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I The Camden Chronicle I V0LtJME ** CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1933 NUMBER 18 B i ag*ll,,BaaigMaawi,8e,8Wggggcgi,gws^,gaw^H!Bg^^ag^!? " agggg?B^gsgggg^|i|^eg^BggBggB' e? 'resident Asks Voluntary Code Wishintrton, July a4.?President loosevelt tonight called upon all emwrs in the nation to put into .n^|jate effect the voluntary code o shorten working hours and elevate levels. Summoning tho country to a quick tuck upon tho depression, Mr. Revolt in a talk to the people anWunced his purpose to keep posted n t|,e post office of every town a oil of honor "of all those who join ,.jth me." ; ask," he said, "that oven before the dates ant in the agreement which ? have sent out, the employers off he country who have not already! iofrf ip?the big fellow and the little, 'ellows?-shall at once write or tele-1 _raph to me personally at the White louse, expressing their intention of going through with tho plans. And; t is my purpose to keep posted in ^ the post office- of every town, a roll ot honor of all those who join with me." ' Praising the cooperation so far given to -the attempt for American industry to spread work and increase vnges, the President said ho recognised that a few men might try to thwart "this great common purpose by seeking selfish advantage." He noted there are adequate penilties in law to meet this but he urged instead a voluntary cooperation and announced this would be the only instrument used "in this <g#$ttt summer offensive against unemployment. 4 . . "But we shall use them to the limit," he stated, "to protect tho willing from the lagigard and make the plan succeed." The President said the' American people "will put themselves out of this depression if they want to." He expressed his belief that the people would mobilize the great force of American public opinion^behind the plan to divide work arn^o give all living wages. "The essence of the plan," he explained, "is a universal limitation of hours of work per week for any individual by common ponsent, and a universal payment of wages above a minimum, also by common consent.' In his third talk to the nation since ? his inauguration, the President analyzed the full program which Conpress gave him the power to carry ;hrough. He said the credit of the nation ud been maintained by (balancing he budget. The credit of the indiidual. he said, was being maihtained i >y restoring the purchasing power of he dollar and by the home loan act, he farm loan act and the bankruptcy : He assured there would be no 'smell of the pork barrel" in adiinistratior, of the $3*300,000,000 mblic works program, Turning to the task of building i "more la-ting prosperity," he said 'we cannot attain that in- a nation iilf bo< in and half broke." Two -.rings he declared, must be lone to find better days: first improvement of the prices of farm >roduct>; second, "bringing back inostry along sound lines." Mr Rn< ---cvolt expressed confidence hat farm < editions were improving nd would continue so under operaion of the farm act. He then went into his appeal for 1 rho.e-heartod support for the nation- ' 1 plan for shorter working hours and 'ifher wages. Hugh S. Johnson, administrator of ' he industrial recovery act, was in h* room in the White House with, he President as he spoke. Picture cameras lined the side of h* oval room on the White House r?und il or to record the scene. Others present included Mrs. Johnor-. Marvin H. Mclntyre, one of the 1 ^aidert s secretaries; Miss MarWr;te Lehand and Miss Taula Tul- ] y of the White House secretarial toff; I.. \y Robert, assistant secre"7 of tho treasury, and Miss F. M. ' obin^rf*. secretary to Johnson. Mr. Roosevelt directed his appeal I tn'fu.arly to fhe smaller employ- 1 ar.,; <a j the great task dependur>on these men who are in a i ^ti-.n to hire from one to ten more ] '>rker? each. i In oflVt. ho asked a boycott agatnftt 1 producer* who fajd to enroll. 6 Proposed that the "badge of i Mior ?the insignia of the industrial i *0%ery act?be displayed by all i w^? enroll in the national cam- I k>tm. , will be clear to you," he taid, ' 15 ,l to me, that while the shirk- 1 ^ - .? + ? ing employers may undersell his competitor, the saving he thus makes is made at the expense of his country's welfare." *-"We are not &oing through another winter like the last," he asserted. "It is time for - courageous action and the recovery bill gives us1 the means to conquef unemployment! with exactly the same weapon that we have used to strike down child Idbov^ .. J L J "> & .? ' IBBS S- . * ' .tV* . * i? * jmilrfiffil Unavoidable Accident Says Coroner's Jury Tho jury .of inquest held to investigate tho death oP Durham Seott, guard at the State Farm, who was killed near Horatio in Sumter county on Sunday of last week, brought in a verdict of that the deceased came to his death by an unavoidable accident. The accident happened in SumteK county and Sumter county authorities requested the Kershaw County coroner to investigate the affair. Wade Melton and a brother of Paul Sessions, driver o?, the car, testifi d. Sessions' brother says that he was riding in the rumble sea^ and that they were attempting to /ieet another car on a slippery highway. That the car which they were meeting was taking too much of the road and when Sessions pulled out to one side Sc>?tt grabbed tho steering wheel, causing the car to turn over. Offcer Alva Rush, of the Camden police force, who happened to be in the vicinity at the time of the wreck, testified. Others testifyng wove W. D. Whitaker, Doctor George Rhame and others who testified that there was no odor of liquor on Sessions when they saw him soon after the accident. Dr. A. W. Humphries, the county physician, testified as to the injuries which caused death. It was testified that the car was running at a rate of about thirty-five to forty miles per hour. Sessions was a brother-in-law of tho man who was killed. It is said that this is the third wreck in which Sessions was the driver, and in each instance one person was killed. Senior Savage To Run In the last issue of The Chronicle it was stated that Henry Savage, Jr., was to run on a wet ticket against former Governor John G. Richards on a dry ticket in the election to be held in November. It should have been Henry Savage, Sr., instead of the Junior Savage. He says he does not mind being classed as a "wet" but wants the record straight. The books of registration will open in September and it is necessary for those who do not have a registration certificate to .get one or else they cannot vote in the general election. Name For Camp Wanted The men at the conservation camp near Camden wish to finc^ an appropriate name for their camp, one with historical interest in Kershaw county or some other suitable name. They request the leaders of The Chronicle to send in suggestions and to the person sending in the name that is seldfcted a prize will be given. Perhaps your suggestion will win. Mail or send them to this office and we in turn will pass them on to the officers and committee appointed .to find a name for the camp. Former Sumterite in Accident, Mrs. Dave Kirschner of Camden, formerly of Sumter, was painfully but not seriously injured 18 miles north of Emporia, Va., about 7:30 Tuesday evening, when a passing truck threw a rock through the windshield of the Kirschner car, and struck her just under the eye, inflicting a painful injury. Mr. Kirschner, former local business man, now living in Camden, was en route home from the Northern markets and was traveling in Virginia with Mrs. Kirschner and their daughter, Eleanor Kirschner. Mr. Kirschner was driving the car, and 18 miles north of Emporia the truck passed by .The road was of a gravel type and a rock was picked up by the passing truck and propelled through the windshield of the Kirschner car, inflicting the wound. It bled profusely but first aid was given her at a medical office in Emporia. Mrs. Kirschner was riding on the front seat with , Mr. Kirschner, while Miss Eleanor was in the back seat. Her many friends are glad her injury was not serious. Today she was in Sumter getting her wound dressed.?Sumter Herald. Charlotte Woman Killed In Accident * ^ Mrs. Nannie Helms, 35-year-old Charlotte woman, was almost insU.pt1y killed two milea north of ^.anuloir on the Camden-Charlotte highway Wednesday when an empty truck driven by R. O. Ferguson, also of Charlotte, crashed into tho rear of a truck belonging to the Bowman transportation company. The accident occurred at an early hour and is said to have been caused by poor visibility of the Charlotte driver. The Ferguson ti\uck is said to have been on its way to Charleston for ft load of produce. Mrs. Holms was a passenger with Mr. Ferguson to visit relatives in Chat leston, Mr. Fergus^ was cut about the head and knees. Harold Weathers, driver of the Bowman truck, stated that he had engine trouble and had parked his truck as far off the road as possible when the crash came. The body of Mrs. Helms was carried to Charlotte Wednesday morning by the Kornegay motor ambulance. Mr. Ferguson was able to return home also. An inquest will be held at some future date. Tho wrecked Chevrolet truck in which the woman was killed was hauled to the local Chevrolet agency here Wednesday, where it was shown to be badly damaged. The entire side | of the truck where the woman was sitting was crushed in and partly torn away., i Two Men Injured In Road Mishap C. J. Savarese, a traveling salesman from Charlotte, N. C., was slightly injured Wednesday afternoon a few miles south of Camden on the Sumter road when his car left the paving and turned over several times. Mr. Savarese was enroute from | Charleston to Charlotte. In juries- j ton he picked up Luther, Reynolds, 22-year-old white youth, who was enroute from Jacksonville to Philadelphia. iSavarese says that he became tired driving and turned the wheel over to Reynolds and shortly afterwards the car left the road. A passing truck picked them up and brought, the injured people to the Camden hbspital. At first it was thought that Reynolds - was fatally having suffered concussion and was, bleeding profusely. Physicians yesterday stated that he had a fair chance to recover. When asked where his people resided he replied that he had no people anywhere. We said that his home was in Philadel-1 phia. ? Father Suicides ' j Lavonia, Gn., July * Bowon, 75-year-old father 0 r* Bowen, under indictment for the kid napinff of John K. Ottley, Sr . Atlanta banker,., shot himself to death at his farm home here tonight, P Chief D. W. Adams reported. in officer said the aged farmer had been despondent since his son was anested hist month. Meeting of Merchants Called This Afternoon A meeting of the merchants and business men of all walks has heen called for this Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock to assemble in the American Legion Hall on DeKalb street. The meeting is called in the interest of a "Merchants' Day" to be held on Wednesday of CountyFairWeek. It is being sponsored by the fa committee, composed of mem^e" ? the American Legion and the Shrine Club. It is the hope of the committee that there will be a good attendance. The purpose is to get tho merchants to put on special .price on that day, and offer inducements to bring town and country together for a big day at the fair and in a busi-, ness way. . ... ? The members of the fair committee have already gone actively at work ?nd they intend to put over the biggest and best fair ever held in tms county. Fine Corn Exhibited J. P. Lewis has on exhibition this week at* the store of Lewis and j Christmas two stalks of corn, one having seven ears and the other s ears. It was grown on the former McCaskill place, eight miles east of Camden. He has a field of about five acres like this and says tha. ha used two hundred pounds of cotton t*?d meal to each acre. " T nr- ' 5 * I f it - f " W. - - * ? A - * ' . A;.,. til JtfTt IXA1 J " iifrtlll*' Negro Man Slays A Negro Woman Outlier Hilton, 85-year-old negro man, was placed in jail Friday morn; ?ng, charged with the killing of Arvelia Kirkland, a negro woman of Kershaw. The tragedy occurred in the town of Kershaw at the home of Kmily Kirkland, sister of the slain . woman. >' < A party of negroes, including the principals in the tfffuir had been to H fish fry ??n Saturday night and upon returning home engaged in a quarrel. Some of the members of the party | had Luther Hilton locked up early [ Sunday morning. He was later released and is said to havo become angrier1 and angrier over his arrest until Thursday shortly aftei^fboon he struck the woman in the back of the head with the butt of an axe, causing concussion of the brain. She never regained consciousness and lingered until Monday, when she died. Physicians attending her said it was useless to send her to a hospital because her case was hopeless from the lirst blow. Hilton made his escape temporarily and be was traced toward Bethune. In the meantime Deputy Sheriff Cooley and Constable Hough had received a message to go to Bethune Saturday to investigate a robbery of a store at that place. They ran upon "Hilton walking the Seaboard track, presumably to catch a freight train to northern points. Ho is now in jail awaiting trial, as a coroner's jury on Monday held him responsible for the woman's death. It is said that when asked why he hit the woman his reply was he "wanted to teach her some sense."' "Wildwood Manor" A Demonstration Forest At a recent conference between forestry officials and Karl T. Rosborough, owner of "Wildwood Manor," the site of the C. C. C. camp, near Blaney, S. ., it was decided to make this 900-acre tract a Demonstration,, Area, on which will be constructed the various types of firebreaks and other protection improvements in order, that all interested timberland owners may actually see the type of work that we plan to do in Kershaw county. It is also planned to set aside certain suitable areas for the growing of quail food. It is likely that this program will be worked out in connection with the firebreaks. Construction of roads and firebreaks has already begun within walking distance of the camp. Work .in other sections of the county will begin as soon as the trucks and other equipment arrive, which should be at an early date. All owners of timberland in Kershaw county are urged to visit the demonstration area by Charles W. Nuite, county forester. Woman Is Killed When Cars Crash BeltsvilJe, Md., July 20.?'Mrs. Margaret Divens, 27, of I^aurel, Md., was killed, and nine other persons were injured in a collision of a bus, four automobiles and a truck during a downpour of rain on' the BaltimoreWashington boulevard near here today. Mrs. Divens was struck by the automobile driven by Harding Frizell of Baltimore. Two other cars and the truck then crashed into the bus and knocked it into the automobile of Mrs. George Sullivan, of Beltsville, who was .waiting for her sister, Mrs. Divens. Mrs. Sullivan was taken to a Washi in-'ton hospital, where her condition, was said to be serious. She had a fractured leg, possible fractured skull and other injuries. Fred P. Edwards, of Washington, driver of the bus; Frizell, John P. Hallahan, of Philadelphia, and J. T. Bradshaw, of G^ldsboro, N. C.,-driv! ers of the other cars, werfc held in $500 bond each. Mr. Hallahan, above referred to, i3 known in Camden, where he is the contractor in charge of the erection of the large Walton Ferguson house! north of Camden, near the former Holland Lake. Mr. Hallahan was scheduled to be the speaker at the Rotary luncheon in Camden yesterday and waa due to arrive in Camden on Wednesday. New York Central car loadings last week showed a gain of 62.9 per cent over the lame week of last year. ^ 1 - . # 'iii" ? ' ? ; I ? ! ,'T Okikb&i :z?3ZZL Registration Rooks to Re Open in August The Board of Registration for Kershaw county will open the registva- j tion books on the first Monday in' August, being the 7th day, and will remain open for three days, It will bo necessary to present a registration certificate in the election in November, when all of tho counties of the state vote on the repeal referendum, In Kershaw county tfio wet candidate will^l&e Henry Savage, Sr., while . Former Governor John (J. Richards, of Liberty Hill, will bo the dry candidate. The shmo rules gov-' urhing a general Election will be in voguwvon election day in November.! Tho board will be in session again' on the first Monday, tho fourth day of September ami remain in sessson for fifteen days,. Again on the fir si Monday in October, the second day, the Board will be in session and remain open for a period of three days, j Do not put otr getting a certificate I if yoq.clo not have one, for it will j be impossible to vote before showing one. Attended Ruilding and Loan Meeting Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Zenrj!? Mr. and Mrs. John T. Nettles, Mr. and Mrs. "Willis Sheorn, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I^ee Olyburn, C. H. Yates, J. B. Wallace and David Wolfe were among Camden people attending the meeting of the South Carolina Building and Loan Association in Charleston on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. W. Robin Zemp is, tho retiring president of the association. He was succeeded this- year by R. G. Childs, of Columbia. Myrtle Beach wus chosen as the meeting place for 1934. Sixty-Day Notice To Draw Postal Savings Washington, July 18.?The Postoffice Department said today orders had been sent offices over the nation to require sixty days' notice of withdrawal of postal savings time deposits if the 2 per cent interest is to be received. As explained: by officials, the order was made necessary by the GlassSteagall Banking; Reform Law, which stipulates that interest shall not be paid on demand deposits, but only on time deposits of ninety days or longer. Officials said it would be necessary to notify the .jpostoffice sixty days in advance of withdrawals of time deposits to obtain interest for the ninety-day period. Store Ruildings are Now Reing Improved Burns and Barrett Hardware company have had carpenters and other workers busy the past week remodeling their store front. The work is now almost completed and when fin-1 ished will present a handsome display window, so necessary in these days to exhibit wares for sale. A store a few doors below Burns, and Barrett and formerly occupied by, the Mackey Mercantile company is j being remodeled inside, putting in, new shelves and new counters, getting; it ready for occupancy by Henry j Eichel, who will fill the store with a new line of dry goods. The store front to this building was remodeled some time ago. " First Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for the week at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10. o'cld^i^^ith C. O. Stogner superin-| tendent. Public worship conducted by; i the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m.j and 8:30 p. m. Morning subject, "The Prayer of Jesus For His Peo-j pie." Evening subject, "Judas, The Traitor." Men's prayer meeting at | 9:30 Sunday morning. B. Y. P. U.| Sunday evening at 7:30. Midweekj prayer and praise service Wednesday I evening at 8:30. [ The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. I To Clean Off Cemetery j Members of Antioch Baptist church .are requested to meet Thursday, August 3, at the cemetery for the purpose of cleaning up the cemetery.) A protracted meeting will begin Sunday morning, August 6, at II o'clock and also preaching at 8:30 at night. Preaching 'will be by the pastor, Rev. J. T. Outen. The public is cordially invited. ^ f * - S M ' I*-- V"' 11 ' - 1 ? 1 jr ?sip ' d'j : * ?-*-r * Teachers in Kershaw Schools Are Elected During the week the board of trustees of the Kershaw school district No. 40, Lw K. Hlackmon, chairman; Q. A. WiTiiwrfTTsecrotary; and Dr. W. B. Turner, tho superintendent of the schools, M. (1. Hawthorne,' meeting with them, completed tho selection of the teaching faculty for tho 1933-11W4 session, the list being as follows: High Schools Superintendent of schools ?M. .0. 1 tawthome, Ahhevilie. Principal . <>f high school? C. L. Rasor, (S-oss Anchor. ? Out of Town?-Miss Marlon Games, Lancaster; Miss Rosa Currie, Olio; Miss .Mary Ktnma Hough, Camden; Miss Louise Jones, Liberty. Kershaw?Miss Inez llamol. (J ram mar Schools Out of Town -Principal and coach,, O. A. Robinson, Winnsboro; Miss Elizabeth Bailey, (Columbia; Miss v. J Frances Burch, Ohcraw; - Miss Mary Dunlap, Rock Hill; Miss Boulah Ellis, Heath Springs; Miss Lucille Gregory, Spartanburg; . Miss Mary Reeves, Bates-burg; Miss Mamie Rothrock, of Pendleton; Miss Nancy Wannamaker. Kershaw?Miss Loutee Benton, Miss Mary Evans Brasington, Miss Ruth Estridge, MiBs Mildred Pace, Miss Gertrude Sowell. The teacher of Home Economics, to be recommended by Miss Hoffman, state superintendent of Home Economics, will be'elected' later. Under legislation-enacted at last session of the legislature the school will have two teachers less than la&t year. All teachers of the colored schools were re-elected.?Kershaw Era. Death of Mrs. Stevenson Mrs. Rebecca Addison Stevenson, aged 40, wife of the Rev. W. H. Stevenson, pastor of the Dalzell Presbyterian church, died early Monday morning at the Tuomey hospital. Funeral services were held at Due West, her" former home, Tuesday afternoon at six o'clock. Surviving children are Robert Stevenson, W. H. Stevenson, Jr., John Addison Steven-^ son and Mason Stevenson. This is the third time death has invaded this family within recent months and great sympathy is felt for the father and little children. Rev. Stevenson is a brother of Dr. R. E. Stevenson, of Camden, and has visited here on a number of occasions. c The funeral party left Camden ^ from the Kornegay Funeral home jtfkl ? went to Due West where the services were held. . Prisoners Carried To Penitentiary Albert Carlos and Eugene Cook, two negroes who- were convicted at tho last term of court for the killing of Heyward Reynolds, young white man of the Lugoff section, were car-fried to the penitentiary this week to serve ten years each for voluntary manslaughter. Their attorney served notice of appeal, but tho appeal has been abandoned. On Burglary Charge Henry Giles, negro, is in jail on a charge of burglarizing the home of -Ben Hornsby in the Piedmont section \ of the county. He entered the house in the daytime but only succeeded in getting away with a few minor articles. Wiley Post Beats His Own Record -----New York, July 2,2.?'By landing 30 seconds before 11 o'clock tonight, Eastern Standard time, Wiley Post, clipped 21 hours and 1V6 minutes off the world flight record he made in 1931 with Harold Gatty. Post took off from Floyd Bennett airport at 4:10 a. m., E. S. T., last Saturday. He returned at 10:59:30 p. m., tonight. This record of 7 days, 18 hours, 49 V2 minutes, compared with the Post-Gatty 1931 time of 8 days, 15 hours, 51 mjnutcs. s / New Social Service Worker | Miss Primrose Johnston, of Savannah, Ga., is the new social service investigator with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in this county. She has had several years' experience in this work. Bethesda Church Notes ? ~"r~^ Rev. A. Douglas McArn, who is on vacation, sends us the following notice for publication: Sunday school will be held at Bethesda Presbyterian church Sunday, July 80, at 10 a. m. No preaching service will be held until the third ^oadiy in Angus*.