The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 29, 1931, Image 8
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Junior Baseball
I Rules For 1931
1. All trainee shall be flayed under
the official playing rule* of baseball,
and on regulation diamonds. The
ball used will be a standard league
ball. ,
2. The competition Will be open
only to boye who are amuteura (that
is, boys who have not been paid for
v playing baseball), and who will not
? have attained their seventeenth birthday
before June 30, 1031^ (Note: A
boy born prior do midnight, June 20,
1014, is not eligible.)
3. Each player must be u bona
v fide resident of the community served
by the Post sponsoring the team in
which he enrolls in accordance with
the regulations laid down by the Department
Athletic Committee or the
<- Department Executive Committee of
the respective Departments,
4. Every nlayer must fill out a
certificate o/ entry and eligibility
and each team must register on a
certificate of entry. To each player's
certificate of entry and eligibility
there must bo attached a certified
copv of his birth certificate along
with player's signature, for identification
purposes. (Note: Where a
certified copv Of the birth certificate
is not available, (then a certified copy
of the baptismal certificate or player's
school record age should be attached.)
Where a player i? a high
school student, his certificate of en
Iryumist give the name of his school
o as shown by the school records on
February 16, 1081, Each Department
will adopt its own form of certificate
which, however, must Include
the provisions herein mentioned.
5. In cities or towns having pop^
ulationa of 60,000 or more, according
* to 1030 Federal Census, no team will
be allowed to draw persons from
more than one high richool. The high
school record as of February 16, 1031,
will govern as to bona fide enrollment
of player. (This rule Is enforceable
as to public, private and
denominational high schools giving
the regular accredited high school
curriculum. The rule is enforceable
as to all high school pupils regardless
of whether or not they have ever
participated in high school athletics.
"Junior high schools," "intermediate
high schools," . "night commercial
high schools." "brivate and denominational
high school curriculum1" are
not considered high schools within
. ... \he jn^ning of this rule.)
o. ii a piayer m lounu to ut ineligible,
he shall be disqualified immediately
from further competition;
and if such ineligibility be determined
prior to a regional tournament, the
entire team having used such ineliJible
player will be automatically
isqualiified and barred from further
competitions and all games won by
such team shall be thrown out of
the records. All protests on eligibility
of players must- be specific and
set forth reasonable basis for protest
and be accompanied hy proof.
7. No team may carry more than
fifteen players, and all players must
have been enrolled before June 30,
1031. The player personnel of a
team can not be changed after date
of official enrollment. Substitutions
for purpose of strengthening team
will not be allowed under any circumstances.
Only in cUse of death
may a vacancy be filled with a substitute
player, and then only when
authorized by the Department Athletic
Director for competitions with
in his Department, and by the National
Director of the Americanism
Commission for Regional. Sectional
and Final Tournaments. *
8. No local, county, district, state,
regional, sectionul or final tournaments
shall be played under the auspices
of any newspaper or commercial
concern.
P. All tournaments to decide state
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champions will he under the direction
of the %tate organization of The
American legion. The Athletic Of*
Acer, or the Department Athletic
Committee of each etate, shall formulate
such rules and regulations not
in conflict with'these rplea as are
best suited to the conditions j>f that
Department for the playing of local,
county, district and state to^nat
/nc-nts. Such rules and regulations
as will stimulate and protect competition
shall he established. The State
Athletic Officer, or his duly appointed
representative of The American
Legion, shall have the power to disqualify,
Suspend or remove any manager,
coach or player violating any
of these rules or other rules promulgated
within his jurisdiction'. All
questions and disputes within a Department
shall he decided by the Department
Athletic Officer or by the
Department Executive Committee.
There shall be no appeal from such
decision to the National Headquarters
of The American Legion or elsewhere.
10. The state championship teams
must be certified by their respective
Department Athletic Officers to the
National Director </f the Americanism
Commission not later than August
10, HKM. This certificate must
bo accompanied by a certified copy
of each player's original certificate
of entry and eligibility, birth certificate,
photograph of player, etc."
11. Since this is a public.spirited
enterprise of The AmoricAn Legion
in the interests of good citizenship,
it is required that players' uniforms
shall bear only lettering or insignia
of The American Legion, the Legion
Post or Department, or tne town, city
or community represented; except
that the name, monogram or other
desgination of persons or organizations
sponsoring a team will be permitted
on the sleeve or on the ..back
of the uniform shirt with letters not
over two Inches in size. Teams failing
to comply with this requirement
will be disqualified.
1<2. In order to qualify its Department
championship team for entry
into the regional tournaments
each Department must comply with
the rules nerein set forth. Suspending
or nullifying, by any Department,
any of these rules will automatically
disbar its championship team from
entry into a regional tournament.
13. All regional and sectional
tournaments and the Junior World
Series will be played under the direction
of the National Director of the
Americanism Commission. All questions
and disputes arising within regional
and sectional tournaments and
the Junior World Series shall be referred
for final decision to the National
Director of the Americanism
Commission, or ?uch persons as he
may designate.
Did You Know?
That the UJ&8 was the first German
submarine captured by the
United States in the World War?
It was captured by the U. tS. S. Fanning.
That the first glider flight from
a dirigible was made by a naval officer
?
That a Navy submarine, the U.
S. S. 0-12, will be used by Sir Hubert
Wilkins, the noted explorer, in
an attempt to reach the North Pole
under the ice ?
That the Navy maintains 235 substations
located in important cities
throughout the United States to aid
young men in their efforts to join
the Navy? There are four of these
substations in the State of South
Carolina.
That each capital ship of the U. S.
Navy has a registered U. S. Post
Office on board?
That the information above was
furnished by the U. Navy Recruiting
Station, Florence, South
Carolina?
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LOOKING BACKWARD
Takes From the Files of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Years Ago
THIRTY YEARS AGO
May 29, 1901
Amos Hough fell at one of the
depots in Camden and broke his jirn\
while loading shingles.
WotTord College confers I). D. degree
upon Rev. Mark L. Carlisle former
Camden pastor.
Willie E. Osteen, of C&mdea, married
to Miss tla Montev Rice, of
Denmark, S. C.
New jail on West DeKalb street
completed and invitations issued by
Supervisor Phelps to the public to
inspect same.
Mrs. .John B. Cureton, mother of
R. Lee Cureton, died at her home in
Columbia.
Atlantic cotton oil rmll of Camden
absorbed by Yirginia-C-arolina Chem
ical Company.
Proprietor of The Chronicle makes
trip to Atlanta to buy additional
supplies for printing plant.
Sydney Hurst, 14 year old son of
S. D. Hurst, of Pisgah, drowned in
canal of Camden Cotton Mill.
Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James
Team dies.
Mrs. Caleb Huggins died at her
home on Rutledge street.
Henry Moore, ?who conducted a business
near corner of Main and DeKalb
street, died suddenly. Buried
at Kershaw.
; JOdward Nettles returns from service
in United States army in Philipines.
Camden firemen, fresh from victory
P nt Newberry, tendered banquet at
Workman House with M. Baum as
toast master. B. B. Clarke, M. L.
Smith, T. J. Kirkland, Mayor E. O.
McCreight, P. T. Villep?tru?? A. D.
Kennedy and Henry Savage made
speeches.
A heavy rain at Florence made the
traeta n? lent* aetfrtrmater, bat a
half hour later the moon was thinirrg
out of a clear shy.
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| FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 2, 1916
Mrs. Hessie Lindsay Thompson, 83,
died at her home on Monument
Square.
Attorney B. B. Clarke, of Camden,
named by Governor Manning to preside
as special judge at criminal
branch of Richland court in ColumI
bia.
I Auto and buggy collision between
N. P. Gettys and J. L. Hinson, of
West Wateree results in smashing of
thirty dozen eggs and damage to
horse and buggy.
Chalmers L. Young and Miss Minnie
Jordan, of Westville, married.
Cooper GrifTin, formerly of Camden,
but later of Ninety-Six. tiead
from typhoid fever.
T. Lee .Little repairs Air IMme
theatre on DeKalb street and has it
reopened. -
Judge Mendel L. Smith delivers
commencement address at ConverseCollege,
his subject being "Patriotism."
Wilmot Kershaw died at North Augusta
and body brought to Camden
for burial.
Malcom Bateman wins first honor
at Baily Military Institute.
I. C. Hough property on Broad
street sold to George T. Little.
Scott Dunn property on DeKalb
street sold to Mrs. Sallie E. Truesdale
at price of $3,000.
Winter home of Mr. George R.
Cook being completed by W. G. Adams.
Engagement of John Smyrl Hnlsall
to Miss Rhetta Wilson announced.
iMendel L. iSmith, Jr., leaves for a
stay at Shrevepont, La., with Sidney
Smith, manager of the Shreveport
base ball club.
(Miss Ethel Smith goes to Georgia
to be maid of honor in marriage of
Miss Ruth Holley to Mr. Covington,
r HilHard W. Rebel iff and Miss Stella
Watlrins married at Lucknow.
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Bethune News Notes
Tnld by Correspondent
Bethune. May 27.?On lust Sunday
mor ning the Rev. J. E. Williams,
tor of the Baptist church, preMhsd,
u splendid sermon to the graduating
Has* oi the Bethune high school.
The church wa* beautifully and artistically
decpra<ted with ferns and baskeis
of pink roses, pink ami grwen
were the class colors, and tha pink
rose the class flower. Special mU#i<J(
numbers were given by a quartet
composed of Mrs. T. R. Hethune, Mlssl
Stella Bethune, Mr. J. A. McOaakillj
and Mr. T. R. Bethune with Mrs. J.
C. Foster accompanying at the piano. ]
The graduating class numbers
twenty-six?sixteen girls and ten
boys.
Mrs. C. L. Mays delightfully entertained
for her Sunday school class
last Friday evening. After, the business
period a social hour was enjoyed.
A sweet course was served during
the evening.
Miss Mary Louise McLaurin spent
several days last week in Columbia
with her aunt, Mrs. C. M. Wilson.
Mrs. W. R. Rozier, Miss Clara Gordon
and Mr. Zeb Gordon . spent last
Sunday jn Lumberton, N. C., where
they went to visit Grler Gordon who
has been in a.hospital there for jnore
than a week as the result of ah at*1
cident while employed on the highway
construction. Friends of Mr,
Gordon will be pleased to know he
is getting on nicely. * ^
Misses Thelma Davis and Lottie
Outlaw gave an enjoyable weinie
roast ,in the grove at Lane's Ailing
station last Friday evening.
The Rev. Mr. Keels, of Columbia,
who supplied at the Presbyterian
church here last summer, was a visitor
in town during the week end.
Miss Mary Louise McLaurin had as
her guests during the past week end
Lucile Mann and Alice Tate from
Calhoun Falls. .*
Miss Lizzie Kate" Davis who has
been teaching in Kershaw is at home.
Miss Minnie Crawley.,of near Chesterfield
is visiting Miss Clara Gordon.
Mack Davis has gone to Dothnn,
Alabama, to spend a while with relatives.
f Messrs. M. G. King, J. M. Clyburn,
lioring Davis and T. R. Bethune spent1
a d?ay last week at Cope, the guests
of Mr. J. D. Lafitte.
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General News Notes
A. L. M. Wiggins, vice-president of'
the Hunk of llartsville, was elected
president of the South Carolina Hankers
association at the end of the etate
convention of bankers at Columbia,
inoperative shipments of hog# no
far this year of 1031 have totalled 32
cars and a half million pounds from
Orangeburg, which i? equal to the
shipments during the entire year of
1030.
Year round bus service to Myrtle
1 leach starts the first of June qy>necting
that resort yith the network
of bus lines extending all over the
country. There will be a round trip
to Marion every day.
The state railroad commision refused
to allow bus line to extend its
service from Gaffney to Hates burg on
the ground that not enough evidence
of public necessity and convenience
had been presented at the hearing.
The Anderson grand jury reported
the court house facilities there as entirely
inadequate and recommended
that a plan be worked out with the
city for a joint city hall and court
house.
Cotton prices of 8 cents, 6 cents,
and in one instance & cents a pound
next fall and winter are being forecast
in different papers in South Carolina,
but none reports that the farmers
around it are lessening the acreage
appreciably. *
The board of hospitalization announced
that it stood pat on its election
of a gite for a new hospital within
ten miles of Columbia, as was expected,
and refused to reopen the
matter of location at the request of
about 6,000 veterans of this state.
D. W. Lewis, who was acquitted in
sessions court on a charge of robbing
a freight car sued the Atlantic Coast.
^Line for $25,000 for malicious prosecution,
but the jury at Florence did
not give him a cent.
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A party of Hungarian-Americans
numbering 600, now living in the
region of the great lakes and headed
by the editor of a Hungarian language
newspaper in Chicago, came, to
Columbia by train and then motored
south and east from the capital to
investigate the advantages of their
people moving to South Carolina tp
farm. They have a farm expert with
them, and Clemson college assigned
an agronomist and live stock expert
to accompany them. The visitors
prefer truck growing, dairying, poultry
and hogs but they know and care
nothing about cotton. They are the
investigators for thousands of others
in the great lakes region who are
looking for better 'localities than
there. They go to Sumter, Florence,
Bisha^ville, Hartsville, Orangeburg,
Society Hill, Cheraw and 'Bennettsville,
among a long list of places.
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A nine year olif white girl
tacked by a negro boy near Pamplico, l|||
in Florence county, and the child, the I|j|
daughter of a well known farmer,
was left in a serious condition. The
negro is named LeroysJftostwick, and
was arrested by a constable soon af.
ter the attack. He was ti^jken to the H
penitentiary .Sunday, after being kept Sff
Saturday night in the county iail. 'M A
Bowman, N. C., concern which
was refused a license to haul freight Jfe
in trucks between Charlotte and Co.
lumbia via Lancaster . and Camden IS
early this year, has returned to the BR
South Carolina etate.iailrnAd ~?o?-?
mission with a request for a peroitm
for interstate traffic between Tarheel I Jg
and Palmetto points. This last is so S
skillfully drawn, that the railroad
commission has asked the attorney
general to tell it <m what grounds it
can be rejected* ,, I I
VEGETABLES IN I
Tempting Variety ' I
They're "chockful of vitamins," as I
the doctors say. Eat more daily, fl
Get Jem fresh, crisp, as tasty as Na- I m
ture grows them. 9
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Don't Rasp Your Throat I
With Harsh Irritants ]
"Reach for a
LUCKY instead"
Nowl Please!?Actually put your finger
on your Adam's Apple. Touch It?your
Adam's Apple? Do you know you are actually
touching your larynx??This Is your
voice box?it contains your vocal chords.
When you consider ydur Adam's AddIo, j
you are considering your throat?your^
vocal chords. Don't rasp your throat with
" harsh irritants ? Reach lor a LUCKY instepd
? Remember, LUCKY STRIKE Is the only
cigarette in America that through its exclusive
"TOASTING" process expels certain
harsh Irritants present In all raw tobaccos.
These expelled Irritants are sold
to manufacturers of chemical compounds. "
They are not present In your LUCKY
STRIKE, and so we say "Consider your
Adam's Apple."
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