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. - . . ' THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE VL l)~ N I UKSr. Kditor and PublUhc* I'ubll hud CVW7 Friday wl Number 1109 linnet Htrewt mid tji?t?*n>d Hi t??? Camden, Houth Carollnu po*tnfTtc? u? aucond elans mail matter Price per annum 12 00, payable in ?dvunce Friday, November 29, 1935 "thanksgiving Today In tlx* one day not upurt by tito president and the vurioun gover nor'H lor tin- nation to puune and give thanks to God for the bleHHltiKB re eeived during 'be year. We hope tliut the day will be spent an such and not in rlotousuess We also hope that - those wliu ko away on mo lo the fields and HtreaniH for a day of recreation will return wafely to the homes and loved ones with no accl* dents or tragedies to mar the occasion. Thanksgiving 1h a in erica's oldest Institution?a day set upurt in which to glvo thanks lo a Divine Providence for the measure of health, hupplucss and material prosperity that has been our portion during the year. To many of us its significance Is lost. We fear that only a small pen outage of our people read the proclaiuittions of our preside!)t and governor, and only a few of those having read, ponder. W'e have Infinitely more to be thankful lor than did those who inaugural ed the custom. On this Thanksgiving day, while we are attending football games, shooting In the woods or visiting relatives and friends, let its not forget to be truly thankful. token of appreciation On last Sunday morning the Men's Bible class of the Methodist church held its farewell meeting for the pastor and the class teacher, Dr. C. F. W'ltnberly, whom the Conference Is I moving to Allendule. Miles Montgomery, in a few well chosen words, presented Dr. W'ltnberly with a number of useful gifts from the class in token of the appreciation of tie members for the able teaching be lias given the class and for Ills limning work in building it up. In addition to the great work Dr. Wnnberly lias done in and for the chuich. In- lias built up a large and interested Moil's Bible class, and the tin iabi-rs of one accord t xceetliiily regie! Ins departure. At the meeting Or W'iniberly spoke feelingly of the association and of Ills great i egret at the necessity for the severance of the relations. message of a little stamp The Christinas season is heralded throughout tin- land on Thanksgiv lug day by. the ring of catling knife against sharpening steel as savory vttpors rise like incense from the lus clous brown turkey It is traditional during this period to count the blessings the year lias brought and to plan gifts that wijl bring joy to others as tin- Christian world celebrates tin* birth of the Christ Child. At this time too. in the great human fellowship that is the Christmas spirit, our thoughts go out to those less fortunate than ourselves. The most striking messengers that come to plead for our attention are the little Christmas Seals This year marks their twenty-ninth appearance throughout the United States in tho interest of tlie tuberculosis. The message 111e% bring, and to which it be hooves all of us to give ear, is that tuberculosis is still tins country s greatest public health problem. It ? aiiscts To.nui) deaths annually, twice as many as automobile accidents. It is the greatest cause of death between the aees ,,t' l., an,I I ? It causes ov< r I a billion dollar.- economic loss ..oh > ea r I in- .National l ubeia ulosis \--?,< ialioii. sponsor ??I the Christina-- scmI campaign, points out that tin difli cult y oi (oiubatiug tuberculosis liein tin- i;iii that it is nut --inula? to those fatal diseases whose names trip so t a in 11 la rl> across our tongues t>phoi,|. smallpox, diphtheria .,ml pneumonia Fatal though these diseases are. they all have the , einmoii feautre of developing suddenly. and within a brief tune achieving a crisis that decides the case. Tuberculosis, on the other hand, develops slowly without any distinguishing symptoms No tm-dicine litis yet been discovered that will ? lire it. and the only known method ot ( lire is the slow couvali so nee of days spent resting* in bed During its period of active, development within the human body the germ- of tuben miosis tire given otT I through the nose and mouth They] spti ;ul sib-iitly but with deadD not uracy to others, and thus the >)rle is to gun again Christ nets Seats offer the oppor'un ity to help others, to protcii oursolve* and to spread the message of g,,od will to men 11\ their appearance on our Christmas beers. cards and packages We heartily endorse the spirit ot the statement. ' It takes , l hristinas Seals to make it i hiistmas mail ' The grand jury Investigating the death of F.velyn Hoey. blonde blues singer, at the country home ot Henry 11. Roger*. 111. on the night of September 11. has rendered an opinion that the woman was a suicide. Stories Of The Long, Long Ago Wi lier In old Lam aster Knicrpriso Dt'ni'rlbi'H Village In IKT?o In the Lancaster (enterprise of Doi*4*mli *i* 2X, 1 Mi? was an article written by an unonyipous wrlt?*r entitled till) years ago' in which a picture nl tin- town ut Lainaniii an il wan In 18f?0 was given. The writer made the following observations: The ( hunges that take plane "as time rolls its ceaseless course" often steals upon us Imperceptibly ho thul we take little note of them. I was ruminating (us Hill Arp would say) hut recently on the mutability of all earthly things and especially Hie changes thtti have taken plane In 1 Lancaster during the' past fifty years. In my revcrUio, the thought occurred to me thai {?erhaps a pen picture of Lancaster as It was fifty yeurs ago would he of interest. I came to Lancaster to make It my home Itr What u boat of recollections crowd upon me as I look hack through the long vista of years. Of those who madcTip our population then not more than a score or more are now living and of the many heads of families only one unbroken pair remains. When I first came to Lancaster it did not present a very ^(tractive picture externally, there being hut one house in th< town which could boast of a lucent coat of paint. That was tlie house of Jack Adams, now the residence of our townsman, Dr. Mack cy. Hut though the houses looked a little passe they were for the most part comfortable within and sheltered many noble men and women who dispensed a cordial and generous hospitality Indeed with all due deference to society as it now exists, I must insist that we had a social distinction in those ante-bellum days that does not attain under the present regime. The middle wall of partition v.as broken down during the war and hus never been entirely adjusted. doing hack half a century let us take a stroll up Main street, starting at the depot. Just beyond depot hill Is the old common or "muster field" as we called it then. Here the itlllltla was reviewed once a year by the governor or the Inspector general (Jeneral muster was always a gala day | in 1 Lancaster, men, women and chil | dren turning out en masse. dinger j cakes and cider wore greutly in evi ! deuce to nay nothing of stronger! drink. Where the depot now stands [ the woodman's axe had made little! if any Inroad upon the native forest ' Indeed Depot street was hut the high I way leading in from Camden with j forests on either side The monotony j of our lives was not disturbed by j steam whistles or rumbling trains,! our only modi- of transportation lie i nig hacks-that ran between Camden. Charlotte and this place. As we enter the village the lirst i house on the left is a two story frame I building This house was oecupied by Dr Craig, during the time lit- was .pastor of the 1 hesbylerian church and I lien by Mr. Ijucry The next dwelling its we proceed stands in the corner of Mrs J. D. Wylie's yard, nearly opposite ('apt. Witherspoon's and stands hack a little way from the street. This is a two story frame building owned originally by a Mr Abram Perry and sold by him to Col. James llarvey Witherspoon. Col. Witherspoon was ;t man of social and political prominance in his day. He came from Kingstree, S. to this place while a young man, married the only daughter of Capt. Isaac Dummm Hi- was elected "ordinary and commissioner in equity" which office he held Tor lire. The Witherspoon house at the time of which I write was owned 1>> Dr It L Crawford who occupdied it for t? short time. He had just completed his new and comfortable home now occupied b\ Mrs. J. 1). Wyllel w h?'it he responded to his country's all and ga\?- his life a u tiling sat ri tit to tin lost cause." About whore Mr I. c Payseur's building now -lands was Dr W> lie's drug -tore or dorter s shop It had none ot the a11 met i voness of our |?re ttt drug stores Tln fe was no seda bunita ins. no pictures adorning the walls A -keh-ton hung in one cornet, drugs were compounded by a t1 * - 1 e niul mortar and pills were rolled I > hand I ?r Wyhc came to Lani i.-t-r irotii Clu ster in 1V5I and lo re w t est led with disease and death tor toi t y years Where the Catawba house now sta it-Is there was as is well remembered a large three storied building o< eupietl at the Mime of which I write by the Magill brothers as a residence and place of business. Crossing the street the tirst house on the right hand corner is tin old ramshaekod affair, occupied at this time b> Mr Mayer as a hotel This building ami indeed the entire side of the street up to the Davis corner was owned h> Capt. McKenna. all of them old dilapidated houses. ("apt McKenna was a prominent business man of this place for many years and owned more than one. third of the village Capt McKenna was mat ! ted three times and a daughter by the tirst marriage was married to Dr M it tag Cat McKenna was a \cr\ devout catholic ? in fact he was educated to be a priest, was a man of Cue intelligence and served the rontiiy as senator for several years At Capt McKetinas death his estate was valued at faio.nntt and there was no will to he found After sometime 1.1.- ..11orne\ - in Char)*-ton informed hi- naught* r. Mr.- Mittag. thai there was a wtil deposited in their keeping ami m tin- will his entire estate, personal and real was bequeathed to l.e intholic < hutch with an annuity of fdty dollar- tor Mrs Mittag Mrs Mittag at once filed intention of contesting the will Five lawyers were hired on each side and never have I seen excitement run as high in Lancaster as during the time of the McKenna will trial ft was Lnther against the Pope. Frank Green was foreman of the jury and after a few hours deliberation the jury brought in a verdict in favor of Mrs. Mittag. j There was great rejoicing. a banquet ! was held at the hotel and there were ! other deinonst rat ions. The < liureh <b [rlared its intention to appeal but Mi> Mittag acted very generously in rem | promising. allowing the church so ; much and her self so much' The ; lawNors received the modest little sum ! of forty thousand dollars. Where the Crawford drug store now stands was the place of business o , Mr. llasseltine who came here "frt n. Massachusetts, lb- had a number : partners during bis business car- r At the time of the surrender llase title Chaffee Were in business till T ! They did a vast amount of good i;. i tarnishing supplies to men who wcr'trying to get a start once attain 1 life after the war. Some failed to r> | pa> them because they could not aiei | others because tlfey would not Wine j the firm of llasseltine and Chafte. failed many shook their heads and 'said. "I told you so" Alas, such is | human nature j The court house stands just as r did then except that it was surrounded by a pailitig fence which was <lest royed by the Yankees Turning the corner the first house we pass on the right is the home ot Mr and Mrs. Hillings where they li\ i ed in quiet content for nearly titt\ [years The old blacksmith shop stands 'much as it did then Here Mr. Hillings and Hilly (iarside beat an "anvil | chorus" da> in an^l da\ out for inan> jvears Hilly would sing from morn ing till night Sometimes Mr Hillings would tire of his singing and beat his anvil loudly to drown out the t singing. ?, On the opposite corner lived obi Joe Martin and bis twin granddaughters. Me was a native of Hnclnnd but liv? d lii r. tor man> >.',?r- lb was a number one hoc and shoe 'maker The old n,ui had -/rue odd fancies one of whi<h was to have his coffin made several \ears before !) 'died He bad it plai ed under his bed and e\i r> now and again be would lie down m m to see. be said, if it ! was a comfortable tit as lie was growing a little stout, j Where Mr Haul Moore s home now | stands there was an unbroken pine forest Here we will rest 1 hope my 'reminiscences have not tired you 'Some day we may have another stroll r - ! General News Notes _ The state of Arkansas has launched it light to collect more than $l,?>oo,ou" in buck luxes from thirty-six fruteiii Jul organizations. | According to a Washington dispatch , the D'iends of Heuutor William 10. Borah will enter ills iiume in u number of next yeurV presidential primaries, unless they get a positive "no" from the Idaho Republican. Russell Hubbard pleaded guilty at Wise, Va? on Wednuhduy to the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCarthy. He drew life. The bodies of the slain couple were found near their home on ilui ,. morning of November 1, after Hubbard had played cards with them the previous night. "-The editor of the University of North Curollnu student' publication, asserts, and Duke University coaches admit, the taking of movies of the North Carolina University football team at practice. The editor says the procedure was "ungentleiuunly and universally regarded as Illicit. . . No respectable institution goes in for sucb practice." The United States supreme court lias assured a ruling within the next few months on the constitutionality of the Bankheud cotton control act. The Justices consented to pass upon Georgia's claim that the federal government exceeded its powers in attempting to regulate cotton production through ginning tuxes. The Bridgeport, Conn., Bust says that a Bridgeport doctor hus admitted a "mercy killing" in North BroockflelU Mass, 4H years ago. The paper quotes the physician as saying he "never once regretted" the uet and "if the occasion arose ugain today" he would "unhesitatingly commit another such mercy killing." A Denver lawyer and a retired executive of tile Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, told ttie Federal Trade commission Wednesday, In Washington, of a $.tr>U,u0u payment to F. G. Monflls, allegedly to bring a reversal of the Denver Host's opposition to natural gas for Denver. Bontils is dead how. A balanced bu^p-t. direct Federal subsidies to the meiVhunt marine and additional reciprocal trade agreements similar to the one with Canada, were urged Wednesday, by the National Foreign Trade Council, closing its twenty-second annual convention in Houston, Texas. The trade leaders urged stabilization of foreign exchange rates based on gold The worst autumn storm to hit the North Atlantic seaboard in nearly j twenty years, left extreme damage, j snow and ice Monday night over an ! area from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. I New York, New England, Fennsylvan| ia and New Jersey bore the bruiiT-oT storm violence. Whole towns were flooded by high tides along the Ixmg ! Island and Jersey coasts. Cornelius Roosevelt, grandson of the I late President Theodore Roosevelt. | was arrested at Cambridge, Mass.. I Wednesday night, with a companion, after, police reported they shot a moj torist with a weapon described as "an i imphrted air rifle." John Barry, a i Boston newspaper man, who was puss ! I tig. and Is said to have been shot by j the boys, was not seriously hurt. 11 . - J 1 ,1^ f If ,1 Till I L J LU jU-l?i-L 95 OUT OF 100 ARE DEPENDENT If you were to ask the financial stains of ilit* uexl hundred men aged i b~> or more, you uieel. you would flml, if i hoy ro p rone it l the average, thut j onl) IIve have independent incomes I largo enough to live on deceuily without working; that L'ts continue to work for a living; that ?J7 are dopondenl for their livelihood upon relatives, friends or public charity. 10very one of these men started out in life with high hopes, livery one envisioned a self-sustaining, self-respeeling old age, in which he could retire on the savings he hud made during his productive years, und enjoy himself, without worry and with out dependence on any person or institution. Five of the hundred men achieved that goal. Ninety-live failed lo reach it. These are fuels unpleasant as they are, they will be fared by every person of foresight and couruge who is not > id too old to make the most of tile lesson they Leach. There is no royal road to old age independence for most of us it can he reached only by a plan whhh uses some of the dolars we earn with comparative ease now to < are for our needs and ambitions when dollars come hard.?industrial News Review. COACH WINS PRAISE Camden football supporters l*ive doffed their hats to John Vllleplgue, roach of the high school eleven. Although the Camden hoys lost to Beaufort in the lower state title contest last week the fans in the Kershuw county seat have not lost confidence in their mentor. Coach Vllleplgue has placed a number of outstanding teams on the field in the past ten years. In 1925 Camden'was defeated by only one team, Columbia high, which later won the 'state championship. Since that time Camden has played j in either the lower or upper state | championship games. having been changed from an upper state team to a lower state team a couple years ago. Five times the outfit has played for the state title.-?Columbia Record. An alleged German spy, Dr. Hermann Gortz, has been arrested in London and the arrest has thrown the Lnglish press into hysterics. A tornado struck the northern outskirts of Pendleton, In Anderson county, on TuoBday afternoon, and leveled a patch about .r>()0 yards long, and in that distance injured four persons and completely destroyed four houses. The worst injured were negroes, but a collection'of negro teachers in one house were not hurt, as ifte twister took away the front porch. A liiiusy frame barn ten feet from one demolished house did not even lose a string Le. The tornado lifted after its Hhort and severe action and it wan accompanied by a torrent of rain." It followed the name path there as one in April, 1924, which also hit Anderson. The Red Cross promptly rendered aid to victims of the one thin week. President Roosevelt toftf the Nation al Conference of Mayors in Washington, that the Federal government intends to continue relief whenever necessary to prevent starvation. /YOUCANTBUIT (FREjJj^R Sugar p^hHstfnasT^tfftsl GREATEST VARIETY ? CHOICE ITEMS ! Too many items to list ? here are a few? I j Gibson's Cards and Gift Dressings, Whitman's Can- Hi I dies, Mission Glace Fruit Paks, Coty's, Houbigant's, I j Evening in Paris, Lucretia Vanderbilt, Hudnut's, j K Yardley's and Max Factor Toilet Items, Singly and H in Sets. Waterman's and Sheaffer's Lifetime Fountain Pens, H Stationery, Magazine Subscriptions, Kodaks, Electric Goods, Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes, LIVE SPRUCE ] CHRISTMAS TREES, FIRE WORKS. I ZEMP'S DRUG STORE I Broad Street Delivery Phone 30 I CITY DRUG COMPANY I j j DeKalb Street Delivery Phone 130 You can buy $5,000 I _ ? of life insurance 1?1 by small daily economies I I A QUARTER A DAY ... AT AGE 27 I I HALF-A-DOLLAR DAILY . AT AGE 45 I I ; In-Between Ages, 26 to 49 cents j LESS IF YOUNGER, MORE IF OLDER I These figures are based upon the maximum I annual premium. You pay 15 per cent. less for ijj the first three years. Thereafter your actual out- I I lay is the maximum less dividends credited. II THE POLICY CONTAINS ALL THE STANDARD PROVISIONS j -GOOD CASH VALUES IF YOU LIVE LOW COST 1 I FROM START TO FINISH I I ! GET FIGURES AND A DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET FROM LOCAL AGENT, j| j BRANCH OFFICE OR HOME OFFICE j | ?ie<PnitfentiaI JttHttrattrr Glautpattg nf Antrrira EDWARD D. DUmaD ? Home Office ~ NEWARK, NEW JERSEY f fs/RENGTH OF J rrssJi