The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 26, 1930, Image 1
Camden Chronicle
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1 NUMBER 26
frasington Named
on Highway Board
Governor Richards yesterday spited
five members of the South
Orolina highway commission, two of
* appointees being new men to the
emission and three now serving on
tat body. I
The appointment#:
From the First judicial circuit: Edsr
L. Culler, Orangeburg, in place
f C. P. Moorer, Harleyville, Dories
U?* county. ;
From the Fourth judicial circuit: J.
r, McKay, Dillon, to succeed himself
From the Fifth judicial circuit: Dr.
; F. Brasiogton, -Camden, in place
f\V. P. Ilumrick, Columbia,
from the Sixth circuit: John T.
t?vems, Kershaw, to succeed himself.
From the Seventh circuit: Charles
. Hearon, Spartanburg, to succeed]
msclf. . I
The two new men, Mr. CuHer and
octor Brasington, are well known
i their own communities and over
* state.
Mr. Culler, sometimes referred to
t the "Marvel Farmer" of Orangeirg
is one of the most successful
rmers in South Carolina. He is a
ember of the Orangeburg County
ighway commission and has been a
reless advocate of road building in
a county. Mr. Culler is a Wofford |
oQege graduate.
Doctor Brasington is a physician of
afcsive practice and ?|sO operates
ijrge farm. He id generally regardi/is
a progressive citizen, thoroughf
alive to the needs of his co-mmuny
and state and active in matters
oking to the development of South
arolina.
C. 0. Hearon', one Of the members
appointed yesterday, has long been
n the commission?in fact, was one
f the original members of the comnwkm
when it consisted of three
tembers.
Mr. McKay -has served one term on
he commission as has M.r. Stevens.
The members draw a salary of $100
per year and actual expenses..
Other members of the commission
ire: C. E. Jones, Batesburg, chairman;
D. \\\ Gaston, Aiken; Dr. E. S.
tooth, Sumter; W. R. MoCuen, Lauens;
John P. Grace, Charleston; H.
. Summers, Pendleton; J. L. WheelMarion;
W. A. Floyd, Greenville;
Fred Lightsey, Miley. Their!
rms did not expire; only five vacan- j
es came at this time.
Mr. Jones, elected this summer as
member of the house of representees
from Lexington county, has
id he will take -his Beat as a memr
of the house when the legislate
meets in January. His withawal
from the commission will
tan another vacancy on that body.
Much interest -hag been taken in
*** appointments and the action of
t governor has been awaited eagerThe
new men are understood to be
toroughly in sympathy with the road
hiding program of the highway deWment,
as is (being conducted uner
the $65,000,000 .road bond issue,
nd so the changes a?e expected to
no effect in that quarter.
Oldest Congressman Dead
Washington, Sept. 23. Charles
Stedman, who rode with
Jackson in -his . stirring
s around the Union army 60
^ ago, died today in the position
* ich he had served his native
of North Carolina district since
Hlrck 4, i9ii.
iti ? ^OU8 ?f Representwhen
he was nearly 70, Sted*n
had decided not to run for ofT
again His name was omitted
the June primary ballot this
F 0r the first time since he enl'
Congress. When he suffered
^apoplectic stroke on September
^ Physicians declined to predict
tfcoc^y Gradually he lost
1^*7 a,1<1 after a slight rally last
the x9-year-old veteran weakrapi<i!y
and succumbed.
The Baptist Church Services
CeHf(;llf>Win|f s?rvic S ?re anfcpti.t
l?r the ***** ftt th* First
10 o'f 1 | Ur4?h: Sunday school at
pf' W*'. G WH80n' superitii-.c
' 1 r<???hing by the pastor
Step ]' lhe subject: "The Second
.] Banning of Service."
by , 1,11 ftb 8 o'clock, preachV|
V * pc-rtor on tho subject:
P. U. Fel? " Ju>Uor B. Y.
^ v'pTC.' '***>
? tb. I eordislly
- of this church.
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Father Seeks Family
For Four Weeks
A pitiful story of the breaking of
family ties through economic necessity
and a bewildered search over
four states by a father for his wife
and four small children was revealed
last night when Charlie Jones and
his 10-year-old son, Lee, came into
the Salvation Army Citadel on Last
Broad street from a penetrating
drizzle to ask for lodging during the
dark hours.
Somewhere in North Carolina 13
wandering Mrs. Jones and her brood,
Delia, 10; I^aura, 8; Hobart, 5; and
Lucy 2. They are seeking their husband
and father while ue is frantically
going from town to town and
from police station to police station
hunting them. Their paths have
crossed but a few hours apart but
they have not been together since
they separated in Gainesville, *^CJa.,
four weeks ago.
The family left Cassatt, 14 miles
from Camden, July 26, for Apopka,
Fla., where Charlie Jones had the
promise of a job. J. W. Laws, traveling
to Jacksonville with more room
in his heart than in his small touring
car, picked them up, father,
mother, five children and such household
necessities hs they could carry
while walkirig.
TKey reached Gainesville, and
there the father left his family to
remove some of the burden from the
small car and set out alone. After
a few hours, the mother became worried
and left likewise, with the smaller
children, instructing Lee to go
ahead with the driver to Florida and
to wait with his father for them.
Jones reached Apopka and his job,
but his family did not show up. He
quit and began his search that was
not ended last night when he lay
down on his cot at the Citadel.
Reaching Bateshurg, near Columbia,
police told him that his wife had
passed through the town shortly before,
saying she was going to Asheville.
Jones found no trace of them
there, but at Statesvllle he found his
oldest son. Together they started
a jenewed search. They have asked
police at every town they have visited
to watch for the mother and children.
Today they will take up where
they left off last night.?Sunday's
Greenville News.
Floral Company
At Old Stand
1
The Camden Flortd Company, who
for the summer, has been operatnig
exclusively from their greenhouses
on West Laurens street, are this
week returning their office force and
packing department to their former
headquarters at 211 East Laurens
street.
This location is the original plant
of the floral company where they
have Jarge growing plots under glass
and also nmple^ show rooms for the
trade.
Guion Named Head
Of Pecan Co-ops
Orangeburg, Sept. 23.?L. I. Guion,
of Lugoff, was elected president of
the Palmetto Cooperative PecaYi Association,
which was organized here
today.
The meeting was attended by half
a hundred growers from throughout
the state. Formal application for a
charter will be made with the National
Pecan, Association, which is
backed in its marketing by the federal
farm board.
Association headquarters will be
established in Orangeburg with a
manager and warehouse here to receive
and grade nuts. The pecans
will then be distributed to market
points at the direction of the National*
Association.
Other officers elected were Edgar
L. Culler, Orangeburg, vice president;
D. K. Summers, Cameron, secretary-treasurer.
Directors will be
Mr. Guion, W. W. Watson, of Orangeburg;
Mr. Summers; R. S. Donald,
Darlington; Mr. Culler; W. P.
Law, Darlington; and Dr. Weeks, ol
Newberry.
Speakers today included J. F. Buchanan,
representing the farm board
Dr. W. W. Long, of the extensior
division; and Congressman H. P
Fulmer. Other federal and state agricultural
specialists were present,
^ . :j % i ??I i 1 Mr.
F. M. Woo ten, Jr., of New
berry viaited at the home of his par
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Camden Merchants
Give to Playground
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Mr. I), w. Truxler, superintendent
of the Antioch High School, has ad
.dressed the following letter of thanks
to the business firms of Camden; - j
I wish to take this opportunity
to th^nk the people of Camden for
their cooperation in our project to
secure playground equipment for the
Antioch High School. The school has
been in need of modern playground
equipment for a long time, I know
that l ean speak for the patrons and
pupils of the community and say
that they appreciate the cooperation
and interest that .the people of?Camden
huve shown in their school.
Practically everybody that We told
about the advertising bought space
on the equipment. I wish to say that
the advertising was sold in a short
while, and I am in receipt today of a
telegram from the AlLWeld PlayGround
equipment company of Raleigh,
N. C., stating that construction
will begin immediately.
"The following firms and individuals
made this possible: Doughty
Dry Cleaner, New York Cafe, D. J.
Creed Service Station, Sowell's Drug
Store, Mackey Mercantile Company,
The Bank of Camden, Itedfearn Motor
Company, MoCaskill & LoRis,
The Hoffer Company, DesOhaimps
Dry Cleaners, E. B. Buddin's Book
Store, City Service Station, j. C.
Gillis, The Fashion Shop, T. J. McNinch,
monuments, Burns & Barrett,
U. N. Myers Gas and Oil, C. W.
Evans Ambulance Service, Electrik
Maid Bake Shop, Camden Ice Company,
R. S7~ Williams Grocery Store,
The First National Bank, The Camden
Chronicle, FiscllePs 5, 10 and 25
cents Store."
South Carolina
Horses in Show
A Litchfield, 'Connecticut, paper of
recent date contains an account of a
horse show held jn that city which
prominently mentions South Carolina
bred horses and riders.
The performance of "Domino" in
the jumping class, an entry of Ward
C. Belcher, of Lakeville, was a perfect
one. This horse was ridden by
J. J. Clyburn, of Camden. Other entries
ridden by Jack 'Clyburn and
Jim Clyburn were owned by Mrs.
John Devine. They were 'Wivnndiere,"
"Little Corporal," "Carolina"
and others belonging to Ward C.
Belcher were "Emperor" and "Big
Brother." The ownersr-riders and
horsis are well known t<T~Camd^n
people. _ "
The president's cup was awarded
to Mrs. John Devine's "Carolina," a
beautifully formed and schooled chesnut
mare.
Presbyterian Church Services.
Sunday, September 28th. A. Douglas
McArn, pastor. Sermon subject:
"Lost Battles in Every Man's Life."
Sunday school 10 a. m.; mopiing worship
11:15; mid-week service Wednesday
evening 7:30; Christian Endeavor
7 p. m. The public is cordially
invited to these services.
Two federal prison convicts are
dead and a third is in a critical con1
dition in the prison hospital at Leav
enworth, Kan., as the result of a
; wood alcohol and shellac spree. Prison
authorities are at a loss as tc
how the trio obtained the wood alcohol
and shellac. The dead con,
victs were narcotic prisoners. Both
were sentenced in Chicago.
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County Boys Visit
Pontine Station
On lust Wednesday, the seventeenth,
about seventy vocational agricultural
boys from BlanCy, Antioch,
Bethune, and Midway, under their
teachers, Mr. Waters, Mr. Trailer.
Mr. Keistler and Mr. Stevenson, visit**
e<l the Pontine Experiment Station.
The boys inspected the dairy equipment,
which consists of a large open
air type of barn, a modern milking
room, where mechanical milkers will
be installed-Wj^ep silos, pasture ap^d
herd of "Guernsey cows. A few years
ago the pasture had scrub oaks growing
over it, typical of the sandy land
of Kershaw county; but today there
is un excellent pasture, in spite of
the dry summer, seeded to lespedcza,
carpet grass, Dallas grass, and native
grasses. The cows have been selected
for type as well as milk production.
The boys next visited the cotton
fertilizer tests, the -variety tests, and
the new summer cover crops that afe
being tried out. The group loft th$
station about twelve o'clock feeling
that a very profitable haLf day ha J
I been spent.
The Midway boys stopped by Mr.
] N. P. Getty's farm and visited his
dairy and some of his crops. Mr.
Gettys took the boys to his fine pasture
of native grasses, carpet grass,
Dallas grass and lespedeza.. Mr.
Gettys Jjas an outstanding herd of
/^Guernseys, all of which he has raised
except his bulls. His herd sire is valued
at ten thousand dollars, and the
sire of a young bull that he is raising
sold for thirty-five thousand dollars.
This young bull was brought
from Monck's iComer, and was bred
" in New York state.
The next stop was at the milk
house, where Mr. Gettys gave each of
the boys all the buttermilk he could
drink. The party next inspected a
field of corn and otootan soybeans.
The corn is expected to yield fifty
btJ.Chels per acre. It makes a person
stop and think during this depression
when a farmer can say, "I would not
take a thousand dollars for that cow"
-.or "I expect to average fifty bushels
of corn on that field," or "a bale of
cotton per acre." Mr. Gettys uses the
barnyard fertilizer on his fields and
gives his cows credit for his large
crop yields.
It is well worth any man's time to
visit this farm and the fine herd.
These trips are annual events for
the vocational agricultural boys and
their teachers, and they are very
grateful to Mr. Riley, superintendent
of the Experiment station and Mr.
Gettys for giving so much of their
valuable time.
Lyttleton Street Methodist Church
The following services are announced
for the week at the Lyttleton
Street Methodist church by the
pastor, Rev. George Pierce Watson:
Sunday, September 28, 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 Prime Demand
Upon the Home, the School .and the
i Church: The Care of the Child."
* Evening theme, "Fear vs. Faith."
> Midweek service, Wednesday, 8:00
p. m. The public is most cordially
invited to all the services of this
i} church. Come and bring your
i friends.
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Camden Boys Win
Over Heavier Team
The Camtfen Hull Dogs met Ue
Rhame'a Yellow Jackets from Florence
on the Zemp Field Friday afternoon
and after a hard fight gave
them A decisive .beating. The Camden
'boys, though considerably outweighed,
showed a decided superiority in
training, both in fundamentals anil in
team work. They also exhibited a
characteristic Camden determination
and^ light. The team worked together
woll, executing trick plays for long
and repeated gains, hut were not so
good on straight foot-hall.
Florence threatened at least twice
during the game, once in the first half
and again in the second. Her .guins
1 were made chiefly through Camden's
j line, although one very long run was
made around Camden's right end.
The Jackets' drive in the second half
almost resulted in a touchdown, being
finally stopped by the return of two
first string men to the guard and tacWile
position.
Camden's touchdowns were -made
1 by McCaakill, Russell anil I'itts.
The first came after a blocked punt
deep in Florence territory. The second
was the result of jt beautifully
executed pass to Pitts over the goal
line. The last score was put over by
Russell who dived over a line after
having placed the ball in scoring distance
on probably the longest run of
the game. To Russell probably should
go the honors of the day. Besides
playing excellently on offenae, his
fine tackling repeatedly prevented
Florence gains through the line.
Pierce, Mackey and McNinch also
played well in the .line.
Coach Villepigue and his helpers
have made a fine start with a bunch
of light, green material. A great
fight is being waged for Bix positions
on the first squad and it will ta^a
several games to determine the selections
for those positions.
Camden's next game is with Great
Falls this aftejnooa*.J
Eleventh District
j Schedules Made
South Carolina league fooUiall
schedules for class B. high schools in
j District 11, which includes Richland,
Lexington, Kershaw and Fairfield
counties, were arranged at a recent
meeting of the district executive committee
at the Y. M. C. A.
Winnsboro high school was not represented
at the meeting and was,
therefore, not included In the schedules:?It
is understood that Winnsboro
hopes to win admittance to Disj
trict 4 where it was before the shakeup
in district lines made by the
league officials last spring.
Most of the District 11 schools
were" in thq^ upper state before the
district's creation of the new district
as a part of the upper state last
spring.
. The following official schedule was
arranged with the conches allowed
to make changes upon mutual agreement:
."October 3: Swansea vs. New
Brookland, Camden vs. Olympia,
Batesburg-Leesville vs. Lexington,
f, October 10: New Brookland vs,
Camden, Olympia vs. BatesburgLeesville,
Lexington vs. Swansea.
October 17: Swansea vs. Camden,
New Brookland vs. Batesburg-Leesville,
Olympia vs. Lexington.
October 22: Swansea vs. Olympia
New Brookland vs. Lexington.
October 24: Camden vs. Batesburgi
Leesville.
October 31:'New Brookland vs
1
I Olympia, Swansea vs. Batesburg
Leesville, Camden vs. Lexington.
November 7: Left open in case of
' a tie. ,
; Following the arranging of th?
1 schedule, eligibility of players wat
passed upon.
The championship of the districl
will be decided by percentage.?Tues!
day's Columbia State.
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Foot-Ball Game Today
s The bulldogs of the Camden Higl
) School will play the team fronr
f Great Falls this afternoon on Zemj
- field at 4 o'clock. Admission charg
) es are 50 cents for adults and 21
f cents for children. : All those wh<
witnessed the game between the bull
dogs ai?d the team from Florenc*
S last Friday will be ankious to see th<
home boys work out this afternoon
t so he on hand to boost the boys.
I t
-t Miss Mattie Pauline Shaw left las
f week for Lander College where ah
t will be a student this year. Mia
I Shaw was the winner of a scholar
j] ship to that institution.
Children's Home
( ares For Fourteen
Mention was made in these columns
*onU. months ?Ko of the purchase
<>f a In rye lot on south Fair
street, with building thereon to be
used hs h children's home for poor
children of Kershaw county. Already
the home is functioning well,- with
Mrs. W. K. Hendrix, the-matron in
charge.
I he building is located at Xll Fair
street, and is what was formerly
known as the James L. BrasingUm
property. It wh.s purchased and incorporated
under the laws of the state
as the "Children's Home of the Associated
Charities."
The lot has a frontage on Fair
street of more than two hundred
feet and the entire lot contains two
and three-quarters acres, on which is
%large roomy chicken yard and large
vegetable garden, with a cow barn
now under construction preparatory
to the purchase of a cow.
hourteen children ranging in years
from 2 to 12, seven girls and seven
boys, aro now being cared for and
those of school age are now in the
( amden schools. Hooks and supplies
having been supplied and all children 0
inoculated against every form of disease,
the treatment having JxH?n administered
by the county health department
free of all costs.
I here are four large rooms in the
building with a large hall dividing.
I here are also two small rooms, and
lumber and material is now on the
ground for the adding of a new kitchen,
store room, two^bath rooms. The
fixtures for the bath rooms have been
donated by a friend and the greater
part of the lumber has been contributed
by the Belk Lumber Company,
Guy Lumber C^Cpany, of Camden,
and John T. Stevens, of Kershaw.
Some labor has been .contributed by
town and county forces.
While the home i?r under
crvision of Mrs. Hendrix, the placing
of the children in this home is under
the personal supervision of Mrs.
Margaret Mayfleld. She investigates
person/illy all cases, and as Bhe has
had the placing of a number of children
in orphanages in this state she
knows the city and county and its
people,
While the home is under the associated
charities it is supported by donations
from town and church and
civic organizations and individuals.
Some of the contributions given Bince
the opening of the home on June 1,?
are: The .Missionary Society of the
Camden Baptist church, three pair.',
sheets, two pair pillow cases; Business
Women's dub gave eighteen
towels, two boys' suits, five bureau
scarfs, one pair pillow cases, one
sheet, material for making three
dresses, materials for making "two
boys' blouses, four handerchiefs and
two comforts; Woman's Auxiliarj^of
Grace church, toyB, bureau, two comforts,
clothes, pair of curtains, girl's
coat; Young 'Men's Business League,
five porch chairs, fofks, spoons,
1 plates, two ice coolers and bucket;
Mrs. M. Baruch, two bed spreads and
tray of fruit; Mrs. L. L. Walnau,
clothing. The following ladies ' have
given clothing: Mrs. S. F. Brasing>
ton, Mrs. Elizabeth Foster, Mrs. F.
M. Wooten, Mrs. R. B. Pitts, Mrs.
C. W. Evans, Mrs.' W. T. Smith, Mrs.
? H. L. Richey, Mrs. E. R. Frietag.
Henry Savage, Sr., gave a bed, mat
tress, pillows, some children's books
and vegetables. George T. Litle, Sr.,
gave a bushel of rye. Physicians have
offered their services free of all
charge. Camden Steam Laundry docs
' all work free of cost. Two interested
persons visit the home every Sunday
> afternoon and take the children for a
? ride, while another gives the children
ice cream and cake. City has planted
- the lots in oats and rye, and Zemp .&
DePass, druggists, have donated
enough Italian rye grass seed to
plant the front yard.
^ Mrs. Mayfield says she is well
1 pleased with the cooperation extended
to her and her co-workers in this
undertaking, and the home for chil'
dren in Camden has a good start and
is destined to grow from this humble
> beginning and may be the means of
furnishing a home for many other
3 unfortunate tots left on a generous
3 public to be taken care of.
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Serving on Federal Jury,
t Among those serving -in Federal
e court in Aiken this week as petit
jurors are Ed. Workman, D. J. Creed,
w Joe Outlaw, G. W. Monroe and Joe H.
Thomas.
AS TO PAYING Y.OUR DEBTS?
(From the Columbia >State)
The Merchants Retail Credit Co.
advertises: "You Owe It to Your'
self When You Owe Your Merckaat
to Pay Your Bills Promptly."
That call addressed to those people
who have lived on credit so long that
they are a year behind, cannot meet
with much responsiveness. Those
debtors are victims of "bad* system.
In many of them, too, there is a decided
" streak of dishonesty. Some
buy on credit with the premeditated
purpose to "beat" the merchant.
Others buy hoping t<6 pay, but with
J no very definite plan of how they
will get the money to pay this one
and their other bills. These, having
some conscience, live in perpetual
dread of the bill collectors and the
postman.
Finally, there are those who buy
not only intending to pay but determined
to pay. These have money in
the bank and can pay up at ahy time,
but because their trade - is worth
something and they have the money
they are too indifferent to be pressed.
They prefer to let the merchant
sweat rather than lower their banl<
account by checking out money ir
payment of honest debts.
The people who buy intending t><
"beat" should be behind the bars
But what about the morality of those
who can pay their bills but.won*tl
These not only fail to respect theii
obligations to themselves and th<
merchants, but they contribute t<
"dull" times. If business is slov
these people make it slower, *? "
Should each of ten men pay a $10(
account at 11 o'clock this mominj
only $1,000 would be thus put in cir
culation, but before the end of M^B
week that thousand dollars may hav<
caused scores of business men to? re
ceive an aggregate of $10,000?-<u
more; and that volume of obligation*
to have been wiped out.
Paying debts is as economically
helpful in stopping unempioymerv
and boosting business as Is buying
new goods for cash.
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