ME CAMDEN CHRONICLE
I). NIHK8. . Kditor and I'ubliHhei
Published every Frlduy at Number
1109 Hi on.I Jtflraet and entered at the
(Janulen, South ('aroll/iu poMtofflo* un
second claKM mall mutter Price per
annum $2 00, payuble In advance
Friday, June 5, 1930
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES
The Humter Hoard of Trade ha#
written the Chamber of Commerce
that the Htorea of Humter will remain
open on Saturday, July 4, and will
close instead on July 0. It Is most
likely that the stores and banks or
Camden will adopt the same schedule,
for man> farmers like to do ihelr
shopping on Saturday. This will give
(hi- clerks Sunday and Monday foi
holiday and will onuhle them io plan
I t ips to the mountains or benches or
to stay home and fish.
At the moment no particular < ele
brat Ion Is planned in t '.linden lor I lie
lioinl,i> 11111 about lli. I'..in 11>
(iood progress is being made on the
bm-rliead bridge just west ol ('aiinP n
v\ 11i< b ( losses the Seaboard Airline
Hailwav This ih No I lllghwav and
is heu v iI> i ra veled
I'nited States Hfghwa> No I Association,
Inc. has been in touch with
the Chamber of Commerce to Join in
a big advertising campaign that is
to be put on soon It Is the purpose
of the Association to use travel muga-i
7. i ties, Automobile associations, bill!
hoards and feature articles to gel
back so/ne of the travel that has been
lost to Hlghwuy No 1 in the past j
tew years, A largo part of the travel !
to Florida now goes through Sumter J
and Walterhoro or through Charles-1
ton and Walterhoro. During the heavy
floods several weeks ago considerable I
travel going through Savannah and I
Walterhoro was routed over Highway
No. I, and as a result all hotels and
hoarding houses in Cumden could ndt i
handle the crowd for several days
Many lllling stations had to remain
open all night to handle the situation
Highway No I, while not the shortest
between Washington and Jacksonville,
is considered the fastest and
i.aftest, due to the fact that there is
<-m client paving all along the route
and fewer sharp turns and bridges
K\cc|!cnl hotels are also available at
Southern Pines, Aberdeen. Camden,
Aiken and Augusta, and this means a
lot to tourist going to Florida.
The Sumter Hoard of Trade c< nlei
red with the Camden Chamber of
Commerce sometime ago in reference
i.> organizing the highway from Charleston
to Roanoke,. Va . which will
pass through Sumter. Camden. Hancaster
and Charlotte During the
spiing ihousunds of tourist visit the
gardens near Charleston and by extensive
advertising, ii^iny of them
will be urged to go on up through
tin- beautiful Shenandoah Valley of
Virginia, which commences at Roanoke
lt> organizing the towns ami
making this an outstanding highway,
it will benefit Camden in tnan\ ways,
and the tourist hotels too will gain
b> ii for man> will linger in Camden
for the races, polo, golf, etc
Dry Season Cuts Grain Crops Short
I-arm.-is have be. n bus\ the past
two weeks harvesting grain lie
oat, rye and wheat crops were, cut
sho:i mi amount ot the dry season
The weather has been ideal for gath
' 1 Ml;' "-ill main Sumter and
I.e.- entities raised a large i|uaul:t\
ot wheat I here an- flour mills at
Humter ami Hishopv iile |i j., hoped
t hat a flour mill will erect ed at
< amden some <ia> and that more
uh"-lf will [?. plant.-d in M,is e.<mil\
Horses Trained Here Win Many Races
Horses trained in Camden ha\e ah
won over l.ut> races. Those
,:,M' 1 1 of Mr I K R> an have
I -ceil v y sue. essl'ii! r? 1
la Sand He 11 South, rn Pines.
1 aliuicu and Aiken, is credited with
winning over half of all steeple, bases
run this season
Dr. Buie 8peake To Rotary Club
i |?r 'I S Hole, Reginald Dlrectorl
( of Soil KiohIoii for tlit* Southeast, I
,! v\ i111 ln;H?li|UHi,t?,rK ut Spartunburg,
was ilio guest speaker af I hurHilny h
t Rotary meetlug I'r Run* told of lli?
Hcopc oi work iin*l *rfakcn in South
' j Carolina, and the ultimate benefits to
he ex|>e<tcd from the completion of
the various projecth He stated that
Kershaw count > had considerable
land had Iy eroded, especially north
Of Camden uIouk the Wateree river,
i'and hopes aome day to h?m that land
i allocated to one of the erosion proI
Jet tM
Short talks wore uIho made hy Kr
nest ( iiriM-n, Slate C.oordluutoi of Soil
erosion, and F C. Turner, Terrace
.Specialist of the Kxtenslon Service
of CleiiiMon College, who Is cooperation
with soil erosion work; and C. B.
flay. Soil Specialist of the Soil I'll oh
' i, .11 office Messrs. Cam en. Turner
and t la v are all located with the Soil
Lrosnoi he.nhpiai ters at Spartanburg
'I le v w i i j1111 ocIucecl to the club by
\\ i Met alley. Agricultural Agent
nt Rcishaw < omits ). I (liiioii. a
* \ 11 - pi i c I e n t c 11 the- I' edera I I .a ncl
Rank ' f cduinhia. who farms e.\!
ic-ns|ve|> ;ii 1.11 goil also niach* u short
talk
| Mr Canies. said that Kershuw coun
1 iv Intel more types or?koil than any
j county in South Carol iii?. varying
| with ric h soil of the Boy kin sec tion,
! and sand Itilfs in the central section,
| the swamp lands south of Camden,
laud the rolling i'iediuoiit lands of the
| Liberty Hill section.
The visiting Roturian was Monroe
Mayer, of Columbia, and the guest
visitors were: Lawrence K (Irahtiin
ami Frank Mackey. of this elty. and
Lieutenant (Junthrop of the CCC camp
near Cassutt.
The program was in charge of
I Thomas Airi uiii.
I Vocational talks will be made dulling
the next two meetings by Ralph
,N Shannon, Clifton McKain. Mortimer
Muller and Moultrie Burns
WPA Forces Improve Cemetery
Consiclerabh- work has been done
h> the- WBA forces in improving the
| Quaker Cemetery and the approaches
| to ji Those forces have been workling
I hero several months carrying out
[a program of the Cemetery Association
Concrete curbs have been laid
, mil along the roadways that lead
through the cemetery, which will prevent
tIn; roads washing away in the
future The caretaker's house has
I le-eti moved hac k a considerable distance
from tie' road near the gate
land painted, which is a big improvoi
nit-i11 The old gales have been rej
moved and a wider entrance is now
j available. Attrac tive new gates and
I hue k wall have been erected at the
I entrance The roadway from the
j cemetery to lower Broad street, next
to the l-Jvergrec-n Mower gardens, has
hien widened ami is now toady for
use Trees near the ceipelerv have
been trimmed.
| The (.Junker cemetery is visited by
j hundreds of tourists and many old
Camden citizens go there whenever
[visiting their old hotue, town, and
i these improvements will be a pleasing
surprise to them. 'I*his i-- a very historic
ceiiiet cry.
Should Replace Dove on Monument
I Many older citizens recall that
(there was a dove with outstretched
] wings on the top of the Confederate
monument in the center of the street
' neiii the library The school hoys I
practiced toothall on the pat k near
He- Team residence and one of them
kicked the football towards the moiltine
tit striking the dove and break j
iug it off The monument could be j
mailt much more attractive if the,
dove wei" replaced, for as it stands ]
now the monument presents an odd
appearance It lias remained itl its
'present shape for about thirty-live
"veais .iml it is hoped that the C 1> C
ei Mime other historical society will
someday have the monument restored
I,, its original design
' Harilai Cthandl. son of Mahatrnn.
1 India, lias become a Moslem and
i i hanged ids name to Badulla (Jhnndi
80UTH CAROLINA NEWS
Mouth Curolina legislators continued]
their session iiito Juno tlit* llrsi time
in tin* hibtory of tin* capital
The annual meeting <?r the South
< 'arolina ' Press association convenes
at Anderson June 10, 11 ami 12
Unbelt M en i a up, h, wan electrocuted
Sunday afternoon when he climbed
a tower of the electric power line lu
I'nlon county.
T. G. ('alllaoii, 1/exiiiKton, for sixteen
years solicitor of the* eleventh
Judicial circuit, has announced his
candidacy for ro el.cfitJ.oih
One nckro wum killed and another
seriously injured Sunday in Newberry
county when they Jumped from a wagon
and ran in front of an automobile.
Curtis Brown, negro 25, wus struck
and instantly killed Saturday niglit by
a hit pud run car on the ColumbiaLake
Murray highway, near the dam.
I'. .1 Vinson, 82, former sheriff of
Lnion county, died Sunday after a
long illness Ib* was connected with
th?- slierllis office fork more than lorty
years it f as depot.0. 0 years as sheriff
I he senate returned to the house
with amendments Kriduy for seven
county supply hills. The fiscal measures
were for ICdgetlcld, Kershaw,
(been wood, Lancaster. Orangeburg
and Marlboro.
The state highway department
awarded contracts Friday on six road
projects on which bids were opened
May 19. The projects are located In
the counties of Richland, Greenwood,
York, Horry, Aiken and Hampton.
The house has passed to the senate
a hill authorizing the state highway
department to pay $1,000,000 for the
Cooper River bridge^t--Charleston,
after approving a similar measure for
the $590,000 Georgetown bridge.
Suits seeking refunds of an aggregate
of $2,012,094.85 In floor and processing
taxes collected by Robert M.
( ooper, collector of internal revenue
tor South Carolina, have been filed in
the i'nited States district court by ten
South Carolina cotton mills
The South Carolina state Flk's convention
is to he held in Columbia June
lti and 17 All committees have started
to work and everything will be in
line shape when the Flks arrive Tuesday,
June 17, for two days of revelry,
entertainment and business session.
\V. M Wilkes, 7u, of Columbia, who
was injured May 21 when struck by
an autontobile, died Sunday night at
a Columbia hospital. Mr Wilkes was
formerly of Chester and Fairfield
counties, hut for a number of years
had farmed in Sumter county.
I G. Leatherwood. Greenville, for
the last ten years solicitor of the
thirteenth Judicial circuit?1 has announced
his candidacy for Fourth district
scat in the i'nited States house
of representatives now held by John
-I MeSwain. MeSwain will not offer
for re-election.
An officer of the federal narcotics
division was investigating the theft
ot more than 7.400 grains of morphine
and a quantity of other drugs from a
wholesale drug house in Greenville
Wednesday night. It was the third
theft of narcotic drugs in this immediate
set t ion in four days.
The ways and means committee Friday
wrote an unfavorable report,
signed by Representative I). K. linger,
Jr.. ot Charleston, on a measure by
Representative II C. Godfrey of Spartanburg.
to pay legislators an additional
$lo a day for every day in session
after May 20
Prices of Irish potatoes, one of the
mainstays of the average family's diet,
touched tile highest levels in live
(ears in New York last week Behind
the steady price advance during
the past few months is the fact that
the old crop grown last summer and
stored during the winter was short
and the new crop now being shipped
from southern -states is not sufficient
h large to take up the slack. New
crop South Carolina potatoes ar?.- qnote?l
at $4 J>0 to $ f 25 per hundred
w eight.
Road Markers Not S e r v ing Purpose
llighwav number one. whic h is also
known as the Jefferson l>a\is highwa>.
had man\ markers erected he
side the road between Richmond and
JacksoiiN ilb- Hit,, to th.- road being,
c hanged at-fmrnv pi.,, , v w h< n it, was
pitted, some of these markers w ere
led on the old road and arc not sort
ing limit purpose One of them is
near the residence m Mr R 1? Klliott
which torittcrly f.u oil the original
hi 'hwat ! should bo moved to th
P ?t cd road |.\ t tm historic al so, n \
which, had t Imni e| i-ct e(|
Birth Announcement
Mi ami Mrs l'.lton F F'.e*. p,..
(?r> n w >. >,] , , 11-i-i \ ' n g i i > g i
I " Us P.. htrt h ot a s a. \| , .
1 a 1 -\ has b. natmd 1 i.c \ id R h
alii M r.s Fiei. hoi Was lot 1:1 e | | \ \|;s.
' i am e- Op w ning of this , n v
To Meet At Timrod
I he Kershatv Count> Singing iVn
( mioit meets at Tim rod Baptist
fhtirch on Sniulat afternoon. June 7.
at J 20 o'clock. All singers are cordially
invited to attend ?L. F Ifaker.
President.
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Camden As Seen
By "Mrs. Jorrocks"
It in always pleasing tf> )i<?ur or
{- ltd complimentary expressions about
our locality. Many very unusual
uillcloH have been written about
Camden and published In prominent
magazines. We cannot hope to see
them all The following appeared in
tlie May issue of "The Bportsman,"
written by "Mih. Jorroeks," one of
the leading writers of the country:
"'Iliere were (Jaffodlls and forsythla
In Virginia, In North Carolina trees
and bUHhoH were well budded, and by
the time we reached ('gulden, which
was our first objective, everything
wan in full bloom and the air ho Hoft
that turn and nweaterH could he discarded
for summer clothes. Forcing
spring like that is another miracle.
It reminds me of those moving pictures
they used to make of flowers
where one exposure is taken each day
sit that when they are all run off in
set|uejice ^ plant is transformed from
a dry slick into a mass of blossoms
in about a minute Of course, the
transfiguration of which I speak took
about two days, bin don't forget that
ii covered a lot more ground, including
myself, for on the last Thursday
in March we left New York, both of
us at that time cold, bleak, and uncompromising.
wrapped to the ears in
furs and coats, and the following Saturday
in < ool summer dresses wo
drove out under shady trees and past
(lowering shrubs to see the Carolina
Cup races. Never were there such
beautiful trees and flowers, never was
there such a perfect, sunny, warm
day. and never have such interesting,
exciting races been run! That's
what contrust does to you!
"Nor was it wholly contrast that
made the races seem so good. Those
races would have been excellent anywhere
at any time. Even if they had
been run on a cold March day In a
pouring r^jin they- would still have
boon good races. In *"the first place,
I had to think pretty hard before 1
could call to mind any horses that
weren't there. Each event was so
well filled with entries of such high
quality that it seemed as if every
horse in training must be running
that day at Camden. And then, in
spite of the fact that there were eight
races on the card, they were all run
oft in such good order that the program
was neither hurried nor dragged
out. And just to make everything
perfect the whole layout of the
[courses, every one of whicll can he
| seen from beginning to end. and the
distribution of the audience?a big
one it was, too? provided a scene to
take home and treasure in memory.
"The Camden races are informal in
that they have a real Hunt meeting
atmosphere. There is no grandstand
ami people arc1 allowed to do as they
please just as much as is possible for
their own safety and comfort. That
they are a frulv horse-minded people
ami thoroughly enjoy the clay's racing
is obvious from the great crowds that
attend, for 1 think everyone south of
Mason and Dixon's line and east of
the Mississippi must have been there
that day, to say nothing of many who
had. like myself, come from much
farther away. As a matter of fact,
the committee has practically, be^u
forced to charge a small entrance fee
in the past year or so to keep the
crowd down to mpnageahle proportions.
'Hut though the Camden races
lnformul in atmosphere, there isn't a
detail overlooked that will make for
better contests. The courses?flat,
hurdle, brush and timber?are as fair
as intelligence and time can make
them; the stables, paddock, and jockeys'
room are comfortable, practical,
and convenient: the starters, judges,
and stewards are experienced and respected,
so that the races get away
from the post on time and in good
order, and there never seem to be
.any questions or arguments concerning
them No wonder the best horses
and riders run in the Camden races.
One leaves with the feeling that one
has seen a splendid sporting event
which is conscientiously run for the
enjoyment of both the contestants and
audience, in which everything is done
to promote the spirit of sport and
the pleasure derived from it Truly
Camden makes the perfect curtain
raiser for the Hunt meetings, because
of the high standard it sets "
Two Pretty Forest Drives
I here arc1 many pretty drives near
Camden hut one that is very popular
is a new road constructed through
the pine forest on the1 eastern side of
Wateree Lake 1 he road commences
just beyond the bridge on Dicey Ford
crossing, near Spaulding Junction and
winds among the pines coming out at
the Wateree Mill village, not far from
the Rod Hill swimming beach. People
using this pri\ate road are requested
not to park anywhere1 enroute and
to he caretul of fires it js a private
road leading through the Kendall forest.
hut open to the public
Another pretty drive mar Camden
is the pi hale road leading through
the Kendall torcst on the western
hanks of the Wateree l?ake This road
is open to the public hut all using it
aie requested not to park anywhere
, enroute and to he careful of fires
' ,u> i" 'd eonum-ntes just beyond the
hrtrtri r The , >vr'K ,-,11 tip new road
v0u:!' >p.mlding Jumtion which
passes --n --I i.akn < ink and
u: south ot t he Air Port It
ugh the Ketulali forest and
tec,in n'|\ siv p{, rlio shm-os of the
Wateree Lake and comes out in the
Wateree Mill village
Garden Club To Meet
The Camden Garden Club will meet
Monday afternoon. June sth. at 4 30
with Mrs. Ancrum Boykin. Sr.. at
Itoykln. S C This will he the last
meeting of the year.
Wants-For Sale
FOR RENT?Two rooms with bath.
Apply 1215 Mill street, Camden, S.
C. 4 11-pd.
FOR RENT?A five room furnished
apartment in desirable location^
Telephone 278, Camden, S. C.
9-llpd
FOR SALE?At greatly reduced
prices, a few tons of 7-5-5, 8-4-4, 8-3-8,
Kanit and acid. W. H. Haile, Agent.
11-pd.
FOR SALE?A desirable five room
bungalow, with bath, for $2,250,
easy terms. For further Information
apply Enterprise Building A.
Loan Association, Camden, 8. C. 3sb
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED?Three
carloads of Arcadian, Old Style and
Champion Brand Nitrate of Soda.
Your business will be appreciated.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company,
Camden, S. C. llt-tf.
TAKEN UP-?About May 22. a red
milch cow. Owner can get same by
paying expenses of keep.?O. J.
Graham, Route 2, Camden, S. C.
11-pd. \
FREE ROAD SERVICE?Creed's Filling
Station Fifty-Mile Free Road
Service. Call Telephone 486. Camden.
S. C.
SEND US YOUR ORDER8?For Nitrate
of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia,
Kainit, Manure Salts, Acid, Cottonseed
Meal, Muriate of Fotash,
and all grades of mixed fertilizer.
The Southern Cotton Oil Company,
i Camden, S. C. 11-tf.
SUMMER COACHING?Lessons will
be given to high school pupils wishing
to make up work during the
summer. Classes will begin June
8. Apply for rates to Miss Henrietta
Zemp, 1704 Fair Street, Phone
,260-W. 11-pd.
GRAIN THRE8HING ?Will thresh
oats and wheat for the public again
this year. Equipped with excellent
International Harvester Company
outfit.?W. P. McGuirt, Manager
Bucktoh Plantation, Camden, S. C.
8-13 pd.
FOR SALE?One Jersey cow, third
. calf. Will give four gallons milk.
Price on application.?F. M. Watts.
Sunny Hill Plantation, Camden, S.
C. 1lpd
A crystallized rail is blamed for the
wreck ^)f the Santa Fe train at the
high bridge over the Cimarron river
in Oklahoma on Saturday, in which
two railway employes were killed.
I WANTED I
j Experienced Automobile Man to handle Dodge j J
; and Plymouth Motor Cars and Dodge Trucks in ! j
j Camden and Kershaw County. j
Prefer man now connected in this business hut fl*
will consider others. BB
1 Would consider proposition based on regular Q
! salary and division of profits. !
, This is an unusual opportunity for a good reliable.
steady, sober man and we are interested in no other
i kind. ,
j If you can qualify write, giving references, etc., to
j | H. F. LITTLEJOHN, PRESIDENT
I HAMPTON MOTORS, Inc. I
i j 1309 Hampton Street Columbia, S. C. j j
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I Fair Warning! I
j There it an ordinance on the Statute Booka of the I !
I City of Camden requiring all cart to pull to the curbj
ing until the lire truck passes. Firemen have been j
| greatly hampered and annoyed recently by parties
| racing to the lire calls and blocking their way. Thia it I
I to notify all concerned that the ordinance from now on I |
I will be strictly enforced, and if you are summoned be- i
| fore the Recorder at the next alarm you will have no
j one to blame but yourself. j
I G. F. COOLEY I
I rt ? CHIEF OF POLICE [ j
I FOR SALE?CHEAP?TERMS I
j One Used Six Foot McCormick-Deering Binder
I One Used Eight Foot McCormick-Deering Binder
j One Used Ten Foot McCormick-Deering Tractor |
Binder.. .. H
I WHITAKER AND COMPANY I
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Asstd. Pure Fruit
Flavors. Also Puddings and
Ice Cream Powder
SWIFT'S
JEWEL 8ib ctR 89c
FLOUR 24-lb. Bag* 70c
Ol'R OWN
TEA '/2-ib. w<9. 19c
BROKEN SLICES
PINEAPPLE 2 25c
J] ^AandmothoAA, 11
114 OZ.
PAN LOAF
5c
16 OZ.
PULLMAN
7c
| SLICED Of' UN5LICED | |
rui'Ker jaoK
Confection 3 rkgs 10c
Hull Mason
Fruit Jars li?. 75c
Certo, bottle . . 25c |
Campbell's
BEANS 2 15c
IOxydol, pkg. ... 9c i
lluy 2 pkqs., jjet one free. I
| Yukon Club
Beverages !?' 8c
, shlnola White Shoe j
Cleaner, bottle 10c
| Kncore Stuffed
Olives, 2 oz. bot. 10c
Kncore 1
Olive Oil ca." 35c
Sunn> Held
Cornflakes 3 l>kK* 20c
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Golden Bananas ... lb. 5c
Fancy Squash ... 4 lbs. 25c :
S. C. String Beans . . 3 lbs. 25
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