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- CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1936 .. 1 ' - *
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Women's Council
Met in Legion Hall
One hundred and thirty-one farm
women, representing fifteen communities
of Kershaw county, attended
tliu meeting of the Farm Women's
Council at the American Legion Hall
in Camden on Saturday, November
j4. The meeting was called to order
at 2 o'clock by the president, Mrs. J.
A. Bell, after which "Come Ye Thankrut
People Come" was sung by the
assembly. Kev. A. 1). McAm, pastor
of liethosda Presbyteriun church, conducted
a vary timely devotional'.
Three minute talks were given by
the eleven couuty department chairmen
at which time"each outlined the
work of tfbr department for the coming
year. ^
Koll was called and minutes read
by the secretary, Mrs. Shelby Truesdale,
followed by a brief report of
the Piedmont District Council Meeting
by Mrs. Alex West.
D, W. Itieger, district forester, in
a brief address spoke on "Conservation"
and stressed the importance of
conserving the national resources.
l>r. A. W. Humphries of the county
health department, introduced Mrs.
Alma Schellenberg, the tuberculosis
nurse for Kershaw county. Mrs.
Schellenberg told of her work in the
county and asked the cooperation of
the council members in the approaching
seal sale.
Carrie Baker, winner in the county
and state health contest, told the
council of her work as a Four-H club
member in the Charlotte Thompson
club. She alBo told of the state
health contest at which she was selected
as the healthiest club girl in
the state, and will represent South
Carolina at Chicago in the National
health contest.
A gavel offered by Miss Fewell to
the club -having the best publicity
awarded to the DeKalb Home Demonstration
Club. Mrs. Curtis Ogburn,
publicity chairman for the club, received
the award for the very flne
publicity she has been responsible
for during the year. It is of interest
to note that the DeKalb club, through
the efforts of. Mrs. Ogburn, had 164
inches of publicity during the year.
The Midway home demonstration
club received honorable mention for
the line publicity they had had during
the year. The gavel W,hich was
the publicity award, was presented
by Mrs. Sam Huggins, county publicity
chairman.
Miss Fewell, county home demonstration
agent, next presented club
diplomas to Midway, Gates Hill and
Timrod home demonstration cfubs.
These clubs had completed four years
of project work. She also presented
Mrs. Allie West and Mrs. Henry Arrants
with individual diplomas for
four years of project work and records.
One hundred and fifty-five individual
club members received cerr
tificates for satisfactorily completing
the pasty years work and carrying out
and reporting home practices.
Following a short business session
-the council adjoffrned.
Welcome Service
For New Pastor
On Sunday evening, November 29,
at 7:30 o'clock the ministers and
congregations of the churches of
Camden will meet In a service of welcome
to the Incoming pastor of Lyttleton
Street Methodist church. The
service will be held in Lyttleton
Street Methodist church and Rev.
Bryce Herbert, the pastor recently
assigned to this church will preach
the sermon. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
First Baptist Church 8ervices
The following services are announct
ft! for week begining Sunday, November
29, at the First Baptist Church:
Sunday School at 10 o'clock with W.
Wilson, superintendent in charge,
l'ublic worship, 6onducted by the paslVr>
J- B. Caston, at 11:16 a. m.
Morning subject: "Our World Task."
1J T. U. Sunday evening at
6 30. Prayer meeting Wednesday _
owning at 7; 20. -The public 4e oor<1
iaily invited to attend all the services
of this church. /
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
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Sunday, November 29,- A. Douglas
McArn," pastor. Church school for 1
every W at 10 a. m. Morning wor- i
with sermon at 11;15. Midweek ]
study group on Wednesday evening 1
** 7:80. Service children and
*?ung people Sunday evening at 7 1
o'clock. The pnbtlo la cordially In- 1
{Kendall Company I
Buys Another Mill!
Pelzer Manufacturing Company, of
Pelzer, South Carolina, this week will
change ownership when the Interests
I of the company were purchased by
the Kendall Company of Boston. The
purchasing company has for some
time been operating two mills at
Newberry, one each at Camden and
Edgefield, 8. C., and one near Chur"totte,
n: c.?
According to the officlul announcement
all of the capital stock of Pelzer
Mills, a South Carolina corporation,
was acquired by Kendall. The
iirst named corporation was receutly
organized for the purpose of carrying
on the busiuess of the textile firm
known as '-^he Pelzer Manufacturing
Company.
It was generally known thut the
Pelzer properties were on the market
for some months and various rumors
had them practically sold to several
-prominent interests. However, the!
reul purchaser was not named until
this week.
There is to be no material change
in' the operation of the 'mills in Pelzer.
J. F. Blackmon, who has efficiently
managed the plants, will remain
us general manager.
The Pelzer plant is one of the largest
textile manufacturing firms In
Soutli Carolina: There are three mill
units in orfe building and a fourth
unit in another building. About 136,000
spindles and 2,500 looms employ
the services of approximately 1,300
persons.
H. P. Kendall heads the firm which
Is to operate Pelzer. The Kendall
Company also lias large textile Interests
in the North.?Greenville Observer.
New President for
Coker College
Hartsville, S. C., Nov. 23.?Dr.
Charles Sylvestor Green will be in- j
stalled as the sixth president of Coker j
College, Hartsville, on Tuesday, De-1
cember 1. Dr. Samuel Chiles Mitchell !
of the University of Richmond, will!
make the principal address on the
subject, "The College and the Community."
J. J. Lawton, the president of the
board of trustees, will preside and
Install the new president. Dr. Green
succeeds Dr. Carlyle Campbell, whose
resignation last spring terminated a
service of thirteen years to the college.
The new president of Coker has
been prominent as a leader in the
affairs of the Baptist denomination,
with which Coker College is affiliated.
He Is a graduate of Wake Forest
College and Duke University, has bad
pastorates in Durham, N. C., and in
Richmond, Va., from which last he
came to his present position.
Dr. Green has been a frequent contributor
to magazines and newspapers,
is the author of a book recently
from the press, and is thirty-six years
of age. He has the .distinction of
being one of the youngest college
presidents in the country.
MR8. GARVIN DIE8
Was Mother of Mrs. R. A. Bruce of
Charlotte Thompson Community.
Mrs. Clara Gantt Garvin, 74, died
suddenly at 1:30 Sunday afternoon at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. A.
Bruce, near Camden.
Mrs. Garvin was a native of Steadman
and had made her home with
her daughter for the past six years.
She was well known both in Camden
and in her old home community
and leaves many friends who will be
saddened t6 learn of her passing.
Funeral services were conducted at
3 o'clock Monday afternoon from
Tabernacle Baptist church, near Salley,
by the Rev. J. C. Hester. The
funeral party left the Korpegay Funeral
home In Camden at ,< 12 o'clock
Monday for the church. I
Mrs. Garvin is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Bruce and Mrs. E. C.
Clamp of Salley; one ion, Hollis Garvin
of Kitchlngs Mill; a sister, Mrs.
Delaner Gunter of Lexington and one
Mrs. Lenoir o(es in Columbia
Mrs. Elise Senders Lenoir, 51, of ,
Hagood, died a> a local hospital yes-'
terday afternoon after a long Illness. .
She la survived by \three sisters, ,
Mrs. Furmar/Jackson of Miami, Fla., ,
Mrs. T. H. Spann of Columbia, and
Mrs. R. RJRembert of Rembert; one
brother, Benjamin H. Sanders of New
Fork; hoi* stepmother, Mrs. Thomae ?,
Sand/rs trt, Columbia, and several j
ialf-bro^hers.?Wednesday's Columbia 1
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Camden Wths Lower
State Championship
Camden won tho Ix>wer' Slate
Championship here at Zump field
Thursday by score of 7 to 0. The
score earn? in the middle of the third
quurtor when West passed from tho
12 yard line and Hates caught the
pass, and stepped across for a touchdown.
A pass Wost to Khame was
good for extra point.
In a thrilling and exciting game
plhyed before 2,000 spectators Camden
managed to cross Boaufort's goal
line for the first time tlilts year and
for tho second touchdown in two
yeajfs, Great Falls having, scored a
touchdown In 1935.
It was a brilliant game from start
to finish, with .jCollier, captain of
Beaufort team, a diminutive flash,
returning punts and making nice
gains to keep Camden's team from
scoring several times. Hazemore,
quarterback for Beaufort, called a
brilliant game. He made several nice
runs, and was a stonewall on defense. |
Bishop and Fell well wore towers in
the* line, and they were continually
stopping Camden's offense. Hinely
and Danna were down on punts and
played a Jam-up game.
Until Nolan, quuterback for Camden,
was tuken out on account of an
Injury he called Camden's offensive
plays brilliantly. He also made nietr
gains on end runs, llowell, star center
for this section of state, continued
his stellar performance by continually
plugging the holes in Camden's
forward wall. He has starred in most
all of the gatneB. Brown and Connell
were outstanding on defense in the
line. They were breaking up plays
or making tackles in almost every
play.
George West, Camden's triple threat
back,, passed, punted and made several
nice guins through Beaufort's
line. A pass, West to Moore, v.as
the longest gain of the game. It
netted 27 yards, llhame and Branhazn
made nice gains also.
In this game there were star .performers
from last years all-state team
?Bazemore and Nolan were on last
year's first all-state team^ Ellis Rowell,
center; Willie Bishop, tackle; and
Norman Connell, guard, were on the
second all-state team last year. Feltwell
and Collier, also had honorable
mention last year. First downB,
Camden 9; Beaufort 5.
Camden will play the winner of the
Wlnthrop Traing School-Honoa Path
game on December 5.
Lineup:
Pos. Camden Beaufort
LE?Rhame Hinely
LT?Oliver Bishop
LG^?Brown Wallace
C?Rowell Feltwell
RG?Connell ..... Levin
RT Carrison Koth
RE?Bates Danna
QB?Nolan .. .. .. Brazemore
LH?Holland Fripp
RH?Branham Collier
FB?West Darby
Officials: Farr, referee; Craig, umpire;
Woodward, head linesman.
Little Jacqueline 8mith
Funeral services for little Colzie
Jacqueline Smith, age three years,
who died Wednesday evening at 9
o'clock in the Camden hospital, after
only a few days illness were held
at Beulah Methodist church Thursday,
November 19, at 1 o'clock. Rites
were in charge of the Rev. Player of
Camden.
Little Jacqueline was born November
27, 1933, the youngest daughter
of Mr. and , Mrs. Clyburn Smith of
near Camden. Besides her parents
she is survived by one sister and
three brothers. Also her paternal
grandfather and maternal grand parents.
The little girl was a pretty child
with a sweet and loving disposition.
She leaves many friends and relatives
to mourn her-passing.
Mrs. Carrie Heims
Died . Thursday
Mrs. Carrie Helms, 86, a native of
Germany, died at the residence of her
cottsin, David Wolfe here Thursday. ~
Until a few years ago, she had mnde
her home in New York. She left but
few relatives in this country. Funeral
services were held from the Koruegay
Funeral Home on Friday* November
27, at 11 a. m. Interment* Was in
the Hebrew cemetery at Camden.
Hospital Auxiliary To Moot
Members of the Camden Hospital
Auxiliary are requested to attend the
monthly meeting of the Auxiliary to
be bald Monday, November 10, at 4
tfce ho?ptt?l. ? li
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Fire Damages
Orphanage Cottage
The (Jeorglu home, ouo of the tottagcs
for Hinal) boys on the orphanage
campus, wan badly damaged by
ftre yesterday at noon.
The children of the home with their
matron, Miss Janio Stewart, had gone
to the dining hall for dinner and no
one was In the building at the time.
They had been gene about twenty
minutes when ,the fire was discovered
by a colored woman opposite the
campus, who sounded the alarm, Tho
flames, had rapidly spread through
all throe stories when the firo department
arrived and soon extinguished
the flames. The fire apparently
started on tho second floor at the
head of the stairway landing, Its origin,
however, bolng unknown. Only
one firo was In tho cottugo ut tho
tiou* and that in u room on tho opposite
side from where the fire originated.
The building was insured nnd
repairs are expected to got started
immediately following an adjustment
of the Iobs.
1 he twenty-live small boys occupying
tlie cottage were moved yesterday
to the upstairs of the Augustine
home and l^esh*infirmary where they
are temporarily being housed. Cots
and beds were brought in during tho
afternoon from Riverside cottage near
here, to accommodate the children
since all bedding and furnishings in
tho building were badly damaged both
by. fire and water.?Clinton Chronicle.
W. M. Stevens Dies
in Lancaster Home
I Lancaster, Nov. 19.?Walter Miller
Stevens, l^ancaster merchant, died of
heart trouble In the Lancaster hospital
at noon today.
He was the son of late J. H. W. and
Anna Curoton Stevens of Lancaster,
a graduate of Porter Military academy,
at Charleston, and Eastman Business
school, at Poughkeepsle, New
York. Mr. Stevens was president of
the W. M. Stevens company here and
vke president of the Merchants and
Farmers bank of Bethune, where he
lived many ye&rs.
In 1908 Mr. Stevens married Miss
Hannah Malloy of Cheraw, who survives
him with the. following children:
Mrs. R. A. Beckham and Miss
Harriett Stevens, Lancaster; James
Stevens, student at North Carolina
State college and Walter Stevens, Jr.,
student at Furman university. Also
surviving are two brothers, John T.
Stevens, of Kershaw, highway commissioner,
and Dr. W. O. Stevens of
Rock Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Annie
Davidson, of Camden, and Mrs. H. 8.
McKay, of Cherayv.
Funeral of Walter 8tevens
Funeml services for Walter M.
Stevens who died suddenly last
Thursday were held at the home here
on Friday afternoon wfth a large
number In attendance and a very
large floral offering In evidence. Funeral
services were conducted by
Rev. R. W. Jopling, assisted by Rev."
W. Si Patterson.
Pallbearers were John Davidson, H.
R. Rice, A. C. Carnes, Joseph Mcllwain,
Dr. R. C. Brown, B. D. McDonald
and H. K. Ellis. Honorary pallbearers
were John D. Wylie, R. 8.
Stewart, Walter Taylor, Middleton
Jones of Lancaster; Dr. E. Z. Truegdale,
of Bethune; Fred Culvern, J.
Frank Clyburn, of Kershaw and T. L.
Johnston, J. L. Phelps and Harry
Reuf, of Rock Hill.
Deceased was one of Lancaster's
most widely known business men and
was possessed of a most genial and
kindly disposition. He will be greatly
missed In Lancaster and his death
brought great sorrow to hundreds of
friends In the city and county.?Lancaster
News.
Mrg. Minnie King Dead
Hartsvllle, Nov. 24.?Mrs. Minnie
Sowell King, 67, died Tuesday afternoon
at tho homo of her daughter,
Mrs. Camilla pftts. in McBee.
She Is survived by one son, O. I.
Sowell, McBee; ono daughter, Mrs.
Camilla Pitts; two grandchildren,
Miss Sarah Pitts and Frances Sowell;
two brothers, J. Hudson Watklns, McBee,
and 8. P. Watkins, Bethune; leur
sisters, Mrs. J. M. Sowell. McBee;
Mrs. L. C. West, Kershaw, and Mrs.
Amos West and Mrs. S. J. West, Camden.
The wild foxes in Marlon county
have rabies, and often go up to homes
snd attack the dogrf, and they have
also bitten cattle. The county game
warden Is warning everybody to carefully
protect themselves, their dogs
and animals from the foxes.
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Georgetown Forfeits
Game to Camden
Georgetown, Nov. 20.?Camden was
declared winner of the seuii-tinula In !
the lower duss Class 1) football mot)
by a score of 1 to 0 hero today, when
the Georgetown team forfeited the
gume ufter disputing a decision of
the officials. With only nine minutes
loft to play and .Camden leading, 111
to 1, ManesB, 'Gator qunrterbnck, In
torcepted u Camden pass on his goal
line and raced the length of the field
obly to have the play culled off because
of offensive bidding and clipping
on the part of Georgetown, according
to the ruling of the officials.
When the referee called the play
back about one-half of the 2,000 spec- J
inters swarmed on the Held protesting
the decision. Georgetown will pro-1
lest the game on several grounds, it |
Is understood, Both teams presented!
smart, fast and well coached squads,!
alert to take advantage of the breaks !
In the lirst part of the game, Camden
fooled the loculs with their ruz-!
zlc-dazzle double and triple reverses,'
but the 'Gators soon ferreted them j
out and smeared the plays. l?&y)y in I
the first quarter Camden marched to
the 'Gators' one-yard Hue, where they
were held for downs and Georgetown
took the bull, after a poor punt, Nolan,
brilliant Camden quarterback,
took the ball on a triple revorso and
raced IS yards for a touchdown. A
puss from West to Nolan, was good
for the extra point.
Joseph, powerful 'Gator tackle,
blocked a Camden punt and recovered
on their 30-yard line. MnncBs then
passed to Broughton for the 'Gutors
llrst score. Maness also passed to
Broughton for the extra point. Camden
scored a second touchdown on a
beautiful pass from West to Nolan,
which was good for 30 yards. Tho
try for the extra point was no good.
IMa'y then see-sawed back and forth J
with Maness for Georgetown and j
West for Camden punting for long
distances until Camden took tho ball
to Georgetown's goal lino when Maness
Intercepted a fourth-down pass
on the last play of the game.
Turkey Day Comes
To Rehabilitators
National turkey day again comes to
Rural Rehabilitation farmers. Farm
families who have been forced to forget
about this royal bird for the last
few years now look forward to a real
Thanksgiving, with all that goes with
it, according to B. P. DeLoache, Rural
Rehabilitation Supervisor in Kershaw
county. ' y
One hundred and thirty-two families
will have much to he thankful
for and are proud of their achievements
in home and farm improvement,
and of the fine record they have
made. Many of these families will
substitute other delicious meats for
the thanksgiving bird but all of the
132 farm families in this county will
have a real Thanksgiving dinner. "I
am very grateful for the fine cooperation
given me and to my stair," said
Mr. DeLoache," and more than pleased
with the success of our farm plans
in this district. Of the $46,000 advanced
to farmers in Kershaw county
a great per cent already has been repaid
as late crops go to market."
"Files in this office," continued Mr.
DeLoache, "contain many letters from
farmers who have been aided by this
program and all letters indicate such
improved conditions that all of us
have much to bo thankful for."
General Election
Cost State $27,500
Columbia, Nov. 21.?Comptroller
General A. J. Beattie announced today
that it cost approximately $27,500
to cast tho record South Carolina's
115,000 or so votes In the general
election.
Beattio announced that 5,600 persons,
Including poll managers and
election commissioners, received payments
from tho special legislative appropriation.
He said the bulk of the gum* however,
went to eighty. newspapers in
the state for legal advertising of the
election and for printing election return
blanks and ballots on constitutional
amendments. Each party printed
Its own ticket.
Beattie said he believed the $27,500
appropriation would be sufficient, although
election costs had run as high
as $30,000. He said all claims ware
paid within three days.
Fire aboard the tug Chief at Port
Arthur, Texas, caused the loss of tour
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Funds For Santa J
To Be Distributed ?-J
Now Vork, Nov. 16.?Yule-tide
spending money to the tune of upi
proximately 1366,000,000 will bo Mb*
t rihoted In the next two woekw to
about 7,600,000 persons, Christmas
Club, Inc., reported today.
TIiIh la In addition to approximately
$4 1,000,000 in Christ inuH club
j funds already reported by mutual
suviiiKS banks In the eighteen stutoa
, lu \s hich they operute, bringing tko
round total to almost $400,000,000.
Christinas Club, inc., through its
president. Herbert F. Kuwll, estimated
the average year's accumulation
for ouch club member would bo $40.60.
! A total of about 6,600 bnnks through'
out the country acted as custodians
j for the funds.
The total to be distributed repreI
sents an increase of about 14 per cent
I over the 1936 figures, but Its only
I slightly more than half the amount
saved in the peak year of 1030 when
$032,000,000 was poured Into tho
hands of 1.000,000 members.
Only about 42 per cent of the niouI
oy will go for Christmas purchases.
RawII estimated on the basis of previous
experience. I'oruument savings
will acount for fully 26 per cent, bo
said, while taxes, mortgage interest,
Insurance premiums and education,
travel and charity will take the baluncu.
New Yorkers will have the lion's
share of this year's distribution,
Ruwll said, with a total In tho neighborhood
of $96,600,000. Pennsylvania n
runs second, with $36,200,000 and New
Jorsoy third, with $31,600,000 ,saved.
Here is tho distribution by sections:
New England, $40,000,000;
Middle Altantic states, $164,200,000;
East North central, $66,600,000; WeBt C>
North central, $18,660,000; South Atlantic,
$32,140,000; East South central,
$7,190,000; West South central,
$4,830,000; Mountain, $6,230,000; Pacific,
$14,660,000.
Last year, Ituwl said, showed the o
smallest accumulation of all tho postdepression
years, with $312,000,000
paid out to 7,000.000 depositors. He
explained the poor showing by a decrease
in the number of participating
banks and the fact that formerly most
of the banks paid interest on the accounts
while in the last year or so
the majority have cancelled the interest
feature.
Mutual banks, through the National '
Association of Mutual Savings Banks,
reported 1936 their best year. Their
$43,800,000 will go to 1,063,000 members.
Legal Executions - .''it
Reach New Mark
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Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 20.?North Carolina
set a new record for legal exe- % .4.^
cutions In one year today by execut- t;
ing Willie Tate of Pitt -county and
Evans Macklln of Halifax for murder. #
The deaths brought to 22 the number
of men executed this year, compared
with a previous high mark of
20 In 1934. Tate, 28, and Wftcklin, 20,
both negroes, died by gas, the 11th
and 12th victims of that method since
it was first used in January, and 10
men were electrocuted this year. Two
others are under sentence to die next
month. , .
A. P. Moore, Jr., of Scotland Neck,
19-year-old son of the chief of police
of that place for whose murder Macklin
was convicted, and R. W. Moore,
of Foutaln, a brother of the dCad boy,
witnessed the execution and said tbeyv
believed Justice had been done.
Tate died without making a last
statement but Macklln said "I'm dying
this morning but I'm not guilty.
I'm dying because of somebody else's ' fjj
lies." Tate was convicted In Pitt
county of the murder of Alexander
Warren, a white man, and was charged
with criminal assault on Warren's
young woman companion.
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All Requested To Be Present
All members of the Lyttleton Street .
M. E. church and Sunday school are i
earnestly requested to be present ' ^
next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock."
The new pastor will bo present. Let's
welcome him with a record attendance.?L.
H. Jones,, Superintendent
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Springs Mills To Boost Wages
Lancaster, Nov. 12.?The Springs
cotton mills win adjust wages upward
effective Monday, November 23. The
Springs cotton mills opsrate two
plants in Fort Mill, three In Chester,
one in Lancaster,nnd one in Ker>
?h?w. they .mploy about t.OOO.