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1 J JOIN THE RED CROSS AND HELP YOUR LOCAL CM^TER The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 43 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1931 NUMBER 33 | eath Claims Editor ias. W. Birchmore l^rleg Whitaker Birchmore, who 71 years of ago the day before death, passed away on Armistice 71931, after a paralytic* stroke ered on Sunday mortring, NovjtUWi. [r, Birchmdro, for forty-seven rj gnd five weeks had published Wateree Messenger, of this <flty.! all these years ho had been idenrf wtih the religious,, social, poland civic affairs of Camden, e had planned a trip with his day school class of the Lyttleton ,et Methodist church to take part joint meeting of the Men's Bible' ;j at BetJbune on Sunday mornyrtien he was found fatally strick?hile kneeling in prayer. ' ? x. Birchmore was born at Cheraw, J., and at an early ag? came to iden, where h? mad? his horn? i an aunt, Miss Ann Whitaker. a mere lad h? was employed as irinter's apprentice by the late1 i P, Beard, who was the publisher the Kershaw Gazette. Fortym yeurs ago he established the eree Messenger and since that y he has .never missed an issue hat paper. uring his residence here he has i affiliated with many of the ity's affairs. First he was a iber of the county board of comsioners many years ago. Next he elected superintendent of. ^e.dur. on and served one term." Under administration of Governor Richj he served as a member of the te Welfare Board. iHis duties in i department caused him to come contact with many wayward iths, and the latter part of his I saw him using his influence, vislg the jails and chain gangs, try; to correct young men who had m astray?many times using his ?n funds towards starting them on straight pathway. Mr. Birchmore was a member of e Masonic order and a Woodmen Ihe World. He was a member of i Lyttleton Street Methodist church one of its oldest members?and ring his membership hfrd served at rions times as superintendent of [ Sunday school and teacher of the n's Bible Class. n early manhood he was married Miss Eva Sligh, of Fairfield counind to this union was born Mrs. G. Kirven, of Darlington; Mrs. N. Head, of Augusta, Ga.; Miss Ethel chmore, Charles Willis Birchmore IE. Dozier Birchmore, all of Oamt who survive him. 'ossessed of a genial.* disposition hiade friends in all walks of life, was the lif? of a Christian genan, a true citizen and a friend mankind and the world is better his having passed this way. toiernl services were held for Mr/ dmore from the Methodist churcl(| feday. .aCterjlQpiL?atc.?L o'clock, ft? pallbearers were: kj.' l?; ighan, Lynell Fouts, Clarkson Walter Rhame and George cman. lonorary pallbearers were: C. J. Jr., H. iG. Carrison, Sr., c-'Shaw, W. F. Nettles, Sr., R. Kennedy, Jr., James H. BurrTs, n SnLin<ls?y, L. T. Mills and W. e &ss. Sr. The Men's Bible ? the Methodist church at0 'n a body and the Masons had r?e of the services at tnS^ grave. Camden Boys at The Citadel ^atts, who is a mem1 the Senior Clnss at The CitaWtrucTorntly bfen appointed as "uctor m military subjects of c?ajJ ArtiHery unit of the R. O. c will instruct underclass, n the 155MM. Gun. In the fet ?J?S' ^atts is a First Lieut(ruar;,e 18 ^ fine game ^ on the varsity football fcdet W t a CitaHni" J." Ancrum?- who is also in^f50"'01*' ^> en assigned ktrol Uctor in Seacoast Fire * ' fc ^ipn"'"t ^t Month I readv ? **?. ex^ectir^S to have it aR ' advise the County Kmber^\ ** po#?il>le stating P""* andth? I'M Mr, john W|e?k?, and J?T?k ^inc? Weak., of K?^rr,,th* home | itfttlotoa atraot,..,.. Education Week Observed Here Amu jean Education Week hug been observed ut the Camden schools this week with several excellent programs. On Tuesday the seventh grade section under Mrs. Guy put on the following: Hymn, "1 Think When 1 Read That Sweet Story of Old," by school; reading of Scripture, Marjorie Cullen; prayer song and Gloria, by school; reading, "China I,and" by Goldn Shirley; song, "China Land," by 7th g^ade; address, ".China," by Rev. J. T. Littlejohn, Jr. Op Wednesday, the Armistice Day program was sponsored by the two fourth grade sections under Miss Grace Oajte^ and Mrs. John M. Dempster, together with representatives of th'e American Legion and American .Legion Auxiliary. The pi ogi am consisted of songs, recitations and a playlet well adapted to such a program. I he principal speaker of the morning was Mr. T. K, Trotter, who* presented to the students a brief summary in American history leading up to and developing the idea that each pupil should do his very best to help further the cause of universal peace. Mrs. Gertrude Zemp had the program in charge. Others on the stage were Mrs. Marvin Reasonover, Mr. W. M. Alexander, Mrs. Sam Karesh and A. S. Llewellyn, pnst state commander of the Legion. ' The stage- was very tastily decorated with autumn leaves, flowers and flags of the state and nation. Mr. Trotter also spoke to the high school students at 9:46. Friday morning at 8:40 and 9:40 the county forester, Mr. Charles W. Nuite, will speak first to the children of the lower grades and later to the high school. His talk, will be on forest conservation particularly with reference to protection from forest fires. The public is invited to this program. Sunday night the last of the National Education Week programs will be held in the Baptist church. This program will be in the form of a regular Sunday evening service, at which the pastor, Rev. J. B. Caston, will speak. This program is sponsored by the County Teachers Association. All teachers of the county are urged to be present. People of the town and the surrounding communities a?e invited to be present. The services will begin at 7:30 and the subject will be, "Prejudices in the Field of Education and its Cure." * At Hagood and Stateburg Churches The* Rev. J. L. Jenkins, of All wSaints Church, Birmingham, Ala., will conduct a? Teaching Mission .on Christ's great commission '"Go ye . into all the world and preach the 'gospel. to every creature," at the Church of the Ascension, Hagood, Statebufg, next week. This teaching mission is being held throughout the province of Sewanee of the Episcopal church. The purpose of the mission is. to re-study and re-learn and re-apply the principles of Christian duty and service involved in Christ's last command. - Opportunity will also be given to receive a new vision of the kingdom of God, to deepen the spiritual life, and to receive channels of expression through the program of the church. Everyone is cordially invited to attend all meetings of the mission. The schedule for the two churches follows: Ascension, Hagood?Service Sunday, November 15, 11:30 a. m. Service Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, November 10 to 18, at 7:30 p. m. Conference, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, November 16,to 18, at 11:30 a. m. Holy Cross, Stateburg?Service on Sunday, November l'Btn at 4 p. m. Service Thursday, Friday, November 19 to 20, at 7:30 p. m.. Conference Thursday and Friday, November 19 to 20, at 5 p. m., at Community house. Visit the Club Market Make out your market! order and - have it tilled at the Club Market top morrow, where the ladies of the county offer produce of the finest kind, raised on the farais of Kershaw county. The hour for opening is 9:00 o'clock^. ) - : l?il ' Mrs. Jf. J. Gardner and Mrs. W. F. > Tobias, of Maiming, are on a visit 1 to the former's granddaughter, Mrs, i Aiva kush. ' ; -.-' X " ' - r Charlotte Thompson, I o Present Minstrels 1 ho Charlotte Thompson high school will present "The Dixie Jub* | Jee MinHtrgls" jfjudny eyenmu, Novu. cmber 13, at 7:30 o'clock. An intertstuig an(l amusing entertainment is promised all who attend. Admission charges will be 15 and 25 cents. The cast includes: Middleman, Mary Lindsay Pearce; Joshua Kbenezer Frye, Poilye West; Hosannah Wilkms, Hilly Moseley; Misy Polly; Ticks from Washington, Leila Mae Dixon; Potash from Fertilizer, Tenn., Arthur Gaskin; John Wesley, Marietta Thompson; Mr. Wintergreen, o nest Kunda; Abraham dcPatrinrch John Sowell; 1. B. dePression, Clator Arrants; Miss Sunny South, James Mmer; Mr. K. F. D. Gulliwhopper,j Curtis Arrants. Armistice Day Celebration On Wednesday, Armistice Day, at ten o'clock *t the intersection' of Broad and DeKalb streets the American flag w^a raised and at the four corners, the flags of all nations were flying. Main Btreet and DeKalb also were attractively decorated with Old Glory flying in the breeze. Promptly at eleven o'clock the James Leroy Belk Post American Legion and a firing squad from the Kershaw Guards, tmder the command of Captain Brevard Boykin, gathered for an impressive observance of the day. All were called to attention by the commander of thylo.t;*!' post, M. M. Rcasonover, while the colors were advanced with color guards. Then W. M. Alexander, adjutant of the Legion read fte roll of honor and following this the ensemble was asked to observe a minute of silent prayer, for the departed comrades. At Captain Boykin's command the firing squad fired three volleys. As the report from the volleys died away taps was blown and the crowd then disbursed. Two Fires Wednesday The Camden fire department responded to two fire alarms Wednesday, both in the same neighborhood. The firtft call was a five room residence located at the comer of York extension and Rippondon streets owned by the Hermitage Cotton Mill and occupied by a Mr. Tunstell and family. The mill carried, some insurance on the house, but the tenant suffered a complete loss as to the furniture. The second call was from the Guy Lumber company plant where a pile of shavings caught fire, but it was checked before any damage was done. To Meet With County Agent ] Some misunderstandings having arisen as to premium awards for the recent county fair, all those who feel they have not received their proper checks are requested to meet in the office of ^County Agent Henry " D. WTfdl kjh ~ ^ Oa t u t xxay , x tvtciiii/rx c, x , when matters will be straightened out to the satisfaction of all concerned. , To Donate Car of Produce. The Kershaw Baptist Association has decided 'to donate the Connie Maxwell Orphange a car of produce. The car is expected to be in each of the following places to be loaded on Tuesday, November 17, Bethune, Camden and Kershaw. Potatoes, corn, produce, etc., must be in bags. -Syrup and all canned goods must be crated. "Brethren, let's be liberal, since the need is great and urgent," says J. E. Williams, chairman of the com> mittee. Heniry Lundy Killed By Auto at Bethune i ' 1 Bethune, S. C.. Nov. 10.?Mr. Henry Lundy was struck by an automobile early Saturday evening w-hilc 1 crossing; highway number o/ie on Church str^pt .near the Methodist church and f died Sun&iy afternoon. The automobile \ptaTftiVf4i by Mr. C. S. JjfanLandinforo/} of Heath Springs,j?Jfc said he faired to iee Mr. ! driving '* until too closer- to avoid the accident. Mf. Ltm^y^was burieij; Monday ?ftemooiv/avysTfllers church. | Hie fu' neral services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. fngram. i Mr. Lundy was a member of the Baptist church and a quiet, peaceable citizen. He is survived by his wife and two daughters?Mrs. Jake Linton, of Society Hill, and Mrs. Willie ; Smothers, of Rocje Hill, also severs' grand children and other relatives. A coroner* jury rendered a verdid : of **avoidable accident. il3r *1? t .- -V ... x _ Officers Capture Thief After Chase \\ illie Hazard, young negro, stole u 1*runklin car belonging to Mr. E. I' 1 f&OKdale from its parking place at the rear of \he Enterprise Mercantile company's place Wednesday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock and in less than two hours Mr. Truesdale had his car back and the thief in jail. Off tier s were notified and city and county police gave chase in all directions. Deputy Sheriff*fj. F. Cooley and rural officer Hough found the <-m abandoned near Midway high school, and captured tUt- negro not fur from the car. A burned out .b?tr|nj caused the negro to desert the cur. j It was quick woj;k on the part of th? officers and there have been but few cars stolen in Camden but what have been recovered. . The negro claimed he was on his way to Hamlpt, N. C., when he stole the car, and exhibited papers to showwhere he had only recently been released from a chain jfang after serving time in Florida. Two Cars Wrecked A large Florida-bound automobile I and a lighter weight ,car were pretty badly wrecked . Sunday afternoon on Highway No. 1 near the home of Mr. ! Stoney Moore, but fortunately no one was in .ured. Both cars were going in the same direction and the accident happened when one attempted to pass the other on a straight road. The larger car nearly buried itself in the side of the one of lighter ; weight. 1 + Camden To Play Newberry Today Caipdon will play Newberry high school on the Zemp Field Friday afternoon at 3:15. dewberry presents lone of the strongest B teams of the ! upper ?tate. Just last week they de| feated the strong Union high school ; team for the championship of Dis: trict number 2. Fans of Camden are urged to take in this game as it is bound to be a corker. V Veteran^ of 60's To Meet A meeting will be held on Saturday, November 21st, r?t 11 o'clock, at the Kershaw county court house in this city of all members of Richard Kirkland Camp and the Pension Board of this county. This meeting is for the purpose of elect' g officers to fill vacancies in both of the above mentioned organizations. Probate Judge Gets Two Years [ (Spartanburg, Nov. -6.?R. Burton MJicks, former probate judge of Spari cqnburg county, today pleaded guilty (to charges of breach of trust with | fraudulent intent and grand' larceny j and was sentenced to two years in the prison. t.The^-charges grew from [ discovery of. a shortage or $Z4,0UU in Hicks' accounts. ? m-:. .. 1 To Meet Here Fourth Sunday The province of Sewanee of' tfle Protestant Episcopal church has inaugurated a teaching mission on the Great Commission to be held in the several dioceses of this province durI ing the month of November. The object of this mission is "To give a j vision -of the Kingdom of God, to deepen the individual spiritual life i and to present channels of expression through the program of the church." Rev. N. C. Duncan, of Franklin, N. C., will be the missioner for Grace church and the opening sevrice will be held on Sunday, the 22nd, at 11:15 a. m, Other services will be announced latter. The publitf is cordially invited to attend. j * ? Attention Baptists. i All local church Every Member Canvass Committees are urged to be present at Bethune on Friday evening, Novefnber 13th. Please see j that your church is well represented A speaker will be secured calculated | to bring a message of instruction, enthusiasm and inspiration,?Rev. J. B . Caston, chairman; J, T. Littlejohn Jr., assistant. Million For Unemployment New York, Nov. 6.?The emergen i cy unemployment relief committee oi | New York, announced today tha , John D.. Rockefeller and his son, Johi i D. Rockefeller, Jr., have contributes I $1,000,000 to its fund, bringing th< total to $7,631,134. The committe seek a $12,000,000. / - * I 1 I J. Declare Closed ! Season on Hunting At a conference between Senator) (j. C..' Welsh and Representatives J. Team Hetty* und J. R Rt.lk, held' Wednesday, it wi(s agreed to request Chief (iame Warden A. A. Richard son to dcclar? a cloned season on: hunting, both day and night, in Ker-' shaw county, until Thanksgiving Day.j Seven counties have already made i this request on account of foicst ft res raging in various sections of the' state. This is done in order to pre-! vent fires being started and also to i preserve the wild' life driven from' their native haunts by fire*. (iame wnrdons and deputy game1 wardens will be instructed to enforce these laws and hunters had' better' stay but of the woods until Thanksgiving Day. First Baptist Church Services I he following services are announced for the week at the First' Baptist church.: Sunday school at l(i^ o clock, Mr. C. (). Stogner, superintendent. Public worship at 11:16 a. m. and 7:.'U) p. m. Morning sub-: ject, ' I he Office of Deacon." Even-' irg subject, "Prejudice in the Field! of Education and Its Cure." B. Y. P. U. meets at 6:.U) Sunday evening. We are expecting a great day ut this church next Sunday. At the1 morning hour we shall ordain eight deacons who have recently been elected to serve the church. A visiting speakei will deliver t lie message. Sunday evening marks the close of National Education Week, and at the request of the County Teacher's As-1 sociation we ure holding a union service at this church. The pastor' will conduct the service. We hope to have with us at this service the j pastors and members of the other churches. We are installing a new: heating plant this week which will be completed by the week end. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. i OFFERED GOOD SUGGESTION I Citizen to Send Chronicle as Christmas Present to Five One of our good friends and longtime subscribers came in this week and paid us five dollars for five new subscriptions to The Chronicle at one dollar a year cash. jHe, requested that we hold the subscriptions in reserve and let them start the week of Christmas so as to let them serve as Christmas presents to friends and relatives. This was a good suggestion on his part and the offer is hereby passed on to others. Pay for the paper during November at the one dollar! rate and we will start the paper any time you say. Many have taken advantage of our special offer for this month?both rQHAWfllA And T1AUI . All The paper is now .going into many new homes and before the offer closes we expect to add several hundred new subscribers to our list. Squirrels Destructive in Sumter The squirrels that infest the trees of Sumter in rapidly increasing numbers have become destructive pests and the time has come that steps should be taken to eradicate the greater part of them. The squirrels' destroy bird eggs and young birds, do hundreds of dollars damage annually to telephone cables, damage 1 house-roofs, infest the walls and attics of -houses, damage pecan and other trees during bpring and sum' mer by stripping the bark from limbs, and harvest a large part of the nuts produced by the pecan trees in yards and gardens. A squirrel is a grace ful and pretty little creature, but it has no economic value, serves no useful purpose and does damage out of proportion to its size. The nuisance should be abated.?Sumter Daily Item. ' Fire Damages Residence A two story frame residence on Mill street, formerly the Rudisill ' property, but now owned by Kershaw county, was badly damaged by fire Thursday of last week. The house was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Sheom and family and Mr. and Mrs. ^ Olin Waters and family, whose house^ hold goods were badly damaged. The 1 building was fairly well covered by * insurance, s 1 * i 1 : e Abbott Goodale attended the flower show at Ducfcjtm, N. C., hurt week. Forestry Lecture At School Today ( ounty 1- ort'stvr ('hat li'.s W. N'uite vi!! deliver an illiix)ritU'il iccturu on our forests to the sehool children of ( anidtii at the grammar school uu-* ilitoiium itt K!'45 o'clock this morning. Mv. Nuiie desires all the children |)', esc at as it is his intention during the fall month* to carry this information to all school children, both white and colored, within the protected area of the Kershaw county forestry association. Forest fires in recent weeks have created a grave situation throughout the state and the entire south, i'less dispatches from every point tell of the vast destruction of timbered lands. So much so that it has caused Governor Blackwood to issue a proclamation, calling upon the state highway department, rural officers and other citizens to use their effofts at stopping these fires. It is desired to entry this message to the ||(>ung children of the state and impress upon their minds the need for cautio in letting fires get beyond their control. In accordance with the governor's proclamation the Kershaw Gounty Forestry Association has the assurance of the assistance of u 11 county road employees and the state highway maintenance forces in fighting files. Also all postal rural employes and the sheriff's rural police officers in reporting fires wherevef discovered. This is the first time in the history of the association that so many agencies have been co-ordinated in this work. An associated press dispatch bearing u Columbia date line of November 9, tells in a small way of the fires now raging in this state: "Steps to curb forest fires now raging over the state were begun here this morning by Governor Blackwood. "A conference was held with H. A. Smith, state forester, and another planned for luter in the day with Mr. Smith and Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway commissioner. "An attempt will be made to marshal forces to combat the flames which are eating at forests over virtually the entire state. " "In his conference with the gpvernor, Mr. Smith asserted the lancF owners are little interested in putting out the fires. He said great difficulty would be experienced, however, in extinguishing flames because of the extreme drought. "Reports coming in the governor's | office indicated the flames have spread rapidly. , A state constable told the governor the forests from Spartanburg to Columbia were burning. The Watere? swamp forest between Columbia and iSumter was said to be in flames. ^ "A heavy smoke hung over Columbia, causing the day to appear _ta. he oa.rt.iHll v .eliuuLu- ? .. ?. ?_ "From the eastern sections of the state came reports of fires through| out the wooded lands, causing dif| ficulty in highway and air travel.". Clothing and Shoes Wanted For Charity You have all read and listened over the radio to the special appeal-for fund* for the unemployed being carried on all over the country and backed by the National Committee for raising the unemployment relief fund, and which is sponsored by President Hoover. Locally, the Associated Charities of Camden an4 Kershaw county bas, so far, been Able to take care of all cases that have arisen and at present are supplied with'food and funds( for our current needs for ordinary requirements, but in the matter of requests fqr clothing and especially shoes we are being swapiped, the demands being way beyond Our ability to supply. We are at present supplying clothing and shoes to the extent of our means but are'falling far short of filling the needs. Should you feel that you <f?n give anything in addition to what you have already given us in oar drive last March, we will be glad to accept it and apply this particular money to the needs for shoes and clothing for this winter. Should you be able to help us Jn this time of special Med you may send cheeka. W' * * The Associated Charities Warren H. Harris, Treasurer. c iT'* v #\ T