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HEAR MR. HOSIER AT AMERICAN LEGION HALL TONIGHT DELIVER SAFETY ADDRESS The Camden Chronicle CAMPEN^SOUTH CAROL1NA. FR1DAY. JUL 1, 1938 NUMBER 16 Two Civic Clubs To Play Game Camden Rotary and Kiwanis baseball talent will clash lu the annual struggle for civic club supremacy Wednesday. ?July 6, at the I*aurens street recreational field. The battle between these titanic teams will be staged as a benefit affair, the proceeds to go to the local committee having charge of the Chinese Relief Fund campaign. The gamp will be literally a Rice Howl game and as the Rotary and Kiwanis ranks boast of some fine talent In softball prowess, the game should sparkle with sensational plays and blunders. John K. deLoach, the. genial and dignified leader of the Rotary club believes that his followers will bo able to subdue the aspiring Klwanlans who will be under the personal direction of Sheriff J. H. McLeod, president of the Kiwanis group. Manager deLoach may send T. Lee Little to the mound for his BQuad. We understand that during the palmy days of his youth, T. Lee was quite a baseball player and rated high as a pitcher. It will be interesting to see him "reel" them over for the Rotarians. There Is ohe player you can bank on showing his stuff and that is W. F. Nettles, Jr. This lanky laddie is one of the sluggers of'the Mu nicipal league and may pepper the slants of Joe McKaln, hurling ace of the Klwanlans to the far reaches of the field. Rey. Herbert of the Klwanlans, with Bill Cox, Dr. A. W. Humphries, Carl Schlosburg, Hubert Wilson, Dr. George Rhame and others can be depended upon to give the Rotarlans a sweet argument. A. Sam Karesh, Dick Rleger, A. C. McKaln, Jack Mullen, John VUleplgue, Reid Sarratt and others will be seen In the Rotary colors. Arthur Clark is to be cheer leader for Rotary and Ellhu Schlosburg will gambol on the sidelines for the Klwanlans. Dr. John Corbett Is to umpire at first base and Mayor F. N. McCorkle will call the balls and strikes. Sanders Lieutenant In U. S. Marines Alvin Stokes Sanders, one of the greatest football players to wear a Clemson uniform, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marines and will report at I>hiladelphia on July 5. Sanders, a son of Mr, and Mrs. John Sanders of this city, graduate of the Camden high school in 1934 and completed his course at Clemson this spring, Is rated as one of theeputstanding students at the latter instiution. He^gained his football prowess while attending Camden high school and at Clemson was runner-up for the Jacobs trophy two years In succession. He was co-captaln of the Clemson powerhouse team In 1937. Sanders Is a native of Columbia, being born at the state capitol August 16, 1916, but he moved to CamJen when a small child. He was an outstanding athlet In the high school here and at Clemson he was president' of the Block "C" club, also of the Senior Disciplinary Council. He attained honors In scholastic work in his Freshman and Junior years and scholastic honors In his Sophomore .war. At college he was a member <>f the Blue Key and Phi Psl. He specialized In the designing and weaving of textiles and Tils hobbies bave been the raising of gold fish and growing of flowers. After nine months at the marine base at Philadelphia ho will be assigned to active duty at some foreign station. Sanders has a brother, Derrell,. who is a graduate of Clemson -with the 1935 class and who Is now holding an executive position with the Kendall Mills at the Newberry plant. A >ounger brother, Woodrow, Is now a Sophomore at Clemson. Dick Floyd 8uffers Injury Dick Floyd, captain and coach of 'he Camden polo club, Buffered a fractured collar bone when playing at Cleveland, Ohio, several days ago. the report states that Floyd collided with a player on another team and was thrown from his mount. He will not be able to play for several months. He will return to Camden In November and the local polo season will start in December. The No. 1 field, where the Unporta?t matches will be held next seaaon has been gfren a thorough renovating thia summer and the turf will be perfect for the seasons play, according thossjft cfcarge. Postott'ice, Banks and Court House to Close Monday, being the Fourth of July and observed throughout the nation as a legal holiday, the Camden postoffice will be closed that day, with the exception that the general delivery window will be open from 8 a. ra. to 9 p. m. There will be uo mail delivery by carriers op that date. Sheriff J. H. McLeod has mailed notices to all jurors drawn to serve jfor the first week of court of general I sessions that they need not appear ' for service on ^Monday as tho court | house will be closed on that day. [Court will open on Tuesday, July 5. Thero being about twelve ofTondors In the jail awaiting trial and others out on bond. The Commercial Dank of Camden and the First National Bank of Camden have announced that they will close on Monday, July 4, in order that their employes may enjoy the holiday. Camden Stores Will Be Closed on Monday Do your shopping Saturday to cover your food requirements until Tuesday, as Camden stores will all be closed on Monday, July 4. This was the pronouncement from the Merchant's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and is in conformity with the agreement made by tho members at tho start of the year. Camden merchants have three holidays during the year?Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. Cars Stripped and Gasolene is Stolen Police are investigating a number of robberies which have occurred about the city in the past several weeks and which involve the draining of gasolene from cars, removal of batteries and other equipment and parts. The garage at the Henry Niles home on Mill street was entered and a battery and otbertequipment removed from a new automobile. The amount of the loot taken exceeded $50. On Laurens Court, the garage of William Shannon was entered for a second time and gasolene drained from Mr. Shannon's car. There are several suspects being investigated at this time and the police believe they will be able to arrest the offender within a short time. BUREAU OF RECREATION IN COOPERATIVE MOOD With the idea of showing a one hundred per cent cooperative attitude toward the American Legion baseball program In Camden, the Bureau of Recreation has arranged to have Thursday as an open date for all softball league gafhes during the second half of the race which begins next Monday. Heretofore the day reserved for the playoff of postponed games has been Wednesday. Inasmuch as the Legion Junior baseball games are played on Thursdays, the Bureau decided to make this day each week the open date. Only in event of a playoff or a postponed game will there be any action on the Laurens street field on Thursdays. At a meeting of the team captains of the softball group Monday morning the Bureau of Recreation, Mr/ Heath requested the captains to see that players do not appear on the field in the future with bare feet. He declared that players must wear shoes when playing. The second half of the race In the softball loop begins next Monday with games being played at 6:80 o'clock during July and at 6:15 during August. Singing Convention to Meet The Kershaw County Singing Convention will meet with Mt. Pisgah church, Sunday, July 3, at 2:30 In the afternoon. This church Is located eight miles north of Bethune near Raley's Mill. All choirs and quar'tetts are Invited to attend. This Invitation is also extended to the public. Everybody is invited to attend as officers will be elected to serve for the next year. Everyone is welcome.?L. J. Baker, president. Receives Emblem Charles Boinean, who Is at the Y. M. C. A. camp, Camp Jackson, has received an emblem for being a good camper. He also-*'won first in the high jump contest. ' * -5 j ~ ' ! r* - 7->':: ( (iuild To Repeat i Play Tonight The Playmakers' Guild in happy 10 announce that "The Night of January 16th" will bo repeated ou Friday night, July 1, at 8:30 p. m.. at the County Court House. Due to the Inclement weather, many persons were unable to attend the first preuentation of thla dramatic murder trial and many who did attend have made a request for a second preformation of this exciting play. The Jury for the first perniormance rendered a verdict of "not guilty," but who knows but that the new Jury chosen by ballot from the audience will find Karen Andre "guilty" of the murder of BJorn Faulkner? And remember each Juror Is refunded the price of his or her admission ticket for serving on the Jury during the murder trial. The cast for Friday night remains the same as the initial presentation with one exception. The part of the night club entortainer, excellently played first by Mrs. Charles Vlllepigue, will this time be done by Mrs. Elizabeth S. EvaiiH, due to the fact that Mrs. Villepigue will be out of town on her vacation. ' It Is the hope of the Playmakers' Guild that this second production will receive the same wholehearted support form the general public of Camden, as has been evidenced in the past. The Guild, au everyone knows, Is a non-profit organization, striving solely to foster and promote a keener interest in dramatic talent and an appreciation of the same in Camden. Its only revival is your expressed enjoyment manifested by your loyal attendance and support. Don't forget this performance completes the first year's work of this local organization. Remember the, date?July 1, 8:30 p. m., County Court House. Admission, $1.00, 50c entB and 35 cents. Bureau Asks City to Improve Play Courts Upon the petition of many of the tennis enthusiasts of the city, the Bureau of Recreation has appealed to the city to have the tennis courts In Rectory Square and Hampton Park surfaced and rolled and equipped with new nets. Mayor McCorkle, Aldermen Nettles and Villepigue have promised their cooperation in having the courts put in shape for fast play. At the present time the Court Inn court is the only one available for good playing. Tennis has increased in Camden this season to a marked extent and players have been . handicapped in playing because of the lack of suitable playing areas. With the courts in Hampton Park and Rectory Square available by having them repaired and new nets installed, the Bureau of Recreation believes that all of the players will be accommodated without crowding. On Visit To Florida Betty Bolneau left on June 20 for Tampa, Fla., where she Is the house guest of the Charles G. Mulllns and their sons, Charles G. Mullins, Jr., and Harris Hopkins Mulllns, of Gulf View drive. She will also visit while there\her two aunts,- Mrs. Harry G. Wilson and Mrs. L. E. Rankin. From Tampa she will go to Jacksonville for two weeks with Colonel and Mrs. John Calhoun Murray, at their summer home, Atlantic Beach. Mrs. Murray is Betty's great aunt. Qrandpappy of Lobsters Yarmouth, N. 8., June 24,?The crew of the schooner Nina L. claims the lobster that got angled In a trawl was the graodpappy of all lobsters In these parts. The statistics: > Weight: Thirty pounds. Length of body,- 37 Inches. The sailors had to break off the claws to get the lobster into the pot. Then they used two more pots to cook the claws. The body fed the thirteen-man crew. One of the claws, more than a foot long, held one and one-half quarts of water. . __ . Bethune Veteran at Gettysburg Railroad officials said yesterday only three Confederate warriors departed from this state for the Gettysburg reunion of the Bine and Oray. They listed jhe veterans as O. B. King, of Bethune; Col. D. W. Zeigler, of Columbia, and B. D. Bryant, of Pacolet?Thursday's State. President Roosevelt has signed a hill to permit the United States marine band to attend the reunion of Confederate veterans at Columbia, S. C., August 90 to September 1. -1' "J ' * " A * - ~ J Safety Meeting To ( Be Held Tonight The safety mooting. to bo address od by nationally famous safety ex- b porta, scheduled to bo held thla eve- c nlng at the Court House, will be held a at the Legion hall instead. h The change was made in order that d the i'layuiukers' Quild would he able to Rive an encore showing of the play a "The Night of January 1&UI,~ *" local o W. Y. Hosier, Safety Director ( talent affair that Bcored such a dls- * tlnct hit when offered June 17. The safety meeting Is one of several that are being conducted all over * the state through the sponsorship of , the Carolina Motor Club. At this meeting a group of goldstar awards will be made to Camden motorists. Walter Y. Hosier, safety director of the Carolina Motor Club, will be the principal speaker at this meet- t ing, and every parent Is urged to < bring their children as It will be an i (excellent opportunity for them to t hear one of the foremost child safety 1 men In the country. Mr. Hosier has lectured and taught < safety to more than ,750,000 students 1 and children In seven states. He < states that If the people of the Caro- < llnas will cooperate with and support 1 the child safety program of the Caro- 1 jllna Motor club It will decrease the [child fatalities and accidents In the I (two states at least 50 per cent this i | year. ? I Large and Interested crowds have 1 !greeted Mr. Hosier whereever he has appeared. I , ' Sinclair Company j To Occupy Station j The Sinclair Refining company will ] occupy a handsome now service stat .Ion, to be erected at the cortier of j Market and DeKalb street by Lydla V. Elliott of this city, j The property, 72x100 feet In area, 1 Is to feature a modern brick service station with a canopy front and a three-pump installation. Provision will be made for lubrication and, washing racks and the station will have all modern conveniences. The entire area of the property will be surfaced with concrete. The Sinclair company has taken a ten-year lease on the property. I __________________ Grace Church 8ervlces Services at Grace Episcopal church j Sunday, July 3, will be as follows: ! Early communion and sermon at 8 a. m., holy communion and sermon by the rector, Dr. Maurice Clark, at 11:16 a. m. The choir will sing the anthem "Lord For Thy Tender Mercies' Sake." Junior Order Elects Officers At the regular meeting of DeKalb Council No. 88, Jr. O. U. A. M., held Monday night, June 27, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing six months: Councilor, C. J. Outlaw; vice councilor, James Anderson; recording secretary, L. H. Jones; assistant recording secretary, W. A. Moore; financial secretary and treasurer, H. E. Graham; conductor, Edward Shaylor; warden, W. A. Moore; inside sentinel, George Campbell; outside sentfnel, T. D. Huggins; junior past councilor, G. T. Hendrix; trustees, A. C. Drawdy, T. D. Huggins, W. H. Parker; chaplain, A. W. Humphries. Vacation School Exercise On Friday evening, July 1, at 8 p m. the Vacation Bible school, which has been held the paat two weeks in Bethesda Presbyterian church, will come to a close with a program given by those who have been attending the school. A special Invitation la given the parents of the children, who . have been s ft end Ing the school, to be pies ent, A cordial ifslooms la extended everyone. 4?V*.' ~T"7 - Camden Will Have Fine Riding School The Chamber of ' Commerce lias eon advised by Mrs. Helen Chipit use Smith of Prides Crossing, Mhh achusetts, that aho will conduct a igh class riding academy In Canutes urlng the coming winter season. Mra. Smith, who hua had u riding chool at Aiken for quite a number f years, wub judge at one of the orae ahowa in Camden last winter ml was so pleased with the atomshere and cordiality prevailing here he decided to locate here. While no arrangements have been undo as yet for a location for the chool. Mra. Smith will bo in CamIon early in the fall to attend to this natter and also complete full amtngenents for the conduct of her school. Mra. Smith has studied and taught hlldren's riding for yoara and her doa is to have classes for children rem Northern families as well as ullear Camden families. Her daughter, vho Is an accomplished rider, will bo tore and plans attending school lit Camden. Mrs. Smith is desirous of encouragng children and young people who iwn their own horses to join her :lasses. She plans on having paper diasos, picnics and gymkun&a for ovtry one Interested. Mrs. Hay Woolf, Miss Wilhelmlna <irby and Miss Francis Weeks were til pifpils of Mra. Smith, Name On Pocket Knife His Undoing Harney Cooper, age 30, residing In he Beaver Dam section, has been takm into custody by the sheriff's office ind is being held on a charge of enering the Woeks" residence and stealng some money and other articles. So far as could be ascertained hooper Is alleged to have taken ono lundred and fifty pennies and a pockit knife. The latter proved his unloing as the sheriff's office found the Knife in his possession and It carried Lbe name of Mr. Weeks on the handle. Cooper was out on bond for another alleged robbery of the late R. T. Goodale's home several months ago when a revolver and other articles were found missing. *SHIRLEY TEMPLE CONVER8E8 WITH PRESIDENT ABOUT 8ALMON Washington, June 25.?Shirley Temple, stopping off In the Capital on hor coast-to-coast educational motor tour, was entertained by the two men she most wanted to see?President Roosevelt and the chief of the G-Men, J. Edgar Hoover. The child film actress kept Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, waiting In a Whit? House anteroom while she discussed such "important" problems as loose teeth, lamb chops she had fcr luncheon, and a salmon she caught at Vancouver Island. "I was so excited I could hardly talk," Shirley confided to newspapermen outside the President's office. She exhibited an autograph book with the Inscription, "To Shirley, from her old friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt." "This is a yery Important book now," she told reporters. Pressed to repeat more of her conversation with the President, she recalled, "I told hlmT lost a tooth. It fell out last night while I was eating a sandwich. He told me about Slstle and Iiuzzle (his grandchildren) losing their teeth." Shirley was accompanied by her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. George Temple. At the G-men's laboratory, Mr. Hoover showed her around himself. She enjoyed being fingerprinted, but put her hands over her ears when her father tried out the rifle range. Shirley has been away from Hollywood more than three weeks now and her trip la not even half/over. She's keeping a diary, but admitted that she was "still back In Bryce Canyon" with it. For sightseeing 8hlrley wore a navy blue dotted Swiss dress with smocking on it and a red ribbon around her blonde curls. . w Liquor 8tores To Close Local liquor stores have received word from the governor's office ordering them to remain closed all day Monday, July 4. The governor in his order states that Monday la a national holiday and therefore part of the week end. There will be heavy traffic on the highways and in the intersst of public safety the state requests liquor stores to close to minimize accidents in thiawygsL ~ / ? ~ ' L - v. A iB'i Many Aspirants For County Offices * -*>-***- -w Yesterday at mid-day was the closing hour for tiling pledges and paying of assessments with the clerk of court and treasurer I C. Hough, of the county executive committee. The only ones who had previously announced thru the presH and failed to qualify were H. 8. Moore, for treasurer, and L. P. Anderson, for coroner. The list shows that there are fortyfour aspirants for public office in this campaign. N, C. Arnett, for probate judge; C. M. Hough, for game . warden; W. T. Redfearn, for county director; J. A. Young and W. it. Tuylor, for magistrates la Buffalo township, will have easy campaigns-?being unopposed. Former sheriff and senator Orover C. WelHh was a last minute entry into the race for senator. Those qualifying for the various offices were: M. M. Johnson, W. 11. Turner, G. C. Wolsh for state senate. F. M. Bryant, L. C. Clyburu, W. F. Est ridge, J. M. Thornton for tho house of representatives. J. II. McLeod and G. F. Cooley for sheriff. 11. E. Sparrow and Fred Ogburn for county auditor. N. C. Arnett for probate Judge. C.-J. Outlaw and Mrs. Kate B. Gettys for treasurer. Georgo A. Jenkins, E. It. Hunter, L,, A. Campbell, J. Ed. Lee, John Ra bon and A. A. West for coroner. C. M. Hough for game warden. C. E. Davis, H. T. Horton, W. L? Stokes, M. L. Smith and Arthur W. Wost for magistrate of DoKulb township. O. H. Clements, L. D. Vincent and T. H. Young for magistrate in Flat Rock township. Two are *"tb be olected. J. A. Young for magistrate at Bethune, and W. R. Taylor, for magltrate at Kershaw. Both are In Buffalo township. H. A. Hawkins, J. B. Goff and A. B. Nelson for magistrate lower Watevee township. W. Glenn Rabon, Joe D. Barfleld, and Walter Branham for magistrate upper Wateree township. W. T. Redfearn for Director of DeKalb township. J. C. Faulkenberry and H. S. Hlggins for director of Flat Rock township. E. B. Truesdale and W. P. Sowell for director Buffalo township. L. P. Rose and L. P. Branham for director Wateree township. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, July 3f A. Douglas McArn, pastor. Church school for all ages at 10 a. .m; morning worship, with anthem and sermon at 11:16. The anthem at this service will be sung by the Children's Chorus of the Va- cation Bible school. Scout troop Tues- . day at Ji:30 p. m. The publio Is cordtally invited to these services. Stocks on the New'York exchange started an upsurge on Monday and continued on Tuesday, with many of the issues gaining as much as $2 to $5 r per share. The adjournment of congross and pump priming are credited with being responsible for a part of the business recovery on the exchange. Enrollment Slow Reports from the two Camden olubs show that very few would-be voters have enrolled, while reports from the rural clubs show many JL have enrolled. The book for Club No. 1 is* at The Chronicle office, wlj^Je the book for Club No. 2 Is at the City Drug Company. Someone Is present at both plaoes each day to help you enroll.. Better attend to It today and save the en- 1 rollment committee a lot on un* necceesary work on the last day. All that a Democrat has to do to qualify to vote In the primary la to sign the olub roll of the precinct in which he or she resides. "The qualifications for membership in any club of the party in this state, shall be as follows, viz: The applicant for membership, or voter* shall be 21 years of age* or shall and for voting In the primary ,s become so before the succeeding , general election, and be a white Democrat. He shall be a citizen of the United 8tatee and of this state. No person shall belong to any club or vote In any primary unless he has resided In the stats two years and In the county six -months prior to the ilioceedlng pri- :T: mary following his offer to enroll. Provided that publlo school teachers and ministers of the Oospst In fs charge of regular organized ehureh shaft be exempt from the provisions of this section as to residence* If etherwlee qualified."