The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 15, 1930, Image 1
LJji-CAMDEN CHRONICI.F.
County Campaign
Opens at Blaney
tB fh* county campaign opens again
year with the first speaking at
IKincy, Monday, August 18 at 10
Byock, and in the afternoon of the
une day at Antioch at 4:30 o'clock.
pWith the last mihUte entry of
Wade H. Jones, of Kershaw, for the
Kouee, added interest is injected into
Kit campaign. Mr. Jones has for
Kke last fourteen years been employKjinthe
government service in erad'Bition
of cattle tick in this county.
Ink fays that there is not a foot of
tod he has not traversed or a farm
no** he has not visited during that
Hjae and he is well known.
I The candidates resume their cam paign
the following day at Bethune,
Tuesday. August 19 and the balance
of the itinerary will be as follows:
I Raboa's" Cross ?Wednesday,
BAugust 20, 10 a. m.
I Westvilie?Wednesday, August 20,,
I Camden?Thursday, August 21, 3
I Kershaw?Friday, August 22, 10
I Mount Pisgah?Saturday, t. August
h. 10 a. m.
I Camden Cotton Mills?^Saturday,
lagust 23, 8 p. m.
B The lists close to-morrow at midlUj.
Those who have not paid, their
Basements up to that tifne and
Btoe who have not filed their pledgB?
with the clerk of court will be
Birred from the ticket.
B Those who have announced in the
I three papers of Kershaw county so
I Road Superintendent?H. E. Munn.
Treasurer?S. Wylie Hogue.
Judge of Probate?N. C. Arnett,
I Mrs. Mattie West, G. Arthur Mo^e,
I ley. L. Rex Jones'.
I Board of Directors.?HU G.- C-arritor..
Jr.. J. H. Sowell, D. M. Kirkley,
C. K. McDowell, E. T. ^owen, W. E.
West.
Sheriff? J. H. McLeod, J. K. Lee.
Magistrate?W. R. Taylor. W. D.
Cook, C. C. Pate, John A. McCaskill,
C. A. Branham, F. M. Bryant, Jr.,
Clement C. Brown, B. M. Smith, W.
M. Peake, J. D. Watson, G. R. Truesflale,
T. C. Fletcher, W. J. Newman,
L P. Thompson, L. D. Vincent, Chas.
B. Blyther.
Senate?G. C. Welsh.
Representatives?J. Team Gettys,
Norman S. Richards, Wade H.
Stokes, J. R. Belk, Newton Kelly.
Auditor?B. E. Sparrow, L. B. Ogburn.
Miss Willie Moore, R. L. McCaskill.
Gives Authority
To Stop Trains
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The Southern railway Thursday
*as granted permission by the state
a.lroad commission to discontinue
trains No. 113 and 114 between
Columbia and Charlotte via Camden
and Rock Hill. No opposition to the
change in service developed at the
hearing before the commission.
The change will be effective in ten
hays.
In its petition to the commission
permission to take off the trains,
fte Southern declared that it would
the schedules of t.rftins No.
117 and 118 so as to eliminaite much
Convenience. These trains vbiTl be
e*fcnded from Camden to Columbia
^ ^om York to iSh'elby, ft C.?Fri^
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Had Her Hip Broken
hends throughout the county and
? f*here will regret to learn that
P8, Harwell p. Boykin, one of the
estimable women of the county
suffered a broken hip in a fall
onday. The accident happened
11 s^e attempted to sit in a chair
not being able to see well, she
^Cr *??^n?- Sh? at
j Camden Hospital where Dr. Mila
sPPeialist from Charlotte, was
. mnv)ne<i to assist in setting the inr?
member. Mrs. Boykin is 80
, ars of age.
Was Known Here
message was received in Camden
Mr xfatUrday toMing of the death of
^ida yT?n Wick, which occurred
?y in Youngstown, Ohio, follower
illness of pneumonia.
Ciujj is well, remembered in
n? Fmw?W
p Mr. and Mr*.
<C*; T?W of Summht, K. J., and
W, f' c-. HU ?udd?n deaUi
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through Routes
Soon ?To Be Paved
Columbia, August 'J.?The State
Highway commission has announced
a list of roads on which, upon completion
of tho hard surface projects
under the three lettings this year,
motorists can make long trips on
continuous hard surface roads.
They include from North Carolina
line, north of Cheraw via Camden,
Columbia, Batesburg and Aiken to
Savannah river, near Augusta 175
miles. ^
From North Carolina line, north
of Dillon via Florence, Kingstree,
Mo neks Corner, ^Ch1krleston,c Walterbo
ro and Ridgeland to Savannah
river, near Savannah, 261 miles.
from Georgia line, north of Mountain
Rest via Walhalla, Seneca,
Clemson College, Anderson, Helton,
Lexington, Columbia, Sumter, Florence
and Marion to North Carolina
line east of Nichols, 233 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Greenville, via Laurens, Clinton,
Newberry, Columbia, SUmter, Florence,
Marion and Conway to Myrtle
Beach, 205 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Rock Hill, via Chester, Winnsboro,
Columbia, Orangeburg and Rosinville
to Charleston, 220 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Cheraw, via Camden, Columbia, Orangeburg
Rosinville, .St, George,
Walterboro and Ridgel-and to Savannah
river near Savannah, 267 miles.
From North Crolina line, north of
Blacksburg, via Gaffney, Spartanburg,
Greenville, Easley, Seneca,
Walhalla and Mountain Rest, to the
.Georgia line, 132 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Chesnee, via Spartanburg, Enoree,
Laurens, Newberry, Columbia and
Sumter, to four miles south of Manning,
at Wilson, 133 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Landrum, via Spartanburg, Jonesville,
Union, Carlisle, Columbia, Orangeburg
and Rosinville to Charleston,
246 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Dillon, via Latta, Marion, Conway,
Georgetown, Charleston, Walterboro
and Ridgffland. p to Savannah river
near Savannah, 273 miles.
From Hartsville, via Darlington,
Florence, Kingstree and Moncks Corner
to Charleston, 131 miles.
From N. C. line, north of Rock
Hill, via Chester, Winnsboro, Columbia,
Batesburg and Aiken, to Savan~nah
river, near Augusta 170 miles.
From Savannah river, near Augusta,
via Aiken Batesburg, Columbia,
Sumter, Florence and Marion, to
North Carolina line, east of Nichols,
203 miles.
From Abbeville, via Greenwood,
Saluda, Batesburg, Columbia, Sumter,
Florence, Marion and Conway to
Myrtle Beach 245 miles.
FroVn N. C. line, north of Greenville,
via Ware Shoals and Greenwood,
to Edgefield, 117 miles.
From Greenville, via Newberry,
Columbia, Sumter, Florence, Marion
and Conway to Myrtle Beach, 268
miles.
From Spartanburg, via Union, Columbia,
Orangeburg, Rosinville, St.
Georgei Walterboro and Pocotaligo,
t? Beaufort, 242 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Rock Hill, via Chester, Winnsboro,
Columbia, (Swansea and north to Denmark,
245 miles.
From North Carolina line north of
Dillon, via Latta, Florence, Sumter,
Columbia, Batesburg, Saluda and
Greenwood to Abbeville, 210 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Rock Hill via Chester, Winnsboro,
Columbia, Orangeburg and Rosinville
to Charleston, 220 miles.
From North Carolina line, north of
Blacksburg, via Gaffney, Spartanburg,
Greenvijle and Seneca, to Westminster,
116 miles.
Hurt Suffered in Fall
George Robinson, 50 year old painter,
employed on the state highway
?hop building on south Mill street,
had his hip fractured Tuesday afternoon
when he fell from a scaffold.
He was employed by R. E. Chewning
& Son, local contractors, who have
the contract for erecting the building.
The injured man was carried to the
Camden hospital, but later removed
to his home in the southern part of
the city.
%Tkcs at Mount Pisftfe.
Mount Piagah Baptist Church, Rev.
M. R Guitar, Pastor. Sunday school
at 10 o'clock: preaching at 11 o'clock;
B. T. P. tfMi o'clock.
Season For Deer Opens
Up Today
Today the deer season, for buck*
only, opens throughout the state, except
in Greenville, Oconee and Pickens
counties where deer may be hunted
only on January 1, and in Richland,
I/vxington and Saluda counties,
in which there is no open season for
deer.
Following quickly on the heels of
the deer season, the time for o^her
animals and for birds to take cover
arrives.
The dove season opens September
1 for u month and then reopens November
20 and runs until the last of
January^ The season on rails and
gallinulos opens the same day as
does that on raccoons, .foxes and o'possums.
The season for rabbits and
squirrels opens 'September 1 and
closes March 1, except between Sep?
tembcr 1 and Thanksgiving day rabbits
may be hunted without firearms
and squirrels may be hunted without
dogs.
Seasons for other animals and
birds open later in the year. All seasons
in the counties are subject to
change upon the recommendation of
the county delegation. Changes i*
16 counties' seasons have already
been made.
Burglarized a Store
Three young white youths were arrested
and placed in the county jail
this week by Rural Officer G. B. D#?
Bruhl, being charged with burglary
and larceny.
They gave their names as Colel
Cuwick, 20; Gene Hill, 18; and Oscar
Lundy, 20. They arp charged with
having burglarized the Blackwell
store on Haile street extension.
Goods to the amount of $180.00 was
recovered by the officers. The youths
carried the stolen loot to a wooded
place near the Southern railroad
north of Camden. They were seen to
carry it there and officers were notified
to be on the watch. When they
came back to remove the goods all
! three were placed under arrest.
An officer from the state reformatory
where Hill had been serving
camp to Camden Wednesday and carried
him back to Florence.
4-H Camp At
Childers' Mill
On August 20, 21, 22 the 4-H camp
will be held at Childers' mill, near
DeKalb. The 4-<H members are asked
to bring lunch for the first day,
nnd also some fresh vegetables and
eggs. And by all means don't forget
your bathing syits for we have a
fine place to go in swimming and
we will have swimming instructors to
teach you to swim.
All members coming to the camp
will please go direct to the camp
ground at 10:30 on the 20th, and we
will leave for home after dinner on
Friday.
This camp was made possible by
an appropriation made by your County
Delegation last year and I hope
all of you will take advantage of this
nnd come for this three days of instruction
and fun, says Alma M. Burgess,
County Home Agent.
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To Discuss Bus Terminal.
Through the agency of the Chamber
of Commerce, a meeting today
has been arranged between J. L.
Gilmer, President of Camel City
Coach Company and the committee
appointed from the Chamber of Commerce
and also the street committee
of the city council to take up the
matter of a bus terminal for Camden.
The Chamber of Commerce committee
is composed of J. M. Villipigue,
H. G. Garrison and A.' S. Karesh.
The street committee of city council
is composed of W. L. Jackson, S. W.
Van Landinghnm and Henry Savage,
Jr. I
Junior Older to Meet Monday Night
On next Monday night, August
18th, at 8 o'clock, the local council
of the Jr. O. U. A. M. will confer
degrees on a class of candidates. All
members are requested to be present.
Absentee Votes
Only in Sickness
Only those absent lieeauNe of thickness
it develop^ are eligible to vote 1
by mail in South'(Carolina, and (Maud t
N. Sapp, state chairman, yesterday i
morning upon having his attention <
called to an overlooked amendment <
to the. absentee voting law, ipnnedi- 1
ately addressed letters to all county 5
chairmen advising them of the situa- \
tion and urging that the word be <
passed around. He also sent the same |
letter to all precinct secretaries. 1
As the time is short, Chairman I
Sapp is anxious that wide publicity i
be given the news. Inadvertently, the i
11*27 amendment, which reduced the
absentee voting to those ubsent on i
account of sickness, was not printed <
in the party rules. t
Chnirman Sapp*s letter follows:
! "'Sectioh 1 of the absentee voter's 1
act as printed in the appendix to the <
rules of the Democratic party adopted
May 21, 1930, provides as follows:
'Any person being a qualified voter (
of this state, when absent on account
of his or hef business or on account
of siekhhss from his or her voting
precinct during any primary election,
may vote as hereinafter provided for.'
"I have discovered that the above
section of the absentee voter's act
was amended by the general assembly
in 1927 so as to read as follows:
'Any person being a qualified voter
t of this state and absent on account of I
r.ickness from his or her voting
precinct or who on account of sickness
cannot go in person to his or her
voting precinct during any primary
election may vote as hereinafter provided
for.'
"It will be seen that the section as
amended permits only those who are
sick and cannot get to the polls, or
who are absent from the precinct on
account of sickness to vote an absentee
ballot.
"I am calling this matter to your
attention for the reason that it appears
that the section as amended
was overlooked in the 1928 election
and has not been printed in the appendix
to the rules of the party for
1930.
"This being the statute law of the
state, I urge upon you the importance
of advising the secretaries and
enrollment committees of the various
precincts of your county in order
that they may govern themselves accordingly
in sending out absentee
ballots, specifically instructing them
that only those voters who are sick
or absent from the precinct on account
of sickness are entitled to vote
under the terms of the absentee ballot
act."?Thursday's State.
Arrested For Burglary.
Sheriff McLeod brought Leon
Brock, 25-year-old negro, to .Camden
from Columbia yesterday, where he
I had been arrested by city detectives
following a notice that they be on the
lookout for thieves who broke ^into
the store of Hugh Oliver, at Bethune,
about six weeks ago and also the
Bethune Mercantile company last
Thursday. The negro was walkipg the
streets of Columbia with a package
of stolen goods under his arm. He admits
the theft, and others are expected
to be arrested in the same case.
The negro gives Leesville, S. C., as
his home.
Sumter Reopens List.
Sumter.?At a special meeting of
the county Democratic executive
committee held Saturday morning at
the court house it was decided to reopen
the list and allow Dr. George
W. Dick to qualify as a candidate for
the state senate from Sumter county.
Dr. Dick bad filed his pledge an hour
late on August 1, and his pledge
could not be accepted at that time.
Batson Now in Pen.
Columbia.?O. C. Batson, convicted
in June of assault and battery on his
wife with intent to kill at Laurens,
has boon lodged in the state petftlerttiary
to begin service of a two-year
term imposed by Judge C. CLyFeathorstone.
Batson was convicted in his
absence, but was arrested in Philadelphia
and returned to this state.
Important Notice to Candidates >;'
The rules of the Primary state that your assessment
and oath be hied with the Treasurer of the Committee not
later than MID-DAY of Saturday, August 16. . Also file '
your pledge with Clerk of Court at same time. Failure to
do so will disbar you from the Primary.
H. D. NILES, Treasurer
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The Forest Tower '
Now Complete
1 he initial one hundred foot forest
ire lookout tower for Kershaw coun- ,
y has been completed. This tower ,
vas erected by the State Forestry
Commission through the Kershaw
-ounty Forestry Association. It is
ocated near the crossing of the
xiuthern and Seaboard Air Liny raib
vnys northeast of Camden on a par"
el of land deeded to the association
:>y Mr. H, G. Lloyd of Camden and
( hiladelphia. A watchman in this
ower under ordinary conditions commands
a view of about ten miles in
radius.
A second tower for Kershaw counLy
has also been ordered and its
erection will also be undertaken in
the near future.
Watchmen will be placed in these
towers by the Kershnw County Forestry
association and these watchmen
will be in telephonic reach of fire
lighting organizations in all sectors
of the area under protection, in order
that fires may be extinguished as
soon as possible after discovery.
The necessary funds for the maintenance
and manning of these towerB
will have to be supplied by the association,
the officers of which plan to
undertake in the near future a membership
drive in order to raise those
funds and thus put i?he towers in
practical operation^ The Kershaw
County Forestry Association which is
an eleemosynary corporation, created
for the preservation of the forests of
Kershaw county and also for the
purpose of reforestation. U is the
first organization of this kind in
South Carolina and managed under
the direction of an executive . committee
composed of the officers who are,
L. I. Guion, president; A. S. Llewellyn,
vice-president, and Henry Savage,
Jr.. secretary and treasurer, together
with H. G. Lloyd and Samuel
Russell.
Cecil Ammons Has Narrow Escape.
Mr. Cecil Ammons, who with his'
parents, formerly resided here, but
who is now making his home in Charlotte,
N. C., had a very narrow escape
Saturday in an automobile
wreck. He was driving alone towards
Columbia, and when within about
four miles of Blaney he lost control
of his car, possibly Ijy a tire blowing
out, and ran into a tree, badly damaging
the car and turning it over.
He was pinned underneath the
wreckage and passing autoists found
him in that condition and lifted the
car off of him and rushed him to the
Camden hospital where he received
treatment. It was feared at first that
he was fatally injured, but fortunately
his injuries were not as bad as was
at first thought and reports from him
are that he is getting along very
well.
Selecting Fall m Merchandise.
Mrs. R. Babin, of the Outlook
Shoppe, is in New York city this
week making a selection of choice
and fashionable goods for the ladies'
ready-to-wear trade of Camden and
vicinity.
Entered Residence
A thief or thieves late Sunday afternoon
entered -the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. T. T. Truesdale, corner of
DeKalb and Mill streets. The only
thing missed was a email amount of
change stolen from a pocket book.
The house was entered by cutting the
wire screen to a window on the east
side of the house, and was done
while Mr. and Mrs. Truesdale were
out for a short ride. A filling station
owner across the street from the
residence stated that he saw a small
white woman dressed in black on the
porch, but thought her a visitor in
the house. No arrests have been
ihade.
Mules To Pasture at Fort Mill.
Fort Mill.?An indication of ncute
conditions prevailing in certain sections
due to the lack of normal rainfall.
was brought to the attention of
Fort Mill residents when a drove of 30
or more mules were brought to Fort
Mill for pasturage from Cleveland
county, N. C.
ftenn To Command 11th District.
Washington.?Roar Admiral T. J.
Senn of South Carolina, at present
commander of the deetroyer squadrons,
battle fleet, will become com-,
mandnnt of the 11th naval district
and naval operating base at &uidiego,
California, it la announced by
the navy department.
1 wo Girls Drown In
Hermitage Pond
I rugedy stalked in the wake of a
<Hy ,)uth">K J)?rty here Wednesday
urternooii about 3 o'clock when Mary
Drown, 11, and Elizabeth Drown, 20,
went down in the .Hermitage mil)
pond near here?their, hodiea to be
recovered .10 and 46 minutes later.
Doth girls were members of tho
ill-fated Drown family of the Cleveland
community. Their mother was
burned in the Cleveland school fire
an<| their brother was killed* about
one year ago when a rifle fell from
his tractor and shot him in the cheat
The father. W. I.. Drown, u*fi one
brother are the survivors of the
family.
1 ho party of young people were
bathing in the pond when one girl
stepped into water over her head.
The others became frantic* and in
their mad efforts to reach safety,
pushed one another down. Miss Kate
I>ixon, another young lady, was rescued
with a pole and was unconscious
for some time, hut was revived.
Good swimmers were soon upon the
scene and by diving W. F. Nettles,
dr., found the body of Miss Mary
Drown, and u short time later Dalton
Black well brought the body of
Miss Elizabeth Brown to the surface.
Efforts nt resuscitation failed. v
1 ho bodies of the two girls were
carried to the Evans Funeral Home,
where they will be kept until Sunday
morning pending the arrival of
n brother from Oklahoma, when the
funeral and burial will take place
at Mt. Olivet Baptist church Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock.
American Legion to
Endorse Club Work
Olemson College, August 8. The
American I.#egion, Department of
South Carolina, at the recent State
convention, passed a resolution to
cooperate with the community 4-H
clubs of the state in building citizenship,
in their community activites,
and with their demonstrations.
The resolution, made known by Lt.
Colonel George A. Hanvey, Jr., Abbeville,
to Dr. W. W. Ix>ng, director of
Extension here is as follows:
"Whereas, The iState of South Carolina
is so very dependent on agriculture
and rural life, in such dire need
of the development of our farm lands
into assets instead of liabilities:
Whereas, The future success of
farming is largely dependent upon
the young boys and girls in our rural
communities being properly trained
in the methods which are being carried
to them through the Extension.
Service by the county demonstration
agents in each county of the state
: through 4-H club work:
"Whereas, Abbeville county Post
No. 2 American Legion is sponsoring
4-H club work in Abbeville county
and believes this is a great opportunity
for the different posts in the
i state to render service to their communities-and
to the state:
"Therefore, Be It Resolved, That
the American Leg-ion, Department of
South Carolina, hereby goes on record
as endorsing this great work in
building citizenship through 4-^H
clubs of the state, and urges each
j post in the state to lend its support
toward the success of this work in
their communities."
Col. Hanvey attended the recent
State short course as a local leader,
and after seeing the enthusiasm of
the 101 boys irv their work, representing
every section of the state, he
foresaw a chance for the American
Legion to assist these boys in their
high aims.
Life Each Day Is Auto's Toll.
Columbia.? Automobiles in this
state killed 176 persons in the first
181 days?the period from January
to June?of this year, an average of
practically one person every 24 hours
figures announced by Dr. J. A.
Hayne, state health officer, reveal.
Guernsey Breeders Plan Picnic.
Chester.? The Guernsey cattle
breeders and dairymen met at the
Chester county courthouse Saturday
and planned for a Guernsey breeders*
picnic or tour the latter part of this
month.
* ; Palmetto Mills Close
. Columbia.? The i Palmetto If ilk
cloaed Monday, and as ? reault 1?
men and women are out of work, ft
ia not definitely known wKeh tt will reopen.
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