The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 18, 1938, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 50 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1?38 NUMBER 1
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CAMDEN HOSPITAL NEEDS
ADDITIONAL QUARTERS
\i>vur before In the history of tho
Onuien Hospital lu?s It been dolus
hucli a largo qmouuL of work -and
mostly for charity patients. During
th?- past few weeks evory privute
room, ward and some of tho porches
uml hallways have boon pressed Into
service to accomodate the sick and
this institution Is In need of larger
quarters and unite a large amount of
repairs. A friend of the Institution
has kindly offered to donate the paint
necessary to paint the building, and
others have promised hjelp.
The Chronicle has this week received
the following communication
from the Camden hospital, which
was written after a recent jneeting
of the board of directors of the Institution.
It was directed "To the
Friends of The Camden Hospital";
and The Chronicle hopes and feels
sure that it will meet with a generous
response from the entire citizenry
of Kershaw County:
The Camden Hospital Is a well
organized hospital, with Its investments
in plant, personnel and technl^
cal equipment and extensive range of
service, which must bo. maintained
and kept in good condition to render
efficient service to the people of the
entire county.
New problems constantly arise
which have to be met. We are now
faced with two problems that are
really urgent?painting inside and
outside of the building, and an audition
of a room 16x20 for an obstetrical
department. As to the painting.
Ward C. Belcher, a friend of the
hospital, has kindly offered to give all
necessary puint for the entire job.
These two projects will cost $6,500,
in addition to the value of the paint, j
The hospital can raise about $1,500,
und at least $5;000 more Is needed to
make such improvements. # j
proximately seventy per cent ojf the
patient days are free days, thus mak-j
Ing the Camden Hospital the largest
charitable Institution in Kershaw and
adjoining counties.
"These Improvements are badly
needed and we appeal to friends to|
come to the aid of your hospital to
assist In this great work.
"Those who work In the hospital
make no financial profit and they
should be helped and encouraged to
continue their effects. ,
"Immediate subscriptions to the
needed funds will be greatly appreciated."
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Carolina Cup Race
To Be Broadcast
The Carolina Cup race meet and
particularly the Carolina Cup race
will be put on the air over a. split network
of the National Broadcasting
company on the afternoon of Saturday,
April 2.
The key station will be W. I. S. at
Columbia, with the broadcasting coming
over remote control from atop the
press stand at the Sprlngdale Race
course. Vic Lund, sportcsater of W.
I S., wfll do the lead on the big race
show, while Chris Wood, Jr., National
Broadcasting company turf commentator,
will do the color and describe
the race. The program will go on
the air at 3:30 pj m.
Because of the prominence of the
Carolina Cup classic, It is expected
that many stations of the N, B. C.
nptwork, and particularly those In the
south, will take the broadcast of
Columbia. Jacksonville, Miami, Savannah,
Macon, Atlanta, and other
stations are regarded as probable stations
offering the broadcasts
North of Camden, the station already
listed on the air with the race
will be WSOC at Charlotte.
rhris Wood, Jr., who is to describe
the race, is an expert as a turf com"mutator
and frequently works with
Clom McCarthy In NBC race^ prodrains.
Wood has broadcast the
Br^akness from Plmllco, the Foxher
National cup. steeplochase
and various other feature racefc.
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Sunday, March 20, A. Douglaa McArn,
pastor. Church school at 10 A
m : morning worship with anthem
and sennon st 11:16. A congregational
meeting will ha held after the service
fat (lie election of three additional
deacons. psblic la cordially
lavftafita tM mnttm4MMrWit
Looking To Sports
For Summer Season
The Bureau of Recreation for Camdon
wuh organised at an enthusiastic
mooting hold at Legion Hall Wednesday
evening with tho olection of the
following officers and council members:
Basil Bruce, chairman; Stanly
Babin, vice chairman; Jack Nettles,
treasurer; Frank H. Heath, director
of recreation, and Bluke Zemp, J. C.
lOwing, John Laney and Joe McKaln,
council members.
This council will have control of
all forms of recreation under the direction
of the Recreational Director,
and will pass upon all matters of
rules and regulations, protests and
the like.
The committee named to supervise
the soft ball league program is headed
by Clarkson Rhame and the members
are Beck Russell, J. T. Haynes,
C. W. Birchmore and Hubert Wilson.
The tennis committee will be headed
by Will Nettles, the personnel to
be namod later. The golf cmnmRtee
is headed by Donald Morrison, who
will select hla own committee members.
The soft ball program is to start
the middle of April and will continue
through to the district tournament
which will be held in Camden the latter
part of August. Teams from Kershaw,
Chester, Fairfield, Sumter,
I Chesterfield, Lancaster and Lee counties
will play in'the tournament here
' and the winners of first and second
1 place will go to the state tournament
! at Columbia.
Frank H. Heath, director of recreation,
who was appointed district comI
missioner for the Beven counties, has
'transferred the office to Clarkson
Rhame, stating that his duties as executive
secretary of the Chamber o
giving any time to the detailed work
! Involved by handling the affairs of
! the district. Mr. Heath made it clear
I that the recreational activities can|
not be permitted to infringe on the
i Chamber of Commerce time,
j The meeting discussed the mattoi
I of a suitable ball field in Camden and
lit was officially announced that if
' Camden can get a ball park with a
' level terrain, grass outfield and in1
field, a grandBtand that would accom'modate
from 1.000 to 1,500 people with
club room equipped with lockers,
showers and rubbing tables, the city
stands an excellent chance of securing
~ big league ball club for a twomonths
training period.
Mention was made of the proposed
WPA project near the new Seaboard
station, which calls for a ball park,
iiut the Bureau frowned on this location,
going on record as favoring the
purchase of the property at the county
fair grounds and the building of a
modern baseball plant on that proparty.
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A committee to further this project
was appointed and consists of Dr. T.
B. Bruce, John Vlllepigue, Blake
Zemp, Sheriff J. H. McLeod, Stanley
Llewellyn, Henry Niles, Moultrie
Burns, Reuben Pitts, Sam Karesh, Arthur
Clarke and Hughey Tindal.
Other names will be added to this
committee by Chairman Bruce.
The girl's softball league was represented
at the meeting by Misses
Mary E&len McDowell^ Virginia Gaskin
and Mrs. Morris Myers. A meeting
of the girl's league is to be held
next week at which time captains and
teams will be chosen.
- Chairman Rhame of th*
committee is planning a meeting of
his group next week at which time
plans for the season will be discussed.
Thts meeting will be followed by an
all-player meeting at which there will
be' a discussion of the league program.
The Bureau of Recreation
made it known that the player fee
this year will be *1 and that the protest
fee will be $3.
The men's league will have six or
eight teams. Four teams have already
filed their player lists.
Announcement was made of the appointment
of Mr. Heath to the recreation
advisory council of the state
of South Carolina. ;
Mayor-elect Francis _N. McCorkle
was An interested spectator at the
meeting had when asked to address
the gathering, expressed his approval
of the program and also paid fine tribute
t? the revolts obtained in ltt?
Carolina Cup Races
To Be Run April 2nd
Of till* many thousands of people
who will Journey to Cumden 011 April
' i to witness the Curolina cup races,
it will bo the first time that hundreds
of them guzod upon the historic
SpriiiKdalo race course, the only layout
of Its kind In the world where
spectators gathered In the area opposite
the starting post can gaze over
the vast expanse and sou every Jump.
Tho Sprlngdale course is so vust
thut one could put tne Hlaleah, PimHco
and a half a dozen other nationally
famous race plants Into it uiul
still huve enough room left for several
baseball fields and a golf course
or two.
it wub over the rolling terrain of
this majestic expanse of laud that
the Cherokee Indian warriors raced
their tough little ponieB several hundred
years ago. Later came the early
settlers, who staged their races over
the old Indian race courses, and still
later, during the gay days of Southern
chivalry, the fine horses of the
plantation owners dashed over the
same groensward. And so today,
thanks to the far-sightedness of Ernest
L. Woodaward and Harry D.
Kirkover, two gentlemen from the
Empire state, lovere of fine horses of
the Jump class, have an opportunity
to see the finest steeplechase races lu
America.
For It was Messrs. Kirkover and
Woodward, who, while riding over the
countryside, came to the eminence in
the pine woods which overlooked this
natural racing theater. That was the
day that the Sprlngdale course came
Into formal existence.
The race layout is a rounded oval.
The turf course Is six furlongs, outside
of which Is the brush course of
one mile, and again outside of this
Is the post and rail course of two
miles and over. All of the courses
are one hundred feet wide and of fine
Bermuda grass.
A race day at Springdalo Is likened
to a rare old print of ante-bellum days.
If one could shut their eyes to tho
thousands of motor cars parked in
the designated parking areas, the
modern garb of men, women" and
children, the presence of motion picture
and broadcasting equipment, It
would be a typical before-the-war pic- i
ture. Ten to fifteen thousand people
garbed in the latest of sport wear,
smiling and laughing, pennants flying
from the posts along the course, the
wild cheering as the field sweeps
around the last turn on the home
stretch?all combine to make a picture
never to be forgotten.
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Officials Meet In
Interest of Airport
Steps toward putting the Woodward
Airport In condition to meet with the
requirements of aviation authorities
were taken at a conference held at
the chamber of commerce office Wednesday
afternoon.
The conference, attended by Dexter
Martin, chief of the state aeronautical
commission, Mayor-elect F. N. McCorkle,
J. B. McKain, Jack Nettles,
Charles Shannon, 4th and others, was
given over to a discussion of the Immediate
needs of the airport and the
reorganization of the airport commission,
the latter being urged by Mr.
Martin as being of great necessity.
It Is proposed to securo WPA aid
in filling several low spots of the airport
and in general leveling up the
surface to permit of safe landing of
planes at any point. Later It is proposed
to put in clay runways.
~ Another Shipment of Hoge
The Kershaw County Farmers' Exchange
will ship hogs from the loading
pens at the Seaboard freight depot
on Monday, March 21 beginning
at 1 o'clock. The hogs will be handled
as in previous shipments giving
the farmers the choice of consigning
or selling his hogs. Where hogs are
bought by the Exchange the price
paid will be one* cent under the Richmond
Market. Let
me urge everyone to tell the
people Who have hogs to sell about
this Bhlpment, says W. C. McCarley,
county agent.
Concert At Kirkwood
Philip Felnne and his trio will give
another popular concert in the muBic
room of the Kirkwood hotel Sunday,
evening at 8:15 o'clock. The prografo
win . include the "Peer Gynt Suite,"
a selection from the. ever popular
"Show Boat," and Bard on Silver,
violinist, will play a special arrangement
of the "Girl WRi the Flaxen
Hafe." The public to cordially tavlturged
to come early.
Royal Reveler
Champion Hunter
Hoyul Reveler, ? oheanut sou of
Grip Denis. owned and ridden by Miss
Wllhelmlne S. Kirby. of Camden and
Bedford Hills, N. Y., wa* adjudged the
champion hunter of the I wentyKighth
Camden horse show, held on
the estate of Mrs. Marion Dul'ont
Seott, March 11 and 12.
With Morris Dixon, of Newton
Square, Pa., and Humphrey Finney.
Baltimore, making the awards, this
big, ragged mlddelwelght gnvu seveial
exceptional performances in the
ring and over the outside course to
win from Cornish Hills, a beautiful
|chesnut gelding, owned by Mrs. Kllsworth
Augustus, Willoughby, Ohio,
which was uaincd for reserve honors
Another Kirby entry. Easter Morning,
was also a consistent winner, tukjiii*
?iuOng cth?r events the Owner's
'class. This chesnut geiulr.g, be'n* by I
[Repulse, is a product of the breeding j
' bureau of the Jockey Club and won
|a Siurgis Cup at the National three
years ago.
The Corinthian Huuter event was
won by Hi Bey, a chesnut daughter of
Thunderation, owned by Crispin Oglebay.
Gates Mills, Ohio. Hi Bey is a
product of the Genesee Valloy and a
plenftid mare.
First place In the horsemanship
eventl for children, Judged by Mrs.
Cbipchase Smith, of Aiken, was won
by Tommy Clyburn with Kate Williams
carrying off reserve honors. In
the horsemanship event for younger
children, the blue ribbon was won by
Morris Khrenclou and second place
honors went to Patricia Buckley.
Charlie Robinson, who Judged the
Mule classes, awarded the blue ribbons
in both divisions, single mulos
and pair mules shown in hand, to Joe
Bates. A Bates entry also took second
place for single mules and a pair
entered by Ancrum Boykin, Jr., won
Becond honors for pairs.
Local Flower Show
Was a Great Success
. The flower show held March 9, under
the able supervision of Mrs. Carl
West was a great success. Outstanding
exhibits were the splendid bulbs
and a flower arrangement which consisted
of sprays of cherry blossoms
in a flesh colored bowl on a black
stand. The Judges were Mrs. Leland
Moore, second vice president of
the South Carolina Garden club, Mrs.
I. e. Wingate and Mrs. J. B. Britton,
of Sumter. j
Those who won prizeB are as follows:
Silver cup for artistic arrangement,
Mrs* John Villepigue; best arrangement
in vase under ten Inches, Mrs
John Villepigue; best arrangement In
vase over ten inches, Mrs. Jphn VtUe;
pigue; sweepstake prize for greatest
number of blue ribbons, Miss Ruth
Richards; Laurens Mills Memorial
prize for greatest number of flowers
from one garden, Mrs. J. H. Reese;
most outstanding exhibt, prize given
annually, Mrs. Dacre Bush; best arrangement
in bowl under ten inches,
Mrs; Dacre Bush; best arrangement
in bowl over ten Inches, Mrs. W. L.
Wright; best arrangement of foliage
in brass container, Mrs. John K.
deLoach; best mantel arrangement,
consisting of a pair of vases, Miss
Ethel Yates; Outstanding miniature
bouquet, Mrs. H. Q. Marvin.
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Attending Institute
Columbia, March 14.?Miss Marie
E. Thomas, of Camden, Js among the
twenty-two persons from the southern
part of the country who are studying
at the Institute for Tuberculosis
Workers, which started here on
March .14. The Institute is being given
by Philip P. Jacobs, Ph. D., director
of personnel training and publications
of the National Tuberculosis association,
in cooperation with the University
of South Carolina.
The institute, which will continue
until March 26, Is an intensive study
of modern means and methods of combating
tuberculosis. Several authorities
In the tuberculosis and health
field are among the guest speakers.
Large Crowd At Boxing Bout
One of the largest crowds to witness
a boxing card in Camden In
years, saw an all-colored show at the
Camden high school gymnasium Wednesday
night.
The bouts were productive of ft
great ileal of amusement for the spectators.
While It was far from being
Impressive so far as real fighting is
concerned, some of the boxers were
ready to mix and make a llkt of AUnfortunately
the matching was ouch
that a majority of tire events were
enoottiC,
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Joe Outlaw Seeks j
Another Term'
Additional fuel to tin* tiro under
the political pot, which was stalled
a couple of weeks aito with the announcement
of Sheriff J H Mel.codj
and Auditor ii 10 Sparrow lor re-:
election, is fed this week by an j
nouncement of County Trousurcr C.
Joe Outlaw for (re electh>nv,
Mr. Outlaw was born and reared on1
a farm In Kershaw county and is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H Outlaw
After attending the public schools of
the county in Camden, he graduated
at Draufchon'a business college In 1020
lit the school of accounting and busineas
administration. Later he served
In official office capacities with J.
I). Bridget's corporation, Kershaw Motor
Company, Southern Caving Construction
company and the First National
Bank of Brooksvllle, Florida,
Bervtng as assistant trust officer for
that institution. Front iboa ro xrov,
he was employed as bookkeeper for
Catnden business concerns.
Mr. Outlaw was elected county
treasurer In the primary of .1934 und
has discharged his duties in a most
satisfactory manner. He was highly
complimented for his efficiency In the
report of the recent audit of the
county's affairs.
His consideration has won for him
many friends over the county. He Is
Just rounding out his first term and
is seeking reelection to a second
term.
Seal Sale Starts
First Day Of April
The Easter CC Seal campaign for
funds for crippled children in South
Carolina will be hold April 1 through
April 17, closing on Easter Sunday.
The Crippled Children's society treats
and educates crippled youngsters, of
whom there are about 6,000 In South
Carolina and about 96 crippled children
in Kershaw chaptor area.
Children with club feet, crooked
bodies and paralyzed limbs are being
helped to a "Better Lite." Health, happiness
and an opportunity to earn a
living are the objects of the forty
chapters in the Crippled Children's
society of South Carolina.
The Easter Crippled Children's
Seals are available at one dollar a
page. Donors of five dollars or more
are given an "Easter CC Scroll," suitable
for framing. Clubs, classes,
lodges and other organizations are especially
invited to purchase "Baster
CC Scrolls." Checks should be made
payable to F. N. McCorkle, treasurer,
or to A. Sam Karesh.
TJhe officers Of the Kershaw chapter
for 1938, recently selected, are:
Sam Karesh, chairman; Miss Faith
deLoach, secretary) F. N. McCorkle,
treasurer; Frank H. Heath publicity
chairman; Mrs. Margaret C. May field,
child welfare chairman and John K.
deLoach, survey chairman.
Campaign committee: C. O. Kornegay.
Rotary; Rev. Bryce Herbert,
Tuesday Luncheon club; J. H. McLeod,
Red Fez club; Mfss Virginia
Halle, Junior Welfare League.
Fire Destroyed Polo
Stables on Monday
Fire of a mysterious origin destroyed
the stables at the number two polo
field Monday afternoon. Four ponies
belonging to Coach Dick Floyd of the
Camden polo club were taken from
the burning building by attendants
from the Marlon Scott stables.
According to Coach Floyd, he had
left the stable only a short time before
the Are was discovered, driving
uptown with hie stable attendant and
Intending to return Immediately. Attendants
at tl)A Scott stable saw the
smoke pouring from the polo field
buildings and hurried over to remove
the four ponies.
According to Floyd, Captain Selway
had been keeping his horses in this
stable, removing them to another stable
during the day. Had t the . fire
ata'rted during the night all of the
ponies would have been burned.
Coach Fldyd stated that he valued
the ponies quartered in the stables
at over a thousand-dollars each.
The Camden fire department wa?
summoned by a telephone alarm and
made a- quick run to the blaze, but
lack of w^ter facilities made it im
possible for them to do anything tc
halt the fire.
Corps n I no To Preach At Bethewy
Dr. J. 8. Corpening will preach. ai
Bethany Baptist church on Sunday
i morning, March 10, at 11 o'clock. The
public Is cordially Invited to attend
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Early Morning Fire
Destroys Residence
Kiif, bulloved to huvo started front
defective wiring ho dumaged tho
homo of Mr, and Mrs. K. K. Chewning,
Sr., on l.yitleton street at an
early hour Sunday morning thul there
will bo little salvage to either dwelling
or contents.
Members of the family, awakened
to dud the building tn flames, escaped
clad only in night garments. That
they wnot trapped by the rapidly
spreading blase and burned to death
Is considered a miracle.
The lire was discovered by Mrs.
K. K. Chewning,.Sr., who was awakenened
shortly before 3 o'clock by hearing
a noise. She opened tho door
leading front her bedroom into a hail
and discovered flamos. She uwakened
the other members of the household
but the tire spread with Buch
rapidity that none were able to
age any oetongings outside of a few
garments hastily gathered up as they
fled to safety.
Qeorge Chewning, who with hia
wife and three children reside in one
part of the home, carried the children
out, also assisting his wife and mother
from the house. His father .trying
to gather up some belongings was
trapped by the spread of flames in the
hall and had to make his escape
through a bedroom window. He injured
hJs leg in so doing.
The flames had gained such headway
when the fire department arrived
that it was impossible to remove
any of the household effects. The
firemen made a brave fight to save
the building, but fire scarred practically
the entire interior. What was not
burned or Bcarred was ruined by water.
The members of the Chewning family
took refuge in tho yard back of
the house until neighbors opened
their homeB to them. The little children,
George Emmett, 4, Jane Alice,
2 1-2, and Helen, 8 months, watched
the fire in amazement and awe after
they had been carried from the duelling.
R. E. Chewning, Sr., statos that insuranco
on the house aggregated $2^
400 and on the contents, but |1,000.
Sunday noon, some shiall boys who
were peering through the flre-swept
home, found that a clock In the living
room was still maintaining an accurate
record of time.
R. H. Chewning and his son are
building contractors and the fire destroyed
some expensive Instruments
and recordB, and also a typewriter.
A new electric refrigerator fast purchased
was also ruined by the heat.
Series Of Clinics
At State Park
Kershaw county is to have msartew
of X-ray clinics at State Park on Saturday
to give a foiiow-up examination
to school children who have been Xrayed
within the last three years and
to give a first examination to those
who have recently been found to have
a positive tuberculin teat. '
These X-ray clinics are being nr>" .
ranged for by the Kershaw Connty*'
Tuberculosis association, cooperating
with the county health department.
Such clinics are In accordance with
methods being stressed by Dr. Philip
P. Jacobs from the National Tuberculosis
association throughout the institute
that is being held In Columbia
for tuberculosis workers in South Carolina
and neighboring states. Dr. Jacobs
la urging that more attention
be paid to tuberculin tasting and examination
of pre-school children.
Mlse. Marie Thomas, nurse-executive
of the Kershaw County Tuberculosis
association la attending Dr. Inekf
institute. u*
* UU< i. in in
First Baptist Church 8ervioe?
The following services are auAQ.pnced
for the week beginning March 20,
at the First Baptist church: Btmdar
school at 10 o'clock, with V. J. Rector,
superintendent, in charge.' Pubi
He worship conducted by the pastor,
i J. B. Canton, at 11:15 a. m. and 8:00
p. m. Morning subject: "The Storms ^
of Life." Evening subject, "Have We i
The Right to Happiness?" B. T. U.
Sunday evening at 8:46. Prayeri
meeting Wednesday evening at 8:00.
[ The public is cordially Invited to. at:
tend all services of this church*
Vote Nearly Unanimous
The total vote cast in Kershaw
county Saturday in the matter of crop
control was 8,807 for
t uajif lirp mn-i la the eoonty
r_ gave unanimous returns for crop eon>
trol, while the forty vetee east to the
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