The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 16, 1933, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
I VOLUME 45 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1933 NUMBER 12
Suits Are Dropped
S Against Officials
j p Watson ami Henry T, Hor,
' who hail instituted" ta*i>ayer8
1 ?*? "? J- " McLcoa-.
T w Hogue, treasurer and B. E.
Lrrow, auditor, to enjoin the enJLment
of the recent act of the
Lend assembly, which provided for
'Jj extension of the^ tjmo ti>v -paying
?jes now delinquent over a period
rften years under certain conditions
L gtipulat ions, through their uttor.
-tLtook orders before Judge W. H.
iwnsend ^Columbia Thursday, dismissing
tin-if suits and dissolving the
temporary injunction issued therein.
It i, understood that these gentlemen
wcr?- utnU-r the impression that
n the ev? n.t any taxpayer failed to
comply w/h the terms of the act
*hen tho ? xeciitions were returnee!
,he treasurer and the executions
were"theu up n sent back to the sheriff
he would have no further discretion
and would be compelled to foregone
or. property immediately; and
upon it appearing that the delegation
had n<> such intention, these gentlemen
withdrew their objection and
dropped the suits.
When the papers were served on
Sheriff McLeod, Treasurer Hogue and
Auditor Sparrow, they promptly
turned the papers over to J. Team
Gettys, county attorney, who before
entering upon the preparation of
their defense, directed a letter to
them inquiring,''if they or either of
them had any /objection to the act or
any portion/thereof, and with especial
reference, to the question of fees
denied the sheriff and. treasurer's offices
under the terms of the act. |
These gentlemen, responding to the i
letter of Mr. Gettys, advised him
that it was not their desire to attack
'.he act upon any ground nor did they
desire to make any question as to the
allowance of fees and costs to them,
and requested Mr. Gettys to defend
the act.
In his return, filed in accordance
with the first order of Judge Towusend,
Sheriff McLeod stated that he
expected and desired to obey the
mandates of the act and was preparing
to turn over to Mr. Hogue as
treasurer the executions in his hands.
Sheriff McLeod further in his return
called atttenlion to the deplorable
conditions prevailing in Kershaw
county, especially in the rural districts,
and the inability of farmers to
pay their tuxes, and further stated
that because of these distressing conditions
he had refused whenever it
was possible for him to do so from
levying upon and selling property |
under tax executions in his hands andt
had offered no lands for sale for!
taxes since January 1932, except
when requested to do so by the par- j
.ties interested for the purpose of!
'r closing t'tT" to the lands. The returns
of Messrs. Hogue ,and Spar-|
row wfj\ Iifee Wen'or, each--of-them :
defendir-- .< ttet and calling atten-j
ton: distress prevailing among
tr.e far: ? people and their inabil- ^
; . axes at this time.
Mr. (i. - was assitied by Mr. E. j
D. ; , y. I
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Teachers Being Paid
With State Notes!
r - to the amount of $56,-1
xpected to be delivered to j
Kprsha v ,unty this week for the
payrr..-r. : teachers' salaries. Those i
note* a irned and issued by State
Tfca -; j ,;;an ji, ScarbordVigh on 1
' i, and credit of the State;
o. S., ; f'v.ro'.ina, and bear interest
at fh. .;i(M. cent $30,4-59.00 will
..v 1. 1934, and $20,208.00
-July 1, 1935. The teaehpaiii
with these notes, and]
? ?Tl' ' n.ar.y of the business houses
-<d a willingness to ac-|
' ? for face value. A few
< agreed to buy the notes!
a r of safe investment and!
*? r-' tr.c teachers who will be
' a.-cept these notes instead
-r the services they have,
,^r :' ' " the school rooms during(
jl'1 ' - y-nr. All the teachers of
^r.aA- county were paid up in full .
'fl ' <-t, but since that time]
dr-j received no pay, and it is,
. ' "pod that they will not i;
to make a further sacrifice and
notes for leas than full
'a.i}#.,
' ta..- notes are being issued also
the .Stale's obligation for trans- '
UL*l'?n an<* deficits due in the
Aid for 1931-1932 and 1932- 1
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Asks Permission To
Take Off Two Trains
.Mayor K. M. Kennedy, Jr., is in
receipt of the following letter from
J. W. Wa??um, of the Southern railway,
inWhick-he makes a frank statement
relative to the cost of operating
Southern passenger^trains:
"Application has been made to the
South Carolina Railroad Commission
for permission to discontinue trains
117 and 118 between the North Carolina-South
Carolina state line (ShelJ
by, N. C.) and between Columbia and
Kingville, S. C., and hearing has been
set for 10:00 a. m., Wpdnesdayp Jurte
28th, to consider our application.
"Under this plan, trains 117 and
118 will continue to operate betweenj
i Kingville and Rock Hill on appVoxi-|
i mutely the same schedule as at pres- j
|ent, train 118 making connection at;
j Kingville with the Carolina Special j
an<? arriving Rock IIill at the samo
time as now. We are handling with
i the Post Office Department the mat
ter of establishing Star Route Service
j between Columbia and Kingville to
j take care of papers and mail going
to train 118. Under the proposed
arrangement there will be no difference
on the Columbia end as com-]
pared with present service except the
handling of passenger business, which
practically amounts to nothing as
shown below:
"Trains 117 and 118 operated without
handling a passenger per trip 23
different days during January; 25
different days during February; 22
different days during March; and 12
different days during April.
"We are also asking the Post Office
Department to inaugurate Star Route
Service from Rock Hill to Blacksburg,
connecting at Rock Hill with No. 118,
and at Blacksburg with No. 38; and
I from Blacksburg to Rock Hill, eoninecting
at Blacksburg with No. 36,
and at Rock Hill with No. 117. Therefore,
the handling of mail to and
from points west of Rock Hill will
be just as satisfactory as at present
if .the-Star Route .Serviee is inaugurated.
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"Careful account has been kept oi
the actual revenues and expenses of
these trains and our _ out-of-pocket
loss for the last six months of 1932
amounted to $28,440.49, and for the
first four months of 1933 our out-ofpocket
loss amounted to $19,312.17.
From these figures you will see the j
absolute necessity for curtailment in
the expense of these trains and we
are convinced the curtailment in service
can be made without impairing
the service to and from points between
Rock Hill and Kingville but
'very little. You understand, of]
course, there will be no change in the
schedule of passenger trains' as now
operated between Rock Hill and Kingville,
other than perhaps a few minutes."
Methodist Church Next Sunday
Sunday school begins at 19 a. m.,
conducted by M. M. Reasonover superintendent.
and B. W. Marshal , assistant.
Envelopes for the Junor,
Church will be distributed at the
assembly of the Sunday school at;
10:50. Chalk talk by the pastor to ^
the Sunday school. :
Preaching at 11:15: "Mysteries of.
The Kingdom." This will"be a con-,
tinuation of the series which wberan
last Sunday morning. This,
series will continue for six Sundays,,
covering the great prophetic 13th,
Chapter of Matthew. We trust the
membership will become interested in
this, the most startling chapter given
bv our Master during His ministry.
Services at 8:30 Sunday evening.
C. F. Wimiberly, pastor.
To Observe Anniversary
Rev. C. C. Reynolds, pastor,, and)
Kate C. Powell, secretary, announce j
the fifth anniversary of the erection j
of Trinity Methodist church on west,
DeKalb street. Trinity church was.
destroyed by f.re and was rebuilt.
The congregation held their hrst services
on June 17, 1928, and their anniversary
comes this >ear a y
Inter, on June 18, 1933. A very interesting
program will be given. elections
by Trinity choir, readings j
solog, instrumental selections andquartets
are included. They extend
a cordial invitation to their white j
friends to be present at 3:30 in the
afternoon.
Early Influence.
"What do you suppose makes Goo--fus
so very erratic? It must be some
early influence in his life.'
"I don't know; but they say he was
born under a crazy-jullt, and that
might account for it.* %
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Kershaw Cotton Mill
Will Enlarge Greatly
It was about twenty-one years ago
when the capital stock was subscribed
and the organisation effected
whioh brought into actual existence
the initial plant of the Kershaw
Cotton Mills. The effort was not
made at the beginning to start on
a very ltLfgo seale, but eight years
ago the mill was* enlarged to double
its original size, which meant one
hundred per cent increase in building,
machinery equipment, in the
erection of cottages and in the operating
force. j
And now the information is given j
I out that another decided step is to i
be taken, not at a future time, but
now, in the midst of the period of j
depression which has crushed the op-1
! timistic spirt of a large proportion.
Sto a dead standstill, the mill will j
j make another bound forward by the j
i fifty per cent increase of its housing'
i facility, the enlargement of its op-j
orating plant, and in its working!
force. For the present the number j
| of its residential cottages will not be
I increased, there being no urgent need
for that.
*Tho Kershaw Mill is classified as
being in the Springs group, over
which the late Colonel Springs was
the presiding head, and a genius in
[the successful management of textile
[ plants he was. However, his mantle
fell upou capable and worthy shoulders
when his only son, and child,
Captain Elliott White Springs, succeeded
him, following the death of
his father, and there is every reason
to ibelieve his vision is forward and
bis confidence unwavering in what
the future holds in store for those
who make use of present opportunity
to aid in dispelling gloom and
drooping spirits and substituting factual
evidence of returning prosperity.
This manifestation of enterprise at
such a time should have the effect of
inspiring other lines of industry and
raising the spirits of the people generally
within the vicinity at least,?
Kershaw Era.
Old Welsh Home Destroyed
> The dwelling on the extreme south
end of Cleveland street, known as
the Welsh old home place, which was
erected and occupied during the later
years of his life by the late Captain
j. V. Welsh and family, was totally
destroyed Monday afternoon about 3
o'clock by a fire which originated in
the kitchen roof. The fire had made
such headway when discovered and
was fanned by a stiff breeze that it
was next to impossible for the fire
department to subdue the flames after
being summoned. The building was
occupied by C. A. Blackmon and family
and was owned by the Kershaw
Lumber Company. Both the building
and furniture were insured and
some of the furniture was saved.?
Kershaw Era.
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Presbyterian Church Services I
Sunday, June 18. A. Douglas .31c-1
Arn, pastor, announces services at
Bethosda church as follows: Church,
school at 10 a. m? morning worship j
at 11:15, Young People's Forum at j
8 o'clock, midweek service. Wednes-j
dav evening at 8 o'clock. There will
bo'no meetings of the Junior and In-(
termediate clubs this week. The community
daily vacation school begins j
Monday morning at nine o'clock at,
the high school building. All children
in the city, ages 5 to'lT, are cordially
invited to attend. Registration
will be made at the high school
this afternoon, June 16, at 3 o clock.
The following boys and girls left
on Tuesday for the Intermediate con-j
ference at Clinton: William Brad-,
ford, Jack Richards, McKain Rich-j
ards, Emily Sheorn, Douglas Wooten.j
Emily Stevenson, Frank Oliver, Wy-,
lie Hogue, Jr., Herbert Richoy, Ellen
Little, Ralph Stevenson, Jr., Derritt |
Wooten, Jean VanLandingham.
The Senior conference begins Tuesday,
June 20. Those who expect to
attend will please notify the pastor.
The public is cordially invited to
the services in this church.
Death of Mr. Devine
Frier.ds nr.d acquaintances will begrieved
to learn of the death of
Colonel John S. Devine, which occurred
at his home in New York City
Sunday morning, June 11. Colonel
Device has been spotiding the past;
eight winters in Camden, sometimes j
as a guest of The KifKwood. and lastj
year he was at the Whittredge home, j
He was a retired lawyer and during;
his stay here drew a wide circle of
friends and admirer*. He is earvWed
by hi* -widow.
Winners Chosen In
Girls' 4-H Contest
Each year, the 4-JI club girls look
forward to their county contests because
the winners can attend tho
State Short Course at Winthvo-p College.
This year the short course will
be held the week of June 2t5. Four
contest's were held and the winners
are as follows: Project Achievement,
Bmify McCoy, first; Anna B. Kelly,
second. Clothing, Ola Baker, first;
Ruth Holland, second. Health, Anna
It. Kelly,?first; Willeno West, second.
Health Jrrrpi*or^ment, si>orothy West,
first; Ruby Marshall, second,
Al; of these girls have had at least
two years of club work and have received
certificates for work completed.'
They have all held club offices whjcnl
shows they are leaders in club workj
in their communities.
Twenty-five girls representing 7|
different clubs entered the contests.)
Mrs. .1. T. (iettys and^MVs. L*. T.'
Truesdale^judged the clothing work.'
Mrs. Kathleen Watts and Mrs. Katej
Gettys were the project achievement
judges, while tho health and health
improvement contest was under the
supervision of Dr. Humphries and
Miss Hey of the county health unit.
Jurors Drawn For
July Term of Court
Jurors were drawn Tuesday for the
first week of Court of General Sessions
which will convene Monday
morning, July 3rd, with Judge W. H.
Town send presiding:
L. E. Hill, James D. Sheorn, E. R.
Frietag, B. F. Workman, E. C. Zemp,
D. L. Sotfell, T. G. Arrants, J. L.
Pate, L. T. Pate, Camden; L. J.
Truesdale, R. F. Gregory, B. F. Vincent,
Shell Connell, C. J. Baker, T. H.
Young, Robert E. Cauthen, C. H.
Truesdale, L. E. Barfield, Shell Crow,
L. M. Sowell, J. R. Roberts, B. F.
Gregory, E. J. Catoe, F. A. Sowell,,
Kershaw; G. C. Rush, Will Connell,:
Roy Young, J. B. Galloway, Westvine;
T. L. Davis, J. B. Branham,
R. A. Jackson, Lugoff; Joe Nettles,
Glenn Brown, Blaney; C. C. Stroupe,
Liberty Hill; B. Eubanks, Jefferson; j
W. S. Young, Cassatt.
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Goes To National 4-H Club Camp
,Miss Pollye West left Monday afternoon
for the National 4-H Club:
Camp, which is to be held this week |
in Washington, D. C. Miss Sadie B. I
Craig, the homo agent, Mrs. Lee
West and Lee West, Jr., accompanied'
Miss West to Rock Hill. There she
joined Miss Harriet Welborn, the
other state representative, and Mrs.
Harriet F. Johnson, the state girls'
club leader, who will chaperone the
girls. I
There will be three broadcasts from
the National 4-H Camp and it is
hoped that club members, local leaders
and the folks back home will en- ]
joy. listening to the programs. The
broadcasts w"rbl" be June 16, 12:30 to
1:30; June 20, 1 :Wt<^ 1:20; June 21,
1:00 to 1:20.
Vacation Bible School Opens MondayAll
the white children from the
ages of 5 to 17 years are requested to
be at the high school today, Friday
afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, for the big,
parade will be staged at that time.
The city fire department and all the j
trucks needed will be lined up?ready
to carry all the children through every
street of Camden. So, children,
you cannot afford to miss this big beginning
of arid ip t.P rest ing
Vacation Bible School which will open
at 9:00 o'clock next Monday m.rn-j
ing. Lots of fun and a general good]
time.?Publicity Committee.
Baptist Church Services
The following services are an-,
nounced for the week at the First
Baptist church: Public worship conducted
by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at
11:15 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Morning
subject, "Christ, the Perfect Man."
Evening subject, "Sin, A Detective."
B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7.30
Mid-week prayer ar.d praise service
Wednesday evening at f^;.'i0. Sunday(
scnool at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stog-j
r.or. superintendent. Men's prayer'
meeting Sunday morning at 9:30 will
be held .n the par.ors of the Sundayschool
annex. The public is cord ally
invited to attend all the ser\ice3
of this church. .
Misses Helen Montgomery, Mildred
Brown and Louise Commander have
returned home after being the guests
of Miss Frances McLeod in Camden
for several days.?Wednesday's Sum-,
ter Item.
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State Colored Baptist
Women To Meet Here
The following article with reference
to the meeting of colored Baptist
women of the state in Camden is
signed by Daisy 1). Shropshire, president
of the local missionary society,
and J. W. Boykin, pastor of Mt. Moriah
Baptist church:
The forty-fifth annual session of
the Woman's Baptist Missionary and
Educational Convention of South Carolina
will meet here with the Mt. i
Moriah Baptist church next week.
Beginning Thursday night, the
22nd, 8 oVlook, there wilt be Intro-1
ductory services consisting of welcome'
addresses, at,which time Mayor R. M.
Kennedy will deliver the welcome ad-j
dress in behalf of the city and Mrs.
C. E. McCoy, of the First Baptist!
church (white), will deliver an ad-i
dress representing the white societiesi
of the city. \Velciuiio addresses will,
be delivered in behalf <>f many of thoj
colored organizations of the city..
Tht; convention, proper will begin i
Friday mmuting at 10 o'clock with devotions;
atllVdoek the introductory ,
sermon will be preached by Rev. T.
L. Ducket, of Columbia. At (? p.^.m. j
tho convention will march to the cemetery
to the grave of its ex-president,
Cora S. Boykin, and there hold memorial
services in her honor. She
served this convention twenty-two
years, as its president. The memorial
address will be delivered by Rev.
H. H. Butler, of Hartsville, president
of the Missionary and Educational
Convention of South Carolina.
Beginning with Friday morning
there will be three services a day and
will continue until Sunday nigbt, at
which time the closing sermon will
be preached by the Rev. J. I. Golson,
of Newberry, S. C.
We cordially invite all of our!
friends, white and colored, to attend
these services.
Former Camden Man
Popular in Anniston
The following article taken from
the Anniston, Alabama, Star, of June,
Bth, will be read with interest by'
many of Camden's citizens, who will
remember Rev. Stoney, when he made
his home here on Fair street, in the
house now occupied by Mrs. Louise
Cantey:
"A good will offering for the building
fund oT the Chapel of the Redeemer
was taken at Grace Episcopal
church Sunday, which marked the
twelfth anniversary of the beginning
of the Rev. J. M. Stoney's connection
with the church as rector. The offering
was made by the church as a token
of appreciation for the services
' of the rector.
I "The congregation of Parker Memorial
Baptist church unanimously
passed resolutions Sunday morning
extending felicitations to the Rev.
J Mr. Stoney.
"The resolutions said in part: 'lie
has manifested a spirit of brotherly
cooperation with every other denomination
in the work 'of the Lord in
this community. The fine spirit of
abnegation he has manifested, espe
cially in his social service aetivitres
^has furnished a tine Christian examptvjbr
y.s-sijin We hereby extend to
the Rev. "$1 r. Sidney our sincere fe-.
limitations upon his twelfth anniversary
as a pastor among us and oxten
a to him and his estimable family
our heart-felt wishes for their continuecfwglfare.'
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Future-Farmers
Off to Washington
Five boys who are members of tho
Camden Chapter of Future Farmer*.
-of^Amejiea, with their instructor, H.
Grar.ade, left Sunday for Washington
and Charlottesville, Va., to take
part in the Future Farmers of America
pilgrimage.
The Future Farmers of America is
known as the F. F. A. which is the
national organization for bdys "who
are studying vocational agriculture !
in the high schools of America.
Boys making the trip are Ralph
Lee, Steven Team, W. I.. Jackson, Jr.,
Robert Rhame and Clyde Boheler.
Camps Will Be Held
Inctruet jon? have just been re-'
ceived at Headquarters Fourth Corp*
Area that Citizen's Military Training
Camps will be held for Red, White
and Blue Trainees only. Those who
had been selected for the Bssie
Course will not train this summer.'
Applicants who have received their I
"Red Letter" and who were to take!
the Red, White or Blue Course, should
consider the "Red Letter" as authority
to attend. The date of the camps
will be announced later.
Negro Man is Victim
of Heavy Beer Truck
Alex DuBose, 45 year old negro,
residing on the Jim West place, in
the Oasaatt section, was struck ana
instantly killed on Federal Highway
number one at a .point Ave miles east
of Camden Monday afternoon by a
truck dvivon by William Ramsey and
James Shaddock, of Columbia,
DuBose was vidiivg north on a truck
when his hut blew oif. The driver
stopped to lot- him retrieve his hat
and the unfortunate negro seemed
not to see the heavy truck coming
Amith. Although 'he driver of the
Columbia truck run his cur off tho
road he could ndt avoid hitting- the
man. j.
The southbound truck was the property
of the State Beverage Company
of Columbia, and was enrouto
from Camden, New Jersey, to Columbia,
S. C., and was heavily laden with
beer.
An inquest with tbo following jurors
was held Monday afternoon: E.
C. Zemp, foreman, II. S. Little, G. A.
Bart in, Wiley Sheorn, G. W. Monroe,
Fred Watts. Unvis Robinson, a white
lad, was the only witness to testify,
and after a few minutes deliberation
the jury announced an unavoidable
accident, and the drivors of the truck
were released from custody.
IHiBose suffered a crushed skull,
fractured and a crushed arm.
He was carried to the Haile colored
undertaking parlor, where the body
was viewed by the jury.
WatsonWithdraws
Action To Test Law
Magistrate J. D. Watson, who
brought action through his attorneys
! to test the recent act pertaining to
j the sheriff's office in regard to the
'change of law for tho collection of
taxes in Kershaw county, has submitted
the following statement to Tho
Chronicle for publication:
"Having decided to discontinue the
action recently brought by me as a
i tax-payer to test the constitutionality
of the act recently passed by the legislature
dealing with delinquent taxes,
11 wish to say thAt I was under the
! impression that when the executions
were returned to the sheriff upon default
under the ten year installment
j plan of payment, the sheriff would
!be forced to sell at once the property
(assessed, and felt that such a requirement
would work great hardships
on many taxpayers.
"I am now informed that such was
not the intention of the act and that
the sheriff would bo vested with the
same discretion as heretofore.
"Under these circumstances it ia
not my purpose to prosecute the acjtion
further."
Grace Church Services.
1 Rev. F. H. Craighill, rector of
Grace Episcopal church' announces
that on next Sunday, June 18th, services
will be: Church school 10 a. m.;
morning prayer and sermon, 11:15
o'clock. The public is invited to these
services.
Camden Boy To Be Aviator
I M. Ansel Bateman, who left hero
i last year soon after his graduation
from The Citadel, for Texas to enter
| aviation, will on June 29 graduate
(and be commissioned as lieutenant in
the United States Air Corps. He is
'at present in training at Brooks Field.
' It is quite an honor to be a graduate
in one of these aviation schools as
.the, strictest physical and mental
- tests mupCbtr "passed'by the students.
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Florists Remember
I Sick With Flowers
| Last Saturday the Florists Telegraph
Delivery Association, throug'
out the United States and Canada,
; inaugurated their "shut-in day", by
sending flowers to the sick and shutins
in homes and hospitals.4
The Camden Floral Company, a
member of this association, sent
flowers to the number of seventy-five
bouquets to the hospital and homes,
and judging from the numerous letters
of thanxs received by the management
these flowers were well received
and highly appreciated.
It was a happy thought on the part
,of these flower growers and will help
in years to come, to carry out their
slogan "Say it With Flowers."
This is the first year this program
has ' been tried out and will more
than likely be made an annual afItair.
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