The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 06, 1928, Image 1

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!:--W : y..s. Mmm .*' ' ^ JS'j-.-' - ir-i-^'". ,' ' : .-. > ?- t | - A ' "?..'? The Camden Chronicle w CA1IPEW, SOUTH CABtOUN^ ~W*^AY, JANUARY <, itM. ?.. NUMBER 41. ^ - " 1 1 ') 1 111 K*MDEN TOURISTS Www Pwrtiw #i&* BtnU of CeM Weathor ri) lander way to make ?n Bgeresting winter along jf^'Bin Camden. ^ progTi? Bolo matches, and otbsr ~ shortly be issued and Be run off at regular h<<l;i Hng February ana March, j; i: /Bles of hotmda from lfoore lv Be., have been sent hew ^ v-Bt those owned by*: M, I>. r^.-EjCrnert -Woodward and ii; B: already hunts are inter?f 0'A many sportsmen, , IfBay, notwithstanding fhp vii;Kr, a good field turned out' r b.4 Brag HonU, Mrs, Dwigbt J ?f%#waa the skillful M. F. ff1. ,Mwere Ralph Chase and WUv ii I In the field were William i u Brroll Basaett, Caleb WhitaBit D. Kirkover, Raymond i.y-mk F. M. Coogan and many [ polo ponies from' the k Seymour H. Knox have att' B.- Knox, who is established rill- Bnter in* the Kendall house, iiiBtreet, will take part in the k Bhes,'' as will also T. J,. . - Bpf Toronto, and Ralph W. E Middlef ield, both of Whom < 'Bidsome estate of Erneirt L. is being improved and the -Beautified. Mr. Woodward ti ' Bd next week, and will be Esports during the season. B the attractive parties ushiff the New Year was Jtfce P1"0* ! vK bridge played on Saturday by the guests of Hobkirk Brst prize was won by Mrs. ^Ek Moore, of Linvillf. N. C., ':Kr passing ten days with Miss ^Be Campbell has returned ^Bnd Mrs. Itavmond Van Clief, Hblo, have joined the large con-. ^ Tfrom that city wintering ^ hd are established- in the ^Er cottage for the season. Bnany friends of Mr. find Mr3. Bder B. Trowbridge, of FlushK Y., who have spen^ many B in Camden will be intajrfHp Br of the appointment of lfr. Bfidge, as director of the AmeriB^deration of Arts, with head B? in Washington. Mr. TrowBis a past president of the B&pturul league of N<?\v York, Bing architect of the Federal Board and is well known in Bork- art and architectural cir^Ejnder his guidance the FedB which was established in 1912 initiative of Elihu Root will B a series of loan exhibitions ^ y examples of modern paint 9 sculpture into cities where I productions are inaccessible encourage efforts toward, the ^ hment of local art museums. ^Bmd Mrs. J. T. Cobb have ar oni New Y'ork and are at the Hod, where other re'eent ar^ tre Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fitch, ^^kers; Miss Margaret Pitkins, Bon; and J. H. Van Alsteyn, of Bbchelle; and Mrs. K. B. WilBr Albany. ^^Rer B. Todd, of New York, Bthe holidays with his parents, Mrs. John R. Todd. ^ als at Hobkirk Inn continue ^ us, and noted among them ^ s. Edgar W. Abbott and Miss Bth R. Abbott, of Washington; B E. Holbrook, of Ossining; B. E. Scott and Mrs. D. S. DifKf Atlantic City; A. C. Crombie, Br York, Mrs. E. H. Cook, of Bter; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. WilBind Miss Margaret Williams, of Beville, N. C.; ,Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, of New York, and B. p- 'Cook, of Red Bank, Ni J. BMarjorie Silcox entertained B of the young set with a dinB, Monday evening at Hobkirk. r son Duncan. Edwards, Mrs. J. Kham had eight guest^for dinB her hpme on Monday!^1' Bhe Court Inn each week brings accessions and many, guests of wr seasons. Among these are iJMrs. H. B. Stearns add Miss ; ^tennis, of SaranRc Lake, B Arthur E. Whitney and Craig By*iOf'New York; Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton and family, of New. |Thoiw J.'Bjj-Wnftd entertain, ny of the wiptir visitors on Bt ?yenink with ' o^' Sarty P?ome, as also did M**i Warren WT\* on' Saturday - afternoon, onday afternoon Mrs. Edward K u a delightfully informal BTMrs. Charles Ranlet, of " Old | Conn.; who is passing the flace and for Mrs. BPtaMmd, .of New York and 1 thefr gueits Mrs. H.' Frirfk B Mrs. H. G Marvin and Miss B at t5l? ??ms place at. a By evening Mrs^ \v. N. Rerr B f?.r dinner- bonor^ Howard Dews, of EjJ? _ r* ^ rftnk Vaughn^ of evening Mr. and Mrs. K ,w. lomeroy had a dinner Kit ?'mheL at th?lr home. . mSt ntt yTI?1*" S^*art' T Thel JI * ar Bit xt y. are occupying the Buw) iSrtJi n NKW CHEVROLET CAB. I 4 wS^??r?^eL 22** I ikwnbfd By Hi Nikiri. . I Surpassing all iu former achievemenU as a leader in the building of jstL t^aporUtionjth* ch?w?* The announcement today of a cowl plete ?#W line of Chevrolet care follows immediately on the close of CheyroletU greatest yeas when & volume of one million unite made it the world # largest builder of automobitee, and pmagee a year of linexampled activity for the organization that has been the pioneer volume producer ot sear shift motor car#. Known *#. the "Bigger and Better" Chevrolet, the new car that goes on diaptey throughout the United States J?4**',,"*0* speeds the "Most Beautiful Chevrolet" but incorporates all the advantages that made the latter ao popular and in addition embodies a host of refinements that comPW>4l?C what General Motors offktels believe will be the sensation of the'automobile industry in 1928. A quick picture of the new car that seema destined to write a new chapter into the history of the, automobile ,,h? hud by noting the. following highlights of the 1928 ChevfOl^vt I Extended vrheelbase, greater speed and power, four wheel brakes, longer, roomier Fisher bodies, new Duco I colors, thermostat cooling, shock ab- I sorUng springs, motor enclosure, and indirectly lighted instrument panel and other advantages built in as a result of lessons learned through 18 years of constant progress. | The "Bigger and Better" CbevroI 9 Q^e? ?7 outstanding virtues to the | """"fold facilities at the disposal of I Motor Company, in| eluding the General Motors Proving | Ground, the General Motors Research | laboratory, the.* -Chevrolet experi[ mental laboratory, the Chevrolet en-I | gineering department and the skill I I UrCe8 ?f the Fisher Body Cor' I l! passenger Cars, including five closed and two open types, comprise I the line. Every driving requirement! is carfd for in the make up and appointments of the various body types. Beauty in appearance, performance in driving and economy in operation are the keynotes of the car that owes its every detail to withering tests of | days, weeks and months under all types of weather, road and driving conditions. * | .Every detail has been proved true in exhaustive tests. As a result, the [ new line achieves to a degree hitherto [ une*ampled in the low priced field a | standard of smartness, advanced per- I oimance, striking color combinations, I | completeness of equipment and minute | attention to?style, comfort and luxury.) The new car has a distinctive big] car appearance entirely foreign to | its price class. This is achieved by I adding four inches to the wheelbase, bringing the present ?otal to 107mches. ^, The frame also has been deepened ] and strengthened to make a smoother riding, sturdier and better balanced car. t The four inches that have been ad-1 ded to thejjgtime materially increase the beautjlf^ml the effect of bigness, of the finished product. Stressing tht beauty of line are new honeycomb Harrison radiators of deep, slender, graceful design. Their added depth has so raised the front pf the cay that from the cowl to the base of the new low radiator cap the line I 14 i^fjtro n 8nd nearly level. | Radiator shells hr? of ndn-rusting | airplane metal: while thermostat conJf? tb* cooling system U an addi| tlonal feature. I , . the Mtra four | inches in wheel base is increased [ length in several of the body types* The coach body is flee inches longer ' frfc ia y?" ?*<> . The sedan body I ' -Among the many new body refine-1 ments is a fully inclosed and indirect-1 P*"el. oval in I ?!i m thfe speedometer, ammeter ?J Eugene Barnes Dead. I ^News has, been received in Camden of the xleat^dft Los Angeles^CalH^ on .Christmas day, of J. Eugene Barnes, formpi msident and native of this county. Mr. Barnes It survived by several sisters: and brothers; ana residing, in this state and in attar States. Tie was a son of the 'late Mrs. S. J. Barnes, Who died at Willismrtmi, fi. C., at the home of bar] daughter, Mrs. FVank' Lander, about ] 5i???FAfco. He was born at the aid J0me8tead *h?ut twelve miles north of Camden, and f ?rNsomeyOars resided- in < amden. Only a tew yeares ago he made a brief visit to Camden, renewing old acquaintances. For a long number of years he had made his home in the west. He was *he father of Lee Barnes, who became the' world's champioa pole Vjulter during the OlympiTgamerin France several years ago. t Auxiliary To Meet. If.Legion' Aaxilisry vpm?SiT?WMI. * 2 " .' . ADMITS MOWS MURDRRT , .. .J.:' i- ?4--r :^j Hkktnan Telia Details of W# ^Killings >? toa AefeW*. * Lom Angeles, pec. 29: Confession to two murder* In gdditlon to other{ crimea today 'found William Edward Hickman linked with Welby Bunt, A*hambra, Cel., youth, in the slaying of a druggist in a hoMup a year ago. Hlokmah 19-year-old "Po*" who admitted kidnaping and murdering M**tan Parker, weakened befotb iese questioning dnd latd last night confessed he shot and killed ley iThomsrRoshill, Cal., druggist. HOnt implicated by Hickman in the shooting of Thoms December last, was arrest' Od and made a confession which corroborated that of Hickman. Hunt denied, however, that it was lie whq fired the shot which killed Thome yp the youths ""attempted to rob hid store; Digging imto the records of the Hunt ^family the- police discovered , that Hunt's father, a promindlit citlaen of ?Alhambra, supposedly had committed suicide some time ago by jumping from the Pasadena bridge?a high structure from which many1 persona have made death leaps. The newest j confession not only reveals hiip at a double murderer but *1*0 jftP leading a i Jdryll and Hyde ej^ptenc^; was regularly employed as am?*ssdf$g* er, by the Los Angeles First National Trust aid SaVipgS Bank, of vHWmI, Perry M. Parker, father of Maria*, W an officer. He worked at the bank for a period of about two years, On.? ; tog when he was discharged after becoming involved in a forgery case. Hunt also is believed to have been employed by the batik apd to still be 0fl? the payroll of the institution. _ Attended Funeral In Charleston Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Boy kin, Sr., Mr. Burrell Boykin, Jr., and JMt*. P1 A, Boykin, of Boykin and Camden, went to Charleston Wednesday where they attended the funeral af their kinsman, Mr. Charles Stevens, aged 74, who died in that city Tuesday morning. He was a well known Charlestonian and was the son of Henry Lenoble and Henrietta Gaillard Manning, formerly of. St. John's Parish, Berkley county. The funeral was held at St. Michael's church and the burial-was in Magnolia cemeteryj ' - - * I ' " ' i. . I Family Has Narrow Escape. p.^- The explosion of a water back of the kitchen range in the home of Sheriff J. H. MoLeod on LaFayette Avenue early Monday morning caused a narrow escape from serious injury to Mrs. Mcleod and several of the children. Fortunately all escaped with minor burns, 'except Mrs. McLeod. who was struck in the eye with a small fragment. She was carried to a specialist in Sumter where the missle was removed and her many friends will be delighted to know that her sight will not be impaired. The force of the explosion blew down the plastering, a window light was blo.wn out And th?" range was wrecked, causing a property damage of several hundred dollars. mi ' ' * Camden Methodist Church. Lyttleton^sStreet, near ? Hampton Park, George Pierce Watson, pastorSunday, January 8, Bible School, 10 a. m. Public worship, 11:16 .a, m. and 7:30 p., m., conducted by the pastor. Morning theme: "My Church: What Can I Do For Her?" Evening theme; "Two Prime Factors in All Life." Epworth League, 6:46 p. m. PrayeT Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. The public is mosUeordially invited to all the services of this church. Seats free. Come and during your friends. - | - rr^ ' -Former Camden Woman DiesMrs. Millie Brown; wife of. the late Ri C. dOrown of Camden, died Decern-', ber 28 after an illness ..jsfjfcntt A week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. G. Stamen in Colonial Heights, Columbia. She was a memr ber of Beulah church, near Camden, She is survived by two daughters, HVs. H. G. SUrnfes of Columbia and Mrs. J.- R. Moseley of Gaeedep, and also one sister, Mrs. Eliya Ammons of Camden. Faneral . services-. w?re. conducted at Mount -Zion churcn peer ij'iuWf ***** ^ Haaters* Spartanburg, Jan.,, 1,?Wgnini against thehamUing of wild rabbits STJTW O^WriSit^r wSmof among the animals ofhighly and otm to Which human hatugwre-said-to be highly .'Sketf"to. WwUw.iklil''"#<ii?WO the fur of the animals and yewKralos l.mWuW Kind ?tid wmSrtt *<* to ties have- resulted. _ Doeter Wriebtnen says the disease is isSHefliit Tir'T hy contact MttfpthA -AncMd wo danger hi to be enooun4t?od Ifrmnttogr - ANNIVERSARY RKRRCI8R8 Annual Service To Bo Observed By Mt Moriah Baptist Church. * " Rev. J. W. Boykin and his congregation of the Mount Morioh M?P*( ti*t Church, are planning thetT annual anniversary services to be held on January 22, commemorating the sixtyeacond anniverstary of the*establishnuJUt of this church. The exercise etch year are most interesting and JJbv. Boykin has addressed the following letter, to his.friends: , i "January 22nd., 1866, the let*' Sorfeh Baptist Church was organised jmd oh Sunday, January 22nd.,41928, hde, the present membership, are plantfi* to celebrate the Sixty-Second (Anniversary. We cordially invite you and your friends to be present with us and enjoy this happy event in our Church life. "Through the assistance of our friends on previous occasions we were able to install a furnace, put in Sewerage connection and beautify by painting, etc., the interior of our Church. : We are now planning to install a new organ, as our old one U beyond repair and use, and are baking' our friends to assist us in Ibis very worthy object. FT "At 3:45 p. m. the main feature of the service will be Spiritual and Jubilee Songs, the relic of slavery time, and as sung by our Mothers and Anthers in the organization Sixty-Two year* ago. Judge M. L Smith will deliver the Anniversary Address." '"{ vWomaa Jpte Out of KiMmn "/: I Marion, Jan. 3.?Mrs. Baker Mclktyre, wife of Judge Mclntyre, is ib a hospital in Florence suffering from injuries sustained when the tknk on the range in the kitchen at their home on West Bond street exploded yesterday morning about 11 o'clock. When neighbors arrived, being attracted by the sound, they found Mrs. Mclntyre lying under the side of the house, having been blown through the window by the force of the explosion. / A doctor was quickly summoned and first aid given before she was j taken to a hospital where a thorough , examination was made, which dis- i i doped the fact that she had suffered a fractured nose and elbow and nrtRly contusions. Her escape from instant death is miraculous, as the kitchen is a complete wroth* and H she was I standing only about three feet from the range. Her injuries are painful but not necessarily dangerous. . n j - - J Prisoner Escapes. James Howell, one of the five young white men arrested here Wednesday and held .on charges of implication in thefts in towns north of here, escaped I Thursdav night from the city jail by bending a loose bar which covered one of Ihe cell windows. The opening through4 which the escape was .made, was so small that it appeared almost.incredible that an adult human] coiild have* passed through it*. ' Shortly after Howell escaped word wak received from the authorities In i Goldsboro, N. C., that he. was wanted there for jail breaking. . / i Howell told ihe police that his home was Petersburg, Va. On Visit To ^areuta. i'; Mrs. W. W. Bates of Orangeburg , is visiting her parent*; Judge and Mrs. Mendel L. Smith, on Chesnut Street. 'V u ' l.V.WN. >-.-i I- | Mr. John Hihsort Dead. - *4 Mr. John Hinsort, a well' known j trahsfer man of Camden, aged 661 years, Idied at his home on loWter j |qr4tleton ' Street list Friday morn* ing, after a lingering illness. Mr. HiSson Was a hatlve of Chester but : had "made his home In Camden for ? long number-o?_yeara. Me first intered the transfer business hero With horse drawn vehicles, which he continued until the motor vehicles succeeded that mode of trhiispoirtUikm/ He and his sons later put on several automobiles and he operated a car up tmtB a short while before his last illness.' Ho haA^beUn quite successful in thisk.line, HO' reared a large family of chiK dn^ hU^w^r^ Mf i LEGION TO MARK DRIVE HillboMrdN to Be Put Into Play To Tell of Work of Organization. Posters depicting the progress of Che A me risen Legion during the first decade of its life will appear on the bill boards of Camden for a whole month beginning February, it was announced today by R. H. Hilton, commander of James LeRoy Belk Post of the Legion. Arrangements have boot) made for the use of bill board space here during the month In ordfr that the. ideals and aims of the Legion may be placed before the people of the city, according to the I ' '.j _. The postern will depict in a vivid way the real spirit of the Legion, Commander Hiltonsaid. They will be symbolical of the Legion ideal of service to country in peace time as in war, which the Legion is carrying out in its community service, Americanism, political education, child welfare and similar activities. The poster has been made up from a. sketch drawn especially for the Legion by Chester A. Bratten, a well known artist of Chicago. It has a decorative background in which the main figure Is the Goddess of Liberty standing with arms uplifted in consecration of the sacrifices made by/-the fighting men of America In the Wo^Jd war. In the foreground is' a J panoramic scene depicting the city, agriculture and industry. At the top is the name "The American Legion" and at the bottom the slogan, "In peace, as in war-?we serve." 1; Similar posters will be displayed in Very clty and town in;1 America during February to give national emphasis to the service which the Legion is now rendering to community, state and nation, Com*? mander Hilton stated. More than 17, BOO of the posters are being sent out. from National Headquarters of the Legion at Indianapolis to be posted throughout the country. The James LeRoy Belk Post will begin gn; intensive membership campaign tvhfoh wilT rea"ch it* climax during7 thT month the posters are on .th<T httfcftU, Commander Hilton announced. The JacksOn Outdoor Advertising Service, of fhj? city, has generously consented to let the Legion have three of their billboards in Camden to help put across the campaign for membership. Lomansky Moves Stock. Lomansky Brothers, who recently bought the store room and stock of shoes from Mr. C. C. Whitaker on the east side of Main street, have moved x.their stock/ from their former stand in^the Bank of. Camden building on the wekt side of Maifr street. Mr. Lomansky now has the combined stock qf two stores, and will carry a complete stock of shoes. Telephones Show Increase Five hundred and ninety-five telephone subscribers are listed in the* 2?w <*irecto>ry issued for thi* city by the American Telephone arid Telegraph company. , Extensions of the company s service, since publication insirtrt*-JuXJory now being replaced, include thirty v new subscribers most * ifeprTnJ n** 'a*ilies established here during recent months" Fije Damages Hunting Lodge Fire Saturday afternoon about 4 ^nsed damage- estimated at $2^000 to an eight room hunting lodge ^located near Spring Hill In'Lee County# The lodge was constructed during P"' l?" br Mr- Clark William., ?' N*r, Vork City, end we. of .the log caWn type, costing around $6,000. ^.fortunately thle property *, la' ?yu2n W*h prea*y"^m and*? ?x>n i!L el.r. d,"OT?"d empleyeea on the place got busy and toon had the " ,und?r control. The building was off in the woods, some distance ft-odi "PP n? otHer damage katteriea. The property was fully covered by insurance. " ' |/"' . Remus Peslared Insane ^Cinclmmtl, Deo 28.?The iinani-: |P"?^afinding of sanity by six ofCInRUMtotPb most emhmnt specialists i? g ^!yasa? sttf contrary, wdjr Lueders today deF**?* George Remus "now insane t0 ^ " ordered bim committed to m7PPP. 'ofWon. ' however, merely gWtaSfa mileatone In the- strenuoiis b?arn?l Into another court on a petijuftir'fKr a .writ of habeas corou^ ^ ' - ' ' ' " '' 1 ? I J. LI X? ...... MR. WOOTEN DIED SUDDENLY Seised With Heart Attach and Bx1"^" After Kinking to Pavement. Ernest L. Wooten, ugc<l 41 years, died vary suddenly at an early hour Monday morning. His death came without warning uh Mr. Wooten had just come down to his Palmetto Tea Roowen east DeKalb street. He sat down jprhtle and complained of I 4 reeling bad and walked to the sidewalk to *****!** h a'r* He w*? Men to #ink to the sidewalk and by the time aid reached him he was dead. . Mr* Wooten, ucho formerly resided hi this city, was ? native of Maxfcon, W. U, and before coming to Camden for his last stay ho had resided at 2fD/i? i He wa? a graduate # wbpol of the University / of North Carolina and had practice d ; law in Rowland and Maxton, N. C. He first came to Camden to far ^ Kit had made his home in Santo- I i u ? P*18* sev?**l years. lie is survived by his widow who i-before marriage was Miss Carrie Derive' ? Va*' three son8' Ernest Wooten, Berrett Wooten and Oscar Wooten, and the following sisters and, brothers: Mrs. D O Houser of this city. Mrs, O. F. Smith! of Scotland Neck, N. C.; Mrs. S. B. " * McLain, of Charlotte., Jl_Cj. W. L. and F, M. Wooten both of Mr. Wootih's sudden death came as a severe shock to his family, an ?hly a few of them knew that he bad ^ been subject to heart attacks., ft also brought sorrow to a wide circle ? rrv Il?8 and elsewhere. ^Vices/^ere held Tuesday at It a. m., being conducted . by^'Rcv. A. D. McAra, of the Presbyterian chorchtrom the h?me of his brother, Mr. P. M. Wooten, and-the following friends acted as pallbear- . ftp & DuB,?"e; T. Lee Little, . R.E.8t?ven?<ro,_W- L, DePaaa, W. K. DeLoache and- Dan M. Jones. The M burial was in the Camden cemetery. / Carnlial A Success, Thb American Legion Auxiliary, ,on? f?jk? most active organisations d?n# scored another success on V o ev^nln<r wlth ? W carnival Sfe- Bingo stands. f rivalled candy wheels in popularity and^gypgy fortune tellers lured the crowd from the aide shows into thtif '4 > ul oS ?? the pa8t and future. Miss Billy Hancock, lovely in a period gown of ^lack velvet, was chosen ?gueen of the carnival by vote and crowned ldte. in the evening by ' Mr. C. P. DuBosc, mayor of Camden Mr. DuBose was presented by Hob- ^ H Hilton, Commander of the Lerby I American Legion, and Mr. DuBose introduced the gueen. The coronation robe*, r^ade by Miss Sarah Wolfe, was gIVen to the guben '#! with ft silver vanity. v Among the prises liberally donated -'^3$ by the merchants of Camden was a ' $ pound cake bearing the erabldm of the American. Legion. This was given by.^i Elect^ik Maid Bake Shop, and/ftjrtistieally made by E. B. Shiver. Mr* dLeoh H. Schlosburg, who *'J' -1 planned and superintended the carni- j val, is praised for' her wonderful service. . i WINTKIt hasps NATION RaaMa Broken For Many Year* in i|l .Southern Stairo. Year,a^stsatthat^^^inter's New tonigh^'with prospect# otmnothev^l hours of subfreezing temperatures before they begin to diminish. V Beginning with the dawn of 1928, from m?rcury Mw,>wdM ?!???& "'it J!W" for h?H * century in some ^