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VOLUME XXXVII NUMBER 16 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1825 MK K1HKLANI) CHAIRMAN JVr Sale uf Stone. Mountain Memoriu) ( oins In Thin County Columbia, S, C., July 11. ? The or ganization- for tfce distribution in South Carolina of Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial coins is rap idly being set up and in a few days the actual work of distriuting the coins will havd gotten under way. County chairmen, to assist in the work are being appointed, and during July South Carolinians will have op portunity to purehasev,0^> or more of these souvenif* h#!f dollars. The half dollars, which are of .at tractive design, are Sold for o?e dol lar, the difference being used to fi nance the Confederate Memorial, which is being carved on the face of Stone Mountain 'near Atlanta and which, through the swiftly moving years, will bear testimony to the valor of Confederate soldiers and toi the love and affection in which their < memories are held in the. South. South Carolina is to ?be represent ed by five figures making one of the central groups which will be carved in the mountain's face. These five have not yet been definitely decided upon but among those suggested are Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton, Lieut* Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Lieut. Gen. Richard H. Anderson, Major Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw, Klajor Gen. M. C. Butler, and Major Gen. Benjamin Huger. The governors of several of the Confederate states are to meet in Atlanta July 20 to discuss the me* morial and at this meeting some con sideration will likely be given t<^the figures which will comprise tfoe grand central group. ^ Members of the executive commit tee, appointed to date, are as follows: E. W. Robertson, president National Loan and Exchange Bank, Columbia) Mrs. W.'B. Burney, State Regent Daughters American Revolution, Co lumbia; Mrs. L. H. Jennings, presi dent Federation Women's Clubs, Bish opville, S. C.; 1). C. Heyward, Co lumbia; Richard I. Manning, Colum bia; John M. Kinard, Commander Sous Confederate Veterans, New berry; Col. LeRoy Springs, Lancas ter; W. H. Butler, Dept. Com. United Spanish War Veterans, Charleston. County chairmen for all of thei counties have not yet been appoint ed, but they will be named in a few days. : ' . -? The county chairman for Kershaw county is T. J. Kirkland. MRS. BLAKENEY INJURED ' . r Car Turns Over Saturday Morning On Fort Mill-Charlotte Road * ?>, While returning to her < home in Charlotte Saturday morning from a visit to friends at Fort Mill the au tomobile in which Mrs. A. Kennedy Blakeney, formerly of Camden, but now residing in Charlotte, went dowto an embankment and the young ma tron was quite badly vcut about the forehead and eyes. She was alone in the car at the time and the accident thought to have been caused by the wheels striking some soft earth on the roadside. Two men in a roadster traveling close behind saw the car when it Was wrecked and has tened to her rescue. She was pinned beneath the car but never lo$t con-, sriousness. Last reports frolrif the noepital where she was carried state that she is rapidly recovering. The ' harlotte Observer of Sunday morn 'itf had the following account of the *><-;dent: "The pondition off Mrs. A- Ken nedy Blakeney, 1707 South Boule vard, who was injured in an auto* mobile accident yesterday morning ??!) the York road, about six i^fles :rom Charlotte, was reported from ? he Presbyterian hospital, where ahe ,vas taken, as very satisfactory, al noujfh the patient was suffering 'r?m painful injuries. ' ..i ?* "Mrs. Blakeney sustained cuts on both eyelids and on the cheek, and a flight fracture over the right eye. Physicians report-that the cuts on :he eyelids will not injure Mrs. Blakeney^s sight. Numbers Drawn Saturday I he numbers drawn by the various wi rehants offering cash prizes for those holding lucky numbers entitling th*m to gold pieces at their stores are as follows: 206043, 262899, 91381, 179468, 118822, 254299, 286626, 240673 These numbers were drawn Saturday and the money can be obtained by calling upon the -Carolina Motor Com pany. MAN SENT TO HIS HOME I ( anuli-ii Girl Saitl To Have Been Turned Over to Welfare 'Worker? Greensboro, July I).? Provided with a ticket to take him to his aged mother in Columbus, O., Ralph Wetot lake, just off the Guilford county chaingang was on his way today. v The county commissioners gave him the ticket and $25 additional for meals on the, way as a reward for good behavior while serving his sen tence on the roads, I for disorderly conduct, but the Greensboro welfare board which investigated his case re ported to the police department that the man had a wife and child in Swansea, S. C., and a divorced wife in. Missouri. - The police claimed that while Westlake was on tl^e roads he wrote t<* the girl, Lotta Almond, and asked her to come from Camden here ahd city welfare workers charged that he was trying to win her affection, while a Camden, S. C., girl who came here to see him the day he got off the gang, was in the bauds of ?the welfare authorities. Westlake said he was simply trying to get ?her in good surroundings and that he<, had friehds- here who would help 'hor find work. , The girl, also known as Lottie Villepigue, was docile concerning l>lans made for her., by the welfare de partment and attended church ser vices accompanied by a welfare wor ker. She went , to the convict camp looking for Westlake, but he had been discharged and she was told, on account of her youth, she must re turn to the care o& the welfare wor kers. _ . " *' . Bank Burglarized Thieves entered through a rear door ?of the Bank of Camden sometime during Saturday night or early Sun day morning but got nothing of value except two revolvers. Entrant# was made by removing a wooden panel from the 'door entering the office of Mr. H. G. Carrison, Sr., the president. ?It appeared to be the, work of ama teurs as nothing was molested except the revolvers. The bank is fully pro tected by burglary insurance which covers any loss, and the bank will be reimbursed for^he loss of the re volvers. r/ Gypsies Pay Fine . A small group of Gypsies, traveling in a big. touring car, hit town Monday afternoon* and as usual, the women in the party got busy on the fortune telling game, forgetting, of course, to first get license. They soon came to grief, however, for they were taken in charge by Chief Mothefshed and Constable Ed. Copeland and placed in t?e town's "rest" room until they were willing to pay the sum of $25, after which they departed, sadder, if not* the wiser, for thefr experience. ? Kershaw Era. Protracted Meeting at .Refuge v [ A protracted meeting will begin at Refuge Baptist Church, the third Sunday in July at 2:30. The pastor ?will be assisted by D. P. 'Baker of Lancaster. Everybody is invited to ccfme and help out in this work. The band from Wateree Mill, will play sacred music at some of the meetings. Ride Costly For Young Boy Debs Belvin, thirteen years of age and a resident of the Hermitage Mill village, received a double fracture of the leg and a probable permanent injury when a truck of the Camden Ice company ran into an embankment and overturned on the Jefferson Davis highway within sight of the Southern railway passenger station Thursday morning. The truck was driven by C. M. Laney and was wrecked, it is stated, when the steer ing gear became locked. Young Bel vin, who was not employed by the company ? was , riding on the rear of the truck. He was rushed to the Camden hospital for treatment and Ills condition there, it is said, is favorable to attending physicians. TO THE PUBLIC Acting under the instructions' of the Mayor and - City Council, I hereby request that all- persons attired in bathing suits refrain from coming into the business sec tion of either DeKalb \ or Main streets, riding in automobiles or otherwise. We feel sure that this 'request will be taken In the spirit meant and that it will be heeded, thereby npt necessitating a police order to enforce It. Rosprrt f ulhft" A. G. WHITAKER, Chief of Police. ~r- ? " , IT TO SAVE LARGE SUM Another Contract Entered Into With Yadkin River Power Company At the meeting of city council field Monday evening the city entered into a new contract with the Yadkin River Power Company to furnish this city wholesale power for another Reriod of twenty years. The'city over""its own lines' retails this power to the consumers in CaiUden and also gets power from the Yadkin company for pufnping the water supply. It is also stated that effective with the September bills there will be a reduction on alt water and light bills payable on or before the 10th of each month. It is estimated that this will mean an annual saving to the cltitens of around $6,000, It is needless to say that this good news will be re ceived favorably by the consumers of light and water. Marsh Wanted Here V. L. Marsh, a white man, said to b$ a 'native of Columbia, is under arrest<An Columbia, according to Con stable Hunnicutt, v^io also holds fcev erfcl warrants against the man for obtaining money under pretense. Marsh was traced to Charleston where he was arrested and held for Richland officials, and it is said, that fcfter Richland finishes with him thelre are charges against%him from Dar lington and Fairfield before he can be turned Over to Kershaw county o/ficers. Marsh is said to have worked in this county in the interest of a tex tile school he was to open, in Fl6r ence. He is said to have gotten into the good graces of one eastern Ker shaw farmer to the sun^ of around $500 and then made his getaway. He had bten boarding in the home of the farmer while working the terri tory. Young Lady Improving Reports from* the Columbia hos pital state that Miss Gertrude Stuckey, who was injured in an au-| tomobile accident near Bqthune is improving njcely. The accident hap pened Sunday afternon when a Buick roadster driven by James William Clyburn ran into the rear of a^ Ford car ' driven by Attorney H. F. Lee, of Bethune, and occupied by Mr. Lee and Miss Sutckey. The young lady sustained two /ractures of the leg between the ankle and the knee. Mr. Lee was bruised about the eye. Young Clyburn was uninjured, but did every thing possible for the .injured people and assumed full responsibility for the accident. It seems * that three cars were in the road at the same time and the accident was unavoid able. Young Clyburn is a son of Clerk of Court James ri. Clyburn' and Mr. and Mrs. Clyburn went imme diately to Columbia to see the young Wfly and see that sh^ received , every attention possible. Try Hofton In Lancaster Argument was heard before Judge W. H. Townsend, presiding at the summer term of the court of general sessions for Kershaw county, Friday as to. whether J. R. Horton, charged with the murder of Willie J. Shaw, should be tried in Kershaw county or Lancaster county. Judge Town send decided that the case should be tried in Lancaster county. Shaw, who had a wife and two small child ren, was residing upon a small farm of Horton's in Lancaster county last November when the difficulty occur red; Shaw, who was 23 years of age bqing shot by Horton. He was taken to a hospital at Rock- Hill where he remained several months when he was brought back home and died at the residence of a relative only re cently in Kershaw county. The Ker shaw grand jury were allowed to retufp home Wednesday and to re port Friday in court, which they did. They were discharged after the de cision had been made that the case tried in Lancaster county. Wateree To Play Columbia Wateree Mills wifl play the Colum bia Collegiates on Wateree Field Sat urday July 18th at 4 o'clock. This game promises to be a good one at the Columbia team is composed of several college stars, well known in this , section. Rosebcrry, who held Wateree ?to one hit on July 6th will pitch for Columbia and Beall, the well known Columbia High School player will catch. Varsity players from Carolina, Clemson pnd David son also go to make up the team. The came will start promptly at 4 ptlock, to which the -public is in vited. 'V.- r^Ar": ? ?-??irf.-. V Gone To Camp Jackson The men of Company M, Kershaw Guards, with Captain Alfred M. Mc <Leod in charge left Sunday for Camp Jackson^ near Columbia where they will be in camp from July 12 to 26th, j along with around twelve hundred other National Guard men, represent ing 22 units throughout the state. New mess shacks, bath houses, and ?other buildings have recently been erected, and floors for tents con structed. The soldiers will" follow a regular schedule of activities for their days in camp. Each morning will be, devoted to military training. The afternoons will be given over to athletics and recreation. There will be occasional ceremonies, such as formal guard mounts, parades and the like. Huff man's pond has been leased and will be open to the soldiers. The thea ters of, Columbia are making special irates for the men in ttniform. JTie camp is open to the public at all times, and visitors will be welcomed, it is announced from the camp head* quarters. Had Ground Hogs Aboard Two men from the mountains of the Blue Ridge, in South Carolina, stopped for a few hours at a local garage Saturday last to have their flivver repaired. They had aboard a crate containing two ground hog3. We took their word for the identity of the animals because we had never seen one before and others viewing them said they had never seen one, so they must have been the little animals, reputed weather prognosti cates of no mean ability. They were vicious with fierce teeth and the men who had them in charge stated that forty or more had been caufeht by them during the past year. Dogs "bayed" them and then the job was to dig them out of the ground. Chicken Supper at Cantey HUl There will be a chicken supper given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McDowell at Cantey Hill Friday evening July 24 at 7:30 o'clock. The proceeds are for a good cause and everybody is invited. Special Meeting Kershaw Lodge Kershaw Lodge No. 29, A. F. M., ?will meet in special session Tuesday evening, July 28, at 8 p. m., as an nounced by F. M. Campbell, W. M., for the purpose of conferring the Master Mason's degree upon a full class of candidates. Light refresh ments will be served daring the even ing and all visiting Masons are in vited to attend. ; _ ' ? y '" v DIED IN FOLLY BEACH SllRF Camden Man Assist n in Bringing; Body of Da \ ant To The Shore The Now a ami Courier of Tuesday tells of the drowning of a Mr, Davant at Folly Roach near Charleston Mon day afternoon. The two young men t<o the rescue mentioned in tfye article below were Mr. Jack Whitaker, of Camden, and Mr. Clement, an en gineer of Charleston, who brought the body to shore. Mr. Davant was a large man, weighing around 200 pounds and the t\vo rescuers had a hard job bringing him in. Mr. Whit aker returned to Camden Tuesday and was relating his experience to friends. The Charleston paper tells of the ac cident as fallows: "Mr, Thomas S. Davant of Win* aton-Salem, N. C., an official in the traffic department of the Winston Salem South-Bound Railroad, died yesterday afternoon in the surf at Folly Island. He was 52 years age. He waa-Jiere on a brief visit/ to his daughter, Mrs. John Hana* han, having arrived Saturday night. "Mr, Davant was bathing at low tide and is reported to have been in the breakers. Young ladies, see ing tbat he was in difficulties, called for help and two young men are reported JLo have gone to his as sistance. Mr. Davant was stopping at a cottage a short distance east of the Elks Club Hou?t>t this being occupied by the family of Mr, P. G, i Hpnahan of Atlanta. "Mr." Davant died about 0:30 o'clock ?Medical aid was summoned and everything was done in efforts to resuscitate him. It is stated that a physician said that there was lit tle water in his lungs, indicating that He was a son of Mr. Thomas S. Davant, vice president of the Nor folk and Western Railroad at Roan oke, Va.' The! family is well known In South Carolina. Mr. Davant is survived by several children." YOUNG LADY INJURED Buick and Ford Crush With Serious KfMilis Near Bethune Bethune, S. C., July 15.? A deplor able accident occurred on the high way between Bethune and McBee Sunday afternooiy when a Buick road ster driven by Mr. James William Clyburn, of Camp Braggi is s?id to have crashed into a Ford from "the rear In attempting to pass it. The occupants, Miss Gertrude Stuckey, of Hemingway and Mr. Halley F. Leo of this place, were considerably bruis* ed and shaken up. Miss Stuckey's leg was horribly mangled. She was immediately taken to the Columbia hospital where the broken member was drained and put into a plaster cast. Mr. Clyburn, it is said, return ed to Bethune and assumed all fi nancial responsibility of the wreck. Miss Mozell Satcher, of Wards, is the guest of her cousin Miss Kath erine Ward. Dr, L. O. Johnson attended the Stiate Pharmaceutical meeting held in Newberry last week. Aughtry McNaull, of Columbia was tho guest of June Truesdell Wed nesday. i Mr. John McDonald and children and1 Miss Christine McCaskill, of Hartsvllle spent Thursday at <s> the home of Mrs. A. B. McLaurin. The regular meeting of the School Improvement Association was held Friday afternoon in the high school building." Rev. M. B. Gunter, pastor of the Baptist church addressed tho meeting. ^ Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Padgett spent Sunday in Cheraw with relatives, they were accompanied home by Mrs. Padgett's mother, Mrs. Kirkley. Neil Truesdell is attending Camp John B. Adger at Pickens! Mrs. B. W. feest and little son Billy, were the guests of Mrs. Horton in McBee last -week. Mr. Henry Robertson of Florida is spending his vacation at the home of his father, Mr. L. D. Robertson. Mr. JV G. Richards, of Cheraw #?a a visitor in town Tuesday. The Home Demonstration Club held a picnic at the grammar schpol build ing Tuesday evening from five until seven. Punch and picnic lunch was served. Fancy . hemstitching was demonstrated. Mr. and Mfs. C. L. Mays who have had rOoms with Mir. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune, have moved into their new bungalot^. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. MeKinnon have rented an apartment here. ? Mr. Me Kinnon has connected himself with the Bolton market. Mrs. Mary MeCoy, of Oswego is the g\iest of Mrs. A. B. McLaurrn. Mrs. McCoy will be pleasantly re membered as Miss Mary Robinson who taught school here several years ago; Mrs. G. B. MeKinnon, of Lancas ter is the guest of her mother Mrs. W. A. McDowell this week. Mr. and Mrs Leonard King - of Hartsville, spent the week end here with relatives They were accom panied home by their nephew Master Gregg King. Messrs. Josh Smith and Gordon Watts were visitors^ of Miss Mabel Watts at Winthrop College Sunday. Dr. R. E. Severance of Columbia is spending a few <Jays of his vaca tion at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Severance. Master James Cleckley, of Cope is the guest of his aunt Mrs. J. D. Laffitte. Hallctt Catoe, the 7 year old child of Mr. and Mrs. "Mollis Catoe died at the Columbia hospital Saturday af ternoon following an operation for appendicitis. The remains were brought out Sunday morning for burial. Presents Officials With Peaches On Saturday Mr. L. I. Guion pre sented all of the county officials with some nice peaches from his farm near Lugoff. It is needless to say that the remembrance was duly appreciat ed by the officials. Died In Charlotte Vernon Jordan, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Jordan died at 9 o'clock Friday mornnig at the home, 1123 South College strfeet, Charlotte, of colitis. The funeral services were conducted at Hickory -Head Baptist church near Kershaw, 6. C., Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, by Miss Annie Irwin, an evangelist. Th$ infant is survived by his parents and four sisters, Mary, aged 9 yeafrs; Annie, aged 7, apd Mijdred and Alma agedf 6. haYhinc suits banned On Broad and Dekalb StreetH? by* Request Kr?m City Council City council through the ifolice de partment requests that parents ask their young people to refrain coming on the main business thor oughfares-- that is, Hroad and De K?lb streets while attired in bath* 'ing costumes. Quite 'a few young people have been seen driving up to soda founts in automobiles attired only in their bathing togs, Many people do not approve of this and the council with out a dissenting vote decided to put this matter up to the police depart ment with a request at first, and if this request goes unheeded then the polico will be instructed to arrost those violating this order. This does not affect young people riding to and from their homes in other parts of the city. The request to the pub lic and signed by Chief of Police A. C*. Whitaker, is as follows: "Acting under the instructions of the Mayor and City Council, I hereby request that all persons attired in bathing suits refrain from coming into the business section of eithev DeKalb or Main streets, riding in automobiles or otherwise. We feel sure that this request will be taken in the spirit meant and that it will be heeded, thereby not necessitating a police 'order to enforce it." t Under New Ownership Mr. A. D. Gcoghegan of New Or leans, president, Mr. H. E. Sessions district engineer and Mr. C. C. Fish burne, district manager of Columbia, all officers of the Southern Cotton Oil "..Qprttpany inspected the property of the C9inpany in Camden Tuesday ttfternoon. Within the past few months the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany has passed from ihe ownership ? 'of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company to New Orleans interests of which Mr. Geoghegan is the head. The company is now a purely south ern company in name and ownership. The local plant of the company is now ready to operate. Mr. King, local manager, states that he could gin cotton tomorrow if necessary. There will be no change in the local management, all former employe's re taining their positions. - Lancaster's New Treasurer ? County Treasurer L. Hilton, ; ?Treasurer-elect O. Roddy Bell and members of the grand jury were busy this week at the court house engaged in checking out Treasurer Hilton, whpse tertn expired July 1, and check ing into offlee the new treasurer, O. Roddy Bell who was elected in the primary of 1924 ? Lancaster News. ? Mr. Bell ? was the former superin tendent of the Bethune High School and has the unique distinction ofliav ing won out in a campaign in one county while teaching in , another. Mr. Bell retained his citizenship in Lancaster county. He was popular with, the people of Beth,une and was a successful teacher. Senator Funderburk Gives Cash Senator L. O. Funderburk last week made a donation of twenty-fivf* dol lars to the Camden Fire department in recognition of their recent suc cess in* saving the greater portion of his residence on North Broad street. This was one of the most threatening blazes handled by the 7 local fire department in several ! : months and was brought under eon- ~ I trol only after every length of hose j had been under pressure for some i time, o .w, t Young Man Hurt 'at Wateree Clyde Baker, young salesman em- ? ployed by the Camden Furniture com pany, is in a serious condition at a Columbia Jiospital where he was taken following an accident which he suffered while in swimming at the Wateree pond near Camden Monday afternoon. In making a dive into shallow water Ml*. Bak4r received painful and probably serious injuries (6 his shoulders and spine. He was treated by" local physicians imme diately and later removed by motor ambUlance of C; W. Bvfins to Colum bia where specialists are irt attend ance. Chaplain of House Dead Columbia, July 14. ? The Rev.. John Andrew White, chaplain of the South afolina Hott*?e of Representatives co ifflh, died early today at his home here, fte was bom sixty years Hgo in Anderson county. Funer*^' ?services wjll be held tomorrow from the College Place Methodist church. His widow and two daughters^sur vlvc. ' .