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. , $ The Camden Chronicle V. 4" * * V ?' '* ' >?* ' S . ? MiTTf-iT? ii -r?i mm p?? p? 11 1 1 frr*)1 1 '* 1 ' ? urn ? VOLUMES) CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940 v NUMBER 4S 11 'XJ u^uggaaMwWBBMWgBBBWWBgBBgggMMgigggyM^aggggggeaBHW^ I 1 ''I'M ? 1 - 1 - --?-?? - - ^" * -?r" nM Valiant Fight Lost |By Young Girl Here B,m Charlotte Observer, Sunday, f 'S BfifTf'Chwrlotte hospital yesterday B ping a Blender young man with I v oral uuartB of the moat valuable ood in the United States was pre|rlllg to undergo on operation. The surgeon was ready. The nursee d the instrument* at hand. BeaM? Be young roan stood his brother, Kadv to give blood to l replace the Ighly valuable blood they were about K drain from his already rather Kiaci&ted 'rame. And th?h the news c*rae.tf No need If the operation. In a Camden, S, G., Hospital a 16-yeareld tllgh sobool Bnior had just died. Her dramatic Eht again?1 the dreaded st&phyloooo c septicemia was ended. The Anderson brothers left the hoe|ttal. There was no need of the Bood which was to have been refrigBated and rushed ^ Camden to be Bed in another tranefUSlon In the deeErate tight to snvo the girl's life. B Jean Herjot about three months ago |cratched her arm with a needle. It I'Dg just one of those accidents that Bappen all the time, accidents that i-ople think little about and usually Enore. Jean's father, however, didn't Ignore Ae scratch. He painted it with |odine. But the antU^pfl?, falled to enetrate down Into the slight wound |n<l upon the point of the the needle Bere had been the virulent staphyloc|us, one of the most powerful killers |mong the myriad germs that fight tc? |e8troy the human frame. I The wound became inflamed, the |lrl grew desperately 111 To save tier Bfe, the surgeons amputated the arm. But the infection was In the blood |tream and to~gtve her more strength |o fight, the surgeons gave her transBiaton after transfusion. When she |ied yesterday, she^ had received 22 ifferent offerings of new bloody | Last Saturday a week ago, with the Battle approaching what the doctors Bnd the girl's family knew to be the rieis, a desperate appeal wae broadBast for help. Bipod.w*aneeded, and specially blood from eomeone who ad won the battle against staphyldcBus. Few people there' Are who could newer such a call, for few people urvlve the blood poison caused by he malignant infection. I But here in Charlotte Chairman ewls C. Burwell of Mecklenburg Red ross chapterYieard. He knew exact the man?W. R. Anderson of Rock Bill. Mr. Anderson had lain in a harlotte hospital a year, much of Bat time close to the borderline be ween life and death. He had receiv d thirty-six transfusions. And, he |ad won the fight. His blood had be ome immune to the deadly germ. I Mr. Anderson was notified. Quickly Be volunteered to give his blood to the ttlo girl in Camden. He had already Bolunteered as the first -donor to of r his services as a member of the Beoklenburg chapter's volunteer Blood donor corps. I He had been profoundly grateful to Bose persons who have given their Blood to save his life, And he wanted B> do something in return. So he was ?ted and his blood?among the rar-' Bsl in 'he nation?was typed, along ^'h the blood of numerous other vol hteer donors. burly last week he gave a quantity f the blood to Jean Heriot. For a B^e it appeared that she would rally. f'e fought desperately to win the B?ttle, but yesterday aborning she s! And Mr. Anderson, weak from B'e loss of blood already given and Be.id> to receive from his brother or B ether donor a compensating uantlty of new blood, did not underB? 'he planned operation. B^he little girl's family, desirite^tiie. B*s of their fight, were profoundly Batefui to Mr. Anderson and the B?ny other persons who bad given BMr blood oV had volunteered it. " > declared they wished to emBhasize the tremendous value of the Bed Cross blood donor service, espeBali> ln c&ae? of emergency, and e> added their thanks to the radio |ml the Dre?? 'or making knpwn their fsperate need to the persons eo wfllBk and eager to help. I ^ unpr*l eer.vicee tvp Mist Jean Ellc|beth Heriot were conducted at noon B?terday from the residence in Lee Bunty by the Rev R. ByriceJferbert, B??lsted by the Rev. L*. L. BedenBugh. Interment followed at RemB^t's church. y She is enrvlved by her points, J. B Heriot and Mrs. Harlot, 3* former 1^ Mprri#oll; ***** brothers, Dsvteon, Joe. Dtok and Billy. Miss Heriot had wide family connections throughout the state. She' was the niece of Mrs. William R. Mood of Columbia and of the late James Davison Heriot, Congressional Medal winner. The following served as active pallhearers: Johnson McCutchen, George McCutchen, Dick Stuck?, James Wilson, Francis McLeod and Kirk Heriot. Honorary: John Flowers, Red Stewart, Herbert Scarborough, James Scarborough, Bradley Jenkins, L. M. Peoples, H. G. Muldrow, Will Hearon, L. D. Welsh, Harold Player, J. C. "Gillis. the Rev. Mr. Littlejohn, John Brooks, Dodtor Shaw, Doctor West, Doctor Moore and Doctor Carson. All of the pallbearers except - the four doctors were blood donors for Miss Heriot. Ifte large attendance at the funeral, including a grOUp bf students from Sumter high and numerous nurses from the Camden hospital, and the wealth of floral offerings attested to JRTiitteem in which the yotmg woman Was. held. % . f f ' ' X ~ \ Judge Stabler i Laid To Rest St. Matthews. Jan. 4.?Chief Justice John <jh Stabler of the South Carolina supretae court, was laid to rest, in the presence of one of the largest gatherings ever assembled at a funeral In St, Matthews here this afternoon. The services were h,eld at the Presbyterian church, conducted by the N. G. Barron. Th? ohuroh was unable to accommodate more than half the relatives and frlenda of the chief Justice who came to pay their Ipst xeepects. State officials, Justices and judges, members of the bar along with relatives and friends came from far and near to attend, the funeral. The floral tribute was exceptionally beautiful and extensive. His grave at Weat Bnd cemetery wag a floral mound and an expression of the esteem and love that his friends held for him.' In the passing of the chief Justice the state and community loses one of Its most valuable cltitens and his death casts a pall over the state he rferved so long and loved so well. Camden Chapter Reserve Officers Captain and Mrs. Norbert A. Theodore visited Camden Thursday evening last, the purpose of Captain Theodore's visit was to organize the Camden chapter of the reserve off!* cers association. Lieutenant Fofd B. Staunton, of Cassatt, Is president of the %Camden chapter and it Is planned to have a weekly instruction class%every Thursday for the reserve officers of the local chapter on various military subjects. The following officers attended the organization meeting: Captain Fred M. Wlmberly; Captain Francis N. Culler, first Lieut. Ford B. Stanton, first Lieut. Paul G. Ohastaln, first Lieut. A. G. Clarkeon, Jr., first Lieut. H. A. ? Small, first Lieut. Arthur Stokes, ^ second Lieut. S. A. Creed, secoktd Lieut. Henry L. Clyburn, second Lieut. -R. B. Pitts, Jr., and seoond Lieut. \^m. F. Nettles, Jr. Captain Theodore is the president of the department of South Carolina of the reservd officers association of the United States. Clujlyv^vL 11?.| rt-L 4 fm vuuoor urignier For Seal Sale Drive "The outlook for the* success of the Christmas Seal Sale drive is brighter" said Mrs.' John Mullen on Wednesday. "When today's deposit was made we were within sixty-five dollars of the amount on hand the same date last year. Reports that are coming in. from schools not heard from before j the Christmas holidays are changing' the tide to such an extent that it Is beginning to seem likely that we will reach the $1,600 mark. Of course there has been increase too-in the response to the follow-up cards to persons receiving sales through the mail." _ - ^ * r The executive committee of the Tuberculosis Association expresses appreciation to all whd have made a report during the past several days. ; Dollars, given "wings of mercy", ^ill serve in hundreds of homes thrudNJ the year. * President Roosevelt, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Pope Plus XII did no| send any New Year's greetings to Adolf Hitler. : i Young Man Fatally Injured on Highway The following la frodP the Sumter Item of January 2. J. D. Stewart, twenty-two year old aon of C. A. Stewart, of Lynchburg, died In the Tuomey Hospital at ten o'clock thla morning of aevere cheat Injuries that he received laat night when the car In which he was riding skidded off the Manning road. The accident happened about 10.30 laat night < about aeyen miles out on the highway near Brogdon. Lever Scurry, eighteen year old boy, who lives in Lynchburg, waa also injured In the wreck and he is now in the Tuomey Hospital, suffering from laceration# about the face. He is expected to be released today. J. T. Holliday, seventeen, escaped with minor cuts and bruises and was released from the hospital after first aid was administered. The accident was investigated by Rural Officer W. J. Se&le, who arrived on the scene a few minutes after the; car left the highway. The accident occurred after a light snow had covered the paved road and made driving conditions quite difficult. The boys were returning from a dance when the car skidded on the wet road and turn^Cl over in a nearby ditch. They were admitted to the hoepltal 30 minutes later. C. A. Stewart, father of the dead boy, is overseer of Senator B, D. Smithes Tanglewood plantation. To Hold Meeting At Kershaw Gty Hall Members of the Lanshaw National Farm Loan Association will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, January, 16, 1940, at 3 p. m. at the city hall In Kershaw, South Carolina, it is an-| nounced by W. P. Robinson, presi-( dent. . - j At this meeting complete and detailed reports of the association's operations for the past year will be made by the secretary-treasurer, A.1 C. Brad ham, and the other officers. | The meeting will also provide the member* with an opportunity to elect two directors for tlte ensuing yeaf. Presiding at the meeting will be W. P. Robinson, president, who is also a member of the board of directors. Other members of the board are J. W. Oarnes, L. P. Thompson and I. W. Jennings. i ?. Mr. Robinson said that it was hoped that every, member of the Association would b& present at the annual meeting. The Lanshaw National Farm Loan Association, is comprised of the Wateree, Hanging Rock and Mutual National Farm Loan Associations which were recently consolidated and it Is hoped that members of these associations will make every effort to attend this meeting. William M. Scott Hies Air Kershaw Kershaw, Jan. 9.?William Murdoch Scott, 82, died at the home of his son here Tuesday morning after an illness of several months He is survived by his widow; six sons and six daughters: Walter Scott, Connie Scott, Arthur Scott and Ernest Scott, all of Kershaw; Leonard Scott, of Darlington; Wakeiord Scott, of Lancaster; Misses Lavenia Scott, Nettie Scott, Mattie Scott, Daisy Bell Scott, Hattie Scott and Addie Scott, .all of, Kershaw. t Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at Buffalo Baptist church conducted by his pastor, the Rev. M.v H. Dry, assisted by the Rev. B. S. Broom, of Kershaw; a^d the Rev. 8. F. Robinson, of Lancaster, with interment In adjoining cemetery. 0 . yr~"?r' Death of Colored Woman Laura Boykln Rhodes, died at the home of her brother, Rev. J. W. Boykln on Chesnut street this city early last Sunday orning. She waa 82 and had been in failing health for several months. She Is Aurvtved by one MMhtrT Rev. Boykln; three sons, E. Washington Rhodes, publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune and member of the Pennsylvania state legislature; Rev, Leslie Rhodes and Herbert L. Rhodes! of Northampton. Mags Lone daughter,! Mamie Campbell, of Jacksonville, Fla. % Funeral services were held on Wednesday from Mt$ Moriah Baptist church, founded by her father, the late Rev. Monroe Boyk to. where fhe had been active In the Sunday school and general church program ttUttl tncApscitated by fllnrtC^" ^ '4 Woman Dies In Wreck Near Pontiac Mr*. Robertlne P. Clavette, 63. 'of Oulremont, Canada, near Montreal, cliei) of a crushed skull at 9:lfi Tues. day night in Columbia hospital, the .first victim of an automobile accident In Richland county in 1940. Mrs. Clavette's injury was received in an automobile Collision at 1:60 Tuesday afternoon, eleven mi!$? northeast of Columbia on U. 8. Midway No. I. Her. husband, Felix Clavette, 93, driver of the car, and their daughter, Miss Jeanne Clavfette, 34, a practical nurse, Were injured. Hospital attendants did not regard their condition Sr .4s serious. Coroner John A. Sergeant Tuesday -night stHi ted an Investigation into the fatal accident. ' _ According to Information given Coroner Sargoant and. Sgt. J. W. Coloman cJ the state highway patrol, who lnVeangated at tl^s scene, the Canadians were headed toward Columbia, en route to Hollywood, Fla. ' A truck and two care behind it^were halted 'on the highway, as the truck prepared to make a left hand turn down a by-road. Thf Canadian car coming from th4 rear Of the line was unable to come to a stop and attempted to pass the cars,Colliding with the side of an oncoming A>ur-ton truck, Coroner Sargeant and'Sargeant Coleman were told by Mr/ Clavette^ The car stepped ou roa(* watt a Civilian Conservation truck from Pontiac'with Joe Cruch as driver, officials urese informed. Driver of the four-ton truck which figured in the actual crash was Bdwin Hogan of Camden, the state patrol learned. The truck driver said he pulled over into the ditch to give the passenger car an opportunity To pass. The Injured women were taken to the hospital here by a North Carolina ambulance that happened to be traveling on the highway. Mrs.. Clavette was unconscious when brought to the hospital and never regUned consciousness. No arrangements had been made last night for an Inquest, pending recovery of the others injured. A small cocher spaniel, a . pet of the Canadian family, was uninjured and is being cared for by the state patrol sergeant. The . travelers were headed for Florida., because . of threa-foot anow now blanketing the province of Quebec.?Wednesday's State. Farm Loan Ass'n. to Meet January 16 Members of the Kershaw National Farm Loan Association will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, January T6. 1940, at 10 a. m., at the Agricultural Building In Camden, South Carolina, It is announced by L. I. Guion, president. At this meeting complete and detailed reports of the association's operatione for the past year will be made by the secretary-treasurer, A. C. Bradham, and the other officers. The meeting will also provide.the members with an opportunity to elect three directors for the ensuing year. Presiding at the meeting will be L. I. Guion, president, who is" also a member of the board of directors. Other members of the board are J. H. Mobley, J. Roy Cunningham and Usher N. Myers. The Kershaw National Farm Loan Association is a cooperative organization through which farmers obtain long-term farm loans from the Federal Land Bank of Columbia. Mr Guion said that It was hoped that every member of the Association would be present at the annual meeting. WE8TVIU-E MAN DIE8 AT 1 HOSPITAL HERE MONDAY :;.v. Kershaw, Jan. 8.?L. R. Horton, 41, of Westville, 41 ed Monday morning at | the Camden hospital. A prominent farmer of Kershaw county, and highly respected by everyone, he was a member oF Refuge Baptist church. He IS survived by his- widow, Geneva Cobb HOrton, and four children? Norma Lee Horton, Betty Sue Hoti ton, Charles Horton, Mary Helen Horton; hie. < mother, Mrs. J. T. Horton, and three brothers, B. J. Horton, of WrighUtown, N. J.; U B. Hortort, of %o?k Hill; T. J. Horton, of Heeth Springs; end one sister. Mrs. M. C. Owens of Weetvjlle. Funeral services were conducted at Bethany church at Westville at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev Camden Cagers In Flying Start Camden la experiencing a marked Interest In the basketball activities of the high school, the games this season attracting much support; and attention from the aport fans. T^ils Is due to the action taken by several sport leaders In arranging for the sale of season tlcketa. The. teams, both boys and girls, have yet to meet defeat this season. During the peat week thay have met and defeated the Baron DeKalb and Mount Flsgah teams. . The latter gamea were played Thursday night, the Oamden girls winning 60 to 18 With Peggy MoGuirt putting over a free-for-all shooting exhibition. Camden outplayed a came but inferior toanu. putting up a beauttful passing exhibition, while Mout Pisgah girls, baffled by the air tight guarding of the Oamden backs had to try tor shots from mtdcourt. Camden was penalised 16 times while Mt. Piagah committed five fouls. For Camden, McGulrt, MoDowell and Corbett worked at forward positions, with '' Hammond, Sowell and Gaskln at guard. For Mt. Pisgah L. C&toe, Byrd and R. L. C&toe wonted as forwards and Gardner, Humphries and Mungo at guard. The gome between the boys' team of the two schools was a nip and tuck affair, with close guarding necessitating shooting from mldcourt. Twenty seconds before the final gun the score was tied at 12 all, Camden scoring a free shot Just before the finale. For Camden, Bell and Marshall played forward position?, Dunn was at center, and Johnny and Billy Mullen were at the guard positions. DEATH OF Ml88 GAY BRINGS SORROW TO ANTIOCH 8CHOOL. The Antioch school re-opened Tuesday, January 2, after nine days of Christmas holidays. One of bur teachers, Mrs. Dan Murchlson,' was unable to attend school at the present and we have as her sub' stitute, Mrs. Alex Bruce. To the sorrow of_ our school and communlt^wa* the_ reooot death of our sdoond grade teacher, Miss Lillian Gay, who was a member of our faculty for four years. Mrs. J. A. Kfnard Is teaching In her place at the present. Miss. Frances Davis, of Columbia, spent the holidays with her sister, Mies -Thels-DeVia. Mrs. G. R. Funderburke has as her guest during the holidays Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Joye, from Dentsville, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lee Joye from Tryon. N. C. ' . Mr. and Mrs. George Shirley, of Gastonla, visited Mr. and Mrs^ S. W, Shirley recently. Mrs. Bessie Cooke had as guests during the holidays Mr. and Mrs. Frank* Barnes, of Columbia. Mrs. Mittie Lee Of Lugoff Dies Mrs. Mlttle Truesdell Lee, 66, wife of John K. Lee, Sr., of Lugoff and Camden, died at the Camden hospital Tuesday evening after an Illness of one day. Born in Lugoff August 29, 1884, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Zach T. Truesdell, she attended the Camden city* schools. She leaves a wide family connection. Funeral services were conducted at Rowan chapel at Lugoff, at" 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. B. F. Franklin, assisted by Rev. A.. D. McArn. Interment followed in Saint John's cemetery near Lugoff. Serving as active pallbearer^ were Karl Roseborough, James Roseborrough, Ernest v Truesdell, _ Robert Bruce, S. C. Clyburn, Robert Lee. Honoray palVbearers were N. P. Gettyt, J. T. McCaaT Harry Rabon. H. McCallum, A. Anderson, Victor Ward. Surviving are her husband, three sons, John K. Lee, Jr., of Ehrhardt; Raymond T. Lee, Shanghai, China; j Ralph K. Lee, of Lugoff; three daughters, Mrs. J. E. Mc.NInch, of Colum bla; Misses Lillian Lee and Sallle Lee of Lugoff; three brothers, Eddie P. Truesdell, of Camden; Dr. B. Z Truesdell, of Bethune; Earl. T. Trues dell, of Lugoff; four sisters, Mrs. Ella E. Twltty, of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs Lillian Bruce, of Columbia; Mrs. T. O Lee and Mrs. J. A. Ward, of Lugoff. HOT A BAD IDKA A letter from a friend In Virglnfa contains this statement: "The gen ex a! Assembly of Virginia convenes fo tte biennial sixty-day seaalo? Januar 10." . That "biennial eixty-day se< hIou" Idea Is worth a thoughtOr two. Mrs. Truesdale Dies at Westville Mrs. Julia Theodocla Truesdale, 81, died at her resldeucq at WeatviUe Friday after an Illness of six months. She was the daughter of the late/ James T. (Squire) and M$ry Wilton Trueedale, and the wife of the. late Willis F. Trueadale who preceded her to the grave about six years ago. Mrs. Trueedale was a lifelong reeldent of the Westville community She was loved and respected by those about her as a good neighbor?always willing to render aid to the sick and needy. She was a mother whosa In- - 0. fiuence shall follow her children thru life. She united with the membership of the. p&hgsous Methodist ohurch more than fifty years ago up to a few months prior tp bei* death. She enjoyed her churoh services. Mrs. Trueedale has one of the largest family connections in- Kershaw county. She is survived by eight eons and two daughters?W. T. Truesdale and B. J. Truesdale, of Camden; Li. L?. Trueedale, Sam C. Truesdale, Shelby C. Truesdale, G. R. Truesdale' and Mrs. Etta McCllntpck,. ?f Westville; B. J. Truesdale, of Effingham, S. C.; C. C. Truesdale, of Hickory, N.^ C.Jf and Mrs. Mary Olotfelter, of Atlanta, Ga. There are-^two half brothers and four half slaters, ' * iFuneral services were held at 11 a. m. Saturday, conducted by tho Rev. d a. phmips, her pastor; tue A. Davis, WestVllle, and the Rev. J. B. Caston, Camden. Interment in Da- . mascus church cemetery. Pallbearers were six of her grandsons, and the flower girls were her granddaughters. Thomas B. Clyburn Dies In Kershaw > Kershaw, Jam 4.?Thomas B. Clyburn, 74, retired firmer of Kershaw and Camden, died at the Aome. of his son-in-law and. daughter,' Mr. and Mrs. Charlton R, Croxton, near here Thursday morning following .an JiesjAQf about^tgft wftaha.-with lofluenza. Mr. Clyburp, a son of the late Capt L. L. Clyburn and Mary Kelly Clyburn, was a lifelong resident of Kershaw county and at one time farmed " extensively. Funeral services . were conducted from Dam?cue-. Methodist 4hurefc>. Westville this, afternoon by the Rev. D. A. Phillips, pastor of the Kershaw Methodist church, assteted by Rev. W. ^ 8. Porter, with interment ijti the churchyard. L He is survived by three sane and two daughters, Lewis Clyburn of Ksrshaw; T. B. Clyburn,. Jr., of Westville; Henry Clyburn of Camdenif Mrs. Charlton R. Crpxton and Mrs. Robert B. Croxton of Kershaw and one brother, Representative L. C. Clyburn, of Westville. * v The Red Cross Needs Worked More and more workers are needed in your locilRed Cross JMSdttfiDPR Li corps. Come And do your bit Can you knit? Can yop sew? Can you cut? Cbme to the Red Cros^' work-room In the old Hughes house, corner of Broad street and Laurens ,Court on Tuesdays from 8:80 tp 12:80;* and help Camden fill her quota of garments for the relief work in Poland, Finland, Czchslovakia and Turkey. * Wherever there is need the Red ? Cross send help. Join the band of women all oyer the United States who are trying to help the unfortunate* of Europe and lessen the suffering caused by war, quakes add winter. A meeting tor, organisation of commltteeiW facilitate this work will be held Monday afternoon, January 15, at 3:30 o'clock In the Red Cross workroom >r Broad and' Laurens Court. All who are interested are^urged to attend ^hls meeting. FARMER6 AND TAX PA YE R8 | TO CONVENE JANUARY 17 Columbia, s. C.?The annual con: . vontion of the Farmers end. Taxpay' era League will be held here Wedhesi day, Jaftuitry 17. 'Managing Director J. K. Breed in . said the usual visits to the governor and the General Assembly would be made. In a statement he said the League 'still Is forward-looking and ures to promote industrialisation as r will create new markete for our tof cally ralspd products, for more of our i- people, and heto carry the toad of ^ supporting tha 'public services." '