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YOU CAfT?ET THE CHRONICLE SIX MONTHS FOR FIFTY CENTS-OFFER CLOSES TOV ' - The Camden Chronicle > .UME XXXX. .... . ! CAMDEN- SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, MAY 4. 192* ' ? NUMBER 6. morial Day Comes | iursday,May Tenth anuria! day come* this year on iday, May 1 Oth, and the program pnembcr the veteran* of the begins with the annual dinner :30 to be served at the Prenbyi ,Sunday School rooan to the ins and widows of veterans of War by the John D. Kennedy ler United Daughters of the deracy. i meeting will be called to ordi Mayor P. DuBose, at 4:80 and invocation by He v. J. p. m. -A chorus will lead in the I -df "America," and the aaago will be asked to join in the g. The speaker of the after* rill bo Rev. George Pierce Watltd a groat treat is in store its Watson is a speaker Of ffnsat ality and power. Rev. I. deL. law will announce the winner five dollars given hy the C. IB. apter for the beet assay ?n i Hampton," written fey * Gamgh School student, ie" will be sung by a chorus It benediction will he proumjiie the Rov. A. D. MoArn. ' rale is to be a feature um "the Am and the order <of march <will at 3:30 from the Camden I Library led % Messrs. L. W' and H. G. Garrison, Jr., d by the Wateree Mill ibcmd. lomes the CoBfedertfte > veterans decorated in the -colors up.f t^he leracy. The Sons of Veterins Id by the U. D. ?C, members. Aaughters of the American Ition, Spanish American war As, American Legion and World leterans, the Legion Auxiliary, Iny M. S. C. Nitttonal Guard, Ihe Boy Scouts. /At the old house the school children wall I line snd continue the march I speakers Ktanii. 1 lorgaBizations titkiog .part treses are requesjUad' 1 at the Camden rt>ub]tf^ Lib 3:50 o'clock and' thd schoS! are roqwrttelcl ;toobf**t the ' B^ikonsr at 4:00 o^lock. jWhing at Casshtt. , 'l1 of the :Oassatt Baptist "notified rfchbt* there *ill ' ^Aarices field At Lthht CCharrch ?ay Bth, aU3; o'fclodk in Bnwn ?nd again at 7:3? in The services will be ^B the Apv. James" Howter, Wr' aT!(i wry meihlber. of the to be present. B*V* Mill atb Met j ' B" *31 Democratic dub met H 2Kth and reorganized by ; - *uiin, president; W. P. v,ce president; G. West, A,M E- Afangum, execu B1' eeman- delegates tottfhe Bmvcfltl0n ^re> Qi- C. Joyaer, Bp(,,j s L. Mangum, J. E. H ' Mangum, H. D. ThompK.J ub, went 'on record as B . en*? mr 'Newton K?tB J'US(' *'r ^prosentatiVes. Puss Over 1 wjfaves Herei j planet ht*ry formation passed B Vast Sunday Afternoon fl ?rlock ?"oing north. In * th*re were said to* while others had * Kn v nTlle planes *were enE h Tems, to * B '<t Fayette Wile, N. C., 1 s anouvera there this week. 1 rof ?k t*ne* c<mld *et a c 1(' Moseley house Ahd t Kich 7 ,,vhile th fire was 1 h de?tr?yed thl. old tend- t B^'t^diit Church ' v E ,; near Hampton J E ^;c;WaUon, pastoK. Kins-, School, 10 a. < Enh I "'r a11 8ydes and B ? :hh at 7*17 p. m., . Bbecol >0Un? P^P1? are >?- ? H ,, membe^ Public h bv ;h;Vm and 8:00 p. rn, ^Arv;, o Pastor. Morning C ' c.P?c,al Significance of a from 11 Br ' I Summer Golf Opens This Afternoon The Hummer golf season opens hero in glamorous style this afternoon at three o'clock when the Young Men'* Business League, sponsoring the movement again this year, will play hoBt at an open-house celebration for every follower of the sport in Camden. Plans as announced Thursday afternoon include an offering of lowscore prises for both ladies and gentlemen and a driving content for gentlemen in addition to orchestral music with tables arranged for cards throughout the afternoon at the <club house. Beginning at five-thirty <o'olock refreshments WiU toe awwtd complimentary anji following many arc expected to appear iti ttoe tlllb's ballroom for dancing. The committee on entertaimnent is wwu&iHg under direction of Mrs. C. A. Dunn. Added color is promised for the i the OpObtng afternoon 'With the anfidUhCOttftfht from the chairman's of-1 lice yesterday thdt Tom Willingham, youthful protege 'of Cmmden's finest! Winter golfing talent, will make his first formal appearance as professional for the club durllig the coming summer months. Golf in Camden last summer was one uf the "most delightful recreations afforded and, through arrangement1 with "owners pf the club, it again hp j pears to merit an enthusiastic "reception by townspeople and visitors I to the city. This season's executive committee is composed of B. M. Smith, chairman; '<*i T. Little, Jr., secretary; W. "L. DePass, Jr., W. L. Goodale,: C. C. Whitaker, Jr., "A.'lL'Iloykshi and i M/L/Smith, Jr. W. Sheorn and Son *,, ?/Open Store Tvdag to 1 " ?* > One of the snappiest jrdvettteerneirts appearing in The Chronicle today is that of W. "Sheurn and Sob, a new'"firm, bidding ftrr the trade 'Of Oamden and Kerdhaw couaty. They are" located in the store Itormerly "occupied by the defunct ddllar Store, i and occupied for many years by W. 31. Watkins, as a meat market. < It was the pleasure of a Chronicle representative to vhsft fH? stone V before its opepfrig, and they have on t"hei? shelves a "brand new 'h>t of goods that they are offering thetpubnne. It is an innovation in the line of dry goods, as they ane mdwocUfrng the c*dh and carry sys'tem. Their goods are prominently" and neatly displayed, with cash prices thrtt will moire Ihem. They ^have bought irta conservative way and:they bid fair to get a good dhare .iff.the caA trade of tibss tawm and ucommuxifcy. fVesbjtcrki Oomrfh States V * r A wery interesting program was ;iven art Sunday Sefcatf last fittuiay morning by the Cradle Sail department. The pi ngi? wwb fl?epared iqy Mrs. Sill the Superintendent of this department, ft canlisted of ssongn, recitations, and th$ presentation of Cradle Boll OBoetiftrates. Mart 4)1 of thejnfeies <cft?fafi songregation weT? present and then gerciee was very Inspiring. F fOne hundred and seven were -etfc j 3*pday Sebodl last Sunday. The neu's class stfltl leads all elaaites in ittejidance. The president of tSW* lass has a chart prepared to record ? hew*wk-fcb?t istoeingdonebythetop J earns. The oaptamV are challenged J o make their teams the winner each tandyy. iVe "Men of the Church" meet j rith Tt Mills Tuesday evening f fay 8/?i eight o'clock. "Mother's Day" will toe remembered In our Sunday Sebool Sundayy , fay 13. ' Every mother ndll be sent ^ , special invitation to be present and # axjoy th,e exercises given in their j onor. g A picnic will be given the Senior Dtrto^n Endeavor Friday afternoon p 4 some nearby % place. The jemng ^ eopte are aeked to meet at the Sonay School room Friday afternoon, fay;at six o'clock. Cam wiH e ptovided for aM. Junior Christian Endeavor meets b Unday afternoon's at 3 p. m. f< The Seuior Christian Endeavor d UIj1l 'inuiHi itlUM *m ^ Hutor j ianfty Abroad." Ttos leader will be tl High Honor8 Come To County Students Among the thirty-six students of ] .the University of North Carolina who! were initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity last week at I Chapel Hill were found the names of E. 1). Blakeney, Jr., of Camden, S. C., and R. H. Hayes, of Kershaw. This is said to be the highest honor that comes to any student, and out of a student body of more than three thousand only thirty-six attained this ( distinction. Students In order to get into this fraternity have to make an average of 92 1-2 on all studies which covers t period of three yean*. The Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity was founded at William and Mary College at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1776. The 'Society was at first a secret society but in 1826 it become nonsecret tfhd purely honorary in character, admitting to membership certain 'small proportion ot the scholars of high standing in each class?only in classical courses Usually and with fWS exceptions only in graduating classes. This is the highest Literary Fraternity in the country and only a 'small proportion of the colleges of the country are eligible to confer the Phi Beta. Kappa key which is" worn by members. Speaking before the student body, Dr. Archibald Henderson, who deCy jlivered the principal address at the jinitiation ceremonies, said: "Without natural endowment no (person can attain the summit. An in| dividual, a people may be improved1 | by ameliorating the envrrowment"; talent and capacity may be repressed and remain submerged through the lack of favorable opportunity. &Ut true genius, authentic greatness, overleap all barriers of envrrotrment and overcome all obstacles of society. Environment is only a relative 'factor, promotive or prohibitive. iBio-. logy always trirrmpbs over Kociohjgy." i ( Many Changes In I^ocal "Retfl "Eatate ( Mr. W. C. Beagle haB sold his in-1 terests in the gravel company 'on the Wateree "River to Messrs. J. TL Zemp i and T. K. Trotter of this city. The other owner of ftofig property is Mr. j L. O. Ftmdeiibu A of thin city. Quite a large amount of money 'has been spent on this project 'in construction of a railway line ahd'^power 'line to the banks of the river. It is thought, that the output of sand and "gravel will begin m quite a volume shortly. Sixty-three and one-half acres of land Wardering the "Wateree river near the bridge, "known as the 'Chipley lands and more recently callod-the Riverside Farms Compauy, has been sold to RLE. "Holland. Six hundred and fifteen acres belonging to "F. M. WoOten and "known as the Itedbarik Farms, wear Boy kin Mill, has keen ?old to X.*B. Ogfcurn. . All of the above property was ssoFd through X. <C. .'Shaw, Of the red! estate agency of C. P. DuBose A 1C0., and is said to represent an expend!- . ture of smnmd gnO.OOQ. Back Yard Flock Wins High Honors \ - JH-? o ' There f1* JMfi reports sent in t* the poultry dijrision of Clem son t)dlkege monthly lepiwcptiH' a total of ; 50,689 hens of various breeds. Mr. \ W. R. Rosier, of "Bethune, S. tJ. has ^ hp-distinction of baring come second' n the percentage of production for jbe month of March for rfU breeds, ( ritb an average of 2fi,7 ^ggSLMSPtn - A wired with 26*.4 eggs per bird of .Joe t "hrifetm, of Gaffney. By this achieve. nent Mr. Hosier's flock win* first l rlace for back yard flocks of from } ive to fifty hens. _ |. ? i * Democratic Club To Meet ? J. F. West, president of the Char- v >tte Thompson Democratic Clnb calls e meeting of the. members at Char- \ otte Thompson school bouse for * laturday, May 6th at 2 o'clock in the f fternoon. The meeting is for. gift urpose of re-organizing and electing 0 elegates to the County Convention. J j ?- r?- ' jP Fiddler's Convention Ik I An old time fiddler's convention will v p held st Piedmont School house, s d m miles north of Camden on Thurs- 6 ay eveaing, May Ifith, to wfcfckffee h uWif is Invited. The procaede of if be entertainment wiU go for ths n Slayer of Woman Given a Pardon Andrew C. Baker, Kershaw, convicted of murder with recommendation to mercy and sentenced in March, 1918, by the late Judge R. W.( Memminger to life imprisonment, was yesterday granted a parole during good behavior by Governor Jokp %. Richards. This case, which has been brought before three governors?R. A. Cooper, Thomas 0. McIx;od and John G. Richards?extracted much attention in Kershaw county at the time of the trial and the hearing was followed by large crowds, according to newspaper accounts of the affair. Baker was charged with the mur- j der of Lucy Marsh after she had been I tried and cleared of the charge of killing the wife of Baker. Essie i Estelle Baker. It was alleged in the petition set before Governor Rich-1 | ards that Baker was convicted on circumstantial evidence and that hi did not go on the stand in his own defense. The records show that after Lucy j Marsh had been acquitted of the (charge of murder in connection with : the death of Estelle Baker, wife o? Andrew C. Baker, who was killed in September, 1917, while she was gathering grapes in the woode near her home, she?Lucy Marsh?with the (Other members of her family was (driving along in a wagon preparatory to leaving the country, they having lived for some years on the farm of G. J. Baker, which adjoined the farm of Andrew Baker. Lucy Marsh at this time was shot "by some unknown persqti" and later Baker was arreted, trted, and found quilty of murder with rectrnntiendation to mercy. The jury hearing the case ajraintft Bnkor was owmpoKed of David Wolfe, foreman; B. H. Hunter, A. J- Tftrrtter, R. B. Ross, W. BowdU, S. <C. "W^est, James Raboo, H. T. THaTjgwm, A. Hyatt, W. H. Blartowell, V. D- Eastridge, and W. H. <OdIUsr, *e<jwding to records in the ;gr>v?morb? 'efftce. j In April, 1928, the board of parjdons recommended that Baker be paarcfrmed. | Among the ipapers in the record, is ^one clipped from a neWspapexl j which sdta tbrth that Baker, while a prisoner, Kent *>10 to be trsed hi | any way 'Seemed advisable for the xdltdf of 'these vHro lost .loved ones, in the Cleveland school fire.?FrideyV C&ohrmbia State. , ; ( To Assemble Near'Library 'L. A. Wittkowsky, Oommander of (4vmp Jumjph B. Kershaw, eon* of ISon'federate "Veterans, has issued the fallowing notice: \ ""All memfbers of Camp Joseph R. Kershaw, Saiw df ton federate Veterans -arte earnestly requested to assemble near -pdWic library on Thursday, "May IRlh, sit "3:80 p. m., to take a part in the parade to the Cemetery for the "Memorial exercise*. All nsesriberrRavlng cars are requested to brhjg them, and take some of the raemibers, r#ho rare not provided with oanu"? - Camden Home Is SLetst in Flames Flames pf unknown origin ?any Sunday afternoon claimed an esti- ' mated toll of "f20,000 to the town house and furnishings of J. L. Moseley. . The home which faced Caonden'a lib 1 uiikapi Monument square was 1 >ne of the city's prettiest places and 1 ( a furtriehinga and-ftxtures were con- 1 jidered among the dnest. ?' 1 'The local volunteer Are department fought doggedly for more than an lour and their work once bordered >nto the spectacular when members \ ?f Its crew replaced a broken section \ it hose in less than forty .seconds. fl . The loos is protected by insurance j iccording to members of the family. The destruction of this house reaoires another of Camden's old landnarks. It Is said that the house was o tilR by Mr. Gsmewell, the inventor ^ JT the Gsmewell fire alarm system, * rho later moved hit residence to New A fyrtr. The - property, then came into * he possession of the late Major and I Irs. W. 8, Leitner. Mrs. Leitper si rid UM TNdkflnff to Camden school 6 Mtrict and the building was used C ftr many years as a high school d sliding. Mr; MoseIey~had the build- tl ? remodeled on the inside and had p he house Mdf furnished, making g f?? mmt i iPPM^BBg^TWBg four il/e(i Jailed For Injuring Woman Mrs. Jack Lang ley of the Lockhart i section of this county ih in a critical condition in a locul hospital suffering concussion of the brain, a broken jawbone, broken hip and severe bruises about the body while four white men are being held in the Kershaw county jail pending the outcome of her injuries. At first it Wft? reported here that Mr?. Langley had been hurt when struck down toy a passing automobilb but officers Investigating the case have obtained evidence which shows that the injuries were not of an accidental nature. The woman is said to have left her home Saturday night in company with three male companions and later returned to her home by the same men after she was injured. No effort was made by members of the party to obtain medical relief for the woman the night of the accident, it is stated, but on Sunday afternoon an ambulance was ordered to her home and she was placed in the hospital here where she has remained in a v semiconscious condition according to reports. Among the men being held in the jail here in connection with the ac-1 cident is Henry Truesdale against whom Mrs. Larvgley was expected to testify 111 his approaching trial for the murder of his father, Lem Truesdale, near here several weeks ago. Othere confined In jail here include Will Boone, Lee Miller, and Lewis Moss, alias Lewis Boone, all of whom reside in the Lockhart section about ten miles northeast of this city. Members of the state constabulary are here to co-operate with the forces of Sheriff J. H. McLeod and additional arrests are expected to follow./ , ?+ i i?. Many New S - ReteSiab ^Chronicle "With an offer of The Chronicle for six months for fifty cents this paper is now going into ' taore homes throughout Kershaw county than ere* hi its history. The nearer the close, the more new names we add. This offer will close Saturday afternoon and if you have not renewed your Subscription or enrolled as a new subscriber, you should do so before that time. As stated in our first announcement, we are not in financial stress hut we simply wanted to get The Chronicle into homes that had not been taking it. While to send -the paper for six months for fifty cents is a distinct loss to the management, -we feel sure that all who_tfike it for six months will renew at the expira! tion. It is our aim to make the paper so interesting that every subscriber will not want to miss an issue. In this connection, we would remind many of our old subscribers whose subscription has expired that they have not taken advantage of this offer to renew, and after next week we will revise our list and all who have not renewed will fail to get the paper and you heed not blanrr your mall carrier, f Many new names haye been added since our offer, and The Chronicle Welcomes these new readers into our happy family. Remember Saturday is the last day to subscribe or renew at the fifty tents rates. 1~. . * , ir ' Banks. Will fie Closed The three banks of Camden will be closed on next Thursday, May' 10th, { as that is Memorial Day. The public . is requested to bear this "hi mind and , make^ deposits, on Wednesday. -7 "Always in Trouble" ' ? 1 A play entitled "Always in Trou-' >le" will be given by the members of 1 he Midway High School, near Cos- 1 att, on Friday evening, May 4th, at * 1:15 o'clock. i | t Widow Cets Check For $1,000 c Mrs. Charlotte S. Sinclair, widow r f the late Mr. James D.. Sinclair t rho died less than two weeks ago, a raa presented with a check frotn the \ fijiaa . Insurance Company, repreented in Camden by Mrs. Annie S. y )avid?on for $1,000 with interest ince the day fiyme a ^Wm^yee of the Camden Democrats Name Delegates Democrat!] of Camden, meeting at the county court house Saturday afternoon, selected officers for unbther year and named forty-one representatives to the county convention to be held here Monday but did not instruct delegates in state or national issues. L. T. Mills under whose direction the meeting was held wan unanimously elected president of the Camden club and Wylie Sheornxwas named secretary. Three vice-presidents were selected, these being L. A. Wittkowsky, I. C. Hough and George A. Greed. H. D. Niles was elected to represent Camden as a * member of the county Democratic executive committee. The president with other officers of the club was empowered to appoint the committee on enrollment and such other committees as might be deemed necessary or expedient. Delegates to the county convention were named as follows: G. C. Welsh, L. T. Mills, W. R. Hough, J. H. Clyburn, B. E. Sparrow, J. H. McLeod, H. D. Niles, J. F. McDowell, C. W. Birchmore, R. E. Stevenson, G. F. Cooley, W. L. De-Pass, Jr., T. K. Trotter, M. L. Smith, G. A. Creed, Wylie Sheorn, M. L. Smith, Jr., T. D. Huggins, O. J. Smyrl, W. A. Clarke, B. M, Smith, W. L. Jackson, L. J. Whitaker, David Wolfe, Leon Schlosburg, C. P. DuBose, T. J. Kirkland, C. C. Whitaker, L. A. Kirkland, D. V. Dixon, J. R. Goodale*, L. A. Wittkowsky, I. C. Hough, H. G. Carrison, Jr., W. L. Rush, J. B. Zemp, W. T. Redfearn, E. C. Zemp, James Sheorn, R. M. Kennedy, J. Whitaker, Jr. r Camden Shrlnern Attend Big Meet - * Ida* Shrine c$rt>Cnd drw this city Sunday afternoon national .convention being staffed in Miami, Fla. The party left in a special car over the Northwestern rail-, way for Silmter Where connections were made with the Atlantic Coast Line's Shrine Special to Miami. Members of the drum corps include A. S. Llewellyn, Frank Campbell, G. A. Creed, W. F. Nettles, SL B. Beard, M. H. Deal, J. R. Goodale, I). J, Creed, T. V. Walsh, Jr., and others forming the Camden delegation include C. P. DuBose, Carl Roaa.borough, J. H. McLeod, J. H. Clyburn,. H. L. Schlosburg, Dr. W. R. Clyburn, John W. Wilson,1 A. E. Millet, Roland' R. Goodale, J. E. RosS, W. D. Barrett, R. Rabin, H. G. Rrown, Mrs. A. S.. Llewellyn and Mrs. H.4L Brown. Humphries Heads V Group 7" " ? .! . ?. *? Frank Humphries, of Oamden, was elected president of the Wofford College Young Men's Christian Association at the April student body -meeting V>f. that institution held in the Chapel at Spartanburg last Saturday morning. iiiiii iiiii 'vry Base Ball Season Opens Saturday 'i > " Camden'# baseball season openaSaturday, May 5, at four o'clock when the Wate&e Mills tedm Will play v Oakland Mills of Newberry. Among the line-up for the start of what promises to be a most successful season for. the local -outfit will b?r many former Camden "High school* players including Hubert Brown, Ed Barnes^ Skinner. M^oro, Moseley and Sanders. Others to take .a prominmt part will be Clyde Baker, Herb Lynch, Simpson, MVmms, Sullivan ind Gibson. s The, schedule as now. arranged provides for games only on Saturdays mt it the hope of the local manage-' nent to have mid-week games later n the -season for special benefit ?f _ hose unable to attend the Saturday xhibitions. July Fourth will witless one of the biggest games of aseball played here in recent year*' ccoidlug to leaders of the sport at Vatersa." ~ ' The jfull schedule as announced esterday is a follows: May 8s, Thrift ~ift.