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, " 1 ? . : ' GET YOUR EXHIBIT READY FOR THE KERSHAW COUNTY FAIR? NOVEMBER 19 TO 21. The Camden Chronicle ' l ? ? ? ? ? ?|W* U LLUJl .??."! " ' OS J..LL ?UL'j ? ? n.i.iii . ... J.HL J 1 1 11 - "TWWP'ffiiBiggWWaBIWaBWg-- . 1 ? VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1924. NUMBER 29. COUNTY FAIR. NKWS Entertainment Features Announced For Annual Event, Friday. November 21st, has been decided Upon as School Day at the County Fair, and on that day every school' in the county is expected to take part in the day's events A parade of the entire student bodies of the schools will be the feature of the program for this day, and prizes Itavo been oiforad to the amount of $200.00 by the County School Super intendent to the schools making the best showing in the parade. The schools will be divided into iwo classes: High school and non-high schools, and the prizes divided into ' $75 first prize for each class and $25 .second prize. The point to be counted toward deciding the winners are as .follows: 1?itest attendance in proportion tn enrollment, 20 points, plus one point extra for every mile travelled in nachiii^ town. 2 ? Best order of march in parade 00 points, plus 10 points for promptness in assembling. 3 ? Best appearance in parade, and arrangement of pupils as to size, 100 points. ;? The Fair Association urges every school in the county to take part in this parade whether contesting for prizes or not, for the Fair Grounds will be opened free of charge to every teacher and pupil in the county who takes part in the parade,* as guests for the day. Other entertainment will include Frank West's Greater Shows which will constitute the Midway, and will show the entire week, November 17 22 nd On Wednesday of Fair Week will be held the following races: 1, Pony race 220 yards, for ponies 11 hands and less; 2, Same for poni# less than 13 hands and more than 11 hands; 3, Gentleman's saddle horse race one fourth mile; 4, same for ladies; 5, Negro mule race, one-fourth mile. On Thursday free motion pictures will be shown at Old Court House from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. That night at 8 p.m. the Fashion Show will.be held in the Old Court House. Friday will be School Day as stated above and will include in addition to the parade of all schools, a complete] Field Meet, with prizes for all events. This meet will be held at 12:30 p.m. J At 3:30 p.m. the high school teams of Camden and Lake City will par ticipate in a Football Game- at the baseball park. 1 Man Was Badly Cut. Johnson and Henry Ander son, two white men residing east of town became involved in a difficulty last Saturday and as a result Ander son is in jail and Johnson had to be carrii-d to the hospital with a badly ripped stomach. It is said several blows were passed ? -Johnson being the larger man got the better of An derson, and Anderson is said to' have told him that if he was his size he couldn't treat him in that mknner. Handing him an open knife, Johnson is accredited with having said: "Trim mo down to your size." Anderson is ?eaiil to have taken him at his word and went to work with the knife and Johnson had to be taken to the hos pital and Anderson was arrested upon j ? warrant charging assault and bat tery. Have Returned Home. I'il lie Baum and Mrs. Baum re turned yesterday from Baltimore whf-re the former was carried to have ?r.e of his eyes removed as a result (Jt an accident at the school grounds Ni'Vcrjil weeks ago. The little boy greatly improved but it will be some time before ho is able to be out. Stores Burglarized. ' he stores of Mackey Mercantile "?mpan^ and Springs'& Shannon com P<ir.y were burglarized some time rc ?>' and goods to the amount of r"'<ral hundred dollars were carrieJ ??wav. It is not known when the rob-' hf'r-v uas committed nor is it known J h',u the thieves affected an entrance. ! k "ur noj^ro youths ? Frank Carolim.J !'?yio N'elson Kd Nelson and?another| ?.a mod Perry have, been placed ?n jail; *nd pnch implicates the other. AM ' jj conflicting statements as to the tim? the burglary was committed and *J*o as to the; amount 6t the loot. Several, ?hot guns* flashlights, and like have been accounted for, but ^Proprietors think there may haw j*en more than one burglary and that CAMDEN SCHOOL HONOR ROM. Large Number Make Distinguished Marks During First Month. V * First Grade, Section A " \iauh i Bailey, &arah Bissell, Kniilv Shannon, Krwily Sheorn, Edna Strak, Lena Ste venson, Lillie M. Smith, Willy M. Smith, Helen Tiiulal, Jack Ilalsall, Raymond Moore, Billy Shannon, Hen ry Shannon, Jimmy Wilson. Fjrst Grade, Section 15 - Mary V. Purser, McKaln Richards, Clyde Brown, Oddis Price, Bruce McCaskill, Charlie MeCaskill. Second Grade, Section A? Char lotte Brown, Charlotte DuBose, Elea nor Hopkins, Annie B. Kelly, Dona Mae King, Frances McLeod, Estello Myers, Mary Richey, Dennie Smith, Mario Trapp, Dorothy Van Landing ham, Mary Waters, Eleanor Watts, Sam Cunningham, Joseph. Gaskin, Jerome Holler, Everette Montgom ery, Roland Moore, Billy Moseley, J. A. Rast, Finest ....Woolen, Doris Ilouser. Third Grade, Se.ctiun.-A ? Margaret Baldwin, vMary Lee Blakenny, Esther Furcron, Elizabeth Hay.nesworth, Mary E. Kirkland, Mary E. MeCas kill, Rosalie Moore, Grace Moseley, Kate Shannon, Golda -Shirley, Lorine Strak, Mary K. Wootcn, Mury Zcig ler, Nataline Zeigler, Marion Bailey, Herbert Blackwell, James Cly|mrn, Marion Evans, John Flowers, Wil liam Gardner, Cecil McCaskill, Ed ward McCaskill, Fletcher Moore, Wil liam Moseley, Hamilton Osborne, William Rhame, Luther Shaw, Wil liam Thompson. Thjjd Grade,. Section B ? Mary Frost. Fourth Grade, Section A ? Kather ine Kennedy, Samuel McCaskill, Meta Moguleseu, Virginia Drawdy, Reavie Player, Joseph Lang, Reuben Pitts, Homer Baldwin, William Beaty, Jack Boyd, Margaret Barnes, Nancy Brown, Betty Carrison. Fourth Grade, Section B ? Bessie Hinson. Fifth Grade, Section A ? Grace Robinson, Margaret Goodale, Alice DePass, Grayson Shaw, Emily Good ale. Sixth Grade, Section A ? Archibald Beattie, Arthur Brown, Henry L. Cly burn, Charles DuLoache, Thornton Evans, W'illie Haile, Carolyn Houser, Geneva Jones, Ben C. L^gle, Harold McNinch, Elizabeth McCaskill, Olive Nettles, Lenora Rhame, Mattie Shaw, Eloise Shirley, Pearly Welsh, Eliza beth Zemp, Ruth Christmas. Ethel Snyder, Emily Pitts, Carolyn Mc Kain. Sixth Grade, Section B ? Margarite McCaskill. Seventh Grade, Section A ? Cather ine Boykin, Carolyn Burnet, Benton Burns, Betty Cureton, Arthur Davis, Frederic Graham, Jack Hopkins, Rob ert Kennedy, Duncan Lang, Caroline Richardson, Rochellc Sheorn, Walter Stokes. To He Given by Civic League. A burlesque entertainment under the auspices of the Civic League di rected -by ^\fr?. J. JT Garland, of- At-i lanta. Ga., will be presented at the school auditorium Friday evening, October 17th, at 8:15 p.m. This play is a scream from start to finish. There are to be about -10 in the cast including many of our older and lead ing citizens. This play has been pre sented in many of our southern cities including Palm Beach. Mrs. Garland takes the leading part and her clip pings from diffrrent papers are won derful. demonstrating her skill and ability as an actress. Her stage ap pearance and personality is unsur passed. The charge for admision w;!l be 25c, 50c, and 75c. Young: Boys Get Life Sentence. Sumter, Oct. 12. ? Laney Jones and Robert Long, negro youths, were last night found guilty of killing J. M. DuBose. night watchman at the Sum ter planing mills, in September. The vcrdict carried with it a recommenda tion to mercy. Buster Belser and Irving Thomas, who turned State's evidence, admit ting that they acted as watchers ?while the other two boys went to rob a store, pleaded guilty to manslaugh \\C-TC ? ?-I'litc net d ? to eighteen years rarh by Judge Sea sc. The rase took up hTI of Saturday in Sessions Court. It went to the jury at. 7:30 o'clock and the verdict was returned at 11:40 o'clock. Im mediately after Judge Sease passed sentence the four boys were taken [fcy aotoroobUo to the penitentiary by I Sheriff Hurst to begin ierrtng their | sentence*. AN AI'PKAI, FOR FI NDS Colored Methodists Seeking \ id in Krtfctlng New Building. Uev. H. F. Bradford, the pastor wt Trinity Mthodixt Church, of Can den, l.:?s addressed tho following k?i Um to. thi merchants, bankers and citizens of Camden > "Justice of the Supreme Court of New York, Thomas C. T. Grain, as serts that, 'The Judges regard re ligious instruction as vital and essen tial to the preservation of the Amer ican lie public.' " 'The future of American youth, the future of the American "nation, the future of civilization and the life and death of untold millions of hu man souls are being thrust more in sistently than ever before into the hands of the churches and ministers of God.' So says Mr. W. J. Funk of the Fuhk and Wagnals company. ? "With such statements us these before us, and |he knowledge we have gained by our own observation and study, none, can fail to see the importance y? the church in every 1 community. "In the City of Camden, on De Kalb Street, is a colored church known as the Trinity Methodist ^Epii copal Church. For more than a half century this church has, by its gos pel of peace, good will, honesty, in dustry and respectability made its contribution towai^l the betterment _of_the City of Camden by reducing crime and promoting entenacial har mony and good will. "Our church which was bought forty-nine years ago from the whue Methodists when they moved to a more desirable location, must now. be torn down or extensively repaired. The great age of the* building makes the. expense of such repairs unadvis able; so we must build. "We are making an appeal to our friends, the merchants, bankers and citizens of Camden to lend us .help in this our time of need. One thous and bricks from each of the stores and banks and as many of our gen erous friends as are willing to give, will help us to build our walls. We'll do the rest, and build a house for God, ourselves and Camden. "Will you help us? Some one will call after a few days to get your answer." Judge Smith Is New Superintendent. On hYst Sunday Judge Mendel L. Smith was electcd superintendent of 1 the CamdCn Baptist Sunday school j succeeding Mr. Julian Hush who has j so acceptably tilled this position for 1 the past two years. ' i Hee's Knees Contest at Majestic j What promises to be rather "an un - ', usual contest is scheduled at the! Majestic Friday night, October 17th, 1 in the Bee's Knees Contest in which j girls with tho prettiest knees will b.i j awarded twenty-ono pair of Hum- : ming Bird Hosiery. The first plize. I will- be- 12 pair hosiery, tlId;~secomTT prize six pair and the third prize three pair. N'ext Wednesday night, October 22, is the date of the Annual Dinner of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce. Preparations for this event are rapidly goimj for ward, and it i? br>p^d that it w;!t br the greatest meeting the Chamber of Commerce has ever had. To be gin with, the board of directors has be?-n fotur.ate enough to secure the services of Dr. 1). \Y. Daniel of Clem in idiN L^r, :t- : < ':i ??. { r < f the evening., Dr. Daniel is one uf the best known orators fn tfcrr South today, .Tiirt address alone would make thd eve ning a success. Dr. ^ Daniel ha* spoken before scares of civic organi zation meetings and newspapers all over the South have given him un stinted prnia*. fr ' * sp rU 1 lif , served and tickets are now on sal* at W^k. I'OSTVONKI) FOR A TIME Waterec Mills Exclusion Mutter Will He Tested in Court. ,^n order that the validity of the agrOfoucnt between the City of Cam den and the Wateree Mills relative to the question of excluding the mill property from the city limits, a friendly suit will be carried to the suprc-mo lotu t in order that all par ties may. be satisfied. A meeting of City Council was held Friday and the mayor has isnied the following; statement in regard to the matter: To the Citizens of Camden: In compliance with a request of the majority ot' our free holders as .in ev idenced by a petition filed with City Council, an election has been ordered to determine whether or not certain properties of the Wateree Mills now situated within the city limits, shall continue there or be declared with drawn under certain provisions stipu lated in a Written agreement between the Mill and the City. The agreement entered into and to be voted on, was in my mind an evi dence of good faith as to all parties concerned so far as its wording went and the meaning conveyed, but like the majority of legal documents was naturally subject to a difference of Opinion concerning legqj phases as to whether promises made eould be de manded and as to whether the Council has a legal right to execute such an ^agreement, etc. In consequence of these differences and acting on the advice of our City Attorney who in turn had consulted with Mr. T. J. Kirklarid and Mr. E. I). Blakeney, wo have deemed it wise to postpone the coming election until such time that the Courts may pass upon the valid ity of the cuncract to be voted on, and determine such questions as have been raised,, all costs in . connection with this step being shared by the Wateree Mill. As before stated, we believe it our duty to exercise every precaution even though the questions raised are not sustained, the fact that they can be raised points to the wisdom of the step taken, and neither can I see that there can be any reflection on any parties involved who havp conscien tiously endeavored to safeguard the interest of the City of Camden. Respectfully, H. G. CARRISON, JR., > Mayor. Catholic Church Services. Services at the Catholic Church on Sunday, Octob^j* 19th, will be as fol lows: Sunday school at 9 o'clock a.m.; Mass and sermon at 10 aim., topic of the sermon being "Fewness of the Elect." All are cordially invited. Zemp'sM)rug Store, Zemp and De Pass, Fashion Shop, G. C. Whitaker's, , Springs ami Shannon's, Heyman's Jewelry Store, and in addition to this thoy may he secured from members of the committee or at the Chamber of Commerce office. As the number of quests will have to be limited on account of size of the hall, we advise ail who wish to attend to get their ticket* early. Last year many called HI the for ttckcts and were unable to be accommodated, rfiiflfie the Chamber of Commerce office for reservations if you are un able to get down to?vn right away.; This is a very important meeting, upon which will depend to a great extents the future of your chamber of commerce. Brtfy pel-won interest ed in the welfare of th4 comma nit/ should be present. i SEN ATOK KILLS SELF Friends Ilelieve State ol Health Warn Cause of Deed. Washington, Oct. 11. Worry OVCHf* financial difficulties involving real estate transactions, combined wit h ill health, is assigned by close friends as the reason why Senator Frank Rrandegee, of Connecticut, committed suicide here early today. The body of the 00-year-old sena-j tor was found in an unusied room in the upper floor of his spacious resi dence this morning; by his secretary, W, l>on Lundy, and chauffeur, George Jones. They were directed to the room by a notu, left on his bed which gave no motive, however, for the ait. A tube attached to an open gas jet was in the hand of Mr. Brande gee, who lay fully dressed on the floor. Coroner J. Ramsey NeviH after an ex amination Issued a certificate of death, which he said resulted from suicide accomplished by inhaling il luminating gas. Senator ran 1? gee, a. bachelor, lived alone exec-it f <>T two negro ser vant^. When last seen alive yester day by his secretary and chauffeur, they said he appeared i'i the best of spirits and health. He was at home alone last night. Mr. Brandegee was the senior member of the senate from his state and in his 11) years of service there Jiad taken an active part in the lead ership of tfye republican party. He was chairman of the judiciary com mittee and one of the leaders on the foreign relations committee. His death, coupled with that of Senator Colt, of Rhode Island, recently, cuts the republican membership in the senate to 49, a bare majority. It is expected, however, both seats will be! filled before Congress 'meets again in December for the snort term. Washington Wins Series. Washington, Oct. 10. ? The miracle of baseball, the dream of forty years, came true this afternoon when Wash ington won the baseball champion ship of the world from the New York Giants in the most thrilling, dramatic climax that any diamond series ever has seen. Out <Tf the depths of two crushing defeats, Walter Johnson, one of the greatest pitchers the game has known and idolized, came back to the height and reached hi? goal, the end of the eighteen-year trail, by leading the Senators to victory by a score of 4 to 3 in twelve innings of spectacu lar, pulse-gripping baseball. And when Earh McNeelvy young outfielder from the Pacific coast, drove in "Muddy" Ruel with'the win ning run after the mighty bat of "Bucky" Harris had kept the Sena tors in their greatest fight, the rookie also drove a vast crowd of more than 30,000 that included Presi dent and Mrs. Coolidge into an out- J burst of victory-inspired frenzy un precedented in the history of the national game. The final summary is as follows: Won. Lost. Pet. Washington 4 3 .571 New York 3 4 .429 October 4 ? Giants, 4; Senators, 3. (12 innings). October 6- ? Senators, 4; Giants 3. October 6 ? Giants, G; Senators, 4. October 7 ? Senators, 7; Giants, 4. October 8 ? Giants, 6; Senators, 2. October 9 ? Senators, 2; Giants, 1. October 10 ? Senators, 4; Giants, 3. ( 12 innings). Negro Released By Governor. Jasper Murphy, negro, of Kershaw county, convicted July, 19 in, on a charge of the criminal assault of a negro girl, waa yesterday released on fparole by Gov. Thomas G. Mcl^eod, according to an announcement from the governor's office. The parole, "during good behavior," was allowed by the governor upon tho recommendation of the state board of) pardons and of Judge Mendel L. Smith, who had sentenced the negro to a 12 year term. These in turn as did the governor acted upon (he sworn statement of the prosecuting witness that Murphy was innocent of the charge. "The prosecutrix," the board of pardons said, "now states that she ffflv test inruiny ? s*-f thx: trial, without which testimony a conviction could not have been mad**." Murphy has been serving his term on the Kershaw county chainganjj, ? Wednesday's State. ? , Baptist Circle* to Meet. The Circle* of the Missionary So ciety of the Camden B?pti*t church | will meet III. the church Tuesday af BKTHl'NK NKWS. NOTKS. Happenings of Interest Ah Told By Our Correspondent. Bethune, S, C., Oct. 15, Miss Mary MeKinnon entertained the members of bi'i' Sunday school closs Friday evening at the home of her aunt, Mrs. J. N. McLaurin, Numerous games were enjoyed by the juvenile .party. Cake and ice cream wei" served. The young guests took their departure assuring thoir teacher oi' their deepest appreciation. The School Improvement Associa tion held its regular monthly meet ing Friday afternoon at the school building. It was decided to have a corner stone placed in the new high school building now in course of erec tion. The second grade gave the afternoon program under the efficient supervision of their teacher, Miss Klise Hook. The $2.00 monthly prize which is given the grade having tin most mothers present, was given to the ninth grade. Dr. and Mrs. \V. C. Braswell are receiving congratulations on the ar rival of a son Tuesday night. Mrs. M. O. Ward was, a visitor in Blythewood Tuesday and Wednesday. V-Miss Helen Garland of the Colum bia hospital spent the week-end with Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell. Mr. E. C. Culp of Woodruff was the guest of Rev. B. M. Gunter Mon day. Miss Louise King of Neeses was . the week-end guest of her sister, Mrs. D. M. Mays. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. McLaurin spent Sunday in Columbia. Mr. P. H. Hester spent several days in Pickens last week. Mr. and Mrs. Loring Davis, Mr. Leslie Best and Miss Nancy Best visited Sunday Mr. Leonel Best, who is ill in a hospital in Sumter. Mrs. Eva Morgan and children spent the week-end in Marshvillc with . Mrs. Margaret I^ee. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Best spent Tuesday in Sumter with their son,. Leonel Best. ? Mrs. Lula Mae^Huggins of Camden is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. King. Rev. J. M. Forbis and Mr. J. A. McCaskill attended Synod in Clinton -this week. Dr. and Mrs. L. O. Johnson spent . Sunday- in Dcrlington at the home of -Mrs. Johnson's mother. "~\~ Mrs. S. II. McCaskill and child of Florence spent Monday here. Messrs. Charles Stotfner and Jack Baker who are attending school at Wingatc, N." C., spent the week-end ? at the homes of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc j Sween in Darlington Sunday. Unique invitations suggestive of the coming Hallowe'en were received by the Bethune faculty to a reception given by the Shamrock School Im provement association Friday after noon. The -teachers gladly availed f " t> themselves of this outing and spent a delightful afternoon. Banquet Date Changed. It was found that a treat many of our people were going to attend the Clemson-Carolina football game and State Fair on next Thursday, and for this reason the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce has been advanced One day. Wednesday, October 22nd will be the date instead of Thursday, October 23rd, as prev iously announced. Dr. D. VV. Daniel, of Clemson Col lege, will b? on hand to address the meeting as scheduled. James McGirt Dead. .James MtGirt, a well known colored citizen of Camden, died in a Columbia hospital early yesterday morning according to a message re ceived in Camden. McGirt had lx?en in failing health for a number of years, but his death came suddenly. For a long while McGirt had many - "run-ins" with city and county offi cers in violating the prohibition and other laws. Of late years he has been conducting a pool room and eating house and had settled dowrv to a more quiet life. It is said he had a<? ?mul?iU-d quite a. ipt of piupeiU. - -Hi* Good* in Demand. Mr. B. If. Raum, who has made .a I specialty of canning vegetables on a small scale and whose business has frown to considerable proportions had a request last week for a ship ment of canned corn to one of his cus tomers at Rill Crest, Pennsylvania. \