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WA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1?36 NUMBER 27
Liberty Hill Man
Named as Elector
Tbe state Democratic executive
committee, meeting In tbe state house
\ Tuesday, named elgbt preeldential
electors from Bouth Carolina, reversed
tbe county Democratic executive
committees on appeals growing out of
elections in Orangeburg and Lexington
counties and voted to contribute
$2,500 toward the..campaign fund to
help re-elect President Roosevelt.
Subject to a Democratic majority In
tbe general election In November, the
following were named presidential
. electors from this state:
I At large, William B. Gonsales and
L D. C. Hey ward of Columbia.,.
^ First district. Eroebt A. Marvin of
"White Hall.
Second district, Alex F. Weinmortz
of Elko.
Third district, Sam H. McGhee, of
Greenwood.
Fourth district, Douglas Gray, of
Laurens.
Fifth district, N. S. Richards of Liberty
Hill, '
Sixth district, IJ M. Ellen, of Bishopvllle.
The committee urged that the next
state convention give "serious attention
to requiring primary enrollments
every two years instead of every four,
on a motion of Senator Edgar Brown,
of Barnwell, after voting down a motion
of Senator W. B. Harvey of Beaufort
to make an outright recommendation
to the convention. '
The executive committee adopted a
motion of Senator Klugh Purdy of
Jasper reversing the action of the
Orangeburg county committee In ordering
a new election for highway
commissioner In one of the precincts
, In the county and declared J. M. Haigler
the nominee of the party.
* Dr. M. L. Nelson, who was defeated
for the office of district commissioner
by a small margin of votes, hatjfeontended,
and the county comm^ee so
held, that a number of person* living
in the southern district voted for the
commissioner of the northerndistrict.
Ten affidavits to that effeqpwere produced.
JiM-Senator
Purdy, In making his motion,
asserted that in big \opinion the
Protestants had failed |0 show whers
enough votes bad been erroneously
cast to change the results of thC olec
tion. - M- -TVThe
commission f) election was a
county matter andldid not concern
the election of a state highway comIn
the Lexington county case the
executive committee, upon motion of
L. M. Gasque of Marion, ruled that
the county conjmittee had erred in
not granting a bearing to H. K. Lee,
defeated for magistrate on the face
of returns fronA precincts making up
his district. Jobn A. Bedenbaugh beat
his opponent /seven "votes,
for Mr. Lee declared a hearing hadbeen
asked biit was denied by the
county committee.
The firm of Moss and Moss represented
Halgidr and B. B. Friday presented
argunlents for Doctor Nelson.
George Bell J Timmerman represented
Mr. Lee in tflie Lexington protest and
Milo Smithy argued the case for Mr.
Commencing on the contributions
t0 the Democratic campaign fund,
Edgar A. ferown of Barnwell suggested
that tlie sum of $1,000 heretofore
donated tm'ward the cause be doubled
Ms year J John O. Richards of Liberty
HiiM^noved that the amount be
increase! .,to $2,500., The committee
adoptedt ^notion that $$,600 be conSena?*^jrown,
in making t$he moti0Q'
8^cf^he Democratic -Pftyty had
a har"L/i on it8 hands tQ tre-elect
Mr. ?r malt that this state
owed i% rathe administration to do
every t* mpssihle to re-elect Mr.
Roos0}M tt'No administration bas
ever d# .CJwmuch for South Carolina
r~ h^- -y President
L ft ted,N the Barnwell sen?^ft^^^^t/ehalrman
of the state
J?# lrty. He-was assisted,
Inner, secretary.?WedtI
A jftlear. Rembert
cu^ A jm w 44 dled -nd.
pal morning at hi* home
I . was a graduate of the
I wuth Cjr"r*
I h ft H(ft 'hT ' ite Widow and
K J? 01 ftmud a brother. J. N.
Forest Towers ?
; Are Repainted
Forest fire toweruieu at Liberty
Hill and Camden have recently completed
the repainting of their respective
towera. Tbiir is a Job that la done
annually to Insure the preservation
and neat appearance of the towers
from which woods flres occurring in
Kershaw county are discovered and
reported.
The recent completion of the West-'
ville tower unit near Westvllle greatly
facilitates the detection of woods
flres in Kershaw county. William C.
Cook, of Kershaw, is how on duty at
the Westvllle tower. x
The tower unit locAd on the Ker*
?bftw State For eat PfcMfc-asw Caeeatt
will soon be completed. When the
tower system of Kershaw county, as
planned by the South Carolina State
Forest Service, is completed all of
the 271,106 acres of woodland in the
county will be under constant observation
during periods when there is
danger of woods fires.
The public is invited to visit the
tower units of the county at any
time.
Textbook Chief
Outlines Rules
Columbia, Sept. 16.?M. F. Bush,
state textbook director, announced today
that schools and pupils using rental
textbooks would not be held responsible
for ordinary wear and tear
on them or for necesary marking of
places in them.
He explained that abuse of tfce ;
books, or "promiscuous marking of
thfe printed pages" would not be count-,
enanced, but that the state school-1;
book commission took a "reasonable^
attitude calculated to aid children
seeking an education at low cost
Trustees or school district authorities
may permit or forbid children
to take bookB home, according tp
whichever they find best under the
schoool schedule and local conditions,
he continued.'
He estimated more than $226,000
worth of books already has been sent
out under the rental system, effective
this fall.
8I8TER OF CAMDEN MAN ,
DIE8 IN NORTH CAROLINA
Last rites for Mrs. Luther Griffin,
65, of Unionville, N. C., were conducted
from the home by the Rev. Anderson,
of Unionv(Ue Presbyetrian
church and?the Rev. Gentry, former
pastor of that community. Interment
was in the Monroe cemetery.
Mrs. Griffin was the former Miss
Addle Purser, daughter of the Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Purser, of Monro*.
She Ib survived by her husband,
Luther Griffin; one son, Paul Griffin.
Surviving also are live brothers and
-three- slsters, C D. Purser, Ueesburg7
Fla.; Green Purser, Garner, N. C;;
Jim Purser,"Monroe, N. C.;, R. A. Purser,
Camden, S. C.; John Purser, of
Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. Charlie Sel),
Monroe, N. C.; Mrs. J. M. Lord, Monroe,
N. C.; Mrs. J. L. Liles, Charlotte,
N. C.
Tough Snake Passes
Through Cotton Gin
L&tta, Sept. 19.?It was a tough
rattlesnake that took a ride^through
a cotton gin here.
The reptile -wan concealed in a load
of cottoir brought to the gin by R. B.
Atkinson.. ^
The cotton was sent through the
suction pipe, the cleaner, then down
on a conveyor belt and through the
feeder, the big snake dropped to the ;
floor and started to tcurry away, but
a.ginner killed it.
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To Meet With Pine Tree Church
Group conference of District number
one of Congaree Presbyterial will
Ifteet at" FlneTree* church, Cassati on
Wednesday,- September 90:?An out- i
standing * speaker at the conference i
will be MiseGenevieve Merchant a
part on the program are Mrs. W. C. '
Abel and Mrs. C. H. Adams, of Colum- '<
bia and .Mrs. J. R. West, Presbyterial 1
president. Mm. G. B. McKinnon, of
Bethune, district chairman, will pre- ,
side over the meeting. The public is
cordially Invited,to attend. i
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To Present Play
The Hermitage Dramatic club pre-, ,
cents "Always In Trouble," a musical j
comedy In three ects at the Bethune
HSK MStOI JTSday Bight, September ,
26, at 8 p. m., sponsored by Bethune
High school Don't miss this oomedy
with a chorus of beautiful girls.
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Program Ready JfcT
For County F^if
General Chairman Nettles annum)*
?s that he and his associates have
about completed the program for the
pounty Fair, to be held at Camden
during the week beginning, Monday,
October 12.
. More interest Is being shown this
year than has ever been the case before.
The farmers over the county,
and their wives, under the leadership
of County Farm Agent McCarley
and Miss Fewell, the Home' Demonstration
Agent, are arranging for
the most extensive and varied exhibits
that have ever been shown at *. Kershaw
County Fair.
- Monday, October 12, win mark the
opening of the Fair and the
pletlon of all arrangements^ The raid*
way will open Monday, with the H.
W. Campbell Shows furnishing a
large variety of attractions. Tuesday
morning all exhibits will be received
and gotten in place. In addition to
the other attractions Tuesday, there
will be a foot ball game between two
colored schools, Jackson high school
of Camden .and the colored high school
of Lancaster. This game will begin
at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday
will be Farmers' Day, at
which time all exhibits will be Judged.
A. A. McCeown, District Farm Agent
of Spartanburg, and W. J. Tiller,
County Farm Agent of CheBterfleld
county, will Judge the field crops. C.
G. Cushman, State Dairy Specialist
of Clemson College, will Judge the
live stock.
Miss Margaret Fewell, the Home
Demonstration Agent, announces that
the following ladles will be in charge
of the different Women's Departments
:
// Clothing department, Mrs. H. C.
Fouts and Mrs. Lois Carter; thrift.department,
Miss Pearl Godwin; Canned
products department, Miss Mary
Hayes and Miss Nancy Nelson; cooked
foods' department, Mrs. E. D.
Blakeney and Mrs. A. D. McArn; 4-}$.
club department, Mrs. Eva Hasty
flower department, Mrs. Clifton McKain
and Mrs. Ned McDowell.
The following clubs have already
signified their intention to have booths
at the Fair: Mt. Zion, DeKalb, Midway,
Lugoff, Blaney, Charlotte Thomp.
son.
The judges of the women's exhibits
are: Mrs. Lonnie Landrum, State
Home Demonstration Agent, and Miss
Kirby Tyler, Chester Home Demonstratlon
Agent.
It is hoped by the Fair management
that all of the farmers and farmers'
wives over the county will take
an interest in these exhibits and all
who possibly can are urged to have
exhibits.
> One of the oustandlng events of
the day will be an address to the
farmers by A. H. Ward. District *>rm
Xigent, situated at Aiken, 8. C. Mr.
Ward is an outstanding orator and
is as thoroughly conversant with farm
problems as any man who could be
found. The farmers of the county
have a treat in store for them in Mr.
Ward's speech. He will speak at 11
o'clock a. m., on Wednesday.
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
there will be a foot ball game between
the foot ball teams of Bethune
and Blaney Ijigh schools. ,
Thursday will be Merchants' and
Manufacturers* Day. The merchants
and manufacturers of the qlty and
county are arranging to have a fine
line of exhibits which will be most
interesting. There will be, of course,
other attractions during that day, including
a foot ball game between the
foot ball teams of Kershaw and Hill
Crest, at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Friday will be white School
Day. Mrs. Watts, the County Superintendent
of Education, is busy making
plans for that occasion. The Camden
high school will play some outstanding
team Friday afternoon of
Zemp Field, adjoining
the Fair grounds. The name of the
other contending team will be announced
next week.
_ Saturd*y> tho closing day of the
Wi ll b^boloied~5obobi DayTSnd
the Fair will be given over largely
to colored people. A game of foot
ball will be played Saturday between
Aveiy Institute of Charleston.
As announced laet week the H. W
Campbell Shows will furnish the midJvay
attractions. - This outfit, ww uadel-stand,
furnishes the finest and
geaneet attractions that we have ever
aad.
|Haso church authorltlee ordered all
2t!?Af?,Cbar<Ae" 10 ^Mtntte the
E* from t?
th? word I. H.btww tad aHm.
Kershaw County
; Coses Good Citizen
hundreds of friendB over Kerand
adjoining counties were
saddened to learn of the death oh W
K. West of the West's Mill section
of the county on Monday afternoon
of this week. He had been In failing
health for Bever&l years and bad had
a number of serious attacks, but bad
apparently regained his health, and
his death followed an illness of only
one day, he having been stricken with
a heart malady on Sunday.
Mr. West was one of Kershaw county
s best known and most beloved
men. He was a substantial farmer
and lived in the same community all
of his life. He took a keen interest
in public affairs and in the welfare of
others, ^fany needy people have been
the beneficiaries of his bounty, it
has been said of him that be never
turned a deaf ear to the poor. He
wielded a large influence and he will
be sorely missed. Possessing a Jovial
and kindly disposition, he made
friends easily with rich and, poor I
Halm?.
The funeral was one of the most
largely attended ever held in Ker-'
ahaw county, it was conducted at
hi%4ate residence t>y his pastor, Rev.
CaUney. assisted by Rev. Caston, Rev.!
Often and Rev. Lockbridge. Interwent
followed at Providence church.
He was buried with Masonic honors,!
the Masonic Lodge at Kershaw conducting
the ceremonies at the grave,
and acting as pallbearers. The floral
tributes were many and beautiful, attesting
the high esteem in which he
was held. I
Fifty-four years ago Mr. West married
Miss Cai^line Horton, who survives
him. Mrs. Horton has been an
nvalid for the past fifteen years. He
eaves surviving him also the following
children:"
Mrs. R. 8. Floyd, Kershaw; D. C. |
West, Heath Springs; 8. P West 1
Camden; Mrs. A. 8. Jordan, Kershaw;
Mrs w. D. Cook, Kershaw; Claude
'West, Cassatt; Boyd West, Kdrshaw;
Mrs. Bryant Truesdale, Salisbury. N.
C-; Otis West, Kershaw; Aussie West '
Camden; Racine West, Kershaw; and!
Mrs. George A. West, Cassatt. One1
sister, Mrs. Alice West, of Camden,1
survives him He also lef* twentysix
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Kershaw County
Oil Men Organize
Wholesale and retail oil dealers and
their eployees of Kershaw county met
at the American Legion Hall, Septemoar
17, and perfected the organisation
of the Kershaw County Petroleum In<1
us tries Committee*.
The local group is affiliated with
the South Carolina PetfOTeum Industries
Committee, which is the state
trade association of oil men with local
organisations in each of the fortysix
counties, it was explained that
the chief purpose and main objective
of the organization would be to secure
fair and equitable taxes and legislation
for South Carolina motorists
and those engaged In supplying their
needs. ??
Officers were elected as follows:
J- C. Gillis, chairman; H. E. Beard,
first Vice chairman; U. N. Myers, secretary;
John 8. Davidson, chairman
of legislative committee;*D. J. Creed,
chajnnan public relations committee;'
Hughey Tindal, chairman of local affairs
committee.
McCuen, Columbia, secretary
of the South Carolina Petroleum Industries
committee addressed the
meeting.
Death of Mr. Truesdale
Jessie J. B. Truesdale, 76, died at
his residence on Route 4, near the
on Wednesday,
eptember 23. He was a retired farmtoalded
in this connty an
ofhis life. 7
Mr. Tfftesdale Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Uuie Truesdale. and
^^^^iJfershaw Truesdale^ Boy,
7? 7*??*lale and Elmer Truesdale,
au of this oeunty. ^ vFuneral
services were conducted
Bapttat Thw?tSL*
J? m" *** HIU? of
Sumter, officiating. The burial was
in the churchyard cemetery.
^ Betheeds Presbyterian Church
Sunday, September 17, A. Douglas
?woh school for all
if?* t t m Mornln* wor*fclP at
11.1*. Junior chorus at the church at
^ tor children and
roua, people at 7:|0 p. >. Everyone
la cordially ffivited to the sorvtoes
i or tug
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Football Season
Opens Here Today
Camden High School will open its
1936 football campaign Friday afternoon
in Camdep against Charleston
High School. Camden will put a
strong team on the field this year in
spite of.,the loss of several stellar men
of the previous season as there are
still enough veterans to steady the
new-coiners, there being ten letter
men on the squad.
Coach Villepigue has not revealed
his starting lineup, but it appears that
the team will be made up something
like this:
Backfleld: Noland,. Holland, Hendrix,
West
Guards: Connell, Brown.
Center: Rowell.
Right End: Rhame
The Left End position is a matter
of doubt, though Bates has some advantage
over the others because of
last year's experience. At tackle
there 1b still more doubt, as there is
only one member of. last year's squad
for this position, Oliver, and he is
hardpressed by several newcomers.
No information about Charleston Is
available, this being their first game
also. Last year Camden played Charleston
in Charleston and won 7 to 0.
Legislature In Favor
Of Shorter Session
Columbia, Sept. 18.?Governor Olin
Johnston, after addressing a caucus
of his legislative adherents today, said
he "was glad to see that the sentiment
of the crowd was that we'll
have a shorter session."
Although the meeting was behind
closed doors the governor said later
that his address had been confined
to "the probable things that might
come up during the session."
| Reporting on the meeting Johnston
said he "had sixty-six present" and
other supporters were unable to attend
but had assured him of their
support of his program.
Listed .by Johnston ^s problems'
:facing the 1937 legislature were:
I Changes In the liquor law to "tlghtI
en" its enforcement and administration.
Biennial sessions of the legislature.
Changes in the school laws.
Old age pensions "which Is sure
to be passed. The problem Is how
it is to be financed."
And revenue questions "which always
cause considerable discussion."
Montgomery Goes
Back To Washington
The many friends in Camden and
Oyo.ughQ.ut Kershaw county will regret
to learn that 8. Miles Montgomery,
who came to Camden a year ago
as an associate In the office of Murdoch
M. Johnson, hip* returned to
Washington.
The large real estate firm with
which he had been connected before
coming to Camden offered him a vice:
presidency in the company and a
very attractive Increase In salary.
The loss of Mr. * Montgomery and
his family will be keenly felt here.
In Attorney Johnson's office he quickly
demonstrated his ability as a
lawyer, and won the respect confidence
of the Bar and the people
alike. He and his family will also
be greatly missed In church and social
circles In the city.
While we much regret to see Mr.
and Mrs. Montgomery leave us, we
all wish for them a large measure of
success and happiness back In Washington.
trVj?/*..
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Mr. Ferguson Dies
L In New York City
Camden people learned with regret
of the death of Walton Ferguson, Jr.,
which occurred at the Doctor's Hospital,
New York Cttyr on September
18.
Mr. Ferguson is survived by hit
wife, the former Dorothy Herron Taylor,
and three children?Miss Frances
Ferguson,. Walton Ferfeueoe, 3rd, and
Matthew H. Ferguson. The funeral
I was held from 8t John's Episcopal
church, Stanford, Connecticut, on
Monday..
Mr. Fergueon severai years ago
bought a large tract of land northeast
of Camden known as the Vaaghah
Mm property and named H "Chanel
field." It Is one of the show ptaeetf
sround Camden. He whs a forme*,
president of the Westminister Enamel
Clnb.
Kershaw First
To Raise Quota
Announcement yesterday that two
counties had raised their full quota?
for the Democratic Yictory Campaign
fund, and that this week and next
there would be conferences of district
organizations with a view to speed*
lug up the work for the party chest,
were the tWo main developments yeatorday
ln South Carolina's effort to
raise $6f,$00 for the re-election of
President Roosevelt,
Mrs. li,. H, Jennings, In charge of
state headquarters of the campaign,
said Kershaw county had contributed
its full quota, f600, several days ago.
Kershaw takes first place in South
Carolina in raising the amount allot*
ted to it.
Spartanburg, too, has completed its
quota, $2,600, Mrs. Jennings said. In
addition, Spartanburg has sent $600
direct to national headquarters in New
York citpr, where the amount will be
credited to South Carolina's total. So
that all told, Spartanburg has contrlbuted
$3,000 to the Democrats
chest.
Several other counties have sent ln
contributions to state headquarters,
which are being credited to their
quotas. Some counties have sent ln
nothing at all yet, though Mrs. Jennings
says some of them are holding
their contributions until the full
amount Is in hand.?Sunday's Columbia
State. r?
Seventy Years in
Publishing Business
Today 1b the seventieth anniversary
of Mr. N. O. Osteon's entrance into
the newspaper business In Sumter.
On September 21st, 1866, he purchased
a half Interest in the Sumter News
?name soon changed to the True
Southron, and afterwards consolidated
with the Sumter Watchman. He
has been-actively and continuously"
connected with this publishing firm.
Prior to 1866 he served five years apprenticeship
in the shop of. the Sumter
Watchman, was for %wo years
manager of a newspaper published in
Conway and during the War Between
the 8tates worked fojp&two years in
the Confederate States printing office :
? SSllSh At the c,oae of **
JL waa tor a "*** connected
with The Qarollnlan, published in
Charleston by p. a. DePontaine, of
which William Gilmore Sims and Henry
Tim rod were editors. %
Mr. Osteen is the Only survivor of
the men who were active in business
\0JaV'wbm he ***" ?? i*
1l6g_---Mondmy,s Bumtw uSk, ?
Drug Store To Move _
Into Nw Quarters C
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In this issue of The Chronicle we
are carrying the announcement of
DoPebb' Drug Store moving to new
quarters, which will bo of especial
interest to all in Camden and Ker- '
shaw county.
This "establishment has enjoyed the
patronage oJ^Hte people of this section
for Around forty years, under the "
name of Zemp and DePass.. After the
senior partner's death, P. M. Zemp, <
the firm's name was changed to Da
Pass' Drug Store in 1891 and coh3^o:?
ued to serve the ifeople in a most acceptable
manner.
On Oetober first the new location
of this firm will he in the Burns'
tore O. west Breed street, opposite
J. C. Penney'8- store..
The building is being thoroughly innovated
and will have modern furnishings
throughout. They Will have
two licensed pharmacists to serve the
trade.
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.^inlfil Boy Appointed Lieutenant
In the appointment of the cad? offlc?ra
and non-commissioned otfleera /
for the current year at The Citadel
tte-MBt-rr -(Myg
Hamilton Oehon*. ?*
Camden, a member of the
the Second Battalion etaft as Battnlion
Supply Officer." jf".1
Cadet Osborne is a member of the %
Coast Artillery unit of the Reserve
Officer's Training Cotpe unit at The
ciUdrt.Be he. ,L. b^
Of Comp"iy? ay
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