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I The Camden Chronicle 1 ' : - , ? 1 I VOLUME 45 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY. APRIL 28, 1933 " NUMBERS ' "Jiit .teaefsrss^s mi,,1.1, Hi'^m iu.'.li,. . itsBBaMBgEKaBggggBWrBgKMMBeesg-aBBWBBgBEgggsgggMgaaEBB...iiii.i.imggaggBgaaMBagggBaBnawegi^ww?aeagn?i nun i in?? ' ' -- .A Iferchants Protest I Sales Tax Measure lootambi.. April 26. (Speakers legislative hesrine tod?y , that B proposed three per cent JI rejects and ^vBnmental "economy" enacted inLi |a throng of merchants and citizens Horn parts of the etate, eatimated H^2 500, marched upon the capital to Lest the tax in the largest demonEtion of its kind in recent state ?tory. BmaUinc ?" ?? J~bUo Beting, the anti-tax delegation? E&<kxl down Main street for eight K>ok& ami converged upon the state Bnisc like an army. They filled all Brailable seets and ov?rran aisles, Eleries, and hallways to applaud Bhenevcr the tax was scored. I The measure was attacked as Buinous" to struggling merchants, "corporation legislation," and a Bl! "to protect property at the exBen so of small wage-ieamers." .No arguments wero presented in. Hvor of the tax. which is attached to, school bill before the senate, al-] (,ugh proponents previously had Bid it ?ould enable sharp reductions B) property levies. However, a telegram from the' Bamplico school, Florence county,1 Birealene<1 to boycott merchants whoj Bpposed it was read in the house. Ke message, the original of which; B?s addressed to C. S. I^emon, o'f; Holumbia, president of the State ^ Berchants association, said farmers Bould be asked to join in the boyB since the measure would relieve Boperty taxes. The sales tax fight overshadowed Bther developments as the 16th Beck of the legislative session openB -It reply to questions "what would on suggest in its place?" opponents Bt the finance committee hearing alB invariably answered "economy." One speaker suggested Mayor Burnet K. Maybank, of Charleston, Bd Mayor A. C. Mann, of GreenB'le. be made "coneervators" for thai B^tc in view of their local retrench BvtIS. I T. B. Pearce, Columbia wholesale; Berchant. who led the protest, said ( B* 12,000 South Carolina merchants B^nscientiously oppose" the tax upon Bounds lhat they would have to abBrb it. I ""This is no time to pass new ^ xes," Pearce argued. "This particuB bill was drawn for the corporate Bterests and against the average B&n-n E. H. Poulnot, Jr., Charleston Bercbant, charged that "the state Bis been grossly mismanaged in the Bist 10 yenrs." B Citing municipal economies effectBd by Mayors Mann and Maybank, Boulnot said "if the house and senate ^ n't give us economy, let's have two ^fcnservators for the state governBent who will, Mayor Mann, of ^ reenville, and Mayor Maybank, of B^rlesb'n." I It was freely predicted that the tax Bould not be enacted. Representative Box, of Spartanburg, a grocer for 36 Bear?, termed the tax "unjust" and ^ id, "I dor.'t believe the house is Boing to put :t on the people of South Barolina. whatever the senate does." I E. R. Ib itton, of Columbia, chairBan of the South Carolina Federation B Labor's legislative committee, asliled the proposal as "a tax to proset property at the expense of the i a week textile laborer and the <5,000 families reported to have v*d or> federal aid in this state last lor.th." H. E. flooding, Columbia accountn'. ^ S i.100.000 in property taxes ou:o b.. i.fted from corporations,' f.d n-.r, r?;dent landowners "at net' ?>> r.f ?-j00.000 to merchants and. rr.erj Ari"_ > . r.:.- against the tax were j .; by Mayor Mann, of Green-1 t.e. .J, m \"i?anska, of Charleston, ''c,r-'" H. Hades, of Anderson, Harry! Ar;\jn:nT!i j Walter Doar, t< at., an<l H. E. I>ana, of cay'. - :a - fi aiion of the bottlers, and a.es taxes now in force also a- a%K"l. It. A. Jolly, of Greenville, re*idf-r.t of the South Carolina Boters a>sr,ciation, said bottling firms decreased from 91 to 49 since - w:tn a sharp shrintofee in tax turns. Kenneth Richardson of Senex?cutive secretary of the South arf>!.na Theatre Owners' association, rmed the admission tax "the heavi^tax imposed by our governmant * "hich we can't absorb and ?o rr ,J*t P?y on a loss." \ X *1 Sign To Close Stores Earlier On Saturday We, the member? of the Ministerial Union of Camden?F. H. CraighiH, J. B. Caston, A. D. MoArn, C. F. Wimfcerly, J, T. Littlejohn, B. S. Broom?beg to submit the following petition to the business men of our city: "Believing that it will.be for the | beat interests of our community morally And spiritually, we are respectr fully asking, that for the good of the young men and women, who are emPloyed in your places of business, I that your doors be closed on Saturday nights not later than ten o'clock, and that all lights be out not later than eleven o'clock. This, we feel confl'dent, will not interfere with the volume of business, and it will give your employees the opportunity of getting sufficient rest on (Saturday nights, thereby enabling them to attend the services at the various churches on Sunday mornings. We have only the best interests of our community at' heart and want them all to prosper and we believe the hope expressed in this petition will result in our mutual good." ! I Following is the list of merchants; who signed the above petition: I V. H. Sinclair, The Fashion Shop, | L. Lomansky, Home Stores, Inc., C. V.-i Massebeau, Hirsch Brothers & Co., j M. H. Heyman, Wolfe-Eichel Co.,! The Leader, Broad Street A. & P. j Tea Co., I. Wolfe, Quality Sen Food! Market, J. ?. Penney Co., J. J. Newberry Co., Lang's Grocery, W. P. and) E. R. Thomas, DePass' Drug Store, j Home -Stores No. 2, H. L. iSchlos'burg, I The Economy Store, W. F. Nettles & Son, W. G. Wilson, iS. N. Nicholson,* Rhame Brothers, Rogers, Inc., Camden Furniture Co., Inc., Lewis & Christmas, Camden Candy Kitchen, F. D. Goodale, Sowell's Drug Store, Palace Barker Shop, (Sanitary Barber iSbop, Eureka Barber Shop, Jenkins Repair (Shop, The Wateree Messenger, Fruit Store, J. W. Washington, Florence H. Price, Ben Jenkins, J. "N. Cook, T. C. Gladden, A. & P. Tea Co. DeKalb Street, Camden Beauty Parlor, G. W. Monroe, W. M. West & Son, Camden Drug Co.. DeKalib Pharmacy, W. Sheorn & Son, Mackey Hardware Co., Burns & Barrett, Kennedy Insurance Agency, J. Ed. Lee, Railway Express Agency, C. W. Billings, L. J. Whitaker, Nero Reed, Peoples Pharmacy, J. G. Ross, Thomas Drug Store, J. W. Williams, J. !S. Perry, H. C. Carter, Willie Duren, M. G. Muller, (Stevenson & Whitaker, Dick Goodale, Mendel L. Smith, The Camden Chronicle, B. M. Smith, M. L. Smith, Jr., Corner Book Store, Kirkland & deLoach, Gamden Insurance Agency^ Western Union Telegraph Co., The Outlook Shoppe, A. Sheheen Grocery, Central Barber Shop, Geo. T. Little,- W. R. DeLoache, W. M. Alexander, F. Sheheen, The Hoffer Company, Postal Telegraph' Co., The Boston Store. At a meeting of the Ministerial Union it was decided that if all lights were out by 11 o'clock it would meet all the objectives of the above petition, giving this latitude of from 10:30 to 11:00 for closing out. Singing Convention to Meet The Lee County (Singing Convention will meet with Savannah Advent Christian Church, seven and one-half miles northeast of Bishopville on Sunday, April 30, at 11 a. m. Recess at 1 p. m. for lunch. Reconvene at 2:15 with final adjournment at 5 p. m. We invited all choirs and singers of Camden and Kershaw county to meet with us. This is our annual fifth Sunday meeting of the convention at this church and we expect choir9 from various sections of the state and perhaps from North Carolina. All attending the morning exercises will bring lunch. From Camden and vicinity take highway number 3-4 to Bishopville and then on U. S. highway number 401 to Shannon Hill, three and one-half miles cast of Bishopville turn to the left. A warm welcome to all.?L. A. Moore, President. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, April 30. A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11:15; sermon subject, "The Horror of Being Outside." Intermediate Club^Saturday evening, 7:30. Junior Girls Saturday, 4 p. m. Junior Boys Saturday, 9 a. m. The Young People's Forum will be omitted this week as the Auxiliary present? a pageant in the church at that hour. Midweek service Wednesday evening 8 o'clock. The ptdrfic is cordially invited to the services of this church. Former Camden Man1 Passes On In Texas The following account of the death of G. N. Hyman, which occurred in Brenham, Texas, is- taken from the i Rrenham Bamier-JPress, of April 12: "G. N. Hyman, resident of Bren- 4 ham for half a century and pioneer merchant of the city, passed away at his residence on West Main 9treet at | 5:36 Tuesday afternoon, after a brief illness. While seated at the breakfast table Sunday morning he suffered a heart attack from which ho failed to rally, though he was conscious at times. He would bave been 71 years of age April 13. "The deceased was (born in Charleston, South Carolina, April 1&, 1862, and moved to Camden, South Carolina, when a boy. Hi9 father was en-gaged in the mercantile business there. He came to Texas in 1878, 1 locating in Waco, and on Christmas Eve, 1883, moved to Brenham, where ' he resided continuously since. "Mr. Hyman was* married June 17, 1888, to Miss Sipora Harrison, at the old Harrison home, a Brenham landmark for many years. He is survived by his heart-broken widow; two daughters, Mrs. Leroy H. Stubble[field of Houston and Mrs. Saul E. Harrison of New York City; and a . son, Harrison Hyman of Brenham, I with whom he was associated in business until his death. Another daughter, Thekla, passed away in j 1913. j "When he first came to Brenham Mr. Hyman filled the position of manager of Newibouer Brothers department store, at that time one of the largest stores in Brenham. About forty years ago he entered business for himself, and since then had engaged successfully in the men s furnishing business, enlarging and expanding his store from time to time to take care of his increasing business. He was a genial, kind-hearted gentleman, and was loved and esteemed by a wide circle of friends. A great lover of sports, especially baseball, he was very popular with the Brenham crowd who follow the fortunes of the national game, and kept himself young by his association with these young men. He was never affiliated with any lodge, preferring to spend his leisure hours at home with his beloved wife and family, and could be found at the home Jie loved so well except during business hours. He retained his affection for the old 'Home Town' where he spent his boyhood, and a recent issue of The Camden Chronicle of 'Camden, South Carolina, contained a beautiful letter from him acknowledging receipt of an invitation to the 'Home Coming, which be had hoped to attend. Mrs. Fleda Hough Dead A Chronicle subscriber sends u* the following clipping from a Richmond, Va., daily of April lfHh date. Mrs. Hough was bom and reared in this county and* her early life was spent in school teaching: "Mrs. Fleda Hough, 58, widow of Samuel (M. Hough, died yesterday afternoon at a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. " Mrs. Hough, who was a native of Camden, S. C., had made her home in Richmond for the past six years. She was a member of the Methodist church and had many friends in this city. '-She was the mother of Jack W. Hough, of the state division of motor vehicles. "Surviving Mrs. Hough ere five children: Mrs. R. 0. IHekerson, of West Point; Mrs. Mary Pickford and J. W. Hough, of this city; Mrs. M. Kostos, of Chicago; J. C. Hough, of Salt Lake City; and a brother, B. M. Hudson, of McColl, S. C. "Funeral services were held at the Morrisettc funeral home and the burial was in Riverview cemetery." Lancaster Man Dies Here James Welsh, Jr., aged 22, of L.mcaster county, died at the Camden hos-pital Saturday following an illness of pneumonia. The young man , is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters. His father is a teacher in the public schools of Lancaster county. His remains were carried to the Pleasant Plains Baptist church where the funeral and burial occurred Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock, services being conducted by Rev. J. B. Caston, of the Camden Bej>tist church. j Cheater Lynn, 36, was struck over 1 the heart by, a besebaH during a sand^ot ball lam? ft ^rmipifham, i Ala. He 'walked about 30 feet And fell dmd. . ' . . *. - ? "f - V r ? / //M i-!. > A? ii jE- <* 4 J * - WKw Temple Sisterhoods Met Here This Week The South Carolina (Federation of Temple Sisterhood meeting in Camden April 153-24 elected the following officers Monday: Miss Edith Loryea, St. Matthews, president; Mrs. D. A. Cohen, Darlington, , first vice-president; Mr*. >S. C, Brown, Charleston, second vice-president; Mrs. (Samuel Schillman, Sumter, recording secretary; Mrs. iSol JCohn, Columbia, corresponding secretary; Mrs. T. E. Jarrott, Florence, treasurer. The business meetings, presided over by Mrs. Leon (Schlosburg, who for the past two years has been a most successful leader, were held at the American legion hall. At the morning session Mrs. Gus Hirsch delivered the invocation and Mrs. (Sam KaVesh, vice-president of the Camden Sisterhood, gave the address of wel- j come to the guests who represented j Sisterhood organizations throughout the state. At this time the assembly] heard reports of the state officers and members of the executive committees. Presiding as toastmistress at the luncheon given at the Hotel i amden, Miss Sara Wolfe, president of the local Sisterhood, introduced the state officers dtpd a number of Camden citizensfTrepresenting various organizations, Mr. L. A Wittkowsky, president ?? the Hebrew Benevolent Association, "Mr. W. "M. Alexander, Commander of the American Legion, Mr. Leon Schlosburg. president of the Hebrew Men's Club and Rabbi Samuel Schillman. The Federation expressed great appreciation of the beautiful bhsket of Mowers, the gift of Mayor R. M. Kennedy> who was unable to attend the lunctyfion. Mrs. Julian Henning, of Colunfbia, spoke on "The Responsibility of the Jewish Woman In This Time of Trial and Tribulation." Her talk was most appropriate and inspiring in its appeal to Jewish womanhood for courage and leadership especially during the present conditions of financial upheaval and foreign distress. (Business matters were discussed during the afternoon session when the election of officers also took place. Mrs. Leon .Schlosburg, outgoing state president, and her fellow officers were given a rising vote of thanks by the (Sisterhoods. The ^Darlington and Sumter organizations were awarded the silver cup which is given annually in honor of the late "Mrs. Dora Wittcover, of Darlington, for their perfect scoring of honor roll points. Rabbi Schillman brought the meeting to a close with the offering of the (benediction. Plant*. Secured for- Assembly Room ... We have been negotiating with different ones to secure an instrument for our new assembly room, recently finished under the parsonage. We are pleased to announce to any with whom we have been considering the purohase of an instrument that through the kindness and generosity of a good friend we now have this much-needed equipment for our new room.?C. F. Wimberly, pastor. Meeting Called For Bank Stockholders H. G. Carrison, Sr., conservator for the Bank of Camden, has called a meeting of the stockholders of the bank te.be held on Monday afternoon, May 1, at 5 o'clock. This hank nas beerr run under a cone err a tor since its reopening after the president's call for a hanking holiday. Recently audits have been made of the bank s hooks by ouditors from the 'banking control committee of South Carolina and also by auditors sent from Washington and Charlotte for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The meeting called for Monday will be held in the directors room of the Bark of Camden. First Baptist Church Services Services are as follows for the Camden Baptist church on Sunday, April 30, announces the pastor, Rev. J. B. Caston: Sunday school at 10. Morning service, 11:15; sermon, A Live Church." The evening service will be given over to the Glee Club from Coker College and they have an hour's song service arranged. Wednesday evening prayer service will not be held as the pastor has agreed to cooperate with Rev. C. F. Wimberly, of the Methodist church, who is holding revival aervices. B. Y. P. U. service at 7 Sunday evening. The public is cordially invited to attend all services. .-a ' T ^ % ' * Young Men Selected For Work In Forests The Kershaw County Relief Ooun- j oil has been busy for. the past week selecting young men from various aectiona of the county for enlistment J in the emergency conservation work. Mrs. E. B. Barnwell^ representing the( government was present and classified the list below as the first group to be taken to the army recypiting station in Columbia for examination, The allotment for this county is sixty men. There will be another group of thirty-five to bo selected in ten or twelve days. These men sign up for a period of six months. Some of these boys have had college training while the majority of them are high school graduates. The list follows: Elbert L. Moseley, Cecil James Boyd, Edward Brady Wooten, Leonard R. iStorey, Murray Gorden lx?\vis, Leonard J. Hasty, Eddie Lewis Stewart, Robert A. Watts, Earl C. Rush, Frank Mackey, Charles Salmond, Harry Lee Gregory, Leo Moseley, J. 1). Montgomery, Jasper M. Gettys, Jr., Ernest B. Russell, George A. Jenkins, Arthur H. DoLoache, Harold !j. McNinch, all of Camden; Ehin I Trantham Truesdale, of LugofT; Jo> seph Cfttoe, Edward l.ee ( roxton, j Clyde Cauthon, of Kershaw; David ! JelTers, BJaney; Colon Truesdale, Westville. Just what the army in the Fourth Corps area will do to "condition" members of the Civilian Conservation c^rps in the Southeast for their work in the forestry camps was outlined generally by Maj. Gen. Edwin L. King, Fourth Corps area commander, in a conference with his staff. All work in the conditioning camps will be supervised by Regular army officers, who must bo present at all instruction periods. The day's routine will follow a schedule somewhat as follows: The mornings will be divided into periods on the following general lines: First half-hour, policing of camp and living quarters followed by a half-hour in. which the camp area will be inspected. After a brief rest period, there will be 4b minutes of physical exercise. Thirty minutes will then be devoted to theoretical and practical instructions in various subjects, such as personal hygiene, sanitation and first aid. This will be followed by a 30-minute period of basic instructions in the movement of large groups. The morning session will end with a short walk. Between each two periods there will be a rest of from 10 to lb minutes. In the afternoon, two hours will 'be devoted to various athletic contests, in which all men will be encouraged to participate. General King emphasized that many men sent to the Civilian Conservation corps camps will perhaps not be in good physical condition, due to the fact that for many months they have had no facilities for either proper food or proper exercise, and, therefore, it is essential that the early periods be started out with very light work, with a view to gradually putting the applicants into excellent condition for ordinary labor. Army camps that will probably be used for "reconditioning" the men from the Fourth Corps area for the Civilian Conservation corps are: Fort Screven, Fort Oglethorpe, Fort Mcpherson, and Fort Benning, all in Georgia; Fort Bragg, N. C.,; Fort Moultrie, Fort McClellan, Ala., Fort Barrancas, Fla., and Camp Beauregard, La. Mr. John Landrum The people of Oamden In general and the Methodist church people are scheduled for a rbal treat in the coming of Mr. John I>andrum, the blind pianist. On next Sunday morning ho will begin his two weeks' engagement at the Methodist church, assisting the pastor, Dr. Wimberly, in revival meeting services. Mr. Landrum is an artist par-excellent and he is considered by many as one of the out-standj ing artists of the country. He was : born blind and educated musical career in an institution Tor the blind. He will be the pianist for the song program and render one of his superb soh>s at each service. The public is cordially invited to attend any and all of the services of the revival at the Methodist church?beginning next Sunday morning, Maj 30. , To Meet With Mrs. Zemp The John D. Kennedy Chaptei U. D. C. will meet at the home ol Mr* W, Robia>^Zemp on Monday af teraoon, May 1, at 4 o'clock. Four Men Charged With Blaney Theft I Assisted by 'Detective Knox Chief Rawlinaon, of the Columbia police force, Sheriff J, H. McLeod and Magistrate J. D. Watson, of Blaney, made an important capture of ? ? four men this wct-k charged with bu iv la rising the store of S. II. Ross ^ at Blaney, .Saturday night. The loot stolen was 8,000 cigarettes which were recovered eight miles from Columbia on the Newberry road, where they had been sold to D. S. Arnold. y, The men captured were an escaped Georgia convict giving the name of Barnes, alius Moore, and three men from ColumJbia, who it is said have police records. Their names are E. S. Brown, Sam Smith and G. C. Murrell. The Georgia man was returned to Georgia authorities while the three Columbia men wero given a prolimijnary hearing before Magistrate Wat-.? :?on at Blaney and committed to jail | here in default of $1,000 bond each. I The Georgia ^nan is said to hive , been one of six prisoners who over! powered prison guards nt MilledgeIville and made his y{?oape by oom' mandoring an automobile, later holdJ ingup a couple on the highway in Georgia and at pistol points /took a new Chevrolet automobile and drove ^ it to Columbia. The car was Teeugjnized as being seen at Blaney Saturday night of the "robbery which - "V proved the big lend in the capture of 11ho four mojft/Barnes, the convict, is said to have i?een captured in a hotel 'room in Columbia. \ J The Kershaw county officers are i loud in their praise of the 'assistance given them by the Columbia officers who worked faithfully with them in capturing the burglars and recoving the property. The stolen automobile was also recovered and returned to its owner. Tho following is from Thursday '.J morning's Columbia State: ~ ' An escaped Georgia convict who seized a school bus near Milledgeville, forcing the driver and children from the vehicle, and later exchanged it for. an automobile,, was arrested yesterday by Columbia officers and was being held last night for Georgia officers, who were on their way here with requisition papers for the man's extradition. The man arrested gave the name of H. G. Barnes. Late last night the Georgia officers had not arrived but were expected any minute. Barnes was arrested along with _ Pete Brown, Sam /Smith and Guy Murrell, the last three of whom were turned over to Kershaw county officers in connection with a robbery * of a warehouse at Blaney of about 10,000 cigarettes. The goods were found by Chief W. .H. Rawlinson, Sheriff Alex Heise and S. S. Shorter in a country store not far from Columbia on the Broad River road. Detective Knox, of Columbia, arrested Barnes. Brown and Murrell were arrested by Sergeant We scott and R. W. Eleazer, and Smith was arrested by G. A. Fulmer. Chief of Police W. H. Rawlinson of Columbia quoted Barnes as saying he was one of eight men who escaped from the Georgia prison farm near Milledgeville. Barnes told Chief Rawlinson, the latter said, he and the other seven gained freedom by disarming a guard and taking his weapons. They commandeered the school bus, Barnes -was quoted as saying, and drove it about 20 miles. Coming upon an automobile salesman demonstrating a new car to a prospective woman purchaser, Barnes told Chief Rawlinson, the eight took the machine and left the school bus. The other seven dropped off at various points between Milledgeville, the l^cal officer was told, Barnes 1 bnnging the automobile here. In Columbia, Chief Rawlinson said he was informed, Barnes "contacted" [ Brown, Smith ahd Murrell and planjned the cigarette robbery. t Revival Meeting Begins Next Sunday We have now fixed the time for our revival meetings,, which will begin ^ next Sunday morning. . There will be _I i two services a day?which day ser, vice will be announced next Sunday. [ We trust that all the organisations . of the church will put in contribu. tions to this series of meetings. The r Sunday school will meet as usual, and there will be no change in the Sunday school program next Sunday. We cordially invite the poblic to our r meetings, and trust they may be a ' .V f bleating to the whole town; Services * 8 P. *-* o, C. V. Wrmberly, pastor. J -' ? I