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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE h! 1>. NILB8 Witor and Pubiiaher Published every Friday at No. 1100 Broad Street and entered at the Camden, South Carolina poatoffiee a# aecond claas mail matter. Price per annum $2.00, payable in advance. 1*27 NOVEMBER 1927 CTBy. I Ww 1 tiTnfc r*T W to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1' 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 u 27 28 29 30 Ui W U* ft" ? , . - Camden. 8. C. Friday, Nov. 18, 1927. (education is not going to put an end to crime completely, but educa- j lion of the right sort goes a long j way in that direction. The following) editorial paragraph from The Spar tanburg Evening Journal ia an iro-} press ive summarization of what education accomplishes, and what occursj from the lack of education: "Of the more than 1,000 negro convicts in 38 North Carolina prison camps, recently investigated by the research j department of the State University,1 it was discovered that not one had received the equivalent of a high1 school education and only three rated as a high school grade. The result of this survey is published in the University periodical, and shows that 34 per cent of the negro convicts were found totully illiterate and 83 per cent unable to read newspapers. Of the illiterates 268 were boys of public school uge, between 14 and 20, indicating prior failure to enforce the compulsory school law. Such results supply strong arguments why a common school education should be provided the school children of both races in this State, where conditions in and about negro chain gang camps are assumed to be about or par with those in North Carolina as regards the mental statue of the convicts. South Carolina, as Dr. Mills pointed out in his recent address here, should deal fairly and justly with the negro population in providing equipment and facilities for the education of the children. The result would be a lesser represcn-, Cation on the chain gangs and in the jails and an oncoming generation better trained and prepared to make useful men and women. Illiteracy, ignorance, crime and felony go hand in hand. And with all the provision made for the education of the children, and with all compulsory attendance statutes enacted, provision must be made to see that the vital > terms of such acts, the actual attendance of the child on school sessions is literally enforced." CAMDEN WISH FROM MANNING Camden Champion of Fifth DUfrlct Hull Do|i Prove Their Ftgfct. The Camden High football team defeated the Manning High ,CJub on the lutter's field by the acore of 122 to 0. There wan a large number of Camden supporter* over to a?e the game that determined the champions of the Fifth District of lower S. C. Disinterested football fans acclaimed it the hardest fought high school game that had been seen for some time. In the flrat few plays Manning carried the ball for good gains over the Camden eleven. The first quarter, however, proved to be a close and exciting struggle. In the second quarter Camden had the ball within a few yards of the goal, but the Manning line proved impregnable. In the last play the second quarter Thomas Wooten, after missing a pretty pass with which he might have scored, made a difficult catch passed by Edward Wooten, and by fierce struggle and persistence passed two Manning tackles and crossed the goal. Camden failed to kick goal. In the last half Harvln brought the ball within a yard or so of Camden's ?:oal, but the Camden line held them or three downs with a net loss of about a yard to Manning. S2very lineman proved himself a driving power and together they constituted fighting machine that completely wrecked Manning's line plays. From this time on Harvin, Manning's powerful and fast back, no longer threatened the Camden team and was apparently worked down. In the fourth quarter a well executed and long pass from Campbell to Thomas Wooten gave Wooten an open field and he again scored. Camden'H line-up was as follows: Milld*, captain and center; Etters, left end;; Fouts, left tackle; Nettles, left guard; Watts, right guard; Gettys, right tackle; T. Wooten, right end; E. Wooten, quarter; Chewning, half; Jenkins, half; Campbell, full. Officials: McCurrie (iurman) referee; McKnight (Wake Forest) umpire; Kirven (P. C.) head linesman. The winner of the Hartsville-Mulline game November 18, will be Camden's opponents November 25th. If the local team is successful she will next play the winner of the Batesburg-I>eesville and St. Paul ' Game. This will determine the Champions of the lower section of South Carolina. On December the 9th or 10th the Champions of the upper and lower sections will play for the championship for Class B in South C arolina. When coal was first offered for sale in this country by Colonel' Shumaeher he was threatened with arrest 'for having fraudulently attempted to sell black stones for fuel.' SCHOLARSHIP HONOR ROLL For Second Month, Jackton Gradid School Cradp^l-B?Alma Gaskin, Florie Wright, Maggie English, Etta Johnaon, Kohalee Bracy, Sim Dixon, Cle? Salmond, J*m?a Tucker, Tom Whltaker, Dames Howard, Verneasa Duren, Joseph Rainey, Lawrence Safmon, Robert Brown, Charlotte Doby, Charlotte Kelly, Hattie Simmon^ and Alice Sutton. Grade 1-A?Johnnie Smith, Carrie Reynolds, Pauline Strong, Luellu Cantey, Willie Wiley, and Thelma Reddish. Grade 2?John Alexander, John Allen Ross, Koscoe Thompson, Thomas Thompson, Richard James, Leroy Cooke, Caesar Kirkland, Harry Duren, Joe Tucker, and Willie Furgeraou. Grade B?Catherine Cooke, Charlie Belle Smith, Caroline Bradley, Eloise Cooke, Edna Belton, Louise Miller, Bessie Mdodana, Victoria Bishop, Alice Dinkins, Anna Belli Boykin, Blanche Whitaker, Hattie Du Bose, Alma Wood, Daisy Belle Magsby, Nellie Stewart, Elizabeth Martin, Mary Dobey, Fannie Belle Carlos, ALbertus Hampton, Lewis Jones, Adam Mickle, Claude Salmond, L. JPickett and Sallie Howard. Grade 4?Ernest Truesda I e, George Payton, James English, Carrie Salmond, Kacamead Mdodana, James Alexander, Thomas Collins, Marie Whitaker, Hattie Wright and -Mary Williams. Grade 5?Eva Brown, Winefield Brown, Herlean Stadford, and Willie Mae Perry. Grade 6?John Bluat, Alexander Boykin. Lindsay Bradley, Willie Carolina, Clifford Belton, Blanche Belton, Gracie Belton Sarah Murray, Mary Dow, Sadie Harrison, Mozelle Pratt, Gertrude Coleman, Elsie Stewart and Sallie Garner. Grade 7?Beatrice McGirt, Henrietta Williams, Christine Mdodama, Charlie Curtain, and Blease I>awson. High School Grade 8?Leola Cooke and Maggie Thompson. Grade 9?Hattie Powell. Grade 10?<Selma Aldbcander, Miriam Boykin, and Elease Cooke. Grade 11?Ruth Whitaker and Dorothy Benson. Thomas P. Stoney was reelected on Tuesday for another four years term as mayor of Charleston 'over his opponent Daniel L. Sinkler. The majority was a decisive one?Stoney receiving 8,210 votes against 3,803 for Sinkler. The election passed off without any disorder. Major Sinkler, it is said, was backed by the Grace faction, long dominating Charleston politics. The entire Stoney a 1 derma nilticket was nominated. Poison gas is being spread by-airplane in Florida swamps to* exterminate mosquitoes. TO DESTROY BRIDGE Army Plane* Will Drop Bomb* On ~ Concrete Structure Washington, Nov. 12.?The Cull fury of war will be turned loose at an <early date against a modern concrete bridge across the Pee Dee river between Atneriuarle and Mount Gilead, N. C. Acid bombs and high explosive shells will be used to destroy the structure completed in 1922 at a cost of approximately a quarter of a million dollars. The bridge will be submerged as the result of the construction of a dam across the river near Norwood by the Carolina Power and Light Co. It would be an obstruction to navigation if it remained, and in cooperation with the state authorities the war department announced today that army aircraft, engineers and artillery would be used to destroy two of the three 150-foot spans, while the state highway commission would test the third span to the breaking point by placing tank* of water upon it until it collapsed. The bombing of the bridge will also stimulate war time missions of the air corps forces which during hostilities are often called upon to bomb railway and highway bridges at such distance from their baa'c, the announcement said. Detailed arrangements for the joint attack on the bridge are being worked out by the commanding officer at Fort Bragg with local authorities. The date for this test will be determined in this way. The bridge is constructed with seven 42 1-2 foot concrete girder spans at each end and its overall length is 1,070 feet. Lyitch Negro At Court House Columbia, Tenn., Nov. 12.?A citadel of justice, the scene of his probable trial, became the lynching spot for' Henry Chote, 18-year-old negro, a few hours after his criminal attack on a white girl here. Several hours after officers had taken the negro in custody at a farm house where a bloodstained pistol was found a band of 356 men, many armed successfully stormed the jail, battered the door with sledge hammers and captured Chote. At the court house, where large crowds had gathered, Chote was said to have confessed beating the girl over the head with a pistol. The Rev. J. R. Parsons, one among a group of prominent citizens who endeavored to allow the law to take its course, declared he heard the confession. A noose was placed about the neck of the negro and he was hung from a second story wondow of the building. Sheriff L. C. Wiley declared he unlocked Chote's cell door after the mob had rushejl into the jail, threatening to unloose all prisoners. He said the main door was battered down. The Rev. Persons declared one door was unlocked from the inside. I he broken-nosed ' .wooden hobbyhorse, once the toy of'*Napoleon, was recently sold at auction for several hundred dollars. __ Otto Omikron, a native of Berlin, Cermuny, lays claim to the distinction of being the only man on earth who can inhale deadly gas and exhale it again without any injury to himself. STREET PAVING Bids Invited on Projects To Be Let November 22, 1927. Proposals will be received by the City Council of Camden South Carolina until 7 o'clock p. m. Tuesday November 22. 1927 for paving certain streets in the City of Camden, South Carolina. Bids will be for furnishing all labor and materials incidental thereto. Proposals will bo received on Sheet Asphalt, Warrenite-Bitulithic, Asphaltic Concrete. Rock Asphalt, Cement Concrete and other perma-< nent tjpes to-gether with necessary sewers, catchbasins etc. Sidewalks and driveways to be of concrete. Copies of t,he plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the City Clerk or at the office of the engineers. Complete set of plans and specifications may be obtained from the engineers upon a deposit of ten ($10) which will be returned upon the return of plans and the filing of a bona fide bid. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check in the sum of 5 per cent of the amount of the bid which will be forfeited if the contract is awarded and the contractor fails to sign the contract and furnish satisfactory bond. All bids must be sealed and marked on the outside "Bid for Street Paving" and addressed to C. P DuBose, Mayor, Camden, South Carolina. The City reserves the right to reject any or all -bids, and the contract may be awarded as a whole, or in part, to one or more bidders as is considered to the best interest of the City. Bq order of City Council. C. P. Du-BOSE, Mayor ^ . W. H. HAILE, City Clerk. Engineers: Loughlin Engineering Company, Camden, S. C. final discharge I ublic notice is hereby given that at the expiration of thirty (30) days from date, at 11 a. m. on Nov. 28th, 1927, the undersigned will make to the Probate Court for Kershaw r/inn n r:_.1 t\ .1 wm . m "~ - ? ?VCIHI n MB bxcmior under the Will of Mrs. ~ FnUMflt Ancrum Johnson and will apply for a discharge from such Trust. ~ : i W. E. JOHNSON, Jr., Execator of estate of Mrs. France. Ancrum Johnson. / Oamdem, S. C. Oct. 2tth, 192T. I.and For Colony Bought Near Aiken Aiken, Nov. 10.?The sale of the land in the vicinity of Belvedere upon which Benjamine Marshall and associates of Chicago plan to erect a $11,000,000 tourist hotel and cottage colony was the feature of the November salesday, Monday, at the courthouse^ The land, put one sale in order to clear up the title, was bought in by Henderson & Salley, attorneys for the Marshall interests. 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