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VOLUME* aaavii. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY,, NOVEMBER 6, 1925. NUMBER 32.
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Mroujjht Action Against Georgia-Car
olina School of Commmf.
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A vase of unusual interest occupy
ing the whole of Tuesday and Wed
nesday at the first week of the ^ourt
of common pleas with Judge Sease
presiding was that of Emmie W.
Alexander, Willie S. Alexander, Rosa
McLeod ami Nfellie Kirkland, plain
tiffs, against Alton H. Perry as pres
ident and Robert L. Williams, as vice
president of the Georgia-Oarolina
School of Commerce, seeking to re
tover tuition fees and damages, alleg
ing that the defendants had failed to
carry out their contract in providing
competent teachers and supplying
necessary office equipment for their
school estaibished in Camden during
the month of August of this year.
This school was one of eight so-called
business colleges operated in the state
of oSuth Carolina by the de.fenduuts.
Much; testimony was brought out
both for and against the school ? the
young ladies bringing the action were
.".II members of the night class of the
school and alleged and proved to the
satisfaction of the jury that the
teacher was incompetent, that the
necessary equipment for a school of
this kind was woefully lacking.
The defendants were represented
by attorney L, A. Wittkowsky, of
Camden, and George H. Witkowsky
u f the Columbia bar. The jury was
cut about 45 minutes and brought in
a" verdict for the plaintiffs? allowing
each the full amount of tuition paid
in and also $100 as punitive damages
? amount all told to $907. The young
?adies were represented by attorney
K. D. Blakeney and former judge
Mendel L. Smith, of the Camden bar.
The jurors serving in this case were
as follows: J. M, Smith, foreman;
S. W. Hogue, Andrew Branham, J. E.
Robinson, J. L. Branham, P. H.
Hayes, J. T. Ross, W. E. Brown,
\V\ W. T. Holley, J. H.
West, W. T. Holley, J. H. Clements,
Leonard F. Rabon.
A Word Personal
As the name of The Chronicle and
its editor, H. D.Niles, figured quite
prominently in the above mentioned
case, we would like for the public to j
know our connection with the case.
Before the school1 was established
Alton II. Perry, the self-styled presi
dent, called upon the editor of this
paper and statd his intention of estab- 1
lishing a school here and asked whatj
would be the prospects of making it j
a success here. We stated to him
that in our opinion, if conducted along j
the right lines, the school would suc
ceed and would really be of benefit j
to girls and boys Who could not af
ford to go away from home and pay
board, and we promised him we would j
lend our influence to get the school
tfoing. Before giving our endorse
ment we, however, at Mr. Williams'
expense <Mr. Williams was sent here
to organize the schooi) wired certain
parties at Brunswick, Ga., the head
office of the school for reference as
to their financial rating and their
qualifications to carry out their
promises. Those messages were fav
orable and were reproduced in The
(Chronicle. After- complaints were
made as to tKe incompetency of the
teacher, we took the matter up with
Mr. Perry, along with a petition from
-he night class, and after waiting a
reasonable length of time, the young 1
ladies had the school cloBed by the
sheriff. Not before, however, the at
torney had made a proposition to
settle the matter by a refund of the
money to the young ladies. This the
: epreseutatives of the school refused
to do. Another thing that had an
important bearing upon the case was!
the fact that the president absolutely
ignored the request of the plaintiffs
and a courteous letter from their at
torney who was not at the time acting
in a legal capacity. This newspaper
felt that it bad been made a tool by
which to further the interests of the
^hool and also felt that these men
had not given the young ladies a fair
deal and backed them up in bringing
the suit ? spending its own money to
*ee it through. A principle was in
volved and that was one of clean ad
vertising. The jury gave the young
ladies a verdict and we consider it a
flear cut victory for truthfulness in
advertising. The Chronicle wants to
thank eafb member of the jury forj
their ve1*ditt and also desires , to
Heartily thank and congratulate
Messrs. E. D. Blakeney and M. L?
3?>itl? for the Manner in
they pi m? Ull till* ease.
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For Annua) Conference of Older liovw
of Y. M. C. A.
Speakers for the eleventh annual
older boys conference of the Y. M.
C. A. to be hold in Camden from
November tfth to 8th have been named
as follows:
Dr. Carlyle Campbell, president of
Coker College, is the speaker of the
evening at the banquet on Friday in
the Masonic hall. His subject will"
be "The Goal of Life." Dr. Camp
bell is a forceful speaker and will
bring a great message. He will also
addresn the boys on Saturday morn
ing, using the topic "The Coal of
Clean Scholarship."
The Reverend W. P. Mills, of China, j
will apeak to the boys on Saturday
afternoon and evening. The Rev. Mr.
Mills is a brother of Mr. Laurens T.
Mills of Camden. He speaks on the 1
subject "The Goal ? Right or Wrong,
Which?" and" "The Goal Supreme."
? Mr. T. C. MeKnight, general sec re- j
tary of the Y. M. C. A., Sumter, will
address the conference Friday after
noon on "The Goal of the Seventh
Annual Older Boys' Conference."
The devotional periods will be levl
by the Rev. H. G. Bedinger, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, Hartsville.
The Rev. Mr. Bedinger was chaplain
overseas, understands young men, and
his three addresses will be greatly an
predated..
Judge Mtndel L. Smith, of Camden,
will act as toastmaater at the banquet
Friday night in the Masonic hall.
Mr. Laurens T. Mills, for the men,
and Billie Lindsay, for the boys, will
give the addresses of welcome on be
half of the people of Camden, at the
banquet Friday night.
Harold Harris, of Bishopville, will
give the response to the addresses of
Welcome.
Mr. J. B. Horton, general secretary
of the Y. M. C. A., Columbia; will
speak Saturday afternoon on "The
Goal of the Three C's."
A number of boys are also sched
uled to speak on the program.
Death at Mill Village
Mrs. Pearlie Davis, the wife of Mr.
B. T. Davis, died at her home in the
Wateree mill village on Sunday, and
her end came as the culmination of an
illness extending over a period of
more than two years. Her funeral
and burial was held at Wateree ^Bap
tist church on Monday, services being
conducted by the Rev. J. B. Shiver,
the pastor of the church. She is sur
vived by her hudband and two little
girls, aged four and three years. The
bereaved husband is the truck driver
of the Wateree Mills, well and favor
ably known in Camden, and he with
the ' little motherless tots have, the
sympathy of a wide range of ac- J
quaintances.
MIm Nettles Injured
We know that all of our readers i
will regret to learn that Miss Louise
Nettles, the popular and talented
society editor of The Chronicle, is
confined to her home with a fractured
arm, caused by a fall last Thursday
in front of the high school building.
It was the left arm that was injured
and although suffering from her in
juries she is on the job as usual writ
ing from a sick bedside. Miss Nettles
is also the efficient and accommodat
ing ibrarian and has a host of friends,
not only in Camden but elsewhere
who will sincerely wish for her An
early recovery.
Farmer Accidentally Shot
J. R. j(Rush) Johnson, aged 38,
prominent, farmer living in the Beaver
Dam section of Chesterfield county,
received a fatal wound Saturday
morning when a shot gun accidentally
discharged, the load entering his ab
domen and causing death a few hours
later while he was being operated on
in the Florence infirmary.
Mr. Johnson had been hunting, and
on his way back home, he stopped
near his home to gather some corn.
The gun was placed near where he
was working and it is believed that
some hogs in the field knocked the
gun over, causing it to fire.
Mr. Johnson was rushed to Harts
ville where he was given emergency
treatment and then carried to Flor
ence for an operation. He died dur
ing the operation, however.' ? Harts
ville Messenger.
.lodge Fined for Speeding
Judge E. Yates Webb of the United
States court for the western district
of North Carolina, whose home is at
Shelby, Monday paid a fine of ten
dollars for exceeding the speed limit
la GvOford coanty, North Carolina.
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CAMDEN HUMBLES SUMTER
J Record- Breaking Crowd Swh The Hull
Dog Win by Count of 13 to 0
The pr?ud und confident Gamecock
pf Sumter failed in his threatened
surprise attack upon the Camden
Bulldogs last Friday afternoon and
playing: before the largest crowd ever
assembled on the local gridiron waa
forced to accept as final the score of
13 to 0.
Sumter only once closely approach
ed a .scoring play when in the firat
quarter after a series of gain
ful line drives and with only a few
yards to go a pass was intercepted by
Clyburn of Camden, who made the
most spectacular run of the after
noon. Early in the second quarter,
Camden tried their only pass of the
afternoon and this perfected from
Clyburn to Haynes scored their first
touchdown with Haynes marking the
extra counter for goal, Rhame re
peatedly hit the line with ji truly re
markable exhibition of speed and grit
and . in the final quarter strode
through to mak? another six points
for Camden.
j When on the offense, Sumter's
ground' was gained principally by
Wilder at quarterback. During the
last half, however, the Gamecocks' ef
forts wore centered almost entirely
upon the defense but all proved futile
before the terrific onslaught of Cam
den who won a beautifully played
game on straight football, without a
single favorable break as has been
credited in previous victories over the
heavy Sumter line.
End runs by Haynes, the powerful
drives by Rhame and the brilliant
work of Clyburn featured for Cam
den. The Camden lineup finished
without a substitution. .
Many from Sumter witnessed the
game as well as a number from Co
lumbia, including players and Coach
Lightsey of the Columbia high school.
The quarters were twelve minutes.
Brasington of Furman acted as ref
eree with Holliday of Presbyterian
college as umpire and McKnighfc of
Wake Forest as head linesman.
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The line up:
Sumter (0) Camden (13)
Lee Sowel.
Left Tackle
Rembert . . . B. Rhame
Left Guard
Left End
Sibert
McLaughlin
Joye .
Ducker
Doby
Rivers
Right Tackle
Right Guard
Center
. Hough
Campbell
Flowers
. Russell
Right End
Wilder
Haynes
Quarterback
Cuttino
Behton
Wttherspoon
Right Half
Left Half
Fullback
rv-C. Rhame
.... Brown
. . . CJyburn
The Sumter Item's Account
Among the spectators at last Fri
day's game was the Sumter Item'3
staff correspondent who gave his
paper the following story:
"Sumter went down to defeat Fri
day afternoon before a strong Cam
den football team by a score of 13
to 0. The Sumter team was on the
defensive for practically the entire
game and failed to make a single first
down. The Camden team was much
heavier and more experienced and (
outclassed the visitors in every de
partment, except in punting at which I
Wilder had a alight edge.
"It was apparent from the start
that Camden would win, as the line
of the victorn charged through the
lighter Sumter'TTne and caught the
backfield men before they were able
to get started. Only the gamene?B
and fighting ability of the Gamecock
team prevented a much larger score
being run up. Camden was prevent
ed from scoring time after time when
the Sumter line stiffened, when only
a few yards remained between the
ball and tho goal lino, and held for
downs.
"The tackling of Witherspoon and
Lee were features of the game.
Witherspoon was in almost every
play and was usually at the bottom
of the heap with his arms around the
runner's legs. The punts of Wilder
helped greatly to keep Camden away
from the goal line. One of Wilder's
boots from back of his own goal line
traveled more than 60 yards.
"The outstanding stars for Cam
den were Haynes and Rhame. llaynes
carried the ball on end runs and off
tackle plays lad m^de many beauti
ful runs. Rhame plunge* the line
and was seldom stopped before mak
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rOMJMHIA PI. AYS HRKK TODAY
Stores to Close For Deciding <?nme
of C entral High School DiMtrict
What gives promise of being the
moat thrilling athletic contest ever
staged in Camden will.be the football
gome played, at the race track polo
field at three o'clock this afternoon
between Camden and Columbia to de
cide the championship race of District
No. f>.
Columbia beyond a doubt has a
strong team and has like Camden
never failed this season to conquer
previous contenders, From presR ac
counts, however, one is led to believe
that Columbia, is keenly sensible that
if the Camden Bull Dogs play ball a?>
they did in the Sumter game hero
last Friday with a little added spirit
the final whistle will blow with the
gfoator score in favor of Camden.
Since Sumter's defeat interest in
this afternoon's gaftie has mounted
higher and higher and with practi
cally every business house signed to
close their doors in order for every
one to attend the probability is that
a record breaking crowd will be as
sembled for the kick-off at thretf
o'clock.
No doubt Haynes and Uhame will
again travel much of the time with
the ball and it is spfe to say that if
Clyburn ever gets off with a pass
there will be more than one thrill
before Columbia stops him. In addi
tion Big McLaughlin and Wonder
Campbell will prove worthy obstacles
in the face of the challengers and
\Hrith the remaining lineup probably
the same as last Friday there seems
to be but one dubious point ? the all
important moral support. It is to bo
hoped that every person interested
in Camden's youth and its schools
will help them beat Columbia this
afternoon and win the right to try
for greater laurels.
Dr. Pooler Goes (o Conference
Last Sunday evening was held the
fourth quarterly conference for the
Lyttleton Street Methodist Church,
when reports front all departments of
work were given in and other matters
attended to. Few changes in tho of
fices and board were. made. Thia
closes the first year of the pastorate
of Rev. J. T. Peeler in this field. He
has wrought well, and will leave for
conference with a spirit of good fel
lowship and loyalty pervading this
! church. It is both desired and ex
! pected that Mr. Peeler will return and
I continue the good work he has so
well beguu ip Camden.
Notice to Shriners.
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W. F. Nettles, secretary of the
Camden Shrine Club, announces that
the annual Shrine dinner planned for
I Nov. 10, has been postponed indefin
| itely, by order of the officers.
i ing a substantial gain. He was the
| most consistent gainer for Camden
and proved to be a hard man to stop,
sometimes running several yards af
ter being tackled.
"Camden's first touchdown came in
the second quarter and was the re
sult of a steady advance up the field
by line plunges and end runs and a
short forward pass that finally put
the ball over line. Camden carried
the ball to within ten yards of the
goal line, most of the gaining being
done by Rhame and Haynes. Three
plunges at the lihe gained only six
yards. . With four more yards to go ,
and only one down a short pass was
used effectively and the touchdown
was scored. Haynes used a placement
kick for the extra point.
"Sumter had one chance to score
when the ball was recovered after a
Camden fumble fifteen yards from
the goal line, but a pass was inter
cepted by Camden and the ball
changed hands. During the last half
Sumter was on the defensive all the
time and Wilder usually kicked on the
first down.
"Camden's second touchdown came
in the last quarter and followed sev
eral pretty vn<* runs by Haynes, who
placet! the ball within scoring dis
tance. Rhame took it over in a
plunge through the line. The try for
the extra psint failed.
"A large crowd of Sumter people
were on hand for the game, and the
Camden fans turned out in full force.
The game was played on the polo
field which is very fast.
"By winning the game from Sum
ter, Camden -will meet Colombia next
week in Camden in an elimination
contest in the State championship
contest. "
MARTHA WASHINGTON Ol'KNS
New Food Sw>icc Off Through
Delicatessen ami Tea Shop
Gratifying to tourists and towns
people alike will bo the early opening
of The Martha Washingtou as for
mally announced in The Chronicle of
this issue. Taking as its homo tho
new Hirsch Building in tho heart of
business Camden this new enterprise
under the management of Mrs. Martha
A. Hush will offer prepared and fancy
foods and fruits through its delicates
sen and in its tea shop and partly
room a distinctly superior restaurant
service ranging from luncheon to
elaborate banquet.
Workmen arc now engaged in plac
ing screen and fixtures and upon com
pletion every detail will go toward
forming a cleanly and thoroughly at
tractive place for eating and enter
taining. ?
With their, opening scheduled for
next Thursday The Martha Washing
ton will consider no sales during the
day but extends to all the invitation
to call 'and inspect stocks and equip
ment and as their guest partake of
tea and crackers or coffee and sand
wiches.
At six o'clock Thursday evening the
season's first turkey dinner will bo
offered at one dollar theiplate. Karly
reservations are requested for Ihi*
feature which, in addition to a com
plete menu, will include a specially
arranged concert by Misses (Vcile and
Loree Truesdale.
BULKS AGAINST PLAYERS
Hough and Radcliffe Not Allowed lit
Came This Afternoon
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When Camden meets. Columbia tho
latter^part of this week on the banks
of the Wateree for the championship
of the Fifth district of the South
Carolina High School league, it will
do so minus two good players, Wil
liam Hough and Hobron Radcliffe, the
executive committee of the league
Saturday refusing to make them eli
gible.
J. G, Richards, superintendent of
Camden city schools, and Hough ap
peared before the committee yester
day morning: at the office of J. D.
Fulp, secretary- treasurer ' of the
league, in an appeal from the ruling
of the eligibility committee. The com
mitteemen adopted a resolution pro
viding that the. "action of the eligibil
ity committee in the cases of William
Hough and Hebron Radcliffe be sus
tained.' It is the sense of the execu
tive committee that the ruliug of the
eligibility committee is strictly with-J
in the limits of the constitution and
is for the best interests of the
league."
There was no question of "ringer" j
players or anything of the sort, Mr.
Fnlp pointed out, bat in the case of
Hough it was merely that he had the !
year before gone to school in another
high school district and was, there
fore, ineligible to represent Camden I
high school -in athletic contests this
year. The eligibility committee might
have set aside the constitution ? j
which allows such suspension in cases
where the committee sees fit? but
since it did not do so, the athletic
directing members of the executive
committee felt that the ruling should
be sustained.
Members of the committee attend
ing the meeting were: L. L. Wright of
Honea Path, president of the league;
Mr. Fulp, R. C. Hurts of Rock Hill,
L. N. Foy of Liberty, A. C. Flora of
Columbia and W. H. MeNairy of Dil-i
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The Camdenites are not likely to bo
downcast, however, over tho ruling of
the committee, for Friday their team,
without the two players, defeated the I
Sumter Gamecocks, who were in a
fair way to return to their former
prestige. ? Sunday's State.
Output of the Gins
According to figures compiled by
the government bureau at Washing
ton there has been a total of 22,800
bales of cotton ginned in Kershaw
County up to October 18, 1025 as
compared to 9,170 bales for a like
period in 1024. The total for the
state is 731,655 for 19-25 and 362,328
for 1024.
STORES CLOSE TODAY
All of the stores of Camden have
agreed to close their places this af
ternoon for the Camden-Columbia
football game. The committee can
vassing the merchants also raised a
cash donation to employ the Wateree
Mill Band to. furnish music for the
oeeaslon. The Colombia team will
also have * band on the grounds and
barring bad weather this game should
draw the largest crowd ever seen at
an tfthletic event in this city. * .
FARM WOMKN W> MKKT
Saturday Morning at Residence ? of
Mrs. K. C. DuIIonc
Ail members of Women'* Honai
Demonstration Clilha are urged to at
tend the regular meeting of the Coun
cil of Farm Women which will b?
held Jit 10:J10 Saturday morning No
vember 7th at the home of Mr*.
Kdward C, DuBose, 1700 Fair street,
Mrs. S. O. Plowden and Mi$s liar*
rictto Layton, both of Winthrop col
1 ego, will bo present and some at
tractive musical numbers have been "
arranged.
The following program will be car
ried out:
Sonjjf, ? America the Beautiful";
Bible reading; music, Mrs. Zenip and
Mrs. Rieha.vds; minutes of last moot
ing, Mrs. J. A. Hell, secretary; roll
call by clubs; music, Mrs, Zomp and
Mrs. Richards; talk, *<t4vit\g Room
Furnishings, " Miss Harriette I/Uyton;
market report, Mrs. Moody Hough;
music, Miss Stella Bothune; report of
treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Bell; report of
delegates to the State Short Course :
Mrs. Bolton, Mrs. Bell, Mrs, Hough,
Mrs. West. Mrs. Waters Mrs. Rom
bert Mrs. Stogner; report on County *
Short Course: Mrs. Holland, Mr*.
Team Gottys, Mrs. Karle Truesdale;
music, Mrs. Dickort; new business,
Mrs. Plowden; music, Mrs. Rembert;
talk, Mr. K. Hobson Hilton; refresh
ments..
BETH UN E NEWS NOTES
Ilo ms of InlereHt an Gathered by Our
Regular Correspondent.
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! Bethuno, S. C., Nov. 4.-? Mrs. Lx>r ?
ing I>avis was hostess at a Hallo
ween party Saturday evening in com
pliment to the Christian Endeavor
Society. Mrs. Davis' new homo lend ft
itself charmingly to entertainments
and it was lovely in the black and
orange decorations used. The guests
arrived masked ami draped in sheet*.
They were coiibueted through the
shivery, dimly lighted spooky land
and then told to form a parade and
march to the business section of tow*).
On returning epch guest unmasked
and a jolly time was had eating can
dies, nuts and biting apples suspend
ed from the ceiling.
Mrs. B. W. Best very delightfully
entertained the members of the junior
Epworth League .Saturday evening
with a Halloween party.
The ladies of the Methodist church
gave an entertainment Friday even
| ing in the high school auditorium con
sisting of vocal and instrumental
} music, readings negro sketches and a
short play entitled "Mrs. Busbee's
Pink Tea." A neat sum was re
ceived,. the proceed? of which go to
ward the benefit of the church.
Mr. Flynn Kelly and famiy of Roan
Mountain, Tenn., are on an extended
visit to Mr. Kelly's mother, Mrs.
Louise Kelly.
Miss Kathleen MoCaskill of the
high school faculty of Marion spent
the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. MoCaskill.
Mr. J. G. Richards of Cheraw wax
the week-end guest of friends here.
.Mrs. L. M. Yaiflbrough of Elloree
is spending this week with her father,
Mr. K. T. Estrldge.
?? Mr, Am . Warden and family of
Cheraw were guests of Mr. and Mr*.
C. C. Padgett Sunday.
Misses Katharine Ward and Fran
ces Severance, students of Coker Col
lege, were week-end guests of their
parents here.
:i Dr. and Mrs. ??. E. Brar.weH w- -
I turned from a visit to Mrs. Braswell's
mother in North Carolina last week,
i Misses Gussic Hough and Guasic
Belle Bnteman of Kershaw spent the
week-end with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McKinnon of
, Lancaster spent Saturday night and
j Sunday with relatives here.
Rev. W. V. Jerman is having mat
erial placed on the grounds,' for the
erection of a bungalow on a cross
street opposite the Presbyterian
manse.
Mr. L. C. Watford and family have
moved into their neat little brick bun
galow on upper Main street.
Mr. K. T. Estridge and family have
moved into the house recently occu
pied by Mr. L. C. Watford on upper
Main street.
j Rev. J. M. Forbis has been conduct
ing a series of lectures on tho Home
mission book entitled "Out of the
Wilderness" for the ladies of the
Presbyterian Auxiliary. These loc
tures are given in the evening and ate
well attended, being open to all.
Banks To Close
The public will please remember
that Jthe four banks of Camden will
be closed on Wednesday, November
Hth, as thst Is Armistice Day.