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- s I Join The Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce I The Camden Chronicle - k- i i 1 i y ' i .a l?l m^rnrn t ,i .. m L? ? - - ?wm? ~J? 1 ? -l - " JpyOiAJME 46 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1934 NUMBER 31 wk^^gg-rr,^s^saigmt*m^-1' 11 1 ' .ggagggsgai ii mi.. - .. -...j i |n,!BBBBggg....i ,i;l. ,.n.... i .,ii ,imww^paesggag?gsga8bgbagsae....|i.uj.il'-.h. ... t ili.iiu.i.j.l|...i.>jbgab^gg ? . . 1 11 llt t iny Cases Tried it Sessions Court fall term of the court of genaesaions for Kershaw county ie<l here Monday, with Judge Mann, of St. Matthews, presidhe oourt speedily got under way large volume of business was eted during Monday and Tues'he court recessed Tuesday af,i to convene next Monday ig, when two homicide cases ) tried. case Of the State agains^B. F. s, a former magistrate of this , charged with the killing of a , Theo Williams, at his home a ;eks ago, was continued beyond m. The other of the two most ant cases coming up at this f court is that of the 'State ; Jackson .Jones, charged with ling of his brother, Wilson This case is set for trial next f. Both of these *ehses come he northern section of the and the defendants in both re widely connected, rge number of other cases of importance have already been d of by pleas of guilty and 8e, and still others await disi next week. i Mann delivered a., very im> charge to the Grand Jury d an eloquent tribute to Solicigner for the able manner in ie prosecutes iiis cases, for his hness and for his rapidity in ig of his cases. ollowing are the cases disposuring the two days court this ' Reed plead guilty to houseg and larceny of automobile is sentenced to serve three - ri Lee plead guilty to housel and larceny, and was sen[o serve six months. ?rd Bracy, charged with robas tried and found guilty and fd to serve three years.. > Thomas plead guilty to the )f assault and battery: of a :1 aggravated nature, and was d to serve three months. Baker, charged with using a ithout the owner's consent, <1 and acquitted. Laney plead guilty to involmanslaughtof^and was sen0 serve twellre months, six to be suspended on good ben Scott plead guilty to asd battery of a high and ag1 nature, sentence sixty days. / Ives plead guilty to maliciry to livestock; sentence ten $10.00. Langley plead guilty to iny manslaughter. His senis four months, all of "Which >ended during good behavior. Cunningham plead guilty to aking and larceny, and was i to three years. r Cooper, housebreaking and sentence two years. )ennis, assault of a high and ed nature, three years. >hnson plead guilty to burglarceny and to forgery. He enced to five years' on the and larceny charge and ys on the forgery charge, sentence to run concurrently larger sentence, e part of the day Tuesday n up with the trial of Fred 'ack Ballard and Henry Balrged with assault and bati intent.to kill. They were . Fred Tucker and Jack Bailed a sentence of five years, nry Ballard got off with six r'ze Winning Dahlia* itor of this paper acknowanks from his sick room for itiful dahlias sent him by friends. Also received was from R. G. McCreight, of a former Camden man, who 'niias as a hobby. He has zes every year at the flower -he State Fair, last year for time winning the silver cup the handsomest specimen in thus becoming owner of the Serve Chicken Supper lies of Swift Creek church, "11 serve a chicken Uupper ?ht, 7:30 o'clock at th^ home ers Young. This suppers raise money *t? pcpetrthe Everyone is invited to com? Jfood supper for twerfty-flve 11 *ou member of the Camden |r County Chamber of Join today. Grand Jury Makes Its Presentment The following is the presentment of the Grand Jury handed in to Judge M. M. Mann, presiding at the fall term pf general sessions court held in Camden the past week: > ^ To Honorable M. M. Mann, Judgo Presiding: Wo, the Grand Jury, have passed on all Bills of Indictment brought before us during the past year. We have investigated the- school system of the county and find that both the schools and the office of the Superintendent of Education are being operated in an efficient manner. We find that the public roads are in as good condition as is possible und^r present economic conditions and with the small appropriations and limited equipment with which they have to be maintained. The chain gang and its camp are being well kept up and operated in an excellent manner. Our committee finds that the court house is being kept in good condition and that thejcounty jail is being kept in as good condition as is possible under present circumstances. As has been pointed out by former Grand Juries, the present Jail building, and especially the plumbing, is in bad condition and steps should be taken to either construct a new jail or make extensive repairs to the present one, at the earliest possible time. We have checked the books of the County Treasurer, the Auditor, and the County Hoard of Directors J and they are all well kept and we wish to commend these officials for their excellent work. The finances of the county are being operated on a cash basis and expenditures, are being kept in line with receipts. This Grand Jury wishes to recommend to the Judge of Probate that he make necessary investigations into the case of one Robert Jordan of the Oak Ridge section of the county and take what steps may be possible to" have him committed to some* institution for,mentally deficient people. We wish to thank your Honor for the courtesies shown us and also jwish to commend the Solicitor, the Clerk of Court, the Sheriff and other court officials for the very efficient manner in which the courts have been conducted this year. Hughey Tindal, Foreman. Advertising Camden To The World The Chamber of Commerce hopes with the financial aid of its patriotic citizens to place Camden before the public even more thoroughly than last year. By the end of the last - season in May 1934, this organization at a cost of $400.00 had printed 10,000 attractively illustrated .pamphlets of Camden that were distributed throughout America. Advertisements setting forth the advantages of our city were placed in several different cosmopolitan newspapers: The Sun, New York Times, New York Herald-Tribune, New York American, Boston Evening Transcript, Boston Herald, Washington Herald and Times, and the Philadelphia Public Ledger. They also advertised in sport magazines: The Spur, Town and Country, The Sportsman, and Polo. The Chamber of Commerce not only advertised in this way, but also had as publicity agent, Miss Sallie Broomell, to help-their good work. She succeeded in having published daily in these and other newspapers over the country, the social and sporting activities of the season, thus setting forth more and more to the public the advantage of our town as a winter resort. This year they have started off em- j ulating and %ven surpassing their work of last year. They have already had placed in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia beautiful and wellmade board signs of Camden. These cost $100.00 each to erect. They have planned to do even more extensive newspaper advertising, and to hire again the aid of a publicity agent. The office force have answered hundreds of letters of inquiry on Camden this and last year which proves to the Chamber of Commerce jhe success of their varied advertising. _ , Halloween Festival at School. ^ There will be a Halloween festival at Gates Ford school house on Taoaday night, October 30th, at 7 odock. The public is cordially invited to attend. There will be amusement for the entire family. The pr<*aeda will be used for purchasing a school piano. New Association Made Two Loans The First Federal Savings & Loan Association^ whicli w*nr ' chartered some months ago, began operations this week, making two loans on Thursday. One of these loaps was a small one of $400.00 for the purpose of making repairs and improvements on a small ^dwelling, j The other loan was for $800.00 to take up a mortgage which had been running at a higher rate of interest than the new association charges. The Federal Savings & Loan Association is now in a position to take subscriptions to its thrift shares or paidup shares. The principal paid in on these shares is guaranteed by the Government so that subscribers can at any time tufn in their stock and receive the principal back plus its earnings. W. R. Zemp is president of the association, R. E. Stevenson and John T. Nettles are vice presidents and other ihembera of the Board of Directors are: R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Henry Savage and Henry Savage, Jr. Rattle Snakes Rout Men Gathering Corn J. L. Guy, manager, of Guy Planing Mill & Lumber Company of this city, was telling a Chronicle man a few days ago a snake story, which he vouches for the accuracy of. Besides operating his lumber interests Mr. Guy also has a farm eight miles south of Camden, on the CamdenSuhiter highway. He had a nice lot of corn in the gathering stage, which had been planted on a piece of new ground in the swamps and anxious to get his prize crop gathered early he sent in a force of laborers one morning. They encountered and killed six rattlesnakes, some measuring six feet in length. The party saw tho danger of proceeding further so they quit for thb day. The next morning Mr. Guy had these men sent into a field on higher ground but when he went down he found the laborers in a ' "huddle." Quickly realizing there were more snakes there he put them to mowing grass and one or two more reptiles were killed and several escaped. He then equipped the men with rubber boots and says, believe it or not, that prize patch of corn was gathered and not another rattler sighted. Bethesda Church Services. Presbyterian church services, Sunday, October 28, announces A. Douglas McArn, pastor: Church school 10 a. m. A class for young people, ages eighteen to twenty-five will have its first session Sunday morning and all young people of the church are requested to share in the work of this group. Morning worship with anthem and sermon on, "Christ's Greatest Value for People." On Sunday evening at seven o'clock in J the church building we will resume the Sunday vesper services, which were held on the lawn during the- summer months. Study classes for the children of the church on Wednesday afternoons. The public is cordially invited to the services of this church. Presbyterian Vesper Services. On ISunday evening, October 28, at seven o'clock, a series of winter vesper services will 'begin at the Presbyterian church. Stereopticon and later on motion pictures having religious teaching values will be shown. The series will include pictures as "The Kihg of Kings," "Les Miserables," "Inside the Cup," "The Nativity," and the like. The public has a cordial invitation to attend all these services. Held Meeting at Beaufort Jerome M. Hoffer, of the Hoffer Jewelry Company of this city, joined a party of fellow optometrists in Co* lumbia early Sunday morning and spent the day in historic old Beaufort in lower Carolina. It was a meeting of the Central District Optometrists' Association and they wer^ the guesta at the Community House in Beaufort. After a business session at which various phases of work pertaining to the treatment of eyes and the fitting of glasses was discussed, the party was taken for a delightful ride around Beaufort harbor. To Have Halloween Party There will be a Halloween Party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Parker on October 31st at 7:^0 p. m. sponsored by the Ladies Missionary Society for the benefit of . Salem church. \* Delightful entertainment and lots of fun. for all. Come and spend a pleasant evening and forget your worries, saya the secretary of the society, * ' Funeral Services For T. H. Tatum Sunday i Thomas H. Tatum, 56 years old, chairman of the South Carolina railroad commission met death in an automobile accident here last Fttfthy night at the canal bridge on the ! Camden-Blshopville highway, neaa* the Hermitage mill pond.' '* Mr. Tatum was on his way home from Columbia, where he had been on business. He was alone at the time of hi.s death and it is thought that J\e suffered from a heart attack, as it was known that had heart trouble. Upon the request of the family no inquest was held. He whs buried at Sunnyside cemetery, Orangeburg, on Sunday afternoon. The committal service was conducted by his pastor, the Rev. Brice Herbert, Bishopyille, assisted by the Rev. M. L.,Banks, Columbia, and Dr. T. G. Herbert, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church, Orangeburg. Mr. Tatum, a native of Orangeburg county, at one time represented Lee county in the state legislatuie. He was a graduate of Clemson college and Georgetown university. He served in the Spanish-American war. He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Robert H, Hope, Lexington, N. C.; one brother, W. O. Tatum, Gastonia, N._ C.; five sisters, Miss Maggie E. Tatum, Mrs. F. K. Jennings, Mrs. Janie Thomas and Mrs. Edna Traywick, all of Cope; Mrs. H. M. Braton, Walhalla. Many persons prominent in state affairs attended the funeral. To Address Teachers Of Kershaw County tfcxJ , ?The Kershaw county teachers will hold the second meeting of the new school year Thursday afternoon; November 1st, at 4 p. m., in the city j school auditorium. W. D. Nixon, president of the South Carolina Education Association, will address the group in the general meetiiujr. Mr. Nixon has recently been elected county superintendent of education in Spartanburg county. Miss Mary Eva Hite will lead the i discussion for the elementary group jin the departmental meeting and Miss j Esther Strong will lead a group; both discussions will center around reading. The teachers will probably all attend the district meeting in Rock Hill November 6th. Trustees are also invited to both these meetings. Rev. McArn Made Chairman Red Cross The Rev. Mr. Douglas McArn haf been appointed Roll Call chairman for the Camden Chapter for the annual roll call of the American Ret Cross drive. This drive will statt Armistice Day, November 11th, and continue through Thanksgiving. "Nebuchadnezzaf's Dream" - This is to be the subject of Dr. C. F. Wimberly's address before the Lytbleton Street Methodist Men's Class next Sunday, October 28th. This will be directly following the line of the past two messages. What did that marvelous dream mean in history ? Come out next Sunday morning and hear its interpretation. Where are we now living in the body of this great dream image? Next Sunday our Bishop Kern has asked that all the men be at their various classes and remain for the morning service. It is rally day. This explains why the Sumter Men's Class will not be with us. We want our entire membership ? seventy - five strong?at 10:00 a. m.?Jack Moore, Secretary. To Hold Fiddler's Convention On the night of November 2 there will be a Fiddlers' Convention in the auditorium of Central High School^ Lee County. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more will be given as prizes to players of violins, mandolins, guitars, banjos, saxaphone, pianos and to groups of these instruments, orchestras, and group gingers such as quartets, etc. These contests are free to all, but anyone wishing to compete should communicate, either by card or letter, with Central High School, Rembert, S. C. The admission fee will be small and your enjoyment should be great. ' To Sell Oysters. The ladies of I?ckhart community will tell oysters and sandwiches at L. J. Jordan's store, Saturday night, October 27th. The proceeds will go for the benefit of Refuge church. Hotspur Favored To Win In Big Race The following clipped from the Ia:Roy, N. Y? Gazette-News will bo read with interest by Camden people, who witnessed this tine horse race in the' Washington Birthday races and the Carolina Cap, held here each seqpon: Hotspur II, Mrs. Austin Wadsworth's .big ' cheat nut gelding,, has been installed as odds-on fuvoritv to chalk up his third victory in the annual Genesee Valley Cup steeplechase to b<? run Saturday afternoon over the Genesee Valley Hunt's course at the Kennels on the AvonCienesee road. The well-known son of Uncle George scored his previous wins in the event in 11)31 and in 1933. If victorious this year, Hotspur will g^in permanent possession of the cup, presented in 11)37 by the Cary family of Buffalo. Racing form followers have selected Ward A. Wickwyre's Lucier, winner of the event in 1932, as the winner of the event in 1982, as the horse Hotspur will have to beat, if he is to score his third victory. Last week at Rolling Rock, Hotspur won his first race of the 1934 fall season, leading Lucier to (the wire by abou^ three lengths. Raymond Wolfe, one of the most famed amateur riders in the country, will have the mount on the Wickwyre horse, and has high hopes of reversing last week's result. Stuart Janney of Baltimore will ride Hot- J spur. j Th efield of seven entries repre- j sents the largest number yet to have gone to the post in the event. Others facing the starter's gun will include Poplar I^ane Farm's Sunset, 2nd, winner of the cup in 1931; Mint Gold, owned by Thomas Clements, the Avon breeder, and trainer of hunters; Lamplighter, owned by Anthony Con-1 ti of Rochester; H. A. Clark's Ginger Boy; an Irish hunter owned by C. L. Whiting, and a dark horse sent down by A. C. Goodyear of New York city. A program of 5 races, one more than in previous years, is on the card, with the possibility of a sixth, a twomile maiden timber race, if enough entries are found. Leading off the program will be the farmers' flat race of six furloughs for the Major Winthrop Chanler Memorial. In additino to the memorial thoro will be cash prizes of $75 for first, $50 for second and $25 for third. There is always a large field in this event. Troop A flat race for New York State Tropers foitfa cup presented by Mary Abigail SJjiverick will be open to enlisted men of Troop A and will be over a course of six furlongs. The Genesee Valley Hunt plate event, the plate having been presentj ed by Mrs. Theodore W. Case, will be open to any horse over a mile course, to be ridden by amateur riders holding certificate from the National Hunt and Steeplechase Association and those eligible for same, as well as others acceptable to the committee. Four-year-olds to carry 140 pounds, and 5-year-olds upwards of 150 pounds. Ernest L. Woodward's Rocky Shore and Lough Rose are expected to run in this event. The final event of the day will be the hunt team race, to be eligible to three horses from any recognized hunt, same to have been regularly hunted and not tranied for racing. Harry D. Kirkover, Hon. James W. Wadsworth, and Ernest L. Woodward will be stewards. Judges will be Oscar F. Soule, Franklin D. L. Stowe and Craig W. Wadsworth, Harry D. Kirkoevr is chairman of the race committee. The annual hunter trials sponsored by the Genesee Valley Hunt will take place Friday afternoon at the Bueg Farm, adjoining the Kennels at 1:30 p. m. > Methodist Church Services "The Destroyer and the Builder" will be the subject of the sermon at the Methodist church Sunday moraing at the 11:15 hour. ^Ve invite the entire group of men belonging to our church and any friends who may wish to worship with us. The Evening hour will be a continued message from last Sunday night?"The Secret Places in Life and Religion." Let us get behind our night Congregation and [build it up, says C. F. Wimberly, j>astor. "Getting Married Intelligently" ! Next Sunday evening, October 28, at the First Baptist Church there will be a special service for young people. The pastor, J. B. Caston will preach on "Getting Married Intelligently. Morning service at 11:16, subject: "Emancipation From Evil." Sunday school at 10 o'clock; B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 0:80. The public is cordially inyited to attend all the services of this church. y- _-v-' *"?i it ' 'V ??"- ' First Game of l'olo Played Last Sunday -'Wm Camden polo players turned out lu.sl Sunday for their* llrst game of . . the season. Although the gamo wtyi hotly contested from beginning to end the White team camo off victorious to the tune of 6 to 2. The good play of Puck Smith for the Whites largely accounted for their good score. '.The White team was made up of Hei\ry Savage, Jr., thick Smith, Ralph Little und Charlie Uoborson; while the Red team was composed of Kirby Tupper, W. A. Roy kin, Jr., Joo Bates and C. P. DuHose, Jr. - .Y;y; m The game was played on the new held built last season by the R. F, C. forces on the plantation of George .T. Little. While still rough and a littlo lacking in sod this Held has the potentialities of being a very good one. It will be used for all games during the next month or tivo. It lies over the hill to the Woat of the number two field beyond the Skeet Club stand and will in the future bo known as field number three. "The club plans to play again next Sunday at 3 o'clock and invites the public to attend. O ' ,v|| New Home Agent |jj Assigned To County | The Homo Demonstration Depart" Jl ment of Winthrop College has announced the transfer of Miss Marga- . > ret Fewell, Home Demonstration Agent of York County, to Kershaw County to fill the position of Homo Demonstration Agent made vacant by ? the recent marriage of Mrs. Sadie?Craig KirkBey. It is with regret that we have to give Mrs. Kirksey up, for her work . in the County has been of a very high type. The best wishes of her many friends go with her. Miss Fewell will begin work on November 1. Her office will be located in the Court House at Camden. ^ She has had ^ne training and experience as she has for a number of years served efficiently the position as Home Agent of York County. She is a graduate of Winthrop College with a R. S. Degree in Home Economics. K There will be no interruption in the . ^ Home Demonstration Work Kershaw County as Miss Fewell is able to take up every phase bf work as planned and with her recognized energy and enthusiasm a good year of work may - be expected under her leadership. Her work will be supervised and assisted by the District Agent, Mrs. Plowden, ^nd members of the Sta\e Homo Demonstration Department with headquarters at Winthrop College. The four Emergency Workers will continue their wotk under the supervision of Miss Fewell. Hornsby Family Had Reunion. Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hornsby gathered at their home at Blaney, Sunday, October 14, for a family reunion. The occasion was the fifty-second birthday of Mrs. Hornsby and she received many lovely and useful gifts. A delicious dinner was served at noon. Those attending besides twenty-six grandchildren, m one great grandchild, weTe: Mr. and Mrs. George Watts, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goff, Mr. and Mrs. Edmound Hornsby, Miss Vera Hornsby and Miss Mildred Hornsby, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Goff, of Blaney, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Brown, Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Cook, of Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Trapp, of Camden. Jefferson Citizen 1 Dies In Camden 1 Friends will bo shocked at the sudden death of James W. Miller, 66, who died here at noon Friday at the residence of his niece, Mrs. S. F. Brasington. He had come down to spend the day, when he was taken ill and passed away. The deceased was a native of Jef- ' ferson, and his only residence during life was the house in which he was born. He was the son of the late John _ S. Miller and Elizabeth Fletcher Miller of that city. \ Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hattie Gregory Miller, of Jefferson, and one adopted daughter, Mrs. Cecil Davis, of Hartsvilie. :'-i" >|||| Funeral services were held at his late residence in Jefferson Sunday, > October 21. " Are yea e member of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce? Join today. , * * ^ ^ <V' ^ ^ ^ I ^