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-7'T * .7 s (I '- ' I ... * ~~ ' ji . : v,' v .. 5 7). ' -* *i. ? ~ . t i The Camden Chronicle |LUME XXXX. I CAMDEN. SOOTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MARCH 22, 1929. 'number ? - . Vlegation Passes I County Supply Bill n the closing night of the general Kmbly the supply bill for the run- 1 H expenses of Kershaw County j H agreed upon by the county dele- i Bon The bill is practically the < B as lwt year, with the four 1 Bt policemen retained under the I B, - in of the ?^eri?'8 ?^c8, * Kght and ?ne-half mills will be * H<1 and the grand total for the ' Bty'a needs is placed at $104,- < B?u. The estimated revenue from Bees other than taxes is placed at I dOO, leaving #?8,079.34 to be 1 Bed by taxation. The various < B are listed below: 1 it enacted by the General As- , Bbly of the Stute of South Caro- J B that a sight B one-half mills, if so much be necBry, is hereby levied on all taxa property in the County of Ker for ordinary county and schoool Koses, for the fiscal year beginB January 1, 1929, the same to be 1 B in the amounts and for the B>(,-^,;- hereinafter stated, that is B"y Kouds and Bridges County ltoads $20,000. , n , road improvement $7,B>nvicts and maintenance of road organizations $18,000. H Salaries '^Rfrk of court-$4-t0?0<Beputy clerk of court $900. B^r iff $2,100. ^ uperintendent^^f education $1,400. Beputy sheriff $1,500. Br?asurer $006.67. m to treasurer $300. ^Kuditor $666.67. BleI"h to auditor $300. Bttorney $400. Bhyeieiau $160. Borcner $500. _ Banitor of court house $480. Banitor of jail $600. Bhairman board of IMrectors $400. Bfhree county board of directors at Bo each $1,200. ^fclerk to board of directors $600. Badge of probate $600. B'our rural policemen at $1,5001 Bh?1$6.900. Bxpcnscs of four rural policemen, ^H exceeding $30 per month, to be| Bi on the itemized statements ap-| by the sheriff, $1,440. ^Stenographer for inquest, to be on the approval of the coroner, Breeding $100A Bfagistrates $2,550. haw Guards, Co. M. 118th inMry. to be paid quarterly to can-! of said company $300. :i! policemen appointed by the B?V may be removed by the goverIfgr cause. County Boards ,1 of education $150. Ht'M t <1 of equalization $250. H<a;<i of registration $150. B" expenses, including dieting of ^Hmers, at 65 cents per day per B"<"' $12,000. Brurs a?d witnesses $7,000. B: tor Fifth Circuit $300. ^ enographer Fifth Circuit $200. Bur.ty homo, poor house and poor; mortems, inquests and lunacy i ?\ m Hblic buildings, including water,: light and Insurance $1,500. Hinting, postage and stationery,. BcvUaneous contingent $1,000. B^UI1(1 ?f money paid out by J. H. j --^arod. sheriff, for enforcement of ^^B' on law $346. B^l statistics $280. |my health unit under supervisB' state board of health $2,400. demonstration $1,200. BI1K' demonstration $1,500. Hi'rest on county indebtedness Knd total $104,079.34. Bs estimated revenue other than Bamatation road tax $5,000. : Bt s and licenses, clerk of court B<s ar|d costs, magistrates $2,000 B ' insurance $1,000. B^ice bond premiums $6,000. B?1"" tax revenue $20,000. ' Hal $36,000. d Bunt to be raised by taxation H H B sh<?riff shall receive in addition m regular salary, his necessary Bes and five cents per Tpile for H Bnile traveled in going and reB, when called beyond the limits H county on afficial business, to* H HSearching for fugitives, conveyiHrisoners to the ftate-xefofinar. Hand conveying criminals to the H Bitiary. In addition, the sheriff ,;h^plso receive fifty cents for ComB, an<* fifty cents for dischargB?h prisoner, add sixty-five cents By for dieting each prisoner fbr BaV or fraction thereof while deB *n county jail or otherwise custody.^ ^ ^ jd H Mch W neceaaavy; for. criminal ... -1 .K i ' 1 '? ' L ' -f H H Oaring Rater Killed On Dggtona Beach Daytona Beach, Fla., March 1$.-? iBible, 42-year-old Daytonto Beach garage mechanic, rode to a spectacalnr ddeath today, when the 36 iylinder racing car, with which he was attempting to break the world's speed record of 231 miles an hour, went out of control and crashed into the tM*ud dunes, striking and killing outright Chas. Traub, a news-reel cameraman. The accident, which was one of the most gruesome in beach racing here, occurred immediately after Bible had jrossed the measured mile course at a speed of 202 miles an hour. It was witnessed by approximately 20,000 spectators, who lined sand Junes for miles. ' Roaring over the course at such a terrific speed, the car owned by J M. White of Philadelphia quickly disappeared in a haze that hung over the beach, and those who sat in the grandstand, a mile away, were unable to see, just how the accident happened. Eyewitnesses who were standing on the dunes at the end of the mile, declared Bible attempted to run too far out on the course near the surf. They said the ^driver, evidently believing that the car would run into the ocean, lifted his foot too quickly from the accelerator. With the power shut off so suddenly at that speed, the car star.ted to swerve from the course. Witnesses said Bible probably flammed on his brakes and attempted to swing the~machine back into control, but in doing so, ? turned the steering wheel too far. The machine went out of control, spun around twice on the beach and turned over. It boujuysd high into the. air, going into a barrelroll, and smashed into the dunes with a terrific impact. Traub, who -was standing on the beach taking pictures of the race, attempted to get out of the way, but the car was traveling too. fast. Traub was struck squarely by the speeding car just before it crashed into the dunes. Part of his body was hurled on top of the dunes, while the rest of it was strewn down the strand for 300 yards. While the car was turning over apd just before it struck the dunes, Bible's body Avas hurled from the machine onto the beach. Witnesses said he attempted to sit up, gasped and fell back on the sand, dead. ? The triplex which held the world record of 207 miles an hour before Maj. H. O. D. Seagrave, of England, boosted the mark up to 231 on last Monday, was demolished. After rolling several hundred feet on the beach, it struck the high dunes and rolled back onto the course, right side up. All four wheels were then torn loose from the car and one of them rolled across the beach into the surf. None of the tires blew out however. The car, although demolished beyond repair, was surprisingly intact after the accident. The front 12cylinder motor was torn loose from the frame, but the two rear motors remained in place. The steering wheel was broken and the hood arid cowling were stripped from the machine. Mrs. Cathcart Visits Camden Mrs. W. C. Cathcart, superintendent of the child-placing bureau of the State board of health, with office at 507 State office building, Columbia, and Miss Lula Mae Sawyer, field worker, were in Camden on Tuesday investigating applicants for ^ children and also looking into oases of children reported in need of care. The work is in cooperation with all local organizations and county officials. The bureau places children in private homes for adoption and also in institutions and private boarding homes. Careful investigations are made of homes applying for children by trained social workers. | Follow up work is also done by i supervisors after children are placed. The child-placing bureau is engaged iif highly specialized phase of .cplld ! welfare and they invite the cooperaI tion of all child caring agencies and county and state officials. a. Perry-Kirkland Mr. Arthur Ernest Kirkland, of Lugoff, apd Miss Janie Helen 'Perry, of Blaney, were married at tbe home of Probate Judge W. L. McDowell on Sunday evening, March 17, Ju ge cDowell performing the ceremony. " Final Report on Cotton Crop. Washhigtortf'Mar^20^?The 192* cotton crop was census bureau at 14,460,007 equi lent 600-pound bales, comjmrjd with 12,066.043 in 1927" aftd 17,077*74 l>26' ?. Amt+r . The aUe of the crop waa deter ninedBy fining ctntug uf C^roHna pr^cad T24*68 bales in 1028. according to the report Refuses To Buy Bridge , From Kershaw County Columbia, S. C., ifiafch J5.?In a sanguinary mood, thfe hoijp4 last night l refused to pass a bill directing the i state highway commission to pur- ( chase/- for $200,000, 'the bridge across i the Wateree river, killed a bijl to < abolish the board of public welfare and took like action on a measure '< changing in some particulars the seav ( son for hunting deer. The bill, directing the highway commission to buy from Kershaw county, the Wateree bridge provoked 1 prolonged debate. Representative K. R7~ K, Kreps, Richland, terming the bridge a "running sore" told of bonds Kershaw county had floated to build this bridge and of the washing away 1 of two structures and said the pTCET- " ent bridge had been erected at a cost of $110,000. The tolls from the bridge yield Kershaw county $90,000 per year, he, said, in answer to a question. He had no criticism of Kershaw, saying the ^'idge brought in $90,000 to that county yearly and ; yet the county was willing to sell it for $200,000. In order to free the bridge of tolls, he thought the strycturo should be imrchased. J. E. Harley, Barnwell, and J. K. McElveen, Sumter, spoke against the proposition, while Henry Buist, Jr., doubted if a better bill could be got through the senate should the one before the house be rejected. Norman-S. Jiichards, Kor-shaw, aaid the bill providing for the purchase of the bridge was ncft introduced by a member from Kershaw. He said the bridge brought in about $90,000 to the county yearly and that the county was willing to leave matters as they stand. 0 R. E. Broome, Richland, declared that some members felt that if the bridge was purchased they might lose . one or two miles of paved road, the money having gone to purchase the bridge. Kershaw county people, ha said, paid about six cents to cross the bridge while other people paid 60 cents. He did not think this right. On motion of E. H. Blackmon, Or?, j angfeburg, the bill, by a vote of 67 to 22 was sent to tre committee on roads, bridges and ferries. : f Death of Mrs. Gardner Westville, S. C., March 20.?Mrs. Neta Gardner, wife of Mr. H. K. Gardner, of the Westville community, died at her home Thursday night, March 14, following an illness of pneumonia. The burial was at DeKalb church on March 16, following funeral services conducted by Rev. J. L. Outen. Mrs. Gardner was in her thirty-eighth year and leaves surviving her husband and three small children?Elmer and Thelma, aged seven, and Johnnie, aged five. She is also survived by her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Young, i and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. B. S. Jones, and Mrs. D. R.- Barfield, of Columbia; S. M. Young, D. R. Young and B. G." Young, of Westville. ! Mrs. Gardner was held in highest i esteem by all with whom she was associated during her life-long zeals., dencc inr the-community and the announcement of her passing is being received with genuine sorrow by a wide circle of friends throughout thi3 section. ? ' ' ? Presbyterian Church Notes The pastor will speak Sunday morning March 24, on the subject, "God's Tenth Legion." Our Sunday School offers you an hour of inspiring praise, worship and study.* Every Sunday the Superintendent has an interesting worship program arranged. Our attendance last Sunday was 131. We missed you and need you every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The Every Member Canvass will be held Sunday afternoon, March 24, by the men of the Church. The canvassers will come to your home some time between 3 and C o'clock. Please remain at home until they have visited you. Those who care to may come to the phurch and make their pledges there, as a committee will be there during the same hours. The aim of this canvass is, "Every member of the church giving regularly, systematically and proportionately to the Lord's work." The men of the church met with Mr. X. GS Richards, Jr., Wednesday evening.-" The meeting was devoted to making plans for the every member cantass and was led by Mr. T. Lee Little, Chairman of Deacons. At a recent meeting of the Womans' Auxiliary, Mrs. J. 8. Lindsay, the president-elect and the other newly elected officers wen installed. The retiring officers gave a most creditable report of the years' wurk. Christian Endeavor wHI have aa its topic Sunday evening, "Why did J ecus Have to Die?* Sunday Schooh 10 a. "n*.; morning " worship Itrlfi n; m;- Ouiitto- Envited to all tbase serneea. . ubiii ? i *i n >i. ii.w.i... . -....j Much Money Lost By World War Veterans > V fc- ? Loss of nearly a billion dollars faces World war veterans of the CQUutry who have failed to apply for the federal adjusted compensation "bonus," unless they, act before January 2, next, according to Homer W. Mason, acting first sergeant in charge of the United States army re* cruiting offices at 1200 1-2 Muin street, Columbia. With 4,477,412 exservice men and i women estimated as eligible for the benefits of the so-oalled "soldier bonus," only 3,613,163 had recjjtVfcdadjusted compensation policies i}p to a recent date. Their claims aggregated $3,487,384,70(5, or un average of |065 each. Amohg the approximately 800,000 veterans still entitled to apply, the recruiting officer believes there are Undoubtedly many who live in this vicinity, and these will !>< given the necessary papers to fill nut if they call or write to the recruiting office, he declared. Any honorably discharged veteran who served the army, navy or marine corps for more thyn (}() duys between April i>, 1917, and July 1, 1019, providing he began his service before tho armistice, is entitled to the benefits of the adjusted compensation Jaw. To be valid, applications must be filed 'v in Washington before January 2, 1930. Congress recently extended the expiration dato from Janunry 1, 1928; Relives of deceased ex-servlco men may make application for the 'tbonus" and will be helped to com? plete the application blanks if they call at tlhe recruiting office. Loss of army discharge does not cost a veteran his adjusted compensation, the, recruting officer said, although a discharge is desired when available. . Any ex-service man or woman of Kershaw CountyL wishing to make application for this "soldier bonus" and desiring help in fixing the application blank, will receive help in filling out these application blanks by writing or calling on Service Officer Herman Baruch in Camden. Perry Haynsworth 'Hurt in Auto Wreck Perry Haynsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh 0. Haynsworth, was seriously injured in an automobile wreck near Lugoff, on the ColumbiaCamden highway, early Monday morning. Perry, who is a student at Episcopal High School, Alexandria. Va., was on his way home to spend ; the spring holidays. He was ac- i Oompanied by three of his' school-' mates "Buff" Cary, of Richmond, Va., Bobby Snyder, of Alexandria, Va., and W. A. Meriam, of Washington. They left Richmond at 3 a. m. Sunday, drove to Rock Hill, where they spent two hours that afternoon, and then to Spartanburg where they remained until 10 o'clock p. m. before beginning the last lap of the long drive to Sumter. When the accident occurred twenty-five or six hours, except for the two short rests in Rock Hill and Spartanburg, and Perry, who was driving, dropped asleep at the wheel. The car ran off the paving and turned over. The car was badly smashed. Perry was the only one of the four seriously injured, receiving a severe blow on the side and back, that ruptured one kidney, and a cut on the head. The other boys escaped with only a few cuts and bruises. The injured boys were picked un by a passing car about an hour after the accident?there being practically no on road at that early hour?and carried to the Camden Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Haynsworth Were notified of the accident and went at once to Camden, accompanied by Dr. C. J. Lemmon, who performed the required operation for the relief of the ruptured kidney. Perry stood the operation well, and today his condition is quite encouraging, as he passed a good night, with all symptoms favorable to complete recovery. Messrs. Cary, Snyder and Meriam came to Sumter Monday night with Mr. H. C. Haynsworth and will be ' guests in the Haynsworth home for tjie next few days.?Tuesday's Sumter Item. 1 _ , Sanders-Holland " Mr. R. E. Holland, of Camden route 3,,attd Miss Juanita Eleanor Sanderspof Camden, were marriedon March16^ Rev. C. L. Nor man, .of-ton Hermitage Baptist Church performing the ceremony. Fanlkenberry-Horneby p Mr^ John W. Hornsby and Miss Louise Clara Faulkenberry, den rfd, were married on March 16, by Probate-Judge W. L. McDowelL .!-?!* Mrs. Alice Garrett, 81, has ju?t graduated from a Chicago night grammar school, and expects, tit jM** the freshman class of a high school next falk she is re-educattiqrhi?^ graduated from school - na ? Farmers' Seed, Feed, and Fertilizer Loans The government seed, feed end fertiliser loan* are now available, and farmers wilt call at their tocal committee headquarters and file their ap? plications. This committee is supplied with the necassury blanks and all information necessary to aid tho farmers in their section to secure these loans. The committees for this county are composed of the following men: . Camden ? L. J. Whitaker, W. F. Nettles, W. L. Jackson. Bianey -Dr. W. D. Grigsby, II. T. Jeffers, S. H. Rpss. Kershaw?W. A. Shaw, J. H. Crow, I)r, W\. C. McDowell. Bethunc -M. G. King, 1). J. Clyburn, J. N. McLaurin. Loans will be ma<te to farmers for the purchase of seed, feed and fertilizer, with which to plant their 1928 crops. , These government loans are for actual farmers who have no other business and who suffered a crop failure last year, due to the severe storms | and floods, and have no seed. XeeJrf or fertilizer on hand and are urmbL. in any manner to finance the planting and cultivation of their 11)21) crops. No loans are to be made for any other purpose or to any class of fur mors other than those mentioned in this paragraph. Preference will be given to those farming smuYl acreages and using approved methods. Due to the fact that the amount of money available for loans possibly will be inadequate to meet the demand, it will be necessary to confine each loan to the absolute minimum, and only to those who fully meet the requirements. No applications for loans will be received by the Committees aftbr the twentieth day of April, 1929. Plan Celebration of Fiftieth Anniversary Last Sunday was an especially fine day in the services of the Lyttleton Street Methodist church. At/ the morning service Mrs. J. M. GandyJ presided at the organ and rendered a charming prelude. The offertory was a baritone solo impressively sung by Mr. Joe McKain. The pastor called attention to the approaching fiftieth anniversary of the dedication, of the church building and the congregation decided to celebrate that j event and appointed a committee, consisting of the pastor, F. M. Zemp and C. W. Birchmore, to secure prominent speakers for that day, which will be May 19. Another high-1 ly important feature of the service was the presentation of a \SuiidayJ school diploma to Mrs. N. C. Arnett, the capable and zealous teachtff of the Ladies Bible class. Mrs. Arnett; has completed the fourteen units, representing thirteen volumes required by the Sunday school Board of the church before granting the "Blue Seal" diploma. The pastor stated these facts to the congregation and then called Mrs. Arnett to the platform and in -warm-- words of congratulation and felicitation placed the diploma in her hands. Mrs. Arnett achieved distinction on all the papers submitted in her examination, receiving a very high mark. This qualifies her to be a teacher in the Standard Training School of the church and any classes! which she may teach may expect a delightful experience in the study of the assigned texts. The congregational singing of the old standard hymns of the church was hearty and whole-souled.- * The pastor's theme was "Christ before Pilate" and his description of that event and the lessons drawn from it .seemed tqjmpress the hearers with a deep sense of sympathy for the Master and of deep appreciation for His sacrificial sufferings. At the evening hour I>ewis Moore was at the organ, playing a prelude nnd an offertory. His work at the organ is always of high order, but he certainly surpassed his usual performance at this service. r \ The choir is always most efficient in the leading of the congregational singing and often treats the audience with special numbers, solos, duets, quartettes and anthems. Visitors are cordially welcome to all the service* of this church. Attended Service* at Antioch r?l*8t Sunday morning, March 171 the members of DeKa}b Council No. 88, Junior Order United American .Mechanics, attended itt_a.body the religious services at Antioch church of which Rev. T. P. Christmas, a .member of the Order, is pastor. ' ?* 1 V - Will Preach Ifllllftidsj Rev. H. C. Branham, of Manning, S. C., is announced to preach Mt the Baptist Church Sunday at pfo* Baptist congregation extends a cordial welcome to visitors and other denominations to worship with them f.nt these services. Road Rond Issue Signed by Governor Cqlumbiit, March 10.**?Gov. John G. Richards tod ay : fiigiifid?tbfl.?Sflfi J)00,? 000 South Carolina highway bond issue bill. The measure wan signed in the presence of leaders of the fight for passage of the measure and members of the state highway commission. As the act is effective ut once, int tensive work looking to completion ol the1 hurd-surfaced state highway system within the next live years is expected to start as soon as legal formalities can bo completed. Because of possible constitutional complication# the meusure, provides two methods of financing which will determine tho exact total of bonds to 1)0 issued. Under the Mate-wide plan, which it is planned to use unless court action outlaws it, tho issue would be limited to $06,000,0.00 with not to exceed $20,000,()()0 worth of the bonds to be issued in any one year. The issue would be financed entirely by the- present live-cent gasoline tax. The alternate plan, optional with the state highway commission, is financing by state highway districts, two of which are created by the bill. ? Under this provision each district may issue not to exceed $35,000,000 worth of bonds which would be a direct lien on the property within the diati ict. Each district Would have a separate commission which could enter into agreement for the state commission "Tor advancing money to the state commission. The state commission would, in return, reimburse the district from the gasoline tax. As a protection for bond holders and to meet legal situations created by the courts holding that the district plan of financing is legal without a direct vote of the people, a property tax is authorized. This tax is to be suspended so long as the gasoline tax funds provide money to pay interest and provide'a sinking v fund. . r " The state gasoline tax at present is five cenitB a gallon. :H6retofore, this has been divided between the state 4tml counties for the purpose of building state roads and to insure <eaeh. county being included in the immediate construction program. The bond issue bill pledges the entire five cents to meet the state's obligations if the bonds are issued in the name of the state as a whole, or to reimburse tho districts if bonds aro isalued in that way. . ... To provide a funit that must be spent in the individual counties and thus meet objections that rose during the legislative disturbance caused by the bond measure, a companion bill "has been passed by both houses and is ready to go to the governor's desk. This bill increases the gasoline tax to .fix cents a gallon and provides that the additional cent shall be distributed among the counties on a pro . rata basis. Earl H. Bowen Dead; _. Burial Near Blaney Funeral services for Earl H. Bowen, who died at a Columbia hospital Monday evening, were held at the family residence in Blaney Wednesday morning with interment following in Smyrna cemetery, upper Wateree township. Tho services wore conducted by Rev. Peter Stokes of Sumter assisted by Rev. E. V. Best of Lugoff. ^ The passing of Mr. Bowen followed an illness of several weeks. He was 58 years of i$ge and throughout his life-long residence in this county had been,held in loving est^pem by a wide . circle of friends. Mr. Bowen was three times elected to represent-the people of his township on Kershaw county's board of directors and in this capacity he served ably and with a spirit of true progressivene8s. He also maintained 0 extensive farming interests and wa8 a leading merchant of his town. ^ Representatives of the county government acted honorary pallbear- , ers while the active pallbearers were ~ named from his close friends. Actjvd paljbearers were: W. P. Gettys,\B. K. Rose, Blake Kelly, H. R. Boykifc, George Mfckle, J. D. Watson. ?Ihe honorary pallbearers were: Hr G. Garrison, JfT., D. M. Kirkley, J. HSowell, H. E. Munn, M. H. Deal, J. L. Moseley, John T. Mackey,. C. J Shannon, Jr., 8. C. Rose, R, T. Mickle and S. W. VanLandingham. ? Besides his widow, Mrs. Annie * Laurie Bailey Bowen, Mr. Bowen lft_ . survived by two sons, Carroll and Talmage Bowen; twp?daughters, Christine and Mildred Bowen, all of, Blaney; also a brother Elliott H. Bowen of Part Deposit, Ala.; two half brothers. Julian A. 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