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[ SEE CAMDEN AND NEWBERRY PLAY UNDER LIGHTS AT ZEMP FIELD HERE TONIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK V? l The Camden chronicle VOLUME 49 CAMPEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1937 NUMBER 34 plan Celebration Opening NeW f)epot VS'Iumi the first passenger train pulls Wo the new Seaboard Air Lino paBHtatlou here* 11 wln Cttrry a wg delegation of Camden business profeaslonat men as well as win; jer residents. k Th!w big group will board the train L (ht, present old station of the rail'Mid and roll along the rails to the Btntlon, where there will be certaionles incident to the formal openlag of this fine new structure, Just complied. Plants for the opening of the new lUtlon are being worked out by the Chamber of Commerce, thiB organization taking charge upon the request C. K. Bell, of Norfolk, passenger traffic manager of the road. Tho idea for a ceremony of some character to celebrate the stopping of the first train, the sale of tfce first ticket and the like, was broached to j I. Carter, district passenger agent it Columbia last week and Mr. Car ter was enthusiastic over the suggesItlon. Wednesday, in a letter to the Camden secretary, he stated that he had communicated with Mr. Bell, who requests the Chamber to make all ar range ments necessary but not to fix liny dale. The date will be announc|ed later by the Seaboard officials. I The Chamber of Commerce will in rite the Rotary Club, Exchange Club, city officials, garden club officials, |Chanilier of Commerce directors, bus inesa men and interested citizens who desire to make the dedication trip | and take part in the program. I The program has not been planned is yet. but tentative plans call for addresses by Mayor J. H. Osborne tad others. I The handsome colonial design pasliengei station is rapidly nearing commiction and all" work will have been talBhed in about a week. The curvItug highway from the Number One Ulhway to the station concourse is king graded and leveled up and later tiH be paved. The station, with the l?g- umbrdki - shelter -extending eev- j enl hundred feet each way along the Wrick, is one of the most attractive on Whe Seaboard system. Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., former nayor and civic leader of Camden for years has been requested by the Chamber of Commerce to take over the chairmanship of the "first train day" at the new station. Mr. Kenue iy has been active in furthering the Interests of Camden in the matter of the new depot and the Chamber feels that the honor of heading the dedicatory group should be his. FORMER PASTOR DOES GOOD WORK IN LOWER 8TATE TOWN The following from the Allendale japer will be read with Interest by Dr. Wimberly's friends in Camden, r. Wimberly is a former pastor of Ike Lyttleton Street Methodist church b Camden: "Less than two years ago, Dr. C. If. Wimberly came to Allendale as the Bpttor of the Swallow - Saviannah Aurch. During that time his accomBfahmenu in the way of .improveBients, have been remarkable. "Both ihe church and parsonage jw* badly in need of repairs and atBation The pulpit of the church u uncarpeted and the cushions ere faded and unsightly. Now, the klre pulpit and altar are covered tth beautiful carpets. The choir 'font is adorned with velvet curtains Bb match and has been made some B? or twelve inches higher with A rod for the hangings, laying back in the dust, unused, a fine old Estey vocallon with *? banks of keyB and foot pedals, hndom-d Now, through th6 work ^toe pastor, the instrument has been Apletely reconditioned, equipped Bjto electric motor and blower and & volume which meets fully the of a pipe organ. The lnstru Qt is now valued at |1,500 by those bave inspected it. ** addition, the church grounds he wonderfully Improved by Planting and cultivating of shrub^^y and a smooth lawn. In this th?- pastor was ably assisted fXrs o w. Whelchel," who has toe ifftdiog spirit In the grounds Pavement. The Internal and exappearance of the church has m? totproved one hundred per cent. ^? Parsonage, one of the oldest Pj* to town, was the ^world's M ??e person put it. It had EJ*? ^paired for eome time, jjgf J P* **4 had a bathroom built ofm1 P^juhlon. one week after the "^ last fan. Dr. Wlnbtiiy ^ KW > |Vj iTm t |? ill fro.' - - ? and his wife moved Into one of the most commodious and convenient homes In Allendale. Completely remodeled, the parsonage now has two b^ths, two sleeping porches, modern kitchen and double floors. Outside and in It bears no rosembfence to the old structure. In the yard, there was not a single sprig of greenery. Now, the lawn has been well-sodded, adorned with flowering shrubbery In front of thb house and on the two sides. There is a terrace In the 'front and side, adding to the beauty of the premises. It was a monumental fact, the successful completion of this fine home, due solely to the energy and determination of the pastor. A. less courageous man could not have - completed the job. The Methodists' and the community < of Allendale as a whole, owe i debt of gratitude to Dr. Wtmberty for his tireless efforts and leadership In-repairing these properties. v 63*3 . - .. . ?* " * Hobkirk Inn Opens j on November 20th.1 I The Hobkirk Inn, one of the stwtely and aristocratic hostelries of Cumden will open for its fifty-fifth soasou on November 20, according to un announcement made today by Manager Arthur C. Slado. Altho one of the oldest resort hotels in the middle south the Hobkirk has kept abreast of the tiipes la improvements and modern conveniences ?the management at all times boing mindful of the comfort of the many guests that yearly spend the winter season there. It Is the purpose of the Inn to maintain the same home-like, cordial atmosphere and offer the same excellent cuisine that has been traditional at the Hobkirk for the past twentyseven years under the guidance of the late Harry G. Marvin. The Inn has an interesting back; li was vris'inu'uy known as "Plneftat," and was the home of Colonel William M. Shannon who died in 18X0. It was opened as a hotel by Captain Frank W. Kldrldge and was' called the Hobkirk Inn, after the Revolutionary battle of Hobkirk Hill. The I Inn which has been enlarged from time to time can now accommodate over a hundred guests in the main j house and seven cottages. Adjustment Made j As To Auto Award I The Merchants Bureau of Camden wish to announce that at a meeting j held Tuesday morning at Legion hall j the matter of a recent gift of an auto j in the retail sales program of the Bu-I reau was adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned. In fairness to Henry Savage, Jr., ; the Bureau wishes to inform the pub-, lie that Mr. Savage offered to return the-auto In question If the Bureau' would arrange for another public | award. It Is only fair to state that1 members of the Bureau confirmed the 1 gift of the car to Mr; Savage-cm-thtrr Friday following the award. Mrs. Smith has beetl presented withj a check for $250 as her share of thej award and Mr. Savage has magnani-, mously subscribed $250 to the Bureau to Bave It suffering any loss growing out of a mixup that was unfortunate; to an extreme. Plans of the Bureau for the carry-, lug on of the sales program in thej manner as previously advertised were arranged for at the meeting Tuesday. A Plymouth car will be given away on December 15. First Baptist Church Service? The following services are announC-, ed for week beginning November 7,, at the First Baptist church: Sunday ^ school at 10 a. m. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston.j at 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "Essentials of Education." Evening subject: "The Tragedy of Neglect." B. T. U. Sunday evening at 6:30. Prayer meeting -Wednesday evening at 7:30. The public is cordially Invited to attend all these services. Singing Convention To Meet The Kershaw County Singing convention will meet at Thornhill Baptist church Sunday, November 7, at 2:30 p. m. This church Is located six miles west of Wostville. All choirs and quartets are invited to come. This Invitation Is extended to the public. We are expecting singers from several counties to be with us. Come out and enjoy yourself.?E. R. Hunter, secretary. Increased Use of Woodward Airport J hit reused use of the Wood ward alr| pori by h!ili?M from South Carolina, North Carolina and oilier states has been in evidence during the past week. 1 he publicity broadcast by the Cuiuden News Service relative to the airport being In commission and prepared to service ships, has acquainted the dyers with the situation, und as a result the airport is being visited dully by "foreign craft." As evidence of the growing popularity of the airport there were ten ships quartered In the hanger Wednesday night of last week, and on an average of five on the other nights. Karly this week three shlpfi belonging to Charlotte flyers stopped at the airport and the occupants, some eight in number, spent the night at the Hotel Camden. One ship carried Dr, F. M. Uoldrldge, affiliated with the Duke Power Company, aud president of the Carolina Aero Club; another was piloted by Robert Bryant of Rock Hill, who for several years hold the long distance record for light planes, and Mrs. F. Patterson, wife of the head of the Ford company in the South, and an ardent air enthusiast. Dr. Boldridge was returning from a hunting trip in the southern part of the state and exhibited a largo bobcat as one of his trophies. Sheriff Could Not Bring Man Back Sustaining a writ of habeas corpus by an Oklahoma judge prevented the return to Camden of William Gordon Hickok, an Oklahoma City attor-j ney, to face a charge of grand lareeny here. And to all appearances this closes the chapter on the alleged "flimflam' game perpetrated on James A. Sanders, proprietor of a tourist camp on U. S. highway No. 1, south of Cam* den by Hickok. .. Sanders, who resides near Blaney, is alleged to have paid Hickok some $2,800 in a "flim-flam" game. Sheriff J. H. MoLeod, of Kershaw county, went to Oklahoma City armed with a request from the governor of South Carolina to the Oklahoma governor for the extradition of Hickok to this state to face a charge of grand larceny. The Oklahoma executive granted the writ of extradition but Hickok obtained u writ of hubeas corpus and after a hearing, was released from custody. Sheriff McLeod does not think much of Oklahoma Justice as he was kept in that state from Tuesday to Thursday awaiting Hlckok's hearing. As a result of his delay in Oklahoma the sheiff missed his first term of court during his long tenure of office. But as the court was short-lived there was no inconvenience to the court officials. In this connection in regard to a short term of a day and a half of criminal court, the records show that not a murder had been committed in Kershaw county between the dates of October 31, 1936, and October 31, 1937. Whether this is due to the efficient patrol system of the county and state ? that Is problematical? but it must have something to do with the moral welfare of our county. Anyway we give them due credit for their part in maintaining law and order in the county. We have a fine set of officers In this city and county. Bank* To Close Thursday The banks In C&mden will observe November 11, Armistice Day, The First National Bank of Camden The Commercial Bank of Camden PUREBRED HOQ SALE AT FAIR GROUND8, 8UMTER An auction sale of. purebred hogs will be held In Sumter on Friday, November 6. This sale will bo held at the Fair grounds and will begin promptly at 10:fr0 o'clock that morning. Purebred boars and gilta from weaning age up to large enough to breed will be offered in this sale. Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire and Poland China breeds will be represented. The statement has often* been said that the aire Is half the herd, as a matter of fact a good bar of known breed is more than half the herd aa he Is more prepotent than the average sow in the herd. This sale will give the hog men In this section an opportunity to bay a pnrsbied boar or add a few pnrebred gOte to hta^etd, says W. C. McCarfey, Oounty Agent - ^ ' - Informal Opening Of The Court Inn Tin- Informal opening of the Court Inn', scheduled for Armistice night, Thus sduy, November 11, will be attended by a big crowd of Camden folks, according to present indications. \Tho affair is to be in the nature of a dinner dance with guesta sitting down at the tables at 7:30 o'clock.] Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock and continue until midnight, music to be provided by Muestro Klihu's Palmetto Tufcesters. City and county officials, Chamber of Commerce officials and directors have beon extended invitations to the affair, while several hundred more guests are expected to take advantage of the general invitation to the public to attend and enjoy the festivities. Attention is called to the fact that the dinner dance i? to he lutonuei In every sense of the word, which means that dinner < Jackets for men and formal evening wear for the ladies will I be distinctly "out." An effort is being made , to secure the services of Malcolm \lnsworth, manager of tho southern division of the United States Chamber of Commerce, with headquarters at Atlanta to be present and address the group. Mr. Ainsworth Is to be in Columbia on the following day to preside at tho organization meeting of the South Carolina Commercial Secretaries association and it is believed that he can be persuaded to come to Camden on the evening of the lltli and be tho speaker at the Court Inn gathering. New Bridge Over Wateree River Reports from Columbia indicate that the present narrow ant^ unsafe J bridge over the Wateree river west of Camden will be replaced by a mod-1 ern structure within the next two1 I years. Recently Senator S. F. Braslngton, Camden and Kershaw county officials and Camden business men to Columbia and appeared before the state higlevay commission to make an appeal for a new bridge. Senator Braslngton stated after the meeting 'that the commission was very courteous in listening to the arguments submitted in regard to the suggested new bridge and later instructed the state highway engineer to make an investigation and an estimate of the probable cost of a new and safe structure over the river. "I have every confidence that when the. engineer makes his report at the next meeting of the state highway commission that the bridge project will be placed on the two year building program," said the senator. If this new span is built it will mean that a most important highway through the state from Cheraw to Augusta will be without a single ancient bridge. The big bridge which has been under course of construction over the Pee Dee river near Cheraw is rapidly nearing completion. , Boy Scout Program Planned For County Last Wednesday Scout Executive William E. Czarnitski, accompanied by Field Scout Executive James R. Gibson were in the city contacting members of the Kershaw District committee getting ready for the actual operation of the Boy Scout program in the county. Mr. Czarnitski introduced Mr. Gibson to all those Interested In scouting, and acquainted him with all of the problems that are to be solved In the promotion of the Boy Scout program. With the funds practically raised with which to finance this project, the outlook for scouting in Kershaw county is most favorable. At present the objective of the district committee is to organize at least five troops in add aronnd Camden, also to take under lta supervision those troops already exisiting in the county. There is a possibility that two or three more troops will be organized in the outlying towns and communities. With Kershaw county now a definitely organized district participating in the program of the Boy Scout# of America, supervised by the central South Carolina council, nothing bul the beat of results are being antici pate* ^ fin cans are only about two pm cent tfeM -- * > - - | Camden To Play j Newberry Tonight 'Phono precision built Bulldogs will face their eighth hurdle ut Zeinp Held I tonlKbt when hii alert and reputedly speedy Newberry high eleven appears here In a night grid game. With seven wins back of them and two more games remaining on the | schedule as It now registers on the' | books, the Camden boys are eager to .complete the niue game series with, I their record of wins intact and free, from blemish. The dope sheet gives Camden an edge in the gumo with Newberry and also with Florence the following week, but^ as wo have repeatedly pointed out in past articles along the sport line, the dopo lias been all wet bo to speak this year and upsets huvo been occurring with such frequency that it hus given a inujority of the r -T" * Wriiars a avrv'tc hvitc'facliu ami I also caused them to ponder on their ability as prognosticates. However, despite the upsets, we ure still sitting tight on our prediction j .of Canulen to win. As to the margin* of victory in each game?that we de-1 .dine to venture any guess, because' .we do not know a thing regarding the! | football prowess of these other two! teams. j Not only did Camden score a fine 123 to 0 victory over an nggressive' tiuid lino team from Chester last Fri-' 1 day but the fans also hung up n re!cord in attendance, tho approximate-! j 1 y 3,000 bootball bugs in Zemp field I being Just the biggest ever assembled ! I within the ureu at any time. And as the game Friday night may jbe the J^ist home game of the season! I for the Bulldogs, it looks to us that! it is up to tho fans to show their ap- ' preciation of the class of footbnll 1 dished up this eea&On by the Camden! [lads, to turn out again in vast num-1 , bers. j I As usual The Chronicle will carry i a full story on this game next week. MAYOR'8 PROCLAMATION .our community to demonstrate its! (concern for maintaining a very necessary part of our civic welfare pro-1 gram?the work maintained by the1 Kershaw County Chapter of the Ara-| erican Red Cross. It is not necessary for me to re-1 mind citizens of our community that, the work of the Red Cross 1b a vital] contribution to our community wel-! {fare. We havo all seen, during the; past. year, how effective Red Cross j work is, both from the standpoint of; tho year-round program and tht^t done! during the times of great national' emergency. Perhaps never before has the work of this great national I agency been so universally endorsed i as in this year during the gigantic re-1 lief operations in the devastating floods in the Ohio and Mississippi val-1 leys. It wgs a great work, done in an efficient manner, and truly deserves our most sincere commendation. Our community. I am pleased to say, carried Its full share of the responsibility for making thlB great relief work possible, through contributions of our citizens. The annual Roll Call of the Red Cross, through which such fine work is supported, Ib from November 11 to Thanksgiving Day. Memberships enrolled during that time will support the work for the year ahead of us. The ?Red Cross asks little from tho community, yet contributes much to the general welfare of our people. It gives me great pleasure, as the Mayof of Camden, to set aside the designated period as the time when all members will be asked to renew their memberships and those who have not enrolled before are urged to add their names to the ranks of Red Cross members in our community. J. H. Osborne Escaped Florence Prisoner Caught Florence. Oct. 30.?Officers will leave here tomorrow for New Braunfels, Tex., armed with extradition pa 1 pers to return J. V. Bair, escaped Florence cotjnty prisoner. Sheriff W. R. Wall was advised yes terday of Balr's capture In Texas , Bair and two other prisoners, H > Workman and J. A. Russell, escapet from the county Jail here early in th< I month. t.\. ; l Workman was recaptured the nex . day in Columbia, but Rubeell la stil j at large. *-r Bair was serving a ten year aei r tence for participation in a bank rol bery at Bloree. ' - 4 '"v?: _T~ . . -v < =- ^ -4 ?^ j Jn V - ;--*T ; 1-?? ** m JBMIK r - " ti i")i ~ itt*Ti Planning Sale of Christmas Seals Tlx- annual meeting of the Kershaw County Tuberculosis Association whh attended by Interested eltlseqH from several rural sections a? well n^t by a goodly number llvlug In Camdonv Dr. John W Corbett was made honorary president. Other officers elected are Hev A. I). Mi Arn, president, Mrs. A. C McKaln. first vice president; Dr. A. NV. Humphries, second vice president; Mrs. W J May held, third vice president; Mrs. E. C. Stout, secretary and H. O. Garrison, treasurer. These persons, together with Mrs. \V. A. Hoykln, Mrs. Mattie West, Mrs. Fred Culvern, J. C. Foster, Mrs. J. T. Clottys and Charles Cunningham, will constitute the board of directors for this tlacal year. Plans for the 15137 sale of Christmas Seals are well under way. Since tnere has been an Increase in the number tn deaths from tuberculosis in Kershaw county during the first ten months of the year, it is essential that every one cooperate to make the seal sale larger than ever beforo. The goal 1h set for above $2,000 which will be about six cents per capita. Kershaw county is not alone In recording more deaths from tuberculosis in recent months. Dr. Kendall Emerson. managing- director of the National Tuberculosis Association has recently released information showing that for 1936 there was an upward trend in the death rate from tuberculosis throughout the country as a whole. The fact that South Carolina Is one of the states having only a small upward swing should stimulate tlris community not only to keep the Increase from being greater but to reduce the incidence of doathB from this cause to a level lower than it has ever been. Buying Christmas Seals and Bonds will holp provide funds with which to accomplish this end. Tuberculosis can bo prevented. Tuberculosis can bo cured if diagnosed early. The 1937 Chlrstmas Seal Sule begins November 26. Buy and use ChrlBtmas Seals! I : Three Robbers Are Caught in Columbia Columbia, Nov. 3.?Ideut. Deo Jenkins, identification officer of the State Highway patrol, said today that three men captured here last night were "wanted for from 15 to 18 safecracking Jobs." Jenkins said the men gave their names at J. E. Mersh, 54; Allen Hill, 68; and George Mandell, 32. He said he believed the names were aliases and he was taking steps to establish their real Identity. The men were arrested In a local hotel between 11 and 12 p. m., by city, 1 federal and state officer?. Jenkins 'said they were unarmed and offered no resistance. \ The three men, Jenkins said, had rooms In both of the leading Columbia hotels, apparently to confuse efforts to trace their activities. Three revolvers were found in their luggage, Jenkins said, and "complete safecracking equipment" was found In their automobile. Jenkins said the men carried a "cutting torch, capable of opening any safe in the country." Jenkins was In communication with Emmett A. Bvans, chief of the Chi- cago bureau of identification, to establish the Identity at the men. "I know he Is In position to furnish a complete criminal history of Mersh and Hill," Jenkins said. "We know these men have traveled from Illinois to South Carolina two or three times in the last month or so. We are reasonably sure there Is a series of . crimes in their wake, which were no donbt pulled with the same equipment seised here last night," Jenkins said. He said he had been "advised by officers from without the state that these men are wanted for from 15 to 18 Jobs," and that he was investigating the possibility that they were connected with the 15,500 robbery of the | Bank of Sharon Monday night. 1. Following the arrests the men underwent all night Questioning at the Columbia police headquarters. Wsteree Baptist Church I Services announced for next Lord's- ~b day are as follows: 8unday school at 10 su m., with J. C. Ewing, superint tendent in charge. The regula^^S H preaching service Is at 7 p. as. each I Sunday evening. The subjact wilV ha l-1 for the coming Lord's day. "My Doty jg >. I To The Cbnrch." ?B. J. Mcltef, pea*