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r': ^ :i ; HI..- .-- Ir.:-1-.: : *&? ' ' , The Camden Chronicle : | VOLUME XXXVIII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927. NUMBER 4?. Il'ULi/ c?i>/?ovn nun uxx. (James Three Tipses a Week and Later to Be Played Every |)%y. Staring la?t Saturday with a snappy match between Pinehurst and Camden polo will be played here three times a week, and after the middle of March daily. Splendid match games are assured aa players are daily joinjng the large number already on hand. This Saturday a team from WinatonvSalem including Thurmond Chatham, Hubert Haines, Edward Johnston, Jim Weeks und K. A. Darr will play the Camden team. Arriving this week the following players all of whom have strings of ponies here are Mantun Metealf, of Morristown, Marvin Hariison, Phil Crennan and E. Palmer, of Detroit, and Seymour Knox,-of Buffalo. Also playing here are Samuel Russell, Jr., of Middletown, Conn., Robert Adams, of New York, N. Afiicl, of New York, F. Tejan, of Dayton, und C. Little, of Camden. Although Camden's golf* courses .suffered last Sunday by the edict of the newly elected governor of South ? Carolina that the antiquated blue laws regarding Sunday observance should be enforced very few golfers left, and there is no doubt that active steps will be taken to have the present state legislature repeal the laws. Sunday evening about thirty motorid to the Holly Tree Tea Room, located on the plantation of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Cantey, eight miles below Camden for supper which was followed by the singing of spirituals by na, live plantation darkies. Among the guests were Lieut. Colonel Frazier i .Harris, Mrs. H. R. Carlton, Mrs. J. P. Teal, Mr. and Mrs. Dennison Dana, Mrs. Henry Abbott, Mr. >ant^ Mr#*' George P. Mallon and Miss Francis Mallon, Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. T. Jefferson Newbold, Mrs. Robert Marye, Mrs. Frank Everett Heywood, and Mr. Charles Kerner. The numerous charitable affairs have been largely attended by the winter guests, notably the card party last Friday at the home of Mrs. Arthur McMullen and the musicale on Monday afternoon at the home of Mr', and Mrs. Warren H. Harris. Both of these affairs were for the benefit of Camden's Civic League,-which is doing such fine work for the town. Sunday evening a large audience composed of winter sojourners as well as townsfolk greeted Benjamin DcLoache in his song recital at the Kirkwood. The program besides operatic and popular songs* by Mr. DcLoache also consisted of piano accompaniment charmingly 'rendered by I Miss Harriet Fishburne of Columbia and several pieces by the excellent orchestra of the Kirkwood. Mr. Del.oache's fine baritone was in excellent condition and the audience was enthusiastic in its commendation. This afternoon, March fourth, Mrs. Kdward MaeDowell will give a recital. playing the compositions of her late husband, one of America's leading composers. A large audience will doubtless greet this talented woman at the school auditorium and aid in the splendid work she is doing for the colony at Peterborough, N. H., for writers and musicians founded by Edwatd MaeDowell. Mrs. Carroll P. Bassett gave a tea at G iodie Castle on Thursday afternoon for Mrs. William S. Rainsford wi i h was largely attended and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Taintor entertained several guests at dinner on Monday evening. Following the Saturday afternoon polo match there was tea served for the visitors from Pinehurst and others followed by dancing in the Kirkwood Drill and in the evening pqgties were given by Nelson Asiel, Herbert Sftnclair, John Sweeney and others. An interesting event of the week was the marriage on March third of Miss Sarah Scott Gyayson to Mr. Eugene O. Harris, Jr., which occurred at the Grayson cottage on Lyttleton avenue. Owifig to the recent death of the bride's father, Harry Scott Grayson of Washington, Pa., the wedding was a very <juiet one, there being no attendant#,* The ceremony was Performed by Rev. T. A. Cheatham, vjn I;l)iscoPal minister of Pinehurst, N- ( The young couple left immediate.y for a trip to Bermuda, and on their return will make their home in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. W? ?3. Gould of Mont[ ?nd tyfh Shirley S. Watkins of ' niladelphia' -are recent arrivals at fyy Lodge, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Balard Williams and Ballard, Jr., of v ^idge and Miss Lorna Nilsen of Fv,Jork bave Joined the colony at the Kmg Haiglar Inn. . . - Irs. Collier Marshall of New York as joined hgr cousin, Mrs. Kathertne w?v trnH?Uston wl"> I? w*th Mrk. EdZt v Du?ose and Mrs. Martin Pierce T t P u-. ^r^ford is a guest of Mrs. vi K,rkland. or rVJ"?* j*rs: Charles J. Seabrook in Pa if J w, have many friends Wher? ^ have spent Inn hivT terl 8toPPin* Hobkirfc * desirahlo K "i!? ase? one of the most tletnn bu,1dm* sites on upper LytthX? S Will erJt hlc Mr. R. Z. Norton and Mr. /Lawrence Norton also own handsopse estates | here. JT Mr. and Mrs. Georsjfc P. Mallon and Miss Frances Mail oif of New York arc recent arrivals at Hobkirk In*, g Among^thc manjr arrivals at the Kirkwood may be noted Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin of Brooklyn, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Presjnn of Newton Center, Mr. and M/ii Allan Sheldon of Detroit,v Mrs. Dean Fisher of Stanford, Mr. andBfrs. Frank C. I^owry, of Montclair,?r. and Mrs. Channing Wells and and Mrs. H. C. Van Voorhees of Boston, and Mj\ and Mrs. Christy Pafflte of New York. The Court'Inn is filled to capacity and among the many coming there are noted t>r. and Mrs. T. II. Ellis, Mr. andPMrs. George H. N. Johnson and Mas Anna Johnson of Bridgeport, Wt. and Mrs. William Atwood, of B(got), Mrs. Samuel A. Crozer4of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. fltz qf Edgewater Park, N. J., Mr.^fcid Mrsf%j&. Reuling Davis of WilMs Bane, and Dr. and Mrs. GeoSe E. Street of New York. xT John Sweeney of Detroit who wjV Mrs. Sweeney is passing the wjKer at Hobkirk Inn entertained on TMsday evening with a dinner at the Tbtpi Shop for twenty guests and also entertaining at the attractive Totii with dinnprs recently were Mrs. Newbohf of Philadelphia and Mrs. JSdward Hammond New York. tT A pre-nuptial party was given at kh* Crescent Lake club on Wednesday iiight in honor of the Grayson-Harris m-edding party. About fourteerf Wuests were present to enjoy the B^ening. i : .SUNDAY DAW OliKYKD Arrest of Golfers ut Greenville To lfe Mude lent ( a.st* Columbia, Feb. 27.?Century-old "blue laws" invoked in South Carolina foi a t ight Sunday today resulted in the arrest of golfers in Greenville hh they went to the links despite Governor Richards' orders yesterday to officers to be on the alert for sueh violations. It was the second "blue" Sabbath in the state, and was more general in its effect thun last. Drug stores in the principal cities were either closed or catered solely to those purchasing medicines, no gasoline filling stations were reported operating. Four men" were arrested on Greenville golf links. They were former Solicitor Proctor A. Bonham, W. G. Perry, Jr., John Cushman and David Ferguson. W. W. Rogers, state constable, was the arresting officer and the charge was for violation of'Sunday laws. 1 he men were released on their own recognizance by the constable, but when they started to resume the game and were notified that continued play would result in their being locked un, Bonham and his companions then drove by automobile to Biltmore, N. C., near Asheville, where they finished the game. All said they would fight the case in court. Bonham is a former state senator, while the others in the party are Greenville business men. At Aiken, a resort town, officers refused to allow newsboys to sell papers on the streets but golf and polo were played with no arrests made. The usual number of links followers were on the Palmetto club links for the afternoon rounds while on the Highland Park hotel course a foursome between Den Thompson, Jim Searlc, Mack Donald, and William Whittemore, professionals, was played. Pupils of a preparatory school engaged in a polo game there, but all the amusements were held outside the city limits of Aiken. Camden, another tourist town, however, took no chances with the law, and announcement was made from all hotels that the law had been enforced. A number of winter visitors there left the state today, most of them going tp Pinehurst, N. C., hoteslry owners said. At Charleston, the lid was tight. Not an arrest had been reported by officers and all filling station?, gaiages, soda fountains, cigar stores and many restaurants shut their doors for the day. Only street cars and tapcicabs operated as usual. Greenville had reports of a "cigarette bootlegger" gang, operating there, selling their banned wares at 50 cents a tifttikage instead of the usual 15 or lWtfents. Columbia observed the,law closely, officers reported, with no arrests made. * Governor Richards was out of the city. His office declined to give his destination. Many ministers jn their sermons here and elsewhere in the state commended the . governor for his action in invoking tho old statute. Resolutions of commendation were passed in some instances. COUNTY SUPPLY BILL Bill Introduced To Meet Kximmimo of founty Affairs The Chronicle is indebted to Senator Grover C. Welsh for a copy oi the 11*27 supply bill for Kcraha* county which was introduced u days ago and which is expected to be i coWie luw within the next week or ten days: Section 1. Thata tax of eight and one-half mills to be expended as hereinafter provided is hereby levied upon ull the property in Kershaw County for county purposes for the year c?tgj mencing January 1, 1927, if so much be necessary for the amounts and far the purposes hereinafter stated, respectively, that is to say: (toads and Bridges Permanent road improvement $7,- i 000.00. r Convicts and maintenance of road working organization, $18,000. Salaries Clerk of Court, $1,000. Deputy Clerk of Court, $000. Stenographer for inquests (to ?be paid on the approval of the coroner not exceeding) $100. Sheriff, $2,100. Deputy Sheriff, $1,500. Treasurer, $066.07. , Clerk to treasurer, $300. Auditor, $666.67. Clerk to Auditor, $300. Superintendent of Education, $1,-7 400. Attorney, $400. Physician, $150. Coroner, $500. ^ Janitor of court house, $480. Janitor of jail, $600. Chairman board of directors, $400,, Three county directors at $300 each, $900. j Clerk to county board of directors, j $600. "Judge of Probate, $200. Magistrates, $2,600. Kershaw Guards (Co. M 118th In-1 fantry to be paid quarterly to captain of said company), $300. County Boards Board of education, $150. Board of equalization, $250. Board of registration, $160. Jail Expenses Jail expenses, including dieting of prisoners, $2,000. Court Expenses Jurors and witnesses* $7*000. Solicitor Fifth Circuit, $300. Stenographer Fifth Circuit, $200. County Home and Poor County home, poor house and poor, $3,000. Post mortems, inquests and lunacy, $500. Public Buildings Public buildings, including wate-, fuel, lightand insurance, $1,500. Printing and Stationery Printing, postage and stationery, $2,400. Miscellaneous Contingent Miscellaneous contingent, $1,000. Refund of taxes (to be paid to Camden Loan & Realty Co. as approved by the South Carolina Tax Commission and the Comptroller General) $1,510.96. Vital statistics, $325. County nurse, $1,800. Home Demonstration agent, $1,500. Farm Demonstration Agent, $1,100.1 Rural Police Four rural oolieemen at $1,500 each, $6,000. Expense?' of tour rural policemen not exceeding $30 per month," ho paid on itemized statements, approved by the sheriff, $1,440. Interest on Countv Indebtedness, $12,300. Grand total, anpropriation bill, $s5,389*30. ^Less estimated revenue, other than taxes: Commutation road tax, $5,000. Fines and licenses, clerk of court, $2,000. ' ^ Fines and costs, magistrates, $2,000. State insurance, $1,000. Gasoline tax, $12,000. Total estimated revenue, $22,000. Net appropriation bill, $63,389.00. The sheriff shall receive int. addition to his regular salary, his necessary expenses and five cents per mile for each mile traveled in going and returning when called beyond the limita of the county on official business, to wit: Searching for fugitives, conveying prisoners to the state reformatory, and conveying criminals to the penitentiary. In addition, tfye sheriff shalLalso receive fifty cpnts for committing, and fifty cents fpr discharging each prisoner, and sixty-five cents per day for dieting each prisoner for each day or fraction thereof while detained in the county jail or otherwise in hi$ custody* The sheriff shall be allowed $500, if so much be necessary for criminal work done outside of the county, payable upon his order. The appropriation for stenographer at inquests is subject to a quarterly report to the Kershaw delegation of satisfactory service rendered. A bill before the Minnesota legislature would make apple - stealing grand larceny in the third degree, tarrying with it a fine of from $100 to $400 and prison terms of from thirty days to six months. -? / CKTB CHANGE OF VENUE Would-B* Murderer of Gamble Not lo He Tried in Home Count) Whin the cusr of the state against Harold \\ heeler charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and interfering with an officer in the discharge of his duty, was handed to the grand jury of the Williamsburg county court at Kingstree yesterday morning, J. 1). Gilland, attorney for Wheeler, with the consent of Solicitor McLeod, moved for a change of venue to Clarendon county which Judge M. M. Mann granted. Mf. Giljand contended that Wheeler could not get a fair trial in Williamsburg county and his argument was upheld by the presiding judge. Wheeler's father, J. |\ Wheeler, was presented in the same indictment and the motion of Mr. Gilland included his ease also. Wheeler, it will be recalled, was believed to have been the man who placed cross ties on the &/\ur\V\; Coast Line tracks a mittf north of Cades early in NpVember, nearly causing the wreck ol four passenger trains, and it was when he was being sought by Sheriff Gamble and a deputy thut Wheeler shot Sheriff .Gamble in the face inflicting an injury which came near costing the life of the sheriff. W heeler escaped from the house aftei the shooting and the seurch for him continued for several days. He was finally located in Savannah where he was serving a thirty-day term for vagi a nt y and at the completion of the sentence he was returned to South Carolina, the governor of Georgiu having honored extradition. The shooting of Sheriff Gamble by Wheeler created one of the sensations of the day in this section. For a while it was believed that Wheeler had barricaded himself in his house. This his parents denied. Another theory that he had secreted himself in the swamps nearby persisted for some days. In connection with the Wheeler case a negro named Simon yesterday confessed in open, court that he- had placed the cross ties on the Coast Line tracks. In the course of the statement the negro declared that he had been forced to do this by Wheeler who held a pistol on him. Interrupting the negro, Magistrate J. B. Gamble stated that Simon in his original statement to him confessing the crime had said he put the cross ties 011 the track of his own accord.? Tuesday's I" lorence News-Review. Jail Breaker Caught in Charlotte Police yesterday arrested Arthur Montgomery, of South Cedar street, for authorities at Camden, S. C. A telegram requesting Charlotte police to hold him, declared a bench warrant and sealed sentence had been drawn. Specific charges were not mentioned. 'Sunday's Charlotte Observer. Sheriff J.H. McLeod, accompanied by R- IL JTllton, went to Charlotte saLui tffiy and brought Montgomery to jail here. It will be remembered that Montgomery made his escape along with Ellis Elders about one year ago by thrusting a revolver in the face of Jailor Player. He was being held on a Ijbotlegging charge. Elders has also been recaptured, convicted and sentenced to the chain gang, but has since again made his escape and has never been heard from. Aged Kershaw Citizen D?ad Kershaw, Feb. 27.?G. R. Cook, 72, for 15 years a highly esteemed business . man and resident of Kershaw, died at his home Thursday afternoon after an illness of about ten days. The funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church at 3:30 p.m. by his pastor, the Rev. George E,. Smith, who was assisted by the Rev. E. ,F. Rice, with interment in the Kershaw cemetery. The deacons of the- Baptist church, of ^which Mr. Cook was a lifelong member, acted as honorary pallbearers. , Mr. Cook is survived by his widow, who is his second wife, and was Miss Ellen Gillis of Rembert, to whom he was parried about four years ago, also by two sons, A, L. Cook and G. Frank Cook of Kershaw and by two daugjfters, Mrs. L. M. Faile of near Kershaw and Mrs. J. A. Griffin of Arkansas; a number of grandchildren and about 35 greatgrandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Alford McManus of Taxahaw. A first edition of John Bunyan's "Book for Boys and Girls" which was bought by a woman at Hemel Hempstead, England, a few years ago foi a half "crown, about sixty-one cents, .sold recently for $10,200. W'WMBli1, " ' ~"V"~ ***** 1 - -1-=5===5==========?===-!== MAMMOTH DAM TO RISK Twenty Million Dollar l)e>c|opim.?i ' or U'xiiiKion County Columbia, Feb. 2<J. for $20,000,000 water supply development in U'xiugton county, near here, in volving I lie construction of the Urg. est dam of its kind in the United States, if not in the world, were announced here today by the General ( as and Klectrie Corporation of New York, together with a statement that preliminary operations have already! been started. When completed the plant will de velop more than 200,000 horsepower, or three times as much as the present Muscle Shoals plant, the statement suid. Located at Dreher's Shoals on the Saluda river, ten miles air line from Columbia, the dam will be 1KH feet high, more than H.000 feet long, and more than 1,200 feet at the mid-1 section of the base. The lake created, it is said, will be thirty miles in length, fourteen miles wide, at some points, and will be the largest body of fresh water in the United States east of the Mississippi, having an urea twice us groat as that of Lake George, in New York. Murray and Lloyd, engineers, Now, York, aie in charge. Associated with them are Albert 8. Crane. The \V. S; Hurstow Management I Association, as contractors, will build the dam. The Barstow interests entered South Carolina about two years ago when they acquired the power, light and transportation utilities o( Columbia, now operated us the Broad River company. Lutt.r they entered tehe same field ut Spartanburg. W. 8. Uarstow is president of the General Gas and Electric corporation. Practically all of the land needed has been acquired it was said with T. C. Williams of Columbia, attending to this detail of the plan. The success of the development is predicated upon a further expansion of industrial growth in South Carolina, it was explained in the official statement given out here in a brief measure by Mr. Barstow today. "The success of a large development," he said, "does not depend entirely upon the engineering design and construction but primarily on its cost and the ability of the development to earn a return upon its cost. The last depends upon the ability of the section* supplied with elect rip energy to absorb tho output of such n large hydro-electric project. When it is realized that Charleston and Columbia together could not utilize 100,000,000 kilowatt hours of the 200,000,000 kilowatt hours or more which this development will provide, and that it will require the use of the entile capacity to show a return upon the investment, it can be seen how dependent the success of the venture is upon the groyvth of South Carolina. "We will make a careful survey of the situation over a period of two years, including many investigations and reports, and are convinced that South (. arolina will absorb the entire output at that time. Not only was it necessary for us to be convinced of this but to convince our associates who will join us in financing this un< dertaking." It is estimated that two and onehalf years will be required from the date of beginning the project for completion, with 2,000 men employed on the job. The exact date for beginning is said to be dependent upon closing conU acts with a -few land owners whdke property is necessary, and has nottyet been acquired. Regarding the financing of the project, Mr. Barstow's statement said: "We have selected as our associates some of the largest and best known banking firms in tho country, whose names are known throughout the world and whom we will announce ai a later date. We have convinced their the entire development is economie from an engineering and businesi point of view and that the future ol South Carolinais a very promising one. Thus we have brought to t happy conclusion two years of hare work, and we think we have assuree beyond peradventure, the success o; the undertaking." WHIHave Garden Party \ ? On Monday morning the Hoapita Auxiliary had a splendid meeting Much business was attended to an< a splendid report of the work don during the past year was read;?I i was decided that a garden , part' would be given on the afternoon o Match 10 at the home of Mrs. M. F Oharhon, en Lake View Terrace, fot . jneil* owned by Mrs.E.C.Rjtchi?. - - * . ? ... j x?s?----- - - iggSsfe." 17 vjvStt BETHINK NKWS NOTES Happenings of Interest Uh Told lly Our Regular Corrt*H|)?ndrn( Bethune, March 1. The girls bu>ketba!| team of the l.tvthunc school gave a i ecept ion at t tic home of Miss an ic Yarbrough ou last Friday evening. There were several interesti"K contests given and music was furnished by Miss Kuthiyn Truesdell. During the evening iee cream and cakes were served. This team deserves to be congratulated for the splendid success it has achieved dur"'K the season. Having played a dozen or more match games, it has lost only three. The members of the team are Miss Willie Kate Clyburn, I captain; Mies Kathryn Truesdell, manager; and Misses Allene King, F.dna Stokes, Myrtle Ratcliffe, Surah Lee Heustiss, Kitty Best, Margie I'arrott, Claudine Gardner and Margaret Mearon, completing the list of players. Misses Carrie Yarbrough and Beulah Pennington are the efficient couches. A very pleasant occasion for tho | junior boys and girls was the party given by Miss Mary Brannon last Friday afternoon celebrating hor thirteenth birthday anniversary. The color scheme was red, white and blue which wiui also Kulured in the refreshments. Jonquils were used also | to add u touch of color to tho rooms. 1 he afternoon was very pleasantly 1 spent with contests and games. Ice cream and cuke were served. Miss Beulah Pennington chuperoned > .'the Junior Epworth league on a most 1 enjoyable hike last Saturday. T | Circle No. 1 and Circle No. 2 of {.the Presbyteriun uuxiliary held their (regular monthly meetings at ..the home of Mrs. Evn Morgan and Mrs. ^ I). T. Yarbrough, respectively. After the study hour was over the hostess served delicious refreshments and a pleasant social hour was spent. Miss Jessie Caston, eldest daughter of Mr. ICrvin Caston, and Mr. Murray Black well, son of Mr. Jim Blackwell of the Union section, Were married at Bishopville cm last Saturday afternoon. The many friends of the contracting parties extend congratula- > tions. ? j Mr. Eugene Flowers, superintend' 3. jent of the schools at Cross, was a &Z" visitor in Bethune Sunday. Mr. h lowers was principal of the gram- -* ^ mar school here last year and has i many friends who were pleased to | see him ugain. ! Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Best and little , j son are visiting Mrs. Best's parents i ?n McCormlck. While away Mr. Best *. j will make a trip to Georgia to look after some property of his father, the late Mr, C. C. Best, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Griffin and {children have returned from a visit i to r elatives at ElVenton. { Miss Ollie Farr, who teaches in tho Bethune high school, spent the weekend at her home in Chopin. I Misses Lizzie Kate Davis and Nancy Best, students at- Chicora, ] were at home for the week-end. Miss Lois Watts, teacher of Home Economics in the Antioch school, visited at her home here this week-end. i Miss Scott, another teacher of tho Antioch school, was the* gunRt ofV Professor and Mrs. J. C. Foster. Mr. Foster was superintendent of ' the school ;it that place for several yeafs prior to his coming to Bethune. t Miss Mary Griffin of California is , visiting n the home of her brother, Mr. R. A. Grffin. Mr. and Mrs. J. FC. Severance and family spent last Sunday with relatives at Lydia. Mrs. B. H. Gardner was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith of Bennettsville Inst week-end. Thin section of the country had its ; first snow storm Tuesday morning, March first. The peach, pear and plum trees all abloom ana covered with a heavy snow presented an "unusually beautiful seene%. However, ? the snow was followed by* a hard rain which soon melted it. Officers Make Changes Mr. G. F. Cooley, who has been ^ member of the Camden police force for several years, has resigned his ^ position- on the force and goes with. . Sheriff J. H. McLeod's office as dep-. uty sheriff?the recent county Bupply bill having stipulated the amount to i be paid to a deputy for this office. i Mr. Cooley has been succeeded on. the ~ . ''force by Mr. Thomas^ Smyrl, a . former citizen of Camden, and for the past twelve years or more con- & i nected with the state constabulary in ; Columbia. Mr. Smyrl is well known j to Camden and Kershaw county peof pie, and made an excellent officer ; r when he was connected with law ent forcement in this cqunty, and his |(,friends in. this county will be glad of 1 his return. f J Halle Mine IxtitK Ago ?' .J Forty-four years ag6 the Rock Hill Herald carried the following news item of local interest: ?1.:: 1 F. G. Spilsbury, of the Haile mine, ; Lancaster county, deposited on Mon1 day, tlfe-ee gold bricks, each one e worth $1,200, in the mint at Char- I TTottc. This deposit, $3,600, is tho y largest deposit made at the Charlotte f mint since 1871, twelve years ago. \ This amount is the product of the - Haile stamp mint for the month of ......