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VOLUME 43
NUMBER I
yunbia Awarded
Site For Hospital!
]tfe III III ' ' /f.
:H g tycGowan in Oohimbia State)
Efiihington, D< C.? A/pril 28.?The
Lit effort of 31 cities and towns
|* South Carolina to b? selected a s
He location for the n?w Veterans'
Ltd at a coat of around $1,800,K
i? which 160 different sites were
Hpected# ended today with Columbia
He winner.
General Hinea said he was not at
is time able to say exactly when
proposal htea would be viewed,
Ht that it was probable he, with two
her mci.'h'-. of the hospital bqard,
ouM be in Columbia immediately
Htl.r May i;? 11 ifi thet) that they
Hi! go to Florida to inspect sites for .
Hi Soldiers' home in that state. One
Hjp *i)l probably cover both.
| Congressman Fullmer said here toHj
there would probably be an enKrement
soon of the Veterans' hotsHal
to take care otf Negro patients.
Hwill introduce a'* bill at the comm
session of congress for. an apKpriition
of $500,000 to equip this 1
;K)on with 200 beds and has as- s
HfcMefi that there ^ill be no delay, <
i^ETwill give $ 1,900,000 as the total <
Hr this hospital. 'Mr, FuVmer intro- <
Heed the first bill looking toward '
( hospital for South Carolina.
The dcrision^day was made pubH
in the fonos^fpg resolution1. '
"Where*, the jboard, after * care^H
of the data submitted,
^Edfcnmned that the proposfd hos]
Hal, by reason of the existing Hot"
Hiiml farilitirrr fn adjacent states,
1i i* required tc serve ^pHme.rtly .
state of South Carolina, and
tew, the board has found that the
of Columbia is located bqt four
is from the center of population
10 census) and but 18 milg$ from
geographic center of Soutft par<j>:
and that over 50 per 'cent, of the
alation of South Carolina is withIrrtile
radius of said city; thai,
md bus connections and gen^sibility
to all joints within
:e are second to nona jOsf ^lthe 1
ties; that it is planned to*,
the new facilities the regionof
the Veterans' bureau now
g leased quarters in Colum- (
n annual rental of $7,200 and
new hospital, iby reason of
osed character as a receiving
Eor all types of cases, shouldited
near a recognized mednler
such as Columbia, where .
iutt skilled in all branches of
ine ite availaible in consultant
wived, That the federal board
iprtaliwtion recommends to the
mt that he approve a new vethospital
for South Carolina, lo
kd within a radius of ten-miles
city of .Cphjdnbia; ^ ^
And be it resolved, Tttat tne unor
of thg United States Veterans' .
?u be authorized to select and
etiate for the most suitable site
?? the area above indicated, reling
his flndjngs to thfa board for
1 approval" ' ]'
m ? ' i'I BUflbsa? ? '
faMUng JMaaian at Hagoad .
b *ev. H; D. Bulk teetor of
? Winyah Parish, Georgetown,
Md a pinMnlllg mission at the
Kb of the Ascension, Episcopal,
ood. May 5tb through May lOtb.
fan wiH be held wrary idghi at
bfc, except Saturdays The mis-*
fl opens Tuesday night and closes
Hay night. The organist, Mrs.
W. Scarborough, - has ' planned
'1 music. Rev. George H. Har-i
^?wtor of the church, wiH assist
H the services. Everyone iiuooj?.
invited toi attend the mission.
nT Ceremonial To
Held in Columbia
1 [' : 'Columbia
| iRHfciiir; designated by George
| j Illustrious Potentate of
j I F^>le and ieese Roddey,
jW Potentate for Hejas torni'i'F*oce
that all plane hawe been
the Joint Ceremonial
I H Wld in Columbia May 7. at
j Hw euditorinm. It is stated that
,re approximately 4,000 shrim
W the etate and the new audi *
adequate to take care ol
?tad>er. The dinner jri* be
I1! 1:00 P- m.t following the
H* ?>y uniformed bodies ^Tboth
I, nfot* The C t *1
^*2" uk* I*?e? ( <:*> p.'m.s
for th,
u?L! J: Potentate'.
J.
Temple Sisters Elect
Mrs. Leon Schlosburg
SumUr. Atpri) 27?At" ttw, eighth
f""1"1'c"nv*ntion of the South Oaro*>tf?r?tlon
of Temple' Slaterhood*
held here today Mm .Uon
?f Camdn, wa? elected
president. , ?
nen* were ejected an
foirown: -Minn Edythe Loryea, St.
Matthews, fiwt vice president; Mrs.
gS. Arlington, second
vice president; Mrs. Samuel Sfchillm???
Sumter, recording secretary, and
Misa Rosalie Block, Camden, corresponding
secretary. iMra. J. T. Jarrott,
Florence, warn re-elected treasurer,
in accordance with the new constitution
which allows the treasurer
to succeed herself for an unlimited
time.
The meeting was called to ooxler at
9:80 this morning by the president*
Mrs. Rosa Hiraohman, of Charleston.
After registration of delegates and
visitors.
After the invocation by Dr. J, S.
Rafsin, of Charleston, the visitors
were welcomed to Sumter by Mrs.
& W. Kraker, president of the hostess
sisterhood, and Wendell M. Levi,
president of Temple Sinai of Sumter.
Mrs. M. 8. L/ttmiansky o< Darlington
responded to these addresses. .
Much business was transacted at
both morning and afternoon sessions,
which were held at Temple Sinai One
of the most important items was the
revision of the state constitution,
which was presented by Miss Edythe
Loryea, chairman of that comtentteeT
The r.ew constitution is fitted to the
needs of the federation as it stands
today, and provides for the growth
and changes which have occurred
since ij^/jformation.
Mrs. JQrjnest Horowitz, chief speakfittSjO-fftba
occasion discussed the needs
of adult religious education in the
home.
At the close ox the meeting a rising
vote of thanks was rendered Mrs.
Hir&Chman, retiring president and
other-retiring officers for their work.
An invitation from the Columbia
sisterhood to hold t&e next convention
in that city was received ami accepted.
The many delegates and visitors
were entertained at the homes of the
merribers of the Sumter sisterhood. A
luncheon was given for about 100
guests at Sunset Country club.
Bowling; Parlor to Open
Ted Elmore, of Florence, will be
the manager of a new bowling parlor
to be opened Monday afternoon
fn the store next to the postoffice
building on east DeKalb street. Mr.
Elmore is offering $5.00 in gold to
the per^pri submitting the most spitahle^JiaTflP
I?J. this new recreation |
center. Neunee mum, W
Monday afternoon. Ladies are especially
invited to Ibowl and will be
allowed "free privileges on opening
night. ' Mr; Elmore states that his
place wifi not be run along the lines
of the old-timte bowling "aBey,* 1hut
will be modern in every remteot and
ladto nefr >w* soiwftmcy
ionizing his pistee--: > ' >
Baptist Char* fcrrkm > ,
The foUowring ^serrides are anmounced
for- the weak at the First
Baptist chuttd*:^ "Sunday school at Id
oVlodk, Judge M. V Smith, superintendent.
Prestehing by the pastor at
llcJB and 8 o'clock; morning subject,
"Hw to 'Socdeed in the Christian
L?eP; evening theme, "Heaven."
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 8 oWook. . Senior B. Y. JP.^ tJ.
Thursday evening at 8:16 and junior
B. Y. P.U. Sunday evening at 7
oVlock. - o
The pufcHc is cordially invited to
attend all the services of this church.
? Harlem (Giant Daad
New Yortc, April 28.?Harlem has
loet its biggest citizen hi the death
of- James ftaeb, negro sandwich, man.
'- He seas 7 feet, 6 inches tall and
weighed 678 vppunds. He wore size
24 shoes and a tent-like coat estimated
as size 70.
When he was taken ill and ordered
to a hospital two beds were placed
side fay aide and reirtforced with underpinning.
The mattresses were
sew?d together.
u/ "x - 6
BeH km at Mt. Pfsgah
' Services at lit. Ptagab Baptist
church, for Sunday, with Rev. M. B.
Guntsr as pastor, will be as follows:.
Bubday sokooi at 10 a. m., B. Y. P. U.
at 7 o'ekek; preaching at 8 otiock.
Ths pigifc lr wmBaHy ftnvftsd to aL
Man Robbed Here
By Taxi Drivers
wWny ft*r,r: lm avenue,
w. D. btnckland, 426 BlmwooU avc- ?
m?e, and, H. B. Butler, 1212 Whaley :
t0 *drive ** *??
' """ company of Colum- .
zl ' "re he,<J I>> "operate cells in the
Kershaw county jail charged with c
having rottbed Otaude Matthews, cv?rvwe
man of t?mden, of a sum
estimated to We been in execs* of
fWO and a gold watch. ^
Matthews was in Columbia Satur- ,
?*y night on. Ins way to a Memphis
governmer* hospital. Deciding to return
to Camden he engaged Starr's
taxi cab to drive (him back to Camden.
Butler* and Stricktond c*me a- ,
ong also, and picked up a former
Camden woman, who accompanied
them to Oentden.
The five are said to have stopped at <
a filling station in Richland county,
*here they took a drink and Matthew?
said that he remembers noth- ,
ing more until he arwoke Sunday
morning In Camden jail minus his
money and watch. He ? said to have
"been robbed on York, street here,,
where ha was found lying on the
rtbund by a city officer.
Columbia officers were given the
name of the girl and the trio rounded
ufp there with the aid of J. I. Corley, j
manager of the taxi service, and
brought back to Camden. They deny'
*?y knowledge of a robbery.
Ford (Caravan Here
A number of people inspected the "
Ford caravan which arrived here on
Saturday and was,on display in front
of the .Redffeam motor company building
on MAin street fof about"* an ;
hour. In the display were 16 units '
of the 32n different body types now
being turned out by the Ford company
this Caravan has visited many
of the towns itt tlys state. Various
types of truck bdoies and1 delivery
cars were, on display and otf especial
interest was a little town , delivery
ear with aluminum body, finished in
maple wood-and a detachable top.
? T? r? ~i *
- Resident of This State
. 2S?no1 Springs, millionaire
textile manufacturer, did not vote in
Charlotte, it was established this
morning. His legal residence must
have ibeen in Lancaster, S. C. If so
I South Oarolnia will collect from
$800,000 to $1,000,000 in inheritance
taxes.Tf j>is legal residence had
been in Charlotte. ha? name would
appear on the registration books of
Ward 7, box 1, IF. C. Davis, chairman
of the Mecklenburg County
Hoard- of Electors, said. His name is
not on those books, Miss Alma Smith,
of 1602 Elizabeth Avenue, Registrar,
said.?-Thursday's Charlotte News.
Claflin Quartet
- -Sings Here Sunday
' The - C8afHtt Quartet, of. OrangeImrf,
is coming to Camden, and will
king Sunday afternoon at Trinity
Methodist cbuncfe {Colored) at 8:80.
The public la invited to attend and
bear this splendid quartet. ,A special
inrrltetkm is extended white friends
to attend also. There witt be noadnvi
salon charge?, but a deep .collection
will*# taken and those who nky feel
like making a donation in this way
will have aft'opportunity of doiag so. I
These musician* lvave achieved a wonderful
reputation. They saftg morning
and evening in Trinity church
some time igo for the white people
And. reports from Sumter were to the
effect that tb de^was scarcely standing
room, a?< .powell pleased with
them were members of Trinity
church that they arranged for a return
visit from them. If you hear
this quartet Sunday afternoon yen
will be sure to (be pleased. About
one Hour will be devoted to the service.
. s
Death of James H. Horton
Kershaw, April ?Following a
abort illness James H. Hortort, 66,
died at his beam; here Wednesday.
Although Mr. Hoc-ton** had been in
failing health for some time, his
death 'was unexpected and came as
a shook to his maaqr friends.
Mr. Horton had long bean a resident
of Kershaw, having .s^een connertad
with various business , firms
here. He la survived by his widow#
who was Mica Delia . Cook! sad a
hrother^E. Henry Hereon, sqd sister,
Miss L*u R. Horton. Interment was
te Xershsw esaaetery, the Rev.
^R jlviWlie v1 the Methodist
chnrch {Wtduttfng the fhnerat
'i ' ! 'uWyg:=eg=?????*g?r?
Revival Services ? |
Come To a Close
For ten days the Camden Baptist
church has been the gathering place
for large crowds, coming here to attend
the revival service? in this
rinwelr. The (meeting came to a close Wednesday
eventing with an overflow
crowd.
. Luther Little, pastor of th? 1
*irrt Baptist church, of Charlotte,
N. Vb was the center of interest, n9t
only by Camden people, but many
came here from Bishopville, Kershaw,
Bethune and other nearby towns. Dr. <
LitUe has a wide reputation as a '
preacher, being recognized as one of '
th$. outstanding men of the Baptist
denomination. In all of his sermons :
both morning and evening he chose 1
known e passages of Strip- i
ture and explained them to his hearers
in a plain, 6im|ple, though powerful
manner.
She music furnished no small part '
of those services and was greatly en- 1
joyed by all who at^nded. '<
On Sunday morning last Rev. J. B.
Osaton, the pastor of the Carndtn '
chnrch, exchanged (pulpits with Dr.
Little, and preached a great sermon '
,th# Baptist church of Charlotte.
Hi? se^hvon was jflso heard by many
pVer station WtBT, and he dedicated
tyserrpon and .remarks to the young
of Camden.
At 'the clowe of the services Wednesday
evening thirty-two peopje had
come forward. to have their names
added to Baptist church of Camdeflb
and no doubt others will unite '
mMk oth^r Aoiomrlnation* through the
efforts of Dr. Little, who has wen a
*fartn place in the hearts of the people
of Camden.
U * K
Pinewood Suspects
(Fjreed From Prison
OaJjimbia, April 27.?P??l Rrawn,
63*yt?r-old negro, and his son, Naarrested
last week in conndefioir.with
the death of E. C. Geddings,
Pinewood mayor, were released
from the state penitentiary here today.
Although still technically in the
custody of Sumter county officers,
Sheriff C. M. Hurst said he expected
to give the negroes their freedom
after they had been taken to their
homes.
Tlmy were mrested last Monday
and brought to Columbia. Both denied
guiltln the slaying of the mayor,
who was shot several weeks ago as
he tors sitting in his home.
"We have no clues, but plenty of
suspicions," Sheriff Hurst said today.
The negroes were .said to have
threatened the mayor after he had
Q^Wd^J^ath&n_to leave town, but
the threats Could not <oe veiniriiuf*Death
of E. Henry Horton
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Kershaw, April 35.?The relatives
friends of E. Henry Horton, 79,
were shocked to hear of his death
Friday morning, dir. Horton was in
his usual health yesterday and attended
the funeral cxf hie borther,
typos H. Horton, who died here
Wednesday. In the morning he complained
of feeHng unwell and died
004 after his physician, who had
been culled, reaUbed *him>
Mr. Horton had been engaged in
farming near here for many years
and was highly regarded by all who
knew Kim.
Surviving him are his widow, who
was Mite Louise Truesdale, and the
following children: Mars. S. A. Jones,
E. 1a and Oarl A. Horton ami a "s inter,
Miss Lou H. Horton. Interment
was in Hanging Rock cemeteryc'
Rev. J. F. Hofftneyer, pastor oc^the
Methodist church here, conducting the
services.
Negro Gets Parole
Charlie Montgomery, colored, who
was convicted flere in 1930 and sentenced
to serve a life sentence for the
murder of his wife was paroled by
Governor Blackwood on Friday. His
parole state* that he shall'llxP given
his liberty pending good behavior.
Montgomery, who has'Wrbid on
the chain gang of this Htt&ty for
mors than tan years has been a
trusty, for the past five! or six years
and is saM to have been a good
prisoner and a hard worker.
Montgomery* took his w?e to*#
*|M in the woods by fastening
a driving Kb* about her body.
He claimed that sb* had been receiv*h?th*r
ne*ro'
_v . * .
Says Business Trend
Upward From Now
I <y A
New York, April 21,?iSIx leading'
newspaper publishers from as many
sections of the country predict Afrgf
the worst of the economic d^proesioii
is over.
The publishers, here for the American
News/paper Publisher* AertOciation
convention, believe that from
now on the trend will be upward, ,
even though progress may be slow.
Senator Arthur CVrpper, of Kansas,
publisher of the Kansas City Kalisan
said unomployment in the southwestern
states had been mlaterially reduced
in the last (JO days.'
"It is true," he said, "that prices
for farm products are very low, with
the wheat growers suffering especially,
but there is some indication of an
upward trend. I am very hopeful
for the future."
Unemployment in New England is
"gradually adjusting itself," * said
Charles H. Taylor, of The Boston
Globe.
ClaTk Howell, publisher ot Tho Atlanta
Constitution, said the soi^bherp
textile industry "led the way out of
the 192& depression and it '1s doing
the game thing now." Georgia ,atnd
neighboring states have prospects of
the "best farm crop in 20 years," he"
"W. . ... ?<r
"Conditions undoubtedly ace ifian
proving," he declared.
Frank B. No yes, publisher of . Th#
Washington Star and president , '
Associated Press, said: "We,aip oi?j,
the upgrade bait the improve rriei^b wilt
be all but imperceptible foeseme,
time to come."
Unemployment in the lower
issippi valley, particularly
ville, is "rapidly disappearing?^, Wlf)
things generally are "in pret/ty good
shape," said Robert Dwing, publisher
o<f The New Orleans Daily States
and The Shreveport Times.
Good crops in Louisiana this year
"make the future roar.* bright," he
added, while New Orleans expects to
reap the benefits of increased tirade
down the Mississippi.
John Oowles of The Des Moines
Register and Tribune predicted' a
slow, but sure recovery. Iowa was
not as- hard hit by unemployment as
the industrial states, he said.
Native of Camden ?
Was Georgia Banker
Atlanta, April 27.?Henry W. Davis,
vice president of the First^National
bank of Atlanta, who stfBrted
his financial career 45 years ag>0 as
a bank runner, died at his home today.
1
He was "born at Camden, S. C., November
21, I860. He came to At
- 7*1* * ? "> . OAU2U..his.
first job as a runner for
Atlanta National bank.
?Later he was employed by fcb^R.
N. and W. J. Lorwry bank ami became
a vice president of that institution,
He was a vlcepresident of
thA Atlanta and Lowry National
bank when it merged with the Fourth
National bank. Later the Fourth
National bedaeae the. fbd^.lTeHljlil
and be remeadned as Tie#' president.
jNLr." Davis" will be retaieanftered by
a few of our older, cttfasene, He was
a brother of (Mlsa Lfla Davis, formerly
of Camden, but now making her
home in Sumter with 'Mrs. 8. H. Edmunds.
Miss Davis left, immediately
tb attend the funeral which was held,
in Atlanta on Tuesday. r
Lumber Company
Begins Operations,
The Wateree Lumber company,
managed by R. A. Carpenter, has
begun operations on a part of tlH
See/board Air Line pircpertyjvear,the
Seaboard freight station. Intaccompany
will manufacture rot^h apd
dressed native pine ltnntoe^K ajto Will
do a 'retail and wholeaaW business.
It wttl also drees (tte
Mr. Carpenter, the
from Pageland and Jefferjg^
he has operated mills at those pleeds.
He is not a stranger to our ,ol^r
citizens, as be will be
as having constructed the ^yb*?rd
freight station at Camden
ty years ago. At that tingljja
foreman of conatrucftion for the Bpboard
fences at this plica.
yaafs be was *itb the SeabfljpjnjLMt
Cotton Fashion Show
Was a Great Success
tht cotton 3SL*T 1 wu*
in >c. as" ;h'rt ? " H.M
a* ;fn
. n;u h?? ??
<ySrot JS* w?,y '.
li W> ?h* MM Mills.
,.P**ruCt.tv*-'1>t?aft Wen. anantml
>-? ?*? **?
? ' ?Wlay NofwClHton good* were ary
m^hant,fh(. ci^ .
r**e|to>g ft eptondid show. ^
%efo|> was chairman of
mm it tee and was assisted by
c 'dope-tent workers.
dJflwfh R" Ml KenT,edy' Jr> intro.
gpw i? speaker of tho evening, Dr.
%W D?n?> of 01 em son College
^ Men<!1d address of good sug-'
egenons with humor and wit pleased
8yJrfrge *udle<nce who were privihear
hVm.
A/Zeur pitoe oroWtr. fum^ht.l
m"sT throughout the evening.
J^ollorwing report of the awards
'8 kiwHy furnished by Mrs. S. C
tamp, chairman:
Children's garments?Miss Betty
***> tthame won first place, wearing a
w organdy dress and halt. This
<>ut^,W*8 home-tmade and was lovely
indeed, and the little wearer was
wim?l p*ttr*nive modeL M,lfftcr
William Reospnver was awarded sec d
p]fee'*fcf ,w?? good-looking in a
Tom Sawyer's suit of blue and white
M*i. *r~rjk.W-Hliam* won fW
P PaJ*"? ola" ?<*
atjketive in white and red
H^uL^fW With hat t0 ni?tch,
,?y J? C. Penney Company.
iMfee Mary Thompson won second
Place and was lovely in Roman striped
pajamas with rose predominating
JJJw- to match, sponsored by
Hirsch Bros, & Company.
Mre. Baeil Bruc<\won first place in
the morning dresses. Mre. Bruce
wore a green and white morning
dress that was most becoming to her
brunette type. Sponsored by Hirsch
Bros. & Company and accessories by
Miss Mattje Gerald. S*
W. VanLanddngham modelled
an attractive nurses' uniform
for J, C. Penney Company and Mr.
Wilson modelled a tennis outfit for
the same firm.
There .was a lovely array of home^
made;.drosse8 modelled.
Mis#/ Eleanor iBrown won first
place in sport costumes. Miss Brown
was mk>st attractive in yellow batiste
that was v#ry becoming to her brunette
type of beauty. Her hat was
of Italian charmense und all access- *
ones to match, the outfit was sponged
_by .the Xhttbot, Shpptte,
Miss ^Marielfcije won second place *
j v^*'rlny. *T T^HIe green figured voile
v^th haf to match. Sponsored by the
Outloolt/Hhoppe. * - Pocket-book and
|to?d* to M{m Mettle Gerald. ? " ;
IV ** Z^mp W< first place
CJaS8' Wearln? E
w*-r0d ***** *>?
? :-rcd?-' +"***< b*kr'
fawP n?del a?d. was
sbonpe. ACGerald,
won second placeto
this class. She wore figured voile
gijr^ picture hsif and was. 7
%l?ia id by the
^ ?f Wx^ch Bros; A Onapany, Hat
from the Faal^n SW
Katbe^rur-tfele won first
n evening drew. Her dress
ely yeikm point de_espHt and ?
sr auburn hair was indeed a*.
piptore. Sponsored vby. tbe*\
StM(pr>e. ? - - - - - QUpl
lMnigaret Goodale wo^n sac-?
Ond piito; wearing a most becoming
gaWn In embroidered organdy in
^ofer over pink which was greatly
Wflmlred by the audience. Mies Gooddie
wore beautiful crystal heeds with
this costume all of which was sponsored
^y. the Outlook flboppe.
'BSrech Brothers & Company, J.
Pepney Company, the Outlook
^KWtpe and Wolfe^Eiohel Company
had ^ttawrtlve displays of their
won the adndration of the '
'k4 . ^ r
Day
?m SJ* Ckrnd? .m) Flrtfc
*??& a>W ?ty wiU dose
* V ? "? ? Sotoixtay,
Mddoy, ttliqr ilth. TliU
?the unasner.
Jg^gJ^tt-Othsr* ?l|>lij>Mr this