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I The Camden Chronicle OLUME 46 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1935 NUMBER 45 Hciiih Of Interest In ic Cottage Colony Air. and Mrs. McKeo Graham, of Auvkiley, Pa., gave a luncheon Sun at "Pine Tree Hill," their winter H)ii- here, for Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Hi, r, of Charlotte, N. C. , Mr. and Mrs. Kiliaen Van KensseAr, of New York ffty have been Bung Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Tucker A Mrs. Woods Robinson. Air. and Mrs. Louis L. Lorillard, of Anfret, Conn., are vising his Ather, Mrs. L. L. Lorillard, of Ncw^ At, K. I., tit the Kirkwood. Alvin Atermeyer spent the week-end there Ailc inspecting his horses in trainA here. Mrs. W. W. Good body, of Aw York arrived Tuesday to spend A<'ial weeks at the Kirkwood. Mrs. A Kmlen Roosevelt of New York arAed Wednesday for the season. Air. and Mrs. Benjamin Belcher, of Antclair, N. J., are spending two Aks at "Horsebranch Hall" with his Atcr, MrSj iDamon Wack, of New Ark. Mr. Wack will be here this Aek end. Mrs. Belcher is the form Miss Nancy Knapp, of Greenwich, Am. A)aily golfers on the Kirkwood Arse are: Mr. and Mrs. Grainger Ather, of Westbury, L. I., William A-sons, of Pelham Manor, N. Y.; Aderick Pearce, of Hempstead, L. Thomas H. Sommerville, of MontAer Station, Va.; Miss Klara Aimbholz, of Albany, N. Y.; Mrs. Amas Harmon, of Montclair, N. J.; A. Wallace I. Keep, of Lockport, N. A Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartley, of Aton and Wilshire, Eng.; Mrs. A. At Ball, of Pine Orchard, Conn. Aus.sell Engs and son, Samuel, of A-onton, Conn., have returned from Amu Beach and will spend the reAinder of the season at Court Inn. ^k. J. I>odge Peters and Mrs. BenjAin Ticknor, of Great Barrington, Ass., have returned from a motor Ar of the South and are also at Airt Inn for the season. Air. and Mrs. Theodore Nesbit, of | Angton-on-Hudson, who have been Atmg here, have left for Delray, ^B.. to visit Mr. and Mrs William ^fcbit. i Airs. W. L. Wright gave a dinner Aurday for Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Adsay, Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Whit^ID Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Knight A Seymour Keim. Ar. and Mrs. George Dwight, of Ari-nr. N. J., have been visiting Mrs. W. Roscoe Bonsai. Ail . .Jes.se W. Spalding, of New A City, and mother, Mrs. J. Hill Atii.g. of Chicago, who are spendHtl.r season at Hobkirk Inn, passAhe \\ eek end with friends at YeaB" Hall. Charleston. Ahi week end was gay here with Aierou- parties taking place in Anec::on with the polo games on Ar .Saturday and Sunday. The Auj At a J'lpui Club's junior team play- | .^^^Ao.'a of the Camden Polo Clubj An- on Saturday and on Sunday i 1 Augusta senior team played the team which they played a ago in Augusta, and Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr., Ac ;i cocktail party Saturday after- ! Ah at the Supper Club for the visitA teams followed by a dinner dance Ben by the Camden Polo Club. AfI the game Sunday Mr. and Mrs. ^^^Acrt W. Pomeroy gave a large inHmul tea. Ar. and Mrs. D. Walter Mabee l> a breakfast for sixty guests Aurday Rfter the drag-hunt of the ^ riden Hunt Hounds. Among the were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B Somerville, George Bull, Mr. and B^< Belevan Baldwin, Chester L. Atn. John R. Dane, Miss Frances Gray, Miss Wilhelmine Kirby, A ''wight Partridge, Fraser CampA Mr. and Mrs. Carrol K. Bassett, A David Stone and J. North Bt' her. BT-s Jane Swords, of Morristown, ' gave a dinner Saturday evenI :or her house-guests,. Mr. and ; B^ Henry William Ford, of ConBl< NT. J. Mr. Ford is here for the B<k end and Mrs. Ford will spend A '1 Hie here. fxierick Pearce and Wililam Ay'Hs. of Hempstead, L. I., are at Ak rk Inn for ten days of golfing. A* arrivals are: the Misses Alice A G< orgianna Titus, of Brooklyn; A and Mrs. William Ewald and A* Marietta Ewald, of Montclair, B-: Miss Betty Schroeder, of SumJ. and Mrs. Thomas H. Somerville a dinner recently for George A- President of the Saratoga RacI Association and a prominent Biher of the Jockey Club. He vis^^B here enroute to Tallahassee, Bre he wild be the guest of Alfred B;ay and .Sarasota, Fla., where he B v'sit Robert Fainbum. Aliss Mary F. Edson of Boston who ^^pending several weeks at HobB Inn, gave a tea recently at the A Tea House for Mrs. AnderI Waydell of Lyme, Conn. An interesting affair this evening Ahe World Bridge Olympic to be W at the home of Mrs. W. L. Bght under the sponsorship of Mrs. , f Guthrie. Hundreds of such Ats are taking place all over the , A ^>y players of I (Continued on Page Five) A-. -''' cVOTil-v nfr Johnson Sworn In Over Kelly Protest Murdoch M. Johnson, an attorney of Camden, was at noon yesterday sworn in as a member of the house of representatives of South Carolina from Kershaw county and his name was only entered on the house rolls. He succeeds the late James K. Belk, who was killed in an automobile wreck during the first week of the legislative session. Some time after tho accident Speaker Claude A. Tuyl?r ordered an election in Kershaw county to fill the vacancy, and as a result Mr. Johnson now holds the post formerly filled by Mr. Belk. Soon afUr. the house met yesterday at noon', the reading clerk, J. C. Darby, read a petition from Newton Kelly, in which was set forth the facts leading up to the special election ordered by the speaker. It was claimed that while Johnson had received the highest vote, he was not entitled to be seated, it being alleged that he was not a qualified voter and was not registered 30 days prior to the elec: tion. It was further set forth that Mr. Kelly received the next highest number of votes in the election, and petition was made ho be declared elected and that Mr. Johnson be held disqualified to hold the seat. On motion of Phil D. Huff, Laurens the house went into a committee of the whole on the matter, and, at request of the speaker, Mr. Huff presided as chairman. The session was executive, galleries and aisles being cleared and press representatives also being excluded. After having sat as a committee of the whole for about 45 minutes, the committee rose, and it was announced that consideration of the Kelly appeal would be resumed at 8 o'clock. A little later, Mr. IIufT read a letter from the attorney, representing Mr. Kelly, in which request was made that the Kelly letter of protest be withdrawn. Mr. Huff then made a motion that Mr. Johnson be seated. The house approved and Mr. Johnson | took the oath of office and was seated as a house member. ( Representative Johnson was apj pointed a member of the judiciary | and the rules committees by the J speaker.?Wednesday's Columbia? i State. I ! .?t Former Citizen Suffers Injuries Camden and Kershaw county peoi pie regret to learn that Mrs. George | Knudsen, formerly of Camden, but now residing in Spartanburg, suffered 1 serious injuries in an automobile wreck which occurred on the Clemson highway, near Anderson on Sunday, | January 20. Mrs. Knudsen was at the wheel in company with a Mr. and Mrs. White, of Spartanburg, when the car turned over about 7 p. m. Mrs. Knudsen was pinned under the car and suffered a broken right hip and serious internal injuries. She is now a patient in the Anderson county hospital. The other occupants of the car were uninjured. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Truesdale, of "The Pines," near Camden, were with their daughter Sunday and their many friends will be glad to know that Mrs. Knudsen is improving. The young matron had only recently recovered from a broken arm sustained in an automobile collision on the Camden-Liberty Hill highway son^p time ago. Camden Library Association During the coming week the Camden Library Association will canvass the City for its annual membership dues. The dues are one dollar, and from this money new books will be purchased. The Library receives annually from the City $660, only $60 of which is available for books, consequently the hbmber of new books purchased must depend almost entirely upon the. amount of money secured from thdse dues and the gifts of interested friends. The Board of Directors of the Camden Public Library solicit your generous response to this appeal, and your increased interest in support of their effort to serve this community. " ?Notice Of Appointment Richard E. Smith for the past two years teacher of Agriculutre at Baron DeKalb 'school, near Camden ha# been appointed County Farm Agent at Homerville, Clinch County, Georgia. Mr. Smith is a native of Lakeland, Ga., graduating from the University of Georgia in 198S. Ha haa a host of friends in and around Cam- ' den who will be interested in his new position. - - r ~7 - ^ ^**unsi?^ I -j . . * * *" ~ 1 _ . N. Crawford Arnett New Probate Judge N. Crawford Arnett is now filling his first term as Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. He assumed his duties today. Mr. Arnett succeeds L. Hex Jones, whom he defeated in u run-off .primary run in September. In some manner Mr. Arnett's name along with the names of the four county directors was omitted from the General Ejection ticket and a special election had to be ordered to confirm the nomination of these officers, which was held January 22nd. Mr. Arnett is a native of Virginia, born at Louisa, Virginia, March 8, 1884, the son of the late Julius C. Arnett, of Louisa, Virginia and hie wife, the former Rhoda Yancey Crawford, now of Onancock, Virgiipa, both of Southern families, many of whose members have occupied political positions in local, state and national capacities, particularly in Vir- [ ginia and Georgia. His early educa- : tion was obtained first in the locally famous Halley High School and from j private instructors, and as a young j man he studied law. He has also j had reportorial experience on a coun-1 ty newspaper. He came to Camden | first in October, 1906. His first work; here was as freight and passenger! agent for the Seaboard Air Line Rail- < way; later he was assistant cashier: of the Loan and Savings Bank and was also Secretary of the Hermitage Cotton Mills. In later years he has i been engaged in real estate work,1 where he and his associates develop-1 ed much valuable property in the com munity. On July 11, 1907 he was married to Mrs. Rosa Truesdale McOallum, member of a prominent and widely j connected family,and he and his wifej have both been prominently identified j with social, religious and business [ life of this community. Mr. Arnett made the race for the j office four years ago and was defeated by the narrow margin of 89 votes and his marginal record in the late primary was 106 votes. His previous office experience in various capacities, his knowledge of law, his business experience, coupled with a most pleasing personality and courteous manner will enable him to conduct the office in a most efficient manner and The Chronicle joins with his many friends in wishing him well. Some Cold Weather Those farmers who have been waiting for good "hog-killing weather," got what they were wishing for Monday morning. Thermometers in and around Cam-; den registered anywhere from 10 to 15 above zero. It was adjudged by many that the 15 mark was about right. Backbone, spare ribs and chitterlings will be on the menu in many farm homes this week. Notwithstanding the hitter cold Sunday afternoon saw many cars at the polo field bearing Georgia tags and many occupied the parking spaces from various points throughout the state. . : \ To Hold Examination The United States Civil Service Commission announces an ppen competitive examination for Associate Land Bank Appraiser and Assistant Engineer Appraiser. Applications must be on file with the manager Fifth Civil Service District, Atlanta, Ga., not later than February 18, 1935. For further information apply to M. H. Moore, local secretary at the Camden Post Office. Auxiliary To Moot The February meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet Friday, February 8th, at the home of Mrs. Hughey Tindal at 3:45 o'clock. Mrs. Tindal will be assisted in entertaining the Auxiliary by Mra. Henry E. Beard. All members are urged to atte^?^| Palmetto Cleaners Had Grand Opening According to announcement The Palmetto Dry Cleaners had its formal opening on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week when they offered as an inducement for visitors bargain prices for two days and according to the manager, T. V. Walsh, the newly organized plant was "swamped" with new orders. The change in management was made on December ill, but the time elapsing since then has been spent in making replacements and repairs to the machinery, remodeling of the office space?widening same and giving more room. The color scheme of green and white has been carried out in the building. Three new trucks now operate?two in the city and one to canvass the rural sections. Eight people are employed including the three drivers. The plant is located on east DeKalb street and presents a most inviting appearance and the management is well pleased at the hearty response to their appeal for a share of the dry cleaning patronage. Wittkowsky Returns For Practice Of Law George H, AVittkowsky has resigned his position as assistant Cotfnsel, litigation division, FederaJ Land Bank of Columbia, to practice law in Camden. He will go into partnership with his father, L. A. Wittkowsky, the firm to be known as Wittkowsky and Wittkowsky. George Wittkowsky was born in Camden in 1002 and received his education at the Camden Public Schools the University of South Carolina and Columbia University. For a number -of years he was a. lecturer on the staff of the University of South Caiolina. Mr. Minkowsky began the practice of law in Columbia, S. C in the Summer of 1025. Two years later he became associated with James B. Murphy, of the Columbia Bar. Later he was associated with the firm of Mitchell, Taylor, Capron and Marsh, or New York City, attorneys for the (itj Bank Farmers Trust Company. He resigned this position to go with the litigation division of the legal staff of the Federal I/and Bank of ( olumbia. Mr. and Mrs. Wittkowsky will move to Camden in about ten days. M-s Wit tkowsky is the daughter'of the lHte George R. Rembert of Rembert and Columbia. Baptist C hurch Services The following services are an-' nounced for week beginning February J at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent in charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston at 11:15 A. M. and 8 P. M. Morning subject: "A Striking Contrast." Eevening subject: How To Grow Strong " B. Y. P. U. Tuesday evening at 7:30. Teacher's meeting Tuesday evening at 7:30. I rayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. . The public is cordially invited to worship at this church. DuBose Nomination Confirmed Nominations of postmasters in South Carolina which were confirmed this week, by the senate included E. D. Itaney at Beaufort, James M. Nelson at Summerton, Junius S. Bagnel at Manning, Stacy Kearse at Waltorboro, Mabelle Orvin at St. Stephen, Nellie B. Birt at Williston, Eric C. Goza at Columbia, Jesse B. Taylor at St. Matthews, Dewey Stephens at Dillon, Ralph G. Kennedy at Batesburg and Charles P. DuBose at Camden. "Those Gigantic Blunders" This will be the theme of Dr. Wimberly's address before the Men's Bible Class at the Methodist church next Sunday morning. Notwithstandthe inclement day, there were over thirty present last Sunday morning. J Let us try to bring out our men in fgll force for this address which we know will be worth while.?Jack Moore, Secretary. Methodist Church Servlctf Power of the Rfe8j|jsr*ction," at 11:15 A. M. Service will be held at>8:00 P. M. Note the change from 7:3(1 to 8:00 P. M. The theme of the mesRage will begin . some Uses and Abuses. The first of them will be: 'The Tongue?Use and Abuse" says C. P. Wimberly, pastor. Vesper Service Sunday Sunday evening, February 3, an il-* lustrated steriopticon service showing slides on "The Love of God," wiH be held at the Presbyterian church. Everyone is Invited. , . t Many Attended Birthday Hall v\ < . hundred persons attended thi 1* dent's Birthduy Ball Wediu\si!a . .. ning in the Armory which was a , success in every respect. The ha a is attractively decoiaied with a c . .. array of American ami foreign i1 i; the orchestra platform was partia hidden with long-leaf pine bought, a d tail pines along the walls wen > 1-ctlvs. Waldo LaMott's eight p > orchestra from Columbia played 1\ lancing and u colored quartette rang. At midnight an auction was held which provided p'unty of fun for evevryone and add?v. ?o the proceeds, seventy per cent < f which'will bo used by the local Shi.re Club to aid sufferers from infantil. paralysis and the other thirty per c. r.t will gojjtp the National Commission for Infantile Paralysis Research at Waihlng. 1 ton, I). C. Last winter over one in ill ion-5 dollars was raised by dances held tul over 6,000 towns and cities to honor] the President's birthday anniversary,] Camden raising $300 under the leadership of Robert M. Kennedy, 3rd. Dan Mackey, general chairman, has spent much time and effort in putting over the Ball. It was also his inspiration to hold a square dance in the Armory on Tuesday evening for the same benefit. About 260 person* attended. Other members of the committee who deserve much credit for the success of both these affairs are: Rochelle Sheorn, treasurer; Bill Ancrum, printing; T. T. Truesdale and John Ijaney, square dance; Mayor James H. Osborne, W. F. Nettles, L. L. Wallnau, Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., and Ilenry G. Garrison, Executive; Mrs. j Robert M. Kennedy, 3rd., and the Misses Phobe Knight, Susan KenneI ciy, Caroline Richardson, Barbara Hickox and Lucy Kirkland, ticket sales. I Warns Against Sales At Depressed Values "I certainly would warn farmer:to look out for speculators who art trying to buy up good farm lands ut depression prices," says Deputy Governor W. Forbes Morgan of the Farir Credit Administration at Washington "In the Farm Credit Administration we have never believed farm lane j prices would remain at the low do! prosMon levels which prevailed wher ; farms were -being dumped on the I market because of excessive foreclosures two years ago. We believec prices would go back to normal values. "That's the keynote of the norma' value policy adopted by the Farm Credit Administration. It avoids depression value on the one hand and inflation values on the other. The Farm Credit Administration has loaned almost one and a half billion* of dollars on farm mortgages on the belief that normal values represent sound values. As farm land price* get back to normal, I think we will realize increasingly the value of that policy." Mt. Zion Club Notes A regular meeting of the Mt. Zion cluib was held on Thursday, January 17th at the home of Mrs. Joe Pate. The meeting was opened with the reading of scripture. Then the project song for the year was sung by all present. The Home Demonstration Agent, Miss Fewell gave several very interesting and helpful suggestions on household articles. A short talk was made by Mr*. Paul Brown. Reprfcshments were served by the hostess. Bethesda Church Services Services at Bethesda Presbyterian church on Sunday, February 3, as announced by Rev. A. D. M?iArn, paster will be: Church school, 10 a. m.; morning worship, 11:15 o'clock. Vesper service at 7 p. m. This is the third Sunday in the Belmont plan, The public is cordially invited to the services held in this church. Coldest Ever Is Canadian Record Toronto, Jan. 23.?With a temperature of 73 degrees below zero, Iroquios Fall*, Ont., a pdper manufacturing town, 200 miles north of North Bay, came close today to the all-time Canadian low record. | That record was established in December, 1919, when the thermometer | fell to 78 1-2 degrcee below aero at Good Hope, a Hudson Bay Company I trading post on the Mackenize river. Ward Rogers, 24, PER A teacher, was found guilty at Marked Tree, Ask., of anarchy and U held on a $2,400 bond on other serious charges as the result of an iMflanaatory speech made to Arkansas share croppers. ? .*? * ?- - ' ?-? ~?e? ? - rf~-. t, - T V l j ~ u?u 1 -ja Kershaw Hank Declares Dividends The Hank of Kershaw held its annual stockholders meeting lust week and elected its hoard of directors, who afterward elected the officers and declared u semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent, payable in January and July. Captain Elliott Springs withdrew from the vice presidency of the hank and as a member of the board of directors also, and W. B. Threatt was elected vite president and two new directors were elected, B. 1). McDonald and C. F. Clyburn. The following are the officers and directors: John T. Stevens, president; W. B. Threatt, vice persiderit; T. B. Clyburn, Cashier; I>. P. Dye, assistant cashier. Directors, John T. Stevens, T. B. Clyburn, W. B. Threatt, B. D. McDonald, S. E. Hinson, R. S. Floyd, Dr. L. T. Gregory, C. F. Clyburn, Dr. W. C. McDowell.?Kershaw Era. Liberty Hill Natives Deaths Come Close , r^^ncaster, Jan. 27.?John C. Mc" ^ rpromlfient resident of Lancas ***GOttnty, died at his home five miles of here tonight at 7:15 o'clock ^gP^teDow, brother of Thomas F. York, past president of 10 \'Car o 1 ina Bar association w di^ nt\y yesterday, was 80 y(ai8JfchN?. Both of the brothers pneumonia Wednesday. * was also a brother on, McDow of Union. V The three WiL. Va., . * hftd been prominen ci jzeni Carolina for rri^ ^ Billiard Expert At i Rex Billiard's Today Program, may be witnessed I ruary 1. at Rex Billiard George (Handless) Sutton m:ike^y^/< : , wlorTi in Toledo, Ohio in 1874. SuU ton found himself handicapped when . he lost both handR in a pinning During his early career he studied? astrology and medicine both of whicqH ! he gave up later to devote his entire? i time to mastering the art of billiards!? and today he is looked upon as on? -3B ; of the expert shot makers of the ? i game. For 45 years he toured the jB I I country giving exhibitions and has ? spent some time playing before the crowned heads of Europe. A few years ago in New York City he scor- 1 ed a run of 799 at 18.2 balkline. Previous to that he had registered a score , of 3009 at straight rail billiards. | The Georgia house of representatives voted down a resolution to invite Senator Dong of Louisiana to address the body, f ^ SKATING BANNED This paper is pleased to call attention to an advertisement by City Council warning parents and children 1 against the dangerous habit of skating on the streets of Camden. The city has offered the children a restricted area; on Laurens street near the Confederate monument where skating can be enjoyed every day, 3 to 6 p. m. and on Friday 3 to 9 p. m. Parents are nrged to warn their children to obey these requirements before some child is killed by an automobile. Another dangerous habit is that of bicycles being ridden in the streets. Santa Claus for the past two years left large numbers of bicycles at the homes of Camden. The irresponsible young riders do not know the rules of traffic, and it is a wise parent, who will take ' ^jj time enough to explain to these young riders the rules of tha road v, and warn thorn of the dangers ? larking In the wake of fast moving automobiles with their ted of kamca lives gnwht such year.