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The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1925. NUMBER 52.
MANY STOPPING HERE NOW
Tourist* Knroute Home Break Trip
With Stay ut Camden
Kino weather and the wane of the
Florida season has lured returning
tourists to make Camden and the,
other mid-Carolina resorts a stopping
plaee during March.
Aiken, Pinehurst, Southern Pines
and Camden are always at their best,
tn the early spring, and never hasj
thero been a more beautiful spring j
than this. The woods are a riot of
bloom, with jessamine, dogwood, and.
wistaria vicing with each other to,
create an unforgettable picture of
loveliness. .
Many parties have gone to Char
leston for a glimpse of the famous
Magnolia Gardens and .in Camden the
beautiful Holly Hed^e gardens, the
wistaria at Goodie Castle, the Court,
Inn and the Studio Tea Room gar
dc?ns are all beautiful beyond descrip
tion. ,
One of the lovely affairs of the
spring time was the garden party
with Miss Olive Whittredge as hos
tess ?n Monday afternoon. The tea
table presided over by Mrs. Clueas
was placed on the beautiful lawn ad
joining the interesting home of Misi
Whittredge, and the wealth of ins
and purple hyacinths against the,
green back ground was a delight in
deed. Among the guests were Mrs.
R. WV Pomeroy, Mrs. C. M. Taintor,
Mr and Mrs Augustus Floyd, Dr,
W S Rainsford, Mrs. Lawrence Kirk-,
?aid, Mrs. W. I. Keep, Mrs. Carlton
yiigbie, Mr. and Mrs Myron W. Wick,
Misses Leila and Charlotte Shannon,
?Miss Kate .Villepigue, Miss Rose
Lovell and many others.
Wednesday evening the Camden
flub was the scene of a gay party
when Messrs. Robert W. Pomeroy and
Walter C. Cluett entertained for over
seventy-five men. Cards* and a de
licious supper were enjoyed by trie
guests who included many Camden
.itizens.
Luncheons and suppers at Hannah's
Pabin have been many, and among
'hose entertaining there were Mr. and
M~s. Ralph Chase who had ten gues.s
Tuesday evening for supper and Miss
Marion McNulty who gave a party
f?r a number of the younger set.
The Snake Club, of which Mr.
George H. N. Johnson of Bridgeport
?< Chief held their, annual festival
with a boxing bout in which the
^arsfield caddies participated, and ?n
the evening they had a banquet at
the Court Inn.
Mrs. W. H. Laverack of Buffalo
has joined her mother Mrs, John
Woodward at Hobkirk Inn, and Mrs.
William Wakem who has been there
for several weeks has returned to
Chicago.
Mrs. Alston of Morganton, who as
Miss Lottie McKinney, will be plea
santly remembered in Camden is vis
iting'her mother Mrs. William Mc
Kinney at Hobkirk.
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Jones after
a long stay at the Kirkwood returned
Tuesday to Boston, and Mr. and ilrs.
A. Lincoln Filene have arrived from,
Boston at the Kirkwood.
The final polo match of the season
on Tuesday afternoon attracted a
large gallery, and on Saturday the
match for special prizes when the
Blues defeated the Whites was es
facially snappy.
Friday afternoon many motored to
'.he Terraces for the tea and singing
of Spirituals by a colored choir, and
on Sunday afternoon fine weather
drew many winter visitors to Knights
Hill for the song service at the col
<tk1 Methodist church. - ?
Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Hull have
opened Holly Hedge for the rest of
the season.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McGraw of De
troit are in the Potter house, and
Mr. and Mrs. William Peake of Rye
are in their home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bolton are ex
pected next week from Cleveland to
be here for several weeks.
Camden's golf courses are still full
"f eager chasers of the wee ball,
and among those noted playing the
Sarsfield course this week are: Dr.
?I. A. Blodgett, Dr. E. P. Seaver, Mr.
E. Harold (Jreen, Mr. E. Ray Speare,
I>r. S. D. Magee, Mr. A. S. Colebrook,
Mr. H. B. McKay, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Elwell, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Blatchely,
Mr. J. F. IiOhman, Mr. Paul Hart
'men, and Mr. J. E. Odell.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Besse have
returned to HoUcirk Inn from Flor
ida and will start tomorrow for their
home in 8pringfield making the re
turn tflfJ All (III tray by aotomofeile.
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KIOHTKBN MILLION LOSS
In Property in Tornado Stricken
Are* of Middle West
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Chicago, Match 23.?Warm, sunny,
weather today prevailed over the
area in Southern Illinois and Indi
ana devastated by tornadoes last
Wednesday and relief work progress
ed rapidly along with the burial of
the dead and the housing of the
homeless. Rebuilding tools glinted in
the sunshine, while doctors and nurses
worked hard to save, the lives of the
injured.
Rechecking of the casualty list
with additional deaths from wounds
raised the total dead in some places
and reduced the figure in others,
?leaving the total tonight at 810, with
out including a score supposed to
have been burned to death at Mur
physboro,- where 150 blocks were
blown down and the debris partiv
burned.
Red cross workers also announced
that the 2,930 listed as hurt probably
did not include hundreds of persons
who had been itijurcd, but who had
failed to report the fact owing to
the excitement and necessity of aid
ing others more severely injured,
The total property loss has not
been compiled, but likely will be more
than $12,000,000 in Illinois alone.
With some $3,000,000 in Indiana and
.about $1,000,000 each'^in Missouri,
7e-rmesst*? proper
ty loss, is likely to exceed $18,000,000.
This figure is more serious than its
mere size indicates, for most of the!
loss was sustained by families of
.moderate circumstances and meant]
the wiping out of all tangible pos-1
sessions.
Relief work not only proceeded with
celerity in the affected regions; but
collection of funds to aid the suf
ferers went on at an amazing pace.
Thousands of dollars rolled in to]
r O
swell the funds raised by many news
?papers, radio stations and fraternal]
orders and churches.
With the arrival of more nurses in
the storm area today it was learned*]
that many persons were probably fa-1
tally hurt. Several died of wound a
today. Danger of epidemics has been
probably avoided, doctors said, by
prompt use of antitetanus serum, sent
by airplane, chlorinition of water sup
plies and other measures.
Many of the injured have been
taken during the last forty-eight j
hours to larger cities, where they \
could receive better treatment. A i
few died on the way to hospitals,
however, but it is reported that most
of the others have fair chances of
recovery.
New houses were started by many |
today and more permanent quarters
for the unhoused will be arranged
within the next few days.
MR. JOHN WILLIAMS DEAD
Was a Member of Firm of R. S. Wil
liams and Brother.
Mr. John C. Williams, aged 51
years, died at his home in Camden
Wednesday afternoon about 4- o'clock
after an illness extending over sev
eral weeks. Several months ago Mr.
Williams suffered a sudden attack
in his store and had never fully re
covered.
He was a member of the grocery
firm of R. S. Williams & Brother,
and prior to entering business with
his brother he had been engaged as
a salesman with several Camden
firms. He was clever and accomo
dating and had a host of friends in]
Camden and throughout the countv
where he was well known who will
learn of his death with sadness.' Mr.
Williams was born at Ridgeway, in
Fairfield county, September 21, 1874,
and was a son of the late John C. I'.
Williams. He came to Camden when
quite a young man and has resided
'here continuously since.
Mr. Williams is survived by his j
widow, who was Miss Callie Han-!
cock, of Camden. Three daughters
Miss Estelle Williams, Miss Cora
Williams and Miss Susie Williams'
also survive. He is also survived by {
one brother and two sisters?Mr. R.!
S. Williams and Mrs. W. O. Hay. of1
Camden, and Mrs. George Hunn. of I
?Middlctown, Connecticut. f
The funeral was held from his late
residence Thursday afternoon and the
burial was in the Camden cemeterv.
1 Hamilton Holt, editor and publicist,
who is making a speaking tour under
the auApices of the League of Na
tions Non-Partisan Association, ad
dressed the Sooth Carolina General
Assembly at noon last Friday. -
BETHINK NEWS NOTES
Items of lnterent an Told by Our
Regular Correspondent
I
Bethune, S. C., Mai\-h 25. Mi', K.
K. Martin, who lived a few miles
above here., died Wednesday aftor
noon with pneumonia, following an
attack of the flu. Mi. Martin was
about fifty years of age and is sur
vived by his widow and one son.
Funeral services and burial were held
?the following day at Beaver Oam
Baptist church,
Mrs. Dannie Dlackwell, wife of Mr.
Whitefo.rd Blackwell, who lives a few
miles below Bethune died Monday
morning of pneumonia following flu.
Mrs, Blackwell was about 35 year*
of age and is survived by her hus*
band and seven children. She was
laid to rest in the Brannon cemetery
by the side of her infant babe who
survived only a few hours and pre
ceded its mother tQ the grave a few
days before.
Circle number two of the Presby
terian auxiliary was entertained by
Mrs. D. J. Clyburn Wednesday after
noon. At the close of the meeting
fruited jello and cake wore served.
Mrs. A. K. McLaurin spent Wed
nesday and Thursday in Columbia
with her sister, Mrs. C. M. Wilson. |
Mrs. McLaurin was accompanied j
home by the following Chicora girls.
Misses Mary Louise McLaurin, Lizzie
I.Kate -lltvvisv NLvvy and Sarah Benn
jmd Margaret Woodson.
Miss Mae Long had as her guests
j Sunday, her parents Mr. and Mrs.
L. S. Long and son L. S. Jr. n sis
ter, Mrs. H. 11. Brooks and son of
Prosperity
Mr Leohel Best, of Sumter was
the guest of his father, Mr. B. W.
Best, Sunday.
j Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mays of Car
tersville were the guests of relatives
here Sunday.
Miss Klise Hook spent the week
end in Columbia with relatives. ,
Mesdames 11. E. McCaskill and
It. Bethune, teachers in the hi
school are ill with flu.
Prof. O. R. Bell and family, ac-1
companied by Misses Dorothy and ]
Margie Parrott, spent Saturday in I
Lancaster with Mr. Bell's parents. ,
Mr. N. A. Bethune and daughter
Miss Stella Bethune, spent several!
days last week in Neeses as the!
guests of the former' daughter, Mrs.?
Mark King.
Mrs. A. B. McLaurin spent Tues- j
day in Hartsville with relatives.
Mr. J. L. King and son, James,)
made a business trip to Columbia |
Wednesday.
At a meeting of the Merchant-.!
and Farmers Bank held Frid.'iy the!
old officers were re-elected as fol-'
lows: President, J.,/f. Stevens; first'
vice president, W. M. Stevens; sec-'
ond vice president, W. E. Davis; j
cashier, J. I). Laffitte. A special ad-!
ditional two pe;r cent dividend was!
ordered paid. The bank is prosper-j
ing and its directors are well pleased '
\vith the past years work.
Mrs. L. O. Johnson is spending this
week with her mother, Mrs. Black |
mon in Darlington.
Messrs. Frank I>ee and Mortimer |
Gardner spent Sunday in Monroe j
with friends.
Mrs. G. R. Brannon returned Tues
day from Taxahaw where she at
tended the funeral of her brother
J. W. Ingram.
Bethune played Chesterfield on the
latter's ground Tuesday afternoon.
The game resulted in the score of
8-9 in favor of Chesterfield.
Services at Catholic Church
Services at the Catholic church <>n
Passion Sunday, March 29th will l>e
as follows: Masses at and 11
a. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Sermon at the morning service will
be on, "Why Did God Hide Himself?"
There will be r>o evening services as
the pastor will hold services in (he
ra w.
On Wednesday evening at p. m.
the sermon will be on, "The Fifth
Word on the Cross."
On Friday evening at y p. m. thei
sermon will be on, "The Institution ot j
the Blessed Kuchai ist."
All are cordially invited ?'? attend!
these services.
Cotton (iinned In Count)
According to the census of the de
partment of commerce made public
March 20th, the number of bales of
cotton ginned in Kershaw county up
to tfoat date were 10,027 in 1924 as
compared to 21,481 bales in 1923. j
The total for the atate In 1924 wa?
837,268 a* compared to 793,817 for
1023. -
SAW OCT OK J All.
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Two Young Men Wanted for Burglary
Gain Their Freedom
-Sheriff T. Alex Heise of Richland
county last night received word from
Sheriff Ofl^vald of Lexington-that two
young white men, Roy Walker and
Willard Walker, 17 ami 19 years old,
respectively, had sawed their way out
of the Lexington county jail, in which
they hud been incarcerated ton days
ago on charges of burglary in connec
tion with the robbery of stows in
Lexington and Ohapin.
The boys were arrested early
Thursday nK>iTVtnjr,'Mnrrtr 12, in Pros
perity, where they bad stopped at a
filling station to replenish the supply
of gas in the Lincoln car which they
were driving, evidently intending to
rob the filling station, according to
officers. -They are thought to have
lobbed stores in lx*xington and hail
about $700 in cash and some canned
goods, tobacco products, socks, etc.,
and u big pistol lying on the floor
| of the machine.
The young men were turned over
to Lexington officers, who were in
pursuit, and who said a store at
I'Chapin had also been robbed. It U
also said that a series of robberies
I had occurred in Lexington, and the
Walker boys are suspected of having
been connected therewith.?Sunday's
'?State.
i The Walker brothers are the same
two men wanted for the burglary o'i
?Shif ley'a store a short distance east
af. Camden on the Ijet.hune road.
Had Too Many Watches
A negro who gave bis name as
Henry Melton, but whoso real nam"
w;is said to be Theodore Ross, was
arrested here one day last week after
offering several watches for sale.
The negro had four good watches and
about five new pocket knives on his
j-person. He claims that a white man
brought him to Camden and gave him
the watches to sell. The negro was
kept in jail for four days and as
there was no one to claim the goods
for no evidence that he hxid stolen
?them his property was returned and
the man released.
Mrs. Gordon Buys Residence
Mrs. W. B. Gordon has purchased
of the M isses Whitaker their attrac
tive cottage on Union street in
Lake View section. Mrs. Gordon in
having her property overhauled and
her many friends will be pleased to
know that she will again make Cam
den her home. This transaction was
negotiated through C. P. DuBose &
Co., Camden real estate dealers.
Big League Base Ball at Cheraw
Che raw, S. C., March 24.?The Bos
ton Nationals and the Rochester In
ternationals will play an exhibition
game at Cheraw, Tuesday, April 7th.
This will give you a chance to see
the big boys perform. The Braves will
be headed by Christy Mathewson and
Manager Bancroft, together with
such stars as Stuffy Mclnnes, Rube
Marquard, Gibson, Barnes, etc.
Rochester showed up well last sen
son, and now that Baltimore has
?sold off several of its stars, Roches
ter is expecting to win the pennant
this season.
The game will be played at .'1 p. m.
on the new Athletic Field, and -\
large crowd is expected.
A Novel Display
L. Schenk & Company, dry goods
merchants, have a novel display of
Belding silks in their show windows,
arranged by Mr. Clifton McKain, on?
of the salesmen of the firm. Photos
k>f the beginning of the silk industry
are shown in the window and an in
teresting story is told in pictures.
Hog-inning with the rearing of the
silk worms, on through the mills with
a beautiful display of the finished
products, makes it a most interesting
study and is well worth a look into
their windows.
Missionary Society Met
The Methodist Missionary Society
held its March general meeting at
the home of Mrs. W. R. I)elx>ache on
the afternoon of the seventeenth. The
Marietta Burns Circle entertained on
this occasion, and Mrs. I. J. McKen
zie led the devotional exercises. Af
ter other business had been disposed
of and reports from the various cir
cles had been given the final ar
rangements for the bazaar April 3rd
were made. After adjournment de
licious cream was serred by Mrs.
Rhame, Mrs. Zeigier and Mrs. Pursley
and Mrs. Humphries.
) W.? * ?** ?"
TWO MEN Sl.AIN
Lowery and Ingram Mel Death at
liandM of Jack Messey
Charlie Lowery was instantly kill
ed pud Waiter Ingram mortally
wounded Sunday afternoon by Jack
Massey at the home of Massey in
Taxahaw, Domestic trouble dating
back several months Is said to have
led up to the tragedy. Sunday af
ternoon Charlie Lowery and Walter
Ingram, two well-known young white
men of the Taxahaw section are said
to have' driven in a car past tho
home of Jack Massey and offered
?him insults or taunts that incensed
Massey, who is said to have provided
himself with a pistol and when the
men again passed, Massey claims
?that Lowery commenced shooting,
whereupon Massey returned the fire,
inflicting a mortal wound in the
head of Ixxwery from which he died
almost instantly and shot Ingrum
about the head and body, from the
.-effects of which he died several
hours later in the Fennell Infirmary
lit Hock Hill, where he had been taken
for medical aid. Lowery was to have
been tried in Charlotte on April l.'i,
on a white slavery charge and it is
understood that Mr. Massey had bee.i
subpoenaed to appear as a witness.
Lowery was a son of the late Frank
M. Lowry. Massey came- to Lancas*
| tcr lato Sunday and gave himself up
i to the sheriff, and was lodged in jail
I pending application for bond. Lowery
is said to have met his death on his
-list birthday.? Lancaster News.
In Jail for Flashing Checks
W. W. Brigmajn, a white man,
j around <>0 years of age, is in the
f county jail on a charge of flashing
checks.- The warrant was sworn oui
by a local citizen after ho had given
j a bad check for about $20 and had
skipped out to Pinopolis, N. C., where
he was arrested. Brigman would not
( return to this state without requisi
' tion papers. It is said he is wanted
at other places in South Carolina.
1 CLYBLKN NAMED THIRD TIMK
} ?
} Result <?f Municipal Election Held At
Kershaw on Tuesday
Kershaw, March 24.? In the town
-election held here yesterday C. F.
Clyburn was reelected mayor and K.
J. Bailey, E. M. Catoe, L. F. Trues
dale, K. M. Perry, R Reid Williams
and Boyd K. Voung were chosen
councilman. I). K. Catoe was elected,
commissioner of public works. For the f
? first time in the history of the town j
the incumbent mayor had no opposi
tion. This will be the third term Mr.
Clyburn will have served and the im
' provements and progress during the
I'past year give assurance that the af
( fairs of the town are in good and ef
ficient hfcnds for the coming two
years.
During the past six months', there
have been material additions to the
town's water supply, two miles of six
inch water mains being- put in with
21 double hydrants and a new well
450 feet deep having been sunk, giv
ing ample water for fire protection
as well as domestic use. A new elec
trically driven fire pump with a ca
pacity of 1,000 gallons a minute has
been installed and supplements the
'steam pump which is held in reserve!
for emergency.
Some months ago through the zeal
?and watchful interest of the present
town officials a bond issue of $30,000
was voted to enlarge the water sup
ply syntem and also to provide a sew
erage system. This, consisting of five
and a half miles of sewer mains, has
been put in and is in operation.
Man Died Suddenly
Mr. Moses Wheeler, employed as n
fireman and mechanic at The Kirk
wood Hotel, died very sutklendly in
one of the basement* of the hotel
while at work March 13th. He was
around f>8 years of age and the eauSvj
of his death was appoplexy. The
body was prepared for burial by
undertaker C. W. Kvans and shipped
to his former home at Canaan, New
Hampshire.
S. C. Wins I)ebate
Columbia, March 10.?The Univer
sity of South Carolina debating team,
taking the affirmative side of the
question: "Resolved, that the Ster
ling-Reed Bill should be enacted into
law." defeated the* University of
Tennessee debaters here tonight by
a two-to-one vote of the judges.
South Carolina debaters were O. L.
Warr and George Wittfrawaky. Chan.
Edmondxon and Milton J. Goldberger
repTvwnted TVn
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?CAM DEN'S I* AG RANT
"Yeaterday and Today" To lie Put On
In Fine Sjtyle April 24th
?n.
It is the past which has shaped
and moulded tho present. It is tho
past and present which will , shape
and mould the future. Camden, tho
Kern of the South, with blue skies
and bright sunshine was tho early
homo of wealth, culture and refine
ment, 'and has when battling for the
right
"Spared neither limb nor life, nor son
nor wife, nor land nor gold
In the bravo days of old."
Her sons and daughters have said
much, and done more to widen tho
bounds of freedom and make a -his
tory which they proudly challenge
tho world to read.
Possessed as Camden is of that
indescribable essence, a Community
South, she will pause in her present
farcer of splendid achievements to
dwell for a little while on ap attempt
ed portrayal of "tho tender grace of
a day that is dead," of never to be
forgotten historic events where bravo
and loyal men and pure and beautiful
women played well their parts.
I<ot us, one and all, high and low,
rich and poor, join in Camden's
pageant, representing as it will
epochs of human progress towards
loftier ideals. To every man, woman
and child Who loves "the land of the
free and the home of the bravo*' we
extend a hearty welcome when on
April 21, 1025 wo will attempt to
picture the past and link that past
with tin present as an inspiration to
us while trusting, hoping and Striv
ing tor a grander and more glorious
future for "Beautiful Camden," "His
toric Camden," "Camden the City
v illi j, Soul."
SEA TO THE MOUNTAINS
Nov Highway To I 'ass Camden From
Charleston To Ashcville
( heraw, March 19.?The Highway
Bulletin, published at Chcraw will
carry in its March issue an announce
ment in regard to the new highway
to be opened from the mountains of
western -North Carolina to Charles
ton, made possible through the public
spirit manifested by Mr. Duke of the
Southern Power company, who is now
building a $200,000 highway bridge in
co-operation with the state highway
department, over the Catawba river
at Great Fails. Tho route followed
will be from Ashcville down through
Hickory Nut Gap, where the Chim
ney Kock Development company is
spending $6,000,000 in improvement,
thence via Rutherfordton to Spartan- -
burg to Chester, and from Chester
over the Duke bridge, which will bo
completed in a few weeks, to Camden
and from Camden to Sumter, thence
over the Santee bridge into Charles
ton. Although it will be noticed from
the map that this route is about five
miles longer than the route via Green
ville, it provides a very attractive al
ternative route. In this connection
it is called to attention by tho High
way Bulletin that no one who is
vitally intereslfd in good roads can
adopt a narrow, selfish attitude, as
there is no such thing as competitive
routes. Anyone going from Ashc
ville to Charleston would welcome
any two routes or half a dozen tha^
might at different times afford a
pleasant trip, which will also give
access to parts of the state which '
are not now accessible. This route
will soon be hard surfaced from Ashe- ~
ville to Rutherfordton perhaps the
first of the summer of 1925, and with
the hard surfacing in Spartanburg
county and the contemplated hard
surface between Chester and Great
Falls through co-operation with the
Southern Power company, and bridge
over Catawba river, thence Xo Cam
den, will provide a very attractive
loute through one of the sections of
South Carolina that is little known at
present.
At Great talis is located perhaps
the model manufacturing town of
the South.
NOTICE OF PAVING ASSESS
MENT DUE
Cards will be mailed very soon to
property owners of the city notify
ing them of their paving assessments
due and payable from April 1st to
April 15th without interest.
City council has been able to ab
sorb the interest on these bonds so
far. By prompt payment of these
assessments In the future they hope
to be able to continue to absorb tb??
interest. Promptness in paying thi*
assessment will work out to the bsne?
fit of all concerned.
W. H. HALLE,
City Ctork sn*