The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 15, 1929, Image 1

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| The Camden Chronicle 1 ' II III! II III ? JLUME XXX3C V CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1?2?. NUMBER 47. Mews of The Schools mold by The Students Br -* Monday, February 4, ushered in a B semester. Now that/exemina|B? are over'everyone can breathe jBe freely. The student activities iJ/l begin again. With the beginX of title semester a new class :dBe into high school and was given ^Busing welcome by all. |Hccording to reports received at .|Bofftce, the graduates of last year "$B went to Winthrop college are doiffi excellent work. We hope that ;11 graduates who went to the other iisjBges are doing just as well. vBie radio program for Friday, $^fc-uary 8, consisted of an entertainMt of the kettledrum and cymbals ^B was given f/oi Series 15, grade* Sid 6. jHeries A,, grades 3 and 4 will huve ^B-ogram of vocal music at lY a. m. May, February 1<5. On this morni/Bat 11:30 Spries' C, grades 7, 8, and #Bill also have a vocal program. Hhe boy's basket ball,, team played Btral high at Central last Friday, fBruary 9. The boys lost the game ;t>;Ba score of 20 to 9 but fought :im all the game. Several stars out of the game and the team !;B crippled. We have a fast, i Bppy team which always fights to last whistle. Watch them in the flr future. B'he girl's basket ball team pjayed Bhopville in Bishopvillc last Tne3By night. The game was played on I indoor court which is what we Bad here so much. We can't play Be at night because we haven^t an Boor couft and lights. The game< Bs a harcl fought one with our Bis winning by a scbre of 38 to 22. Be girls are going uf&r the state Bampionship this year and wifl be Bbig threat to all other teams. The whole school regrets that Dr. Brbett wasn't ..able to give his tfaalk Bt Wednesday. We hope that ha 11 be with .us aopn. _ * \ Bfeftton Burns and H. A. Rabon] Be guests of the Camden Rotary 'Bb Thursday. Two boys are | ' Bten each week from-the eleventh1 i. Bde to go to this luncheon every flprsday. This gives the boys the B)ortunity of seeing what a good ^ rk the Rotary Club iV doing. Bme of these boys will be future Btarians. B he Camden High Science Club id its monthly meeting at the home Phyllis Carri^on last Tuesday ght. Everyone brought one pound I sdJnething to eat and these conBbutions were used for refresh- i ^fents. A valentine .was also ought by everyone and addressed a member of the club. M<any en-! Bahle games were played and the j Breshmenta were enjoyed very Bch. The' meeting broke up at BO p. m. Scholarship Honor RoD Birade ll?f Mills) -^-Minnie B. Bimngham, Majorie Hatfield, MarB Smith, Betty SoweB, Jerry HanBk, Jimmy Little, Lewis Fleniken, Bdck Fleniken, James Norman, Ben- ] B Sheorn. Brade L?(Zexup)?Francos DeBah Baruch, Margie Creed, Mary K Jackson, Theresa Reed, Annie Brley, Margaret Sinclair, Vivian Bchel, Phyllis KaresJh, Jack Mar Bjl. Herbert Moore, Robin Zemp, Bhur Brown. Bade 1,? (Latham)? Dillard Bott, Walter Thompkina, Edward ^fteen. Brade 2-A-?Aileen Belk, Kathrjn Bd, Helen Goodale, Jane Halsal), By Jackson, Nela Kirkland, MarBet Munn, Elsie Redfearn, James BnoJds, Sarah Sheorn, Lottie Smyrl, hti Thigpen, William Christmas, .B88^ ^re'tag? Harry Lee Waters, B Whitaker, Betty Whitaker. Bade 2-B?Elah Evans, Evelyn Bnnl, inez Brickie, Caroline Bdon. B^ade 2-C ? Talmadge Dabney, Mayer, George Wilson, Sallie B> Rhctta McLeod, Ruby Vereen. Brade 3-A?Sophia Creed, Dorothy Bfee, Carolyn Hill, Louise Mickle, B?thy Moore, Ben Mildred Sowell, Bhcmina Strak, Paulette West, B"' Hogue, Daniel MoCaskill, B Hhame, Jack Richards, Payton BIer? J^k Viileplgue, Joltir taker, Douglas Wooten. Brade fcB-Xaa^^lair, James W*1*' Terry Harvey, H. T. Lovetttf/ Bertus Rush, Paul Smith, Claud llliams, Thomas Woo ten. Stae^Bru^Re Toral Faces Mexican Firing Squad Bravely Mexico, Feb. tt.?The pistol shots ! that killed General Alvero Obregon last July had their last echo today with the execution by a tiring squad preside At-, elect's aaaaasin. The young slayer who throughout hud maintained that he felt his act vyas for the good of Mexico, went to his death .calmly and bravely, facing i the firing squad quietly and dropping swiftly before a rapid hail of shots. ; The execution had been set for noou, but it was put over until 12:30 p. m. A few minutes before the hour, Toral was takqn to a small patio and instructed how to act before the firing squad. "He listened calmly to the instructions and even smiled a little as the men told him how to die. Then he was' led to a stone wall on a large court-yard of the federal penitentiary and was placed before a portion scarred by the bullets of many other executions, At 12:35 p. jji. (1:35 Eastern Standard time) the fatal shots rang out and Toral slumped down,) His body twitched and Captain Rodriguez Rabiela, in charge of the squad, firbd j the coupe de grace using a pistol , once presented to him by General I Obregon, Toral's victim. Just as the riiies of the firing squad creaked, Toral tried to shout. "Viv - - - That was as far as he got. He had hoped to cry "Viva iCristo Rey" "long live Christ the King." But his words were cut short by death. A Catholic priest, dressed in civi-. lian clothes as all priests have been', in Mexico for some years except' when in churches, was with Toral in; his cell until the walk to the execu-< tion ground. The distance from the? cell to the firing squad was veryf short,_ just down the corridor. Toral was dead in less thpn a? .jninhfc*- after he left the priest and,' only a few seconds after he had step-1 j ped into the court yard. The squad ; was ready as he approached. The in| stant he was in position the rifles cracked. This rapidity seemed to, startle Toral .and he carried into death an expression of astonishment J as if he had expected an opportunity' to say something before death while facing the squad. He was not blind-[ folded. ?. ; i A moment after he received the, I coupe de grace, the priest who had1 j been with him in his cell, rushed out, [pushed through the soldier guards, I advanced to th^ corpse, knelt and dip-! [ ped his handkerchief in the blood of Toral. He made the sign of the cross and pronounced extreme unction. He was detained by the guards for having broken through the Jines. How- | ever, he kept the blood stained handkerchief as a, relic of what Toral earlier had called his martyrdom. -Duribng a final conference With one oflne attorneys this morning Toral said: "I am absolutely convinced that I will go direct to Heaven and join God there. I die absolutely tranquil." One of the guards, when asked by reporters just before execution Jb^ow Toral was conducting himself, replied: "He has the courage of a bulL" In accordance with a request, half an hour before his death a bottle of, cognac was brought to Toral of which he drank about half- Some spilled on his carefully polished black shoe* and he meticulously wiped it off. ? Less than 50 persons witnessed the execution. Most of these were Mexican and foreign newspapermeri with a few high government officials, members of congress and army generals. As the newspapermen rushed out after the execution seeking telephones by which *t-o send their bulle-_ tins they werO beseiged by prison guards with the question, "How did Toral die?" "Bravely," they replied. While Toral was being executed mother Conception was praying in the penitentiary infirmary near the yard- She could hear the rifle volleys which ended the life of the man with whom she was convicted of conspiring. She refused to see any oub or say anything- and asked to be left to pray. , Egg?*- * v-p-Mi^s Helen Savage and henliousegueet, Miss Olivia Holcomb, were visitors in Columbia on Thursday of last week and while there attended the dance given at Forest Lake Country Ctefc - County Teachers Held Meeting Here The Kershaw County Teachers' Association held its regular meeting at the Camden high school on January 26th, at 10 o'clock. The devotional wga cojKiueted by Rev, C, L, Norman, pastor of the Hermitage Baptist church, and the entertaining feature of the program was by the Charlotte Thompson high school under direction of Mrs. Rembert. After all business had been finished the Association adjourned to classrooms for group meetings, s The primary group under their leader, Miss Mae Roykin, of the Charlotte Thompson school, enjoyed a' demonstration class taught by Mrs.* L. T. Mills, of the Camden school. The intermediate group under leadership of Miss Pierce of the Charlotte Thompson school had a discussion or "Discipline" lead by Mr. Burns of the Bcthune school. The high school group under their leader, Mr. M> Fudden of Camden enjoyed the excellent pupers by Miss Shannon, of Midway school and Mrs. Thompson of Bethune school on "Questioning." Of a total membership of J55 teachers of the county, 74 were present. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, February 23 at 10 o'clock ad/the Camden high school. This will be the last departmental meeting of the year. As the March meeting will be devoted to the spelling contest. 1 Mrs. Judson Neml Dead -Kershaw, Feb. 13.?Following ?nillness of about thre?- weeks, Mrs. Judson Neal of Kershaw died at 6 p. m. Sunday at the Camden hospital where she had been a patient throughout her illness. Mrs Neal was a graduate of Anderson college of the class of 1927, and had been a lifelong member of the Baptist church r>f fftirnhmv gjjj friendliness of her nature, which Mrs. Neal possessed endeared her to a; wide circle of friends and her death brings poignant sorrow to many. Mrs. Neal is survived by her husband, Judson Neal of Kershaw, and a small infant, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. G. Frank dook of Kershaw and the following sisters and brqther: Mrs. George Faile of Travelers' Rest, Mrs. T. T. Dill pf West Union, Iowa, and Culp Cook of Kershaw. Funeral services were held in ihe Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, with the Rev. George E. Smith officiating, and interment "was made in the Kershaw cemetery. The beautiful floral offerings showed the esteem in which Mrs. Neal was held.' ; Car Was Badly Wrecked Dr. Clarence A. Dunn, pft Camden, and his assistant, Miss Goodall, narTPW& CUCapfcd serious injury shortly before seven o'clock Friday night when their car skidded broadside into the stone railing of the bridge at the foot of Ballard's Hill. Dr. Dunn, who recently established a dental office in Sumter, spending several days a week here, was forced to swerve his car to avoid hitting a mule and wagon and when he did so the machine skidded into the railing. The windshield, all the glasses on the right side and the rear . glass wA"e shattered by the force of the collision, but neither Dr. Dunn or Miss Goodall wns cut. The body of the car was practically demolished in * the smashup. The remains of the big Buick sedan are on display ac the shop of John Evans, who hauled the machine in shortly after the wreck.?-Saturday's Sumter Item. To Assist in Making Returns , An agent of the South Carolina Tax Commission,. Income Tax Division, ' will be Ideated at Camden, in the Court House, on February 23, 1929, ( for the purpose of Assisting taxpayers in executing state income tax re- 1 turns for 1928. All persons should 1 avail themselves of this opportunity ' of securing aid which will be cheer- < fully given without charge. < ( Deputy Collector To Assist \ _Jphn F. Jones, collectdr of internal ? revenue, for South Carolina advises i that a deputy collector will be in t Camden on 'March 6, to assist tax- I payers jn making out their income a Ux returns for the year 1928. Other towns to be visited nearby are Sum- t Camden Natives Named For Medals P | Washington, Feb. 7.? Secretary Wilbur has recommended to Secretary Mellon that silver life saving medals be awarded to Thomas J. Kirkland of Camden, former lieutenant in the navy and to Ensign Daniel B. Miller, also of Camden, now attached to the airplane carrier Saratoga, Kirkland saved Ottie M. Sloane from drowning when their plune fell into Newport harbor, K. I., July 27 last year. Both men were sevipraly* injured but Kirkland pulled his companion to a floating pontoon. Ensign Miller saved two lives at j Long Beach, Calif., May 20 last year. A fellow officer from the Saratoga Was caught in an undertow while swimming and was being carried out to sea when Miller went to his aid and brought him ashore. A few minutes later Miller saw a young wo'.nan in distress and r.warn to her assist- i ance bringing her ashore unconscious. Washington; Feb. 7.?-Thomas J. Kirkland, native of Camden, S. C., now of Columbia, former lieutqMpit U. S. N., has been commended by-the socretnfy of the navy and reeommopded for a silver life saving medal fojti. his rescue of Ottie M. Sloane, aviation machinists mate, third class, U. S. N., fyom drowning and the attempted rescue of Ensi gn'McGUirk, U. S. N? when their plan6 crashed Into Newport harbor Ju^y Ensign McGuirk was killed tenant Kirkland and Sione severely injured. In spitq-.of Kirklahd's injury he assisted Slone to a -floating pontoon and made several attempts, though he was in danger of being carried down by the sinking planeyyio rescue McGuirk, whose body 'm| tfjjjhtly lodged in the wreckage. ;* f?Bnsign Daniel B. Miller, U. S. Ijp'j bed to the U. >3. 'S. Saratoga Has been commended by the aecreof ike n*yy ,-and reeomnhladnd, for a silver life saving medal for two rescues at Long Beach, Calif., May 20, 1928. Another officer from the Saratoga, while" swimming, ~~ was caught in n strong undertow and was being carried out to sea when En-" sign Miller went to his rescue and brought him safely to shallow water. A few minutes later, Miller saw a young woman in distress somewhat farther out and swam out to assist her, and after difficulty, he was able to bring her ashore in an unconscious condition. At the time of these rescues the life guards and patrol boats were so far away that they were unable to give Miller any assistance. Eyewitnesses reported that but for MiUer'9 prompt assistance both would have been drowned. Miller's home is also at Camden. Columbia Minister To Visit Camden Rev. W. C, Allen of Columbia wilL preach to the congregation of the First Baptist Church of Camcton Sunday, it was announced by officers ofj the church Thursday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Daniel has been heard herg on previous occasions and many will be interested to learn of the opportunity to hear his sermons. Hours for worship at the church are: Sunday school at 10 a. m.; morning preaching services at 11:15 and preaching services again at 7;lo p. m. Catholic Church Service*^ Services at St. Mary's Catholic church, Lyttleton street at Pine street the. first Sunday in Lent will be as follows: First mass at 6:15 a. m.; second mass 11:00 a. m.; evening devotions at 4:00 p. m. Children's class in Christmas Doctrine after 11:00 a. m. Sunday service and again on Wednesday after 4:00 p. m. service. The evening services in Lent will be 4:00 p. m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays; at 8:40 p. m. on Friday evenings. Morning week day masses will be is follows: On the even days of the <veek the second, fourth and sixthhat is Monday, Wednesday nnd. Frilay, even days, early hour^fhe odd lays, Tuesday, Thursday imd $aturlay, third, fifth and seveUTl^Of the veek mass will be at 7:30 a/te^fefhis ichednle is made so that.J$^EgHHu. ng group and the leisured groujf^lilay 'ach have some days in Lent when atendance. at week day morning serice will b? at a convenient hour. On Saturdays at 4:00 p. mr..|>nfi 1:30 m. the Sacrament P?Muki * * ft is likewise given before Many New Arrivals at Three Tourist Hotels Flashy kuiiu'k of polo thrice-weekly, Incomparably splendid offering* for the 16v?r of golf and with a clearing of weather which promise* to -eoMinue tire loveliest of many seasons have worked hand in hand toward attracting all-surpassing numbers to Camden for the coming winter months. Camden's three hotels, The Kirkwood, Hobkirk and *tho Court Inn, have experienced during the past severul days the greatest onrush of visitors of any season in recent history and private boarding places and muny homes are quartering a record number of guests. The .Washington's birthday hunter trials and steeplechase, to be staged over the Springdale course of the Camden Hunt club, will likely find the season at its peak with every indication favoring a 'continuance of j highly grutifying assemblages upor' every sports event scheduled for the season. House openings by visitor from various parts of the country huve easily exceeded the half-hundred j mark and in addition five exclusive boarding places Wf, re reported yesterday as well-filled with at least half the number registering capacity houses. Court Inn Arrivals Among the recent arrivals at the Court Inn will be found Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Woods, Miss Isabellu Lawrence, Mrs. H. D. Casler, Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Rose, Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Moore, Rev. T. J. Cain, Mrs. T. J. Pearson, the Misses Pearson, J B. Lord, Miss! A. Ropea, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. >Gillespie, Miss Edith Beadlc3ton, Mrs.' Stuart Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. A. pR. Whitney, Dr. J. D. Peter, Mr. and I Mrs. J. W. Stuart, all of New York' .Cityv Mr. and Mrs. George Packard, baine, Miss E. C. Walbaine, Mr. anil Mrs. George Henderson, J. B. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Scull, Mrs7 James Aitken, all of Philadelphia; Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Dodd, George H. Guest, Mrs. B. C. Woodbury, all of Boston; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Miller, M}ss M. Miller, T^bntreal, Canada; Mrs. E. O. Warmer,, of Bryn Mawr,vpa.; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reene, of Mooresiiown. N. J.; Mrs. T. H, Woodleton, Mrs. A. F. Smith, both of Summitt, N. J.; A.! W. McAllister, of Greensboro, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Cage, of Haverhill, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hoadley, Miss Florence Hoadley, of New Haven, Conn.; Mrs. Brooks Brown, Miss Elsie Brown, of Burlington, Vermont; Mrs. A. S. Hunter, of Utica, N. Y.; Miss Isabel Lyman,. of Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Sykes, of New York City; Miss Mary G. Gilliggn, of- Springfield, Mnss.; Mr. and Mrs. J, Moffatt, of New TTaven, Gonn.; P. Bodine, of Viliinona, Penn.; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hamblin, of Canandargua, N. Y.; Dr. and Mrs. H. W. How, of Rosemont, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Coburn, of Hoylke, Muss.; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Place, of Rye, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. John Hemphill, of Westchester, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher, of Melrose, Mass,; Mrs, F. W. Crane, the Misses Crane, of Summitt, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Partridgef of Bedford, N. Y.; Miss L. B.'Johnson, of Shelters Island, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Dana, of Englewopdr N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. V. T. deMauitac, Bedford, N. Y.; Mrs. Charles E. Searles, of T'hompson, Conn.; Mrs. T. W. Dewing, of Hartford, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. James F. Park, of Rye, N. Y.; Mrs. W. H. Walker, Mrs. O. N. Dana, from Englewood, N; J.; Edmund Hammersly, Miss Emma Hammerfdy, of Devon, Pa.; Mrs. E. J. Ham, Mrs. E. P. Ham, of Lewistop, Maine; Mr. and Mrs. H, P. Barnes, of Egermont, Mass.; Mrs. J. R. Riddle, of Toronto, Canada; Mias D. G. -Spurr, of Sparkill, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Newton, of Washington, p, q.; Mrs. A. B. Carlton, Mrs M. A. Gridley, the Misses Aitken, of Willington, N. J.; Mr. nnd Mrs. H, B. Stearnes, Miss Anna Stearns, of Caranac Lake, N. Y. Arrivals at The Hobkirk Recent arrisgUa ?t the Hobkirk Inatfttlud. MtaS OwtfW? FriMr, of Engiewood, N. J.; Louis Sledge, of New York; Miss Carolyn Bdshnell, of Buffalo; Miss Marts BUnchard, of Concord, N, H.; Mrs. U O. Malley, ^ New York^ty; Mr. andJMrs. W. Grand Jury Endorses State Road Bond Issue Clearing the criminal docket of this county almost in its entirety and the disposition of a record number of minor cases were principal transactions of (he court of gerterai sessions which opened here Monday morning with Judge 1, J, Mauldin' presiding. Fines collected amounted to $1,100 while forfeited bonds served to run the total cash collected to $F,fyK). Another feature of t'frtT' court's hearings- was when the grand jury in formal presentment went on record as favoring and endorsing the $76,000,000 state highway program expressing hope that-.the act before the legislature for this purpose will he pasftcd. TN grand jury's presentment commended the report "of .Sheriff J. H. MeLeod and his force U r their work and recoimaended the retaining of the rural police system for this county. The presentment, signed by Foreman W. II. Porter, included the request that the legislative delegation be furnished with the recommendation at once.* The case of C. O. Stogner, Kershaw county game warden, slated for trial under charges of ussault and battery with-intent to kill was nol prossed in the court of general sessions here yesterday when Solicitor A. 1? .-Sptgaer was presented a statement from Wylie ? Faulkenberry, "proseeutor, declaring that "Mr.Stogner and myself at the request of mutual friends have agreed it would be best for both that this matter be ended." The warrant for Stogner's arrest was signed by Roy Faulkenberry before Magistrate W. R. Taylor at Kershaw several weeks ago. It charged that^ Stogner without just cause and with intent to kill did shoot and inflict a wound in the arm and side of Faulkeri>erry. NMM I III live# jfej prominent families ana both reside in the northern part of this county. Mr. ?to.$ri r kas been serving as game warden for the past two years whilo Mr. Faulkenberry, whose age is said to be Around sixty years, is a planter. S. A. Jones entered a plea before the pourt as guilty of drawing a gun and was given a sentence of lour' months suspended during good bei havior. I J. Tom Melton pleaded guilty to charges ot housebreaking and larceny and was given a sentence of, six months. - ----- ?V* John White, charged with housebreaking and larceny, drew a term, of ei&ht months. . 4J.ack J'-wn pleaded guilty to violation of the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve six months and pay a fine of $200, all of which was suspended. Jack Roach, alias Otis Roach, was placed on trial qnder charges of violating the liquor laws. Roach conducted his own defense and was found not guilty. 9 Grover Pr^tt guiliy__nfL violating the prohibition law and was sontenced to serve six months. Sen ofna%60 8|inrPend<rd UP?n payment Ernslee Jolly pleaded guilty to a liquor law violation and . was sentenced to. serve six months or pay a ?I Sentence was suspended ?P?n Payment of a $50 fine. i ?' , ,rter PIeafled guilty to violation of the prohibition law and was sentenced to six months. Later sentence was reduced to three months $50 fineU8PendCd UP0TI a ~ Joe Phillips was found not guilty of a liquor law violation, i .. rl pu,inn Pleaded guilty to violem Jaw. aild was sentenced to serve six months, four months to be suspended upon payment of $100 fine. . Claude Edwards pleaded guilty'to violation of the prohibition law was"' sentenced to serve six months, four months to be suspended upon payment of $100 fine. raw: \0,h'T1; T" U Johnson, Roy Roberts, R. H. Kennington, alias Hob Konnington, Ljiwson Ballard, Fred o 12**'* Andrew Robinson, alias Buddy Roberts, and William Ballard entered pleas of-guilty to violation of the prohibition law and each drew a sen|pnce of six months. Each sentence is to be suspended, however, upon payment of $100 firie. <A!bert; MJller offered a plea of guilty to charges of burglary and larceny and was sentenced to twelve months. Andrew Branham pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary and larceny and was sentenced?feur months. Wesley Watta entered a plea of guilty to charges of burglary and ggggy* aiKi waa ordered to the fit 1 re ?chool to -remain uneecord|mS'tol|aw1,e'l,reed therefrom to~V