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I. . ? ., \ W . ;/'/. %'*A- * - ' L" . " "~J"" / ' -r^,%"rv"- - ; ? 7^$?' The Camden Chronicle ^ - CAMDEN, SOUTH CARQUNA.nPRIDAY,^ AUGUST 18, 1933 1 I Camden Minister I Dies in Columbia ' < Camden people were, saddened iSatI Mav morning when it, was learned I ,hat Dr Edwin Muller, former pastor I # Bethesda Presbyterian church of ISif city, had died at his home in CoI ?,hia Dr. Muller was greatly be SIS in Camden. Due to failing : I with he resigned his pastorate here leral His ^nerftl 8er" Kces were held from his residence Monday afternoon at 6:30. The active I Lnbearers were: James H, Fowles, I L Dr C. Fred Williams, Dr, Theo. I DoBose, Jr., John S. Lindsay of C*m:|den Lauren* T. Mills, Sr.,, of -CamI den! and S. B. MoMastor. m'% The following is taken ( from the I Columbia State of Sunday mOr.ning: I -'Dr. Kd'Win iMullfii', 7*5, letired Ifresbyterian minister, died at 5 I o'clock yesterday morning at his resi'I fence, 18IS Pendleton street. Doctor I Mailer had been, in. feoblo health for '' I several years, but was able t9 take ! I walks about, the city, and to : church Band prayer meeting. He took, ^ short iKyalk Friday*. a :. "While hp \yos under. PHW" fen's treatment for ?slight ?P?W 'in his chest, his death, W ^nepH^idr ; I He passed away quietly as.in a sledjp, I "Doctor Muller was born ..in Qoj I luntbia January 9, 1868. He was one I of seven sons and two ^ daughters, I children of Mr. and Mrs. C. Muller,. j | ^ng highly respected citizens of this II town. His father was an elder of the I First Presbyterian church here for ' I many years. Doctor Muller retired ! I from the active ministry of the II Presbyterian church about seven years ago. He commenced his minisI try as pastor of the Presbyterian II church of Orangeburg. From there I he went to the First Presbyterian II church at Lexington, Ky., where he j I was for about twenty years. He then 11 accepted a chair in the Presbyterian jl Theological seminary at-Louisville, I Ky., where he was for a number of I years, and which he resigned to reI torn to South Carolina and the pas torship of the Presbyterian church I at Camden. Seven years ago he- re, I signed that charge and came to Coil lumbia to live. I "Doctor Muller was of a retiring disposition. He was'a deep student ; I and learned in the tenets of his jB church and of the Christian religion., ! I He enjoyed the religious ejcercises of i I his church and was a regular attend- ^ ! I ant upon all of its services. | "He married Miss May Glover, II daughter of the late Ool. Mortimer 11 Glover of Orangeburg. She survives ^ 11 him with two sons, Edwin Muller, Jr., a writer arret publisher of New York j I City, and Mortimer G. Muller of i I Camden; two brothers, Bernard Mul- , ' I ler and Thorn well Muller; two sisI ters, Mrs. Thornton Whaling and | I Miss Marion iMuller, all of this city.' j u ? j I First Bale Sold Here i I Tne first bale of cotton to be ginned and sold m this county so far i wa? thai put on the Camden market! I Friday, August. 11th, which brought; cer.ts per pound. This cotton I *a> rai-- .' by L. B. Ogburn and sold to the lit .11 (,f F. M. Wooten. The Southern Cotton Oil Mill did the j Death of Mr. Schenk \^ | The death of Joseph Schenk, at B George;.,\vn, brought sorrow to many I ramder ; eople. Mr. Schenk was a I brother < >;' the late Leo Schenk, for I aar.y yr-a-s a prominent merchant ? this , . Mr. Schenk often visited I h;< br<c-> The following was sent B fr-.,: t.corgetown: . Cn?.> g .own, Aug. 9.?Joseph Scr.tn^ 07, Georgetown business I c.. ! at his home here this I !r'<jrr,.r g ; om un acute heart attack. He-Aa, a ;-ative 0f Germany, coming! -1'Am.-r. at the age of 16. r.He was j *sjoc.at(<i ;n business with his uncle, I he iatc- H. Kaminski, in the whole- J 'a:P har a are business. Mr. >'her.k had served as presiI!er'' 01 ' .< chamber of commerce and I k tha.rn-.an of the school board. He. I *a> ?'? M.town and was president of I ?ho fy.-. congregation in this C**J- ii. .s survived by his widow, A v-i Miss Pitta Hcyman, of Ches-I j?r; or'f- brother, Herm&fi Schenk, of I ^KHown, and two brothers and B0Ce sister in Kuroj>e." I Grace Church Services |c ^v F H. Craighill, Jr., Rector of I tv Episcopal church announces 1 following services for Sunday, J Boly communfOto at 8 a.; ( lin? urch -school at 10 aAllkv morn- j IHL, pra,yer anf* serrifSPK 11:16iri! t W111 be no Young People's SerW** on Sunday. 1 Former Camden Man Dies In State Capital Friends and relatives in Camden and throughout the county will regret to learn of the death of Robert Iteid Rosborough. His death occurred in Columbia after a short illness, following a fall which fractured h|a hip, Mr. Rosborough was 67 years of ago and was born and reared at Ridgeway, the son of Robert Andrew and Ann ' Caroline Rosborough. * He was tho last 'member of his immediate family, but he leaves a number of niepes and nephews in Kershaw and Fairfield counties. Mr. Rosborough is pleasantly remembered by many of our older people, he having resided jn Camden a number of years ago where ho was | engaged in tho retail lumber business, j He had many friends throughout the l state who yill regret deeply to hear of his death. Funeral .services were held at Aimwell cemetery at Ridgeway Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, with the Kornegay Funeral Home in" charge of arrangements, .. .... Camden People Visit New York Nev/ jwrk, Aug. 12.?Mr, David1 Wblfe and daughter, Miss Sarah W*olfe, of Camden, S. C., are regipterdd at the Hotel Astor, New York. Monday evening, August 14, they are to be the dinner guests there of Mr. Edward Walnau, assistant manager of the Astor and a brother of Lawrence Walnau, of Camden. Celebrates Eightieth Birthday J. E. Gaskin, of the Flat Rock section, celebrated his eightieth birthday on July 31. There were present nine children and a goodly number of grandchildren, including: T. P. Gas*kin and six children and Mrs. J. M. f Cason, of Lykesland; Mr. and Mrs. I G. C. Gaskin, Grover, Jr., and Elizabeth, of New Brookland; Mr, and Mrs. J. D? Easier, of Spartanburg; Dr. L. R. Gaskin, Erleen, Reed, Ann and Lewis, Jr., and Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Gaskin, Johnnie, Lillian and Dorothy, of Albemarle, N, C.; Mr. and1 Mrs. H. B. Gaskin,~ Roy, Boyd and) Walter, of the home community, and A. D. and Miss Rebecca Gaskin.?Kershaw Era. Dies From Snakebite Newberry, Aug. 10?Henry Thompson Longshore, 76, farmer of the Smyrnu section of Newberry county, died this morning at the hospital here from the ibite of a highland moc' casin when the reptile stuck its fangs into his hand Tuesday morning while he was removing rubibish from under a bridge'near his home. Alan Longshore, a son, rushed his father to a physician in Newberry and he was later removed to the hospital, yhere ; he died after suffering interise pain. President Drafts Kershaw Citizen John T. Stevens, prominent Kershaw business man, received a wire last week from General Hugh S. Johnson, administrator of the National Recovery Act, which reads as follows : "President Roosevelt has drafted you as one of the seven members of the District Recovery Board for the Charleston District comprising the state of South Carolina as explained in bulletin number three of July twenty?nineteen thirty three. He has requested you to volunteer your services without compensation in this great drive for National Rehabilitation. As a member of this board your duties will be to get every patriotic American citizen employer and consumer to co-operate in this program. Plea.se wire acceptance immediately and you will receive further , instructions." Although Mr. Stevens is a man of , varied business enterprises, keeping J him on the go at all times, he has : wired General Johnson his acceptance and will devote as much time as possible to the task assigned him. Instructor Quits Columbia, Aug. 15.?George H. Wittkowsky, instructor in English at the University of South Carolina j several years, has resigned to take j up the practice of law in New York City. Cassatt Baptist Church Services A revival meeting will begin at the Baptist church in Cassatt, Sunday, August 20th, with Rev. L. N. Claxton, of Anniston, Ala., in charge, assisted : by the pastor of the church. Everyone is invited to attend these meetings. There will be no service Sunday morning but services commence'; that evening at 8 o'clock, |< . : ~ Hobson Hilton Loses His Life in the Waters of Lake Murray (Photo by Courtesy- of Columbia Record^ The Chronicle feels "that it can <do no better than reproduce the following story of the funeral of Hobson Hilton, which mras written by 5am Latimer, of the Columbia State, a friend and fellow legionnaire eff Hilton: "In halloaed ground, set apart by Camden for the bravest of the brave, Richmond Hobson Hilton, World war hero and state commander of theAmerican liegion, was laid to rest today. He was the second; son of old Kershaw to foe. placed in the honor plat of Quaker cemetery and he sleeps beside a nofole soldier of another day?'Richard Kirkland, of Copfederate fame. "While 3,000 or more persons, gathered from throughout the slate arid highly representative of South Carolina's pitjzenry, looked on, simple but 1 impressive tribute was paid to Commander Hilton's memory?paid to one who wore upon his chest the Congressional Medal of Honor, and decorations "from five countries other than ; his own. "Standing under the Stars and j Stripes, flying at half mast, and near! the Stars and Bars draped over the' Kirkland monument, Judge Mendel L. Smith, with evident emotion, elo-i quently told of Commander Hilton's life. He spoke of him as a friend, as a lawyer, and as a soldier?a man of courage, who stood stern, firm and unafraid and who rightfully ranked with Kershaw, Kennedy, Can- j. tey. Chesnut, Deas, Villepigue, Mil- . ler and Kirkland for his illustrious j deeds. I "The religious services over, the ! American legion quartet from Co- ; lumbia, with Robert Lafayt? as soloist, ' sang softly the pathos-filled "My Buddy" of World war days. "My Buddy, My Buddy, Your Buddy ' Misses You," while the great pro- i fusion of (lowers?magnificent designs from various organizations and simpler bouquets from neighbors and friends?was placed about the grave. Then three volleys fired by men from his old company, M, of the 118th Infantry under the command of Lieut. C. P. I^orick. And taps, blown from a distance. The services were over. Kirk Hilton was at rest. "Commander Alexandiet of I^eroy Belk post, of which Hilton was an honorary life member, was in charge at the cemetery. The bpdy had lain ill state at Kornecray's until time to leave for the cemetery. Two lines of Legionnaries, each three or more deep, formed and the flag draped casket was borne between them to ! the waiting hearse. The state chaplain. Ben Clark, and the pastor of the Westville Baptist church, the Rev. Mr. Sanders, led, and four men followed carrying colors of the United States, of South Carolina and of the J American Legion. There was the same ceremony at the cemetery as the 1 casket waa borne to iu last resting , v I y.- luiia zzrz, r.'yr-.r r ' place. Mr. Clark and -Mr,, Sander? .conducted the religious ritei* apd the Legion quartet sang "Abide With Me."- a" .. \ "The beautiful flower* included de-; signs from national headquarters of the Legion, from many posts and various- patriotic organizations, Arms and individuals.- It was thought to be the largest funeral for an individual ever held in Camden, and for none has there been more pro-fuse nor more beautiful floral/ tributes. - , *4 "Mr. Hilton was drowned eafly Sunday morning in Lake Murray. "The squad from Company M today included in addition to Lieutenant Lorick, First Sergeant Sanders, Sergeant Brewer, Sergeant Burns, Sergeant Lorick, Serjeant Dunlap, Ser-* gaunt Montgomery, Corporal Shirley, Corporal Moore, Private Russell, Alvin Sanders, Claud Jackson and Bugler Derrell Sanders. "In the Legion quartet were: Edward P. Hodges, Wesley Wilks, Robert Lafaye and E. T.'feavin. "The pallbearers were all from Hilton's old company?men who had served with him in France and Belgium. They were W. Arthur Clark, J. Desa Goodaler Marvin M. Reasonover, Jule Campbell, Herman Baruch and C. R. Villepigue." Color bearers were A. M. McLeod, Gilliam deBruhl, Will E. Johnson and Marion Baxley. In behalf of the James Leroy Belk Post, No. 17, Commander W. M. Alexander desires through this newspaper to tender their thanks to the Richland Post No. G and their drum and bugle corps, the Camden company of National Guards, the State highway patrol for the assistance rendered in the handling of the largest crowd ever assembled for a funeral in Camden. "The. general public cooperated in a most excellent manner, for which we are most profoundly thankful" stated the local commander. A singular co-incidonce "Itl 'conuection with Mr. Hilton's burial place is the fact that he sleeps his last sleep beside the remains of Richard Kirkland, a Confederate hero, who carried water to enemy soldiers while under shell - fire. Both were reared within shm-t distances of each other in the Westville (Flat Rock) community. \ ^ Richmond Hobson Hilton was -the namesake of Richmond Pearson Hobson, who sank the Merrimac in Habana harbor in order to bottle up the Spanish fleet. He escaped under heavy fire, while swimming to safety. Only last year Hobson, was like Hilton, bestowed the Congressional medal of honor for his brave deed. Singularlytoo, is the fact that on the date of Hobson Hilton's death President Roosevelt ordered war vessels to Cuba .to protect Americans. Commander Hilton, was drowned i after he fell from the cabin of a < cruiser .on which he and a party of ] friends were returning from a trip J up - the lake. His body was recov- ( (Continued on Uurt page) i r T?. "" Harry Hampton Was Speaker at Luncheon The program for the Rotary luncheon on Thursday of last week wa? in charge of Marion H. Hey man, who was called out of town on account of the death of a relative, and Hughey Tindal 'presided in his place. The speaker for the luncheon was Harry Hampton, secretary and treasurer of the South Carolina Game and, Fish Association. Mr. Hampton also edits the "Woods and Waters" column of the Columbia State. Mr. Hampton stressed the need for conservation of game and fish in South Carolina and told of the abundance of both in the early days of the state and how they have dwindled ?aeh year, duo to the lack of foresight of our citizens in protecting | these valuable resources. He cited what Pennsylvania had j done in the way of protecting game. At one stage, practically all game had been eliminated from the state by pot hunters and over enthusiastic sportsmen. A delinite program was mapped out and today.4he Keystone state is teeming with game ttnd the hunting licenses bring in k large revenue to the state. Mr. Hampton said that Col. Emory Clark of Clarendon county and also of Detroit, had helped, in many ways to restock game and had given hundreds of partridge eggs to the game association which are hatched under bantam chickens. -He said that no < definite program, had been, adopted by our state as to saving game -or replenishing it, and unloss this is done within, a few years the hunting and fishing will be so poor that it will no longer attract tourists to this state wiho are spending lots of money on large estates and giving employment to many servants. Mr. Hampton thinks that there should be a sort of board of directors to cooperate with the game warden's office, with a representative from each district to map out a program. He thinks it is a mistake to let the power.be in the hands of one num. * n Mr. Hampton found ? very enthusiastic audience in theioealRtftarUn* most of whom are sportsmen and lovers of field* And waters, as well as forests which are, beiptf> protected in this county. . . -j ,. ,, '' l After the mee^flig,, Bird . Hampton was taken to several, places nearby to show him whait splendid:work has been done by tourists others'1 to conserve our forests and Also tjie new fields of young pines that they have planted, on their estates. foe visiting Rotarians were Dr. Harry, Hair ' of (Columbia ^ and Dr. Weinberg. The guest visitors were Dr. A& B. Whitaker of Camden and Dr. C. F. ?Wim)6erly of Camden. ' R. W. Boyd, who has charge of the Woodward airport, was taken in as a new member of the club, and hiR classification is "air transportation/' Mr. Boyd has been a resident, of Camden; during the past eight months and is employed by the' Eastern Air Transport Corporation. The program next week will be in charge of J. B. Zemp and the following-week in charge-of W. L. Jackson. Forty-Five Lose Licenses /Columbia, Aug. 11.?Licenses of 45 j drivers were suspended by the high-, way department July 15-Aug. 1 for j operating their automobiles while un-j dcr the influence of liquor, the de- j partment announced today. Greenville, with five suspensions, led the other towns and cities. Rock ( Hill had three, and Whitmire, Green-1 wood, Chester and Piedmont had two j each. Charleston and Columbia had no suspensions reported. Methodist Church Next Sunday The pastor will he home in time for the services next .Sunday, August 20. There will be no more breaks in' the regular work. Pastor will meet; the Sunday school for the Junior Church service at 10:50 with chalk, talk. Preaching at 11:15 a. m. by the pastor. Preaching at 8:00 p. malso. Please note the change of the t time moved back to eight o'clock ; from eight-thirty. The public is invited to worship with us?G. F. Wimberly, Pastor. City Tax !>evy Cut ? " The city of Camden has recently reduced its tax levy from 28 mills to 22 mills, which will be good news to all property owners of the city. Salaries of all city employes were cut not long ago and some departments :onsolidaled which has resulted in ulbstantial savings. -?3 k . ?- - ? " Truck Owneiip To Meet Her? Truck owners of Kershaw county will meet at the county court house In Ganukm Friday uftorhoon, August 525, at 3 o'clock to formulate an organisation to supervise the operation of the truckers' code of fair competition in this area, F. M. Burnott, secretary of , the South Carolina motor truck owners association, has announced. , Similar meetings held in other section^ of tho state were largely attended by truckers who unanimously adopted the proposed codo which embodies practically the same hours as > apply to railroads. North Carolina truckers began operating uijdor the agreement on August 7, immediately after signing uf all leaders of ,tho industry in the South in Atlanta, after it was found impossible to work under the blanket code. The code will allow tho truckers to work six days of eight hours each, while for seven days service the week may be 50 hours. Minimum wtfgea will be 30 cents an hour for driver? ? and 525 cents for helpers and clerical workers. Time and one-third would be allowed for over-time and prevision i? made oh long hauls for a 16 hour day, provided tho weekly total does not exceed 48 hours. ^ All operators of trucks, drays and teanjs come under the provisions of the code and are ?xpected to cooperate with it. Another group, that \vill corno under it are those persons who Conduct another 'lino of bi^iness but who move their goods t6' the Consumer 'by truck and charge the consumer for the hauling,- Mr. BuWxott said. " ' The government will not deal with individuals and to realize the full benefits of tho code, motor . truck owners in this state must affiliate themselves with tho South Carolina motor truck owners association or some similar organization that is recognized by the national recovery Mr ministration. Daring Robbery - 1 * One of the most dastardly attempts at burglary *nd murder in the history of this toVn'was attempted here dur- -j ing the; eatly - hoJ?S Wfdnesflay morning wrtsnr ?T^Be?mis Nibble, one of -Camden's , n?>ost highly respected-* colored merchaitts was awakened in his home, corner of l?afayette Campbell atreetfl. ? . Dibble ' was awakened 1 about-, 2 a o'clock, when he heard^noise dojm- ^ stair*. The family alopT^u the fee- ...? ond story. Reaching for his pistol, y' he turned on a light and wallked downstairs. The two burglars vtero hi his dining room. Finding 5 selves trdpped . they, immediately opened-, fire* upon him, sho?^:: through a glass door and plaster Vail, hoping to find their mat'kv > Fortunately Dibble was not if the line of the bullet? except to rfcw* a leflected bullet in his left foorTtmt he is not thought seriously injured. An examination the following morning showed that windows, doors and walls had been peppered with ^ bullets,->the vtftfttRMte assassins prot>-?." ably usimrf pistols,brass-lined bullets. Two pistols of different calibre were brought into play. They fired a total of twelve shots at the owner of tho home and after their bullets were exhausted fled out of windows in opposite directions. Dibble got a glance of one gunman on the west side of the house and fired twice without a hit. He states . that he was a black man, but he could not identify him in the excitement. The intent of the burglers was evidently robbery, for Dibble has been a respected citizen of this-town for more than sixty years and has no known enemies and his white friends as well as colored are glad to know that he escaped the assassins' bullets. City Officers Alva Rush and Jim Raley arrested T. Tillman at an early morning hour in the lower part of the city. Later in the day Isaac Pearson was placed under arrest as an accomplice. Tillman has a police record, officers state, and has served . on the gang more than one time for burglary. Quite a number of officers ana friends, both white and colored, called at the Dibble homo Wednesday to inspect the damage done to his home by J,he hail of bullets and to congratulate fiim upon his escape. Caught Small Rattlesnake J. K. Goff, who resides on tho Oamden-Bishopville highway, near Galloway's store, -was exhibiting in Camden Wednesday a young rattlesnake, which he had captured by ^ means of a forked stick. It measured 12 inches and had five small rattleB. In the last few weeks Mr. * Goff has killed four rattlers on hi* premises having 13, 8, 10 and XI A. J. 1 rattles.