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.* v V ' ? a*,.,. J ,. . TAG DAY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17?HAVE A HEART FOR THE CAMDEN HOSPITAL! The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 45 ;V CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1934 > NUMBER 47 ? i ii i? i ?a ?HEHBBM " ' BH IBgpBgg BgggggggB1 .I'.I1 BSM . I.. .JUIU?X-i3 Unusual Affair To be Held for the Hospital (By Sally Broomell) This picturesque old mid^Southern resort town has arranged a crowded program of sports and social events in connection with the Washington's birthday races on Thursday. Many visitors will Join the hunt of the Camden Hunt Hounds on Tuesday to be followed by a hunt breakfast. The drag-hunt on Friday will be on "Mulberry Plantation," the home of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Williams, of Tulsa, Okla., and Camden. The Hunter's Trials will be held on Wednesday with four big events, for lightweight hunters, middleweight and heavyweight hunters, hunt teams of three horses and the Model Class. F. Wallis Armstrong from Aiken, S,' C., will be one of the Judges and F. S. Von Stade; of Westbury, L. I., will be a steward. Thursday's, race program includes six big events?the Washington's Birthday Plate, About 2 1-4 0miles over timber, the Charokee Steeplechase, two miles over brush; tjie Kamchatka, 1-4 mile on the flat; the Coolsjming, six furlongs on the flat; the Bl\>omsbur^ - Tor non-dinners, 2 1-4 miles over timber; and the Mulberry, one mile on the flat. All events will be held on the famous Springdale Course, where no one hazard is used twice in the same race?the only one in this country. An unusual entertainment is to be given for the benefit of the Camden Hospital in the Kirkland House on Kirkwood Lane, Camden, S. C., on Thursday evening, February 22nd (Washington's Birthday), when a "Bal de Tete" will take place under the auspices of a distinguished committee headed by Dr. John W. Cor bett, of Camden, as honorary chairman and Mrs. Carroll P. Bassett, of Summit, N. J., and Camden, S. C., as chairman. ' The proceeds of the ball are to be devoted to a fund to purchase a new X-ray machine for the Camden Hospital, of which this institution is in great need. The novel plan for the ball calls for those attending to "make up" the head only, by means of make-up, masks, hair adornment or any other way that suits the individual's fancy. It is thought that this will be fully as amusing and interesting as complete costume from head to foot and will be more easily accomplished. Among those who will serve as patrons of the ball are: Mr. and Mrs. Bernard BaruCh. Mr. Baruch built the hospital as a memorial to bis fa_ ther, Dr. Simon 'Baruch, a prominent physician and surgeon of Camden years ago; Mr. and Mrs. Ward C. Belcher, of Lakeville, Conn., Mr. and Mrs. Newton Boykin of Camden, Mr. Frank Coursen of Stockbridge, Mass.; Gothland Mrs. W. L. Do Pass, Mi^- aiid Mrk. Lamont Dominiik of Millbrook, N. Y., Mr. and Mr.-. Walton Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Kendall, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Mrs. Wm. N. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Kirkover, Hon. and Mrs. Thos. J. Kirkland, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Llewellyn, Mr. and Mrs. Horatio G. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell, Mr. Charles J. Shan* non, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Steward, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Tucker, Dr. and Mrs. Carl A. West, Mr. and Mrs. David R, Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Wittkowsky and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, Sr. Tickets for the ball may be obtained from the Corner Book Store. Admission will be by invitation fT.ly. # Visitors are arriving daily. W. P. Wadsworth, M. F. H. of the Geneseo \ alley Hounds, Mrs. W. P. Wadsworth and Mrs. W. Austin Wadsworth, of Geneseo, are house guests "f Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward of Lcroy and Camden. S. H. Knox, of Buffalo, member of the Aurora Tenm, which won the ('pen Polo Championship, and Mrs. Knox are guests of Mrs. Lucy Pomeioy Deans, of Bedford and Camden. Miss Rebecca Lanier of Greenwich, ( onn., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Kirkover, of Geneseo and Camden. Mr. and Mrs., Allen Case of Toronto are also with them. SteTliftg Lnrrabee, of Warrenton, Ma., M. F. H. of the Old Dominion Hounds, and Mrs. Larrabee, are the house-guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Pomlnick, of Millbrook and Camden, packson Boyd of Southern Pines, M. r* H. of tha Moore County Hounds, pnd Mrs. Boyd and James Boyd, the Old Opera House Being Remodeled A large force of OWA workmen are busy remodeling the old opera house building corner of Main and Rutledge streets. The building was erected in 18$6 and the corner stone shows that J, Q. Rollings was the "intendant" at that time, with J. H. Devbeaux, architect, and Jacbb S. Allen, builder, all of whom have long since passed awayv s It* was built before Camden was called a city, the population at that time ^eing small. And it was also built when there were very few brick buildings on Main street. Plans for the remodeling of the building into a large auditorium with a seating capacity of seven hundred and fifty were drawn by Lafaye and I^afaye of Columbia. The work is Under the supervision of R. W. Mitcham, local architect, and George A. Creed,, local contractor. The old tower with King Haiglar on top will be left intact, but the winding stairway will be repaired in order to make a passageway to the gallery of the auditorium. The walls on each side of the building will be torn down to reduce the height oi the building by eighteen feet. The front entrance to the building calls for a lobby 8x20 feet, with a foyer 9x40 feet, two rest rooms will be on each side near the entrance^ and an entrance to the gallery wil be on both sides. Tfie building will be extended eastward by 21 feet ir order to take care of a heating plant The stage will be 20x40 feet witl two dressing rooms to the rear of th< stage. There will be two aisles anc a door will be cut on the south side of the building entering into an alley way owned by the city which wil serve as a storage place for th< chairs which will be movable in cas< the auditorium is used for dancing. The timber being torn out of this old building, in many instances, is ai good today as it was when put 11 there half a century ago. It win sawed from virgin pine which ha< never been the victim of the turpen tine axe. When completed this building wil have the largest seating capacity o any house in the city and will be es pecially useful for large gatherings. author, will also bo here. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Z. Reed, Jr. of Sandy Run, Va., will be here to se< her horses. Among others are Er nest White of Syracuse, Nelson Hyd< and daughter, E. A. Thompkins am Mrs. Thomas Proctor, Jr., all of Sou them Pines. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Somervill have returned from St. Augustine Fla., to see her horses race. Carter Brown, of Tryon, N. C., wil arrive tomorrow with a party o eight to hunt and to comepte in th< hunter trials and races. Mrs. Charles duChorme, of Tryon N. C., and Detroit will be here to se< her horse race. George H. (Pete, Bostwick will be here from Aiken S. C. .. Mrs. W. S. Rainsford, of Ridgefield Conn., has opened her cottage. Others with horses competing eith er in the hunter trials or the race: are Richard K. Mellon and Paul Mel Ion, of Pittsburg; Mrs. Lewis A Park, of Sewickly, Pa.; J. E. Ryan of Unionville, Pa.; Mrs. Campbel Weir, of Wilmington, Del.; Allisot Steran of Rumson, N. J.J Alvin Un termeyer, of Greenwich, Conn.; Ran dolph Duffy, of Middleburg, Va. Thomas P. Gay, of Richmond, Va.; J Spencer Weed, of Summit, N. J.;, & S. Sands and W. D. Cleland, of la: Hills, N. J.; Ernest L. Woodward, o Geneseo, and Noel Laing, of Amiss ville, Va. Arrivals for long visits at the va rious hotels are; Kirkwood?Mr. an< Mrs Gerald M. Smith and young sor of Brooklyn; Mrs. William H. Goode of Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. Josepl Cousins, of New York City; Mrs Leon M. Abbott and Mrs. Ernesl j Smalley, of Brookiine, Mass. At the ! Court Inn?Mrs. t>eni&on Dana anc Mrs. Orlando Dana,-of Englewood, N j.; Mrs. Edward Hopkins and famil} of New Haven, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs Edward W. Madeira, of Germantown iPa.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Peterf and Langdon Peters, of Great Barrington, Mass. At the Hobkird InnMr. and Mrs. Walter West, of Middle burgh, Va. ;Mr. and Mrs. Algernon S. Craven, of Greenwood, Va.; Mis? Marie Blanchard, of New York City and Barnatable, Mass.; Mr. and Mra Ralph Lanier, of Philadelphia. Balmy air and warm sunshine . (Please turn to laat page) "Rose Specialist" Fleeces The Ladies It has recently come to light hero that a man posing as "H. L. Maystens, Rose Specialist, Williams Rose Company, 4300 Lemmon Ave., I>allas, Texas," took orders for rose bushes in Camden and several Camden ladies fell victims for various amounts. Ho appeared here in early December in cohrpany with a woman, driving a car with an Illinois license. He was paid by check and cashed the checks before, leaving Camden and so far nothing has been heard from the man or the roses, and the probability is that the victims never, will. A wire to the chief of detectives at Dallas, brings the information that Maystens left the Dallas company several years ago and since that time has been wanted in Cleveland, Ohio, and other citios for swindling. Our attention was called some time ago to an" ordinance passed by the , Orangeburg city council prohibiting peddlers or agents from soliciting in t that city. Camden needs a like ordi, nance as hundreds of dollars annual( ly goes out of t^is city by the ped> dler route when this money should ^ rightfully stay in Camden with Camden merchants. Beware of the peddler and the ' slick-tongue salesman. Next time a | rose "specialist" calls on you consult your local llorist?he'll deliver. Presbyterian Church Slices ^ Sunday, February l$Lt?A. Dougals 1 McArn, pastor, announces the foll6w ing services at the Presbyterian 1 church: Church school at 10 a. m. 5 The heating plant of the Sunday I school has been repaired and the i building will be comfortable on Sun"1 day. This applies also to the church *[ building. Morning worship at 11:15 } with sermon on "Where is Wisdom ' to be Found?" Intermediate Club on Friday evening at six. JuniQr Club i> on Saturday morning at ten. Young 3 People on Sunday evening at six1 thirty. Midweek service Wednesday 3 evening at seven-thirty, studying ^ Job, chapters 4 and 5. The public is "I cordially invited to the services of j j this church. f Cold Killed Grain Crops Columbia, Feb. 12?Recent cold weather has killed 75 per cent of the - winter grain crop, according to opinions of agricultural experts here. ' Many farmers had already begun 2 replanting after the early February " i freeze-up when another cold wave 5' came a few days ago, they pointed ^! out. It is not too late to replant again, they said. e Rev. Taylor at Hagoood . Rev. L. N. Taylor, Church of The Good iShepherd, Columbia, will preach l!at a Lenten service at the Church of f The Ascension, Hagood, next Tues3!day, February 20, at 7:30 p. m. Evj eryone is cordially invited to attend. ; e Rev. Jackson at Stateburg ) Rev. Roderick Jackson, of Orange, burg, will preach at a Lenten ser1 vice at the Church of the Holy Cross, , Stateburg, next Thursday, February .22, at 7:30 p. m. Everyone is cor dially invited to attend. ! Tag Day Saturday The ladies of the Camden hospital auxiliary are planning their annual [ tag day for, SgJu^day, February 17, ^ when ^oung ladies will be on the _ streets to sell little red 'hearts for the hospital. Be as liberal as possi. ble when they approach you as the hospital has been to heavy expense in recent years serving so many cases r of charity. E. G. Burke Hurt In Highway Accident \ In a ^ecent report of highway ac, eidenfs occurring in and near Fayi etteville Saturday and Sunday a Fay 'etteville paper tells of the injuries to t E. G. Burke, who formerly followed s the occupation of a plumber in Cam1; den. , Private advices state that Mr. . i Burke was badly hurt, having three r! ribs broken, besides other injuries. . the paper's report on the accident is , as follows: i "E. "Burke, his sister, Miss Ava Burke, and a cousin, Miss Mildred Shepard, were suffering from shocl^, - sprains and minor injuries after i their car ran over an embankment on i the Raeferd road five miles from ' Fayetteville following a sideswipe . collision with a car driven by Malcolm Hodges, of Dunn. The car > turned over five times and was a complete loss." 1 Burwell H. Boykin Dies After Illness ' Burwell Henry Boykin, Sr., 84, well known planter of the Boykin section, died at his country home "Carter Hill," last Friday morning at 11 o'clock after a long illness. Mr. Boykin was bovn in Columbia, April 19, 1860, but all of his life had been spent in this county, whero he was looked upon as one^f the county s most honorable citizens. He was a gentleman of the old school, with pplished manners and he made friends with all classes. 'He was married December 16, 18?5, to Miss Mary Deaa Manning, sister of the late Governor Richard I. Manning, and the widow with the following sons and daughters survive: Richard M. Boykin, New York; Burwell H. Boykin, Jr., of Camden; Mrs. W. R. Capehart, of Boykin; Mrs. Douglas A. Boykin, of Camden; "-Bolivar 1). Boykin, of Boykin and Dr. Irvine M. Boykin, of Philadelphia. Ho was a member of Grace Episcopal church, Camden. Funeral services for this beloved citizen were held from his late home Saturday afternoon at three o'clock undothe buria^was an hqy# later in the family plot in the Quaker cemetery in this city. Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for the week beginning^SundBy, February 18, at the First Baptist church: Men's prayer meeting Sunday morning at 9:30; Supday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent, in charge; public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; morning subject, "Knowledge That Counts;" evening subject, "The Value of a Smile." Midweek service Wednesday evening at 7:30. Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 6:30. The public is cordially invited to attend.all the services of this church. High School Band Boosters .! An unique and interesting meeting ' was held last Monday night in Wim|berly Hall, Methodist parsonage. This group representing all the religious bodies of Camden, "entered into a permanent organization, with^t^e following officers: Prof.' J. G. Rich.rds, Jr., president; Miss Sarah Wolfe, secretary; J. B. Zemp, treasurer. v The object was to put in operation various activities* for the purpose of financing a band ft>r the Camden high school. There is no high school in the state, in the B Class, that has been more in the limelight of recent years, than our own Camden high school and with a good band it would mean more to the enthusiasm and morale, than any other one thing. | To meet this crying need, this organization came into existence. A committed will be appointed in a few days to plan the first steps in this !financial program. This is all worthy ;and deserves the cooperation of our cntjre citizenship. Those present jwere: Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, !jjr., Mr. and Mrs. Clifton McKain, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Zemp, Miss Sarah Wolfe, Mrs. Leon Schlosburg,.. Mrs. Lois Candy, Mrs. S. C. Zemp, J. B. Zemp, Father D. M. O'Brien, Mrs. F. N. McCorkle, Rev. and Mrs. A. D. i McArn, Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Craig| j hill, Dr. A. W. Humphries, Mrs. ! I Kathleen B. Watts and Dr. C. F. Wimberly. After the business was finished, refreshments were served. The organization will be subject to a call , t by .the president. Offers Reward For Violators It is^ rumored that partridges are I being sold in Camden. The fine for ' selling or buying is $10.00 per bird 'up to ten birds, a maximum of $100. j I will give a liberal reward to any"^nc who will furnish evidence sufficient to convict or for any other assistance they may render which will .result in a conyiction. If you know anything see me for definite arrangements. L. O. Funderburk. - Married in New Jersey i Cards have been received in Cam den announcing the marriage in Har! rison, New Jersey, of Harry A. 1 Brown, formerly of Camden, to Miss ; Mildred Jagen, of that city. Mr. j Brown was one time employed as office boy in The Chronicle shop and left here . about five years ago to make his home in Newark, where he is now employed by the Borden Farm Product# company.' C. W. A. Workers ^Vre To Be Dropped Soon Washington, Feb. 14,?^Demobilizetion of the vast army of civil works employes will start tomorrow night with the dropping of approximately 200,000 from federal projects. Ordfers were issued today by Harry L, Hopkins, civil works and relief administrator, simultaneously with passage of the $050,000,000 civil works and direct relief appropriation by congress and opening of a Conference of state labor officials with Secretary Perkins op state labor laws. Hopkins directed discontinuance of work on all federal projects not on federal property and directed various departments and bureaus to reduce their civil works forces from 50 to 00 per cent. VJ Those continued on the payroll are to be dropped at the rate of 10 per cent, a week until May 1st, when the last of the 4,000,000 employes are scheduled to be let out. The eXac-V number to be cut off tomorrow could not be ascertained tonight as some of the projects are being operated partly on government land and partly on private property. In some instances state civil "works administrations may take over portions of the projects and combine them. Effect in South Carolina Malcolm J. Miller, state CWA administrator, said last night 10,000 persons are employed in iSouth Carolina on federal projects, to be discontinued after today. Mr. Miller added, however, there .was a proviso that these projects could be converted into state projects, and would hfcve to be considered on its wants. Aside from federal projects, the state administrator said 66,951 personfc are on state project or direct relief rolls. The number, he .said, will be gradually reduced until all CWA project workers are taken off by May 1, leaving only the direct relief and relief work. State projects that havo been started and which are worthy will be completed. That means that such projectfJtSas at the .State House, or rehabilitation of the university, etc., will not be discontinued in the unfinished state. Mr. Miller is awaiting full instructions before full plans can be made.? The State. Banks To Observe Holiday Depositors are requested to bear in mind that .the two banks of the city will be closed all day, Thursday, February 22, in observance of Washington's birthday. All are asked to transact all business possible on Wednesday so they will mot be inconvenienced on account of the 'bank holiday. The First National 'Bank The Commercial Bank of Camden N. B. Workman Dies In Camden Hospital Napoleon B. Workman, a native of Rock Hill, born June 4, 1865, but for the past thirty years a resident ol the DeKalb section, died at the Camden hospital Monday night after a short illness. Mr. Workman was engaged in farm. ing, and for many years was asso. ciated with his late partner, John T i Mackey, under the firm name ol [ Workman and Mackey, who had extensive land holdings in the DeK^lt and Lockhart sections and planted a large scale. m He was married in 1808 to Mist Margaret J. King, of Rock Hill, anc the widow with two sons, V. Ny? Workman, of Westville, and Boyd F Workman, of. DeKalb, survive. H< is also survived by three brothers E. M. Workman, of Camden; J. J Workman, of Charlotte; L. A. Workman, of High Point, N. C.; and twe sisters, Mrs. W. C. Seagle, of Cam don; and Mrs. T. K. Nesbit, ol 1 Blevins, Arkansas. I Mr. Workman was a member of th< I Baptist faith. The funeral service.' ! were held from the home on Tuesdaj afternoon at 4 o'clock and the buria was in the DeKalb cemetery. Wateree Notes The Bible class of the Wateree Bapi tist church will have a dinner at th< . Community House, Saturday night for* its members. Mr. A. Stanlej Llewellyn will be the speaker. On Tuesday, Mr. Leaph&rt, of th? > Liberty Life Insurance Companj i made a talk to the children of Pin< Tree school on '^Safety." i , . . . j' ?*V-T.-. . . v ,/i. *?* V; Belk Firm Will Open Store Here The former Springs and Shannon store on Main street is now being remodeled on the interior, and a modern show front'being installed preparatory to its occutmncy by the Belk chain stores which opererate in many of the larger towns and cities of North and South Carolina. The work is scheduled to bo Completed by March 1. ,V They have already sent their buyers to New York to purchase merchandise for the opening of this store which will havo as its -manager a man selected from one of the stores located at either "Lancaster, Greenville, Laurens or Abbeville. W. H. Belk, president of the Belk i organization, states that after con-i sidering many South Carolina towns for the location of a Belk store he believes that Camden offers one of the best opportunities for a Belk store of any other town in -South Carolina. It is understood that all employes in the Capnden store will be selected from the citizenship of Camden and Kershaw county, with the exception of the manager. All Belk stores employ their sales force from the local town and county whert/'* the store are opened. Only Belk-trained managers aro taken for..these stores. Every employe in a Belk store has an opportunity to becotne a Belk manager. . Valentine Day Arrival Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lattimore announce the birth of a son, J. C. Lattimore, Jr., which occurred at the homo pf Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Graham on Wednesday morning. Believe Aged Man Died From Freezing ?* et . Tom Palmer, an aged negro painter, was found dead in his h.ed Saturday morning at his home near Polo t ield Number Two. For years he was engaged in painting in Camden and was 'considered honest and conscientious. ! He did his work well. The old man ! had been seen on the streets only a few days prior, but was failing in health and almost helpless. He owned his own home and lived alone, his two children residing in the north. It is thought that during the extreme - cold weather he died J&m freezing. His body iB being held at 'Collins' undertaking establishment pending th? . arrival of his son....... . . o 1 V Camden to Entertain Distinguished Men Camden has had many distinguished visitors this season and this week end will see quite a few in our historic city. Henry P. Kendall, member of the National Recovery Administration at Washington, and also a resident of Boston and Camden, and - owner of the Wateree Cotton Mill? i here, will come down from Washington on .Saturday with the following ' distinguished guests at his home "The .! Sycamore," on north Fair street: Dr. , ,M. L. Wilson, head of Subsistence Homestead Administration; F. A. Sil cox, chief Forester of the United i States; Mr. Lowermilk, chief of Soil Erosion Department; Rexford Tugwell, assistant secretary of Agricul ture. . Mr. Kendall was one of President . | Hoover's advisors and now President ' Roosevelt has him as a member of the powerful NRA committee. Mr. Kendall and his guests will pay a ' visit to Greenville, S. C., before rei turning to Washington. ; Mrs. McDougald Died Yesterday After a long period of ill health. , Mrs. Annie Eliza McDougald. age 03, died at her home on east Rutledgo street Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock, b ) Mrs. MiiDoug&ld was born in Un caster county, December 31, 1870, but f had made her home in Camden for I many years, where she was a good neighbor and friend and a faithful 1! member of the Camden Baptist ' ' church. Her husband, J. A/'McDour!gald, predeceased 'her by several 11 years. I.eft survivihfo is one sister, Sirs. R. B. Clark, of Camden, and one brother, Thomas DeBruhl, of Cassatt, and several nieces and nephews. Fulneral services will occur from her late residence, 410 Rutledgo > street, Friday afternoon at 3:30-*o'-* clock, conducted by her pastor#, the ' Rev. J. B. Caston, and the in'erment r will follovfin the Quaker cemetery. i Mrs. Billy Rainaford, of Lakeland, r Conn., i* a guest for the,season at t The Hedges, thfc home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Houph.