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LJjjE_jCAMDEN CHRONIfir CAMDEN- SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,"|M7 ?? NUMBER 26 I plans Under Way For Annual Fair Camden and Kershaw county ure I gettiUK ready for the Kershaw C'ouu| ty fair, which is to bo held ut tho fair B gromidrt in this city begiuning Octo* I 11 and concluding October lb. I* fair, under the personal superI vision of president Dewey Creed of B (|,e County Fair Association, is to bo B biKgei* and finer than over, according B to Mr. Croud, a fair that every rosiI dent of the county may feel proud to I point to uh being a Kershaw County I conducted event. in order that the amusement and I eutertuinmfnt end of tho program bo I taken care of to the satisfaction of L (be general public, Chairman Creed personally went to a Virginia city I within tlie past ten dayn to look over I the Crystal Exposition Shows, then showing there, and later to show at I j the county fair here. I r*-allsc that the County Fair AsI gofiaiion is, figuratively speaking, on I the ?|?ol. tills your," said Mr. Creed/ I in sp'-aking of his inspection of ffce I Cr>sial shows,'"and I wahted to be In I a i-w-iuon to assure the public of I Cani'i -ii and Kershaw county tiiut I wo.r? .illy liave something splendid in I the entertainment line to offer them I this year. So 1 went up into Virginia I and spent an entire day looking this I Crystal Exposition outfit over. "The midway certainly subslanI dates the show slogan of the 'cleau est tented show in the world,' as 1 did not see any sign of gyp ramblers I or '?ootcli' shows which usually inI habit the premises of a- carnival outI tit The Crystal show is the Vind ot I a show that I have often dreamed of having tit our fair. "Every show is clean and every I coixt ssion Is run strictly on the level I ?when one spends a nickel, he reI tehes a nickel's worth in return for I his money. There is fun galore for I young and tfld and one can be assured I of safety for tin? children when atB tending the shows. "1 know tha^ Camden and Ker^ shaw County people are &olng to get a lot of enjoyment out of this carnival. In addition to the carnival there will be one of the finest exhibits of cattle, farm produce and the like, ever offered at a fair here. The increasing of prize money has served to interest a lot of people who will now make an effort to win the blue and red ribbons In the premium events. "The exhibition hall, the booths and the like will be graced by splendid exhibits. In that connection I want to suggest to those occupying booths last year that if there are any - exhibitors -who do not contemplate making use of their respective booths this year, that they notify me at once v because we will have plenty Of calls for exhibition space soon now.\ V TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR EXTENSIVE PROGRAM The Kershaw County Tuberculosis association of which the Rev. Mr. A. s It McArn is tho chairman will spon1 ? 8(,r during the next twelve months an extensive program In tuberculosis control. The association has employed a full tint., nurse-executive, j Miss Marie Thomas, who is an experienced pub,.1)1 health nurse. Miss Thomas has re eiitly come to make her home In Camden where she' will pursue the activities of the program co-operating Ul all times with the physicians and j fhe Kershaw County Health unit. 1 he program will include visiting and instructing known cases of tui. berculosis and those who have been contacts of persons suffering .with tuberculosis. Every effort will be made t0 locate new cases early enough to prevent physical breakdown. Now that the county.has a full time worker for a whole year and a well Planned program is being worked out, " is practically assured that the seal sa:P for 1937 will exceed the splendid record of last year when more than twelve hundred dollars worth ,of seals ( and bonds were sold for the control , ?f tuberculosis, a disease that causes mor?. deaths than any other illness " -eg chose who art* between thQ of fifteen and twenty-five years. r .1 Bethesda Preebyterlan Church Sunday, September 11, Douglas i ^cArn, pastor. Church school for all * *Kes at lo a. m. Morning v wotfehlp i w,fh aermcrn at 11:15. Tha public la 1 cordially invited to attend these ear- 1 Tices. 1 Camden Team Plays Sumter Next Friday (By Frank H. llealb) On to Sumter. 'J hat Is the slogan up at the Camden high school and is being echoed in every part of the city "s the Bulldogs, the gold and blu> k grid team of good old Camden High prepare for the opening game of the season with the Sumter team. It will he a battle between two Class A squads, as Camden is virtually now on the A class register. While the Camden coaching staff and the members of the squad are keepbig u tight lip on the prospects of u victory next Friday, the fans all over tlie city are quite optimistic over the result and predict u Camden win by a fuirly comfortable margin. It is expected that several hundred Camden tuns will jaunt over to the Gamecock community to root for the Gold and Black. Camden lias always been a rod-hot toot hall town and a regular army of wild-?*yed supporters always follows the team about the country in their grid engagements with friendly rivals The sojourn up in the North Carolina cloud land has done the entire squad a world of good and tin- boys are going into practice period with a lot of zest. There is one tiling that is quite apparent pi the Camden gridplayers?they repose absolute confidence in their coach and will follow his guidance in the games to the letter. And tor several years- now Camden has grown to realize that the team coach knows his stuff. It means a lot to a team mentor to have a team that he knows will follow his coaching. .From Sumter comes report that the Gamecock city gang will be tough for all competitors this season. Which means that the team is fast, heavy and alert. Sumter students and fans have always given the team generous support and the crowd at the. game next Friday should witness some good nutured cheering arguments between {3pmter and Camden adherents. * . " * tft\ Some Educational Facta. The neglect of education does do harm to counties and states. The per cent of illiteracy in Kershaw county is 16.3 South Carolina is 14.9 per cent illiterate. In other words the percentage of illiteracy in Kershaw, county is higher than the average for our state. We are therefore helping South Carolina hold its position as the most illiterate state in the nation. Figures gathered from United States census of 1930. We request the whole-hearted cooperation of all individuals, clubs, organizations, and welfare agencies in our fight to remove this blot from our county and state says J. H. McDaniel, Kershaw county attendance teacher. CENTER PARKING OF TRUCKS " ORDERED BE DISCONTINUED Policb Commissioner F. N. McCorkle this week issued ^rrders to the police department to enforce the city ordinance governing the parking of trucks in the center lane of DeKalb and Broad streets. The ordinance in question provides that trucks that are eighteen feet or less in length cannot park-in the center of the street at any time. The larger trucks will bo granted a temporary right to parlf in the center of the street for unloading purposes, but it is the intention of Commissioner McCorkle to have legislation enacted that will free DeKalb street of i enter parking entirely. Motorists who use DeKalb street have frequently found It difficult to get through the block" between Market and Broad because of the many vehicles praked in the center of thB street. Out of state motorists In particular have been strongly incensed against car comes up back of a parked vehithe Camden plan. The national highway regulations provide that when a cle that in passing the car pass to the left of said vehicle. A Pennsylvania motorist who called at the Chamber of Commerce last Saturday complained of the center parking and said that when he attempted to pass a parked truck he ran into at least six cars going into the other direction. The Chamber of Commerce ^particularly anxious to have center parking eliminated ?o that motorists will not criticise Camd$n. The number one highway association, spending 126,000 in advertising the highway as being the best between the north and Florida, la also anxious that the centir parking, be eliminated. Antioch School Opened Thursday I<mi members of the Huron DfKulb school fatuity were among those attending the various summer schools <j| the'Cnrolittas during the recent sessions. > Miss Mary Wells Stevenson and Miss Clara Lee MeComb attended Wintlirop college-; Miss Mildred J one?, 1 ollege ?jI Charleston; Miss Frances Itevaje, Furman university; MIhs Mary Olive Vurn, Carol Nickels and Cyril H. Husbee, I'niversity of South Carolina; Miss Kuth Holsonbuck, AshoviHe Normal; Harold Littleton, Clemson college; and C. C. Duliose, Luke university. These teachers and the other members of the faculty are returning to the school this week for the opening which Is scheduled for Friday morning, September Id, at 8:30. The only new* members of the faculty are Dorothy Moffatt. Due West, S. C , who will teach the sixth grade, and Mrs. A D. McArn. Camden, who will teach piano. Four Negro Youths Captured With Car Robert Flow, Irwin Llghtsey, Allium Holliman and John Magill, negroes, were captured here Tuesday and turned over to officers from Charlotte, I hey being charged with the theft of a V-X sport roadster, the property of Joe Cannon, Jr.. son of the prom.inent textile manufacturer of Concord. 1 he boys ages range from fourteen to eighteen years and they left the ear at "Dusty Mend," just north of Camden. The car was uninjured and is now stored at the Redf.-ain Motor company awaiting a call from its owner. Mr. Cannon had his car park?'d at the Charlotte airport while he was on an airplane trip. \\ Idle iu town the hoys stole several cartons of clgaretts from the DeKalb Pharmacy and the goods were recovered. They admitted that they had burglarized a Charlotte drug store also. All have police records in Charlotte. The arrests were made by Deputy Sheriff Grover Rush and Rural Officer G. B. DeBruhl. Social Security Office At Rock Hill An office of the Social Security Board which will serve five counties will open officially Friday, September 3, in the Herrec Building, Rock Hill, South Carolhva. This new field office la for the convenience of employers and employees in the counties of York, Chester, Fuirfield, Kershaw and Lancaster. Abourt 26,000 employees In the Rock Hill territory and around 271,000 in the State of South Carolina are now working under the protection of the Old-Age Benefits system. B. F. Forrest, acting manager of the office, stated today that only about 250 offices of the Social J-Jecurity Board have been establishedMn the whole United States, and Rock Hill was selected as one of these centers because of the industrial development of this section. "The majority of employees in this territory come under provisions of the Social Security Act. Most of them have already applied for a So clal Security Account number, which Is the first step In qualifying for the old-age benefits, provided under the law," said Mr. Forrest. "This office, like all other field offices of the Social Security Board, will furnish employers and employees with forms used in making applications for Social Security Accounts and will aAslBt in the maintenance of wage records of work ers for whom Social Security Accounts have been set up." Mr. Forest explained that the most Important of the ten benefits made possible by the 8ocial Security Ac*t Is the one, commonly called, "Oid-Ago Insurance," or old-age benefits. Under this systom payments will be made In future years to retired workers, not on a basis of need, but as a matter of right. For the workers' old-age, the Social Security Act provides an Income after age 66. These payments will come from ah Old-Age Reserve Account in the Onlted States Treasury, get aside by law for the purpoee. The amount of the payments will depend upon the sum of the worker's wagW from employment In Industry Nutrition Camp Was *?y To Children; Kershaw County's Nutrition cuintfl Cttiue to a close on August -7, after ten (!a>s in the open air for jiy under-' nourislicd nU(j underprivileged ehil-' dren of tho county who were taken"! to Lake tshainokin August it, f?r ?,,,! omiug which lias become an annual \ a flair Directing this camp were: Dr. A J W. Humphries, Mr. and Mrs. o |J Hard wick, of Lugoff. Assisting them' were four young men and live young' y C?uncollois, the latter ot whom1 gave their time and service giutis. I At the closing of camp the chlloren! " I Hppoared benefitted in various I ways and expressed hopes that the camp would he held next year t>.,d that they would have the privilege of' attending. i Tl'?' directors of the camp wish to1 thank the public for Its support in1 c< i.inbuting- funds that made the1 cn.np possible. |? part IcuJaf th.y *' io ''otnk the Council ot Farm' ^01 Kershaw county for [|U! "l buildings and grounds, also lh" i:.\c hange , lut. 01 Camden. The <"> "i ( amden was a great help in fIU"K Us" ot a trick and $50. the hoard of county commissioners also aided by contributing |.,o. The Ciuinty Home 1 Jemonst ration office proffered the services of Mrs Oliver ami Mrs. Dan Jones to supervise the1 preparation of the meals. The directors also wish to thank It C -Mickle for the fresh meat given social times; J. m. Villepigue for all ce used; T. Lee Little for passes u, , '"cHiies for all the children; the ^I'A for six barrels of Irish potatoes, ninety pounds of evaporated "'ilk. two dresses for each girl, and ,U" sIiirls ?"d trousers for each hoy ,'1" ''alinetto Laundry for cleaning all garments used. * J""1' '"dividual or business firm called upon or approached contributed liberally. 1 with the exception of one firm, which refused aid. REQUEST FROM MR. CREED Dewey j. Creed, chairman of the Kershaw County Fair association, re-1 quests those who had concessions in J the way of lunch stands and otherwise at the fair grounds last year and who desire to use them again this year to please notify him at once. I Others are making application and he, once.8 t0 gGt hi8 program ,lQed up at, or business from January 1, 1937 unJ til he is 65 years old. ^ ' | In order to keep a re&fd of every eligible worker's wages, showing how much will be due him In benefits, the] Government sets up a Social Security Account for him. Moat workers In Industry and commerce are covered by the law-factory! workers, road bntlders, minors, employees of stores, hotels, etc h?!Tm8 "re three ,ype^ monthly benefits, lump-sum payments, and death payments. Monthly benefits will range from *10 to $80 a month and will become Payable January l. 1942. to those who are entitled to payments. Dump-sum payments will be made o eligible workers who reach the age of 6r> and meet some 'but not all of the qualifications for monthly benefits. The amount paid them will equal 3 1-2 Per cent of their total wages. Death payments will be made to the estates of eligible workers who die before drawing monthly benefits or lump-sum payments equal to 3 1-2 Per cent of their total wages. "We are prepared to assist the adjudication .of claims for benefits," Mr Forrest declared. "In filing claims for ump-sum benefits there are certain forms to be used and certain questions to be answered. Sometimes the beneficiaries need a little help In writing down' the information and some-member of the staff in our office will be ready at all times to lend a hand." ^''Whatever information business men and their employees, may require we shall be glad to supply," Mr Forrest stated. . ' Other field offices in South Carollna are located at Charleston, ColumMa, Florence, Greenville Spartanburg. ---' ^ 1 . ? !?in?k D0."1'*'* fo'""1 8 ">c?e conof .opium on M8?h?t??. when arrived in New York last week wu found when a celling was removed In the quarters o* t* master-at-arms. % * , v. ... . ! I ... .! ... . Council of Farm I Women To Meet: SalSt-tili-mlu-r ll will b? u red lul "M* Home Demonwt in t ion \dutfr fin fin bei h of Ki>I'hIuiw county. (VK^ciicliii; at 10 o'clock at (lie Baptist a'school for ull I county and eluV chairmen will be held. This will be in charge of Miss Juuuita Neely, IMedinout district agent Duliea of (he various chairmen will be explained and goals for each department particularly adaptable lor Kershaw'county will be worked out. All club officer and chairmen are urged (o attend thih very important meeting and all oilier Home Demonstration club membera are invited. The meeting will continue until 2:iio p. m., with recess time for lunch. At p. in the Kershaw County Council oi Farm Women will hold Its annua) lull meeting in the same building. .Mrs Kate 'It tiettys, president ; of the organization will preside. The honor ma .<( and speaker for tlns: niei-i jug will he Mrs ,1 L. Williams.! of (Jiv. nwood county, president of the South Carolina Council of Farm Woin en. Mrs Williams will bring a time l> :?m! Inspiring message to the rural women of this county. The approach-! ing County Fair will l?e discussed, also the Piedmont district meeting to I be held in Chester September U>. ' All Home Demonstration club uieini hers are urged to attend both of these 'very important county-wide meetings. Antioch School Opens I Antioch school opened for the 1937* 193K session on Thursday. September .9, at 9 a m. Parents and friends were invited to be? present. J. H. McDunlel, i county attendance officer was present to explain the? new regular school at; tendance law. Teachers for the session: First grade .Miss Mary Brown, Camden; second and third grades, Miss Annette, Shannon, Bluekstock; fourth and ilftli j grades, Miss Lillian Day, Wegtvllle; sixtii and seventh grades, Miss Ruth Me Lend, Camden. High school, Misses Margaret Johnson, Cassatt; Miss Pearle McKenzle, Bishopville and E. M. Shannon, Camden, superintendent.! Mormons To Hold Meeting President Merrill D. Clayson, of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mormons, will visit Camden to address a public meeting Tuesday at 10 a. m. Mr. Clayson was formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was principal of the^ church seminary in connection with the South high school, one of the three high schools of that city. Recently he has come to the South to preside over the work of the church in the five states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. Florida and South Carolina, with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Another 8hlpment of Hogs The Kershaw County Farmers Exchange will make another shipment of hogs on Wednesday, September 15, at the Seaboard freight station from 7 a. m. to 12 M. They will buy your hogs and pay for them at the car or they will let you consign them and in case of the latter you will get your money in about one week after the hogs are shipped. If you want to sell your hogs to the Exchange they will pay you one cent under the price of hogs in Richmond. People having ^hogs weighing around 200 pounds should market them on this car. We won't make another shipment until the first of October. We will handle ajpy number of hogs you have to market, says W. C. McCarley, the County Agent. Tuberculosis Board Meets The board of directors fit the Kershaw County Tuberculosis association Is requested!! to meet on Monday afternoon, September 13,. at 5 o'clock, at the Rethesda Presbyterian church school building. Miss Thomas, the new tuberculosis nurse for Kershaw county, will be present. It is hoped every member of the board will attend.?A. Douglas McArn, chairman. 1 A CORRECTION The Chronicle was misinformed last week as to the trial of Jamee Thomas In Magistrate Davis' court last week. He was not convicted' ox a charge of theft of money from a fellow prisoner, but was convicted oi a charge of disorderly condoot and , was given -a sentence of thirty dayi Instead of sixty days. , y.T^' t ' ".v' - ' 1 ? J-JS Adjacent Property . Deeded To Camden Formal acceptance of 70 odd acioh of propri t.v adjacent to and surrounding the new Seaboard Air Line Hail* way station, went of the city wan mad.' at a tegular meeting of th,? city < oiin<1l Monda> Work upon the new station Is progr?ssIhk rapid.') u:-.d h< i.p in : It * e"i in charge of cbiiwtriution is con'ldent that the building will he completed and ready for occupancy well . within the tune limit prescribed. Through the courtesy of tlio Seuhoard Airline Huilway company the Camden chamber of commerce has secured a photograph of a wash drawing of the new station and any citizen Interested in the uppcarunce of the structure will he welcomed at the chamber office where the picture is on display The m w station, though small, Is attractive in appearance and with the. umbrella overing ext. tiding along the track two hundred feet eaeh Way, will five I lie ?t lllon the appcatanee ol the Mihnihati si a t hms encountered along the lines of metropolitan 'railwa>s In ilie vleinit) oi the larg.-l' met i opollta n renters. While it Is somewhat early to loreleast Just what will he done In tile i landscaping of the seventy odd acres j presented to til,, eiiy the city officials declare that plans are being made to have something artistic In design corj rled out Nothing will he done until the crops now on the area have been t harvested. Citizens who have been worried as to what kind of u setting the new station will have may rest assured that the city Is planning on providing a background #that will be a credit to i the Seaboard and also the city of ('amden. The property adjacent to the HoftbOprd was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Krnest L. Woodward, of Camden and Ijeltoy, New York, who generously donated It to the city of Camden to bo used as a public park and reereationul couter. n ? -? . i Ginning Cotton Wet Loses Farmer Money In order to get the greatest possible returns from their cotton orop this fall, County Agent W. <3. McCarley * advises that farmers take their cotton to the gins in as dry condition kg possible. "The ginning of damp or wet cotton is a practice that should be avoided because it results In a loss to both farmer and glnner," says the agent. "The farmer's loss comes In the .reduction of the quality of the lint and the ginner loses through increased wear and tear on machinery and equipment, dinning extremely wet , cotton frequently forces the ginner to use kerosene in order to get the cotton through the gin stands, and this Is a very objectionable practice. The farmer who insists that his cotton be ginned wet should know that this practice is needless and costly and that cotton so ginned is hard to sell even at greatly reduced prices. /'Damp or wet cotton should be allowed to dry before picking or else It is advisable at least to sun-dry morning dew-laden pickings. Differences in grade between cotton ginned dry and cotton ginned wet range from 60 cents to over $2.00 per bale, depending'on the staple length and on the moisture content of the seed cotton at the time of ginning. These comparative bale value differences have been obtained as a result of ginning tests at the U. S. Cotton Ginning Laboratory, Stonevllle, Mississippi. "Where'it is necessary to use kerosene to get extremely wet cotton through the gin stands, the resulting lint sample is often classed as gin-cut, and this means a loss to the farmer of $8.00 to $12.00 per bale, depending upon the moisture content of the seed cotton. Newspaper Training 11 .- * ,1 Hardup?"I aay, old man, will you endorse a note for mo?" .Editor "My dear chap, my profes- ,}j sional training forbids me having any* ' thing to do with paper written on hoth sides." 1 - - v.- , aM i Sheriff's deputies in Augusta, iGa.,' i were given a warrant charging a ne* ?' ' gro mother with abandonment of bar . I child, but could find no law providing ? for such a charge. The law only pro* Ides for abandonment by father*