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I The Camden Chronicle 11 wwmmsamsmm i , , until i ?mm? i , jji aeaa?i i ,i;m ? u^, . t ji, u... i . 1.1 ,i I l i i iw VOLUME ; * CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1936 NUMBER 26 ? mi wr??? ?I? - ? Seventy-liiree Killed L By Rock Avalanche Loen, Norway, Sept. 18.?Seventythree residents of this famous tourist area were killed today when a rock avalanche plunged I9I0 Loen lake and sent a wall of water sweeping oyer the town.* The slide from the 6,000-foot Rogne mountain with its resultant flood left little but death and destruction to greet would-be rescuers who reached this picturesque Tillage. They rushed to the town, awakened by a roar like that of artillery fire. The catastrophe, at 5:30 a. m., left not a single house standing. Even ' tb^e fields were scoured clear of soil, 42iving bare rocks' to show where the^ waters had rushed and then subsided.' Rescuers found about twenty survivors but many of them were severely injured and some w^re expected (0 die. One woman, who had risen early to milk her goats pastured in a high field, saw the flood envelop her home and drown every member of her family, she said. A farmer who had worked late in tbe field slept in a small fleldhouse and was carried 12,000 feet by the flood but survived. "My wife, four children, my father and mother all are gone," he said dazedly. "My house, which was one of a group of nine, has been swept away so entirely that I cannot find where it stood." A battered steamboat, which since the catastrophe of 1905 in which sixty were killed had perched ,350 feet from the water, was carried Smother 300 feet up the mountainside. Several of the victims were carried hundreds of yards from the village. Apparently they had frozen to death. Not a Single family escaped at least one death. Tourists from every part of the world who had visited the scene of the catastrophe always mdrveled at the temerity of the inhabitants, living under the constant threat of death. Avalanches, xninor.ones except for that of 1905 and today, are not uncommon here. Loen lake is a narrow two-mile body of water, flanked by 1,006-foot rock cliffs so steep they appear actually to hang over the lake. The settlement of Bodal, straight across the precipice from which the . mass of rock hurtled down today. Is the only community In the region still standing. ? Fourteen families at. Nesdal, three quarters of a mile away, were awakened by the roar of the avalanche and fled their homes. They were overtaken by the water and only one survived. Loen, which had a population of ? 120, was directly In the path of the wall of water. .,. ' The flood wave was so Immense that one house standing on & high ridge two miles from Rogne mouni lain was' demolished and its inhabitants killed. Citizens Respond to Democratic Cause County Chairman, J. H. McLeod, exGovernor John Q. Richards and Miss Minnie A. Ctyburn, as vice chairman, want to thank the citizens of Camden and Kershaw county for the liberal response in contributions to the National Democratic fund. "While we have not yet reached our quota, the response has been very liberal," said Mr. McLeod. "Any others wishing to contribute can send In their donations or one of the three will call for same," he continued. Odd Collision Believe it or not, persons hear c The Chronicle office last Saturday afteruoon witnessed a rear-end collision. A large beer truck was parked In front of The Chronicle office and a private car owned by a negro was and car started backing ont Simultaneously and struck In the middle of tbe road. The truck was not damaged but the car had a grdtt dent made in the back and the tire cover. It *as impossible for bystanders tb Place the blame as both drivers were opposed to be looking backwards at the time. _ ? - - - - . .. . K *. 'abop Thomas At Stateburg unday The Rt. Rav. A. -8. Thomas will Preach and administer confirmation at Church of the Holy Cross, Btatebni*. this Sunday, September 10, At a. n?, He will also he at BL ^Blip's church, Bradford Spring* ,:w 8muto' ; : Mrs. DeSaussure Dies Suddenly Mrs. Mary Catherine Ancrum Debaugsure, wife of the late Douglas Blaudlng DeSaussure, died suddenly at her home Tuesday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Mrs. DeSaussure, the daughter of Col. Thomas J. and Margaret Douglas Ancrum, was born at Camden May 10, 1862. Her early childhood was divided between Camden and the Ancrum plantation near Boykin, ten miles south of Camden. September 17, 1890, she married Douglas Standing De8aussure, and until a week ago had lived in Atlanta, where her husband was connected with one of the large banks in the Georgia capital. Mr. DeSaussure died January 20, 1936, and was burled at Camden, his old boyhood home. , Recently Mrs. DeSaussure had sold her home In Atlanta and purchased the Proctor home on Hampton avenue in this city. She had only moved into her new home one week ago. She was a communicant of Saint Luke's Episcopal church in Atlanta for 46 years. She took an active Interest In U. D. C. and D. A. R. societies. Besides one sister, Mrs. Clarendon R. Spencer, of Ridgeway, she is survived by a large number of nieces and nephews, most of whom reside in South Carolina. Funeral services were held from Grace Episcopal church 'Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock with services in charge of Dr. Maurice Clarke, the rector. ? Serving as active pallbearers were' Richard Singleton of Columbia, Blanding DeSaussure Clarkson, Thomas Ancrum, Charles DuBose, J. W. C. Boy-., kin and John K. deLoach. ' Serving as honorary pallbearers were Rivers Spencer, of Ridgeway; JohA DeSaussure, of Jacksonville; Sam Roberts, of Atlanta; James Parker and W. C. Boyd, of Columbia;?Alexander Clarkson, Charles Shannon 4, and John DuBose, of Camden. Camden Lady Loses Mother Friends here will be saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. Amanda Chambers Catoe, at Clio on last Monday. Mrs. Catoe, who spent last winter here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Burgess, was in the 94th year of her age, and had enjoyed remarkablfe health for one of her age. She was born in Montgomery, Ala., leaving there when she was eighteen to wed Marion Catoe, of Sumter county," where she made her "home Tor many years. She was a lifelong member of the Baptist church. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday at Sumter by Rev. Coates of the Baptist church, Clio. Interment was in the family plot in Sumter. Many beautiful floral offerings attest* ed to the love of family and friends. Surviving^ children are: Marion. Catoe, Borden; Mrs. Julia Adison. of Eastover; Mrs. J. B. Burgess, of Camden; Mrs. J. A. Clark, Mrs. Will Nunnery, of Clio. Death Near 8toneboro I. B. WiHiams, aged 49 years, died at his home near Stoneboro Friday afternoon, September 11, after an illness extending over three years. Mr. Williams leaves to survive his father, J. - F. Williams of near Kershaw, his widow and the following sons and daughters: Mendel,^Ira B., Archer, -Miss Iris and Vera Williams. He is also survived by the following broth". ers: L. B. Williams of Kershaw, L. E., Lee F., Leroy and I. F. Williams of Heath Springs. Mr. Williams was a faithful member of Beaver Creek Baptist church for many years having served as a deacon and superintendent of the Sunday school. He was loved by all who knew him. Funeral services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. H. P. Bennett, Saturday afternoon at the Beaver Creek Baptist church. Rev. Ubner of Heath Springs assisted at these services.?Lancaster News." lee Cream Supper At Providence There will be an ice cream supper at Providence school house Saturday' night, September It, for the benefit of the church. Everybody invited to come. ? Bethesda Presbyterlsn Church Sunday, September SO, A. Douglas McAm, pastor.. Church school 10:00 a. m. Morning worship at 11:16 a. m. The public is cordially Invited to all services of this church. "Honey HarrleT a negro, has admitted to (he police of lamberton, N. d, that he knocked over ko tombstones in,a cemetery near, there. t V % 1 V - . v " ? - v." y :^rr. ->-V -stfr* v - y-A'/I Charlotte Thompson |Begins 14th Session The Charlotte Thompson h I t h school began it's fourteenth session Tuesday, Septembe^ 8. The following teachers comprise the faculty: N, M. Huckabee, superintendent, French and Commercial subjects; J. T, McLeod, English and History; Miss Hosa Hendrlx, mathematics and science; Miss Carolla Neeley, sixth and seventh grades; Miss Beaufort McCuen, fourth and fifth grades; Mrs. A. Q, Sanders, second and third grades; Miss May Boykin, first grade. Miss Hendrlx, a Converse College graduate, will coach dramatics and teach expression; 'Miss McCuen, also a graduate of Converse, will have charge of music, Olee club and Toy Orchestra; Miss Neeley, who finished at Columbia College will direct student clubs and playground activities; Mr. McLeod will again coach boys athletics. With an encouraging opening day enrollment the Charlotte Thompson high school is looking forward to a most successful session. A course in bookkeeping has been added and a varied program of activity work 1b planned for the grammar grades. With a new auditorium and gymnasium recently constructed a wider field of endeaybr' will be carried out. |S> , ... ..1 Attorney General Says Schemes Illegal John M. Daniel, the state attorney general, held yesterday in a written opinion, given upon the request of a law enforcement officer, that ticket drawings, or such "schemes" held in connection with moving picture theatres in South Carolina "are in violation of the lottery law?as a lottery, or an undertaking in the nature of a lottery, and in either event event condemned by the decision of our courts." The officer, who requested the opinion, described the drawing as held in a theatre in his community. He said cards were distributed and when signed, turned in by the holders to a theatre. The cards were then placed in a box, he said, and at a "designated time each week on the stage of the theatre one of the cards is drawn Oby lot) from the box. The name drawn is announced in the theatre and also in frdnt of the theatre on the outside." The officer continued that "if the person whose name is drawn is not in the theatre and is no? in front, he does not receive the money, unless such person has received a permit to be absent and if he received such permit he receives the money. In case no one receives the money it is added to the amount to be given away the following week and so on." t - r First Baptist Church' Service The following, services are announced for week beginning September 20, at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with W. G. Wilson, Jr., 1q charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject: "Consecration." At the evening hour Dr. W. S. Brooke will bring the message. Dr. Brooke will be with us from Sunday evening through Thursday. He will lead in a school of Stewardship and Missions. There will be class meetings from Monday evening through Thursday evening. In addition to Dr. Brooke we shall have working in the school Mrs. Boatwright and Miss Provence. There will be classes for Sunbeams in the afternoon, and at the evening hour classes for young people, women and men. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. Bethany Baptist Church There will be services at Bethany Baptist church at Westville next Sunday as follow!: Sunday school at 10 a. m., with Superintendent H. B. Gaskin m charge.' Preaching service at 11 a. m., with the pastor, in charge. B. T. U. at 7 p. m., with T. C. Fletcher as director, Evefrymember of this church is urged to be present to worship with us at the morning hour-as we have some important business nfatters to attend to. The public IS cordially invited?Rev. J. D. Gull edge, Pastor. ? I. i . . > i. Blaney Man Dies J. E. Abbott, of Blaney, died at the Baptist hospital Thursday morning nt 6:80 o'clock. He had bean admitted to tbe hospital August 28. Funeral eervfeea will toe conducted from Harmony ftaitiat church Friday. ?Thursday's Columbia Record. """ ' BW iW iMn Large Carnival For County Fair On Wednesday of this week W. F. Nettles, general chairman of the Kershaw county fair, signed a contract with H. W. Campbell Shows to furnlsh entertainment during the Kershaw county fair, which will be held at ( ttmden during the week beginning October 12. The H. W. Campbell Shows I# one of the biggest aggregations of Its kind in this country and furnishes a large variety of attractions. The people of the county may now be sure that this year's fair will present the largest and most elaborate midway that has ever been 6een In Camden. Three fine free acts have *lso been contracted for and these will go on twice dally, once in the early afternoon and once at night. Before this year the fair has only been able to furnish two free acta.Mr. Nettles states that preparations for the fair are continuing to go on rapidly and he expressed much satisfaction at the renewed interest being evidenced by the folks of the county. W. C. McCarley, Kershaw county's efficient farm demonstration agent, and Miss Margaret Fewell, our popular home demonstration agent, are both enthusiastically working In the interest of the fair. Mr. McCarley has kindly consented to act as chairman of the farm exhibits from the pien.^ These exhibits to Include live stocksand all farm products; while Misgive well has graciously agreed to act in the same capacity for the women's exhibits. Mr. Nettles asked that all of the men having exhibits for the fair get in touch with Mr. McCarley, and that the ladles make their arrangements for exhibits with Miss Fewell. Both will be found eager to be of every possible assistance. To Exhibit At Fairs The South Carolina State Commission of Forestry, on account of the importance of forestry exhibits at the State and County Fairs as an educational feature, has requested the various fair secretaries that space be donated for this purpose at their fairs to be held this fall, N. T. Barron, asslstant State Forester In charge of Extension, announced here today. For the past several years forestry exhibits have been put on at the various county fairs and the State Fair at Columbia by the State Forest Service, attracting considerable interest. Particularly attractive and well gotten up was the forestry exhibit at the State Fair last year and many of those attending the fair stated that It was one of the best exhibits shown. Police at McBee Gives Up to Sheriff Chesterfield, Sept. 13.?W. C. Tiller, chief of police at McBee, tonight voluntarily surrendered himself to BherIff F. S. Douglas for the shooting of Charlie Sowell at McBee early Sunday. Tfllejr was In the act of arresting Sowell on charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct. While he was taking Soweli to the jail, it was alleged, the latter had attempted to stab Tiller with a knife and cut the police chief in several places on his face and body. Tiller shot Sowell twice, the bullets took effect in the laser's abdomen. Sowell Is in the Florence hospital and has a slim chance for recovery. Tiller is under care of a physician in the county Jail. Tropical 8torm Brewing Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 16?A dangerous tropical hurricane moved thru the Atlantic ocean tonight in the central direction of Cape Hatteras, North j Carolina. Warning small craft on the coast north of Jacksonville to remain in port, the weather bureau said "interests on the North Carolina coast should stand by for advices tomorrow morning." Gordon E. Dunn, weather meteorologist, declared the chances were about fof the huge disturbance to turn northward and avoid land. Crops prospects in South Carolina Are looking up, according to Frank O. . itAt? agricultural statistician! On September 1, the prospect was 10 per cent, greater than a month earl?*r' three per Cent'above the average of 1828-1932, but still eight per cent. below the outlook a year ago. Favorable weather is assigned aa the ^Ause. The corn crop this year will l*A*Ablr bp 11,671,000 bushels, a mil^A^A JAOt^thAa was the pro* pect In August h Hitler Rattles Sword In Military Display Nurnburg, Germany, Sept. 14.?The thunder of battle shook Nurnberg today, Nazi Germany's new compulsory army staged its first display of strengh with steel and motorized equipment for the benflt of its Fuehrer, Adolph Hitler, and hundreds of thousand of Nazis, assembled In fourth annual convention. After Hitler, in an Informal conversation, had asserted Germany will guard sealously the principle of private business enterprises, as the army began its day. Zeppelin meadow, echoed to rifle, machine gun and artillery fire; 400 warplaues thundered overhead; 100 tanks crashed through barbed wire entanglement, the eyes and noses of spectators were assailed by the smoke of innumerable explosions. v Hundreds of observation planes, tri-motored bombers, dual-motored heavy fighters and single-engined pursuit planes, gave samples of fighting craft selected from Germany's 163rd, 166th and 166th Hindenburg battle squadrons and the Horst Wessel, Ititchhofen, and Immelmann Kbchdrilles. The total strength of Hitler's new air force has not been disclosed, but this morning's parade was a broad hint that thousands of other warplanes were quietly waiting at air bases in other parts of Germany. Before the show the Nazi dictator denied his plan for the future of the nation included marshaling all Industrial establishments under governmental control and declared:' "I will never permit bureaucratization of German industry." \ V Moscow,"Sound Defiance to Hitler I Moscow, Sept. 14.?Hitler, the of, flclal Soviet press commented today, has as much chance of seeing the . Ukraine, Urals and Siberia "as he has of seeing his own ears." | "We know now the modest dreams of Mr. Hitler," the newspapers said I of his Nurnberg aspirations for Soviet i soil and his sarcastic reference to J the five-pointed red star, symbol of communist Russia. "But they aro vain. As usually could the promoters of the Nurnberg circus see their own ears as our territory. "The Soviets are strong and prepared. When the time comes It will provide a bitter disappointment for those who suffer such hysterical dreams.** Four Plead Guilty To Counterfeiting Rock Hill, Sept. 11.?Two women and two men, charged with passing counterfeit money pleaded guilty to conspiracy in federal court here today and drew varying sentences. They were Jasper Delutio, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Sterling Hoover, who said he was from Pennsylvania; Mrs. Willie Mae Hoover, of Union county, and Miss Edna Yarborough, of Chester county. Hoover, Mrs. Hoover and Miss Yarborough also pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit money. Hoover was sentenced to eighteen months for each charge, the sentences to run concurrently; Delntlo, to 18 moinths; and the two women to a year and a day. > Child Killed Near Sumter Sumter, Sept. 12.?Evelyn Brown, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William N. * Brown, was almost in-, stantly killed last night when she was struck by a car driven by Mrs. W. E. Pratt of this city near the Brown home, four miles from here... Mrs. Pratt was returning from Columbia at the time of the accident. The car was badly damaged after the girl was struck, when.lt jumped a ditch into a field, but Mn. Pratt ee-l caped with minor bruises. She was taken to her home in a state of collapse from the shock of the tragedy. J An inquest will be held as soon as Mrs. Pratt has recovered sufficiently to attend. C. M. LitUejohn, a bachelor retired business man of Gaffaey, left an eetate of $10,000. which hie will divided equally among forty-eight beneficiaries, mostly his km, but fnemdta'g the Salvation Army, the First Baptist church, Buford Street Methodist and Limestone Presbyterian chnrchea of Gafftay. the Anbury Methodist ehmwh, phanage at Columbia. ... ? One Negro Is Held: Two Others Sought Klngstrec, Sept. 12.?Kd Smith, 22yeai old negro of the Gourdln section was lodged In the Williamsburg county Jail early Saturday morning, after Cecil M. Foxworth, federal alcohol tax agent, had been seriously shot in the Hantee swamp near Gourdin Friday night. Smith was one of the three negroes who fired on Foxworth and other officers as they approached a suspected liquor running car in that section. Federal Agent Foxworth, rushed to the Kelly sanatorium here, had his left arm and shoulder Joint and fingers of his right hand removed and after being given a blood transfusion, today was said to have a fair chance of recovery. Smith identified his two companions as Sterrick Ravenel and Louis Staggers. Neither has been apprehended but a posse of officers from Florence, Columbia and Charleston have Joined in the search with Williamsburg.''officers, and bloodhounds have been brought to the scene. Suspecting that a car parked in the swamp was waiting for a load of liquor from Berkeley county across the Santee river, the officers were keeping watch for the return of the | occupants, as three negroes approached the Foxworth car and state constable W. D. Wilson of Kingstree started towards the three, who carried a heavy burlap sack. At close range, officer Foxworth was fired upon. The entire load from the single barrel shot gun tearing away his left arm and fingers of the right hand. The negroes fled the scene, leaving behind the car, shotgun and the sack. Upon investigation, the sack was found to contain no illicit liquor, but a freBhly killed 160 pound hog. Foxworth was rushed to the hospital her? by State Constable Whisenant ef Orangeburg, officer Wilson remaining on the scene to await the arrival of officers from nearby cities. Smith was arrested at his home in the vicinity of the shooting, and admitted ownership of the gun. But disclaimed baring fired it. The car he said belongs to Ravenel. Repair Before Too Jpate Advises Pope Castel, Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 14.? Pope Pius XI In strong passionate tones gave his blessing before the whole world today to a militant do- __ fense against the "mad" forces of Communism. Declaring these forces menaced in tragic Spain and elsewhere "the very foundations of all order, ail culture and all civilisation," the Holy Father pardoned the Spanish killers oftieST ops and priests and called upon the constituted authorities of all nation* to "oppose these great evns vrius #r ery remedy and barrier that Is poestDJ6, Sadly he foresaw utter chaos if "those who have a duty in the matter do not hasten to repair the breach if indeed it is not already too late." Five hundred Spaniah refugees were In the tbron? room of the papal villa when the Pope entered. The Vatican radio station carried the address to the far corners of the world and in many lands the devout heard the plea for a militant defense which the Pope acknowledged would be "difficult and dangerous for It is only too easy for the vary ardor and difficulty of the defense to go to an excess which is not wholly warranted." Grace Church. 8ervlcea Services at Grace Episcopal church on Sunday with Dr. lfaurlce Clarke " rector be: Celebration of the Holy Coaunaaio* at *:60 a. m - open- ? tag session of the church school at 9546; morning prayer and sermon by the rector at 11:16: MHllis hi ibi Laymen'. Leagn? in t**i*hhoJ? at 8:00. Special attention la railed to the opening of the church aehool and parents are asked to cooperate time. There will be daaaee'for aU children and yeumg people through high school. The Ht Rsv. K.T5S ley Will be tho speaker. Lit "***WH****** Bimttn, conwmion win ??* with Sandy Oroya M. a church on Sunday, September SO at 9:90 p. at, In Ha ia?tb steslon. 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