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_ The Camden Chronicle B ? ,CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1933 NUMBER 25 JJluu Enthusiastic Meeting Interest of County Fair I ** 1 ?r- V Afu>r tW regular meeting of the . mes hvvox Hi*ll< Post No. 17, \ American legion held Monday night, lhc meeting was turned over to T. V. Walsh, general chairman of the Ker:. ihaw County Fair Association. Mr. Walsh first called upon W. M. Alexander, head of the committee on the midway attractions, to make a report. ?He stated that the Legion?i,ine had reserved the right to have concession- 1,11 the midway and that "they would again have a Bingo stand. A good point was brought out'here that ail prizes used on the Bingo concession would be bought from the iocaf merchants, and they were requested to get in touch with the committee if they had goods suitable. Bunts Shows have been engaged to play here during the week, with many 4dded attractions. On the committee for the advance J sale of season tickets are: W. M. Alexander, chairman; W. ,R. DeLoaehe, John T. Mackey, Sam Karesh and L. L. Wallnau. . They told of the saving possible in buying a season ticket, valued at $1.20, for 50 cents, also that the ticketjpvas transferable. Members of the Merchants Association, the Legion and the Shrine have these tickets for sale. Wednesday of Fair Week will be Merchants' Day, a program that has never been attempted before. A large tent will be erected on tihe fair grounds in which the merchants will reserve spaces and show some very attractive bargains, which they will have on sale in their stores up street. A stage is to be erected upon which free acts can be shown. It is probable that a Kershaw County beauty contest will be staged also. W. R. Zemp, of the Merchant's Association; A. S. Llewellyn, of the Wateree Division of Kendall Mills; John K. deLoach. of the Chamber of Commerce; W. T. Redfearn, of the Coun- J ty Board'of Directors, call spoke of, urging all our citizens- during fair j week especially to greet the visitors in town, make personal contacts and show that the fair is a county-wide project and that Camden is a place where fellowship is a word thoroughly practiced and understood by all. A barbecue, with John W. Wilson, head of a serving committee, has heen arranged for and around 6,000 people will be guests of the merchants of the city on Wednesday. This dinner to be served inside the fair grounds. At night-fall a mammoth fireworks display will be an attraction worth. while. Thursday is Farmer's Day and an interesting-program is being worked out.- A prize will be given to the o.dest rat ruining to town on that oa.v- A - > a prize will be given to t'-e pan - >,f the largest family en' tfring : ( ;i;r grounds. (This, how: given in the interest of a s:ng hrg- r families, for in many ''stance- R. F._C. has as many they ? > are for now.) ohi :.ishioned mule race, horse ra'C a: <; i. .her features are going to Biake (,f (jay a gala one. All are r-,'iteti ;t, make entries. Dr. .jay the announced guber?ator:a. ar. iidates will be invited to ' amden and speak to the ^"i their views on the leading qaestior., (.f the day. iJog - ,-A under fhe supervision .v<in. Kus.-ell. will be staged at entries from throughout -ta-. This no doubt will prove m.g for all classes of f: "in the highly-bred pointers it".,, to the lowly "mutt" will * re;,r, .. ' an" the county seat, the ^r.u-r , f Kershaw county, it is the ; . e for the people of our -rty t , :.> their trading. The merrr,ar' " ;i g ?:r.g to prove that better *nice, tn-tter bargains and a better j f:|ng - >hown here to customers ft*r. arts w r.ere else. So plan to come :a.r and see how the "new ' :s o< -ng put over here. K ^"'1 be School Day and Mrs. ^uhieer, R. Watts, the county super' indent, was present and promised operation in anything she could do "take school day a success. A of the school children is plan. *nd R. Kennedy, mayor, will *'! details worked out at an early date. The fair association as. usual will have 12,000 free ticket* to distribute to the children participating in the parade. On this committee assisting Mrs. Watts will be J. G. Richards, Jr., the superintendent of the Canulen schools and all school superitendents of the county. A foot-ball game is scheduled between the Camden Bull Dogs and the Chester Cyclone teams. These two teams, old rivals and usually the two to play off the championship of Class B. each year, will attract a large crowd. A. E. Miller was called upon to tell what his committee had done in regard to the display exhibits but he stated that nothing could be reported so early. ? On the agricultural committee present were H. Granade, city schools, Henry D. Green, county agent; Miss Sadie o Craig, home demonstration agent; F. M. Mellette, of Charlotte Thompson; M. F. Hawthorne, of Kershaw; John Lee, of Baron DeKalb. They all stated much interest was being shown in entries for the fair. One exhibit that always is most attractive and well displayed is the booth of the Forestry Association. Charles W. Nuite, county forester, promises to have even a better exhibit this year, having the cooperation of Mr. Staley, state forester. H. G. Carrison, Jr., president of the fair association, was called upon for suggestions but declined, stating that with two such live, awake organizations as the Legion and Shrine and with T. V. Walsh, acting president, interest 'was not lacking and that this year's fair would far surpass any held heretofore, with the backing of the people of the town and county. L. A. Wittkowsky, a visitor, was called upon for any remarks he would like to make. He stated that his presence was only one of interest but how much good a successful county fair did, more so in times of stress than in times of plenty evon. Having exhibits from farm and manufacturer, others would go home to emulate the masters in their perfection. He stated that a fair if for no other reason did good in that it caused merchant and farmer to pull together, thereby causing a better feeling of fellowship and understanding. Tn all, the meeting was one of the most enthusiastic and showed a spirit of cooperation greater than any ever seen manifested in Camden in many a day, according to M. M. Johnson, secretary of the fair association. Death of L. L. Young, Sr. | L. L. Young, Sr., died at his home in the Piedmont section on Y\ ednc-s| day, September (3, and was buried on | Thursday afternoon at Hickory Head i cemetery after funeral services con| ducted by Rev. R. R. Tucker, pastor ! of Damascus Methodist church of ] which he was a member, assisted by Rev. J. B. Caston of the Camden 1 Baptist church. Mr. Young was 71 years old and | had been engaged in farming all of j his life. He had led a successful life, being -active in all community affairs until his health gave way four years ago. i He fs "survived by his widow, who was Mary Ollio Truesdale. whom he. married forty-six years ago; three sons and three daughters, J. W. Young, Ernest Young and L. L. Young, Jr.. all of the Piedmont section; Mrs. H. H. Beckham, of Columbia; Mrs. S. K. Broughton. of Kershaw; Miss Sally Young of the Piedmont' section and eight grand children. He is also survived by one brother, L. G. Young, of Westville. and three sisters. Mrs. Mary Gay and Mr*. Kate Barfield, of Westville; Mrs. Sallie Barfield, of Hartsville. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, September 17. A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school for all ages at 10 a. m.; the men's Bible class extends a hearty welcome to the men of the church; morning worship 11:15. Midweek service Wednesday evening 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to the services of this church. I I Auto Thief Arrested; | Long Crime Record A report on John Boone from tho department of justice at Washington from finger prints sent there by Leo | Jenkins, motor patrolman of this city, shows that this man has a long criminal record* including an escape from tho state penitentiary in this state. Boone is the man who was i located by Sheriff Dabney in Gainesville, Fla., last week and who \vas brought back to this city by the sheriff, In some manner or other he endeavored to cut his handcuffs on the trip to Lancaster. Ilis criminal record, according to the department of justice, began in j 11)18 when he was charged with do-! sorting the army at Governor's Island, New York. From Governor's. Island he was sentenced on this; charge to serve fifteen years at Fort J Leavenworth, Kan. Following the ( armistice he was released and arrest-! ed at Jacksonville, Fla., on December j 19, 1928, on a charge of stealing an j automobile, He was committed to j the county hospital at Jacksonville from which he escaped on January 24, 1924. Ho was arrested in Knoxville, Tenn., on a charge of disposing of mortgaged property on January 20, 1928, but Was released without prosecution on January 28, 1928. Shortly after this he was arrested at Hageratown, Md., on a charge of stealing an automobile and was sentenced to serve from one to seven years in this state penitentiary at j Columbia, Ohio, as the offense is said ; to have been committed in Clinton j county, Ohio. Besides these offenses he gave the . information that he was arrested in Buckhead, Ga., in 1917 for vagrancy! and spent three weeks in jail. On September 10, 1919, he was sentenced, to serve eighteen months in the state penitentiary in this state on a charge of house breaking and larceny. He was released at the expiration of this j sentence. | As John Mosley he was arrested in ' Madison county, Alabama, in 1923 and given a sentence of from one to two years for embezzlement., He escaped from Kirby prison in 1924 but was captured the next month. In 1926 he was sentenced to from two j to four years at the state penitentiary, at Columbia for obtaining goods un-1 der false "pretenses but escaped from i that place and is now wanted there, j Finger prints of this man show that| he used the name of John Mosley but j that his right name in Boone. He | was arrested by officers at Gaines-j ville, Fla., for obtaining an automo-, bile from the Lancaster Motor com- j pany under false pretense.?Lancaster News. Methodist Church Services Wanted fifty young men and women for the Willing Workers Class. They meet in the parsonage auditor- j ium and their teacher is Henry D. 1 Green. Wanted fifty men for the adult, Bible class. Services Sunday, September 17th, will be: After the study hour the Sunday school will assemble for the chalk talk by the pastor. Remember it is the day for our Work Offering for the Epworth Orphanage. I Morning service 11:15 a. m. by the pastor; theme, "God's NRA Pro-j gram." Evening service 7:45; theme, ^ "Who Is The President of the NRA of the Skies?" The public is cordially invited toj worship with u.s.?Rev. C. F. W im-1 berly, pastor. The Ford Motor company has rais-; ed the minimum wage of 10,000 employes from $4 per day to $4.80 per diem. Mrs. Mandeville Dies in Philadelphia Home Camden citizens will be saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. E. E. Mandeville, a beloved member of the tourist colony. Mrs. Mandeville before marriage was Miss Naomi Armstrong, of Kansas. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mandeville started spending their winters in Camden, later buying a home here where both were held in high esteem. Mrs. Mandeville had been making her home here for more than thirty-five winters. Tho deceased was a patient at a Philadelphia hospital and passed away Wednesday evening, September 13th. \ Burial services will be held at the old family burying ground at Hartford, Conn., today. C. C.C. Hoys Take Part In Conway Celebration (By Harold MaNinch) Conway, Sept. 0.?-Due to the heavy rains and the participation in the return of prosperity celebration sponsored by the town of Conway, this has been a very busy and interesting week for the boys of Camp Scarborough. The boys at sub-camp No. 1 were Hooded out Wednesday and had to return to the camp on the hill at Conway. They awoke Wednesday morning to find ;the whole camp under about one foot of water and they had to swim to chow. The rain, however, did not affect the main camp due to its location on a hill but the road t<? Conway was under water in several places and boats and trucks were the only moans of getting to Conway unless one felt inclined to swim hf. The state highway department called on the boys of, this camp to help in various ways to repair the damages done to the highway by the heavy rains. Details have been going out daily to fill in wash outs, guard dangerous places, guard roads at night and helping in every way possible to get things in order again. The officers and boys of this camp entered into the spirit of the celebration, which Conway called, "Happy Days" as the "Return of Prosperity," with- great enthusiasm. On Friday, Edward Long, Of this camp, acting as "Old Man Depression" ran wild through the business section -pf Conway but was finally captured and turned over to C. C. C. authorifies for safe keeping until he was tried Friday night. At the trial he was accused of "job robbing" and every vice connected writh the terrible economic depression that has played havoc with our country for the past four years. He was found guilty of every charge and was sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead, dead, dead! On Saturday the whole C. C. C. force took part in the final day parade down main street. In between platoons "Old Man Depression," bound in chains, was delivered to civil authorities at the city hall where he was executed. Thus the depression ended in Horry county and "Happy Days" are back to stay under tjie guidance of our new leader, "Mr. Prosperity." The clowns for the celebration were David Dukes, Richard Oliver, J. J\ Oliver and Allen Aldridge, all of this camp. There was no need of acting on their part for they just acted natural and were a howling success! Allen Wannamaker and Harold Holt added to the celebration by rendering several popular songs which were greatly enjoyed by the crowd gathered at the school auditorium to witness the trial. Captain Johnson has received many favorable compliments on the way his boys conducted' themselves and on their appearance during the activities in the celebration in Conway. The camp has had the ill fortune to lose two more members this week. Rupert Allen and James Richardson, both of Conway, have dropped out to return to school. Attended Fish and Came Meet On Wednesday of last week the following delegates from this county attended the state meeting of the FDh and Game Association <>f South Carolina held in Sumter: T. K. Trotter. John T. Nettles, Charles W. Suite. W. R. Bonsai. Jr., of Camden, and Pat Thompson, of Liberty HillThey reported a very enthusiastic meeting and that the Chief > Game Warden's office and the Sportsmen's Association of the state were working in accord to protect and replenish the game life of this state. Sheriff's Forces Get Another Large Still Sheriff J. H. McLood, Deputy Sheriff G. F. Cooley and Magistrate's Constable Hawkin's went into the Betty Neck section of West Wateree ! Tuesday afternoon where they destroyed another large steamer outfit for making corn whiskey. The booze mill had a capacity of '150 gallons per day. The outfit was a most complete one and was in operation when the officers arrived, t>ut the operators had fled. The officers destroyed twelve five-hundred-gallon vats and poured out 160 gallons of new-made booze on the spot. Several J dozen fruit jars were also seized. , 1 This is the second large steamer outfit destroyed in West Wateree in recent weeks and the sheriff is determined that they shall not operate in this county. Hilton Boy Case Not To Be Decided Very Soon The hearing of the habeas corpus case involving the custody of the lit-; tie son of the late Richmond H. Hilton, commander of the Palmetto tie- J partment of the American Legion, did ] not occur yesterday and is in the dim < future. * Before Judge Dennis, who issued the writ at Winnsboro, the attorneys for the mother, now Mrs. Hertford,1 asked for further time to tile a for-j ma! return to the writ?state their reasons for opposition to it?and this; was agreed to by the attorneys for j1 the Lees, who got,.the writ last week, j' Attorney Thomas l*. McDow told' the judge that he and his law firm hud been retained very recently, and that the pressure of court business, both here and at Rock Hill at the same time, prevented proper time to j1 study the rights of their client. At-j, torncys Finley and Moss, for the law; firms retained by the Lee family, agreed to this, and the side of Mrs. ' Hertford was given time to prepare and file a return. After that will come the taking of testimony, and there are signs that an effort will be made to have the evidence heard by a referee who will report it to the judge. "We want t>hb understanding that we want you to hehr the case," lawyer MoDow told Judge Dennis, and it was placed on the calendar in such a way as to retain his jurisdiction of it. Meantime, the Lees have the child in custody for the court. Mrs. Hertford and some of her near kin were in Yorkville on Saturday in conference with Attorney McDow. Her present husband is a lieutenant in the regular army with an exceptionally fine record, and is already an instructor in mathematics at West Point. His wife, the mother vOf the Hilton boy, is staying with relatives in Kershaw county. Alsb yesterday, occurred a big legal argument in the probate court here about tho guardianship of the Hilton boy-*-distinct from his custody. A Columbia attorney, John W. Crews, representing Mrs. Hertford, opposed Dr. P. B. Hilton, of Rock Hill, being appointed guardian of the property of the child, as he asked through Lawyer Dunlap. He is the uncle of the little boy. Judge Nunn, at the end of a hearing, ruled that he has probate jurisdiction of the boy, paramount to the Richland county probate court, by priority of action, and exercise of jurisdiction, and he appointed Dr. Hilton guardian of the child's property, upon filing of a proper bond. Mr. B. M. Lee was appointed guardian of the person of the child in August, and it now has a personal guardian and a property guardian in York county?and in addition there is one in Columbia. There is no contention between Mr. Lee and Dr. Hilton. The probate court at Columbia last week appointed J. C. Wilcox, general counsel for the veterans bureau, guardian of the boy, on petition of-j parties friendly to Mrs. Hertford and her attorney in Judge Nunn's court argued that the Richland county guardian is the real one?but Judge Nunn ruled differently and maintains jurisdiction here over the little boy. ?Yorkville Enquirer. Met Tragic Accident The following article was clipped from the Elizabeth Journal, Elizabeth, N. J., and explains how the tragic accident happened that took the life of Hoyt Trapp, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Trapp, former residents of this city: Garwood, Sept. 5.?Hoyt Trapp, *1 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Trapp, of 1 Cedar street, was fatally injured this morning at 11" 15 o'clock when he was run down on North avenue near his home by a delivery truck driven by Frank Fouser, of Thirty-third street, Astoria, L. I. He died in the emergency room of the Elizabeth General Hospital, Elizabeth, shortly after being admitted I to the institution. He had suffered a fractured skull. Fouser was going east on North avenue when the J^uck struck the boy. Eddie Lanza, of Cranford, a passing motorist, took Hoyt and his mother to Cranford, where Mr. Trapp is manager of a gas station at North avenue, near Miln street. From there the lad was taken to the hospital by his father. Fouser was held on a technical . charge of manslaughter, according to Sergt. Dennis Comiskey, who investigated. Attempt To Burn Car Lands Two In Prison While returning from Columbia M?mdny afternoon Mayor Robert M. * Kennedy, Jr., and W. Shoorn noticed 11 car aflame near the roadside at a point in Richland /County close by the Sandhill KxpeiTiYient Farm. Being in the insurance business Mr, Kennedy very naturally stopped to investigate. lie was told that a negro .; find a white man were seen to run into a cornfield ami desert the car. He followed them and the negro proved to be Joe C. Harrison, CamJen barber, and the white lad is known as "Buddie" Sanders. Both told conflicting stories as to how the fire originated. Mayor Kennedy brought both on to Camden and notified Sheriff Mel>eod. The attempted ear-burning having occurred in Richland county the Kershaw county sheriff was without power to act so he and Mayor Kennedy carried them back to where car was and turned them over to Deputy Sheriff Thompson, of Richland county, where Harrison is still confined in jail. It is understood that several hundred dollars fire insurance was carried on " the car. Harrison lost a vacant house on Arthur street in this city by fire last winter, which was also insured. Three More States Join Wet Column Twenty-nine states today marched the repeal path and only seven more need follow to end national prohibi- 0 tion. Maryland, Minnesota and Colorado were the latest recruits. AJ1 voted , yesterday to abolish the eighteenth amendment and left the score in 1933's balloting: For repeal 29, against, 0. If the seven states now needed to supply the three-quarters of the Union required for repeal are among the 10 voting before November 8, the repeal amendment will be ratified formally on I>ecember G-^-the date of the 36th convention. The~' wets oarried Maryland overwhelmingly. Fast mounting figures put the repeal majority at nearly five to one. " ij The margins were smaller but substantial in Colorado and Minnesota, home ofs Andrew J. Volstead, who sponsored the prohibition enforcement law. I>ate counts listed both in the two-to-one class. Prohibitionists promised undiminished effort^to block the trend which on Monday cost them Maine, the nation's first bone dry state. Next week, on Tuesday, Idaho and New Mexico vote on repeal. Two weeks later ? October 3 ? Virginia votes, and a week later?October 10 ?Florida. ct ** ( These four end the balloting until November 7, when six'* more vote: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Utah. I, I ? Mrs. Daisy D. Parrish I Passes After Illness This community was deeply saddened on Wednesday evening when it was learned that one ot its most beloved citizens, Mrs. I).' I). Parrish had passed away in Columbia after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Parrish, gifted with a happy disposition and attractive personality, made : friends with all ages, who will mourn her death. Mrs. Deas DeSaussure Parrish was born in Camden, February 26, 1869, the daughter of Dr. Daniel L. DeI Saussure and Sarah Ann Gamewell DeSaussure. i In 1887 she was married to Wil1 linm S. Parrish, who predeceased her ; many years ago. From this union j were born two daughters, who survive. They are Mrs. Zaida I^ang, of Columbia; Mrs. Selma McKain, of this city, also three grandchildren. Of the Episcopal faith, her funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Clifton McKain, on Hampton street, conducted by Rev. Francis H. Craighill, pastor of Grace Episcopal church, 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon, with irttermept in the Quaker cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Bis^ell Kennedy, Harry Porter, John K. deLoach, Henry Carrison, Jr., Thomas Ancrum, Lawrence WKitaker, Robert Kennedy, and Willie DePass, of. Columbia. Alfred Boykin is spending this week in Charleston| : * ' * . 7 / - ? - . -