The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 05, 1926, Image 2
CITY DEMOCRATS MKBT
(iommittccH and Places of Enrollment
Named For I'll. nary
The City Democratic clubs mot on
Tuesday c?VetVitog, Keb'Uttry iJS, an'l
elected offioew and t an^aclod busi
ness preparatory to the primary' on
March Uth fo.r mayor and aldermen.
Ward 1- President, 1' T; Stewart;
Secretary, John W. .'Wilson; Execu
tlve committeeman, ' C. W. Hillings;
KnrOllment committee, L. s. Mayer,
Mr.i. L. A, Haynes; Voting place,
Opera house. Hook open for enroll
ment ft to f> each day at W. F. Net
tle's store.
Ward 2 -President, W. b. Stokes;
Secretary, 0, II. Relk; Kxecutivo com
mitteeman, W. M. Lollis; Enrollment
committee, W. L. Stokes, Mrs. Mag
gie McCoy; MftHA&ura of election,
M. C. West, W. F. Russell, Mrs. C. C.
Vaughn; Voting place, G. C. Bruce's
fttore. Ilook open for enrollment 0
to 6 each day at Zemp & DePass
Drug store.
Ward 3? President, W. H. Pearco;
Secretary, R. T. Goodale; ExecutlVe
committeeman, , David Wolfe; Enroll
ment* committee, to bo named; Man
agers, Mrs. J. W. Smith, CVW. Evrtns,
I). V. Dixon; Voting place, Dixon's
store. Hook open for enrollment each
day 5) to 5 Camden Drug company,
Ward 1 ---President, C. n. Yates;
Secretary, W. If. Ilaile; Executive
committeeman, I<. T, Mills; Enroll
ment committee, Mrs. C. M. Coleman,
Mrs. Wjley Shcorti, Mrs. M. M. Rea
aonover; Voting place, Mrs. J. S. '
Rhame's residence. Rook open for
enrollment each day 9 to ft, at. The j
Camden Chronicle office.
Ward 6 ? President, \V. !>. DePass;
Secretary, , J. B. Zemp; Executive
committeeman, R. P. Del,aftchi*: En
roll merit committee, Mrs. J. R. Zemp, I
Mrs. I). 0. Il0U30r, Mrs. \V. O. Hay;
Managers, James R. DoEoache, R. I).
Williams, Mrs. W. D. narrett; Vot
ing place, J. R. Zemp's residence.
Book open for enrollment each day
9 to 5 at Mackey Mercajrjtjle company
store.
Ward G ? President, T. J. Kirkland;
Secretary, E. B. Buddin; Executive
committee, Mrs. M. C. Mayfield, Mra.
S. C. Zemp, Miss Ernestine Bateman;
Managers,' Mrs. G. A. Moseley, Mrs.
S. C. Zemp, Mrs. G. E. Taylor; Vot
ing place, G. A Moseloy's residence.
Book kept open for enrollment 9 to 3
each day at E. B. Buddln's Book
store.
All wishing to enroll must write
name, age, occupation and street ad
dress on book.
? Books will close Saturday, March
fith, nt midnight.
Dom. Executive Committee. |
BETH UN K NBWS NOTKS
Items of Interest an (lathered B y Bur
(tegular Currt-npoudeut
Bethune. 8. C., March (J. (Circle No.
1 and 3 of tho Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church gave a linen shower
at the home o f Alls. I>. T. .1 r }>j-?>ti>; >?
Wednesday afternoon complimenting
Mrs. J. M. Forbis, who is soon to
leave for her new home in Andrew*,
The a flower was In the nature of a
George Washington party ?nd the
color scheme d| red white and b!u'.?
was vised in t ho favors and deoora
tion?. The largo living room was
mad.o cheery with United States flags
and tho chandelier and mantel boro
out the patriotic idea in tho draperies
used- In a clever Washington con
test Mesdaines W. K. Rozier and D* J.
Clyburn won tho first prize while
Mesdames N. K. McKinnon and J. N.
McLaurin drew tho booby. These
presentations were humorously made
hy Miss Carrie Yarbrough. A delic
ious salad course was served and the
color scheme was further carried out
in the rod, white and blue ribbon
with which tho cheese straws were
tied. Miniature hatchets bearing tho
dates 1912-192Q were used as favors.
These years represent the time Mr.
Forbis "has served as pastor of tho
Presbyterian church here. Little
Robbie Newton Marion dressed as
Martha Washington and Billy King as
George Washington wore greeted with
applause as they entered the room
drawing a float containing tho lovely
gifts and placed them At tho feet
of the honor guest. Dainty home
made candies were passed around to
the guostsjjy this quaint little couple.
Out. of town guests were' Mrs. L... 10.
Newsome of Bifchopville, Mrs. W. L.
McCoy, McUee; Mrs. I>ana Clyburn,
Tillers Ferry, and Mesdames Joe
Cooper and Martin Rozier, Oassatt.
The Ep worth League gave a social
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Bessio Seegars. Games were
played after which fruit jello and
wafers were served.
Edna Stokes celebrated her thir
teenth birthday anniversary with a
party Wednesday afternoon. A num
i>er of boys and girls wero present.
Punch and cake were served.
Mr. and Mrs; Mark King and two
little sons of Neeses spent Monday
and Tuesday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. N. A. Bethune.
Rev. J. M. Forbis attended a call
meeting of Congareo Presbytery at
Arsenal Hill Presbyterian church in
Columbia Friday.
Messrs. G. E. Parrott, M. G. King,
juid D. .1. Clyburn made a business
trip to Raleigh Wed+fesday.
Miss Carrie Yarbrough spent tho
week-end in Columbia with relatives.
Misses Frances Severance . and
Katharine Ward of Cokor College
we n- wrek-cnd guests of their parents
horu. .
Mr, A. J. Smith and family hare
moved' to the Timrod section.
Mr. 55. JP. Gordon is having a nice
bungalow erected just north of Be
thune.
Miss Mildred Hillings spent the
week*: i rid at her home in Lancaster.
Miss 101i.se Hook wan the guest of
Mrs. Wiley Shcorn in Camden this
past week-end.
Wins Ruth Kirkley spent the week
end with her parents' in Cheraw.
Misses Evji Mae Caston and Eddie!
Bradham spent the week-end at Win
tlvrop college.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKinnon en
tertained at a dihner Tuesday eve
ning the following guests: Kev. and
Mrs. J. M. Forbis, Mrs. Eva Morgan,
Mr. N. A. Bethune, Miss Stella Be
thune, .Mrs Amanda McKinnon and
family.
Clans Baseball at Bethune
Bethune, March 1.? -Class baseball
has befen organized in the six upper
grades of tho Bethune schools and
a schedule has been arranged whereby
the .beat class team will bo determined
the week in March L. Eugene Flow
ers, athletic director, has announced.
Tho school team will probably be or
ganized next week.
Officers of tho various teams fol
low: Eleventh grade, Norwood
Thomas, captain; Fred Josey, mana
ger. Tenth grade: Thomas Smith,
captain; Alvin Clyburn, manager.
Ninth grade: Sedlcy King, captain;
John Edwin King, manager. Eighth
jjrade: John Catoe, captain; Lamar
Jerman, manager. Seventh grade:
James Maker, captain; James L. King,
Jr., manager. Sixth grade: Add
Barnes, captain; Eddie Nolan, man
ager.
All class games will be calkd at 1
o'clock. The schedule follows:
One ? Eighth grade plays ninth
grade Monday.
One plays tenth
grade Tuesday.
Three ? Winner of Two plays elev-.
enth grade Wednesday. <?
Four? Winner of Three plays a
picked team from the defeat ed teams
Thursday.
Five ? Seventh gr.^de plays sixth
grade Friday.
Indications are that much interest
will be manifested in class baseball
and that hotly contested games will
determine the class champions.
The Department of Agriculture
has introduced buds of the wild peach
that grows in tho mountains of China.'
It frequently attains a height of fifty
| feet and is of rapid growth.
Kil.ln Wife; WoundH The Man
James Dawkins, colored, residing
in the lower section of the county shot
his wife and the other man in the
case on Sunday, the 14th. His wife
lied in a hospital in Florence tho
following Sunday.
A section hand, whose name could
not be learned, was temporarily resid
ing in the community, and had made a
determined effort to capturo the wife
of Dawkins. The latter had repeated
ly warned him away from his home.
On the Sunday in question Dawkins
had left home temporarily and on re
turning found the stranger there.
Some words followed and when Daw
kins thought tho stranger was reach
ing for a gun he opened fire with a
.25 automatic pistol, slightly wound
ing tlu? man, but inflicting fatal in
juries to his wife.
The coroner's jury last Monday de
cided that the Dawkins woman came
to her death by being accidentally
shot by her husband who was firing
at another person. ? Chesterfield Ad
vertiser.
Income Tax in a Nutshell
? Who V ? Single persons who had net
income of $1,500.00, or more, or gross
income of .To, 0(H). 00 or more, and
married couples who had net income
of $.'$,500.00 or more or gross income
.of $5,000.00 i.r more, must filo re
turns.
When ? ? The filing peri xl ends
March 15. 1926.
Where? ? -Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the District in which the
person lives or ha? h s principal place
of business.
1 low ?? ^Inst rue! !? 'ii on Form 1040-A
and 1010; n'so law and regula
tion.-.
What? One and one-half jK'rcent
normal t.ix on the first $1,000 in ex
i ops of the personal exemptions and
credit?. Three percent normal tax on
the next $1,000. Five per cent nor
mal tax on thi balance ;>f net in
c. me. Surtax on net incurm* in ex
cess -if $10,000.
One Dead: Another in Jail
{'?*< r-y !'.c. I Jv ?Letter Urc/.vn,
\ < ?r w h . t e :r. a n i f t h : - c : t y , i s>
bv.rg held in !: e c.U' ty j a : 1 o:i a
? .h : ge if m urd?r in c r r,. ti ?n with
: v ath t h ; < mo; r. n g ? f A ndy
Snvh. a Ik -.it CO. who is -aid t, have
:??<! a- t r?. u t of ?nju:"ie? ree ved
a t' ? -a th Rr ur. . n February
Th< tr u between the two men is
i said t>> have arisen when Drown ac
{ coated Sn-.ith and demanded payment
( (<f a fmai, debt. Smith i? ?a.d to
i have declared he had r.i n.oney. i\? ter
I which an argument was started, cul
minating in a personal encounter f'.i
which, according to the account given
police, Brown is said to have struck
Smith ?n th? head xrith a pi<s;e of
plan k .
WHEN THE VISITOR
TO CAMDEN
APPROACHES:
And asks
of a nice
place to dine
Don't
forget
to say
THE MARTHA
WASHINGTON
Complete Food Service
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FERTILIZERS
r^V JH- ? ?\> ji Crops
"AC. li I )' ;? c ? li.^rs conta;n all the elements
f plat t t > i \,n.' n ha* <? lore; been regarded a?
'r r.erit a! i.> t 1 c fc iliznlion of provsing crops,
ar well ' v c\ rr- nts which have not berr.
to ? ? f v'.y r*- .?r,;/^d. They may ho fair y
called tr.i r Fertilizers" of the ???e.
Manuiuct li red Only By
THE AMERICAN f.GniCULTURAL
CHEMICAL COMfANY
COI.l MBIA SALES DEPARTMENT
Columbia, 8. C.
Cnr tr.eb. u$lip W'
in Laivjhahle Ways
<Y1m(In:iN h:;\c t;]Vio*l i ;i \ ;i r i ;i l?ly U
u?n.v.? m but nit' Mini proven ti efr |iu*
? Uiilllt). TI(0,V t'K!? 'dully filial!) *
, lu?::;lr when it i>; oji thcivwu-lvefc Ueprge
[?S. I 'ongh ny wpSjos, In the i-h.ilnj'day
t Jvi'dili ? I'oSt.v
A l'op,c tHddei', thief haij tfirecessfully
ih'vli' J ?.:;o ,?|' his difMctlil J"'1 '? I' "8'
I lotting q popq, ladder tfn a chimney on
| a rouf. hi? hud to climb down to a
wliulo %? hrlo\v. jVjre0 an * :i I ?*U U<*e.
(?limb up with his loot unit make -his
net it way
Coining out of th e door he miw hi*
own shadow lu tju? yard and was ho
nervous that ho ilred . at\lt, thereby
bringing ahout Ills arrest. A mishap
of that kind will cause great mirth in
criminal circle*.
A pickpocket worked all sywiner
without an accident. Kvery week he
?ent a Rood proportion of hi* money
home to his ulster and mother. Coin
ing home himself, after wurui greet
ings, he wanted to know whut had
heen done with the money.
"Why, Jim, I'll te^I you," said the
sister, a little hesitating. "You're In
such a dangerous business that we oft
en feel worried about you, so we gave
the money to buy n stained-glass win
dow in the church,"
After Ills arrest, ? skillful counter
feiter told me how his undoing came
about. Ue had been a sign painter
and whs decidedly artistic and skillful.
Coming to New York he took a down
town oillce, painted "Heal Estate1' on
ih*? door, and used Jt as a workshop
for painting imitation hank .notes,
lie saht that though it took no more
time or work to imitate a $HX} hill
than a twenty, he had to make live
"twenties to get change for $100 be
cause the 20-dollaf bills were more
easily passed.
??ft ? w?t? ;t ? .^HK> ? eounterfrit ? that
led . to his downfall. Finishing It
late one afternoon, he started for
jmme, but stopped In a saloon to buy
^drlnk and a bottle of whisky. Lay
ing his $100 Imitation bank note on
the bar, It came lu contact with a little
spilled whisky and Die color* ran,
lending t? his arrest.
A Bad Press
Kdward W. Browning, the million
aire realtor, was held up the other
day by a j^ew York reporter who
wanted to question him about a new
phase Tn his lll-otnened adoption 6t
Mary Spaa. ?
But Mr. Browning shook the re
porter off dexterously.
"Young man, I'll tell you 4, story,"
he said. "A realtor was lunching one
day when another realtor slapped
him on the back and^ald:
"'Hello, old fellow! How are you
feeling?*
" 'Rotten,' said the first realtor, 'All
run down.'
"'Ah. been workin., too hard, eh?"
" 'No. Papers been talking too
much about me.' "
And Mr. Browning nodded sig
nificantly and stepped into his li
mousine.
Wasting Time
Little Billy Kent, four-year-old
actor, was sent to kindergarten. For a
few days things went along all right,
but one morning he came home so
early .that his mother knew school
could not possibly be out.
"Why, Billy." she demanded, ''how
is It that you've .come home so early
? are you ill?"
"No, I has quitted." said the little
fellow.
"You've quit !" exclaimed his a*
tonlshed mother. "You r" right back
this minute."
"What's the use of going back?" I
sobbed Billy. "They had a Hi t* drill an'
I don't wanta he a fireman ? I'm a
wcreeu ?tar." ? Los Angeles Times.
Women's Wigs
White wig* are to be the vogue for
the women of Berlin this winter, ac
cording to the Philadelphia Ledger.
The natural blond hair of German
women whs popular In classical an
tiquity with Rmnan women, who wore
wigs made of it to cover up their own
black tresses "Transformations" be
gan to used in F.urope in the Six
teenth century, and Queen Elizabeth
owned tin few^r than KO. The full
bottomed wig. similar to the impos
ing headgear of Knglish Judges today,
reached Its apogee in Queen Anne's
day. A wig in that epoch often rost
$<VK) or S7<V.i
Record in Climbing
Harold l'.iist ui.m of Kryeburg. Maine,
haa climbed .Mount Washington -o
times In j:!1 of these outings he
has eirountered bad weather only
three times and most of the time the
fair weather has be -n "extremely fair."
ae .-.i} * !!>? l a* i:*?ne ?<> the sum
mi' < ?" <?.:<??. 'rip Mrn:n* Washing
?f>n ?- ? "f 'hi- i-A peaks .if the
m ??;?'. s Holland frequent
ed f- ? > N I>r r< .'uli.rly
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rerva*
Giraffes Are Dclicatc
Giraffes a re the mos' d fVult nnl
ma\* to mnintnln in capthitv. At
present there arc indy five <. f r he . nl
mala tbJ* ?ountrjr and rnt'.y three
th'jt >iii'*e h *r born !n t.h j t.arv
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MARCH ZZ.1923
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16,1925
On March 22, 1923, Butck celebrated
the building of the millionth Bulck.
Approximately eighteen year* were con
Mimed in the accomplishment.
On December 16, 1925, Buick reached
the million and a half mark. A, mil'
Uon Buick* In eighteen year#? -the neat
half million in two years and nine
foonth*.
At th? present time, public demand calls
for more than 20,000 Buick$ every
month. This means the next half mil*
lion in the hands of Buick oumert, with
in two years,
Thek bare figure* tell a graphic story
of Buick'* continuous advance in public
regard. The great acceleration of de
mand, at the present time, speak*
strongly of the increased value and de
sirability in the Better Buick.
leadership* belongs to Buick because
a nation familiar with many motqr cars
has given it to^ulck. i
The American public wants "finer
transportation at lower cost", and Buick
provides it I
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY
FLINT, MICHIGAN
DMiion ?/ General Motor* Corporation
?For eight cutuecutivi
yeart Buick Ka? led, in
mvtume of ?aie$, all
member i of the Nation
al Automobile Chamber
of Commerce. >
LITTLE MOTOR COMPANY
T. LEE LITTLE, MANAGER, CAMDEN, S. C.
Marriage at KerHhaw
The following announcement has
been received by friends of Dr. and
Mrs. C. O. Floyd: -
"Mr. an,d Mrs. Charles Osborno
Floyd announce the marriage of their
daughter, Martha Eileen, to Mr. Wil
liam Edward Fowler, on Saturday,
the 20th of February, nineteen hun
dred and twenty-six, Kershaw, S. C."
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the bride's parents Sat
urday afternoon at 4:30 by D. F. M.
Hawley, ? pastor of the Kershaw
Presbyterian church and so well had
the secret been guarded that only
the family and a few of the- relatives
who were present at the marriage,
knew of it until the announcements
were received by friends.
The wedding ceremony was per- j
formed in the living r.oom, which was;
decorated with white carnations,
sweet peas, ferns and lighted tapers. '
Mrs. Fowler attended Chicora and
Winthrop colleges and was one of
, 1
Kershaw's moBt accomplished and
popular young ladies. While at
home she was active in church . and
social circles, and had a large num
ber of friends among the young folk.
Mr. Fowler was formerly of Al
bany, N. Y., but is now in the auto
mobile business Jn? Jacksonville, Pla.
After the ceremony the happy
couple left for a honeymoon trip
from which they will come back to
Kershaw for a brief stay and will
then return to Jacksonville, where
they will bo at home after the first
of March. ? Kershaw Era.
Milton did not live in poverty ad
is often stated. He lived in financial
ease on the proffts of large real
estate transactions conducted by his
father and himself.
New York City has more than a
hundred languages and over a thou
sand dialects.
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the good common sense and energy which
comes from acquiring ready cash by sav
ing regularly from income.
CAPITAL $100,009.00
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