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OLUME 44. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1932 NUMBER 6
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!:lent of France
led By Assassin
>aul Thiumer, president of
ed at 4:40 a. m., Saturday
m., Friday, eastern standfrom
two bullet wounda
y u "white" Russian fanshot
him down Friday as
attending' a war veterans
hibition.
sident lingered almost exours.
Seven physicians did
wt to save him, resorting
ius blood transfusions and
,e of oxygen to assit his
ut.
the end came the entire
binet was assembled in a
Beaujon hospital adjoining,
cupied by M. Dourner. At
e \vere the president's wife,
do ughters and several of
inns/
uumer, who gave four sons
iublic on tho battlefields of
war, broke down co^pletesident
was shot by M. Paul
who told police that his
as to "cause France to deon
Russia." Dawn was
is M. Doumer died,
statesman, who had given
to France, was smiling a
>eting to the veterans he
dearly when two bullets
assassin's automatic crashi
slender body,
ner crumpled to the floor,
e!" he murmured,
as an instant's pause, .then
rest the president sprang
i.
Farrere, the noted uuthor,
the assassin and grabbed
is a bullet pierced his own
jichard, director ?f Paris
ied in. He too got a bullet
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Pietri, minister of defense
ward and knocked -up the
band. A bullet crashed inof
limoges China nearby,
mtographer caught the as-,
the cheek with his ^camera,
police got him.
ere shouts of "Jull the- asnd
many hands strove to
risoner away frum his capcrowd
got .his coat, tore
md mauled him badly beolii-e
cou3d get outside the
>f the Rothschild founda;
the exhibition was held.
>v lold the polvue after a
mbardment of Questioning
ied to kill President Paul
lat France might declare
ssia.
in states seemed favorable
ism." the prisoner finally
'so 1 decided to kill the
and cause France to de>n
Russia."
no accomplices, I carried
stol and a vial of poison
let.
<*d to kill myself becauso
life had been finished."
.-inn said he was .born in
raviscala, Russia, in the
and was trained as a Cossaid
he served with the
iy on the Austrian front
educated in medicine at
"*ptist Churdbi Services
lowing services are anihe
First Baptist church:
io<>; at 10 o'clock, Mr. C. O.
iiu-'t' i by the young people
er.ic,:- B. y. P. U. at 11:15
1 * '' p. m. At the morning
frg'-ihi- it. Y. P. U. program
' ; at the evening hoi#
* I" will give a piny.
Wednesday evening;
V. P. U. Thursday;
' " .ock and Junior B. j
^ ' ? vening at 7:30.
i.
.tiially invited to at1
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ice* of this church.
Warian-i to Asheville
r-': Rotarians from CamF'
i". <i by their wives, left
fr"' * Mirsday morning for
to attend the annual
r 'he 57th District of
|y In:, rnational to be held
Pk> The 57th district comptanans
from North and
Pr>'ir.a. Those making the
Ting pilgrimage by motor
R7 Tindal, W. M. Alaxandf
freed, Sam Kareah, Mr.
LW R- Zeiap, Jahn X. de
|v- walsh, Dr. Joha W. Corl*nd
Mrs. R. B. Pitta and
Ptoe RichaniJaoti.
Seventeen Graduate
at Bethune Schools
Bethune, S. C., tyay 9?The commencement
execises of the Bethune
school began last Friday evening
With u beautiful operetta given by
pupils from the grammar school under
the direction of Miss Stella Bethune,
assisted by other teachers of
the grammar school. The children
acquitted themselves wonderfully
well and much praise was accorded
them and their painstaking coach.
On Friday evening, May 13, the
members of the senior class will give
a play at the high school auditorium.
This play, entitled "Deacon Dubbs,"
was to have been given several weeks
earlier, but on account of illness in
the school, it was postponed.
The annual commencement sermon
will be preached Sunday morning,
May 16, at 11 o'clock at the Methodist
church by the Rev. W. V. Jerman,
pastor of the church.
On Thursday evening, May 19th, at
8:15 o'clock, class day exercises will
be held at tne high school auditorium
These exercises will be under the direction
of Mr.^J. H, McDaniel, principal
of the high school. .
On Friday evening, May at 8:15
o'clock the graduating exercises will
take place. The old custom of having
a speaker for the evening has been
dispensed with and the members of
the senior class under the supervision
of Mr. McDaniel, will have entire
charge of the exercises. The class
numbers seventeen?(Edith Clyburn,
Edna Raley, Ola Gardner, Ruth
Jones, Mary B. Radcliffe, Josephine
Smith, Mary Hilton, Ruby Lee Horton,
Willie Mae Watkins, Harold
Copeland, Ben Frank Bolton, Jake
Smith, Eldon Smith, Leo Radcliffe,
Hazel Elliott, Topsy Hearon, O. D.
Outlaw.
Misses Olga and Mary Brannon, ef
the Baptist hospital, Columbia, visited
their parents here Sunday,
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church celebrated the
birthday of the general auxiliary delightfully
on Thursday afternoon.
Special music and a birthday1 contest
were enjoyed. A lovely birthday
cake, baked by Mrs. Eva Morgan,
was cut and, with other refreshments,
served those present- Guests
of the occosion were members of the
missionary societies from the Methodist
and Baptist churchesMr.
and Mrs. C. M. Wilson and
children, of Columbia, were guests of
relatives here during the week end.
I Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Foster and children
visited relatives in Spartanburg
last week end.
Little Brock Williams, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Williams, returned
home Sunday evening after
more than a week's stay at the Bapi
tist hospital in Columbia and is con- t
valescing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Barley spent
several days last week visiting Mr.
Budey's mother in Winrusboro.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brant, of Bnm'
berg, were the week end ,guests of
Mrs. Brant's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. O. Ward.
Miss Eloise Miller and Miss Ruby
Norris, members of the sdhool faculty
spent the week end at their resipective
homes, Pauline and Newberry.
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"Miss .Clara Gordon visited in Columbia
during the past week end.
Circle number one jf the Baptist
Woman's Missionary onion met with
Mrs. S. JB. Padgett on Monday afternoon
and circle number two with
Miss Rosa Lee Fields. Circle number
three mat at Gales' Hill school house
Sunday afternoon.
Camden Woman Honored
Berlin, May 11.?Mrs. E. C. von
Tresckow of the Hague and Camden,
S. C., today was elected vice president
of the newly organized Federation
of American Women's Clubs in
Europe.
Mrs. Caroline Curtis Brown, of
London and New York, was diocted
president.
Young Man Kills Self
Henry- Sinclair, aged 27. eon of Mr.
and Mrs. Thames Sinclair, who resides
m the Autioch section of this
county took his own life about 11 o'clock
Sunday night by shooting himself
in the head with a shotgun. The
young man had been in ill health and
was sitting on the porch talking with
relatives and walked out of the house.
The sound of a gun was heard and a
search revealed that the unfortunate
man had leaned the butt of the gun,
against a bank of earth near a small
stream and pulled the trigger. e
load took effect in his forehead, killing
him instantly. Funeral services.)
were held Monday afternoon at 5 oclock
at Antioch cemetery.
Gets Hoarded Silver Dollars
R. H. Swittenberg, manager of <
Birdsey Flour company, says he's do- <
ing his share in getting the hoarded <
money in circulation. Last Saturday
an old negro bought some supplies
from him, giving him four stiver>
lar?. The old negro told Mr. Swittenberg
that he had six of the silver
dollar a that he had been saving for
more than twenty year*, but the <
"depression" got him and he had
spend 'em.?<Newherry Observer. ^ 1
Stunts at Airport
Sunday Afternoon
Clyde White, veteran pilot now in
charge of the local airport, promises
plenty of entertainment to those who
will drive out to the 'port Sunday afternoon.
Some of the features 'scheduled
are as follows:
"Stunt," or acrobatic flying over
the fteld in plain view of the crowd.
This feature will furnish plenty of
thrills to the spectators as the feats
to be performed by Mr. White are
considered extremely hazardous?at
least so with a less experienced aviator.
During this type of flying the
pilot is required to have a parachute
harnessed to him to meet emergencies.
A guessing contest, open to all,
will be held in which a free ride for
two passengers will be given. The
pilot will take his plane up to a certain
altitude and begi& looping?the
crowd'^ watching to guess the height
at which he begins this stunt, 'The
nearest guess wins. Of course slips
I of paper will bo furnished the spectators
upon which to record their
names and guesses.
The first out-of-town couple to arrive
on the field will be given a free
ride and guineas will be thrown out
of the plane at a dizxy height, good
for free rides to those who recover
them when they glide to earth. Another
exhibition which requires skill
in the manipulation of a plane is the
chasing and "busting" of balloons
which the pilot releases from his
plajie high in the air. Then there
will be two licensed planes and pilots
on hand available for delightful trips
1 over and around Camden, these
flights to be safe and comfortable, as
only straight, smooth flying is done
with passengers, stunting being prohibited.
These exhibitions will in no way
interfere with church services, as the
time will be from 2:30 p. m. on. Everybody
is invited.
Large Airship Passes Over j
The Abron, the largest dirigible >
afloat, passed over this section last
Sunday afternoon enroute to Calif-j
ornia. Large numbers of our people
got a glimpse of the great vessel, j
It finally reached its landing place
in California Wednesday, after battling
storms over Texas. Two mem- ]
bers of the ground crew were killed
when the big ship was brought to,
earth in California. |
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Secretary Hester of the New Or- j
leans cirtton exchange, reportR that(
exports of American cotton to foreign
countries during April totaled
554,20(1 Ostiles as compared with 377,133
bales in April of last year.
Chronicle To Accept
Campaign Funds
The Chxonicle is accepting subscriptions
to the Victory Campaign
of the Democratic party, the money;
collected toibe used in electing a Dem-i
ocratic president this year and Democratic
candidates to congressNames
of those making donations,
with the armuint subscribed, will be
printed by Tlie Chronicle in each iftsue.
Checks or money orders should
be made payable to Senator R. MCooper,
Jr., secretary and treasurer,
who is in active charge of the campaign
in South Carolina. All donations
will be forwarded to him at the
rtrhcrc ? ?tailed
record of subscribers and the
amount given will be kept.
All state and national Democratic
leaders are enthusiastically behind
the Victory Campaign. Never before.
they declare, have prospects of
electing a president and controlling
the national congress been brighter.
"While Democrats arc assured of
victory in South Carolina," Gov. Ibra
C. Blackwood said, "this does not relieve
members of the party in this
state of their duty of contributing
their share of the fund needed for
national success and the consequent _
benefits to the people of this state.
Some of these states will have to be
won over to the Democratic banner
this fall if the party is to be suc;esAful
nationally. And, it will take
jrganization to bring this about and
organization requires fund*. While
distressing economic conditions present
many from giving, others can
tnd will donate their full share."
John W. Davis, Democratic presidential
nominee in 1924, i? national
ihairman of the campaign. Demo:ratic
leader# hi every stat* aea contributing
theirt effort# toward tta
mcceaa.
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What Will It Take To
Rouse The People?
By Senator Arthur Capper.
What a country this is! Darkest
Africa is safer. Yet <ve have more
civilisation's advantages than any nation
ever had before in the history of
mankind.
Something like a reign of terror actually
exists in the United States at
this moment, but we don't seem to be
greatly concerned about it.
In a carefully itemized statement
the American Bankers' Association
makes known that this country s annual
crime bill amounts to nearly four
billion dollars.
This information gets about three
inches of newspaper space in the
press reports, while columns aro
printed about the house taxation bill
intended to meet our fiscal deficit.
That interostg. Jis. That touches
our pocket norWr directly. We can
feel that it does. Our moral deficit
which measured merely in money, totals
almost 4,000 millions a year,
doesn't bother us much.
We seem to think our rotten city
governments, their almost wholly coirupt
police forces and law enforcement
agencies and our court procedure
which makes smart lawyers and
blackmailers and (professional bondsmen
rich?will some day right itself.
Meanwhile our women folk, at
least, particularly our women of
wealth, are afraid to go out after
i dark or alone in the daytime.
As a result of our easy-going complacency,
there have been more than
2,000 abductions of children and adults
in the United States in the last
two .years, with just sixty-five convictions.
Bank robberies and holdups
are of daily occurrence. Graft
and racketeering go on day^jrnd night*
Machine- gun vendettas in city street's
are frequent and, woe to all persons
unfortunate enough to be passing between
these murder-ear artillerists
and their mark. Inoffending women,
children and babes are as relentlessly
mowed down in this savage last of
hate and vengeance as if human
kindness didn't exist.
Today in almost any city in the
Daited States, no one knows who will
be the next victim. No one is safe
in his car day or night. Women
cower in their homes and fear to
have their children out of their sight.
The power of our gangsters, the
theft of the Lindbergh baby has
shocked the world.
Chicago was unable to dethrone Capone.
The federal government had to
step in and convict him op an income
tax charge.
After much delay and legal quibbling,
Capone was sentenced to the
penitentiary more than six months
ago. He has not been sent there yet.
He is still parrying from jail with
justice.
If Capone had been a poor man he
would have been in the Leavenworth
penitentiary long ago. The reason
he is not there ncrw is because he has
money. With money he has no trouble
in obtaining the services of smart
lawyers who, as long as they can, will
defeat justice with a clever manipulation
of writs or of technicalities,
though knowing be is seven times
guilty and richly deserving of his
punishment and laone.
That is defiance of laws with the
aid of the law. And our courts and
their procedure permit it and invite
it. Capone in his colossal impudence
has even offered to bargain with juet,KT
ior me return of the Lindbergh
baby.
Keep \Jp With Campaign
From all indications there will be
a large array of candidates offering
for the arious offices this summer
in the primary. Tho Chronicle already
has quite a list of announcements
and there will bo more to follow.
The voters of Kershaw county
will want the know what is going
on. As usual the Chronicle will try
to carry all the news of the election
and will give the election returns
immediately after the polls close. It
is a presidential election year as well
as for congressional and senatorial
offices. Even the mihor offices of
coroner and magistrate are already
taking on interest and you will want
to know the news. The Chronicle
will keep you informed if your subscription
is paid up. We are weeding
out in the next few weeks a long
list of unpaid subscriptions. You can .
tell if you will be numbered among
that list by looking at the label on
your paper. It wRl tell you whether
you owe or not. We will welcome
new subscriber# to our list and urge J
delinquent ones to pay up.
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Henry T. Johnson
Passes At Bethune
Henry Thomas Johnson, well-known
citizen of the Shamrock section of
this county, died at the homo of his
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Baker, in Bethune,
Sunday after a long illness.
Mr. Johnson was a native of Moore
county, North Carolina, being born
there February 12, 1861, the son of
1 >uman Johnson and Sarah McNeil
Johnson and was one of a family of
twelve children. 'He moved to the
northeastern section of this county in
the 80's before the advent of tho railroads
in that section, where he began
farming and engaged in the lumber
and turpentine business.
Mr. Johnson always took an Active
interest in things looking to tho welfare
of his county and state. He
served as chairman of his school
hoard, was at one time a member of
the county board of commissioners,
member of county equalization board
and served as a member of the house
of representatives in 1917 and 1918.
He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity, Junior Order U. A. M. and
a member of the I*resbyterian church.
Mr. Johnson was an interesting
conversationalist. He was especially
fond of children and during his later
years groups of children could often
be seen gathered around him in delightful
moments of entertainment.
In 1884 he was married to Miss
Flora Hough, of tho Bethune section
and of this union the following
sons nnd daughters survive: Mrs.
J. B. Baker, of Bethune; M. M. Johnson
of Camden; Hoyt T. Johnson, of
Sumter; Mrs. J. Ed. Crow, of Badin,
N. C. His wife died several years
ago.
Surviving also are five sisters?
M iss Mary Johnson, Mrs. J. B. Fag-|
an, Mrs* J. J. Heckert, all of, Aberdeen,
N. Mrs. Sarah Ward, of
Clarkton, N. C.; Dr. Alice E. Johnson,
of Philadelphia; one brother, (i
Edgar Johnson, of Florida.
Femoral services were held from the
Bethune Presbyterian church Monday
afternoon, services being conducted
by his former pastor, Rev. J. M. Forbis,
of Great Falls, assisted by Rev.
J- E. Williams, of the Baptist church.
Serving as active pallbearers were:
J. N. McEaurin, Boyd Clyburn, C. C.
Pate, J. L. King, Thurlow Tuylor and
A. L. Cook. Honorary pallbearers
were: Judge M. L. Smith, Judge W.
L. McDowell, J. W. Hamel, J. H. Clyburn,
Dr. E. Z. Truesdale, Dr. L. D.
Simpson. The burial was in the old
Scotch cemetery, a few miles west
of Bethune.
There were a large number of
friends' present from Camden and
neighboring towns and quite a number
of North Carolina friends and
relatives.
Memorial Day
Observed Here
Memorial Day was observed hire
Tuesday by exercises held under the
auspices of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
The crowd gathered at the Confederate
monument on North Broad
street and the order of parade was:
Marshals, Confederate veterans and
wives, Sons of the Confederacy, United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
Spanish-American veterans,
American Legion Auxiliary, Kershaw
Guards, JJuy Scouts, American .Legion,
school children.
Attorney L. A. Wittkowsky acted
master of ceremonies and Attorney
John K. deLoach delivered the annual
memorial address at the cemetery.
Under the auspices of the United
Daughters and the American Ix^gion
[Tie surviving veterans and wives wore
served a delightful dinner in the
American Legion Hall. Partaking of
the dinner were four of the aged veterans:
Judge I. F. Holland, C. B.
King, B. M. Jones and L. W. Watts.
A. Stanley Llewellyn acted as toastmaster
and Attorney L. A. Wittkow- ,
sky delivered the welcome address.
Mr. and Mrs. Wittkowsky were guests
at the dinner as members of the Sons
and Daughters of the Confederacy.
Hail Storm in Richland.
Columbia, S. C., May 10.?Hail ]
stones, described by J. R. Clark, the
county farm agent, as being as large
as guinea eggs, fell in a large area
of Richland county late today, destroying
crops and killing fowls and j
small animals. ,
A number of buildings were dam- (
aged. Clark said many chickens
were beaten to death by hail and that j
he saw the calf which had beeivfciHed. <
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Important Meeting
On Cultivator Work
In order to help solvo one of the
big farm problems, that of labor efficiency,
a labor-saving or labor efficiency
demonstration has been arranged
for Friday, May 20th, 2 p. m.,
on the farm of Mr. L. B. Ogburn,
known as the old Oureton place, Between
Camden and the Watereo river
bridge.
All makers or dealers of two-horse
cultivators are hereby invited to enter
their machines and participate in
the demonstration. Those who plan
to enter machines are requested to
notify the county agent in advance
of May 20th.
The twodiorse cultivator is not intended
to throw any labor out of employment
but rather to enable the
present labor to do more work and
more efficient work?do the many jobs
on the farm that have been going
undone, or neglected. It enables the
farmer to produce his ordinary crops
plus more food and feed crops, livestock,
repairs, terraces, fences, etc.
The present low prices received for
our crops demand low production
costs, if the farmer is to stay in
business.
Farmers, farm boys, 4-11 Club boys,
vocational agricultural teachers and
their students, landlords and tenants,
interested farm women, teachers and
especially bankers ami other business
men are urged to uttend this
important- demonstration. Colored
farmers also should attend.
The demonstration will be under
the direct supervision of Professor J.
T. McAlister, head of the agricultural
engineering division of Clemson
pxtension service, and Professor C. W.
Stroman, assistant agricultural ongineer
of Clemson extension service,
states Henry I). Green, county agent.
Warns Country of
Hungry Menace
Washington, May ?.?A warning of
possible revolt unless the federal government
moves to prevent unemployment
distress came from organized
labor today as a new drive was
launched for federal jobless relief.
The possibility of revolt was voiced
by Edward F. McGrady, spokesman
for the American Federation of Labor,
before the senato manufacturers
committee. Hearings were opened on
the Costigan bill to provide $500,000,for
advances to states and municipalities
through a bond issue.
Meanwhile the movement for federal
aid was apparently gaining
ground in the senate, particularly
among the Democrats. Sponsors of
the movement were talking more optimistically
than at any previous time
this session.
There was some discussion of calling-a-Democratic
conference to con- ~
sider the many proposals offered.
Senator Bunkhead (D., Ala.) introduced
a bill calling for immediate appropriation
of $100,000,000 for relief
of the jobless to be distributed by the
President.
If something is not done and starvation
is going to continue and perhaps
increase," he said, "the doors
of revolution are going to be thrown
wide open and leaders of tho oountry
ought to know it.
The administration ought to know
that more than balancing the budget
is needed. Bread and butter are
Trr. r?I
- ? am, w geu it tnrough
work, but if we can't do that, we
are going to get it anyway."
Report on Seal Sale
The 1931 Christmas seal sale returns
for the state-amounted to $.32,102.63,
according to the final report
of the South Carolina Tuberculosis
association. The success of the sale
in spite of tho depression, indicates
that the people of tho state are determined
that the organized fight
against tuberculosis must bo supported
to prevent any increase of the
disease during times of economic
stress. Although over one third of
the funds reported are tied up in
Hosed banks over the state, the state
and county associations are reorganizing
their work so that their programs
will be curtailed as little as
possible. Kershaw county raised
5237.92.
Call For Convention
Columbia, S. 0, May 10.?Claud N.
Sapp chairman of the Democratic
state executive committee, today issued
a formal call for the annual
Kale Democratic convention to conrgiM
in tho hall of the house of repreeentativea
here at 10 a. m. Wednesiajr,
May 18*
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