The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 24, 1936, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
I VOLUME 48 " ii -~
[ _^^MDgN.^<PUTO CAROLINA, PR!DAY. APRIL 24, 1936 " N11M fly
Popular Young Man
Passes Suddenly
Camden people were greatly shocked
and saddened Sunday morning
when It was_announced that Leonard
H Schenk bad died at an early hour.
Mr. and Mrs. pchenk and son and a
party of friends had planned a motor
trip to Charleston and were to leave
at eight o'clock. He was taken sick
during the 'early hours of the morning.
hlu sudden summons coming at
5:30 before a physician could roach
him.
Iyeonard Schenk was a son of the
late l/oo Schenk, of Germany, and
KoHova 1 ley man of Chester, one of the
most delightful families who have resided,
in Camden for many years. His
father came here many years ago as
a member of the firm of M. Baum &
Company, later changing to L. Schenk
& Company, and for many years conducted
one of the largest mercantile
agencies In this city. Their patronage
not only Included Kershaw county,
but also extended to adjoining
counties. At the death of his father
Leonard Schenk was made secretary
of the company and made himself
popular with all classes by his pleasant
and fair dealings.
He graduated from the Camden
schools and later attended The Citadel
at Charleston, when he was called
into service during the world war, after
which he returned ' to Camden.
Later the business was sold and he
was for a number of years a traveling
salesman. At the time of his death
lie was secretary of the Enterprise
building and Loan Association, secretary
of the Exchange Club of Camden,
was a member of the American"
Legion and a member of Beth El
Tem pie.
He was married to MIsb Phoebe
Oswald, of Allendale, in June, 1922.
She, with a young son, Leonard, Junior.
and one brother, Everett Schenk,
of Philadelphia,'survive.
His was a large funeral held at his
late residence on north Broad street
Monday nfternopn at four o'clock,
with many out-of-town people attending.
Services were in charge of
Hahhi Samuel Shillman, of Sumter,
with Rev. A. D. McArn, of the Presbyterian
church, and Rev. J. B. Caston.
of the Baptist church, assisting.
7 The burial was in the Hebrew cemetery.
The active pallbearers were:
Wilson Johns, L. Laurence Whitaker,
Melton Goodsteln, Herman Bariich,
A. Clifton McKain and James tX>.
Zemp. . _i ;
Honorary pallbearers were; Officers
and directors of the Enterprise Building
and Loan Association, Dr. A. W.
Humphries and David Wolfe.
Democratic Clubs
To Meet Saturday
The Democratic clubs of the county
of Kershaw are called to meet on the
fourth Saturday in April, the 25th,
for the purpose of *e-organlzing and
electing club officers. The clubs
should each elect a member for the
county executive committe and delegates
to the county convention which
meets at the .court house on the fltnt
Monday in May at 11 o'clock a. m.
Each club is entitled to one delegate
fnr every 25 members, and one for
a majority fraction thereof, based on
the number of votes cast at the first
primary in 1934. The following
statement shows the number of votes
cast at the first primary in 1934 and
Die number of delegates each club is
entitled to in the county convention
based on that vote:
Votes Cast No. Delegates
Abney 60 2
Antioch 168 7
Bethune 389' 16
Blaney . . IP. ... 284 12
Buffalo 258 10
Camden .......1600 s 60
Cassatt 122 5
Charlotte T. .. 97 4
DeKalb 114 5
I>oby's Mill ... 99 4
Enterprise 54 2
Bates Ford..... : 80 3
Harmony 68 * ~Hermitage
.... 814 18 * >
Kershaw .414 17
Liborty Hill 73 ..... 1
Lockhart ...... 64 8 i
liftoff 117 6 _
Ned's Creek .',109 ' 4 r
Oakland : iv. 88 3??_ t
ine Tree 118 6
Habon's 'ft? ~ 6 i
Daley's Mill .. life 5 ,
Inland ? 77 8
Jalt Pond .... 120 5 ?= Sandy
Qrove ..89 -4
Shamrock 80 3 ? '
ShayioFs Hill .. 86 8
?h ft ?reek 90 4
Three Ci ..... 225 9 i
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cstvill? # TWl ?
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We don't need men with new ideas <
much as we need men who will put i
en?rgy behind the old Ideas.
farm Women Held
Spring Meeting
'iho Spring meeting of the- Kershaw
County Council of Farm Women
WW held at the American Lesion
Hall on April 18. The meeting
was called to order by Mrs. J. A. Boll.
"America" was Bung.
ihe devotional was conducted by
Mrs. EUa Pearce, aftey which the
speakers were Introduced by Dr. S.
F. Braslngton. Hon. Tom B. Pearce
of Columbia, gave a splendid talk on
rural electrification and Instilled new
hope of bolng able to have lights
some time soon.
The roll was then called and minutes
of last meeting read.
Mrs. #Emmle J. Evans, of Darlington
county, -was on hand with her
circulating library car und gave us a
very interesting and helpful talk on
rural libraries...
Then Mrs. J. B. Baker, who has
charge of the rural library project
In Kershaw county brought forth her
plans for rural libraries In Kershaw
county.
The reports of county chairmen of
agriculture, legislation, citizenship,,
membership, music and recreation, religion
and welfare, education, health,
finance and publicity were then road.
Miss Juanita Neely, Piedmont (listrlet
agent, gave a delightful talk on
"Women of Today."
Mrs. T. M. Blackmon, director of
j extension work In Pee Dee district,
gave some,helpful limits to the various
chairmen on the importance of
everyone turning In good reports.
| Miss Margaret Fe^etl, home demonstration
agent, also gave a tAlk on
| club work and publicity. The meeting
then adjourned.
Goes To Estill To Reside
Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Zeigler have
sold their attractive residence on Fair
street to Major A. Moultrie Brailsford,
of Camden, and they have moved
to Estill, S. C., where Mr. Zeigler
will engage in farming. They will
later be joined by their daughtersMisses
Mary and Natalene Zeigler
who are now in college. Mr. Zeigler
came to Camden twenty-eight years
ago from Orangeburg to work for the
Northwestern Railway of South Carolina
and stayed with that road continuously
until the road was abandoned
last June. He and his family
made many friends while here who
regret to see them leave.
Meeting of Club
The Amtioch Democratic Club will
meet at Antioch high school, Saturday,
April 25, at 4 o'clock.?C. K. McCaskill,
President.
Kershaw School To
Give Senior Play
Kershaw, April 21.?The senior
Class of the Kershaw high school will
present the annual senior play Tuesday,
April 28, at 8:IB o'clock In the
high school auditorium. Admission 1b
10 and 20 cents.
The play, "Baby Steps Out," is a
comedy in which an interesting family
attempts to work out the problems
of maids, finances, clothes, and love
In most amazing ways. There is also
a lively struggle over who Is boss In
the family that is' both pathetic and
funny.
Members of the cast are: Margaret
Mobley, Billy Funderburke, Mary
Sowell, Julia Edna Bailey, Ernest Hilton,
Robert Hellams, Page Qay, Joyce
Reeves, Mildred Qardner, Frances
Gardner and Lewis Croxton.
Returned Missionary To 8peak
There will be services at Bethany,
Westville, oA next Lord's day as followsSunday
school at 10 a. m.,
Superintendent H. B. Gaskln in
charge. Worship service at 11 a. nit
At this hour Miss Sara Funderburk,
a returned 'missionary from China <
will fipe&k to to. - B. T. U. at 7:80
p.. m., T. C. Fletcher, director. Are J
we saying to Jesus, "Go Thy Way For '
This Time, at a More Convenient '
Season I will Hear Thee?" A dangerous
way to live, for that season may i
never come. Hear His call today and '
follow Him.?Rev. T. D. Gnlledie,Pa?^
tor. ?'
^ Waterse Baptist Church
The Wateree Baptist chur4#* ser- <
rices Sunday, April 19, 1926 ai*e aa ]
follows: Bible school 10 a. m. Sua- \
day morning, J, Eh Robinson, superln- i
tender*. Morning worship 11:15. Tha i
intjeft, Transforming 1
Love of God." Remember that yon 1
are always welcome to come and wor- <
ship at tha "Friendly Church."?Rav. I
l J. UttMr.
Garden Tour "Being
Planned For April 80
The sixth annual Garden Tour ot
Greenville will be conducted on Thursday,
April 30. Between fifteen and
twenty of the city's loveliest gardens
will be open to visitors from ten
o'clock in the morning until late in
the afteiTioon.
The area in front of Christ Church
on East North Street has been designated
as the starting points Here
tickets will be on sale and Information
and Itineraries may be secured.
The route will be well marked from
the starting point to the various gardens
so that visitors will have no difficulty
finding the gardens and may
make a choice of gardens to be visited.
This will also allow visitors to '
spend as much time as they wish in
a particular garden.
The tours are conducted by the
Young Women's Christian Association
for the benefit of Camp Glen. Tickets
admitting to all the gardens are fifty
cents. Luncheon will bo served for
forty cents from 12 to 2:30 o'clock at
the Young Women's Christian Association,
118 West Washington street.
Hostesses will be in each gurden
to greet visitors and every effort will
be made to make the tours enjoyable
and profitable. I^ast year 544 visitors
from eight states and thirty-four
South Carolina towns visited the gardens
which are recognizod us among
the most beautiful in this section.
Members of your club and their
friends are invited to make the tours.
Aged Citizen I)ied
Here Last Friday
Thomas Ellerbe Ixnvry, 82 year old
retired citizen of Camden, died Friday
morning last at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. B. W. Rhame, on Laur- )
ens street. He had been ill quite a
long while. j
Mr. Ijowry was a native of Monroe, ,
N. C., where he married Miss Nan i
Elizabeth Lee, of that place. She diod 1
many years.ago. Mr. Ix>wry had made
his homo in Camden for the past fifty !
years.
He is survived by his daughter,
Mrs. Rhame, and one son, Walter L.
Lowry, of New York City.
Funeral services were held from
the residence Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock, being conducted by Rev.
J. B. Caston, of the Baptist church
Pallbearers serving were: W. F.
Nettles, Curtis ~ Moore, * Raymond
Moore, N. M. Fohl, John Nettles and
J. R. Montgomery.
- Baptist Church 8ervices
The following services are announced
for week beginning April 26 at the
First Baptist church: Men's prayer
meeting at 9:45,' conducted in the
men's class room. Sunday school at
10 o'clock with W. G. Wilson, Jr., superintendent
In charge. Public worship
conducted by the pastor, J. B.
Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Morning subject: "The Work of
Grace." Evening subject: "Choosing
A Husband." Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Teacher's
meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to attend
all the services of this church.
Selby G. Venning
Dies in Charleston
Charleston,. April 20.?The death of
Selby G. Venning, 50, chairman of the
Charleston county Democratic executive
committee and state highway license
inspector at Charleston, oc- A
curred early this morning at his Mt.
Pleasant residence. ,
For over;, twenty-four years magla- _
trate of Mount Pleasant, Mr. Venning
was elected chairman' of the county
executive committee in 1934 and was ,
thrown into state-wide prominence
last December when on orders of
Governor Johnston, at the height of
the highway controversy, state troops t
took over the highway offices here (
and installed Charles E. Rausch in
his place.
Meeting On Wild Life Conservation ]
There will be a meeting at the 1
court house April 29th at three o'clock' j
on Wild Life Conservation. The pur- 1
pose of this meeting is to formulate i
plana whereby our wild life will bo. i
protected and plane win be discussed <
as to how we may Increase dhr vfild <
life and make the out-of-doors mora ]
beautiful. Each organisation in the <
county will have representatives at i
this meeting, and anyone else desir- '
tog to atUdd la cordially invited.
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Aged Lfldy Died
Suddenly Friday
Mrs. Maggie 8. McCatbern, 71, died
suddenly here Friday morning at the
residence of her daughter, Mre, H. D.
Hancock. She was before marriage
Miss Maggie S. Hancock and was born
In the Spring Hill section of Dee county.
She had made her home with her
daughter in Camden for the past five
years.
She is survived by four daughters?
Mis. E. E. Hancock, of Spring Hill;
Mrs, Alma Flowers, of Columbia; Mre.
Harry Blunt, of Salisbury, N. C.; Mrs.
Clay Carr, of Ottawa, HI.; and Mrs.
Hancock, of Camden.
Funeral services were held from
the Spring Hill Methodist church Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. W.
t. Parker, of Branchville, being assisted
in the services by Rev. jUiablnet,
of Camden.
Bishopville Rotes
Hear Dr. Clarke
Members of the Bishopville Rotary
Club heard a very inspiring and educational
talk by I)r. Maurice Clark,
Rector of Grace Episcopal church of
Camden, at their regular meeting
Tuesday night. Dr. Clark, who came
to Camden from Marquette, Michigan,
especially lauded Southern hospitality
and the welcome that he had boon
given since coming to Camden. Ho
stated that as long as there are prejudices
that there would be no world
peace. Rotarlans, he said, are cdolng
a great work in promoting International
understanding since there a^e
Rotary clubs all over the world and
representatives meet In International
conferences to discuss matters of vital
interest. Dr. Clark also stated that
we should be better Informed on
world and home affairs and that there
is no use of being uninformed as
newspapers, radios, and other means
of spreading news have brought the
far corners or the earth closer together.
Dr. Clark was heard with a
jgreat deal of interest.
J. W. Scott of 8t. Charles fayorod
the club with two vocal solos. He was
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Scott, also of St..Charles.
The program was In charge of Dr.
S. B. DuBose. A number of visiting
Rotarians and guests were present.
?Bishopville Messenger. .
Where To Get Work
Sheets Filled Out
Below Is listed places for the farmers
of Kershaw county to go and fill
out their work sheets for the 1936
Soil Conservation program. The committeemen
will only be at these places
from April 20 to April 26. * If the
farmers fall to fill out the work sheets
on their farms which they are operating
they will not get any money from
the government oven. though they
comply. Cash tenants and standing
rent tenants must All out the work
sheets on the land they have rented:
Williford's cotton office, Kershaw.
Court room, Camden.
Victor Ward's house, Lugoff.
Abe Hilton's house, Liberty Hill.
Mt. Pisgah high school, Kershaw?
Monday through Wednesday.
Gates Ford school house, Kershaw?
Thursday through Saturday.
W. H. Marshall's house, Route 2,
Camden.
_ Joye's store, Camden, R. F. D.
E. B. Lorick's house, Camden, R. F.
D.
Coats' store, Kershaw, R. F. D.
Charlotte Thompson schoor TidUge,
Boykin.
Rabon's store, Lugoff?Thursday
through Saturday.
Hinson's store, Lugoff?Monday
through Wednesday.
Midway school house, Cassatt.
A. K. McLaurln's store, Bethune.
John Baker's store, Bethune, R. F.
D. '
Truesdale's store, Westville.
^Blaney,
Tig public Is urged to attend to
this, this week says W. C. McCarley,
County Agent
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.Farewell 8ervlce At Mt. Pisgah
Them will he church worship at the
Mt. Pisgah Baptist church this coming
Lord's day?morning at 11 a. m.,
it which time the pastor will brin*
tils farewell, message to the congregation,
having accepted a call to the
pastorate of the King Street Baptist
;hurch in Charleston. The Blbia
ichool will meet at 10 a. m. and the
B. T. U. at 7 :30 p. m. We urge that
Auxiliary Picks
?_ Mrs. J. It West
Mrs. J. K. West of Cassatt, KerHhaw
county, wau elected president of
the Women's auxiliary of the Cook**
ree Presbytery today at the close of
the two-day session which was held
at Arsenal Hill Presbyterian church.
Other officers elected at the meeting
were: Mrs. M. 8, Rosier, Cassatt,
corresponding secretary; MIbh Ruth
Greene, Columbia, treasurer; Mrs.
David R. Hopkins, Columbia, secretary
of Christian education and ministerial
relief; Mrp. Karl Turner,
Winnsboro, secretary of synodlcal and
presbyteriul homo missions; Mrs. W.
O/Abel, Columbia, secretary of spiritual
life; Mrs. Goorge Butler, Edgeflold,
secretary of literature; Mrs. W.
L. Dunovant, Sr., Edgefield, secretary
of Foreign missions; Mrs. R. B. Dunovant,
Edgefield, chairman of White
work; and Mrs. Eric Zimmerman,
Trenton, chairman of district No. 4.
Addresses were made at the morning
meeting by Mrs. H. L. Cockerham,
of Stewart Robinson school, Blackley,
Ky., and W. P. Jacobs, president of
Presbyterian college, Mrs. Alexander
Maltland, Richmond, Vu., talked on
Assemblies Training school which is
located In Richmond.
The two-day meeting closed with a
luncheon in the church. ,
No afternoon session will be held
as *\vas formorly planned out of respect
to Mrs. N. G. Gonzales, former*
member and past officer of the auxiliary,
who died Wednesday.?Friday's
Columbia Record.
Future Farmers
Show Up Well
Camden Future Farmers were one
point behind Cameron high school,
and eleven points behind Gilbert high
school. Out of a total of 3,000 points
for a perfect score, Gilbert scored
2,385 points, Cameron 2,375, and Camden
2,374 points.
Members of the Camden judging
team were: Eliloo Pate, Clement!
Shiver, and James Graham. John
Hammond and Robert Smith, Jr., wore |
alternates. Elilee Pate ranked sixth
from .the highest out of 102 boys.
There were 34 teams representing 34
high school Future Farmer chapters.
Gilbert, Cameron and Camden will
compete in the state Judging contest
to be held at Clemson College on May
16.? There will be three teaihs from
each fllstrict. , ?
Blaney high school made a good
showing by securing fourth place in
the county.
Things judged are as follows: Seed
corn, poultry, mules, Holstein and
Guernsey dairy cows, Irish potatoes,
sweet potatoes, hogs, eggs,, supervised
practice program.
Baron DeKalb Senior* Present Play
Westvllle, April 21.?The senior
class of the Baron DeKalb school will
present. "The Red-Headed Stepchild,"
on Friday evening,. April 24, at" 8
o'clock.
When a wild untamed cowboy girl
goes into fashionable society, she is
apt to upset customs and anger society's
members. The red-headed
stepchild does that ami more.
The play is packed with action and
entertainment. Admission prices will
be 10 and 20 cents.
The cast Is as follows:
Mrs. Edith Russel, Wilma Hay; Mrs.
Oliver WoodrufT, Ruth Horton; Mrs.
Emory Scott, Willie Mae Peach;
Briggs, Howard Truesdale; Lucia
'.Russel, Vivian Tmesdale; Dudley
HviRseT, Victor TFOSsdaie; Richard
Russel, Fred Fletcher; Elizabeth Russel,
Louise Hlnson; George Garrison,
Herman Truesdaie; Ethel Ashley,
Evelyn Horton; Lucjle Christy, EJula
Smyrl; Flora Farnum,; JWillle Mae
Horton.
Exchange Club Notes
At the regular meeting of the Exchange
Club of Camden on last Tuesday,
April 21, the speaker was Rabbi
Samuel R. Shillmau, of Sumter. His
subject was "America's Neutraillty
Policy," Its effect on our relations
with foreign nations, and especially
our foreign trade.
for one minute In memory of Leonard
Schenk, the secretary of the club,
whoso sudden death last Sunday was
a shock to hie many friends. A committee
was appointed to prepare appropriate
resolutions to be presented
ftt the next regular meeting of the
club.
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The New York state DemoemUeefcecutive
committee has again elected
James A, Parley as its chatma* tor a
fourth twopear term. |
Officers Solve Cases;
Eight Ilmler Arrest__
Chief of Police O. F. Oooley and hiu
force, cooperating with Sheriff J. H. ~-f1^
McLeod and hie officers have succeeded.
in solving several burglaries and
thefts extending over u period of a
month or more.
They have in jail Adam Mlcklo, Jun-'
ior Helton, Henry Helton, Andrew
Craig, John, Henry Craig, Julius Cruig,
JumcH Wood and Monroe Mickle, ull
WeBt Wuteree negroes, but at prosent
residents of Cureton Hark on the
west side of Camden.
Their arrest came about Saturday
night, when they were making a.,second
attempt to enter the Camden Library
where on Friday night, April 10,
they entered and stole $3.81.
On Saturday night, April 18, they
entered the Camden Fertilizer Company
near the Seaboard freight station
and stole one ton .of fertilizer.
Ilofore that, on April 16, they had
been to the same plant and stolen
two tons of fertilizer.
On .March 26, %jjfo of the negroes
entered the Redfearn Motor Company
on West DoKalb street and stole two
batteries.
Again on April 1, four of the negroes
entered the Redfearn Motor
Company and stole $11.60 in cash
from tho cash register.
Making their third visit to the same
place on the night of April 6, they
got $3.24 from the cash register. In
neither instance was the register damaged.
Their next foray was on tho Standard
Oil Company headquarters of
Henry E. Beard, near the Seaboard
freight station. Here they attempted
to break the combination of the safe,
but were unsuccessful. Only articles ?
missed at this place wore postage
Htamps and a carton of cigarettes.
Andrew Craig is also charged with
having taken a watch off a white man
when helping his car out of a bog.
The officers also atrestod V. C.
Hall and Virgil Hall for stealing a
72-foot bolt from a sawmill near lie
thune. Tho belt was recovorod where
it had been sold to a Sumter man for
$lir. ~ Another bolt stolon by Virgil
Hnll and Laurie Rogers was recovered
In Camden. V.
C. Hall is an old offender, having
been sent up for a term of five
years from this county for theft, but
was paroled by a former governor.
Rural officers 8. P. Watklns and O. B.
DeBruhl worked up the two latter
cases.
Camden Man
Named By Masons
Rock Hill, April 17.?L, D. Simpson,
of Kershaw, was elected grand high
priest of the grand chapter, Royal
Arch Masons, and D. C. Robertson,
Great Falls, deputy high priest, at the
concluding session of the two-day
meeting of York Rite Masons here ??
Thursday. - v" ?-? vtrjh
Greenwood was selected for next
year's conclave May 12.
Oother officers elected Included: H.
M. Hucks, Georgetown, grand king;
J. C. Pate, Sumter, grand scribe; Walter
F. Going, Columbia, grand treasur- ?
er; O. Frank Hart, Columbia, grand
secretary; John S. Taylor, Greenville,
grand captain of the'host; John H.
Graves, Darlington, gf^usd chaplain; BL
C. Haselden, Georgetown, grand senThe
grand commandery of Knights
Templer elected Pantl T. McNeel, ?
Union, grand commander; Dr. J. W.
Robin Zemp, Camden, deputy grand
commander; Marion A. Park, Columbia,eminent
grand generalissimo; O.
T. Flakier, Florence, eminent grand
captain general; Robert Q. Glass,
Greenville, eminent grand senior warden;
B. Wallace Sneed, Greenwood,
eminent grand junior warden; the
Rev. A. G. B. Bennett, Columbia, eminent
grand prelate; the Rev.' T. T.
Walsh, Walterboro, eminent grand
emeritus; Walter F. Going, Colombia,
eminent grand treasurer; Joseph
Lindsay, Chester, eminent grand recorder.
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Floral Company Moves Office?
The office and she1# rooms of the
Laurens street 'vHll be moved to the
number two plant on west Laurens
street for the summer months effective
April 27th, announced William
L. Goodalo, president of the company