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LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Year* Ago 1 THIRTY YEARS AGO March 14, 1900 Kxtensi ve preparations being made at the United States naval observatory for photographing the total eel ipse of the sun on May 2H. P. A. Roswell returns to Camden from Orangeburg to ofren mercantile business in Camden. Camden polo team defeated in tournament played at Aiken. Those playing on thV Camden team were] Whistler, Parstow, Urown, Kennedy 1 and Snlmond. Clemson defeats (Cornell University at Ithaca, N. Y., in base ball game. Score !' to 7. Mrs/ Kli/a Jane Roberts died at her home on Market street. Rev. Mark Royd, 9!}, oldest .Methodist minister in South Carolina, Hies at Johnston. 1 A'it Sehenk purchases lot on north Rroad street preparatory to erecting leaidence, W. II. Ilaile, bad 1 y hurt by falling from a hammock, improves. FIFTEEN YEARS ABO ? r March 19. 1915 Fred W. VValdbridge, prominent ciub man, of New York, died in Camden. Ceorge Outlaw, Hermitage mill operative, shot and instantly killed near i.)te mill village. Fire destroys five room cottage belonging to Amnions Collins. Mad dog bites young child of Mr. and Mrs.'0. M. Fort. Ourant Haile, convicted of murdering his wife, |fut to death in electric chair. He admitted his guilt. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Schlosburg return from northern markets, S. Helton Beard goes to Wichita ? rails, Texas, to reside. Kershaw Pharmacy badly damaged lf? fire. Brevard Boykin host to twenty-five i r thirty boys and girls at a juvenile dance, Masonic temple and Bryan printing plant destroyed by fire in Columbia. II. S. Cunningham Dies in Bishopville Hishopvilie, M.uri, 11. ? II. S. ( UI1 ningham, X'J, vciciiui ncwsiniper editbr, oiifederate veteran and long time, resident of Itishopville, died thi.-afternoon at four o'clock. Mr. Cunningham was horn at Indiantowu, Wi llinmshurg county, in 1*17. lie was an elder in the Indiantown church. His wife was Mi>s Allene Itrockington of Kingstree who died several years ago. In 1HK-1 Mr. Cunningham moved to Kingstree and ran a newspaper then- for fiv?p or six years. Then he went to (Ireenvvood, publishing a paper at that place. He also published a paper at Orangeburg', going from there to Saluda, and was one of the pioneers in the new county of Saluda. After the formation of Lee county he moved ~T"> It i - hop v die m I'.'Ol, and commenced the publication of The Vindicator. Allot her paper, The Leader, was aLo published in Itishopville at that time, w he h M>. Cunningham bough', merging both papers into The Leader and Vindicator, which lie edited until his retirement .iust a few years ago. Mr. Cunningham was elected an elde ' !( Itishopville I'resbytcriai. church not long- after moving to Itishopville. IK aave> .me -on. W. K. Cunningham. ot I'lt-iiopvilb-, and three daughters. M.-s Annie Cunningham of Itishopville. M I-. ,1. G. Davis of Griffin. Ca., and M s. <'. [.. \Vi|<lin. of Laurens, and -even grandchildren, among them, Louise ("unitingham, teacher in the Columbia school-, and Miss Allene Cunningham, teach Traveling by Plane; Stops at Airport Joseph Johnston, traveling representative for the Waterproof Paper am1 Board Company, of Cincinnati, flying a Commandair plane, stopped at Woodward airport yesterday for a short stay. He came to call on Mr. A. C. Drawdy of the Flectrik Maid Bake Shop, in the interest of h'is company. Mr. Johnston states that he has been traveling by plane for more than a year and finds it just about us economical as traveling by a medium priced automobile. Ship Called at Airport On Wednesday afternoon a Fairchild cabin plane landed at Woodward airport carrying Mr. J. Mickley Potts, of New York City, as a pa.-.-en?rcr, who came to Camden from Pinehurst to witness the polo game. Mr. Lloyd (). Yost was pilot of the sin p. He is an experienced aviator mil is in charge of the Pinehurst | o\ iat ion field. I imLc Salmon W. ii leu son, 07, Mm i nc-ota'- oldest active jurist, has been ! re-elected to another four-year term 'a- munnipal judge of St. Charles, Minn. nig at Clinton. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 - 'clock. Mi. Kolx-rt W. Cunningham, of tic.* Chronicle force, was called to h,i father'- U*d-ide Saturday. FnenftiiC'Camden >ympathi/.e wit^j him n lii- bereavement. A number of friends from Camden attended the funeral held at Bishopville Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock. 'Aunt Lucia' To Be Staged Two Nights On next Thurxduy and Friday flight*, the famous collegiate comedy will be staged at High School auditorium under the auspice# of the American Legion Auxiliary. It promises to he one of the higgent and bout home talent shows evef staged in this community and includes a cust of over 150 local people. It is n burlesque comedy of American college life and has a number of hilarious comedy spots. This show has been staged through the middle west with hqndreds of organizations, and has been a tremendous success whenever played. Everyone who has seen the show claimed that no one could afford to miss it. The show is collegiate in every way. liesides the play proper, it has a number of special features. The play proper deals with the story of the Home Coming of Hula Hula College. The setting of .the show is a Fraternity drawing room. The whole story revolves around the school unxiously awaiting the arrival of an old maid aunt, Lucia Wakefield who is worth fifty million dollars and who plans to give the college a large sum of money. She is to be the honored guest at the Home Coming of Hula Hula College and is an aunt to one of the girls, Hetsy. Jerry Watson, played by ^ohn Storey, one of the college hoys, with the help of his two roommates, George and Dick, played by Has11 Hruce and Sam Evans, dresses himself as an old lady, for the entertainment of his fellow fraternity brothers. While dressed in this outfit he was mistaken by Prof. Gaddis, played by Hill Nettles, and Dean Howard, played by Esther DeLoache, as the real Lucia Wakefield from Florida, and they immediately Introduce him to the College President and everyone as such. Once in this dilemma, it was impossible for him to explain without getting in bad, and so he is carried on throughout the story masquerading as Lucia Wakefield, when in reality he is only Jerry Watson. Around this character playing the part of the fake Aunt Lucia, nil the fun and comical situations of the play develop. Prof. Gaddis and Mr. Collins, played by E. B. Buddin, and the Butter and Egg Man, played by O. H. Lowman, ail fall in love with this fake Lucia Wakefield and try to marry her. Their proposal scenes are flowery, insistent and very funny. Instantly Jerry finds himself playing the part of the old lady, rpakes love to the boys and girls, enjoys the proposals of the men, and general ly adds to the comedy of the play. Dean Howard, the old maid school teacher, and Prof Gaddis, the old bachelor, who have been lovers for fifteen years, finally come together and are married, only after the Professor finds that Lucia Wakefield was only a man. In the end, the real Lucia Wakefield in Florida wires the necessary amount of money for Unbuilding of the College stadium, and Jerry, who has been the fake Aunt, wins hack his girl, who had stepped out with the College sheik. Besides these characters, there ale two college girls, friends of George and Dick. Hetsy and Molly, played by Mrs. Basil Hruce and Mrs. Sam Evans; Jerry's girl, Sarah Mills, is Maude Tanner. Also, there is the college president. Dr. Seamore, played by Dr. A. W. Humphries and Mrs. Seamore. played by'.Mrs. Louise W. Cantey. who all add to the dignity of the east. The two freshmen, comedy parts, played by Donald Barnes and Allen Hardy are also very good. Another character of the main cast is the Fraternity President, played by George Chewning. All in all. it is a collegiate plot, with a great many comical situations, which are hilarious from start to finish. Besides the play proper, there are a number of special features in the show, the College Glee Club, portrayed by eighteen business men, open the show and give a lot of entertainment. The famous flapper chorus-of the Sig-Sig-A-Rette Sorority is one of the high spots of the show. The flapper chorus consists of 20 business men who portray famous college girls, types such as Teacher's Pet. The Sorority President. Spinster School Teacher. Cleopatra, etc. Th?- opening of the show is featured by a curtain raiser, the big Baby Pageant with over one hundred children between the ages of five and j seven. The special dramatic reader, Margaret Kennedy, gives the readings and the children furnish a very effective background. The Baby Pageant- i.- something new in enteri tainment and exceptionally good. ; Another feature of the show is i twenty-five high school girls in cos; tunic ch- 'UM-s and special song num, hers. A11 in all "Aunt Lucia" is a we'd rounded out production. A fu.': i:-? of all the characters will be found : an ad in this issue of this 1 paper. Look them over. This prom, i-e- to be one of the biggest shows i e\ er staged and is going to be well jworth ' t:e , e of admission. Ticket for -isetaed -eats will be on sale I at Zetr.p'- 1>- g Store on Wednesday. M.iah 1; h. , Former President Coolidge forma.| .> dedicated the Coolidge dam in Art.'-na on Tuesday. "This dam and its waters do not need dedicating," the former president asserted. "It is the people gathered here who need to 1h> dedicated." J. Adair Lawrence of Tahlequah. Okla., Tulane university medical student, was shot to death in a street fight in New Orleans, Tuesday, during fhe Mardi Gras festivities. The shooting, it is alleged, was done by ? negro. Mrs. Hannah Gloran of BJanford, England. 103, has refused to use glasses for either reading or sewing. Farmer Killed Near Bethune Henry Outlaw, farmer living near Oftta^rh, Chesterfield county, was knocked off the highway and accidentally killed Monday five miles west of Hethune by a car driven by Ktuben Ingram, son of l>r. J. I). Ingram, of McBee. He was taken to a physician at Hethune and examination showed that death had been instantaneous. ; The oar turned over several times and \vas found smashed up about 250 yards from the body of Outlaw. Ingrain and the other two occupants, whom he had given a lift, Ixjo Herskowitz and William Ileisler of New York, were slightly injured. Coroner Russell held the inquest during the evening and the jury pronounced accidental death caused from being hit by a car driven by Mr. Ingram. Mr. Ingram, together with Heisler and Herskowitz, testified that Reuben Ingrain was driving about 35 niilcp an hour in the direction of 'Bethune, when they saw a man walking on the pavenYent. When within 50 yards of the man, he blew his horn several times, but Mr. Outlaw did not get out of the road. "(.and Line" Tragedy Blairsville, Ga., March 8.?The story of a tragic climax to another "Land line" feud came out of the mountains here today. The story was told by Hugh Brown, 05-year-old mountain fanner, facing murder charge for the shooting of Edith Miller, 25, only daughter of Jim Miller, 55. his "feud enemy." Blair, peering through the bars in the little Blairs\ille jail, related to authorities how Edith, seeking to shield her father, stepped in front of Jim Miller as Brown raised his shotgun. The aged mountaineer pulled the trigger, the entire load of shot striking the girl in the abdomen and she dropped to the ground, dying almost instantly. The tragedy occurred late yesterday near the disputed "land line" between the Brown and Miller properties, nine miles west of Blairsville. Eighteen persons were wounded *ind many arrested in Communist i lots in Budapest, Hungary, Monday. Former President Died Saturday1 Former President William Howard Taft died in Washington Saturday. Mr. Tuft had hovered between life and fieath since February 3 when he returned to Washington from Asheville, N. C., where he had gone in an effort to regain his health, ilia death was expected almost hourly until n few days ago. Then he made such a remarkable recovery that it was believed he might live for several weeks. Mr. Taft had a restless night, however, and this myrning thev doctors found him slightly weaker. The physicians made several visits during the day but no immediate collapse was expected. At 4:45 o'clock Mr. Taft's nurse, Miss Gertrude Manifold, found the patient sinking rapidly. I)r. Homer Fuller, assistant to Dr. Hagner, was the first to respond. Mrs. Taft was called to the sick room when the doctor realized that the end was drawing rapidly near, She was at the former Chief Justice's side when he died. DeutHTHUpfe ea&v ily to the former President and Chief* Justice. At no time had he suffered pain and when the end came he was in a deep coma. The brave fight Mr. Taft had made against impossible odds had left him too weak to rrjeet the final sinking spell. The tremendous vitality that had kept him active as Chief Justice at the age of 72 up to six weeks before his death had been sapped by n complication of myocardis, arterio sclerosis and cystitis. At no time' did the former president realize he was dying, but the family had been prepared for weeks to meet the inevitable. * Mr. Taft will be buried in Arlington .National cemetery, where many of the most famous figures of American history have found sepulchre, among the green hills of Virginia, a tew miles across the Potomac river from Washington. He will be the first president of the United States to be buried there. It was the request of the family that he rest near Washington, the city where he reached life's greatest achievements. Let the Chronicle do your Job Printing. Penney Company Announces OpcninA Manager P. V. Williams aJ1Il0UlJ opening dote of th? J. < pi Company store at 1412 Broad ?ti I on Thursday, Mau h 20th. ^ This inaugurates the establish^ I of store number 1424 of this i? I moth nation-wide organisation. As in all of the Penney store? till building has been remodeled I modemly equipped with store fu^l nishings and stocked with a hne of new goods. Mr. Jack Harwell, recently of con, Ga., will be assistant mana?LM of this store and has already arrival in Camden. i Following i heii usual cmto? I employing local salespeople possible,, Manager Williams U ed to ann9unce that he has the services of some of Camden'? V>I'H known salespeople. ! I Mrs. Clara Rhoden, who has ??rvtd^| the public in the former L. Sehtnkl Company t*tore, has charge of thtfl pi^ce goods department. ! I Miss Mollie Moseley, whowud^^l an efficient saleslady with the^J firm will be found in the ladies rea^fl to-wear and millinery department!^! Miss Tx-nora James, of S. C., will have charge of the ltfl iery and notion department. i Miss Helen McLeod, i < cently Bishopville, but now of Camden, be in th eoffice department' sewing as cashier. 1 William E. Patterson, 38, under- fl cover prohibition officer, was kid- H napped and murdered near PueWt,M Col., Monday night. } Nurses and internes rescued 40 pi- H tients from a Swedish hospital it I Minneapolis, Minn., Tuesday. The I building was destroyed by fire. Edwin Lee Graham, 55, cult leader, I who entered upon a fast to cure u Illness by "Divine healirig," is dead 1 at St. Joe, Ark., after fasting 811 days. He became ill several weeks I ago and declined medical aid, assert-H ing that he would be cured by faith. I The sheriff of Kalamazoo, four den-1 tists and two policemen have beenB indicted at Grand Rapids, Mich., on I charges of conspiracy to violate theH Federal prohibition laws. I Iodine Products Stores I ! Backed by people living in the State of South j Carolina. A HOME owned organization in the truest I j sense of the word. You are always safe when buying , j in our stores. Clean stores?highest quality goods, i ( Lowest prices?100 per cent courtesy. Buy South J I j Carolina products from South Carolina owned stores. I I Specials Friday, Saturday March 14-15 | ! ] SUGAR, 10 pounds 52c I j I PORK AND BEANS, 3 for 25c j j i BREAKFAST BACON, sliced and rined, pound ... 29c J j j' BITTER, Brookfield Creamery, per pound 39c j | I SALT, 1 1-2 pound packages, 3 for 10c [j ' SOAP, Octagon, 5c size, 6 for 22c j j I FLOUR, Lucile, Self Rising, 24 lb., per bag ... 84c J , I FLOUR, Lucile, Self-Rising, 12 lb. bag 45c |! FLOUR, True Love, Self-Rising, 24 lb. bag 92c | j COFFEE, MAXWELL HOUSE, per pound * 36c ;! COFFEE, FAMILY JOY, S. C. Packed, pound 34c I WESSON OIL, Pints 25c j! WESSON Oil-, Quarts 49c E I ASSORTED PRESERVES, 16 ounce jar, 24c || j j KELLOGG CORN FLAKES, 2 for 15c j j I CELERY, well bleached stalk . 10c jj |j LETTUCE, Hard Heads 10c jj ) ORANGES, Porto Rican, per dozen 30c Ij I Visit Our Two Big Stores ? J | 1028A Broad Street 549 DeKalb Street j I H. F. Evans, Manager T. C. Gladden, Manager j LAUGH AND AUNT The Great COLLEGIATE COMEDY BE HAPPY LUCIA The Biggest Event Ever Staged in CAMDEN _ Sponsored By The AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY?Directed By UNIVERSAL PRODUCING COMPANY 1 Cft Local People as Characters 1 ^0 DON'T MISS IT! SCREAMS OF LAUGHTER! 1WW ALL STAR CAST HEADED BY JOHN STORY AS "AUNT LUCIA" Jerry (Aunt Lucia) JOHN STOREY Georue (College Student) BASIL BRUCE Dick (football star) SAM EVANS Betsy (George's girl) MRS. BASIL BRUCE Molly (Dick's girl) MRS. SAM EVANS ~Ethelyn (Jerry's girl) SARAH MILLS Butter and Egg Man from Omaha I 0. H. LOWMAN Collins (Dick's father) E. B. BUDDIN Prof. Gaddis BILL NETTLES Dean Howard ESTHER DeI/)ACHE Dr. Soanytrc DR. HUMPHRIES Mrs. Seamore MRS. LOUrSE CANTEY First Freshman DONALD BARNES Second Freshman ALLEN HARDY Fraternity President GEORGE OHEWNING Messenger Bov BUDDIE BEARI) Yell Leader ELIZABETH ZEMP AUNT LUCIA'S GLEE CLUB GEORGE WILSON MARION BAXLEY HUBERT WILSON A. S. LLEWELLYN ' BILLIE KING CHARLIE VILLEPIGUE FRED BRYANT D. O. JIOUSER T. V. WALSH W. P. NETTLES ; J. B. BALDWIN LAMBERT DePASS LEON SC11LOSBURG i COLLEGE FLAPPERS Soro-itv President . MAYOR DuBOSE Peaches Browning RYAN PARROTT i i Gloria Swanson DeLOACHE SIfEORN ' Tillie The Toiler MARION WILLIAMS . Innocent Freshman HENRY SAVAGE | j Clinging Vine G. T. LITTLE i Girl With the M.llion Dollar U>gs.. JOE BARDCH I Cleopatra L. C. S Hi AW ; Baby Face J. S. FISOH1BL ' Vamp of Camden C. W;*EVANS 1 Dancing Girl BLSSELL KENNEDY Clara Bow SAM KARBSH I Spinster School Teacher W. R. WATKINS Campus Flirt v NORMAN TRUESDAiLE Bride of 1938 ; B. G. SANDERS Powerful Katrinka . JOE GUTHRIE Flower Girl OOOLEY GTLLIS Flower Girl L. J. WHITAKER Widow Zander : HIENRY BEARD Teacher's Pet MARVIN REASONOVER Hard Hearted Hannah B. M. SMITH Battling Beauty HERMAN BARUCH SPECIAL BABY PAGEANT Special Numbers "Take Me Back to Babyland" "Sleepy Head^ "The Boogie Oogie Man" Featuring Two Hundred children of the Grades. Special Dramatic Reader, MAROARETKBNNEDY. ? GIRLS' CHORUS KATHiERINE KENNEDY MARGARET McLEOD LBNORA RHAME BETTY CARRDSON OLIVIA BUDDIN PHYLLIS GARRISON ' OLIVE NETTLES SUSAN KENNEDY MATTIE SHAW MARGARET GOOD ALE WILLIE HAILE ADELE SAVAGE EDITH WEBSTER MARJORIE MdC ANN MARGARET McCOY ELIZABETH MdCASKILL EVELYN GETTYS VIRGINIA HOWARD PEGGY BALDWIN CAROLINE HOUSER ALICE DeP^SS MARY E. WOOTEN JEAN HARRIS MARY H. FLOWERS EMILY PITTS ? SPECIAL MUSICAL NUMBERS * Ensemble Work Entire Special Number Joe MoKSi "Breezin* Along" Sailor Cho*Jj "Out In The New Mown Hay" . . Milk Maid Ch?* "Me and The Man in the Moon" Flashlight Chora* "Who's That Pretty Baby" Flapper Cho*"? "Say It Again" Fm*?? Pianist?Mrs. J. M. Gandy High School Auditorium MAf>rk OAvOf THURSDAY AND FRIDAY " "idlWl 6U Reserved seats sale at W. Robin Zemp's Drag Store Wednesday, March 19 at 8 a. * Show Start* at 8:15 Admission 50c Children Buy Tickets at Door 25c ? % r.