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? 'V-V' *? ?' ? ' ' - . , ? ? ... ? . ?? ' ...V, ? "? ' V . ' ?' v ' ? . ' ?' ? 4"- ; ' . '? : . . * . ?' -r ' . ' . 1 The Camden Chronicle ! ? ^_LILL JPB'in . | vol UME XXXVII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1926. NUMBER 48. WITH OI K TOURIST FRIENDS Many Art\ Here to Enjoy Halmy Weather of Southern Resort The largest 4r*i Htijit of the winter came off on Friday with about forty riders and a splendid pack of hounds. Starting from the Springdale country dul> in vearly morning .there was a lively chase oyer field and through the pine woods for several hours. .Mrs. Dwight Partridge, Mr. Ralph N. Chase and' Mr. Ray Casaell were in at the finish. Washington's BiKhday was ceJe brated by several social entertain ments and golf tournaments on both courses. The big golfing event was the return match between the picked team from the Ridgwood club of Co lumbia and a team of twenty from tho two Camden clubs. Mr. J, Leon ard Graham was captain of the Cam (jeii team which was composed of Messrs. Dwight Partridge, John Ville7 pigur. F. M. Rhodes, Howard Mellick, Newton Boykin, R. F. Bacon, J. W. Sanders, Urquardt, J. Endicott, S. D. Fobes, (\ L. Deganer, W. Livingston, \V. Todd, H. L. Phillips, H. G. Marvin, W. lieed. Camden defeated the visit ing team 19 to 11 but so good a time did they have with a finq luncheon in 'the Kirkwood grill all declared them selves happy at the day's end. The special match played the same Jay between Spencer and Stewart of Columbia against Harmon and Ryall resulted in a victory for the Colum bia pair by 1 up, and in some measure made up for the other defeat. The weekly putting contests on the Kirkwood and Hobkirk greens are al ways witnessed by big galleVies. This week the Kirkwood prize winner was Miss Klara Krumbholz. --- -Tea dances in the music room of the Kirkwood are bi-weekly events, and ?are held on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. The interpretive dancing of Miss Mary Finn, one of the Kirk wood guests, added to the Wednesday afternoon dance. A most interesting event of the week is the tea and exhibition of in teresting relics in the old court house to be given by the Hobkirk Hill chap tor 1). A. R. on Thursday afternoon. Friday afternoon at the Woman's Exchange a charming prpgram has been arranged with Professor Reed Smith of tfle University of South Carolina as speaker." His subject, ^Ballads and Folk Songs of the South" will be illustrated by musical selections, a singer coming over from Columbia to render the favorite bal lads. The hour is three o'clock and after the lecture tea will be served By the ladies of th Exchange. On March 5th in response to num erous requests, Dr. Rainsford will speak at the same time and place, and men as well as women are in vited. Dr. Rainsford's subject is "Two Years ? Twenty years ago in little, know'n Equator Africa." On the 12th of March a talk on "Historic Camden" will be given by Mr. Thomas J. Kirkland, who knows the history of Camden as few of her citizens do, and who with Mr. R. M. Kennedy wrote the veiy interesting volume called "Historic Camden. Mr. Kirkland .will tell many interest ing facts' regarding the past of the historic town. Teas at the Sarsfield club have been numerous during the week, and among those entertaining in the at tractive club house were Mrs. Charles ( lifton, Mrs. William L. Landreth, Miss Ivouisa Henr\, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. K. N. Sutliffe, and on Wednesday Mrs. Alexander B. Trowbridge of New York was the hostess at a large and ve-v delightful tea. v For Mrs. Edwin .Muller and her guest -Mrs. -Morris of Knoxville, Tenn , Mrs. A. Stanley Llewellyn gave a tea or. Tuesday afternoon at the Holl> T r?*e. - ? rr . Friday afternoon in the Studio lea Ji''om Mrs. Ralph Hubbard, of Ry?'' ?? ertained with cards and tea, hei gvests being Mrs. C. L. Sanderson, dr., Miss Stewart, Colonel F. C,. F. vne, Colonel Marlborough Church and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Rhodes. Mr. and Mrs. Dennison D. Dana, or glewood; Mr. Julian Harrison o Kdgowood; Mrs. Edward P. Town ?nd and Edward Townsend Moore, ?>f Philadelphia; Mr. ami Mrs. G. w. varies, of Herkimer; Mrs. ^ anderson, of Scranton; Mr. and ' is. f'harles Fletcher, of Melrose, Mass.; .nd Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Truesdale, of H'nghampton, N. Y., are among 1 numerous guests at the Court Inn. Many house parties and social a Mrs are cro*vding the closing days o February in Camden's winter colony, '?'rs. Charles M. Taintor is giving a . . nner on Thursday evening at ner omp and on Wednesday afterno ?I rs. Leonard Graham entertained at -idge for twelve guests. Mrs. Gaylord Tucker, of New > oil | joined* her sister, Mrs. Step , ? >binson in the Tucker cot.ag . j ?Irs. John Reid is again in m ? f ' her's home, Holly Hedge. Rev. Jesse Rowan, the ^ ' ? ''n i pular pastor of the Prc's'^ ' ' ' _ j , ^urch of Camden is visiting - 1 1 ? j VI rs. John R. Todd for a few <la>'s; On Tucsda\ afternoon Mrs. Ju.M ' ong Knapp gave a card part > Mrs. Thomas T. Mackie, of New York, ??ho is a guest at the Court Inn < M rs.~Howard Eltinge, a*?uw s with her frfther, Mr. Thomas '? Deare Place. Luncheon*' fend dinners at the Kirk wood are daily events and there a ^e ^?w several well known visitors ? Forjudge John Basaett Moo e, who '? at th* Court Inn many din"'" 1 h* been among them d by Mr. and Mra. Au*oftu* Floyd, ana <? Lost Their Uiyht Hands \ W edgefield, Feb. 2.4, Tuesday n. .nrnK', white nsiiiiiK in the Wateree swamp, Hob Andrews, u white man, and John Carter, a negro, lost each a right hand. Acrording to thi' account t ht-y give, they were ir>> a boat in the swamp near what is known as "McLaurin's bam." One man lighted a stick of dynamite and was in the act of handing It to the other when, just as the two hands met on the explosive, it fired, burning them both rather badly in the face and mutilating their hands to such an extent that the sur geon found it necessary, to ampu tate both right hands. Mr. Andrews' case is a particularly sad one because of the fact that his left hand isuso badly drawn and the arm contracted that he has no use of it, Both men are pow in the Tuomey hospital at Sumter. \lonroe Mayor Dies MonrQe, N. C? j Feb. 22.? Mayor Clarence K. Houston died tonight at a local hospital as a result, of wounds officially declared to have been self . inficted yesterday. He was found in ?his home with his throat cut and a stab in the abdomen made with a knife. Belief was expressed today that the act Was committed while the mayor was in a state of mental aber tation caused by poor health. While conscious today it is said he appar ently did not know he had wounded himself. . Three Met Death in Fire Greenville, Feb. 20.? Russell Hamp-I by, 23, Evelyn Smith, ' 11, and Earl Smith, 15, were burned to death, and several other persons more or less seriously burned in a fire which broke ! out in the second story residence of I Mrs. C. L. Smith, at Richardson and j Buncombe streets here early this morning. Evelyn and Earl Smith, the child ren of Mrs. Smith, and their sister, Margaret Smith, 17, were trapped in a sleeping porch. Margaret leaped! from a second story window and es- j caped with serious burns. She was! carried to a hospital. The bodies of! the other two children were found in the sleeping porch. The body of young Hampby, who was a nephew of Mrs. Smith, was found in a bath room. Besides Margaret Smith, three un identified wompn were carried from the scene of the fire, suffering more or less serious burns. t . ? j ' ' ? ~ 1 Second Week Jurora J. J. Owens, Westville; Sam Baker, Kershaw; M. D. Peak, Lugoff; J. E. Mclntyre, Lugoff; R. C. Jones, Jr., Liberty Hill; E. L. Catoe, Kershaw; VV. B. Lawman, Cassatt; Paul Jone*, Kershaw; J. H. Barfield, Kershaw; R. M. Jordan, Westville; S. B. Faulk enberry, Kershaw; H. H. Stoke.*, Lucknow; J. R. Reynolds, Lugoff; H. B. Denton, Camden; J. R. Catoe, Kershaw; S. J. E. Peach, Cassatt,' Troy Richardson, Kershaw; E. S. Mc- j Cask ill, Bethune; E. E. Munn, Cam- j den; L. L. Moore, Camden; N. C. Boy I kin, Camden; Dock Hunter, Kershaw; R. C. Bennett, * Kershaw; H. A. Rabon, ! Lugoff; T. F. Horton, Kershaw; i Roland McCoy, Camden; C. E. Christ mas, Camden; B. W. Marshall, Cam den; VV. H. Goff, Blaney; Jack Hor ton, Kershaw; Isaac Moseley, Cam den; H. T. Jeffers, Blaney; Lind say Johnson, Kershaw; S. H. Shirley, Cmden; J. F. Elliott, Cassatt; Zellio Catoe. Kershaw. ? Ir. .Japan, seaweeds arc used at! New Year's to decorate their round j mirror cakes of rice dough. another by Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Place, of New York, at the Kirkwood. Mrs. Frank G. floyne, who was called to Baltimore by the death of her mother, has returned to Hobkirk Inn. where with Colonel Hoyne she will remain until late in March. Mrs. Edward Gaillard, formerly M iss Virginia Ticknor, and baby are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and I Mrs. B. I). Ticknor at the Court Inn. The !adie? of St. Mary's Catholic fhurch, who compose the grounds | rommiUee, are to have a card party on the afternoon of the tenth nf; March. Amonjf th?- numerous arrivals at' the Kirk wow* are noted Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Howe, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bris tol of Montclair; Mr. John S. Clement and Mr. W. A. Longshore, of Phila delphia; Mr. Clayton Mayo, Mr. De Witt Reiley, Mr. George Carrollton,, and Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Bacon, of New York. Mrs. W. A. McKinney, of Bin^ hampton; Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Dana of Hackensack; Mr. and Mrs., David H. Bafrd, of Montclair, are at Hobkirk Inn. I CITY OKMOCRATS MKKT Committees and Places of Enrollment Named For Primary The City Democratic clubs met on Tuesday evening:, February 23, and elected officers and transacted busi ness preparatory to the primary ou March 9th for mpydr and aldermen. Ward 1 ? President, I*. T. Stewart; Secretary, John W. Wilson; Execu tive committeeman, C. W. Billings; Enrollment committee, L. S. Mayer, Mrs. L. A. Haynes; Voting place, opera house. Book open for enrolU ment 9 to 5 each day at W. P. Net tle?s store Ward 2 ? President, W. L. Stokes; Secretary, D. H. Belk; Executive com mitteeman, W. M. Lollis; Enrollment committee, W. L. Stokes, Mrs. ,Mag gie McCoy; Managers of election, M. C. West, W. F. Russell, Mrs. C. C. Vaughn; Voting place, G. C. Bruce's store. Book open for enrollment 9 to 5 each day at Zemp & DnPass Drug store. Ward -3-^-President, W. H.* Pearce; Secretary, R. T. Goodale; Executive committeeman, David Wolfe; Enroll ment committee, to be named; Man agers, Mrs.-J. W. Smith, C. W. Evans, D. V. 'Dixon; Voting place, Dixon's store. Book open for enrollment each day 9 to 5 Camden" Drug company. Ward 1? President, C. H. Yates; Secretary, W. H. Haile; Executive committeeman, L. T. Mills; Enroll ment committee, Mrs. C. M. Coleman, Mrs. Wiley Sheorn, Mrs. M. M. Rea sonover; Voting place, Mrs. J. S. Rhame's residence. Book open ? for enrollment each day* 0 to 5 at The Camden Chronicle office. Ward 5 ? President, W. L. DePass;, Secretary, J. B. Zemp; Executive committeeman, B. P. DeLoache; En-, rollment committee, Mrs. J. B. Zemp,' Mrs. D. O. Houser. Mrs. W. O. Hay; Managers, James R. DeLoache, R. D. i Williams, Mrs. W. D. Barrett; Vot-' ing place, J. B. Zemp's residence. Book open for enrollment each day 9 to 6 at Mackey Mercantile company store. Ward G ? President, T. J. Kirkland; Secretary, SE. B-. Buddin; Executive committee, Mrs. M. C. Mayfield, Mrs, IS. C. Zemp, Miss Ernestine Bateman; Managers, Mrs. G. A. 'Moseley, Mrs. S. C. Zemp, Mrs. G. E. Taylor; Vot i ing place, G. A Moselev's residence. Book kept open fpr enrollmetife 9 to 5 each day at E. B, Buddin's Bftok store. All wishing to enroll must write name, age, occupation and street ad/ dress on book. . Books will close Saturday, March 6th, at midnight. Dem. Executive Committee. . Examination for Postmaster. The Civil Service announces an ex- ! aminartion to be held at the Camden ' postoffice to -fill the position of- post- ! master at Kershaw, S. C. The position carries a salary of $2,200, and the ' date of vacancy is March 27th, 1926. j The date of assembling of competitors will be stated in the admission card mailed applicant after the close of receipt of Application. For further inftrmation call on"~0Y write to Miss I Margaret Hogue, at * Camden post- j office. Dayton, Ohio, was visited by a fire recently that destroyed $750,0001 worth of property in the business sec- 1 tion of the city. "NOTHING LIKE IT" SHE SAYS We Do Not Ha've Such Affairs in England, Avera Countess New York, Feb. 24. ? A party given by Karl Carroll, theatrical producer,] at which it was reported in published accounts that wine had been served from a bath tub in which a nude chorus girl reposed, was the subject today of two investigations. Police Commissioner McLaughlin took steps to determine whether there had been a display of nudity and pro hibition agents sought to learn whether a bath tub full of wine had been served. Approximately 200 guests attended the party, given Monday night in the Karl Carroll Theatre. Mr. Carroll issued a flat denial of1 I the bath tub-wine report. He said the party was entirely orderly, and one which any man, even a minister, might have, with propriety, .attended ! with his wife. The Countess of Cathcart, who at tended, said that if there was any bathing done it took place aft*>r she had left the theatre. "While I was at the party nothing occurred to which anyone could take the least exception," she said. "It was a wt^dcrful party; I have never seen anything like it. We do not have such affairs in England.". "There was a bathtub," Mr. Carroll said, "but there was nothing but gin gtrale in it and nobody took a bath in the gingerale. The only thing the guests had to drink k)eaides this gin gerale wi? near-beer and no one w??j Intoxicated daring the p*rty.n ? '4 * > ~ NBQRO FREED in k li.MNC. j Defective Warrant Causes Judge Townsend to Direct Verdict. Bennett, sville, Fob. -Tom Du Pre, negro, who, it is alleged, shot and killed Kural Policeman B. P. Hatcher on the morning of May 17, lH^'was late this afternoon given his liberty under a verdict directed by Judge W. H. 3Townsend, presiding at the Court of (itjueral Sessions here this week. DuPre had been in jail here since May, 924, having been taken into Custody about a week after the shoot ing occurred. He was tried at the lufttmer term J 924, the jury return ing a verdict of guilty with recom mendation to mercy. Judgv K. C.' Dennis,* presiding, sentenced him to) life imprisonment. An appeal was taken and the Supreme Court recently held that the search warrant under ^vhich the officers ware attempting to make a search of Dupre's house for liquor when Mr. Hatcher was shot was not jlegally executed, .was a nul lity, and the officers nail r.o -authority to force an entrance into the h >use. The case was sent back to Marlboro county for retrial. The second trial of the case was begun this, morning. When the state's evidence was in shortly be fore ^ the recess for lunch, counsel for the defense movfcd for a directed verdict on the ground that the offi cers ? were acting without proper authority, forcing the door of the j negro's home to make an entrance lit an early hour in the moriiing, with the avowed determination to make a search of the premises. The motion >X'as argued in the ab sence of the jury until 4:30 o'clock tWis afternoon. In his decision Judge Townsend cited the constitutional provision of ^both the state and the United States, and all citizens and theifr property should bo secure from unreasonable search and arrest. The law requires, he continued, that search warrants must be^tsworn out under certain con ditions, by a person who knows the f. circumstances, and any attempt of officers to enter and search a home ! must be based on a valid warrant. Saint Mary's -Catholic Church. Celebration of the Holy Eucharist ; at C:15 a. m. and 11:00 a. m. Brief I instruction at first service, slightly ! longer discourse at second service. 1 Night Prayers, Instruction and Ben | edietion at 8:30 p. m. Sunday school (for children) at 10:00 a. in. Services^ Wednesday and Friday nights at 8:30 ,,p. m. Sacrament of Penance Saturday at 4:00 p. m. and 8.30 p. m. Non-Catholics are always welcome | at the services in this church. The church is open every day from 7:30 a. m. to nightfall. All are welcome to enter the church for rest and i prayer. ? ( ? ? Some Egg Omelet Denver, Colo., Feb. 24. ? A 24,000 egg omelet was spread over East Denver today when a truckload of eggs was hit by a street car. Glee Club To Give Entertainment The Camden High Glee club will give a musical entertainment at tho high school auditorHim Wednesday, March 3, at 8:15 instead of Friday as had been planned. This is the club's second appearance in public. Al though it is a new organization in the high school and is still in its in fancy, it promises to he a splendid club. Twenty'-five attractive and talented high school girls are 'mem bers and they have worked very hard on the program for next Wednesday. M iss Margaret Bolton is director of the club, Miss Rebecca Zemp is man ager and the following are members: Misses Jumelle Haile, Virginia Haile, Molly Blackwell, Virginia DeLoachc, Margaret DeLoaehe, Harriet Whita ker, Mary Goodale, Gertrude Zemp, Mary Cureton, Peggy Hopkins, Fran cis Bissell, Sarah DePass, Carolyn Wooten, Virginia I^ee Nettles, Mar garet Ancrum, Catherine DeLoaehe, Esther DeLoaehe, Katherim? Boykin, Ruth Moseley, Evelyn Moseley, Ethc lin Moseley, Ruth Robinson, Louis Lang, Mary Francis McCoy. Esca i Myers, Willie Porter. ] The Carolina kerenaders will play during the intermission. Clarence Saunders, originator of the Piggly-Wiggly stores, was in dicted in St. Louis on -Saturday, on a charge of misuse of the mails in that he promised bigger dividends on his chain store stock scheme than have Been paid. r. *? - . ' '*? V* ? ' i&ZwM ' . . .. .. "# .. . ? . Au Old Veteran Dead Mi\ P. W. Hurgcas, formerly of this county, but of late making his home at the Confederate home for old soldiers, died in Columbia on Wednesday of last week at the ad vanced |g$ of $4 ,years. He is survived by three sisters and! one son: Mrs. W. M. (iaillard, of l)al Mil, Mrs. W. Heiulrix, of Camden, Mrs. T S Hush, of Dalzell and Jan\es; Burgess of Camden. ? Mr. Hurgess was a native of Ken tueky and when the War Between the States broke out, many Kentuckiansj joined the* Northern army, but Mr. Burgess east his lot with the Con- 1 federacy and after the close of the war settled in Sumter county. Although he had lived to a great age he was hale and Jhearty up to a few years ago and was an industrious old gentlemen. He was connected withjiis brother-in-law, the lat* W. ft. Hendrix, in the management of Mr. H. G. Garrison's "Pine Farm." He ! was a genial good-natured man and I refused to grow old in his ways and there arc many who will regret his passing. *? The bod v was carried to Horeb * j Baptist. chuVch in Sumter county for | funertl and burial on last Thursday morning. I ' * ' ' 1 Harrison Gets 'IVn to Twenty Union, Feb. 24. ? Oliver Harrison. ? ? , : arraigned here the second time upon Ta charge of slaying Rural Policeman : J. R. Snoddy, of Spartanburg county, last summer, was allowed to plead guilty to manslaughter and was sen , tenced by Judge C. C. Featherstone to serve not more than twenty years and not less than ten yars at hard labor. ( The killing of Officer Snoddy oc j turred in .Spartanburg county near i the Union county line and a change I of venue was granted to Union . county. His first trial resulted in a mistrial. \ Early -.Mission Leader Honored. j The Atlanta Journal, of recent date, carried the following relative to Mrs. A. P. McClare, which will be read " A ' ? T with interest "by many of our older citizens. Mrs. McClare's husband was for many years engaged in the tur pentine industry in West Waterec and duriug thevv vesidetvce there lived on the old Mobley place. Th6 . reprint from the Atlanta paper says: j "Mrs. A. P. MoCIare, one of the oldest members of Trinity Metho'dist 1 Missionary society, was honored by 'her missionary circle with a surprise j shower on her recent birthday. Mrs.j , McClare has reached the 78th mile stone in a long and useful life, 48 'years having been devoted to continu ous service in .the missionary society, j "When the M. E. Church, Soulh au i thorized the organization of work I among the women 48 years ago, Mrs. j McClare organized and served as | president, the first missionary society j in Ebenezer church near Camden, South Carolina. Her society had 35 members.. She was elected delegate I to the first annual meeting of the women of the South Carolina confer ence and, at that meeting, was made a district secretary and served the Columbia district in this capacity for eight years. She later moved to At lanta and has beenoa member of Trin ity church for '29 years. "Although in feeble health, she has served Circle No. 3 as corresponding secretary this year and attends every meeting. "At Mrs. McClare's party two other members of the circle were presented potted plants in appreciation of their helpfulness in the wock of the circle. These were Miss Kate Hannay and Mrs. Jane Carr." ? \ ' 1 ' ?t ? 1 N Nine stills, one with 600 gallons capacity, four prisoners, one mule and a wagon, 65 gallons of corn liquor, a/id 10,130 gallons of' mash were seized by State Constables Poppen heim and Young and Federal Agent Seabrook last week in several expe ditions about Charleston and Berke ley counties. With one exception the raids were all made in the Cordes ville and Hell Hole districts, which seem to be a beehive for moonshiners, despot*' the frequent trips of the offi^ ^ej-s to these sections. The swamps mid woods thereabouts make it' a dif ficult task to locate the illicit booze j plants and requires considerable scouting. Five men' were arrested in Chicago on Saturday, and fro books and ?records taken with them it appears that they are at the head of a ring of wine and whiskey distributors in the United States doing a nation wide business. One of the men ar rested is alleged to have made a con fession that the ring had sold fifty) carloads of win? in Chicago in ttywf last six months. The wine* wer?| shipped as oil. 9m- . irv. - " I ' ? ?rvn'| CAMDEN WON HAN NICK. For Attendance at B, Y. I*. l:. Axmo ciation Held at Bethune. Bethune, S. C? Feb. '22.- The yotfhg people's union of the First Baptist Church of Camden won the attendance banner ami their church was chosen as the next meeting: place of the Ker shaw B. Y. P. U. Associational Con vention during the first quarterly meeting which was held in the Be thuno Baptist church Sunday after noon. Offieorsi were elected to com plete the oVganization of the conven tion, colors for attendance and . ex cellence banners were chosen, and an excellent program was carried out. About 125 young people were pres ent representing seven unions. . Although the Camden union won the banner with a safe inargaiu, tho Mt. Pisgah union registered more members attending the convention than did any other union. Westville came third in spite of the fact that both tho Bethune union and the Sham-, rock union registered mote delegates. The product of the number of miles from the Bethune Baptist church and the various churches represented and "the numbers of delegates registered determined 'the score. Completing the organization of the convention vice-presidents of the three districts represented were elected as follows: District 'No. 1. Miss Loretta Catoe; district No. 2, Miss Ella Dane | Hilton; district No. 3, Julian Graham; choister: Miss Catoe of Mt .Pisgah; Pianist.; Miss Mildred Gardner of Camden; and reporter; L. Eugene I Flowers- of .Bethune. District No. 1 was not represented. Churches in the various districts follow: District No. 1, Bethuno, Buf falo, #4t. Pisgah, Pleasant Hill, Sham rock and Tlmrod?-;: District No. 2, Westvillc, Hermitage, Providence and Refuge; District No. 3, Camden, Mt. | Olivet. Mt. Zion and Wateree: Dls | trict No. 4, Bethany, St. Charles), I Cedar Creek, Pisgah and _ . probably i others. ' " While letters on blue background was voted the most desirable colors for the attendance banner, which will be displayed by the Camden union at an early date. The excellence banner will have ! gold letters on a purple background. I It will be mailed to the union repre I scnted at the convention making the ! best report. Announcement of the 'winner will be made as soon. us all ( reports are received by Miss Eva Sev erance of Bethune, S. C., chairman of the committee on reports. < Reports fsom three of the seven unions contesting for t the excellence banner were before the Committee du ring the meeting. Only unions from the First Baptist church -of Camden, the Bethune Bafltiit dlwrch, Mt. Pis gah, Shaniroclc, Tlhtrod and. Mt. Olive have responded. I Miss Eva Mae Caston of Bethune fvelconied the delegates to Bethune. The devotional exercise was . led by B. A. Hornsby=> of Camden. C. J. A. Byrd, Jr., of Mt. Pisgah. gave an in teresting address in which . he pointed out the essentials of leadership. "The Relation that should exist'be tween the B. Y. P. U. and the W. M. U." was explained by Mrs. George A. Creed of Camden. She used a dia gram showing that the W. M. U. was the forerunner of all the other organi zations of the Baptist church. Miss Helen Phelps of Camden gave an interesting monologue entitled, "Let's Go to B. Y, P. U." A message of congratulations from Miss Alma G. Pitts, formerly secre tary-treasurer of the convention, was read by the president, L. Eugene Flowers. Camden Man Named Editor Columbia, Mo., Feb. 22.- ? s; Wolfe Eichel, a graduate student in journal ism from Camden, S. C., was la3t night elected national secretary-treas urer of Omicron Gamma Sigma, hon orary magazine fraternity.* . The regular semi-annual meeting of the fraternity has been held in the club rooms of the Outlaw chapter of the University of Missouri for the past two days. Outlaw chapter is the parent chapter of the organiza tion. The new national officer of the University of Missouri received his B.S. in commerce from the University of South Carolina last June ana < is t^<ing a master's course in adver ting here. He is managing editor of "The Outlaw," Missouri's humor ous monthly. ? Two weeks ago Mr. Eichel wai ap pointed editor of "The Tiger Inde pendent," the student newspaper of the University. < The Japanese steamship Taishin Maru, with fowl and water gone, was rescued in Mid-Pacific Thursday af ternoon by a Standard Oil company's tanker, after the vessel had drifted more than a month. Only fourteen of the crew of 33 when the ship left port, were saved, the other nineteen having tried to reach land by small boats, are supposed to have been lost. The. following laconic message was broadcasted after the rescue: "Men aboard u?eat last twenty days, na water lastifive," it related. "Cftttght rats, tftade soup, later caught no more * rata, crew ate eat." ' :y ? * " 1 V In a fifty-mile gale a six-foot man has a toiv of air hnrltd at Hi m fvxy m inute. ? ? ? *JQ4 ; Jtyt -? 3 : 1