Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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to p KING BACKWARD jukeu From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen ?,,d Thirty Yeare Ago thirty ybars ago February 26, 1902 }ity taxes reduced from 8 mills to nills from the previous year. >1 Haum and company moving ,ir stock of goods to opera house preparatory to remodeling their >re. 5, N. Stewell, who has been merindising in Camden in the opera use store for a number of years, ,ves to Luokjtow. Historic old Lafayette Hall being yodelled fotr use as a hotel, to be N-ated by Mr. and Mrs. Scott own, well-known hotel people. Chronicle 'acknowledges receipt of ckage of garden seed from Conessman D. E. Finley. "Hotel Kirkwood" is the name of w tourist hotel to be erected on rkwood Heights. Old Three C*s railroad passing rough Camden passes into controlSouthern Railway. Miss Lina Wolfe died in Baltimore d brought here for burial. Mackey Barfield, one of the oldest izcns of this section, died at g^eat e of 95, at his home in Smithville rtion. Dr. Isaac MoKagen, aged 6>8, prompt citizen of Sumter dead. He >ved to Sumter from Camden. W. Hampton Cobb, of Neeses, chland county, announces his canlacy for Judge of Probate for chland. Body of Bartow Warrei\, express bber, found in Edisto river near anchville, where he had hidden fc. Headquarters of the Chinese army Shanghai announced Tuesday that had receiver! $60,000 contributed by linese in American cities for war rposes. Confidence in eary improvement in isiness conditions caused the bank England and the government banks Norway and Sweden to reduce the terest rate. The bank of England tvered the rate from six to five per nt and the Scandanavian banks Dm six to five and a half per cent. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO March 8, 1917 Abe Shiver, aged 66, native of Camden, and employee of Southern shops in Charleston, dies, A ; iSix benches of Southern trestle over Catawba river washed away by flood water. "ilohn J. Owen, 68, of near Weatville, dies of pneumonia. Camden Fire Department order# motor truck for station number two on Chesnut street. Ljevi fl. Hall, citizen of Caseatt, dies suddenly while at work in his field. The J. E. Creed property at Cantty Hill, 866 acres, sold to Henry Savage. S. B. Kirkland property, residence and 81 acres of land adjoining Wateree mill pond, sold to Savage and Crocker Won. W. U. iClyburn, 60, prominent citizen, dies at his home near Haile ifjold Mine. James Blake iSteedman, aged 70, native of Charleston, and for many years cotton buyer- at Caipden^ died at Hendersonville and burial was at ithat place. Judge M. Li. Smith to deliver commencement address to graduating class at University of South Carolina. I. It. Swartsell, contractor of Stanton, Va., builder of .Timrod Hall, to erect eight-room bungalow for E. M. Boy kin, near Boykin'station; also to build Presbyterian church at Lugoff at cost of $2,500. Alex McNaughton married to Miss Ethel King, of Bethune. Shelby C. Truesdale, of Westville, receives his commission as Notary Public from Governor Manning. Court ^n session with Judge DeVore presiding; ty. Hampton Cobb, solicitor rftpd K.'T. Estridge, foreman of grand jury. Governor Murray of Oklahoma threatens to ignore a federal court injunction td prevent him and the state of Oklahoma from enforcing a motor truck line to obey state laws regulating size and weight of trucks. The governor hinted at the use of military action in thex matter. CITY TAX NOTICE Beginning March 1,1932, a 2 per cent penalty will be added to all unpaid 1931 taxes, and on April 1 an addi ' V * j tional penalty of 5 per cent will be added. By order of City Council, J. C. Boykin, Clerk % L... I 1 / ./ \ \ ! .1 II \| .. H.. i . . r I HEADACHES, NEURITIS NEURALGIA, COLDS.VT~ Whenever you have some nagging ache or pain, take some tablets of Bayer Aspirin. Ilclief is immediate: ? / There's scarcely ever an ache or pain that Bayer Aspirin won't relieve?and never a time when you can't take it. * The tablets with the Bayer cross are always safe. They don't depress the heart, or otherwise harm you. Use them just as often as they can spare you any pain or discomfort. Just be sure to buy the genuine. Examine the package. Beware of imitations. Aspirin is the trade-mark of Bayer manufacture of mono aceticacidester of salicylicacid News of Interest in and Near Bethune Uetkunt'i Feb. 28.?Mr*. B. W. Best's Sunday school class which is composed of Ah? young people of the Methodist church en jo veil a chicken supper at the home of Mrs. Best last Friday evening. The young ladies tff the class were hostesses and a d?V lightful evM^ng was spent by all present. ^F. Miss Alice Morgan and Miss Sadie Small, of Wingate, N. C., spent the week end with Mrs. Eva Morgan. Misses Sarah Hammond, Lorena McDonald and Margie Parrott, of Winthrop college, were at home for the week end, including the holiday on Monday. a Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Fowler announce the birth of a son, Gerald Wesley, Thursday, February 18th. Gregg King, of the Presbyterian college, spent the week end at home. He was accompanied by Mr. Smith, also a student at the" Presbyterian college. Mr. and Mrs. Ohkrles V. Rivers, of Chesterfield, announce the birth of a daughter, Katherine Ward, Saturday, February 530, at the home of Mrs. Rivers' parents in .Bethune, The eighth grade hopri? economics class, under tne direction of their teacher, Miss Lillian Goojlett, entertained with a six o'clock dinner in the home economics room at the grammar school building Thursday evening. A tempting menu in four courses was served 1>V members oft the class. The guests included some of the mothers and a few friends of *tliG class. The Bethune girls' basket ball team defeated the Kershaw Veam ip an interesting giune played at- Bethune Tuesday afternoon. The score was 28-13. A Farmer's Prayer "I am thankful that I own no stocks which I had bought at peak prices. . I am grateful for guidance that kept me out of Speculative markets. It is good not to have tb read the stock market quotations each morning Wore prayer in order to find out how much poorer I am than I was the day before. "I am glad tnat I am not a hooting man with a job or in danger wf losing the one I might have. I wear no man's collar to the office, wondering whether I am to remain until night. I surely am fortunate that I am not a coal operator nor steel manufacturer, nor ,any other official hunting trade Whete there is no trade. "Give me my pigs and chickens and cows, my health and myt strength and my freedom and my faith. I am not making any money, but I am not losing so much that I face disaster and hunger. I still have a place to sleep and three square meals a day. "Once I looked with envy upon my fellow citizens. I thought they lived in luxury and peace. This morning they need comfort and divine grace to face their plight. "I am grateful for the small blessings and the regular blessings that fall upon me and mine, and my land. I hope my sins, my hypocrisy and my shortcomings will be overlooked, and believe me, I am "content that I am not as many ^others are." ? /jflfc, , ? Los Angelesi Car* i< now the largest citytn area in the Ufiited States. Additional Penalty on Taxes State, County and School taxes for the year 1931, payable between September 16th and December 31st, 1931? according to law one per cent penalty will be added to all taxes not paid by January 1st, 1932, also an additional one per cent will be added to all taxes not paid by February 1st, 1932. Any information concerning this office will be given at office or by mail. When inquiring about taxes please state school district in which you live or own property. Yours respectfully, S. W. HOGUE, Treasurer, Kershaw County. Camden, S. C., January 23rd, 1932. ? FOR MAYOR I announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of mayor of the City of Camden. R. M. KENNEDY, JR. FOR ALDERMAN I announce my name as a candidate for re-election as Alderman from Ward One of the City of Camden. W. L. JACKSON. I announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Alderman from Ward Two of the City of Camden. J. C. GILLIS. ~ I announce my name as a candidate for re-election as Alderman from Ward Three for the City of Camden. S. W. Van LANDING HAM. I announce myself as a candidate for re-election as Alderman for Ward Four of the City of Camden. LEON SCHLOSBURG. I hereby ann^nce mvseH as candidate for the ofi^Hof Alderman from Ward Four of Tl^City of Camden. LEWIS LEE CLYBURN. i I announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Alderman from Ward Five of the City of Camden. _ HENRY SAVAGE, .JJL I announce myself as a candidate for the office of Alderman from Ward FSve for the City of Camden, a M. X. SMITH, JR. I hereby announce my name as a candidate for the office of Alderman, from Ward Six for the City of Camden. J. E. ROSS. I hereby announce myself aa a candidate for Alderman from Ward Six for the City of Camden. T. C. GLADDEN. Club Held Banquet At Green Gables ? The' Business and Professional Women's Club, of Camden, held a banquet at Green ^Gables Coffee House, Saturday evening, February 13th, that was an outstanding affair tn' every particular. Representative* \ from other cities were present, and j the long banquet table, with its white damask and red candles, Valentine place cards, red flowers, and Valen- 1 title napkins, was most attractive. Each of the twenty-eight guests opened up a large red heart, to find j a delicious menu on one side, and an ^ attractive program on the other. j Miss Etta L. Robbine, superintend- ( ent of the Camden hospital and local . president, was official hostess, and ] when all the ladies were seated, the ( occasion was opened up with a hearty singing of "How Do You Do, Business Women, How Do You Do?" The ( collect was led by Miss MoCatoe, of j Charleston, who read a creed that 1 would be a good one for all profes- , sions to adopt. Owing to the ab- ( sence of Miss Annie Mott, of Charleston, the, national corresponding ( I secretary, who was to make the chief address of the evening, Mrs. Schroeder ably came to the rescue with , what she knew to be?as she expressed it?"dearest to Miss Mott's heait," the business of keeping the club alive and stable, represented equally by nil professions, active and cooperative. Where members dropped out, to find the cause, and if possible, recall them. To keep old members if possiblev but to replace them with others, when necessary. To keep the club balanced, interested and working. To be enthusiastic about it, and inspire enthusiasm in others. Miss Bobbins spoke to the effect that while Camden's club did nothing remarkable in a financial way,^they had held together and grown, and had a very good time indeed, qnd that what they had made had behn spent to the best advantage possible?that of purchasing glasses for children who needed them to stay at school, among other things. Miss Fuel, of Rock, the state treasurer, made a very welcome announcement that dues were to be paid by the half year, and were in comparison with reduced earnings of the times, and that they were still writing with black ink. Miss Fuel also took occasion to introduce Rock Hill's new president, Miss Sue Phillips, who seems as alert and able as she is charming in person. " ^ Mrs. Kathleen Watts, superintendent of education of Kershaw county, made a little talk when she told of her branch of work as related to the club's work. She ended by saying, "At first we thought our little club in 6amden was just going to die. But it didn't want to die, and kept kicking, so finally we decided we'd just have to nurse it along, and it's been growing ever since." Naturally Mrs. Watts' statement met \Vith much laughter and applause, Aside from a few allusions to business, the evening was given over to having a good time, and this was added to by the solos sung by Mrs. Helen Snyder, accompanied by Miss Anne Rowland. Mrs. Snyder sang "Only a Rose," "Danny Boy" and "The Lilac Tree," the last a quaint little song that all good business women will teach their daughters. In addition to accompanying Mrs. Snyder, Miss Rowland played Nevin's "The Rosary." Green Gables Coffee House ran true to form by serving a most delicious dinner consisting of the following menu: Tomato cocktail,-roast turkey, rice, asparagus, olives, pickles, celery, candied yams with apples, Charlotte Russe, coffee. Miss Robbins wound up the enjoyable evening by expressing the Camden Club's pleasure at having as guests the representatives of Charleston, Columbia and Rock Hill clubs, and it was with genuine re- gret that everybody sang "Goodnight Indies," and prepared to leave. Among the guests and representatives' from Charleston were Mrs. Sbroeder and Miss McCabe; Miss Fuel, state treasurer, and Miss Fuel, 'secretary of Rock Hill's Chamber of Commerce; Miss "Moss, Miss Hays and Miss Sue Phillips, the new president of Rock Hill's club, all of Rock Hill; Miss Evelyn Gibbes, state president; Miss Plyler, state corresponding secretary and Miss Price, of Co-*^ lumbia. 1 Camden guests included Miss Sadie Craig, Mrs. Julia ^Long Knapp and Mrs. William Trantham. A second load of foreign liquors were seized by North Carol na officers at Lumberton on Tuesday, when a truck loaded with 1,1D9 gallons of [liquor was taken tn charge while the two men in charge of the truck had gone to a cafe for dinner after parking their truck on a street there. The two true km em were lodged in jail. The (day before a truck of similar character had been wised at Dunn when it wan wreck ad on a road near there. | l. - - Nobody's Business Written for The Chronicle by Gee McGee, Copyxight, 1028. SHOULD WE STOP BUYING PHK OTHER FELLOW'S GOODS? .If 1 were to say.'.. ."Living at \ome" is tho thing that ruint the i ountry somebody would have me adiudgcd insane, but that's one of ou? >ig troubles. It is mighty nice to i rrow everything you need and buy \othing from anybody, but when all >f us do those things, what happen*? I / _ 1 .If we grow all our wheat and outs | ind corn in the .South, what's going .a become of Iowa and Nebraska and Kansas? If they can't ship some of 1 ;heir stuff out of the states where it is gvoyfi?, how5/will they get any money with which to buy our pro- . lucts? ..If New York can't sell us her potatoes and if Michigan and Gal- i ifornia can't ship us their peas and beans .. .how can we expect them to ( use much of our cotton and goitre- , jure vegetables? If this practice is kept up for a number of years in sue- ( cession, folk* will be paying their taxes with farm produce if any taxes are paid. Money will be an unknown quantity. ..If a cotton mill manufactured just enough cloth to supply its employees, and forbade them to buy anything else from any. other manufacturer, that would indeed bo "some" cqtton mill in a few months. The idea of growing what you need and selling < the surplus won't work....as there won't be anybody to sell that surplus to....except a few broke etiy folks. ..For 8 or 10 yoars, every Dick, Tom and Harry of us have teii. raiaingj; the dickens abouV" ?ngh prices: now we have low-'priees. . . .just what we wanted.and the said low prices have/Wsted everything and everybody from center to circumference. Times are not going to bo any better until money gets cheaper.... not -interest, money itself. The dollar is too high: when the dollar declines in value, then you'll see better conditions. 'i ..I am ready for a silver basis, or a corn-cob basis, or just any other old basis that will ..change things. Our politicians, that is. .. .those in Washington the Big Boys, will sit around thinking only of themselves and their investments and rentals.. ..and let the country go to the devil .... rather than make a move that will help the masses and "nip" the classes. I don't know what is wrong, but it's something. And that "something^ ought to be located and drenched. UNCLE JOE TELLS THE WORLD ..Uncle Joe blew in again toduy. He has been rather poley for the past few Weeks. He has been and is still under the treatment of the "Injun doctor" .who lives down his way. He took 3 different kinds of pills and chewed 2 different types of "roots ami yerba" while talking to mo for about 35 minutes, those y prescriptions having been formulated , , by the Injun. ..1 asked Uncle Joe if he had ever gone to a medical doctor and ho replied: "Yea. I have tried mig|it nigh all of them. I was hope^to some extent once?by a eow-ro'pberdiwt, the rubbing and biffing doctor, but he always left me sore all over, ao I went to a pill doctor: he thought ? 1 ought to exercise more.... and suggested plowing and chopping wood as a good idea. I have not spoke to him rince" ..After getting rid of his health, I casually mentioned the fact that I heeded a pet of some kind for my baby, and he got started again: "Gee, you got that boy a screech owl: they make fine pets and got tamed in less than 2 weeks. (PHu). I owned a scroech owl once, when 1 was a boy, and that bird was not only entertaining, but she was also Yery . useful in and around the house." (P'tuPtu). * ,.I called my owl "Apter". .. because frfe was just as apter do one thing as another. He watched u canary , take a bath once, and what you reckon? That owl took to bathing in our water bucket 3 times a day before meals and wo finally got so's we couldn't afford to keep any drinking wfcter in the house. - <?'tu). I teeched him to feed tho chickens: he % would go out to the barn and tote corn to them in the hen yard, 5 grains nt a time. <..till all of them were properly fed, 50 grains each." (P'tu). / . ."Another thing Apter was good for was. ... keeping flies out of tho house. They got . so's they would r6me and peep in, and if Apter was anywhoro's in sight, back to the stable they would go. (P'tu-uu). Apter Igarnt how to yri^vd the clock and shell peas for/roit. VHe got far enough along in 'rithmejltic to count money and lay off hop-scotch lines with his feet and tail. (P'tu-uuu). I 'mind' once*. .ApteT slipped all the goobers out of pa's pocket one night while pa was reading the almaneck." (P'tu-u-u-u). . ."Yep, by all means?buy your boy a screech owl. I have one down at my house now that I will sell you for only $10.00, but I orter have $15.00. 1 have not trained him any so far, but you can do that in no time. .. .hardly. It's best to teach them in the place where they will live. (P'tu-uuu). He's a fine specimen, and' must be one of the ancestors of my former pet owl, as his eyes is the same color an<3 he can' turn his head around on his nake 3 times without hurting. I'll fetch him up if you say."' (P'tuu). I did not trade for the owl.' They are too smart to live at my house. The house and senate have both aptproved the creation of a $10,000,000 revolving fund to improve the agricultural credit situation. / ' > " ' ? r ' CALL AT THE SANITARY BARBERSHOP and Rave them explain how you can get ELECTRIC CLOCKS and other valuable articles at unheard of prices SANITARY BARBER SHOP DeKalb Street Next Door Majestic Theatre , j MAGNOLIA GARDENS ? LOW EXCURSION FARES Fridays and Saturdays FEBRUARY i9-20; FEBRUARY 26-27; MARCH 4-5; MARCH 11-12 . Also For Train No. 15 Sunday Mornings Good Returning Wednesday's Following Excursion fares applying from: CAMDEN $3.00 LANCASTER 4.00 HEATH SPRINGS 3.75 I Magnolia and Middleton Gardens now approaching peak of bloom. - I Also excursion tickets ONE FARE AND ONEHALF round trip, sold February 46-16-18-21-23-25-28; March 1-3-6-8-10-13-15-17-20-22, 1932. Good 7 days. 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