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The Camden chronicle I VOLUME BO CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1938 NUMBER 10 III ?.! i I II May Day Festivaf At Wateree Mill . u, (By Skipper) A galo of wind and throat of rain I failed to dampen the enthusiasm and I spirit featuring the annual May day I festival given at the Wateree Mill I village Saturday afternoon and at-. B tended by a crowd that tilled every I available vantage point. B The affair' waa arranged and sponI sored by the WPA recreation center I of the Wateree Mil) village and wbb I supervised by Mrs. Walter Gaskin I rikI Vib. Alma WIIboii with Mra. WalI lace Uoeves as a capable volunteor B worker. Tht. costumes were attractive. I While Bomo had been loauod by Jhe B I'lne Tree School, the majority had I been made by the supervisors, reflectI jug much credit and Ingenuity upon I their part. B The festival was one of the most inI terestlng and entertaining ever offerI ed at Wateree village and indicated I hard work and careful training on I the part of a!! the participants. B Miss Kate Branham was the May I Queen?was lovely in her royal gown I of white while her attendants, seven I of Wateree's faireBt daughters, addI ed beauty to the ensemble. The at* I tendants were the Misses Sarah HawI kins. Nancy Saunders, Anna Bell I Branham, Norma Parker, Pit Higgins, B Lucile Mooneyham and Voncele ConI vers. The program opened with a word I of welcome from little Billy MontI gomery. Then came the entrance of B the queen and her royal assemblage with Freddie Sullivan, crown bearer, I bringing up the rear. The flower girls were Peggy SpradI ley, Alice Faye Reeves, Betty Ann I Riggins and Joan Langley. These lit* B tie tots were entrancingly sweet and I beautiful in their dainty frocks. The charade, "Little Bo Peep," in B the person of lovely little Faye Moore I was well presented. The good fal* I ries who offered the May pole dance, B were led by their queen who was I Bobby Reeves, were Ardatha Priesiter. Joan Brigman, Evflyn MooneyB ham. Carolyn Hicks, Sylvia Brown, B Rose Kddings, Eloise Ellis, Wilma I McLemore, Peggy Loinanack and DoB ra Barnes. The evil fairies were May B Joyce Moore, Grace Ellis, Carolyn I Houscr and Betty Lee Moore. B Mis* Lot Lomanack gave a demonB ttration of acrobatic stunts that drew B rounds of applause. - The clowns were I there too. and did their funny antics B t0 the great Joy and laughter of the I youngsters in the crowd. The clowns I were Jack Montgomery, Tommie I Swan, Ray Moore, Jack Sullivan, Ned I Klkins and Floyd Parker. Vocal numbers were given by Wil ma McLemore and Helen Gaskin and I h dance number '-tiy Doris Sullivan. I The tango dance was given by Fran: B Mooneyham, Doris Houser, Sybil B Sheffield. Doris Conyers, Doris Sulli van and Carolyn Moore. The crowd cheered with delight at I the pickaninny dance given by Dot B 1-otnanack and Francis Mooneyham. J. ('. Ewing acted as a sort of offl cia! host and did the crowning of the H (jtieei, in a splendid manner. He a:so I acted as a starter and Judge of the I sport program of races and other B evHd* held after the festival proI gratn. I SherifFMcLeod" I Now Heads Kiwanis (By Skipper) I A v good bunch of builders we, builders we, builders we, I A n:* !* -ior lot you'll never see, never never see. B A:1 'hat's a fact friends, for when I >ou attend a Kiwanis meeting .you I find j?-p and energy mixed with good I fellowship. And Camden now boasts I of a Kiwanis club of thirty-seven I oiemhi rs with genial sheriff J. H. McI Lc-od as the president. The first meeting of the Klwanlans I was l ew at the'Hotel Camden TuesI day and as the writer was secretary I ?f a Kiwanis club In Florida for five B r,irv and knows the rolllckl^S 8?n8 I numbers that usually prevail at KlI wants gatherings. In particular we I always had a weakness for that BuildB Charles Shannon, 4th, Is vice presI 'dent of the club; Ames Cooper is B tre?8urer and EHhu Schloeburg Is I aecretary. B ^f* board of directors la made np B ?* 'Lene Pearce, James D. Zemp,., J. Team Gettys. Brycd* Herbert, Harry I Sorter, Dr. George Rhame and M. H. I Johnaon. ?, I The club meets every Tneeday at I 1 o'clock in the afternoon at the Hotel Camden ' . - ; Camden Horses Feature Many Races With Ostend winning the Maryland and Virginia Jump racing classics and Corn Dodger taking first in the Mlddleburg Virginia evdut additional honors have been won by Camden owned and trained horses during the past week. Dauber, owned by VllltaW duPont, who with his sister, Mrs. .Marlon duPont Scott, have one of the finest schooling tracks in the United States here in Camden, won the Preakness last Saturday. The duPont horse, his sapphrlo silks a brilliant patch against a cold, grey sky, rolled down the Pimlico race track at Baltimore to kill off a field of eight rivals and romp to a seven length victory in the forty-eighth running of the classic. While Dauber was taking the racing spotlight at Baltimore, Toolbox, ?grey gelding, owned by the Richard K. Mellon stableB here, was winning the Billy Barton sweepstakos at Radnor Pennsylvania. Golden Reel, owned and trained by Mrs. Scott, was second in this race. There were eleven starters. Word has been received hero that Independence Boy, a horse that gave the fans a real thrill at the Carolina cup race last April by giving Ostend a tough race before the latter won, had been badly cut by barbed wire when he ran away after spilling his rider in the Middleburg race and in some manner became entangled in a wire fence. It is reported that the horse may not be able to race this season. Chaps, owned by Alvtn Untermeyer, and trained here during the early part of the 1937-38 season, staged a smashing finish to win the thirtyeighth running of the Swift stakes at Belmont Park. It was a photo finish with Bomar Stable's Benjarn and B. F. Whitake's Crepe. At Berwyn, Pa., Little Cottage, owned by Mrs. J. C. Clark and ridden by J. Duffey, won the Garner Cassat Challenge Cup at the Radnor Hunt Club's two-day steeplechase program. Mayor Urges Sale on "Poppy Day Saturday, May 28, was proclaimed "Poppy Day" in Camden, in a proclamation issued today by Mayor F. N. McCorkle. The proclamation urged all citizens to honor the World War dead and aid the war's living victims by wearing the American Legion Auxiliary memorial poppy that day. The proclamation reads: Whereas, in the World War of 1917-1918, the young men of Camden and Kershaw county gave their service to the defense of the United States in an exalted spirit of patriotism and some were called upon to sacrifice their lives in that service. "Whereas, many others were called upon to sacrifice health and strength, with.resulting suffering and hardships to themselves and families which continue to this day, "Whereas, the memory of these patriotic sacrflces should ever be kept fresh in the minds of patriotic citizens, while fullest aid should be exended to those still within the reach of human aid. "And, Whereas, the wearing of the Memorial Poppy honors the dead and aids the disabled and dependants, "Therefore, I. F. N. McCorkle, mayor of the city of Camden, do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 28, Poppy Day in the city of Camden, and urge all citizens to observe the day by wearing the American Legion and American Legion Auxliary Memorial Poppy." Firemen Get Insurance Fund Checks totaling $29,866 are being mailed out Monday by 9am B. Kln*j state Insurance commissioner, to fire department towns, the money being the proceeds of the 1 per cent tax on premiums collected in 1937. The money goes to the firemen in the fire department towns and in many instances Is placed to the credit of the firemen's pension fund. Last year the firemen's fund tax totaled $26,633.26. ' Of the above amount Camden firemen will receive $460.46, Kershaw will get >116.5*. ? 8torss Join Closing Announcement was msde early this week that the Rose and Newberry chain stores would close this week, Thursday at noon, thus joining with a big majority of the stores and offices who started the midweek closing in May. The department and dry goods stores win begin the midweek closing on Thursday, June 2. Kershaw District Holds Scout Rally The first Scout rally to be held In the Kershaw district was conducted at the municipal athletic Held Saturday morning With Troops 30, 38, 37 and 38 taking part. The rally was planned and conducted under the direction of Dewey J. Creed, chairman of the Kershaw District Activities committee; H. A. Small, district commissioner; ami J. R. Gibson, Field Scout executive. The Judges of the event were high ranking scouts from the Richland district, acting in cooperation with H. A Small. The judges were Pete Todd, Kagle Scout of the Sea Scout Ship Rainbow; John Gayden, ldfe Scout of Troop 14; Carl Derrick. Kagle Scout Of Troop 1; and Bernard Kahn, Eagle Scout of Troop 20. Just after the rally had gotten un- , der way a shower of rain halted proceedings and drove the participants to shelter. Howler, the shower was of short duration and the Mrograns was resumed in a short time. First places for the rApective events were awarded as follows; Inspection, Troop 38; Knot-Tying. Troop 30; Fire Building, Troop 38; Dress'ng Relay, Troop 30; First Aid, Troop 30; Signaling, Troop 33; Compass Boxing, Troop 30; Scout Pace, Troop 37; Pyramid Building, Troop 30; Conduct, Troop 33. The winner of first place for the highest total of points for the entire meet was Troop 30, second place going Ho Troop 38. Competition was keen and all participating Scouts seemed to enjoy the rally to the fullest extent. This, as was stated above, was the first event of Its kind to be held in the recently organized Kershaw district and It is hoped that bigger and better events can be held in the future. The sponsors of the participating troops and Scoutmasters are as follows: Troop 30, First Presbyterian church, Ben L. Team; Troop 33, Church-of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, F. Welling Calvert; Troop 37, Grace Episcopal church, H. E. Beard, Jr., and SteWart Clarkson; Troop 38, First Baptist church, Reuben Pitts, Jr. Four-Year Award At The Citadel The James R. Crouch scholarship, awarded on a four-year basis and yielding about $150 annually to the holder, is open for the next session it was announced at The Citadel this week. The scholarship is available to applicants who are residents of any of the nine Citadel alumni regional districts in South Carolina. The director of each of these districts has been requested to appoint a committee of Citadel men to select one candidate to represent his district. Final selection will be made by the Citadel committee on scholarships. Candidates must meet the following requirements: A general worth and personality as indicated by qualities of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy, unselfishness and fellowship; exhibition of moral force of character and of tendencies to lead one's schoolmates and take an interest in them; physical vigor as shown by interest and participation in manly sports; scholastic preparation above the average. Other things being equal, preference will be shown the candidate who otherwise would be unable to attend college. Major Moultrie Brallsford has been designated by The Citadel authorities as courfty chairman of the association of Citadel men, and has visited every high school In Kershaw County to secure available candidates for the above scholarship. ACT PA88ED BY GENERAL A88EMBLY TO HELP H08PITAL An act recently passed by the general assembly of South Carolina will give the Camden hospital a wider scope in caring for the sick and needy in Kershaw county. The bill reads as follows: "Bo it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina: To supplement the levy now provided for by law for assisting the Camden hospital in caring for the sifck poor of said county, the Anditor of Kershaw county fs hereby authorised and directed to levy an additional annual tax of thrde-foorths of one mill, on all of the taxable property of said county and the Treasurer ef said county is directed tp collect the same and apply the proceeds to the Aforesaid purpose* .*V <' V- ; r c ' ' ~' '* * " ' * . '1 Miss Lila Baker Was Winner in Contest LIIh Baker, Four-H member from Charlotte Thompson Club was winner in the County Health Contest held at the Junior Four-H Council meeting Saturday. She will repr^ aeut Kershaw county in the State Health Contest to be conducted at Wlnthrop College in June. Second winner in this contest was Lillie Mae Hyatt' from Midway and third place was awurded Doris Thomas of Antioch club. A County Yeast Bread Contest was conducted at this tlmo and first place was awarded Betty Dtxon, of Charlotte ^Thompson, second to Jean Laney of Midway ,and third to^femlly Team, a member of the Camden FourH club. The silver cup awarded for attendance was won by the Lugoff club and presented to the president, Carolyn Lindler. Margie Shiver, president of the Four II Junior Council and Wlllleno West were elected as delegates to represent the Kershaw Council at the State Juulor Council meeting at Wlnthrop College. Dan Lewis, State Boys' Club Leader, was present and told of Four-H Club work throughout South Carolina. He also conducted a period of singing, using the National Four-H songs. Mrs. Kate B. Qettys, president of the Kershaw County Council of Farm Women told of a Four-H scholarship to Wlnthrop which is beln offered by the" Farm Council of this county. Mrs. Watts, county superintendent of education, spoke interestingly of opportunities confronting the youth of today. W. C. McCarley county farm agent, told of the Joint Four-H short course for boyB and girls to be held at Camp Long July 4 to 8. Camp Long songs were Bung by the audience led by the Malvern Hill Club. After the reading of the minutes and roll call by the secretary, Llla Baker, the council then adjourned FREO?OGBURN RE8IGN8 A8 COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION Since Fred M, Ogburn, Commander of the Leroy Belk Post American Legion, has announced as a candidate for county auditor and as the ruleB of the Legion does not allow a member holding office to enter politics he has tendered his resignation as commander of the poBt and will be succeeded eb Commander by L. W. McFadden who will hold the post until the next election. Mr. Ogburn's letter to the Post Is as follows: "It is with great regret that I tender my resignation as Commander of James LeRoy Belk Post No. 17, to take effect as of this date. Acting in accord with section 2 article 2 of our constitution which reads: 'No candidate for nomination or election to, or no incumbent of any remunerative elective public office shall hold any elective office or any appointive region, or in any department or post thereof. Provided that members of post, department or national standing or special committees shall not bo afTected.' " Gets Bad Fall T. A. Bradley, of the Bradley Electric Company, suffered a near serious accident Friday at the City I^aundry. He was atop of a twelve foot ladder erecting an electric fan. The switch was accidentally turned on which set the propellors In motion. Mr. Bradley was thrown to the cement floor, his eyeglasses and wrist watch broken and he suffered several cuts on his arms. Luckily for him there were no bones broken. Both propellers tcf the fan were smashed into splinters. First Baptist Church 8ervices The following services are announced for the week beginning May 22, at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with V. J. Rector, superintendent in charge. Public worship at 11:15 a. m. with preaching by the pastor, J. B. Caston. There will be no services Sunday evening on account of union service at the Methodist church. B. T. U. Sunday evening at 7. Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at 8. The public is cordially Invited to attend all services of this church.Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, May 22, A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school at 10 a. m. ^ morning worship .at 11:15, In the pastors' ahkence at the general assembly In Meridian, Miss., the Rev. T. F. Wallace, associate pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Columbia, will preach. The public is cordially invited to there services. - vr- > v,'- r Many Improvements! By New City Council Elimination of tho unsightly polos! on DeKalb street botwoen Broad street und tho Presbyterian church will bo undertaken by tho city light and wa-i ,ter department in a abort time, uo, cording to Muyor F. N. McCorklc. j This moana tho elimination of a lot of overhead wiring, transformers, and the like, that have cluttered up the' j street for many years The polea and wires will be relocated In the alloy back of the business houaoa. Another unsightly obstruction that has been condemned and will be removed la the traffic algnal stand at I DeKalb and Broad streets, referred J i to by vlaltora as the "pigeon roost."! I This la to be replaced by modern traf-j 11c control light placed on standards at the corners. There will bo two standardH, one at the post office cor-, ner and the other at the DeKalb Pharmacy corner, each being equipped with two signal arms, it Ih rIho planned to Install similar traffic signals at Broad and Rutledge Btreeta. To Stop Speeding Ah tho result of many complaints from residents on Broad Htroot between Lafayette street and the city limits, Muyor McCorklo will have that stretch of highway paroled by tho police to put a stop to tho speeding of motor cars and trucks. The highway has become more or less of a speedway and several serious accidents have been narrowly averted. Tho mayor has promisod to soe that tho practice of irresponsible and reckless drivers Is stopped at once. Offenders will be tagged and haled Into the recorder's court. It is alBo planned to put a stop to the practice of truck drivers of opening their cutoutB while driving through the streets. Putting In New Sidewalks The work of building new sidewalks in various sections of the city was started this week when workmen started laying a walk on the north side of Walnut street from Lyttleton to Campbell street. City Puts Over _ Real House Cleaning The magic wand of the new administration has been waved over the city hall and presto?the city clerk's office Is now attractive in a complete new dress. On? of the first moves made by Mayor F. N. McCorkle was to undertake the renovating of the office ' wherein the city cierk and council I quarters are located. Painters and decorators have been at work now for several weeks and walls, desks, counters and the like !have all been brightly painted. The heating system has been given a going over with aluminum while the fans have all been renovated. With the celling a glistening white and the walls and woodwork of a. cream tint, the office Is now bright] and clean. CAMDEN DELEGATION BEFORE 8TATE HIGHWAY COMMI88ION A delegation of Camden and Kershaw county citizens went to Columbia Thursday to appear before the J highway commission in a plea for an , Immediate action toward the construction of a new bridge over the Wateree river on U. S. highway No. 1. The hearing was arranged by the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and through the courtesy of highway commissioner Ben Sawyer.* The Camden group presented a resolution adopted by the Chamber of Commerce which pointed out t^o Inadequacy and danger featuring the use of the present bridge, stressing the fact that the 96-lnch width law In regard to trucks has made It almost impossible for the long trucks to pass on the present bridge. Attention was also called to the fact that traffic over No. 1, and business in Camden was practically paralyzed for three days when several spans of the bridge burned out several weeks ago. Busy as Well as Pretty The Club Market Is the busiest as well as the prettiest place In town each Saturday and Tuesdgf morning for here one may purchase all kinds of cut flowers that are In season. Milk-fed broilers' and fryers In any quantity are offered for sale here. Fresh vegetables, dairy products and other farm produ$e may be secured here as well as cakesy for your Sunday dinger, says Margaret B. Fewell, county home agent. Large Class to Finish Camden High School The first of a series of Commencement programs will be hold Friday evening, May 27, in the school auditorium, beginning at 8 p. in. The program consists of an operetta and special datum, features, the. operetta la hi three aits. Tho characters will be the members of the sixth and seventh grades; the members of the third, fourth and fifth grades together with selected groups from -the first two grades. The special dance, "The Coming of Spring," Is being directed by Miss Margaret 1 >aml. The dancers are taken from the firHt three grades. Other pupils of MIhh Land will also appear in special dances. There will be a small admission charged for this program. The date of the second program Is , Sunday evening, May 29, 8:30 p, m. The progrum consists of tho usual services, directed and carried out by the local niluisitiiH, (he iocui church choirst and the Camden High School Glee club. Tho feature of this program is tho sermon to the graduates by JL>r. Maurice Clarke of draco Episcopal church. Monday evening at 8:30 In tho school auditorium, members of the sonior"class will hold their class day exercises. The play, "Quo Vadia" 1 (Whlthor Qooth Thou?) by C. L. Kaddy, will be prosented. i The final exercises of the year will be hold on Tuesday evening, May 31, beginning at 8:30. Tho program will tako tho usual form of graduating exercises. Diplomas will be delivered to 31 boys and 29 girls. This is tho largost graduating class in the history of the school. Tho Salutatorian this year is Elsie Redfearn and the Valodictoriap, Alleen Bolk. | List of Graduates [ Frances Deborah Baruch, Aileen I Vivian Belk, Jean Gordon Boll, Ixm Singleton Clyburn, Mildred Alice Davis, Frances Jo-Lynn Hall, Mary Jane Halsall, Willie Lee Higgles, Llda Brown Ingram, Susan Ann Dally Jackson, Lillian Pauline Jennings, Olive Aimetta McQuirt, Ruby Jane Melton, Rhetta Kathryn McLeod, Margaret Lurene Munn, Lula Mae Nelson, La- ,. vada lone Parker, Jean Maxlno Ply ier, Thelma Lois Rabon, Marelda Elizabeth Rector, Elsie Claire Redfearn, Grace Carolyn Rhoden, Mattle Elizabeth Roberts, Dorothy Hutchison Sarratt, Sarah Mildred Sheorn, ( Ixittlo Mary Smyrl, Margaret Nelson Trantham, Lorenna Rebecca VanLandingham, Margaret Gertrudo West. Lewis Franklin Anderson, Lemuel Whltaker Boykin, 3rd, Rufus Henry Brown, James Elbert Case, William Herbert Christmas, Julian Brewer Cul- < . vem, Frank DuBose, Ernest Rosenthawe Frietag, Benjamin Wiley Get! tys, Hugh McMaster Gettys, -Richard j j Edward Gettys, ' Alexander Francis Hammond, Charles Franklin Hammond, John Green Hammond, George Talmage H e n d r i x, Samuel Wylie Hogue, Jr., Daniel Murdoch McCasklll, Harold Brown McCaskill, Matthew Murdic Rabon, John Gardiner Richards, III, Jesse Ellis Rowell, Isaac Albertus Rush, Emil Alonzo Sellars, Willis Sheorn, Jf., Robert Clifton Smith, Jr., Jesse Burnett Vaughan, John McCaa Vllleplgue, Jr., Stanley English Watts, John Carl West, Richard Douglas Wooten, Matthew Clyburn Munn. Negro Killed In Attempt To Escape Boykin, May 12?A 42-year-old ne- . y-i gro prisoner who had served less than a month of his three-year sentence was shot to death today, officers reported, when he attempted to escape from the state prison farm near here. Superintendent L. M. Glenn, of the farm said the prisoner, Simpson Lew- ? is, was sent up from Greenwood county, was instantly killed about 10:30 a. m., when a bullet from the gdn of Clarence Sharp, a guard, hit him in . _ the side as he made a break for a nearby clump of woods, Ivewis was dead before medical aid arrived, Glenn Bald. The negro was working with a group of about fifty prisoners cutting down bushes for a pasture when he attempt- ? Lewis was sent to the farm April . t* 14 of this year after conviction on a charge of highway robbery and larBuli Goes on Rampage. -Ill Orangeburg, lfay 13.?An enraged bull^ want on a rampage at a packtay^t% plant" here yesterday, and police had tojsmpty 15 shots into him to kill him. Activities at the plant were bn.ud during the .lege.