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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.
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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. \