The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 17, 1930, Image 1
\ The Camdf.n Chronicle
fH.UMt4a , CAMDEN, south CAROUN^, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17,19 3Q NUMBER 29 ""
(CAMDEN WAS HOST
TO OMAR SHRINERS
Headed by Potentate Lawrence M
finckney, of Charleston, the fall ceremonial
of Omar Temple was held in
Camden Wednesday, under ideal
weather conditions for the open air
ceremonial at Woodward airport
The, Shrine parade, headed by L. T.
Mills, H. G, Garrison. Jr., F D
Campbell;- gnd Chief H. D. Hiiton
mounted oh horseback, started at the
dty hall and went north on Broad
U Uurens, east on Laurens to Lytlleton
and south on Lyttleton to
gampton park (where the visiting
Sh;mers were carried by automobile
to the airport where dinner was servRin
open air to around 600 visitors
i parade Was in charge of John
R. (Joodale.
The Shrine band with John Rodgw,
of Columbia, as master, and the
bugle and drum corps furnished thus-'
jc for the occasion.
The wives of Shriners and other
visiting ladies numbering.around 150
had headquarters at th<& American
.Legion building when they first arjived.
They were cared fop by the
Jftdies committee under Dr. John W
Corbett, who had Mrs. Leon Schlosburg
as his efficient chairmun. Automobiles
conveyed them to the Camden
Country Club, tendered them
trough the courtesy of Carl P. Ab-1
m w^'r.e they enjoyed golf, bridge
|,Bia dell?htful luncheon. i
ft The street decorations as well as
"port decoration, were und"
t?f Le?n h- sohio.
tag and the dinner at the airport
sitsuperintended by A. Sam Karesh I
. fighteen candidates took the
KPnne degree, which was held in the
BVMdward airport hangar.
ft Prominent among visiting Shriners
I wh James Liddell, affectionately
Ifca asf ^ad," Liddell, from Oasis
I Temple at Charlotte, who came down
I ?a party for the day. "Dad"
I Liddell is known as the founder of
^.nsurancefeature for widows and
!!?? t? . t Shnn in North Carrtf
tl'oit?P read to the whole
of the United States.
Others here for the day were O
Prank Hart and Walter Goings, of,
Columbia, and J. W. Wassum, general
P?senger agent of the Southern rail- I
.way. |
Tom .Johnson past potentate of I
nejaz Temple, from Newberry, with
VTrP< / ?J fDriends' including Mr. and '
r rprpmn ' 1 ayne came down for the
j ceremonial.
A large number of visitors were!
here from as far as North Carolina,
Virginia, Georgia and Alabama,
iv V t airport ceremonial Dr. John I
iii ci? the ?idest member of
the Shrine in Camden, made the ad-!
areas of welcome, and talks were also!
made by A. Stanley Llewellyn, T V
Walsh and W. R. Zemp.
craft corporation from Charlotte, who
lave, leased Woodwnrd airport for
dav fn lP?rP?8 S were here {or th?
-j.A w t0?h many passengers for a
and ni'wSSirS' WeeI<8 and Sauerborn
were hpt "fu ?? the corPoration,
were here with the planes.
0/Afna?r^ visitor and a native
Shrink tnU 3ohrx R?dgers, the
Mr p ,band master. The father of
and operated the
, K Hotel here years aero It
offiol ?n the 8pot where the ' postRodeer"^'
Stand8 and was Mr.
and pivp TJJL to come here
offvf lo H t concert on the postenjoyoa
by many
tion f n^V1"6 of the A** was the moSln^.
?re entitled "An Equal
th? w 8hown fr?? to the public at
the worlf Tbeafre. . It depicted
boioit^ done at the Shriners'
ti! m GreenviD .
ptW wftvy S f1estivi,tiea to a
j Ch a iargely attended and
ffiiriB v l dance af the Armory
3:30 >a?ted from 9:30 until
ggTf KScnXrttrllut1
"S,:
"dij" enjoyed having the honor
local clui n?*y t}i6 Shriners and the
to the to ?*tend its thanks
helped u *1n*. who 80 willingly
r- make it a success. *
>DCe 01 ?,71ar Shrine in attendant*
?/' a8 'olI?wa: Illustrious PoRon
rlT7nc? Rinokney, Char?
( hicf Rabban, George D.
Res F A88J,8tant Rabban,
k, a V Mercer, Columbia: High
Afcr n ,P,r?ph t' Malcolm Woods,
EEttaS^RS Guid?;/' ?* B?tes,
f K rHf i^asurer? Lo?i? A. MclShirpo
/^_ ,8*t<>D; Recorder, Jesse
' # '^SftiS^ond OeremonHarshal
t w 8' Charlestons
&PUin J' Wassum, CoiumhiaJ
' rLthe ^Gua^' J- T. Owen
^mbia?U^Guar^ R- s- Marks,
CharWsto? ?^tor' Carter,
Ru?le'
Publicity, J. B. Wallace, chairman;
Novices, D. J. Creed, chairman; Registration,
Dr. W. R. Clyburn, chairman;
Programme, J. E. Rom, chairman;
Transportation, W. F. Nettle#^
Dance,, Leon Sehlosburg, chairman;
Patrol, J. H. MoLeod, chairman;
Ceremonial [Building, A. E. Miller,
chairman; Construction, G. A. Creed,
chitrmen; Decorations, Leon Schloeburg,
chairman; Grounds, H. G. Carriaon,
p Street Pjsmde^,
.
Chief Justice Watts
Dead at Laurens
Laurens, Oct. 13. ? Richard C.
Watts, 77, chief justice of South Carolina,
died at his home in l^aurens a.'
6 o'clock Monday morning. The jurist
had been in declining health for
some time and had been spending a
few weeks at a sanitorium in Atlunta
tcah summer for two or three years.
In August he returned home after
a period of rest at the retreat and appeared
much improved. In recent
weeks, however, he had lost ground
and only a few days ago hud a change
for the worse, death coming to him
peacefully at sunrise.
Richard Cannon Watts was born
near the town of Laurens, March 15,
1853, a son of John Watts of Ijaurens
county and Elizabeth Cannon Watts,
native of Newberry. After the death
of the father the family moved to
Ijaurens and resided on North Harper
street, now the home of Maj. W. A.
Watts, an elder brother, and a sister,
Mrs. Arrah Watts Sullivan.
About 23 years ago Judge Watts,
who later returned to his native town
from Cheraw, btyilt a new home near
the old residence and here he had
resided with members of his family
for a number of years.
Educated in the Laurens schools
and at the University of Virginia, he
read law in th? office of his kinsman,
the late Col. B. W. Ball, and was admitted
to the bar before he was 21
by a special act of the legislature.
He formed a partnership with the
late Y. J. Pope of Newberry and later
was associated with Colonel Ball ofth?
Laurens bar. He served as a
member of the house of representatives
from Laurens county for two
terms, from 1890 to 1894. In December,
1893, he was elected judge
of the Fourth circuit and took office
the following February, serving continuously
as circuit judge until January
9, 1912, when he was elected
associate justice of the supreme
court. He served in that capacity
until January 12, 1927, when he was
elevated to the chi^f justiceship, succeeding
the late Eugene B. Gary.
Chief Justice Watts was a member
of the Episcopal church and a Mason
of high degree. He w*a& twice married,
his first wife being Miss Aline
| Cash of Chesterfield county, to whom
he was married in 1881. After her
death he was married in 1896 to Miss
Lottie Mclver of Cherayy, daughter
of the late Chief Justice Henry Mclver.
Mrs. Watts died here a few
years ago. Justice Watts is survived
by three daughters, children of the
first union, Mrs. Bessie W. Royall,
of Laurens; Mrs. J. D. Sullivan and
Mrs. Frank Stokes, of Society Hill;
one brother, Maj. W. A. Watts, and
a sister, Mrs. Arrah Sullivan, both
of Laurens. * A number of nieces and
nephews living in Mississippi and
California also survive.
Jurors for Civil Court
Jurors drawn Tuesday to serve for
the week at civil court are as follows:
Thomas N. Waters, W. A.
Christmas, Lane C. Shaw, Henry**
Trapp, R. L Gaston, W. L Sanders,
B. P. DeLoache, J. H. Strak, Will
E. Johnson, E. C. Stokes, S. E. Bel-,
vin, W. D. Tr&ntham, J. M. Brown,
W. R. DeLoache, N. R. Goodale, S. B.
Kelly, C. J. Baker, James D. Sheorn,
J. P. Hasty, of Camden; D. L. Holley,
of Jefferson: T. B. Fletcher, Z.
A. Catoe, L. J. Truesdell, L. E. Bar!
field, W. J. Bowers, H. M. Ogbum,
of Kershaw; J. T. Welsh, Alex Gainey,
W. P. Rodgers, of Bethune; Clyde
Sessions, W. B. Evans, of Blaney;
W; C. Seagle, of Boykin; W. C. Roseborough,
of Lugoff; M. L. Stover, of
Westville; D. L. McLaughlin, M. I.
Hough, of Gnssatt.
Convict Sent Back to Prison
Columbia, Oct. 9.?A man who
gained a parole when he broke up
a planned jail break by reporting it
to officers must go back- to jail and
serve his time because he was convicted
of stealing chickens.
He is John Pat Williams, who was
sentenced ^to seven months on a prohibition
statute in Kershaw county.
When he renorted the proposed jail
break he gained * a parole on good
behavior, Governor Richards revoked
it today. ~
State Forestry Exhibit
At The State Fair
One of the biggest problems' in
SoutluCarolina is to make profitable i
the vjtfst stretches of rich, fertile soil
that have been laid waste through
the putting of South Carolina's unexcelled*
Uwber supply. It is un economic
problem that concerns not,
only every land owner in South Carolina,
but directly or indirectly affects
every citizen of the state. Wo
have a land use^ problem to solve,,
which, if neglected, will mean a loss
of millions of dollars annually to
the tax payers of South Carolina. J
Under the present strained agricultural
conditions approximately 14,000,000
acres in South Carolinu must
grow trees. There is no other use
to which this land can be put at a
profit to the owner. The Commission's
exhibit at the State Fair will
aim to show in miniature form what
this problem is and how it can bo
solved. The exhibit will be divided
intd four distinct sections. The first
section will aim to show the denuded
condition of our forest laud and the
small amount of old growth timber
(1-2 million acres) that remains to
be cut. At the present rate of cutting
a few more years and all of the
old growth timber will be gone.
Section 2 will be designated to cover
the forest fire problem that confronts
the Commission, and the steps
being taken to solve it. Last year
approximately five million acres of
forest land was burned ov*n, with a
loss of around $2.00 an acre, or $10,-,
000,000. This figure only covers the ;
loss of actual wood products and does
not include the loss to landowners
by erosion, the destruction of game
.and other very destructive and defnjrt&i
" losses. Forest fire protection
organizations are being developed to
control the forest fire situation,
j other means of attack are consider/^
and put into effect.
Section 3 will show the esthetic ef-|
feet of trees on the landscape; and!
what green forests mean to the wel- (
fare of each landowner and to the
State as a whole, in comparison toj
blackened areas that greet the travel- j
er's eye from one end of the State
to another. Roadside beautification
by planting trees will also be a part
of the proposed program.
Next will follow the wood utilization
section, where many species of
wood will be exhibited m a variety
of product forms. Many industries
twill be represented through a display
of their products. It is interesting
to note that twenty per cent of the
people of the State are gaining a livL
lihood through the utilization of forest
products, but we must also remember
that this industry, so important
to the welfare of South Carolina,
can not be continued unless the timber
land of the State is put to growing
t^ees. There are many other
j products of the forest that will be
shown, such as the turpentine industry,
paper industry, and other necessary
and .important supplies that
come directly from our forests. A
miniature forest tree nursery will indicate
the steps the Commission is
taking to get South Carolina's idle
lands back to work. This year millions
of trees will be planted in South
Carolina by progressive land owners.
A feature of the exhibit will be
the moving pictures that will cover
the reforestation story in its entirety.
Every citizen of the State would profit
by seeing this exhibit. 4 We dflhticularly
inv?te you to our booth 1Wing
State Fair week," says L. E.
Staley, State Forester.
Great Falls-Liberty Hill Road
Good progress is being made on (
the Great Falls-Liberty Hill road and j
it is believed that this road will be|
completed by November 1. However;
there seems to be a hitch in the plans
for building an automobile bridge
across the river where the trestle
bridge now stand*. This bridge is
now passable for automobiles but it
is dangerous for automobiles and will
probably be made into a first class
automobile bridge.?Lancaster News.
Killed Big Rattler
While hunting in the Wateree
; swamps last Saturday Measre. W. H.
Ashcraft and L. T. Fuller met a huge
rattler in their path and killed it.
The snake was a diamond back, measuring
four feet and had thirteen rattit*
and a button. The presence of
the big rattler evidently did not Jar
their nerve# for thep tell as that
they killed the first fhse e*uirre!i
I Men without vtoitog rib*.
Ie..
Use Forage to Reduce
tost Fattening Hogs
Hemjon College, Oct. 13 Foraires
'or winter gteeing should be K,ow.
'?? now, but it j. not too Uto to
Plant them, ??y, E. (i. Godbey, ?ct>?K
Chief nnimal hu.bandman,'.
thinks their use will increase the gain
am decrease the fattening cost, anil
at the same time offset the high-prk*<1
com. - ,
Barley, or a mixture of barley
ohU, and rye, or winter field pea*,'
<>i raPc iW'" wake excellent winter
and early spring grazing.
Sow at least three bushels of barey
or the mixture of small grains
to the acre. If ? KOO(j 8taml .g
cured, <me acre of this forage will
carry ten hogs through the worBt
winter months and J6 or 40 hog*
early in the spring. Four months of
good grazing can easily be secured
before time to break the land for the
next crop.
The saving in the cost ""of fattening
each hog will be from $1 to $3,
and the rate of gain will be considjerably
increased as compared with
dry lot feeding.
In sections o&flie state where rape
will go through the winder, it is the
(best of forages, in that it furryshes
u moderate amount of grazing during
the coldest months. When gfcMvth
j increases, in late February or early
March, rape has the greatest carry*
Ing capacity of any of the forages,
for the greatest amount of grazing
rape should be heavily seeded in
rows. '
Winter field pens haye the WfVantage
of being a legume, but the winter
growth is slow and grazing cannot
be heavy until late in the season.
Twins Meet Camden
State Fair Game
With the Clemson-Carolina freshman
and varsity games already in the
(eyes of the State fair-going public,!
now comes the announcement that j
Friday, October 24, (school day) I
j ^am(lcn and. Batesburg-Leesville high I
j schools, two leading B teams of the
; stat(> will clash in a noonday football
battle.
J Camden last year won the championship
of the low state and put up
? hard fight before losing the atate
championship battle to Chester of the
upper ?Btoio. ?r??
Last year was an off year with the
Twin City team, but they are expected
to flash their old time form
this season.
A large crowd is expected to see
the high school game feature as well
as the college contests. The rivalry
will be as keen and some first class
football is promised for the spectator?Tuesday's
State.
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President of Wofford
To Be Here Sunday
???????
Rev. George Pierce Watson, pastor
of the JLyttleton iStneet Methodist
church, announces to the people of
Camden and surrounding section that
Dr. Henry Nelson 'Snyder, president
! of Wofford College, Spartanburg,
S. C., will be here Sunday for two
services in his church.
_ ^v- J- B. Caston, pastor of the
Baptist church, has recalled his Evening
service and the pastors of the
other denominations and their congregations
are invited to a union
service Sunday evening. Dr. Snyder
is a well-known Methodist layman
and no doubt a large congregation
will be present to hear him.
Noted High Diver
j Appears At Fair
Climaxing the fair program will
be the appearance of Bee Kyle, noted
diver and swimming star. She will
make her appearance on each WfEwr"
noon and evening following.
The attractive Irish girl love* ttia*
| dangerous dive and says that drf fc
never so happy as when she t# poised
on the top of the highest rung of
the ladder, ready to make her death
defying leap into the tiny roOnd container
of water far below hetfU
Kyle is believed to be
woman direr in existence and is hfrr?
aided everywhere as the superlative
of woman divers. W,J j
' f: V '"I
' ' -I 7^* r*
| When he attempted to shoot 0?'
fleer R. B. Ramsey, of the Chartott*,
N. C., police fores, Clarence Grtev,
** 7 wooaM
By Officer L> W. Bending.
Former WatereePastor
Says Daughter Stolen
Columbia, S. ., Oct. 12?Police of
a number of southern states were
eked today by state constables to be
on the lookout for 17-year-old Esther
r urcron, Anderson college student,
who lives at Grover, N. C? and Willie
Wilson, .16,. who lives near Grover.
They charge Wilson with kidnaping
the college girl at Anderson Friday
afternoon.
The girl disappeared Friday from
Jhe college after she had received
permission to go to ride with Wilson,
brother-in-law of a young man
known by Miss Furcron.
Kev. W. E. Furcron, (irover baptist
minister, came here today for
a conference with Governor John G.
Richards, declaring tha the w?? positive
his daughter had been kidnaped
by> Wilson.
Wilson, married and the futher of
two children, is also wanted at Shelby,
N. (*., where he is charged with
stealing three bales of cotton and
an automobile. 1
Stgte constables said a warrant
charging Wilson with kidnaping the
girl will be sworn out' here tomorrow.
Police in Montgomery, Ala,
and St. Petersburg, Fla., w^re asked
to maintain a special watch for the
pair, following information that Wilson
had thought of going to one of
these cities.
Rev. Mr. Furcron said that the
fact his daughter went to ride with
Wilson dressed in school clothes and
that she first received permission
indicated to him she planned to return
within a few minutes. Jie said
she had met Wilson before, hjg wife
being the sister of Graham Dickson^
also of Grover, the young man she
had been going with.
| Rev. Furcron served for several
years as pastor of the Wateree Bap
tist church ne*tr this city.
Camden Man Aboard
Cruiser To Brazil1
Washington, Oct. 11.?The cruiser
Pensaeoja has been ordered to Guantanamo
to stand by there to proceed
luter to Brazilian waters if necessary
to take off American citizen* as a
result of the revolution in that country.
William R. Castle, Jr., acting secretary
of state, announced the actlOA
of the American government today.
A statement by the department said,
however, if the vessel did proceed to
Brazilian waters it would be Solely
to take off Americans. 1
"In virw of the uncertainty as to
the future situation in Brazil," the
department said, "it has been felt
prudent to have a ship near the zone
of disturbance to take American refugees,
should such action be necessary
for the protection of their lives.
Lieutenant Commander William
Wallace, of Camden, is aboard the
Pensucola, ordered to Brazilian waters.
Broad. Street Iodine
"" Sold To Ebert's
j The Broad Street Iodine Store* op-*
erated by the CentAl Wholesale
Grocery of Columbia, with stores at
Camden, Sumter, Orangeburg and
Columbia, was last week sold to the
Home Stores, of Columbia, owned by
k- E. Ebert. Mr. Ebert started a few
years ago on a small beginning and
with the addition of the Camden
store now operates 41 grocery stores.
These stores are -now being operated
.in Columbia, Clinton, Newberry, I>aurens
and Batesburg.
, Mr. H. H. Harris is the general
superintendent of all stores, and in
^talking to him yesterday he stated
there would be no change in the personnel
of the salee force. Mr. Horace
F. Evans will be the manager and
will have as his assistant, Mr. J. H.
Scott. ,
The gale of the Broad Street store
will in no way affect the DeKalb
street Iodine Store, which will continue
under the management of Mr.
T. C. Gladden. fj.
Report of the Gins '
f According to a report of the Department
of Commerce made public
Wednesday, October 8, cotton ginned
to Kershaw county prior to October
1 in Kershaw county amounted to
0,082 bales aa compared to 2,247 fofr
the same date in 1020. For the state
there were 877,427 bales as cowpaied
to 142,890 tor last year.
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( OiiHtitutioti i< hcmyes
Decided By Voters
Not less than 20 constitutional
amendments, eight of them stater
wide, will be voted upon in the gei>eral
election in South Carolina, November
4. With Democratic nominees
unopposed, and therefore assured
of election, attention of the elector
ate will be turned to these amendments.
Perhaps the most important of the
amendments are those concerning
bient\ia) sessions of the legislature
and those having reference to reclassification
of property for taxation.
1 lu? three biennial session
amendments were passed overwhelmingly
by the senate and house in the
closing days of the lust session.
They provide that beginning with
the year 1933 the General Assembly
shall meet every two years, instoud
of annually us at present. They must
pass by a majority vote in the gen
eral election, pass by a majority vote
in the house and senate, i.f approved
by the people und then are voted
upon uguin in the generul election of
11)82. Should they be received favorably,
the first year the legislature
wopld not meet would be in 1934.
Twice before such amendments
have been passed, but failed of ratification
by the legislature Irecause of
alleged illegalities found in them.
The firHt time nearly 20 .. years ago
the reason given why they were not
ratified was because the legal formality
of printing the amendments
in full In the house journal had been
overloked.
In 1927 the amendments again
were not rutified because the General
Assembly was said to have failed to
provide that an unnuai tax should
be levied biennially, which failure
would have left the State without appropriations
every other year. ?
The. amendment referring to reclassification
of property provides
that the General Assembly shall be
given the right to reclassify all property,
but its main object iR to allow
it to put a lower rate on stocks,
bonds, money in banks, etc., in order
to get taxpayer# to put them on the
tax books. The present rat? is so
high, supporters of the measure assert,
that practically every one returns
a false statement to avoid the
excessive rate. *
Another important statewide
judges eligible to appointment as acting
associate justices of the State
supreme court when' necessary.
Other statewide amendments * Tefer
to city governments combining in
municipalities containing not more
than 65,000 population and to the
payment of taxes prior to election.
There also is an amendment with
reference to changing the method of
electing school trustees and their
terms of office in special school districts.
Lyttleton Street Methodist Church
George Pierce Watson, pastor.
Sunday, October 19, - Bible school,
10:00 a. m., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent.
Ep worth League, 0,46
p. m. Public worship, 11:15 is. m.
and 7:30 p. m. At each of these services
an address will be delivered by
Dr. Henry N. Snyder, president of
Wofford College and 40le of the moft
distlnquisbed laymen ~in the SotftRI ~
Be sure to hear Mm; The evening
hour will be a union service as the
Baptist pastor has graciously consented
to recall his service at that
hour, and the other pastors and congregations
are invited to attend.
Mid-week service, "Wednesday, 7:30
p. m. The public is most cordially
invited to all the services of this
church. Visitors are especially welcome.
Come and bring your friends.
Council To Meet.
The local council of the J. O. U. . ?
A. M. will confer degrees on a class
of candidates next Monday night,
October 20th, at 8 o'clock. A'l members
are requested to be present and
on time.
1 - Murdered in Bed.
SpartAnburg, Oct. 15.?Attacked
while he slept, Gilbert Fleming, 60,
farmer of the Go tightly section of
Spartanburg county, was hacked to
death with a hand axe by an unidenifted
assailant early today. *
< The aasaadn fed whan Fleming's
wife, awakened by the noise, screamed
to ^ive thfe alarm. Mrs. Fleming