The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 22, 1932, Image 1
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VOLUME 44. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1932 NUfcu&R 16 1
Rig Crowd Attends
Meeting at Pontiac
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Thia ie the first trip made by any
tounty thi? year and our group -was
the largest in attendance so far including
previous years, 'Lota of interest
was manifested by people of
Kershaw county in improved methods
j applied farming, especially in lowering
the cost of producing crops,
which i? of vital importance ait this
111The first experiment observed was
the grass and legume plots where
over a hundred , species are being
teated for pasture purposes on sai\dy
soil with particular emphasis on the
effort being made to develop good
?ll-thc-year pastures, which is neces-.
sary in our live stock -program.
Next was the visit to the lycimiter,
asparagus test plots, various berries
and grapes and peach orchard, where
many combinations of fertiliser and
methods of cultivation are being used
to determine the most desirable and
profitable.
The farmers were amazed at the
large scope of experimental and test
work under way with every crop common
to this section and many new
anes, which will be introduced and
recommended if and when found to be
practical for production on our sandy
soils. .
An inspection of the dairy barn
ind equipment, the splendid "Guernsey
herd was enjoyed by the entire
poup. The mechanical milking was
especial interest to those interred
in dairy sanitation and modern
methods of milking.
At noon a delightful picnic lunch
iras enjoyed by the entire group.!
Kr. J. A. Riley and his co-workers j
iad prepared tables, benches, a large |
juantity of ice waler, peaches, can- [
aloupes and watermelons, for the'
umvenience and enjoyment of the vis-;
tors. During lunch hour Hon. W.. F. j
itevenson, Hon. Wyndham Manning,
ames R. Belk, A. A. McKeown, dis-.
ret extension agent, and H. Granadei
lade appropriate talks to the viators.
At the conclusion of the lunch hour,
detailed inspection was made of the
arious crop and fertiliser experiments.
The farmers were partioular1
interested in the results shewn by
irious kinds of fertilisers under
orn, cotton and other crops.
The primary purpose of the trip
s explained by "County Agent Henry
1. Green, was to acquaint the people
f Kershaw county in a general way
ith the hope that those. interested
" particular phases of farming would
ftum liter and make a more deiled
study of the crop or fertilizer
method in question. Visitors
are invited to inspect any
?rt of the experimental weak at
wh time as they may desire.
The farmers of the county are -very
rateful to Mr. J., A. Kiley, surperinndent
of the station, and his
>ts for their painstaking am) enfent
interest shown throughout the
"tire visit, and they feel highly re'id
for their trip. Revival
Meeting .
Aj-evival meeting starts at Refuge
zptist church on Sunday, July 24th,
8 p. m. and will continue through
e week of the 24th. Refuge is fifen
miles north of Oamden and the
l*ter, Rev. J. T. Outen, extends a
""dial invitation to the public to
me.
|**piist church Services (
following services* are *nat
the First Ba<ptist church:
school at 10 a. m., Mr. C. 0.
. superintendent. Public wor"ducted
by the pastor at 11:15
ubject: "A Mow Name," -The.
service is called in on acf
the meeting at the Mctho-'
rch. B. Y. P. U. Sunday eve-1
<:J0. The public is cordially)
to attend all the services of
ireh.
getown County o
Pays All Bills
retown, July 16.?Here's one
depression-worn. *
tetown county ended its fiscal
JO with all of its bills paid
P??" cent of its taxes collected,
report of County Treasurer
Shuford revealed $206,000 of
ll assessment of $220,000 has
ollccted. The report further
til county and school bills
3<1 that teachers, trade drivers
employees all fc?w? ? vouchers.
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Rules Governing
Primary Elections
(Since the time for enrolling for the
primary elections expiree July 26th,
and many prospective voters appear
to lack definite information on the
subject, the following rules adopted
by the (party aire repeated.
Enrollment
* Under the rules of the Democratic
party.in this state enrollment on1(the
club books is required only every four
years. There was a general enrollment
in 1930, All voters will have to
enroll again in lj934. All those whose
names were put on the enrollment
books for 1930 will not have to enroll
again unless they have moved out
of their voting precincts and are now
living in other voting precincts. If
the following instructions are observed,
no \>ne will bo deprived of the
right to vote: ?
1. If the voter's name .was enrolled
on the club book in 1930, and he or
she is still living in the same voting
precinct, no further 'enrollment is required.
2. Bf the voter has moved out of
the voting precinct and expects to
vote at another box, enrollment on the
club roll where he or she now resides
is necessary, subject to the legal
qualifications as to time of residence,
as explained under the section
*on qualifications for voting.
3. If the voter did not enroll in
1930, even if living ,in the same precinct,
his or her name will have to
be enrolled on the clufb book in order
to vote in the 1932 election.
4. Others becoming of age since
the last election must, of course, enroll
in order to be entitled to the
right to vote.
Every voter should check up on
these requirements to be sure that he
or she is properly enrolled and qualified.
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^Expiration of Enrollment
* Under the law the club books must
close on the fourth Tuesday in July.
Therefore, Tuesday, July 26'J"11
the Vast day for enrollment. The club
books cannot legally be kept open adter
July 26, and any enrollment alter
that date will be illegal. ^
Qualification for Toting
1 The voter must be 21 years of
age or become so before the general
election in November. A person who
is not actually 21 at the time of the
August and September primaries may
vote, provided the age of 21 is attained
before November 8, the date o
the general election2.
The voter myttt be a citizen o j
the United States and of this
3. The voter must have resided in
the state two years and in the county
six months prior to the SU<f
general election and in the club district
60 days prior to the flr?t pri
The rules provide that Pul^
school teachers and ministers of the
gospel In charge of a regutororgam
ized church shall be exempt fromthe
proviaion. of thi. section ?a to
dence, if otherwise qualified.
A been tee Voting
Under certain conditions and regulations,
absentee voting is.
by the rules of the P^*^pphcff ^
for this privilege must be made i
writing to the committee on enroll^
ment or to the cldb "
than 60 days prior to the prima y,
which the voter desires to caa
Fallot. The secretary of the county
sr.;r^i-=vi.i.[
sentee voting.
ChurclTscrvices
Pastdr T. P. Christmas, of Bethany
services at that en hool
Tulv 24th, will be.-.?
7l0 a. m. and church service at 11
Rev. Christmas also Invites all to
the revival services being hel
Beaver Dam Baptist church < duct;ed
by Rev. C. L. Norman assisted by
, eel Dy ive services are held
the pastor. These ser
'at 11 o'clock each morning and 8
clock each evening throughout
^rvices at Mt. Zion Baptist church
are as follows: Sunday school^ at 6
p. sn. ?nd church service at 4 o clock,
24th, announces the pastor.
Christmas.
At Grace Church
~ Servicea will be hold at Grace
llAh o'clock, with piwnwy
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In Sumter Jail
For Safe Keeping
. B^n Woods, -white man of Btshopville,
was broiq^ht to the Sumter
county jail thia morning for safekeeping,
charged witfc aseault and
battery with intent to kill, resisting
arrest and threatening an officer.
Woods is alleged to have struck
his father and taken his car away
from hi|U last night and to have
gone on an all-night spree. This
morning, he went to the home of
Kural Officer Skinner with a shotgun
and threatened to kill him.
The officer was not at home, however,
but when Rural Officers Bradley
and Hopkins came up to arrest
him, Woods put up a fight and the
officers were forced to use force before
they could subdue him.
The warrant against Woods is asid
county as being a "bad man." SevWoods
has a reputation in Lee
courtty as eing a "bad man." Several
years ago he killed "Buddy"
Hearon in a Bishopville restaurant,
following an altercation. He was
tried for murder and acquitted. Just
recently he completed serving a
year's sentence for burning the guard
house at Lynchburg and several other
offenses. He was sentenced to four
years, but three years were suspended
during his good behavior.?Tuesday's
Sumter Item.
Baptist Union Program
Following is the program for the
Kershnw Baptist Union which meets
at Cedar Creek Baptist church July
30th, at ten o'clock:
Devotional by Rev. James Outen;
roll call of churches; "The Deacon's
Responsibility in Financing the
Church", ,Rev. B. S. Broom; "Stewardship,"
Rom. 1.14, Rev. J. BL Williams;
"A Gospel Church," Rev. John
T. Littlejohn; special<#nusic; "Paul's
Method of Financing the Kingdom,"
Rev. J. B. Caston; "Jesus Over
Against the Treasury", Wade Griffin.
?P. E. Blackmon, Chairman.
Revivals To Begin Soon
Revival services will begin at
Shamrock church Sunday evening,
July ,24. The pastor will be assisted
by the Rev. Mt. Rogers, of Timmonsville.
On the 5th Sunday in July a series
of revival services will begin at Mt.
Pisgah. Dr. E. C. Granberry, president
of Limestone college, will do the
preadhdng. A singer has also been
engaged to assist with the music. c
To State Short Course
The next event in Girls' 4-<H and
Home Demonstration Club work is
the State Short Course which is to
be held at Winthrop college this
week. Six girls and six women from
eaeh county in the state are the
guests of the college for a week each
summer. This week is filled with
helpful and practical lessons for the
women and girls who are fortunate
enough to attend.
v The girls has been selected for their
outstanding achievements in club
work this year. Those going from
Kershaw comity are: Polly WesL^
Charlotte Thompsor^ Marie Gay,
Three CV, Dorothy West, Midway;!
Grace Funderburk, Mt. Pisgah; and
Louise Gaskins, Charlotte Thompson;!
and Ola Baker, Baron DeKalb.
The Home Demonstration Club women
who have been selected by the
members of the various clubs to at-j
tend the short course are: Mrs. J. A.
V* ti tt? 11Vfinrt C>AIU
JJClif AttiWJ """
Hough, Miss Janie Branhaam, Mrs.
John M. Croxton and Mrs. Kate B.
J3ettys. "t !
These delegates in company with
their home agent, Miss Sadie Craig,
will leave for Winthrop College on
the morning of July 19 and will return
home July- 27. ?
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Services at Cassatt
Services Sunday, July 24tn, at the
} Oassatt Baptist church will be: Morn|
ing service at 11 o'clock conducted by
' pastor H. C. Robinson. Sunday school
j at 10 a. m. with Carson Gordon, superintendent,
in charge. The public is.
cordially invited.
Presbyterian Church Services
Services at Bethesda Presbyterian
church on Sunday, July 24, announces
A. Douglas McArn, pastor, will be:
ChurcH> school 10 a. m. Mornmg worship
11:16. tSermon subject, "Signs
From Heaven." A meeting of the
congregation is called wfter the morning
service for the election of additional
officers. The public la cordially
invited io'the -cvic- o*
church.
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Legion Condemns
Disability Scandals
'Whereas the Disabled Emergency
Officers' Retirement Act, passed by
Congress May 24, 1926, which was
designed and intended to place the
emergency officers of the World war,
on the same basis as the officers of
the regular army, navy, and marine
corps, so that they might be retired
for disabilities resulting from diseases
or injuries actually contracted
while in the service; and
Whereas by reason of certain socalled
liberal constructions of the
&a!d Act by the comptroller general
of the United States and the Veterans'
Bureau, the same has been
practically, rewritten, and it is estimated
that several thousand emergency
officers have been retired upon
disabilities which were not, in fact,
contracted in service, and are*/ now
receiving an average of a hu/idred
and forty $140.00) dollars per month
therefor; and
Whereas many such emergency officers,
so retired, have been and are
in the employ of the government, particularly
of 'the Veterans'1 Bureatl, at
handsome, and in some case?, excessive
salaries in addition to their retirement
pay; and
Whereas in these so-called liberal
interpretations of the Retirement
Act and the more liberal interpretation
thereof in regard to government
employees, and particularly to
Veterans' Bureau employees the retirement
of uninjured officers had
reached the proportions of a natiohal
scandal; and
Whereas the W. A. Hudgens Post
of the American Legion believes that
the intolerable conditions -brought
about by the interpretation of the
Disabled Emergency Officers' Retirement
Act and the application thereof,
is endangering the care, comfort and
benefits properly due and payable to
veterans actually disabled in the
World war; and
Whereas the unjustifiable and unwarranted
interpretation and application
of the Emergency Officers'
Retirement Act has placed an unjust
burden upon the treasury of the
United States, which was never contemplated
by the American Legion
when it sponsored the original act
and which we believe to be unjust,
unfair aa>d discriminatory, now, therefore,
be it resolved
j That the congress of the United
States be requested to amend the_said
I Disabled Emergency Officers' Retirement
Act, so that no officer may
! hereafter receive retirement pay unless
actually disabled in the service,
| nor, shall any such officer receive retirement
pay during any period while
he is receiving a salary of as much
as twelve hundred $1,200.00) dollars
per year from the United: States government,
and7~be it further resolved
That this resolution be submitted
to the department of South Carolina
at its next annual convention for its
approval and adoption.
And'to each congressman and senator
from South Carolina and every
American Legion Post in the state.
Sumter Daily Item.
William C. Hough Buried Here
The remains of William C. Hough,
77, who died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. W. J. Allen, near the
city of Florence last Friday, were
brought to Camden, where he was
buried -with Masonic honors Saturday
afternoon.
Mr, Hou?h was a resident, nf Ho ruder
for a number of years where he
was engaged as a brick??maker by two
companies manufacturing brick near
this city. He later moved to Sumter
where he resided a while, later moving
to Florence.
Mr. Hough is survived by the following
sons and daughters: J. E.
Hough and G. W. Hough, of Columbia;
W. T. Hough, of Sumter; Mrs.
J. F. Geddinga, of Hampton, Va.;
Mrs. W. W. Coney, of Mullins; Mrs.
W. J. Allen, of Florence; and Mrs.
S. W. Brown, of Camden. Fourteen
grand-children and five great grandchildren
also survive.
Spoke at Rock Hill
The South Carolina Council of
*Farm Women held their twelfth annual
meeting at Rock Hill the past
week. On the program Thursday
was the name of Mr. Stanley Llewellyn
of this city who made a talk
on "The Child and Its Welfare."
WaKace Scales, scion of well known
familjt in. Month. Carolina, on trial at
Winston-Salem on a charge <rf first
degrea hutglaij; was acquitted fay tha
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Judge Smith Offers
Candidacy For House
The Chronicle is in .receipt of the
following letter from Former Judpe
Mendel L. iSmith, who has served in
the house of representatives from
this county for several terms, telling
us that he will make his formal
announcement in the next issue of
this <paper. Judge .Smith's letter is
as follows:
"I trust that you may permit me to
avail myself of this opportunity to
express my sincere appreciation of
the confidence and assurances of support
on the part of my friends
throughout the county in urging me
to become a candidate for the House
of Representatives in- the ensuing
Democratic primary.
"We are today facing the gravest
crisis in our history. The office of!
representative has -became., probably j
the most important within the gift J
of our people. Not only are' Sdsting |
problems of the most serioul import ^
to "be met and solved, hut many others ,
that cannot now bo fully contemplated
will, in all probability, arise. '
"One of my most comforting reflections
is that I have always endeavored
to respond to any call when
the people of my county thought I
could render some service to them,
of Avhich they must -be the judge.
"I feel that I should yield to their
suggestion and it is lhy purpose to
make a formaj announcement to that
effect in the next issue of The "Chronicle/
Itf honored by their wisdom and
their vote with this nomination and
election, although involving considerable
sacrifice, it shall be my purpose
now, as always, to render to them and
the people of the state the
ful service of which I am capable."
Says Farm Loans
Are To Be Repaid
"Folk, who have an idea that they
are not going to have to repay the
Federal seed loans to the government,
are due for a rude awakening,"
R. G. Carson, field agent for the Federal
loan committee, said- here Monday.
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Mr.^Oarson was appointed by the
seed loan committee to make regular
inspections of the farms in this paction
where government funds Were
loaned to finance this year's crop.
When asked if he found many who
had used the money for purposes other
than which it was intended for he
replied that the number was neglible,
and that he had been keeping
j pretty close tab on all who had received
such help.
He quoted the following recent editorial,;
from the Yorkville Enquirer
as expressive of the business-like
sentiment In which the loans were
adN^nced:??^ ?? - "More
than 37,000 f*rm seed loans
were made to South Carolina farmers,
totaling more than $4,000,000.
Some- folks may have an idea that
they are not going to have to repay
those loans to the government. If
there are any such they are certainly
due to have a rude awakening. Those
loans were not intended to be a dole
and Uncle Sam is fully intending to
collect them to the last red cent when
they are due. Don't fool yourself by
thinking otherwise. And another
thing, don't think for a minute that
you can fool your Uncle Sam aibout
how you used the money you borrowed."
Death of Mr. Holland
John L. Holland, aged 48, a farmer
residing .in the Beulah section, died
at his home Monday aftentoon after
an illness, and the funefal frrtd burial
was at Beulah the following day.
Mr. Holland leaves his widow, who
btrfoTO -maniagv was MU^jJflUle
Brannon. Two sons also kniWive?
Oscar Holland ami Olyburn Holland.
He is also survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Holland. Four
brothers and two sisters also survive:
E. E. Holland, of Camden; Charles,
Arthur and James Holland, of Antioch;
Mrs. Shivar Trapp/of Boykin
and Mrs. Lester Shiver, of Antioch.
The lower house of congress has
passed a senate bill to reduce the interest
rate on all bonus loans to veterans
from 4 1-2 per cent to 8 1-2
per cent. The measure would also
.permit 200.000 veteran* previously
excluded from borrowing to obtain
money. The loanaaffacted. axe those
permitting veteran* to borrow up to
50 per cent of their certificate*.
time in the memory & the police.
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Voters of Kershaw I
Hear Candidates J
An audience of about Ave hundred
people, undemonstrative for the moat
part, listened at Camden Friday
morning- to United * States Senator
E. I). Smith, who ia seeking re-election,
and l-eon W. Harris, Ashton H.
Williams, and former Senator Cole
L. Blouse, who are aspiring to unseat
Senator Smith, present their claims.
Harris, tho first speaker, flayed
ni\potism and governmental expenditures,
paying especial attention to
items of extravagance in connection
with the United States Senate and .. j|fl
tho Senators. ^ jva
Senator Smith, Who followed him,
defended his record vigorously and
laid the blamo for tho presont depres- ,.Uj
sion at the door of tho Republican
party. He recounted his efforts in
behalf of the farmers and told of .
his work in getting the Seed and
Fertilizer Loan for them, Us well as
his procuring the loan of $8,400,000 J
for the State of South Carolina, with
which to pay off the school teachers
and the pensions of the Confederate
veterans. Neither Harris nor Smith
mentioned prohibition or the Eighteenth
Amendment.
Ashton Williams came next. He & |
devoted his entire time to talk of ; i
economy apd a plea for a repeal of
the Eighteenth Amendment. He
stated that tho unlawful manufacture J
and sale of alcoholic beverages was
rife in the land; that prohibition had
not prohibited and that a return of 0jH
jt^he legalized liquor under government _
control and with a high government
tax would solye largely the problems
of taxation now affecting the
country. - 11,1" 1 n
Ex-tSenator Blease was the last 4
speaker. . He spoke almost entirely .
along lines of economy, citing his re- .
cord and his utterances on the stump
in the past to indicate his stand for
economy throughout his public carper.
He deplored the bringing of the
liquor issue into prominence in the ^
national campaign, and maintained
vigorously that tho only^ real issue
should he the stressing of economy in . J
government and the extravagance of
the Republican party. He predicted _
that it would be a long while yet
before the legalized sale of liquor
would) again be restored. '
J. P. Richards, formerly of this
county hut now of Lancaster, who is
a candidate for Congress against
W. F. Stevenson, addressed the voters
briefly when the Senatorial candidates
had concluded., Mr. Stevenson
wired that the press of business in
Washington, incident to the near closing
of the season, kept him from being
present. - "
Each of the candidates received
some scattered applause,. . ' . .
Former Resident??
Died In New York ||
A recent issue of the New York i
Times contained the notice of the ?
death of Mrs. Cora Bush, who for- "
merly resided in Camden. The funeral
services were held in Boston and
the buriai was in the Moravian ceme- 0 ;
tery on Staten Island:
"Mrs. Cora Candler Bush, widow
of Charles B. Bush, a former wellknown
New York cartoonist, died after
a long illness. She was 80 years
old1 and for the last year had lived
with her daughter, Miss Fredericks
Bush, or* Gcvigo this city.
"Mrs. Bush was born in Brookline,
Mass., a daughter otf Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Candler. She married Mr.
Bush in Brookline in 1879. She lived
in New York for many years and af- A
ter the death of her husband in 1906
went to Cam<Ten, S. C., to live with
her daughter, Mrs. A. Dakon Kejnne
dy. She stayed in Camden until cominir
to Providence last year.
"Besides her twp daughters, Mrs.
Bush is survived by a son, Charles
B. Bush, who is in Lima, Peru; a sister,
Mrs. David S. Baker, of Wickford,
and a niece, Mrs. Frank L.
Hinckley, of this city."
While .digging a well on his farm
four miles from Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Pete Hines struck a flow of natural
gas. He is represented as being much , .
, irked by the gas discovery as he
wanted his well to supply water for
| a roadside filling station and the dis- e
eovery of the gas has delayed openlt
OneTandit wag killed and two-Othr
ere vrere captured et Q