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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. D^ NILEft . .Editor and I'ablJahor ^ ^ ^ Published every Friday at No. 1109 Hroad Street and entered at the Camden, South Carolina poatoffice a# ecorul class mail matter. Price per annum $2.00, payable in advance. Friday, ()ctol?er 31, 1930 Kirh South Carolina Believe it or not, South Carolina ,fc banks have nearly $10,000,000 cash on hand, September 24 <the most in three years. The state bank exjtminer, Albert S. Fant, declares this to reflect a healthy condition, an<l indeed it does. With depressed prices of cotton arid tobacco, the sum of $30,31 f>,210.f>7 shows that the hanks me using every precaution to safeguard depositors' interests by keeping ample cash reserve ort hand to meet any and all i crjui rerneuts. Just come to think alxiut it, isn't it lucky for us that we have gone through with our banking trouble#, and now when agiiculture arid manufacturing are admittedly depressed, have such a strong banking system in tin* state.-- Anderson Mail, What's It All About? Tugaloo Tribune. Westminster, It. 1.?Farmers are gathering in much better crops of corn ami cotton than was 'expected and those who were far sighted enough to diversify with nil sorts of food crops, with hogs in the pen, are sitting quietfy m the boat and wondering what it's all about anyway ? the cry of hard times! South < aroliniiins searching for a cheap and plentiful vegetable which will cure pellagra, may stop right at home wtih the South Carolina red cow pea, hi . James A. Hayne, state health officer, states. "From my per-ona) study and observation of pellagra in South Garolina during the past 20 years, I find nothing better as a preventive than the ordinary red cow pi a grown in this state," Dr. I ilayne stated. The red cow-pen contains an ample supply of Vitamin B, the food constituent whose absence from the human diet causes pellagra and kindred diseases such as beril>eri and scurvy. Struck by an automobile as he started across the highway in pursuit of an allege*! bootlegger^ Perry Paris, 30, deputy sheriff, of Greenville county, was instantly killed late Friday afternoon near Greer. The driver of the automobile which struck Paris was from 'Charlotte, N. C. Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines was on Saturday inaugurate*! as the thirteenth president of Washington and Dee University at Lexington, Va. ?> In an effort to prevent pellagra and other nutritional diseases that might follow crop failures after the drought, a eo-oi dinated program lS_ be: ng worked out embracing state and o b ra ie", ,,-f agencies Those m g? of toe work Ma'.r t!.;i! the ie jJ ...taatioU Wi.iaol t>e -eei'-lj- I? seme o! the u rough". ta'c- ' :i- w tc . It: Jacks,,u (ounty. West \ jr-J _'in:a. report- arc that two faiuiluM otjt i f c\et \ five will not ' a\e -uf!ii n ut lo.ni lot the winter. Hoy Corn Farmers Win Fair Sweepstakes Ulemson I'o'.legc, Oct. 2b. In the excellent display of superior corn produced by l-H boys' corn club at the State Fair this year, the prizewinn.ng exhibit was that of Dan W Bickley, la-xmgton county club boy, who ha- a Dead.\ made a name for him-.If r. having won this prize in 1 "227 a'd followed .: ut) by winning 'he Si-'it her". Railway iup fo? the be-' . i gr -w n in Smith Atlantic State.- -i . v..i i>y that railway. Wang I . k i - ? \' ? t - a a! by aiiniu1 ' ! . - ' >, 1' .1 ' ,i inc ' ? ' ' g Ik 'nor;. i \ at'ic* y !; i ' A . \\ . ] .' - .: : . Ra. - A t'-r B v-.-.r :. ; - ii?b i?-.\ w : . ; . Wecp-takc an.I ie >i .' i il l . a . .p i:. t f,-aiiim \ ar i t In: ill. rt lub i xhibit w e c 2b; in i ?i i \u.b.' - and D?b one cai cx'nib'. >ta, of' 11'.' as against 30',' last yi.tr An item of centra interevt the corn club show wa< the Lipton Digihy cup won last yeai by t'hr.-iopher Patrick. Fairfieli county club boy, as being the mos outstanding clubster in the Unites States. ' As an indication of the excellent*" of rhe show, a judge who has see t South Atlantic state fairs year afto year for many years, said to Da Ix>\vis, assistant state boys' clu agent: "This i- the best corn e> hibit you have ever put on and on of the best I have ever seen, an your poorest sample- in this exfiib would have been prize winners 1 years ago." ?^ *Two Carn Cattle Shipped To Camden County ugont II. I). Green Wednesday afternoon assisted in unloading two caf* of bred heifer* shipped from DomA?unvill?, Coorgia, to Mulberry plantation. Tlie tar* were stopped at Northwewtern Junction near Mulberry and unloaded. There, were *ixty-two v> the car.s^and all reached their destination in fine ?hape. They wpre delayed at IhmalAonville for u *hort while until the Georgia veterinary department tested them for disease*, which test i* required on all rattle coming into South Carol ilk, Tlw-Jte heifer* art? the ones wljirh Mr. Green, accompanied by I>r. C. F. Sowell, purchased from a fortythousand ucjrv ranch in southwestern Georgia ? boixJering Alaharnu and Florida. They came from the ranch of P. S. Gumming* and sons, whom Mr. Green was delighted to learn were originally South C&rolini&ps, moving from Wultdjfbono, in Colleton county, many year* ago, and Mr, Green ami Dr. Sowell were given a warm welcome to their immense ranch. The Moasn*. Cumming.s are reputed to have the (largest ranch east of the Mississippi river and their Hereford hertl is said to 1m* the finest j and most outstanding in the United ' .States. I This last shipment of rattle to the I Mulberry place, owned by David R. j Williams, makes the two purchases j 'of Hereford cattle, together with those raised on this place total one hundred and sixty-four. Kershaw county now has seven pure-bred Hereford bulls, placed in various communities throughout the county and the outlook for beef cattle production in this county looks | promising in the near future, j Mr. -John D. \\??cks, a broker of ! New York, and Camden, is the owner ! of another large Irerd on the Waterec river plantation formerly owned by \V. 11. Kirkbride, with ('. M. McCaskill, as manager. This herd is headed by one of the finest pure-bred Hereford bulls to be found in the s-tate, which also came from the Cumin ings ranch. Mr. Williams is from Camden and Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he ha* large business interests. Wandering Bogs Killed In Swamp Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 24.?Piece by piece the story of the fatal adventure o,f Hurton 1 Hens ley and Wood row Wilson, North Carolina youths, was being woven today but a river bottom wasteland still held the secret of the identity of assailants, who left them to burn upon a campfire. Information in the hands of Mem' phis police and ofticinls of ( rittcn-. 1 ?icn count y. A rk.. whei e the boys were found lying :r. the remnant- of '.i lampfire with their skirl- cru-hcd indicaU-d they weie traveling ''to the w>--t" in an automobile ami we re -lain for the purpo-c of robl>ery. j A Memphis parking lot owner j identified t\tf/rbo<lics !a-t i.ight a{those of travelers who parked their cat with him during a lum r.con stop here Tuesday. He said the\ gave their destination as K1 Pa?o, Pexa-. Other developments in hand in advance <>f a coroner's inquest today were an announcement by a railroad bridge watcher, on? of "the first persons to reach the swamp clearing where the fatally wounded boys were found, said that he found a bloodflecked stick, presumably the weapon with which the death blows were dealt, and the detention of one man at Marion. Ark., for questioning. The sii-pect said he was l.loyd Doty of St Paul. Minn. efforts were being made to trace i the automobile used by the youth*, ,r<i learn how t he\ ebtame<l it !? ' i?m North Carolina sat i tney j ,. ' ho me a t not. \\ M Hen-ley. father <d' R ;rt<?n iw.k- :vp u tod t day err .ut? frorr \ N. <'.. to M em phi- to Lak*. 1 ai'ge of the bodies and aid in thi j i? w -1 igat 14*ii. I 1.tn 1 s?ys died in a hospital her< { t w rnl hours after a party of wood hoppers found them in the swam] j \\ tslnesday. ' Banks to Close f The public is requested to boar i 1 mind that the three banks of tb r city will closes! on Tuesday. Nov J ember 4th. that being general elec 1 turn day. _ , The lx>an & Savings Ran* c The First National Rank, The Bank of Camden. n r Kncou raged by the responses mad n <y private industries and welfar b bodies in Washington to the effort c of his unemployment commissioi 0 President Hoover Saturday decide d that it will not be necessary to coi it \ene oongreaa in extra session th 0 fa 1,1 U> handle the unemploymei ^ --problem. ? x,r..?r-A s~ rris 111 in wwtegg j 1 u i .is? Prominent Farmer of Hethune Died Friday Bethune, Oct. 28?Mr. W, T. Pitt#, *#v?i?ty-five, prom uveal fanin?r and Mason, died at the -Columbia hoapital laivt Friday evening after a brief illneas. Funeral #ervic<*j were held at Mt. Pirvjcuh church Sunday afternoon, conducted by the ttev. M. B. Ounter, pastor. Interment wan in the Mt Piejfah cemetery. The impressive Masonic burial rite# being uaed. The large assemblage *xf people and beautiful floral tributes attested the esteem in which Mr. Pitt# was held. Mr, Pitt# i? survived by hi# wife and the following children: Mr#. l4. A. Horton, Mrs. D. S, Hilton, Ml## Geneva Pitts, Bethune; Mrs. Ci. L Sow el I, Fayetteville, N. ., Mrs. J. B. So well, Hamlet, N. C., Mrs. Henry Horton, Sanford, N. C., Mr. Joe Pitta, Hamlet, N. ('.; Mr. Henry Pitts, Columbia ami Mr. Dan Pitts, North Carolina. He is also survived by a .sister ami brother, Mrs. W. Gardner,! of Camden and Mr. Iteece Pitts, of VV est vi lie. Kcsidence Burglarized The home of Mr. M. H. Hcyman on tvorth Jiroad street was burglarized some time in the early evening Sunday. Entrance was made from the back of the 'house by^prying open a window. 1 he thief or thieves thoroughly ransacked the house, and the most valuable article losrt was a costly traveling bag. This they filled with various articles of silverware and some linen, including some of Miss Carolyn Heyman's clothing. The burglary happened while Mr. Hcyman was at tlve Seaboard pa&#enger station. So far Mr. Hcyman has no clue as to who committed the theft. REPUBLICAN MEETING About 100 Participate in Mass Meet iii 14 in Columbia < -olumbia, < let. "H.?'Herbert Hoover is the bet friend the South has had in the White House since Lincoln, Judge Kelly Rash, general counsel for the treasury department at Washington, told a group of Republicans here today. Appearing as the keynote speaker for what was termed a "Republican mass convention," Judge Kash urged the "open door policy" in politics in the South and told his audience it was their "solemn duty" to build up the [>arty. He referred on several occasions to the need of uniting the party in the state, characterizing this as a serrou# problem. Another group of South Carolina Republicans, under the leadership of Joe W. Tolbert, of Ninety-Six, recently held a convention in Columbia ami named Mr. Tolbent state chairman. . .J. C. Hambright, of Rock Hill, chairman of the "Republican state advisory committee had the backing of President Hoover. Several references wore made to the other group of Republicans, George I). Shore. Jr., of Sumter, who introduced Judge Kash. declaring that "up to tin- time there has been no Republican party in South Carolina that any decent man could join, but now there is one the best of citizen-, may take kindly to." George \j[\ Beckett, of Beaufort, in response to the welcome by Mayor L. B. Owens, of Columbia, and Charles B. Gordon, president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, spoke of the organization as the "infant Republican party." A band and seating assignments by counties gave the meeting a political nir, and a flag-draped picture of Herbert Hoover w"as displayed prominently on the rostrum. The mention of the name of President Hoover on several occasions brought applause. Approximately 100 persons sat on the main floor of Che auditorium in the space reserved for delegates. The* e were no negroes in the delegates' oats but a few sat together in the baieor.y. : HWiKhM (The New REV) STREAK) Cut- more and better lumber. 1 j nui.-: hit iron to lose teeth or rings We trade in and give terms. Pboni or write us for a demonstration oi your mill. n e PROMPT REPAIRING. All worl " is guaranteed. We can now chang saws to carry Simonds F tooth. c' MINER'S EDGER DOUBLES THI CUT on small logs. Half the extr profit takes care of the payment#. e Our LUMBER SCALE AND HOY s TO TRUE A DISHED SAW ar ri< FREE. ^ ./. H. Miner Saw ^ Manufacturing Co. Phone 4*73 Columbia, S. ( "*,N ' V:\ * nafci-,i-x , f. , y - f_. ?B"?rp?n If mi, Bethune News Notes Told by Correspondent Bethune, Oct. 28.?-Mrs. J. C. Foster and Mrs. Hatltic iicua>ti&s were joint hostesses to the Bethune chapter L'.# I). C. at the home of Mrs. Foster laat Wednesday afternoon. The president, Mra. M. G. King, presided. A very interesting Jefferson i>avis program was given including the following numbers: A paper, "Skotcfi of Davis' Life," by Mrs. D. M. Mays; piano solo from McDowell, by Mrs, J. C. Foster; an article on Jefferson Davis in Canada read by Mis. J. N, 'McLaurin. J he officers elected for the year were: Mrs. M. G. King, president; Miss Stel(a Bethune, vice-jxresident; Mrs. J. 0. Fotser, corresponding secretary; Miss Floisc Miller, recording secretary; Mrs. Margaret Marion, treasurer; Mrs. K. Z. Trueadell, historian. Mrs. J. A. McCask-ill was elected a delegate to the U. D. C. convention to be held in Asheville. Refreshments were served by the hostesses at the conclusion of thy meeting. Miss Margaret Truesdell entertained a score of young people at u birthday party given at her home on last Friday evening. Hallowe'en decorations were effectively used and features of the evening's entertainment also suggested the Hallowe'en season. The beautiful birthday cake held sixteen candles proclaiming the fact that Miss Truesdell had" reached the romantic age looked forward to by all young maidens. A sweet course was served during the evening and Halloween cups were given as favors. Mr.*. Anna Stone, of Maitland, Flu., is spending some time here with relatives and friends. Mr. B. 10. Keisler spent the wyek end at his home in Gilbert, He was accompanied by Mr. A. \V. Parker, a fellow teacher. Dr. McQuilliloin, of the Columbia Bible college, filled the pulpit at the Pie.*byterian church Sunday evening. The Rev. J. 10. Williams and Mrs. j Williams attended -the Kershaw j county Baptist association a' Cam; den last week. Mrs. R. FO. McCaskill returned Monday from Waterloo where she , has been spending some time at her turmer home., Friends of Mis. McI ' as kill will regret to learn of the I death of her mother which occurred recently .it her home in Waterloo, i The members of the Bethune chap- 1 | ter C. 1). ('. complimented Mrs. G. B. j King on her seventy-third birthday anniversary with a shower of birthday cards carrying friendly greetings. Mrs. King, who has been ill for several months, is the wife of Mr. G. B.' King, sole surviving confederate vet-' eran of the town. Mr. ar>d Mrs. J. C. Foster and children spent the week end at Pauline, the guests of Mrs. Foster's parents. Dr. K. Z. Truesdell, Mrs. Truesdell, Miss Margaret Truesdell, Miss Stella Bethune and Mrs. T. R. Bethune attended the "Passion Play" in Columbia last week. Miss Louise Tiller had as her guest for the week end Miss Mamie Coker, who teaches in the Shamrock school. John Neil Mel^aurin and Burrell Best, of Clemson college, have been recerft visitors in their respective homes here. Miss Runette ( rowt-her, a teacher in Clyde school, spent the week end with Mrs. G. H. Fowler. Miss Gladys Baker, of Limestone college, spent the week end at home. Hamilton 1 honias has been in Dur. ham, X_. I .?Lor -evcru! da\>,. Miss Katherine Ward, of Chesterfield. spent last week end at home. Miss Kathryn True-dell, of Columbia college, \va> at home for the week end. Miss Kiii'h -<'1\l>urn ha- been the ! lecent gue>t of Si -s Dorothy Moiingo, of the St. Mat.inews section. Mi.-s F.loise Mi..? r spent the past week er.d with he: pa rents in Pauline. Miss Lillian (Jr. dlett went to her home at Travelers Rest for the week end. Miss Good let: was^accompaailed by Miss Rub^, Xorris, who wa^ hor guest for the week end. Sweet * Potatoes Show Wonderful Display Clemson College, Oct. 25.?J. M. \Vindham. Manning, won first prize; J. H. Mitchell. Greenville, second prize; am! C. p. Green. Ghesnee, thiid prize, in the special sweet potato contest at the sweet potato show of the State Fair; and Clarendon, Horry and Dorchester counties won the fiist. second and third county prizes respectively, according to announcement by Prof. r. a. McGinty i horticulturist, in charge of the exh.bit and contest. These prizewnuh a re additional t- those often.the state sweet j-.-tato eonte-t ; wore made possible th'nugh the 11 j era lit y of Cm- X V. Kxport Pot j My. i Tht* swete p-.tato exhibit, sisting ..f nearly loo tray- of , exhibitors from 25 countu- wa> i wonderful display, making up a m.?< ? attractive feature of the horticultun 1 exhibit on at the State Fair thij year by the F.xtension Service ?.] Clemson College. Hundreds of pe-, k pie were attracts to the display e got excellent lessons in regard t size and grading, quality. pack.. f E and other factors in profitable swee ^ potato growing. An interesting fact in connectioi with the exhibit is that one eorte>: \ ant won $45 on one bushel of p o tatoes -$20 for first prize and for sweep-Lakes prize. I he final checking on the yield of the contestants in the State swee potato contest has not yet been com p eted, and announcements regardin ^ that contest will not be made unti ^ Uter. Four persons, all of one famrly, that of Jim Westmoreland, were killed when a train h?t an automobile driven by 'Westmoreland at a grade crossing at Toccoa, Ga., on Sunday. Two other members of the family are in serious condition. Gibson Tol4er, 38, of Matoaca, Va., on Saturday'filled his tihree children ami 'then committed suicide, by blowing away the top of his head with a shotgun. Mrs. Toler was not injured. Wants?For Sale FOR RKVT?Small house, five roomss^rflR hath, lights and water, on Rutledge street, one block east of Broad street. See W. R. Zemp. at Drug Store, or phone No. JO, Camden, S. ('. 3lsb FOR RENT?N ine room, two-story residence facing on Monument i s?|uare. House in splendid condition. Rental reasonable. W. it. Zemp. or F.nteipiise Building and Loan office, Camden, S. C. 3Lsb FOR RENT?Nice, large, seven-room residence next to Park View Inn on Lyttleton Street. Rent can be paid ! byv room letting. Apply to Henry ( Sjjyage, Jr.. Camden, S. C. 31sb FOR SALE?Good-sized, inexpensive shrubbery ait the Club Market in Camden every Saturday. Plans for landscaping your grounds at a nominal cost. Nursery 30 (min, utes out on Sumter.road, Highway No. 26. Drive out and select your plants. Borden Nursery, Borden, S. C. 31sb FOR RENT?'One six room house, one five-room cottage. Furnished rooms for housekeeping. Apply to G. C. Bruce, Camden. S. C. WANTED AGENTS?In every town, to sell house to house, high class Rayon Underwear for Women. Make $5fc00 to $15.00 daily; others doing it. Carolina Products Co., Manufacturers, Rock Hill, S. C. 31-33sb FOR RENT?866 acres known as Mobley Place, 7 miles West of Camden. Miss Annie Mobley, Camden, S. C. 29-32-pd I ? . .... . ... i-. . - , - -r? - W-'lj': FOR SALE?Ot{p six room houst B with modern conveniences, located 1^ corner York and Mill streets, Hm'Bstorehouse in yard. Apply a. d Bh i Hurst, Rt. 2, Camden, S. C. 30.32nd l-f i FOR RENT?Several houses (or li^': ! rent. Apply to L. A. Wiukowtky, I & Camden, S. C. 31^ i | ] FOR RENT?8-room dwelling 0q || : Highland Avenue. For informs. 1^1 tion apply to Gus Michiotes, I ' ! Olympia Cafe, Camden, S. C. ' I i 30-32sb. | j FOR SALE?One 4-cyl.inder, 1924 I , | model Essex car. Can bo seen at 1 i Zemp & DePass Drug Store. W. 1 j L. DePass, Sr. 30sb WE WANT you to know that each I | dollar invested in stock of our No. I j 16 Series and paid for 78 month B (J78.00) paid the holder $104.25. 1. 'Hie member paying $10.00 each lj ': month received in the 6Mi years, ; $1,042.50. Are you THRIFTY? , looking to your future? Then buyl our October Series stock NOW.B, I Enterprise Building and Ivoan As-B sociation. Camden, S. C. 19tf ; WANTED?No. 1 pine logs. Highest I-It cash prices paid; year round de- I mand. Sumter Planing Mills and I Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth, l|j:. Sumter. S. C. 1-tf-ti I CARPENTERING?John S. Myen, H phone 268, 812 Churchy Street, B Camden, S. C., will give sam- H factory service to all for all kinds I of carpenter work. building, H general repairs, screening, cabinet l Umaking and repairing furniture. H My workmanship Is my reference. 1 I solicit your patronage. Thanking you in advance. 50 tf?B m - vr;vi ?- * - /.<:S I fl | , R. BABIN. II District Agent j MISSOURI STATE LIFE I j INSURANCE CO. Camden, S. C. Phone 397 I WHk*?<*rWet*Bead S Overcoats || <> of unusually high quality and sturdy value! ) $11-90 AND $1975 TV7E watched ... we waited ** . . . and then our hard hitting, timely buying scored again I That's why we can offer these splendid overcoats for so vcy little. Inspect these fine, singlebreasted models . . . their expert tailoring . . . their smart fabrics and colorings 1 You'll agree that they are truly exceptional . . values far above pari, vV r# i J. c. 1 i' PENNEYCOMPANY, Inc. " I ' A Welcome awaits you at s 1 he Friendly Store with the Home Town Spin* J C. PENNEY CO., Inc. ^ 1014 Bro>d Street ' |