The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 16, 1925, Image 5
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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.
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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
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not now, but thou shall know here
after," said the Afaster. ,
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-GaHf "nia prohibit th '? f th
roller towel by law.
Majestic Theatre
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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
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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. /
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? ? 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,
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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
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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.
Save Weekly Have, in 6 1-2 Years In 20 Years
$1.00 v? < 4 $ 400.00 $*000.00
5.00 v 2,000.00 s 10,000.00
10.00 4,000.00 20,000.00
Mail the Coupon below?It may be your
starting point to a comfortable fortune
I can inveat V.V .V. weekly.
Put me In your 1.925 A Series.
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