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Camden Man Again
Named Treasurer
(Wednesday's Columbia State)
Theo. Barren, of fianford, N. C.,
wts elected president; Shields Cameron,
of Southern Pines, N. C? secretary
and H. G. Carrison, Jr., of
Camden, was re-elected treasurer at
* reorganization meeting of the United
States Highway No. 1 association
here yesterday which adjourned
last night without completing its
business as a result of a disagreement
over by-laws. .
The meeting which began at the
Jefferson hotel yesterday afternoon
was to have been continued today,
but the inability of a committee to
draft regulations for the association
caused postponement until the second
Monday in September at which time
a meeting will be held in Jacksonville,
Fla. A partially new committee
was appointed by the new president
to draft the by-laws.'
A budget of $25,000 for advertising
U. S. No. 1 was approved, <Jhotas
will be fixed latey. ?
Among the resolutions adopted by
the 50-odd representatives of cities
on the highway from Pennsylvania
to Florida were: To urge the South
Carolina state highway commission
and the federal road bureau to construct
a bridge at Cheraw on U. S.
No. 1 over the Pee Dee river; to
urge the establishment of Everglades
National park in southern
Florida; to recommend the removal
of "unsightly" signs on highways and
to plant shrubs and trees along the
route, and to indorse plans of building
a toll bridge over the Florida
keys which bridges do not now exist.
The last resolution was opposed by
William Lykes, secretary of the Columbia
chamber of commerce, and
Frank P. Hpnderson, of Aiken. Mr.
Lykes-said the proposal to secure-the
money from the Reconstruction Finance
corporation was unsound, as
the taxpayers were already overburdened.
Resident Barron appointed on the
committee to draft by-laws Dr. L.
B. McBrayer' of Southern Pines, N.
C.,; Frank P. Henderson, of Aiken;
J. D. Chalk, of Rockingham, N. C.;
Judge John O. Shares, of Daytona
Beach, Fla., and William Lykes, of
Columbia.
Members of the association were
welcomed to (Columbia by Uovernor
1. C. Blackwood and Mayor L. B.
Owens. Mayor R. A. Rouse of Cheraw
and Robert L. Burns of Sanford,
N. C., spoke on "What the
Tourist Trade Means to a Community."
This was followed on t]he "Thirteen
Original Colonies" by C. W. Lano,
also of Sanford.' ^
Developments of the') Everglades
National park was discussed by B. R.
Kessler of Fort Pierce, Fla., and
Judge Shares. The latter also outlined
plans for building, bridges across
the Florida keys, "peautification
of U. S. No. 1" was the subject
ol Mr. HendeTsorn "
Albert Sidney Johnson, of Virginia
who was introduced by R. C. Powell
?f Raleigh, urged^ the association
members to develop their respective
states instead of "harping on this
*ay to Florida." He said South Carolina
and Virginia were particularly
historic and were in themselves
Rawing cards to tourists. He suggested
that the entire Dixie East
Cwst should be so .co-ordinated and
Inst an advertising campaign, not
Merely lauding U: S. No. 1, be" un'-,
[Jprfol. .. - - .uore
results couia De oo?'ned
from concerted advertising, he
laid.
^r- Bums, speaking on the value
'f promoting tourist travel, sAid the
lverage tourist spent $7 daily and
at the volume of business equaled
hat of the steel and iron industry. !
Doctor McBrayer, the retiring!
mejidcnt. an- outline of the ac-^
?mp!;.vnu.nls 0f the association durg
t~e j.*-t yea"?. He recommended
tot tr.e organization he incorpora>
ar.: ^corporation papers under
or.h < arolina was approved. Mr.
rnson gave the treasurer's report.
v Cameron, the new secretary, sue-!
s L. Moody, of Augusta, Ga.
he off.eo of executive vico presiePt,
now neld by Mayor Rouse, and
* directors of the association were
01 'e(l yesterday. The nominatng
ommitteo will make recopiihenda0ns
to these places -Vai, the next
eting. qy
An effort was made at last night's
. n? to have the committee on
and report to the convention
J naming. A majority of memdecided,
however_lhai the comn
, Could n<>t reach.an agreement
Haws at so early a date.
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County Campaign
Dates Are Changed
Bjr reference tq, a notice published
, elsewhere in this paper, and signed by
the chairman and secretary, it will
be noted that the county campaign
' dates have been changed so that it
, will cover a period of two weeks instead
of One. This was thought wise
on account of the extreme hot weather
making the campaign too strenuous
to be packed into one week.
This change will, of necessity, close
the gates one week earlier on entrants
and all candidates must pay
their assessments and die their pledges
by midnight of Saturday, August
IS, instead of August 20.
The new schedule calls for the campaign
on 'Monday, August 15, and will
close at the cotton mills with the
meeting Saturday night, August 27,
at 8 o'clock.
Another change made was that of
reducing the fee. of $25 for members
of the house to $20.
A ^eeting of the executive committeemen
from each club is called
at the court house at 11 a. m. Tuesday,
August 0th, for the purpose of
revising and correcting the club rolls.
All club books not yet turned in to
the secretary are requested on that
date.
First To Request
Cut In Salary
Clerk of Court James H. Olyiburn,
seeking re-election to his post, is this
week furnishing The Chronicle a
statement from the Jtershaw county
legislative delegation relative to a
report being circulated that he opposed
a salary reduction. The statement
is as follows:
Camden, S. C., August 3, 1932.
Mr. J. H. Clyburn,
j Camden, S. C.
, Dear Sir:
j Replying to your inquiry with refjerence
to^. the reduction of salaries in
the County .Supply Bill for the year
1932, the Delegation reduced your
salary as Clerk of Court twenty per
I cent?that is. $800.00 per hnnum in'
stead of $1,000.00 per annum, at your
request.
I Yours very truly,
G. C. Welsh
J. Team Gettys
" J. R. Belk
Kershaw County Delegation.
It has been rumored that I opposed
any reduction in the salary of the
Clerk of Court and that my salary
has not been reduced. In order to
keep the record clear, I call attention
to the above letter from the County
Delegation, which shows that my salary
was reduced at my request.
J. H. Clyburn,
"Clerk of Court Kershaw County.
To All 4-H Club Boys
Of Kershaw County
The 4-H boys' camp which was held
last week was a success in every way
and I desire to express to each of
the boys who attended the camp and
their parents, who made it possible
for them to come, my most sincere
appreciation for the cooperation of
all Concerned. The boys took unusually
splendid interest in all phases of
the program, were attentive at the
lectures and various instructions, and
entered into the games and other
| playing in a most admirable manner,
|and further desire to say to each of
the mothers and fathers concerned
that the bey* conducted themsalva*
as little gentlemen and represented
their homes splendidly, which I am
confident is the result of good training
on the part of anxious, interested
parents who desire their children
| to be good citizens and successful in,
iHTeT says Henry DC'Green, the c<5UlSty
agent.
Revival at Timrod ,
Bothune, VS. C.> Aug. 2.-Revival [
! services wilT begin at Timrod church .
Sunday, 'August 7th. Pastor:,
Rev J. E. Williams, will be assisted
in this meeting by Rev. J. H. Byrd,
of Estill. *
Bethesda Church Services
! 'Presbyterian church services on
Sunday, August 7th, A. Douglas McArn,
pasicrr announces will he: Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Morning wor-^
ship 11:16 o'clock. Sermon subject,
"Building With the Enemy's Material."
The session is requested to
meet at 11 a. m. A brief congregational
meeting is called after the
morning service for the election of
additional officers* The public ia
cordially invited to thesfc, services.
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Man Meets Death
By Fall In Well
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Lee Williams, a young white man
living just across the Lancaster county
line in Kershaw county, was accidentally
killed near Stoneboro on last
Thursday afternoon when h% fell into
a well, dropping about Afty feet
and becoming badly mangled. Young
Wiilliama had been Cleaning out a
well' at the hbme of n friend near
Stoneboro when the accident occurred,
Overcome by foul air another man
went to the bottom of the well and
placed a rope about his body and he
was pulled tft *the top of the well, but
as the young man's father had
grasped hiih by the Anger tips the
rope slipped from his body and he
fell to the bottom of the well.
Williams had been doing some
dynamiting in the bottom of the well
as it had gone dry and the party
were in the net of cleaning and deepening'
the well at the time the accident
occurred. The air in the bottom
of the well became foul and the
young man was seen to topple over in
an unconscious condition. , It was
then th^t a friend went to the bottom
of the"well and placed 'thifc rope
about his body.
At the b?ttom of the well were a
number of rocks so that the body
was badly mangled by the fall.
It was said that the air in the botr
torn of the well was so bad that a
lantern would not burn because of
the lack of oxygen and a paper which
was lighted ,went out when dropped
in the well.
Deceased was a son of Frank Williams
who resides on the farm of J.
A* Bridges in the northern part of
Kershaw county in the Thorn Hill
vicinity. The ^accident' occurred
about half way between Thorn Hill
and Stoneboro, about six miles from
the Williams home.?Lancaster News.
Mrs.^Ek L. McCoy Dead
Cassatt, July 28.?Mr?. Lizzie Mc!
Coy, 77, died at her home near Casjsatt
Monday af-ternoon following the
illness of only a few days.
; Funeral services were conducted by
! the Rev. J. A. Graham, her pastor,
assisted by the Hpv. J. T. N. Keels
of Bethune and the Rev. A. C. 'Corbett,
at Marshall Methodist church
Tuesday morning.
She is survived by the following
children, ,E. T. 'McCoy of Bishopville,
R. C. MdCoy of Cassatt, Mrs. Annie
:Josey of St. Charles, Miss Eva Mc|
Coy of Cassatt and also a number of
grandchildren.
(She was an active member of her
church and missionary society.
George Mc. Saunders
Stateburg, July 22.?George McCall
Saunders, farmer of Stateburg, died
at his home, Grove iHill plantation,
Sunday, July 17, at 8:30 p. m., after
an illness of several weeks. He was
buried at the Church* of the Ascension,
Hagood, Monday, July the 18th.
Mr. Saunders was 78. He was the
eldest son of Dc. Swepson Harrison
Saunders and Harriet Rebecca McCall,
of Hagood. He, was graduated
-from Kings Mountain college in 1888.
He married Miss Hide Wertenbager
of Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Bowen Says Not
Backed By Board
In a statement to JThe Chronicle
E. T. Bowen, candidate for the house
of representatives, desires to refute
a rumor as to his campaign. Mr.
Bowen'* statement is as follows;
"Please allow me the privilege of
stating thru your paper that the report
about my being a candidate for.
the County Board of Directors in the
race for the legislature from Kershaw
county is not true, and furthermore
I wish to state that my candidacy'has
not come about by any promises
or agreements of minek to or with j
any political organization, politician,
individual, or group of men;J>ut solely
as a taxpayer, feeling aricl seeing
the necessity of drastic reduction in
governmental expenditure, thereby,
bringing about a cut 'in our tax levy
which will enable working 'people, .
farmers and all industry to get on
foot again.
"I am no politician by trade and
have not^profited therefrom, but as
a farmer endeavoring to make an
honest living I am sacrificing my
time just now by offering myself as a
candidate in this race giving the people
a chance to have a practical busi- .
ness farmer to represent their interest
in the coming"legislature from
the standpoint of taxation which all
may know is the need of the'boor,H
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!Can't Use Cards
j Dun Old Debtors
Finding that people were resorting
to the post card, since the advent of
three cents postage, for the purpose
of notifying customers of t>ast doe
accounts, the postoffice department
has issued a warning against such
practice and has explained just what
can be sent through the mails in the
way of bills on postcards and just
what cannot, without penalty. *
It is legal to send cards asking settlement
of current accounts or giving
notice when an account will be
due, the department explained, but
the cards must not contain notices
of balances that have not been paid
and they must not contain matter
that might reflect on the conduct of
th6 addressee, such as threats to sue
for amounts due. Fine and imprisonment
are provided by law for senders
of such notices on cards, it was
added. The statement follows in
part: v
"Since the adveht of three-cent
postage on letters, the postoffice department
has been flooded with complaints
of the use of one-cent postal
cards to collect debts.
"Horace J. Donnelly, solicitor of the
department, points out that jt is unlawful
for anyone to deposit in the
mails any postal or post card containing
a dun for an overdue account
or bearing any other kind of
matter that might reflect upon the
character or conduct of the,addressee,
such as a threat to sue or in any
way Intimidate the debtor. "
"Aside from authorizing the confiscation
of such cards found in the
mails, the law provides a fine of not
piore than $5,000 or imprisonment for
not more than five years, or both.
Postmasters have standing instructions
to exercise vigilance in excluding
such unlawful cards from the
mails and to forward doubtful cases
to the solicitor for decision.
"Included in the list of those seeking
the most economical method of
collActing accounts via the postal
card route are municipalities, public]
utility companies, banking institutions,
miscellaneous private corporations,
publishers, mercantile concerns
of all kinds and individuals of the
professional classes and others as
well as ^he regular collection agencies."
Visiting Minister at Baptist Church
The Rev. B. E. Wall, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Johnston, will
supply the pulpit of the Camden Baptist
church next Sunday morning at
11:15. Rev. Wall has the reputation
of being one of the leading Baptist
ministers of the state and it is hoped
that a large congregation may hear
him on his visit to our city.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Legion Post to Meet.
There will be the regular monthly
meeting of the James Leroy BellT
Post American Legion at Legion Hall
on Monday evening, August 8th, at
8:30 o'clock. This will be a Father
and Son meeting. All Legionaires
are requested to bring their fathers
or sons.
Attorney M. 'M. Johnson, of this
city, will be the principal speaker.
'Prominent Sumter Man Dead
-Sumter, Aug. 1.?Mitchell Levi,
prominent retired merchant and farmer,
died at his home here earlv
this morning after an illness of ten
months. He Svas 75 years old.
- Ih?Ievl WM-horfl in Sumfpr, hilt
spent his early life in Manning. Soon
after reaching -manhood he moved to
St. Paul, Clarendon county, where he
and his brother, David Levi, opened
merchandise business. After a few
years in this business, Mr. Levi
-morcd'to Sumter and wont tnto- the
general merchandise business with his
brother," Ferdinand. For 34 years
the firm of Levi Brothers was a landmark
in the business life of Sumter.
j"Jght years ago Mr. Levi was
forced to retire because of ill health
and the business was liquidat^^*
Surviving Mr. Ijevi are hi.^flrfcloW;
one son, Wendell M. Levi; two sisters,
Mrs. Ellen L. Iseman, Sumter,
and Mrs. Sa^lie L. D'Ancona, Chicago,
and two brothers, Ferdinand Levi,
Sumter, and Louis Levi, Manning.
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First Cotton Boll.
The first open cotton boll reported
at this office was sent in from the
farm of T. F. Horton, route, Kershaw,
picked on August 1. It is the
Cleveland variety of short staple cotton
and Mr. Horton tells up he has a
great deal opening at this time.
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Medal of Honor
For Truesdale
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Washington, July SO.-?'The president
today awarded the medal of honor
to Corporal Donald L. Truesdale,
U. 5, Marine corps of LugoflT for service
in Nicaragua as set forth in the
following citation:
"For extraordinary heroism in the
line of his profession above and beyond
the call of duty at'thb risk of
his life as second in command of a
Guardia national patrol April *24,
11)355. Engaged at the time in active
operations in the field against armed
bandit forces operating in the vicinity
of Constancia near the iCoco river department
of Jinotega, Northern Nicaragua.
While the patrol was in
formation on the trail searching for
a bandit group with which contact
had just previously been had, a riflo
grenade fell from its carrier carried
by a member of the patrol and struck
a rock igniting the detonator, 'Several
men of the patrol were in close
proximity of the grenade at the time.
"Corporal Truesdale who was sev- .
eral yards away at the time coukl
easily have sought cover and safety
for himself but instead knowing full
well the grenade would explode within
two or three seconds with utter
disregard for his own personal safety
and at the risk of him own life rushed
for the grenade grasped it in his
right hand and attempted to throw it
away from the (patjrol before it exploded.
The grenade exploded in his
hand blowings it off and inflicting
serious multiple wounds albout his
body. Corporal Truesdale by his actions
took the full shock of the explosion
of the grenade upon himself
thereby saving the lives of or serious
j injury to his comrades in arms. His
actions were worthy of the highest
traditions of the profession of arms."
Truesdale who has held the rank
of lieutenant jn the Guardia was
born August 26, 1906, at Lugoff. Ho
enlisted in the marine corps November
25, 1924, and served until Novem:
ber; 24, 1928. .^Aftor Ave months during
which he was a member of the
Marine corps reserve on inactive duty
he re-enlisted April 30, 1929, and has
served in Nicaragua since June, 1929.
He has Jiad numerous contacts with
bandits in the Nueva Segovia department
where he Was on duty most of
the time. He is now on duty with the
itfiearnguan National Guard detachment.
P. H. McG.
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I Death of D. C. Stuckey
Funeral services for Dwight C.
Stuckey, prominent citizen of Bfshopville,
were held 'Thursday afternoon
at 4 o'clock nt Bethlehem Methodist
church, the Rev. W. I. Herbert, pastor,
being assisted in conducting the
services by the Rev. G. E. Edwards
of Darlington, a former pastor here
and the Rev. Theodor^ Law.
Mr. Stuckey, who was 61 years old,
had been ill several months. He was
one of Lee county's most stfcce^fcful
farmersanda l&rge land owrlefT' He
was a member of the Methodist
church and Nhad been a member of
: the board of stewards since early
manhood.
I Mr. Stuckey was the son of the late
E. W. and Sue Parrott (Stuckey of
Darlington. He was twice married.
His first wife was Miss (Lucia Gibson,
, of Bishopville, and from this union
j the following children survive: D. C.
Jr., and Miss Margaret Stuckey, of
Bishopville, and Mrs. Cyril Hutchins,
Newberrv. Hi? second wife wn? Mirr
Blanche Gallman, of Newberry, who
with' the following five children suryive
him: E. Thomas Edmund.
Frances Adeline, Gallman, Mac "and
Thurston Pnrrott, all of Bishopville.
He is also survived by two brothers,
0/ C. and P. P. J^tuckey. m
Church Services at Cassatt*
" Service* at - the?Oassn+t Baptist
church on the first ;Sunday in August
will be: Sunday school at 10 a. m.
with Carson Gordon, ''superintendent,
in charge. Come and take part in the
services. The revival^meeting will begin
on August 14th 'with Rev. H. J.
Woods, assisted by the pastor. Do
not forget the date and plan to attend.
Wateree Church Services
Services on Sunday, August 7th, at
the Wateree Baptist church. will. bC:
Sunday school 10:15 with superintendent
4, W. Boyce' in charge. Morning
service at ll_o\;lock and evening service
at 8 o'clock. At the evening
hour the Intermediate Department of
the Sunday school will give n_ play.;
entitled "Life's .Cross Roads." The
public is moat cordially invited to all
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Colored People
To Visit Station
Arrangements have just been completed
by 'Prof. B. J. Reddish, superintendent
of tho Kershaw County
Training (School, and G. <C. Kirkland,
president of the Kershaw County Colored
'Farmers Cooperative Association,
with Mr. J. A. Riley, superintendent
of the 'Sandhill .Experiment
'Station at Pontiac, for colored farm- ?
ers and boys of Kershaw county who
are interested ih developing a 'better
system of farming to visit the experiment
station at Pontiac on Thursday,
August 11. ~ ,
The group- is scheduled to assemble
at the court house in Camden not latpr
than 8,:30 a. m., August 11, and
arrive atx tho experiment station
about 9 o'clock. Prof. Reddish has
made arrangements to convey 25 or
80 people who may not have means, of
transportation from Camden to the
experiment station.
Colored preachers, doctors and oth- A*
er leaders of all sections of Kershaw
county are especially urged to encourage
their people to attend this
important occasion.
Tho Kershaw County Colored Far-:
mers' Cooperation association is cooperating
in sponsoring this movement.
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In view of the conditions that aH
of the farmers of this county will
face next year it is extremely im- "
poVtant that each one take advantage
of this opportunity to l^prn from
his experiment station some of the
latest methods for reducing the cost
of producing ..crop? and at the same
time building up the fertility of the
soil. ...
Everyone who goes on this trip is
requested to bring a picnic lunch as
the tour will not return to Camden
to Camden until midafternoon. .
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Market "Comeback"
Holds Steady Pace _
By The Associated Press
The nation's "comeback market"
continued onward and upward .Saturday.
The New York stock exchange
closed out the month of July with
an advance of more than 35 per cent
over values of'June 80. Despite
week-end selling, moderate gains were
registered. "
Tho New, York bond and curb markets
also were higher, and cotton wae
steady. Likewise optimistic were
traders in wheats and other grains.
Butter and egg futures closed higher,
in Chicago. \
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Washington.?The Department of
Agriculture reported a general ad<- vance
of five points in the level of
farm prices for tho mohth ended
July 15. Hogs, cattle, cotton, eggs,
fc^ter, cotton and other products
gained. /
New York.?A reduction of 40 per
cent in bank closings for the week
was reported by the American banker.
It listed 158 bank reopenings7 for
the year.
Roanoke, Va.?The Viscose Corpor-^
ation Of Virginia announced another
employment increase, caused by better
business and augmenting the
force by 400. Two weeks ago 500
employes went to work.
Chicago.?'"Bank stocks rounded out
a week of steady, and in some cases
sensational, advances. Gains ranged
from 5 to 17 points. Northern Trust
company stock rose 75 points to offerings
at 360 on a small turnover.
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Williamsport; Pa.?.'Lycoming Manufacturing
company reported a 109.2 ~
per cent increase in foundry pourings
for Juno., over..May.. ExpandecL.de
mand for Lycoming motors was given
as the reason for the increase. Au
burn new car shipments for Juncf increased
2,933 over May. *
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Chicago.?Charles Donnelly, president
the Northern Pacific, reported
a "general feeling of optimism" in
the northwest after a tour of inspection^
He said reports of crop damage
are exaggerated.
Youngstown, Ohio.?Steel opOrations
in the Youngstown district are
expected to be 15 per cent of capacity
in the coming w^ek, compared with
13 per. cent for last week. ...
Captain J. Err oil Boyd baa plans for
starting from Floyd Bennett, field,
New Y/irk; this week, for * sold a- ;
round the world flight in tha historic '
plane Columbia. %