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I The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 47 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1936 NUMBER 47
Virginians Horse
Show; Tomorrow
(By William Garrard)
Including some of the finest horses
in America, many of them belonging
to owners pf national reputation,
"The Virginians" horse show will be
held here Saturday, February 16.<
Miss'Wilhelmine S. Kirby, of Bedford
Hills, Nt Y., secretary of'the committee
.in charge, has received 240 en:
tries of 100 horses from forty-six owners.
Fourteen classes will be shown.
This will be the first large show to
be held here by the group of horsemen
and women whose activities in
1 the Fall aye at Mlddleburg and Warrenton,
Va., and who this winter have
come to Camden In greater numbers
than ever before.
Mrs. George Bostwlck's "Fugitive,"
\John Scbiff's "Indigo," Alvin T. Untermeyer's
"Rebell Yell," and Mrs.
Simon T. Patterson's "Ilaldale" are
' a few of the famous racers entered.
Among the more notable show horses
are Mr. and Mrs. Alvin T. Untermeyor's
"London Bridge" and "Hexameter,"
Miss Wilhelmine 8. Kirby's
"Easter Morning," Mrs. Robert G.
WinmiU's "Cin Quidado," Wilbert J.
Smith's "Erin Glen."
The committee in charge is composed
of Randolph Duffey, of Middleburg;
J. North Fletcher and Thomas
M. Waller, of Warrenton; Miss Kirby
and Miss Viola Winmlll of New York
and Warrenton.
The show will begin at 11 o'clock
Saturday morning at "The Virginians"
stables, near the Springdale
Course over which the Washington
Birthday races and Carolina Cup
races are run.
Five classes will be shown in the
morning, nine after luncheon, which
will be served at the show.
An outside course has been made
for hunter classes?open classes will
be shown over a series of jumps In
the ring. .
The classes will be best steeplechase
type; model hunters; threeyear
olds; bridle path hacks, open
jumping; working hunters; green
hunters; middleweight hunters; lightweight
hunters; hunters not to jump;
ladies hunters; pair class; touch and
out; teams of three hunters.
Exhibitors who have already entered
horses are Mre. Marion Dupont Soinerville,
Mrs. Carroll K. Bassett, W.
C. Belcher, Thomas M. Waller, Mrs.
Paul Abbott, Thomas H. Somerville,
E. W. Clucas, Brandon Stable, Miss
Wilhelmine S. Kirby, Mrs. Lamont
Dominick, D. Walter Mabee, J. North
Fletcher, W. B. Ruthrauff, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvfn T. Untermeyer, Randolph
Duffey,- Mre. Robert C. Winmlll, Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr., Miss Francls-Thord
Gray, David R. Williams,
R. Watson . Pomeroy, .Mrs. Dwight
Partridge, Mrs. Melville Bearns, Jr.,
Mrs. Simon T. Patterson, Charles E.
Perkins, Henry Frost, Harry D. Kirkover,
John Schlff (Northwood Stables),
Raymonde G. Wolfe, James E.
Ryan, Ernest L. Woodward, Lyle Phillips,
Klrkwood Stables, Wilbur Smith,
John Bolton, F. Ambrose Clark, William
C. Scarborough, Elliott C. Brown,
Charles T. Ellis, Samuel L. "Miller,
George Godley.
Lady Killed Here
Left Huge Estate
The following associated press dispatch
sent out from New York under
a February 10 date line will be read
with interest here:
"The estate of Pauline S. Murray,
who, with her husband, Hugh A. Murray,
was killed In an autombbile accident
in Camden, S. C., in 1931, was
valued at $4,140,049 in an accounting
tiled in surrogate's court here today
t>y the executors."
The flies of The Camden Chronicle
of December 11, 1931, said! "Mr. and
Mrs. Murray and their chauffeur,
Charles W. Vlckers, met instant death
when their car skidded on a wet highway
at Midway school, near Cassatt.
Mrs. Lottie Nurmberg, the maid accompanying
the Murray's, remained
in the Camden hospital for a long
while suffering from a broken leg and
n u merovyj} bruises^ ^
"Tho Murray's were Internationally
known people. Mr. Murray was the
head of the Lion Brewery and owner
of many parcels of real estate In the
heart of New York City. Mrs. Murray
was the daughter of Joseph
Schmid, a brewer. Her mother Is ihe
Princess del Drago, now living In Italy
wlt^ her husband, who Is the grandson
of Dowager Queen Maria ChrisUna
df Spain."
Willow City, N. D.," registered the
lowest temperature la the ooantry
last wepk, the thermometer reoordtag
H degrees b?lew sero.
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Hitch-Hikers Fay
For~Auto Theft
William 8carlattdl-JWd Herman
Miller, claiming IxAg^^md and
Heading, Pa., reapecllWjAraa their
homes, pleaded guilty i'li^eaeral sessions
court Monday betohe^x Judge
8. W. O. Bhipp to a charge of thrcen/
of an automobile, which they drove
off after Q. U Brodie,, traveling salesman
of Columbia, had picked them up.
llrodle gave them a lift as far as
Kershaw.
He got out of his car for a few iniuutes
and the young hitch hikers drove
off. Their ownership of the car was
short lived. The same night they were
arrested at Oheraw, returned to Camden,
pleaded guilty and drew
sentences of three years each In the
penitentiary. They were arrested by
Chief Sims'at Cheraw.
Willie Wise, Columbia negro, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the slaying
of LeKoy Wright on the streets
of Camden several months ago.
Wright was badly cut up by knife
wounds, supposedly by several negroeB
from a CCC camp stationed neur Cassatt.
lie took sole responsibility for
the killing and drew a sentence of
five years on the gang.
Johnnie White, who stole former
Sheriff Grover C. Welsh's car and was
also charged with entering four
homes, got a sentence of five years
in the state penitentiary.
Court adjourned Tuesday after a
two-day session after disposing of a
number of minor cases and continuing
the case of Otis GofT, charged with the
killing of Adam Coleman at Blaney,
and the hit-and-run slaying of Jack
Morgan with which Maxwell Moseley
is being charged.
Other cases disposed of at this
court were:
William P. Fox was tried and found
guilty on a liquor violation charge
and was sentence^ to serve three
months or pay a fine of $100. He
paid the fine. . Bernie
Hlnson plead 'guilty to having
In his possession liquor for illegal
purposes and paid a fine of $75.
He was sentenced to Berve three
months. The fine was $100. Sentence
was suspended and fine reduced
pending good behavior.
Wiliam McCasklll plead guilty to
transporting liquor. Sentence $50.00
or fifteen days. Suspended upon payment
of $25. His fine was paid.
Henry Alexander plead guilty to
transporting liquor. Sentenced to
serve three months or pay $100. Sentence
suspended pending good behavior
and fine reduced to f&0, which
he paid.
Joseph Jones plead guilty to transporting
liquor. Sentenced to Berve
three months or $100 fine. "Sentence
suspended during good behavior and
fine reduced to $50. The fine - was
paid.
Albert Johnson and Charlie Freeman
plead guilty to petty larceny and
each drew a sentence of thirty days
or a fine of $50.
Willie Smith, pleiad guilty to a
charge of stealing a cow and got a
sentence, of twelve months.
Wallace Robinson plead' guilty to
house breaking and larceny and was
sentenced to serve nine months.
Thomas Collins plead guilty to petty
larceny and was assessed a fine of
$25 or had to serve thirty days.
C. H. Horton plead guilty to manufacturing
corn whiskey and drew a
sentence of four months or pay a fine
of $1U0. His sentence was suspended
upon conditions until May 1, 1936.
Robert Brevard plead guilty to violating
the prohibition law and was
sentenced to serve three months or
pay a fine of $100.
Jack Wright was tried in his absence
on a charge of selling whiskey
without a license. He was found
guilty and a sealed sentence was left
for him.
John Brevard plead guilty to a prohibition
law violation charge and was
sentenced to serve three months or
pay a flqe of $100.
The new grand Jury with N. P. Gettys
as forejnan, made a very short
presentment stating that they had appointed
committees to look after the
affairs of the county. They recommended
*to The legislative delegation
that Mrs. Kat? B. Oettys who has in
the past very ably assisted in the
treasurer's office be retained in the
present position. " v
? Sheriff J. If. McLeod submitted a
report on his office showing the actiylties
sheriff, the deputy sheriff
and rorar policemen covering a
period from April 1, 1935, to February
1, 1986, which showed: Thirty-three
stills destroyed; 10,600 gallons of
magfc. or beer destroyed; 81 arrests
for violation of prohibition law; 881
arrests for otttr violations of law;
198 gallons of whiskey confiscated or
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destroyed., Tines collected in 1934,
$837.00. Tines collected in '1086 were
$1001.41. In Addition to the a bore
the rural officers have visited negro
churches and school closings. They
report having eorer*^ their districts
regularly.
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Adult School Is
Doing Cood Work
It sometimes is said that adults are
too old to learn. Hut adults can learn,
and are iearuiug, and here is proof
of It: We hare one pupil In qur adult
school here, who did not know the
alphabet when this school opened the
second week in November, and now
she has learned all the alphabet aud
can spell real well.
I cannot find words In which to
express my appreciation for what 1
have learned, since 1 started gobag
to this Adult school. 1 feel greatly
benefited, and hope our Adult school
here will go on for a long time.
Our Haptist pastor. Rev, James D.
Gulledgo, is teaching this school here
at Westville, and he is deeply interested
in the work. There are three
reasons why adults should continue
their education.
First, to develop habits of seeiug
right relations, and to acquire habits
of right conduct.
Second, to satisfy the demands of
development.
Third, adults need to equip themselves
more thoroughly for effective
leadership, which is so much needed
today.
The opportunity for this trained
. leadership, I think, depends largely
on our Adult schools. We, as pupils,
feel greatly benefited by going to this
Adult school. It - has been a great
ihelp to us.?A Pupil.
Plan For Enlarging
State Prison Farms
Columbia, Feb. 8.?A plan for enlarging
the state prison farm in Sumter
and Kershaw counties to accommodate
and employ 100 additional
.convictB was in line for official scrutiny
today.
I Governor Johnston said he ^and
Superintendent J. S. Wilson of the
state penitentiary were going to the
farm to inspect it with an eye to its
possibilities of expansion.
\ He quoted Wilson as estimating 100
prisoners could be housed in present
quarters at the farm If additional
lands were available for them to till.
) The move in turn would result in
larger supplies of foodstuffs for the
penitentiary and relief from .overcrowding
there.
An amendment to authorize the purchase
of additional lands was killed
during house debate of the appropriation
bill this week.
James K. Goodale -Died
Here Sunday
James Kershaw Goodale, 63, died
at his home on Market street at ad
early hour Sunday morning following
a short illness. He was born in Cfeiii
den, the sod of thd laic Mr. and ^*9-,
Joseph Goodale, and for many' i'ears
was a well known painting contractor,
where he had worked In many of
the homes of Camden. He was of a
most genial disposition and had a
large number of friends who regret
his passing. a
He was married to Miss Carrie
Swing, and she with the following
sons and daughters survive: Travis
| D. Goodale (Jim) Goodale, of Columjbla;
Albert Goodale, Mrs. Beatrice
! Hough, Joe Goodale, Andrew GoodI
ale, Everette Goodale, of Camden, and
Miss Emily Goodale, of Charleston.
There are also three brothers surviving?Dan
Goodale, of Camden;
Henry J. Goodale. with the Southern
railway at Charleston, and Foster B.
Goodale, cf Grovetown, Ga. '
Funeral services were held from
hlB late residence Monday morning at
eleven o'clock with Rev. J. B. Caston,
of the Baptist church officiating.
Fire Destroys Garagae and Cars
Fire at an early hour Monday morning
destroyed the garage of Henry
Eichel, located at his residence on
Fair street. A Bulck automobile belonging
to Mr. Eichel was destroyed,
as was also a^ Chevrolet automobile
belonging to his son, Julian Eichel.
There was no insurance carried on
either of the cars or the garage.
? To ling Spirituals
The Dunbar-Dett Clpb and the Oaro
Una Male Quartette will give a program
of Spirituals at 4 o'clock Sunday,
February 16, at the Second Presbyterian'church
on Market street. The
proceeds from this performance will
go for the .benefit of the chustoh,
Rodent Control
Specialist Coming
George H. I .ay, rodent control leader,
from State College, Raleigh, la
now making advance engagements for
any community in Korahaw county
that might want him to work in that
section during the week of February
24th, dt waa unnounced by County
Agent W. C, McCarley.
In speaking of the campaign work,
M>'. I.ay said:
'"Each rat deatroyB at leaat $2 worth
of food, feed and other mutefiaia each
year, and thia loaa doean't count the
Iouh due- to sickness and deutha caused
by rata through the apreudihg unsanitary
waste materiulH and through
their spreading of such diseaae organ
lama aa typhoid, typliua fevdr and bubonic
plague. If we counted tllo loaa
in aickneaa and deaths, due to rata,
the loaa would be many dollara per
rat higher. Further, In rural areaa,
there are probably twenty or more
ratB to the farm and thia meana a
heavy economic loss each year.
"To cut down the number of ruta
the Government lias worked out* a
poison bait which will do the work
and whic)i is least dangerous to other
animals and human beings. Red Squill
is used as the poison ingredient and
in eacli package of bait are three j
cuns, one of meat bait, one of fish
bait and one of cereal bait?all with
Red Squill sufficient to do the work,
even If the rat does not eat but a very
small bit. Red Squill will not Kill
dogs, cats, horses and other domestic
animals and also poultry and wild
birds. The reason for this is that
rats cannot vomit and domestic animals
can and poultry is not affected
by the Red Squill in the percentage
the government mixes It.
"Not only is the bait not poisonous
to human beings and other domestic
animals It will cause vomiting If eaten
but the person or animal quickly
recovers after getting rid of the bait
?but Red Squill bait kills rats slowly
and, as a result, late feeding rats
at night are not scared off from the
bait as they do not find dead and
dying rats lying around to make them
suspicious. Also, as the poison works
slowly, rats which have eaten the
bait, leave the houses and homes of
human occupation and die in their
nests and runways which are usually
in the ground, under lumber and wood
piles, under flooring in outhouses* but
not In occupied houses. This is a
great advantage as it prevents dead
rats from causing ordors - where human
beings are living." _
of . Camden, that would like him to
work there, should get In touoh with
W. C. McCarley, County Agent, and
arrangements will be made.
Otis Goff Released
;From Jail On Bond
"That Adam Coleman came to his
death by blows he received In a fight
with Otis Goff, at Blaney, 8. C., Tuesday
afternoon, February 4," was the
verdict of a coroner's Jury with ffirT.
Bowen as foreman held at the Blaney
high school auditorium Saturday
morning with a large crowd of spectators
present. Solicitor A. F. Spigner,
of Columbia, did the questioning
for the state, and attorney M. Montgomery
representing Otis G&ff.
Four witnesses were put up, who
testified as to the passing of blows
and the tussle on the ground! An
autopsy held by Dr. A. W. Humphries
is said to have showed that Coleman
died from a hemorrhage of the brain.
Ball was granted to Goff In the sum
of $2,500 and he was released from
Jail Saturday afternoon.
The three witnesses testifying were
Vernon Nettles, Robert Coleman, Jack
Morgan and F. E. Ross.
The other members of the Jury were
John Kirkland, Homer Branham,
Mannes Watts, Robert McKay and
Rufus Watts'.
Beaverdam Baptist Church
Ther^ will be services at Beaverdam
Baptist church next Lord's day
as follows: Sunday school at 2:30
}p. m., Superintendent Hey ward Catoe
In charge. Preaching service at 3
p. m. All the members of this church
are urged to be present. All visitors
welcome.?Rev. J. D. ' Gulledge, Past0r'
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Bethany Baptist Church
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. There will be aerivces at BethAny,
Weatville, on &?xt Lord's day aa fol*
Iowa: Sunday school at 10 a. m.,
Superintendent H. B. Gaakln in charge.
Preaching service at 11 ft. m>, paator
In charge, R Y. P. U. at 6:30, T. C.
Pletfcher, director.?Rev. J. D. Gulledge,
Paator.
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Many New Arrivals
For Winter Season
(By William Garrard)
Mr. uiul Mm. Dwlght Partridge, of
Great Harrington, Muss., last Thursduy
gave u cocktail party in the cocktail
lounge of the Court Iun.
Arrivala at the Court Inn are Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Colebrook, of Rochuster;
Frank C. Oaken, Buffalo; 1*. Vandor-Wydeu,
of Cleveland.
W. Burling Cocks, of Woatbury, L.
1., who arrived luBt woek with a carloud
of eighteen horses to bo schooled
and truined by James E3. llyun and
himself, la at the Hobklrk Inn for the
season.
Gerard Van Rees, of Brooklyn,* Is at
the Hobklrk Inn.
Joseph Crocker, of Boston, arrived
last woek for the. season at his winter
homo in Brevard Place.
At The Kirkwood Mr. and Mrs.
Frank ^B. Potter of Warwick, lthode
Island, entertained at dinner Cpl. and
Mrs. Michael Burke, of Marlboro,
Muss., and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G.
Hires, of Droxel Hill, Pa. Mr. and
| Mrs. F. M. Rhodes wore diunor guests
I of General and Mrs. G. B. Pillsbury,
of Washington. v
Ford Sales Lead
World Markets
Dearborn, Mich., Feb. 7.?World
sales of Ford units in 1935 reached
a total of 1,311,927, it was announced
toduy at the home offices of the Ford
Motor Company here.
This compured with 865,101 total
sales in 1934 and represented a gain
in 1935 over the preceding year of
446,826 units, or more than 51.6 per
cent.
Sales of Ford V-8 units to the public
in the United States totalled 1,065,002
units, compared with 677,179 units
in 1934, a gain of more than 57.2 per i
cent.
Ford V-8 sales in the United States
represented apflroximately 31.1 peri
cent of sales by the entire motor car
industry, giving Ford the .lead for the
year, it was stated.
Arrest Two Men
For Taking Auto
Two hitch-hikers who gave their
names as 'William Scarlatto and Herman
Miller were arrested Saturday
night by Chief Sims at Cheraw after
the two young men had stolen a-Ford
Y-& car from O. L. Brodlo. traveling
jnan of Columbia. These young men
were picked up by Brodie Just out of
Columbia and Brodie had intended to
take them to Charlotte. About- two
miles below Kershaw Brodie stopped
his car and while out of the machine
the two young men drove off with
the machine.
Patrolman Styles,, of this city, had
Just arrived at the jpolice station in
Kershaw when Brodie came in that
place abput 3:30 Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Styles telephoned. to Chief Sims
at Cheraw and the young men ware,
picked up that night. >
The two young men are said to have
gone from Kershaw across to Bethune
and up Highway No. 1 to Cheraw.. It
was thought that they were headed
for Charlotte but they turned off at
e
Kershaw. 3
Carlatto Is said to be from Long
Island, New York while Miller said
jhis home was at Reading, Pa.
The twg hitch-hikers who stole the
i car of the man who" befriended them
were taken to Camden and they will
probably be tried this week as court
convenod there this morning.
Brodie was stranded ubout two
miles below Kershaw and he did not
prove to be a gooflhltOh-hik^r as he
had to walk from the point where the
car was stolen int6 Kershaw.?Lancaster
News.
. . Mr . Jetton Dies Here
Harvey W. Jetton, 78, rotired farmer,
of Lincolton, N. C.t died at the
home of his son, Pete R. Jetton, Sunday,
where he was visiting for the
winter. He had been ill only a few
day*.
Mr. Jeiton served as a sergeant on
the police department In Charlotte for
26 years. He also served for fifteen
years as chief of police and chief of
the fire department at 8heiby, N. C.
He was married In 1898 to Miss Edith
Ramsaur, of Lincolntdn, N. C.s who
with the following eons shrvive: Harvey
w. Jetton, Jr., of Lincolnton;
Pete R. Jetton and William Jetton,
or Camden; and Charlie 8. Jetton,, of
Lfierty, N. C.jL'SM
The funeral $ and burial earvicea
were at Uneotntou Monday afternoon
at J: 89 o'clock.
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Visit Home '? .
After Many Years
Houry Oooriule, a former resident
of Camden, who loft here around
thirty five yours ago, was uu interesting
visitor in The Chronicle office
last week, lie wua culled hero by the
death of his brotitor, James Goodalo.
Mr. (ioodulo has boon In the employ
of the Southern railway, running between
Charleston and Columbia and
makes IiIh home in Charleston. His
work Ims been of so confining a nature
that liis visits homo have always
been of short duration, but he took
time enough this trip to visit scenes
of his boyhood and look over places
of interest. Mo told a Chronicle man
that lie bag never seen such marked
Improvements in a town, and there
were hut few of the old places that
ho could rocognl/.e.
, Thirty-five yours ago Camden was
a mere village as he remembered it,
j with wooden stores, wjjh the old-fushj
loned wooden awnings; the flag stone
sidewalks and the. shade trees on
' Mnin street. Whefo t ho post oft ice
I building now stands there wus what
wuh known us "The DeKalb House."
Then too, tho old homes about Kirkwood
were owned by CtUnden 'people,
but now they have passed into other
hands, been remodelled, beautiful gardens
of evergreens and lawns have
-|ppen laid out and he stated -thut ho
was real prouy of the progress that
Ills native town hud made during
these years since he left here as a
mere lad to make his home elsewhere.
j "Roving Spear"
and Dollar Bills
i M. D. Reybold, Jr., of Atlanta, representing
the Wrigley Chewing Gum
"Roving Spear," was'in Camden yesj
terday, where he was distributing
new dollar bills to parties who had
Wrigley gum in their pockets when
he asked what kind they used. .
The Chronicle office was one of 'the
first- places visited and E. c! Zemp
^vas a fortunate recipient of a. dollar
bill as was also Thomas Ancruni,
1 president of the Chamber of Commerce,
who was in The Chronicle office
at the time. Mr. Reybold stated
that this unique campaign had boost
ed the sales of their product immensely,
and he tells interesting stories
of his campaign wh<ch carries
him to all' parts of the country.
Some of the others in Camden' to
be recipients of the new dollar bill*
were D. R. Gettys, Donald Beall, Mrs.
R. R. Kirkland, Mrs. Elisabeth JU
Graham,, Bessie Lee Joye, Mrs. D. M,
Davis, Mrs. J. H. Reese, of Camden;
W. L ttoti^^Roailoks; Charles B.
Fire- Damages
Funeral Home
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'Fire occurring in a storage room on
the top floor of the Kornegay Funeral
Home, corner of DeKalb and Lyttleton
street, Wednesday evening caused
damage estimated at around $3,<100 ?
?mainly by smoke and water.
It is not known how the Are originated.
The undertaking part of the
residence was not damaged to any
great, extent, the residence quarters
sustaining the greatest loss.
Mr. Kornegay carried insurance on
both the household goods and supplies.
'He states there will be no interruption
in the service pf this establishment.
The building is owned by J. Cooley
Gillis, of this city, who carried Insurance
on the building.
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Welcome Servloe at Baptist Church
| On next Sunday evening at 7:30
.there will be & Union service held at *
the First Baptist Church for the purpose
of < extending a welcome to Dr.
Maurice Clarke, the new Episcopal
minister. All pastors of the city will
have part In the program. Dr. Clark
will deliver the message of the evening.:
Sunday school at 10 o'clock with
C. T. Baldwin, superintendent. Public
worship conducted by the pastor,
J. B. Caston, at 11:18 a. m., subject
"Love Expressing Itself in Terms of
Service." B. T. U. Sunday evening
at 6:46. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at fcSO. The public Is cordially
invited to attend all the services
of this church,
~ Local . Company - Get* Contract
Of Interest to Camden people will
be the information that a local concern,
the Colonial Boxwood Company,
received the contract for setting out
ten large box trees at the Veteran's
Hospital, Columbia, S. C. The award
was made Saturday and the local concern
was the only South Carolina bidder
and the lowest of a!) those making
bids.
' Mrs. Margaret E. Miller, superintendent
of the company states, considering
the weather conditions, they
hare done remarkably well since moving
to Camden. This company spe- "
MiUses in big tree moving and 1mm
beautified many of the Urge estate*
of this stats.
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