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I The Camden Chronicle f43 <' -tT* ? li'^^s^^sss9aasssssag^asasaasg!^!e^n^!K^si^s^i^^^wK!^^ni!!smepa^gsssssmBmm!np9mi!!mmff!^mm .j^uCTg^aagag^qg, . CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1931 NUMBER 31 Ifn? 111 1 -1 -Jjonor Roll Students iiniden City Schools Scholarship Honor Roll Gnde I Zemp.?Steve Connell, U N?PPa? Jame? Sanders, Caleb pinker, Gertrude Christmas, Eli^th Drakeford, Ix>uise Dickey, iniu Stokes, Mary Truesdale, Ed, Twitty. : gride 1 Mills?Joe Christmas, |p Candy, Hilly,,-McCVskill/Ned Mc^H, Harold Hatfield, Hughey Tin^ jjilly Smith, Margaret K. CunijhaW. Ha 11 i<? L. Hancock, Carolyn to, Louise Copeland, Mary Shaw, Shivar, Priscillar Trant(i Beth Wilson. Ujfe J Wolfe?L. J. Watts, MnCrmoron, Ruby Evans, Vivian ggjns, Geneva Thigpen, Martha ^tesdale. 4jrade 2A Charles' Boineau, John (j^ford, Marion Schlosburg, Frank lUivan, Kirby Tupper, Artie Dixon, Mx! Foster, Cary Guthrie, Beverly endrieks, Margaret Hinson, Jane [offer, Map Pitts, Gwendolyn Shirjf, Mary Walsh. Grade 2B -Hilly Russ, HarrV Cor[tt, Bessy Lee, Nell JefTcoat, Doris fc?on, Nell Corbett, Vormelle Rush, irgaret Sanders, Dora Mac Robin( Grade 3A?Donald Clyburn, James fives, Claud Lamoy, Walter Minis, tries MeC'askill, Rufus Redfearn, leeph Rhame, Lamar Rush, Leonard tht-nk, Marvin Smith, Jack Smyrl, lies Yillepigue, Oscar Wooten, Willi Christmas, Carolyn Cooley, Lois iikin, Martha Gettys, Laura Lee reen. Wilma Laney, Marjorie Little, ouise Moore, Betty Munn, Rhetta (cDowell, Nettie L. Ogburn, Annie k Pettus, Francis Rhame, Rebecca hivar. Mary Smith, Cleo Smyrl, me Trantham, Margie Traxler. Grade 3B?Tirnberlake? Annie B. Iranham, Elizabeth Sinclair, Myrtle linclair. ft Grade 4A?Jerry Hancock, Herbert Moore. Billy Pitts, Wesley Pitts, Betm Boineau, Marjorie Creed, Zelene *sChamps, Margaret Fischel, Martrie Hatfield, Phyllis Karesh, Beaice Kirkland, Ida Lee Smith, Betty Dwell, Ann Whitaker. Grade -IB?William Brown, Herert Lee, Lucile Newman, Juanita npp. Grade 4C?John Henry Blume, Arlor Brown, Charles Trapp, Anabelle easley, Virginia Frye, Teresa Reid, orothy Smith. Grade 5A?Schenk?Wm. Christie Ailene Belk, Harriet Foster, at Halsall, Dally Jackson, ConsKe Kinney, Neta Kirkland, Margat Munn, Elsie Redfe-arn, Lois sue, Lottie Smyrl, Vashti Thig'< Maggie Trantham. Grade 5A ? Cantey ? Mendel feitt. . Grade 6?Montgomery?Jack . VilNw, Jack Richards, Ann Clarktfaulette West, Louise Mickle. I Sfde GB?Boykin?Dempsey Stog(Grade 7A Minnie. Sue Bruce, Lut DeBruhl. Jean VanLandingham, ??i .Walker, Elizabeth Pitts. Grade 8? Kdith Copeland, Sadie net?g. Fannie Mickle, Emily She^ Helen Tindal, Jack Halsall, S.j wtfield, MeKain Richards, Robert 18W- Elita Jackson. Grade !USam Boykin, Charlotte ose, Frances McLeod, Leola Hud? Eleanor Watts. ade 10 Ruby Eddings, Harvey ohnsie Garpenter, Elizabeth *re' Marjory- Walker. * 11 11arold Hough, James itta an *N ^rown? Bettie Carrison, 52"n Kr"nCdy' S8ra Kirk!and' rau'!y, Sam McCaskill. Attendance Honor Roll w&de i \i?n t ^ hef^ ?James Creed, Joe tu/u Jlln Gandy? Paul Gardi \Uu' Billie McCaskill, Her, pV.01" Kred Ggburn, Albert t, t ,nith'Hughcy Tinh. ,, 1 u,r>er, Marguerite li \i' ?ta P?ykin, Ix>uise Cope 'URaret Cunningham, Ma-1 ir J ilalll? Louine Hancock, ?ney \t Hon,nie Little, Margaret Wy.l ar> ^"w, Frances Shaw, ?Ll-7?0rnp-Z?"y Childers, Ofburn* ' S.helby Hough, Sami Chr a Whitaker, Gerfcth n T' Mar*^t Clyburn, Stri ' ?f?r<i' E^?^9e Sanders, ^ V ' Mary ^esdale, Iris v?ra wiiHAms. ^ cl7 ^olfe~"Raymond Scar_ J Mj! Mu^en.i., Briant Cox, > Uk, n^,lL ?ibel McKanale. Head oi the League Writes Taxpayers Niels Christensen, president of the ?" mors and Taxpayers League, of South Carolina, has addressed the f|> lowing letter to the taxpayers of this state: The Farmers and Taxpayers | Leagug 18 organizing rallies in every count> in the state and renewing the drive in counties where there have Xen rallies, so that there may be an overwhelming representation of the citizenship of the state-both men and women -in the membership of the League. Within nine weeks the League must be ready to submit a program o economy to the general assembly and must have the assurance that it speaks for the great majority of the taxpayers of South Carolina. In the various counties, it is suggested that each county unit arrange for a committee to study the county supply bill, calling upon this office for any assistance that may be desired. We must make use of every minute, both for the enlistment of membership and for the collection and interpretation of data and the formulation of definite recommendations. I very earnestly call upon the taxpayers of every county of'the state to exert themselves in the highest clegree to assure the success of our great common effort for the reduction of taxes. The general office will lend every facility that may be possible, and already the general officials are responding to calls from the mountains to the sea, both day and night engagements, in addition to the ordinary conduct of the office. You yourself have it in your hands, to make certain a heavy reduction in state and county expenses. There is no state or county program that is so important that it must npt be submitted to the" sharpest scrutiny, item by item, so as to show what return Is being made to the state and county for the money being spent. The government is in your hands; stand up in the strength of your manhood and assert (the high privilege of your citizenship. Make your influence count now. Grade 2A?Warren Ariail, Billie Clyburn, John Langford, Edward Lovette, Lynwood Moore, Henry Niles, Ted Patterson, Alva Rush, Colvin Sheorn, Luther Sowell, Ellerbe Trapp, Btty Campbell, Ellen Dempster, Artie Dixon, Mabel Foster, Juanita Godwin, Cary Guthrie, Beverly Hendrix, Margaret Hinson, Jane Hoffer, Geraldine Kinney, Margretta Little, Peggy Little, Edna Moseley, Peggy McGuirt, Mary Pitts, Margaret Salmond, Betty Stevenson, Mary Walsh, Gwendolyn Shirley. - Grade 2B?Emily West. . Willi&rci Kelly, Joby Hough, Bennie Marshall, Kamel Sheheen, J-Ierbert Smith, EIvin Trapp, Lawton Truesdale, Olyn West, Hazel Beasley, Geneva Champion, Doris Hinson, Nell Corbitt, Harry Corbitt, Willard Kelly. Grade 3A>?Clarence G r* a h a m, James Graves, Claud Lamoy, Walter Mims, Charles MoCaskill, Joseph Rhame, Leonard Schenk, Marvin | Smith, Jack Smyrl, Billy VanLandingham, Mabel Todd Campbell, Wilms Christmas, Carolyn Cooley, Lois Gaskin, Laura Lee Green, Marjorie Little, Nettie Leese Ogburn, Annie Lee Pettus, Fracis Rhame, Rebecca i Shivar, Cleo~ Smyrl, Jane Trantham, Margie Traxler. Grade 3B?Timberlake?Th o m as Clyburn, Frank Elkins, Gene fliiton, Elvin Scarborough, Thomas Sheheen, Marvin Shirley, Louis Smith, Murray Smith, Lloyd Truesdale, Roy Wooten, Mary Frieda Bowers, Anna Belle Branham, Sybil Hasty, Elizabeth Sinclair, Myrtle Sinclair. Grade 3B?'Latham?J. V. Sanders, Marion Traxler. Mauldin Truesdale. Grade 4A?Eugene Campbell, Jerry Hancock, Jimmy Little, Jack Marshall, Herbert Moore, George Partin, Billy Pitts, Wesley Pitts, Benton aneorn, jacx Spears, Hazel Twitty, Follin Watts, Robin Zemp, Betty Boineau, Marjorie Creed, Minnie Belle Cunningham, Zelene DesChamps, Margaret Fischel, Betty Gettys, Marjorie Hatfield, Louise Hendrix, Louetta Huggins, Beatrice Kirkland, Clnrine Munn, Ida Mae McManus, Ida Lee Smith, Martha Smith, Betty SoWell, Helen Stogner, Betty Thomas, Ann Whitaker. Grade 4B?Harold Mims, Malcolm (Continued on laat page) *<r ' . \ . ' McSween Returns From Speaking Tour 1 resident John MoSween, of the i rets byte rian College, bus recently re- i turned from a tour extending over! two states. H? spoke before six of the eight Presbyteries of the Synod of South Carolina* and two of the Presbyteries of the Synod of Georgia. These Presby'terif J* ratified the action of the Synod of South Carolina in appropriating sixteen per cent of the benevolent contributions for tIncoming year to Presbyterian College. This will mean about $18,000.00 for the college. In addition the Synod voted to designate for South Carolina the day of prayer for schools and colleges, observed over all of tingeneral assembly, as P. C. Day, and to authorize a special collection to be taken on that day for the institution* The Synod of Georgia set aside two and one half per cent of its benevolence contributions for Presbyterian College. This i- the largest appropriation yet made by the Georgia Synod since the assumption of joint ownership of the college with the Synod of SoUth Carolina. The appropriation from the Georgia Presbyterians last year was one half of one per cent. The large increase in appropriation is in some measure due to the large increase in the number of students from Georgia. Fourteen per cent of the total enrollment is frorti Georgia. I)r. MoSweel^ ends - his speaking tour Sunday when he will speak at the Berry school in Rome, Georgia. Appointed Instructor Cadet M. A.-4iateman, 408 Chesnut street, has been appointed as an instructor in the following military subjects: Machine Guns and Rifle Marksmanship. In the former subject he will teach juniors and in the latter freshmen. Mr. Bateman is a member of the Senior Class at The Citadel. Met With Mrs. Pate The Mt. Zion home demonstration club held an all-day meeting at the home of Mrs. J. L. Pate on Thursday, October 15. The ladies brought a picnic lunch and the dinner was served cafeteria style by the hostess. The house was beautifully decorated with fall "flowers. The club had as their guests Mrs. Carl Truesdale, of Lugoff; Mrs. T. P. Christmas, of Camden and Mrs. A. A. West, of Midway. Miss Sadie Crnig, the home demonstration agent, gave an interesting demonstration on renovating hats and dresses. The November meeting will be held on the third Thursday at 3 o'clock at the home of Mr. W. L. Hunnicutt. Daily Program of County Fair Events At Am rf M* ! ! ? pi I ? . Friday, October 30 10:00 a. m., grounds open. All white school children admitted free until 6:00 p. m. 11:00 a. m., exhibit prizes and ribbons awarded. 3:30 p. m., football game, Camden Hi vs Barnwell Hi; this will be a game worth watching. Don't miss it. Immediately after the game cash prizes will be awarded to holders of lucky tickets to the game. 10:00 p. m., award of cash prizes to holders of lucky tickets to fair grounds. Saturday, October 31 Colored school day. Grounds open 10:00 a. m., teachers and pupils admitted free. 4:30 p. m., awarding of cash prizes to holders of lucky admission tickets to fair grounds. 6:00 p. m., exhibit buildings close. Was Native of This County Mrs. Nannie Smith, 45, of Edmund, \kejyngton county, died at the Baptist hospital Thursday afternoon following an illness of several days. She was the wife of T. E. Smith. Mrs. Spilth was born in Kershkw cou nty, August 9, 1886, and lived there for a number of years before moving to Edmund. She was a woman of many admirable traits of character.-.and leaves numerous friends., V Surviving her are one son, Leonard RiChnrd Smith, of Edmund, and her husband. ? Friday's Columbia State. A mob at Liberty, Miss., waited for 12 hours to get its hands on a negro accused of murdering a white plantation owner. . When a jury recommended the death penalty for the ftegre, the mob dispersed. / ' , k( -V ' i * %-fe . . ; . rtr> Cetlin and Wilson Again Makes Hit I 1 ho < el I in and Wilson Shows m e again ut tiu* Kershaw County Fair, much improved ami with many new entertaining teuturcs never before seen in Camden. Hiding devices and fide shows are more numerous and <>f n much higher calibre than ever before exhibited here. Considerable attention has been Irawn from the huge crowds attending the fair this year to Miss Teasie loll, win. doosn't weigh quite that much, but who does top the scales at. 736 pounds. By her own admission, 1 essix* ,s looking for a husband. She says so herself. Last night she picked out several likely looking gcntleincp, but unfortunate for Tessie, all are al eudy married. There is also an octupus, that deep 1 sou monster, with arms and vacuum | cleanei attac hments, who is more or ; less very well preserved and is atj trading quite its share of attention. '1 lie Penny Arcade, Mechanical" Village, ( ircus Side Show, Monkey Circus, Minstrel Show and the "Streets of All Nations" are, all nourishing with their numerous inside attractions. I he populace of Camden and vicinity have seen the Cetlin and Wilson shows at the Kershaw County fair in the past but the many rides and tented attractions this year are beyond any element of doubt far superior to any that have exhibited here in previous years. Particular : mention is due the show management for the consideration shown the kiddies for the vast array of real live | ponies, kiddie rides and many other | kiddie features, which they carry for i the sole amusement of the little folks and which will be remembered for months to come by the youngsters. j The Kershaw County Fair this I year has been bigger than ever before and every member of the James j Leroy -Belk Post of the American Legion and the Camden Shrine Club, for every one of the over eight hundred members of these joint bodies hag "put his shoulder to the wheel" to make this the 1931 Kershaw County Fair, an outstanding event of the fiscal year and nothing was left undone to insure it's success. In bringing the Cetlin and Wilson shows as the entertainment > feature for. this annual event the fair committee obtained the best outdoor attraction? both morally and high class, available for their fair." A Freak Potato. Mr. J. P. Lewis was exhibiting this week a freak potato grown from a i Porto Rico yam. It was in the shape ! of a perfectly formed snake in its j coil. The freak was grown from one j potato root and tapered from the ! head to the tail with body in proporI tion exactly as that of a snake in its ' curi ready u# siiikc. i xir wnuie pvato will not weigh more than a pound. It is a curiosity and doubtless one i I that has not been seen before. I j. First Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for the week at the First Baptist qhurch: Sunday-school at 10 o'clock, Mr. C. O. Stcgner, superintendent. Public worship conducted by the pastor at 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject, "Parable of the Talents, The Good and Faithful Servant." Evening subject, "Obedience," sermon to children. Prayer and praise serviee Wednesday evening at 7:30. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 6:30. The public is cordially invited to j attend all the services of this church. Camden High Plays Barnwell High Here j A football game that will attract 1 much attention in high school circles will be that of the Camden and Barnwell teams, to be played in Camden at the Kershaw County fair grounds this afternoon at 3:30. Barnwell has a team that has only lost one game in two seasons and boasts of one of the best backfields in the state. This team is coached by "Monkey*'- Pr :ce, a star while at the tJniversity of South Carolina. Barnwell has won from some of the best teams in the state, having recently defeated a strong team from Orangeburg. Camden has not lost a game this season and is determined to keep their record clear of any defeats. I' ' "J" " [ ......'J J Prohibition ( uses Feature Court Term The October term of court of general sessions convened Monday mominn with Judge l\ C. Featherstone presiding. As usual prohibition violation and larceny case* predomina ted. The court revested Wednesday until Friday morning when the case pf H. F. ( lybmn, charged with nun der, will very likely I*. taken up. The cases disposed of up to Wednesday ufternooon are as follows: Cornelia Oujon, violation of prohibition law, Sentenced to six months in county jail. After two months set\jce balance of sentence suspendI ed. James Hlakeney, charged with the the ft. of a cow from Dr. F. Z. Truesde 11 at Bethune, drew a sentence of ten months. Ralph Dixon plead guilty to violating the prohibition law. Six months sentence With all suspended during good behavior? ' '* K. S. B'lb v, u foreman on a construction .work* on Camden-Liberty Hill highway, charged with murder in connection with the shooting of a negro, was released, by a directed verdict by the tourt. Hriley's home was in Tallapoosa, (la., and while here was employed by Smith and Bradfield. E. H. Gantt and W. M. Wilson were tried in their absence on a charge of violating the prohibition law. A sealed sentence was left for them. James Goodwin, the negro who was captured with a number of stolen bicycles and other goods was up on two indictments ? larceny and housebreaking and larceny.. The first count brought a sentence of six months. The second count twelve n^pthsi The last sentence to begin when the first sentence ends. Charlie Brown and Jessie Mack were charged with larceny from an automobile. Brown plead guilty and got a twqlve months sentence. Muck was tried and found not guilty. Tom Whitley, white man of Kershaw, plead guilty to larceny of live stock. Sentence has not been passed. Whitley was tried at a term of court some time ago charged with the murder of a negro man at Kershaw and was acquitted. Owens Benjamin p^ead guilty to house breaking and larceny and received a sentence of ten months. Wilma Steadman and?. Pinckney Wallace, plead guilty to aiding prisoners to esCape, and were sentenced to serve four months each. W. C. Horton and Kershaw Herton, indicted for pointing pistol at anothei^were tried in their absence and a sealed sentence left. Charlie Starling, found guilty of violating prohibition law, sentenced to serve two months. Upon payment of $25 the sentence to be suspended oaring gwihi uenavior. Henry Nelson, violating prohibition law, was sentenced to .four months, but upon payment of $50 the sentence to be suspended. R. L. Hilton- plead guilty to violating prohibition law. Sentenced to serve four" months with a suspension of sentence upon payment o? $60. Ivawrence Allen, plead guilty to violating prohibition law and drew a sentence of four months. Arthur Franklin and Tony Maturevick, of New Jersey, plead guilty to the theft of an automobile from the Redfearn Motor Company and were sentenced to serve frve months each. James Shirley plead guilty to violating the prohibition law. Sentence is to serve four months with the sentence suspended upon, payment of $100. Gilbert Stroud and Edward Robertson, tried and found guilty of violating the prohibition law. Sentenced to serve twelve months each. After serving six months balance of sentence to be suspended during good behavior. Emanuel Langley plead guilty to manslaughter and received n sentence of three years. Langley killed George Gainey in the Raley's Mill section several months ago. C. C. Maekey drew^a sentence of six months with all suspended for violating the prohibition law. Lewis Truesdale, indicted for baatardy, was sentenced to pay $300 to the clerk of the court, the same to be turned over to the mother of; the child. Presentment of Grand Jury The grand jury presentment, signed by W.; T. Redfearn, as foreman . v - - . *- Z i * J Some Facts About the Child! en's Home It may intcrtn<t the people of Camden and Kershaw founty to have s<?me d<U;i regarding the Associated ' hai itiea ( hildren's Home which we -established in Camden in April 19:10. I his home is eapahle of handling approximately twenty small children and since slatting this home we huvo put into elTeet a -rule that wo will take no child over nine years old and that we will not at any tun< have at .he home more than twenty children. I his home was originally started as a children's plui uig home and not a home commonly Known as an orphanage which takes children anil keeps ihem until they are grown and aide to take care of themselves^ This placing home requires that wo 'take children in that have no jjyimes or have such homes as are entirely unsuitable and keep them only until such time as we can turn them hack to their parents or guardians under proper conditions or until we can get them placed with some of the ; various orphanages of this stUte. The orphanages of South Carolina, however, are more than Idled to their limit and it requires months and sometimes a year to get a child taken into one of these places. J Regarding the success in getting children adopted, of course it must , be Realized that under the present | conditions existing in South Carolina as well as the rest of the country, ' very few people during the last year 'and a half since this home started, have/ been willing to take on any additional responsibility and, therefore, ; it has been very difficult to get any I children adopted into private homes, ; although we have succeeded in a number of cases. Since starting this home in April 1930 we have admitted thirty-six children all told. Of these thirty-six children which have been in the home for various lengths of time, wo have succeeded in placing sixteen of these, having them adopted," sending them to other orphanages or sending them back to their own families or guardj ians under conditions that we deem satisfactory. We, at the present time, have twenty children in the home, three of which we expect to send back to their home inside of the next thirty days. In a good many cases we have taken children that were ill or undernourished or in bad physical condition of some kind, have fed them properly and brought their health and weight back to normal; condition and then returned them. , All these children are ldoked after carefully from a medical standpoint. Their teeth are all examined and put in proper condition and they are guarded to the best of our ability against everything that would work to their detriment. - wa.- krfmto ttva4 ka. ac - r*n ty\- nr. den and Kershaw county will "bo enough interested in. the home that should they hear of anyone wishing to adopt a small chilli to -let us know or advise the people that we have children that will make good sons and daughters to ahy responsible family that will take them in and treat them properly. Thanking you all for your generosity and hoping to have your continued support, we remain, Yours respectfully, The Associated Charities, Mrs, Margaret C. Mayfield, President Mr. Warren H. Harris, Treasurer Government estimates show the number- of unemployed in the country at present as being 5,636,000. reads as follows: "To his Honor, Judge C. C. Feathorstone, presiding judge at October, 1931, term "5T court of general sessions for Kershaw County. "We have passed on all bills handed us by the solicitor. "We have examined the jail and 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 Throughout the county are in very good condition. "The books of all county officers have been audited. A report of which was handed us on the day that the present court of general sessions convened and we desire more time in checking over the audit and will make a full reporlt at the December i term of court. . "We desire to commend the sheriff and *his forces for the efficient enforcement of all laws. ' "We desire to thank your Honorv . the presiding judge, the solicitor and all other county officials for the coor? tesy shown us. ^ T'V..V -ta * ? + . . ^ . /* . * ? ! " ' } o .