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I The Camden Chronicle rTxXXX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNiL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1928. NUMBER 33. r j i| WM wia unchDrive , For Charity Fund I rwsdfty. NovemUr l?t, 1928, Uv Club of Camden was enP7by ft delightful talk by Mrs. Rjlgyfleld, who was the Club's Efor luncheon on that day. Mrs. Ltd cho&e as her subject the K Welfare Wotk of Camden Lh?w County" which proved Bmost instructive and brought K discussion from among the, Kyg resulting finally into a moKtdginff the aid of the Rotary KIT furthering the cause esfejby Mrs. Mayfield, in an effort Ep her carry on. Of pantjcula* Kt was the roport of Mrs. Mayfj0r the previous year as Secro of the Associated Charities for 1- which will be found else tin this paper, demonstrating deplorable condition that exists E treasury of this worthy organiEand also showing the meager Editions made for a work that E so much to ?our City poor E in actual need could scarcely Ernished the' bare necessities of Eth the amount donated to thtf Hiatcd Charities for the fiscal Est passed. The sick, the poorly those* suffering from hunger and lwhitc and colored, 4vere adminis to the extent of the. funds, but K funds were not ample to do absolutely necessary work that Boor duty, as citizens of Camden, for those in our midst. t a result of Mrs. Mayfield's talk, Be committees from the three folBg organizations; Rotary Club, E Club of Camden, and AmeriI Legion, were appointed to meet 1 Mrs. Mayfield for the pfirpose perfecting an organisation to put matter before the people and to Be a drive for funds with which Beplenisb the treasury of the As *ted Charities, *^he committee B the Rotary Club consisted of the Bbers; John:. cK* deCotfeby. chair J. G; Richards, John M. Ville I o. Funderburk, and L. I. The committee from the Eciub consisted of W. F. NetEfoirman; T. V. Walsh, John R. Hale, 0. A. Creed and W. R. Zemp. Ettmmittoo from the American Em consisted of Sam Karesh, mtm, R. M. Kennedy Jr., J. Hhfe, Jr., W. A. Clark, R. N. Hp The chairmen of those flees met with Mrs. Mayfield the city into districts jl purpose of launching a drive BpJWsr. future. Eoogh cannot be said for the Eiced for the continuance of the En work in this city, and this Emore than in.. any other year EWy, the demand will be greater E the energies of Mrs. Mayfield, E she has so freely given and for E this City is deeply grateful, tyou the treasury of the AssociEilmities. - Xet us think of tl>e Ek right at home, just under our E What will their Christmas be, |-And yet this appeal which, will E*de will not only include Christm hut the funds derived therefrom E suffice for an entire year. Nor Jt alone purchase a spark of Mess that soon dies out, but will E^ food, clothes, and medicine to B? dually in need. Give to the Elated Charities; Not if it hurts Mb If from the heart. Awnal Report of Treasurer flowing is the report recently E1 V A. C. McKain, treasurer, 1?? financial condition of the or ution; E^ipts: balance, cash on band 30, 1927, $1.11; cash received to E *338-25; total, $339.38. bbursements: For clothing, drugs,:::: 91.15} groceries, g*? coal and wood, $29.25; misTntnl dia$336.93} balance en hand, W? to date on present drive, m - _ -ft E#*tor T. B. Greneker, of Edgek*8 been urged by friendi EliCircuit frd** to succeed th< ?drs J. W. DeVore, announce.: E** toat he Will not offer. WMauldin, prominent citi Ei^^ died FYiday following E*r m ***&*** 7*- The deceased, who was i r*0' CoJUf^ clu* O Jud^ T. J E / ohn Alex W Dead From Sudden Attack While talking to a friend on Broad street in front of W. ..Robin ZemJ'* drug store Tuesday morning, Mv. John Alex West, a well known citizen of Camden sank to the pavement and was dead in a few seconds. Mr. West was on his way to the polls to cast his ballot around nine o'clock when the sudden summons came. He wus the victim of a heart attack. Mr. West was a life long resident of tnis county^where for many years he was engaged in farming in the ggction where he owned a ddohtrjf, home. Several years ago he retired from farming and purchased a house on north Lyttleton street where he has made his home continuously except for several years spent in Florida. He took^ an active part'In politics and at the time of his dpath was serving as a commissioner of state and county election. He' was widely known and had one of the largest family connections in the county. Mr, West was twice married, being survived by his last wife who was Miss Rebecca tyelson, of this city. He is also survived by a number of brothers and sisters as well as the following Qhlldr^n by a' former marriage: Messrs. William West, Henry West, Alex West, of Camden; Rankin West, of Columbia; Mrs. Alex Spears, of Cassatt; Mrs. Caldwell Lingle, of Sumter ; Mrs* Tallie Black mo n, of Columbia; Mrs, Tom Blacknion, of Camden; and Mrs. Will Elliott, of Kershaw. The funeral services and burial occurred at Beaver Dam church -on Wednesday afternoon, services being conducted by Rev, T. L. Willingham, and it was attended by a large concourse of friends and relatives.'*: Prominent Bishopville Man Dead I Btshopvilie, Oct. U Baker prominent citizen of BishOpville, die( 'yrnwm' it "lidtta this -afternoof where he was on business , for th< Palmetto Oil Company. He is sur vived by his widow, who was before marriage, Miss Pearl Gilmore of Hoi ly Hill and one small daughter. H? was formerly county demOnstratioi agent of Lee; county and for severa years was connected with the Unitec States department of agriculture. - Funeral-Services were held at 1( o'clock'Friday morning at the Bishop vflle Prtsbyterian church. To Hold Armistice Day Service Members Of' the Leroy Belk Pos1 of the "American Legion are requested to meet at the American Legion Hall on Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock The Legionnaires will then march t( the Presbyterian Church where Ar mistice Day services will be conduct ed by the Post Chaplain Rev. A*. D McArn. . Peculiar Accident Cost Life of One ' / A peculiar and distressing accident which happened at a saw mill five miles this aide of Blaney last Monday afternoon coat the life of Knowlton Mason, aged 16t and caused Brooks Branhum to lose a foot. Both men were rushed to the Baptist hospital in Columbia in an ef| fort to save their lives,' but young I Mason succumbed to his injuries early Wednesday morning. Both men were working at a saw mill when the accident occurred. The men were working about a wood saw, which was being pulled by a small engine. The saw reared up and 'swung around completely in its swath. Mr. Mason's | leg was completely severed from his j body, while Mr. Branham lost his I foot. The former suffered a great j '.loss of blood before getting medical j aid. In addition both men were cut on the hands and other placeB and suffered considerable shock. ^ Lad Die* From Injuries Blaney, November 1.?Knowl.ton Mason, age 16, the only son of Arthur C. and Mrb. Janie WoQd Mason, of Blaney, died early Wednesday morning in the Baptist Hospital In Columbia after being severely cut by a runaway saw ot h is fa the r's sawmill on Monday afternoon. The funeral services ^ and interment took place Thursday, afternoon at Union Baptist Church at Blaney and were conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. Davis Harrelspn, of Gresham. The active pall bearers were his classmates from the 10th grade, of the Blaney High sfchoOl and the honorary pallbearers were the hoys and girls from the high r school. Knowlton was an honor student in the 10th grade of the Blaney school and an active leader in athletic and nth?? 5C>i_ool affairs in V?? school. H? was a member of the Union Baptist Church. He is survlved by his parents 1 'two s i s t eriuJfmHt.; and Jbo ig and by f 1 number, of relatives, } \ ARMISTICE DAY To Be Observed at Grace Episcopa ,j Chur<$i "Sunday J Sundayv November lltb, being th< I tenth anniversary of the close of th< world war, Grace Church will hold j . special patriotic service at 11;15 a m., the Rev. Albert New will preach " The poly Communion will be ad ministered at 8 a. m. Church School will assemble at 1< a. m. An adult Bible class has nov t beeh organised, to which all aduli I are most cordially invited. Mr. J I S. H. Clarkson is the leader of thii . most interesting- Bible class. Th< > Young People's Service League wil meet pt ?j30 p, m. A feature of thi - eyphing'ar. program will be an orgai ; solo by Mrs. Albert New. Every body is invited to all our services. Hoover and Curtis Are Named By Republicans A Republican sweep from coast to coasti enveloping the border states and driving a wedge into the solid South, still was piling up majorities for Herbert Hoover Wednesday as the returns told in expanding detail the story of Tuesday's election. As the figures stood * Wednesday morning, with many votes still to be counted, about four-fifths of the states, carrying nearly the same proportion of the electoral college, had either toppled into the Republican cqlupin W were showing substantial' I'' nee of doing so. I of his calculations of victory tied under the avalanche, Govr Smith conceded the election of >pponent long before compilation the record-breaking vote had ed completion. His own state of York, the corner stone of his ;s had turned against hiro and m its great block of 45 electoral s. to Hoover. At least four thern states, Virginia, Florida, th Carolina and Texas, were wing substantial evidence of going ublican for the first time sinco Civil War. t vIor was there any eviftm^pf the arris which piled in ovefmght that ^Democratic crusade ib^-the farm mtr/ would net Smith a _ pingl*2 ctoral vote. On the contrary from ( Allegheny to the Rockies the farm ites were reporting hourly lncre$? j majorities for Hoover. . . . Even Wisconsin, where much dendence had been placed in a coaliHL of Democrats and La Follettc spublicans, swung decisvely awaji om the Democratic column 'Ufte* ving Smith the edge on early returns. . Only in Massachusetts and Rhod* iland, outside the South, did th< slattce ahow in tilting ,'k \ Smith's favor as the totals mountet , throughout the night- JEJvoil if bot) ; of;these two Now England stntei - were to wind up?with Domooratb majorities and Smithy held only th< seven states in which he had es tablished substantial leads?Louisi J ana. Arkansas, MisgiflsippL Alabama Georgia and South iCarolina?Hoover'i electoral college votes would be 444 - out of a total of 681. ~ 5 No such high water mark ever ha been reached in any previous presi dentia^ election. Council of Farm Women Meeta ) . The Kershaw County Council o r Farm Women will hold its fall meet I ing November 10th, 1928, at 3:80 T 3 m., at the Camden high school audi I torium and every farm woman in th e county is urged to attend. A capabl 1 speaker will address the council an s in addition there will be interesting a reports. Mrs. S. 0._ Plo^den_an i' Mrs. James DeLoache will furnit special music. County Remains Loyal I To Democratic Party Kershaw County as well as the state of South Carolina remains loyal c< ! to the Democratic party by an over- pi whelming vote. Voters in Camden ir were on the, alert early Tuesday and fi when the ballots from the city poll- fi ing place were counted for the first hi time in anybody's memory there had 01 been more votes cast in a presidential p election thau there were in our first tl primary of this summer. Thunka to ci the ladies of Camden who were main- v ly responsible for getting out this a heavy vote. n Of the 569 voters who cast their n ballots at the Camden poll only nine sttayed away from the Democratic ^ ranks according to managers who f kept a pretty strict tab on what was ^ happening. Anti-Smith or Hoover a votes show that five of these were 0 cast by old time white Republicans ? who came here from the north. Four a were cast by native sons and the j, regular Democrats have.their number ^ and when the primaries roll around B again there will be many to see that r they are not be allowed to participate A r .in same. t Only four other boxes had been [ heard from at the time of our going ( 1 to press. These were Bethune with , L 87 ffer the Smith ticket and & gogpe , ' egg for Hoover. Hermitage cast 21 j 1 yotes for Smith with none" for Hoover. [ I Enterprise gave all to Smith with a , vote of 18. Lugoff gave a vote of 43 ] . for Smith and none for Hoover. And ( ' it will most likely run that way all ' over the county when the final votes 1 are counted. ' Not a single negro appeared at the ' polls to vote for either Sipith or , t Hoover. y Quite a large crowd gathered at >, the court house Tuesday night to see - the returns fiaahed on a screen. The I r\ i -1.1 - l 1 -..j. witivuiciv i A cava umuc o& a cni5cuivs?vo wu ? receive the returns by wire, and this 1 was ; used for a while, but it proved * too alow, and Mr. W. O. Hay,, local * dealer for the Atwater Kent radio, 9 kindly installed a radio for the audl ertce and the news was received rapid" ly from a nation-wide hook-up of the ?. National broadcasting system. The ? Camden Furniture Company also kindly offered the use of a Majestic radio for the evening. Mr. J. W. 8 Sanders, the county agent, loaned us * the use of the/gtafeopticyi machine and slides for the ta^eidifg. A largo number listened in until a late hour when some of the leading papers f conceded the defeat of Governor - Smith. >. . ? i To Serve Oyster Supper e The public is cordially invited to e attend an oyster dinner from 12 noon d until 10 p. m. given by the Willing g Workers of the Camden Baptist d church. EHhner will be Served in the h vacant store building next to Hotel Newly elected leaders of the united states government ; ' -?T -PS. ". ' V 'U, I' ' '" .' '. " *' > ill y-.-iin. - -- - - ' '? . , HERBERT HOOVE* -- - jA -?-\-cV- - Aslilri'dS^ - W Cershaw County Fair * 1 Proved To Be Success The annual Kershaw County Fair *me to a close last Saturday and it 'oved to be quite a successful one ' sP|fc? ?t ^ 'act that many of the i>rs over the state did not come out "uncially, and some counties did not '>!<! a fair this year. After paying at over one thousand dollars in remiums and paying all expehseB we was something left to the redit side. The directors of the fair 'iH hold u dinner one day next week I t which time they will discuss the latter of making the fair larger ext year. The main building at the fair was he big center of attraction for home oiks and visitors alike on opening ay and t>he decorations, tastefully rranged booths and the high quality f the various exhibits brought forth . constant flow of praise from men nd women who gave the building a tasty once over before going on to he carnival, came back later for n econd look and for the most part, nade a careful examination of the vholq building and its contents on u hird and linul visit of the day. Going on through this building one mtered the tent housing the poultry ilsplay, which while not sO large, aras crowded to its capacity with the finest birds to be found in the county. This exhibit proved a revelation to many whd did not know that such high class poultry was raised in this county. As stated before the individual farm display of Messrs,, C. O. Stogner, of Bethune, and W. L. Miles, of * ~ Blaney, proved most interesting and^' instructive. These displays had nearly everything grown on a farm. Mr. Stogner took first prise of $60 and S* Mr. Miles got second prize of $80. In the school exhibits the Antioch high school took first prize of $25 while Bethune high took second place $16. In the intermediate grades ^ Camden city schools tooK first prise, $25 and -Lugoff got second prizb of $16. In the primary grades* Camden Mill schools took first of $25 an<T ? Eugoflf second prize of $15. The beautiful booth of the LugofT home demonstration club took first prize of $80,. while Westville got'"""J second prize of $49 and Charlotte Thompson came third Tor a prise of $25. All; of these booths showed up mightly well and proves that some-3 fine work has been done throughout Jthe founty along these lines. The Catherine DeLoache Coal Com- S pany had a most interesting commercial'display. Three large lumps of coal had been selected from their |f?rd, together with a half ton of smaller lumps and placed close together. To the person guessing jWBNitrlhe weight of thwij^ee^nnps^^ *** awarded one ton of Sonny Blue [coal and Miss Edith Webster, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs, C. E, Webster, was the lucky guesser. Her ^ guess wps 292 pounds. Whtte ?ot large the display of swine was indeed creditable and attracted quite a large amount of attention. "" > . %) *1 * t 1 Xf., th The Chronicle is unable this week ^O- publish a full list of the premium winners, but will have it in time for publication next week. Officers of the fair are H. G. Carrion, Jr., chairman; J. B. Zemp^ chairman, and J. W. Sanders, secre tary.*. Others on the general fair committee are Mrs. B. R. Truesdale, R. M. Kennedy., Jr., W. L. Jackson, G. C. Welsh, M. tt. Heymnn, L. I. nul?n,J;?,w* Cantey' * GR. S. Williams, L. J. Whitaker, Mrs. Jjpul BroWie^r^?> ; The poultry committee consists Of and1 Mrs, Hugh MsCullum. -^TjfiOfcommittca ~in charge of thc r^T /air deserve the thanks of the people Pgwe entire county for the creditable % exhibits gotten tng??w Anlds fmm the social feature in bringing our 'people together these annual falrfV,#| result in great good in showing what 0,1 Kershaw farms, even tinder the most adverse ' conditions such as we have expeI rienced in this section this year. Returns Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Partridge