_The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 42 ^ 1 " T *
*??"? *???1 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER lofi?30 '' '* ^ ' --'-ii.n i .i -juljjuim,
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\uto Toll Stays
At Death-A-Day
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^Maintaining record it set
>rjy in the year, the automobile, in
^ first eight months of 1930, killed
$8 people in South Carolina, practiiljy
one death in each day of the
The 1930 tdtal is far above
M of last year-^hen 187 people
ftre killed by the automobile from
inuary through August.
Outstanding with the automobile
grease in automobile fatalities this
(tt, affording to figures announced
teterday by Dr. James A. Hayne,
jie state health officer, is the intense
i'1 deaths from intestinal disand
among mothers and iutou.
The decline in the deaths from caner
and malignant tumors from 459
o 410 is regarded by Doctor Hayne
s remarkable since the country on
he whole shows a decided increase
t deaths from this cause.
In this period while suicides were
limbing from 55 in 1029 to 67 this
ear, homicides decreased from 160
d 142, almost 100 loss than autolobile
fatalities.
hast year there were 16 deaths reordecl
from eyclone or tornado accilents,
while there have been none
ki$ year. Also one pel-son died from
labies in 1929 and one was killed in
pairplane accident, neither of which
Pattered in 1930.
^forty-eight people have died in
fritate this year from alcoholism
|j|(omparison with 28 in the first
jjjtiit months of last year; 503 from
pellagra against 5K53; 651 frorp intestinal
diseases compared with 594.
There was a decrease of Approximately
40 in tubercular deaths.
Death of Mrs.. Carson.
The Era last week briefly mentionid
the death of Mrs. James McElhaley
Carson, which occurred at her
lome Wednesday afternoon, October
1, at two o'clock, following an extended
illness. In keeping -<with her
unostentatious life, and in accord
with her wishes, only simple funeral
sen ices were conducted from the residence
at eleven o'clock Thursday
morning by her pastor, Rev. George
E. Smith and she was laid, to rest in
the family plot in the Kershaw cem'tery
in the presence of numerous
riends. The following children survive
her: Miss Welsh, Miss Ann, Miss
>ammy and James McElhaney, Jr.
!hey have the sympathy of their
iumerous friends in their sad beeavement.?Kershaw
Eta.
Death of Thomas J. Ray
Thomas J. Ray, aged 68 years, died
Saturday morning of last week at
lagood, S. C., after a lingering illess.
He was a native of the Pine
irove section of West Wateree, but
f late years had been following the
rade of a blacksmith. Tom Ray will
? remembered as the man who killed
Millie. Williams, a white man, at the
omer of Broad and Rutledge streets
ibout seven years ago when th^
'treets were crowded with holiday
'hoppers. A knife was the weapon
?ed and Williams met almost instant
Jeath. The burial and funeral
t>f Ray occurred at Pine Grove church
tbe day following his death.
fltP. Kendall Fetes
v South Carolinians
.Boston, Mass., Oct. ft?'Henry P.
of Boston^ who heads the
fcadali company, which has large
^l* interests in South Carolina
jj**? a luncheon at the Union club
Boston, today in honor of Stanley
Uawellyn, Camden, a former Massaman,
who will be the nexl
Jtyartment commander of the Ameri^gion
of South Carolina. Hif
?*8ts included medal of honor men
W-gates to the .Legion meeting fronr
Carolina - and a few Rostor
^s- Mr. Kendall presided. Ht
^ on Comdr. Oscar Doyle, who ir
-*Jcallo<l on Morris C. Lumpkin,
Poster and James O. Sheppard
Mr. Llewellyn responded.
Kendall, who maintains a hom<
Camden, experts to go to Camdet
' * few days to'Vemain until Thanksftvhjg.
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Warning to Drivers
Colombia, S. C., Oct. ft-A warn
to drivers of automobiles wh(
not procured their driver's li
g. "mad? today by Ben M
, Yer. chief highway commissioner
W *??Oe3r this afternoon
y ' ^proximately 80,000x peopl
tzJ** ?*?cbae?i their licsnee an,
J?*** that after October UTtb
Evening, Class Held
Meeting at Antioch
On Thursday ' night the following
people met at the school house for
the poultry work: Mr. and Mrs. Luke
Davis, Mr. Lang .Sparrow, Mrs. Grace
Caughman, Mrs. CHaa. B. Bylther,
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Shiver, Mr. and
Mis. Arthur Holland, Mr. Luther
late, Mr. Sumpter ArranU, Misses
Miner and Mary Shiver and Louise
late, Mr. -Clyde Weathers, Mr. Du-I
Bose Davis and Mr. Dalton Trimnal.
At this meeting the construction of
standard poultry houses were discussed,
along with other farm problems.
Mr. Luke Davis, Mr. l^ang
Sparrow, Mr. Luther Pate, Mr. Lester
Shiver and others entered in the
(discussion. It was decided to discuss
incubation and brooding and poultry
diseases and insects on next Thursday
night.
The evening class work in vocational
agriculture in the Antioch
community is creating a great deal
of* interest among the people. As
! the people co-operate so well in the
community work, we-are planning to
j extend the work as soon as the series
of meetings on poultry have been
completed. The next problems will
be in connection with small grain
1 crops, to include such jobs as "time
of planting, fertilizing, rate of seed
ing, side dressing and treating for
I smut. We plan to take this work up
immediately as people are thinking
of planting grain now. The time of
the meetings will be announced in
the school and every farmer planning
to seed grain crops is. requested
to come and join the small grain
class. We have a few farmers planning
to plant some asparagus and
for that reason we are planning a
short course in asparagus. As plantI
ing will not be necessary until after
| Christmas, we will take up the as;
paragus work as soon as we have
| completed the work in poultry and
j small grains.
First Week Jurors
For October Term
Jurors drawn Tuesday morning to
serve for the first Week of the Octoi
ber term of crfminal court, which
i convenes on October 27th, with Judge
j M. L. Bonham, presiding are as fol
lows:
J. R. Railey, C. W. Billings, J. R,
Langford, R. B. DeLbache, D. S
Murchison, Law re nee- Jones, George
R. Colemnn, A. M. McLeod, Leon H
Schlosburg, Henry Eichel, W. H
Bradley, T. J. Hinson, Camden; William
Arthur Cauthen, Jeff Reeves
J. R. Coats, W. A. Johnson, J. E
Sowell, Walter H. Cauthen, J. F. R
0 Roberts, James C. Horton, John Clay
L. F. Robinson, R. B. Faulkenberry
Kershaw; J. L. Ford, George Ray
John Maddox, Arthur Dowie, E. W
Rabon, Lugoff; L. D. Evans, Blak<
Kelly, Blaney; Robert L. Stokes, Cas
satt; Gilliam Holly, Jefferson; N. S
Richards, Liberty Hill; D. A. Jones
Westville; W. D.. Branham, Boykin
D. R. Anderson, Gassatt.
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Brought Here for Burial
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Mrs. Martha C. Smith, who ha
, made her home in Sumter for th
past eighteen years, died Sunda;
morning following an illness o
, about two weeks, aged seventy-fiv
, years, death occurring on her birth
day. She was the widow of the lat
. William S. Smith, of Spring Hill
r in Lee county, a prominent farme
. and merchant of that community
who died nineteen years ago. Mre
. Smith was a daughter of the lat
, Willis Osteen, of Sumter county, an<
p was born at the family home in th
i Privateer section, but the greate
l part of her life was spent at Sprini
? Hill, where she resided until th
i death of her%husband. She was
p devoted member of the First Bap
tist church, where the funeral set
vices were conducted at 11 o'cloc
i this morning by her pastor, Rev. W
j- .G. Moore. The interment was in th
. Cartyden. cemetery beside her husbarn
She'is survived by no relatives cloa
er that nieces and nephews, a num
ber of whom reside in this, stat<
- Georgia and Florida.?Monday's Sun
> ter Item. ?
Presbyterian Church Services
Sunday, October 12. A. Dougla
i* MeArn, pastor, ' Sermon subjec
8 "The Consolations of God." Mori
1 ing worship 11:16; Sunday school 1
a. m.; midweek service Wedneeds
0 Tb* """j* j*cordi*
ly invited to these sefwsgfc
Parent-Teacher Meet
at Antioch School
yuiu; a number of people""assembled
ut the school house Tuesday night
and organised the .Parent-Teachers
association. Mr, and Mrs. Kent*, of
Blaney, were present. Mr. lientz
made an interesting and instructional
talk on what the P. T. A. stands for.
Mi. Kentz thoroughly understands
the work of the association and he
put the work very clearly before the
people. I he Antioch people are very
anxious to have one of the best, if
not the best, association in Kershaw
county. They have shown their intentions
-to that effect and all it
takes is hard work on the part of
every member. A good number joined
J uesday night and the association
hopes .that every patron, and friend
in the community will join., Mr*.
Kathleen II. Watts, our County Superintendent
of Education, "was present
and to|d of the wonderful opportunities
the association has to work
and do good in the community. The
following officers were elected:
President, Miss Ruth McLeod; vicepresident,
Mr. T. L. Davis; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Louise Pate; historian,
Miss Grace Rollings. The
next meeting will be held on October
the 14th and at that time we hope
to have a full house.
Mt. Pisgali Baptist Church
Rev. M. B. Gunter, pastor. Sunday
school Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Preaching at 11 o'clock. B.
Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.
-Everybody is cordially invited to attend
these services.
I^egion Officers Elected
LeRoy Belk Post No. 17 of the
American Legion in session Monday
night elected the following as officers
for the coming year: T. V. Walsh,
commander; F. D. Goodale, vice-comr
mander; W. M. Alexander, service
officer; B. D,. McDonald, of Kershaw,
assistant service officer; Wj. J. Hasty,
finance officer; Rev. John T.
Littlejohn, chaplain. The commander
will shortly make the appointments
of adjutant and various committees.
A report of the year's work
was read and membership shown to
be 151 making 29 new members for
1930.
Lyttleton Street Methodist Church
George Pierce Watson, pastor,
Sunday, October-12: Bible school
^ T0:0<P a. m., Mr. L. C. Shawt aupofr
' intended; Epworth League, 6:45 p
m.; public worship, 11:15 a. m. and
7:30 p. m., conducted by the pastor
' rooming theme, "My Church." Even
ing theme, "Christians as Luminaries
' in the World." Midweek service
L Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. The public if
? most cordially invited to all the ser
vices of this church. * Visitors ar<
especially welcome/ Come and brin*
1 your friends.
Guards Attended Celebration
' Company M. of the South Carolina
' National Guards under their Captaii
Brevard Boykin and iSecond Lieut
enant Charles P. Lorick, attended th<
celebration of the sesqui-centennia
s anniversary of the battle of King':
e Mountain on Tuesday, October 7th
y All of the South Carolina Nationa
f Guards and the North Carolina Na
B tional Guards and the men from For
_ Bragg passed* Jp Review of PresTden
e Herbert Hoover during the day of thi
i celebration.
Supreme Court Grants}
New Trial Kino
( olumbia, Oct. 8.?The state sup-!
rente court today reversed the de-!
ffiatan in the case of Uafe F. King, :
sentenced to be electrocuted for the
murder of his wife, Faye Wilson
King, and remanded it to the court
of general sessions of Chester county
for re-trial. *
Although the court granted various
exceptions of the defense, it dealt
particularly with those concerning j
the charge of the presiding judge,
J. K. Henry.
"A reading -of the entire charge
and the judge's ntodificatior%of requests
to charge, ajul Ms comments
as to. those requests, show clearly, j
in our opinion, that the honored cir-!
euit judge departed many times from
the usual / instructions given in a j
homicide case, and, doubtless, ibis1
departure caused him to commit several
errors in instructing the jury,
which we regard as being so prejudicial
as to require a reversal of
the judgment against the plaintiff,"
the opinion read in part.
To Plant Curbs Uniformly
City -Council, through its mayor. It.;
M. Kennedy, Jr., is making an effort
to have all of the curbings on its
principal thoroughfares planted with
grass plots for the winter. This is
being done in order to make all curbittfes
look uniform and add to the
beauty of our streets. The cost has
been estimated where parties are not
able to pay to have private partfcs
plant their lots at 3 cents per running
foot. Those who are Interested
in having their curbs planted should
call the office of the city clerk and
treasurer.
Join The Forestry Association
Anyone interested in the forest observation
and reforestation movement
( fpr the love of forests and what they
mean to mankind may join this asi
sociation. The fee is $1. Associate
membership in the Kershaw County
Forestry Association is open to all
persons not owning forest land or
potential forest land within ten miles
of the forest tower located north of
Camden. ?Jpin now and advance the
cause of biTd and animal life, watershed
protection and outdoor recreation.
This paper or' a member of
the Kershaw County Forestry Association
will receive your dollar. The
following have sent in their contribution
as associate members: J. T.
Hay, Jr., J. S. Thomas, B. G. San.
ders, Henry Savage, Jr., J. M. Villepigue,
J.' E. McCain, Mrs. Henry
Savage, R. S. Williams, A. S. Kar
tredge, Mrs. A. S. Davidson, ?S. W.
1 VanLandingham, W. L. Goodale.
Junior Order To Meet
The local council of the Junior O.
1 U..r A. M. will hold a rally meeting
, next Monday, October 13th, in theii
? hall. Prominent speakers will be
. presqrf and special music on the program^
All members are asked to at!
tend and any visiting member will be
l cordially wfelcomed..
Large Plate Glass Wrecked
The large center plate glass ir
the DeKalb, Pharmacy was complete*
ly wrecked yesterday ^ afternoon
i when a car driven by Rev, H. May.
rant, a colored minig^c crashed int<
a it. The minister says he was afraic
' of being caught between two pthei
1 cars and his car ran on the pavement
s The glass was insured with the Wil
u liams Insurance Agency and th<
j building is the property of E. H
1 DibMe*,
t In ^a recent month nearly 16,000,
t 000 cigars were shipped frpm th<
Philippines to the United States.
Several aviation clubs are beinf
formed in New Zealand.
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Shriners To He Here
Wednesday, October 15
Official program* arc being mailed
t<> all ahrinera in good standing, for
the ceremonial of Omar Shrine to \>v
held in this city next Wednesday,
October 16th.
1 he parade is to begin at 11 o'clock
at the opera house moving
North lo Laurens street then Last
on Laurens to Lyttleton and then
South to Hampton Park where cars
will meet the men to carry them to
Woodward airport. On their arrival
at the airport lunch will be served.
After the dunch hour the fresh
meat will be taken in charge by the
efficient and willing degree team of
Omar Temple, Charleston, who will
lead the candidates across the hot
sands.
At 5:80 p. in, the shriners are to be
guests of the Majestic Theatre when
there will be a film shown of the
Shrine hospital ut Greenville showing
some of the fine work they are
doing. N
Ladies accompanying the shriners
on arrival in the city are asked to
LMggmbte*' at Legion Hall where a
committee will welcome them and see
that t'hey are carried to the Country
?lub where cards, dancing and golf
Will be in progress. A lunch will be
served the ladies at noon.
Dancing from 9 to midnight at the
Armory on Rutledge street will no
doubt prove an attraction to many of
the visitors; An orchestra from-Co:
lumbia has been engaged to furnish
J music.
All visitors are coridally invited to
attend the Legion Carnival on Broad
street where a varied program is
promised for the amusement of alf.
Six Full DaysTsix Full
Nights at State Fair
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 9.?"There is
one thing I wish to stress particular1
ly about the State Fair," said D. D.
j Witcovor, president. "That is, that
, the fair runs six full days and six
'full nights. As much attention kas
been paid to the evening programs
as to the day events, those Who
remain oveV night wiH.lie well repaid
for their trouble." ,
The state fair authorities also want
to stress the fact that Columbia is in
easy riding distance after nightfall
from many surrounding places and
that many who cannot come in day
time would find a night trip enjoya"
We and profitable: All exhibits- arc
Open at night, and special program?
are given in front of the grand stand
If school day at the Btate fair
| which is Friday of state fair week
1 October 20 to 26, grows this year
i as it has-for the last few years, thei
it will attract a ciowd only second t<
' big Thursday.
"Many teachers" secretary Moon
said "have found a trip to Columbia
educational and entertaining for thei:
i pupils and last fair week there wen
many busses on the grounds, whicl
had brought pupils here for the day
> We^wish to encourage this and to sa;
i that the state fair will do everything
p In its power to make these visit
I pleasant and profitable.
8 The program for Friday, Octpbe
. 24 is arranged with full knowledge
that it is school day and all event
. are put on the program with thi
? fact as a background.
* Death of Mrs. Trueedale
Mrs. Carrie Belle Truesdale, wif
? of Mr. B. C. Truesdale, of the Boy
? kin section, died at her home earl
Tuesday morning after an illness c
i around six weeks.
Mrs. Trueedale had spent ten day
Ih a hospital In Columbia and ha
i returned home apparently improve
and the announcement or her deat
i[ came as a surprise and caused wide
1 spread sorrow to the friends of thi
j couple.
She was 36 years of age and wa
the daughter of William H. Truesdal
1 of Lugoff. She was married abou
I fourteen years ago and leaves sui
II viving three girle?Verlie, Wnngale
L and Barbara, aged twelve, eleven an
' eight, respectively?Kill students 6
J Charlotte Thompson school. Beside
the husband and children other sut
viving relatives are the father an
i the following brothers?B. L. True?
1 dale, of Great Falls; T. J. Truesdal
!; and L. H. Truesdale, of Cmaden; I
-1 D. Truesdale, of High Point, N. C
, and H. R. Truesdale, of Pro vide no
R- I.
i;-, The funeral was held on Wednei
day afternoon at 8:80 o'clock a
Damascus Methodist church attend*
by a large nurtiber of sorrowing re
Natives and friends gathered to* -pa
Jt, last tribote. The floral offerinc
were unusually beautiful.
. zy
In the first five months of th
STJSSTV'SSS?n"rty w'ow
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McLeod Pleads (iuilty;
To Serve Five Years
Chester, Oil. ?>,?Lurry I). McLeod,
30, eh ai Red with the murder of his
wife* Luetic K tapper Mcl/eud, at
Grout hulls lu*>t April, plcudcd guilty
of manslaughter before Judge C. J.
Uumugc here today and was scnteneed
to five tpul ti* half year? in
the state penitentiary at Columbia.
In uij affidavit to the court McLeod
declared that he was irresponsible at
the time of the staying, just after
he hud learned from his wife "of he"
infidelity.
Several citizens of Kershaw county
presented affidavits testifying to
the previous excellent character of
McLeod, who is a native of the Wa<
teroe section of the county. A lengthy
statement by the defendant made
before u notary publie was also read
to the court in which the young man
presented his case.
McLeod's statement told of his havnig
found a note to his wife among
lyny belongings. When he faced her
with the note, the affidavit said, "she
broke down and made a full confession
that she had been unfaithful on
a number of occasions."
In conclusion the defendant declared
he had trusted his wife implicitly,'"Never
questioned her whereabouts
and never thought that such
conduct on her part was even possible.
This sudden and startling disclosure
and acknowledgment of her
guilt ?o overcame and completely
crushed and unbalanced him that he
can recall nothing concerning the details
of the killing. He now ktaows
and realizes that he was completely
irresponsible for the time being, and
for several minutes thereafter ^ did
not realize what had happened.
Judge Mendel L. Smith of Camden
was the leading counsel for the defense.
Associated with him were tho
firms of Gaston, Hamilton and Gaston
and Hemphill and Hemphill,-both
of Chester. Solicitor Harry Hines of
; Lancaster had associated wittf him in
the prosecution McDdnald, McCauley>
nad Mctttmald of Chester.
On order of Judge Ramagc tonight
| McLeod was taken to the state penitentiary
at Columbia by his brother.
J. H. McLeod, sheriff of Kershaw
* county.
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I Brother (tarries Brother To Prison
1 Two men who were boyhood playmutes
drove inside the gates of the
' state penitentiary early yesterday.
! One of them will not return for five
1 years.
He is Larry D. MoLeod, sentenced
' to serve five years for manslaughter
' in.connection with the slaying of his
' wife. The other man was sheriff J,
1 H. McLeod, of Kershaw county, his
3 brother.
1 Following McLeod's conviction in
3 general sessions court at Chester late
1 Monday, Judge C. J. Ramnge ordered
r Sheriff McLeod to drive his brother
21 to Columbia to begin his sentence.
1 McLeod pleaded guilty to man'
I slaughter. His wife* Lucile Klepper
f McLeod, was killed at Great Falls
f April 11.?'Wednesday's State.
b
\ Building and Loan
e Reports Good Year
5 I C 1
g ] The annual meeting of the stockI
holders of the Camden Building and
Loan Association held Tuesday at
I the Loan &, Savings Bank showed the J
affairs of the association to be in
I good shape and the number of shares
e I being carried is 2,124. The annual
" I report of the secretary and treasurer
^ showed a net earning of over 10 per
* 1 cent for the year.
j Officers and directors were re^
J elected as follows: Jkihn T. Nettles.
*j I president; H. D. Niles, vice-president;
? John S. Lindsay, secretary and treas#
" | urer; Kirkland & deLoach, solicitors;
I B. G. Sanders, J. H. Osborne, R. E.
8 I Stevenson, J. Whitaker. Jr., John T.
Nettles, C. C. W'hitaker, John S.
8 Lindsay, Henry Eichel, J. H. Clyburn,
e. H. D. Niles, L A. Kirttland, directors.
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I 40,000 at King's Mountain
d I King's Mountain ... Battle Ground?
6 I In a great outdoor service Sundaiy,
* I thousands of Piedmont Carolina peoj
pie of every faith and name paused
i- in pre-celebration activities to unite
e on the memorable hillside in th6
^ greatest prayer service ever held in
the Carolina?. It was estimated by
state troope and other officers on .
?- duty that folly 40,000 persona visited
the scene during the day.
1- Vj
Jtm Reed, back from abroad, has
;s no idea as to what is the matter
~ idUi Europe if anything, fl can't
^ see," he explained, a manjtrav
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I flllERlCflN LEGION CARNIVAL
B J m
r Wednesday, Oct. 15?Noon 9til Midnight
? !
e Variety Vaudeville Show?
ft 1
J; Singing, Dancing, Music, Black Face Acts
Prize Fight? k
J r.
I, Two Preliminaries and Main Bout ~7;~
I |; Horse Races
i- I; With Six Camden Girls as Jockeys ^
7i; ? Bingo Stand
jL* With Large Variety o(f Prizes
Ham and Bacon Wheels
Country Grocery Store
Candy Wheels
t, j "Mag"?Fortune Teller
0 ! Balloons, Crickets, Walking Canes, Confetti ' v
7 ] Ford Coupe Given to Holder of Lucky Number
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