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50 YARD LINE
(By JERRY)
Howdy. football funs, it's one down
and ten to go and with Btjmter ttud
Charleston looming it'h going to be an
uphill battle moat of the way. In
spite of tho fact that there wore frequent
fuinbloa. misspluyB and the like.
Camden has the markings of a nifty
football marine . . . barring Injuries
to tirst Hiring men, they should finish
near tin- top rung of the Class A ladd
ur.
The Bulldogs shouldn't llnd Brook(
land-Cuyce too much of a hurdle tonight
after the way Sumter ran over
the West Columbians 41 to <> last Friday
However, those underdog cutfits
have had a bud habit of popping
up with a victory Just when they
shouldn't, and you can bet that the
Bhok and Hold laddies will be on
thylr toes tonight to see that there
are no slip-ups.
.lust lit case you don't know your
Brookhinil-Caycc eleven, let's have a
look Six letter men returned t<> the
fold this year and a squad of twentyfive
leaves precious little reserve
strength for Coach Huskey to pick a
first string team as he opens IBs
third year on the suburban hill While
the team is a little heavier than last
year, averaging lob in the line and
li.'i in the buck tie Id, the five fledglings
ate coining along slow . . or else
this Sumter gang is really a great
big boogy man this year. In spite or
the weakness of the opposition, a 4 1
to 0 score Is a good margin for un>
man's football loam.
?
(letting back to Brookland-Cayee, returning
lettermen are Jeffcout and
Shirley at ends. Derrick and Keel,
backs, Price a tackle and Hammond
at guard. Their record lust year
wasn't so Impressive but It wasn t
bad for they wound up on thy best
side of tho 600 mark with six wins
and five defeats. With one game under
their belts, the green members of
tho team should come through with
a much better performance than they
gave last week ... so you can look for
a good fight out at Zemp field tonight.
From where we're sitting, the Bulldogs
should he four touchdowns better
than the Ctiyce outfit but,
then, we picked tho Airy gang last
week by one touchdown! (Don't rub
it in./
Let's get away from our own bailiwick
for a few lines and look over
the college situation. In the southeast
it's difficult to look much farther
than Duke and orth Carolina, with
Clemson as a real threat Accoiding
to the dope sheet, the Chapel Hill
gang look a little better than the
Dukes, who arc going to depend for
a lot of their success upon four sophomores
. . . enough to give an>
coach the Jitters when he tackles a
schedule like the Blue Devils are carrying
this year
m
Pitt, unless we're badly mistaken,
is going to sweep the east with Fordham's
Bams taking over second honors
Cornell will look mighty good
m this league, too I he\ re talking
big d w n in Texas, to be in e\.n t.
a: all :h -disturbance is
Texas Christian TCI S line is going
to tip the scales at JOS pounds, which
should b- enough f->r most any team
we iik1' old LSI' t-> run wild down in
their section of tin- country and many
W|,C[ |... ^ ;;:p: d if dml -CUIliAl-'Jltllt
the seas, n unseat !;- I
+
M i >v ;n i: up ' > the midwest, they
have a new < ?. ; of giants at Minnesota
who plan > make things mighty
luff in Hie Bo; Ten. When Hurry
Kipke left Mn 'i.can and turned the
reins over to run- , ton s Fritz Chrisler.
hr'made the ::--w boss a soft berth
of great big pruMiiniiig sophOtnOiOS
who should loom large this year as
juniors Th-re Is votir dark horse in
the Big Ten ra, although many say
to keep an eye on Harry Stuhldrcher'a
grldders at Wisconsin The old "tour
horsemen" has been hard hit by injuries
and the like but should finish
In the upper bracket.
Washington's huskies, who meet
Minnesota in th*? first major intersectional
game of the season tomorrow,
look like the class of the West coast,
with Southern Ca! holding up a poor
second. Speaking of that opener tomorrow,
Washington should make Mr
Bierman a very unhappy man If their
1:11?' holds out.
i
So we come back to Zcinp field and
a lit t! ? more t;ilk about that Mount
Airy game last week As w?> said before.
there was pb-nty of ragged play
and lots uL_P11mh.es. aniiiiiLh i ti yt you
.1 ! bound to noo ill ait opener. but
i
there worn flashes of form that told
]u happy story Tho Wo at to Woolen
pass romtdnalbo! oli? k?d neatly on
.M'vi ra 1 p!a>s West and ('ox wore
{good for important yardugu around
j tho ends and should rrail; to town
j if lho> get some oiorkilig thcro 8
a lot of football player in that little
| blond flash. Hugh (.'ox, who looked
plenty sweet when he tueked in the
j leather at full speed on that touchj
dow n play and when he batted
'down Gilbert's long heave to Jones
.In the end zone . . . that had the
fans on edge for several breathless
momenta that lad McCaskill worked
out fine at guard
And while we're tossing the orchids
? we mignt do wejl to mention that
fine bunch of lassies who worked so
hard to got cheers from the local
fans didn't you notice?. . . yes
sir. they were all decked out In some
fancy outfits and they're real proud
. . . . ao are we!
Storm Takes Toll Off
New England Coast
(Thursday's Associated Press)
At least 133 persons lay dead today
In the twisted ruins of a tropical hurricane
that struck thb North Atlantic
seaboard with devastating force.
The loss from smashed homes, crippled
communication wrecked boats
and other property damage ran Into
the millions.
Fears Increased that the death toll
would steadily mount as hundreds of
persons remained unaccounted for,
both at sea and on shore.
Fire and llood added to the terror
of thousands loft homeless by the
storm, the worst to hit the northeast
coast In a century.
The known death toll by states was:
Massachusetts, f?t.
Connecticut, 22
Rhode Island. 32.
New York, 2o.
New Hampshire, 7.
New Jersey, 1 1
Total, 133
After hours of silence concerning j
tho fato of Capo Cod Inhabitants, the j
coast guard reported it had received j
word eight persons perished near,
Buzzard's Hay and six near Woods j
Hole.
Authorities feared many more had j
been killed lu outlying areas of the)
cape. Including the islands Nantueket
and Martha's Vineyard.
Anxiety grew hourly over the late
of f.2 persons who were aboard twoboats
which put out from Bridgeport.
Conn., in the path of the storm. The
missing vessels were the fishing boats
' Ocean View," which sank last night
with a crew of 23. two of whom were
known to be dead. A ferryboat bound ;
for Port Jefferson, l?ng Island, with
20 passengers and nine crew members,
was unreported.
Swirling up from the south, the j
hurricane swept in from the sea late
yesterday, smashing shipping and
shore resorts with waves lashed to
tidal power, -and roared on into
Canada.
Tho 100-mtle-an-hour guJe dealt Its
most tragic blows along Long Island s
fashionable shore, where at least lfc
persons were dead and a hundred
missing, and in flood-hit Connecticut,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It
left Its mark also on New Jersey, Vermont
and New Hampshire.
The storm flooded hundreds of miles
of rich farm lands, ripped out bridges,
railroads and highways, demolished
buildings, sank boats, destroyed livestock.
tore down telephone and light
wires and left scores of communities
isolated in chaos and fear.
FROM MR. RABON
To the Voters of Kershaw County:
I wish to express my sincere appreciation
for the splendid vote given me
in the primary of September 13th. Although
1 was not elected. I enjoyed
making the race, and the friendship
that 1 made throughout the county
For this I shall always be grateful.
Thanking you again for the splendid
vote and the loyal support of tuy loyal
friends, 1 am
Respectfully yours.
John Rabon
Football Tonight 1
at Zemp Field
The Camden Bulldogs, who gave
warning lust week that they would
l>? in the Class A running again this i
year by defeating the Mount Airy. NC.p
eleven 13 to 6 will meet Brook
land-Cayce under the lights at Zemp
Field this Friday night.
The West Columbia grldders. victims
of a 41 to 0 scalping by Sumter
in last week's opener, are not expected
to give the Camden football machine
much trouble, but Coach John
Vlllepiguo feels that the Cayce eleven
Is going to bo a much Improved teuin i
ever what they were last week and
is striving to impress his pluyers that
they should not tako the Invaders too'
lightly.
Freeman lluskey, who Is beginning
his third year us mentor of the su-j
but'bnn eleven, has been working haul
to get his team into shape for the |
Camden battle, and if several fledg- j
lings round into form, the fans can ;
expect to see a tlrst class grid battletonight.
i
Camden's starting lineup will likely,
br as follows: Cox and Williams.j
ends; St-'iu and Outlaw at tackle, ,
Hough and McCasklll. guards; Mer-j
rill, center; 1) Lynch, at left halt.
Bundrlck. right half; Woolen at full:
and West calling the signals.
Fire Destroys Manning Home
Fire of undetermined origin de
stroved the beautiful Governor Rich
aid I Manning home on the Ash wood
Project last Thursday night. The fire
was discovered about 7:30 p. m.. and
started in the third story and burned
! from the top stories down to the bottom.
entirely destroying the home,
I leaving only the columns and a part
of the foundation.
This building formerly occupied by
!the late Governor Richard I. Manning
'und his family, one of whom Is Col.
I Wyndham M. Manning, in the second
race with Burnett Ft- Maybank for,
i governor, was a part of the property.
[sold to the U. S. government to make
! up the Ashwood Organized RuralCommunity,
established by the government,
l.rfist year it was repaired .
and remodeled on the Inside and wasj
this year used as the Teacherage for (
the Fairview School, which only a
few days before had concluded its
summer session
The best estimate of the value of
the house was that it was valued at
at least $15,000 and that insurance
was carried The Teacherage will in
all probability be rebuilt but more
than likely it will be locatfd nearer
. the Ashwood center. *
I Thursday afternoon of the fire the
ruses of the light system were blown
as a result of a storm, but It Is
thought that the fire was started by
a defective flue, as canning had been
done all day long.?Blshopvllle Messenger.
JOHN KNOX WITHERSPOON
DIES IN SANFORD, FLORIDA
John Knox Witherspocyi. 50. died
yesterday morning at his home in
Sanford, Florida Funeral services
will be held there today, with interment
also In that city where he had
lived for several years. He left Columbia
in 1023 to make his hum-- in
Florida, going first to Orlando He
was an expert telegrapher and spent
his adult life in the service of the major
telegraph agencies. He was with
the Postal at the time of his deaf!..
Mr Witherspoon, a native of Camden.
but for years a resident of f.o
lunibia. was of distinguished anc- ?
try His mother, before marriage ; >
David Wi:herspoon. was Miss Ma >
Douglas Anderson. On his fathi r s
side he was a direct descendant
John Wit herspoon signer of the I
laration of Independence, and of John
Knox, the reformer
-Mr Wit herspoon is survived by hiwife,
who was Miss Dorritt Cox ..f
Spring Lake. N J , and by one sister.
Miss Madge Witherapoon of Columbia
who was called to Florida Sunday and
was at his bedside when the end camHe
had not been well and underwent
a major operation Wednesday He
also leaves a cousin. Mrs Norman
Fohl. of Camden, and Mrs Claude
H Girardeau of Columbia and Mrs.
Howard Simmons of St Ixiuis
A man of guiet dignity, of strong
character, modest and retiring, Mr
Wltherspoon made staunch friends,
and though he had been away from
South Carolina for 15 years, they will
regret greatly his passing?Saturday's
State.
Get-to-Gether Day
At University S. C.
Saturday, October 1, will bo tll?
big day In Columbia for all of Camden's
old grnds of tho University
when tho "oldsters" return to the fold
to make merry and see some tlrst
class football between Georgia and
ihe Gamecocks.
According to John dolxiach, who
has been appointed county chairman
for tho homecoming event, there is a
real day in store for Carolina's men
and women. It is planned to have a
barbecue on the campus, no speeches
and no formalities, just a good old
get to gether for everyone. For the
benefit of those who have not been
hack to their alma mater for several
years, guides from the student body
will be present to point out the improvements
made by the I nlverslty
In recent years.
Mr del.oach has requested that all
grads who plan to attend the aft ait
get in touch with him as soon as possible
so that he may notify the homecoming
committee how many to expect
from Kershaw county.
A committee composed of Oliver
It ice. William Gettys and Mcltae
Johnston has been appointed to create
interest and enthusiasm and otherwise
publicize the event.
PROGRAM IN CHARGE OF GETTYS
WITH CLEMSON MAN SPEAKER
The Camden Rotary Club held its
weekly meeting at Hotel Camden on
Thursday. The program was In
charge of Nick Gettys. Ho had as his
speaker, C. G. Cushman, extension
dairyman of Clemson College. The
subject of Mr. Cushman's talk was
"Agricultural Problems." He told of
South Carolina between 1800 and 1850
when the state was the richest agricultural
state in the union. Of course,
after the war of 1860 the southerner
faced a revolutionary change in his
way of living. He was forced to
turn to the banks of the east for finances.
Then, cotton, the best collateral
of agriculture, became king,
and other crops suffered. Out of this
grew the terrible share-crop system.
Pedple let their food crops slide and
concentrated ' on cotton ? the cash
money crop. Previous to the Civil
War, everything used came from the
land on which they lived. With the
advent of the automobile, radio, and
the like, the balance of trade became
unfavorable to the south. The imports
exceeded the exports. The soil
became depleted and the people were
forced to import fertilizers. Such a
condition could not last, and today,
this is the problem that faces the
south. The south finds itself with
depleted soil and depleted men to
work the soil The first step to remedy
this situation is to raise what is
used and cut down on the imports.
The second step is to find another
good export. The tariff caused the
loss of foreign markets
Austin Sheheen was a guest.
BUTCH HAS RETURNED
Last winter, a nice friendly dog, of
uncertain pedigree, came to Kershaw
from parts unknown. After looking the
town over, bis choice of a home fell
on Mrs M J. Hough. At first he was
not treated very cordially, but when
his determination to remain seemed
evident, he was inoculated against
rabies, named Butch, and became a
bona fide member of the family
Within a few days he was deeply imbedded
In the affections of all the
children In the block.
All went well until June, when the
weather got hot. Butch quietly left
home one afternoon He seemed to
have vanished in thin air for all inquiries
could not reveal a trace of
him. Finally. it was surmised that
Butch had a tragic end. After a
period of mourning, his memory began
to grow dim, but he was never
forgot ten.
Late last Thursday afternoon shouts
of Joy^went up from the group of.
children, who were playing in Mrs
Hough's back yard In fact, the hubbub
became so great that several
mothers rushed out to see what was
wrong. There they found Butch greeting
his old friends and welcomed
back Into the old gang
Butch has great canine Intellect
bnt, being a dog. he can't tell whether
he spent the summer at the beach or
in the mountains.?Kershaw Times.
The Tartarian lamb Is a plant, not
an animal This tihtnese fern has a
"fleece" reaembllng that of sheep.
Records Point Way
To Better Oats Yield}
"Oat enterprise records conducted
In South Carolina by the Extension ^
Service In 1987 show an average yield
per a ore of 41.8 bushels," says County J
Agent VV. C. McCarley, pointing out
that this yield was almost double the
slate average of 22.0 bushels per- acre.
"The 79 records covering 536.6 acres (
in 16 counties were analyzed by O. M. (
Clark, Clemson extension economist," ,
Mr. McCarley continues, "and a study
of the results leads to these suggestions:
Earlier seeding produces larger 1
yields than later seedlngs.
Two bushels per acre seems to be '
the most desirable amount of seed to
plant.
I Seresan-treated seed give better results
than Formaldehyde-treated seed. <
Oats planted after cotton or corn
give better yields than oats after
small grain.
Seeding with a drill is preferable"
to seeding broadcast.
The amount of organic matter in
the soli is an important factor In de- (
termlulng the yield.
Nitrogen apparently Is the most
necessary plant food for oats. I
It is more economical to have fields
large enough to justify the use of a
binder rather than a cradle In harvesting.
manager wade host to the
gridders at bowling party
The members of the Camden high
school football squad were entertained
at the Camden bowling alleys last
Saturday by Manager Wade, who says
that the pigskin carriers showed a remarkable
aptitude for scattering the
maples.
Quite a number of the footbaJl
players took advantage of Mr. Wade's
Invitation and remained all morning
to enjoy the sport of bowling. Despite
th? gruelling battle of the night
before when they defeated Mt. Airy ,
13 to 6, the gridders were in fine fettie
and if they did have any aches
and pains it did not prevent them doing
some nice work on the alleys.
Bowling has become quite a fad
among the young people as well as
the older group, the latter using the
[drives during the evening hours while
I the roaring falling pins echoe from
'juvenile shots during the daytime
j hours.
j After theatre bowling parties have
become quite a fad and tlie sport continues
daily to the closing hour at
I midnight.
Older Youth Club
Friday night. September 16, the
boys and girls of Malvern Hill community
met and organized an "Older
Youth Club." They were called to
order by Miss Fewell. Kershaw county's
home demonstration agent First
Miss Fewell discussed the meaning
of an Older Youth Club and the work
that can be accomplished through cooperation.
The following members
were elected as officers: Lucille Robinson.
president: Robert Hall, vice
president; Clarence Watts, secretary;
Ruby Brunson. treasurer; Lavada
Parker, social chairman, and .)o Lyn
Hall, program chairman. After thej
election of officers Jo Lyn Hall invit-'
ed the club to a social at her home.;
When the meeting was over games'
were played and songs were sung.
The young people went home much '
inspired by this new organization.?
Dot Sinclair, club reporter
"
FOOTBALL MIDGETS ORGANIZE
Seventy-two midgets started prac
i
tire September 10. on the Lyttleton'
Street school field. Forty smaller',
boys, averaging eighty-five pounds [
were placed under the direction of
Carl Ingram and Donald Clyburn, J
players of last years regular midgets
Of the remaining thirty hoys, averaging
one hundred ten pounds, retained
by Mr Baldwin for the regular}
midgets two fairly balanced teams
should be rounded out. They will [
practice In scrimmage formation and;
during the half period Intermission of!
a few of the high school games, will |J
clash with each other
Mr. Baldwin states that the midgets
do not propose to play out of town,
or to entertain any visiting teams, for
various well-founded reasons. although
he now holds five Invitations
from other places The sole purpose
of th? midget organization is preparation
for playing on the high school
team in later years
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Spares and Splits
By Sktpper
These coolish nights give one a hankering
to hie Jo the bow]t|?g lanes ami
sip the balls against the maples In a
trantlO * soiree of splits, spares ami ,
jtrlkos'.^1
Finishing up ? late session with a
group of cotton festival chaps the othar
night 1 wandered over to the allies
to watch the boys work out.
Ernest and Francis Shehean, the
Stroud boys of Camden, were quarreling
on the No. 2 lane when I popped
In. Both boys were certainly trying
to win and so close and exciting whs
the tilt that 1 sat on the edge of a
hardwood bench for fifteen minutes.
Well Ernest won. 87 to 86. when Fran^ ia
blew on his last flipAfter
watching the Camden talent
for a week or more I'll string with
Jack Moore as being the best heaver
on the lanes. Jack is Just getting into
stride and is batting around 16S176
per game. We'll pick Jack for
235 to 250 about four weeks hence.
Another laddie who is s.iowing some
good form is Claude Jackson, football,
baseball, soft ball and gasoline star.
Claudius sneaked away with a 151
last night but the pins were not falling
for his crashing heaves. He'll
be above 200 soon.
The gals too are going for the sport
in a big way and daily you 11 see the
dames trying to push the little balls
down the lanes and sometimes getting
into the maples before^tl^uJiiL.^ .
the gutter.
Gus. of fried chicken and western
steak fame, mixed with Harry Wednesday
night and managed to trail by
six points.
Funny thing about the game so far
In these diggings. The boys and men
who are heaving the ballB are usually
of the slender stream line ..The _
lads who really should be Tflft there
those who have the Mae West /girth
of hips and a hippo brand of tiimmy
have not been out. Get going boys
and grab you off a Garbo figure. Bowling
will cut down that tummy line
mighty fast.
MATHER MEETS WILSON T1AM
IN FLORENCE NEXT FRIDAY
Mather's Blue Eagles will see real^
action In their first game in-Florence
with Wilson High. September 80.
Joach Martin believes that the Eagles
will be hard to beat.
Last year's game showed a victory
for Mather with a score of 58 to 0.
The Eagles hope to do even better
this year. They are working hard
having one aim in view?that of winning
the state championship.
Coach Martin is assisted this term
by James Aiken of State College, who
was a member of Mather's football
team. *
A Chinese delegation is said to be
on the way to the United States to
try to negotiate a commodity loan for
the purchase of supplies.
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Camden Theatre
friday, september 23
Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery
and Franchot Tone In
"THREE LOVES
HAS NANCY
Added: Mickey Mouse and News
SATURDAY, sept. 24
Harold Lloyd ai}d Phillis Welch In
"PROFESSOR beware"
Also: Flaming /Frontier# and The
Captalnl and Kids
Saturday) 10:30 show
Llovd Nolan wl ih Shirley Ross In I
"PRISON FARM"
MONDAY tnd TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 26 and 27
Xbe Greatest Motion Picture Attractlcin
of 1938
"alexander's
RAGTIME BAND"
With Alice Fay I, Don Ameche and
Tyrone Power ^
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28
Bobby Brecni Ireno Dare bbd
Charlaaj Rugglea in
"BREAKING THE ICE"
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