University of South Carolina Libraries
f- s r f By NeUJe* s Library Association to foeet The above association adjourned last Friday afternoon to meet next Monday, January 19th, at the Library at 4 o'clock in the aftetiioon. Ah important meeting wiil be heid and til interested are urged to attend. The Association president, 'tar. L. T. Mill* and the librarian, ji&ise Louise Netties, went before the Mty council' last Monday evening giving a partial report of the work and enlisting ifAW .-o-operatf8u for greater efficiency and usefulness. The Library belongs ta the people of (>mden, and the fity council standing as the represen tatives of the people ire the arbitra gers of its destiny; therefore the bond sympathy and understanding be tween the library management and the city council should be strong, full a&l complete. The association is slm ply delegated by the council to mai** age the library, ahd subject at all times to the approval or disapproval of the council. A membership drivo is, now on for this association and we bespeak for it a liberal response. We hope to be able to publish a long Mat of names of those who are wiHing n> help sustain a public library for Camden* Give your endorsement, your influence and your material aid aftd then #atch the institution grow. Silver Tea at Methodist Parsonage At the Lyttleton Street Methodist parsonage on Monday evening, JaimtX airy 19th, fro**-7:80 to 10:30/a silver, tea will be'given. As this date4"It the birthday of: Robert E. Lee, beloved Southern , general the pr gram for the evening, consisting Instrumental and vocal music, rea ings and recitations,' will be a patri otic program. Many of the old songs, so dear to Southern hearta will W sung, and many pleasant features fog the . evening's entertainment are promised. No admission will be charged, but * a silver offering will be taken at the door. Everybody is cordially in vited to come, contribute to a worthy cause and spend a delightful evening. Refreshments will be served during the evening,-for which no charge wilj be made. ' \ i, peath of .Mn. Flora Gifford. Jones ?' FriendS^iri'Catfideri were grieved to hear of the death of Mrs. Flora Gifford Jones wfcipl\ occurred at her 'home in. Columbia Wednesday morh ing. She was Miss Flora Gifford, -and with her parents made her home in Camden for several years. She was living here at the time of her marriage to Mr. Jones, who was then superintendent of the Southern .Cotton Oil Mill here. She is plea santly. remembered in the town where she spent her sprlhood, '." a* she Kfcd many admirable traits of character and a wjnning and pleas ing personality. Great sympathy; is felt for her devoted parents and for the husband and children made def late by the death of this youiftg matron. "What I do, thou knowest ? c not now, but thou shall know here after," said the Afaster. , ?j -GaHf "nia prohibit th '? f th roller towel by law. Majestic Theatre . ?42 Programme Today, Friday, Jan. 16th ^ Viola-Dana in ?3 "THE BEAUTY PRIZE" T la one oi the "beat of Viola Dana pictures in yeara. Alive* w^h humor and interest. Also a Sennett Comedy "Utile Rofemson Corkscrew" " M " Saturday, Jan. 17th Elaine Hammeratein in ^EHK^MIDNIGHT EXPRESS!' Adventure, Thrills Upon Thrills Also the Fast Steppers and n "INTO THE NET" Monday, Jan. 19th Agnes Ayrea and Pat O'Malley in "WORLDLY GOODS" Laughs? Try and count 'em! Entertainment? One. hundred and one per cent plust^ : _ Alao Pathe New* - - Tuesday, Jan. 20th Program for this day not yet announced Wednesday and Thursday January 21?t and 22nd v The most enjoyable picture ever offered to the , moving picture world ; 4 P E TxE R P A N ' ? With Betty ^Bronson, Ernest Tor rencc and many others r Distinctly the wonder pictmre of f " jfce season* - Admission 50* &? .PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. Jack Whltaker, Sri, spent sev eral days In Chariton thife week.0 Mrs. Edwin Kcrrisuu and ihildren >t V'l>?iiiestoii art' vlsitiiiK in Cumden. K. ? ?"'! ??. II. O. jpeot .Wu^pcaday in Colum ' *, Mrs. C. T. Green and Miss Nancy Lindsay were Visitors in Columbia Wednesday. pUn- Heyward .of .Columbia las femong the Columbif visitors in mden this week. Mr. Thogrnwell Hay is spending a w days 'in Charleston attending the ilser-Hugar wedding. Born?to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bras ii<jflMm;kton Sunday, January 11, a daughter, Frances Barbara. Mrs. Lucy Shannon Hoy kin has re ed to Washington, D, C., where s |JqV making her home, r. Atthur Olurke, who underwent noRfpHration at the Camden hos pital last week is improving. Mrs. J. Sumter Rhame and Miss Rhame left last week for a vftit of several weeks to relatives in ' ttegb George C. Trantham announces he "has returned from a visit to or^*nd Washington and will practice at once. Messrs. U. N. Myers, R.. S. Wil liams and ,W. R. Watkins have been dra?jttftg*,,Camden to serve as Fed eral jurors in Columbia next week. wiU serve on the grand jury. /-<-? Subscription for Cemfetery Fence \St*> been suggested by some of ftPiQ* the cbmmiyiit^r that a Hub.sorJption pe .started for funds Ho I .WHKRiJ city cemetery ; with a substantial wire fence. The officersjto&the Cemetery Association, a* lea8t two ?enera~ tiorHft^en in charge of the cerae tefyf lwr#expressed to.me their very ardent hope that the community will the aid of the cemetery in this manner. The association has *re!fflttfed*'th6 necessity but has hesi V? ma^e a call on the public hoping that" the need would awaken a spantaneous desire to meet the sit-' uation. The association is composed of those who have an interest in the cemetery who pay an annual dues of $1.00 toward its upkeep. Last year there were 136 of these, the ()ity tGpuncil -contributes $100.00 a yeafytbe sale of lots, brings in from $400:00 to $150.00/ The asso xi^'mUMtyp a keeper $7 , 00. # cck "Wfttritcm alone takes up prac tically its whole income. W^th the small fund at its command the asso ciation finds it very hard to get any ^eilf at- 'all as keeper. The keeper is expected to be at the cemetery ^?aclv day from Monday morning until ^Saturday afternoon. Evenings, nights and Sundays no onej<is in charge. The cemetery has no>,fence on at 'least Iwos sides and cows and hogs tyu^t are flowed at large from the tiin? crops are gathered in the fall till planting time in the spring, may and do, wander in at night and on TSutttfaVs when the keeper is away. There is so much' open farm land in 4he neighborhood of the cemetery ai&^it" is ' so-far from a regularly traveled read or street that it is vfilry^ftrd- to? catch the offending to bring the owners to tfccWpiVf^r the trespass j&ey commit. The condition has grown ^worse for the last year or two and has caused general critiirism of .the man agement t.of the cemetery, and some pain that the last resting places the loved ones of the' community iuld be exposed to- the ^ constant ads and depredations of wander ing animals. I am writing this in no sense as ism of the cemetery associa good ladies who compose entire membership have J ity- a yary great service, fiTfor the-community a burial ground, where lota can be purchased at a total, cost each year of far less than itfee cost of attention. There are few cities so blessed in this par ticular. T^e association cannot, how ever, from any 'funds in its hands meet the cost of a sufficient fence. The City Council of Camden with its usual interest in all things that concern, the public welfare, invited I the officers of the cemetery associa tion on last Monday evening to come before it and went over the matter and promised to stand behind the 'movement' to properly enclose' the .cemetery and to give such further aasistarice from the city funds as may be left unprovided by the people of the community. The1 council had the cemetery mea sured and wishes the enclosure made of substantial wire at least five feet high with, posts of the best material. The distance needed is 3,265 feet. The Mackey Mercantile Company has offered to furnim Wire tot, the fence at wholesale copt ahd the public copt a fid ould Providf^Bftr frond? Ubkm f . Mill#. SOUTHBRN UTBRATUKK Is Subject of Talk To Be <<iven by Mr, DuUune Hey ward ?vf)n Wodny.stiay evening January 2$ Sthe uutlitoi iiim of the High School r, Duttow Hfywanl of Charleston; S. will g-iv? a talk on Southern literature'arnica reading of selec? tlons from his poems. Mr. Heyward is a poet of distinction both at home and abroad. Bdwin Arlington Rob inson says he is one of the most gifted, of our younger poets. He oolaborated with Hervey Allen in a volume of poems called "Sky Lines and Horizons/' and is the author of a charming collection of verse -en titled "Carolina Chansons." \ Mr, Hey ward's wite was Miss Dor othy Tuhns of Ported Rico, and is a playwright of great promise. Mrs. Heyward won the Harvard 47 Work Shop Prise last year for her play "Nancy Ann," which will be prd duced at the Town Theater in Co lumbia on January 20, SO and 81. It is hoped a large number will avail themselves' of the privilege ot hearing Mr. Heyward. The affair js under the auspices of the DuBose Heyward Literary Society of ? the Camden High School. Tickets 50 cents for adults, children 25 cents. Majestic Range Demonstration , Burns & Barrett, hardware dealer.*, have an advertisement in this issue of The Chronicle calling attention to a demonstration of the famous M?i jestic ranges. The demonstration wil$< be held during the week of Januarys 10 to 24th, and a special represented tive from the factory will be present Free premium offers are made with' the purchase of every range durihg this demonstration. 1 Mr. Beard i^gain In Charge Mr. Henry E, Beard, who has for a number of years operated a filling station on West DeKalb street has bought out the Merest of Mr. J..ft. Montgomery in his Ailing station and is agfem in chargs, selling gasoline, oils. and fpeessories. Mr. Montgom ery has not announced his plans t4/lt the future but will ijemain ifc (Jamden for some time. * * "V . .. Oyster 3upp*r. W.e,. have been requested to an nounce that there will b?t an oyster supper held at tfyp Hermitage Com munity House on Saturday 'evenjr^r, January f7&,at7 o'6lpclJ? The prtf*. ceeds will go for the benefit of Vtjfcfu Hermitage Baptist Church:' 'The piro lic is cordially invited .ty attend. / .... hM? i y *> ? ? Banks ta disef^ Monday, January^ 19th, ^ being the anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's birthday, and generally ob served throughout the Southland as a holiday, the four banks of Camden will be closed on that day, ? t i \ Presbyterian Church Services Bethesda Presbyterian church, De Kalk street, Rev. Edwin Muller, pas tor. Sunday school at 10 a., , in., Morning service 11 o'clock. Wednes day prayer meeting at 4 p, m. Christ ian Endeavor 7:30 p. m., Sundays. All seats free, visitors cordially wel eomed. Read The Chronicle's Want Col umns. FINAL'DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one mofith from this date, on Saturday, January 24th* 1925, I will make to the Probate tj|Court of. Kershaw County, my filial return as Admin istrator of the- estate of Dun nit Truesdell, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Ad ministrator. W. J. TRUESDELL. Camden, S. JC.", December 20th, 1924. jan 28-pd NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEETING A meeting of the stockholders of Hermitage Cotton Mills will be held at the office of the company, Camden, S. C., Wednesday, February 18th, at twelve o'clock noon for the purpose of considering a resolution of the Board of Directors recommending an increase of the capital stock of the corporation to a maximuin of $860, 000.00. This also being the data of ?he regular annual meeting, the usual annual busines will be transacted at that time. H. R. LANG, Camden, S. C., Secretary. Jan. 12, 1925. NOTICE Notice to the Stockholders of Cam den Loan and Realty Company: Please take notice that a meet ing of the stockholders of Camden Loan and Realty Company will be field in the directors' room of the First National Bank of Camden, South Carolina, on Tuesday, Febru ary 3rd, 1925, at 4:30 p. m., to con sider a resolution of the directors of laid Camden Loan and Realty Com pany, providing for the reduction of capital stock of said Camden Loan and Realty Company from Twenty five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and for thp distribution among its stockholders of the capital in excess Af Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.90). John T^adttjtyi^^g Vioa Pt*s. anTsScty. I. ? kjr, 'AUv ?.a*: '-j,*. < w2 SCRAPS AN1) FACTS Interesting Notes Gathered From Many Sources. { in India there flourishes a species tree which produces sugary flow* vi?rs that are used as candies. The ep#tals of the flowers drop from the Iml in the early morning and are picked up by the women and children who spread them in the sun to dry, A single tree is said to provide three hundred pounds of flowers annually. Born as an upright swimmer, a thin, perch-like minnow, the flound er's body soon begins to list either to this side or that and presently the fish Is flat. He swims flat and his eye that is directed downward grad ually clumbers over his skull until it is paired with the other on top of the fish. By h vote of six to one, Florida recently adopted a constitutional amendment forever prohibiting the levying of inheritance or income taxes. There are, on an average, 209 ac cidental deaths in the Unitod States daily. In a year this amppnts to the entire population of such cities as Savannah, Ga., or EvansviUe, Ind. A small piece of butter left on the plat? at the conclusion of each meal contains, say, a quarter of an ounce, If only 10,000,000 out of our popula tion of approximately 112,000,000 waste that much it is 10,000,000 ounces of butter. This is about 600, 000 pounds daily. Thirteen years ago two Oklahoma youths were arrested,in Washington for attempting to climb a statue in front of the Union Station where they ^Yi$!>td to obtain a better view of the capitol. Today one of the boys, Wayne C. joyless, is winner in the congressional race and will this time make a very dignified entry into the city. Confectionary valued at more than $1,000,000 a day and ice cream at more than $700,000 daily were manu factured iu 1928. This is at the rate of $l,0d0 worth every minute. Giovanni Papini, writer of the. "jU^e of Christ/' declares that he 'him found positive proof of the divinity of Christ. He states that he will pub lish this proof in the near future and that it. will convince tlnbeHevers com pletely. .The packing business of Swift & Co., Chicago packers, for the year ending November 80, totaled $776, 000,000, according to the report of the presW^hi of the corporation. Tho nett earnings (for the year were $14, 125*988. ?? Hobkirk Hill Chapter Met The January meeting of Hobkirk Hill Chapter D. Ai? R. was held at Hobkirk Inn, which: ttanda on the his toric battlefield from' which the chalj^ ter derives its name. '? Mrs. > H. G. Marvin was the gracious hostes* and wai' assisted in entertainjng by her si?U'r, Mian Cl^.^ I ampbell of WAhington, D. C. J^uiaa^- wry great ly to the pleasurewHRf th occasion was the presence of t%#oh,ipter memo bers fron? Kershaw,John Ste vens, Mrs. Fred Culvern, Mrs. Demp sey and others. The regular report from officers was augmented by a very, full and interesting report from the historian, Mrs. T, J. Kirkland on historic spots in Kershaw county, ac companied by a clear map showing marked ^nd "unmarked spots of in terest. It is with regret that the chapter sends to National Headquar ters so much history unmarked, but it is said that the marked spots havo been through the interest and efforts of the patriotic women of the Hob kirk Hill Chapter The chapter was Indebted to Miss Ada Phelps for a charming sketch of the life and work of Pamela Cunningham, the South Carolina woman who was the founder and instigator of the Mount Vernon Association, that has preserved to vpo8ierity the home of Washington, a fitting shrine for the America^ people. Th,e chapter is also indebted to Miss Mildred Gardner for her con tribution of music to enliven the pro gram. The hostess served delicious refreshments during the afternoon Library saociation Meets Notwithstanding the very inclement afternoon an interesting and, we trust, profitable meeting of the above association was held at the Librry Friday. An election of officers was held which resulted in the choice of the following: President, Mr. L. T. Mills, first vice. president, Mrs. W. J. Dunn; second vice president, Mrs, H, G. Carrison, Jr.; secretary's office to be filled by the librarian, Miss Louise Nettles; treasurer, Mr. L. A. Witt kowsky. The president then appoint ed the following chairmen of commit tees: Library, Mrs. H. G. Carrison, Jr.; room, Mrs. Leon Schlosburg; en tertainment, Mrs. Wm. Ancrum; fi nance, the Rev. I. deL. Brayshaw. These committees are to be filled out from the 192B membership roll at, the n^ct meeting, which is to be Mon* day, January 19th. at* the library at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. A com mittee was also appointed to go, be fore the city council the following Monday afternoon to discuss library matters and make an effort to im prove its efficiency and usefulness to the. people. That it is an important! institution, a culture center, an ecltH catiotml factor an all-round asset to the city is an undeniable fact. That we have a good Library with a col lect ion that embraces science, litera ture, travel, history, biography, 'standard and modern fiction is also true, for the "strangers within our gates" tell.us so. It is a day of adult edtyf4tio9,' we no logger sit with in active minds and deplore lost oppor tunities, or the chance that didn't come our way in youth, we are press ing forward, reaching out for know ledge. Webster says "Knowledge in SPRINGDALE COUNTRY CLUB A Delightful Place to Ptae in a Veritable Beauty Spot Excellent meals served, cour teous service assured Lunches, Dinners and! Bridge Parties Also Afternoon Teas 8 to 5 p. m. 18-hole Golf Course Public Links F. P. Farren, Manager GET UP EARLY! Every Sunday and Visit Wateree Baptist Church (WatWH Mill Villas* > At 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. J. B. Shiver, Pastor Sunday School at IX) a. m. J. E. Robinson, Supt. "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the nouBeof the Lord." Psalm 122:1. DR. A. W. HUMPHRIES i Office at DeKalb Pharmacy Telephone 95 truth is the great sun in the firma ment. Life and power are scattered with ail its beams." And he also says "Knowledge is the only foun tain both of the love and the prin ciples of human liberty." Therefore it is right to strive for it for it makes for* our happiness and for the better citizenship of our country. And it can be obtained at the Library, or a goodly portion can if you desire it, and it is absolutely free to all ?within the city limits who will take advantage of it. Those who join the association at $1.00 annual dues, do not pay for their privileges, for they have'none1 other, than the free reader, tfoey'*iinp*y make: a free will offer ing to hei? sustain a fijee Library for Camden. Surely every family that is' febte should hold at least one memWship. Mind is the great lever bf all thiirigs, then let us improve by reading what has come to 'us from the greatest minds of all ages, for the pen is the tongue of the mind. Carfyife' sAys "The tnje university of those day4 is a collodion pf good hooks." Then make your library ? what it should be by giving it your hearty co-operation and your loyal interest. STATEMENT FOR -CLOSE OF BUSINESS JAN. 7TH, 1925 ? ? ? . ? ' ' ' ' . ? RESOURCES First Mortgage Loans on Real Estate . $36,850.00 Loans on Stock to JMembers Only 1,253.17 Furniture and Fixtures 85.00 Cash on hand 2,846.24 $41,034.41 LIABILITIES 1,021 Shares Installment Stock -?Weekly and monthly payments) $21 >621.83 62 Shares Income Stock (Full paid 6 per cent investments) 6,833.80 Bills Payable . . 12,300.00 Undivided Profits (after paying 6 per cent interest and expenses to date) .... 278.78 $41,034.41 3 per cent seml-amwal interest credited on stock Jan. 1, 1925 $ 711.69 6 per cent crediteo btk' stock since Jan. 1, 1923'.i. 1,726.40 Forty (40) loans made to build houses in Camden and vicinity in t^iro years?nearly two per month?hence we have had no idle dollars. All working hard for our members.: If you are not one of them, do yourself a good turn by joining NOW. If you are already one of us, you will be better off by increasing our holdings. Present and prospective members are invited to join. 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