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VOLUME 44. , CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, .FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932 NUMBER 26
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Negro Commits
Bold Burglnry
' John White, 22-year-old negro, is
held in the county jell, aelf-confeesed
w 0ne of the boldest end roost unusual
burglars this county has produced
in a long while.
!: To begin with, White afcole m "Chevrolet
car belonging to C. M. Graves,
of the Camden Chevrolet Company,
who had his car parked near the Baptist
church while attending the revival
service* Monday night He
drove the car to Stoneboro where it
ran out of gas. He then entered the
store of C. V. Hammond from the
front window. Opening the baclc door
the negro helped himself to miscellaneous
articles ranging from knives
to clothing and piled them on the
rear platform. His gas gone in the
stolen car, the negro went to. the barn
of the Springs Mercantile Company
nearby, and hooked up the finest pair
of mule& to a wagon and drove to
the baclc of the store where the . loot
was loaded.
He drove rapidly toward Oamden
and officers who trailed him state
that the mules were made to run the,
[ entire distance of pearly 25 miles to
a point north of Camden, where the
stolen goods were placed in the
abandoned Cantey Hill (negro) school
house. Both mules were found in %
pine thicket nearby almost exhausted
from their long trip.
Deputy Sheriff G. F. Oooley, as[
sisted by Leo Rose, took the tracks
from the abandoned wagon and
trailed the negro to Shamokin on the
Camden-Charlotte highway where he
was arrested at Hatfield's store and
filling station. The negTo hrtd some
of the smaller stolen items on his
person and immediately confessed to
the theft, saying he had no accomplices.
The officers, however, think
the negro had help at Stoneiboro from
I some one who knew the locality.
The negro had among the loot a
lot of postage stamps of various denominations,
showing that he had enf
tered the postoffioo which- is in the
|. Hammond store. He will face a fedj;
eral charge when .the state courts- finish
with him.
White is a local negro, having ref.
sided at "Dusty Bend,"'north of Camden,
for the past few years. He was
p- originally from the Stoneboro and
: Liberty Hill section. , r,
John Patterson, another negro, is
also confined ip jail, being charged
with burglarizing the same store a
few weeks ago.
J: Theatre Installing
New Sound System
*The Majestic Theatre is closed this
f week to install new and improved
sound system, and wilf open Tuesday
I 0r Wednesday of next week with the
- latest and most modern sound system.
t- Youth Given Five Years.
Lancaster, Sept. 2f.?!P|ul Faile,
17-year-old Lancaster county youth,
was senterxed to five years in the
p state penitentiary by Judge Thomas
S. Sease w hen he was convicted of
"Slaughter with recommendation
?f mercy in connection with the killu*
?f T- -L Deese, another youth.
Gregories Draw Ten
Tear Term for Murder
Chesterfield. .Sept. 23.?After cWib^
trating only 45 minutes this"aftertHe
jury --f?rncJ .
{ H?7 of voluntary manslaughter
B I**'!151 Ge?rge W. and Tom Gregory;
Fathers, for the slaying of J. T.
B {v.l? at Jefferson last June.
I defendnrft was sentenced to ten
rs hard labor. Their attorneys
KJfie-n<" 0f intention "of appeal
W they frp0<1 on ?5 000
?Ach.
^B Thi ^
|- 8 Ca>" bas attracted widespread
IbothT ,,hro^hout this section,
?*i(Wi nn'::'c"s being prominent and
B to * Cornf'<'ted. The largest crowd
I er w"tness -court proceedings
^ 1 he .courtroom. Imme
of j j afl<*r l^e case was disposed
icon!1/0 ^T?wnsend adjourned
^ '><* the term.
w. Marriage /
I Mr >SS ,^arjraret Miles, daughter of
'M Mr ^ J' V' ?( LQ^>ff
?M u ' ; Branham, son of Mr.
K bed r..8 Branham, were marofUJ^y'
HepUn**r ?t the
I ud*e Jolm Babon, Jr. Mre.
a rt>cent graduate of the
it ??*** ******. They will
* Blaney.
Death Claims Two
West Wateree Citizens
, The St. Paul community of Weet
Wateree Buffered the low of two of
Its oldest and most influential cltiaens
this week when death took
aw*y H. A. "Hack" Martin, 81,
Tuesday morning, and Lawrence Henry
MoLeod, 78, Wednesday night.
They were near neighbors and both
were leaders in their communities.
Jdr. Martin was a large landowner
and farmer. His wife predeceased j
hip* some years ago. He is survived
!hy 3. M. Martin, former legislator
from this county, Mrs. Lottie Harrison,
olf Columbia; Mrs. J. M. Porter
and Mrs. H. A; Hawkins, of Lugeff.
'Funeral services Were held from the
home Wednesday and the burial was
at Solemn church, near Pontine, on
Wednesday afternoon, with servioes
conducted by Rev., Arthur V. Smith,
of Lugoff, and Rev. Mr. Cannon, of
Oolurrtbia. Si* grand sons acted as
pallbearers.
Mr. MhLeod, likewise a farmer and
leader in his community, died on
Wednesday night after a lingeiing
illness. He was born in Kershaw
county and fn early life married Miss
Susan Katherine McCaskill, who predeceased
him about Ave years ago.
To this union survives Sheriff J. H.
MfcLeod, of Camden; D. G. McLeod,
and L. D. MoLeod, of West Wateree;
T. A. MoLeod, of the United States
army now stationed in Honolulu,
Mrs. Mary Ruth Trotter, of Columbia;
and Miss Lillian Gertrude MeLeod,
R. N;? of Augusta, Ga. <
The funeral and burial occurred
from ,St. PauPs Methodist Churchy
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Whites Winners in
Sunday Polo Game
The Whites took the lead in the
new series of games between the two
teams of the Old.Camden Polo Club
try winning from the Blues by the
score" of 4 to 2 in Sunday's game.
The play Sunday did not come up
to standafd, most of the players appeering
unable to get their stride.
However, the game was well attended
by an enthusiastic gallery and was
closely and hotly contested from be-.
ginning to end.
The play of the game was a imy,
yard backhand drive under his pony
by Charlie-Little for the Whites im-J
tial tally , in the first chukker, while j
for the Blues Whit Boykin played a
good game scoring both their
The next game will be next Sunday
pftfcrnoon at 4 o'clock, weather permitting.
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Premium Books Ready
The premium liste for the Kershaw
County Fair have been printed and
those desiring a copy can get same
by ca|ling_at The ffty ftaundry^
getting one from Mr. W. M. Alex
ander.
Cotton Ginnings.
There were 3,394 bales of cotton
ginned in Kershaw county from the
crop of 1932 prior to
1932, as compered
ginned to September 16, 1?31, re ,
porta Robert K. Tompkins, special
agent in charge of ginning statistics.
ChildTQtdt^The~
Republican Party
New York. Sept. 2?.?'Richard ^
Childs, Who wan *taly
under President, Harding ""? co?lidge,
announced today he wouW support
Franklin D. Roosevelt for presrdont
and would head an organization
u, he known as the Repubhcane for
Roosevelt league. , 0ri
Childs made public a letter he had
written- io Col. E. M- Hous_e pred.ct
i^th^t^Ssevelt will be
Republican votes,"-for three reasons^
"First, because Republicans despair
of reorganizing our party. ul?*r
sent leadership so that
W"^c&ond,0^c^?c Republicans have
no desire for another four Vea"
contest between a Republican
istration and a Democratic
"Third, because the lime com
when above all party ?nsidcrattons
the nation needs hopc. needs l.berp"
ism and a greater human under
standing.* ..
Services at Casaatt
On Sunday. October 2nd, at the
Casaatt Baptist church
Morrison will preach at tite
hour, 11 o'clock. Carson f^rdon win
.have charge of ?
ervioea' at 10 o'clock, tuo
invited to both sarviedk.
Farmers and Lawyers
In Lead in the House
. Columbia, Sept. 24,?Lawyers and
farmers will make up exactly half of
the 1&33 house of representatives*
membership of 124.
A list compiled by J. Wilson Gibbes
clerk of the house, shows 36 farmers
and 26 attorneys were elected to that
, legislative branch in the recent primaries,
Practically every profession or
calling is represented in the membership.
There are 11 merchant-farmers,
seven retail merchants, five law
students, five lawyer-farmers, two
physicians, two textile operatives,
three newspaper editors and two civil
engineers.
Also included are; A mortician,
dentist, minister, physician-farmer,
farmer-banker, farmer-lumberman,
farmer-teacher, farmer-minister, locomotive
engineer,' insurance agent,
lumber dealer, railway mechanic, real
estate dealer, school teacher, cotton
mil] executive, cotton mill outside overseer,
cotton mill service .manager,
cotton broker-auto dealer, barber, auto
salesman and a wholesale merchant
and manufacturer.
Moved Office to DeKalb Street.
The Camden Building and Loan
Association recently v"hnoved their office
to West DeKalb street, the office
room formerly^ occupied by the Chamber
of Commerce, in the Crocker
building.
_
Services at Grace Church
On Sunday, October 2, at 11:16
a. m. church services will be held at
Grace church conducted by Bishop
K. G. .Finley. The public is extended
an invitation to attend.
o
Miss Gerald Moves Shop
_ Miss M. E. Gerald is this week
j moving her stock of millinery from
I the Fashion Shop building on DeKalb
street. Mr. A. Sam Karesh of The
Fashion Shop is~not stocking any
millinery for fall winter so Miss
Gerald is occupying that department
land will have on hand a select line of
[the latest models in millinery. She
f is inviting the public to visit her new
J shop when in need of millinery at reasonable
prces.
Printer Named to York PoetoflTce
York, S. <C., Sept. 24.?R. C. Blackwell,
republican printer, employed on
a newspaper here, was notified today
of his appointment as acting postmaster
of York succeeding Geo. H.
Hart, democrat, -who resigned.
Blackwell is a native of Virginia,
but has lived1 here 16 years.
Jewish New Year;
Stores Close Saturday
On account of iSaturday, October 1,
being a sacred holiday with those of
the Jewish faith the following stores
will be closed Saturday until 6 p. m.:
The Leader, Wolfe-Eichel Company,
I. Wolfe, L. Lomansky Shoe Store,
,M. H. Heyman, Hirsch Brothers &
Company, The Fashion Shop, The
Outlook Shoppe and Schlosbijrg.
Former Constable
* Dies at Florence
Florence, Sept. 22.?W. C. Eichelbergcr,
who- once wag a terror to
moonshiners and bootleggers of the
state as a state constable, died 'suddenly
of a cerebral hemorrhage here
earlv todav at t.h?* a era af 45
Eichelberger gained wide publicity
several years ago when he was awarded
a medal by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union for capturing
a still a day for 366 days, an
I unique record in the enforcement of
[the dry laws. He was then a_ state
constable. , .
After serving several years as state
constable, Eichelberger joined the
Florence police department. He had
beep engaged in other work here for
the' last' year, however.
Funeral services will be held in
Lau?ggs but the time has not been
I set.
Wheeler Gets Five Years.
Kingstree, Sept. 26.?Harold Wheeler,
of near Cades, who has been in
the Williamsburg county jail since
he shot Allen Brown, Pamplico banker,
on June 27, when he did not stop
to pick hrm up cm highway 17 near
Lake City, plead guilty to the charge
of assault and battery with intent to
kill in the court of general sessions
when it cohvened here this mnrtrfngl
Judge C. E. Dennis, of Xhrtttagtou,
sentenced hfcn to' serve five years in
the state penitentiary.
Passing of Good Lady
Saddens a Wide Circle
Citizens of Camden and the state
were saddened on Wednesday, September
28th, to learn of the death of
Mrs. Margaret Jordan Garrison, at
an early hour, at her home on North
Broad street. 'She had been in ill
health for several weeka and at the
time of her paaaing her husband and
children were at her bedside.
(Mrs. Carrison was born at Little
River, S. 0? April 29, I860, being in
thb eighty-second year of age at the
time of her death. . She was the
daughter of. the late Colonel D. W.
ami Emily J. Jordan. In early life
8he made her home at Laurel Hill
plantation, Georgetown county, later
the family refugeed to Camden
<5fpon the invasion of the Northern
army in the coasta^ region. During
her life in this city she was ever
active in the social and religious activities
of the community, always endearing
herself to all by her lovable
disposition. "? ~ T . ...
On January 3, 1878, she was married
to Mr. Henry George Carrison,
of this city, in Grace church,* of
which she was a life long member.
On January 3, .1928, Mr. and Mrs.
Carrison celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary.
In church work and historical societies
she was an active worker as
well as all work for the betterment
of society.
Mrs. Carrison is survived by her
esteemed husband, who is ptesidbht!
of the Bank of Camden, and the following
children: D. Jordan Carrison,
Jacksonville; Mrs. Margaret C. Mayfield,
of Camden; Mrs. Cora C. Ancrurn,
of Balboa, "Panama Canal Zone;
H. G. Garrison, Jr., of Camden; Mrs.
Emily C. Thomas, of Charleston; Mrs.
J Hallie C. Smith, of Florence; Mrs.
iJUlizabeth- -Gi?Waite-, of -Fort Sam
! Houston, Texas. Also surviving? are
i fifteen grandchildren.
I Funeral services were hold at 3:30
j O'clock, Thursday ^at Grace church,]
conducted by Bishop K. G. Finley, of
Columbia, assisted by Bishop Albert
j S. Thomas. Tho body was laid to rest
etesy and the beautiful floral emblems
bore a mute testimony of the
loving esteem of scores of life-long
friends. ,
j Active pallbearers were-: C. H.
Yates, W. L. DoPass, D. A. Boykin,
jL. J. Whitaker, T. D. Ancrum, L. T.
i Mills and R. M. Kennedy, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were: B. H.
Boykin, L. I. Guion, Dr. John W. Corbett,
R. B. Pitts, M. H. Heyman, L.
Wittkowsky, J. W. Cantey and W. E.
Johnson.
Died in Wreck
Friends in Kershaw county will be
saddened to learn of the death of
Robert A. Butler, who met death in
Hokecounty, N. C., Wednesday in a
car wreck. He was buried Sunday
of last week at Port Orange, Florida.
HOG SHIPMENT
A carlot shipment of hogs is to be
made from Camden about the first
week in November. It is desired to
get up about 200 hogs and ship them
in a double deck car in order to bring
down the freight cost per hog as a
double deck car goes at lower rate
than hogs in a single deck.
Everyone who expects to have hoga
for shipment about the first week in
November will please notify the
county , agent in advance.
If possible these hogs should weigh
between 180 to 220 pounds as this is
usually the height desired for the
very''top prices. However, lighter
and heavier may, be_shipped at a
slight decrease from top prices.?
Henry D. Green, County Agent.
General G. B. Duncan
Resigns From Legion
Iyexingiop, Ky., 'Sept. 24.?Major
General George B. Duncan, retired,
U. S. A., who commanded the Eightysecond
division and units of the first
division during the World war, today
announced he had resigned from, the
American Legion bectthse of that organization's
advocacy of immediate
payment of the bonus.
"I would not be a part of an organization
taking, that kind of stand,"
he said. "The recent bonus march
was one of the most cowardly assaults
on government I have ever
heard of veterans taking part in.
There 4a every indication that they
were led on by politician#. The veterans
did pot understand what they
www doing, bdt politicians made them
believe payment of the bonus wae
something that wae due them."
Planning Great Fair
For Kershaw County
Plans for the biggest fair Kershaw
county has ever had are going rapidly
forward under the direction of the
Leroy Belk Post of the AVnerican Legion
at Camden and the Camden
Shrine Club. The fair officials are
happy in having the enthusiastic cooperation
of the people of the county
generally, and it is hoped that all the
folks will participate and attend.
The Fair is. 'being held for all the
people of the county. [Neatly every
farmer ^nd nearly every housewife
has something that they should place
among the exhibits. Tihe premium
list containing the Fair program, list
of exhibits desired, the rules, etc., 1b
now off the press and is being distributed.
The management earnestly
wants the interest and cooperation of
every man and woman in the county
to help assure the hoped for success
of the fair. It will be a fine time for
all the family to come to Camden,
meet \heir friends, see what their
neighbors are doing and have a good
time generally. A number of publicspirited
men have been asked to cooperate
in their respective communities
in helping to get up and arrange
exhibits, furnish information,
etc., and a list of these gentlelhen
is given below. Anyone desiring to
place exhibits at the fair may obtain
information from any of these
men or from the Kershaw County
Fair Association. The list follows:
Loring Davis, Bethune; D. A. West,
Kershaw; J. D. Watson, Blaney; Eugene
Pearce, Camden; Mordecai Martin,
Lugoff; E. K. Gregory, Kershaw;
L. J. Baker, Bethune; L. I. Guion,
Lugoff; T. H. Young, Westville; W.
T. Holley, Kershaw; T. B. Blyther,
Camden; E. T. Bowen, Blaney; W. A.
Boykin, Boykln; ST -Truesdale,
Westville; J. B. MoOoy, vCamden;
J. It. West, Cassatt; John Rabon, Jr.,
Lugoff; N. P. Gettys, Logoff; \ym.
H. Stokes, Westville; Henry B. Gard:
ner, Cassatt.
Camden Plays Game
With Chester Today
On last Friday afternoon at Zemp
field before a goodly crowd of fans
the Camden bull dogs defeated the
team from Newberry in' a pre-season
battle by a score of 18 to 0.
Having lost a great many players
on last year's championship team, by
graduation, it leaves the team made
up almost entirely of'new material.
The boys are fast rounding into
shape and Camden will no doubt
have another goo*} team this season.
Twb regular linesmen ojf last yeifV
team, Kennedy and Flowers, showed
up well and the defensive work of
Burns and Sanders was particularly
good. C. Jackson at center was handding
the ball like a veteran. Team
and Wooten, two light men, handed
tlie boys from Newberry lots of dynamite.
Thompson playing quarter
back is captain of the team and of-j
course ran his team in a way that
was expected of him. Funderburk
and Jackson protected the center of
the line in good style. The line up
was as follows. Sanders le.; Burns
It; Flowers Ig; Jackson c; Kennedy
rg; Funderburk? rt; Goodalo re;
Thop'msbn <fb; Team Th; Hay nog rh;,
Boheler fb. Substitutes Wooten, McLeod,
Jenkins, Jackson, Rhame.
The Camden team leaves this
morning for Chester. Of course this
time the Red Cyclone is out for revenge
as they were twice defeated
last season by the Bull Dogs. The!
ganie will be called at 3:30 p. m. in
Chester and a large crowd of fans
are expected to accompany the team
aTTct agalrt cheer Ihem on to victory.
Presbyterian Church Services
Services at Befchesda Presbyterian
church on Sunday, October 2, are announced
as follows by A. Douglas
McArn, pastor: Church school at 10
o'clock. Rally Day will be observed
with a special program. Every member
of the church is -,rged to attend
this program. The offering will be
made for Sunday * school extension
among the underprivileged -children
of the south. Under the leadership
of Mr. Murdoch Johnson a discussion
^Nrtip has been organized for the
younc men of the church. . This clase
meets at 10 a. m. and a cordial invitation
is given,, to young men to attend.
At the morning worship at
H;15 the Lord's Supper WtB !? ?$?>?
brated. Communion addrese,
True Vine." The public Sis cordially
invited to theee sendees.
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Fox Hunters Plan
Trials at Camden
Annual Aeld tHals of the South
Carolina Fox Hunters' association
will be held at (Camden November IB
to 18, it waa announced by L. B. Wingard,
secretary.
Plans for the trials were made at
a rocept meeting* of the board of directors
which consists of H. Kemper
Cooke, C. Y. McCante, R. R. Shaw,
John E. Dreher, and Carl L. Ep<ting.
George T. Little is (president of the
association.
Four days are to be given to the
meet instead of three as has been the
practice for the last few years. The
derby dogs will be run November IB,
while the last three days <will be given
to the all aire dogs and the bench
show. The latter will bo held the afternoon
of the 10th. Cash and trophy
prizes will be awarded-, in each of the
v different classes.
v The officers of the association are _
anxious to get every fox hunter and
true sportsman in South Carolina into
the association and are looking
forward to showing and running niore
and better dogs at Camden in November
than ever shown or run in ,
South Carolina before," Secertary
Wingard said.
"Probably rib more interest in the
association and its success has ever
been shown as is manifest in the
present1officers. And the co-opera-r
tion 'of the officials and fox hunters
throughout this state and adjdnnng
states points toward the most successful
field trial ever held) in South
Carolina. These trials have long
been quite an event in this state, particularly
for the lovers of hounds and
the chase. A
""So much interest is shown In these
triala-lhat- this. .year., several- communities
and towns made flattering bide
for the trial meet, all of which WO*
the association appreciates rnpst
heartily. Camden is to be congratulated
oh getting the_fleld_trial meet.
And- the association is most fortunate
in receiving the support and as- _
distance of Camden's liberality.?
Monday's Columbia State.
Consider Building *
! Scenic Garden To
consider the possibility of com-^
mencing the development of a scenic
garden or arboretum in or near Camden
tb attract visitors to Camden a
meeting of interested' citizens and
officials of the Seaboard Air Line
railway was'held in the America Le-_
gion Hhll Thursday Of last week.
Mayor R. M. Kenndy, Jr., presided
and after preliminary remarks stating
his sympathy with and interest
in the idea, introduced G. Z. Phillips,
of Washington, passenger traffic
manager' of Che Seaboard, who. TaTd
before the meeting specifications for
and estimates of the cost of the development
of an arboretum. Tentatively,
the plans were based on such
a development at Mulberry, the estate
of D. R. Williams near the city.
The initial cost had been estimated
at about $10,000. It was impossible
to settle upon a plan or the location
o?f this development until more
places were investigated and the owners
of the places brought intothc
picture.
To further consider the idea and
to also take up the study of a com-_
prehensive plan for the planting ar.d
beautiflcation of Camden itself, it
committee was appointed composed
of Henry Savage, Jr., chairman; A.
S. Llewellyn, R. B. Pitts, Samuel
Russell, Hughey Tindal, D. R. Williams,
Miss Olive Whittredge, Mrs.
Warren Harris, Mrs. HenrjL Savage^.
Mrs. J. M". VHTepigue, and Mrs. E. N.
McDowell.
A meeting of this committee will
be held as soon ns some necessary
additional information h^ been secured.
Division passenger agent, C.
Small, of Savannahs and J. L. Car~'
ter, also of the Seaboard, attended
the meeting with Mr. Phillips. i
Dr. Pittman Preaehen
at First Baptist Church
*.
Dr. Frank Pittman, of Greenville,
S. C., who is well known throughout
the state as an earnest and eloquent
speaker, is conducting the revival
meeting at the First Baptist church
of Camden. ^ J)r. Pittman la preaching
twice &i)y at 10 a^m.-aad~fcprm*"
to large congregations. The meeting
wfll continue until the latter part of?
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