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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 46 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934 NUMBER II ' hmden City Schools [ad Successful Year The commencement exercises in U? city ?'ti?o|s ""WW ,?me.June l!it> wit,h " r?cital and ' ,? put on by the pupils of Mrs. v Salmond. On the following ht June 2nd, the school- closing \'m for the Pine Tree Hill school held in the auditorium of that ool This Pr?K**am was featured th an address by Rev, J. B. Custom nday evening tho annual corncement sermon to. the graduates the Camden high school . was ached by Dr. C., F. Wimberly. aday evening, June 4th, was celeited by the graduating class as lass Night" with the class play, esday morning at 11 o'clock the Jgram was put on by music classes Miss Oliver of the Laurens street 1001, Miss Zemp of the pine Tree 11 school, Mrs. C. V. Salmond of ?grammar school and the physical Nation classes of Miss Gertrude top. The final exercises were held the auditorium Tuesday evening at 10. Diplomas were delivered to enty-one boys and twenty-two girls follows: Emily Katherine Bell, James Lee heler, Samuel Boy^in, Thomas Ali Christmas, Clarence Edward ristmas, Garden Stuart Clarkspn, orge Otis Creed, James Elliott Deache, Ruth Redding DeLoache, nnie Elizabeth Ford, Joseph Bur11 Gaskin, Nicholas Purdy Gettys, arles Ralph Goodale, James Lenoir iile, Nannie Lorene Jackson, Rich1 Furman Jenkins, Earl Alexander rdan, William Roscoe Johnson, try Florence Little, Martha Willene Guirt, Evelyn Oshia McLean", ances Leslie McLeod, Irene Bruce ckle. Margaret Zulette Miller, Mary a Moore, Mattie Malaine Rabon, >ert Abraham Reed, Francis Joih Shehoen, Golda Dolores Shirley, y Sheorn, Dennie McLeod Smith, ,ry Lucia Tobin, Dorothy Lucile nLandingham, Mary Elizabeth iters, Florence Eleanor Watts, Otis rion Watts, Ernest Lee Woolen, ry McCants Zeigler, Natalene Merits Zeigler. n addition to the list of medals i honors should be added the folrjng: )ne of the highest honors won for Camden high school during the it school- session was the winning second place in a state-wide cont in algebra by Miss Eleanor schner of the ninth grade. This test was held sometime during spring at the University of South olina, the contestants being seed from the high schools throughthe state. This is an unusual disition and to Miss Kirschner should the heartiest congratulations. n connection with the awarding of ors, a plaque was (presented to erintendent J. G. Richards for the nden city schools by by Mrs. Kathr Watts. The plaque, a .beautiful er on walnut, reads as follows: esented by the Kershaw County ird of Education for the highest d score in school events, presentto the Camden City Schools? 4." . Award of Medals rade 1A?Scholarship won by rles Zemp?95. rrado 10?Most improvement, givby Da\id Wolfe, won by John Atson. trade 4?.Scholarship, Susie C. or medal, won by Thomas Tur?94.55 trade 5?'Scholarship, given by inberg Brothers, won by Frances 'me?96.4 trade r>?-Scholarship won by PhylKaresh?95.7. rade 7?Scholarship, Haskell mewon by Aileen Belk?S4.1 trade 7?Composition, given by ' R. doLoach (Edgehill medal) 1 Maggie Trantham?92 trade ??Character, Scholarship, gTe8s (American Legion medal) :n by Mrs. A. Karesh, wop. by v Jackson. rade 7?Excellency in History,. R. medal, won by Aileen Beik 6. \ 'J*de 8?Scholarship given by Mrs. won by Jack Villepigue O-O. ade 9?'Scholarship given by ?d ^^* -^net? won by Minnie Bruce?96.1. ade 10?English (deLoach med,w?n h>' Barbara Zemp?93.7. *p ^?bool Latin Medal given by H. Harding, won by Minnie Bruce, 96.1. ' nl English (Annie Johnjtoykin medal) won 'by Minnie Bruce?07.6. JSfbest History Average in 11th (Cecilia Willingham medal) H-ontinued on L**t Page) " ' "tiilWn i Paul G. McCorkle Dies In Knoxville York, June 3.?Paul G. McCorkle, 70, coroner of York county since 11)20, representative of the Fifth Congressional district for u brief term in 1017 and' one of York county's most widely known and most popular citizens, died late (Saturday afternoon at the home of his son, the Rev. W. II. McCorkle in Knoxville, Tenn. The body will bo brought to York tomorrow and funeral services will be conducted from the First Presbyterian church, according to present plans, at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by his "pastor, the Rev. W. W. Harrison, D. D. Th$ interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery here. ' Mr. MdCorkle was the son of Col. William?.w H. McCorkle, prominent merchant and afterwards judge of the probate, And Elva Grier McCorkle, and was born in York, where he spent most of his life. He had also lived in Lancaster and Chester counties, where he worked as an expert cotton classifier in the employ of the late Col. Leroy Springs. He was educated in the public schools and at the famous Kings Mountain Military school during the superintendency of Col. Asbury Coward. In 1905 he lost his eye sight a6 the result of a runaway accident, in i which he held on to the horse to i protect the lives of his wife and young son, who were in the buggy i with him. Ho bore-this misfortune with characteristic courage..and con-1 tinued an active,- energetic and useful citizen to the end of his life. For' a number of years preceding his death, in addition to discharging his official duties, he engaged in the brokerage .business. Mr. McCorkle was appointed coroner of York county in 1920 to fill out an unexpired' term and was elected later that year and re-elected in 1924, 1928 and 1932. In the election ld&t summer he defeated both opponents, in the first primary. In 19<17, after the death of Congressman D. E. Finley, of York, Mr. MdCorkle was elected to fill out the latter's unexpired term. In this election he defeated two opponents and I received more fhan 90 per cent of! the total vote cast. Mr. McCorkle, despite the physical handicap of loss of vision, was known for his cheerful disposition. He carried on bravely and with never a murmur of complaint. He was re-! cognized as a man of the most unswerving integrity and was loyal, sincere and true in all the relations of life. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church of York. He is survived by his son, the Rev^j W. H. McCorkle, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Knoxville, Tenn. His wife, who was Miss Eilleen Lemonds, died in 1916. Rev. Caston Talks I to Hospital Nurses Twenty-three Baptist hospital nurses last night received diplomas at commencement exercises held at Park Street Baptist ~ church. A large crowd was present. The Reverend J. B. Caston, pas-i tor of the First Baptist church of, Camden, delivered the address of the | evening, speaking on "The Life of Service." Reverend Caston pointed out the obligations of the nurse and their obligations for service. "If we would serve," he said, "we must visualize our possibilities for service. We must have the courage to follow our visions in the face of obstacle.*;. - We must know the art of human contact, be able to take advice, be able to sympathize and maintain a cheerful enthusiasm." The speaker concluded with an illustration which showed the need of the forgiving spirit in nursing. He told of a nurse who had been wronged by a person, and later that person became her patient. The nurse, by expert and tender care, nurud her enemy back to health.?TMB day's Columbia State. He Didn't Forget Laurinburg, N. C., May 28.?Seven years ago Mrs. C. I. Clark, Jr., made a purchase in the jewerly store of E. T. McCall. In her haste she failed to pick up fifteen cents change. She moved away to another city soon after and forgot her oversight. But McCall didn't forget. The other day Mrs. Clark came back for a visit and again "went to the jewelry store for a purchase. 1 McCall met her at the door with an [ envelope?and in it wha the change | he had been holding for seven years. George T. Little, Sr. ! Seriously Injured George T. Little, Sr., well-known livestock dealer and one of the coun- ] ty's largest landowners, was seriously injured early Wednesday morning ' in a peculiar accident. ' Mr. Little was run over .by his own car. lie and 1 Mr. E. L. Phelps had gone into the 1 country north of Cool Springs for an < early nvorning fox chase. [ Ho parked hrs car and trailer" on , an incline and walked around in , front of the car when it started rolling and knocked him down, passing over_him and breaking his right collar 'bone, right hip, two right ribs and left shoulder. Mr. Little was left in a serious plight. Mr. Phelps was unable .to drive the car and the injured man had to lay on the ground for-several hours while Mr. Phelps walked to Camden for aid. Mr. Little is one of Camden's best! beloved citizens. He is a well-known sportsman, being a lover of the chase, and is one of the best judges of horses in this section, serving at many of the horse shows held in various states. Expressions of sincere regret have been heard on all sides since the ac*-1 cident and all are hoping for his speedy recovery. Last reports from the hospital are to the effect that he is holding out remarkably well despite his 71 years of age. Establish Nursery To Hermitage Lake Work will be started this week by the OWIA forces to construct a nur- < sery ftsh pond to supply the Hermitage Lake with young fish. It is to}' be under government supervision according to John T. Mackey, head of. the Camden Merchants Association, I I who has been working on the project for some time. The land. to form .the nursery is located on the J. H. Sinclair place, consisting of four I acres at the entrance of what is 'known as Thomas Branch, which is | mitago Lake.' It is fed by several j sand hill springs and is said to be adI adjacent to and flows into the Her! mirably suited for such a project. It' is proposed to construct a dam in 1 'such a manner that when fish are' ilarge enough to protect themselves) against carnivorous fish the gates' jean be lifted and they can be drained, into the mother lake. In turn the nursery can be re-stocked and the j same procedure gone over at inter-1 ivals. I I Work on the recopstruction of the; I Hermitage Lake dam has been pro[grossing rapidly despite weather con-; jditions. It has been slowed down on I account of excessive rains, but at) I times as many as one hundred or more laborers have been constructing the old part of the dam. It is the object of those in charge to make, this one of the finest fishing grounds! and recreational centers in this parti of the state. Rotary Club Notes A debate was held at Thursday's i Rotary meeting as to the club's atti- [ tude on an amendment to be voted upon at the Rotary International Convention in Detroit soon. I>eon Schlosburg, R. B. Pitts, Bill Nettles and John Villepigue participated in the debate. The club finally decided to leave tho matter to the judgment of i Hamilton Osborne, who will officially' represent the club in Detroit. Next j week's meeting will be reports of the chairmen of the various club committees for the fiscal year that ends this month. The following week's program will be in charge of Bill Bates and the last meeting of the fiscal year will be in charge of Henry' Savage, Jr., who hopes to have Dr.; Fred Williams of Columbia as the guest speaker. The visiting Rotarians were Boykin Freeman of Bishopville and John Wilson of Sumter. The guest visitors were Dr. Andrew Whitaker, Reuben Pitts, Jr., and Lew Foster, secretary of the Bishopville Chamber of Commerce. "The Great Pyramid of Gezeh" Because of the many requests from friends of other churches that I repeat my message on the Great Pyra-' i mid, I shall do this next Sunday night at the Lyttleton Street Methodist church, at 8:15. I do not wish to invite other churches from their own service, and for this reason I am giving it at night. We invite all who may be interested in thia ancient wonder di wonders to be with us at the time above mentioned.?C. F. Wimbarly, Pas to!. , Hoy Struck Down; ! Is Seriously Injured Howard Kay Rhodes, known to his! little playmates as "Bozie," 4-year- j old son of John U. Rhodes, was per- J haps fa,tally injured Wednesday af-l ternoon when he darted from in be! tween two oars and ran into the path of an incoming car. The accident happened in front of the City laundry and was witnessed by a number j of people. The little fellow was knocked down when his head struck i a fender ami one wheel passed over, his body. He was picked up and rushed to the hospital where it was said he was suffering from a fractured skull and body and leg bruises/ T^he car was owned ami driven by! Henry George Dabney, 24-year-old, son of Doby Dabney, who resides at DuBose Park, The car was being' driven south on Broad street and wns not moving fast. 'Several witnesses! state that the driver could not have avoided striking the child. The little fellow is a son of John R. Rhodes, saw mill operative near Mulberry who is employed by J. O. Nuckolls, His mother, who was before marriage Miss Mamie Hinson, died two years ago. He has a sister, Dorothy, and two brothers, Frank Rhodes, in N. C., and G. C. Rhodes, with the Electrik Maid Bake Shop here. He is a grandson of Mrs. Hattie Hinson Wilson. Farmers' Week Plans Are Now In Making Clemson College, Jline 2.?With prominent visitors, including Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Rex! Tugwell, Dr. Frank Bohn, Senator! James F. Byrnes and perhaps Secre-1 tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal-1 lace, and with a well-balanced gen,-, eral program in the making, Clemson College Farmers' Week will offer farm people and other citizens an excellent menu " of good things this year, says Dr. W. W. Long, director of the Extension Service, who is chairman of the Farmers' Week committee. The big gathering, which will be held August 14-17, is the first since 1929, and special effort will be made by all departments of the college to make it'a real success. In general plan, says Dr. Long, this year's Farmers' Week will be similar to those held in previous years. Each day will be a five-sided feast of good things; General meetings with addresses and music for inspiration, classes or instruction on all lines of farm and home activities, practical demonstrations, recreation for relaxation and amusement, evening programs for entertainment. ''Past Farmers' Weeks were real boons to farm people, thousands who came have testified, and the state's agricultural college is ntffa ready to repeat this great service to the people. With new facts and ideas to stimulate, new visions to inspire, new friendships to elevate, new scenes to give pleasure, the occasion should be a delightful outing and vacation as well as a profitable course of instruction," says Dr. Long, urging everybody to make plans to come. Flower Shut-in Day Observed June 10th Unfortunate shut-ins of this city? through illness and accident to spend their days indoors?will know Sunday, June 10, that "somebody cares." June sunshine and fragrance, in the shape of beautiful spring flowers, will be delivered to them as a part of the National Flower Shut-In Day movement, inaugurated a year ago by the florists of America, under the leadership of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association, with six thousand members, throughout the world. In its first observance last year the National Flower Shut-In movement took blooms into more than 150,000 sickrooms throughout the United States and Canada. This year the goal of the movement is to a quarter of a million shut-ins. We want to make it plain that this is an entirely generous movement on the part of florists. No florist taking part'fin the day will accept money for flowers delivered to bona-fide shut-ins, those permanently sick or disabled. We want the cooperation of the public in obtaining the names and addresses of local shut-ins. If you will kindly telephone Miss Mary Goodale, local chairman, at The Camden Floral Company, phone 193, she wijl J>e glad to accept these names and addresses. is*/ t. i. A ... i., r. : Columbia Pastor Scores Gambling Gambling in all its forms, the people who practice it, those who defend it and Iho public officials who allow it received a scathing denunciation by the Rev. J. 11. Webb, 1). lb, pastor of the First baptist church last night as he asked the question "What's wrong with gambling?" and replied, "F very thing." Doctor Webb, speaking of the numerous gambling devices such as slotmachines and tip-boards, which "are in evidence in every community, Columbia not excepted," said: "An institution which will, in the hope of fenced or gain, take a college hoy'.^parents' hard earned money and the uninformed working man's wages is dominated by the same spirit that swayed the callous soldiers who throwdice to win the seamless robe of Christ as he died on the cross." I Doctor Webb described gambling as !"the foe of the home, the factory, the I legitimate industry of the nation and the major foe of law and order." Gambling on athletic contest's, golf, I bridge and other forms of recreation came in for their share oi'the critiI cism. I 'U4)ur whole social, commercial and [recreational life is shot through and 1 through with gambling." Doctor Webb discussed the arguments used in upholding gambling and introduced arguments to contradict them. "Gambling is an intellectual, economic, social and moral evil." "The ganrber surrenders himself to excitement and chance. It is an abnormal transaction, just as the transaction of business under the influenco of whiskey is abnormal, hence it*?? I an intellectual evil. "The economic loss by gambling I every year is greater than that by ifire and flood. Gambling tends to [ produce parasites in the social order. | It kills the spirit of industry. GambI ling is the foe of tho hpme, the fac'tory, the legitimate industry of the nation and the major foe of law and ' order. "The most that can happen is the : temporary enrichment of the few and the impoverishment of the many. The 'spirit of gambling tends to corrupt all sports. "If a thing is intellectually, eco1 nomically and socially wrong it is, ' inevitably, morally wrong and some| thing needs to be done to keep the stream of gold from flowing into-the hands of organized gamblers tfnd t^ie large corporations that supply gambling devices. ! "What can be done about it? Wage an unrelenting war. True, the mellenium is not come but there is a wide difference between conditions in I Columbia and as they might be, even before the arrival of the mellenium. | "Wage unrelenting war against the ! evils of gambling, set a better example, let our society women do less betting at their social functions and i let the fathers do less of it (or better : still, none of it) on the golf courses, at athletic meets and in social gatherings. "A federal statute should prohibit I the use of the radio and telegraph lines and newspapers in giving out to the public information on races and such events on *which large sums are daily gambled. "Finally, encourage those who try , to stamp it out and let them know j that these gambling devices and tgamblers should be told to move 'rather than turn upon an honest critic of conditions as they are and rudely demand that he move on," Doctor Webb concluded.? Monday's Columbia Record. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church Sunday school will convene at 10 .o'clock, conducted by Dr. A. W. j Humphries, superintendent. Devotion period until 10:20, then the study period. Preaching at 11:15 by the pastor, theme not announced. Preaching at 8:15; theme, "The Great Pyramid of Gezeh."?C. F. Wimberly, Pastor. Reamguard Announces Candidacy Former Senator J. E. Beamguard, of York county, was in Camden yesterday and authorized The Chronicle to announce his candidacy for con; gress to represent the Fifth District. Mr. Beamguard is a resident of Clover and is at present a member of the railroad commission of South Carolina. He has served York county for twenty-two years?ten years as a member of the house and twelve years in the senate. He says he has canvassed nearly the entire district and meets with encouragement on all sides. Wyndham Manning Governor Candidate The resolution of the county Democratic convention endorsing Col. Wyndham M, Manning for governor meets with out hearty approval. The convention also paid him the handsome tribute of election us a delegate to the state convention by acclantat ion. Col. Manning's views on public service measure up to the standard that this paper has striven for during all the years of its effort to serve the people of this section. Nor does ho give mere lip service to his principles. His record shows that he lives and fights for them. He was educated at West Point. 1 As a lieutenant in the regular army he had a certain living guaranteed him. But in the old poaco days before the World war, this did not appeal to him. He resigned and entered the teaching profession. The moment trouble loomed on the Mexican border, Manning offered his trained services to our great president, Woodrow Wilson, and took a company of Charleston volunteers to the ^Mexican border, serving during all that trouble. No sooner than the World war started, Manning was again among the first to volunteer. Once more he served throughout the war, and with distinction, reaching the rank of Lieut. Colonel. When the "piping days of peace" brought him home from foreign service, the farm called him. It was in his blood. His fathers before him had been farmers. This was just about the time the post-war prosperity began to fade out and deflation set in for the farmers. No one is more familiar with the struggles and hardships that have confronted our farmers Sor more than a decade. He has met these problems face to the front with the same courage and determination that he showed on the field of battle. His two terms in the legislature have been characterized by diligent attention to his duties, careful study of questions presented and clear cut, manly decTsions on these questions. His analysis of the tax situation has been given in addresses before thoughtful audiefices in various parts of the state; it shows unusual diligence in gathering data and ability to grasp and make clear a complicated problem. It will thus be seen that Col. Manning has touched the life of our people at many points. lie knows the problems of the great calling df a teacher, and as such has dealt with young people. He has struggled with the hardships cosfronting the farmer. He has studied, as few have, the knotty problems of governmental finance. And above all, he has played no petty or mean political game, but has shown himself a man of simple sincerity and courageous convictions. His politics are of the same type as those of Woodrow Wilson and F. D. Roosevelt.?Sumter Daily Item. Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for week beginning June 10 at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner in charge. Public Worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m.; subject, "The Importance of the Baby." At the evening hour, 8:.10, Rev. George Bobo, the new paetor of the Wateree church will preach. Senior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8:30. Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. A teacher training school will begin on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Classes every evening throughout the week. Miss Nuckles from the state office will have charge. It is hoped that many of our young people may attend aa wfll as all officers and teachers of the iSunday school. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church.