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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.'
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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.
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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
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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
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| 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.
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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*