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I The Camden Chronicle
B^uMEXXXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, I#27. NUMBER l
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IlLL JUCCBKDS LATH AN
. of Journalism To Head
News Siul Courier
leaton, April 14.?Dr. WUHum
{{all. dean of the school of
ism of the University of South
#) former editor of The State,
repted the editorship of The
tod Courier t?nd will take
of the paper about the middle
'
,r Hall baa been engaged in
imji for 36 years und has been
ni with four daily newspapers
slate.
as wide acquaintance with the
ns affecting the public welfare
has bad u strong influence
Dopular opinion through his
11 writings.
i 1X95 to 1897 Doctor Hall was
.,f the Charleston Evening
,hirh he left to become editor
Greenville News. After a
t-rvice in newspaper work in
lphia he became city editor
> .Jacksonville, Flu., Timeswhere
he remained two years,
ing to South Carolina and afbritf
engagement with The
he became assistant editor of
rws and Courier in 1906, being
ted with Major J. G\ Hemphill,
four years in that position, in
ie went to The State as maneditor,
and, upon appointment
editor, William E. Gonzales, as
ican minister to Cuba in 1913,
c ame editor of * The State. For
than ten years he filled that
on with fine ability. In 1921
is elected by the trustees of the
university to the newly created
>/ journalism and to be dean of
>artment.
ias P. Lesesne, managing edin
active charge of The News
urier since the resignation of
Lathan, who has accepted the
ip of the Asheville Citizen.
irn Dollars in South Carolina
< lemson College, April 16.?By inreasing
the yield of corn to twenty
ushels per acre, on the present
creage of neavl^Lwo milliop^ Jtcr?S,
Louth Carolina could keep at home
kven to ten million dollars now sent
nt to buy corn from other states.
The five-year average, 1921-1926,
is 14.3 bushels per acre or 27,375,|(l
bushels, whereas the state conBmes
35 to 40 million bushels. The
Rsent average yield is unprofitable,
R] a twenty-bushel yield is easily
Rsible, as witness the fact that
Rid reds of corn club boys have averforty
bushels per acre during
last four years.
R" point the way for raising the
^ ;. and meeting the consumption
Ria: >!. and securing more economic
Rhk-ion, the Extension Service has
Red Kxtensiori Circular 89, Corn
Rhution, by R. W. Hamilton, Act
ch.vf agronomist. The publicaR
diKu-ses the selection and . imRveinent
of corn land, varieties best
Red. fertilizers and formulas most
Rfitahjp. preparation and cultivaRn
harvesting, etc. It is free for
R asking from county farm agents,
from the Extension Service, ClemR
College, S. C.'
Members Make Charts
RThe April meeting of the Lugoff
R>rtu Demonstration club was held
R the home of Mrs. J. W. A. Sanders
Rth Mrs. J. A. Bell, vice-president
R this club, presiding.
The fifth lesson on food selection
R* given, with the assistance of
Riss Alma Burgess, county demon-,
Ration agent. Miss Burgess showed
chart giving the food values of our
Rfferent fruits, cereals and vegeRble^
and the women of the club
Ren made charts showing the buildR<
fuel and regulating foods. These
Rre<- charts will be given to Miss
Rnr.ie Floyd, nutrition specialist of
Ritithrop College,
Banks to Close Earlier
RBv -eference to a notice found elseRfe
it will be noted that the three
Rto of Camden will on May 2 begin
R*inK at two o'clock in the afterR?n
instead of at the hour of thr&,
hours being observed daily exR'
on Mondays and Saturdays, when
R>" will close at three in the afterW
committe? from the chamber of
Romerce will make a canvass of the
^ "chants and business houses the
ter part of May in an effort to get
^ observe Thursday of each
m?* beginning June 1, at a half
*i?y ss wat done in thi? city last
R?*er. It is hoped that all will
up *op fhe half holiday , for each
MR. BRCKIIAM dikij SI ddkni.Y
I'lfMKMnt inn M.? ThoU|{hl |1>v (
Been
People in Lancaster and throughout
the county will lettrn with regret
of .he rather sudden death, on the
evening of Wednesday, Apr il 14th,
Hill t,B L of Pleasant
1 he circumstances attending the
death of Mr. Beckham have aroused
much interest as to the actual cause.
He was at work in the field near his
home at Pleasant Hill. HU wife sent
^ner to him, which he ate in the
field ut the place where he was
working and he became violently ill
shortly after. He was taker, to a
drug store in Heath Springs whe.e
doctors worked with him all afternoon
in the effort to relieve him, but
without success and he died about
??x o'clock. Mr. Beckham is said
to have expressed the belief to physicians
working with bin, that he ha J
been poisoned. The county physician,
Dr. H. L. Hough, was advised and
performed an autopsy Thursday
morning, sending the stomach io
Columbia for examination. At the
time The News went to press the
local authorities had not had time to
receive a report on the result of the
examination.
Mr. Beckham was fifty-five years
of age and had been prominent in the
agricultural and mercantile Jife of the
county for many years. He was engaged
in farming and mercantile
business at Pleasant Hill at the time
of death and had also been the government
cotton crop reporter for
Lancaster county for many years.
Mr. Beckham was a member of the
Methodist church. He is survived by
his widow, who was a Miss Perry and
by two sons and one daughter, Perry,
M. L., Jr., and Miss Estelle Beckham
who are making their home at
?ftden, N. C. There are three
brothers, Ld and Will Beckham,
Methodist preachers, and frr. Simon
Beckham of Hartsville, and two sisters
living in .Camden, Mrs. W. F.
Russell, Jr., and Mrs. R. L. Bell.?
Lancaster News.
Will Hold Services Sunday
Services will be conducted at the
BetFiesda Presbyterian church on Sunday,
April 24, by Mr. Douglas McAarn
of the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary of Louisville, Ky. Services
will begin at 11:15 ^tr.hi.
Midway Held Meeting
The Midway High School Improvement
association held its regular
meeting Wednesday, April ?. The
program was given by the high school
under the direction of Miss Bruce.
After the program the business was
taken up and officers for the year
were elected as follows: Mrs. J. R.
West, president; Mrs. Henry West,
vice-president; Mrs. M. S. Roz ier, secretary;
Mrs. W. B. Stevenson, treasurer.
Members of the association are
working hard Tor the school and they
are now having auditorium seats installed.
The next meeting of the association
will be held on Wednesday,
May 4.
Mrs. Henry Injured
Chester, April 13.?Mrs. J. K.
Henry, wife of Judge J. K. Henry,
of the Sixth Judicial circuity was
painfully hurt When she tripped and
fell down the steps about five feet.
She was taken to the Pryor Memorial
hospital where it was revealed in
the x-ray pictures that she had sustained
a broken arm. <It was feared
that she might have a dislocated
shoulder. It im possible that Mrs.
Henry will be taken to Charlotte
for further examination.
George G. Graham, 85, died at the
home of his son, W. R. Graham, at
Williamsburg, Tuesday morning. He
had been sheriff of Williamsburg
county for twenty-four years, having
retired six years ago, undefeated. He
was not only a Confederate veteran
but was one of the most prominent
men in the county during Reconstruction
days and was a leader in quelling
the riot of '76 in Kingstree.
Catholic Church Services
The Sunday schedule of worship at
St. Mary's Cathi oRc church, corner of
Lyttleton ampstreets, will be
observed jj# ^ollowa: One celebration
of mass at 10 a?m.; Sunday school
for children art 11 a.m,; evening service
at 8 o'clock, Non-Catholics are
always welcome at services at this
church. The church is open every
day from 7 a.m. to nightfall and all
are welcome to entet for rest and
prayer.
81'MM Kit GOLF FOR CAMDEN
< lub and Courae To Remain Open A* t
( 'ourteay of Kirkwood Hotel
Tan# ible evidence thai the Young
Men\ Business league ?h aparing no <
opportunity to further ( urnden's I
ever \ interest is submitted this week t
in the announcement through its i
?P?*. !a 1 golf committee that the Cam- I
den Country club will remain open I
throughout the summer months for ]
the benefit of all-year residents, their I
families and their quests. I
In addition to offering an excellent
nine-hole course ?>f golf the club wi'l i
also cater to teas and afternoon card <
parties and will at ull times be under t
the direction of a competent steward, t
Dances will Ik- promoted as special i
features but these, of necessity, will <
be staged at other balls or suitable <
pavillions. i
Membership fees for the season I
have been reduced to a very nominal <
charge and are as follows: gentle- '
man, $10; lady, $10; couple, $15.
A daily green fee of one dollar will <
be charged non-members and junior I
golfers, to whom season membership '
is offered at five dollars, will be per- i
mitted use of the links at any hour 1
up until five o'clock in the afternoon. 1
Out-of-town guests of members will 1
be welcomed to the club and grounds I
without charge for an indefinite term.
The committee responsible for per- '
fecting organization of the club is;
headed by C. C. Whitaker, Jr., as
chairman, and serving with him are
W. L. Goodale, Nettles Lindsay, G. T.I
Little, B. M. Smith and Joseph Mar- j
tin. The board of governors through
its chairman, John M. Villepigue, and
the secretary, G. T. Little, Jr., yesterday
released for publication the
following letter Trom Mr. Karl P.
Abbott of the Kirkwood Hotel and it
will make perfectly clear the terms j
under which the very courteous and :
liberal agreement was reached:
"As I understand the matter, I ?m
to turn this golf course over to the
Young Men's Business League, who
are to be responsible for its up-keepj
during the summer months and to;
return it to me in the fall in as good
a condition as they received it. f am!
to make no charge whatever to the'
Young Men's Business League for the
use of the course and I want to say
frankly that the condition which I receive
it back from them will determine
whether or not we will continue
along this policy. 1 feel sure that
you will think that this is only fair.
"W regard to the club house, it is
my understanding that I am to allow
the Young Men's Business League the
use of this club house for the summer
without charge. This <Jues not mean,
that I intend to turn it over for its
use of a social club in the sense of
holding dances, parties, etc., there.
I am perfectly willing that the Young
Men's Business League shall use the
club house, say from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
each day during the summer months..
"I hope the young men. will enjoy
the course this summer and I want
to say that 1 am only too glad to co
operate with them."
POULTRY CAR NEXT WEEK
Loading Will Begin at Camden Tues-i
day, April 26th.
i As previously announced a poultry j
car will be loaded in Kershaw County j
and Lancaster County next week by
the Farm and Home Demonstration!
agents. leading will begin at Gamden
on Tuesday, April 26th, wh^te
car will be located at the Southern
passenger station during the whole
day. Loading at Kershaw will be on
Wednesday, April 27, all day, and the
car will be completed in Lancaster
county on April 28 und 29.
On this loading it is expected that
the Remaining surplus poultry and
culls in the county will be disposed
of by those who have thdm and an
outlet is also provided for the broilers
which are beginning to appear in
abundance.
The prices to be paid are in line
with best New York prices and arc
per pound as follows: /Colored hens,
23c; leghorn hens, 21c; colored broilers,
37c; leghorn broilers, 32; fryer?.,
25c; stags, 15c; cox and geese, 10c;
ducks, 18c; guineas, 30c.
Parties bringing poultry to the car
are requested not to feed poultry on
day of sale, not to bring poultry in
sacks, and not to bring poultry with
feet tied.
Death of an fnfant r
Ervin Stanly Peebles/ infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Peebles, died
Sunday morning at the home of his
parents in the Antioch section and
was laid to rest in the Antioch cemetery
late Sufiday afternoon.
DECK IN Kg IN FORM ATION '
nairjtmn uf |>ir?x-tora Would Not ! *
l*ui nihil Figures on Bridie?
> I
^ Krrxhaw county, through H. (J.
2trri?on, Jr., chairman of the Kiv
lhaw board of directors, declines "at
Kb ?tage" to supply the information 0
?ught by the general assembly with v
reference to the Wateree river bridge
ie?/ Camden, and the tolls charged, J
B?n M. Sawyer, chief highway com- },
bsioner reported yesterday to the f
f*neial assembly.
I he chief highway commissioner,: |;
icjjng under instructions of ? con.
!V rent resolution of the general as- f
glibly, sent to Camden O. P. Bourke, ,,
:?le highway department auditor, wh > j (
Sked of Mr. Carrisou the information j t
ie si red. The information was, how- t
(r, withheld and there was sent !.
nstcad a letter from the Kershaw!
aoaid chairman, in which it was point-! j
id out that the general assembly was | ?
'misinformed."
I> vwis not his wish, Mr. Curi'ison 1
ieclarcd in his letter, transmitted to j t
the general assembly by Mr. Sawyer, v
'to show any lack of respect to the! \
apparent misinformation shown in j
the said concurrent resolution," he1,
respectfully declined at this stago "to|t
fut'bsh the chief highway commix-ij
sioner with the information request-!
ed." i
I t
I he county of Kershaw, through'<
its officers," Mr. Carrison declared, t
"has unrated the said bridge in every |
respect with the acts of the general!,
assembly , . . the said general assem-1'
blj and that the said bridge has been | j
entirely in the control of Kershaw' 1
county."
I he resolution requesting informa-'<
tlon as to cost of the bridge and the!,
amount of tolls collected, was intro-1
dbced by Senator James H. Hammond j,
of Hichland after the senate had re- j
jetted a bill, sponsored by Ropre- ,
sentative W. H. Lightsey of Rich-'
land, to authorize the purchase of the
bridge by the state highway commission
and the abolition of the toll '
system. This measure, introduced in ,
the house following debate on a Kershaw
delegation bill to repeal the act
of 1926, by tho terms of which the
tolls collected * would be devoted to
the paving of the highway from the
Richland county line to the bridge,
was passed by the house. The Kershaw
measure, repealing the act of'
192.)?which had also provided that
the bridge should be freed should the
highway department be able to hard-'
surface the road by 1928, now considered
impossible?was recommitted '
to the ways and means committee,
where it rests.
The chief highway commissioner's'
message, embodying Mr. Carrison's
.otter, was read to the house and received
as information?though, as
W vW. Smoak of Colleton pointed out,
it^ contained "little* information." i
Friday's Columbia State.
Poultry Short Course at Bethune j
An all-day poultry short course will
be held at Bethune at the town hall j
on Monday, April 25, by the Home,
and Farm Agents and Professor J. C.
Foster, co-operating.
Miss Juanita Neely, poultry spec-!
ialist of Winthrop College, will be
present to conduct the short course
and to give various demonstrations
and lectures in connection with poultry
raising. These lectures will consist
of timely discussions of such
subjects a general eare of poultry,
j selecting breeding stock, brooding and
j rearing baby chicks, common diseases,
I and demonstrations consisting of cull|ing
and judging. Professor Poster
Iwil1 fcive a demonstration in caponjizing
at 3:30 p.m.
These lectures and demonstrations
will be of mu?h value to everybody
whether they halve just a home flock
or a commercial poultry plant, and
it is hoped that there will be a good
attendance and much interest shown
by the people who are near enough
to reach Bethune on that day. The
! short course will begin at 1Q:30 a.m.
jand will last until about 4:30 p.m.
i Mrg.
Fort Quite III
Friends and relatives of Mrs. R. M.
Fort of this city will regret to learn
that she is extremely ill in the Baptist
hospital in Columbia where she
was carried last week for an operation.
We understand that there is
very little hope held out for her recovery.
His Body Brought Here
Champion Brown, colored, who left
here a good many years ago, died last
week in Bellevue hospital, New York
City, and his body was brought t<
Oamdeh Tuesday for burial.
OFFICERS HANK bkkn lit SN
dumber of ('??n and Mm Taken in I
Recent l.iquor Uuiiis
< ity, county, slate atui rural offi
cis cooperating, have succtx*iie<i in '
nuking quite a number of captures \
f iHicit liquor plants and liquor law i
iolators within the past two weeka. i
Last Week Charlie Dixon and Henry 1
uckson, negroes were raptured on the *
lighway. A Ford touring car and 1
our gallons of whiskey was courts- j
ated. Both were placed in jail, l>ut t
ater gave Ixind. i
Hill Moseley was urrcstcd near liuf- '
alo Church in eastern Kershaw. A 1
fHlvamr.ed liquor outfit and a smull luantity
t?f whiskey was found. In
he same section near Haley's Mill, '
hey destroyed about two hundred '
callous of mash.
Thevhome of Robert Nelson, re aid- !
rig south of Camden, was searched <
md whiskey was found. Nelson was 1
irrcstcd hut is out on bond.
The home of Sam Jones, near He- J
hune, was also searched and whiskey
vas found. Jones was released on i
Kind.
Gordon Watts and Wallace Jackson 1
vere captured near Hethune with liluor
and u Ford touring car was coniscatCd.
A sixty gallon capacity still and
.en barrels of mash was destroyed in
Juni Swamp, in the Hetty Neck seeion
of West Wateree.
Forces led by Chief of Police Mil- ?
.on in the early morning hours of
rhursday succeeded in capturing Hal- '
four Shirley and R. L. Richardson, xith
white, while making a delivery 1
jf whiskey in the lower section of the
nty. A Packard touring car and six
gallons of whiskey was confiscated
and Shirley and Richardson were
placed in the city stockade. Shirley
jave bond in the sum of $.r>00 and
was released. Richardson was still 1
n the city lock-up Thursday.
Ralergh Drawdy, white youtli, is in
jail on a charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill. Drawdy is
charged with having struck Messiek
Robinson, a terrific blow in the back
of the head Saturday night. The attack
occurred near one of the mill villages
and RobinBon is quoted as saying
there was no fight and he believes
it was Drnwdy's intention'to rob him.
Drawdy had to secure surgical attention
to the gash in his head.
New Husineas .Manager
Mr. E. R. Dominick of Prosperity,
S. C., has come to Camden to take
over the management of the Camden
Stehm Laundry and the Camden Dry
Cleanery and began his new duties
this week. Mr. Dominick is an experienced
laundryman and dry cleaner
and both he and Mrs. Dominick will
be associated in the conduct of the
business. They are residing on North j
Broad street.
Mr. E. N. McDowell who has been
successfully operating the plant for
several months will still retain his
interests in both the laundry and dry
cleaning plant. He quits as manager
to again represent the Home Insurance
company of New York as special
agent in South Carolina, with headquarters
in Camden.
During his management of the
laundry and dry cleaning plant Mr.
McDowell has built it up to where its
patronage is growing daily and last
week the plant had the unique dis!
tinction of handling a large order
from as far north as Pennsylvania.
C I
Services at Wateree
There will be services, both morning
and evening at the Wateree Baptist
church, by. the pastor on Sunday,
April 24. At the morning hour the
subject will be "How God Honors
Humility," and at the evening hour
'f'The Sin .of Unbelief." The public
is cordially invited to all these services.
j
Special Conclave of Commandery
A special conclave of Camden ComI
mandery No. 12, Knights Templar,
i will be held Tuesday evening, April
! 26, at eight o'clock, according to announcement
of Commander W. .
Nettles. The Commandery ifrill be
opened in long form and the Temple
degree will be conferred. Refreshments
will be served and all visiting
fraters are invited to attend.
Child's Operation Successful
Mrs. W. G. Wilson, Sr., returned
Tuesday from Philadelphia, where sip
accompanied her little grandson
George Davis Wilson, for an opera
tion. Although only eight weeks of
; age, the delicate operation was per
> formed successfully and the little fel
> low is on the road to complete re
covery.
IIKTH INK NEWS NOTES
Hupptninj{h ol Intercut a* Told liy
Our Regular ('orrcNpiindriit
Bcthune, April iy,~ The outstund
ng social event of the season was
he lovely reception given in honor of
Mr*. Muyo Davis, a recent bride, by
Mr*. Leslie M. Heat ami Mis, l/oring
>avi* at the home of the latter on
ast Saturday afternoon. A color
icheme of white and pink was featur d
both in decorations and refreshments.
In the living room potted
ilants and cut flowers were attracively
arranged ami in the dining
ooin tall silvcn* vases and silver
muskets held fragrant pink and white
ose?. The giwats were met at the
loor by Mrs. lx'alie Best and Mrs.
Lorilig Davis and presented to Mrs.
Mayo Davis, guest of honor. They
were then shown into the dining room
by Mrs. Tom Bethuue und Miss Stella
Methune where, at y beautifully up
pointed table which was centered with
i? punch bowl placed on a lovely lace
rover and wreathed with fern and
pink rose buds. Mrs. Ralph McCas<i
11 served punch assisted by Misses
Dllic Farr and Alberta Sluckey. At.
ipposite ends of the table Mrs, M. G.
King and Mrs. M. (). Ward cut pink
and white ice $eitm which, with
black pound take, was served the
guests by Misses Lizzie Mae Riley
a ml Marie Norton. The dining room
was lighted by pink and white candles
in tall silver candlesticks on the table
and buffet. During the hours between
four and six o'clock about fifty
ladies called.
On last Friday afternoon a number
of the high school girls, accompanied
by Miss Currie Yarbrough and
Gordon Watts, motored to Rock Hill
to take part in the truck meet held
at Winthrop college on Saturday.
Among them were Misses Margaret
Hearon, Gladys Baker, Kuthryn c
Truesdell, Edna Stokes, Dorothy Purrott
and Mabel Katcliffe.
The Sunbeam Band of the Baptist
church was entertained by Mrs. M. ().
Ward on lust Friday afternoon. After
the regular program the children
wore made happy with an egg hunt
and later in the afternoon ice cream
and cake were served.
Mrs, Nannie Watts was called to
Rock Hill a few days since to be with
her duughter, Miss Mabel Watts, a ^
student at Winthrop college, who underwent
an operation last Saturday
for appendicitis.
Noil Truesdcll returned Tuesday <
from the Columbia" hospital where he
hiid been for several days in the
hands of examining physicians.
Margie Parrott and Lamar Jerman J
will represent the Beth.unc school in
nn oratorical contest next Thursday
evening which will be held in Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. IX Lufitte motored
to Cope lust week-end to visit Mrs.
Lafitte's mother, Mrs. Kleelcley.
Misses Frances Severance, Lola
Helle McKinnon and Katherine Ward,
students at Coker college, spent the
week-end nt their homes. :
Miss Helen Snellgrove visited her
home in Newberry last week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. King carried
their little son, Ix>ring, to the Columbia
hospital on Monday for treatment.
Miss llva Mae burton spent the
week-end with her parents at Heath
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard King ()f
Hartsvillc have been recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kipg.
Mi^s Mildred Billings spent last- ?
weekendin Lancaster with her
pare n tin
iHan Closing Exercises
Superintendent W. K. Stevenson of
the Midway High school announces
that he has completed all plans for
commencement exercise# at this
school. On May 20 at 8:11) the high
school will give the plaY "A Poor
Married Man," and on th6 same evening
the sixth and seventh grades
will present "Jumbo Jum."
Rev. M. B. Gunter, Baptist minister
of Bethune, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon on May 22 at 8:16 p.m.
Graduating exercises will be held
Monday evening, May 23. J. H. Hope,
state superintendent of education, will
make the graduating address. Allen
B. Murchison, former county superintendent
of education, will deliver
the high school diplomas. County
Superintendent of Education J. Team
Gettys wiU present the seventh grade
certificates. ;
The Midwtay High school, which ^
was organized four years ago under
Former Superintendent Murchison,
will present state high school diplomas
for the first time this year. The
school has steadily grown since its
organization and in this short time
has outgrbwn its quarters.
Attention Veterans
W. F. Russell, commander of Camp
Richard Kirkland, has issued an order
[ to all Confederate veterans who antici
ipate attending the state reunion at
, Greenwood, S. C.Mon ,May 11, 12 and
. 13, to call on him for certificates for
f their transportation. The people of
. Greenwood are planning to give the
. veterans a magnificent time and it
. is expected that many from Camden
will attend the reunion.