The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 03, 1929, Image 2
Tornado Insurance
Now Proving Popular
The Williams Insurance Agency,
of this city, haa a most timely andi
interesting advertisement in this issue
of The Chronicle. Since the
tornado of Sunday and the threatening
weather of Wednesday when
cyclonic clouds hung over this section
this company has written a large
amount of windstorm insurance.
Their advertisement of today is
forcefully illustrated with actual
scenes of Sunday's tornado, the pictures
being ma<ie by 1 he (chronicle *
photographer, J- * McDowell,
finished by W. T. Dempster, of Camden,
and mounted by J, M. lloffer, of
the Hoffer Company,
The scene in upper left hand corner
js the destroyed home of Hattie
Salmond where she and her two small
children made miraculous escapes
from death. The scene in the upper
right hand corner is the ruins of the
Hooker Hranham home and the two
boys standing close together are on
the exact spot where Nora Murphy,
aged negress, met her death. Here
also fourteen white people were injured
by being caught under timbers.
The lower left picture is that of the
destroyed home of Ida Johnson. All
escaped injury here except Ida Johnson,
who is shown in the picture with
a bandage over cuts on her forehead.
The loMfer right picture is that of the
house of Hen Kay, which was turned
completely uround and moved into a
field. Boy in picture is standing on
spot where front door of house
formerly stood.
New County Agent
Succeeds J. W. Sanders
Mr. W. H. Pressly, originally
from Greenwood, S. C., arrived here
Wednesday to serve Kershaw County
as farm demonstration agent,
Cooperating with Clemson College.
Mr. Pressly is a young man, but
has seen service in Horry county and
the counties of Hampton and Barn-1
well. Mr. Sanders does not leave to
take, up his new duties in Henderson,
N. C., until May 15, and up uptil
that time he will work in connecfcjbn
wVji Mr. Preaaly, helping him get
acquainted with the work and ttye
farmer* of this county. Mr.
Mrs. Prt^jaly arc for the pres^ht
boarding in the home of Mr. nhd
Mm. K. K. Ghewning on
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The Boys Want To Play
Many of the high school boys of
the county want to join the American
Legion Junior baseball league, but
a great many of them do not have
baseball equipment, and do not have
the funds with which to purchase
same. W. Arthur Clarke will be glad
to accept any equipment that you
may have to donate or will be glad
to receive money from a yone to help
them out.
CjMrs. Alice Marye and daughter,
Miss Caroline Richardson have returned
from a visit to Lexington, Va.,
During the week end Mrs. Marye and
Miss Richardson were guests of
John Richardson at Virginia Military
Institute.
Jacob Vanderbur Set
Free by Gaston Jury
Gaston!*, > N. C. May Jacob
Vanderburg, charged with the murder
of five members of bis family, was
acquitted by a Jury in Gaston county
superior court at 8:60 o'clock tonight.
The jury wan out 2 hour* and 17
minutes.
The 17-year-old farm boy waa free
of police custody tonight for the
first time aince December 28, when
the bodies of hia parents, his two
sisters and a young brother were
found in the ruin* of their razed
home on the outakirts of this city.
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Judge A. M. Stack, presiding, completed
hia charge at 6:38 o'clock this
ufternoon, and the jury rt^ired with j
the privilege of returning a verdict'
of first-degree murder, as asked by
the state, a second-degree murder,
manslaughter or acquittal.
During the trial, which started
ejght days ago, the state attempted
to prove that Jacob had hacked his
sleeping kinspeople to death with t
hatchet, dragged their bodies into the
kitchen and set fird to the house.
Alleged blood spots police said they
found on Jacob's clothes at the time
^of his arrest, a bloodstained hand
axe and incriminating statements attributed
to him by state's evidence
were links in the chain of prosecution
evidenceJacob
was arrested the night of the .
fire after neighbors had discovered
him sitting beneath a tree, shotgun
in hand, watching the flames.
Police said he told them of flying
the burning house after making hij
way through the smoke to his
mother's room, feeling her "head and1
finding it wet with blood.
The defense centered its fight upon
refutation of state's witnesses. The
youth took the stand to deny statements
attributed to him. Physicians
belittled the import of the bloodstains
on his clothing/ and a neighbor
testified he had us<?d the handaxe to
kill a chicken since the night of the
fire.
The victims of the quintuple tragedy
were: J. W. Vanderburg, Mrs.
Vanderburg, Pauline, 20, and Louise,
18, and Robert, 12. Jacob is the
lone survivor of the family.
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A Charge of first-degree arsop
against Vanderburg was nol pressed,
with leave, immediately after. I the,
jury reported tonight. / ; j
A crowd that waited in thSBcC
room for the^ verdict greeted it qpret-v
ly, in accordance with warning from
Judge Stack.
Vanderburg said he had made no
plans for the immediate future pending
the settlement of his father's estate.
Dinner For Veterans
The annual dinrter given to the
Confederate Veterans of Kershaw
county By the John D. Kennedy
Chapter U. D. C. . will be held t?his
year nt the Camden Presbyterian
Sunday school room. Thd Veterans
will be in "attendance on the state
meeting of Confederate Veterans,ir.
Newberry on May 10, so the date for
the dinner has been set for 12 o'clock,
Tuesday, May 14th.
Five Young Nurses
Receive Diplomas
y
Commencement exercises for the
senior ctau of the (Hfltiden Hospital
Training School were held at the
high school auditorium on last Monday
evening at eight o'clock. The
principal speaker of the eveniug wm
Senator Frank' A. Miller of Hartsvill,
who delivered a most interesting
and impressive talk.
The invocation was spoken by Rev^
C. G. Richardson of Grace. Episcopal
Church and L. A. Wittkoweky of this
city made the formal, introduction of
the speaker.
Following Senator Miller's talk and
just before the presentation of the
diplomas to the graduates by Dr.
.John W. Corbctt, A. C. McKain
| rendered a vocal solo.'
The nurse's quartette sang "Moon
i of The Springtime," at the conclusion
of which Miss Etta. Robbip#,
superintendent of the hospital, administered
the Florence Nightingale
oath and presented the graduates
with their pins.
A pleasing instrumental duet was
given by Mrs. James DeLoache and
Miss Elizabeth Zemp. The exercises
were concluded with the benediction
by Rev. A. Douglas McArn of
Bathcsda Presbyterian Church.
The five members of the graduating
class were MisS Dolly Clyburn.
Miss Juanita Crenshaw, Miss
Htttie Mae Hasty, Miss Thelma
Tijuesdiile and Miss Gladys West.
following the exercises at the
school auditorium a reception was
giken at the hospital by the hospital
auxiliary.
MRS. I.EGARE DEAD
A*ed Columbia Lady Spent Her
Girlhood in Camden
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"Mrs." Elizabeth Goodwyri Legare,
80, ch?rt^.tpiember of the Girls of
>th* 'fiOs ahcl prominent in the U.
D. C., died at 5:30 Wednesday afternoon
at her residence, 1703 Gervais
strfceti^ 'She had been in declining
health^ for about three years but her
condition became more serious sevflays
jpgo. Tuesday she suffered
ati'oker ,of paralysis. Bearing her
pain limb., an indominable Bpirit, -a^
had guided her through- I
outs J&W/life-time, she endeared hex*
self id''the . last to all who came lit
contact with her. X
l^Ars. L^ftre was the widow of ifel
legare and the granddaughter
of the late Dr. T. J. Goodwyn.
She was the daughter of Col.
[Arteihas D. Goodwyn and Mrs. Sarah
Niles\Goodwyn.
' Mrsl Legare was a lifetime member
of Trinity Episcopal church.
, Her childhood days were spent in
Camden, the home of her mother,
j She was not only well known here
land in Camden and surrounding terri,
torv. she was admired and loved.
Having a lovely Christian character,
. her friends were numerous.?Thursday's
Columbia State.
! Rev. J. C. Rowan of Concord, North
Carolipa, was the guest at the home
of Mn and Mrs. F. M. Wooten on
Fair Street during the past week.
Miss Harriet Lipscomb visited ih
I Charleston during the past week.
Bethune News Notes
Told by Correspondent
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"' The KUi ?t? *?? ? received i?t0 ?
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Kr"d*-, /iTx^ot^TrTot tto*SSS
wax# ltd by the oilers which
grade into the l*ifouel Mil ? >'"?
gaily decorated wffh pltdt
white balloons, ro.es ami f?rn?.
The menu consisted of iruu
cocktfttl a chicken salad course, ice
ereain, Mk?. coffee. Uuring the banquet
the following toast, were. Ou
Eleventh Grade, James King,
gponse, Eva Baker; Our Superintendent,
Margie Parrott, response, Mr.
Poster' Our Trustees, Grier Gordon,
Mr 1-arrott OurGuet
Edwin Gresham; Our lectors.
Myrtle-Stokes; response, Miss Eddie
Bradham; Memory Lane, Edna
Stokes^ Just after the coffee had
been served, the tenth gradesang ?
farewell song to the eleventh grade.
This was returned by a song
the eleventh grade and one of the
most beautiful banquets of the ?L^ I
was at an end. Miss Thelma
Stroman sponsored the affa!r ?"( ,
deserves much credit for the deligh
ful and well ordered occasion.
The Woman Missionary VJnion of
the Kershaw association held its
quarterly meeting with the, Bethune
Baptist church last .Saturday. There
was a very good attendance and a
splendid program was enjoyed by
those present.
At the noon hour, a bountiful picnic
dinner was served on the church
grounds. , .
The' ftev. W. V, German, pastor of
the Methodist uhurch at Pinewood
and who was for several years the;
beloved pastor of the Bethune
Methodist church, has been spending
several days as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. D. M. Mays. Mr. German
came over for medical treatment and
his many friends will regret to learn
of his serious condition.
Mrs W. V. German was the guest
of Mrs. J. M. dybum Wednesday.
Mrs. R. K. Tompkins attended the
district meeting of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy at
Kershaw on last Thursday.
Mrs. J. C. Foster had as her guests
last week her mother and brother,
Mrs. Shand and son, also several
small nephews, from Pauline.
Mrs. D. M. Mays, Mrs. C. L. Mays
and Mrs. R. E. MoCaskill attended a
district meeting of the ParentTeacher
association held in Orangeburg
last week. ~ #
Mr. and Mrs. Mark King and children
and Miss Louise King of Neeses
visited relatives here Sunday.
Misses Patty Epps, Nettie ?Mae
Horton and Mittie Davis attended the
state-cotton style show held in Columbia
last Friday. - .
Dj. J. Clyburn, Jr. had the misfortune
of losing a valuable mule
recently. The mule was hitched to
a plow when it became frightened
and ran away cutting its leg so badly,
it had to be killed.
Hammie Stewart Dead
Hammie Stewart, a well known
colored man, who followed the occupation
of a carpenter, died at his
home near Spalding junction, just
north of Camden on April 24. He
had been in ill health for several
months. He is survived by his wife
but no children. The funeral was
I held from Trinity Methodist churcti
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. H. B. Kennedy, Jr., of Charlotte,
was the guest of relatives over
the week end.
Kentucky Feud Fatal
To Four Mountaineer*
PainUville, Ky? April 30. ?A
sheriff, going into the hill? l'1"
veatigate reports of s shooting, today
met a horse-drawn sled, still a common
vehicle where roads are not
good, and on it found the bodies of
two men, a woman and a boy, as well
as a wounded man. All apparently
were \ictim? of a drunken quarrel
which occurred far back in the hill
country.
On the sled was Wayne Hannah,
'62, wounded in the gun battle, lying
beside the body of hi* brother, Wallace
Hannah, ,34, and the bodies of
l^e Gibson, 45, and his wife, Cassis
'Gibson, and their son, Bernie, 14. A
neighbor, who was not involved in the
| shooting, was driving the sled.
! Another man, Ilennie Saylor, later
was arrested in connection with the
affair. He was shot through the
arm. *
Authorities tonight were patching
together the stories of Wayne Hannah
and Saylor in an effort to reconstruct
the tragedy. Hannah,
doe tors said, probably will die, leav1
ing Saylor as the only witness.
Statements taken from the wounded
men by authorities laid the shootj
ing to a quarrel between Gibson and
I Wallace Hannah over their race for
j school trustee, each asking the other
to withdraw, AIL had been drinking,
I Wayne Hannah and Saylor said.
1 The Gibson boy apparently was
shot in the back as he ran, officers
said. Neighbors who had heard tfyp
I shooting were afraid to go to the
scene until today.
How To Make War
On Bean Leaf Beetle
Clemson College, April 27.?Early
, and if necessary frequent "shots" of
! lead arsenate from spray guns are
advised in the war against the bean
leaf beetle, which has begun disastrous
field activities in many sections
of the state, according to re1
ports from the front, says 'M. H.
Brunson, Extension entomologist.
! The bean foliage which has been
I damaged by this pest has the appear|
ance of having been shot with buck
j shot, or has a large number of small
; holes that extend entirely through
the leaf. Close examination of the
underside of the bean leaves, where
considerable damage is noticed, will
reveal the insect responsible for this
damage. The adults vary from pale!
yellow to dull-red color and is from
! one-fifth to one-fourth of an inch
' long. There are six black spots on
l^its back and a black border which
extends well around the edge. Its
immature stage, a white larvae, or
worm, about two-fifths of an inch
long, may be observed also riddling
the leaves with holes.
To control the bean leaf beetle, Mr.
Brunson says, spray thoroughly with
arsenate of lead, and one-half pounds
: to 100 gallons of Water, or dust with
j arsenate of lead one p^rt, and hy;
drnted lime nine parts/\A smaller
1 amount of spray may be Nhwde by
mixing two ounces of lead arsenate
in three gallons of water. The applications
should be made when the
j beetles first begin feeding on the
(plants. Frequently doses at ten-day
I intervals may be necessary to rid
plants of this pest.
Herald and Journal
Passes To New 0?i? J
The Spartanburg Herald Alul ?
Spartanburg Journal hav?
purchased by William UVaLM
Harold Hall, owner* *,*1
of H The Columbia Record
Augusta Chronicle. The Se\ 5?
completed yesterday afternoon
Charles <>. Hearon and w wl
Holland were the former
Mr. Hearon in retained as ,<iirn<nB
chief of both newspapei aJ'ru*B
Holland remains aaf business marujB
The personnel of employe* ~!u*W
be changed. Purchase of the Souafl
burg paoers brings the numh.V^W
by LaVarre and Hall to four?B
Record and Chronicle having 'k2B
purchased several weeks aK0
In commenting on the pLkJ
Mr. LaVarre said: "The tradiuS
South is fast changing to hilniiSB
commerce and better agricultiH^B
resources, fiuch rapid devdpomTJB
are on its threshold that much ofS
actual progress cannot accurate!.?
translated into statistics. The Jfl
ulation is gravitating toward J3;
rejuvenated centers of industrial .J
commercial activity, eapecially 3:
phasized in 'the socalled
area of North and South CaroS
and northern Georgia. Our jllVf!?B
1 ment in Augusta, Columbia, and fofl
I in Spartanburg simply mark <*
chart, the certain stand which wB
, very detailed study we have thn?rj
| analyzed as zones of growing pr0(,B
I perity and importance. Industry?
commerce, or economic ppportunitigl
as are so clearly emphasized in tk?3
areas will make growing payroll!
Growing payrolls will make grovyfl
markets, and, after all, us alreiJB
well shown by Charlotte and AtlaaS
markets are what make newspaMjl
Likewise we believe that newspawS
under conscientious, loyal, effid?
operation can make markets, thtSB
are the daily torches which light13
the assets of their communities fori
all the worla to see. We believe thai
these relatively small metropoli?
of today are very definitely the nw3
of large industrial and corameith
Centers of tomorrow, and by putti*
our shoulder to the wheel of fortu3
we hope that we may be of vital usistance
in a greater growth.Spartanburg
Herald. ^
Greenwood Girl Huh
In 5-Story Plunge
Greenwood, Aprii"29.^MiM UllSn^
Arringten, stenographer for PiA J
und McDonald, attorneys, suffered ri
crushed foot, a deep gash below th-:knee
and possibly a fractured bed
| when Mfive stories through ea
i elevator "sKa!? Inr the Amhcea beak
>itdh^^irMternoon. Her
Jcian said tonight that tbeetient
her injuries could not be determined
(until x-ray pictures were made. It
is understood that Miss Arlington
i stepped into the shaft under the impressio^i
that she was entering the .
elevator which had just ascended and.
the door had not Closed. She wa?
still conscious when found after the
plunge to the basement.
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Philip Epstein, 5, died at Seattle^
Wash., Saturday, after btiaf>
burned at the stake" by his CMfcl
panions who were playing "Indiana*
A flaming torch was accidentally;
dropped into the wood by one of tW
dancing, whooping '^warriors,"
the little fellow's clothing WW ?
nited with fatal results.
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j Every purchaser of real estate, whether for his own use or for profit, should realize that there should be something- very real be- J
| | hind the ground which he buys! What will be its future?and what guarantees it? That is the question to be asked-and'tmon' the^
i i answer depends the value of what he buys. " ' -""|M
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We are selling home sites on a long frontage between?"United States Highway and the Airport" -1
j On the new connecting- link between the new Highway and the Airport. ?-r I.
| j Home Sites?Business Sites?Small Acreage Tracts. l i
I AT AUCTION SATURDAY, MAY 11th, 2:00 FVp|
I Drive out consider the new paved Highway, developments of the Airport, the num% of people that it will draw to this point. The 1
| j developments of DuBose Park and profit made?100 home sites?50 acreage tracts. '
| j 1 here are other attractive features. Perms of sale 1-4 cash balance 6, 12 and 18 months. I
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I OWNER GASTONIA. N. C. SELLING AGENTtfl
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