The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 10, 1931, Image 1
L The. Camden Chronicle
p g | CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1933 '
Ues Regarding
mights On Trucks
Luobia. June 30,?A new set of
, ujd regulation! providing for
jreper lighting of motpr trucks
keen promulgated by the state
to department, according to a
twndum issued by Sam E. Owf
Jr., chief of law enforcement
it department.
if rules are in interpretation oi
jet of the legislature on the saiu<
w. According to it, all motor
L rated and hauling less than
tons are not affected by it.
e following are the new rflles:
try truck with trailer must carieach
of the foremost comers of
one green light; on rear of
, a red light; on rear of trailreflector
or red light, and a
ght on each of the extreme rear
rt.
trucks of two-ton or greater
ity when operated without trailist
have one green light on each
lost corner and one red light on
extreme rear corner, vdhich is
Jition to the usual red tail light
wo headlights.
I lights above required must be
for a distance of at least one
Bed yards.
Beta of less than two tons when
thf without trailer will not be
tfto carry two red lights on
B rear corners.
Bre the word "light" is used
Isns light and not reflector,
licles affected by the above act
lot exempt even though they
fte entirely in cities and towns.
1st Baptist Church Services
following services are said
for the week at the First
t church: ;SuJ*Tay school at 10
Judge Mendel L. Smith, supldent;
11:15 a. m. preaching by
stor on the subject, "Jesus Beilate."
Evening service at 8:80.
meeting Wednesday evening
0. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursening
8:30. Junior B. Y. P. U.
V evening 7:30. The public is
By invited to attend all the
es of this church.
Wanted In Charleston Also
I'ficers from the Charleston
Jartment this morning took
rprints of Frank Fields, Will
A Willie Weathers, who were
in Florence last Sunday on
e of fleecing Ophelia Wdkewoman
of this city, of
"ying the officers was a
of- Charleston,-- who
e'ds as the man who had
r of last February,
rs believe that the three
e Uanted in Charleston on
rees. They planned to re^^this
afternotm and
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record.?Friday's Sumter
I of Every 54 In
I World Has Auto
J?ly 5?One out' o(
I h?>T in the worW '? ??
to L DePartn*nt of Com|t0
have ar automobile,
fca however,
car for eV ry Jg per
I mf)ar?<i with 4.87 last year.
KtrV"* comP,eted by the
Kas A ?WS uthat a y?ar *8TO
8 ? machine for ??ch 55
V ? the world. V
El,Ii"hro" K?mlnaUon T
( Vinthrop scholarship
^" recently: Mlsse, Mary
Cunningham, Carrie Lcc
V' 1S Rhoden, Ethel Ham,
* L'rpor state Championship
KZ"**: Ju'y 18th. the Cam
He A C.ba8eba" team tr??
or ih! Uam from Pied
?::> p R^win champion'
be named later
I ./ Been in
the closim* u*4 d.v
I 'ts Gen "*!** the dtj
I Wcher ^?! Steother, ,
I left for v?u*^1* *'
Ith' -i't
V ^ been ? M taker
y hospital im'i J^^t hi . th<
r ^ umLi*lL"k wlw
home attlK
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liood Work Done by
Children's Home
The ""Children's Home" of the Associated
Charities of Camden and
Kershaw County, located on the site,
where stood the residence in which
president Washington lodged during
his tour of the South in 1791, is accomplishing
a good work in this community.
... The home is centrally situated, being
in easy walking distance of the
public school and chupches of the
city of Camden. There are about
three acres of land connected and the
trees uround the place muke it cool
and shady.
Only a few orphaned children were
admitted to the home last year, but
after the old building was remodeled
?an up-stair apartment and two
bathe added?room was made to accomodate
twenty children. The property,
as it now stands, is valued
around $6,000/^ free of debt.
- A cow and chickens supply the
home with a portion of the milk and
eggs n^gded. The garden furnishes
fresh vegetables. Recently there has
been installed a "home cannery out-.,
fit" where vegetables and fruits arecanned,
and stored away for winter
use. Something like seventy-five
meals daily are served at the home,
therefore, it can be readily seen tkat
a lot of food is needed to feed the
children.
The Association owns a Ford pickup
car, and has Mrs. Theresa Bell
employed, who in addition to other
work, goes through the county in
search of food and clothing. She is
meeting with a hearty response. The
people in the county are giving generously.
The merchants of Camden
also are helping the Association in
its work.
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The average cost per day for caring
for a child in four institutions,
similar to this home, aided last year
by the Duke endowment, was 99c.
The cost at the Camden home was
tddyidQc per child. It appears from
this that the home is run economically.
The Associated Charities of Camden
and Kerfehaw County is incorporated.
The operating of the children's
home is not its only activity. Shoe3,
clothing, groceries and medicine are
distributed to the, poor and needy,
and most of the general social work
in this county is done by the Association.
During winter, unemployed,
able bodied men are gi^n work at
the Association's wood yard. They
- arc given food and clothing for their
labor. ".I"
? With the generous aid of Northern
friends the Association has been enabled
to enlarge its work.
, Every dollar contributed to the Associated
Charities here at Camden
/Seems to be wisely administered. -I
The worthy work being done should
[ commend itseii loan. mrs. w. j.i
Mayfield is president and W. H. Hariris
is treasurer. Citizen
I Death of Mrs. Sarah Ann Mosely
1 Mrs. Sarah Ann Mosely, widow oi
jthe late S. 8- Mosely, of Wesltville,
died, at the Baptist hospital Sunday
I morning,: June *28, at eight o'clock.
1 Her remains'- were laid to rest vat
{Bethany Baptist church at Westville
j Monday morning at eleven o'clock
I after funeral services conducted by
Rev. P. E. iBlackmon, of pamden.
j She was the . daughter of the late
T. <C. iBlackmon and Martha Jane
J Blnckmon and was born in 1802. She
'twas in her seventieth year.
Mrs. Mosely was a fine Christian
3 lady. She united with the church
II when .quite young and lived a very
1 j consistent Christian life. Sfce was
' I very loyal indeed to her church and
> j the Lord's cause. She leaves survive
1J ing her one uncle and one aunt, Al1
bert Blaokmon and ?Mrs. Elizabeth
|Lyles, of Lancaster county, and the
' I following children: Robert J. Mosely>
' Summerville, Mass; L. L. Mosely and
kIMra. J, S. Lyles, Columbia; Mrs. J. C.
M Aiken, Mdami, Fla.; Mrs. Charles K.
JParnell, Timmonsville; and Mrs. R. S.
Truesdale and Corbet M. Mtosely, of
Westvilje. J
\ y Quarterly W. M. V. Meeting
' The W. H. U. of Kersh*w Atsoi
elation will hold their quarterly meetiing
at 11 o'clock July 18, at Tlmrod
> I church. All eocieties are urged to
'I send representatives to this meeting.
> I Churches having no society are re>|qnestedvto
attend also. There will be
Msevejal of our state workers on the
j program.
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Fourth of J lily
^ .Takes Heavy Toll
'/?m
. mo nation counted 354 deaths last
.Jjteht as it prepared to end the twoms?wm
that started with the
Independence day observance SaturMy*
y
, V/A11, pactions of the country were
represented in the casualty list.
Mid-western states led jn fatelities,
reporting 80. They included 35
drownings, 30 automobile deaths and
16 heat-prostrations.
Mid-Atlantic states were but two
behind und also led in deaths from
firt^vorks, with three. s
Pacific Coast states, with a total of
6CJ, including 27 drowned and six
"killed in" an airplane crash, -were
thirdi-?^
fireworks, once the cause of numerous
fatalities, were responsible for
ight deaths this year, four fewer
than last year.
Attd. rivers exacted a grim
toH^acaounting for the largest numwit>?
130, Next were
#r me accidents, which cost 113
4-H Club Camp To Be
Held July 16-17
...
As a reward for the excellent work
done by/, the club members of the
4-H clubs $fi the county a two-days'
camp has been planned at the 4-H
club camp at Childers' mill. There
will be ifiteresting and helpful demonstrations
as well as recreation. A
number of specialists from Winthrop
and demson will be present to aid
in these demonstrations and games.
fU,? J * A
-a-uc yuiiic aiiu iai in a^cnua ?l e tillxious
that every boy and girl who
enrolled in club work for this year
to be present for these two days of
work and play. The agents are writing
each club member telling them
fyOUt this camp and what they should
bi($frk\wa are informed by Misa Sadie
B. Craig, the county home agent, and
Green, the county farm
ageilw
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Monday Night.
The local council of the Junior 0.
U. A. M. having postponed its meeting
last Monday night will hold same
next-Monday, July 18th, at 8 o'clock,
at which time officers for the ensuing
term will be installed. Every
member is urged to be present.
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Fire Badly Damages
-Bakery "at Sumter
2L V ' ' m
The Electrik Maid Bake Shop on
Nort^, (Main street was badly damif.fire,
which was first discovered
shortly after 2:30 o'clock this
tydrnin?. The blaze apparently
started ,against, the northern wall on
flnnr. almost in the center
of the building. .
fyrfiko fire spread rapidly to the ceildestroyed
practically all the
woodwork under the tin roof. Considerable
damage was done the floor
around where the fire started.
All the machinery and supplies on
the second floor are a total loss. Included
in this was an expensive
bread-wrapping machine, slicing machines,
lemon and other extracts,
waxed paper and great quantity of
miscellaneous supplies.
On the second floor the damage
was done principally by water and
heat from the fire above. Just how
much the ov^n, mixing machines and
other equipmdht pn the first floor
have been damaged could not be estimated
this morning.
The store on the corner of Main
and Hampton, which was not occupied,
badly damaged. The
Blectrft ij&Vd Bakery occupied the
/^^.t.0bavWuilding.
' C. l0. Llhgle, proprietor of the bakery,.suited
ibis morning that the machinery,.
supplies and equipment were
won^HWM^ately $20,000. Until
a fulFcheck' of the damage had been
completed, jMr. Lingle said, he could
not acc4l^^;* estimate his loss. The
bakery's low[vis partially covered by
Tha^MDMnf is owned by Mrs. G.
A. lewWmgJt is fully covered by
insuranc^'.^Kle loss to the building
was at from $8,000 to
The Electrik Maid Bakery does a
large wholesale business in Sumter,
Lee, Clarendon, Williamsburg gnd
Florence counties, and also operates
Few Days of Court
Does Much Work
The Jury ceeea in the July court ot
Keneral ?es?lons ceme to a cloae Wednesday
afternoon with many cases disposed
of. Court had not adjourned
yesterday, Judife Townaend remainh;;e,/or
80me ?ivil case orders.
Sheriff MoLeod has notified second
week jurors that they need not an- .
nut. ..
In its presentment to the court the
grand Jury,.took occasion to commend
the county poard of directors, for the 1
economicallway in which they were j
handling the county's affairs. They
also commended Sheriff McLeod and
his foVces in the efforts at law enforeement.
Ernest Steen, a white man from the !
Bethune section, drew a sentence of !
five years for an attack on a small 1
white child of the same community.
The court appointed W. L. DoPass, ,
Jr., ai^d O. R. Bell, of Lancaster, to
represent Steen. #
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Willje Samuel plead guilty to violating'
the prohibition law and got
a sentence of four months with three
suspended. '
George Kennedy, negro, plead guilty
to assault and battery with intent
to kill and drew a sentence of five
years* Kennedy crawled under a
hojise and poking a gun barrel through
f crack in the floor fired a load of '
shot into Lucy McCarthy, a ncgress, '
whom he had said had refused him
a datd. The woman was not serious- !
ly injured.
Artnur Gaplin, white youth, captured
by Sumter officers after he i
had stolen an automobile from iS. S. j
Lane( at Bethune, plead guilty and I
was sentenced to serve two years. |,
J. C. McRae, who had issued sev- !
eral bogus checks in Camden and
other places, plead guilty to forgery
and was sentenced to serve two years
in the penitentiary and pay a fine
of $1.
I ISM? Boone and Will Newman, !
plead guilty to house breaking and
larceny and each received- a sentence
of nine months.
J. O. Williams, J. C. Downs, R. C.
Bradley and Fred Hammond, all said 1
to be Columbia men plead guilty to
housebreaking and larceny. Williams
and Downs got two years and Bradley
and Hammond got one year each. All
were sentenced to serve in the state
penitentiary. The four men broke
into the wholesale house of Thomas
& Howard, of this city. Williams
was captured by police officers here
and the other three were captured in
Columbia through the co-operation of-"
Columbia and Richland officers.
Melvin Green plead guilty to house
"breaking and larceny and was sentenced
to serve one year.
Roosevelt Grantisdn plead guilty to
violating the prohibition law and received
a sentence of four months with
three suspended.
rr line munn AAAc/T TA:
plead guilty to violating the prohibition
law and jlrew sentences of
four months with three suspended.
Bennett was released under bond until
October 15 in order that he might
finiBh his crop. ?
B. B. Manning and Fred Tillstrap
were tried in their absence for transporting
and forfeited cash bonds of
$260 each.
Dinah Brown, negress, plead guilty
to assault and battery and was
sentenced to pay a fine of $26 or
serve two months in jail;
T. C. Elliott and Ray Elliott plead
guilty to violation of the prohibition
law and each drew a sentence < of
four months--with three suspended.- 1
Wade Melton went to trial a
liquor law violation charge and wll*
found guilty. Four months with two
suspended. N
Ernest Jones alias Ernest Adamson
plead guilty to two cases of petty
larceny and got thirty days on each,
count.
Eddie Wilson plead guilty to violating
the prohibition law and drew
sentence of four months with three
suspended.
Sanders Catoe was found guilty of
simple assault and was sentenced' to
serve thirty days or pay a $28 fltti.
Dewey Bay and Lawrence Taylor
plead guihy to larceny. McCrady
I Dunjap went to trial for receiving
stolen goods and a mistrial resulted.
Ray and Taylor were released on their
own recognisance until the case of
Dunlap is disposed of.
Tom Cater, an old man, plead guilty
to a s prohibition. violation charge j
and was sentenced to serve four
months in Jail with three months a u s
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Mrs. Evans Injured 1
In Auto Accident
While returning from jmimmerton
Monday the automobile in which ]
Mrs. C. W. Evans was riding left 1
the road and -turned over, resulting <
In 'Mrs. Evans receiving a broken 1
rib and many bruises.
The accident-happened a few miles i
below Sumter and cam* just as a i
heavy rain was falling, dimes Cur- '
tain, who has been with Mr. Evans r
for many years, was doing the diiv- t
ing and received several cuts on his 1
hand. Miss Minnie Sue Bruce was
also u passenger in the par, hut was j
uninjured.
Mrs. Evans was first given trvut- t
ment at the Tourney hospital in iSum- t
tor and w#s later in the afternoon i
brought to the Camden hbspitul in
her husband's ambulance. c
Friends of this popular lady will i
be pleased to know that she is improving
and except for extreme sore- t
ness is getting nlong all right.
The largo Buick automobile be- '
longing to Mr. Evans was badly dam- (
aged. *
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Dewey Horton and Buddie Melton
were up for privily stealing from
the person. Melton plead guilty and
the charge against Horton wus nol 1
prossed. Melton received a sentence 1
of eighteen months in the penitentiary.
George Jones admitted stealing a
bicycle and got nine months on the j,
chain gang. t
Willie James McLendon plead guil- I
ty to grand larceny and drew a sen- r
tence of nine months. t
\'
Glenn Floyers plead guilty to as- t.
fault and battery and received a sen* ^
tence of three months. t
Hiram Fortune and Gone, alias 1
James, Stewart were up for larceny, t
Fortune plead guilty to larceny and r
got nine months. Stewart plead <
guilty to receiving stolen goods and 1
received three months.
Presentment "of Grand Jury
To His Honor, Judge W. H. Town- i
Bend, presiding Judge at Summer <
Term of Court of General Sessions 1
for Kershaw County: J
We have passed on all bills hand- t
ed us by the Solicitor.
We have examined the Jail and j
Court House and find them in very
good condition. A Committee visited
the County Chain Gang and found
same well '-kept. The
roads and bridges /thyoughout <
the County are in very gbdd shape. 1
We feel that it is our duty alter 4
a visit of the County Board of Di- '
rectors to oUP body, that-we should J
commend them in their practice of r
economy and efforts in keeping down .
the expenses of the various things
that come under their management.
The books of all County Officers
are to ?be audited at an early date.
n rcpoi-v ot wtiivh ..... ' ? v ?
at the Pall Term of Court of General
Sessions for Kershaw county.
It has been called to our attention
by Jail Committee and numerous citizens
of the County on account I
of the very congested,condition of out
Jail at various timcj^4l$i!ljK< we should
have a larger and moit,aiodem structure
for the confinement.-of prisoners.
W'"*i /"
We aTe enclosnig herewith report
of the Sheriff and his Rural Offers
and wish to commend them qn their
efficiency in the enforcement of all
laws.
We are very sorry indeed to know
oi the illness of our, efficient and.
popular Clerk of Court, 'Mr. J. H.
Clybum and wish him a very speedy
recovery. We are informed that this
jg the first term ofreourt that he
has missed during the past seventeen
years.
We desire to thank Your Honor,
the Presiding Judge, the Solicitor and
all other -County Officials for the
courtesy shown us.
W. T. Redfearn, Foreman.
Report of the Sheriff
To The Honorable Grand Jury:
I beg to submit the following report
of law enforcement activities of
the Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and Rural
Policemen of Kershaw County
from the 1st day of January, 1931, to
the la* day of July, |931,
Total arrests, 2*3; stills destroyed,
21; mash destroyed, 14,180 gallons;
liquor captured and destroyed, 406
gallons; care confiscated* #j ..Attests
for violation prohHdtionv' .,
~~~ "Sheriff fceriW ***** ~
Old Series Ends;
New One Starts
The eighth series of the Wateree
Building ami l^an association is now
i)eing liquidated and quite u nice sum
)t ready cash i? being put into eircuut
ion.
The series just ending has been
unni/ig for seventy-eight months and
h paying off at $106.00 per share,
rhc association is already tuking
subscriptions for stock in the eleventh
series and tiiis bids to have a
arge number of share-holders.
Camden is truly a building and
oun town, having four live ussociitions,
all doing well. It has been
;he means of many persons owning
,hcir own homes by systematic savngs
and regular payments.
The Wateree association has recently
increased its capital stock
'rom $<100,000 to $1,200,000.
The officers anil directors of this
tssociation' are:.
Officers?>I)avid Wolfe, president;
v W. VarvLandingham, vice-presilent;
Lewis L. Clybum, secretary and
reasurer, L. A. Wittkowsky, solicitor
. C..
Directors?David Wolfe, F. M.
Wooten, C. J. Shannon, .Jr., L. A.
Wittkowsky, J, P. Ixwis, C. W.
Birchmore, M. H. Heyman, John T.
Mettles, Lewis L. Clyburn.
Judge Smith Returns
Judge Mendel L. Smith, who has
>een under treatment for the past
nonth in the government hospital in
Memphis, returned to Camden Wedlesday
evening. His many friends
hroughout the state will be pleased
o learn that he was greatly benifitted
by hiR Rtav them. inH he
hinks he. is on the road to complete
eepvery. The genial judge was able
o motor down town yesterday afternoon
where he was greeted by numirouB
friends who were glad to see
Us marked improvement.
Promoted to Rank of Captain
County Agent Henry D. Green has
ecently been promoted to the rank
of captain in the Officers' Reserve,
rle is to be on active duty at Fort
Moultrie, Charleston, >S. C., July 26
o August 8,
Creamery Route
To Begin Soon
Arrangements have been completed
for the creamery in Rock Hill to
aegin operating a truck through Kerihaw
County?for?taking?up?sour iream.
The truck will make its first
stop in the county at Liberty Hill,
then in Camdfen and on to DeKalb,
Westvillo and Kershaw, then west
from Kershaw towards Chesterfield.
Our farmers will have a market
now for their surplus sour cream > and
the route will he continued If enough
cream is.secured. Farmers with, two
or more extra cows' should "seir cream-.
A county meeting is to ho held soon
in Camden in order to discuss this
matter with the farmers, says Henry
D. Green, the county agent. ?
' Presbyterian Church Service#
Sunday, July'12, "A. Douglas 'McArn,
pastor. Morning worship 11:16.
Sermon subject, "The .Self We Sacrifice."
Anthem, morning prayer, familiar
hymns.' iSunday evening at 8
o'clock delegates from the various
churches in Congaree Presbytery to
the young people's conference recently
held at Clinton will give a program
at our Sunday school. You are Invited
to come and hear these hoys and
girls. A vesper service will he held
Wednesday evening at eight-thirty on
the church lawn. Sunday school at
10 o'clock. You are cordially invited
to these services.
List With County Agent
All farmers in Kershaw County
having oats, corn and other farm produce
for sale are requested to list
same with the County Agent who is
making an effort to sell these materials.
Do not overlook the importance of
pushing the hogs and putting them
on better feeii so that they will weigh
at least 160 pounds in September as
car shipments will he made from the
county to'Richmond at that time advises
Henry D. (Green, 'the county
agent. ' ' 1 j
- Gaston
Higgins went to #lae(- sitting
on the end of a railroad tie in
the edge of Dillon and was hilled by
an early morning train. He was 46
year# old and leave# a widow and
several' children.