The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 20, 1937, Image 1
[^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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Lord Runelman Dies"
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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. .
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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.
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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
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