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VOLUME 49 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1937 NUMBER 6
Plans To Organize
Soft Ball League
I invitations have been extended to
Iseveral store of Camden business and
professional men to attend a meetinK
Ito be held Friday eveuiug at the
American legion hail to plan the organisation
of a diamond ball league in
I ' The meeting bun been called by SecIretary
Heath of the Chamber of Com nierce
who is sponsoring the organization
of dm league. Mr. Heath has had
lyears of experience in recreational
work having been the city recreation|al
director ut Marquette, Michigan for
Coveral years. He was also organizer
of the Central Florida baseball league,
the Florida State baHkotbull league
land a number of yachting events in
the sunshine state.
I Mr Heath believes there are enough
Lf the business and professional men
Bn Camden interested in the soft ball
K>rogram, to permit of an organization
B>f six to eight teams. Games would
bo played ut twilight, the games going
but seven innings.
I If the meeting Friday is successful,
B league will be started with the olecBion
of a president and other officers,
Bppointment of the necessary commitBees,
etc.
I The expense of operating a soft ball
Brogram 1h minimum. Each team will
B>e responsible for furnishing the balls,
Hhkh however will be purchased
Bhrough a coperatlve program. Bats
Kill also be secured In the same way.,
I Dewey Creed, recently elected chairHan
of the Kershaw county fair u? ociation
has declared his readiness
Ho enter an Ksso team in the league.
H)thers who have been approached In
be matter are enthusiastic to 'a deI
Mr. Creed believes that a league
rograin of twilight games will prove
big boon to the busines^ and professional
men of the community. "It
ill give us all a chance to get out
ml g' t some needed exercise and
mention without Incurring any dan er
to our health," he said. "It will
so stimulate a lot of public interest
) the sport because of the various
fuup* of business to be represented
y the teams. I am hoping the boys
ill get back of Mr. Heath in his
Bans and help put It over with a walBit
Tight On
I New Regulations
The new closing and holiday regu lons
approved by the Retail Mer ants
bureau became effective Mon y
and with but a few exceptions,
ere lived up to by all of the busl^Bss
houses.
Bin only one group were there any
cksliders and that was In the groc y
division. Three stores refused to
e up to the agreement to close at
o'clock, all remaining open until
arly 7 o'clock.
The members of the Retail Mer ants
group however will continue
I carry on the regulation hours deBite
this lack of cooperation on the
rt of the small minority as they
convinced that the big majority
B the shoppers approve of the "new
Th" bureau is having placards
nt.-d, to be given to all merchants
?tj-play in their stores. These
^Bd> carry the sanction agreement
i also the hours of closing and the
^ iuj of holidays.
"h- Chamber of Commerce has re rc?l
many lauditory expressions
merchants as well as householdI
i-'garding the new closing regu ?'
s. The public in general be ?- >
that the store owners and
"ks should have the opportunity
biijoying more hours in the evenI
f11 r relaxation and rest. The
^ cnicnt is one that prevails in all
o tlate communities and is in line
* the wishes of the present na <>l
administration, which is seekB,(>
get away from the horse and
ideas prevalent in years past.
DeKalb Presents Play Tonight
'si ville. April 20.?"Black-Eved
;i musical comedy full of fun
*"hythm, will be presented Friday
- APril 23. at Baron DeKalb
>' \Nestville. Five old maids
* to you that they can get their
I even though the man might not
e most select of the species.
connection with the t>l*y ? baby
* win be held to select the
^?-PU'ar baby <n tbe ParOD
acnooi district A silver loving
,n be Presented to the winner.
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Recreation Program
For Summer Grows
And so the recreation program for
summer of 1937 grows,
The Chamber of Commerce secretury
Who is now organizing u soft
loa#Uu <ur business and proles.
Bional men of the city and communBy
has been approached by the high
school boys who want to take up the
same kind of a program.
Mr. Heath has promised the boys
to call a meeting within a week at1
which time plans for the organization1
of a six to eight team league will be
urrupged. -It is believed that there
are enough boys In the high school
and the city in general to insure u
loop of eight good teams.
Superintendent Richards of the city!
schools has given Mr. Heath an, emphatic
endorsement of his recreational
plans and has promised cooperation
In carrying them through. In
this particular he will permit the use
of part of the high school baseball
field for the laying out of a soft ball
diamond. This diamond ball area will
be used by the Juvenile league and
also the business men's loop.
Being centrally located it will permit
of citizens interested In the games
being on hand to cheer their respective
teams.
Man Is Killed When j
Touches Live Wire
Stephen Hunter Boykin, 61 year old
white man of south Mill street was
.killed instantly Friday morning about
8 o'clock when he came in contact
with a llVe wire while attempting to
cross the road.
An electrical storm had raged the
night befftre and nobody had reported
the wire as being down. The entire
city current had to be cut off before
the man could be released from the
wire.
An inquest was held by Coroner
j Robert T. Goodale and the verdict was
[that the l/ian came to his death by!
mischance.
Mr. Boykin was a native of the i
/Spring Hill section t>f Bee county and
nad resided in Camden for about nine
years. He is survived by his wife,
Mary Boykin, and the following
children: Stafford Boykin, James
I Boykin.-. Clyde Doykin, of CamdenDeLoache
Boykin, of Washington, D.
C., and Mrs. Arthur Trembliss, of the
Beaver Dam section of Kershaw coun.
Hi8 _funeral and burial took place
at SpringhiU Sunday afternoon at 4
o clock.
Exchange Club Notes
This week's program committee of
the Exchange club turned its attention
to the race track now being constructed
at Camden for Mrs. Randolph
G. Scott. The construction Arm
of George and Lynch, of Wilmington,
Delaware, are doing the work, and
R. C. Dutcher, who is on the ground
looking after the work for this firm,
was the speaker aI this week's luncheon.
Mr. Dutcher'spoke very interestingly
of the progress of the work, as
well as of the hliilding of race tracks
over the United States generally. He
also spoke of the benefits that Camden
would receive by reason of the
location of this track here. The building
of this race course Is a much larger
project than many have realized.
It Is understood that when completed
it will have cost something more than
$200,000.00. The meeting was well
attended.
Baseball Game
This Afternoon
Camden high sehol plays Blshopvllle
in a crucial game for district
championship here Friday, April 23, |
at 3:30 p. m. Admission will be 10
and 26 cents.
Camden lost one game to Darlington
by a score of 3 to 2. Camden defeated
Manning twice by a score of
6 to 1 and 7 to 3. In district five
Camden has won first place; Darlington
and Manning have tied for second;
Bishopville has third pldce; and
I-amar fourth place.
If Camden defeats Bishopville today
and Darlington, April 30, Camden
will be district champions, and will
play in the elimination game for state
championship.
Camden Boy Enlists In Navy
William China Bradford, Camddn,
S. C., has been enlisted in the U, 8.
Navy, through the II. S. Navy Recruiting
Station, U. S. Court House Building.
Columbia, S. C.
Mr. Bradford has been transferred
to the U. S. Naval Training Station,
Norfolk, Va., where he will receive
a twelve weeks course, of Instruction
before being assigned to one of the
ships of the II. S. Fleet for duty.
W. A. Shrlver, chief electrician's
mate, IV S. Navy, recruiting officer for
this district has announced that applications
for enlistment In the U. S.
Navy are being accepted any week
day between the honra of 9 a. m. and
4:*0 p. m., excepting -Saturday whan
the houra are from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
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Retired Minister j
and Editor Is Dead
Funeral services for the Hev. Stephen
A Nettles, 78, retired Methodist
minister of 1318 Shirley street, who
died Sunday night at his home, were
conducted this morning from the residence
by the Rev. J. E. Merchant,!
pastor of Green Street Methodist
| church, und the Rev. J. It. T. Major,!
| pastor of Hhundon Methodist church. !
Interment followed in the cemetery at
Manning.
Mr Nettles, who served the South
Carolina conference for 22 years, was I
editor of the Southern Christian Ad-]
vocate from 1906 to 1*J 16. He served I
the North Carolina conference from .
1916 to 1922 when he was superanuated.
Since that time he had lived
in Columbia.
He was a successful business man
before entering the ministry in 1894.
Mr. Nettles founded the Munning
academy, the Manning Times, weekly
newspaper, and the Herald, Sumter
weekly paper.
Mr. Nettles was a member of the
Reform movement in 1890 and was a
leuder of the prohibition faction in
the house of representatives as a I
member of the Clarendon county delegation.
Mr. Nettles was born at Summerville,
April 18, 1859, the son of the
Rev. Abraham Nettles, pioneer member
of the South Carolina conference
who served 43 years, and Elizabeth
Lowry Nettles, of Chesterfield. He
I was a graduate of Wofford college.
| He is survived by three sons of his
first marriage to Miss Sue Galluchat,
of Manning, Stephen Nettles, Greenville;
Joseph L. Nettles, Columbia;
and Luclan C. Nettles, Spartanburg;
his widow, the former Miss Estelie
i Hendrix, and five children from that
| union. Miss Elizabeth Nettles, Hen!
drix Nettles, Jack Nettles, Sara
j Louise Nettles and Marjorie Nettles.
?Tuesday's Columbia Record.
W. F. Nettles, of Camden, was a
nephew of Rev. Nettles, and attended
the funeral in Columbia on Tuesday.
Barney Young *
Seriously Hurt
While returning from Columbia
Monday right, Barney Young, was
seriously injured on west DeKalb
street, when his car struck a "silent"
policeman and caused his car to craBh
into a parked truck.
The accident happened at the corner
of DeKalb and Campbell streets.
The car ran a long distance and
crashed into a truck belong to Bennie
Sasportas.
Mr. Young's car ^yas almost a complete
wreck and when he was extracted
from the wreckage it was
found that he had Buffered a broken
right leg, cuts and bruises and possible
internal injuries. He is now at
the Camden hospital where it is said
his chances for recovery are good.
He is a member of the motor firm
of Young and Thrower and has a
host of friends in Camden and
throughout the county who regret his
misfortune.
Floral Company
Moves Offices
According to announcement by William
L. Goodale, president, the offices
and showroom of the Camden Floral
Company will be located at their number
two plant on west lAurens street
during the summer months, after
Thursday, April 22.
Fishing License Becomes Law
Governor Johnston Wednesday
signed the act imposing a $1.10 Annual
license on rod and reel fishermen.
The license fees would be used for
the protection and propagation of fish
and wodld be charged anglers using
fly and casting rods artificial bait or
any manufactured equipment.
A fine of not less than $10 would
be imposed for each violation of the
law.
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Who Will Be
"Miss Camden?"
Six of Cumden's fairest daughters
will strive for the honor of being
named 'Miss Camden" for the spring'
festival that is to be held in this re-J
sort community on May 7 and 8.
Following a period of preliminary
balloting in which nearly one thnusand
votes were cast at the Camden
Theatre for sixty of Camden's fair
Hex. (he Mix girls who will make the
final bid for popular favor are:
The Misses Costa Davis, WilhelMina
Strsk, Susan Team, Paulette!
| West, "Bonnie" Sowell and Klsie Rod-j
j fearn are the young ladles who will
look for the city title of "Miss Cam-1
den " in this groupp all six of the
aspirants for popular favor ar* students
in Camden high school.
| 1 he voting was very close on at
least a dozen of the sixty girls for
[ whom ballots were cast. All of the
six winners ran a close race for high
honors. The election for "Miss Camden
which will come to a close on
the evening of Friday, April 30, promises
to be a close und exciting affair
as all of the friends of the candidates
will be out to east their votes for their
I respective favorites.
As yet none of the rural districts
| have reported on their contests to select
the representative district queens,
but U is still rather early to look for
returns. Interest in the affair is running
high because of the publicity
that has been given It and due to the
talks that the Chamber of Commerce
secretary has been making in different
localities in behalf of the spring
festival program.
All of the "queens" are to be entertained
at dinner on Saturday, May
8. at the Camden hotel. The final
contest to determine who will be Miss
Kershaw County will take place at
3 o clock in the afternoon. Out of
the city judges will pass upon the
merits of the entries in the contest.
The final selection will be based on
pei sonality, poise, figure, complexion,
grace, and tlie like.
Secretary Death or the Chamber of
.Commerce . will try and arrange with
the Kershaw County Fair association
to have tl^ young lady named as Miss
Kershaw County act as queen of the
county fair, with all the other entries
in this present event acting as
I ladies in waiting.
Sportsmen Asked
To Stop Fishing
Many persons have been guilty of
fishing in the Hermitage pond latoly
and the Hermitage Pond commission
has positively forbidden this. Signs
have been posted whereby parties
found guilty of this offense will be
prosecuted.
The flood gates have been lowered
?n},.nf Kfi108 being built and the
public has been asked to refrain from
j Ashing in the pond, while the water
is low.
At a" early.date fishing rights will
be sold for a nominal fee and good
sport can be enjoyed.
ln^ia.th[ng aad Picnlclng can be enis
Charge and the Publ*C
is urged to cooperate with the commission
in seeing that no fishing is
g?ven anyone unt11 Permission is
Bitten By Black Widow
thl ?f?nPt I? Hal1, insPector with
bitten t? ,ghway department, was
bitten Tuesday by a black widow
spider while he was at work on Fed?n^i
about nve rai,e? east
? Was carr*ed to the
.unden hospital and was mighty sick
for awhile. The spider was found on
the inside of his raincoat. His friends
ib i tog| t0 KUOW that he haH been
able to leave the hospital.
Preabyterian Church Services
Bethesda Presbyterian church stfrTices
Sunday, April 25, A. Douglas
McArn, pastor, announces will be
Church school at 10 a. m? for all
Morning worship with sermon
at 11:15. The public is cordially invited
to all services in this church.
The Merchant And The Community
Do you realize how badly we would fare if our merchants had to gc?
out of business and leave us dependent upon mail orders or stores miles
away from home?
People are beginning to consider the fact that, after all, they owe a
debt to their home merchants. The men who make it possible for us
to get what we want when we want it are entitled to consideration for the
service they gladly render their fellow citizens.
Now, since we are to work for the growth and welfare of Camden,
let us first support the merchant who plays such a vital part In the development
of our community.
The man or woman who Is not outspoken for his or her home town
Is against It. What attitude do you take toward Camden and its merchants,
Has much to do with "the reputation and standing of our conv
munttV among nni? 11'| f* >
Boost Camden and support It's merchants ? buy at home!
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John McC. Porter
Dies Near Hlaney
John McCant* Porter, 6-1, diet! at
)iia home in the Duby a Mill section
or West Waleree Friday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. Mr. Porter wiu stricken
a few days ago and his death cumo
aw a shock to his relatives ami
friends.
He was a fanner and merchant and
was born in the same section where
he had spent his life. He is survived
by his widow, who was Miss Minnie
Mae Martin, and two sons?Herbert
Porter and Arnold Porter, of near
Blaney; two daughter, Mrs, W. D.
Anderson, of Columbia; und Mrs. It.
L. Bryant, of Baltimore, Md ; one
brother, C. M. Porter, and one sister,
Miss Olivia Porter, of near lilanoy.
One son, M. Leroy Porter, 37, formerly
of Columbia, died last Sunday
from burns received when lire destroyed
the Queen City Huh company
garage in Charlotte.
He was a member of the Blaney
Baptist church. The funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon from
his residence and the interment was
in the Porter burying ground near
Blaney.
Mr. Porter was a son of the late
Rogers W. Porter, who received head
injuries in one of the most dastardly
crimes ever committed in Kershaw
county from which he eventually died.
Mr. Porter was serving on u Jury In
a murder trial hero about thirty-five
>ears ago, and while accompanying
Robert A. McDowoll to bis home, both
were struck down In Hampton Park.
The assassin wielded an iron or heavy
stick?Mr. McDowell died Instantly,
but Mr. Porter was found the next
morning wandering aimlessly near
the river bridge. The cause of the
attack was never determined and the
case still remains a mystery, although
heavy rewards wfere offered by the
governor of the state and the mayor
of Camden.
Death of Miller Ogburn
Kershaw, April IB.?On April 12, the
death angel entered this hbme and
took the father and husband away
from his loved ones. Mr'. Ogbum was
62 years old, a member of the Buffalo
Baptist church and the Jr. O. U. A. M.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Jane Taylor Ogburn and the following
children: Wilson Ogburn, Annie
Dee Ogburn, Faye Ogburn, Susie Ogburn
and C. L. Ogburn ,all of the
Buffalo section. Also the following
children by a former marriage to Miss
Susie Caston, \yho passed away several
years ago: Mrs. Otis Broome,
Mrs. Gilbert Ballard, of Buffalo; and
Clyde Ogburn, of Philadelphia. Three
sisters survive: Mrs. Sam Baker, of
Kershaw; Mrs. Mollie Robinson, of
Buffalo; and Mrs. J. E. Usher, of Lancaster.
Mr. Ogburn was laid to rest in the
Buffalo cemetery, Wednesday afternoon,
April 14. The funeral rites
were conducted by his pastor, the
Rev. J. T. Dabney, assisted by Rev.
B. S. Broome.
The pallbearers were: W. R. Taylor,
W. C. Gandy, Fred Gardner, H. B.
Taylor, J. T. Outen and James Taylor.
The Juniors of Abney were the
honorary pallbearers.
The flower girls were: Misses Addie
Gardner, Wilnia Morgan, Evelyn
Gardner, Thelma Seegars, Willie
Deese and Nina Broome.
The large crowd present showed
that he was a citizen held In high
esteem by his neighbors.
YOUNG MAN BITTEN BY
GERMAN POLICE DOG
Boy kin Rhame, one of Camden's
popular young men, and a leader in
the younger set of rtie community,
was badly bitten by a German police
dog Sufltlay evening.
The dog, the property of a brother
of Mr. Rhame, attacked the young
man and bit him in the face?the
teeth badly lacerating his upper lip
and also the chin. Several stitches
were required to close the wound on
the chin.
It is not believed that the dog was
mad. but precaution was taken in having
Mr. Rhamo given the Pasteur
treatment for rabies.
New Company Gets Charter
A charter has been granted by W.
P. Blackwell, secretary of state, to
the Camden Cut Rate Drugs, Inc.,
Camden; to operate a cut rate retail
drug store; capital stock, $6,000; ofTi-?QTS.
W. -C?MrMaaus, president;?
D. Goodale. vice president; Murdoch
M Johnson, secretary; and Htighey
Tfndal, treasurer.
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Many Have Failed
To (iet Their Cards
Kinployees in the area covered by
i he Camden pos toff ice applied (or
their account curds under tllo Social
Security A?'t, in huge numbers, mul
the response has been very (gratifying
to the postoftice authorities in charge,
as reported by the Field office of the
Social Security Hoard at Columbia.
Mr. Niels Chrlstenscn, Held representative,
says there are, however, some
employees who are still without thcao
important cards currying thoir Social
Security account numbers, and it appears
It is because of misunderstand
lugs on the part of employers and employees
as It) who are entitled to this
regis! ration.
Mr. Christcnscn went on to say:
"Some have an idea that no one
working in a small business, where
loss than eight are employed, can get
an account number and receive oldage
benefits. Itut the fact is that a
wage earner ,can get a number and receive
old-age benefits even If he is the
only one employed In J he business,
provided he Is In a covered occupation.
Farm labor, and domestic servants
in private homes, and government employees,
and those employed In religious,
educational, charitable, scientific
or literary, non-profit organizations,
and a few other classes, are left out
by the act. Hut they are loft out only
while working In these occupations.
I For Instance, If a farm laborer works
part time In a gin or saw mill or any
other Industrial plunt, he Is covered
by old-age beenfits for the time he Is
employed In the gin or sic mill. So
a farm luborer, and tho others named
as not covered, need to get account
numbers If they ever work In a covered
occupation.
To repeat, if you work in a cdfcered
occupation you should have an account
number no matter how few or
how many are employed in the buslj
ness along with you. Remember always,
no one can get old-age benefits
unless he has an account numhe^
These account numbers can be Had
by applying to the nearest postoftice.
PLAN8 MOVING FORWARD
FOR BIG SPRING FE8TIVAL
That tho spring festival to be held
under the auspices of the Retail Merchants
Bureau on May 7 and 8 will
be the biggest event of the kind ever
held In Kershaw county goes without
saying, if present Indications can be
taken as any criterion.
The Chamber of Commerce which
is handling all the publicity and detailed
work In connection with the affair
has been a veritable beehive of
Industry for the past week. The regular
clerical force of the office had
to be augmented In order to keep up
with the details of work necessary to
keep a sustained interest throughout
the city and county.
Thousands of. letters have been
mailed to every rural resident of the
county, these letters reciting details
of the trade exposition and the personality
contest that is to be . held in
connection with it. Already the stores
and shops that are to take part in
tho sales festival are displaying pennants
to that effect.
Camden merchants are enthusiastic
over the progress so far made In preparation
for the two-day wonder sale
and declare that the bargains that
will grace the counters In every store
in Camden will be the peak of buying
opportunity. Tho two-day sale
j will feature every department of evj
ery store. It will be a buying festl!
val such as South Carolina has never
nnown before. It will offer tho thrifty
man and woman the chance of the
year to stock up with whatever Is
necessary for the household needs for
months to come.
The Retail Merchants bureau wants
to have it understood that these bargains
will prevail for the two days
of the sale. After the sale days are
jover all merchandise will revert to
I former prices. With this fact in view,
the^wise shopper will take advantage
of the opportunity to buy wisely and
j profitably.
Named on Deans List
Cadet R. McKain Richards, of 1719
l Fair street, Camden, S. C., was named
j on the Dean's list at Marion Institute
for the month of March. Cadet RichArds
Is making an outstanding scholastic
record at the Alabama Military
college In a selected student body
gathered from over half the states of
the Union. To be included on the
i Dean's list a student must average
S5 or above with no grades below 8t, j
tor high eobeel and college.
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