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The Camden Chronicle } VOLUME 80 . CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1938 NUMBER 7 Two Clubs Formed I at Democratic Meet At a meeting of the Camden Democratic Club held Saturday it waa decided unanimously to divide the club ^(0 Camden Club No. 1, and Camdeu Club No. 2. Club No. 1 will be composed of Wards 1, 2 and 3 and Club No. 2 wll l>o composed of WardB 4, 5 and 6. Due to the sUe of the old club, it being one of the largest In the atate, It was too much of an undertaking to try to vote all in one place, and the formation of two clubs will greatly expedite the voting and counting of ballots after the close of the polls. Both clubs met at the Court House Monday night and the following offioers and delegates were named: J. K Mil^eod, president; L. L. Wallnau, and J. C. Qillis, vice presidents; J. M. Dunlap, secretary, and A. Sam Katesh. executive committeeman. The enrollment committee consists 0f n. J. Sheheen, John W, Wilson, Mrs. Frank Mayer, Jack Nettles, Q. A. creed, Mrs. C. G. Kornegay, Wylio Sheorn, Mrs. M. M. Reasonover and Bill Owens. Delegates and alternates to the county convention to be held at the court house, Monday, May 2, will be as follows: J. H. McLeod, Q. C. Welsh, N. J. Sheheen, H. C. Hudson, W. C HrnrKAT-Minl>'. w C. Williams, Ernest Frtetag, Olyn Waters, Henry Savage, Jr.,, John W. Wilson, C. O., Stogner. J. R. Montgomery, L. L. Wallnau. Marlon Baxley, A. S. Ka-' resh, J. T. Haynes, W. C. Perry, W. F. Russell, J. S. Tldwell, H. E. Graham, Y. D. McLeod, J. M. Dunlap, Jack Nettles, J. K. deLoach. Camden Club No. 2. Camden Club No. 2, named Thomas Antrum, as president; R. M. Kennedy, Jr., C. J. Shannon, 4th, vice pres-i I idents; A. W. Humphries, secretary I and treasurer. The enrollment Com-j I mittee consists of W. F. Nettles, Jr., 9 Mrs. Boy kin Rhame, Mrs. Janle Wll-J I liford. J E. McKaln, Miss Mary Em?j I ma Hough, Charles R. Villepigue. W.| I T. Redfearn was named as executive I committeeman. I The following?delegates-and--alterI nates to the county convention were I named: Thomas Ancrum, W, T. Red-, I fearn. C. J. Shannon, 4th.f A. W. j I Humphries, M. M. Johnson, R. M. I Kennedy, Jr., M. L. Smith, W. L. DeI Pass, Jr., C. Joe Outlaw, Grover C. I Rush, T. K. Trotter, Oliver Rice, Fred I Ogburn, B. E. Sparrow, W. F. NetB ties, X. C. Arnett, C. M. Hough, I Hug hey Tindal, J. H. Clyburn, Charlie I Villepigue, Boykin Rhame, Moultrie I Burns, D. J. Creed, B, P. DeLoache, I A M. McLeod, J. E. McKaln. Each club passed resolutions of I regret at absence of T. K. Trotter, 9 past president, and wishing him a 9 speedy recovery from his Illness. All voters residing south. of Cam9 den will be allowed to enroll on the 9 club book of Club No. 1, and all vo9 ters residing north of Camden will 9 enroll on book of Club No. 2. fl REPORT of winners in COUNTY 8PELL1NG CONTEST On Thursday afternoon, April 21, at I the Camden City schools a spelling 9 contest was held for high school and I grammar school pupils of Kershaw 9 county. High school winners were 9 follows: First, Richard Poolo, I Pilanov high school; second, Ruth McI Iroi.nlfl. Baron DeKalb high school. 9 Th- winners of the grammar school I >oio.WPre; First, Elaine OalloI *?>'. Antioch school; second, Sara 9 '?ccd i,. Bethune grammar school. I The winners of the contests will go 9 ^Vnuhrop college on June 15, to 9 par;' ipate in the state contest. Mi- ? Ruth McDonald, of the Baron I 1"-K;d high school, who was second I high school spelling contest, I .,;-o one of the winners In the I Eng::.-}; contest for tho Afth district, I ar,d A h> participate In the Anal conI Jests ( , nducted by the South Carolina I .Si hool league: Miss Ruby PaulI ine Young, of the same school, was I winner in the Biology contest and will -9 Aixo participate ln_the Ana| contest. '* will be Interesting to note that Richard Poole, Blaney, who won Arst 9 Place ;n the high school spelling con 'est' represented Kershaw county at 9 ^liithrop college In 1936, from the 9 Elementary grades, hi 9 To Hold Mestlng I "Ehc annual meeting of the I>ander I Alumnae association will be h!'d Al>rn 30, at 1,16 co,,ege- ThG I "Wincss session will follow -the lunchJ . which will be at 2 o'clock p. m. V r>ay exercises will be bold later 9 Afternoon. Accommodations to I college for the night wll! he arfor those who let the coUob* before that time. Dealers Donated To Garden Project Prominent dealers in fertilizers and seeds donated generously to the ap peal of the school Maiden project, sponsored by Mrs. Kathleeu Watts, county superintendent of schools and supervized by Mrs. Dora K. Harnett, WPA project director. The Southern Cotton Oil Mill of this city donated five bags of 7-5-5 fertilizer; the Virginia-Carolina Chemical corporation of Columbia, five bags of the same; the Barrett company of Columbia, one bag of nitrate ol soda; the Potash company of Atlanta, atx 100-pound sacks of potash; the Hastings Seed company, an assortment of seed packages for each garden; and the Good Duck Gardens of Paradise, Penn., an assortment of seeds. The garden project group also feel indebted to Ixnils Guton, who permitted the picking of a big quantity of asparagus in his acreage; to John I Talbert and John Nettles for the loan I of mules for plowing purposes; to the Rotary club for financial aid given and to l)r. A. H. Ehrqnelou for the use of land for garden purposes. This year there have been twelve gardens In operation, they being located in all sections of the county, one being In this city. All kinds of produce Is grown in the gardens and thus in turn is canned and turned over to the schools for luncheon purposes. Several of the garden centers do their own canning, but those not having the canning facilities have th 1 b phase of the operations taken care of at a central canning unit. This year there have been live white and five colored garden groups. Next year Mrs. Harnett hopes to have seven white and six colored. FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY AT JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL i A flag-raising ceremony was held at the Jackson High School Friday morning at 11 o'clock, when a beautiful flag, presented to the school by James Gamble, Sr., and his wife and E. H. Myers, was dedicated with appropriate exercises. With P. B. Mdodana as master of ceremonies the program opened with the singing of "America" by the pupils of the school. Rev. W. T. Nelson gave a scripture reading and Rev. R. F. Freeman led in prayer. Then came the singing of a spiritual, "We Are Climbing Jacob's^ Ladder," and was followed by a devotional message by Rev. J. W. Boykin. A. M. Ransom gave a reading "The History of the Flag" after which the flag was raised by Boy Scouts as the pupils sang "The Star Spangled Banner. There were a number of speakers listed on the program: Messrs. C. H. Yates, chairman of the board of trustees; J. G. Richards, Jr., superintendent of schools; W. ft. 2einp, A. S. Llewellyn, F. H. Heath and R. M. Kennedy, Jr. The sponsors of the dedication were members of the athletic committee?S. B. Payton, K. C. Powell, E. H. Myers, E. M. Winningham, M. E. English and A. M. Ransom. FAMILY 18 IN SORE NEED; RED CROSS TO AS9I8T FAMILY The local chapter of the Red Cross is endeavoring to meet the need of a family in the neighborhod of Camden in sore circumstances. The family consists of a mother and three children. The Red Cross and the Depaitment of Public Welfare are trying to assist this family get on their feet Articles needed are two beds, mattresses, chairs, table, a h^U^tm-stove and kitchen utensils and any articles necessa/y to housekeeping. Won t you look around your home and see1 if you have any such articles which you may have discarded and give them for this family? Such articles as you may have to give will bo called for If you will telephone Miss Sarah Crawford at telephone 310 or Mrs. Will Salmond at 196. Your assistance In this matter will be appreciated ? Oliver A, R4c*r chairman. Kershaw County Chapter American Red Cross. Kershaw County 8inging Convention The Kershaw County Singing Convention will meet Sunday, May 1, at Oakrldge Baptist church at 2:30 p. m. All choirs and quartettes are invited to attend. This church is located six miles east of Kershaw. Everyone Is welcomed.?L.F^ Baker, President. Bethesd* Preebyterlsn Church Sunday, May 1, A. Douglas McArm pastor. Church school at 10 a. m. Morning worship at 11:15 a. m. The Lord's Supper will be observed at this service. The public Is cordially inrlted to all services In this church. Mi "/ . Dr. J. W. A. Sanders Dies At Lugoff Home Funeral services for Dr. J. W. A. Sunders, 61, of Lugoff, who died early Friday morning at the Camden hospital, were conducted at 11 o'clock Saturday morning from Ixmgtown Presbyterian church. Interment was In the church cemetery. Doctor Sanders had been In declining health for soiue time. He Is survived by his widow. Mrs. Lulu Moore Sanders; one son, William Lee Sanders; one sister, Mrs. H. A. Habon, all of Lugoff; his father, J. J. Sanders, of Hldgeway; and two grandchildren, Joanna and Hilly Sandeiu. Although a native of Chester county, Doctor Sanders had lived In Lugoff for 48 years and had practiced there for the last 33 years. His piemedical training was received at Davidson college, and he was graduated from the Medical college at Richmond, Va. He was a member of the Shi liters. Members of the Kershaw County! Medical society served as honorary j pallbearers. City Council Reelects All City Employees All city employees were continued in their respective offices at a meeting of the new city council Thursday afternoon. George F. Cooley remains in charge of the police department as chlof; Alva Rush as traffic officer; L. E. IJarnes, L. S. Mayer, C, M. I^aney and F. C. Jones as police officers; \\\ D. Whitaker as street commissioner; A. R. Mayer as fire truck driver; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boykln as city clerk and deputy clerk, respectively; L. A. Wittkowsky as city attorney; and F. D. Goodale as clock-keeper. Airmail Pickup on Thursday, May 19th "TFe~flighT schedule for the airmail pickup in Camden on May 19, has been announced by Dexter Martin, director of the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission and vice chairman of the state-wide committee for observance of National Air Mall week. Chairman F. H. Heath of the local committee has received word that Flight No. 1, starting from Columbia 7 a. m. will-receive mall at Camden, Sumter, Chesterfield, Cheraw, Bennettsville, Hartsvllle. Florence, Myrtle Beach and Georgetown and deliver it to Charleston in time for the Eastern Air Lines connection at 12:25 p. m. northbound flight. Chairman Heath has been active In soliciting cooperation from schools, civic bodies and the like for the mailing of letters from Camden for ' the special flight on May 19. 8ome Facts About Airmail In order to give Camden people an idea of the speed with which the air service carries the mall, Chairman Heath has provided The Chronicle some Interesting data. For Instance a letter mailed from Camden up to 9:45 a. m. and with New York as its destination woulcf' arrive in the latter city at 11:10 p. m. the same day. If mailed before 9:45 a. m. for Seattle, Washington, the letter would reach its destination at 7:20 p. ni the next day. If a letter Is mailed to Chicago it would reach the great midwest metropolis at 3:05 a. m. the next morning. Take the 12:45 p. m. closing time for airmail letters?letters mailed in Camden up to that hour would be delivered In the following cities at the hour given: Chicago, 5:50 a. m. the next morning; New York, 8 a. m. the next morning; Seattle 8:15 p. m. the next day. The chamber of commerce has available an air mall schedule which gives the {time of arrival of mall from Camden to some twenty-flve of the leading cities of the east, west, north and south. Camden Man Loaea Sister Heath Springs, April 22.?Mrs. Mary Mobley Robertson, 68, of Lancaster county, widow of L. F. Robertson, died suddenly at 9:30 Thursday night at her home in Pleasant Hill. had been In ill health for ieveral months. Surviving are five children: S. B. Robertson, C. L. Robertson and I^eon Robertson, Heath Springs; Mrs. J. M. Mobley, Kershaw; and Mrs. J. R. Har relson, Marlon; one sister, Mrs. W. C. Ellis, Heath Springs; three brothers, C. B. Mobley, Columbia; E. B. Mob ley, Camden; and W. T. Mobley, Heath Sprint*; and one half-brother H. P. Mobley, Heath Springs. - _? ? ? Old Time Dwelling Being Renovated Work Mt remodeling and renovating Of 'the old Wallace homestead on Broad street, opposite the lvv Lodge hotel. Is being carried on uiul la but another part in the "forward Camden" movement that iu now tinder way. Tpe Wallace home la aald to be one of the oldest if not the oldest house in Camden. It Is Ha Id to have been known as the Alden home before it came into possession of the Wallace family. The walls of the dwelling, a three story one, are very thick and the (Interior is well arranged for occupancy by several families. The building is being put in a state of repair and will bo painted both inside and out. Old timers recall that this was the first building In Camden to bo equipped with window screens. These screens were a source of much wonderment, especially to the younger people, as they were embellished by gay scenes painted on the wire. H Chamber Appeals For Camden Views The Camdeh Chamber of Commerce is making a request of Camden people who have attractive pictures of scehet> in and about Camden for display lit the International Building in Rockefeller Center In New York. The chamber has been offered space for Camden pictures that are eight by ten inches In size. The display will give excellent publicity to Camden. Any citizen having attractive views suitable for the display may leave them with the chamber of commerce secretary, who will forward them to New York. Community Market Two Days Each Week At a meeting of the Home Demonstration Club Market last Saturday momlag It was decided to hold a market each Tuesday as well as Saturday. Beginning on Tuesday, May 3, the market will be held each Tuesday and Saturday mornings throughout the summer. The opening hour for both days will be 8:25. A production program carried on by the women of the county will enable the purchasers to secure fresh produce, poultry products, flowers and the like semi-weekly. Miss Jane Ketchen^ the State Marketing Agent, visited the market on April 23, and complimented the producers on the high quality of produce offered on this market. She talked to the women comparing the Camden Market with the' other markets of the state and made suggestions adaptable to improving the local market. She was especially complimentary regarding the new caps the producers are wearing bear In# the name of the wearer, and ask ed for one as a sample to show the other markets of the state. The cape were made by the N. Y. A. girls in the county under the direction ol Mrs. McCallum. The club market in vites friendly criticism and asks the continued cooperation of the people of Camden, says Margaret B. Fewell County Homo Demonsration Agent. First Baptist Church Services The following services are announc ed for week beginning May 1, at the First Baptist Church: Sunday schoo | at 10 o'clock with V. J. Rector, super I intendent in charge. Public worshil conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject, "Safety In Life's Storms.' Evening subje'et, "The Tragedy of Ne gleet." B. T U. Sunday evening ai 7. Prayermeeting Wednesday even ing at 8. The public is cordially In vlted to attend all services of thif church. Randy Duffey Hai Accident Randy Duffey, riding Far North schooling, had a good lick on his cyr when his mount went head to hear with him, resulting in an abrasion ne cessltatlng two stitches. He's wear ing polarized glasses, and has stee I clamp stitches. Far North threw he: three year old Ally past the Duffe] proboscis to almost knock old Rand} oft and out. Randy has some grca hunt-meeting charges and la brlnginj r them on in grand style.?Middlebun Chronicle. V y V 5 ? Appoints Board Membera Georgs K. Taylor, Mrs. L411ie Duni and Wank L. Munn have been rear > pointed as members of the count} , board of registration for Kersbai ,.' :" ~v- - County Obtains Title To The Fair Grounds1 Kershaw county now 1ms h full and complete title to the nine acres comprising the county fair grounds. Attorney J. 'ream Uettys on Tuesday filed the deed which transfers tl-i tie of this property from W. L. Blacknion, of Kershaw, to the county. With the title so vested the Wl'A project which provides for the building of new bleachers on both sides of the Zemp football stadium and a new grandstand and club quarters for the baseball park can be startod at once. A grandstand with a seating capacity of 1,500 people will be erected on the baseball field. This grandstand will have quarters for baseball and football teams?each to be provided with lockers and shower rooms. The bleachers to extend along both sides of the football stadium will accommodate several thousand spectators. An entrance between the footI ball field and the club quarters of the baseball grandstand will be provided So that during the football season thro club quarters may be used by thy grid players. The baseball playing field will require considerable attention before it can bo classified as being suitable for all conditions of play. Much grading remains to be done and when this Is taken care of It will be necessary to plant grass over the entire area. La'ter. If It is desired to persuade northern teams to consider Camden as a (spring training camp, it will be necessary to enclose the baseball area with a seven or eight foot tight board fence. iNEGRO CITIZENS INTERESTED IN TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN The negro citizens of Camden are i rapidly becoming Interested in tuberculosis as one of the grentest menaces to the health and welfare of their people. Two hundred Btudonts and j fourteen members of the faculty at the Jackson school have recently takjen the tuberculin test. There were fifty positive reactors to the teaL Of .jthis number, fifteen have already requested the county health department , I to make arrangements for them to jhave an x-ray examination. The faculty aB well as the students of the 'Mather academy have also taken the tuberculin test. The principal of this BChool Is working out with the parents a plan for further examlnai tlon of the students whose test is posI itive. Domestic servants are taking ad. vantage of the tuberculin testing clinics being held at the office of the county health department on Wednesdays from three to four-thirty p. m. No less than forty parents were ..present at the meetings arranged at r the Jackson and Mather schools for the purpose of explaining to parents , the meaning of a positive tuberculin .'test and the Importance of early diag.! nosls. , The Early Diagnosis campaign will (| continue until the last week of May. |! KER8HAW COUNTY PEOPLE !;ATTEND REGIONAL CONFERENCE ,! ,' Among those attending the southeastern regional conference of Democratic women at Columbia Tuesday night in the ball room of the Jeffer son hotel were: Mrs. Kate B. Get tys, Miss Mary 15mma Hough, Mrs JW. J Mayfleld, Mrs. Kathleen Watts j | Dr. A. W. Humphries, Dr. and Mrs W. D. Grlgaby, and Sheriff and Mrs "'J. H. McLeod. The principal speaker was tho Hon |jorable James A Farley, postmastei general of the United States, and tilt I leader of tho National Democratic .party. Mrs. H H. Jennings, natloual ! committoewoman, presided, and a dis Itinct feature of the occasion wa^ that Mrs. Jennings presented Sheriff J. H McLeod, who was Kershaw count) chairman of the Democratic commit tee In 1936, as the first chairman In South Carolina to raise his quota It ' the drive for funds for the nationa ^Democratic fund. > Methodist Church 8ervlcea The following services Will be helc ' In Lyttleton Street Methodist churcl r on Sunday, May 1: Church school f 10 a. m.; morning worship, 11:15 a f m.; evening worship, 8 p. m. Th< 1 public is cordially Invited to attenc 5 all of these services. * Grace Eplseopa! Church Services tor Sunday, May 1, will V as follows: -Holy Communion, 8 a i m.; church school, 9:46 a. as.; Hoi: k Communion and sermon, llrlS a. in 7 The rector will preach the secon&o r bis ^series of sermons on "Immortal iOiulall Greets Mill Employees ; History was recorded In a dramatic manner here Monday when Harry I*. Kendall, or Hon ton, executive head of the Kendall company, eighth largest I textile organisation in the world, was accorded a veritable ovation by the hundreds of employees of the Kendall I mill, when lie greeted them at the chungo of shifts. The drama was offered as an exhibition of good will and confidence interchanged between employers and employee. Hen Hrow'dor, a leader ^ among the workers called the hundreds of emplooea to attention , and then addressed Mr. Kendall j and the executives of the local mill. ; The speech was an epochal one in that the speaker stressed the difficulties facing the management and expressed thanks of the workers for the I consideration shown them. He spoke J of the high regard in which the management was held by the workers. iTyrle Player, another labor leader, I was heard and emphasized the fact that the mill workers wore bohtnd the management 100 per cent. "I want every man and woman prosent who will bear me out in this statement to stand," said Mr. Player. And overy person stood erect. Doth speakers declared that Mr. Kendall need not have any fears that there would be any labor trouble in the Camden mill. In view of the fact that the press of today Is full of reports of labor difficulties, of strife and friction between workers and employers, It was a heartening and encouraging sight to see the army of textile employees giving full assurance to Mr. Kendall and his manager A. Stanley Llewellyn, that they were well satisfied with wage and working conditions here. Mr. Kendall was visibly affected by the spirit of the gathering and expressed his appreciation of tho attitude of his workers In an emphatic manner. V Ben HeatfrOffered Fine Scholarship Ben W. Heath, son of Mr. and Mrs. ^ Frank H. Heath, of this city, and a senior at Marquette university, Milwaukee, has been tendered a scholarship In the school of engineering at Texas A. and M. This is one of the ' highest honors to be paid a student and is Indicative of a high scholastic * record for the five years of the engineering course. FEDERAL HIGHWAY NUMBER ONE . 'iM PROVE8 THE M08T TRAVELED '. ~"_j3 8tate highways radiating out of , Camden daily Bupport the weight of -rr 6,370 cars and trucks of all descriptions, according to information from . the Highway Planning survey ill Columbia. This figure does not include ' I traffic on county roads leading out i I ?.?r-rm from Camden. . A-'-rZg Calculations show that, of the total number of vehicles on the roads near Camden, 19.79 per cent are trucks. These figures were compiled after a . series of observations conducted over . tho period of a year on state high ways near Camden. ^ The most traveled highway Is U. S. . Route No. 1, running east from Camden. This road carries an average dally traffic of 2,372 vehicles, or 37.23 per cent of all trafTIc in this area < ! using the 8tate Highway system. Of this number, 434 are trucks. The next .jpiost traveled road is U. 8. Route No. 1, running southwest - I from Camden. It has a daily average . traffic, of 1,858 of which 338 are I trucks. The Highway Planning survey has i Just completed its first year's count, but traffic will continue to be tabur lated by the State Highway depart. ment for another year. Dr. ^ockee At Hermitage ( Hepfnitage Baptist church has experto?M<ed a splendid rcvlval~of In- . terest. an(1 growth?'Ifnch Dr. A. Locke# became pastor a few months 1 ago. i Dr. Lockee has won his way into the hearts of his church brethren as well ? as all thbse with whom he has be- :{v a come acquainted and who are, out* 1 side of the church group. 'He'. is a fine type of man and fits ipto the / community life of Camden e . Dr. Lockee finished a fouf year if course at the Indianapolis Bible Instiy tute at Indianapolis, Ind., on April i. 10, ?hen he graduated with the de- r.|? f gree of Doctor of DfyfnKy. Camden I- eg tends the hand of welcome to Dir.