The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 27, 1928, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
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.LIME XXXX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1928. NUMBER 18.
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HOUSANDS SUBSCRIBED FOR NEW HOTEL IN CAMDEN
he-Fourth* of Capital Stock
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Readily Taken by Organizer
ITLE SIGNS FOR $6,000
Lercial Hoat?>lry to Hove
L, Hundred Room*} Four,
poor* and Four Store-rooma
Imdrti's prospects for the *200,|0
community -hotel loowad fresh
tore favorable than fever before
Lay morning F. D. Van
ten, organiser of the project, reL
a subscription agreement to
trtl chamber of commerce comL
with his own signature for
Lin the amount of *26,000.00.
[addition to this amount, wbich
Lfoorth of the proposed capital
I Mr. Van Vechten promises to
|u much a* *20,000 as soon as
Inscriptions reach *100,000 and
L writes that.*! bctyve I ifiayl
to,000." if
I Under Local Management
I proposed hotel corporation will
L under locfe hands and acK
to the agrfeffhent signed hy
Kan Vechten, bear the name of
Kamden Community Hotel Corion
or some other appropriate
lition. .:v,-vv m~v. .
im call for a four-story building
assic colonial architecture to ba
d on a site on the south side of
lib street, options upon which
now held by the committee from
m of the present Camden Hotel,
nercial Hotel, DeKalb Service
on and other buildings adjoining. I
Little Signs- For *6,000
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T. Little, owner of the present
properties, has agrfeed tti'take]
^0 of the capital stock in the DOW
Lration which places the :tptal
L new hotef will be made up bf
kan one hundred room* ,f?d
Ike bathw- and yrili also acBiate
a coffee Bhop, two dining
liour store rooms, and have, all,
and coilonpda aroyid a sevenBi
foot square court yard.
pry Savage, Jr.,
Kurtti* representing the chamll
commerce, and serving with
Bprt I. M. Kennedy, Jr., J. B.l
H H. G. C -arrison, Jr., Ralph N.
onind L. - A. Kirkland. |
I Tut of jij^Mttaent
I agreement which has been
I by Mr. Van Vechten reads as
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?**?, F. d. Yah V*chjU?vPitfto
organize
ration bearing the
Bn Community H?t*F<Company?
another appropriate appeHao
build, own and operate' a hotel
Ss, and -i-i
rHs, he propose* lhat the safcl
fctkm^bave aUttmrizedcapital
b each share; '
it is proposed that the
*<*k be sold at -4ta- par
no deduction for Contmiifeaih*?
I purposes; i
pf?**, this subscriptlo*; agreed
I i* made by the' nHist |T*>? 11 on
Ibovc basis;
p, therefore, the fetid subscribers
. in consideration of their
lal mutual subscriptions,!do her*p
each for himself, does agree
P)* ?a d F. D. Van Vechten to
pbe ami does sdtdijrfb^? to the
p ol shares of stoclr hi t^ia said
ption set opposite their re ve
signatures hereunder; and
pobscriber agrees tcl^afl at the;
p one hundred dollars ,pj share,
p*l Amount set opposite, bis sigp
?n the manner following'.;
Percent of his SfibSctfptW impely
upon organisation Of such
pation, and notice to that effect;
rau] F- B. Van Vechten; fifty
lm Within three months therey
provide^ bowAwfr, that the
pf the organization of said cor-,
f?? shall not be withih two
Of the date of this agwemant;
PJed, however, that this agr*abe
aifbdtlve unless
^ttons are received in at least
Defunct Coffee Shop
Goes On The Blockj
Tho entire , stock, fixtures and
Equipment of the Betty Thomas Coffee
Shop, recently closed through its
financial inability t6 pay off as set
out in an assignment for the benefit
of creditors, will (be sold at public outcVy
to the higheit bidder on Monday
morning at ten o'clock.
The sale wilf be staged under the
direction of B. M. Smith, assignee,
who states that the right is reserved
to reject any And all bids. The terms,
according to Mr. Smith, will be strictly,
cash.
Firemen Called to Small Blaze
Members of the Camden Fire Department
made their first run in more,
than a month when they responded to
a call on South Broad street esyly
Tuesday morning. A small blaze ill
a dwelling near Kirkland's Filling
station was extinguished before more
than slight damage could be done.
Blaney Citizen Dies In Camden
Samuel Cook, aged 38, died at a
local hospital Sunday morning following
an illness of several months.
Mr. Cook had received treatment in
a Columbia hospital prior to his removal
here where he had been a patient
for less than two weeks.
...Funeral services were held for Mr.
Cook-Jfupffaty at Union church near
his family home in Blaney. He is
survived by hit widow, four children,
one brother and a number of sisters.
nyimrinTir rrrjiVtt
p ' To Dance aft Country Club u
The regular weekly dance at the
-Camden Country Club will be held
Saturday evening from nine until
twelve- o'clock.- All members and
their guasta..hava -been invited to attend.
Music above par is promised
for the evening; , *
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& H-Vial tow From Missouri
artd Mrs. W. J. p. Weeks and
family, of Kansas City, Mo., are
visiting h?r?.
Miss Shaw Returha To Colombia
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Miss Ruth Shaw has returned to
Columbia lifter having spent several
weeks at home recovering from in*
juries received in an automobile acf.
cident. -
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t^th? BooMay-DoLoacha wadding
| iJ Mjfetad Mr*. F. H. ftordlng, Mite
JLucy Harding and F. H. Harding Jr.,
of MjUedgevUle, Ofu, are visiting relatives
here this week.
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MarriedinCamd.n
.i &
Mr. Sam Waldap tad Miss Lillian
WWtr both of &tiatd*n' Wttro nwrnrfed
by Probate Judge W. L.' McDowell
oh SdtdWtty, July 21.^ -- rr';(^
rsidj iu Lake City For Party
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Cecil Wittkowsky is visitihg In
Lake City this week as a member of
a house party being given by J. D.
Whitehead of that oity. ?
Rnrotlment About 8ame Figures
While the full enrollment over Kerthaw
County for the Democratic pri-,
marie* to be held in August was net
known yesterday it ia very likely that
the figures will approximate those nf
the last election.
A aumber of enrollment books have
pftl to the eednty chairww
and until all books are handed
two? exact figures will ho niikblk
The books ek>asd Tuesday.
WOODWARD FIELD TO BE FINEST IN SOUTH CAROLINA
iCOMPANY 'M' BACK
FROM ENCAMPMENT
Company M, machine gun outfit of
the 118th Infantry, South Carolina
\Nutional Guard, returned to company
headquarter# in Camden Sunday
afternoon after an encampment of
fifteen days at Camp Jackson neat
Columbia. During the fifteen days ih
camp the rudiments of national pre-'
paredness against war were stressed
and actual demonstrations staged before
more than 8,000 troops of the
Thirtieth division. *
Perhaps the climax to tacti&l
maneuvers was reached on list
Thursday morning when, according to
returning members of the local company,.
a perfectly" executed sham battle
with infantrymen, machine gunners,
light artillery, howitzer placements,
tanks and four pieces of heavy
artillery . were brought into . action
against an .enemy of real soldiers
hidden in trenches.
Capt. A. M. McLeod commanded
the troops from this city and others
attending the encampment included
First Lieut. Brevard Boy kin, Second
Lieut. C. H. Yates, and fifty-nine enlisted
men of Company M. Amorig
the distinguished visitors to Camp
Jackson during the period of training,1
which was directed by General E. C.
Williams, was Major General Charles
P. Summerall, chief of staff of the
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United States Army.
Young Couple of Camden Wed Here
Miss Gonzola Hasty became the^
/bride of Chris Beleos last Thursday,
evening when the ceremony uniting
the couple was perfbrmed at the
home of Rev. C. L. Norman. Rev.
Mr. Norman officiated. Mr. and
Mrs. Beleos will continue to make
their home in Camden where Mr. ^
Beleos is connected with a local furniture
house.
Gunshot Wou Are \
Fatal to Negro Man
Henry Bradley, negro, who waa
mysteriously shot on the night of
June 21, died from the etf^ta of his
wounds0at an early hour last Saturday
morning. Death occurred at a
local hoapi^where Bradley was removed
for rifeatment following the
hooting.
Coroner W. F. Russell held an inquest
at the court house Immediately
following the negro's death. The nr.
diet of the jury was to the effect
thmtrb* came to his death as a result
eif -gun shot wounds at the hands of
Bradley who was generally considered
a good citizen Is said to have
been fired upon from ambush as he
jSwe# alfcng a roadway in the lower
part ef this County.
MEMORIAL GATEWAY
NEARS COMPLETION
The Memorial Gateway to Camden,
the tribute of the Young Men's
Business League of Camden to the
dim of this ciity and county who
f&rved so well during the World War,
if in the ftnul stages of construction
<?)d every visitor through its portals
on West DeKhlb street it even
ripw lends distinct beauty to this section
and gives expression to the noble
sentiment which fostered the project.
*Twin arches massively adorned and
towering upwards of twenty feet are
set on both sides of DeKalb street
near the Seaboard Air Line railway's
property to bid warm welcome
to totirjets from the South as well as
peak a friendly adieu to travelers
along Federal Highway No. 1 from
the North.
The gateway is the design of Ralph
Little of Camden. Mr. Little's plans
were found to embody the finest
touches of Camden's traditional colonial
architecture and to every one
viewing the completed structure it
easily appears that Camden has the
most beautiful city entrance of any
place along the five highways touchirig
this city.
Ornamental touches have yet to
be added as well as a complete system
for lighting. Bronze tablets of
appropriate design will also be placed
to tell the story in brief and fitting
manner. The entire program has
,been directed by E. C. Zemp as chairman.
Camden brick were donated for the
jgfteway by the Camden Brick, company
and cement was given in part
by the Mackey Mercantile company,
Burns & Barrett and the .Barrett
Building Material oompany. Drayage
charges on material were furnished
without cost by J. B. Zemp.
Labor charges, amounting to mora
than five hundred dollars, were furnished
by the Young Men's Business
League' aMiough this was possible
only through loans personally guaranteed
by the league's board of directors,
Cooley Finds Ford
Hard To Recognize
Deputy Sheriff G. F. Cooley was
tuccfcssful in locating a Ford touring
car stolen Monday night from his
residence on Lyttleton street in this
city but what remains of the cdr, according
to the deputy, is worth little
more than nothing. '#
- Mr. Cooley located his property
Wednesday* on the Lockhart road
north of Camden. Thieves had taken
every detachable part from the machine
end left It in e - completely
wrecked condition. No arrests have
been made end no clues are available
according to the officer.
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Rev. Mr. Brayshaw Resigns
As Rector of'Grace Church
Th? Reverend Mr. I. de Lacv Brav-1 -J1"* 1 1 " 1 .
shaw, for the past four rears rector
of Qrace Episcopal church, Camden,
has tendered his resignation to become
effective October first. Mr.
Brayshaw, upon leaving Camden, will
take 'up work at St. James church,
Wilmington, N* C., where he will
serve as aesoeiate to the Reverend
OW. H. Milton; DJ).
Mr. Brayshaw will be connected
With one of the outstanding parishes
in the Episcopal church of America.
It is a much larger parish than the
Camden charge in membership, promotion
and opportunity for extending
the ministry.
Mr. Brayshaw has made countless
friends and warm admirers daring
his connection with the local church
and /he has been widely quoted from
hia addresses from the pulpit while
In "Camden. He has appeared before
numerous public gatherings and
civic festivals |o the distinct and genuine
pleasure, of every Camden citisem
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"It k with deep, and very sincere
eUrW Mr. Bnyih.w ia ?|na>li, of
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hit removal from thia city yesterday,
"because four of the happiest years
of my ministry hare been spent in
Camden. I can not say enough for
the people of this community. They
nra delightful."
Besides being rector of Grace
church Mr, Brayehaw has also served
during his stay in Camden as a member
of the executive council of the
diocese of Upper South Carolina, as
a member of the department of religious
education, chairman of the department
of publicity, assistant
director of the young people's camp
conducted each summer in North
Carolina, trustee of the Diocese, and
a trustee of the Church Home
Orphanage at York.
Mr. Braymhaw-, r accompanied by
Mrs, Brayehaw, ITbert de Lacy Bray*
shaw, Jr., and Miss Katharine Brayshaw,
will leave Camden early next
week for a visit of two weeks in
North Carolina. Following this they
wtnrK b?r at ?hirr home u? par
eity until October 1 at which tins#
Mr. Brayalunr to expected to take up
hfs aew dutSea In Wilmington.
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TIME EXTENDED FOR
CDUNTYjlANDIDATES
The Kershaw County Democratic
Executive Committee in beauion at
the court house Saturday morning
passed unanimously a motion to extend
the time for filing pledges and
paying assessments until midnight
Saturday, August 18. The committee
at an earlier meeting hud adopted
July 25 as the last date for accepting
announcements by candidates to county
office.
The committee at the meeting Saturday
also fixed by unanimous vote
the assessments upon candidates offering
for the several offices to be
filled in the coming primary. Candidates
to the ( office of magistrate
and county director will pay the minimuth
fee. while the largest assessment
is placed upon candidates offering
for clerk of court.
The complete schedule as adopted
is as follows: Master, $100; Coroner,
$35; House of Representatives, $35;
Magistrate at Camden, $35; Magistrate
in other townships, $25; County
Director, $25; Road Superintendent,
$75; Superintendent of Education,
$76; Clerk of Court, $150.
J. F. McDowell, county chairman,
presided at the meeting with M. L.
Smith, Jr., acting as secretary. Members
of the executive committee in
attendance included D. T. Yarbrough,
H. D. Niles, G. E. Hinso'n, W. T-*
Holley, E. M. Workman, J. S. Dunn,
T. F. Horton, G. J. Baker, H. H. Maddox,
W. A. Anderson, J. C. Massey,
N,_ S, Richards, J. R. West, 0, _ E-.
Mangum, J. Ai Rabon, R. L. Moore,
I* Baker, J. H. Sowell, W. B. Branham.
Candidates will make their, first
formal bids for office when the campaign
opens at Blaney on Monday,
August 20, at 10 a. m., and eontinuing
the circuit of the county meetings
will be held at the following places:
Bethune, Tuesday, August 21, 10 a.
m.; Kershaw, Wednesday, August 22,
10 a. in; Camden, Thursday, August
23, 4 p. m.; Buffalo, Friday, August
24, 2 p. m.; Camden Mill school, Saturday,
August 25, 8" p. m.
Announcements for various offices,
through' this date, include the following!
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Congressional representative, Fifth
District?^ Stevenson, incumbent;
Zefc Vance Davidson.
Master in Equity?iW. L, DePass,
Jr., incumbent.
Coroner?W. F, Russell, incumbent;
S. J. West.
House Of Representatives?Newton
Kelly, incumbent; N, 8. Richards, D.
M. MoCaskill.
I Magistrate at Bethune?C. C. Pate,
incuiribent; J. E. Co pel and.
Magistrate Upper Wateree W. M.
Peake, Ben A. Rabon, J. R. Barfteld.
Wateree Township Director?E. JH.
Bowen, incumbent; G. E. Hinson.
DeKaJb Township Director?H. G.
Carrison, Jrn incumbent.
Flat Rock Township Director?J. H.
Sowell, incumbent.
Buffalo Township Director?D. M.
Kirk toy.'; :
Magistrate at Camden?B. M.
Kirkley, incumbent. <
Magistrate Lower Wateree?J. D.
Watson, incumbent. ?
Magistrate Fl#t Rock?T?' C. Fletcher.
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Road Superintendent?H. E. Munn,
i?H;umbcnt.
>.: Superintendent of Education?I. J.
McKenzie, Allen B. Murchison, Kathleen
B. Watts.
f ?Clerk of Court?-J. ,H. Clyburn, incumbent.
Tol.Ho14 Three Day Meeting
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At High Hill church, two miles
east of Lucknow there will be a three
day revival meeting held on August
8, 4 and 8. The Rev. R. O. Johnson,
of Le**viB*,4k C and the Rev. W. L.
Rushing, of Unionville, N. C will
Chaige of these meet ings* ^ Bach
)y invited to come out to these assetr
gift to this community
One Hundred Acre Field To
Offer Every Accommodation
To Visitors Upon Wings
The city of Camden and county of
Kernhuw, in co-operating with Einent
L. Woodwurd, donor of the community's
new airport site, have plans in
the making for the finest and most
completely equipped aviation center
in South Carolina.
Mr. Woodward makes this announcement
possible through his gift
of one hundred acres of land near this
city for the project and his desire to
further aid In the development and
equipment of the field.
The airport will permit landings at
day or night on runways 2,000 feet in
length in each direction. Equipment
will include fuel, transportation and
communication accommodations, fire
fighting machines, flood lights and
a rotating beRcoh lh addltTon to a restT
room and sleeping quarters for three
men.
No figures are available as to the
proposed cost of the undertaking but
it is expected that the new airport
for Camden and Kershaw county will
represent an expenditure in excess of
the Spartanburg development which
rates as one of the best.
Biggest Single Move
That the new airport will mean the
biggest single move for the development
of this section in recent years
in not doufbtcd in the minds of men
experienced in the industry and' by
officials of the Spartanburg Chamber
of Commerce.
J. C. Grier, chairman Spartanburg's
airport committee, in a recent conference
with members of the Camden
commission, issued the startling declaration
that he was speaking conservatively
In saying that "every dollar
Spartanburg put into its $46(000
municipal field was worth any ten
dollars ever spent by the city for any
purpose whatsoever."
Mr. Grier further stated that the
airport had been the means of more
favorable publicity than -any other
one thing the city or chamber of commerce
had ever gone into. He said
the thirty-mile stretch of highway,
bnilt at a cost of one million dollars,
leading from Spartanburg to Green- \
vllle connected only a limited , area of
population while one mile of good
road; and a government-regulated
tying field gave Spartanburg a road
to everywhere. '
Reimbursed In One Day
Continuing in his enthusiastic account
of what airports actually msan
in a commercial way to the city or
community first providing them Mr*
Grier declared that Lindbergh pay.
alone was worth mpr# than the cost
of the field to Spartanburg.
"Woodward Field," go it Is tents- >
tively known, Is located Threa miles y
from Camden on Federal Highway r
No. 1 and Is within easy distance of y
the. Seaboard Air Line railway
along which so many fliers fix their Y
hearings. It contain* ^htuMiwd
acres and conforms in every particular
to requirements of the aeronautic#,
branch department of commerce.
The Camden and Kershaw County
Airport Commission which includes in
its membership Mayor C. P. DuBose
and H. G. Garrison, chairman of tbe:
county bc?rd of directors, Is already:
at work on plans for preparing and
equipping the field, at hn early date, t
The ^requirement? which will be ful-i
ty adhered to in the development of;
Woodward Field, as t%kpn from Airport
Regulations issued by the department
'of commerce, will be as
; Requirements of Airport
A firm and approximately level
field with suitable Approaches, well
drained and without obstructions or
depressions presenting hazards |n(
taking off or landing; or at least two?
landing strips 500 or more feet widw
crossing or converging at angles of
not less than 60 degrees. The land-,
ing strips must permit safe landing
under ordinary weather conditions.
If Jte:nod. or turf is not sufficiency
firm and well drained for these purposes,
runways roust be constructed
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