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W V PLAN TO ATTEND YOUR COllNTY FAIR OCTOBER 11IX) 16?EDUCATIONAL AND AMUSING k The Camden chronicle VOLUME 48 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937 NUMBER 29 Camden Man > Heads Association J. i * At seventh annual meetiiiK ol ^ gouth Carolina Game and KIhIi -lociatloti at Clinton, T. Klrkland ,fn>tter wum elected president of th? ^latlon for the coming year. -Kirk" Trotter, as he |s known to Ha members of the Game and Flub nictation throughout the state, has Imu an urdent lover of hunting and fching, starting to shoot a twelveKgiign gun at thf*age of six years, Lfbas enjoyed the sports of hunt1^1 and Ashing, boy. and man as the EgUth would say, ever slnee. fTJ)ur years ago, under his leader Up, the Camden chapter wag resurLcted and among the worth-while obLciive'H iircomplished were the putSg on of field trials for shooting Lft which were a notable success; [ga activities to stop the shooting of goe birds for market, which was Bfffl an abuse In the touriBt comhgnlty of Camden; the rebuilding of ge famous Hermitage Mill pond by ;ge relief labor and a general upbuild !? of a better spirit for game law iggervatlon and enforcement in Kerliaw county. Hp inaugurated the of the secret committee for ortsmen to report only to the presl<ent of the local association, who In Jim reported law violations to the pme warden. This has been one of lit pet ideas as the best way to obaln better cooperation and enforce?nt and is one of the things he Intends to urge in each chapter throughlit the state during his administration. ; For the past four years active part lu been taken In the State Conventions and on the' executive committee l< die association by the newly electid president and he has served for ftfee years gs rice president of the ttoofation fdr the fifth Congressional Met. During most Cf ( that time fifth district has been credited Hthr haying,..more chapter organization! than any other district In the itKe.' / \ A. s . 'feufftlg'The ^ililfliryeat-;-1n assumig office he announces "lhat he is pfng to seek particularly as his ob(ectlves ihe formation of active organiatious in every community of the itate. urging sportsmen to Remember 1st thu game bird and flsh cannot tote and that sportsmen must have Utrong organization in order to obllo proper laws and proper enforcement, and that he intends to^dedlcate fte association anew to the enforcement of game laws and to coopera* Hon with the chief game warden In Sch enforcement. Also, iho new president calls attention to the wonderful opportunities tot should be available now, particularly in view of. the fine parks and tone refuges established by the fed-j * 1 government, and the new Con-i trtt8ional act which provides that! excise tax on ammunition shall b turned over to the state for re-_. ^king the depleted areas of our Pte- It is estimated that when the te passes the necessary cooperalegislation, there will be over $40,to.W a year available from this exftotax for this specific purpose, thus, to the first time establishing leadertop direct from Washington, and reptolng similar legislation in each Ne. embodying the vprinciple that F*Portsman's dollar shall be apPto solely for the propogation and weast- of the supply of game. Among the new ideas recently ad\>y the incoming presides, tolcularly for the community sur*MIng Camden, is hir plan of ask^Ithat those holding themselves out ^oides for the purpose of taking ?ut. to register with * eomJ*1? fo be appointed, by. the (Chamof commerce and the South-Caro 0am(. and Fish association, which ptittee shall require, before ap[j|ng 8Uch Kuides, that':they show of having under lease \>r con^territory suitable for hunting, and i ey ftle their schedule of cbarg,lh Ruch oommittee. The reason . "sch proposal being the abuses L avp rf>suited in the pas? and at Winter visitors |b our state . ?COmo seriously embarrassed L*na,n these guides taking on ponied territoiT-OVer Which ^ ?d no control. and also by the at prominent winter visitors * ??ate have at times left much ?JQtted at not finding any good to When those wbo knew where *ere enjoying the hfiif ofspOrt of the heel climates of the IS* PUn ralI? for the cooperating j LT* *ho come to this state for using stock accredited | w*"nMa - I APPEAL FOR COOPERATION FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE i Since the beginning of the year ^ 1937 those men who were drafted I as director? of the Chamber of ( Commerce have worked diligently i for the betterment of Camden and I ( Kershaw county, soliciting one hundred per cent cooperation from ( the community for the promotion , of a program In which *l| would i have a part. This cannot be done with adverse criticism on the aide. However, with constructive suggestions, even though It be in the form of criticism, a balanced benefiolal program can be had?FORWARD OR BACKWARD CAMDEN ?WHAT DO YOU BAY? Charleston Defeated By Camden Team (By Russell Rogers in Sunday's Charleston News and Courier) Camden "high school Bulldogs came to town last night and justified all that had been said about it, romping to three touchdowns and a 19-6 victory over the Bantams in Johnson Hagood stadium. The victory was an overwhelming triumph for the golden-shirted warriors from upstate. They out-charged, out-pasBed and completely outplayed the Bantams at every stage of the game, exhibiting a well rounded and versatile offense and a stone wall defense that had the Bantams blocked and baffled at every turn. The major star of the whole show was George West, brilliant Camden quarterback, who ran the team, did over half its ball carrying and all its passing. He also shone throughout on defense and, if there was anything eiseTeft fqir him to do, he did It well. ? Charleston scorpd within five minutes Vt the opening of the ball game. After laklng the kick-off, the Bantams fnilort^r.jftn jbjhI punted, Camden fumbling on its own-84-yard line and Charleston recovering. From there Georgb Cogswell got five yards and Carter four on the first three downs. Then, on fourth down, with the Camden secondary sucked well in Cogwell faded back and threw a long pass to Joe Blalock, who stepped over the goal line with the score. Jack Mlnott's try for point was low ahd Charleston led, 6-0. Camden took the ball after Cogswell had quick kicked at the opening of the second quarter and promptly drove 86 yards for the score, West, l&b Wooten and G. T. Hendrix alternating at carrying the ball and West flinging passes to Wooten^for aerial gains. The drive went to the Bantam tea' i'yard stripe, where West passed to Wooten for eight yards and then drovex over left end after taking a lateral' from Hendrix to score untouched. His pass to Cox for the point was knocked down by Louis Goldberg and the score was tied. The Bulldogs lived to its name in the third quarter, scoring its second ! and final touchdown in that period. ^ Taking the ball on their own 48, the invaders drove and slashed at the Bantam defense with West, Lynch and Cox doing the carrying. A first down on the four-yard line put them ; In position and Hendrix and Lynch 1 made the remaining distance, the lat- ; ter carrying it over. West again tried to pass for extra point, but the heave was wild and Camden led at 12-6. { The third touchdown came suort'* afterward. Camden worked the ball to the thirty-yard line and West faded back for two passes, the first missing but the second connecting with Woo- ^ ten's waiting hands on the ffY^yard ^ line and the receiver stepping over ^ untouched. Richards hit center this ^ time foT point and made It, Camden , winding- up Its scoring aO that point with the tally, 18-6. > I West was practically the _flrhole show throughout the ball game. Hfo work was near perfect in every do- ^ tail and It was his constant harrying ^ of the Bantams that wore them down and Anally beat them. - ' j '"'Lynch^ Cox, Hendrix and Wooten, West's backfleWwiates, gave valuable ^ aid at all times and played their parts ^ in the-triumphs. ~ Camden displayed tewm in perfect ctwJWoo and ono which was Well ahd tartly coached,; ?Charleston on the other hand, never M could lot cotnt dkrkm?lj mi ? ont-condftio4ed and out-daaeed last I nlrtt. Jack Minott played good ball - CamdeiTlo Observe Constitution Day Gmuden will observe the one hundred ami fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the constitution of the United States on Friday, October 15, in a manner befitting the occasion. Tentative plans for a community wide observance were launched ut a meet lug held at the Hotel Camden Friday evening, called for the purpose by Mayor J. H. Osborne. Civic and educational leaders were present at the invitation of the mayor. After a thorough discussion of the suggestions offered by Mrs. Kathleen Watts, county superintendent of schools, the following committees were appointed by Mayor J. H. Osborne. Floats?Mrs. Donald Morrison, 8am Karesh, C. B. Busbee, Mrs. J. L. Willi" ford, Mrs. Hughey Tindal. Parade?Charles DuBose, Jr., W. F. Nettles, Jr., Marlon Williams. I Finance?Mayor J. H. Osborne, Dewey Creed, president of the fair association, Hughey Tindal, secretary of the fair association. Publicity?Thomas Ancrum, Frank H. Heath. Program?John dolxmch, Robin Zernp, J. G. Richards. Mrs. Uathleen Watts. The affair is to be carried out in connection with children's day at the county fair. Tentative plans call for a parade of ail of the school children pf the city and county In the morning, the number of children totaling 3,000. In the parade will be floats, mt^le up by the various schoolB of tfte county, depicting the history of the country from the arrival of the first settlers to the signing of the constitution. These floats are under the direction of the group named above and Mrs. Kathleen Watts. Also in the parade will be a group of mounted horsemen, this group being under the direction of Charles DuBose, Jr. Mrs. Hughey Tindal and Mrs. J. L. Williford are working out plans for the honorary group which will also march TIiIb group will consist of city officials. The parade will move from some point in the heart of the city to the fair grounds. While plans are still in an embryo stage, it is hoped to have the band with the carnival at the county fair, load the parade through the streets, of the city. Another feature that Ikj being considered is to have a program for adults in the down town section, with some good speaker to discuss the constitution. / Names Omitted From Fair Book In the Kenshaw county'fair books the superintendents of the various departments were left out. The fair association regrets this error very much and we are taking this method of correcting It. H. A. Small, agricultural teacher of the Camden high school and P. Q. Chastain, agriculture teacher of the Blaney high school, will have charge of the general agricultural departW. H. Carter, agricultural teacher oh the Baron DeKalb school will be in charge of the cattle. W. B. Steven- Bon, superintendent and agricultural teacher of the Midway school will have charge of the hogs, and M. C. Mason, agricultural teacher of the Bethune school will have charge of the poultry. The fair association is mindful of the important part the agricultural teachers of the county have played In the past fairs and they hope to continue to get the cooperation of all he agricultural teachers in the coun:y together with all other teachers. Many exhibits at the past fairs can >e attributed to the work of the F. F. A. hoys and the agriculture teachers., of the county. One of the best inhibits st the fair last year was the iog exhibit, with the F*. F. A* boys >Hngtng all the hogs, ' The people 1 >ver the county have expressed to be management of the fair the good vork that Is being don^-hy the agri:ultural teachers.. / [T The F. F. A. boys of the Camden itgh school are doing some carpener work at the fair grounds now, for statch the fair association Is truly hAnkfuf., .. Charleston footballers found ont ?ut ot the ordinary In a high school J.1^ ^i?, _q Veneer Plant Will Start Operation Soon Camden s new $60,o00 vcnoer plant, ' bollix built by Messrs. Pott and Mo- I Leod la rapidly neariug completion at J tho western city limits aitar the Seaboard Air Line freight station, and will be In operation In about six weeks, according to J. It. Greene, in charge of construction and machinery Installation. The present bulldlngH consist of a main structure 160 by 40 feet and a wing 40 by 20 feet. The boiler will be housed In a third building. A steam engine will supply the power for the "peeler" and the exhaust steam from the power plant will be tiled in._ heating the steamers in which the wood will be softened before peeling. At the start the plant will manufacture only single ply veneer, but later a glueing unit will be added. This will double the output of tho plant. The Immediate capacity of the plant will be n carload of wood a day. | The wood used will be poplar und gum. * Hartsville Tonight; First Home Game: The Cftutden Bulldogs will appear^ In their tirst home game of the season this Friday, opening under the1' lights of Zemp Field at 8- o'clock against the Hartsville high school Foxes. The boys were a little battered from their recent contest with Charleston, but will be In fine shape i by this week end to give the fans a I real exhibition of football. A record-! breaking turnout -may be expected. I T la the Hartsville lied Fk&es the I Xhilldogs meet a relatively untried! team, but one which showed consld-! erable power in Its opening contest,' downing Mulllns by 26 to 0 last Friday: They sport a powerful line-! plunger, Spires, who made a seive of j the Millllna line, and-a fancy bioken-| flel#jrui>ner in Parker, who scoredjo?n a 79 yard punt return. Spires and Parker both pass. The defensive line ! consisting of Asklns, Segars, Barbie, J Miller, Ingram and Blizzard was able to prevent Mulllns from even,.threat-1 ening. Twitty, who alternated with Parker as safety, man, did some excellent punt returning to help nullify the efforts of Mulllns' long-distance punter, Martin. *,; The Foxes are obviously improved over last year, when Camden^ swamped them under a 33 to 6 score, damden's second team played all but one quarter of that game, scoring twelve and being scored on once. The* first team took the field in the third Quarter and Bcored three times. . ... To 8hlp Hogs Wednesday . The Kershaw County Farmers' Exchange will make another shipment of hogs Wednesday, October 6. Loading will start at 1 o'clock. This will be the first Shipment from our new loading pen that the Seaboard Railway has just built for us. This loading pen is located Just across the railroad from the Wateree Lumber Company, Thomas W. Morgan, assistant to Director Watkins, will be here to finish making a farm picture, which will show the proper treatment of hogs from birth until they.are loaded on the car for the market. He will be here in the morning taking pictures of hogs grazing on corn fields and in the afternoon he will take pictures of the hogs being unloaded In the up-to-date loading pen that Camden tags. This is a farm picture that will be used all over the state for educational purposes, says W. C. lt? Carley, the county agent. Baptist Church 8ervlces The following services are announced for week beginning October 3, at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 1Q o'clock, with O, S. King, superintendent, in charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject: "Supporting The Budget." Evening subject: "Doing Our Best." ^ U. 'Sunday evening at 1, Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8. The public is Invited to attend all these services. Bishop Thomas At Ha good Sunday A- 8. Thomas, bishop of the Diocese of Booth Carolina, will preach at the Church of the Ascension, Hagood, this Sunday, October 3, U:l# a. The congregation <tf Hofcr Cr6*v. 8iaUfca*gf wfll worship jointly wkh tho Hagood coapfre ration. m C ' s4 t/*? . .. - SPENp A SUMMER IN I ^OAMDEN THIS WINTER J Tho following art* rxcerpts from a lot tor rocolvotl by tlio local Chamber of Commerce from a young boy residing In ilu> Piedmont section . . where the towns are all summer reaOrta . . . Hooking data to be uaed In tho claHarootn: "Our cIuhm ^oom 1h studying about South Carolina . . . Teacher aBk us to wrlght to some city httvIng a chamber of commerce to ask thom If they have samples or advertisement of the city. I have chooaen you We have leuru that your city and Aiken are summer resorts for the Northern people In the winter time." "With love, A... tt Chamber Held Important Meeting Several suggestions of u progressive nature wore submitted to tho directors of tho Chamber of Commerce at the regular monthly meeting hold last Friday The matter of a now booklet for Camden, together With an advertising program to include display advertising In New York. Boston and Philadelphia were discussed and the matter left to a special committee consisting of: Joe McKaln, Pavld Kirschner( Uruin&er Kornogay and Moultrie Burns. The chamber secretary prepared the text for the"1 new booklet, secured a number of interesting new pictures and asked for proposals from several printing groups at Charlotte, 8t. 4ugustine, Florida, Columbia, Savannah und Marquette, Mich. The Charlotte and iVlarquette firms submitted tho lowest figures and when the committee receives a more .definite proposal from them, It will be in a position to nward the contract. The advertising program, the first organized type over arranged?fer^ Camden, will be handled by tho W. H. H, Hull Company, Inc., of New York, one of the largest advertising agencies In the country. Thb program was arranged by experts-of this firm after they had made a survey through the chamber secrbtary of the Camden situation. I Upon the suggestion of the chamber office the board dflftcted that a. per- i Soqal letter be sent to every winter resident, said letter to be accompan- i led by one of the new folders. This . letter will ask the winter tourists for j suggestions how best the chamber can j serve them. _ ' -~-l- - f' | The board extended a resolution of thanks to Den Heath, son of Secretary*, Heath for his cooperation in looking after the softball program during ? July and August and In also assisting in the office of the chamber. Thanks > were also extended to Messrs. Klrsch 1 ner and Eddlns for the excellent sales " program arranged for the fall months. The secretary was also extended a vote of endorsement for the summer program and other activities under his guidance. ' ,; The secaetary urged Immediate action in the matter of the new booklets and the advertising. He stated that there have been many requests for booklets from tourist routing bureaus, the American Automobile association bureaus, railroads, etc., and he could place fully 5,000 of them within a week. The advertising, he said, should be started in November. Repaying to outside criticism relative to the emphasis and time placed on the recreational program, the past summer the secretary stated that the time required did not infringe on the office routine of the chamber, In that all of thev bulletins, writings, etc., was done after the,games jn the ?vening and that after July 1, the entire program had beep conducted. by his sou, at no expense to the chamber oj the bureau.- The entirp program was operated without any expense to^ the chamber of commerce or city. The summer program built up a spirit of cooperation and harmony that previously had not prevailed In Camden. The healthful outdoor exercise was a boon to the men, boys and girls, who participated in the'games. * Mr. Heath stated that he was gratified to hear Commissioner McCorkle declare thAt the entire program was conducted in a manner free ffOm criticism. And It. was a noticeable fact that the police department w early Avery game -played. The opening <* the Court Inn, secretary pointed out. -would take care of many people who am what -wo*." *** a ?d K?th cm No. 1 L?t f * : <:1 .. i* ' . ? [County Fair About Ten Day a Aw?y w <Hy Frank It Mouth) It won't ho long now bo fore Kershaw county's great fair will ho In full awing at the fair grounds in thin city, From all Imilcatlona the fair thin year Is going to bo well worth igoing to aoo. Increased premium* have served to attract double the number of exhibitors that have heretofore brought their prise cattle, farm produce, Jama, etc., together with sewing, quilting and other domeatlo art efforts to the fair. The fair officially opens ou Monday, October 11th, but it is not expected that the first Osy vl tba week's program will attract many people as this la a day that Is more or less given to polishing up the exliibitu and getting everything shipshape for tho week of fun and entertainment. The gates will opeto at 9 o'clock, but It will be solely for the purpose of permitting exhibitors to get into the fair grounds ami complete their exhibits. Tho public will bo permitted to enter the grounds ut 0 p. m. Tho exhibits will be availuble to the visitors, and at 9 o'clock there will bo a program of free attractions. Tuesday afternoon the gates will open at 4 o'clock when the free program will bo offered. The same program goes on again at 9 o'clock in the evening. Wednesday, which will be agriculture day, will find the gates open at 9 a. m. The judging of the exhibits begins ut 10 o'clock, and tbiH is always more or less of an Interesting event, for those who are uninitiated in the art of Judging the various Items submitted for consideration/ In this connection it is timely to note that there is bound to be some healthy .... competition in all lines. Particular mention must be accorded the promised hog exhibit. Quite a number of Kershaw -county farmers have gone Into tho hog raising business am! ihere~will be a lot of interest attached to the improved braml of anlmaler submitted at thin. fair. 11' o'&lock? there is to be an address to the farmers by a well-known agriculturist. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon'there will, bo a lot of fun and entertainment ~ Offered in a program to feature various contests and stunts by farmers and farm women. The dog show is scheduled for 3* g'clock on this afternoon and prqm!ses to sot a new standard of excellence for the. dog fanciers of this city and county. The after noon closes with free attractions at . ( o'clock, tn the. evening tho free show will again he "offered and is to be followed by a fireworks display. -Thursday is to be merchants and manufacturers day, t&nd it Is very Certain that it-will be a half holiday In Camden. The fair gatqs will open at 9 o'clock and at 11 o'clock there Will be rfome interesting events scheduled In the exhibition building where the merchants ^nd manufacturers have their exhibits, la the afternoon at 8 o'clock there will be a football game With the Camden Bulldogs raeetfng the team from Barnwell. The remainder of the afternoon and evening will be giro* over to sight seeing along exhibit lanes, and in the free attractions and fireworks. Friday wtll he a double event, as It will be school day a;ad >lso con" stltutlon day. Several*--'' thousand . school children from all over the county will be guests of the fair association on this day, and the pro- _ gram arranged is destined to be attractive for this group of future citizens, ... - - - - - , The constitution day feature is being worked out and will include a parade of floats, depicting events of importance in-the drawing up and signing of the constitution. An address by a well-known educational leader of the state, mass singing by the school children, grandstand attraction*, another football game, crowning the fair queen and fireworks will complete a big day. V -xOn Saturday the colored children will have an inning with a parade 1n the morning, football game In the afternoon, and free attractions after the gams. The jcarnlval and free show features are |o: be offered by a carnival group that upon investigation where it Jbas shown ham been spoken of highly. Good, dean shows, no">yp or gambling-games are features of the show, according to reports received, ipj^ewey Creed and his grou$/of committee members have worked untir- % ingly to give Camden and Kershaw ffrefff, reason, to believe that thielt ef-^ forts are going t? be rewarded and : cU.? (Umiiffiyie Pit* *mi) ~ "