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I CAMpEw> SOUTH CAKOUNAl FRIDAY \uaV 1f! 1fTff m .
~ 1' ~ ? ?Tlvhtrr-' _ NUMBER 8.
Itys Not To Offer
For Re-Election
i,nds education, not only ifi
county, but throughout the
will regret to know thAt Mr?
Gettys, superintendent of
ltio? for Kershaw County, will
je to run for re-election in the
HI primary.
; (jgttya makes the definite an?
anient that he has given the
?r careful consideration and that
\\ not run. He will devote bis
to his law practice in Camden,
ras popular, not only with the
ers and patrons of the schools,
ith the state department in Coi,
all of whom have petitioned
^ stand for re-election.
Gettys, at the expiration of
rm in July will haye eerve
full term in office. He waa
jly drafted into office, receivisurnnces
from all sections that
offered for election he would
air support. The voters kept
iromise and he was nominated
indsome majority over two ops.
it Day at Methodiat Church
Sunday was a notable day in
lethodisl Church. "Mother's
proved a winhing attraction.
uiully large congregation was
dance. More than 200 were
e school and in the closing ex-'
eight of the Bible school were
d into the membership of the
, six of whom were also bapThese
make thirteen pupils!
ive come into the Church this
In addition, fifteen have been
d by certificate from other
ICS.
the hour for public worship,
ganist. Mr. Lewis Moore,' peri
as though he were inspired
e grand organ swelled in de1
tones of entrancing music,
'oices were in the choir. The
b, "My Little Mother," was
k if the voices had caught the
of heavenly stratos .. frpm,
harps. The solo and chorus
Bivery heart back to Honle
fttr and prepared the conBwlor
a sympathetic hearing
jator's message on "Ideal
Bod." This message was
Brom the Virgin Mary's Hymn
ksgiving, found in St. Luke,
*hich she sung afteriLhad
Be&ied to her that she should
iother of the long-promised
Bmden Methodist Church
W'"' Street, near Hampton
George Pierce Watson, pasBnday.
May 20?Bible School
B01- wilh classes for all grades
Be Epworth League at 7:15
which all the young people
Public worship at 11:15
d 8:00 P- m. The morning
^b^1' inducted by the Rev.
okes, presiding elder. Even-?
B^u'c by the pastor. Theme*
|*n ^ovctousness." The pubBst
cordially invited tq all the
of this Church. Sea\s free.
B'' music. Congregational singBos
pel studies. 'Come and
Bur friends.
W^ts^Compete ^
I & vents Tomorrow
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Scouts of Camden will be
friendly contenders along
B?P* from Sunftbr and D*r
f?r honors at fc, district
B* sta^''1 this city tomorW
events begin at ten o'^dck
^Brn'nK ;ind continue throughIt
B""1'";/ W>H be offered, one
Bs ftll-around scoutr-onaB
??"! one to be \com1
between Sumter and ?amB
c?utests wiH ^ hekl at
lr?ok where dinner will be
at 12:30 o'clock by a
^Presenting Camden scout
B
lnevfr'u w?ll .include: the
^B^nni kr and jdinping con **
country run, Paul ?e^B
ari': novel dressing race.
B pr?Kram lists a first aid
B!* ?ra?e' Mors? and tema^Btent
np't ^n0t tyvn*? tower
hundred scouts will ba f*
I,,,'" order to help deBdmis
inC ^?nt to *nt**tainK
*f**nat adults
W *111 be rhirgad tjl
Large Realty Deals
Here This Winter
(By H. Savage, Jr.)
Many thousands of acres more of,
Camden land have been sold to herj
winter visitors. The territory that
is in special demand is that lying immediately
north of the city limits,
traversed toy the Knights Hill, Liberty
Hill and Kershaw roads.
The largest of these recent sales
is that of Fair View farm, consisting
of about 1,400 acres. W. H.
Kirkbride has sold an option on this
tract to John Weeks of Englewood,
N. J., and Camden. The price agreed
upon is understood to be well above
$50,000. This tract is the old John
Chesnut place, obtained by the Chesnut
family through anr original
grant.
Hard Scramble farm of Ralph N.
Ellis was conveyed to Webster B.
Todd of Summit, N. J., and Camden.
The revenue stamps on the deed indicate
that the price for this tract
of 88$ acres was about $50,000.
Ernest L. Woodward of LeRoy,
N. Y,, and Camden has recently made
many purchases in the same neighborhood.
He purchased the Beard
pla^e of 70 acres at Cool Spring for
$12,000, the Thomas J? Xirkland tract
of 107 acres for $11,000, the King
Salmond tract of 42 acres foi $2,100,
the Allen Nelson tract of 33 acres
for $1,980 and 15 acres from R. E.
Stevenson. These lands adjoin other j
less recently purchased by this
wealthy member of Camden's winter
colony, viz, the Springdale cliib property
of 540 acres, the Savage field of
100 acres, the Kennedy tract of 89
acres and a number of other smaller
pieces.
These acquisitions, with those of
last season, give Camden's winter
visiters many thousands of acres of
land extending north, northwest and
northeast frbfii the city limits. It is
understood that these entire holdings
will be allowed to grow up and become
a well cared for park forest,
which will be utilized, for riding,
hunting and chases. Incidentally,
such a plah carried into effect willj
greatly enhance the beauty of all
these outlying districts.'
Rumor persistently connects these
extensive real estate holdings with
tho recently formed Cherokee chiV
though no definite announcement concerning
thid has been made by the.
club officials. This new club was
empowered by its charter to ownpj
buy, sell and improve real estate, to j
promote athletics and sports consisting
of golf, polo, hunting and similar
activities. Its board of corporators
is made up.of L. A. Kirkland, Ernest'
L. Woodward, T. McKee Graham,
Samuel Russell, Jr., Horatio G. Lloyd, j
Harry D. Kirkover and Carroll P.
Bassett.
.Another recent sale of interest was
that of the old Sowell place on Chesnut
street. This handsome ante bellum
mansion was purchased by A. S.
WrUtfit, wjfo for a number of years
has been a member of the winter colony.
Extensive improvements on this
place are dxpected to be made in the
near future.
All of this real estate activity in
the face of a winter of trying
weather conditions is evidence of the
stability .and permanence of "the
charm Camden holds as a winter resort
and residence town. T
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Change Opening Hour ? 4 f.
The Kershaw County Club Market
now occupying the new market building
near the Post office building, will
open at 9 o'clock In the future instead
of 9; 30 o'clock.
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Kershaw Gets Share of Money
Allotments given to the various
counties of South Carolina under the
6-0-1 aqhool law show that a total of
$&i0O;QD0 has been distributed.
GreenVihe county gets the largest
share with an .allotment of $280,854.
Kershaw county gets $58,868. Charleston
dounty is at the bottom of the ,
list with $5,187.
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To Give Dance Tomorrow Evening
There will be % dnnce at the Camden
Country Club Saturday .evening .
May 19, from 2 until 12. This iathe ,
firat of a a*ri**..of dances fa.be given
by the club every Saturday night until
further notice. These dances are
for members and their Jhuse guests,.
^fables will be arranged in the
J^Uer for-e*rd**or tW who 1
do not desire to dance.
Hon. W. F. Stevenson
To Be The Speaker
The commencement exercises of the
Charlotte Thompson School will begin
with a play, "Aaron Boggs, Freshman,"
on the evening of May 18, at
8 o'clock. This exceptionally good
play will be given by the high school
students.
On Friday afternoon May 25, at
6:30 o'clock the Grammar school
Pupils will give a program.
On Sunday afternoon, May 27, at
4 o'clock, Rev. George P. Watson, Of
Camden, will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon in Beulah Church.
The Class Day exercises will be
given Monday evening, May 28, at
8:80 o'clock.
On Tuesday afternoon, May 29, af
5:30 o'clck, the graduation exercises
will be held in the garden. Hon. W.
F. Stevenson, of Cheraw, will address
the graduates.
"Aaron Boggs, Freshman," a comedy,
will be .presented by the Charlotte
Thompson High School students
on Friday night, May 18, at 8 o'clock.
Admission 20 and 35 cents. TKd public
is cordially invited.
Presbyterian Church Notes'"
The Men of the Church had a very
interesting meeting last Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr. L. T.
Mills. The topic of the discussion
was, "A Friendly Church." The men
will meet next month with Mr. W. D.
McDowall.
Last Sunday morning a program
was given at Sunday School in honor
of the Mothers of the church. Most
of the mothers were present and enjoyed
the program. The attendance
was 135 and the collection for local
charities amounted to $17.76.
The women led the men last Sunday
morning in attendance at Sunday
School. The contest between the
men and women will run five more
Sundays. The women are making a
strong effort to defeat the men. Remember
the winners are to be given
a fish fry.
The Senior Christian Endeavor will
have a special program Sunday evening,
May 20, at eight o'clock. Immediately
after the union meeting of
the young people at the Methodist
church at 7:15, the young people are
asked to come to the PTesbyteriau
Sunday -School. At this time Miss"
Geraldine Cate and a group of young
people from the First Presbyterian
church of Columbia will hold a rally
meeting in the interest of the Young
People's Conference held at Clinton.
Members of the church are invited,
to come and know what the conference
is doing for the young people.
Next Tuesday, May 22, the Auxiliary
will have the annual Birthday
Program. This year the offering is
for the Emily Estes 'Senedecor Memorial
building, a home for nurses in
one of our schools for the colored.
Sunday School 10 o'clock. Morning
worship 11:15. Junior Christian
Endeavor S p. m. Sei^ipr Christian
Endeavor 8 p. m.
Table Rock Dam
Is Thought Safe
Greenville, May 12.?-Little further
sloughing occurred Thursday at
the Greenville Waterworks dam at
Table Rock and_?ngineers N said that
apparently the danger of a break had
pasted.
Workmen late today were improving
the mountain road leading into
Table ,Rock cove where the dam is
located with a view to carrying
heavy machinery to the dam site.
Tomorrow, it is planned, repair of
the damages caused by the break
around the- forty-inch drain pipe at
the base of the structure will begin.
Since water began last Friday to
gU?h through the opening in the.big
earthen dyke, an average of 250 million
gallons of water has poured out
daily, it was estimated. 1
Refugees from Table Rock/ cove
below the day in most cases had
turned to their Monies, following 6^
surance from the waterworks oflftrials
that the danger point had ap*
parently passed.
A huge derrick Will he employed*
It was announced, to drop sandbag*
around the leak ha the drainpipwlS
prevent further washing away of the
dam. As call for a volunteer to drop
the bags into the crevasse resulted
in neoriy half hundred offers of sOfvice,
coining from many sections,
plan would not he followed.
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long Term Convict
Met Death in Fall
Frunk Mackey, negro, aged about
45 years, serving a life sentence on
th? Kershaw County chain gang for
murder, was so seyerly injured heie
Wednesday morning that he died a
few hours later ut the Camden
hospital where he was carried for
treatment.
. , The accident happened at the corner
of DcKalb and Mill street when a
county truck driven by Charlie Ellington,
a white convict, turned the
eo}i>4r too fast and Mackey and a
drum of gaaoline fell off the truck.
Mackey received injuries to the back
of the head and never regained consciousness
from the fall.
< Mackey was sent up for life about
ten years ago for the slaying of his
brother in a quarrel over an account
owed him by his brother. He was
found guilty and recommended to
mercy.
body was taken in charge by
Collins, colored undertaker, where an
inquest was held late Wednesday
afternoon, the verdict of the jury being
that he came to his death by an
accident through no fault of the county.
The county will pay for burial
expenses and the negro will be buried
n^ar Bethuue very probably today.
His mother and other relatives reside
injthat section.
JHnior-Senior Banquet
Delights Blaney Pupils
Blaney, May 11.?The most enjoyable
affair of the spring season for
the highschool set was the juniorsefticr
reception-banquet on last Fri
day evening in the school lobby which
was decorated in a color scheme of
purple and gold the school colors.
Woodrow Ross and Arthur Miles met
the guests at the door and took them
to tjfe reception rooms presided over
by 3. R. Dinkins and Dan Kelly in
i the poy's room and Ada Belle Price
j and Gertrude Brown in the girls room.
, Rembert Sanders introduced the
I guests to the receiving line which con;
sisted of Leonardo Andrea, Supt. of
schools, Eulalie Sheely, principal, Clyburn
Goff, junior president, Erward
Maddax, senior president, Elizabeth
Kelly, junior vice, Sara Jane Dinkins,
senior vice, Lelia Mae Hinson, junior
secretary, Lelye Rose senior secretary,
Josephine Thornton, Kate Bran-^
ham, Mildred Evans, Fred Miles,
Dezma Monroe, Clelye Rose, Lever
Motley, Mae Belle Branham, Janie
Barfield all members of the senior
class. After the guests had passed
down the line, Ethel Coleman and
Ella Branham invited them into* the
library which was decorated with
blue and gold, the junior colors,
where Mary Rose and Mae Bella
Moore served punch.
After an hour of games and conversation
the guests were invited into
the senior class room which was
decorated in blue and white, the senior
colore, and where a three course
banquet was served. The banquet
tabic was presided over by Clyburn
Goff the toastmaster nnd introduced
the speakers. "To the Seniors" Mao
Belie Moore with response by Edward
Maddox. "To the Juniors"
Dezma Monroe response by Clyburn
Goff. "To Blaney Hi" Lelia Mae
Hinson response Eulalie Sheely.
"The Faculty" Rembert Sanders
response Virginia Doar. During the
banquet music was furnished by the
jtiniors. ^
Mrsi- B. W. Ward and Httle son
Randolph* of Luke City are visiting
relatives here tljjs week.
' Mrs. E. H. Ross and children, of
New Brookland, have returned to
their home after visiting relatives
here.. ? -
Mrs. George Knapp and little
daughter Ida Lee of Snow, Virginia,
are spending some time with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Rosa.
Miss Sara*MK5abe has returned to
her home in Columbia after spending
some time with her cousin Sara Jane i
' Mrs. Lottie Moak, of Great Fall ,,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary
Mp
Mrs. H. H. Ross, of Columbia, is
pbending some ttm? with her parents,
Tff Campbell.
Miss Eva Moon, State Park, spent j
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. C. S.
ifcfcdrea.
Kttbt'-Trinity School closed on Thurs
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Few Have Announced
In County Primary
With many announcements for
county office* in various counties ill
South Carolina they are slow about
announcing in Kershaw County this
year. In the primary thia Bummer
there will be nominated two representatives,
a coroner, superintendent,
of education, congressman, clerk of
court, seven magistrates, four members
of the board of directors, sqlicitor,
Master and road, superintendent.
So far only one announcement has
been made for magistrate, one for
master, and two for representative*
It U not likely that Clerk of Court
James H. Olyburn, who has served
most efficiently for many years will
have opposition. There is hardly a
man in the county who could corral
enough strength to defeat him. No
opposition is heard to the preaent
board of dipedtors. Judge Russell
states that He will be a candidate for
re-election to the office of coroner
and there will hardly be any opposition
to him. W. L. DePass, Jr., will
probably have no opposition aH Master,
and none are heard of to oppose
H. E. Munn as road superintendent.
Solicitor Spigner will very likely be
re-elected without opposition and no
opposition is heard to B. M. Smith
as magistrate for DeKalb township.
Congressman W. F. Stevenson will
very likely have opposition but his
friends predict that he will be returned
to congress from this district by
an even greater majority than ever
before.
With the definite announcement tha^t
Mr. Gettys will not be a candidate;
for re-election to the office of super- j
intendent of education, it is rumored;
that several ladies will offer for this,
office.
Governor RJjphards To
Be Speaker at Antioch
The commencement exercises of j
the Antioch High School will begin
Sunday night, May 20th, at 8:16, with '
the baccalaureate sermon preached byi
Dr. J. S. Flippen, of Coker College. '
On Monday night the primary
grades will present an operetta "In
Flower Land" commencing at eight i
o'clock. This will be followed by the j
senior class night program, and the \
final exercises will be held Tuesday j
night withvGoverndr John G. Richards |
as the principal speaker. Diplomas
will be awarded by High School Inspector
J. McT. Daniels.
The grammar grades have already
presented their program. This was
given under the direction of Misses i
Burris and Wooten and the children j
showed the results of the careful and'
artistic training given them. 7
The Junior-fSenior banquet of the
school was held Friday evening, May
11th. The teachers received with the
members of the tenth grade and after
a few informal games a grand
march led everybody into the dining
r5bm where long tables were arranged
with the class colors artistically
reaching from a maypole to all corners
of the tables. Tall candles and
bowls of sweet peas completed the
lovely setting.. Ray Johnson, president
of the Junior class was toastmaster.
Toasts were made by Loyd
Davis, Elma Shiver, Henrietta Joye
?nd Ronnie Arnold. A -delightful
menu of turkey, peas, potatoes, ice
cream and pound cake was served.
Students receiveing diplomas this
year are Loyd Lin wood Davis, Sallie
Wynn Johnson, Sallie Belle Hinson,
Ruth Henrietta Joye, Jfairy Lee Johnson,
David Lawton Self, Elma Elizabeth
Shiver, lea Lee Stokes.
Pwtfatlng Tor The* Mlnistery ''
Chicago, 111., May 1<?-?Frank B.
Haynes, an active member of thd
Methodist Church of Camden, S. C.,
is registered at the Moody Bible Institute
of .Chicago, where he is preparing
for work in the Christian minIstry.
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Base Ball Tomorrow
Wateree Mill was defeated by a
score of 5 to 4 last Saturday at
Kershaw in a thirteen inning game.
The game was very close and well
played. Kershaw won in the 18th
liming on an error i>y the Wateree
shortstop which eras followed by a
hit Brown and Barnes starred for
Watem; while Thre*tt played well
forljCerahaw. llie same two teams
will play ai Wateree Field on Safcnra j
toyaT?p^m. and anotherclose game
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Camden Man Named Delegate
To Houston
(ThursdayColumbia State)
With dry delegates holding the
Whip hand during the greater part of
the sessions, South Carolina Democrats,
assembled yesterday ut the
State House in the siuto Democratic
convention, weut on moid as standing
firmly for th# strict snforcemtnt
of the national prohibition law instructed
its delegates to th# national
convention at Hopiton to work and
vote ae a unit for jlry Candidas and
for a dry platform, exprexaed itself
as favoring the retention of the tvtethirde
nominating rule and refuted to
abrogate rule 82, under Mich voters
In the primary pledge themselves to V.
support the nominees of the party in r:
the general election. Efforts to have
adopted iP resolution by which delegates
to the national convention were
specifically instructed not to vote fur
A1 Smith met with defeat.
Governor John G, Richards was
elected Democratic national executive
committeeman, defeating Frank Watkins
of Anderson by a vote of IBS
to ICQ. John Gary Evans did not
offer for re-election.
Mrs. L. H. Jennings of Columbia
was elected national -comititeewoman
by acclamation, succeeding Mrs. Leroy
Springs, who announced her retirement
from the position.
Governor Richards, United States
Senators E. D. Smith "and Cs L.
I* lea Re, the state chairman, Roach
Stewart of Lancaster, were elected
delegates at large. Alternate delegates
chosen were Judge Mendel L. &
Smith, convention president, Lieut.
Gov. T. B. Bulter of Gaffney and the
retiring committeewoman and committeeman,
Mrs. Springs and Mr.
Evans.
Rule 32 was unchanged as to supporting
the nominee but a revision
recommended by the committee on
rules was adopted, deleting that part
of the oath which refers to the bolting
of the ticket for Blease ih 1916.
Senntor F. A. Miller of Darlington
gave it as the sense of the committed
that it should "let bygones be bygones."
Other ' delegates to the Houston
convention were nominated by district
caucus and elected by the convention
as follows: First district.
Theodore D. Jervey of Charleston add
R. M. Jefferiea of Walterboro; alternates/
A. R'.'Jbhnaton of Dorchester
and Gustavus Knobeloch of Charleston;
Second district. J, E./Harley of
Barnwell and W. L. Riley of Bamberg;
alternates, G. L. Toole of Aiken
and D. P. Brown of Varnvllle; Third
district, G. A. Neuffer of Abbeville
and L. Cs Richardson of Anderson; v >
alemates, Mrs. R. D. Wright of Newberry
and L. L. Rice of Anderson:
Fourth district, C. G. 'WyChe of ?
Greenville an<P R. T. Wilson of' Laurens;
alternates, J. T. Jeter of Union
and John K. Hamblin of Union; Fifth
district, J. B. Westbrook of Chester
and W. L. DePass of Camden; alternates,
R. G, Cranberry of Gaffney
and S. R. MaMaster of Winnsboro;
Sixth district, R. J. Williams of
Maribn and W. R. Bridges of Florence;
alternates, N. W. Bennett of
Bennettsville and Ralph Hamer of
Dillon; Seventh district, Claud N. .
Shpp of Columbia and Mike Gleaton,
of Springfield; alternates, D. W. Robinson
' of Columbia and R. D.1 Epps
of Sumter.
A tie ih^the Fourth district vote
for the portion of Becond delegate
and first alternate forced the delegation
to ask the convention to break
the knot, and by a vote of 215 to 114
R. T. Wilson was elected delegate,
J. T. Jeter automatically taking, the
alternateship. .
Promptly at noon yesterday Roach
S. Stewart of Lancaster, chairman of
the state Democratic committee,
called the convention to-order in the
hall of the* house of 'f|pxeseniatives
and after the divine blessing had
.been inyoked by the RevTt). W. Hiott,
chaplain of the house of representatives,
Governor John G. Richards
Slaced the name of Judge Mendel L.
mfth of Camden in nomination for
typiporAry chairman,- The nomination
received numerous seconds and
on motion of C. N. Sapp, nominations
were closed and Judge Smith elected
by acclamation. He was escorted to
the., speaker's stand by Governor
Richards, Grover C. Welw apd C. N.
Sapp.
After thanking the convention for
the honor which had been accorded
him, Judge Smith discussed some of
the issues which face the Democrats
of South Carolina today. After
speaking of~the gfeat interest being ?
taken in the preferential primary,, he
spoke briefly of its history and of
"independent" movements which had
developed under certain conditions.
He spoke> of the proposed change in",^
the rules of the party, which would
free the voter of the obligation to
support in the general .election the
nominee of the primary. "Is there
any emergency now in our ranks," he
asked, "which would warrant disloyalty
to party t" He urged careful
consideration before- a change in the
rule was made.
In speaking of tbo 18th amfendtnent -.~tf
to the constitution and the enforcement
of the dry law, Judge Smith
said executive indifferenee, hut
forcemeat and the employment of
dishonest personnel would bring the
law Into dUixptt* -
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every party to Uke a stand for tho
enforcement of the dry law."