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The Camden Chronicle ^ ? ! ? -- ? L ???-.? I ' I Ml .11,1 . w ' i| ' TlTTt^MBIinCOBliinnijDIBllMEBBlIillllJIIMIlHllDIILLlllL!' - VOLUME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY IB. 1926. ~NUMBER 42. NEWS OF K IKK WOOD Many Forma of Kutertainraent Being Offered Visitor* From North The opening: of the Kirkwood Grill on Saturday evening was the occasion p( several dinners and dances at the hotel and ih the grill, and was largely attended. Among those entertaining wero Mr. Ross Thompson, manager* of the Kirkw6od, Captain and Mrs. Dwight Partridge, Dr. H. Dodge IVters, Mr. B. C. Sanders, Mr. A. A. Forrest and many others. Monday afternoon polo was played on the' Kirkwood Fiold, with the Reds composed of Terence Preeoe, Ralph Chase, Charles Peerless, and W. West against the Blues, Stuart Preece, Frank Brennan, Capt. Pietson and (lodfrey Preece. The result was a victory of 5 to 4 in favor of the Reds. Many social affairs have kept the winter visitors occupied within the week just gone. One of the most attractive was the tea given in> her (harming home by Miss Olive Whit redge on Sunday aftornoon for her quests, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Dainger l'ield and Miss Gwendolyn Dainger field of New York City. Another large affair of Sunday was a buffet luncheon with Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pomeroy as hosts. It was in the way of a farewell affair, as Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy departed on Monday for a visit of several weeks in Florida. Dinners at their homes wfcre also | ?given by Mrs. William N. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. McKee Graham and Miss Ella Coursen and Mr. Frank Coursen. With Mrs. W.-. W! Gibson as hostess a card party and tea on Tuesday afternoon was one of the many in formal affairs given at the Sarsfield club house. At -the Holly Tree Tea Room sev eral teas have been featured also dur ing the week, and as this attractive rendez-vous is now open on Sundays many will motor down for some of the delicious dainties for which it is famous. On General Lee's birthday, the nineteenth, a golf match between a picked team representing the Kirk wood and Sarsfield clubs of Camden and a team from the Ridgewood club of Columbia will be played on the Ridgewood course, and on the 22nd of February a return match will be played between the. same teams on j the two Camden courses. A luncheon I at the Kirkwood will be given for the' visiting golfers. The Sunday afternoon exhibition golf matches between the. four Cam den professionals always attract large galleries to the Kirkwood course. This week Tom Harmon and Donald Morrison defeated Jack Cuttle and Ernest Ryall 2-1. i An interesting event of the week was the putting contest on the Hob kirk green. Judge Winston won the prize, and Colonel Churchill and Mr. Wendel Hobbs tied for second. The many warm friends of Mr. Robert E. Stone are glad to see him in his Camden home. Mrs. Stone will join him here in February. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schuyler of 1 Brooklyn, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ed-| wards of Detroit, Miss Mary M. Greenwood, Mr. A. A. Forrest and Mr. Edward Choatc of New York, Mr. and Mrs. R. Halladay and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hutchinson of Engle- 1 wood, Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Runyon of Reading, and Mr. and Mrs. J. 'F. Huntsman of Plainfield are recent ar rivals at the Kirkwood. At the Court Inn recent guests are Mrs. Elbridge Adams of New York, Miss Sarah Pickett of New Brunswick, Miss Josephine Harriott of New York, Mr. R. B. Gerard of New Haven, Mr. William Foor, Miss Seeman, Mr. E. L. Ryder of Charles ton, and at Hobkirk Inn are: Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Rhodes of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reed of Spring Lake Beach and Mrs. Buerkin and Miss Buerkin of Quincy, 111. An interested audience greeted Mr. W. H. 'Parjter at the Woman's Ex change o?^Sunday afternoon for the first Union Bible Study Class. ' These will be held every Sunday at four o'clock. Today at the Woman's^ Exchange the first of a series of Coffee Talks live topics wil be held with Judge Robert W. Winston as speaker, who will give an address on "Personal Recollections of Walter Ilines Page." The meeting will be held at two thirty p. m., and tea will be served follow ing the lecture. Will Test Cattle for Tuberculoids Several people in Camden have ex pressed a desire to have their cattle tested for tuberculosis and County Agent J. W. Sanders has arranged to have a veterinarian with him next week to do work of this kind. Those people in Camden who de sire to have their cows tested are requested to have them at the cotton platform promptly at 2:30 p.rfi. Tues-i ^ay, January 19, and to return them to the same place and at the same hour for observation on Friday, Jan uary 22. This service is free and will not interfere with the use of the milk while the cows are being tested. H For further information telephone J URORS DRAWN TUESDAY Grand to Serve For Year and Petit to Serve First Week The jurors to serve for the year a 4 grand jurors were drawn Tuesday as were those to servo fflr the first week lfor Court of General Sessions which convenes the first Monday in Febru ary. Judge J. K. Henry will preside. Those named to serve on the grand jury for the year are as follows ? the first six names being held over from last year: Grand Jurors G. A. Moseley, Camden; G. L. Blaekwoll, Camden; II. S. Zeigler, Camden; W. C. West, Cassatt; Abe Rrtbon, Lugoff; H. C. Christmas, Camden; H. N. Barnes, Camden; R. S. Williams, Camden; J. B. Marshall, Camdenj S. S. Stokes, Bethune; H. S. Moore, Camden; W. I). Whitaker, Camden; C. B. Pate, Jr., Bethune; h\ W. Croxton, Kershaw; J. M.\An dorspnT ChmkhiU; W. W; Hortun, Cas satt; Leolyn Waters, Camden; G. M. Moseley, Camden. Petit Jurors B. YV. Horton, Kershaw; T. C. Con nell, Biauey; H. S. Campbell, Cam den; J. B McCoy, Camden; James Outen, Kershaw; H. T. Catoe, Ker shaw; J. G. McCaskill, Camden; Karl T. Rosborough, Lugoff; Jamfes Ray, Jr., Westville; Hughey' Tindal, Cam-' den; Adolphus Rose, Blaney; L, C. Shaw, Camden; W. M. Gettys, Long-, town; F. 'H. Arrants, Camden; J. H. Crow, Kershaw; David Jackson, Blaney; L. J. Peach, Westville; W. R. Outlaw, Camden; J. B. Gardner, Westville; H. D. Heath, Blaney; L. M. Best, Bethune; E. j. Barnes, Cam den; S. L. Rush, Westville; Henry Boone, Westville; B. O. Boykin, Cam den; John W. Truesdale, Westville; J. J. Campbell, Camden; H. M. Og burn, Kershaw; J. E. Williams, Ker shaw; Frank Campbell, Camden; W. W. Price, Jr., Lugoff; W. J. Stokes, Lucknow; Jessie Branham, Lugoff; W. D. Dowie, Lugoff; G. T. Mtmn, Bethune;. R. M. Ford,'Long tqwn. * Wilson Memorial Stamps The Camden postoffice now has on hand a supply of the Woodrow Wilson memorial stamps. They are of the 17 cents denomination. Postmaster Stewart makes the re quest that those patrons of the Cam den postoffice who have lock boxes please empty their boxes on Sunday. Where the boxes remain undisturbed on Sunday it puts the clerks to extra trouble in placing the mail elsewhere until the boxes are emptied. It will cause the patrons as well as the clerks to give better service. i'lay To Be Given The citizens of the Wateree Power Dam community will put on a play on the evening- of Friday, January 22, at the Wateree school house, the pro ceeds of the play to go to the benefit of the school. The title of the play will be "Always in Trouble," and those who have the management in] charge tell us that it will be well worth going miles to see. There will be a small admission charge and a cordial invitation is extended the pub lic to attend this play. Charged With Stealing Auto. R. H. Bell, white man of Kershaw county, is being held at police head quarters in lieu of a $500 bond for his appearance in general sessions court to answer to a charge of larceny of an automobile. Bell was arrested at Camden and held there for the Columbia police. The car, a Hudson, was recovered last Saturday but-Bell was not ar rested until Monday. S. S. Shorte**, Columbia police department detective and rural policeman Elea2er went to Camden after Bell Monday afternoon. In recorder's court yesterday Bell waived preliminary hearing. The car which was stolen in December is said to be the property of a citizen of Wagoner. ? Wednesday's State. Two young white men were arrest ed and detained in the city lock-up Saturday charged with complicity in the above case, but it was shown that one of them had purchased the tar from Bell, who sold it under an as sumed- name, and they were later re leased. Notice of Stockholders Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholder* of the Fidelity Building and Loan Association will be held at office, 926 Broad Street, Camden, Friday, January 29, 1926, at four o'clock p.m. of Board of Directors. B. WALLACE Secretary. , KKItTIMZKK SCHOOL To He Held at Camden on Saturday, January 23rd Arrangements have been made by County Agent J. W." Sanders to haVe a fertiliser meeting at Camden on Saturday, January ?3, at 11 a.*B., similar to those which were held #n several points in the state in Decem ber by tho Clemson College Extension IjjService, and which were largely at* tended by farmers and fertiliser deal* era, and which were highly instructive to those interested in this, one of the most expensive factors in crop pro duction in South Carolina, j The object of the meeting is to acquaint the farmers and others with the economic situation in this state and to put before thJm the recom i ? mendations of the extension service for the use of fertilizers, which , are i . ' i based on data obtained by the South J Carolina Experiment Station. Several farmers and business men from Kershaw County attended the meetings held at Cheraw and at Sum ter in December and all report the trip as being very valuable to them. Therefore the county agent., decided to .make an effort to have one of these ! meetings held in Camden, and ac cordingly ho has received notice that R. W. Hamilton of Clemson College and probably a rjapresehtative from tho Soil Improvement Committee in Atlanta will be in Camden on Januarj^ 23 for such' a meeting. The farmers of the county are for tunate to have the opportunity pre sented to them again, and those who did not attend one of the previous meetings should by no means let any thmg-prevent their attending this one which is being held at a time when the matter of fertilizers for this year's crop is beginning to occupy their mind. ? Dealers in fertilizers will also find this meeting to be very interesting to them, and by acquainting them selves with these recommendations they will be able to pass on to theii' customers valuable suggestions in connection with their fertilizer needs. Trainload of Foodstuffs Dillon, Jan. 11. ? Places of business closed for twenty minutes and 1,000 school children, many teachers and hundreds of others from Dillon and vicinity turned cut today at 3 o'clock to do honor to the seventy-five-car special train of tlfie Carolina Milling Company, of Dillon, loaded with its products, and bound for four different states. The entire croW was included in a film made by the Pathe news , cameraman. .? I LUCAS QUICKLY FREED State House Policeman W k? Charged With Murdering Harry McCaa Columbia, Jan. 8. ? The jury in the case of J. L. Lucas, on trial in the court of general sessions here for the murder of Harry I. McCaa in a pistol duel in the State House on the night of May 8, brought in a verdict of not guilty at 5 o'clock tonight. The jury deliberated 45 minutes. Lucas received the verdict calmly. At 4:51 o'clock the jury announced that it was ready. Before the verdict was read Sheriff Heise asked for quiet and said that no demonstration was to be indulged in no matter what might be the finding of the jury. The clerk then read the verdict: "Not guilty." Hardly a sound broke the stillness of the crowded court room as^the words making the former officer a free man were pronounced. The face of the defendant barely changed its expression of tense expectancy. A moment later there was a slight stir at* the rear of the courtroom as some of the spectators moved toward the door, but for the most part the mem bers of the large audience remained perfectly still. Lucas left the court room almost immediately following the verdict and in a few minutes other matters were before the court's attention and the case had passed into history. Testimony introduced in the case today had largely to do with the repu tation of the defendant and the late clerk of the supreme court. The fir*t witness, W. A. Clement, a city police man, testified to hearing eight shots about 1:30 a.m., May 8. The substance of Lucas' defense re mained unshaken throughout the trtal? - that he fired in aetf-defenae after McCaw had come up to him -crazy drunk," cursed hita aad firfcd ^ TAX SKTS NKW MARK Kershaw County Payk Second Largest Amount on Inheritance | ' 1 * 1 " t State inheritance tax assessments In South Carolina last year amounted to $461,817.57? a total more than twice that of 1924? the annual report of the inheritance tax division of the state tax commission \MU show. The increase, the commission de clares, is to be attributed to "a better understanding And a more thorough co-operation on the part of tHe judges of probate in this state and on the part of citizens generally," and to ~"thm> unusually large estates, one being that of a non-resident." Of the total tax, the report shows, $185,524.44 was paid by non residents of the state as compared with the $79,026.18, the largest amount paid in any one county and that Charles ton. Among the counties Kershaw with $15,061.21 was second and Greenville with $21,061.21 third. . The regulation requiring the report to the commission of all estates has j functioned, the commission finds:, j greatly to increase the number of [estates taxed as compared with the number taxed when it was permitted that judges of probate send in only estates in their judgment taxable. In j 1923 257 estates were returned and ! in 1925 583.? Tuesday's State. Accident Causes Death York, Jan. 9. ? The birthday hunt ing expedition of John Pratt, farmer of Sharon, ended fatally today with his death in a Chester hospital. Pratt, while hunting last Saturday on a holiday to celebrate .his 48th bfrthday, slipped ^vhije crossing a branch on a log and his gun was ac cidentally discharged into his left arm. The arm was later amputated and hope was hjeld ' out for his* re covery. Blood poisoning set in, how ever, and his death came' today. ? Triple Slayer 8ane Richmond, Jan. II. ? Rudolph Dis??, twenty-year-old triple slayer, is se^ne, 1 the state board of mental hygiene re- J ported today to Governor Trinkle. The board held that the youth is men tally normal but unusually conceited." Ho i& under ' sentence to die in the electric chair on February 19. Mom bers of the board voted by separate ballots and their verdict that the youth who shot and instantly killed his sweetheart, his rival and a police detective and seriously wounded an automobile salesman here on July 28, last, was mentally responsible for his act, was unanimous. The governor declared he would take' no action in the case. PUBLIC HEALTH NOTES Mothly Report for Kershaw County Issued by 3Irs. Louise Brown The following is the report for the month of December: Prenatal visits, 3; infancy-preschool, 18; tuberculosis, 15; other 4 nursing visits, 24; follow - up home visits, 11; instructive, 8; social service, 28; public health, 48; orthopedic cases treated, 3. There are many cases of flu and some typhoid in the county. We pity the blind. For it iif a great misfortune not to be able to enjoy things that we can only enjoy when we can, see. But there is far more suffering and ill health as a result of poor sight than from total blindness. If you think of the people you know who are blind, you will remember that they are, as a rule, rather happy and contented. But those whose sight is poor, and who do] nothing to correct it, may have nerv ous troubles, and may be sick in other] ways. Frequently a child is back ward in school, or if it does not stand or sit straight, it may be that his eyes are causing the trouble. In or der to see well in the schoolrtfom he may have to sit in a crooked position This may develop curves in his spine. It may also make the chest smaller,! and not allow the lungs to develop properly. Many people have head aches that are due to eyestrain and often cause poor health. These people! should see their doctor. He will prob ably send them to a good oculrst. If astigmatism or some other trouble I Is found, and proper glasses are worn,] the headaches disappear and the gen eral health improves. Banks to Clowe Tuesday Next Tuesday, January 19, being a holiday, the anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's birthday, the four banks ot Camden will be closed. TO OI'KN OFF1CKS 11KHK Credit Company 1 Man*' to Have Head quarters in Camden Representatives of the Merchants' Credit Company, Inc., of Washington, 1>. C., an organization of .specialists in credit reporting work, are in Cam den and are making plans for estab lishing in this city a complete and modern credit bureau covering Cam den and the entire Camden trade ter ritory, with headquarters in Camden^ The plan, according to Howard W. Arthur, representative of the concern, is designed to glV0 the merchants ?v highly specialized system similar to that .followed in many of the large cities of the country. "A complete card index system will be installed in the local office," states Mr. Arthur,, "frwui which mer chnnts'will obtain information direct by phqne, bringing the credit stand ing of -every individual up to the minute at all times. "In the preliminary canvass the ac tive and enthusiastic support ^oiT many representative business concerns has been secured. "The Merchants' Credit company,'' Mr. Arthur says, "Tollows a policy of constructive propaganda, rather than destructive criticism* which' is a de parture from the general idea of con ducting a credit bureau. It will oalu, duct its work on the well establi&heT fact that by far the greater percent age of the population in every com munity is not only honest, but desires to transact business with tradesmen on business principles. The company has demonstrated to its entire $&ti#-] faction that when people learn that in running a charge account at a store they are borrowing a portion of the J merchants' capital for a stipulated i period, just as if they were borrowing ' money from their local bankers, tMty are generally surprised at first, but the logic pf it is so- plain that a new conception of their obligations to the firms who extend this courtesy and convenience is nearly always the re sult. "The credit reporting bureau will start out with the full support of the best business interests of the city, and the company installing it will ex ert itself to the utmost to justify the permanent confidence and support of the members." , Mrs. Campbell Dead Following the death of her mother, Mrs. J* K. DeKay, which occurred two days previous, Mrs. Stoney Camp bell died early Thursday morning at her home on LaFayette avenue. Mrs. j Campbell was 35 years of age and died suddenly from a heart attack. I She had been in declining health for a number of years. She ^3 survived, by her husband and one-siftler, A. ?G. \Vhitaker, and three brothers, Jobh K. Defray, of Georgetown, and George DeKay and Arthur DeKay, of Florida. Her only daughter, Eoline, was burned to death in the Cleveland school house fire. The funeral oc curred from her late residence Sat urday morning and the burial was at the Camden cemetery, services being conduqted by Rev. J. P. Graham. Named As Directors Messrs. Charles J. Shannon* Jr., of Camden, and John T. Stevens, of Ker shaw, have been renamed as directors of the Columbia National bank. This is one of the strongest banks in South Carolina, its officers and directors be ing1 among the most prominent and wealthy men of various sections of the state. Attended Dealer's Convention. Mr. W. R. DeLoache, of the Dc Loache Motor Company, returned this week from Detroit, where he went to attend a convention of Dodge dealers held in that city from January 6 to 9. Mr. DeLoacho tells us that it was the largest dealer convention ever held and there were representatives there from every part of the world. It took 13 solid Pullman trains to carry the fJ200 representatives and the sched ules were so minutely worked out thai the thirteen trains rolled into the De troit station within fifteen minutes of one another. It took six hundred and fifty Dodge coaches and sedans to transfer the party from the station to the factory. Both the Statler and Book-Cadillss hotels had been reserved! for the dealers and the New Detroit Theatre was reserved for the three nights to ftfmiah amusement for tbe Dodge men." The convention was for the purpose of the Dodge dealers get ting better acquainted with the new organization and to assure them that the organisation will remain the same. BKTHUNB NKWH NOTKS Moms of Interest ?h Gathered Ily Out Regular Correapo^dent Bethune, S. C., Jan. 18.? -Mr. K. V, Hammond, who lived a short distance nboyo hero, died Friduy afternoon at ?1 o'clock* He had been in declining health for some lime and the end was not unexpected, Mr. Hammond was 77 years of age and moved h6ro from the Flat Rock section when compara tively a young man. IIo taught In the public schools for a number of years and was considered especially proficient in his knowledge of the English language. Mr. Hammond in survived by hi^ wife and three sons and three daughters as follows: Messrs. W. II, Hammond and Wesley Hammond, Misses Mary and Laura Hammond of Bethune ; Mrs. Noalio Holly .of A ngehis, and Mr. Grover Hammond oPCharlottov The funeral was conducted Saturday afternoon at the residence of his pastor, Rev. W. V, Jerman of the Methodist' church. In terment was held at Bethel cemetery just .north of Bethune and was in charge of the Masonic lodge of which he had been a member since 1889, Mrs. Haskell Catoe died suddenly Saturday night at her home about four miles below here. She had beon complaining of feeling sick during the day and was seized with an attack of heart trouble, it is supposed, early "Saturday evening from which she died.- Mrs. Catoe was an elderly woman and is survived by her hus band and several sons and daughter.*. Funeral services and interment were held Sunday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Baptist church. Rev. and Mrs. W. V. Jerman have made it a custom to entertain the Btewaids and their wives with an elaborate dinner on January 8 of each year. Owing to the inclemency of the flay Friday some of the guests were unable to attend but a large number assembled at the manse to_ enjoy Mr. and Mrs. Jerman's hos pitality. That evening Mr. Jerman was at home to the fox hunters- and another feast was enjoyed. Mrs. P. II. Hester was the guest of her husband in the Columbia hos pital Saturday. Mr. Hester is con valescing from an operation under gone last week and it is hoped he will soon be at home again. Mrs. Katfl McNaull and Misses Margaret Woodson and Rena Mc Naull and Messrs. Thad and Eugene McNaull of Columbia were guests in the homes of Messrs. D. T^Yarbrough and J. A. McCaskill Sunday. An oyster and hot supper will be served in the town hall Friday eve ning under the auspices of the school improvement association. Mr. J. E. Severancq and family have moved into the house recently occupied by Mrs. L. D. Vaughn about three miles west of Bethune where Mr. Severance is engaged in farming. Misses Elise Hook, Alberta Stucky and Eva Mae Caston and Josh Smith were in Columbia Saturday. Clarence Heustiss celebrated his eighth birthday Wednesday afternoon with a party. A number of little boys and girly assembled -at the homo of the little host. Refreshments con sisting of jello, whipped cream and cake were served. Mr. C. M. Wilson, of Columbia, was the week-end guest of his family here. He was accompanied* i>y Misses Mary Louise McLaurin and Lizzie Davis, students of Chicora. Mrs. Svd Barfield and son, Mr. En nis Barfield, of Hartsville, attended the funeral of their uncle, Mr. W. H. Hammond Saturday. Mr. Ed Heustiss of Society Hill is sending some time in the home of Mrs. Hattie Heustiss. Miss Threatt of Chesterfield is now with the J. M. Clyburn Mercantile,, company where she is serving as saleslady. The January meeting of the school improvement association was held Friday afternoon ? in the grammar school building. After an interesting meeting Miss Stucky, teacher of domestic science, served hot chocolate, and wafers. Miss Stucky was risttlt? ed in serving by Misses Kitty Best, Sara Lee Heustiss and Ailene King. The little two and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hyatt of the Lucknow section died Thursday morning following a two days' illness. Funeral services were held at St. Mat thews church Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Douglas Mayes and Dr. E. Z. Truesdell made a business trip to Darlington Monday. / Sixtieth Anniversary Key. J. W. Boykin, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, and his con gregation are planning the annual anniversary services on Sunday, Jan uary 24th, and are issuing invitations to their friends both white and col ored to attend. These annual gath erings have proved interesting cach yenr and many -tiave attended. At 3:45 p.m. the main feature of the service will be Jubilee songs, the relic of slavery time, as sung by the mem bers 4n those days. Former Judge Mendel L. Smith will deliver the an-, niverssry address. - The pastor ex tends a cordial Invitation to attend these sspricee.