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The Camden Chronicle
LUME XXXX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1929. NUMBER 43.
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iprovements Under I
ay At Wateree Mills
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.ccording to announcements by ofof
the Wateree Mills plant of t
Kendall Mills, Inc., which com- t
y owns mills in several Carolina 1
ns, they are setting the pace in 1
nden ?nd vicinity for a large ex- t
diture of money during the first i
JWJ in making decided improve i
Its in their plant and village,
j the mill plant the prcgiam calls i
new toilets to be placed by <
rge W. Monroe and Ceorge A. t
ed. A contract for new humdifters t
beep awarded to Park, Cramer t
company, of Charlotte; N. C, \
Ir. (jeorge A. Creed aluo the ?
tract for repairing all houses in
mill village, and a Newberry f
mber was low bidder in furnish- J
baths with toilet in all of the 1
ses. i
ther improvements call for sewer- I
!and septic tank in the village, as '
is curbs and gutters in all of 1
riveways throughout the propQuite
a sum of money will also <
i>nt in the planting of trees and <
to beautify the grounds of the 1
e. A conservative estimate of ]
cpenditures is placed at $160,000, '
vork on some of the improve- 1
has already commenced.
al Commerce Body (
Helping Advertise \
Camden Chamber of Commerce '
ike to the great possibilities in- '
in the recent food investigamade
by the South Carolina
eaearch laboratories. Already
arte body is mailing out with all '
its correspondence the foiiowing
teroeut'
'Of great importance are the recent '
estigations of South Carolina food
ducts by food chemists. These
lyses reveal the fact that South
olina food products when con?ed
in moderate amounts contain i
Bcient iodine to prevent or cure
pie goitre. The same research !
revealed also large iron conBency.
For further information
! complete statistics nnent this
tter write Dr. Hoe E. Remington,
ector of1 South Carolina laboratory,
arleston, S. C.
)r. Win. Weston who for a number
years has been taking an active
t in this food analyses sees for
ith Carolina a roseate future. He
diets that South Carolina farm
ds will multiply in value in the
t few years and is confident that
South Carolina resorts are ased
of future popularity,
n certain large sections of- the
ited States a large majority of the
mlation is suffering ftom goitre
from a deficinecy of iron. By
suming South Carolina products,
tre can be either cured or prevented
at the same time , adequate
i can be obtained therefrom.
Death of Mrs. Witherspoon
drs. Mary Douglas Witherspoon,
widow of the late David Brainard
therspoon of Camden, died at noon
urday at her residence, 1816 As lbly
street.
lis. Witherspoon, daughter of
glas Anderson and Mrs. Annie
glas Anderson of Charleston, was
ciout Christian from early chijd <
and was a faithful member of
hirst Presbyterian church of CoHbia.
She had made many friends
Bier fine qualities, who are sadden
' her death.
Wu' is survived by a son, John
x Witherspoon, and a daughter,
m Madge Witherspoon.
Buneral services were held, at 2:80
Hflay afternoon at the eemetery
?mden, conducted by her pas the
Rev. R. A. Lapsley, Jr., D. D- nday's
State.
B"s- Witherspoon was in ill health
timber of years. She had
W friehds in Camden who regret
death. She is survived by one
B?*, Mrs. \v. s. Alexander of this
Howitizer In venter Dead
*e?na, Jan. 14?Baron Karl Von
inventor of the famous 30.5
ymeter Howitser of that name
Mph wrought such havoc m*. Wig",
UorP an<i Verdun during the
War, died Friday. He was 51
8 old- Von Sfeoda was created
aron by Emperor Francis Joseph
his contribution to'the war. He
^ great Skoda Steel
ndry and Munition Works at
Caechosl ovaki a.
SoM Erosion Loss
Is Heavy Farmers
Soil washing or erosion is one of
he biggest problems facing the farming
who are farming rolling lands.
L H. Bennett, of the United States
Jureau of Soils, has stated that aa
innuftl loss of at least $200,000,000
? sustained by farmers of the United
states as a result of soil erosion.
Although some types of erosio.i
ire readily noticed, there ure forms
if eiosion, such as sheet washing,
hat are taking place so gradually
hat tbe lqss is overlooked. Some of
.he washing takes place in a cultivated
field, even when there is little I
.?v>pe tc the land.
The severe erosion resulting in the
'ormatlon of gullies is readily noticed,
n many sections of the country gulying
has progressed until millions of
icres of formerly cultivated land have
aeen thrown out of cultivation and
Jnder present conditions could not be
profitably reclaimed.
Much of the loss from soil erosion
a'1 he prevented. By checking
M-osion the farmer is not only able to
tiold the soil that he-now has in its
place, but he is also taking the first
step in a program of soil improvement.
Building of terraces and growing
Df cover crops are probably two af
:he most important means of checking
erosion in cultivated fields. Terraces
help to reduce damage from
run-off water by slowing down its
movement over the soil surfaces, and
thereby reduce the amount of soil
than can be picked up by the water.
Attend the terracing school and
lemonstration elsewhere described in
this issue
Mrs. Romare, Writer
Native of Camden, Dies
Atlanta, Jan. 9?Mrs. Paul Romare,
Atlanta pioneer and one of the founders
of St. Phillips cathedral, died last
night at her East Lake home in her
92nd year. Mrs. Romare, who also
was a writer, was a native of Camden,
S. C., and attended Patapsco college
at Baltimore. With her husband
the late Paul Romare, Mrs. Romare
was a founder of the Atlanta National
bank.
Presbyterian Church Notes
Sunday morning, January 20, the
pastor will speak on the topic, "Man
at His Best."
The Mens Bible class is very
fortunate to have as its teacher Mr.
Walter Parker, who is most splendidly
equipped for this work. The Men
of the church are given a most cordial
invitation to come and benefit from
the splendid instruction Mr. Parker
is giving.
The Men of the Church, will meet
this month at the home of Mr. Dorus
O. Houser on Fair Street, Tuesday
evening, January 22, at eight o'clock.
Every man of the church is invited
to be present.
The officers, teachers and workers
of the Sunday school will meet for !
their monthly hour of discussion at !
the home of the pastor Thursday
evening, January 24, at eight o'clock.
The Story of the Southern Presbyterian
Church," will be the topic of
the Pastor's talk at the Midweek
service next Wednesday.
Junior Christian Endeavor 4 p. m.;
Senior Christian Endeavor 7 p. m.;
Sunday School 10 a. m.; Morning
worship 11:15 a. m. You are cordially
invited to all these services.
Many Cigarettes Consumed
Increased consumption of cigarettes
has made North Carolina the leading
tobacco- producing state in the Union,
latest statistics show. North Carq-lina
ig producing more than twice as
much tobacco as any other State, ineluding
Kentucky, which was the
leader up to 1926. Of Che billion
cigarettes turned out annually, North
Carolina contributes more, than half.
Governor Makes Appointments
Governor Richards on Monday appointed
the citizens' committee which
is to work with the stat$ food analysis
commission on the iodine promo^
tion commission project. Dr. Wm.
H. Westonof Columbia, is chairman
of the food analysis commisaion.
Other members of the board include:
T. C. Williams of Columbia, W. J.
Roddey of Rock Hill, H. H. Pearce of
Greenville, George D. Sanders of
Fairfax, John T. Stevena of Kershaw,
W. A. Coleman of Hynton and R. A.
Easterling of Denmark,
w--', - n^.-r
Terracing School t
To He Put On Here
According to announcement by J.
W. Sanders, county agent, J. T. Mo <
Allister, Extension Agricultural En- i
gineer of Clemson College will be 1
with t)ie County Agent on Monday, I
January 21st, for the purpose of put- 1
ting on a tenacing school which will
be held at the County Agent's ofiice i
in the Crocker Building jit Camden <
at 10:(X) a. m. and u demonstration <
in the actual construction of broad
base terraces which will be held at ]
the Sam Belton gin neur Shumoukin, j
six miles north of Camden, beginning
at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon of
the same day.
1'he greater portion of the farm .
lands in Kershaw County need terracing
and this will give farmers an ,
opportunity to learn how to construct
terraces that can be cultivated.
All farmers interested should attend
both the morning and the afternoon
sessions if possible. This demonstration
is going to be worth while
and no farmer should miss it.
A demonstration will also be given
at the afternoon session of making
large team hitches and driving with
one pair of lines.
.Bring a carload of farmers and
come along, advises Mr. Sanders.
Cold Wave Grips
Western Regions
Chicago, Jan. IS.?'Winter's latest
sortie over ice-bound Middle West
sent the temperature downward to
record-lows tonight sharpening the
misery of the poor and contributing
to a number of dearths from exposure.
The sub-zero wave was most acute
in the Northwest, with thermometers
reading 41 below zero at International
Falls, Minn., on the Canadian
border. Records of 11 years' standing
were broken in Duluth, where the
official temperature was 34 degrees
below, and across the state line at
Superior, Wis., firemen were handicapped
by freezing hose lines as they
battled a blaze that destroyed the
Superior Journal building. The loss
was $49,000.
Hope for two fishermen, missing
since Saturday off Grand Marais,
Minn., was given up today when the
coast guard cutter Crawford reported
that search for the men was unsuccessful.
Had the pair kept their
craft afloat, it was believed they
would have perished of exposure.
Tonight the temperatures Were
moderating with 18 below zero in
Duluth. At Fargo, the minimum was
27 below. At Rhinelander, Wis., the
mark of 30 below was the coldest in
several years. Temperatures ranged
around the zero-mark in Nebraska
and touched 8 below in Des Moines,
but there the wave had already begun
to recede.
Snow-plows from Salem, Bangor
and Rockland were bucking their way
along the Milwaukee railroad lines
today to clear the way for a passenger
train stalled since Midnight Saturday
at Viroqua, Wis, The temperature
stood at 20 degrees below and
12 passengers were aboard.
Three persons died of exposure in
Chicago, where suffering was intense
as the temperature slipped down to
an official reading of 11 degrees below
zero. Several firemen were injured
fighting blazes in various parts
of the city.
Grand Jury Indicts Vanderburg
Gastonia, Jan. 16.?Jacob Vanderburg,
17, was indicted by a Gastonia
county grand jury today on a charge ^
of murder in connection with the
death of his mother and father and
three of their children on the morning
of December 28.
Directors To Meet
The Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce will have their next monthly
meeting at the Palmetto Tea Rqom
on January 23rd, at 7:30.
One Hundred Years Ago
According to the "Backward
Glances" of the Charleston News and
Courier, of Sunday, January 13, there
was unloaded from shipyard at
Charleston on January 12th, 1829, a
Are engine and a quantity at bote for
the town of Camden.
Brown-Outlaw
Mr. Marvin Outlaw, of Bethune,
and Miss Leda Brown, of Bishopville,
were married in Camden on January
11, Probate Judge W. L. McDowell of-,
flciating.
Pleasant Hill Youth
Succumbed
Rev. C. L. Norman, who is pastor
>f the Hermitage Baptist church and
ulso the Baptist Chuioh at Pleasant
Hill in Lancaster County, was called
to the lattei church nn Tuesday to '
funeralize the body < ! young- Banyon |
Baker, Jti-year-old sun of Mr. and j
Mrs. Robert L. Bakei, who died Mon
lay from severe burns received Sunday
morning.
Young Bukqr in company with hi a
brother and another companion had
gone to the Baptist church in order
to start a fire in the stove for the
Sunday Sdhn/ij ;; ' in at
tempting to pour some gasoline on
the Are, the can exploded in his hands
and set fire to his clothing. His
clothes were burned' oil' from the
waist down. Francis, his brother,
was also painfully burned in attempting
to extinguish the (lames. Rev.
A. K. \\ hitesides and others nearby
went to the assistance and the injured
man was wCupped in blankets
and taken to Dr. Blaikmon's ut Kershaw.
An ambulant* was secured
and the lad was rushed to the Baptis.
hospital in Columbia where he |
di^d from the burns on Monday
morning. .
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A!ew Camden Airport
Under Construction
Woodward Field, as the community's
airport now under construction
is tentatively known, has been
the scene of spirited activity during
the^ past several days with gangs of
laborers working steadily toward
clearing the 170-acre tract of all
scattered trees, stumps and buildings.
The new flying field is the gift to
Camden and Kershaw county from
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward of
Leroy, N. Yv, and this city. In addition
to giving the tract of land Mr.
Woodward has placed $25,000 at the
disposal of the local airport commission
for building and equipping the
field.
Upon completion Woodward Feld
will surpass everything in airtransportation
facilities within a hundred
mile radius. It will conform in every
particular to government requirements
and afford eight runways ol
better than 2,500 feet in length for
use both day and night.
The field is located three miles
northeast of Camden on the Seaboard
Air Line railway's main lines and is
within easy distance of Federal Highway
No. 1. A significant feature of
the ports location is that it is in
direct*"line of all air traffic from the
government's Boiling and Pope fields
to ports in the far South and many
throughout the West.
Contract for grading runways and
hangar approaches was awarded by
the commission on Thursday to the
Newell Contracting company of
Greenville. The contractor^ have
forces already in this county and
their work on the airport is expected
to go forward at an early date.
I he Camden and Kershaw County
Airport Commission is composed of
C. P. DuBose, mayor; H. G. Carrison,
Jr., chairman of the Kershaw County
Board of Directors, and L. A.
Kirkland.
Three White Convicts
Leave County Gang
By sawing the case hardened steel
bars that confined them in their cage
on the BufTalo township chain gang
three white prisoners made good their
escupe some time during last vSaturday
night for they were gdne Suiiday
morning.
Land Hatfield, serving a life sentence
for the murder of young Stokes
several years ago. was one of the
men to gain his freedom.. --The others
were Alvin Edwards, serving a sentence
of four months for the theft of
automobile accessories. He was arrested
at Kershaw along with another
white youth, when the chief of
police had to club one of them into insensibility.
Vernice Hall, up on a
prohibition charge was the third
member to take French leave*
The gang was camped near Three
C's school house when the escape was,
made and up to yesterday nothing
hud been heard from them. There
were other-prisoners in the cage at
the time of the escape but- they refused
to take advantage of tfefCvipK'
port unity to gain their freedom.
Tired of Teasing
Hog Kills Brother
Orangeburg, Jan. 1 I.?Kirby Sweat,
IS, of the llnllj Hill section of this
county, wus held m the Orangebuig
county jail here today, in connection
\Oth the death of his brothei, Marvin, 1
15, who was shot and hilled Saturday. 1
I he boy became eiitugt'd because
his biother and two girl companions
were "picking at him" and procured
the gun, killing his brother instantly,
according to testimony at a coroner's
inquest.
\ iolu Sweat, sister of the boys, narrowly
missed the discharge f?orn the
gun when she fled past the window
in which the elder boy was standing.
After his brother fell, Kirby Sweat
jumped from the window and ran
down the highway, later returning to
his home where lie was arrested.
The two boys, their sister and another
girl, (. orinne Hunch, were playing
in the yard of the Sweat home
when Kirby ran to the house, secured
the gun and fired on his brother.
1 he coroner's jury returned a verdict
that Marvin Sweat came to his
death from a wound from a gun in
the hands of Kirby Sweat.
Hock Hill Paper Gets
York Printing Work
^ ork, Jan. 12.?The award of the
printing of the semi-annual statement
of the county's receipts and disbursements,
a bone of contention
among York county newspapers for
years, was today made to the Rock
Hill Evening Herald by the county
board of commissioners. The Evening
Herald and the Yorkville Enquirer
were the only two papers considered
in the matter.
- '"This is the first time on record,
it is said, when the printing of the
statement has been awarded a paper
outside the county seat. For a
lengthy period it has been published
in the Yorkville Enquirer.
The law specifies that the statement
shall be published in the newspaper
giving it the greatest publicity.
The printing of the statement is desired
by the newspapers not so much
for the money involved as for the
prestige.
Hanks To Close Monday
Saturday, January 19, being observed
in the south by the banks as
a holiday In commemoration of the
birth of Robert E. Lee, many of the
banks of the state will close on that
day. The three banks of Camden
however, have chosen to close on
Monday, January 21, instead of on
Saturday.
Court of Honor Meeting
All scouts, applicants for first class
badges and merit badges, will meet
with the Court of Honor at American
Legion Hall, Monday afternon, January
28th, at 4 o'clock.
To appear before the Court of
Honor, all scouts must wear their
regulation uniform, advises, Jonh M.
Villepigue, chairman.
Services at Antioch Church
The members of Antioch Baptist
church desire to have a full attendance
at the services to be held in that
church on Sunday, January 20th, nt
11:00 o'clock. It is urged that all
members attend as at this service h
pastor will be called.
1 he dates for the holding of the
state convention of the State Teachers
association, have been moved up
from March 28, 29 and 30 to March
21, 22 and 2J.
Hill Held Up
Columbia, Jan. 1!. A bill introduced
by Senator Welsh.to validate
the proceedings taken for the issuance
of $>00,000 of bonds of Kershaw
county, which came before the senate
for .is third -reading this1-morning
caused a slight hitch in the rapid
pace which had so far worked the
proceedings. A motion was made by
the senator from Richland to refer
the bill to the committee on roads,
bridges and ferrdes on the grounds
that the senate should not act blindfolded
on the matter.
Senator Hammond argued that for
all he knew the approval of the bttt
might legalize the county to collect
tolls on a certain Kershaw bridge for
the next forty years.
Mr. Welsh made a motion to table
the motion of the Richland senator
but when put to a vote Mr. Hammond's
point was carried and the bill
was referred to the committee.
Judge Smith Attorney
J or Helen (letitle
Columbia, Jan 14.?Helen Gentle,
< harles \auKhn and Kurman Jones,
Hira.gned tins afternoon in the court
o( gene.al sessions he.e on a charge
of murder of a hotel detective, plead
cd not guilty.
Their arraignment full,wed the return
of a true bill hv 11, i
uin u> tin* giand jury
in connection with the iK.ub of
Samuel J. Bickley, Jetfe, hotel
House officer, who was shot ju>t outside
the hotel last Octobei.
The girl's home is in Atlanta,
\ aughn is from Jacksonville and
Jones formerly lived in Greenville,
Helen Gentle was represented by
Judge Mendel I.. Smith, of Camden,
S> C- Prominent South (Molina attorney,
while Jones' counsel will
include former Solicitor 1). W. Smoak
of Greenville. Mr. Smoak was not
here today.
Vaughn declared he had no money
with Which to secure legal counsel
and Judge Thontus J. Mauldin appointed
John Hughes Cooper and A.
V\. HgUmun, both of Columbia, to
represeht him.
Although the trial was expected to
begin Thursday, attorneys for Vaughn
?a id this afternoon they possibly
would ask that the case be continued
until next term of court in order thai
they might prepare their case.
The three defendants are being
held in the. state penitentiary; the
girl and Jones were arrested in Atlanta
two weeks after Bickley was
killed. The search for Vaughn was
carried on fruitlessly until the latter
part of December when he was seized
is Savannah.
Bickley was killed when he was
called by persons in an automobile '
outside the hotel.
Entertainment at Trinity
An appeal to our white friends, who
are charitably inclined.
Haul Gilbert Edourd, of New York
famous vocalist and humorist, representing
the City Missionary work for
the poor and needy, orphans, is giving
a musical variety concert consisting
of Negro Spirituals, Jubilee Songs,
Plantation Melodies, Humorsome
Readings and old time stories, ably
assisted by other talent in classics.
Program is being rendered at Trinity
M. I,. ( haurch, Camden, Monday,
January 21, 8 p. m. Entertainment
piomises to please. Reserved seats
for our white friends. Admission
35c. at the door. Please come and
help us.
We Have Queer Callers
"Is de train gone?" "Is dis her?
de postoffice?" "Does you all sell
thread?" are some of the queer
questions The Chronicle office is called
upon at times to answer, but one
that came near getting our goat one
day last week was when a big black
man came in and said he Was looking
for "Annanias." Annanias who?" was
put to him. He reptftrd that a man
had gent him here looking for "Annanias."
-We were pleased to tell
him Annanias did ' not work here,
but told him he would most likely
find him at The Wigwam.
Methodist Church Services
Services at the Lyttlcton Street
Methodist church, near Hampton
Park, George Pierce Watson, pastor,
Sunday, January 20th will be: Bible
school 10:00 a. m. with classes for all
grades and ages. Epworth League
at 6:45 p. m. to which all the young
people are invited. Public worship
11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. conducted
by the pastor. Themes for the day,
morning "The Transformed Life V3
the Conformed Life." Evening theme.
"Power Entails Responsibility." Midweek
prayer service Wednesday 7:30
p. m. The aim of the pastor is to
so present scriptural themes that the
hearer may be both interested and en-,
couraged for the tasks and experiences
of daily life. The public is
most cordially invited to all the
services of the church. Visitors are
especially welcome. Come and bring
your friends. v
Cheater Man Inn pec tor
Col. T. J. Cunningham, prominent
Chester citizen, and a former member
of the South Carolina railroad
commission, has been appointed a
district inspector of the state" highly
department with supervision
ver the cotmtiet of Lancaster,
Chesterfield, Kershaw and part of
Marlboro county/