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par- The Camden Chronicle -jt CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MAurw 7 1 am mamamam 1 ? ' ivmiten i% iy,w NUMBER 50 I CAMDEN AND AIKEN COMBINE ON MARCH SPORTING EVENTS Culminating an unusually busy I sporting season next week will bring H big events in polo and during the I following week comes the leading e> I vents of the entire winter in the I Horse Show March 10th and 20th and I and the Carolina Cup Race on the I 22nd.' Plans for the Horse Show are proI grossing most satisfactorily, and the. I outlook is for the very finest show B ever held in Camden. The Committee managing the B Horse Show is composed of Messrs. I Ernest L. Woodward, H, D. Kirkover, V Walton Ferguson, John R. Todd, C. M. Taintor, Robert W. Pomeroy, HenI ry Savage, Jr., Karl P. Abbott, SamI i^l Russell, Jr., II. G. Marvin, Dwight I TOrtridge, Lamont Dominick, George T. Little, McKee Graham, H. G. Lloyd, Carroll K. Bassett, H. G. CarB rison, Jr., Burwell Boykin, Jr., J. B. I Crocker, M. R. Miller, S. Dacre Bush, I K. G. Whistler, Mrs. Dwight Part ridge and Mrs. R. B. Deans. Aiken and Camden are combin/ng I to make March events unusually inI teresting. Mr. Harry Worcester Smith, of Aiken, and Mr. H. D. KirkI over, of Camden, veteran sportsmen, are working together for the success K of the events which it is needless to I say is assured. B The Carolina Cup Race is unique? B the only one of the kind south of Virginia and will rank with the Mary land and Virginia Hunt Races. B The Carolina Cup dedicated to I Thomas Hitchcock "as a tribute of B appreciation for his many years of F untiring interest in the development I end progress of steeplechasing in I America" is to be competed for anI r-ually, the owner of the winner of | the cup to hold it until the next run[ ning of the race. It is probalble that a very large I number of visitors from Aiken will I attend both the Horse hnvY?nd I Races. A special train is. being t'&eis ed of to tiring them here for thw events, and many house parties an? entertainments will be tendered them during their stay. From .Southern Pines Messrs. James and Jackson Boyd are also expected, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lang and Noel Lang, -who will enter the ( race for the Cup.j The Polo Tournament starting on March 10th will bring here for play j teams from Pinchurst, Aiken, Mor- , ristown, Smithtown and Camden, j Match games on Field No. 1 will be i staged daily, and will doubtless attract many visitors from other towns besides Camden. Playei's participat'n? include Manton Metcalf, Norman L. Snow, Charles Nichols, Carroll K. Bassett, Jr., Nelson Asiel, C. V. B. Cushman, Charlie Little, R. S. Allison, Samuel Russel, Jr., Watson Pomeroy, Walton Ferguson, Jr., Winthrop ' Taylor and many others. At the Kirkwood the Qualifying ! Round of the Women's Seventh An- j nual Mid-South Championship Golf Tournament begins on March 10th, and on the 17th the Men's Seventh Annual Mid-South Amateur Champipnship Tournament will start. Entries will be numerous na the course is being largely used. Tournaments for handsome silver cups presented by Colonel Frank B I'resbrey and Mr. John Caswell, of B ww York, are also in progress on the Sarsfield links. I 1 he card party given for St. | K Mary's church in the Parish Hall on j I Tuesday afternoon was quite success- ! fourteen tables of players com- J peting for the attractive prizes. This h riday afternoon a Tea by the I ladies of the Presbyterian church will j interest many. It is to be held from | :our to six at "Hillside," the charm- 1 ng home of Miss Marie Krikland. ' Again by the workers of the Pres- , b.xterian ohurch a lecture at the home j of Mrs. Leroy Davidson is an inter- I esting event of the coming week. ! Mr. E. T. Shaffer, of Walterboro, S. ! G-, will talk on "The Negro in Amor- | 'can Literature," and will range from ! "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to "Black April" including readings from DuBose Heyward and Ambrose Gonzales. Mr. Shaffer is thoroughly conversant with i his subject, and will offer n full and 1 interesting afternoon. The hour is < four o'clock on Friday afternoon, i March 14ih. Admission is fifty cents ( and proceeds of the lecture will be used for the upkeep of the grounds i surrounding Camden's historic Pres- \ church in j Farmers To Get Seed Loans Again Arrangements are being made by County Agent II. I). Green for getting seed loans for Kershaw eounty Iarmers. It is not known how much money will be allotted to Kershaw county but Mr. Green is trying hard tj get $52,000 as a minimum. Last year the county borrowed a little over $17,000. Farmers who desire to apply for loans should apply to the nearest committeeman. Committees are as follows: County Committee?L?. <). Fundei burk, Chairman, Camden; Dr. A. \V. Humphries, Camden; T. K. Trotter, Camden. West Wateree?N. I*. Gettys, Chairman, Lugoff; J. I). Watson, Blaney; Gordon Bell, Lugoff. Boykin-Antioch ? E. T. Pearee, chairman, Boykin; W. F. Nettles, Camden; L. A. Shivar, (Antioch), Camden. Bethune-Cassatt-Mt. Pisgah?A. B. McLaurin, chairman, Bethune; J. R. West, C'assatt; W. T. Holley, Kershaw, Kt. 6. Liberty Hill-Kershaw-Westville ? Wm. H. Stokes, chairman, Westville; R. C. Jones, Liberty Hill; Tom Bell, Kershaw. ? Fire Destroys Rural Residence Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the five-room dwelling and contents of Mr. B. F. Caughman, near Sjiring Hill, in Lee county Monday. Mr. Caughman carried insurance in the C. P. DuBose & Co., agency, of Camden to the amount of $1,500 on his dwelling and $500 on his furniture, which only partially covered' tyylosa. __ Opens Office Here. Dr. H. M. Padgett, of Walterfcoro, is having rooms equipped on the second floor of the Fashion Shop building which he will occupy as a chiropractor. the town and full of interesting memories. Arriving recently at the Kirkwood were, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall, of Montclair; Mrs. J. H. Andrews and Mrs. B. F. Butler, of Pinehurat; Misa Ann C. Phelps, of New York; Mrs. W. I. Keep, Miss Barbara Keep, of Lockport, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. George DeBevoise, of New York; Mrs. Charles I. Avery, Miss Anna Conklin, of Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith, Trenton; Messrs^ W. C. Kohlnitz and Franz Haverstick, Rochester; Mrs. Eugene Morrell, Mrs. Robert Rose, Southern Pines; Mr. and Mrs. George Holmes, New York; Mr. and Mrs. J. Clifton Buck, Haverford; Dr. and Mrs. G. W. W. Brewster and Dr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Jones, Boston; Mr. Martin M. Broome, Mr. Milton P. Kupfer, New York; Walworth Pierce, Boston; and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dumont, Rochester. At the Court Inn recently were Mr. Alden Hatch, Mrs. W. T. Cornell, Mr. Mile H. Vernon, Mrs. E. T. Child, Mr. C. Berman Periera, New York; Mrs. C. T. Wells, Rineback; Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Fritz, Edgewater Park; Mrs. Emlyn Baylor, Montclair; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sandt, Easton, Pa. Mrs. A. C. Crombie after a month at Hobkirk Inn has returned to Bronxville, N. Y., and coming recently to Hobkirk are Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Judson, New York; Miss Rachel Lewis, Walpole; Mr. and Mrs. Willard P. Fuller, Dedham; Norman Armstrong, White Plains; W. F. Rockwell, Pittsburgh; C. W. Campbell, Hampstead; Miss Mary Bixby, New York; Dr. L. C. Bickler, Pittsburgh. On Sunday afternoon, March 16th, over the Kirkwood course an Exhibition Match will be played between two famous women golfers?Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd and Miss Helen Hicks. A tag charge of $1.00 will be made and the money collected will be given to the Camden Hospital and the Junior Welfare Workers for their free Tonsil Clinic. Both players are of great note and the match will doubtless be a most interesting :>ne and followed by a large gallery. Miss Julianne Doane, of Chicago. &nd Mrs. Walter Van Home Farley ind am all eon, of White Plains, are passing March at Dear* Place. Smash Doors of Six Chain Stores " T- 1 Believed by police to be a lawless outcropping of sentiment against the chain grocery stores stimulated recently by a vigorous campaign of independent merchants, the glass doors of six chain stores were smashed by two young men in a Chevrolet automobile shortly before 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The door of the Red Lantern, locally owned red-front grocery store on St. John street, was also broken. Chain atorea visited by the marauders were live Rogers stores on Kennedy, East Main at Oakland, St. John, Hampton and Spring streets and the A. & P. store on Harffpton avenue, No attempt at robbery was made save in one case, according to reports of store managers to police. From the CHah register of the Rogers store on Hampton avenue $4.75 was reported to have been stolen. Clerks in the A. & 1*. store on Hampton avenue were said to have been in the rear of the store when the door there was broken. They saw two young white men drive off in a Chevrot automobile. The men said they shied a bottle at the lleeing pair, but missed. Patrolmen Splawn and Rash dis-. covered most of the broken doors on i their round of the residental district at 2:30 o'clock. ?-Monday's Spartanburg Herald. Former Camden Boy Is Magazine Writer Friends in Camden, his boyhood home, will be interested to know that Joel Hough, now residing at Columbus, Ga., is winning quite a reputation for himself as a magazine writer. In the January issue of the American Landscape Architect there appear a well written illustrated article on a rustic bungalow built in the mountains of North Georgia. The i **tic home is known as "Ilalawaka," and is owned by Tom Huston, in the last few years made immensely wealthy by the sale erf "Tom's Toasted Peanuts." The home is built or> ar island in the Chattahoochee river, amid the wild life and makes a pretty picture. Mr. Hough has also been very successful in his special articles on quite p number of magazines of national repute. Tax Books Close March 15. The books for the collection of Kershaw county taxes close on Saturday, March 15. The books will remain open up to and including that day. All parties should pay their taxes before that date. Famous Reader to be Here. * . The ladies of the Presbyterian Auxiliary are very fortunate to have the promise of Mr. E. T, H. Shaffer, of Walterboro, S. C., to give one of his famous readings in Camden on Friday afternoon, March 14, at the home of Mrs. Annie S. Davidson on Fair street at 4 o'clock. Mr. Shaffer is well known as a writer in different magazines?Atlantic Monthly, The Forum, National Geogrnphic, American Motorist and Yale Review. His talk here will be | "The Negro in American Literature," i and will ranp^e from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to "Black April," also readings from DuBose Heyward and Ambrose Gonzales. This will be a benefit entertainment for the Auxiliary. A treat is in store for all who come. Play at Pine Grove School The Blaney high school will present a play entitled, "Two Days to Marry" at the Pine Grove auditorium on Thursday night, March 6, at 7:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to come and spend an evening of laughter together. A small admission of 10 and 15 cents will be charged. Camden I>ady l/osea Father. Mrs. Isaac C. Hough, of this city, received a message Monday telling of the death of her father, Mr. E. G. Woellner, aged 78, which occurred at his home \t\ St. Joseph, Mo., Sunday morning. His death followed that of his wife, which occurred about two months ago. Mr. Woellner is survived by the following children: Mrs. C. R. Hamman, Los Angeles, Cal.; A. G. Woellner, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. I.C. Hough, Camden, S. C.; Louis Woellner and Mrs. Hugh Fitspaftrick, of St, Joseph, Mo. J Cotton Specialist At Camden Today Mr. R. W. Hamilton, Cotton Specialist, will address far mora of Kershaw county, Maivh 7th, at Kershaw at 11 a. in., and in the court house in Camden at 8 p. m. Mr. Hamilton has the best information available on cotton production in South Carolina. Our farmers need to know more about proper fertilizers, spacing, cultivation, staple, varieties, hill weevil poisoning. Since Mr. Hamilton is the chief authority we huv\? on cotton, and since it is our aim to make us much profit as possible on cur cotton, let's tako advantage of this opportunity. Landlords, tenants, bankers, should attend. Colored people will occupy the balcony ill the court reuse, Mr. KicfVards Again Named Prof. J, G. Richards, Jr., of Cantden, has* again been named as civilian aid for Kershaw County for the Citizens Military Training Corps held each year at the various army camps. The training period begins June Id and ends-,July 12. Any young man of acceptable character and between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four may apply. If he can pass the required physical examination and is of good moral character, as certified .by a reputable citizen who knows him, he may attend these camps. All necessary expense covering transportation, camp facilities, food, clothing, laundry, medical examination and attendance and services of instructors is furnished free by the government. Kershaw County applicants will go to Fort Bragg, N C. Any regular army officer, state civilian aid, or county representative can furnish blanks and information. Anderson ]Negro Kills Huge Hog Anderson, March 1.?Ben Keown, thrifty Anderson county negro farmer living in the Holland's store section comes through with the prize hog story of the season. Ben is not engaged in the packing business, nor does he claim to do business of any kind on a big scale, but all the same it took scales that were out of the common run of such things to correctly weigh a hog Ben slaughtered tnis^week, a porker of his own raising that tipped the weighing machinery! at 719 pounds dressed. j Ben started in on this particular enterprise with a three months old pig, bought by him during the 1028 edition of the Anderson county fair. The pig, he says, was kept around the premises as something of a pet, rapidly passing into the shoat age via a fine patch of bur clover near his house. Of, course, he stated, there ?was plenty of scraps and slop from the kitchen all along, and other things that hogs thrive on, which kept him going until he broke into the big hog class, but never thought until after the hog was killed that he was building up a store of pork that weighed far more than an average bale of cotton. Hangar and Planes Burn Atlanta, Ga.f Mar. 4.?Damage estimated at slightly more than $140,000 was caused tonight by a fire of undetermined origin which destroyed a huge hangar at Candler field, Atlanta's municipal airport, burning between 15 and 20 airplanes. First Baptist Church , The following services are announced for the week at the First Baptist church. V Sunday school a t 10 o'clock, Mr. < W. G. Wilson. Superintendent. Preaching by the pastor at 11:15 on the subject: "The Power of Grace." Evening service at K o'clock, preaching by the pastor on the subject: "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God." Midweek prayer service on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, Mr. Fred Moseley, president. Our Teacher Training Schoof is now in progress and will' continue through next week. Classes are held each evening at 7:30. The courses offered are The Sunday School Manual, Pupil Life, and Winning to Christ. Those who could not enter, in the beginning are ur&ed to join us later in the week. The public is cordially invited to worship with us. ' "-'frZ. r\ 7 7"" ' V' Fire Destroys Mill Street Residence Fire almost totally destroyed the Mill street residence belonging to Mr. W. T. Srjiith and occupied by Mr. Harry Elliott and family at an eurly hour Friday morning. Mr. Klliott and family were off on a visit Thursday night and did not j return until about one o'clock in the I morning- The fire was not discov- < ered until flames were covering, the residence, notwithstanding the fact \ that neighbors resided in close proximity on both sides. . Mr. Smith had some new furniture stored in this building and it and | the household furniture of Mr. Klliott wus completely destroyed. Mr. j Smith carried $.'1,000 insurance on the , house and $700 on tl^ furniture. Mr. Elliott carried a small amount of in- i suranee on his furniture. The residence of Mr. J. N. Flow- j ors, on the noyth was damaged to j the extent of around $50(1 while the j F. C. Hinson residence on the south owned by Mr. W. L. Jackson wu*? slightly damaged. Store Manager Fined For Short Weights It. L. Scaffe, Jr., manager of the Rogers DeKulb street store, was before Magistrate Rennie M. Smith on Monday on a charge of violating the weights and measures law. The warrant was issued by Special Agent Gibert, from the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. Scaffe is. said to have been checked short in weight on a number of packages being offered for sale. At the request of the officer making the arrest the magistrate imposed the minimum fine of $25. Fire Damages Parrish Residence The large two-story residence of j Mrs. D. I). Parrish, located on the j corner of Mill and Haile streets, was badly damaged by fire at midday Tuesday. The roof and second floor suffered heavily from the flames and the furniture was badly damaged by smoke and water. The house was occupied by, Mrs. Parrish and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Lang, who have moved into the Thomas Ancrum cottage on Fair street. This was one of the old landmarks of Camden and the damage to it was only partially covered by insurance. Schedule For Health Clinics Until further notice the' Health Unit will ibe at the following points on the days mentioned in'each month, from 2 o'clock until 4 o'clock p. m., according to Dr. A. W. Humphries, County Health Director: Cassatt, on the first and third Wed- j nesdays; Shamrock School House, on the second and fourth Wednesdays; Rabon's Cross Roads, on the first and third Mondays; Blaney, on the second and fourth Mondays;Kershaw, on the first and third Fridays; Piedmont! School House, on the second and fourth Fridays. The purpose of the above appoint; ments is for the examination of children, especially infants and those of pre-school age, and pre-natal cases not under the care of a physician; also the administration of prophylactic measures against contagious diseases such as Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria and smallpox. Additional Police Protection The city council has appointed two additional police officers to patrol the residential section of Carnden known as Kirkwood duripg the winter season. The area will include that portion of Camden north of Chesnut street to the Seaboard railway tracks on the northern boundary of the city. To Appear at Browning Home Beulah Elwood McNcmar, monodramatic entertainer, will appear in a delightful high class entertainment at Browning Home chapel, Saturday, March 8, at 8:16 o'clock. There will be a program of monologues, short stories, character sketches, poems, weeerpts from plays, humorous and dramatic impersonations, pianologues. A small admission fee of 26 cents and 16 c*nte will be charged. Snook Dies For Murder of Woman Columbia, Ohio,4 Feb 28.^-Displaying the same iron nerve that carried him through six months of residenco ?n the death house at Ohio state j>enitentiary, Dr., James Howard Snook, university professor, went to his death in the electric chair tonight for tiie murder of his co-ed companion, Theora Mix. The current was turned on at 7.01 and he was pronounced dead at 7:00: 30 p. m. Ho leceivod three contacts ol 2,000 volts each. I)r. Snook appeared to be the calmest man in the execution chamber. His eyes were red?as if he had : cried after his last meeting with his ! wife. He walked with firm step and head cioct. As two chain guards took him by the arm, the doctor | stepped forward briskly and sat down ; in the death chair. He was accompanied into the room by two ministers, Rev. Isuac Miller, of King Avenue M. K. church, his pastor, and the Rev. K. E. Wall, prison^ chaplain. The death house was crowded. 1 wo guards took the doctor by the arms and strapped him in the death chair. Another adjusted the mask. A second before the current was turned on, Rev. Mr. Miller intoned in solemn voice, "The Lord be with you." A second later the chief deputy passed the signal to three unnamed guards and the doctor surged under the first electric contact. After three contacts, the first at 7:05 1-2 p. m., and the last at 7:09 1-2 p. m. The current was shut off. For three minutes five physicians waited. Headed by Dr. George K. Well, the physicians examined Dr. Snook. Snook said nothing as he entered the death house. His lips wct-?> (lasped tight, and he did not open them once. Hu gazed fixedly at the witnesses until the death mask was set in place. Shortly before the execution, Mrs. Helen Snook, wife of the condemned man, who broke i bread with her husband at his last meal on earth, was led from the | prison by two friends. She seemed I in a state of collapse and was able ! t0 waIk only with the aid of one of her escorts. Rev. Mr. Miller, after the execution, said that Dr. Snook was calm and quiet just before he started his walk to the death chair. The min- i ister said he bore up well when he ' parted with Mrs. Snook, the wife who has stood by his side ever since the law took the professor in its toil? and adjudged him guilty of the killing of his co-ed mistress. Associated Charities Issues Statement Mr. W. H. Harris, treasurer of the Associated Charities organization of Camden and Kershaw County, has issued a financial statement of that organization for the month of February. In the March statement they hope to be able to publish just how many cases have applied for help, and how many have been aided or refused, pie expenditures, it is thought, will be much less from now on owing to the milder weather. Any details of the following statement can be seen at the office of the treasurer: Balance brought over from last month $747.64 Receipts for February (1930) 2,065.76 Total $2,813.40 Paid Out VVolfe-Eichel Co., clothing .... $1.90 Hirsch Bros. & Co., clothing .. 3.90 W. Sheorn & Son, clothing .... 36.29 J. L. Mimnaugh & Co., clothing 20.96 1 nomas & Howard, groceries . . 2.00 H. L. Schlosburg, clothing 41.79 The Iveader, clothing 43 10 I. Wolfe, clothing r-r-rr, 9.15 Wolfe-Eichel Co. clothing 8.10 Camden Chronicle 10.00 Lamoy's Grocery, groceries .. 32.72 R. S. Williams, groceries .... 54.73 Blancy Mercantile Co., groceries 2.00 R* S. Williams, groceries 42.39 Pills Payable . .. 100.00 DeKalb Pharmacy 4.35 X L. Mickle, deputy 18.50 A. S. Llewellyn, stenographic * work 3.00 Maekey Mercantile Co 55 __ * 485.40 In Bank of Camden $1,052.82 In Loan A Savings Bank .... 500.00 In First National Bank 825.63 To balance $2,877.97