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[^JHELXAMDEN Chronici f NUMBER 23 ICity Schools To Open) I Tuesday, Sept. 7th I xh? i937-1938 session of the Camden citf ?c,loolw wlH begin on Tuesday, gjpteiubcT 7, at the usual time of day. I on afterpoon of the day beBjgr? a teachers' conference will be VfceM in the school auditorium at 5 p. id. AH wbitef; teachers connected Iftth the schools are expected to be I pa-sent for this conference. I patrons' uttentlon Is called to the Bj&liowing: A new compulsory attendHpice act was passed by the last legKature. This attendance act will be enforced, going into effect the first jay school opens. A census will be taken before the opening date to seizure the names of children who will come under the requirements of the Textbooks may be rented from ichool authorities or they may be purchased from the book store. A list of texts will be published at a later date, however, there will be few changes, If any. Textbooks will not I be rented before the opening date to! pupils below the high school. I Patrons should have their children vaccinated for protection against smallpox. 1 his Is a state law which teachers are required under a penalty to enforce. Only two changes have been made in the faculty of the elementary schools. M. C. Baldwin, of Cprdova, s. C? a graduate of Furman univers lty will take the place of J. W. Bass, resigned, as prlncpal of the Pine Tree Hill school. Mr. Baldwin comes high ly recommended having had a number of years experience in the Consolidated high school of Richland county. Miss Marie Davis, of Eaatover, S. C., a grad aate of Columbia college, will take the place of Mrs. Leonard Schenk, I who has been transferred to the Com mercial department of the high school. kiss Davis has had a number of years of highly successful experience in some of the large schools of the state. Two changes were also madb In the Kulty^f, the^kOg^ohopt. Mlris Mir fam Gandy, of Darlington, S. C., was elected head of the Commercial department, succeeding Miss Katherine Murthfson, who has resigned to take a position elsewhere. Miss Gandy la a graduate of Wlnthrop coljege, hav ing taken the course in Commerce. She has had three years experience as commercial teacher, the last year; being in the Bennettsville high school. J Leonard Schenk will take the Place in the commercial department ?ade vacant by the resignation of ?rs. Dan Murohison. in addition to the above changes' B Dew department has been added to 7 high school. The department ">'ch is that of Diversified Occupations will be located In the old school "'ding on Laurens street. The proB^ ?f thla a?Partment will consist B a Wo?d working course, a course in B!",les' an(1 other' related subjects, "o ern machines for wood working W e '"stalled In one of the clars wms. The addition of the Industrial Part mi nt was made possible through recent act of Cpngress and will B !" ,he beglnnIng of a much needed j~ essive step in modem educaBovr'i ?ne tbe Plans is to gradually lop the idea of part time school ^ Part time Jobs, school credit be j ^ven f?r successful work on the Bbc trustees of district number KtrJre t0 be conKratulated on the B .fu?ti0n of this new course. G. BL c ,Iew> of\Sumter, has been se ^e as teacher to inaugurate this Bto p ?rk' He 18 tt graduate of ClemBarhi ?'loge wLere he has been thorBles ^ prePared to teach shop, texB^(8 8(lcnce and other related sub ftv *r McGrew has had BuccessKdu9tP<t iCnce teach,n? In the Tektlle Kd ^ In8tItute of Spartanburg, Pat tfie ^lnety-Six high school. rons and students of *he high Bthth are Urged to take n9t? that Bthe k ?6 8tudent8 ar? to register ? >Kh school building on MonEh J"5"" 3?- 9 " ?o " B?t 31 , 8tudents, Tuesday, AugBradp ' ur,ng the same hours; tenth B^. j 8 udents, Wednesday, Septemh?T8;-e,eTOnth Bain* a hurs<Iay, September 2, p8K 'he same hours. Bhpha^!18 are adv,8e<I that two mnch B^ctton T"11101 P1*?** npon the Br,. ? the right courses by gtttBal jaa. hM ?taiad tor sevK lch^'1there onrHcnla In the B? nof??Mthe ??mPl?tlon of which Bv? of ?ollege entrance B*?tmi!!! k mmd to parents K Ml?ct <so1' oratory cwrlcplwri If there **w *" vjw *& A' ' tv? f I is any chance of such students entering college. Parents are invited to confer with the principal of the high school on the dates of registration about the work to be done by their children. Printed curricula will be worked out for each student and parent to sign. Doth students and patrons are urged to cooperate with school authorities in registering on the exact dates as outlined above. Schedule complications may work against those who do not register on time. The request is made because of the fact that much work must be done between the registration dates and the date of the opening In the making of teaching schedules and the' -renting < of text books. *a*tfi wtU h?rented to high school students from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. oh Friday, September 8, and during the ebme hours Monday, September t, advises J. O. Richards, Jr? the npeHateadeat. > -V.v,, *' .> xp;.*- "y- 4. Nutrition Camp To Be Held Again At the regular mooting of the Exchange club last Tuesday, definite Plana were completed for the nutrition camp. The camp this year la under the supervision of l>r, A. W. Humphries and Rev." and Mrs. Hardwick. Councilors and aide de camp are Virginia Haile, Carolyn ltlley, Sarah Sheorn, Carolyn Nelson, Virginia I)eLoache, Gertrude Zemp, Bin Rhame, A1 Sanders, Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Brockington. * The Exchange Club wishes to thank the City of Camden and the merchants and business men for their wonderful cooperation in making this camp possible. They also wish to thank Mrs. Smyrl and her associates for the use of the club. Rev. Hardwiek gave a talk on "Character Building and Fellowship Feeling" that will be instilled hi-the minds of the youngsters by having such a camp for them. Mrs. Charlotte Salmond Brunson, a guest artist, sang a few beautiful selection, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. F. N. McCorkle. Mrs. McCorkle gave a piano rendiion of Rachmanioff's "Polichinelle." Asks For Traffic Regulations The chamber of commerce has suggested to the city officials that as DeKalb street is a part of United States No. 1 highway, most important trunk highway between Maine and Florida, some plan be devised whereby the present traffic congestion between Broad aud Market streets be eliminated. Mr. Heath, in a conference with Commissioner McCorkle suggested the center parking be eliminated, declaring that the street was not wide enough to permit of angle and center parking. He also suggested there be some form of traffic control in the block between Broad street and the Camden hotel. A survey of this section of DeKalb street made last Saturday demonstrated that Camden in* no' utUikb nearly every other city in the nation. In that it boasts of a gooaly number of jay walkers, the classification of pedestrians who dash across a crowded thoroughfare at any point and in utter disregard of traffic regulations. A majority, however, cross the street from in front of the Camden theatre. The chamber, of commerce has suggested that center street parking be banned, that the word "alow" be painted upon the pavement in front of the post office and the Camden h^tel, and a cross walk be painted on the pavement from the prohibited parking area in front of the theatre to the prohibited area on the other side of the street.. ... With the center street parking for trucks, there remains but two narrow lanes for traffic. The chamber of commerce maintains that DeKalb street is not wide enough to permit angle parking and also center street parking. Attention is called to the fact that there will be a big increase in traffic over No. 1 highway thiB coining winter season due to the concentrated advertising being done by the United States No. 1 highway association from Maine to Florida. Camden must have clear, easily traveled highways for tourist travel, else motorists going through will give the city much unfavorable publicity. Commissioner McCorkle, with whom the chamber secretary was In conference, has promised his cooperation in working out a traffic arrangement that will be of value to the community and the traveling public. First Bale of Cotton Marketed Monday The first bale of. Kershaw County colt6n for 1937 was Bold in Camden Monday by \V. 1\ McOuirt, of atW Camden to Ralph N. Shannon, cotton buyer, on "Wall Street." The cottou, graded ub middling rough, brought a premium of 2 1-2 cents, the prevailing price for spot cotton belug 10 1-2 cents u pound; the cotton bringing a price of 13 cents becauBe of its early appearance. It wub raised on a lot almoat inside the city limits and ginned by lihame Brothers ginnery. Cotton brokers of Camden report that they expect about the same yield of cotton for Kershaw county as last year's?approximately twelve and pne-half thousand baleB. Up until the last three weeks expectations were exceptionally bright, but with wet weather, and the resultant heavy infestation by weevil, the expectations for county h&ve decreased about 20 per cent. Prices this year are about 3 cents lower than a year ago. However, when the government estimate of September 8th coines out, the price is expected to rise. The estimate given on August 8 was 15,690,000 bales within the United States. Cotton brokers expect it to show from one-half to a million bales less than this figure in September, thUs making the price range higher than it does now. Cotton should begin its yearly steady flow on about the first of September. Ask For Surplus Vegetables Those in charge of the W. P. A. project of canning vegetables for the school lunches for this coming term ask that anyone having more vegetables than they can put up to please give them the surplus. Each summer gardens are planted over the county and vegetables from these are canned for use In preparing the school lunches. There are four white and three negro schools nthat will serve the lunches. They are: Camden city schools, Charlotte Thompson, Lugoff and Mt. Plsgah, and the schools for colored children at Liberty Hill, Red Hill and St. Matthews, Anyone having a contribution to make please drop a post card to Mrs. Jess Barnett, Camden, S. C., and she will have someone call for the vegetables. Home-Coming At Bethany The third annual home-coming will be observed at Bethany, old Hickory Head, Baptist church near Westville, on Sunday, August 29, with an allday program. The Sunday school wilL meet at 10 o'clock as usual, followed by the regular morning service at 11 a. rn. The Rev. T. P. Christmas, of Ruby, a former pastor, will deliver the sermon. A picnic dinner will be served on the grounds about 12:30. In addition to special music, an address of welcome and a response, the afternoon program will Include a talk by Dr. W. B. Turner, of Kershaw, who joined the church in 1886. Dr. Turner will give some of his early recollections of the church and tell something of the outstanding members of the earlier days. Following his talk will be the recognition of the oldest living members of the church, former members who are now living elsewhere, and all former pastors who are present. 4 Former members and pastors are especially Invited, and a warm welcome awaits all who come. Full baskets will assure a good dinner. Willie Radcliff Dead. Lucknow, Aug. 17.?Funeral services for Willie T. Radcliff, 10, who died Saturday after a long illness, were held Sunday afternoon at four o'clock near Lucknow. Although he had been ill for a long time his death was a chock to htB many relatives and friends. He was loved by all who knew him and the large group of friends who gathered and the many floral tributes expressed their love for ^ilm. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Radcliff, of Lucknow. Besides his parents he is survived by three sisters, Cora Lee, Ara, and Clara B.; two brothers, Harvey and Joe. 0 _ y., Lord Runelman Dies" J i - 7 v' J J? wfeegtemm ? London, An*. 18.?Lord Rnctman, 8, father of Walter,Rundm an, foiissi president of the Board of Vnlfc died today at Newcastle. Camden Family To I^eave For Georgia * Camden und Kuishuw county poo pie and friends throughout the state' will regret to leurn thut Professor and Mrs. Norman M Huckabee and children are to move to Thoiaasville, Q to muke their home. Mr. Huckabee1 will be associate superintendent In' the achoole In that Georgia city. He was formerly auperlutendeut of the Charlotte Thompson school. Mr. Huckabee was elected president!, of the South Carellua Education As aoclution for the years 1937-38, but recently resigned In that capacity. He graduated from the Camden high school in 1918. From there he went to the University of South Carolina where he attained bachelor of Arts degree In 1922 and from the same Institution he received u Muster of Arts degree in 1933. Pievlous to that In 1932 he received from the University of Poitieres, Tours, France, the diploma d'Etudes FrancalBes.. His teaching experience other than the Charlotte Thompson school has been one year ut Mount Zion Institute, Winnsboro; principal Batesburg-Leesville high school for 7 years; instructor department of Rojmance Languages at the University of South Carolina for one year. Educational activities aside from being president of the South Carolina Education Association Includes being | president of the Kershaw County Ed-' I ucation Association one term; presi-j dent of the Lexington County Educa-1 tion Association for one term; president of Modern Language Department [South Carolina Education Association I 1935-36; vice president of South Car-, Jollna Education Association 1936-37; member of United States Constitution Sesqui-Centennial Commission for j South Carolina, but resigned August 10 of this year. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Huckabee-of this city, and his many friends wish him success in his new ' field. I Bethime Man Hurt In New Brookland A man tentatively Identified an Lewis W. Haley of Route 2, Bethune, was In a critical condition at the Bap-' tlst -hospital las^night from injuries received at 8 o'clock when he was struck by an automobile In New' Brookland. Little hope was held for his recovery. Mr. Raley was struck while crossing Meeting street, approximately one! block outside of the town limits, by a car driven by Nathaniel Chambliss, negro, of Columbia. Chambliss, driving for John N. Frierson, a salesman, of 2430 Wheat street. Mri Frierson and the negro placed the Injured man in the car and rushed him to the hospital. Chambliss said that he did not see Mr. Raley until a fraction of a second before he was struck. The injured man had two severe skdll fractures and a bad arm fracture. He has been unconscious since the accident. Chambliss was placed In the New Brookland Jail last night, pending the outcome of Mr. Raley's Injuries. The accident was Investigated by Highway Patrolman Jett, Chief Riddle and Offleer Perry of New Brookland and Magistrate A. M. Glaze of New Brookland.?Wednesday's Columbia State. Mr. Raley Dies Mr. Raley died shortly after the accident at the Baptist hospital, where be was taken immediately. Surviving are his widow, three daughters, Miss Elizabeth Raley of Mount Berry, Ga., and Miss Roth'Raley and Miss Lola Raley, of Bethune; fer?M arw Bethuue; a sister, Mrs. W. T. Holley, of JefTerson; and a brother, J. T. Raley, of Bethune. Funeral services were conducted from the Mount Plsgah Baptist church near Bethune Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. Connie Dabney. Interment followed in the churchyard. To Have Union Meeting A union meeting is to be held at Flint Hill church on August 28 at 10 a. m. All Baptist churches'are requested to send delegates. Baptist Church 8ervlces In the absence of Rev. J. B. Castor vle^/.TiV 2?'.th? mornln8 nr vices at 11.16 o'clock wlU he con ducted by Rev. Jamek Westberry, 01 Bamberg. 8unday\ school will be a 10 o'clock with George Wilson, super intendent in charge. There will no night service# held on mast Bun . v- .?* r?V ijbff __ ,?- , . . .. <q Fall Trade Program Now Being Planned Plans for one of the most sensational fall trade progrums ever attempted In Camden or this purt of the mate, ure nearlng completion in the retail mercbantB bureau. It la expected that every detail iurident to the carrying out of the gigantic trade getting epochal will have been taken care of within a week, when it will be announced to the public. The trade carnival will begin eurly In the fall and will carry on until Christmas, Home extra features to be added during the period the Kershaw County Fair In in session in October. 1 he committee having in charge the details of the program haa announced that they will not give out any particular until everything is net and there la no chance of a slip-up. Participation in the event will be limited to thoae buaineaa and professional men who hold memberships in the chamber of commerce. "We have been working on thin piogram for aome time now," aaid the Chamber of Commerce secretary," but we ure not going to udvertlBo any-j thing about it beyond this announcement today, until we know there will be no slip-up. All I can aay is that if the program la put through a? wo have planned, it will mark a red lettei period of profitable merchandising in Camden.' jSave Cotton Sales I Receipts 1937 Crop | County Agent W. C. McCarley notices cotton producers of Kershaw J county that it seems advisable when they sell cotton that they obtain sales receipts covering each lot of tho 1937 crop sold, whether one or more bales, and save these receipts carefully. While this advice is not on official instructions from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, it is made at the suggestion of R. W. Hamilton, state administrative office, AAA, in view of any congressional action regarding government payments to farj triers on 1937 cotton. I The sales receipts, the county agent points out, should show plainly and correctly: Th$. person making the l?ae? the date oAiale; the weights of bales; signature of purchaser or agent of purchaser; the pro rata interest of all parties interested; the price per pound. Bank WMI. '"crease Its Surplus Fund v At a recent meeting of the directors of the Commercial Bank of Camden the directors of that institution voted to increase the surplus fund *17,600 to *25,000?the addition being made possible by the earnings Qf the bank. The board has also employed Henry Lee Clyburn as collection clerk, effective September first. Mr. Clyburn is a- son of J. H. Clyburn, clerk of court for Kershaw county, and a graduate of The Citadel, at Charleston, H- C? In the class of 1935, and is both wen known and liked In the community and will no doubt be a valuable addition to this banking house. Would Repair War Relics The ehamber of commerce has addressed a communication to Marlon illiams, Commander of the local Legion Post, suggesting that the Legion interest proper authorities in the repair of the war relic camion in Hampton Park. Two Legionnaires, claiming to be from Posts in New York state, en route to Atlanta, Ga? by motor, stopped at the chamber office Saturday afternoon and characterised the condition of the World war relics as bo Jng of a nature to verge on desecra tion a national ideal. The New Yorkers requested eham ber officials, to bring the matter tc the attention of thfi 16CIJ post corn wander. Mr. Williams when Informed of the request, stated that the Cam en post had in mind some action ii regard to the repairing of the wa cannon.' ? - fhe chamber of commerce has bub gested that if the rellca cannot b Placed in repair they be removed fror the park, as they constitute an ey i "ore In the Present condition. Revival To Bppfe Mt.~2Jon f Mt. Zlon Baptist church' will beg! ' 8nnd?T 9i.r6TiVml Sunday evening g? 8 o'clock. Re ! ^fh0?<1W w 0r^T4U*.?. <VW! o the preaching. Tha public la ? _ M to attend thsso t . - >-* v >?*? i*_ . Judge Holland Near His 96th Birthday Judg<> 1. F. Holland, for many yearn a familiar and beloved tlguru about the streutw of Camden, bus boon inlna?d by bia many frlenda hero for several months, having retired to hi* homo in the country whore ho htw* boon routing. Some of hia friends who have boon out to boo him find that hia health hua natoly not boon tho bout, but they find him in the same Jovial mood and with tho same twinkle in hia eyes that ho hue al waya had. Judge Holland ia one of the very few remaining members of the thin grey line. Ho will anon have passed tho ninety sixth milestone of hia eventful life. He has boon for many years a familiar figure at the annual reunions and other gatherings of the Old Soldiers. We all hope he will live to see a number of more birthdays pass, but in the order of things he cannot be with us very much longer. Some of hia friends want, at thla | time, to give him some token of the love and esteem In which he is hold, and a fund haa been atarted with tho view of presenting to him a sizeable gift In money as a birthday gift. Tho Chronicle has been asked to act as treasurer of this fund, and those desiring to remember Judge Holland In this way may hand or mail their contributions of one dollur each into this paper. The names of all contributors will be published. The following have already contributed their dollar each: A. S. Llewellyn, A Sam Karesh, H. I) Niles, Murdoch M. Johnson, J. H. McLeod, W. T. Redfearn, C. Joo Outlaw. #, Hitchhiker Foiled in Night Stickup Game Cheraw, Aug. 16^Chiof of Polioo Horace Mcl^ain, was surprised about 9 o'clock Saturday night when a ear drove up to police station containing two men, one with his head, face and clothes bloody holding a cocked pistol in the side of the driver. The man with the gun said, "Here Is a man I brought you to be locked up," and explained that he was WilBon Rivers, formerly of Chesterfield but now living in Washington, and while driving from Washington he picked up a hitchhiker. When about five miles north of Cheraw the hitchhiker said, "I hear a rod under the car that must be loose." Rivers got out and stooped to look * under the car when tho hitchhiker hit him on the head with the butt of a pistol, then took his watch and pocketbook, and while RJvers got on hia feet told him that he would leave his ~ car near Columbia. Rivers made a dive at him and managed to get hold of the hand ? which held the gun and twisted It out of the hitchhiker's hand and told him to get under the wheel and>drive. Rivers, bleeding with a three inch cut in his scalp, held the gun to the aide of the driver, telling him if he tried any monkey business he would pull the trigger, and made the man drive to the police headquarters. Chief McLafn states that the hitchhiker admitted that all that Rivers ?ald was true, gave his name as that jof Terry Hayes and said that he was born in Portland, Oregon, was a chaffeur by trade but had not worked In several months. He gave his age ' as 18 but looks to be 25. Hayes is locked up in Cheraw Jail and will be turned over to Marlboro officers as the alleged crime occurred in that i county. A doctor stitched up the cut in Rivers' head. . . ' > K Women Drown When Car Wrecks Greenville, AiTg. 17.?Two Green ville women drowaed last night when > an automobile turned over on n curve 7 dropp-d into a wFSlrS 1 ville. - The dead: Mrs. N. B. Freeman, 62, 1 and Mrs. Joseph F. Barnett. 43 r Mrs. Freeman's husband and small son crawled through a window and j- escaped. e l>" :? ' n Wat ere? Church Services e Services announced for Sunday are as follows at the Wateree Baptist church; 8unday school at 10 a. m., with J. E. Robinson as superintendIn ent Preaching each Sunday, evening it at. 9 o'clock. The subject lor Sunday . will bo: 'The Double Meaning of 01 the Cross." We shall he glad to have 8- you come and worship with us. V !?w.a a.*** ' V ' v;>/t