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U-- The Camden Chronicle kuME'xxxx. ' CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 192S.NUMBER 1. Epthune News Notes | of Interest To Many lethune, March 27.?Miss M*lloy Con and Mrs. L. M. Best comCnled Mrs. M. D. Marsha of Co* Kb,a who, before her marriage two Es ago. was Miss Nancy Beat, of Cum . with a miscellaneous shower the home ?' MUs Hearon . last day afternoon. The guests were Eved and introduced to the bride fMi8S Hearon and Mrs. Best. The Eg' book was presided over by E. Ralph MoCaskill. The recepE hall and living room were atEtively decorated with a variety of Eng flowers and ferns. From a r in one corner of the hall Eg Lula Belle McKinnon and Miss Ehleen Hyatt served punch. Mrs. Eyo Davis gave several piano selec Hl](j an interesting automobile E, ' was held. Mrs. Hillhouse and B. MoCaskill were the successful Btestants and were given the prize ch they presented to the bride. \ B peiti were then invited into the1 Bng room where the beautiful and {U1 gifts were arranged on tables. > tabic in the middle of the room centered with a bowl of fragrant ^ ooths and white and yellow ^Buers were suspended from the ^ ndelier and caught at the corners Htb: tabic. Ice cream and pound were served. Among the out^ town guests who enjoyed this deBtful occasion were Mrs. C. C. Bt, of Hnrtsville, Mrs. Winnie Baty and Mrs. Cam, of McBee, Mrs. fl B. Clyburn and Miss Marguerite B'burn of Kershaw and others. The March meeting of the U. D. C. Bs held on last Wednesday afterBn at the home of Mrs. J. A. McBskill. In the absence of the Bsident, the meeting was presided Br by M iss Stella Bethune,' the Btorian. Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell was Hcted as a delegate to represent the Bpter of the U. D. C. convention be held in Lancaster in April. It decided to buy two copies of the ^Bk'The Women of The South," ^ne Htl* chapter a?d tb fZsgiven tee school library. A pffze poem, Bt Women of The Coi&ederacy," Flenniken, of fWnnsboro, B mi by Mrs. IB.' JtX Truesdell B "Excerpts on The History of Btt Carolina," by M*gu 'M. j O. "Car'lina" was sung, by Miss BW. At the conclusion of the eting the hostess Qgrved Jety with Bpped cream and' * metropolitan W[ ^ 8Chool auditorium on Wed^ day evening the preliminary ora^ "ical and reading contest was held, ^ ct-c were fifteen contestants in all. the girls, Margaret Trues ^ grade came first and Margie r t second. Charley MoCaskill grade won first place in the y'v co"test and Eldon Smith on(1- The judges were Miss Cars'. Dr. P. S. Flippin and E? j A' ^' Darrett members of the B?ity of Coker college. After the ,Excises Were over a reception was or the judges, speakers, school .Uty and trustees. Ice cream and lers were served. * v * n?ther occasion of interest at the 0,)| auditorium was the play, "She to Conquer," which was given ri(ia-v ev,,ning by membefs of th, under the. direction of B" (ld"' _ Bradham. The cast was B11P''M''1 three Kirls and five boys fl, ?WS: Rosa Fields, Willene Wdge B.rdie Belle Smith, Charfey B " ' E,m?r Stogner, John Earn v,nii ( *111 Kstridge and John ar- ^he play was well received B ,audience. Music w?? thrtn t ' 7- true?,?"' m1" ftV' ruesdell and Miss Dorothy ^('ng the collego student* ^ BeWorap.nng holidays are Misses. bel \v m'th' Sarah k** He^stisS; ^ Lula Uc Williams and 0f ^nthrop. Misses, Luc ? uai (i' Fran?*8 Severance vand r ,on; Coker college, Fred Kit! m Sni,th fro Otemaon Ef a :a,mher of people from Be lurda?nt ?Vcr to Coker collsgt n eNen>ng to hear the Furmar Kle. c, A meml)er of the club k ?^n<>r, is one-.of the Be \ ^>'8 having finished higl Ka'r Ut* J' C I MiM Fuller spent the weekend At Mr*. Clybom of K*r?tuw to** r* Resort Centers In The The Wall Street Journal after reviewing activities at Pinehurst, Camden and Aiken, Carolina winter resort centera, calling atteution to their development and the influence of this development upon the value of surrounding propertfr declares the "more of these centers the better." This view of the situation is presented: Today it is necessary to go out some ten miles from Pinehurst or Southern (Pines in order to find forest land under $50 an acre or improved farm land under $80. Since Aiken has come into prominence in the sporting world only within the last four years, land values in that portion of South Carolina have been little influenced as yet. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, to whose inspiration the popularity of the resort among aportemen is due, have 12,000 acres of land. Within the next decade it is not improbably that many more sportsmen will (bring their horses to Aiken for winter train-! acquire larger properties! than those generally held at present. Aiken is crowded with stables now. Horses go trotting up and down the sand roads. Vehicles swing through the town. Grooms jog through the forefcts leading strings of hunters and ' chasors. But all of this activity is confined to a comparatively small area, in contrast, for instance, to Warrenton or Middle/burg, Virginia. If, as may be expected, the popularity of Aiken continues to grow, land within a mile of the town suitable for residental and sporting purposes must go up in value. Bishop Walsh To Preach Palm Sunday services at Saint Mary's church will have as the preacher of the occasion Right Reverend Emrn^t M. Walsh, Bishop -of Charleston. Though the Bishop, his consecrate last Pall has flclal appearance. The regular Palm Sunday!'services will ioccpr a* usual. The ceremony of the Blessing of the Palm will start at 10:40 a. m. katfn promptly at 11;00 o clock and will conclude at boirt *11:80 after which the Bishoo tvram xrfthe day. i To these services as to all Catholic service non Catholics are always welcome. Following the Bishop's sermon an informal reception will be given him in St. Mary's Hall adjoining the church. To this reception both Catholics and non Catholics are equally welcome The regular evening services will take place at 4:00. The week following Sunday is Holy Week and all the week day morning services will begin throughout the week at 6:45 o'clock and the night services on Thursday and Friday at 8:00 o'clock. "The way of The Cross", on Friday at 8:00 p. m. and on Saturday the Sacrament of Penanfee at 4:80 p. m. and 8:80 p. m. Paath of Mrs. .Arledge. Funeral services for Mrs. Frances V., Arledge, whose death occurred Sunday, were held at Mitpah church > Monday afternoon. Mrs. Arledge, 29 i. years of age, for many years resided i in the Mt. Zion section of this county where a number of relatives and many * friends will mourn her passing. She i was the wife of J. S. Arledge and the I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. i Johnson. . .IV I. -p r* Take Notice Shrtriers , All Aboard For Miami \ <\\ \ i ' 3^, Llewellyn, president of the ' Camden ^Shrine* Club, issues notice to Camde^ Shriners that their regular ' meeting will be held in the dining room of the Masonic Hall on Friday, April 13th, at 8 o'clock in the afternoon Important business is announced for this meeting ?e final ar1 rangements will be made regarding 1 the trip to the Imperial Shrine to be ' held in Miami, Florida. Refreshments will be served. All thriftier* 1 ara urged to attend. Mrs. /. A. McCaskill i Passes at Kershaw Kershaw, S. C., March 27.?In the death of Mrs. John A. MoCaskill, s which occurred Saturday morning, c Kershaw lost one of its moat popular v citizens, Mrs. MoCaskill was a re8- 1 idpnt of Kershaw for a number of p yeare, as her father had been the e pastor of the Baptist church of this I place before her marriage to Mr. v McCaskill. iMrs. MoCaskill waa 60 a years old, and hud been in failing o health for some time, but her illness was not considered critical until about i three months ago, this illness follow- c h'g the death of her husband. t Mrs. MoCaskill was Miss Theodosia | Vtilliford before her marriage, and r she is survived by the following chil- s dren: Hazel D. McCaskill of Ker- ( shuw, Mrs. -W. C. Perry of Liberty 1 Hill, J. A. McCaskill of Columbia, and 1 Miss Esther Margaret MoCaskill, a ^ student at Chicora 'college. She is also survived by four grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Lizzie Burk and Mrs. A. I B. Brown, both of Charleston, and R. 1 F. Williford and W. R. Willifbrd of * Flofida. The funeral services were 1 conducted by her pastor, the Rev. T. 1 M. Stevenson, and the Rev. F. A. t Duncan of Liberty Hill, with burial 1 in the Kershaw cemetery Sunday i afternoon. t Mrs. McCaskill was a faithful mem- 1 ber of the Presbyterian church of ' this place and a member of the 1 Eastern Star, the ritual of this society being used in the burial services. A number of beautiful floral < designs and flowers attested "to the 1 esteem in which she wag held. < Woman Kills Man 1 At Her Window \ Lottie Evans, a thirty year old ' negress, residing on the W? T. Holly ' place in Buffalo township, was re- i leased on bond in the sum of $1,500 yesterday. The woman was being held on a murder charge. j <jAi*scoidiog to the woman's statement. Tallle MoCoy, a negro, came to , her home Monday night, and attempted to raise the window. She hailed him'but got no. response. She fired and did not realize she had hit any one uutil her father heard someone struggling on the ground. Her father went out and found the man dying. The woman, with her small boy, was 1 Wrought to jail, until released on bond. $ . ' i rtt*icken Dinner and Fish Fry Announcement is made that the Ladies Aid Society of the CassAtt Baptist Church will serve a chicken dinner and fish fry at Cassatt on Saturday evening, April 7th, at 7:30 o'clock. The public is urged to attend and a good time is promised. Two Cars Captured v A Ford touring car, said to' belong to Jack Thomas, from near Ridgeway, was captured near the Hermitage Cotton Mill warehouse last Friday ttfght. A half gallon of whiskey wad found and Thomas was arrested. A ;Ford roadster, with two white men,-aAid-to- be from-Westville: and six gallons of corn whiskey waa captured near Cool Springs one night r last Vjfeek. Jhe men were placed in ' jail and the car confiscated. Both arrest# were made by Rural policeman DeBruhl. Committee Extends Thanks -The Camden Horse Show Commit- ' tee wishes to extend its sincere thanks to the citizens and residents of Camden and Kerghaw County for the hearty support given its recent show. Particularly does It wish to thank ?11 those who were kind enough to lend their assistance in making the eighteenth show the crowning success the committee feels that it was, and all. those merchant# and business men who ifere so public spirited as to close their places of business foi the occasion. Sent To Gang For Nan-Support - - 1 v"T?m Rotan, white man, residing in Wast Wateree, who was tried and , convicted in- hie absence at the last ; term Of court on a charge of noneupport of wife and children waa located and captured near Blythwood. ^WW^Sfng time on the gang. . . 'jocal Sports Caught , at Big Cocking Main "They Say" about fifteen local ports from Camden and vicinity, in- ] luding several northern tourists, 1 vere caught in the cock pit last i ,'hureduy when officers rudely atop- ; ed one of the biggest cocking maius ] ver pulled off in this state near i Florence. One sport says that it was < vorth the $10 to see the expressions 1 >nd actions of the.Jug^cryjfvd "when I fficers came Up with drawn gum. ? The fight was staged on an island i n a swamp, and when the officers i ame up many took to the swamp hrough mud and water, so the story ] foes. Fictitious names were given? nostly movie actors, as well as fake ] tddresses were given. It is said one , Camden man was refereeing the fight, t was going good, and is said to , lave been in progress for a good vhile. (Friday's Florence News Review) descending suddenly upon the cock >it near Florence yesterday afternoofi* date an<> county officers, with one federal officer assisting, interrupted lome three hundred men who were jusify engaged in witnessing one of ihe biggest chicken fights, it is reported that has ever 'been attempted n this section, secured the names of iome 160 of those present and colected nearly $400 in cash bonds, The names weTe not givetfefor jfiibication. A crap table with $93 shining silver dollars was confiscated. 'The :ock fight and the crap game were ?oth in full bloom when the officers juietly surrounded the place. So big was the crowd that the officers were unable to gather in the whole bunch and more than 60 escaped. The officers have the names >f most of the men who so hurriedly scaled the high fence, however, and ?xpect them to be good enough sports to deposit their $10 bonds with Magistrate Smith, or with B. B. Leitzsey, state detective, who was leading thA raid. > < Miv Leitzsey said last night that he wduld remain here at least thru today. In the list of names in the state detective's little book appear addresses of men from Virginia to Florida and as far west at Louisiana. Some of the names, he believes, are fictitious, "but I couldn't help that," the officer said. The raid was carefully planned by Chief C. F. Johnson of the Florence county rural police who early yesterday morning telephoned the governor's office for assistance. At 1 o'clock Detective Lightzsey arrived in the city and with him Sam J. Cole, chief of police- of Timmonsville, who bears a commission as special state officer. Fede?aT~ Prohibition agent F. L. Eaddy was in the party to take care of the prohibition law violations. He was armed with a search warrant for the cock . pit, premises and club house. No whiskey was found. The Other officers taking part in the raid were R. R. Wgrd, T. C. Mullinix, J. A, Galloway, B. JT. Cookfield, G. ;W. Hannah, all members of the Florence county rural police. The entire force .of rural officers under Chief Johnsoa.'fOM^ra the' spot. Wheh the officers reached the spot several fights had already been pulled off. " There were four or five dead roosters lying about. They had been gan& enough to give all they had to win the money for their trainers. Forty live game fighters were captured. -The owners were made to post $2.60 for each rooster, making a total of $100. The roosters themselves, therefore, enjoyed the >dl*~ tinction of being allowed their liber* ty on bond, just like the white folks, a somewhat unusual experience for the roosters. Enclosed in a high wlrV fence near the comfortable club house stood the cock pit. It was in this enclosure that the officers corralled the spectators. and operators. Two men were stationed at each one of the two gates and herded them in. It is not known how much it cost them to get in, but nearly all had to put up $10 in cash to get out, that is tjosay, except the 60 pr more who took to the faace. Others less agile decided to pfcy. The officers were at their posts before anybody knew they were on th<? spot. Go interested were the sportal men in the fight that they thrr^' caution to the wind*. It was one big. iQtpnit JOT thtTH %*/ 1 *^2? .. ji' r* v - tmBB The cock pit located about three ?- ? "v - I and a half mies from- Florence on highway 51 between Florence and Pampllco and is abbot |F ofarter of a mile from the highway. There is a swamp at this point. State Detective Leitzsey said last night that warrants would possibly -be issued today for the persons responsible for staging the cock fight* He declared that the crowd was one of the roost orderly he had ever seen and gave no evidence of trouble. He noticed only one man who appeared to ba the worse for liquor. "We had no trouble at all/' said Mr. Lalttaey. "It looked like a crowd of aicfcty goad fellow* to ?d. .. ..VjSr-X m " . *fr Mrs. Sarah Bar field I Dead at Westville Wostville, March 27.?Mrs. Sarah Bar field, widow of the late W. A. Bar- o Held, died at her home near West- ( /ille, Thursday night, March 22, at v 10; 86. 'She i? survived by one sister, Mrs. Nancy Gardner of Monroe, N. > C., and the following sons and r laughter, L. K., \V. P., and D. A. Bar. 1 Held of Kershaw county, Sidney Bar- i Held of Hartsville and Mrs. Y. L. ( Copeland of Clinton, and a host of 1 relatives and friends throughout thin j state, North Carolina and Virgina. 1 Mrs. Harftcld was 86 years and six months old. She was born October 24, 1 1841. Interment was beside her hus- v band in the cemetery at Bethany * church funeral services conducted by 1 her pastor, P. E. Blackmon, Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Active pall- 1 bearers were six of Mrs. Barheld's > grandsons. 1 She was a member of Bethany Bap- * tist church for 66 years. She lived ^ an exemplary life, never speaking ill ( of her neighbors but always showing ( a fine spirit of service by minister- 1 ing to their nee&$ when in her power to do so, rendering every assistance * possible to the sick and needy. The floral tributes were very beau- f tiful, the grave being covered with ^ flowers. ? Mystery Fire Claims . Home of Chief Hilton ' Fire at an early hour last Friday < morning completely destroyed the 1 five room residence of Chief of Police H. D. Hilton. The home is lo- ( cated on the eastern edge of ' Sartrfield property and no residence i? close to' it. Mr. Hilton and chil- ( dren were in Charlotte where Mrs. Hilton was in a hospital. Occurring around six o'clock in the morning it is the belief of many that the fire a was of incendiary origin, though Mr. ^ Hilton says t)y?t .%* hates to think 1 that he has an enemy that would 1 want to do him harm. He has made \ a good officer and ik popular, fte < carried only about $1800 insurance on , the building and nothing at all on his furniture. Nothing whatever was , saved from the building and the lost < is a heavy blow to Mr. Hilton. The ; fire department reached the scene in 1 time to save the hull of the building ] which will be of no value. Officers Are Rude To Crap Shooters Deputy Sheriff Copley ^and rur(il policeman DeBruhl are congratulating themselves on being able to round up a bunch of wily crap shooters of the Dusty Bend community one night this week. THe^officers got within a few feet of the seven negroes who were so intent on the game that they did not realize the presence of the officers. They were all gathered around a jight furniehed from a bottle of oil with a saturated cloth as a wick. When the officers pounched on them, > a wild scramble ensued. Both of- S fleers got one apiece and the others were arrested later. They were made td-put-up $10 apiece-as bond. ~ ______ John DuBose To Sail For South Americd John Kennedy DuBose, for the past several months a- member of the local cotton trading staff of F. M. Wooten, left Camden Tuesday afternoon for Baltimore, Md., where he expects to join a merchant marine ship bound for South American waters. Mr. DuBose, whose previous trdvehi have led him into every principal foreign port, will probably be away from Camden three months on his lateBt expedition. Kershaw County Men (liven Clemency One parole and three suspension ?f sentence were granted Friduy by Governor John G. Richards. They vere: Ronnie -Singk-tary, convicted of nurder with recommendation to nercy, in Florence county in October, *>20. He was serving a life sentence ipon conviction of the killing 0f jeorge Fork near Hymansville in Florence county. The governor >arolcd this prisoner during good belavior. fH. L. Elliaor, serving un eight nonths sentence upon conviction of dotation of the prohibition law, in Kershaw county. He had served 'bout half of his sentence. Tillman Branham, serving a four nonth's sentence upon conviction of dotation of the prohibition law, in Kershaw county. Branham had scrvxi about one month of his sentence. It was shown in the petition for .lemency that the wife and several .hildren of the prisoner were in leedy circumstances. ( Loifftn C. Finklen, serving a two to .our year sentence upon conviction )f larceny and receiving stolen goods, n Richland county. Finklea had served about 14 months of his sen*nce, which was imposed by Judge John S. Wilson in January, 1927. in all of the cases in which clemsncy was granted, petitions were dgned by representative citizens of 'he communities from which the pris>ners came, and in some instances by prosecuting attorneys and judges. The pardon board likewise gave rec>mmendation in all cases.?Saturday's State. Camden Teachers Are Off To Greenville - i.'. A large number of the teachers of Camden left Wednesday for Greenville where they attended the stata^' ^achers meeting s^rion th$tf Thursday and Fridajnand adjoumhi^Saturday. Among- those from here were Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., Misses. Lois Latham, Virginia MeSwain, Grace James, Brooks Jones, Grace Oakee, Ada Montgomery, Margnret Blanding, Isabel Bunkley, Mesdames. Leonard Schenk, CJIfton McKain, J. R. Montgomery, Lou Pearce, J. L. Guy, and Miss Virgina DoLoache, who goes, as Miss Kershaw. . . .....?- . i, Camden Minister in Address at Hagood Hagood, .S. C., March 24.~J^?t Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, at the; Church of the Ascension, Hagood, S. C., in the third of a series of addresses by nriihistere of^ varioiA^--' churches on the histories and post-;! tiona of their branches of the Christian Church, which are being; given in the interest of better understanding and greater Unity, Rev. A. P. McArn delivered a carefully prepared and enlightening paper on the Presby$SrlMr Church, He'. spoke of her doctrines, especially. the central'doc-1 trine of the tSupremt ^Sovereignty ofOodi arhet forth by Bt.-Pauh and chr?~ veloped by St. Augustine end CalvSSfe He dedared that Foreordination whs. Romans 8.28-80 It is part of God's Sover- o eignty end Saving Grace. * But equally, is. the doctrine of man's free" agency held, pot free, however, to save himself. We see the two doc^ trines together in f>hil. 2:12-18 Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do his good pleasure." m ' Mr. McArn went on to speak of the resbytenan form of government^ i patterned on the afrostoljic church, wh|ch gives the name to his churchr The address ended with a discussion ofjhe contributions of Calvinism aihl i ^wj^tertanism to the advance of the Christian faith. He declared that wa? an , open church always co-: operating, <fc1|jrpttO>r unity. The Lutheran Church will be presented next Tuesday night-by R*r./ Karl W. Kinard, of {^ratter. Thorn services have meant to much to the community, thak the series wUl^not be complete without a representation from the Roman Catha?r~ He Church. Bo Rev. T. J. Mackin\f at. Mary's Church, Camden, has