements in placing their
wares before the public. To such an
extent was this practice followed that
the piJVchasing public, to a great ex
tent, lost confidence in newspaper and
other forms of advertising, particu
larly when what appeared to be un
usual values W uie To remedy
this condition and strengthen the
public's confidence in statements con
tained in advertisements of reputable
concerns, the South Carolina Retail
Merchants' Association saw tho need
of a law that would at least deter dis
honest sellers from departing from
the truth* in connection with their
offerings. A similar law is in effect
in about thirty states, in each of
; which its purpose has been substan- 1
tially accomplished, both buyer and |
seller being benefited. In a word, it j
makes for better business in every
way. Ah the present, "bad" check
law, also enacted through the efforts '
of the association, has greatly do- !
creased the ^number o^ worthless
checks in circulation, so it is confi- j
dently expected that the "truth-in- j
advertising" law will accomplish its j
purpose."
Following is, the text of the new
law: - !
Section 1. lie it enacted by the!
t General AsMembly of the State of
I South Carolina: That any person,
Jirm, corporation or association who
knowingly with intent to sell or in
any wise dispose of merchandise, se- '
purities, service, or anything offered)
by such person, firm corporation or
association directly or indirectly, to
the public for sale or distribution, or
with intent to increase ?the consump
tion thereof, or to induce the public
in any manner to enter into any
obligation relating thereto, or to ac
quire title thereto, or an' interest
therein, makes, publishes, dissemi
nates circulates, or places before the
public ot causes directly or indirectly,
to be made, published, disseminated,
circulated or placed before the public,
in this state in a newspaper or other
publication, or in tho form of a book,
notice, handbill, poster, bill, circular
pamphlet or letter or In any way,
an advertisement of any sort regard
ing merchandise, securities, service of
anything so offered to the public,
which advertisement contains any
assertion, representation or statement
of fact which is intentionally untrue, '
shall be deemed guilty -of a misde
meanor; and, upon conviction shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
one hundred ($100) dollars or more
than- five hundred ~t$500) dollars, or
imprisonment at hard labor for not
less than thirty (30) days or more
than six months, in the discretion of
the court.
DcKalh Service Station.
The new filling station begun some
time ago by Mr. Ge&rge T. Little
on the corner of DcKalb and Market
streets has been completed and has
been leased to Mr. John R. Langford,
of the Carolina Motor Company. It
is one of tjie prettiest in Camden and
has driveways entering from both
streets which arc easily accessible I
The new station is already becoming
popular with motorists.
Tennia Tournament.
Tbere will be a tennis tournament
held at the court in Hampton Park,
bepinniftg Aprfl 7th. The tourna
ment will be tinier the auspices of
the Epworth League, and an entrance
fee of 2ft cents will be charged.
HOY KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE
| Steve L. (lurduer, the Driver, i? Held
in Jail For Death of Lad.
j Marcus Crolley, a 154-year-old son
I of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Crolley, whfll
reside about seven miles east of Cam
den on tho Darlington road, was run
over and instantly killed on the
Camden-Bishopville highway, .just on
the outskirts of the city about two
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The lad
was riding a blcyfle in the public
road and was struck and run over by
a car owned and driven by Steve L.
Gardner, who resides on the hill just
east of Camden. ? '
There were foUr men in the car
with Gardner at the time of the acci
dent and tfli testified at the inquest
heliT SaUmlay afternoon that it was
an unavoidable accident due to the
fact that the lad rode his bicycle in
front of the car.
The jury, however, after visiting
the scene of the accident, broUght in
a verdict that tbe lad came to, his
d*<rth by careless and reckless driving
that could have been avoided, and
Gardner was placed in jail, charged
with the death of the lad. Gardner
is a niah of about 35 years of age
and married. He is a painter by
trade and makes fiis residence hero
in the winter and goes north in the
summer.
Young Crolley was visiting his
uncle, who is superintendent . of the
Hermitage Mill. He is survived by
w? rents and nine brothers and
sistors. _ The funeral and burial
occurred at Darlington, the former
home of his parents on Sunday. J
Former Judge ? M. L. Smith ap?
peared before Judge Townsend iri
Columbia Monday afternoon and
Solicitor Spigner consented to bail
for Gardner in the sum of $2,000.
Bail was furnished on Tuesday and
Gardner was released from custody.
Sunday Service .at Grace Church,
j The Sunday service at Grace Epis
copal Church will be the last Sunday
service of the present Rector. There
will be the Holy Communion with
sermon at 11 a. m.; and there will
be no early service. All are cor
dially invited. F. H. Harding,
Rector.
Christian Endeavor Meeting.
The Senior Society of Christian En
deavor will meet in the Presbyterian
Sunday School auditorium on Sunday
cvenifl?._at 7:3d o'clock. Mr. Hollis
Cobb will be the speaker at this meet
ing. The public is welcome at all
Christian Endeavor meetings. 1
Purchased Stock of Goods.
Mr. S. M. McCaskill, who for \
good number of years has been a
salesman employed by J.'C. Cunning
ham, has purchased the stock" of
goods and leased the building of tho
late Mr. J. S. Rhame, and will con
tinue the business in Mr. McCaskill's
name. Mr. Rhame had built up a
good grocery trade, always carrying
a fresh supply of choice goods, and
Mr. McCaskill will no doubt keep it
up to the standard set by its late
owner.
Death of Mr. Columbus* Stokes.
Mr. Columbus Stokes, who resides
iu the eastern part of the county died
at the Camden hospital Friday last
where he had been carried for treat
ment. The body was prepared for
burial here and taken to Mt. Ziop
church on Sunday for burial at 11
o'clock after funeral services by Rev.
WilliamR.
Mr. Stokes was about 70 years of
age and is survived by tho following
sons and slaughters: Messrs. Wade L.
Stokes, Luther Stokes, Edward
Stokes, Mrs. ci. B. Spradley, all of
this county; John Mw Stokes, of
Raleigh; Mrs. . L. L. Copeland, of
Atlanta; Mrs. Alice Hammond, of
Bisjiopville; Mrs.?, R. B. Elliott, of
Cassatt; Mrs. H. T. Peach, of Nor
folk. Va.
Death of Young Boy.
Marion Workman, son of Mr. und
Mrs. N. B. Workman, of near De
Kalb, died at the home of his parents
on Sunday, following an illness of
measles and pneumonia. He had been
a student at the Camden high school
and was held in high esteem by Jjis
fellow pupils and by all who knew
him. The young lad was about six
>teen years of age aftd the funeral
and burial took place at DeKalb
church, services being conducted by
Rev. Hatfield. Quite a number v of
our townspeople attended the funecal,
alone with a dele?*tton from the
Camden school.
WRJL.TR Y TO UK SHIPPED
Carload to Leave Camden on Friday,
April 18 and llethune Next Day
A special excursion going north
has been arranged for Kershaw
County poultry with u non-stop
schedule after reaching the north
oastern boundary of the county. .
Those chickens which do not cackle
hfive been provided ior ine iwuneiy
tribe on this trip. No return tickets
will be obtainable. '
^The schedule is as follows: Load at
Camden, Friday, April 1?th; Load at
Hethune, Saturday, April 19th.
i Your co-operation is solicited in
tlis movement to market our surplus
ppultry. This provides a new source
ol revenue for Kershuw county and
Will show that poultry pays.
By this means we rid ourselves of
ihferior hens and roosters and make
way for the oncoming young chickens
and also provide a chance to replace
nlongrels with better bred stock. By
culling now we can get the^advantage
otf a good market for this class which
oiu^not be had later on.
The poultry is sold before loading.
The buyer will have an agent on the
ground to weigh, load, and "pay for
the poultry at the car. You sec the
whole, transaction. No risks to run.
We^ shall have an expert to look after
the interests of the seller as to tho
?grades of the poultry. All grades of
poultry accepted.
The car is equipped with coops.
Bring chickens in the manner mo3t
convenient to you. For further infor
mation see or write the County Agent
or the Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, Camden, S. C.
J. W. Sanders, County Agent. ?
Meets in Kock Hill' This Year.
The Palmetto Medical Association
composed entirely of colored physi
cians, dentists and pharmacists of the
state will convene in Rock Hill on
April 22, 23 and 24. Through the
invitation of Mayor H. G. Carrison,
Jr., the City Council, the Wateree
Medical Association and* the citizens
of Camden this state association met
in Camden during April, 1923. Fine
and instructive programs were
carried out at this time and Camden
and the doctors us a whole were
equally benefitted by their meeting
here. ? The officers elected at this
meeting were: J. H. Thomas, M. I).,
Camden, president; H. H. Cooper,
D. D. S., Columbia, treasurer; J. G.
Stuart, M. D., Columbia, vice1 presi
dent; Durhum Counts, /Ph. G., Ben
nettsville, Secretary. ' h
KOBBERY AT CLUB HOUSE
Thieves Made Clean Sweep of High
Class Goods.
.Joi? Lewis/ said to be an Armenian,
with headquarters in New' "YoTk;'
carrying quite a large stock of high
class dresses and ladies finery,1 Was
robbed of his entire stock where he
had it on display at the old club
house near the Kirkwood Hotel last
Thursday night.
Lewis estimates,* his loss* at more
than $20,000 and carried insurance on
the stock for that amounj against
theft and fire. Not a particle of his
entire stock was left and so far no
clue has been found as to who com
mitted the burglary although the
police have been quietly at work on
the case and believe they have se
cured information which will lead to
an arrest shortly.
Lewis has been working the resort
towns of th? south ? making such
placed as Aiken, Augusta and the
Florida resorts where his wares were
put on display at hotels or annexes. |
It is the supposition that the goods
were carried away in an .automobile
and that more than one man had a
hand in the job.
No More I'avinj? Contemplated. ^
SVork is progressing satisfactorily
on the paving of the western end of
Chestnut street from Broad street to
the Seaboard Air Line passenger
depot. We are informed by the city
authorities that this piece of work
practically absorbs all funds on hand
and that no further paving is con
templated. When this is completed it
will give a driveway from the South
ern passenger station to the Sea
board, the entire distance being over
asphalt rdadway. *
Mrs. Curtis Dead.
Bits. Curtis died at the home of Mr. ]
Grigtby Sessions near Blaney on
MMNll 26th and ttM funwal jug j
burial was held at Smyrna church on 1
tb* foUowte* dmf.
BKTHl'NK NKWH NOTKS.
Happenings of Interest Ah Told By
Our Correspondent.
Bethune, S. C., April 2.? The mem
bers of the Auxiliary and their pas
tfcr, Rev, J. M. Forbis, met with Miss
Dana McSween Sunday afternoon
complimentary to her ninety-first
birthday anniversary. Beautiful
white hyacinths, bearing the love and
best wished of the Auxiliary were
presented her and a ahort song and
prayeY service was held.
' 6n Saturday afternoon Rev. Mr.
Jerman of the Methodist church,
Miss Nanolino Tyler and her Sunday
school class also motored the six
miles to Miss McHween's home. Sev
eral old favorite selections were ren
dered by Miss Tyler on her violin.
Mys. L. O. Johnson entertained
Friday evening complimentary to her
sister Miss Josie Blackmon of Dar
lington. A number of boys and girls
of the "teen" age were present. A
pleasant evening of music, games
.and contests was spent. Refresh
ments consisting of block ice cream
and cake were served.
Mrs. R. M. Bethune and little
daughter , Sunnnne, of Cheraw, spent
the week-end at the homo of Mr.
N. A. Bethune.
Miss Estelle Parker ? of Monroe,
C7, was the week-end guest of
Miss Mary McKinnon.
Miss Carrie Yarborough of Chicoru
college spent, the sprihg holidays
with her parents. She was accom
pu 11 iiume uj Sara and
Martha Benn and Miss Margaret
Woodson.
Mr. T. E. Padgett and little daugh
ter of Petersburg, Va., returned home
Sunday after a visit to relatives here.
Mrs. A. Warden and children of
Cheraw were the guests, of their!
mother, Mrs. Kirkley, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard King of i
IHu'tsville, spent the week-end with
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, J
G. B. King.
Mr. R. M. Bethune of Cheraw spent
Sunday with relatives here.
j Miss llattie Lyles of Darlington,
was the week-end guest of her uncle,
Rev. G. Jerman.
\\ < .
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Hearon, who has been despeiately ill
with measles followed by pneumonia,
is convalescing.
Myrtle RatclitlY celebrated hor^
eleventh birthday With a party Thurs
day afternoon. A general good time
was had by the. jolly youngsters. Re
freshments consisting of cake and
ambrosia were served.
Notice of Masonic Meeting.
A special communication of Ker
shaw Lodge No. 29, A. P. M., will be
held Tuesday evening, April 8th., at
8 o'clock, for the purpose of conferr
ing the Entered ' Apprentice degree
upon a class of candidates. Breth
ren will take due notice and be on
hand promptly at 8 o'clock. Visiting
brethren are cordially invited. f
W. F. Nettles, W. M.
M. Billings, Secretary.
Misfc Francis Dead.
M iss Mary Francis, aged 78, who
resided at the home of Mr. W'. M.
Gettys, near the Waterec Power Dairi,
died on March 24th, and was buried
at Ebenezer church on the following
day, the Rev. White, performing the
funeral rites.
;
Band Organized.
The prospect of a real concert band
for Camden was brought nearer to
realization by the organization of the
Camden Concert Band on last Friday
night at the Chamber of Commerce
office. Sixteen were present at the
meeting with instruments, and after
forming a permanent organization
these held a good practice. All pres
ent had some experience and theso,
with about ten others who have
agreed to enter, will bo ready to give
good concerts at least by late sum
mer.
Mr. J. K. Shannon was elected
president of the organization, Mr.
C. A. Henning, vice-president, Mr.
F. N. McCorkle, secretary, and Mr.
Theadore Jacobson accepted the place
as leader for the time being. A board
of directors, consisting .of Messrs.
J. K. Shannon, F. N. McCorkle, C. A.
Henning, E. J. Trotter, J. M. Hoffer,
and Lewis Moore was also elected.
The band already owns instruments
valued at about f 1,600 as the prop
erty of the individual members, ami
it will only be necessary to raise
About $300 to complete the Supply
of instruments needed. With the
support of Camden as a whole, the
NEWS or K IKK WOOD SOCIETY
HH|>iH>itiiiKH of Interest Among Our
Northern YttijUura.
Camden's resort season is drawing
to a close, and it always seems a pity
thut departures should bo the order
of the day just when the town is at
its lowliest. Owing to the unusually
cold winter so generally prevailing
throughout the SoXith, spring has
seemed long in coming, but at last
it Is here and the gardens for which
Camden is noted artf now at their
best. The warm days of this week
have caused the jessamine, dogwood
and wistnria to burst forth, so that
all nature is a riot of bloom.
The Court Inn and the Kirk wood
are to close the middle of April,,
leaving Hobkirk Inn as has been the
custom for many seasons to care for
the remaining guests until May 1st,
Many cottagers will keep their
hbmes open until the first of May, so
that not until after tJlat date will
Camden settle down into its homo
atmosphere, and the season of 192.1
1921 will be only a pleasant memory.
Remaining at the Court Inn until
the close of the season are Mrs. Cas
ler, Miss Isabelle Lawrence, Mr. and
Mrs. James B. Ladd, Mr C. J. Cross
man, Miss A. B. VanCorland and Mr.
ami-Mrs. Alfred B. Partridge.
Dr. and Mrs Edgar Whitaker Work
and iClrs. Wilbur Chapman will pass
April at Hobkirk, and the Kirkwood
will retain several all season guests
until the doors close.
The mtfny farewell teas have made
Hannah's Cabin, the Sarsfield, the
Kershaw County Country Club and
the Studio gay during the past week.
For Mrs. Arnold Burgess Johnson,
who left for Washington on Thurs
day Miss Van Cortland entertained
with a card party Tuesday evening
and for Mrs. B. R. Grey, Mrs. Wil
liam Barrett was hostess at another
charming affair at the Court Inn.
For the children of the Kirkwood
Mr. I?arl P. Abbott gave a delightful
party at the Kirkwood, greatly en
joyed by the tiny tot? of the hotel on
Thursday afternoon. ?
There seems nq diminution of in
terest in golf. Many tournaments have
been held on all courses and of
course the crowning event of March
was the match between, Arthur
Havers, the British champion, and
Jimmy OckendOn, the French cham
pion against Gardiner White and
Tommy Harmon played on the 26th
over the Kirkwood course. Tho TiF"
suit was a victory for the Camden
players by four up and three to go,
and the enthusiasm of the very large
gallery which followed the- match
knew no bounds. Tl?e day was miser
able, with a stifT wind blowing, but
this did not deter tho gallery from
closely following this very interesting
exhibition. Society from many north
ern cities nnd delegations from all
nearby towns were pn hand and the
scene was colorful and attractive.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lincoln Filene are
late arrivals from Boston at the Kirk
wood, and Mr and Mrs. E W Keyes
of the Hub havg, come to the Court
Inn to remain Until the en^ of the
season. m
Member of Tcqqih Club.
,,4Thc Tiger," the paper published
at Clemson College in the interest of
Olemson students tells of young T. E.
Goodale being selected along with
Paul Stoney to represent Clemson in
the State tennis tournament and the
Southern Conference Tournament to
be held in Atlanta oil May 9th. The
selection^ were made out of fourtt^n
entrants. Mr. Goodale is the eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Goodale, of
this city.
Death of Mr. Baruch.
A message was received in Cam'
den announcing the death in New
York city of Mr. Herman Baruch, nt
the age of 80 years. Mr. Baruch was
the falher of our fellowtownsmen,
Mannes Baruch, Joseph Baruch and
Herman Baruch. He is also survived
by other children as follows: Simc^i
Baruch, of Charlotte; Mrs. M. H.
Weil, of New York; Mrs. H. H.
Baker, of Boston; Mrs. Belle B.
Howe, of New York, and Mrs. Ira
Taube of New YorV.
Mr. Baruch was bora in Germany,
but came to America at the age ol
14, and settled in Camden, where he
resided for many years, later movinjp
to Charlotte, and In later years to
New York. Ha was a brother of the
lata Dr. Simon Barnr-h, ^ ;
The funeral setvtett were held in
New York and the Aaurfna will b*
burled In Camden . at ' ?me future
date.