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gj The Camden Chronicle =?? LUME S CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAV 3, 1929. ' || . ... NUMBER 6. ornado Kills Woman and tjures Fourteen at Lugoff tornado of about one minute's . ' . : : < ........ Jon swooped down on sections of haw county Sunday afternoon ? t 2:30 o'clock and left death and uction in its path, One woman instant death and fourteen others carried to the Camden hospital iUfgioal treatment. ie storm in all its fury first k a farm house of Ben R6y, five - east of Camden, in West eree, and turned it completely nd almost entirely demolishing ogether with all its contents, J i of which will never be found,' e of the Ray family were at home n the house rwas Wrecked, hence :asualties occurred there, efore reaching the Ray house it ; the roo?, off a barn belonging to vart Gooden, causing only minor age. ext in its path was the seven [j farm house of Booker Branham, re nearly all the casualties reed. Nora Murphy, a respectable negro woman, aged more than nty-years, who- resided a few Jred yards from the Branham je, saw the storm coming and befrightened leftJt^r own little hut )e with her white neighbors and her death in the Brailham hen. Her head was crushed with ,fter and death' was instantaneous. own little house was left unhed. he injured in the Branham family, [>f whom were carried to the Oamhospital for treatment were ,. Ida Branham, 45; Eloise Bran1, 18, Mrs. Martha Williams, 23 ise Annie Williams, infant; Mary nham, 15; Arthur Branham, 12 n Lawrence Brunham, Xty; Albertus tham, 8; William Mann Branham, raley Branham 4; Nick Ray, 35; ly Ray, 28; James Day, 28. rs. Branham was the most sell y injured of them all,, suffering i a broken arm and internal ins. It is said that Miss Eloise tham, was picked up in a field e she was blown by the wind, three-quarters of a mile from wrecked residence, e twister next struck the three house of Hattie Salmond, ocd by herself and three children. house was also completely cod?leveling it to the ground, mother and two children were unscathed?except for a slight V to the foot of the former, t asked by a newspaper man she managed to escape from an awful wreck, her reply was ingly made, "I reckon the Lord tot ready to take us yet." >ut one mile further the storm etely destroyed, the three room of Ida Johnson. Here too, three people in the house, and caped injury expept, Ida Johnwho received f a severe scalp B A good work mule was killed the stable was wrecked. .. ? the Booker Branham place the freaks accompanied the tornado. B to mobile was blown fully two yards, turned over several Band the wheels end tires were 1 off and. strewn along the B- A side curtain to the same Bop was found by Mr. A. A. Bover in front of the Water and B*tation a short while after the lhaving been blown a distance Be than five miles. A new iron B*ke was blown about and into a mass of wreckage. One Bnm wheels was blown off, but 1 leaving *th? Ida Johnson home Bed the Wa&ree river and cut i.Khrough the swamp about five, yards wi le to hare struck Jta full blow about the middle of Camden. Several large trees were blown down in and around Monument Square?continuing eastward down Laurens street it catised quite a bit of damage to trees and property. A chimney was blown do\vn at the residence of John E. Khame and also one at the residence of S. W. Van Landingham, causing considerable damage. | The greenhouses of the Camdei Florial Company suffered damages to broken glasses to the amount of three hundred dolJLars or more. The tornado continued to travel in Ian easterly direction and was next heard of at Antioch, ten miles east of Camden. Here considerable damage was done to the Antioch high school bu,t -luckily the building was covered by tornado insurance. The Woodman H$ll at Antioch was moved from its foundation, but was sdt down in another place without serious damage. Near Antioch also, the Sam Sinclair house was destroyed and Mrs. Sinclair was slightly injured. All of the property destroyed in West Wateree was the former Burdell property, later willed to the Camden hospital, the proceeds from rental to be used for the poor and suffering of KershAw county. Storm Hits Near Elloree Cutting a half-mile swath thru the Elloree section, a severe rain, wind and hail storm inflicted heavy damage1'on the crops in that section Sunday afternoon. R. H. Avinger, a -farmer of the community, was in Orangeburg yesterday afternoon and reports that the storm began about 4:30 o'clock and continued for about half an hour. Although hail came down for only about two minutes the real damage was done during that period. . An empty house on the farm of | Ben Rush of Charleston, who owns [ a large farm in the Elloree section, was almost demolished by the force of the wind, Mr. Avinger stated. The porch of the house was blown thirty feet high into trees and crashed down to earth again. Another house on the Burns' farm was also considerably damaged. Mr. Avinger stated that on about 35 acres of his land, planted in cotton, the storm wreaked such havoc I that hardly a plant was left in place. Other farms in the vicinity were subjected to the same treatment.? Orangeburg Times Democrat. Sensation in Lancaster It became known in Lancaster on Saturday that Mrs. E. L. Cobb had filed' suit against her husband, F. Gordon Cobb, and the news began to spread far and near on account of the social and business standing" of both parties in Lancaster as also in Charlotte and adjoining cities. Mrs. Cobb's complaint alleges bruitality, infidelity and moral misconduct, naming women ih CharTotte and txBstania with whom plaintiff alleges defendant had immoral relations and payment for the pleasure derived from associating with one of-them in Charlotte, and Lake Lure, defendant lavishly bestowed money, clothing, and j[awelry upon her. Mrs. -Cobb's?verified?complaint, is oh file in the office of clerk of count of Lancaster county as s permanent and lVpublic record.?{Lancaster News. 1 ? ? . A report by the, American Bible society of New York, says that more than a million mora'Bibles were dUye?r then were distributed last gear, >to shows where Booker Branham's house was wrecked and where Nora rphy, 70-year old negress lost her life. Fourteen were injured here. Negro Youths Held; ? Charge of Burglary hddie Thomas and Willie Thomas, negro brothers, aged about 18 and 1(3 years, were placed in juil Monday by j deputy sheriff G. F. Cooley and rural officer G. II. DuBruhl charged with burglarizing the offices of the Belk Lumber Company and Southern railway passenger station. The places were entered Friday night, by prizing the doors open. At the liclk place the combination to the safe was battered off but not entered. An alarm clock was stolen.' At the railway office a pocket book containing a small bunch of keys was stolen. After leaving the building they stole a railway motor cnr belonging to J. W. Cowhaig, of the Southern road, and in an effort to get it started ip motion they pushed it as far as Spalding junction and there left it on the track where it was struck by r, passing train but not badly damaged. The two boys were arrested on suspicion and when taken before C. B. Blyther, who is v>recognized as a finger print expert, the younger of the boys confessed and told where they had thrown the pocketbook and alarm clock in Sanders Creek. Both boys had been seen loafing around here for some time and claim they were from near Bishopville. I hey are suspected of having committed other petty thefts about town. Only Iwo Colored Pensioners There are only two colored pensioners in Kershaw County who participate in the distribution of the Confederate pension fund?Wash Drakeford and Henry Boykin. They get $13.00 each. Judge McDowell rea check for them on Saturday last. iSeryants who went in the war with their masters jtnd rendered faithful service are thiev only, ones who are entitled to share in this fund. Denies Sale of Historic Library Mrs. David R. 'Williams, of this city has addressed the following a>mj micntion to the editor of the Col&fci|bia Record: "My. attention has just been called to an article in a recent issue of The Record, quoting from the .New World, regarding the sale at the American Art Galleries in New York of the David Williams' collection of Americana* Colonial manuscripts and other books and papers. "The introduction to the article was correct in all essentials but the part quoted from The World relating to the sale was entirely incorrect as there has been no sale of^any portion of the collection; the library with all papers of literary or historic value remains intact in the old family residence, "Mulberry," just out of Camden, which is owned and occupied by Mr. Williams' nephew, David R. Williams, Jr., of Tulsa, Oklahoma. "Please make this correction in your next issue." . Camden Store Included Norfolk, Va., April 27.?The National Food Products Corporation, which controls the D. Pender Grocery Company, has acquired the Southern Grocery Stores, Inc., operating some 400 storesin the South, with headquarters in Atlanta, L. H. Windholz, vice president of the Pender Company, announces here today. Presbyterian Church Notes Sunday morning, Aflay 5, is "Go to Church Sunday," for every member of the congregation. At the morning service there will be special music by the choir. The pustor will speak on the subject, "Our Church at Its Best." - Due to Tain our Sunday School attendance wa:+ only eighty-six last Sunday. To maintain the average attendance of 125 that we haveaet before us this means that we must all come* next Sunday without,, fail. The Young People's meeting Sunday eveping at 8 o'clock will offjer a talk on "The Challenge of the ClfUrch to Its Young People." , > The mid-week service Wednesday I. evenings at 8 o'clock is growing both i-in interest and attendance. . More ; church members met in the spirit of . prayer and worship will bring a great blessing to our church. We invite r you to coma. , ' Now don't forget that Sunday, May i 5, is "Go to Church Sunday." y Let's everybody come apd bring a friend. s Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, ) who is to face impeachment charges > on eight counts before the state senate, will spend the timt before the , people of the state Johnson and Coleman J Get Sentence of Death (Saturday's Spartanburg Herald) l aid Johnson and ltay Coleman mubt <lie by electrocution June 7 for the murder of Karle Belue, payroll clerk of Drayton Mills. The jury returned a verdict of guilty at 11:031 o cloc k last night after deliberating mhlUr iW til0ck; tWO houni and 87 nunuufc Judge Marvin M. Mann of <st. Mathews, imjxjsed sentence .immediately after. 1 sentence was given the defense moved for a new trial but Judge Mann refused. The only course now open is an appeal to the state .upieme c?urt, which action has already been taken, according to Jen nings Thompson, defense attorney, who bases action refusal to allow prisoners to communicate before trial testimony of Sheriff Bennett regarding a confession by Coleman allowing of Adrian Greene, Belue'? companion of the day of his death, ltVwremnn the court room? *nd other alleged irregularities. If Johnson and Coleman arc electrocuted thf-y will be the first j white men to meet this death through rural m Spartanburg county. The last white man from this county to c le by law was George Turner who was hanged .'50 years ago. The only man to be sentenced to electrocution was Will Hughes, who met this fate I years ago, but died before an appeal to the Supreme Court could be acted upon. The court, however, reVersed the Circuit court decision. Ten n-L have been electrocuted ifi ?ft0 whites and negroes tgiven life sentences. Johnson and Coleman became pale as the verdict and sentence were sounded, but showed no signs of faltering. It was a perfect ending to a long period of apparent utter indifference as to their fates. Solicitor !. C. Blackwood * stated after the sentence had been "imposed he can see no reason why the two men will not be electrocuted He declared the' trial had been regular and the testimony, while Iohg j'Was intense and to the point. I Johnson brought the second day the trial _tj>_* spectacular close TO he took the stand-.'and told a long, straight-forward story of the whole affair; how he and Coleman planned the attempted holdup, waited for tie money car, tried to ram it and then now ?oleman fired a shot "to puicture the tires." I Testimony was completed early yesterday afternoon and the jury carried to the scene of the shooting near Drayton and on an inspection tour of the car in which Belue was riding when shot. Legal arguments began about 6 o'clock. Death by electrocution or absolute acquittal developed as the prosecution s pi eft as L. G. Southard, Sam Watt, assistant attorney, and Solicitor I. c. Blackwood spoke in the order named. Opposing these were Claud Taylor, Joe Hines an<j Jennings Thompson, th? defense battery. Their plea became one of accidental shooting, stress being placed upon Johnsons open story of the affair !\?WJ shot flred was intended for the tires of the payroll car. Blackwood warned against life sentence in that a jail breals may coat the life of prison guards and possibly others. Camden Methodist Church SeiMces of the Camden Methodist Church on Sunday May 5 will be as follows: Bible School at 10:00 a. m. , with classes for all who will attend. Epworth League, for all the young People, 7:15 p. m. Public worship H:15t a,, m, and 8:00 p. m., conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. P, Watson. Morning theme: "Vision and . V,ctory " Evening theme: "The Saddest Word in Human Speech." Midweek service, Wednesday, 8:00_?. m, The public is most cordially invited to all the services of this church. Visitors are especially welcome. Come and bring your friends. - WiW Pitch Fata! to Spectator Crotan, N. V., April 29wi,d P>tch m a sandlot baseball , game ^killed Dominich Espanella, a snectn tor. He .tood behind the ca^he,' watching the game and the ball hit hini near the heart. The pitcher was exonerated. Makes War on Slot Machines - - ^ . . . ; ,. Columbia. Apr,! 20.?Governor Richards today sent wires to all sheriffs and constables in the state ordering them to "proceed vigorously* in.. Efforts to rid the state of-all slot machines, punch boards and othef gambling devices. The govefticM-N order we* the result of the decision of the United .States Supreme coot*, handed down yesterday, which ruled that no Federal question was involved thC matt?r ?f 'l0t District Daughters Gather at Kershaw Kershaw, .April 27.?The Ridge District conference of the South Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy wmk held at Kershaw at the high school auditorium Friday, April 26, with an attendance of about 175 delegates and guests present. Mrs. John R. Ixmdon, district director, presided, and reports from division and district officers were read. Mrs. J. Frost Walker, of Union, division president, announced that after January 1 each veteran would receive $20 extra pension, which announcement was greeted with appiuuso. Twenty-six chapters brought interesting reports, and an announcement was made by the director that the 'government would furnish granite | markers to mark the last resting : place of the Confederate veterans, i An invitation was given by the John D. Kennedy Chapter of Camden ! for the HK30 convention and this was accepted. r Mrs. John R. London was elected director for another'term, and Mrs. A. B. Glasscock, of Lancaster, was elected vice-director. At the noon hour a delightful three ^purse luncheon was served in the domestic science rooms of the high school building to the visitors, and the meeting adjourned about 6 p. m. after a day of constructive work, i Plant Sudan Grass To Meet Hay Shortage 'Many Kershaw County Farmers are suireryig a shortage of feed this spring. A first cutting of Sudan grass hay has been secured in 43 days after planting and this ability to produce feed this quickly makes Sudan grass an excellent crop for planting where there is a shortage of hay and other feed as is the case on many Kershaw County farms this spring. Sudan grass can be planted > any time in the early spring or summer J, W. .Sanders^-jCounty states thaCplanted early tf? gb$d fsrnd three cuttings can be secured. Tlie plant Is rank growing, often producing as many as fifty or more sterna from one stool, which gliow to a height of three to five feet o* more. Steed may be sown broadcast or drilled. Thf former method requires about 20 to^ 30 pounds of seed per acre, while fewer are required when drilled, 10 to 15 pounds. Sudan grass, which is closely related to the sorghums, is adapted to practically all soils of South Carolina, but like the majority of crops it will make the best growth on fertile soil. The hay is easily cured hnndled and will compare favorably with other grass hay. It is an excellent summer crop to plant after small grain. Although it ldoks very much like Johnson grass, Sudan grass has no > underground ittemn, Hence there is no danger whatever of its becoming a pest, as all plants are killed by the first frost. %: t * Knew His Farming f 'Once upon a time an agent attempted to sell an old farmer a book on agriculture. The young fellow arrived at-the-produce-the-pencil-andk order-book of his sales talk, and had made his final far-flung gesture, when the farmer remarked, "Why, Buddy, I wouldn't have no use for a book like that." In his youthful enthusiasm the peddler of books went over the whole thing again, explained point by point, , Just how this remarkable,compendium of information would tell him how to become a better farmer. His audience was not impressed. He took a huge bite of home-cured tobacco, chttwed it meditatively, and I after extensive expectoration de, clared, "Hell, I ain't farmin' half as good now as I know how!"?Monroe . Enquirer. I Banks of This State In Healtliy Condition Columbia, April 29.? Banks ol South Carolina Are in a healthy oon> dition at the present time, Albert S 1 Fant, state bank examiner, said to i day in commenting on hjs statement "showing the condition" of" 182 state r banks, one private bank and 2f 1 branches as of Mirth 27, 1929. u T "The deposits amount to 1 nearl) i $95,000,000 and they are holding uj , well," he said. "On December 31 t 1928, the deposits were about $92, 1 000,000, and now they are only abcxr I |t.00g|0py le?? ?M>rm?aJ?yr? ? ceived about all of weir- advened with which to make a crop " ? "P~1 r iMf Prospects Bright For Girls School Here Prospects ?re bright for obtaining in Camden a high class college preparatory school for girls. A number of meetings of a group of English ladies with u committee of the Chamber of Commerce have resulted in the securing of one of two probable sites for the location of the school. Plans are being-piepnred for the dormitory and school building. By next fall the parties interested will be prepared to submit a complete prospectus of the project. If the proper support is then secured, work will be immediately commenced upon the buildings and the school will be ready for opening for the following school year. Train Taken Off On Camden-Sumter Road Certain changes in the North Western railroad schedule between Camden and Sumter were ordered u short time ago to take effect the 1st of May. These changes in the opinion of the Chamber of Commerce officials worked . a hardship on Camden by eliminating Camden us an overnight terminal. In an eff<$t to improve the service to Camden, a joint meeting of the officials of the North Western railroad and the Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday and the following schedlite agreed upon as Satisfactory for the summer months, taking effect May B: Train No. 69, leave Camden at 7:30 a. m.f arrive Sumter 9:30 a. in.; Train No. G8 leave Sumter 10:16 a. m., arrive Camden 12:30 p. m. This is the best possible arrangement that could be made with one train a day between these two points, North Western railroad having feund that one-train a day is all tha^ they can afford to -tun during the summer month*. -will leave Camden, a? -? 1 rminal and resident town Of the trujicrew. Nine in One Family Killed at Crossing Middletown, N. Y., April 28.-*~Nine members of one family were killed and the tenth aerlously injured today in a grade crossing crash at New Hampton, four mile.s from here, when the westbound New Yoilc-Ohicago express of the Erie Railroad struck the automobile driven by Antonio Vianchi and in which were his wife and their eight children of this city. Seven were killed instantly and two died in a hospitit " 1 Besides Mr. and Mrs. Viandhi, the dead are: Lucy, 16; Marian, 14; Minnie, 10; George, 8, Louise, 6; Helen, 10 months* and Rose, 8. Frank, a 12-year-old son, was the only one to escape C>with his life. Physicians said _ tonight that he probably would recover. Thte Vianchis had waited at the crossing for an east bound freight to pass. He drove into the path of the fast train. ;; Piano Recital To Be Given . There will be a piano recital given?jj by the estate contest winners at the school auditorium Tuesday night, May 7. This is being sponsored by the MacDowell music club and the proceeds will be sent to the Peterborough colony in New Hampshire. Jflis i8 music week all over the world and the MacDowell music club is ? pleased ?to be abler to take part in this. ^ ftfis will be a great treat to - all music lovers of Camden as they will get to hear some of the beat musicians of the state. An admission fee of twenty-five and fifty cents will be charged. ~ To Clean Off Antioch Cemetery Members of the Antioch Baptist church have been requested by of? flcials of the church to gather at the cemetery adjoining the churchyard on Thursday and Friday, Mny 9 and 10, for the purpose of cleaning a^d beautifying the cemetery grounds. ; ; I Carnes Has Tuberculosis 1 Milledgeville, Ga., April 30.? . Clinton S. Clones, who as a default; ing treasurer of the Southern Baptist _ i convention home mission board was I sought for many weeks before his apprehension in Winnipeg, Canada, and r who ^ serving a. five to seven year > sentence for embezzlement, is con, fined in the prison tuberculosis hos pital hers, too sick to work.