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NUMBER 24
Fifty Years Since
- Great Earthquake
Charleston, Aug. 31.?Today U the
i 50th anniversary of Charleston V big
quake." 1
Iron braces in thousands of old
brick buildings are reminders ,of the
i -great catastrophe. -'-ir*-**
... The older negroes in tjils section
5 record time from the "big quake."
"Nahauh," I don't know 'xactly bow
old i is, but I 'member the big quake,"
they answer.
The tremors began soon before 10
p, in. and thousands of chimneys toppled,
great holes opened In the earth,
and thousands fled in panic,
y The casualty list ran into hundreds.
. Seven whites and 20 negroes were
killed. Kighty-three persons died of
exposure during the night of terror
The property damage exceeding $6,000,000.
Not one hundred iu more
than 1(4,000 chimneys remained intact.
Accounts of the earthquake, which
struck fear into, the hearts of thousands
as shocks continued to be felt
for days, are contained in old newspapers
and family records.
Many of the . accounts tell of a curious
haze which spread over the city
the day before the quake and .for
many days afterward, and of geysers
which brought tip multi-colored sand,
later bottled and sold as souvenirs.
A hitherto unpublished account by
a Charleston woman tells of the
weird weather conditions which prevailed
on that fateful day:
"During the day it was very hot. I
bad a peculiar feeling on the top ofl
my head and the servants alBo complained
of the same sort of headache.
"I noticed, and drew the attention
of servants, to the singular sunlight;
the air was hazy, but the light of
the sun was white, like a cold winter
! sun."
A few hours before the tremor, the
account continues, the sky in the west
was "bright yellow with a back bar'
across It and "the new moon a mere
thread going down."
After the first violent shock, the
> . populace ran into the streets.
"Up to 2 a. m?" the Charleston
woman's account, a part of a family
narrative, continues, "I counted eight
, shocks; then I forgot to count any
more. , .
"The whole air was filled with dust
from fallen plaster, and looked like'
fog. Someone lighted the ntreet lamp
that had gone out in the first shock.*'
The citizenry, afraid to go back
Into the homes, spent the night huddled
outside.
"It was deathly still, very hot, and
as we heard the roar which passed
first, we knew how near the shock,
or/waves, were, by hearing the bells
(doorbells) ringing, coming nearer
and nearer as ,the waves came down-,
town. ?;?*?t ?7-?
"Toward morning it got very cold
and we shivered and shook and wrap?
ped up in everything we could get. ?
"The ground was cracked in every
direction. In our yard there
were five mounds of yellow and gray
sand with little craters in the center.
The shakes continued daring the
(next) day at intervals. When night
came we again went into the street,
but this time carried mattresses for
the children, blankets, and chairs.
"This was Wednesday night (September
l); there were two or three
shakes. Thursday and Thursday night
Passed with but one and Friday we
Rot up our courage, spread mattresses
on our pailor floor and went to
sleep.
"At 9 o'clock there was another
roar, a violent shake. Our hearths
which were of stone Were cracked the
^hoie length . . . there was another
&t li and another at 1 and again at fc.
"A few daya after the earthquake
1 looked from our garret window
which was high and could bee but four
chimneys standing. The whole city of
Charleston was ip ruins. All during
the next wiatef tfcer* were violent
shakes and a peculiar base."
Library Hour* for Fall Months
Begining Tuesday, September 8, the
Camden Public Library will be Opife
B*tur<htyt? ft each afternoon except
[rom 9 to 12. This change to hepgft
? made for the benefit of the echo^
children. Many books have been t&>.
?d during the summer and all school
children are cordially invited to visit
^library.
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Every tunday Morning
tonh* ***** oi the Lyttto ^?k
B^day atoning at 10 :15
Absentee Balloting
To Be Abolished
leK,BltttUr? to abo,,8h
Th?a l ;0UDK iD the Primarlea.
14 f II C,1H,on' by H vot? of 28 to
14, followed protests that lax ,enfoi ce*l\
of the absentee ballot law
threatened to cause "enormous election
frauda." *
James H. Hammond of (Wlumbla
??tl0n t0 " ?or4ie the
1937 legislature to repeal the 1924 act
uTatr COMP,ttlnU and con'u8ton
Cha'rraan B. T. Lepwrd of oreen.
" 'al1 "ther? '? a rising tide of
sentiment against the use, possibly
e misuse, of these absentee ballots.
y position is to adhere to the law."
1 he committee voted 22 to 21, Leopard
bi caking a tie, to throw out 61
protested absentee ballots In Wllliamsburg
county that the county executive
committee had accepted.
It then adopted a motion declaring
the first primary for clerk of court
of Williamsburg county void because
of the absentee balloting, and Instructed
the county committee to have
John Britton, whom It had declared
winner, run over In the second primary
with M. 8. McFadden, who protested
the election.
Its action was taken after heated
contentions that consent of the state
committee to lax enforcement of the
absentee ballot law woold undermine
the primary system.
Members said the decision set a
precedent in the use of absentee ballots.
Adoption of Hammond's motion to
urge abolishment of the absentee voting
system came as a climax tct-uearly
day-long argument.
"The time ha? opme in South Carolina,
aside from this Williamsburg
thing," Hammond said, "for the voters
to get in those booths under the
canvas or crocus sack covers and vote
in persop, not to sit in North Carolina,
sipping corn whiskey or lemonade
for their health and vote haphazard#
by mail." j
Applause followed. Gov. Olin D. I
Johnston, national executive commit-[
teeman, arose enthusiastically and
seconded the motion. '
Senator M. A. Shuler of Williamsburg,
presented the protest of M. 8. J
McFadden against the election of
John Britton as clerk of court of Williamsburg
county. I
McFadden contended that 61 or 63
absentee ballots at Kingstree should
be thrown out in the close race between
Britton and him. i
Shuler presented evidence that the
ballots were not cast in compliance I
with the law. i
I He said they were sent In by hand
[or unregistered mall, Instead of reg-|
jistered mail as the law required, and
j that many were not voted by sick
persons. _
The law, he oontended, permits only
sick persons to vote absentee ballots
and that otherwise the system I
would "throw open the door wide for
fraud."
j C. A. Hinds of Kingstree, repre-1
sentlng Britton, pointed out that the
county executive committee had de-|
clared Britton elected by 18 votes after
hearing the protest over the absentee
ballots. 1
He argued that the law made the
local ruling on absentee ballots final,
and permitted no appeal, adding that
Ahe absentee ballots were counted j
without protest for other offices. j
I $N| lawyer maintained "there is I
absolutely no indication fraud or
intentional wrong-doing"
W. S .Nelson, of Columbia, another
attorney for McFadden, replied; "It
is most important , to the party and
sanctity of the ballot that these yotee
If cast be cast lh acccr^ffo) with
law, and they /were not. , > ?f>.
While not charging fraud in
case, Nelson said, sustention of the
.Wanner in which the thtoatoe baUots
were voted "allows room for untold
fraud? ^ 7?^Local
decisions are final ,he held,
only in passing .on whether persons
ore too ill ttt vote in person.
M^rmer Senator Bmerson L. Ard i
Of Kingstree, a member of the county
,executive committee, told the state
committee on being called before it
that there was no evidence of fraud.
Fish fry Tonlflht
The Rob.cc*!. C.rclo of
the Method!.t ohurch, will hold * Id
tfU. the FV>w\H Club et LeJke 8h?mokln,
beginning et 7:?0 tonight Tho
JPBjSg? ?? . iS** PrfOf ?m ho
Journey Of A Bottle
f ast fnio Atlantic
On July 27, J.936, little Tommy Au.
erum, uke 8 years, wrote a note and
put it in a bottle while he was on the
steamer, Berlin, on a trip between
New York and Bremen. He threw the
bottle overboard.' The contents of the
i?8? Wt?: ''?te*m*r awilfc July 27.
IU36. I he finder please return note
to Tommy Ancrum, 1411 Fair street,
Camden, S. C., U. 8. A." "
Wednesday a letter came to him from
?pordwelIe, Holland, and written on
he bottom.of the note was: "Thank
you very much, Tommy. I am very
8lad to receive an American letter.
foun<1 u August 22nd. In Veeland
on the shore. It was in a bottle.
Write letters with me. My address
s J. J. Van Wlngen, Noordwelle, Zee1
a ml6 years old."
The bottle floated nearly a month
before It was found, and the letter
will be forwarded on to Tommy, who
Is now in the Barvarian Alps. He
"["return to Camden to enter the
tiird grade In October, and will no
doubt keep this letter for many years
to come. And the foreign stamps on
the letter will go Into his stamp album
Young Van Wlngen will soon
receive a letter from Tommy and he
might meet him in person 'if he
Tommy, get* to Holland. He hopes
to go there to see the windmills which
he has been reading about in his
story books.
Second Primary
To Be Held Tuesday
The second primary will be held on
Tuesday next in order to select a
magistrate and cotton weigher for De
Kalb township and a magistrate at
Blaney. So far as Buffalo arid Flat
Hock are concerned all is settled.
At 4he meeting of the executive
committee held last Thursday, Wade
?Z*' runner*uP with C. E. Davis
and M.*,. Smith, demanded a recount
committee ordered a second priiSmlth
GtWeen Mr* Dav,s and Mr.
In the nice for magistrate at Blaney
there was no contest?H. A. Hawkins
and Alton B. Nelson beln* required
to enter a second primary. Likewise
dLmk T6 f?r COtton we,8her for
BeKalb township, everything was
regular and A. L. McLeod and R. A
Br^e will make the second race
beItn? no atate contests and
only three local races The Chronicle
w n?? U8e the atereoptlcon Tuesday
but will post the returns in its window
as fast as they come In.
Managers of the precincts in West
Wateree and DeKalb township kre
IreQuested to give the results as
quickly as possible so we will be able
to give the winners.
? PU,bl,c a?aJn invited to be
with us Tuesday afternoon and night.
Line is Completed
For Rural Power
Columbia, Aug. 31.?Director J. T
cle^no ? the BOQth Carol,na ^ral
electrification authority said today he
expected the construction of rural
lines In the state to be completed by
the end of September.
inH^!id,ihIrty m,le8 of 1,ne was UP
in Fairfield county and'other projects
were underway m Spartanburg,
***** ^^ton,
Hmnpton, Calhoun, Richland, Sumter
and Kershaw counties.
With the Installation of a transf! "
?? th* Fairteu to. within
toe W.day" the flr" power In
the "tote under toe rural electrtdcatton
authority will be utilised
Duokett eald bid. would be' reeelr?lo
Zlr?W. 3L*!?Se* P"J?t. for
10 miles Of Une In ton counties to
cost approximately $168,009.
p,ck~
J?! btlB *> tabulated ham and
?n ,natk>fiaJ rural electrlfleaT"
- J J7: _ George
J. Holliday
Hurt in Car Wreck
Fiorenq^ Sept. L-r-Qeorge J. HoUl
Mrs. Corbett Dies
. After Long Illness
Camden people and friends throughout
the state were deeply saddened
Tuesday mottling, when It was announced
that Mrs. Ketta McWillle
Burnet Corbett had died a few minutes
after midnight. Her death was
not unexpected for she had been 111
for sometime.
Her greateat Interest was in her
home but she had an active part in
Camden's social and civic affairs.
Mrs. Corbett was a life loug member
of Grace Episcopal church, where
be was a regular attendant.
Mrs. Corbett was the wife of Dr.
John Witberspoon Corbett, dean of
the Camden physicians^ and along
with her husband had shared in unusual
popularity during ber. life of
nearly seventy-one years, all of which
had been spent in Camden.
She and the beloved Camden physician
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary only last year. Mrs. Cprbett
was born in Camden September
13, 1865.
She was the eldest daughter of the
late Dr. Andrew W. Burnet, a native
of Charleston, and Henrietta McWillle
Shannon, of Camden.
Surviving her are her husband and
one daughter, Mrs. Robert Turner
Marys, of Camden; three grandchildren,
John W. Richardson, of Newburgh,
New York; Robert Marye and
Miss Caroline P. Richardson, of Camden;
one brother, Arthur L. Burnet,
of Clarksville, Tenn.; four sisters,
Mrs. John Whitaker, Sr., Miss Margaret
Burnet, Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, Sr.,
all of Camden, and Mrs. John A.
Marlon, of YOrk, S. C.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the
residence on Lyttleton street, with
Dr. Maurice Clarke, rector of Grace
Episcopal church officiating. Interment
was in the Quaker cemetery.
Serving as active pallbearers were
C. C. Whitaker, Jr., John Whitaker,
Jr., Nettles Lindsay, William M. Shannon,
of Camden;' A. B. Whitaker, of
Kershaw, and Burchlll B. Moore, of
-fepk-HUl. ? -----Darlington
Man
Breaks Neck in Dive
Florence, Aug. 31.?H. C. Yarborough,
35-year-old Darlington man is
resting fairly well at the McLeod Infirmary
where he was brought Sunday
with a broken neck.
The Injury was sustained when Mr.
Yarborough, in swimming with several
companions, ? at Muses > Bridge,
Black creek, dived into shallow water
and struck his head on the sand.
Attending physicians consider him
out of danger.
Mr. Yarborough is employed by the
Darlington Manufacturing Company.
Judge Ramage Says
Discrimination Made
Columbia, Sept. 1.?Circuit Judge
C. J. Ramage of Saluda told the Richland
cohnty grand Jury today that he
believed southern Juries discriminated
in favor of whites and against negroes
in ordering the death penalty.
Ramage commented, "I believe proportionately
more white men ought
to* be electrocuted In the south."
He upheld capital punishment as
the greatest possible deterrent' to
crime in his opinion.
He also advocated enforcement of
a hw for the confiscation of automobiles
which figure in fatal accidents,
as a means of lowering the traffic
death rate.
Grace Church 8ervlcee
With the retprn of Dr. Maui ice
Clarke to the city the regular services
of Grace church will be resumed next
Sunday. There will be the early celebration
of the Holy Communion at
3 o'clock and sermon at 10. The service
at 11 o'clock will be in the nature
of a reunion service and all
members and friends of the Parish
arp urged to be present. In his sermon
the rector will outline some of
his plans for the work of the winter.
To Soheel Pupils
Camden high school students desiring
to rent books from the school
should be at the high school on Fri-j
day, September 4,- from 9 to It or on
dtttordhy. September 5, from 9 to It.
The supply of these books Is limited ;
so the pupils should come sarly swt
have their money with them. Books
urBl be rented to Grammar school ttednmla
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Sumter Pigeon
Gets Silver Trophy
Dallas, TexaH, Aug. 31.?A silver
trophy will be proaento<l by the Palmetto
Pigeon Plant of Sumter, S. C.,
to the owner of the champion homing
pigeon displayed In the National
Young Bird Pigeon Show at the Texas
Centennial Exposition September 410,
Walter Burton, exposition poultry director,
said today.
Harry P. Baldwin, secretary-treasurer
of the National Pigeon Association
whose rules will govern the exposition
show, offers special cash
prizes for first and second display of
homers.
Qther special prizes will be awarded
by the National association on the
ten best birds exhibited, 8fcm M. Wise
of Stamford, Connecticut, on run^a
and Marlon S. Church of Dallas on
French Gros Mondaines.
The Bhow will Include exhibits of
nearly 400 types of pigeons. There |
will be approximately 600 . money
events. ??? ?? "
Clevenger Reward
j Will Not Be Paid
Ashevllle, N. C., Aug. 29.?Sheriff
Laurence E. Brown said Friday he
would oppose "any move by anyone"
seeking to collect the $1,000 reward
offered for the arrest and conSrJf Hon
of Helen Clevenger's murderer.'
"It was understood from the start
that the money would be given to persons
who might furnish information,
that would lead to the arrest of the
murderer," he said. "Nobody furnish-1
ed this information.
At Charlotte Thursday Walter E.
Brown, former Charlotte police chief
who aided in the Investigation, said
he would claim part of the reward.
Miss Clevenger, a New York university'student,
was shot to death In
he rhotel room here July 16. Martin
Moore, 22 year old negro, was convicted
last week. ^ "
Camden Man -Loses Sister
- Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Guy Tltman, 79, wffe of Anthony Matthew
Tltman, prominent woman of
the Lowrys section, who died yeaterday
of the infirmities of age at her
home there, were conducted this
morning at 10 o'clock at Zion Presbyterian
church, with the pastor. Rev.
R. C. Bailey, officiating, after which
interment was made In the graveyard
of the church. _
Mth. Tltman was horn in the Bullock's
Creek section. She was a daughter
of the late Louise Holmea Castles
Guy and the late James Lindsay Guy.
I On April 10, 1878, she was married
to Mr. Tltman. v
Mrs. Tltman was a devoted and
faithful member of Zion Presbyterian
church. .Until ill health developed,
she was an active church worker. j
I In addition to her husband^ Mxfi.
Titmah Ts survived by the following
children: Mrs. E. T. Kennedy, of
New York; Mrs. C. H. Mew, of M-f
lanta, Ga.; Mrs. Alda T. Berry, of
Charlotte, N. C? and Miss Grace Tib
man, of Atlanta, and by five grandchildren.?Friday's
Chester Reporter,
Mrs." Tltman was a sister of James
Lindsay Guy, of Camden.
Gates Hill Club
The Gates Hill Home Demonstration
Club held Its last meeting for the
i year on Friday, August 7. The meeting
was presided over by the retiring
president, Miss Llllle Mae Hough.
" Roll call was answered with the
name of place or thing which we enJoyed
most during vacation. The minutes
were read by the secretary. A
song, "Battle Hymn of the Republic,"
was sung. : ^,1
The following officers were elected
for the comlfcgf year: President, Mrs.
B. K. Tidwell; vice president, Miss
Elisabeth Brannon; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. R. B. McCasklll; local
leaders, Miss Llllle Mae Hough
and Mlsa Brannon. Miss Fewell told
of her trip to the county abort course
at Clemson. Mra. R. T. Tidwell also
attended and gave a report This was
enjoyed by all,
Waters# Baptist Church
Sunday school at 11 a. J. F.
Roblnsop, . aipgrintendent Morning
i worship with, sermon, "The lord's
Message To Herod." Sunday evening
Her. A. 8. Lockee, the Indian Evangelist,
will speak tor tat Her. Lockee
will begin a series of revival sendees
at 7:M at Water* Baptist chert*.
These services will bp conducted each
evening at 7:89 tor tan days. The
linMI ii no wUfxHi
services with ua?Rerr. B. J. Mclver,
Lugoff "Club
Holds Meeting
...
The August meeting of (he Lugoff
Home Demonstratloif* Club was held
at the club house on Thursday afternoon.
August 13th,
The president, Mrs. J. T. (Jettys,
culled the meeting to ordor and Mrs.
W. L. Handera conducted the devotional
with the Lord's Prayer In unison,
after which the project song for this
month, "The Battle Hymn pf the Republic,"
was sung. Mrs. J. W. A.
Sanders, the secretary, called the roll
and read the minutes of the last meeting.
As Miss Fewell was going oil
her vacation and could not attend the
September meeting the club decided
to elect officers at this time, and the
following officers were elected; President,
Mrs, J. T. Qettye; vice president,
Mrs. Victor Ward; secretary,
Mrs. J! W. A. Sanders; treasurer,
Mrs. E. T. Truesdale; local leaders,
Mrs. J. A. Rosborough and Mrs. W. L.
Sanders.
The following members reported a"
delightful and Instructive trip to Clemson
College for the woman's short
course: Mrs. J. R. Dlnklns, Mrs." J.
W. Rabon, Mrs. J. A. Rosborough, Mrs.
Victor Ward and MIbb Anna Kate
Watts.
A community fair . and th.o county
fair booth were discussed to be acted
on at the September meeting.
After the business was disposed of,
the meeting was turned over to Miss
Fewell. She. gave an interesting talk
and stressed the importance of regular
attendance, without which, we
connot be a standard club. She also .
spoke on the following year's work
and said Mrs. Ernest Zemp, county
music chairman, wiU lead and teach
the songs for the following year. Miss
Fewell kindly furnished the material '
and made a year book for each member,
also a large book for each committee
chairman. The club voted to '
buy pictures for the year books.
Mrs. J. A. and Mrs. J. J. Bell were .c
the delightful hostesses of the month.
The club held its annual' picnic at
the club house on the night of August
7th. There was a large crowd
and plenty 6t refreshments, music,
songs and games were enjoyed by all.
Antioch School
Begins September 7.
Antioch school will begin Che 1936193T
session on Monday, September
7y m?, at 9 a. m. Teacherb wlll be *
present on Saturday, September 6.
Teachers for the Elementary school
wln be: First grade, misb Mary
Brown, rCamd?n; second and third
grades, Miss Annette Shannon, Blackstock
fourth and fifth grades, Mlsa
Lillian Gay, Westvllle; sixth and e#venth
grades. Miss Ruth McLeed, <3am- ? ?
den.
Teachers for the high school will
bet Mlsa Margaret Johnson, Cassatt;
Miss Pearl McKenzle, Bishopvllle; B.
M. Shannon, superintendent. *
Mt. Pisgah School
Honor Roll
t .
Grade 1?Almetta Hunter, Junior
Byrd, 'Earl Hunter, Frank Welch
Grade 2?Lorene Munn, Joyce Phillips.
.. W. N
Grade 8?Mary Lou Holley, Ruby
Dixon, Rudolph Iftggs.
Grade 4?Ralph Catoe, '"Edna Lob Cr
an ford, Doris Dixon.
Grade 5?Myrtle Scott, Polly Bowel!.
. Grade 6?Marguerite BnOttan.
Grade 7?James Brown, Ray Holley.
Grade Id?Margaret Hasty, a
Pirat Baptist Church Bervlsae
The following services art annoanoed
for week beginning Sunday, September
?, at the Ftrat Baptist church:
Sunday school at 10 o'clock with W. '77
G. Wilson, superintendent, in charge.
Public Worship conducted by the pee
*or? f B, Ceeton, at 11:15 a. n. red
5*10 p. m. Morning subject:
lng Faith With Jem." Evening tabJect:
"The mssssdhsas Of Poverty,"
This is the ftrst of a aeries of Sunday
evening talks on "The Beraoe On Re
l:W- Publ^'SiTeS
dJIely. invited to attend all the ssrTteea
of this chnreh. -f? ~
<?*?.
Monday, September 7tfc, twin. Labor
Day nnd a naWoaal holiday tha 1
JST og|<*.^>ib*<k>>w) Tb*