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The Camden Chronicle *'*'i""*'"*"'*'g^"W''^*gagW'i'W*'"'a^*gaqB*WWWa,BaBP?Ba'aB,,W"''WW',iWB'?aB"*^ III llll II 11 BW|?|WggggBaggH? - VOLUME 44. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13. 1933 NUMBER 41 " """" ^ ' 1 ' ll1'1*1"1 u?" 1 ' ii4w^awBEgaMawBS8^wwBahEMwpwgBWMawa^gBHWMBBaage5!MBBaMBaiMBMeMMM? 1^1 tu i uw uji^a^.oi|w^u?qgMBawpwa Ex-President Buried at Vermont Home Northampton, Mass., Jan. 6?-Calvin Coolidge, president of the United States for five and a half years, died of a Heart attaek ^wblcb struck him > with startling tuddennesa today. The only Mvihff former president, '' who was eo years old laat July 4, died alone aa he waa preparing to ahave in a dreading room Of his suburban home, The Beeches. A few minutes later Mrs. Coolidge, returning from ^ shopping tour, found his body lying on the floor. His face was calm and bore no sign of pain. * . When Mrs. Coolidge found him it was 12:15 p. m. A physician, Dr. B. W; Brown, a friend of years, was summoned immediately. Dr. iBrown said death had occurred about 15 minutes before. 1 Mrs. Coolidge, though stunned by the shock, maintained her composure and tonight joined her son, John; in arrangihg plans for the funeral. Death came to him at a time when only a few days before he had written a former secretary, Edward ^ T. Clark, "I know my work is done." . Today, his present secretary, Harry Rose, said, Mj\ Coolidge and I went down town^and /returned about 10 o'clock. "We sal in the > library chatting about nothing/in particular. The main topic of conversation was ji r hunting trip we-made in October near Plymouth. Mr. Coolidge, was a pretty good shot. v '"Sometime after 11 o'clock, Mr. Coolidge went upstairs and I remained in the library reading..* x Mrs. Coolidge returned to the house but I did not see her come in. At 12:15 she called to me from upstairs, 'the president was' dead.' I don t recall her exact words." . The lest person to se? Mr. .^Coolidge alivei was believed to have been Robert S. Smith, caretaker, who saw about 11:50 o'clock, . . "I was in the cellar taking car? of the furnace when Mr. Coolidge appeared," said Smith. "He had a habit of walking about the house and there was nothing unusualin his visit to the cellar. - I don't think we exchanged a single word unless he pobsijbly said 'hello.' " ' Following his daily custom he had gone to the office at 8:30 seemingly he was in his usual health. He had complained at times for the past I two or three weeks of indigestion but he did not appear to regard his in disposition seriously. At the - office ho attended to his correspondence and read the newsH papers and about 10 o'clock he said to Ross: "I gues? well go back to the B house." o r ' Ordinarily ha yemalned at. the pfx flee until shortly before noon when he returned home for luncheon and t an hour's nap before resuming his afternoon's work. Upon their arrival at the house they I conversed for some time. B Ursb Coolidge was preparing to go B shopping with a close friend, Mrs. SR. IB. Hills, and her husband asked Mf ghe would like to use the car. She expressed d desire to walk and left Btha horn*. . B Later Mr. Coolidge noticed a jigI saw pussle upon which Mrs. Coolidge apparently had been working. It had V been a Christmas'gift .to him hot ha had; not attanapted put it together. | It bore a picture of George Washing| ton .and an elephant, symbolic of the [ republican party with Mr. Coolidge's name across it. He looked at the I puzzle for a time but did not'make any effort to At the pieces into place. Soon- afterward hb started upstairs I while Mr. Ross remained in the ttB brary until Mrs. Coolidge returned B and followed her husband to the sees' ond floor. Mr. Coolidge's body was lying upon I the floor, face upward. His coat waa off and he was in his vest and.shlrtB sleeves, dbvioualy having oeea P*a paring to shave. L Coolidge's Laat Public Urn*** What 1* believed to be the l??t me? sage of former President Coolidge to Kbe American people he served so long, was reissued today on the oeBcasior?of his death by Station WINS, Bfrom where it was broadcast on-Haw Year's day. It follows: "Fr* the year 1958 it seems to me Bthatlws need cooperation and charity. Brhe moorces of Our country are Kcient to meet oUr requirements if th*? *? ^ ***** oth*r' We Mfl>opki cooperate to kinds h b \vunu n iim vm aAff. B I Account of Work of J County Home Agent The following account of the work I of the home demonstration agent, Miss ?adie D. Craig, of Kershaw I county, for the year just ended shows hard work apd good result* accomplished. There were 16 4-H girls' clubs with I an enrollment of $11. They were as follows: ' ' ~* { Midway I, Pine Grove, Thorn Hill I, Charlotte Thompson II, Mt. Pisgah II, Midway II, Three C's, Mill, Pine Grove n, Thorn Hill II, Charlotte! Thompson I, DeKalb I, DeKalb II, Mt. Pisgah I, Lugoff. j There were 18 organized clubs for women with enrollment of 488. The dubs were in the following places: ] Lugoff, Charlotte Thompson, Liber-1 ty Hill, Thorn Hill, Sand Hill, WaJ teree, (Shamrock, DeKalb, Mt. Zion, I Gates Hill, Midway, Blaney, Three C's, Timrod, Gates Ford, Westvjlle, Mt. Pisgah, Antioch. These clubs were met by the agent regularly once each month and their I courses of study^during the year were I along the lines of foods and nutri-l tidh, clothing, orchards, conservation J of foods by canning and drying and] storing, home management, year-1 round gardens, poultry, beautifies- j tion of homes and sanitation. There 1 was also an active County Council of .Farm Wdmen with 480 members I which did very fine work. ?4 A campaign for canning and stor- I ing of food for winter use was con-, ducted during the summer. This! program called for definite planning 0<f the year-round garden and for] special crops. By raising this food] the farm people would not need to spend dollars earned by selling cotton or other products. In a year like 1032 the farm people that have their food ppt up in a pantry have at least] one less worry. They know the family will live and many are living on the products conserved during this ] campaign. j Twenty-six communities were reached in the county during the cam- I j paign; 70,366 containers were canned; ! 207,360 pounds of meat, fruit and I vegetables were brined, dried and cured; 280 women taught others to] can; 840 negroes were helped with] production and conservation work. 1' _ Certainly Kershaw county home demonstration f<fk are going to bel well fed this winter ho matter what] King Cotton may decide to do. They | are securely entrenched behind a bar-1 ricade of cans and glass jars full of | home grown food, put up under modem! scientific methods under the guidance of 'the home demonstration agent and perhaps they can weather the economic storm, known as the pression. There were 3B8 year-round gardens, in the county. _ _] Poultry production for profit is a specified type of fanning requiring special training for success. This training is being given by the home agent. There were 416 demonstrations carried out through the year with a profit of $6,687.76. Club Market.?This phase of borne demonstration work grew out of the economic situation as far back as 1920, when farm women asked for some definite method of adding to the' family ^income. Sales by farm women through the club market were $2,18147 for thg past year. The market baa brought an income to many women who would not have found it practicable to market products in any other way. A county short course" for girls' was held -with an attendance of 96. The following facts and c figures show ill' part the work the home agent has accomplished: Office and telephone calls, 386; individual letters written, 619; bulletins distributed, 978; home visits made, 329; news articles prepared, 62; days agent spent in office, 74%; days ag-gnt fpent in field, 198;. meeting* held, 326; attendance, 8,860; adult clubs, 18; members, 438; 4-H clubs, 14; members, 311. Died in New York George C. Rosa, pleasantly remembered in Camden as a winter visitor who stopped at the home of Mrs. F. M. Zemp, died on New. Year's day JtLhis home in Wellsville, N. Y. His death came with great suddenness. Mr. Rosa was the head of the Scothe outstanding wholesale food house in the anuthwAaUrn President of Rotary J To Visit Rock Hill Camden Rot*rians have received from their district governor,'Dr. Re* Z. Thomas, of Rock Hill, details of i the meeting in Rodk Hill, January 27th where Clinton P. Anderson, of . Albuquerque, New Mexico, president of Rotary International, will clasp ; hands with Carolina Rotarians at the i first visit of an international president to the 68th district meeting. Members of the local club hava heard announcement of the coming < meeting and doubtless the club will be well represented. _ Tentative plans for greeting Clinton P. Andefidh caff for an informal reception in the parlors at Winthrop.Goliege. The Rotarians will then gather in main auditorium whore visiting celebrities will be introduced and where Mr. Anderson will speak. The Rotary Anna are also, invited. r- Dr. Thomas, who has visited pamden's club, has urged that local mem- ; Ijere attend and has advised that the Rock Hill meeting may be substituted for the regular meeting. <Prior to the celebrations at Winthrqp College, a good hot luncheon will be provided at the Andrew Jackson Hotel. Thiols optional. To Present Minstrel The senior class of Midway high school will present a minstrel at 7:80 o'clock: on Friday night, January 18, in the school auditorium. Com? to this foinstrel and let "fun and mora fun" start your New Year with a laugh. Admission 16 cents for adults; 5 cents for children. Services at Refuge Church Rev. J. B. Caston, of the Camden Baptist church, will preach at Refuge Baptist church Sunday afternoon, January 15, at 3 o'clock. This church is located on the Lockhart road be-j tween Camden and Kershaw. - Twf public generally is invited. . . Services at Grace Church Rev. F. H. Craighill, Jr., rector of Grace Episcopal church announces the following services for Sunday, January 15: Holy Communioiv at. 8a. m.; Church school atrlO a. m-J Morning prayer and services at 11:15. At 6 p/ m. there will be held a very impressive service known as the Feast of Lights, showing how the Light'.ol- the World has spread fropi country to country and from generation to genereation until it has reached our generation, and Camden. The public m cordially invited to attend. Younsr'People's Service League meets at 7 rw m. Colored Teachers Meeting Called 1 Prj B. Mdodaha, president of the Kershaw County (Colored Tochers Association has called a meeting of the teachers to be held at Jackson school chapel Saturday, January 14, at 12 midday. Each teacher in the county schools is especially requested to attend the regular meeting. It is v^y necessary that all of our teachers compelled to enroll with the Palmetto Teachers Convention at this time. * The Christmas seals final report is to be made and the unsold seals ,ie[ turned at this thne. We must have effective departmental work at this meeting. One hundred per cent at! tendance is the only goal. Would Cut Fee hi Half. ? " | In the first days session of tqe house of representatives held Tuesday representatives Belk, Kershaw; Evans, Marlboro; Blatt, Barnwell; Bennett, Marlboro; Smith, Barnwell, and Stanefield, Aiken, introduced a bill to cut in half the price of state automobile license plates. It -was sent to the ways and means committee. Refunds would be made on 1988 ESm -r' | Presbyterian Church Services {Sunday, Jbnuary 15. A. Dotffclaa McArn, pastor. Church school 10 a. m. The Men's Bible Class will provide the worship program. All the men of the church have a special invitation to attend this service. Morn-j && worehipttrtfk Sermon subject, ewJST* Mar Know Jesus Better." Junior Club meeto Sunday afternoon at 1:80. The. Intermediate Cltfb meet* 9ator^x.n??^*A Tl^ ?V_ Young Peoplee* Forum Sunday evteing at 7:80. Prof. C. T. Baldwin will htedMhe daruaeion. ? Blue Team Wins By Score of 4 to 3 The Blue team of the Old Camden Polo club broke .the long winning streak of the Whites, taking Sunday afternoon's game by a 4 to 3 score. The Blues started strong, scoring three goals in the first two chukkers but then the Whites staged a rally and made the game exciting and the I result uncertain throughout remainder of the play, r The Blues outplayed the Whites and deserved their victory but it so happened that it was won by a peculiar series of coincidences, in t*h? first chukker, after a goal had been made by the Whites, a foul was called pn them *nd a free hit given the Blues, which try was successful, reversing the score of the minute before. Later in the game the Blues gained another goal through a hit by a White in the wrong direction. Saturday and Sunday will find-the Camden squad in Savannah keeping an appointment with the polo club of that city. Games will be played Saturday and Sunday afternoons there with Camden putting in the field the following players; Kirby Tupper (1), Clarkson Rhame (2), Charlie Little (8) and Joe Bates at back. A number of substitutes will also make the trip. There will be no polo games in Camden until the Thursday after the club returns from" Savannah. First Baptist dhuirch Services The following services are announced at the Fi^st Baptist church. Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Mr. C.O. Stogner superintendent; public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. taorning subject, "Working* With God." Evening subject, "Making A Man," a message to. young people. Weekly teachers' meeting Monday evening at 7:80. Midweek service Wednesday evening at 7:30. iB. P. tf. (Suncfay evening at 6t80c 5 The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. There will be a meeting of the canvassing committees of all the churches of the Kershaw association held at the Hermitage chut?h next Friday morning at 10:30 O'clock. Dr. Brooke will be the speaker. All pastors and deacons and committeemen and W. M. U. leaders are urged to attend. Methodist Church Announcement The Sunday school will meet next Sunday at 10$0 a. m., Men's Bible Clas# at 10:15 ,preaching by the pastor, Dr. C. F. Wimberly, at 11U5. Themes "leaning of Christian Light. Preaching at 7:30 p. m., theme, "The Available Future," the sequel to the message last Sunday everting bn "The Irremedial^Past^' - The^uaual musical l program will be conducted by the pastor with double choir and organ) and piano accompaniment. Epworth] League will meet in the Ladies Bible Class room at 6:45. Preaching at the Trinity Methodist church (coloredj. at 3:30 p. m. Special Services at Trinity Sunday j There wiH be services at Trinity j church on west DeKalb street on Sunday, January 15, at 3:30. Judge M. L. Smith will give an address and Dr. O. T: Wimberly will give one of hia delightful messages. Spirituals will bo sung. ' * This is opening the drive to raise $2,000 to meet the challenge of the Board qt Home Missions and Church Extension of the M. E. Church. We are making, a determined effort to reduce of church debt, p Our white friends are especially invited as well as colored, announces I. B. Chairman, the chairman. Camden Cadet Commended Charleston, S. C., Jan. 10?Cadet J. J. Boyd, son of J. W. Boyd,,of 1301 Lyttleton avenue, Camden, a member of the Freshman class of The Citadel, has received a cQpigieiidatkm .-ixoxaGeneral Charles P. Summerall, president of the institution*. These commendations, , awarded by General Summerall at his recent inspection of the Artillery unit of The Citadel R. O. T. C. regiment, are awarded for neatest of bearing and appliance, poldierly conduct and military i achievement. > Senator Welsh on Committee# !! In the naming of committees in the of this county, ^ Gibson Named as , Speaker of House Columbia, Jan* 10.?Important duties were accomplished on the opening of the 80th general assembly today, the house electing J. B. Gibson, oT Dillon, speaker, while the senate voted to seat H. Kemper Cooke from Horry county. ^ Gibson was elected on the first ballot over three opponents and called for economy and a "pay as you go policy." After a three-hour seeeion of the senate, Cooke was seated by a vote c?f 9Q to i!. M. G. Andersen, former senator had contested for the seat, contending Cooke was not a qualified elector. Both houses completed organisation including election of clerks and attaches. John F. Willioms, of Aiken, was reelected president pro tempore of the senate, while the house chose Claud A. Taylor, of Spartanburg, ite speaker pro tern, , ^ Among new measures received today were ones to legalize the sale of beer, increase the gasoline tax from six to seven Cents, classify real estate for taxation, reduce the cost of automobile license plates artd extend the time for their purchase. Snipes Woman to Escape Death Chair Columbia, Jan. 10.?The grim shadow of death was removed today from Mrs. Beatrice Ferguson Snipes, convicted of murder, in order that she may await motherhood in a more peaceful mind. Yielding to pleas for "mercy" from many states, Governor I. C. Blackwood commuted the death sentence of the 29-year-old expectant mother a former textile worker, to life imprisonment in the South Carolina ( penitentiary. . was sitting in Jhe^un-1 shine in the penitentiary yard when, the "good news" was brought to her j by Capt. H. H. Kester, of the prison guard.- -- - - ? Expecting a baby to be born to her in a few days, she was at first bewildered. "What does ft mean?" she asked. "Who did it, the governor ?" Shown Governor Blackwood's signature on the commutation, it dawned upon her that death no longer faced her. Hef -face brightened into a semblance of a smile. "? wish you'd tell the governor I appreciate this," she said. "Yes, and tell everybody who had anything to do with it how much I appreciate it." . (Hundreds of men and women, many of them prominent, had written or petitioned the governor from many stateB to iflJow ber "mercy for the sake of her unborn child." He said he would have acted sooner but for the fact the case was pending in the courts. His commutation swiftly followed an agreement of her attorneys, R. B. Hildebrand aind Joseph R. Moss, of York, to abandon an appeal to the state supreme court. | CHARLES E. McLEAN Charles Evans McLean, 86, a resident of Bethune, died here yesterday afternoon after * lingering illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Crowell. . He is survived by six children, A. B. McLean, Millen, Ga.; Mrs* Elfie Robinson, Bethune; P. L. McLean, Mrs. Kate Mobley, Mrs. Maggie Galloway and Mrs. Crowell, all of, Hartsville. 1 Funeral services will be held in Bethune Friday morning at II o'clock with interment in Bethel cemdtery.? Hartsville Messenger. x . Will Rogers Is '"r ' 'All Broke Up* Beverly Hills, Cai_if? Jan. ?WW Rogers," comedian, said today "I'm all broke up" over ?he death of Calvin Cooftdge. "He had something on the ball th* rest of 'em didn't have," Rogers said. "I don't know what it waa Mebbe it was economy or statesmanship or just plain Ameridantam, but whatever it waa he had it; I guess I made more jokes about him than anybody else, but underneath eVery one of them WM an expression of nig own admiration for the man. I guess he ,p??- ?-?* J. T. Gettys Named County's Attorney The new county board of director* composed of W. T. Redfearo, Ernest Truesdsle, John A. iRabon and J* H. Sowell. has named J. Team Gettys as county attorney and J. A. Roseborough, of Lugoflf, n? clerk of the board. So far the new board has done very little owing to the fact that W. T. Redfearn, who baa been named chairman, was taken ill'with inftuensa and hjit^ been confined to his home for more than a Week. ^ Other changes made in tho subor-, dinate positions was that of the naming of Eugene L. Moaeley aa superintendent of the chain gang. He replaces H. E. Munn, who was the road superintendent until that office was abolished by legislative enactment. Serving with Mr, Moaeley as guards and truck drivers will be Ray F. Gregory, M. P. Johnson, T. M. Keith, Will Connell aa old employees and Marcel Owfcris and E. K, Gregory as- * new ones. Bridge keepers named were M. M. Reasonover, S. W. Rose, D. E. Baxley and S. J. West as relief man. ^ January 15 Last Day For Displaying Tags ? Columbia, S. C., Jan. 0.-4n view gg of the fact that the South Carolina highway department has no authority to extend time oh the purchase of 1933 license plates, W. V. Sutherland, director of the motor vehicle division, is again appealing to the. motorists of the state to secure their new plates on or before January 15 in order to avoid the liability of arrest and fine. "The state law says that the plates should be displayed on January 1," Mr. Sutherland said, "but we instructed the highway^ patrolmen not to make any cases until after January 15 in?order that we might make a fhoOB the licenses sold pripr to January 1, but we have no authority to extend .the time for displaying plates and therefore urge the purchasing of tho new plates at once. Thousands of motorists are operating their vehicles on the highways of the state with 1032 tags, and it is of paramount importance to them^tpL^. equip themselves with this year's \ plates^as soon as possible to avoid the last-minute rush thpiwill be made next week. The fifty-centA penalty . " >. is in"effect. * , In urging those who have not bought plates to do so immediately,. Mr. 'Sutherland pointed , out -that more than <$1,150,000.00 was collected by the department for license plates through January 8, and said, that is very gratifying to us considering ^he fihanciar condition.^ ldr* Suther- > land said he also wanted to thank those motorists who purchased their plates before the first of the year and. avoid a rush. "They aided us greatly in a big Job," he said, "and again wdw appeal to other .motorists to help us in the remaining few days thpt are left before the final time limit on January 15, because it meant a great deal to them as well as to us." *? Passengers By Plane The Eastern Air Transport company had three passengers this Week using, their regular mail plane tot transportation. W. L. Turner, of Chester, made a trip to Colombia; M. L. Mays, of the Western Union office, and R. A. Huey, of the Postal Telegraph Company, made a .trip to Charlotte and return. ; ?1... riiffa Effective January 7, Eastern Air Transport inaugurated a through ser vice between New Yorkp and . Miami ~' which for the first time will allow passengers to travel the entire length' of the East Coast in one day, it wma . announced by Harold A. Elliott, vicepresident and.general manager. The through service greatly increases the import*nee of pammgnr and air ex? r press services in "this territory, for it eliminatee the overnight stop in Jacksonville and connects directly with the international airway extending from Miami to the West Indies^ Central and South America. / Starving With Money hi Stocking She was 90 years old and feared poverty, and "waa- saving up for my old age," Mrs. Johannar Wilkins ex- : plained when taken to thfe Mission Emergency hospital in Ban Francisco suffering from starvation. But in her