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* ? - * > ^ v' '?u *' -"*-' MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE CAMDEN-DARLINGTON GAME AT ZEMP FIELD TONIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK l The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 49" CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1937 NUMBER 32 11 i . T Friday's Parade I Was Pleasing. Affair I Ker?ba?' County > Constitution Day tirade, featuring a braBH band, float*, ^ Kershaw Quardi, county dignlta horsemen, and about every feaC vhkh would make a parade a f ccese. topped anything of it* kind Kn in the county for years. I beading the parade, just behind a BLgor cycle entourage, and whipping Btht. watching crowd into the iipirit or She occasion was the Sumter high chool band, of approximately thirty ifeces, which came to Kershaw counBtjto help celebrate the occasion. FolllowinK the band came the Kershaw Guards unit, after which were cars tearing officials of the city and coun (v jH'pri'sontatlves of the different Bduba in Camden, Hon.- Wyndham M. Bjumilug, speaker of the day. Next in line came a group of horse nen representative of the carefree tunter's and sportsman's life in the Bplonies in pioneer days, and following this group were the floats, brtghtBfy decorated, designed and construct ^ by schools of the county aud the American l^eglon. I Following in the story which the loats told of events relating to the Btoastitution and the schools who presented the different floatB: First the lied Men roamed the counBtry (Lugoff, Wateree, Pine Grove), llTlng i>eacefully In their wigwams, nut doing hunting, fishing and farming then the settlers (Antioch) came from across the sea in search of new tomes in a land where all was peace tod freedom. However, their dream ?{ a I'topia was Interrupted by the other country?England, who bolame fearful of the rapid growth of tte colonies and sent soldiers and Ifroops ( Blaney) to see that proper relipect for British rule was enforced. Kke settlers resenfred the outrages committed by the English government, and ds a result the thirteen collltles (Camden) took up arms and iimilp ready to fight for tEPfldnm (R?r Ira DeKaibp After years of fighting, Hie colonies were victorious; treaties Kere signed, and the colonies Baw the fream of ages come true. At last hey were free, A new nation under Knew flag (Midway) Ami now thoughts were turned from problems of war to problems of government. A council, of statesmen Ketded by men.^uch ab George Washington. Benjamin Franklin, and many ethers, saw the need of an instrument Id government, and a constitution Itu written up. All of the colonies rat delegates and thirty-nine men in ill signed the constitution (Camden). Among one of the very first of the colonies to ratify the document was Booth Carolina (Charlotte Thompson) Boon a new government was established with George Washington as president and Martha Washington as lint lady (American Legion), and the Great Seal of the United States (Mt. Ptogah) was accepted. Today the spilth of the great epoch still breathes Ifte story of "We the people of the totted States" (Bethune) and the Bre&t Statue of Liberty falls over the lution to represent all that we stand Bor-Uberty. peace, equality (Pine I 1'pon arrival at the court house, Hdaracters from the floats grouped on B&< porc h and on the steps of the old Building and. waited for the exercises the day to begin. Following the floats, three thousand H*hool children from the city and B"nty, gayly bedecked in red, white blue and accompanied by their B*chers. paraded in line. The parade came to an end at the Court House. . M ^fOfficia'.s for constitution day were Hu.ney Tlndal, Mrs. J. L. WHUBw, Marion Williams, Frank Heath, Ancrum, Sam Karesh, W. F. B^Ues, .!r., and w. R. Zemp. WorkBfr committees for the day were as B^oatn Mrs. Donald Morrisin, Sam Bj^h. c b. Busbee, MrB. J. L- WllMrs Hughey Tindal. v Bw^rad ?Charlea DuBoae, Jr., W. F. B*^w, Jr., Marion Williams. Hnanrr?? Mayor J. H. Osborne, EL (r" d 1 f Ighey Tlndal. ^Fubijrity?Thomas Ancrum, Frank B^offram -John deLoach, W. Hobln FD' J <"? Richards'. ir* Mr*. lUthB1 R Watts. B^*lit also goes to the teachers of **hools Of Kershaw ?ouaty, who. g* the leadership of Iff*- Watts, W& ?*P?rintet?d?t Of parade ap affair to be re Darlington Here For Tonight's Game 1 ho Camden high school grid team with a record of rolling up 113 points ?s against 8 registered by opponents in the tlvo gomes so far played this season, meet their toughest assignment Friday night when an aggressive and alert Darlington high team comes to Zemp field, in this city. Camden, recognized by sport writel s of the south us the wonder team of the season, has had but one touchdown scored agaiust them this season, that being at Charleston when the Bantams sneaked over the goal line in the first quarter of that September 26th battle. In fairness to the Bulldogs It must be said that this counter wns hung up against a team in which several reserves wore listed. When the regulars were shot into the lineup Camden went places. The other two points were registered by the Hartsvllle team In the game ou October 8. In all of the other games the Bulldogs defense was so. powerful that the opposition were unable to penetrate sufficient to cross the Camden goal line. Sumter went down 32 to 0, Brookland-Cayce 27 to 0 and Porter Military Academy 14 to 0. The Darlington team comes to Camden Friday night with a fine record/ ""While not as impressive as that of the Camden Bulldogs, the visitors to date will have manhandled opposition with a flness that Indicates power and speed. The game Is to be played Friday night under lights and if the weather Is right, It la believed that a record crowd will be on hand. On the following Friday, the 1936 Class A champions, the Chester high, invade Zemp field and this game will bring out every fan In Camden and Kershaw county. Chester won the state title last season and has a great team in the field again this year. The game will virtually constitute a title affair as critics believe that If Camden can get by Chester, they are In Camden takes on Newberry on the home gridiron on November 6, and then jaunts to Florence for a game on November 12. Two dates, November 19 and November 26 are open. Burrell Gregory Dies Suddenly Burrell F. Gregory, corporal at the state farm at Boykln Station and residing on Highland avenue In this city died suddenly Sunday morning, death being ascribed to heart failure following an operation.1' Mr. Gregory, a native of Kershaw was 50 years of age. He has been employed at the prison farm for the past two years. Besides his wife, Florence, he leaves six children, Gary, John, Claude and Curtis, of this city; Otis of Pine Orchard, Connecticut; one daughter, Larene, of this city, and two brothers, Ernest Gregory, of Kershaw; and Russell Gregory, of Doraville, Ga. Deceased was a bom of . Amos E. Gregory and Lara Jones, bolh pioneer residents, of Kershaw. The funeral was held Monday with burial at the Sand Hill cemetery. Baptist Church 8ervlces The following services are announced for the week beginning October 24, at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with G. S. King, superintendent, in charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Canton, at 11:15 a .m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "Man." Evening subject: "The Only Safe Foundation of the Home." B. T. U. Sunday evening at 6:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. The publice is cordially invited to attend all services of this church. TO 8HIP HOGS MONDAY The Kershaw County Farmers' Ex-1 change will load hogs for shipping on Monday, October 25, beginning at , one o'clock in the afternoon at the j Seaboard freight depot. Anyone bar ing hogs that weigh from 180' to 260 ( pounds should sell them at this time.], We will pay one cent per pound )?n-i der the Richmond market on the day that we ship, or the people can consign the hogs and get probably a little more. The last car we shipped t the money came within three days , after loading. Freitt itll indications wa will have enough hogs to load three ears on fcomday. This will canee the. freight rate to he cheaper says W. C. McCarley, County Agent ^: WbearfaTone of the dMUfssI ear* j ??>. . rtlp OM OMTTT. fSKvL^ 5 --9 'l nil - ^ ? i JCZX - ---r- ? May Establish Red Cross First Aid Post A first uld station, for tho purpose of helping people who are injured ill highway accidents, Is one of the pro- j Jects which tile Kershaw county chapter of the lted Cross will undertake during this next year, according to Mrs. John Mullen, chairman of the Holl Call. Although several times in the past Dr. A. W Humphries, county health director, has attempted to establish a first aid station 011 the U. S. Number 1 highway near Midway school, the station has never been established because of lack of the cooperation necessary for the project. A growing consciousness of the need for more experts in administering first aid has resulted in the training of an unusual number of persons during the past fiscal year, according to Oliver Rice, chairman of the Kershaw county chapter of the Red Cross. "It is possible to note unmistakable signs of progress in making the coun-j try first aid conscious, Mr. Rico Baid.} "This is not from statistics alone, but I from the obvious interest that is be-' ing aroused among children In the' schools, employees in large Industrial companies, owners of Isolated farms, I and parents as well. "This interest last year led 266,884 i persons to take specialized courses J in first aid, certificates being award- | ed in classes varying from three to as many as fifty. 'The immediate treatment of those Injured on the highways is one of the chief needs In the elimination of deaths and permanent Injuries from automobile accidents," Mr, Rice pointed. out. "We have found the greatest danger spots to be those in rural, rather than urban aroas, and to com- i bat this danger we have inaugurated j and are rapidly expanding our sys- | tern of first aid stations along the j highways from Maine to California, I The chulrman explained that the' Americas Red Croga bath~gtready efl j tablished approximately 1,800 of these 1 emergency highway first aid stations,' placing them in filling stations, road-1 side inns, police sub-stations, and fire departments, at the same time training an adequate number of persons! in the immediate vicinity or connect-! ed with the filling station or inn gpon- j soring the projects in order to keep! them manned constantly. "Through the past year the Red Cross has been concentrating on the' establishment of mobile units in first' aid," Mr. Rice explained. "Several' thousand trucks belonging to utility j companies, highway police patrols, shipping concerns and state highway departments are being equipped with first aid kits, while their drivers and other workers are being trained in the administration of first aid to carp ' for accident victims until a doctor's ] care is available." It was pointed out that Red Cross ' first aid was xipt Intended to replace regular medical attention, but rather to render only first aid during emergencies?when such care should be' considered a safeguard until compe- i tent medical care can be given vie-! tims of crashes or other accidents. "Better employment conditions! have brought increased demands for first aid training in the Industries," Mr. Rice said. "Our local chapter of the Red Cross, as ' well as the resources and the teaching staff of the national organizatlpn is concentrating on reaching an increasingly large J number of persons in order to spread the teaching of first aid as widely as possible. "It is a deplorable fact," Mr. Rice concluded, "that accidents on highways are increasing rather than decreasing. While we are doing all possible to cut these accidents down, we must recognize the fact that many of them seem to be inevitable, and our task is to prepare as many persons as possible to cope with them." According to Mrs. John Mullen, the chairman of the Roll Call, the most welcome sight which she and Mr.: Mullen and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whltaker, Jr., saw while abroad last sum-! mer were the numerous first aid stations everywhere of ihe American Red Cross. " Mt. Plsgah Church Services i * j On Sunday, October 24, we will bring our first in a series of messages from the book of Jonah. Our subject will be: "God'a Call." We urge aU members to\be preeent and cordially invite visitor* to Worship with ?a Sunday school at It a. m. Preaching at 11 a. ay4uv, Connie Dabney, Pa* Mr. * i&S&SSs--' ' , ' Rotary President Of France Here Maurice duPerrey, president of the Pari*, Prance, llotary club and also president of Rotary International, accompanied by Madame duPerrey pulsed through Camden Monday afternoon on the Seaboard Airline Nvw York Florida Limited. Within a few blocks of the spot where (jeneral Lafayette planted a cedar tree In front of the old court house, the eminent French Hoturlan addreaaed a gathering of Camden Rotarlans who had motored to the Seaboard station to extend greetings to I their International President. Monsieur duPerrey and his wife left their car when informed that the Camden Roturians'were on the station platform to welcome him and his .appearance was the .signal for a burst of applause. Dr. John Corbett, who enjoys the distinction of having been Camden Rotary s first president, was spokesman for the local group and presented the International President with a Volume of "Historic Camden." This gift was particularly appropriate In view of the fact that the book chronicles the details of the visit of Lafayette to Camden, his planting of the historic cedar tree, laying of the corner stone of the DeKalb monument, find the like. Monsieur duPerrey responded to the remarks of Dr. Corbett grnclously and acknowledged the gift with an expression of appreciation. Madame duPerrey was presented with an exquisite bouquet of flowers, all in the gold and blue of Rotary. Monsieur and Madame duPerrey have been at Miami, Florida, following a visit to South American countries and Cuba. He was on his way to Washington where with his wife ho will he guest at the French embassy and take part in a ceremony to be held at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington. After a visit in Washington the RoNew York, Chicago and into Canada and..will set Ball for France November 10. Officials Invited For Air Flights Saturday Camden city and Kershaw county officials will be literally,, "up in the air" Saturday, if they accept the invitation extended by the Chamber of Commerce to be guests of the State Aeronautical Commission on a series of flights over' South Carolina. Dexter C. Martin, of Columbia, director of the state aeronautics commission, was in Camden Wednesday in conference with the Chamber of Commerce secretary and arrangements were made to have Mr. Martin bring his Stinson gull wing, three passenger plane to Camden this week and take the city, county and Chamber of Commerce officials on trips in the air lanes. The Chamber has communicated with all of the officials requesting them to bo at the Woodward airport Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock for their cloudland jaunt. Many of them have declared their intention of being present. The Chamber Is anxious to get the Woodward airport cared for by federal aid. It la believed that the weekend visit of the state director may result in the assistance of the W. P. A. being provided in keeping the vast expanse of air field mowed. The state commission through the efforts of Mr. Martin sent a truck to the air field Thursday and with the use of a county mower, the immediate mowing of the entire field was start* ed In order that It would be in shape for the big air show Sunday. Methodist Church 8ervlces The following services will be held at Lyttleton Street Methodist church on Sunday: Sunday school, 10 a. m.; morning worship, 11:15 a. m. Sermon by the pastor; evening worship, 7:30 p. m., sermon by the pastor. The public is cordially ipvited to all of | these services. * OFFICES LOCATED HERE Announcement is made by the chamber of commerce that the WPA offices and staff supervising WPA activities in Kershaw, Lee and I^uicaater counties have been returned to Camden. 5 *. ' ? - The offices, employing a staff ef seven workers and in charge of "Tucker" Bjoykin were in Camden when first organised but for some time pest have bean at Kerahaw. Mrs. Barbers Dnaeen Hopkins, 37, wife of the WPA administrator, died la a Washington hospital after sn 111laearbfnmeral weeks. i^,' " , .i' < Q-1 r'- -yyg-?; w jij}i ' -tr*r Stunts Sunday At j Woodward Airport | Flyers and stunt artists of national, reputation will perform in the air' I over the Woodward airport Sunday afternoon, tin- show proper will start promptly at throe o'clock but will be preceded by an hour of formation and sight-seeing flying. This is tno nrsi 01 a series of big air demonstrations arranged by Jim-1 mle Woods, who Is now managing i the Woodward airport and who in-j tends tho field to be known all over the country for Its fine servlco. Ho has S. C. (Doc) Zemp associated with him in the management. The Bhow to be offered will be under tho auspices of the Korshaw OuardB and is said to be exactly tho same big show that twenty-flve thousand awe struck funs paid to see In Charlotte three weeks ago. This will mark tho formal wintor opening of tho Woodward airport which is available for all planes during tho year. Included in some of the sensational I ucts to be offered to a thrill loving public will be sky-writing, airplane tug 'o war. bombing an automobile j from tho air, ribbon cutting, low ul-l titude parachute Jump, a light piano race, board wall crash on a motorcycle, a ton thousand foot delayed! parachute jump, spot landing contests and many other daring and j thrilling acts. Jack- Huber, of Hollywood, Cal., will j climax the show with his own con-1 eeption of a delayed Jump, in this act Huber' is so high when he leaves the ship that he is not visable to the eye so he carries a twenty-four pound bag of flour and rolouBes a long1 stream of 'smoke' so that spectators I may follow his downward plunge to' within just a few hundred feet of the1 ground before he pulls the rip cord which releases the silken billow of white upon which his life depends. Miss Jessie Martin, of Seattle, Wash., formerly with the Flying Ac^a Air Bhow and now Mrs. Jimmie Woods will also perform, she has had only one accident In her years of stunting and at that time the show was making a picture for Paramount when a sudden lurch of the ship threw her clear of the plane and it was several' hundred feet before she was able to reach her rip cord ahd open her parachute, this film is being shown at the Camden theatre this week and you can see her there and In person at the airport Sunday. The Kershaw Guards call attention ' to the law of the department of com-| merce, aeronautics branch, that no' parking will be permitted within an' area of one mile from the airport ex-1 cept In the designated parking area' directly on the airport proper, city,' county and state officials are co-oper- j ating with the Guards and all arrange-' monts have been made to handle what' Is expected to be the largest crowd j to ever assemble In Camden for an [ event of this kind. Second Week Jurors For Common Pleas Jurors for the second week of the court of common ploas were drawn Tuesday to report on Monday, November 8, for Jury service. Judge W. H. Grlmball, of Charleston, will preside. The names of the Jurors and their postofflce address follows: E. C. Pearce, BoykJn; A, W.. Willis, J. J. Sanders, C. W. Shiver, Clarence H. Hornsby, Ernest Gladden, 0. W. Sinclair, W. J. Mayfleld, R. E. Chewning, E. C. Zemp, M. H. Heyman, Lawrence Jones, W. B. Porter,, Camden; Leslie Ray, J. J. Talbert, Lugoff; C. J. Strickland, B. I. Maddox, R. A. Maddox, Robert Branh&m, Blaney; J. R. Jordan, R. H. Young, C. P. Hilton, We8tville; H. L, Anderson, A. E. Watklns, H. C. McCoy, J. E. Anderson, Caasatt; R. M. Ray, H. ;E. Klrkley. Ashell Ellis, E. W. Croxton, T. H. Young, 0. R. Crow. J. Wesley Boone, B. J. Catoe, J. O. Roberts, J. E. Sowell, Kershaw. POULTRY 8HIPMENT MONDAY We will have a poultry shlpmont on Monday, October 26. and will load from the following places: Bethune, 9:00 to 11:00 o'clock in the morning; Camden, 12:00 to 1:30 o'clock In the evening; Kershaw, 2:30 to 4:3C o'clock In the evening. The following prices will be paid: Colored henns, 16 cents; Leghorx hens, )3 cents; roosters, 8 Gents; ducks, 12 cents; turkey hens, 1 pounds tp, 20 cents; toms, 16 poundi np, 18 cents; old toms, 18 cents; gain ess, 86 cents each ?W. C. McCartey Comity Agent. cE?-rrr ?V Manning Speaker For Celebration (Hy Frank II Heath) ('atmlt'ii paid beautiful tribute to the heroes i?f the American Constitulion last Friday. (bVi paths hallowed by the poignant memories of revolutionary and civil warfare, where the blood patriot and invader wan Kpitlled In hiHtorio fighting, three thousand school children marched to the strulus of ntartiul mualo. Thousands of people watched the parade of gayly attired school children. the finely arranged floats, the machine-like proclslon of the Kerahaw Guards as it marched from I-afayette Avenue to the old court house. It was Camden's tribute to the ono hundred and fiftieth anulversary of the signing of the constitution, and as in all past events of a public nature, Camden and i\ersbaw county, "did itself proud." Despite the short time given in which to prepare for the event, it was presented with a magnitude of scope, a thoroughness of detail, and a precision of execution as to make it one of the red letter episodes of Camden history. Over three thousand school children; gay with fantastic headgoar, carrying flags and marching with bright eyes and alert mien, took part in this glorious tribute to a great democratic event. Floats, a description of which will be found elsewhero In the paper, had been arranged and preBonted with an exquisite degreo of artistry. All were symbolic of some outstanding event in history and woro so well presented that signs of designation woro unneccessnry. The portrayal of characters was so perfect that episodos were quickly sensod. The parade led by the Sumter high school band and the Kershaw Guards swung down Broad street *1 _ o'clock and It is a fitting commentary on the manner in which the parade and program-was conducted to statu that the last episode, the sound of "tapB" took place at 11:30 a. m. The address of Wyndham M. Manning, of Sumter, speaker of the day, was an epic and was listened to by a large crowd, occupying every available space around the old court house. Mr. Manning was introduced by Mayor J. H. Osborne, who with city officials and civic leaders, occupied seuts on the speaker's platform. A fine public address system installed by the Kirkland and Team electrical ' firm carried the voice of the speaker to the far reaches of the crowd and every word was heard distinctly. Mr. Manning has a radio voice, similar in tone and inflection to that of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was a splendid address and fitting to the occasion. His scathing attack on the international racketeers, Mussolini, Hitler Stalin and the war party of Japan for t their disregard and repudiation of solemn treaties binding the honor of the signatories to protect the neutral and unarmed non-combatants, was greeted with approval by his listeners. He referred to the acts of these so-called rulers as filling the world with the agony of the fatherless, of the widow, and of Innocent victims.^ The music of the spheres 'Is drowned in the agonised cries of a world gone stark raving crazy." Interesting paragraphs of Mr. Manning's address will be found elsewhere in this issue. The program at the court house was opened by the singing of "America." Then came an eloquent tribute and historical recital by the Reverend R. Bryce Herbert of the Methodist church. Following the address of Mr. Manning, Massenburg Trotter gave a rhetorically perfect and beautiful tribute . to Baron DeKalb, who met death while fighting for American freedom. The the Kershaw Guards took charge of the program and when the machine guns started, darts of flame from the gun muzzles swept over a terrain beneath which slept hundreds ot Britlsu aud American soldiers. The sounding of "taps" closed the pro, gram. I The steps and balcony of the historic court house presented a picture > that will linger long in the memory l of those who were present at the ex* ; ; erclses. All of the gayly garbed I characters of the parade, grand ? dames, colonial soldiers, Puritans, lnI dlana, George end Martha Washing', ton, all added a color to the scene tt?t wu mm toMmta*.