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Camden Chronicle <i VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1925. NUMBER 20. TWO (ilKLS DROWN Iratfedy Hringt* Sadness To Muliin* and Camden People. Mullini, Aug. 8. ? Mis* Nellie Con ner iy, age if, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Tom Connerly of Smithboro, five miles north of M.ulMns, and Miss Maude Moore, age 18, daughter of Mx? and Mrs. J. H. Moore of tkfes < i t v were drowned in Pee Dee river at &t)dy Bluff, three miles south of Mullins, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Ik?th young women were highly pop ular among their friends and a gloom is oast over the community by the double tragedy. The body of Miss Connerly was re covered from the river shortly after ward. Every effort, a/t resuscitation by Or. P. K. Jennings, who labored for three hours with her failed. The body of Miss Moore was recov tred at 9 o'clock tonight 30 feet from where she sank. A hundred people were engaged in dragging the Pee ]>ee river bottom. Miss Corinne Cox of Hemingway, daughter of M. V. Cox, was taken from the water by Albert Lewis, after Khe had gone under the second time, Lewis wtra one of the swimming party olid the only man in the water. (Jeorge Cheatham, a representative of a tobacco firm, was fishing on the tank of the river when he heard Screams, without removing any ! *iothes or even his shoes, he jumped in and swam half way across the stream and caught hold ^f Miss Moore. Seized with cramps, how tver, he had to give up. He stated that she had gone under four or five 'times, and he was positive life was extinct when he reached the girl. The parity, three girLs and one boy, j chaperoned by Mrs. C. D. Huggins and .Mrs. Edgar Norton, walked off ? sand bar and disappeared in a deep j??rt of the river. When one gave the alarm, all became frightened. M iss Moore was organist of the Methodist church (here. Both girls were high school pupils and wouj^d L'tve graduated next year. The above press drspatch sent out from Mullins brought sorrow to many friends and relatives in Camden of Miss Mc^re, where she at one time resided with her parents. She is sur vived by four brothers in Camden ? Messrs. Fletcher Moore, Raymond Moore, Stoney Moore and Lewis L. Moore. She also leaves two other 'brothers ? Chalmers. and Wiley Moore, and one sister, Mrs. Wayne Teale. It makes the (tragedy doubly sad, for Mrs. Teal, for she has been desperately ill ir^ a. Columbia hospital lor some time and has not learned of tier sister's deatti. Quite a number cf Camden people attended the funer al in Mullins Sunday. Mr. McLean Promoted Samuel Hampton McLean, for hev years district passenger agent Southern Railway system at Col ombia, and for 85 years actively em tK>yed in the railway industry in South Carolina, becomes August 15 cisrtrict passenger agent for the Southern at Pittsburgh, and will be succeeded in Columbia by B. H. Tood, i'0\v district passenger agent at ax>uisville, Ky., and formerly city ticket agent at Columbia. Mr. McLean has been a frequent visitor to Camden in the interest of the Southern and has many warm friends in this city who regret to know that iris promotion will take fr'im out of this territory. He was always clever and accomodating and * ad the Southern's interests at heart <-* all times. His friends are glad to know that his promotion carries with it larger salary and a larger field of usefulness for 'this great railway system which has done so much to promote the interest of the ?South. p ' Two Bales of New Cotton. The first of the 1025 crop of cotton appeared here Tuesday' when two bales were ginned at the local plant of Swift & Co. The bales came from ?the farm of C. P. DuBose in the Can tey Lane section in charge of C. Broadus Thompson. The first bale weighed 4G0 pounds and sold for 25 ?ents the pound. The second bale "weighed 492 pounds and brought 23% cents the pound. Both balg? were pur chased by Campbell tk Smyrl, local buyers. Mr. Thompson r# ported (Jw first cotton bloom for this county on the fifteenth of June. The first bloom for 1924 sm reported on the 21st of J one. The first hale of the 1924 crop ginned on August 23rd. TO SPEND HUGE SI M. Chevrolet Motor Company To i *ui Many NewKpaiwrH. Two million dollars spent for ad vertising purposes sounds like real pre*? ayen i stuff, but that is the amount to be expended by the Chev rolet Motor company, and the most of this huge sum will be placed with the country newspapers from coast U? eoast. The Chronicle is one of the newspapers to have a share in._4h.js advertising allotment. This adver tising bjears the name of Smith's Garage, local dealers, and itbe?< first of the series appeared' last we(k and another will be found in today's paper. The American Press, \N.ew York representatives of The Chron icle, tells in its last issue of the big campaign in the following way: "Starting August 1, the Chevrolet Motor company will release ?through ithe CampbelUKwiald company, the agency handling the account, one of the largest campaigns in volume of money to be spent, ever placed in newspapers. More than four thou sand newspapers will be used, and two millions of dollars will be spent j in space alone. 1 housands of *eouiy_i:y newspapers will receive this advertising. The American Press Association has been working 'for some time in the inter ests of theW. papers with both the agency and advertiser. | "In an exclusive interview to a ! representative of the American Press, I Mr. Webb Taylor, account executive! of the Campbell-Ewald company j said: 'The general plan of the Chev rolet company is to provide each dealer with a large and consistent ' ?local .campaign. Every dealer will ! he included. The .appropriation is j based on car sales, and is made up i of a dealer contribution and a factory | contribution. While these contrihu- ' tions will be pfaced in a general fund, 1 this campaign is unique in that the | money paid in by each dealer will be ' spent for his benefit alone. In other I words, we will guarantee that if a dealer contributes $5.00 or $500.00,' every penny of this contribution will be spent in his locality. None of the moi?ar. the Courtland, N. Y., dealer contributes will be spent to help Sales in San Francisco. Further, ami I want to emphasize this: the money spent will be spent in space only, j The preparatory cost and the meehan ical cost will be bome entirely by the ! factory which will also continue to J furnish window displays and other j material free to the dealer. "There are two other features of this campaign that are of particulai note. " The first is that while the campaign is national and will tie up! with the magazine and fatm paper advertising that the Chevrolet Com pany is doing at its own expense, this newspaper campaign is designed pri marily to help each dealer. For ex ample, if during a month we release four pieces of copy, two of these ad vertisements .will tie up with our na tional advertising, and will emphasize the particular sales thought wo are trying to get over. The other two ad vertisements will be strictly local re tail copy prepared by men who day in and day out serve retail merchants and are familiar with their problems. "The second feature of this cam paign that I want to emphasize is the Campbell-Ewald contribution. Be sides giving sales counsel and prepar ing and doing other thnigs that the worthwhile agency does for its cli ents, we have arranged to place in the field, from our own organization fourteen service men. These men will be located at stragetie points, from which they will visit dealers and newspaper publishers. Their jobs will be to help the dealer with his ad vertise! ng and to suggest ways and means that will push the campaign along. They will also be ready and eager to help and cooperate with each publisher. ! ask that all country newspapers co-operate with these ser vice men, for caah publisher wili ben efit directly from the success of this campaign." "The American Press Association, I which is working closely with the agency, heartily endorses the work being done. George Riley, vice presi dent of the American Press Associa tion, urges publishers to co-operate to the fullest possible extent, to make this campaign a success from the ?tart. "Since the dealer's contribution will all be spent in space in his locality," said Mr. Riley, "and since thia con tribution i n baaed on car aales, it is Obvious that the move cam the dealer ?elh, the man money will be apent MOB LYNCHES NK(>KO. Obtained Kntmncc to Jail By Hum- of F#l*e Fire Alarm. ' | ***>. Excelsior Springs, Mo., Aug, 7.- ? ? A mob of 1,000 ]>?rsons lynched Wal- j ter Mitchelle, negro, here Friday for; an alleged attack about mTHnTghT1 Thursday on a youn? white girl in ?the country. *? ^ The mob obtained entrance to the city hall, in which the jail is located, by the ruse of a f also fire alarm and dragged the negro through the main [?stixjeta to a place about a mile south of the town where he was hanged to a t 1?'<\ The attack was alleged to have oc curred while the girl was being taken to her country homo by Leonard Utt. Several miles from town the negro jumped on the running board of their car, brandishing a flashlight, with which he struck Utt in the mouth, knocking -him temporarily uncon scious. The negro then forced the girl into the rear of the car and at tempted to attack her but was beaten off. Frightened by he cries, the ne gro i an toward Excelsior Springs. __ The police traced the negro early today by his tracks. They found him asleep in' u small house in which he lived. Nearby lay the flashlight. Utt! identified him at once as did the young woman later. Whin news of the identification spread, a crowd formed fcbout the jail, where Mutehell ihaid been taken. Tfaere were threats but no violence as; the crowd was without a leader. SENATOR SMITH TO SPEAK t Here Tomorrow at Court House in Interest of Co-Operative Market. Uitited States Senator E. D. Smith will speak in the court house at Cam den Saturday morning at 11 o'clock on "Co-Operative Marketing of Cot ton." The meeting is being exten sively advetised and a large crowd is expected. The meeting is open to the general public and every fanner in the county whether member of a cooperative association or not is urged to be pres ent. A special invitation is also ex tended tihe farm women of <the county. Senator Smith S's making a two weeks tour in behalf of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Associa tion and iSPbeing greeted by large crowds everywhere. The meeting here Saturday is one of a State-wid.i campaign now being conducted by the Association. Saturday afteroon at 3 o'clock Senator Smith will speak in the court house at Lancaster. MAY PAVE ROAD County May Get Assistance On Con struction Though Tolls Continue Prospects for the immediate settle ment of ?the deadlock existing between tlje state highway department and the Kershaw county authorities brightened perceptibly yesterday at the meeting of the highway commis sion when the commission rescinded its action as it applies to the road from Camden to Columbia, where a toll bridge is now in use on the Wateree river. Some time ago, the commission for mulated the policy of withholding aid or delaying construction of paved roads in the highway system that are on toll bridge routes. At the last session of the legislature an act was passed restraining the Kershaw coun ty authorities from removing the tolls on Wateree bridge for a period of three years in order that the debt on the bridge might be paid and pro vided that the road from the Rich land county line to Camden was first (hard surfaced. The -action of the highway commission in rescinding its former action, means that this high way will now oome in for aid even though the tolls on the bridge are maintained. ? Wednesday's State. Catoe-Faulkenberry. Mr. David finley Faulkenberry and Miss Alice Belle Catoe, both of West ville, were married at the home of Probate Judge W. I,. McDowell on August 2nd, 1925. in advertising. Further, Chevrolet is one of the largest units of the Gen eral Motors Corporation, and officials of General Motors will clogely watch this campaign. In fact to a large ex tent, the Waults ?ecnred will deter mine whether other units of thia cor poration are advertised in country newspapers." HAD A (iRKAT MKKTING Hons and (iirls Spent Happy am) Profitable Time in Camp. On Friday afternoon there were about seventy-five very happy boys and girls in Kershaw County. These we ix)' * the mtwrburs Home and F^rm Demonstration Clubs who were rot lining from their annual encamp ment jmhI short course. The encamp ment this year took place at Holland's pond, six miles north of Camden. Mr. arid Mrs. E. E, Holland not only invited the clubs to make use of their property but for three days devoted their entire time, io making- the party comfortable and happy. jThe crowd gathered at the court house Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock and transportation to the camping ground was provided. Each girl and boy brought a generous sup ply of provisions, so it took several cais and trucks to carry everything. Occupation and entertainment were provided for the girls and boys for practically every hour in the day. All who were inclined took an early morning dip in the pond. This was followed by a toothbrush drill, and breakfast was served at eight o'clock. After breakfast all went to work un til chapel exercises which were held at twelve o'clock. These consisted of a short devotional service and talks by leaders on various phases of the I work. .On the last day prizes were : awarded?to those doing the best work and ribbons to those showing the best records on their honor cards. After <u short work period in the afternoon all went swimming. On Wednesday afternoon Miss Sue Haile, who has specialized in physical education, vis ited the camp and gave a demonstra ' tion of the Rod Cross life saving grips and breaks, also of the various Swimming strokes. A liter supper every evening the crowd was enter tained by games, stunts and moving lectures. All meals Were sci*ved in aafeteria style by capable committees ffom the Women's Home Demonstra tion clubs. On the first day the Cantey Club' had charge of the meals and on the second day the Lugoff club. On Friday about 160 people were served at dinner. Mrs. E. Miller Boy kin, the home demonstration agent was assisted in the instruction work by Mrs. S. O. Plowden of Stateburg; Mrs. C. S. Patrick and Miss Jane ; Ketcham, of Wlnttfrop College, and Mts. Hugh McCallum, of Lugoif. Miss Helen Boykin, of Boykin, and Miss Eliza beth Munday, of Columbia, both Win throp graduates, took charge of the recreation and soon became favorites ?with the entire camp. On. Friday morning . Misfr "Iffufjctey ~ directed it play "The Clothing Shop" given by <he Midway Club girls. Another play "The Vegetable Garden" was given by the Antioch Club, directed by Miss Annie Pate. ... Mr. J. W. Sanders, the Farm Ageujt, was assisted by A. A. Mc KeOtvn, District Agent, C. S. Addy, Lexington County Agent and E. G. Godbey, Extension Animal Husband man. The work with the boys con sisted of two series of lantern slides on club work and poultry pro duction, and motion pictures on live stock improvement, also lectures, demonstrations, on various phases of club work. Not Altogether a Fish Story A Charlotte man who is a most enthusiastic f it>hemrron on a recent | ?trip to Bridge water caught what he declared was the finest and fighting est bass ever pulled out of that para dise for fishermen. He was so wild witrfi joy over his fine catch that he wired his wife, who is also some thing of a fisher: "I've got one. Weighs seven pounds and is a beauty." Here's the reply he got that after noon: "So have I. Weighs 10 pounds. Not a b< auty ? looks like you. Come homo." Mr. Karenh Retires From Business. Mr. Jacob Karesh, who has conduc ted a grocery business on South Broad street for many years, has re tired from business on account of ill health. He was taken seriously ill some months ago, but has recovered sufficiently to go to Hendersonville to recuperate. During his long busi ness career the old gentleman has made many friend* in -Camden and throughout the county who will re gret to know that he is no longer in business. Hia business interests have been taken over by* the Schlosburg store* who will continue the grocery department tn the same locution. " "Effig? SEttfassr BARBER K1US KX MAYOR Sensational Affair in Hcudersonville Costs Man His l.ifc I , . ' . : Hcndersonville, M. 0., August 0. Sam V. Bryson, former nvayor of Heridensonville, was shot to death in ~thr Smtthefn Railu*^ Malum fettle., this afternoon at 5 o'clock by Bonnie Brooks, a local barber, Both former Mayor Sam Y. Bryson and Bonnie L. Brooks lire nu\n of prominent fami lies. The shooting occurred near the Southern railway station at. a time when a large crowd of people was leaving the station. Bryson was Jilt by several bullets, 'being instantly killed. Several men grabbed Brooks and after a sharp struggle, during which he snapped ihks revolver several times, he. was -subdued" and 'taken in custody by the police. Hryson, who was forced to Wave ?the city and to resign jus mayor, last January, after being caught in Brooks' home with the latter's wife, bad been in the city about a month* He had sigrfed a contract rtx> remain ?away for a period of two yeans but violated it after a seven months ab sence. It is undoi*sitopd this was the first time the two had met. Brooks *tate?|4t4s understood* that Bryeon fired the first shot at him as he \in<l h 'rs son were proceeding down the .street in their auto, tho shot being fired from behind an oil 1 tank. Bo jumj?ed out and with a revolver in each hand made for Bry son , Murray Brooks following with another weapon. Accurate details of the shooting are hard to obtain, as nearly all the spectators vary in their report to some extent. It appears that after the first fus i lade in which neither was hit, spectators attempted to ?separate the men and one group suc ceeded in taking Bry?on'? empty weapon, and was itryiing to get him away, when Brooks and his son forced the crowd to make way and dashed up, firing the fatal shots. Ed Gowen who attempted to hold Brooks, suffered an Jnjury to his hand when Brooks snapped his revolver at him, the steel cartridge-piercing pro jector entering his tfhumb. Brooks, he said, fought like a madman before yielding to arrest. It was said by spectators that Brooks instructed his ?son to fire again at Bryson, after the forme mayor had fallen. This report could ' not be verified and others said young Brooks had no part in the actual slaying. Bryson, who has been back here for something like a month, has a wife and several children here, and at understood he had been staying ?at homo. ? ? Brooks, it OT *tated, Kas "been brood ing over the affair ever since it hap pened. He has repeatedly told friends that he was afraid Bryson would get him. Since it became known Bryson was back, friends of Brooks had advised him to remain in his place of business and pay no at tention to Bryson. He said he was Afraid Bryson would shoot him on sight. Friends state he is mentally* unsound, and it is probable that -in sanity will be the plea of the defense when the case is called. It is not expected a preliminary will be held. Next term of court be gins the latter part of September. Whether effort will be made to secure bail depends upon the con dition of Brooks, it is believed. Mr. Hough Ha* Narrow Escape. Mr. J. Arthur Hough, plant mana ger of -the local station of the South ern Bell had a narrow escape from instant death Wednesday when ho fell with a 25-foot telephone pole while at work on a cable at the cor ner of I^aurens and MMls streets. Mr. Hough was strapped to the pole with his belt when the pole gave way at the base. Luckily he landed on top and was not crushed. He was carried to his homo and an examination show ed no bones broken though he is pain fully bruised. Be Ls a capable and popular man both with his employees and subscribers, who are deighted to know that he is not seriously injured. Married. On August 9th, 1925, Mr. L.?M. Paulkenberry of Kershaw and Miae Mary Jane Oatoe of WestviMe we-re married. The ceremony took place at the homo of and wan performed by Probate Judge Mr Dowel 1. By mean* of a dip net, an Eskimo woman will catch ao average of one little auk a minute, as they fly OPEN SCHOOL MONDAY Business College |o '? Rooms Over Springs and Shannon Company Mi',/ ''.Ruber t 1.. Williams, vice-presi dent of the Georgia-Carolina School of Commerce who has been in Oftlu* (\i'U several works onl is t i ng student* for his proposed. school announces in today's 'ChronU^c that the school will open on Monday, August 17 in the office rooms over the stole build ing ol' Springs and Shannon company. The day class will open at 0 a.m., and the night class at 7:M(). The gentlemen connected with Who college came to Camden with the higher L endorsement o f the 13 runs wick, Ga., Hoard of Trade, the lead ing commercial body of that city, The Chronicle, however, docs not like to give its endorsement to a propo sition of this kind without making inquiry so we sent the following wire to the Brunswick Bank and Trust company and also to Mr. W. R. Kvo, Jr., a former resident of Camden, who is now a resident o / Brunswick: "Please inquire of reliability of of ficers and. directors of Georgia Col* lege of Commerce with headquarters in Brunswick and wire us in a few words by Thursday noon." The Brunswick Bank and Trust company, of which Mr. Paul K.'Twit ty is the cashier, replied as follows: "Regard Georgia College of Oom ! nierce personnel) very highly. Mr. Perry making quite a success with his work." ? < Mr. Kve, who is well and favorably known in Camden, replied as follows: '? "Officers and directors Georgia College Commerce among Bruns wick's most substantial and i>eliaible citizens." The Chronicle does not feel that it could add anything to the above and believe that these gentlemen con nected with the proposed school will carry out any promise made to pros pective students. GAVE COMPANY F18H FRY ft Messrs. Mills and Zcmp Were Hosts " To Camden Company, and Friend* Dr. S. C. Zenip and Mr, L. T-*. Mills ?were joints hosts to the members of the Kershaw Guards at a fish fry given at Mr. Mills camp on the west ern side of the Herijiitage mill p$nd Tuesday evening. Over one hundred people were fed with an abundance of fried fish and other nice thingis. There were fifty three enlisted men and three officers of the company present, and they had as invited guests Adjutant General Robert E. Onaig, Major R. W. Grant and Major J?/hn C. Feirfax, all of finlinwhin. ' Members of the Camden city coun cil and invited guests ran the. total number at the feast more than one hundred. A bounteous supply of freeh water fish had been caught from the pond nearby and all enjoyed the treat tendered them by Messrs. -Mills and Zemp. Kills Man For His Auto to' Garden OHy, Kan., Aug. 11. ? Fred Jordan, 17-year-old Ohio school boy, killed D. R. Clawson, of Lodl, N. Y., near Jefferson City, Mo., August 1,. to obtain Clawson's automobile, the youth confessed here late today. Clawson, who was driving to Col orado Springs, Col., picked the- youth up somewhere near Jefferson Oity. An hour later, according to the youth's confession, he shot Clawson. Driving down a little traveled road, Jordan's confession continued, ho threw the body into a ditch or small creek near a culvert. He told author ities the body would be found some where between Jefferson City and California, Missouri. The confession was obtained by County Attorney Rex B. Calihan, af ter the youth had persistently denied any knowledge at Clawson and said he purchased the automobile. Jordan was arrested here when officer# ~be came suspicious of the appearance of the boy and the car. Weighing Party at Blan$v. Everybody is invited to the Blaney I School House Tuesday night, August 18, for a weighing party. Admission, a penny a pound. The proceeds are for the benefit of the church. Re freshments free and a general good time guaranteed. V ' - ? % Catholic Church Services. .. Services at the Catholic church on Sunday, Auguwt 16th, will be at 7:40 o'clock. The public is coixHaNjr in vited to these service*.