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The Camden chronicle VOLUME 51 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1939 NUMBER 14 Florida Flyers Like Camden Welcome The return visit of the Florida goodill air tour to Camden on Tuesday was marred by the crack-up of a Miami plane near the northwest bonedry of the air field. Gungio Marunyama. a Japanese flyer who gives his residence as 272 West Flagler street, Miami, pilot of the Cessna monoplane which crashed, was the more seriously hurt of the three occupants of the ship. When the craft burled its nose Into the earth Marunyama was hurled forward with auch force that his safety belt snap-| ped and he struck against the compass on the oowl of the ship. The instrument was forced through the heavy glass of the windshield. Maruuyama'B head and face were badly lacerated. Frank Delk, a youth from New York, and a nephew of Dr. J. U. Belk, of Kershaw, who came south In the plane aiui Raymond Insko, of 263 West] Miami avenue, Miami, who were lu| the plane were badly cut and bruised, j The Marunyama plane was among! tho first to appear at the airport. Several flyers who were in front of the haugar watched the Japanese pilot bring his ship in and were amazed that he was attempting to land down wind. The plane disappeared over the ridge in the western end of the air field, only the tops of the wings showing to the spectators in the hangar. When one of the wings rose In the air, the spectators realized there had been a crack-up and there was a rush of cars to the scene. A former air pilot was among the first to reach the scene and with several other rescuers, aided in extricating the three men from the plane, which had pancaked Into the earth, the landing gear being sheared off completely while the propeller was bent and twisted and the shaft was bent at a thirty degree angle, attesting to the force of the collision. I The three occupants of the plane were bleeding profusely when taken out. They were placed In a car and rushed to the Camden hospital where they were given surgical attention. The arrival of Dexter Martin, state aeronautical inspector was followed closely by James G. Hall, a federal Inspector. The Drakeford garage wrecking equipment was summoned to drag the wrecked plane to the hangar where it was viewed by many hundreds of curious people. In the Interval between the crash and the posting of a guard about the plane, a period of not more than ten minutes, some vandal or vandals had unscrewed the valuable flying compass from the wreck and made away with it. The state aeronautical commission has asked for the immediate arrest of the party or parties responsible. The return visit of the Florida flyers was a more successful event than the initial stop here last Wednesday. While it did not have the color of a band, badges and the like, it offered a genulness and cordiality of greetings that occasioned much favorable comment from the visitors. Mayor McCorkle declared that he never felt so proud of Camden as he did when he listened to the expressions of pleasure and satisfaction from the visitors. "They could not say enough In praise of the Camden type of welcome," said the mayor. "They told mo that after their stop here last Wednesday, that Camden was the sole topic of conversation at Raleigh and New York. When they received an invitation to stop here on their return trip, they had also to consider an Invitation from Charlotte and when the matter was submitted to the flyers, the unanimous selection was Camden. "Personally I believe that the entertainment of these Florida flyers on their way to New York and again on their return was the greatest advertising feat ever pulled off by our alert chamber of commerce. We received more favorable advertising and publicity in this program than we would have if we spent thousands of dollars in newspaper Bpace." Jack and Maxlne Nettles and their eorp of workers deserve all commendation for the fine manner in which the visitors were fed. Some one hundred and fifty took advantage of the fried chicken, potato Balad, chips and iced tea that was given to them gratis. Aa was the case with the visit here the preceding Wednesday every precaution against mishap was taken. The Are department had a fire truck present while Grainger Kornegay had his ambulance on hand. Telephone service was possible and waa freely f . i i" j patronized. Frank Winchell, generalllsmo of the tour and one of the executives of the Florida Hotel Ownor's association stated that every story of the air tour had given full credit to Camden as being the place that stole the show. "Camden wljl receive benefits a thousand fold fts a result of the fine treatment an^' welcome extended our Florida group here," said Mr. Winchell to Mayor McCorkle. "You may rest assured that each and every one of ua will reciprocate this courtesy to the tjest of our ability and your city and community will reap many bene* fits from what has happened here Ihst Wednesday and this Tuesday/' he continued. jj' _ ... - - 11 Miss Sease Injured In Bad Auto Wreck Miss Mildred Sease. of l.<oxliiglon, h nurse at the Camden hospital, suffered a fractured skull and other Injuries and Kdward 8heheeu. of this city, was badly cut about the head when his car turned over on U. 8. highway No. 1, Just west of the Seaboard overhead bridge. Wye-witnesses of the accident declared the car appeared to leap Into the air where It turned over, crashed to the highway and then rolled upright Into the ditch. Miss Sease fell out of the car aB It was In the air and the machine fell on her. The accident took place at a time when there was considerable traffic on the highway and horrified motorists stopped their machines and hurried to the aid of the two In the wrecked car. It was necessary for a number of men to ralBe the machine before Miss Sease could bo dragged from beneath It. Bho Trad fl'dirrwd CO the hOSptUll. lU an ambulance while Mr. Sheheen was taken there In an auto. It la said that the brake on one of the front wheels locked causing the car to leap Into the air. $50,000Stock Of Fireworks Explodes Chicago, June 23.?Residents of western suburbs were awakened early today by an unwelcomed premature fourth of July bombardment, when an estimated $50,000 stock of flrewarke blew up In a retail sales deport 1e Leyden township. Frank Follsl, 34, a night watchman told police three men approached him with the warning, "be quiet or well burn you and the firecrackers.". He said he was placed In a parked car and bound with rope. A few minutes later, he said the depot exploded. The depot was occu pied by the Acme Fireworks company. Harry Cohen, head of the firm, estl mated the loss at $5?,0fi0. Thousands of residents, awakened by - the blasts, drove to the scene causing traffic oongestlon thai brought calls for extra highway police. CAMDEN RESIDENTS VI8IT FAMOUS ART EXHIBITION Old Lyme, Conn.?First to register from South Carolina In the Lyme Art gallery's famous guest book this season was Mrs. C. B. Salmond, of Camj den. The Lyme art group holds laree exhibitions each year with the season always opening in June and ending the latter part of Spetember. Last summer visitors registered from every state and from thirty-Beven foreign countries. The painters, sculptors and print makers who make this picturesque village of 1,300 inhabitants their summer home gave a first show in 1902. Since that time there have been uninterrupted annual exhibitions tha, have now become world famous. The group numbers nineteen members of the National academy and works by them are found In the permanent collections of almost one hundred American and foreign galleries. Death of Mrs. Ballard Kershaw, June 24.?ThomaB P. Ballard, 80, died at the home of his I daughter. Mrs. D. C. Outen, Saturday i morning after an Illness of about two I weeks. | Mr. Ballard Is survived by two I daughters, Mrs. D. C. Outen, of KerIshaw; and Mrs. H. O. Barrentlne, of ' Rock Hill. Funeral services will be conducted at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon from Hanging Rock Methodist church by the Rev. L>. A. Phillips, pastor of Kershaw Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. B. G. Murphy, pastor of the Heath Springs and Hanging Rock Methodist churches, with Interment In the churchyard. Post Office Area | Will Be Landscaped I The Camden chamber to commerce has received word that the work ofj seeding and plaining the grounds of tl?e United States poet office building hero will be started next fall. Drawings and specifications for landscaping this site are now being prepured at Washington and will shortly be roleased for competitive bids with a view of placing the work under contract for fall planting. Lust March the Capulen Garden club, which has been vitally interested for several years in a project that would beautify the post office grounds, communicated with Congressman J. G. Richards, requesting his cooperation in the project. Two weeks ago the chamber of commerce wrote Congressman Richards reuestlng him to follow up the matter in order that the project could be carried out in time to have the post office ground made attractive before the winter season sets iqn. Mr. Richards made immediate compliance with the request. Stolen Car Is Found In Lake A 1938 Standard Chevrolet Coach, 1 formerly the property of Hallie De, Witt and reported stolen from him last December, was located in the bottom of the run of Black Creek in i Prestwood Lake Thursday afternoon. | Harold Boone and Alexander Funderburke, two young boys of Hartsville, while cooling themselves off in the waters of the lake around the noon hour, swimming and diving, I struck something that felt funny to ( their feet. Investigating further they found that they could stand on it, and the feel indicated that itmight be a car. They reported their find ' to Chief of Police V. C. Elmore, who with the big wrecker of Segars Motor company, hauled the would-be submarine to the surface, down the highway ^ and to the used car lot of the company on College avenue. ' Strange as it may seem, the car was occupied, but of the finny family, a catfish sufficiently large to insure supper for one of the boys that evening. v I The car carrying license number RC-664, 1938 plate, was easily traced ' as a car stolen from Hallie DeWitt, of the Lydia section, last December. According to officers, the party or parties who stole the car, evidently run the car off the embankment of the Prestwood driveway, with sufficient speed and near enough to the bridge, to cause it to drop down in the run of the creek, which is located at that point In the lake, and also with sufficient skill to leave no trace of their doings. The Insurance company, settling for > the stolen car, has been notified of 1 the location of the car, but what dis position they will make of it has not 1 been learned. The seaweed-laden, submarine "Chevy" can be seen, now reposing 1n the open sunshine in the back lot of Segars Motor company, one tire still airworthy.?Hartsville Messenger. MAN FATALLY WOUNDED AT ROADHOUSE NEAR LANCASTER Lancaster, June 27?A. B. Leagon, 27-year-old trucking company employee, was shot to death early today at a roadhouse (Sunset Inn) four miles east of I>ancaster on the Camp Creek road. A man booked as B. I. Dennis, proprietor of the resort, was arrested in connection with the slaying. Sheriff R, R. Blackmon said Dennis gave himself up after the shooting, which took place about 1 a. m. The officer quoted witnesses as saying Leagon Intervened in a dispute between Dennis and another man, and that he was shot a short time later. The dead man is survived by his widow and two small children. Warning To Public The chamber of commerce has been notified by G. Vincent Butler, publisher of "U. S. One Highway Association of Tourist Homes-Eating Places" that a man named Thomas W. Bingham, representing himself as secretary of this association has been soliciting paid-in-advance advertising in a guide along the U. S. No. 1 highway. He ' has been exhibiting a copy of the Flori Ida Bound Guide as a part of his sales talk. Bingham has no connection with the Florida Bound Guide or Discovers in Dining. Any one approached by this man is requested to notify the chamber of commerce at once. a \Tf iiMirg' fnmrrr - Clerk Clyburn First To Make Report J II. Clyburn. Camden, clerk of court of Kershaw county, wins the ribbon this year tor being the first clerk in South Carolina to send in to -John M. Daniel, attorney general, his yearly report. Clerks of court are required to send in their reports by July 30, so Clerk Clyburn is far ahead of the deadline. * Second on the list Is Thomas T. Cushman, clerk of court in Aiken and third, J. L. Perrin, clerk at' Abbeville. Mr. Clyburn reported that 56 cases had been tried during the llscal year in Camden, with 56 convictions; Mr. Cushman, that 149 cases had been tried in Aiken with 105 convictions; five found not guilty and 39 "no bills" or continuations or dismissals by the I solicitor; Mr. Perrin, that 12 cases had been tried; 11 convictions and one acquittal had resulted. Air Show Planned; . Indefinitely Delayed Freddie Workman, advance man for the Sandy Strachan and his "Hell Divers" air show, was loft out on a limb when the Stato Aeronautical Commission Informed him that there would be no show without a federal permit being secured. Workman, who has been in Camden for nearly a week, making preparations for the show believed that Strachan, a Savannah stunt flyer and promoter of the Hell Diver show had the necessary permit and wired him tc send same to Dexter Martin, State Aeronautical Commissioner. When Workman did not receive any reply to his wire ,he packed up and quit in disgust. So the air show scheduled for Saturday, Sunday and July 4 Is definitely off. ,FAKE MANAGER E8CAPE8 WITH 8TORE RECEIPTS Forest City, N. C., June 22.?An un usual story was released by the police department here yesterday revealinj a new and novel idea for perpetratlni a robbery. A man posing as relle manager for a five and ton cent stor< entered the local establishment sever al days ago, assumed authority follow Ing a fake telegram, and Is charged with absconding during the nighl with the store's receipts amounting tc several hundred dollars. J. T. Kennedy, manager of the store here, received a telegram from Asbe ville ordering him to report Immediately to Canton. Later In the afternoon, a man, giving an assumed name, It Is said, entered the store posing as a relief manager for Mr. Kennedy, relieving him for the fake Canton position. After closing the store that night, the new man Is alleged to have collected the day's receipts and left Forest City. His absence was discovered the next morning when the clerks opened the store and the supposedly new manager failed to show up. Chief of Police Melvin Harris Is working on the case and expects to make an arrest soon. Mr. Kennedy returned to Forest City as soon as he discovered that the new Rose's store in Canton of which he was to take charge, was a fake. Passes State Board William Richard Clyburn, son of Mrs. W. R. Clyburn and the late Dr. W. R. Clyburn, was on a list of dental graduates who passed the state board of dental examiners in Columbia. He will practice dentistry in Camden and his office will be In the Medical building on DeKalb street. Garage Owner Is Injured E. D. Drakeford, well known garage owner and a member of the local Klwanls club, Is confined to the Camden hospital as a result of injuries received when a car under which he I was working slipped from a Jack and ' fell on him. His back was badly injured. Edward Collins, 28, a "crime doet not pay" lecturer, found that out wher he was sentenced to 60 days in Jai on a charge of obtaining money undei false pretenses. Police arrested Col lins after he had collected $9.25 frotr Clinton, Iowa, merchants and ther failed to give his anti-crime lecture. Spectacular Blaze At' Laundry Short-Lived Kirn which started from sponta! tieotts combustion in a pile > f shavj inga used lor fuel at the power plant j of the Camden Laundry and Dry Cleaning company caused a lot ot smoke, interrupted power and caused a wave of excitement In the down'uv ii dlatrf Monday afteriu.ou Flames ?r.??t Into the air ami landed telephone and power lino poles adjacent to the power plant. Dense clouds Of smoke, red with the glare of the flumes shot skyward und attracted a big crowd of pjop'e to the seme. The Camden (Ire department was quick in responding to the alarm and within tlfteen minutes had the fire under control. Tho flames did not penetrate to the laundry building and very little of the smoke came thru tho rear doors and windows. As a result there was no damage whatsoever to tho contents. The fire will not occasion any delay In tho operation of the laundry as the power plant can be operated while repulrH aro being made to the shelter. Stevens Elected Highway Chairman Columbia, June 22.?John T. Stovens, Kershaw business man, was toi day elected chairman of the state highway commission to succeed Geo Bell Timmerman of Batesburg, whose term expired In April. i Stevens moved up from the vice i chairmanship and W. P. Hamrlck, Co lumbia cotton mill executive, became vice chairman, i After its short meeting tho commlS' > sion announced that the election* ' were unanimous. 1 POTATOES AND TOMATOE8 GROWING QN 8AME VINE j I^enese Billings, Lyttleton street this city, was digging potatoes in th< - garden at the rear of his home. ) In one section of the potato patel 5 Billings pulled up one of the plant* 5 and then rubbed his eyes in amaze f ment. He took another look and thei ) pinched himself to see If he wai - dreaming. On the plant, growing with the pota 1 toes, were small tomatoes. Blllingf L looked around and pulled up some > other plants, about a dozen in all and each plant carried potatoes and toma i toes. Just what happened to occasion thie freak growth Mr. Billings can't say, He is pondering on what name to give ito the plants. Someone suggested "Pomatoes," which is all right with I Mr. Billings. AGED FARMER WHO KILLED CHRI8TMA8 TREE HUNTER DEAD Elyria, Ohio., June 22.?A? will on file today disclosed the death Sunday of William Case, 82-yoar-old farmer, who killed William Rousseau. 37, for stealing a Christmas tree. Relatives said announcement of Case's death was withheld to avoid publicity. Case fatally shot Rousseau last December when the unemployed man cut down an evergreen tree on the Case farm. Rousseau's wife, Mae, 29, was wounded. At the request of Mrs. Rousseau a grand Jury refused to Indict the aged man for manslaughter. Lou Gehrig Has Paralysis New York.?Ed Barrow, president oi 1 the New York Yankees, announced I Wednesday that Lou Gehrig is suffer ing from chronic infantile paralysit and will never play baseball *again Barrow's statement came after Gehrtf had turned over to him the forma! report made by Mayo Clinic experts Gehrig -had spent several days in the clinic In order to have a thorough ex \ aminatlon. The one-time great flrsi i baseman had been worried about hif condition all year after making a bad showing in the field and at bat dur ing the early part of the season. Geh rig voluntarily benched himself Ma} 1 2, thus ending his consecutive gam< 1 streak at 2,130 games. I Banks To Observe Fourth The two banks of Camden will b< j closed Tuesday, in observance of Jul; 1 Fourth. All patrons are requested b I attend to their banking business Moc . day, so no one will be inconvenienced Grace Episcopal Church The services at Grace Episcops church for Sunday, July 2 will be a follows: Holy communion at 8 a. m. Holy communion and address by th rector, Dr. Maurice Clarke, at 11:15. The United States has 495,000,00 ? acres of forest land. t ? All-Star Softball Team Is Powerful Thursday, June 22, was a bin day for baseball In Canulen Four games were played with Camden teams winning three of the encounters. The Camden Chiefs took the inoasure of the Kershaw Rebels In a Palmetto State league game by a 11 to 1 score while the Camden Junior Legion team played before the largest crowd | of the season to defeat (treat Kails, 15 to 8, I Hobby Hell's Camden All-Star softball team played tho Kershaw town team at Softball, winning by a 7 to 3 score, while the only defeat of the day was meted out to the Camden Dames by I^ancaster's feminine squad by a 10 to 9 score. The Camden Dames played at Chesterfield last Wednesday, winning a nine inning game, 15 to 14. The score was tied 13 to 13 at the end of the regular seven innings and again at 14 ail at the end of the eighth. Camden scored In the ninth to win by a one run margin. Next Thursday the Hartsvllle girl's team plays the Dames on tho l>aurens street diamond hero. Bell has a team that will go a long way in competition with softball groups in tho state. Arthur Robinson, a one-armed hurler has been pitching two and throo-hit ball all season. Derrick is another good pitcher i while Kltou Reeves Is a Bwoet working catcher. Stanley Habln covers the i first sack while Joo Moseloy is at the keystone station. Ixie West la at i short and Billy Nettles at third. Reg. ulars in the outfield are Bell, Threat!, i Taylor and Hendricks. As rosorve, Bell has Gregory, OUvor, Davis, OaB. kin and Plyler, all as good as any of i tho regulars. The All-Stars played the Kershaw town toam at Kershaw Monday; the Halle Gold Mino team here on Tuesi day and the Lancaster All-Stars here on Wednesday. All gamos were played on the Laurens street ball field. ) KER8HAW COUNTY LIBRARY l PROJECT DOING GOOD WORK 3 h The Kershaw county WPA library ^ project which la located In Camden, } serves the entire white population of Kershaw county. The book truck . with a panel body which will carry , 500 books on its shelves with space j for several deposit cases insido, visits I every community In the county every . two weeks making 86 stops. The truck also leaves deposits at eight , schools and gives direct service to 11 schools. The truck is in charge of , two young married women who givo splendid service and who are liked very much by tho county people. The county WPA library has three branch libraries?Liberty Hill, Kershaw and Bethune. There are 125 i books owned by the oonnty and WPA in each of these libraries all tho time, subject to change at the will of the aide in charge. Since opening these branch libraries organizations in their respective communities have donated many books and the people hope to make these libraries permanent. The home demonstration clubs have shown a great deal of interest in the library and have as a body voted the Kershaw county WPA library the ' most worthwhile and helpful Institution in the county. It is often heard said by all classes, "the library Is the best thing tho WPA has ever organized." The library has made great pro> gross in the past year. One thousand I eight hundred and twenty-four borrowers have been added making a to, tal of 5,134. Tho circulation of books being 149,702. ^ The monding and binding unit with I two Workers In charge have reconditioned 1,652 books, tbeBe wore both 5 school and library books. This project consists of the followt lng personnel: One supervisor, three , aides in branch libraries, six aides in I school libraries, two menders, one office girl, two truck librarians and one . assistant district supervisor. ' Mrs. Thome Dlea Here } Mrs. Dovle Thorne, 29, died at the Camden hospital Sunday morning after an Illness of several weeks. She e was a member of the Bethany Baptist y church, Westville. 0 Funeral services were held at 5 p. L. m. Tuesday at Thorn Hill Baptist 1 church, near Kershaw, the Rev. J. M. Neal officiating. Surviving are her husband, Willie d C. Thorne, of Camden; one daughter, s Betty Thome, of Camden; one broth; qr, S. G. Newman, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; e one sister, Mrs. W. H. Outlaw, of Camden. '0 Five babies are born every minute In the United States. ' , f. r.-j HOLIDAY CLOSING PROGRAM Camden stores and offices will be closed all day on Tuesday, July 4, and will also be closed for the usual Thursday afternoon on July 6. , Patrons of these places are requested to transact business according to this schedule.