The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 26, 1929, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
UME 41. ?_
' CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, TRJDAY, APRIL 26. 1929. ^umapr.
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iy Have Fledged
For Season Tickets
ten citizens (who have guar- j
I the coming Red path Chautau(tractions
have agreed to give
s made above the guarantee to
mdejj^iCity School#, this will be
over to Professor J. G. RichJr.,
superintendent of the
$ to be used as he sees fit for
>cneftt. Those who have signed
the season are: J. B. Zemp,
Garrison, Jr., E. E. Holland,
Shaw, I. J. McKcnzie, Lewis L.
, Rev. A. D. McAm, W. R. De2,
E. B. Buddin and Warren H.
io hundred and fifteen season
i have been pledged and the
jtors urgently request that
who have signed up for tickets
r their allotment at once,
late those who have pledged to
ickets and the number for each
M. Baruch 2, Mrs. Herman
h 1, Miss ;S, B. Mickle 1, Mr#.
Mobley 1, E. D. Drakeford 2,
[{. E. Stevenson 1, W. L. Jack,
Jas. A. Zemp 2, W. R. Zemp
M. Lollis 2, A. C. Drawdy 5,
( Nile* 2, N. P. Gettys, Lugoff
Drakeford 1, Miss M. M. Kirk,
G. P. Watson 3, Mrs. X S.
c 1, Ida Gettys 1, Carl Boheler
ice Delle James 1, 1. De L.
xaw 3, B. W. Marshall 2, MLra.
askin 1, F. M. Zemp 2, Mrs.
Davidson 1, A. E. Miller, Long- |
p, El ah Belle Blyther 1, Hoy kin
pro 1, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. West
|b. M. J. Cullen 1, W. B. de"2,
Jnt); K; deLoach 1, Louise
ry 1, Robert Storey, Jr. 4,
Lret Thorne1, M. _E. Goldsmith
I. West 5, Mrs. U. N. Myers 2,
Jones 1, T. K. Trotter 2, S. F.
igton 5, R. A. Bruce .2, J. E.
son 1, J. L. Cooper, Cassatt 2,
Fischel 2, Miss E. L. Zemp 1,
Villepigue 5, J. Q. Godwin 6,
Kennedy 5, J. M. Hoffer 4V4,
Karesh, 5, H. G. Garrison 6,
Wolfe 4, Marion Williams Id,
vis 1, M. P. Branham 1, L. A.
1, J. A. West 2, C. H. Yates
5ene Lenoir 6, M. G. Huckabee
L. Shelomer 2, A- iS. Llewellyn
da Phelps 1, Helen -Phelps 2,
N. R. Goodale 2, -S. W. Van,ngham
3, Mrs. W. E. Jackson
ia 0. Jackson 1, XX. 'Wallnaii
J. Sanders 2, X B. Alfred 5,
S. B. Kirkland 1, W. P. Thomas '
Anna K. Alford J, Fred C.
ey J, Geo. A. Creed 3, Etta D.
1, Stella Hall L W. R. Dee
25, 3S. W. Hogue 3, Raymond
>oro 5, F. R. Cureton 5, Mrs.
Baum 1, H. E. Beard 6, C. P.!
(e- 5, Mrs/* X Beheak 1, Mrs. T. 1
lingham 1, X C.'-Shaw 10, Mrs.
Chapman 3, Selma C. McKainl
5 Ella Haile 1, A. J>. McArn 10,.
Wittkowsky 2, A. H. Sanders
E. I. Williams 2, E. B. Best
Neil 2, Mrs. John T. 'Mickey
Osborne 2, C. S. Sowell 2,
2cmp 10, M. A. JMushell 2, R.
swing 2, John S. Lindsay 2,
Goodale 5, C. B. Rabon 2, J.
linger 2, Odell Blackmon L I?
Benzie 10.
Killed in Wxndk
:ks Corner, April 22.?Dr. OUo
lei, 70, of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
lied and Frank Whitehall and
ighter, Winnifrad, slightly in-1
when an automobile turned
iree miles fro* hero tonight,
ay of uoctor Weklpl, srho was
fig to his former home at,
own, N. Y., mas taken to
ton. ;
tenth of Mill FngBuj in
|fi* S. Thomas, operative emby
the cotton iriiE, died sudrom
acute indtgeriion Friday
I about 7:310 o'clock in the
ttso. Mr. Thomas was in his
at" and is survived ne son
daughter. The remains were
d to Camden, his former
for interment, Saturday in
cemetery.?.Lancaster News.
Marine Wins Diploma
whining his military duties
fecial course of study, Herbert
V' ?f Camden, S. C., has been
I a diploma of proficiency in
V English Course taught by
"? Coqjg Institute, of WasV
Wj G. He also received a Iet~>
Major General Neville,
font of the marine corps,
V <>ung's work as a student
who is now stationed at the
>n Navy Yard, joined the
>rps'in Columbia, S. C., May
ior to his enlistment He
home with hi# father Henry
k. of Camden. ~
stitute gives free instruction
Preparing its students for
^'u patrons;
General's letter to the Camwrote
in part: MI
Ate you upon your excellent
completing this course. A
Jhis letter has been placed
>'p record at Headquarters,
Cor??? and Tour com!
?offlcer has been instructsd
^^^J^PPropriate entry in your
rive Young Nurses
Graduate Here Monday
Exercises to mark the graduation
of ftye senior class members of the
Camden Hospital Nurses Training
School will be held in the Lyttleton
Mreet School auditorium. Monday
evening at eight o'clock with Senator
rrank A. Miller of Hartsville as the
principal speaker on the program,
L. A. Wittkowsky of this city will
introduce the speaker immediately
following the invocation to be spoken
by the Rev. C. (;. Richardson of
Grace Episcopal Church. A. C. McKain,
baritone soloist, will precede
U* Corbett who will make
the formal presentation of diplomas
to. the class. ,
Quartette will sing
Moon of The Springtime" and Miss
Etta L. Robbins, superintendent of
the hospital, will administer the
Florence Nightingale Oath und present
the graduates with their pins.
^ Mrs. James DeLoache, Jr., and Miss
Elizabeth Zemp will give an instrumental
duet and .the exercises will
close with the benediction by the Rev.
' Douglas McArn of Bethesda
Presbyterian church of Camden.
Members of the graduating class
are Miss Gladys A. West, Camden;
Miss Theima Truesdale, Kershaw;
Miss Juanita Crenshaw, Lancaster;
Miss Hattie Mae Hasty, Camden, and
Miss Dolly Clyburn, Camden.
The class colors are gold and blue;
the flower, a pink rose, and the motto,
the sublimest word in the English
language, is duty.
Following the exercises at the
school auditorium a reception, to be
given by the hospital auxiliary, will
be held at the hospital.
IVKite Youth Wields
Knife on Negro Boy
Plummie Wilson, 15-year-old 'Cam-!
den negro, was placed in a lacal1
hospital shortly after 1 o'clock Sat-,
urday afternoon suffering severe,
knife wounds across his left breast
said to have been inflicted by Colie:
Shirley, white youth, also of this city.,
The affray was staged on lower
Main street and created considerable
excitement among the crowds of
week-end shoppers. Shirley was ;urrested
by Officer Barnes of the local
police department and placed in the:
city's has tiie pending a hearing of
the case before Judge B. M. Smith.
Shirley was released Monday morning
upon order of the magistrate who
bound the defendant over far trial
at the July term ?tf criminal court
upon charges of assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Methodist Chnrch Services
Services at the Camden Methodist
Church on Sunday, April 28 will Joe as
follows: Bible School at lOJQfl a. m.
with classes for all grades and ages.
Public .worship at 11:15 a. m. conducted
by the pastor, Rev. George
Pierce Watson. Theine: "The Prophet's
Prayer fax Revival." The .evening
service is recalled on account of
service at the Baptist church.for the
graduating nurses of the Gam den
Hospital Mid-week service cm .Wednesday
at 8:00 p. m. The public is
most cordially invited to all the
services of this .church. Visitors ^are
especially welcome. <Ame. and bring
your friends.
Camden Ladies JBuy Reach Cottage
Myrtle Beach, Apxjl 2L?(Mrs. Xilly
Dempster. Mrs. Busie ,C- Taylor and
Miss Margaret Burnet of Camden
have just purchased tfhe cottage
recently huflt by GL S. Robertson of
GharRotte. it is planned By the .new
(Owners to make improvements to fche
house and property .and operate flhhe
same as a tea room.
Sheath of Mr. McCasEUU
jRembert, April ?1,?-William MeCwdriil
died suddenly Thursday morning
of heart failure at his home i*
the Mizpah community. He was in,
his ,80th year. His wife preceded
him to the grave two years ago. The
funeral services were conducted at
Mizpah Baptist church, of which
he was a member, Saturday morning
at 11 o'clock by the Rev. J. E. Cook
mid a large gathering of friends
and relatives. This devoted couple
had reared to maturity nine children,
the following six survive: Mrs. j
Daniel Johnson of Lucknow, Mrs. Sara
Folk of Mizpah, Mrs. John McLeoJ
of Camden, R. F. D., Dr. Stephen McCnskill
of Camden, John McCaskill of
Mizpah and Charlie McCaskill of the
United States navv. The beautiful
flowers were tenderly arranged by six
, devoted granddaughters.
Tom Wilson Dead
Funeral services for iHlomas J.
Wilsonj who died at a local hospital
early Friday morning, were conducted
by the Rev. George Pierce Watson of
the Lyttleton Street Methodist Church
a 12 o'clock Saturday.
'Mr. Wilson was 45 years of age,
a native of Camden and, for many
years, a resident of this community.
He was a well-known painting contractor
and was held in popular
favor by a wide circle of friends.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. L.
T. Stewart and Mrs. Lang Arnmom,
Merchants to Close
For Half Holidays
With few exceptions the merchants
of Camden Will close for a half
holiday on Thursday of each week
commencing on the ftrst Thursday in
June. The Rogers store is not on
the list and that of J. L. Mimnaugh
& Company, but it is practically
certain that these firms will close as
soon as they can get advices from the
maip offices. . The first ten named
firms agree to close on Thursday,
June 13th, preferring to remain open
on Thursday afternoons until' after
the school commencement exercises.
The hour for the closing this year
will be at one o'clock instead of at
two as was the custom, last year.
This closing will last until the last
Thursday in August, and the signtfi
for closing will be given by the fire
siren every Thursday afternoon. The
list of firms who have signed the
petition appear below:
Hirsch Bros. & Company, M. H.
Heyman, W. Sheorn & Son, L. Lomansky,
The Fashion Shop, Schlosburg's
Stores, Enterprise Mercantile
Company, Camden Clothing Company,
W. G. Wilson, The Outlook.
Williams Insurance Agency, McLeodRusl^
Company, Baruch-Nettles Com*
pariyfPlsadore Wolfe, A. & P. Company,
Broad Street, Wolfe-Eichel
Company, Massebeau Brothers, Hall
Brothers, MoCaskill & Lollis, The
Hoffer Company, J. K. Lang, M. E.
Gerald, Eureka Barber Shop, F. D.
Goodale, Sanitary Barber Shop, Camden
Beauty Parlor, Buddin's Book
Store, DeKalb -Street 'A.ffi* ?. StOrS/
Palace Barber Shop, Parlor Market,
C. P. DuBose and Company, J. K?
Lee, R. S. Williams, Central Barber
Shop, Burns & Barrett, Fisch el's 5
and 10 Cent Store, Mackey Mercantile
Company, Springs & Shannon, C. W.
Billings, Nero Reed, W. L. Goff,
A. Sheheen, F. Shebeen, Rhsme
Brothers, Harry Elliofct, J, C. Nicholson,
W. F. Nettles.
Prominent Jewelers Hem
Arnold Schiffman, J. T. Neece and
S. A. McAdoo, all of Greensboro, N.
C., who attended the Jewelers' convention
in Columbia, were visitors in
Camden last Thursday.
Arnold Schiffman, of Clreenabora,:
N. C., neiwly elected president of theij
North Carolina State Jewelers' as-'
sociation, was the guest of M. H. Heyman
at the Camden Rotary luncheon
Thursday.
Camden Bey Was Winner
Friday and iSaturdny Winlhrop
College had as .guests students from
the various high schools throughout
the State who entered the South
Carolina High /School Music Contests.
The contests were -held in the
Winthnop auditorium.
In the Music Memory Contest
George Rhame, of (Camden, made a
perfect score and was winner of first
place in the -final high .school contest.
Second place was won by Don Hill,
of Antioch School, Djunliqgton; ithird
place by Frances Ho.pkins of Shneca,
In the same contest .the grammar
school was represented by Hstelle j
Myers and in IJhe voice contest Morris
Campbell represented the high school.
Mrs- - F. W. Chapman and Mrs.
James DeLoach, Iboth of the music .department
of the city schools went to
Rock Hill with tthe contestants tfrom
the whoots bene.
Association To Meet
The annual meeting ai the Camden
cemetery aaBociadaon is announce! .to
be held ori Monday afternoon, Ajiril
29, at five (/clock in the -Presbyterian
Sunday S^b<wVl rooms. AB members
are urged to attend.
Who Kmomo William Stimson?
William Baxter Stinsoo was
graduated from the old South Carolina
College (now University of
South Carolina if, Columbia, SL C., in
1859. He gave bis residence as Kershaw
county. Jin the war between
the states he served as captain of a
company in the IBth Mississippi Infantry.
Karl W. Fischer, in care of
the Indianapolis News, Indianapolis,
Ind., (editorial department) would
like to hear from relatives who have
information about him. The information
is sought for an article about a
college society at South Carolina of
which he was a member.
Death of Mr. McLeod
Funeral services for A. D. McLeod,
70-y.ear-old native nod life-long resident
of this city who died suddenly
Friday morning, were held at the
family residence here at eleven o'clock
Saturday morning with interment following
ih the Quaker cemetery here.
Rev. George Pierce Watson of the
Lyttleton street Methodist church
conducted the services and the following
acted as pallbearers: <5eoTge
A. Partin, J. H. McLeod, Thhrney T.
Truesdale, S. Wylie Hogue, E. B.
Mobley and H. L: Rickey* ?
Mr. McLeod for a number of years
had been actively identified with the
building and contracting circlea of
this community and during hit residence
here had amassed numbers of
friends who are grieved to learn of
his passing.
Heis survived by two daughters,
Mrs. W. B. Rhodeu and Mim Boss
Miss Jessie Young
Awarded First Place
\ _
MUk Jessie Young, 16-year-old
student of Charlotte Thompson high
school and daughter of L. G. Young
of Wettville, fwn? awarded first place
In the county health contest recently
conducted by Miss Al(na /Burgess,
county home demonstration agent,
among 35o I-11 club girls of this
county.
'Miss Young competed in the final
elimination series with twenty-five
club guls representing every section
of the county. The health examinations
were directed by Dr. Ben F
Wyman of the state board of health
and with the assistance of MiM
ChriRtiu Hey, county health nur?fc
and Mrs. 11. F. Johnson, state girl*
club leader, of Winthroj) college,
Miss ^ <?ung will represent Kershaw
county at Winthrop college
during the state short course to be
held there June 12 to June 20. Accompanying
Miss Young and winning
places at Winthrop for the shore
course through the best club work
during the year just closing will-be:
Miss Grace Anderson, Cassatt; Miss
Hattie Hinson, Antioch; Miss Kstella
P?te, Antioch; Miss Sarah Davis,
Charlotte Thompson; a?M Miss Ada
Belle Price, Blaney.
Fortune in Whale Oil
New York, April 23.?Tha Norwegian
whaler C. A. Larsen is back
froffc the Antarctic with some $20,000,000
worth of whale oil which wU)>
wn&' ut
CbMPnnati in making soap. In two
mbrtths 761 whales wera harpooned,
hauled through 'i hole in the bow, cut
up and boiled. The oil comes to the
surface and is drained off. ,
Legion Post To Put On
Membershap Drive
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A. S. Llewellyi\, commander of the
LeRoy Belk Post of the Am erica u
^ifion of this city, announces that
within the next few weeks the Legion
will .put on a drive for a larger memWhip
to this post.
3%e legion meet for South Carolina
\wilj ae held in Anderson in June?
'the .post here -now numbers ninetyfive
members?but they hope to present
a much larger membership at
that time. The drive for new members
will be in charge of W. Arthur
-Clarke, -and the fee to Join is only
three dollars. It is said there are
-quite a number of ex-service members
residing in Bethnme, Kurshaw
and JBamay who have never affiliated
with the .Legion and it is hoped they
will soon become members.
Commander Llewellyn wishes to
make this drive for membership ea$y
on Arthur Clarke and his associates,
hence be wants the publicity given,
and hopes to enlist all ex-service meu
in the county into the Legion ranks.
_Girl Scouts Notes
The Girl -iScouts me! last --Saturday
night at the residence of JMary and
Nataline Zeigler. Mary Lee Blakeney
read a chapter from the bible
after which everyone repeated the
Lords prayer. Mary Elizabeth
Woo ten .read some foimy jolms. Mrs.
fl. CI Zemp promised to ?afce ug. on
.an .overnight hike soon and we know
everyone will enjoy it-?Scribe.
Junior Order Men at A1U?
The thirty-fifth annual coaventJoii'
of the state council of Jr. O. JUL A. M.
!? wiLin Alk?n' s- C- Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. DeEalb
Gouncil No. 88, of this city was
represented at the convention by H.
LrLSm"1' L' " lnXE #nd L
H./-E. Graham and L. H. Jones, also
represented the local council, of tfrd
e annual meeting of Stm
Association of Secretaries of Jr. 0u*
JL A. M. which was held in Aiken/
Monday night of this week, precediitf1
the State Council Convent/on.
r* zr u* iones? recording secretary of
DeKalb Goimcil No. 88, Jr. O. IJ. A.
M. was elected, state conductor of the
Secretaries'* Association for the en*
J}"n* year. The representatives state J
that the order made a wonderful
gain m membership and other ways
during the past year.
Services at Temple * - v
Services at Temple Beth-El on
.Littleton Street in this city will according
tp announcement Thursday,
be held on Sunday morning at 11
o clock. The services will be conducted
by Rabbi H. L. Freund of
oilmter* ^/ ** ; Vf ,
Takes Long Trek Then Die* ^
Worn and physically exhausted
iom But far, negro who formerly
lived hone, drifted back home 8|turday
morning after walking nearly
all the way from Florida. He spent
only ft- few hours in town before ~1flr
fell dead In. front of his old homAfft
Brookland. "?
Friendr of Ui'ek dead man say 'that
Butler had undergone the ?itoobk
strenuous hardships in his long tltfe
from Florida and that he had been
particularly happy that mornlhg^ij
reneging nit ...old Kowft town. But 1m#
hav? M? .bout 26 ytup
It anker h Held Meeting
Here on Wednesday
Sixty-five members of Group Five
of the South Carolina Bankers Association
met here Wednesday in an
annual meeting. The business meeting
was held at the high school auditorium
and was called to order by N.
M. McDill, active vice president
National Exchange Bank, of Cheater,
followed by a welcome address by
r. DuBose, of Camden,
which was responded to by F. E.
Grier, cashier of the National Union
Bank, of Hock llill.
A message was delivered by F. F.
Beattie, of the First National Bank,
of Gieenville, who is also preaideut
of the .South Carolina bankers association.
The principal speaker of the day
-was H. G. Barker, vice president of
the Standard Statistics company, of
New York city, whose theme was
"Secondary Reserves."
At> interesting speaker was R. W.
Hamilton, assistant director of extension
service of Clemson College.
He spoke on "Lessons from the Five
Acre Cotton Contest."
General discussion of bank problems
was then taken up, and committees
appointed. ' ? t
Following the discussion of banking
problems the officers elected to
serve for the ensuing year were N. !
M. McDill, of Chester, chairman, i
John H. Poag, of Lancaster, vice
chairman; George A. Beach, of Rock
secretary and treasurer; nominating
committee, Robert Gage, of
Chester; Charles L. Cobb, Rock Hill,
executive committeeman.
A delightful luncheon was served
the visitors as well as local bankers
at the Hobkirk Inn, after which most
of the members viewed "Holly
Hedge," thfe handsome home and e8tate
of Ernest L. Woodward, which
is one of the beauty spots of South
Carolina, with its old fashioned terraces,
springs and gardens. Quit# a
good many of the visitors drove out
to Woodward Field to look over the
airport.
York county sent the largest delegation,
numbering thirty-one, almost
gv.Qxy banker and employee from
Rock Hill being present. Registration
cards show the complete list of
. visitors here for the day to be . as
fallow r :
<1 R. W. Hamilton, assistant direcj
tor extension service, Clemson Colj
lege; Carther Shepheard, Southeastj
ern representative National City
j Hank, Atlanta, Ga; A. M. Broughton,
l representative Federal Reserve Bank,
i Richmond, Va.; J. A. Baker, Citizens
(Bank, Jefferson; T. B. Clyburn,
I cashier, .Bank of Kershaw; F. F.
: Beattie, president First National
j Bank, Greenville, S, C^ J. T. Layal.
, district agent Clemson Extension
Service, Florence, S. C.; E. I. Westbrook,
National Union, W. C. Holroyd,
National Union, John G. Barron,
Peoples National, H. W. Robinson,
Peoplea National, W. C. Nunnery,
Peoples National, John W.
Pondon, Peoples National, E. L.
Byles, Peoples National, James S.
Shirley, National Union, T. L. Johnson,
Peoples National, W. B. Dunlap,
National Union, A. H. Moore, Peoples
National, T, N. Johnson, Peoples
National, Miss Jerry.. Killings worth,
Peoples Natidnal, Miss Thelma Poole,
Peoples National, Miss May Beth
Defter, Persies National, C. L. Cobb,
Peoples National, C. C. Murchison,
National Union, F. E. Grier, National
Union, George A. Beach, National
Union, B. F. Dixon, National Union,
W. R. Roddej, National Union, all of
Rock Hill; J. S. Hartness, Joe S.
Hope, J. H. Saye, First National
Bank, and B. R. Latham, Planters
Bank, all of Sharon, S. C.; T. B
Sprott, Mrs. J. Lee Sprott, J. l!
Sprott, S. A. Ligon, First National
Bank, W. B. Mejjpham, Jr., W. B.
Meacham, Savings Bank, all of Fort
Mill; R. E. Kerr, American Trust Cb.,
J. W. Hawthrone, Independence Trust
Co., W. T. Clement, Federal Reserve
Bank, all of Charlotte; George W.
Williams, John A. Poag, Bank of
Lancaster; S. E. Hinson, Heath
Spring*; James E. Caskey, Bank of
Heath Springs; Thomas J. Robertsoh,
National Loan and Exchange Bank,
E. R. Thayer, H. B. Edwards, J. N.
Beard. <>f the Columbia National
Bank, Henry S. Johnson, secretary
Sou:h Carolina Bankers Association,
of Columbia; Robert Gage/ Commercial
Bank, N.~ M. McDill, W. H
Cornwell, Peoples National Bank, all
of Chester; John T. Mackey, L. A
iWRtkowsky, S. W, Van Landingham,
C. J. Shannon, Jr., Ralph N.
phannon. First National Bank* H. G
garrison. Sr.. H. G. Garrieop,' jr ' C.
ST Yates, D A. Boyklh, hf. B. Williams,
Bank of Camden, J. E. Mc;?ain,
John S. Lindsay, J. Whitaker,
Loan and Suvinga-Bank #f Cara
Continues
To Improve
Advices from Mr. H. L. Schloeburv
i? npw at Hot Springs, Arkansas
M9 treatmept, being a sufferer from
rainmsfiym, are to the effect that hm
by his many' friends?** ****
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Camden Selected For
Forest Tree Nursery
J hi* South ( urolitttt Forestry commission
this week established near
..amden the state's first forest tree
nursery. The, land selected is a fiveacre
tract, which has been leased
from George T. Littly,. ?n Federal
Highway No. 1 at a point within two
miles or this city.
The nursery will employ a resident
nurseryman and later require an
average df three men per acre of
ground planted. loblolly, slash, long
leaf and short leaf pine will be the
varieties first planted and later trees
for ornamental roadside planting will
be undertaken.
1 he object of the nursery, according
to mate Forester L. E. Stalev, is
to furnish trees at cost to the citizens
of this state where last year were
planted more than MO,000 forest
trees. <
. The program for development as
outlined by Mr. Ktaley provides for
the planting of one acre immediately,
three acres next year, five acres the
third year anil ten to twenty acres
each subsequent year.
With the acquirement of the
nursery, a chamber of commerce objective,
plans are now in the making
for a 12,000 acre forest protective
a "n experimental forest of
200 acres. >
Catholic Laymen
Hold Annual Retreat
Tho /Catholic laymen of the diocese
of Charleston held their annual retreat
this yeAr at the Hobktrk Itm
in this city. The clergyman who was
invited to conduct the religious exercises
was the Rev. Felix J. Clarkson,
a. J., of Macon, Ga.
The spiritual exercises began with
a sermon and benediction last Sunday
evening in Saint Mary's church,
of which the Rev. Thomas J. Mackin
is rector, and all the other services
were conducted in the temporary
2Pe' 'n 0,!le hold cottages.
We exercises on Tuesday night
w?rki attended by Bishop Wnlsh of
Charleston who gave an address to
men* 'The closing services on
Wednesday morning were presided
over by the bishop.
The purpose of the annual retreat
in this diocese, it is, stated, is the
same as it ia elsewhere: To enable
business and professional men to put
aside /or a few days their earthly
concerns so that in tne addresses and
intervals of silence they may give
themselves over to a sort of spiritual
stock-taking.
The idea of the lnymans' retreat
has been growing in favor every
year for the past quarter-century.
Attendance is alwuys voluntary and
each year witnesses an increasing v:
number who gather for restful recollections
that are attendant fruits.
This year's list ojf attendants at the
Camden retreat Were W. W. SherRo?K'
P" im?:n88id?' Macon; H. R.
Barboree, William Berry, J. F. Fitzharris,
J. HL Canhon, Florence; J. J.
Brennan, P. J. Galliger, mte'r; W.
J. Leonard, president of the Laymans
League, Charleston; Frank B.
Moran.J. W. Burmester.O.jP. Matson,
v ' i u?rRn', tohn J. ^ Furlong, John
F. Lightheart, James A. McAlister,
James F. Condon, W. J. Condon, M.
A. Condon, H. K. Lee. M. A. Condon,,
Livingston, T..
t^I^nce? iif of Charles
*' 1 *1 ? ?'
Columbjans Visit Airport
? ofw0aT*Kl?n httPlii guests
on Saturday Mayor ??. vjj Owens of
Moorman'' TW' ^leaier, Robert
Moorman, Jr., members of the Co?
City council; W. S. Tomlinson,
city engineer and T. J. Kirkland, Jr.
naval reserve pilot, of Columbia.
The Columbia represpntativea were
?2 !? 1^pe?t field and
get the benefit of Camden's experience
in laying out its mammoth
airport.
While in the city Mayor Owens and
his party were entertained by the
?2 oiT SrPV airE>rt commission
and city officials of Camden with a
dinner at the Hobkirk Inn.
Aerial Honeymooned Here
aird MT\ Tod Croxford of
R??f? a88*' who were married in
Baltimore ast week, are the guests
thl. & Mr8' L' A' Kirkland in
mlkW^fc ^r' Croxfor* are
making their wedding tour in a cabin
monoplane and their landing at
Woodward Field marks the visit of
Camden's first aerial honeymooners.
Mr. Croxford will remain over for
the week end and will carry pasFiefd
" tripS fr?m Wo(>dward
YnrtViid Steinhardt? fugitive New
York lawyer, hunted all over the
KwWnf *?r, sever&1 weeks because of
I swindling charges in connection with
trusteeships and receiverships in
Pk?l.7? 2' suicide in a
Philadelphia hotel Friday, following ..
?He a"k<Kl ""owed
. JL . . * room ,n tho hotel and immediately
took a powerful poison.
Six persons met death tn an atr,
plane accident.in the vicinity of San
Diego, Cat., Sunday. A large pas53
*n army plane
collided in mid-air. The collision oc- '
CU5L at ** of 2,000 feet
sg.
a totld for
ioawed in Now York this week.
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