The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 08, 1937, Image 1
L FRIDAY WILL BE SCHOOL DAY AT KERSHAW COUNTY FAIR-WATCH FOR THE BIG PARADE!
The Camden Chronicle
l? V. . ' CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA', FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1837 NUMBER 30
ISft Inn To Be Re-Opened I
1 As Commercial-Tourist Hotel
,
iCourt Inn, renovgted and mod i
unci operating aw a commercilly
and tourist hotel, will be
for business on October 16,
dk to Manaior W. P. (Jack)
who is in Caxnden aupervisk
on the structure preliminary
formal debut into the ranks
} Carolina's leading hostelrles.
nn, one of the most Historic
ate, and ^Jhiohi has in the past
almost exclusively to a tourwinter
guest class of wealth
spick and span when it encommercial,
tourist and farn1
ft cat ion.
tho hotel is in full operation,
ill be within a few weeks,
nploy a staff of between fifty
y people. An expert chef
jrought hero to take charge I
nlng room service, but other 1
s will be taken from a list
mis from Camden. It is the
of the management to eminch
Camden help as Is conith
the high class operation
ce.
i Is a hundred room hostlery
room Is ?Quipped with atfurnlture
and -comfortable
ere are single rooms, conjoins,
two and three room
1 an almost complete comf
bath rooms with modern
equipment. 8ome of the
e living rooms with attraclaces.
All have outside ex1
plenty of light.
I
ins, blankets, draperies, and
Will be in evidence when
apens. Crews of workmen
ng day and night to get|
. I
the place in order for the opening
date. It is proposed to install a room
phone service with a central switchboard
in the hotel office within the
next few months.
The new management has taken
a distinct departure from the usual
high tariff prevalent at tpurlst hotels
and will offer a galaxy of accommodations,
both on the European as well
j as American plan, at reasonable rates.
The building is being repainted on
the exterior as well as interior. The
| grounds are being put in shape with
' lawns being mowed, additional turf,
shrubbery and flowers being planted.
As soon as the hotel routine has
been established, the management
plans on a program of dinner dances
twice weekly, with afternoon teas several
times a week, offered to guests sb
woll as the people of Cauulen. The
management emphasized the fact that
it Is desired to make the establishment
the center of social activities
for Camden and vicinity.
In addition to the main building,
the hotel also Includes two cottagoB,
one a six room affair now rented and
tho other of nine rooms, which will
be utilized for hotel purposes.
"Jack" Canter will be in charge of
the Court Inn, as manager. He was
for years identified with the Langren
hotel at Asheville as manager and
was assistant manager of the Murphy
and Capitol hotels at Richmond. With
Mr. Canter in this project is I. (Iko)
Coyle, who will alternate with Mr.
Canter in looking after the interests
of the Inn. Mr. Coyle was In charge
of the Vance at Statesvllle and Is
now operating the Andrew Jackson
at Rock Hill.
I More Officer
In Duty At Night
city police force will have one
nal officer on duty each night
ow on, according to a stateleased
by F. N. McCorkle, ponmissioner.
.
Haley, who has been working
lother department of the city,
assigned to the day force and
mber of the day police force
permanently assigned to night
will give the city seven pollcee
largest number of policemen
r has ever had, and four of
fleers will be on duty the maJon
of the night, and three
on duty all night.
irace Church Services
ervlces for Sunday, October
race Episcopal church will be
wh: Holy Communion at 8
hurch school gt 9:4$; morner
and sermon by the rector
The choir will Blng the
Uhem "Praise the Land of
n." The first meeting of the
'eople'a Service League will
in the parish house'nt 7:30
ks Elizabeth Carrison and
Burns in charge,
iately after the service on
morning Dr. and Mrs. Mauke
will leave to atten/9 a soipecial
meetings at the genivention'^of
. the Episcopal
t Cincinnati. Dr. Clarke has
fd to prepare a program for
de over a regllioua education
nd worship. These meetings
,n Tuesday, Wednesday' apd
They wDl return to Camme
for services on Sunday,
-r ;i
hod 1st Church Servlees
'owing services Hill be held
L-yttleton Street Methodist
" Sunday: - Sunday school,
m ; morning worship. 11:16
W. D. Gleaton will preach
worship, 7:16 p. sermon
R<or, r. Bryce Herbert. Note
?e in hour' of Die evening
It will be held at 7:80 p. m..
o is cordially Invited to nlli
erricee. " 0
d* ^reshyterlnn Church
October 10, A. Douglas Mcr?
the servloes
an church ?fll be: tin
>?> tar * U ?
First Week Jurors I
For Court Session
Court of general sessions will con-1
vene here on Monday," October 25,1
with Judge W. H. Grimbell, of Char*|
leston, presiding. The jurors for the
first week will be as follows: j
C. R. Villepigue, M^>B. Williams, E.l
F. Miller, Jr., Donala A. Campbell,!
C. C. Shaw, R. L.. Gaston, Hughey J
Tindal, L. E, Graham, Mendel L.-J
Smith, Jr., Farls Sheheen, M. A. Hall,
R. S. Marsh, T. G. Arrants, H. M. I
Wright, Otis Eubanks, Camden; G. W.
Rabon, O. P. Jones, W. J. Branham, I
E. J. Jackson, Fletcher Kelly, Mitchell I
B. Rabon, %Lugoff; J.. R. Coat*, J. R1
Faulkenberry, B. M. Hilton, B. T. 1
Jones, William Arthur Cauthern, A. j
B. Whltaker, D.. M. Broughton, A. R. j
Catoe, Gilliam Holley; Weiltey Phll-T
lips, G. C. Stover,. Kershatv; J. D.J
Price, Blaney; E. S. Rodgers, Jeffer-j
soil; G. A. West, Cassatt, M. A. Cly-J
burn, Bethune. j
Bold Burglary Here
Early Sunday Morn
Consternation reigned among town j
police Sunday morning upon the dis-J
covery of a robbery amounting to J
somewhat more than $500, which had I
taken- place some time between the!
hours of 2 and 5 a. m. at the J. J. J
Newberry store, located on Broad and J
Rutledge streets. No inkling of the!
robbery had reached the police uptll!
W. Cr Scarborough, a resident of Cam-1
den, noticed that, the side door of thel
Newberry store was open apd report-1
ed his observation to the police de-|
partment, thus starting the alarm.
It iii thought that three persons per- J
petrated the crime, two on the ipsidej
and one >aa a lpokout.' Obviously the |
door of the store had beeii'"prised J
open with ..a crowbar. The safe,!
[thought to hare been covered with J
wet blankets to muffle all sound caus-|
ed by the explosion of. nltro-glycer-1
ine, blew the safe door open andj
struck a portion of.thejwall,
k" Officers Frank C. Jones and C. E.l
Laney were on during the night and i
neither of them heard the explosion, j
Sheriff J. H. McLeod got/in touch
with Sheriff J. H. Coker, of DptrBng-J
[ton county, who brought, over'J. A. 1
Askins, a fingerprint expert. It isi
hoped that the crime can be traced I
!p this manner as ,$$ven# specimens!
of flngerprttiie wee# ieund on the safe.
Lack fly tfce;**ewhptry store kss
b??u?;
It will suffer no Ml except the safe.
I As a result of this robbmry city
wbteh1 wrn Ctre a^Sd mToI
Record Rainfall
For Camden Monday
The clouds certainly did tome
"weeping" here tor a few hours,. Menday.
The bulk of the fall was wlthiu
a two-hour period?from 11:30 to 1:30
? which measured four and six-tenths
Inches.
11. A. ltrown, who keeps the rainfall
record, river gauge and other data
for the government, states that he believes
this was a record rainfall. Mr,
Brown succeeded his futhqr In thl?
I capacity, and all-told, (his recordkeeping
has been in the Brown family
for moro than thirty-two years.
His calculations are corroborated by
Street Commissioner W. D. Whitaker,
who states that in his long years of
service there were drains and ditches
to overflow that had never been taxed
to sueh capacity. One culvert on
South Campbell street which carries
the main lead to the river blew out.
Many business men and sales-people
did not get to their noon meal
on time on account of the downpour.
Cars were stranded at the curbs, and
It was amusing to watch the comical
capers their owners were trying out
In order to "get going."
One out-of-town car was stranded
In front- of the postofflce. Ho evidently
had a schedule to meet for he
rolled up his pants to his knees, shoes
on?and reached his car. The motor
was slow in starting and he had lots
of trouble?besides riding with a wet
pair of shoes On his feet.
A lady on Main street dropped her
parasol as she alighted from u car.
It got away from her In the surging
waters and it looked like it was headed
for the Wateree river. Luckily,
the parasol was found on west DeKalb
street, several hundred feet from
where she dropped it. It was none the
worse, except for being very muddy.
Another car drove up In front of a
DeKalb street hotel waiting for the
waters to recede. The occupant was
smoking a cigar, fell asleep, and was
rudely awakened when his cigar fell
out of his mouth and he exhibited a
bad burn 6i\ his hand.
?At plaoea on DeKalb street, ^near
Hampton Park, north Fair at Mackey
street, and In front of the new
school building on Laurens street water
was so deep that motorists crossed
with caution.
On Main street, passing the post-.
office the roar of the water sounded
like some turbulent creek.
?Tire rainstoTm was accompanied
by quite a bit of thunder.
Motorists arriving here from Asheville
-and from as far north as Washington
say they were in blinding
rainstorms, but it is believed that it
centered in the vicinity of Camden.
Popular Wedding
At Fair Grounds
An undisclosed young couple will
be .married here Thursday evening,
October 15, at 9 o'clock,, at the Kershaw
County Fair, with bridesmaids, j
minister and ring all provided for
them by the Kershaw County Fair
association.
The young couple, whose names
will be kept a secret until Just before
the ceremony, will be wed In the foot-J
ball arena, which has an overhead
tyatein of lighting and a seating capacity
for a large number of spectators.
Tbo minster for the occasion
will be announced later.
Bridesmaids will be furnished as
representatives of business firms in
Camden. Each representative will be
an attendant of the bride. M&ig of
honor will be chosen just beforo tbo
ceremony by drawing out of a hat
the name of one of the brldesmaldB.
Al so in connection with the fair
will be the Miss Popularity contest,
which will culminate Friday evening
in announcing "Miss Kershaw County."
Among tbo young girls selling
votes for this affair are Susan Kennedy,
Dorothy Creed, Murle Halle,
Dorothy VanLandinghain, Ruth Sliepp^ril,
Khetta Hlnkoney, Elsie Redfearn.
Sara Sheorn, Mary Zemp, Ann
Whitaker, Jane Hazell jmd Phyllis
Karesh. Any person buying a vote
for the girl of his choice may win a
$86.00 prize to be given away the
fcfght of her crowning.
The Kershaw County Fair hns as
a main attraction this year the Crystal
Exposition Shows, who hgve the
reputation of having the cleanest midway
In the world. Carrying twelve
rides, ten shows, free acts, band and
all that goes with them, the show will
be in Camden from October 11
through the 16th with the fair. Executives
of the fair ccmsritiee are looking
forward to an unusually large
number of exhibits this year, and an
outstanding fair all around.
Manning Speaker
Here Next Friday
The Honorable Wyndham M. Manning,
of Sumter, prominent planter
ami mod of former Governor Richard
I. MnnnlnK. will apeak on our Constitution
here In Camden at t,ho celebration
of Its 160th birthday Friday,
October 16, at 11 o'clock.
Complete with parade, brass band,
and descriptive floats, Camden Will
turn out Friday for this auspicious
celebration. At 10 o'clock In the
morning the parade will begin moving
from the monument at Broad and
Laurens streets to the old court
house, one of Camden's most beautiful
and historic buildings.
Leading the parade will be twenty
picked horsemen. Next will bo a dozen
or more floats worked out by the
different high schools of the county,
representing Indian., life, the arrlvul
of the first settlers, the arrival of
the British soldiers, the light for freedom,
and at last a free country. Next
,?ho vein of thought of the floats will
turn to problems of government. They
will depict a council of Htatesmen
meeting because of the need of organized
government, the constitutional
convention, South Carolina's flrst
ratification of the new constitution,
the establishment of Georgo Washington
as President, the GreVt Seal of
the United States being accepted, and
the spirit of the United States today.
Also in the parade will bo dignitarI
ies and officials of Camden and Kershaw
county, and some 3,000 school
children from over the county.
Upon arrival at tlio court house,
boys of Camden High school, many
of them actual descendants of the
signers of the constitution, will enact
a play in which tho constitution is
formed and signed. Next the Kershaw
Guards will flro a volley of cannon
shots over the graves of British
soldiers sleeping in the shadow of'
the court house, and tapq will be
played over their graves.
Finally, closing the celebration, will
be a speech by the outstanding South
Carolinian, Wyndham M. Manning,
about our constitution, its formation, j
and continuation. Mr. Manning's
speech will begin at 11 o'clock at the
old court house. ~ I
M .Mi. , ?> ?,.. i, m,~~l - I Human
Cannonball at Kershaw County Fair All Next Week
(By Prank H. Heath) c
Well folks, hack from the chilly
north in which my Qalloplng Gertie,
otherwise Hiss Chevy, climbed
through the mountains, scooted the
plains and rambled Into Camden after
a two day ran from the batitwick
that Old Man Schlits made famous.
And into my pfflce ~?une Chairman
Dewey- Creed of the oounty fair association
with a hair-raising tale of
a German gent mimed Captain Vonj
Fendrick who Will gall through the:
air when shot from the yawning;
mouth 'of** Big Bertha at the fair
next week. -
For k fact folks, I have seen this
cannon shooting act at a state exposition
In ,the north and believe me,1
it is brimming with thrills. When
you see Capt&fs Von Fendrick lower
himself into the yawning month of
tho cannon, your heart will -beflh to
pound Mt and yooll catch your
breath and wait until the command
"ifnw ia given." . v" . <
^jtoi your ayaa will stlpk out as you
poet at the yawning month of thto Mg
cannon. Suddenly there to a big roar
~^^cyon helcha^nnaoke and ont
the air for about a hundred feet and
then la caught in a big life net. Man
alive, what a thrill is packed In the
few minutes you watch this big act,
the outstanding feature of the Camden
and Kershaw County Fair which
will open next Monday.
This thriller will go on every evening
at nine o'clock as part of the
free attraction program. In addition
it Will be offered in the afternoon on
Thursday and Friday. If you aee it
once, you'll want to watch it again
and again. T know, for I've been
there when thia number has been one
of the big attractions at many state
fairs.- -'.-A .v. ~ /- :--r
- Of course this act is only one of a
few .that will entertain and amuse the
crowd. The carnival show will be
here right on time for the opening
night attractions next Monday. According
to all advance dope thftt Mr.
Creed has been able to gather, the
carnival show win be everything that
It ipa been advertised.
h?s<proiai ^te be*Mgger aadbetter
Sr" iWlniBMBnhll lUltMl^tyy
who can, set his or her exhibit ready
thia week. The (rounds and buildings
are open daily for the exhibitors
to work o*t;Atair showings sad there
should be no delinquents when' the
bell rings to open the big event.
There isn't any question but that
the fair this year will be a credit to
Camden and Kerphaw county. The
increase In the awards has made the
exhibiting of every kind of article
very attractive and we venture to
predict that every section of the
county will be well represented with
Kershaw products.
Of courtfe Friday wilt be a red letter
day in- that it wilt be a combination
of pufcllc school and Constitutional
Day. A line program has been
prepared both from the educational
as well as the conetltuttftna! angle.
It Is the sincere hope of every
member of the fair committee that
Camden and K?g|M county people
turd out in big numbers for this fair.
Every effort hae been fade to hare
the event prove a hj^hwrrsss The
a fine show, excellent exhibit* and
now if the weather man is t saw sag
and- gives a good brand of weather,
we bdlmU^^i^jdittiy
Henry Savage, Jr.,
Heads Boy Scouts
At a meeting of interested citizens
In Camden Tuesday a motion was
made that a program for boyir be undertaken.
The plan selected was the
program of the Iloy Scouts of America.
To bring this to a reality this
group under the leadership of W. F.
Nettles, 5r., acting as temporary
chairman, took up the following procedure
to organize the Kershaw District
of the lloy Scouts of America,
which is under the supervision of the
Central South Carolina Council.
At the meeting Tuesday, which
was opened by the Rev. A. Bryce
Herbert, giving the invocation, the
following business was transacted:
The purpose of the meeting wus outlined
by Scout Executive, William M.
Czarnitski, who told the group just
what this district organization would
moan for thh community.
Following these remarks a report
of a Hoy Fact Survey that had been
conducted in the county by Professor
John C. Richards, Jr.. was given. This
report showed that there were a large
number of hoys between eleven aud
sixteen yours of age, who desired to
become Hoy Scouts, if the opportunities
were provided.
After receiving the above Information
the group voted to organize into ?
a district and proceeded to elect its
officers. They were: Henry Savage,
Jr.. district chairman: Hev. K. Bryce
Herbert, vice chairman; uml M. M.
Johnson, finance chairman.
Upon assuming the chair Mr. Savage
spoke to those present and called
upon all present to cooperate with
him in promoting the Hoy Scout program
in- the newly formed Kershaw
District. He was given a rising vote
of cooperation by all present.
Mr. Savage then called on the
Scout executive to outline the duties
of the appointive officers that he
would have to fill.
He also appointed a committee of
thoqe elected witji him together with
W. 4?t Nettlesv Jr., and-John detuactr,
who met Thursday to make the appointment.
The new district committee wilt
hold its first meeting next Tuesday,
October 12, at 4:00 p. m., at which
time this committee will discuss aifd
approve a budget and will also set
dates for a Boy Scout drive to raise
the futids necessary to promote the
program of Scouting here in Kershaw
county.
Camden w'lll be the headquarters
for tht Kershaw District, and all
Scouting will be supervised by William
E. Czarnitski, Scout executive
of the Central South Carolina Council
Boy Scouts of America.
Brookland-Cayce
Play Here Tonight
Camden High school football boys
are polishing up for their second
home game of the season, against
Brookiand-Cayce here Friday night at
8 o'clock at; Zemp Field.
Brookland-Cayce comes to Camden
fresh from a game with Chester, defending
A Class champions, in which
Brookland-Cayce held Chester to a
score of 6 to 0. Brookland-Cayce has
had an up and down season so far,
losing their opener to Columbia by
31 to 0 three weeks ago and putting a
20 to 0 licking over on Great Falls.
Camden is aB yet unbeaten this season.
Three weeks ago the Bulldogs
traveled to Sumter, beating the Sun**
ter Gambcocks, 32 to 0. The next
week Camden went on the road again,
this time to Charleston, administering
a IB to 6 win to the Bantams.
Last week, lil the llrit home game of
the season, Camden put a. 19 to 2
score over on the Hartsvllle Red Foxes.
Baptist Church Services
The following services are annonnoed
for week beginning October 10, at
the First Baptist church: Sunday
school at 10 o'clock with O. 8. King,
superintendent, in charge. Public
worship conducted by the pastor, J.
B. Cat ton, at 11:16 a. m. and 9 p. m.
Moqkng subject: "Making Men."
Evening subject: "The Cross of
Christ." B. T. V. Sunday evening at
7 o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesdayevening
at 8.
- The aairaal every-msmber canvass ^
of the church will he made next Sunday
afternoon, October 10. Each member
is urged to cooperate wtt&fj|H
committee and thus make the can vase
as >jwnnigh as possible. JThe, nubile ?
fr jymur invited to attend aHser-lyfcjiro^
this chnrch.