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Camden Chronica.f NUMBER 1 Camden To Meet Augusta Sunday Om> of the classiest polo battles of tht hpweo11 promised for Sunduy afternoon ut 3 o'clock ut the No. 1 flel,l when the Caimlen Yellowjaekets meet George Oliver's champion Augusta team. I, wan thin speedy Augusta squad that won the mid-south polo tournament for the Russell Memorial trophy February 14 by defeating the Yellow jackets 7 to & In a game packed with thrills The Yellow Jackets, while mindful 0f the fact that the title honors belong to the Augusta team, are determined to demonstrate to thousands of polo funs on Sunday that they are the superior players. ? Dick Floyd, one of the Camden aces, who has been laid up In bed for nearly a week with an acute attack of flu, Is on the mend and Is hopeful he will be able to get In the game against the Georgians. Camden will have a brilliant array of polo talent available and the players who will bear the brunt of the battle during the afternoon will be Tupper, Pomeroy, Hoy kin, Lightfoot, DuBoBe, Bates ind Floyd. It Is believed that from this Bquad Camden will be able to present a winning combination. The Georgia group will have Major Frank 1. Royce, Wagner, Oliver and Barry to bear the brunt of the strug;le. Major Lester Karow, of Charleson, will be referee and Henry Savige. Jr., of Camden will be umpire. This game should be the peak batle of the year In polo circles. Fans iho witnessed the February 14 en;agement between these teams will ecall the heroic struggle that Camen made to put over a winning rally I) the final, period. It was only be* aiiso of bad breaks, shots that miss(i by inches, that the Yellow JackLs lost the cup. iFFICERS CAPTURE YOUTHS WITH STOLEN GEORGIA CAR Kural ufl< G. B. DeBruhl and city Dlico ofii cr Alva Rush effected the rr.-n ut two Pennsylvania boys on lighway No. 1, five miles south of the ty Sunday. These two boys, arrested on suspilon when the two officers found lem loitering in the vicinity of a car hioh they had abandoned when it in out of gas. later confessed to the ricers that they had Btolen the car, Ford V-8 coupe from Waycross, Borgia, the day before. The authorities took the boys into istody and they were placed in Jail ire and on Thursday were returned Wayc ross by an ofTlcer who came r them and the stolen car. The Camden officers are being conatulated upon their skill In the capre of the boys and the return of e car to the rightful owners. Camden People in New York New York, N. Y., March 11?Mrs. Leonard Graham and son, J, Leond Graham, Jr., are at the St. Regis >m Camden, S. C. iAL SALE NOW ON TO AID RIPPLED CHILDREN'8 80CIETY Simultaneously with the statede drive for funds to aid in the 'rk of the crippled children's societhe Camden committee goes into ion with a well defined program the sale of the seals, which are mar to the tuberculosis seal, "he drive started March 18, and l continue through March 28. Harrunderburk Is chairman of the irshaw county crippled children's Hct> aud the seal drive is in charge & o< mmittee headed by Dr. Maurice rk?'. rector of Grace Episcopal iron. tin* plan contemplated here and * under way involves the sending <>! blocks of seals through the u, be recipient to return whatever amount of the seal allotment Is. seals are also being sold by oi children and later next week 1, a fitting close with peoi ioned at strategic points with ls to dispose of. I 10 MOItE DAYS TO 1 BU Y T.rtry child has the right to b? well ^B born; that is to aay, th? right to sound body. complete id les iib* 1 bert, physically whole.* ! th? ^B securing of this tight w? pledg? H ??tselye? to as? oar laia?rt the? ^B l*opet pre natal, iotra-Batat sod ^B w a?o| car? h? pro?H<4 wdjt I ^r ~11 B ^ I " WE8TVILLE CITIZEN WAS MAN OF WIDE FAMILY CONNECTION J- r. Horton, well known and respected citizen of the Westvllle sectlon of the county, died of pneumonia on Saturday, March 13, and was buried at Bethany church on Sunday afternoon, the funeral services being attended by hundreds of people of all walks of.life, attesting to the high esteem in which Mr. Horton was held. Mr. Horton was evenly eight years of age at the time of his death. His family connections ure prohuhly as large, or larger, than any other family in Kershaw county. He was a farmer, and while he was quiet and unassuming, he took a keen interest in church and public affairs, and was looked upon as u leader in his community. The following brothers and sisters of Mr. Horton are still living: Amos Horton, John Horton, Mrs. Dock Ogburn, and Mrs. Will West, ail of the vicinity of Kershaw; Irvin Horton, Wilse Horton and Mrs. L. B. Ogburn, all of Camden and vicinity, and Mrs L. G. Young, of Westvllle. He is survived by his wife, who was before her marriage, Miss Maggie TrUesdale, the daughter of the late "Squire" Truesdale, of Westvllle., and thq following children: H. J. Horton, Wrightstown, N. J.; L. D. Horton, of Hock Hill, S. C., T. J. Horton, of Heuth Springs, S. C.; Mrs. M.. C. Owens, of Westvllle, Ij. R. Horton, of Westvllle. and eleven grandchildren. 8KEET CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT TO BE HELD 8UNDAY, MARCH 21 On Sunday, March 21, the Camden Gun Club will hold it's annual Spring skeet handicap. The first course will be shot at 2 p. m. The handicap consists of two rounds Of twenty-five birds each. The handicaps will be figured on the basis of three preliminary rounds shot bofore the handicap tournament. Cards from accepted skeet shooting clubs will be accepted, if signed by the proper authority, but otherwise, the preliminaries must be shot before 2 p m. Sunday. There will be no allowance for bore of gun. The handicapping works this way: If a person shoots three rounds of 25 birds each and scores 19 on the first, 20 on the second and 21 on the third,' that person's average is 20. On the basis of a perfect score being 25, the handicap is 5. Whatever the score may be in the tournament, the handicap of 5 is added thereto. It is therelore possible that a person handicap-1 pod at 20 will hit a gross of 22 birds,! giving him a net score of 27. S< oi es made by pofsons who have' already shot at the Camden Gun Club I will be taken into account in figuring handicap. Anyone who has shot three! rounds there need not bother, about a preliminary, but those who have not must qualify. The Camden Gun Club has offered a piece of plate to the winner. The skeet field is located on the Kershaw road about three miles north of Camden, just beyond Cool Springs, on the left. After passing Cool Springs, look carefully for a side-road with a posted telegraph pole on the north side. 4-H MEMBERSHIP TURNING LIGHT ON ELECTRIFICATION Light will be turned on rural electrification by 4-H club members in nearly every state this year, according to acceptances of the second national contest for clubsters. Club members will repeat the work they did so well in last year's initial contest which brought new laurels to the 4-H movement They will gather data on costs of bringing; current to communities through government financed cooperatives and private utilities, arrange local educational demonstrations on the wiring, appliances, and allied subjects, map out a wiring plan for their own farm, and stage exhibits and demonstrations at fairs Nothing has gripped the fancy of rural youth or promises such a rich field for their endeavor as rural electrification. Club members must submit their reports prior to November 1 to county agents who will award a gold medal of honor to the winner. The best county report within the state, to be chosen by the state club leader, will receive a $50.00 merchandise certificate, and be eligible to compete for sectional honors. The ten best state winners will be awarded all-expenBe trips to the Sixteenth National Club Congress to be held in Chicago the first week of December. To the three highest rating trip winners the Westlnghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in addition will award cash ^llege scholarships of $400, $300 and Ix)cal leaders may obtain full particulars of the contest from their county extension agent. Robert M. Cooper Was Speaker Hon. Robert M. Cooper. Collector of Internal Revenuo for South Carolina, delivered an extremely able and entertaining address to the Exchangeites and visitors at this week's luncheon, held as usual at the Hotel Camden. Mr. Cooper, who is a native of the adjoining county of Lee and is well known in Camden, discussed our relations with the Federal government, the purpose of Federal taxation, the ' friendliness of the government to- 1 ward the Individual and the desire of the government to be of assistance to the individual. He delivered a strong plea for cooperation ton the part of our citizens with the government and gave ** insight into our 1 public affairs that mahy had not had before. - -- ----- - ] Mr. Cooper's speech was very much < enjoyed by his listeners. I Six bandits held npar Brooklyn. N I Y, pawnshop and escaped ^Wfch n 1 basket of jewelry, rained at IMjM. it otedArtist To Display Pictures ' * -1 j An exhibition of iho Camden photographs of Bert Clark Thayer, of Now | York, who has been taking pictures lu und about Camden for more than a month, will be Ii6hl March 22 to March 20. from 2 p. ni. until t> p. m.. at the stables at Mlllbank, the homo of Mra. Samuel Russell, in Camden. ;'ihe public is'cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Thayer will hold a private showing the day before the official opening. Now one of the foremost, if not the foremost, horse photographer In j America, Thayer's career has been In-j terestingv He started us an advertising agency executive. When photographs became so widely used in advertising copy, Thayer complained that he could not got what he wanted from the commercial photographers. He bought a camera and started taking his own stuff. In a short time he found that he would do better without the advertising agency job, und devoted himself exclusively to filling orders for artistic pictures. As his knowledge of what he could do with lenses and film grew, his en-1 thusiasm grew. As many a busman before him, he spent his week ends for a year photographing a filly that had been foaled on the neighboring estate of the Randalls, in Wilton, Conn. The result was "The Story of a Filly," probably the most successful book of its kind to date. Peter Vlscher, then editor of Polo Magazine (now Horse and Horseman) went to him. "I get thousands of pictures from people who take the same thing every year. Why don't you go in for horses exclusively?" Thayer paid he would. H0 did. Those who have not seen his work? and they are those who have never read The Sportsman, The Spur, Town and Country, Country Life, Horse and Horseman, or any other high class sporting magazine?are invited to pass judgment at the coming exhibition. . James T. Horton Dies Westville, March 15.?This section of Kershaw county was shocked and grieved Saturday morning to learn of the death of James T. Horton, after a short illness. He was In the seventy-eighth year of his age. Mr. Horton was a member of Refuge church. Surviving are his wife, and the following children: B. J. Horton, of Wrightsville, N. J.; L. B. Horton, of Rock Hill; T. J. Horton, of Westville; Mrs. M. C. Owens, of Westville; and eleven grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Bethany Baptist church, conducted by Rev. J- T. Outen and Rev. J. M. Neal, of Kershaw, with interment in the church yard. First Baptist Church 8srvices The following services are announc<jd for week beginning March 21 at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock ^ith W. O. Wilson, Jr., superintendent in charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject: "The Love Of God." Evening subject: "Do You Want To Be Missed?" B. T. U. Sunday evening at 7. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8. The public is cordially Invited to attend all the services of this church. Held March Meeting The Kershaw County Educational association convened last Thursday afternoon for Its regular March meeting. J. Holbert Byram, expert graphologist. was a most interesting guest speaker in the general meeting. His discussion of handwriting analysis was both enlightening and entertaining. J. P. Coates, secretary of the State Educational association, was also present and told of the business side of the approaching annual convontion of the association. Messrs. Byrd and Stokes and Miss 8hannon also contributed valuable information concerning various phases of the convention. Following the general meeting the group adjourned to the respective departments. Mr. Brown, of Parker district, Greenville, was again with the elementary and intermediate departments. T. A"J? E'nb|em? For THps several ?f 00111 morce has Sch wIli Z ?ieU1 2uto emblems SJ2L be disposed of free of SlISF^ ?. re>P?n*ible people. The ? Sf * fl?m-e of Chief HaU? 35SJ^aaLSStfBS tlse to adver. . - j . ?- y r*-.?"~r?O'-r1'V Many Fans 'rui ned Out To Charity Game (By Frank H. Heath) 01 <1 Jupiior lMuvius sought to ujtert ft* baleful jinx on the charily polo game' Sunday afternoon at the No. 1 | polo Meld by wrinkling hla cloudy ! brow and shedding a few crocodile tears but despite this threat of u downpour, many polo funs turned out for sweet charity's sake. Nearly one hundred smackers were realized after all expenses had been taken < are of and this sum has been turned over to the Kershaw society for crippled children. Credit for this worthy venture goes to the Camden polo club and players with the Chamber of Commerce handling incidental details und the publicity. 'It was a game well' worth traveling many miles to witness and the result was clearly a demonstration of superior shooting on the part of the Country tour, who perched on the top of a 5 to 4 score when the final bell closed the ceremonies. Had the weather man been more generous in providing sunny balmy weather, it is believed that the sum realized for the worthy cause would have been much larger. There wasn't any doubt but that the glowering visage of the rain king caused many people to Btay at home.* The game started out with every indication of being a hard fought affair. Both teams battled on even terms in the first period but in the second the Country team went places, rolling up throe goals while the Townera were held scoreless. R. Watson Pomeroy had switched from the Country to the Town team for the game, this change in lineup' being occasioned by the illness of i Dick Floyd,, confined to his room with a severe attack of fin. Pomeroy was his usual dashing self and his goal In the third, one more in the fourth and once again in the fifth kept his team right up In the running. The old jinx was still working for the Town boys, for at least half a dozen sure shots at the goal line missed by a narrow margin or hit the posts. Country lined up with Kirby Tupper at No. 1, W. A. Boykin at No. 2, Carl Ivlghtfoot at No. 3, and Joe Bates at No. 4. Town had C. P. DuBose at No. 1, Anderson Fowler at No. 2, Watson Pomeroy at No. 3, and Lou Collister at No. 4. No handicaps were considered. Lester Karow gave a fine demonstration at refereeing and Henry Savage, Jr., was up to his usual high standard as umpire. For Town Pomeroy scored three goals and DuBose one. For Country the scoring was done by Tupper, Boykin, Lightfoot and Bates. Bates annexed two. Bethesda Presbyterian Church j Sunday, March 21, A. JDouglas McArn, pastor. Church school for all ages at 10 a. m. Morning worship ! with anthem and sermon at 11:15 ' The public is cordially invited to the services of this church. Playmaker'a Guild To a casual passer-by, it might seem that strange goings-on are taking place In the auditorium of the school house. Thunder! lightning! and shooting! And if the passer-by could get a glimpse of what was happening on the stage, he'd be even more surprised?a real "Tavern", whose staid and respectable walls have never before witnessed such a night' of mystery, intrigue, drama, sadness and wit. In presenting the "Tavern," as well as the other plays which are to follow, the Playmaker's Guild knows that it will receive from the citizens In Camden the same warm-hearted support which has always characterized our town and Its people. Boost the Guild by becoming one of Its members. And then, whether you are among the cast back-stage or in the audience out front, you'll get entertainment, Joy, and a thrill which you had almost forgotten was In existence. Grace Church 8ervices Services at Grace Episcopal church, Palm Sunday, March 21, will be: Holy communion, 8 a. m.; church school, 9:45 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon by the pastor, 11:15; young people's meeting In the Parish house, 7 p. m. _ Services during the coming week will be: Tuesday, Lenten study class In Parish house, 4 p. m. Wednesday, Holy communion, 10:30, choir practice 7:80 p. m. Thursday, children's service in Parish house, 8:30, Holy communion In chnrch, 8 p. m. Good Friday, three hour service, from 12 UBtll' 1 Those Who cannot stay lor the tkm hours are requested to enter and leave during the singing of fcjmaa. gs ' - > r * . v* x ... A. RURU^L HELD IN YORK FOR FORMER CAMDEN LADY Funi-r^l services for Mrs. Surah C*. Ashe, (if), widow of John H. Axlio, who died at the Columbia hospital at 12 OR yesterday morning will bo conducted at II o'clock 11) 1h afternoon at the graveside in Rose Hill cemetery in York. The funeral party will leave | the Dunbar Funeral homo at 1*2 o'clock today. ; Mrs. Ashe had boon in ill health for several weeks but she had been critically ill for only two weeks. She | was' a member of the Presbyterian chure)t at York and was a native of Camden. She had made her home in Columbia for the past seven years and had made many friends here who J will he saddened by her passing. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. S. M. Maclle, of Hrovurd, N. Miss Anne Ashe and Mrs. Mabel Ashe I^ayne, both of Charlotte, and Mrs. W. C. Kdmunds, of Hidegeway; two sons. Dr. John It Ashe, of Charlotte; and Perry 11. Ashe, Mayodan, N. ('., and several grandchildren.? Thursday's Columbia Stale. Mrs. Ashe was the former Sarah Ciples Nilos, of Camden, and her early life was spent in Camden. Resides the immediate family mentioned above, she Is survived by the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. W. W. Mlckle, Mrs. \V. L. McDowell, of Camden; Mrs. F. G Spann, of Moss Point, Miss.; Henry I). N'iles, of Camden and Arlo V. Nlles, of Atlanta. POULTRY 8HIPMENT 1 here will bo a poultry shipment Monduy. March 22, at the following places: Bethune 9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. Camden 11:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Kershaw 2:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. Tuesday, March 23?Heath Springs 9:00 a. m. to 11:00 a. m. The following prices will be paid: Fat colored hens, 16c; fat Leghorn hens, 12c; roosters, 8c; ducks and geese, 10c; fat turkey hens, young, 20c; fat turkey toins, young, 16c; fat capons, 20c; slips, 14c; guineas, 30c each announces W. C. McCarley, County Agent and Miss Margaret B. Fewell, Homo Demonstration Agent. Camden Lady Loses Mother Kershaw, March 13.-Mrs. R. L. Sowell, 63, a life long citizen of Kershaw died in the Camden hospital Saturday morning after an illness of about four years. Mrs. Sowell was one of the town's most prominent citizens and was ever interested in the welfare of her community as long as her health would permit. She leaves a host of friends besides her husband, R. L. Sowell; one son, H. C. Sowell, Kershaw; three daughters, Mrs. E. K. Plyler, Camden; Mrs. J. C. Owens, Westville; Mrs. A. B. Whltaker, Kershaw. Funeral services were conducted from the First Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. W. J. Bradley officiating. Interment followed in the Ifershaw Cemetery. GARDEN 8TEPPItyQ 8T0NE8 EASILY MADE OF CONCRETE Concrete slabs made to order may be used like flagstone for stepping stones In garden, lawn or back yard. They may be cast in place, says the Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, or in winter made in the basement and then set where wanted when freezing and thawing weather is over. These homemade "stones" may be square, oblong, or irregular like natural stones, and may be easily colored ?terra cotta, green or gray. A form for precast slabs consists of a rectangular frame divided by crosspieces into squares or oblongs. Plastic clay may be used for frames for irregular shaped blocks. L&rge slabs will be too heavy to handle. A slab of concrete 6 by 12 inches weighs 25 pounds, if it is 4 inches thick, as is desirable for use in a path. In laying stepping stones, the holes should be excavated 2 to 4 inches deeper than the thickness of the slab. The extra space is filled with sand, rammed In, for drainage. Sand or loam is used to fill spaces between the stones and the sides of the holes. Those who cast in place, dig a hole of the desired shape, with vertical sides, put in a sand base, lay the concrete, and trowel it. * Easter Dance at Armory The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a dance on Friday evening, March 26, at the Armory Hall. Music will be furnished by a good dance orchestra from Greenville. As the college set will be home far the Easter holidays a big crowd to expected. Visitors for the Carolina Cup on Saturday will also be in attendance. Admission will be |L?8. Chaperonee to attendance. Proceeds of this dance win be need ? t?L?h"? MP* BeautSSrtloa work of the Legion Aexliary. IV . . V/ w?^ Home Talent Circus I Will Be Lots of Fun Everything in shaping up most satisfactorily for the big elrcua to be given in the compound and on th? Held at Miss Olive WhRtredge's place o" Tuesday, March 23, from two t?) |'en p. in., for the restoration of liejiheada Presybyteriun church. Oi?>at onthusiusm Ih being shown by all those working for the success of j th*? affair, and a fine spirit of team| work is being manifested by all the residents of Camden, both Southerner's and Northern visitors. The clrj us und carnival cominittees have been increased since the original announcement. and are now made upas follows: Mis. W. O. Belcher, chairman of side shows. In charge of booths- Mrs. Woods Robinson, Mrs. I). W. Mabce, Mrs. Gustavus Kirby, Mrs. Charles G. Knight, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. E. I). Illakeney, Dixie Boykln, F. M. Rhodes. Clarkson Hhame, chairman of Gymkhana; stage properties, Mrs. E. C. Btout. Miss Grace Keller, supper chairman. Others, Miss Alberta Team, Mrs. A. D. McArn. Parade chairman, Mrs. Donald Morrison. Mrs. R. B. Pitts, associate. Grounds: In charge of animals, Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., chairman. Associates, Mrs. H. P. Kendall, Mrs. J. B. Zorap, Mrs. Frank Spencer, Mrs. Watson Pomeroy, Mrs. Myron C. Wick, E. C. Stout. ' Chairman of clowns, Mrs. W. C. Moore. Mrs* Gay lord Tucker, chairman of committee for vendors of cigarettes, balloons, and the like. Chairman of pony rides, Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr. T. K. Trotter, chairman of shooting gallery. Mrs. R. E. Stevenson chairman of | lemonade and orungeade. j Miss Olive Whittredge, general j chairman, with Mrs. John Devine, as associate. ! As the circus will last throughout the afternoon and evening, supper will be served on the grounds. This | will be in charge of a capable com~ antJ ? very moderate fee will be charged for It. One of the features which will delight youngsters of all ages, will bo ' the big circus parade with ringmaster, clowns galore, wild animals not confined in cages, but walking along through the crowd, a lively band and lots of local color, making It In many ways more thrilling and more fun than any professional circus could possibly be. The big Gymkhana, In charge of Clarkson Rhame, is going to be one of the highlights of the affair. The list of events In the Gymkhana Is as as follows: Potatoe race, egg and spoon race, costume race, bride and groom race, ballooon and pin race, greasy pole, greasy pig. These are guaranteed to provide lots of excitement and many a laugh. The various sideshows will be one of the amusing features of the circus, and in between times the youngsters will be delighted by pony rides. the shooting gallery, the clowns, to say nothing of the lemonade and many Rood things to eat and drink served at various booths by attractively costumed young women. Tho price of admission has been put at the reasonable figure of fifty cents for grownups, including the nfj1 8D<1 'or chl>dren, the price Will be twonty-flvo cents. V,A11 a11 Tuesday of next week. March 23, looks like a big day in this Gamden town. funeral held here for mr8. mcleod of bethune died at the Camden ho.rttoiTue.d5? After an illness of onlv a four u? Were conducted at 4-30 wwiJ Hr*' afternoon from the Ko'rr!... y Home, by the Rot Mr ?!?Xy Funera' of the Da p 11?t church a hutuT81 n** Mrf'Mnfli? ,he ?"a*er cemeie ?" McLeod sV^1 7" the wife of D. L. In Bethjine for the'"paT^tee" yZl two sons8 iTiTmciJ^, 5^ Mc' an?of ftRothne dauphter' Rosa McLeod ert ?Jn hUD,e\thrM brothers. Rob Rock Hill *SleB Perr?I. both of j Mill oTiri ^ Simon Ferrill, Fort of CharloUe8 M"' W' D- cKe? Pallbearers serving were W n nwWjr wBAMMCii?P0n' C* C- Gftrd' *10,' John^anRth^C ?"' Lorfn,t jpeel to tb? tSESi *2 , 'or ? review of his case^tkA xi/k 1 merit **** the JudgStates court of ^ ' s- ' ' ' * " ' h