The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 06, 1928, Image 1
I The Camden Chronicle
NUMBEK 15.
H, Smith Named
On First Ballot
B Houston, Hall, Houston, June
Alfred E. Smith, four ' times
0f New York end Ion# the
, ,on of the Empire state
B.rry was nominated for. the
^Knry tonight by the Democratic
convention.
^ linglo ballot was, sufficient to
through the last resistance of
Kroups of candidates* opposing
^although at the conclusion of
^L) call of the states he was a
HU| of votes short of the two^B
needed to nominate, he was so
^ thc mark that state after state
^B away from the favorite sons
^ h&d been supporting and voiced
^Boisy band-wagon rushed the de:
|t0 be the first to lay their suplit
his feet. The official tabu^B
?fter all changes of
of the leader had been recorded
the New Yorker 849 2-8 of the
. votes in convention. need^B
733 1 3 to nominate.
^ Douncement of the nomination
^ followed by loud and colorful
^Kitration on the convention floor
^Bthe Smith people parading about
Bill shouting to the Bkieis their
B*ss at their victory? In some
Btf the hall the bitterness of the
Brf was carried along by heated
Kents among divided Southern
^Brtions, but for the most part the
^Btof the anti-Smith groups, fore^ for
days, was accepted philosot,
Btsouri, the home state pf Sen!
uJim" Reed, who stood in tne
| Bront of the last ditch attempt to
Governor Smith, tried unauc^Billy
to circumvent the rules and
: I the New Yorker declared notn!
m by acclamation after he. had
m more than the number needed
^Be roll call, and when be heard
j^Bnal result, Senator Reed himself
^ for the convention to exhort his
Democrats to unite under the
^Br of his late rivaj$^^' -^r^^' 1
Hall was apiece With the action
whole convention earlier in
k when it adopted the party
l without a roll call. The
bcussion over prohibition in
Bittee ended in a report pledging
Brty to strict enforcement of the
t on enforcement laws along
Bl\ others. Both wets and dry?
Bta speaker's stand to ask the
Btxm to accept the plank as
|(H a?d for the first time in
a Denocratic platform was apV
without a ftoor fight.
B"Mtion of a running mate for
B* party standard bearer will'be
Bpli8hed at a final session of the
convention tomorrow. AM th?
B^8 separated late tonight, it
expectation of imost of the
w ^at the vice presidential
B wouI(i he Senator Robinson of
BM8' hls party'8 leader in the
and chairman of thie convenB*"
th** ?bio delegation that
B^1 'n the- scramble to supply the
that actually nominated ?mith.
B?.n as the roll call had reached
; B*1. delegation chairmen in all
B thc ha'l mounted their chairs
touted for recognition. ,
Treat a a. the disorder that for
W miRuU s? none of those pleadW*
ch:,nce to go over to Smith
fi nh ard by chairman.
''filly got recognition ahead of
Bf ers aml changed 45 of her
Bjr?m t'l'inerene to Smith. ? MisBP1;
*h.uh at first had voted for
B4V0r-te son, Pat Harrison, folBJ'th
fi switch of 9 1-2 to Smith;
Bh J?nK* ln ne*t, giving the New
I ..7> t/'at at first had gone to
Bo ,u0''en? then Nebraska gave
that had been cast before for
Bon?iv' ,r Hitchc(^t* Kan***,
B he first call for RepresenB
'IT' " urned ov?r 44- l-fi to the
' r<?naes?ee, leaving her favmti
Kt presentativ? Hull, gave
|y Kan<,l?nIy U<lot> as finally
. 5 tbe official convention
Br a11 of these changes had
B orCf>d. showed the following
B'rr: Smith, 849 2-3.
Ej ?' Georgis, 62 1-2
T' Ko?| of Missouri. 62.
W r,Ut,ve "I" of Tennessee
^Indiana, ^
, braska, 2. , :
1 HustorT Thompson of. Colorado, 2,
Of 65 state and territorial delegation*
In* the convention, Smith in the
r end had the solkl support of t 86.
i FIlP .gti^tes, ^jorid^ Georgia, Hhh
- him no rotes up to the lest.
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Stewart Tells
Of Houston Trip
Colur*tf>ia, July 2.?Coventor Alfred
B. Smith, of Now York, was
"clearly the choice" of the Democratic
convention, aud , "since he :#
nominated, I am foiny to support
him," Roach S. Stewart, of Lancaster,
senate Democratic chairman
and delegate at large to the Houston
convention, declared today in a
statement to the Associated Press.
Mr. Stewart returned from Houston
this week with the other South
Carolina delegates, and today was at
his home in Lancaster. "The South
Carolina delegation," he said, "had
a very pleasant trip in spite of the
intense heat."
The state chairman's statement today
to the Associated Press follows:
"The South Carollua delegation did
not vote for Smith. However, Smith
was clearly the choice of all the delegates
to the convention. Since he is
nominated*' I am going to support
him. The anti-Smith forces were in
such a minority that no attempt to
organize against him was made."
, Body of Flier Found "
Elsinore, Ohio, July 1.?The body
of Leslie H. Smith, missing air pilot,
found lying by his plane about
flye miles north of here at noon today
by an eleven-year-old farmer bojr.
On his back was strapped his parachute,
with the release untouched, indicating
that the crash had come suddenly
and left him unprepared to
leap. ;
The body was positively identified
as Smith by ?<Bud" Gurney, chief
airmail pilot of Robertson Aircraft
chfcapaqy, employers of the pilot.
Gfirney was one of twenty fliers who
scoured the region yesterday and today
In A search f?#e flier who left
night for
Union Silk MM In
Bmm^mReeeiver
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Uirioni June 28.?-Liberty Fabrics
corporation, silk mills manufacturing
women's silk underwear, has been
placed in the hands of receivers by
Judge Thomas S. Sease at Spartanburg.
J. Gordon Huges and D. N.
Jones were appointed co-receivers of
th* mills. In the order of Judge
Sease it is stated that the concern
was solvent, but, owing to the demands
of numerous creditors, was
likely to become insolvent, therefore
the receivers were appointed and all
creditors restrained for 90 days from
pressing their claims. The receivers
were also empowered to borrow
mopey, up to $1,000, in carrying out
the court's order. The order states
that the receivership seems best for
all parties concerned. Judge of Probate
A. G. Kennedy, ex-officio master
for Union county, was appointed by
the order to. hear any matters coming
up for consideration.
Prouinit Woman Dies
WedgeAeld, June 28?JMrs. W. L.
Saunders died Monday night at "Hill
Crest," the beautiful old home in
Statesburg where her ! people, the
Andersons, have lived for generations.
Mrs. Saunders had been ill
for many months and her death had
. been almost momentarily expected
recently. Besides her fl^band, Mrs.
Saunders leaves a daughter, Virginia,
the wife of W, C. White of Cleveland,
Ohio, president of the White
_ Motor Company.
Preacher Brings Paper
Bishopville, June 27.?-The Lee
County. Messenger, weekly newspaper,
will announce tomorrow that all
of the stock of the Bishopville Publishing
company,. which publishes
' The Messenger, has been old by W.
, J. Strickliu to the Rev. Robert/S.
Latimer, Presbyterian Clergymen, now
editor of the Pageland Journal. of
h Pngeland, Chesterfield county, -flic
transfer of ownership will take place
, July 1.
Mr. Stricklin is private secretary
to Governor John G. Richards and
has been editor of the weekly since
i 1920 when he organized the BishopI
ville publishing oompany which
t bought the Bishopville Leader and
? Vindicator. Under its changed ownership,
the name of the paper 1*aa
changed to Lee County Messenger,
.The paper has a circulation of about
' 2,200.
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Only Three Weeks
Remain To Qualify
_ _'Vr With
less than three week* remain in*
in which aspirant* to county office*
may qualify and with the apeak*
in* schedule cut down to six meat*
in*? in place of the regular itinerary
of two weeks the prospects at t&is
time are favorable to one of the moat'
orderly, if not quiet, Jfotttfeal campaigns
staged in thia copnty during
recent years. x
The time for announcing for office
will expire July 26 and assessment*
will be fixed on all candidates at a
meeting of the c&unty executive committee
to be held July 28. Official
announcement, as construed by the
committee in recent meeting, mast be
made through one of the newspapers,
published 'It*: this county.
. Enrollment books are now open at
the office or borne of the secretary
of the respective clubs, the sans
enrollment books are being used as
were used in 1926 aud corrections
to the former list of voters may to
made up until July 81. The first primary
will be held on Tuesday, August
28, and the second primary confes
on Tuesday, September 11. i .
Candidates will snake their first
formal bids for office when the campaign
opens at Bianey <m Monday,
August 20. at 10 a. m., and continuing
the circhit of the county meetings
will be held at the foil owing places;
Bethune; Tuesday, August 21, 10 am.;
Kershaw, Wednesday, August 22.
10 a. mv; Camden, Thursday, Augtfsfc
28, 4 p. m.; Buffalo, Friday, August
24, 2 p. m.i Camden Mill school,Saturday,
August 25, 8 p. m. | *
Announcements for various >pffloes,
through this date, ihdude the folIpwing:
Congressional representative, Fifth
District?W. F. Stevenson, incumbent;
Zeb Vance Davidson.
Master in Equity?W. L. DePass,
Jr., incumbent; L. Rex Jones.
Coroner-?fW. F. Russell, incumbent;
S. J.. West.
House of Representatives?Newton
Kelly, incumbent; N. S. Richards, D.
M. MoCaskill.
Magistrate at Bethune?<1 a Pate,
incumbent; J. E. Copeland.
Magistrate Upper Wateree?W. M.
Peake, Ben A. Rabon, J. R. Barfield.
Wateree Township Director?E. H.
Bowen, incumbent; G. E. Hinsdn.
- DeKalb Township Director?H. G.
Ckfrison, Jr., incumbent.
Flat Rock Township Director?J. H.
Sowell. " .
Buffalo Township Director?D. M.
Kirkley.
' Magistrate at Camden?B. M.
Smith, incumbent.
J Magistrate Lower Wateree?J .D.
Watson, incumbent* <?
Magistrate Flat Rock?T. C. Fletcher.
Road Superintendent?H. E. Munn,
incumbent. .[Superintendent
of Education?I. J.
McKenzie.
Clerk of Court?J. H. Clyburn, Incumbent.
PrsskyUrian Church Notes
The "Man of the Church" meet
with Mr. Lee Little Tuesday evening,
July 10, at eight-thirty o'clock
These meetings hnve been very interesting
and worth while to the life
of our church. Let's make this oim
the Sbest yet. . Ever'y man in th<
church is invited.
The deacons of the church wit
meet for a redistribution of work ant!
appointment of officers immediately
after the Men's meeting.
Last Friday eveniiig the Men'i
Bible Class entertained thb Woman"!
class with a fish fry at the Hermitage
mill pond. - The women were giyet
this treat in recognition of having ?*
feated the men in a cohtest for Sun
dgy School attendance for the las:
I slk., weeks.
.yv'the Daily Vacation Bible schoe
' will bte held this year during the lasi
i tffO weeks In July. The purpose ei
i this achoof is to give instruction- M
* the. Bible Memory - work from tht
, 3U>1f,.. hand work and recreation t<
children between ages 3 to 18. AT
. kChildren of this age are invited U
attend-Our
Sunday School attendance Sunday
was 114. Remember oar goa
for the yegg, U 280. You can tolp ui
; reach it. Thursday
evenings,, right-thirty
o'clock, ig the hour for choir pmg
' t,ce* The young people are urged t<
come and help make the ssmne
choir of young people a success.
Monday evening,* at the Christtoi
Endeavor meeting, Miss Mary Thdptp
discesskm of -tie
ton.
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Home Talent Carnival
Woe Decided Success
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'1 hp AmtrK*n legion carnival, put
on by local talent here last Thuraday
afternoon and night was a decided
success, both Anancialiy as well at
a form of entertainment, ft was
vary liberally patronised by both
town and county people showing a
Ano community spirit, and the crowd
stayed until a late hour.
,, The chief attraction iu the after*
noon was ' The Death Drag," by Dare
Devil Miller, in which he eecaped
frpm a straight-jacket while being
dragged at a rapid rate behind a
Victory Six. His act furnished a
thrill to hundreds lining both aides
pt North Broad, street. Mr. Miller
also performed several other atunte
free in the evening in order to help
the Legion boys. He entered most
heartily into all phases of the car*
nival and was of great help to the
Legion in keeping up pep among the
crowd.
-r The attraction on the midway draw* 1
Jng the greatest crowd was the home
talent minstrel put on in the buildihg
peed Jby^ the community market.
Unfortunately the seating capacity
too small, but it was Ailed to
overflowing at e^;h show, proving the
WhX source c* revenue ttf the VhoV
affair.
Much of the success of this show
-was due to Mr. and Mrs. Bright Andferson,
of Richmond, Vs., who are
jAlatives of Mr. and Mr*. A. Stanley
jfilewellyn. They paid their expenses
down here and brought the ministrol
paraphernalia and directed the show,
Mrs. Anderson furnishing the music.
Those forming the cast of the
ministrel were A. S. Llewellyn, interlocutor;
John Goodale, W. F.
Nettles, W. T. Dempster, Clifton McKain,
T. V. Walsh, Jr., 0. T. Little,
Jr., 0. H. Lowman and J. Smyrl Halsail.
They put on a moat creditable
show and the audience thoroughly enjoyed
the fun produced.
: r Everyone entered heartily into the
spirit of the carnival and the American
Legion Post aside from furnish
ing an afternoon and evening of excellent
entertainment had cash receipts
amounting to $807 to go into
their treasury towards re-roofing
. their building on DeJCalb street.
Uses A Chiropractor
"Dare Devil" Miller who performed
here last Thursday in connection
with the booster day announced that
he always uses a chiropractor tp adjust
him after each performance.
Dr. Sylvan, of Columbia; was selected
by him to take care of him immediately
after his performance. Dr.
Sylvan is well known throughout thi3
section, having had a number of patients
here and- at BiShopville. He
examined Miller, in Columbia and at
Lexington immediately after his performances
in those places. Miller
says he Armly believes in chiropractic
treatment having used it during
I his career as a atunt performer. He
, gives the chiropractors credit for hla
, physical condition today and as th*
t reason for him being in good condi(
tion in his stunt game throughout
j twenty-one years.
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Fireman Escapes As
Home is Burned
1 Maxie Brannon, local* Are truck
driver, narrowly escaped sorious iny
jory last .Thursday night when h<
* Was aroused from sleep by smoke
> and-K the sound of crackling timber?
i to And his home in flames' which latei
* completely destroyed: the dwelling
? and exacted a heavy toll in damage tc
$ furnishings.
Mr. Brannon, who was the only oc
I. cupant of the house at the time ol
t the fire, sufferedi severely from smok<
F and fumes and required treatment al
i the Camden -hospital before he wm
* able to resume his post at headquar>
ters of the Are department.
1 The Are was discovered aroun^
> eleven o'clock and is supposed to have
. had its origin in defective wiring
? Tho house ^belonged to T. C. Gladder
I and besides Mr. and Mrs. Brnnnoi
E was occupied by-Rev. and Mrs. T.JR
^ Christmas.
F The loss will probably run above
u three thousand dollars but this is saic
> to be partially coveted by insuraa^g
? Following a court trial lasting saw
i eral day*, four of the Ave men CtMOQp
> ed with a f asset attempt en the lift
> of the president of Albania, A eh me*
| The fifth defendant was acquitted.
Two Days of Court;
Dispose of Many Cases
The Kershaw County court of
general sessions with Judge W. H.
Townsend presiding opened here Monday
morning and continuing through
Wednesday afternoon, disposed of tho
following cases:
Frances Harrison, under three indictments
for violation of the prohibition
law, was found guilty on two
counts and given concurrent sentences
of three mouths in each case,
Floyd Railey, charged with violation
of the prohibition law, was
tried in his absence, found guilty And
given a sealed sentence.
iMattie Martin and Leonard Martin
were charged with violation of the
prohibition law and each was sentenced
by Judge Townsend to serve
three months. The sentence of Matait',
however, whs suspended after it
whs shown that the woman was in
delicate health.
Isaac Taylor pleaded guilty to violation
of the prohibition law and was
sentenced to serve nine months with
six months suspended.
_ Henry Mitchell and Josephine
Thompson were charged? with violation
of the prohibition lap*.,, Henry
did not appear for trial when Railed
and forfeited his bond while, Josephine
pleaded guilty and was given a
sentence of four months with three
months suspended.
Willie Marshall was tried and
found guilty of housebreaking and
larceny and was given a sentence of
Bix months.
Rebecca Lewis, pleading guilty to
a charge of larceny, was sentenced
to serve eight months.
Ike Richardson entered a plea of
guilty to larceny and was sentenced
to serve four months.
Dan Mickle was tried in his absence
upon g charge of violating the prohibition
law. He was found guilty
and a Bealed sentence left.
. C. A. Reiter was tried in his absence
and found guilty of simple assault.
He was ordered to serve
thirty days or pay a fine of $1OQ.O0
Henry Minor pleaded guilty to
housebreaking and larceny and was
sentenced" to serve two months on the
gang.
Ed Dodson entered a plea of guilty
to assault and battery with intent to
kill and was ordered to serve two
years.
Doc Boyd pleaded guilty to a
charge of aggravated assault and
battery and was sentenced to serve
three months in the county jail. The
sentence was suspended, however,
during good behavior.
Mose Jefferson pleaded guilty to
violation of the prohibition law and
was given a sentence of six months
with five months suspended.
Albertua- Williams, alias Birt Williams,
charged with violation of the
prohibition law was sentenced by
Judge Townsend to serve three
months in the penitentiary;
^ ^ Lee Outlaw pleaded guilty to yto^
lation of the prohibition law a?id was
sentenced Jo serve six months with
five months suspended.,
' Clarence Peay and Murray Jackson
were ^ sentenced for violation of the
prohibition law. Peay drew~ Bix
months with three months suspended
tnd Jackson got six months with five
months suspended.
Shelton Gainey pleaded guilty tc
. violation of the prohibition law and
. was directed to serve - four months
i with three months suspenxled^during
good behavior. / u '
Will Haile was tried in his absence
. for violation of the prohibition law
, He was found guilty and a sealed
sentence awaits him.
-Jerry Wood, charged with violation
p of the prohibition law, dreNv a sen(
tence of six months With four months
suspended/ "T"
, ... Archie McCoy was tried in his ab.
sence for violation of the prohibition
&w, A sealed sentence was ordered
I following a verdict of guilty.
, Eddie Watts was tried in his ab
( sence for violation of the prohibition
l law. A verdict of guilty was rendered
and a sealed sentence ordered for
. the defendant.
Luther Rollins pleaded guilty tc
isolation of the prohibition law but
I sentence, up until Thursday noon, had
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Joe Glppe pleaded guilty to assaul!
and pottery with intent to kill anc
Was given a sentence of one year ot
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1 T^ceee Of JLottie Evans, ehargac
i en, was up for trial upon charges of ??
assault and battery with intent to
- kill but- t.he case was continued upon
t motion of the defendant.
I J. Elmore Jeff era, charged with the
murder of Peter Kirkland during an
election brawl at Blaney several
i months ago, will not be tried before
the October term of court. *r:
The case of Henry Truesdnle,
charged with the murder of hit
? father, was continued.
The case of Alva Rushr charged
I with aaaault and battery with intent
~ continued until the next
* term of courts Thd ufefte of Oeorj^I
Cbehoe, counter-charged with aaaault #
> and battery with intend to kill, waaalso
ordered eonrtinaed. Both caeee
I were called aa a result of physical ~ |
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Floods Drench Stores
Second Time in a Week
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For the second time within a week
Camden and vicinity was visited by
heavy downpours of rain which awept
over thia aection late Friday night
and early Saturday morning. The
official government weather gauge
kept at Camden by Mr. H. A. Brown
ahowed a rainfall during that time
of 4.66 inches, said to be the heavieat
aince record* have been kept here.
Cropa were badly washed, bridges
damaged and mill dams at several
placet were broken. Among them
were the dama at Funderburk's pond,
Chi Mar's mill, Hyatt's mill, a large
section of the Hermitage mill dais
near the mill, Funderburk's fish pond
dam and the dam at Joseph Shehcen's
fifeh pond. At Holland's pond
the water ran over the dam for a
long period but there was no break.
Damage was done to about a dozen
bridges in the county and traffic
stopped by the washing of a bridge
on the road leading to Tiller's Ferry,
but all bridges were repaired immediately
by the chain gang forces.
In Camden where the rainfall
seemed heaviest stores on east DeKalb
street again suffered losses by
being flooded with water. The
vacant store /owner! y occupied by the
DeKalb Grocery, the Camden Drug
company, Palace Barber Shop, Electrik
Maid Bake Shop and the Atlantic
and Pacific Tea - company, all had
Water standing on their floors to a
depth of ten inches or more and quito
heavy damages occtAred to stocks.
The music store of L, L. Moore farther
up the street was also again a
heavy loser by damage to musical instruments.
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Moore Finds His Truck
Jonah Luck 'Bout Gqne
Lewis L. Moore, whose light delivery
truck was stolen from its parking
place in front of the family residence
on Haile street Sunday after-'
noon, recovered his property in Charlotte
Tuesday afternoon but later
again fell victim to embarrassment
when approached by officers at Lancaster
while enroute home with his
car.
Following tiheft of his car Mr. _ . r.
Moore broadcast a description and
offer of reward for its return and it
was in acting upon this information
that the Lancaster authorities detained
Mr. Moore with the car until he
could prove ownership and incident>
ally learn that Lancaster offers little
sympathy to drivers of stolen cars.
Mr. Moore learned that his car was
i. driven toward Charlotte and when he
appeared at police headquarters there
F to enlist aid in the search he wm ,informed
that his car was ready and
waiting for him, the car at the time
i being held aa the result of a wreck hr>4
that city.
The car is said to have been driven
by a negro to Charlotte and while
r: atill piloted by the thief to have coli
lided with another vehicle. The
i negro escaped in the excitement, being
fired upon in the attempt to take s
i another car.
i -Mr- Moore in recounting his recent :
losses, including the flooding twice
I by heavy rains of his music store on
k DeKalb street, takes his latest experience
in good < nature and Thursday
? stated with a chuckle that he"4fe1
lieved his Jonah luck, had just about,
i reached the turning point.
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General Alvaro Obregon was on>
i Sunday elected to his s&ond term as
. president of the Mexican republic.
I He was unopposed and a single vote
by President Callefc was sufficient to
> elect Obregom
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