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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 45 .1. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1J34 NUMBER 52 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^MW^WWWW^ Carolina Cup Race Will Be Big Event ; j . .. i ' ' - 1 +> (By Sally Broomell) With fifty-six horses entered by nromim nt owners from all over the country i" the six events of the Carolina t up Knee* tomorrow, this picaresque resort town is crowded with visiters. ' Kvery hotel is full and the cottagers are housing the owners and riders. 4 . I VV. Austin Wudsworth, of Genesto, N. V., accompanied by Mrs. Francis Aull, of Hamilton, Mass., is at ilul.kirk Inn, and will see her ),orSe. "Hotspur, 2nd," race, "Hotspu|." won the Washington'^ Birthday Plate here lastfmonth. \jj, ?ir.d Mrs. Thomas W. Durant, of Aiken and Roslyn, L. I., are at the K rkwood with a party of friends. They have entered "Fugitive" and ' l.ittlf Pan" in the Carolina Cup and i. Free Wheeler" in the Kershaw StecP echase. Richard K. Mellon, of Pittsburgh, is at the Kirk wood and will sec Paul Mellon's "Drijvmore LatF' race for tile Cup. He >3 accompanied by Re3?j Flynn. Carleton M. Palmer, former M. F. H of the Fairfield-Westchester Hunt, i5 at Court Inn. He has entered "Rond du Roi." Congressman James W. Wadsworth of Geneseo and Mrs. Wadsworth are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward, as are Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Woocfward, of LeRoy, N. Y. William B. Street, of Baltimore, who rode "Pink Tipped," Richard K. Mellon's winner here last war, is it Court Inn, accompanied by Mrs. Street. Stewart S. Janney, Jr., of Baltimore, i3 the guest of Mr, and Mrs. Harry D. Kirkover and will ride 'Hotspur." Mr. and Mrs. Verner Z. Reed1, Jr., of Pinehurst, are here to see Mrs. Reed's horse, "Our Friend," which von a race at Aiken lasrt Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Gay, of Richmond, Va., are here to see the wrformanee of Mr, Gay's horse. 'Brandon Brander," in the Kershaw steeplechase, two miles over brush. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Toerge ar ived today. Mrs. Toerge (the forner Mrs. Geraldyn Redmond, of Glen lead, L. I.) has entered "0" in the Wateree, one arid one-half miles on he. Hat. ? Mr. and Mrs, Carter P. Brown, of rryon. N. C., are bringing over a >arty of fifty today, including Henry i. Yaughan, of Boston, president ,i he Masters of Fox Hounds Associaion and one of the stewards of the neet here. Frederick H. Parks, of New York, distant secretary of the National iteeplechase and Hunt Association, inder the auspices of which the Car- j >lina Cup Races are "being run, is lere in the interest of the Associa- . ion. Samuel S. Sands, of Far Hills, N. ., has arrived to see "Don Pedro's" i performance in the Camden Plate, six urlor.gs on the flat. B. A. Tomkins, >f Southern Pines, who arrives tonorrow, has his "Ctpolym" entered n the same race. S. A. W. Baltazzi, >f Aiken, has entered "Atreus" ,and rill arrive tomorrow. > 1 _ i Benjamin Leslie Behr, of Chicago, jho has two entries in the Carolina up. ' Brose Hover" and "Outlaw," rill be at the Kirkwood over the week fid. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Weir, ?f Wilmington, Del., will be here to <o Mrs. Weir's "Faun Ore" in the tershaw. Mr-. Lusyd Wright and Mrs. BurIet5 Wright, of Buffalo,, will be at he K.rkwood. Others who are ex- ' K-eteo here for the races are: Frank lon-a.. .Jr., W. Plunket Stewart, John lori.nier Schiff, A. F. Goodwin, Mr. fid Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark, Mr. and lr-. Hevereux Milburn, Mr. and Mrs. 'rar.K M. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. Bryce ^'fig. Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Whitby. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Widener. r ar.d Mrs. Allison Stern, Mr. ana jrs. Amory 1^. HaskelR Mr. and Mrs. , Li Us ( '. Finch, Mr. and Mrs. W. j l:rjifior .Jones, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. | ?i.Iiain A. Langley, Mr. and Mrs. j Lbort Young, Mr. and Mrs. George 1 f- tl'eu ) Bostwick, Mr. and Mrs. rancis p. Garvan, Miss Polly Potter n(i M s.- Claudia Phelps. Prominent Visitors Here Note; owners of steeplechase horss an?i r.unt race enthusiasts from all! ^tn'' countrv are arriving here ?">' the Diggest steeplecliase ont of the season, the Carolina Cup ' tacf-s. on the renowned Springdale Saturday. . A crowd of BO,000 ^ j M't-c ud by tho committee wJiich ficjudes: Harry D. Kirkover, chairafi; 1 ho mas Hitchcock, James Boyd, >u. H. Boykin, Jr., F, S. von, " aue, Frank J. Bryan and Ernest L. ! ^uj-A-ard. Go.(.rnor Ibra C. Blackwood, who ' o.om misses a steeplechase event,, arrive Saturday morning, accomfi.ou by his secretary, Charles P. ' r.a'c? a"d a, party of men. He will .j -ne grfest: of honor at a luncheon w nKwo?d given by Mayor Rob1 MacMillan Kennedy, and will pre-1 t toe Cup at the races. comprises six races?two vr r two on the flat and two [i ..?,llrhber, one of which is the noted i id*. ? Race of three miles, the ntu ?! 1 w>nner to hold the cup * the. race and to receive a I -P<ca of same. A piece of plate is FntWa Q . J >n the big feature are Mrs. i H- Somerville'a "Oliver C.": 1 ? U#lie **Outlaw:' , S W. DurantV "LittW < *> Carteton M. Palner1* "Rond du ? ?? ?'? i " ' ' 1 / " ' 1 ' " ?????Hoi;" Mrs. W. Austin Wadsworth's "Hotspur 2nd;" Ernest L. Woodward's "Sunset 2nd;" Mrs. Thomas E. Proctor, Jr.'s, "Charioteer;" Alvin T. Untermeyer's "War tingle; Paul Mellon's "Drinmore Lad" and James E. Ryan's "Tout Droit." On Saturday all of the cottagers ( are giving buffet luncheons fox the ; visitors before the races and teas afterward, .and many are also giving large dinners. Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Kirkover are having a luncheon for over 75 of the owners, officials and riders. Stewart Janney, of Haitimore, the rider, is their house guest. J. North Fletcher is having a .picnic tea for the riders and young people tomorrow. , , , Mr. and Mrs. Ward C. Belcher, of Lakeville, Conn., ar& giving a hunt picnic next Wednesday after tlm drag hunt. Miss Phoebe Knapp, of Greenwich, Conn., is the house guest of their daughter, Mrs. Damon Wack, of New York. Miss Ruth Ferguson, of Greenwich, i/Conn., is giving a large dinner this evening in the' Southern Gaidens Grille of the Kirkwood for the riders and young ipeople. Mr. and Mrs. Hageman Poster and Mr. and Mrs. Jaseph Rodenbough, of New York City, are here for the r?,ces. , _ . , Miss Ruth Ferguson, of Greenwich, Conn., gave a dinner for thirty riders and other young people in the grille at the Kirkwood Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Somerville are having as their guesrts Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and Fritz Souder, of Charlottesville, Va, They will entertain informally all day Saturday,J Noel Laing from Southern Pines, noted rider, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll P. Bassett, of Far HjJls, N. J.; also Miss Jane Fowler, of Par Hills. ' Mrs. Jennings Thomas gave a luncheon Wednesday for Mrs. Frank Baldwin, of iBaltimore. ^ , Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward are giving a dinner at the Kirkwood grille tomorrow evening. Senator Clarence Morgan and Mrs. Morgan, of Shelbourne, Vt., who are spending the week at the Kirkwood, will give -a dinneT tomorrow in the Southern | Gardens Grille. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph . B. Cousins, of New York, have also | planned a large party. | Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Kirkover, | of Geneseo, N. Y., gave a ainner last , Thursday evening for the house guests of Mr. and Mrd. Charles G. Knight, who are Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bewail, of Syracuse, Miss Dorothy Sewall and Miss Jean Campbell, of Pasadena, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Knight gave a dinner for them Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Lounsberry, of Bedford, N. Y., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Partridge, of Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. William Reyburn, of Aiken and Washington, D. C., will also be with them. . William Chase and Mrs. Josephine , Simpson, of West Hartford, \ are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chase, of Far Hills, N. J. Mrs. Chase . and Mr<s. Partridge are giving a joint | luncheon before the races. I Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus Kirby and ; Miss Wilhelmina Kirby, of New York ; City and Aiken, are at Hobkirk Inn. : Miss Florence Ruthrauff and Bourne ; Ruthrauff, of Red Bank, N. J., J ^e joined their parents at the Hobkirk. < Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Catins, of Atlanta, ( kre with the Ruthrauffs. . Dr. J. Dodge Peters, of Great Barrington, Mass., is giving a luncheon; before the ^aces. . , _; A large field, including guests here for the Carolina Cup Races, followed the hunt Monday morning which as- , sembled on the old Chesnut. Ferry ! road. Mrs. Dwight Partridge, M. P. H of the Camden Hunt, led the pack, I nssisted by J. North Fletcher an whipper-in. There was another drag hunt Wednesday from "Cool Spn"s' the plantation of Mr. an<* vfr8? Charles G. Knight, of Avon, N. Y. Mrs. D. Walter Mabee, of Saratoga Springs, gave a tea Monday afternoon for her house guest, Mrs. Delavun Baldwin, of Mt. Kisco. Mr., Baldwin will join her for the races. Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Tucker gave a dinner Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Brunson, of Chicago, who arrivod recently at their plantation, "Mi 11 way, have as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brownsell, of Chicago. Miss Cinda Watkins, of Greenwich, Conn., who is visiting her cousin. Col. Clark Williams and Mrs. Williams,, crave a luncheon at their home, lhe Cedars and the Pines," in honor of General and Mrs. Charles P. Summ<Mrs Lucv Pomcroy Deans, of Bedford Hills, N. Y., and Mrs. Myron C. Wick, Jr., are giving a big ^beeue today in the pine. Matthew Ferguson and Dixie Boykin are arranging ? an al fresco luncheon for about 16U at the Pine Grove today. Annual Garden Club Pilgrimage The Easter season brings hundreds of visitors to this picturesque mid- , Southern resort when Nature is at the height of ?ts loveliness. Guests are here from as far South and North to Canada to aee the wis- < taiia in bloom. . < The first 1 ocai pilgri by the Camden Garten (Sub will $il_ ' torn' to a* Young Man Dead From Fall At Hotel George, Raymond McNeil, 26 year old young white man, an employe of the Elect rik Maid Hake Shop, of the city, died Monday night at. t^o Camden Hospital from injuries received when he foil from the top stairs to the lower floor of his roomihg house, in this city early Sunday morning. Another roomer in the hotel heard the fall of the young man and called ani ambulance, but young McNeil stated that he was all right and he was assisted to his room. He went to bed and next day was found-in an unconscious condition. He was re-, moved to the hospital, where he died! I from concussion of the brain. ! Young McNeil was a native of Lee j County, N. C., and is survived by his | | father: Claude P. McNeil, of Sanfovd, j | N. C.; and one sister, Mrs. C. K. .Web- ^ ster, of this city. After a short ser-. j vice at the Kornegay Funeral Home, j conducted by Rev & J. B. Caston, of j 'the 'Camden Baptist church, the fun-j I eral party left Wednesday morning , | for Sanford, N. C., where funeral I services were held from <thc Grace , Chapel Christian church near Sanfor-d, and interment followed in the ! churchyard. ? Death of Former Citizen James Thomas Lewis, 78, former Camden citizen, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Branharti, in Columbia, on Thursday, March 16Mr. Lewis was born in the Flat Rock section of Kershaw County on September 9, 1857, and came to Camden about 85 years ago. (He was married to Miss Georgia Ann Mattox, who predeceased him a number pf years jago. Surviving children are Mrs. J.. W. Branham and M. C. Lewis, of Columbia, and James Edgar Lewis of Camden. Two brothers?John Lewis, of Camden, and Henry Lewis, of Columbia, also survive. ' | Mr. Lewis followed the vocation of farming and trucking up until about ' sixteen years ago when his health failed and he moved to Columbia to make his home with his daughter. Funeral services were held in Columbia and the burial was in the Quaker cemetery in 'Camden on Friday afternoon at five o'clock. ML Pisgah Baptist Church There will be services at the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church next. Lord's Day as follows: Bible School at 10 jC7 M., Worship service at 11 A. M. The sermon theme will be "Harvest Time in the Kingdom of God." The B. Y. P. U.'s meet at 7 P. M. The : Monthly Workers 'Council will he held i Monday evening. All officers and , teachers are urged to be present. Ihe public is most cordially invited -to worship with us.?Luther Knight, | pastor. Will Offer For Magistrate Magistrate J. D. Watson, of Blancy. . was in Camden Tuesday and told a Chrohicle man that it has been lated pretty generally throughout the County that he would be a candidate for the house of representatives this ! summer. Mr. Watson asks us to cor- . rect this rumor through The Chronicle and state emphatically that . he would be a candidate for re-elec- : tion to the office of Magistrate at Blaney. Basket Ball Team j Plans Novel Affair The Kendall Basket Ball Team is planning a novel entertainment for Saturday night, March 31, at eight, o'clock, at Pine Tree Hill school aud- j itorium when they will have Fred ( Kirby, the hill billy cavalier, Grady; Cole, well known radio announcer and ! the Honolulu Strollers, with their i Hawaiian music. The proceeds will,, go for the benefit of the basket ball | team and the admission charge will j be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents, for children under fourteen years of j ago. j1 Law Regulating j Eggs Enforced R. Rf. Hprlee, of the state agricul-j, lur*I 'department was in Camden |( Wednesday warning merchants thatji they still- have to observe the law in j regard to tho classification of eggs, j The state law require? that eggs be grouped separately-^?*?ith Carolina ( eggs, cold storage eggs and shipped tggs?have to have placards on the containers so the public may know. , One case was made against a local firm and they plead guilty before j Magistrate B. M. Smith, who imposed a fine and then suspended it, because it was said to have been unintentional ri+lattaOr eauaed by the cereksenees ^ Field Day Events For County Schools Along1 with the other events which are to he hold on School Day for Krshaw County schools will bo a number, of very interesting field event*?. Tho events are to bo. held at the Fair Grounds, bogining at 1:00 P. M. April Oth. The program is given as follows: High School Boys?Hundred yard dash, Shot-put (12 lb. shot), 220 yard dash, Running high jump, Run ning broad jump, Half-mile relay race (-I men to each team. High School Giris?75 yard dash, Running broad jump, Running high jump, 50 yard 3-legged race, 200 yard relay race (4 girls to each team). , ' Boys 4 1-2 Feet High and Below? 50 yard dash, Running high jump, Running broad jump. Girls 1 1-2 Feet High and Below? 50 yard clash, Running broad jump, Running high jump. Boys Above 4 1-2 Feet High?100 yard dash, Running broad jump, Running high jump. Girls Above 4 1-2 Feet High?75 yard dash, Running broad jump, Running high jump. Each first place won counts 4, second place 3, third place 2, and fourth place 1. Each school will be allowed only two entrants in each event except relay races. No student shall be allowed to enter over 4 events. No cash prizes will be given this year. Prizes will be as follows: 1st prize?blue ribbon, second prize?red ribbon, third prize?white ribbon, and 4th prize?green ribbon. List of names and eVenrts to be entered must be filed with J. <3. Richards, Jr.,. Camden, S. C. on or before noon Wednesday before the Friday of Field Day. Mr. Burns of JBethune is general chairman of the High School Events. Under him are two other chairman, C. T. Baldwin for high school boys, and Miss Bruce, of Baron DeKalb for high school girls. Mr. John Lee has been placed in charge of all events of lower grades, with the following as chairmen of the different groups: C. P. Goodyear, boys 4 1-12 feet high and below; C. A. Byrd, boys above 4 1-2 feet high; Mr. Shannon of Antioch, girls 4 1-2 feet high and below; and1 Mr. J. C. Foster of IJethune, girls above 4 1-2 feet high. . Belk Store Opens In Camden Today 'Store number one hundred and one of the Belk chain store system announces their opening here for today. The former Springs and Shannon store on Broad street, has recently been remodeled with a handsome new front and display windows added. The srtore will be under the management of J. A. H^igins, a native of Lancaster county, but who comes here from the Abbeville store. The Belk system operates in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. W. H. Belk, senior member of the organization was born in Lancaster county and began business on a small scale in 1888 and has continuously added stores until now they operate one hundred and one. He is owner and on the board of directors of several large mills in North Carolina. The company has a New'York purchasing office. The manager tells us that they employ all native help as salespeople. W. C. Cureton Dies At Camden Hospital ???? W. C. Cureton, well known Camden citizen, died at the Camden hospital Thursday morning at an early hour, following an illness of a few weeks. Mr. Cureton was 67 years of age, having been born at Liberty Hill, in this county, November (5, 1857. He moved to Camden many years ago where he had been engaged in farming. He is survived by four brothers: J. B. Cureton, of Camden; J. C. Cureton, of Chester; A. C. Cureton, of Liberty Hill; and E. B. Cureton, of Union^ Funeral services will be held from the fesidence of his brother, J. B. Cureton, on Cheanut street, at 10:30 Friday morning conducted by Rev. A. D. McArn, of the Presbyterian church, and the burial will be in the Quaker cemetery in this city. The following gentlemen will serve active pallbearers: John Whitaker, Sr., A. E. Kennedy, W. D. Whitaker. Walter L. Rush. L, J. Whitaker tnd W. D. licPowalL Parla has * "talking dock" wkkfc rives the time over the UUpapna. Flames Destroy Old Gerald House The eleven room residence on North j Broad street owned by J. B. Zomp and occupied by three families: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hell, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Owens and l<owis Anderson and family was almost completely destroyed by fire at an early hour Tuesday morning. Mrs. Bell discovered tho house afiro and screaming, awakened the other ioccupants of the house, all escaping with only part of their clothes. Nearly everything was destroyed. The houso was the former old Gerald home, owned for many yours by the late Mr. and Mrs. W. C..j Gerald and later by Miss Mattie Gerald, who sold the property to J. C. Spradley, who in turn* sold it to its present owner, J. B. Zomp. The building was partially covered by insurante. Being a mass of flames when tirst discovered, the foreman were unable to save the building or any of its contents. A heavy snowfall was in progress during the time or the fire, but it lasted only a few minutes and no signs of it could bo seen when daylight came. Buick and Pontiac Agency Established P. R. Langsto'n,, of this^ city, has secured the agency for the sales and service of Buick and' Pontiac automobiles in this city and will soon have both on display in the Little Auto garage on West DoKalb street. Ho expects a shipment of both cars at an early date. Further announcements regarding' these cars will be made at a later date. Banks Will Close One Hour Earlier The First National Bank and the Commercial Bank of Camden announce that on account of the Carolina Cup races to be held Saturday, the banks will close at two o'clock instead of three in order that their forces can attend the races. Those having banking business to transact are requested to remember t^h'ia change in the hour of closing. "Church Discipline" Is Pastor's Subject Rev. J. B. Caston, pastor of the First Baptist church announces that on Sunday at the morning hour, 11:15, his subject will 'be "Church Discip? line." Rev. Caston is a very forceful speaker, and aside from his sermons in the church, his church has the unique* distinction of being ablo- to broadcast his sermons, whjJl are enjoyed by many radio listenSPs. Other services announced will be Sunday school at ten o'clock with C. O. Stogner in charge; evening subject will be "The Value of Religion;" prayer meeting Wednesday evening at eight o'clock and B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at seven o'clock. The pastor and congregation issues a cordial invitation to the services of their church. Services at Bethesda Presbyterian churc& services on Sunday, March 25, A Douglas McArn, pasbor announces will be: Church school 10 a. m.; Morning worship 11:15; Intermediate Club, Friday evening; Junior Club Saturday morning; Young People's Society Sunday evening, six-thirty; Midweek service Wednesday evening, seven-thirty, studying Job chapters 15-17. The public is cordially invited to these I services. [Weekly Papers Set I Up Code Authority Columbia. March 19.?-A code authority for weekly and semi-weekly ' newspapers of the 9tate and dailies not operating under the newspaper 'code was organized today by the executive committee of the State Press Association. T. W. Sossatnan of Gaffney and S. R. Baxter of Darlington were named | to represent the weekly and semiweekly papers; H. G. Oateen of Sumter the dailies operating under this authority, "and O. K. Williams of Spartanburg and C. C. Berry of Orangeburg the job printers. Daring the Motion, the newspapermen heard Robert H. Prichard, director of the National Editorial Asooeiation, explain tfce sola .. y i Ilorse Portraits Are Exhibited by Morris i An exhibition of painting* and drawings of horses and dogs by George Ford Morris, who is known as "the American Painter of the Horse lends an atmosphere that is especially interacting to iihr^onien to "the Kirkwood lobby over this week end. The pictures on exhibition are part of a collection recently shown at tho Howard Spring Galleries in New York City. ! The artist through familiarity with his subjects is attested by ,th^ variety of types shown in his pictures, in every conceivable -position and phase of action. ? George Ford Morris began illustrating prominent publications devoted to horse and sporting interests j when a boy sixteen years old and I since then bus literally iwrtraycd thousands of America's "most prominent race winners and show champions. ! (.Titles give him credit for ktiow'ing and depicting horse types more j faithfully than any other American i painter. , , I His patronage extends from coast to coast. He may be painting in Cur! olina or Kentucky this week and in Texas or California next. In Camden he has painted poi' traits of Mr. and Mrs. David Williams I ujy their hunters and Mr. and Mrs. TWight Partridge are also the possessors of one of his portraits. His winter studio is in Aiken 'tnd his northern residence is "1*ordacre , at Shrewsburg, N. J. . Among the picture^- hung at tho Kirkwood are: A loantfft : Mrs. Francis P. Garvan, of WUeatley Hills, Long Island on her imported I thoroughbred, "Hunter Alert' : the imported Irish blood horse "Prince Phillip"; Mr. Charles T. Fishers race mare "EssefT": the great thoroughbred stallion, ''Man orWar"; and the saddle bred stallions ^Bourbon King and "Rex Peavine." Manager of Shows Makes Kids Happy Through an invitation of J. P. Bolt, manager of the B. Sl B. Shows, a number of young boys and girls were made happy Thursday afternoon when they were given free rides on the various mechanical devices on thd show grounds on lot at rear of the post office. About twenty-three children from the Children's Home and around twenty of the. "Better Boys Club t wore guests of Mr. Bdlt, and it was a happy thought on his part to entertain these less fortunates. The "Better Boys' Club" is sponsored by tho Camden Shrine Club and is an, organization designed to try to safeguard the habits and roerals of these young lads. To Observe Palm Sunflay \ Special Palm Sunday music will bo I rendered by the choir of Lyt'tleton ! Street Methodist! church on next Sun'day, March 26th. A violin number 1 "Pafms" will -be played by Newell Wimberly. Sermon by Rev. C. F. Winvberly, pastor at 11:16, the subject is "Meaning of a Name," Evening service at 7:45. .Sunday school ! will assemble at 10 a. m. conducted I by the superintendent, Dr. A. W. Humphries. Store is Robbed; Goods Recovered | TJ)e store of S. C. Truesdale at DeI Kalb was entered last Wednesday night and various articles of grocI i$ies, cigarettes and other things, | amounting in value to around $75 ] was carried off. Entrance was made j with a crow bar through the front jdoor. As soon as the burglary was re'' ported Sheriff J. H. McLeod got ,busy and it was not long before he had recovered the greater part of the | loot in a house near town. The thief ! jg known to the sheriff and his of1 ficer3 and it will be only a matter of time before he will be under arrest. Optometrists Met Here The regular monthly meeting of the j Central zone, South Carolina Optom1 etric association was held at the ofl fice of Dr. J. M. Hofer, here Monday night at 7 o'clock. The subject was a review of the work accomplished by the Central zone, graduate clinic foundation, during ' the past year. j The following Columbia optomei trusts attended Dre. T. A. W. Elilfrgren, C. H. Wiesepape, C. F. Met*, j G. E. Cromer and C. H. Polntel, chairJ man of the Central tfone, persided and led the discussion. This was the last zone meeting before the annual convention of the South Carolina Optometrk association April 11, 12 and 13 at the Jefferson betel in Columbia.