The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, May 10, 1933, Image 1
VOL. 49
CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 19,1933
NO. 31
Tornado Kills 17
/ in the Piedmont
> J
.Anderson, May T. ? Clear skies and
only a gentile breeze yesterday fol-^
lowed in the wake of an erratic tor
nado that swooped down on thre*
South Carolina counties Friday, tak
ing^ 17 lives, injuring more than 100?
leaving scores homeless and damag
* ing property to an extent of at least
$1,000,000.
On the heels of the turbulent storm
V came the ministrations of various re
lief agencies as the groups bent tc
the task of feeding the foodless, find
ing homes for those whose house.*
were wrecked, assisting in care of the
injured and rehabilitating in general
where this was needed.
Ande son, Greenville and Lauren:
counties bore the brunt of the wind
which spent most of its fury in the
mill community of Belton, 10 mile;
from Anderson.
Helton Chief Sufferer
At Betton, 11 were dead and ap
proximately 60 were homeless. Many
were recovering in hospitals while a
.few, injured more critically, were
given only even chances to live. The
Blair Towel Mill there was wrecked.
Twenty or more families wer(
homeless in the Lebannon section
near Princeon, where five were killed
near the Greenville-Laurens County
line. One was dead at Barksdale.
Last night food, clothing and fur
nishings were being distributed by
Red Cross and relief councils in the
affected commuinties. Neighbors,
whose houses were spared by the tor
nado, took in their less fortunate
friends. State patrolmen were oi
duty at Belton while national guards*
men, who stood ready for service
were found not to be necessary.
Approximately 100 httd received
treatment at hospitals ^ut last night
only about 80 remained and. the maj
ority of these were counted out of
m&aipr- ? ,.v-,v>4iy?isJp
Tentative plans for burial oitnr
dead were going forward last night
V 'While at Belton a general memoria1
?v service was considered for today.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Young Democratic Convention tc |
be held at Kershaw County Court ?
House at 4 o'clock P. M. May 13, 1933 I
^ PURPOSE: To elect delegates to I
the State Convention of Youn# Demo
crats to be held in Columbia on May '
20, 1933. 1
Rules: All Democrats (mm and
women) between the ages of 1^ to Sf
aro eligible and urged to participate
Each County is entitled to a number
oft votes equal to its represntation if
?foe General Assembly.
Young Democratic Clubs of S. C.
JAMES DRUFUS GRIFFIN,
State President.
WOULD WAR LEADERS
Reviewing what has happened t<
the great leaders of the World War
a recent writer notes the fact tha'
among them all Hindenburg alone
day occupies a high place in worl<?
affairs. Roundim* o?it. ei^ht "-???
as president of the German republic
on April 26, he is still active at th^
age of 86.
Of the other tfreat military leader?
Foch, Haig, Cadoma, Diaz and Grand
fDuke Nicholas of the Allies are dead
as are also Moltke, Fattlkenhayn and
Hoetzendorf of the Central Powers
All the prominent living generals of
the war are in 'retirement. Including
our own Pershing.
Among the political figures of 1914
1918, only Lloyd George is still active
and he no longer holds an important!
office. President Wilson, Czar Nich
olas, Emperor Francis Joseph, Prem
ier Asquith, Premier Clemenceau and
Chancellor von Bethman Hnllweg are
dead; Kaiser Wiholm is in exile.
Thus briefly runs the story to date
of those who guided the movement?
of more than 65 million mobilize*:
fighting men, of whom 10 million died
and 20 million were wounded, in a
struggle which changed the map of
the world.
Always S?flki Exeui*
"No man," walrl HI Ho, tho snj?e of
Chinatown, "entirely loses nil moral
ftenpe. However reprehensible bis
conduct he will alwnyft try to con
; vlnee others and even himself thnt he
?ft, did the best he could under the elr
" ' cumstnnrrs Wn^hl'-irton Stnr,
Sll.nt* Mirth
A gentleman Is often seen, but very
seldom heard to laugh. ? Ohasterfletd.
I , . ?
Legion Held
Memorial Services
f- At the Legion Hall Monday night
The James LeRoy Belk Post present-,
ed ^ very lovely and patriotic pro
gram memorializing the World Wai
dead. The program opened with the
singing of America. Mr. Newel
Wimberly rendered a violin solo fol
lowed by a vocal solo, "In Flanders
Field," by Miss Charlotte Salmond
accompanied by Mrs. Charles Sal
mond on the piano. Prof. John Land
rum of Greenwood presented twc
piano numbers, Medley of War Songs
and the spirited march, "The Star
Spangled Banner." Dr. C. F. Wimb
erly was the speaker of the evening..
His address was inspiring and wn.<
enjoyed to th fullest by the targe
audience present. Those who did not
attend missed a real treat. There
was a large number of relatives of
the World War dead present frorr
here and elsewhere. The hall was
beautifully decorated in quantities oi
red poppies. The World War Honot
Roll was hung in the center of the
stage with a magnolia wreath rest
ing at its foot, on either side were the
United States Flags and the Pets'
Flag. Rev. A. D. McArn, Post Chap
lain had charge of the meeting.
BLANEY DEFEATS CAMDEN
HIGH SCHOOL 6 TO 4
|
Th? Rlanev Town team defeated
the Camden Hicrh School bpsehal'
team pf Camden Wedneadav '
to 4. The feature of the game wn'
the few hits allowed bv the Ditcher
of both teams. Ammons and C. Rah
on for Blaney secured 2 hits from f
times at bat.
Tabulated sore ?id summary:,
BLANFY
; ab r h o a V
F. Rabon, c ..,"...41 0 18 2 f
Kelley, lb-p ......2 3 'l 1 2 Oj
Ammons, ss 4 1 2 2 2 1
C. Rabon, 2b 4 0 2 8 1 I |
Simpson, 3b 4 0 0 0 2 0
Thornton, cf 3 0 1 0 0 ( |
Barfield, If 4 0 110 0
Ross, rf 2 0 0 0 0 f
Goff, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 27 9 3
CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL
AB r h o a *
Wooten, 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0
Sanders, ss 3 0 0 1 2 ?
Thompson, If 5 1 1 2 0 0
C. Jackson, lb 4 0 0 14 0 0
Roykin, Zb 4 0 1 2 4 (
Nolan, c 3 1 0 3 0 I
H. Jackson, c 0 0 0 1 0 f
Clarkson, rf 4 0 1 3 0 0
Sheheen, cf 1 0 0 0 0 (.
Goodale, cf 0 0 0 0 0 J
Bateman, cf 2 0 0 0 0 0
McLeod, p 1 1 0 0 4 t
DeLoache, p 2 1 1 0 1
Totals 32 4 4 27 12 3.
Blaney 200 003 100?0
Camden H. S 001 100 011?4
Runs batted in, Ammons (3), C
Rabon, Clarkson, Roykin. Sacrifices
C. Rabon. Double plays, Roykin t<
Jackson. I -eft on bases, Rlaney 8
Camden H. S. H. Rases on balls, off
Rabon 3, off Kelly 1, off McLeod 3
f>r f DoLoache 2. Struck out, by Rab
on 4, by Kelly 9, by McLeod 1, De
Lopicho 3. Hits, off Rabon 1 in three
innings, off Kelly 3 in six innings, off
McLeod 4 in fivp and one-third
innings, off DeLoache 3 in three am
two-thirds innings. Hit by pitchei
Sanders (by Rabon >, Mcl^eod (by Ra
bon), Nolan (by Rabon), Sheheen (by
Kelly), Wooten (by Kelly), Thortofi
(by McLeod). Winning pitcher, Kel
ley. Losing pitcher, McLeod. Um
pire, Granade. Time 1 :50.
The game scheduled for noxt Thurs
day with Newberry High has beer
changed to Friday afternoon, May 12
METHODIST CHURCH NEXT
SUNDAY
We shall observe Mother's Day
next Sunday morning.
The revival meetings services
owing to the District Conference will
'>e called In Thursday night, and Fri
day night ? hut we shall close then
out on Sunday night. Wo shall at
tend the conference this week at 5>um
merton.
We wish to mnet the claas of candi
dates for membership on Friday cv
ening at the church ? about 7:30 P
M. The time of admission to bo an
nounced later.
C. F. Wimberly, Pastor.
State Reforestation
if Conditions Are Met
.-?> I
Telegrams have been sent to the
governors of all states v by Robert
Fechner, director of emergency con
servation work, outlining tho termt
under which the federal government
will agree to establish conservatior
work camps on state, county, munici
pal and private lands and carrv on thf
reforestation work with units of th*
250,000 men to be selected for work
in American forests.
The telegrams carried the state
ment that President Roosevelt stoof
ready to approve the establishing
of state <canps where conservation
men would work on state-owned lam* .
prodding the state executive woulf'
give assurance that he would urg<
his -state legislature at the earlies'
possible opportunity to arrange fo*
reimbursement of the federal govern
ment in event a profit wps derived
Specifically the president asked fo
assurance that the stat? executive of
each state where work was to be donr
on st<ite or nrivnte lands. would uror<"
his state legislature to enact legisla- '
tion providing "that if as a result of
the work done the state derives a di
rect benefit from the sal** the Ian'1
or its produces, the proopod'i will h |
divided equally between the state and
the federal government until Up
state shall have paid for the worh
done at the rate of $1 per man per
day for the time spent on projects to
a maximum of $8 ped day per acre."
SPECIAL SJ^VT^I FOR
BOY scours
The following services are announ
ced for the week at the First BajptiHt
church V . -nPT.
Public worship conducted by tbr
pastor, J, B. Caston at 11,46 A. M
Making Of A Man. A messfcge to BoV
Scouts. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening
at 7, Sunday school with Mr. C. O
Stogner, superintendent at 10 o'clock
Next Sunday being Annual Moth
er's Day let us honor mother by at
tending church at both morning am'
evening services.
The public is cordially invited tr
attend all the services of this church
LEE COUNTY SINGING CON
VENTION TO MEET !
The Lee County Singing Convention
will meet with Bethany Baptist
Church on Sunday, May 14th at 2:3f
P. M. We wteh to thank the Choirp
of Wateree and Hermitage Baptist
Churches for their help in our Fifth
Sunday Meeting at Savannah and w
trust it will be convenient for them
to attend our meeting at Bethany ap
they will meet with a church that har
not had the pleasure of hearing them
before. Tako Route No. 84 to Joy
ner's Store, turn to the right, go to|
Manville and turn to the right. A
warm welcome to all.
L. A. MOORE, President
DIES IN NORTH CAROLINA
Mrs. W. P. Hughes, mother of Mrs
R. A. Purser died near Shelby, N. C.
Tuesday April 25. Mrs. Hughes was
quite an old lady beinpc 78 years of
age. She had been in declining health
for quite awhile and was seriously ill
about a week before her doath. Mr.
and Mrs. Purse<r and daughter at
tended the funeral. Mr. Purser lost
his brAther about a week before this.
SILENCE OF TFIE GRAVE
Beforo Harry Houdinf died, that
greatest of magicians agreed with
his wife that he would try to com
municate with her from the spirit
world, although he had long scoffed
at spiritualism. After his death in
1020 his widow watched and waited
for a message.
Finally Mrs. Houdini confessed that
she had abandoned hope of ever hav
ing a communication from beyond
the grave, and said: "Tho silence is
impenetrable; there is only a void."
The Society of PsychieAl Research
refuses to accept as authentic any of
the many reported messages from the
"other world."
After 48 years of painstaking in
vestigatlon of thousands of alleged
communications through mediums
and relatives of deceased persons, the
society hail not found a single one
which has stood the test of scientific
Chamber of Commerce
To Compile Pamphlet j
The Chamber of Commerce is as
sembling rates for rooms and board
rooms only, furnished and unfurnish
ed apartments, to be compiled in r
list for permanent use in Riving in
formation to enquirers. This infor
mation is desired from all personr
who during the fall and wmtei
months desire to ren4- rooms, apart
ments, or rooms and boar$I.
Those intei^seted in being included)
in the pamphlet will kindly fumisTi
the Chamber of Commerce, in writ
ing, the following information:
Number of rooms available anc"
whether with or without bath, rater
single and double, phone number
capacity and whether steam heatec*]
or not. In giving prices or terms
please include daily, weekly air
monthly rate*, which are not to bf
subject to changQ.
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE
LEGION AtJXILIARY
The regular monthly meeting of
the Auxiliary to^James Lettoy Bel"
Post. No. 17 was Tield In the Leg! or
Hall, Friday .afternoon, May 5th.
The progr&fn was opened with sa
lute to the ffajar, singing of Americr
and repeating pt preamble.
The minut^w^fe .read rintfiapprov
ed. The trefufpre'r reported? "balat>cf j
in the bank trfjlOS^f-'and read a Jet , I
ter of tha74#^%>m Brennen "for f
the two dollar*. sent by the Auxiliary
to the Woodrow Wi 1 8#^; Home Fynd.
The Preiri&tot announced that P*>p
py Day woul? be ob^ryed, Saturday
M&uraVJ'
to meet at the home
Whitaker on May 29th to make
wreaths for May 30th.
A motion was carried that $15 h
sent from the Auxiliary for a schol
arship to the Opportunity School.
The Legion Post invited the Auxil
iary to their regular meeting May 8tt
at 8 p. m. at which time Memorial
services will be held. The unit i
asked to meet at the cemetery at F
p. m. May 10th to take part in Me
morial Day Exercises.
Mrs. Sam Karesh, Mrs. Henr*
Beard and Mrs. Hughey Tindal we^
appointed a nominating committer
for officers for the coming year.
At the June meeting of the Unit r
shower will be given for the Veteranr
Hospital.
The program for the afternoon war
on National Defense and Mrs. S. C
Zemp, National Defense Chairman
gave echoes from addresses made r
the National Defense Conference re
cently held in Washington.
The Auxiliary presented Mother'
Day gifts to the Gold Star Mothers
The music for the afternoon con
sisted of two selections beautifull
sung by Miss Virginia DeLoache an'
two piano solos played by Mr. Johi
Landrum of Greenwood.
Mrs. Hughey Tindal and Mrs. Mar
vin Reasonover, hostesses for the af
ternoon, served a delicious swee'
course.? Mrs. Joe Thomas, Sec.
Viking's Tomb Un?overed
An undent Viking burial place was
found at Valsgarde, near Uppsala,
Sweden. Among the relics unearthed
was a boat, In which lay a warrior
dressed for battle, with three shields,
two Rwords, knives and a helmet, all
richly orrfmiented In Kilt bronze. In
the bow of the ship were the remains
of several horses.
MoIacuIa* Found Room
A small bottle which bad been
pumped almost perfectly free of air
was recently explored, arul In the bot
tle were still 77 000.000,000.000 of
molecules of oxygen, 000,000.000,
000 molecules of nitrogen, and nmiUl
er quantities of other gasee.
Off Gold Standard
A purchaser of Jewelry remarked
that the firm which sold him a gold
ring bad apparently gone off the gold
standnrd some time previous. ? Hart
ford Times.
examination.
Yet many aincere persons believe
that fhey have had such communica
tions, and no one could convince them
to the con tarry, no strong is the pow
er of belief and imagination.
?jm
Memorial Exercises
Observed To-day
The John D. Kennedy Chapter IJ^
D. C. will serve dinner to the Confeu^
erate Veterans, their wives and wid
ows with invited guests in the new
assembly rooms at the Methodist
Parsonage, corner of Hampton Pari
?nd Lyttleton Street. Dinner a'
twelve-thirty o'clock Wednesday Ma
10th. '
The regular Memorial Day Exer
cises will be held at 5 o'clock" in the
^f'ernoon at the stand in Cemeten
Park. *
The principal address of the day
will be delivered by Rev. J. B. C-xstor
of the Baptist Church. The Choins
of the various churches have been
?asked to lead singing of old Southern
Songs, school children and the aud
ience to take part.
Immediately at the close of the ex
ercises at the stand the following
organizations will march into th<
cemetery in the following order:
Kershaw Guards, Confederate Vet
erans, Daughters of the Confederacy
Members of D. A. R. Chapter, Ameri
can Legion, American Legion Auxil
iary and school children.
School children to bring flowers t<
decorate Confederate graves ;uv
Kershaw Guards to give the regula
salut^.
? rr_.
QUAHTLY E. Y. P. U. RALLY
The second quarterly meeting o'
the Keirshftw B. Y. P. U. Association
was held on Sunday afternoon Apri'
80; jjdth the Thornhill Union.
The meeting was opened by a sonpr
service led by the choister. r Follow
ing this was the devitlonal exerciser
conducted by Mt. Mennie Byrd of Mt.
Pfcgah. . / j/, ? * ,
. The first part of the program con
sisted of- sword drill contests between
Msoofctton,
ferth^^D^Peliojul^l^pfesent thr
association in the summer assemblv
which meets in Greenville in Jut>
Miss Myrtis Catoe of Mt. PisgaV
Junior Union won first place in the
Jupnior contest with Miss Margaret
Brown also of Mt. Pisgah .winning
second place. In the Intermediate
contest Mr. Irfa Byrd of the Mt
Pisgah Intermediate Union won firs'
place and Mrs. Ruth Baley won sec
ond. Following the contests was t
very interesting and instructive ad i
dress on "Leading the B. Y. P. U
Members to Tithe" by Rev. Luthe1
Knight, pastor of Mt. Pisgah church
Misses Lula Robertson and Anni'
Watts rendered a beautiful vocal duet
The report of the committee or
awarding of banners showed that thr
Mt. Pisgah Union won the attendance
banner. The Junior Union of Mt
Pisgah won the Junior Efficiency
banner while the Thornhill Inter
mediate and Senior Unions won the
Efficiency banners for their Unions
The next meeting will be held th<
fifth Sunday afternoorj in July wit>
the Mt. Pisgah Union.
Rev. Neale, pastor of Thomhil*
church closed the meeting with pray
er.
A. J. Smith, reporter.
TO CALL GOVERNORS
OF SOUTH TO CONFER
Now Orleans, May 8. ? A confer
ence of governors to work cut a plan
of organized co-operation in 15 South
ern states for immediate inaugura
tion of an immense public improve- J
mont program to be undertaken with
fedoral aid will be called at an early
date in New Orleans, J. A. Rountree
Washington, director general of th<
United States good roads association
said here today after a series of
meetings with city leaders.
Rountree said his primary interest
was in highway building but that hi?
oragnization favored issuance of be
tween $5,000,000,000 and $10,000,000
000 of federal bonds to finance "all
sorts of permanent public improve
ments."
He said the governors of North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louis
lana, Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee
Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia and
West Virginia would be invited to at
tend the conference hero,
Ll**r<ta That "Swim"
Lfftnrd* found fn the region of the
ftahara desert aro called sand Ashe*
because their method of wriggling
through the sand resembles swimming
Liberty Hill News
Liberty Hill, May 8. ? Our section
was visited on last Tuesday night by
a heavy rain and thunder storm, dur
^tj^jyhich lightning struck a large
elm tree in the yard of Mr. L. P.
Thompson, knocked his telephone out
of commission, slightly shacked anc'
frightened the inmates of the house
but did no other material damage, we
think!
Messrs. R. C. Jones and Gov. Rich
ards each have a fine field of oats
which will be ready for the harvest
this week.
The new store front of the Mackey
.Tones Co. just put in ? gives their
place of business a very attractive ap
pearance.
Gov. Richards received by Parcel
Post last week five thousand Porte
Rico potato plants, and ntust intend?
to raise a bountiful suppVy of that
popular variety of escubent tubers
We hope that his example will be fol
lowed by others.
The school here closed a very suc
cessful term on last Friday. Miss
Lizzie Richards has for several year?
been the popular principle, the schoo!
at Stoneboro under the able manage
ment of Miss Louise Johnston closed
.4everal days ago.
Mr. J. F. Johnston connected with
the Southern Bell Telephone Company
with head quarters in Atlanta visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. John
ston last week.
Gov. and Mrs. J. G. Richards were
visiting relatives in the city of Laur
ens last week. Mrs. L. P. Thompsor
and little son John have returned
home after spending a few days ir>
the city of Greenville.
Mrs. C. E. Richards and daughters
Misses Lizzie and Leal were Camder
visitors one evening the past week.
Mrs. C. V. Hammond of Stonehorc
was q. guest the home of Mr. and
Mrs. H. S/Higgins on Thursday last.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shaw of Ker
shaw were visitors her? last weeV; v
guests in ?he home of J4r. and Mrs
W. Z. Hilton.
Miss Annie Mae Cureton spent last
week end with relatives in Great Falls
Misses Betti6 and Mildred Richaros
of Laurens were Sunday visiters in
the home of their parents, Gov. and
Mrs. J. G. Richards.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. McDow and
Mias Lessie Withei spoon of Yorl
were guests last week in the home of
Mr. McDows sister, Mrs. J. B. John
ston.
Rev. F. A. Drennan expects to gc
to Charlotte today (Monday) to con
sult a specialist about som-s throat or
tonsil trouble. Ho will be accompan
ied by Mr. N. S. Richards.
Mr. and Mrs. John Deal of Flat
Rock, N. C. were passing through and
stopped for a while in the home" of
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones on Sunday
evening.
Of cordial interest to many read
ers of "The Messenger" will be the
announcement of the coming Mar
riage of Miss Mannie, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ward
law and since graduation a popular
'eacher in the Allendale Schools, tc
Mr. Warren Young, business man of
Allendale, the marriage to take place
in the early summer.
PROF. JOHN LANDRIJM
We are very glad to announce that
Prof. Landrum will remain over with
us until Sunday night, and will render
his superb service for us, at both
morning and evening hours. His musi
cal skill has found a place in the
hearts of all who have heard bim. He
will be with us next Sunday.
C. F. WIMHKFU-Y.
Coal Formation
Coal Is not n rock. It Is black
or brownish black solid combustible
rnlnernl substance formed by I lie par
tial decomposition of ve<retnble mutter,
without free ncce?i? of air. under the
Influence of moisture and. In many
cases, of Increased pressure nnd tem
perature.
Winning In th? "Stretch"
"Ortrrlson finish" Is n hairbreadth
finish, whereby the winner comes
from behind to win at * tie Inst mo
ment. It Is so cnlled because Harri
son, n well known American Jockey,
usually won his races In this fnshlon.
PUnstoiil'i ValuA
The tiny planetoid Kros, only nbout
twenty miles In diameter, Is valuable
to science In determining mor* ac
Curately the distance of the earth
from the sun nnd stars.