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?The Camden Chronicle I - . . , C^MDEW, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1935 ^ NUMBER 2S Louisiana senator Victim Of Bullet [' Uuton Rouge, La., ?&pt. 10.?Senator Huey P. Long, builder of a poittiLeal empire In Lduislana, died today (roiii an assassin's bullet. The versatile Long, political "dictator'' of lxwlslana and a potential president nil candidate In 1936, died at 4:06 a. in., Central Standard time, surrounded by hla family and cloae political aaaoclatea. Long waa 42 yearn old. r The senator waa ahot by Dr. C. A. Weiss, Jr., Baton Rouge eye apeciallBt, as Long waa walking along a corridor after leaving the bouse of representatives Sunday night during - a special session. Dr. Weiss, an opponent of Long's politics, immediately waa killed with bullets by Long's body guards. "I want to live," Long waa quoted _ as saying by Seymour Weiss, a cloae friend and treasurer of Long's politi. " cal organization. Weiss said Long had been unconscious since near midnight and he could r not remember the last thing ho said I while conscious. "Yes, yes," broke In Governor O. K. Allen, Long's boyhood friend and political lieutenant, "the last thing lie said when lie was still conscious waa, I wonder what will happen to my University boys.'" Long had been proud of Louisiana's State University and had led the ca' del hand and cheered the football team from (be aide lines. Afterward, with tears in his eyes, Governor Allen issued the following statement: "This marks with the death of Huey I/ong the passing of the greatest builder economics in the history of Louisiana in 225 years.. It also marks the passing of the greatest hero for the common rights of all the people in America. His name will exist and tie remembered in the annals of the state of Louisiana and all America." Karl J. Christenberry, Long's secretary, said the senator's body would lie In state In the ornate $5,000,000 skyscraper capitoi building constructt ed when Long was governor. t It was announced that a committee composed of Governor Allen, Christenberry, Weiss and Earl Long, brother of the senator, would meet in the governor's office at 10 a. m. today to complete funeral arrangements. When he was struck down, Long was in the midst of his latest legislative session to strengthen his dictatorship and to write laws aimed at the Roosevelt administration, which he had opposed in the senate and on the stump. - ?" <' Sunday night, as he emerged into a ~ corridor at 9:20 p. m., leaving a sesI sion of the state house of representatives, Dr. Weiss walked up to Long , and fired. The bullet pierced the colon in two ? places and injured a kidney as it passed through the senator's body. Grasping his side, the senator walked down stairs to the basement of . the state house where his friends i: took him in charge and rushed him Justice John B. Fournet of the state supreme court probably saved the senator frem immediate death when I he struck Dr. Weiss' arm and deflect[ ed his aim. One of Long's bodyguards struggled Willi Dr. Weiss, then backed away 1 and together with about a dozen other Persons sent a fusillade of shots Into the body of the physician and he Uropp.-d dead face downward. The _ body lay their until the coronfer arrived. The story of Long's career was that ot th. boy, born in a four-room log house on a 320 acre farm, who rose troiu printer's devil and traveling ^altsiiiiin spectacularly to become a likely presidential candidate. bong, because of his obsession for power, was both revered and hated. He ruled Ixuilsiana with unprecedented power. He single-handedly defied 'he I nited States senate and openly challenged the president, r b's friends called hin^ "genius," the greatest man of the age," and "friend 0 'he poor man." His hnemies brand*4 him "demagogue," "knad man," and Political racketeer," } 'n Louisiana, he unsealed elected 1? 'rials, crushed municipal governments and used many old polflical Wrareg,.ms and mapjt new ones when e wanted to beat down opposition. arl> in his career, his major ob-' session developed?redistribution of eaith?an automobile, a radio, a and $5,000 for everybody, he senator wrote a book, "Every a King," exposing the political he played on. enemies and exOB |FM? BUkt) Camp Hilton Mourns For Dead Buddies (By Israel Grostein) Veterans Camp No. 4, Dlanoy, Sept. 11.?There seems to bo no couBolaHon for the men at this camp in the Iohh they have suffered in the Florida keys. Brothers are longing for brothers. whose fate is still in doubt. Comrades recall the namos of wartime buddies and peace-time friends that have gone to work on the coral islands in the ill-starred Monroe county, in Florida. Virtues are reiterated and all eulogies are in low, monotonous voices, of men aghast at the Budden death that has robbed many of them of bosom friends and some of them of brothers. Captain Edward It. Denny, supervisor of the camp, has ordered the camp at half mast and has wired to the Florida Veterans Work Program urging the VWP leaders in the keys to call him and his entire command even if there is a mere suggestion of need for their assistance. "This camp has offered ull its facilities," says Captain Denny, "and we have offered our personnel in uiding our buddies in the Florida keys. In fact our own Colonel J. H. Palmer, director of veterans camps in South Carolina, immediately upon the first news, acted in our behalf and wired Captain F. D. Ghent, state director of the Veterans Work Program in Florida, t offering the facilities of all the South Carolina camps." "It is only natural," Captain Denny continues, "that we feel this disaster more keenly than the public, at large. You must recall that there is a number of men 'gone west' who, iti the time of emergency, faced a wall of steel rather than a wall of water. Even then Mother Earth offered some shelter but a wall of water sweeping all before it is something else. Even Mothei^Earth forsakes them then. The' vet hasn't the stamina nor the vitality Yo stand a shock of this nature. I fear that the grim reaper will continue, even after the storm, as a great many will never be physically able to make a come-back." "Our prayers are for the departed but, more especially, for the Dear Ones left. We know that these men will be accorded all military honors as they, too, died on the field of battle." Many of the men in this camp have been on the very ground where disaster now stalks, working there alongside of most of the hurricane embattle^ veterans. Recreation Director William P. Hogan, personal friend of many of the men in the keys, keeps the radio attuned to any news report that might give him and his camp mates any report on the present findings of searchers in the camp ruins. Other former key veteran workers are, your columnist, who was a member of Camp 3, while Hogan was there, and of Camp 5, which was established on Indian Key Mound last April; Richard C. Smith and Owen J. Hearn were former cooks of Camp 5, and Dewey Caviness and James L. McKenzie as D. Fagan, subleader of Barracks 2 in this camp, was also a member of Camp 3, In the keys. Fred McCoy of the same barracks arrived here loss than three weeks ago from Camp 1, where the VWP hospital was carried away, the camp leveled and tho rescue train destroyed. There are several others we cannot recall at this writing. The flag at this camp will remain at half-staff until the ceremonies aro over. Polo Players Get Ratings At the summer meeting of the United States Polo Association held In New York, the members of tho Camden polo club were given their respective handicap ratings based on personal observation during the play at Camden for the winter season of 1934-1935: Bates, Joe 2 Boykln, A 1 Cullum, E. G 2 DuBose, C. P.. Jr 1 Little, Charles 2 Little, Ralph 2 Pomeroy, Watson ........ 3 Robinson, Charles . 0 Savage, Henry. Jr 1 Smith, M. L 1 Tupper, Klrby * *rrr 1 1 Chicken 8upper At DeKalb A chicken supper for the bdneflt of DeKftlb church will he held Friday, September "18, beginning at o'clock, at the church. The supper will consist of chicken stew, sandwiches, cake. Ice cream and tea. Price, 26c per plate. The public U Invited to attend. * si * 4 * .5 . ' I Retiring Agent Expresses Thanks 1 wish to tuke 11?1 k opportunity to express to the people of Kershaw county my sincere appreciation for tbc splendid cooperation I have re-j ceived in every community of tho county for the past nix years 1 have been County Agent here. 1 shall always cherish the memory of my association and my work in Kershaw county. The people of the county have my highest esteem and good will and I only hope that 1 may have the lasting friendship of most of tho good people of this great county which stands out prominently for Its possession of au unusually high per centage of excellent people. It Is with profound regret that 1 am discontinuing my work us County Agent here as I have resigned sometime ago effective October 1, 1935. I am happy, however, in the anticipation that the leading people of this county will keep alive and continue on an active basis the fundamental features ot the general farm program which we have cooperated on for the past six years. I havo particular reference here to the building up of . the productivity and fertility of the soils of the county by the use of legumes and to the Live-At-Home program, both of which I consider fundamental, basic and necessary for the economic freedom of our people. It is a longtime program and will require the bust effort of the people for years to come, but in the interest of the children of today and future generation it must be continued. I have one particular final request to make of? the people of Kershaw county and that Is that you all give your best possible cooperation to your new County Agent and I implore each and every one of you for the sake of the county as a whole to lay aside any personal feelings of .animosity which you might have and give to your new County Agent your very best possible cooperation. In this way greater good can be accomplished for the people of this county who need help so badly. I refer simply to the hundreds and hundreds of underprivileged children, care-worn mothers, and striving fathers and husbands, all of whom will always have a warm place in my heart. Respectfully, HENRY D. GREEN, County Agent. Geo. W. Hinson Dies After Heart Attack George W. Hinson, aged 60, died suddenly at his home at Kershaw Tuesday night as the result of a heart attack. He suffered this attack about 8 p. m., and died within an hour. Deceased was engaged in farming on a large scale and was also engaged in the livestock business. He ll survived by three sons Randolph, Otis and J. B. Hinson of-Kershaw, and four daughters, Mrs. Ernest Sims, ,Mrs. George Reeves, Mrs. Connie Bowers, Mrs. Adams and Miss Rosebud Hinson. He Is also survived by two brothers, S. E. Hinson of Heath Springs, Dr. E. J. Hinson of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. J. J. Blackmon and Mrs. S. J. Funderburk. Funeral services were held from the home at Kershaw Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. m., with a large number of people in attendance. Deceased was widely known and very popular in the county. His death Is sincerely mourned by people in many section of Lancaster county. ? Lancaster News. New Seafood Market George Davis, who operated a seafood market here for several seasons, has again opened a market south of the Haiglar Theatre, where It will be known as the Sequoia Seafood Market. Mr. Davis gave good service in this line and his patrons will be pleased to learn that he is again Jn business with his usual courteous attention to the public. . \jm Evangelistic Services Continue The evangelistic services begun September 8th at the Church of God, recently known as The Free Wilt Baptist Holiness Church and conducted by Rev. John G. Smith, of Great Falls, will continue through September 15, On Sunday, September 15, Rev. Earl Paulp, of Anderson, will preach at 3:30 and 7:46 o'clock. ----Methodist Minister Dies Orangeburg, 8ept. 9?Funeral services were conducted here today for the Rev. Charles M. Peeler, superannuated Methodist minister, who died at hie home here early yesterday. \ \ - - ? V ~'r Senator Byrnes To Be Speaker Here Auothor county wide progress dill* uer to be hold at the Hotel Camden Thursday evening, September IS), 7:30 o'clock. The outstanding feature of (IiIh meeting will he an address by H. S. Senator James F. Byrnes who has just advised me he has accepted our invitation for this occasion. Much interest is being manifested and it is expected that a full attend* ance will be had. In fact, it is very Improbable thut we will be able to accommodate all who desire to come as we can accommodate only 120 poisons at the Hotel Camden dining hall which is to be used. Only 120 tickets will be printed and will be on sale by the following: NJ. G. King, Bethune; W. T. Holley, Mt. I'isgah section; W. R. Ferry, Kershaw; former Governor J. G. Richards, Liberty Hill; J. D. Watson, liianey and County Agent's office, Camden. It will be impossible to admit any who do not have tickets. Therefore those who are anxious to attend this meeting should secure their tickets from one of the above immediately. We are fortunate in having Senator Hyrnes come here to bring us a message which we are confident will be very valuable since he is in such close touch with National affairs and the New Deal in which we are all vitally interested. It is hoped that representative men from all sections of the county as well as from Camden will attend.?Henry D. Green, County Agent. George B. McCoy, 77, Claimed By Death George B. McCoy, 77 year old citizen of this counfy, died at his home three miles sputh of Cassajt, Sunday morning after an illness extending over a period of several years. Mr. McCoy was a large landowner and farmer and considered one of our most substantial citizens. He is the last of the immediate family and is survived by a large number of nieces and nephews. He had never married. The funeral party assembled at the home at three o'clock Monday afternoon and from there the body was carried to Bethlehem Methodist church cemetery in I>ee county, near Bishopville, where the funeral and burial occurred. Rev. J. M. Forbes, of Great Falls, wsb assisted in con* ducting the services by Rev. J. T. N. Keels, of Bethune, and Rev. T. G. Herbert, of Bishopville. Serving as active pallbearers were six nephews of the deceased?R. C. McCoy and J. B. McCoy, of Camden; C. R. , McCoy, of Charlotte;. W. J. Jbsey, C. B. Pate and Laverne Hearon, of Bishopville. Among the honorary pallbearers serving ' were:. J. H. McLeod, J. H. Clyburn, Ralph N. Shannon, D. A. Boykin, John T. Nettles, C. H. Yates, of Camden; Dr. E. Z. Truesdale, John A. McCasklll, A. K. McLaurin, of Bethune, and W. B. Stevenson, J. ft. West and H. E. Gardner, of Cassatt. Methodist Church Services Church Bchool will convene at 10 a. m., conducted by our superintendent, Dr. A. W. Humphries. A twenty minutes devotional will be conducted in the main auditorium of the church. Then will .follow the class period. Preaching at 11:15. Subject: "The Lord's Day on Earth." Preaching at 8 p. m. Subject: "When Will It Come?" Two optimistic messages much needed in these days. We invite the public to worship with us.? C. F. Wimberly, Pastor. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, September 15, A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school for all ages 10 a. m. Morning worship with sermon at 11:15. Week day instruction for children Tuesday from 2 to 5 p. m., at the manse. Church night Thursday evening at 7:30 at ' the Church school for all ages. The public is cordially invited to all services in this church. -- Screw Worms Anyone in Kershaw county having livestock affected with screw worm are requested . to report same to the county agent Immediately upon discovery. Anyone in the county desiring information on care of the animals and treatment of this trouble may secure detailed Information upon request of the county agent or by writing W. Hi Clarke, State Supervisor, Screw Worm Control, Walterboro, 8. c. ' Thousands of additional jobs will be created In the postal service when the 40-hour week for the majority of post office employee becomes effective. Cotton Loan Flan Modified The modification of the new cotton loan plan baa for its objective to got an avorugo return of at least 12 cents P? r pound, basis 7-8 middling, for the producers of cotton, AAA officials declare. One change makes it possible for each producer of cotton to know on marketing Ids cotton the total amount he will receive for it. The now plan proposes a loan of lo cents per pound on 7-8 Inch low middling or hotter. Tho total received hy growers of cotton which doos not command premiums cannot exceed 12 cents per pound. Instead of making tho adjustment payment on (lie basis of the four months' average of 10 spot markets, thiH adjustment payment will now be based on the dally average of the 10 markets. In other words, tho adjustment payment will bo made on the basis of the 10 spot murket average on tho actual day that the cotton is sold by the producer. These adjustment1 payments will be made through the cotton yVur up to August 1, 10315. As before stated the payments will he made to those producers who have cooperated in the adjustment program and who agree to participate iu the 1936 crop program. Adjustment payments to cotton farmoi'B will be limited to" two cents per pound. If it should develop that prices drop below 10 cents?a highly improbable contingency?producers would be expected to put their cotton in the loan and wait for prices to recover. Loans and payments will he restricted to actual production not in excess of tho Bankhead allotment. This program for loans and adjustment payments on the 1935 crop will go into effect as soon as it is physically possible to set up the necessary machinery. The adjustment payments will apply to all Bales of 1935 cotton, Including those already made.' Mt. Pisgah Schools To Open Sept. 20th The Mt. Pisgah schools will begin the 1935-36 session at 9 a. m., Friday, September 20. All patrons and friends of the school are Invited to attend the opening exercises. All patrons who have children in school are especially urged to have these children present for the first day in order that they may be enrolled and given the proper list of text books. There are several changes in the book list this year and we $re anxious to have every child secure the correct books the first day so that no child will be handicapped in beginning school work immediately. The following Is the list of teachers for the coming term: Grammar school?Miss Mamie Lou Hilton, Bethune; Miss Ottie Lee Robinson, Kershaw; Miss Madge Funderburke, Pageland; Miss Mary Raley, Bethune; Miss Ellle Holley, Jefferson;^ Miss Erin Lever, Blythewood, High school ?Miss Jo Graham, Smoaks, Languages; F. T. Langford, Blythewood, SU^lancaa'. ?ffV ? XlMt llams, Heath Springs, principal of high school, IliBtory and .Business Sciences; J. K. Lee, Jr., Lugoff, superintendent, Mathematics. Miss Goff Won Prize Leona Goff, Route 2, Box 52, Blaney, S. C., la the winner of a $2 cash prize in the nation-wide "Make It Yourself" contest conducted by Sears, Roebuck and Co. Miss Goff was awarded ono of five fourth regional prizes in tho junior division class for quilts and bespreads. More than 47,000 entries from all of the 48 states were received in the Sears contest, it was announced. To provide an opportunity for as many as possible to participate and share the $15,000 in prize money. Sears divided the contest into six classes, $10.500 being offered for 1,080 regional awards in the senior division, $2,700 being reserved for 480 Junior winners and $1,800 going to the ten survivors in the national eliminations. Antioch School To Open Antioch school will open for the 1935-36 session on Friday, September 20, 1935, at 9 a. m. Teachers will be: High school?Misses Margaret Johnson and Grace Robinson, and E. M. Shannon, superintendent. Grammar school?Misses Mary Brown, Annette Shannon, Beatrice Ross and Emily Pitts. Busses will follow last years ' route. Grace Church Services Services at Grace Episcopal church, Sunday, September 15th, will be: Holy communion, 8 a. m.; church school, 9:45; months prayer and sermon, J 1:15 o'clock. V, . ' ^ \ Methodist Observe Annual Work Day I*or about thirty years one Saturday in tho month of Hopteinber hua boou Kfl apart hh a day on which every member of the Methodist churches and Sunday school# of South Caroling has boon asked to wprk and give tito proeeeda of the day'a work to Epworiii Orphanage.'Hie idea lias always been popular with the young people and children of (ha^diurchos, us well as, with many ndu^Min rural communities the children have gone In groups to cotton Holds to work for their less fortunate friends at Kpworih Orphuuage. Others have secured odd jobs around liome or in the community to make money on this day to send to the children at the orphanage. The adult members are asked to give an amount equal to one day's earnings that the children at EpworUi Orphanage may have opportunities to make good in life. Work Day is the one big duy of the year for Hp worth Orphanage ill that the offering on this occasion amounts to about bnu-hulf of the total offering for the year. There are in the two conferences in South Curollna 809 congregations. Vory few of these neglect the orphan children of thejr church on Work Duy. if every one of tho ldo.ooo members or fho Met hod 1st church in South Carolina would, observe Work Day, the income on tills occasion would be more than enough to pay all expenses for tho entire year. Yet, no one would bo making u very groat sacrifice by giving Just one day out of all the year to make life worth while for orphan children. Special envelopes have been distributed. Tho great majority of those who observe Work Day will bring their offering in these envelopes to Sunday school or church on Sunday, September the 15th, Others who are prevented from attending services on that dyy will send In their envelopes. Still others will make contributions direct to the orphanage. Hpworth Orphanage is caring for 323 orphans. "Work Just one day out of the year for tho orphans of your church." Saturday, September 14, is the day set aside for Work Day. Miss Kimbrell To Begin Work Here ??? r During the Christmas Health Seal sale it was announced that an effort would be made to sell enough seals and bonds to warrant a county tuberculosis program. The people of the county responded well to that effort and a beginning is now being made by the Kershaw County Tuberculosis Association on such a program, This week MIsb Mary Kimbrell, member of the staff of the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association arrived in Camden to begin a program which will continue certainly until January l. it is hoped that the sale of seals this December will permit uo iu V.UUHUUC tua pxugrOm well iniii next year, and eventually make the program permanent. Miss Kimbrell was chosen for this post by the local association upon the recommendation of Mrs. Chauncey McDonald, chairman of tho South Carolina Tuberculosis Association. She will work under Mrs. McDonald's supervision and we feel sure with the cooperation of all agencies in tho county.?Douglas McArn, Chairman Kershaw County Tuberculosis Association. Baptitt Church 8ervices Th" following services are announced at the First Baptist church for week beginning September 16: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent in charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Ckston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject: "Personal Conduct." Evening subject: "Making A Good Beginning." B. Y. P. U. Tuesday evening at 8. Prayermeeting at 8 on Wednesday evening. The public is cordially Invited to attend all the services of this church. Man's Bible Class Sunday "A PhOpheUc Ouflook?Seven World Movements," will be the subject of . the message to be delivered before the Men 8 Biblo Class next Sunday morning. Men let us be on time. Let us , bring a friend. The class Is s real InanfrnHrtn In nil thCSC great addresses. Our class Is hdw higinning to build up again, sag wo want to bring it back to the big high level which we reached before the hot , on J* o"ry i available man.?Jack Moore, 8ecre