The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 17, 1933, Image 1
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, IS TAG DAY FOR THE CAMDEN HOSPITAL
The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 44. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1933 NUMBER 46
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Camden to Celebrate its
Founding 200 Years Ago
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Camden's two hundredth birthday
will be celebrated in a mammoth
and spectacular way on March 19th
to 25th. This^Bi-Centennial Celebration
will attract thousands of visitors,
for every dajfcduring the w^ek
will be events that will be *worth
travelling hundreds of miles to see.
The celebration will also be a Home
Coming Week and invitations will be
sent to every one who has ever lived
ts? here.
No town has ever been more fortunate
in having so many State-wide
attractions available during such an
historic celebration. Mayor R. M.
Kennedy, Jr., is general chairman of
the Bi-Centennial, and he will not
leave anything undone to ftinke this
historical, event a grand success in
every way.
The tentative programme that is
being worked out, calls for a big polo,
game on Sunday afternoon, March
19th. The name of the visiting team
will be announced later. Camden now
has some very fast polo players here,
among them being Gerald' Balding,
formerly a member of the British International
team, and some very fast
polo will be witnessed during the
week.
On Monday will see the planting of
memorial trees all over the town and
parks. On Monday afternoon, the
beautiful estates of Camden will
throw open wide their gates to visi;
tors. Camden is famous for its beautiful
estates and gardens. Also on
Monday afternoon there will be a big
golf tournament and some very fast
players from all parts of the country
will enter, and many handsome prizes
will be awarded.
On Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
will be the 28th annual Horse
Show. This event always attracts visitors
not only from all parts of South
Carolina but from nearby and Northern
States as well. Camden already
has many fine horses here and others
are expected to arrive as the tourist
season progresses. There will be
many horses sent here especially for
this event from Northern states, and
all parts of South Carolina, as well
as Charlotte, Asheville, Tryon, Augusta,
Pinehurst and Atlanta.
On Thursday will be another big
polo match and the name of the visiting
team will be announced later.
On Friday will witness a spectacular
and beautiful historical pageant
under the direction of Mrs. Donald
Morrison. All events in Camden's
history will be given, dating back
frortP the Indian and log cabin days
up to the present moment. A similar
pageant was held . here about five
years ago which is still being praised
by every one who saw it. This pageant
will take place on the golf
course in front of the Kirkwood hotel.
On Saturday, the Carolina Cup will
be raced for over the historic Hawthorne
race course. This race is run
annually in Camden and from 20,000
to 25,000 visitors are expected to witness
it this year. Some of the finest
pteeple chase horses in America will
enter this race. The winners of the
last two Carolina Cup races in Camden
have been entered in the Grand
National Steeple Chase Races on the
famous Ain Tree Course near Liver- .
pool. This will be the first big Spring
Steeplechase event in America and
visitors from as far as Canada are
expected here for it, and it will be .
witnessed by the lragest crowd ever
to see a sports event in South CaroI
lina. _
I The central committee for handling
the Bi-Centennial Celebration will be
headed by R. M. Kennedy, Jr., genI
oral chairman, and he will be assisted
by Harry D. Kirkover, Stanley LlewI
ellyn, Sam Karesh, H. G. Carrison,
I Jr., Samuel Russell, John K. de
Loach, Eh-. John W. Corbett and Da- ,
vid R. Williams. _
The Music Committee, Clifton McI
Kain, chairman, and he will name
I his assistants later. Besides brass ,
I bands and orchestras for the celebra- ,
I tion, there will be the singing of
Spirituals.
Welcoming and Invitation Com
mittee, Dr. John W. Corbett and *
Stanley Llewellyn. ______ _ j
Housing Committee, John K. de- ;
Loach, chairman. i
"General Publicity, Thomas An- i
Bcrum, chairman.
^Special Publicity, John l^rman, 1
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Carroll Bassett.
Pageant, Mrs. Donald Morrison,
chairman.
Polo, Samuel Russell, chairman.
Races, Harry D. Kirkover{*wchairman.
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Balls and Dances, Mrs. W. L.
Wright, chairman.
Street Dance, H. B. Kennedy,
chairman.
Garden and Tree Planting, Mrs, ,
Fannie Fletcher, chairman.
Finances, S. W, VanLandingham,
chairman.
Transportation, W. R. DeLoache,
chairman.
Decorations, Sam Karesh, chairman,
Besides the events already listed,
at night time there will be Colonial
Balls, Street Dances, boxing and
wrestling matches, and a large reception
will b? held on Friday night,
perhaps at the Kirkwood hotel.
Attractive invitations are being
designed and they will be mailed to
every person who has ever lived in
Camden. Everyone is asked to mail
or phone in names of former citizens
to Mrs. Corbett Boykin at the City
Clerk's office.
Camden and Charleston are the
two most historic towns in iSouth
Carolina, and Camden is the oldest
inland town.
Besides enjoying a national reputation
as a historical center, Camden
is also nationally known as a
most delightful tourist town.
Former Citizen
Dies in New York
News has been received in Camden
of the death of Mr. Samuel Rosenberger,
who died at his home in
Brooklyn, New York, on February
the 8th. Mr. Rosenberger was about
seventy-five years of age at the time
of his death.
For many years Mr. Rosenberger
was a citizen of Camden and married
M&fe Bcrtjfva'^Yilliams of ttfis city.
They left Camden a number of years
ago to take up their residence in New
York. While in Camden Mr. Rosenberger
was an active and successful .
business man and took an interest in
all public activities while here. He
was much liked and respected by all
who knew him and his death will be
regretted by his old friends in Cam- j
den. His wife predeceased him a number
of years ago. He left surviving
him three sons, Victor, Marion apd
Harold Rosenberger. c
Many Untaxed Automobiles
More than 43,000 automobiles in [
South Carolina are not returned for '
taxation, according to figures contained
in the official records of the
comptroller general and of the state !
highway department. The figures for :
Kershaw county show that there are
2,505 automobiles owned with only *
1,671 returned for taxation.
First Baptist Church Services
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The following services are an- '
nounced at the First Baptist Church
for Sunday, February 19: Sutiday j
School at 10 o'clock, with C. O. Stogner,
superintendent in charge. Pub- v
lie worship conducted by the pastor,
J. B. Caston at 11:15 a. m and 7:30
p. m. Morning subject, "Humility of ]
Spirit as an Evidence of the Spir- <
itual Birth." Evening subject, "Our 1
Burning -Bush." Weekly teacher's
meeting Monday evening at 7:30. '
Prayer meeting Wednseday evening
at 7:30. B. Y. P. U. Sunday even- ]
ing at 6:30. !
At the morning hour Fred N. Wimberly
will render a violin solo. He '
started violin at the age of seven 1
and has studied at some of the leading
schools of music. It will be-e privilege
and a joy to have him take
part in the service. The public is
cordially invited to attend all the '
services of this church.
Grace Church Services.
Rev. F. H. Craighill, Jr., rector of 1
Grace, Episcopal church,' announces (
the following services, for Sunday, :
February 19: Holy Communion, 8
a. m.; Church School, 10 a. m.; Morning
prayer and sermon, 11:16 a. m.;
Class on jnyr, fl p. nuf Young Pen# *
pie's Service League, 7 p. a. The 1
public is cordially invited to ettea* \
all these services.
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Wyndham Manning
Speaks To Legion
The James Leroy Belk Post of the
American Legion had as its speaker
at the regular monthly meeting held
in the Legion hall last Monday evening
Hon. Wyndham M. Manning, of
Sumter, one of the leading figures in
the General Assembly, he being now
and having been for the past two
preceding sessions a member of the
Souse of Representatives from Sumr
county.
Mr. Manning's subject was Taxation.
This usually dry subject was
made most interesting by Mr. Manping,
He brought convincing facte
and figures to show the inequality
practiced in laying on taxes, and
showed conclusively that the greater
burden of taxes of this state has J
been placed upon the shoulders of ;
those least able to bear it, namely, I
the farmers. He reviewed our system
of taxation and explained to his aud- I
ience some measures being sponsored J
by him looking to the relief of the!
agricultural element of our state and !
to more nearly equalizing the burden.
Mr. Manning came out strohgly
for the most rigid economy in the administration
of public affairs and:
voiced in no uncertain terms his determined
opposition to the issuance
of any more bonds. He, however,
stated that there were many good
men, who, on account of the straitened
circumstances of the people,
would destroy many of the neces^gry
functions of our government, thereby
doing damage instead of helping
the people. He said that these men
were altogether honest in their convictions,
but in many instances were
without a true conception of the aims
and objects of our different institu
tions and departments. He stated
that he favored abolition of useless.!
bureaus, departments rind offices and 1
the consolidation of others where the
same could be effected without injury,
but that he was opposed to the
crippling of our state institutions',
such as the Hospital for . the Insane1,
and others. He further stated, while
reiterating his stand for economy,
that he was opposed to a ruinous *
policy with reference to our state institutions
of learning.
There is no doubt but that the far-1
mers of the state have a champion in!
Mr. Manning. His address was most I
interesting throughout and was thor-;
oughly . enjoyed by the legionnaires
and others who came to hear him.
Mr. Manning in his "introductory
remark* stated that Representative
James Belk, of this county, had been
a great aid to him and others in ,
trying to put across constructive legislation.
Mrs, Hennig Was Rotary Speaker
Mrs. Julian Hennig, of Columbia, ,
was the guest speaker at the Thurs- !
day Rotary luncheon last week and <
she gave a most interesting talk on
Edwin DeLeon, a prominent Jew who ,
was identified with the early history
of Camden. Mrs. (Hennig has made ,
s study of historical subjects and she |
has recently written a biography of <
DeLeon. The program was in charge
of 'Leon H. Schlosburg.
The visiting Rotarians were D. S. .
Moore and Orville H. Ripley, of the
Winsted, Conn. Club, and John Wilson
of the Sumter Club. Other visitors
besides the guest speaker, were (
Robert W. Pomeroy, Jr./ Mrs. Leon 1
Schlosburg, A. D. McAra and Rosea ,
Webster of the tourist colony.
W. M. U. Annual Meeting
Mt. Pisgah will be hostess to the
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union |
of Kershaw association Saturday,
February 26th, 10:30 o'clock. All
phurches are urged to send represent- ,
stives as well as W. M. S. and junior
organizations. Pastors invited; vis- J
itors welcome. Don't forget the
place: Mt. Pisgah.
Mrs. J. B. Boatwright, state president,
and Mrs. H. H. Eargle will be
the outstanding speakers of the day.
Series Games Ended.
Mrs. A. C. McKain and Mrs. Mortimer
Boykiri won the first and sec- 1
Mid high score prizes in the series of
games which ended at the meeting '
With Mrs. Hughey Tindal Thursday
afternoon. Miss Charlotte Boykin was <
| goest of the club. Following the !
card games a delicious salad course
was served by Mrs. Tindal.
To
Hare Turkey Supper
The Woman's Auxiliary
is Presbyterian church is giving a
toksj^^oy^^m g^toJT O'CUN*
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Associated Charities'
Position At Present
As you all know The Associated
Charities have already started the
advertising: for their annual drive
for funds and it is to explain the
exact position of The Charities that
this article is written.
On the first of the year tho State
of South Carolina borrowed from the
R. F. C. funds, enough money to keep
all the unemployed and needy people
in the state from suffering.'
A committee was formed in Camden
for tho putipoqe of disbursing
these funds, consisting of W. T. Redfeaijp,
chairman; Mrs. W. J. Mayfleld,
W. Robin Zemp, W. L. Jackson, R. B.
Pitts, T. V. Walsh, treasurer.
This committee has been in operation
since about the middle of January
and now have everything working
smoothly, giving employment to
hundreds of people throughout tho
town and county and giving direct
help to many hundreds besides. At
present The Associated Charities is
still taking ckre of the Children's
Home and the charity work in the
City of Camden limits.
However, the length of time this
R. F. C. money will be forthcoming
is absolutely unknown except that it
will last through March and April
and it may or may not be cut off at
that time.
When this help stops there will be
a very great load thrown onto The
Associated Charities and in order to
conserve thdlr funds for this coming
load the R. F. C. are going to March
1st take over the charity work in the
City of Camden.
This will save The Associated Charities
this expense at present and conserve
their funds for the heavy load
later on.
In giving these facts we want
every one of our kind supporters to
know just exactly what is going on,
just how we propose to help conserve
our funds and to work with us towards
this end.
"Our expenses for this coming year
will undoubtedly be heavier than they
ever have'tyjen,-if we take care again
of the needy in Camden and vicinity
and we bespeak your cooperation for
our coming drive and ask you all to
be as liberal as possible.
The Associated Charities.
Warren H. Harris, Treasurer
Mt. Moriah Church
to Hold Anniversary
On Sunday, February 19th, the
sixty-seventh anniversary of the organizing
of Mt. Moriah Baptist
church will be celebrated. This
church was started by Rev. Monroe
Boykin in 1866 and he served as ita
pastor until his death, when the work,
was taken up by his son, the present
pastor, #?v. J. W. Boykin.
The public is most cordially invited
to these services at 3:30 o'clock.
A very fine program has been arranged,
Rev. J. iB. Caston, pastor of
the First Baptist church of the city,
to deliver the sermon and spirituals
will 'be sung by a good choir.
Special seats will be reserved for
any white -people attending.
Attended Farley Banquet
' Among those attending the banquet
tendered James A. Farley, national
Democratic campaign manager
for Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the
Jefferson Hotel, Columbia, Monday,
were Henry G. Garrison, Jr., R. M.
Kennedy, Jr., A. Stanley Llewellyn
end R. W. Pomeroy, of Camden. ExGovern
or John G. Richards, from
Liberty Hill, R. Hobson Hilton, and
Congressman J. P. Richards were also
in attendance. Congressman "Richards
stopped over from Lancaster enroute
to Columbia to chat with Camden
friends for a while.
Mr. Farley is slated as the next
postmaster general in the Roosevelt
cabinet.
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-Friends in Caffideh and * elsewhere
will be grieved to learn that Mr.
Charles J. Shannon, Sr., one of Camden's
oldest and most beloved citizens,
is extremely ill at his home on
Maclcey street. His death has been
momentarily expected for several
days. He is one of Camden's former
postmasters and is 87 years of age.
Presbytreian Church Services
Sunday, February 19. A. Douglas
McArn, pastor. Church school 10
a. m. Morning worship 11:15. Junior
Club Sunday afternoon 3:80. Intermedlate
Club Satur<far evening
7:30. Young People's Forum Sunday
evening J^.^Myw^^s^ic^Wed
Much Work Under Way
by County Relief Council
The Kershaw County Relief Council,
of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, composed of W. T. Redfearn,
chairman; W. L.' Jackson, vice
chairman; T. V. Walsh, Jr., treasurer,
and huving a board of directors
composed of the above with Mrs. W.
J. Mayfield, R. B. Pitts and W. Robin
Zen>p,wia looking carefully after expenditures
of the Council money in
this county.
They have an able corps of assistants
in the following naiped persons:
D. V. Dixon, bookkeeper, Mrs.
Fay Russell, assistant bookkeeper;
Miss Sarah Campbell, Stenographer;
Miss Mary Helen Flowers, clerk; Joe
Nelson, clerk; C. H. Yates, Jr., paymaster;
W. R. Clyburn, Jr., assistant
paymaster; James D. iSheom, time
book collector; 0. J, Smyrl and J. T.
Nettles, Jr., work supervisors; J. M.
Gandy, county director and civil engineer;
social workers in field: Mrs.
Dan Jones, Mrs. B. C. Zemp, Mrs.
Hugh McCallum, Miss Blanche
Hough, with their work divided into
four sections of the county.
J. M. Gandy is the county director |
of all 6i the projects, and has full I
supervision of all worke. He is a
civil engineer and so far has given
full satisfaction in all of the work.
The work carries him to all portions
of the county.
D. V. Dixon is in charge of the office
force and a recent audit of the
work done shows that he has systematized
his work to such an extent
that it corne^ second to all of the offices
within the state.
A Chronicle representative was in
the offices located on Rutledge street
last evening and gathered the following
statistics: They have seventythree
projects under way in the county
to date, which means the employment
of about 1,450 laborers, 140
foremen and about 225 double-mule
and horse vfc?ams.
The ijatbr^g# the work being done'
is improvement of school grounds, <
cl>drch grounds, road work on building
and grading neighborhood roads'
and improvement of .cemeteries.
The work has grown to such an extent
that the one room in the municipal
building cannot accomodate the
office force and they are having to
move to larger quarters. Within a
few days they will very likely be ,
quartered in offices over The Fashion
Shop.
To give a resume of the work now
under way, in which those in charge
are conscientiously trying to give <
employment to the greatest number
of people, we are citing the following
projects:
Employment of laborers to cut approximately
600 cords of wood to be
used by the Children's Home and 1
to be distributed among the poot of
Camden.
o Laying pipe lines for city water
mains.
Grading and beautifying city school
grounds.
Work on Charlotte Thompson
school grounds.
Work on Midway school grounds.
Garden Club work, in beautifying
roads by setting out trees.
Work on Lugoff school grounds and
roads.
Road work in Charlotte Thompson
community.
Boykin community road work.
Bethune school grounds and streets.
Baron DeKalb school grounds.
Work at Cleveland school fire site.
Cassatt roads in and around the
village.
Blaney streets and school grounds.
Kershaw streets and parks.
Work on Bethune streets.
Work on Midway school bus routes.
Work on roads ,in LugofT section.
City of Camden ditch cleaning and
street cleaning.
Working roads in West Wateree,
near Rock Springs Creamery.
Roadwork in Stoneboro community
Roridwork in Liberty Hill section.
Roadwork in Piedmont community.
Roadwork in Mt. Piagah community*
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Improving road from Wateree
Power dam to highway.
City tree* planting in'beautifying
parks.
Cemeteries and churchyards in city
of Camden?both white snd colored.
Antfoch school grounds being f
Antioch community roads being repaired.
Galloway section roads being improved.
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Buffalo community roads.
Pino Gro^e school grounds.
Shamrock school grounds.
Crescent school and roads in Betty
Nock community.
Work on roads in Harmony section,
west of Blaney.
Work on Malvern Hill community
roads. f
Work on Oak Ridge community
roads in Buffalo community.
Head being worked leading to
Quaker cemetery in Camden.
Work on Longtown road.
Roads being worked in Three C's
community.
Road work in Thorn Hill section.
Working roads in Westville community.
Lockhart roads being worked.
Work on Oakland school grounds.
Creek road west of Bethune being
worked. ' *
Road \fcbrk in Cedar Creek section
near Little Lynches river.
Timrod negro school grounds.
Porter road in Midway section.
Liberty Hill school grounds.
Blaney school grounds.
Working roads in Koontown settlement
near Richland county lino.
Working Kelly road in Pino Grove *
section. *
Work on Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Working road leading from Liberty
Hill highway to Pearce place.
Union street, city of Camden.
New projects started yesterday
were: * ty
Sandy Grove community roads.
Ned's Creek roads and schools. -
Ro$ds in Flat Rock section.
DeKalb community roads.
Wateree Power Dam school .
grounds. *^1
Road to Knights Hill.
Roads from Cassatt to Lee county
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School grounds and roads near Mt.
Pisgah.
The officers and directors of the
Council are working without pay and ~
are giving their time and services
freely. They meet once each week
to confer as to the progress of the
work.
Good Lady Passes
At Camden Home
Camden people were deeply sad- 0. jlgM
dened upon learning Sunday of the
passing of Mrs. Bertha Wolfe. Al-,
though known to have been in ill'
health the past year, the news of the _ .
death of this good> lady came-**-*
distinct shock to everyone in the *
town and county. Mrs. Wolfe had
been active in all movements for the
betterment of the community, since
her marriage to Mr. Wolfe brought
her here from Augusta to make her
home. The beloved wife of Camden's
oldest merchant, David Wolfe, whs
especially esteemed by her wide circle .
of friends, for her gentle and generous
manner towards all.
Before marriage she was Miss \ .4M
Bertha Rubenstein, of Augusta, Ga..
Surviving relatives besides her hus-/*
band are one daughter, Miss Sara
Wolfe, of this city, and the following
sisters: Mrs. Ray Rubens, of
New Orleans, La.; Mrs. Bam Jacobs,
of Richmond, Va.; One brother, Emil
Rubenstein, of New Orleans. .
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at 3 p. m., conducted
by Dr. Samuel Schillman, of Sumter,
who is also in charge of Beth El
temple here. Interment was in the
Jewish cemetery in this ctiy.
Honorary pallbearers were: L. A.
Wittkowsky, !f. L. Sehlostrarg, Li. L.
Block, Louis Lomansky, Gay H.
Baum and B. Harry Bapm.
Active pallbearers were: Herman
Baruchj David Baum, M. H. Heyman,
Leon Schlosburg, Sam Karesh, L.
Strausburger, of Columbia.
Court Inn Arrivals ;
Tni^^are: ^hfrT^^nd* tdrs. N^Uam
Draper Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. -?^9
Louis Ingram, Mr. J. Fred Ingram,
Beaver Falls, Pa.) Judge and Mrs.
George Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa.;
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith, Rye,
N. Y.s Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Walker, r M
New Yo?fc City; Mrs. T. Dana Warner,
Naugatuck, N. Y.; Miss Hazel
Bronson, Mr. Paul Bronson, Jjtiddle- * rgB
bury. Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. David
Cnailinor, New York City; Mrs. WT. ? '
Saunders, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. Wal-1--.m
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