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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 48 C&.MDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1936 NUMBER 9 U- | - 1 J , i L mi. i .... JH ' " Camden High Finals To Begin May 31st Tin' Anal exercises of the school ve^t hi the city system will begin ou aun,lay evening, May 31, at 8:30, In ' the IhKh school auditorium. This program will he In the nature of a union service conducted by the ministers of lUe town. The music for the occasion villi bo furnished by a choir of townspeople. and the high school glee club. Tlie sermon to the graduates will be preached by the Rev. J. B. Caston, paBtoi of the First Baptist Church of Camden. Monday evening in the school auditorium at 8:30 the elementary grades will present the cantata, "Romance of Cinderella," followed by songs and folk dances by the pupils of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. This program is given it*, honor of the students of the seventh grade who will enter the high school in September. , The seventh grade will be represented on the program by the two class leaders, each of whom will deliver short addresses as valedictorian and salutatorian of the class. The senior class day exercises are sei for Tuesday evening, June 2, at This year the program will vary from the usual form of prophecies. wills and the like. The senior ' class, assisted by some of the student s of the lower grades in the high school, will present the play, "The Graduates Seven Guides." The graduation exercises are set 101 Wednesday evening, June 3, at S:30 in the high school auditorium. The program will take its usual form except that there will be more pupil participation. There will be no address to the graduates delivered by an out-of-town speaker. The roll of the graduating class Is: Delia Marguerite Boheler, Mary Louise Branham, Minnie Sue Bruce, Carolyn Spann Cantey, Mary Virginia Davis. Harriet Lucile Dees, Effie Zelma Goodman, Meta Regina Goodman, Dernice Marguerite Hendrix, Alice 11. (label Horton, Gladys Marguerite limram, Sarah Jones Ingram, Dorothy Ks.-lyn Jackson, Eleanor Kirschner, Klleu Hamilton Little, Mary Ellen McDowell, Emily Louise McLeod, Caroline Morrow Nelson, Mary Elizabeth Pitts, Mary Fortune Purser, Boydie Juanita Rabon, Nellie Ruth Rabon, Alice Itebecca Rush, Florence Alexan- 1 der Savage, Sudie Pauline Shirley, i Jean VanLandingham, Helen Alma Ward, Jamell Eva "Watts, Nancy Thompson Watts. 1 Thomas Frank Clyburn, James Davis Elkins, Jerry Cornelius Ford, Ralph Everett Goodale, John Smyrl i Halsall, Robert Marye, Leonard Strait 1 Mayer, William Edwin Miller, Charles < William Moseley, Hazel Clark Munn, < Henry Basil Munn, Harold McCallum, William DeLoache Nettles, Robert I McKain Richards, Lee Matthew West, Shr-lton James West. i This year an unusual occurrence 1 took place in that Elizabeth Pitts and 1 Minnie Sue Bruoe tied for first honorB 1 to the tenth of a point for the four years work of the high school. It was rather unusual that these two ! young ladies should have the same l average for four years after having 1 taken exactly the same subjects. To , b-t'-rmine who should be valedictof:un, the two girls were asked to draw St,a\vs. The selection for valedicto- \ t' in fell to Elizabeth Pitts and Minaic Sue Bruce automatically became >alutatorian of the class. i Death of Purdy Ray Purdy Ray died Friday evening at ' *> 30 at the Camden hospital. Hlg death was the result of an accident ' at the planing niill In Blaney. Mr. Ray, a resident of Lugoff, was * married to Miss Bessie Branham in 1 1518. He is survived by his widow, 1 Mrs. Bessie Ray, and the following children: Edna Ray 16, Tennie Ray 1 U. Nick Ray 12, Ruth Ray 11, Mittie 5, Margaret Lucy Ray 7, Daufus 'lay 4, also the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Wade Reynolds, Mrs. J. T. Ray, R. R. Ray, Mrs. Mlt- J He Poison, all of Camden, and John 'la>', Nlck_Ray, Mrs. Ida Branham, f Mary Ray and Margaret Ray, all of 4 1-ugoff. 1 Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the Pine (?rove Baptist church, conducted by Rev. B. 8. Broome, of Camden. 1 Pallbearers were Lem Baker, CorHayes, T. R. Rabon and L. Jackson. " c t t Notice of Union Mooting t The union meeting of Kershaw As- 1 s?ciation will convene at Beaver Dam t Raptist church. May SO. Let all paa- < tors and delegates take notice and i for program next week. a xCrTc*sl Poultry Story By Peggy Holland I h<> rural mull carrier delivered my one hundred Rhode Island red baby chicks to me ono euowy January day. Miss Powell, our county home demonstration agent, had arranged with the Camden Shrlno Club to loan me tl?e money to pay for these and I had been notified the date of delivery, therefore 1 wuh ready to receive them. My brooder house, which was 6x10 feet, was ono I had used two years before and the brick furnuce was in good condition s6 all that it was necessary for me to do wus to put in a new clay floor and thoroughly clean the building. I flred the furnace the day before the chickens were expected, using a good thermometer to test and regulate the heat. 1 fed my chicks a well balanced' home-mixed feed with plenty of milk. In spite of the exceedingly cold weather experienced in January and February my chicks did well and I succeeded in raising ninety-eight out of the hundred. I had planned to keep all pullets and cull along as 1 saw best but milk fed broilers were Belling at a premium at this season so i sold all except twenty-four pullets and two cock* 'orels. For my dressed broilers and fryers 1 received 35 cents per pound, and for those on foot 30 cents. I realized $46.80 from the sale of these. My home-grown feed figured at market price amounted to $7.70. The pullets and cockerels that I have are doing well and weigh more than four pounds at this time. 1 will use these to continue my major FourH poultry work next year. Lady Dies Suddenly While Visiting Here While on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. I). Byrd, Mrs. Mary Pickell Davis, 54, suffered a heart attack iu it Main street business establishment here about "noonday Friday and died enroute to the Camden hospital. Mrs. Davis was from Greenwood, where she was born. She- is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Byrd and ,a grandson, Elbert Ifyrd of Camden. Three sisters and one brother survive as follows: Mrs. K. Penn, of Greenwood; Mrs. J. L. Paul, of Ninety-Six; Mrs. J. P. .Timmerman, of Edgefield; W. R. Pickell, of Kirksey. Mrs. Davis had often visited her daughter here and had made many friends, who regret her passing. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at Mountain Creek Baptist church in Greenwood county, with the Rev. W. C. Coker in charge. Nine Million Dollars of Bonus Money Columbia, May 19.?S. C. Groeschel, manager of the Veterans' administration here, said today South Carolina veterans had applied for more than ^9,000,000 in "bonus" payments. Groeschel said 19,923 former service men had asked approximately f9,386,721 and that many others had not yet applied. No time limit has neen set yet. Baron DeKalb Holds Graduation Exercises The graduation exercises of the Baron DeKalb school were held in the ichool auditorium last Friday evening, May 15, at eight o'clock. The itAte high school supervisor, John G. Kelly, was the guest speaker of the pccasion, while Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, Kershaw county superintendent of education, made appropriate remarks and awarded the annual scholirship medals. State high school diplomas were iwarded by Superintendent Cyril B. Busbee to a class of twenty-eight. Bther eleventh grade awards were nade also. In addition to the reguar graduation, the following pupils ecelved honored recognition: Fred Fletcher, orator; Willie Mae Peach, lalutatorian; Willie Mae Horton, valellctorlan; Johnny Sowell, grammar ichool scholarship; Ruth McDonald, Ugh school scholarship; Margaret ''aulkenberry, athletics; Vivian Trueslale activities; Victor Truesdale, improvement. Letter Carrier's To Meet The annnal meeting of the Lancaser and Kershaw County Rural Later Carrier's Association will be held it Elgin, May 29, at 6:80 p. m. for >usiness and election of officers for his year, Afish supper will be serr>d. All carriers end substitutes are urged to be preeent?J. W. Thompson, Secretary. O Judging Team Made [ Excellent Showing The Camden high school agriculture cluss judging team that won out In the District Judging content In Columbia, journeyed to Clemson and made un excellent allowing in the atate judging contest. Clement Shiver won un 118 life time Shaeffer fountain pen donated by the DcLaval Separutor Company. He received thia for having the higheat individual acore in judging Guernsey and Jersey dairy cows. He won second highest in Guernsey cows and was awarded an all metal milking bucket presented by Creamery l'ackago Manufacturing company of Atlanta, Ga. Elilee Pate won first place in sweet potato judging and was presented with a garden plow by S. L?? Allen &. Company, of Philadelphia. He won first place in judging of supervised practice program. Pate was also high score of the Camden team with Shiver winning second highest on the team. The Camden team won first place in the judging of Rhode Island reds and white Leghorn poultry. The team was presented an electric brooder by the Buckeye Incubator Company of Springfield, Ohio. The Camden team also won first in the supervised practice program. The supervised program Judged was four student farm programs placed before the various i teams to he judged. When Judging these programs the student was to take into Njonsiderntion the financial value, the soft building, the planting of legumes, the home garden home flock of poultry, shop work, house beautiflcatlon, sanitation, and the like that is taught in connection with each student farm pRferam. The team also yanked high in livestock judging and made a strong bid for a free trip to Kansas City to the j National livestock judging contest. ! The team was composed of Elilee t Pate. Clement Shiver and James Gra- ! j ham, along with John Hammond and Robert Smith. Jr., as alternates. They , made an educational tour extra, visiting Presbyterian College and other points of interest.?Billy Moseley, Reporter. CHARLOTTE THOMPSON COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM The thirteenth annual commencement exercises of the Charlotte Thompson high school will begin on Sunday afternoon, May 24, when the baccalaureate sermon will be preached in the new auditorium by the Rev. Dr. Maurice Clark, of^race Episcopal Church of Camden. The hour is 4 o'clock. On Thursday afternoon, May 28, at 6 o'clock, the Grammar School will present an operetta, "The Indian Princess," with a cast of sixty children. And on Friday afternoon at 6, the final graduation exercises will be h61d. The address will be delivered by Dr. S. M. Derrick of the faculty of the University of South Carolina. The following are candidates for diplomas: Iva Ix>u Arrants, Clifford McLeod, Naoni Walker, Doris Workman. It is gratifying to the community that all the exercises this year can be held in the new auditorium which will have a seating capacity of over six hundred. The public is invited to attend the execiseB. Death of Lee W. Vaughan Cassatt, May 19.?The many*frlends of Lee W. Vaughan were shocked aud saddened to hear of his death, which | occurred Saturday night, May 15, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. H. McLauchlin, in the Sandy Grove community. He was the victim of a heart attack and was ill only a few minutes, although he had been in declining health for several years. Mr. j Vaughan was 75 years of age and was a member of the Bethune Metho-1 dist church. He was born and reared in Darlingtot^ county, but had been a resident of Kershaw county for the past 25 years. He was twice married, his first wife was Miss Julia Roddick of Lydia, who preceded him to the grave 32 years ago. ?His second wife being Miss Florence Fields, who survives with four children, C. R. Vaughan, Columbia; R. W. Vaughan, Cassatt; Mrs. O. W. Jeffords, Lamar; Mrsjj T. H. McLauchlin, Cassatt, and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Sandy Grove church Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock by Rev. W. V. Jerman, assisted by A. C. Corbett and Rev. Thompson of Cayce, and interment followed In the church yard afterwards. Highway Bill Is *. | Passed Over Veto 1!??' long bitter controversy over! tiio reorganisation of Mouth Carolina I highway department came apparently to an end laat Thursday when thej house of representatives, by a margin of three votes, and the senate overwhelmingly passed over the veto of! Governor Johnston the combination' highway act--the act which the governor had termed a "legislative ome-1 let," a "three-headed monster." The house vote was 82 to 39; the senate vote 32 to 5. Wednesday, the house had sustained the veto by a narrow margin, then It moved to reconsider its action, and Thursday^ ?*Hid scenes tense with interest, It gave the measure the necessary^* wo-t birds majority. There was gpplause and cheering when speaker Claude A. Taylor announced that the bill had been passed. Out in the lobby vthero was further demonstration, us supporters of ! the bill cheered and sang and congratulated one another. The veto message was read in the senate after it convened at 8 p. m. I here was no debute. Several sen-' aiorg, wearied by the session-long issue, cried: "Put (he question. Let's! vote." And they did, muking law of the highway act. Hn M. Sawyer, chief highway commissioner, object of the governor's at-! tack on a hundred slumps, made no, statement. j Governor Johnston, who ut first did ( not comment, snfd last night that "It seems that the wishes of the people! will have to be again spoken at the' polls this summer." In a brief statement he expressed bis "sincere thanks to those mem-! hers of the house and senate who have worked so earnestly and honorably to help me carry out my pledges to the people of South Carolina. I commend each of them to the People of our great state." lie said, "and know that their efforts will not he ^rnappreciated." The passage of the bill over the veto was the major defeat the governor had suffered sinco lie was inaugurated January 15, 1935, when, from the 8tate House steps, before a | cheering throng, he delivered his Inaugural address, calling on members of the highway commission to hand in their resignations. Since that day, much water has gone over the dam; the governor has met with passive reverses and with passive triumphs. But interest, in the last few days at any rate, had been centered In the combination highway bill, and its passage yesterday was naturally, a blow to the chief executive und his J supporters. The contesting sides, so evenly bali anced that a shift of one or two with nerves taut and Interest at highest! pitch, followed the reading clerk as the roll was called and the result was ! known even before the speaker had ! announced It. Not in years had a light In the legislative halls been so Intense and | bitter. The fight for tho passage of! the liquor law, in comparison, was as ! a game of duckpins. Governor Johnston was not in the | hall when the final vote was taken, i nor was his secretary, Roy Powell,; who left soon after F. M. Roddey of' 1* airfield called for the enforcement of a house rule relative to persons! who may be In the hall while the; house Is in session. Women, Awho | would have been excluded under the rule, were allowed to remain by unanimous consent. On Wednesday, when the first vote on the veto message was being taken, i C. E. Saint-Amand, Cherokee, arose' and commented on the governor's J presence. He was quoted In The i State as having said, "The governor has no right In this hall." Yesterday he requested that It be noted that he had said the "governor has no right In this hall influencing votes." Prior to the taking of the final and decisive roll call, there was hut little debate of the veto message or the bill. Lines had previously been sharply drawn; the bill, as a whole, was new but its components parts had previously been discussed and there was not much new to say. Marshal Bridges, Florence, urging the house to override the veto, made a plea for "elimination of discord In JJouth Carolina and restoration of -harmony." Saying he would not ask his people to return him to the house, he declared he believed himself free of '*renom, spleen and hatred." "South Carolina is in a turbulent tate," he declared. "It la full of discord and strife. The governor, In re luing ims oiii, says it waa born of dissension and discord.'" "No man has contributed to the lack of harmony and discord in our state as has his excellency. He is the creator of discord and dissension. He would make his political progress in his hatred for an individual." He made reference to the book "Magnificent Obsession" and said no man could become great unless tied to something greater than himself. And to base a political life on the hatred of an Individual "thwarts the] progress of that life." He said he I was interested in Governor Johnston and hoped the time would come when he would get out of his heart the hatred of one Individual "and be occupied with something bigger than poor old Ben 8awyer." I T. B. Nalley, Pickens, declaring that he was not Interested in Mr. Sawyer nor Governor Johnston, urged house members to vote their convictions. "I have had friends to tell me there is no need for me ever to offer for office in Pickens county if I vote against this bill," he continued. "But they can't keep me from plowing my own mnle." ~ . x** w.;~ / ? ?/ * ?' - ..W-- - . /*- i. ~ T^r . - ' . , /. .?u , .V Oilers Scholarships To (. M. T. Trainees' A Stanley Llewellyn, of Camden,! S. chuirman of the Military Training Cam pa Association for Kershaw County, announced yesterday thut the commanding general, Fourth Corps Area has allotted two scholarships to the C. M. T. Camp to ho hold at Fort Bragg, N, C., August 5 to September 3. These scholarships have been given through tho efforts of the Military Training Camp Association by lnstl tij.tl.ons of learning for award to this summer's trainees. These scholarships are as follows:^ Fur man University, Greenville, S. C. One scholarship, value $76,00. Period one year or through college if merited. Additional expenses, $360 per year exclusive of books, laboratory fees and laundry. Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. One scholarship, value $65.00. Period two years. Estimated udditlosal expenses $300.00. In addition- to these, the following described scholarship has been Riven by the Castle {{eights Military Academy, Lebanon, Tenn., and is open to competition at each of the seven C. M. T. Camps to be held in this corps area during the coming summer: One scholarship, value $260.00. 1'e-1 riod two years, provided recipient1 maintaining satisfactory academic uverage and g^/od behavior. Estimated ' uddtional oxpenses approximately' $650.00 for the tirst year. This may he pnld for at tho rate of $66.00 per month. Approximately $500 for the second your. The student must be a graduate of an accredited high school [ within the Fourth Corps Area and present proper admission certificate and certificate of good character and ' health. These scholarships will bo awarded ' in each instance to outstanding train-! ecs who expect to matriculate nt the' institutions noted. In all eases, tho I award of scholarships will he depen-' dmit upon the trainee's ability to meet entrance requirements. Application*1 <>t all trainees of the camp will bo given care/ul consideration iti making the final selections for the award of! scholarships. i In previous years, competition for the scholarships awarded has been keen, and trainees selected have made creditable records In the institutions in which they have matriculated. Camden Hospital To Be Enlarged It was announced here today that Bernard M. Baruch, financier of New York City, has made another donation to the Camden hospital for Its enlargement. Mr. Baruch gave the grounds and building several years ago to the city of Camden as a memorial to his father, the late Dr. Simon Baruch, noted surgeon In the Confederate army and later In New York. No announcement has been made as to the number of rooms to be added, but the plans are under way. The hospital serves charity as well as pay patients and is generally crowded to capacity. Bcthesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, May 24, A. -Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school at 10 a. m. Morning worship with sermon on "Passing Through Samaria" at 11:15.1 Service for children and young people at 8 p. in. The public is cordially Invited to all these services. 1 1 . ' Mrs. L W. Nettles Claimed By Death Mrs l<cc Win borne Nettles, 74, died at 11)i> rcHidcuco of her mm, W, F. Nettles, 416 I .aureus street, Tuesday ittoriiiuK at it o'eloek. after an illuesH extending over a period of a little more than a month, Mrs. Neltloa wuh a native of Texas, horn in Young county, October 29. 1N61. She was married to I)'r. Lau rence VVhlteford Nettles, May 4, ISHO, and moved to South Carolina in 1SS3. For u long time Dr. Nettles was a practicing physician in Clarendon county. loiter the elderly couple moved to Camden to make their home with their only son, W. F. Nettles. l)r. Nettles died in, 1922. Her elder sot) died In 1913 and her youngest son, Cuptain O. \V. Nettles, died in 1925. She was a member of the Methodist church, u woman of quiet Christian faith and as long as her health permitted took part in social and church activities. Only one son survives, W. F. Net ties,'of this city, but she litis a large family connection-?one brother, John Winbourno, of New Mexico; four sisters, Mrs. Robert Sporty, of California; Mrs. Dan Watson, Mrs. Frank Thurston, of Oklahoma; Mrs. Florence Kuhoa, of Oregon. Grand children are W. F. Nettles, Jr., Miss Olivo Nettles, of (Jamden; Mrs. C. M. lirabhum, of Hamburg; O. Windham Nettles, Fort Knox, Ky.; Mrs. William Mikkelsen, Fort Henjamin Harrison, Ind.; Miss Margaret Nettles, Fort Knox, Ky.; one great grand child, Virginia Nettles llrabham, of Hamburg. Funeral services were conducted from the residence at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, with Rev. J. T. Peeler, of Klngstree, in charge. Interment followed in the cemetery in Manning. Active pallbearers were Dr. George Rhatue, Hoy kin Rhaine, J. 11. Osborne, T. V, Walsh, Jr., A. 10. Miller, Miles Montgomery and John K. de1 .ouch Man Dies From Blow From Belt _ Purdy Hay, 40 year old white man, died In the Camden hospital Friday from injuries received Thursday afternoon while working at the plant of the Blaney Planing Mill, Inc., at Rlaney. He was standing near a pulley when a belt broke, slapping him on the right side of the face. It was not thought his injuries were serious ajt first, as he had regained consciousness and was able to talk. Ray is survived by his widow ahd six children. His funeral occurred from Pine Grove llaptist church Sunday morning. Funds Raised for Memorial The committee in charge of the raising of funds for the erection of a suitable memorial to the late Samuel Russell reports that It has received a splendid response. Hundreds of do? nations, large and small, have been received and almost enough money is now in hand to erect the proposed granite semi-circular bench ot the street, in front of the Library. Inasmuch as personal acknowledgernents of the gifts have not been made the committee wishes to take this opportunity to express to the contributors to this fund their sincere appreciation for their generous response. THEY READ IT IF THEY HAVE TO BORROW IT a> i Joe Castello, publisher of the Cynthlana Progress, of Kentucky, sends this unusual communication to the Publishers Auxiliary, a newspaper published in the Interest of newspaper men which makes Interesting reading, especially to the small town publisher: "We have seen many kinds of records In The Auxiliary, and as nearly everything has .been covered, It seems, we thought to tart some new sort, so we advertised for the subscriber whose paper was read by the largest number of people, offering a $R prise to the one turning in the largest list of bona fide readers, together with addresses. "The winner turned In R3 names and said the paper was almost worn out when returned to her each week. Another prise winner came through with 38 readers, the next with 19 and another skh|trr-w :? I "We will new watt patiently until I some one tops that." 5^y : Jr-t> ... . . .