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VOLUME 44. -':: V r! CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIpXY, APRIL 29, 1932 NUMBER 4.
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fwoArrested Here
[Carried To Virginia
I j A Payne and Johnnie Brown,
& wer* arrested hare. last week by
|mdia police officers charged with
tmpcintf to cash Southern railway
Iditor's checks, we'fe carried Monty
t0 Alexandria, Va., to face chargIof
forgery.
Ipayni first denied the charges to
icers hut later confessed that he
Id passed checks in Alexandria, Va.,
E||yn, Va., New Orleans, La.,
Ciown, Ala., and Kpoxvjlle, Tenn.
Officers had information which led
t,? to believe they have been wantI
over a period of three years?alEugh
Payne claims his first offense
Es committed October 28 of last
They had in their possession fifEn
checks amounting to $326, all
Kdc payable to "J. A. Martin." Also
End on one of the men was a travKg
card made out to J. A. Mai tin,
a member in the Brotherhood of
Eemotive Engineers and it was by
Es means Payne would identify himE
as the "J. A. Martin" to whom
E checks were made 'payable.
Ehe men represented themselves as
ng specialty writers on newspapers
H found in tlheir belongings were
Kierous linotype parts and printing
Iterials gathered from print shops
their rounds.
Hfficers investigating the case had
their possessiqn a photograph and
Bription of Payne, the elder man,
Eh stated that he had served one
En under a different name in the
Eo state prison and another term
the West Virginia penitentiary,
E sentences being on forgery
liy Subscription
And Help Children
or the past three weeks The
onicle has carried in its ndvertisr^ columns
an offer through the W.
Kettles & Son agency and The (
Honicle to give to the Camden city
Eols a late model Philco radio.
Etar the returns on subscriptions
He been very light. The Chronicle
Ha large number of subscribers!
Eamdt n and outlying districts, who j
in arrears on subscription, due to(
I business depression and other j
Hie Chronicle and the Nettles firm;
make this award only on condiH
that the students turn in thej
^ ssary number of old and new |
^fccriptions. It is a simple matter
E^ne to tell the amount owing to j
I paper just by referring to the
lain ! found on the front page.
H ono (d the pupils ciills on you
|a renewal don't simply tell him
Hor that you are taking the paper,
look at your label and see if you
the next few weeks we will furI
the students with a list of those
rears and if you dpn't want your
to read thus, send in the amount
the collectors are given the
payirg up now you will help
children get a 'radio free of
? and turn this money loose in
community.
Republican To Run
^ >s year for th? first time since
there is the promise of a Re can
candidate for Congress in
^pth Sf.Carolina aist.net, comI
of York, Chester, Cherokee,
i&ter, Chesterfield, Kershaw and
eld counties. The last Repubcandidate
for ' Congress in the
ct \ut- the late'E. Brooks Sligh
he>ter. who died many years
>-.ch opposed the late Conhiar.
!' ,J, Strait, of I^ancaster,,
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na<i :c:>ated Congressman John|
m Pr - - <<f Chester for the Demo;
r"'' nation in 1892. Sligh got
("f He talked of contesting
l<a: -f Ur. Strait, but as Con-j
a;i. Hemocrstic that year it
P'- ' r.< ar his proposed contest, j
.the Republican district conven- j
p'd n Rock Hill Tuesday a resfn
adopted to place a conror-a
candidate in the field this
to oppose the Democratic nom1
The Republican nominee, unF|e
terms of the resolution, will
f se'ccted until after the DemoI
pnma-y is held the latter part
Pgust.?Fort MiU Times.
Fh concern is felt in England bethe
fact that Premier M*cF
msy loe? the aight of an eya
fy operated on. At akc*tfn(*
ft Monday night ha a.ttpac*
J blind for ? ww Taomatfr>
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Merchants Observe
Thursday Holidays
The following merchant* have
agreed to observe a half holiday on
(Thursday afternoons, closing their
I stores at t o'clock, beginning 'the
month of May and running to September:
Williams Insurance Agency, Burns
and Barrett, Home Furnishing Company,
Boston Store, Lee's Barber
Shop, Nero Reed, S. H. Ross, A. She,
been, F. Sheheen, Chero jpbla Bottling
Company, S. N. Nicholson, W. F.
Nestles and Son, Home Store No. 2,
J. C. Bjfrkin, City Clerk, H. S. Steedt
man, Secretary Water and Light
j office, Rhame Brothers, F. M. Wooten,
Jr., M. Baruch, W. P. Heath, Jr.,
A, & P. Tea Company No. 11, Colonial
Food Shop, C. V. Massebeau No. 1
and No. 2, I^ewis and Christmas,
' Dickey's Market, Camden Furniture
Company, Inc., Albert Studio, Home
| Store No. 1, Lang's Grocery, Beasley
! Market, J. J. Tolbert, Dixie Radio and
! Electric Company, Sanitary Barber
! ^hop, Mackey Hardware Company,
'A. & P. Tea Company No. 12, Camden
Beauty Parlor, C. P. DuBose and
Company, Davidson Insurance Agency.
J To Close Beginning* in June
The following merchants have
agreed to close for the half holidays
on Thursday, beginning in June and
lasting until September. School
commencement comes this year on
May 31, and these merchants desire
J to stay open during May in order to
; accommodate the school pupils and
patrons:
I DeKalb Pharmacy, Shannon Elec|
trie Company, W. J. Brownlee, W.
[ Sheorn and Son, Hoffer Company, W.
G. Wilson, The Outlook Shoppe, H.
L. Schlosburg's Store, DePass' Drug
Store, J. C. Penney Cdmpany, The
Leader, Wolfe-Eichel Company, M. H.
Heyman, L. Lomansky, M. E. Gerald,
English and Patterson, The Fashion'
Shop, Palace Barber Shop, Dick Goodale,
F. P. Goodale, Sowell's Drug
Store, Hirsch Brothers and Company, i
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Man Injured By Car
John Bradlby, a crippled white man,
from the eastern part of the county,
was badly bruised and suffered a
broken collar bone early Saturday afternoon
when his buggy was struck
by a car said to have been driven by j
a Bethune man. The accident hap-!
pened in front of Burnett's fillihg'
station on Federal highway nurdberi
one. Mr. Bradley was brought to the^
Camden hospital for treatment, but
shortly afterwards returned to his1
home in the Antioch section. Several
years ago Mr. 'Bradley lost a
leg id' a runaway accident while driving
to his home from Camden.
Fire Damages . j
Old Landmark
Fire around 1:30 Thursday afternoorf
badly damaged the W. Bratton
de Loach two-story residence on Lyttleton
street^ The fire had been
smouldering in the second story for
some time and suddenly burst into
flames.
The fire department responded
quickly and by good work soon had
the flames under control, though the
roof was badly damaged. The house
is the former General J. B. Kershaw
home and is one of the old land-marks
of Camden. It was occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Garrison. Jr.. And family,
and portions of the household
goods belonged to Mrs. Bratton de
Loach, Mr. and Mrs. Garrison and
Mrs. G. L. Blackwell. All carried
insurance on their furniture and Mrs.
de Loach carried insurance on the
residence.
Most of the furniture was gotten
out of the house but a great deal,
was damaged by smoke and water.
Death of Mr. Hoi ley
David Holley, 39-year-old world
war veteran died at the Camden hospital
Wednesday after an illness of
pneumonia. He is survived by his
widow who was Miss Eva Saverance,
of Bethune, and one son. He is also^
widely connected in the northeastern
section of the county. The body waS|
prepared for burial by the Evans
Funeral Home and was carried to Mt.
Pisgah church, in the Buffalo section,
where the funeral occurred Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock, services being
conducted by Rev. J. B. Caaton, of
Camden.
8?ate Auditor J. W. Long, of Iowa,
has been, suspended from office by
Governor Turner on chargee that be
^otwtaand other lrreguiaritiea.
T"tnJ
Building & Loan Men
To Me?t In Camden
The four building and loan associations
of Camden met Monday afternoon
in the Masonic building to ,
make tentative' plains for entertaining
the state building and loan league i
which meets in Camden May 24 and 1
25. . 4 t
The delegates from sixty-five building
and loan associations in South
Carolina will'register at Hotel Cam- 1
den from 11a. m. to 12 m. on Tuesday,
May 24. The business sessions
open at 12 noon of the same day in
the American Legion hall. The sessions
will be called to order by President
J. B. Woodson, and the meetings
will run throughout Wednesday
afternoon.
John T. Nettles was appointed to
see after the registration; S. W. Van
I^andingham, W. F. Nettles, J. B.
Zemp and George W. Wilson were appointed
a committee on invitation and
dinner; J. B. Wallace, John Whitaker,
Jr., Lewis L. Clyburn and W. L.
Goodale were named as a committee
on entertainment; L. A. Wittkowsky
and W. R. Zemp, a committee on
speakers.
There are 110 building and loan
associations in South Carolina, but
only 65 are members of the South
Carolina Building and lx>an League.
Standard Dealers
To View Picture
Henry E. Beard, Jr., local manager
of the Standard Oil Company, has
arranged for the showing in the
American Legion flail on Tuesday
evening, May 3, of an eight-reel picture
entitled "Esso ami Fi]l_It Up."
I This picture is for the benefit of
j the Standard Oilc dealers and employees.
It presents the whole story
of the making of the giant, powerful
I fuel, 'and at the same time carries a
story of a high entertainment value.
About seventy-five Standard Oil
dealers will be in attendance. In
fact Standard dealers everywhere in
the Camden territory are invited to
see this picture. After the show the
dealers in attendance will be tendered
a supper at the Palmetto Tea Room.
Services at Malvern Hill
Services will be held at the Mali
vern Hill Baptist church by the pastor,
Rev. W. E. Furcron Sunday, May
1, 19.32. The hours of service are 3
o'clock for the afternoon and 8 o'clock
for the night service. The public is
| invited to attend tlhese services.
Corporal Truesdale
Injured Seriously
Washington, April 26.?Cpl. D. L.
Truesdale, marine corps, who went
| through seven engagements with NicI
araguan insurgents and was uninsured
in them, was seriously injured
j Sunday by the accidental explosion
of a rifle grenade while he was on
patrol duty near the Honduran bor!
der.
Truesdale, whose home is at Lugoff,
S. C., is serving as a second lieu1
tenant in the Nicaraguan National
Guard.
j Lieut, Col. Calvin B. Matthews,
commanding the marine detachment
Jin Nicaragua, in a report to the navy
| department, described Truesdale's
condition as "wrfhn* h
Press Inventor Dies.
I Westerly, R. L, A<pril 24.?Charles
V. Cottrell, inventor of numerous refinements
to the printing press, died
tonight of a heart attack. He was 74
j years old. Mr. Cottrell was president
I of the Cr B. Cottrell and Sons company,
manufacturers of printing presses.
First Baptist Church Services
The following services are announced
at the First Baptist church:
Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Mr. C. O.
Stogner, superintendent. Public worship
11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m., conductJed
by the pastor. Morning subject,
"The Lord's Supper." Evening subject,
"A Triumphant Cry." Prayer
and praise service Wednesday eveni
ing at 8. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock ami Junior
B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7.
j Let us keep in mind the B. Y. P. U.
Enlargement Campaign beginning on
I May 8. It la hoped that all the
I young people of the church may l^y
plana to attend. Your pretence and
cooperation are needed In order "io
, Tbe puhltei* cordially fnvited Xa
attend nil the. MmeM ofjhla
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Camden Club
Names Delegates
The Camden Democratic Club met
Saturday and elWted T. K. Trotter
a* president; I. C. Hough as vicepresident
and H. D. Nilea, secretary
and treasurer. J. H? McLeod was
named as executive oommitteemain to
the county convention.
The Camden club polled a total of
1,030 votes in 1930, which entitled it
to 41 delegates to the county convention
to be held here Monday, May 2.
Tho twenty members in attendance
were named na delegates and L. T.
Mills, J. H. McLeod and W. L. DePass,
Jr., were named as a committee
to appoint other delegates.
The names of the delegates to the
convention from this club are as follows:
E. L. Moseley, W, K. Hough,
R. E. Chewning, B. E. Sparrow, L. T.
Mills, M. M. Reasonover, E. C. Zenvp,
J. D. Sheorn, F. C. Moseley, J. S.
Lindsay. C. W. Evans, Sam McCaskill,
G. E. Taylor, J. H. Clyburn, J. R.
Belk, I. C. Hough, H. D. Niles, B. M.
Smith, T. K. Trotter, W. L. DePass,
Jr., M. L. Smith, G. C. Welsh, L. A.
Wittkowsky, W. T. Rdnfearn, W. Arthur
Clark, Wiley Sheorn, R. E. Stevenson,
G. 'F. Cooley, C. P. DuBose,
C. R. Villepigue, Joe H. Strak, W. M.
Alexander, G. T. Littlf, Jr., L. B.
Campbell, W. L. Jackson, Dr. A W.
Humphries, JJ. G. Garrison, Jr.', Sam
Karesh, J. C. Gillis, A. M. Mcleod
and S. W. Hogue.
Named as enrollment committee
were W. R. Hough, M. L. Smith, Jr.,
Misa Emmie Alexander and H. D.
Niles.
All clubs throughout the county are]
requested to bring to the convention'
with t'hem on Monday, May?2, the
names of all delegates and their ex-1
eeutive committeemen. The convention
will be held at 11 o'clock in the
morning.
Bethune Club Met
, Bethune, S. C., April 23. The Bethune
Democratic Club met in the
town hall for the purpose of reorganizing
for the year 1932. Meeting was
called to order by the past president,
T R Bethune, and the following officers
were elected: T. R. Bethune,
president; J. M. Clyburn, vice president;
Wesley Hammon, secretary and
treasurer; L. Davis, executive committeeman.
Delegates to county convention:
Lewis Hilton, C. C. Pate, i<.
S. Horton, L. Davis, J. M. Clyburn,
T. R. Bethune, M. M. Baker, Alvin
Clyburn, M. Gardner, J. N. McLaurin,
D. J. Clyburn, Hugh Oliver.
Raley's Mill Club Met
Bethune, S. C., April 25. The Raley's
Mill Denipcratic Club ntet Saturday
, April 23, and was reorganized
by being called to order by the
president, W. P. Rodgers.
The following officers were elected:
W. P. Rodgers, president; Richard Eubanks,
vice-president; P. C. Rodgers,
secretary and treasurer; C. B. Pate,
executive committeeman; Charlie
Newman, A. C. Reddick, P. C. Rodgers,
enrollment committee, and delegates
to the county convention?five
in number were: J. B. Munn, J. E.
Davis, B. A. Munn, Richard Eubanks
and W. P. Rodgers.
The following resolutions were
unanimously endorsed. "That we
urgo our next legislative delegation
to make all offices, both state and
county,, a two year term. We also
recommend that all officials drawing
a salary from the peoples tax money
be required to go before the people
in the primary to get the job."
Doby's Mill Club Met
Lugoff, S. C., April 24.?The Doby's,
Mill Democratic club met Saturday,
April 23, and elected the following
officers and delegates for the ensuing
year: A. E. Kirkland, president;
A. K. Bowen, secretary; H. A. Hawkins,
executive committeeman; J. M.
Martin, alternate executive committeeman.
Delegates to county convention,
J. M. Martin, C. M. Porter, A. E.
Kirkland, J. D. Aldrich, alternate.
Hermitage Club Met Saturday
Hermitage Democratic Club met
Saturday, April 23rd, 1932, at 2
o'clock p. m. and organized and elected
the following officers: W. A.
Anderson, president; R- T. G-oedale,
secretary; W. T. Player, executive
committeeman. The following were
named aa delegates to* the County
Convention: C. & Davii, Hoyt Knight,
G. W. Harfiso?- B. H. MicKlfw *? C.
DavU. Joo. poyd, O. B. S.J.
Wed, WTT," floaty; Clayton Haaty,
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Camden Man High
In Photography
Few of our people know that Camden
haa maiding in her midat a photographer
of international reputation.
His name ia none other than E. T. ;
Start, residing during the winters on
North Broad street. He haa been i
coming to Camden for the paat thirty
years and is one of the1QUJ-tim$ pho- ,.l
tographers who has made a life-long <
study of his profession.
Mr. Start came to Camden with the
late T. E. Krumbholz when the Kirkwood
hotel was first built. During
that period he spent his winters in
Camden and the summers at Sagamore,
on Lake George, I/ake Placid
and Buckwbod Inn, Shawnee-on-l>elaware.
After the hotel at Camden
changed to the management of the
Abbott's, he continued with the Abbotts
for the past eight years "
In 1931-1D32 Mr. Start Won seven
prizes in open competition with professional
and amateur protographers
?four firsts and three seconds. His
pictures of lake scenes, by-way scenes
and mountain" views have been used
in many of the leading papers which
carry rotogravure sections. Many of
them have been in {demand for tints
and decorate various homes in the
north.
Prized highly in his list of photographic
productions, and one rarely
seen, is a remarkable snap-shot of
throe half-grown fox puppies, taken*
in wild life. Mr. Start had to spend
long hours in one position before he
was able to make this snap-shot, so
wary and cunning were these little
creatures.
He also has jn his collection of photos
taken over this long period of time
such nationally known celebrities as
the late President William McKinley,
Vice-President Hobart, Admiral W.
S. Schley, Victor Herbert, President
Taft, President Coolidge, General
John J. Pershing, John I). Rockefeller,
Sr., the Vanderbilts and scores
of others.
Photographs taken of steeplechase
events in Camden lately appeared in
"Polo" magazine and the rotogravure
sections of nationally known publications
all over the United States,
all the work of Mr. Start.
His kodak picture cards of people
and places go all over the world. He
takes a great pride in his work and
is clever and accommodating?ready
at any time to make a photo of what
he thinks worth while.
Camden Man a Sculptor
Few people know it, but Camden
has a winter resident each year, who
is a talented sculptor. The March,
1932, issue of "Polo," carries a page
of three specimens of "Horses in
Bronze," and says "little is known
of the admirable studies of horses
executed by the well known gentleman
rider, who races "his own horses,
Carroll K. Bassett, and 'Polo takes
pleasure in presenting reproductions
of three that are outstanding." The
illustrations shown in Polo are two
riders of a 'chase clearing a barrier,
Mrs. T. H. Somerville's "Annapolis"
by "Man-'o-War and the other is
modeled after an old print. The
work of Mr. Bassett adorns the desks
of several of our tourist citizens. It
ranks well with the work of famous
sculptors and Mr. Bassett follows this
for the mere love of the work. He
resides in Camden during the winter,
where he is one of Camden's popular
sportsmen. In the summer he
makes his home in Summit, New Jersey.
Car Goes Off Bridge
Two young white men had a narrow
escape from s(?riQU.s injury
early Sunday morning when
their automobile crashed through the
guard railing on the bridge over the
Wateree river. The car was returning
to Columbia from Camden when
it struck ou the left side and plunged
to the ground below. One of the
young men was treated at the Camden
hospital for a broken collar bone.
The other was uninjured. Workmen
had the damage repaired by daylight
and traffic was not interrupted.
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Dirigible Over Camden
A Goodyear dirigible passed over
Camden about 1:30 Tuesday flying in
an easterly direction and at a low
altitude. It jJissed over the mail),
business section of Camden and many
got a close up view of the big ship.
A ground crew followed close behind
in an automobile following Federal
highway number one. . . ~
Wingate Junior College, Wingate,
N. C.. aolfarad a firs iota of approximately
fSOgOOftron Saturday*
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Many Burglaries
Seem To Be Solved
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City and county forces cooperating
this week succeeded in capturing a
negro man, whom they believe to be
guilty of entering numerous homes
iiuCemden during the night-time and
scaling goods therefrom.
Wyatt Patterson, a negro man of
ak.UUk.35 years of age, was taken in - ,,
charge at Mulberry plantation after
a three-mile chase by Deputy Sheriff
G. F. Cooley and Motorcycle Officer
Alva Hush.
His capture came about by the fact *
that about four weeks a?o he entered
the home of Mr. S. H. Scott, of the
street department, who resides on
lower Lyttleton street. He stole the
entire week's... supply of groceries as
well as a hat and some dressca belonging
to Mrs. Scott. Last Saturday
while engaged in his work on,
Main street, Scott spotted a negro
woman wearing a dress which he recognized
as one of the garments. An
officer placed the woman under arrekt
and officers were immediately dispatched
to search her house. As the
officers approached the house Wyatt
Patterson, her husband, sprang from
a window and ran. He was captured
after a long chase.
A search of the house revealed a
lot of stolen goods, which wore
brought to town and identified as belonging
to Camden people. Among
them were a pair of trousers and
a pair of shoes stolen from the home
of W. Sheorn; a watch and bunch
of keys from the residence of C. T.
Trapp and an overcoat stolen from
the residence of L>. M. Jones. Other
goods found have not been identified.
All of the homcR mentioned have
been reported entered to the police
and nearly all burglaries occurred in
the early morning hours.
Patterson and his wife deny the
crimes and say they bought the goods
elsewhere but the positive identification
of the articles fastened the
crime on one of the two and'Patterson
is likely to go up for a long term
for burglarizing residences in the
night time.
Young Lady Wins
$30.00 Cash Prize
Miss Mary Belle Sparrow, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Sparrow, was
the recipient this week of a check
for $.'10 issued to her by the United
Drug Company, of Boston, as a cash
prize for an essay?the best in South
Carolina?why the Rexall asthma .
remedy is the outstanding preparation
and referred to the DeKalb
Pharmacy and DePass' Drug Store as
dealers. .
Miss Sparrow's essay is considered
most worthy in face of the fact that ...
hers was selected out of a .list of
50,000 other contestants.
Car Thief Brought Back
Sheriff J. H. McLeod and Chief of
Police H. D. Hilton went to Aberdeen,
N. C., Wednesday to bring Dan Deas,
Jr., back to Camden where he is
wanted for the theft of an automobile.
Another negro was with Deas, said
to be Elisha Ellerbe, but he has not
been captured. The negroes are the
ones wanted for the theft of the C. P.
DuBose car. They had driven it to
Aberdeen where they were using it
for hire when picked up by Aberdeen
omcera. 1'he ear was also returned
to its owner in Camden.
Willis Moaeley Dead
Willis Rozier Moseley, aged 62,
died at the home of his son, Dan W.
Moseley, on Lyttleton street, this
city, Tuesday morning. Mr. Moseley
was born and reared in the Mt. Zion
section where he farmed until about
ten years ago When he moved to Camden
and had retired. His wife preceded
him to the grave in March,
1924.
Surviving relatives are three sons,
F. C. Moseley, D. W. Moseley and
Chapman Moseley; two daughters,
Mrs. O. J. Graham and Mrs. C. W.
Sinclair.
Funeral services were held from t
the Evans Funeral Home Wednesday
afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. J. B. Caston, and the burial
was in the Camden cemetery. Pallbearers
serving were T. T. Trneadale,
Gus Beleos, Henry Horton, George
'Wilson, W. L. Jackson and O. J.
Smyrl. t -
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J; P. Lltnglev, a farmer living near
Monroe, <L- luki a gaping hole TT ^rr:
totn fln