The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 14, 1930, Image 1
I ATTEND THE FOOT ray i n Amrr
. fMR GR0U^ THIS AFTERNOON AT 3 O'CLOCK
iME Camden Chronici.f.
I CAMDEW, SOUTH CAHOUNA .nrrrinrn ,
NUMBER 33
Iiaw County Jbosen
noted Old Citizen
, passing of William Fergu^11
at his home on JEnat De-.j
eet, this city, Thuwriay morn10
o'clock, Kershaw cour>ty
its oldeet and most highred
citizens. Judge Russell
uvvn to nearly every man,
and child in thW county. His
rjis due to the infirmities of
(
near Westville, in Flat Rock
July 9, 1845, he w?? eighty,
irs of age last Jyly. At the
21 years he was married to
allie Kmma ICauthen of this
,ity, and to them were burn
jildren, Wnrdlaw *. Rue sell,
s. Nan Kirkland, Ernest Rusj
Thomas Russell, the latter
jng at the ages of 14 and 18
respectively. He is survived
a^ed widow and the two first
children, also eight grandi
and two great grandchildren.
(1 sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Young,
her ninety-second year, residar
Heath Springs, also aurvhom
it is said is at this time
itely ill. ,, '
e Russell entered the Civil
t an early age and served in
ny K. 7th South Carolina Cavirider
Captafin fedward M. BoyNo
Confederate veteran took
interest in, the veterans and
s of veterans than he. He
as chairman of the pension
of this county from the time
organized until hie death.
i after the close of the War
en the States Judge Russell
lected Trial Justice of Flat
township, and it was through j
rvice in this office that he ac- j
the title of "Judge." In 1890
s elected as a member of the |
of representatives, Kershaw j
r then, having three members, |
ie served with his colleagues,,
as J. Kirkland and the late G.
oseley. The late James R. Mn-1
as the senator from this county I
hat term.. T . '
well as we can recall Judge,
;11 has the distinction of having ,
eded four men claimed by death |
i serving in office. He was ap- j
ed by the governor to succeed j
late John Drafceford as auditor.,
was defeated for re-election by
late P. T. Bruce. He afterward
eedgd the late W. C. McCreight\
rnditor by appointment. He was
>ated for re-election by the late
fines Raibon, and by appointment
ed out his unexpired term. He!
later elected to this office and s
it continuously until defeated in
primary of 1922. At the death
Coroner Dixon in the Cleveland
k>! fire, Judge Russell was apited
by Governor Thos. G. Mcd
to fill out his unexpired term
was twice re-elected in the prims
and died as he had wished m
ness. * 9
adge?Russell was a former mem- |
of Hickory Head church at West- j
i but after moving to Camden,;
>ed his membership to the Camden j
>tist church, where he had wor-1
>ped continuously until his health ,
aid not permit. ' \
''uneral services will ibe held from i
late residence this (Friday) mom-j
at 11 otlock, with his pastor,
v. J. B. Caston, officiating. The
ive pallbearers at his request will
members of the various court ofes,
which will include: Sheriff J?
McLeod, Clerk J. H. Clyhurn,
iditor B. E. Sparrow, Probate
dge \Y. L. McDowell, Treasurer
W. Hogue and Master W ~L. Deiss.
Jr. j
Honorary pallbearers (will he mem!Ts
of the James Leroy Belk Post
! the American Legion.
Also at his request four of his
armer co-workers in the Auditor s,
ffice will place the flowers on his J
ftrre. They will be Mrs?. S. N. Nich- i
"'Ison, Mrs. Hubert' Reese, Miss Lena
hneberger and Miss Emmie AlexanThe
burial will be in the Quaker |
*jjetery in this city. I
The death of Judge Russell rean
honorable, high-toned cit-(
always loyal to his frieudB and
jw news of his passing away will
J**1* genuine sorrow to nil who
toe* him.
Roll Call
American Cross
Annual Roll Call of the AmerR?w
^ ro8S '8 now in progress,
; Kr ^ain^en Chapter is in receipt
^ Mowing telegrem from Na'
iwpla'rman? John Barton Payne:
';m "In the present
JfJ roll call the Red
pi] ! I | Cross faces serious
pi I k V and exceptional de
I g fggj mands calling for
I Lkflls the . earnest devoI
I mmV tion' wunge and
l/v^ persistent effort of
all Red Cross men
lls . and /women. We
H&t <Wv^ T' """ iheaBur e up to
fcjj^ods and make the roll call a
B*7^U(Vt'ss- Th* Cross has its
Kee{ <Sm ^sponslbilttiei and moat
r?^ ?* Red Croae i?
?t>, k ?? Camden and Kershaw couxvftiti
h*ve come to o^r aasist
Ct*? of a1^ thah one occasion in
S W^Mter. The Camden Chanter
1*4-8 &?*&= ?
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Good Woman Pauses
In This City Friday
While iwt a surprise to her family
and friends, the death of Mrs. KMen
Manning Williams, in this city Friday
caused genuine sorrow wherever she
was known.
'Mr#. Williams had been in failing
health for some time and only recently
returned from Johns Hopkins
j in a last desperate effort to secure
relief.
Mrs. Williams <was the widow of
the "late David Itogerson Williams,
long prominent in ,the business and
social Hfe of the city. Mr. Williams
and his father were the founders of
Camden's oldest insurance agency
which still bears their name.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon from the Grace Episcopal
church in this city. Interment
was in the Quaker cemetery here.
Active pallbearers were;. Ransom
Richardson, Wyndham Manning, David
Williams, Robert Kennedy, Ralph
Shannon and Bolivar Boykin. The
list of honorary pallbearers included:
J. W. Cantey, B. H. Boykin, Sr., Legare
Inglesby, N. C. Boykin, B. H.
Boykin, Jr., W. E. Johnson, John
Cantey, K. G. W'hiatler, T. J. Kirkland,
W. D. Whitaker, W. L. DePass,
Sr., C. C. Whitaker, D. A. Boykin and
L. W. Boykin.
Mrs. Williams was born at Milford,
Governor Manning's home in Clarendon
county, and lived there until her
marriage.
Her mother was Sally Bland Clarke
Manning of Gloucester county, Virginia.
After their marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Williams spent most of ,their
time in Camden with the exception
of a few yeiars in their early married
life spent in Louisville, Ky., where
their eldest daughter, Bland, was
born. When they returned to Camden
they lived first at Bloomsbury
in the city and then moved to Mulberry,
the old Williams plantation, j
about three miles below Camden.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her
two daughters, Mrs. W. Arthur I
Metts and Mrs. Cato Douglas Glover,
both of Camden, and by six grandchildren.
Conspired to Rob Store
Spartanburg, Nov. 10. ? Arthur
Johnson, Clifton store operator, was
arrested today and charged with conspiracy
to rdb his own store.
Julius Henderson and Oley Watkins
are held in connection with the
removal! of $500 worth of merchandise
froi%Johnson's store. Police alleged
Johnson induced them to rob
the establishment so that he might
collect burglary insurance.
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1 Change in Date of Meetings
I Memlbers of the, local council of
! the Junior Order U. A. M. are re!
quested to notice the change of meetings.
from first and third Monday
nights to second and fourth Mondays
of each month.
Father and Son Injured
On last Thursday morning early as
i Shelly Connell and his son, Clyburn,
were giong to their work walking
towards Hanging Rook bridge, oft
paved highway No. 26, as related y
Air. Connell, they were struck by the
early morning bus, which P?8?*? ?er"
?h*w going south at about j
were struck by the bus and knocked
down, Clyfburn's right leg broken
just above the ankle and Shelly
Connell receiving only a flesh wound
i in, the hollow underneath the right
;knee< They were taken up by .the
i bus and carried to the Camden nos!
pital, where Clyburn still remains,
while his father's wound was dressed
and he returned home.?Kershaw
Era.
Speaker at Banquet
Judge Mendel L. Smith was the
principal speaker at a banquet given
by the American Legion Post at
Beaufort Tuesday evening. " J
said to have been one of the most
delightful ever held in that city.
General Lee, commander of fans
Island Marine station was a fiTU^ oi
honor and the Paris Island marine
band furnished music. Boy Scouts
of Beaufort served as waiters.
HDUCATION WEEK
American Education Week, ^ November
10-M, is a fine time to start a
movement to wipe out u
Kershaw county. The Hobkirk Hill
Chapter, D. A. R., is sponsoring such
a movement. All organizations and
Individuals interested in this worthwhile
work are ksked ^ <?-operate.
This can be done by helping teach
or by furnishing names of person
to, be taught. All interested ar#
asked to communicate with Miss Ernestine
Beteeesn, pfeone M, or ?.?
ganiced. Teachers will also go to
home*, if such is desired.
Legion Drive Goes
Over The Number
November 6 to 11 was designated!
?? National Membership Week the
American legion and before the
close the Leroy lie Ik Poat of this
city had gone over their quota' in
new members and renewals. Their
quota had been set at <161 a*d Ike
drive showed they had put on 168
Now members and renewals were received
from all sections of the county.
The workings of the Legion and
what it stands for has .'become better
known to ex-service men and they
are becoming more interested.
The annual memorial services to
the dead from Kershaw county were
held last Sunday afternoon at 8:80
o'clock at the Wateree Baptist church
with (Chaplain John T. Littlejohn in
charge, he being assisted (by the
other pastors of fhe city. Forty Legionnaires
met at the American Legion
hall and went to the church in
a body.
On Tuesday a small group of Legionnaires
assembled at the corner of
DeKalb and Broad streets, where a
short service was held in meptory ojf,the
signing of the armistice, ft was
in charge of Legionnaire T. V. Walsh.
Whistles of the city noted the anniversary
of the end of bhe great con-'
flict and traffic and business were
suspended for a few minutes.
Death of Former Camden Lady ?+
Mrs. Marion C. Mathis, aged 54, j
died Saturday at the home of her'
niece, Mrs. C. F. Burton, after an ill-;
ness of several months, and was bur-1
ied in the Sumter cemetery Sunday
afteruoon at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Mathis
was the widow df the late Marion C.'
Mathis of Sumter, who died a num- ,
ber of years ago, and for several
years had made her home in Colum-'
bia. Mrs. Mathis was a member of
the Methodist church, and a fine
Christian woman. She is survived
by two brothers, G. L. Garner, of
Sumter, and John S. Garner, of Darlington.?Monday's
Sumter Item.
Mrs. Mathis made her home in
Camden for a number of years where
her late husband was engaged in bus-'
mess and at one time was a member
of city council from Ward Two.
Methodist Church ,'Services
Sunday, November 16, Bible school
at 10 a. m., with Mr. L. C. Shaw as
Superintendent. There "will be no other
services this day because of the
pastor's~ absencd. at the annual conference
in Mullins.
On Wednesday, November 19, there
will be a union meeting at the Meth- j
odist church at which Ool. Moudy1
will deliver an address in favor of
the eighteenth amendment. The public
is most cordially invited to all
the services of this church. Come
and bring your friends.
A uxiliary-Guards
Cabaret Dance
The annual cabaret' given jointly
by the Legiou Auxiliary and the Kershaw
Guards will be given Wednesday
evening before Thanksgiving beginning
at 9 o'clock at the Kershaw
Guards armory. This affair is patronized
by all Camden folks and parties
from all the nearby towns. Everyone
knows that snappy entertsiinr
ment in the way of dances, songs,
food music, etc., will be provided for
their amusement. The committee in
charge has secured one of the South's
finest orchestras to furnish music
throughout the evening. Entertainers
from out of town as well as our
own trained chorus and specialty
dancers, are on the program. " Be
sure to hear the most famous "Blues"
singer in the country. Folks, get
your feet ready for hot music; forget
all your troubles for one evening of
fun, frolic and general good times..
Tickets are on sale at Drug Stores
at $1.00 each; and, boys howdy! what
you get for that dollar.
Highway Fatalities Increase
Colum/bia, Nov. 11.?The number of
fatalities on the highways of South
Carolina during October exactly doub- j
led those of September, and formed j
the Jaagest fatality report for any
month in recent history.
There were 22 per sorts killed in
October on highways of the state.
In September there were only 11*
These figures are reported by the
State Highway department from
statistics gathered by it regularly.
In addition to the fatalities there
were 58 persons seriously injured in
higtuf&y accidents- - and <78 injured
lightly. For the, mefftb preceding
there were 47 serious injuries end 88
minor injuries. There esTi 171 motor
vehicle crashes on ifglmiy
in October. < -
Former Camden Lady
Died In Columbia
In the death of Mr*. P. tt, N+fron,
there pefcacd away another On* df
that rapidly lessening band oT lovely
women who brought over into the
new South the fragrance and sweet
graoiouKiiea* of the Old South before
the War Between the .States. Born
in iCamden, S. C., on August 27th,
1K57, u daughter of Col. William
Shannon and Henrietta McWtfljp, a?\d
a granddaughter of Governor "William |
McWiHie of Mississippi but originally
of Camden, Mra. Nelson -was closely
connected 'by blood and intermarriage
With many of the families prominent
in the social and political life of
South Carolina. Among those are
the Canteys, Boykins, Richardsons,
Williams, Nelaons, Mannings, Friarsons
and others.
She was married in -Camden, on
November 23, 1879, to Patrick Henry
Nelson, and to them -was bom one
child, "William Shannon Nelson, a
member of the Columbia, S. C., bar
who is now iprepident of the South
Carolina Bar association.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson lived in Cam- ,
den until 18<J6, when they moved to j
?olumbi?. (Mrs. Nelson was always j
very active ip the affairs ot the Epis- j
'copal church, ot which,;she waft a
lifelong and devoted member. For;
the past 35 years she had been a
member of the board of the
Exchange and y Us vice-present. In
the early days otf the Columbia hospital,
before it was taken over by
the doctors, and long before it became
a county institution^, a devoted'
band of women, of which Mrs. Nel-.
son was one worked tirelessly for its
support and maintenance, in the interests
of suffering humanity. Born
the eighth of thirteen children, Mrs.
Nelson is survived by her eon and
three grandchildren, the Misses Henrietta
and Nina and Patrick H. Nelson,
a brother. Charles J. Shannon of
Camden; her sisters, Mrs. William E.
Johnson, of Camden; "Mrs. Jamee M.
Stoney, of Laurens; Mrs. James M.
Heath, of Camden; and Mrs. WilHaim
D. Boykin, of Sumter; 'besides many
nieces and nephews. She was the
aunt of Mrs. Paul C. Aughtry, of Columbia.?Saturday's
Columbia Record.
Mrs. Nelson was well and favorably
known in Camden, her native
town where her husband was at one
time an outstanding member of the
Camden bar and for a long number of
years served AS solicitor of this diatrict.
The funeral of Mm. Nelson wae
I held Sunday afternoon from Trinity
i church, with Rev. Henry D. Phillips
officiating and the interment was in,
pimwood cemetery.
Rattter in Bananas
Gaffney, Nov. 11.?When Ernest
White, clerk in a local grocery store,
! reached up to pull some bananas from
; a stalk for a customer, a snake poked
. his head out. Ernest drew baokj.-bvt
j Glenn Elliott, who happened to be
- present, stepped forward and cap'
tured the reptile, which was about
two feet long. After playing with
; the snake a while Mr. Elliott put it
into a quart jar with the top perforated
for ventilation.
He brought the snake up town to
'exhibit it. Close inspection revealed
| the reptile was a diamond back ratI
tier with rattles just beginning to
I from at the end of its tail*
The bananas were said to have been
shipped from South America. The
snake was rather thin, as if it, b*d
been fasting for some time, and It
was thought possible the reptile had
journeyed from the southern continent
with the bananas.
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Taken in By Fake Beggar ~ ^
| A comparatively young man representing
himself as being
dumb blew into Kershaw Monday and
succeeded in imposing upon the credulity
of some of the charitably inclined
Kershaw citizens until it
| learned through a local item
in the State Tuesday morning fw>m
Camden that such a peibdbN^upH;
I city was exposed in that
had collected quite a bit
under the representation th*t
wished to raise the capital, to^op^fif
a shoe shop. Some of the K
people who made contribution* vretft
after the beggar and made himself
und. it is well enough to lb*.UfatrfH
ful of strangers asking
shaw Era. '
Fred Snadeia, 24, textile empMje,
is ted at Anteeon, gfr
ing struck by a hit-run drlvagvWte*
city akrly morning. .
Predicts Splendid Year
' Under
Stat? Commander Llewellyn was u
guest of honor at u banquet tendered
by the James Hemphill Post of the
American LegUm at Cheater last
*??k. Amonir other guests were
Senator-elect James F. Byrne?, Jame*
O. Sheppard and Adjutant-General
Potior. The Chester Reporter pays
a high compliment to Mr. Llewellyn
in its report of the banquet. It says"Mr.
Stanley Llewellyn, of Camden,
how State legion Commander, said
be was in Chaster a few weeks ugo
at a Rotary Clu^ meeting, and upon
that occasion was driven over the
town, and was most .pleasantly impressed.
He is a Northern man, who
has been living In Camden for several
years, and during that time has become
part of the town's warp and
woof. Mr. Llewellyn told a number
of Oivil War stories most effectively,
illustrating the feeling of other
days that has been succeeded by the
good relations of today. Mr. Llewellyn
stressed a number of different
/orms and phases of the work the
Legion, now {$81,000 strong, is trying
to do, such as hospitalization,
boys' work, and the like, and in closing
stressed, as Mr. Sheppard did,
the duty of American I/egionnaires
I living in such a manner as to win
the confidence and love of the boys
who are coming on. and thus be a
vast and abiding influence for good,
j Mr. Llewellyn will carry into his
I work as head of the Legion of South
Carolina the same qualities of leadership
and initiative, and the same
| fine personality and lofty character,
I that have put hum where he is in
; business, and a -splendid year may be
looked for by the Legion of tfcp State,
with affairs in his hands."
Presbyterian Church Services
Sunday, November 16. Morning
worship 11:15. Sermon subject,
"Christianity's Big Chance." Christian
Endeavor at 7 p. m. At this
f service Mrs. John Lindsay will speak
! to the young people on the work of
] our Home Mission committee. Sun;da^
November 16, is the day sot
apart by our Assembly for a voluntary
offering to the Home Mission
j work. Sunday school 10 a. m. The
' public is cordially invited to attend
these services.
1
Baptist Church Services
The following services ere an
nounced for the week at the First
Baptist church: Sunday school at 10
j o'clock, with Mr. L. N. Harwell, as
| superintendent; 11:16, preaching by
the pastor on the subject: "The
Power of Money." Evening service
at 7:30, preaching by the pastor on
j the subject: "Christian Education."
| Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
i at 7:30. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday
evening at 7:30. Junior B. Y. P.
4 U. Sunday evening at 6:30. The public
is cordially invited to attend all
ithe services of this church.
I
Children's Home To
Have Public Reception
"Please do not forget the reception
and opening of the Children's Home
on Wednesday, November 19th, from
three to five o'clock," requests Mrs.
W. J. Mayfield, president of the Associated
/Charities.
"We are very anxious to have
everybody see what we have accomplished
for the care of the homeless
children of Kershaw county. There
are now eighteen children in the
home nine of whom attend school
every day and one of whom was on
the honor roll for October.
- "These children are being taught to
be obedient, polite and every day to
ado some useful labor either in the
house or in the gardens which we are
' now starting. We expect to have
about an acre in (winter vegetables in
addition to rwhat we already have.
"We hope you will encourage us by
your presence ?t the reception.
"All are cordially invited."
Cotton Ginnings in County
According to H. L. Richey, cotton
icensus enumerator for Kershaw
county there were 17,977 bales of
cotton ginned .in this county prior
to November .1, as compared to 9,302
-bales for a like period in 1929.
j V Total for the state shows 814,755
bales for 1980 as compared to 533,WO
for 1929.
-Five bandits held op and robbed
a Southern Pacific train at Nobel,
Cab, last Friday, setting sway wfth
$55,700. A reward of $2,000 each is
Championship Game
Scheduled For Today
When -Camden meets Cheater hero
this afternoon, they will go up
Against a team tflhat started out a
little slow hut is now clicking 1%
the championship team of u year ago.
Die Chester team has lost only one
nume ami thnt to the powerful llniji ,
outfit at the first of the season, and
each game since then has shown remarkable
improvement, and today
stands to give Camden a mighty little
in the elimination contest.
Chester's best ibet is the powerful
Martin, the player who ripped off ?
fifty-yard touchdown through Camden's
line lust year at Columbia, and
later made several other long dashes.
He is backed up with Allen, who
is about the sIta* of Sam Ohewning
and aLmsot <t? fast. Itoney at quarterback
shows up best on running interference,
and is a scrappy player.
Cloud, Nunnery and Durham are also
showing up well in the back field. In
the line, Chester's best bets are Hunter
und McDonald, and on the ends
Proctor and Woods are game fighters.
The Chester team is couched by
Lawrence Spearman, an old Newberry
college All-State end, and like
our own coach, John Villepiguo, puts
out a scrappy well-ooached outfit.
Two years ago, which was Coa<;h
Spearman's first year at Chester, his
team was defeated for t'he State
Championship by Batertburg-Leesville
and last year they defeated our Camden
team for the Championship. This
year they will try to repeat, but
those on the inside predict that Camden
will win on Friday, but not by
a big score.
The Camden team is without a
doubt the beet outfit that has ever
represented our town, and Coach Villepigue
has the team clicking like
a well-trained college outfit, and the
citizens of the town are one hundred
per cent behind the team, and one
of the largest crowds of the season
will be on hand to cheer our boys
to another victory, and revenge for
last year's defeat in the championship
game at Columbia.
- The game starts at Zemp Field at
3:00 o'clock. Admission to this game
will ,be 75c for adults and 35c for
children.
Post-office Burglarized
The combination general store,
jHJstoffice and express office operat
ed by Mr. R. Luther Bell at Westville,
in this county, was forcibly entered
during Saturday night, but a check up
shows no loss of goods except the
smashing of a sflot vending machine
where a few dollars in nickles was
secured.
. The thief or thieves were looking
for money as the strong box where
express articles and postal funds
were kept was entered. No goods
from the store were -missing.
Two negroes, who said they were
tramping from Philadelphia to Florida,
were seen loitering around the
place Saturday, and were placed in
jail by rural officer Hough, where
they are being held for investigation.
A standing reward of $200 is offered
by the government for the capture
and conviction of persons entering a
building housing postoffice equipment.
Faculty Thanks Fair
The faculty of Jackson high school
in a communication addressed to the
officers and members of the Kershaw
County Fair association expresses its
appreciation for the courtesies and
favors shown them in the following
words:
"In behalf of the many patrons, the
great host of children in our city and
county, we, the faculty of the Jackson
high school wish to express our
appreciation /or the privilege you
gave us to parade during the Kershaw
County P?ir on Saturday. We
also wish to thank the City Officials
for the courtesies shown us during
tho parade.
"We wish to extend our special
thanks to Mr. H. G. Carrison, Jr.,
for the particular interest which he
has taken in us, for. it was through
him that the invitation was extended.
We end our children shall never forget
him.
"To our County Superintendent of
Education, Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts,
we also wish to say, Thank you, for
your untiring efforts in our behalf.'"
Mr* Sarah J. Still, aged 71. who
waa recently fined $100 at Birmingham,
England, for Wing an uuneenaed
money Mar, urns said to
taw etanta <00 p?r ?wt intcrwt. H