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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1933 iiiBwippiiwft.u ..,. NUMBER 17||WW| ^
To Celebrate New Deal
With a Mammoth Fair
\i ,p joint meeting of the Camden
Shrine Club and the James Leroy
Belk Post of The American Legion
held Wednesday afternoon of this
w?k it was decided that Kershaw
county should not only have a fair
this year, but that it should be as
large and attractive as it is humanly
possible to make it. T. V. Walsh
was re-elected general chairman,
Murdoch M. Johnson was again made
general secretary and Hughey Tindal
continues as treasurer of the organization.
The general fair committee
will bo made up of these gentlemen,
the officers of tho Legion and the
Shrine and perhaps the chairmen of
the several select committees. Wovk
has already begun, many added attraction*
are being "arranged for, the
premium list is being made up und
will s<?on be ready for distribution.
It is already indicated that the exhibits
this-year will be more numerous
and impressive than ever before.
The management is determined to
make this tho very greatest fair
ever held here, and to that end bespeaks
the hoarty cooperation of all
of the citizens of the county. They
are most appreciative of the fine
spirit of cooperation on the part of
the people from every section of the
county last year, and they are confident
that the same spirit to a'
larger degree will *be manifest this
year. The committee chairman Will
be named within the next few days
and we hope to carry full particulars
In our next issue.
Mr. Walsh and hi9 associates feel
that under the wise guidance of the
great "New Dealer" an early return
to-prosperity is assured and that it
is time for rejoicing. So let's don't
forget that in Camden the second
week of October will be held Kershaw
County's Greatest Fair, when
our labors cares and worries will be
forgotten; when we may show what
we have accomplished ourselves, if
we care to do so, see what our neighbors
have done and treat ourselves
and our families to some well-earned
entertainment, enjoyment and fun.
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Four-H Camp Next
Week at Shamokin !
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All Four-H Club girls in Kershaw ^
county are Hooking forward to- their
annua! enc-ampment, which is to be
held next Tuesday, Wednesday and ;
Thursday. July 25, 26, and 27, at the
Four-H camp at Lake -Shamokin. i
An interesting program of work ]
and play has been arranged by Miss j
Sadie B. Craig, the Home Agent. She 1
will be assisted by the members of the \
Home 1 )omonstration Glubs, Senior ;
Four-II club and others. 1
Th<* urogram will include demon- .
stratinr.- in TfrtrKing bird houses and .
bird h:\ths, canning fruits and vege- ,
table-, -.able service and the making (
r,f hon- made games. There will also
be ,-ames, folk dances and swim- }
mirg. (
The i-'-.apel and vesper hours will ;
be pded over by the club girls.
A special feature of the camp will be
the camp fire and candle lighting service
. Wednesday evening. There f
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ar^l -i.-iting speakers will use the t
Four-H's as n basis for their talks. <
Thursday will be visitor's day and ]
the parents and friends are invited to ]
brine pi nic lunch and spend the day. j
The girls are requested to bring c
P;cr.'.ur.ch for Tuesday and the fol- t
owing food: Half dozen Irish pota- i
toes, .p.o loaf bread, half pound of c
"am i- bacon, half dozen eggs, half y
oozer. tomatoes, one head cabbage,
_one <j *art butterbeans, three ears of
torn. ;.\o onions, one glass of jelly or
a j?r of pickle, one cup grits and r
n-r.ts to help pay expenses. If I
>ou do not have all the above food v
bring more of what you have. Bring t
P,;|t<-, cap and spoon, tin. or enamel t
Preferred. No paper plates and cup u
^an be furnished. You will also a
r-r-S your bedding, soap, towels, t
tooth brush, other toilet articles and J
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Blaney Lady Loses Her Father j]
^ ilham Joshua Byrd, 77, one of the 1;
and best known citizens of 3
Darlington county, died at 9 o'clock n
Monday night at his home near j,
Hartsville, after an extended illness, f
Mr. Byrd was the father of Mrs. v
y^in K. Rose, of Blaney. u
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State Farm Guard
Killed by Accident
Funeral services for Durham D.
Scott, 36-year-old guSfrd at the State
Farm, near Hagood, who was killed
in an automobile accident Sunday
near Horatio, in Sumter county, was
held at Ptsgah Baptist church Monday
afternoon and the burial was in
the churchyard cemetery, services being
conducted by Revs. B. S. Broom
and Luther Knight. 0
Scott has been employed as a
guard on the farm for about three
years. He was a native of Sumter
county. He and his brother-in-law,
Raul Sessions, a truck driver of Camden,
with Sevens driving, wrecked!
the car with fatal results to Scott.
Two other occupants were unhurt.
The deceased is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Scott, of
Camden; one brother, William Scott,
and Ave sisters?Mrs. Mamie Tyson,
Mrs. Mary Sessions, Geneva Scott,
Edna Scott and Sallie Mao Scott.
At vthe request of Sumter county
officials the Kershaw county coroner
will hold an inquest the latter part
of the week to fix the cause and the
blame for the accident.
It is said that Paul Sessions has
been the drivejvtSTHhree cars which
have figured in wrecks in which three
have met death.'
The Kornegay Funeral Home of
this city had charge of the funeral
arrangements for the victim of the
wreck.
Children's Home is
Doing Great Work
The Children's Home of Camden,
located on south Fair street, established
here several years ago by the
Associated Charities of this city, is
doing a wonderful work among the
orphan and poor children of this city
and county. A largo house was purchased
which is situated on a fertile
field which furnishes a year 'round
garden.
Mrs. Margaret C. Mayfield, of
Camden, has supervision over the
placing of the children, and she is asfisted
by a talented matron, who sees
to it that the children get three appetizing
and. nourishing meals a day,
with clock-like regularity. Milk is
given them each day?from the
Home's own cows.
There are now twenty-four robust,
well-trained youngsters in this home,
ranging in age from four months to
fifteen years. Six babies, from four
to fifteen months, are ready for adoption
to responsible foster parents.
Several children have gone out from
this homo into the homes of couples,
who are able to care for them, and
ill reports state that they are well
cared for and greatly beloved' by
their foster parents.
Any responsible parties desiring to
adopt one of these children should
:ommunicato with Mrs. Margaret C.
Mayfield at Camden.
' Revival Continues at Hermitage
The revival meeting now in progress
at Hermitage Baptist church,
will -.continue through Sunday eveling,
July 23. Services each day at
i p. m. and 8 p. m. The Rev. Luther
Knight, of Jefferson, pitstor-evangeist,
is doing the preaching. Rev.
Vlr. Knight is discussing some great
ioctrines of the Bible and much inerest
is being shown in the meeting.
The pastor, Rev. B. S. Broom and the
ongregation cordially invites the
jublic to attend the services.
Made Fast Trip Across
New York, July 17?Wiley Post's
ion-stop flight from New York to
Berlin, which he completed yesterday,
vas the fastest ever made between
he two cities. The Oklahoman flew
he 3,900 miles in 25 hours, 45 minttes
an average of about 150 miles
,n hour. The previous New Yorko-Berlin
record had been held by
immie Mattern and Bennett Griffin,
yho covered the distance in a flying
ime of 20 hours, 18 minutes on their
Ll-fated attempt to encircle the glebe _
ast summer. Their elapsed time was
11 hours, 39 minutes, because of a
top at Harbor Grace, New Found- 4
and. Post and Harold Gatty flew
rom New York to Berlin in 1931, 1
rith three stops, in 34 hours, 34 mm.
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Assessments Called
From Stockholders
With the splendid cooperation of
the public the long and arduous task
of the Reorganization Committee of
The Rank of Camdeft entered Its final
stage Monday, July 17th, when the
State Board of Bank Control ?gave
the plan its official approval, contingent
upon certain final details being
completed between now and the first
of September. A part of the advisory
committee consisting of R. M. Kennedy,
Jr., chairman; David Wolfe and
Henry Savage, Jr., together with II.
G. Garrison, Jr., acting conservator,
presented the petition to the State
Board embracing the plan in every
detail, which was carefully analyzed
by the members of the Board before
their official sanction was given.
In approving tho plan the Board
ordered a 50 per cent, assessment
against the stockholders os they appeared
of record on March 4th, lhis
assessment has been inacft? under an
order of Governor Blackwood and thej
Conservator has been instructed to j
collect the assessment immediately,
this step being absolutely necessary
to carry out the reopening plans of
the Biink. 'Hie funds to be collected
from this assessment are to be used
to enhance the special reserve fund
which will bo set up to repay the, depositors
in the old Bank as fast as
tho assets in this reserve can be 1W
quidated. ,
The Board ordered that all depositors
having more than $00 on deposit
who do not consent to the reorganization
plans and take stock in lieu of
their deposits, shall be paid only inj
the same proportion as those who
have consented to the plan.
The Bank, as reorganized, will
have a capital of something over
$40,000, and a surplus of $20,000, and
in addition will have a special reserve
fund ample to take care of allj
the old depositors represented by
both stockholders and minority depositors;
from which liquidating payments
will be made as collections
I come in. When the Bank reopens, it
will do so without any bills payable
or rediscounts, and with ample cash
on hand to take care of every contingency.
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The contingencies upon which the
opening of the Bank now depends
are the consummation of satisfactory
arrangements with its creditors, looking
to Uieir standing on their present
collateral, and also getting ih
hand before September 1st a sufficient
amount of cash to care for all
possible liabilities on " opening. Tho
arrangements which are being made
with the Bank's creditors will entirely
release the reorganized Bank from
these obligations, and as stated,
above, the reorganized Bank will reopen
absolutely free of any indebtedness.
In behalf of those interested in
the reorganization of the Bank, Mr.
R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman of the
Reorganization Committee, wishes to
sincerely thank the public for their
splendid cooperation, thus far, and
solicits their continued support in
making it possible to carry through
to a successful culmination the plans
for the reopening of the Bank of
Camden.
Luther Catoe Dies in Wreck.
Lancaster. July 17.?Luther Catoe,
32, is dead and five others are painfully
injured as the result of an accident
which occurred several miles
from Lancaster on highway No. 9 at
6 o'clock this morning.
The wreck took place when a sedan
driven by Marcin Guy, Negress of
Brooklyn, N. Y., sidesrwiped the coach
which Catoe was driving.
Mr. Catoe was rushed to the Lancaster
hospital shortly after the accident,
but died of a ruptured liver
within ten minutes of his arrival. He
was from the Fork Hill section o
this county and is survived by his widow
and several young children.
Other occupants of the Catoe car,
were Misses Ada and Ida Smith, |
Heyward Hegler, Lance Hinson and,
Clyburn Connell. They are suffering
from bruises and minor injuries.
Camden Man Now an Architect.
The state board of architectural j
examiners, which held its regular an-1
nual meeting last week, announces
there Were eight applicants for regis-1
tration, four of whom were_ granted;
registration, the others carried over ,
to a subsequent meeting. Those,
granted registration at this timet
were Horace Wells Sellers of PhilaielpMa,
J. Lee Cunningham of Greer,
Ralph, Little of Camden and Leon S.
Barton, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Pair Killed After
Ocean Is Crossed
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I Soldin, Pomerania, Germany, July
1-7.?Stephen Darius and iStunley
iGire.nas crashed to their deaths in a
|group of trees Ave miles from this
[ancient little town today when they
were 400 miles from Kaunas, I.ithI
uaniii, their goal when they took off
from New York Saturday.
They had completed roughly nineten
tlu of their proposed non-stop
ilight. Presumably through lack of
fuel theyJ sought to effect a landing
in the dark morning hours, when
there were low hanging clouds.
They uck the forest with terriric
force, apparently mistaking the green J
for a landing field. The bodies were
mangled beyond recognition.
Tho plane mowed down about a
dozen fir trees tfud then crashed to
earth, one wing resting against a
tree. The ship turned completely arouiul
in crashing.
Tho motor was snapped <>1T and
carried ten feet away. Some parts
of the plane, which was smashed to
smithereens, were found eighty feet
distant.
The log of the airmen indicated
that their plane, the Lithunia, followed
a remarkably straight course,
keeping virtually the same lattitude,
throughout.
The time of the disaster remained
~a matter of doubt tonight. Some
people in the neighborhood said they
heard a crash about 1:00 a. m., and
believed it to be a thunder clap?1
Berry pickers declared they heard
the drone of a machine at five o'clock.
The "bodies of the two aviators,
covered by a t-arpulin, rested beneath
the trees.
Thought He Recognized Kidnaper
.* John Hall, a shoemaker in the
Louis Lomansky store, feels certain
that he mended a pair of shoes for
William Randolph Delinski, 29-yearold
former seaman, with a wide criminal
record, who is wanted in Atlanta,
Ga., for the plot to kidnap John K.
^ttley, wealthy hanker and sportsman
of that city.
An Atlanta paper came to the Lomansky
store a few minutes after the
man left, and the paper carried a
picture on the front page of the much
wanted bandit. Hall says he feels
absolutely certain that Delinski was
the same man for whom he mended
the shoes. There is a reward of
$2,750 outstandnig for his arrest.
Delinski's last known address was 23
Ramseur Avenue Building, Brooklyn,
New York.
One-Fourth of Vets
Pensions is Here
One-fourth of the pensions for
Confederate Veterans and their widows
has been received by L. O.
Jones, the probate judge, and checks
are now awaiting those who call for
them. Six veterans in this county
whose annual pension has been fixed
at $204.00 per year will receive $51
each and 44 widows will receive $34
each.
At the last session of the-legislature
provisions was made that this
money be.paid when it was available
ar.J not on any set date as heretofore.
The remaining three-fourths of
the pensions will be paid at some future
date this year. 1
The six surviving members of the
Confederate army in this county are
now all under the same classification
and all receive the same pension. As
most of these men are very feeble it
is probable that no more reunions
will be held in this county.
The veterans surviving in Kershaw
county are John S. Brasington, Isaac
Gardner and B. M. Jones, of Kershaw;
G. B. King, of Bethune; <?. J.
Stewart, of Westville, and Isaac F.
Holland, of Camden.
Baptist Church Services
The pastor, Rev. J. B. Caston, is
away this week conducting a series of
revival services at?Wagener. On next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev.
H. C. Hester of Wagener will preach.
At the evening hour Miss Virginia
Hill will make a short talk on "The
Missionary Message," after which a
playlet entitled "Go Ye Into all the
World," will be presented by members
of intermediate and senior B. Y.
P. U's. The organizations, of the
church will meet at the usual hours.
A large attendance is expected at
each of these meetings. The public
ia especially urged to attend the Sunday
morning and evening services'.
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Kershaw County Leads I
in Acreage Reduction J
Tabulation of state figures on the '
cotton campaign mail? on tho night
of July ID indicate that Kershuw
county has led th? entire state in the
per rentage of cotton signed up. .
This county has never been considered
in the class with the leading '
cotton*counties of South Carolina but
it now appears that there are only 1
three counties sigping up more cotton 1
than Kershaw county. Wo are surpassed
only by Orangeburg, Spartanburg
and Anderson counties. There
are Id counties .in. the state and that;
puts Kershaw county ahead of *12
others.
The credit for this outstanding
achievement goes to the farmers who ;
cooperated so splendidly and to the,
.field workers who worked so diligent-!
ly day and night.
Semi-official figures now indicate
t^at Kershaw county farmers will receive
approximately $150,000 as cash
money coming along with Optioned
cotton. They will receive approximately
$12,000 in cash where no option
was taken. In addition they will
have options on approximately 6,000
bales which from present indications
shoul<\ net them $180,000 profit, making
a total of approximately $342,000
coming to Kershaw county for
that part of the cotton which our
farmers have agreed to plow up.
Also by making this campaign a success
we will receive practically 3
times as much money for the remainder
of our crop as we would have
gotten had the campaign not succeeded.
I wish to take this means of congratulating
the farmers of Kershaw
county who cooperated so unselfishly
and the 75 field workers, many of
whom worked without any compensation
at all, says Henry D. Green, the
county agent.
Italian Armada^
Lands At Chicago
Chicago, July 16.?Italy's cloud armada
of 24 huge flying boats landed
in Chicago tonight after a 6,100-mile
flight from their home-land over the
Atlantic and through the Arctic.
The first plan? to skid down on th?
surface of the lake, only slightly
ruffled by a breeze, was that piloted
by Gert. Italo Balbo, commander of
the flight, and carrying Italian Ambassador
August? Rosso.
It landed at -6 p. m., *C. D. T. Blackbearded
Balbo scrambled out of the
twin-motored, double-cabined craft
and raised an arm in the Fascist
salute to the thousands lining the
shore.
The other planes landed in rapid
succession, and the occupants were
taken aboard the Coast guard gunboat,
Wilmette, to be taken to Soldier
Field at the fair grounds for greeting
by 100,000 persons gathered in
the huge amphitheatre.
Countless arms of spectators waved
welcome to the flyers and a huge
roar of applause welled up as tho
flying boats settled on Lake Michigan's
placid surface.
Awe was in the eyes and voices of
the men, women and children gathered
to pay tribute to the completion
of an epic unrivalled in aeronautical
history.
The airmen roared over the Century
of Progress Exposition to which
they brought the greetings of Premier
Benito Mussolini and their nation.
Won Second Prize
Betty Thomas, attractive eightyear-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Thomas, of this city, who is (
visiting relatives in California rode j
in the Lojolla horse show on July 8, j
and won second prize. She is to ride
the winner of the first prize in the
| National horse show to be held at
CoronadrrBrach on July 26th. Betty
has been taking riding lessons for
several years and is also an aecom-t
plished little dancer. This information
was conveyed to the mother of
the little lady in a telegram from the
i father, who is with her on her trip
to the West.
Birth of a Son
Bom to Rev. and Mra. W. J. Bradley
at the Camden hospital Saturday,
July 8, 1933, a son, William
Davia Bradley. Mother and child are
both doing fine.?Kershaw Era.
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Dies in Crash .
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Darlington, July 14,?W. Lawson
MoGuirt, 21, of Camden, was almost
instantly killed and II. L. Bonhow*
painfully- injured near Lydia, nine
miles from here, when tho tie rot! of
their truck's steering wheel came
loose and sent the truck crashing into
a deep ditch on the left sido of the
road. The accident occurred around
midday on state highway No. 84. McGuirt,
the driver, was caught under
the truck, being pinned to the ground
by the cab and the trailer, ho died of
a broken neck and other injuries.
His companion, about 80, was painfully
but apparently not sernously " ijl
injured. Ho was treated by a local
physician, j
A coroner's jury, onvpaneled by
Coroner J. H. Kistlor, held that the
youth came to his death in an up- **
avoidable accident.
MoGuirt and Benbow were driving
a truck of the Bowman Transfer
company of Bowman towards Darlington.
The truck was heavily loaded
and pulled a semi-trailer. When the
tie rod loosened, tho truck plunged
directly into a seven-foot ditch on the
left side of tho road. The trailer body
went forward, pushed the cab off and
smashed it, pinning young MoGuirt
to tho ditcih bank. A railroad jack
was necessary to lift the truck from
his body. L. O. Lucas, state highway *1
patrolman, investigated the accident.
Funeral at Van Wyck.
Young MoGuirt, 27 year old youth
who was killed near Lydia Friday
morning, was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. MoGuirt, of this city, the latter
being the manager of Guignard's
Farms. He is survived by his parents
and the following brother and
sisters?. B. MoGuirt, Olive MoGuirt, * , ';|j
Peggy MoGuirt and Willine McGuirt.
The body was brought to Camden
by tho Kornegay ambulance and prepared
for burial. The funeral party
left here Saturday for Van Wyck, tho
young nian's former h?me whei*e the
funeral occurred from the Methodist
church at that, place.
Six fellow employes of the Bowman
Transportation company served
as pallbearers. They were J. J. Bell,
O. H. Weathers, J. B. Wannamaker,
T. C. Riser, W. iC. Folder and E. Z.
Smith.
Names Wittkowsky
and J. Whitaker, Jr. j||
Attorneys and appraisers in every
county in tho state for the Homo
Owner's Loan corporation were announced
Wednesday by D. S. Matheson;
stnte manager at his office in ; * ,l?
Columbia. Camden is in the Columbia
territory and L. A. Wittkowsky
was named as attorney, while John
Whitaker, Jr., was named as appraiser.
- Allen D. Sapp was named as attorney
at Lancaster, and C. D. Gregory
as appraiser. At Bishopville H.
Singletary was named attorney, with
L. R. Dixon as appraiser. L. C.
Wannamaker attorney at Chesterfield
with William Hickson appraiser.
At Sumter, George D. Levy, attorney,
with Stanyarne Burrows, as appraiser.
At Fairfield, W. D. Douglas
of Winnsboro, attorney, with Ernest
Gladden, of Winnsboro, appraiser.
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To Have Ice Cream Supper
The Gates Hill homo demonstration
club will have an ice cream supper
next Thursday evening, July 27, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Yarbrough.
The public is cordially in- r.J
vited to atten<k The proceeds are to . J3
bo used in paying for the 4-H club
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Beer Money Spumed.
Clinton, July 19.?Dr. Lv Ross
Lynn, president of Thornwell orphanage
here, announced today that he
would in the future refuse any state
publje school funds because part of
thd fund is derived from sale of beer.
. Doctor Lynn said trustees of the
orphanage indorsed this stand fol- ,
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The orphanage, bousing approximately
876 children?most of whom
ire of school age?is supported in
main by the Presbyterian Synod of
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.