The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 30, 1937, Image 1
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Account Nutnbers
To Be Issued
tt? Hid to states in admlntster(ng
uaeinpioym^t compensation laws,
Security account number* will
vTisHued to employees 65 years ot
and over beginnW Tuesday, April
27 the Social Security board announced
today. The board emphaiJxed
that application for an account
number by ?? ?nlP,oye 66 year? of
-ge or over Is voluntary in so far as
the Social Security Act in concerned.
However, the sume type of Social Security
account number curd will be
lasued to those 65 years of age and
over as bus been issued to other workers.
State unemployment compensation
laws, the hoard said, cover employe**
of all ages Since state agencies will
use Social Security account numbers,
tbe board added that account numbers
for employees 65 yettrs of age
and over are needed by the states.
Unemployment compensation laws are
administered by the states, the federal
government contributing the amounts
necessary for proper administrative
costs. Forty-four states, including
the District of Columbia, now have
unemployment compensation laws approved
by the Social Security board.
In the most recent months for which
estimates are available approximately
18,520,000 persons were at work in
employments covered by these laws.
Applications for account numbers,
the board explained, may be obtained
at any local post office, and regional
and field offices of the board.
The board pointed out that an employee
may choose kny one of four
different ways to file his completed
application. They are: Through his
employer, or through any labor union
of which he is a member, or by delivering
it to his local post ofTice, or
by mailing it in a sealed envelope addressed,
' I'oBtmaster, Local,"
The board also announced that information
on applications for account
numbers, by agreements between the
official state unemployment compenaatlon
administrations and the Social
Security board, will be held as absolutely
confidential and will be used
by the state agencies aB well as by
the Social Security board solely in
the administering of Social Security
laws.
The board pointed out that Social
Security account numbers will be
used by the states in administering
unemployment compensation laws.
Their use, the board declared, will
prove advantageous not only to the
states but also to employees and employers,
who will need only the one
number for their respective purposes
under both the Federal old-age benefits
plan and state unemployment compensation
laws.
Only employees in industrial and
commercial employments who had not
reached 65 years of age before January
l, 1937, are eligible fdr participation
in the federal old-age benefits
program, the board said.
Clemson Specialist
To Be Here Today
There will be a meeting at the
court house Friday. April 30, at 3:00
oclock that should bevof interest and
calm- to all people who grow hogs in
Kershaw county. A. L. Durant, extension
livestock specialist, will, be
here to discuss feeding of hogs, pasture
fur hogs, and marketing hogs.
M this meeting we will discuss an organization
where we can ship hogs
com Camden at regular intervals.
Anyone having bogs to sell now or
anyone that is planning to grow out
for market during this year will
^nd it to their advantage to attend
his meeting.
We will also have a representative
r?m Iho Seaboard Railway at the
iH-eting to discuss plans for loading
u<i!ifi.-s at the depot, says W. C. Mcar''
>. County Agent.
Northeastern Oklahoma experienced
mother dense dust storm on Satur,a>
Visibility was cut to 400 feet.
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paper to be published
wednesday of next week
Th - Chronicle will go to its
renders in Increased size l^ext
due to large Increase in ad
rti.-im; with bargain days sched
e'l fr,r Friday and Saturday, May
and 8. o ]n order that the paper
an get a wider ...circulation and
c^ach all corners of the county
he Chronicle will be published on
**nesday afternoon of next
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Heavy Rains And
Hail Do Damage
Saturday afternoon witnessed one
of thy heaviest downpours of rain
seen here in a long time. In several
places it was accompanied by wind
and hail, lu the city no damage was
done except the overflowing of
drains?in some intersections the water
in the streets was so deep that
automobiles approached carefully, lest
their motors bo drowned out.
Reports from u Ashing party near
the State Farm state that hail
wrought havoc with growing grain
and cotton that had come up. In
some instances young calves were
thought to have been beaten to death.
The Southern Railway station?a
small building at the State Farm stop
?was blown over and demolished,
and it is said another building on the
State Farm property was wrecked by
a strong wind blowing from the northeast.
Our informant tells us that
hailstones the size of hen-eggs hit
his car and punctured the top in several
places.
In the upper and eastern sections
of the county, Blake Zemp's Lake
Shamokin withstood the heavy downpour
as did Bob Kennedy's Colonial
Lake, but these two streams, with
that of Belton's pond, all emptying
into the Ferguson Lake at Chancefield
Plantation, caused such a rush
of water that the floodgates had to
be opened wide to save a blowout.
Luckily, the late Mr. Walton Ferguson
had his dam built of concrete,
and the only loss in this instance was
that of large game fish which went
downstream to the Wateree river.
In the eastern section of the county,
Stanley Llewellyn's "Loch Llewellyn,"
a beautiful lake, stood the onrush
of the waters.
A. H. Brown, who keeps the weather
data for Camden reports a rainfall
of a fraction over three inches
and that the Wateree river reached
a height of twenty-three and a half
feet.
Some estimate the damage to terraces
and the washing away of fertilizer
caused a Iosb of around $50,000
to farmers in this county.
May Enlist
From This State
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During the month of May, forty-six
young men from the states of North
and South Carolina are to be enlisted
In the United States Navy as apprentice
seamen. Immediately after enlistment
these young men will he sent
to the United States Training Station
at Norfolk, Va., where they will receive
twelve weeks instruction In naval
life and routine, before being assigned
to one of the ships of the United
States fleet for duty.
W. A. Shriver, chief electrician's
pi&te, U. S. Navy, recruiter in charge
of the U. 8. Navy Recruiting Station,
U. S. Court House Building, Columbia,
S. C... has announced that applications
for enlistment in the U. S.
Navy are being accepted every week
day between the hours of 9:00 a. m.,
and 4:30 p. m., excepting Saturday,
when the hours are from 9:00 a. m. to
1:00 p. m.
Death of Mrs. Mothershed
. Funeral services for Mrs. Mae McManus
Mothershed, of McBee, who
died In the Baptist hospital In Columbia
Tuesday night were conducted
from Timrod Baptist church near Bethune
Thursday afternoon.
The body was brought to the home
of her sister, Mrs. C. O. Stogner,
where it remained until the funeral
hour.
Mrs. Mothershed was originally of
Lancaster, but had made her home
In McBee for the past four years,
where she was a member of the Baptist
church.
Surviving are one son. Guy Mothershed,
of Clinton; one daughter, Miss
Kate Mothershed, of McBee; her father,
C. L.- Mothershed, of McBee;
five sisters, Mrs. Maud Arant, of Lancaster;
Mrs A. C. Parker, of Statesvillo,
N. C.; Mrs. C. O. Stogner, of
Camden; Mrs. James Haigler, and
Miss I>ouise McManus, both of McBeer
flve brothers, Clyde McManus,
of Kershaw; John McManus, of Wilmington,
N. C.; Thomas McManus,
Paul McManus and Joe McManus, of
McBee.
To Moot At Thorn Hill
The Sunday School Convention of
the Kersha#' Association will meet
Saturday, May W, at Thorn Hill Baptist
church. The program win be
pabllshed paper at a Jeter
data.
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Trade Exposition
To Be Big Event
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Details for the spring festival and
trade exposition that will he held in
Camden next week, Friday und Saturday
uro rupidly being taken care of
and already indications point to a record-breaking
uveut in the history of
the community.
MerchantH are taking a marked interest
in the affair and it is safe to
assert at this time that every store
and shop in Camden will offer merchandise
at pricea never before prevailing.
These pricea will obtain only
for the two daya of the sale and all
merchandise will revert to regular figures
after Saturday, May 8.
Realizing the interest that is being
taken in the affuir by farmers
and residents of the city and county,
merchants have seen - the wisdom of
advertising their wares and as a result
the Camden papers next week
will carry many extra pages of advertising
from Camden merchants.
The Camden and Kershaw County
Chamber of Commerce which is handling
all details of the exposition program
urges everybody who desires to
profit by the low prices, to study the
advertisements of the merchants,
mark down their respective needs and
come to the city on May 7 and 8 with
a view of buying in volume lots and
for the future.
"If the weather man will give ua
a break next week Friday and Saturday
I feel certain that you are going
to see a record breaking crowd of
Bhoppers in the city," said Secretary
Heath of the Chamber of Commerce.
"My office is not letting any opportunlty
that will advertise this event
pass by. We are taking advantage
of every avenue to bring home to the
good people of Camden and Kershaw
county just what this sale means to
them. There have been sales in the
past but believe me, there never has
been a sale such as this is going to
be. I know because I have talked
with the merchants. The boys are
going to give the shoppers an opportunity
that they will never forget. I
can speak with frankness and truth
when I say that a dollar will go further
at this sale than what it did when
George Washington threw it across
the Potomac.
"All we want is good weather. It
means so much, not only to the merchants
and the shoppers but upon the
whim of the weather man depends
the success of the personality contest
that will be held Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Heath went on to explain the
details so far arranged for the personality
contest. The judging of the
entries in the event is to take place
in the area known as Monument Park
at the corner of Laurens and Broad
streets, directly across Broad street,
from the public library. A reviewing
stand will be provided and the slope ]
of the ground is such that a big crowd
may see the ceremony of judging and
the coronation of "Miss Kershaw
County."
An added feature of the contest will
be the welcoming of the contestants
to Camden by Miss Chamber of Commerce,
in the person of Miss Hazel
Shirley, the Camden young lady who
was named Miss Camden in the local
contest of the All-State Beauty contest.
Miss Shirley joins the staff of j
the Chamber of Commerce this week
and she therefore becomes an accredited
representative of the city and
county organization in the contest
program.
Miss Shirley's greeting will be responded
to by the young lady who is
elected Miss Camden through a popularity
vote at the Camden Theatre.
This young lady will speak in behalf
of the group of contestants who see
the honor of being named "Miss Ker
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Governor (alms
Students' Fears
1'olumblu, April 22 -Governor Olin
JuhiiHtoii said today college students
who have voiced ' disapproval of the
n#w unti-hitch hiking law were "un-J
duly alarmed" because It "Is not de -i
sirued to work uny hardships uKaiust
our college boys or any other law-|
abiding citizens."
The governor explained the law
"simply is for the purpose of greater
safety on the highways. it would
protect boys who might be overanxious
and wulk out onto the highway
in the path of fast-moving automobiles.
"Nobody wants to prevent college
boys from getting free lifts. The
boys can get rides without breaking
the law unless they stand out In the
highways and flag automobiles down.
He expressed the belief the law
would help Instead of hinder college
students In securing rides because
"If we run off the undesirables motorists
will be more Inclined to stop
for college boys" and added "I don't
see why the colleges themselves cannot
work out some system of Identification
for the boys."
He said he would "certainly approve
of a reasonable plan to arrange
to transport the worthy young people
wha have no other means of getting
to scliool and back home" and asked
for suggestions from college authorities.
"I'm sure some Bafe and sensible
plan can be worked out."
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students "will have nothing to
worry about if they are orderly in
their conduct," saying he had confidence
in the "discretion of our law
enforcement officers. I haven't any
idea they will be summoning college
boys into court" and "if there Is a
worthy college student who has been
arrested for no other reason than he
was getting a free ride, I'll guarantee
him a pardon."
Bethesda Presbyterian Ohurch
Sunday, May 2, A. Douglas McArn,
J pastor. Morning worship at 11:15.
(The Lord's supper will be celebrated
at this service. Church school at 10
a. m. for all ages with F. N. McCorkle
as superintendent. The public is
cordially invited to all services in
this church.
shaw County."
The crown that will be placed on
the head of Miss Kershaw County is
.being made by The Smart Shop,
details of the coronation program will
be in the hands of the Misses Gertrude
Zemp and Virginia Halle. The
crowning of the queen will be undertaken
by Mayor Osborne. The Camden
Florai Company is to present the
queen with an exquisite bouquet of
flowers, while another bouquet is to
bei given to the welcoming hostess,
Miss Chamber of Commerce.
The entire group of young ladies in
the contest, with Miss Shirley as hostess
will be entertained at dinner at
the Camden Hotel by the Chamber of
Commerce. Mrs. Frank H. Heath,
wife of the Chamber secretary and
I Miss Mary H. Flowers, assistant secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce
will be chaperones for the young ladles.
Reports all over the county Indicate
that all of the contestants for the
beauty event will be selected this
week.
At Kershaw, attractive Cornelia
Truesdale will be "Miss Kershaw." Bethhlie
is sending lovely Ava Shaw
with Floy Mae Anderson as alternate.
Mt. Plsgah has selected charming
Ruby Horton. DeKalb has already
named its queen but the name has not
been reported to the Chamber of Commerce.
Midway will report this week
as will Charlotte Thompson. Others
are expected over the week end.
"TOGETHER WE STAND..."
As one big unit working together our community can far exceed
any previous efforts ever attempted. First we must cooperate I
Proseperlty does not come of itself. It is always the result of a
background of earnest effort, painstaking development and whole-hearted
cooperation. To reap prosperity it Is necessary to plant the seeds of
prosperity by engaging in our pursuits on a high ethical plan and in a
true spirit of brotherhood.
Competition has given way to cooperation. The' merchants of Camden
are in accord with that principle. We envision a greater town, more advanced
and more prosperous, as the outcome of this era of cooperative
aotivlty. ^
Mr. Farmer, your business is the backbone of the country, the state,
and this section, and you have a very impgr**-* r'*T
pwtMMi BMW Ihlo the actlvrtiea of Camden. It's your towh. Left forgo
ahead, ail working together, and make Camden better and more deeleabfe.
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Camden Team Wins
In Judging Contest
Future Farmer Judging content tor |
the loi al district wus held ut Stutu
hospital' farm Friday morning. Teams
composed of three hoys each, from 37
schools look part in the judging.
The Camden team, of which H. A.
Small is teucher of agriculture, won
first place; Sumter, W. C. James,
teacher, second; Cumerou, J. L. Muck,
teacher, third. The Johnston and
Hateshurg teams wure fourth and
fifth, respectively.
In the individual scoring the following
ranked highest: Jack Gainer, of
liethune, first; Andrew Campbell of
lluby, second; Klilee l'ute, of Camden,
third. q
P. 13. Waters, teacher of agriculture
at Columbia; It. H. Berly, teacher of
agriculture at Lexington, aud J. L.
Sutherland, assistant state supervisor
of agriculture, had charge of the contest.
Officials of the Statu hospital farm
who contributed to tho Success of the
contest were: Q. S. Wingard, manager;
J. O. Hammonds, assistant manager;
E. T. McLure, dairyman; J. V.
Hamby, herdsman, and H. W. Corley,
herdsman.
The winning teams in order named
and the teacher of agriculture at the
school which each represented were
ub follows: One, Camden, H. A. Small;
two, Sumter, W. C. James; three,
Cameron, J. L. Mack; four, Johnston,
J. It. Smoak, and five, I3atesburg, 8.
A. Murphy.
The winners In the contest, as Individuals,
were as follows: One, Jack
Gardner, Bethune; two, Andrew
Campbell, Ruby; three, Elilee Pate,
Camden; four, Byron Reed Bull, Cameron
and five, Joe Culbreath, Johnston?Saturday's
State.
Chevrolet Agency
Changes Hands
Doug. M. Mays, Chevrolet dealer In
Camden since 1932, has disposed of
the agency here to P. R. LangBton,
who on May 1, will take over the
business.
Mr. Mays has removed all of hie
service department equipment to Bethune,
where he will be located in
the future. He has operated a Chevrolet
agency at that place since 1826
and has held the Standard Oil agency
there since 1921.
Percy Mays, who has been in
.pharge of the service departments of
the MayB Chevrolet agency here since
1932 has purchased the filling station
of J. R. Langford and will operate it
in the future.
Doug. Mays has been prominent in
Camden affairs, both business and social,
ever since coming here some
five years ago. He was a director of
the recently reorganized Chamber of
Commerce and has taken a marked
Interest In all the activities of that
body, as well as In civic affairs in
general.
The secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce speaks very highly of Mr.
Mays and states that hiB leaving Camden
is a distinct civic and business
loss. His many friends bespeak a
continued and growing success in his
career at Bethune.
PONTIAC TEACHER L08E8
ARM IN CAR COLLI8ION
Ralph H. Huckabee, superintendent
of the Pontine schools, who was injured
in an automobile accident Sunday
mornlgn at 12:30, was reported
Monday to be resting comfortably at
the Columbia hospital.
The accident occurred on the TwoNotch
road, near the Seaboard railway
overpass, when the rear of a
truck was in collision with Mr. Huckabee's
car. Amputation of Mr. Huckabee's
left arm was necessary.
A man,, who identified himself as
Richard Jones, was taken to the Columbia
police department where ho
was released under $1,000 bond Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Huckabee had been conducting
religious services at a Richland county
chningang camp Saturday night
prior to the accident.?Monday's Columbia
Record.
Seaboard Conductor Dead
L. T. Wells, 66, died at his home in
Columbia Monday morning after au
extended illness. Mr. Wells had been
a conductor for the Seaboard for 27
years and his last run was on the
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and Richmond, passing fhn
Camden. He was born In fBdgefleld
county.
Camden Lady Visitor
At Duke University '
Durham, N. C., April 26.?One of
the country's finest examples of (Jothis
architecture, the Duke university
chapel, was visited today by Mrs. Julia
Dour Knupp of Camden, S. C.
The chapel occupies a dominating
position on the beautiful university
campus, and is noted for its 60-bell
curillion, its great six division pipe organ
and the scores of colorful Htulned
glass windows in which hundreds of
biblicul episodes and characters are
represented.
One of the featuros of the chapel
is the small memorial chapel containing
the reclining statues of the university's
founder, James 11. Duke, and
his brother und father, resting on the
sarcophagi In which they are buried.
The chapel was opened In 1932 and
many outstanding preachers have
been heard there. Each summer Anton
Hrees, famous bell master of the
llok "Singing Tower" in Florida, is
guest carlllonneur at Duke, giving
semi-weekly recitals.
More than 20,000 visitors register
in tho chapel guest book each year.
Camden Lady
Loses Her Sister
Mrs. Effle Hancock, age 69, died at
the home of her Bon, W. E. Hancock,
In Chesterfield county Monday morning
about 7:30 o'clock, from a stroke
of paralysis. Her health had bee*
bad for several years, but had been
worse about three weeks.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning at 10:30 o'clock at tho
home and were conducted by her pastor,
the Rev. J. C. Meigs, pastor of
the Pageland BaptlBt church, assisted
by a former pastor, the Rev. J. B.
Little, of Marshville. She had been
a member of the Baptist church since
girlhood.
She is survived by four children:
Mrs. J. D. Watts, Rock Hill; W. E.
and T. E. Hancock, and Mrs. T. M.
Jenkins, of Pageland; two sisters,
Mrs. S. C. Rose, Camden, and Mrs.
Blair Home, Union county, N. C., also
two brothers, M. R. Pigg, Union county,
and Amos Pigg, Pageland,
Furman D. Knight
Dies At Sumter
Furman D. Knight, owner and publisher
of the Sumter Herald and owner
of Knight's book store, died at his
home at 1:80 Sunday morning following
an illness of nearly a month.
Mr. Knight suffered a heart attack
a month ago but rallied and was able
to leave his home for short periods
several times. He was sjtricken again,
however, and hope for his recovery
was abandoned several days ago. His
condltloh grew steadily worse and he
lapsed into a coma thred days ago
and remained unconscious to the end,
which came peacefully with bis family
about him.
Mr. Knight was 66 years of age.
He was a son of A. H. and Mary J.
Knight, of Marlboro coufity. His
father at one time was sheriff of
Marlboro county. He had been actively
connected with the business
life of Sumter for 40 years. He came
here from Bennettsville and first
worked for his brothers, J. M. and A.
W. Knight, later securing an Interest
In the business. For the last fifteen
years he was sole owner of the business.?Monday's
Sumter Item.
KER8HAW PA8TOR CALLED
TO PULPIT IN ALBEMARLE
Albemarle, April 20.?Rev. W. J.
Bradley, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Kershaw, S. C., has been
called to the pastorate of the First
j Baptist church here.
The congregation voted unanimously
to call Mr. Bradley Sunday morning,
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church action. Tho local church has
been without a regular pastor since
Rev. F. A. Bower, pastor hore for
eleven years was called to Kannapolls
several months ago.
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