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T' ' ' ? ' ' .? I. I I.I. LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Year* Ago I THIRTY YKAR8 AGO November 13, 1901 Rev. Oeorge Jlcnry WaddcM resign* as superintendent of Kpworth Orphanage und is succeeded by Rev. W. It Wharton. York l>uren, negro, met horrible death Camden Oil Mill when his overcoat got caught in belting and crushed his body. O. ?S. King, of Bethune, married to Miss Annie Lucas, of Tiller's Kerry. John K. Copelund un<l Miss Maude Brannon married at Hethunc, John Law son, who built the first locomotive in Kngland, died in St. Louis, at age of {Ml. David It. Williams rents Mloordsbury to a northern family for the winter. James Blake Steodnmn, Jr., mar-1 ries Miss Kloride ( antcy. Mayor McCreight senjjs to Charleston exposition old original tombstone of-Baron DuKalb kept in cellar of I Presbyterian church, which formerly! marked Dm grave of Baron DeKalb,' before present monument was erect-t ed. "Bill" Francis, familiar figure in! Camden, died at county infirmary after two weeks illness. Bill was! considered idiotic but was inoffensive and was noted for his witticisms. James Gottys, brother of John L.' Gettys, died at his home in West Wateree. Funeral conducted by Rev.! W. W. Mills. W. I. Villepigue holding a governa merit position at Washington on a visit to Camden. i Twenty-seven men killed and twenty-four injured in boiler explosion at Detroit. ! Bethune Mews Notes Told by CorrespondentBethune, R. C., Nov. 10?The"Par-' ent-Teacher Association held its reg-' ular monthly meeting u(t the school auditorium Monday,evening. Mr. R. R. Bums, vice -president presided in the absence of the president. Interesting talks were made by Miss Sadie Craig, county demonstration agent, and Mr. B. K. Keisler, agriculture "teacher in the Bethune schools. '. a* grade under the superv,81^(p dJ^VTiss Louise Tiller, gave a pleasing * playlet and the third grade directed by Miss Stella Bethune, gave delightful musical numbers.' During the social hour fruits and nuts were served those present. The Rev. Mr. Ingram is attending the Methodist conference in Sumter this week. ?? Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Davis recently returned to Bethune have gone to Perry, Da., where Mr. Davis has a position. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, of New York, nave been spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. B*. McLaurin. , w Miss Mary Louise McLaurin, of the Calhoun Falls school faculty, spent the week end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Mcl>aurin. Miss Mary Beattie, of McBee, was the guest for several clays last week of Miss Malloy Hearon. Miss Dorothy Parrott. of Columbia college, was at. home for the week erfVI. Mr. and Mrs. Lor in g Davis motor*?e<l to Macon, (la., Sunday. Mr. John McDonald. Mrs. A. B. McUiurin, Mrs. Sallie Davis and Alvin ( lyburn attended the funeral of Mr. Rulf Sowcll. a brother-in-law of .'innnimii-, rn- '.w . afternoon. rhe Rev. J. B. (j^ston. of Camden, chairman ot the FTvery-Member Canva^ for Ker-haw A ssmnation will liold a meeting at the Bethune Baptist church Fr.day evening. The entire association is expected to be pepic-en * ed and state speakers have been :r\.led for the evening's service. Duck Season To Open At Noon Washington, Nov. p.?The duck hunting season will open at noor thi- year instead of sunrise to af ford greater protection for the duck: whose numbers have been seriouslv depicted by drought. ( ol. r-.c! Harold P. Sheldon, t'nitec State- game cen.-ervation officer said win n the sea-on opened at sun r;se many duck- were killed on thi first d.'i\ before they left thei- nest ing grounds. A111 : the first day. however." hi said. "*. e du. ks get wt?e that tin hunting season is on and they re main ?>n tne alert. F om then she; i ae no! n -u h a helpless position. Tlic change was adopted by th advi-ory board which already has shorti n? d ore hunting season to on mor.t h. Amor.- the localities in which tin season opens next Monday are Ala bama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky Louisiana. Maryland, Mississippi North (jirolina, South Carolina, Ten nesseo and Texas. In virtually all of the other states the season already is open. Take advantage of The Chronicle' Special Subscription Offer! ? FIFTEEN YKAKH AGO N^Ventber 17, 1911} C, Kdwutti Shaw, aged 42, died at his home near Kershaw after illness of typhoid fever. Southern Beil moving ita plant from First National Bank building to Savage-Crocker* building. N. O. Kpps leaves Southern Kxpresa agency here to make his horn# in Florida. Jeanette Rankin, of Helena, Montana, elected first Republican congress woman, H. C, Truesdale, of Westville, mariiyl to Miss Carrie Hell Truesdale of Kugoff. A. W. Hutler, a former citizen'of Camden, dies'"in Richmond, Va . George T. Little sells 1915 crop of I cotton to J. H. ktee/lman. It took twenty wagons to huul the cotton to town and it brought a check for $ 11,500. John B. Davis, aged 27 years, died at mill village. Miss Caroline Dink ins, an aged l.ady, dies at her home near llagood. Muterial being placed on lot at Kershaw for handsome brick residence to be built by John T. Stevens. Mrs. Louisa Mungo dies at her home near Kershaw in ?dth year of her age. RoV^J- R. Hiek.v noted weatiier prophet dies at iSt. Louis home at uge of 72 years. .^Jdrs. J. F,. Robinson takes little daughter to hospital in Atlantu, Ca., for treatment. J. L. Williams, of Wateree cotton mills, mingled with crowds in Atlanta on election night. Woodrow Wilson nominated as president of United States over Charles F.vans Hughes. Forest Fires Rage In Two Carolinas Charlotte, Nov. 7.?Forest fires continued to rage in "scattered portions of the Carolinas today, while dwellers in the paths of the flames prepared to fight for their homes. From Kinston, in the Pocosin country of North Carolina, came reports of the worst blaze by which that section has been visited since forest fires became rampant several weeks ago. Wardens, farmers and volunteers rallied in an effort to cheek it, with little effect. The fire, starting"TrTLenoir, had fun over into Jones county, and the woods were reported dry as tinder. In the mountains of McDowell, hundreds of miles to the west, a blaze 25 miles in circumference was sweeping all in its path, while camp tenders, homesteaders and others prepared backfires in an effort to save , their buildings. The Duke Power . Company was reported organizing an army of fighters to protect its vast i lands near Marion. From Charleston, S. C., came re. ports that night traffic between there and Savannah, Ga., had been practically halted by dense smoke from a huge fire in the Meggetts area. Chester, S. (\, reported two dwellings and some outhouses burned by a fire which swept 100 acres. A grass and brush fire swept into the' town of Burgaw, N. C., near Wilmington, burned a lumber shed and one dwelling, and set fire to others, . threatening ihe whole community, before it was controlled. Pilots of the F.astern Air Transport reported at Charleston virtually all distance from Florence, S. C., to Jacksonville, Fla., was n dense cloud nf smoke. They said it is necessary to fly very high to escape it. Around St. George, S. C., fires " which were checked by last week's 1 rain, again have broken out and Ryrd village has been menaced. Res" idetits of the community have put up ' >a >tiff fight to save their home". Wife Bears twins As He Fights Fire Marion. X. C.. Nov. 9.? As the p flames of a forest fire surroumie< ,, her cabin last night, twins were horr . to Mrs. .1. H. Gray while her bus , band, caretaker of the Black Real J <>' camp, lead a force of men in an at p tempt to drive back the blaze. t The twins were girls, one six an< e the other seven pounds. i Today, Gray and his men had sue p i ceeded in controlling the fire tha . has been raging in the Linville sec , l tor. i, ~ James Belcastro, "public enemy1 No. 4, and known in Chicago as "thi , king of bombers," was arrested Wed nesday by government agents as signed to alien smuggling activities 8 and while released under bond, it i: probable that he will he deported. ! SLUGGISH FEELING "I have used Thedford'e BlackDraught off and on for twenty-fly? yearn," wrltoa Mr. Dave Btewatt, ?f 1912 K. 2nd St., Austin Texas. "They used It in my father's homo for many years and U wa* our ?Oiioittl family MfcUlclne. "My health wua good, and that Is about all I over took. I used It for CornsllpatIon and bilious sick head- , aches. It is a fine medicine to taks when u man sols up In the morulas feeling dull and sluwKlsh. . After a couise of It I feel flue. It rids the system of poison which coiues front constipation " I TI1LDFORIV8 f-ti?ifSSifclS Uraugntmf Bold by drusslsts. 26f packase. riu-4 Monthly Report of Associated Charities 7 Statement of the Associated Charities of Camden and Kershaw county for October, 11)31: Balance on hand from last $1,620.22 Receipts this month 600.41 Total $2,235.63 General Charity Lamoy's Grocery $2.02 Incidentals 2.10 I/orana Kabon, groceries ....!. 4.00 Stamps 1.00 Mrs. R. B. Ross, milk and-rent b?H ,. 11.75 W. It. Zemp, medicine 2.35 City Killing Station 20.32 R. S. Williams, groceries .... Q,67 Redfearn Motor Company 5.7(1 Mrs. W. F. Russell, board and lodging 1.70 Incidentals 2.00 Burke Roddick, caring for sick 8.10 F.d. Lee,* fish 1,43 Lamoy's Grocery 5.16 Sowell Drug Store 5.801 Mrs. J. B. Gaskin, milk . .. .' . . 2.00 Incidentals 1.00 ' Transportation 3.00 W. B. Evans, groceries 12.00 C. C. Moore, rent 5.00 Mrs. J. A. Bell, salary 40.00 DeKalb Pharmacy 11.24 Incidentals 7.25 Lamoy's Grocery 2.75 Mrs. W. F. Russell, board and lodging 3.75 Transferred Children's Home 293.12 Mrs. J. A. Bell, salary in full . . 15.00 Lamoy's Grcoery 1.20 Incidentals 5.00 Postage and stamps 1.00 M. Radin, shoes . . 17.50 Incidentals 3.00 ? $504.81 Children's Home Messenger, school supplies .... 13.26 Willowbrook Creamery, Sept. 20.00 Labor and servant hire 10.00 Lamoy's Grocery 12.42 Southern Cotton Oil Company 1.35 Phone Bill 3.95 Labor and servant hire 10.00 Servant hire 1.00 Lanjioy'a Grocery 37.94 Miss Moore, salary 15.00 Mrs. Sanders, salary 20.00 School supplies 4.81 Clothing 14.0,0 Labor and servant hire 11.00 Carpenter work 4.00 Water and light bill 9.43 .Incidentals 3.42 Onion plants. . . 2.00 Labor and servant hire 13.50 Burns and Barrett, 8.60 lamoy's Grocery 11.86 Incidentals 7.78 Freight . 75 Willowbrook Creamery, Oct. .. 22.50 Lamoy's Grocery 5.48 Labor and servant hire 13.50 W. A. Anderson, meat bill .... 3.00 $280.53 Children's Home (Building Account) Pritchard Paint and Glass Co. $53.12 I^ibor 5.00 W. Price, shingling roof 41.00 Camden Lumber Co., shingles 84.08 Carpenter work 15.60 Burns and Barrett 11.33 Camden B. & S. Co 4.Of Mackey Mercantile Company.. 20.68 1 '' $234.81 ' Total $1.020.1." 1 ; lj Balance . ? $1,215.41 r | Herman Webb Duker. 21. s.-ion o "is wealthy and prominent Baltimon I family, has been sentenced to b< 1 ! hanged for the murder of John W [Anderson last April.. Dale Lambert -|19. companion of Duker at the tim< t j of the killing, has been sentenced t< * j life imprisonment. Warden Lawes, of Sing Sing pris on, New York, broadcasted an rtp peal for coaches for the prison foot e hall team. The New York Giants o the National Professional Footbal - league, responded by loaning six o ' its players to act as conches. Th< s prison team will play only horn, games. Sumter Corn Contest Boon To County ' Sumter, Nov. 'J.-?Despite the driest summer on record in Sumter county, corn contestant* have inade u good average yield of '62.17 bushels per at're compared with an average of H7.4 bushels per acre in 1930, and 01.9 bushels per acre in 1929. The highest yield this year is 9ET.12 bushels per acre and the lowest.is 33.2 bushels per acre, according to records in the office of J. M. Kleayer, county farm agent. Discussing the conditions this year, Mr. Klcazer says that | the Sumter contestants had the best starl for record yields they have ever had, and he feels confident that ut least half of the 24 contest plots would have made over 100 bushels per acre with normal rainfall and he adds: "This dry year has taught us one thing in particular about corn growing, namely, that with proper preparation and attention intensively planted corn makes better than as usually planted and handled even in an exceedingly dry year. In fact, on a number of farms this contest is about all the farmers are making, their regular crop being almost a total failure." A special feature of better corn growing in Sumter county is found | Ih the fact that this year 144 corn I club members planted pure seed, furnished by the Sumter Kiwanis qab.i which took this means of promoting better farming. Mr. Eleazer reports that at the recent county Zftir roe I Sumter Kiwanis Club held its regular | meeting at the fair ground# and entertained 227 fourlil club boys with i a barbecue dinner, which certainly gave the clubsters and their hosts a good time and established even closer relations between them. \ Midway High School Honor ItoJI Grade 2. Charlotte McCaskill, Annie Mae West, Troy West, Johnnie Garrison. Grade 8.?-Lewis Lee West. Grade 4.?Archie Gordon, Ferris Joyner, Margaret West, Willien I West. Grade h,?Elizabeth McCoy, Roddy I Kozier, IJolly Stokes. Grade 0.- Gene Cooper, Sadie Corbitt, Alva Ix?e, William McCoy, Wilton McGuirt, Clifford Threat, Thomas Tidwell, Laurie West. Grade 7.?Ethylene Corbitt. Grade 8."?-Oralie Brannon, Margar-I et Holland, Martha Moseley, Thelma Stokes, Ruby Gay West. Grade 10.?Mary McCoy, Vivian* Stokes. Grade 11.?Mattie. W.est. Death of a Child Graccy Bradley, 4-year-old daughter yf Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hradley, of the Hermitage mill village, died at the Camden hospital Saturday evening after a short illness. The funeral and burial occurred at the |Hermitage Baptist church Sunday afternoon with Rev. S. B. Hatfield in charge. Greenville Scandal; I Off icerslndicted l Greenville, Nov. 6.?Charge t I gainst two Graenville county offlfl als and two former magistrate* whir* I t resulted in their indictment by * I | grand jury have been revealed as the I four made plains today for their J.1 fense. I The four-^State Senator Joseph R I Bryson, Sheriff Cliff Bramlett, B. p I Crenshaw and George w. Bishop I were indicted yesterday after the| grand jury had recommended the day I before that bills of indictment be 1 drawn. Crensha^* and Bishop are! former magistrates. Bryson, the bill 9 f indictment 1 charges, accepted sums runging from I $ 25 to $360 from citizens and one I county official- He is charged with I receiving $360 on one occasion and I $200 on another from A. Frank prid- I more, county supervisor, to vot^ f0r I certain items in the county supply I bill as it was considered by the coun l ty's legislative delegation. 6th?r I bribes were, receivpd, the indictment I alleged, for recommending appoint-! ments. j Bramlett is charged with selljng I confiscated automobiles and slot I chines and not turning the proceeds I over to the county. The former msf-1 istrates are alleged to have mishand-1 led sjnall amounts, of public funds. I When the four will be brought to I trial has not been determined. j SECOND ANNUAL ^n m ^Br ?u 'V mum m ? BENEFIT ? Children's Home WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18 WE NEED -: - ri ?i'' a -Corn, Peas Canned Fruit Corn Meal Sugar '' Sweet Potatoes Old Clothes C> or What Have You ? _ ! PLEASE | Come and See the Home 1 ) ' -- -? * and the Children Children's Home i % /cV " . 4'* L _ r Of Associated Charities FAIR STREET _ CAMDEN, S. *