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The Camden chronicle , , ? nuiM-r-r-mn?r-rn? ? ?- - - - 1 "' '** VOLUME SO CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 6. 1938 NUMBER 8 j. Team Gettys County Chairman j Team Gettys vu elected chair1 mau without opposition of the execute committee at the Kershaw county Democratic conrentlon held here MondayMrs. Kathleen R. Watla was elected vtce chairman, and Dr. A. W. Humphries was named secretary. Former governor John Q. Richards was nam eU a member of the state executive committee. The delegates to the state convention are W. T. Redfearn. J. H. McLeod, D. C. Clyburn, R. M, Kennedy. jr, v\'. F. Katridge, and Dr. W. B. Turner. Alternates named were luring Davis, 8. F. Bras ing ton and J. D. Bailey. There were 224 votes registered at the convention. Charlotte Thompson, DeKalb, Shaylor'g Mill and Swift Creek had no ir^ raewt"*"?"1 ? Othor lOp.rJIng and their officers were as follows: Abney?Caesar Gaynor, president; L. K McCaskill. vice president; Walter Gaudy, secretary; G. H. Crow, executive committeeman. Antioch?C. K. McCaskill, president, D. K. Stokes, vice president; C. \V. Shiver, secretary; H. R. Davis, executive committeeman. Bethuue?M. G. King, president; R. K. McCaskill, secretary; Loring Dar vis, executive committeeman. Ttianey?S. E. Ross, president; J. T. Ross, vice president; \V. D. Grigsby, secretary; J. D. Bailey, executive committeeman. Buffalo?W. P. Sowell, president; Ira B Catoe, secretary; W. T. Holley. extnutive committeeman. Camden No. 1?J. H. McLeod, president; L. L. Wallnua. J. C. Gillis. vice presidents; J. M. Dunlap, secretary; A S. Karesh, executive committeeman. Camden No. 2.?Thomas Ancrum, president; R. M. Kennedy, Jr., C. J. Shannon. 4th, vice presidents; A. W. Humphries, secretary; W. T. Redfearn. executive committeeman. Cassatt?J. L. Cooper, president; Charlotte Thompson?E. T. Pearco, president; Allan Murchison, vice president; J. T. Mcbeod, secretary; E. S. Pearce, executive' committeeman. T A. Spears, vice president; F. M. Waters, secretary; Steve Bowers, executive committeeman. 1 toby's Mill?J. M. Martin, president; Fred Miles, secretary; A. K. Bow* n, executive committeeman. enterprise?W. M. Brannon, presly-nt; J B. McCoy, secretary; W. L. j Sti kes. executive committeeman. Rates Ford?L. S. Brown, presl-j d?nt. D. A. West, vice president; B } A Brown, secretary; J. A. Elliott, excommitteeman. Harmony?J. M. Butler, president; K .1 Branham, vice president; W. C. BnH'T. secretary; B. I. Maddox, execu1 ve committeeman. H-rmitage?W. T. Player. presi(i.-:i:; R. T. Goodale, vice president; J B Watkins. secretary; W. T. executive committeeman. K.rshaw?W. B. Turner, president; W R. Taylor, secretary; Paul E. Jo!-?-s, executive committeeman. UU-rty Hill? John G. Richards, pr-s dent; G. R. Clements, secretary; N S Richards, executive committeeiri.i I.- ckhart?C. W. Jordan, president; J >. Brown, secretary; L*. J- Jordan, ' x? titive committeeman. I.:.gofr?L. I. Guion, president; H. B Henkins, vice president; J. A. Hi.borough, secretary; H. A. Rabon, uive committeeman. Ned's Creek?J. S. Gardner, president A. T. Gardner, vice president; P W Bowers, secretary; Paul Gregory -xecutlve committeeman. !?land?L. L? McLauchlin, presiT M. Corbett, rice president; 1 Mclauchlin, secretary; J, H. una, executive committeeman, ae Tree?J. R. West, president; it Stevenson, secretary; W. M. :. executive committeeman, bon's Cross Roads?D. A. Rabon, dent; J. C. Ford, vice president; Rabon, secretary; J. A. Rabon, ley's Mill?W. P. Rodgers, pree; El S. Rodgers, secretary; J. E. *. executive committeeman. < land?Racine West, secretary; . Bowers, executive committee- , H Pond?O. R. 8. Pool, president; < 7 Smith, secretary; J. E. Mclaexecntfre committeeman. 1 ndy Grove?W 8. Stofcee, presl- < 1 W. B. Ratcliff, Jr., secretary; i. Humphrey, executive commit- i amrock?U J. Bftkar. m<lt: ? H?rt? fteo president; John . ?cuttve committeeman. , Three C's?T. H. Young, president; J. H. Darftcld, rice president; W. W. Oauthen, secretary; J. H. Barlleld. executlre committeeman. Twenty Creek?K. B. Barlleld, president^ Nick Watts, secretary; Mitchell Rabon, execs tire committeeman Wateree?J- ?- Robinson, presfJent; J. E. Campbell, secretary; J. J. Westrille?R. H. Young, president; Nye Workman, secretary; L C. Clybos, sxecetlss foSsmlttsemes ? Wilson Bolderston Died Here Suddenly The community was trrepressibly shocked Sunday to tears of the unexpected passing away of Wilson Bolderston, a brother of Mrs. Hubert K, Stone, Lyttleion street, death taking place early' Sunday morning when Mr. Bolderston was asleep^ For over ten years Mr. Bolderston has been a familiar figure to Camden daring the winter season when In company with his brother. J. A Bolderston, they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Stone in their home on Lyttleton street. Of a retiring yet appealing personality Mr. Bolderston won s wide following of friends and acquaintances in Camden, all of whom will mourn his untimely passing For several years Mr. Bolden$ion has been in poor health, but his physical condition did not Impair his usual jovial manner and genial ternperment. This year he was obliged to give up his favorite pastime of golf, but he was never the less active in an outdoor way in that he spent hours in hiking through the woodland. The deceased was brilliant in many ways. He was an adept at the art of wood carving, has several importam inventions in the radio field to his credit and was intensely interested in flowers. His death came as a great shock to all members of the family. He had retired at the usual hour Saturday bight and Suuday morning when he did not appear for breakfast and did not reply to a call, investigation showed that he had passed away. His charitable attitude and his sense of keeping his troubles to himself was manifest by the finding of a note he had written and marked it at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. This note spoke of his inability to sleep and that be felt quite 111, and probablj' was threatened with a stroke. Thus, had he avoided disturbing the family when he was stricken. Mr. Bolderston was born in Baltimore, Md., and came of a distinguished southern family. He was of Scotch ancestry and traced his lineage back to the famous Robert Bruce. When a young man he went to Boston. For years he was district manager of the metropolitan telephone system in New York city and later became affiliated with the United States Rubber company. His brother, J. R. Bolderston. who survives him was also identified with this same company. Several years ago he retired from the company. 0 The body was taken to the Kornegay Funeral home and on Tuesday was sent to Boston where funeral services will be held at the Eastman Funeral home with burial at the Forest Hills cemetery. The sympathy of the community goes out to the family in the loss of this splendid and upright .character. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church The following services will be held n Lyttleton Street Methodist chuYch on Sunday: Church school at 10 a. m.; morning worship at 11:15, with sermon by the pastor, R. Bryce Herbert. Evening worship at 8 o'clock, with address by Dr. Maurice Clark of Grace Episcopal church. The public is cordially invited to all of these services. John Thomas Jordan Dead John Thomas Jordan, 67, died at fcis home in the Hermitage Mill village FYiday morning following & month's Illness. Born, March 22, 1871, at Graniteville, he has been a resident of Hermitage for nearly nine years and was employed as overseer of Hermitage mill. He was a son of Thomas and Eliza Jordan and member of the Baptist church. , I He leaves a wife, Ethel; two sons, Walter H. of Charleston; and John Jr., of this city; five daughters, Mrs. L. F. Baker, of Camden; Mrs. Louise Turner, Mrs J. H. Nichols, Mrs J. F. Allen and Elizabeth Jordan, all of Charlotte; a brother. Charles Lee Ionian and a sister. Mrs. Daisy Martin, of Jacksonville, Fla. ?^. 1 Murdoch Johnson Offers For Senate Announcement la made today of the candidacy of Murdoch M. Johnson, well known attorney of thia city for the office of stale senator from Kershaw county. The announcement of Mr. Johnson will add seat to the cam paign as the entries for the various offices will continue to come in He has always been active in public affairs He is now and has been for past six years, secretary of thej Kershaw County Pair Association, is past president of the Camden Exchange Club; and is president yj (he Camden Ked Fex Club. Mr. Johnson was bom and reared on a farm in Buffalo township, his j polling precinct being now known ^sj I Shamrock. He Is a son of ihe late' Henry T. Johnson and Flora Hough Johnson. He first attended the neigh- j i borhood schools in early life, later go-1 ling to Welch Neck High at Harts-j jville, which was later changed to Co-j ker College for women; Wake Forest j College and the University of South Carolina. He took his Law degree at the University of South Carolina in 1912. After his graduation he practiced law in Jefferson, Chesterfield bounty, for four years, and was elected mayor of that town for two years.1 He located in Camden in the fall of 1916 where he began the practice of law. In 1918 he was elected to the general assembly and served two terms, when he retired, not offering for re-election. He moved to Aberdeen. N. C.. in 1925, and practiced j law with his uncie and cousin?one, of the largest law firms in that section of the state, until 1932. After' having served a t&rm in the North. Carolina state senate, he returned toCamden in January 1932. and resumed his practice here. Since then he has been actively engaged in the prac- j tice of law in this and adjoining t counties, having been connected withmost of the important litigations in Kershaw county. He was elected to the house of representatives to succeed the late J. R. Belk. in a special election in January 1935, receiving a large majority over three opponents. * ' TWO ARE INJURED IN WRECK ON HIGHWAY EAST OF BLANEY Alan Norris and Miss Clara Holland both of Camden, were severely injured about mid-day Friday one mile east of Blaney oa United States highway No. 1 when the car in which they were riding struck a truck and ran off the side of the road into a stump. Norris was most seriously injured, suffering from severe lacerations about the face and great shock- Miss Holland suffered dislocated bones of the foot and shock. Their condition is not considered critical. Both are in the Camden hospital. The accident is said to have occurred when Norris met a car and truck headed in the opposite direction Just as the truck started to pass the car. Norris swung to the right but did not completely miss the truck and was forced off the road. Norris* car is an almost complete wreck, the front axle being driven back under the rear seat and the engine and body badly smashed. The truck was damaged Open Two Day* a Week The Home Demonstration Club market is now open both Tuesday and t Saturday mornings and the farm women at these times offer fresh heme grown produce, poultry and the like to the housewives of Camden. The producers now wear caps bearing their name. This simplifies matters for the purchaser can call these market women by name. Visit the market on both Saturday and Tuesday mornings and secure milk fed broilers and fryen and otkar tempting tloir*11*lb# Seldon Hunns Killed In Air Crash Sa.ford. N- c. Ma, 1 Seldon HuoBK, 19, Camden. S, C-, stunt was fatally Injured this afternoon at 4 :30 o clock when he lout control of his Plane while stunting 1? an *lr show near Bonlee and crushed Into parked automobile* before t.5?>0 spec la tore Huun& wm making a CO* spin, and near the ground he appar , ?.lly I oat control ot tbc t4?n?, nnd tt| crnahoJ Into Ibmo automobiles^ So, badly wa? the plane wrecked that it took horrified spectator* twenty minutes to remove Hunns J The stunt flyer suffered a number, of broken bom* ami internal injuries He died ou the way to a Sanford boa-, pital His body was taken to Hurling ton. the home of his wife, j Huuns and his partner. a Ptl^1 n/waed CnsaSsskasa. *'***'"** air show. Huuns was flying a lt>0* j Uorte power Fairbanks plane Funeral of Aviator The tragic death of George Seldott, ! Hunns, which occurred Sunday after, j noon near Burlington. N. C., brought 1 sorrow to a wide circle of friends in j Camden and elsewhere, as the young aviator was universally like#. His I funeral services were held from the Front street Methodist church Monday. with services In charge of Re* H I Gloss J t q Special miisic was rendered b> j quartet composed of Mrs- Cecil laley. Mrs Thelma Lloyd. Rev. L. C. Plnnlx 'and C. L. Shoffner; and a special solo by Mr Pinnix. with Miss Betty Gosnald, organist. Pallbearers were G. R- Christopher. W Smith. C H. Jordan. Holt Friddle. G R. Mwme*~wrrr"Tortinny Rykard.. There was a large floral tribute. Immediately following the service, at the graveside, ten pilots flew abeve the mound, dipped their planes in salute to a fallen comrade, and dropped flowers. I Young Hunns was married only | seven months ago to Miss Margaret Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. - L. Dixon,., of Burlington. She. Jtllfibis parents. survive him. Attending the funeral from Camdettj were Mr. and Mrs. George Hunns., Mrs Lois Gandy. C- C. Vaughan. Gil Minnick, Norman Powell. Johnnie Ry-; kard, James Anderson, jar. ,and Mrs.. Henry Clyburn, M&xiofl B. Williams. Several avaitor friends and admirers from Sumter also went up for the funeral. Legion Heads Are To Be Honored Here Leroy Belk Post and the members; of the Legion Auxiliary will be hostsat a banquet Monday evening. May 9,. honoring Department Commander Earl Bethea, of Dillon, and Department President, Mrs. Hugbey Tindal, of this city. ' The banquet will be held at the; Court Inn and it Is expected that bev tween seventy-five and one hundred, guests will attend. Dlmner will be, served at 7:30 o'clock and tickets are now on sale at the Fashion Shop, thel Wallnau store and with Arthur Clark: at the postoffice. j An invitaflBli Is extended to all Le-| gion and Auxiliary members, as well, as all ex-service men and their wi\es; in Kerahaw county to attend the affair. The arrangement committee request* Legionnaires to bring their wives and the Auxiliary members to be sure and bring their husbands. Commander Bethea and President; Tindal will address the gathering gf-j ter the dinner hour and each speaker j will have an interesting message tOj offer the listeners. George D. Levy,} Of Sumter, National Executive Com-j mittee member; Department Adjutant, Robert Fairey; District Commander! Andrea Westergarde, of Rock Hill, j and other high Legion and Auxiliary; officials will be present. The program committee, consisting! of Jack Wbltaker, Jr.. Sam Karesh.. Major A. M. Brailsford. Marvin Reas | onoTCf L. L. Waiinan and Stanley ^ Llewellyn, with Poet Commander fVed Ogburn and Adjutant Herman Banach will have a most interesting period of entertainment ready for the guest*. -Following the dinner there will be a fifteen minute community sing with qnartet selections by a blind group. To Ctvewge Meeting Place } Sunday. May 8, the Men's Bible class of LytUeton Street Melhofflst church will chsage thetr neetltff?!ace to the main auditorium of tkt dwck and wiU bight at 10 o-ekx*.' AH TUltor. ^ yjri M^rteW. ^ Clean-Up Week For Camden The week of May IS, or to be enact.! beginning on Moudt),- May 16, Cain den will swing into the annual City Beautiful week, an event backed by i the municipal government, the Cham . ber of Commerce and civic organisations, to give Camden the greatest spring cleaning of its career. Mayor H N. McCorkle has a proclamation In this issue of the paper r*.<)uoaiinK cooperation of the people of cXnden In making the clean up a big success. "I am asking the people of Camden to do more than Just clean up." said Mayor McCorkle "1 am asking them to get rid of all trash, provide the proper garbage containers, remove all broken down fences and buildings, repair steps, roofs and the like, paint buildings, fill up gullies where water stand's and becomes breeding places for mosquitoes In short, we are expecting whole-hearted cooperatiou in all phases of this program " Many valuable suggestions will be found in the Major's proclamation The mayor statea that beginning on Thursday. May 19, city trucks will roll over the streets, picking up all trash and debris, which may be placed in containers on the curbing in front of homes. MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION Whereas, it is customary for a municipality to sponsor a community house-cleaning program in the spring of the year And whereas, Camden is one of the progressive cities of the country with a body of citizens of a cooperative nature It is ordered that the week of May 15 be officially described as a Civie Cleau-up week. I request all citizens to cooperate with the city in making this cican-up program a success. \ This campaign should be carried into every home in Camden. Clean-up. ftx-up, dress-up, paint-up! I I offer the following, suggestions in which the residents of Camden may participate -to ~thts campaign, dotage himself a good tarn as well as his city: Clean yards, alleys, attics and barns Supply proper garbage containers Rake and clean vacant lots Remove dilapidated buildings snd fences Repair plumbing, roofs, steps, floors and windows 1*1801 shrubbery and flowers Eliminate all fire hazards Fill in gullies and low places where 1 water stands Clean outhouse gutters and other. breeding places for mosquitoes Paint your homes, tci^cc*. -^arago* and your lawn furniture Trim your hedge and cut your grass Make Camden a cleaner, healthier, more beautiful city to live in The city street department will; have trucks in operation along all streets beginning Thursday, May 19,; to pick up all rubbish and debris that J may be gathered in the clean-up 'Campaign. You are requested to pile thlSj rubbish in barrels or boxes on the j curb in front of your property and the city will pick it up. Business houses, schools and residents are asked'to cooperate in this clean-up program. (Signed) F N McCorkle. Mayor of the City of Camden First Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for week beginning May 8 at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with V. J. Rector, superintendent in charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor at 11:15 a m. and 9~>p. m. Morning subject: "Mary, the Mother of Jesus." Evening subject: "Confession and Repentance." B T. U. Sunday evening at 7. A B. T. U. Training School will be conducted during the week, beginning on Monday evening and continuing through Friday. Miss Florie Lm Lawton will be in charge of the school. The public is cordially invited to attend all services of Uiis church. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday. May 8, A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school at 10 a. m., with classes .for all ages^ lforning worship with anthem and sermon at 11:15. The public W cordially Invited to these services. Grace Episcopal Churchy The services for Sunday will be: Celebration of the Holy communion at l:M a. m.; Church aefcoo^ at S:4h; Morning prayer and sermon at 11:15. The rector vffl preach the third ser Chamber Held Interesting Meeting Oat- of the isoil intere*tiug and enthu9ia?(tc iu*tnce u? orgaulution a )<?r mud a half ago was bold by the Chamber of Coam?rv? KYW*y evening with an almost one hundred per cent attendance The meting a hub lasted for some time was given over to a discussion of several important piojects affect* ing the city and count> The Chamber went on record as fa>otiug the sdoption of some plan that would provide an annual wisteria festival to be held the latter part of March, also an annual tilting tournament during the March period, requested the city to plan for an extended clean-up and paint up campaign. arranged to cooiK-iate in the movement looking toward the dredging of the Wateree river to reclaim thousand* pf acre* in Kershaw county and will make request of the highway department for the paving of several county roads that should result in bringing added trade to Camden i In regard to the Chamber activity | pertaining to the Wateree river bridge, announcement was made at the meeting that an appointment had ; been made wJih the state highway ! commission to meet a group of prom inent business men and agriculturists ]from Camden and Kershaw county | early iu May, at which time the commission will listen to arguments In . favor of immediate action in building ' a new bridge. Resenta Savannah Act The secretary rej>orted he had been advised following the fire at the Wa! teree river bridge, telegram^ were reported sent throughout Florida front Savannah advising routing and traffic ! bureaus of the complete destruction of said bridge and advising routing of all traffic north by way of Savan'nah. thence over highway 17 or 15A. I The secretary further stated at the close of the three days the bridge was 'closed he communicated with radio I stations at Charlotte. Columbia and Jacksonville and had them include in the news broadcast the announcement that the bridge was open. He telegraphed to many of the routing and traffic bureaus and mailed letters and cards to others. The secretary stated he had received a letter from the group sponsoring the Swallow highway route from Raleigh to Jacksonville, by way of Savannah, and they had requested .J-j Camden contribute $300 to the project. The secretary stated he had replied to this letter and Informed the writer the Chamber of Commerce resented the action of the Savannah Board of Trade exaggerating facts re paiding the" lire at the river bridge and the unsportsmanlike effort to di-? :y~: vert traffic from the No. 1 highway. ----- ? ? In the matter of the social security tax, blanks of which were sent to the Chamber of Commerce" by the inter- ??r.aJ revenue department, the secretary was directed to address a letter to the revenue department calling attention to the fact that the Chamber of Commerce was supported largely by the city of Camden and, inasmuch as mu- ^ r. nicipalltles are exempt from thla tax, it was the belief of the Chamber that the office was exempt. Treasurer Bruce submitted a monthly report of receipts and diabursementa, which showed the Cham- 2 ber was being operated in an economical manner. ? The president announced the ap- .- .1 po-intment of a committee consisting of Messrs. Shannon. Goodsle and Cox to confer with W. T. Redfearn, relative to securing an office for the Chamber in the new sgiksltvsl: ; building. Seek New Paved Roads - ' The secretary suggested the Chamber contact the proper group with the view of having that part of the highway extending from Boykin'a Mill down to the front of the Ancrtnn Boykin plantation, a distance of three miles, be graded and surfaced with Macadam. He also suggested the seven mile stretch of the Black river 'road, from Dixon's store to the Pie- ?-~ gah Cross Roads be graded and surfaced. The directors voted to have .... this matter piss sated to the stats highway commission at a Hearing 10 be MR in May. It Is the belief of the Chamber of Commerce the paving et these stretches off highway will resalt in people raiding along and near them sousing to Camden, to trade ^Ths eessmM