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The Camden Chronicle " 1 i?gggg I iM?j-gi , 1,1 ? VOLUME 44^ ___[_Tl|||ir|i|[ CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. PRIPAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1932 NUMBER33^ Blease and Smith i in Second Primary 1 the Btcond primary, Senator Smith and former Senator Blease will ^ the candidates for United States jwiitor. On Tuesday, Smith vet over folipo vate* tha& -Blease, WiJliim? running third with leas than half ?? many as Smith, and Harris ying fourth with a few thousand less then Williams. Congressman Stevenson was defeatid for re-election in this district by J. P> Richards, probate Judge of Lancaster and nephew of former Governor Richards. . ? ' Smith is for repeal of (the 18th amendment and prohibition laws, and Blease is for holding . state elections on that one question to decide what to do about prohibition. Each is campaigning on his record cof achievement in the past, and the second campaign promises to be a warm one. The only other congressman to bo defeated was Donriniolc In the third district, who lost to Tajttor, of Anderion, after a bitter campaign. All the others were successful, and McSwain, of Greenville, beat hiB vociferous opponent, McCullough, Jpur or Ave to one on Tuesday. The vote in the thij-d district was about 32,000 for Taylor and 19,000 for bominick, Ousts getting over 5,000 votes. Taylor, carried Dominick's home county by over 300 votes. In this district, Congressman Stevenson got about 18,000 votes and* Richards about Z0J000 votes. In Cherokee, Stevenson's votO was about 2j500, and that of Richards was about 3,100. In Chester county Stevenson got about 2,300 to Richards about' 2,100. In Fairfield county Stevenson gqt about 200 majority. In Chester-1 fiek county, Stevenson got 3,299 to ) -Rjchwds 1,84-5. Richards carried: Kershnw county by only 230, but in; Lancaster county, his home bailiwick,' he mopped up with about 4,360 votes to only 1,1 (JO for Stevenson, a major-, ityof about 3,200 which was too mu^h a load for Stevenson to overtake; 'in the rest of the district. .. . j It was that tremendous vote for; Richards in Lancaster County which made false prophets of all ante-elec-; ; tion forecasts of the congressional! race in this district. Everybody, before Tuesday night, who forecast the congressional elec- j tion, gave this district to? Stevenson I ^-except the Richards. political man-1 agemcnt, and its claims were heavily I \ discounted by the talent as being mere ; ante-election claims of victory made by all candidates. If Richards had j merely got a large majority, compar- j ed with the rest of the ticket, in his ^ome county, Stevenson would have< .pulled through?but that 3,200 ma-i i?rity at home, indicating that his: tyunty was behind him practically un-| animously, was a remarkable vote" of . confidence, seldom seen in politics and elections. The second primary on .September . 13. will be a real election all over this slate, as in nearly every county1 *arm local contests will be staged then. The number of candidates who did get nominated last Tuesday, but f?t enough votes to place them in ?second heat against only one opponent is very large everywhere. The *r?e number of candidates for each contributed to this end. L?0Wn 'n Dorchester county, where . y hauAbeen fighting in three facym foyyears oyer the spoils-of jvu"iy offices, so intensely that they J^got there was n candidate for ht running four years ago, they ere g0 interested in their own fights week, that they did not count of the precincts for United senator until yesterday and L They answered inquiries that did not have time to bother with! _ wnatorial race until they found ^ whether Bossy Limehouse, the . L- or the Independents hnd won wur.ty offices. i j Baptist Church Services rvice? at the First Baptist church l folu^n September 11, will be as Ur p Sunday school at 10 o'clock, !i puu: ' Stogner, superintendent.; J~ -Wo-r*~P conducted -by -the- paa-tae ,n\} Ar> a' m' arKl 8 P* m- Morn-1 ZLi' "learning To Do' Well." j Y "p subiect. "Winning The Lost." j.' U. Sunday evening at 7 o'trening at meet^ir Wadn^ay *Und 1)1,0 is c?rdially invited to ( * the services of this church. , Furn???y, of Charleston, ^ w ?* Mias Almeto Bax Pate Named Winner By State Committee At the county Democratic executive committee held here lust Toteday, an old statute was used te.<i*ttle a dispute as to the race for magistrate in Buffalo township in whteh J. A. Young was declared the nominee, This was caused by the throwing out of the vote at the precincts of Cassatt and Lockhart, which weie [ not considered in the township. Mr> Pate appealed to the state executive I committee at its meeting in Columbia Tuesday, A number of Bcthune and Camden citizens were present The Columbia State of Wednesday carried the following relative to the appeal: "The first appeal was from Eastern Buffalo mills district in Kershaw county, in which the Kershaw county executive committee had declared J. A. Young nominated for magistrate over C. C. Pate. The voting had been done according to what was claimed to be custom and in what was understood' to be the published instructions of the county committee, which, however, was oonitrary to the statute governing the matter. The Kershaw committee when confronted by the statute law had decided in favor of J. A. Young. This meant the throwing out of about 71 votes of those who had voted according to a custom of some years' standing, it was alleged. M. L. Smith of Camden represented Mr. Pate andi C. T. Craydon of Columbia represented Mr. Young. On motion of former Senator Hough of Kershaw, now a member of the committee, the action of- the Kershaw committee was reversed and C. C. Pate was declared to be the nominee, by a vote of 17 to 15." Gave Delightful Barbecue W. -T. Rcdfearn, the newly-elected | member of the board of directors | from DeKalb township, gave a bar-1 becuc to a large number of friends [ Wednesday evening. The barbecue | was held near the Woodward Airport f and several hundred were in attend- j ance. Around seven hundred pounds of meats had been delightfully prepared over coal fires and it was thoroughly enjoyed. It was not a Redfearn supporter affair as a general invitation had been issued and lopg lines of cars were parked near the airport in the early evening. -Buy Kershaw County Products Visit the club market next Saturday far your fresh snap beans, tomatoes, lima beans, egg plant, peas, okra, corn, boiled peanuts, pepper, fresh eggs, dressed chickens, sweet cream, butter, delicious cakes, barbe^ho and cut flowers.\ Services at Province Church Services will be 1md at Providence Baptist church on Sunday, September 18, with Sunday school in the afternoon at 3 o'clock, and preaching at 4 p. nk Business meeting tp follow after services and members are especially requested to attend.' Visitors cordially welcome. Rev. R. D. Phillips, pastor. Won Two Scholarships Jack Boyd, son of Mr. Jeff Boyd, won a scholarship to The Citadel and, also one to the University of South. Carolina in competitive examinations for Kershaw County. Jack is a graduate of the Camden High "Sdhool and has always stood well in his studies as well as being quite popular with v-4 He plane tc lepve The Citadel soon. Marines Receive High Decoration Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 3.?Corporal Donald L. Truesdale and Sergearvt John Hamas, both members of i the United States Marines serving as officers of the Nicaraguan national guafd, were decorated for heroism today by Lieutenant Colonel Calvin B. Matthews, Marine commander. Truesdale, who received the. con-1 gressional medal of honor, lost an; arm by picking up ? grenade which i was about to explode and throwing ft p-rcny frnm the vicinity of his pa- ; trol. Thus he saved the lives of his men. His home is at Lugoff, South Carolina. ' ' Hamas, who received the naval cross medal, led attacks which re- ' strtted in the capture of two important camps of the followers of GenfffX Augustine ftmdino, rebel lead- > sr. lira. B. S. AWret is spending a few J weeks In JncVsoo, Mtea. 1 ~ , < Charlotte Thompson To Open On Monday The (Charlotte Thompson high school will begin the 1932-33 session next Monday, September 12th, ?t 9 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the opening exercises. The hearty cooperation ^ all patrons is urged that e0ry boy and giri of school age begin on the opening date, for it places a handicap on a pupil who comes in school late and might mean ultimate failure in hi 8 work. ? * , Following is the faculty: High school?F. M. Mellette, superintendent; J. T. McLeod, principal; Mies Carolyn Heyman, grammar and primary department; Miss Gladys Geddings; Miss Mae Rush; Mrs. A. G. Sanders; Miss May C. Boykin; Mrs. F. M. Mellette, music, sgThe trustees are:'Messrs. W. C. SWgle, E. M. Workman and B*. G. Pearce, Birth Announcement, Janet Glynn frail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norwood C. Hall, of 642 B. Wilbeth Road, Akron, Ohio, was bora August 29, at the city hospital of Akron. Mrs, Hall was forifierly Miss Pauline Young of Camden. ' * Jefferson Man Is Kiiled By His Son Andrew Jackson, a farmer living about five miles east of Jefferson, was shot and instantly killed about 7 a. m. Sunday by his sUteea-yesijtttold son, Wade Jackson, after a famijf quarrel. A coroner's inquest was held and th6 jury found that the deceased came to his death at the handa of the son who used a pistol. It is said that one shot took effect in the heart of the deceased while another struck the father in the back. Young Jackson told thte coroner's jury that his father had been abusing his mother and that the father turned on him when hej> endeavored to assist his mother. . According to the evidence the elder Jackson had been drinking previous to the fatal shooting. ? Lancaster! News. Error In Figures In our tabulated report of the election returns of tho first primary, one error crept in at the Pine Tree club which gave J. R. Belk for the house a vote of?81 when it should have been 81, It did net change the result In any way, but the correction is made to keep the record straight. OUR NEW CONGRESSMAN (Cut by Courtesy of Lancaster News) Congressman W. P. Stevenson went down to defeat at the hands of J. P. Richards in the congressional race in the fifth distriot in Tuesday's election as Mr. Richards won out over the veteran congressman by approximately 1,900 votes. Richards carrled Lancaster county by a very large majority and also carried Kershaw, Chester and Cherokee counties while Stevenson carried Fairfield, York and Chesterfield comities. Mr. Richards was being congratulated on Wedz c^ddy mofn;r.s Zy host of friends. It was his first attempt to win anything but a county., office and he was opposed by a man who had been well acquainted in tho district for years. The official vote by counties. was as follows: Stev. Rich. Cherokeen 2 628 .3132 Chester 2617 2650 Chesterfield 3543, 2022 Fairfield \ . 1637 .^1419! Kershaw 2607 2837 , I>ancaster 1156 4362 | York 4307 3940 T<M&. , 18495 20362 | James P. Richards, the nominee for; Congress from the 5th District, was born at Liberty Hill, S. C., August 31, 1894. His parents are Hon. Norma n~^7~KIcTiar^"and~Phb bjrXninBos_ Richards. His grandfather was Rev.; John G. Richards,' who was Chaplain j of the 12th Regiment .South Carolina volunteers, who served pastdtatea in the Presbyterian church at Liberty Hill and Ebenezer in York county, ile is a nephew of ex-Governor John He attended the rural schools at < Liberty Hill until sixteen years of.; if#; won a scholarship to Genoen I ,_~ '~*;,V-?*? College, where he completed the Sophomore class. Later entering the University"of South Carolina, to prepare for the practice of law, worked as a messenger of the Supreme Court, as well as in a store to pay his expenses at the University. He was an officer in the "Literary Society* Jind ft. contestant in the finals of Gonzales Oratorical contest as well as other honors. He was prominent in athletics at the University, being president of the athletic association* Cop? n iw if# a n i ? ? ? ?? - ?ouu woiii oiiu u mvMi" ber of the foot ball team. Mr. Richards volunteered a few days after war was declared at Camp Styx, S. C., and was at Camp Sevier in training before going overseas> Was attached to the Trench Mortar Battery, Headquarters Co. 118th Infantry, 30th Division. Entered the war as a private and was promoted to corporal, sergeant and was recommended as 2nd Lieutenant in February, 1919. After the war he returned to the University of South Carolina, where he graduated in law in 1921, and in thnt year came to I^aneaster for the practice of his profession, which ho has continued uninterruptedly. He has been; elected three successive lei iiis aa Jxrdge of Probate of the county. He was married November 4th, 1920, to Catherine Hawthorne Wylie, fourth daughter of Col. and Mrs. R. E. Wylie. They have a four-year-old son, Richard Evans. The leet Congressman from the 6th District to serve from Lancaster county* was the late Hon. T. J. StraR, who retired thirty-nine years ago,?Lancaster News. Cooking School Well Attended On Tuesday and Wednesday Miss Gladys Baker, National Homo Economist, representing tho Weatinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, delighted a large number of Camden housewives with various menues prepared in the famous WestinghouBe dual automatic electric range and refrigerator, at the Camden Furniture company's cooking school. At the close of each demonstration, the meals which had been prepared were presented to the persona * whose names were di$wn. In a like manner many attractive water bottles for electric refrigerators were given. The grand prise, a Weatinghouse electric iron, which was awarded the last day, was won by Mrs. B. G. Sanders. In addition to Miss Baker's attractive program, Mr. 'Hosch, special' representative of Westinghouse demonstrated other electric appliances, showing the economy in operation and the labor saving features of each. Mr. Hosch then introduced Mr. Tobin, manager of our local water and light department, who gave facts and figures of actual instances here in Csmdfen, proving that cooking, water heating and refrigeration with electricity is the most economical method. The new reduced rate on electricity here is the lowest in the state. This statement has been verified by Westinghouse distributors in Columbia. The electrical dealers and consumers of Camden are grateful to Mr^Tobin for the effort he has made in obtaining this reduction. All the food used in this demonstration was contributed by the local A. & P. store through the courtesy of their manager, Mr. Glen Mitchell. Colts Wanted At County Fair In view of the work wc are doing in developing interest in 'getting mares and raising mules and horses in Kershaw county it is especially desired that horse* and mule colts and good mares and stallions now in the county be brought to the county fair which is to be held October 27, 28, 29. Begin now to handle the colts if i they are not broke so that they can be more easily handled at the fair. It is probable that premiums will be offered for colts. Blue Team Was Winner The Old Camden Polo club made its first public appearance in a fast game Monday afternoon oi\ $he No. 2 field in Kirkwood, the blue team ending up with the long end of n 4-2 score. At the end of the fourth chukker the score stood 2-2 but a drive by the blues, featured by good teamwork, netted them .two more scores before the final whistle. The first chukker provided the spectators with a thrill when a collision between ^Ancrum Boykin and Frank Wooten sent both their mounts and their riders to the ground in a heap. All, however/ escaped uninjured. One of the features of the game was the beautiful defensive work done by Charlie Little for the whites. Lineup: Blues (4) Whites (2) W. A. Boykin, Jr. .1 . . H. Savage, Jr. Kirby Tupper ... 2 . . Whit Boykin Frank Wooten . . 8 r. C. DuBose, Jr. BoUib 4 .. Cnariie Lnttiei Referee: Clarkson Rhame. ^Scoring: Blues. Boykin (2). Wooten (1), Bates (1); Whites, Savage (1), Boykin (1). CaseaU Baptist Church Services ~ Services at the . Cessat,t, Baptist church on Sunday, September 11th, will be: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with Carson Gordon, superintendent, in charge. Morning services at 11 o'clock conducted by the pastor, H. C. Robinson. The subject of the morning sermon will be, "The Tenth Man." The public cordially invited to these services. Carpenter, Dentist Swap Work Lynn, Mass.?A classified advertisement ip the Lynn Item jecantly was the medium used by a Lynn dentist in obtaining a carpenter to exchange a considerable amount of carpentering for dental work. ~* Dr.-C. A. Vinal, who inserted the copy, was fn need of repairs to his property and believing that these are -ttviteyr ef bartering and trading, found this solution to his problems. Through this same method the dentist obtained the services of a painter and plumbear. Kershaw County Fair Splendidly Supported From nil over the county the spirit of cooperation for the county fair i? being shown. Indications are that the Nir will be strongly supported. The Legion and Shrine organisations of Camden have again agreed to finance and operate the fair for the good of the county. 1 hope and ' believe that our people all over the county will cooperate and help make the fair a big success. The success or failure of tho fair rests largely with our farm people as the exhibits are the determining factor to a large extent. I realize that wo had a dry season and our crops are not so good, but practically all of us shared alike regarding the drought. Therefore, it is our duty for each one to do his or her best. Do not exhibit solely for the purpose of winning a prize but rather to show what you have produced and in turn you see what your neighbors huve produced, and in this way each one will contribute to the success and will benefit also. The matter of winning a prlzo should be secondary. In fact, some of the best fairs in th? world are ones where no prizes or premiums are given. The premium list this year will ibe very substantial and libera^ in view of financial conditions. It is desii^d to feature livestock this year. However, we will not expect to have quite as many hogs as last year. Nevertheless, it is desired that all outstanding hogs be exhibited. I hope that a large class of dairy cattle will be shown, including dairy bulls and dairy calves. ? It is expected that the poultry exhibit will be extraordinarily good this . year. .Turkeys,, geese, guineas, duck*,pigeons, etc.,, should also be prominent. Grains, hays and potatoes are also desired as feature products. Let's begin now to getting things ready. Let's all of us do our best to make our fair a. big success again this year. If I can be of service in helping select or prepare? your exhibits please call on me. The- people of Kershaw county aro jUBt one big, fine family anyway, so let's cooperate, each one of us, and we'll make our county a still finer place to live. A good county fair is one of the best stimulants for getting more cooperation that I know of and besides, it's a splendid advertisement to attract other good, live, awake people to come and settle here and help us build up our county. We have the best county in the state in many ways. Let's each of us work hard to develop .the possibilities that are in it, -is-th? ?. request of Henry D. Green, the county agent. Legion Post To Hold A Good Will Meeting At the September meeting of the James Leroy Belk Post No. 17, Amer-> ican Legion, of Camden, to be held Monday night, 'September 12, at eightthirty, p. m., at Legion Hall, the Post will hava as their guests the mayors from all incorporated towns of Kershaw county?Mayor C, Frank Clyburn, of Kershaw; Mayor Loring Davis, of Bethune; and Mayor Paul Ross, of Blaney. Mayor Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., of ^Camden, will have charge of the entertaining program. Other < invited guests are all .form# mayors of Camden, the present members of city council and State Commander- Elect Hobson Hilton, a former resident of Camden and a native son of Kershaw county. _ _ Every -ex-service mart rrt Kershaw ? county and adjoining counties is most cordially invited to attend the meetfrig. Maybr C. Frank Clyburn. of Kershaw, will be the principal speaker. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, September 11. A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school 10 a. itV. The offering at this service will be for the repair of the Sunday school heating plant. Morning service 11:15. Sermon subject, "He The Stars AtJO.^ The members of the session and. the recently elected deacons and elders are re- ~ quested to meet in the Sunday school at 11 a. m. The pastor and Mr. S. W. Hogue are in attendance upon Synod' , at Clinton. The pu&Iic is cordially invited to the services In this charen= ! ? ' ,<y ....... '/.li, ' Miss Miriam Brace left Wednesday for a visit of several weeks with friends in Hendereonville and Spartanburg. r? -