The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 18, 1934, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 46 \ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1934 NUMBER 8
in Dug-Out
I?June Roblea, kidvas
found alive, but
ed under a Heap of
a half miles from
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w?? raado by the
attorney, Clarence
irloa Heblca, assiet>ey
and uncle ol th*
.
said no ransom had
hat h? and Houskoq
he apot by informa.?
>y the asserted kulamal"
the little girl
the startled _ mun
ed by the ankles in
been scooped out U
w grave 21 1-2 feet
ng and 3 feet deep
vered over with tin,
cactus.
jug of water and a
ling a loaf of bread,
[ wilted oranges and
is very sunburned,
d with vermin. j
i to tho homo of
her father. j
padlock on the chain
r ankles was found
> of tin near the im-1
hole.
not able to get down
unlock the chain, se
ey to June, who unShe
was so weak
alk.
and Houston said
rections contained in
-y air mail letter reMoeur
today and forthe
care of an Ariatrolman.
is postmarked Chic a signed,
but the writid,
appeared identical
original ransom note
ours after June dis
second note delivered
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'
the letter by the gov
held in strict confid>uld
bo investigated.
,rlos Robles had spent
/ on the trail,
cation, officials said,
written by some one
ith the Tucson area.
were instructed to
lway to Wilmot, turn
n Way, drive a mile
150 steps north.
and the child was
vered hole which soon,
ould have become her
physical exhaustion
larks of the chains on
e June appeared menJ
when assured she
her mother she asked
rt card.
xamination indicated
/or from her gruelling
[tobies, June's mother
prostrated by grief
rly swooned when the
ed in her arms. She
igrily and broke into
weeping.?AP.
imanuel Dead
F\ Emanuel, aged 72,
d in her bed at her
mbert at six o'clock
Mrs. Emanuel apgood
health when she
night and apparently
uring the night from
.
e widow of the late
anuel and is survived
g sons and daughters:
manuel, of Re mbert;
ker, Atlanta, Ga.; Le?1,
Richmond, Va.; Karl
loykin, S. .; Lieutenmuel,
now stationed at
with the regular army,
r the funeral has not
ed on. Mrs. Emanuel
at the ChuTch of the
on, Hagood, S. C.?
Sumter Item.
t Church Services
o Dr. C. F. Wimtoerly,
rvices next Sunday * at
church will be as folng
a 11:15 by tha paat
Bible Mountain Topa";
*:00 p. m,, alao by tha
, "Watchman, What of
I.' ?'!
State Hospital Is !
Now Overcrowded
l>r, C. F. Williams, superintendent i
of the South Carolina State Hospital
! at Columbia, has sent out the follow- ,
ing resolutions passed by the board j
of rodents a.t its regular meeting on
May 10, 1934, which are signed by
Christie Benet, chairman, Frank H.
Barnwell, A. W. Reynolds, Daniel L.
Sinkler and J. E. Sirrine:
"Whereas, tho maximum capacity
of the South Carolina State Hospital,
according to the principles of modern
sanitation as. approved by the iStato
Board of Health, is 2,903, and
"Whereas, duo to the unusual economic
conditions existing in the state,
the Board of Regents and the author
ities of the hospital have allowed this;
population to increase to 3,500, and
"Whoreas, it is apparent that such
number is too great to permit of ,
proper treatment of those already inthe
hospital and that further admis-j
sions will be unfair to the person for
whom admission is sought and also
for those patients already in the hos-;
pital, and
"Whereas, the Board of Regents;
and the authorities feel that their;
first duty ^ to those already in the
hospital and that then every effort
be made to provide beds for violent
cases for whom admission may be
sought hereafter,
"Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the
Board of Regenta^hat the maximum
number of patients to be cared for
by the hospital, until additional accommodations
be had, shall not exceed
3,460.
"Further, that the Superintendent
is directed to only accept cases whose
condition is extreme and in no case
to allow an admission where, in his
(opinion, the proper housing and,
(treatment of such patient is impossible,
or where the population, according
to race or -Jfcx, is already so
overcrowded that- the welfare of those
now in the hospital will be jeopardized
by such further admission.
"Lastly, be it resolved that the
Superintendent notify the Circuit.
Judges and the Judges of Probate in j
this state of this action, and that a |
copy of these resolutions, together
with a letter explaining the conditions ,
at the hospital, be sent to the news)
papers of the State with the request
that they print same."
Kills Large Turtle
J. Blakeney Zehip was exhibiting a
huge alligator turtle killed by him
at his Shamokin Lake Tuesday. The j
old fellow's back was covered with
green moss and he tipped the scales.
at 20 pounds. Mr. Zemp had been
netting suckers in his lake and nearly
every night his nets were badly torn
up. He saw the turtle's head poking
out of the water and he put a rifle
bullet through it. The turtle sank
immediately, but with the aid of a ^
gig it was pulled from the water.
He had a large-sized sucker half-way
down his throat when slain.
Richards and Smith j
Introduce Loan Bill
Congressman Richards has intro-;
duced in the House a bill to amend
the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act
of 1933 so that hereafter persons who ;
had mortgages foreclosed on their
property prior to July 1, 1931, will be
eligible for loans by the Farm Loan
Commissioner, and may still bo allowed
to pay off tho mortgages. (
In the 1933 Act it was stated that,
foreclosures that took place prior to j?
July 1, 1931, would have to stand. j
Senator Smith has offered a aim- )
ilar bill in tho Senate and both Sen-,
ator Smith and Congressman Rich-,
ards are hopeful that the amendment
can be rushed through before Congress
adjourns.
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Sunday Schod? DAy to be Observed
Sunday School Day will be observed
next Sunday. Let all the workers :
and teachers remember this. A pro- j,
gram will be arranged by the committee
in charge. This is what we ^ i
used to call Children's Day. Let us |
make it a success?A. W. Humphries, i
Superintendent Lyttleton Street
Methodist Sunday School.
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Two Funerals in Same Home 1
Corinth, Miss., May 15.?Separate ;
funerals in the same home for ^ ill j
Hitchcock, S9, and his son, Isadore,
23, who shot each other to death in
a duel m the street. It was Isidore's
dying request that there be two fu- 1
neraLs. The father died instantly i
and Isadore lived several hours after .
their battle, which was caused by the i
father's altered mistreatment of his 1
wife. 1
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Kidnaped Oil Man
Returns to llis Home,
Los Angeles, May 14.?William h..
Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, was 1
rescued from his kidnapers tonight, i
in a raid on a sUhnnban house where <
he was held captive five .days.
Two men and two women were arrested
as suspects in the abduction,
which was frustrated without., pay-j
ment of the $00,000 ransom demand- >'
ed from Gettle's family.
Police claimed the men, James 1
Kirk and Roy Williams, .^ade a partial
confession of the plot.
A third man escaped as officers j,
surrounded the house. lie was being
sought throughout tho city. ,
Gettle was found in a house at I>a
Crescenta, a short distance from the j,
millionaire's estate at Arcadia, where;
he wi>? kidnaped late last Wednes-j,
day. - 11
The victim was unharmed but;(
tired. The kidnapers had covered his (
mouth' with plasters almost contin-;.
uously. Get tie's first concern was
for his wife, Fleta, who had been an
invalid for several weeks.
The 47-year-old retired financier ,
was driven at once to his home,;
where he was reunited with Mrs.
Gettle and their four young children.!
He was tired and worn and had to be
assisted up the stops of the house.
One of the women arrested, Joan
Burke, said she was Kirk's wife. The
other woman gave her pame as Coretta
Woody. Kirk, alleged "contact (
man" of the gang, and his wife were
the first taken into custody. From
them information was obtained as to ,
the location of the kidnap house.
The maximum penalty in Califor- (
nia fat kidnapers who do not harm
theii^etim is life imprisonment. Un- ,
der the new Caifornia law the death ,
penalty may be imposed if the vie- 1
tim is injured.
Kirk was described by officers as ,
a former "big shot" bootlegger. Wil- ,
liams is a jobless farm hand. ^ ,
The third man sought was identi
fted tentatively as Larry Corrigan, I (
police character. Apparently he es-|(
caped through nearby ruins of a (
home wrecked by floods in La Cres- ,
oenta last new year's day. ;
Kidnapers Get Life (
Los Angeles, May 16.?Three confessed
kidnapers of William Gettle,
Beverly Hills oil millionaire, were)-,
sentenced to life imprisonment last j (
night within 24 hours after they were
captured in a suburban kidnap haunt, J ,
where Gettle was found. ,
Facing a possible sentence to the ]
gallows if they stood trial, James ^
Kirk, admitted gang leader; Roy',
Williams, "finger man"; Larry Ker- (
rigan, who guarded the abducted fin- ^
ancier, pleade<l guilty to grand jury (
indictments before Judge Charles F. L
Fricke. '
To Have Chicken Supper j j
Jhe Sophia Zemp Circle of the ^
Lyttleton Street Mpthodist church is ^
giving a chicken supper at Masonic (
Hall, Saturday, May 19th, from 7:30 '
to 9 p. m. A charge of 50 cents is
being made per plate, the proceeds j
to he use<i in church work by this ^
circle. The public is cordially invit- (
ed to this supper. 1
Rotary Club Note*.
A report on the 58th Rotary Con- |
vention at Hickory, N. C., was given '
at this week's Rotary meeting by (
Marion Heyman, Hughey Tindal.jj
Moultrie Burns and Bill Alexander,who
made the trip to North Caro- *
lina. A nice talk was made by West/
Jacocks, of Columbia, who is repre- P
Renting the Federal Bureau of Fish-j
eries. Mr. Jacocks told of the possi-i
bilities of Hermitage Lake, which is
now being restored, and said that if
properly protected, would be a fisherman's
paradise, and said that the
Board of Fisheries would cooperate ^
in restocking the pond and protect- i ^
ing fish. j
Major A. M. Brailsford of the Medical
Corps of the U. S. Army, who j
has been stationed in the State of J
Washington for the past ten years, j1
also nriftdf a short talk. I '
Clarence Banks, of Louisville, Ky., j
and Rev. F. H. Craighill were guest,
visitors. > j %
Henry Savago won this week ?
prize. The program next week
he in charge of Dr. Carl West, and
Henry Savage will have the meeting (
following that.
Large Check Received.
County Treasurer -S. Wylie Hogue ?
had in his possession this past week i
a check from Comptroller General A. I
J. Beattie a check for $8,480 to be <
ased in Kershaw county for transpor- ?
tation to schools o?f the eotmtj for <
the 1908-84 term.
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Neville Bennett i
Addresses House
At the close of the general assembly
Hon. Neville Bennett, chairman
of the ways and means committee, <
delivered the following address to ;
the house: <
Mr. Speaker, and GentlemoYi of the
House; If you will indulge me for a
few minutes before we adjourn, I wish ^
to present to the members some stat- (
istics in explanation of what seems
to me to be the remarkable accomplishments
of this General Assembly.
1 am very sorry that I could not give
the figures last night, when more '
wore present, and when considerable | *
attention seems to have been given '
to expressions of appreciation and esteem.
At that time it was my mis-j'
fortune to be rather exhaustingly en-'1
gaged on the Free Conference C-om-jJ
m ft tee handling the so-called Deficien- J
L'y Bill, and 1 was therefore deprived
of the opportunity at that more up: j
propriate time of expressing to the.;,
House my deep sense of obligation
for the many kindnesses and courte- 1
sies and also for the many indul- ' j
gences so often shown me by the'l
Speaker and the other members of J,
the General Assembly. I have im- j
posed upon you and have been favored
more than my share and I appreciate
it all more than I can toll
you.
Now by way of preface, Ifet pie-say
that the figures I shall use have "bees* .1'
compiled from records in the offices
of the State Auditor and the Comptroller
General. They are therefore
substantially accurate.
Although they may sound like any
other set of cold figures to the 1
thoughtless or ignorant, to intelligent 1
and fair-minded students of our State ]
Government they will be eloquent of <
the labors and accomplishments of
the last two General Assemblies, the
General Assembly of 1931 and 1932,
and the General Assembly of 1933 <
and 19^*4. It is a record of splendid ]
business management, patriotically
carriejl to success in the midst of general
business collapse and in the face
of appalling difficulties of finance.
Of course, this General Assembly has
been abused and will be abused, and
for many mistakes can be most justly
criticized, /but no one can take from
it the record of accomplishment that
belongs to it, nor erase that record ,
from the Books of the Comptroller
General and the State Treasurer, nor 1
from the Statutes of the State. There
it will remain forever.
When we came here last January
many of us did not realize our diffi- i
:ulties or the full weight of our responsibilities:
and today as wo close ;
lur period of service many of us do
not realize the fundamental fiscal 1
changes that have been made. The 1
first great accomplishment I wish to |
mention is t.ho reduction in the ex- 1
penses of the vState. According to <
the records of the Comptroller Gen- !
?ral's office, in 1929, the disburse-;"
ments from the general funds of the ]
State were $11,374,562.58, of which 1
the School received $3,788,367.00. In
1930 the total disbursements fromi
the general fund were $11,354,772.11,
which the Schools received $3,500,- i
329.00. In 1931, disbursements from ]
the general fund were $10,657,911.20, 1
of which the Schools received $3,600,- <
300.00. In 1932 the total disburse-;!
ments from the general fund were!"
?8,768,341.78, of which the Schools'
received $3,394,329.00. In 1933 the;!
total disbursements from the general,
'und were $8,827,115.32, of which the j!
Schools received $3,000,896.00, and of 11
vhich also approximately $1,300,- j ;
>00.00 was a deficit brought forward |
from the preceding calendar year, jl
And according to the Appropriation 1
Bill adopted at this session there will ]
oe expended during the next fiscal (c
year from the general funds of the | i
State a total of $6,948,000.00, of [
which amount the Schools will receive 1
?2,372,980.00. In other words, for'c
'very dollar that the State was spend-' 1
ng from the general fund in 1929, it j
s now to spend 61c. Or in other 1
words, total expenditures from the 1
general funds of the State have boon <
educed 39 per cent since 1930. ?
From the information I have been
ible to gather, this great reduction . <
las resulted in considerable hardship j
it some of the State Institutions and 1
Departments. But, the services ren-j <
iered by the State to its citiz* ns have 1
lot been perceptibly reduced in num>er
of efficiency. 1
The maintenance of former stand- <
ird* of service by the Department* i
ind Institutions of the State should
>e put down to the credit of the State 1
officials and employee# who have
ihown a wonderful spirit of patriotic <
ooperation in the saving of the pub- ]
(Continued on page two) 1
(ireenville Attorney
Is State Chairman
(Wednesday's Co)<p?biu Keeog^j)
Rep. Ben. T. T*i>pard, 41-year-old
Greenville attorney, was elected
South Carolina Democratic chairman
?n the second ballot today at the
state convention. sV
Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh of
Hampton withdrew after the first
ballot, and Ixppard ousted Claud N.
Sapp, of Columbia, chairman since
I MO, by a vote of 171 to 1 03 on the
second.
Trailing the leaders in the first
est. Murdaugh was withdrawn by
George Warren of Hampton, who
nominated him.
"He bows 1 b the will of this convention
as a tried and true Democrat
and withdraws," Warren announced.
Drys and farmers and taxpayers
league adherents combined behind
Leppard to help s\V0(\p him into leadership
of the party in the state. I ho
victory in which the league contributed
was in contrast with two years
[igo when it was unsuccessful in a
bid for control?of the convention, in
an effort to defeat Sapp then.
Ixcppard started otT with a fourvote
lead on the first ballot.
With 171 votes necessary to elect,
the first ballot gave:
I>oppard, 142 1-2.
Sapp, 138 1-2.
"I Murdaugh, f>9.
I^eppard supporters applauded
spiritedly as the first vote was announced
And preparations were made
to continue the balloting.
Only 11 of the 46 counties cast
Lheir ballots in a block on the
first ballot. Among them wore Charleston
with 16 and Richland with 14
voting solidly for Sapp.
Greenville and Spartanburg each
pave 14 of their 18 votes to Leppard.
Sumter and Greenwood placed their
eight votes apiece solidly for Leppard.
The three candidates were nominated
amid bursts of applause and
volleys of "seconds" in the hall of
the house of representatives where i
the convention met.
iSapp, the present chairman, was
proposed for re-election by John Dinkins,
a Clarendon county chairman,
as a "pioneer in the movement to
elect Roosevelt president . . . and one
who is held in confidence, esteem and
affection by the administration in
Washington and the president himself."
Murdaugh was nominated by Warren
of Hampton as "an open-minded
man, the soul of honor and not connected
with any faction or clique."
Leppard, from the Piedmont, was
nominated by L. C. Wannamaker of
Orangeburg in the low country.
Wannamaker said Leppard "has
[iot made any promises and is not
embarrassed by any commitments."
Olin I) .Johnston of Spartanburg
candidate for governor, and Senator
H. K. Cooke, of Horry, were among
those seconding Leppard.
Mendel L. Smith of Camden was
elected temporary president and J.
B. Gibson of Dillon premanent president
of the convention without opposition.
They had been agreed upon
for these honors by two of the candidates
for state chairman and were
not opposed by the third in pre-convention
conferences last night.
Sounding the convention keynote,
Smith, a veteran party leader, urged
wholehearted support of President
Roosevelt's program to bring the nation
from "a Republican-created" depression.
The United States, he said, is
^eing salvaged from the depression
through the "great reconstructive
Policies that have been put forth unier
the sponsorship of the Democratc
party."
To insure success of the program,
.he temporary convention president
continued, "our duty is plain aa true
Democrats."
"Ijet your keynote be to pledge
pour sympathy, sacrifice, effort and
oyalty to carrying out the program
if our great president for permanent
prosperity."
The Camden lawyer began his adiress
by saying that Southerners
guided the United States from its
i>irth until the Confederate war ushered
in "a period of Republican mis-ule."
The Democratic party under Cleveand
and Woodrow Wilson has reclaimed
the nation from Republicansm
and restored It to its place,
stainless in honor, boundleae in
>rosperity."
The "senseless, unjust and Ittkfuious
rule" of Republicans in recent
pears brought on the depression," be
iverred, "by crushing the he tic farm
l^E
i v?* rX llflV" Ttli' 1 - ??
ing industry of the nation between
high tariff and low produce prices,
'engulfing it in debt.'"
Roosevelt's overwhelming election,
Smith said, wm "the greatest revolt
of free people in the history of this
country."
Gibson, speaker of the state house
of representatives, was put forward
for the convention presidency by Rep.
Neville Bennett of Marlboro as a man
"well qualified by experience" for the
post. A score of delegates rose on
the convention floor to second his
nomination. C. T. Graydon of Columbia
moved for election by acclamation.
A committee composed of Governor
I. C. Blackwood, present as a
delegate from his home county of
Spartanburg; former Governor John
G. Richards, a delegate from Kershow;
and Graydon escorted Gibson
to the president's chair.
Smith, a former judge, was nominated
by Senator Edgar A. Brown,
of Barnwell, as "one of Democracy's
greatest exponents." Seconds by C.
T. Graydon of Columbia and Solicitor
Homer S. Blackwell of Laurens quickly
followed and Senator Carrell D.
Nance of Laurens moved for election
by acclamation.
Claud. N. Sapp of Columbia, state
chairman, who called .^Jbe convention
to order, named Rep^Tfeville Bennett
of Marlboro, Roach S. Stewart of
Lancaster and Senator Brown as a
committee to escort the temporary
president to the chair.
Former Judge Smith then proceeded
to deliver the keynote address?
a duty he had performed at three .
former^ state conventions. Longprominent
in party affairs, be has
presided over seven coov?tlema.
Negro Kills Another
At Bethune Sunday
Jim Stover, 27-year-old negro, is
confined in the county jail charged
with the death of (icorge Fletcher,
20-year-old negro of Bethune.
The killing occurred Sunday whilo
the two men were alone in a room
supposedly sitting on the aide of a
bod. Stover when arrested claimed
that Fletcher committed suicide by
shooting himself in the face-?the
bullet coming out tho back of hto
head.
Investigation by the sheriff showed
that Stover's tale did not tally with
the description given as to the position
of the two men, when tho shot
was tired, and other details did not
tally.
Coroner Julian 11. Hush held an inquest
on Tuesday and tho verdict was
that George Fletcher eam<j to his
death by a pistol fired by Jim Stover
and Stover was ordered held fox trial.
Camden Member of
Base Ball League
? ...... Camden
is to have u base ball team
and Qlee games once each week as the
Pee I>ee League has been formed
with the following eight teams: Bcthune,
Bishopville, Qlanta, Lamar,
Lynchburg, Hartsvillo, Oates and
Camden.
. The lcngue opens OH Monday, May
28, and there will be a game played
in this city probably each Thursday
afternoon, when the stores are closed
for the afternoon so everyone cun attend.
Clarkson Rhame is manager for
the local team and base ball fans who
wish to contribute towards its support
will please see him.
Rains Break Drouth
Heavy rains falling generally over
the county this week have broken a
long drouth which had begun to tell
on crops and gardens. Creeks and
ponds which had gotten to a low ebb
have rapidly filled up.
Baptist Church Services.
The following services are announced
at the First Baptist Church
for iSainday, May 20: Sunday school
at 10 o'clock with C. O. 'Stogner,
superintendent, in charge; public
worship at 11:15 a. m., with Mr. C.
| M. Lockwood, of Columbia, in charge;
at 8 p. m. with preaching by Rev.
A. D. McArn; Midweek service Wednesday
evening at 8; B. Y. P. U. Sunday
evening at ^ o'clock.
Mr. Lockwood, a former college
mate of the pastor, and now principal
of the Olympia school of Columbia,
spoke at this church two or three
years ago and made a most favorable
impression. It is hoped that both
morning and evening service may be
attended by a large congregation.
The public is invited to worship at
this church.