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The Camden Chronicif CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER n 1070 weas^?*w ? - jl ' 1J^y' ' NUMBER 25 CAMDEN SCHOOI.8 OPEN. rosp*c(H Bright For Good School ?y?ar in District Number One. ? fhe schools of Camden and District umber One opened Monday mornllg with a promise of unusual suc 88. Due to the fact that all could ,t be accommodated in the auditorial at the same time no program >r a formal opening was arranged, hi- high school students had almost || enrolled during the previous week nd both they and the students of the iwer grades in the other schools apeared willing t^> enter at once upon Heir duties. The work in all departments began with less confusion than as been evidenced in years. The enrollment for the first day howed an increaB^ of 36 for the enjre district over that of the same gy last year. The total enrollment t this time is 1,070 as against 1,034 or the first day last year. The enollment in the different schools is is follows: High School?Boys 122, girls 123, otal 215. . Laurens Street?Boys 123, girls |20. total 253. Grammar School?Boys 197, girls 179. total 376. Mill School?Boys 97, girls 99, total 196. School authorities and patrons were Lery much pleased with the first imjression made by the new members )f the faculty in the school system. They are as follows: Miss Julia Sea*mrook of Charleston, Mrs. Louise W. ^antey of Manning, Miss Catherine dcCarrell of Columbia, Miss Catherne Murohison of Camden, Miss Caroline Chalmers of Abbeville, Miss Gertrude Strother of Johnston, Miss HalBo Carson of Summerton, and Mr. C. \ Baldwin of Orangeburg. " We wish lery much that patrons and friends Iwill welcome thesfBfew members to ICamden. ft Superintendent Richards in chapel Ifriod of high schpol welcomed the Bwjeacherfi and students and spoke feelingly, choosing ?s bis BdM "Hopesty in Hig^ School as flptin Business." He W<? blgh record matde in Sooth ^poHna Colleges - by the graduates IwB. He asked for cooperation teachers, the formation of propstudy habits as aids to the nudoBounce of this high standard. (The ^V28 graduates of Camden and those Newberry tied with five per cent tares in semester hours, the lowest "y school in. South Carolina enBlling 200 student or more in the Wh school.) The entire faculty for the( schools District No. 1 for 1929-1930 is as Blows: B' Richards, Jr., superintendent, Bh scbool, Mr. L. W. McFadden, Bncipal; Miss Agness Corbett, Bench and history; Miss Henrietta n?p, English; Miss Ada MontgomB1 mathematics and science; Mis3 B'trude Strother, science; Mrs. E. i I Murohison, mathematics; Miss B^? D. Jones, English; Miss Lucile B*< Latin; Mr. C. T. Baldwin, hisand I>a.tin; Miss Catherine Mur|B?n? commercial; Miss Caroline L. ^P'mers, domestic science. ' ?arens Street School?Miss MarjBt Burnet, principal; Mrs. J. L. B Miss Cornelia Olivet. ,B"th ?Tade?Mrs. J. R. Montgom:B Mrt. E. M. Boykin, Miss Virginia B*?fn. ! Bth .Vade?Mrs. L. H. Schenk, B Chambers, * Mrs. Louise Btey. B?urth grader?Miss Susie Taylor, B ^ M. Dempster. Bifd jjh"ade?Mrs. Leslie McLeod, BJuMa Seabrook, Miss Grace grade?'Miss Ada Phelps, M Margaret Blanding, Miss Ellie B*t grade?Mrs. L. T. Mills, Miss Ut&atn. W S^N-Miss Ernestine BateB Principal; fourth grade, Miss B^eMcCarrol; thhrd grade Mrs. I Jr.; second grade Miss ,gwd? ??TD. B/rHwAl and Mrs.. Lou Pearce. Kl W.m, Chapman, B* Mrs. James DeLoache, ! ' B ?nd :1 ifcijp momk m ^wol on irUHrrfna- U WOODHAM8 TO BE TRIED. I'.th.r and Son TW^ce Charge of harder atWshOpviire This Weak. ' ' 11 i Bishopville, Sept. 7.?W. J, Wood, am, worilthy farmer of the Stokes Bridge section of Lee county, and his ?on, Alva Woodham, are expected to face trial for their life next week on charges of having fatally stabbed axcy McKenzie, an equally prosperous neighbor. o ^enZle ettmc 10 hi? on July ;"? 1?2J, as the result of Jknife wounds I receiyed in a dispute with the Woodhams over the boundary dividing their property. Alva Woodham was shot in the leg and his father stabbed in the arm in the fight over the land. The case is expected to come up for 'Juring the latter part of next' week at the fall term of the court of gcneial sessions of Lee couny. Defense counsel will consist of Judge Mendel L. Smith, Epps and Tu?f SUmt6r; K H- Singletary and Henry Jennings, It has been rumored that Senator Cole L. Blease will(assist^ Solicitor prank McLeod, may?r of Bishopville, and R. E. Dennis, in the prosecution. FARM DEMONSTRATIONS ^ hurmers gee Great Benefit of Winter Legumes in This County. u,ZrxTTthe surprised to ^ y Were agreeably upland sand soil^n !!" edl"m P?or to 60 bushels per ?T?ducm? from ? The com on Mr Wnfto' o tation demonstration near Lugoffwas very fine considering the soil Thi Per acre^1 M^WaUstad 48tb"shel* thio l.-r.^ i i. ' watts had cotton on this land last year but the secret of ?rZi0'LTn y,eld "? the fic he peS ?h^drof ofwinter ?f rri?im>lr?Li B?Ja. as his source BotTTISf 1 fmrT0nia- The check Plots that received no winter neas rtUn5 factual y?i2ws wM Ur. A. A. McKeown, district ex* tension agent, Mr. R, w. Hamilton extmwion agronomist, Mr. Savely amf SJXH rSLSr1 a88i8l d -"t o" ^ olh" Vo^cor^whlch was grown by Covert McCollum and som^Tm young farmer sons of Mr. Hugh McCollum. This !~J?I corn and was planted after a goodcrop of oats and vetch had.bete 8 C?rn Wil1 fP*1 $ ' ????? heIs ,per acre ^ a" Probability. These boys have some of the County.. They are 4-H club boys and followed suggestions by Clemson college and the extension service, as did Mr. Watts. 1 nese boys are very proud of their torn and plan to make a still better vetchf neXt yCar by USG ?f hairy The visiting farmers went on to the excellent dairy and farms of the vrettys plantation. Here they saw some fine corn and cotton arid peanuts which had been made possible by the use Of manure from the dairy cows. The herd of fine Guernsey cattle was inspected with much interest by all who attended the tour. The w?'8 pettys pasture is making it possible for the cows to produce heavily of milk. The dairy and silos were also inspected. The boys who won in the recent | tri-county livestock judging contest I were on hand to ""see" the cows. They I enjoyed this a great deal and a number of cows were "gone over" or judged by these boys with the help | of M^. John Getty? and the county j agent.; pie boys-lire getting in t*im for ^the big judging contest in Spartanburg October I. The boys who made the team from Kershaw county. i are Willie Cnssady, Kenneth Joye and Ben Galloway. More Bonds Sold. r' t hi Members of the Kershaw County Board of Directors met in the office of the State treasurer in Columbia on Tuesday and sold the last of the' $1,790,000 highway bonds for Ka#-'! shaw county. " ^5 The first Issue was for $690,004^ the second for $100,000, the third for $800,000 and the amount soldiTuesday was for $290,000, which went to Otis A Company, bf Cleveland, Ohio,C-Who poid a premium of $2,$SS fer,aa?e.::;,i All of the sales of ..the bonds for Kershaw county have brought good premiums and all have gone through without the least delay, f. ? It is boped that aow the Jjfrifiais old, the highway department lend the property owners on the Camden^tam. After a k>Hg delay bsMght* about by injunction prociffl|Tiff? ^7/' rr - JUROR G0E8 LOONY And IfultH Second Attempt To Trj Aderholt's Slayers Charlotte, N. Sept. 9.?The second effort to try sixteen textile mill strikers and strike leaders on charges of murdering O. F. Aderholt, chief o* police of Castonia today came to an abrupt end when J. G. Campbell,, a juror, became insane. The third effort will open on September 30, in the same court room and with the same judge. 1 he events of today which brought the trial to an abrupt ending as it was due to start on the third week, came with startling suddenness. There had been reports that some of the jurors were not standing the confinement well but there whs no indication that any thing was wrong with any of the twelve men. Campbell, a news vender and the third juror picked after the trial got under way, collapsed while on the Way to the court house this morning. It developed that he had first shown signs of mental aberration on Saturday afternoon after court recessed for tjie week-end. He had other attacks yesterday and early this morning. When he suffered the attack early today, Judge M. V. Barnhill, who was presiding at the special term of dburt was piled as was Dr. Jno. <*/ Meyers.' Campbell was quieted and it was decided that an effort would be rrugic to take him into court this time at which the situation would be gone into. Dr. Meyers from the witness stand in court declared that Campbell was suffering from an emotional insanity that was likely to recur at any time and that he was not fit to go on with the case. Judge Barnhill after the defense had Sought to refill the jury and go ahead, decided that the only course left open was to adjourn court, release the jury and ask Gov. O. Max Gardener to call another term of court. This was done. Members of the jury after being dismissed said that Campbell early. ' today had aroused them by lus tioh. He asked one man to read a chapter of the Bible to him- This was done and Campbell went into a frenxy of "shouting." Judge Barnhill, when the state declined to reduce the charges to manslaughter, refused to adnyt Fred Erwin Beal, Lawrence, Mass., labor leader and the twelve other men charged with first degree murder to bail. The three women defendants, >.Amy Schechter, Sophie Melvin and Vera Buch, all of New York, were continued under $5,000 bond. The women are charged with second degree murder. The men were returned to the Mecklenburg county jail. ;;; Kershaw Man Killed at Norfolk. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 8.?John Harman Ferguson of Kershaw, S. C., an enlisted man attached to the battleship New York, was fatally injured, and nine other persons, including four enlisted men from New York and one .woman, were injured in an automobile oollision on the highway near Norfolk today. Ferguson, whose next, kin was listed as Mrs. Rosie Ferguson of Kershaw, died six hours after the accident in the naval hospital. The others were not seriously injured. Five of those injured, including the woman, were passengers on the bus. u Poultry Meeting. Mr. P. H. Gooding, extension poultry specialist, from Clemson College, i? to be in Kershaw county Thursday, September 19th. A demonstration on jcaponizlng, and a regular poultry meeting is planned for that date at D. H. Poultry Farm owned by Mr. W. A. Salmiond, near Camden, on the Liberty HiW road. Everyone in Kershaw county who is interested in poultry now or who .Wfivki like to increase his profits by producing poultry or who would like to.raise chickens fat-borne use, should -be sure to attend this meeting. " jnMeet gs at Mr. Salmond'g place Thursday, September 19th, at 10:00 a. itn. We need to produce a much larger amount of poultry. I-,- , Death of pp Infant o -?. i Louise, i the 3-months-old daughter ; -of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Church well, ( died at the home of her parents in the j town of Xershsw last Wednesday. Funeral services were conducted at < the homo Thursday by Rev. S. F. Rob- , ertson and intertnent we* in Laurel 1 Hill cemetery. The decants*Isittr- j vived by the parents, one brother and 3 one sister.?Lancaster News, 1 ~r'* -V- ~ - m -fcJ^SBgaBScnBMBnMBBBSBeaB. u ANTI-RKD OUTBREAK. Occurs Ml < harlotte and Gastonia * h?'d to be After Beat's .Successor Charlotte*, N.C., Sept. 9.?Polieo reserves of Charlotte were called out tonight following the presence of a largo number of automobiles near the Mecklenburg county ' court house, where the trial of sixteen strikers and qnion members, defendants charged with the murder of Chief O. F. Ader-* hull, of Gastonia, ended today. Automobiles, containing hundreds of nun, came in a caravan f^oty.Gas* tonia early hi the night, foildWhg what was termed by the police as an "Anti-CommuniBtic Demonstration" in the Gaston county city, scene of recent strike disturbances. Arriving in Charlotte about 11 O'clock, one hour after it had been Reported the cars left Gastonia, the Then lined the automobiles up along East Fourth street and proceeded to 1 the vicinity of the police station and county courthouse. Persons coming in contact with sonic of the visitors v said that they were preparing to "get" Tom P. Jiniison. chief counsel of "record for the defense in the Aderholt murder tria1. Jimison resides in an apartment house on McDowell street, near East Fourth. * At police headquarters at 11:30, it was reported that "several hundred men" had gathered around the county ^courthouse, but had scattered... The [crowd seemed to lack leadership, the police said. A report, which lacked , confirmation, said that Hugo Oehler, who succeeded Fred Erwin Beal as organizer for the National Textile Wo^p,r?' union, when Beal was placed in jail, was taken from his rooming place in GaRtonia by several men, was placed in an automobile and hauled out,.of town toward Charlotte, a long line of cars following or preceding the one In which Oehler rode. Later a report reached Charlotte that the cro#d headed toward Charlotte had divided on the way, and ttyt thd group with Oehler had separated from the crowd that came to Charlotte. What became of Oehler could not be ascertained at a lat^ hour. Shortly before midnight, it was Reported that the crowd had entered the court arcade, across from the courthouse, where are located the offices of the International Labor defense which they were said to have ransacked. Dr. John Randolph Neal, of counsel for the defense, informed the Charlotte Observer, local morning newspaper, that he wished to protest against what he termed a "damnable outrage." Dr. Neal also said that it would be another outrage, if the people were not informed of what had happened. Corn Field Peas. Mr. J. H. Radcliffe, who resides in the Sandy Grove section of the county brought to The Chronicle office Friday some curiosities in the way of long pens. He says they are known as corn field peas and one of the five brought here measured 15% inches. When shelled the peas are black, but he says by cooking in several waters they turn white. They are yq^t prfi-, lific and the vines trail over com-*. stalks, fences or anything they can I cling to. They are good for a table dish, and also make forage for cattle. Mr. Radcliffe toys that-wn old negro gave him a.seM several years ago and from these seed he has grown a considerable quantity of the queer looking peas. New Cotton Buyer Here. K Sam O. Davis, representing Hellams & Company, of Kershaw, hqa come to Camden to enter actively into the cotton market. He cornea here from Gastonia, N. C., and announced that-hia firm has succeeded to the cotton business of Springs & Shannon, Inc. > Mr. Davis will have h|s office In the Springs A Shannon store and with well established mill connections says it will him to handle all gr*de& of cotton, both long and short staple, to advantage. Visit The Market. Each 1 Saturday the Community Market is opened by the wonjdhofthe county. The housewives of Camden i" urged to patronize thifr where- ' they can get fresh1 vegetables of all kinds, poultry, pi^a,u^ lerves and cakes By buyfc*g fri*?J these wc,a?,i they get the basl M'flqJ term product* and slao ?en of the county sell sbTpltfilalWdf oy them.' j HAGOOD LADY DIED HBRE. Funeral and Burial Held at Chifrch of The Ascension Near llagood. | . ' r Mrs. 11a Mae James, wife of Mr. I w Eugvno James, of the Hugood section, died Ht the Camden hospital Saturday | night ut 11:30, after ait illness of two weeks. Mrs. James is survived by her husband und thr^e children?Eugene James, age 7, Evelyn James, age 9, Ila Mae James, age 11 and Mary Ann, an infant of two weeks. . Her funeral was held on Sunday ut the Church of the Ascension, near Hagood, and was largely attended, the Rev. Mr. Walker, the Episcopal minister from Sumter officiated. The active pullbcarers were: Walter Sandors, Crawford Sanders, Sam I^enoir, Dr. M. S. Kirk, Percy Myers and James Lenoir, while those serving as honorary pall bearers were? W. A. Boykin, Julian Sanders, Ike Sanders, Carl Jackson, J. M. Glenn, Perry Brown, Charlie Freeman, Russell Atkinson, W. B. Weldon, Kelly Hau/.e, J. L. Gillis, Issam Ixmoir, R. M. IJildebrand, Gus Sanders, L. S. Vincent, Harold Bradley, Peter James, Sr., Harry Mel/cod, James Reames and Lewis MeCutcheon. TUBERCULIN COW TEST All who desire to have their cows tester! for tuberculosis, please notify at once Henry !). Green, the County Agent. Married in Columbia. Mr. Marion Loroy Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Porter, of the West Wateree Section, was married in Columbia on Thursday, September 5 to Miss Sue Belle Morris, formerly of Lanes, a recent graduate of the state hospital in Columbia and of Roper hospital in Charleston. The ceremony was performed at the parsonage of the Main Street Methodist church of Columbia, the RCv. J. F. Lupon officiating. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside i in Columbia where Mr. Porter is connected with the 'Hayes bus service lines. - 4 Baptist Church Services. At the morning hour of 11:15 at the Camden Baptist church Rev. J. B. Cnsfcyi, the pastor, will use as his subject "Hinderancea to Progress.* At 8:00 in his evening service he will continue with his third talk on "The Home." The pastor and congregation extends a cordial invitation to their church. Lancaster To Sell Road iBonds. Lancaster, September 7.?Lancaster O t county commissioners will offer for sale September 17th, $450,000.00 state highway bonds, proceeds from which will be used, in addition to $250,000, sold some months ago, to hard surface state highway No. 25, from Lancaster to the Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, line. Contractors are now engnged in grading and re-locating on this project. At a later date, it is planned by the commissioners to Bell an additional $250,000 issued to hard surface No. 26,' from Lancaster to the Kershaw bounty line, which will give an all hard surface road from Charlotte to Columbia by way of Camden. This project is being carried out through reimbursement agreement with the state highway department and is scheduled to go through irrespective of the outcome of the $65,000,000 statewide bond issue. Methodist Church Services. Lyttleton Street Methodist church, near Hampton Park, Rev.- George Pierce Watson, pastor, announces services for Sunday, September 15, as follows: Bible school at 10 a. m. with classes for all. attendants. Epworth League, especially for all the young people at 7:80 p. m. Public worship ,11:15 and 8:00 p. nt., conducted by the pastor. Morning theme: "Slogans for the Christian _ Warfare." Evening .theme: "The Master's Definition of Religion." Mid-Week service on Wednesday at 8:00. p. m. The public is Ynost cordially invited to all the services of this church. Come and bring ypur friends. -.4 ' N * > i ? <,.. >.ii > i t.1 . i. .Grace Church Services. lyRev. C. G. Richardson, rector of trace Episcopal chtrreh >of Camden, 111 return today ,fr?? ?" vacation spent in Havana, Cob** and the early jboraing services will be held fh We Church at 8:00 o'clock. The mflUfr Esra&c %bt i ii i i' inn in i i DEATH OK WHY LEWIS Well Known Citifcen Panne* Suddenly at Home on Lyttleton Street. mm i M m Km mm The sudden passing away shortly after, midnight Saturday of Mr. Edward J. I/cwis came a* a shock and great grief to many Camden and Kershaw county ,, people. He was stricken with paralysis early Thursday morning and l^bVerTegained consciousness. He wafi ^jgJfcy-three years of age. ' , ; .i Mr, Le wis wus a life-long resident, of Camden, where he had been engaged in the mercantile business'and an salesman for varioys firms in thin city. He was well known not only in Camden but throughout the county and was held in high esteem. He is survived by his widow, who before marriage was Miss Evie Mathis, and the following sons and daughters Robert Lewis, of Washington, D. C.; Edgar Lewis, of St. Louis; Mrs. S.__ W. YanLandingham, of Camden, and Mrs, 13. C. Brasington, of Haw Creek, N. C. Mr. Lewis was for many years a member of the Camden Baptist church and was u wonderful addition to the choir of this phurch. The funeral services were held from his late residence on Lyttleton stunt Sunday at 12:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. B. Caston, of the Baptist church. Pallbearers serving were Vy. G. Wilson, S. F. Brasington, M. L. Smith, Sr., R. T. Goodale, N. R. Goodale and John T. Nettles. CALL FOR BACK TAXES Sheriff's Office Gets Instructions to Collect or Advertise for Sale. Sheriff J. rf. McLeod has received instructions from the comptroller general's office to the effect that all taxes prior to 1929 shall be collected at once. The sheriff is serving notice by advertisement in another place that he will push the campaign for collection and urges all delinquent taxpayers "to caH at his office and settle at their earliest convey tehee: It is not his desire to add costs to the delinquents, but a*yir that if these taxes are not paid the first of October the property of the taxpayers will he advertised' for sale after thtot xfato.y,,' ,4 m. Bethune Schools Open. Bethune, g. ., Sept. 0.?The Bethune public schools began the 19291930 session Wednesday, September 4. The opening exercises were directed by the Superintendent, Mr. J. C. Foster, who made an inspirational talk. Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, superintendent of education of Kershaw county, was present and -made.* few remarks to the school. James King, a member of the elevartfc/jpAde^ gave his ideas on what one should gain from a high school course. Music was'furnished by Dr. E. Z. Truesdale and his daughter. Kathryn. The Rev. Mr. Derrick of the local Methodist church conducted the devotional and extended a welcome to .the teachers. A very successful year is expected. District Meeting To Be Held Here. Rev. Peter Stokes, presiding elder of the Sumter district, has called all the pastors of the district to meet him at the Lyttleton Street church of thia city on next Tuesday, September 17, at 10:30 a. W. In addition to these . there will be, sfpr^al visitors. The . ladies of the church will provide rt \ luncheon which will be served at the . church. Important, piatters relating to the work of wHl be consid*ered. ^ . . . t ^ ,.,r, Bethesda fo?sbyterian Church " Sunday mbrhing, September 16, t|>e pa stor will speak on the subject teat "They will Reverence my Son." Att those who saw the King of Kings jMO particularly invited to come and think on one of ite most beautiful and helpful lessons for everyday Christian MtOur Sunday school it kek st pwk a**in. Sunday oar attendance m ~ 6. We encourage you to' come AAA help us grow. The lesson subject #** Sunday is "Etra Teaching God's Mr r to the People," a lesson we al! noetL We will begin ouriprid-weelr pajf'' vices next Wednesday evening aVg ' nex^f' : group, last week.