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Attend The Virginians' Horse Show To Be Held Near Springdale Course Tomorrow Afternoon
The Camden chronicle
VOLUME 48 _ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1937 NUMBER 47
Names of Exhibitors
For Show Tomorrow
The Third Annual Virginians' Horse
Show, which it) to be held tide coming
Saturday, February 13, commencing
at 1J> a. ra., at J. North Fletchor's
stable In Camden, promisee this year
to surpass lte two previous exhibitions
both as to quantity and quality. Entries
have been received from over
fifty owners, and exhibitors are ship^
ping from far and wide to participate
in this sporting event. The program
consists of thirteen hunter classes,
two hack classes, two polo pony class'
ea, and a rather unusual model steeple-chase
type class. Camden is undoubtedly
the only place in America
where such a class would fill, and it
ia therefore unique in itselC The entries
for it read like a social register
of the steeplechase world and include
amongst others, Fugitive, the
dean of American timber horses; Tool
Box, the winner of eleven straight
races at the hunt meetings last year,
Gigolo, Ostend, Vavarlno, Well
Played, Rocky Shore, Irish Bullet and
Birmingham.
However, the steeplechase type
class is by no means over-shadowing
the rest of the show and the hunter
element is more than holding up its
line. Mrs. D. N. Lee is shipping her
top show horse, "Scout," all the way
from Middloburg, Virginia; Miss
Louise Myers is sending down her
string from Washington, D. C.; Miss
Charlotte Ives Montgomery is coming
from Villa Nova, Pennsylvania; Captain
Selway from Fort Bragg, North
Carolina; and Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Stoddard are heading a contingent
from Aiken.
Nevertheless the increasingly large
group who winter their hunters in
Camden expect to give this influx of
foreigners a run for their money. Alvin
Untermeyer's "Hexameter'' and
Miss Wilhelmine S. Kirby's "Easter
I Morning," both have enviable records
I In the show ring and should come in
for their shore of the ribbons.
The show will be Judged by Otto
Mpfurv, of Middelburg, Va., a prominent
nent judge and twice a member and
in charge of the United States Army
Olympic equestrian team.
There is no general admission
charge to the show but ringside parking
spaces may be bought at the
gate for four dollars. Luncheon will
be served on the grounds by the Women's
Auxiliary of the Camden hospltol
The show will commence at 10
a. m., and the Afternoon. session Is
set for 2 o'clock. The complete list
of classes Is as follows: Model hunters;
suitable to become hunters;
bridle path haoks; open jumpers;
best steeplechase type; middle and
heavy-weight hunters; green hunters;
ladies' hunters; hunter hacks, working
hunters; light-weight polo ponies;
middle and heavy-weight polo ponies,
light-weight hunters; hunter not to
jump; teams of three hunters; pair
class; family class.
List of exhioitors?Mrs. Carroll K.
Bassett, Montpeller, Va.; Mrs. George
H. Bostwlck, Westbury, L. I.; Ward
C. Belcher. Lakerllle, Conn.; Joe M.
Bates, Wateree, S. C.; W. A. Boykln,
lr., Camden; Mrs. David A. Buckley,
The Plains, Va.;-Mrs. Barney Balding,
Aiken; Louis Clyburn, Camden;
I*. Ambrose Clarke, Cooperstown, N.
Y.; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr.,
Camden; Howard C. Fair, Warrenton.
Va.; j. North Fletcher, Warrenton,
Va.; Dick Floyd, Warrenton, Va.;
Henry W. Frost, Jr., Middelburg, Va.;
Thomas Ford, Greenwich, Conn.; R.
v- n. Gambrill, Peapack, N. J.; Miss
Frances Thord-Gray, Greenwich,
Conn-; Harry D. Kirkover, BufTalo,
N. Y.; Miss Wilhelmine 8. Kirby, Bedford
Hills, N. Y.; Lester Karow,
Charleston, 8. C.; Kirkwood Stables,
Camden; D. N. Lee, Middleburg, Va.;
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stoddard, Westbury,
l. I.; Miss Charlotte Ives Montgomery,
Villa Nova, Pa.; D. Walter
Mabee, Saratoga Springs, N. .Y; Mrs.
Vadium Makaroff, Long Island, N. Y
Lavid R. Williams, Camden; Miss
I-oulse Myers, Washington, D. C.; B.
Q- McVitty, Santa Barbara, Calif.;
hard K. Mellon, Pittsburg, Pa.; <
Crispin Oglebay, Cleveland, O.; lira.
^Pwlght Partridge, Camden; Watson
B>omeroy, Mlllbrook, N. Y.; Poplar
?-ane Farm, Aurora, N. Y.; Mrs. John
V*ayne, East Norwich, L. I.; Mrs. 81mT.
Patterson, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mis*
lancy Patterson, Pittsburg. Pa.; Mrs.
ame8 B. Ryan, Unionvilie, Pa.; L. W.
Voblnson, Jr., Indiana, Pa.; Hsnry
Jr., Camden; Captain and
mfir* Selway, Fort Bragg, N. C;
poller Station, Va.; Mrs. David Stone,
Boston, Mass.; Mrs. Owen Toland,
Chestnut Hfll, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Alrla
Untermyer, Greenwich, Oonn.; Mrt
and Mrs. Raymond G. Woolfe, Red
Bank, N. J.; Mr.-and Mrs. Campbell
Weir, Wllmintton, Dela.; Miss Jane
Forbes WUbtor, Warrantee, Va.; Mrs.
Myron C. Wlckes, New York city;
Miss Aamm Whltaker, Camden; Walter
Whet, MMiMbnts, Win.. -
High School Now
Has Boxing Team
Boxing fuiiH of Camden were treuted
with several elimination bouts in
the new gymnasium, Monday night,
February 1. The elimination bouts
were sponsored by the Future Farmers
of Camden high school. The purpose
of the bout was to raise money
for the building of a camp and exhibit
building on stute fair grounds for F.
F. A, boys, and also to select boys to
represent the Camden high school
boxing team.
After selecting a team the boys
Journeyed to Monroe, N. C., and put
up a game fight against an old and
experienced team. The Monroe team
lost only one bout to Brookland-Caycs
at Brooklyn-Cayce. They had previously
defeated Brooklyn-Cayce by a
big margin at Monroe.
The first bout between Camden and
Monroe was a non-declsloned one
with K. T. Price and John Doe.
Second bout, little Sammie Ogburn,
77 pounds, gave his opponent, Hal
Winchester, #4 pounds, a good fight
and won by a clean cut decision.
'1 bird bout, John Mullin, 95 pounds,
mixed' punches with Red Lemmoud,
97 pounds. It was a scrappy fight but
according to the Judges decision Lemmond
won by a slight margin.
Fourth bout, Charles Nolan, 110
pounds, was awarded a draw with
John Brooih, 99 pounds. Chrales put
up a hard fight but was unable to
land a knock-out blow.
Fifth bout, Ivy Connell, 118, put up
a real fight against Axba Miller, 126,
but lost in the last round by a knockout.
Sixth bout,, one of the best fights
of the evening was between J. C.
Hough, 131 pounds, againt Bull Lemmond,
136 pounds. Hough dished out
some real punishment to Lemmond
but lost in the final round. It was a
close decision.
Seventh bout, 126-pound Elton
Reeves, put up a splendid fight
against B. F. Starnes, 130 pounds, but
he lost in the second round by a
knock out. But a little more exper,
leiu*> .Reeves jsrill J??,..a .good
boxer.
Eighth bout, Noody Holland, 1401
put up a game fight against Ozi
Leach, 141, but lost by a close decision.
Ninth bout, Roy Hampton, 154, an
old and experienced fighter, knocked
out Ray Moore in the first round.
Tenth bout, Hugh Gettys, 154, put
up a game fight against John Yow,
158, another old and experienced
fighter. Hugh won the first round
and lost the second by a foul and in
the third he succumbed by the knockout
route, but not until he had fought
a hard battle.
The boys put up a real game fight
and deserve real credit for their, ef
forts so fair.
Camden fights Elloree high school
at the high school gym on February
18. Let's all come out and support
your high school boxing team. There
were approximately 1,000 people at
the Monroe fight so let's see if we
can have the same success. Admission
16 and 25 cents. Ringside seats'
50 cents.?Fred Sheheen, Manager.
William Branham
Fatally Injured
William J. Branham, 41, farmer and
sawmill operator of near Lugoff, died
of injuries sustained when a falling
tree hit him Saturday afternoon.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Eunice Peake Branham, and four
sons, McLaurln Branham, J. C. Branham,
Herbert Branham and William
C. Branham, Lugoff; two brothers. J.
S. Branham and Ross Branham, Blaaey.
Funeral and interment was held at
Sprlngvale Baptist church Sunday. I
Wateree Baptist Church
Sunday school at 10 a. m. with J. E.
Robinson, superintendent in charge.
Preaching service at 7 p. m. The subject
will be: "Pleading For Mercy."
We are always pleased to have you
attend all of our church services. You
are ever welcome to come and worship
with us at The Friendly Church."
?fe.' J. Mclver, pastor.
New Secretary For
Commercial Body
Frank H. Heath* of Fond Uu Lac,
Wisconsin, has arrived in Cauiden to
ho secrbtary of the Camden and KerHhuw
County Chamber of Commerce.
He cornea to Camden with a long-time
hoi vice on daily newspapers und then
uh publicity promoter in variouH
towna.
lie began Lin career hh city editor
of hiH home town paper, the lament
duily outside of Milwaukee, and nerved
there for a number of yearn.
Later he wan engaged in publicity
work in Euntinn and Mt. Dora, Florida,
and nerved in the Jatter place
ub secretary of the chamber off commerce
for six years. He was A Atntyl*bor
of the Central Florida Association
of Commercial Organization Secretaries
and was affiliated with the United
States Chamber of Commerce
work In 1931. ,
For sometime he was with the promotion
of the launching of the upper
Michigan program for a tourist colony
for Marquette peninsular and succeeded
In getting good results for
promotional resorts and trade organizations.
Mr^-^leath comes here under the
ausprc^s and as a paid secretary of
r MTV
> me'w-comer?comes with the best of
recommendations, has a pleasing personality,
is meeting all of our people.
He invites our citizens, both town
and county, to call at the Chamber of
Commerce office on west DeKalb
street. He tells us, and all well
know, without whole-hearted cooperation
he cannot accomplish what the
Chamber is destined to do.
Mr. and Mrs. Heath are at present
with Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Clarke at
the Episcopal rectory until they can
find a house to rent. Houses for
rent are scarce right at present. Mr.
Heath and Dr. Clarke went to Marquette
about the same time, and it
was through Dr. Clarke's influence
that Mr. Heath was Induced to come
to Camden. % " *'
The Heath's have one sop and two
(laughters?the son is now a junior
at the school of engineering in Marquette
a daughter ife the wife of Dr.
William Patrick, of Qreenvllle, S. C?
and Mrs. W. A. Boldt, who is an executive
in the famous vocational
school in Milwaukee.
The Chronicle, in behalf of the citzens
of Camden and the county, welcome
these new citizens, and wish
them a happy and useful stay with us.
Three Negroes Flee
State Pen Farm
Three negroe convicts were reported
to have escaped from the state
penitentiary farm in Kershaw and
Sumter counties early yesterday
morning w^en they sawed their way
to freedom from the stockade in
which they were Imprisoned.
The escape was discovered about 4
o'clock yesterday morning and reported
to Col. J. S. Wilson, superintendent
of the penitentiary, who immediately
instituted a search for the
escaped prisoners.
The men were listed as Esau Burgess
of Georgetown county, Dudley
Bingley of Dorchester cotmty and
Willie Shuler of Orangeburg county.
Burgess was described as being 26
years old, five feet, seven inches tall,
and weighs 154 pounds. He was serving
a life-term for murder.
Bingley is 35, Ave feet, eight inches
tal, and weighs 130 pounds, lie was
serving five years for housebreaking
and larceny.
Shuler is 22. five feet, 11 inches tall
and weighs 153 pounds. He was serving
seven years for burglary and larceny.
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Sweet Potato Growing
On February 12, at 10:30 o'clock,
A. E. SchBlotter, Horticulturist, from
Clemson College, will be here to discuss
the growing of sweet potatoes.
You tn urged to be preeuat at the
eourt houee ou this date edrleeu W.
C. McCarler. oouut, M.t.
"The Tavern" To Be
Guild's First Play
The play maker's Guile! has selected
The Tttvera,." by George M. Cohan
as ihelr first offering. The play la
now being caul and will he prevented
at the Camden school auditorium In
March.
The majority of plays produced on
our stuge aro destined to strut their
hour and be forgotten. Hut out of
the multitudinous array of dramatic
offering* there occasionally arises a
play which lives a long and honored
life in the memories of the people
and on the shelves of their libraries,
maintaining an eminence to which
genius alone can usplrc.
On that memorable night in New
^ oi k when "The Tavern" burst into
life the theatregoers knew Immediately
that such a pluy w?u$ being enacted
before them. The blazing mind
of George M. Cohan was ut Its height,
the sure hand of the dramatist was
hi its finest. From the rise to the
?all of the curtain this pluy of drama,!
mystery, travesty and wistfulness Is1
Unfolded and the result is another ^
Ineradicable Impression on the minds
and hearts of the audleuce.
Ouly u short time ago Mr. Cohan
fevived this play and the houses packed
with delightful people proved coutluslvely
that the fittest in the theatre
I is bound to survive.
' *Pr8- Donald Morrison has received i
n atter from Mrs. E. C. von Tresckow,
wife of the American Consul in 8t
John's, New Brunswick, about the establishment
of the Playmaker's Guild.
Mrs. von Tresckow is a Camden wornan
who always took a great interest
and was a leader in civic affairs during
her life in Camden. She was affiliated
with everything for the betterment
of Camden and her going
away to foreign fields was a great
loss to Camden. The letter in part,
is as follows;
"I am deeply Interested in your
efTorts and wish you would express
my congratulations to everyone working
on the idea. I am enclosing a
Jew clippings from papers here deIpribing'
thslr dramatic effort*. Only
yesterday we were Invited to the
dress rehearsal of one of'the clubs
that was putting on /an American
play, **The Clod," and tonight we see
the first three plays offered in the
competition. A reception will be held
tomorrow for the adjudicator, George
de Warfas, an English-Belgian.
, "I see Bill and Mary have joined.
Mary ^Is excellent especially in comIcs.
Jjfhey always said I made the
match by throwing them together in
a plfiy. How happy I am it turned |
out so well . The joke was Bill was j
so shy on the stage, and stand-offish
in his love making, I took him aside
and- toId him he must show more passion?be
more ardent. By the time
of dress rehearsal, Mary had him well
trained. We have always laughed
over it all.''
"It is hard work and all who Join
should know it. I was Interested in
the little theatre in Columbia when
Daniel Reed and his wife began it?
went to see plays there when I could
and wrote a play for the 8tate play
competition. Best plays to be put
on at the theatre. Mine was one of
eight chosen among those offered but
never was played. It is called
"Conscience Doth Make Cowards," [
and some day I will put it on for
charity if I ever get home to stay
put."
The Playmakers' Guild have secured
a loft in which to work, but
are' in need of furniture for it It
fs believed that there are many in
Camden who have porch furniture,
stoves, benches and all sorts of things
in storage that are useless where they
are and could bo used to advantage
in the theatre. If that is the case,
the Playmakers' Guild will be glad
to call for them. Telephone the
Corner Book Shop.
First Baptist Church 8ervlces
The following services are announced
for week beginning February 14,
at the First Baptist church: Sunday
school at 10 o'clock, with W. G. Wilson,
Jr., superintendent, in charge.
Public worship conducted by the pastor,
J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "How
Put God First?" Evening
subject; "Vftlue Of Right Principles."
This service is held in honor of the
Boy Scouts. The local scouts will
come in a group. Seats will be reserved
for tbem and all other boys
of scout age. B. T. U. Sunday evenleg
?t 6:30. Prayer meeting Wedneeday
evening at 7:tf. The public is
lnrltod to atund all tlx sary**~
of tkla chunk. 7
Sutherland Visits
F. F. A. Projects
J. L. Sutherland, assistant supervis-j
or or vocational agriculture, visited
Cuunion high school, und wont over I
agricultural work In tlio high school
and tho county.
Mr. Sutherland presented plans for
a new F. F. A. camp and exhibit building
to be built on tho state fuir
grounds in the near future. These
plans were presented to II. A. Small,
who ha? charge of the Mi-Bee district
of agricultural teachers. Also plans
were presented to Robert Smith, F.
F. A. treasurer of Camden high school.
Smith represents the McBee district
from the students stand point.
These plane call for a building to
be erected by funds raised by members
of the F. F. A. in the Mcliee
and Columbia districts. There are approximately
1,000 boys in these districts.
The cost of the camp will amount
to about |1,000. Each boy puys 50
cents camp dues each year. There
will be a fee of GO cents additional
to be paid on camp, the GO cents fee
and the GO cents camp dues will take
care of all that is necessary to build
the camp.
The BlufTton, Tamassee and Myrtle
Beach group are sponsoring similar
pi ojects. When these projects have
been finished each member will have
the privilege of attending which ever
camp he desires during the summer.
These camps have proven very successful
in the past, and the recreational
and educational value received
from these camps can not be estimated.
Tho camp and exhibit building
to be erected 6n the state fair grounds
will help the F. F. A. In this section
very much. There will be $300 In
prises awarded these boys by the
State Fair association. Camden Future
Farmers, and Kershaw F. F. A.
members will profit by this due to
being near the camp. j
At the past County Fair there were
exhibits by the F. F. A. boys that'
would have made a good showing in
the State Fair. i
The Camden Future Farmers bavtf
raised their pro rata share alreadyl
and are willing to suggest or help any
chapter in Kershaw county raise their'
share.
Agents To Assist
in Tax Returns
Federal income tax returns for the
calendar year 1936 are required to be
filed by single persons who had a net
income of $1,000 or more, or a gross
Income of $5,000 or more, and married
couples who had combined net income
of $2,500 or more, or/gross Income
of $6,000 or more.
The period for filing Income returns
for the calendar year 1936 began
January l and ends at midnight
March 16, 1937. All Income returns
must be In the office of the Collector
of Internal Revenue, or In the
hands of a deputy collector, before
midnight of March 16 in order to
avoid penalties. y '
Deputy Collectors of internal revenue
will visit the towns listed below
on the dates shown for the purpose
of assisting taxpayers with the preparation
of their income tax returns.
Should any information or assistance
be needed taxpayers are requested to
get in touch with deputy collectors on
the dates deputies visit their nearest
towns.
Camden, March 4.
Blshopvllle, March 6.
Lancaster, March 3.
Sumter, March 8 and 9.
Wlnnsboro, March 1.
Camden Boy Named To Vacancy Washington,
D. C., Feb. 6.?It was
announced here to day that, as a result
of the recent Civil Service competitive
examination for two vacancies
in United States Naval Academy
from the Fifth Congressional District,
8outh Carolina, Robert McKain
Richards, of Camden, mark 68.38, and
Frederick Eugene Wright, of Qaffney,
mark, 64.21, received the two highest
ratings and will be named as principals.
Another Camden boy, John
Smyrl Halsall, mark 61.29. received
the fourth highest rating and will he
nominated as first alternate to Frederick
Eugene Wright,
??thnny Baptist Church
Services atBetBany Baptist church
for Sunday, February* 14, will be:
Sunday school st 10:16 a. m! and
preaching at 11 a. m., by Rev. A. D.
Plenties from Sheldon. 8. c. Tho
it cordially t? vttod to worship
with. is.
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Camden Takes First
in Polo Tournament
The Camden Yullowjuckuts opened
the Camden Mid-South Polo tournament
Sunday by winning the Mint
game from tho Atlanta Governors
Horse Guards, 9 to 6. The visitors
tried hard but were stopped by the
closo defense of liutes and Floyd,
Camden's No. 3 and buck.
Cam den jumped into the lead at the
start, scoring in the first few Beeonds
of pluy und driving on to run
up four goals in the first period.
Floyd got two, DuBose und Pomeroy
one each.
Tho second and third periods were
somewhat slower than the first. Camden
scored once in euch and Atlanta
once in the third by Christian. Camden
scored aguin in the fourth but
was blanked in tho fifth.
The Horse Guards put out their
best effort in the fifth and sixth cnukkers,
making two goals. Captain
Morun scored in the fifth and made
a free shot good in the sixth. Floyd
for Camden also scored ^n the sixth.
Tho visitors curried the fight to tho
Camdon goul severul times but could
not score aguin.
Summary: Camden, No. 1, C. P. DuBose,
Jr., two goals; No. 2, W. Pomeroy,
three goals; No. 3, A. R. Floyd,
four goals; back, Joe DateB, none;
total nine goals.
Atlanta Horse Guards; No. 1, P.
P. Stone, none; No. 2, Gerald Graham,
none; No. 3, Christian, one goal;
back, Captain Moran, two goals; total,
three goalB.
Referee, Letter Karow; umpires,
Charles Little, M. j*. Smith.
Lawrence Cato
Dies Of Injury
Lawrence Cato, aged 53, a resident
of the Fork Hill section of this county
sustained fatal Injuries Tuesday
evening when he jumped from the
rear end of a truck on which he was
riding causing his skull to be fracturod.
He Was Utkeo to the Camden
I hospital where he died on Wednesday.
Mr. Cato was working at a saw
mill in that section of the county and
was going home from the day's work
when the accident occurred. A gash
on his forehead Indicated that he
struck the pavement face downward
with his forehead receiving the full
force of the impact. '
It was said that Mr. Cato called to
the driver to slow down so that he
oould get off but that the driver failed
to hear him,
Coroner Van Hegler said Thursday
^morning that his relatives asked that
no inquest be held as there were eye
witnesses to the tragedy.
According to witnesses when Cato
Jumped off the truck at Fork Hill he
was rendered unconscious and a
j heavy fruit truck almost ran over his
body which lay in the road,
j Mr. Cato was a life long resident
of the Fork Hill section and bore a
good reputation. His many friends
were shocked by his tragic death.?
Lancaster News.
Sumter To Be Host
To Jews of State
Sumter, Feb. 9.?*Marlon Heyman of
Camden, Mater Trlest and LeRoy
Want of Charleston and William
Baum of the College of Charleston,
were In Sumter Sunday to confer
with Rabbi S. R. Shillman, W. M.
Levi, H. P. Moses and H. A. Moses
concerning the coming biennial session
of the conference of South Carolina
Jewry.
The Sumter congregation has invited
the conference to meet here and
April A has been set as the date. The
State Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
will meet in Sumter at the
same time.
Only tentative plana were discussed
at the meeting yesterday, but the general
plan was adopted of having separate
sessions of the conference and
the Sisterhood in the morning, and
then the .two bodies will meet for
lunch and for the afternoon wtWu
The conference ie rather Informal
organisation of Jewry In this, state,
and meets every other year more tor
the purpose of promoting good fellowship
than for -aay other serious
purpose. The officers of tho conference
are: President, H. A. Moses,
Sumter; tiee imWIt Marten Beyman,
Camden; treasurer, Meier
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