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^ of aNN w COunty fa]R open thursday of next .The Camden chronin r I VOLUME 42 i Tii , ? ? " CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31, 1930 " u ^ . x , NUMBER 31 County Fair Next Week! f; Xbe annual Kershaw County Fair opens next Thunsday, November Oth, ' ; ind all indication* point to one of I the best fairs ever put on in this j county- Great stress is being made on the benefits of a eouraty agricul- I tural fair to a community just at this tamo. With iin abundance of vegetables and food stuff raised in this county this year, some excellent exhibits are looked for in nearly all lines. : Through the county agent and tbe county home demonstration agent great stress 'has been laid on- the importance of hog and poultry rais-1 m ?n<i their effort* have resulted in great production along this ltine. County agent Green teJls us thbt be is expecting to have on display by | his boys of the 4-iH club some of ^ the best displays to be found in the whole show. | Iood premiums have again been of-! d in all departments. In some he departments they have been. nded and enlarged and every in- j meni ha* been offered to have od fair 'this year. i n county people ass well as our people are urged to send exhib-' ind all Should urge their friends ttend, see and learn what the r fellow -is doing. ( e South Carolina Forestry Ser-1 will have an interesting display t ic work done in their department. sPa<-e will permit the South GarGame Department has arranged 1 xhibit exf live, wild game, showbirds and animals of various i s that are native to this /state, t r an attractively arranged and d in the form of circus wagons aradi- and present an interesting tacle. pmember Friday will be school! for the students and teachers of county when they will be admitfree. A foot-ball game between ion high school and Orangeburg sch-rgl will be a feature Friday noon. ' . turday will be designated as colschool day when all colored 1 children and their teachers will liuitted free. ' to oompose the midway at the y fair next week, November 3 includes seven riding devices sixteen shows of clean, moral , cter. The riding devices are: I round, whip, chair-o-plane,' ' wheel, live ponies, miniature Is for the kiddies, long the attractions is a real lorn minstrel show with a cast only-four J Royal radio Hawaii-1 lohn Wallace's Illusion Show; 1 n om with freaks of all kinds; nletu arena with Tiger Martin; Alexander with his Europnu.'ud flea circus. _The penny ' u 1 no doubt attract the Wiy Merrill and Art Spencer, daredevil motorcycMsts, will) Poctaoular performances in the en f(K?t motordrome. r:vS Kirchman, miracle' man, nth ibis mouth, writes with his Joints, draws, crochets and n usioal instruments with his n fact does any feat that erage human performs with his rK<- K. Reilly, Philadelphia in- j ?u broker, committed suicide hu.-sday by shooting himself, t .!e insurance rbo the extent 75,Ob() payable to his (firm to '' paying obligations of his 1,0 i- customers, toer !'resident Bligio Aytada, of died Friday at Asuncion, * ^ au^ered in an afL'1 ^nk employe, whom he v"? shooting was the outl>ersonal quarreL Pour H Club Prizes ' dollars and fifty ?ents in gold 8- on the 4JH Club boy who e b<st entry of sweet potatoes Kershaw -County Fair. This ? given by the Planters' Pro; Company of Florc' through Mr. G. O. Eppa, Action with Henry D. Green, antV agent. -OOK AT YOUR LABEL fhronn-ie i* now revdsing iU and sending statements * . W and if po send your -remittance >ce ?t once. suhr n,rne*r**6# Pfid prompt -atement nulled you will notice. g One Man Is Killed; Others Badly Injured | Hubert 11. Swim, J*8, tt fathur of five children and a farmer of the Buffalo sccikyi of Kershaw county, died at the Oamden hospital Sunday night from injuries received in an automobile collision Saturday night. Ilia body was taken in charge by the Ivvana 1* uneral Home,' where a jury of nearby citizens in attendance ut court here Monday was empanelled and viewed the body, It was then taken to Ijij^ lute - home for burial and the inquest will be held at a later date. '1 he accident happened when a touring car said to 'have been driven by David (a/toe and his brother, Sidney Catoe collided with a truck belonging to a .wttfte man by the name of Stroud. Stroud had been engaged by some nineteen negroes and white men to convey them toward the I xm? Soweill plantation from Kershaw Saturday night. When about five miles east of Kershaw on a straight mad, the crash came. The sudden impact of the collision caused both cars to change in the opposite direction. Nearly all of the occupants of the truck were said to have been injured. Hen Faulkenberry, a friend and companion of Snipes is in the hospital seriously injured. John Sinclair, another man on the truck, has both legs broken, one of his legs being broken in two place* A negro girl, who was not entered at the hospital, is also said to have sustained serious injuriesThe occupants of the truck had been to Kershaw on a Saturday night shopping excursion, and were riding with their legs hanging off the side of the truck when it was side-swiped. Both cars were badly damaged and the week, end purchase of provisions was scattered over the roadway. Many Inquiries Come to Chamber Commerce Judging fr-om the numerous inquiries coming in to the secretary of the Camden Chamber of Commerce, this city may see a good tourist season. Wednesday's, in ailft lone broughtfifteen inquiries as to Camden and of the fifteen, four of them wanted to be put in touch with real estate men with a view to renting cottages. Other mails have brought additional by the advertising campaign put on in 'Northern publications and paid for by a fund raised by the chamber of commerce. ,. Lexington Plays Here Today At Zemp Field Fresh from fts victory over the Batesburg-Leesville team last Friday at the state fair grounds, the so far undefeated Camden high school football team, meets the team from l Lexington high school this afternoon. This game will decide "the championship for this district and should draw a large crowd of Camden football fans to Zemp Fidld at the Fair Grounds at 3:30 o'clock. Camden has met and defeaited six teams in this district so far and bids fair to be a winner again this afternoon. The price of admission is BO cents i for adults 'and 25 cents for school I children. Pass Beg gar 8 Up Advises Association Mrs. W. J. Maytfidld, president, and W. H. Harris, treasurer, <xf the associated charities of Camden and Kershaw county, have issued the following notice and request to the citizens of Camden which they hope will be heeded: "It (has come ho our notice that there seeme to be an increase in the 'door to door beggars.' This may be caused by the fact that we now require all able-bodied men or women to work for what rations we giv? them. "We (have-work at the Children? Home for all who need it and wil pay for same with food. - "We #sk that nil beggars at th< door be refused and referred to th< associated charities." Six or more persons were -?*>re oi in the plant of tfae Catawba Fuel am Ice plant i? tiEt sky 0,1 9*urda* The plant loea. 4-H Club Hoyn Extra h<>ur-H club boys of Kershaw county are to receive three sets of extra premium* at the county fair this year. These are in addition to the regular premiums offered on page 43 of the county fair catalogue. 1 he first sot of premiums will be given for judging livestock (hogs end cattle). All 4-11 club boys in the contest are eligible to compete at this judging contest which is to be' held at the County Fair grounds livestock department, Thursday, November 0, at 4 p, in., and will be conducted by < lemson Kxtension Livestock Specialist. The 4-H dub boy muking the highest grade in this judging contest will be awarded a first prize of $10 in gold; the scc^pd highest will receive $5 in gold; third prize, $3; fourth -prize, $3. fifth prize, $1. The 4-11 boy who produces letters from farmers showing that he caused to be sown in his community the j largest acreage of winter cover crpos and small grain i? to receive a first prize of $5 in gold; the second prize will be $3; third prize, $2; and fourth prize, $1. These letters should be sent to the county judging agent before the /air or either handed to him at the judging content on Thursday afternoon. Four-H club boys will be credited | with three points for each first prize J he wins on anything he enters at tlje j county fair. He will be credited with 'two points for each second prize and one point for each third prize he j wins. , j The club boy who has the largest' j total number of points will receive a first prize of $10 in gold, the next highest will receive $5 in gold, and 1 the next $3, next $2, next $1. $10 of this money is contributed by W. H. Mixop Seed Company, of Charleston; $5 by Mr. Alexander of the City Laundry; $5 by Dr. C. F Sowell, dentist; and part of it by ' banks and other parties. The first twenty club boys who call at the county agent's office and who are going forjudge at the 4-H : judging contest on Thursday will be j given a ticket to the county fair, ' advises Henry D. Green, the county ! agent. | Correction in Fair Premium List Attention Fair exhibitors: There is a slight error on pages six and seven Under cattle?Guernsey and Jersey class should read?Best bull, one year old and over; first prize $15; second prize $2.00; third prize $1.00. Produce Wanted For Connie Maxwell J. E. Williams, chairman of the produce committee of the Kershaw j Baptist association, requests the i press to make the following announcement: "The Baptist Association at Camden last Friday asked that the churches of the Kershaw association contribute to 'help support the. Connie Maxwell orphanage. Please bring ! com, peas, potatoes, molasses, canned goods., etc. Anything we can use they can use. "On Wednesday, November 5, a car will be at Bethune, Oassatt and Camden to load said produce. The railroad agent requests that the produce be in bags or crates. Widow Asks Correction ' "I wish to send in a note of correct tion in regards to the piece printed in The Chronicle N some time ago concerning the death of Rev. B. R. ' Frith," writes Mrs. 3- R- Frith. "His church is not a Holy Roller, but a Free Will Baptist Holiness > church." ' "It is true his body sleeps in a home-made casket in the Quaker ; cemetery (which was his request,' 1 but his soul is at home with Jesus.' ? Lyttleton Street Methodist Churrl k - t \ George Pierce Watson, pastor Sunday, November 2: Bible school 1 10:00 a. m., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superin I tendent. Epworth League 6:45 p. m Public worship 11:15 a. m. and 7:3( > p. m. conducted by t)he pastor. Morn> ing theme. "The World's Wonderworker." Evening theme, "Humar Responsibility." Midweek service r Wednesday, 7:30 pt m. The public it 7 most cordially invited to all the ser ? vices of this church. 'Visitors ar< especially welcome. Come fend brinj your friends. Bad Negro Resists Officer; Fired On i . . ! Sanders Addison, *aid to have had ! several run-ins wit'h j>oliee officers, I had a narrow escape from being badly injured or perhaps killed Saturday t night when he was fired upon by | policeman Henry Honton. i I'olice headquarters were notified that Addison was ni a row with his wife, and Officer Morton responded to the call. The officer succeeded in getting the door half open when the negro put his weight against the door ! throwing Mr. Morton to thu ground, j Ajt the same time the negro mode a threat to kill the first man that came in. Officer Morton went to a side^window and fired one shot point blank at Addison, the powder bumling the negro's hand. The negro then blew the light out in the house. Mr. Morton then got Chief Milton and the negro submitted to arrest. Monday morning the negro was be-, fore Recorder 1. C. Hough on a charge of drunkenness, (ftisorderliy conduct arid re-sisting arrest and was fined $50 or 25 d^y8I Another party drew a fine of $50 or 25 days for driving a car while under the influence of whiskey. Five others appeared at court and were fined for various minor offenses. Another Rattler Killed ' Mr. G. W. Harrison, who operates a store near Hermitage cotton mills, was exhibiting eleven rattles and a button taken from a four-foot rat; tier killed by him and Mr. N. E. * Gaines Monday afternoon. The snake was attempting to cross the' road near Adams' pond when they ..ran over it with their car. The big fellow was only stunned and sounded his rattlers as if very angry. The two men cut long sticks and put an end to him. To Compete for Rhodes Scholarship Davidson, N. -C., Oct. 21.?Twelve men, five of whom are alumnae and the remaining seven now students of the institution, have been nominated by the Davidson College faculty to represent the institution in the preliminary Rhodes Scholarship contest. Six different states are represented in the nominations made. The list made public today includes the name of E. Z. DuBose^ oif Camden. S. C. To Hold Memorial Service The James LeRoy Belk Post of the American Legion will hoJd a memorial service at 3:30 o'clock on Sunday, November 9 at Wateree Bapti&t church. John T. Littlejohn, chaplain * of the post, will be in charge. All ex-service men are asked to meet at 3 o'clock at the I^egion hall and go in a body to the church. The public is cordially invited to attend this service. Cotton Ginnings For the County According to a report furnished us by H. L. Richey, cotton census enumerator for Kershaw county, there had been 14,952 bales of cotton ginned in this county prior to October 18, as compared to 6,425 bales for last 1 year. t The total for the state was 667,321 as compared to 371,422 bales in 1929 i I Baptist Church Services The following services are an; nounced for the week at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at ;il0 o'clock, Mr. L. N. Harwell, superintendent. 11:15 preaching by th? 1) pastor on the subject: "The 'L*i61 I Commission of Our Lord." Evening ' service at 7:30 with preaching by the II pastor on the subject, "The Thief or ; the Cross." Prayer meeting Wed 1 nesday evening at 8 o'clock. Seniioi ' b. Y. P. U Thursday evening at 8:(K Io'clock. Junior B. Y. P. U. Sundaj ; evening at 6:30. j We are planning an enlargemenl 1 camp?'*?" *or our Sunday School ''Beginning next Sunday afternoon *1 2 o'clock a religious census of tfc< ' city will be taken. This will be fol' : lowed by visitation. and personal tm ' i deavor to get everybody into Shinda] ' school. The other churches of ,'tbt * city will aid in taking the census. The public is cordially attend all the services of tbie church 1 -? W ' Edmund A. GuillVon, 17, of Wash * mgtom, D. C., has been adjudged th< - beat among youthrftfl orators of ?fh , nations in the fifth international ana " contest held in Wa^rihf^od f The announcement was made Satur day evening. 4* r .VA' \ Children's Home and Associated Charities Mrs. W. J. May field, us president, und W. 11, llarria, <uk treasurer, have submitted to tlie press the following information relative to the workings of the children's home nml unsocialed charities in Camden: [ "At this season when ht>e hardest months of the year for the poor and needy are almost ui*>n us, we believe ' it will l>o well for this Association [to outline some of the plana we have laid out for the future so 'that the publie at large, by w.hose generosity we exist, may know and judge whether the work is worthy or not. La st y cut t he Assoc i ated ( ha ri ties was not organized us well as I now, nor was it chartered by the : State of South Carolina as at prvs! end. : "Our collections from the public at (that time were the largest we hud ; over had and the need for these J funds the greatest. ! "At that time our Children's home ' was not started, neither was there ja place where any able bodied man or woman applicant for help, could , be sent to earn what we could give j in the way of food or clothing. The consequence was that we gave away food ami clothing without any r?'turn from the applicant. ! "This method of the distribution pf charity no doubt caused us to give : assisatnee in a number of cases, tihat were to some extent, undeserving, i "We now have our Children's homo i organized with a very capable Matron, Mrs. Hendrix, and we have home ; three acres cf ground on which we , will have stabling ami room for a cow and homes. j "We have nlmost two acres of ground that we propose to turn into , truck gardens.a "It is then our aim to secure the services of a gardener ami to operate this large garden, to which we hope to add otner available space, by | means of the labor whioh will be furnished by applicants for charity ; through the social service department and to be paid for in rations alone. "Our garden^ are, even mow before we are farily started, supplying a great many of the vegetables consumed in the Home itself. "By enlarging our scope and expanding our gardens we hope to raise ! we give in charity, as well as sup| port the Home. "Our work has been in the past and i at present, done by voluntary help, ; but as the work increases and is [gradually put on a more self sup porflrng, and as far as t)he applicants , for charity goes, on a more self- re;*specting basis; it will be seen at once that tnis cannot be carried on an enlarged pltfn through voluntary ser, vice alone so we expect vrey shortly j to be farced to put on a paid service worker as assistant to the President in all departments. "It seems from what experience%we have so far had that working the ^ Social Service end and the Children's ^ Home together that we will benefit ' j in a number of ways ami with great'jer efficiency. "We also expect to have a small work room where we may repair and repaint any furniture given us for use in the Home or other places. "The new additions to the Chitd ren's Home will soon be completed ami we will have a capacity of about . twenty-five children. We have at ; present fourteen children wrth the t prospect of having to take in a numj ber more very soon. ! "We wish to thank all .of the peoi pie of Camden and also our north ern friends for the very loyal and r kindly support they have gvien us 1 and we hope all of you will visit the r Home ami see for yourselves what we have been able to do through t your generosity. "When our homo is completed wc t expect to have a formal opening with i a 'Shower' or 'Pound Party' and we ? invite all to be present." L , V f Guthrie Wins A Harvard Scholarship yn ;? Cambridge, Mass., Oct. * 24.?(AP) *' Award of one of 132 scholarships R. H. Guthrie, Camden, S. C., was g announced today at 'Harvard Univert sity. The scholarships, having a tori t*l value of $49,730, were given stu J dents in th? six Harvard graduate schools. Court Worked Fast; Manu Cases Heard Court of gemrul sessions convened hero Monday morning and by Wednesday h?ul disposed of nearly all the cu^cs .011 the docket. Seventeen cases were either tried or guilty pleas accepted on Moiwiuy and eleven disposed of on Tu<**luy. In fact so rapid was l-he working of the court that it elicited favorable comment from Judge M. L. Bonham, of Andeisou, who presided. -Clerk ptf Court lames H. (My bum told a Chronicle man that there waa more work done at less cost at .this session of the court than at any other session in a greut many years. Tihe fines collee-ted 'more than paid the necessary expenses of the court. The list of castjs disposal of at this term follow^ t irlfto llaile, negro hoy, charge I with rape, plca<l guilty to assault and buttery of a high ami aggravated nature, and received u sentence of one yeur. Eddie Drakeford was tried on a charge of assault ami battery with intent to kill and found not guilty. Isaac Moore plead guilty to a prohibition violation. Fined $50 and u sentence of three months. Upon the payment of the fine ami serving JO days the balance of the sentence is to be suspunded. Hub Fry, plead guilty tx> a charge of violating the prohibition Law and was fined $100 ami six months. Upon payment of the $100 the jail eentencc to be suspended. Maggie Moore, a sixteen year old girl, plead guilty to violating the prohibition law and received a fine of $25 or thirty days. Dora McManua, a white woman plead guilty to violating the prohibition laiw an<l received u sentience of six months which was suspended. JPeter Mclx-od was convicted of receiving stolen goods.- Fitted-$100 or thirty days. He received seed cotton nd other farm supplies stolen from the farm of Eugene Pearee. Junior Watts* plead guilty to a charge of petit larceny from the farm of Eugene Feared and was fined $100 or thirty dnys. Jack Hoy kin, plead guilty to petit larceny and received a fine of $100 or thirty days. He too, stole from the farm of Eugene Pearre. Ancrum Kirk land, plead guilty to a charge of violjutmg the prohibition law, and received a fine of $25 or thirty days. All suspended during good behavior. Gloster Johnson, plead guilty to a violation of the prohibition law and received a sentence of six months straight. Leon Boyd, plead guilty to two charges otf house breaking and larceny. He was sentenced to serve one year in each ease. Each sentence bo follow one another. Jack Bay, n white man, captured with a car containing % gallons of liquor, waa tried in his absence and a sealed sentence left. A cash bond of $500 was forfeited. J. H. Anderson, was tried in hie absence on a prohibition violation charge, -and a sealed sentence left for him. Hie cash bond otf $200 was also forfeited. Frank Gaskinis, a negro, was tried in his absence on a charge of violating the prohibition law ami a sealed sentence was loft for him. Sam Perkins, negro, was also tvied in -his absence and a sealed sentence left for him. He violated the prohibition law. C. A. Lowder was tried in his absence foF violating the prohibition law and a sealed sentence awaits him. Bugie McMaster, was tried and found guilty of selling whiskey on a church grounds at Cantey Hill. He was given a straight sentence of six months. The deacons of the church at which he plied his trade turned him up. Charlie Black well was tried and found guilty of violating the prohibition law. $75 fine and three months. Jail sentence suspended upon payment of fine. Vemice Hall, Taneie Hall and Walter Hall were up on two charges of 1 larceny. Ventice Hall not tried. The case againott Tansde Hall waa not pressed. Walter Hall plead guilty to 1 petty larceny and received a sentence 1 of thirty days in each case. Margaret Drakeford plead guilty ' to violating the prohibition 1?W\ a^ti ' waa sentenced to a fine of $25 and three month*. Upon payment of fi^s (Continued on last page)