THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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Published every Friday at No. 1X09
Broad Street and entered at the Camden,
South Carolina postoffice aa
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( amdeiv S. C. Friday, Au?. 24, 1928.
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M air t i ?
In the region of the Wateree, e?p?-.mlly
about Camden, tremendous
an ?> of i orn fields have been devast,ited
by the llood#, the tine erops
having been blistered and withered
so that they must bo abandoned
With all the heavy rains and the rls'
mg of the rivers, the road to Columbia
by way of Camden yesterday
was just like a boulevard. Newspaper
men motoring to the cupital
city re ported that the old state road
was like glass all the way. This
goes to show how quickly the state
highway department forces get. ..on
the job and how efficiently they d^
it. ?Florence News-Review.
Henry W. Allen, a prominent business
man of Greenville, fell dead at
bis home there Sunday afternoon.
He was born in Due West and went
to Greenville 46 years ago. He was
a charter member of the Second
Presbyterian church and active in it
for years and officiated as an officer
of its Sunday school the morning before
his death. He leaves a widow,
one daughter and four sons.
Rachel Riddle, who died at Barnardsville,
20 miles west of Atfheville
the other day, was 109 yearB hid and
the oldest person in North Carolina.
She left 12 children and 66 living
grandchildren, in addition to relatives
in 48 states. She had never ridden
in an automobile, but had done all
kinds of work except split ruils, in
her pioneer days in the mountains.
She never had any sickness and was
u large eater of solid food. She was
born in Yancey county in 1819.
The County Campaign
Kditoi Camden Chronicle; As the
flowers d<>th bloom in the Spring,
tra-la-bi, so doth the politicians bloom
in the Fall (almost) blah, blah. The
local stumps will be tread upon both
lightly and heavily during this week
with the woes of the people being
aired for the delectation of the gullible,
and the impedimenta of each
opponent will be duly stressed while
the international statesmanship of
each notable "I" will be elaborated
upon with gusto. With such major
issues of such moment as the abolition
of the State Highway Department,
the reduction of taxes, the upbuilding
of schools and other direful
needs of Kershaw County to be discussed,
the throngs of citizens, numbering
twenty-five or thirty, will
flock to all the cross road forums to
listen attentively to the same old
hokum propounded in the same old
way as it has been since the days of
reconstruction. ^
Why discuss the State Highway,
one has but to inquire into the bonded
debt of our sister state, North Carolina,
and compare our paved highways
being paid for as-we-go?
South Carolina, is in for a great era
of progress and only the politicians
fan stop her due to her good roads,
and but for the energetic work of
the State High-wav Department this
would not be possible. The Highway
Department is not the best run machinery
in our government but what
would happen if we were thrown back
upon the old county system ?
Taxes do need reducing, and to cut
down the tremendous overhead in our
State operating expenses might help,
but not at the expense of our colleges
and schools. Has any candidate
a feasible, logical or sensible
plan to oresent for cutting down
taxes? Or is he just using the old
rallying cry in a general sense to
garner the much needed votes?
The school system of our county
during the past administration has
been admirably organized and soundly
established. Better supervision trf
courses of study and methods in some
of the rural schools is needed, and
a capable well-educated supervisor
and administrator should hold that
office. This office should not be in
politics but should be appointive, and
should pay a better salary..
Until the people of South Carolina,
the thinking people awake to the
fact that political jobs will nut be
sought after to any great extent except
on the one hand, .by those who
are capable and can afford to sacrifice
their time and money to serve
and on the other hand by those >vh.
are incapable and seek the office f.a
the petty salary and their own vunitj
we cannot hope for much progress
The first class mentioned is pitifullv
few. the latter pitifully large.
Another campaign is on. We sha.
be treated to a few juke* of rht
vintage of 1890, many promises whicl
i an never be kept because of eco
nomic laws and social conditions witl
]>erhaps one i5F~two rays of ligh
when the candidates pledge to voti
in the general election, if any shall
Can any refuse and expect to lx
1 -illy elected themselves?
There is great need for interest n
local politics, both county and c'lty
But again we shall vote apathctical
ly, and apathetically accept the re
suits. Maybe Quillen whs right afte
aiu
Democrat.
The Floods in This Section
Camden and vicinity up and dowfri
the Wateree river witnessed one of
the largest freshets in this river in
many years, last week. The water
attained a height of 35 feet and over,
and all >. tops, both cotton and corn
on the river bottoms were practicalj
ly destroyed. Fortunately those who
had cattle it: the lowlands were warned
in time and no loss resulted along
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( this line. All roadways leading in
,; and out of Camden, both by highway
' ( and mil were kept opeh and traffic
' was uninterrupted except on the
Liberty Hill road, but that section
could he reached by way of Heath
j Springs.
l^arge crowds appeared at the toll
! bridge each day to witness the rag
mg waters, and many also went to
' I the Southern Power Company dam at
? Wateree to see the water pouring
. over the spillway which went to the
r: heighth of eight feet oxer the top.
j It was a miniature Niagaia with
' its nnsty sprays reaching a long distance.
The- mammoth plant was at
i
- ! no time in any danger and would
r i hold a much larger water than that
| of last week.
Hones of Great Beast
Are Found in China
__PeJ*ing, Chin*, Aug. 17.?Tale? of
encounters wuh brigands, of terrific
?*nd storms, of thickly populated
ferttIt land of 20,000 year# ago that
now a desert and of fossil re- I
, mains of an enormous beast which
ate itself out of existence, were
brought back here by Koy Chapman
Andrews and his expedition into the
great Gabi desert of inner Mongolia.
They returned laden with relics,
some of them 150,0(^0 years old and
others showing* a remarkable stage
of ntone age culture, but they did
riot discover what was most sought,
u trace of the ape-like stein of mankind,
popularly known at the "dawn
man."
Mr. Andrews and Walter Granger,
chief palaeontologist of the party,
exhibited the fossils with a pride
winch they made no attempt to conceal.
The specimens were wrapped
in splints and gauze and bound with
strips of tape.
Band was the great enemy of the
expedition. Mr. Andrews, who is no
tyro in Mongolian exploration, said
the weather was the worst he had
ever encountered. Conditions "became
so unfbearuble that some of the Mongols
threatened to commit suicide.
brigands beset the explorers early
in their drive westward from
Kalgan in the northwest section of
this province. The maurauders appeared
in the guise of friendly soldiers
and invited the expedition to
a tea party. But the ruse did not
work, for when the motorized caravan
rolled up to the spot selected
by the brigands, the chauffeurs were
stepping on the gas and every man
who had his hands free grasped a
loaded rifle. The brigands mounted
horses and gave chase, but were
quickly out-distanced.
The expedition drove westward
from Kalgan into the heart of the
desert and then worked northeastward
to the region of Erhlief, wfoere
the most interesting discoveries were
made. There they found a new fossil
area in ancient lake beds and east
of Erhlief they came upon the traces
of the oldest inhabitants.
Bones showed that the race subsisted
chiefly on birds and frogs and
traces of a breed of horses or donj
keys indicated that they used beasts
; of burden. Women adorned them,
; selves \s ith necklaces of fox teeth
i j arid wore bono rings on their fin1
i Kci s.
" I he.so fieople were wonderfully
clever." said Mr. Andrews. "They
lived between the old and new stone
ages."
But the big thrill of the trip was
the finding of the prehistoric animal
colossus.
"I never saw Walter Granger so
| excited, said Mr. Andrews; "he
| hardly slept for a week."
Several of the bones brought back
are as large as the body of a modern
man. The humerus is four feet long
; And the collar bone is a full load for
a strong cooley. The relics include
several splendidly preserved ribs and
sections of the spine.
"We left the pelvis bone and several
other parts in a clay hillside,"
said Mr. Granger. "I never hated
to loave anything so much in all my
life. But of course we marked the
spot on our maps and we are plan
ning- to return and get all of the
Jceleton, including the tail, if the
beast had a tail.
"I can best give you an idea of
the size of this beast by telling you
that the peivis is as big as a base
dr|nv"
Mr. Andrews said the beast was
about twice the size of "Jumbo," the
famous circus elephant of the old
P. T. Branum shows in America, and
circus men claimed that Jumbo
a?bb=
weighed ten too#. He calci&Uted tlwt
he could have worn u top hat and
tood under the great beast without (
touching its belly. 1
Mr Granger declared the discovery i
was the greatest in his 32 years oi '
scientific experince. lie said the 1
beast was a vegetarian, eating chief
ly Che smaller branches of trees. It
was of distinctly Asiatic origin and *
was too heavy and awakened to travel
far.
"The beast lived on the fat of the
land of its birth," he explained. "It
grew larger and larger with each
succeeding generation until after a 1 ,
million years it became so roly-poly
that ;t could no longer navigator It
finally gave up the ghost, having 1
eat. n itself out of existence because
it wa.-> too enormous for any earth
ly use."
R. I. Miller, a fisherman of Anderson,
while placing his lines in
Kovky river, stepped off a 12-foot
ledge in the river bottom and was
drowned, despite the brave efforts of
two grandsons to save him. He was '
67 years old.
Wants?For Sale
ATWATER KENT LAMP S(XJK5T
RADIO?Forty-three Atwater Kent
radio sets in use in Camden. Ask j
the man who owns one. As simple <
to operate as a talble lamp. Only <
$119.60 complete. Nothing better
at any price. W. O. Hay, dealer,
Camden, S. C. 22 tf.
I'OR SALE?'LoConte pears at 25
cents per peck. Mrs. E. B. Lorick,
Rte 3, Camden, S. C. 21-22 pd. '
ATWATER K.ENT LAMP SfXJKET
RADIO SETS?Huve no batteries
whatsoever. Only one connection
to the electric light socket. Same !
as a table lamp. W. 0. Hay, deal- '
jM%Camden, S. C. 22 tf. '
LOST?On Main Street August 21, i
gold bar pin with small diamond I
in the center. Finder please return
to Chronicle office, Camden,
_ C- 22 jtnso.
C A RPENTERIN
phone 268, 812 Church Street,
Camden, S. C., will give satisfactory
service to all for all kinds
of carpenter work. Building, ,
general repairs, screening, cabinet j <
making and repairing furniture, i
My workmauship is my reference.
I solicit your patronage. Thank- ,
ing you in advance. 60 tf.
CURTAINS STRETCHED?Any one
wishing curtains stretched please!'
apply at 904 Campbell Street.'
Prices reasonable. 8-tf I
WANTED No. 1 pine logs. Highest
cash prices paid; year round de-11
1 mand. Sumter Planing Mills and I
Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth I
Sumter, S. C. 1-tf-sh '
MONEY TO LOAN-At six and one I
half cent interest on improved '
city real estate. Apply Henry j
Savage, Jr., Camden, S. C. 34tf j
FOR DIRECTOR " |
^ announce my name as a >
candidate for'the office of Director for 1
Buffalo Township of Kershaw County i
subject to the rules of the Democratic I
primary.
M. G. KING 'j j
MASTERS SALE J j
State of South Carolina. j
County of Kershaw. !
(Court of Common Pleas) j i
Southeastern Life Insurance Com* ;
pany, a corporation chartered under
the laws of the State of South
Carolina, Plaintiff, !
vs. 1 j
Harrison Edward Hyatt, Endicott-* j
Johnson Corporation, M. Levine as< j
Levine Millinery Company, Amer- j
!Fan Wholesale Corporation, Carol- 1
htia Wholesale Hardware Company, i
Rdberta & Hoge Shoe Co., Southern1 i
Dry- Goods and Notions Co., Inc,
^ G'MP5ntt To,bacco Co., Chamber-]
lain Medicine Co., and International 1
Shoe Co., defendants. ;
Under and by virtue of an Order]
of Court made in the above entitled
case and dated the 14th day of Au-l 1
gust, 1928 the Master for Kershaw
County wHI offer for sale at public!
auctron, for cash, before the Kershaw]
County Com-t House door, Camden,
South Carolina, on the 1st Monday, i
* 2rd day df September, |
the following described real es- '
tate:
"All that piece, parcel or lot of 1
e,ns,tuate. lying and being in the
j tate of South Carolina, County of
Kershaw, together with buildings'
thereon, situated on the Southwest!
coiner of Main and King Streets of,
the town of Bethune, fronting West
one hundred seventy-seven (177) feet
Street two hundred ten :
(-10) feet North on King Street of
said town, and extending back East- 1
ward from Main Street with n uniform
width of one hundred seventy- '
se\en (177) feet to a uniform depth
of two hundred ten (210) feet, bound i
j?-d on the North by King Street as
aforesaid, on the East by lands of
the town of Bethune, on the South by
and of A. B. MoLaurin and on the
W est by Main Street, said lot of land
is the same. Conveyed to me by deed
k ,Va bf,ar'T1K date Decern-i
her D'th, A. D. 1919, and of record j
in the office of the Clerk of Co?H
tor Kershaw County in Book A Zl
page 677.
Any one desiring to hid at said
sale other than the plaintiff herein
shall first deposit with the Master as
in evidence of good faith, certified
check or cash in the sum of Three
Hundred ($300.00) dollars. At the
conclusion of said sale, the Master
*hall return to the unsucceaful bid-'
dors any sums so deposited.
W. L. l>eiPAiSS; JR.,
Master Kershaw Countv.
August 10th, 1928. ^?uniy.
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ADMINISTRATORS# NOTICE
All parties indebted to the estate
,1 Krvie Catoe, deceased, are hereby
notified to make payment to the unlersigned
and all parties, if uny, havug
claims against the said estate
**1 present them likewise duly at*
ested within the time prescribed ?>y
'* W. !?. CATOE, Administrator,
Kershaw, Route 5.
'arnden, S. C., August 2(>th, 15*28.
SI MMONS FOR RELIEF
Stnte of South Carolina,
County of Kershaw.
(Court of Common Pleas)
ui xuree Fertilizer Company, Plaintiff,
vs.
It M. Cooper. Jr. and Mary Cooper
Wilkinson, individually and as exutor
and executrix of the last will
and testament of It. M Cooper, Sr.,
Netta Cooper McEachern, Virginia
Coop.r Miller. Rosa Cooper Manning.
It. W. McLendon, and Robert
S. Blair, defendants,
lo The Defendants Above Named:
Vou are hereby summoned and reluired
to answer the complaint in
this ac tion, of which u copy is. herewith
served upon you, and to serve a
copy of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscribers at their offices,
902-3-4 Palmetto Building, Colombia,
South Carolina, within twenty
Jays after the service hereof, exclusive
of the day of such service,
and if you fail to answer the complaint
within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Columbia, S. C., June 7, 1928.
NELSON & MULLINS,
L. A. WITTKOW.SKY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
To the defendants, Mary Cooper
Wilkinson, individually and as executrix
of the last will and testament
){ R. M. Cooper, Sr., Virginia Cooper
Miller, Rosa Cooper Manning, and
Robert S. Blair.
Please take notice that the original
summons and complaint in the above
entitled action was filed in the office
of the Clerk of Court of Common
Pleas and General Sessions for Kershaw
County, at Camden, S. C. on
:he 13th day of August, 1928.
NELSON & MULLINS,
L. A. WITTKOWSKY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
21-23 sb.
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN
OWNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that The
Olympia Cafe of Camden, formerly
owned and operated by George
Chelios, is now owned and operated
by Gus Michiotes. This change is
effective from August 1, 1928, and
all parties interested will take notice
that accounts and bills should be
handled according to date through the
parties* above noted.
GUS MICHIOTES,
GEORGE CHELIOS.
Camden, ij. C? August (J. 1928.
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Bottom Uod? Hurt '
All of th? bottom land of the atato
furm.s near Hugoud ia utider water,
and the oropa on that part of the *
farina have been destroyed. The 8
treat of the flood passed Sunday, hut ^
the wuter was atill too higb today t
for an inspection of the levees to be *
made. It ia feared that the levees v
have been seriously damaged although 1
the flood lacked about thra# feet of 1
reaching the high point of 1918.? *
Monday's Sumter Item. t
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND i
CREDITORS i
All parties indebted to the estate t
of Cleveland Outlaw, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to '
the undersigned, and all parties, if
any, having claims against the said
estute will present them likewise,
duly attested, within the time prescribed
by law.
ELIZABETH E. MAILAFFEY,
Administratrix.
Camden, S. C., August 22nd, 1928.
LAST EXCURSION
Charleston, S. C.
Friday, Aug. 31,1928
Round trip fares:
Camden $3.00 ' 1
Johnston 3.25
Kershaw 3.50
Lancaster 4.00
| Proportionate fares from
intermediate points.
Tickets sold for all trains
August 31 and No. 16
leaving Columbia 2:20 a.
m. September 1. Final
limit midnight Tuesday,
September 4.
See the beauty pageant at
Folly Beach also the fleet
in Charleston harbor.
j For information and reservations,
consult Ticket '
Agents.
Southern Railway System.
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EXCURSIol
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Friday, 'August 31, \
Round trip fares/1
Camden 312 ool
Kershaw' ^'3
Lancaster . i?3
Rock Hill M
Tickets sold for all trail
August 31 except CnX
cent Limited. Final linn
reach starting point raid|
night September 5. I
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formation, consult Ticlnfl
Agents.
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