Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOOKING BACKWARD Takeu From the Filea of The Chronicle Fifteen ami Thirty Yeara Ago FIFTEEN YEARS AGO November 2, 1917 R. A. Hilton dies maidenly at hi? home in Kershaw. He was 70 years of age. Elmore Gardner, 42, died at his homo in Kershaw* E. Reed Williams, superintendent of Kershaw Oil Mill, painfully scalded by escaping steam. Former sheriff Jt. U. Williams is painfully injured when horse jerks away from him. Jim Shannon, of Lugoff, arrested by Sheriff Hough charged with ab? ducting 10 year old negro yirl. George T. Idttlo of this city wins a total of $505 with horses shown at state fair. Krause Shows exhibiting here under auspices of Camden. Fire Department made to pay license of $llM) per day by county authorities. Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Graham return to Camden for the winter. In the first football game of the season Sumter defeats Camden by a score of 27 to 0. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, died at his home in Columbia. Barnum & Bailey circus fails to exhibit at Hamlet and disappoints a crowd estimated at 12,(HH> folks. Boll weevil appears in South Carolina for the first time when it is discovered on Daufuskie Island near Savannah. "Private" John Allen, for sixteen years a member of congress, dies at, his home in Tupelo, Miss. War tax on railroad tickets goes into operation. Greenville in throes of gasoline famine and many cars are idle. THIRTY YKARS A(iO October 14, 1902 Mrs. S. M. Wilson, aged 74, dies after long illness. Rev. J a he/. Ferris officiated at funeral ami pallbearer# were D. M. McCaakill, C, R. Lewis, S. 11. Latham, G. C. Bruce, F, E. Mathis and R. A.'McDowell. W. P. Calhoun, of Greenville, on a visit to his Mister, Mrs. W. A. Ancrum, of Camden. Hirsch Brother* & Company lose warehouse in what is thought as incendiary Are, Miscreunt sets tt?;e to back part of Chronicle offioe but flames discovered in time, so no damage was done. Blood hounds brought from state farm fail to take the trail. Pension board meets an<{ names W. F. Russell as pension commissioner. ^Roland B. Molincux, charged with murdering Mrs. Katherine J. Adams, frees! after .spending four years in prison in Now York .pending new trials. He was first condemned to death. Gus Hirsch goes on a business trip north to purchase goods, i Jurors drawn to serve at special term of court are T. V. Young, W. L. Jones, W. H. Motley, J. E. Rabon, E. E. Gardner, 1). A. Boykin, J. PI. McLaurin, A. W.1 Cunningham, R. J. Holland, J. T, Heath, Paul Brown, J. J. Hall, W. W. Mickle, T. A. Folsom, J. J5, Hyatt, W. I). I). Hall, W. A. Peach, W. J. Dority, Jesse Nettles, (J. Z. Young, J. L. iCatoe, L. S. Myers, L. A. Hasty, II. Truesdel, H. E. Halsall, E. S. Arrants, Mamies Rabon, H. H. Holland, E, L. Outlaw, J. W. Wood, B. C. Cook, W. R. Moseley, S. S. Clyburn, J. K? Folsom, J. W. Croslaml, Henry Rosrs. I ________________ Met With Mrs. Sow ell The Charlotte Thompson Demonstration club held a very interesting ' meeting last Thursday afternoon, October 0, at the home of Mrs. 1). L. Sowcll. f Mrs. Mattie West, the president, held a short business meeting first, during \vhicll she Told uT her recent" trip to the annual club meeting at Me Bee. The last part of the meeting was in charge of Miss Sadie It. (Vai^, who j _showed (lie members how to make j over old drosses and hats. She also j gave some good helps on fixing old i shoes and cleaning gloves. At the j conclusion of the meeting Mrs. Sow-, ell served delightful banana cream! and cake. New Iter tor at (iracc Church Citizens of Camden will be interested to learn that Rev. Francis ^Ci;aighill will be rector of (iracc ^""TCpiscopul church. He has tx'en and is now rector at Douglas, (icorgia, hut he and Mrs. Craighill \\MII move to Camden at an early date. The first service at which he will preach will be the first Sunday in Nov ember. Dog Show During Fair Week Thursday morning, October 27, at 11 a. m., there will be one of the best dog shows put on at the Kershaw county fair that has ever been held here. This show is put on in the morning because of the horse show in the afternoon of this date. The following' classes will be 1O VV il. 1 1'olntl1!' . MlfU'l hound class, spaniel class, niiscella- j neous class under twenty pounds, j miscellaneous class over twenty pounds. All animals shown must be over six months of age. Five very handsome prizes have been donated for first places and^the others will receive ribbons as prizes. This show will be under the direction of Samuel Russell and M. I.. Smith, dr., two good judges of (logs. Those wishing to enter their animals in this show are requested to see either of these gentlemen at or.ce_ and learn at what time they are to have the docs at the fair grounds. i A tornado swept over a small section of Arkansas, several miles from Pine Bluff. Tuesday, unroofed 15 cotton houses and did other property j damage. No lives are reported lost. r _________ . Let's Go?Folks. Let's Go ?TO FOOTBALL CAMDEN VS HARTSVILLE First Elimination Game Friday, Oct. 14, at 3.30, P. M. * ZEMP FIELD Admission 10c, 25c and 45c . 3 ' < | Democratic Rally to Be Held Fair Week What i* promised to bo the biggest Democratic Kufly held in (South Carolina since 11HKI, when William Joinings Bryan visited Columbia, will take place at Oa melon on October 28. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., mayor of Camden, ia chairman of the rally, and he hu? a tentative schedule of a monster parade, and such visitors as governor Blackwood, ex-governor Rich-l aids, Roach Stewart, of Lancaster senator R. M. Cooper of Lee county as speakers of the day. Mayor Kennedy has on his committee Vardell Walsh, general chairman of the county fair, which will be in progress at that time; Stanley Llewellyn, former commander of the American Legion of South Carolina; Hughey Tindal, president of the chamber of commerce; Mrs. Catherine Watts, county superintendent of education and Thomas Ancrum. On the day of the rally is school children's day at the county fair and thousand* of them will join in the par. :le. Otherfe parading will be the American I^egion, Shrine club, Confederate Veterans, Spanish-American war veterans, Company M. of the South Carolina National Guard and the redshirts of '76. II. G. Garrison, Jr., will be chief marshal! and he will have as his assistants members of the local polo teams, who will wear red shirts and other local horsemen about twentyfive all told will be mounted. A contingent of state highway police will help handle the crowds. The carnival band and perhaps the iShrine band of Columbia and a drum and bugle corps will furnish the music for the occasion. The school children will be dressed in pageant fashion, as this year is the two hundredth anniversary of the town of ( amden, and this feature will be n preliminary to a big celebration Inter on in the fall, when an elaborate pageant will be held, outlining the history of the | town from the earliest settlement to ! the present day. ' The town is to be elaborately dec- j | orated and Sam Karesh has been apI pointed chairman of decorations. Other committees will be appointed from time to time and nothing will be left undone to make the big celebration ITTYfeeessin every \vay ! Other attraction*# that day will j be one of the best County Fairs in .South Carolina, the usual carnival , and a foot ball game between Sumter. and Camden. There has always beet la lot of rivalry between these two. j teams, and Sumter will send over a [large delegation to cheer its team. Camden of course will have a la: -:e : 'crowd to cheer it,s team, which w.n ' the State's Championship last year, j Visitors''from till sections of.Soirhj ; Carolina are expected, but particu hi - ? i Iv I Big" delegation* uf?visitors u , j come from Kershaw, Bishopvi.Ie. j 'Lancaster, Bethune, Sumter and dh-j lor nearby points. The parade-will form at the Cour t : House and will pass down Main street j land when the Old Court House on j | South Main street i< reached, the. I Governor and other distinguished visitors of the day, will mount a platform and see the parade pass in view and shortly afterwards the speech-! making- .will Lake place at the Fair] j Ground?. . j Other announcements as to the big ^ rally will ho made from time to time and nothing will be left undone to make this mammoth celebration a big success in every way, antuipu.ing a big Democratic victory in November, an<! as every one hopes a rej turn of better times. I Mr. Hasty Goes To Hospital ^ W. .1. Has-ty. who was injured when! a car driven by Joe Stnfk crashed ] I into the wall of the battery station,"] pinning him against the wall, leltj .f,.r Atlanta. Ga., last Thursday to; 1 rT,*rT veterans t hospital. j He suffered several broken rib-, an I injured thigh and severe body brui-e-. : The chair in which he was sitting at 1 the time, w a - broken to bits. C*..? . | t..n Hasty ha- a fractured ankle fr t ! the -ame accident. The accident i a I polled four weeks ago. I ... South C arolina Lad NN inner Memphis. To nr... Oct. > ? A a i f . hv. - or. a truck farm n v t'.iv lira's coast today were t-io i < rato: aa! c-.-wr. . i the -outh-i ! \ ; !;c Future hai na rs .;f ; A lie! K a. i William Hagot Searsi.n. Jr.. oX i V r.g?'- 1 -'.and. S. < wor. tr.a* h?T?-r ( as*, r.ight competing agair.-t bo-. * fi oni nine other --tales. Hi- pea was ' for farmers. i Speaking or. "give them a chare*. ' young Sears<?n contended it is ui fair to levy a majority of taxes <rt real estate. The young South Carolinian will represent Dixie .n a r.atiornl contest. Reports from Brownsville. Texas, are to the effect that the flood water* in the Rio Grande river are spread? ing over a greater territory. One More Week and Fair Opens [ " i ; The Kershaw County Fair will open I at Oamden on Monday, October 24, j and will continue to and including Saturday, October 20. Under the aggressive leadership of T. V. Walsh, Jr., plans 1 or the fair have gone rapidly forward and are now Rearing, completion. It i? already apparent that in apite of conditions this will bo .probably the biggest fair Kershaw county has ever had. '' Widespread interest is being shown all over the county. There will be numerous exhibits of all kinds and the usual midway attractions are much above those usually provided for county fairs. Bunts' Shows, an aggregation that have had a wonderful success wherever they have been, will have the midway, and the fair management has provided some extraordinary fnee attractions. . These free shows, the midway, farm, livestock and poultry exhibits, tho mammoth demo<h*aflc celebration on Friday, and tho football game, all combined, assure the highest class of entertainment and education throughout the week, and It is certain that the people throughout the county will take tho occasion to break the monotonous routine and have a few days of relaxation, pleasure and sightseeing at Camden and the fair. More pleasure and profit may be obtained in this way for the whole family than in any other manner imaginable and thousands are expected to take advantage of the opportunity. Sam Evans Passes State Board Sam Evans, of the firm of C. W. Evans, undertakers, who has recently completed a course of study at the McAllister school of embalming in New York city, passed the state board of examiners at Columbia last wee>k and received his license as an embalmer under the laws of South Carolina. Blackwell Mails Election Notice I W. P. Blackwell, secretary of state, yesterday mailed out to commissioners of election over the .state a letter setting" forth the' qua I ffical ions for voting in the general election November 8. In the letter it is set forth that citizens are required to show their registration certificates and poll tax receipts. The letter, in part, was as follows:*! "The notices of election sent out from this office under "date of October 1, 1932, stipulate as qualifica-, tion for suffrage proof of payment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed and collectible during the previous.year. ... -1 "However, Article 2, section 4, sub-, division E of the constitution, as amended in 1931, reads as follows: "Payment of Taxes Necessary' for Voting?Managers of election shall require of every elector offering to vote at any election, before allowing him to vote, proof of the payment liO days before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. The production of a certificate of the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be-conclusive proof of the payment thereof. "This constitutional requirement supercedes and takes precedence over the existing statutory provision and under the ruling of the attorney general the managers of election shall only require the voter to show his registration certificate and poll tax receipt." economy days! <>" 111 iil. .. i '-rt * ' PENNEY'S 100 Per Ct VALUES Don't measure value by the price you pay; it's the quality you buyr not the price you pay that copijts. i Gaymode HOSIERY, chiffon aqc} service weight 9gc Sportclad all wool SWEATERS, for boys or girls Odonna UNDERWEAR, ladies chardonize, rayon bloomers - , 49c Nationwide SHEETS, extra quality, extra size 81 x 99 . 69c All these are real 100 per cent values. All of ' them are our trade marked brands. # Everybody Shops at Penney'*?Everybody Saves J.C. PENNEY GO. DEPARTMENT STORE Little Local Lines 'I " A great number of "The Tourist Colony" are returning to their homes in Camden. One lady telling of her trip to Camden says her children were very docile until they reached the South Carolina line, then they I could scarcely contain themselves over the joy and their eargerness to reach Camden and home. 1 Charles DuBose pulled off his usual I stunt at the polo game Sunday afternoon; gee, but when that fellow hits the ball it goes places. Speaking of polo?the boys of the Old Camden Polo team are certanly playing snappy games. Just where | i else could one find so many good horsemen and real polo material. A flashy, lonesome-looking roadster , parked on Main street with a large; Hoover sign on the bumper. R. T. Hatched, former manager of "local Rogers store "opening a stock of groceries at stand occupied by Colonial Food Shop. Local cotton buyers report they j were paying seven ami a quartercents per pound for good cotton Thursday. Not so bad, for when this : crop was planted the farmers were hoping to get at least five cents for j it. Don't forget on Monday night there will be a sure-enough boxing bout, j There will be six events including a "free for all." This is a colored cnrri and promises to be Very interest^j ing. Opera House is the place; time, eight-thirty. This is an elimination; contest to select challengers for col- j ortd championship titles for South Carolina. & I i ? i Gored To Death By Bull. ! Dave Conyers, 47-year-old-negro, j was gored to death by a young Jer- J ! sey bull on his farm on the Cane Savannah property shortly before II o'clock this morning.?^ | Conyer's body was found in the stable yard by a boy, who had seen the negro enter the enclosure to feed his hogs a short time before. The body was badly mangled. Blood was found on the horns of the bull. The i animal had never shown signs of viciousness before, it was stated.? j Thursday's Sumter Item. News at Bethune ! Bethune, Oct. 10.?The Rev. W. V. i Jerman, pastbr of the Methodist , chui-ch, preached a special sermon to | the teacheTB of the town last Sunday r> j evening. (Character building was emphasized by Mr. Jerman. Special 1 music was furnished by a quartette from the Presbyterian church. I The school improvement association j met at the high school auditorium Monday evening. Mrs. R. E. McCaskill, .president, presided over the meeting. The association was enter[tained with a playlet by the eighth grade and special music was rendered by Misses Lottie and Oneida Outlaw. After the business session refreshments were served and a social hour enjoyed. Friends will be sorry to learn that several of the residents of the town have been obliged to undergo operations recently and are patients ip the Columbia and Baptist .hbspitffk*.^ Mrs. D. M. Mays and Mr. M. G. King are at the former hospital while I Jean Bethune .and . Brock Wil4iams-r are at the 1 alter named institution. M iss Margaret Hearon loft Sunday for Baltimore, where she has entered " a hospital for training. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gardner, of ~ Wagener spent Sunday with Mrs. : Gardner's parents, Mr. and-Mrs. Z. P. _ Gordon. . Mrs. M. F. Helms visited her mother at Jonesboro, N. C., last week. Miss Birdie Belle Smith, of Columbia, has been the repent guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. Several men and women of the Baptist church attended the Kershaw association which was held at Wateree church, iCannden, Tuesday and ? Wednesday. Circle one of the Baptist W. M. U. met with Mrs. L. D. Robertson Monday afternoon and circle two met with Mrs. Maud Copelantd. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Truesdale went to Charlotte Saturday to attend the Wake Forest-Carolina ball game. o Death of Mrs. Perry Mrs. Dora Perry, aged 63, died suddenly at the home of her daughter in the West Wateree section of the county on S&t.y relay, October 8 th. She was buried at Hodge Hill Baptist cemetery on Sunday, October 9th, services being conducted by Rev. A. L. Willis, of Ridgeway, and Rev. ., Arthur V. Smith, of LugofT. She is survived by Mrs. Luther Brazell, of Lugoff; Talmadge Mancill and . Ray Mancill, of Darlington county. BECAUSE CAMDEN has no gas plant, is no reason why you cannot have a modern gas range or water ; t Southern States Supply Co), Columbia, S. C. Please mail booklet giving full information about gas for us% beyond city gas mains. Name B Address heater in your home. Write for full details and prices on "GAS for rr* Homes Beyond the Gas Mains." | | Use Coupon for F urther information I Southern States Supply Co. 1 I COLUMBIA, S. C.