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1898 - 1962 (64 years)| Name | W. Norman CHANDLER [1, 2, 3] | |
| Birth | 1898 [1] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | Crosswell estate sale of Coke interest okayed; Elks manager Chandler dies in crash BY HUBERT OSTEEN hubert@theitem.com 75 YEARS AGO - 1937 Sept. 3-9 The S.C. Supreme Court affirmed the sale of the John K. Crosswell estate's half interest in the H.D. and J.K. Crosswell Co.'s Coca-Cola franchise to Mrs. S.W.C. Lumpkin of Columbia, the first wife of H.D. Crosswell of Sumter, thus reversing a decision of Judge P.H. Stoll who declared the sale invalid.The high court's opinion also affirmed the original finding by Special Master H.C. Haynsworth of Sumter that declared the estate's executors and trustees were within their rights to make the sale. Thus ended a case that had taken nearly two years to resolve. The estate's half interest in the Crosswell company, holder of a valuable Coca-Cola franchise, was sold to Mrs. Lumpkin shortly after the 1929 death of Sumter's John K. Crosswell, who left the greater part of his estate for the founding of an orphanage in his name. The suit was brought on behalf of the state of South Carolina by Attorney General John M. Daniel against the executors and trustees of the estate, contending that the price paid by Mrs. Lumpkin ($255,885) for the half-interest in the Coke franchise was "grossly inadequate" because interest from the franchise was the most valuable part of the estate and the sale should be set aside. Representing the state were Sumter attorneys L.D. Jennings and Raymon Schwartz, and Marion attorney L.D. Lide. Representing the Crosswell estate were Sumter attorneys R.D. Epps and George D. Levy and the Sumter firm of McLeod and Shore, while Mrs. Lumpkin was represented by the Columbia firm of Thomas, Lumpkin and Cain, and R.B. Herbert of Columbia. Big Apple dancers wowing audiences - Local Big Apple dancers continued to fill up theaters in Sumter and New York with their performances. At the Sumter Theatre, according to manager Kermit Ward, Big Applers Mabel Ruffin of Bishopville and Bill Seale of Sumter on Thursday night, Sept. 2, brought in standing-room-only crowds, and the response was so great that two more shows were scheduled for the following night, Friday, Sept. 3. The next week, Dot Bradford and Harry Fowler of Sumter plus Kenneth Clarke of Sumter and Betty Henderson of Charlotte began a week's engagement at the Roxy Theater in New York City along with six other couples as feature attractions at the theater. Lemmon appointed to board of education - O.C. Lemmon, superintendent of the Pinewood schools, was appointed by the State Board of Education to serve as a member of the Sumter County Board of Education, replacing H.G. Osteen who resigned after being elected to serve on the City of Sumter Board of Education. From the ''In And Around The Town'' column - "A deep well that is being bored at the State Forest Nursery, located on the old China farm, near the city limits, East Liberty Street, penetrated a stratum of marine shells at a depth of about thirty feet. A variety of shells have been brought to the surface, many of the smaller sizes unbroken and in perfect condition. Some years ago similar shells were brought up from a depth of about seventy feet in a well sunk at the brick yard a short distance east of the China farm, There are known to be numerous marine deposits in Sumter County, some in the eastern part of the county and others in the eastern section along Black River and Rocky Bluff . ... The probability that the Santee-Cooper project will ultimately be approved by the highest court, sustaining the decision of Judge Glenn, brings no feeling of elation to many Sumter people. The completion of the power plan may - perhaps - result in a reduction in electric power rates below the scale established by the privately owned power companies, but it certainly will deal a heavy blow to the important hardwood milling and furniture manufacturing industry of this section. The clearing of Santee swamp will destroy the hardwood supply upon which the hardwood manufacturers had counted as a source of material for the next twenty or more years. Many well informed and interested men question whether the power development will in the long run by wroth as much as the uncleared swamp would be as a source of hardwood lumber. The industry dependent upon this material now furnishes steady employment for several thousand skilled and unskilled workmen and to profitable use of many thousands of dollars of capital. ... A medicine minstrel show is coming to town. This is reminiscent of old times when the Kickapoo Indian medicine show and the St. Jacob's oil minstrels were annual visitors." Advertisement: Booth-Boyle Live Stock Co. at 12 W. Hampton Ave. announced a remodeling of its building and the construction of a new mule barn, with a carload of mules scheduled to arrive on Friday, Sept. 10. The agricultural supply company carries a full line of John Deere implements and parts, including mowing machines, rakes, piedmont wagons, harnesses and other gear. Playing at the theaters: The Sumter featured during the week "Singing Marine" starring Dick Powell and Hugh Herbert, "Love Under Fire" starring Loretta Young and Don Ameche, "Marry the Girl" starring Hugh Herbert and Frank McHugh, "The Road Back" starring Slim Summerville and Andy Devine, and a Saturday shoot 'em up, " Western Gold" starring Smith Ballew and Heather Angel. ... At the Rex, "On Such A Night" played Tuesday starring Grant Richards and Roscoe Karns, plus a Saturday shoot 'em up, "Land Beyond the Law," starring Dick Foran and Wayne Morris. 50 YEARS AGO - 1962 May 26-June 1 W. Norman Chandler, 64, manager of the Sumter Elks Club, was killed when his car careened off Highway 378 and overturned 10 miles west of Lexington on Monday, May 28. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Columbia Hospital. His wife, Margaret, was critically injured in the crash and was moved to Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, where she was expected to survive. Chandler, a Sumter native, attended Sumter schools and Presbyterian College. He served in the National Guard on the Mexican border in 1916 and after the United States entered World War I, he attended Officers' Training Camp in Georgia and was commissioned a second lieutenant before being shipped overseas to serve in France and Alsace-Lorraine with the 81st Division for 14 months. After discharge from the service, he was first associated with the Arnold Constable Department store in New York City and later with the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Trenton, N.J., where he became manager before working at the bottler's Manhattan plant until 1937 when he joined Mills Industries, Inc., vending machine manufacturers. In 1948, Chandler returned to Sumter when he accepted the position of manager of the Sumter Elks Club, and in 1950 was elected secretary of the local Elks Lodge. In 1953 he became an honorary life member of the Sumter Elks. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, American Legion, VFW, Claremont Lodge 64, Masonic Order and First Presbyterian Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a brother, Dr. James J. Chandler, and a sister, Mrs. Harry A. Davis Sr. Firearms case disposed of - William E. "Billy" Brunson Jr. of Sumter paid a fine of $500 after declining to contest a charge of possessing illegal weapons that were found last year in the yard of a vacated trailer home near a small Calhoun County airstrip. A cache of 107 machine guns was discovered in crates on the property. Possession charges were dropped against Frank Warren of Silver Spring, Md., and Charlie Leavell of Sumter, who were arrested along with Brunson. The three men denied knowledge of the contents of the crates, telling authorities that an expected business deal with "foreign talking" men from New York led to their possession of the crates. Sumter native donates scoreboard - Willis Beall, a Sumter native and 1935 graduate of Sumter High School, has donated an electronic scoreboard manufactured by his company in Charlotte to Sumter School District 17 to be used at its new football stadium on the Pinewood Road. A fund-raising campaign to erect the newly named Memorial Stadium is under way, led by S.L. Roddey. Betchman to assist Jones with Legion team - Sumter American Legion Post 15 Juniors coach Bernie Jones announced the appointment of Furman High School baseball coach Hugh Betchman as his assistant during the upcoming season. Betchman's 1962 team won the state Class B championship while compiling a 20-1 record. Betchman is a 1957 graduate of Presbyterian College. Jones said of Betchman: "He plays my brand of baseball and I feel that we are fortunate to have a man of Mr. Betchman's character. He conducts himself as a gentleman before his players and he expects them to act and speak as gentlemen themselves. The Juniors' season opens on June 4 at Riley Park against Turbeville. Advertisements: Appliance and Television Center announced the grand opening of its new store at 17 N. Main St. across from Edward's, owned and operated by James Brown and Bob Whittle. The full page ad pictured all the store's employees. Among the key managers were Glenn Pearson, TV service manager; Roy Powell, appliance service manager; and C.W. Ard, office manager. Hill Dale, developed by W.M. Hodge Real Estate Co. and located off McCray's Mill Road, opened to the public on Saturday, June 2. The ad stated the new development was "scientifically designed with your home in mind," offering paved streets, a community water system, three bedroom brick homes and well-drained and high lots, starting at $10,900, financing available from FHA, VA and conventional loans. Playing at the theaters: "Spartacus" starring Kirk Douglas finished its run at the Sumter followed by "Cape Fear" starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Polly Bergen. ... At the Carolina, "An Affair to Remember" starring Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant was followed by "Mr. Sardonicus" starring Oscar Homolka and Audrey Dalton, and "Jessica," starring Maurice Chevalier and Angie Dickinson. Contact Editor Hubert Osteen at Hubert@theitem.com or (803) 774-1298. Posted in Yesteryear on Sunday, April 15, 2012 [1] | |
| HIST | Crosswell estate sale of Coke interest okayed; Elks manager Chandler dies in crash BY HUBERT OSTEEN hubert@theitem.com 75 YEARS AGO - 1937 Sept. 3-9 The S.C. Supreme Court affirmed the sale of the John K. Crosswell estate's half interest in the H.D. and J.K. Crosswell Co.'s Coca-Cola franchise to Mrs. S.W.C. Lumpkin of Columbia, the first wife of H.D. Crosswell of Sumter, thus reversing a decision of Judge P.H. Stoll who declared the sale invalid.The high court's opinion also affirmed the original finding by Special Master H.C. Haynsworth of Sumter that declared the estate's executors and trustees were within their rights to make the sale. Thus ended a case that had taken nearly two years to resolve. The estate's half interest in the Crosswell company, holder of a valuable Coca-Cola franchise, was sold to Mrs. Lumpkin shortly after the 1929 death of Sumter's John K. Crosswell, who left the greater part of his estate for the founding of an orphanage in his name. The suit was brought on behalf of the state of South Carolina by Attorney General John M. Daniel against the executors and trustees of the estate, contending that the price paid by Mrs. Lumpkin ($255,885) for the half-interest in the Coke franchise was "grossly inadequate" because interest from the franchise was the most valuable part of the estate and the sale should be set aside. Representing the state were Sumter attorneys L.D. Jennings and Raymon Schwartz, and Marion attorney L.D. Lide. Representing the Crosswell estate were Sumter attorneys R.D. Epps and George D. Levy and the Sumter firm of McLeod and Shore, while Mrs. Lumpkin was represented by the Columbia firm of Thomas, Lumpkin and Cain, and R.B. Herbert of Columbia. Big Apple dancers wowing audiences - Local Big Apple dancers continued to fill up theaters in Sumter and New York with their performances. At the Sumter Theatre, according to manager Kermit Ward, Big Applers Mabel Ruffin of Bishopville and Bill Seale of Sumter on Thursday night, Sept. 2, brought in standing-room-only crowds, and the response was so great that two more shows were scheduled for the following night, Friday, Sept. 3. The next week, Dot Bradford and Harry Fowler of Sumter plus Kenneth Clarke of Sumter and Betty Henderson of Charlotte began a week's engagement at the Roxy Theater in New York City along with six other couples as feature attractions at the theater. Lemmon appointed to board of education - O.C. Lemmon, superintendent of the Pinewood schools, was appointed by the State Board of Education to serve as a member of the Sumter County Board of Education, replacing H.G. Osteen who resigned after being elected to serve on the City of Sumter Board of Education. From the ''In And Around The Town'' column - "A deep well that is being bored at the State Forest Nursery, located on the old China farm, near the city limits, East Liberty Street, penetrated a stratum of marine shells at a depth of about thirty feet. A variety of shells have been brought to the surface, many of the smaller sizes unbroken and in perfect condition. Some years ago similar shells were brought up from a depth of about seventy feet in a well sunk at the brick yard a short distance east of the China farm, There are known to be numerous marine deposits in Sumter County, some in the eastern part of the county and others in the eastern section along Black River and Rocky Bluff . ... The probability that the Santee-Cooper project will ultimately be approved by the highest court, sustaining the decision of Judge Glenn, brings no feeling of elation to many Sumter people. The completion of the power plan may - perhaps - result in a reduction in electric power rates below the scale established by the privately owned power companies, but it certainly will deal a heavy blow to the important hardwood milling and furniture manufacturing industry of this section. The clearing of Santee swamp will destroy the hardwood supply upon which the hardwood manufacturers had counted as a source of material for the next twenty or more years. Many well informed and interested men question whether the power development will in the long run by wroth as much as the uncleared swamp would be as a source of hardwood lumber. The industry dependent upon this material now furnishes steady employment for several thousand skilled and unskilled workmen and to profitable use of many thousands of dollars of capital. ... A medicine minstrel show is coming to town. This is reminiscent of old times when the Kickapoo Indian medicine show and the St. Jacob's oil minstrels were annual visitors." Advertisement: Booth-Boyle Live Stock Co. at 12 W. Hampton Ave. announced a remodeling of its building and the construction of a new mule barn, with a carload of mules scheduled to arrive on Friday, Sept. 10. The agricultural supply company carries a full line of John Deere implements and parts, including mowing machines, rakes, piedmont wagons, harnesses and other gear. Playing at the theaters: The Sumter featured during the week "Singing Marine" starring Dick Powell and Hugh Herbert, "Love Under Fire" starring Loretta Young and Don Ameche, "Marry the Girl" starring Hugh Herbert and Frank McHugh, "The Road Back" starring Slim Summerville and Andy Devine, and a Saturday shoot 'em up, " Western Gold" starring Smith Ballew and Heather Angel. ... At the Rex, "On Such A Night" played Tuesday starring Grant Richards and Roscoe Karns, plus a Saturday shoot 'em up, "Land Beyond the Law," starring Dick Foran and Wayne Morris. 50 YEARS AGO - 1962 May 26-June 1 W. Norman Chandler, 64, manager of the Sumter Elks Club, was killed when his car careened off Highway 378 and overturned 10 miles west of Lexington on Monday, May 28. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Columbia Hospital. His wife, Margaret, was critically injured in the crash and was moved to Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, where she was expected to survive. Chandler, a Sumter native, attended Sumter schools and Presbyterian College. He served in the National Guard on the Mexican border in 1916 and after the United States entered World War I, he attended Officers' Training Camp in Georgia and was commissioned a second lieutenant before being shipped overseas to serve in France and Alsace-Lorraine with the 81st Division for 14 months. After discharge from the service, he was first associated with the Arnold Constable Department store in New York City and later with the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Trenton, N.J., where he became manager before working at the bottler's Manhattan plant until 1937 when he joined Mills Industries, Inc., vending machine manufacturers. In 1948, Chandler returned to Sumter when he accepted the position of manager of the Sumter Elks Club, and in 1950 was elected secretary of the local Elks Lodge. In 1953 he became an honorary life member of the Sumter Elks. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, American Legion, VFW, Claremont Lodge 64, Masonic Order and First Presbyterian Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a brother, Dr. James J. Chandler, and a sister, Mrs. Harry A. Davis Sr. Firearms case disposed of - William E. "Billy" Brunson Jr. of Sumter paid a fine of $500 after declining to contest a charge of possessing illegal weapons that were found last year in the yard of a vacated trailer home near a small Calhoun County airstrip. A cache of 107 machine guns was discovered in crates on the property. Possession charges were dropped against Frank Warren of Silver Spring, Md., and Charlie Leavell of Sumter, who were arrested along with Brunson. The three men denied knowledge of the contents of the crates, telling authorities that an expected business deal with "foreign talking" men from New York led to their possession of the crates. Sumter native donates scoreboard - Willis Beall, a Sumter native and 1935 graduate of Sumter High School, has donated an electronic scoreboard manufactured by his company in Charlotte to Sumter School District 17 to be used at its new football stadium on the Pinewood Road. A fund-raising campaign to erect the newly named Memorial Stadium is under way, led by S.L. Roddey. Betchman to assist Jones with Legion team - Sumter American Legion Post 15 Juniors coach Bernie Jones announced the appointment of Furman High School baseball coach Hugh Betchman as his assistant during the upcoming season. Betchman's 1962 team won the state Class B championship while compiling a 20-1 record. Betchman is a 1957 graduate of Presbyterian College. Jones said of Betchman: "He plays my brand of baseball and I feel that we are fortunate to have a man of Mr. Betchman's character. He conducts himself as a gentleman before his players and he expects them to act and speak as gentlemen themselves. The Juniors' season opens on June 4 at Riley Park against Turbeville. Advertisements: Appliance and Television Center announced the grand opening of its new store at 17 N. Main St. across from Edward's, owned and operated by James Brown and Bob Whittle. The full page ad pictured all the store's employees. Among the key managers were Glenn Pearson, TV service manager; Roy Powell, appliance service manager; and C.W. Ard, office manager. Hill Dale, developed by W.M. Hodge Real Estate Co. and located off McCray's Mill Road, opened to the public on Saturday, June 2. The ad stated the new development was "scientifically designed with your home in mind," offering paved streets, a community water system, three bedroom brick homes and well-drained and high lots, starting at $10,900, financing available from FHA, VA and conventional loans. Playing at the theaters: "Spartacus" starring Kirk Douglas finished its run at the Sumter followed by "Cape Fear" starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Polly Bergen. ... At the Carolina, "An Affair to Remember" starring Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant was followed by "Mr. Sardonicus" starring Oscar Homolka and Audrey Dalton, and "Jessica," starring Maurice Chevalier and Angie Dickinson. Contact Editor Hubert Osteen at Hubert@theitem.com or (803) 774-1298. Posted in Yesteryear on Sunday, April 15, 2012 | |
| MILI | He served in the National Guard on the Mexican border in 1916 and after the United States entered World War I, he attended Officers' Training Camp in Georgia and was commissioned a second lieutenant before being shipped overseas to serve in France and Alsace-Lorraine with the 81st Division for 14 months. [1] | |
| MILI | He served in the National Guard on the Mexican border in 1916 and after the United States entered World War I, he attended Officers' Training Camp in Georgia and was commissioned a second lieutenant before being shipped overseas to serve in France and Alsace-Lorraine with the 81st Division for 14 months. | |
| _UID | 770E0B3D311E4AC3A220A8412212DCA28687 | |
| _UID | 770E0B3D311E4AC3A220A8412212DCA28687 | |
| Death | 28 May 1962 | was killed when his car careened off Highway 378 and overturned 10 miles west of Lexington, South Carolina  |
| Person ID | I277345 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 23 Apr 2012 | |
| Father | James Henry CHANDLER, b. 3 Feb 1862 d. 24 Dec 1916 (Age 54 years) | |
| Mother | Rosine Margaret JENNINGS, b. 1 Oct 1867 d. 7 Nov 1942 (Age 75 years) | |
| _UID | 6C9DD13B9D4C4DBEB7C29B2E548F17C90E32 | |
| _UID | 6C9DD13B9D4C4DBEB7C29B2E548F17C90E32 | |
| Family ID | F14724 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Margaret TAYLOR, b. 9 Mar 1899, Bordentown, New Jersey d. 9/10 Aug 1988, National Health Care Center, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 89 years) | |
| _UID | 685F996849D2403995A0D627F2116ACBC613 | |
| _UID | 685F996849D2403995A0D627F2116ACBC613 | |
| Family ID | F118786 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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