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The Camden Chronicle VOIUME 45 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1933 NUMBER 14 I Col. Fort to Speak I at O'Kelley Reunion TV following reproduced from the lc.. winv i-isuo of the (Columbus, (ia., | fllger-K'iquirer. Hicks Fort obtainI i ?us early education in the Camden 1.35b and later made good at the I Georgia city bar. No doubt there I will be numbers- there to hear him I *n the occasion of the reumon: I ?T/>1 T. Hicks Fort, who is a great I ?*nd-son of David O^Kelley and KliI flbeth Tyner 'O'Kelley, has been I Commanded" and will make the prinI .Li address on the occasion of the I Innual reunion of the O'Kelley Clan I !- Gum branch church, Darlington I county. (on August 4, he made I known yesterday, I Fori received the following I "order" from Rev. Edward A. McI n.uve 1 pastor of the. 1-afce Butler I Baptist church, of Lake Butler, Fla.: ?\s i'i<mmandor-in-chief of tho I o'Kellcy Ohm. ' ?m ordering that you i I roport for duty at Gum Branch! I church. Darlington county, S. C., at I u o'clock a. m. August 4, 1P33. The I distinguished service that has been I |$signed y?u is that of delivering the j ir.'nuai address at the reunion ox this i I most worthy and honorable clan. I "James Kelloy, of Madison, Fla., I delivered the address last year and I the same pleasure and honor was1 I mine the year before. i I Tomr out and meet your kindred. I I They love you, are proud of the rep- j utation you have made in the legul j I profession and the work of the world ' I |n genoral, and are anxious to greet )?U-" * - V*. "David O'Kelley was born in IreI land in 1703, according to family biI -.grapny. He immigrated to AmerI ica in 177K, when 15 years of age and I landed at Charleston, iS. C. He was I a soldier in the American revolution I and was 20 years old at the close of I that war. In 1788 he was married to I Elizabeth Tyner. They reared a famI tly of ten children, the youngest of I whom. Miss Eliza, married Joseph I John Fort. They were grand-parents I of Mr. Fort, who, when his father I was just a boy, settled in Macon I county, Ala., where Mr. Fort was I born and reared. I " The old colonial home at Gum I Branch. ;n Darlington county, S. C., I which David O'Kelley built soon af- j I ter the revolutionary war and in j I which hi< family of ten children were I reared on a farm, is still standing' and it is there that ihe reunion will I be held. Mrs. Fort and other members of their family will attend the I reunion." I New Regulation I On Postal Savings I Due to" order a' received "from the I Director <>f Postal iSavings, WasbingI ton, D. C\. it becomes necessary for I the local post office to request that1 I all depositors wishing to withdraw a! I part or a.i of their Postal Savings j I accounts, give notice of such withI drawals at least three days in Advance I to the Money Order Division at lite! I post office. Small sums amounting j I k! n?l ?Vtl one hundred, dollars will! I be paid without notice of withdrawal, fo long as the money oVder division has sufficient funds to take care of such payments, but all larger amounts jnust come from Columbia, S. C., and *?1 tak< at least three days for the service. I wo More For Repeal Tne ; ..uition repeal issue headed "ou,'" > after conclusive wet waior. California and West t ,);r(k':* ' brought new predictions -tic wets that the 18th would be discarded be- I T? ' ,:ir 'S OUt. fj' ^ ';ng in California and' s. e,>t * -'-ma raised the consecutive iff ' t ': "s against prohibition to , ' ' 'A est Coast state, on the l' 'v> mplete returns, demanded, none than 3 to 1. Similar) ' ' West Virginia indicated, ma 0r morc than 80,000 fori *P-a j re7'' -Nevada, has approved in -7 '"LH fewide voting. But j i "? "> tho balloting showed am<7 ''""ooo against the 18th J 20tf,'. ar'^ a bttle more than I \ r : ^ > i - w berry [tanker Dies K "r. jlune 128.?John Martin a prominent banker ai/V. v for the last 37 years, pj-V ' l,[ Dr. James P. Kinard, ,ivr Amthrop, died very sud-J :,'"rn;ng at his home here.] fur ! somewhat feeble health1 *a." ~l several years his death, rna- ^l"'ted and a shock to his! K.'r.j 1S- For several days Mr. b;:r!' ' been absent from the , J"hn N. McCaakill Dead. a,\'^ N.,rman MoCaskill, 25, died Col 7-. n t0r'Um at State Park near thrV a ,"^'on^aF afternoon about bro..1 ' L*ock and his body was I for?Y \ Kershaw Monday night! Mt-ir i a< 'n l^e cemetery at Shiloh mg "t- Sl church on Tuesday morndii^. r'? ^uneral services Svere conth? church by Rev. H. P. chnr7lt' pastor ?f the Second Baptist Full at UncA8ter' R?v. A. E. at per' Who is ??nducting a meeting lJua.r,^enc* church neatfcy.-nKer Very Few New Jobs In Cotton Campaign Clomson, College, June 24,?"The falso impression has circulated thut there is to be employed a large numher of new government workers in I connection with the administration of [ the farm act. Up to this time we have received just the opposite impression in instructions coming to this office from Washington," says I)r. W. W. Long, director of extension service, CI em son College, S. C. "The administration has drafted the different extension organizations, which are a branch of the Department of Agriculture, to carry on thnp work and we are advised that very! few new workers will be employed and these only on the basis of eligibil-j ity under examinations now being j held by the United States Civil Ser- j vice Commission, Washington, D. C.,"j Director Long explains. "The administration is counting on tho voluntary aid of farmers and ull other agencies interested in better prices for cotton for getting the work done. I/oeal committeemen will do much of the work on a basis of receiving expenses while visiting farms where the acreage is to be reduced, checking the acreage and making other necessary records. "Unless, tl^grefore, we get instructions that are entirely different from 'those already received as to tho policy for employing workers it is a waste of anyone's time, to make application to this office for positions that do not exist," Dr. Long concludes. x Mrs. Creed Heads Order. Tho South Carolina Order of the Eastern Star, at its grand chapter meeting in Columbia last week, decided to hold the 1934 meeting there, and elected and installed the following officers: Mrs. Mattie # S. Creed, of Camden, worthy grand matron; L. G. Fultz, of Monck's Corner, worthy grand patron; Mrs. Ruth R. Easterling, of Columbia, associate grand matron; J. H. Powell, of Waterloo, associate grand patron; Mrs. Lorent R. Kelley of Kingstree, grand conductress; Mrs. Kathryn H. Carter, of Greenville, associate grand conductress; Mrs. Ruth P. Danielson, of Columbia, grand secretary, and T. Lane Monroe, of Laurens, grand treasurer. Kirby Goes to Norfolk. Private Johnnie A. Kirby, United States Marine Corps, son of Mrs. Hattie Kirby, of 115 DeKalb Street, Camden, <S. C., who was accepted for enlistment in the marine corps at Savannah, Gft., on April 1, 1933, has successfully completed the preliminary training at the Marine Base, Pnrris Island, S. C., and has been transferred to the Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va., for further assignment. Infant Daughter Dies Macey Elizabeth Walden, threemonths old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Walden died Sunday, at their home at DuBose Park, after only a few days illness. Services were hold Monday, 2:30 o'clock at h rec Will Holiness church. Interment was at Wateree church yard. Kornogny Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements. Banks to Close for Fourth The First National Bank and the Bank of Camden will be closed Tuesday, in observance of the Fourth. All are asked to make their deposits or withdrawals on Monday so this holiday will not work a hardship on anyone. Woman Tells Details Of Mysterious Death Charlotte. N. C.. June 24.?The Observer says a woman's statement from a hospital that she had been poisoned because she knew "the Rudisill killing" today led to a new investigation of the death of Albert Rudisill, found hanging in a warehouse garbed in woman's clothing here a year ago. * Nellie Long, who was taken to a hospital Thursday after eating poisoned food, the paper says, was reported tto have told detectives oet&ils of young Rudisili's death. Mystery of the Leaven The above sermon subject is the fourth sermon in a series now being preached at the Methodist church by the pastor. What do you know about leaven? Does it signify the Gospel to leaven all society, and a process of saving the whole world? No, it does not mean such things. Come and hear this most misunderstood subject, invites Rev. C. F. Wimfcerly. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Mrashall and family have gone to Lake Alfred, Florida, to visit relatives. Arthur Jordan Kills Negro Farm Tenant Arthur S. Jordan, son of L- J. Jordan, of the Lockhart section of this county, shot and killed Bud Lightly, a negro tenant, on Tuesday afternoon of this weok. As testified at the coroner's inquest I by a number of witnesses* including the wife of the deceased, Lightly, along with the other croppers, had I caught out his mule to return to plowing after the noon hour Tuesday. The mule threw Lightly, who became violently enraged, beating the' mule and cilrsing. He then went, still cursing, toward Mr. Jordan's home, his wife following him and begging him to stop swearing and go back to work. He continued, however, into Jordan's yard, when Jordan appeared upon tho porch and ordered him away. He paid no attention but continued advancing on the house, with j his hand in his hip pocket, telling Jordan that he had come down there! to kill him. When he reached the I porch steps Jordan shot twice at his, feet. Lightly then jumped on the porch and grappled with Jordan, who ! fired twice into his body. Lightly | was brought to the Camden hospital but died the same evening. Jordan's attorney, M. M. Johnson, appeared before Judge W. H. Townsend in Columbia Wednesday afternoon and secured an order for bail for Jordan at $1,500. The case will likely be tried during next week's court. Mrs. Callie Horton Dies Near Bethune Bethune, June 27?.Mrs. Callie Pitts Horton, 52, wife of Louis A. Horton, died at her home near town last Friday evening after a long illness. (Mrs. Horton was a member of the Methodist church, an excellent lady of quiet and unassuming disposition who, by her marked industry and devotion to her family, was indeed a true helpmeet to her husband. She [Will be greatly missed by many relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church here Saturday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. W. V. Jerman, with interment in the Methodist cemetery. Pall, bearers were T. B. Sowell, G. L. 1 Sowell, H. T. Horton, C. E. Langston, Redic Horton and Jack Seeg?rs. (Mrs. Horton is survived by her mother, Mrs. W. T. Pitts, her husband, Louis A. Horton, and the following children: Mrs. J. C. WTiite, of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. Redic Horton, of McBee; Mrs. Jack Seegars, of McBee; Mrs. Alvin Dean, Ruby Lee, Richard, Rath, Josie and Myrtis Horton, all of Bethune. The following sisters and brothers also survive her: Mrs. G. L Sowell, of McBee; Mrs. H. T. Horton, of Sanford, N. C.,; Mrs. T. B. Sowell, of Hamlet, N. C.; Mrs. C. E. Langston, of Columbia; J. R. Pitts, of Hamlet, N. C.; J. D. Pitts, of Fayetteville, N. C., and H. T. Pitts, of Bethune. TVinthrop Examinations In another part of our paper notice of examination for state scholarships at Winthrop College may be found. These examinations will be held at the county seat on Friday, July 14. The general assembly of South Carolina makes provision for 124 state scholarships at Winthrop. A few vacancies are to be filled this year. It is well for any one interested to stand examinations even if there is no vacancy in this county since vacancies may occur after the examination. Gates Ford Club Meets The Gates .Ford Home Demonstration Club met Friday, June 16. at the school house. Our home agent, Miss Sadie Craig, brought to us a donv njgtration on summer drinks. She also presented us several recipes on slimmer drinks, all of which were easy to make and inexpensive. During the social hour delightful refreshments were served.?Contributed Guards leave Sunday (>n Sunday morning at 11:15 Company M. Kershaw Guards will leave 1 fur Columbia, where they will be enj camped at Camp Jackson for the next : fifteen days, along with the rest of 'the 118th Infantry. There are 67 enI listed men and three officers?Captain Brevard Boykin; First Lieutenant C. H. Yates. Jr.; Second Lieu | tenant C. P. Lorick; First Sergeant ; Pervis Sanders. I Father I)iM in Norfolk Friends of George AfjT'avis, Jr., j proprietor of the QuaJn$|coa Food [Market, wjll regret that his father. George A. Davis, (lied in Norfolk. Ya., of heart trouble on Tuesday, June 27th. Mr. Davis ivai recently making his home here where he was in business with his son. and made many friends by his affable manner. He leaves two daughters and three sons? Samuel Davis, Baltimore; Thomas Davis, Norfolk, and the son here. His widow also survives. 1 r 1 1 Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, July 2. A. Douglas MeArn, pastor. Church school 10 a. m. Morning worship il:i&. Young People'* Forum Sunday evening 8 o'clock. Junior Boya Saturday 10 a. m. Midweek service Wednesday evening 8:30. The public is cordially invited to the services in this church. Many Depositors Ilavq Signed Up The ftialisudun of the plan for^ the reorganization of the Hank of Cantden has, during the past week and a halt", since the plan has been before the depositors, been very encouraging. More than two-thirds of tho des positors have already been signed up. Those depositors/who have not signed are urged to do so at once in order that the official endorsement of the State board of bank control may be | secured ?\nd the further steps, necessary to affect the reorganization, taken. I Any depositor who has hot a clear understanding of tho proposal or has any doubt as to the advantage it holds over liquidation is urged to I communicate with some member of the committee, working for the rcor! ganization. The members of that committee are It. M.. Kennedy, Jr., [chairman; J. M. Villepigue, L. L. , Block, W. F. Nettles, and Henry Savage Jr. I 11. (i. (Carrison, Jr. and Henry Sav|age. Jr. went to Washington the early ; pan of the week to discuss the plans of reorganization with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and secure from it a tentative approval ofthe reorganization plan. After a thorough investigation and consideration of these plans, officials of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation indicated their approval of them and l submitted a schedule of suggestions as to the steps to be taken upon the plan being accepted by the depositors. John S. Munn Dies At Columbia Home John Samuel Munn, 32, native of the Raley's< Mill section of the bounty, died suddenly at his home in Columbia Tuesday afternoon, after being ill only a few minutes. Mr. Munn had lived in Columbia for the past seven years going there from Bethune, where for most of the time he had been associated with the Carolina Dry Cleaning company. Ho was a member of the Timrod Baptist church in Kershaw county. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. j Stella Blanche Munn; one daughter, Joyce Edwardin "Munn; one son, Hen- I ry Raul Munn, all of Columbia; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Munn, of Bethune; four sisters, Mrs. Lillie Eubanks and Mis<s Reba Munn, of Bethune", Mrs. B. L. Catoe and Mrs. Roscoe Byrd, of Columbia; two brothers, J. A. Munn and Heyward Munn of Bethune. He also has wide family connections in tho northeastern section of the county. The funeral services were held at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Timrod Baptist church near Bethune, * conducted by the Rev. Paul Wheeler of Park Street Baptist church. Interment was in the Timrod Baptist church cemetery. Mr. Munn was a raan_J'aithful in all his relationships. He had a large circle of friends in Columbia and his old home near Bethune. To Meet With Bethany Church The Kershaw Baptist Sunday school convention will convene with the Bethany church at Westville, on Saturday, July 8, at 10 a. m., with the following program: Song and praise service by A. J. Smith; roll call of churches and apj pointment of finding committee; pro} gress in the association during tho ! past year by the president; "Our Greatest Opportunities for Growth," i by J. T. Outen; "Teachers who Teach I for Christian Growth," by J. T. Littlejohn; "Relation of Records to Growth," by J. T. Sanders; demonstration. a departmental worship seuIvice; "Growth Through Evangelistic ! Effort," by P. E. Blackmon; dinner; | >ong and praise service, by J. A. Faile; "An Efficient Sunday School .Organization and Growth," by J. A. ! Gaston; demonstration, h lesson presentation, by B. ?\. Broom; a platform of progress for this year, by findings liommittee; awarding of standardizaj :lon seals, business and adjournment. J ?J. E. Williams, president; Leon Roi gers, secretary. Woodward Airport News I Passengers using the Eastern Air Transport planes for trips this week were: R. B. Pitts, round trip to New :York; Henry G. Carrison, Jr.. and 'Henry Savaire, Jr.. round trip to Washington: Mr. and Mrs. DuBose Blakeney, round trip to Atlanta. Rally Day Service j There will be a rally day service at Malvern Hill Baptist church Sunday, July 2. Services will begin with Sun, day school at 10 a. m.; preaching at .11 a. m.; dinner on the grounds at noon: song service and preaching in t the afternoon. This is the baby j.hurch'.-of the Kershaw Association, [ and we are anxious for this to be a i red letter day) The public is invited and a very special invitation is extended to the deacons and singers of ' other churches of the Association. We also wish to compliment and to thank the R. F. C. for the splendid work in cleaning up and beautifying the cemetery and church grounds. A public vote of thanks was extended to them by the church at our last meeting and a request that same be published in our county paper.?W. E. Furcron, pastor. Plan Other Crops j For Retired Cotton ! . TClem&on College, June 24.?i$outh! Carolina cotton farmers who cooperate in governmental plans to retire a pa it o[ the, acreage this season in the effort to increase the price of the staple, still may utilize the land so released with good effect, thinks R. W. Hamilton, extension agronomist, who suggests that they may use the land to grow the foodstuffs lacking and needed on many farms, such as Sudan grass, soybeans, cbwpeas, millet and sorghum. Even though it may bo late to plant these crops with best results, t hw land may be kept in condition and I ready to plant this fall with small grain and clovers or other legumes. Planting tho acreage retired from' cotton to smull grain this fall has the J double virtue of keeping such Acreage! from being put to cotton In 1934.: This Is considered important by administrators of the Agricultural Ad-, justment Act since the operations of tho act call for a continuous and long-time effort to keep the cotton' acreage within reasonable bounds. Growers who plan to cooperate with the government in an effort to restore prosperity to Southern farms will give careful consideration to the use of all land retired from cotton | cultivation, believe officials of tho! United States Department of Agri-j culture. To do so is to further bal- j ance production on a sane basis for the ultimate benefit of the grower. I Chevrolet Agency To Be On Broad Street Stevenson and Whitaker, who have been conducting a grain and feed store on North Broad street in the building formerly used by the Welsh Motor Company, have dissolved copartnership. Mr. Whitaker will move the stock of grain and feed to the building on West Rut ledge street formerly occupied by Springs and Shannon, where he will continue the business under the firm name of Whitaker and Company. The Camden branch of the D. M. Mays Chevrolet agency, which has recently moved to Camden from Bethuno will occupy the building on North Broad street vacated by Stevenson and Whitaker. Dissolution Sale We aro carrying in this issue an ad for Wolfe-Eichel Company, a firm that has been in business for the past twenty year^ They are offering rare bargains-^goods that were bought when the world's markets were low and . now they are offered to the public at a saving, since the rise in merchandise, thereby giving tho citizens of this town and county a chance to saVe money and at the same time buy what is needed in the way of clothing for the entire family and household. During the summer Henry Eicliel and David Wolfe will dissolve partnership, when Mr. Eichol will open a store in the building formerly occupied by Mackey Mercantile Company on the west side of Broad street. Kershaw County's C. C. C. To Conway About 250 men of the Civilian Conservation Corps left Fort Benning, Ga., Monday morning for Conway after Inning completed their reconditioning course and will take up active reforestation work there. Among the number were Kershaw county's quota of young men. The group came up from ht. Benning by way of Augusta, Sumter and to Conway by train. Messrs. Arthur DeLoache and Beckham Russell, two members of the corps, traveling by motor car passed through Camden accompanied by two lieutenants enroute to Conway Monday morning and stopped here for a short while. Baptist Church Scrvicca j The following services are anI nouneed at the f1 irst. Baptist church: j On Sunday morning at 11:15 the pastor. .J. B. Caston, will preach on the following subject: "A Soldier of the Cross." At the evening hour, 8:30, the Daily Vacation Bible School ComI mcnccment will be held at this church. Sunday school at 10 o'clock with Mr. C. O. Stogner superintendent. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. Midi week service Wednesday evening at j 8:30. Men's prayer meeting at 9:30 ! Sunday morning in the ladies' class room of the Sunday school annex. The public is cordially invited to attend ail the services of this church. The question, "Should physicians : be given the legal right to dispose of incurable patients?,T was discussed p . an<! on by delegates attending the American Institute of Homopatha in Chicago last week. The question was not decided either way. * t One Convicted In Kidnap ("use Barnstable, Muss., June 24.-?Kenneth. Buck wus sentenced tonight to not less than 24 nor more than 25 years in state's prison for the kidnaping of 10-year-old Margaret "Peggy" MeMath and the extortion of $00,000 ransom from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noil C. MeMath, of llarwichport and Detroit. The sentence was pronounced by Judge Edward F. Hanify a few minutes after Kctvneth had been convict- * od and his brother, Cyril Duck, acquitted of the kidnaping and extortion charges. Kenneth', who shed tears during the trial, stood up and received the long sentence without llinehing. lljs aged mother, Mrs,. Bertha Buck, collapsed and was taken from the courtroom. Other relatives cried openly, and Mrs. Albert Chase, a sister of Kenneth, left the room near collapse. The crime foi which the brothers were tried was one which drew national attention. "Peggy" was kidnaped from the Harwich Center school May 2 by a man who had telephoned the school saying he was the child's father, Noil C. MeMath, a former Detroit engineer who is now employed us a boat builder at llarwichport, and was sending a car .. for his daughter. The kidnaper was blacked to look like a negro, and after leading the child mto the automobile he bound, gagged and blindfolded "Peggy" and hid her in a cranberry bog shack until midnight. He then took her to a vacant house almost opposite the home of the Buck brothers and held her there until after midnight morning of May 5 when she was turned over to her father on board a boat in Wychmere Harbor in Harwichport upon the payment of $00,000. The arrests of the Buck brothers came later that day and the money was recovered, police said, in Kenneth's home. Special B. Y. P. U. Rally I The Kershaw B. Y. P. U. Association held a special meeting June 18 with Bethany (Westville) for the purpose of selecting a representative by competitive declamation to represent the association at the state convention at Greenville in July at which time a state-wide contest is to bo held. The Shamrock, Camden and Mt. Pisgnh unions had representatives present. The judges were Miss L/ula Robinson, Miss Bertha Arnold and C. V. Hudson. The meeting was opened by a song service which was followed by the devotional exercises conducted by Connie Hinson, of Shamrock. The Shamrock union was represented by Miss Eva Baker,, whose i subject w?s "Looking Unto Jesus for j Life's Ideals," and Miss Mildred Hinson, whose subject was "Looking Un! to Jesus for Guidance in Life's Pleai sures." Camden union was represented by Frank Caston, .whose subject was "l/ooking Unto Jesus for Spiritual Strength." Mt. Pisgah un, ion was represented by Bennftj Byrd, 1 whose subject was "Looking Unto I Jesus for Mental Health," and Miss i Elizabeth Raley, whose subject was , "Looking Unto Jesus for Guidance for Life's Choices."I Miss Nola Dee Byrd, of Mt. Pisgah, j rendered some special music, j The judges appointed Miss Hinson to represq/it the Kershaw association i in Greenville, and Mr. Caston as alternate. Both of these young people are capable speakers and should make ja good showing in the ^tatc contest. ?A .J. Smith, Reporter. Reading Matter Omitted Owing to a big rush of last minute advertising The Chronicle is compelled to leave out a large* amount of readling matter this week. The paper's advertising pages begin to look like j old times. It is the first time our advertising pages have been crowded ] in several years and we know our readers will celcome the new advertisers who are bidding for their trade. It is a good sign that better business lis in the ofTing when merchants und business men use the advertising columns of their local papers. Services Over Radio For the past few months through the courtesy of I). J. Creed, of this city, a broadcasting system has been installed in the Sunday school rooms of the Camden Baptist church/ and the morning services are sent out on the ethar. Titt^Ur "dditicr.; have been made and now it is possible to pick - up the broadcast many miles out of town. Those interested can dial 71 or 710 kilocycles on their radio and hear Rev. J, B. Gaston's service and sermon each (Sunday at 11:15 o'clock. ' <V? . . I-i*?.