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I The Camden Chronicle ^jijiiwXuuui^yffff'MBegamBgBggaB^teaaa^ n j.iijuuujl.iwwhw^wwiw^ ElUME 43 CAMDEN, ^pUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931 NUMBER 36 . , i a. . i iaimmmmmgt?.A\ii i i V ? * |?f Three to New York [>f Mr. and Mrs, Hugh and their chauffeur, ckers, who were killed at Thursday afternoon school, were sent to ieir home city, Friday burial. The remains nied by Mrs. Post, a /Viken, who went by bodies. / ; Nurmberg, the maid Mrs. Murray, remains n hospital where she allowing the* accident, n a broken leg and ises. that the wreck was do! pupils being in the i in a statement made man by Superintendent !80tt*w of the Midwny t of which building the on says, "I was called a teachers' conference, out an hour before the was raining aria the j - very slick. There | witnesses to the acciL. McGuirt and Bennie olored janitor, ? Mrs. the car was traveling here wars ft truck some ahead and the Murray ng for the truck, >ut e it caught up with . Archie Anderson was ach the scene and with of others nnd the high cceeded in turning the e and getting the vie-. the injured lady was. b hptepital. Leod was notified and called from Camden. >d with the wreck until s removed to see that molested. As to the vreck my idea is that is slippery, the car gofie driver turned to the and a truck?the front but thb back wheels C&UfiJug the car to run bank and hit the opIn this way the car n fta radiator, killing the occupants. The alp wasj torn off, Mr. ' broken leg and body Mrs.; Murray's neck broken. All wer.e 17. n- were out of school art any'liad to do with \ the rescue work. No were on the road at er. Mr. C. L. McGuirt 1 the lady's life who is iospital by? giving, her nent." tally Known People ig relative to the Muri iti the New York ember 4: fatality in Cassatt, ed last pight by Fredrjt, J?., member of the law firm of Coudert unsuccessful Reppbli; for District Attorney , and his bride, at their -Fifth Avenue Mr. that arrangements had mpleted to bring the / York. ! was president of the 1, the owner of many 1 estate in this city, inapartment building at venue, and a former [he brokerage firm of ly, the former Pauline | the daughter of Joseph brewer. Her^ mother is del -Drago, now living her husband, who is the Dowager Queen Maria Spain. ned at the Fifth Avenue e Mr, and Mrs. Murray partment on the twelfth i floors, that the couple re , from Aiken tomor lurray drove to Aiken ago and was joined by just before the Thianksure from New York was s wedding of her daughter 23 to Mr. Coudert. took place in the Murustice Edward R. Finch late Division of the Sul performed thy cerewas attended only by a few close friends. Irs. Coudert went on a rip to the West Indies *"? ^ i i V-r ? > ' -i. Radio Talks To Be Given On Taxation rrr? y.-.-r. r- 1 - " The American Taxpayers league wilt sponsor a series of radio talks dealing with your tax problems, to be broadcast every Monday evening over the network of the National broadcasting Company at (J: 16 p. m., eastern standard time. The series starts Monday, December 7, 1931. The first series of broadcasts will feature, "Reduction in the Expenses of Government," "Broadening the Tax Spread," "'the Relations of Federal and State Governments," "Federal, State and Local Taxation," "The Relation of Government to the People," and oth^r important economic problems. The following speakers have accepted the invitation of the American Taxpayers Lea&ue to speak on the subjects listed; "Centralization," Hon. James W. Wadsworth, Jr., former United States Senator, New . York; "The Diminishing Rights of States," Hon James M. Beck, First District, Pennsylvania; "Taxation. Without Representation," Hon. Theodore W. Noyes, Editor, Washington Evening Star; "Economy in Expenditures of Government," Hon. Will R. Wood, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee; '^Federal and State Relations," Hon. William H. King, United States Senator, Utah. All members of the League and all organizations concerned in taxation are requested to invite their friends and associates and to urge all authorities who levy, collect, or disburse taxes t.o listeh-in on the programs. OA special invitation is extended to all members of State Legislatures, Congressmen, Governors, Mayors, City, and County Commissioners and all Other public officials concerned in taxation to listen-in on the programs and to make any recommendations and suggestions that may occur to them as helpful in the solution of our tax problems, Federal, State and fhree Badly Hurt When Car Crashed Misses Watha and Oleta Funderburk and Tom Rollins of Pageland are in the Camden hospital here suffering from severe injuries received when their car crashed into a Seaboard passenger -train while it was standing at the station at McBee Monday night about 9:30 o'clock^ Miss Watha Funderburk had both legs broken and a scalp wound. Miss Oleta Funderburk had a dislocated hip and Rollins had a scalp wound. The injured trio were placed aboard the train and brought to Camden for treatment. The Misses Funderburk are school teachers and were en route to their home, at Pageland from Hartsville when the wreck occurred. Fiddlers Needed In addition to the characters named in th?>play "Molly's Idea" as carried in the Chronicle last week there is need of afleast tpn fiddlers and if any one will assist please communicate with Mrs. G. A. Creed. and returned to this city two weeks age, occupying an apartment on .the second floor of 988 Fifth Aeenue, at the corner of Eightieth Street. Mrs. Murray figured prominently in the news in 1917 when she sued her mother for $3,000,600 damages on the ground that the Princess del Drago had wrecked tinancially Ihe Lion Brewery/ The brewery was founded by the Princess's first husband, Joseph Schmid a>ld Emanuel Bernheimcr about seventy-five ye ago. . ? Mr Schmub who died on June % 1880, named his widow the executrix of his estate. The widow became .president of the brewery and Mrs. Murray was made a director. When Mrs. Murray sued her brother . alleged that whereas the plant ujji $4,000,000 in 1910 .n waa then sZrth only $1,000,000. Mrs. Murray was lirstmMrlad John Rhoades on November 14, but *. divorced from h.m two year, later. She married Mr. Murr, y ^ermM? -a graduated-''from Columbia Univc.ty in Army* amd h/avy. Turf am* iSf/Sd^wari-k. Corinthian Yaeht Cube. . cf ?: Coudert fa. a T. Tracy, Secretary of tne Navy under President Harrleen. Calls League to Meet On December 21st ?? John <1. Richards, of Liberty Hill, president of the Kershaw County Tax Payers League, has called a meeting of the league to be held in Cantden at the court hou^e on Mqhduy, De( t imber Ul, His letter to the Chroniclef/Je as follows; "There will be u mooting ' of the KWAbu \v County Tax Payors League at /ywV court house in Camden on Jh-muber ,21, at eleven o'clock, a. m. "This ni^eiing is one of great importance and all those who are interested in county and state taxes are urgently requested to be present. "Township chairmen havq been ap-' pointed and reports from these gentlemen will be submitted on this occasion." Join Goodfellows And Help Needy 4K ') . a *' | * " The Chronicle is again starting in its columns its annual Gdbdfellows' Cl^b, and contributions are reque^d to hev left at-this office. It costs yodr bne dollar?more if you like?to Join.. The need this year for charity fuptU, will be greater than ever and the charity organizations are expecting thoao who are able., to roll up a | j long "list of members. * Those who have joined up to now , iare: Hughey T^dal, B. G. ganders, John Whitaker, Jr., Dr. R. E. Steven-, j son, W. T. Redfearn, H. Savage, Jr.,? !j. H. McLeod, H. D. Niles, J. H. Cly-! [burn, Sam Karesh, W. H. Harris,'"K.. | M. Kennedy, Jr., W. L. Goodale. ' ; 11 " - TT""~! Chester-Easley To Finals By 18th Chester, Deo. 0.?The football committee of the state high schools has decided that Chester or Kasley will have ^jntil Friday, December 18, in which to play Camden, the winner of the lower state 13 Class football championship. , Chester and Kasley have played two scoreless tie games at Spartanburg in an effort to pick the up- J state winner.. It could not be learned where the next game, will be played, j but ft will be played next Monday or I Tuesday. The place of the contest will be decided in the next days. The committee wants this next name to be .final and 4?sires the teams to arrange some method, like the one making the most first downs or gaining the most yards, to be decided the winner, in case it is another tie. Named as President of Glee Club Charleston, S. C., Dec. 8, 1881.? Cadet Elmer Watts, a senior at The Citadel, has recently been elected president of The Citadel Glee Club. In the past it has been the custom of the club to put on a Pass-in-Review each year, hut-jit is hoped that the organization will puit on several entertainments this year, both in Charleston and in other towns throughout the state. "*? ?-? Church Reorganized The Malvel'n Hill Baptist church re-organized about a month ago announces that j^here will be services held the second Sunday in each month j at 3 o'clock and 7:30 p. m., with Rev.! W. E. Fureron, of Rock Hill, in, charge of the services. The pufdic is cordially invited to attend. Murdoch Johnson To Return To Camden Aberdeen, N. C., December 11.? Murdoch Jfl. Johnson.. State Senator from this district and a member of! the law firm of Johnson & Johnson, Aberdeen, tendered his resignation from the legislative body and an-1 nounccd his withdrawal from the practice of lirw in Moore county this | week. Senator Johnson in returning j to his former home in Camden. S. C., | on January first to resume legal practice there, from which he retired to) come to Aberdeen in July, 1925. Mr. Johnson has been a leader in al!^t|?fr affairs in Aberdeen for the paafci M* years. He has played a prothinent part in the counsels of the Democratic party in county and state, iefvad with distinction in the last Attsion of the State Legislature. At (Raleigh he was a member of the Senate Committee oh Appropriations and the Committee?on Banking. In the local field, Mr. Johnson was president of the Riwanic Club during the year 1920. He organised and waa first president of the Aberdeen Good Fellows Clob, an organisation dewoted to charity and relief mwor#s. He hat been president of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce for a number of- years, and for the past few years' has served as chairman of the school j board here. He has also been an active member of the directorate of the Aberdeen Building and Loan As-. sociation.7 In addition to sending in his Senate resignation this w^?ek,.Mr. j Johnson has tendered his resignation from the school board and as president of the Chamber of Commerce. Senator Johnson came to Aberdeen in 1925 to aid his late distinguished uncle, J. McN. Johnson/and his cousin, J. Talbot Johnson, in their growing law practice, Before that time he practiced law in Camden, and returns to his former field the first of the year, opening an office in the Crocker Building. Mr. Johnson has the unique distinction of having served in the legislative bodies of both North and South Carolina, having been a member of the South Carolina Assembly from 1918 to 1922. Ia Mr. Johnson's removal from the community, AJtordeen, the Sandhills, Moore county Jind the state lose a valuable citiaen, one who has contrib' uted much to the growth and welfare of the section. He has been untiring tn his efforts for-community good of all kinds, and his loss in the local field will be distinctly felt. ..... 1 News of Tourists and S Kirkwood Society i The advent of the hunting season which opened on Thanksgiving has brought many .sportsmen to this vlci inity. Small game is said to be plen,tifill and several fine bags of wild geeso and some turkeys have been aken in the lowlands of the Wateree. Shooting frequently are John L. ! Weeks, <\ A. Painter, K. M. Rhodes. W. p. Nisbet, T. K. Trotter. W. 11. I Harris, C, H. Yates and Clifford M, i Leonard in addition to many others. !Mr, Leonard has recently purchased | a large tract of land in the West j Wateree section and will erect a shooting lodge for the use of his friends and himself on their visits from his homo in New York. | On Wednesday aba\it twenty-five I sportsmen gathered at the Whit Hoykin place below Camdpnjfor a picnic and get-together Umovr^^he luncheon was served by tno vqry competent staff of Hobkirtylnn, at Vie invitation of Mr. Iveonai 4 who is spending a week at HobkiiV InnA hopeful sign of-real estate activity is manifested in the prospects of sales of some fine woodland property in thev immediate vicinity of i Camden. With the prevailing low price .of land in all sections this seems the opportune time to buy. Social events during the week have been numerous. Several delightful j parties have been given for Miss Anne Wilshire who is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. J. Leonard (iraham. Rpr Miss Wilshire Mrs. W. N. Kerr gave a dinner on Saturday evening I at her home. Other guests were Mr. and^Mrs. Newton Cook Boykin. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Graham, Mrs. Woods ; Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. A. l>alton Kennedy and Mrs. K. J. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell also delightfully entertained for Miss Wilshire with a luncheon at Milbank. Mrs. E. J. Thomas had at her home as dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Painter, who after several weeks in their cottage on Littleton avenue, have returned to Sewicklcy. Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Harris entertained at dinner Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell and Mr. and Mrs. William I/ovett Goodale a few days a??- . r, Hoth the Court Inn and Hobkirk Inn have received numerous aW?ssions during the past week. At the ' Court Inn are noted Sir. Mark Collet and Miss Edlmann, of London; Mrs. A. S. Hunter, of Utica; Mr. C, W. Jones, of New York; and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Nisbet and W. B. Nisbet, Jr., of New York. Hobkirk Inn arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Morris, of Philadelphia; Mrs. E?J. Hawkins -and Mrs: G. W. Wood, of Skaneateles; Mr. Spencer Turnbull, Mr. Clifford M. Leonard and Mr. and Mrs. Bayard J. Litchfield, of Katonah, N ,Y. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Marvin motored to Summerville over the week end, and on their return were visited by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Creamer and Mr. and Mrs. Eckert, of Southern Pines. Mr. H. P. "Kendall, of Boston, passed a few days at his estate, .The Sycamores," and on Sunday evening had as dinner guests at Hobkirk Inn Mr. and. Mrs. Stanley Llewellyn, of Camden. __ ??, ^ Miss Ruth Richards has inaugurated a series of buffet suppers to be given on Sunday and Thursday evenings at Green Leaf Villa. Several entertained at Green Leaf Villa_ on the first supper last Sunday evening, among them Miss Jane Swords, 01 Morristown, who had as gueBts Mrs. Eugene C. Clark and her daughter, Mrs. C. V. Benton. *. wm* For thirty-four years Mrs. Williarp N. Kerr has received her friends each Sunday afternoon in her charming home. Last" Sunday afternoon more than twenty gathered to enjoy Mrs. Kerr's hospitality. , Mr. and Mrs. Clark Williams, of Greenwich, who are at their plantation, "The Cedars and The Pines, have had as their guest Colonel hnckson, of the Army War College, of Washington. " , Mrs. Delavan M. Baldwin and children, of Yorktown Heights, have joined the colony wintering at the home of Miss Olive Whittredge. Postof f ice To Open i Saturdays Holidays j In order to accommodate holiday j patrons the Camden postoffice will j | discontinue its practice of closing at 1 noon/0n Saturdays for fhe remainder lof December. The postmaster and 'postbfTice employe* request the-p**" 1 lie to mai' their packages early m (order to avoid last minute congestion. A Singular Co-incidence I Friends of the late H. A." Murray, who was killed near Cassatt last week in an auto accident were relating here last week that Mr. Murray and Mr. Bernard M. Baruch, former Camden citizen, were staunch friends. Mr. Murray and Mr. Baruch boarded the same train at WashingtonLto come south, Mr. Murray ? while Mr. Baruch stopped over for a conference in Columbia with Governor Blackwood. A few day* * later the Murrays mot death in ft WT66)t_*no their bodies twere cared for ii^ Mr. Baruch^ boyhood home on north Broad street, now used u the Blip! Funeral Home. rtr . . . - - 3 - " i ~ml?Tfc c* t i\*r ? ? -v Negro Methodists Gather At Camden (Written for The Chronicle) The 127th session of the South Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal church was Opened in Trinity Methodist Episcopal church (Negro) Tuesday night. Tuesday night was educational night and after listening to several educational addresses an offering of more than $ 1 ,<500 was raised for (.laflin expausion. Dr. L. M. Dunton presided. ' Wodnesduy morning, ihe conference session wus called to order by Bishop F. T. Keeny after the communion service. A devotional address by the bishop was followed by the conference roll call and the completion of , organization. 'Che Rev. IT C urry was elected secretary; the Rev. R, h. Harrington, treasurer; the Rev. J. C. Summers, statistician. The conference paused to listen to the reading of the names of the deceased and l)r. L. M. Dunton led in prayer. Doctor Dunton also read a , paper in memory of the faithful service rendered to the South Carolina conference by his wife.Addresses of welcome were delivered by the Rev. B. F. Bradford, I. B. English, the Rev. J. W. Boykin, the Rev. Warren G. Ariuil of the Methodist Episcopal church, South. Responses were by the Rev. h rank Quick and Bishop Koeny. The inspirational address was delivered by Dr. W. A. C. Hughes of the board of home mission and church extension. Doctor Hughes paid tribute to the heroic effort of the men of the South Carolina conference in? the support of the educational institution, and insisted upon the full support of the church's world wide program. Wednesday afternoyn was given to the statistical session and to a sympjosium on "World Service," conducted by Dr. N. E. Davis of the- board of hospitals a-nd homes. Body Sent to England C. W. Evans, of the* Evans Funeral Home, has received -from New York a request for a transcript of death for the body of Charles W. Vickers, who wa8 killed in the accident with the Murrays here last week. Mr. Vickers was a native of England and the body will be placed aboard a steamer nnd sent to his former home for burial. Cotton Blooms in December Rural Carrier J. W. Thompson, on route two, brought to 4rur office the first of the week feeVeral cotton; blooms found in a field belonging to Mr. James H. Burns, and tells us that any number of blooms could be gathered from various fields along his ' The weather took a downward slump Tuesday night, however, when a slight freeze came for the night and it is doubtful if Mr. Thompson will be able to find any more. On the Air Every Tuesday Rudolf Friml and "Land of Flowers" on the air over station WSB, Atlanta, Tuesday, 6:15 P- *" ? week, also over station WLW, Cincinnati, Thursday's at 8:00 p. m. Tune in and hear this wonderful music opened with the theme song, "Flowers to Remember You By." Schools To Close For Holidays The City schools will close for the holidays after the day's work Friday, Dece mbe r T8, a nd remain closed for the rl8tma" hho1^* until Monday, January 4th, when work will be resumed, announced Superintendent J. G. Kichard8, Jr., in a statement given out today when interviewed. In Char re of Christmas Seals The gale of Christmas Seals this year in Kershaw county is in charge of Mrs. Caleb C. Whitaker, Jr., and Mrs. B. W. Gettys. The county goals run from $160 to $6,500. The seal sale which supports the work of the national, state and county tuberculosis associations will run through the month of December Buy seals now for decoratmgyeur Christmas paokages. . _ ... ^ :ir,~ * ?r : * ~rz -v