The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 30, 1931, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
' ?? ? CAMpgN. SOUTH CAROLINA^ FBIPA Y. JANUARY 30. 1931 T"""* . "
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iJupRace
Be,Big Event
miinff for the Carole
.Sju-mK<iuki Course
been announced for
V 2.1, under the eanJ:H
the hunts oonrvmitmal
steeplechase and
''
hover has charge of
th the following coan?cock,
JT. Skiddy von
Joyd, Robert Hanoi,
Jr., Earnest L. Wood;
;$ '
the first of the Big
le Spring of 1951.
rhomas Hitchcock as
rociation .of hje many
g (interest in the deprogresa
of Steeple ica.
This is a Queen
interesting 'and unof
the Sidyersmith's
Uexnnder (Sinclair in
ar 1704. The Owner
to htold (the Carolina
next running of the
cedve as his absolute
ica of same,
igdale Course, three
100 feet in width.
. Turtf. Jumps?Post
feet in width, about
in height. 18 Jumps,
i full view of Gallery,
le Course is located
e Famous Hawthorne
es were annually held
ago. This is an unlany
thihk it the best
n America.
*ing for the Carolina I
.Saturday, March 22,1
ed in a thrilling con6
horses entered 101
. The race was truly ;
ies were well-bunched I
Ballast II, owned and j
oel Laing, iwon. Elo- j
y Mrs. Robert McKim
Mr. Lylman Wright,
Mark's Coik, owned
albles and ridden by
neroy, finished third,
arylami Cup winner)
B. Leslie Behr and
Jrawford Burton, was i
- . }
er horses in training ;
e.
the .Carolina Cup, an j
ce, distance 2 miles;
ish, Race, distance 2
f Mile Flat Race will
sufficient encom*agei.
r*g courses, sevene
in length have beer
the use of horses to
Jne is a (brush course;
r-footing and jumps,
ourse. No schooling j
id on the big course. J
rnodations adjoin big j
l'l feet by 11 feet
t, Camden, S. C., on
Lane aind Southern*
1. S. Highway No. 1.
for vanning horsea-r
I Church Services
g- services are anFirst
Baptist church:
1?<ot?10 o'clock,?'Mr.
superintendent; 11:15
e pastor on the suband
Religion1"; even30,
subject, "The Evil
." Prayer meeting
ling at 8 do\:lock and
aineil meeting of the
will meet just after
ice. .Senior B. Y. P.
rening at 8 o'clock;
U. Sunday evening
iduy afternoon at 3
S. Brooke, of the
all speak to the Exf.
the Kershaw AssoLtbT9?
W? M. U. leadns
throughout the
ed and urged to atb.
On the same aflock
the G. A.'s will
I. X>'a will meet at
afternoon services
the 'Sunday school
ng, of Cleotnson Ooled
our invitation to
FWmers' |>ayvn?xt
'ebruary 8, and will
It is hoped that
tslnea# men sod all
* his message.
cordially invited to
rvices of this church.
xjokry, raised by 71
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Llewellyn Gives
Legion Attitude
Soldiers' bonus certificates should
be paid in (full now, A. Stanley "Llewellyn,
state commander of the American
Legion, said in a statement issued
here (Sunday.
Mr. LleweTlyn, after saying that
numerous petitions, telephone calls
and telegrams h&d reached his office
every day inquiring about tho
matter, asserted he felt some explanation
should be made of what action
is being taken and has been taken.
He sadd he sent on ''January 2ji,
the follownig telegram to Monroe
Johnson, national executive committeeman
from South Carolina, now
attending a meeting of the national
executive committee at Indianapolis
| where the J^onus matter is being taken
up: *
"Department of South Carolina,
realizing that the payment of the
bonus certificates has 'been initiated
in Congress, feels -that the American
Legion should urge and do everything
in its power to have th? certificates
paid in full now, believing that it is
from a standpoint of economics and
justice a sound movement. This is
the unanimous vote of the executive
5 committee and tho concensus of opinion
of the posts all over this state.
We have every confidence in you and
we know that you will fight for it."
A resolution, represented at the
Boston convention, would have urged
payment of 80 per cent of the certificates
this year. It was tabled.
fiartsville Youth
Dies Of Wounft
Florence, Jan. 26.?Leslie Graham,
23, of Hartsvil'le, dded late last mignt
of a bullet wound received as he
was returning from a party Friday.
The youth and the young woman
he was escorting home were fired
on from an automobile that had followed
them for a short distance In
Harts vllle. ; " W.
W. Rogers, a (member of the
governor's constabulary, is aiding officers
in investigating the shooting.
Had* be lived, young Graham would
have been totally blind, the wound
having effected his eyesight.
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Methodist Church Services
Lyttleton Street Methodist church,
Warren G. Ariail, Preacher in charge.
The services for Sunday, February
1st, will be as follows: Sunday
school at 10 a. m., with Mr. L. C.
Shaw, superintendent; E p wo r t h
League at 6:45 p.^m.; public worship
at IT! 15 a. m., at which the Lord's
Supper will be administered, and at
7:30 p. m., conducted by the pastor.
| ^Lbrningthehie7 "The Supreme Offering."
Evening theme, "The Other
Son." The public is most cordially
invited to attend all the services of
this ohurch. Visitors are especially
welcome. Come and let us worship
together and receive a blessing.
Prayer service every Wednesday
evening at 7:30.
School Money
From State Fund
week received ?a check from the state
department of education amounting
to $30,205 as Kershaw county's apportionment
of the 8-0-1 law. The
fund is apportioned to the schools
throughout the county as (follows: ^ ,
Camden .. 7.\ $ 9,419.60
Charlotte Thompson 11,878.00
Carjohley 2,249.00
Midway 1,266.00
Central .... 533.00
Antioeh 997.00
Gates Ford 287.00
Flat Rock . 112.00
Liberty Hill 164.00
Piedmont
273.00
Trinity ?. .. ij-.'. .r. .. 460.00
Blaney .... 1,888.00
T^cee C'a . ' 363.00
Providence .... ...? - 101.00
W$st Wateree 1,339.00
Cedar Creek 256.00
Bethune 3,599
Y<arborough ....v.., .... 66.00
Oakland 372.00
Oak Ridge .. 350.00
LUgOff , , ? *? *T< * r r? r- I ?11 ? ? 448.00- ;
Thorn Hill 278.00
Ned's Creek 52.09
Crescent ?f <<f \? 326.00
Pleasant Grove .... 138.00
Baron DcKdb . (1,935.00
J. L. Cokar company, of Hartaville,
have sold at cot* a dozen Darlington
county faruwra 120 nine
which the farmers wW feed weir
earpfue coi n. 8^ I
Slayer Of Three
Pays Death Penalty
J*?' 27.-Jam?s
Theodore Herri*, negro *%<? of
three member# of u Knoxviile family
which employed torn as houeeboy,
was put to death in the electric chair
at the state penitentiary eariy today.
He was pronounced dead at 6:10 a. m.
Harris confessed to killing Dr, B.
J. Jones, Mr#. Jones and the Iatter's
1-3 year-old nephew, George Lane, sifter
an argument with the boy about
the loss of some toy. airplane, parts
while they were playing in the <basetnent
of the Jone#' home in. Knoxville.
The killings occurred December
24, 1920.
After killing George I^irie and Mrs.
Jones and leaving their bodies in the
basement, the negro, who was 21
years old at the time, went to the
garage and killed Dr. Jones. In the
three slaying# he used an axe, piece
of iron pipe, steel hedge clippers and
lumps of coal. *
Harris was tried only for Dr.
Jones' murder and was sentenced tQ
death.
The negro related that during the
argument with George Lane, the latter
ridiculed his color and cursed
him. Asfced why he killed Dr. and
Mrs. Jones he said, "I didn't know.
I thought I might as well kill Aim
too."
George Lane was a nephew of Mrs.
S. A. Burrier, now of Knoxville, butt*
who was formerly of ,Camden. Tljf
triple slayings created a great sensation
in Knoxville.
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Presbyterian Church Services f
Services at Bethesda Pre^>yterian
S"n<Jay. February 1st, A?
Douglas jMcArn, pastor. Morning
ThvSn P ul ?1 mumon "At
Thy Right Hand There Are Pleasures
tor Evermore." Anthem, morning
Pruye.r' *an?lhar "hymns. Sunday
school 10 o'clock. The men of the
t*rch arxi reminded that the Men's
Bible Class is fortunate in having as
J**?' Palmer C. DuBose.
Christian Endeavor 7 o'clock. Midweek
service Wednesday evening
,Wfn^irtyn The, publlaig cordially
invited to all services. '
Blackwood. Takes
Oath Of Office
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Columbia, Jan. 21.?hall of the
house of representatives and the lobLi^
u? l/hc- capitoi were crowded witii
wen and women at noon today for
>the inauguration of the new governor,
I'bra iC. Blackwood of Spartanburg.
The oath of office wa^ administered
by Chief Justice " Eugene
S. Blease, and the Spartanburg attorney
became governor.
The official party left their hotel
shortly before noon and motored; co
the state house, where policemen had
to force a way through the crowd
that early filled the assembly place.
In" the group was United States
Senator Cole L. Blease, state officials,
judges and justices, and many
promineTTTcitizens. Prayer was offered
by Rev. W. L. Ball, D. D., of
Spartanburg, Mr. Blackwood's pastor.
The new governor delivered
his inaugural address from a rostrum
that was bedecked with flower*.
After the governor's address, the
oath was administered to Lieut.
Governor James U. IShepperd of
Edgefield. Returning to the senate
chamber he delivered his firet address,
pleading for sane handling of
the financial business of the state.
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Camden Attorney
Endorsed By Bar
At a meeting of the Bar Association
of Camden, held on January 26th,
1931, the following preamble and resolution
were unanimously passed:
Whereas M. L. Smith of Camden
has had very wide legal training and
experience, being a graduate of the
Citadel ?nd having received his legal
education at the University of Virginia;
with thirty-five years as an
active member of the bar; with
twelve years service in*the Legislature,
during eight of which he presided
a# Speaker of the House; with
four years as Judge of the Fifth Circuit
and two years as LieutenantColonel
in the Judge Advocate's Deponent
of the United States Army,
[Hnce which thus he has been engaged
in a wide general .practice, and
he is probably as well
and favorably known throughout the
as any member of the bar of
South Carolina and his ability is universal^
recognised:
"R*olv?l: That w. do ondene
the Mio Of. L (Smith for the position
of Associate Justice of the fhiiiieuui
Court"
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Camden Hospital
Annual Report
The work of the Camden Hospital
in increasing year by year, mm} each
economy ?na care was exercised during
1930 that the per capita cost has
been reduced from $4.39 in lfliw to
$3.90 in 1090. The management of
the hospital i? propd of this, but the
work increases faster than receipt?
of moneys. The institution -is primarily
for charity, and it is the largest
and moat important charity in the
county.
The budget for the year 1030 totaled
$32,064.62, and we start the
year with a debt of $1,600.00 due the
Bank of Cemdon, and some current
accounts unpaid. The receipts for
the year 1930 were: Pay patients,
$0,149.05; part pay patients, $2,f34.06;
the total from patients being
*11,883.10. Fi'om Kershaw county,
$4,684.72; from the Duke Endowment,
$4,746.00; Burdell Estate donation,
$4,000.00; donations in cash $2,712.00;
out patients receipts, $649,00; bor-^
rowed during year $2,500 and a few
minor receipts, sale of materials, etc.,
to make uip the $32,064.62 which was
the operating account of the hospital.
A? to receipts for next year, we
know we .will not get the usual
amount of four thousand dollaVs doj
nation frdm the estate of John Bur'
dell. We have' been given six hundred
of this, with notice not to expect
more on account of inability to
collect rents from the Bur dell Estate
farms for last two years. 1 We hope
the receipts from 'patients who can
pay will keep up, and that we will
get about the same amount from the
county. On account of the increase
) charity work, we -will probably get a
' slightly larger amount from the Duke
| Endowment. As to donations^ _Wef
live on hope and the friends of the
hospital. We hope they will appreci|
ate the business conditions that ex-,
! ist in this community and come to
\ out" hetp with greater generosity than
lever before. The work has to go on,
[and with the history of a steady in!
crease in charity work year by year,
and .the increase also in subjects of
charity this year, inore monOy will
be needed than we have in sight. We
certainly appreciate the continued
friendly contacts cf the past and hope
for new ones. Our needs for .1931
are actual and imperative.
Some of the principal expenditures
for 1930 were: 'Salaries, supermi
ieudent and aM help including amount
'"given to nurses in training for clothing,
etc., $5,656.18; medical and surgical
supplies, $2,854.42; X-Ray supplies,
$228.18; laboratroy expenses,
$200.00; housekeeping, $4,239.69;
heat, light, water, repairs', etc., $3,663.61.
OuUnary department, $10,505.96.
;
Thcp'c were admitted to the^ hospital
in 1930, 934 patients, whites 657,
rnlnrrd 277, nTllY ,t]itn
puy and 130 part pay. Total hospital
1 days were 8,615, 5,381 whites and
1 3,234 colored days.
There were 800 treatments to patients
in clinic, this comprising 303
persons, 186 whites and 117 colored.
In the laboratory there were 897
anaylses for in-patients and 631 for
out-patients. In X-Ray department
124 patients 'had 206 pictures taketh.
there were 89 babies in 87 deliveries*
there being two sets of twins. Sixty
tonsils were removed and thefb were
| five eye operations.
There "were 237 major operations,
! 153 .minor operations, all these on
hospital or in-patients. 104 of these
were appendectomies, and 12 were
Caesarian sections. For the year
1 1930, there were 64 deaths, 22 of
these deaths occurring before 48
hours, and some of these, particularly
in accident cases, occurring a few
minutes or hours after admission.
The hospital has received great assistance
from the Ladies Auxiliary.
We could n<fl get along without theih.
We need more money for 1931 than
ever before, and we wish to sincerely
assistance in the ipast.
The superintendent, bookkeeper and
in fact all emplloyees, have been faithful
and efficient.
The following are the cash donations
received in 1930:
Mr. Pomeroy $ 202.00
Mr. F. E. Cabot .... 71.00
Mr. and Mrs. Dacre. Bush .... 50.00
Mr. Campbell. Steward ...... 100.00
Mr. Stearns .. .'. ...? 54TOO
Mr. F. J. Hoyne 100.00
Mr. S. J. Miller 200.00
Dr. Jas N. Worcester . .. v*., .250.00
From teas . ... 64*00
Mr. - FYank Coursen .... . . 250.00
Mr. John K. Weeks 100.00
Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy ..".. 600.00
Mr. T. J. Ncwbcfld
T. and A. Clinic, (Junior Welfare
.. 155.00
Mrs.- Alice H. Cook .... .... 500.00
Gus Michiotes
Doctors donations for carriage 30.00
DeKalb Baptist church 6.00
Miss Ftorenc^ .WjlloCk ... 25,00
Will Speak Over Radio
The /Chronicle is in receipt of a
telegram from United States Senator
E. 4>. Smith, which reads at follows:
t "I have aooepted invitation of
Washington (Star to discuss my cotton
plan over radio national hookup
at nine thirty. oVIock Saturday night,
January thirty-first, station .WlMAh
Washington, Columbia Broadcasting'
Svstem. Understand this will go via
Charlotte radio station. 1 hone those
interested in acreage redaction and
cotton problem will listen _,
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North Carolina's legislature has before
it a bill modeled after the South
cigarettes, candies, etc.
Ben DeLoache Makes
Bow In Washington
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(Washington, Jam. 25.?Rapresentalive
Ruth Bryan Own* tonight
heard a (protege, a young- southern
singer nalmed Benjamin DeLoache,
make his bow in concert and felt
her faith in him was justified.
About 300 <rf the capital's official
and social leaders listened to the
singer and their applause called him
back five times for encores.
Mrs. Owen became interested in
DeLoache four years agjo through her
son, John Bryan Owen. John eamo
to the debut from New York where
he spent this season playing Shakespeare
with Fritz Leibor's company.
The young baritone faced Secretaries
Hyde, Wilbur and?Hurley, Justices
Stone, Butler apd Huberts of
%he Supremo court, and dozens of
senators and representatives, as well
as the diplomatic envoys of several
nations. o
Robed in black velvet, Mrs. Owen
' iW. o
was a stately 'impresario. She presented
her 'protege and Miss Elizabeth
Westmoreland, winsome blond
accompanist.
iClost of the songs of the program
were operatic and difficult in Italian,
German, French and English.
Formal groups completed, he turned
to negro spirituals.
Smiling, another son of the Florida
representative?Reginald Bryan
Owen?stood beside DeLoache afterward.
The two share rooms in Philadelphia,
where Reginald is preparing
for college. While singing with
the Philadelphia Opera company,
young DeLoache is "continuing his
studies at the Ourtis Ihs'titute of
Music. There Miss Westmoreland,
an Oklahoma girl, also coaches and
studies piano.
I Before returning to Philadelphiai
I DeLoache will give three other concerts?one
in his home town of Camden,
South Carolina.'
DoLoache won a national award in
the Atwater Kent radio audition three
years ago.
Change of ^Meeting Place
The American Legion Post an- j
nouqccs .that the next meeting will j
bo held on Monday, February 2, at j
8 p. -m., at the community house;
at Hormi'taye Mills.?The?meetings
will be held there for the present until
necessary repairs can be ma^le
to the American Legion Hall recently
damaged by fire. The program
Monday night will be in charge of
Frank W. Chapman. All out of town
Legionnaires are especially invited.
To Open Repair Shop
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* The Jenkins Repair Shop, for light
repair work,- -will open this week in
the vacant- room m the Messenger
office formerly occupied by the
People's Bank, ML John F. Jenkins
will be- in Charge and he will
have associated with him his son,
George A. Jenkins, Both know the
repair business and will be able to
handle almost any kind of repair
work. They expect to be open by the
end of the week.
Report of The Gins
According to H. L. Rjchey, cotton
census enumerator for Kershaw
county, there were 21,840 bales of
cotton ginned prior to January 10,
4031, o? compared~to 14,033 for" the
same date in 1030. For the entire
state there were 998,515 as compared
to 809,305 for the same date last
year.
Thanks Donors of Milk Fund
! We are very grateful to citizens
of Camden and others^ for their response
to the request for money to
' supply milk to needy pupils. To
date we have received $22.00. , This
is. a sufficient amount to supply a
bottle of milk per day for 22 pupils.
In addition to this the Rotary club
is giving $12.00 per month which supplies
12 children. There are a good
many still who are not getting the
milk, who are badly in need of it.
Other donations will be gladly received
and appreciated.
J. G. Richard?, Jr., Supt.
Notice
0 All World War Veterans, who ,are
entitled -to adjusted compensation and
have. not received it get in touch
with John K. cieLoach or William M.
Alexander or any member of the
Leroy Belk Post American Legion of
this city.
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- Pastor Returns Thanks
The Mt. Moriah Baptist church
wishes to extend thanks to the many
friends, white and colored, both for
; their presence and contribution to
their Bixty-fifth Anniversary Bunday,
January 26, 1931. The services
were very good. The sermon by
Rev. A. D. tMcAm was especially
enjoyed by a41; the singing was inspiring
and th* entire flpirit of the
occasion was reviving. The collection
for the dav was *886.98, for all of
which we thank par nfjgy friends.
Yours tnuyT
J. W. Boykin.
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Drive For Charity
Begins On Tuesday
This issue tff the Camden Chronicle
is the last before the second annual *
drive of The Associated Charities
which starts on next Tuesday, February
3 and iB to run three days or
until we accomplish our aim.
this year The Charities will need
more money than last, both because
there are more needy case*
this year than last and also ,011 account
of the now Children's Home
erected in 1U30 by us.
The double work of looking both
after th? Social Service work and
also the Children's Home makes it
necessary at times to secure special
help to assist the present management.
Also the fact that we are trying
to organise the county ^outside of
Camden so that the other districts
will contribute their share towards
this work, entails extra labor and
time. ? u
We also ure increasing tl# size
of our gardens at the Home, which
requires supervision.
At present we believe that we are
providing the food and clothing that
fk being given away in the Social ^ Jyervice
work, at a loss cost per
person than heretofore. "
We are buying the greater part
of our supplies at wholesale prices
and in such quantity as to justify the
lowest figures.
Also in the exchange of articles of
which we have more than we need,
We make a very considerable saving
1h our eosts.
While our needs are greater than
last year yet we believe that the
pedfrle of Camden and also our nort^.-\
ern friends only too well realize that
conditions this year are imore serious
than heretofore and we hope you
all will put forth your best efforts
to see that these two "worthy and
necessary lines of work of The Associated
Charities are so well sup - .
. ported that the work will not be .
hampered by lack of necessary funds. ,
Yours respectfully, '
The Associated Charities,
Mrs. Margaret Mayfield, Pres.
DeLoycfie Pleases
Camden Audience
Mr. Benjamin P. Delxmche, of the
Philadelphia Opera company consented
to come to his home ^own of
Camden to jnake his appearance be- V
fore a large and appreciative audience.
He gave a splendid program
of classical music which was received
with great acclaim.
Mr. DeLoache first rendered the
-aria from Faust: ^Avant de QultWr
ces Lieux" with such fine feeling .
and finesse that his hearers burBt
into applause with one accord". ""FKe
quality of tone was full and
voice rang out'resonant and ClOfir.'
With, his unusual clarity of diction,
control and ease in range Mr. DeLoache
left his listeners in no doubt
as to the enjoyment of a most delightful
evening. 'Mr. DeLoache gave
a varied and interesting program,
"The Great Awakening," by Walter
Kramer; "In Victus," by Brino Huhn;
"Beloved, It Is Morn,'1 by Alyward
and "Drink To Me Only With Thine
Eyes," by Roger Quiller. But Mr.
DeLoache was not allowed to leave
his enthralled audience which greeted
each song with such a thunderous
applause limit lie returned to give
them some negro spirituals. He
sang these with so deep a pathos
that the house was hushed and many
eyes were filled with tears. Only
the combination of a genius and true
"Southerner could give the touch to
the spirituals that he gave. -So that ;
many who heard will never hear
again unless they are so fortunate
as to_ hear Mr. DeLoache once more.
Those who did not might well envy the
elect. For some moments after ^
there was a pronounced silence before
the listeners could bring themselves
back to their whereabouts.
Miss Westmoreland accompanied
Mr. DeLoache delightfully and helped
to give Camden one of the most .
charming and enjoyable evenings
ever experienced in the town from -_v
which so many of fame have come.
Surely all will join in claiming the
honor of putting him amongst these
noted ones. And may the' memory
of his visit remain always with hia
townsmen and-the fortunater ones~who
spent an unrivaled hour listening to
his .marvelous and beautiful cultivated
voice. For. whether H be ohce
or often in a life time, it is an unforgettable
joy to litften to talent
such as Mr. DeLoache possesses.
HbrfVB.
Removal Notice
Tim Palaoe Barber Shop, formerly
operated on thd north skle of DeKalo
stgoet wishes to miners to their
patrons and the public that they harvs
removed to then permanent headquarters
on the opposite side of the
from tbalr former stand where
they were serving their trade.
Br. and Mrs. J. B. Harty, of Char