The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 11, 1930, Image 1
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Much Work Done in
One-Day Session
The court of general sessions which
(pnvened here Monday morning only
lirted one day, but during that time
w0?t of the jail cases were disposed
of and the jail practically freed of
,11 prisoners. The court will convene
for the second week Monday nhorning
when the grand jury will nytke their
presentment and then the casd of
Tom Whjtley, a white man, charged
with the murder of a negro man near
Kershaw county lakt year .will come
up for its second hearing?the first
jury>hav'1i?-,,,a^e a
The case of Arthur Small charged
with the murder of Price Johnsos
4n the Buffalo sec/tion of Kershaw
county a few weeks ago will come,
up for trial Wednesday. The cases
disposed of monday were as follows:
- John White, negro boyf plead guilty
to three counts of hoiifeebreaking and
larceny. He wgs^ given a sentence
of one year each in two opunts and
three months on the third.
Earl Pierce, a negro from the
Blaney section, was charged with the
murder of Richard, Odom, an escaped
convict and a ravisher of women.
The testimony was to the effect that
Pierce had been stationed at a house
to watch for Odom and his instruction
from officers was to take him
it ?ny cost. He attempted to stop
Qfom and Odom made for an axe,
Ittowpon Pierce shot the convict,
it #ng shortly afterward. The
juj brought in a verdict of acquittal
r~J?mes Thomas was tried for jion.
npport of his children and was given
i sentence of six months. He was
sentenced to give bond in the sum of
1200 to the clerk of court and pay
{S monthly for the support of his
children. Failing in this he {had to
serve the six moriths.'
L. J. Duncan plead guilty to a
charge of violating the prohibition
* law and was given a straight sentence
of one year.
Chalmers Jbhnsqp plead guilty to
a charge of housebreaking and larceny
and got a sentence of six
months.
J)on Deas plead guilty to a charge
of housebreaking and larceny and
drew a sentence of two years!
George Harris, negro youth of fifteen
years, plead guilty bo a charge
of larceny and was sent to the reformatory
for colored yotfths for a
period of three years.
Clarence James, youth of sixteen
years, was up on a charge of housebreaking
and larceny and was sent to
the reformatory for one year.
Hart L. Richardson plead, guilty
to a charge of violating the prohibition
law and received a sentence of
. five months. After the serving of
two months the other three to be
suspended pending good behavior. i
James Smith ^plead guilty to a j
charge of violating the ^J>rohibition
law. and drew a straight sentence
-of one year.
Boots Salmond plead guilty to violating
the prohibition law and drew
a sentence of five months with the
j4* three months suspended pendgood
behavior.?
Johnson plead guilty to a
of housebreaking and larceny
an<iwa8 giveh a.sentence of one year.
Eisenboward drew a sentence
months, for violating the. pro-]
law. The sentence was rusfor
ten dayk Then he was
the remainder of the sentence
/jj^ed after serving the first
/Tr C. H. Bqckham, to have been
t Jn San<e caee, was called
not appear. A sealed senience
ivaits him.
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(Mercury )Soars.
temperature record for July 9 j
lumhia was broken yesterday
th/Yhe mercury reached 103.3 in
cort ^caking previous re
Hich was made July 9, 1907,
temperature of 101 was
Sain according to Richard H.
3. J*n> meterolegist, of the United
weather bureau, Oolumbre.^-r
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Atones For Unmarked Graves.
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Howell's to Face
^ Jury on Friday
Stimter, July 7.--0. E. S. Howell
and hie wife, Carrie S. Howell, will
ko on trial in general session* court
here Friday morning on charges of
murdering E. Hart Williams, 35-yearold
filling station employe. Date for
the trial was set late today after a
large part of the morning had heen
spent in attempting to rouse Howell
from a stupor which three doctors
pronounced as faked.
Howell, brought into court on a
stretcher, refused to answer when
oallcd on to plead to the charge
Against him. Two physicians who
examined him yesterday testified
the man was conscious and in normal
physical and mental condition.
After another attempt had been made
to arraign Howell, Judge John S.
Wilson adjourned court until this afternoon.
During the two-hour recess doctors
succeeded in rousing Howell and he
was again placed in the dock. Another
doctor who had examined Howell
testified that he was physically
and mentally able to stand trial and
Judge Wilson then ordered the formal
arraignment. He and his wife
pleaded dot guilty to the charge of
murder and the date was set for trial.
Bethune County Champs
In a fast and interesting game of
base ball played last Thursday%fternoon,
July 3rd, at Bethune for the
county championship of the Junior
Base Ball League of the American
Legion, Bethune was the winner against
the team from Wateree, The
team from Betjiune, ^ll^jpjay the
Greenville team fit ^Jewberry, July
19,4$ 3:30, for fte upper South Carolina
-- New Law Firm
John K. deLoach, young Camden
attorney, formerly a member of the
jlaw firm of deLoach ft deLoach, has
Joined the law firm of Kirkland ft
KirWand, ^ with offices on DeKalb
street, in the Crocker building. The
new firm is composed of Thomas J.
Kirkland, L. A. Kirkland and John
'K. deLoach, with general law practice.
Baptist Chutch Services
The following services are announced
for the week at the First
Baptist church: Sunday school at 10
o'clock Mr. W. G. Wilson, superim
tendent; preaching by the pasbor at
11:15 on the subject, "Witnessing For
Christ"; evening service at 8:30,
preaching by the pastor on the subject,
"The Prodigal Son"; prayer
meetihg Wednesday evening at 8:30;
jBi Y. P. U. Thursday evening. The
public is cordially invited to attend
all these services. ? .
To Teach Agriculture
Mr. H. A. Granade, of Winfield,
Alabama, has arrived in Camden to
take up his duties as agricultural
teacher in the Camden high school.
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Attending Convention in Charleston
Messrs. J. W. Thompson and C. L.
Moseley, rural carriers out of the
Camden postuffioe, were in attendance
upon the state meeting of postmasters
and rural carriers of South
Carolina being hedl in Charleston
Wednesday and Thursday.
Lyttleton Street Methodist Church
Services for the week at ?#ybtleton
Street Methodist church are announced
by the pastor, Be v. George
Pierce Watson, as follows: Sunday,
July 13, Bible school, 10:00 a. m.,
Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent; Epworth
League, 7:15 p. m.; public worship,
11:15 a. m. and 8:00 p. m., conducted
/'by the pastor. Morning
theme, "The Supreme Quest of Life."
Evening theme, "The Three Prime
Factors in World History." Midweek.
service, Wednesday 8:00 p. m.
The public is most cordially invited
"to all the services of this church.
Visitors are especially welcome.
0>me and bring your friends.
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Lugoff (Club Met
The - Logoff Demonstration club
held its July meeting at tbA community
house Tuesday, July l, with Mrs.
Kate Gettya presiding. Mrs. J. W.
A. Sanders conducted devotional?.
There were nine members and two
visitors present. A report of the
short course Jor farm women, which
was held at Wlnthrop in June, was
made %y Mrs. Victor Word, a delegate
from this club. Refreshments
Walhalla Lynching
Case in Autumn
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Walhalla, July 7.?Trial of Oconee!
county's lynching case will be held
when the weather is more adaptable
to the settling of long-drawn-out Icgal
battles.
It was continued today for the
second time by Judge M.- L. B^nham,
of Anderson, who granted a stay
until the October term of court on
motion of Mendel L. Smith, of Camden,
and was not opposed by Solictor
Leon W. Harris.
I Attorney Smith suggested that a
special term of count be called "some
time in the f*U" when it is cooler.
Should the special term be called,
state and defense attorneys will agree
on the time.
Seventeen persons have been indicted
for murder in connection with
the midnight lynching of Allen Green;
negro, on April 24, and assault upon
Sheriff John H. Thomas, who attempted
to protect Green from the
mob that stormed the jail.
1 hose indicted include: Robert Lee
Ballenger, attorney and mayor* of
Walhnlla and .Alvin JonCe, night policeman.
The others are: John Sanders
Nelson Matthewson, J. L. Harris,
Dock Carver, John Stevens, Mitch
Lee, Tillman Leard, Harold Mathesson,
Jabe Wilbanks, Joe MdOall, Jr.,
Ibra Patterson and Pete JSftpes, all
of Walhalla, and Grady Lee, William
Smith and Will Elrod, of Westminrster.
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New charges will be prepared by
the state, Mr. Smith said, but will
be technically changed only. Bonds
of $2,000 each were continued toI
day. When the-new bills are presented
and grand jury indictments returned,
new bonds will be posted.
There was no disorder in the crowd*
ed courtroom today and Judge Bonham
m^de no remonstrances about
the carrying of firearms as did Judge
E. C. Dennis, of Darlington, who presided
when the case wds first called
May 28 and continued.
Book at Biyther's Store 1
Announcement is made by S. B.
Stokes, executive committeeman from
Antioch precinct, that the enrollment
book will be at Biyther's Store on
Saturday, July 12, for the purpose of
enrolling voters and it is earnestly
desired that all call on that day and
enroll their names.
Services at Mt? Pisgah
Rev. M. B. Gunter, pastor of Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church announces the
following services for Sunday, July
13th: Sunday school 10 o'clock; morning
service 11 o'clock; B. Y P. U.
Sunday evening 7:30 o'clock.
Presbyterian Church Services,,
Sunday, July 13, A. Douglas McArn,
pastor, Sermon subject: "Futilities
in Christian Living". At Sunday
school the life and character of
Jacob will be studied. At the midweek
service Wednesday evening
Matthew, a disciple of Jesus will be
the topic of study. Morning worship
11:15; Sunday school 10:00; midweek
B6rVHJ^ Wednesday evening 8:30. Everyone
is invited to these services.
VETERAN |FROOF READER DEAD
William (David Shaw-(Was Born Near
Tiller's (Ferry jo This (County
William David iShaw, head of the
proof desk on the Charlotte Observer
for nearly 20 years, died yesterday
afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at his home,
219 East Moorehead street, after an
illness of more than a year, which
reached an acute stage 10 days ago.
j - Mr. Shaw was 57 years of age, having
been born October* 14, 1878, in
Kershaw county, South Carolina.' He
came to Charlotte in 1910, and had
made his home here since that time.
Mr. Shaw was twice married. vHis
first wife was Margaret Defee, from
whom he was divorced and who is
now TTving in Wilmington. TheTC
were two children born to this union,
DorothjK and Margaret Shaw,
the latter now Mrs. Alma Owen of
Charlotte.
Mr. Shaw's second wife was Mariechen
Ahrens, to whom he was
married October 14, 1915u There
were three children of this union,
Mariechen, Julia and Kate, .all of
rwhonr survive. "
? He is also survived by two brothers,
ObHn 0. Shafar of Raleigh and
Joeey Shaw, whose present address
is unknown and one slstsr, Mrs. Kate
Charlotte
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- 41 ... I I. 11 1 Chesterfield
County
Has Infant Industry
A recent Issue of the Chesterfield
Advertiser states that the Ruby Can-,
niag company. Chesterfield county's
infant industry, located at Riiby, is
being watched by many with baited
breath. In it are the seeds of possiblities
that may spell prosperity for
this section.
The Advertiser, therefore, takes
pleasure in announcing that the new
industry htas gotten awajP to a good
start 1n every phase of its activities.
String beans have been coming in
to the plant at a satisfactory rate.
The growers report good ferops and
are satisfied with tho price received..
The average yield has been two
tons per acre, for which the grower
is receiving $50 per ton. Mr. Will
Ballard has done perhaps a little better
than the averuge. He had delivered
up to Wednesday 5,175 pounds
of beans and received $129.32. He
expects with his last picking, receive
$150 for the one acre and then
grow another crop.
To date sixty thousand cans of
beans have been put up. Last Saturday
was a record day in tshe plant,
v^ien 17,000 cans were sealed^
Tttfo trouble is anticipated in the
sale of the finished product. A very
handsome label has been designed
bearing the name "Lord QbeoteHfield''
very prominently. _.
All produce brought to the plant
has been bought whether beans, potatoes,
cabbage, oikra, squash Q^ qprn.
Only slight difficulty has beenexjperienced
with produce out
^ few, Mr, .Jones states, have
brought beans ->too old for canning,
but on the whole instructions about
condition of produce have been observed.
\ The marketing end of the business
is also progressing satisfactorily.
Charlotte and Salisbury, N. C? have
developed a good appetite for Chesterfield
county vegetables and the big
task so far has been to supply it.
And prices are still satisfactory.
Next week will see the first arrivals
of tomatoes and okna for the cannery.
The managers feel that these
will go through as smoothly and satisfactorily
as have the beans.
Plans are already in the making
for next year's operation when it is
proposed to have truck crops maturing
throughout the year.
The factory employs an average of
130 workers, more than half of whom
are girls engaged in preparing the
vegetables for the can?.
Thus a hundred or more farmers
are experiencing the satisfaction of
receiving $100.00 or more in June for
the produce of one acre of land and
over a hundred workers are receiving
wages from an entirely new source.
With the whole-hearted cooperation
of our citizenry this industry will
develop to such proportions as to
spell prosperity for Chesterfield
County.
Still 'Seeking (Identity
Lexington, N. C., July 9.?Police ih
several cities were today seeking to
locate the wife of the man killed
when a car overturned on him while
he was walking on a highway near
here yesterday. A telephone message
from Camden, S. C., officers today
indicated the victim, whose body
is in a local morgue, is named Tarrant
and * that he formerly was a
baker in that <;Ry.
The <Jcad man wm reported to have
stated hcro about an hour before the
aeddent that his wife was in Richmond,
Va., but Camden police believed
her to be in Charleston.
Search is being made in both cities.
The dead man is apparently around
50 years, about five feet, nine inches
in height and has reddish 4andy hair.
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Company at Camp Jackson \
On last Sunday morning company
M. South Carolina National Guards
left by the Seaboard for their annual
encampment at Camp JacksouCv^Sria
company, better known as the jCershaw
Guards have as their^ Captain
Brevard Boyflcin; First Lieutenant
Harrington C. Yates, Jr.? Second
Lieutenant Charles Lorlck. The
company lists sixty-one members -ill
all.
Frances McLeod artd Me lieu MdCof
went as the Company nffcaoapi'and
will remain the two weeks of the encampment.
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There have been 221 death# from
Cholera in the Philippines since June
20 and the disease is spreading. The
number of cases reported up to Sunday
wae 486.
400 Victims Of
Holiday Revels
Chicago, J lily 7.- This year's celebration
of the ^Fourth was u triple;
Jointed affair?Friday, Saturday und
l Sunday; and the nation paid with 226
additional lives for the extra fun she
| Had.
The three-day holiday altogether
cost 40-1 lives.
Fireworks and toy pistols killed '
20.7?a small percentage of the total,
yet regarded as large in view of
the restrictions against fireworks in
most parts of America. The automobile
took 178 lives, and 121 persons
were drowned. Airplane accidents,
heat, heart attacks induced by holiday
excitement, lightning, and other causes
connected directly with the holiday
resulted in 76 deaths.
The fourth of July itself was n
day of moderate temperatures in most* i
sections of the country, u circumstance
having considerable to do with
holding down the number of deaths
from drowning and prostration. The
week-end, however, saw a mounting
mercury, with a consequent increase
in the lure of bathing beaches?and
a consequent increase in deaths ]?y
drowning and prostration.
In the Chicago territory yesterday
there was such congestion on the
many beaches as had never before
been seen. Conservative estimates
were that more than 700,000 persons
sought relief 'during the day at the
Lake Michigan bathing places along
the Chicago shore. The Oak Street
, tbeach, where Gold Coast and Ghetto
.meet in bathing, was dense wtth men,
women and children most of the dayChicago,
too, experienced om of lte
most serious traffic jams, with an'
estimated million automobiles, choking
her highways. Probably because
fast driving was next to impossible,
there were only *Qo fatal accidents,
both occurring late last night after
thinning traffic made speeding possible.
There were nine deaths from airplane
accidents yesterday and several
injuries. The list of injured
throughout the nation from all causes
was impossible to estimate accurately,
but most certainly ran into the
thousands. In the larger cities pinny
hundreds were treated for burns resulting
from fireworks.
Chesnut Street Home
, Destroyed By Fire
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Occurring with suddenness, fire at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon completely
destroyed the house and furnishings
owned by Miss Lai Blakeney
on Chesnut street.
The seven roonk brick vetfjber house
was discovered to be on fire by
neighbors and by the time Mr. and
Mr*. "George H. Hanks, who were
occupying the house reached safety
the roof fell in. So quickly did the
flames spread that it was impossible
to save anything except a few minor
articles. The fire is supposed to
have caught from the roof and is
thought to have originated from de;
-Tfeetive wiring. _
Miss Bkakeney was out of the city
; on a visit to Atlanta and no one
, knows how much insurance she car-'
ried, but it U practically certain that
ft was insured. N
Mr. and Mrs. Hanks had only re
cently moved to Camden from Man;
ning and had not had their insurance
transferred to this city. The loss
, falls heavily upon them. They are
pleasant new-comers to our city
where Mr. Hanks is manager of the
Dixie Radio, Incorporated, and their
friends regret their misfortune.
(Florida Man (Suicides Columbia,
July 9.?H. F. Menvminger,
vice-president and manager of
- the Non-Acid Fertilizer and Chemical
company, Lakeland, Fla., was
: found dead in his room at a hotel
here tonight. Investigators announced
he had committed suicide.
''On his bod, still in a typewriter on
which it had been written was the
following note:
"My home address is 118 Hollingeworth
Drive, Lakeland, Fla. Hfcve
' undertaker to communicate . with
(/Smith and Dtriks, Lakeland. Busted
?to hell with Hoover and prosperity,
1 hut have plenty of Hfe insurance
And everything will be taken care of.
H. K. M.
"Also notify the Rev. W. W. Memjoainger,
rector of All Salute church,
Atlanta." . '
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Man Who Met Death
Was Known Here
taxing ton, N. C., July 8.?An unidentified
pedeotrian about BO yeais
of ^ogc, was caught beneath nn overturned
uu to mobile and killed on state
highway No. 10, near here today.
Affording to several eye witnesses,
the man stepped from the shoulder
of the highway to tho concrete surface
in front of a car driven by C. L,
French, of Greensboro. When French
put on his brakes, the car quickly cut
to the left and turned over, catching
the pedestrian under the rear half
of the vehicle.
The victim hud in bjs pockets unfinished
and unsigned letters'-dated
from Charleston, S. C.,# a.nd.jaddressed
to Mr. Sanders, Camden, S. C. The
pockets i contained also two bakery
receipts on which was written "Fred
i flendricka, Holiness tent, King and
Ivone streets," with no city named.
Officers indicated that probably no
charge would likely be placed against
Mr. French.
< 7J Was (Known Here
A telephone conversation between
an undertaker in Lexington and Chief
of Police Hilton, of this city, established
the identity of the man as being
J. B. Tenant, who was employed
in Camden about five years ago as
a baker in the Electrik Maid Bake
Shop of this city, but his hOfcAe address
was not known, he having come
to Camden from some northern city.
Camden Winner of
First Half of Race
Camden woh the first half of the
K. C. L. F. league hero Friday morning
by defeating Lancaster, 8 to 7.
The two teams tied last Saturday for
the leadership. In an afternoon game
Lancaster turned tables on the local
team and won 6 to 4.
For the first game the batters
were: (Camden, .Williams and Swann;
Lancaster, Pressly and Boland. For
the second game Camden, Hatfield
and Weldon; Lancaster, Griffith and
Boland.
Two base hits, Barrineau, Feagin,
Weldon, Beckham. Three base hits,
Suggs, Williams. Home runs, Pressley,
Welch. Sacrifices, Feagin,
Swann. Base on balls, off Pressley
1. Struck out, by Williams 13, by
Pressley 3. Umpires, Harris, Hard"'
ing and Twitty.
Special Train Carries
80,000 Watermelons
The "Watermelon Special" with
over 80,000 watermelons on board left
this city at 1:30 p. m. yesterday for
New York and other Northern points.
The train, one of the largest shipments
ever made, according to O. G.
Donny, division freight agent of the
Seaboard, pver whoso road the train
ran, wiH land in Potomac yards at
Washington about midday today and
from there will split and scatter over
the North. The New Yorkeonsigument
will get to New York some;
time tonight and be on the market
tomorrow.
The usual watermelon train averages
about 40 or (0 carloads, Mr.
Donny said, and eaeft 1 carries from
800 to 1,000 melons. Yesterday's
train carried 85 carloads, so do your
multiplication.
The melons ware gathered by the
triain, car by car, between Savannah
and Columbia.?Thursday's State.
Seaboard Wreck
Delays Traip&
A wreck of a through freight train
on the Seaboard Air Line railway
Wednesday afternoon caused delay of
several trains into Camden yesterday,
Nineteen cans loaded with watermelons,
enroute north wero derailed
at a point jutft this eide of Blaney.
The wreck occurred in a cut and apparently
the train wan split in twain
as the engine did not leave the rails.
No one was injured in the mishap.
Curtis Williams, 21, 8outh Carolina
freshman, was killed, and R. W.
Stogner, Jr., baft oftttiliifflt, was
seriously injured Tlgisdsy when .
struck by an automotive driven by
Amos MeMSanos, of McBee. The boys v