The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 25, 1937, Image 1
The Camden chronicle
^VOLUME 49 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1937 NUMBER 15
BSecond Week Jurors
I for Criminal Court
klow will be round u list or Jurors
I ' Tuesday to servo ut the second
I k of criminal court tor Kershaw
' niv which convenes Monday
Rurttin*. duly 1-. with Judge G. Dunc
t. Bellinger presiding:
I q t Catoe. L. I'. Anderson, W. L.
1,1 o J Anderson, T. JO. Uoodale,
j ji Hinson, Jr, J. H. McDowell,
Villi* Jjheorn, M. Baruch, 1,. LawrBlre'wiiitaker.
of Camden; A. F
Bfruesdalo. of Westville; C. F. Mc
f klll, of Cassatt; Q. C. Truesdale,
R Stonehoro; J'. C. Itodgers, or JeffBfrioo;
W Blake Kelley, J. D. Munu,
ofBethuiie; John Kabon, Jr., T. B.
Lnhaiii, II !> Boulware, M. C. Kirk
lind, of'iAigoff; K. C. fitters, L. F.
yrueedale. 1> E. Baxley, J. B. JolinI
too Arthur Jordan, lloy D. Croxton,
Fred Taylor. Lester Sims, U. JJ. Gas
I kin. A. I- Cook, It. E. Perry, S. It.
Kirklaiai. T. L. Catoe, E. S. Willi?tTiia,
Robert B Croxton, F. A. Sowell, or
Kershaw
j ' Merchants Win Another
I Getting to the offerings of Carl
Hugh (foot for nine blows and mixing
them with seven errors hung up by
H tbe Billard boys, the Merchants won
their second successive victory In the
Twilight league race from the Ilex
Billard crew. G to 3 on the newly op
ened diamond at the high school ath
letir field Tuesday evening.
I "Noisy" Haynes, the human phonoHpapii
with the radio voice dished up
tome nice heaving for the Merchants,
holding tlie Billard boys to five lone
ly swats only two of which were
bunched.
I The Merchants got to Lightfott in
a hurry in the second round after
bowing down one, two and three in
the first Moseley and Haynes singHied,
Wilson was out at first but moved
his mates to second and third from
whert- they scored on Beckman's
Hbtow In tiie third the boys who sell
things back of counters really went
places and after Goodale had gone out
out. three hits, an error and then anHoiher
single scored four runners.
I Th<' Hex Billards scored two runs
in the third and one in the seventh,
but th?\v w< re powerless against the
shoots of II.i\nes and the air-tight deHkr.
that lie was accorded.
] Gruce Noses Out Otitis
I T!i> l.re- t-am of the girls league
^Kcs"i! nti1 tit. Giliis team, s to 7. m
(! on the new league <lia loud
i'ut- ?i i> evening. Errors gave
Br.K.uie t? tin.- Bruce team as Blackwin
w.i> pitching for the Gi.lis
> i?-1.i?- ?i but four hits. Her i upHot
was wi'M.?ly, however, nine errors
Hi iul legist) i i*d in tiie seven innings.
"!: Bruce team was just as bail in
elding, hanging up nine ' boots dur- j
Big the aftei noon. Giliis got to Thel-i
ia i't-anc for seven hits which was |
: Hnougti to win tiie game but for four
1 Hrrors in tin- fifth frame that allowed
; Hiree runs to canter in for the Bruce :
j Hquad and give them tiie game.
I I Giliis started off with a rush by
etting^two runs in the first inning.
. ^Bruce counted four in this round,
either team scored in the second,
'though both had runners on second
od third with two down. In the
"rd inning Giliis counted three more
HJns aiM| Bruce came back to tie the
; >uni at five all, with a run in the
H*i of the inning. The fourth was a
arade tor both teams, only tlire haters
facing the respective pitchers in
Je inning. |M the fifth Giliis took
e lead with two runs, but 111 the
gf ot the inning Bruce came across
ihi three runs and two clown.
Rex Billiards Quits League
u, y, Billiard team, captained by
^i'-.v I .aI.in and Cajl Eightfoot,
b en. (,] th?, charter teams in the
Hi'Mi,1 league, gave up tiie ghost
HsrV- :')->day game against the
^ hi. h the latter team won!
Hagu." w'" ',e replaced in the
HL'"(I ' u.-w team, known as the i
"i. organized by Fred I
^R\"' ' .mi retired from the |
HJjj' Hie management had]
1 ult to maintain a full
H^, ,l scheduled games and
^ j1 1 n.igers found that it look
HfU ''' their time to try and
Its ii ' "b'a> ers for the weekly
St-v.' " 11 'heir team takes part.
Hvo i1 "" "'bers of the team who
K tj "'' !l dependable in appearing
Hot)/. ~'l!!l('s have been assigned
: Jeains in the league on a
Ht h I.- s|s unBl the end of the
stani . i sec?nd week in July.
Hi fit.i \ 'b'bin and Carl Eightfoot
Hbs i' a tll? 'la'* with the Jenkins
Hrn VI ' anJ (ire8ory go to the liedHricti..('!nrs
"all and Parker to the
H^rds ' arn and Oliver to the
Hb b'r--A ^arietiea team will make
Hfidav ''ague appearance next
W j,;.' ben they take on
W'uidav31'? ?f N?r8, Joel Brown
- j' | Ulu' 6. funeral services for
Hhrrm' ' 'Town, 72. were held at
BkY ! Ct'nietery, conducted by
^^hi wb? was/born and
He u.,( ^ ' county, had nhJIen some
Hu it ' ,lll(1 bad never recovered
Hurvn,. . .
Lnckiu,w w,are:. Channey Brown,
r huh. i. '-Annie Brown, of
Hdren loli and several grand.
- GpvUle Messenger.
R^<'(:h!inapi)' 19, convicted on a
Bhed whon? ,Kat Spokanet Wash.,
or pr?nounc,cd
HlnK onr J. , 1 e" j^om we re
l/eady for Y ,n B*}fy brine to
Hu ied back to h6 Ba<d "
H^td fttrulture workers
W1** 14 JlSi filch., baa been end
f . . I _
I" f -v.
i 4 vf.
Services Tuesday
For T. J. Smvrl
?'
Funeral services for Thomas Juines
omyrl, 71, who died buddenly at d 4->
Monday morning at his home, 22:10
Gadsden street, Columbia, were <011
dueled at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
from Park Htreet Baptist church by!
the Rev. John 11. Webb, pastor of
I the i- irst Baptist church. Interment
was in the Camden cemetery.
Mr. Smyrl hud been connected with j
the offices of the sheriff and clerk of i
court of Richland county for the pastfive
years lie fore that time he served'
j twelve years as a state constable, a]
native of Camden, lie was engaged in
!the mercantile business here for a
number of years before becoming a
peace officer. He was the son 1 of
Thomas James and Rachel Shiver j
Smyrl. He was a member of Park
Street Huptist church, Columbia, and
leaves many friends who will regret |
to learn of his passing. I
Sheriff T. Alex Heise and other
county officers of Richland county,
expressed sorrow upon learning of
Mr. Smyrl's death.
Mr. Smyrl is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ella Chandler Smyrl; two daughters,
Mrs. J. E. Hrunson and Miss'
Rachel Smyrl; two sons, V. J. Smyrl
and Ilennie 10. Smyrl, all of Columbia.!
and seven grandchildren, Eleanor
and Evelyn llrunson, Tom, Hob, Muddy,
O'Neal and Anne Smyrl.
Pallbearers were: Active, U. L.
Iiast, J. A. Walters, Jack Fanning.
Coleman Sliaw, Wade H. Rawlinson
and Joe Clark. Honorary, Tyler Starling,
Clint T. Oraydon, T. Alex Heise,
A F. Splgner, J. C. Carpenter, T. J.
Cdnningham, A. H. Langley, Sam
Sweeney, R. A. Yoder, T. C. Thornton,
all of Columbia; J. 11. Clyburn.
George Creed, G. S. Taylor and W. D.
Whltaker, of Camden.
. . |
Destructive Storm
Hits Sumter County
A destructive hail storm swept
across the northwestern part of Sum-;
ter county Saturday night, laying
waste between thirty and forty thousand
acres of rich farm land.
Cotton plants were swept clean of
jfeilage and corn practically destroyed
'by the hailstones, some of which were
'as big as lion eggs. The damage will
I run into the thousands of dollars.
Some of the crops may put out again,
it was believed, if weather < oudi?'h?itM
are ideal, hut others are destroyed.
The damage is estimated at from
j twenty to one hundred thousand dul1
lars. depending on the amount of re|covery.
the crops show during the
1 coming weeks.
The area hardest hit by the hail
is approximately ten miles long and
six miles wide. Rain approaching!
cloudburst proportions and high
winds accompanied the hall. The'
storm struck shortly before eight!
o'clock and lasted less than half an
hour.
The area laid waste starts near Horatio
and continues across the county
to Gaillard's cross roads and the
DuHose section.
A barn on the farm of Mrs. E. W.
Parker was blown down and a cow
killed.
Among the farms hardest hit are
the following: Jim Yates, Hill Gaylord,
Ed Mathis, H. C. Edens, Mitch
Edens, Mrs. Emma Colclough, J. C.
Pate, several of the DuBose's, H. D.
Harnett, part of the Marion Moore
place, and the Williamson farm.
County Agent Eleazer stated today
that he surveyed the area from Curt
Edens' near Dalzell to Stafford's store!
on the Bishopville road Monday'
and the bulk of the cotton acreage in ;
that area was destroyed down to mere,
stubs. Monday he planned to
look into that area from Dalzell to!
Horatio, and the results will be re-'
ported to the Red Cross and to Washington.
The storm broke just as darkness
was coming. The wind was severe,
reaching tornado proportions at places.
uprooting many trees, and unroof
ing and otherwise damaging buildings
here and there. A flood of rain
accompanied it, washing up fields
considerably, and floating away many
small field bridges.
It appears that this storm took al-:
most the identical route that the tor-i
nado of 1P28 followed across the I
county. In the Dalzell region it hit,
the same place, while in the DuHose I
area it is a little south of the old tornado
path, and in the Horatio section
It is u little north of that old path.
T. A. Bradley, who lives in the Rembert
section of Sumter county, brought
to The Chronicle office Tuesday morn- i
Ing several cotton stalks which had 1
been stripped entirely of foliage by
a hailstorm which visited that section
Saturday afternoon.
"Popeye" Gets His Mail
When a postcard or letter arrives
at the Camden postofflce bearing as (
an address a cutout from the "Sunday
funnies" of the metropolitan pa-:
pers, of Popeye, the Sailor Man. the.
mail clerk sees that It gets to Albert '
Albert, projectionist at the Haiglar)
theatre.
Albert, who halls from the state
made famous by the world's largest '
and most ferocious mosquitos, New!
Jersey, came to Camden three years
ago and became a motion picture machine
operator for T. Lee Little, at
the Haiglar theatre.
From the day of his arrival, Albert
was given the nickname of Popeye,
because of his resembl^pca to this
famous cartoon character^ And today
Albert receives cards and letters from
all parts of the country and no one
thinks of addressing them to Albert
Albert. It Is either the word "Pop- 1
eye" or a facsimile or out out of the
cartoon pasted on the card or en* j
velope. , - i
May Get Inlialator
For City Of Camden
^ H I inner, of Kershaw, president
of iht* Kershaw County Medical
association, Is in receipt of a communication
from Mayor J H Osborne,
of Camden, relative to the securing
of an inlialator for the purpose of
emergencies in the cases of ?'le< trie
shock, drowning afid other accidents
of a similar nature.
Ill the letter to 1 >r Turner, Mayor'
Osborne 'states that the need of an i
inlialator was broached to his office'
by Mr. Heath, secretary of the Cainden
chambei of commerce. The mayor
informs Dr. Turner that in Ids opinion
Ibis is a mutter that should be acted
|on by recommendation of the County
Modicul association. He further states
that he feels that should an Inlialator
be purchased that the city of
( uinden would no doubt contribute to
the purchase price.
i he chamber of commerce secre-l
jury ill the statement relative to the'
letter of the Mayor said tula he had
Written to Mayor Osborne afer he hud.
ascertained that the nearest equip-1
nmnt of the inlialator type was at'
C olumbia. He stated that in case!
such equipment was needed that the1
time required to bring it to Camden
was a yard stick between life and
death.
I
Soft Ball Games j
| Set For July 4th
A uala Fourth of Inly program of
softbail will be offered Hie- baseball
fans of Camden on Monday, July &,
according to an announcement of the
bureau of recreation.
JMans for a game between two picked
teams of the Twilight league at
4:30 o'clock In the afternoon on the!
No. 1 diamond will be changed to j
permit of a game between a {licked i
team of the Camden Twilight league
and a team picked from the Columbia
softbail league
In addition to this game there will
be a game between Heaths All-Star1
team and a team that has been organized
by T. Lee Little, manager of
the Camden theatrical enterprises'
and who trav. .l under the title of 'Hittie's
S< reen Stars."
Mr. Little had promised to make
known the lineup of his star aggregation
this week. Mr. Heath has announced
his lineup to include; Thelma
Pejtrrr, pitcher: Zeluio Coodman.
catcher; Virginia Davis, first ba-e:
Nell Moseby, second base; Anna
Madge Myers, shortstop; Willie Clark,son.
third base. Lois Hlackwell, short
center fielder; Kva Irbv. center field;
er; Lila Dixon, left fielder; Mary
Lindsay Henrce, right fielder. . Lura
Moseley will be utility.
At 0 o'clock Monday, July the
Rex Rillards and the Professionals
are to stage a regularly scheduled
rwlllght league game. This game will
bring such pitching aces as Charley
V illepigue and Dr. Funderburk Into
action against each other, with honors
about even. In the event that Yillepigue
suffers from a sore arm occasioned
by delivering special delivery
[letters, Carl IJghtfoot is to do the
j hurling for the Rex Rillards.
Will Observe
July 4 Holiday
Camden will observe the July 4th
holiday on Monday, according to announcement
of the Camden chamber
of commerce.
'1 he two banks and a majority of
the business houses, canvassed by the '
chamber secretary, have agreed to the
Monday observance of the national
holiday. 1 he chamber of commerce
suggests to all housewives that on
Saturday, July 3, they prepare for a
two-day vacation period by making
the necessary purchases to last over
the week end.
The bureau of recreation is planning
on offering a big program of
baseball for Monday afternoon, with
a game between two picked teams of
the girls league as one of the attrac
lions and a double bill, featuring a
game between two picked teams of
the 1 wilight league at 4:00 and a regular
scheduled game between the Rex
Hillards and the Professionals, at 6
p. m. The girls game will be played
at a o'clock.
Wateree Baptist Church
Services announced for next Lord's
day are as follows: Sunday school
at 10 a. m., J. e. Robinson, superintendent.
Preaching at 8 p. m. each
Sunday evening. Subject for this coming
Lord a day will be: "Don't Worry "
We shall be delighted to have you
come and worship with us at "The 1
Faator 0h"rch " ~ J- Mclver.[
Death of Mr. Park^
Cassatt, Juno 22.?A. L Parker *?.. '
Boutin1* ?hYlle and Marn
ih. ?LPa/ker' (,ied at hl? ?>ome
n the Oakland section Sunday mornP?nnret
' io1nowmK ? 'ong Illness.
atsSr8erVlCu were conducted
n nrnt y M K' church Mondav
morning at 10 o'clock bv Rev W V
Jerman, pastor, and Rev. A. C CorcZJrTrmenl
W"S Sa?d>' j
Mr, Pfl rkor IO oitrvlvr J i. i i , I
-low. Mr,. KmmIe"park'eV: four dauKh-1
ters and two sons, also one sister and
we m h " Funeral arrangements
Home charge of Konegay Funeral
Jhe Stella Polaris, luxurious cruise
hip collided with the Norwegian car
go chip Nobel, dynamite laden, which
SmJI dynamite being exSSSiL
? ^0nre|,*n waters. The
sissr 0,4 cr*w ?f **
y ?j \? ' k
Rogers Store Was j
Not Responsible
' My Frank II Heilth >
'In miTfft an impression of a story
In Ift.-t week h paper clouted in regard
to the i losing hour program of groc-|
ery stores ami meat markets, the
elmmf.tr of rommeree this week Is !
Ml?*f I he following statement
.Many people gtuhcro.l <?fio idea '
thai the Honors store in Camden had j
not cooperated with the Retail Mer-j
hams bureau In the G .y'elock closing I
ugt e. in. nt I hi* Rogers store did sign
up mi the original agreement and the
manager, Mr Lee, lived up to the
legulatious faithfully, until the officers
oi the chain ordered him to
reiuuin open. He had no alternative
hut to follow the directions from his
head office.
The reason the Rogers store was
ordered to remain open after ti p m
<an he ascribed directly to the refusal
of one store in Camden to cooperate!
" any way with the Retail Merchants I
bureau and the Chamber of Commerce.
'lhis store is the MftBsaheuu
store on Hroud street The chalu
stole managers here and also the owners
of the independent stores were
convinced that this store offered little
.!*'!> competition to them.
, . officers of the Rogers stores,
not knowing the locul situation, had
an idea that the Massaheau store was
a dangerous competitor and ordered
o)r, )(a| 8tor<; to remain open.
, ' losing program was not
,hJ ? completely by the failure of
h Mussulman store to cooperate, for
.re !ina[ AltaM,1<' ?" ? I'acilic stores
are still holding to the G o'clock sche,ou
and a majority of the independ
i t stores after finding that the pubMc
is back of the chamber of commen,*
program and people are buying
before G o clock, are planning on
returning to the G o'clock schedule
Camden Man's |
t Brother Dies
IS K.ltel I'underburk. of ratatrh,
..." Presbyterian hospital
ha,lono. n Kr,llav Ju , 1
homrno,-haE(. |[?
insp! ,il several weeks, and had been
m ... health three or four vears
Mr I iiiiderburk was 47 years old
V , ,s, ,'"rn "'tdley. a son of T
-V 1-Hide,-Imrk and Martha Jane |?|V1
Icr I tii.d.-rburk M, Fund*, rbm k had
'' v cirtle of friends He was a I
('? a f?v??r. and
bad a pleasant word for everybody
if rmi'L'1* o"1 services were held MaPr,.
Maptist -church Saturday afterno(-n
cond,'. t.-d by fllP Kev Ju
. "f -Marsh ville, c . aHPi8t.
Camden '!"V? n,,trnwHI t-aslon, of
am den. and the Rev. J (\ Me|?H
do, i*aPr'aiU! Hufrial Wll? >'i 'lie Mace'Tr',V
" Was estimated that
- M) op!e attended the funeral and
Vr.ro , offering was exceptionally
large and beauMful.
Mr. Funderburk.is survived hv his
fit ' ? was A,,ss Clarene Hutto
bi k !rP'n ,er' Mrs' T A Sunder'
a ml ei eh t .ai" 1 te> N C, ten brothers
c'sht sisteis. A son died in 19l!f
1 here are also numerous other relatives.?
Pageland Journal.
Mr. Funderburk above mentioned
pu'SSU',,r- ? "
Students Receive Commissions
;of(Son?hblr Ju,?e 23 ~F?ve University
of Sou h Carolina students have suetm?
inf0m!)le,P(l the quired millI
training for a second lieutenant's
Coi'ns1 Re? <n th? Volunteer Marine
u J? Resw*v??. according to F \v
Ibadley. dean of the school of arts
u-im U'e nt the university.
M iUiam ( . Capehart, Iloykin and
I or. her Hopkins, Hopkins, were'g.ad
' from the university June a*id
j.' tv commissions immed?'
M'lr!!11 'f. r:Vttvs' ( amden. Albert
Jan In. la i dee ville, and .Meubern
' .!'",(>u*. Columbia, will receive
from nr:r::rs u,)on *ra<,,,a,i<>"
I he students received their trainth"
l>ifltinS f.h? R,I,n""*r months with
the I latoon Leaders' class of the Marim
Corps at Quantico. Virginia.
Springvale Club
hci"" ""-"""i
.. . nnK at the home of Mrs. Charlie
The^hfld thWenty ,m'mbers present.
hf had the meeting in the vard
under a beautiful shade tree. Mrs
tion ' was Yhar 1"tPro8tinK demonstraof
barrel Th n,akin* a ch??r out
ot i Darrel. The games led by Lucile
Robinson were enjoyed by all The
The '8re^,?trVed ,<ed lea and o-acKera.
I " regular monthly meeting will
?* m. w^-'bTpr-eVr, itK'p
Steals From A Cripp|e
ni,1i"nH..7i""r" e?,er<>d 'he Iiomp of
and "oie' ???Trly S7'n"ay mor'"n?
fr,?? hi? hLroimCaThea"a8hTa?^
ta "S,?nehar, h'8 ,Wh"e < ?" "'?
v^as in his pocketbook which was tii
his trousers pocket. Mr. Hudson lives
on a farm south of the Lancaster Cot'fA
5K
ihV," tr.b,eH'e? wrt,"s T,zo\k'^
hoapilal In Columbia for treatment
for ?ome time.?l-ancastor New, '
annHa V- 8 " 'e?blp Tennessee was
S mudbank ln S.n Vren
b?ba SeV^'ThV^ 'V. ^
necessary to unload much of its store*
bank* *h,p con]* ** off the
^ . -as ' - - , . . .
Kershaw Girls
Again Win Honors
Thi' Kershaw County I II Club girls
again won honors at the State Short
Course held at Wlnthrop College June
7-12 Kinlly Met'oy from the Midway
4-11 eluh was selected as a blue rib
bon winner in record achievement and
Margie Sh|\er Iroin Cliarbdte Thoiupsot)
was awarded a blue ribbon in
judging of canned products.
Dorothy West, a Kershaw county
club Kill, presided over the ineetiUK
of the State Junior I II Council of j
which she has been president for the;
past two years.
Mary l.aney. due to her. high quail-1
ties of leadership served as group i
leader for fifty Kills.
Other Kershaw county 4-H club 1
Kirls who attended the State Short .
Course were: MarKie West. Kdlth
Horton, Margaret. YarboroiiKli. Wllleen
West and Mary McLood.
Kershaw county was represented
at the South Carolinu Council of Farm
Women by the County Council presl j
dent, Mrs Kate M (lettys and the secretary,
Mrs. C). J. Sinyrl. Other women
who attended and remained for
the Statu Short Course were as fob
lows: Mrs. John Dlxoin Mis Team
Oeltys. Mrs. Kva Irhy, Mrs llazel K
Oliver, Mrs. lb M. Kodgers, Miss Itutli
Moseley and Miss Nancy Nelson
InterestiiiK lectures and demonstrations
were featured on the program.
Hie theme of the State Short Course
this year being, "Mrs Shopper Coos
To Town."
Music, recreation and tours were
other interesting features on the pro|
gram.
Camden Wins Second
Game From Williston
A stubborn juvenile outfit from
Williston threw a real scare Into the
, ranks of Camden Junior American
Legion baseball fans last Thursday
when they held the local paatlmers
I to an S to 6 score and threatened at
times to steal all the thunder of the
, opening day fracas on the new baseJ
ball pasture.
| A good sized crowd oT the faithful
turned out to watch the. game and
i exclaim over the possibilities the new
baseball plant offers.
For Hire innings Cullum. the WillisL>n
pit< her iiad the Canub-n batters
hog tied, thex being unable tu scratch
more than a lone hit from his shoots
In the fourth two hits, one n tripb
.by McCaskill and some base stealing
gave Camden two runs. Williston
however had put three ?outliers on
I the score sheet in the third when
they pasted Morton's shoots for five
j blows, two going for extra bases,
j These swats with an error gave them
the three runs. Camden tied the
count in the fifth and forged ahead
in the eighth when a double by King,
mixed with three singles and an error
gavV the locals four runs.
Williston fillt over a run in the seventh
and another in the ninth. The
visitors were small in statute and two
of the boys were 12 .and 13 years or
age. respectively. Camden players
after trimming Williston at Williston
the Tuesday before, 9 to 3, were
disposed to a spirit of over-confidence
and as a result almost lost the decision.
The score: R H E
Camden 8 to 3
Williston ] 12 4
Batteries; Camden, Horton and
McLaurin; Williston, Cullum and Ponder.
Counties Receive Aid
For Travel Expenses
[ Counti.-s were yesterday allocated
i $2'.4.o(it) j? stnt?- aid for the trans|
portation of pupils to and from school
(during the 1936-1937 session, it was
iunnounced from the office of James
H Hope, .-tat" superintendent of ed
neat ion
I lie total in state aid represented
; approximately one-fourth spent in the
|-tale on the transportation of pupils
the districts making up the balance.
I i> part an burg county was allocated
he largest amount $9,318. The next
largest amount went to Aiken *9.184
| and Florence, w hich got $9,088, was
third on the list.
Highland received $6,504, Anderson
It. 173. Ix>xlngton $7,032. Sumter $7 4
14 and Kershaw $7,336.
Amounts distributed to other counties
were as follows:
Abbeville. $4,107; Allendale. $2 9n7Hamburg,
$3,240; Barnwell, $4'129Beaufort,
$2,500; '- Berkeley, $4 835Calhoun,
$1,310; Charleston, $5,551;
Cherokee, $4,717; Chester. $4 667|5J11:
Clarendon, $5'
| '11' Colleton $7,670; Darlington. $5., >22;
Dillon, $.{,380; Dorchester, $3,rn?i'
Edgefield, $3,361; Fairfield, $3Mv273'
Orcenvillc,
\lAr?- 3 nw2?lL ,r'-OU- Hampton.
,$4.J0.?, Horry. $6,620; Jasper, $3,536
-ancaster.^ $7,621; I^aurens, $ti28o'
on' Si'uV- *{cCormick, $1,609; Marion.
$3 343, Marlboro. $5,429; Nowi
buriT $7?6 2)*' FfT**' V'8?2: ()rnn^I
S2 091 i'' t' Pl^en8- 11.924; Saluda.
?:!8i York"$7^354
Receive Sad News
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Heath have
received the 1 Y*
n, w?? ?? , . t?ie ueaHi
Benjamin Wild, an esteemed
Thevhov f iU ^ Wisconsin.
They have also been Informed of in
M?eHwrwelVpeCl ,b^ thelr dau*ht?r,
wr8WW p^.|P.atr ck and buaband, Dr
rute^* ft!r,ck' ,n an automobile ae
cident on the outer drive In Chicago
ST8pi!itrl wa" b,M,Iy an<3
' Patrick received a fractured nose
*er? ***?? to tbe Edgewatei
hospital after the creek but later re
moved to their home in Roger* Perk
Both are get tins alone niciy.
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Comptroller Will
Disburse Pensions
Confederate Veterans' pensions,
u hlcli have heretofore been disbursed
|ix the probate judges <rf 'lx* sexoral
. nuntios of the state, will be handled
Ilnouglr ihe office of Hie comptroller
general of Soulli Carolina after July
1 'I'lin payments will lie sent dlrpetIv
from Ills office ami wilt lie made
monthly. The change was made h.v
the lust general uHHemhlv because of
the tact that the old age pensions
will he paid In this manner and the
work can be handled more satisfactorily
Money for funeral expenses will remain
under the control ot the prohate
Judaea.
There tire hut three veterans in
Kershaw county and twenty six widows
of veterans The veterans are:
Isaac F Holland, of Camden; Isaac
(htrdnej^. of Kershaw, and C. 11 Kins,
of Bethune,
The widows are divided In three
classes: All ever 90 years of age
are given $240.00 per year, the same
amount received by the veterans;
those from .1(5 to 90 are paid $190 00
per year, and all those under 10 are ?
granted $ltit>2l per year
Mrs Mary .1 Graham. ill. of Itock
1 lilt, is the ohh'st widow receiving
a pension through this county, and
I Mrs Zinnle Dunlap, tit), is the youngest
I Four widows hax'e died during the
past fiscal year. They are Mrs. Sarah
j H, Campbell. 7.1. of llelhune: Mrs.
Caroline Hinson, 99. from tlie Antioch
section; Mrs Mattie Kirbv. 79. of
Camden, and Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart.
1 X2, of Caniden
Many Thousands
i Pay Parks Visit
South Carolina State Parks proved
a great druwing card during their
first open week of the 1937 season.
Seventeen thousand, six hundred and
twelve visitors sought the ocean
breezes or the coollness of tlie mountain
elevations during the seven day
period, li. A. Smith, state forester, announced.
1
Paris Mountain State park In Greenville
county led in popularity with
8.47.1 visitors, and Myrtle I5ea<h,
Chester and Poinsett followed in pop
uhirit\ Over 2.100 picnickers enjoyed
the privilege ol n okina meals in
Itle open, oxer 9,000 \xent in swimming
and thousands roamed the nature
study trails and hiklna paths
Wiifle six parks were opened to tlie
aeneral public June 1, the formal edicntlon
of the State Park system takes
place June 17 at Myrtle Peach State
park. Col. H 11. Springs will preside
at tlie ceremony and Governor Olin
I). JohnHton. II S. Meeks of the state
forestry commission and Conrad
Wirth of tlie national park service at
(Washington, D c., have been invited
to appear on the program.
South Carolina's State parks in
Chesterfield, Dorchester, Sumter, Horry,
Pickens, Greenville, Aiken, Oconee,
Chester, York and Leo e.ounties
'are open at all times to the general
public, it was explained. Picnic areas,
bathing facilities, beautiful drives and
well located hiking trails are available
to all. Vacation cabins at rea'sonable
rentals are available at Myrtle
Beach, Edlsto Beach, Glvhans Fer!
ry, Poinsett, Table Rock and Oconee,
j Group camps are under construction
and will soon be available for such
organized groups as farm women, 4-H
iclubs. Boy and Girl Scouts, under-prieleged
children and so on.
First Baptist Church Services
| The following services are announced
for the week begiuing June
27; Sunday school at 10 o'clock, with
W G. Wilson, Jr., in charge. Public
worship conducted by J. B. Gaston
at 11:1.1 n m. and S:30 p. in. Morning
Subject: 'Our Children" Evening
subject; "Watch," a message to
children. H. T [ Sunday evening
at < :30. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at X:30
Miss Ada Phelps, our V. 15. S principal
announces that the school opened
Monday morning with more than one
hundred in attendance. It was a good
beginning and will no doubt grow
I f'om day to day. Miss Phelps has
an excellent group of helpers and under
her efficient leadership it seems'
that we are beginning one of the most
successful schools that we have had
nt all. The school will continue
through Friday of next week. We
urge all children who have not already
done so to enroll at once and
get the benefits of the golden opportunities
that such a school offers. The
public is cordially invited to attend
| all these services.
i ? :
Death of 8eegars Infant
! Bethune. June 22.?Little Joann
, Seegars, 13-months, the lovely baby
of Jesse and Rebecca Elliott Seegars,
I of the Gates Ford section, diod at the
Camden hospital Saturday evening at
8 o'clock, after less than a week's Illness.
She was an unusually sweet
and amiable child and her passing
I has caused incxpressable sorrow.
Funeral services were hold at Buff alo
church Sunday, conducted by the
Rev,. F. M. Llndler, of Bethune, assistive]
by Rev. Mr. Garden. interment
I was In the church yard cemetery.
She Is survived by her parents, a
. little brother, Bert and many relatives
, and friends, who sympathise deeply
. with the bereaved family.
Reports reaching a Jewish organlsal
tlon in New York, are to the effect
. that more than a million Jews are
f starving to death in Poland, and a.
million more are living hand-to-month.
. Vn appeal for a million dollars tor
relief ha? been made.