The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 13, 1931, Image 1

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1 The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 42 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAWOUN*J WUPAY. MARCH 13 l?3l - - i? ^ m 8 ~ 3Z MAEIH 13, l?31. . NUMBER 50 Worse Show Today p at Polo Ground* pj&: J?; |fl Starting with the banquet at the [ irkwood Hotel honor in* Gendral Hharles P. -S-ummerall, retiring chief f htaff of the United States Army ? Monday evening, and ending -with bull on Saturday evening >n tho ' Hirkwood Grill flowing , the 21st Hnnual Horse Show, this is the busi^E>t week of the winter resort season, pi The banquet was attended by one Hundred and fifty guests composed of he Governor of (South Carolina, Hon rable I. C. BlatdovVOod, and many f ihe winter visitors as well as itizens of Camden. It was one of Hie finest affairs ever held in CamHen and reflects great Credit on the Hlayor of the town, Robert M. Ken* rdy, Jr., and his qble committee. I The us^al .meet ef the hounds held 1 very Friday was advanced- this week H Thursday and brought out tlui Hirgest field of the -winter. Mvs7 wight Partridge acted as Master, H. D. Kirkover, Field Master and amont Dominick and . K. Bas ett, Whips.' . I Following the hunt a breakfast ' Has given 'for the -participants by Hfr. and Mrs. C. P,' Bassett and Car* oil K. Bassett at Goodie Castle. J pi A Clay Pigeon Shoot 0held at Hpiingdale attracted many entries uring the (week. High kcore was Hi a do by Duncan Read, of New York, tmong those competing were Mrs. Hwight Partridge, Major and Mrs. ^Elbert T. Fletcher, iMr. and Mrs. LaHiont Dominick, Mrs. Watson Pom roy. Mrs. R. B. Deans and inany thers. Many teas have been given at Mt. leasant Plantation during the week, Hid among those entertaining were Hrs. K. B. Wilcox for Judge and Mrs. illiam ik Hungedford, off New BritBn. and Miss Deborah MCOann, of jmsbury, Conn. Crowding the March calendar are any social events in cottages and an Hnusually large number of dinners ml luncheons at the Kirk-wood, here there are daily many arrivals Brom Florida and Southern points. ! I Noted among the manys recent uests at the Kiirkwood are: Mr. and l'w George H. V. Allen, of FairBnount, Vermont; Miss Helen H. Vood and -Henry A. Wood, of Or nge; Mt. and Mrs. -Chandler Bullock, B-f Worcester: J. W. Sanders, m Montolair; Mr. and MVs. W. J. Sparks, of York-town; C. D. Make peate and Miss Dorothy Makepeace,; of New York: J. S. Weed, Shim-1 mitt; Mrs. Edward J. Hammond, of BrookHne; !M!rs< Feter Oolefoit, of i New York; Mr. and -Mrs. F. Wi JUidBvig, of Port Washington, L. L; Dr. nd^Jfrs. IVederidk T. Lord, of Bhs >n and Mrs. George J. Jarvis, of Hutland, Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Landreth, of hiladelphia, are -making their an v, visit at the Court Inn, where Hnong other recent arrivals are Pray -^E-WiDon, of SWort Hills, N. J.; E. II. Hcholson, of Boston; Mrs. A. C. H^viland and Miss Haviland, of Huth NonwaRc, and .'Mr. and Mrs. urge F. Tun, otf Garden -City. Hobkirk Inn is daily receiving H-ge accessions and among them are r. W. 0. JBoswell, of Rochester; j Br. and Mrs. ,D. tSDote Wood, of i Hempstead; Mr. and Mrs. 'S. B. GpldHnith, of Pittsburg; Mr. and Mrs.' H B. Fitch, of Rochester and Mr.. id Mrs. D. M. Baldwin, of York-; ti.i.j.j . - * ? * ?? Mr. and Mrs. H. G. 'Smith and | e-rge Smith, of Rutland, Vermont, j He gu<?sts of Miss Elizabeth Clem-' Hits, Vho this season is occupying he Potter cottage on Green street, nd Mr. and 'Mrs. Frederick Brooks, f Boston, are passing Manoh with lr. and -Mrs. Clarence Morgan. I Arthur Tumbu-11, of Morris town, H'. J., is a guest at the "Cedars and he Pines of Colonel and Mrs. Clark Villiams. I Mr. and Mrs, Hairley B. Lindsay Have come fr0m New York for a ten Blays stay Jh their attractive cottage Bun upper Broad street. B Mr. aiid Mis. EL V. 'Be 11 tun, of Honkers, are visiting her mother, BMi s. M. K. dark on Lytfleton avenue. B Indications are that the Horse how opening this afternoon on Polo ^ield No. 2 -will be a very fine exHibition. Entries are large and a ecord attendance is expected. Major Henry Leonard, of Wash igton, will act as Judge and among ox holdere are *Samuei Ruseell, Jr? olonel Frank G. Hoyne/ W. R. BonSal Jr., Walton Ferguson, MkrKee raham, J. L. Graham, N. C. Boy ?i. C. P. Bassett, R. W. Po-meroy, K. Rassett, Mrs. M. F. Gharlton, Hhn Do Vine, Roger iBaldwin, F. M. nodes Ward Beflche-r, H. L. Camp, H^n R. Todd, Dr. Oscar Seeley, Mrs. ?na'<i McClave, John S. S-weenoy, ls? ("leinents, Je-hn L. Weeks, Mrs. K. Clark, Mrs. -W. L. Wright, Harorrce Morgan, R. L. Zabriskid, L. Woodward, H. D. Kirkover, Ln ?nt Dominick, Theodore Ross, Miss Frank tjoursen, Mra. E. E. Handeville. David R. Williams, E. T. a>ing, James iMadden, Jr., S. L. r^ ker and many others. ' , ( I The Committee in charge is cornH^cd of Sarmuel Russell, Jr., chairHan; Carroll K. Bassett, Secretary; amont Dominick, George T. Little, enry Savnge. Jr., Mrs. R. B. Deans, Hrs- Dwtght Partridge and I>r, Oscar Ht,ley' ' ; Recent 'additions to Camden's polo H-.vers are D. -M. Baldwin, of YorkHeights and Norman L. Snow, IK bnn. Gerard -Smith U16* ^ expected ehortly. of Wilton, ConH?H?utvhriade abidiyfUit thia-week. ottia A?n^[ York ^ith Mrs. Mr. Alexander B. Trowbridge ha* i W??Wneton to join *" H^brtdge at the home of Mrs. ? C. DuBom on Fair street. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Woodward and Mr. and ?Mrs. Russell HoldffllMfc. of i^eroy, New York, stopped set the Woodward Alnport last Thursday afternoon and were gusila ItiMtr. and Mrs. Earnest U Woodward until Saturday. They were enroute to ?Leroy from jliami and were traveling tn an amphibian plane, piloted by Mr. Hoi Recent Exhibition By Ella Rush Murray (By Edna Reed Wbaley) In viewing the exhibition of watercolors by Mr?. Wm, B. Murray, at the Kir&wood Hotel, one did not feol that amy allow**** had to he made for the fadt that it was Mrs. Mur-' ray's first public showing of paintings. Educated both in this country and abroad this artist, just making hot debut in the art world, attacks the problems of landscape with fearless-0 nes$ and naivete refreshing after, the monotonous and stereotyped exhibitions of .the same pattern of approach and technique* tn these paintings ,one is enchanted with the point of view. It?is different from that of anylbody else, and that constitutes so much of the intimate charm of these scenes taken from all over the world?a .personal expression.. The color is put in 'boldly here and delicately there, yet is not strident, nor is it weak. Mrs. .Murray fits her technique0 to the subject matter and gets the results at which she aims. The muonlfcain scenes are perhaps among the loveliest of her subjects. There is a tenderness, a sense of fine modelling in the distant peaks of the coast ef Japan that is most attractive; all with exquisite vibrant color?yet her cliffs are done in brilliant hues of striking contrast. The picture of the church and stairway at Sotchy, on the Russian coast of the Black Sea, was fine in tone and pleasing composition, and her Russian churches with their manycolored domes, were as decorative a* a Bakst. Nor. were all the scenes from for1 eign countries. Mrs. Murray works constantly end consistently, and wherever she is, she puts down her environment In color. Perhaps no visiting artist has rendered Magnolia Gardens go imaginatively as Mrs. Murray. The lines of moss and wistaria form weird. shadows,/"and cyp: ress and wistaria weave In and out in varied and unusual background^, all reflected in the dark waters of the lagoon. Mrs. Murray has painted a.number of studies around Camden and Charleston. ^ Altogether the collection of watercolora Was unusual and , awil worth seeing. Unlike some exhibitions the pictures linger in one's memory, as if one had seen the places themselves. It also is a relief to welcome an artist from, a northern clime Who adapts her eye to the color values of the South. Especially is this ever-fresh view-point necessary in South Carolina, which State runs the gamut of scenerv frr?m *** ? ?1 One often rebels at seeing Southern haze translated into the cleat, cold air of the Massachusetts fishing coast, or the tropical sun of an Arizona desert. "Carolinians love to be themselves and do not want to be painted any other way. The artist who goes in for Southern landscapes must get the feeling for Southern atmosphere, and this is what Mrs. Murray is doing. First Baptist Church Services ?The?fol lowing?sei vices are announced for the week at the First Baptist church: iSunday school at IsO o'clock, Judge M. L. Smith, superintendent. Ptrfblfc worslhrp 11:16 -a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning, subject: "A Slave to Material Things." Evening subject: "Jesus Healing The Blind." Prayer meeting and Workers Council Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8 and Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7. The puiblic is cordially invited to worship with us. Grace Episcopal Church Services The Rev. C. G. Richardson, Rector, announces the following services for Sunday, March 15th: Celebration of th? Holy Communion, 8 a. ?m.; church bchool, 10 a. m.; morning prayer and senmon, 11:16 a. m.; Y. P. S. L. at 7:30 p. m. at the Rectory. Lenten services every afternoon at 6 o'clock except Thursday, then 10:80 a. ro. Celebration of the Holy Communion. Visitors wtkome at all services. Storm Furies Whole of the Globe (By Monday's Associated Press ) The elements in all thehr fury beat across sea and land yesterday. Earthquakes and storms brought death to 165 and injuries to several hundred others. Of these, L50 were reported quake victims. J^aith shocks Rproad death and destruction in the Balkan states. In the United States violent rain ahd .snowstorms worked their toll of life a\id property over nearly the entire area of the Atlantic seaboard and far into the West. Snow blew into the South over the week end, in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The storm was not accompanied by sufficient cold to' keep the snow, however. The flakes melted ailmost as soon as they reached the ground, averting the threat of ice on the Gulf coast. In the Mid-AVeet, United States, a mad March storm left huge hanks of snow and bitter weather was held responsible for IB' deaths in that area. President Hoover ran into a snow storm on his visit to his son in Asheville, N. C. .. .V.y- | Preceded by snow and hail son\e seaboard states were swept by a nearly freezing rain whipped into fury by a 40-mile gale. Automobile traffic was at a minimupv Many accidents were caused by thfe blinding rain. In New York and New, Jersey at lea,st two deaths resulted. I A' Brooklyn, th^ wind blew with sufficient force to pick up an 80year-old woman, Mfs. Bridget Carrone, and toss her to the pavement. Roaring oveT New England, a wild northeast wind whipped the ocean into a fury and surf pounded menacingly at the storm walls of the North Shore summer residential section. Cellars and streets were flooded, but no material damage was reported. Across the seas snow and icy gales gripped old England. London looked for more snow and cold on the morLow-lying Paris suburbs gazed apprehensively at the River Seine as the water rose a foot above the 16-foot alarm mark on - Austerlitz bridge. Small villages were marooned" and >b? idgco were built df boa Is in towns along the Seine and Mfcrne. France experienced the coldest weather of the year, and snow was predicted for tomorrow. Heavy snow already had caused the Meuse, Loire, Allier and Rhone to overflow and the streets in Chalonssur-Marne were inundated. The Meuse was disquieting near St. Mihiel and > Coal Contest The Elite Club, of Trinity M. E. Church, will have their "coal contest" iMonday evening, March 16th, at 8 o'clock* is the announcement made (by Joe Frasier, president, and Dr. C. C. Brevard. Former,, Camden Man Named Vice President (Tuesday's Gatffney Ledger) Robert C. Johnson, former cashier -of-the-Fiiai Naliuiml "Banfc lotte, yesterday assumed the duties of active vice president of the Merchants and Planters National BanU here. Mr. Johnson is a native of Camden, where his parents, Mt. arid Mrs. Wv E. Johnson still reside. About 30 years ago he went to York to work in the Loan -and Savings Bank there, and three years later transferred to the First National Bank at Charlotte, in which instituiton he filled at one time or another every position from clerk to cashier. y. Mr. JohnBon yeBterday said his first impressions of Ga-ffney have been very pleasant, and.,he is expecting .to .people of the city and c?|mwv,y^v s Poultry ^lipment 7 A pouRry shipment is to be made from Bethune on ^Thursday, March 26, Ifroon 8 to. 12,^'clock. Prices to be patd "Will be shown in the advertising cufcmmi Of next IWUe of this newspaper, AdMses Henry D. Green, county agenj^. - ?? Reqmwt Stores To Close sThe twanty^firat annual horse show being held -in- Oamdcti -today and to-' morrow, this Votie show committee matorlte request of the ihereb?ot* Iness houses'today, beginning at 2:30 p. m. in order that their employees may attend. , ? ? ?w Convicts Perish in Corrugated Cage Goldsboro, N. C., March 7.?HJleven convicts wort burned to death in the DupLin county stockade early this morning. All of those dead were believed to hnve been negroes. The flames were discovered about 2 a. m. today. The victims were trapped in a cell in the rear Of' the building.. . . FiDty^ro ' men, all but 12- negroefc? "were prisoners in the stockade at the time. Meager reports reaching here were t? the effect that all had been accounted for except the 11 known dead. Identities of the dead had not been established. State Senator Rivers I>. Johnson, of Duplin county, in Raleigh, told newspapermen here this morning that four guards were supposed to have been on duty at the Duplin prison stockade last nig^t. A He said he was leaving for home at once to aid county officials, in making an [investigation of the fire. ' Word reaching here from Kenansville said the cell in which the victims were trapped was built of corrugated iron, forming an |>ven in which the men were literally roasted to death as the flames spread from adjoining structures. The stockade js built-in?the form of a quadrangle, with the fatal cell blopk located I^the center. ?^ Township Boards ^ / Named For County ' V <r Governor Blackwood has named the following gentlemen in the county as members of the township boards of equalization: _ City of Camden?W. F. Nettles, W. L. Jackson, J. H'. Osborne. DeKalb Township?B. D. Boykin, | Boykin; J. E. Brannon, Cassatt; W. D. McDowell, Camden, R. F. D. Buffalo Township?'W. T. Holley, Jefferson; W. A. MoDowell, Bethune; J. E. Carson, Kershaw. Flat Rock Township?F. B. Floyd, Liberty Hill; John M. Croxton, Ke -j shaiw; S>. C. Truesdale.^Weatville. Watereo Township?Dannie Rnbon,1 Hugh McOalhim, A. E. Kennedy, all uif Lbgoff: " Designates "Cotton c Week" March 20 Columbia, S. C., iMarch 7.?In support of a movement to encourage the wearing of cotton goods, Governor .Blackwood today issued a proclamation designating the week of * March 20 as "organization week" and the seven days beginning April 20 las "cotton week" of the movement. I The governor "Said cotton is South Carolina's "principal agricultural {money crop and its manufacture conj stitutes our1' , state's leading industry." Killed by World War Bullet Lillington, N. C., Manch 7.?A German bullet, fired in the World war more than _L2 years ago, today had pierced the heart of an American soldier, causing his death. Ernest Qaddy, 33, dropped dead in a railroad station. The bullet was in his heart, hut no shooting had been heard. Investigation revealed he had been shot by a sniiper in the war, after more than a dozen machine gun wounds had. failed to kill hum. The sniper's bullet lodged near hik heart, and he was given up for dead, but recovered. Government surgeons who recently examined him expressed the opinion the bullet would soon work away from the heart far enough to allow its removal. But it worked the other way, Colored Minister Dead ? <c Rev. Paul Reddish, well-known colored nrinislter and school teacher, died at his Home on lower Church street Saturday after an illness of about tett days. Pneumonia following flu was the cause of his death. Rev; Reddish was the pastor of St. Paul and Rook Spring* Methodist churches, and was alko alt the time of his death engaged in teaching a school near Bethune. He was about 6ft years of age and was hehftnhlgh esteem by hit congregations. r?' Th? funeral Was held aft Trinfty M. E.? church Tuesday with the burial following at a churchyard burying Farm Forestry Pays Says County Forester F^rm forestry, like the raising of corn and other craps, concerns the farmer chiefly as a matter of dollars and cents, and may be defined as the handling of forest trees and woodlands in such a manner as to increase the income of the farm and its permanent value. Agriculture in the south has progressed to the stage where farm owners are interested in conserving and utilizing all of the resources of the farm instead of allowing some of them to be wastefully handled. Young trees should be recognized us the foundation for the future timber crop, and are therefore worth intelligent care and attention. Now **" J * that the original-growth pine and the largest and mk>st valuable of the hardwoods are nearly all gone from the farm, old-field (Loblolly) pine and second growth timber compose the major part of tKP woodlands and are the subject of chief interest to the farmer and timber owner. Trees of rapid growth are, or should be, favored, and as a rule the slow growing species should be eliminated. Valuable and useful trees on the farm are a sort of savings bank account, which if properly managed, may be drawn upon each year without reducing the principal. Since timber and wood are required for the successful operation of a farm, and since most farms have' more or less rocky, steep, wet or poor soil that is best adapted to tree growth, the handling of woodland is legitimately a part of farm work. In addition to the value of the home forest as a. source of direct income to the farmer each year, there is another way in which it has a very distinct worth. Woodland and trees i on the farm undoubtedly enhance the value of the property to a much greater extent than the actual selling value of the standing timber. Belts of woodland protect the growing crops, as well as livestock and man from cold and parching winds. Woodlots should be maintained on every farm not only as a source of income, but also i)Ocause they make living ou the farm itself and in the community more comfortable and attractive. The forest lands held by farmers in the southern states has been reported as about 100,000,000 acres, which is less than one-third (2&)'/r) of all of the farm lands of this section. Of ^he above acreage South Carolina Jas approximately 14,000,000. This area is capable of producing an annual income of several millions of dollars in raw material ?nw imioirca jnwum ir given H(lej quate protection from fire aikf if proper forest practices are psed. The farmer may be interested to know that farm woodlands represent more than one-half of the entire forest land of the Southern states, inclusive of the great holdings of the lumber companies, and yielded in the year 1019 about $217,000,000 worth of timber products. Of this amount over half is sold in the form of logs, other cut products and as standing timber. The remainder is uood/cn the farm. iSave the farm woodlot and the woodlot will save the farm. ?By Charles W. Nuite, County Forester. Services at Temple Beth-El Dr. Samuel iSchillman, of Sumter, will conduct services 'here on (Sunday, March l<5th, at 4 oVdock in Temple Beth-El, on Lyttleton street. All are cordially invited to these services. M. H. Heyman, Secretary. Death df Miss Billings ?f Miss Maude Octavia Billings, who had been in ill health for six year-*, and for the last two years an invalid, passed away during last Saturday night. She was 56 years of age an^j is survived by one sister, Mrs. E. J. Ross, of Blaney, and five brothers, C. W. Billings, M. Ney Billings, L. Billings, R. P. Billings, Melicue Bil-1 lings, all of Camden. The funeral was conducted from her late residence Monday afternoon, services by Rev. W. G. Ariail, of the Methodist church. Farmers fHaimiug Reunion The farmers of Trmrod and Sham-! rock communities are planning for an all-day reunion on the Timrod church ground* next Tuesday, Match 17th, beginning promptly -at- tan- o'eloeltf There will be several 8P*fflJHHNM give information to the farmers as to the development* in agriculture. Pinner wiM be spread on the grpprd. Everybody la cordially invited to meet with pi and enjoy the day. ^ ' Testimonial Dinner To Gen. Sum General Charles P, Summerall today made his second visit in ten (fays to Caiudon and tonight was honor guest at a dinner at the Kirkwood. Camden www in gala attire to greet the general on his return from New York to spend tonight with Col. Clarke Williams at his entate the t o-* dars and the Pines." A delegation headed by It. M. Kennedy, Jr., mayor of Camden, and composed of service men and representatives of local patriotic organizations greeted the distinguished visitor at the railway station at 11:43 a. m. A!fter these ceremonies General Summerall visited the Camden schools, making an address to the children. This evening a testimonial dinner of 150 covers was given in honor of 'General Summerall in the grill of the Kirkyyood hotel. Music was furnished by the hotel orchestra and an address was mhde by Governor Ibra C. Blackwood welcoming the general to South Carolina. Judge Mendel L. Smith introduced the honor guest who responded with tribute to Camden and its citizens as well as to the state at large. Mayor Kennedy acted as toastmasier. At the guest table were: General -Summerall, Governor and Mrs. Blackwood, Col. and Mrs. Clarke Williams, Mayor and Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Willi?.1**; Ancrum, Judge aim Mr3. Mendel L. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell, Jr., Dr. J. W. Corbett, Mrs. Robert Marye, C. J. Shannon, Jr., Miss Leil? Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. 'Garrison, Jr., H. G. Garrison, Sr., Mr. and 'Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr? and Fit* Hugh MicMaster. General Summerall, after receiving the welcome extended by Govenror Blackwood in behalf of the people of the state, and by Mayor Kennedy for tiie citizens of Camden, expressed his appreciation for the honor paid him. In response to tributes paid to his war record he Quoted Nelson after the battle of the Nile, saying: i " 'It was my privilege to command a band of brothers.'" He declared that the honors bestowed upon him were due in fact to the response he had received' from -the?soldiers under hio comlmnad. The time has not yet arrived, he said, when tihe country can abandon . the profession of arms. He congratulated South Carolina on the power of i'ts manhood and on its interest in the militia. There is no higher work to which one can aspire, he declared, than training for service to one's country.? I to The company by Judge Smith, who ! declared that the career of the man made a formal introduction unnecessary. He recalled the words of Brigr~ Gen. Andrew Moseg in an address at Camp Jackson in September, 1017, in which the speaker said: * 4> " 'Keep your eye on Summerall. He will be the discovery of this war.' His record has fukfilkd that prophecy," Judge Smith said. He called attention to the post the general n*win 4R11 mtperinlcndent of the Citadel where he will give "tjie boyhood of our state instruction in war in time of peace and guidance in social ideals and standards." Mayor Kennedy, during the course of the evening, introduced Mrs. Bratton de Loach, daughter of General Joseph B. Kershaw, ^of Kershaw's brigade, Confederate army, and Mrs. Slallie K. Winkler, daughter of GenRotoert M. Kennedy, of Confederate fame. He expressed regret that Camden's two congressional medal men, John Carftey Villepigue and Hcfoson Hilton, could not be present. Decorations- for the occasion were under the direction of the Cuanden poet of the American Legion. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, March 15, A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Mbrning worship 11:16; sermon siA>ject, "Where Jesus Found His Joy/' Sunday school 10 a. m.; Christian Endeavor 7 p. m.; midweek service Wednesday evening 8 o'clock. The public is cordially inVtt5d to all services in this .church. m ' ' *. Applications for permits to erect radio stations have Ween filed 'by The Anderson Independent and a company ( at Spartanburg. The application of a company at Florence fer a permit, v was denied by the commission. , . i - ?Elbert W. CopeSand, who died at Jssvstn. years wee a cotton and grain broker there. Be leavee hie wtdow, two tons, Item brothers and two eietere.