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A I The Camden Chronicle I [ VOLUME 47 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1935 NUMBER 21 W A A fWl ' I An open Leuer to [ Mayor and Council [ To th?* Honorable Mayor and MainVr* l'ie * 'ty Council Camden, * Through a happy coincidence of geojpipliicul location, climate, chance uncanny foresight of some of our rtriy citizens, Camden has turned out tobe an unusually charming and bea'tlful city. To many It really has 'character At tho a?1"? time, only itj,e blindly complacent can think that Camden is so lovely that it cannot be sade lovelier. Such a view would to just as fatuous as an opinion that Camden is ?<> prosperous that it cannot be made more prosperous. It Is certain that no business man cherishes the latter opinion. ^ Ernest IClmo Calkins, an authority on town planting, recently sold: "All plans looking toward making your community a better place In which to hTe conn* back to these two things? physical background (the scenery, that is) and social environment (the cast of characters). When each of these is as good as It might be, the icenery kempt and ordered and sightly, the people busy and interested and happy, you have the ideal community. To make it an ideal community should be the constant and unswerving endeavor of every citizen, for upon such betterment depends not only material prosperity, but also individual happiness. which is a far greater thing. Prosperity is of little use unless it brings happiness. The only purpose of prosperity is to afford the means of living. If the living It affords is ugly and disturbing, then the city Is a failure, and life in it is a failure, for a community is nothing more than a device to enable people to live together comfortably and happily." This letter Is to propose an extensive and coordinated town beautiflcation program. The time is right now for such an undertaking, for substantia) Federal aid can be obtained under j the Public Works Program. Also, the season is appropriate as planting time will be upon us by the time all the necessary details of getting such a I program under way can be completed, jtym program should be large enough P justify the employment of a, comlatent lartdscape architect. It should it started early enough to give that architect an opportunity to thoroughly study our Individual problems. The program should also be large wough to cover the town from Bull Street on the South to the City Limits on the No_rth. The plan should strive to attain an esthetic cosmos. .Happily the large majority of the people of Camden have built houses appropriate to the setting. There are few houses that appear unpleasantly out of keeptag. This tends to give us a tremendous advantage In working out a comprehensive cosmos along our streets ?nd in our parks. The program should also be large wough to adequately plant the streets *nd parks In the forthcoming season but should leave sufficient funds available to care for these plants for the next few years. By tho use of such native shrubs *? live oaks, cherry, laurels, dogwood, hftlllnc ? - -- *? - - jl . - * . . _ ?. ?. v uui (j, jiiiico auu jcooaiiuuu, L* long period of expense for caring lor th.- young trees will be obviated inasmin h as once established, such native- shrubs and trees would require little care. During the past few years, many property owners have taken much Pains to beautify the portion of the beets in front of their property. Standing alone many land owners have b?en successful in obtaining lovely effects. Unfortunately, how^or. from the standpoint of the town 18 a whole, these efforts have been ?rgely wasted as they have been done without any plan and give no long ^ge un.ty to the streets. For example, one individual may have taken pains to plant a multitude of Wvet, crepe myrtles and mother shrubry in front of his property, whereas neighbor has done nothing and i Probably the next adjoining property owner has planted in an entirely dif> orent w-j.y and so on up and down ?nr gtrcrvs. The program should inu e a coordination of the efforts of ? Property owners and permit those 0 desir,. to do so to subscribe to ?r?Kr,tm lo extent of plant[ n *r?nt of their own property [ th? [d'nK 10 the plan Prescribed by \ hi* dfUapo architect. This would t jrc* the triple benefit of giving the I*rty owner a personal interest in pro for ,he Planting in front of hW to hi***' *ould Permit the program OV9r a wider area of U. *y and at the same time reduce of op-keep in the future. "^omruuee on peg* eltfi3 Bt JNot Mulling" Asserts England iiondon, Auk. 18.?lx>rd Robert Cecil suid today the British government faces u tragic sequel to 1914 through its failure to tuuke clear to ltuly that t England Is not bluffing and is prepared to uphold its obligations under the League of Nations covenant "even if it means war." i 1 Only plain speaking can save us from a repetition of the fateful blunders of 20 years ugo," the former undersecretary for foreign uffairs said in an Interview on the Halo-Ethiopian crisis. Earlier in the day he expressed his attitude at a special meeting of the executive committee of the League of Nations union. The committee adopted a resolution pointing out the danger of any Urltish uncertainty and insisting that collective action by the league members is "indispensible" if war is to be provented between Italy and Ethiopia. The resolution also urged that the British government communicate to members of the League of Nations council before September 4 its determination to fulfill its undertakings under the league covenant. The tall, gaunt champion of world peace cited the visit of Viscount Haldane, then British lord chancellor, to Berlin in 1912, as an example of the danger of not stating a nation's intention fully and positively. "The World war might have been avoided if England had stated in unmistakable language in 1912 that it would tolerate no Invasion of France," he said. "Germany then would not have misunderstood the British government's position and the tragedy that followed probably would have been averted." "We must not run the risk of repeating the same terrible mistake. We must tell Italy in plain, decisive words we are not bluffing and that we are ready to carry out our solemn obligations to the league covenant no matter how drastic an action may be required. "Our path is clear and .first England must exercise economic and diplomatic measures to prevent hostilities. If those fail, we must call on the league members to unite to halt force by force if need be." The Daily Express and the Daily Mail joined in an attack this morning on Lord Cecil and the League of Nations Union. "Union issues a call for war," the Daily Express said in its headline. Stating that the League Union's resolution "will be received with horror in hundreds of thousands of British homes," the Mail led off an editorial with a statement by Lord Cecil's brother, the Bishop of Exeter. "I am afraid war is pretty certain," the bishop was quoted. "When the flame of war begins we cannot tell where it will end." The Daily Mail asserted that Lord Cecil's "so-called pacifist body" is contributing to the outbreak of war by "its wild demands." SuiTitvr'i rinii Ditto The first bale of cotton of the 1935 season In Sumter county was bought this morning by Albert E. Aycock, well-known local buyer. The bale weighed 462 pounds and brought a price of 12 1-2 centB a pound. Postmaster J. C. Pate was the owner of the bale, the cotton having been grown on his farm near Sumter, Ginning on a fairly large scale is expected to get underway next week throughout Sumter county.?Friday's Sumter Item. A Coincidence The Camden Chronicle in its issue of last Friday, carried in its column of news items of fifteen years ago, the following personal notice: "Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stevens of Kershaw, return from their trip to Hot Springs, Va. (in their issue of July 30, 1920.) By a rather coincidental turn of events' Mr. and Mrs. Stevens were again at Hot Springs, Va., at the same date this year and returned this week from their stay there.?Kershaw Era. __ i 8on is Born Friends in Camden and Kershaw county will be interested in the following announcement which appeared in Sunday's Columbia State: "Mr. and Mrs. James L. Griggs of Washington, D. C., are receiving the ! congratulations of their friends upon j'the arrival of a son, James Lee, Jr., August 7 at the home of Mrs. Griggs parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Price in New Brook]and. Mr*. Griggs before her marriage was Miss Roxie | Price." 4 i Forestry Work In Kershaw County Florence, Aug. 13.- The annual report of (he Kershaw County Forestry Association, comprising the Camden and Liberty Hill units, tor the fiscal year F934-35, recently submitted by U. I. l*orsythe, district forester, Florence, shows that during the past tire Beason forty-seven fires were handled by the Camden unit and fifty fires by the Liberty Hill unit, or u totul number of ninety seven 11 res for the association, with a total acreage burned over of five hundred forty-three acres for the Camden unit and a total acreage burned over of 319.25 acres ror the Liberty llill unit, or an aggregate acreage burned over for the two units of tlie association of 8ti2.25 yores. Out of a total acreage of 40,427 at res under protection in the CamJen unit only 473.5 acres were burned on members' lands, or 1.1 per cent pf the cooperating area, and 69.'5 acres on non-members' lands; and out of a totul acreage of 38,301 acres under protection In the Liberty Hill unit only 311.25 acres were burned on members' lands, or 3-10 of 1 per cent of the cooperating urea, and 8 acres on non-members' lands. Or out of an Aggregate acreage of 78,788 acres for the two units, only 784.75 were burned on members' lands, or 1.4 per cent of the entire cooperating area, aud 77.5 acres on non-members' lands. In other words, In addition to fires on cooperating members' lands, fires occurring on lands outside the association's area which threatened the properties within the protected units, were taught and suppressed by the association's fire wardens and crew members, resulting in saving large acreages of valuable timber land. W. C. Perry, of Camden, was appointed as forest ranger for the Camlen unit and W. E. Cunningham as tarest ranger for the Liberty Hill init, having full responsibility for all work on their respective units under he supervision of the district foreser. Eighteen organized fire crews Acre maintained on and adjacent to ;he Camden unit and a total of nine:y-five crew members were signed up or the unit, and eight organized fire rrews were maintained on and adacent to the Liberty Hill unit and a otal of sixty-four members were Bign;d up for the unit; or an aggregate of wenty-six organized Are crews, with 59 crew members for the entire astociation. Each crew worked under he supervision of a fire warden. Tools purchased by the association vere: Camden unit ? 36 fire rakes, 10 Smith Indian fire pumps and 8 ire swatters; Liberty Hill unit?18 ire rakes, 19 pumps, 6 swatters, 2 ixes and 2 long handle shovels. One steel fire tower was operated >n each unit area. Considerable forestry literature was nade available for free distribution md several hundred forest fire posers were placed throughout the asjociation area. Essay contests were :onducted in the white and colored prizes were awarded the winners, ichools of Kershaw county and cash Due to the fact that Kershaw county will enter into a county syntem of forest protection, beginning with the fall fire season of 1935-36, the Camden aud Liberty Hill units of the association will be absorbed by this county unit. Services At Methodist Church I have been planning for six months :o be away this week, but expect to pe at my post on time next Sunday, [f I am needed for any matter of jmergency Mrs. Wlmberly can reach pie promptly. I hope to meet all my three engagements at 11:15 a. m., 5:15 p. m. and the Bible class at 10:00 t. m. Our church will be the only one ppen in Camden Sunday evening and are invite all our friends to worship fvith us. Service Sunday morning will be out at 12:00 M. The night jervice will be closed at 9:00 p. m. ^ot over forty minutes long. Rememper the announcement of last week that the men are requested to leave their coats at home.?C. F. Wlmbery, paster. "Backbone" Thin will be the subject of the adiress of Dr. Wimberly before the Men's Bible class next Sunday mornng. These addresses are going to be shortened, and the study period made io that the heat will not be so oppressive. Let all the men turn out lext Sunday. Be there for the song tervice in the main auditorium, beginning at 10 o'clock promptly. We ire anxious to have a full attendance to hear this timely topic discussed. Will look for you.?C. F. Wlmberly, reacher. William M. Young Is Killed In Crash News WUH received in Camden Thursday morning of the death of William McDowall Young, of ibis city, whl.-h occurred in Lancaster county ih?t morning hh tin- result of an antoinobite accident. There were no eye witnesses to the accident hut the wrecked car was found, where it had hit a concrete abutment to a bridge on the Ft. Lawn-Lancaster highway. Mr. Young wan born in Camden April 11, 1881, the son of the late George Graham Young and Mary Douglas McDowall Young and was 64 years of age. For many years he was employed as a hardware salesman and In. later years was a member of the Malone-Young-Pcarce Hardware Company. He served a number of years as chief of the Camdeu tire department and as Captain of the Kershaw Guards. During the World war he served overseas in the Y. M. C. A. work and remained among the army of occupation for u long time after the war. Returning to the States, he spent a long while in Florida where he was engaged in business. He was also a veteran of the Spanialnynerican war. At the time of rnis/ileath he held the position of Seed Loan Administrator for York county. He was popular with his associates and his sudden passing came as a distinct shock to his many friends. Mr. Young is survived by two sisters, Miss Susie Young and Miss Bessie Young, of Camden and one brother, Edward A. Young, of Orlando, Florida. Funeral services will occur Friday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock from Grace church and Interment will be in the Quaker cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers will be W. D. Whitaker, L. J. Whltaker, W. I). McDowall, Herpian Barucb, Luther Sowell, A. M. McLeod, John 1. Nettles and Congressman J. p. Richards, of I^ancaster. Honorary pallbearers will be D. A. Boykin, Dave Kirschner, W. L. DepasB, Sr., Joseph Sheheen, M. Baruch, J. K. Shannon, W. R. Zernp, C. C. Whitaker, W. H. Haile and T. K. j Trotter. Members of the Leroy JBelk Post , American Legion are also requested to aerve as honorary pallbearers and will assemble at Grace church at 5:25 ; o'clock. (By the Associated Press) j Lancaster. Aug. 15.?William M. Young, 55, member of a prominent Camden family and field supervisor in the seed loan service at Rock Hill, wfLs kiled when his automobile crashed Into a bridge near here today. Young, who was unmarried, had been visiting relatives In Camden and was returning alone to his Rock Hill office when his machine smashed Into the Catawba river bridge on highway 9, six miles from here. The cause of the crash was not Immediately known. Young was a Spanish American war veteran and a captain in the 30th division In the World war. Two sisters aiirtil?a (n CamHan Marshall Reunion On Wednesday, August 7, Mrs. C. R. Marshall, of the Marshall's church community, celebrated her seventysixth birthday, this being her twentysixth celebration. Eleven of her children. 69 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren and a large number of close friends and relatives were present. AIbo two aged Bisters, Mrs. Janle Humphrey and Mrs. Frank Campbell, a brother, J. H. Sinclair and the following friends: Mrs. W. W. Mickle, Mrs. J. C. Thompson, Rev and Mrs. Jones, Rev Williams and Rev. Corbett. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Shannon, Mrs. Clarence Campbell and three children, of Jacksonville. Mrs. Shannon received many useful and lovely gifts. Dinner was served on a long picnic table In the shade of the oaks, Just outside the yard. Balls Collided in Air Baseball fans commenting on the unusual happening at a ball game In Ehrhardt recently. Possibly It never happened before and may not happen again In a million years. A ball was being thrown from third to first base, and one was being thrown from home to second, during a practice before the opening of the game. The two balls collided In midair over the center of the diamond. ? Orangeburg T1 m es-Dem oc rat. The American Telephone and Telegraph company haa inaugurated a service of transmitting photographs over the wirea to newspaper* with machines provided by the newspaper. Two Bethune Men Are Under Bond I.am Christmas <lay, Robert Davit*, a negro whh killed at Filbert by no automobile which continued on its way. The coroner's jury said he was killed by a motorist unknown., Huralo Sparrow and Deputy Sheriff I Dee Stephenson decided to do some; work like the G-Men on the ease, and later were joined in the investiKatioii by Highway Patrolman Arnold. A piece of headlight from a Hudson automobile was found near the body of Robert Davis, und there are not many Hudson cars around here. That was a sturt of the sleuthing. A young man from Hethuno continued to call on a young lady of Filbert occasionally, und he drove u Hudson. On one of his visits, the officers inspected his automobile and claim they found scars on it fitting the piece found ii) the road. On July 25, Lee Stephenson obtained a warrant from Magistrate Quinn, at Clover, naming G. W. Sparrow as a witness, and charging John Neal McDaurin and John doe, alias King, with not stopping to render assistance, or reporting to officers, after hitting the negro. With the warrant, officers went to Rethuno, at this week end, in Kershaw county, where they found McIvaurin und his family very willing to put up a bond, and that John Edwin King was clerking in a store in Georgia, but his family also was willing to cooperate. The result was, that there was brought here and filed with the clerk of court, on Saturday, a bond of $1.000 for each of the two young men, for their nppearance in session court here on September 23. The bonds were approved by the clerk of court of Kershaw county and were signed by relatives of the young men, King executing his bond in Rrooks county,' Georgia. Roth are of good families at Rethuno and deny the accusation. To convict them, it will bo necessary to prove Which one was driving the car, after proving it was their cur which hit Davis, and that they knew they had hit and Injured a human being. The evidence seems scanty as yet, and more must be obtained before the sessions court trial, the officer taking out the warrant admits. They will be indicted as soon aB the September term of court opens here, and the trial will occur later, probably with good lawyers for the defense.?Yorkville Enquirer. Farewell Dance At Wedgefield Camp The public at large and especially the citizens of Camden and Kershaw county are especially invited by the members of the 421st. Co. CCC at Wedgefield, S. C., to attend the Grand Farewell dance to be given on Friday, August 16, 1936. This will be the last dance given by the old Kershaw county CCC camp before it moves to the upper part of the state and the and nfflnnva AAAsuLJitA-ttn I ??? ? ?M VUJ/W.U1V I anxious to have a large group of their old friends share the last dance with them. Special arrangements have been completed with a new nine piece orchestra so that music will be furnishd from 9:30 to 3:30 with thirty minutes for intermission. Every consideration has been taken to provide for the comfort and pleasure of the guests. Dancing will start promptly at 9:30. Guards will be on hand to assist with the parking of the visitors cars and to assist in every way to make the evening pleasant. The Army and Forestry departments will be represented by several officials and many distinguished visitors will be present. The script will remain at the usual price, 60 cents. Died In Chester Andrew Dibble, colored, passed away Friday at his home on Cefnetery street in the eighty-fifth year of his age. Funeral services were conducted yesterday by Rev. J. W. Manoney, after which the body was taken to Camden for interment. Dibble was a prominent figure irf politics in the years following the War Between the States, and was postmaster at Camden.?Chester Reporter. Bought First Balsa The first two bales of the new cotton crop was sold on the Camden market Thursday by U B. Ogbnrn, who farms near Camden. The' two bales were bought by F. M. Wooten, local cotton buyer and were ginned by the ginnery of Swift 4k Company. The price paid was 11 and 8-4 cents per pound. J Ethiopian Capital Now In Limelight Washington, Aug. 12.?The eyes or the world are foe used on Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. 1st hiopiuit press box of the Itulo-Kthlopian political siluutiou, and only settlement In the Empire that merits the name "city." "Addis Ababa is tho sole place in the country showing marked signs of ' modern development, yet in the shadow of these improvements, ancient Ethiopia still lives," says a bulletin from the Washington, 1). C., headquarters of the National Geographic Society. "The city is situated high up in the Ethiopian mountains, near the geographic coutor of the Empire. To reach it a traveler must traverse the dusty caravan routes or board a truin at Djibouti, French Bontalilund. for long hours of riding through torrid pluins, and rolling foothills to the central plateau region. "Nestling among eucalyptus-forested hills, Addis Ababa has ^ splendid climate, which along with "other attractions, bus been an important factor in itH growth to a city of 70,000 inhabitants. Several thousand of its residents aro foreigners, notably Hrltisli Indians, British Arabs, Greeks and Armenians, "Addis Ababa hills number more than those of Rome. The Royal Palace, Audience Hall and new Parliament building top one small hill. On others rise many prepossessing buildings, including villas of five European legations, hotels, two government hospitals and churches. There are several schools, conducted mostly by Ethiopian clergy and foreign missionaries. Recently Ethiopian students have been sent for advanced training to tho United States, England, Franco and Switzerland. In many of the city's wide, winding streetH, rough cobbles lately have been replaced by macadam and asphalt surfaces. Electric lighting Is becoming more prevalent, duo to the founding of small private plants. Since the piping of water from Mount Intotto has been completed, natives can purchase In the market a five-gallon tin of water for a penny. They can also buy imported foods in the stores. Sound pictures are heard in the capital's theaters and there is telegraph service, and an air-mail service to Djibouti. "At present, the country has almost no roads. Ethiopians bringing leopard skins, monkey furs and other ifHicles of commerce to the bazaar at Addis Ababa, pile them on the backs of camels and surefooted donkeys that pick their way over stony mountain trails. Since 1932 the government has been building two roads out of Addis Ababa. One heads 60 miles northeast toward Dessye, the other 100 miles southwest toward Jimma. When these are completed, coffee from the south and bides and skins from the north will probably pour much more rapidly into the city. "A few of the capital's wealthier citizens ywn automobiles, but many of them still take pride in riding gal ly-caparisoned mules, followed by servants on fo&L AubtnuthiiM their way carefully through streets sometimes choked with mules, donkeys, and jaywalking pedestrians. Streets are especially congested on Saturdays when about 20,000 purchasers throng the market place to buy salt, honey in goatskin bags, cotton sheeting and other commodities. Through the crowds of dark-skinned Ethiopians plod camels laden with sheets of corrugated Iron used ^or much of the city's roofing. Tribal chiefs from remote villages, wearing upon mane collars and carrying gilded shields, mingle with soldiers In khaki uniforms. "At night, these same streets are nearly deserted. Since most of the streets are unlighted, a bugle at nightfall sounds a curfew for all Ethiopians. Foreigners who venture abroad in the streets after dark are warned to carry lanterns. During the coronation of Ethiopia's Emperior Halle Selassie I, four and a-half years ago, some of the main streets were lighted by electricity. But this was considered an unnecessary expense, and economy has since caused the removal of many of the poles and wires." - j First BaU Tuesday The first bale of* cotton for the* season was ginned at the Swift's ginnery here on Tuesday, August 13, and waa grown by W. P. IfcGulrt on lands of W. C. Beagle, south of Camden, i A, F. Watts, who has been operating gins for the past twenty years says this is the earliest bale be can re> call in that length of ttne. The weighed 640 pounds. H ~ *<. * ji. 1 V * ?. - t ~?55 rr * X - .