The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 18, 1929, Image 5
SOCIETY NEWS
,:Club Meetings:.
Teachers Meeting Saturday
The Kershaw County Teacher's Association
will hold ita regulur meeting
at the C'umden High School Saturday,
January 2<ith at 10:00 o'clock. Teacher
h are requested to keep this announcement
in mind a ml be present.
1'lease note the change in the earlier
hour us decided upon at our lafct m?et- '
ing.
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Auxiliary Notice
The members of the American
Legion Auxiliary of Camden are requested
to send in dues at oncd to 1
Mrs. Carl A. West, treasurer of the
unit in Camden. She is anxious to
get all dues for 1020 off to the state
treasurer, of the I>egion Auxiliary.
Entertains With Birthday Party
Complimenting her little daughter
on her seventh birthday, Mrs. S. W.
Williamson entertained at her home
on Lyttleton Street last Friday after- >
noon ut four o'clock. There were j
about twenty-five of Miss William- j
sou's little friends present to enjoy
this occasion with her. In the !
decorations u color scheme of pink
and white was used effectively.
The young guests spent a guy hour j
at games und contests at which little '
M iss Gloria Nicholson and David
Wolfe Wallnau won the prizes. The
hostess served refreshments consist-'
ing of ice cream and cake. In this |
the dominant color note was further
carried out.
Girl Scout News
\^e had our meeting at the home
of Emily Zemp on last Saturday
evening at seven fifteen o'clock.
Emily Zemp read the Bible at the
opening of the meeting. Later Mary
Jane Mackey read the resolutions that
the scouts had made for 1929 and
Kathryn Little read the jokes. After
this a brief business session was held.
By a Girl Scout.
Business League To Meet
The Young Men's Business League
of Camden will meet in annual session
at the Palmetto Tea Room on i
DeKalb street Monday evening at
eight o'clock. All members are urged
to attend as this is the first gathering
of the entire membership since the
agent suspended meetings in A pr il
for the summer months.
This meeting is expected to prove
of outstanding importance as officers
and directors are to be elected on this
date. Plans also will be discussed
for forthcoming activities to be
sponsored by the league.
Swann-Ray
Mr. Elwell Ray, of Camden, and
M iss Gladys Mae Swann, of Sumter, i
were married in Camden on Januarv
13, Probate Judge W. L. McDowell
performing the ceremony.
PERSONAL NEWS NOTES
Mr. William Rodger*, of Hickory,
Va., was a viaitor here last week at
the home of Mr*. K, J. MeLeod.
Horn?To Mr. and Mrs. Edward
N. McDowell, on Tuesday, January
16, a son, I'aul Vilh-pigue McDowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornwell Ha> aere
visitors at Myrtle Beach during the
past week end.
Mrs. ( harles Green anil little
duughtvr, Martha, aie visiting in
Clearwater, Florida,,at tm home of
the former's father.
Miss Kutii Shaw, of Columbia spent
the past week end here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. ('. Shaw, u?
their home on Hampton Street.
Mr. and Mrs. & W Williamson
have as their housegiu-st this week
Mr. Williamson's sister, Mis* Eillie
V\ illiamson, of Miami, Florida.
Dr. George S. Khame, of Charleston
is on a visit to his mother Mrs.
J. S. Khame. He will return hom?
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcom 'Bryant, of
Marion were the gu*ts of the tatter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B |\
Del.oache last week end.
Miss Madge Witherspoon, of Columbia
is the guest of Miss Willie
Alexander at her home on Hampton
Avenue.
Mrs. H. D. Niles and son Henry,
spent the week end in Newberry with
the former's mother, Mrs. J. R. Green.
Mrs. H. G. Brown left Wednesday
for a visit to relatives in Savannah.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Brown and children
were the guests of relatives in
Kershaw, Sunday.
Mrs. Louella Harris and Miss Helen
Harris, of Salem, Ohio are on a visit
to Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Harris.
New Shops Opened For Season
The Camden Antique Shop, under
the direction of Mrs. Henry E. Beard,
and the Cozy Celler Tea Room, to be
operated jointly by Mrs. Beard and
Mrs. W. O. Hay, opened this week at
their new and attractive quarters on
North Lyttleton street.
Many quaint and pleasing pieces of
furniture and bric-a-brac are displayed
in the new shop while the tea room
ha$ been fitted and decorated to care
for the most exacting requirements
of those entertaining with bridge
parties, luncheons and dinners.
There are 5,200 licensed air pilots
in the United States, according to a
report of the commerce department.
Of that number 34 are women.
C alifornia leads in number with 894.
Eating spinach, they now say,
makes a man brave. A perfect example
of getting effect before cause.
?Lynchburg News.
The eight-mile tunnel through the
Cascade mountains in Washington,
dug by the Great Northern railroad
at a cost of $14,000,000, was formally
opened Saturday night. Mr.
Hoover from Washington broadcaste 1
an address in which he lauded the
builders. The use of the tunnel will
shorten the running time of east and
west bound trains by two hours.
Welfare Workers
Elect Officers
At the regular meeting of the;
Junior Welfare Workers on January
9th, at th?* home of Mrs. William
Goodult* Mi n Nettles Lindsay was
elected President and Mrs. Lambvrl
DePas* Secretary and Treasurer.
The Welfare Workers are undertaking
a tonsil clinic as their main
project for 11*211. One case, that of
little Thelma Anderson, has been re
ported as requiring immediate attention
and l>r. Ralph Ounn has kindly
consented to examine her and if
necessary to perform the operation.
Working m cooperation with the Associated
( hanties and the County
Nurse the Welfare Workers hope to
accomplish a great deal in this direction
during the coming year.
Luring the past year $30 wus contributed
for the purpose of giving
nourishment to eight needy school
children and $2f> was donated to Mrs.
Mayfhdd for Christmas needs of the
Associated Charities. A large assortment
<>f old clothes collected by
the Welfare Workers were also given
to the Associated Charities, and baby
layettes were made and presented to
the Hospital to be used as needed.
One of the most interesting phases
of the work last year was the 'Jitney
Library,' which distributed old
magazines through the Mill villages
every other Saturday. This will be
continued through this year und all
contributions of old magazines will be
appreciated.
Ella DePass, Secretary.
When a woman motorist puts out
her hand it is a signal she is going
to do one of 11 things, if not mjre.
? Palmyra Spectator.
An optimist is a man who, instead
of feeling sorry he cannot pay his
bills, is glad he is not one of his
creditors. ? Albany KnickerbockerPress.
A bolt of lightning killed a barber
and the man on whom he was working
doubtless ligured he had a close
shave.? lerre Haute Star.
South .Carolina News
Fifteen names of Confederate
veterans who have died during 1928,
have been eliminated from the state
pension rolls by the Cherokee county
pension board.
Toy Blackwcll, of GafTney, was
killed Sunday night, when hit by an
automobile. Blackwell was in an automobille
several months ago when
the car ran into a washout and his
two companions, one a woman, were
killed.
Governor Richards has granted a
parole t<> J. Elliott Gantt of Aiken
county, after he had served two years
and nine months of a seven to fourteen
year sentence for the killing of
a policeman at Wagener. The parole
carries the provision that Gantt i> to
leave the state and not come back.
The Richland County Federation
of Women's clubs, appeared before
the Richland legislative delegation in
Columbia on Friday night, and urged
a tightening up of the liquor laws,
advocating that trafficking in intoxicants
be made a prison offense .without
the alternative of fines. The
federation also wants a law requiring
notice of five days of intention to
marry before the issuance of marriage
licenses, and also the federation
wants a real compulsory attendance
law. . t
Clarence Harrow, Chicago lawyer
and William D. Upshaw, former
Georgia congressman and dry, who
are touring the country staging debates
on the prohibition question for
an admittance charge of so, much a
head, entertained the gullible in Columbia,
Monday night.
Eighty-nine indictments, involving
106 persons, six of the indictments
featuring murders, were ready for the
grand jury of Greenville county, when
court convened in Greenville Monday
morning with Judge Sease presiding.
Seventeen defendants are charged
with liquor law violations, while 15
are charged with larceny.
The Confederate home in Columbia
cared for an average of 54 veterans
and wives and widows of veterans
during last year, according to tlie report
of F. H. McMaster, chairman of
the board. There are at present 32
veterans and 19 wives or widows at
the home. During the past year
eight widows and ten veterans died
at the home. The per capita average
cc^t of caring for the inmates tr
$562.50. '
Sunday afternoon, when E. T. Harrell,
warden of the Texas penitentiarywas
seriously ill with influenza, the
prisoners gathered in the prison
chapel and prayed for his recovery.
He was also presented with a loving
cup by the prisoners.
Marshall Ferdinand Foch, generalissimo
of the allied armies in the
World war, is seriously ill with heart
trouble, in Paris, the after effects of
nfluenza and bronchitis. r- 1
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Chief of McColl Police
Shoots and Kills Man
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j Bennettsville, Jan. 13.?H. Vr. Jack1
son, chief of police of McColl, shot
! Douglas ('hecks about 11 o'clock Sunday
morning, it is charged, in front
| of the house of llamer Cheeks, a
i brother of Douglas Cheeks. The
I shooting occurred in the mill village
I of the Marlboro Cotton mills, Whe i
j Mr. Jackson was riding through the
mill section to see about shops being
kept open Sunday. He saw Douglas
Cheeks coming down the street in an
intoxicated condition, it is said.
When Cheeks came within a few feet
of Mr. Jackson, he began to curse
him, is is said. He had "a knife in
his hand, it is charged. Mr. Jackson
told him to put his knife up, it is
jraid, and to cease cursing. Then
Cheeks made a dive at the officer, it
is charged, trying to cut his throat.
Mr. Jackson was backed up aginst
his car on the side. He pushed Cheeks
away, it is said, several time3.
Cheeks, it is charged, struck the officer
several times about the face
though fortunately Mr. Jackson was
not cut but bruised. The officer requested
a stander.by, it is said, to
hold the man off. The standerby refused,
it is said, to assist the officer.
Mr. Jackson, realizing himself to be
in great danger of bodily harm and
knowing the reputation of the aggressor,
it is alleged, drew his pistol.
Still Cheeks rushed on with his knife,
it is said, and Mr. Jackson shot
Cheeks in his breast. He fell on the
sidewalk and died about 15 minutes
later.
Mr. Jackson came to Bennettsville
immediately and notified Sheriff W.
F. Rogers what had happened. Sheriff
Rogers advised Mr, Jackson to stav
at Bennettsville on account of the
high feeling of revenge of Hamer
Cheeks, it is said, brdther of the slain
man, who, it was reported, made the
statement that he tras going to kill
the officer. The Cheekses bear a very
bad name for fighting, it is reported.
Coroner James F. David immediately
went to McColl to conduct an
inquest over the dead body of Douglas
Cheeks, accompanied by Sheriff
W. F. Rogers and Officer Peele. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict that
Douglas Cheeks came to his death by
gunshot wounds inflicted by H. V.
Jackson. Mr. Jackson is in the county
jail here. ?\,~V*
M rs. Wilson Answers Final Summons
Funeral services for Mrs. .1. M.
Wilson, who died in this city at an
early hour Thursday morning, will be
held at the First Baptist church in
Itidgeway at three o'clock Friday !
afternoon.
Mrs. Wilson was 73 years of age.
She was a native and former resi-i
dent of Ridgeway but for the just .
several months had been making her (
home with Camden relatives.
.Mrs. Wilson was a lovely Christian
character and during her stay in this
city had made numbers of friends who
are as others throughout the state,
profoundly grieved at her passing.
Surviving are the following sons
and daughters: J. W. Wilson, Camden;
E. M. Wilson, Camden; A. F.
Wilson, Cheraw; Mrs. J. D. Fulp,
Greenwood, and Mrs. W. H. Phillips,
Tampa, Fla.
The population of Sarajevo, Bosnia,
Jugoslavia, where events that led to
the beginning of the World war were
staged, are so hard put for food, that
they are forced to chop hay and straw
and mix it with wheat husks to make
their dough for bread.
A Literal-Minded Stenographer
A new clerk, dictating a few days
ago, was in doubt as to the use of
a certain phrase, so he said to the
stenographer:
"Do you retire a loan?" and the
wisful eyed one replied rather sleepily:
"No, I sleep with mama."
ANNOUNCING i
the opening of
POINSETT TAVERN
at
STATEBURG, S. C.
on the Columbia-Sumter
Highway
! Sunday, January 20 j
Luncheon 12:00?3:00
Dinner 6:30?9:30
The New Majestic
Matinee Daily at 3 P. M. Nights 7:30 and 9 P. M.
PROGRAM POR^TVEEK'OF'JANlrAKY 21
Monday and Tuesday, January 21-22
"SUNRISE"
With an all star cast including Janet Gaynor and George
O'Brien in one of the most important pictures in the history of the
movies. A dramatic conflict of temptations, enacted against a
background of stupendous spectacle. Fred W. Murnau's first
American production, ahd the world's most absorbing, most thrilling
and most entertaining picture. Also Metro N[?ws. Adults 50c;
Children 25c. .??
Wednesday, January 23
"THE WHIP"
This is one of the outstanding pictures of the year. A picture
of high society life with racing in the background. Ralph Forbes
and Dorothy MacKail play the leading roles in this picture that will
please everyone. Also Curosity Novelty.
Thursday, January 24
"HIS PRIVATE LIFE"
Here we have Adolphe Menjou back again in his latest picture.
See Menjovj at his bes^ in his latest picture. Said by critics to be
his best picture. DoA** miss this one. Also Metro News.
Friday, January 25
"SCARLET SEAS"
Starring Richard Barthelmess and Betty Compson in the most
stirring sea story ever screened. Red blooded romances on the
high seas, with "Our Dick" adding another sensational hit to his
list of smashing successes. Also Comedy "We Faw Down." Starring
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy the screen's leading comedians.
Saturday, January 26
"HOMESICK"
Starring Sammy Cohen in his latest and best comedy. If you
are homesick for laughs, see Sammy, Cohen and Marjorie Beebe in
the greatest comedy of their career. It's packed with laughs. Also
j Racing Blood Series. 1
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