The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 10, 1936, Image 1
I Camden Chronicle
- CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL in ? '
' NUMBER 3
I Kural Resettlement
in Kershaw County
Kural Resettlement DiviHlon Ih a
ci i he Resettlement Adminis
tration ami was created to attack rural
poverty. If8 aim Ih to help thoae
farm families who cannot get help
from other sour com by advancing necessary
funds for purchasing mules
and other live-stock, fertilizer and
Kubxistence. Mortgages at a small
rate of interest are taken on capital
poods and crops to secure these loans
snd will be repaid in a reasonable
length of time. Practically all of the
tu mi lies taken on this program tire
pood, substantial farmers who have
FuftVivd because of general economic
I conditions ahd who need a little help
now to get a "toe-hold" again and will
iH. giyen a new lease on life. These
families are not on relief. Every
thing advanced to them will be repaid.
In 1935, Kershaw County had 119
families on Rural Resettlement. So
far this year there are 131 families
with a probability of a few more. Lust
y?arrs total loans were $42,071.14 of
which $15,244.31 was repaid last fall.
This is a good per cent when it is
taken into consideration that these
families had nothing to start with.
122 mules', 20 cows and 75 hogs were
bought. Mortgages taken on this
stock by Rural Resettlement Administration
will practically cover the
balances of the loans.
All Rural Resettlement families
have the help of the farm and home
supervisors. The farm supervisors
plan with the farmers and advise
them about soil, fertilizer, seed and
rotation of crops. They visit these
farms often and give eucouragement
and advice to help these people plan
tlu ir farms so as to live at home, to
own their stock and implements, and
finally their own homes and also to
establish a good reputation so they
will be well respected citizens again.
The home supervisor, who has had e.\
periencr in running her own home,
plans with the wives of the clients
' r th<- making and carrying out of
the family budget for food, clothing
ami household necessities. She advises
and directs these women in
heme gardening, canning, preserving,
dairying, raising of poultry and tries
to assist them in making the homes
t leaner and better places for the
tamilies.- She also makes available
I to them the expert services of county
home apd farm demonstration agents,
! county health units and other govern
inent agencitfo'
In this county B. P. DeLoache is
county supervisor with Broadus
Thompson as his assistant, and Mrs.
; Eva G. Irby as home supervisor.
The most important aims toward
which the Resettlement Farm and
I. Home Supervisors are working are:
screened homes without leaky roofs;
i bettor equipment for the homes; one
, good milch cow; one- brood sow;
enough chickens to supply plenty of
eggs and meat for the family's use
j with a surplus to sell; an adequate
garden that will furnish fresh vegetables
the year round and plenty to
ean; some fruit trees; good health
secured through balanced diet; better
sanitary conditions for the homes;
the children attending school regularly
with books and-good clothing; the
"titire family attending church and
Sunday School and the wives members
of Demonstration Clubs.
lust what this farm program is doing
in this county may be seen by
visiting any of the families working
under resettlement.
Three years ago,' Mr. A's family, a
large one, was farming with one mule,
'n dune the mule died and Mr. A was
forced tq ttpirow a neighbor's mule to
htiish his.icrop when It was convenient
for him to get the mule. As a
result, Mr. A did not make enough
cotton to pay any part of his debts
and no corn and feed stuff were made.
A visit to this home then showed a
tamily with morale broken, wife and
husband despondent and discouraged
and the children poorly fed and cloth- 1
ed. There was little self respect left.
1 hey were taken on resettlement and
'heir farm and home supervised for
'wo years. Today a visit would show
a much happier and healthier family,
'wo good mules, two milch cows, one
brood sow, thlrty-flve hens, twelve
ducks, meat enough to do through the
Hummer, a few gallons of home made
nyrup. some flour from home grown
wheat, eighty-two quarts tomatoes and
kraut, and twenty-one quarts of preserves
and pickles. The children attend
school regularly and the family
_ enrolled In 8unday school. The wife
ia fcl?o a member of the Demonstration
clab. The farm on which they
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Mrs. J. R. Rabon
"Claimed By Death
Mrs. Mary Ann Sanders Rubon, 50,
died ()t her residence, 711 Pecan
street, at 3: :J0 yesterday afternoon.
She was the widow of lite late James
Robert Rabon.
Mrs. Rabon was a member of the
Eastern Star and was a member of
Tabernacle Baptist church.
She is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. P. T. Frith and Mrs. R. L.
Mitchell of Columbia, Mrs. 11. M.
Hunter of Florence, and Mrs. W. lv
Cause of Spartanburg; three sons, E.
S. Rabon, J. W. Rabon and K. W.
Rabon of Columbia; one sister, Mrs.
H. A. Rabon of Lugoff; one brother.
Dr. J. W. A. Sanders of Rugoff; a
half-sister and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be -conducted
from ^"Tabernacle Baptist church at 3
o'clock this afternoon by the Rev.
A B. Kennedy, pastor, interment will
be at Spring Vale, near Camden.
Six members will-serve as active j
pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers]
will be deacons of Tabernacle Baptist \
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GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
THREE HOUR'S SERVICE1
The three hours observance after'
the crucifixion of our Tx>.rd will be
observed in Grace episcopal Church
on Good Friday from 12 noon until
3 o'clock in the afternoon. A printed
form of service will be used so that
everyone can take part in the whole1
service. Those attending are asked
to enter and leave thp service during
the singing of the hymns. The addresses
on "The Seven Last Words
of Christ" will be made by Dr. Clarke,
the rector. An invitation Is given to
everyone to attend for some period
of the service.
The Easter service program will
be as follows: Holy Communion at
8 a. m.; Holy Communion, dedication
of gifts and sermon by the rector at
11 a. ni. Please note that the service
begins fifteen minutes earlier
i than usual.
Children's Easter festival and pageant.
"Enter the Light" at 4 p. m.
Easter Services at Bethesda
Sunday. April 12. A. Douglas McArn,
pastor. An outdoor service of
J worship on the front lawn of the
church at the hour of sunrise. At the
church school at 10 a. m., the children
of the church will present a beautiful
service, "The Garden of Light."
This service will take the place of
the regular classes. Morning worship
with anthems and sermon at
11:15. A service for all children and
young people at eight p. m* Sunday.
| The public is cordially invited to all
i services in this church.
First Baptist Church 8ervices
The following services are announced
for week beginning April 12 at the
First Baptist church: Sunday school
at 10 o'clock with C. T. Baldwin, superintendent,
in charge; public worship
conducted by the pastor, J. B.
Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m.,
morning subject, "Walking With the
Risen Christ;" evening subject, "The
Church Covenant;" B. T. U. Sunday
evening at 7:15; prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8. Following the
sermon on Sunday evening the Ordinance
of Baptism will be administered.
April has been designated as Church
Loyalty Month and it is hoped that
every member may cooperate in making
it a success.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all the services-of this church.
L. E. Bowers Dies In Lockhart 8ection
L. E. Bowers, age 53, died suddenly
at his home in the Lockhart section
Friday, M^rdh 27. He is survived by
his widow "and three daughters and
one son?Mrs. Edward Barfleld, Mrs.
Jody Hornsby. Miss Eva Bowers, all
of Kershaw; Coleman Bowers, of
Monroe. N. C.; and five grandchildren.
He is- also survived by two
brothers and two sisters?Henry Bowers,
of Heath Springs; George W.
Bowers, of CasBatt; Mrs. Arthur Bowers,
Mrs. J. B. Moseley, of Kershaw.
There are two half brothers and two
half 'sisters?J. A. Bowers, B. W.
Bowers, of Kershaw; Mrs. Olin Godwin,
of Linden, N. C.; Mrs. William
Kason, of Georgia.
Funeral services were held from
Bethany church Saturday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. J. D. Gulledge. assisted
by the pastor of the Kershaw
Methodist church.
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Hre can be bought for a reasonable
price and Mr. A's goal Is'the ownership
of that farm as soon as his mules
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Robert Wardlaw
Dies Suddenly
Liberty Hill. April K.?Robert J.
Wardlaw, t>l>, died suddenly at Ids residence
here tills morning following a
heart attack.
Although in declining health for
some time, Mr. Wardlaw was able to
be up and about until he was stricken.
He lived for only a few minutes following
the attack.
Mr. Wardlaw hud lived in Liberty
llili practically ull his life. His sudden
deatli came as a great shock to
many friends who greatly admired
him for many line traits of character.
He was a member of the Woodmen
of the World and of the Liberty Hill
Presbyterian church.
December 16, 181)8, Mr. Wardlaw
was married to Miss Amanda Cunningham,
who with the following children
survive him: Two sons, W. C.
Wardlaw of Liberty Hill, and K. J.
Wardlaw, Jr., of Columbia; three
daughters. Miss Josephine Wardlaw
of Chester. Miss Charlotte Wardlaw
of Liberty Mill and Mrs. T. H. Warren,
Jr., of Allendale; one brother,
W. C. Wardlaw of Atlanta, Ga.; five
I sisters, Misses Charlotte Wardjaw,
Kli/.a Wardlaw, Sallie Wardlaw and
Mrs. A. W. May, all of Augusta, Ga.,
and Miss Harriot C. Wardlaw of
Washington, D. C.
Badly Injured In
j Automobile Wreck
| Norman Kelly, aged 20, of Blaney,
! is a patient in the Camden hospital
! seriously hurt In an automobile acci'
dent which occurred Sunday night
' near Blaney, when bis light roadster
left the highway and turned over several
times.
I
i Hiding with Mr. Kelly was Miss
Ruby Sanders, also of Blaney. Both
were thrown Clear of the car for some
distance. Miss Sanders was unhurt,
except for a few bruises, .but Mr.
Kelly remained unconscious for several
days, suffering from concussion
I of the brain. He was reported slightly
improved yesterday. , i
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Free Daredevil
Show is Planned
Jimmie Lynch and his troupe of
"Death Dodgers," who are to put on
a thrilling show next Sunday afternoon
at the Fair Grounds in Columbia
will give a free 30-minute demonstration
here on Broad street in front
I
I of the Carolina Motor Company at
! 11:30 a. m. Friday, officials of the
I troupe have announced. The free show
will follow a parade of the unfts
j through the downtown streets. AJ1
cars used are Plymouths, equipped
with Goodyear tires.
"How not to drive an automobile"
will be the subject of the free exhibition,
and Jimmie Lynch himself will
demonstrate the wrong way to handle
your car. He will also show the peo- j
pie some of the things he has learned
about driving in the past two years
during which time he has rolled cars
over time after time.
A pupil of the famous speed track
driver, Barney Oldtield, Jimmie is (
very much interested in safety on the (
highways and will attempt to pass i
along some of the valuable information
he has learned to the crowd
which witnesses the performance.
The "tips" will come from Jimmies
own lips through a loudspeaker. !
This show is being brought to Camden
by the Carolina Motor Company,,
local Chrysler, .Plymouth and Good-,
vear dealers, and Chief of Police W.
D. Whitaker is cooperating to make
it a success: ?
The show .to be given in Camden
will be Just a few samples of the
stunts that will be attempted by
I Jimmie Lynch and his Death Dodgers
in Columbia next Sunday. The big
two-hour thrill show will include Suicide
Johnson's Death Leap, stepping
from the rear - bumper of an automobile
to the ground while the car Is
traveling at the speed of better than
a mile a minute; Dan Williams crash-!
Ing through a one inch flaming board
wall on his motorcycle, and many I
other remarkable feats. The show!
starts at three o'clock and is spon-1
sored by t$e Veterans of Foreign i
Warm.
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Memorial Planned
To Samuel Russell
Some month* ago ut a Joint meet*
Ing of the^ Chamber or Commerce, the
Rotary Club and tlu* L'xehango Club,
a movement was started to set up
Home suitable memorial for the late
Samuel Russell. It was felt that Mr.
Itusaey having taken sueh a lively
interest In tli?* community life of Camden
and given of himself so generously
some permanent recognition should
be givc'h him. There was scarcely
an altruistic move made in Camden
in which Mr. Russell did not take, a
lively interest and in -most caSes give
his own efforts in forwarding it. He
had interested himself in the Library,
the Library grounds, the town common,.
the football team, the polo dub,
the horse show, the Children's Home
am] many other worthy enterprises.
At that meeting a committee composed
of the Rev. J. R. Caston, J, M.
VillepiKue and Henry Savage, .lr. was
appointed to get the project under
way. After this committee met with
a group of friends of Mr. Russell, A.
S Llewellyn, Miss Leila Shannon and
Miss KutIC Richards were added to
th?? committee.
Various forms of memorials were
considered. The one finally settled
upon was a handsome stone bench to
lie erected in front of the Library
near the street. On the back of this
bench will he a bronze tablet figuring
Mr. Russell on horseback. This tablet
is being done by Camden's wellknown
sculptor, Carroll K. llasseti.
A few days ago the committee
started accepting donations to cover
the cost of the erection of the proposed
memorial. The committee say they
are certain they can in no wise personally
contact all of the persons they
feel sure will want an opportunity to
contribute to the funds and so take
this opportunity to tell the public
that contributions to this fund will
be gladly received. Donations should
be made to Henry Savage, Jr., who
is treasurer of the fund. A drawing
of the proposed memorial' may be
seen in Mr. Savage's offices.
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Barringer Company
Sets Opening Date
The Barringer Hardware Company,
recent purchasers of the former
Mackey Hardware Company, have announced
their formal opening dates
for Friday and Saturday, April 17 and
18.
The Barringer Company is a mem.ber
of a small chain of hardware
stores operating at Florence, Darlington,
Dillon and Lake City, with the
parent company at Florence. They
have ample capital and since moving
here have been selling off the old
stock and replacing it with the highest
class of hardware and say they
will offer many money-saving values
in household and other items.
A paint demonstration will also be
sponsored by a factory representative
of the well known B. P. 8. paint line.
High Water?
Like other sections of the state
Kershaw county streams have been
overflowing this week with several of
the roads leading from Camden closed.
The Gettys bridge over TwentyFive
Mile Creek in West Wateree
was rendered Impassable by several
of the piling being washed away. It
was also reported that the Hough
bridge over Lynches river in Buffalo
township had been washed away, but
this could not be verified.
Heavy Rainfall
Arthur H. Brown, weather observer
fot the government nt Cnmden, states
that since the first of January 25.67
inches of rain has fallen in this vicinity.
The average is 48 inches per
year. For the same period last year
the rainfall would not have exceeded
ten inches or less. The river at this
point reached a crest of 36.7. The
flood stage is 24 feet. As a result of
the extreme bad weather crops are
officially reported as being three
Weeks late.
Hauptmann I'ut To
Death In ('hair!
Stat?' Prison, Trenton. N\ J., April!
it llrtino Richard Hnupttnnnn was
put to cloutli In the electric chair Friday
night for the kidnap-murdf r of
Charles A Lindbergh, Jr.
Ho was brought Into the death
chamber at 8:41, placed In the chair
at 8:41 % o'clock, and was pronounced
dead at X:47ta o'clock.
Mr Howard Weisler, prison physl^
elan, announced after the si\ physicians
had examined Hauptinann twice
that "thiH man 1h dead."
He did not struggle in the chair
He was pale and weak, and was led
to the chair by two guards.
Once he Stared at the fifty five witnesses
who crowded into the little]
ehainher with its dirty white walls.
He was quickly strapped into the
chair and at 8:411 o'clock Robert 11.'
Klliott, official executioner, gave him!
the lirst shock. Two more shocks followed
at minute intervals. At 8:44
o'clock, Klliott threw off the current.!
Hauptmann's white shirt was slit
open by a prison guard, and the first J
of the physicians stepped forward to
apply his stethoscope. I >r Weisler]
was the first #to come' forward Then'
Hr. .John Connelly, medical director]
of the prison.
Colonel Mark (). K K impelling.'
prison warden, said there was no confession
The straps were quickly loosened.
Two guards took him by the legs, two
others hv the shoulders and carried
the body into the autopsy room.
The crowds outside the roped-olY
prison area had gathered as the hour
of death approached. They had come
by automobile and on foot, closely
wrapped against the chill night winds
that sang through the cheerless
neighborhood.
They stood at the bar of a tavern
across from the prison, drinking beer
and whisky, morbidly gay, slightly
skeptical nbout the whole business.
In the street dark figures moved
about in the glare of the pah- blue
brilliance of searchlights mounted on
sound trucks. Photographers scurried
here and there; newsmen jumped at
the arrival of every hist arrival. Housing
what was going, reluctant, to believe
the news, yet almost willing to
believe anything?reprieve or no reprieve.
Mrs. Hauptmann received the news
that there would be no reprieve In
stunned silence. Outside her hotel,
the bells of St. Mury's Cathedral
could be heard tolling for the evening
services,
A silence came upon the crowds as
the hour approached.
Governor Hoffman and Attontey
General Wilentz engaged in an extended
conference late Friday presumably
on whether the governor should,
by further reprieve, save Hauptmann
from the electric chair.
And at the prison, Colonel Klmberling,
warden, went determinedly ahead
with preparations to carry out the
execution of the man who for more
than a year has been living on "borrowed
time."
With a murder charge still pending
against Wendell In this county, some
officials said the Hunterdon county
complaint would not be honored, and
thus this new, desperate effort on the
part of Anna Hauptmann to save her
husband was thwarted.
After Wilentz and the Governor had
been in conference for an hour, one
of the Governor's secretaries emerged
from the office and announced that
there would be no reprieve,
Then, it was merely a matter of
waiting another hour for the time set
for the execution.
Store Robbed At Kershaw
The store of B. Cf Moore & Sons
was broken into Monday 'dijght and
about five or six dollars stolen from
the money drawers. If any of the
merchandise was stolen it could not
be detected. The thief first broke Into
the warehouse of Catoe Brothers,
where he stole an axe with which he
crashed the sash In the front door of
the Moore storo, where he entered and
departed. As he came out through
the broken glass he was observed by
Andrew Clinton, colored employee at
the Clyburn Motor Company's place,
who did not stop to ask him the why's
and the wherefore's of his doings. He
only observed that It was a negro but
did' not recognize him. It was about
10 o'clock he reported.?Kershaw Era.
The Weather Forecast "
Forecast for the weather in this
state given out yesterday was: "Occasional
rain tonight and probably
Friday, slightly warmer tonight and
in extreme north portion Friday."
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Junior League Puts
On a Novel Show
SuniKluy night hi The Kirkwood
Knltv, the Camden Junior Welfare
League presented a movie of the
March events and Home informal
scenes of well known Camden res!
dentH. TIiIh was a first attempt ut a
new form of entertainment for this
organization, which they hope to improve
upon from time to time,
A hundred true friends braved the
stormy night and netted the League
tile goodly Hum of $ I a 00. part of
which will he use to buy more films.
Refreshments were served buffet
style from ,*i very attractively appoint
ed table. Bronze snapdragons, donated
by the Camden Floral Company,
and orange tapers being used to carry
J out a color scheme with gleaming Ml|
ver service and candlesticks.
The donations and Borvlcos of
, friends made tills tirst showing possible.
The League wishes to thank Mr.
h. T. Start, tin* photographer, who
I gave so gladly, ami generously of liis
time and professional art by taking
tile pictures all during the month of
March. Also Mrs. K. l. Woodward,
Mr W. 11 Harris, Mr. Frank Coarsen.
and Mr Ward Belcher, who kindly
donated films; Mr Duncan I'Mwards
for splicing the films and Mr.
and Mrs Karl Abbott who graciously
|ga\e the use oi the grille room and
the coffee / as part of the refreshments.
Lust but not least, the audience
all enjoyed Mr. Harry I). Kirk
over as master of ceremonies and
predated the time and donation he
ga ve.
, i his film may be rented for any
private parties or to organizations
desiring to use it.
I I he League is going to have more
movies in a short time?so smile for
the birdie when you see a camera
| working near you and watch for the
| date of our next showing.?iContriI
buted by a Leaguer.
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Highway Officer
Dies at Hospital
Keith Foster Hagley, who has made
his home in Camden for the past
j three and a half years as a member
of the State highway patrol, died In
| the Camden hospital at noon today
j after a ten-day Illness. He was
thirty-three years of age and a native
of Richburg, in Chester county.
He is survived by his widow, who
Was Miss Sue Smith, qf Panama City,
Flu.; his mother, Mrs. Addle IJagley;
three sisters, Miss "Evelyn Hagley,
Mrs. W. M. Blackmon, of Lancaster,
and Mrs. H. ~M**Hicklin, of Richburg,
Funeral services will be^hdld from *
the Lyttleton 8treet Methodist fchurch
here Friday at 2 o'clock with the
burial services at his ohTvtiome in~"
Rlchburg.
Mr. Hagley-made numerous friends
I during his residence In Camden who
will learn with regret of his passing.
Active pallbearers will be fellow patrolmen
as follows: Captain George
L. Young, Lieutenant A. A. Lawson,
W. T. Hell, M. G. King, R. E. McNeill,
R. P. McClellan. Honorary pallbearj
crs will be other members of the highj
way patrol who are able to attend.
Limestone Choir
To Appear Here
The Limestone College Choir will
present a program in the high school
auditorium at 10:00 a. m. Thursday,
April 16. The public is cordially invited
to hear this choir sing. There
will bo no admission charge.
John F. Williamson, director of the
famous Westminster Chorus, after
hearing the Limestone Choir sing was
quoted as saying:
"During this year I have heard the
Vassar College Choir, the Bryn Mawr
Glee Club, and most of the leading
women's choirs of the larger universities,
but I have heard none that surpassed
the Limestone College Choir.
In fact, not one of the others was in
the same class with this group. The
musical effects Miss Pfohl is getting
with the choir are simply wonderful.
I was absolutely amazed by the quality
of the singing.
"1 am frank to say this organize
tion would prove a sensation in New
York City or any other large musical
center if it could have the proper
backing."
Wat Native Of Camden
Mrs. Sara B, Henry, wife of the
late Gen. Nelson H. Henry of New
York City and sister of John B.
Rodgers of Columbia, died in New
York City, Friday, April 3. Mts.
Henry was born at Camden, S. C? in
1863 and lived there during her girlhood
days, later moving to Colutabla
with her parent*. She was graduated ">
at 8alem College, 8alem. N. C.. In- v?+
terment will be In New York City
Monday.?Sunday's Columbia State.
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