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- - - - CAMDEN, SOUTH C AROLINA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 16. la.ll ' - . 1 1 " *
L "In MM *? NUMBER 42
mMrshaw M On
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IBk, General Awnmbly got under
|||B Tuesday in OoUimtoia and iont no
'h$WP 'n organizing. John K. Hamblin,
^Hjniont, was elected speaker of the
Mw without opposition. Senator
IVBams, of Aiken, 'was ejected presji.ii-B
pro tem of the 'Senate, and
I Bile Bennett, 28 year old farmer
^(lawyer of Marlboro county, was
ii.-Hed chairman of the important
and means committee.
Bmcs R. Beik, of Camden, newly
BlBtod representative from Kershaw
uBty, was assigned a place on the
invariant ways and 'means commit1
Bgrxl J, Team Gettys, another
-member fro>m Kershaw county,
^^^Mstngned a place on the judiciary
fl^Bnitt.ec, another important post.
Bffiator Grover C. Welsh wa?
^^Bed as chairman of the committee
^^Bederal relations, and was placed
^Bother "ooiiimitte.es as follows:
iHh&merce and manufacturing,
<^Hncc, natural resources, and roads,
iBsges and ferries.
Behetor Greneker, of Edgefield, intBkiced
a bill on the first day, pro^^Hmg
for a 20 per cent, cut in salarl
of members of the general asBbly
and employees in the- senate.
~E."Jones, newly elected repreBfctive
from Lexington county, in- J
1 v-Bsced bill No. 1 in the house, en- j
Hi bill to fix the compensation of ,
( Bain state executive officers." It!
iBvided that the governor should re- !
^^Bve a salary of $6,000; the attorney
Bieral $4,000; the state superinten^Bvt
of^ducation, $4,000; the comp- j
Biller general, $2,880; the adjutant ]
Bheral, $2,880; the state treasurer, i
B880.
Bit the present time the salary of
Be governor is $7,500; that of the
.Btorney general, 5,000; state superBtendent
of education, $5,000; comp-J
Boiler general, $3,600; adjutant gen- j
Hral, $3,600; state breaeurer, $3,600. j
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Wwo New Directors
For Bank of Camden
I At its annual meeting of stockBplders
of the Bank of Camden held
Buesday, W. Robin Zentp and W. J.
^ ayfield were named as members of
li? board of directors of this bank
B> succeed the late Dr. J. T. Hay,
Bnd Dr. F. M. Zemp. This gives the
Bank a total of nine directors and
Bfter two weeks' published notice in
Bonformance .with the by-laws of the
Bank a tenth member of the board
Brill be elected. Messrs. Zemp and
Blayfield are two of Camden's most
-.Biccessful ami conservative business]
Ben and will' add valuable and wise j
^Bunsel to this. bank.
BThe bank made its usual fine show- j
and is considered one of the
Bongest banking institutions in this]
Btion.
Bother .members of the board of
Brectors are H. G. Carrison, H. G.
Barrison, Jr., G. H. Yates, Jno. W.
Borbett, W. G. Wilson, David Wolfe
Bid R. B. Pitts.
musitiess Changes
I Over Year-End
C. IE. Masse beau, who operates two
^Bocery establishments on Broad
Breet, has opened a wholesale store
, Hi' east Rutledge street in the John
B Nettles building, formerly occuBed
by John Whitaker, Sr. Mr. Mas.
Bbeau will carry heavy groceries.
Bucket goods, hay and grain. His
; Bhodesale place will be under the
Banagement of Mr. A. A. West, forB?^y
employed by Springs & ShanBn
for many years.
Brother business change is that of
^U8,h .Company also moving
'^ ^"^"Rutledge street, where they
vMj continue their grocery business.
;^fcorn Brothers also moved to this
-^P'ding, where they will continue to
Bve the meat -market trade.
HRogers Main street store will occuthe
Baruch'-Nettles store building
Bscenbly vacated by McLeod-Rush
B>mpany. It is now being thoroughB
renovated and new fixtures added.
is also stated that the Rogers store
Pi' conduct a modern meat market
H connection -with their grocery
The proprietors of the Palace Bar-Shop
nave ,purchased one of the
malt hidings from J. B. Enghsh on
B**t DaKeib street, formerly occuBied
by Hough's Dry Oesnery. This
Building is being remodeled on the
Bntenor to be used as a barber, ahop.
. Another businees change wiR be
B-hftt of the Camden Dry Cleanery
fBnd the City Lahndry. It is being
jBnoved from near *he comer of Mill
'MMr y?y* a treat, formerly oo^Hj*p4ed
by the Welsh Motor company.
IE* wiH them in the
B^rt ot the boataeaa section.
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South Again Warned
To Feed Itself!
Memphis, Tern*., Jan. 12.?Oar 1
WilliunKs, member of the federal
Farm Bourd, today admonished the
South to feed itself and help fanners
acquire credit as u means of reducing
cotton acreage.
He came to Memphis to attend a
conference of the Southern Association
of Commissioners of Agriculture,
called to study means for reducing
cotton production and increasing its
consumption. #
Before the conference convened, he
issued ? statement, saying "the problem
of cotton acreage reduction wi'J
??olve itself if the iSouth will feed
itself."
He said bankers and merchants
should demand of their farmer-customers
and debtors assurance that sufficient
feed and food for their stock
and themselves be grown.i
Whether cotton production can be
reduced sufficiently to meet the present
depression and expected carryover
of 8,500,000 bales "is up to the
South itself," he added.
"Production must" bo forced to lag
while industry throughout the world
is catching up. The problem of increasing
con^mption depends on restoration
of the buying power of the
people.
"People are not buying now and
they haven't the money to buy
whether they are in England or Arkansas."
Williams cited the Georgia and
Texas Bankers' Associations' programs
of insisting upon growth on
farms of feed and food for home
needs and said that in this ties at
least part of the answer to problems
facing the South.
Generally, he said, a 12,000,000
bale total production instead of the
usual 14,500,000 or more is the maximum
which cam be grown "without
disastrous results," this year. He
said a 10,060,000 bale crop would be
still more desirable because of overproduction
in the past.
Congress vvas urged "to do everything
humanly possible to expedite
the passage of all relief measures
now pending," in a i*esolution submitted
to the commissioners.
Williams said he believed the Red
Cross and not the federal government
should be entrusted rwith the relief of
human suffering. Senator Caraway,
of Arkansas, has asked a $15,000'000
appropriation for human feed for
poverty stricken farmers, while anothermeasure
has Suggested a
OOQjOOO appropriation to the Red
Oross.
In his formal address to the conference,
Mr. Williams said "this
country's, setback in foreign markets
and surplus cotton stocks presents a
problem I cannot answer."
He said Russia was becoming "a
' real factor as a competitor of Aimerj
ican growers and Egypt and India
! are increasing their production and
j their sales to foreign markets formerly
dominated by American cotton.
"What is the answer?" he asked.
"I confess frankly the Farm Board
doesn't know."
?Asserting foreign growers had increased
the quality ^of their products,
he said, "we have consistently forgotten
qualify." He added the American
growers had retreated in foreign
markets because of "posi?u|^ continued
and distinct neglec^Ji our
own job. Improved quality an<l lower
i acreage, however, they , may be obtained,
offers the only solution, he
said.
First Baptist Church Services
The following services are announced
for the week at the First
Baptist church: iSunday school at 10
o'clock with Mr. L. N. Harwell as
superintendent. Public worship at
11:15 and 7:30. Prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Sendir
B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock. Junior B. Y.^. U. Sunday
evening at 6:30. The .public is
cordially invited to worship with us.
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Gets Road Contract
The Powell Construction company
whioft built the road from Liberty
HWl to Grditt Falls has taken a subcontract
for several miles of construction
on the road from Liberty
Hill to Camden, a project that will
commence in the near future. - - The
Liberty Hill to Great Falls road is
completed with the exception of the
bridges and tlfcee (will be ready within
a few da ye.?"Lancaster New*.
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Old Bookg Relict
Wanted by Clemson
When fch? agricultural buiWing at
Clenlaon College wm burned some
years ago, ft was rebuilt fireproof
?'?d designed chiefly for library pur.
poses. In lucent year?a good many
?*ricultural boo?ks, files of agricultural
journals, . pauaphlefcp and
manuscripts have been added to it.
Much more of this earn* valuable historical
material is in the homes of
our people in old trunks, attica or
even in outhouses, in imminent danger
of destruction (from rats and fire.
Many old tools and other relics
of the earlier days are to be found
also throughout the state.
The college library and Museum
committee earnestly desire your aid
in locating and securing such articles.
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The books, pamphlets, etc., will bo
catalogued, made available for research
and properly exhibited.
Other museums and colleges, some
of them far removed from South
Carolina, are ransacking the State
for these materials, and.,much is leaving
which ought to be preserved for
the use of future generations at
home.
Anyone having material for this
purpose will please notify Henry D.
Green, county agent.
Little Hope For Flyers
Horta, Island of Fayal, Azore.s,'
Jan- 12-?Hope that th? trans-Atlantic
"poy load" aviators, Mr?. 'Beryl
Hart and Lieutenant William C. Mc^j
Laren, were still alive was 'Virtually,!
abandoned tonight.
Not a word or a sign of them hadj
been received since they took off
from Hamilton, Bermuda, at 11:15,
a. m., E. S. T.f , Saturday for Horta |
on the second lap of their flight in
the monoplane Trade wind from New
York to Paris.
Strong winds and bigh seas have
prevailed and it was feared that ha,I
they been forced down their frail
machine could have lived only a fewminutes.
They 'had expected to take
J1 hours for the flight and were due
here at 8:10 a. m., E. S. T., vSundav
- morning.
... Death of Mrs. Caulder
Mrs, F. M. Caulder, age 70, of
the Hermitatrc mill village.
away Thursday morning, January 8.
Though she had been in poor health
for more than a year, her death was
quite a shock to the community. She
leaves surviving her the following
children: EMie Caulder, Rockingham,
N. C.; H. A. Caulder, Lancaster, S.
C.; Mrs. Effie Stokes and H. C.
Caulder, Camden,* S. ^C.; and Mrs.
Kloise Lemmon, Darlington, S. C.;
also a large circle of relatives and
friends of the mill community. She
was a member of Hebron Methodist
church, Williamsburg county
Mrs. Caulder was a very kind lady,
good' mother and a friend to all.
I uneral services were conducted at
the home of Mrs. Effie Stokes by P. E
Blackmon, pastor of Hermitage Baptist
church, Camden, and - Rev. Mr.
Westbury, pastor of West Side Baptist
church, Rock Hill. The Evans
funeral Home was in charge and the
iMrg CaifMtr wapg/
to rest in the cemetery at Hermitage
church Friday morning at eleven o'clock.
Services at Temple Beth-El
I -Service*--Avi 11 be held at Temple
| Beth-El on Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock, conducted by Rabbi Samuel
ShilJrman, of Sumtor. tfhe public is
cordially invited to these services.
M. H. Heyman. Secretary
Boy Has Good Luck
Boykiai, Jan. 10.-^Sam Boy kin, Polk
and Boykin Sanders, of Wannah
plantation, were recent hosts at a
deer hunt. Among the young guests
was Stewart Olarkson, 13, a student
of the eighth grade in the Camden
city schools. He was armed with a
shotgun and three .lone sheila.
The chase took place in the. Wateree
swamp and trails were struck
.shortly after the party entered the
2"Tnp* When & ??ded Stewart had
shot two deer and killed them with
two of his shells. With the third of
* *2"? (Stewart took a shot
*t a hirge buck with the result that
a prong and in its haste to
Si 1Tam ?? m*re * rnarksman,
*rfta bloody trial through the woods
** R tampered to Wety.
f.w?teW?^t ***** record?caiJ it
wfc, chance or what you will. He
**the eon of Mr. and lira A. G.
of Camden.
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Benjamin Deloache
Get? Big Head Line
Washington, Jan. 11.?An
tiouM capital debut is planned Mfj
Representative Ruth Bryan Owen fort '
a southern opdta singer whose talent
she recognized when he was a struggling
ypung student and friend of
her own stage-artist son.
Benjamin DtrtLoachc, 24-y*ear-'6l<i
baritone of the Philadelphia1 Grdnd
Opera company, is the Florida representative's
protege. His longtime
pal, John Bryan, will be abjfept from
the concert'because he is now playing
Shakespearian roles nightly with
Fritz Leiber, in New York. But an- Other
son, 17-year-old Reginald Bry-.
an, who shares rooms twifch DeLoache,
will be among the audience of hundreds
rrf diplomats, government officials
and other friends of Mrs. Owen.
It was in a little hotel in Asheville,
North Carolina, four years ago, that
Mrs. Owen first heard the singer,
Ho was only a striplings but his
flexible voice filled a big room with dramatic
sound.
"My son, John, who first racogJvBs- .
ed Benjamin's ability, had been so
enthusiastic, I arranged to hear him,"
Mrs. Owen recalled today. "When I
did, I realized that here was \tf&7
So I was not surprised when, abouf
' a year later, he sang "Drink -To Me
Only With Thine Eyes" over the rai|Ho,
and was one of the ' riatidpal
winners in the Atwator Kent aUdl>ionT~
' "Then he received a scholarship at
the Curtiss Institute of music, in
which Mrs. Edward Bok extends to
musicians of unusual talent the opportunity
to study with the gYe&tkst
I masters. He is continuing hie work
I under his master of the post two
[ years, Degogorza, while singing in
i the opera company."
i Holidays and vacations young
' DeLoache has spent in the Owen
I home. Last year he was one of
1 those who gathered about, the representative's
Christmas tree.
Because he was a young south;
erner alone away from home, working
tirelessly to perfect his art?
but . even more because of his talent
?she said, she took an interest in
! him. The--united citizenry of his
. home town of Camden, South Garo:
lina, joined in paving tribute when
i ho won the radio awaku; but Mrs.
! Owens encouragement considerably
antedated that.
I "The great siqger must have, in
[addition to his voice and perfected
technique, a fidelity of dramatic inj
terp rotation," Mrs. Owen said. *'l
; thought of this when, that beautiful
I voice stirred us In that hall in Asheville,
and I was confident. Since
I then Benjamin has had the finest
' technical training, and his own sincerity,
intelligence and character color
his music with appealing symi
pathy-"
John Bryan had gone to AshoviUo
from the University of Virginia, for
summer study, when be met DeLoache.
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Chain |Stores Bankrupt.
New York, Jan 14.?An invuluntA^'
ry. petition in bankruptcy wqe,
today by creditors against the
-Scftjulte-United Corporation, Inc., a
subsidiary of the Schulte Cigar
Stores group. ,
The petition estimated assets of
I the corporation at nine million dollars
and liabilities at sixtedft mit*Ihms.
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Death of A? Aj?ed Lady
Westville, S. C-, Jan. 12,?Mrs.
Emma Coate, ,agcd 86, widow of the
late G. H. Coats, of the Three C's
section, p&seed away Sunday, JaAi-i
uary 3. She hud been in very- poojfv
health for the past several years yet,
her death was a shock to the -*4eOM
munity. Her remains were lard iotj
rest at Bethany church, of which sbfe.
was a member, after funeral services,
conducted by her pastor.?'''C-V/A'
She leaves surviving the follow-^
ing children: 'Mrs. Alice Qay,
loila Williams, Mrs. SalU^^WilHarn^
Mira. Florence Mobley, Misfjcs( Minnie
Coats .and Matilda Coats, vMeeers.
Edward Coats, Benjamin U.. floatij
L- F. Coats, J. R.
Coats; two eisters, Mm. Fr^nda Gaskin
and Mrs. iSalbe PeaohL\ltttYty/
four grandchildren and trfcWgynfiv?
great grandchildren. .. 4 VA , S "V
Mia -Coats pQiiwnl a wibhin^'
personality, a deep spirit of piety
nd very pfcaariny manneea^
for the Lord and Me cam* ...JSfrt
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News Among Tourists
and Kirkwood Soci
i. 4?.
The in to rent of the winter c<>lony
oentors largely in sporting activities. <
fcluuil and dove hunts, turkey shoots i
ftfid occasionally a coon hunt by 1
moonlight afford various diversions. '
Birds are unusually plentiful and '
Wrties are duily obtaining full bags ?
rrbm the preserves on nearby plan* (
Ibittttn*.
.Some of the Northerners enjoying ;
We shooting at this season are Fred- >
eriek Towle, A. T. Barnes, Willienj I
B. Nisbet, Tracy S. Lyndon, Dr. Wil- I
ham -S. Rainsford, Walter C. West, t
Dr. J. Dodge Peters, George J. Wil- !
lock and Karl P. Abbott. ?
The first polo match of the season
vyill take place this Saturday if pres- i
AlK' plana are carried out. Many '
horses hove come ami with the ad- .
vent of several players jnat.h games ;
will be held regularly.
Social affairs have been numerous i
?unu irg them a card party at jier <
home?on Saturda afternoon with j
two tables by Miss Elizabeth Far-i i
relly, daughter of Mrs. .Stephen Far- 1
roily, of Rye, N. Y., and another on';
Tuesday afternoon when Mrs. Reuben
Pitts entertained at her home with a I
small card party for Mrs. James
Scott, of Brandon, Vermont, who is ]
am all season guest at Ikbkirk Inn. ;
Mrs. William N. Kerr entertained 1
at her home a few days ago with i
a dinner' for fourteen * guests, in \,
which she was assisted by her sis-li
tors, Mrs. S. Osgood Pelt, of New!
York, and Mrs. J. Howard Dews, of I
Paris.
Arriving at the Court Inn are: Mrs. i
H. G. De Chant and Mrs. F. Bingham, j'
of Eatf Orange; Mrs. Walter H.I
West, of Middleburg, Va.; Mr. R. P.
Cheney, of Boston and Mrs. C. M.
Bragg, of South Orange.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Steward, of j
the cottage colony, were luncheon '
guests on Tuesday at the Kirkwood. !
v Mrs. R. C. Johnson has come from!
New York for a ten-days visit with !
Mrs. Clarence Morgan, and Mrs. John
Hutchinson, after several weeks with I
jtey. daughter, Mrs. George R. Cook,
Will return this week to Trenton.
With the arrival of the orchestra
The Kirkwood hotel takes on the midseason
atmosphei-e. Concerts are
greatly enjoyed by the hotel guests,
and many come iri from outside for
the most excellent programy which
ure rendered twice daily and on Sun- i
day evenings in the hotel parlors. 1
W. D. Burns, 6f Brooklyn, has,
joined Mr. and 'Mrs. John De Vine, of'
New York, who are all-season guests*
St the Kirkwood, and Tracy S. Lyn-;
on, of Syracuse, is with his family j
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Clapp, of
Gtiirden City, Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Wyckoff, of Ridgefield, Conn., F. |
Elliott Cabot, of Boston, R. M. Cout- j
ure and L. Thompson, of New York,
and Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Watkins, of j
Pittsburg Ate among recent guests!
at the Kirkwood.
Mr. John Gulland, of England, af- j
*er several weeks at Hobkirk Inn, is j
now at the Court Inn, and Mrs. Frdd-1
rfc de Peysur Hone, who has been .
for some time at Deare Place has i
J^^turned to New York.
and Mrs. Carlton Palmer, of j
>he Deare Place colony, are in New
York for & few days, and Mr. anvl j
Mrs. John Stuart 'Martin; who are j
passing some time there entertained}
recently with a dinner for ten guests
at the Pines.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Guerin Cart,
of Princeton, .motored down last week
and are with Mrs. William S. Burnet
for the winter. ?
Norman L. .Snow, of New Canaan,
bringing with him a string of polo
'mounts, is located at the home of
1Miss Olive 'Wthiittredge, where Mrs.
Donald McClace ami Miss Edith Wills
*^re also stopping.
11 'Mr. and Mr?. George J. Willock
and Miss Florence Willock, of Pittsburg,
are at Hobkirk Inn, as are also
*Mrs. John Woodward, of Buffalo;
Mr.' and 'Mrs. M. S. Westover, of
Schenectady; iMrs. A. WT^Post and
son of Westbury, L. I.; and Mr. and
M rs. John A. Laoey, of Atlantic City.
Mrs. Carlton Palmer, Past President
General of the National Junior
League, addressed the Camden Junkr
Welfare Workers, which three
yfcars ago she assisted in organizing
at a 'meeting on Friday afternoon
held at the home of the president,
Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr. Miss Charlotte
McFarland and Miss Ddrothy
Benson, of Montreal, were also honor
guests.
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Methodist Church Services
i. Lyttleton Street Methodist church,
fk>uth, Warren G. Ariail, preaeher-inXflArge.
The following services are
sbhouneod for Sunday, January 18:
Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mr. L. C.
jShaw^ superintendent. Epworth
ix-ague at 6:45 p. m. Public worship
at 11:15 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m.,
conducted by the pastor. Morning
theme: "Men Who I>are for God."
Evening theme: "Tongues." The
public is moat cordially invited to attend
all the services of this church.
Visitors are always welcome. Come
and bring your friends. Prayer service
every Wednesday evening at
TOO.
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Thrown beneath tlje engine of a
train which struck the automobile in
which she was riding, Mrs. B. B.
Bishop of Jamestown, was kitted at
Monck a Corner Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bishop's son, who was driving
the est, escaped without injury.
Two Blazes Cause
Heavy Damages
Hy prompt response and efficient
ivork on the part of the Camden voljnteer
Are department what looked
a> be a serious fl*e wus held in check
I hursday morning about one o'clock
A"hen a blaze broke out in the rear
>f the dining- room of the Thomas
"offee Shop on v*#t DeKalb st root.
The ft re is *ai<l to have been first
iiscovened by Policeman Hai nes who
was making the rounds of the !>ack
ots. The flames quickly spread to a
'rame, metal warehouse belonging to
he Camden Furniture Company,
icavily stocked with new furniture
ind stoves.
TJhis building1 was completely gutLed
and is a complete loss. The flames
inxl:t through the windows of the
American legion Hall at the rear
ind damaged it to some extent.
It is not known how the ft re originated.
It caught near the floor and
Lhe flames crept upward. The dining
room of the Thomas place was
i two-story frame structure and hav
been known to be a fire hazard for
x long time.
It is ftald th? Thomas building was
fully covered by insurance,
Mr. Arthur Smith, of the Camden
Furniture Co. estimates his damage
... $1,0(10, and he had insurance to
Lhe amount of $2,000 on bis stock
ihd $f)<>0 on his'warehouse. Only recently
he had let a policy for $2,000
lapse.
A Second Fire
Around two o'clock Thursda y afternoon
smoke was seen again uncuing
from the roof of the American
legion building and by more hard
work the firemen again saved this
building?though this time the building
was badly <tamngcd from smoke
and water and from holes being cut
in the roof. This damage to the
building is fully covered by insurance,
but we could not learn if any
insurance was carried on the furnishings
of the hall.
The Sowell Drug Company, which
occupies the ground floor of this
building, was. virtually put out of
commission from water leaking
through and damaging stock und fixtures.
Mr. Sowell says he carries
around $2,GOO insurance, which will
very likely icoyer bis loss.
The first fire occurred during a
bitter cold night and the volunteer
lads fought like paid firemen and deserve
the'highest praise " fo^ the way
in which they handled a most dangerous
situation.
AH buildings were adjacent to
some of the best business .property
in Camden, and had the flames gotten
away from them, the loss would
have run into large figures.
Guests in thei Hotel Camden on the
same street 'had their belongings
packed up ready to depart in case
the flames reached the hotel.
I'robate Judge net ires
After 22 Years Service
5ft.
A familiar figure around the Kershaw
county codrthouse relinquished
his office Tuesday to a new officer?
not in defeat but in voluntary retirement.
Twenty-two years ago, W. L. McDowell,
former editor and proprietor
of the Camden 'Chronicle, was elected
to fill a vacancy caused by the death
of a former judge of probate. Every
election year bhea-efater he had been
re-elected by good majorities, and in
the election last year anounoed' his
intention' of retiring. He has filled
the office of judge of probate in an ...
efficient and courteous manner, and
has a host of friend? throughout the
county who will miss him from his
accustomed place at the court house-.
Judge McDofwell is succeeded by L.
Hex Jones, an attorney from Kefshaw,
who wen out in the prhhary
over several opponents. Mr. Jones is
a man of pleasing personality, and
being well versed in law this friends
predict that he will .make a most acceptable
successor to Judge McDowell.
Mr. Jones will have Mrs. Sallie
| Smythe Massey, , widow of J. Copeland
Massey, as his assistant. For
the present Mr. Jones will continue
to reside at Kershaw, making daily
trips to Camden, but expects to become
a citizen of Camden at an early
date."
B. W, Hendrix, 42-year-old merchant
of Lexington, was shot to
death by bandits Wednesday night.
Two of the men . were seized on a
highway near Lexington and blood
was discovered on the running board
of t&sir automobile. They gave their
rWmes M P. F. (Matthew*,- of Bennettarvifte
and W. O. Seaniore, a
Georgia sign painter. A, third, a
Lexington man, is held in iail and
officers refuse to reveal hie identity. '=*
HenAix, with his wife and two children,
a brother and at salesman were
?tore about nine o'clock Wedth,t
the mropanbi rmtm ttwtTSmdl.