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_The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 42 ^ 1 " T * *??"? *???1 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER lofi?30 '' '* ^ ' --'-ii.n i .i -juljjuim, ?? ' " NUMBER 28 \uto Toll Stays At Death-A-Day ' * V ^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. ^ v J* ~ "7^. tr 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. j' * " Brought Here for Burial _ t 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. ' - - L-' ? > H 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 " 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. 11 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. I v | ' 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 ~ . . rr/rrrrrrr.rrrrr~~~;"~; 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 k L *'