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W"'"' * " CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19, IP30 ' NUMBER 38
Kr# Found Guilty
?f Of Manslaughter
Ky,^ the completion of the caae
sjEjj j. El more Jeffera, trie<l for
Wpjcond time on ? charge of murStlx
coUrt tf^neral sessions udK^d
?n<l the second week jurors
K notifio<l not to appear.
Kg jury in the Jeffers. case, who
K being tried for the killing of
Krfjirkland in an election row at
WL on the afternoon of the priKyelwtio^/M)
li>26, was out about
^quarter* oi u.n hour, when they
.in n verdict of guilty of
lighter with recommendation
K^y. .hid Bonham sentenced
K^f to serve throe years in prison.
K|ig released on bond, his bond
Kg reduced from $3,500 to $2,500.
Kfc/,r: caw tried during the week
K
Krk Brown plead guilty to vi<^
Kg the prohibition law and drew
Kntence of 3 months or
of $25. Upon payment of fine
sentence to be suspended. ExKon
of sentence suspended until
h:. Carlos plead -guilty to a like
Kge and drew $50 fine and three
Khs sentence. Upon payment of
sentence suspended. Suspension
K$ntence for three months.
Hud? Drakeford plead 'guilty to
Htfitg the prohibition law and was
Koted to pay n fine of $100 and
Ke six months. He paid the fine
H the sentence was suspended.
Hbirlie Johnson plead guilty to a
Kibition violation charge and was
Kneed to pay a fine of $50 and
Ke three months. Paiid the fine
K the sentence was suspended.
Kbert Ixiwery plead guilty to vioK|
the prohibition law and was |
Kneed to pay a fine of $75 and
K three months. Upon payment
Mine the jail sentence to be sus
Ernest Steen, Lawton Blackwell,
Dies Thompson and Lloyd Bryson
Kd guilty to manufacturing liquor
K each drew a sentence of six
Kths but after service of thirty
K the remainder to be suspended
King good behavior.
Kimes Dunham was tried and
Kid guilty of assault and battery
K high and aggravated nature and
K sentenced to serve one year.
Keorge Dunham, who killed a neK
during a fight at a hot supper
Kr Kershaw, plead, guilty to a_
Kge of manslaughter and was senKed
to serve two years.
Kriton Goff, a white man, was
Kd and found guilty of simple asKt
and battery and was sentenced
Kay a fine of $100 and serve thirty
V' C. Hall, white man, charged
Ke separate indictments for larK
and receiving stolen goods was
Kd in one case and found guilty.
K plead guilty to the other three
K*flw and drew a sentence of five
K? in each case. The sentences
nin concurrently.
Kfalter Hall, white man, also plead
K|ty to'two charges of larceny and
K"*?? stolen goods. He was s?nto
serve one year on one count
three months on the other?both
K^** to run concurrently.
Bu.^?tn>ent Jufy
Judge M. L. Bonham,
Judge Winter term of
K?t for Kershaw ,County:
K*e we passed on all Bills hand
Kj? ^ the Solicitor.
j'P ^Ve inspected the Jail and
yK??* in fair condition. We have
:;'-K* ^plaints as to Roads and
!v f/Vt been informed that the
V;; K' conditions of the County are
condition. We also uny;
that the Schools of the
- y V ,Pe in very good condition.
I^ylfcomn.end that the County
PftAS an act authorizing
Kun<l Commission to in
s'nking fund
:f?tBoState' ^un*c*pa* 09 v"
IISK?"0 m'onTnnend that the Del
'-vK? or create an Act to pro^
K'or an Annual Audit of all
and provide fundt
P?** of same. ?
Recommend that the Rura
he retained in thii
' *? now is.
Kr^^^t to again commend - th?
K *0rce? *?r IHcieni
KJL ** by them in the en?f
^ Lawa in Kerehaa
thank His Honor1 th<
;KTCX?r ?* all Coott Off!
V courtesies extended U
8 us. AH of which we respectfull;
submit. John Rebon, Jr.,
> Foremen of Grend Jury.
V . ?
It act or A. tid Moore
Get Ten Yearn Each
Greenville, Dec. 12.-^CarloH Rector
and J. Hwmon Moore, Convicted of
manslaughter of Sheriff Sam Willis,
today were sentenced to 10 years iml>i
isonment after withdrn wing a motion
for a new trial.
After withdrawing their motion for
t? new ti ial, Rector and Moore moved
I for an arrest of judgment. This
was overruled by Presiding Judge K.
Dennis, who then pronounced sentence.
Judge J>ennis said he would adidit
the men to bond, presumably to
permit them to arrange their affairs
before beginning service of their sentences
or to allow them time preparing
an appeal if they should determine
to make one.
j Judge Dennis dqjrounced the two
I defendants in scathing terms in
j passing sentence. <+*>
He related tjjat -he had lx?en highly
, impressed with the conduct of Rector
I when the latter was sheriff and
|"could hardly believe you were mixed
i up in this affair."
"Killing in America," he said, "is
notSas despicable now as stealing, but
.an assassination is most despicable."
Reotc^r, a state constable, was appointed
sheriff by Governor John G.
I Richards after Sheriff Willis was
shot to death in his yard by an assassin
tbe night of Jun^ 11, 1927/
Moore served under Rector as a dep. |
uty.
Willis had been elected sheriff over
Rector.
Blair Rook, negro, the state's prin- I
cipal witness, testified he was hired!
to kill Willis by Rector and Moore, j
The negro faces trial on a charge of 1
murder.
Roddey Inquest Proves Futile
Chester, S. <C., Dec. 10.?"We, the
coroner's jury, find that Melvin W.,
Roddey came to his death by gun
wounds inflicted by parties not known
to this jury," was the verdict at the
inquest, which was completed late
this afternoon, into the death of Mr.
Roddey, one of Great Falls' leading
merchants, who was shot on the night
of Novmeber 17, and died at Pryor
hospital here one week later.
The inquest was started last Thursday
afternoon and after hearing three
witnesses, it was adjourned until today.
?.
J. B. Moore, of Great Falls, who
is chared with tho shooting, is at
liberty on bond.
j Solicitor Hines said tonight that
i Moore is still held under a warrant
.for murder issued by 'Magsitrate J.
i Vance Davidson, of Chester, and that
! he would hand a bill to the grand*
'jury under the pending warrant
when it convenes at the January term
of general sessions court here.
m
Colored Methodists
Get a New Pastor
i *
Rev. S. M. McCollum, pastor of
Trinity Methodist church of this city,
'has been made a presiding elder of
the Spartanburg district by the
colored Methodist conference held in
Sumter last week. Rev. R. F. Harrington,
presiding elder of the Florence
district and for a number of
years treasurer fo the conference, has
.been cent to Camden as the new
. pastor of Trinity, which is looked
upon as one of the best charges in
the conference. Rev. A. H. Hayes,
a well-known and highly respected
minister who has been in Camden
for a number of years has been returned
to the Camden circuit, much
to the delight of his friends.
Camden was selected as the place
for holding the annual conference in
December 1931, when more than five
, hundred preachers and laymen of the
conference will be here. The entire
list of appointments for the Sumter
' district is as follows:
! ' Sumter district: The Rev. B. F.
Bradford, district superintendent;
- Antioch, the Rev. G. B. Tillman; As,
bury, the Rev. H. C. Nelson; Bethel
mission, the Rev. V. H. Carter; Blan"
ey, the Rev, D, F. Tillman; Camden
I the Rev. R. F. Harrington; Camden
circuit, the Rev. A. H. Hayes; l^amar
the Rev. J. F. Pearson; Lynchburg
the Rev. T. H. Fisher; Macedonia
the Rev. Solomon Pearson; Mayes
ville, the Rev. John W. Williams; MeI
chanicaville, the Rev. H. W. Williams;
, Mt. Zion, the Rev! A. C>. Townsend
Oswego, the Rev. F. Smith; Rocl
Hill, the Rev. L. S. Helmore; Shiloh
1 the Rev. T. D. Greene; St. James, th<
j Rev. P. C. E. Hiddleston; St. Paul
the Rev. Paul RedcHah; St. Matthews
the Rev'.J T. J. Pendergrass; Sumter
* the Rev. J. W. Taylor; Wateree, th<
t Rev. J. B. Rouse; Ziot\ Hill, the Rev
. G. W. Burroughs; ,Dr. A. R. Howard
f secretary, Negro work, board prohibi
tion, temperance and public morals.
Southern's Corn Cup
Won By I)an Bickley
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. i5._j)an Bids."
ley, IgxiugUm, S. C., wins the 1
Southern ^lailwayN* corn cup for Oh* ?
second titoe, making; three time* out '
of six awards that this trophy for j
the South'* leading corn grower ha< '
gone to South Carolina. j
'I'he handsome silver cup offered by 1
I the Southern to the grower of the ,
beat ten ears of corn produced in! j
\ lrginia, North Carolina, South Car- I
olina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, 1
Alabama <vr Mississippi, was award
ed to Mr. Bickley by a committee of <
experts after inspecting a large array j '
of exhibits which ^?ad qualified by 1
winning first prizes at leading fairs j
in the eight states.
Second prize went to K. L. I>at- <
tcrson, of (Hiina Grove,' N. C., brother '1
of James A. Patterson, who won the
cup in 1926. Willie Pat Boland, of i
Newberry, S. ., won it in 1925; Dan 1
Bickley for the first time in 1927; 1
C. N. Long, of Bremen, Ga., in 1928
and R. A. Wilder of Wake County 1
N. C ., in 1929. This year third place
went to Ava Absher, of Bessemer
City, N. C., an<l fourth place to H. S. !;
Brunson, of Quitman, Miss. ii
The board of judges, consisting of 1
Dr. L. N. Duncan, director of extension,
Auburn, Ala.; L. R. Nee),; ]
editor of the Southern Agriculturist, i
Nashville, Tenn.; and Dr. W. V. I^ong,
director of extension, Clemson college,
S. C., was highly pleased, with
the quality of the corn entered in
the contest. The cup will be delivered
to Mr. Bickley to keep until next
year's winner is announced and hjs
name will be again engraved on it '
along with the names of the other
winners.
,
Cross Hill Man Killed
Cross Hill, Dec. 13.?Four bullet
wounds in his body, Oharles Rasor, I
; about 30, was found dead under the j
; wheel of his parked automobile on
a street of Cross Hill about 7 o'clock '
tonight.
Shortly afterwards officers arrested
John Ropp, about 55, in front of
j whose home Rasor's body was found.
; He was taken to Laurens and jailed.
. Officers said they found the older
' man sitting on his front door step,
j with a pistol that had six empty
cartridges. There were no witnesses
to the shooting but neighbors testi.
fied they heard six shots fired.
Baser operated a ginnery and also
j farmed. He was unmarried. His
| father, W. C. Rasor, is a prominent
I Cross Hill merchant. Ropp is a
j traveling salesman.
j No 1*1806 For Torpedoes
i Orangeburg, Dec. 13.?The back
j trousers pocket is no safe place to
j store torpedoes, Master James Franj
cis Brailsford learned this afternoon*!
j When young Brailsford whs leaning <
j over he was given a slap by a play -,
mate. Twenty-six off the small ex- i
plosives were set off, tearing out the
seat of the garment. The boy suf-'
fered painful but not serious burns, j
Youth Cleared of Murder
Greenville, Dec. 12.?A boy in his 1
'teens was free to return to the j
classroom today, a charge of murder '
no longer over him.
He is Abner Jones, 17-year-old
Fountain Inn high school student, acquitted
by a jury m general sessions
court here last night of the murder
of Jack DuPre, a school mate. The i
jury deliberated two hours.
The youths engaged in a fight 'at j
basketball practice in the school's |
gymqasium last March. Jones struck i
DuPre over the head with a stick,
and ho died a few hours latar.
Supper Postponed
The turkey and chicken supper
that was to be held at the residence
of J. A. Rabon op December 17, 1930,
for Springvale Baptist church has
. been postponed until Monday, December
22, and the people of that com|
munity cordially invite you to be
present.
' Christmas Service at Baptist Church
| Christmas week will be ushered m
by a program presented by the Sun,
day school of the First Baptist church
I on Sunday, December 21st, at 7:30
[ p. m. After the singing of carols
and the reading of the Christmas
I story, the play "Phoebe's Christmas
Eve," illustrating the influence of the
' true Christmas spirit will be present'
ed. Santa Claus will then make his
J appearance and delight the children
with gifts from the pretty tree.
' Meetings Postponed
All members of the local council
of Jr. O. U. A. M. are hereby notiy
fled that due to repairs in Masonic
Temple, it will be necessary to postpone
all meetings until further notice.
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The Kirkwood Hotel I
To Open Thin Week 5
v v
I he appi\>aching holiday season
finds many of Camden's winter col- ^
>ny established in their hornet, and j
loon the Yule log will be burning
for the numerous college students' 4
oming for their vacations.
On Christmas Day the opening j
neet of the hounds with Mrs. Dwfght i
r art ridge as Master will interest tfotf j
/isitors and in the afternoon the first j
polo match will be played. After j
jhis hunts and polo will be frequent l
'eatures, and on New Year 'a l>ay tto i
first races at the Springdale truck *
iVijl doubtless attract a large gnllejry^.t
J he leading event of interest this j
week is the opening of the Kirk- ?
wood, the last of Camden's LouvUh?/ (
lotels to throw wide its hospitable i
ioors. Under the efficient manage- (
went of Mr. Frederick W. Burr, w.ho t
for two or three seasons has beety ,
at the helm at the Kirkwood, tWc
ianie spirit of goodwill and efficiency j
will be maintained. Mr, and Mrs.
Burr motored fix>m Boston on Si^n.- \
lay. and after a night at the Hobkirk i
Inn are busy with opening prepavu- \
dons. *
Tom Harmon arrived last week and ]
is ugiiin professional at the Kirk-' t
wood course.. >N ,
Among Northerners here in thoif:' ,
cottages for the Christmas season
are Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell, of ,
Middlofield, Conn., Mr. Frank Cour- j
sen. of Stoekbridge; Mrs. George ?
Cook, of Trenton; Mrs. William N< i
Kerr, of Sewickley; Mr. and Mrs.
J. Leonard Graham; Mr. and Mrs. j
Harry D. Kirkover, of Buffalo; Dr. j
und Mrs. William S. Rainsford, of 1
Ridgef ield, Conn; Mr. and Mr,s. F.
M. Rhodes, of Vineyard Haven, Mass.; f
Mrs. Mary F. Charlton, Mrs. Fletcher ,
and Miss Fanny Fletcher, of Proctorsville,
Vermont; Mrs. Elizabeth <
(Element, of Rutland, Vermont; Ml*,
and Mrs. Theodore Ross and Miss ]
Betsy Ross, of Camden, Maine; Mr,, i
apd Mrs. R. E. Danforth, of Skun~, <
eateles, N. Y.; Miss D. Eleanor'' ,
Brown and Miss Virginia Walnif/ (
Mrs. E. E. Mandeville, of Philad/ei- (
phia; Mrs. Stephen Farrelley and the
Misses Farrelley, of Rye; Mrs.. Oscar j
Seeley, of Paoli; Mrs. Elisabeth
Clark, of New York; Mrs. W. Lr ,
Wright, of Hempstead; Mrs. W. R. ]
MSller, of Montreal; Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Morgan, of Shelburne, Vt.; ,
Mr. and Mrs. Umoat Dominick, of .
Milbrook; Mrs. Frederick Robinson* ,(
of New York; Mrs. Woods Robinson,
of Saratoga and Mr. and Mrs. David ,
R. Williams, of Oklahoma. (
At the Court Inn recent additions j
are Mr. Rodney Jarvis, of New York;
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brann, of Austerlitz,
N. Y.; Mrs. Helen W. Casior ,
and Miss Isabella Lawrence, of New. ,
York; Mrs. A. S. Hunter, of Utica; ,
Mr. James B. Ladd, of Ardmore, Mr.
and Mrs. D. P. Olmstead, of Perth ,
Amboy, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. David
F. Tuttle and Miss Constance Tuttle,
of Mt;. Vernon; Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Johnson, of Philadelphia and Mr. Ji
R. Westerfield, of Essex Falls, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Murray and .
Miss E. A. Davis, of New York, Mrv
Ralph Dunnall, of Shelter Island and u
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Wilson, o
Springfield, |iave joined the Hobkirk
Inn colony.
Mrs. William Swett and Miss Doris
Swett are wintering with Mrs. Thomas
J. Kirkland, coming from New
York on Saturday.
The many Camden friends of Mrs.
4>avid Gillies, of Carlton Place, Ontario,
are glad to know she is visiting
on Saluda avenue in Cloumbia.
For several winters Mrs. Gillies ^as
at Hobkirk Inn.
Camden's attractive tea rooms and
gift shops evidence the iGhristmaf
spirit and at the Woman's Exchanges
the Catherine Harris Goodale Studio,. >
the Torii Shop tfftd Greenleaf Villa
charming gifts may be purchased. All,
addition to Greenleaf Villa is thty
opening of a most attractive booty;
shop by Mr. John Martens, of Now
York, who was formerly with Edgar
H. Wells, Inc., of New York.
~ Mrs. S. Osgood Fell Tu?s~ "
to spend the holiday season witta
sister, Mrs. W. N. Kerr, who Jmv
also as a guest her sirfter, Mrs. Howard
Dews, of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Benton, 6%
I Yonkers, have joined Mrs. Benton's
mother, Mrs. Clark, ^ in her cottage
on Lyttleton avenue."
Mrs. Douglas W. Mabee, of Sujrar
toga, has leased the Glover cottAg^
on Broad street and will arrive early
in January.
i Mr. Arthur E. Whitnew is a
; of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wright .Sir
! Chesnut street and Miss Louise.
| Pallen, of New York, is visiting MjHtf"
: Woods Robinson.
Miss Jean Harris will arrive Fr^f
i day from Washington where she W&F.
student at the Mt. Vernon School, t?
spend the holidays with her paretttyr
! Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harris and'Mfss
t Susan Kennedy has come fronj PiflNb;.
1 idence for the holiday vacation-.-.
Miss Charlotte Campbell amve*jHday
to spend Christmas with her Mftter,
Mrs. H. G. Marvin at HobkMc'
A chronicl^of Camden's winter
activities would not be complete without
some mention of the Splendid
work being done by tourist* and cR>
izens for the unemployed and suf-1
fering of the community. LeadingJjm <
the Home for children owned and established
by the members of the Associated
Charities of which $lr?. Margaret
J. Mayfield is president and Mr,
Warren H. Harris treasurer. Mrs.
Mayfield was a pioneer in tWa great
work and wftk the splendid *kf so
generously bestowed ha* done and is
doing much to relieve the ^rgent
situation. The need is
. *
contribution* are ahvays welcome and
surely nothing could be more appealing
than to shelter one of the Httle
ones so sadly needing a home.
v A charming even of the week was
the tea given at the Woman's Exchange
for twenty Camden friends
by Mrs. George Willock, at Pittsburg,
who is spending the winter with Miss
Olive Whittredge. Mrs. Warren H.
Harris and Kim Olive Whittredge
presided at the tea table. ~
9ethune News Notes J
Told by Correspondent
Bethune, Ik'c. 17.?The Bethune I
Chapter U. D. C. jmet with Mr*. 1>. T. s
farprough Tuesday afternoon. Mr*, v
dargurct Marion was associate hos- m
Voh. The living room where the
Meats were entertained was attrac- i
Wo with Christmas decorationh. The J
ueeting was presided over by the I
Utasidcnt, Mrs. M. G. King. Reports 1
Tpni the various committees were I
riven. The historical program was j,
n charge of Mrs.. K. Z. Truesdell, )
liatorian. This being Henry Timrtul , 1
fjonth, a splendid sketch of his life I i
van rea<l by Miss KloUo Mil)ur. A ! ?
n?io, Mrs, J. C. Foster, Mrs. T, R. j 1
Sethpne and Miss Stella Bethuftc \?;
i?ng "Holy Night." Christmas cur- j t
>ls were also sung by this trio. A r
>iano solo was rendered by Mrs. J. j i
2. Foster. .During the social hour ; c
i chicken salad course and hot coffee!;:
villi whipped cream were served. . ji
On last Wednesday Miss Iva Mae.
Brannon, eldest daughter of Mr. uud j <
Mrs. GUlam Hrannon, who reside a i
'ew miles out of town nnd Mr. Joe ; c
iVatkins of the Sundy drove section t
vere married. t
Miss Kathleen Davis, daughter of i i
Mv. and Mrs. Ren Davis of near Be- i
,hune. an<i Mr. William McCaskill of
,he Sandy Grove Community v.vi .* <
harried on last Saturday. .'
The Rev. J. K. Williams attended t
he Baptist state convention in Or- i I
ingeburg lust week. t
Mr. lorn Copeland, who with his.u
jride has been visiting his mother, 1
Mrs. I la Copeland, ha.s left for Nor-j t
'oik, Vu. Mrs. Copeland will remain ju
"or a longer visit to her mother-in-!
lai/w. 1
The teachers of the Bethune . s
>chools attended a teachers meeting j <
oi" the fifth congressional district:
which was held at Lancaster last : t
Saturday. * I 1
Miss Clara Gordon was at home j
ast week end and had as her guest <
Miss Minnie Crawley, who teaches 1
with Miss Gordon in the Union school j c
uul they with Mrs. W. K. Rosier ac- t
:ompanied Mrs. I'. H. Hester and1
:hildren to Columbia last Saturday, j t
The party remained over to see the <
ights in the evening. }
Miss Marie Horton, of C'heraw, t
spent the past week end with Mrs. i
Loring Davis. ' I
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fowler, re- <
cently of McBee, have moved to Be- !1
thune and are occupying the former i
C. C. Gardner residence.
Circle number three of the Woman's
auxiliary of the Presbyterian ; '
ihurch was hostess to the entire auxiliary
at the home, of Mrs. Amanda
McKinnon one afternoon last week.
Ministerial relief and christian edu- ,
?ation was the subject of the after- (
noon program. Refreshments were ^
jerved during the afternoon. I
Mrs. Ada Blackiwell, of the Clyde ^
section, is spending several days with ;
Mrs. Haney.
Grare Church Services _i
'? The Rev. C. G. Richardson, Rector,
Grace Episcopal church, announces
the following services for Sunday,
December *21: Celebration of Holy
fldmmunion 8:00 a. m.; Ohurgn
School 10:00 a. m.; Morning Prayer,
and Sermon, 11:15 a. m.; Y. P. S. L.,
7:30 p. m. at the Rectory. Christmas
Eve midnight service, 11:30 p.
m. Celebration of Holy Communion,
Christmas Day. Celebration of Holy
Communion and Address at 11:00
o'clock. Visitors welcome to all services.
;
To Serve Oyster Supper ;
The Girls' Auxiliary of the Cairfden
Baptist church will serve an oyster
supper on December 20th from 7 to 0
o'clock in the vacant stofe just East
dl the Post Office on DeKalb street.
JOveryone is cordially invited to have
etipper there; each plate 50 cents.
. * Baptist Church Services |
The following services are an-;
nounced for the week at the First j
baptist church: Sunday school at;
10 o'clock, Mr. L. N. Harwell, super-;
iintendent; 11:15, sermon K> children,
subject: "A Vimt to Bethlehem."
Evening service at 7:30, Ohnistmas
play, "Phoebe's Christmas Eve."
Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock; Junior B. Y. P. U. SunLday
evening at 6:30. The public is j
cordially invited to attend all the .
services of this church.
Bradley-Sinclair
A marriage which came as a surprise
to their friends was that of
Vtfr. Carl Sinclair to Miss Ozella
Bradley, which occurred in Columbia
'dn December 6th. Miss Bradley is
.'the daughter of the late A. G. Bradley
and took a prominent part in 4-H
Club work in this county in 1028,
being that year selected as the
healthiest girl in the county and was
awarded a trip to Chicago by the
civic organizations of Camden to
compete in. the national contest. Mr.
Sinclair is the son of M.r. J. H.
Sinclair, of the Mt. Zion section and
.is engaged in farming.
forestry Outfit Fights
First Fire Outbreak
The Kershaw ( ounty Forestry Asociation
did its first, rtre suppression
rork in Mulberry plantation Tuesday
ifternoon.
Phe Hre was detected soon after
ts start by Forester Charles W.
s'uite and his assistant, Brevard
ioykm, from the lookout tower
*Jorth of C-amden. A few minutes
ater tbey - were on the scene with a
fang of forest rtre lighters from the
dulberry plantation , and Camden
iriek company and it was not long
mfore the lire was under control,
dr. Nuite estimates that the area
mined over was not more than six
?r seven acres. The prompt detecion
of this lire probably savrvd a
lumber of buildings on the Mulberry
iluiiiuluui and the Camden Brick
ompany property, for on the arrival
if tlie fighters the lire was threatenng
these buildings.
It is interesting to note the meUik!
used in the detection of tires
i< m? ihe tower. A map of Kershaw
ounty is lixed to a table located in
he middle of the room on top of the
ower. Fixed to the center of the
nap is a revolving double sight arungement
called an alidade, which,
vhen lined up with the lire, shows
i it map the exact direction of the h
ire. With a single tower operation,
he distance from the tower to the
ire has to lie estimated. With the
wo-toy or arrangement, which it is
inticipated Camden will soon enjoy
Kith towers can obtain sights on the
ire. Then by triangulation. the exict
location can be determined.
State Forester L. F. Stales has recently
ordered a second tower for this
lection. It will probably be located
>n one of the hills near Blaney.
Forester Charles W. Nuite and his
issistant Brevard Boy kin are now
ngaged in organizing fire lighting
jangs in the neighborhood around
''amden. In a fe?w weeks they will
prepared to make lire protection
ontracts with the -landowners within
en miles of the tower.
Persons not owning land are edit
led to membership in the Kershaw
bounty Forestry Association on the
signing of a pledge to, support the
vork of the association and the paynent
of the annual dues of $1. All
arsons interested should communi ate'
with the local forester, Charles
W. Nuite, or with Henry Savage, Jr.,
secretary of the association.
Young Man Killed
In Car Turn Over
David Webb, young 23-year-old
.vhite man, was futally injured Tuesday
night when a car turned over
with him on the Camdon-Bishopville
highway at u point near Green's
Bridge. Mr. Webb was riding in a
:*ar with his brother-in-law, Arthur
Bradley, when it is said something
went wrong with the steering gear,
causing it to turn over.?The young
man was pinned Beneath the car and
received internal injuries from which
he died a short while afterward at
the Camden hospital. The accident
was pronounced unavoidable.
Mr. Wdbb is survived by his widow,
who before marriage was Miss Mae
Bradley, and one three-year-old son.
The funeral anddmrial was held at
Antioch Baptist church Thursday
afternoon.
County Authorities
Keep Bridge Safe
The county authorities have recently
had asphalt placed on the Wateree
river bridge and fearing that it might
prove dangerous to traffic with the
sleet covering it Wednesday morning,
they had the county convicts on
the job early scraping the ice from
the flooring. Cracked gravel was
then placed on top of the asphalt to
insure against mishap. The county
looks after its roads 1n a commendable
manner and it is not often that
complaints are registered.
Presbyterian Church Services
Sunday, December 21. A. Douglas
McArn, Pastor. Sunday school 10
a. m. A special Christmas program
has been prepared for the Sunday
school hour and there will be no
classes. You will surely enjoy this
program and you must come. Mr.
HollLs C<rbb will sing; Miss Helen
Phelps will read Van Dyke's beautii
ful story, "The Other Wise Man";
j Mrs. Richards will toll the story of
Christmas and in addition there-will
1 bo other interesting things on the
program.
Morning worship at 11:15. Special
: Christmas music by the choir. Ser!
mon subject, "Sir, We Would See
Jesus".
At six o'clock Sunday evening a
pageant of Christmas, "Sing O
; Heavens," will be given in the church.
; The offering at thre service will be
! for the relief of aged ministers, widi
ows and orphans of deceased ministers.
There will be no mid week service
next Wednesday evening. The public
is cordially invited to attend tneee
services. - To
Have Christmas Tree
Mrs. J. W. Kenney, superintendent
of the cradle roll of the Camden Baptist
church, announces that on Sunday,
December 21 at, at 10 o'clock,
there will be a Christmas tree given
to all children of the church from one
to four jmn old. It i? not necessary
that their names be on the roll
to receive a gift, but the parents are
baked to either call Mr*. Kenney or
Mrs. Lawrence Myers if they expect
to have their children present.
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