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[ -The__Camdep{ Chronicle w.,? ? ... camden $tv jth c a uoi tna ^rnin? n 11j1-1 - a?r -??_ r? 1 carolina, friday, august 24, i?28. ? NUMBER 22. ney |? antir TO J Candidate* Speak ^ndidatts who are seeking of, thi? county made their first 0 the voters at Blaney on Monnd ohe commodious new uudi in the Blaney high school ,g wa.- .11:ie<l to such an extent landing room was at a premiere was not much expres[rom the crowd and so far as irious candidates were concemt voters of that section were ,g their own counsel, fneeting began at ten o'clock fjs presided over by Mr. Silas and by a little after noon all poken and the crowd was ready Bperse. A baribecue hash was to those attending and a soft vendor also served hot dogs. |, McKenzie seeking the Office perintendent of education was ft speaker for that office. Ha if his long service with the j and his two terms in that ofn<j claimed he knew the school 1 from bottom to top. Said ffiee required three things of perintendent and that was exe, constructive and financial i. That there were many difu arising that had to be met, ising ways and means for the cment of the school system, wught that his experience and ng both in ptfblic and private ess fitted htm for the position, that he inaugurated the first club and domestic science club s county, and favored vocational ng in the schools and especialressed the need of book keepgiving the students a fundaal knowledge of business. He ised if elected to strive to keep law on top so far as its schools concerned. s. Kathleen K. Watts, the first to ask for political office in iaw County, stated that she was g friends at Blaney, and that I served twenty. ryeara as. a nci that since women had > possession of the ballotr were no longer just a part tchen but were now taking e> in other lines. That she prise enough to ask for a > and thought.that she was to serve in the su per intende and therefore was seekvotes of the county. P. Hussell, long a familiar in fcrshaw County politics, lis bid for re-election to the )l coroner. His addres was ature of a swan song in poli* stated that if elected this would be the last time he er ask the voters for au ofWest, seeking the office of merely made his announce the office and that he would e the help of the voters. Hinson, seeking the office of director from Wateree thip, said that he had no special ses to make, but that he had d sixteen years as magistrate ad met with the various governosrds of the county, even beck the county had the supervisor Had no criticism to make iy member of the present board, >romiRed if elected to cooperate other members of the board for d show no patriality and would All over township. Thought a le in this office might bring betr would not ask for re-election. H. Bow en, seeking re-election as ship director, stated - that his d was before his . people, and w them to compare the condi?f roads three and a half year*" ?nd now. He had fair and *? a'l an<i had~~no jobs to give Dor ^a<l he given out any with)ermissk)!) of other members of toard. He would leave it to his J* that were not true. I ?clk was the"first of the five poking a place in the lower f of the general asaenAly. Mr. introduced himself as being a *Cr to many, but they could ask rlends who he was. He had no to offer other than his priv' Personal record of which he jot sshamed. From his sariiest 0 present time. If elected old be ever ready to serve for of Kershaw-County. He *nod roads, good sckoftls and. the time from his schooling hcho?I house up to the pret prosperous time and a^ki-,1 that, "let's go on." Promised if elected to work in common with other representatives for the betterment of cou'u | ty and state. I Newton Kelley, present representative from this county, began by statin*? that he was ever grateful to Hlaney for his vote two years ago which was 215 and that he would get more this time for the people had told him so. He said that it had been said that he was fighting the tax commission and the highwuy department. lie said that he had gotten the highwuy department where he I wanted it and was ready to let it | alone. That* it had come to think that it was "all' of South Carolina and he had made it where it was a [ "part" of South Carolina. He said that he had rubbed eLbows with doctors, lawyers and others in the house and said with great pride that he had as many friends in the legislature as any other man there, and that he might add without boasting that he had more friends there. Wanted the voters to scrutinize his record in the house, that he had always stood foursquare, had been truthful and conscientious in all of his efforts in the house. He said that he was not a "politicioner," that "isms" had put him out, and that the people had requested him to offer again for reelection and that .they had elected him by a great majority. He promised to always contend for what was right, and referred wi^h great pride to the fact that the supreme court had upheld the injunction in this county, which proved that he was right. J. N. McLaurin, aiso for the house, announced that he had no past record. \Vas reared on the farm and was asking the support of the people. He represented no f*isms." Comes as a man. Wanted his past record reviewed as 'iT pWvate citizen. Was in favor of goo<! schools, good roads and an economical government. Promised if fortunate enough to be elected that he wbuld work in harmony with other representatives. D. M. McCaskill, seeking a seat in the house, began .by saying that he was a Democrat, had always been a Democrat and expected to support the 1 Democratic nominee from president on down. Said that he entered politics twenty-eight years ago at Cureton's Mill precinct (now Blaney) and received all the votes cast. His half century in piiblic life had acquired him a gread deal of experience in public affairs and that he wanted to wind up his career in the general assembly that he might crown his amlbition to be of some service to his county. He said that he was not the candidate of any set or group but of his own choice. If elected would co-operate with other memfbers for the best interests of his county and state. 'He had no fight to ipake on aby departments of the state, that they were necessary and what was needed was cooperation to get better service. Reviewed the progress the state had made. Favored progress but wanted a dollars worth for the dollar paid in taxes! Thought that his knowledge of taxation would help in a measure to bring relief. He did not want to retard progress in any manner. He favored the rigid enforcement of laws, and wanted a higher appropriation for old' soldiers and would advocate the county supplementing the state fund like they done in Richland county. N. S. Richards said that he. had been before the voters several times and had been elected and defeated, but .held ho malace for those who voted against him. Blaney had nearly always given him a majority in Bs races. He stressed the fact that "economy in our government and taxation were the chief issues." That they were so interwoventhat you might call it one issue. H* reviewed the bonded debt of state, county and towns and said that it amounted to some one hundred and fifty million dollars. He deplored the extravagance in, government and said that it had gone so far that it taxed you from a bottle of cold drink to your hound dog and that you had to even pay a tax to hunt a rabbit. Stressed the fact that economy was the only remedy. Some might call him an old fogy, but he compared the running of the state government with that df one's private business. Said that he had gone to the house once before but couldn't be of much help because the house wae composed of mere xchgpl hoyiy.hnt that be had always Continued on last page (ireat Flood Reaches Into Santee River Columbia, Aug. 21.?The Sanbec rivet at Rimini had reached a height of 23.6 feet early yesterday, a rise <<t 3.9 feet in the previous 12 hours, according to Richard H. Sullivan, meteorologist at the Columbia weather bureau. The river at the Santee bridge on the highway between Crevleyville and Charleston has reached a higher stage than that of 1910, according to Charles H. Moorefield, state highway engineer. The Santee reached a higher level ta,191d than in 1908. v Mr. Morefield said that he had just returned from a visit to the department's two bridges in that section and he said crews were at work to protect them as he did not know what damage might be possible since the approaches had never had such high water against them since their construction. * At Ferguson the river was reported yesterday morning as stationary at 15 feet. At Cheraw the Pee Dee river had riseh 2.8 feet to a level of 35.1 feet, while at Effingham Lynches river had risen 1.4 feet to a depth of 8.4 feet. | The Black river at Kingstree had risen 7 feet and showed a level of 9.2 feet yesterday. The Congaree river at Columbia was at a level of 17.5 feet yesterday morning, 2.5 feet above n^-mal flood stage, having receded 9.7 feet in the previous 12 hours. At Pelzer the Saluda was down to eight feet early yesterday while at Chappels it had receded to 20 feet. At Blairs the Broad had reached flood stage of 15 feet yesterday morning, receding five feet in 12 hours. At Camden the Wateree had receded 5.3 feet in the 12 hours before 8 o'clock yesterday morning and was at a level of 26.5 feet, 1.2 feet j above flood stage. The state highway department has opened most of the roads in the upper state but both highway and railway transportation are handicapped by rising waters along the Santee river. To Get Water Out of Basement Mrs. S. W. Bradley has hit upon an easy method of getting rid of water in the basement, and wishes to pass the information on to others in this day of water-ftlled basements. She says to take an ordinary garden' hose and fill it with water. Detach from the socket and hold your hand over *TTie opening to prevent the waI ter from running out. Then place ,the hose nozzel in the water in thai basement, and the hose will draw it all out. (Sounds very simple, and is surely worth trying.?Gastonia Gazette. - , JVoters Will/!<il lot For Choice Kershaw County's first Democratic Pr unary will be pulled off next Tuesda>. August 28. The polls at everj precinct will open at eight o'clock in the morning aivl will close promptly at I p. m. 1 he machinery of the Democratic party is all primed and ready to Operate efficiently when the voters fppi-a at the various polls on elec-1 tifon morning. All managers have Wen appointed and all ballots have fien printed. p The Chronicle, with a desire to _^erve the people of the county, requests managers to get the report of the vote at each precinct just as soon as possible, so that The Chronicle may print full results the next day. Persons interested in the results will confer a favor 'upon The Chronicle by aiding the managers in tabulating and getting the results to the proper officials as early Tuesday as is possible. Camden Methodist Church Lyttleton Street, near Hampton Park. George Pierce Watson, pastor. Sunday, August 26?Bible school ut 10:00 a. m. with classes for all grades and ages. Epworth league at 7:45 p. m. Public worship at 11:15 a. m. an^ 8:00 p. m. conducted by the pastor. The public is cordially invited to all the services of this church. Come and bring your friends. Pictures at Auditorium The management of the Camden High School footiball team will continue to show pictures at the Camden School auditorium on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of next week and the week following on the same days, from 7:30 to 11 p. m. These are high-class pictures and the attendance at the auditorium has , been good. The proceeds derived from the pictures will go for the b^&fit of athletics \n the school. The usual admission charges will prevail. I | Antioch School To Open Antioch High School will open Monday, September 3rd, with the following corps of teachers: First grade, Miss Annie Pate; second and third grades, Mrs. Sarah M. Marsh; fourth and fifth grades, Miss Viva McLeod; sixth and seventh grades, Miss Ruth McLeod. - High School??W. P. Cdker, principal, agriculture and mathematics; Miss Lavinia Coker, English and history; Miss Cora Lee Kitchings, science and French, s There will be a meeting of teachers at the school building September 1st. and pupils may enroll and get book lists on that day from ten to twelve o'clock. What Mr. Kelly's Record Shows The General Sales Tax, Ihe question and vote of which has figured prominently In at least one of the Kershaw county campaign meetings, was presented during the general assembly of this year in ?he form of a bill to raise revenue to meet the expenses of the state government by providing for and the collection of a license tax on businesses, occupations, incomes, professions, trades, employment, etcetera. 'Briefly the bill, while offering relief to the question of taxes upon real estate, would offer confiscatory tollB upon retail business in South Carolina. As voted upon during the past session of the legislature the general sales 'tax provided for a tax on almost'every class of business from the crossroads grocery store to the city's hum/ble boot/black stand. lender the provisions of the bill any single mechanic, tradesman or laborer, whose weekly salary amounted to forty dollars, would be required to render unto the state government taxes amounting to sixteen dollars yearly, on his wages alone, while his married brother, similarly employed, wonld have to pay exactly half this amount in salary tax. On most businesses the tax would have been ten dollars for the first thousand dollars of gross income. For the grocer each additional hundred dollars worth of business would have been taxed at the rate of fifty cents; for the dry goods merchant, seventy-five cents; for the cotton buyer, one ! dollar; for the druggist, one dollar and fifty cents. On tb* basis of a yearly business amounting to ten thousand dollars the grocer would be compelled to pay fifty-five dollars in business tax alone whfty-the 'druggist-would have to charge his customers enough to pay the required tax of one hundred and forty-five dollars. In every case the tax would ultimately be paid out of the pockets of the consumer unless he ordered his goods from beyond his own state's borders which would mean immediate financial impoverishment to South Carolina and the eventual bankruptcy of the state. It required a special committee several months of state-wide investigation and travel before the general sales tax bill could he offered in the general assendbly. Easily it was the most widely discussed piece of legislation which the past legislature dealt wfth because it provided revolutionary methods of the state system of taxation. Long debated in the lower house and spread for weeks on the front pages of the state press the bill finally found defeat by the vote of 7$ to 36. The vote was taken upon a motion to strike out the enacting words of the hill. At Bethune Tuesday Newton Kelly, who is seeking re-election to the house, declared from the stand that he did not know how he voted on The general sates tax. ? According to the Journal of the House of Representatives, however, Mr. -Kelly voted along with the minority in favor of the general sales tax. - - - ^ ~ Y~r ' - ?_ X- S . - v Hit and Run Driver Kills I\'ef/ro W oman I wo women, Belle Kendrick am,i Susan lli'l[i'inun, were run over in the town ol Rent be n Sunday ui'ternoon by a ear driven by Robert Dennis. Belle Kcixinck was fatally injured, dying thi-s morning. Susan Hoi.eman was a!-<> seriously hurt, but today was reported improving ami will probably recover. Dennis who drove rapidly away from the scene of the accident, was pursued by several Kenrbert citizens, but escaped into the woods before the pursuing party reached his home, where he left hb car, and fled on foot. Up to i.oon today he had not been ur rested. Monday's Sumter Item. Warrant Issued! For Killer < oroner W. J. Seal? on Mouday conducted an inquest to determine the cause and fix the blame for the deuth of Belle Kendrick, of Rem Bert, who was iatully injured Sunday afternoon when struck by an automobile driven by Robert Dennis. I he following facts were brought out at the inquest: Belle Kendrick, negro woman was injured Sunday afternoon when she was struck by an automobile driven by Robert Dennis, negro, near Rembert on the Camden-Sumter highway. She died some time Sunday night. It seems that the Kendrick woman and Susan Halleman were walking towards Remibert on the right shoulder of road. Dennis' car was coming from the Sumter side, going in same direction as the women. Another car was ahead of the women going in same direction, and the third car meeting them. Dennis, the testimony showed, was driving very fast and attempted to pass the car by going to his right and out on shoulder of road. Eye witnesses say that the woman was thrown in the air higher than top of car. Dennis' car then swerved back to left-and across road into cornfield. He left in his car at once without going back to place of accident. Testimony was that none were drinking. Dennis was held by the coroner's jury and a warrant issued for his arrest.?Tuesday's Sumter DailyItem. Now Occupying New Home Chief of Police H. I). Hilton, who has been residing on north Lyttleton Street since the destruction of his home near Sarsfield, has moved into his new house recently erected on the site of the old one. Woman To Die in Chair Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 16.?Eul.i Thompson, 24, of Etowah, Tenn., will be the third person to die for the murder of Coleman Osiborne, Chattsworth, Ga., storekeeper on the night of August 5, 1927, and the fourth woman to be executed in Georgia, if nothing intervenes to prevent the evecution of the mandate of the Georgia supreme court. The court refused her a new trial today. Her husband, Clifford Thompson, and a negro, Jim Moss, were executed at Milledgeville Aug. 3. S ; , Girl Drowned in Lynches River Florence, Aug. l(k?-Miss Annie Mae Langston, 17, was droWned in Lynches river near Elim late Thursday afternoon after Granville Timmons, an 11-year-old hoy, who was a member of the swimming party, had exhausted every effort to save her and had narrowly escaped death ia the water himself. The body was recovered at 10 o'clock this nvorning 100 yards from where the girl was last scan. There were four in the swimming party, Miss Langston, who was drowned, Miss Hazel Timmons, 16, Granville Timmons, 11, and Ralph Myers, 17. All live fn the Elihi community. The tragedy occurred at a sand bank on the river behind the Stephen MoQall place between Elim and Effingham. The two girls, it is reported, got into deep water and the boys attempted to save them. Ralph Myers succeeded in bringing Mis* Timmons to the shore. .But the younger lad, although he came close to sacrificing his own life, was not successful in saving Miss Langston. It was with the greatest difficulty that he broke the death hold with which it is reported the drowning girl, much older than the lad, had seized hun in her last effort to cave] tonalf. * /V, y All White Electors IS timed by Joe Tolbert i uluutbiM, Auk 17-?Nine Republican electors for South Carolina were selected here Thursday at a meeting' of the State Republican Executive committee. The sessions of the committee were not public and 'he ticket was announced after the meeting by J. W. Tolbert, of Nmet\ S:x, chairman of the committee and Republican national committeeman from South Carolina. In making public the names of the men who will appear on HooverCurtis ticket which will be placed in the field against the Democratic Smith-Robinson ticket in the general election this fall, Mr. Tolbert pointed out that all Republican electors were white men. They were selected, he asserted, with a view of making the strongest appeal to the "best citizens of Uhe state." The ticket announced by Mr. Tolbert: , C. I'. Pridgen, Charleston; Geo. W. Beckett, Beaufort; E. E. Verner, Seneca; Dr. Frederick A. Luben, Greenville; S. ' E. Lawrence, Chester, H. E. Montgomery, Kingstree; R. L. Smith, New Brooklyn and Columbia; Julius N. Green, Charleston; R. R. Tolbert, Abbeville. Although declining ut present to discuss the Republican campaign plans for this state, Mr. Tolbert let it be known that hiB party planned a determined drive for votes through the distribution of literature and personal campaigning. "We are not trying to beat the Democrats, though," he declared. IN THE CAROLINAS Items of Interest Gleaned From the Papers of Two States The Table Rock dam built for Greenville's water supply, which disintegrated this summer, had its basin 'drained for repairs to it and all sluiceways were kept open, hut 61 ^ feet of water accumulated behind it during the flood of last week. The general commanding this corps area has, at the request of Senator Blease, been directed by the war department to afford all relief possible to.flood. sufferers under the emergency army regulations, along the Broad, Catawba, Saluda and Congaree rivers in South Carolina. The house of GeorgtT S. Wilson .chich burned near Abbeville this week, was over 150 years old and full of antique furniture which burned with it. It has been in the same ... family ever since it was built. The state board of education has asked for the resignation of all three school ..trustees, in Lancaster county of the board to which belonged W. A. Carnes who was removed from office by the county board.of education and. appealed to the state board. The latter found that the removal of Carnes was the result of bitter fighting Inside the board of trustee*. Down in Dorchester county where two factions are fighting for control of the courthouse, the only real one of the two campaign meetings scheduled by the county committee was held on Tuesday at SumtnerviUe with 2,000 to 8,000 present?but search and call by the chairman showed that there was not a single minister there to open it with prayer, and so the factions went into action fighting viciously' without any preliminary prayer. Miss Ethel Allen,. ,47 years old, literally died of ftjiffht at Henderson,' N. Cf Wednesday, as a result of crossing the flooded Roanoke river. She %as one of-a party taking a long tour in a bus and at the bridge the water was so near the floor that the bus went over empty and the pas* sengers walked. jMiss Allen fell in the middle ot the bridge and died at Henderson while being rushed ..te*a* hospital. She is the sister of George G. Allen, the tobactep magnate, of New York, and her home was at WarrentOn. Detective Frank Little John, who skillfully worked out the poison plots at Charlotte and jailed a half dozen persons for murder, awoke early Monday morning with intense burning in his epes which later were swollen tightly shut. His physician says thu symptoms are tboae of mustard or other war gas, and police are working on the theory that the r*s was introdueed into the room through an open ? window, but ira without definite clues. - " vv* ? ?? rfepA-.: - . H ' * it'hlaiUi^liMMHMi