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% o 0 ; GO TO THE SECRETARY OF YOUR CLUB AND PUT YOUR NAME ON THE NEW CLUB ROLLS The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 46 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1034 NUMBER 17 Hail and Windstorm Tuesday Afternoon Tuesday afternoon saw a wind,] hail and electrical storm ternjrily break a heat wavo that had Med for several days, when accord2 to H. Arthur Brown, who keeps S United States government rets as to temperatures and rainfall 2d at - o'clock the mercury regis- j 2d lOd degrees.' While we were talking wilh him' " ?entleman who] ud traversed the . county "that day ;? ld us that his thermometer must hive registered correctly, for he had . und the same at several different spots throughput the county. Newwry and other points registered the <ame as at Camden. Hail stones pelted the roofs of Camden business places, the rain fell in torrents, taxing the city drains to their utmost capacity. A check-up of jhe damage amounted to the north ,ad south ends of the fences that inclose Zemp Field at the Kershaw county fair grounds being blown down. A nearby field of cotton was partially stripped of leaves and badly damaged. Two huge oaks were blown down on lower Broad street near the old court house. Lightning struck one of the few remaining pine trees on the school grounds, corner of Lyttleton and Laurens streets. The bolt deflected and went into the dead limb of an oak and set it afire.1 The fire department was called to put it out. The casualties from this stroke was the "cooking" of a woodpecker and its brood where it had selected the limb as its place of abode. A limb was blown down upon the Lyttleton Street Methodist church, causing damage to the roof. Several limbs and trees were blown down, but no property damage resulted. In the business district where contractor George A. Creed is remodeling the Springs & Shannon store a large plate glass window was blown out and cracked up causing the contractor a loss. Telegraphic communication between Camden, Charlotte and Columbia was interrupted for several hours. Lighting service in the homes was cut off for some time and many old kerosene lamps were brought back into service. The storm seemed to have been centered around Camden and a short radius, because few reports have come of any other damage. Mercury Soars The past few days in Camden and vicinity have been unusually hot. Old Soi beaming down with all his sumnu-i heat. The official weather mar. reports to us that at 2 p. m. on Tuesday the mercury hit the high mark f 103, which continued for several hours until around four o'clock a thunder storm broke and cooled off the atmosphere, bringing (relief to roar, and beast temporarily. On Wednesday it was still intensely hot but considerably lower than the day before. the thermometer registering 95 at no-.r.. Death of Mr. Ray hdwa: i R. Ray, 66, well known tarn:. ., ...f West Wateree, with a wide 'am..v connection, died at his home J a' ' Wednesday afternoon after an [ ...r.-. ve nding over a period of six front !\.v Lay was twice married and is 'J; by his second wife, who ben a: age, was M iss Ethel Hayes. 'v-r g a.so are the following sons laughters: Jesse Ray, Leslie ' :go Neal Rav, Sam Ray, v va..4e Taylor, Mrs. Minnie Bass, 'r> L;;.u Bass, and Mrs. Carrie ^ckion. Fjr.- services were held Thursday a;t.-moon at 3 o'clock, conducted ^ > pastor, the Rev. Mr. Faile, and r'e b..r,a. was in the churchyard cem*tery < hurch Supper at Smyrna >n':y,r.a church, in West Wateree, r'r'?ur- os a church supper at the ""Ur"' n the night of Friday, July ' m ? to 11. The public and all ar-G latfs are cordially invited. Ice 1 earr.. .-andwiches and fried chicken b.- plentiful and prices will be roa>or.ab.e. Benefit Picture Sunday and Tuesday the Cam oa^e ball team is sponsoring and ^ "rg tickets to "Thirty Day Prina picture to be shown at the -amden Theatre. Everyone will want ro ^''Vla Sidney an<l Carey Grant '' 1 is entertaining picture and they e requested by the ball players to tickets from them as they only ell * p*rc*ntsige on the ones they f Man Charged With Entering Bedrooms I^eo Johnson, 26-year-old white man of near Kershaw, was arrested near: that town Tuesday, being charged With having entered a private home and two boarding houses in Camden at a late hour Sunday night. Johnson first entered the Russell boarding house on DeKalb street and entered the room where E. W. Sapp, a boarder, was sleeping. He stole' three shirts, a knife, tie clasp, pin; and several dollars from Mr. Sapp. j He next entered the Rollings boarding house, where a sleeping boarder was relieved of several dollars. The thief was very deliberate in his movements for the housewife saw the next morning where he had made a meal of a fried chicken found in the refrigerator. His next stop was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Iteasonover on Laurens street, where he entered the room of D. V. Dixon, who boards with Mr. and Mrs. Reasonover. Here he also got several dollar ^>ills while Mr. Dixon was asleep in his room. By a clever piece of detective work on the part of Chief Whitaker, Sheriff McLeod, Policeman Alva Rush and Chief Mothershed, of Kershaw, Johnson was taken into custody at Kershaw. He had on his person at the time about ten dollars in one dollar bills and the articles of clothing and other things stolen from Mr. Sapp which were recovered. Some of the articles stolen from Mr. Sapp had the owner's name on same. Aggie Boys Off To Camp at Bluff ton On Wednesday morning three school busses loaded with seventyfive Vocational Agriculture students of Kershaw county left for their camp at Bluffton, near Beaufort. They will remain in camp four days and there enjoy sports of all kinds, instruction in the various phases of their work and enjoy meeting boys I from other counties of the state. The boys from this county represented the agricultural classes from; Camden, Baron DeKalb, Bethune, Charlotte Thompson and Midway and they were under the following teachers: H. Granade, R. E. Smith, B. E. Keisler^ E. M. Mellette and W. B. Stevenson. So Many New Cars, Tags Run Short. Columbia, July 16.?So many South Carolinians have been buying new automobiles lately that the State Highway department has had to order 8,000 more 1034 license plates. Ben R. Stroup, director of th&- motor vehicle division, explained today it was the second time this year the order for license plates had been increased. The latest order brought the total for the current tag year to 309,000, including trucks, cars, motorcycles1 and trailers, half and full year tags. ! This is a large increase over last year. Presbyterian Church Services Presbyterian church services on: Sunday, July 22, announces A. Douglas McArn, pastor, will be Church school at 10 a. na., morning worship at 11:15. Junior Club Saturday at 10 a. m., Vesper service Sunday evening at eight o'clock. The public is cordially invited to these services. Belk Reconsiders; Remains in Race ' j Because my health has not been the best lately and because- my busi-j ness was very seriously needing my. undivided attention, I decided on last Saturday to withdraw as a candidate! for reelection to the House, but when' the announcement of my withdrawal, appeared in the papers on Sunday, morning friends from every section: of the county appealed to me to, stay' in the race, and in obedience to their,, wishes I have reconsidered and have decided to remain in the race. I appreciate much more than I am able to express the interest so many people have shown in my candidacy. For the past four years I have given the very best that there is in me in the service of the people in the General Assembly, and if I am returned to the Legislature, I shall continue to represent all of the people of Kershaw county, honestly, and to the very best of my ability. Again expressing my appreciation for the loyalty of my friends, and thanking everyone for their kind consideration, I am Respectfully, J. R. Belk. Camden, S. C., July 17, 1W4. Officers Capture Automobile Thief CI y <1 c Cunningham, 35-year-old white man, who hud only recently completed n five-year penitentiary .sentence for house-breaking and lar- i cony, will very probably face another term when sessions court convenes again. Cunningham broke into the rear of the Rodfenrn Motor Company on the night of July 5 and drove off with a practically new Ford V-8 and put about 1,000 miles on the car, when it. was abandoned just inside the city limits. Cunningham was suspected and Sheriff McLeod took other officers \vith him to the home of Otis Cunningham, several miles east of Camden, where Clyde was known to be staying. As the officers approached the house Cunningham made his getaway in a swamp. Clyef of Police Whitaker was left in town to be on the lookout and it was not long before Chief Whitaker picked Cunningham up on north Mill street near the Mills' residence. Cunningham has served a previous chain gang sentence. His long sentence was for burglarizing the store of Sam C. Truesdale at Westville. This made the third clever -piece of work done within the past week by county and city authorities Cooperating and Chief Whitaker is loud in his praise of the assistance given him by Sheriff Mcleod and Deputy Cooley. Arrest Of Man For Theft of CCC Goods Troy Moore, 24-year-old white man formerly with the CCC Carnp near Blaney, has been committed to jail charged with the theft of a large tent, two trucKtires and wheels and two other truck tires, the property of the camp. The stolen property was recovered, being found hidden in the woods about ten miles over in Lancaster county. Moore's time had expired at the camp and he was discharged July 1. Being familiar with the camp and surroundings he went back there on July 9, when the theft was committed. The case was worked up by Sheriff J. H. McLeod, assisted by Magistrate J. D. Watson, of Blaney, and Sheriff Dabney, of I*ancaster. Captain Hinson, of the camp, expressed himself as being highly gratified by the manner in which the sheriff's office handled the case. Baptist Church Services The following services are announced at the First Baptist church for week begining Sunday, July 22: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent in charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15- a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Morning subject, "The Value of Preparedness." Evening subject, "Christ or Destruction." B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8:30. The public is cordiaffy invited to attend all the services of this church. . The Daily Vacation Bible School openpd Monday morning with one hundred and twenty-nine in attendance. The first session was a very interesting one, completed by an exciting parade. Much good work and many good times are anticipated by both teachers and pupils. . d Revival at Cedar Creek The pastor and members of Cedar Creek Baptist church \siil hold their regular summer revival services beginning next Sunday, July 22, and continue through the following Sunday. Services will be held each day at 10:30 in the morning and 8:30.in the evening. We have secured the services of Rev. C. L. Norman, of Lockhart, a former pastor of Hermitage Baptist church of damden. The public is cordially invited to come and worship with us.?P. PL Blackmon, pastor. . ^ Home-Coming Day at Antioch Friday, July 27, will be home-coming day at Antioch Baptist church, ten miles east of Camden, announces Harvey R. Davis, chairman and C. W. Shiver, clerk, in whose hands all ar-j rangements are being left. The members and friends of this congregation are urged to attend all, day services there on that date. There will be no picnic but all are asked to bring baskets so they might stay for all the program. This church was opened for service in 1824, with twenty-four members? twelve men and twelve women?and ia the second oldest Baptist church in Kershaw county. ? _ _ I . A warm welcome is extended to all. Camden Ball Team Coming To Front The Camden ball team under the management of Clarkson Khame, and a me in be r of the Pee Dee la-ague is i hitjing their stride after getting otf |to a had start in the series schedule. The standing of the teams at the end of tin- first half was: Oates, Hethune. , Camden, Lamar, Bishopville, Lynch.burg. Hartsville and Alcolu. In the last ten ghmes played by the local team they have won nine of :then\. Another good record set, by the home boys, was in the last five jgames they got l>0 hits with 57 runs I to their opponents 3 runs. The first game of the second half of the series found Camden's seoro 12 to 0 when they played Lynchburg at Lynehburg. Next Tuesday at 4:15 o'clock a game will be played at the old ball park. A charge of 25 cents will be made to all adults. Interest in the boys and base ball as a sport has been steadily increasing and no doubt there will be a large crowd present at the next game here. The team needs your support as this is the first year in a long time that Camden has had a base ball team and the players do not receive any money for playing, but many expenses are incurred that have to be met. Local fans should stand behind the boys in their effort to put this national sport across in a successful manner. Woman Dies From Injuries In Wreck Lula Bell Crenshaw, negro woman of the Flat Rock section, died at the Camden hospital Monday night from injuries sustained in an automobile wreck which occurred Saturday night at eleven dVlock near the Jim Hough place. Dock Laney, negro owner and driver of the car, was ordered held by a | coroner's jury whose verdict was that the woman came to her death in an 'auto accident while being driven by Laney in a reckless manner while intoxicated. The car was rounding a curve at a rapid rate, left the road and struck an embankment. Others carried to the hospital were Mary Sowell, who suffered a broken jaw-bone and leg; Jason Drakeford, injured in head; and John Truesdell, badly jarred when he jumped from the car. The inquest by Coroner Julian Rush was held at Kershaw Wednes. day night with E. C. Stokes as foreman. Others serving on the jury were Frank Moore, Fred Stokes, Jim , Ogburn, Charlie Hough and Frank Tolbert. i Convicts Packed In State Prison ! ' Spai'tanbfirg, July 12.?Addressing the South Carolina Police Chiefs' association at their annual banquet tonight, Governor I. C. Blackwood defended himself against critics of h;< administration, including his use of the pardoning power. Governor Blackwood criticized those who think a governor should l>-- a man of action and "constantly in :h?' limelight." He said he was glad to boast or claim he ha.s bee na "modest governor." To those who have criticized his use of the pardoning power. Governor Blackwood said, "at this very minute the state penitentiary is crowded like a sardine box in the exce-ssive heat." "It would be easy," he said, "to refuse to pardon, hut errors are made all along the way." He said that to pardon is not only a power but a duty conferred on the governor by those who look beyond the decision of the courts. | Other officers elected today were I L. W. Hammond, Greenville detecjti\e chief, first vice president; Geddes | West, Spartanburg chief, second vice i president; and B. M. Haynes, Spar'tanburg detective chief, secretary! treasurer. | Sunday Evening Vesper Service Th^re will be the usual vesper sertvice on the lawn of the Presbyterian I church Sunday evontng at eight o'clock. Sterioptican pictures from the life of Christ will be shown. Chicken Stew There will be a chicken stew at DeKalb church on Friday evening, July 20, beginning at 7 o'clock. Proceeds will be used ofi the charch building fund. Public is invited. Adults plate 25 cents, children 15 cents. Camden Boys and ; (iirls at Kanuga. Kanuga laike, July LL -Neatly, four hundred boys and girls \soie registered a'. the junior vamps,] which were ended at Kanuga Lake,; conference venter of the hpisvopal church, on Thursday evening, with a icump tire service. Iho Right Revetend K. G. Finlay, bisop ot the diocese |of upper South Carolina, ami director of the Kanuga conferences made the presentation of the cups, emblems tand other awards. ; Grace Palmer, of Charleston, and (Jack Loos, Grafton, Pa., won the cups for the best all round campers. A number of othef awards were made, i The adult and clergy conferences |open at Kanuga, July 14, to last two J weeks, after which the property will be used for resort purposes, with a J boys' camp in conjunction therewith. A number of outstanding leaders in religious and educational circles are on the faculty for the adult and clergy conferences, for which a largo number of registrations have been made. Auxiliary day will be the program for July 21st and a condensed conference for laymen on the problems of the church will be held July 20 to 22. Among those from Camden registering at the junior camps were Mary Lee Bradford, Harriet Foster, Rhetta McDowell, Florence Savage, Betty Whitaker, Anno Whitaker, Anne 1 Clarkson, Gene Campbell, Isaac Pitts, William Pitts and Massey Trotter. Fifteen CCC Camps Assigned to State Columbia, S. C., July 16.?'The definite assignment of fifteen COC camps to -South Carolina under the jurisdiction of the State Forestry commission and the National Forest' service for the six-month period beginning October 1 was announced today. Along with the announcement, H. A. Smith, state forester, commented that the camps would provide for the [continuation of a program that alrea' dy has given wholesome occupation ! to more than 4,000 young-men in the ! state with wages totalling nearly $2,-000,000. Smith was informed that the new camp locations would include the; counties of Union, Newberry, Oconee, Charleston, Berkeley, Greenwood, Dorchester, Marion, Greenville, Flor-j ience, Sumter, Kdgefield, Colleton and Aiken. i At least four camps will be new j 5 ones. They \vUi be in the counties of Union. Nevrl/erry, Greenwood, and | Edgefield< Smith said. Assurance has been given, he add- j led, that a camp may be obtained for Horry county pending taking over] i by the state of certain lands for a ^ 'state forest park. This park, the, ' st"ate forester remarked, will provide ! valuable recreational features at a nominal cost to the people of the state. Camden Rotary Notes ' The program for Thursday's Rotary meeting was in charge of A. Sam ! Karesh. He had invited T. V. Walsh to make a vocational talk on Railroad Transportation" that was thoroughly enjoyed by the club. I Next week's program will be in charge of Hughey 1 indal and he has invited Reuben B. Pitts to make a vocational talk. Fred West, of Abbeville, a candidate for the office of lieutenunt gov-, ernor of South Carolina, was a guestof the meeting. Visiting Rotarians ; i were Kddie Andrews, of Atlanta;. John'Wilson, of Sumter. Death Sentence For j Florida Kidnapers } Bonifay, Fla., July 17.?Two youths were under death sentence today and another faced life imprisonment fbr j the $1.80 kidnaping and beating of an ' old woman. First to be convicted without a i mercy recommendation under Plorii da's "Lindbergh law," Bernard Reth-i ! erford, 21, and Millard Keith, 18, .heard the death sentence pronounced | late Saturday. j Dewey Keith, 20, brother of Mil, lard, was sentenced to life imprisonI ment. The jury ad<^ed a mercy recommendation to its ^erdict in his case. The trio was charged witnaoducting Mrs. J. L- Phelps, 77-year-old widow, last May. She testified they | took $1.80 from her. In Tuesday's election in Mississippi on the prohibition question, the voters; went snout two to one for prohibition. Missing Child Found in Woods Near llonie IlurtsdaU\ N. V., July 17.~?Robert Connor was found alive and smiling this afternoon in the wood behind his house by state troopers. Min. Charles H. Connor fainted when a trooper came in the door of Iter Hartsdalo Manor home with 21montha-oW Kohert in his arms. The chilli's face was badly scratched by brambles after nearly five days in the wood. The ehild was well and apparently unharmed. Physicians were summoned to examine Robert and attend his mother The baby was found at 2:4f> p. m. by Sergeant Jerome llogan, of thu Creenburgh police, who has been almost continuously on the search sinco the child was reported lost Thursday at 6:30 p. n\. The child's disappearance from his home five days ago was responsible for one of the most widespread searches in the east since the kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby. Hobby, his dolls left behind as muto reminder of his play, vanished whilo playing in a sandpile Thursday afternoon. The heavy thickets behind the Connor home were combed by armies of searchers?without success. Bloodhounds were used, and a polico dragnet was thrown out in five states. Police mado several futile apprehensions, the last being Henry Forrestier, the peddler whose rambling story filled police with doubt when they questioned him. Immediately the news of the discovery spread throughout the neighborhood and the Connor house was over-run with Creenburgh and state police, reporters and photographers, and friends of the family. Recounting the events of the discovery, Sergeant Hogan said he had found the child lying on its back, eyes open and a smile on its face, but apparently half starved. The little boy's face was badly cut and there were slight bruises as if it had come in contact with sharp stones, said Hogan. Lieutenant E. O. Hageman, in charge of the state police searching party of 50 men "finally ordered the house cleared in the interests of the family and particularly to relieve Mrs. Connor of the noise and excitement. There were many bramble cuts across the face and legs, said the Creenburgh police sergeant. He said there was little difficulty in recognizing the child from the description given, particularly the blonde hair apd the pink rompers, the same which little Bobby had worn when ho disappeared last Thursday. The excitement throughout the neighborhood of the Connor's homo in Hartsdale Manor grew as the news spread and it was necessary for the police to establish lines to hold back the crowds. Within a few minutes after the child had been returned to its homo and after Mrs. Connor had recovered from her faint, the baby, wrapped in a shawl and in the arms of a woman, said to be a sister of Mrs. Connor, was again taken from the house and under a large escort of town police and troopers was rushed to Grasslands hospital at East View for a physical examination. The mother did not accompany the party because of her condition. Sergeant Hogan, who found the baby said he was of the opinion, from the general uppearance of the child as well as the spot where it was found, that little Robert had been placed there this morning, after having been kept in some other place since last Thursday. The appearance of the child, he said, particularly its smile and apparent health, precluded the theory that it could have remained alone in the woods for five days. The theory of the police now is that some person who kidnaped little Bobby became alarmed as the search widened and as likelihood of detection seemed nearer. They are at a loss, however, to explain how any person or persons could have carried the child to the spot where it was found this afternoon, when thousands were still on search, without being seen. To Have Chicken Supper A chicken supper sponsored by the members of the Camden Baptist church will be given at the Shrine Club rooms on Saturday, July 21, from fl to 8:30 p. m. A charge of 60 cents per plate will be made. The proceeds to go towards the Camden Baptist parsonage.