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F?TV ' . ^ -w- /'' | The Camden Chronicle ' ?m? .. i ii gag?gal i i Ji ? i? i. ii I....... _j |UMg XXXX. CAMDEN,' SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1929. NUMBER 45. mg Endorsement tr Highway System imbia, 8. C., Jan. 28.?Strong lenient* of . the plan recamid by the state highway comi state highway system, which the plan of .financing provided King laws, cannot be completed ? than twenty-one years, are ft in from all over South Caroftd indicate a very strong deft the part of the people for the led legislation. Beers, merchants, lawyers, and Bg have sent in their hearty ap of the plan and all are agreed Be construction of the highway ft is one of the greatest forBteps that can be taken by South fta itt this time. Hth Carolina i,s a small state ft," said Wm. Lykes, Jr., presiftf the South Carolina Comft] Secretaries Association" and of this fact what benefits fttion of the state automaticalftefits the other. A system of Huch as is planned by the state commission would, in my do more to closely unite our ^|consolidate their interests and ^ft their welfare than any step Hn be taken." Woodside, president of the Hde National Bank of GreenBi a telegram to the commission ftd that in HU opinion "the proB)laii of paving trunk lines leadBlrough all counties is most ftal and every county would be ft benefitted and the growth and Brity of the state as a whole ft enhanced/1 I the state is being injured by ftds is pointed out in a letter B). F. Buie, of Patrick, ChesterBounty, who wrote that " a man Connecticut told me today that fter^touched a foot of dirt road ft way down until he crossed ftuth Carolinp-4ine." - Mr. Bute ftthnt "such advertising as that I ftg the state more - injury tKkn j Hi imagine." milar comment was made by ft. Abbott, who is operating the ftood Hotel at Camden and who Bd out that with the exception Bty miles in South Carolina the Bay from Maine to Florida is B practically iall of the way. Mr. Abbott thinks, hurts the badly and tourists leave it with By bud impression whereas if ftere "sold" ort it they might inBi M. Kinardt prominent banker Bwberry, strongly endorsed the! fti a communication, ftis W. Perrin, well known atm of Spartanburg^- pronounces Ban as "absolutely sound" while ft). Nook, attorney of Cheraw, that he was deeply interested success of the plans and would H<1 to do all that he could to need a through, connected fty system and I am heartily in of any plan that will bring it quickly without property tax," Frank H. Gtbbes, of Columbia, ft- Lnw, of Spartanburg, wrote Hbs "the urgent need of a broad and definite plan for a proper ^By system for the state." ? of the advantages to be de* rom the plan are pointed out resolution adopted by the highftnmission which states that "in Bif'nent of the Highway ComH> sn immediate investment by ^Bte in a complete state high^Bstem in accordance with the ^ftt plans set forflfiiln this plan ^Bbe not only self-sustaining?ftosting the taxpayers of ^.tlve ft"e ce^t of property taxes? ^ftld also produce great benefits ftends which cannot be statedft of money such as (a) im^ftnt of the educational opjiorI of the state by making pos~ COrT>8truction of modern conftd 8chools ?Berved by school (b), promotion of the agriculfttorests of the state by affordfter facilities fo^ the tranaporBng easy"accessibility to the ^ftent intellectual and com opportunities in the large? <c> MMlion of both the inHP and industrial -labor inter the state-by making it pot r n?w factories that are being H? ?wi from the congested without compelling their em to move Into tenement houses, Jning up of our seashore and Valuable Ring Lost But Is Recovered yy* ii ? <m Th? finding Sunday afternoon of un emerald and diamond ring on the grounds' of a | local exclusive touriat hoeteiry where it it said to have mysteriously disappeared ton daya ago cam? aa the climax to an intensive police inveatigation during which rewards totaling one thousand dollars were pasted. The ring, valued at thousands of dollars in excess of the five thousand dollars insurance whichHRT"carried, is the property of Mrs. Frank Sears McjGraw, Jr., of Buffalo, N. Y., who with Mr. M<<Jraw noted ita disappearance shortly after taking quarters aa guests in the hotel. Partially buried in the sand- and gravel of one of the main driveways of the hptel property the ring was found at noon by Leo Noland, white employe of the hotel, who immediate-1 ly handed the ring over to hotel authorities. Noland discovered the ring, it is ^tated, while assisting Mack Kennedy and Robert Smith, negro employes, in [ their task of unloading the baggage t of incoming guests. (^amden associates of the McGraw family stated late Wednesday that the reward of jpne thousand dollars would be paid "to the man findingJ the ring" although Noland on Monday declared with modesty that he was surprised, upon delivftr.ing the 'ring, to learn of an increase in the original reward of one hundred dollars. j "The ring is of an unusually beautiful design and carries three stones of exceptional brilliance. The cen-| ter stone is a square-cut emerald j weighing 2.89 carats while on either ] side is a diamond of 1.35 carats. j Noted Democratic Leader Dead 1 Washington, Jan 25.?Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabama, one of the notable political leaders of his time, died today ?tt Woodlawn, his country home in nearby Virginia where he had retired at the end of a public career which had seen his name repeatedly brought forward for the presidential nomination of the DeinQ-? cratic party. ' Death came at 11:15 o'clock this morning in the' massive brick structure overlooking the Potomac river and the George Washington Shrine at Mount Vernon. The former senator had been unconscious for two dhys and his death had been expected since yesterday. His family, however, withheld notice of his condition until the last, hopeful that he would rally. ? To Present Flag and Bible The Junior Order U. A. M. Council number 88, of Camden, will present a flag and Bible to the Lugoff grammar school Sunday afternoon, February 3rd, at 3:30 o'clock. This is always an interesting program that the Junior gives ?nd the public is invited to attend. Mr. Andrew J. Bethea, of Columbia, and Dr. A. W. Humphries are among the speakers to be present and special music will be arranged for. All members of the Council and all visiting Juniors are asked to assemble at the hall at 2:44 o'clock. mountain resorts to our neighbors and ourselves, (e) advertisement of the state's natural resources to tourists who may come and^see and remain to work, (f) increase of the wealth and revenues of the state and promotion of conveniences by the establishment of bus companies, (g) equipment of the state with the. means to compete with neighboring states which have profited by the knowledge that improved highways have become so necessary that people ar* not attracted tp a state as a place to live in or as a place to invest in where adequate improved roada are not. provided and (h) the socialising influence upon our people brought about by enabling the whole people at the state to enjoy fellowship with our neighbors as well as our brethren frortt afar; now, therefore, "Be it resolved, that the State Highway commission does hereby unanimously recommend to the General Assembly the adoption of a plan to pool all of the mototvvehicle revenues for the issuance of obligations to finance the construction of the 8uu | | || ^ m Mrs. Robert Mickle Passes at Hospital Funeral uervioes for Mrs. Salli* Smith Mickle, 57, whose passing at a local hospital Monday night hai grteved this 'eftlfre community~ w?r?' held at Ebenezer Methodist church neHr Kabon's Cross Roads' \t\ this county Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. V Mis. Mickle whose whole life had been spent in this county was beloved to all wft'n whom she associated. She was a life-long member of the Methodist church and to its faith she ever proved loving and true. Surviving besides her husband, Robert T. Mickle df Longtown, are the following sons and daughters; George L. Mickle, Mendel L. Mickle, Thomas Mickle, Mobley Mickle, Mrs. Robert Ford, Mrs. J. . Hoffman, all of whom reside near longtown, and Mrs. J. C. Hoffman, Columbia;"Mrs. J.. L. Mobley Crabtroe, N. C.; and Mrs. M. H. Deal, of Camden. Surviving also are two brothers and two sisters: James Smith, Co0 f- ' lumbia; Joseph Smith, Great Falls; Mrs. Joseph Bell, LugofT; and Mrs, W. C. Williams of Summerton. News of a Hundred Years Ago The following appeared in the Charleston. News and Courier uiider the heading of "Backward Glances;" Camden, January 17: The weather since our last has been extremely cold, and the small ponds in the neighborhood have frozen over so hard that on Tuesday morning several gentlemen amused themselves by skating?but this is an amusement that but few can participate in, there not having been we believe a suitable pair of skates in town, until one of our blacksmiths fabricated a pair upon the spur of the occasion. We understand information was received by the Augusta stage last night, that a duel topk place on the Georgia side of Savannah river, on Thursday last, between Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Henry G. Nixon; and that at the second fire, Mr. Nixon was instantaneously killed. Both 5f these gentlemen were from the neighborhood of Camden, in this state, The Cotton Crop According to William D. Cook, special agent, who keeps a record of | I the cotton crop for Kershaw Countyj there were 15,775 bales of cotton ginned in Kershaw County from the crop of 1928 prior to January 16, 1929 as compared with 24,270 bales ginned to January 16, 1928. For the state there were 731,676 bales for 1928 compai-ed to 729,683 for 1927,' . Senate Overrides Veto \of Governor Richards Columbia, Jan. 29. ? Governor I Richards' veto of the amendment iu I the Sunday "blue laws" was overridden in the Senate tonight by a I vote of 30 to- 6. The Governor with I members of his family was in the I Senate chamber for the session which I was called by special order at S o'clock tonight to consider his veto message. When the question was put before the members it brought forth no deI bate. It was not until, the three I measures relative to biennial sessions J for the General Assembly were I brought up that the oratory of the I evening was let loose. A motion of I Senator Miller to strike out the resolving words of the three measures I was carried after several senators had I voiced their opinions for and against I the proposals. They were rejected I by vote of 20 to 18. I There was a large crowd on hand j and the galleries were filled, with I many members of the House among the spectators. Those who on the call of the roll j voted to override the governor'* veto I werOI v^43en?tbr Ard, Arrowsmith, I Campbell, Dennis, Desportes, Ellis I (Jinn, Good Gray, Grenecker, HamI mond, Hambriek, Hill, Hodges, Jeter, J Jones, Kirlcland, Legare, MqColl, I Martin, Miller, Npsh, Robinson, Rogers, Stukes, Taylor, Thompson, foots, West and Wttttatt*. Those against overriding were: Senators Anderson, Brown, Bryson, Crouch, Finley and Jeffriee, Senator Ward refused to vote. W: Marriage. Mr. Clyde Lee Oonnell, of Westville, and Miss Zelma Knight, of K?sl?e?, weee aserrisd h?l?ibate W. L. MoDoweH of thit wook. Jonoory 30th. ? !. J4. ,JL . ? ii Nat We of Camden Dead in Wilmington , 'The Wilmington Star, of January 22, contains an account of the death of Mrs. Eliza llummoivdr which occurred at the Walker Memorial hospital in that city on Monday following an illness from pneumonia. Mrs. Hammond was 51 years old and was born in Camden, S. C., May 1, 187J. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Sam Houston and Leroy Hammond, of Wilmington; Mr?. J. K. Justice, of Durham; one brother, L. B. Ogburn, of, Caiuden, Mr6. Hammond was a member of the Southside Baptist church of Wilmington and was held in high es-~ teem- by a large circle of friends and aequaintances.. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at i o dock by her pastor, Rev. J. T. Byrum, of Southside church assisted by Dr. J, M. Kester, pastor of the First Baptist, church, and interment was in the Bellevue cemetery. ? ??.? - a Girl Leaps To Death Newhall, Cal., Jan. 25.?Tho spectacular death of a girl, parachute jumper in a 2,000 foot leap from' an airplane here caused ' a tempoiary halt today in the produc* tipn of a motion picture "thrilled ib I which Ruth Elder, ocean flier,. and Hoot Gibson, screen star,, were bping featured. ' A desperate attempt by -Jim' Granger pilot of the plane which Miss Leta Wichart, 23, jumped, to nose dive under her and catch her, In the cockpit of his ship failed apparently by only a. few feet. , May Hang Today Washington, Jan. 28.?Justice Sanford of the supreme court today refused to stay the execution of Dr. T. E. Droher and Mrs, Ada Bonner bsbwnf of Morgan City, La., under sentence to be hanged on Friday_/pt the murder of the woman's husband, Jas. J. Lebouef. Presbyterian Church Notes The pastor will speak Sunday morning ^on the subject, "Superiority to Resentment Through Christ." Election of officers will be held Sunday morning, February 3, at. Sunday School. The attendance contest with the Presbyterian Sunday school of the Frankfort, Ky., Presbyterian Sunday School will begin Sunday morning. This next Sunday we hope to have a ! very large number present."" The average attendance for the past year at Sunday School was 103. The goal set for 1929 is 125. We want this to be the best year in the history, of the School. The topic for next Wednesday evening prayer service is "The History of the Southern Presbyterian Chu-ch." Sunday School 10 a. m,; morning worship 11:15 a. m.; mid-week service Wednesday 7:30 p. m.; Christian Endeavor Sunday evening 7 p, in. You are cordially invited to all these services. v Left Large Estate Spartanburg, Jan. 23.?An estate appraised at $1,0S4,662.23 was left by the late John B. Cleveland to his children, share and share alike, according" to the will probated before Judge R. Burton Hicks Wednesday morning. Out of this comes a bequest of $1,000 to Wofford College and $6,000 to the endownment fund of the Georgia Cleveland Home for Aged Women, and a trust fund of $50,000 for Mrs. Mary Waller Cleveland, " The hfirs named in the will are Jesse and Henry Cleveland and Mrs. Fannie D. Screven, of Spartanburg; Mrs. Caroline C. Towers, of Gadsden, Ala.; Mrs. Alice C. Reynolds, Mnrictta, Ga;; Mrs. Margaret C. Cleveland, Watrace, Tenn. Death of Mrs. Blackwell Funeral sendees for Mrs. Annie Blaekwett^BS, who died sr-JjgTocal hospital .Monday night, were fche Wateree Mills cemetery TttMdas youngest being of^ga^ TFnSfffiS? "MM| Rev. Graham Called To St. Matthews The congregation of the St. Matthews Baptist church voted unanimously ittSt Sunday morning to call the Rev. J. P. Graham to local .church. Rev* Graham is at' present pastor of the Camden Baptist church. He preached here during the month of December und made a very favorable impression upon the congregation. Rev. Graham is being called to fill t)^t Vacancy created by the .resignation of Rev. J. M. Sullivan who accepted a call to the Baptist church of Williston, Flo. Rev. Graham is regarded as a forceful preacher and when heard- hero he created so good an impression as to make the pulpit committee look no further for a minister. Rev. Graham now has the matter of his invitation and will.make a definite announcement in the near future. In the meantime the Baptist church here is without a pastor, Rev. Sullivan having already moved to h:s new charge.?Calhoun Times. I)r. Corbett To Address Students On next Wednesday morning at 10 o clock at the high school auditorium, Dr. John W. Corbett will address the student ibody on the extreme importance of proper breathing and posture. The humped shoulder and the sunken chest of this generation has been the subject for discussion in medical circles all over our coun* try and every effort is being made p^..?eforna the youth in the land of the disastrous erfects of this slouching "rainbow" posture. In the recent influenza epidemic, ^the profession he stated that insemination of lungs, when the patient was told to breathe deep not one in a hundred used his entire lung capacity. Dr. Corbett^s address*, will inaugurate a two weeks campaign for better j breathing and more correct posture among high school students. This effort will be sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary to the Kershaw | (County Medical Association. The cooperation of parents is earnestly desired. Legion Shrine Show To Be Held Feb. 14 The First Annual Minstrels to bd sponsored by the local units of the American Legion and Camden Shrine will be staged in the new Majestictheatre Thursday evening, February 14, it was announced by Sam Karesh on the committee on arrangement:;. The first part promises to be an outstanding feature with apodal scenery and scenic effects. Many well known faces will be seen on the stage and the cast includes such favorites as: "Crip0, Halsall, John Goodale, T. V. Walsh, Joc ~<4Big Boy'V Guthrie and many others. ?: The Little Brothers of Camden's own magicians will be on hand with a brand new act of illusions, magic and fun. Many other specialty numbers promised on the evening's entertainment. Plan now to attend this entertaining show. Guthrie Awarded Signal Honor Randolph Guthrie has been awarded fifth place and a four hundred dollar scholarship in a recent competitive examination at Harvard Lav school, it was learned here yesterday. Mr.- Guthrie, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Guthrie of this city, entered Harvard after finishing as honor graduate at the Citadel and subsequently teaching at Emory University. --r ( ar Smashed Sunday Night \ A heavy sedan, the property of Louis Ijomansky of this city, was damaged to the extent of approximately one hundred dollars when it was smashed another car, driven by parties unknown, Sunday night. Mr. I.omansky'f car was parked in front of the home of Mr. and Mrs. * i? rJ^h street. Immediately following1 the crash the unknown driver vanish?T"with his car and up until a XfUT hour Thursday bad not been apprehended. and Mrs, Lrfuneneky were quests in the Hirsch home and did Dot know of the damaare to their automobHe, it is said, until ready to 'J2&.far Uu 8uM*' Mrs. Bebin Off To New terk j - Mrs. Robert Bebin will leant Saturday fo* New York and other Northern markets to purchase Spring and Jp}'' for The Ontkhlj. Many Were Interested In Dairy Promotion The dairy promotion meeting which was held in Camden on Monday of wwk was nttcndc.l by fb&Qf ' sixty farmers. Mr. J. p, LalMaater, head of the dairy division of Clemaon College, gave those present a splendid talk on the possibilities and limits^ tions of dairying in this section* stating that dairying can bo made n profitable sideline to our other farming operations if it is gone Into in the proper manner. Mr. L&Master emphasized the fact that dairying Is a three hundred and sixty-five day job as compared with the short season in connection with working cotton. I his should be an incentive rather than a drawback because it furnishes the farmer and part of his labor profitable employment with regular weekly or monthly pay cheeks throughout the year, and the time is just about upon ud" when the farmer can no longer depend upon one short growing crop with long sep.ons of unemployment to keep him listed umong the prosperous of our land. It will take from ono to three years to get in a position for placing cattle here for dairy purposes except where a farmer has already made some preparations. Feed and pasture is the first requirement and in most cases these must yet be supplied in JCershaw county. The county agent has done considerable work, however, during the past few years in establishing permanent pastures in the county. A census was taken of those present at the meeting and seventeen expressed-themselves as being ready to go home and start the necessary preparations for placing some dairy cattle on their farms this fall and next spring. A suggestion was made and discussed that a revolving fund be established for the temporary use of an agricultural board which should be appointed to work in cooperation with the county agent in purchasing dairy cattle and other farm products for farmers in bulk when the demand arises so that a saving might bo made on the purchase price of the articles bought. A resolution was made and unanimously adopted favoring the establishment of this revolving fund. Mr. A. A. McJKeown, district agricultural agent, and Mr. J. S. Matthews, extension dairyman, made short talks pledging the support of v the Clemson College Extension service in helping the farmers in this movement. Rescue Crew Gets " Reward of $12,000 New York; Jap, 29.?The rescuers Efe crew of the Italian-freighter Florida' today had some $12,000 as material rewar<i for their heroism. The fund was raised through public subscription by Paul Block newspaper. publisher, Captain George Fried of the rescue ship America received $5,000; Chief o/ftcer Manning, who commanded the lifeboat that took off tho 32 members of the Florida^ crew, $2,500 and $4,500 was divided among the eight members of the lifeboat crew, and the wireless operator. Additional contributions are expected to make funds available for every member of the America's crew. In addition Captain Fried probably added a neat sum to . his income by his indorsement of a brand of cigarette. . ? Camden To Jfe Represented L. S. Moody, secretary of the Augusta chamber of commerce has iasued invitations to a meeting of the Federal Highway No. 1 association, called for Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock to be held In the Jefferson ! hotel in Columbia, - The association was formed at Waycross, Ga., last week to advertise the Importance of the highway and to consider plans for enlarging the association's scop^ to- Increase travel on this highway. Camden will have several repre^ ~ sentatlvea at this meeting both from the commerce body and representative of the city and association. ; Fri ^ov<n|r Jar?y * maka her home.