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l?Ihe Camden Chroniti r ???? CAMDEN, SOU IH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 1927 " 11 .u NUMBER 24. fan schools to open i monday september 12 I All schools of District No, 1 will I open on Monday morning at nine I o'clock and will rOn the full length I of the school day, according to anI nouncement of J. G. Richards, Jr., I superintendent. Pupils of the grades I from one through seven should be I supplied with all books listed for use I and high school students should aupI ply themselves with books required I for all courses and others of which I they are certain. Excuses will be I taken only in case books could not I be secured. Patrons outside of school district I are requested to enroll new pupils I on Saturday. The office of the sup f crintendent will be open from nine I to one on that day for the enrollment I of new pupils. A general teachers' meeting for all I white teachers of District No. 1 will held in the Grammar school audi* I torium on'Saturday afternoon at 5:30. I At this meeting plans - for the year I will be discussed. Appeal For Co-Operation The school authorities believe that I the year J926-27 was the most suc cessful school year yet had in the city schools. They wish'to make the coming year even more successful tot in order that it may be a success jky must have the co-operation of kachers, patrons and pupils from the rery first day. Patrons are urgently f requested to enroll pupils on or be fore the first day of school. This is necessary for the wellbeing of the pupil and the success of the school. No pupil can afford to miss that first day. Jf pupils are not3 enrolled on the first day they may be handicapped through possible overcrowding in the classrooms, and certainly" will miss the assignments of the first day. Patrons are reminded that all pupils must have been vaccinated for ] maallpox prevention before entering ehool. No pupil will .be admitted has not complied with this state law. They are also reminded too that the compulsory school act is still on the statute books and that pupils will only be excused for absences allowed in'this act. Superintendent Returns Thanks The superintendent of the schools wishes to thank the people of Camden for their co-operation in the past and earnestly requests patrons' careful attention in the matter of lessons assigned for home preparation. It is a fact that many pupils of the schools have failed to give sufficient t:nie for the preparation for the daily (recitations. Some of this has been due to lack of oversight in the home, some is the fault of the school, and |?ome is due to a misunderstanding as to the time available for study in the class rooms. If patrons will see that their children begin the year, the very first day of class work, with well prepared lessons and continue thft from that time right study habits will be much more easily formed than will be the case if this is postponed. < List of Teachers Teachers for the city schools haVe been selected'as follows: hirst grade?Mrs. L. T. Mills, Miss Emily L. Zemp, Miss Lois Latham. Second grade?Miss Ada Phelps, Miss Margaret Blanding. Third grade?Mrs. Leslie McLeod, Miss Grace Oakes. Eourth grade?Mrs. S. C. Taylor, Mrs. John M. Dempster, Miss Frances Beckwith Eifth grade?Mrs. Clifton McKain, - Mrs. Leonard Schenk, Mrs. Hubert g Wilson. xi , Sixth grade?Mrs. J. R. Montgomery. Mi^ Annie Henagan, Miss Vir.i ginia McSwain. v Seventh grade?Miss Margaret I Bumet, Mrs. J. L. Guy, Miss Cor aelia Oliver. Of the above list Miss Margaret Burnet is principal of the Laurens Kreet school. I. Among new teachers are the folI 'owing: Miss Beckwith, graduate of H Converse college and a resident of I Spartanburg; Mrs. Wilson, formerly Miss Alice Arthur, ConveBe graduate I: *n<1 a successful teacher of the Columbia city schools; Miss McSwain, ^ graduate of the vmversity of South Carolina and a resident of Greenville. In the High school the following l ^hers will serve: L. W. McFaddcn t Principal; D. C. Shaw. Jr., Miss Ag' Corbett, Miss- Henrietta Zfemp ? Louise Johnson, Miss Brooke Miss Ella Dtinn, Mrs. E. M tirehiton, Miss Grace Dell James Miss Kosa Seymour, and Miss Ada Montgomery. Of .the Hig^ school teachers the following are newcomers: Mr. Shaw of Sumter, graduate of Davidson college with several years experience ir Charlotte . schools; Miss James, of Bishopville, graduate of Winthrof college with several years experience in high schools; Miss Montgpmei'y oi ' Gsrtfle, S. C., Winthrop graduate witt two years experience,'and Miss Sey i mour, of Bennettsville, Winthro; graduate with several years' exper , ience .in commercial teaching, i Miss Jo MacMillan, of Henderson , ville, will teach Jn__tha art. depart ; ment and Miss Isobel Bunkley an< , Mrs. F. W. Chapman will again serv< v in the music department. , The "Camden Mill school will hav. i the same staff of teachers as las * year: Miss Ernestine Bate man, prin . * ?Continued on Pag#-J V v* ^ LKA(ii:K MEETS MONDAY NIGHT Young Men h Hu.MinfHh Organization Planning For fjala Opening ? t\ 1 he \ oung Men's Huniness IxrogUtof ( amden will hold its season* opening meeting at the Hetty Thptnan Coffee Shop Monday evening and have us distinguished guests Mr. W. F. Stevenson, congreaaional representative from thia district, and Mr. R. Charlton Wright, preaident and editor of The Columbia Record. Mr. Stevenson haa numbers of warm admirers in Camden and has, during former visits, delighted many local gatherings. Through his intimate contact with national affairs he is in a position of peculiar advantage to impart, in his own pleasing manner, the paramount questions of the day. No humorous speaker is rated higher in Camden than Mr. Wright and when he releasee comparisons, that as a matter of policy sometimes fail of reaching his editorial columns, it is altogether fair to guess that Monday evening will offer one of the most thoroughly enjoyable meetings of the league since its organization. Business matters to be passed upon will include a report from the,memorial gateway committee, a discussion of civic improvements and the feasibility of taking a complete census of Camden. . Dinner will be served in the banquet hall of the coffee shop at ^ight o'clock and reservations for places, at seventy-five cents each, may be made upon application to Basil T. Bruce, chairman of the program committee, or at the office of J. F. McDowell, secretary of the league. Dickson Back at Western Union Key 4nnouncement that I!bra Dickson has resumed his duties as manager of the local Western Union office will be received with cordial interest by his friends here and all of those to whom he has rendered such courteous service during his several year? connection.,in Camden. Mr. Dickson, who has been absent from his office for the past six months as a result of a serious illness following his very strenuous duties of last season, A re-entered the company's service Tuesday of the past week. Miss Mary Schultz, as manager during recent months, will continue with the local office and assist materially in maintaining its record for a degree of efficiency well above the average. Presbyterian Church Notes On last Thursday evening a fine group of men of the presbyterian church met together and discussed several phases of the work of the church. Definite steps were taken for the organization of the men of the church into a working body. This organization will jnclude every man connected with the church. The idea in the organization is "Every man of the church interested in and working for the church." Mr. L. T. Mills was elected President, Mr, T. Lee Little, Vice President and Mr. C. P. DuBose' secretary and treasurer. The men will meet again Thursday evening September, 15 at eight o'clock, at which time a committee will recommend a plan for a complete organization and program of work. Every man of the church is urged to be present. * Sunday morning the pastor will speak particularly to the childrerf and young people at the church service. Every young person is requested to remain for church service. An interesting program is being arranged for the Young People Sunday-evening at eight o'clock by Mr. B. B. Clarke Jr. leader. i,., i ii i \\iaBasasrmt^mmmmmmsrfss 1?msssazs^sssssi Camden Makes Hook-Up With World's Greatest Power System; Thoughtful readers of this paper will need but little persuasion to see where Camden, between the lines of recent capito) city press dispatches, will form a very eminent point of contact in the world's greatest hookup of electric*) horsepower. This fact is brought to light through announcement that one-half of tha entire output of the Saluda river's mammoth plant has been purchase by the Carolina Power and Light company. Lines necessary for the transmission of this power from the Lexington Water Power company's plant will, In all probability, run through Camden to other plants which will connect this city with an > output totaling ten million horsepower. The Carolina company and its affiliates) plants, which have been serving Camden for a number of years, recently completed, a high voltage line from northern points on into the Pee Dea section of this state whifh \yill ill turn connect the local system with all the large generating plants of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. While the interconnections just eft! fected have no bearing upon financial or operating independence of the many companies thus united ] they place the companies in position j _ .. 1 1 to sell and buy electric power whenever wild wherever needed. Already the Carolina Power and Light company has contracted for the purchase of considerable ptAver from the Appalachian Power company to be transferred through the connections recently established. The mills of the South will be protected as never before against power shortage on account of low water, acccYding to a statement recently issued by the Carolina Power and Light company. Large supplies of steam electric power generated in the Pocahontas and adjoining coal fields and froffi the northern lnter-connections can be used in the South when needed. On the other hand, surplus Jiydro-electric power generated in the {Bouth can be used in the North and aid materially in coal conservation. Reliability of service will be strengthened throughout the territory and the smallest village on the lines of any of these companies can I offer power to new and growing industries equal to that available in the greatest cities. Each of the companies in the inter-connected system wil) 6f course operate, as ih the past, 'Independently. Inter-connection simply mtjqps that the companies will furnish each other with power when i needed and as conditions warrant. RELATES VACATION T^UR Editor of Chronicle Telia of WellMerited Rest at Florida Springs 1 he editor of The Chronicle witti his family left here on a Monday morning for a motor trip through a part of South Carolina, the whole of Georgia and a part of Florida, our destination being White Springs, Florida, formerly known as White Sulphur Springs. Our itinerary carried us through the important towns and cities of Aiken, Augusta, Thomson, Sparta, Milledgeville, Macon, Ashburn, Cordele, Tifton, Vienna, Valdosta and Jasper, h la. The entire distance i covered going down was five hundred I miles and we spent the . first night in i Gray, Ga., a small county seat town in Jones county. The roads that far! had been exceedingly rough in places' owing to many detours. It seems j thai the whole state of Georgia is en-! gaged in the construction of a system ! of hard-surfaced highways the same! as South1 Carolina. We will have to admit, ho\Vever, that the South Carolina sand/blay roads are quite a shade i better t,han those traversed in Georgia. ! We passed many towns where we i had visited nearly twenty years ago j and all showed marked improvements ! in the way of public buildings and stoies as well as in other "ways, j Augusta, with its broad streets, is a most beautiful city. Also Macon, better known as the Central City, is a most beautiful place. But for a new town, and one of the largest towns in South Georgia, Valdosta was the prettiest through which we i passed. On signs nearing the city from both ways they have ?jadopted Camden's slogan "Valdosta, The City Beautiful," and it is certainly sticking to its slogan. It is a city of beautiful homes, shade trees and I green lawns. Taking note of things as we travel- ; ed along and the degree of courtesy generally ehown qne in his stops, we werq not so fortunate as our coworker, Ferris McDowell, who took a two thousand mile jaunt by njotor to the east and. Canada a few weeks ago. He was loud in his praise of the courtesies shown them along the route. But not so with a mighty , few of our stops. At Valdosta'we drove up to a filling station just on i the edge of the city limits before journeying on to Florida. We were ^ met by a radiant face man, witoh a i cheery smile who offered ice water, f rest roonj and road thaps. We \ni troduced ourselves and told him we wanted to shake his hand?that he ) was the first to take that much trouble since we had entered the slate, and we wanted to know why - others did not put on the smile. His - reply was that we would have ^ to i charge it up to ignorance. They s merely work for the day?enough to barely."get by" he added; We later i learned that although he was weart ing overalls and doing his own work, - he was also the proprietor. His frfname was L>Wimbrrlyf and motorists passing Valclosta on the Dixie Highway should look him up. We mention this so that filling station Operators will know how courtesy pays at all times. We made the return trip by way of Valdosta. Mr. Wim berly has a good memory also for he asked us if we had a nice trip and again offered us the same courtesy. From Valdosta to White Springs we traveled over hard-surface highways for the entire distance, and we are told that we could have gone on any distance into Florida and never befen off the hard surface road. We had been two days on the road? traveling 250 miles each day and Were glad to reach Jackson Ho/fccl where we found nice accommodations White Springs is a small town of about 1500 population, with three large hotels, and nearly every private home cares for boarders. Tradition has It that the Indians found this famous sulphur spring which corner i up out of the earth within seventyfivc^ feet of the Suwannee River, J famed in song, and empties into the river at the rate of more than 32,OOC I gallons per minute. The water is ; vei^ chilly and jumping into it sud' denly almost takes ones breath away The more one goes irj the more ac Customed he becomes to the colc water and after a few swims rcalh enjoys the chill because it makes the awimmer feel good upon coming out Upon persual of a hotel register on< can find names from nearlyeverj state in the union, but most of th< visitors come from neaiby points ir Georgia and Florida and a few froir Alabama. Among the audienct watching the bathers in the sprint below can 'be found cripples in rol ling chairs, on crutches and' tirec business men Who have gone then for a quiet rest and to drink thi aulpfiiiT water. Many, by their owi admission, were old-time booze art iata who had gone there for a wash ing out, and always go away f reatl ?Continued on Page - yQ&i frViT-: * ' MK. PATE J?A$#ES SUDDENLY j Prominent Planter of Shrock'u Mill Section Dies On Way To Camden Robert L. Pate, 61, well known and highly respected planter of the1 Shrock's Mill section of Lee county,' died suddenly while enroute from his home to this city . early Saturday ! morning. Mr. Pate was seen*Ho col- j lapse in his buggy while driving I along at a point five miles east of Camden and was dead before travelers on the highway could reach him. j Mr. Pate, whose wife died in 1925, j is survived by three brothers, J. D. i Pate, Camden; V. M. Pate, Camden; L. C. Pate, Bishopville; one sister, M rs. Lizzie McCoy, Camden; and the following sons and daughters: Bill U. Pate, J. H. Pate, Oscar Pate, and Misses Flora, F.stelle, Virginia and Mildred Pate. Burial services were held at Marshall church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning and were conducted by Rev. Peter Stokes, presiding elder of this district. KKUSIIAW NEWS NOTES Interesting Nr?h Notes Gathered From The Kr* of That Place The first bale of new tot ton to be sold on the Kershaw market whs produced by Lewis Bone on L. J. Jordan's place in the Lock hart section. It was sold to the Kershaw Mercantile and Banking Company Monday at 26 cents per pound. The bale weighing 625 pounds and sold for $131.26. 'Ihe second bale that came in was brought by Shaylor Crow of the Three C's community. It weighed 617 pounds and brought 23.80, and was bought by the Kershaw Mercantile A Banking Company. A third bale was sold on the same day by F. M. Catoe to the same firm. It weighed 670 pounds and brought 24 1-2 cents per pound. A fourth bale of new cotton was brought to this market Tuesday by B. F. Truesdale, of the Westville section. It weighed 492 pounds, brought 28 6-8 cents and was bought by the Kershaw Mercantile A Banking Company. ... Mrs. Kmaline Middlcton, wife of Cant Middleton, died at her home in the Catarrh section of Chesterfield county Sunday afternoon and was buried Monday afternoon. Mrs. Middleton, who was 72 years of age, was the eldest of the twelve children of Miles Threatt, of Jefferson, who is nearing his hundredth year, beinif now above the age of ninety. W. B. Threatt and Mrs. Lula Threatt of Kershaw attended the burial of their sister Monday. Robert H. Robinson aged 34 years died at the home of his father, J. F. Robinson, in the Buffalo section Sunday, August 28th, and was buried in the cemetery at Buffalo church Monday afternoon following funeral services conducted . by Rev. Broadus Broom and the Presbyterian minister at Jefferson. Mr. Robinson, who was an ex-service man, having served i with the United States troops in ! Mexico during the administration of 'President Wilson, and ?1ho in the world war, had been an invalid for j the past six years, and was for five ; years in the National Sanitorium at Johnson City, Tenn., where he completed the maximum treatment and came to the home of his father last March. He is survived by his widow and three small children, who have the sympathy of friends in their very sad bereavement. j Catoe Brothers and R. L. Sowell have recently erected large warehouses on the lots just back of their i store rooms. L. I). Hilton has had his cotton office freshly painted and is making other improvements on the inside for greater convenience. Work on E. M. Catotf's handsome new. residence, which is being erected on East Church street, is progressling satisfactorily* and will soon be j ready for occupancy. This will be ;one of the handsome homes of the jeast side. Miss Ina Stover, daughter of H. T. i Stover, and James Thflmas McDowell son of Mr. and Mrs. FT A. McDowell, both of the Flat Rock section, were married in Lancaster Tuesday August 28rd. Death Claims Young Frank Peake Frank Peake, 20, of the JBetty I Neck section of -West Wateree in this county, died ,at the Camden hospital Sunday fo]low>ng a short illness with typhoid fever. Mr. Peake had been under treatment at his home and wae removed to the hospital only one day > prior to his passing. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Glovej ol , Orangeburg county, a small child *nc ' his parents, all of whom are now re I siding in West Wateree. Funeral ' services -were held at Pine Grovt church Monday and were conducted by Rev. Harrellson of the Blanei Baptist church. I I ' Mr. and Mrs, Tindnl VijHt Abroad Mr. and Mrs. Hughey Tindal o ' this city left for Norfolk, Va., Tue$ day afternoon and were among Soutl ' CafoKniam who sailed yesterday oi ? the Penland to attend the Americai 1 Legion and auxiliary convention i 1 Paris. Mrs. Tindal is state chairma - of the Paris parade. y; After the convention Mr. and Mr< TTndal visit the French-Rivier< 1 Italy, Switzerland, the German Rhir e country, Belgium, Holland and Loi 8 don. They wilt sail'from Southamj lv ton. October Hi, for New York. During their from this cit - the children of Mr. and Mrs. Tind v will stay with their grandparent 8 Dr. and Mrs. Madden, in Columbia. LICENSES NOW SELLING 1927 HUNTING SEASON In discussing the nevv game law Monday c. O. Stogner, game warden for Kershaw County, called attention to the fact that the minimum fine for violation of the law j* $;>&. "This means," Mr. Stogner said, "that when a person is caught breaking the game laws his punishment will be rather severe." Mr. Stogner also said that the lunting buttons or badges must be worn at all times when hunting apd that failure to display them constitutes a violation of the law and subjects the offender to a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100. The different open seasons for hunting in South Carolina will be found on the back of each hunting license certificate that is issued to the purchaser of a hunting license button. By an act of the legislature of 1P27, trapping of any sort was banned. It is not only unlawful for the traps to he set but to he manufactured it) the state. The open season for using nets and seines for catching fish is from the first day of September to the first day of May. For catching nongame fish only. A provision also states that nets and seines cannot extend more than half way across the stream or body of water. The law also says that nets must be removed from the waters each Saturday at sunset, and be kept out of the water until sunrise each Wednesday. The penalty for violating, this act is nob less than $25 nor more than $100. No license is required in Kershaw County for fishing except to nonresidents of the state. The sheriff's office, rural police a11 Peace officers are required jjrtWer the law to assist in the enforcement of the game laws.' Mr. Stogner also gave The Chronicle a list of men and their places of business who have been authorized to sell buttons and licenses. They are as follows: Mackey Mercantile Co., Camden; The Camden Chronicle, Camden; c- Truesdale, Boykin; B. C. Trippet, Boykin; John Rabon, Jr., Lugoff; Blaney Mercantile Co., Blaney; C. l! McCaskill, Cassatt; C. C. Pate, Bethune; Haley's Mill, Bethune, Route No. 2; J. A. Raley, Kershaw, Route No. (5; W. R. Taylor, Kershaw; C. A. Clark, Boykin; Charles B. Blyther, ' Camden, Route No. 1; W. K Yates'MeTmitage Mill; R. C. Jones,'Liberty Hill; C. S. Poison, Sheppard; R. T. Mickle, Longtown; J. I^inson, logoff; W. D. Kirkland, Lugoff, Route No. 2; C. W. Jordon, Westville, Route No. 2; D. D. Truesdale, Westville; C. V. Calloway, Camden, Route No'. 1; I. L. Williams, Bethune, Route No- 2$'Catoe Bros., Kershaw; F M T Jordon, Lugoff; W. D. Branham^ * Camden, Routo No. A. J. Boheler, Longtown; J. p. Baker, BethunV Route No. 2; C. V. Hammond, Stoneboro. Close Bali Score On last Saturday, September 3rd, the ball team from the Herimitage mill went to Westville to play. The score was 1 to 0 in favor of Hermit- age. The team from Westville will Play at the Hermitage diamond on next. Saturday, September 10th. This game will also be an interesting one as both are very strong teams. To Have Fish Fry " i ' The Y- p- U. of1 the Camden " Baptist church will have a fish fry on the evening of September 16th. An m?rober? are requested to be preI sent. The place of the fish fry has --not^yet been decided upon. Members [ are urged to attend B-V. P. U. %ni day evening at 7:80 prdmptly. - rr?1 ...1 f Killed Another Rattler. Mr. W. M. Brannon/who. resides a-~ few miles east of Camden, was showing us Saturday the rattles from a f huge/rattlesnake killed on his place . 'as* Sunday by Eli Groom, a negfo II m?h. The rattler had seventeen ratn ties and a button and measured five n feet and- five inches. p This is the ? n second large snake of this kind ldln led by this negro this year. Apd this last one ,was killed but a few f*et ^ away from the scene of the other a, killing. Mr. Brannon has a dog that te follows the negro nearly all the r- anrf he bays the rattlers while the n-g o does the killing. The 4og was 4 bitten a short while ago and was b*d ? ly swollen from the poison, but Quick r) treatment brought hitfi around $11 ^ right and ho is still on tK^Job with ni* rattler hunting. %./