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The Camden Chronicle |vpfAiyg 42 . . CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY ?, 1931 NUMBER 41 JMoun & Sav M! Clotted Wednesday MM Depositors and patrons of the ^Hoan and (.Savings bank ?>f Caatoden ^Buik) a notice posted on the door : 1 this -bank Wednesday morning Pt **>Y order of hoaood of directors Hr protection of.-depositors this bank ^ s been, turned over to sUite bank ^ amincr for liquidation." inability to- collect on farm acan<* other loans, coupled with :^|??de<iuate deposits and heavy with^ rawals caused the directors at ? - Bating Tuesday evening to adopt Me policy, ft The bank is capitalized at $100, >0 with surplus and undivided prof?s amounting to $12,013.09. Ac^ oixling to officials the amount on ^ e posit at the time of dosing was 188,733,62. Total resources of the j awk are listed at $327,743.96, ft Thomas J. Kirkland is president; R. ;Stevenson, vice-president; John Undsay, cashier and J. Whitaker, IjKftI7 assistant cashier. f'M *^e hoard of directors are Thos. KJ. Kirkland, C. <C. Whttake^, Sr., ^ John T. Nettles, James H. Bums, F. MM; Wooten, T. L. Little, Jas. H. Siyburn, R, E. |Stovenson, L. A. Kirkland and John .?. Lindsay. According to officials of the bank hey hoporto he able to pay depositors lollor for dollars/The Camden Build^ ng and Loan Association, with of^ iees in this bank and managed by ohn S. Lindsay and J. Whitaker, Jr., will in no way be affected by the closing of the bank, it was declared. W. R. Watkins, assistant bank ex1 amincr, is in charge of the closed institution. A meeting of creditors B and depositors has been called for January 23 for the purpose of ap pointing a receiver. The closing of the bank caused no excitement and in no way affected any other banking institution in Cam den. The Loan and Savings bank -was ft first established in a building now occupied by the Enterprise Mercan tile company, in October, 1911. --For Mjnwly twenty years it has enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the I public and it was through no fault I of - mismanagement that it could no further function and it is the general opinion that the directors adopted the only policy iwhich will eventually save all depositors. I Building and Loan In I Temporary Quarters I . 4 I At a called meeting of the direct ore of the Camden Building and Loan Association held Thursday afternoon, it was decided to have temporary ft headquarters in the law offices of M Kirkland and deLoach, where the sec ^etary will receive and receipt for dues paijd in. and give any informu tion relating to the functioning of this association. ft. A report <^f the secretary shows P;. that this association is in no way 1 involved in the closing of the Loan and -Savings bank and will continue I to function in. its usual efficient and ft business-like manner, and no loss will be sustained by shareholders in this institution. . \ -- I Series of Sermons j At Baptist Church Rev. J, B. Caston, pastor of the ft Camden Baptist, church, announces that beginning iSun^ay he will preach ft. series of sermons. on "Economic I Conditions in South Carolina." Rev. Caston delivered ar\ 'address on this M subject before the Columbia Young ft Men's Christian Association, which Proved moet interesting. Mr. Caston n&s sent out questionimires on 'this subject to prorfninent business and professional -men and will read the ftview<L df some at each of this series of sermons, which will continue for 1 wveral Sundays, The pastor and ft congregation issue a cordial iiwitaft tion to the public to, all of these ft services. ft r I ilaa Dlep of Injuries fK D?. 27.?.Henry Hwnl. | eon, 23, died at a local hospital FriI dsy night from injuries received In I an automobile accident Thursday af| ternoon when the car in which he I dr5v^v<*>lUded -with one driven by U L. Mima of Wotencs. No one hut in the Miat car. Lieutenant Governor 1 Thoe. B. Butler Dead >? 'Union, ?S. C., Jan. 6.?(Lieut, Governor Thomas BotbweH Butler of South ? Carolina <Med in ? hospital here this t afternoon following a stroke of paral- i y?is last night. I Mr. Butler was stricken while vis- t iting at the home of hie brother at t .Carlisle, He was rushed to the hospi- t tal here but died two hours after his < arrival. ' f Lieut. Governor Bptler was born in Union county, January 11,, 1806, the 1 son of Dr. P. P. Butler and Arsinoe I Jeter Butler. He attended the Upion i county schools and South Carolina College, now the University of South i Carolina. j In 1896 he moved to Gaflfney - and 1 began practicing law. He married i Miss Annie Wood, of Gaffney in No- < vember 7,'1899; she died in 1926. He served as alderman at Union < and mayor of Gaffney, later became 1 a state Democratic executive committeeman, Which he held for 25 years, t He was- a member of the ' Gaffney board of publiq (works. ( During Governor Ansel's ndminis- j tration, he was made a colonel on the governor's staff. He was also vice i president for .South Carolina in the ] National Council of state legislatures. 1 He served in the house in 1901- ' 1902, in the senate 1903-1907, and ] from 1919--1926; and was elected lieu- 1 tenant governor in 1926, being inaugurated on January 18, 1927. , Lieutenant Governor Butler had " announced he would be a candidate : for governor in the -1930 primaries, < but later announced ill health would l keep him from entering the race. ' ' 1 1 ' Grocer Kills Robber In Store Holdup Rock Hill, Jan. 1.?A youthful robber was- shot to death here today by a quick-shooting grocery store manager who frustrated the hold-up attempt of two young Rock Hill brothers. Frank Steele, about 20, was fatally wounded when dropped by a shot from the store manager. His younger : brother, T. J. Steele, was arrested 1 shortly afterward when he fled from j the grocery-man's fire.*. ! The two youths, both masked and ; carrying snotguns, loaded and cocked, ~ entered a unit of the Rogers grocery chain on Ebenezer street shortly after 8 o'clock tonight. Roy .Sparks, manager, was locking up for the night. His wife -was with him. When the boys advanced through the door Sparks seized a pistol and started firing. Frank Steele fell to the floor, wounded- just above the eye. , T. J. Steele raced out the door and down the street, as Sparks fired at him. He was arrested shortly after- ' ward and jailed. The wounded youth was taken to a hospital. He died at 9:45. An inquest will be held tomorrow. Sparks was not held tonight. Methodist Church Services Lyttleton Street Methodist church, Warren G. Ar?ail, preacher-in-charge. -The- -services for Sunday, Jwrtwry I 11th, will be as follows: Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mr. L. C. Shaw being the superintendent. Epworth League at 6:45 p. m.; public worship at 11:15 in the morning, conducted bjf t$e pastor, whose subject will be "Generosity." At 7:30 in the evening Rev. G. F. Kirby, the Presiding Elder of the iSumter District, will preach. At 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon the first Quarterly Conference will be held in the churalh. The public is most cordially invited to attend all the services df this church. Visitors are always welcome. Come and bring others with you. ? Barfield-Cook. Kershaw, January 4.?Miss Alma Louise RarfleJd and George R. Cook, son of Mr. and 'Mrs. A. L. Cook, were married at Camden Christmas eve. The cerecmony was performed by W. L. McDowell, probate judge for Kershaw county. I Arrest Judge Leaving Of fide Spartanburg, Jan. 7.?R. Barton Hicks, former probate judge of Spar-tanbnrg county who relinquished his offiee today, was tfrreartad this afteri *oan on a warrant charging him With breach of trust with fraudutent intent and* grand larceny. He la alleged to have admitted a shortage of $28,000. ?e was under W>00 bond rignod by him tpottng. ' k > ?i%. * * - r ^ C.T , , 'V14* \egro Likes Gang; / Wants To Go Back. ?;? Cleveland Richard von, negro, who oine month* ago completed serving < wo yea<rs on the Sumter chain gang j 'or attempting to hum the store of B S. Vinson at Rembert, was ha ok In ? he county jail today, with chances ^ ill on the side of his,parly return to j he gang. His return, will be a willing >ne, if we can take jus statement at > 'ace value. t \ , Wednesday night the drug store of [>r. T. M. Moore, at Rembert, was e >roken into and about $60 worth of \ nerchandisc stolen. ( Friday morning Rural officer Nor- t is went to Cleveland's house. He found the negro sitting in a chair, ( vhile on a table nearby was a qtian- ^ :ity of the goods' stolen from the { irug store. ^ The negro made no attempt to , scape and readily admitted the rdt)?1] aery. MWhy did you break in the store?" t he officer inquired. ? "Because I was cold and hungry ind; want to go back to the chain , ?ang," Cleveland replied. > . - j Later in the day officer Norris ar- > rested two other,.negroes, Mancie El- j lerbe and Jarr Young, suspected of laving taken part in the robbeey,^ They denied having been with Cloye- i land, hut will be held in jail for fur* i ther questioning. j, Only about half of the mercharv I dise reported stolen by Dr. Moored ivtis recovered at Richardson's home, jj so it is believed by the officers that i ( others took part in the robbery.? :, Saturday's Sumter Item. . . i About Fifty Planes To Make Air Tour Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 30.?'Plans for 1,100-mile Oarolinas good will i tour were announced today by L. J.1 Sauerborn, vice president of the ( Weeks Aircraft corporation, which ' operates the Charlotte airport. Approximately fifty planes, Mr. Sauerborn . said, will take off from; Charlotte March 1'6 and visit 23 or' more of the principal cities in North Carolina and iSouth Carolina. Preliminary*4plans call for visits to the following cities in order named:, Salisbury, Higfo?Point,?Winston-Sa? lem, ^tatesville, Marion, Asheville. Greenville, S. ., Columbia, Camden, j Sumter, Charleston, Georgetown, i Florence, Wilmington, Ke nan's villo, j Rocky Mount, Fay?tteville, Pine-, hurst, Rockingham, Monroe ^nd back, to Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer is sponsor-L ing the tour. i s Store Burned At Hageod. The store of L. W. Myers, at Hagood, was destroyed by fire of un-; known origin shortly after 4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. Mr. Myers liye<LJin the room over the store, and was able to save none of his possessions. * Efforts to extinguish the blaze proved unavailing and the building and stock of merchandise were completely destroyed. The loss is estimated appmxim^ly_^(UKHb?par- . tially covered by insurance.?Saturday's Sumter-Item. Beth end a Presbyterian Church Services for .Sunday, 'January 11, A. Douglas McAro, pastor, announces will be: Morning worship, 11:15; sermon subject, ."The Christian Advantage," anthem, moriring -prayer and familiar hymns. Sunday school 10 a. an.; Christian Endeavor, 7 p. m.: midweek service Wednesday evening 7:30. The public is cordially invit^ to all these services. ^ ^ Boiler Blew Vp; House Damaged A ,boiler attached to a heating stove in the kitchen of Mrs. Frank Campbell, on Lafayette avenue/-exploded last Friday morning soon after a fire was built in the stove. ??<lo great was the concussion that the house 1 was badly damaged. A part of the boiler aped through the rafters, on through! the roof of the house and fell some 700 feet ataay. Some damage wme done to pictures and glass hut lucidly the dumber* of the family ware in another part of the hod** and were not injured. TA young coiored boy in the kitchen was slightly hurt by being bnttesd and scalded. No boiler insurance was carried, hence the damage was a complete kw?. * as i i<^., - - - - - ?9 -?: . a:, -i? ?ilabama Farmers ' Storm Town For Food England, Ark., Jan. 8.?Five hundred farmers, shouting-1 "Give TJ* 'i Food jFor Our Starving Families," < tormed the business section here to- 1 lay, and a short time later 265 of ' hem were given $2.75 each in provis- ' ons by the,.Red Cross. The others .waited in line tonight ' vhile" a hastily formed committee vorlked to serve them. The farmers came from what was y rich agricultural region around lere until ravaged by last summer's Irought. iMost of them have hithero been prosperous. i/5?orge E. Morris, an attorney, addressed the farmers as ,they congregated in the business section ,$vith hroatis to take food by forc& from he merchants. The speech, however, vas interrupted by the refrain, "Give 1 Us Food For Our ;Starving Families." "Our Children are crying for food wdd^e're going to get it," one man ihouted. t "We are not going to let our children starve," said another. "We want food and we want it now." "We are not beggars," another pushed forward to explain. "We are willing to work for 50 Sents a day, but we're not going to starve and we arq not going to let our families starve. Give us work snd Veil npt come back." Business .men made a hurried call to the Red "Cross and obtained authorization from the Little Rock headquarters to give a $2.75 food allowsince. Mr. Morris said he considered the situation "very serious," adding that the men would storm the town as soon as their present food supplies were exhausted. He also said practically all merchants here were "broke" as a reflection of the drought situation in the countryside. The local Red Cross, Mr. Morris explained, has been taking care of local residents. Mr. Morris criticized the authorities for turning away several in today's crowd because theV were warmly clothed. "These men may have been as hungry as the rest," he said. ."I know nrvany men who until last year were fsirly prngpprnug fflnrrw*rg but th?y have been reduced to poverty in these last few months." Practically, all in the throng were white. May Be Others Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 3.?Charles L M L. Thompson, chairman of the Pulaski county Red Cross and representative of the Red Cross on the state drought relief committee, said tonight he feared the situation at England was merely the forerunner of similar trouble in other sections of Arkansas. "As Pulaski county touches on Lonoke county I have same firsthand knowledge of conditions there. People generally do not realize how desperate the situation is." Two days ago Willianj M. Baxter, Mid-West driector of the Red Cross at St. Louis, told the drought relief approximately 100,000 people in Arkansas at present and that he expected the number to reach 260,000 by February 1. He, too, said people generally did not recognize the seriousness of the situation. "Because the,.situation is not spectacular, as floods, tornadoes and such disasters," he said, "people are not easily made, to feel just how serious it isv" Officers and Directors Re-Elected The forty-seventh annual meeting odf stockholders of the Enterprise Building and Loan Association was held Wednesday morning last at which the same board of directors of the last several years, consisting of, Messrs. C. H. Yates, W. R. Zemp, W. G. Wilson, David Wolfe, Jno. T. Nettles, R. ?M. Kennedy, Jr., S. N. Nicholson, W. E. Johnson and J. B. Zemp .was re-elected for the Hhetring year, and following the meeting of stockholders the directors met and re-elected aa offciere M 11M: Masai a. W. (Robin Zemp, president; C. H. Yates, vice-president and Wallace, secretary and treasurers Th6 financial condition of the association wee found in tplecAdid shape as is crsj-rsrss.S' Stock can ?* pmfcasMiwSi ciatien any inon+h in the VflMI fl Vkr^-w;-- /.ns/: . ttzt: Two Women Die / At Rail c Florence, Jan. 1.-?Two women, one1 prominent in social ciroles and the " ather a graduate nurw on her way [< to take up new duties at o tubercu- o losis sanitarium naer here, were in* 1' losis sanitarium near here, were in- ? Atlantic Coast line railroad train at jg a grade crossing. ? Mrs. f< A. Kendall, of Florence, f< and Miss Margaret Sessions, Conway nurse, were apparently carry- n Ing on an intense conversation und K did not see the train directly in v front of which they drove their car. , Dr. F. H. McLeod, of Florence, had G stojxped his car to a-wait the trains passing, he said, and the women c drove around him and started across Ulfi^lrAck when their machine was J reduced to wreckage. Pieces of the * car were carried more than a hun- A died yards, down the track. Miss " Sessions' body was badly mangled. > It was some time before she was ^ definitely identifie<l. ^ Witnesses said Marshall Stubbs, of \ h lorence, the engineer, was blowing n crossing signals when the train hit the car. He said he had reduced the " speed of the train but saw the car t' too late to avert the crash. o Clyburn-Young ^ Westville, Jan. 5.?.Miss Edna Eliz- 1 abeth Clybum and Mr. Frank Lamar t Young, both of Westville, were quiet- 1 ly married December 19 at the home ^ of Judge of Probate McDowell. Miss ^ Clybum is the daughter of iMr. S. R. J Clyburn, of Westville, and Mr. f Young is the son of Mr. S. M. Young, c of Westville. Their -many friends j wish for them a long life of happi- 1 ness. ] i Song Service For Trinity I The friends and members of Trinity i M. E. Church, West DeKalb street, are invited to the first song service ' of the season on Sunday, January i 18th, from 3:30 to 4:30 p. m. The ' old spi rituals will be sung by people 'ij whojjng them in the ol(M;ime way. j i Rev. ^ C. T. Hinton, the legless , preacher from Rock Hill will be with lis and sing on this occasion. Spe-' j cial seats ifor our white friends. j Refer Beggars To 1 Associated Charities < ???? " \ The Associated Charities of Cam- \ den and Kershaw. County, through < Mrs. Margaret C. Mayfield, president, 1 and Warren H. Harris, treasurer, has issued the following advice: "It has again been called to our ' attention that our 'Northern visitors t j are being annoyed by door to door j i ^bcgg&rs, most of whom are local! people. o "To stop this as imuch as possible ! we request that when these peoplo ask for help that they be refused at the door and referred to us. ( "We believe that when we put in our rule this year, that all able-bodied persona should woiflc, which we have provided at the Children's Home, before we help them has caused a number of the less energetic to renew their door to door begging and this we are trying to stop." 1 NOTICE TO PENSIONERS j A meeting of the Pension Board of Kershaw County will be held on | January 13, 1931, at the Court House fc for the purpose of revising the pension roll. Isaac F. Holland, Chairman < Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for the week at the First i Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o clock, Mr. L. N. Harwell, superin- i tendent; Morning worship at 11:15, subject: "The Church in its Relation to Present Economic Conditions." \ Evening service 7:30, subject: "The Death of the Wicked." Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening < at 8 o'clock. Junior B. Y. P. U. Sun- ' day evening at 6:30. The public is , cordially invited to attend'all the ser- i 7ke? of this church. I T ? ' * Meetxe-Croxton. j , Kershaw, January 4.?Miss Marie 1 Meetze and Roy iB. Oroxton . were ' narried Christmas day at th? home of Miss Meetze's removes at Irmo. The ceremony was performed by tho Iter. Mr. Fetrea, pastor of Bethlehem < Lutheran church. After spending sevto Onlumhta,, Jlr. udlln. j 0??*? nr. i? K?,h,w. . Vew8 Among Tourists ind Kirkwood Society With the arrival of sgveral shiplents of polo ponies and hunters lis week an impetus has been given > Camden's sporting outlook, Work 11 the big polo*-field is being comleted, a railing placed aiv>und it nd the field, generally conceded to e one of the best in the mid-South, i in most excellent condition. The pringd-ale race* course is also ready >r the events which will probably egin on Waahington's Birthday. Shipping horses recently are Norlan L. Snow, of 'New Canaan; I). M. taldwin, Winthrop Taylor, Thomas Waller and J. North Fletcher, of Varrenton, Va.; Mrs. Donald 'Mclave and Miss,, Edith Wills, of Ircepwkh, and others. Many splendid specimens of huntrs and saddle horses are here and re being used. daily by their owners. Having fine stables are Ward C. ielohe-r, of Lalkeville, -Conn.; Samuel lussell, of Middletown, Conn,; R. S. illiaon, of Greenwich; John R. Todd, f Now York; iMrs. ,l)wight Partridge, 1 Camden; Iaimont Dom.iniek, of lilbrook; Carrol) K. Bassett, of .ummit; R. W. Pomeroy, of Bedford; . Irs. Oscar Seeley, of Pool); H. D'. kirkover, of Buffalo; Ernest L. Vcodward, of Ix?Roy, N. Y., and lany more. Quail shooting is a'favorite sport, nd this year birjls being exceeding/ plentiful, go<nl results are had by he many sportsmen here. Social events, whilel not so numerus as during the holidays, continue a prove welcome diversifications for he cottage and hotel gueBts. One of the attractive dinners in he Kirkwood grill was given recently ? >y I>r. and 'Mrs. I. h. Harris, of Ironocvil'le, who are passing several veeks at the Court Inn. Their guests w vcre Mr. and Mrs. Edward 'Mills and diss Mary Mills, of Columbia, Mr. ind1 (Mrs. Laurens T. Mills and family, ?f Camden, and several others. Mr. William Brewster, of Newport, X. I., a guest at the Kirkwood, enertainod with a dinner for Miss 2 iuth Richards, of Green Leaf Villa, ind 'Afrs. John DeVine, of the Kirkwobd? : had as dinner guests Mrs. George Willock,- Miss Olive Whittedge and Miss Kntherine Foot. Mr. M. iBurke and; Mr. Daley .have* etumed to the Kinkwood after a Hsit in Florida, and arriving there are Mr. and Mrs. John DeVine, Mrs. George Elder Adams and P. Elder Adams, Mr, and 'Mrs. Andrew J. 7 Tierney, of New York; and Mrs. Lyndon Tracey and Lyndon Tracey, Jr., of Syracuse. % A farewell lunchedh for eight ; friends was given on Saturday at Hobkirk Inn by -Miss Charlotte Campbell, who, accompanied by Mrs. ' D. M. Converse, returned Sunday afternoon to Washington. Mr. ami Mrs. Sumner Everlftgham, yt Aurora, N. Y., Mrs. John Woodward, of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Scott, of Brandon, Vermont; and Mrs. Arthur MeMullen, of New Canaan, Conn., are recent additions to the Hobkirk Inn-colony. Mrs. William B. Nisbet, of New York, an all-season guest at the Court Inn, entertained recently with a card party at the iSarsfield Club, and Mrs. A. S. Hunter, also of the Court Inn, was a hostess at Green Leaf Villa. " , Mrs. W. -L. Wright had a buffet sup(per at her home on Tuesday even lng for sixteen, taking her guests later to the Pines for dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Palmer, who arc occupying one of the cottages at Deare Place, motored this week to Aiken for the Drag 'Hunt. Miss Katherine MarVin is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H.' G. -Marvin at Hobkirk Inn. The many friends in Camden of Mrs. Gr~B. Martin are pleased to gee her again in Camden this winter. She is a member of ibhe Hobkirk Inn ixdmiy. >? Honoring the birthday of her sis- > ter, Mrs. Campbell, Miss D. Eleanor Brown, assisted by Miss Virginia Wallis, gave a charming card party at her cottage on Frftkiy afternoon. Aimong the guests were Mrs. Stephen Farrelly, Miss Elizabeth Farrelly, Mrs. Warren H. Harris, 'Misses Leila and Charlotte -Shannon, Mrs. T. J. Kirk land, Miss Celeste Mumford, Mr?. G. B. Martin, Mrs. E. E. Mandeville and others, -v ?? After several weeks at the Kirkwood, Mr. George Foster Pen body and Mrs. Marjorie Peabody 'Waite have rteumed North. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey T. ^Barnes have come from South Egremont, Mass., for a visit at the Courf' -Imi. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Stewart, of Gosh on, N. Y., returned this week to their home here. i J Camden Guards? Sumter Guards A foot ball tedfn from the Kershaw Guards here went over to Sumter last Thursday for a game. The score ended O-O atfber an interesting and exciting game*. -r~ "On Wednesday of this week the 9umter Guards played a return game here on Zeenp field and the visitors were defeated by the local boys by * score W 6-0. Omdl Td bet* - y I ^ The local counrB ?f the Junior Order of United America* Mechanics tmdmt degrees on a ckws of canMftte Mulsjf night, January 12th, at 6 oVIobfc. Vrsfting bretbieii wel* ' ...