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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. D. Nil*. . . Kditor and Publisher Published every Friday at No. 1109 Broad Streot and entered at the Camden, South Carolina, posioffice as second class mail matter. Price per a?r?um $2.00, 9 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmfmprnmmm i i ?| Hfc' Camden, 8. C., Friday, Jan. 7, 1927. F "C- ~~] J927 JANUARY 1927 jSTpgri Wd7 rw frfT**" lii uj uu uu in T i 2 3 4 5 6 7 H 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2*J 30 31 W ? " 1'. V The Chronicle i/? thin week currying the Ktiitcmentb of the* five hankH of the county und a study of thcae stutcmenU will ?how that the finance* of these institutions arc in good shape. With the cry of "hard times" and business depression heard on all sides it is refreshing to read of sonic concrete example that disputes this popular hue and cry. Many people get the habit of"crying hard times and it becomes chronic with a great many. There seems to be plenty of money in this county yet, and if a certain class would only pay a part of what they owe it would lessen the business depression. WV refuse to (relieve many of the hard luck stories we hear. In the death of Editor Freeman of the f'ee Dee Advocate the stale loses one of its best newspaper men and . good citizens. To our way of thinking Mr. Freeman published the best weekly paper m South Carolina. It was out of the ordinal y in many rexpt'CtH always filled with live news of county-wide interest. He was the only publisher of a weekly newspaper in South Carolina who had the nerve to charge $2.f>0 per year for his paper but he got it ?and it was worth it. Kill It At the IP'2'I session of the South (Carolina legislature an appropriation ' of sonic $25,000 was made to "advertise" th?' state in other sections of the Country, the "advertising" to be done, as we recall it, by a committee to be selected by the governor. But for some reason the committee, already appointed, deferred the trip to next year. We therefore presume that the money will revert to the state treasury and if the trip is made the money must he rcappropriated. Here's an opportunity to prevent an entirely inexcusable waste of a considerable sum of public funds. If the money- is still available for the use of the committee, the legislature, at its lt>27 session, should immediately repeal the act providing for the junket. We have had entirely too much <>f this unseasoned legislation in Columbia in recent years. It gets the people nothing, hut costs a lot of money. South Carolina is one of the original thirteen "tat*.-* and the glorie and advantages of this state are of common knowledge over the whole country. Away with thi> "advortis ing" ti'in, planned only to provide pleasure for a b>i of favored people at the expense of the taxpayers. Also away with a number of other useless things for which the legislature is responsible, and about which Govet'noi John G. Kichaids will tell it before long; Km'. Mill Times. . KESOLl HONS OF KESI'ECT The foil owing resolutions of respect adopted by the John P. Kennel) Chapter United Daughtci - on th" death of Minn Louise Nettles, has been "handed to the press with the n (pies', that t hex be published. The resolution we:* signed by Mis. K. Leslie /e!:ip. M: W. J. Dunn and Mts. W. F. Nettles a committee: "In the dia'h of Mi-s I.ou the Chapter has -uPaine.'. an irrepaiahle lo>.-.. There ate few orga./.ation> that have been hles-ed with a member whoso soul has kept loyal, and whose example wa- su, .. a benediction. We who Live*! he and shall miss her bow reverent 1> to the will of God, nor do we doubt his wisdom. Therefore be it resolved First?That we record .<u; deen sense of love to our Chapter and to the community. Second?That we shall miss her direeling and inspiring ability, her wise counsel, her generous and unfailing gifts. Third?That we try t > emulate her beautiful Christian life. Fourth?That we express our heartfelt sympathy to ho family in their sad bereavement. Fifth?That a copy of these resolutions be sent to her family, and published in our local papers, and a page in our minute book be inscribed to her memory. A soapy dishrag, slapped across the fare of an Indianapolis burglar by a housewife, put him to flight hall blinded. r MUnr ? H Cliff of U. O. C. OupCf Tha elegant home of Dr. and Mrs. John W. Gorbett presented an appearance of warm welcome but it was greatly surpassed by the delight* ful manner in which the John D. Kennedy chapter was' entertained on January 3, by Mrs. Corbett with Mrs. Ar VV. Humphries as assistaitl hosU ess. After the opening prayer the roll call disclosed a representative number of about forty present, several visitors being among them. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. "Echoes of tin: Convention" read by Mrs. N. ('. Arnctt included many statements that would cause the hearts of the members of the chapter and citizen* of Camden as well to beat with pride. The universal sentiment expressed by delegates in attendance from other sections was that Camden and vicinity can justly maintain the claim for unexcelled beauty and hospitality. Next was read a tribute to the memory of Miss Louise Nettles which item of praise was heartily endorsed by all present. A committee coinposed of Mrs. W. J. Dunn, Mrs. Leslie Zemp, and Mrs. W. F. Nettles wus appointed to formulate memorial resolutions on the passing of Miss Nettles. A page in the minute hook is to be inscribed' to her memory. The names of Mrs. Edward Moblcy, Mrs. It. M. Kennedy, Jr., and Mrs. T. L. Willingham were proposed ^ind accepted for membership With profound regret was the resignation of Mrs. W. Bratton deLoache, the popular and efficient historian, accepted. The vacancy was filled by the election of Mrs. John T. Mackey. During the historical program interesting excerpts were read on the lives of (Jen. Robert E. Lee, J. B. Kershaw and John D. Kennedy by Mrs. E. C. von Tresckow. A tribute to (Jen. Leu, written by the famous Englishman, Phillip Stanhope Woraley, was both instructive and entertaining to all. In order that the rising generation may learn to Jove and honor the memory of our Confederate heroes u committee composed of Mrs. E. C. von Tresckow, C. L. Winkler and A. W. Humphries, was appointed to arrange for appropriate exercises at the school auditorium on Lee's birthday, January 19. Several very enjoyable piano selections were rendered by Misses Carolyn Richardson and Katherine Boykin. Refreshments consisting of sandwiches, cake and tea .were then served by Mrs. Alice Ma rye and Mrs. John T. Mackey assisting the hostess. The chapter adjourned accepting the cordial invitation extended by Mrs. T. L. Willingham to meet ut her home on February 7. Mrs. A. W. Humphries, Secty., U. 1). C. Circle To Meet Circle No. Three of the Baptist Missionary Union of the Camden Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Carl A. West on Tuesday afternoon January 11, at 1 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. 13iI'd at Bethune Miss Katie Mahaffey, who resided with her nephew, W. 1). Mahaffey, about two miles above Bethune, died Tuesday afternoon, December 21, at o'clock after a biief illness. Miss Mahaffey was one of the oldest persons in the Bethune section, having reached the great old age of 93 years. Up to the time of her death she perfoiiucd her household duties, besides rilwavs being bright and cheerful, i'ho funeral was held Wednesday | .iltei noon. Moving to Sand Hills B. i.. Parker and family, who have iixtd for many yeais at the Antioch Crossroads, about six miles east of ; Lancaster, will move next week to ) Kershaw county and locate in the j sand hill country about six miles this , side of Bethune on a farm known as \ the Hough place and formerly owned by Van D. Est ridge of Rock Hill, Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Parker will I regret to lose them and their good i family as residents of Lancaster, but i -,,ey (airy \,ith them the esteem of a i v. de circle of our citizens and best ; wmhes for their success.?Lancastei j \i ws. i Gold is being taken from a mine 1 .i u Cairo, Wales, which was worked bv the Romans nearly 1.700 years | ago. , Miles Harden, bom in North Carolina in. 1798, was one of the world'? largest men. according to available ' records. Tie was seven feet aix inches t tall and weighed mnre than a thous and pounds. An opalized dogfish was fount thirty-five feet below the surface it 1 the famous opal fields at \Vhit< ' Cliffs, New Seuith Wales. The deepb 1 indented eye sockets showed plainly i and yhjn .veins of purple opal en circled the fish from tip to tip. ... marr3 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE , Annual Report of Public Health Nurse for Kerahaw County Following is the annual report of Mr*, Louise M. Brown, public health nurae for Kerahaw County for the year I92A: "Under the head of ma|ernity-infancy-preachool cornea the following: prenatal viaita, 118, poatnatal mother a 52; infanta under one month, 86; young children I month to 2 years, 104; children from 2 yeara to 7 yeara, 108; number of colored rnidwivea rogiatered in Kerahaw County and ina pec ted, 42; claaaea of inatruction for theao colored women, 10. "Visits to diagnosed tuberculosU caaea, 120; to suspected caaea, 48; apecial examinationa, 5; patients sent to campa, 4; to government hospital, 1. Other communicable diacuae viaita, 48; anti-typhoid aerum given, 124; vaccinationa, 18. "School room a visited, 72; pupila inspected, 2,100; number defective, 2,020, most of thin number having bad teeth and tonsils. Follow-up home visits to .school children, 100; talka to school children, 32; nutrition groups, j 2; Little Mothers League claaaea, 1; home nursing groups, 1; number enrolled, 25. "Number of orthopedic caaoa enrolled and having follow-up visits, 48; new caaea treated in 1020 or waiting to he treated, 12; number of trips to Columbia with crippled children, 30, "Talks at club meetinga, fy exhibits at fair, 1; number piecea of literature distributed, 850; conferences, 42; social service viaita, 180; total number of Viaita for 1926, 1,250." 1 ? * SUICIDE BY FIRE. Spartanburg Man Adopts Horrible Method of Ending Life. Spartanburg, Dec. 29?Ruasell Aubrey Lancaster, 44, prominent farmer of this county, committed suicide here about 12*:30 o'clock today by lashing himself to a tree and setting fire to his oil-soaked clothing. He had been in ill health for several years. The body was found by Wilson McCracken, 12-year-old lad, who was passing through Cleveland park, where the tragedy was enacted, gbout an hour afterward. He immediately summoned friends and the police to the scene. A coroner's jury convening over1 the body this afternoon, pronounced it n case of suicide, for a man answering the description of Lancaster was seen with a milk can, which is supposed to have cotained the oil or gasoline used to ignite his clothing, in the vicinity a short while before finding his body. Lancaster had seated himself astride a tree, and first saturating his clothes with inflamable material, bound his feet together with a wire and ignited his clothing. When found,'-the torso was badly burned and the left leg had been completely severed by the flames. No evidence of foul play was manifest. His hat, which had been turned crown down, contained his watch and $9.50. It was located about 20 feet from the body. The empty one gallon can, which had contained the oil with which he had saturated his clothing, was nearby. A box of matches lay close by his side. Lancaster had left his home early in the morning and relatives who had conducted a search for him had been unable to find him. Funeral services will bo belt! at 11 o'clock Friday morning. He. is survived by a widow and three children, ' as well as two brothers and a sister I who reside in this section. i ... Card of Thanks | The Chronicle has received the folI lowing signed by Mr. and Mrs. John j Lewis and family: "We wish, through 1 die columns of this paper, to thank : all the kind friends who so generously ! ministered to the care and comfort j of our daughter and sister, Mrs. , 1 Blandina Lewis Parlin, during her i sickness and death. May God bless and reward them all." ; ' 1 ' "" How Doctors Treat ' I * Colds and the Flu To break up a cold ovorrijht or . to cut short an attack of grippe, in. fluenza, sore throat or tonsillitis, phy! j sicians and druggists are now recommending Calotaivi, the .purified and refined cnlomyl compound tablet tha gives you tho effects of calomel I'.rr1 salts combined, without the unploas ? t ant e/fects^tif either. < | One or two Calotnbs at bed-timr ; w*ith a swallow of water,-?tHtd.1-. sin j No salts, no nausea nor the slights ! interference with your eating, wort 1 i or pleasure. Next morning yoc.-ccF" ^ has vanished, your system is thor cughly nurifiod and you nre Gvlir.f L* i fine with a hearty appetite fr- > y 1: ; [ fast. Eat what you please, ?no dan , ffor. ! Get a family rackago, ccnta:r.ing full directions, only 35 cenu. At any ; drug store. (adv) ... Ill .11 iiiwiin.hiiiiii) wmmmi???qpgw? > wnf% - * ' Get* Cheek For One Ce?t -- 1 .^_U? _ Perhaps one of the largest finau| c ittl transactions held during the closing days of the year was recorded last week when Mrs. H. K. Thomas received a check for one cent from j the receiver for the defunct Farmers i Bank of St. George. Several years ago Mrs. Thomas was in St. George ( and had an account with this bank.j When she left she thought she had j jclO?ed the account, but an error was made and she left 10 cents on deposit. The bank failed and the officials who are closing the bank found they could pay 10 per cent to the depositors, and Mrs. Thomas consequently received her dividend of 1 cent. It took a two-cent envelope to bring it, and with the envelope and time taken to make out the check, there was doubtless on expense account of not less than B cents to bring her the one cent. It is understood that Mrs. Thomas hus been studying the bond market and advising with the financial heads to see if might find a safe investment for her money. She has about decided to await the action of the legislature and possibly to invest in some good road bond* possibly those of the Coastal highway.?Walterbor'o Press and Standard. Bus Has Mishap The Churlotte-Columbia Hayes line bus which passes through Lancaster at about 12 o'clock came near having a serious wreck Friday afternoon when about four miles this side of Kershaw on its way to Columbia. While going at a moderate rate of i speed something went wrong with the ; steering gear, causing the big bus to take to the field, throwing the passengers pell mell over the car. The passengers were considerably shocked and Miss Lalladge Cauthen of LanI caster, one of the number, sustained a badly sprained ankle. .Miss Cauthen was on her way to Columbia to spend the week-end with friends, but following the accident she was taken to Kershaw and returned to Lancaster on the 3:35 Southern train. It may be several days before she "will be able to return to her school at Mebane, N. C., where she is teaching. Arrangements were made to carry the passengers on to Columbia and other points.?Lancaster News. A 400-year-old medical treatise lists witch-hazel nuts as brain food. Kotiee of Stockholders Meeting The stockholders of the Bank of Camden will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday next, January U, at 11 o'cloek in the offices of the bank. H. G. GARRISON, JR., Cashier. - - NOTH3B ??There will be a meeting of Camp Richard Kirkland U. C. V. at the county court house at 11 o'clock Wednesday, January 18. AH members a re urged to attend. W. F. RU<SHELL, Commander. Notice of Election of Librarian. All paying members of the Camden Public Library are hereby called to meet in the office of I^aurens T. Mills, Camden, S. C., at five o'clock Friday afternoon, January the 7th, for the purpose of electing a Librarian and reorganising by the election of new . officers, and for such other business us may come before the meeting. Laurens T. Mills, President ! L. A. Wittkowsky, Treasurer Camden Public Library j TIME EXTENDED. City Council gives notice that the time for the payment of city taxes without penalty bus been extended to January 31st. CAMDEN CITY COUNCIL January 6, 1P27. ] NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Board of Directors of Kershaw County at its first meeting on Jan-I uary 4, 1027, instructed the Clerk to give notice to the public that the Board will not pass for payment any claim against the County for purchases for the county unless the same be approved in writing by the County officer or representative responsible for the purchase charged therein. LAURENS T. MILLS, , Clerk Board County Directors. Want8--For Sale j WATCH REPAIRING?I am .prepared to do your watch and clock repairing of all kinds at reasonable prices. First-class work guaranteed. I make a specialty of repairing Swiss watches. M. T. Yates, rfd No. 5, Camden, S. C. 41-pd FOR RENT?After January first the Snyder store, next to Hoffer Jewelry Company. This building will be repaired to suit the prospective renter. Apply H9nry Savage, Camden, S. C. ' * 40-hk FOR RENT?Six Room house with bath, located on Laurens street. Apply N. R. Goodale, Camden, S. C. 41-pd WANTED TO BL'Y ~A good one ton 1 or an* And one-half ion truck. Ad. j dress N. Snyder, Laurens Street, Camden, B. C. 41-pd WANTKD'TO BUY?AM ilnds "of junk and autoa; will pay good price for your junk. Address N. Snyder, Laurens Street, Camden. S- C. 41-pd FOR SALE One International brae- 7 " tor in good order, price $4200, terms. Apply Henry Savage, Camdttfr jFC; FOR RENT?To tourist for season five room brifck bungalow. Price reasonable. Apply to J. W. Lenoir 1111 Loan and Exchange Rank Bldg., Columbia, S. C. i0 4l^ FOR SALE? Boxwood ehxsubbedV, eight feet wide and eight feet high, hundred years old, easily moved, located fourteen miles South of . . Camden on Stateburg road; alee antiques for sale. Address hfrs. Mary F. Alston, Box 86, Rte. 8, Camden, S. C. 89*41?pd NOTICE To the owners of Gulbransen pianos.?This is to inform you that I have recently been selected * by the manufacturer of your piano as their tuner?technician and registered mechanic No. 704. Insist on all tuners 'desiring work on your piano to show you credentials from the GuJbransen company that they are registered mechanics. This is the only way by Which you arc protected from the fake tuner. . I shall be pleased to service your piano at any time. L. L. Moore, Telephone 242-w, Camdfciv, 8. C. ; 39-41-sb COAiTfor'sALE?Apply to Camdes Lumber Company, Telephone 346, Camden, s. Or" * fl8-45-el|rFOR RENT?For rent for year 192f a two horse farm neat Antioch church. L. A. Wittkowsky, Caraden, S. C. 84-sb PHOTC^R AP H Y?I ha^ recwitly rebuilt my home at 1840 Hailc street and built an up-to-date home studio where 1 am prepared to do any kind or style of photograph and at a reasonable price. I have " some of the latest equipment and V can make pictures regardless of weather conditions. Joe B. Gas- , kins, Camden, S. C. 14-lf WAiJiiS^No'Tipine Togs." Highest cash prices paid; year round demand. Sumter Planing Mills aid ' Lumber Co., Attention E. 8. Booth, Sumter, S. C. ^1-tf-efo WE CLEAN?Anything from neckties to art squares. Camden Dry Cleanery, Phone 17 or 655. FOR SHOE REPAIRING^aTlTfthe | Red Boot Shop next - door to Ex- f press office. A. M. JONES, Prop. Mtf -I B8-B??1[ I f ; I :J & "Hr They Had To Be Economical in Everything but Car "No evidences of prosperity around their home?no spare money to spend on furniture, clothes, books,_ c' _ ^ _ ~ , pictures?'always worried when the bills came in'?^ because, in a moment of weakness, they bought a more r expensive car than they could really afford.' ? v - -r-: " . " ' v 73*. * ~ " How much wiser you are to have the extra warmth and comfort of a closed v Ford?with its balloon tires, too?for less than the cost oF even an open car of any other make. 9 \ ' . ' " ' - * 4?f > . -:m *J| . - " We have a few desirable used Fords of all models 48 that have been reconditioned and repainted .S . * ... - . ^ and are wonderful values for the money" Redfearn Motor Company ? Camden, S. C.