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Fugitive Won The
, Carolina Cup Race
my il H. K. Hampton in The Columbia
Htate)
Benouth leaden skies studded with
falling snowflakes, put before a colorful
and enthusiastic crowd, the eighth
running of the Carolina cup, after a
gpectnfular and kaleidoscopic race>
w?* captured today by a little ch^tr
out gelding, ridden by a pink-cheeked
toy in masterful style, as RIon Kerr,
jr., brought Mrs.>G, H! Uostwlck's
fugitive home, six lengths ahead of
the field. * :j
jl-K. Mullen's Escape III ridden by
,r,T.s, was first to put distance at
jSRels. but In short order young
Ken sent Fugitive. Into top position,
while North wood Stable's gray, Indigo,
piloted by J. V. Davis, forged Into
second place, Escape being followed
by B. L. Behris Or Else, Peter Reid
up, and his stable mate, Deflation, rld-?
den by J S. Harrison.
Escape then advanced ahead of Indigo,
but the latter challenged again
and stayed in position, until the turn
when Randolph Duffey sent Mrs.
Frank M. Gould's Oatend up behind
the leader. On first passing the judges'
stand Escape was once more in the
lead, though he made ft bad Jump on
the stretch fence, almost going down.
Next came the stablemates, Or Else
and Deflation. Ttajs position was held,
more or less, till the beginning of
the back stretch when Fugitive once
more forged ahead. Behind Escape
now second were Or Else and Indigo
with a dozen lengths separatingjthem
from the remainder "of the field.
Escape and Or Else put on a short
neck and neck battle for second place,
temporary honors going to Escape
which, however, lost hlsjrtder' during
the turn, Indigo pushing forward/
As they approached- the?stretch
Fugitive led gaining distance. Then
came Ostend, Indigo and 'Or Else.
Fugitive before reaching the wire, had
stepped out to a lead of six lengths
while Ostend lost ground, Indigo was
second. Or Else third and Ostend
fourth at the finish. The time for the
three miles over brush, was five miut.!?
s. -hi.N"Seconds.
There was far more . color on the
ground than there . was in the sky. j
Despite the somber aspect of the^
leavens, the dames .and lassies^ were
spreading their stuff ki every ^olor
>f the rainbow. ' . w' -'
The course too was more1"- gaily belecked
than hitherto more flags, pen*
lants, banners, or whatever you will,
luttcring from the little poles at more
reqqent Intervals all about the
iourse.
Traffic was hauled gracefully and
fflclontly by the state highway parol?Governor
Johnston to the conrary
notwithstanding?officers being
n hund and not only about the racag
and parking area, but also at
trategie intersections coming and goig
In order to direct any traffic that
fight not be adequately -directed from
ehind steering wheels.
An innovation on the course was
tie score board or result-announcing
Dwer which, through the use of large
oard letters and figures listed^ the
umbers of the entrants and names
f the riders, with dittoes of the Winers
;ntor each race, which whs most
Idly a help to timid newspaper
vito hate to harass Harry KirkTor
all Information obtained.
I another new deal?heh,- heh?
relegation of the bookies to,
ot in the rear Of the paddock
in close proximity to general
line headquarters, - instead of
en said paddock and-the race
This likewise was fcn aid to
within the grounds,
first race, the Palmetto Steepletwo
mileB over Umber, startup,
fill the aspect of a walk over -fipr,
vorite, Manton B'. Metcalf, Jr's.,
on, which was away first and
> five lengths till he lost his
on the next to last Jump. At this
Northwood Stable's Pimochlo,
bad got off second, and stayed
P. was pushed ahe&d by J. V. H.
to finish two lfeqgtht ahead of
im's stable mate, Tree Bom Mrs.
A. Buckiey's Dlngwell, ridden
tu y Frost, Jr., was third, and
v- Thomas's Lady Zelda, Mpr,ac>'.
up, was fourth. The time
,,ut minutes, 11.2 seconds.
second race, whidh started in
ry ui snow, wm ft beetle affalr7
hree horses* gotng down or losr
lelr riders. Getting off In ft
hie for position the six entries
hard-pushed pace from the start,
wood Stable's Omel was first to
flight as R. Hsyhsrst sent
uto the lead.
the back stretch of the first clr
cle, Norman Clelati^ on J. E. Ryan's
Wellstepped, made a challenge, forging
ahead only^to be overhauled..the
two horses taking the turn jump neck
and neck. Omel pulled away but on
the final jump before the stretch on
the initial round, lost his rider.
Blr Koster, Mrs. George Watts
Hill's six-year-old bay gelding, with
L. Norris up, next made his bid, putting
several lengths between him and
& W. Robinson, Jr's. - Our Manager,
ridden by M. Mergler, Another Boy
having fallen on the back stretch.
Wellstepped was here running third.
On the final fence, however, Sir Koster
went down, Norris rolling clear,
N. Cleland pulling Wellstepped over
sharply in making the Jump-to-avoid
the fallen pair. Norrta. remounted .and
resumed the race to come in third.
Our Managed finished half? a dozen
lengths ahead of Wellstepped, which
waa.a still greater-distance before Sir
Koeter. NoolUeis finished. The lime
was three minutes, 66.4 Beconds.
The fourth svent-^f the seven-item
card?the piece de resistance being
third?the Sjuingdale Steeplechase,
brought in some of the best hunting
talent in the horsedom of this section,
and proved probably the most
thrilling" session of the over-beweathered
afternoon.
By the time the field had settled
down to running on the far side of
the course, H. E. Tolbert, Jr's. Bonnie
Lad was sent out three lengths
ahead by A. Morris. Montpelier's
Golden Reel, ridden by R. O. Wolfe
was running second, followed by Poplar
Lane Farms (Ernest L. Woodward)
Rocky Shore and F. Ambrose
Clark's Birmingham, With F. Bellhouse
up.
.. Ere long, however, Golden
went out in "front, followed by the
other three top-flighteys. Then Rocky
Shore went ahead of Bonnie- Lad near
the end of the back stretch, Birmingham
being somewhat overlooked in
fourth place or after.
-Coming afound the long turn at the
end fiT the ellipse, however, Birmingham
piled on the coal and as they
leaped into the final drive his nose
crossed Golden Reel's flgnk. The two
hunters came down., the stretch both
picking up speed at every bound, but
Birmingham had the greater power
and gradually forged up abreast of
his rival. For the last doten Jumps
they were neck and neck, but not
stride for stride, and W this fact the
result depended- horse leaped
alternately, the position of the noaes
shifted, one being in front as his
head casta forward, only to be second
and Bimln^hi^a'a noae came dowyin
lengths behind camq Eocky ShoYe,
and Bonnie Lad, the only other horse
Jo finish, was disqualified. The time
was four minutes, 3? 1-4 seconds, for
the about two miles and a quarter
over brush.
The fifth event was the short and
snappy Camden Plate, one mile on the
flat. There was little changing of position,
so far as could be observed,
and Mrs. Campbell Weir's Golden
Fairy, 2nd; ridden by J, V. H. Davis,
thundered in ahead by two lengths.
Second was James Cox Brady, Jr's.,
Crooning Water with.-J^ MoGee riding,
with Thomas JTorda'a?Nomad, P.Myrnes
up, third, and Miss Deborah
Rood's Skimalong, piloted by M. Mergler,
fourth. One minute, 44 2-5 %seconds.
The Wateree, No. 6 on the card, was
another interesting course, on- the
menu. M. Mergler sent Crispin Oglebay's
Super Ultra, out into the lead
of the mile and a half over hiirdles,
which differ from brush jumps only
in texture and deslfen, followed apparently
by Mrs. Simon Patterson's
Disport, tralnbd and ridden by Henry
W. Frost, Jr., 'Mrs. .Francis P. Garvan's
kepi, ridden by Morgan Macy,
and Richard K. Mellon's Toolbox, J.
V. H. Davis up.Mr.
Davis kept his mount in about
fourth position "till the important and
climactic part?the finish?when he
breezed him ahead to take the event
from Super Ultra by half a length.
Disport was third and?graciousfourth.
The time was two minutes,
.47 2-5 seconds. / 1 ^ .,
, The Baron DeK&lb, another mile
and a half over hurdles, was the seventh
and last event of the evening,
belngr won by Mrs, Lewis A.- Park's
Royal Thomas, with Norman Cleland
holding the Teins. H. E. Talbot, Jr's.,
Noccolula was seoond. . Sandy Woods
| Stables' Little Hurd, urtdor M. Coe,
I was third and F. Ambrose Clark's
1 Blue Vision, P. Miller hp, third. The
time was two minutes, 45 seoond*,- . '
Chief ^interest for one observer, centered
In a pocket to .pocket'Tiet on
whether Macroome, left standing flatfooted,
through a misunderstanding
of his rider, by something like a fu??
long, would catch up. He put up a
spirited battle and seemed to close
about two-thirds of: the distance be
Grace Church Holds
Pretty Easter Service
(By Prank H. Heath)
A beautiful choral settiug, the
church decorated In a most effective
manner with seasonable garden flow*
ere and foliage and a wealth of Kaster
111 ion, a stirriug sermon and an
Raster offering that broke all previous
records of the pariah featured Raster
observance at Grace Episcopal church
here Sunday.
At no time in the history of this
quaint historic church was there such
af\ outpouring of worshippers. Before
the hous of the 11 o'clock service every
seat in the church ufes tilled and
attendants were bringing extra chairs
to piace in the aisleB and at the rear
of the nave. Tho overflow extended
into the lobby and when this was All- j
ed, people who came later stood out-1
side of the ediflce to listen to the service.
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The church choir provided an impressive
and inspiring background for
the eucharistic service. Hymns suited
to Raster day featured the program
but there were several anthems given
by the choir in a finished manner.
"Christ Our Passover" by Schilling
featured the beautiful soprano of Mrs.
Charlotte Brunson. In the offertory
number; "Blessed Be The God and
Father" by WeBley, the soloists Mrs.
Brunson and'.A. C. McKaln were effective.
The beautiful altar cloth and aiso
the Lectern drape and white stole
worn by the rector, all recen't gifts
to the church, were used for the first
time.
Dr. Maurice Clarke, D. D:, rectqr of
Grace church presided at the communion
service and also gave an unusually
stirring and inspiring sermon. Assisting
him in the sanctuary during
4he ministration Ofthe Holy eucharist
was Rev. Mr Hicks.
On the afternoon of Easter Sunday
a beautiful festival service was given
by tho Sunday school of the church.
Orange Disc Club
Has Anhual Banquet
Saturday evening, following the,
running of the Carolina Cup races,
the-Kirk wood Hotel wuh the scene of
a lovely banquet. In u private dining
room, attractively decoruted it) the
Gulf color of orange the Grunge Disc
Club of South Carolina met.
Forty-eight Wore present and as
thin occasion wuh ladles night, they
were preaented with miniature silver
cups, bimilar to the cup preaented the
winner of the Carolina Cup.
Thia annual banquet ia looked torwurd
to by all membera of the Clqb
aa one of the year'a highlights.'
Those attending wore Mr. and Mra.
M. L. ixtve, of Florence; m r. and Mra.
U. N. Myers, of Camden; Mr. and
Mra. l^eaene Klchbourg, of Dillon;
Mrs. Frances Lorlmer, of Sumter; W.
V. Varn, of Vuruville; George Bagwell,
of Anderson; F. C. Rogers, C.
C. Calloway, Jr., of Atlanta; Mr. and
Mra. A. J. Uigby, of King8tree; Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Vickery, of Barnwell;
E. J. Halbert, N. A. Myers, of Charlotte;
Mr. and Mra. H. S. Shuler, of
Elloreee; Mr- and Mra. Scott Rigby,
of Manning; H. C. Davla, V. V. Moore,J
of Charleston; Mr. and Mra. W. S.I
Pullen, of Florence; W. A. Dotterer,
of Charleston; Mr. and Mra. J. p.
White, of Florence; Mr. and Mra. Rw
B. Bennett, of Charleston; W. J.
ker, of Cheraw; W. H. DeTriville, W?
& Long, Mr. and Mkjs. S. J. Usher, C.
H. Horaley, Mra. C. S. Rigby.Mr. and
Mra. W. B. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. ft.
H. Wynne, and Mr. and Mra. W. T.
Hamm, of Columbia.
Baptist Church 8srvlces
The following services are announced
for week beginning April 4 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. in. and 8 p. m.
Morning..subject: "The Tragedy of
Rejecting Christ." Evening subject:
"The Life Worth While." The ordinance
of baptism will be administered
at the evening service. 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.
Bill Introduced To
Care For Indians
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W ushiiigton, March 25.?Congressman
J. P. Richards, of the Fifth South
Carolina congressional district, today
introduced a bill in congress to proviso
for the relief of the Catawba
Indiana in South Carolina. The bill
authorises the secretary of the Interior
to enter into a contract or contractu
with the proper officials in the
statu of South Carolina for the agricultural
assistance, industrial advancement
and social welfare pf the
Catawba Indians, upon condition that
before the contract shall beconje effective
the state of South Carolina
must provide through legislative enactment
that persotiB of the Indian
blood Hlmii be provided-*by the atato
with proper educational advantages;
and that the state of South Carolina
shall provide a suituble area of land
in South Carolina as a reservation for
the Catawba Indians. When the proposed
legislation by the Federal government
and the state government of!
South Carolina has been enacted into!
law the Federal government will be |
in position to take the Catawba In- j
dians under its supervision and control.
Congressman Richards, during recdnt
weeks, has had numerous conferences
with John Collier, commissioner
of Indian affairs, department
of ?fce interior, with a view to the
passage In congress of proper legislaauthorizing
the Federal government
to take over the Catawbas, and
the bill was drafted with the advice
of Mr. Collier. .
The Catawbas are now classed as
state-ward Indians and, therefore, not
ugder the supervision of the Federal
government.
William H. Tiller
Dies In Columbia
William Henry Tiller, 19, a&i of Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. Tiller of 1815 Marshall
street, Colonial Heights, died at 1:30
Tuesday afternoon after an IHnesk of
ten days.
Itj5 is survived by his parents and
an aunt, Mrs. Marie Kirkland, of Columbia.
Funeral services were conducted at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
the Concord Baptist church, near
Blaney, by the Rev. F. T. Cox. Interment
wap in the churchyard.
Six uncles, Duncan Kirkland, Sam
Kirkland, Hagood Kirkland, Ernest
Kirktyid, John ^Tiller and Edmund
Tiller berved- as pallbearers.?Columbia
State.
CouVfe- Hurt tn Wreck
of, Cannon, N. C., was
seriously injured U*ee miles north tA
Camden, gt 5:^5 Monday afternoon
when t^e car in whicir>h&vwas siding
Jfcitfc-Miss Betty McCach'rta, of' Charlotte,
overturned, end -Was completely
wrecked.
Miss McCachren received ctits and
bruises, but was not thought to be
seriously huit. Mr. West Was believed
to have sustained a spine Injuiy as
he was paralyzed from his waist
down.
The couple was en route from Sumter
to Charlotte when the accident
occurred. Patrolman ,Q. w. Clark,
who Investigated, said that the car apparently
swerved off the pavement to
the shoulder on the right of the road
and got out of control when the driver
attempted to pull it back on the hlghwayir
The car, he said, overturned
several times. Negro
Finds Kettle
Containing Gold
Chester, March, 30.?Tobin and Matthew
Crank, negro brothdiw, brought
an old iron kettle containing 16,500 in
gold coins to a local bank today and
Tobin explained that he came upon
the treasure while he was tatting
WOO^^',^.' - ' ... /
He said his ax missed its mark and
sank into the ground, cahstng a metallic
sound. An investigation revealed
f the. ?old ? . _ ?AU
of the coins were American and
some were dated, 1856., One beiring
an 188J date eliminated belief that
the small fortune was burled when
lb.??Federal army marched into- tlie
south during the Confederate war.
The property, located neat* here,
belongs to the Crank estate and the
money probably ^will be divided
among the seven members of the
family..
_0M?r Hrttol. h?r* recalled tint
Whs owned by Lit
v?*jthr. who
Meetings To Be Held
To Name Committees
, There will be meetings held at the
l>lacett Hated below to elect committeemen
to work under the Soli Conservation
program for 15)37. The men eloped
will adjust buaeH where adjustment*
are Juatitled and also measure
the land. The committeemen which
you elect will hold a meeting and
cloct the county committeemen and
directors from the men that you have
elected. Everyone that expects to
sign the work sheet (or the Soil Conservation
program for 1937 is eligible
to vote and also the ones that are
interested in the proceeds of the crop
says W. C. McCarley, county ugont.
These are very importunt meetings
and you should attend:
. Lugoff, Monday. April r>, at 10 a. in.
lllauey, Monday, April 5, at 1 p. m.
Pine Grove, Monday, April 5, at 4
p. m.Camden,
Tuesday, April 6, at 10
a. m.
Antioch, Tuesday, April 6 at 1 p. in.
Charlotte Thompson, Tuesday, April
6 at 4 p. m.
Midway, Wednesday. April 7 ut 10
a. m.
Mt. Plsgah, Wednesday, April 7, at
1 p. m.
Bethune, Wednesday, April 7, at 4
p. m.
Liberty Hill, Thursday, April 8, at
10 a. m.
Kershaw, Thursday, April 8, at 1 p.
DL
Baron DeKalb, Thursday, April 8,
at 4 p. in.
Standard Oil Men
Meet Here Monday
The annual sales conference of
South Carolina dealers of Standatti
011 Company, of New Jersey, will bf
held Monday and Tuesday, Aprils!
and 6, at the Kirkwood Hotel. ^
Camden's popular mayor, J. H. Osborne
will welcome the representatives
ut their opening session Monday,
and Frank H. Heath, secretary of the
Ch&fnber of Commerce will also bring
greetings. v This
is the third consecutive year
this organization has voted to hold
their meeting in our city and Camden
citizens are delighted to know that
they return next week for their conference.
Around forty South Carolina salesmen
of the Standard Oil company will
be In attendance besides the following
officials-of the company: R, T. HasSkehan,
R. E/Keppel, J. W.
Saybolt E A. Holbein,. J. A. Donan,
F. M. Surface, Edwin Motte, of New
York ojtyj W. R. Goodwin, New Orleans;
Harvey Skehan, Richmond;
M. By are, Charlotte; J. C. King, Charleston,
West Virginia; A. M. Graves,
D. S. Lewis, Starr J. Murphy, E. C.
Ashe, of Columbia.
-Th# >f|iyfnaktri' ptilldf ^ <
?n ft w,Id albd stormy nifh^ there
arrives at a loneljo tavern a romantic
homeless woman, and the
governor of the state and JMa_family,
These persons, together with othei
members of the cast in "The Tavern,"
present a story of intrigue, comedy
hnd romance.
Throughout the entire play, the
leading character, that of the vaga
bond, is brilliantly portrayed by Robert
E. Breck, whose Interpretation ol
this role proves conclusively that an
artist need not be limited in his talents.
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The Playmakers' Guild will present
"The Tavern," their*flrBt production,
on Friday, April 9, at 8:30 p. m , in
the high school auditorium^- For fur
ther information comwrfifiig this per
formance, read the Camden Chronicle
which has been hi/helpful in keeping
articles about this organisation be
fore the public eyes*"WN.cftmtIen.
Anyone who would like to Join the
Playmakers' Guild, whether as a con
tributor or as an active member tc
try out for a part in a cast, may con
suit MIbh Susan . Kennedy, chairman
of the membership committee. Thii
organization is for all the people ol
.Camden, and We invite your consld
eration andfyour support of thie pro
Ject which can be of great value and
intense pleasure to us all. *
r
" pot" Killed ly Bull Dog
''Spot," intelligent fox terrier doc
Little' met
instant death Wednesday when ti<
dog 81M^rXit!ltt?kei by a hage bjl11
dog. Mr. Little bought him as a nui
?P. Si res
Hwtned^iitmrTbr do many stunts
He was a favorite around town &n?
many regret bis ,tragic ending.
| Fiiutfc i n ?7n g# ' w;.'
Census report shows that then
were 16,406 balea of dbtton ginned li
Kershaw county from the crop o
1936 prior to final; as oo?pa*?4 wit
14.6S6 bales ginned from crop^ Ml
according to O R 8. Pool fHtk
agent P- 'v ^ -j- .
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n.Tn,|Wir rT ironmrwii . .. Freak
Accident
Causes No Damage
A freak accident in which the driver
of-if car that rolled over op a hard
pavement ^twlce, escaped without
ho much as a scratch, occurred Bun*
day at the corner of Union and takevlow
streets In thls.^clty.
J. C, Hough, driving it 1937 Terraplana
was struck at the street intersection
by a Dodge car driven by K.
| Uoodple. The Hough car turned over
I twice after the collision and spoctuI
tors hurried to the scene with visions
of a dead mau under the machine.
Hut Hough crawled from the machine
and examination disclosed that '
he was not even scratched or bruised.
Another interesting feature was that
not a glass in the windows or windshield
of the Hough cur was broken
or cracked.
The fenders, hood and top of the
overturned machine were bent and
twisted but tile car was able to proceed
to u garage under itB own power.
The Dodge car sustained considerable
damage at the fropt end. The
driver escaped injury.
Many Have Failed
To File Reports
Several thousand employers have
failed to file returns under the Social
Security Act as revealed by R. M.
Cooper, collector of Internal revenue.
Evidently the general . publio Is
greatly confused over thlB question.
Unfortunately they do not
seem to realise that there are several
titles under the Social Security Act,
two of which are now In operation.
Every employer of one or more employees
is required to hie a rettbm on
Form SS-1. covering the wages paid
0g each calendar month in 1937.'
ferns for the month of January
Pn&?have been filed with the collector
of''internal revenue, at Columbia,
; 8. C., during the month of February
! and February return* during the
month' of March.
J' Evidently 'thousands of employers,
ndt having bb many as eight employees,
feel that they are exempt..
..from filing returns. Title IX refers
to the employment of eight or. more
employees and returns Bhould be
made under this title for the calendar :
year 1936. An interesting, fact is that ',
officers of a corporation go to make
up eight or more employees.
Employers should file returns tas
mediately for the month of February
In order to avoid delinquency and i,
wher/j theft, haven't filed for the toonth
, of January aiTafHdavit-ehould accompany
-their return*, setting forth, very
clearly the cause for such delay:
'Employers under no circumstances
t should await the visit of a deputy colI
lector before making returns AS ser
_T?r? penaltiea are provided far wnr-"
r ful failure to file returns under the
1 Social Security Act.
, Heath Congratulated
On Kleberg Support
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The Camden and Kershaw County
t Chamber of Commerce has come in
. for much plaudite from all over the
south In regard to the attitude of the
Chamber executive, Frank H, Heath,
, in reference to the Kleberg bill now
t pending in Washington.
From Dallas, Texas, came a letter
. from A. Is, Ward, director of the Bd,
ucation Sefvlce of the N. C. P. associ;
ation, Inc., who says:
"You have rendered an outstanding
service to the agricultural' producers
i of South Carolina and the entire south
. by your active Interest in this Importi
ant issue and I know from 'the, re.
sponsds ' you hkve received that this
i will be'moat effective in securing '
, congressional support,
t "1 have also been Interested in seed.
ing a clipping from a Colombia, 8. C.,
. paper with reference to this. It la
[ especially gratifying to note your comment
upon the situation In Wisconsin,
your home state."
..From Columbia e&me another letter
g signed 8. R. Spencer, president of the
t First Carolina* Joint Stock Land
5 Bank, who says:
| ff' "If all the Chambers of Commerce
.'you are doing'no doubt you can do
1 a fine thing for the southern farmers/'
tinging Convention To Meet
e The Kershaw county singing com
a ventlon will meet at Buffalo Baptist
f church on Sunday afternon, April V
h at 2:30 o'clock. All singers are cordi,
tally invited to attend and a warm
d welcome to all.?L. A. Baker, president