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" 1 1 ? ' NUMBER 34
iBanvan K. Truesdell
I Dies At His Home]
I ca"u,en citizeus and people from
| ?11 parts of Kershaw county were
ll^ocKod Friday night when at 10:3u
I jt was announced that Banyan U.
Truesdell had died. His death came
I very suddenly. He became ill and
pboned for a physician, upon whose
F arrjvai Mr. Truesdell felt much bet
However an examination was
I deemed advisable and the ill man
^6,^ away in a few minutes.
I Mr Truesdell was a son of the late
| g<|ulre James T. Truesdell und Polly
[ Alison Truesdell, born at Westvlllo
K years ago, a member of a largo
F family. His family connections arc
i probably the largest in the county, if
I not in the state.
In early life Mr. Truesdell was a
salesman In the largo general store
[ of John C. Man. Later he began farm[
jug purchasing a large tract of land
I on the Camden-Liberty Hill highway,
! which was .later known as "The
Pines."
He and his wife, who was the former
Alethia Huekabee opened their
I home as a tea room, where many parI
ties haVe been held?both town and
I tourist. They were both gential hosts
ami many have enjoyed their hospiMr.
Truesdell leaves the following
survivors: His wife, Norman Truesdell.
IT ft- Truesdell, and Mrs. George
j Knudson, all of Camden.
I Others surviving are three sisters?
I Mrs. Julia Truesdell, Mrs. Maggie
Horton, Westville; MrB. KJee Mahaffey,
SwaiiiBboro, Ga.; two half brothers,
Pat Truesdell and Luther Truesdell,
of Westville; five half sisters,
Mrs. Annie Cunningham, Mrs. Eugenia
Truesdell, Westville; Mrs. John
McLaurin, Columbia; Mrs. Dora Foster.
Philadelphia; Mrs. Ruth Williams,
Reidsville, N. C.
His funeral was held from his
late residence Sunday afternoon conducted
Jointly by Rev. J. P. Inabinet
and Kev. J. B. Caston. Mr. Truesdell
was a member of the Lyttleton Street
Methodist church of Camden.Pallbearers
serving actively were:
J. C. Gillis, Boykin Rbame, George
Coleman, Dewey J. Creed, Carl
Schlosburg and Harry S. Porter
Honorary pallbearers were: J. Henry
McLeod, W. D. Barrett, John W.
~ Wilson, S. W. VanLandingham, T. B.
Bruce, J. H. Clyburn, J. K. Lee, W. C.
Salmond and L. J. Whitaker.
The burial was in the old Quaker
cemetery with large crowds attending
both at his home and the graveside.
Farmer Hurt When
Hit By Automobile
T. W. Sharpe, 60 year old farmer
of the Cassatt section, was seriously
injured near Woodward Airport about
Ave o'clock Saturday afternoon when
struck by a car said to have been
driven by Jacob Johnson, 46, of the
Hermitage Cotton Mills. Mr. Sharpe,
a well known farmer of his section,
was riding in his wagon and several
negroes were on the wagon at the
time, but jumped and \vere unhurt.
The wagon wa? demolished but the
animal was not injured. Mr. Sharpe
is being treated at the Camden hospital
fur concussion of the brain and
at la. r injuries.
To Observe Conservation Week
Conservation weeV is to be observed
i.v proclamation by Governor Olin
Jol.i,..i,,n. between November 16' and
21. In order to stimulate interest in
cm.-, rvation among the school childr?;n
of the county, the Camden Gar(b-n
Club will give prizes for the best
jKwt. r on conservation done by the
stud. nts of tho Camden high bcIiooL
ami the two best essays on the same
tmSjot t. One. to go to the writer of
host essay in the seventh' of
' iclnh grades in any white grammar
school in the county and one to the
wntt r of the best essay in any color*
e'l grammar school in the county.
Meeting Postponed
-M? tubers of tho American Legion
Auxiliary are notified in this manner
'hat the monthly -meeting- ot. *the
Auxiliary will-be held on November
20 at 3:30, with Mrs. Hughey Tlndal
as hostess. The meeting was postl??n?
d from the second Friday in tho
"mnth to the third on account of soufte
of the officers being a"way.
J \
Sunday Night 8ervlcea
I)r. James W? Jackson, pastor of
First Presbyterian churcbi of Columbia,
will speak at Bethesda Presbyterian
church at 8 p.* m.f Sunday,
? November 18. The public 1b
innud. "
Bus Overturns
Injuring* Nine
Two imtkouv were iu ilie Columbia I
hospital and seven more wore Buffering
from minor injuries us the result
of a crush between a Stokee Hue bus
and uij automobile eight milps from
Camden on the Columbia ldghwuy
Halted State Itoule No. 1) about
10: do Sunday morning.
1 uBsengerg on the bus which wan
on route to Columbia auld tliat the
ear passed the Huh going In the Haine
direction and that* the right roar feuditr
of the car Struck tho left front
fender of the Hub. The bus wuh turned
over on itw wide while tho car
overturned in a ditch. All of tho injured
were passengers on the bus.
Mrs. Florence G. Muckay of Abbeville,
driver of the car, and tho ono
passenger in the car escaped injury.
After the accident the bus was
righted and continued to Columbia.
Mrs. Mackay's car was also righted
and she returned to Camden, where!
she was placed in the custody of j
Sheriff J. H. McLeod by Highway Patrolman
Harry Sloan, who investigated
the crash.
Two of the injured, James A. Berrig
of 105 Kuril Church street, Florence,
and F. G. Peterson of Marion,
N. C\, were admitted to the Columbia
hospital but their injuries were not
thought to be serious.
Among the other passengers was
Judge S. W. G. Shipp, who received
cuts on his head and leg. Judge Shipp
proceeded on to Chester after being
brought to Columbia.
Other passengers on the bus included:
Mrs. Allle Adams and Mrs.
Ida Manley of Helton; Brady Christmas
of Marion; C. H. Franklin of
Bennettsville; and two negroes.
The bus was driven by A. M.
Stokes, owner of the bus line.?Monday's
State.
Young School Boy
Passes Suddenly
Virgil Ross Truesdell, 14, a student
at Baron DeKaib school, died at the
Camden hospital after a three days
Illness. He attended the funeral of
his uncle, Banyan R. Truesdell, Sunday
afternoon, apparently in the best
of health. His death is said to have
been caused by infection from a mosquito
bite. He was the son of George
Ross and Mabel Horton Truesdell, of
Westville. He is survived by his parents
and three sisters?Beatrice
Truesdell, Doris Truesdell and Velma
Truesdell, all of Westville. His
grandparents on both sides of the
family also survive.
Funeral services were held at DeKaib
Baptist church Thursday morning
at 11 o'clock.
Camden To Play
Friday Night
The Camden football team will
meet the strong Lake View football
team here Friday night under the
flood-lights. Lake View is a large
consolidated school, und boasts a
powerful offense. Lake View has been
runnerup in their district for a number
of years but has never played
Camden. This game will be the first
elimination game of much importance
in Class B, Lake View being champions
of their district. Lake View has
won over such teams as Dillon, Chesterfield
and other schools that have
good teams each year.
Come out and boost your home
team.
New Enterprise For Camden
Announcement was made this week
by R. C. Patterson, field representative
of the Associated Storo division
of tbe Western Supply Company, that
W. R. Bowden, of Savannah, will
move to Camden immediately to make
his homo here and own and operate
a Western Auto Associate Store. This
is one of a group of home-owned operated
stores being established
throughout the United States and will
be directly affiliated with the Western
Auto Supply Company of Kansas City,
Mo. The storo is expected to open
about November 28, and will be In
the store-room nftXt Honttr of The DeKaib
Pharmacy, owned by the E. H.
Dibble estato.
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Presbyterian Church Services
Sunday, November 15, A. Douglas
McArn, pastor, Announces: Church
school for every age at 10 a. m. Morning
worship with sermon at 11:15.
A school of missions for the entire
congregation commences in this
church Sunday evening, November 15,
at 7:20. The public la cordially. I*
vited to all services In this church.
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This child was hurt when a tornado struck Tupelo, Mississippi, necessitating
medical and nursing care for hundreds?care which In many cases could
not have been given without Red Cross assistance. It is a fine tribute to the
organization that the young beneficiaries of Its health and relief services invariably
place themselves in the hands of the Red Cross with a completely
oonfldent, "Now I lay me?
Masons Assemble
For Dedication
It waa an interesting ceremony
held at the old court house Tuesday
evening when the building was dedicated
to the Masonic body of Camden. J
Worshipful Master J. E. Ross open- j
ed the ceremonies, and was followed
by W. Robin Zemp. Then Grand Master
J. E. Hart, of York, took charge
of the services.
The historic Lafayette trowel, which
was made in Camden, but is now the
property of the Grand Lodge, and the
Lafayette jewel, waB also used in the
ceremonies. Another historic document
was on display' that was an
original program used in Camden on
the day of the laying of the cornerstone
of the DeKalb monument. It
has been In the'Salmond family all
these years and is now the property
of Harry 8. Porter. It has been preserved
by placing a transparent covering
over the leaves and it can still
be read.
Music was furnished for the occasion
by Mrs. Francis N. McCorkle, assisted
by a choir.
Quite a number of visitors were
here from neighboring towns and the
large hall was well filled.
Some of those high up in Masonry
who were in attendance were: Grand
Master J. E. Hart, of York; Ex-Senator
J. H. Hammond, of Columbia;
Deputy Grand Master Walter Goings,
of Columbia; Chaplain John H.
Graves, of Darlington; District Deputy
Grand Master J. C. Pate, of Sumter;
Y. C. Calvert, of Columbia; L.
D. Simpson, of Kershaw; Past Grand
Master C. K. Creitzberg, of Rock Hill;
Grand Secretary Frank Hart, of Columbia.
The visiting grand officers wero entertained
by tlio Camden Masonic
Club and City Council jointly at a
dinner at Hotel Camden.
Baptist Church Services
The following services are announced
for week beginning Sunday, November
15, at the First Baptist
church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock
with W. G. Wilson, Jr., superintendent,
in charge Public worship conducted
by the pastor, J. B. Caston,
at 11U5 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning
subject: "The Church. Evening
subject: "The Meek Man." Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30.
B. T. U. Sunday evening at 6:30. The
public is cordially invited to attend
all the services of this church.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS
The Chronicle has recently mailed
out cards to all subscribers notifying
them that their subscriptions had
expired, and we are glad to say many
| sent up a remittance by return mail,
while otr the other hand we regret
r to say many hate not paid any at,
tention to tfie cards. We will begin
' revising our list soon and a glance
at your label will tell yon whether
> you have renewed '-or not. Don't
, blame the postman if you fall to get
, your paper in the next few weeks.
Senfl In your renewal today, so you
will not mist a cojty of the paper.
Cotton Thieves Are
Caught By Officers
Sheriff J. H. McLeod and his force
helpdd to break up a new "racket"
hero this week?In so far as two men
were concerned. On October 29, a
truck load of six bales of cotton was
offered for sale to F_ M. Wooten,' a
local cotton dealer, and the offer was
under the market price. Mr. Wooten
at first agreed to tako the cotton but
noiced that all marks had been cut
off the bagging. The two men who
later confessed and gave their names
as Paul Cowart and Barney Sikes,
from Cobbtown, Georgia, were captured
at Cheraw by Deputy J. D. Watson
and Rural Officer G. B. DeBruhl, assisted
by Chief McLean, at Cheraw.
They stated they had Btolen the cotton
from the platform of Herbert
Breedlove, at Watkinsvllle, Georgia.
Mr. Breedlove came to Camden and
claimed his cotton and sold it to
Ralph N. Shannon.
The two men also admitted that
they had stolen six bales from W.
Ramsey, at Springfield, Georgia, and
had trucked it to Greenwood, S. C.,
where it was sold.
Sheriff A. Y. Crowley, of .Oconee
county, Georgia, where Watkinsvllle
is the county seat, came to Camden
and carried the prisoners to that
town.
Miss Witherspoon
Dies From Injuries
Margaret Klncald Witherspoon,
daughter of Mrs. H. Leroy Witherspoon
and the late Mr. Witherspoon,
died at 4:30 o'clock Thursday morning
from injuries sustained in an automobile
accident in the Wateree
river swamp last Saturday night.
Miss Witherspoon was 24 years of
age, having been born in Sumter on
April 3, 1912. She received her education
at Sumter high school, South
Georgia Teachers' College and Coj
Jumbla College, where she was a
. member of the Tri Zeta sorority. She
; was a member of the First Baptist
! church.
Surviving Miss Witherspoon are her
| mother, a sister. Eleanor Witherspoon
^ and a brother, Leroy Witherspoon.
The tragic death of this popular
young woman hns plunged a wide
i circle of friends and acquaintances
; into deepest sorrow.
Camden Wins
Over Marion
Camden defeated Marlon here Fri
: day night by a score of 40 to 0, ir
i aa exhibit ion game.
! Camden outclassed the visitors frorr
beginning to end. making 11 to 4 flrsi
downs. * Tho Camden's second tean
played most of the game, sending ii
the regulars only for a few minutei
in the second half.
I The federal Alcohol ariminisiratloi
is authority (or the statement tha
American wine users, now have i
bhotce of 11,<04 differently labelc<
, winea from which to make selection:
for their use. -
Cassatt Cwirl Is I
Chicago Delegate;
Dorothy E. West. 16. Cassatt, Kimshaw
county, selected by Harriot F.}
Johnson, Suite Girl's Club louder, its'
the year's most all Hi round 4 11 club
girl in South Carolina wins an all !
expense trip to the 15th National Club'
Congress to be held in Chleugo Novomber
27 to DoctMuber G. She was
previously named county champion.
Miss West, u club member for Hix
years, has boon enrolled in clothing,
marketing, foods, room improvement,
and gardening and canning projects.
She has twice boon in tho blue ribbon
group at tho state style revue,
and was county health winner in 1933.
She hus canned 724 pints of vegetables
and fruits, and in li)3G. 193(5 served
as President of the State 411 Conn- '
ell. Her prizes total $115.GO and her
Snles gross $116.00.
Site will compete with other Southern
state champions for regional honors
and if successful will he a contender
for one of throe? cash college i
scholarships of $400, $300 and $2<>U,'
provided by Montgomery Ward, sponsor
of the contest, together with Chicago
trips and county medals.
Re-Elected Member of Council
Darlington, No. 8.? At a meeting of
the clergy of tho Poo Dee convention
of the Episcopal church In Florence
Thursday, tho Hev. C. It. Cody, rector
of the Darlington Episcopal church,
read a paper on "Teaching People to
Worship," I
The Rev. W. S. Poyner was re-elect-'
ed dean of the Pee Dee convocation
and the Rev. H. L. Hoover, Hartsviile,
secretary and treasurer. Members of
the executive council of the diocese
who were re-elected are Mrs. HickBon,
Cheraw, and Ancrum Boykln, Hagood.
The convention will meet in the
spring at Georgetown at the Episcopal
church.
TwoWhite Men Held
For Theft of Watch
8. Wylie Hogue, manager of a filling
station, corner of DeKalb and
Church streets, lost a highly prized
watch Monday morning, but it was
not long out of his possession, due to
the vigilance of the sheriff and his
forces.
Two young white men, driving a
1934 mbdel car, were seen loafing
around the station and the watch was
lying on Mr. Hogue's desk and when
the men left the watch was missing.
Fortunately^Mr. Hogue had taken notice
of the license number and called
the sheriff's office. The sheriff In
turn called the state highway patrol
in Columbia. Patrolmen R. 8. Clarke
and A. M. Hemminger set out for
Camden and Deputy J. D. Watson and
Rural Officer James Hough set out
for Columbia in pursuit. The car was
-stopped near Dent's and the men, who
gave their names as William s. Mer*111,
28, of 230 Spring street, Portland,
Oregon, and Eugene Murphey, 27, of
118 Winter street, of the same city,
were held. Morrill had the watch In
his possession and admitted tho theft.
The timepleco was a highly prized
one?being presonted to Mr. Hogue by
the Masonic bodies of Camden for his
services as Grand Master?having his
name and date of presentation In,
scribed thereon.
Red Cross Roll Call
Once each year the peopl?<of the
nation are given an opportunity to
- participate In tho great work, which
' ^10 American Red Cross does in our
. land. Between Armistice Day and
Thanksgiving every community with
in tho borders of our country will
i bring the great work and tho needs
of tho Red Cross to the attention of
its citizenry. The program of the
> Red Cross is too far reaching to men'
tion it in detail. One of tho many
achievements of the Red Cross duiing
the past twelve months, Is the assist
anee that was given to more than 400,000
people in the 105 disasters that
[ visited our nation. In tho spring
floods that visited twenty states in
, spring of 1936 a total of 102,00C
k families were given immediate a*
sistance and rehabilitation. Spac<
t ^Tocs not pemrtt lnumion of the many
activities of the Red Cross durlnv
1936.
x -in every part of Kershaw count:
3 the Annual sRoll Call for_ membgn
will be made during the week/be
ginning Novomber 16, under the lead
t ership of Oliver Rice of Camdem ^len
t Is an organization that will spenif ^jn
a limited funds In any community when
i disaster strikes to afford immedlat
s relief to stricken people. Let's suj
to a man.
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Camden Students 1
At Winthrop College - ^
Winthrop College, Nov, 12.?Four*
toon students from Kershaw county,
IIvo of which lire from Camden, uro
lUnortg tho I ,:il I In ilie 11120-1237 stu*
dont body of Winthrop College, uo*
cording to statisties compilod in tho
registrar'* office.
Every county in South Carolina uud
eleven other states are represented
at die stale college for women, Tho
county having the largest number of Va
students at Winthrop is York, with
101; while Greenville comes second
with 70. ,v
Of the 1,214 students, 01 come from
other status. These states, with the
number of students from each, are;
North Carolina, 27; Florida, 7; Virginia,
2; New York, 2; Washington,
1). ('., 2; Tennessee, 2; and one each
from Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi,
New Jersey and Texas.
Five hundred and eighty-one stu- *
0 Ju
dents are working toward a Uuchelor
of Arts degree, ami 725 are seeking
the degree of Uuchelor of Science.
The latter group Is divided Into six
classifications, which are, with tho
number of students in each, as follows:
H. S. Commerce, 201; B. 8.
Commerce, two-year, 112; B. 8. Home
Economics, 201; 11. S. Music, 04; II.
8. Physical Education, 52; 11. S.
Science, 44.
Enrollment by classes is; Soulor,
229; Junior, *229; Sophomore, 243;
Freshman, 495^ and ppeclal, 8.
Camden students lif Winthrop are:
Louise Mcl^e6d, Gkfcolino Nelson,
Helen Tindal, Nancy Wutlfc atul Doris
Workman.
Europe Hails
F. D. R. Victory .
(By the Associated Press)
From far-off Moscow and Shanghai,
across Europe to 8outh American
capitals, foreigners today applauded
tlve re-election of President Roosevelt
with few dissenting voices.
"Roosevelt,*we think you're grand!
Saldte!" declared Lord Reaverbrook's
London Daily Express.
In Paris, fiercely-wrangling rightists
and leftists were momentarily
united in expression of satisfaction. "If
France lives tragic hours again,"
commented the leftists newspaper ? ~L'Oeuvre,
"Bhe will certainly have as !|: J
the head of the great American democracy
the man who will be able
te do most former."
And the rightist newspaper Le
Journal hoped continuation of America's
reciprocal trade policy, under the ~ * 7^r|>
renewed Roosevelt regime, ' would
stimulate International commerce. . T.ffij
Fascist circles In Home welcomed
the Democratic victory party because
he Is better known than Governor
Landdn and partly because Roosevelt's
energetic action has been frequently
applauded by Italians.
In Moscow, Soviet quarters frankly
expressed approval because they said r?
President Roosevelt was a known u
quantity who had shown friendship
towards Russia.
In Berlin, Dr. Hans H. Dieckhoff,
in charge of American affairs at the_
German foreign office, paid tribute
to Roosevelt's victory with the declaration:
"Mr. Roosevelt's personality, of
course, is known to all of us. His
fearlessness bus won him our profound
respect. It Is our impression
that foreign problems did not enter
as a campaign issue, hence it is difficult
for foreigners to comment on
the election result."
In Tokyo, foreign offico circles
welcomed the re-election of President
Roosevelt, declaring they believe it
would favorably affect Japanese-American
relations.
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, - Kendall In Charleston
Henry P. Kendall, cotton manufac-' ^
turer of Camden, is a visitor In Cbar'
leston over tho week end, and Is stopping
at the Fort Sumter hotel. Mr.
Kendall has mills in Camden, Edge^
Held and other communities in South
Carolina. His hobby is map-collect*
, lng. lie has one of the finest, If
not tho finest, collection of early
South Carolina maps in the world. ~
' Many Of his maps are valuable aa hie* --?T? .77,
torlc relics.?News and Courier, No-.._
' vember 7.
' Five Generation* of Family
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S.,Gaskina and.
? children, Virginia, Helen chid Burrel
i- Gaskin, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gashing
a and their baby spent Sunday in
i- Orangeburg at the home of Mrs. Gasb
kin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
e Gaskin. There were five generations
h of the family la the gathering oh this