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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 50 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1938 NUMBER 11 Kennedy Speaker Before Commission While the state highwuy- commisl0U offered "? committment as to what action might be taken following the pie* ot 11 Camden delegation made last Thursday morning at a board meeting at Columbia for early action 0ji a new bridge over tho Watereo river K m. Kennedy, Jr., who acted aa spokesman for the Chamber of Commerce group to appear at the commission session, made a strong ploa and pointed out the fact that tho present wooden bridge was a menace to traveler8 He cited the fact thut accidents were frequent and that already five lives had been claimed as a result. M, Kennedy pointed out that the Ion# and wide trucks and trailers now operating over the highways could not pass each other on the bridge, which v..? ..^omtlnnn font aW inohoa wiHo |3 PUv ?, c . ? j,;von the ordinary passenger auto has difficulty in getting by the big trucks. In many instances It la impossible to pass if the meeting is on tHe curve j of the bridge. The speaker stressed the importance of the No. 1 highway for north and south traffic and called attention j to the embarrassment that resulted to communities along the route when soin.- seven spans of the structure were burned out following an accident in which a heavy truck crashed through the guard rails and fell thirty feet to the marsh below and burst into flames. A representative of the chamber of commerce board of directors spoke briefly and recited the damage occasioned to Camden business by the three day closing of the bridge following the recent fire. He called attention to the speed with which the news was broadcast throughout Florida and the resultant loss in travel. Ralph N. Shannon spoke briefly and recited the need of a new bridge. All j speakers praised the highway department toi- the efficient manner in which the bridge had been repaired following the recent Are. Those in the Camden delegation to appear at the Coiumota hearing were: R M Kennedy, Jr., Henry Carriscn, M. B Burns, president of the chamber of commerce, Ralph N. Shannon, Sam Karesh. William Goodale, Cooley Gillis, K. Miller and Sheriff J. H. Mcleod. While returning from Columbia after the hearing, the Camden group were held up for considerable time at tho Wateree bridge as a result of a h.-adon, " collision between two trucks. There \Vere.,, over forty cars in the long lines extending on each side of the wreck. Peter Does a Real Circus Diving Act Wkt n a dog bites a man, that Isn't r.twa but when a man bites a dog? well -that's different. And so when a motorist dives through the windshield of his car from the inside out, thatjust a line or two in the news ual-.-s he is killed, but when a inot^t':-" goes through the windshield fre t: the outside in. Well, that s so:::-:king else again. !'< . r Haskett, who claims to live ia Charlotte got out of his car when the motor died just at the outskirts of Cu:ndt-n Saturday afternoon. As hf* 1 LMn to crank the motor, his battery was down. Another car, name of dri\or not given, came around & ourv.- and while the driver of -the s,-cu:.d ear almost brought his mathit,-* to ti stop before he hit Peter, ho did smack him hard enough to oata; i.it him over the hood and thru the wmdshield Into the c&r. Am! believe it or not, Peter received but two slight cuts on his shoulders. The damage to the cars was light sermon for graduate nurses AT THE first bapt18t church The following services are announced fur the week beginning May 29, at the First Baptist church: Sunday; school at 10 o'clock, with V. J- Rec-j for. superintendent In charge. Public *or?!np conducted by the pastor, J. B Caston, at 11:16 a.-'; m., subject j Tho Healing Ministry of Jesus." This ls a commencement message to the > Graduate nurses of the Camden, hosDhal. There will be no Sunday evenine preaching service on account of commencement sermon at the high school b. t. u Sunday evening at ' Prayer meeting Wednesday evealn* at 8 The public la cordially In>lu-d to attend all aerricea of thla church v * f - Richards Makes Bid For Re-Election Though having spent but live years in Congress, Jumna P. Hichurda, of Iatncastur, S. C., has taken an active part in its .deliberations and has been a successful champion of hlB district's interests. Heaults speak for themselves. Congressman Hlchards is uow ninth ranking member of the Foreign Affairs committee, composed of twqnty-flve members. This committee is one of the most important committees of the House of Representatives, especially at this time on account of the complicated foreign situation and the danger of our becoming involved in foreign wars. Mr. Richards has taken special Interest in neutrality legislation, and secured adoption of his Amendment to the Administration's Neutrality Bill, which amendment placed processed clothing materials on the same basis with food, as a peace time necessity. He was a soldier, himself, and knows something of the horrors of war, having served in France with the Famous Thirtieth Division, as a member of the 118th Infantry. He introduced and secured passage of a bill to amend the Farm Credit Act, authorizing loans by the Federal Lank Banks to farmers who had 4ost their farms by foreclosure, prior to 1931. Bills to erect post office buildings at WlnnBboro and Chesterfield were introduced by Congressman Richards, and he secured appropriations to cover. Already these two handsome buildings are in use. The Chesterfield post office is the only post office building in the state of South Carolina. and probably the whole south, in a town having the same annual receipts as the Chesterfield office. Several years ago Mr. Richards secured from Secretary IcheB, of the Department of the Interior, and allocation of PWA funds for a post office building at York, which has been completed and in use for some time. This is the only post office building in the state of South Carolina constructed by PWA funds. There are only seven counties in this Congressional District, and now every county has a new up-to-date post office building. When he came to Congreas only four county seats in the Fifth Congressional District had a post office building. Congressman Richards was mainly instrumental In securing approval of the King's Mountain National Military Park project, the only such project in the state of South Carolina. Grants for these projects wore directly and outright from Washington, and do not Include the various PWA and W projects in the Fifth Congressiona District, many of which were secured with his aid. When Richards went to Coiigrese he found no government owned land areas were located in the Fifth Congressional District?all such areas either being on the coast or in the extreme Piedmont section. He went to work for his district and the result was he secured approval of the first two government owned Resettlement projects in South Carolina. Congressman Richards prides himself on giving prompt and ?<<rupu_oua attention to the details of ^ office and answers every letter from his constituents the same day receivedr at his office. He is quoted as saying. "I believe in telling my constituents the truth; I believe they want their representative to be "ralshUorward with them, and they have the right to expect it." Rapids make the Congo for acme 260 miles above the Port of Matadi. ' Statistics of~the North Carolina board of health show that a baby fc born in that state mry M minute.. Camden Loses Good Citizens Former Mayor and Mrs. J. II. Obborne loft Camden thia week to make their home In Columbia, South Carolina, where Mr. Oaborue 1h general engineer (or the atute of South Carolina and for that portion of the utato of North Carolina, west of l*aurinbnrg where the Southern Cotton Oil Mills have plunta. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne are natives of Mills River, near Hondersonvllle, N. C. They llrst resided in Columbia for a few years where Mr. Osboruo was with the cotton oil company? later going to Charleston, where they resided a while. On May 17, twentyseven years ago, they came to Camden where they have since resided and made many warm friends who regret exceedingly to see them move away. The family consists of J. Hamilton Osuurne, Jr., a recent graduate ot the Citadel, now tuklng a special course at the University of South Carolina; and Miss Margaret Osborne, a (list year student at Converse College, Spartanburg. The Osborne's own a two-story residence on north Lyttleton street, and they have leased the same to Mr. and Mrs. William Coxe. They also have other real estate holdings In the county, and' Camden people will be pleased to learn that they will not relinquish their interests in Camden? either personally, socially or for business reasons and they will always receive a warm welcome back to Camden. A. Fletcher Splgner. of Columbia, has announced his can.didacy for reelection to the post of solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. "I stand on my record,'" was his only statement. Mr. Splgner. who prior to his election to the sollcltorshlp a number of. years ago( served a term In the state ! senate, has rung up a high percentage of convictions In his prosecutions. In the exceedingly heavy Fifth circuit, his percentage of convictions as shown in reports of the attorney general, compares favorably with that of any other prosecuting attorney not only In South Carolina but over the nation. Mr. Splgner '..as prosecuted a number of ?prominent oasee, latest of which has been that Involving the prt son riot slaying of Capt. J Olin Sanders of the state penitentiary guard, which incidentally, the solicitor said, "will be pushed to as speedy a conclusion as the statutes apd rules of court will permit." During the absence or illness ofi resident solicitors In other circuits, Mr. Splgner frequently has been assllmed by the attorney general to dur ty in the other circuits to All in the " temporary vacancies. He is a native of the lower part of i . ' ' ' - Sneak Thief Enters Horton Residence Police ure Investigating the reported looting of the home of Henry Horton, Dusty lleml, a suburb of this city, between midnight Wednesday and t> o'clock Thursday morning. The Horton family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Horton, Miss Dorothy Creed, Frank Horton, Jr., and Mrs [ llessie Watts awakened in the morning to find that their home had been ransacked while they slept. From the pocket of Mr. Horton's trousers, lying on a chair at the side of like bed, u wallet containing over $16.00 had been deftly removed. Articles of clothing and nicknacks had been taken from other rooms in the home There \?us evidence that the marauders had been in every room in the dwelling. I "I'm usually a light sleeper, as are j the other members of the family," said Horton. "and how anyone could ' l.n..n . it. . - > .? ~ 41M I V Wt WMC i? 44* VV |.4iO llUtl.lU (HtU 111(1 UU such a thorough job without any of 1 us awakening is beyond my comprehension. I'm inclined to think somelone must huve sprayed us with chlorj ofortn or something like it." i Police believe the robbery was the work of a sneak thief Finger print records have been taken of several clearly defined imprints near a window. Postofflce Closes Monday I ; Monday, May 30. being observed J as National Memorial Day. and Is a legal holiday, the Camden postofflce will be closed that day. The general delivery window will be open from 8 to 9. There will be no mail rieI livery. Richland eounty and was educated at the University of South Carolina. His wife was the former Miss Elise Tiller, a daughter of the late Rev. Dove Tiller of the South Carolina Methodist conference. They have three sons, A. F'etchor -Spigner, Jr., Junior law student aud captain of the 1038 track team at the University of South Carolina; John Prescott Splgner, also a member of the University track team, and Lawrence McNairy Spigner> a student at Columbia high school. Active in fraternal circles, Mr. Spigner is a member of the Odd Fellows and the Woodmen of the World. The above announcement is from the Columbia State of Monday and will be read with interest by the friends of Mr. 8pigner., throughout Kershaw county. The Solicitor has been coining to Camden for many years- where he has beer^ a familiar figure at the court house. His Popularity even extends to those whom he has prosecuted, because he has never been known to prosecute where he thought there was a doubt of gotlt. ' In this manner he has expedited many cases thereby saving the county many thousands of dollars through long drawn out trials. - > -? V Solicitor Spigner Offers For Re-Election ? Tomorrow Will Be "Poppy-Day" Here Cuiudon will pay honor to the. World War dead tomorrow by wearing the little red poppy of Flanders j Fields. The day will bo Poppy Day! here and throughout the United Status. Poppies will bo distributed, on the streets by members of thoj American Legion Auxiliary, assisted( by other volunteers. The day is the approximate twentieth anniversary of the beginning of large scale participation of American ( troops in the World War. From May, until November, 1918, constantly Increasing American forces wore In uc-i tlon and more thaii 60,000 young Am-i erica ns were killed on the poppy-: studded fields of Franco and Helglnin j Early tomorrow morning, the Poppy Day forces of the American Legion ^ Auxiliary will go Into tictlou, oiler-, Ing paper replicas of the wild pop-j pies of Frunce ami Hulgulni to bo worn In tribute to the war dead. No, price will be asked for the flowers, j but contributions will be received to, help support the Legion and Auxiliary work for the disabled veterans, their families and the families of the dead. The popples liavo boon made by disabled veterans at the Veterans Hospital, In Columbia, S. C., who have been given much needed employment | during the winter and spring months. ! Each flower has been shaped by hand by the disabled workers. I The Auxiliary la expecting the most general observance of Poppy Duy since the custom of wearing popples In remembrance of the dead was started at the closo of the war. More than 10.000,000 of the little rod flowers will be worn and approximately $1,000,000 raised to aid the disabled veterans and dependent families. Curb Market To Open Here Saturday An objoctlve the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce has been striving after, for over _a year, will be realized Saturday when a municipal curb market, under the direction of the city administration, will be established on Church street, between DeKalb and Rutledge. It Is proposed to rope off the west half of Church street In the block mentioned, and to invite all growers of farm produce and those engaged In the poultry business to tako advantage of this market and sell both wholesale and retail. Officer James Italey> of the Camden police department will be cusodi&n and supervisor of the market. He will be glad to see that all trucks aro properly curbed, and give information to the shopping public. For the present the market will be a weekly afFair, 'but if sufficient co operation is offered by the farmers, poultry breeders and the shopping public, it will be made a bi-weekly event, later becoming a dally market The inarkot will be open, for the present, every Saturday from 6 to 6. Tho Chamber of Commerce lias called the attention of farmers thai no license Is required for them to of fer products raised in the state for sale on the market. The market project. It Is pointed out, Is In an experimental stage at this time. The Chamber states that any individuals desiring to ofTer sug gestlons calculated to prove the mar ket service, may do so by putting them In writing and mailing them to tho secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. All communications of this character will be cordially received and given careful consideration. Assurance has been given to the Chamber that if the market proves to be a success, another year will And an arrangement of booths and a market area similar to those prevailing In other communities. Swallow Route All Paved Attention of Camden motorists who are planning on driving to Florida is called to the fact that the Swallow route Is now completely pared and open to traffic. This route Is the shortest route between Camden and Jacksonville, Fla. The route follows the No. 1 highway as far as Columbia and then swings directly south and follows the Seaboard Air Line railway route through Denmark to Savannah, Oa. From that point the route is to Jacksonville along the coastal highway. The Swallow route is Just 341 miles between Camden and Jacksonville, whereas the No. 1 highway covers 370 nilles. ~- ' ~ ' ^ t ?' * . Outlook is Bright For Legion Baseball Junior American Legion baseball proa poet a for the future wore given a most rosy perspective uh a result of u meeting of Legion committee mera- . i bors with a group of boys of Camden and other points In Kershaw County, hold at the Legion hall Monday evening. A veritable cloudburst that swept the city during the afternoon and continued through the evening did not act as a deterrent to the success of the meeting. Camden was represented by a wealth of talent from the high school ranks while Kershaw sent down a fine group of boys who will try for the team. Bethune. while not represented at the meeting, sent word that they would have boys who would try for berths on the legion Junior team. Stanley Llewellyn called the gathering to order and was in ensiigo until the arrival of Dr. Carl West, chairman of the 1 region Post basoball committee. Mr. Llewellyn was at hla beat and held the attention or the group | with his description of the start of the Legion baseball program. Dr. T. B Bruce, J. G. Richards, Jr., Huan Small, Frank Heath and the coach of Itho Kershaw high school team were called upon for pep talks. Later Liuwood Smith, the new team coach was hoard and IiIh talk was listened to ' with much Interest in that it dealt with the program of building the local team. Dr. Wost went over the rules and regulations governing the Legion 'baseball program and expressed his ! belief that the 1938 Camden team ! would bo a winner in every sense of ithe word. j All or the speakers extolled tho fine work that Huan Small, Camden high coach and who Is relinquishing tho reins as coach of the Legion team, base done for baseball In Camden. Boys who aro seeking berths on tho local team will be notified to report for practice at once. Letters are being sent to tho principals of* the vaj rious high schools in tho covinty ask' lng for cooperation in reporting any baseball talent they may have Tn their school ranks. With the new baseball plant now under construction here and the Legion getting the team program started right, prospects for putting Camden squarely In the middle of tho baseball map were never brighter. With the new coach rarln' to go, ' with all tho talent showing a brand of pep and Interest that is refreshing ?It begins to look as selling Camden and Kershaw county fans a new perspective on baseball, is an assured success. I John D. McCaskill Dies Near Bethune John D. McCaskill, age 72, brother ; of Councilman Robert L. MCCaskill, ' of this city, was found dead in a field . near his home In Chesterfield county, near the town of Bethune, at ten o'clock Tuesday morning. It Is beijlieved that McCaskill dropped dead I when hurrying to his dwelling during jthe storm Monday night, tho condi Ition of the body Indicating he had been dead for ton or twelve hours I when found. He leaves two sons, A. P. McCas: kill, of Bethune, and C. F. McCaskill, of Philadelphia; four daughters, Miss | Mary Belle McCaskill, of Columbia; ; Mrs. Mattio Maynard, of Norristown, > Penn.; Mrs. W. C. Newman, of Bethune; and Miss Irene McCaskill, of i Philadelphia; seven brothers, J. A. McCaskill, of Bethune; R. L. McCaskill, of Camden; T. M. McCaskll!, of Lucknow; Marlon McCaskill and Leslie McCaskill, of York; Calvin McCaskill, of Cassatt; C. B. McCaskill, at Litchfield, Conn.; a sister, Mrs. C. W. McCreary, of Columbia. The body was brought to the Kornegay Funeral Home here and the funeral was held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock from the Mount Olivet Bap, list church. Rev. J. B. Caston, of the Camden Baptist church officiating with the-burini in the adjoining cemetery. Walking Bank Oakland, Calif., May 19.?Nurses putting Mrs. Grace McKeever to .bed after she was Injured In an automobile accident found In. her clothing $100 m currency, $20 in gold, seven ' diamonds and various cameos, unset pearls, gold rings and broches. Mrs. . 1 McKeever said that since the , 1900 Jig > earthquake when she 'lost every- ; ' thing" she had carried nil her valu- . ~ ables on her pep$|