The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 17, 1931, Image 1
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flans Being Made
For Cotton Show
"Live at Home" movement bepromoted
all over the state will
^ observed in Camden during NaHal
Cotton Week with a Cotton
;He Show to be held at the Armory,
the evening of April 24th, A
Hmittee composed of the mayor,
.Hreseptatives from the Chamber of
yHtmeree, the Rotary Club, with the
Hi or Welfare League, met at the
Be of* Mrs. S. C. Zemp, chairman
Kershaw com^y, and" perfected
-His for the style show. Bach mer i
will be asked to secure models
H exhibit their cotton ready-to rood's
for men, women and
Hdren. There will have assigned to
merchant a booth Where yard
His can be displayed. The two
i^Hon mills* will also exhibit their
r^^Hl w> ? *
Hhe women of the town and county
jifl asked to make cotton dresses and
-.Hr the contest. All those plan,
H^ to enter the sfypw with homeHe
garments . please notify Mrs.
Tindal, telephone 274-J.
he ready-to-wear styles will be so^Hcd
by Mrs. Henry Savage. Jr.,
he Junior Welfare League; Prizes
H be given in each class. H. F.
y'Hb has charge of the music for
^H evening and there will probably
Hancing after the show.
Hr. D. W. Daniels, of Clemson col: ,
will make an address appro te
to the occasion, opening the
_ l . - ?-iUMIUIOOIUII
i& tu utJ JiMUt
H the town and county people are
Hdially invfted to attend.
flecjted President
Bhamber Commerce
Ht a meeting of the Chamber of
mmerce directors on Wednesday
ernoon held in the office of the
I amber of Commerce* 'Mr,,. Henry
Bvage, Jr., resigned the presidency.
John Whitaker, Jr., who has been
H president was elected president
H to fill the vacancy of vice pre3 nt's
place, Mr. Hughey Tindal was
Sr. L. I. Guion presented the matH
of formation of an Agriculture
Hiit Association for Kershaw coun?Hav4?
gave the directors?inform aH
as to the method of formation
also the conduct of such an as'fi'Htion
after its formation.
s?: c*
Kind to Animals Week"
He Kind to Animals Week" will
^ celebrated throughout the nntion
Hil 19 to 35, and Mrs. Robert W.
Hiety for the Prevention of Cruelty
Animals, makes the following sug-.
Many mules and horses doing conHction
work on our new highways
He been fearfully abused. Please
I a word often to stir up sentiHt
in their behalf nod to encourage
^Hiffs and rural police to do their
H them.
Hhery county in . Suoth Carolina
Hid have a Society for thja.- PreHion
of Cruelty to Animals,
se urge the forming pf an?Lin
^Hlease suggest in your next issue
pulpits and Sunday schools ob~
Humane Sunday, April 19."
Pershing
breaks his
silence of years ?
READ
My Experiences in j
the World War
I
General John J*
iPershing
Now in the
Hmden Chronicle
Greenville Exposition
Boosts Home Goods
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Greenville, S. C? April U.-Thc
eve at, Heme' Exposition,.' held in
Greenville recently, hka brought
about an appreciation on the <part of
housewives and merchants for South
Carolinr food products, according to
W. Frank Hipp, president of the Lib.
erty Life Insurance Company, which
is sponsoring the movement.
Hundreds of persons -who visited
the Greenvfille Exposition were impressed
with the products of farm
and factory displayed there and, according
to their remarks,, intended to
become purchasers of home goods. Canned
tomatoes, b^ans, okra,
sweet potatoes, relish and many other
articles put up in this state were displayed
to advantage at Greenville.
In addition there were v exhibits of
candy, parched and salted peanuts,
etc., made from South Carolina products.
Many merchants from over the.
Piedmont section visited, the Exposition
during the three days in which
it ran, making inquiry as to whether
the goods could be obtained, how
quickly they could be shipped and
the like. All were impressed with
the high quality of the goods shown
and expressed a desire to carry on
the work by stocking their shelves
with South Carolina products.
The Exposition has not ended before
gratifying results wer? visible,
Mr. Hipp said. The interest and enthusiasm
generated by the Exposition
spread to all parts of the Piedmont
section, farmers, merchants and
housewives becoming interested.
The Exposition at Columbia, intended
for the residents of that section
of the state, will feature the same
type goods as was shown in Greenville.
Hundreds of .persons from all
parts of the state, particularly from
Columbia and the coastal regions, are
expected to attend the Columbia Exposition,
which is also being sponsored
by the Liberty Life Insurance
CbrtLpeny. '
Coming at this season of the year,
when farmers and truckers are beginning
to think of the 1931 crop, the
Expositions will also have a tendency
to encourage production. Bi past
years farmers have not always been
able to dispose of their surplus crops
of beans, tomatoes and other vegetablco
but with the ineroaocd demanAon
the part of housewives of this
state, this condition will be remedied
this year.
Agriculture over the state has- taken
on a brighter outlook because of
the Greenville Exposition, it being
generally believed that farmers who
devote a part of their acreage to vegetables
this year will hav? no difficulty
in disposing or tn?m to goou
advantage.
Camden Han Has Bird Exhibit
The high school was entertained
this morning with a bird exhibit presented
by Mr, Edward B. Buddin, of
Camden. iMr. Buddin has had fourteen
years' experience raising and
studying birds. This work is a hobby
with him, and he devotee much of
his tiime showing them to the schools
of the state.
The Med:-exhibit Consists of live
la cage*, and charts of
ail South Carolina and North American
bride. This includes all the game
birds of this continent, which are protected
by law from being caged.
?Mr. Buddin explains fully the history
and habits of the birds included
in the exhibit and on the charts. He
shows an unusual familiarity and understanding
of birds. The pg^Hc is
invited to attend the exhibits which
will be given at the grammar schools
on Wednesday, April l'&th, under the
following schedule:
Dora Jones, 8:46 a. m.; Fbote
Street, 10:80 a. m.; College Street,
12:00 M.; Baldwin Mill, 1:00 p. m.?
Chester Reporter.
Services at Temple Beth El
^Jbe^pGEHc cordially invited to
services at Temple Beth El on Sunday,
April 10th,.at 4 o'clock. Rabbi
Satnuel Schilfcman, of Sumter, will
conduct the services.
M. ?. Heyman, Secretary.
Langley Man Died Here
J'. T. Bruce, a former citizen of
Langley, S. ., aged 64 years, died
at the home of Ma son-in-law, G. W.
Harrison* at the Hermitage mill village
Tuesday afternoon. Hie body
was^oarried to Lengiey by the Evans
funeral hearse Wednesday where the
funeral and burial took place on
Thursday.
Highway Patrol
Has Busy Quarter
A large majority of those arrested
by members of the styte highway
patrol during the first quarter of this
year y*ere convicted and paid fines,
a report issued by 3am E. Owen, Jr.,
chief of highway law enforcement,
showed. x:
Only 242 persons of tho 2,:i<31 arrested
were acquitted. The report
shows a total of $27,576.60 collected,
in fines.
"While we are not primarily fine
collectors and have made oases only
against flagrant violators," Owen
said, "you can see the necessity of
the highway patrol."
Arrests for careless and reckless
driving or speeding Jed tho list, with
454 arrests, 468 convictions, and $5,262
paid in fines. The 103 irUftkicated
drivers caught .by the patrolmen
paid $405 upon conviction. Only
two were dismissed. v
Of the regulatory law enforcement,
1,006 cases were made for lack of
proper motor vehicle licenses. There
were 846 convictions and 150 dismissals
on the charges and fines
amounted to $9,602, the largest amount
paid for any one violation.
Greenviille yielded the largest sum
of the 46 -counties in fines, paying
$2^660. Yorte, also in the Piedmont,
paid $2,260, \v -Lexington, intersected
by important highways in all directions,
produced the third largest
amount $1,961!..
Spartanburg paid $1,645, Chester
$1,485, Pickens $i,070
and Charleston $965.
Assassin Kills
Pine wood Mayor
Pinewood, April 16.?Mayor E.
Clyde Geddings was shot in the back
and almost instantly killed tonight
aB he sat in the living room of his
home here. His assailant fired through
th? screen d<oor of,the.room, skiing
'a charge of nine buckshot into his
vic&ta'a body.
Mr. Geddings, who was a prominent
attorney, member of the firm
of Geddings and Weeks, was sitting
in a chair reading a paper with nis
back to the door when members of
the family passed through the room
just a minute before they heard the
shot. 'He died a few seconds after
the charge entered his back without
being able to make any statement.
Rural Officers Seale and Dollard
and Officer Chandler of Sumter were
summoned to the scend* and immediately
began an investigation but after
k close study of the scene saivl
they had found no clues to the pertaiL
or nafflAiui wtm shot doum the
official "Mayor Geddings is said to
have been very active recently against
violators of the prohibition
lawsnd the theory has been offered
that his assassination may have its
root* in enmities made in his enforcement
campaign.
The Ahooting occurred at about 0
p. m. at the home here within the
limits of the town. Mrs. E. H. Geddings,
mother of the mayor, and Mrs.
Jlames Bryan, a sister, were the onty
other occupants of the house at the
ifme. Neither of them saw the shot
fixed and by the time they had rushed
ffom an adjoining room, drawn by
the report, the assailant had fled.
Mayor Geddings was 47 years old
and unmarried. Beside the two women
in the house with him at the time
of the tragedy he is survi^nd^y One
brother, J. F. Geddings, Newport
News, Va.'; three other sisterk, Mrs.
C. B. KoMt>, of> Sumter; Mre. R. J.
Aycotk and Mts. E. T. Byrd, of Pine-^
wood, and an adopted sister, Miss"
Inez Rogers, student at Columbia college.
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First Baptist Church Services
"
The following services are announced
for the week at ^the First
Baptist chuQbh: .Sunday school at 19
oVtack, JudggM. L. Smith, superintendent;
preaching by the pastor at
*1:16 a. mTJwnd 8 p. m.; morning
subject, "Tb^pUr of Life;" %vening
*ubfject,'TOE1ie Seeking Christ."
Prayer mep^pg Wednesday evening
at 8 oVdoe^^j^mior B. Y. P. U.
Thursday ewrityfeg 8:15 and Junior B.
Y? P. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all the. services of this church.
Aatloch Baptist Char*
Sunday School 10 o'doek. Luther
Pate, superintendent. Preaching 11
0'<h?k by visiting preacher.
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Says Cock Fight
. Ends In Draw
Newspapermen have to often go
away it out home to learn the news.
The United Dress correspondent sends
the following to the Columbia State
VIM**" * Yo1*' s- C > date line of April
id. Die reader will note that ho
carefully omits names and this story
is all news to The Chronicle. Here's
his story:
April 10,?The cock-fighting
laurels of two Houth (Carolina cities
were trailed in the dust today when
gamecocks representing Camden and
Roek Hill fought five minutes to a
double knockout, futal in both cases,
in an illegal tournament near Camden.
The special South Carolina ?judge
entered some of his own gamecocks
in the meet and lawyers, doctors and
business men, farmers, bootleggers
and rum runners sat excitedly arm
to arm watching the great bout from
which all "liquor and pikers" were I
barred. ?
The principals of the main bout,
Camden and Rock Hill are as good
names as any others, battled fiercely
and lightning-swift jabs of the long
steel gaffs and showers of feathers.
Camden drew first Iblood, driving
his gaff deep into Rock Hill's breast.
The Rock Hill entry rolled over on
his back, his legs kicking. If Camden
had been satisfied then, he might
have been awarded a knockout decision,
but the blundering cock sailed
into his opponent's kicking Spurred
QW j <V/\f fnii* kjmoni^ n 4- V,
pierced the brain and killed him in-(
stantly, Rbck Hill died a moment
Later.
So the main bout in the Carolina's
greatest cock-fighting tournament
of the 1/931 season ended in disaster
to the principals and started an
extended argument if bets should be
paid when both the winner and vanquished
were dead.
The fains caused no disturbances,
having b^en -forewarned that only the
gamecocks were to do the fighting.
Agonized curses rent the soft April
sunshine, however, when the disgruntled
bettors saw their funds disappear
under the futile kicks of beaten bird3.
Breeders from more than 20 towns
in at least three different states entered
candidates. Some bouts were
over in a few second?. The historic
battle between Camden and Ruck Ilill
lasted longest.
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Presbyterian Church Services
Sunday, April 19. A. Douglas McArn,
pastor. iMorning worship 11:15.
Sunday school 10 a. m. You are cordially
invited to these services.
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Mr. Moak Severely Injured
Paralyzed from his waist down because
of injuries to his back received
last Tuesday when the side of a large
truck fell upon him at Camden, Calhoun
C. Moak, special agent of the
Carolina Life Insurance company, of
DM4 Assembly street, is critically ill
at the Baptist hospital. Despite an
operation *?* the fact that he i* conscious
and in good spirits, physicians
despair -61; his Mfe.
- Mr. NMoak and fols wife, formerly
Miss Julia Miller, daughter of MrS.
Powell Miller, of Columbia, had recently
moved to Columbia from Charleston
-- when Mr. Moak was made
special agent of his cmopany and assigned:
to the Columbia territory.?
Columbia State. %
Mr. Rhoden Improving
Mr. W. B. Rhoden, who had his
i ankle crushed in an accident on lower
Main street last week is gradually
improving at the Camden hospital and
surgeons in attendance believe he will
recover without the loss of the Wmb.
This will be good news to his many
friends throughout the city and county.
'Mr. A. B. Lang ley, president of the
Carolina Life Insurance company, and
ex-governor Wilson G. Harvey were
visitors at the hospital Tuesday to
see Mr, Rhoden.
Galon at Jackson, Miss.
L. L Guion, of Lugoff, vice-president
of the Federal Land Bank at
Colutahia, *nd a prominent pecan
grower, is serving as mentor of the <
finance sndf prganization comfmfttee
st the National Pecan Marketing as- <
sociation's convention now being held <
Mto. . v f i
Schilletter, extension horticufcnriatwf
South Carolina, Of CUtoe?n
college, is tarring as a mentor ,
of the aatee and advertising com- ,
dttee. jC
Dr. Luther Little
To Preach Here!
Announcement ia made that Dr.|
Luther Little, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Charlotte, N. C.,
will conduct a revival meetipg in the
First Baptist church of Camden )>eginnin
Monday, April 20th and continuing
through Wednesday, April
20th. j
I)r. Little is one of the iieat known
ministers of his denomination and j
many people who have heard Ids sc. -1
mons over station WBT at Charlotte;
on Sunday feel that they know him
personally. He has been heard all
over the section reached by the Charlotte
radio station and his sermons
have been a delight to many shutins
who listen to the gospel word.
It is eaqpected that many from
nearby towns will attend these services.
There will 'be two servfices
daily?at 10 in the morning and 8
in the evening. I
Men Caught Here -!
To Plead Guilty
Lexington, April 9.?'Walter and
Eddie Bryant and Mrs. Elsie Bryant,
of Trenton, N. J., and Tom Williams,
Negro, of Tennessee, will plead guilty
before Judge M. M. Mann here tomorrow
to- a charge of holding up and
robbing the filling station of Artie
Corley last night, Sheriff H. Cromer
Oswald announced tonight.
'the quartet was arrested early this
morning at the Wateree bridge near
Camden shortly after they are alleged
to have committed the hold-up.
Sheriff Oswald went to Camden and
returned the three men here but left
the woman in Columbia because of a
lack of facilitiee to care for her at the
Lexington jail. The officer said that
they have confessed and announced
their readiness to enter guilty pleas.
Mr. T. L. Smith Dead
Thomas L. Smith, 74, n retired farmer,
died at his home in the Beulah
section of Kershaw county Friday
about midnight.
Funeral services were oonducted by
the Rev. E. S. Dunbar of the local
church, assisted by the Rev. T. J.
White pf Dalzell and the Rev." A. V.
Smith of West Kershaw in Beulah
Methodist church Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. Interment was in the
church cemetery. Mr. Smith was a
member of Beulah Methodist church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mattie
Ives Smith and the following
children: Mrs. Charlie Yates, of Dalsell,
William M. Smith, of Catnden,
Jim Sknith of Sumter, Murray Smith
of Oamden, and Walter Smith of Lee
county.
Fred 1. Blumor. owner of ?jiSfc
ery at Monroe, Wis., in held by kidnapers
who are demanding f WMOO
for his raleaee. ? -
To Take Census of
School District One
Beginning Tuesday afternoon, Ap- 7
ril 21, the teachers of District No. 1,
will visit the "homes of all of the patrons
of the school district in order
to take a census of the children from
ages 0 to 20 years inclusive. This
census is required by law to bo taken
each year in April. The act requiring
the census was passed by the legislature
of 1030. We ask that parents
aid the teachers in every way
possible% in securing the data necessary.
We quote sections one and live from
the Act entitled "To Require a State
Census uf Children of School-Age.":
"Section 1?Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the state of
.South Oarolinu: The teacher or
teachers in each school district in
cooperation with the local board of
trustees, shall annually before the
fifteenth day of April, or not later1
than two weeks before the close of
any school term, take and report an
enumeration of all youth residing In
the district who will bo between the
age 3 of six and twenty-one on the
first dav of July, following, distinguishing
between malo* and females,
and white and colored.
'^Section 5.?It shall be a misdemeanor
for any person or persons to
wilfully or personally refuse to give
the enumerator such information desired,
and any person or persons violating
this act shall be subject to a
penalty or fine, or both, in the discretion
of the courts."
Robber Makes Haul
At Bethune Store
Bethune, April 1'5.?The store of
J, M. Clyburn was robbed some time
during Tuesday night, the loss being
estimated at several hundred dollars.
The goods stolen consisted chiefly of
men's clothing, shoes and some groceries.
The thief entered the store
by breaking through a transom over
a side door and made his exit
through the back door.
Sheriff McLeod, of Camden, came
over during the morning to investigate
and also a fingerprint exjpert,
Mr. Charles B. Blythcr, from Camden,
has been here, but so far no
arrests have been made.
The .April meeting of the Bethune
P. T. A. was held at the high school
auditoriuVn Monday eveniqg. In addition
to the usual routine of business
a pleasing program. yffrs r?ni
dered. Piano Solo by "Mrk. J. C.
Foster; tajik on Home Education by
Mr. R R Pnms; tsVk. c"
of Tomorrow by Mr. A. W. Parket;
reading, "The Yellow Butterfly," by
Miss Margaret Truesdell.
Miss Mildred Manning, a member
of the school faculty, spent last week
end at her home in Clio.
Miss Inez MoManus, who has been
spending Beveral weeks in the town
and community in a professional
capacity, that of a trained nurse, returned
to Columbia Tuesday.
^Mrs. D._ M. Mays ?nenh TuAa/tau
m ixnunYDia.
The Baptist Woman's Missionary. Society
met at the home of Mrs. D.
L. MoLeod Wednesday afternoon.
Lee Ernest Outlaw, who has been
making his home in Pennsrbsnia for*
the last few years, arrived last .week
to spend some time with hie parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Outlaw.
[ Miss Clara Gordon, of jkbe Union
school, spent the past week end at,
her home here.
Miss Gsnaua Pitts i? at the C$-.
lumbia hospital! where Ac has gone- 1
in training fer a nurse.
The Rev. J. E. Williams and Mrs.
Williams spent last Friday in Co1
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Friends of Mr. Frederick W. Burr,
the popular and capable manager of .
The Kittowood Hotel, urtM regret to
know that he is critically ill at the -<
Camden hospital and little hope is
held out for his rseovery. Mr. Burr
is a native of Waterbury, Connect!- .
cut, and besides being manager of
The Kirkwood in Camden, he is also
manager of the Abbott hotel in Fran- ;
conia, New Hampshire, during the
summer months. tMrs. Burr is in:
Camden with him.
Three men walked into, the Moddus;
Savings Bank, of "Moddus, Conn.,
Wednesday, covered the two employes
remaining in the building, seised
160,000 in hills, and walked away,
leaving their two victims lying on
the floor, bound.
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Seventeen persons, including most '
of the victims, have identified two
negroes in jail in Louisville, Ky., as
being attackers of two women near
Hhdkman, Ky., and a 16-year-old girl
at Bast St. Louis, Mb., last month.
Two women died in an apartment
hoses in Pittdbmgh, hL, Sunday from '
toe eriects on {poisonous gases released
in 4bs iMMaseut ef the house
to httl ante. The gas spread through
the building, killed* tte^wo women .11
and overcame three others.