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?/ Dirigible Ship
Wakes Ocean Voyage
H.#| Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J.
Bj5.-Xompk?tinjf a journey of
f50d miles which kept its sixty
Sjnts in the air for more than
IKuri, the German dirigible Graf
^Ein dropped down on American
i^ee days crowds had been
ijH. at the air station to witness
IKrrival ?f the greatest airship
XTbut alt except 5,000 or so had
Xup the vigil when the ship ar&,
few thousand, however, were
Sir to see the airship that they
X. through police lines and fought
jXt opportunity to touch the di
0r at least get close enough
greetings to passengers and
St Graf Zeppelin appeared first
IHfiint smudge (low above the
Htm horizon. Slowly, as dayHbigiii'
t0 fnilf ^ took definite
[?although it metalled coat reXd
dim gray in the dusk. -.Half
X as big as the Los Angeles,
a similar journey just four
ago today, the Graf Zeppelin
!Xj to swell as it approached unXMotted
out half the sky.
iXiowed no lights in the deepen(Xoaming
and its idling engines
inaudible until it was above the
day turned into night the mamH
ship glided low over the trees
fringe the air station and dipped
Xd the flying field and the waitHtrowd.
A turn of the ship
bt a lighted cabin window into
strikingly bright against the
fl sky across which the airship
Hid like an animate shadow.
the ship dipped earthward the
Hi below raised a wild shout of
Hing and observers" some one
Hd from the yellow window.
H said they could see it was a
Hit, and if tJbey were right it was
til ^rummonc' Hay, ,*
Xdist and the only woman bn
||X the top of a tower near the
Sdge a light winked the injXkrn
to Dr. Hugo Eckener, the
the ground wind was from
fXut and of negligible force, and
|Hput ship suddenly gave its en||Xlull
throttle to dive downward
||Hymtion near the mooring mast.
!! *IWr ^ve ?>6G-horseH
tty'nes seemed to make the
MHWnte and the sliding,- ship in
|JX>ot became t a gray arrow
jr-Xty through the darkness.
|XBtf*ry to expectation, the ship
moored to *he m?st, ropes
IjX droped to a landing crew of
aX^01"8 who drew the ship gently
i<X* ground.
X customs agents boarded the
they do any docking AtlanX^'
cr?wd's enthusiasm
;W 0Ver and police lines melted
Xt the rush. There was scufflXWld
rough and tumble encounW*
P'enty before order was reJHter
German and American of:X?
had at last edged their way
f thc !nron? t? voice Coif*''
X?tions through the ship's winas
the ground crew held the
steady, the Graf Zeppelin was
X*1 slowly toward the hanger.
iHjto&ress was ordered' stopped
and there it rested, its
H m?st touching that of the Los
which was crowded against
south wall with two
j oB ''mPs 'ucked under its stern
jX * room for the aerial leviathan.
[X wkener and Lieut. CommanjX^8j'<*
1.. Uosendahl, commander
A Us Angeles and a guest on
|;H*t8r>tic trip of the Graf ZepIX
^ from con^rdj oabin
;X|?rfied to the office of Cajftain
iX' ackson, post commandant,
fXA 8 0rt time they returned fTnd
tX^*^ 8C^ 'nto Zeppelin's
? ''n< marines was thrown
Wtfl/iShlp t0 keep al1 *rom &et"
X^< ?Se an<^ 140 on? was allowHfft0
i'1 ?r out dirigible
Xn ?" Was held to decide
u horth her in the hangar or
; to the mooring mast
"f a 12 mile wind across
^ ?t was decided at last
Xu the 8hip ton**ht. Th?>
XJ *** taken out and, u
S2; .*n,r<1 ? hftngar
EL was taken to the
jX < *? *** hifh mooring
wa* attacked to swing
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gently through the dark hours.
A few reporters managed to get
on the ship with the -12 customs men
but they were all discovered and
ordered out. Brief words were had
with a few of the .passengers but
they consisted .almost entirely of
generalities, assertions that every
one had a -"fine "time," and denials
that any one had suffered from air
sickness. |
Great care "was taken .to avoid any
possibility of disaster through explosion
of the .highly inflamable
hydrogen lifting gas stored in the
3,700,000 cubic foot bag of the Graf
Zeppelin. As soon as the dirigible
was brought near the hangar smoking
was forbidden anywhere in the
building and even in the secluded
press room on the mezzanine floor
where some ,200 newspaper men and
women were grinding out their accounts
and impressions of the airship.
When the ship was taken out to the
sub-mast the smoking rule was lifted
in the rooms of the main hangar,
though still remaining in force there
and out on the flying field.
When the dirigible dropped out of
the skies for its first rest on American
soil observers on the ground
could plainly see the damaged fin
which caused much anxiety ashore
two days ago when Commander
Kosendahl wirelessed asking that
ships stand by in case the damage
should jsiove serious. The fabric
was torn from the Underside of the
fin so that the framework could be
seen. Before the ship landed new
fabric had been prepared in the
hangar for recovering the fin. This
will be done probably tomorrow when"
the ship is berthed.
When the Graf Zeppelin is taken
into the hangar it is likely that it
will enter an empty, or almost empty
building. It was announced tonight
that the Los Angeles was to
be prepared for a flight tomorrow
and that the two small blimps migh:
also go aloft. The reason for a
flight tomorrow was not announced,
but it generally was believed that the
Los Angeles was being sent up merely
to clear the hangars and make
berthing of her big sister more simple.
After the dirigible was safely atthe
mast Dr. Eckener and Commander
Rosendahal went to the press
room where they posed for photographs.
Dr. Eckener, a large man in
nautical cap with a red rose in his
buttonhole, mounted a chair and addressed
the reporters. He was in
evident good health and looked more
like a man who had been out for an
hour on a yacht than one who had
spent almost five days in the control
cabin of a dirigible on a stormy ocean
flight.
As Dr. Eckener spoke Commander
Rosendahl, looking ruddy and untired,
stood beside him. Both Eckener
and Rosendahl have made the
ocean crossing of both the Los Angeles
and the Graf Zeppelin.
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Teacher* To Meet Here ,
Saturday, October
4 The
Kersjiaw County Teachers Association
will hold its first meeting <
in the Camden High School audi-j<
torium on Saturday, October 27th, ath
11:00 o'clock. The trustees of the'*
county are invited to meet with the 1
teachers. Superintendent James H.
Hope, of the State Department of
Education will make the address, i
Immediately after Mr. Hope's address
the throe departments, primary, elementary,
pnd high school will meet
and organise for the year. A dramatic
club is expected to be organized
also, consisting of the high
schools of the county. Each school
is asked to appoint a delegate to meet
with a committee to map out plans
for the club.
After all business has been attended
to the Camden High School will
serve a luncheon furnished by the
County Board of Education. Every
teacher and trustee of the county will
be expected to attend this meeting
as there will be several important
things to take up.
Last year every teacher jn the
county was a member of the State
Teachers Association so we are expecting
to be one hundred per cent
again this year. AVhy not Kershaw
be the first one hundred per cent
county in the state ?
Out of 500 students at Furman university,
164 are working their way
through college in a score of vocations
with an average earning of $5 a week
and a maximum of $26 per week each.
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fiarton Linked With
('amenHy Hardivick
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Atlanta, Lu., Oct. 11,?The name
>f Clinton S. Carnes, former treasur- '
>r "f the Southern Baptist Home Mis- i
sion board in jail here under three i
embezzlement indictments, was in* i
jetted into the A1 Smith campaign i
1 uesday as a live political issue and
stirred up a lot of talk among politi- :
ral observers in Atlanta.
It was started Monday night when
1 homas W. Hardwick, who is stumping
Georgia for the Smith Democratic
ticket, attacked Dr. A. J. Barton,
member of the Baptist Mission board
and a leader of that denomination in
the South, in connection with the alleged
$l,000,(f00 shortage of Carries.
'If Dr. Barton had paid half as
much attention to Carnes as he has
to this presidential fight, the board
might be $1,000,000 to the good,"
Hardwick said in a speech.
"This is the second loss we Baptists
have suffered in the past few
months. Unless something is done
we Baptists are going to have to employ
a Jew or a Catholic to take
care of our money. The amen corner
has failed us," he said.
Barton, it is alleged, borrowed $2,500
from Carnes, according to suit
filed in the Atlanta Circuit court by
Walter R. Brown, a Baptist layman,
seeking to conserve for the mission
board certain of Carnes' reputed assets.
The petition asks that Barton bo
required to produce notes and other
evidence of debt given by him to
Carnes and that he be asked to state
whether he ever borrowed other
sums from Carnes or any of his
agents.
The suit was directed against Dr.
B. D. Gray, former secretary of the
board, and Barton, Hugh M. Willet,
custodian of securities for the board,
and others. Judge G. H. Howard
signed a temporary restraining order
and set the case for hearing on Oct.
20.
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Will Sing Over Radio
Miss Sara Heustess, of Hartsville,
who will be remembered as a visitor
at the home of Mrs. J. W. Smith, of
Camden, will represent the state of
Mississippi at Memphis, Tenn.,
Saturday evening,, October 20th, in
Atwater Kent audition contest. She
will sing from station WMC. Miss
Heustess is in her senior year at
Mississippi Woman's, College, at
Hattiesburg, completing her voice
training.
Cost $90 To See A1 Smith
Charlotte, N. ., Oct. 12.?It cost
J. W. Crawley, of Ruby, S. C., $90
to see A1 Smith last night. He reported
to local police that his nocketbook
was picked by some one of the
nimbled-fingered gentry, while he was
in the enormous crowd that greeted
the Democratic presidential nominee.
Episcopal Church Services
On Saturday, October 20th, the
Young Peoples Service League of
Camden will entertain the leagues of
the various Columbia churches at a
district meeting, to be held in Camden.
Holy Communion at 10:30 a.
m. will open the convention, after
which business sessions will be held
in the Women's Exchange building
'Services on Sunday, October 21st,
will be conducted by the Rev. Albert
New, of Waynesville, N. C., as follows:
The Holy Communion at 8:00
a. m.; church school at 10:00 a. m.;
morning prayer and sermon at 11:15
a. m. ^ oung Peoples Service League
at 7:30 p. m. Everybody is cordially
invited to the services in this church.
Common Pleas Jurors
The following jqrots were drawn
Tuesday to serve for the first week
of court of Common pleas which convenes
on Monday, November 5.
W. J. Horton, L. H. West, B. D.
Trapp, T. B. Blyther, G. W. Huggins,
C. W. Shiver, J. F. Moseley, J. E.
Rhame, Lewis Gardner, Camden; W.
R. Jackson, Leonard Ray, Abe Rabon,
Ernest Dowey, Ben A. Rabon, J. B.
Parker, Dewitt Branham, J. L. Branhaip,
Lugoff; W. L. Cobb, Z. P. Gordon,
J. A. Munn, B. E. Mangum, D.'
A. Munn, Bethune;- Htenry Taylor,
B. F. Gregory, F. N. Gay, H. A.
Moore, E. K. Gregory, John S. Gaskins,
KershaW; -I4L. Truosdale, vl*
J. Peach, Thomas J, Horton, T.
Peach W?stvill?; A, T. Kelly, C. R.
Bowen, Blanej; W. E. Elliott, Caa|?att;
Albert M. Rodgers, Luc know.
The New Majextic
Re-Opened Monday
^ The recently remodelled Majestic
Tin aire was reopened t<> the public
Monday evening with a large nttendWJ(
e notwithstanding that there was
a tented amusement enterprise showing
in another part of town.
1 he playhouse had been closed for i
remodelling since the first week in
August and its old time patrons were
pi' ture hungry and showed it by the
Im-ge attendance greeting "The Fleet
ISj In which wa^Vhe initial offering
for-* the new theatre.
The building has been extended to
the length of thirty-three feet and
another story added, giving a large
aud roomy gallery. The seating capacity
on the lower floor has been increased
to such a capacity that it
now holds five hundred?all being
seated in the most comfortable theatre
chairs. The balcony is fitted
With beautiful wicker chairs and has
a capacity of seating fifty-six. Just
to the rear of the balcony is M comfortable
rest room fourteen by sixteen
feet, fitted "with chairs and
tables.
1 he front of the building has been
Changed with the ticket window being
plpced on the west side of the entrance.
There .are two entrances, but
only one large -center aisle, with a
at#irway leading to the gallery on
either side of the building., Ajt the
extreme rear of the building is two
exjts in case of fire. The machine
ro^m sets back of the balcony and
is absolutely fireproof in every particular.
The interior of the building
has been handsomely painted in
mosaic style .and makes a most pleasing
appearance. Leading down the
center aisle of sloping seats have
been placed eighteen electric lights
nine on each side?which mildly
lig^it the aisle without interfering
witjh the screen.
Photophone records are played irj^
keeping with the pictures which insunftb
appropriate music at all times.
'The music comes from in front of the
screen, but is operated electrically
j fi om the front of the building near
I the balcony and is in charge of Miss
Jessie L. Campbell.
The entire building is ventilated
by a huge electrically driven fan
which draws the hot air out of the
building through a basement in the
rear of the huilding. Likewise it is
heated from a basement in the rear
with radiators in the main building.1
R. W. Mitcham, of Camden, was
the designer and architect; George
W. Creed, of Camden, was the contractor
and builder; G. A. Partin, of
Camden, put in the electrical work
and fixtures; C. E. Blanton, of Charlotte,
was in charge of interior decorations
and painting; Waldrop heating
and plumbing company, of Rock Hill,
placed the heating, and George W.
Monroe, of Camdtui, put in the plumbing.
Furniture, rugs and carpets by
Home Furnishing Company, of Camden.
Manager Little has built a modern
playhouse and. one that Camden can
well boast of and nothing bu^ words
of praise have been heard on all sides
from those who have inspected the
stl ew building. I
Three Million Dollar Damage
Columbia, Oct. 10.?Storm damage j
to "crops, forest and shade trees andi
property" in South Carolina during
September was set at approximately
$.^,032,000 in a report issued Monday
by the Columbia station of the United
States weather bureau. The deaths
of six persons, five in railroad wrecks
and one by lightning, and the injury
of 11 were noted.
Methodist Church Services
Services at the I^yttleton Street
Methodist church, near Hampton
Park, George Pierce Watson, pastor
will be as follows for Sunday, October
21. Bible school at 10:00 a. m.
with classes for all grades and ages.
Epworth League nt 6:45 p. m. to
which all the young people are invited
by the pastor. Morning worship
at 11:15 a. m., the theme for
this service will be "Christian Stewardship."
Evening hour 7:30 at which
time the pastor will have as his
theme," The Supreme Menace." Midweek
service Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to all
of the services of this church. Large
congregations were in attendance at
both eervices last Sunday which fact
is a great encouragement for the
pastor. Charming muaic and helpful
bible atttdiea at all services ao come
and bring your friend a. '
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Three Civic Bodies
To Work Together I
Tl o Cum den and Keishaw Coui.iy
Chamber of Commerce will in (hi' i
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near future invito the Young Men's ,
Business League and tho Camden.'
Civic League to combine .force* in thelj
operation and maintenance of a joint !<
civic and commercial bureau it plans
suggested by a special committee of
the senior organizutino are adopted
by the incoming board of directors.
The plan as outlined at a meeting j
f the chamber of commerce Monday
afternoon calls for the employment
of a full-time woman secretary and
the immediate removal of the organi-'
nation's offices to some central firstfloor
location.
The committee, appointed by M. 11. |
lleyman, president, and composed of!
\V. U. Zemp, C. l\ DuBoae, 11. G. j
Garrison, Jr., J. B. Zemp, Henry
Savage, Jr., in offering plans for!
combining the agencies' headquarters I
makes it clear that.no attempt will
be made for any of the organizations
to veer from their present respective
aims and activities.
The full text of the Committee's
plan as read at the meeting M.-:.day
afternoon is as follows:
That an executive committee consisting
of three members of the
boards of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce and two members of the
board of the Young Men's Business
League be selected to act with the
presidents of the two organizations
in the transaction of all ordinary
business.
That the Chamber of Commerce invite
the Young Men's Business
League and Civic League to join with
it in the use and support of a city
civic office.
That this office be immediately
moved to some central first floor location.
That this office be operated at a
maximum expense of $2,000 per annum'?this
low cost of operation to be
attained through the employment of
a full time woman secretary at not
more than $75 per month and through
paying the president of the Chamber
of Commerce not more than $300 per
annum for the devotion by him of at
least an hour per day to the said
civic office.
That this office be operated absolutely
impartially and that it devote
itself to the support of the home
merchants and business men and
that it serve as a tourist information
and service bureau.
That no business save public business
be conducted through this office.
That this office and this organization
dedicate itself to the encouragement
of the citizens of Camden to
trade at home.
May Dredge Wateree
At the request of the County Board
of Directors, and through the efforts
of Congressman W. F. Stevenson,
Major DiiHamel, of the United
.States rivers and harbor department,
was in Camden Tuesday to confer
with the Board of Directors and other
citizens with a view drodgihg the
Wateree river from its junction at
the Congaree to Camden. The recent
heavy floods left many obstacles
in the river and it is thought by having
the river dredged.it will have an
important bearing on preventing future
floods. Major DuHnmel, with
members of the board, made a partial
inspection of the river near Camden
and will make a report at some future
date.
Went To Hear Governor
Messrs. Thomas J. Kirkland, W.
DeLoache, J. H. Guthrie, L. D. Alford,
I^pnry Beard, S. C. Clyburn, A.
M. McLeod, Hughey Tindal and
B. Tindal, Jr., were some of tlie
Camden people among the thousands
gathered in Charlotte last Thursday
night to See and hear Governor Alfred
E. Smith, democratic nominee,
make a short platform speech at the
railway station.
Death of Young Girl
LugofT, S. iC., Oct. 16.?Little Ola
Jackson, the six year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jackson, died
Wednesday, October 10, at her home
after a very short illness. The
funeral and interment took place at
Springvale Baptist church on Thursday
morning. Besides her father and
mother she is survived by ten brothers
and sistera.
Little Ola was a bright pupil of the
first grade of the Pine Grove School
and will be greatly misled by her
teacher and classmates.
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New Traffic Signals
Placed at Corners
In an effort to protect life ami
properly in the residential sections
if (amden the city council is this
week having plmed thirty Line-o
Siu* signals ut \uiu>us corner* in the
cit \
l*?'i the present DeKulb street will
bo an open street with only one stop
that at the corner of Broud ami DeKalh
which is controlled by an electric
stop and go sign. Broad street,
leading north from DeKalh will also
have the right of way. Fair street,
leading North will have the right of
way as will also Lyttleton from the
<!rammar school north. At the corner
of Laurens and Lyttleton streets
four stop signals have been placed,
which means that all cars approach
ing from either of the four streets
will have to come to a stop. This
was done mainly as a protection to
school children at recess and dismissal
times.
Drivers use more precaution in the
business district and when they get
a clear road in the residential section
they seem to think they have the
right to put on more speed, resulting
in numerous accidents of late.
Mayor DuBose tells us that by giving
the tbrfee muin thoroughfares
above nanfed the right of way this
does not mean that u driver can run
without regard to speed limit. The
same laws" regulatiing speed at
corners will still be strictly enforced.
While the city is > making these
changes it would be a wise move to
have Bignals placed at the curbing
both north and south which encloses
the grass plots near the Confederate
monument. Several bad accidents
have occurred there at night and in
each instance the cars were the property
of out of town people not
familiar with the road and who were
trying to keep to the center of the
road.
Farmers To Meet
In Camden Friday
A meeting of all Kershaw county
farmers has been called for Friday,
October ID, at 2 p. m., for the purpose,
it is stated, of discussing the *
present cotton seed buying regulations
and to determine the way in
which the producer can sell to the
best advantage.
The meeting will be held at the
court house in Camden. Among
prominent farmers interested in calling
the meeting are L. I. Guion, W.
A. Boykin, Henry Savage, L. O.
Funderburk, N* P. Gettys and J. L.
Hinson.
William Edward Hickman, slayer
of Marion Parker of Los Angeles,
Cal., is due to go to his death on
Friday of this week, and will unless
the governor intervenes. The prison
warden says that fully 1,000 persons
have applied for permission to witness
the execution.
Local Football
Meets Carlisle Team
One of the snappiest games ever
offered Camden football enthusiasts
is promised for tomorrow afternoon
when the local Bulldog aggregation
clashes with the class "A" team of
Carlisle Fitting School.
Carlisle comes -with a dashing
record and while representative of n
class above Camden's rating ' the
Bamberg contenders will in every
stage of the play know that Camden
is out with a regular, go-getting outfit.
r The game will be called promptly
.t four o'clock on the local fairgrounds
gridiron and will be featured, according
to talk on tho streets Thursday
afternoon, by a record attendance
ipon local sporting events.
Camden has three wins to its credit
thus far along its spectacular flight
for fifth district honors. &umter
with a splendid chance to win was
the first to bo brushed aside with a
score of 24 to 0.
Manning was next to go with the
short end of a 33 to 0 score and
Bishopville was later forced to take
a decisive count of 56 to 0.
For the season Camden has piled
up a total of 113 points to the total
of none for the opposing lines in the
three games played. Friday will
mark a brilliant spot in Bulldog history
for regardless of possible scores'
it will have to be a great game.
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