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L The Camden Chronicle 1 5 ' ~ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1933 NUMBER 19 , | KmrfcH Merchants Wforin Organization B 1$rg?4y attended called meet, Elf the nrtrehantp of, Camden held B Friday afternoon the Camden '^Ehint* Association"?^|S organized. 1? v Macke.v was named as prosE nd A. Clifton McKain, secreEind treasurer. * A classification' ELittee was named and they met EL morning at 10 o'clock. LaR met and after a lengthy disKn it was agreed that grocery W1 would observe from 8 In the l '^HlL until 5 in the afternoon on; Edays and on Saturdays from 8| ' o'clock. hrdwarv stores were to obsefve K front s to 5 on week days and E": on Saturdays. No agreement Ejrug atore" opening and closing. E, opening hours will <>be at eight E^ and the closing hours are Kng th<' National code. No aEffifiit ha- been decided upon as to Essentials. such as soft drink Eri. betJto gardens, and candy EltnN Iri- said tne aim of the Ej?ticn is to make candy kitchE&jnl other places not in conformwith groceries and delicattcsans continue the sale of fruits and Bftables. lit dry goods stores will use the hours of 8 to 5 o clock week Ita and 8 to 9 on Saturdays^ Killing stations and other lines of Ebws have not as yet agreed upon Koing and closing hours. 9 h conversation with numbers of K* men since the new code Mmi into effect on Tuesday they Iftt that they are more than gratim ^By in the way in which the houseEm and other trading public have "Kerated with them in the hours fcyhave adopted. B A mass meeting of the merchants m been called for this Friday afxt^B*toon at 5 o'clock for the purpose AM< completing the organization and 10^B|Jother business that may come up ^ lr discussion. A representative of B)t State Merchants Association is B^ccted to be present and offer sugBpdks and discuss vital questions 19^Bpertaining to the NRA code. I President John T. Mackey, of the Binrlr organized Merchants' associa^H^ion, has addressed the following Bkter to Camden and Kershaw county ^ tnsumers: B a meeting of the Camden Mer'"^^Bduts' association held July 31, it H1*! unanimously decided to adopt o^^BKnice hours in Camden 8 a. m. to Ifm. during week days and 8 a. m. , m. on Saturdays, and during ^H'he month ?.f August to observe our a ^^BjKKnt half day schedule on Thurs "We are pledged to support the foikknt's request and ask that you, B? a patron pnd consumer, abide i hereby by arranging your shopping conform w th our service hours." B PaK1' SH. en of this paper will * found an advertisement from ^g^RQen mcr^hnr.ts naming the hours ^ 'ht will b- -served by the differ ftt stores. T-.< > request the buying Hfftlic to J,, ,.j|- shopping in order & conform these hours. The :V,wire was sent to te. riuL": Johnson: "Camden Atrer.arV \ :ation reports one cooperation with KnjoM'tl Fish Fry B>org - --n joying a fish fry at , Ken: - .1 cabin near CoI.ak" Thursday night were: I.1 M A'.-v.. r. W. Sheorn, T. T. ?*<*** A Nim Karesh. H. B. BSS^y- A "anley Llewellyn, J. ll. jjftome, 1 ?r. \ W. Humphries, J. M. .Wang : ,)> were Dr. C. H. Bi'fi' l. W. Elmgrem and bjn-.'i m Columbia. . Revi\a| \t tract in g Interest I Th * rev.-.. meeting now in proat the \\ \. Pltpah Baptist church B *"rart :-'teat interest. Large M. attending the meet j** an,i . a 1'y the evening serM. Murium was crowded Bj.'"* ia: Tuesday evening, Hfr'a cr:-up of church mem *rs dn-'' ward, consecrating B| <, an(j several made *ofw#- * : faith in Christ. Bv^fc rn'"*- ill continue through ftrvr'~ ^ 'nday evening, with day at 10:45 a. m. B^;" t The pastor is doing if/'*8 ' '':,i '^r" ^arPer' dkt "1* ^ " iS directing the music. ?' ial features of the ju,,or - nging by the large The subject Friday ^Bifr"* * " " -Second C-oming Ur^t.7' : ...q E'1^ub"- ls most cordially invited Ibc terviees by the pastor, B ?*r Knight. Bi. th! R W White, bf Winnsboro, E^p ^est ?f Mr-and Mr?-c- h Events Happen Fast at The Conway Camp (By Ilarold McNinch) Conway, S. C., Aug. 1.?Ju&t other week gone by but it has been a happy one for us as we have watched our camp continue to grow. It is looking more like a city every day ' since we have our electric lights in, mess hall just ready to eat in and other buildings going up daily. I Things 'happened thick and fast to us Monday night. Captain Johnson arranged a very attractive program for us that night. We all gathered in front of the.Orderly tent which was the stage for the occasion. Mayor Magrath was the main speaker of the evening. . He welcomed us officially to Conway and said that the people of Conway wftuld like* for us I to stay after our term was up, and make this our home. That was a | rather broad statement to make, alj though we appreciated it for after j the town people go^to know us real : well there may be a change of opin' ion, but here's hoping that they will I remain as pleased with us as we art ; with them. He went on to tell us what a line irtgce Conway is and how hospitable the people in this community are. We have accepted Conway as an ideal town and have already experienced the hospitality of the people here, so we all agreed hdartily with what he said. Rev. M. M. Benson of the Baptist church of Conway was the next speaker of the evening. He welcomed us all to the churches of Conway and expressed his joy of seeing this group of boys making such a good show of attendance at the religious services in town. Next was Chaplain Lamotte, the chaplain of this area. He conducted song services and then made a fine talk. He will be in camp once every month and we are looking forward t6 his next visit. In between these talks, we had several songs by Harold Holt, the Singing Medico of ouf company and also Cecil Smith, 49th cousin of Kate Smith, who played the guitar and sang. After the speaking and singing we all gathered around the radio to hear President Roosevelt's message to his C. C. C. boys. Our athletic equipment came in the first of the week and we are all happy to have it. This means that we can get a baseball team in shape in time to play some of the other camps before the season goes out. We received a icomplete outfit of baseball needs, four sets of regulation horse shoes, volley balls and nets and boxing gloves. We are trying to make a baseball I diamond near camp by remodeling a | broom straw field and a pine grove. It is some job but we expect to have J a pretty good field when it is finish; ed, We have been practising on a field in town this week in" preparation for our first game Saturday with I.andis. Some of the boys and ^NonComs" have taken up motor boating and aqua planing for a pastime. Ar! thur DeLoache was bragging about | his ability of aqua-planing, so Cori poral Remelsberger took him for a spin behind his boat. DeLoache did l pretty well, he only foil -ofT about fif| teen times and on the last miss-que, ! he landed hanging up in a Sycamore ; tree on the shore, when "Rem" took a curve too fast for him. Since then DeLoache is taking his rides' behind a row' boat. No accidents have occurred this week. Edd Graham was the only boy sick, but with the aid of three pretty girls from Conway, our Medicos I have him on his feet again. He had a touch of malaria fever but is O. K. now. j Captain Johnson left camp Friday to spend the week end at his home in | Fort Benning. Ga. We hope he has , a pleasant visit and we will all be glad to welcome him back to camp again. Death of a Colored Woman Hannah Craig. <>6, died at her home j near Smyrl Hill July 22. e?.*An I She was a member of button Branch Baptist church, of West V\ aI terei< where her funeral was held Mondav afternoon at 3 o clock, services conducted by her pastor. Rev. T. J. Williams, assisted by Rev. J. Reed She was buried in the Nelson cemetery. She was the widow of I Nick Craig, who died in 1914. , g^e jeftves flvo children including three daughters, Say ilia Jo? jf Camden; Sinder Mickle, Camden, imma Craig, LugofT; sons. Craig, of Charlotte, N. C. and Adam Craig, of West Virginia. Sixteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. Her body was in charge of A. R. Collins, funeral idirector. * _j, v t 49^-'. 1 |j? -i* f' '*+' : '-TV*? iii io ?? 1? " V-Aa Boy Is Drowned At Forest Lake Friends in Camden of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Roberta, former Camden citizens, will rea<l with sorrow of the accident which took the life of their thirteen-year-old son, which account of the drowning appeared in Saturday's Columbia State: ".While in bathing at Forest Lake club with three smaller children and several other children, Rimer Lee Roberts, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C-. Roberts, of near Columbia, was drowned at 10:30 yesterday morning when he stepped past the boundary line into deep water. A ro|Ht designates the place where a ! built up sandy beach ends, and deep water begins. "His body was removed from the water qfter a few minutes by Hoyward Douglas, who was summoned from the Forest Lake Country clubhouse, which was 200 yards away from the scene of the tragedy. Artificial respiration was applied and efforts of rescuscitation were made for two hours without success. "Rimer Lee was a bright boy and of gentle nature. He was popular with his playmates and was a. promising student of Wardlaw Junior High School, where he would have entered the eighth grade this fall. "He is survived by his parents; five brothers, William Roberts, 15; Ronald, 12; Emerson, 10; Melvin, 9; all of whom were present when he was drowned; Albertus Roberts, an infant, and Betty Roberts. "Herman Rich, 13, who went with Elmer Lee and the other children, said that the boy who drowned was unable to swim. 4He was swinging on the rope and going down and touching the bottom on the deep side of the boundary,' Herman said. 'I could swim a little and I walked out nearly to where he was, told him to come closer to the shore where we could practice swimming, then turned my back and started in the direction I indicated. "Someone in the crowd yelled that i he had gone under,_J,hen 1 turned and dived where he was, but I could not find him. A girl who was swimming with us also made an attempt to get him, but neither of us could find him, so we called for help.' Mr. Douglas answered the call and recovered the body about ten minutes after the youngster was last seen. "The .drowning took place at a time when no life guard was on duty. The member-parents had been notified not to allow their children in the water except at the times when a life guard was there, but the parents of Elmer Lee wore not members of the club and attendants of the club did not know the children were in bathing until they heard the cries for help." I ? Bishop Thomas Honored The Right Rev. Albert S. Thomas. . D. D., bishop of the diocese of South Carolina, has been named dean of the clergy conference for the season of 1934 at the close of the adult and clergy conferences at Kanuga Ijake, N, C. Brsdiop Thomas will succeed the Rt. Rev. T. D. Bratton. D. IL. bishop of Mississippi, who has held that position at Kanuga for a number of seasons, and who resigned his , place. The above announcement will be read with interest in Camden where Rev. Thomas is known, he having married a Camden girl?the former Miss Emily J. Carrison. Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for the week at the I* irst Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner superintendent in charge. Public worship conducted by the Rev. George Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church ol Chcraw. B. V. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. Midweek prayer and praise service Wednesday evening at 8:30 with Miss Virginia Hill in charge. Men's prayer meeting Sunday mornins at 9:30. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. Death of Mrs. Joyner Mrs. J. W. Joyner, 65, died at her home in the Tirrtrod section of Kershaw county last Sunday morning and was buried in the cemetery at Timrod Baptist church Monday morning, following funeral services conducted by Rev. Mr. Williams, of Bethune, pastor of the church. Mrs. Joyner is survived by three sons and three daughters: Grover, Roy and Chalmers Joyner, Mrs. Minnie Baker, Mrs. Bleeka Mangum and Mrs. Sallie Payne.?Kershaw Era. ? * a A vrr-?r?r ? - J. M. dandy Named As County Administrator Malcolm J. Miller, slate administrator for emergency relief has named James M. Gandy as administrator for Kershaw county. Mr,. Candy heretofore has been the engineer for all the projects and is thoroughly familiar wjth the work. The old members of the Relief Council who have served so faithfully huve been given their release and it is very likely in appointing new councils they will serve in an advisory capacity. Th? county administrators, according to federal regulations, will have "full administrative .control of relief administered in his county and shall be responsible to the state administrator and shall appoint all personnel, subject to the approval of the state administrator." New county advisory emergency relief councils have been or will Ih> named in each county. He said the personnel in most counties would be the same as that of the relief councils. "There has been no additional allotment of federal funds for this work," Mr. Miller said. "Heretofore men have been working around tenhours per day and have received from 50 cents to $1 per day. Uhder the new program he works eight hours. "For instance, suppose a man has been working four days a week at 60 cents a day?or for $2.40 per week. Under the new program, he would work eight hours at 30 cents an hour anti-1 get $2.40 for the week. His income for the week under the jjoW plan will be t,he same as under the old?in other words, there is no increase in money to the worker." The new regulations went into effect over the state August 1. County Administrator Gandy requests* that persons should remain at home until some one comes to investigate them as to work. It is no need for them to come to the office at headquarters, thereby taking up the office force's time and at the same time losing their own time away from their homes and fgprm^. "Anyone quitting their present employer need not apply to the Relief Council for work," states Mr. Gandy. Next Sunday at the Methodint Church The regular Services wflTUe resumed next Sunday at the Lyttleton Street Methodist church. I will meet the (Sunday school at 10:30 o'clock and will meet my Juniors promptly at 10:50. Preaching at 11:15 a. m. and again at 8:30 p. m.?C. F. Wimlerly, pastor. Bethesda Church Notice Services Sunday, August 6, at Bethesda Presbyterian church will be Sunday school at l(f o'clock. There will be no preaching service as the pastor is on a vacation. Home Coming Week at "Wildwood Manor" Beginning today and extending through Sunday, the boys at the C. G. C. camp, near Camden, will have a gala time. The parents and friends of the boys have been invited to come and visit them during this period and many events have {>een .arranged for their entertainment. Tonight a big street dance is to be given by the City of Camden and the Merchants' Association, with the boys from camp as their guests. Space will be roped off from the Confederate monument, at the intersection of Broad and I^aurens streets, the length of the Library park. This will be specially lighted and a ninepiece orchestra will furnish music. Ibrurs of dancing will be from 8:30 to 12. Refreshments will be served during the evening. Everyone is cordially invited to attend, especially the y ung ladies of the city and county, a- there will be around one hundred and fifty boys from camp who will v. sh partners for dancing. The boys are mostly from South Carolina and it is Camden's wish to show them every hospitality during their stay. Come out and make it a gala affair. On Saturday at camp boxing matches, swimming events, a base ball game are some of the features or. the program. Sunday there will be an hour of worship with the remainder of the day given over to showing the visitors the sights around camp. Swimming can be enjoyed during the day, with life guards on duty. This camp is one of the first under the Civilian Conservation Corps and to many of the visitors no doubt the work being done will prove most interesting. v~*v 5>- ^ \ \ ?? ?.. ,?? ? ?- - Local Association First To Get Loan The Wateree Building an<l Ix>an association, of this city, is the first in this county and one of the very first in the state to become members of I the Federal Home l<oan Hank of j Winston-Salem. This association has I been issued a loan up to $30,000 and L. L. Clyburn, the secretary and treasurer, says this money .will be, used in payment of the series only recently retired. The remainder will; be used in making loans to respon-1 sible parties in the construction of new homes. This is quite compli-j mentavy to this association, and shows that it has been wisely conducted. The letter from Thos. \V.1 Elliott, the executive vice president, to Mr. I'lyburn reads' as follows: "1 have the pleasure of informing you of the acceptance of your association as a member of the Federal Home Lean Hank of Winston-Salem, in accordance with your application, and the establishment of a line of credit, based on the statement submitted by you, of $30,000.00, varying I on a percentage basis of your eligible collateral, this line of credit to be available under the terms and conditions of the Federal Ifome D>an Hank' Act and such regulations as have been or may hereafter be prescribed by the Federal Home Ixian Hank Hoard or the directors of this bank; and the acceptance of your subscription for 2b shares of the capital stock of this bank. "You.are to be commended and congratulated nf having an association that has stood the examination and investigation requisite for membership in such a manner as to receive the unanimous approval of its conditions, the character of its management and home-financing policy as being consistent with sound and economical home-financing, and with the purpose of the Act of Congress establishing the Federal Home Loan Bank System; and such approval making available to you the rights, privileges and benefits of all members under The^terms of such act. *"It is hoped that you will use this line of credit to your financial advantage and to the benefit of the home owners of your section. You are familiar with the necessity of safe and conservative operation of this bank, the requirements of the Act of Congress, and the limitations of the laws of your own state; and, with such in view, we trust you will call on us." Prohibition Speakers To Be Here Monday I>r. C. E. Burts, executive secretary of the South Carolina Temperance Federation, will speak with c number of others at the Kershav county court house on Monday, August 7th, at 10 o'clock in the morning Dr. Burts is the champion of temperance and prohibition and still al who agree with him or not are urgec to attend and hear him. Dr. Burt: is one of the most eloquent speaker.' in South Carolina and it will be i treat to hear him. A request is made that all the min isters throughout the city and count) please announce on next Sunday frorr their "pulpits that this meeting wil be held and extend a cordial invita tinn to their congregations to be pres ent. Opening For Graduates In U. S. Marine Corps The Savannah Marine Corps Recruiting Station, located in the post office building, will have vacancies for graduates of high school or from institutions of higher learning during the months of August and September, according to an announcement by Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Drum, officer in charge. Men accepted will be transferred to Parris Island, S. C., for a few weeks intensive training before being assigned to some school, ship or Marine Barracks for duty. The Marine Corps offers many educational advantages both scholastic and scenic. Some men are selected for aviation, radio and clerical work upon completion of preliminary instructions. Many are assigned i' ships and stations in the United States and a few to foreign lands. Applications will be mailed high school graduates upon request. Dr. Wimberly Returns For Sunday Communication from Dr. Wimberly tells us that he will be at home foi his Sunday services. He has jus! closed a ten days camp meeting al Hannibal, Mo. He was supposed te have left there Monday and will mak< one or two stops on the way home. * v '? 'v . a*.' * * tr i ' ?, i_ ^ ji . < Camden Merchants to /tack Recovery Act John K. dcdxmch, president of tho Camden and Kershaw County Cham- . ber of Commerce, received the following letter from (Jen. Iiugh S. Johnson, relative to the National Hero very Act: "Will you take tho initiative immediately in organising a campaign committee in your community to bo composed of the mayor, the official heads of the Chamber of Commerce, Clearing House Association, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Retail Merchants', Federation of Labor, Advertising Club, Federation of Women's Clubs, Welfare Societies, Ministerial Association and any other civic organization which in your judgment is repre| sentative of an important element in the economic life of your community? The function of this-committee is to i direct a campaign of education and , . ; organization which is to be a part of * ;t||j a national movement to speed tho | return of prosperity through tho exj pansion of consumer purchasing pow1 or in accordance with the principles | set forth in the National Recovery "It is an inspiring thing to bo a | part.of a great national movement to : restore economic security to our peoI pie and I appeal to you to marshal , in one united effort to get rid of unemployment." . I Mr. deLoach replied to Genoral Johnson in tho following letter: "We have yours of tho 26th instant and beg to adviso that we shull bo glad to co-operate in every way to carry out or foster tho carrying out of the principles set fotth in tho National Recovery Act." The following have been asked by ? t Mr. deLoach to servo on the cam- r^I paign committee: R. M. Kennedy, mayor; Hughey Tindal, Rotary Club; W. M. Alexander, American Legion; J. B. Caston, ministerial union; J. E. Robinson, labor; Mrs. W. J. Mayfield, Associated Charities; Mrs. A. S. Kar- : esh, American I^egion Auxiliary; Mrs. L. I. Guion, garden club; John T. Mackey, merchants' Association; A. S. 1 Karesh, iShrine; G. A. Rhame, Modi- 'Jmi cal association; J. Team Gettys, Bar .. association; Miss Etta Robbins, 1 nurses' association; H. D. Niles, tho 1 Camden Chronicle; C. W. Birchmore, the Wateree Messenger; Henry Savage, Jr., Chamber of Commerce; ! W. A. Boykin, farmer, Boykin, S. C.; 1 N. P. Gettys, farmer, Lugoff, S. C.; T. V. Walsh, railroad; C. H. Yates, banker; R. B. Pitts, manufacturer; A. S. Llewellyn, manufacturer. There will be a meeting of the above named committee Monday afternoon, August 7th, at 6 p. m., at the 3 . American Legion Hall. The purpose . of the meeting will be to set up a t! permanent organization to handle the r campaign about to be launched. . i Every member is requested to be . present. It is vital to the success of .jthe President's campaign. i1 ' 7- " j Judge Richardson Injured jj Thomas E. Richardson, judge of i probate of Sumter county, was critii | cally injured shortly before 9:30 o'! clock this morning when he fell down .jthe court house steps and fracture** - j his skull. i Judge Richardson was taken to th* 1 Tourney hospital where his condition V.'Ji . was reported as being very serious. . His skull, it was stated, was fractured in two places.?Monday's Sumter Item. | Farmer Robbed as "? His Barn is Burned ; Ridgeland, July 30.?.Harry Cooler, j farmer and merchant who lives near * V i here, was robbed of $600 while he . I watched his barn burn down last , ! night. r j Robbers were believed to have set | fire to the barn to detract attention 1 while they entered Cooler's store and ! robber! his safe. . j Police were working on the theory > j that the robbers were the same who j have blown two safes and robbed ' J two other stores hero in the past I twii months. Buy Your Sunday Dinner at Market The ladies of Camden are urged ' to buy their Sunday dinner at the Community market tomorrow. There '$jj i be fresh vegetables, eggs, canj taloupes, watermelons, dressed chiek' ens, cured hams, home-made breads and cakes, fruits and flowers. By r! buying from ihese ladies you will get .! the freshest and best produce possi) Rev. and Mrs. A. D. McArn ldrtf s tomorrow for Gordonsville, Tenn., to visit relatives. vs x m~mmy "r ^ 1 " ''