The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 03, 1939, Image 1
The Camden chronicle
VOLUME 50 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1?3? NUMBER 46
Two Camden Men
IftUed In Wreck
At the l^atfoaster hospital on Monday
morning the condition of K. C.
Crolley, local man who wa? injured
In the accident Saturday night on
Highway 621 near Pleasant Hill was
uald to be somewhat improved but
hia Injuries were serious. Unless unforeseen
complications set in he will ,
recover, It was said.
The accident tbok the lives - of
James Thompson and William West,
of Camden, while Edward Jordan and
Whiteford Lloyd, of Camden, suffered
painful bruises. The last two men
are still receiving treatment at the
Lancaster hospital but Dr Pittman
said on Monday morning that their
condition was not serious
An Inquest will be held this evening
(Monday) as to the deaths of
Thompson and West. Thompson
died early in tha afternoon gunday
while West passed away about two
hours later. Thompson suffered a
badly crushed chest injury while
West suffered a fractured skull.
X-ray pictures of Crolley had not
been developed Monday morning so
that the extent of his injuries were
not known. An ankle was badly
swollen and it was feared that the
bone might be fractured. He alBO
sustained a serious injury of the
forehead and it was feared that the
x-ray pictures might show fractured
ribs.
John Blackmon, of Kershaw, Route
3, was the only passenger on the
bus to sustain injuries and he also
received treatment at the hospital.
At the inquest which will be held
this evening the full particulars concerning
the accident will probably
be brought out and some points
clearod up which the officers have
not been able 9 to establish. It is
rumored that when the car struck
the bus an automobile waB coming
from the opposite direction which
tended to make the car driver strike
the rear end of the bus a short distance
above Pleasant Hill Saturday
night. However, the driver of the
bus said there was no car involved
except the one that struck the bus.
Others said that a car came along
soon after the crash occurred.
Evidence gathered at the scene of
the wreck indicated that the car
which was driven by Crolley struck
the bus with terrific impact, although
there was evidence that brakes had
been applied to the car.
In the front seat of the automobile
the two men who met death were
riding with Crolley while the other
?./> r>aoaoncprn wnrfi in the rear. Of^
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fleer Hennecy who Investigated the
accident said that the front seat of
the car was thrown a distance of
twenty-five feet from the road into
some bushes although this front part
of the seat was fastened to the.rear
part with half-inch Iron bars which
were snapped off.
Tire marks which were measured
by Officer Hennecy indicated that the
brakes of the car had been applied
for a distance of 87 1-2 feet from
point of impact but -that these marks
indicated that only the two wheels
on the left side of the car were affected
by the brakes.
When the bus came to a stop half
of the dual wheels were off the^pavement
and Mr. Hennecy said TJh^t in
his opinion there was room for two
cars to pass on the outside of the
bus. The road at this point is twenty
feet wide while the shoulders extend
for a little over eight feet on each
side making the entire available driving
width 37 1-2 feet, the road patrolman
said.
When the Chevrolet car hit the bus
the machine of the motor carrier was
driven up through the floor boards
and the automobile In which the five
passengers weteif riding was completely
demolished.
No charges were placed against the
bus driver, Roy Tremier, as the bus
company officials stated that they
would be responsible for his appearance
at any time a hearing was held.
At the point where this accident
took place which Is Just a short distance
north of Pleasant Hill the road
is perfectly straight.?Tuesday's Lancaster
News.
James, G. Thompson
James G/Thompson, 49, World War
veteran, who died In a Lancaster hospital
Sunday following an auto crash
Is survived by the following relatives ^
Two daughters, Doris' Mae and
Maxie Elisabeth; his mother, Mrsr
Hartha Thompson, Camden; two
jrothers, Lasman Thompson, Csmden;
Ister, Mrs. Coesle Turnstall, Darling
teree Baptist church, this city, Monday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and the
interment was in the churchyard.
William J. Weat
William J. West, 31, second victim
in the accident at Lancaster Saturday
night is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Bonnie West; his mother, Mrs. Lithea
West; two brothers, Lee and Mendel
West^ Camden; live sisters, Miss
H*rfe fijiV ***. BL B. Munn,. Mrs.
Clarence Rhodus, of GUmdeu; Mrs,
Larly Horton and Mrs. Leonard'Sowell,
of McBee.
Funeral SST^tCUa were held from
Timrod Baptist church, near Beth one
at 11 o'cloek Tueeday morning and the
totermsnt was in the churchyard.
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New Fire Pumper
Given Try-Out
Camden's new fire pumper, recently
purchased from the American La
France company at Klmyra,< N. Y.,
was unloaded from a Seaboard car i
Monday and Is now a part of the Cam*
den Are fighting equipment.
The new pumper la strictly a
streamline job and presents an imposing
appearance. It is equipped in the
latest manner and with all the moAt
Improved gadgets. The panel control
of operation Is outstanding In design
and compactness.
The pumper was taken to the pond
near the Wateree Mill Tuesday morning
and also Wednesday afternoon ?
where It was put through a water
throwing test. On Thursday It was
again tested before a group of fire underwriters.
A coo riling to reports, the
pumper meets all specifications.
Scores of people motored Jto the
pond to witness the tests and marveiled
at the powerful streams the pumper
forced from the hose nozzles.
Streams of water pouring Into the air
and then cascading Into the lake formed
the background for some glorious
rainbow colorings.
Mayor McCorkle, Fire Commissioner
Charlie Vtllepigue and Fire Chief
Brevard Boykin all expressed themselves
as being delighted with the
new machine.
Camden Plates
At Lower Price
Silver and black automobile name
plates with the inscription "Camden,
South Carolina," are on sale at the
chamber of commerce office, the hotels
and the leading filling stations In
Camden now for 25 cents.
The plates were secured to match
the 1939 license plates and many of
them are to be seen attached to the
rear license plates of cars. They are
a Bplendid addition to the license
plate holder and add greatly to the
appearance of the car.
Winter guests are urged to secure
the plates and attach them to their
carp In order to advertise this famous
winter resort. Local motorists will
find the plates of great convenience
when In traveling, as police courtesy
is extended to the occupants of cars
having the Camden name attached.
Citadel Senior
Fatally Injured
Charleston, Jan. 20.?William Maxwell,
22, of Cblumbia, a member of
the senior class at The Citadel, was
killed Instantly early today when an
automobile crashed Into the same telegraph
line pole against which two motorists
were fatally Injured nine days
ago.
Cadet David Q. Peck, of Spartanburg,
who' Coroner John P. Deveaux
said was driving, suffered severe Injuries
but is expected to recover.
Maxwell, a member of The Citadel
football team, and Peck were said to
be the only occupants of the car,
which the coroner said traveled more
than 200 feet and traversed two sets
of railway tracks before stopping.
Deveaux said the automobile belonged
to Cadet James C. Self, of
Greenwood and had been lent to Maxwell.
The accident occurred about 1:30
a. m. on the Meeting street highway
Just north of the city boundary.
Officials of The Citadel were investigating.
Baron DeKalb Faculty Presents Play
The faculty of the Baron DeKalb
School, assisted by various members
of the community, will present a
three-act comedy In the school auditorium
on Friday night, February 10,
at Beven-thtrty. 'ijie name of the play
Is "Silas Smldge From Turnip Ridge."
Admission will Jie ten and twen'.y
cents. The public is cordially invited.
Health Officer |
Wants Clean City
An tt result of complaints regarding
the untidy appearance .of soveral al?
leys and streets, Health Officer Donald
Morrison will Insist that all grocery
stores, restaurants and other establishments
where garbage and refuse
accumulates must provide metal
containers with covers to take care
of waste matter.
"It was a matter of great chagrin
last Sunday when visitors from out
of the olty remarked upon the untidy
and messy condition of a numher o!
options in the downtowu district,"
said Mr. Morrison. "Investigation disclosed
that garbage and other waste
matter had been placed In wood containers
and that these bad been stolen
by persons seeking them for firewood.
The contents were strewn over
the alley and surely did preHeut an
unsightly appearance,
"Not only will the health department
insist on metal containers with
covers being maintained for waste
from grocery stores, restaurants, and
the like, but we have requested the
police to arrest anyone who empties
the containers and throws waste matter
on the ground.
"Camden has many hundreds of visitors
here on Sundays, people who
come from all parts of the state and
from North Carolina to attend the
polo games. Later In this month and
in March we will have an even greater
number of people who come here]
for the horse events. We want Camden
to look neat and attractive to
these visitors and we cannot expect
to obtain this objective unless we impose
penalties upon careless people
who are not particularly neat in keeping
up premises about their places of
business."
More Class Rooms
For Baron DeKalb
Work began Monday, January 30,
on the construction of four classrooms
as an addition to the main building
of the Baron DeKalb school.*The work
is being Jointly financed by the WPA
and the Baron DeKalb school district.
The rooms will form a southern extension
to the grammar school wing
of the building.
The addition became necessary as
a result of congestion In both the high
and grammar school departments.
Present conditions permit only the occasional
use of auditorium and stage
for purposes for which they were Intended.
Baptist Church 8qrvlc?s
The following services fare announced
for week beginning February
6f at the Camden Baptist church: Sunday
school at 10 o'clock, with V. J.
Rector, superintendent, In charge.
Public worship conducted by the pastor,
J. B. Caston at 11:16 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "Our
Need of a Revival." Evening subject:
"God's Call To Man." B. T. U. with
picture "A Ministry of Healing," with
Christopher Vaughan, dlrecto^ Ifi
charge. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30. The public is cordially
Invited to attend all services of
this church.
Urges Care With Matches
County Ranger W. C. Perry calls
to the attention of people traveling
the highways to use care in extinguishing
matches and cigarettes before
throwing them away. Several fires
recently have been started In this way
and caused considerable damage to
forests that the people of the county
can ill afford to lose the values which
are being lost annually because of
forest fires.
Presbyterians Meet This Evening
All members of Bethesda Presbyterian
church are Invited to attend a
meeting of the congregation to be
held In the Sunday school auditorium
at eight o'clock this evening, Friday.
(February 3. Matters Important to
the life and work of the church will
he discussed. It Is hoped the entire
membership will he present.
Court Clark Dlaa
Charleston, S. C.?Richard Woodward
Hutson, clerk of the United
States court for the Eastern district
of 8outh Carolina for more than 36J
years, died of heart disease at 8:301
jn. Sunday at his residence, 10;
Greenhlll street. H$ was sixty-nine
years old.. v. ^ -.""J
Mexican oil export* hare dropped!
from- 23,078,483 barrels in mi to 14.800,000
barrels la 1W8. when Mexico
expropriated the properties ot seventeen
American and British firms.
Hobkirk ArtistsCharm
With Music
The "Concert? en Miulatuire," Riven
by Theodore and his Continental Music
at the Hobkirk Sunday evening was
another feast of perfect inualcal technique
and tone.
The program was varied enough to
suit the moat exacting but to the ear
of your reviewer the number that drew
the greatest applause front the listeners
was the violin solo by Robert Delmonlco,
accompanied by S. l^sxaro on
the guitar. Delmonico chose for bla
selection "Llebestraum," by Lisst. The
artiBt played with a muted instrument
and so entranced were the listeners
that a plu' could have beeu heard to
drop In the salon. ......
Opening with a march, "Bundle of
Roses," by Chapel, the 'program went
through Debussy's "Voice of Spring,"
a vocal solo "Umbrella Man," sung by
Bon Halter, Debussy's "Reverie,"
Jerome kern's "Showboat,,T "Llebestraum."
a Victor Herbert medley and
Blset's "Carmen."
Following the orchestra concert
ther^ were several community song
numbers, Including "Battle Hymn of
the Republic," "Home on the Range,"
and others.
The Hobkirk concerts are growing
in popularity as evidenced by the increasing
number of people whet are
inking advantage of this opportunity
to'hear worthwhile music by real musicians.
The number of listeners had
more than doubled oyer the previous
concert and an even greater number
IsiOoked for at the concert to be
offered this coming Sunday evening.
Hours Announced
For Silver Meteor
The Chamber of Commerce in response
to many Inquiries as to the
time the Sliver Meteor, the Seaboard's
famous new chair car, stream-lined
flyer will pass through Camden, has
issued the following Information:
The new train went through Camden
on its maiden trip southbound
from New York this morning at 4:20
a. m. On Saturday the train will pass
through Camden on Its northbound
Jaunt at 10:50 p. m. The schedule
on which the Silver Meteor operates
will have It pass through Camden In
each direction on every three days on
the honrs above mentioned.
The new train is a seven-car reclining
seat, coach train, with a capacity
of 280 passengers. The train differs
from the regular coach train in that
seats must be reserved the same as
4 Pullman berth. When the 280 seats
on the train are taken, no more will
be sold.
The train carries a registered nursestewardess
and is the last word In
the most modern equipment and service.
Camden Girl's Team
Defeats Orangeburg
Slender Peggy McGulrt ran wild on
the CHraden- high school basketball
court last Friday night to lead her
Camden maidens to an unexpected 42
to 21 victory over the state high
school girl's championship team from
Orangeburg. Peggy scored 23 of the
42 points made by Camden.
The little miss was given some
splendid support in scoring by Doris
McLeod, who piled up fifteen points
and Theresa Reed who gathered four
point*. The Camden team played a
beautiful defensive as well as offensive
game. (
Local fans are awaiting the return
game between Camden and Hartsvllle,
to be played on the local floor Itv the
near future. Hartsvllle boasts a 29
to 28 victory over the Camden girls,
but of the 29 points scored, fifteen
were on penalty shots.
' The easy victory over Orangeburg,
rated as one of the best teams in the
state, has given local fans a hope that
! the Camden maidens may win the
coveted honor this year. They finished
second in the state a year ago.
In t?e game between the Camden
and Orangeburg boy's teams, Orangeburg
won 44 to 26.
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Mad Foxes Rampant
"A visitor to the Item office today
reported that many mad foxes have
i been ae?n lately. Livestock have been
destroyed by the mad beasts. An open
season would be one way of remedying
the situation.?Sumter Item.
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Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, of the Chicago
newspaper family of Pattersons,
has purchased the Washington Herald
and Tlines from the American Newpapam.
Inc., the holding company of
this William R. Hearst newspapers.
Second Game
For Sylvan Cup
The second gume In the Sylvan Cup
aeries will he played at the No. 1 [Kilo
hold Sunday afternoon at throe
o'clock with the Hangers battling the
Carolinians.
The first game in this Columbia Cup
classic was played last Sunday before
a crowd of some 1200 spectators who
braved threatening skies and a eold
wind to watch the Hangers nose out
the Carolinians 0 to 8 it was Carl
LlghtfoOt's brilliant Bhot in the final
chukker that gave tho Rangers a
victory.
While the Hangers more or less
dominated the play in the opening
game, some reported changes in the
Carolinian lineup this coming Sunday
will make that team a formidable
foursome and many of the railblrds
who profess to be In von the know, are
predicting a tied Beries after the final
3CTrof the ancient bell Sunday:
While the Carolinians may have one
of more new faces In the line for the
second fracas, they will not offer tho
same goal total* as the Rangers and
it is certain the four led by Dick
Floyd will have to spot tho opposition
at least two goals. Polo fans who wit*
nagged the Camden-Fort Bragg game
on January 22 will recall that the visitors
carried a two goal advantage at
the opening whistle but Camden
quickly evened the count In the first
chukker. After that Camden scored
nine goals while tho soldiers gather-^
ed bdt two.
Tho Sylvan Cup is an exquisite
creation of solid silver In the form of
a huge bowl. It was presented as a
trophy by J. B. Sylvan, pioneer Columbia
Jeweler.
Camden Included On
Important Highway
According to information received
by the Chamber of Commerce here,
Camden will be on the Coast-to-Coast
National Highway which will extenil
from San Diego, California directly
eaet across the continent to the Atlantic
ocean, .with Wilmington as the
terminus.
The air line route of the proposed
highway Is approximately 2,225 miles
and the highway mileage will exceed
this by but 250 miles, according to the
engineers "who have laid out the
route.
The highway would be an all-weath;
er and year-round road free of ice and
| snow or other handicaps that would
Impede traffic. The rout? selected albo
permits of ifiiuSporUi'ivu Of ttccps
during a war, it being far enough
from the gulf (225 miles being ->the
nearest it gets to tho gulf coaBt) to
escape bombing planes.
The proposed highway will miss all
large towns, being at least three miles
from any large metropolis that is
along the route. That is sufficiently
close to secure highway service and
yet avoid a great deal of congestion.
The highway will serve a local population
of from four to five million
people living within tifty miles of it;
The super-highway enters South
Carolina at North Augusta, thence
along the No. 1 highway to Columbia,
thence to Camden, Blshopville, Flor
ence and east to Wilmington.
Still Explodes
And Kills Trio
Sparta, N. C., Jan. 28.?Three men
were lcilled and their bodies mangled
when a whisky- still exploded near
here,' SherlfT Dewltt Bryan, of Alleghany
county said-jtonlgbt. The dead;
Eugene Murphy, 23, of Glade Valley.
Dewitt Moser, 25, of near Galax, Va.
Homer Reynolds, 26, of Glade Val*
ley. 1 ....
Sheriff Bryan said the explosion apparently
occurred about noon Thursday.
The bodies, however, were not
found until late tonight.
The sheriff said he found a mass of
wreckage when he went to the scene.
The bodies were scattered, blown a
great distance from where the gigantic
still was located, he said.
The country was rough and remote
and the sheriff said it was at a place
where no one would suspect a still.
drace Episcopal Church
The services on Sunday, February
5 will be as follows: Early communion
service at 8 a. m.; church school
at 9:46 a. xn.; Holy communion am!
sermon by the rector at 11:16 a.-m
Beginning'of the fourth year of Dr
Clarke's reotorship. Service of "Re
dedication. T. P. S. U at the bom?
of Betty Whttalcer, Pair street at 1
p. m.
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Kershaw Senator
Makes Comparisons
The senate of South Carolina was
seen yesterday as "probably somewhat
superior la personnel" to that
of North Carolina by a lawmaker who
has served in both.
Senator Murdoch M. Johnson, of
Kerehaw county?probably the only
living man to have been a senator in
both the (htrollnaa?explained this
was "largely because of experience"
since the South Carolina senators can
succeed themselves.
Outside of experience, however,
Johnson saw little difference between
the two bodies.
"There's very little difference in the
proceduro here and in the North Carolina
senate." he Bald, adding, however,
that "1 do And that there Is
more order and decorum in the South
Carolina senate than there wsb when
? served in Raleigh in 1931."
Johnaion, a Camden attorney who
came to the senate this year ufter
having served in the house of representatives
from 1918 through 1922, represented
the Twelfth North Carolina
senatorial district, comprising the
counties of Moore, Hoke, Hartnett and
Randolph, when he lived and practiced
law at Aberdeen for several
years. He returned to his native state
only a few years ago.
"The seniority rule," he said, "did
not have nearly so much force in
North Carolina as here. The reason
for that is that In North Carolina except
for the larger counties the senators
are elected from senatorial districts,
comprised of from two to four
counties, elected alternately."
Tarheel senatorial procedure "is
almost - identical" with that here,
Johnson Baid.
"There are the same political maneuvers
and to a large extent the same
economic questions,, although tho taxpaying
ability 1b so much greater in
North Carolina."
Asked about the comparative length
of the North and South Carolina legislative
sessions and amount of work
done, Johnson said that "although
nigtet,; sessions were held from tho
very beginning I did not flfad that they
got more work done than we do here.
"At night, the galleries were generally
filled and the politically ambitious
members took occasion to
speak. There was more debate there
and more playing to the galleries."
He said one reason why there was
a longer legislative week in North
Carolina than In tbls state was that
"the state is so large members stay
over more" instead of going to their
homes as often?Sunday's fUste,
'Laborers' Outrank
'Farmers' In Pen
Columbia, Jan. 30.?"Laborers" far
outranked the nearest big group of
prlsoners-^'farmers"?at the state
penitentiary on last June 30, the annual
report of the board of directors
Bet forth today.
A total of 481 prisoners were classified
as "laborers" and 209 as "far-"" "'
mers" before entering the prison.
"Textile workers" were in third place
with 114. Domestio servants came
fourth with 62.
The records listed one Jockey, a
minister, a musician, a lawyer, a showman,
a banker, policeman, one soldier,
two fishermen, two embalmers
and one butler. A total of 43 cooks
were serving time.
Mrs. DeBruhl Dead
Mrs. Henrietta DeBruhl, 78, died at
the residence of her daughter In
Watreee mill village at 3 p. m. Thursday
of last week, after an illness or
several months.
Surviving are two sons, -Ed DeBruhl,
of Cassatt; Bill DeBruhl, Camden;
five daughters, Mrs. R. H. Marsh,
Mrs. Tom . Baker, Mrs. Cllve Munn,
Camden; Mrs. Ernest Robinson, Columbia;
and Mrs. J. H. Marsh, Be- _
thune.
" FunerM services were .held at 3:30 ?p.
m., Friday, from the Cassatt baptist
church. Interment in churchyard,
the Rev. Mr. Lockee Vahd the Rev.
Bruce officiating. - ?Vr ..... .
Position Open For Graduate
Washington, Jan. 81.?Congressman
James P. Richards, Fifth District of
' South Carolina, would like the name
of an unemployment constituent, who
is a college graduate In architecture'
f ortandseape architecture, as there is'
. a chance to place such a party in the
. National Part service. Interested
parties should contact Congressman
i Richards at 1MB New House Office