The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 12, 1931, Image 1

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i^"1"643 I ' - aoum CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 12. 1MB ' - ^ * 1 J ^NUMBER f|yi fcmden Schools I^Come To A Close LcC?m<t? tchool# came to clou week with the first of the exerKg being held on Sunday night, the Kaon to the graduating class* hieing Ecbed by the Rev. A. Douglas H^rn, of the Presbyterian church. Ecstion and benedition by Rev. C. Richardson end the Scripture les by Rev. W. G. Ariail. Else* day exercises were hel<J Ersday evening divided intd two Kg and started with "RememKice, by Voighft, played by Otis Ed, Alvin Creed, igophie Creed and Bbef&in" Strak. The ckse history E given by Alfye DdPaas, ststis by Laura Moieley, a piano solo E rendered by Grace Robineon, Hy Peebles was ppet, James ChewK was Joker end Derrell Slanders K lawyer. "By the Waters of Knetonka" and "Pale Moon" were Kg by the glee club. Krt two Vas. "After twenty I Hr&" a playlet written by George Hme and the cast of characters K (he senior class. The* class ofB? were Crayson ShaW, president; Be DePass, secretary; Eloiae RhodM Solomon Mima, vice-presidents. Bommittee for commencement exKet was: Miss Agnes Corbett, H Etta Zemp, Miss Hallie CarDan 'Murchrison. Hccor&ting committee-was: Miss Phelps, Mrs. .Susie Taylor and Hn Ada Montgomery. Art and Bhanical drawing exhibit was in Bge of Mrs. G. T. Little and L. 1 McFadden, teachers. he graduation exjertises were held Briday evening with invocation by B. A. D. MeArn. salutatory by Byson Shaw, awarding of HMdpls Kiev. J. B. Caston, valedictory by Bee Robinson and delivering of Bomas by Mr. C. H. Yates and B. J. G. Richards, Jr. f Bhose graduating at this term He: Ruby Louetta Burns, Phyllis Bley Garrison, Alice Oerbett Dew Is, Margaret "Elizabeth Dickson, Bly Louise Goodale, Florence Hrgaret Goodale, Eileen Duncan Bvam, Marie Whitaker Haile, Clara Bne Holland, Harriet Milling LorB Margaret Anna MbOoy, Laura Bioseley, Mary Lou Peebles, Lola ^ abeth Itabon, Eloiae Rhoden, Sara Richey, Grace iMurchsion Rob|? Helen MoCaa Rose/boro,. Edith ||Ba Webster, Connie Mae Shiver, BBy Ue Clybum, Benjamin R^n gj^Kian, Pierce Watson Canteyr HB??Mefeeod?Cliewning, William IB Gettys, J. B. Mcfeuirt, Solomon ^B, George Ashby Rhame, John Sanders, Grayson Francis H Walter McNair Wooten. ^Hose receiving art certificates Zula Mae Hilton, Sara Alice ^ land, Sara Lynn Richey, Lila H?n Ross, William Baunv Cecil Mb MciQw!kmv Bporintendent Richards* yearly Special Mention ^ty Thomas, grade 3A, hlas never H tardy or absent in her three llll at school. |Bolyn Oooley, grade 2A,has had ^Beenceg or tartles ii^ two years. Ba Stevenson, grade 7A. has nevBen. absent since entering the grade seven years ago. ^Hen Tindal, Emily ISheorri and Vn Richards have made a schol H av?r?Ke of. 90 or above every ?9 &ihce entering school, seven Richards has been on scholB' honor roll every month since M school, live years.'*-- ,: " V.J Hhia Creed has never missed gj Yearly Honor Roll Bp0 on honor roll for six sixWm* i'A.?Oiaty Pitta. % HB^ I'B?Joby Hough. B* 2A?Claud Laraoy, Charles Bkill, Jack Smyrl, Wilma Christ* OaroByn Oooley, Rhetta McHP* Nettie (Lease Oghurn. W' 2B.?Paul Williams, Earl B> Davney, (Myrtle Sinclair, ^Beth Sinclair, Anna B. Branham. He ?A.?dtlimte B. Cunningham, H"! Fiechel, PhylMs 'JCaresh, H" Smith, Bett, aSWu Ann Jerry Hancock. Hfrtet b ii tirade 4B.~Olive tMcGuirt. Grade 4C.?Arthur Brown, Charles Trepp, Marjorie Creed, Teresa Reed. Grade 6A.?Jack Richards, Jack Villepigue, Louise IMickle* Paulette W*st., Grade 6A.?'Minnie Sue Bruc.e Grade 7A.-?'Mary Edith Copeland, Fannie Micklp, Emily Sheom, Helen Tindal, Robert Shaw. Yearly Scholarship Honor Roll (Average 90 or above on all subjects for the year.) Grade 1A.?-Charles Boineau, John Langford, Thomas Turner, 'Marion Schlosburg, Dale Morgan, Mary -Walsh, Mary Pitts, Mabel Foster, Jane Hoffer, Gwendolyn 'Shirley, Arlie Diaon. Grade IB.?Joby Hough, WiUard Kelly, Ben MoManus, Henry Niles, Frank Sullivan, Doris 'Hinson, Margaret Hinson, Geneva Jackson, Nell Jeffcoat, Margaret (Sanders, Margie Thurutan. Grade IC.?(Myrtle Outlaw, Martha Truesdale, Geneva Thigpen. Grade 2A.?Claud Lamoy, Walter Mims, Charles iMcCaskill, Leonard Schenk, Jade Smyrl, Oscar Woo ten, Edna Aldret, Wllma Christmas, Carolyn Cooley, Lois Gaskin, Louisa Moore, Rhetta (MWDowell, Nettie Leese Ogbum, Frances Rhame, Jane frantham. Grade 2(B.?iLeon Roberts, Earl Harvey, Paul Williams, Earl Dabney, Mendel Williams, Wilma Laney, Elizabeth Sinclair, Myrtle Sinclair, Frances Hinson, Anna Belle Branham. Grade 8A.?Betty Boineau, Minnie B. Cunningham, Margaret FlscheV, Marjorie Hatfield, Ruby Jackson, Phyllis Karesb, Beatrice Kirkland, Cl^yine Mwn. Tda Lee Smith, tha Smith, Betty .Sowell, Helen Stogner, Ann vvnitaker, Jerry Hancock, Herbert, Moore, William McManus, jhlly PTtts, Hazel Twitty. Grade 8?.?William Brown, H.<Jr Christmas, Juanita Trapp.' Grade *A.?David Wolfe Wallnau, Frances Baruch, Alleen Belk, Jane HalsaR, Da5ily Jkckson, Constance Kimey, ^et? R3irklan<fr El?le Kedfearn, Lottie Smyrl, (Maggie TrftjK tham. ' Grade 4?.?Olive (McGuirt. 'v'Gfade 4<C.?Arthur Birown, Charles Trapp, Margie Creed, Teresa Reed. Grade ISA.?Wylio Hogue, Jack Richards, Jack Villepigue, John Wooten, Ann Clarkson, Dorothy Durfee, Louise Hickle, Wilhelmina Strak, Paulette Wset. v Grade 8A.?-Ruth ,DeLoache?v Charlotte DuBose, Leola Hudson. Grade &A.?Peggy Pitts. Mariotle Walker. ' ' ' ' Grade &B.?Leila 'Moore. Grade 10?.?Nahcy Brown. Grade.11 A??-Harriet Lorick, Qlara Holland. Grade 11?.?Grayson Shaw, Ruby Burns, TCIoise. Rhoden, Grace Rotojni jJB . |twif?rt HUwi(?nn TU ?**> ?* iv Grade 1A.?Ted Patterson, tardies 8.. ' ' ^ Grade. SA?Claud Lamoiiy, NettW Leese' Otfburft 1, Mabel Todd Campbell 8. Grade 8A.-HBetty Gettys, tardles 5; fda Lee tSknith, tardles 1. Grade 8B.?Bill Drakeford, tardies 2. Grade 4A-?Vashtl Thigpen, dies- sjfe,?C J'-IC?:.zf B Grade, 4CU-sB?argaret Sinclair, tardies 1; Dorothy Smith, tardies 1. Grade SA.^?Benjamin Gettys, Urdies 8; Jack Villepigue, tardies 1; Lesta Davis, tardies 2. . Grade 5B-1.?'Francis Burns. Grade RB-2.?EPugh Gettys, tardies Watia?taidiea L Grade, 4Av-8a%*? Shirt** tardles 1. i " 'S Grade 7A.?Sadie FtteUg, ?Tdics 2; Regina Goodman, tardies L Yearly Perfect Attendance Roll (No absences or tardies during the year.) _ Grade 1 (Mills)??ill Minis, Betty Cn*boll Dorothy ' , . Orndo SA.?Billy CUrkwn, Jock Smyrl, CMoljm Oooley, Jnckion, TWboeco ^ Shlvnr, Nettie ^tinedeSA^Mlnnle B. Oumlnghom. Fay Norton, B*ly 8edM>. Brfty Thomas. ^ Qrada ,dA.->Bi?y! Wilson, Dally Jackson. Grace Rhoden. fejGrade 4B*--Orl Drakeford, Ralph Stevenson, (Sibyl Robinson. Grade 6A.~Fr.nfU Chapman. Rob??"* . -Virginia DavU. N.ney ,-Grad. aa_J?me, IMCffuk, Bertie Lee Roberta. Ch?u5d* 7A~Rab,tt ? *, Leila "* 8te*eneon, Jack ' iN' Mary Edith Copeland. Grade 7B.-8. B. Hatfield, R,y. Godwin!"n*?n' J8nn'e ?U"<m' p?"< ^Grade 7C.~N?ttlea Myera, Ruth A'mA ' * CI.M Laadera With Average. John"?6 If-Thorn*, Turner, 97; r ^nfl0rd' Mary W.lah, 96. Grade 1??Margaret Hlnaon, 96; Margie Thurman, 96. uStu'ftSr'1""1* Trueadale, 92; Myrtle Outlaw, ?if Geneva ThlgP?n, vi# Grade 2A.?Charlea UcOaaklll, 96; BC^lT M! C*roIyn Oo?loy. Grade 2B~(p.ul WilK.ma, 94 1-6; Anna Belle Branham, 93 2-8. * ?Ely Simmons, Thomas Clyburn. n ^^Herbert Moore, 06 4-5; Beatrice Klrkland, 94 4-6. Grade SB.?(William Brown, 08* luanita Trapp, 91; H. C. Chrlatma.', . V. " Grade 4tA.-^Maggie Trantham, 95; Constance Kinney, 94 4-7. .Grade 4>B,--01ive McGuirt, 03; Elah Evans, Of. ^ *! Grade CA.?Jack Villepigue, 96,1 Jack Richard*, 96. v vV I Grade 6(3-1.?Dempsey 9togner, 88; Everett Shaw, 88; Francis Burns, u*-.Q?ede 5B-2.?Clinton Thig-pen. gfli Graham Marshall, 84. Grade 5C.?Msrgaret West, 87; Myrtle Williams, 86 2-7. Grade 0A.?Minnie Sue Bruce, 82.9; Naomi Wfclker, 91.13. Grade TO.?-SSehna Goodman, 84; Bertie Lee Roberts, 886. - Grade 7\A.?Helen Tindnl, 92; Mary Edith Gopeland, 91.4. Grade 8A.~Buth DtfLoache, 92; Leola Hudson, 92; James Chaswnan, 90; Charlotte Ihfljore, 90. Grade 8?.?Stewart Olarkson, 90; Jerome Hoffer, 87. * Grade 8C.?William Templeton, 87; Evelyn McLean, 82. Grade 8p.?(Liza Jackson, 92; Raby Roberts, 87. Grade 9A.?'Marjorie Walker, 93.5; PeggV Pitts, 88.75; Mary Elizabeth Wooten, 88.76. ' . ?(Leila Elizabeth Mborw^l 9^6; Lorine Strnkr 88 4. * . Grade 1QA?(Margaret R^rnes, 88.8; OOdy Lang, 88.8; Harold Hough, 85.5. Grade 8B.?-Xatheryn Kennedy, 92; Nancy Brown, 91.5. Grade 11 A,?Harriet Lorick, 94; Margaret Goodale 91. ^Orade > MB.?Grayfeo^ kShaw, 94; Gface Robinson, 92. . Leauers lor xoufygirs, grade Award of Medals ScholsttoiK-Won by Ttiomsi Turner, average 97. Grade 4 Scholarship, Susie C. Tay*?r by Maggie TVanGrade ,6 Scholarship, given by Weinberg Brotherw?Won by Jaek ViHepigue, average 96. Grade 6-Scholarship?Won by Minnie Sue Brace, average 92.9^ Grade 7 Scholarship, Haskell MedWon by Helen Tnidal, average 92. Grade 7 Composition, given by Mrs. W. B. deLoach, Bdgehfll Medal?Won by Sadie Frietag. GradO ^ 71 Character, Scholarship, Progress > ^Afneriean Legkm Medal presented by lMrs. A. S. Karesh? Richards. ^ Grade 7 Excellency in History, A. B, Medal?Won by Emily SheGrade 9 Scholarship, given by Mrs. L. Libmait?Won by Bath DeLoache, average 92; Leola Hadaon, average 92. - r Grade 9 Scholarship, given by Jadge W. C? Beuet?Won by Marjorie Walker, average 9858. Grade 10 'English. deLoach Mbdal Won by Nancy1 Brown, average 965^ vHigh School Latin Medal, given by H. Harding?Won by Baby Gardner, average 96. - i 'High School English Medal, Annie Medal?Wen by Nan N "J f Kershaw Man Ihinks Poison After drinking almost* an ounce of carbolio acid on Wednesday morning H, J. Barfield, aged #0, of Kershaw, threw the bottle away and said to ma step-daughter, MPm gone." He died wtthin thirty minutes as he had taken all of the contents of the aunee bbttle with the exception of about a' spoonful. \ < \ coroner's jury was summoned by Mr. Small and they rendered a verdict that he came to his death by his own hand. Mr. BarftOjd is survived by only his step-daughter who was with him when he drank tho poiaon. His wife died last September. Mr. Barfield had moved to Kershaw from Great Falls but two weeks ago. Be had been employed at the cotton mills at Great Fells and was parking part time at the Kershaw mills when he committed suicide. He had been unable,to obtain steady 'wotic at Kershaw since moving to that town and he waa said to have been much worried by his financial condition. He threatened to commit suicide last Smidojh night when he poured a^jwtjltfcdif catholic acid into a tumtyef but his etep-daughter who notipe^ Tiia actions threw the poison out: Hi' said following this incident that he did not intend to take the potapn. % His step^daughter noticed him with the catholic acid on Wednesday morning, but did not believe that he intended to commit suicide. Mr. Barfield worked for about an hotir at the cotton mill' on "WCHtiWE day before going up. town to get the poison. He took the carbolic acid as soon as he got home. /< r1- Funeral services were held at Oainden on Thursday morning at 11 otajock.?Lancaster News, Baptist Church Services Xfa following services axe announced for the week art the First Baptist church: Sunday school at It o'clock, Judge 'Mendel L. (Smith, superintendent; 'preaching by the pastor at ll}lSt-Sk tn. and 8:30 p. m. Moral ing subject, "A (Comforting Message; evening subject, "An Important QtKB3 tion,"^ sermon to young peoiple. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8:00, Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8:30. Junior B. P. TJ. Sunday evening at 7:30. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services or t-nm cnurch. G. C. Gaskin, formerly of the Flat Kock section of this county, but who has seen fifteen years service as teacher in the Greenville city district schools, has resigned as principal of the Donaldson schools and goes to New Brookfond 'where he goes at ooDennt^ml^t of til# Now BrbtifcK fand-Cayce schools. This school enrofis about l,70d pupils and employs forty-four teachers. Graduated as Registered Nana . Miss Dorothy Carpfenter, of (5kmden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Carpenter, is a recent graduate from the dUkrieston Medical College aa a registered nurse. She took first honors in her class. Mr* and Mrs. pen&er and family are new-comers to Camden from Pag fiend. Mr. Ckrpenter is manager of the Waters^ Lumber Company of this cVty. v. Bowling Match Tonight. Four ail stars from Florence will meet four all stars from Camden, to* night at 8 o'clock at the BowWre firlorni mii DeXaWstreet according to Ted Elmore,; the manager* There_.will be no admjaatoo cSmrgo and the public is invited to witness the match, ft? Y. W. A* Organised The members of the W. M. U. invited the young ladies of the Baptist church to attend a eocial at the church Tuesday evening, June 8. The purpose of the social was to organise a y. W. A~ The following officers^were elected under the taadership of Mre. W. A. Rows: Mr* Lexis McCasttlL .president; Miss Carolyn McKaht, vice-president; Miss Inea Gardner, secretary and treasurer. After an Interesting program of games, delicious refreshments were Thsc next mottlng will be held Tuesday.*** Id, at 6*0 o'clock at the Baptist church. All.young girls sixteen years of age and above, of other rfencadneltone, are tasted to County Receives Highway Fines r^;:y " t i i F. Columbia, S. C., June 8.?-During the first four months of 1981 a total of $37,831.26 was distributed to the several counties of South Carolina from fines collected by Magistrates from law violators caught by the State Highway Patrol of the State Highway Department. According to figures on file with the department, Kershaw county received $416.00, which is the total amount of the fines imposed on violators of the state highway laws who were apprehended in the county. Ac-< cording to the law the counties are the only beneficiaries of these fines. During the period in which these fines were collected ^there were 8,107 cases made by the highway patrol, I with .2,800 convfetion* before Magistrates. The highway patrol has not sought to act as a group of "vigilantes," but instead, as a group of guides and educators of the motoring public. Only the most flagrant violations were noted, such as driving while intoxicated; careless 'and reckltst driving; and other practices which are unsafe and a hazard $o life nnd property. The efficiency of the patrol is constantly being improved, and its work perfected. The patrol has just completed a course in motorcycle driving so that every uniformed member of that law. enforcement body will be master of his vehicle. The members of the highway patral are not only exercising themselves with highway lawwhat- with the apprehension of other criminals in hot pdrspit. Already ,a patrolman participated in a chase with a bank robber, catching him-and having him arrested. ' Colonial Lake Open For Season Colonial Lake, north of Camden, has been opened for the season and the public is invited to come out and enjoy swimming, boat riding and to have picnic parties at this attractive resort. This is a good (place to take the children for an opting as a place has been roped off in which they can play and learn. to swim with Alt safety. H. B. Kennedy, Jr., wfll again he in charge of the lake and season-tickets can be secured .frdpflr him at the following prices: $3J50 per person; $6.00 for a family ^bf two; $7.60 for a family of jmora tban two. Twenty-five cents will be the cnarge Amp?an afternoon's wdttw?Lightsover the lake and in the. dressing room's make night swimming possible. Attends Funeral of Father -J.jjjjM -Mrs. iB. H. [Baum was called to Asbury Park, New Jersey, her former home last week to attend the funeral of her father, Mr. MaxJewell* whose r creath occurred on JTriday, the' funjeral being held on Sunday. Mr3. I Baum will be away from Camden about ten days.' I Pioneer Atlanta Wea*m Bead jrThe Atlanta Journal of last FriI the pioneer women of that city. Mrs. 1 Thornton is survived by. tvfb children, Albert. E^^IWntotM Mw* I Alfred D. Kennedy, and four grandchildren, Austell Thornton, William I Thornton, Alfred Kennedy,-Jr., and I Thornton Kennedy. Death of J, F. Jacobs I Clinton, June 8.-?J. F. Jacobs, 02, I member of one of the most state, died here last night following I.several months' illness, t Among lhe survivors is his broth1 Dr. ThomwellpJocobs, president of Oglethorpe University, Dr. J. D. IJacobs, of Atlanta and Dr.,W. 8. I Jacobs, of Houston, Texas. Mr. (Jacobs was a former mayor and (headed the printing firm fit Jacobs land company, which he founded. .jy. His father, the fltev. Plumer Ja J cobs, founded ThorwweUk orphanage. Judge Sudth Imping ^ J | Friends in Oamden ajfa throughout the state of Judfre tHeodel L (Smith, of this city, wift bp;jjkased Ito learn that he is gradual^ proving in ,ths goverxaneut hospital in Memphis, Terni. He expect# to be away from Oamden at Wast another . A ? V- \ Kershaw County Men To Camp Overifcn **' **' Jui* lftw? tLuthT ,rotn North aYld ~?utn Carolina have received orders to report at Fort Bra*? N C nn Friday, Juno 12th, for one moith'H wrvic. With the JM1 tatlzen. MIU- ' ag 1"., 2F c,"n,, The c?>?p tw? y^ar will be commanded by Major D .,Higley' of the 17th Field Artillery, l^ort BrHgg, Major H%ley, 1W in Iowa, {? tt graduate of the U. S. MiliUry Acad- ' J ?my at West Point. He was comnruesioned in 1908 and ha* 8erved in the Philippines and in Germany, during the World War Major Higley ' I ) was in command of the Field Artillery replacement Depot at Oamp Zachary Taylor, Ky., where thousand* of Field Artillery officers and enlisted men were trained for combat service. Major Higley is on the Army's General Staff Eligibility List end ia a graduate of the Field Artillery School, Advanced Court#, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, of the Command and General Staff School, at Fort Leivenworth, Kansas, and of the Army v. War College, Washington, D. C. fa connection with the opening of the C. M. T. C., Major Higley stated that this movement is more popular .. this year than ever before, especially in North and South Carolina. He said'that last year, 1930, there was a total of 1422 application# received for membership in the Fort Bragg M. T. C., while this year up to June let, 2,001 applications tor the Fort Bragg Camp had been received. The list of.young men from Kershaw cnln,+ " ???*.? ?? '->*V T ' * (MMNHi , """? "?y " ? ?W nnwuu viiiS camp is aa fofjowa: TThofoas J. Blyther, Floyd H. Boykin, Lacy L,-Galloway, James S. Moore, Luther T. Pate, George A. Khamtf, Jr., Camden; John B. Clayton, Maxwell A. Clayton, William R. Gettya, Ebdn T. Truesdale, Lugoff; Wayne H. Copel^nd, Murray A. Cly: burn, Basil Lee Parker, Bethune; and Ernest R. Jones, Kershaw. Huge Meteor Shocks Two States Toledo, Ohio, June 10.~'Heavy; earth shocks caused by the falling of a large meteor or by the blast of some powerful explosive shook Northwestern Ohio and Eastern Indiana early today. y a Thousands of persbns were awakened by the shock ahd^idows were ?3 broken in houses at a . considerable distance from the place where either a meteor struck the earth or wheto an explosion occurred. * ^center of the shock was on to ^5? Hbwry Pohhnan.._?arm, one-half mile north of Maiinta, Ohio, where ^ nvix? iv in diiameter ana nve ' ^ feet deep was found. was within I 004 radlu? the k?lc. , In thl* circle, four telephone poles were broken, wires were down, small treee knocked over. A field of oats wa^ crushed to the ground. There ww no evidence of heat or fire. The shocks were feK at Fiftdlay, Fosfcoria, Blufffcon, Continental, NaP^?on, CWumbus Grove, -Weaeeon, Ohio and iu several towns in Indiana. i - ' BtatwyrtU. SBS5 By Dimh, Bishopville, June 5.?One of the wddest funerals ever attended in Bishopville was that here today, A*;J Qusttlebaum, who was drownea m imth Bm? rivir-Sahday, was fcid to rest in the Presbyterian cemetery. ? The body-wag re* ' -r covered Thursday morning and arrived! here today at noon, accompanied by friends from Charleston, where Mr. Quattlebaum had been working in a bank. The floral offerings were profuse and elaborate showing the Mgh esteem- in which he " was held in his horns town. He is the son of D. A. Quattlebaum, former cashier of the First National bank, and besides Me father he leaves a step-mother, a heather, fr 'Ar J*d two sisters and a step- ? peter, Mrs. Wood, of Cqtatehia. *A. J." as hr wJr familiarly known was a fine, likable young man ? df^chjwcomtee, and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. - '