The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 18, 1930, Image 1
I LEGION SHRINE CARNIVAL TO BE HELD HERE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 24 AND 25
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VOLUME 42 ~ ? -? ti~. ...
i ? CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, IMP ?^n. miiMnyR
I County Field Day
I Drew large Crpwd
A successful field day for all Kershaw
county schools was held here
> Friday at the fair grounds, and the
( amden high school auditorium. The
crowds of people and number of entrants
exceeded expectations. It was
the first event of this kind that had
}>cen held in the county in over ten
years and was placed in the program
of school activities for this year by
the Kershaw County Teachers association
working in conjunction with
Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, county sup!rintendent
of education. Among
the factors that contributed
0 the success of the day were the coperation
of all teachers and schools
f th& county and the donation by
'amden merchants of prices for the
thletic and academic events. The
ictual field day events began Thursday
night with the high school exression
and declamation contests
hich were presided over by J. c'
oster, superintendent of the Blaney
.hool. The high school auditorium
as filled to capacity, the audience
reeting each speaker generously,
irst place in the girls' expression
mtest went to Olive Nettles, of
amden, while Lorena McDonald, of
ethune, received second prize. In
16' boys' declamation contest DonId
Barnes received first prize, and
arry Nelson, of Blaney, second,
onorable mention was made of Polly
fest, of the Charlotte Thompson
ihool, and J, ,M. Clyburn, of Belune.
More than 1,500 spectators witjssed
the track meet at the fair
ounds Friday morning, in which nil
gh schools and most of the gramai
schools of Kershaw county were
'presented. These athletic events
ere marked by the hearty co-opertion
of all participants, who showed
amoun^ ?f promise in this
ne. I he meet showed improvement
1 speed and form over the last that
as held here.
Grammar school recitations and
telling contests were held Friday
ternoon at the high school. In
n rSt* grade recitations, Jenny
11, of Antioch, received first prize.
iarles Dorman, of Mt. Pisgah, took
:ond place. Frances Rhame, of
mden, honorable mention.
This event was followed in the auonum
by the primary recitations,
which Lorena VanLandingham, o^
1 Wateree school took first place,
ex Etters, of Lockhart, second.
Koijable mention was given Lois
ame, of Camden, and Sara Welch,
the mill school.
Nara Jordan, of Lockhart, received
>t prize in the elementary expresn
group, and Nannie Dorman, of
Mr. Pisgah, second.
In the elementary declamation congest
Lee West, of Charlotte Thompson
school received first, and Edwin
sessions, of*' Blaney, second prize.
\yinners of the spelling contests
that were held Friday afternoon will
go to Rock Hill to enter the state
sj>elling contest in July. These are
Allan Edens, of Blaney, first place
m the high school contest, and Mary
Edna Baker, of Oakridge, first place
IP the elementary group. Nancy
rown, of Camden, came second in
the first group, and Ruby Gardner,
also of Camden, received second place
m the second group.
High School Track Events
Boys.
^??"^amd Bash?S. McCaskill, Camden
and T. Wooten, Camden, tied for
, and second place; King and Gor;on,
Sethune, tied for third and
fourth place.
fi,H*alfDMile Race?Bettys, Camden,
,?s *>, rnt8* Camden, second; Lovi
fi>urth third; King, Bejthune,
I Shot-Put?King, Bethune, first;
Davis Bethune, second; Barnes, Cam1
v L B wn' Camden, fourth.
I,;-0..Dash-?iMcGaskill, OamR-nv'i
Oamden, second;
h fnurrt ,C' thi",; DOrity' Ant':
Discus -Russell, Camden, first;
Bnr?den> second; Hough, BeB;;*
ihird; no fourth place.
B^mi ar? ^wHufdle?McCaskill,
^tcond- m Thompson, Camden,
B?n ti' Charlotte Thomp
j'a^,lrd; Mt- Piwh, fourth.
KS" ITfrow-Brown, Camden,
B<>thi, ' Camden, second; Hough,
BTurth ' third: Baker' Antkwh;
JumP?Wooten, Camclon,
Bblordor ??l?n' Camden, second;
Bbharlot't no' au<1 Workman.
Kd tesr"'ticd for third
Him-'CRo ^ au't?Wooten, Camden,
Bon ChnrWe' 9Smden' socond; ClarkKv
p-? , Thompson, third;. Rail|.'T
Mt Prsgnh, fourth.
. ?road Jump?"Wooten, Camden,
Brontes vS^' ,Bethuue> second;
t'luno, fourth. ** th'rd; Bc"
Kusst'n MvwPs!*X?"?rown' Clayton,
KvatfnrH ??Caskl?. Camden, first;
BthuiU Davis, King, Gordon, Be1
?t,ca?
B"Bntt
JSgT > S boy.'
.C^jnden; ,,^T1l;Bethune,
9h?JmP?o". 714; Mt.
Girls'. ntioch' blaney, 2. Bien?
tint- Mat tie Shew, CamB^hBJnnK,C^u^ney''
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Camden Man Led in
His Insurance Field
I. M. Minter, local agent of the InHealth
Insurance
company, with head offices in Atlan
!1 ***<?* true8i at bunquet held at
?? ..A ?n fIotel t?fcColu?W? last
Saturday evening m which 160 memhers
of the sales force of South Carolina
participated. Mr. Minter holds'
the distinction of having led the
whole of the\state agents from Piedmont
to coast in amount of insurance
written by this company for the first
quarter and was presented with a
cud and medal.
In talking with Mr. Minter since,
[V* r??vrn. be tells us that he feels
that this is a distinct compliment to
Camden and Kershaw County, in view
of the fact that he had to rival and
lead such cities as Charleston, Columbia,
Spartanburg and Greenville,
in the more populous centers. His
work carries him among the rural
districts?both white and colored?where
conditions would be thought
ar but this increase in insurance
written over previous years, speaks
well for the progressiveness of theJ
laboring class of this city and county.
His agency was established in 1891
by John Newton McEachern, of Atlanta,
with a capital of $20 and the
first application was written for only
10 cents. It has grown to the present
time where it has insurance in
force amounting to more than a billion
and a quarter dollars.
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Charities Report
For Month of March
Warren H. Harris, treasurer of the
Associated Charities for Camden and
Kershaw County for the month of
Mnrch submits a report showing the
following:
fro iast month's balance
$2,377.97; receipts for March $280.00:
making a total of $2,657.97.
I Disbursements included the following:
McLeod-Rush Co., $51.66; Tho;
mas & Howard, $10.00; Lamony's
| Grocery, $36.02; B. W. Marshall,
. $1.25; Lamoy's Grocery, 36.75; Mim1
naugh & Co., $5.45; Hirsch Bros. &
i Co., $3.85; W. Sheorn & Son, $38.29;
! Zemp & DePass, $18.75; DeKalb
, Pharmacy, $1.70; Mrs. Kennedy, $50;
; Mrs. Mayfield, $6.00; City of Cami
den, 75c; Mrs. Mayfield, $2.50; for
rolling chair, $10.00; Lamoy's Grocer
$46.40; McLeod-Rush Co., 44.27. Making
a total of $363.64. Making a
total balance in bank of $2,294.33.
Presbyterian Church Services
Services Easter Sunday at Presbyterian
church, as announced by A.
Douglas McArn, pastor, will be:
| Sermon subject: "The Power of His
| Resurrection." There, will be songs
i and music appropriate to the day.
' At Sunday school the Cradle Roll
department under the leadership of
Mrs. E. E. Sill will present a special
program at the opening exercises at
ten o'clock. There will be a baptismal
service at this hour for infants
and children. Parents who desire
to have their children baptized may
bring them to this service or to > the
morning worship.
The session of the church will meet
at eleven o'clock to receive members
into the church either by confession
or letter.
Congaree Presbytery meets with
the New Brookland church Monday
evening April 21 at 8 o'clock. Mr.
W. L. DePass has been elected with
the pastor to represent ' Bethesda,
with Mr. J. T. Mackey as alternate.
- Sunday school 10 a. m. Morning
worship 11:16. Midweek service
Wednesday evening 8 o'clock. You
are invited to all these services.
Death of Mrs. Shirly
Occurs at Her Home
Mrs. Margaret McKejizie Shirly
died at her home on South Fair street
last Thursday evening after an illness
of several weeks.
Mrs. Shirly was born in Darlington
county sixty-nine years ago, the
daughter of Joseph and Lucy Moore
McKenzie. In early life she united
with the Seventh Day Adventist
church of which she remained a life
long member.
Many years ago she with her family
became residents of Camden and
the esteem in which she was held was
attested by the large number of sorrowing
friends who gathered at her
funeral services. The services were
held at Quaker cemetery on Friday
afternoon, Rev. J. B. Caston, pastor
of the Baptist church officiating. The
floral designs were especially beautiful.
She is survived by her husband and
six sons as follows: Spain Shirly,
Horatio Shirley, James Shirley, Wallace
Shirly, John Shirly and Lyde
Shirly. One daughter, Mrs. E. G.
Smith, of Bishopvllle, died only a
few weeks ago.
By a vote of 68 to 4 the Georgia
Democratic executive committee has
turned down an effort to bar party
becoming candidates in
$300 Offered as Prize
To County Farmers
Kershaw county cotton farmers
have opportunity to compete for
State and County prizes.
The contest plots consist of 6 acres.
Coker's Np. 5 seed should be planted
except where the land is blighted.
Contestants should make application
for entrance into the contest to the
county agent at once. Record books
will be furnished to contestants by
Clemson College Extension Service
through County Agent Green.
The State prizes are to be as follows:
First State Prize, $750.00; second
State Prize, $275.00; Three District
First Prizes of $200 each; Three District
Second Prizes of $125.00 each.
Winners of the State prizes arc
not eligible for District prizes.
The Kershavp county prizes are to
be based on yield of lint cotton produced
on-5 acres:
First Prize, $100.00; Second Prize,
$75.00; Third Prize, $50.00; Fourth
Prize, $40.00; Fifth Prize, 1 ton
12-4-4; Sixth Prize, $25.00.
Contest rules:
Staple of cotton must be 1 inch
or better.
Complete records must be turned
in at completion of demonstration.
The five acres must in one
body but may be part of a larger
acreage. }
Objects of contest: ' .
To improve staple and character
of cotton.
To demonstrate approved practices
in cotton production.
To show that these methods are
profitable.
The following nave the county
premiums:
The Kendall Company, $100.00;
Bank of Camden, $25.00; The First
National Bank, $25.00; Loan and Savings
Bank, $25.00; Bank of Kershaw,
$25.00; F. M. Wooten, $25.00; Hermitage
Cotton Mill, $25.00; Rhame
Brothers, $i0.00; J. T. Hay, $5.00;
R. A. Bruce, $5.00; Jno,jT. Nettles,
$5.00; Camden Oil Mill, 1 ton 12-4-4;
R. M. Kennedy, $5.00.
The Camden Chronicle, Wateree
O
Messenger and Kershaw Era donated
ad space.
It is hoped that large number of
cotton growers in this county will
enter the contest. There is no
charge to enter the contest. By being
in the contest the farmer will
keep records on his cotton and he
will have the satisfaction of knowing
at the end of the year whether his
cotton made him a gain or a loss
and how much, says Henry D. Green,
County Agent.
Twenty-two people were killed on
SouthO Carojina highways during the
month of March, according to reports
received by the state highway
commission in Columbia., There were
a total of 163 accidents caused by
automobiles and other vehicles on the
highways during the month.
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Two Rural Schools
Begin Re-Foresting
Reforestation projects were recently
started at Antioch and Pine Grove
schools. Prof. Traxler, of ,Ahtioch,
and Miss Louise Kabon, of Pine
Grove, have been active in this very
important work and have led the
way for their communities to be>gin
greater work with reforesting and
keeping down fires. v
Prof. Traxler and MissNfcabon, in
cooperation with county agent Green
secured 2,000 pine trees each for
their school, from Mr. W. J. Trotter,
local State Forester, who has cooperated
splendidly. The schools of
Kershaw county are the first in the
state to begin this work,
| Much interest is being taken in
these communities by the children
and grown folks. The men of these
: communities met at the schools and
helped plant these seedling trees
When it is, remembered that a
! stand of pines increase in value at
the rate of $4.00 per acre pe# $rear
it is readily seen that it will pay
I to keep down forest fires. Also to
put some of our more unproductive
i lands back into timber crops.
! Through interest and cooperation
by local people of'Hhe county and
tourists who come to Camden for the
winter and by the assistance of the
State Forestry Department, Kershaw
county is soon to have n splendid
100-foot lookout fire tower,' wlyteh
will not only be a big asset brit Also
a distinction for this part of the
state.
Polo Ponies Travel
in Palace Truck
An immense palace car truck With
a capacity of 7,500 pounds? used for
hauling polo ponies, created interest
to passersby when it was parked in
front of the Carolina Motor Company
Wednesday being refueled and put in
condition for its long trip from Camden
to New Canaan, Connecticut.
The handsome car is the property
of M. F. Snow, a polo enthusiast,
who has boon wintering in Camden,
spending part of his time at The
Kirkwood, and latterly at the Whittredge
home. It contains six stalls,
all banked with cushions and straw
and his majesty, the horse, suffers
no more inconvenience in his ride
jover paved roads than he would
j standing idly in his barn or being
J pulled by the finest railway service.
Besides the truck driver there will be
twp attendants to care for the ponies
on their long trip.
Grace Church. Services
* Special Easter service at Grace
church on Sunday, April 20th, with
Rev. C. G. Richardson, reotor, will be;
Celebration of the Holy Communion
at 8 Vclock in the morning; children's
services at 10 o'clock in the
morning; morning prayer, sermon
and Holy Communion at 11:15, with
special music. The public is cordially
"invited to attend.
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Miss Mary Cureton, who has been
ill at her home during the past week,
returned to Winthrop on Monday.?.-j
Horse Races Here
at Legion Carnival
Judging from the program we are
printing below the sport fans of Cam.
den and vicinity are going to be
treated to some real thrills in the
form of horse races at the AmericanLegion-Shrine
Carnival held on Broad
street next Thursday and Friday,
April 24th and 25th.
A glance at the card for the first
race for Thursday night reveals what
appears to be some of the country's
most famous race horses aod being?,]
managed by such experienced , jock- 1
eys it is highly possible that the
Kentucky Derby at Churchill Dowi}0
may be completely eclipsed. frt'l
Cards for Friday night's races will
appear in next weeks issue of the
Chronicle.
PALMETTO TURF CLUB <
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
AMERICAN LEGION?SHRINE MEET
CARNIVAL PARK (Back U. S. Postoffice)
THURSDAY, -APRIL 24th, 1930 at 8 P. M.
General Manager, Hughtey Tindal ,
Official Starter and Referee, Oarl Roseborough
Judges: Dr. Jno. W; Corbet t
R. M. Kennedy, Jt. -?
C. P. DuBose .
Chief Purser, Jack Whitaker, Jr.
Asst. Pursers: Marion Williams
Lewis Lee Clvbum
/AVAVW?a,,?
First Race ....... South Carolina Sweepstakes
c One Mile und a Furlong 'j/Av
Horse Jockey Owner .J,' {
1. "SCANDAL" Miss Elizabeth Clarke .... Dr. R. E. Stevenson
2. "PRINCESS PAT" Miss Annie Brown A. E. Miller
3. "LITTLE BROWN JUG" Miss Evelyn Bruce Joo Guthrie
4. ^CAROLINA SENSATION Miss Jessie L Campbell .... Geo. A Creed
6* "HIGH JUbgtifc" A Miss Louise Hirsch ... W. L. DePass Sr.
?. "LET'S GO" Miss Jumelle Haile William King
NVote: The nuntbeV* of the horses correspond to the numbers on thl program.
The pool derived from all tickets sold will be divided as
follows: TO per cent to the ticket holders of the first korse> and
30 per csftt to the ticket holders of the second horse.
Much Money Saved
For Loan Applicants
Farmers who applied for seed loans
in Kershaw county should appreciate
very much the cooperation they
received and the way the work was
handled. In a neighboring county in
the state the applicants paid 60c for
making out applicutiorps, 26c for the
Clerk of Court to muke the certififate
and 75c for having the mortgage
recorded. In Kershaw county there
was no charge fcjr making applications,
the community commitjteps
worked hard and long and for no
charge. Mr. Olyburn, our efficient
Clerk of Court, did not charge what
the law allows, in fact he only charged
26c for tho certificate and the
mortgage. So it will be seen that
the cost in Kershuw county was only
26c as compared to $1.50 in another
county. For the 260 applications
made in Kershaw county at a saving
of $1.26 amounts to $12.50 saved the
farmers of Kershaw county through
the splendid cooperation of the various
committees and Mr. Olyburn/'
The county committee worked long
hours each night, usually until 1 o'clock
in the morning. They tried
hard to make the money allotted this
county go as far as possible^ Also I
it should be remembered that through
the efforts of the county committee
composed of L. O. Funderburk, T. K
Trotter and Dr. A. W. Humphries^
and 'County Agent Green, that Kershaw
county revived three times as
| much money this year as she did last
year. 1 his is especially significant
since there were nine additional
states getting the money this year
and the amount was the same as last
year or $6,000,000 and not $7,000,000.
Most of the counties in South Carolina
received less this year than they
did in 1029.
The community committees also
worked very hard, some of them driving
to town often late at night to
bring in applications to the county
committee ?r Ounty AgefcCGreeh.
applicants should also be very
grateful to Mrs. Mary Pearce in the
Chamber of Commerce office, as she
worked untiringly for long hours and
without charge. In fact no one who
helped with this work charged unless
it might have been a few cases whero
papers were notorized.
Mr. J. Team Gettys, attorney, was
not on a committee but he helped and
worked faithfully and deserves the
gratitude of many of the applicants.
Services at Methodist Church
Rev. George Pierce Watsdn, pastor
of Lyttleton Street Methodist
church announces the following services
for Raster Sunday: Bible school
10:00 a. m., Mr. L. C. Shaw, superintendent;
Epworth League 7:15 o'clock.
Morning service a,t 11:16 o'clock
and 8:00 p. m. for the evening
service. The theme for the morning
hour will be, "The Resurrection: The
Supreme Miracle of the Lord Jesus
Christ's Ministry." Evening theme
will be, "The Risen Lord's Benedicr
J " , M><iweek service Wednesday
8?00 o clock. The public Is cordially
invited to all services of this church.
Visitors are especially welcome. Come
and bring your friends.
Services at Baptist Church
The following services are announced
for Easter at the First Baptist
church: Sunday school at 10
clock, Mr. W. G. Wilson, superintendent;
11:16 a. m., preaching by
[ Dr. Campbell, president of Coker College.
Evening service at 8 o'clock
preaching by the pastor, subject:
The Doctrine of the Resurrection."
rayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock. B. Y. P. U. Sunday
evening at 7 o'clock. I
Tho public is cordially invited to
attend all of these services.
Services at Mt. Pisgah
Rev. M. B. Gunter, pastor of Mt.
Pisgah Baptist _ church announces
services for Easter Sunday as follows:
Sunday school Sunday morning
at 10:00 o'clock; morning service
at 11:00 o'clock; B. Y. P. U. service
in the evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to these
services.
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? , -"Mm. Young Stricken
xt *Y!?nds and relatives of Misses
ISSnfir and. L?u Y?un?. of Camden,
will regret fb know that thek
have been called to the bedtideof
gjir mother, Mrs. M. C. . Young, at
alyahT' Wed^da*8 Sk*"1 wither.
Welfare Workers
Tender Thanks
The members of the Junior Wei.
fare Workers wish to take this opportunity
of thanking their friends
for the cooperation given them in the
work towards their tonsil clinic which
will probably be held the last week in
April at the Camden hospital.
We wish to thank* especially Mrs.
W. L. Wright, who made, it possible
to have the golf match between Mrs.
Dorothy Hand and Miss Helen Hicks
for the benefit of the Junior Welfare
Workers and the Oatnden Hositnl,
and also the Horse Show committee
who arranged to make the Junior
Welfare Workers beneficiaries of tho
horse show.
Plans are being completed for tho
clinic and this year a larger number
of children can be cared for than
were taken care of last year.
The amount expended in paying
the cost of the clinic last year* was
over $400. * This included doctors
bills, hospital expenses aiul any med?
icinc which was needed by the patient
to take home after the operation.
Twenty operations were performed,
ten by Dr. Mikell, and ten by Dr.
Kibler, both prominent specialists in
Columbia, and 'Miss Robbing most efficiently
handled the hospital part in
the clinic. Ten children were cared
for at two different dates, each child
spending the night after their operation
at the hospital.
Dr. Humphries, Mrs. Mayfleld and
Miss Hey are this year again selecting
from* the long list of children
whose tonsils need to come out, the
cases which are most serious, and
where the diseased tonsils are already
affecting the hearing, sight or general
health of the child.
Poultry Shipment From Hethune
There will be a poultry shipment
i from Bethune, S. C., Wednesday,
April 23, from 8 to 12 o'clock. The
prices are to be;: Colored hens, 21c:
leghorn full feeihefptddl*
pr*d brgity,;*, t ..A pounds up, 30c<
leghorns, same size and condition,
25c; small and barebacks, 23cp cox
and geese, 10c; ducks, 12c; hen turi
keys, 25c; toms, 20c.
Please cooperate by telling your
neighbors.
Henry D. Green, County Agent*
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Electrical Firm
Opens in Camden
The Dixie Radio, Inc., under the
management of G. K. Hanks, formerly
of Manning, S. C., opened its
doors here Tuesday in the building
formerly occupied by the Camden
Clothing Company on Broad street.
Large crowds greeted the initial
opening of this up-to-date> and finely
appointed exclusive electrical store.
Most anything electrical can be purchased
Jjvere and the goods are handsomely
displayed.
Out-of-tovirn visitors here for the
occasion and helping with the demonstrations
were:
W. Li Perry, president Perry-Mann
Electric' Company, of Columbia, state
distributors for General Electric
products; Ed. Brown, appliance Manager
of Perry-Mann Efectrie Co., of
Columbia; Georgie Bell, Hot Point
Range and Water Heater Specialist;
B. V. Carmel, special representative
from Perry Mann Electric Company;
Mr. Mangum, special representative
of Philco Radio from Charlotte; E.
H. Hutto, president Dixie Radio, Inc.;"
H. C. Tucker, secretary and service
manager. Dixie Radio Inc.; Miss
Mamie Tucker, secretary and treasurer,
Dixie Radio, Ine.j Mr. Emerson,
special representative from Columbia.
Miss Evelyn Bruce, of this city, *
will be associated with this firm in
the office department.
Large Estate Now
Goes To New Owner
Mr. John L. Weeks, of New York,
who owns the former Sydney Smith
house on Chesnut street this week
purchased the large "Bloomsbury"
estate from Mrs. Imcy Bush Kenncdv.
This is one of the largest estates
in Camden and is located on north
Lyttleton street. It has a frontage
of 390 feet and runs back to a depth
of 600 feet. The handsome antebellum
house, once the property of
Miss Sallie Chesnut, is surrounded by
beautiful shade trees. *
Mr. Weeks is also holder of large
farming and cattle lands on the
Wateree river which he purchased
some vear ago from Mr. W. H.
Kirkbride, now under the supervision
of Mr. Charlie MoOaskill. '
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State Jersey Sale at Newberry May S
The (State Jersey Sale is to be held
in^Newberry (May 6th. 49ome ?f ^