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The Camden Chronicle
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NUMBER 10.
facts Related About \
Health Department
(By A. W. Humphries, M. D.)
In every age and in overy locality
^ere ha# been individual who
^ been imbued with the spirit of
jhiU?tro|>hy, since ''the poor ye
nve with ye always." As a result of
Ais fact there has been much work
lone and threat good accomplished by
ndividual effort being aided by the
distance.of others who caught the
de4, ,
About nine years ago the interests
jd efforts of Mrs, W. J. Mayfield
md her co-workers were rewarded
y the appropriation by the county of
I funds to secure services of
i me public health nurse,
ese years quite a variety of j
ts have been reached, the
in of which is very difhe
field of endeavor being
ling the need of more asas
beeh partially provided
uring a full time doctor as
ilth officer. There is still
need for a sanitary in.
lieh we hope will eventuald
to our unit.
ecent reorganizgtoin the
f the public health service,
, Mrs. W. J. Mayfield, T. K.
ith addition of the county
lent of education and one
in county medical society
ise an advisory board. A
\eeting is to be held at
* the county health officer
report and matters of imire
discussed in order to
>n most logical plans of
; following lines:
?ct all food manufacturing
ng establishments and ene
health regulations parereto.
ect all school houses and
lie buildings and secure the
corrections relative to heating.
ventilation, water suptxcreta
disposal,
imine school children and
^re-school age for physical
at interfere with the phymental
development of the
ify the parents of the ded,
and strive to induce the
of remediable defects,
ine for hooMfrorm
e laboratory assistance for
iis of tuberculosis, malaria,
typhoid fever and inrasites.
t sanitary surveys of the
pulated sections of --the
induce the necessary corn
water supplies, and
f excreta disposals, and
nosquito and fly control
hasizing to the public,
he various educational
necessity of screened
fe water and milk supply,
method of disposing of
eta.
est aim is to accomplish
>od for the greatest numtty
cooperation with all
'ions and organizations,
to ever maintain the
consideration and ethical
hich should characterize
eek Civil Court
Drawn Tuesday
" * * - y \
commissioners met fuds:
and drew the jury for
ek of civil cotlrt * which
third Monday in June,
?th day.- Judge W. H.
f Columbia, will preside,
amed were as follows:
'ning, F. M. Jones, W. S.
F. Workman, B. T.
Rax ley, D. S. Mims, W.
F- Morris, J. V. Arrants,
C. B. Smith, Wv T.
' W. Harrison, J. B.
Gaines, L. T. Bradley,
A. Whitley, Ernest WilW
est, R. W. Seegars,
B*-JL Coats?Tr?W.
haw; E. B. King,-E. C.
iry Pitts, Lewis Hilton,
Peak, D. A. Goff, E.
V.H. Truesdale, Lugoff;
P Stokes. Cassatt;
^estville; W. -C. Seagle,
?uqua To Return
lth Chautauqua which
kmg annual visits 'to
' good many years will
f.?: y^r- The
and lectures given at'
utauqua were of a high
thoroughly enjoyed
? ?? pleased audiences,
cement of the retnrn of
' J!" be received with
delight by onr people,
superintendent of the
, rJr?fine<i over for
.r"! the P?opl? of Cam lebted
to the following
the guarantee ~of the
"urningi Mnirt. W.
?J 8. & AL' DM^Arn 1
I ViCil; J?ek?n, H. K. Beard,
Marker Unveiled To
Jackson's Memory
Lancaster, May 24.?Citiz?ns of
Lancaster and adjoining counties in
North Carolina and South Carolina
today treked to the birthplace of
Andre^v Jackson to witness the unveiling
of a granite marker to the
only South Carolinian ever to be
honored by election as president of
the United States.
Funds for the monument were
raised by the members of Catawba
Chapter, D. A. R., and the exercises
today were in charge of that organization.
The principal address of the day,
a eulogy to Jackson, is to be delivered
by Hon. W. F. Stevenson, of
Cheraw* member of Congress from
the Fifth district.- Misses Jessie and
Ernestine Cloud, twin daughters of
Mrs. E. E. Cloud, of Rock Hill , will
unveil the^ marker "at the conclusion
of the announced program.
The marker is located on the old
James Crawford plantation, near
Waxhaw church on the LancasterCharlotte
highway seven miles north
of Lancaster. , The boulder, a trand6ome.
specimen of Lancaster county
granite, was furnished by E. D.
Blakeney, of Camden and the site
was donated by T. Y. Williams, of
Lancaster.
The proposal to place a marker at
the birthplace of Jacksbn was launched
by the late Miss Annie Witherspoon,
and after her death the original
plans were executed by Mrs. E.
E. Cloud.
Cobbs Settle Differences
Williams and Stewart of Lancaster
and Col. Arthur L. Gaston of Chester,
counsel for F. Gordon Cobb of Lancaster,
one of the best known business
men of upper South Carolina
and vice president of the Lancaster
cotton mills of Lancaster, took an
order signed by Judge E. C. Dennis
of Darlington in common pleas court
here Monday' dismissing the complaint
of Mrs. E. L. Cobb for alimony.
This order whs consented to by J. P.
.Richards, Harry Hines and Gregory
and Gregory of Lancaster, attorneys
for Mrs. Cobb. It is understood a
reconciliation has been effected and
Mr*. Cobb has gone back to the Cobb
home to live.?Chester Reporter.
Repairing Office Building
The Camden Floral Company building
on East Laurens street, where
j the original project started, is now
| undergoing repairs and for the
; present the office and business room
is located on West Laurens street.
This firm has grown to such proportions
in recent years that they
find it necessary to have more office
| room and larger quarters for work
' rooms. A. portion of the front part
! of the building on East Laurens
j street is now being made larger to
! meet their requirements. For the
j present all of the force is at West
Laurens until carpenters and cement
workers have completed their work.
Cows Tested for Tuberculosis.
Ninety-five cows which produce the
i milk and milk products for Camden
were tested for tuberculosis during
May by Dr. Baer, of the Federal livestock
sanitary department. All cows
tested were found to be free from this
disease, says W. H. Pressley, the
county agent.
L: *- This service is free. The farmers
are visited twice?once for injecting
reaction fluid and *\gain two days
later to check results. Any persons
having cow(S which they wish to have
treated are urged to write to tl>e office
of the courtty agent and arrange
for the work.
Officers Capture Booze
Cars and Several Men
Deputy Sheriff G. F. Cooley, and
rural officers DeBr.uhl and Hough
last Thursday night ran upon Okmn
Melton dh a by-road about ten miles
east of Camden and captured twelve
gallons of whiskey and an automobile.
Melton saw the officer! Approach
and made a wild dash with his
nuto through the roads, disregarding
black jacks, stumps and whatnot, but
finally disabled his car and fled, but
later came back and surrendered.
Chief of -Police Hilton, deputy
Cooley and rural officer DeBruhl on
Saturday ' night at the corner of
Market and York streets captured
Arthur Sharpe and Jim Thompson,
both white, with a quantity of
whiskey utensils and placed them in
jail.
_Joe Renfiington, white^ whft__jesides
in the town of Kershaw, was
captured in a whiskey raid by Chief
Mothershed, of Kershaw, and rural
officers Withers and Hough.
Katie Bolden, a negress, who is
considered an old offender, also fell
a victim to "the Law" last week on
a liquor law violation charge.
RaaVi To CfcM UmJUy
The
! Ileal Treat In Store For j
Camden Boy
About forty Camden scouts will go
into Camp next month for a two
week's encampment at Murrell's Inlet,
below Conway.
The Central South Carolina council,
Boy Scouts of America, with which
the Camden organisation is affiliated,
will pitch a tented camp on the banks
of the Inlet to accomodate about two
hundred Scouts. Columbia will
furnish the largest number, "but
delegations from Orangeburg, Bptesburg
and one or two other units will
swell the Columbia and Camden
crowd. Camp opens Wednesday, June
12th, and closes June 26th.
Kxpert leadership has been engaged
to instruct and care for the
boyB. West Jacocks, scout executive,
will act as camp director, and has assembled
a large staff of assistants,
i so that each department of the cajnp
'life is headed by an expert.
; A resident physician, Dr. Willcox,
will be available to the camp at all
| times, in addition to the regular statf
I of first aid men. James A. McCoy,
i Veteran .mess officer, has assembled
a very complete kitchen that will feed
250 men, and has the same cooks he
has enployed for the past five years.
1 In developing" the cam# program
much thought is given to the activi:
ties, insuring the boys ample opportunity
to have a good time.
Besides the campfire programs, which
have the one great appeal on the
| camp, there will be all kinds of
athletic and scouting games. Daily
I boat trips will be made across the
i Inlet and the day spent on the ocean
! front. Large fishing parties will be
i organized and every scout given the
j chance to demonstrate his ability to
land the big ones. The hiking may
be enjoyed, as huge trees, moss
covered, induce the camper to hike
for a long way in the cool shade. W.
! F. Nettles, Jr., local scoutmaster will
assist in this department of the camp
life.
Rev. C. L. Norman, of the Wateree
troop; Rev. C. 'W. Best, of Lugoff
troop, will also go to the coast as
camp leaders, as will John K. deLoach
and others for shorter periods.
A camp bank is operated that the
"?bo^s "may ha-ire a place to deposit
t their "change" and not run the risk
of losing it at play. * The "trading
post" is opened daily where chocolates
and sweets may be purchased
to the extent of the ten cents per
day limit. 'Monroe Mayer, treasurer
of the Columbia council, will again
act as camp banker and keeper of the
trading post.
Every kid likes to make bows and
arrows, or leather moccasins, or c^rve
some article of wood, or shettT etc,
and half a dozen experts will be. on
hand to lend assistance in the cr&fts
department. ,
For the benefit of those ambitious
scouts who desire to advance in scoutcraft
and .gain higher tank, a scoutcraft
school under the -direction of
several eagle scouts will, give daily
instruction in all phases of the scout
curriculum.
The water front has been thoroughly
organized. All swimming is done
under American Red Cross regular
tions and methods. Commissioned
life guards are on cluty at all awittvr
ming periods and s0out& swim onl^
at the prescribed periods adopted by.
the camp? There is a beginners pit
for the non-swimmers, where Mfcy,
strut-lion is given and where tlyii,
beginners may enjoy the water ijt*
safety. The "pit" is a f encediifareA,
with wire netting extending from theJ
bottom to the top of high tid^ thu?'
insuring an enclosure which can hp I
guarded at all tlmee. "Walter- A;
Rhame, is connected with this depart^
ment of the canip organization. **'
The cost of the camp is only $12
for the two week's outing for- the
Camden boys. This is below cost btft
the deficit is made up from the Cam-^
den district scout fund. It was
pointed out that this was about a9
cheap as the boy could be fed at
home, to say nothing of the expert
leadership engaged to help him have
a .good time and a wonderftd .8Xr
perience. >
The local camping committee is
made up of James DeLoache, chairman,
Herman Baruch, J. B. Zemp,
with R. B. Pitts, president and John
K. deLoach, commissioner, ex-officio
members.
To Preach Here Sunday
Rev. Phillip J. McLean, of Darlington
S C., will be the speaker from
the* pulpit% of the Camden Baptist
Church here .Sunday both...morning
' and evening. The morning hour is
at 11 15 and the evening hour at 8:30.
The members of this church cordially
" invite other denominations i and
visitors to come and worship with
them. . ..
Seniors To Proaoat Play .
The Senior Class of tbo Camden
high school will * **Uy
play, "Golden Days,
auditorium on Friday
r* 8:00 o'clock. An odteUou^aa
Of 26 *?ta, ? conta fnd 60 cants
Will be charged.
Cbmden Boy Graduates
Kat Emory University
Atlanta,. May 2i>Zw. Gatewood
Workman, of Camden, will be one of
tftf two hundred and two graduates
Who will receive degree* from Emory
Uglvenmy 0n June 4 at the eightynifith
annual commencement, it ha*
announced by I)r. Harvey W.
Co*, president.
The Emory commencement season
will begin on Sunday, June 2, with
tha. delivery of the baccalaureate sery,K.cv
John Stewart French,
u. V; <>f Bristol, Tenn. On Monday
ajWors and alumni of the classes
numerals ending in (J and 4 who
>%* retiuncd to the University will
unitt' in celebrating Alumni Day.
%? Ilall? alumnu# of i..the
Clhee of lHJb, prominent attorney of
Macon, Georgia, will be Alumni Day
Orator.
Dr Koscoe Pound, dean of the
Harvard University b,w school und
prominent legal authority and writer,
will deliver the baccalaureate adares.
:n the finul exercise on Tuesday
June 1. '
'Gatie" VVorkman, as he is popularly
known at Emory, will receive
the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy.
While ;>.t college he has made himJflf
"ni- lbe popular,;members of
Che Atlanta- college social set in additloi,
to doing a fine student, He is
a member ot the Sigma Chi social
fraternity and the Sigma Upsilon
literary fraternity.
Wtyi.o his major interest has been
the study of psychology, in which
branch he has served throughout the
past- year as an assistant in the department,
Workman has found time
for many other phases of student
activities.
Air Passenger Line
May Include Camden
Washington, D. C., May 24.?
J. C. Edgerton, general manager of
the Southern Skylines, Inc., said
Thursday that plans are going forward
rapidly for the establishment
passenger ' air line fr6m "New
Ybrk and Washington to Southeast
fltffjda, the line to' go through Augusta,
which will be one of the' tnipOrtant
points. He said it was possible
-that the -line would also include
Columbia, S. C., Greensboro, N. C.,
and Savannah, Ga, During the winter
season when the tourist business is
at its height, he said? the line would
probably include also Camden, S. C.,
Pinehurst, N. C., Aiken, S. C. and a
number, of Florida resort cities.
The company is establishing transcontinental
passenger.lines which will
enable travelers to reach the Pacific
coast; from the Atlantic, in record
tijn?. Since night flying is not yet
C safe by the passengers, he
B nr f* - S probable that connections
wjll^bej- made with the Crescent
lAmiieaSikinst New York-New OrIftafte
train?at Danville, Va., early in
The passengers will fly
from Danville to a Texas point, where
they .Will board a western train, and
change again the next morning to fly
*? Ca,^ornia*
Girl Champion Speller
Washington, May 23?Thirteen j;ear
yea? old Virgihia Hogan of Omaha,
Nebraska, is the spelling champion
of the United States. She gained the
honor by spelling "luxuriance" and
all the other tongue-twisting words
I that were put to her Tuesday night
I in the finals of the fifth annual
national spelling bee. She was
awarded the $1,000 prize. Virginia's
last competitor was Viola Starbae,
entraht of the Milwaukee Journal,
who succumbed to the trickeries of
luxuriance by spelling it with an "E"
instead of the "A". She WSS"preceded
to her seat by one of four
boys in the finals. Teru Havashi, a
Japanse youth, who represented the
Atlantic City PresR.
New Rotary Officers Elected
A. Stanley ; Llewellyn, recently
elected?president of the Camden
Rotary club, will enter his new office
on June 6, it was announced by retiring
officers of the organization
here today.
Mr. Uowellyn, former vice-prtsident,
will succeed I)r. John W. Corbett
while other officers to serve
during the coming year will be R. B.
Pitts, yfee- president; William King,
treasurer; R. j|. Shannon, secretary
an7.,^* JKnroeh, sergeant-at-ams*
All of the officers named, with tha
dditiott of Or. John W. Corbott, a
H- r?** *** P. M. Wooteo, wtU
contitwto ftp now board of dfaocfm.
Native of This County
Dies at Willisto Home
Williston, May 21.?After an illness
of several Months, Mrs. William
Kdgaiv Cunningham died at^tr residence
here early Friday "morning,
May 17th. Mrs. Cunning-hum was
about 46 years of age. Before her
marriage she was Miss Bessie Floyd,
youngest daughter of former Adjt.
Gen. J. W. Floyd, of Liberty Hill, who
saW valiant service lender Lee and
was a native of Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham moved
to Williston about ten years ago from
Chester. Early in.life she joined the
Liberty Hill Presbyterian church and
was a charter member of the Williston
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Cunningham
was a woman of fine Christian
character and her untimely
pausing brought great sorrow to this
entire section.
? She is survived by her husband, W.
E. Cunningham, three /ons, Ned,
Fred and Molx'cry; her mother, Mrs.
J. W. Floyd, who made her home
with her; two brothers, Col. W. A.
Floyd, of Greenville, and Fred Floyd,
of Liberty Hill; three sisters, Miss
Nannie Floyd and Mrs. Hammond
Erner, of Frederick, Md., Mrs. Leon
I^ewis, of Tabor, N. C.
A short funeral service was held at
her residence early Saturday morning
conducted by the Kev. W. R.
Davis. The funeral party left shortly
thereafter for Liberty Hill, being
joined in -Columbia by Governor and
Mrs. Richards, J. A. Latimer, and Mr.
and M rs. T. J. Cunningham.
Funeral services followed by interment,
conducted by the Rev. Fra nk
A. Drennan, were held in the Liberty
Hill Presbyterian church Saturday
morning, May 18th. There was a
large number of sorrowing relatives,
who with the many beautiful floral
offerings, attested to the- love and
esteem in which this fine Christian
wife and mother was held.
# \
Home Papers Tribute
to New Baptist Pastor
m . t .* I
The Bamberg Herald, of last week,
published in the home town of Rev.
J. B. CastOn, -the newly called' pastor
of the Camden BapjMst church, epeaks
in the -highest terras: of-the* new
' .minister. ; Its tribute to - him is as
follows;- . v,. . i\
'.'The death, of; one -of- Bamberg's
leading citizens -would not have caused
.more. sadness than the news that
the Rev. J. Barnwell Caston, pastor
of the Bamberg Baptist church, has
decided to accept the pastorate of the
First Baptist church of Camden. Mr.
Caston received a call to the Camden
church on May 12. A delegation of
Camden Buptists headed by Judge
Mendel L. Smith, informed him of the
call that afternoon. Mr. Caston promised
the committee an answer on
Monday of this week, when he met
with the committee in Camden. He
gave no indication of his reply before
leaving Bamberg Monday.
. "The Baptist pastor informed his
congregation fully of his call, and
earnestly sought their prayers in
making his decision. The Camden
church offers Mr. Caston no promotion
in work, financial of otherwise,
but it offers a field of labor in which
Mr. Caston feels that he will be of
greater service in the Lord's work.
' "Mr. Caston came to Bamberg a
little more than three years ago from
Lynchburg. He is a Th. G. graduate
of Mercer university, and a graduate
of the Southern Baptist Theological
seminary. His education was broad-,
ened by attending several other educational
institutions throughout the
-south.
"Very few persons have intrenched
themselves in the hearts of the people
of the city as -Mr. Caston and bis
family have. He has worked with the
other pastors of the city in a beautiful
spirit, of Christian cooperation,
and he is held in no less love by the
other denominations of the community.
"Mr. Caston will offer his resignation
to the local Baptists at once, and
will ask that it be accepted immediately
in order that he can begin his
work in Camden on the first of July.
It. is expected that a pulpit committee
will be immediately named by the
local church."
Returns From Hot Springs
Mr. and Mrs.- H. L. Schlosburg,
who have been spending several
weeks at Hot 'Springs, Arkansas, returned
home Tuesday. The former
went there for_treatment for a severe
case or rheumatism, and his friends
are pleased to learn that he has been
greatly benefitted and is able to be
on the streets again.
Lancaster Defeats Camden
' The Lancaster mill baseball team
defeated the Camden team at the
mill park here Saturday in a slow
but interesting game, by a score of
18 to 12. The score atood 12 to 12
In the eighth inning, when McDonald
for Lancaster singled and brought
in a runner to decidr^awi.
Lancaster News.
.
Mrs. Hf H. Spencer and three children
were killed in their heme niear
Basaett, Va., Wedneaday by the e*jKliim
n f an '
Canvass For Dues To
Camden Public Library
n held ip the Camden
Public .Library Saturday, the question
of finances was discussed and the
treasurer L, A. Wittkowsky, was requested
to cull the attention of the
friends of the library to the facta in
connection with the financing of the
library.
When the present Library Association
was organized, the City of
3amdcn interred into an agreement
With the Carnegie Foundation to contribute
annually five hundred dollars
to help with the maintenance of the
library.
The overhead expenses of the
library, salary of librarian, wages of
janitor, fire insurance premiums,
wood, coal etc., amount to about
seven hundred fifty dollars a year.
At least two hundred fifty dollars
worth of new books tthould be purchased
each year. Therefore, it can
be seen that the minimum amount
that the library can get along with
n year would be onu thousand dollars
Membership in the library is purely
voluntarily. Heretofore, those
who took an active interest in the
j library have been contributing annually
one dollar each as dues, but
for the last two years u good many
vA.t ,1(>t 1)U'(' these voluntary dues
and the finances .of the library have w
gotten in a condition where it is absolutely
necessary that these dues be
collected for the maintenance of the
library.
At the meeting Saturday a committee
was appointed to make an
active canvass for membership dues
during the week beginning June 3rd.
All those who are really interested
in the library are earnestly requested
to promptly pay their dues, so that
the depleted treasury may be put in
better shape.
RotariansWere Hosts
To Visitors and Ladies
Playing hosts .to - Bishopville
Rotariaus at luncheon at the ICumden
Hotel and to 'their '6Wn ladies at a
banquet the everfihg; combined to
jrnke last ThuradajrbnTbf the bright!
est of all days fOr'every member of
the Camden RoUry club.
The Bishopvllte .cluh .jnembers attended
in fun .force' ^nd were entertained
during the"'luncheon hpur
by a program planned And directed
9? k- LdPajSs while W, A,
qfUckey, speaking for the visitors,
gave an i interesting and very inspiring
talk on Rotary principle.
I)r. Fred Williams, of Columbia,
also a guest of honor spoke on the
Three Great Principles 01 Rotary and
placed as foremost attendance and
the living dally to the motto of
service above self. ?
A piano duet by Mrs. A. t). McArn
and Lewis Moore was a feature
of the hour while others appearing
on the musical program were A. C.
Mc.Kain, Fred Bryant^ land Edward
Bryant.
Rotarians and Rotaryans met at
tho hotel banquet hall , during the
evening for the anfiual ladies' night
m Camden. Following a full course
?nfr the Pro*ram <>f entertainment
which was furnished entirely by the
Jobal club was enjoyed by all.
Miss Barbara Zemp, daughter of
tMf. And Mrs. E. C. Zemp, gave two
very graceful toe dances and another
decided feature of the evening was
group singing by members of the
lopal club.
-Little gave a convincingly
eloquent address en "Why the World
is; All Wrong" and ethers speaking
btfore the highly appreciative gath?tlng
included Ifcv. ? D. McAm,
Mrs.rj&cftfp, Ahd. <*. H. Baum who
presented Jjr, John W,. Corbett with
the past president's pin which he is
to wear while attending the international
convention of Rotary in
Dallas this week.
The banquet tables were beautifully
decorated with flags of all countries
in which Rotary now exists and
favors for the meeting consisted of
Rotary tape measures for the ladies
and Rotary match .boxes for the club
members.
Stores Will Close
For Half Holidays
Hy a recent agreement of nearly
all the merchants of Camden the
8 tor en will be closed next Thursday
afternoon at one o'cloofc in order to
give theii^ clerks a half holiday one
day a week during ' the summer
months. y
Several of the dry goOda merchants
signified their desire/{o P**t off the
early closing until after the tenth of
May on account of the/ commencement
trade, but after the tenth these
will also join in the early eJosing.