The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 07, 1928, Image 1
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^" NUMBER 37 '
?ime Train
I attracted Many
Litbem railway's r<eproducEL
Ik'Ht Friend of Charlestgwd
into Chmden over tho
Kad Tuesday afternon on
time, and much to the pleasE
men in charge was greeted
EL number of Camden and
B^nty citizens. Chief among
were large numbers
Et and the conductor allowed
Kllows to board the coaches
Epm a thorough once over.
E? is being piloted by EnE
I. (Dude) Cpgburn, of
Ewith J. Wort#* Jones, of
as fireman; J. N. Young lock
Hill, flagman, and P.
Kat, of Hock Hill,, conductor
E Others aboard the quaint
K Superintendent F. M. Hair,
Hmperintendent C. P. King,
Erton; W. E. McCee, district
agent, of Columbia; T. P.
Eiinmaster, of Bock Hill; B.
K traveling passenger agent;
V general road foreman of
E& Knoxville; and h. A.
Ecaptain of railway police, of
Hi, whose duties it will be to
Ejfce Befit Friend" day and
H altogether in keeping with
E that the quatnt little tcHn
of America's pioneer locoBbould
steam into the DeKalb
Hation after passing along tho
E route of the old South CaroBjrty,
which at one time . had
H&em terminal not far from
Hp little locomotive came to a
m elong its route here was the
Height depot, erected in 1840,
m probably America's most
Hitructure of like kind in use
Hpeed of the little train is only
Es per hour and it will be kept
h Carolina until extreme cold
Kjjets in. It is mostly a sumEh
1 trMi?' ** the eangineman
m H is iifld thattt is the inHf
the Southern to let it go
Her quarters and start it oat
Hg to cover its entire system.
Hjaet tendered the officials of
Tuesday evening in the main
Hem of the Pahnettd vTea
m presided over by Henry
Hl president of the Chamber
Hrce. Representatives of
Hd county governments in
H included C. P. DuBose,
Ha. Wittkowsky, city at
L. Jackson and B. M.
Hr^ c- Whltaker, members
Hd; and H. Q. Garrison, Jr.,
H?<rf the county- board.
Wh ?f Train, "Best Friend"
ji the days of nearly a cenH?
when the enterprising busi Mf
Charleston, S. C.,< were
W* earliest and most active
dive advocates of the eon of
railroads, the Squthem
System has built a reproduc,<B 3t
Friend of Oharleslocomotive
built in the
foUtes to be operated in a$k
Importation service, and of
train w{iich was pulled by
** locomotive on its maiden
Ein Ihe Charleston shops of
the "Best -Friend" of
Ph*s the lines of the. original
*** built the West Point
I ? New York for the South
HpSbal and Rail.-Road CoanE
brought to Charleston. by
r*Mt0ber 23, 1880. After
E, triP8? the engine was put
P" 8erv>ce on December 25,
K* ' cr
E^Prototype, the "Best
E?.r?hs only approximately
W *nd has an upright boiler,
g* 8 bottle. It lias four
I***- fifty-six Inches i?Ei
i '"tl'ued cylinders
I," "V bor? sixteen-Inch
a double Cmnk
Ekl 4^.^ driving rods
Kir t tbe axl* cnrtying the
? giving, wheels. The
win, ar? outside the
<^nvnectln8; ?>ds working
Ef. .r u"8- The cylinders are
U. ,, ,.**** *ho engine and
|7\*t the rear end.
Ml m consists of e serviee' car
I"1* of the modem
BL^? coachss which look
on flanged wheels.
E ** 114 WAlch MM*
HlgUal < J VS ** "?wWn
first run.
The career of the original "Best
Friend" was brief as well as historic.
On June 17, 1831, its boiler was destroyed
by an explosion, a negro!
helper, havlng tled' down tSe^ safety!
valve in the absence of the engineer'
as he was annoyed by the sound of
escaping steam. Three men were injured
in the accident. Subsequently
the running parts of the "Best
Friend" were used in the constructhe
"Phoetii3t,^ whteh remained
m service for many years.
"She "Best Friend" was designed by
jC. E. Detmold. Horatio Allen was
chief engineer and one of the earliest
advocates of steam, power for locomotion.
Nicholas W. Darrell, whom
South Carolinians acclaim as the first
American railroad engineer, helped
set up the "Best Friend" after its arrival
in Charleston and was the first
man to open its throttel. He rnn an
engine for many years and was then!
promoted to master machinist, in
which position he served until his
death in 1869.
Th^ South Carolina Canal and
Railroad Company was chartered December
19, 1827. Construction work
began In Charleston on January 9,
1880, six miles of track, built on
trestle work and lafd With Strap rail,
Were completed that year. The road
was opened to Branchville, S. C., 62
miles;' ht 'November,- 188&P and to
Hamburg, S. C? on the Savannah
River, opposite Augusta, Ga., October
1, 1833; It waT thhfi 188 miles
in length and the longest continuous
railroad in the world; also the first
Railway to carry the United States
mail. The original line and the
branches are now inoluded in the
Bouthern Railway System.
? The reproduction of this pioneer
locomotive and its train serves to call
attention to the extraordinary part
which Charleston played in the development
of early railroads in the
Souths The construction of the line
Hac.burg fired ether communities
With ^he ambition to build, railroad*
many of which wore constructed targe*
ly with the help of capita) furnished
High School Children
Give Freely To Charity
According to statements by members
of the Associated Charities of
Camden the children of the hi^h
school gave a bounteous Thanksgiving
offering of staple groceries and
fruit which is being distributed to the
indigent poor of the city and cbunty
through the associated charities.
The Young People's Guild of the
Episcopal church made a generous
contribution also tp the associated
| charities, whi^h they gladly helped
to distribute to several families.
I The y9ung people of'the Presbyterian
church gave a generous supply
of clothes for an unfortunate family
of nine. The father of this family
has been unable to work for some
"months, but it is hoped that he will
be in good health after his convales(cence
from an operation.
Sixteen families were supplied with
groceries during the past month.
Some were supplied weekly while
others were supplied semi-monthly,
r Several ladies of the city contribute
ed clothes, shoes and hats which were
gladly given to the needy ones. The
association begs to thank everyone
who has helped in this most necessary
work. 51
In this connection the association
would be glad to have every one asking
for help referred to the associated;
charities so that investigating can be
done if necessary.
County Will Erect Own
Storage Tank For Gas
|. At a meeting of the Kershaw
County Board of Directors held Tuesday
the governing board announces
that they will soon begin the ejection
of a ten thousand gallon storage
tank for gasoline and in* the future
will purchase gas in tank car lets.
The cbunty owns a lot of land adstation-property*
*nd the stora^e'tank
be Ioe^^ ba this Tot. They also
have placed t an order for a 4<>BVCTy
truck and gat for the'county's motor
driven machinery will be distributed
from * central station at Camden.
Th3a plan was adopted after investigating
a similar system how in
operation in Greenville county and
the county expects to save a considerable
sum of money by the new plan.
Thomas Made Bishop
of South Carolina
Charleston, Nov. 30.? With the
colouration today of Albert Sidney
Thorn** as ninth bishop of South
Carolina, the active work of the
episcopate in the Protestant Episcopal
diocese was resumed after having
been interrupted during * five-month
period.
St. Michael's, the church .that ha
had served as rector since October,
1921, . today saw Bishop Thomas
raised to be thaahead of the diocese
in succession to the late Bishop Wit*
i liam A. Gqerry, who died laat June
after having been shot by a demented
clergy map,
ii.;$his afternoon the standing committee
of the diocese elected the Rev)
& Cary Beckwith, rector of St.
Philip's church here, to fill the chairmanship
vacated by the elevation of
Bishop Thomas to head the diocese.
The new bishop will perform his
first/EjifSfcopal function Sunday morning,
When Jie will administer communion)
, pleach and confer confirmation
^bvist church here. featured
by the ceremony
of the Protestant Episcopal
dhurch, Bishop Thomas today clinaxed
neatly 30 year* in the service of his
ohirch and diocese by attaining the
highest spiritual dignity within its
gift.
y.-%
j Six bishops, including the Rt. Rev.
[Johu Gardner Murray, presiding
.bishop of the church in this country,
took part in the service, as consecrator,
while a number of clergymen,
colorful in their vestments and academic
hoods, and a great body of lagmen
crowded St. Michael's church to
its capacity. Though the doors were
opened to the general - publicsome
16 minutes before the hervice began,
but little space was left after those
who held special admission cards had
been seated. "
/Tl? colorful procession, in whlcK
^He bishop-ejUiot and hi* coif?gaeS
of the church entered, was preceded
by the vested choir and acolytes
bearing the cross, the American flag
and the Palmetto state standard.
The traditional consecration service
was climaxed, after the ^sermon,
which was preached by . the Rt, Re**
Theodore DuJBOse Bratton, bishop lot
Mississippi, when the candidate for'
consecration was presented by the
bishop of Upper South Carolina, the
Rt. Rev, Kirkman G. Finiay of Columbia,
and the bishop of At!ants, the
Rt. Rev. Renry J. MifcelL > *:
Certificates of the "* bishop's election
v^re then read by the Rev. P.
W. Ajfibler of tSummerville; of hi#
ordination by the Rev. William B.
Sams,, deputy registrar. Other testimonials
read certified to the approval
for his consecration given by
the general convention of the church.
/Following the promise of the candidate'^
comply with the doctrine and
of the church and an examinationthe
presiding bishop, the
Wshop-elect was vested with the
robes of his new office. The climax
of the service was ended shortly
thereafter when all bishopd attending
placed their hands upon the head of
their new colleague investing him
with the Episcopal rank.
Assisting Bishop Murray as cocoxvseeratore
were the "Rfc* Rev." Joseph
Blount Cheshire, bishop of North
Carolina, and the Rt. Rev. Williamb
Theoditus Capers, bishop of west
Texas.
Bishop Thomas was born in Columbia.
He graduated from the
General Theological ^Beminary ih New
York City in lGOO? He was ordained
a deacon at Trinity church, GoiumbiAn
in / JWy, JiGOO, and in 1901, was ordaifted
s priest. He served pastorates
att Dairlihgton, Marion, Society Hill?
Chera^i&tfd Bennettsville and a nunihcr
of Sduth Carolina churches.
He was.toflled to the pastorate of St.
Michael's church here In 1921.
He was elected bishop at a convention
held? in Florence September 18,
when a tropical hurricane was sweeping
up the coast and word of his election
did not reach the outside world
for several days.
Bishop Thomas is a member of a
large family well taown iff~fo?th
Carolina. One brother, John P.
Thomas, Jr., was for some years dean
of the law school of the .UniveTiity of
South Carolina; another Major R. G.
Thomas, was a professor at tfcg
CiUftib aoMCro state tniiiUiFy
Highway Department
4 To Send Man Here
A^ain this season the Motgr Vehicle
Division of the State Highway
Department is sending representatives
into every part of the State so that
owners of automobiles may make
divt,t application to the represents* I
tlvfj* for their 1929 Automobile
Lipase plates.
Thf, State has been' divided into
fourteen districts with a representative
making headquarters in the most
central city of each distribt. He will
mpiotgin an office at a specified location
in the central portion of that
city. On certain days and at specified
hours he will'go to nearby towns
where offices will also be maintain* i
Hi * In this manner practically every
Sam and hamlet in South Carolina
wfll be regularly visited by a Highway
representative. Owners of automobiles
who reside in these districts
may apply for licences to the repre'f \
sentative and receive an official receipt."
Daily reports will be made
to the Department, licenses being issued
tin- following day,
Th;1 fourteen Inspectors of the
Highway Department are being sent
to the several district s in 6rder to
give a perkqpal service and information
to those needing it. According
to M - Turner, Director of the-Motor
Vehicle Division, it 4s not intended
that applications he made to these
representatives that might otherwise
be mailed direct to the Department.
In fact, car owners are urged to mail
their applications at~tfi?rc"arliei?t pSt*-"
sible moment. >
>A* sub-postoffice has been established
at the Highway Department to
facilitate the mailing of licenses. The
Department is making every effort to
give car owners the quickest service
j in its history.'
Those who make applications for
tioegses in December work a hardship
pot only on the Department, but
postofftces, for it la; at the
season' of the year when mails are
burdepbd?with the annual Christmas
iush.vi_i.-jl _ ~~ " -4T * / J ~~ "
Through the co-operation of business
firms listed below, desk space
is being allotted representatives without
cost to the Department. Following
is an itinerary which gives the
town, location, date artd-hours that
the representatives will be at their
desks. :i[.
0 License Inspector W. M. Clark of
the State Highway Department, will
be in the following cities and towns;
during the hours and on t^e/datas petj
below, for the purpose of accepting
1929 applications for Ifafiya and fox
rendering anjr possible service with
reference thereto:
Psgeland, 8:30" to 9:80, H, B, Redfearn
and Company^ D&LvJt A*
17, 20, 24, 27, 31, Jan. 8, \ 10.
[ Chesterfield, 10:80 to 12:30, Munn
Motor Co., Dec. 8. 6, 10, 18, 17, 20,
-24, 27, 31, Jan. 3, 7, 10. *|s5sj
Bennettsville, 1:30 to 3:30, F.-Xkj
Carmichael, Dec. 3, 0. 10, 13, 17, 20,
24, 27, Sir Jan 8, 7, 10.
Cheraw, 4:30 to 6:30, Ingram Motag;
Co., Dec. 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 87*
31, Jan 8,. 7, 10.
McBee, 8:30. to 10:00 Office of
Magistrate C. B. Williams, Dec. r 4,]
7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 28, Jan. 1, 4>< 8, %t\
Bethune^ 10:80 to 12:00, Copeland'*
StorerDec. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 28,
Jan. 1, 4, 8, 11. ''-v. v:
L Camden; 3:80 to 6:80, Redfearn
Motor Company, Dec, 4, 7* 11, 14, 18,
21, 28, Jan. 1, 4, 8, 11.
,t. Jefferson, 8:30 to 10:00, Office of
Magistrate 1^. Dec. 5, 8, 12, 15, 19,
22, 26, 29, Jan. 2, 6, 0, 12.
Kershaw, 11:00 to 1:30, Clybttrn
Motor Co., Dec. 5^-8, If, 15, 19, 22,
*26, 297 ran. 2, 5, 9, 12.
Heath .Springs, 2:30 to 3:80, Ellis
Filling Station, Dec. 5, 8, 12, 15, 19,
22, 26r 29, Jam 2, 5. % 12.- --3$^
Lancaster, 4:80 to 6:30,. Mackey
Motor Co., Dec. 5, 8, 12, 15, 10, 22,
26, 29/Jan. 2, 5, 9, 12. ^ l
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Bazaar at Hagood '
A bazaar and old-time hot supper
will be held at the parish house of the
Episcopal Church at Hagood on the
evening of Friday, December 7, at
7 o'clock. iFancy work, cakes and
candy will be aold. A-grab^ bar wifl
afford amusement for the children. A
cordial welcome awaits everyone.
Supper 75 cents.
Camden Business Men L
Contribute To Fund
J h rough the activity of the Camden
< humbcr of Commerce quite a I
b'rge sum of money has been secured I
for an advertising fund for Camden? <
the advertising to be placed in the ?
leading northern ?d eastern papers. 1
The following is a list of contributors *
up to date: .
^The City of Capiden, $250; Kirk wood i
Hotel, $200; Codrt Inn, $200; Hobkirk
Inn, $200; T. Lee Little, $25; John t
Stevens, $60; Henry Savage, Sr., $50; |
J. M. Villepigue, $50; J. B. Zemp, $50;
Mrs. Fred Kobinson, $25; Sam Russel, i
Jr., $$6; Sam J. Miller, $30; F. M (
Rhodes, $100; A & P Store, $25; <
Kendall Mills, $60; R. M. Kennedy, ]
Jr., $26; R. W. Pomeipy, $50; Burns I
& Barret, $50; Clark Williams, $60; 1
Cooley Gillis, $25; L. J. Whitaker, 1
*~5'> Drs- Dunn. $25; Electric Maid i
Hake Shop, $35; John Wilson, $25;
^amden Floral Co., $25; W. H. Har- i
ris, $50; Frank E. Coursen, $35; Home i
Furnishing Co., $25;,W. T. Redfearn, i
S, arp,,b* Motor Co., $26; Miss t
Ruth Richards, $26; D. Kirkhover, <
$2$; E. L. Woodward, $100; King 1
Haiglar Inn, $25.
Drug Store fobbed
of Considerable Sum I
The So well t)rug Store is loser to
hh' .mount of ?,?7 or more by '2
theft that occurred some time after
DrooHel^11 <?Uy? D[- Sowell, the
Sni l ' , bean observing SunMS!
and had left his safe door
Is, of the opinion that
toside?L ?.f hievei hId themsel^s
inside the stoye and were locked ud
with* iTfht fr0I!,t ???r fa?t?ns
BK5 * latch, and it was easy
for them to come out of the front
<W and lock it from the out.ide
without creating suspicion. He has
hfs^rfl1^ 8nla" counts from
S sr *i8t2r fcr three Sundays
Si U, the ?thi.t ? thw* " n? ??
Goodf elloufs Fund
Started For Poor
*vQ? Chr6nieie ti this ?>we?k a rain
* dFlIe #or Christmas funds |
to raise enough money to carry cheer
rirrS2^Jh? in unfortunate
kt*' 'air?, a
pie, but thii-money will boused
separate froVn the charity Jtmd. \ It
^l8. only, dollar to b&om^Va
member of the Goodfellows Club anc
be^rn^l?8^111 0t your dollar
S ClSdJfci?o^this paper each week unbe
St w. ' ?}},** ca*^ther
oe left here or at The Wigwam where
c ^ will be gfven. Those
who have started the list off art; _
$1.00
n j "4, Ma3"fieW ............JU00
m
Camden Of fleers Take
Gasoline Station Thief
A white .man driving a roadster
bearing a Pennsylvania license tar
was arrested here this morning by
city police on request by phone from
BethunepoliM.lfe *
*'4M WIlkMSSS\S^
* there wa* in th? car
vrom&n,^d to be his wife.
hi 'chnrge^^gainst him was that
at ,May8' Filling Station
star&d an ga8' then
H. The
g;ff?r>u5i?.pos
Bethun^chief of police
? tek e n h!fietU/n^\er to him to
Betimn* u the- Magistrate at
liethune. Also by otdef of Mayor
9*h * HuBose, the gun and the ten
dollars were sent on to BetHune to
tarat?0P*rty d,8JP?8C(I of by tbe MigisRented
IJ-Drivit Car
f ; And Didn't Return
VTC7rtsjT-~ , z . 2 - ?rxY- y ' r- ^ - >
, Kdward Dyke and Lawrence Dyke,
brothers and both former convicts, bf
jthia county, are being sought by local
authorities in connection with the disappearance
of a 1926 model Pontiae
sedan.
caTVrnJJf^to have rent?d the
e. Traxler ?f this city '
SSfe afternooh and up until
regarding
^achine had been received in Cam^
Kershaw County Girl
On Trip To Chicago
With eyes bright with excitement,
hree girla and one boy, South Caro-**
liiva products, await impatiently the
ieparture of the Carolina SjKu'iul this
ifternoon from Columbia?for it will
>par thorn to Chicago whore they will
see many sights new and novel and
l?et impressions which will remain
ivith them for years.
The four are winners in club congests
held over the State during the
[)ast year. They are:
Miss Oeelln Jiradley, Kershaw, winier
in the Four-H Club health con?est;
Miss Janie Epting, Newberry
:ounty, best all-round club girl; Mis*
Miriam Morris, Georgetown county,
die best record for the year in^read-making
work; Fred Langford,
Richland county, best record for year
n poultry work. ,w
The expense of the trip to Chicago
is paid by organizations and concerns
which offered prizes to the winners
in these contests. The winners will
attend the National Four-H Clpb
Congress and there will compete with
boys and girls from over the United
States. It is expected that 1,100
club boys and girls will attend. The
South Carolina contestants will stop
at the La Salle Hotel. *
. Miss Bessie Harper,-Aiken district
agent of home demopstrationu work,
will accompany the South Carolina
team to Chicago.?'Saturday's State.
Protipective Buyer
- Frauded aRealt
" 4
- .
Fred H. Reed, recent visitor to this
city where he presented himself asIj?
railway engineer on the verge of
ret||emeiitr-is ?Being sought uponv
charges f-of . fradulently obtaining
J^^uey while here and is also wanted
by Michigan authorities, it was learned
Saturday morning. His home, it
is stated is in WilMainaton, Mich./
and ft was upon a bank of that cityuftansR*drev
worthta?
jlilpli mmfm
commerce, is the principal loser in v
Reed's Camden episode. "MfTTSenderg-?
entertained the-prospective buyer of Camden
property in great style*
honored his personal check, and accepted
check of $1,000 to bind what
was.considered a record quick sale in
thi&idity.:.. 1_
Reed was teift heard of in Columbia"
where he is said to have registered
lhe sahie name used new at
the-2)eSoto Hotel. He is said to be
* about sixty years of ager
stout build, around five feet six inches
talk minus .four fingers of the left
hand, and dressed when last seen In :
gray suit and cap.
Champion Wood Cutter
Gives Foot Exhibition
?
Pete McLaren, said to be thq
world's champion wood chopper, gave
fwi intei^ing|exhibltion of the art &
of handling an axe on Broad street
Tuesday afternoon. Ha was advertisbrartd^
?xe|frn<L ~
other cutlery handled by a local
hardware store. Mr. McLaren doesn't
hoist the axe above his head like the
general run'of wood choppers, but he
uses a short and f?sr vtroktfT"
blade comes down with?Jerrific force
and bites into the wood, cutting thST"
log so perfectly that.it gives the appearance
of having been sawed.
He offers $50 to any man who can
cut a Jog in faster time than he can* ?
but so far "has had to pay oJTbut
once, and. that was to a negro at
Clover a few days ago./ He gave dheg
negro odds and offered to double his
time but could not do so. Mr. McLaren
is an Australian and has been
chopping wood since f a school boy.
He. spent sixteen years following a
circus in chopping contests. He has
alao- appeared on the stage in this .
role. His time for cutting the log
Tuesday afternoon W two minutes
and flfty-ftve seconds, while his nearest
competitor, a negro, cut the same
log in nine'minutes. Another" conST""'
petftor, a Mr. Brannon, from West
Wateree, could not make the grade
and had to drop out.
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Marriages
Mr. John U. Edmonson and Miss %
Margaret Bkmer Myersfboth of Camden,
were married by Probate Judge
Wi-L. McDowell on Saturday last.
Mr, Harvey Roscoe Taylor, of Camden,
and Misa Alta Mae McCall, also
M j ? Dec^mW 1?t(
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