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The Camdf.n Chronicle VOLUME XXXVII. ' ' .mmihimu. ? i ) i 'in In '' i ill ,, ' V 1 ????? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1925. NUMBER 14. NOTE OF optimism j^umM By Bankern in Seaalon at t, (ireenvMle I a -i Wi't'k \ note of optimism was sounded the bankers of South Carolina wjio were last week gathered in Greenville for : the twenty-fifth an nual convention of the South Caro line Hank ops Association. Adverse conditions of recent years were not overlooked nor minimized, but the burden of comment of thQ financiers was improvement, progress and pros v perity. I). A. Spivey, of Conway, retiring president of the association, said he ' ?> felt satisfied that the worst of the depression is over for South Carolina and that this state has entered upon hn era of prosperity that, although it might appear to be developing slowly, is to be permanent. He was sanguine over the prospects for goad crops and good business. Harry Calh'oun of Barnwell, the newly elected president of the as sociation, sikid prospects in Barnwell county and throughout the state are fine for crops this year. He felt that the smaller banks of South Carolina are over the "rough sledding." Mr. Calhoun saw in the smaller banks a great field for helping the farmers, particularly as well as others. These institutions, he said, lend the farmer, the backbone of the country, most of the money they use. For this reason, he said, the larger banks should help the smaller ones. Mr, Calhoun said the farmers are fight ing the boll weevil at every turn. John McNamara, Orangeburg banker, said the crop outlook in that section of the state is fine. The banks are in good condition and busi ness, though >somewhat quiet now, bids fair to be satisfactory with the gathering of the present crops, par ticularly cotton. T. A. Marchant of the Columbia National Bank, said business is good and better business is anticipated with the coming of the fall season. /JR. B. Geiger, cashier of thef Home Bank of St. Matthews, found plenty ?of reasons for the people of Cal houn county and the state a^ large to be optimistic.' The drought has been definitely broken in 'his county, he *aid, and .cotton and other crops are looking well with every indication >f excellent yields. He expressed con fidence in the expansion of trade with the coming months. Greenville .bankers in comments tfiven out agree that the upper sec tion of the state is launching upon ?ne of the most encouraging and pros perous periods in' its history. Bank-* ers from other communities have joined with them in this assertion. Visitor From Kershaw County ?John Brasington ot the Flat Rock ??eetion of Kershaw county, spent the .veek-end in Lancaster with his kinsman, Oliver C. Blackmon. Mr. Brasington is a son of the late Rev. Billie Brasington, well known minis ter in these parts many years ago. and is an uncle of another John Brasington of Cheraw, inventor of a machine for hulling of peas and ?vhich found a wide sale on southern markets. The father of John Bras ngton of Cheraw was the Rev. Jim nip Brasington who lived and di^d n Monroe, N. C. Mr. Brasington, the isitor, is 77 years old, has been married th^ee times and hjs youngest h'ld is 11 years of ?g?. For. many cars he followed the trade of mill wright and in the old days erected ?many of the water mills to be found ?n the creeks and rivers of Lancas ter pnd adjoining counties. Mr. Bras rigton visited many places of inter -'?"t and saw numbers of old friends and relatives while in Lancaster. He served four years and five months n the War BetweeTTthe States- and made a gallant soldier. ? Lancaster News, ' ? ? i ? Car Damaged In Wreck. Mr. L. A. Sowell had his Essex car MUite badly damaged by being hit by a Ford car Saturday morning near Carrison's Mill where the Sumter ^oad forks to go the Black River road. The small car was driven by a man from Chester who was on the wrong side of the road. Young Matron Suicides York, S. C., June 25. ? Mrs. Lavinia Gordon, 19 years of age, committed suicide at the home of her father, J. E. Westmoreland, in Hickory Cirove, a village 12 miles northwest of York, Sunday afternoon, by shoot ing herself in tke side with a shot gun. No* inquest was held. ~ Surviv ing are her paTenta /nd a brother, Boyee Westmoreland. - 8HBB riuMT ^ V . J i i'arkott ?ka? %w?r?W or, <? ?? Man ^ i < i i t V jl 1? 1 1 ) ii#) ?)/? , , it" s"'ap"' ' ?" tht' operating table. plant. . ami lived Klj,nn,s ^ H tJ tsvilV )0Ut ?Vl 'nilt'8 80Uth ?f! HaiUyilfc, on the Hartsville-Darlimr h His estate * cultivaV , T """ 0f the b?-'? ?.i r* "mi w,V>.Tcn" hu,ul,'cd ?????? ? lofct of his business dealings were I rri'"" an<i ?niy yusu"d?v ho ' frfenda ^I'h' 'cts SSSES!"! with fte Wt . I mornin* ? o'clock,! t' 't'"'? tw "Ke hospital and i was bright and cheerful. Hc was in MS5B! health but had con.! uoZj th ,ov<'''"1 weeks under-! going's the operation. J Wns lnU"'cstcil in community I ie"l"pment ?"?? '<?' ten years had ened as a trustee of Bethel school) but was not on the board at the time of the watn H? WaS " Goodman! lat, I , e w"s " so" of the ate John tranklin Parrott, and was life-long resident of Darlington county He was a successful farmer. His wife and eight children survive, three daughters, Misses Lois j|J Mary Prances, and Sarah Florence, and five sons, James Ryan. Glenn | -dward, John Franklin. Jr., l.ovio and Mauric'e. The news of this good man's un timely death, is a great shock to his numerous relatives and friends and his loss wiJl be keenly felt in the community in which he lived his well-spent life; Mr. Parrott was father of Mr James Ryan Parrott, pharmacist at! the Clyburn Drug Co,, .in Camden, who has made many friends during! his residence here who sympathize' with the young man in the death of his father. - Funeral services were held at the I Parrott home nea* Hartsville at tf' o clock Sunday afternoon and 4 the body taken to Bethel cemetery for burial. Services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Prosser, pastor df Bethel church, assisted by two former pastors of the church, the Rev. M L Banks and the Rev. VV. O. Henderson' Many friends from DarHng^n, Sumr ter, Lee, Kershaw and other counties attended the funeral. ' Squirrels Found Joined Together Boston, June 30. ? Veterinarians of the Animal Rescue League today sep arated successfully five squirrels which evidently had been joined at the tips of their tails since birth. ?v- The squirrels were discovered on a tree, each endeavoring to go in a different direction. Officers of the league pursued the squitrel quintette up the tree with ladd.ers and dis lodged them. The tails were found to be virtually braided together. They were well nourished and strong. A bloodless operation set them free. . 1 .4 Salesman Twice Saves Woman Charlotte, N. C.; June 22. ? Two years ago A. L. Boatwright, a travel ing salesman, reached the Catawba river bathirig beach near here in time to save Miss Catherine Williams of Charlotte from drowning. Yesterday, Boatwright again, was passing the river be<u?h and heard a woman's screams for. aid. He jumped into the river, swam to the woman and succeeded in rescuing her. Then he discovered that again he had saved Miss Williams from drowning. THE LYNCHING RECORD Nine People Victims of Wrath of Indignant People -j Robert R. Moton, principal of Tus kegee Normal and Industrial Institute sends The Chronicle the following relative to the lynching record fn the United States. ' -j "I send you the following informa-j tion concerning lynchings for ? the first six months of this year. I find according to the records compiled at Tuskegee Institute in the department, of records and research that in the first six months of 1925 there were nin lynchings, This is 4 more than the number 6 for the first six months of 1924; 6 less than the number 15 for the first six months of 1923 and 21 less than the number 30 for the first six months of 1922. "All of the persons lynched were negroes. The offenses charged were: murder, 4; rape" ^2; attacking woman, 1 ; attacking child, 2, - -"The states In which lynchings oc curred and the number in each state ?re as follows: Arkansas, 1; Florida, Is Georgia, 1; Louisiana, U Missis sippi, 8; Utah, 1; and Virginia 1. PRKACIIER ACQUITTED Answ ers (tucstions ol Prosecution H? Quoting Scripture In a (rial that at times gave prom* is q of outranking Tennesson's mon key-doings and determining for all time the doctrinal bounds of colored religionists Rev. A, D. Jackson was on Wednesday before Judge Nichol son in magistrate's couvt found not guilty of assault and battery as al leged in a warrant tfworn out by C. W. Kansom, local negro barber. Preacher Jackson, who claimed he had served many charges and evi dently changed his belief to suit local conditions, recently visited the hom* of Ransom in the lower part of Cam den and there attempted to sell ani collect for a book being handled j>y him on the side. ? After casual greetings and a gentle b>d to depart therefrom, Ransom, it is said, let fjow upon the reverand an original phrase-barrage that dese crated the name of Church street and subsequently brought into play v one j of the Camden Brick Plant's fairest I samples. When the rampage dinned j [ however Ransom with blood flowing freely from a scalp wound was tak ing the count of nine and thu^reacVier I was distant by several back lqt'ft and alleys. t In the trial of Wednesday R. H. ! Hilton acted as state's attorney with i G. G. Alexander for the defense.; Forming the^ jury was T. L. Little afc foreman and R. L. McCaskill, D. J. Creed, W. L. Lollis, Thorney Trues- 1 dale and W. J. Hasty. Ort the wit ness stand Jackson quoted scripture j freely and professed a faith strong enough to give old Gibraltar the heebie-jeebies and the jury it seemed just 'naturally couldn't disappoint the J old darky. New Superintendent In Office Mr*. J. *Team Gettys will this week succeed. Mr. Allen B^Murchison as Superintendent of Education for Ker shaw county. The board Of educa tion will consist of Mr. Gettys, Rev. J7 M. Forbis of Bethune, ^nd Prof. J. G. Richards, of Camden. Mr. For bis succeeds Mr. Thos. J. Kirkland of Camden. 1 ' i Mayor Carrison Finds His Car ? fl 1 ? Mayor H. G. Carrison, Jr., received a message from Richmond, Va., po^ lice officials, this week that his Dodge touring car stolen here several weeks ago had been located in , that city and was being held for him. He was advised that the car was in good condition ^nd had not been abused. | The thief had changed the motor ! number of the car, but had overlooked the serial number and it was identi fied tby the latter number. Mr. Car rison had never let up in his search, using every means that he could think of in an effort to regain his car. He finally put it into the hands of a detective agency in Atlanta and through them it was traced to Rich mond where it is now held for its lowner. Mr. Carrison will leave to night for Richmond to claim his prop erty and drive it back to Camden. He has not been advised as to whether the thief was captured or noU ' State Levy Five and Half Mills , The state tax levy for "ordinary purposes" as provided for in the ap propriation act of 1925, will be 5 1-2 mills, making a total levy of 12 1-2 mills this year for. all state pur poses, it was announced Friday by A. J. Beattie, state comptroller gen eral. In a letter to county auditors the comptroller general pointed out that under the provisions of the 6-0-1 school law of 1924 "you will charge up 4 mills and the constitu tional school tax of 3 mills will be charged up this year as usual." Under provisions of the appropria tion act of 1925 the levy of 2 mills for highways and bridges is suspend ed for the year 1925, and therefore this levy will not be entered. The 5 1-2 mills produces approximately $2,300,000; -total appropriations amount to $9,380,662.66. The re mainder must therefore be met from the various indirect tax sourccs, the income tax, the inheritance tax, the business license taxes, departmental fees, etc. Public expenditures, ex- 1 elusive of "some millions" .for high way purposes and the funds derived from the tax required by the 6-0-1 law, were listed by the comptroller general as follows: Administrative, $1,991,000, minus $1,176,000 received in fees, etc., leaving a net of $815,000. Penal and charitable institutions, I $1,206,000. Pensions, $753,000. Leg islature department $157,000. BARl ( II HELPS PICKENS CM tt Noled Financier (?ive* Thousand Dol lar* f?r Hermsiwnt Cliib Cumi? ' ? Clemson College, June 20.? Ber- j nard M, Baruch, of New York ami ' South Carolina, has given one thou ; gand dollars toward the completion j of the permanent camp for Pickens ?county club boys apd girls at Koeky Bottom, supplementing equal amounts given by the Pickens (bounty Board of Education, the Pickens County legislative delegation, the State De partment of Education, and the peo ple of Pickens county, making a Votal of* five thousand dollars. s The announce ittflnt-fll ,;>|r. Baruch'* generous gift was made here today by B. O. Williams, State Boys' Club agent, who recently presented the sit uation to Mr, Baruch, showing the need of further funds to complete the camp nv>\v being built in the heart of Piekens county mountains on land donated by Wade Chastain, a public spirited farmer of the county. * The camp i(s on an ideal site, and is already under construction. A girli' dormitory and a .kitchen are com plete, a boys' dormitory is under con struction, and the foundations of the (nTtmg hall have been Taid. All will be lighted by electricity and will be otherwise well equipped and the prop erty enclosed by a substantial fence. It will be ready for the first county ! encampment the seeond week in Au gust. The State Press Association will visit the camp enroute from Brevard to Pickens July 10. T. A. Bowen, cpunty farm agent, and Miss Alva Stewart, county home agent, have Worked untiringly with others for the success of the move ment, which will mean much to ?Pickens county and the state. " WON THE FIRST 1*RIZE i ? Miss Saruh Bruce Best in State Wide Content ? in tni; recent, staie-wtw contest held at Wii^hrop College, Miss Sarah Bruce, or the Charlotte Thomp son school in this county; took first prize ^viBH her essay entitled "The 100 Per Cent Health Girl." The essay iu full follows: ? The 100 Per Cent Health Girl Abi'am J. Ryan says: "Better than grandeur, better than gold, Than rank and titles a thousand fold, Is a healthy body and a mind at easq." What is a healthy body? A healthy body 'is, one that goes through its daily occupations without feeling pain or bodily discomfort. It is something to be sought after, something to be prized. A healthy body can be made. Qne of our greatest presidents made himself great by the applications of the simple rules of health. President Theodore Roosevelt was a very deli cate boy. when he was young but he made himself into the best type of manhood. In order for our body to be strong, every part must be given special attention. I am not a 100 per cent health girl because I do not practice all the rules of health. When I was examined' to come to Winthrop, my trouble was qne bad tooth. Another reason is that I do not have correct posture. When I was young, my tonsils were bad. I did not take enough exercise. I have done several things to j/n prove. First, I had my tonsils re moved. I have also taken more care of my teeth and eyes and I am now taking part in all sports as, basket ball, tennis, horse back riding, swim ming, and many games. I efcpect to improve by following the simple rules of. health. I am also going to take special care of my eyes, teeth and the important parts of the body. I intend to con tinue in all the games and sports that are carried on. Also I am going to watch more carefully my diet. In conclusion, I would say that "good health" depends upon the fol lowing things. Take as much exercise in the open air as possible. Sleep as many as eight hours out of twenty-four, in a well ventilated room or out of doors, Wear seasonable clothing. Eat food that agrees with you and not too much of that. Have a definite occupation, work faithfully at - it, do yrttir best and don't worry. In order to be a 100 per cent health girl, we must practice the rules of health, if we do not practice these health rules, that priceless gift "Good Health" is lost. Is it not worth its cost ? Seeking a Pardon Richard Johnson, a middle aged negro, serving a long term on the Kershaw county chain gang for the killing of a negro on the Guignard farm about ten years ago is seeking a pardon before the state board of pardons and the ease was taken under consideration Wednesday. Johnson has been a "trusty" since the begin ning"of his sentence, r . ? v. '^UiYY/ ^ VirU- fit * ? JfL . ^ , - ? ' k 'v/t \ f v V rr wii.i. ckTkiik'atk Mon i) vr ? ^ ?? " 1 , 1 " Date Chiynjtod For Knitcrlainmcnl FfAtnfS at Wateree Mill Wateree Mills will join Camden in making the celebration of July Ith u real holiday. In view yf the fact that the mer chants of Camden have decided to celebrate the Fourth on Monday, July <>th, Wateree Mills have decided to postpohe their program planned for i he Fourth until that day. A full day's program has been ar ranged starting at 9 o'clock in the morning with a band concert by the Wateree Mills band, This will be followed by a baseball game between the Catndcn "team and the Wateree Mills' team. In the afternoon Camden will play Wateree another game of ball be ginning at 8;80. following the ball game will come a swimming meet at Kod Bank with cash prizes for first and socond places in each event. Entries should be made to W. P. Johnson, From 7 until 0 there will .be a band concert and community sing at the ball field with a patriotic address by Hon. L. T. Mills. v Following the band concert there will be a display of fireworks on the lake to which the public is invited. During the day cold drinks, hot dogs, hamburgers, candy and peanuts will be on sale at the various stands on the grounds. Lu. P. Anderson's famous side show will be open to the public and Lewis will shoot off his cannons. It is hoped that arrangements can be made with the Kershaw Guards to give a machine gun drill in the afternoon. The ball game should be hot and interesting as the teams are very evenly matched. The Camden team has already beaten the best amateur teams in this section while Wateree has a fast team but is having diffi culty winning games. Its recent vic?v ^ory over the Lancaster team by the fccoro 9 f 29 to 6 indicated that it has at last struck its stride. The teams will be selected from the following players: Camden ? H. Brown, T. Brown, J. Nettles, Rich Goodale, Moore, Haynes, .Smith, Jordan, Russell, Rhame and Dodgin. Wateree ? Knight, Baker, Dority, Cobb, Sanders, Barnes, Mimms P., Mimms H.f Twitty H., Twitty M., Barnes, George, Barnes F. Pulley. ? A prise of $2.50 will be given to the holder of the lucky ticket at both morning and afternoon games and prizes of $2.50 will be awarded the best hitter and best all-round player in each game. A record breaking attendance is looked for. The admittance will be 25c to each ball game. N<o. other charges will be made. The complete program will be as follows: 9 to 10 ? Band concert. 10 to 12 ? Ball game ? Camden vs. W^tere.. 12 p. m. ? L. P. Anderson show. 3:30 ? Ball game ? Camden vs. Walk 7 to 9 ? Band concert and commun ity sing at ball grounds. Address by H0.1.0L. T. Mill*. 9 p. m. ? Display of fireworks on lake. * The scene of activities will be the Wateree Baseball field. Services at Catholic Church Services at tfie Catholic church on Sunday, July 5th, which is fifth Sunday after Pentccos^| will be as follows: Mass and sermon at 8 a. m. All cordially welcomed. A ? ? Mistrial in Munn's. Case Beaufort, June 26. ? A mistrial was ordered at 12:16 o'clock this after noon in the cane of W. F. Munn's, police marshal of Port Royal, on trial charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting at Port Royal on the night of May 27, of Corporal Joseph \yiner, of Pittsburgh, Pa., marine, stationed at Paris Island. Munns pleaded self-defense. L'kelele Singers at B. Y. P. U. At the regular meeting of the B. Y. P. U. at the Baptist church on Thurs day, July 9th, Mr. A. H. Arnold with his ukelele singers will be on the program. The public ife cordially in vited to be present. ? ' Charges DismiHscd Anderson, June 30. ? Holding that searches in both cases were illegal and, therefore ruling that evidence in which the charges were based was inadmissible, J. K. Hood, Jr., United Sttftes commissioner, this morning dismissed charges of violating the national prohibition act against R. E. Bruce, Horry county, business man, and F. V. Clayton, Pickens county superintendent of education. Belonged To Mr. Brown, The license tag stolen from a Dodge touring car here several days ago by two youths from Wilming ton, N. C.p who transferred the stolfth tag to a Dodge car stolen from Lum berton, N. C., has been returned to Mr. T. P, Brown, of this city. The boys were captured with the car at Chester, S. C. The tag was stolen from Mr. Brown's car while parked aW'VPIiKBH ACTIVE In ?*?*? 'Sale of Soy Jl*an Sc>?<! in South ( Itrolina KvwIuhc is piling up tj,at a |Ml (> quantity of *oy bean seed sold us Otootan in South Carolina Ik. not the Q too tan. \ The Otootan soybean has been ex tensively recom mended to the far mers of this state as a hay crop, a cash crop, and as a soil building crop to supplement the fbortage of cow peas, There are two or three vari eties of soybeans, the seed of which look very much like that of the otto tan, but which prove to be very much inferior to it when the crop is grown out. , banners are therefore advised to carefully watch all planting* of soy beans on their farm that are sup posed to bo Otootan*. Make note of planting: date, color of stem im mediately after coming up, time of blooming, color of bloom, etc. The stem of the Otootan is purple, the Laredo white, and the Wilson five white. You can tell, these by the color of the stem as soon as they come up, but the Ebony soybean with the seed of which much Otootan has >i'en mixed, airrt in many cases all the seed were Ebony, has a purple stem like the Otootan, and the only method of differentiating it from the Otootan is to watch the size of the plant and the time of maturity. It .is very unfortunate that the farmers should be thus exploited and swindled in their first effort to be come acquainted with so valuable a crop, and the United State Depart ment of Agriculture, the Clemson College Extension * Service, and the Post Office Department are uniting their efforts to convict the parties who are guilty of these acts. In most cases tho Vlcals were made through the mails and therefore their activities come under the jurisdiction of the Post Office Department, jn that they have used the mails tlo defraud. Keep all your, advertisement* in con nection with the purchase of seed, cancelled checks, correspondence, money order receipts, etc., for future -reference, and notify j*oUr eounty agent if you seem to be one of the victims of these schemers. He will put the information in the hands of I proper authorities for investigation. JOHN W. SANDERS, County Agent., t Anti-Evolution Bill a" South Carolina* may have its Scopes case, South Carolina may have its 4a w to prohibit the teaching of evo lution in the public schools. At least a bill providing for this restriction will be introduced in the legislature, ?it appears. \ ? Representative Thos. H. Peeples, , of Columbia, stated here today that i he proposes to introduce such a bill in the 1920 general assembly. Mr. Peeples stated that his bill will pro vide that no state institution that ajllows the theory of evolution to be taught in its classes will be allowed state aid; that when an institution allows such teaching, state support shall be withdrawn. ^ Mr. Peeples stated that he does not believe in evolution and regards it as contrary to the Christian re ligion and does not believe it should be taught in the schools of the state. ?Tuesday's Columbia .Record. In Interest Of The Roads The citizens of the southern part of Kershaw county, south of ? the Black River road and east 6f Wateree river are requested to meet at Char lotte Thompson School house on July 10th at 10 o'clock a, m., for the pur pose of discussing ways and meah<< of having attention given the cotinty roads of said section of the county. On Bad Check Charge R. J. Till said to be a son of a Sumter, S. C., merchant, was arrest ed and placed in jail here last week, but wan later released on bond, the young man being charged with issu^ <icg several checks and passing them upon local merchants when he had no funds in banks. No-Mo-Korn Is Camden Product The windows of the DeKalb Phar macy are attracting more than ordi nary attention this week from their display of No-Mo-Korn, a patented compound for the relief of corns' and similar ailments. Dr. James D. Zemp of the local drug firm is the only person to whom this formula is known and with many boostersin and around Camden he expects great thing* from his remedy when he goes in for <iitan ttty production and natfona) adver tising. t ? . ; , , .a