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IThe Camden chronicle
: VOLUME 4? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1937 NUMBER 31
Iunty Fair
Now Going On
'
(ity Frank H. Heath)
l? county fair time in Camden,
true to the promises made by
pan Dewey Creed and the com0
in charge of the exposition,
how is really flnp
, grounds are gay with color and
itkm, and iu the evening? hunof
brilliantly colored lights add
, to the scene. Kershaw' county
e came to the fair in an lnquirraine
of mind, but they went
completely satisfied that this
KerBhaw county has a worth
event. And consequently they
again next day, and have con1
to come.
exhibits at(e well arranged and
attracted a lot of interest. Cattle,
home econoihic displays, and
t, everything is pleasing to the
carnival is one of the best to
jii in this part of South Caroii
years. From observation it
ip to the slogan of being a clean
The rides are good and the
ny uses every precaution
t accidents.
fair got under way Monday evat
t> o'clock when the gates
formally opened for the week
and sightseeing. The carnival
i full blast, and the free shows
ed the usual big throngs,
day the gates opened at 4
and the free shows were ofit
T> and 9 p. m. Wednesday was
tural day and there was a gen*
at tendance of farmers from all
tu* county and this section of
ate. Judging of the exhibits
early Wednesday morning, and
Hfciereai and attention were concern
Hnteil on the agricultural talk given
^wiog the morning. Wednesday afBtrnoon
there was a lot of fun engen fcred
by the stunt program in which
men and women from various
Bwmunities participated. Also that
^ fleraoon there was the Kershaw
Bounty Dog Show, in. which scores
Bffine dogs were entered. Free shows
Bat on at 5 In the afternoon, and
BSoafti lind"lO p. m.
B-Vesterday was merchants' and manBacturcrs'
day, with a fine showing
B merchandise exhibits, industrial
^voups, and everything of interest to
Bke merchant and manufacturer.
Bkere were free attractions in the afBmoon.
and a public wedding in the
Btotball arena at nine in the evening.
.Today is to be big day at the fair,
B being in the nature of a combinaBon
educational and constitutional ob ffvance
afTair. The big parade featBring
floats portraying the history of
Bkir country, and. Including several
tauBand school children of Kershaw
Bponty will open the.festivities at 10
B. in. At 11 o'clock there will be an
BUress by Wyndham M. Manning, of
Bunter, dealing with the Constitution
(the United States, this to ber .held
Btthe historic old Court House. The
Bttade will be led by twenty horse^ ^n,
and a playlet will be enacted on
Be steps of the old Court House
^Bkich will show the signing of the
BWitutiun. A group of rifle men
^Potn th> Kershaw Guards, will fire a
BMlty over the graves of British solBer8
buried near the court house, and
will be followed by the sounding
hps by a bugler.
Rjonigh; football fans will have an
Btag when the fast stepping CamB?
High Bulldogs take on the heavy
Military Academy team from
Bttealon. This game will be the
B^h of the season for the Bulldogs
B^wlll pit them against what is said
the heaviest team on their scheB*-The
game is to start at 8 o'clock,
present indications are that there
^B*! be a record turnout of fans.
Bjbe carnival company exhitytyipg at
^Btair ofTf-ra ten rides, twelve allows,
free acts, and has a good
B?<1. This band will be used In the
this morning.
Report Of The Glne
P* census report for Kershaw
shows that there were 6,420
BJ? of cotton ginned in the county
the < i op 0f 1937 prior to OctoB^l.
as compared with 6,430 bales
to October 1, crop of 1936, acB^?8
to o r g Pool, special agentB..
To Meet With Dalzeii
B^* i-ee County Singing ConvenP*'11
meet in its 161st session on
F"**. October J
K*W?t church, at Dalsell, situate
BJ^Ualted States'Highway No. Ml. '
Sumter and Camden. A i
ZT ,BT't?tion Is ?*t?adod to all
B7~* 4nd a warm welcome to all.? ;
K *??re. President.
Wood To Manage
Woodward Airport
Camden's Woodward Airport, ruled
us one of the lineal in (ho southeast,
will be operated on an efficiency basis
this fall and winter, as was announced
by the Camden chamber of commerce
today.
Jumoa Wood, who holda three air
licenses, us pilot, mechanic and parachute
rigger, who has served as transport
pilot, fourteen months with the
118th aero squadron in France during
the war, has been ongaged to take
over .the management of the Woodward
airport. Mr. Wood Is in Camden
and has already started plans to
make the port available for all ships
of the air.
Three ships are now stationed at
the airport. One is a Taylor Cub
and will be used as a training ship
for student flyers, another is a 260
horse Stearman and the third Is a
250 horse Travelair. A fourth ship,
which will be a cabin model, will be
added within a short time.
Arrangements have been made
whereby any ship landing at the Camden
airport will be able to get complete
service. Mr. Wood will also
conduct a training school for student
flyers. Already several in Camden
and vicinity have made Inquiries relative
to the flying course to be offered.
S. C, Zempj of this t-ity, who has
been engaged in flying since 1928 and
who was with the Douglas Airport
company on the west coast for three
years will be affiliated with Mr. Wood
in the "operation of the Woodward
airport.
Within a short time an electric gas
pump will, be installed at the field for
the purpose of refueling ships.
The State Aeronautical Department
is giving fine encouragement to
Messrs. Wood and Zemp In their program
to operate the local field on a
high efficiency basis. Already plans
are being made for a big air show
here in the late fall and a spectacular
event with some sixty ships of the
Carollnas Aero club participating in
January.
"Jlmroy" Wood Is one of the beat,
known flyers In the country. He was
for several years at the head of the
Flying Aces _Air show, in which fifteen
stunt'flyers were featured. This
organization has appeared at some of
the leading convention gatherings In
the country.
Three Groups Will
Attend State Fair
Three large groups of young people
from this county are going to
the.State Fair In Columbia, October
18 to 23, in addition to the many who
will go as individuals. For this year
the fair more than ever is emphasizing
youth with the Future Palmetto
Farmers haying a big day Tuesday,
the Four-H club members being given
right of way Wednesday, and great
numbers of school children preparing
to be there on "School Day" Friday."
In addition the young people always
hold sway on Thursday, which Is Carollna-Clemson
day.
Unquestionably it is going to be
the largest faifMn history with four
big days?Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, and with many
people staying over In Columbia for
more than one night.
Yankees Retain >tyorld Champlonihlp
Polo Grounds, N. Y.?The conquering
Yankees climaxed another recordsmashing
chapter in their book, of a*
m axing baseball accpmplishments
Sunday by over-powering the Giants
in a bombing finish to the second successive
all-New York world series.
To the accompaniment of their biggest
burst of long range fire in the
series,* the Yankees blasted oat a *
to 2 victory on a rain-drenched diamohd
In the fifth and final game while
Lefty Gomez repulsed repeated counter
attacks by the Giants after Mel
Ott'B homer tied the score in the
third inning. The triumph by the
Yankees, four games to one, marked
the second straight conquest of their
neighboring rivals, their fifth succesfui
victory in baseball's big-money
battle and their sixth snce the war.
They won prevously n 1923, 1927,
1928, 1982 and 1986.
Lyttleton Street Methodist Church
The followingwin be held i
al Lrttlcton Streei?Jfethodlst church J
on 80*4*?: Stmday aefcool at 10 a.
m.; morning ^worship at 11:15 a. m., ;
sermon by the lM-tor. Evening wor- <
ship M 7:20 p. *-? aartaon by the I
pastor. Tha public la oardially tnvlt- i
d to all of tbaoo aorricee.
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Camden Bulldogs
Meet Porter Tonight
With tIm Camden Bulldogs battliuK
tho heavy Porter Military Academy
grid team ut Zeiup Field tonight, the
prospects for a record turnout of fane
ure very much in the spotlight. The
fact that the game is being played us
a feature of the county fair program
for that evening has resulted in the
dopsters ballyhooing the fact that the
double event of fair and game will
reault in a veritable Htoruiljig of the
atadium gates. All of which would
be sweet music to the Bulldog and
County fair camps.
The BulldogB are facing a genuine
algebra problem in this prep school
team. So far as advance dope is concerned
the visitors are "X." The
military school lads are reported to
offer a heavy but fast squad and the
publicity out of Charleston indicates
that the Camden eleven may meet
with some real opposition and the
game prove to be the toughest of
the season for the locals.
It will bo the fifth gamo of the seasoli
for tho Bulldogs and If the gold
and black gang have anything to Bay
In the matter they are not going to
have their season record tarnished by
a defeat.
If tho weather man holds good to
his promise of providing a balmy
moonlight night, our guess Is that
football history will be made so far
as attendance figures are concerned.
The background Is there in tho shape
of a high-class county fair and when
the crowd at the game begins to cut
loose with some real football cheering,
even the lure of a mighty flue
carnival will not keep the red blooded
fans from swarming into the grid enclosure.
More Horses To Be
Here This Winter
Camden will have more horses this
coming winter season than ever beTore
in Its history, according to Harry
D. Kirkover, well known horseman
and sponsor of the famous Carolina
Cup race here every March.
In a letter to the Camden Chamber
of Commerce, Mr. Kirkover states
that a number of horse owners who
haven't heen in Camden in past years,
are to come here the coming* season
and bring their stables with them!
Mr. Kirkover states that the Hunter
Trials and the first race meeting of
the season will be held February 21
and 22. The Virginian Horse Show
will be held about ten days previous
to that date, while the main Horse
Show will be held the week of the
Carolina Cup Tace.
The Cup race week has not been
definitely selected as yet but will be
either on the last Saturday in March
or the first Saturday in April.
Bair Hard To Hold
In County Jails
J. V. Bair, former convict, alleged
to have staged a lone hand burglary
of a Camden wholesale grocery warehouse
several months ago and also
participant in a series of other robberies
and burglaries about the state,
is out again.
Bair was arrested only a week or
so ago and when arraigned In court
at Florence was given a sentence of
fifteen years in the state penitentiary
on a burglary charge. Pending being
taken to the state prison, Bair was
turned over to the Florence authorities
to be confined in the jail.
Bair took French leave that same
night, being accompanied In bis escape
by two other prisoners. Six pennies
with Borne soap did the trick and
the authorities believe that it was
Bair's brain that worked out the formula
which prevented the bolt In the
doors of the ce]l from operating when
the control lever was turned.
The Jailer, upoq opening the cage
door In the morhlng t did not know
that the prisoners were urilocked. He
removed several trusties from the
Cage and It is believed that when he
was out Of tho cage that Bair, with
Homer Workman and James Russell,
two other prisoners, walked out.
Death Of Little Qirl
Little Pauline Player, daughter of
Mr. mad Mrs. O. B. Player, of DuBoee
Park, this city, died early this morning
at the home of her permits After
In Hlqess of four weeks. She would
ha re been thrae years old Wednesday.
The little girl Is survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. PlayBr,
two sisters, three brothers, a paternal
grandfather and a maternal
grandfather, all Of whom lire in. Cam"*
Scout Committee
Held Meeting
The Hoy Scout movement, one of
the most worthwhile efforts in uny
civic promotional program is gaining
impetus in Cauxden and Kershaw
county. As jt result of a meeting of
the district committee held at the
American Legion hull Tuesday afternoon.
the county will step into the
ranks of recognised scout communities
on November 1,
A boy fact survey, made recently
in the city, Indicated that there are
276 boys in the county schools who
are keen for scout activities and desirous
of having the program placed
on an organised basis. Of the 276
names listed there are 228 who have
never been affiliated with the Scout
movement.
This same survey showed that the
boys listed have the following Sunday
school affiliation: Presbyterian, 53;
Methodist, 56; Baptist, 178, Catholic,
14; Episcopal, 11; Penticostal, 3; Mormon,
3; Holiness, 1; and twenty boys
without any affiliation.
The initial step contemplates the
organization of four scout troops in
Camden and it is possible that ? fifth
troop may be on the starting line on
' the tirst of the month. If not, this
! fifth wheel will bo added within a
'short time, as the survey Indicates
jthat enough boys are interested to
: warrant having live string troops. j
' Much enthusiasm was manifested at
the committee mooting, presided over
by Henry Savage, Jr., district chairman.
The program as planned provides
for a membership drive to start
j within a short time. The quota that
the loyal committee must raise in
'order to have national affiliation and
all the benefits that go with it. is
$500. This insures training of troop
leaders, regular visits of a state official
and the conduct of the scout program
under national supervision and
use of Camp Barstow.
The chamber of commerce has already
appropriated $100 to the movement
and the committee feels that
there is sufficient civic interest in a
prugVatiT "Of this "kind to~~ insure success
!h the drive to raise the additional
$400.
The Kershaw county district setup
is as follows:
Henry Savage, Jr., district chairi
man; the Rev. R. Bryce Herbert, vice
I chairman; M. M. Johnson, finance
j chairman, all of whom were elected
! last week; also off the finance comjmittee
are R. B. Pitts, vice chairman;
M. B. Burns and A. S. Karesh; H. A.
i Small, district Scout commissioner;
William Moore, assistant district
Scout commissioner; John M. Villepigue,
J. G.~ Richards, Jr., J. K. deLoach,
J. D. Zemp and T. K. Trotter,
members of the court of honor; the
Rev. R. Bryce Herbert, group organi*'
zation chairman; camping, D. J.
Creed, chairman, and R. M. Kennedy,
3rd;' leadership training, W. F. Nettles,
Jr., chairman, and Nettles Ldndsay,
vice chairman; rural, W. C. McCarley,
chairman, and the Rev. J. B.
Mclver, vice chairman; inter-racial,
the Rev. J. B. Caston; health and
safety, Dr. Carl A. West, chairman,
and Dr. A. W. Humphries, vice chairman;
publicity, Frank H. Heath; civic
service and activities, 'W. F. Nettles,
Jr., and reading, the Rev. A. D. McArn,
chairman, and the Rev. Maurice
Clark, vice chairman.
Sqout Executive Czarnitzkl predicts
a successful year for the district
when the work begins November 1.
First Week Civil
Court Jurors
The following Jurors were drawn on
Tuesday to serve at the first week of
court of common pleas beginning on
Monday, November 1, with Judge W.
H. Gimbr&H, of Charleston, presiding:
J. R. Bell, Reese Williams, 8. A.
Jones, R. A. Faulkenberry, J. H. Sowell,
W. N. Gay, W. O. Croxton, of
Kershaw; W. E. Copeland, L. B. Ba^
ker, of Bethune; B. J. Truesdale, of
Boykin; H. E. Munn, A. B. Boykin,
W. H. Bradley, W. T. Roberts, J. E.
Campbell, L E. Dixon, W. H. McDowell.
W. A. Hawkins, L. D. Martin, H.
S. Campbell, Chris Beleos, D. L. Catoe,
W. G. Major, H. C. Joye, of Camden;
George Neal Ray, J. L. Ford, W.
D. Dowey, of Lugoff; T. H. McLaughlin,
W. H. Bryan, C. F. McCasklll, R.
C. McCoy, H. Catoe, of Cassatt;
Bailey Bar field, of Blaney; < Oscar
Truesdale, L7 A. Roberts, of Westville;
C. a. Poehlbs, of Blshopvllle, rtd
one. IT _ *
Executions go on steadily in Russia,
there being fourteen at the week end
at Moecow, including four cafe em*
ployes charged with poisoning 44 cue
Working For
Curb Market
&8lublishmcni of it fen trill market
Ln Camden where farmers of Kershaw
County may bring vegetables such as
sweet potatoes, beans, tomatoes, carrots,
turnips, peas, and the lik*< for
disposal to larger markets and public
In general, will be advocated by the
Camden chamber of commerce.
"It has been demonstrated that cotton
can not be depended upon uh a
sure money crop," said Secretary
Heath, In discussing his plun for a
central market. "Camden and Kershaw
county must devise some plun
whereby some form of revenue may
be assured between cotton seasons.
"We need a concerted movement1
on the part of tho chamber of commerce,
the county agents office and
the offtce of the home demonstration
agent to work out a plun whereby
the farmers may be advised as to the
grading and putting of their products
into marketable shape.
If we can do this, establish a central
assemblyitig place whero trucks
could come and carry tho products!
to the larger markets, tho farmers
would be assured of a steady market
for these products. This, I am convinced
would result in tho building
up of a steady source of income for
the farmers.
"Kershaw county Is adapted to tho
raising of many vegetables, such as
sweet potutoos, beans, tomatoes, carrots,
turnips and tho like and If we
can obtain a market for those products
it would mean a supply of money
between the cotton soasons.
"I believe such a program would
work well into a hog and poultry
program. The surplus and unmarketable
part of the produce ptrogram
could be fed to hogs.
"I have discussed such a program
with some of the farmers and all have
been very enthusiastic over the idea.
11 intend to take it up with tho counI
ty gent and also the home demonstration
agent and enlist* their aid in outlining
some plan.
"Last week the hog shipment from
Camden brought Jho farmers who1
were in on the shipment over 11,000.
In another two weeks there will be
anpther shipment and there Is every
reason to believe that there will be
three carloads go this time. Which
means at least $4,000 to the farmers.
Tnat is Just an example of how this
hog market, started only a few
months ago, has developed. And the
same can be done with a produce
market," said Secretary Heath.
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Baptist Training Union
The annual meeting of the Baptist
Training Union of the Kershaw Association
will meet at Sand Hill
church October 17, at 3:30 p. m. All
i the, B. Y. P. U.'s are urged to attend.
Red Cross Roll Call
I Soon To Begin
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Red Cross Roll
Call will begin In
Kershaw County
this year on Armistice
Day, November
11, and
will close on
Thanksgi v 1 n g
Day, November
25, as announced by Oliver Rice,
chairman of Kershaw county chapter
of the American Red Cross,
Officers of the Kershaw county division
will endeavor this year to get
100 per cent membership for the
county. Final plans for the roll call
are being withheld pending the arrival
of Mrs. W. H. Harris, who is vicechalrman
of the Kershaw county division.
Mrs. John Mullen, Mrs, R. E. Stevenson
and Oliver Rice will attend
the district meeting of the Red Cross
held in Colombia, October 26, in order
to hear final instructions as to
methods and p?"*poses of the drive
this year.
The American Red Cross is a gigantic
organization, both in the United
States and abroad. In America it
has 3,710 chapters, with 4,137,633
members and 8,351,298 Junior members
who are in school.
8erYices which the Red Cross maintains
includes disaster relief, such as
in the recent Mississippi flood, war
service, nursing service, public health
nursing and home hygiene, and first
aid and life-saving. ?
President of the Red Cross Is the
president of the United States. The
Red Cross has a record and Organization
whteti the ccaSusae? cl
people all oyer tks world.
The first snows of the whiter fell
la sections of New York nod Pennsyl
ante on Friday.
?; it* Ma
r . ?'
Mr. Manning Is
Speaker For Today
Tho Honorable Wymilium Nl. Manning.
of 8u inter, 1* scheduled uh
speaker for tho day at Kerahaw county'?
celebration of the lf>0th birthday
Of our..United Stutea Constitution today,
hl? speech beginning at 11 o'clock
this morning at the old court house.
Mr. Manning la anally an authority
on the subject, having made a atudy
of both Htate and national government.
Ho has served In the state legislature,
and la thla year running for
tho office of governor of South Carolina.
Mr. Manning'a talk will follow a parade
featuring floats deacrlptlve of
events Important in the forming of
the Constitution, and presented by
the high schools of Kerahaw county.
Also In tho parade will bo twenty
horsenlen depicting the sportsman a
and hunter's life In South Carolina,
dlgnltarioB and offlclala of Kershaw
county, and 3,000 achool children.
The parade will begin at the corner
of Laurens and Broad streets, and
will proceed through the city to the
| old court house. First of tho lloata
| will represent tho Indians who roamI
oil the country, next will come one
which depicts the settlors who crossed
the sen to land here, then will
come u float showing the llrltlsh boI(Iters
"Xvho were sent from England.
The next float will represent the bu!
ginning of tho Revolutionary war,
| and tho next the United StntcB as
a free country. 4
Now tho vein of thought Bhowu by
the floats will turn from problems
of war to problems of government.
| First of thoao will allow the Constitutional
convention, the next will
show South Carolina aa one of the
I first ratlflers of the Constitution, tho
next, George Washington as President,
the next the Great Seal of the
United States being accepted, and
the final ono United States today?a
free country.
Upon arrival at the old court house,
the parade wilt form around the build- _
4ngran4 {v- plftyiet vsitl bnetificted
showing the actual signing of the
Constitution by the 39 representatives
of the thirteen colonies. The Kershaw
Guards will fire a salute over
the graves of British soldiers who
perished here in a battle with the
American forces, and, as a climax of
tho occasion, Mr. Manning will deliver
his talk.~
Camden To Be
Represented At Meet
The Camden and Kershaw County
Chamber of Commerce will be represented
at the organization meeting
of the South Carolina Secretaries association
to be held at the Jefferson
Hotel In Columbia on November 12.
The following secretaries have definitely
expressed a desire to organize
a strong active organization: Ernest
Allen of Aiken; J.- A. -Mitchell, of
Anderson; Frank H. Heath, of Camden;
W. Tellous Wells, of Charleston;
William Lykes, Jr., of Columbia; L.
M. Glenn, of Greenville; Palmer Johnson,
of Marion; F. D. Plnckney, of
Orangeburg; Miss Marie Fewell, of
Rock Hill; Floyd Kay, of Spartanburg;
and I. M. Richardson, of Sumter.
It is also hoped to have the chambers
- of commerce at Beaufort, Chester,
Clinton, Darlington, Florence,
Greenwood, Greer, Hartsvllle, Laurens,
Mullins, Newberry and Union
represented at this meeting.
First Baptist Church Services
The following services are announced
for week beginning Sunday, October
17, at the First Baptist church;
Sunday school at lor o'clock, with O.
S. King, superintendent, in charge.
Public worship conducted by the pastor,
J. B. Caston, at 11:16 a. m. and
8 p. m. Morning subject: "The Value
of Man." Evening subject; "Our
Greatest Danger." B. T. U. Sunday
evening at 7. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at S. - The public is
cordially invited to attend all services
of this church.
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Did You Write This Letter?
The Chamber of Commerce Is in
receipt of a letter mailed from Cam'
dan June 30, addressed to a Miss Sara
Ross, of New York City. The letter
failad at delivery In New York We-.-.
cause ot Miss Ross not being at this j
1 address. The Tetter" was returned
from the dead letter office to the
Cansden poet office office requested
the Chamber ot Commerce
to try aad locate the sender. The
I person sending a letter to Miss Ross
. amy have sasse hy calltng at Chamber
of Commerce office.