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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME XXXVIII -- -?? ? ----- - - - - - ?? ?------ ? ? g5BBgBB8MBg!!a[a_!!^^ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1926. . NUMBER^ IX'THKK HUKHANK DEAD P t | Hunt Wizard Had Worked Wonder* With Many Plant* and Flower* Santa Roaa, Cal? April U.-LutheBurbank died here today- amid the flowering fruits and blooms that he created for mankind's benefit. ' The noted horticulturist passed on to the great adventure of a hereafter in Which he had no faith. Only u few weeks before the end the great plant wizard had declared thatx he could not believe in a life after dea.th. And as life ebbed away and he stood at the brink he did not falter in his convictions. Infirm and wor^> after years devoted to developing and guiding plant life, the 'controversy started by his pronouncements on religion and reincar-nation, contributed to his last illness. A storm of protest came from religious leaders after Mr. Burbank gave out his statement (declaring himself to be an infidel. His home here was swamped with letters, and telegrams condemning his stand. The stress he was subjected to in defending and explaining his beliefs brought on a nervous condition that his 77 years could not survive. A miniiltes before life fled, the aged patfent lapsed into semi-consciousness. "Oh, doctor, I am very sick," were _his last words. They were uttered to his physician, Dr. Joseph- H. Shaw, Gastro-intestinal complications and violent hiccoughing had weakened Mr. Buvbank. All hope for him was given up last night after a two weeks' struggle by-' physicians to prolong life. At the bedside were his wife and his sister, Mrs. Emma Bceson, of Healdsburg. Fortified by a vigorous constitution which had its roots as deep as the flowers and plants he tended, he put up a valiant struggle against his illness. Mr. Burbank always declared tnat hi* object in increasing the yield of, plants was to better the condition of his fellowmen and he died believing ' "we must look for survival only in the spirit of the good we have done in passing through life. * "If it has been a good life, it has been sufficient," he held. "There is no need for another. Once here and gone -the human life has served its. purpose. "The universe is not big enough to contain all the human souls and the other beings that have been here for their -short 'span. A theory of personal resurrection or reincarnation of the individual is untenable when we but pause to consider the magnitude of the idea." Recognition of the existence of "a great universaPpqwer'- was admitted by the horticulturist, but he declared he did not "even begin to comprehend it." He said he was "a lover of Chrisi as a man- and His works . . . but nevertheless He was an infidel then os I am an infidel today." Mr. Burbank's expresdh>n of his views on religion and reincarnation were said to have been called forth by articles quoting his friend Henry Ford as declaring his faith in the theosophist' theory of reincarnation. Edgar A. Waite, of the San Francisco Bulletin, r^Vealdd today that he had obtained an interview with Mr. Burbrfftk, to be used only after his death, in which the Scientist said the real reason for his success as a plant cultuitfst was a disappointment in love many years ago. This, he told Mr. Waite, turned his energies and his genius into what became, his life's work thfit made him famous. Acknowledged the dean of plant breeders and leader in modern creative plant development, the name of I-uther Burbank became a household word throughout the civilised world. Virtually his whole life was devoted to scientific plant breeding and many of his more than 100,000 experiments with various forms of vegetation attained such marvelous results that they .won him the title of "Plant Wizard." Early in life Burbank evinced a great love .for growing things, selecting plants rather than animals, as his pets. His first notable sue-! cess was achieved at the age of 22, when he happened to find a seed ball of the Early Rose potato, which rarely- bears seed. From this he developed the world-famous Burbank potato that has spread to everjr-pe*t i->n of the globe and wMch is said to exert a greater Influence upon the v ^ g a h ended dealers meeting Chevrolet Motor Company Planning lo Eclip?e All SaleH Records Ail previous sal us and production records are to be shattered by the Chevrolet Motor Company during 1W6, acording to G. C. Welsh, local sales agent who has returned from Charlotte where he attended the annoal convention of Chevrolet dealers from North and South Carolina. I The local dealer says there were approximately 400 in attendance at the great sales conclave and he has 'returned to hUMftne with the "big picture" of the Chevrolet program (for the coming months, i In addition to the Chevrolet dealers who attended the sales conference ,and the annual banquet which was Id in the grand ball room of the Hotel Charlotte, there were many prominent bankers present from all sections of the Carolines. ' R. H. Grant, vice-president and general sales manager of the Chevrolet Motor Co., a man who is recognized as one of the outstanding sales executives of the auto industry, was the principal speaker at the convention and at the banquet. He was accompanied to the Dixie Metropolis by his executive- staff^ a corps of specialists who head*the various divisions of the Chevrolet sales organization.! Mr. Welsh says that it was the, largos. delegation of automobile factory officials that ever visited the South. 'ft PttHhg Itffifl ~ the Chevrolet Motor Company is to conduct the greatest newspaper advertising campaign that has ever been planned in the entire history of the motor car industry, J states the local Chevrolet dealer. More than 4,000 American newspapers are now being used regularly and the great co-operative -advertising program now being carried on! in addition to the f ast national cam-1 paign, has made a consistent adver- [ tiser out of every Chevrolet dealer! and put the Chevrolet message before the newspaper readers in praetically every city, town and village in the United States. "Without question," says Mr. Welsh, "the great sales record of 1026 which totaled more than half a million Chevrolet cars and trucks,1 will be eclipsed during the present year. At this time, sales are far ahead of the production schedule and all of tlfe .twelve manufacturing plants operated by the Chevrolet organization ore running at capacity in an attempt to keep up with the unprecedented demand for the Chevrolet product." Throughout the United States, Chevrolet sales are piling up rapidly. During January and February sales were double what they were during the same months of 1925. The March! figures-are not yet available but it j is a "known fact that it was the big- j gest month in the company's history. food supply of humanity than any other single food plant. Soon after breeding this potato, which brought him neither fame nor mondy at the time, Burbank moved to California, where he obtained employment as a farnt hand. He continued as a laborer until able to acquire a* small farm in.the-town of Santa Rosa, some fifty miles north of San Francisco. With- this small beginning he undertook the series of experiments which long had been uppermost in his mind. Thereafter his work .was continuous and tireless, occupying nearly fourteen hours a day on the average. ? Burbank was born at Lancaster, Mass., March 7, 1849, son of Sarhuel W. fand: Olive (Ross), of English and Scotch ancestry. He was 'the thirteenth of fifteen children born on his other's 200-acre farm. He attended the Lancaster Academy, from which he was an honor graduate. Next to the potato; the accomplishment which brought first fame to Burbank was the spineless cactus, whereby he turned a worthless desert growth into a valuable forage and fruflting plant. In recognition of this work he received in 1912 a Unitecf States grant, Congress under special act turning over 7,680 acres of nonirrigable land to be located either in California, Nevada or Arizona. It has been estimated that Burbank's 100,000 or more experiments with plant life involved the planting, pollination, observation and propagation or destruction of a billion individual vegetable growths. From this vast nuwabar, bowver, only 385 were selected and recommended by Mm as (Continued on Last Page) *? i r - v *'V.'.-W* *T ~ V*m \ mm , ! BETHUNE NEWS NOTES Items of Interest ia Gathered By Our I tegular Correspondent \ Bethune, S. C., April 14.?-The Bethune school improvement .association held its regular monthly -meet* ing Wednesday afternoon. It wad decided at the last meeting that all the school rooms would be open for inspection and a half holiday would be given the room receiving the greatest number of mothers on thie occasion. The sixth grade won the holiday. A goodly number of vial* tors took this special opportunity to know their school better. An entertaining program consisting of musical numbers, readings* and short comic plays was given by pupils from both the grammar and high schools. Messrs. L. J. Baker and J. M. Clyburn gave a fish fry Friday evening at the former's mill pond complimentary to the teachers of the Bethune school system. Almost all of the teachers were, present and enjoyed the excellent fish served by their hosts. M iss Thelma Smith was hostess to J the members of the B. Y. P. U. and a few invited-guests Wednesday evening at n fish fry on the Smith plantation several miles above town. Mrs. C. A. Atkins of Rocky Mount, N., C., Wib the guest of her sister, M rs. J. G. Fullmer last week. Born, to Mr, and Mrs. R. C< Hedgepath Saturday, April 10, a daughter. Miss Mary McKinnon ente,rta;ned the members of her Sunday School class at the home of Mrs. J; N, McLaurin Friday eveping. Music, games and contests featured the ;evefffng\s entertanment. Refreshments Consisting of ambrosia and wafers were served. Misses Eva Mae Caston and Eddie Bradham attended the B. Y. P. tJ. conference held in Camden last week. Miss Hallie Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Brown of Bucknow, died at the Columbia hospitalSunday morning of pneumonia. Miss Browiuwas nineteen years of age and was taken to the hospital one month ago to undergo un operation for appendicitis. She attended the high" school here two years ago. Misses* Carrie Yanbrough and Stella Bethune and Messrs; Lee Morgan and Neil Truesdale aJLtended IhuChrisUarv Endeavor convention held in Columbia the past week-end. The Eastern Star chapter held its April meeting Thursday afternoon. Grand Worthy Matron Gladys M. Griffith, of Arcadia; District Deputy L. L. Baker of Bishopville and a number of visitors from Camden, among whom were Mrs. Frank Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Creed and Mrs. Thomas Truesdell were present. Punch and wafers wejrp served at the close of the meeting. ? An U. D. C. chapter, known as the Bethune chapter, was- organized here Wednesday afternoon and the following officers were elected; Miss Ruth Watts, president'; Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell, vice-president; Mrs. D. M. Mays, treasurer; Miss Stella Bethune, secretary; Mrs. R. K. Tompkins, registrar; Mrs. A. B. McLadnn, historian. The first meeting will be held witn Miss Stella. Bethune in May. Mr. and Mrs. Ci M. Wilson and children of Columbia and Misses Mary Louise McLaurin and Lizzie Kate Davis of Chicora College were week-end -visitors to relatives here. Mr. J. A. McCaskill left Tuesday for. Columbia to -undergo an operation at the .Columbia hospital. Edwardr the twelve year pld son of Mr.' and Mrs. Sam Stewart1, broke his arm ? Monday while practicing jumping with his little companions. He received prompt attention and is now doing nicely. Miss Margaret Clyburn of Chicora College was the -week-end guest of her sister, Mrs."Lor ing Davis. .. Miss Mildred Billings a teacher of the school here, took as her guests to spend Saturday in Lancaster with hor mother, Mesdames W. H. Hearon, L. M. Best and Nancy King. Mrs. Sara Powe and Miss Elise Hook were vistors in Kershaw Sunday. r Misses Vesta Copeland and Mary Collins wore week-end guests of friends and relatives in Kershaw. - Sunday evening one of the heaviest rains which ever fell in. this community did considerable damage to roads, bridges and mill dams.. Marshall's bridge, over Lynche's creek, a few milfes below here was washed away. Raley's mill dam, owned by Davis and King, several miles .above here, was broken by the heavy impact of water and the county bridge below (he mill was carried away. Congressman Stevenson Married. The wedding of Congressman W. F. Stevenson and Mks, Clara A. Malloy Finley took place Wednesday evening at the home of the bride in Choraw. The wedding was a duiet affair and only relatives of the couple were - in attendance. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. H. McArn, pastor of the Cheraw Presbyterian church. The bride ia a daughter of the prominent Malloy family which has been identified with the cotton *nd mercantile business of Cheraw for a century. She is the widow of H. Ftnley who died in 1918. She ia a leading figure in civic ink! church Work. MAYOR GETS SILVER SERVICE Pretty 'Ceremony Takes Place at Clone of Pour-Year Administration A large number of admiring friends of Mayor H. G. Carrispn, Jr., and the retiring city council gathered at the council chamber Wednesday afternoon when Mayor C. P. DuBose took the oath of-office, to witness the presentation of a beautiful silver service of seven pieces to the retiring mayor. ^Mayor-elect C. P. DuBose presided and called upon Editor C. W. BirchI more to make ' the preliminary talk fbefore the presentation and Mr. Birchmore paid a high tribute to Mr. 1 Carrison as a citizen and aa an [executive officer and hinted that there was a surprise in store for him. Mr. Carrison responded in a> Very happy maimer and thanked the speaker for his tribute. City Attorney L. A. Wittkowsky, who has been associated with Mr. c/rrison throtighout-his four'-year ad- . ministration In a fow happy remarks presented six plates to match the silver service as a token of esteem jrom the water and light department, the police for<&, the street and health department. It was left to Eecordor L. T.. Mills to^make the presentation remarks accompanying the gift of the beautiful silver service of seven pieces from hd^niring friends. Mr. Mills did not oyirlook the other faithful members of the council in his remarks but laid groat stress upon . Mr. Garrison's leadership and executive* ability and cit^d more paritcularly the smooth manner in which he handled the -big job t)f paving undertaken during his administration, stating that ?he handled the situation in such a way as to make friends of those opposed to _paving and that today-they are thankful of the beauty of our streets. Not a hitch occurred here while he said that many towns with smaller propositions had encountered matters of"fin fiW5faTdlfficulties ?as well as law suits from disgruntled citizens. Mr. Carrison was deeply touched by .this manifestation' of esteem and said he could not find words to express his appreciation. It was a beautiful gift worthily bestowed and the inscription engraved on One of the pieces, read as follows: "Presented by the City of Camden Mayor H. G. Carrison, Jr., April I 14, 1926, at the close of a successful administration of four years, a token of e$teem and a testimonial of his splendid efficiency as the city's chief executive." To Hold Meetings Soon Columbia, April 6.?The biennial convention .of., the Democratic party of South Carolina, precedirig which will be the meetings of the divers Democratic precinct clubs' and the Several county^ Democratic conventions, will be held in Columbia, May 19th. The dates of the various meetings are fixed by the party rules- as adopted by thg Democratic state convention in Columbia of'May, 1924 Precinct club meetings-^-the fourth Saturday in April, this year April' 24; County conventions?the first ftfonday4 in May, this year May 3. State convention the third Wfednesday in May, this year May 19. Notice of the ncar.approaoh of the dates for the club and county con^ vent ions with copies of the party rules are now being mailed to the several county chairmen by H. N. Edmunds of Columbia, secretary of the State executive s committee. Young Nurses Return Thanks In a communication addressed to the editor of The Chronicle the members Of the Senior Class of the Camden Hospital Nurses Training School wish to thank the . public for the liberal contributions given to the success of their first annual, The Echo. Misses Stella Mae Hall, Bertha Laura Henson, Mattie Allies Price and Mertie Lee Kirkland are the young women whose names form the class roll and who . will receive their diplomas at appropriate exercises to be held at the grammar school auditorium on Wednesday evening. Graduation Exercises To Be Held The graduation exercises of the Camden Hospital Training School ^vill be held at the grammar school auditorium Tuesday evening, April j20 and the reception will be held at the hospital immediately following the exercises. The priblic is cordUlly Invited to attend. * ? . ?. . . .* : - MRS. SEAGLE INJURED Near Serioaa-Auto Accident Sunday Morning on South Broad While returning to their home near Boykin Sunday morning from aervices at the Methodist church here the Franklin car driven by Mr. W. C. Seagle, accompanied by Mrs. Seagle and son, was run into by a Ford car driven by Abraham Arthur, a nogro. The collision occurred at the Intersection of Broad and York streets and the impact of the Ford strlkihg the larger car was so great that Mr. Seagle's bar was overturned and badly torn up. Mrs. Seagle was pinned beneath the car and sustained bruises and injuries to such an extent that she was confHflra to the Camden hospital for several days, but was dismissed from'the hospital on Wednesday. Mr. Seagle was only slightly bruised and his son was unhuri. The Ford car was not damaged and the negro was uninjured. Arthur whb arrested and placed in the city prison, but was later transferred to the county jail under a warrant sworn out by Mr, Seagle. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Seagle are two of our county's very best citizens and have a host of friends who are delighted to know that their injuries are not serious. ??rnmmmmmtim n i rt f Baseball Again Today ; The Camden High school baseball : team plays the team from the Cotum-,.| bia high school this afternoon at the j baseball park at 4 o'clock. A large j numbfcr of fans witnessed the gdtmej between Sumter and Camden last ' Friday afternoon when the Camden; lads met defeat and great interest is j being manifested in these games. The boys have been giving good exhibitions of baseball and are looking for a larger attendance this ^fter|s >J f- j noon. MADE HIS ESCAPE , Lewis Hale Was Supposed To^ Be A Army Recruiting Officer A white man, dressed in an officer's uniform, giving his name as Lewis Hale, and purporting to be a United States recruiting officer, made his escape from' officers w)io were delaying him here under, suspicion. Hale, who went under the name of, Harold Miller, had operated in Columbia, claiming.that he was stationed at Parris Island, and had obtained an automobile in that city with a fraudulent check. He wap located at Estill* S. C., and is said to have escaped from, officers at that place by the same method employed here. When located fit EstHl" h'?? nfft? cers that there must have been some nHktake as to the man wanted, but that he would readily go with them and askfed to be allowed to go to his hotel to change his clothes. He went to the hotel but escaped out of thg back way. . The same ruse was worked here after trying to obt'aljn^.ah.automobile by offering to give A a government voucher for same. He was stopping at the Jone^ boarding house on JBroad "street"and made bia get-away through a back lot. ?g . , 1 Miscreants Throw Eggs Two white ladi were arrested by police officers Saturday night while atop of a building on east DeKalb street. The lads had a lot of'eggs and Were throwing them at passersby as ' they' entered * store. It is said some of the hen-fruit' found lodgement as far across the street as the Fashion Shop. Luckily for those who were struck the lads were liberal enough not to pick over-ripe eggs. They wefe released on payment of a small boiui. ^ iWd Coupe Stolen A Ford conpe of a 1924 model belonging to Dr. A. W. Humphries of Camden was stolen from its parking place on West DeKalb street, near the DeKalb Pharmacy, early Friday night. Dr. Humphries had not left his car for lobg and when he returned it had gone.The coupe had been repainted dark grey, but had no motor number because the motor; block had been replaced. Phone calls 1 and printed descriptions were.sent to all nearby towns but nothing has been heard Krom the car. In its tentative party platform to [the~ state Republican convention at Portland, Me., Wudneaday, the unswerving loyalty was pledged to the prohibition cause. WOMAN KILLED IN WRECK > Caiudon Man Was Also Injured Near Columbia Monday Afternoon Mies Lavinia Neese of Edgewood was fatally injured and Robert Morris of Camden is at the Columbia hospital suffering: with a broken rib, as the result of a head-on collision between the automobiles in which the two were riding: Monday afternoon;; about 6:80 oJclock near a store on ' the Two Notch (Camden) road, In the Edgewood community* a suburb of Columbia. Following the wreck both were taken to the Columbia, hospital, and there Miss Neese died Tues day morning at 8:46 o'clock. The collision of the two automobiles occurred, according to; information from Mr. Morria, when he attempted to avert a collision with another car, which had. entered the highway from a by-road. Mr. Morris's car, it was stated, was headed toward Columbia at a speed of about 20 . miles an hour. On approaching a store near the Edgewood school, close to where the accident occurred, he said that a car with the curtains up drove from the rear of the building out on the main highway. Mr. Morris said that he was prevented from seeing the car enter the main highway by a building. To prevent a wreck with this car, Mr. Morris 'Bald, he stcered his car to the left of the road. Coming from the direction of Columbia was the ear in which Miss Neese was rising. The driver of the car in which Miss Neese was riding also steered to his right, placing tooth cars on the same side of the road. Both drivers steered their* cars so far to the side of the road that the point where the impact occurred ' was entirely off the highway, it is etated.? Miss Neese had been making her home in Edgewood, with her sister, Mrs. O. E. Hutto and had made many friends here. She was 66 years of age, and is survived by <^~sister^ Mrs. O. E. Hutto of Columbia, two "> brothers, H. W. Neese of Hamlet, N. C., and B. P. Neese of Swansea; also several nieces and nephews.? Tuesday's Columbia Record. Morris Ordered Held By Jury Mi\ Robert Morris, above referred to, is a native of Evamsville, Indiana, but has made his home in,. Camden for the past year. He was recently married. Accompanying him to Columbia when the* fatal accident occurred was Mr. Waddell Collins. They were driving a Chevrolet car belonging, to the U-Drive-It system of the DeKalb Service Station of this city. The car was almost a complete wreck. The coroner's jury ot inquest over the remains of Miss Neese order ed._Morris held for court -trmt-trr7-" default of $2,000 bond. TO IIOLD MISSIONary"MEP;T ) Methodist Women of State to Attend Conference Here Next Week The assembling of thfedelegate&Yto: the Missionary Conference on next Tuesday, April 20, will bring together many women prominent in the work. Among these will be Mrs." J. W. Perry, vice-president of Missionary Council; Mrs. W. I. Herbert, of Darlington, president; Mrs. Wait, . of Florence, president emeritus; Wfrss May Wightman of Charleston, daughter of Bishop Wightman, decoasOd, whose . courageous and indefatigable spirit Originated the organization in the state; Miss Mary Hamlin, who for many years has 'been" J secretary of the -conference. foreign^. missionary now oh a visit home, will give interesting ;views of the foreign*! work'. The public is cortliaHy invited to these exercises * which will last ; through Thursday evening and will be held in the Lyttleton Btreet Meth^st church. 7 ; ?^~u-u Mill Dam Blown Out ' Parties, frbtir Jhe Westville section tell us 'that that section experienced an unusually heavy downpour of rain Saturday night causing considerable T?C at Cauthen's We?tvillo was blown-out by high water, bridges were washed'away and it is thought a great deal of corn and other crops Tf the'^LdhiJ? A0" acc?mm ^hehing of the land. J **Services at Jewish Temple Scrvice? will be held at the Jewish T,>rrtl% on Lyttletqn Street Sunday? Afternoon at 4 p.m. by RkbU'F. ? " Hirsch will talk on the* late Luther Burbank.. The .public U cordially invited-tq^ttend thsso serv