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V' \ r Schlosbm^ Buy Broad Street Propertyb^^Raii Erection of Modem Six Story Hotel VOLUME 57 •w f^o Clues Or Arrests ]o Burned Car Deaths oter County a^ State Au- llKirities Run Ut> Against Dead End ^ Samter county and State authorities ' upesred to hare run into a dead-end « frr M a solution to the death of Jllen H. Griffin and Dorothy M. Kay, -nninent Sumter couple, whose bum- : || bodies were found In a fire-gutted i nr tre concerned. ' I one medical and snrgical aacialist announced that the broken 1in the legs, arms and chests of gt charred corses could hare re cited from ths eztrMne heat, there ^gii^eains the tact that there were UScations of akuU bruises as well. The case offers many intricate and Mniing features. ChM of these is I At teci that It has been definitely Inubiished that the fire was not Inved by any defect In the Ignition 14 the car. Nor wa* the gaa in the Imk eiploded. I isother pussling feature is why I St couple did not escape from the I nr when the fire started. One door |m the window all the way down lad both doors were unlocked. It I wild hire been an easy matter tor I Sod to hare been openM. I Still another puisling aspect Is that I St car was burned on the Interior iMd BOt on the outside. The time of Isiflm is set at between 12:30 and 1 la B. Sunday! morning, Oct. 28. When jsiear wss examined by the authori- jis it wss noted that the intmior Ifbirs in the charred bodies wers dis- Iwnred hsd bsen literally gutted. The IkNt was so intense that the body IlMtffle red hot and the glass in the IvWows had melted la spots. The loritretor of the hMtdr had^ erem IMS melted. Simter county anthorlties, aided by lute authoritiee are still working on Isi ease. It was stated last week- lal that so far there was absolutely la clue and no one was under sus- llkkn. i reward of |7K0 has been offered information leading toward a so- of the mystery. IConrt House To »ve Heat From le County Jail rial For laatalUtkm of System In GHmty Mdg. On Grounda Material necessary for the installa- of a modem heating system In Kerghaw county court house is unloaded at the county building I work upon the installation will be ■ted In a short time. time ago the county board Dted for the installation of pip- and radiators in all rooms of the aty building. This system will be cted with the beaiUng plant in • county jail building. This beating It when installed In the new Jill Ming, was gauged to carry the load court house Installation. [Jhe Kershaw county court hooSe have had to rely upon fire for discomfort from cold. [A natter that is expected to receive ■ action from the county, board ems the wash room facilities at [ tourt house. At the present time washrooms are so located that aoe is from the outaide. There avenues ot entrance from In- I the court house. As a result the utieg have become more or dess ^me provision may be made I board whereby the wrash rooms made available to court , house “fees through means of an In- ‘ irenue of entry. tihe 1 ifhs Invade ingeburg For Nght’s Battle Expected T<y Bound Bick From Deboat By Harding |tw pirU ^den High school foetbaU ^ * rewwd tb date of three defeats and two tie games, ^0 Orangeburg tonight under the If to • d^eat out by the powerful Harding of Charlotte, N. C., laet the BuUdogs are expect- ^unce back against an Orange- ^ that shows very little to fw* Camden hks won. from loM * *'■‘*▼*1*® end Chester and to Brookland-Cayce, Snmiter Ti. nlMirma Pior^T’ xames were played ence and Charleston. Games * on the ached^ are with Lancaster ^pad Qlenn \™«my of Bronswlck. Oa. Camden the edge In 2 »ith Orangeborg and Lan- dMlare that the Glenn ' » Molng to he a tem^ tehy- 'tmueg Qosed Mday Nattonal and Coaunerelal tii*Jyk8 win he cloeed nil day a holiday. boUday Is hi ehsenmai Jv, which falls cai gn Is made on flMr Chronici,e NUMBER 34 Charter Night Program Draws A Record Crowd Uons Roar and Male* Merry In the National Guard Armory November 1st was a red-letter day in Camden service club history, for It marked the charter night observ ance of the Camden Lkms club. The affair was featured by a gath- •ring of 2S0 Lions and their wives at the new armory where a program fol- lowed a turkey dinner that did not lose any enthustasm when a war-time blackout was staged. The black-out %as not the program, It being due to the same cause that produced two blackouts ot city-wide extent the preceding week when trans formers proved inadequate to carry the electrical load. The Charter Night celebration was sponsored by the Sumter Lions club and it was Interesting to note that Fred K. West, president of the Cam den Lions club, was formerly a mem ber of the Sumter club. From the unusually elaborate and attractive programs, through to ad- Journment the program marked a new high in service club entertainment in Camden. The dinner was well prepar ed and splendidly served and featured fruit cocktail, roast turkey, com bread dressing, cranberry sauce, rice with brown gravy, green salad, June peas, hot rolls, coffee and dessert. The mee^g Opieh^ with ^e call to order by Hugh Humphries, president of the Sumter Lions club, llils was followed by the singing of America by the entire assemblage and in turn by the Invocation given by Rev. A. D. jMcAm, pastor of the Presbyterian church. At the conclusion of the banquet. President Humphries introduced the toastmaster, who was Doug Young blood. This was followed by an M- pro^tu^by the members of 8um- ter^udns club after which there was an Introduction of guests and dis tinguished visitors. Mrs. J. F.. Moody plessed with a piano solo whioh was fMlowsd by the introducing of visiting Lions clubs. Harold Booker ot Lancaster, was the speaker for the evening and was in his usual good fettle as a speaker and humorist, Mr. Booker’s talk was followed by an impromptu ^’hy the Camden club and in turn by the presmitatoin of the Charter to the Camden club, the pre sentation being made by Odell Har mon, district governor of Lions Inter national. Acceptance of the Charter was made by Fred E. West, president of the Camden club. Following a club song the meetlqg adjourned. This is the new plotted in the prest bond that is being ex- Bond Sale. If you want something different, buy one dbrisg the drive. Camden Defeated % Harding Hi^t ' The Score Was 19-0 Bulldogs Fight Back In Final Period To Avoid A Whitewash Beautification Is Plan Announced by Mayor of Camden Trimming and Snvgary To Ba Carried Out Throughout The Cky A systematic program ot tree surg ery and toe rraioval of all dead limbs from trees on every street In Cam den was started Monday by the city. The crew of three men, employed solely for tree trimming and surgery started work on Lyttleton street. "Since 1808, when the town council passed an ordinance requiring prop erty owners to plant trees along the streets of Camden, the many beanti- fnl oak and pine trees which line our streets and fill our parks have been listed among our moat treasured as sets,” said Mayor McCorkle In dls- cusaing his tree trimming program. The mayor stated that the present program is destined to preserve the trees. The work, hs added, is to be carried out by workers who have sense of symmetry and knowledge of tree surgery. ’ He stated further that the preeent piM will embrace the beautllleation of toe dty parks by the therein of flowering plants. The program will take some time to <K>m- plete bnt I Intend to see that It Is carried through. He clisens cooperate by Informing him of treee that lire in need of att«tlon. He reqnests toat this toformatlon be sent by mall. In an enveope addrewed to ‘‘Troe Project,” City HaU, Camden. Five Cotton Bales Destroyed bi Tire Fire, said to have been started by small boys smoking ^ ths pUtforw. ^estro^Ore bjdsa ^ cotton that were stored oo Ue Ne^ ties idatfornL at the rear of eleanen on RnUedge street last flis was dlfoorored te * by shortly after • p. m. Tb“>'W. The fire d****^*. ^ work of oeutroBlng theJlamw but^ beMve five -ef the The Harding High Rams of Char lotte. defeated the Camden Bulldogs 19 to f In a game played in the Me morial Stadium of toe Tarheel me tropolis last Friday night. It was the sixth meeting between the teams and the first to be won by Haiding. Sparked by toe running of Tommy’ Coursey, tailback, and the fancy aerial work of Ray Loflin, the Rama’ lead was never threatened. Harding made a touchdown bid early in the first quarter, but if dwindled when Camden took over on downs. The Bulldogs, pushed back to their own 18-yard line, lost eight yards on their first two pays, and elected to kick on toe third d^n. Coursey grabbed the boot on Cam den’s 49. took to toe right sidelines and galloped to the 27 before McKay Norris, Camden captain came in to spill him. Ls>flin lost fits yards on s wide end sweep bat Conieey whipped e pase to Austin on toe four yard line. Austin, on a line buck, went 0^ from this point Sevsrs oangbt (PleMe tan te page tre) Federal Bureau Of Investigation To Conduct Meet Law Enforcement Officers To Gather At Grammar School Here Neat Monday »■ A law enforcement conference will be conducted at the grammar school auditorium here on Monday, Nov. 12, by the Federal Bureau of Investiga tion, according to an announcement from D. K. Brown, special agent in charge of the Savannah office. ’These conferences, six to bs held In South Carolina this month, are for the purpose of bringing about a closer understanding between local law en forcement agencies and the FBI and to afford toe opportunity for mutual exchange of Ideas. The program of the Law Enforce ment Conferences Includes a discus sion of the cooperative facilities af forded law enforcement agencies by the FN, such as, the FBI Laboratory which will handle any technical prob lem arising In connection with crimi nal investigarions. Over 99,000,000 fingerprint'cards are on file in the Identification Division of the FBI and fingerprint contributions are re ceived from 12,488 law enforcement agencies. Mr. Brown states that ap proximately seventy per cent of the people arrestejd fingerprinted have prior criminal records. Bale Shrinks 9 Pounds In Trip And So Iriby Torner, Cotton Woi^her, Goes Into Action How ronld a bale of cotton, which when weighed the Camden weld ing platform, lose nine pounds in a lass than two hour truck Jaunt to Kershaw? Bht, aeoordlng to Irby Turner. Cam den cotton weigher, J. H. Orr, who investigated toe matter, that is Just! what happened to a bale of cot ton belonging to -D. K. Stokes of toe Cassatt section.,* Stokes brought his bale to toe Camden platform and It scaled 392 pounds. He loaded It on his trncL according to Tnrner and Orr, drdvs.to Kershaw, whers It was again weighed and this time it sealed 688 pounds. Turner charges; and his statsmenti are backed by Orr, that be and Orr went to Kershaw to ascertain why toe bale lost bine pounds In the 20 mils motor Jannt. They claim that ths welitoor In Kershaw refused to penntt them to balance the Seale. Despite this fact toe bale was wsighod and three different resnlts ware ob tained, it is claimed. Tnrner has turned the matter over to the offlcetof Roy A. Jonse of too state agrIcBKnrol commlesfaw In Oo- That FootbaU PoU Is Better Than The Fanny Page Tke SmoHlmg Solta Should Bo Hmdy WhoB It Is 111 Rowland’s high school football which has caused more argument the jonx count in toe Dempcey jney tight, lists the Charleston Haotams as the No. 1 South Carolina team of toe week. ‘'Bnwkland-Cayce. which was abont to move fai for permanent oeeupaacy of toe top spot until toe Cooper River BIm Devils of North Charlseton came aI«M to stage a 14-12 upset, dropped to Second place, Rock Hill, unbeaten and untied, was in third position. ”8even sports writers on dally nows papers partlcipatsd In ths vot ing, giving ten points for first plaeei nine for second and so on down to one tor tenth. Rowland, formerly on the staff of The Stats and now sports editor of The Greenville Piedmont, compiled toe ballots and earns up with toe fol lowing order of teams, with total points: (1) Charleston 67. (2) Brookland- Cayce 49, (8) Rock mu 47, (4) Spart anburg 46* (S) Sumtsr 48. (6)- Green- (Plsnae to pegs slitot) Pdtter Dwelling Is Porchased By Sally Bland Metis Record of Convoyiuioe In FHod At the County Court House. The John H. Potter residence, lo cated at Green and Broad streets, in toe historic Kirkwood Heights sec tion, has been sold to Mrs. Sally Bland Metis, according to a convey ance record filed at the court house. Other conveyances listed last week were: J. P. L^iq to W. T. Roberts, lot: Henry Savage to John Williams, 156 acres; John Matthews to Marie B. Creed, 156 acres (timber deed); T. D. Dease to Thomas (3aatey, 69 1-2 acres; J. P. Bethune to Bethune school district 22, 1 1-2 acres and two buildings. Also W. D. and Alma Jordan to Auasie W. West. 2 lots and 2 build ings; W. Wood to Major Bennett, 10 acres; R. A. McDowell et al to Mary Jane Smyrle, 11 acres; Leonard (Ja- toe to Lavenia Stainbaek. 16 acres; O. L. Cook to Grace Harmon Bowen, 78 3-4 acres; Emma H. Summer to C. L. (}ook. 78 8-4 acres: John Baker to W. L. Cranford, 92 1-2 acres; H. 8. Huggins to Iva LOs Huggins and C. V. Hammond, 66 acres; Mendell B. Hatfisld to Aima Mae Holland, 4 lota; J. Team Gettys to F. H. Rose, 22 acres; E. H. Watts to D. C. Dixon, 98 aerss; J. V. Napper to C. M. Baksr and R. J. Trnesdale, 80 acres, and John H! Cox to Boyd S. Young, lot. Boy Scouts To Hold Court of Honor ' ’Ths sixth Court of Honor of the year for the Boy Scouts of Kershaw county la to bo held at BnffUo Bap tist church, nsar Kershaw, on fVlday, Nov. 9, at 7:80 p. m. A. C. MoKaln, chairman of toe dis trict advancement oornmlttee. Is to be In charge of the meeting. Rev. John MacHateern of Columbia, returned foreign missionary to Japan, is to bs the speaker of the evening and many are eagorly looking forward to bear ing him. The public is cordially invited to attend this Court of Honw, families and frisuds of toe Scouts telng par- ticttlariy orgsd to be present At a meeting of City Council Mon day, Nov. 6. toe following resolotlon was passed by nnsnimous vote: Resolved that to view of toe fact that all etty records are open to pub lic totpactloB, and any InfOrmatloB wfU.bu ebaartttUy gtwia comemvMg city aOblrs at city officea. and the puMlo 4a cordially Invited to all coim- ell laniftnn to offer any sugsaatlolis 4eolrud..Clty Counell -will not antar Into jpvqnpar coutroveruy for too of gfrtog out tafonuatlou Area North of Post Office Figures In Important Deal All-Star High School Grid Game Planned For Dec. 7 Greater Columbia Will Buttle •V Picked Team From the State. Columbia is to have an all-star high school game toe night of Friday, December 7. With the. scholastic competition in South Carolina at its all-time beat, the contest should pre sent an array of school boy stars such as never bju be«i assembled on a Palmetto gridiron and probably will pack Melton field to overflowing. ’The battle will pit toe choice school players of Greater Columbia against a team selected from the reel of the state. The vent will be sponsored by the Columbia Junior chamber of com merce and proceeds will go for charit able purposes. Walter Jqnkins, a Columbia boy and Carolina graduate who is coach of the undefeated Rock Hill eleven, will coach the South Carolina all-stars. He will be assisted by E K. McLen don, whose Georgetown outfit lost to Florence last week for Its ftrst set back In three years, and Lindsay Pierce, mentor of toe ttoe Camden team. Greater Columbia’s team will be selected from Columbia City schools, Olympia and Brookland-Cayce and will be coached by T. S. McConnell, whose Brookland-Cayce Bear Cats held toe top-notch to state football circles until they were beaten by North Charleston by the margin of two points after touchdown. McCon nell will be assisted by Ck>ach H. B. Rhame of toe Capitals and Coach Lit Durham of the Red Devils. Each squad will have 22 players selected by ir^the respective coachea, who are enliktiug the help of all high school coaches in toe state and aaklng for recommradatlona. Each high school coach. Is Invited to recommend two linemen and two backs from hts team and send the nominations to Lem Harper, chairman of the athletic committee of the Junior chamber of eommeroa, P. O. Box 1286, Ccdumbla, no later than one we^ from today. Visiting coaches and players will be quartered at Hotel (Columbia for a slx-day stay, arriving In Columbia Sunday, Dec. 2, and departing Satur day, Dec. 8. All transportation and hotel expenses will be paid by the Columbia Junior chamber of com merce.—llie State. Tentative Plans Call For Coffee Shop and Small Stores On Broad St. The vacant lot just nonh of th« Camden post office and at the Junc tion of United States Highway No. 1 and 521 has been purchased by Leon. Carl and Blihu Schlosburg, who have announced that tentative plans call for the construction of a modern flrf*- proof hotel on the site. The hotel will be known as the "King Haiglar." The property, which has a frontage on North Broad street of 80 feet with a depth of 185 feet, is rated as one of the most desirable for m hotel or combination store and office building or any in the city. The Scblosburgs, who own the Sars- fleld club here, also the Kirkwood hotel property and a large hotel at Ocean Beach, are already talking plans for fine hotel on this recently purchased site, the hotel to be six stories in height and of steel and con crete construction. ‘'Tentatively our plans call for a building that will cover practically all of the property,” said one of the new owners. "We want to put up a hotel that will be a credit to Camden. We plan to have a ooffee shop, barber shop and space for a small store, prob ably a drug store, on the Broad street front. There will be a foyer leading from the street with a rise of several steps twenty feet back into the lobby. There will be* two elevators. The building will be completely modern and will Include an air condition sys tem that will reach every roomt” The Scblosburgs stated that addi tional information as to their plans would be announced later. Many Gather To Pay final Tribute To Henry S. Porter Funeral IGtea Are Held From Anoeotral Home of Hit Mother. County Acquires Need^ Property For Market Bldg. Also Arranfea For Buildinf of Now Streot From DriCalb To Lafayette The Kershaw County Board of Di rectors has completed toe purchase of property Just west of toe Agricultural building, whereon it is proposed to erect a community farm market build ing which will be lupMTised by toe farm women of the county. The property has a frontage on DeKalb street of approximately 115 feet and extends north through to Lafayette avenue. One of he features of the plan Is the construction of a SO foot street ex tending from DeKalb throngh to La fayette. This street will be west of toe new conunnnity market bulldtog and will be a valuable adjunct to the market plan as it will offer paridng and access facilities. The county board is seeking to have a 20 foot extension added to the proposed community hnilding In order that a cold storago unit may be In stalled. Work npon the buldlng and new street is expected to get underway about Jannary 1, 1946. Police Chief ^Places Ban On ce Evente Faaeral services for Henry Sal- mend Porter, known always to his * many friends as ’’Harry”, were held from toe ancestral home of his moth er, Mrs. Louise Salmond Proctor, in Kirkwood, at 6 o’clock. October 28. Interment was in toe family plot in the Quaker cemetery. News of his sudden death, Satur day midday at his farm on the Liberty Holl road, was received with much sorrow and shock by the^ community in which he had spent his short life time. The large concourse of rela tives and friends gathered at the fin al services, bespoke the high regard in which he was held and the sym pathy felt for his mother, the only member of his immediate family now , living. Born in Charleston, S. C;. October 2, 1896, he was the son of the Rever end Theodore Atkinson Porter and lg>uise Salmond Porter (now Proctor) and spent most of life in Camden. His paternal grandfather was the Reverend A. Toomer Porter, a noted educator. Rector of “Holy Commun ion church” and founder of Porter Military College of Charleston. Indnstrlonsness, a high sense of doty, a rare honeety and outspoken ness with loyalty to friends and prin ciples were Harry’s outstanding traits. He was also fond of all sports and Interested to civic affairs. Mr. Porter belonged to Grace Epis copal church and had served as a member of the vestry. A devoted Mason and Knights Templar, he held many responsible positions In Mssonry, never mt—ing a meeting of the Kershaw Lodge. Therefore, it wae most appropriate that toe final rites should be conduc ted by the Masons. Dr. J. B. Caston offleiated at the home and completed the impressive Masonic services with prayer. Exquisite floral ottertogs covered toe sward. The members of the ehmr were friends from the dif ferent church choke, led ^ Mrs. Jo. oeph Brunson. ’Abide with me, fast falls the even- -- tide The darkness deepens . Lord with me abide.” (Contributed by lifelong friends, Egmont and Sgdle von Treeekow SoUioni From Nosrby Foot Caimot Attend Locnl Affairs As toe result of a disturbance on South Broad street laet week, Tues day Bight. Chief of Police Alva Rnsh has issued an order banning any dances among colored resldeiits where colored soldiers from Fort Jackson are permitted to atiead. A free-for-all fight involving civil ians and soldiers started te a colored dance hall-and spread out Into the street. (Chief Rush toveetigated the distirbance and then eeot in a call for a sqnad armed with toitot stteks. Tke p^ee used thetr clubsTfreely to eontroUtog the situatloB. “We have no trouMe whatsoever with our colored folks.” asM the chief. ”But 1 can’t any ths mums lor the col ored soldiers who eome ev«r here from Fort Jsekeon. l.have put s stop to any more Usthertacs where DeKalb Pharmacy Suffers Big Loss From Nis^t Blaze Fite, Howower, Is Confined To Sopplj Room At Root Of State Fire, believed to have started from a defective wire, cansed damage of ieveral thonsands of dollars at the DeKalb Pharmacy Monday evening.* the fire deparimeut received the Mym at 7:10 o’chiek and found the ftaw had gained considerable headway to the supply or stersge rooto «t the drug store. However the flreiMs had 4to bias# out toaldewf-half, and hour. The lots by fire, an^ttoe and water to tha exteasiva rteek of drugs, and •aadry smrrhsndlae will be uuka heavy, aecocdlag to || Hi i. ■ !. . 'J*. . V