The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 16, 1938, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
rue CAMDEN CHRONICLE
H. D, NILE8, Editor and Proprietor
Published every Friday ut Number
1109 North Broad Street, and entered at
the Cnmden, South Carolina Po*tofT!c*
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In advance. All aubscriptlpn* are
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ill reliable Advertl*lnjr Agendo*. We
accept no advertlelng of a doubtful nature
and try to protect our patron* from
mlureprescalation by Advei tlx?i * No
Liquor Advert l*em en t* accepted at any
price, *
Friday, December 1ft, 1938.
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School* Ctoae For Christmas Holidays
All of (ho schools of Camden will
bo cloModVrom Friday afternoon, Pocemhor
16th to Monday inornlnK. January
2, 11)39. The school authorities
docldod thai In as much ns JobB for
young people can be hud before the
holidays but are very scarce (hereafter
that it would be wise to begin
the holidays early. Many of the high
school students are expecting to work
In mercantile establishments during
the holiday Intermission.
To Put on Chrlatmaa Play
On Wednesday evening. December
21. at 7:30 o'clock, lMhe primary depart
incut of the Karon DeKalb school
will present "The Toymuker's
Dream." Santa Clans coines down
for this special occasion, but due to
his fast, long, tiresome trip from the 1
North Polo he falls asleep in the
midst of the play ami the toys awake
one by one. "Ho sees the dolls that
dance and the clowns that prance;
the.. aeldiurit JUilL aud... tho fairies
small." The children will thoroughly
enjoy it. |
There will bo no charge for admls- <
slon The public Is invited to come 1
and see the "Merry Christmas Making"
Many Named From Kershaw
Kershaw, Dec. 14.?Thirteen now ,
members are enrolled in the Kershaw
chapter of the National Beta Club
scholarship-service group for high
school students.
They are Jean McPherson, Carolina!
lie] I, Marie Throat t, Doris Catoe, 10ve-'
1 yii Truesdrtle. Pauline Faulkenborry,
Sara Williams, Herbert Faulkenberry,
Doris Fletcher, Hilda West, Claudia
Mae Nc.il. William Jones and Annie
Mae lloricn. ]
The Kershaw club Is one of the X00 i
chapters of the National Beta Club of
Spartanburg, an organization for Junior
jt" 1 senior students of character
and i 'ast ic at)aininent.
M-9. Hatin Dies In Chair
tVlutnb.ix. Ohio. Tim electric chair,1
|"<'U tie I l>- ef Mrs. Anna Marie Habit,
2. \S .In. s.lay night, December 7, for
lit.- j.. in order of Jacob Wagner, aged;
Kai.in.t I'luieiit crossed Into the chair
at vov o nt eastern standard time. Mrs. j
H.ihn. .<i<l in I>1 in- pajamas with a brown
' O p. mil.on (I and pleaded as sho stum-!
Id.'d in the door of the death chamber;
and collapsed. Site was picked up and
placed bodily |tt lite chair by two guards
and two inntroiiH. Site cried, Mr. Wood-;
aid Mite warden), "Don't do this to me. |
Think of mv boy. Can't you thirtk of Wy;
baby " Seated in the chair, Urn accused i
poison-slayer of four men spread out
lor arms to the witnesses and mumbled,
"Isn t there anybody who will help me??
Is nobody going to help me?" She beckoned,
"Father, of)me close," to the chaplain,
Father John Sullivan. Hi! intoned
with her the Lord's Prayer. In the midst
of the recital, the current was applied.
Her voice was stilled as the current
arched the small disheveled blonde's
body
Dance At Lake Shamokin
There will be a dance at the I.ake
Shamokin club house on Thursday night,!
pei < mber 22. sponsored by the Mt. Zion !
lub Dim trig begins at X o'clock. Ad-'
inissi 11 "? < cents per couple. The public i
D coi dia 'ly invited.
COLORED METHODIST PASTORS
ARE ASSIGNED TO CHARGES
i
\f a meeting of the colored Moth-'
otli.vt e. ufei'um u hold at Anderson,
lam w k the following were assign.d
i i ;ho Sumter district, which inD-mrfcn*
A it ! I.Twnr.1, <TIs-*
trie' i m-rin tcjpicnt; Antioch and
S! ; !. li. C. .Jackson, lllaiti y, M
Prow -.onion. I B Kngiish: Bethel'
and / a Hill. N Brown; ('amden.
It F I' ei-inan; Camden cir nit. !!
J Kirk; l.iunar. M J Porter; Lynchburg.
J. F. Piarsou; Mayesvillc. W..
J Hup Macedonia and St. Paul,
V S Carter; Mechanicsville. T. II .
Fisher; Mount /.Ion and St. James. I
J. G. Stokes; Manning and St . It.
J Singleton; Rock Hill, S Spoarsonj
Rock Spring. K. J Cooper; Shiloh, H.
B. Brown; St. Matthews. John \V.
Williams; St. Phillip. L. S. Stlmore;
Stone Hill. I. S McKlven; Suinter. S.
M. Miller; Wateree, J. W. Reader.
Piano Recital Today
A piano recital will be given by the
pupils of Mrs. Douglas McArn at the
grammar school auditorium Friday
afternoon. Decembor 16, at 4 o'clock.
The following students will be hoard:
Sarah June Rozlor, Bobby I^angston,
Mickey Langston, Bits? Coxo. Sibil
Drakoford. Betty Muller, Betty Jane
Sarrntt and Kthol Ann Mauldin. Tho
public is invited to attend.
Town and Country
To Meet Sunday
(By th? SklpiMir)
Tho official opeuiug of the yolo
season .will bo siugod Sunday afternoon
ui tho No. I wo Hold when the
Town leuin battle* tho Country mallet
w lei dor* In tho opening game of
the l)uvine cup aerie*.
The Devlne cup became tho peruia'
nont property of the Country wheu
that touiii won it for tho third cou*
Hocullve ?eaaou baca a yoar ago.
However, tho Country pluyor* magnanimously
put tho big silver bowl
back into competition and the trophy
now real* on a neutral baso?
tho game Sunday being the firat in
the 1938-1939 aerloa which will extend
over a period of throe yearn at the
leant, an tho cup muni be won three
Union consecutively to go into club
pormanoncy.
Tho Country (our will present the
aamo ntorliug lltioup that enabled
thorn to nwoop tho norios agalnnt the
'I own a yoar ago. 'i'upper, Boy kin,
Lightfoot and Baton, will wear the
color* of the defending champions,
while Town will havo Burn* and Itobortnon
alternating In the No. 1 position,
DuBose, Floyd and Little on
tho ponies an challengers. }
Announcement wjis made today
that tlio Camden i>olo club will invade
Fort Bragg on Saturday, January
7, for a tilt with the soldier
team of that reservation. Coach
Floyd will not announce his lineup
until u few dgya prior to this interstate
match. it Is expected that
quite a number of Camden polo fan*
will accompany tho team to Fort
Bragg.
The polo season hgs gotten off to
a spectacular start thia\aeason?the
two gaines already pinyutL.attracting
greater crowds than have attended
the informal tilts In the history of
the sport here. Tho first two games
of the I>cvine cup sorfoB will bo played
on tho No. Two field, but if a
third game is necessary, the scone of
battle will be changed to the No. One
field, which will bo in shape by that
time for playing purposes.
Coach Floyd, who halls from Virginia
up'' .a we!! known po-lo
lias brought with him ton new ponies,
which he states, are the finest
polo mounts he has ever had.
Mot With Mrs. Lovette
Tho November meeting of the Malvern
Mill home demonstration club wits held
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs It. T. Lovette. The president, Mrs.
Will Denton, presiding. Mrs. II. C. Godvvin
read the Serlpture and the "Lord's
prayer was repeated in unison. The song
nf the month. "It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear," was sung. The secretary, Mrs.
Tioy Denton, called the roll with fifteen
members present and two visitors. As
each member's name was called she responded
with her birth month and day
?there were birthdays for every month
in the year. Tho minutes wt*T>s then read
and approved and all business matterB
disposed of. Tho local leaders got their
pi eject reports tilled out which a summary
of our home practice.
M.ss Marie 10. Thoinaa, executive secretary
of the Kershaw county Tuberculosis
Association, gave us a most Inspiring
talk on this most dreaded disease?how
tuberculosis. undiscovered, endangers
you and your family, and how funds
from Christmas seals?little G-men of
health?will help continue this Important
work if given an opportunity. These little
seals are very attractive this year.
The candle-light rays gleaming from the
window represents the light that Is boIng
shed on the knowledge of this disease
The meeting was then turned over
to Miss Fewell, our county agent. ^ She
guve us our pictures of the month, "Virgin
In Adoration." by Perugino Pietro
Vannuccl, an Italian artist of great fame.
Tills picture represents the Madonna
reverently adoring the Christ child who
is held in the hands of an angel. This
masterpiece hangs in Plttl Palace Gallery,
in Florence, Italy.
Next In order was "care and storage
spaces." our subject for tho 'month. Miss
Fewell gave us many helpful suggestions
and Ideas on this subject. Each memher
of the family should have a place to
keep his or her clothing. "A place for
everything and everything in its place.
She- gave us useful little pamphlets on
"Storage spaces for the farm home " She
a!s-> told ns of the most unique and economical
ways to make storage spaces.
Intiing the social hour delicious rf>"
;i. slut., i.is .xaisisting of sandwiches,
o.ike and coffc was served hy the liost.-s,
as'sk-Ud by Mrs. II. C. Godwin and
Mrs 31 " Smith. The meeting adjourn- ;
id to tin e? with Mrs Godwin in Decern-|
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honor roll for pine tree hill
high school, second six weeks
Grade ! !,. A Munn. Heyward Willi,u.-.,
I: i i I > I: >. I Dixon. William Haines,
'I'd Lib- Ib'sa L?-e Hoi n. Min ion Curno.
,
, ; j L\--I,?uiit < 'um', ('ami Hasty. <)sIc.i.n
Hudson. AH iu .Ionian, Houston (
AT > ! ! -To k Fbillix.iii. Dorothy Trass,
Mar\- I'hristmas, l'eggy Lonilnac, Margie
T hreutt. ' , ,1 . |
?< "lelis Wesl, Patsy (.libel,
M i Idi i d W est
Grade I - Delhi Donity, ted! Parker,
Yi\lan Gay. iioulah llinsuti, ilolen Outlaw.
1,11a Me Fadden.
Grade 5 ?Richard Caulder, Ted Davis.
IT D Minis. Ernestine Conyers, Evelyn
Parker Lou Beth Shoomake.
Grade 6 ?Inez Lloyd. Ruby Moseley.
Columbia Shoplifters Get Jail Terms
Sentences of ninety, sixty and thirty
days In Jail were winter season gifts to
a trio of Columbia pickpockets roundod
up by ttie Camden police last week.
Leroy Hall was given ft ninety day
sentence, Emma ('twas a tough day in
court for the Emmas ) drew sixty days
and R P Glenn. thirty days because
they could not control Itching fingers
when In Camden stores.
The three culprits, all colored and residing
on Washington street in Columbia,
appropriated some men's hose in the
Sheorn shop and six pairs of ladies hosJory
ut tho Wilson store.
SUNS ET C LU B
On Camden-JJ'ishopville Highway
OPENS
Friday Night, December 16
DINING and DANCING
We Specialize in Chicken and Steak Dinners
All Kinds of Sandwiches
Popular Brands of Beer and Wine
Curb Service :: Private Dining Rooms
F or Reservations write?
ROBERT PACE,
Box 36, Camden, S. C.
Electric Chair Kills
Six Georgia Negroes
Tattnall Prison, KolUsvUto, On., liecomber
0.? Six burly negroes, all murdorors,
started singing early today in
death cell row. 1)/ afternoon their
songs had been ended and they had
died In the electric chair in Georgia's
largest maaa execution.
"Oh, you alnnaha, bettah ait ready,
God ia comlu' they chorused for
hour*. Then the parade down* the
"last mile" began. In rapid successiou
the uogroes were taken singly
out on a balcony of th% prison for a
last glimpse of daylight then into
the small, green-walled execution
room.
The executions begau at 12:09 p.
m., E. 8. T., and were completed one
hour and^twenty-one minutes later.
Governor E. D. Rivers granted a 30day
respite to Tom Dlekerson. -white
farmer, convicted of murder, or there
would have been seven executions
Ixnig before dawn, the negroes buI
gun shouting and praying to "Do
l,awd," and singing spirituals, "8wtng
lsow, Sweet Chariot," "Steal Away to
Jesus, I Ain't Got I^ong to Stay
Here," and "God Is Comln'
First to die was Willie Russell,
confessed slayer of an agod white farmer
and his daughter near Smyrna,
Ga. lie stared wildly around the
death chamber and .began babbling
the story of his crime us ho waa
strapped In tho chair. The other live
negroes kept v singing- 4u death mw while
a charge of high voltago killed
Russell.
Next was Arthur Mack, convicted
with Arthur Perry of slaying a special
policeman in Columbus, Ga. He
came to the chair walling a song and
rhythmically waving his arms. He
moaned a prayer?"Jesus, Search ni/
hiiri; I -huv-s no ovili me a home
in you' klngdom"until tho bolt of olectrlclty
threw his body lifeless against
the chair's straps.
Perry followed Mack.
The final three executed, In order,
were Jim Henry Williams, Charlie
Rucker and Raymond Carter, all convicted
of killing Police Chief I. T.
Thornton, of Jackson, Ga.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to tho
many friends and relatives for their
kindness and sympathy shown us durng
the illness and death of our Mother,
Mrs. Nannie J. Holland.?The Children.
' NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that my
wife, Madeline Sowell Whitaker, is
upon her own volition living separate
and apart from me. and that 1 shall
not be liable or responsible for any
debts or obligations made or Incurred
by her. A. B. WHITAKER
Kershaw, S. C., Dec. 15, 1938
Wants?For Sale
WANTED?Second hand wood or coal
heater. Must be In good condition.
Address The Chronicle office, Camden,
S. C. 40sh
LOST?Bill fold, on Hampton Park
Monday afternoon. Finder can
- keep money but please return bill
fold containing valuable papers to
E. T. Start, 1936 Broad Street. Camden.
S. C.. or mall collect tomm
.Camden Chronicle, postage collect.Fair
enough? 40pd
SALESLADY WANTED?Opening for
lady to handle Avon and Perfection
products. Advertised in "Geod
Housekeeping. Old, established
firm. Address "Saleslady," P. O.
Box 267, Camden, S. C. 3^-4"p
FOR RENT?Si* room house on T.aurens
Street. Price $22 50 per
month House In good condition.
S?-e William L. Goodale. Phone
l'.i.'l Night phone 136. Camden. S.
C. 3x-40sb
FOR RENT?Three room furnished
apartment for rent. Close in and
- tn ntrr neighborhood Address
"House," care of The Camden
Chronicle, Camden. S. C. 4U-42p
FOR SALE -One lot 60 by 130 feet.
Within one block of four churches,
all of the schools, post office and
business section Priced at $600 00.
Apply to M G. Huckabee, 1008 Market
street, Camden, S. C. 38-40 sb.
FOR SALE?All xmas or woodr suitable
for stoves, furnaces and'-bpen
tires. Reasonable price and prompt,
delivery. Write R. D. Moore, Rtf"D
DugofT, S. C. 38-40 $b.
PHOTOGRAPHS?I have my Christmas
Specials on now If you want
some nice photos for Christmas.
Come to Joe Gaskln's House Studio.
1340 Halle Street, Camden, S. 1C.
We make good pictures both day
and night If you want a family
group or picture made at your
home let me know and I will come.
Joe Gaskin. Photographer. 40pd
FOR 8ALE?Two good building lota,
In fine residential section. Can be
converted Into one large resilient
lot on a corner Will sell separately
or both at a sacrifice. Apply at The
Chronicle office, Camden. S C
36t?
SALESMAN WANTED?To work re
t.ul tiade in Camden and surround
inw territory Apply by letter to
| R.txt ls-Dii ksnn Candy Company,
j Winston Salem. N C 39 flab
\ 'ROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS?For
sale at reasonable prices: On^ twostory
house and lot. 1103 I.>ttleton
street; one small house and lot, 1105
I.yttleton street. lioth In good condition
Property facing Hampton
P.?rk Call 1>. H. Jones, telephone
340 or write Box 106, Camden, S C.
33 tf.
HAND-PAINTED ? Wedding invlta
tlons A unique gift for brides.
Now on display at Webb's Art 1
Store, Columbia. S C . or write to
Mrs. R I. Allen. Lcesville, S C
40sb
CURTAINS STRETCHED?At reasonable
price, all work guaranteed. Address
H04 Campbell street, Camden,
S. C. 36 tf.
FOR SALE?Norgo oil heater, cost
67.60. Will sell for |30.00. Is practically
now. Address "Heater,"
Care Chronicle, Camden, S. C.
39-40-pd.
FOR SALE?701 Lafayette avenue.
Close to business section. Sacrifice
for quick sale. Make offer. Five
room house on lot 60 ft. by 217 ft.
For Information write Mrs. James
L. Griggs, 1331 Park Road, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 36 tf.
FOR RENT?Room with bath, in
steam-heated house. Apply at 1507
Fair street, Camden, S. C.
34-41sb
FOUND?One tool used by cnrpenter
Owner cnn imve same by calling at
The Chronicle office, describing
same and paying 25 cents for this
advertisement.
GINNING EVERY DAY-Ut us gin
your cotton. Our ginnery will continue
to operate every day, and we
have a fine outfit and competent gin
crew.?The Southern Cotton Oil
Company. 32 tf
HOMEMADE MINTS ? For parties
and for Christmas gifts, 60 cents
per pound. Address Mrs. H. A. Milling,
1815 Mill street, Camden. S.'
C. 39-41 )'
SHOES?For Bhoe reoulldlng and re-'
pairing call at the Red Boot Shop,'
next door Express Office, 619 Rut-i
ledge street, Abram M. Jones, Proprietor,
Camden, S. C. 9?b
NOTICE OF SALE
State of South Carolina
County of Kershaw
(In the Court of Common Pleas)
Pursuant to an Order in the case
of E. K. Gregory, Plaintiff, against W.
R. Gregory, et. al., Defendants, I will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, for cash, in or in front of the
court house in Camden, South Carolina,
during the legal hours for sale
on salesday in January, 1939t the following
described property:
"All that piece, parcel, lot, or tract
of land situate and being in the County
of Kershaw and State of South
Carolina, ' and bounded as follows:
North by "Rocky Branch"; east by
Lynches Creek and lands of Sarah E.
Gardner; south by lands of Thomas
II, Kirkley; and west by lands of
John It. Baker; and containing one
hundred and sixty-seven (167) acres,
according to survey made by W. K.
Duron on the 18th of March, 1885, reference
being had to a plat made by
the said W. K. Duren under date of
March 18, 1886, the specific boundaries
of which will more fully appear;
being the identical property conveyed
to Hnurn J. Clregory by Bilrbeir Jones
and Harriet Jones by deed dated
March 27, 1890, recorded In the office
of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw
County In Volume "OO," Page 150."
Also
"All that certain piece, parcel, or
tract of land situate, lying, and being
In the State of South Carolina, County
of Kershaw, containing two hundred
and five (205) acres, more or
less, and being bounded and described
as shown on plat of W. B. Twitty,
Surveyor, dated August, 1907, as follows:
Beginning at a point on the
northwest corner at McCrorey and
Jones corner and running thence, the
road the line, to a stake corner on
John C. Jones lands, thence S. 86 degrees
E. 83.7Q chains to corner,
I thence NT, 56 1-2 degrees W. 50.40
I chains, thence N. 34 degrees E. 5.00
chains, thence 8. 84 degrees W. 64.00
chains to the beginning corner; being
bounded north by Burreli M. Jones
lands; east bv S. F. WHllft"1* lnM
and George Broom land; south by
John C. Jones land; and west by road
separating* the property described
herein from land of Mrs. Emma McCrorey."
Terms of sale: Gash. Purchaser to
pay for stamps and paper. The bid
will remain open for a period of
thirty (30) days, as required by law,
the successful bidder being required
to deposit Five Per Cent (5 per cent)
of his bid as a guaranty of good faith.
W. L. PePASS, JR.,
Master for Kershaw County
GREGORY & GREGORY
Plaintiff's Attorneys
u - . . w. . V- jj .//.
GREYHOU N D
GO ANY TIMB DEC. 12 TO JAN. 1?RETURN LIMIT JAN. 10
H?V| a present verybody will appreciate?special eacursion fares
for your Holiday travel by Greyhound I Enjoy a Super-Coach trip
in an atmosphere that's as jolly and warm as the Christmas spirit?
at loss than half driving cost. Buy extra gifts with your savings!
Sample Round Trip Excursion Faros
Cheraw .... $1.46
Florence .... 2.16
Raleigh 5.10
Waeh. D.C.. . 1140
Miami ....... 18.65
Charlotte . . $ 2.30
Chas. 8C .... 3.40
Walterboro .. . 3.15
Columbia .... .95
Loa Angles. .. 61.95
greyhound terminal
East DeKalb Street - Phono 249
TOWLE, WALLACE, STIEFF, LUNT AND
' GORHAM STERLING SILVER
HAMILTON, ELGIN, BULOVA AND
MOHAWK WATCHES
F. D. GOODALE
JEWELER
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WE BLEW A FRONT
TIRE AND TUBE AT 601
But, in a public test, the new Hudson 112 stayod
straight on its courso ? serf of y (without using
spodal tiros, tubes or equipment) I
Why? Thanks to AUTO-POISE CONTROD-a
revolutionary mechanical safety invention that
keeps wheels on their true course automatically
?on rough roads, in heavy side winds, #t>ess
wbtn a Or* blows. NO OTHER CAR HAS
ANYTHING LIKE IT. Auto-Poise is standard,
mt no 9xtrm cost, on the new Hudson 112?one of
America's lowest priced cars.
WE DISCONNECTED
HYDRAULICS AT 401
In the some public test, hydraulic brakes were
suddenly disconnected, but the driver just 1
pushed the same foot pedal and the nest
Hudson 112 STOfffD?eafe/yl
Why? Thanks to Hudson's exclusive DOUBLESAFE
BRAKES?two braking systems (finest '
Bendix Hydraulics emd a mechanical reserve \
system) working automatically from the sews#
foot pedaL Many letters in our files tell of lives
saved by Double-Safe Brakes?In ell 1939
Hudson*.
?VERY HUDSON PRICE BUYS A COMPLETE CAR
and up for 16 H. t. Hudson 112 Do Unto.
$824 and up for Hudson Six?96 H. P., 1
W. B.) $919 and up for Country Club modsls
0 -101 and 122 H. P., 132 an^29-ln. W. 8.
Prices delivered in Detroit, etjuipped to drive; including Federal taxes^not including
state and local taxes, if any. For delivered prices in your locality see your Hudson
dealer. Attractively low time payment terms, with new Hudfon-C. I. T. Plan.
HUDSON 112.'
ALSO HUDSON SIX AND HUDSON COUNTRY CLUB SIX AND EIGHT
DRAKEFORD'S GARAGE
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA ^ y,?*T