The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 21, 1931, Image 1
The Camdf.n chpm..r, f
VOLUME 43 - V^.
'"" ~ ' - ? I9"- NUMBER 21
thool Days Wear;
Advice on Entering
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He Camden City .Schools will open
.work on Monday morning, Sep7th,
at nine o'clock, adviqfg
(j, Richards, Jr., superintendent,
rents are earnestly requested to
iride their children with -books and
(trials in all grades except the
jt grade, as we expect to begin the
jn earnest with teachers mak[
assignments of lessons during
pilar scheduled periods. Book lists
y be had at the Messenger Book
tie. The hook list you wHl find,
, not been changed from that of
( year, except that in the fourth
1 fifth grades, the Child's World
^ers will be used first instead of
> Winston Readers. However, the
jjston will be used later in the
ir in both grades. We would adt
those wishing second books to
rt early in their search^ for them,
swing books and materials are not
be bought for the first day, but
:ice will be given as to the' rerements
on the opening date,
ffe ask that parents obey the
ilth laws of the state by having
Jdren vaccinated early enough to
,t arms a chance to heal before
(opening. Also, we ask, that more
fntion be given to laws concerning
agious diseases. If your child
a contagious disease do not send
0 to school on the first day, but
td his name in for enrollment. We
inot stress too much the imporice
of attendance on the first day.
addition to the usual reasons, the
t that the schools will probably be
re crowded than ever before makes
more imperative that your chi'.d
1 a choice location on that first
u
"his year we are asking that those
dents above the first grade who
e not attended the schools during
past year come to the new school
ding for registration on Thursday
I Friday of the week before the
sing, that is on the third and
Irth. Pupils from the second on
lough the fourth grades will report
Thursday during the hours 9 to 2
m. inclusive, and pupils from the
jh through seventh on Friday some
ie during the same hours. Such
dents will only be kept long
&gh to examine records and assign
grades. It is very necessary that
n pupils be enrolled during the
Ini named days. A failure to do
cause a delay of registration
t *nR work a hardship on your
nminntions for students who
Bw to pass on work during the
v year will be given in the gram
Khool building on the dates of
member 3 and 4 beginning at nine
pel. First through fourth grades
I be given the first day -and above
fourth and through tjre seventh
pes on the following day. Only
Kla. ji.ho olioeihla accordiXLK
roles will be allowed to take such
^nations. Parents are requested
*otify the superintendent of the
"tion to stand such examinations.
e*i?tration of high school pupils
at nine .o'clock, Thursday,
tcmber 3. Parents are' requested
lave *beir children call at the
ol for registration at the sched"?ur.
Attention is called again
year to the fact that not all high
curr>culums lead to college adance.
Parents, should discuss
their children the work offered
be high school and come to an
?m?nt with them about the sub1
to be taken. A cordial invita18
extended to all parents to
J the school with their children
* time of registration. The
for registration follows:
"^ay. September a?Eighth
i 9:00 to 11:30; -ninth grade,
V 2:00.
September 4?Tenth grade,
J11:30; eleventh grade, 11:30
^ will be excused immediately
Festering. The grades ill the
F?* schedule refer, to those of
of lggl and 1932.
Pupations iw Ugh school ^Kt?re
eligible for fall cxaminaWyj
fline o'clock. Arrangements
examinations should
Lw .Wlth principal not Inter
atil y' 2. Bx?? *
***** srrangements -with
*r 3 prior 10 Thursday, Sepg/
^ of Teachers
V
Fall Meeting of v
Farm Woirten
A number of the officers end members
of the board of director* of the
Council of Farm Women met with
Mies Craig, the home agent, and prefected
plans for fhe fall meeting. This
meeting will be held in the American
Legion Hall on Saturday, September
b, beginning at 10:30 o'clock, according
to announcement by Sadie Craig,
county home demonstration agent.
The program has been planned
around 4-H club work and every one
in the county is invited to attend this
meeting. Not only the members of
the various clubs are expected to be
present but all the boye and girls
who are members of the 4-11 eluj?
as well ijis.^th^ fathers and all others
who are (interested in club work.
The council is very fortunate in
the speakers for the day. They include
Dr. D. W. Daniels, head of the
English department at Clemson; Miss
Lonnie I. Landrum, state home demonstration
agent, of Winthrop; Mr.
Theo Vuughan, assistant boys club
agent; Mrs. ,S. A. Plowden, district
agent and Mr. H. G. Carrison, Jr., of
Camden.
Sixteenth District Picnic.
k The members of Leslie Zemp Chapter
No. Ill, Order Eastern Star will
tyiave a basket picnic at Pocalla on
Thursday, August 27th, It is hoped
that all Eastern Stars und their families
will be present. Cars leaving
Camden at 3:30 o'clock. Supper served
at 7 o'clock.
J. E. Ross, W. P.,
' Sarah E. Graham, Secretary
Death in Cedar Creek Section
Mrs. Jessie Smith, aged 29, wife of
Jessie Smith, died Sunday noon at
her home in the Cedar Creek section
of L*e county, after an illness of
several months. Mrs. Smith is survived
by her husband and three small
children. She was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Stokes of Lee
county. She was a member of Cedar
Creek Baptist church and the burial
was at that church Monday at noon,
services being conducted by her pastor,
Rev. P. E. Blackmon.
Fire Destroys Home
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Davis, on route 1 leading out of (Bishopville,
was-- destroyed by fire Sundya
night. Only a few minor articles
of small value were saved and the
loss falls heavily on the family.
tory and French; Miss Henrietta
Zemp, English; Miss ft-lberta Team,
English and Latin; Miss Ada-Montgomery,
science and mathematics;
Mrs. Dan Murchison, mathematics
and .English; Miss Gertrude Strother,
silence; Miss Catherine Murchison,
commercial; Miss Hortense James,
Latin and English; Mr. C. T. Baldwin,
history and science; Mr. Hernias
Cranade, .agriculture; Miss Lenora
knight, home economics. Laurens
Street school?Miss Margaret'
Burnet, principal and seventh
grade; Mrs. E. L.* Guy, seventh gr.ade;
Miss Cornelia. Oliver^ seventh, grade;
Mrs. J. R. Montgomery* sixth grade;
Mrs. Mortimer. Beykin, sixth grade;
Miss Luoile Allen* sixth grade; Mrs.
Phoebe Schenk, **th grade; Mrs.
Louise Cinteyy fifth grade; Miss Julia
Seabrook, flth grade.
Grammar school?Mfs. Susie Taylor,
fourth grade; Mrs. John M.
Dempster, fwrth grade; Mrs. Leslie
McLeod, third grade; Miss Grace
Qakes, third krade; Miss Timberlake,
third grade; Miss Ada Phelps, second
grade; Miss Margaret Blanding, second
grade; Miss Lois Latham, second
grade; Mrs. L. T. Mills, first grade;
Miss Ellie Zemp, first grade; Mils
.Sara Wolfe, first grade.
Mill school?Miss Ernestine Bateman,
principal and fourth grade; Miss
Catherine McCarrel, fourth grade;
Mrs. Nan H. Richards, third grade;
Mrs. D. M. McCaskill, second grade;
Mrs. Lou Pearce, first gr*de; Miss
Lula Gillis, first grade. J. G. Richards,
Jr.i superintendent of schools,
r There were only two changes in the
faculty. Miss Alberta Team has
oome back to us to take the place of
MH# Grace D. James who resigned,
ahd Misg Timberlake has been secured
in the place of Miss Helen Chambers:'WithinV
the system Miss Julia
BMfatok b), been to the
Laurens street school and Mies Timberlake
takes her place in the third
grade. - ' > <
The test teachers* meeting of the
year -will be held in. the school auditorium
at tee o'clock Saturday after*
Fox Hunters Meet
Here in October
The South Carolina Fox Hunters'
*a8oeJft?ion will hold its annual field
trials at Camden, October 13, 14 and
iU, it was announced Saturday morning
by L, S. Wingard, secretary an!
treasurer of the association.
George T. Little, of Camden, vicepresident
of the association, has hi^h
hopes for the success of the meeting.
He is one of the leading fox hunters
of the state. Mr. Little says that it
will be the greatest of all the trials
as Camden is a sporting town and the
citizens of Camden are going to do
everything in their power to make the
meet a success.
There will be numbers of trophy
prizes to the winners of the^different
classes on the field and on the bench.
The association is expecting to have
more entries this yeaT than- ever before
as there are more fox hounds in
South Carolina than there have been.
Carolina generally sends a
number of entries to the trials and
thWyeorthe association is expecting
itA increase in the number.
ThSsjbutatanding trophy of the meet
is P;j.FifjlDfird memorial cup donated
by the friends of Mr. Efird and awarded
to tb^Xhigh score hound of allage
clasa in the field.
The officeril. of the association this
year arev Pi^jdent, W. Aiken Rhett,
Charleston; vice president, George T.
Little, Ojknfcfeu, and secretary, L. S.
Wingard^" Colombia.
Bethune News Notes
Told by Correspondent
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'Bethune, Aug. 18.?Dr. Sullivan
and daughters, Misses Frances and
Dorothy Sullivan, of Columbia, were
Week end guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. McLaurin.
Miss Mary Louise 'McLaurin and
Lee Morgan spent Saturday night and
Sunday in Newberry visiting relatives
and friends.
'Miss Ii\a Fletcher, of Kershaw, has
Recent guest of Miss Clar^i
v.John Neil McLaurin has returned
from a western trip including California
and other places of interest.
Louise McDonald, of HartsVille,
Was the guest last week of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
McDonald.
Miss Gladys Burley, of Winnsboro,
is spending this week with Mi6s
Malloy Hearon.
The many friends of Mr. arid Mrs.
R. L. Church will regret to learn that
they have moved to Laurinburg, N.
C., where Mr. Church has taken
charge of the 'S. A. L. agency. The
agency at Bethune is being temporarily
filled by Mr. Clarke.
Miss Olga Brannorj, of the Baptist
hospital. Columbia, has been spending
her vacation at Borne; ~?
Miss Marie Clyburn, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is visiting relatives here.
iMr. and Mrs. Steve Chapman, of
Chesterfield, were guests in the home
of' Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward -Sunday.
Messrs. J. M. Clyburn and B. W.
?est haye gone to Black River on
J if/fishing trip.
Mrs. J. B. Burley, of Winnsboro,
. t-r-v 1 - n w H^krrui. ,<rf Mrs.
Love Hearon?
' i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beard and
ehildren, recently of Nashville, Tenn.,
have been stopping over with relatives"
here en route ,to Charlotte,
wnere they are now located.
" Mise Birdie Belle Smith has re.
turned to her duties at the Columbia
hospital after having been at home
on account of sickness.
Miss Clara Gordon is visiting
friends in Kershaw.
!Miss Mary Brannon has gone to
Columbia where she will be in training
at the Baptist hospital.
Patsy Horton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Horton, was carried to the
Columbia hospital last week where
she underwent an operation for appendicitis
on Friday. Her condition
was favorable when last heard from.(
Mrs. M. 0.^ Ward, and daughter,'
Mrs. Charles V. Rivers, of Chesterfield,
returned from Columbia last
Thursday where Mrs. Rivers had been
a patient at the Columbia hospital
for the past six days.
\,V> '' Program of Spirituals
On Wednesday, August 26th, 8:00
O'clock,-.hi 'Mt. Moriah church a^ female
quartette from the Florida Memorial
College at Live Oak, will render
A program of spirituals, jubilees
and teadMin and minor classics. A
charge cents will be made for
grown , ^ee|de and 16 cents for children^
A 'Motion. of the church has
been reserved for the -white friends
of the eongregation. Those who
rtette on their firifc
prograna in the city are high in their
pirnbe^im singers so that a large
atten^A9t\^vk>oked for this time.
Mrs, ? |L iShivar and children, of
Cftiariotte, have returned home after
a weekV visit here with relatives.
ThejTviere accompanied home hy Mrs.
Marshall 'Hancock and children, who
IfriU visit in Charlotte fqr twq weeks.
Legion. Members
Honor Llewellyn
The Camden Legionnaires, members
of the James Leroy Belk post,
No. 17, hold their former post com- '
mander, A. Stanley Llewellyn, who
was later elected state commander, in
the highest esteem, for Commander
IJewellyn is "one of the boys" with
his comrades, and as h slight token
of their unwavering friendship* at
the state convention held in Charleston
recently, Mr. Llewellyn was
presented by the Camden Legionnaires
with u handsome silver wall
plaque, suitably engraved. The presentation
was made in behalf of the
local legionnaires by Commander T.
V. Walsh, Jr., in the following wellchosen
words:
"Mr. Commander: The members
of ydur home post, James Leroy Belk,
No.^ 17, Camden, realizijjg the ability
with which you have governed the
department and the zealous and unselfish
service you have rendered
throughout the year, wish to present
to you this token, and in this
small way express to you our appreciation
for your valuable services
to our pbst and the department of
this State. It is with much pride
that we .point to the fact, that we
have given to the department a commander
g?iosc services are outstanding,
not; only in our department but
nationalLr recognized and spoken of
in all departments of our country.
We feel that if this post does no
more in its history, that we have in
giving Commander A. Stanley Llewellyn
to the department of South
Carolnia for the year 1930-31, done
A sopd job."
Those who are not members of the
local post, but who know Mr, Llewellyn
and his tireless service in the
interest of his comrades, join heartily
in their endorsement of this recognition
of services go well done by the.r
fellow townsman.
Methodist Church Services
Lyttleton Street Methodist church,
Warren G. Ariail, preacher in charge.
Services for Sunday, August 23, are
as follows: Sunday School, with Mr.
L. C. Shaw, superintendent, at 10 a.
m.;* Epworth League at 7:45 p. m.;
preaching service conducted by the
pastor, at 11:15 a. m., and at 8:30
p. m. The public is most cordially
I invited to attend all the services of
this church. Visitors ^fare especially
welcome.
Baptist Church Services
On next Sunday the pulpit of the
First Baptist church will be supplied
at tne morning hour, 11:15, by Rev.
Church of Columbia. At the evening
hour, 8:30, by Rev. B. F. Hasty, pastor
of the Summerviile Baptist chur;.i
and the public is cordially invited to
hear these visiting ministers.
4-H Trophy and Prize#' , ^ 4
4-H Club boys of Kershaw county
AtSorad. Tmlufthle. nrizes at the
county fair this fall in addition to
the prizes offered them by the county
fair association.
A very beautiful trophy or cup will
be given to some 4-H boy also. The
terms of competition will be announced
in the county fair catalogue.
This trophy and $75.00 is given by
Mr. Richard Blackwell Boykin, who
is interested in 4-H club development
in Kershaw county.
Other valuable prizes will also be
given 4-H boys at the county -fair.?
Every 4-H club bojy in the county
and boys who wish to join the club
are urged to begin now to prepare
their entries for the fair. Pigs, hogs,
calves, corn, potatoes, poultry and
many other things. Let's make this
the best fair we have ever had, says
Henry D. Green, the county agent.
Notice Church Services
A protracted meeting will be>gin at
Smyrna church in West Kershaw
charge on Sunday, August 23rd, at 4
o'clock. Rev. S. D. Newell, of Charleston,
will be in charge of the services.
^
The regular Sunday service will be
held at 8:30 o'clock in the Lugoff
Methodist church 'on next Sunday.First*
Sale of New Cotton
J. L. Oillie, merchant and farmer
of Reinbevt, brought the first bale of
the 1031 crop of cotton to Camden I
on Wednesday and sold it on the
local market at 6c per pound. The
bale weighed 604 pounds and was
raised from Dixie No. 14 seed, short
staple cotton.v ;*
-More than 14460,000 Americana
are eaid to have defective eyesight
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Plan Witfe Publicity
of Highway Opening
' ,"'raw> s. C., Aug. 14?I'rogtiss
rv ports regarding pluns for colobratV>t
hero .Soptombor 17 the peeing
throughout of the United Stete, highW?y
No. i, from Fort Kent, Meine, to
Key Weet, 1 le., were made et a committee
meeting ?f Federal Highway
No. 1 association, held here today at
the Ingram hotel, with Mayor Hotleo
of Cheraw, general chairman, preaidmg.
Ample showing was made to assure
a tremendous public outturn for
the celebration and every possible
provision for the comfort of oil participating.
Cordial interest in the occasion
is manifest in responses re-1
ported from points distributed'
through the long extent of what has
been culled "the MaiiKfttreet of the
Original 13 Colonies."
Led with energy and enterprise by
.layer House, the entire citizenship
of Che,aw, apparently, is Ht work
upon the muny phases of activity!
deented requisite to irfsure the success
m a big way of this celebration,
and the community has contributed!
liberally besides in cash toward the
expense that will necessarily be incurred.
A modest budget proposed
today was considerably scaled by the
committee and will be presented within
the next few days to other towns
along the southeastern sector of the
route by committees, including these
appointed this afternoon: From Cheraw
north, J. S. BrasweJl, Rockingham,
N. C., and iShields Cameron, of
Southern Pines, N. C.; from Augusta
south to Jacksonville, Henr Carri-i
son, Jr., of Camden, and L. S. Moody, I
of Augusta, secretary of the association.
Will Rogers, the flying cowboy humorist,
and former Senator J. Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois, are among the
public men invited to be guests of
honor, the complete roll making up
a highly distinguished company.
By practically unanimous^, votemembers
from Kershaw county refraining
from voting?the committee
adopted a resolution, proposed by Dr.
B. C. McLean, of Aiken, as follows:
Whereat, United States route No.
1, from Canada to Florida, is, or will
be within the next few days, paved
in its entirety, and wfyereas travelers
increasingly resent the payment of
tolls on public highways, for the reason
that gasoline taxes are imposed
in practically every state which^they
regard as sufficient, and whereas
tolls on all bridges between Maine
and Florida have been removed, with
the exception of the bridge over the
WuLCiee river in/^Kcruhuw?county,
South Carolina; now, therefore, be
it resolved that we, representatives
of United States Highway No. 1 association,
do hereby petition the state
highway department of South Carolina
to expedite either an amicable
and equitable agreement with the
commissioners of Kershaw county for
-th*- fwrnin*. of... said bridge^ or stgps
for enforcement of the act of 1920
providing for said objective."
Members of the committee were
guests at lupchfon of the Kiwanis
club of Cheraw in the rooms of the
Chiquola club.
Columbia's active and effective support
of the celebration plan# from
their initiation was apparent throughout
tne reports and discussions todsy.
Participating, besides citiwns_ of
Cheraw, were the following, all present,
besides the many who were represented
by telegrams or letters
evincing warm interest: ; '
Columbia ? Charles D. Gordon,
president, and William Lykes, secretary,
chamber of commerce; D. T.
Roughton, Warren Bernard, George
Collins, Roland McAllister, W. J,.
Krell and McDavid Horton.
Augusta?L. S. Moody, B. F. Stubb,
J. Frank CarswelL
Aiken?C. J. Hill, Dr. B. C. McLean.
Batesburg-Leesville?J. B. Be lientine.
Lexington?C. E. Leaphart.
Camden?John Whitaker, Jr., president,
chamber of commerce; Henry
Carrison, Jr., chairman, ' Kershaw
county commissioners.
IMcBcc "J, D. .Sexton. ,. v,,
'Southern Pines, N.u C.,?Shields
Cameron. ?
Rockingham, N* C.?W. G. Pittman,
J. 6. Braswell.
Sanford, N. C.-O. P. Makepeace,
Robert L*. Burns.
Some 15,<KK> persons helped Cheraw
celebrate an anniversary 20-odd years
ago. How nleny will tor* out for
the highway celebration September
17 cannot as yet be even estimated,
but interest already evident in various
ways assures the presence of a
vasi throng?and Che raw will be amply
prepared1 to muptfor all comers.
?MoDitW Horton, fa the Columbia
State.
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Gov. Long Calls
Cotton Conference
^ New Orleans, Aug. 17.?Gov. Huey,
P. Long, of Louisiana, has entered
the Youth's battle aguin*t over-production
of cotton by proposing that
the cotton-growing states pass laws
against the raising of a single bale .
in 1932.
Today Gov. Ixrng awaited response
to telegrams sent last night proposing
a meeting in New Orleans next
Friday to prepare the way for enactment
of such legislation. He gave
assurance that Louisiana will enact
the necessary laws if the other states
will.
The telegrams were sent to all
governors, lJnit4'<l States senators,
congressmen and lieutenant-governors
of the cotton-growing states.
General endorsement by the South
of the legislation, the governor predicted,
would have immediate effect,
restoring prosperity to the south "in
less than two weeks."
If the plan is adopted, he said, the
farmers will get more m<mey for this
year s crop than, at present, they will
receive for this year's and the next
two years' crops.
"rI he farmers yet have their cotton,
he said, "and if action is immediately
taken along this line, they
will get the benefit of the price that
will result from this move.
Blackwood Endorse* Plan
Columbia, Aug. 17.?Governor Ibra
C. Blackwood today expressed himself
as being "heartily in accord" with
the suggestions of Governor Huey P.
Long of Louisiana for legislative action
to control cotton acreage, but
added the further suggestion that
there be. a cotton growing holiday
"every other year."
Reached by his secretary, Charles
H. Gerald, at Bumsville, N. C., where
he is spending a vacation, the governor
said he favored the plan and
instructed Mr. Gerald to send the following
telegram to Governor Long:
"Re Telegram, Governor Blackwood *
absent from office on vacation. Over
long distance telephone advises he is
in accord with your sentiments and
better still if constitutional that laws
should be passed prohibiting planting
of cotton every other year. Governor
Blackwood will co-operate to the
fullest and if possible attend meeting
in New Orleans Friday."
Mr. Gerald said a number of requests
had been received asking the
governor to co-operate with Governor
Long. One of them was a tele- gram,
signed by "Salley Citizens," as
follow*: '
"We, the citizens of iSalley, Aiken
county, heartily endorse plan suggested
by Governor Long and will
thank you to support it."
From Mayesville, Sumter county,
came the request by long distance
telephone that a delegation be allowed
to appeal to Governor Blackwood
toNsupport the plan.
'/1IIUIIICI XV\|VCTDb IV* * v - .???w received
from Latta.
Mr. Gerald said if the governor
decided to go to New Orleans he
probably weuld go from Burnsvtfle
to Spartanburg Thursday and leave
from there far New Orleans.
The United (States Civil SerVlce
Commission has announced an examination,
as a result ef which it is expected'
to make certification to .fltiLAlL..
contemplated vacancy in the position '
of fourth class postmaster at Rembert,
'S. C., and other vacancies as
they may occur at that office, unless
it shall be decided in the interest of
the service to fill any vacancy by reinstatement.
The examination Will be
held at Camden, S. C. The compensation
of the postmaster at this office
was $790 for the last fiscal year.
Receipt of applications to close on
September 4, 1931.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Elliott, R. B.
Elliott, Jr., J. T. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude West and children, of Sheppard;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stokes and
children, of Camden; Mrs. T. R. Shivar
and children, of Charlotte, spent
Sunday with friends in Sumter. They
had a picnic at Pocalia Springs.
Thirteen "Roosevelt for president"
clubs have been organized in that
! many Alabama counties.
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