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g^THE CAMDEN CHRONIP. F ^ VOLUME 42 CAMDEN ' " ' ^ ^ " " 930 NUMBER 6 Legion-Shrine Had I Successful Carnival The Legion-Shrine carnival held in - Camden on last Thursday and Fri day was quite n success financially as well as a fine show of community al together spirit. The lot just Bno/'th of the post office had been converted into carnival grounds where attractive booths of many col-j were arranged and rainbow lights I strewn, making a scene of gaiety when the crowds arrived to try their luck at the many wheels of fortune offered. The odor of cooking wein. Bi-rs filling the air?much confetti and many bright colored balloons in evi dence?a real spirit of carnival was displayed. In the center of the grounds the Palmetto Turf Club race course had been constructed and in this the crowds took great interest each night. Bllughey Tindal was general manager for the races and Carl Roseborough, commander of Leroy Belk Post Amer nan Legion was official starter. Judges for Thursday evening were: I W. L. Coodale, I)r. A. W. Humphries and J. If. Zemp. Chief Purser, Jack I Whitaker with assistants Marion Wil liains and Lewis Lee Clyburn. The line up was as follows: "Scandal," jockey, Miss Elizabeth Clarke, owner, Dr. R. PL Stevenson; "Princess Pat," I jockey, Miss Annie Brown, owner, A. I E. Miller; "Little Brown Jug," jock ey, Miss Evelyn Bruce, owner, Joe Guthrie; "Carolina Sensation," jock Miss Jessie L. Campbell, owner. I Geo. A. Creed; "High Jinks," jockey, H Miss Louise Hirsch, owner, W. L. De Pass; "Letfs Go," jockey, Miss Ju me!le llaile, owner, William King. I The winner was No. 6, "Let's Go," I jockey. Miss Jumelle Haile. I:.*.- winner in Friday's race was I N". 1. Mrs. L. L. Clyburn jockey for I "Pyn.Tniite," owner, Clarkson Rhame. j Other- anticipating in the face were: I -Battery Box," jockey, Mrs. Sam* Karesh. owner Mortimer Boykin; "lb-t H.' ls," jockey, Mrs. Hughey iowner, Marvin Reasonover; "Mr k. v." jockey, Mrs. Henry Beard. Herman Baruch; "Fancy *"' " jockey, Mrs. S. C. Clyburn, George P. Little, Jr.. "Honey I : key, Mrs. Jack Whitaker, l Willi? Boykin. Judges I fin Russel and M. H. Hey.1: ustrul show "iV."- r--nerially I ! was enjoyed by f packed j ; '-arli peif<.rm.in.-. . .j^hn R. E. 13. Corn well Amos j "My :>r?.light .vth-mar.y heart ', J vi*n tho:gimil c.nd amus| A. LAw. !!yn. in'.I a' t5,:ngs ;io tnnn j b entcrta nine i. ! [. w irrv" :i"?! . ),p and by ciico: i were por1 :n Bones." Marion Baxley I " showed his skill at clogshowed much dexterity in 'g so many steps in such a . ace. Leon Schlosburg as I nept his end of the stage < up by a flash light scarf pih, ntucr. to the amusement of the kids. a : not least was (). H. Low mar. better known to minstrel-goers as } ee \v ee," who gave a good im nation on his mouth organ, of the 0 mnety-eix on the Seaboard pulK I out ft+m* th$ station and rounding j ? CUr^^?Mng northward. Mrs. ' H. Schlosburg accompanied the I -'-gors on the piano. I The hooth where lovely potted I J>fa"ts~"hv(lTan'g:ea8 in all their beau-' I 1 Ui shades and Easter lilies proved I pular with the ladies who went a^''> pleased when they Were the Iuc'ky winners. a ()hanct's were taken on candy, hams licit >at "n* c'parettes other ar(',.L t, ,n ''?"ths presided over by some l amden's attractive young girls. s ko VVJIS a mecca for those del? try their luck with the ^ numbered cards. And to the r.ner \Sas gjYen the 0pp0rtun}ty 0f ??l^ybctween the ? of St a? u Taylor? f?med fortune teller Pali*? ? j r/' ^ on hand to read the in thp 7 forec*?t the coming events Pie an?f P?<>*ith a I?*y il 1)6 rushed 'ortun^, U0Bi' UUIn* ta *" Negro Is Lynched; Sheriff Badly Hurt! T?"? I W ulhallu, April 25.?A special ses- j sion of the Oconee county grand jury wa? called here today U) consider evidence secured by detectives and county officers and to assist in an investigation of the lynching here Wednesday night of Allen Green, negro, by a mob which overpowered Sheriff John Thomas and fractured his skuft with a blow from a pistol butt. Solicitor Leon. W. Harris and Cor- ; oner D. It. Peny concluded a pre- 1 liminary investigation yesterday which resulted in the arrest of four men and a statement by the solicitor that he had secured evidence which he believes sufficient to "convict i from twenty to thirty." Warrants | for "over forty or fifty men" are) to be sworn out within the next few days, the solicitor said, and from this group he expects to obtain information which will lead to the arrest of others. John Sanders, J. L. Harris, Grady \ I>ee and Jee Roach, all of this com- j rmjrrity, were arrested yesterday, i Sanders, taken .into custody on a warrant charging "rescuing a prisoner" and "assault and battery with intent to kill," has been identified by Sheriff Thomas and his son, Eugene, 21, as the man who wielded the pistol used to break the sheriff's skull. Sanders, officers said, denied participation in the lynching while the other three admitted "being with the crowd at one time or another" but denied any part in the actual lynch- ! ing. Sheriff Thomas was reported today to be "slightly better" at the Anderson county hospital where he is ' a patient and physicians believe he will recover. He has been conscious and able at times to tell brother officers details of the Occurrence. Green, 50, years old, was taken from the jail by an angry mob, carj ried two miles from here on.the SenI eca road and shot to "death. The i negro had been arrested last Monday on a charge of criminally as! saulting a young white married wo; man of Walhalhi. Ho was being held in jail without bail pending trial when the mob took him. I Baptist Church Services L Th? fc:]"\v'og servtct s a:. ;;;.::oun? ; cod for the week at the First Baptist church. Sunday school at 10 < '; : iork, Mr. \\ . G. v'vY, a umini tendent^ 11:1L :>;v;;chirg : v 'Mr. .1. L. <' r zincs v. -orvice at N Y i Y .. ' i y -he I) M = ht? ... jy - - ^ ' *' c; u>" .... ; eb.-.k. B. V. 1?. i . S;;-; C. g a i7 ., J aero will .; meeting . h i hstnu at ? ommit t' e im medial \y e.fi u>r prap. r meeting > n \V(Y,:?.?sda; ' evening. The public is cordially 1 . .J attend all these >ervi e-. Solicitor Harris Here Solicitor Leon W. Harris, of Anderson. an announced candidate for the United States Senate in the primary this year, was a visitor in Camden Wednesday shaking hands with his friends. Solicitor Harris is from the Tenth Judicial Circuit, comprising Anderson and Oconee counties, and is popular in his district, having been re-elected several times to his office. He is busy right now getting up evidence to go before the grand jury at Walhalla in the case of the lynching there several days ago. He is talcing time enough off however to push his candidacy for the senate. --- Club To Meet There will be a meeting of the Lugoff Home Demonstration Club at the Community House near Lugoff on Tuesday, May 7th. Church Service Mt. Pisgah Baptist church, Rev. ] M. B. Gunter, pastor: Sunday school Sunday morning at 10 o'clock; B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock; preaching service at 8 o'clock. was interesting and these trophies each with its own history especially appealed to the younger generation and to the many world war veterans recalling old scenes and memories. A. S. Karesh and Leon Schlosburg as general managers of the carnival, are to be congratulated on the success of the undertaking as they worked untiringly' to get all things in shipshape for the entertainment. The proceeds will be -used by the Legion and the Shrine club for charity and "M . work by the two organisations. :~ r Buys "Iodine" Tomato Plants Columbia, April 23.?Some 10,000,000 tomato planU, first seeing the light in Bumberg county and there allowed to grow und flourish until they have absorbed South Carolina's ' health giving iodine, will reach their maturity in the fertile fields of New Jersey this summer, according to a statement made yesterday by Col.! Harry D. Calhoun. 1 he ( ampbell Soup Company, of! New Jersey, Colonel Caihoun says, ' has ^contracted with a half dozen 1 farmers in and around Denmark,' Bamberg county, to grow the plants which will be allowed to reach a height of some eight or ten inches. 1 hey will, of course, in the growing process absorb many of thv mineral qualities which are to be found in South Carolina soil. Then they will be taken up and shipped to New Jersey, where tomatoes reach a remarkable growth. The climate of New Jersey, especially in July and August, is said <to be particularly favorable to the full development of the tomato, and these South Carolina plants, havi"g gotten their start in Bamberg county soil, Will J>e carefully looked after and handled by the Campbell ] Company, which will of course distribute these South Carolina tomatoes ! widely over the country. Mr'. Ross, a. represenative of the Campbell Company, which has been I greatly impressed with the possibility ' of South Carolina's vegetable products, has spent some time in Den- ' mark making arrangements for the 1 tomato plants which are being grown, I Colonel Calhoun says, by C. C. Crum, j J. B. Gilliam, W. H. Faust, S. S. Ray. J. B. Turner, R. H. Goosby and H. H. Christie. Colonel Calhoun says that this latest development about Denmark is another step in crop diversification which is taking place in Bamberg, j county. \\ ith asparagus, cucumber^, beans, peas and other crops gatheVcd and disposed of l>efore cptton c mies in, the section is looking up. Lyttleton .Street Methodist Church 1 he following services' are announced for the week at Lyttleton Street Methodist church by the p:i*-? tor, Ih George Pie'yc Watson: Sunday. May I. Bible seh > !. 10.00 a. m.. Mr. L. ('. Shaw, superintendent; Cp'v -th League. 7:1 r> p. m.; pubI:c v -hip. 11.15 a. m. atv -: ? P. m. -i ,1 the pa tor. M - ".r tit. . -The B'.vlia'i"" . f 1 ivi.; I. i. T'.i ; srn :vr V.'it! ti.< '! ( 'Miinuui ' :t. ]i, ;ni?tg Ct . :r . ' ' Li- ine i\ ] , V-\ Th i S' . 1: " '.VMidv rr !nr v. t. !(l public ' 1 i <i"r: 11 ; 1 * % I n \ I . .! '.I ;.!1 the - : \iecs t; is chu - :h. Vi.-it-r.- are <. aecia: y - \ :e(. c j r.d bring your friend*. Thursday- Holidays Commence May 8th Foil owing their custom inaugurated two years ago and one which is observed by nearly all towns and cities, the merchants, without exception have agreed to close their stores every Thursday afternoon beginning i at one o'clock. The holidays go into ('effect Thursday, May 8th, and continue through the month of August. | ! The holidays have proven popular to i proprietors as well as their sales1 forces, and no doubt this custom will remain in force for years' to come. The following names appear on the petition circulated: Williams Insurance Agency, The Hoffer Company, Bums A Barrett, Home Furnishing Co., Fischel's 5, 10 and 25c Store, Inc., Dixie Radio, Inc., | Mackey Mercantile Co., J. L. Mimnaugh A Co., I. Wolfe, Nero Reed, A. Sheheen, F. Sheheen, Rhame Bros., i J. C. Nicholson, W. G. Wilson, W. F. Nettles, Jos. S. Baruch, The Outlook, fl^hlosburg's 5 and 10c Store, Schlosburg's Dry Goods Store, Schlosburg's Grocery, J. C. Penney Co., J. J. Newberry Co., E. B. Buddin, R. W. Mitcham, Mcleod-Rush Co., ' Broad Street A. &. P. Tea Co., The Leader, Hirsch Bros. & Cq., Wolfe-Eichel Co., M. H* Heyman, Broad Street Iodine Products Store, Massebeau's Grocery, Watkins Market, McCaskill & Lollis, Camden Furniture Co., W. Sheorn & Son., L. Lomansky, J. K. Lang, M. E. i Gerald, The Fashion Shop, F, D. Goodale, DeKalb Street Iouine Pro- j duts Store, Sanitary Barber Shop, DeKalb Street A. A. P. Tea Co., Palace Barber Shop, Rogers Inc. 379, Rogers Inc. 294, Enterprise Mercantile Co., Springs A Shannon, Eureka Barber Shop, C. P. DuBose A Company, Lamoy's Grocery. t ? . The loss of life due to the burning | of the steamer Thantes^a freighter, IrMcue*. ' * ? ? \ ^7 ~ * "w ~ ' "" -'-Gr Convict Tells of the Prison Horror By Charles Oliver, Ohio State tontiary Convict From Toledo, as Told to the United 1'ress. Ohio State Penitentiary, Columbus, Ohio.?r-You can't imagine the horror of iti ... ,, I war on the fourth tier of Section U, directly beneath the place where the fire broke out. The fire swept up like some charging monster. It was u|)on us before we scarcely realized what was happening. The flames were sweeping in great sheets along the cell block and it began to get blistering hot. There were four of us in our cell and it got hot as hell. We were scared. , I'll admit it,'scared half to death. We started streaming to be turned loose?to be let hut of that cell. i We yelled and yelled at the guards to come and let us out. Some of the boys who were yelling didn't use nice language, hut we wanted to get out. It seemed as if we were going to be roasted alive. It got hotter and hotter. I hope I never go to hell if it's that hot. We finally hit on the idea of turning on the water tap in our cell. We let it run wide-open and pretty soon the floor was covered with water: We laid down and rolled around in the water trying to get cooled off. Prisoners all over the cell Mock were screaming to bent hell. We would put our faces down in the water and roll around in it and splash it on each other. We had given up. We expected to die. lying there in the water, with J flames crackling nil around us. Then at last, a couple of prisoners came along and knocked the lock off our | i cell door with a sledge hammer. We cL^hed into the hall?a hall of ' flame. We helped knock the locks) I off of three cells and helped the men 1 ' get out. Befone we could get out to safety tne flames were scorching us", singe- * ing the hair off our heads. i It's my personal opinion that thy fire started from a short circuit. They've been having trouble with the lights.- They u<*iv all the time going ' on ar.d < :f f;?r no apparent reason. Textile League; ^ -V 1 ; r }fe--" n j) op ( tihidtn Li . c - Ml; ^ an! ' W -I ?; : : " I., i . K. T. V 'atvns or 1.. n.-a.v..... 1 .; ; XT. K, , i;.4W a!'d w;. A T cr.:m-Vv rd !' ' : M ..r - .1 ;V y.'May ! ' ' , . ni. T"- Cnmdwi -1.- 1 ' of er> from Wat< i . rnutage f ml ?;.< tow n of Camden. These teams will ploy each Saturday. X'.ne.ganv-s for the first half f the season art.i nine games for the second half with the winners in each half if different teams playing off' for the chatrtpion?h:p. A small ad-i ^mission fee will he charged for the: admission to those games, simply for! Hie purpose of meeting actual ex- ' ; penses. It is expected that all of | these games will be well attended. Demonstration Put On By Dixie Radio Mr. G. K. Hanks, manager of the Dixie Radio, Inc., has arranged with the Kelvinator Company to put on a demonstration at their new store located at 1013 Broad Street. We understand that Mr. E. E. Rnwls, electric refrigeration specialist is being sent to CamdeflCby the Kelvinator Company, makers of the famous electric refrigerators bearing ! that name, and will give this demonstration on Friday, May 2nd at 3:80 and 8:30 p. m. Everyone who is interested in this modtm and economic method of home refrigeration as well as methods to j safeguard the health are urged to attend. A special invitation fs extended to the ladies of Camden. Delicious refreshments will be served to all who attend this demonstration. Taken For a Ride ^ Waltham, Mhss., April 25.?Joseph Colaura, 50, wealthy bootlegger, who for the past two weeks feared to leave his home, was found shot to df?th in an alleyway beside the First Baptist church here early today. Police said he had been takan for a rig* tf gangster enemiee. . 1 !f I ' X Wreck Fatal to Six In Tennessee Town Fuyi'ttevilU', Tenn., April 27.?4Slx persons, spectators among' a large crowd gathered here to wutch an uii circus sponsored by the An\fkrlcan Ix'gion jH)st, were killed and 20 others were injured, some probably fatally, today as a stunting airplane crushed into the onlookers. The deud: Booney Beard, 14; Kelly T owry, 2.'1; I^awrence Smith, 28; Monroe Marbury, 27; Hurley Spray, 2d;,and Marvin Ashby, 20. The plane, piloted by Milton Covert of Columbia, Tenn., fe'l from a height of about 10 feet. Covert and two companions were nraring the landing field in the plane when, witnesses suid, the ship nose dived, crashing into the crowd standing on a railroad embankment. Neither the pilot nor his companions was injured. Of those injured, doctors said two were expected to die. They were Claude Copelr.nd, 20; and J. M. j Douthitt, 75. ' I Little hope was held for the recovery of Nannie May Ortner, 4, who sufferer! severe injuries. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ortner, and another child, J. B., 10, also were hurt, but not seriously. Two negro boys, Kufus M ade, 12, and Bob Jchuron, 10, suffered the loss Of both legs. Their condition was said to be critical. Rose Counts, 25, also was believed fatally injured. The injured were taken to the Lincoln county hospital.Members of the Legion post, under Clarence Coughran, commanded, took charge of the field, and rendered aid to the injured and removed the dead. Captain A1 Gombert, of Akron. Ohio, in charge of the circus said ol'iiciuls had warned the spectators not to stand on the embankment, because all planes had to sweep close over it in landing. Approximately 100 were "said to have been on the embankment at the time of the crash. All the dead were from nearby communities in Lincoln county. K. of C. Met In Camden The State.1 Convention of the Knights of Columbus held their annual meet ing he* < at the IDbkirk Inn fin Sunday .Monday and Tuesday of ' h:< week. At 'It -ame * ru re!- oat f<>?- Catholic men of the Diocese ?>f South Carolina assembled. The f. i )'' ton '.v a - called 'oge'th' i" at ] 1 -..\1 oh >a Sunday m--> nir-v by Sta(- Deputy '' !vva' i D. ID hi< y. of f.iiH! 1 x:e iUcnHK- - tr-uu I <? p..,\: .-' at, I'tUU v . n who hi atlemia' '*vf v e: M< John -I. M V k. S' A?..v.;oa",i. t -r, i . -i. I5M ' ma h a uro" : . 1 .! -? i ll R Mien, di-trie' donut v. nnr.' ,uht. h 15...a a -? C t ( ' . r. I> --C;. Kr.hr: ;at;d Tt. - K. Kicltfhvg. po-l the -TTuit VC--...UO. v hau.r, ci the Province of New Or! -an- on ? -> -t <! the' I xerc ? Ml Ot the mee'ings 'vtere "A t;ll attended. Notice of Meeting The meeting of the Future Palmetto Farmers of Kershaw county will be held at CanuUnW in the American Legion Hall on Tuesday. May 0, at HS'O o'clock, Every, m'-mber D urged to be present-as this will be theMast meetirg during the school session. County Convention Held Here Monday Pursuant to the rules of the Democratic party, the county conventions will be held throughout the various counties on the first Monday in May. The convention meets in Camden on Monday, May 5, at the county Court House at 11 a. m. All clubs throughout the county are expected to have representatives. _ r Camden Congratulates Sumter. (Tuesday's Sumter Item) The following neighborly message was received 'yesterday by the Sum-^ ter Rotary club and wa^ read at the weekly meeting: Sumter Rotary Club, Sumter, S. C. Heartiest congratulations from the Camden Rotary club to the City of Sumter and tho Sumter Rotary clbb upon tho opening of their new airport. Camden Rotary Club. Camden, April 28. * ? Henry J. Brown, air mail pilot between Cleveland, O., and New York, saved himself early Saturday morning by jumping 'from his plane at J an altitude of 2,000 feet when bis motor went dead. He landed safely with his parachute near Clearfield, Pa. - ,?J Two mules were stung to death on a farm near Moultrie, Oa., Saturday. f-~ 7T ' " ?rT^-rrr Census Shows 1,212 Increase 1'or Cainden Returns from the preliminary count made by the census enumerators show that < ^linden now has a population of 5,1 13* us compared with 3,030 in 11)20, an increase of approximately 31 per cent in the last ten years. These figures are not final und complete tabulation may show more names on the list. The figures given above are for thut part of Oamdcn included in its six wards und does not include any of the t\yo mil!, villages or any of those who reside outside of the corporate limits. There is no way of getting the exact number of those living within a mile of the court house arid Camden's outlying population is only a matter of speculation and one man's guess is as good as another. It is expected that this figure would probably run the total up around 7,500 or 8,000 people. Democratic Clubs Met On Saturday At the meeting of the Camden Democratic Club held last Saturday T. K. Trotter was nominated president und then made permanent president, with L. A. Wittkowsky us vice president and M. L. Smith, Jr., secretary. Dr. A. W. Humphries was named as executive committeeman from the club. The officers elected were to constitute the executive committees of the club and the chairman was empowered to appoint any additional committees necessary. .1. M. Moseley, W. It. Hough, G. C. Welsh and N. C. Arnett were named to appoint delegates to the county convention and the following were named: M. L. Smith, Sr., M. I.. Smith, Jr., Wiley Sheorn, W; L. DoPass, Jr.. W. T. Ttedfearn, H. 1). Miles, .1. II. McLeod, C. It. Yi'lepigue, 11. K. Sparrow, T. K. Trotter, H. G. C'arrison, Jr., 'J'. P. Hrown. Arthur Clark, lOugeno Moseley,^ S. F. Hrasr.gton. 1.. T. Mills, It. S. Williams 1'. DuBose, It. M. Kennedy, Jr., j W. K. Hough. N, ('. Arnett, C. C. ! \Y > : h and .1. M. Moseley. The county convention will he held ^ i. Monday, May and delegates un. to be present am t Iven the . !\.If;. . .-u.lectir.g their own ale .' or In cii-.it lilt su' - u'e doos t , , a lull tie" rtelcrrat-on pres1 fib up il. lei;,y bj I ,.?>!> It*, meat. - - - .. ' Cu ... Li < r Mi. W. !:. li-ugl; .!u'o by a ununinmn- ?otc went .t! eiv.i'jr.n- umi'dary M 1-dv ! I.. Siiii'a gov. S'iu: Cat e'ina. 4 . tuiir.'er Kntnrinns Here j O. c ..? tr.e hort mu?ir:ti programs I a hi h t!,< Camden Rotary Club has ::<! thi y? a was mudo possible ?by Mrs. John Wilson, who is the wife 'of the President of the Sumter Rotary Cluh, on Thursday, April 21th Mrs. Wilson with a group of ladies rendered a well-balanced and artistic program for the Itotarians. Mrs. Wilson was in charge of the program and conducted It with prevision and executive ^ability. Mrs. WWson won the hearts of the Rotarians of Camden by singing a toast to the Rotarians which she had written for the Sumter club. Mrs. Robt. Cooper. ... _ was the accompanist on the piano for all the music. Mrs. Maxwell Jenkins, Mrs. D. G. Williams and Mrs. J. B. Britton sar?g-&ome real (classical music which was a rbro^reat for the club. Mrs. Robert Warrenenlfertained the chib with two readings, one a telephone conversation of a colored woman and the other a baseball recitation. The club appreciated very much these ladies coming and also the remarks of President John Wilson of Sumter. Mr. Brand was with the club and had some guests with him. 'v At yesterday's meeting the board of directors for the Club for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Dr. John W. Corbett, Messrs. W. L. DePass, A. S. Karesh, William King, A. S. Llewellyn, R. B. Pitts, W. R. Zemp. Following are the officers named: President, Mr. R. B. Pitts; VicePresident, Mr. W. lb. DoPass; Secretary, Mr. William King was re-elected; Mr. Jack Whltaker was Pe-elected Treasurer; Mr. A. S. Kareeh was also re-elected Sergeant at Arms. Harvey Lawrence, negro, 19. convicted Saturday in the court of Herford county, N. C, ou a charge cf