The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 10, 1936, Image 1

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\ The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 47 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. PtUDAY, JANUARY 10. 1*30 NUMBER 42 gggggggggl II ,11 , HI J- " ! In I III' LL~-V .1 .1? U.iUU?~ ? ? --1 ? - Plans Now Shaping For WinterEvents (By William Garrard) Caroline 6. E. Spurgeon, professor emeritus of English literature at the University of London, the first American edition of whose recent hook, "Shakespeare's Imagery" . sold out within two months, will prolong her stay in Camden tor another week. Miss 8purigeon and Mies Virginia 0. Gildersleeve, dean of Barnard College, arrived Christmas eve as guests dt Miss Ruth Richards. Miss Glldorsleeve has returned to New York. Alexander Iacovleff, who painted murals for the French liner Normandie, teacher at the Boston Mueaum of Fine Arts, who has .been at the Hobkirk fnn drawing and painting negro types found in afyj near Camden, returned to Boston Sunday with many examples qf his art, which will be exhibited at the Kneedler Galleries in New York February 10. Mrs. Woods Robinson, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Saturday night gave a dinner at her home On Lyttleton street. .The guests included: Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Kirkover, Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Graham, Mr. and Mrs. McKee Graham, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Rhodes,' Mrs. Howard Dews, Miss Olive Whlttredge, Mr. and Mrs. D. Walter Mabee, George liodge, Mr. and Mrs. Oaylord Tucker. Mrs. Howard Dews, of Paris, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. N. Kerr, of Blue Hills, Maine, and Sewickley, Pa., at her Camden estate, "Mostly Hall." T. H. Somerville and his brother, Hamilton A. -Somerville, of Mount Pelier Station, Va., arrived Wednesday at The Kirkwood Hotel to be in Camden for some time. Before January 15, Mrs. Marion DuPont? Somerville, of Mount Pelier Station, Va., will arrive to occupy lier winter home here. She is returning from England, where, accompanied by Carroll K. Bassett, America's leading amateur jockey and trainer of her horses, and Mrs. Bassett, she has purchased a number of Irish and English horses. Rev. Lewis T, Reed, D. D., and Mrs, Reed, of New YoritT"are visiting Col. Clark Williams, of New York, at his plantation, "The Cedars and Pines." Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Delevan Baldwin, Yorktown Heights, N. Y., arrived and are occupying one of the Camden cottages.- Stephen Robinson, Jr., son of Mrs. Woods Robinson, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and Newtpn C. Boy kin, Jr., son ofMr.andMra.Ncwton C. Boy kin, of Camden left Tuesday for the Fessenden school, West Newton, Mass., after passing the holidays with their parents in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. D. Walter Mabee, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Wednesday evening at their Camden winter home gave a dinner at which those present were: Mr. and Mrs. McKee Graham, Mr, and Mrs. J. Leonard Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord tucker, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Rhodes, Mrs. Wooods Robinsorj, Miss Jane Swords, Mr. and Mrs. Delevan Baldwin, Mrs. Howard Dews, George Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Newton C. Boykin. Miss Cinda Watkins, of Naples, N. Y., and Mrs. Harold Stimpson, of New York, are guests of Col. Clark Williams at his plantation, "The Cedars and Pines." Monday Mrs. Clarke Wiliams ..left for her home at Greenwich, Conn., to return later to Camden. Miss Olive Rand, of Nova Scotia, and Miss Lynn. Curtiss, of New York, guests of the Williams since CKftbf&Sha,' left Monday?Miss Rand for Greenwich- and Miss Curtis for New York. Miss Wilhemine Kirby, of Bedford Hills, N. Y., Arrived by motor Tuesday. Thursday her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus Kirby arrived by train, to occupy their winter home <?n Green street. They will have with them a carload of their horses. ' . Edward B. McLean, Jr., of Washington, son of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean Monday and Tuesday was at the Hobklrk Inn, to be with his brother, Jack R. McLean, before going to Aiken. Golfers are coming to Camden in greater numbers than in years' bo*, cause of the unusually fine condition of the two Walter J. Travis courses at the Kirkwood HOtfel and the mark ed Improvements on -the?Sarsfleld course at the Court Inn. ^ : The Court Inn, the Hobklrk Inn and the Kirkwood Hotels have many mors guests than usual, with hundreds of " *^^eeenFS^ejp-#sr January. Camden's distinguished colony of r ' owners of winter homes and plantaZ lions, who return year After Jear, has: been liftisaaad by. so many new cob ontsts ibeking winter residseoss that d OlMflH t>-Wpown ???>, ' ?Vlf. < . . VyitV-1 >i r ,* - I - r ; ^ are being rented and sold. Hundreds of the finest steeplechase horses, hunters and show horses in America are already here for training for the Camden shows and races in February and March, including inch distinguished strings as (he twenty-four horses of F. Ambrose Clark, which, under the direction of H. Grainger Qalthor, are In new stables built for them here. These Clay* horses, after training at Camden last seAson, led all other In America with twenty-two firsts, nineteen seconds, noted horses of Gnstavus Kirby, of Bedford Hills, N. Y., arrived January Draghunts are held two and three times a weak, and polo games, with three teams playing twice a week, r.' t?.". * - - . i VsijlCv- J"-y CottonuCrop Plan I Soon To (]pllapge gtgss^Ssrfifl Plet? colUp? of their cotton program ZZtSTmoa tTX*"i> oon^o' of production dLiT0Y'd by the ?p ?o court, decision, one official said a no?Ph 6'00?'0(M) bftleB next ,aI1 wouldl noi be unexpected. ' J -rOWJt.one posslbls .olutlon wa. seen growers themselves could organlzo " T,"1":1* to cut ;r"uc I pearod m.i? L?'*U conce,,e<1 ">?re ap,T ""Oftotlon before .a rt "me rem?tnlng before the crop will be planted. Unfavorable weather last year. corn, b ned with previous reduction programs, reduced surpluses of other principal crops. The AAA had planhoi8,!.1?0" nmxlmum Production of hogs this year and only a 6 per cent reduction In wheat. Bn, , 2a cent reduction In cotton acroago toll UMO was desired. ha?enL8W f0Ur year colton contracts Ami om , ?,T?n B?n? om t0 ,he tolO. And Officials said that even If a new farn. program were worked out speedmight still be too late to pre-1 I vent a larBe co[(on ^ ^ The AAA had fixed the base for cotton at 44,600,000 acres, the average Planted from 1927 to 1932. Itocords showed that the average actually harvested a???a?y during those yearo was 40,664,000 acres In 1934, 26,987,000 acres were hervested and in 1935. 27.331,000, ! Production from 1928 to 1932 averaged 14,666,000 bales. In 1934 the ; total was 9,936,000 and In 1936, 10,734,WO The farmer was the first full year when the cotton program was In effect. The AAA had planned for a crop of from 11,000,000 to 12,000,000 bales In 1936. I Farmers who have been renting bind to the AAA. It was said, now wll need it to produce cotton?and cash Many of them, officials said. , uld not be able to wait weeks for | a new program before making plans for planting or financial arrangements for purchasing more fertilizer, more ?ules, and, to obtain more labor. I Spring plowing already is well un, B?me 8ection? of the South. Officials declined to predict the effect of a pre-AAA crop tor 1936. Fatiraates have been made unofficially hat foreign and domestic demand would require a 12,000.000 bale crop lUlB yCRT# J ihZr?4 ftA A?Wa8 ?rprewed concerning mnn.t baIes held by the com-1 modlty credit corporation under 12cent loans. These loans are due Feb-1 ruary 1, but relief was expressed that jthe loans will be extended, it was eld some of this loan*ootton will be T? Kby the trade before the new crop lg harvested. Officials recently predicted that about 1,000,000 bales of the loan-cotton probably would be sold this season. T=Tr] But a pre-AAA stse crop, coming from long-unused acres, might again P up the earry-over the farm administration has worked steadily to reduce. Plans Shaping Up For Birthday Ball Under the auspices of The Red Fez Club, formerly the Camden Shrine 2?J I Presldent'8 Ball,,for.the benefit of the Warm Springs Foundation i ^ H Pled Ch,,dren' which wUl be held the night of Wednesday. January Armory, plans are shaping Ban. Mackey i8 jn charge. Waldo UaMottos ten-piece orchestra from Columbia will play. On the following night. January 80 there will be an old-fashioned square dance at the Armory. Green Leaf Villa To Be Made Into School (By William Oafimd) ' Through the generosity of klu Huth Richards, a school tor pupils from the lowest grades up through college entrance requirements, to be operated according to a plan worked out by Miss Virginia G. Gildersleeve, i dean of Barnard College, New York, ' while visiting Miss Richards in Camden recently, will be started Monday at Greenleat Villa, 1S07 Broad street, under the direction of Mrs. J. B. Zemp. Greenleaf Villa is a large, beautiful and historic mansion ot the Charleston type of architecture, thrhe stories high, constructed of solid brick, containing fourteen rooms, with a large outbuilding and spacious gardens and grounds. It Is the property of Miss Ruth Richards, of New York, for many years a winter resident oj Camden. MIbb Richards now lives in her home in Brevard Place. Previously, for a number of years, she had op-1 erated the Greenleaf Villa along the I linos of the Villa Margherita at Char-1 leston. Miss Richards. 1b donating the Villa rent free to the school, which will occupy the Becond floor and with pos-1 slbly u teacher or teachers having J living quarters on the third floor. The flrst floor has been given free of rent to Mrs. Kennedy Blakeney and Mrs. I E. D. Blakeney for purposes of a tea room and gathering place for parents of the school children and others. For the past fifteen years Mtb. J.l B. Zemp has conducted a small private school both at her home and at the Kirkwood Hotel, and the pupils which Mrs. Zemp now has will form the nucleus of the new school. ^ 1 Dean Glldersleeve of Barnard College has worked out a plan by which children of wiuter residents of Camden who come from schools else-1 where, whether for a short period of time or for the whole winter season, will carry on their work In the Greenleaf Villa school exactly as they did In the schools from which they came, I so that their- residence in Camden L will give these children the Baffle instruction and school-credits which they would have received at home. | Winter residents and permanent residents of C&mden who have learn-1 ed of the plans for the new school I are unanimously of the opinion that} this school will fill a long-felt Want, I and that it should attract to Camden many winter visitors who have children of school age. j Mrs. MeCarfy't Father Deed Heath Springs, Jan. 7.?Z. F. Mac-1 . key, 75, a lifelong resident. of Heath I I Springs died after a few days' illness I at his home tonight. Mr. Mackey \b I survived by the following children; I Mrs. A. J: Marshall, E. Curtis Mackey, I Miss Bernice Mackey, Odell Mackey L and Mrs. S. E. Hlnson, all of Heath I Springs; A. Glenn Mackey, Charlotte; I Mrs. W. C. McCarly, Camden. I ' For more than forty-flVe years Mr. I Mackey had been prominently identi-1 fled with activities in this home town. Auxliiiary To Meet Members of the American Legion I Auxiliary are requested to bear in I mind the January meeting of the Aux-1 iliary which will be held at the home I of Mrs. Hughey Tlndal, Friday, Jan-1 uary 10, at 3:30 o'clock In the after ! noon, t I Bethesda Presbyterian Church ) Sunday, January 12, A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school 10 a. nr.; 1 morning worship at 11:15. The sacra-1 ment 'of the Lord's Supper will be ob- j served at this service. The Belmont I Covenant Plan will begin on this date. The public is cordially Invited to the | services of this church. List Of Students Attending Furman Greenville, S. C., Jan. 8.?Forty-five I of forty-six counties of South Caro-1 Una are represented in the Furman j University student body this year C.I D. Riddle, registrar at the Baptist ln-| stltutlon announced yesterday. I Greenville, Spartanburg end Anderson lead with the largest county enrollment, while South Carolina, North' Carolina. Georgia and New York lead In state totals. The student. body & composed of 168 freshmen, 164 sophomore#, 89 Juniors, 82 seniors, 18 graduate students end 1ft special student* Those from Kershaw county - are! Harry Edgar Burns, Camden, Junior; William Frank Caaton, Camden, Junior; Luther.Orr Funderbarfc, Jr^jCamden, Junior; John Edwin Williams. Jr., Bethnne, Junior; James Troy Godwin, Camden, sophomore. Rev. Maurice Clarke ---TaBc New Rector AccepUuqffi||f the call to become rector of UrYee Episcopal church was received Thunqdaiffby the veiitry from Rev. Maurice Tjlsrke, I)?an of St. Paul a CathodraDskfaruuette, Michigan. Rev. Mr. ClaVje, Mrs. Clarke and their eon?a high echool etudent ?are expected February 1. Their daughter la at Downer College in Milwaukee. Rev. Mr. Clarke will fill the vacancy paused by the departure of Rev. Francis H. Craighill, Jr., to become curate of St. Bartholomew's church, *lew York City, January 1. *Kev. Mr. Clarke huB a reputation throughout the Episcopal church for his ability in the field of religious education, built up during the seven years he was secretary of the department of religious education in the Diocese of Southern Ohio, and during the Ave years he has served as Doau of the Cathedral at Marquette. He has had published a number of books on religious education, and the church school at Marquette has become notable because of his leadership and teachings. The Rt Rev. Hayward Ablewhite, Bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, writes that Rev. Mr. Clarke has doue a splendid piece of work at Marquette and, we shall be very sorry to see him leave the Cathedral and the dioRev. Mr. Clarke is president of the Ministerial Association of Marquette, a Rotarian, and is said to have done more than any other pastor in. Marquette in cementing cordial relations between the various churches of that city. Dr. Clarke was born in West Virginia, and is a Southerner by birth and early environment. Death of Mr*. Miles. MrB. Marie Miles, 52, wife of J. V. Miles, died at her home in West Wateree, seven miles east of Blaney on Tuesday of this week. She had been sick only a few days. She had spent iber entire life In that section. She is survived by her husband and several sons and daughters. Funeral services were held from 8t. Paul's Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 and the interment was In the churchyard cemetery. Kornegay Funeral Home had the funeral arrangements in charge. Mike Campbell BIcb Suddenly Mike Coleman Campbell, 60, a retired farmer, who had been making his home in Camden for the past five years, residing on West Walnut street, died in the Camden hospital Wednesday afternoon after only two hours illness- Mr. Campbell was born in Chesterfield county, near Patrick. He was married on September 29, 1898, and Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Charlotte Campbell and the following children: Dwlght Campbell, Burrell Campbell, of Camden; Drew Campbell, of Kanapolis, N. C.; Lee Campbell, of Hopewell, Va.; Mrs. Mary Barmer, Miss Lorene Campbell, of Camden; Mrs. Leland Melton, Kanapolis, N. C.; Mrs. Letha Smith, of Hopewell, Va. The funeral and burial will be held at 11 o'clock Friday morning from the Campbell cemetery, eight miles west of McBee, In Chesterfield county. Clarence Galloway Died Last Friday Clarence V. Oalloway, age 61, died at his home six miles eaBt of Camden on the Camden-Bishopville highway last Friday night at 6:30 o'clock, after an Illness of several months. Mr. Qalloway was a merchant-farmer conducting a* road-side store and had been residing In this county for a number of years. He had a pleasing manner and leaves many friends who sorrow at his death. . His widow, Mrs. Leila Galloway; five sons, Coulry, Gklloway, Ben Galloway, Hubbard Galloway, Jennings Galloway and H. S. Galloway; one daughty; five brothers, E. F. Galloway, Roland Galloway, Edward Galloway, Maxie Galloway and Will .Galloway, all of Hartsyllle, survive. ' Funeral services were held at Hebron Methodist church, near Bishop tile, Sunday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Smith conducting the wervftee*. The burial was in the ehurchjmrd cemetery. Walker, negro, struck down a woman official In an attempt to rob Die city ball at High Sprlnga. Fla. policeman, entering about that time, hot the negro to dmth. _ -. ... _ ...... ?i . Supreme Court Kills Agricultural Plans Washington, Jan. 6.?The AAA met the fate of NHA today in the supreme eourt. / In a momentous six to three decl Ion, the tribunal killed the extraordinary New Deal farm relief plau under which over a Million dollars has been paid to men of the soil since May, 1983. Justice Huberts gravely read the majority opinion. The act, even as amended last August, was held an "luvuslon of state rights" "and its taxes beyond the "generul welfare" clause of the constitution on which the government relied. Iustices Stone, llraudles and Curdozu dissented. The administration planned councils at once to meet the setback. None disputed the tremendous potential offeet on the presidential campaign. Senator McNary, the Republican leader, immediately projected his twice-vetoed plan to make the tariff effective for farming communities! The packed court room was tense and silent as the historic opinion was delivered. The justices seemed calm. "The suggestion of coercion finds no basis in the record," Stone said In his dissent. The ruling appeared likely to doom other farm legislation such as the Bankhe&d cotton control act, the KerrSinlth tobacco act, and the Warren potato law. These were compulsory laws. However, the court had not announced its opinions in those cases. It took exactly one hour to read the main opinion and the dissent. When Stone concluded the tension of the audience eased, It shifted its collective position and whispered comments. Speculation flared us to whether President Roosevelt might seek reelection on a platform of sweeping constitutional change. Political observers agreed there would be considerable support In the farm belt for a constitutional amendment authorizing resumption of the flow of benefit checks. Some suggested an effort might be made to swing this sentiment behind a broad amendment giving the government specific, power over industry as well as farming. But there was no immediate wofd of any kind from the White House. . The. president'? comment at the death of NRA, that it had taken the country back to "horse and buggy" days, and "his morp recent assurances that the farm program wcfuld go on in some form, were recalled at the capltol. In his annual message Friday night, he told the congress it could find means to protect Its "perogatives." Since the Roosevelt "horse and bug-, gy" comment, Mr. Roosevelt has been careful to'refrain from discussing the , possibilities of changing the constitution. Administration spokesmen have kept the issue constantly alive in speeches over the country, however, contending the people have a right- to change the b^slc law whenever they wish. If the farm legislation were valid, Roberts said in the majority opinion*' it would be possible /or congress "to regulate industry in its most meticulous forms." Speculation how the presidential campaign would be affected stirred instantly when the news reached the capltol. Legislators turned in private from the business of the moment examination of the 1986-1987 New Deal budget to mull over the possibilities. Republican determination on farm plank alternatives long had been awaiting the supreme court attitude. What the New Deal would do was awaited eagerly. Secretary Wallace reserved comment 1,1 It. was indicated there would not be any Immediately from the administration. Councils of- war ware called. President Roosevelt learned of the turn but also had nothing to ?ay. Roberts said the farm plan was "not in essence voluntary," "It had a compulsory purpose," he declared. "If the'act called only for a voluntary plan'it would be no better.'' Presumably, the government will seek to find a way to pay approximately $600,000,000 due on contracts still unpaid. Federal lawyer^ have Indicated belief these can be considered binding #wwmealal ebligatlons.?It iwnAlns io be worked out, however. Watched through a partially open door. Secretary Wallace did not change his expression as he glanced at the fateful message, laid it aside and. continued his discussion with a visitor. " Roberts said the AAA smendtttttl ' $ encfe as congress could not ratify something It did not have the power 16' ?o oriental*. j tire Industrial population if U&s act Sheriff J. H. McLeod ? ?" X ?~r., Named as President The Camden Hed Fez Club, formerly Camden Shrine Club; at ttB annual ? mooting held during the clotting days of the old year, elected as its officers to serve during this year J, H. McLeod, president; F. N. McCorkle, vice president; W. F. Nettles, treasurer; L, iU Wallnau, secretary, and u goverulug board consisting of these officers and Dr. John W. Corbett, A. S. Llewellyn', T. V. Walsh, Jr., W. llobln Zctup, Murdoch M. Johnson, 11. T, Goodale, A. S. Karesh and M. li. Deal. Sheriff McLeod succeeds W. F. Netties as president of the club. ThtB club, made up of the Bhriners or Caiuden and adjacent towns, was formed for charitable and social purposes. Its benevolent work has been noteworthy In many respects, especially In aiding crippled children In hav ing their limbB straightened; In providing loans to 4-H Club girls in their poultry work; and especially In helping underprivileged boys, hi training them for the duties of citizenship. Former President Nettles during the past two years, hud deVoted a great ....I,; deal of time and work in helping these boys, with a great deal of success. lie lias instilled into them Ideals of right living and riglit thinking. By unanimous consent this work wus left in the hundB of Mr. Nettles. ? - This olub, along with the Juines Leroy Bolk Post of the American Legion, \ has had charge of putting on the county fair during the past several years and has done a very fine work in this regard. The small profit made on this enterprise, after the payment of expenses, is divided between these two organizations and the money is used entirely for charitable . and benevolent purposes. Will of The Late G. B. McCoy Contested An effort is being made by the heirs at law of the late G. B. McCoy, elderly welMo-do bachelor ot this county who died some montha ago7 to break bis ...will, the first heaving having been held on Wednesday of this week before N. C. Arnett, Judge ? of Probate. t J'TF" -- y'"; Mr. McCoy, who had numerous re- ,7 latlves in Kershaw and Lee counties, *"**; made a will some months before his V-77* death, in which he left the bulk of \ ' his estate, consisting largely of real estate and cash, to Mrs. Pauline Yarbrough, wife of Chartof Yarbrough. Mr. and-Mr*. Yarbrough 4>ad bee*Hv-?. , ing yritb M*. McCoy for-the-past eev?- * -~ erai yean and the benefactions to Mrs. Yarbrough under bis SiU Yiw made In oonsldentlon of the earo and attention they had given him, The relatives of the deceased charge undue influence on the part of the Yarbroughs, claiming that hi his Weak-; ened condition he was unduly in- jjB flu en cod by their Importunities. D. T. Yarbrough of Bethune was named by Mr. McCoy as executor of1 his will. The contestants an represented by C. 13. Baffin of Btshopvllle and I. C. , Hough of Camden, while the. execu- ^ tor and thoa* wto wrculd sustain the will an being represented by Mur-' doch M. Johnson and his associate, 8. M. Montgomery and J. Team Gettys, Exchajtge Club Elects Officers 4 7/f; The Bxehange Club of Camden at this week's meeting elected officers |9 to serve for the n< \t six months period. Dr. A. W. Humphries was elect- . 7, 7 ed president, J. D. Zemp was re-elected vice president, Ames Cooper was elected treasurer and Leonard Stshenk was pamed secretary- The retiring officers are: Murdoch M. Johnson, Wt president^ ^ Greed, treasurer and John Davidson; ed&etary. Murdoch Johnson stated that he would be un- ' able to attend the meetings during the session pf the legislature and was granted - a loave of absence during that period. The entire time of the nyeetlng was taken up with the election and instal- r$j| lation of the officers, so that there was no program and no other-bnal-t/ ncss transacted,..^ Old Man nivsr on Rampage rampage this week due to the melting jig snow and the Continuous rainfall. It reached a height slightly over 2d feet Wednesday, but was said to be j||jj^