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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME XXXVIII. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1926. NUMBER 8. " " ' ' ' ^ ' BETH UN B NEWS NOTES Items of Interest as Gathered By Our Regular Correspondent Bethune, S. C., April 28. ?Cirde Number one of the Presbyterian church met with Mrs. J. H. West Wednesday afternoon and a Rood attendance'was had. Mrs. C. L. Mayes was hostess to Circle number two Wednesday afternoon, The study hour was conducted by Mrs. D. M. Mayes. Refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake were served at the close of the meeting. A three act comedy entitled "Aboard a Slow Train through Missouri" was presented by members of the eleventh grade in the school auditorium Friday evening. The proceeds which were more than forty dollars, will be used as a memorial from the graduating class: to the school. A most laughable game of ball was put on by the School Improvement Association Wednesday afternoon between the school team and the town team. The boys were dressed as flap-pere and Ute incir as typical old maids. The players, while highly made-up, wffe hindered by long skirts, as were the prim old maids. And to this may be given the.credit for the easy victory over the precise old maids. Vanity cases were not forgotten and when hats flew off in the mud dash for the bases sympathizing friends were ever on hand to return them in order that the effect of the game might not be lost. -Rev. W. T. Smith of Rockingham, N. C., preached at the Presbyterian churches at Bethune and Cassatt Sunday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Smith and little son,.Ted, and while here they were the guests of Mr. and M rs. J. Clybtttn. Miss Inez McManus of Columbia was the guest of Mrs. E. Z. Truesdcll Friday. Mr. and Mf.s, Gus Ward of Lugoff were in town Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Loring Davis, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McCaskill and Messrs. W. E. Davis and M. G. King spent several days in Charleston last week visiting Magnolia Gardens and other places of interest. Miss Eva Mae Caston spent the week-end at her home in Heath Springs. She had as her guests Misses Eddie Bradham and Alberta Stuckey, teachers of this place. Mrs. Tincie Graham of Cameron was the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. B. McLaurin, last week. - Rev. A; M" Gardner and son, Shelby, of Turbyville, spent Wednesday here. ?? Mr. F. F. Yarbrough, who resides several miles above here, celebrated his sixty-second birthday anniversary with a dinner Sunday. The District Conference of the Methodist church convenes here Thursday and Friday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. King and Mr, and Mrs R. E. McCaskill were guests of Mr. J. A. McCaskill Sunday at the Columbia hospital. , . Mrs. R. K, Tompkins chaperoned the members of her biology class and a few others on a hike to Reedy Lake near Big Springs Monday afternoon. The outing was very instructive as well as enjoyable. Miss Ruth Watts assisted MrB.~~Tompkins in pointing out different things of interest in plant life and forestry to the students. . , Miss Drusilla Copeland, an elderly woman living near here with net cousin, Mrs. Ila Copeland, suffered a stroke of paralysis Saturday evening. She is now improved and hopes are entertained for her recovery. Mrs. Loring Davis entertained with a bridge party Monday evening. I he invited guests were the teac*\er? the school here and Mr. and MrSi T. R; Bethune. . Mr. J. A. McCaskill returned from the Columbia hospital Tuesday where heTTTas been for two week*. MTZ7 McCaskill was in attendance upon her husband during this time. Mrs G. B. McKinnab- Of Lancastei was the guest of hef parents, Mr. an Mrs. W. A. McDowell, last week. A!^ q?parrott and children were week-end guests of relatives in Hartsville. - ? , ,, .v> A number of ladies from the Methodist church here attended Woman's Missionary Conference held in Camden last week. Dr. iE. Z. Truesdell made a prp, fessional trip to Columbia WednesdftMr. L. M. Yarbrough an* of Hartsville spent Sunday with rel atives tfere. == Orangeburg To Have Hotel Of interest tq many Camden people is the fact that Orangeburg is now assured of a hotel to cost $233,200. The amount represents subscriptions frotn five hundred and twenty-eig subscribers. The campaign was ma aged by the Hockenbury system witn their representative, E. J. sum, ?hSteps will be taken to charter the hotel corporation and actualI yor o the construction of the building will ^5egin~luat as soon as the necessa y details can be worked out. Services at Beth-El On Sunday, May 2nd ithere wil be service, at Beth-El Temple at 4 okclock in the afternoon condqcted by Rabbi F. K. Hirsch, of SumUr. The public cordially invited to at ?? this service. WINS HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE Camden Mun Submits Prize-Winning Kssay^on Life Insurance Mr. IlUghcy Timlal, of the Carolina Motor company, won the distinction last week of having won out in a prize essay contest among all of the policy-holders of the Southeastern Life Insurance company with h^ad offices at Greenville, S. C? and on Monday received a check . for one hundred dollars given as first prize. 1 he contest was on the subject of 'Why I Buy Life Insurance" and 408 essays were received from men in ail walks of life?some pf them -college professors and ministers of note. Mr. lindal's prize-winning essay, though short, but stated in pointed facts, was as follows: My life's ambitions are in a la<rge part as follows: r> ?V.yirpt; To reax my children?4n comfort and to give them an equal start in life with those of my neighbor. I particularly am determined that they shall have a college education and if possible a 'nest egg' of a thousand dollars each when they graduate. Then they fail to make their.mark in life, I will not feei that it has been my fault. ~ "Second: To know that my wife and children will haye a comfortable income on which to rely in case of my premature death. , * "Third: To be assured that in old ago I will be financially able to keep the wolf from my door and support myself and family then as I am able to do now, even if sickness or financial adversity overtake me. "With these main aims in view, I , buy life insurance?part endowment, part educational, and part limited pay life with disability features?as j the only known way by which I may' be certain that my ambitions will be j realized, whether I die tomorrow or at sixty; whether in the twilight of old age I am financially independent or unfortunately poor." , ; City Council Elects Officers. At the first-jftjgular meeting of <tho newly electejd-jcity council elections * were hekj! to" supply subordinate city ( officials 'and resulted in the re-election of nearly all of the old officers, except Attorney I. C. Hough succeeds Attorney L. T. Mills as city j recorder. The officers are L. A. Witt-j< kowsky, city attorney; W. H. Haile, j clerk and treasurer; I. C. Hough,j, city recorder; A. G. Whitafter, chief, of police; W. D. Whitaker, street: commissioner; H. D. Hilton, police j sergeant; G. F. Cooley and C.' C. J 'Brown, policemen; A. K. Mcars, motor cycle policeman. Mr. F. Dess Goodale was elected clock keeper to succeed Mr. G, L. Blackwell. The election of a fire truck driver was deferred until a future meeting. Mr. Stewart Re-Named. Postmaster W. T. Stewart received information this week that his name had been sent to the Senate by the President ipr confirmation a8 postmaster at Camden for another five years. This will be good news to Camden people, as under his supervision the pos^office force at Camden has given the public universal satis-faction. He has made many warm friends since making his residence here and is popular with all the pcto1,16 wart has purchased a from Mr. J. B. Crocker.pn his Lake .View property and will at an early date begin the erection of a brick bungalow. The lot is a most desirable one facing on the Mill ? Street extension. Endorses John G. Richards - Bethune, S. C., April 24.?The Raley's Mill Democratic club met and reorganized and the following officers were elected: J. D. McCaskill, president; W. P. Rodgers, vice-president; J. B. Munn, executive committeeman; N. W. MoCaskill, secretary and treasurer. The following delegates were elected: Amos West, W. P. Rodgers, F. L. Munn, J. E. Davis)' N. W. McCaskill.- The club went on record as unanimously endorsing the candidacy of Hon. John G. Richards for governor of South Carolina. ' I Banks To Close Earlier i Beginning May 1st the three banks of Camden will close their doors at two o'clock except on Mondays and Saturdays, on which days they will remain open until the usual hour. This is in accord with the usual summer season custom aud will remain "effective until September Jit. * ut , *. > ' ' ? MISS BRANNON WINS. Midway Club Girl Selected to Reprc-j Kent County In State Conteat. Final decisions in the Health Contest were made on Saturday, April 24th, when Dr. Ben F. Wyman of the State Board of Health examined the veil girls who were selected for this contest. Each of these girls were given a very thorough examination and were told how to correct their defects. After careful consideration Dr. Wyman decided that Helen Brannon of Midway Club should represent Kershaw County in the State Health Contest, with Myrtle Pate of Antiocn Club as .alternate. The State Health Contest will be held at Winthrop College in June, and the girl who wins in this contest will enter the National Health Contest in Chicago next fall. The first prize for the best Health Poster shown at the Health Contest j was awarded to the Antioch Sewing 1 Club, and the se<#>nd prize went to the Midway Cooking .Club. Both of these posters are on display at JBud-1 din's Book Shop. The first prize for the Health Story went to Clara Hinson of Antioch Club, and the second prize to Elizabeth Stogner of Timrod Club. ' The prize writing letter follows: My Health Story. Last fall Mrs. Boykin, the Home Demonstration Agent, "came td ou!l school to organize a cooking club, t had been a member of the club before, 1 but had never been very enthusiastic or interested in it. Mrs. Boykin explained the importance of food, telling what a great part it played in our health, and I saw at once that I did not eat as I should. I very seldom ate any green vegetables, because I didn't like them and I did not get the much-needed minerals for the ^ up-building of my body.' I ate too many sweets and not enough fresh fruits. I did not take the required amount of exercise and was overweight and rather humpshouldered. One of my greatest faults, as I realize now, was not taking the right j care of my teeth. I did not brush | them except on special occasions, and j now they have a tendency to be ofx j color", despite the care that I take of j fKpm~ "TresoTveH thenTto turn over a j new leaf in my life book and earnestly try to improve my health. . , I began by learning to eat green j vegetables, and now I really like them. I ate less sweets and starches and more fruit, both fresh and cooked. While I had always drunk plenty of milk, I had never drunk enough i water. I began drinking from six to eight glasses of water daily. I had not been having enough fresh air m my room, so I raised my window eacn night to let the air in. A certain amount of fresh air is essential to all people in order that '. they may be healthy. A person who sleeps with windows down, or without ventillation will certainly wake up feeling blue; but when theTe is plenty of fresh air in the room a person will wake u"p feeling fresh and crisp. When I realized that I was not taking enough exercise I started playing basketball. This gave me all the necessary exercise. V As to caring for Tny teeth, I brush them twice daily and they not only look better but feel better too. Although I have already done much toward improving mV health, I expect to do much htiore in the future. I feel sure that I wilj succeed. ?3 " r-. Mayor Stops Solicitor. Mrs. V. E. Lawsonj SaK^ to be representing the American Rescue^Workers, with headquarters at Charlotte, was stopped from soliciting funds in Camden on Tuesday on orders from Mayor C. P. DuBose. The woman_h?JL made frequehF trTps to Camden and recently au article was published 4in The Chronicle copied from a Hendersonville, N, C., paper, where the woman's work was in disrepute in many cities and she.has had frequent tilts with officers in other cities. When asked by the Mayor to show her credentials for soliciting she told the officers that she had lost her handbag containing her papers, and when toid that" she would have to cease "work" in Camden she. wanted to act ugly, but 'was dismissed with a warning from the Mayor and left the city. Mrs. Lawson goes dressed in a uniform so near like that worn by the | Salvation Army workers she is mistaken for them-and consequently gets a great deal of help she could not get otherwise. She is not a bad looking woman, is a fast worker and generally "works" a town before her fraud , is discovered. She will hardly come I back to Camden. Cemetery Association to Meet An important meeting, to which al .members as well as the people ol Camden are urged to attend, is callec by the management of the Camder Cemetery Association for Fridaj Afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Predby jterian lecture room. - ^ - REV. BOOZER DEAD Married Kershaw County Woman and Held Pastorate in County The Rev, Thomas Frederick Boozer, 75, retired Presbyterian minister, died suddenly Saturday morning1 at his home on Ki^st Jefferies street. He was in the yard looking at his garden .when he was stricken with a heart attack that proved fatal in a few minutes. Mr. Boozer, who was a native of i Newberry county, graduated at tho Adger College in Walhalla, attended Davidson College in North Carolina, and received his ministerial training at the Columbia Theological Seminary. He was ordained in 1888 at ^Concord church, Suimter jjounty, where he served six years as pastor before going to Turkey Creek church in Kershaw county. His last pastorate was-with-oid~_BritaiiT church in Rutherford county, N. C., where" ho served 12 years. After moving to Gaffnoy 23 years ago he supplied various Presbyterian churches in this section, v including Sharon, Hickory Grove and Blackdburg until about ten years ago when he retired from I the active ministry!1' In his later years Mr. Bopzer devoted his time principally to gardening, experiencing more than ordinary success in growing early plants of various kinds. Funeral services were conducted at the residence Sunday afternoon by the Rev. W. A. Hafner, pastor of thel Limestone Presbyterian church, as-i sisted by Rev. L. W. Shealy, pastor of the Limestone Street Methodist church. Interment was in Oakland cemetery with P. S. Courtney, funeral director, in charge. M|*. Boozer is survived by" his wife, who before marriage'was Miss Rena Team of Camden, and the following children: Mr6. J. p. Sutton Gaffney; Mrs. William ?rndoff, Spartanburg; David and John W Booeer, Gaffney; T. F. Boozer, Jr.] Kings Mountain, N. C, Two brothers, .s- *nd George -Pt Booter -trfNewberry county, also survive.-Gaffney Ledger. Aged Man Assaulted and Robbed | Struck over the head with a stick, severely cut about the face, head and neck, and robbed-?this was the fate of Capt. Samuel Golden, 71 years of age, -a designer of ships, who was j attacked by. a negro, Tom Cherry, [late Monday afternoon, 16 miles from Columbia near Messers Mill on the old Camden road, when he was hiking back from Florida to his home ih Buffalo, N. Y. Cherry has been arrested and is now in the Richland county jail. Conference Had Large Attendance The meeting of the Woman's Mists lonaty Society of the South Carolina Conference closed on Thursdav J? The attendance was record breaking, going over the 800 mark but Camden was fully equal to this' strain. The unbounded hospitality of the homes, the delightful drive* the reception at the D. A. R. relic roqms will long be remembered. The beauty of the town, still in its robes o F.aster green and exquisite blossoms, enhanced the pleasure of the 'guests. --?A. mccfiBsfuL program, attondod witti enthusiasm marked, the session. 7j ?erry' of N??hville, vicepresident of the Woman's Missionary Council * and Miss Annie Belle Wilof Charleston, missipnary to erf?"; tW? out8tandiug speak" this ee^ion. ' The . session lasted two and a half days. The next meeting will be held in Florence in ? ; Lugoff 8. I. A. Meeting ? The Lugoff School Improvement association held its regular monthly h^n*p?8t Thursday *n the school house. Plans were discussed for the meeting with the men to be held on fi th evenin* of Way 20, -and -for a money-making entertainment to be given the last week in May. . After the business session a readI lUfiT rom Shakespeare was given by ! Jta H t.heuUdie?- The hostesses, M?. Hugh MeCsHwn-ond Mrs. J. A Bell, served refreshments. . ' West-West T" E M Ge0,rBC A1" We,t of 1 ""d Ml" Lu,e? MirUe West of Ker ' W L by Prob?t? r . ?u McDowe" on April 23rd. The.* ??? mrt-wtohoo of MAY DAY AT WATRREE Dune liall Season Opens Saturday With Pacific Mills Team. . % Wateree Mill? baseball team will officially open its baseball season on Saturday with a game with the strong Pacific Mills team of CJolumbia. Wateree Will have a fast team this year and will play the fastest mill teams in this section. Games have been closed with Pacific, Hartsville, Lancaster, Columbia Mills, Great Falls, Newberry and Paw Creek, N. C. Other games are pending. Wateree's probable lineup lor Saturday's game will-be Feagin, c. f,; Mimms 3b, Pearson rf, Dority lb., Lynch 2b., Bennie Smith ss., TSvitty If., Miles c., and Baker p. Ed Barnes Otis Grayson and Bill Pulley may also time. The game will start at 3:30. May-day exercises, as in previous years, will take place also. These exercises will include the crowning of the May Queen, May-pole Dance, baby parade and music by the mill band. The celebrated "Wampus Cat" will, be there also and will act as mascot. The program will begin at 2:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited. Admission will he twenty-five cents to all. Flrg Pgfltroys Automobiles r_ir At an early hour Sunday morning fire of unknown origin destroyed adjoining garages on the property of Mr. J. R. Montgomery and that of Mrs. John J. Goodale. Mr. Montgomery succeeded in getting his car clear of the building, but a Ford touring car belonging to Mr^ F. N. McGorkle ?nd a Ford roadster belonging to, Mr. F. Dess Goodale were badly damaged. None of the cars carried insurance. ?? < f - Death of Miss Hallic Brown Lucknow, S. C., April 19.?Miss -Halhe Modena Brown, daughter of( Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Brown, passed away at the Columbia hospital on April 11th after an operation for appendicitis from which she contracted pneumonia. Hallie was born at Lucknow August 15, 1905. She received her education at Bistoopville and Antioch High schools. Hallie was .a giri of high ideals and noble Character and by her even temperament ' she hdd endeared herself to every one who knew heT. She was a member of Concord Methodist church, a member of the Young People's Christian Endeavor of which she took an active part. Besides her parents, she is survived by the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. i W, W. Hopkins, Mrs. A. T. Hopkins, J Mrs. H. W. Radcliffe, Mrs. G. W. j Pate, Miss Geneva Brown, Messrs. W. W. Hall and Shelton Hull. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Concord church by.her jpastor, the Rev. Hudson. A large number of sorrowing relatives and friends attended to pay their last sad tributes and the floral tributes were many and beautiful, showing the esteem in which she was held. The active pallbearers were Messrs. T. C. Clyde, Bill Pate, Jack PBtje," Harry Johnson and Robert WatMat ?F.C.L. Mr. Watkina Sella Property r Mr. W. Rj Watkins thip week, sold his place on the outskirts of Camden to Dr. R. E. Stevenson The property consists of an eleven room dwelling house and twenty acre? of land. The house is furnished by electricity generated frorfr its own plant from water power on the farm. Fi'^Psh uiaiau * ? " ' "J?a m a irnn wttttrr is xursisntci rium springs on the place and a fi'sh pond stocked with fish is also on the property. The sale was* made through L. C. Shaw, real estate agent. * Play Tonight "The Spice of Life," a musical revue in two acts, will be presented at the high school auditorium tonight at 8:30 by local talent under the direction of Miss Betty Lester, of Jackson, Georgia. The proceeds will 'be for the benefit of the local chapter U. D. C., and will have in its cast Camden's best local talent. It will be full of pappy songs and the latest dances and patrons are prom ised an evening of delightful enter ' tainment. t uO i- V-'i > The 862nd birthday anniversary oi t Willi.??ja^k?pe?w was celebwtw r at Stratforrf-on-ATon. England, laa I Friday. ' " " ' I"" DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING Camden Club Reorganize* and Name* Delegate* to County Convention ? - tr The Camden Democratic Club held its annual meeting at the county court 'house on Saturday afternoon, April 24, for purposes of reorganisation and the naming of its several officers and 'committees, Mr. L. T. Mills, as the former president, called the assembly to order and asked for nominations of officers. Mr. Mills was declared reelected president witb Mr. L. A. Wittkowsky as vice-president and Ferris McDowell secretary-treasurer. Dr. A. W. Humphries elected Democratic Executive Committeeman and a nominating committee, composed of Mr. W. R. Hough, Mr. G. A. Moseley and Mr, L. A. Wittkowsky, was appointed tb. select the names of dejeeratftw t<> thn n^Mn^y nnnyention. I 'The-committee on registration, tin powered with authority to increase their number as they deem advisable, consists of Mr. H. D. Nttee, Mr. C. W. Birchmore and Mr. W. F. Russell. The president and the secretary wore elected to fill existing vacanciqgt on t(he county convention delegation and the list of names, all of whom were declared duly elected to represent the club at the county convention to be held in Camden on Monday, May 3rd, as submitted by the nominating committee is as follows: M. Ij. Smith, Lr.- A. Wittkowsky,--? L. T. Mills, W. L. DePaas, Jr., G. A. Moseley, J. H. MoLeod, G. C. Welsh, W. L. Jackson, Arthur Clarke, Joe Strak, W. R. Hough, H. G. Carrison, Jr., W. F. Russell, C. W. Birchmore, Ferris McDowell, R. s. Williams, [ W. H. Pearce, Mrs. W. J., Mayfleld, Mrs. S. C. Zemp, Wylie Sheorn, James S/heorn, Dr. A. W. Humphries, I. C. Hough, B. E. Sparrow, D. M. McCaskillf J. H. Clybum, Ralph N. .Shannon, E. D. Blakeney, C. P. DuBose, R. M. Kennedy, Jr., David Wolfe, Mannes Baruch, Dr. Clarence Dunn, Bennie 'Smith. TO BE TRIED IN JUNE ? * '? ? Special Judge Lanham To Preside Bigham Trial Columbia, April 19.?S. T,. Lanham, of Spartanburg, as special circuit judge, sitting in the stead of Judge iS. W. G, Shipp, disqualified will preside for the third trial of Edmund S. Bigham, charged with murder, it was announced 'last Week by Associato Justice R? C. Watts, acting chief justice of the supreme- court. The case will.l>e_cajled during the regiBar term_? ?f the court of general sessions for Horry County, beginning June 7. Mr. Lanham has been notified by i Gov. Thomas G. McLeod of his selection by Justice Watts to ait for the Conway term and will in due course * j?no unforseen contingency preventb? appointed and commissioned 'by the governor as special circuit judge for the occasion. Justice ?Watts' announcement foia conference between him, ai _ acting chief justice of the supreme court and Judge Shipp, whjMrtwe fore in the divers legai ramifications of the Bigham case^had disqualified* himself foj: hearing the cause. - | - Mapch .81, after Judge T. J. Mauldin had refused the change of venue {tf j^^fgotown county sought by them--* BighamV attorneys announced that they would ask the governor to order a special term of the court at Conway for the trial of the case. The treason for the request, A. L. King, one of Bigham's counsel explained at . the time of. tpe announcement, was that the case Ixiuld not be heard be- ^ fore-the October term, Judge Shipp, assign ^Jp hpAd.lhfi.jceurt at in June, having on a former occasion*' Held himself disqualified to paw <m other motions with reference to Big- ' ham's case. E1 -I ?^ - Ir * Special Matinee for Children Manager W'illiamson wishes to announce that he will give a special matiqee for the children at the Majestic Theatre Saturday morning j at 10 o dock He also announces that Pru?Iam wiH 1,6 to please all o children, the feature attraction i j>c,nR *n Our Gang comedy, "Buried Treasury*' and Art Accdrd in his 1 * * ?Western Picture, "Rustler's ' a^C^' is aU? on/ the Program. child attending this matinee will be given.a souvenir and Mr WiL i th*t the ch,W?n will ' ** Wl taken care qf and at th? >?U'J Uwe they will ,?}?, the show. The t admission to all ehUdran will h. .T, leenta.