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- + . -.^ < ' < {-"'S "" # The Camden Chronicle CAMD.N. ^ CAROUWA. BUDAY. MA.CH Rlorse Show J Next Week ; Mr. Samuel RuaseJl, Jr., chairman of the Executive Committee in charge of the Camden Horse Show, enter tained .the Committee on Sunday with a dinner at 'Milbunk following which a meeting was held to perfect plans for the coming show which will be Camden's twenty-fiirst annual exhibition. The date will be Friday, March 13th, and Saturday, March 14th, and the place the saqje as last year, on polo field No. 2,*at 2:8<r p. ni. This location is unusual in that jumps are taken on a picturesque hillside just outside of the ring after which contestants, return, to tne ring, all lif full view from every part of the gallery. Two Hew hunter classes have been added this year, a Touch and Out Class and another for green I Hunters. All indications for a large entry list and equally as fine a show as was held last season which is saying much since fthat was pro nounced a *nost unusual exhibit by expert horsemen. The Committee in charge consists of Samuel Russell, Jr., . .chairman^ Carroll K. Bassett, secretary; Lamont' Dominick, George T. Little, Henry Savage, Jr., Mrs. R. B. Deans, Mrs. Pwignt Partridge and Dr. Oscar Both the Kirkwood and Sarsfield golf courses evidence the increase of ^ isiiors and tournaments are sched iled for early dates. The date for he Women's Eighth Annual MidWouth Tournament on the Kirkwood ,Bourse,Vfixed for March 9, 10, 11, 12 Hnd 13, has been advanced a few lays, and will be followed by the Men's Eighth Annual Mid-Souith Am teur Championship on the 16th and continuing for four days. exhibition matches every Sunday afternoon are attracting large gal leries to the Kirkwood course, and among players using the course daily ! this week are: E. C. Hammond Col. M. Burke, W. I. Keep, C. P. Wyckoff, Kdmund Mayo, George iCoxe, F. J. Campbell, M. C. Arnew, W. C. Heath, I W. L. Peck, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. F. W. | Burr, A. C. Vicary, M. L. G. WilI marth. Gardner Jackson, Marshall I Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Zabri.-sI kie and Miss Frances Mitchell. ( Social affairs which are numerous, 1 I include a supiper for 20 at Thickety with Mrs. Alexander Buell TOIT* bridge, of Washington, as hostess on Tuesday evening, a farewell dinner at the Pines by Mr. and Mrs. Den nison Dana, of Englewood and the Court Inn. Among those entertain n: informally at Green Leaf Villa ! veve Mrs. George R. Cook, Miss ^^^Eweeney and Mr. George Taylor, and _Bt Mt/ Pleasant Plantation for tea . "" /ere Nliss. Elizabeth Farrelley, Mrs .arl P. Abbott, 'Mrs. W. L. Wright Hnd Mrs. Oscar Seeley. A few days before her departure Irs. James Scott, of/ the Hobkirk Hnn colony gave a movie party fol- i. owed by tea at the Woman's Ex- ( Hhange for ten guests. Miss Virginia Gildersleeve, Dean of Barnard College, Now York, has re-1 Burned to Green Leaf Villa and among hose arriving at the Kirkwood are:j puTTalo; Mr. and Mrs. EdwimS. Hall, j f Montclairf Mar, and Mrs. Edmund} layo, of Providence; Mr. and Mrs. '. J. Campbell, of Montreal; Judge and Mrs. William Htmgerford, of V'\v Britain, Conn; Mr. and Mrs. Matson C. Amow, of New Rochelle; l)r. and Mrs. G. - W. Brewster and Br. and Mrs. Daniel F. Jones, of Boston and Mr. H. W. Runygn, of ' Mrs. George Miner, of Lakeville, I Conn., has joined Mr. and (Mrs. Ward IC. Belcher at Hi/bkirk . Inn, where other arrivals are IMr. and Mrs. F. E. Laimbeer, of Garden City and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lozier, of Rochester. I [ The annual Tag l>ay for the Oam den hospital, postponed this year bom St. Valentine s Day until toll morrow, March 7th, will be the next worthy effort to obtain needed funds for an institution which , is nobly filling the community's ne<*l. This evening in the high school auditorium the?Town. Theateiv... of ; '' imbia, will present a play, "Holi day," for the benefit of tne Hobkirk jHlill Chapter D. A. R., of which Mrs. ? J. Kirk hand is regent. Camden's hotels are having large estivations for this month which *ady marks the end of the winter Saturday evening was the occasion I several parties in the Kirkwood n''- One of the largest was given > Mr. w. J. Childs, of New York, . I10 with Mrs. Childs is passing the [H1^' season at the Kirkwood. [ 1}r. and Mrs. J. Dodge Peters, after I everal weeks at the Court Inn, have ' <tUr-,ied to New York. Arrivals at Court Inn include: ?r- and Mrs. Edgar J. Phillips, of e^ . York; Mr. and Mrs. Victor >-clx>l, of Philadelphia; Mr. *nd Mrs. * D. White, of Newark; Mr. and irs. James- S. Bent, of Brookline; nd Mrs. E. P. Townsend and Alfred ? Townsend, of Philadelphia. | J Married id Lexington I A marriage that came as a surprise their friends was that of Miss, 'argaret Evelyn Britton to William OytwiW* Hie ceremony was iH1 r formed in Lexington, Saturday Knt, February 28th, The yoohg J oupje wi|j x^amden their home. Oyhum is with "The Redfear* ? r of this city. . - p Ex-Governor Richards J Given Silver Service i Special to Cenvden Chronicle ^ Columbia, <8. C.,- March 3, 1931.? j At his home' in Liberty Hill, former * governor John G. Richards was pre- < sented last Friday afternoon, Feb- i ruary 27th, with a handsome silver < service, a mahogany cabinet for ,1 books and magazines and a fireside chair with ottomhn by friends from i over the state! i <? The former governor had been re- < quested to be at home for the after- i noon, and about four o'clock, the com- t mittee, headed by 'F. C. Robinson, 1 former senator and now a member < of the state tax commission, and C. E. Jones, member of the house from i Lexington county and former chair- J man state highway 'commission, madj i the presentation "as an expression of j esteem and affection und1>apprecia- < tion for your services to the state .1 of South Carolina." < One piece of the silver service bore i an inscription reading: "Presented to < Governor John G. Gichards by friends 1 in sincere appreciation of his splen- J did service to South Carolina 10271931." Senator Robinson said that friends i of thf former chief executive from < various parts of the staW had Volutf- ] tarily contributed the funds as an i expression of their appreciation of I his service to the state. i 'Much moved, Governor Richards 1 responded, saying he deeply appre-( ' ciated the fact that friends thought < of him even after he had left office.. < Some twenty-five people were present at the presentation. Among these { in addition to Messrs. Robinson and ,Jones were J. Austin.Latimer, former . secretary to Governor Richards, former Solicitor and Mrs. Harry Hines ^ of Lancaster, Mrs. H. Lee Scarbor- ( ough, Mrs. H. N. Foreater and Mrs. , Austin M. Francis of Sbnvter, the , latter a daughter of Governor Rich- i ards; Miss Margaret Robinson, Co- j Jumibia; Mrs. Norman S. Richards, Liberty Hill; Dr. S. F. Brasington,Camden; Mrs. C. E. Jones, Bates- , burg. After the presentation ceremony, ( which was informal, the guests en- * joyed a delightful social hour at the , beautiful country home of Governor 1 and Mrs. Richards, during which delirious rrfreflhmrntn -ivfrn in vvil Ky " ,Mrs. Richards .and Miss Margaret Richards, coffee being poured from the silver service that had just been, 1 presented. The entire affair came as quite a surprise to the former governor and most of the guests, who knew nothing of the plans to present the silver service until the ar^_ _ rival of the committee. Friends , fynm.nuattu .tuu-t. 1 " . uted to the handsome service and other gifts. In his brief remarks the . former governor expressed his deep- ' est appreciation to those whose names he will never know ,who, by this , expression of love, touched the heart of the former Governor. Drive For Charities Went "Over the Top" ? ________ The drive for funds for the Associated Charities -of Camden and Kershaw county which- started a few weeks ago has met with a noble ? response from citizens and winter residents with the result that the goal set for $4,500 has been reached and surpassed. Mrs. Margaret C. Mayficld. president of the organization, and officers and committees working faithfully deserve great credit for their energy ( and enthusiasm in putting over the drive for funds which will be most . ably and efficiently applied to the , needy of the. community. The final figures show that the drive netted $4,000 in cash with $650 in merchandise pledges. The need is greater this year than ever before, as more demands have been made upon ch'arity than in many years aqd 1 this fund will go a long way towards helping those in need. JMr. Cobb To Sing Over'! Radio Next~\Tuesdau > ______ 1 Hollis F. CoM>, well-known local < singer, will be heard over W. L S., ' Colombia, radio ftaGon next Tuesday 1 evening, March 10th, at 9:80 o'clock, with Mrs. Francis Nolan McOorkle, 1 of_&mdfiDu-M-9!?TO ssw&tpanht* He. J sings for the American Legion Aux- < Diary program. Many Camden radio i fane will be tuning in next Tuesday 1 to hear theee Camden people oa ths 4 - -v-1-. " , sin ' selling Home-Grown xoods to Home People ,< i .. Columbia, -March 3.?-Figures com >M?d by a South Carolina allege thaw that people,of the state import, sach year, foodstuffs with a value of wore than $100,000/000, ?U of which ?ould be produced and marketed in South Carolina. The exhibits of 'South Carolina products to be opened jn Greenville ?nd Columbia about .April 1, will concentrate home-grown apd honiewanufactured South Carolina goods jo a merchant may completely stock lis store by paying one visit to the exhibit. Women of, South .Carolina, workng under .the direction of district eaders for the live-at-home movement have started their campaign to Jecure the written promises of merchants in every county in the state o visit one of the exhibits of South ^.arolina products.' The merchants are to be asked to put home-proiuced goods on their shelves to meet the. demand of the women-Tor Sout/y Carolina goods. The statistics gathered by the college show that 123,000,000 pounds of meat are purchased by South Carolina consumers from out-of-state producers; that 302,000 tons of hay are imported each year; that 73,000,[>00 pounds, fit gutter tome from outside of the'- state; that 6,000,000 bushels of -wheat are purchased elsewhere as arb 37,000,000 bushels of corn, 20,000,000 dozen eggs and 18,[>00,000 fowls. ??? ? ?. Colonial Dames Hold Exhibit in Columbia . . Mrs. William Weston, chairman of :he Colonial 'Dames, of Columbia, accompanied by Mrs. Heyward Gibbes were pleasant visitors in Camden la3t Saturday, and while h^re announced that their society would hold an exhibit of antiques at the Columbia auditorium Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week to which the people of Caimden were invited: i The exhibit will include old pieces | of .silver, jewelry, china, glass, furniture and pictures. The antiques were air loaned to the Colonial Dames to make the exhibit possible. ?Anyone?who?has?an?antique?antedating 1850, may place them in the exhibit, Mrs. Weston announced. A i charge of 60c will be made to view I tjhese antiques. j Loan Committees 1 Named For Seed Tho following: committees have nauied _io .handle the a,nnlir.R- ! Lions tor farmers seed loans: j County Committee: John Whita-j kerr Jr., R. E. Stevenson, T. K. Trot-' ter, all of Oamden. J Liberty Hill: R. C. Jones, L. P.] Thompson, J. G. Richards, Jr. Blaney: H. T. Jeffers, J. T. Watson, J. D. Bailey. Casaatt: H. E. Gardner, T. A. Spenrs, J. B. McCoy.' Bethune: G. E. Parrott, M. G. King, Loring Davis. Lugoff: N. P. Gettys, K. T. Roaeborougb, John E. Team, GordonBell. Oamden: L. J. Whitaker, W. L. Jackson, W. F. Nettles, E. T. Pearce, L. A. S'hiver. Kershaw: W. A. Shaw, E. J. Bailey, W. T. Holley. Spring Visitors Here ' Jf Large droves of red-breasted x/lbins are now in evidence in Camden and present a pretty sight as they are seen in the early morning seeking food on the lawns and meadows and in the evergreen shrubbery. Seeking Information -About An Old Crime ? ? v ft* > " 1 ' ? Chief of Police H. D. Hilton received a wire from Thos. j! Wolfe, deputy dirqqtor of police at Jersey Pity, N. Jw, dated March 8, asking information on a crime said to have been committed in this city twenty years ago,. The chief has made inquiry frotiv;'Various \ sources but so Tar has b^ pnable to find any record of the.-woman being wanted here. The jyire the chief reads as follows: "Ifaw information that Hnttio Mr ?*> 86, tolofcd woman of 68 Harrison arvenoe, this city; now onw arrest here la wanted your dty 'or cutting colored woman, Mary Mc ^*n, who later died. Happened your Sr' At fj**' m v.. ''ssamcetrasssssmtssmssssrsxs^s^M^im Third Campaign On < Against Pesky Rats , C. D. Schwartz, of tho United Slates Department of Agriculture has been in Camden this week following jtrp two (previous campaigns against rats. Several months ago red squill was used in large quantities throughout the city, which was later followed by another campaign, and where properly used property owners reported a dwindling of tho pesky creatures. Those wanting the red squill can get samb.on application at the city clerk's office. This poison is dangerous oVily to rats and can be used on the premsies without fear of poisoning other creatures. I '4 Mr. Schwartz has been transferred from the Atlantic coast states to Texas where he will be stationed, ffe %ays his associations in this city have been very pleasant and he regrets leaving this section. First Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for the week at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Judge 'M. L. Smith, superintendent; preaching by the pastor on the sulbject, "Doing Nothing"; evening service 8 o'clock, subject, "The Sin of 'Silence." Prayer meeting' and Workers Council Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock; Senior B. Y. f\ U. Thursday evening at 8 and Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday even1 .a <>4 " ?#?* dt ? IJhe public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. Wins Prize Selling Magazines Young Lawton Truesdale, the eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Truesdale is the winner of a cash prize given by The Saturday Evening Post. Young Truesdale stood sixth from the top in the United States in the number of Posts sold during the last three months by their sales boys, who started selling the magazines the same time. The award was sent to Lawton last week. It is of interest to know that the lad | is one of triplets. Presbyterian Church Services ' Sunday, March 8, A. Douglas McArn. pastor. (Morning worship 11:15. Sermon subject, "The Consecration of Imagination." Anthem, familiar hymns, - morning grayer. Sunday school 10 a. m. Christian Endeavor 7 p. m. At this service Mrs. Edith | Gulland will address the young people. Midweek service Wednesday evening at 7:30. The book of Job will be the topic of discussion. The men of the church met. Wednesday evening with Mr. L. T. Mills and agreed to make an effort to plant evergreens about the chyrch. Thursday, March 12, is the day set apart for this Effort. A letter of explanation is being sent to every family in the congregation and the men of the church hope that each family will cooperate. The public is cordially invited to all services of this church. Musical at Aniioch There wjll be a musical at Antioch high -school tm Friday Tiight, M&r<?Tr 6, at 8 o'clock, given by a group of Charlotte Thompson girls. Admission 10 and 20 cents. Come and bring your friends. Night Flight Attempt Ends in Plane Wreck Camden, S. OL, March 5.?Some party or parties stole an Eaglerock airplane from the hangar at Woodward Airport Wednesday night or early Thursday morning and in attempting a moonlight flight, badly wrecked the plane. Parties residing near the airport report that they heard the motor start up around 1:30 o'clock. Signs showed that the plane had gotten in the air. It skidded a long distance with a broken undercarriage and ^ twisted propeller where it had evidently atuok its nose in the ground. The machine was the property of Pilot D<#c Hyer and it is estimated that the damage done will amount to around $900 or one thousand dollars. No clae has been obtained as to who stole the machine from its hangar. It was bring guarded yesterday by sheriffs deputies in order to preserve the finger marks and an effort wilt be made to trail the wrecker? by this method. Quite a number of peopl? drove out to the airport today to ri?rw the wreck. No bfood was found nearby and no one hae been reported* jalafud. * Charles Valk Salmond i Passes A way in Raleigh Camden relative* and friend* were grieved to learn of the pausing of t Charles Valk Salmond, whose- death 'i occurred in Raleigh, N. C., Saturday after an illness of (two weeks. < Mr* Salmond was the son of the < late H. C. and R. T. Salmond, of Camden, and was bom here March ( 14, 1886. He attended the Camden i schools and later Porter Military < Academy at Charleston, making his home \vhile there with his grand- I mother. After graduating he resided | a while in Camden, later going to j Columbia, Spartanburg, Anderson 'and * Raleigh. Ho was employed a* a traveling salesman. Possessed of a gen- < fal, happy personality he made friends wherever he went and* was a most successful salesman, drawing < around him scores of staunch friends and admirers. On June 11, 1912, he was marrie i to Miss Charlotte Boykin, of this city, i and he is survived by his widow and four children?.Charlotte Boykin .Salmond, Ellen Deas Salmond, Charles Valk Salmond ancli Margaret Hay Salmond. He iR also survived by three brother8?Edward Salmond, of Charleston, West Virginia; Rev. Henry C. Salmond, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and William C. Salmond, of Camden; ind one sister, Mrs. Louise C. Proctor, of this city. ? TVift f nunro 1 ~ J t . .. r\ - ut Owuiioi ii vmi urate Episcopal church Sunday afternoon, serviced being conducted by Rev. C. G. Richardson and the burial was in the Quaker cemetery in Camden. Pallbearers serving were; W. L. DePass, R. M. Kennedy, Jr.( A. D. Kennedy, H. G. Garrison, Jr., W. E, Johnson, Jr., J. W. C. Boykin, J. K. Lang, N. C. Boykin and Henry D. Boykin. fn Interest of Cripples In Kershaw County P. G. Sherer, of the state department of education was in Camden | Tuesday making a registration of hopeless cripples in this county. He I is supervisor of vocational rehabilitation, and is sent out by the state department. His duties are to assist then) in the selection of a suitable?vocation. ' He cooperates with individual organizations, surgeons and hospitals in securing surgical operations, treatment and appliances where they are desirable apd necessary to fit the . disabled persons -better fof the vocation selected. He arranges with" commercial establishments or educational institutions for training in the vocation selected, defraying the cost of tuition, book*, instructional sup-1 flies and transportation to and jfrom j -^he-completion of training he^ gssists in securing employment. Mr. Sherer fount! twenty cases, of > cripples in this county so far. There may be more, and if so, other cases should be reported to him at the state department of education in Columbia. Community Glee Club To Sing Next Sunday The pastor and congregation of the colored Presbyterian church on Market street announce tbat becau&e of many requests they .will repeat their program of songs at that church Sunday afternoon, March 8, at 3:30 o'clock. They issue a special invitation to white friends of the church. A free will offering will be taken to defray the expenses of the church. Methodist Church Services I^yttleton Street Methodist church, Warren G. Ariail, preacher in charge. The services for Sunday, March 8, will be as follow*; Sunday school at 10 a. m., with /Mr. L. C. Shaw, supetintendeilt; Epworth League at 6:4J p. ni.; public worship at 11:16 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., conducted by the pastor. Children and young people are especially urged to be present at the morning service. Morning theme, \V ith the Armor of God." Evening theme, "The Rich Fool." The is most cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. Visitors aVe especially welcome. Come and bring others with you, and let us try to have a full church. Prayer service every WediK^d*^ evening at 7:80. Are these services not worth while? 5**5 and liquors valued by authorities a^more than $200,000 w4je seized Sunday in a raid on the hoftie of Daniel Denver, 80, who made a fortune in the wholesale liquor boat etaarge of poasession of th. w?. relBMwd in !,. H I Wit _ .Aqj-J General Summerall Distinguished Visitor A distinguished visitor in Camden his week is General Charles P, Sumnerall, Chief of Staff, United States \rmy, who is the guest of Colonel Clark Williams at his estate, the 'k)dars and the I'ines, On March 4th, his filth birthday, v jeneral Bunvmerall was automatically etired, and has accepted the Presilency of the Citadel in Charleston. Complimenting the General on his birthday Colonel Mini Mrs. Williams jrtve a dinner which included us quests Mayor Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., and Mrs. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. DePaas, Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Garrison, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. John W. tiorbett, Commander and"Mrs. William Ancrum, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bates. General Summerall addressed the student body of the Camden high school Tuesday morning at chapel. once presenting a striking figure in physical appearance-?healthy, well-rounded?standing erect during his thirty minute address, he belied his 64 years and talked in such a firm yet quiet manner?striking, yet soothing?with the solid logic of his words. His address consisted of quiet, forceful statements, sound encouragement to school students, to teachers, to coming lousiness men and social leaders. ' He touched the keyvnote of the structure of America's future when he said that the sole hope of maintaining what we now have in progress" and ,of malting any future advance lies wholly in the efforts of the schools and the youth of the land at present, the conservation of the natural resources of the country, the conservation of the same faculties of the minds of youths, the full and early realization of the important part played by youth in the present tempering directly the basis of coming years, the meaning of real unselfish patriotism. All hearers were touched by his appealing vision of the better thing^of life, the worth of honor, patriotism, character, integrity, hope, unselfish ambition. Mayor R. M. Kennedy fittingly paid a great tribute to General Summerall Hi his weighty statement that a man of such a high station in national and military affairs, should speak to us on such quiet, sincere topics as flowers, trees, birds, poets, ,1brook* and literature, omitting any reference to the glory or horror of war. . . Making_Whqpgee _ At uncle's Expense Seven hours after he had received his bonus money from Uncle Sam, a negro man had bought a secondhand oar, in which he was returning from a dance, when the car collided with another on north Broad street, at tfn early hour Tuesday morning, and was a complete wreck. Several of the injured received treatment at the Camden hospital. Laboratory Blast Fatal To Young Munns iMr. and Mrs. George Hunns, winter residents of Camden, were called to Middletown, Connecticut, last week on account of the fatal injury of their son, John Hunns. The mother of the lad its a sisfcar to 'Mi. R. S. Williams and Mrs. W. O. Hay of this city.'. A Middletovm paper tells of the accident in this way: "Death came as a mercy to relieve the suffering' early yesterday afternoon at the Middlesex hospital of John William Hunns, 21-year-old laboratory assistant, who was fatally burned while in the performance of his duty at the plant of the Russell Manufacturing company in South Farms early Tuesday evening. "While engaged in experimental work in the laboratory there, where he had worked following his graduation from Prfctt Institute, Rrooktyn, N. Y., fumes from either gasoline or bensol, used in th^ preparation of tests for the brake lining manufactured fdr the automotive lines proTJticed by the company, exploded and the flames . enveloped his clothing and seared his whole body except in two small spots. . Fallow-workers, alarmed by the explosion, which . rocked the premises, rushed to the aid of the stricken assistant and smothered the flames and quickly took hith to the hospital. Rueeel Nobis, 17,a fcigh school honor student at (Haverhill, Mass., was arrested Sunday accused olji brutal attack with a "bAmnier on a wealthy HhWVttlB widow. Inspiring the trime was the boy's worrV over a nsatr <rf *16 police- said, in his MlllUi as treasurer ot< the senior d|*S book, committee sad needed $10 to pay for class pktvres. '