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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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