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* --- - ? ?> _ ?)*,; - - - T ?L\ fl i. Vil'v. C2. . 4,- -AvJVa-.* V .-- * * . ; 11 ^ W? '* ' ^ ?* - " .. . i , : rg r. ' v - ' . * ' ...* , ; ;> :',1.:^ The Camden Chronicle ?s9eaa^e,SISBa,aai^l*B,,9ss!!,i!B9?^^ VOUJ?*B??B CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1032. NUMBER 42 Ill !' imiiimmi . II . -/.r' . ; ' < V.V ' ' ii I mm | I ' - - - - - * k a A ,_x Golf and Polo Main Attractions " Mrs. Sterliuff ^B.IBeardsley, of New York, and Mro. ObaHes Hoyt, of Garden City, am guest* of lira. W. L. Wright, on Ghmmdt street. Many social affair# have been given In their honor. Among them was a golf Tournament by Mrs. Wright on the SarsfraW ooufae followed by a tea at her cottage. Also honoring Mrs. Bear^rioy and Mrs. Hoyt, a Mmer'wis given on Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs. H. D, 'Kiribover and on Friday Mrs. John IL. Weeks, of New York, entertained-with a luncheon at B1MrmS9te?Kng S3. tBeardsley arrived from New York on Thursday to join Mrs. Beardsley at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. 'Wright. Mr. and Mrs. /Amos Tuck French, of Tuxedo Parfk,'?re at the Kirlewood. Mr. H. Burke, ifrho is passing the season at the Kirkvrood, gave a dinler for Mrs. T. Edmund Krumbholz, Mrs. Wallace I. Keep, Mrs. K. B. Wilcox, Mrs. Willis Wilder.and Miss ilara Krumbholz. I John 1Stuart Martin and Mr. er, of New 'York, are guests . Julia Ixmg'Knapp, at Deare Charles D. 'Lanier c,of XJreenConn., is visiting Mr. Clark is on hrs -jttnntation. i ind Mrs. George Griswold, of tne, Conn., are guests of Mrs. C. DuBose on Fair street. . Page Warden, of Pasadena, ng Mrs. W. vN.!Kerr. Ix?uis Lorillard, of Newport, ^ a guest of her sister, Mrs. (11 Steward. J. Dodge Peters, of New York, passing the season at the [nn, entertained on' Tuesday luncheon for twelve guests at oaf Villa. ... ,nd Mrs. Rdbert W. Pomeroy, ford and iGamde'n, gave a n at their ^honae on Sunday, md Mrs. :B."LS. : Litchfield, of i, N- T., have leased the Ralph ottaga for the season. E. Sfcauffen :and Mrs. Whitguests at Green Leaf Villa. Watson; Pomeroy, of the cottony, was hostess for twelve ouug gdt with :a 'dinner Tuesnmg at Green Xeaf Villa. Page Warden, Who is visitRister. Mrs;-W-ftlram N~. Kerr, many affairs tendered her. them was -a movie party givrs. Elizabeth Jepwng^ Thoma dinner, at thdir home by Mrs. P. m. 'Rhodes, games <?f polo are., being egularty three times a week number two. An interestch of the week was played the blue and yellow teams, iting the blue ware Samuel Carroll X. JBnssett, R. S.. and Van Z&nt Knight; yeljy Tapper, Watson "Pomeroy, kittle, Norman Bno'b. H. D. refereed the matdh which in a victory for the yellow, harles Van IZcant Knight enwit h a tea for the flayers friends after the match at Spring estate. Mrs. Dcla-j Baldwin also gave :a tea after i at Green Leaf Villa. ; taking oil much more act:veral new players are exAmong them Gerard Smith, lyn, who *will prcftwbiy ar>re the first of February. . Allison, the efficient manthe Camden Polo diib, is ouraged at the outlook, served in the attractive par-1 ie Kirk wood each afternoon 0 guests of the Hotel and nds. Mrs. Willis Wilder, of , Ga., hostess this season at ood, lends the charm of her J hospitality by presiding at uble. The orchestra will arveek at the Kirkwood. Conhe parlors and dancing each 1 the Grill will be resumed, tting contests on the Kirk-j ?n will be held each Tues-| ) :J0 'a. m. c fine weather of this week, i both golf conrses has been A ringer tournament for I many entries at Sarsfield yvrs daily using the course W. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. bit, Mrs. A. 8. Hunter, Mrs. rvin, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith, Miller," Mrs. W. L. Wright nd Mrs. Dennison D. Dana. gniKhed visitor in the Camcolony this week was Mr. Stewart, of Baltimore, who Advocate- of-the First Dihe World War. He was a several days of Mr. and c Williams at their ,planicfit card party for the spital on Saturday after home of Mr. Frank Cour$108.00. Mrs. Dennison D. Dana William C. Waljcer have >m Englewood for a visit rt Inn. Mrs. Howard W. Gage, of Mass., and Mr#. Edwnrd Arlington. Vt., are gueats lomas J. Kirkland. ? rke Bogert and Mrs. Bradr. and Mrs. Gristoold, of Conn., are with Mrs. BduBose on Fair street. irge Estate Sold t Jan. 1ft ffW.lngM-ef mAtor S. A. Graham, on river in WllUanmburg heen sold for $9&fi00 to irpenter, viea president of t-Demours company, df State Constables Lose Their Jobs Columbia, Jan. 19. TV> atate constabulary will be dUcoetihwwd after February 1. A latter was mailed to all members of the force today by Charlea H. Gerald, secretary to ' Governor Blackwood, informing them the legislature probably would appropriate "insufficient fun da" to continue .the work and their commissions would not be renewed after February'1. 4 There are 15 men en the force at present. The letter wu: ? "I am directed by the governor to advise you that (present indications are that insufficient funds will be appropriated by the legislature to continue the constabulary for the year 1932. - 4,You are hereby notified that the governor will not be able to renew your commission on February 1st. "Will you please return your automobile and all equipment in your possession to this office on or before February 1, 1932." The letter was signed by Mr. Gerald. The constabulary was attacked last week by ^Senator Edgar A. Brown, Barnwell, who charged its work consisted chiefly of aiding federal officers in enforcing prohibition laws. He also charged the appropriation allotted by the legislature in 1931 for the work of the constabulary was $45,000 while $52,000 had been expended. Mr. Gerald would not oommerit on the governor's action today but distributed to the members of the press this typewritten statement: "It is interesting to note that in 1930, the last year of the administration of Governor Biehards, the cost of the constabulary was $82,170.76-"The cost of the constabulary during 1931, the first year of Governor Blackwood's adminisdtration, amounted to $52,894.29, a saving of $9,276.38 [ over the year 1930." (Members of the constabulary are: R. T. Allison, Chester; J. M. H. Ashley, Honea Path; iC. M. Foster, Greenwood; J. W. BeckneTl, (Spartanburg; B. B. Leitzsey, Newberry; C. L. Melton, Cheraw; W. T. Newman, Spartanburg; T. T. Henderson, Greenville; S. H. Owens, Columbia; W. A. Styron, Columbia; C. B. Weeka, Waltenboro; B. L. Weeks, Laurens; D. I. Young, Charleston; J. L. Poppe-nfcehn, Charleston and J. W. Richardson, Columbia. Killed Large Rattlesnake Paul Brown, a farmer residing in the Mt. Zion section, while going about on his farm Monday ran across a rattlesnake which he promptly killed, with a stick as the weapon. The rattler had nine rattles. This is unusual in this section for snakes to -be about in January but hunters in this section tell us that they have been coming in contact with snakes quite often, due to the spring-like weather. The heavy frost of Wednesday morning probably caused many to hunt their hiding places for the Winter. Cadet Bateman Promoted Cadet M. A. Bateman, a member of the senior class of The Citadel, has been appointed to the grade of second lieutenant in the Corps of Cadets and attached to Company A. The promotion was made by Colonel John W. Lang, Commandant of Cadets of South Carolina's Military College, and was announced January 15. Visit The Market .... An- invitation is extended '-all housekeepers of the city to come to the Club Market, open on Wednesday and Saturday of each week. On Saturday, January 23rd, a special price will be made on all sausages. Try sopie of the delicious country sausage* sold by these ladies members of the market. To Broadcast On Sunday , On Sunday, January 24th, Rev. J. B. Oaston, of the Camden Baptist church will have charge of the service# in the First Baptist church in Charlotte at the morning aarvice at 11 o'clock and the evening service at 7:45 p. m. Both aervicee will be broadcast over the Charlotte radio station, WOT. The Winds of Rev. Caaton, no doubt, will enjoy listening in at thia time. * Or. C. A. Jonaa, of Columbia, will Sunday at both the morning and Former Camden Man! Dies In Columbia Lost ri(c? lor Ha mini? Oil* 8knyrl, 29, (popular poa toff ice letter carrier i who died Wednesday at the Columbia < hospital* were held yesterday from \ Park Street Baptist church with the i Rev. Paul Wheeler, pastor, and the < Rev. John H. Webb, pastor of the i First Baptist church, in charge. In- ! torment was in Elmwood cemetery. i Mr. .Sns^ri was born in Gamdfen and 1 he moved to Columbia 20 years ago. ] He had been with the poeteffice department the past 16 years. He was a man of many enviable rhanacteris tics and was well liked (by the large number of persons who knew him. Besides his wife, who vblSB Miss Emma Walker, Mr. Smyrl is survived by three small children, Tom, 7; Robert, 4, and Hugh, 3. He also leaves his parents, Capt. and Mris. T. J. Smyrl, and the following brothers and sisters: Val J. Smyrl, formerly detective for the Atlantic Coast Line j ii railroad in Columbia and now connected in a more responsible position with the same company, with headquarters in Rocky iMount, N. C.; Rennie E. * Smyrl, connected with Thomas and Howard, of Columbia; Mrs. J. E. Brunson and Miss Rachel Smyrl, both of Columbia.?Friday's Columbia State. * Shriners Elect Officers At the annual meeting of the Camden Shrine Club on Friday evening, A. Sam Karesh was elected president of the club; W. F. Nettles, vice-president; Leon H. Schlosiburg, secretary; W. F. Nettles, treasurer. \ The meeting was held in the shrme ch?b rooms arbtond thirty-five members being present. A delicious steak dinner was served. Poultry Specialist Here Today All persons interested in the production of better poultry should hear Mis? Juanita Neely, poultry specialist from Winihrop. college, at the county-wide meeting at the Court Howe this Friday afternoon, January 22, at 2:30 o'clodk. The advisability of reorganizing the Kershaw County Poultry association will also be discussed, says . Miss Sadie B. Craig, county home demonstration agent. , Grace Church Services Rev. vC. G. Richardson, Rector, Grace Episcopal church, announces the follow'mg services for ^.Sunday, January 24th: Celebration of the Holy ConoBttnnion 8:00 a. in.; Church , School 10:00 a. m.; morning' prayer i and sermon 11.115 a. m.; Young People's iServiceJCeague will meet at the home of Mias Katherine Kennedy, Fair street at 7:00 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Local Men in Auto Accident ? While returning from Lancaster Friday night, Joel Hough and Donald Storey met with an "accident when their can skidded in the mud and crashed against a concrete pillar. Mr. Storey, who was driving, and who escaped unhurt, prevented a more serious accident by skillful handling. Mr. Hough, who was on the side of the car where the glancing blow was struck, suffered a painful, thqugh not serious, head injury. The accident occurred at a point just South of Lancaster wherethe railroad makes an overhead crossing of the highway on concrete supports, which stand in the road. And the highway is unrpaved just under this structure. Passing motorists gave aid and help was finally obtained from Camden. The car, which is owned by Mr. Hough, was considerably damaged.Attending Convention The Tenth Annual coftvention of the Upper South Carolina branch of the Woman's Auxiliary to the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal church is being held Thursday and Friday of "this week in the Church of Our Saviour, Rock Hill. Those attending the convention from Camden are: Mrs. John M. Villepigue, Miss Leila Shannon, Mrs. James H. Burn# and. Mrs. Joe H. Guthrie. Hiss Shannon will appear on the program. ? -.-^League To Held Meeting Johh G. Richards, president, and L. P. Thompson, secretary, announce that the Farmers' and Taxpayers' league will have a mealing in the county court house at 10:80 a. m. Wednesday, January 27th, 1932. A full meting ie desired. Lee County Negro Ends His Own Life 1 " iSumter, Jan. 13,?Sander* Cain, wealthy and respected Negro farmer )f Lee county, oorrrmitted suicide in the woods near hi* home, four miles from Mayesville, early this morning; Gain's body waa found in the woods shortly after 9 oNslock. He had shot himself through the heart with a pistol. Despondency over ill health is believed to have caused him to take hi* life. Cain farmed hundreds of acres of lan<| and was a strong believer in the policy of living at home, raising practically everything needed for his table, even .planting a small patch of rice, lie never owned an automobile, though able to afford several if he had wished. He always rode around in a buggy ami no share-cropper living on his land was Allowed to have an automobile. During the last few years Cain is reputed to have carried savings accounts totaling more than $35,000 in Sumter banks, all of which he accumulated from his farming operations. Surviving are two daughters and a number of sons. Sanders Acquitted of Murder Charge "Not guilty" was the verdict returned at 11:05 last night?four hours and 20 minutes after the jury had taken the case of Henry W. Sanders, charged with the murder of Lawrence Lee the afternoon of January 8, 1931, at Huger and Gervais streets. This case, which was tried at the September term of the court of general sessions "but was declared a mistrial when one Of the Jurors was taken sick, occupied the entire day of the court of general sessions. Five witnesses wtre presented by the state andr nine by the defense. Sanders, a barber, offered as defense several threats made by Lee and that Lee lunged at him just before the fatal shots were fired, | while the state endeavored to prove that the defendant had shot an un- i armed man while he was in the custody of an officer of the law, and therefore, was not justified in his action. A large crowd attended the trial. Sanders was prosecuted by Solicitor A. Fletcher .Spigner, and was represented by Judge Heyward Brockin-i ton of the Columbia municipal court and Judge Mendel L. Smith of Camden.?.Saturday's State. Market Bulletin Comes Again The Market Bulletin, issued weekly by J. W. Shealy, commissioner of agriculture, S. C. Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, is now being sent out again. The .publication of the Bulletin, has been suspended for the past three months on account of the lack of funds. This has been the case for the past few years. Due to lack of funds the Bulletin was not published during the last two or three months od^each ye?ar. There are now 50,000 subscribers tQ the Bulletin. At comes every week and it is free. You can subscribe for it by simply sending your name and address to J. W. Shealy, 118 State Office^Bldgs., Columbia, S. C., and asking him to put your name on his mailing list for the Bulletin. ~ Thie information is given for the -benefit 'of some who may widh to subscribe. Several weeks ago someone wanted to get the Bulletin but did not know it was free. The Bulletin is good to have, since, it keeps one informed as to the price of things in different parts of the: state, agricultural products especially, besides the other information it furnishes. No Pay For Teachers Greenville,_ Jan. 19. ? Greenville county officials and teachers face a pay lees pay day this nmnth. B. N. Miller, treasurer of Greenville county, today said be saw no way for the county to pay it* employes their regular salaries at the end of this month. " ' An county funds, be aaid, are being combined to meet $200,000 in tK?u* da* Mnwr 1 *2*6,000 Second Dividend Paid By Late Bank Dr. R. E. ?teven?on, receiver for the Loan awl Savin** bank of thi* j city, which closed Us door* last Jan- j nary, nwded out check* to around < six hundred, dopoaitora on Wodnea*- J day. It represented about $11,000 j cash to ibe put into circulation and j ia the second dividend of 10 per cent j to be paid to >U< depositor*. j A. large number of check* for a- , mounts under $1.00 will be held at j the bank for depositor* who are re- ' quested to call for them. At the closing of the bank it had j bills payable amounting to $32,500 . and also had secured deposits- of ' state and county funds amounting to j $43,000. $38,000 of this latter a- ( mount has been paid off. About , $92,500 has been collected and .paid out within a year, The other dividend of 10 per cent was paid out in July of last year. Other dividend* will follow as the-receiver makes collections. Grand And Petit Jurors Drawn Here Court of general sessions will eon* I vene Monday, February 8th, with Judge Thomas S. Sease, presiding, brand and petit jurors' were <frawn Tuesday morning?the grand jurors serve for the year, and the petit jurors serve for the first week. The first six grand jurors are holdover from last year: IGrand Jurors \ W. R. DeLoache, J. B. MJoCoy, L. J. Baker; J. B. Cureton, John M. Porter, H. B. Hatfield, W. F. Nettles, G. W. Harrison, Camden; J. E. Carson, J. H. Barfield, T. H. .Young, Kershaw;- E. M. Worta**a**> -W. A. Boykin, Boykin; J. I?. Bell, James A. Rose borough, E. T. Truesdale, Lugoff; F. B. Floyd, Liberty Hill; H. B. Bouhvare, LongtoWn. Petit Jurors J. H. Osborne, I. J. MloKenzie, L. L. MdCeekill, E. E. Munn, C. R. Villepigue, Olin Waters, John T, Nettles, N. R. Goodale, C. M. Hough, C. M. Laney, W. rf. McDowell, F. C. Jones, W. D. Trantham, Abraham Sheheei), Leo Moseley, John Y. Thompson, G. T. Catoe, Camden; D. T. Branham, J. T. Bell, N. P. Gerttya, Lugoff; H. D. Thompson, E. S. Rodger*, Bethune; L. B. Laney, W. P. Bowers, Cassatt; R. H. Trueadalo, Curtio Ogburn, Doc Hunter, T. H. Young, Jr.,. R. S. Long, S. F. Williams, John M. Croxton, E. J. Catoe, Louis Baker, Lindsay Johnson, M. P. Johnson, J. C. Faulkeniberry, Kens haw. Two Children Drown In Santee Mishap Elloree, Jan. 17.?An infant son and a small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mitchum were drowned in the Santee river this afternoon when a boat in which the family was taking a pleasure ride overturned. Mrs. Mitchum clutched the two smaller children to her as the craft capsized, but they were jarred from her grasp by log pilings. The mother was rescued two hours later from an improvised raft. The father reacl^d shore with another daughter, While"" a nine-year-old son swam unaided to safety. The infant's body was recovered, while boatmen continued to search for that of the three-year-old girl. Elected Officer* For Year On last Sunday at the Sunday school hour an election was held at Bethesda church for officers for the year. Those elected were: F. N. McCorkle, superintendent; J. G. Richards, Jr., assistant superintendent; S. W. Hogue, secretary and treasurer; D. O. Houser, assistant secretary and treasurer; Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., pianist; Miss Mary E. Wooten, assistant pianist. The Sunday gchool will have their Rally Day on February 7th and at that time fund* will be raised to pay off the debt now owed on the church. Services each Sunday are a* foL low*: Sunday school at 10 a. m.; morning church set vice* It 11:18 o'clock. . ' . i New Cotton Census Enumerator Robert P. Thomplrins, of Kershaw, omerator for Kerthsw county to sue* Burglars Attempt 10 Rob Bethune Bank Bethune, Jan. 19.?An attempt* to rob the Merchant*' and Farmers ?ank of Bethune was made some time during Monday night or before lay light Tuesday morning. The robtor or robbers gained entrance to the bank through a rear door. The lock on the vault door was then turned through, presumably with an icetylene torch. Then a hula w** turned through the steel safe almost large enough to admit a man's hand. Water had been .poured in the hole to protect the money from the heat ?r* which was so great that the safe was warm until aibout noon Tuesday. However, the would-be robbers must have been pressed for time and left without securing any money. There was about seven thousand dollars in Uhe safe at the time. Five hundred dollars in paper bills was considerably scorched. No clues are obtainable so far." . , A t L, The mombeW dPtho eleventh grade complimented the (tenth grade boys and girls with a very enjoyable party at the home of Miss Josephine v. Smith, last Friday evening. Entertainment was furnished with interesting games and contests and a very happy everting was spent. Miss Mamie Douglas, of Winnsboro, and Norwood Thomas, of Aiken, were week end guests of Mrs. L. D. Robertson. , Miss Clara Gordon, who teaches in the Union school, was at home during the .week end.? ,t , Mr. and Mrs. Brevard' Kendall and infant son, of Oheraw, were suPP*1* guests in the hc^ne of Mr. and Mrs. ^ M. O. Wand last Sunday evening. Jake Catoe, who was called home recently on accoiimt of the illness of his mother.?Mrs. Steve Catoe, returned to Port Bragg last Sunday.^ Fred Brannon, who has been in f camp in New York is at home on a furlough. . . . . , Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Kernler visited the former's parents near Lexington SUM?aay Eunice Saverance to spending some time in Lamar with her sister,' Mrs. Huggins. The faculty of the Bethune schools J attended the- Kershaw county teachers' association at Oamden last Frid l(&r. D. T. Yatibrough and family suffered the loss of a Urge quantity _ of clothing, bed and table linen, and > other things when the clothes line of v their washer woman, Harriet -LWt ?r who lives a few miles from town, was robbed one night last week. In consequence of the previous inclement weather, several weeks' wash was on the line and the thief was particular in selecting all of the best gar- , ments. Tracks led to the house of v t a colored family, but by the time a search warrant could be secured no traces of the stolen goods could be A ' -f.VThe Bethune girls' basket ball team defeated the Midway girls in a game played at Bethune Tuesday afternoon. --.r.: The score was twenty te twelve. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McKinnon and little daughter, of Bantsville, are visiting Mrs. Amanda 'McKinnon. Anniversary Service* ,-?.Jyjf The Rev. J. W. Boykin would have us to again remind the public of his anniversary services to be held Sunday at Mt. Moriah Baptist church. This is an annual event with these colored people and they put on an interesting program of old time spiritual songs. The anniversary ad- _ dress this year will be made by Judge Mendel L. Smith at 3:30 p. m. He is a most forceful speaker and is always listened to with great interest. Special seats will bo reserved for . : white friends. * ?Rev. Mackin To Broadcast Rev. Thomas J. Mackin, pastor of St; Patirs fhlirch, Spartanburg, S. C.,~ will preach at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, UL, .Sunday, January 24, at twelve o'clock Central Time, one o'clock Eastern Standard Time, the sermon to be broadcast over Station WOFL. A short wave broadcast is used in - con-junction with the long wave. Father Mackin, who was formerly pastor of St. Mary's church, Camden, S. C., and served in other ? - sections of the'state, waa born and baptized in Cathedral parish in Chicago. Plmy at Mt. Pisgah High School Wednesday night, January the 27th, at 8 p. m., the Milt Tolbert players will appear at the Mt. Pisgah high school auditorium in "Jim Bailey," a great comedy-drama in three acts. * There will be vaudeville, between the - t acts. The Mttt Tolbert players, from Monroe, N? have thrilled audi* uociifor ten seasons! They have appeared with repeated success in such schools as Wingate College, Oak hurst high school in Charlotte, as :?aH jrsgiPi^llWulldiIf wMuoM and colleges. The price of sihaleshm ?^r-\6 and 25 eeate. , that attend,