The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 26, 1937, Image 1
L^Ej>MDEN_CHRONiCLE
" ' ^ CAMPEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAHPH ? ? _ ,
NUMBER 2
urs. j. S. Davidson
Passes Suddenly
Camden people were sorrowed on
, 8day morning when It was anouncc<l
that Mrs. Jennie Lee Dt*vidon
had died at tho Camdeu hospital
fter ft ?liort ll,ne08'
Before her marriage, to John SteeQs
Davidson, of this city, In 1931,
he was Miss Jennie Lee Morris, of
[agtoula, N. C.,?the daughter of Mr.
ud Mrs 8. S. Morris. She was a
oung woman of unusual charm and
eraonallty and had endeared' herself
[ C&md* n people. She was 25 years
f aT'
Surviving are hor husband and
Lung son, John Stevens Davidson,
lr; her mother, Mi's. S. 8. Morris; a
Lter. Mrs. Ralph Padgett, of GasKnla;
Steve Morris, of Gastonla; Rolert
Morris, of Charlotte; and Iceland
orris, of Oakland, California.
Funeral services were held from
r8. Annie 8. Davidson's residence
ednesuay morning at 11 o'clock
Kith the Rev. A. D, McAxn, offlcla og.
The funeral party then left for
Estonia, whore services were conluded
at the Morris home at eleven
clock Thursday morning with Dr.
I H. Henderlite of the Presbyterian
lurch in charge and the burial was
Gastonia.
lamden Man Heads
State Teachers Body
The following article from Columbia
ill be read with genuine Interest by
Btizens of Camden and Kershaw counB
N M. Iluckabee is the son of
B. and Mrs. M. G. Huckabee, of this
By. He graduated from the Camden
Bhools and attended the University
I South Carolina. His friends have
Btched with Interest his rise in his
Bosen profession and congratulate
Bn upon the latest honor bestowed
Bon him, feeling certain that the
Ba-hers of South Carolina were w^Jpe
their choice of a president:
Bn. M. Huckabee, of Boykln, who
Bnirsday received the only nomina n
for president of the South Caro n
1'ducation Association for 1937,
s been in school work since grad- j
Btion from tho University of South
Brolina in 1922. Although the elecBn
will not be completed until late
Bs afternoon officials of the assoBtion
express the opinion that Mr.
Bckabee was practically assured the
Bction.
B?ominated for vice president were
W. Rushton, superintendent of th.e (
Btesburg-l^eesville high school, and
D. Kelly, superintendent of Darl- i
Bton county.
Br. Huckabee is noir vice president
I the state association in Kershaw
B Darlington counties.
Bfter graduation from.the universI
he was, first superintendent of ;
Brlotte Thompson high school at 1
B"kin and later served seven years
B principal of the. _<
B? blgh school. Hd freturned to j
Brlotte Thompson school in 1985. . i
Br- Huckabee returned to the uniBftity
in 1933 where he received his
A. degree in French while a part
Be instructor in French. Hd stud1
in France for the next two sum- i
v.
B superintendent of the Charlotte
Bmpson school Mr. Huckabee'e du- ;
B aiv varied. This year he coached *
boys and girls' basketball teams Bjddition
to the administrative and i
Bhing duties. The girls' team won i
B county and dlstrlot championship. ?
B' married Miss Helen Hagood, of i
Bor.^ in 1930. They have one daughB-Columbla
Record, of March 18.
I ?eath Of Jessie W. Smith ' < '
B8'e W. Smith, 82, died at the ;
B(i* u hospital, Saturday morning, <
Bch 20, after an Illness of several'f
B*8.
B Smith was a native of the Beu- '
Bf'( Uon of the county and is sur- 1
B by five sons: J. L. Smith, Darl- ;
Bn: Joe D. Smith, Union; 0. B.
Bh- Tyburn Smith and Fred Smith
Bmden. One daughter, Mrs. B. H.
B ' k of Camden. Two brothers,
B Smith and B. B. Smith, of Cam- !
'" rill services were held at Ben
E. church Sunday afternoon J
?' C0Qducted by Ret. a W. Ood- i
B assSsted by Rev. Outen..
Blv* pallbearer* weret ft. *. B
E T. Pearce, Ned Pearce, C..
^mpson, Harvey Davis and A. '
1 "ml
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l?. Euti, r^M?J.h'wUhJr!Ma
l ilies Being Shipped
In Large Quantities!
The Cpmden Floral Company ha*
shipped 26,000 Easter lily plant* havIng
more than 100,000 flower* to
Points along the eastern "seaboard
most of them golng-of all places !
?o Miami, Miami Beach, and West
I aim Beach, Florida. The balance to
Washington, Baltimore and New
i /It la uot generally known that tho
Camden Floral Company produces
more Easter lilies than any other sinKle
grower In the United States. The
climate here Is particularly suitable,
and they seem to do better here than
elsewhere.
'It's a diffcult business," said N ft *
Goodale, vice president and general
manager, who operates the company
with his brother, W. L. Goodale, tho
president. "We must have the lilies
ready for dprtttin seasons, especially
Easter. Easter comes at a different
time every (year, so you see what we
are up against. We have to contend
with planting In the first place, then
with weather which may advance or
retard the development. That's why
we have to have them under glass
70,000 square feet of It. Bulbs vary
slightly too, In their times for flowering.
"It's something like training a
horse," he went on. "In a general
way we know how long we must have.
But every morning we have to judge
them and decide whether they are
ahead or behind what they should be
at the moment. If they are ahead, we
shut off heat or open up the greenhouse.
If they are behind, we force
them.
We have a carload of bulbs in cold
Storage right now, 30,000 of them. I
They were dug la Japan last July and!
will" be pl&nted from now until September.
If they are kept at a temperature
of 33 degrees, they can't
freeze and won't germinate. By planting
in this way, we will have about
25,000 plants for Jajhuary and February
and another 25,000 for Easter?!
using some of our own bulbs, In addi-i
tion, of, course. We produce about
2,000 plants a week throughout thel
rest of the year. It totals to about;
150,000 plants?say half a million
flowers. ...
He was asked about the Christmas
trade. "
"We ship about 7,000 Poinsettia
plants, 2,600 melior begonias, 2,600
cyclamen.
For the rest of the year we ship
about 150,000 sprays of gladioli (we
have 15,000 plants in now,) about 100,000
carnations. Then there are 2,000
rose bushes under glass and 2,000
primroses. Four hundred gardenia
^MF^es ns all .toe need during the
year." ?
There was a large plld off asparagus
fern in the corner of the work shop.
"All that comes ,from St. Petersburg,
Florida,' said Mr. Goodale.. "Sometimes
we get orders for flowers that
ask for fern to be included. We have
shipped St. Petersburg fern right
back to St Pete.
- "It's a funny business. You know
the story of the man who wired Mexico
City to deliver ten dollars worth
of gardenias to his* girl and they arrived
In two trucks.. Here's another:
A man wired Rio de Janeiro to have
fifteen dollars worth or orchids sent
to Bomeone. He got a letter In a couple
of weeks which said they had
substituted carnations, as they were
certain a man spending so much money
wished to be correct and not send
common flowers." ~
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LONG RECORD BROKEN
William Fortune, of Camden, may
not be the best colored Janitor in the
country, but be at least has a real
record for regularity and punctuality
on the Job. . Fortune was employed
twelve years agb as Janftor in the
Savage-Crockbr building and up until,
this week had not missed a day from
work during that long period of time.
Old man "'flu" knocked him ott temporarily
this week?hence his abaence
from hjp accustomed dutie*'
DICE BRgyARD DEAD *
,BLevard' 74? n?gro resident Of
the Knights Hill section, died at his
home on March 16, after a short illness.
He cam* of a l*rge family' connectlon
and one tJnje owned considerable
property in Ms community:
by e]eveB ch,1<fren?
Honor ttums Af lOftftlnRflr Mlae
Hazel Arthur and Miss Kathleen
Arthur, of VMoa, whb are the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Hubert Wilson,
were honot* qtiftesUKfctt w 1 ufc cheon
given Friday ' by their hostsee
At her hem* Covers were laid
tor a domm was enjoyed
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Merchants Bureau
For Chamber
At a moating of business and professional
men at. the Hotel Camden
Wednesday evening tentative plans
for the organization of a Rotail Merchants
bureau of the Cainden Chamber
of Commerce were set up.
'1 he meeting was presided over by
David Klrschner, who is chairman of
the retail merchants bureuu committee
of the chamber of commerce.
The secretary of the chamber of
commerce addressed the meeting and
outlined a suggested program of organisation
for the business men's bureau.
After considerable discussion ' in
which prominent business men of the
hity participated the election of officers
was held, resulting as follows:
President, David Klrschner; vice
president, Austin Sheheen; treasurer,
A. C. McKaln.
The secretary of the chamber of
commerce acts as secretary of the
bureau. ,
President Klrschner appointed
Messrs ^oxley, A. C. M.cKain, Willis
Sheorn, Austin Sheheen and Jumes
Zemp as a committee to draft a constitution
and by laws and to formulate
a set of regulations. This committee
met Thursday afternoon at the
chamber of commerce office apd set
up a constitution and by laws which
it is believed will be approved by every
business than In Camden.
The meeting Wednesday night went
on record as favoring the purchase
by the county of the* county fair
grounds property and named a committee
consisting of Attorney Murdoch
Johnson, Hughey Tindal and
Dewey Creed to confer with the county
delegation relative to the matter.
Former Citizen Dies
In Old North State
William A. Scltrock, 75, a native of
Camden, who spent most of Ills life
here, died in Greensboro, N. C., Wednesday
after a heart attack, following
a period of several year's Illness.
Mh ^chrock was first employed
here as book-keeper for the late John
C. Man, ' who conducted one of the
largest general stores In this city.
Later he began the publication of
The Camden People,' which he conducted
for several years. After that
he was In the life Insurance business.
About fifteen years ago he moved
to North Carolina where he saw service
on several of the North State
dailies In the capacity of a proofreader.
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He never lost contact with his native
city and as lonfc as his health
would permit he came back here to
renew acquaintances. He posessed a
genial nature and made friends with
all classes.: A *
He is survived by one son, W. A.
Schrock, Jr., now employed_by the
Greensboro Dally News.
His remains were brought here for
burial Thursday afternoon in the
Quaker cemetery. Pallbearers serving
were: Ney Billings, John W. Wilson,
WC G. Wilson, N. R. Goodale, Sr.,
Robert T. Goodale and W. L. McDowell.
REQUE8T FOR IMPROVING
ftSAIpOARD DEPOT 8UCCE88FUL
Efforts by the Camden Chamber of
Commerce to have the Beaboard passenger
station and surrovtndings renovated
and landscaped before another
winter season comes around, have
been successful, according to Secretary
Heath of Uie chamber.
Thev SOaboard has notified the secretary
that his request for the painting
and renovating of the passenger
depot and the landscaping of the
grounds oh railroad property would
be complied with either during the
summer or early in the fall.
Seaboard officials expressed a desire
to cooperate with the Camden
chamber of commerce and the city
of, Camden In general in maiHng the
place attnactlve to visitors.
With the work that le being done
by the city and the garden club, the
program of the Seaboard railway will
mean much to the eye-witness on the
passenger trains passing through
Camden.
Acoording to the chamber of mm.
merce officials, first impressions at*
tasting impressions and if-passengers
coming on 8?*boart
prt(ft itN#r on b*ng upTto #in
very respect.
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Close Polo Came
By Local Teams
(By Frank If. Heath)
In a game feutured by sevorul 'Hover?
Kpillu and iu which the tide of
battle did a ne/vo tingling loop the
loop upon several occasions, tho Urban
Cavaliers of polo, known hh tho
country team dt th? Camden polo cldb
defeated .a plucky town toum ut^ tho
No. 1 field 8 to 7.
I?ouls Collister'H Town No. 1 playor
took a ten minuLo Jaunt into the land
of t^eajns shortly after the start of
the first chukker when ho was thrown
from his speeding pony and struck
mother earth with sufficient force as
to break his nose.
1 ho KttniH was delayed for noarly
ten minutes, during which ministrations
of pluyers and trainers cleared
the cobwebs from Collister's brain
and, he resumed play. It was not until
after the game ended that It was
found that he had played tho entire
six periods with a broken nose.
C, P. DuBose evidently carried a
white rabbits, foot somewhere on his
person for the speedy little No. 2 of
the Towners went down under a wildly
kicking pony later ip the game. So
intense was the playing at the time
that the rest of the seven men on the
field had swept to the other end and
did not see the spill. DuBobo regained
his saddle and despite the Jolting
received by the fall, went dashing
back Into action.
The game ended a few seconds before
the official time had elapsed, due
to the collapke of Dick Floyd, No. 3
on the Town squads Floyd had come
to the field for the game after being
laid up for over a week with a severe
attack of flu. He went into action
against the expressed orders of his
physician and played a whirlwind
brand of polo. The strain told on
him however and in the dying seconds
6f the game he collapsed, falling
from his horse near the goal line. By
mutual agreement, the game was
terminated and Floyd was hurried to
his! h&el room and put to bed.
Th'd game wus a thriller, quite the
best AiesQ scrappy teams have put up,
this season. The Towners took the
lead early in the game when DuBose
played & nice shot through the posts.
Bates of Country then tied the score
in the Becond but Floyd again put his
mates to the front with a beautiful
shot. The
third chukker waB a heart
breaker for the Town fans, as Boykln
of Country ran wild with the ball,
shooting It through the counting area
with three beautifully executed shots
and putting Country Into the front
In this third chukker Floyd drove a
beautiful eighty yard free shot which
struck one of the posts and bounded
back into the Splaying area. It was a
heartrending shot to miss.
The hopes of the Town fans rose
in the fourth and fifth when Town
staged-a sensational rally to shoot
over five goals to one soored by
Country and put town Into a 7 to 7
lead. Floyd scored tvrice In the fourth
while DuBose shot a brace iu the
fourth and a singl^dn the fifth, Pomeroy
of Country put1 his team to within
a goal of the leading Towners with
a nice shot in the fifth.
If the spectators thought the playing
was fast In the game up to the
beginning of the sixth chukker, it was
sensational during the final period.
1 upper pulled a sneak drive ^bat-gikvo
him the tying count early li?the period.
Then the batting began in earnest.
Following close up on an outside
play Pomeroy of Country, midway In
the period, executed a shot that struck
a pony ipjdway between the posts.
Pomeroy -following up fast took the
ball on the rebound and scored.
It was shortly after that Floyd
went down and out and the game
was called.
For Country, Boy kin and Pomeroy
each chalked In with three goals and
Bates and Tupper one each. For'
Town, DuBose scored four, Floyd
three.
BANK8 CLQ8E FOR RACE8 A
The First National Bank and the
Commercial Bank of Camden will
closo Saturday at 2 o'clock In the afternoon^
in order to let their employes
attend the Carolina Cup races
at the Springdale Course.
INCREA8E IN WAGES
of K?"?all
Mills,it with headquarters at Boston.
J*otlce* to the oflect that
a general incrsass in
TM. J? ?T0rne effective March 29.
12m? 22 2Uy11aLpl,e" to the Camden
uaiybut to all Kendall mills in both
How much wiU be the
lacreane was not stated.
?ff P^tabur*.
of Uim maach "O**11'
SrSStffc WW* r*??r
Resigns Office As !
Chamber President
(l. Grainger Kornoguy who wart
elected president of the Catuden and
Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce
at the reorganization meeting
hofd early luat winter baa tendered !
Hia resignation to the board of direc-'
tors effective ut once.
, I'reaa of buaineaa engagementa and
a deal re to give Ilia time to hia personal
affairs is given as the roasou
for Mr. Kornegny'B retirement from
the Chamber of Commerce.
In hia letter of realgnation ho atates
in part:
"I regret very much that my peraonal
affairs and the engagements encumbent
upon mo to meet in my line
of business are such that I find it is
impossible to give the time to the
work of this organization that an efficient
administration would demand
and I am wholly unwilling to go on
realizing that I am not in a position
to give the work the time and attention
it ahould have.
"It has been a great pleasure to bo
associated in the work. 1 know thut
you gentlemen will select someone to
carry on who will do bo capably and
I take this opportunity to assure you
that in the work, that you and the officers
of the Chamber of Commerce
will have my whole and hearty cooperation
In all things looking to the
betterment of the community."
'I he resignation of Mr. Kornegay
will be received by the directors at
the next regular meeting next week.
In the meantime Moultrie Burns, who
was elected vice president, becomes
the titular head of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Secretary F. H. Heath expressed
genuine regret that Mr. Kornegay has
seen fit to retire from the presidency.
"Mr. Kornegay was a Bplendid worker
for the organization" said the secretary.
"He helped me more than I (
can describe in getting the office in'
shape and his advice on all matters
was always indicative of a keen per-'
ception of the needs of the community.
I regret personally losing him
from the organization but I am glad
that he will give us his continued cooperation
in our program of building
the chamber of commerce to an efficient
working unit.
The directors of the chamber of
commerce all expressed a sincere regret
over Mr. Kornegay's action.
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CAMDEN HIGH 8CH00L
8TART8 BA8EBALL PRACTICE
About twenty-six boys reported
Monday for baseball practice. Sopie
of last year's team reported but the
loss of Jackson, pitcher; Nettles, first
b4*e; Halsall, shortstop; Holland,
pitcher; Cox and Shirley, outfielders
must be replaced.
r From March 30 until April 80, Camden
high school will have twelve hard
games. The first game will be with
the strong Brookland-Cayce in Camden,
Tuesday, March 30, and Thursday,
April 1, Bethune in Camden.
April 2, Camden plays the strong
Manning team in Camden in the first
league game. The Manning boys are
already in shape. They were eliminated
by JClloree, 6 to 4 last year for
district championship.
The schedule Includes the following
teams:
V'
March 80?Camden vs. BrooklandCayce
In Camden.
j April 1?Camden vs. Bethune in'
! Camden. ? .
April 2?Camden vs. Manning in
Camden. ,
April 6?Camden vs. Blshopville in
Bishopville.
.i April 8?Camden vs. Bethune in
Camden.
April 0?Camden vs. Lamar in Camden.
April 13?Camden vs. Darlington in
Darlington. 4
April, 10-?Camden vs. BrooklandCayce
In Brookland-Cayce.
April 20?Camden vs. Manning in
Manning.
April 23?Camden vs. Blshopville in
Camden.
April 27?Camden vs. Lamar in
Lamar.
^kpril 30?Camden vs. Darlington in
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Grace Church Bervloee
The three hour's service in Qrace.
Episcopal church today, Good Friday,
will begin at 12 Noon and cofitinue
until 3 o'clock. The public Is cordially
invited. Those amending axe
asked to enter and ilea vs., during the
singing of hynmfeiU *
^ tar serricetiwiUhtL Holy eon*
mnunion at I a.
Friends are anted to notice that these
Carolina Cup To
Be Run Saturday
(Jly FiWmh. Heath)
Saturday In O/^maeri'n biggest day
of the yoar. It iu^woivO^i'xiaalon of the
eighth running of rotfVamouii Caro
Una Cup rare over the* century old
Spriugdale course and It will bo witnessed
by botwoon 20,000 and 30,000
steeplechase funs from all over the
nation.
Bare official# have been untitled
that Governor and Mrs. Olln D, Johnston
will be present at the races and
the governor hus accepted the Invitation
to present the Carolina and
Hpringdale cups to tho winners.
Prominent officials of the South
Carolina legislature will also be present
at the races, the invitation of the
race officials having been conveyed
to the upper and lower house members
by Sanator S. F. Braslngton and
Messrs. L. C. Clyburn, Sr., and W. F.
Kstrldge, members of tho Kershaw
county delegation at Columbia.
Camden, quiet, beautiful and serene,
alive to the fact that it will bo in the
national sporting limelight, tho focus
of public attention from north, south,
oust and west, will grouse from Its
usual tranquility to pay b01o&ge to
King Horso. For truly the greatest
of oqulnes vyill reign supremo on this
day of days in this exquisite South
Carolina resort community.
Camden has many races during the
winter season, tho Washington's birthday
program of classy events as well
as others, but the greatest of the season,
the climax of racing events In
the south, Is the Carolina Cup. Elaborate
plans are In evidence at every
running of this classic but this year
those in charge have gone to greater
lengths to make It a long-remembered
occasion and all that Is required dow
to insure Buccess is a kind and considerate
weather man.
Prominent persdnages In society
hunt circles from all over the nation
will be on hand to cheer their favorites
in the events run over the historic
course.
i ltace day In Camden is always an
event featured by color and animatlon.
Against a background of stately
pines the race course is a scene of
gay and picturesque beauty. In addition
to the sport loving angle, it Is a
fashion showing of the very latest
modes in sport clothes. It Is a big
afternoon for the small army of photographers
who come from the screen
studios, Including the still photographers
of national reputation, as each
camera man Is seeking to "shoot" the
many notables gathered at the classic. There
are seven events on the racing
card this year. Of . course the
outstanding affair Is the Carolina Cup
race, three miles steeple-chase over
timber and there are eleven of the
finest jumping horses in America entered.
The Springdale Cup is two
e half miles over brash with sight "
entries, the Kershaw steeple-chase two
miles over brush with twelve entries,
the Wateree a mile and a half
hurdles with fourteen entries, the
Camden Plajte, one mile on the flat
with ten entries, the Palmetto, a steeple-chase
of two miles over timber
with six horses racing, a*d the Baron'
DeKalb, one and a half miles over
hurdles with eight listed for the start.
Arrangements have been made to
have the highways leading to the race
course policed by extra highway patrolmen,
while there will be a smell '
army of attendants at the grounds to
direct the thousands that are expected '
to throng the course.
The general admission this year Is
|1.60 and this Includes the tax. Tickets
may be purchased in advance of
the race at the Corner Book Store, In
Camden, or at any of the several gates
leading to the grounds. The program
starts promptly at 2 o'clock.
Probably the greatest array of writ- '
ing talent ever assembled for an event
in the southland Is In Camden to cover
the race and unloose an avalanche
of words on the wire to the press of
the nation. This army of writers rep- *
resents not only the great metropolltan
papers but also the press services
?uch as the Associated Press, United -T
Press and the like. There are )also
a score or more of camera artists on
the Job. Motion picture companies
of tho race for news reels.
As to the probable winner of the
Carolina Cup race, some of the railbirds
yrho claim to he in on the know
? ~ predicting race results is
concerned, assert that tho Yaoe is go>
lag to be a three nllw dnsl between
rudtlve and Becape, flic
; **^toltewing are the .oven ovenu