The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, May 23, 1934, Image 1
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**The Hand of the Diligent Shall Rule
CHAS. W. B7RCHM0RE, PROP.
VOLUME 50
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, May 23, 1934
NO. 33
Laurens T. Mills
Died Sunday
Camden was shocked and sadden
ed by the announcement of the death
of Laurens T. Mills, prominent citi
zen and attorney, which occurred
Sunday morning- as a result oi a
heart attack. Mr. Mills was at his
usual duties Saturday and appeared
in fine spirits, and his death coming
suddenly as it did Sunday morning
was a great shock to his many
friends here and elsewhere.
Mr. Mills was born July 27, 1874
in Fairfield county. He was the son
of the Rev. W. W. Mills, D. I)., anf.
Sarah Edith Anne Smith Mills. Hi.s
father was pastor of Bethesda Praj
byterian church here for many years.
He was graduated from Davidson
college, North Carolina, in 1894. Af
ter leaving college he taught school
for some years ami thcu was gradu
ated from the law school of the Un.
\ersity of South Carolina in 1004.
He was a law partner of theH^te
W. M. Shannon for many years unakr
the firm name of Shannon and
Mills. Later he opened his own of
fice and was city judge of Camden
for a number of years. For ten
years he served as county attorney
of Kershaw county. He was a mem
ber of the house of representatives
from Kershaw county 1914-16. He
was for years a member of the coun
ty board of education and a school
trustee of the Camden city schools
Mr. Mills was a member of th-j
Kappa Alpha fraternity. Ho was an
enthusiastic Mason, a memlber of the
Shrine and for years district deputy
grand master oi Kershaw district..
He was for yeirrs-a lieutenant of the
Kershaw Guards.
He was an active and zealous
churchman and served as an elde*
Bethesda Presbyterian church.
A devout Christian, a good citizen,
and a loving husband and father, ho
will be- sorely missed. |
On November 23, 1904 he manned
Miss Margaret Law Johnstone of
Newberry , and she and the following
children survive: John 1 Laurens
Mills. Columbia; Mrs. J. H. Seaborn,
Walhalla; Lila Kennerly Mill?., At.
lanta, Ga.; ?ob Johnstoile Mill.-,
Laurens; Mrs. W. L. Norton,, Wal
halla.
He is also survived by his brothers,
the Rev. W H. Mills, Clemson Col;
lege; Prof. J. E. Mills, Columbia, the
Rev, W. P. Mills, Nanking China; a
sister, ITIlss TTary N. Mill ^Columbia
Funeral services were held at
Bethesda Presbyterian church at 4
p. m. Monday afternoon** The offi
cers of Bethesda Presjbyteran church
and the memBers of the CaTnden bar
served as honorary pallbearers. "*
Active pallbearers wefe: C. H.
Yates, Sr., J. Team Getty^ M. II
Heyman, George Hodge, $ Withers
Trotter, J. Blakeney Zemp, W. Robin
fcemp and Mortimer G. Muller.
TEXTILE LOCAL UNION:
TO HOI. I) MEETINGS MA Y 26
i
s i
There will be an open mpeting of
Textile Local Union No. 1Q11 Cam.
den, S. C. on May 26th at '<7 o'clock
at Pino Tree School Auditorium. Thw|
principal speaker will b<i I^nv J, A.
Frye, President of. South 1 Carolina]
Textiel Workers. Also ttt&Ce Organ
izer Bro. G. W. Smith willfmako an
address. This local cordially invite;
c-voryjbody to attend. Thei* will be
special string band to furnf^h music
for thin occasion. ^
A business meeting will ? bo held
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. All
members are urged to attend thU
meeting. ? W. H'. Knight, ijbeordir.ir
Secretary.
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BEFORE AND AFTEf*
T*y II. C. Hardy J
f
"The muffled drums sad roll "has beat
The sold for TaM tattoo;"
No more he'll eat, on battlefield,
A cAn of monkey stew.
' A hero, when he went to w?,
? Deserving ot the best,
' He did htfc work, and did It fell,
Atid then, became a pest
the Boche, and co^jjefl too,
et northern Francis
m received as a
phi In th? pbnta.
Liberty Hill News
Liberty Hill, May 21. ? Rev. F. A.
Drennan filled his regular appoint
ments at the Presbyterian church op
Sunday night. He took as his text
"and Jonah paid his fare." Rev.
Drennan handled his theme in a very
clever manner, emphasizing the fac;
that whatever sins, mistakes, or fail
ures we make, we are in time com
writing for your
pelled to "pay the fare".
Since writing for your - columns
la9t week the drouth has been broken
by generous and refreshing rains,
imparting new life to all vegetation
and softening the soil so that prepar
ation and cultivation rruay proceed
and seeds already planted may como
up. Much, of the already reduced
cotton acreage is still to como up.
Gov. "Richards and I^essrs. R. C.
Jones and N. S. Richards attended
the State Democratic Convention in
'Columbia last Wednesday. Gov.
Richards as a delegate and the others
as interested spectators.
Mr. John E. Richards, ministerial
student at the Presbyterian Semi
nary, Atlanta, arrived home last
week for the vacation at the homo of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S.
Richards.
Former Mayor R. M. Kennedy and
Mrs. Kennedy were Sunday guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. IJ.
Thompson. '
Congressman J. P. Richards was
here for a short visit on Saturday
but returned to Washington.
Misses Mary and Sara, tin attract
ive twin daughters of Postmaster
and Mrs. C. D. Cunningham, students
of Winthrop College, spent Mother'?
Day at home with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, 3r<l,
of Asheville, spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. C. E. Richards, and
left for Bethune to visit tho parents
of Mrs. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
McCaskill.
? Mrs. R. C. Jones 'and daughters,
Misses Louise, Jonnio and Annio
were visiting friends and shopping
ir. Lancaster one day last week.
Mrs. W. Z. Hilton and Mrs. Abe
Hilton spent Saturday at Kershaw
with Mrs. Blackmon and other rela
tives.
Miss Am K. Thompson, experienc
ed registered nurse, who has been in
Atlanta for several mionths, returned
to this place on Saturday. Sh*, was
met in Camden by her brother, Mr.
L. P. Thompson and other members
o: hii family.
| Prof. W. A. Mason, former super
intendent of Baron DeKallb School,
accompanied by his father and others
of his family wore Sunday visitors
in the home of Mrs. C. E. Richards,
and nthe; friends here.
Mr. J. B. Johnston and daughters,
Misses Clara and Louise were Cam
den visitors one day the past week.
Mrs. H. S. Higgins has been con
fined to her home by sickness for
some time, but was said to be feeling
bettor Sunday.
We are indeed grieved to hoar of
the doath of Hon. L. T. Mills, a good
friend, a #ood citizen, and a worthy
churchman. We shall miss him. G
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. McCorklo' have
as their guests tho former's mother,
M rs. F. N. McCorklo, of Athens, On.,
and sisters Miss Anna McCorkle also
of Athens, (la. and Mrs. Tom Warlick
On' Newton, N. C.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whit
aker, Jr., at the Camden Hospital
May Ifi, a daughter, Mary Coogan
Whit akef.
M iss Margaret Chewning who has
boon with the Standard Oil Company
ir. Columbia has returned to Camden
to make hor home. Miss Chewning
has taken Mrs. Arthur Clarke's place
as stenographer with tho Wateroo
Mills.
M rs. HuKhoy Tindal department
membership chairman of tho l/ogion
Auxiliary spoke over W. I. S. Colum
bia on Monday on "Membership"
Mrs. J. S. Rhame went to Char
lotte Sunday where she will spend
sevoral weeks visiting her sistors.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Owens and son,
Mrs. W. M. Alexander and Mrs.
Ix)uiso Rosick spent Sunday in Char
lotte with rolpjUves.
Co-ops to Meet
in Camden Saturday
Members of the South Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperativa Associa
tion of this coutny will hold their an
nual county membership meeting at
the county courthouse on Satuday,
May 26th, at 11:00 A. M. The prin
cipal business to be transacted at
this meeting will be tho election of &
county chairman and a county sec
retary for the ensuing year and the
election of delegates to a district
meeting which will bo held Saturday,
June 2nd, when one or more members
will be nominated for director of the
Association to represent this district.
I A message from General Manager
] Hathcock, reviewing the activities of
' the Association for the past season
! will be read at the county meeting,
i ?Mem(bers are urged to attend their
j county meeting.
ELEVEN ARRESTED FOR
FISHING ON SUNDAY
Lexington, May 20. ? Eleven per
I sons were arrested Sunday fishing on
Lake Murray as Sheriff H. Cronfr
Oswald started his drive tc enforce
I the "blue law"
I Bond of $5 was required o i each of
those arrested except Eugeno Raker
of Columbia, whom the sheriff said
would also be charged with resisting
1 arrest and interference with an offi
cer while performing his duty 'Mr.
I Baker's bond was fixed at $30t}?
R. Milo Srnith, Mr. Baker's attor
i ney, said if his case was tho first
to be tried for violation of the Sun
day ban on fishing it was probable
that a test of tho law would bo matiu
I in case of conviction.
| Magistrate J. L. Amick at Chapm
i will try most of the cassa W.ednes*
day*
Mr. Baker was arrested shortly
fore hoon at Murray I/odge.^bd^^
miles from Lexlrtjjftbtti &y the sheriff.
He was said to have been in a boat
with another person who was casting,
and when they oame ashore he wish
ed to take the blame alone. Sheriff
Oswald, however, arrested both, and
Mr. Baker was said to have resisted
Taken to the Lexington jail, thi
sheriff invited Mr. Baker to have
dinner with him, and'after dinner he
ai ranged "bond.
Sheriff Oswald announced a weelt
ago that he would fini any persoti
caught for fishing on Sunday. Mont
of the lake is in the jurisdiction <^f
I the Lexington sheriff.
LEPPARD NAMES COMMITTEE
TO WORK ON INTINERARY
Greenville, May 19. ? Personnel of
the intinerary committee which will
arrange the schedule oi state Demo
cratic campafgn meetings for this
summer's primary was announced
here today by B. T. Leippard, new
chairman of the State Democratic
executive committee.
The appointiments were in accord
ance with a resolution passed by the
executive committee Wednesday re
commending that one -person from
each congressional district be select
ed.
The committee is expected to
meet within a few days to mako out
the 1934 campaign program.
The committee personnel follows:
First District: Thomas P. Stone y,
Charleston.
Second District: J. Britton, Sum
ter.
Third District: W. II. Nicholson,
Greenwood.
Foutrh Distrot: Howard McCra
vy, Spartanburg.
Fifth District: L. C. Wannamak
er, Cheraw.
Sixth District: G. F. Ford, Con
way.
DORIS DUKE'S FORTUNE
Somerville, N. J., May 19. ? Doris
Duke, one of Afmerica's wealthiest
women, no longer has a legal guard
ian.
Her mother, Mrs. Nanaline Duke,
was dseharged from that role yester
day on petition to Judge John Roger
in orphans court. Miss Duke reach
ed her 21st birthday on November 22,
1938.
Mrs. Duke's final accounting of
' her guardianship showed her daught
er's estate had frjown $212,000 in ad
dition to the $29$$8,000 left to her
in trust by her late father.
Gilbert Halsall
Died in Albany, N. Y.
%
The many friends in Camden of
"Gil" Halsall were saddened to heat
the news of his death which occurred
in Albany, N. Y. Sunday. Mr. Hal<
sail was very popular in Camden
where he was born and lived until
early manhoocl. He left hefro a good
many years ago when he accepted a
[position as Associated Press opera
tor at Charleston. He worked in this
capacity at Charleston, Norfolk, Va.,
Jacksonville, Fla., Buffalo, N. Y. and
Albany, N. Y.
Mr. Halsall is survived by hi.i
mother, Mrs. Maggie Halsall; his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Smyrl; and
by his widow and three children. In
terment will be in the Quaker ceme
tery here.
Following is an Associated Press
dispatch from Albany ol Mr. Hal
sail's death:
"Albany, N. Y.( May 20.? Gillberi
Thomas Halsall, 38, an Associated
Press operator for 15 year?, died
suddenly today from a heart attack.
He had been in ill health for a few
weeks, but his condition was not con
sidered serious.
Halsall was born at Caanden, S. C.
The body will be returned there for
burial. " ?
He leaves a widow and three
children.
Halsall worfcedln Charleston, S. C.,
Norfolk, Va., Jacksonville, Fla., Buf
falo and Albany, N. Y.*
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
To the Democratic Voters of Ker
shaw County: 1 hereby announce my
self as a candidate for the office of
County Treasurer, subject to the rule:
and regulations of *'the Democratic
primary. . I will aippreciate your, sup
po^- . ;
Very: respectfully,
H. STONEY MOfrRE.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE PRE
PARING 53rd COMMENCEMENT
^Clinton, S. C., May 18 ? Presbyter
ian College is preparing for its fifty
third commencement exercises May
27-29th. Dr. John McSween, presi
dent of P. C., has announced that the
Rev. Stuart R. Oglesby, D. D., Pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian
Church of Atlanta, Ga., will preach
the Baccalaureate Sermon on May
27th at the First Presbyterian
Church of Clinton. The services will
?beffin at 11:15 A. M.
The Executive Committee of tho
Board of Trustees will meet at three*
thirty Monday afternoon. At 4:00
P. M. Maj. John T. Ithett, ol the.
United States Army will deliver the
commissions ?o the graduates of the
Reserve Officers 'Prattling Corps.
After his address to the newly com-j
missioned Reserve Second Lieuten
ants the entire Cadet Corps will hold
a Dress Parade on tho College Plaza.
Following this colorful ceremony
there will be a reception for tlt3
members of the graduating class anl
their families and friends at th?
home of the President of the College.
Dr. H. W. DuB ose, of Spartanbur,
the Chairman of the Board of Tru.'i-l
tees, will preside at the graduating1
exercises Tuesday morning, May 29.
The academic procession will form at
10:30 A. M. Dr. DuBose will pre
sent the diplomas and Dr. McSween
will make the announcements and a
farewell address to tho graduates.
Presbyterian Collego will award
two honorary degress: To Prof.
James Heneley Thornwell, J r , Super
intendent of Schools, llartsvillo, S.
C., the degree of Doctor of Litera
ture; to the 1 lev. A. Ifoyt Miller,
Missionary, Muitoto, Congo Bolge,
Africa, the degree of Dootor of Di
vinity. There are forty-two candi
dates for degrees from tho student
body.
POPPY DAY SATURDAY, MAY 20 1
f ? ?? I
Memorial poppies will he sold herei
Saturday. These poppies are made
by disabled veterans. All contribut-j
Ions received for the poppies will be
devoted to tho rehabilitation and Wel
fare work of the legion and auxiliary
among tho disabled veterans and the
dependent families of veterans.
Prolific OjriUr
A female oyster may produce KOOc
000,000 ftggft In * year. ,
! Warns Against Violat
ing Liquor Taxing La^
Robert M. Cooper, Collector of Ii>
ternal Revenue for South Carolina
has invited attention to the penaltie?
for violations of Section 207 of Title
II of the Liquor Taxing Act of 1934
which relates to the unauthorized
possession of stamps indicating ta>
payment of distilled spirits in bot
tles.
This Section provides that "an\
person * * * who uses, sells, or has
in his possession * * * any' stamp re
quired to be destroyed by this title
* * * or who has in his possesion any
such stamps obtained by him other
wise than" as provided in sections 20i
and 203, or who sells or transfers any
su^h stamp otherwise than as pro
vided in section 202, shall on convict
ion be punished by a fine not exceed
ing $1,000, or by imprisonment at
hard labor not exceeding five years,
or by both."
Under Title II of the Liquor Tax
ing Act of 1934 and the regulations
thereunder, the only persons entitled
to possess the strijp stamps issued
under that title are persons who have
obtained the.m directly from a col
lector of internal revenue upon ap
plication to him, and dealers who arc
in possession of such stamps lor
bottles of distilled spirits in closed
cases, as provided in the Act and reg
ulations with respect to spirits cased
prior to February JO, 1934, and spir
its imported in closed cases. Stamp?
once affixed to a bottle may not -b?
removed, but must be destroyed
when the bottle is emptied. Apy
person possessing the strip
otherwise than as specifically author
ized by the Act and regulations- is
subject to prosecution under section
207 of tho Act. . ' ' - ?
Officers of internal reveni^ ar&:
directed to strictly- enforce,
visions of section 207 of the Act p
gainst any person found in possess
ion of such stamps in violation of the
Act and regulations thereunder.
Howeve.', in view ol tin misunder.
standing and confusion which arose
from application of the law to stocks
on hand on its effective date, no act
ion will 'be taken against any person
voluntarily returning, such stamps to
a collector of internal revenue on or
before May 31, 1934.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
AND OFFICERS
An important Worker's Council
Meeting will be held Friday a* 7:45
p. m. It is important that everyone
be present. The meeting will be
short but most important. Ladies'
Bible Class Room.
C. F. Wimberly, Pastor,
A. W. Humphries, Secretary.
BILL TO AMEND FARM ACT
IS REPORTED FAVORABLY
The RichaMs bill to amend the
Emergency Farm Mortgage Act c;'
1933, allowing farmer.q who lost their
farms by foreclosure prior to July 1,
1931 to become eligible for loans by
the Farm Commissioner and still be
allowed to pay off the mortgager
has been reported favorably by tho
House Corrymittee on Agriculture ;if
ter approval by n sub-Committee ap
?pointed to study tho bill. This bill
wa.i introduced by Congressman
Richards of the Fifth Congressional
District, of South Carolina and Mr.
Richards stated today that he Is very
hopeful that the bill ran be rushed
through the House before adjourn
ment
CITIZENSHIP
This will ho the theme for the ad
dress by Dr. Wimberly for the Men's
Bible Class next Sunday morning
Thifl was to have been given yester
day; but the Sunday School program
was used instead. Let us rally a bifc
class next Sunday. ? Jack Moore, Sec.
NEXT SUNDAY AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 10:00, conducted
by Dr. A. W. Htirrvphries, Sitpit.
Preaching at 11:15 by tho pastor.
Subject at morning hour: "Hold
Fast"
Preaching a' X : 1 f? by the pastor:
Themrw: "Mountain Top Vilvw.i." ?
C. P. Wimberly, Pawtor.
Work Has Started
On Hermitage Dam
Work has started in restoring the
, Hermitage Mill pond dam that waa
blown out several years ago. This
i work is part of the federal relief ad
ministration program and will give
Camden one of the fineirt mill ponds ?
in South Carolina.
To secure this work, it was neces
sary to raise funds by private and
public donations, and through the
sale of fishing rights. There is al
ready quite an acreage of water in
the pond, in spite of the break in the
dam years ago, and by mending th3
dam and raising it eight and one
half feet above the present water
level, the water will cover approxi
mately 825 acres as compared with
the original coverage of 936 acres.
The entire tract upon whch tlui
pond is located covers abovo 1,000
acres, and is only about two miles
from the city limits. It will offer
a fine site for recreational center
such as boating, fishing, swimming,
water sports, Four-H club and Boy
Scout camp sites.
A commission to serve for ten
years will bo composed of tho pres
ident of the Hermitage Cotton mill,
the mayor of 'Camden, the president
of the chamber of commerce, the
chairman of the county board of di
rectors, and the president of the Mer
chants' association, which at tho pre
sent time is represented by R. B.
Pitts, J. H. Osborne, John K. de
Loach, W. T. Redfearn and John T.
Mackey, the latter being named to
act as chairman of the commission.
This pond is not only one of tho
.largest in the state but dates back
for many generations, formerly hav
ing served to operate cotton gins and
^wheat mills and in later years the
Hermitage Cotton mill. Before tho
broke, fishertmen came here
'ft6 m as far as North CSMrolina. It
will be re-stocked and protected and
will make a playground for the peo
ple of Camden and Kershaw county.
BIG LIQUOR HAUL v
MADE AT LANCASTER
A truck containing approximately
2000 gallons of grain alcohol was
confiscated here Sunday afternoon
and turned over to the federal au
thorities after two men giving their
names Harry Wallman and Sam Pen
roso were arrested.
This truck was h<ed in fron; of
the Presbyterian church about 1 p.
m. Sunday by Patrolman Leo Jen
kins when he dbserved that tho truck
had an auxilary gasoline tank which
is a violation of the law in thia state.
After Mr. Jenkins halted the truck
and asked the two men for a bill of
lading which they did not havo tha
officer observed that tho truck was
very heavily loaded. When he told
the men that he would have to un
load their cargo to find out if thr?
tiuck was overloaded tho two men
confessed that it was a contraband
| load of grain alcohol on which no tax
had been paid.
This truck was camouflaged as a
cotton carrier as it appeared as
though baled cotton waa being haul
ed. Above th'e top of tho box* body
' aipipeared baled cotton but when th?i
wires were broken and tho cotton
thrown off it was seen tha* th t truck
carried about 040 containers of alco
hol with three gallons of tho liquid
in each container. This made a very
heavy load for tho machine which
was a sturdy 'Broadway truck. Tho
truck carried a North Carolina li
cense. -
It is believed that the load wa*
picked up at some soaport town and
its destination is not known. Tho
two men who were arrested wen
taken to Florence .gunday evening
and they wero scheduled to receive a
hearing beforo the federal commiss
ioner there today.
Officer Jenkins notified Lieut.
Young at Florence of the haul and
the latter came to I/ancaster Immed
iately. Four federal officers appear
ed here late in tho afterr.oon and
they took charge of the prisoners and
the load of alcohol.
Quite a bit of rruoney was found on
the two mon who were arrested.
Wallman who gavo his age as 33 said
he' was from New York, ^onrose,
aged 25, gavo Springfield, Ohio as
hii home. ? Lancaster New*,