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p" ' LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED HERE NEXT THURSDAY FOR FIRST COTTON FESTIVAL The Camden Chronicle __ VOLUME 50 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938 " NUMBER 29 County Fair Just a Few Weeks Away Tht} Kershaw County Fuir, 1938 edtn bigger and liner than ever boWe will be held at the Kershaw couutail grounds here October 10 to 1.5. iicluslve. ^Visitors to the fair will note the exhibit building Just erected trough WPA aid and which 1h the uRl ()f uny of Its kind at any fair pounds In the south. Already there been a heavy reservation of in this building and among of the notable exhibits that will to seen will be the Hermitage Mills, Wateree MIIIb. Langeton Motors, Hudm Motor Company, Howard Klectrl(,1 Shop, K Clarkson Rh^me, Bums RU(1 Barrett. Jack WhRatfer and Sou, Co* Lumber company, Western Auto Supply company and others. Substantial awards will be made for winners In tho community booth contest. the range being from $10 to $G0. In the vocational, agricultural and home economic departments prizes will range from $10 up. The fair is sponsored by the Camden American Legion Post and tho Red Fez club, who have been back of the fair projects for the past live vears. Officials assert the 1938 fair will be better In every department than any effort of the past. The World's Exposition Shows, one 0( the best carnival outfits In the south, will have a big layout of amusement and entertainment features and plenty of rides to offer patrons. The dog show, under the direction of j w C. Boykin, always one of the attractive features of a Kershaw county fair, will carry a great appeal to an ever-growing group of dog fanciers. The dog show will be held Thursday, a: 3 p in. ?Season tickets for the fair-are on sale at the chamber of commerce office and also at many of the stores lu Camden. This year the season ticket will be 50 cents, which provides a world of pleasure and education for such a small amount Invested. Attention is called to the fact that there are but a few spaces remaining In the exhibition building. Anyone -wishing a booth for display purposes can secure information of same from Elihu Schlosburg. Kershaw Area Of Boy Scouts Moves Ahead The Boy Scout program in the Kershaw district, central state council, was reported as having made considerable progress in its first year, at the initial annual meeting of district officials yesterday in Camden. A balance of $89.24 was reported by M M. Johnson, finance chairman, and the reports of James R. Gibson, field scout execeutive, and John V illepijtue, advancement committee chairman, showed district progress. New officers elected for the 19381939. October to October year, were: W F. Nettles, Jr., district chairman, succeeding Henry W. Savage, Jr., who was named vice chairman, and Net ties Lindsay, finance chairman. The district officials decided to have Kershaw Scouts participate In the Kershaw Cotton Festival In Camden, October 6. and to take part in the Kershaw county fair in Camden October 10-15. District commissioner, H. A. small, court of honor, John K. deLoach, interracial. the Rev. A. Douglas McArn; camping and civil service, Sam Kar esh: training, M. B. Burns; health and safety, Dr. J. W. Brunson; publicity Frank Heath; reading, the Rev. Maurice Clarke; rural, C. G. Kornegay; organization, the Rev. J. B. Cas ton. Ti??? n*?xt mooting of the 4toUict of ficiais will be October 5 in Camden. NOTICE TO TH08E WISHING TO HAVE CONCESSION AT FAIR Dewey Creed, chairman of the Kershaw County Fair, requests that any onp wishing to obtain a food concession booth or any other type of con-| cession get in touch with him immediately. Also, anyone wishing to obtain a food concession at the Fair must have a health certificate from Br. Humphries In order to operate. WINDOW JUDGING WILL BE DONE AFTER DARK Judging of the windows in the cotton festival contest for best and mostj unique triihnipd store windows wflli be done at 7 p. m. Thnrsday evening. This time has been set In order that stores who will make use of: electrical displays will hare an opportunity to have them Judged when tkey are most effeottva -Av ***>- t f? *' * * Camden Prepares For Cotton Carnival Leas than a week remains before the ovent of the year, the Cotton Carnival and Festival, the tlrst annual affair for Camden und the first where Kin# Cotton reigns supreme to be offered )n South Ca^llua, steps Into the spotlight. For this great pot purr 1 of fun and gaiety, where everything Is free will, weather permitting, be held on Thura- ] day, October ti. In the event of rain, , the program will be carried out the day following with the mardi gras ' dance in the evening being held ufter , the Camden-Charleston football game. The chamber of commerce, acting . In the capacity of a directing agency , for the merchant's committee, has received letters from all of the distinguished guests invited to be present and all have promised they will make every effort to lend their presence to the occuslon. Thousunds of orange and black posters worfe placed In the mall early In the week for distribution all over Kershaw county, In Sumter, Great Falls, Kidgeway and other points. Those posters carry the comploto program of the affair. The program will also be found in another part of this paper. Carl Llghtfoot,. one of Camden's polo aces, has promised to have the Yellowjacket polo team in the parade, all of the players being mounted on the wiry little ponies used in the polo season. This feature will no doubt attract a great deal of attention and bring much applause. Reservations for the banquet to be held at 1 o'clock'at the Hotel Camden, with distinguished visitors as honored guests, have been coming into the chamber of commerce. The attention of a number of business and professional men who have made inquiry about the banquet is called to the fact that after tho allotment of seventy tickets is exhausted, no more will be forthcoming. The radio broadcast is to take place at 11:30 o'clock in front of the Camden theater. Frank Berger of Station WIS, Columbia, will be in charge as announcer and he will ask questions of all of the honored guests as well as many Camden people. The committee in charge of the festival has also arranged for several preliminary festival broadcasts on the day before the festival, these to outline the program for the day. Much interest is being manifest in the hog-calling contest and husbandcalling contest. They will be held in front of the postoffice, the hog-calling event in the morning and the other in the afternoon. The water fight on Rutldege street in the morning at 11 o'clock will attract a lot of spectators and much Interest. The parade forms at 2:30 o clock with divisions resting on Chesnut east and west of Broad and also on Hampton street east and west of Broad. The parade will be led by the mounted State police followed by the Charleston police band, color guard, guests of honor in decorated cars. Company M, of the Kershaw Guards, the Yellowjac.ket polo team. Camden's new ath-^ letic bus and the football team, organization floats and decorated cars, farm floats and then several groups of 1939 model automobiles. The contests involving the fat man s race, three legged race, women s races, and the like, will be held on Rutledge street immediately after the parade. The committee is calling the attention to those who enter the fattest lady contest, as well as the largest family and family coming the greatest distance away will report at the chamber of commerce office. The committee points out that everything will be free and the awards In every event will be in cash. There Ts trnt one exception to this rule, and < that is the dancing contest, in which boxes of candy will be the prizes The Robert Smith Decorating company'arrived in Camden yesterday and have already put up a number of lamp post decorations. They will insta the overhead lines on Monday. The company is also decorating many of the store fronts,.. The Junior Welfare League has arranged with the Smith company to canvass the business district for store front displays and the commission to be given the members for this work will be utilized In the fine program of j charity and relief that the league carries on. Grace Epltcop*^ Church Services on Bunday* October 2 will be as followi: Holy communion, 8 j 4. m.; church cbool, 9:45 a. m.; Holy communion u4 sermon, 11:18 a. m. The cocbnut is the most valuable and moat used nut in the world. t ~?'+. ve-y *-?> +* .* * ." *' " * V, V " Charleston Is Hard Hit Camden people who huve friends and relatives in Charleston, stricken by a tornado Thursday morning, were on the anxious seat all afternoon and evening, seeking to ascertain the extent of the fatalities. At noon Thursday Mayor F., N. McCorkte dispatched a te 1-1 egram to Mayor Burnett R.| Maybank, of the stricken city tendering any aid and assist-i ance Camden could offer, and also advising that the Camden hospital would be available for those injured. First reports of the tornadic disturbance in Charleston were heard over a morning broadcast at which time it was stated that the area involved was small and that the death toll was seven people, six of them colored. Later at noon, the death list had increased to 25 and reports showed that the area hardest hit was in the center of the city and covered some twelve or more blocks. Several buildings that were demolished were being searched for additional dead, while in several other instances firemen were using torches to cut into the twisted steel to recover bodies known to be under the debris. Radio stations at Columbia and Charlotte dispatched crews with short wave equipment by plane to the stricken city to get information and broadcast eye-witness accounts. At noon Thursday there was but one telephone line working trut trf the city and that was being used for official business, making it impossible to get information from individuals. The roof of the Timrod hotel was blowp oft as were roofs of several! churches and school buildings as well: as industrial plants. At noon Thursday fifteen homes had boen reported! unroofed and many of them totally j ' demolished. THIRD LARGEST DISASTER Radio reports at 3:30 stated proper-j ty damage at $2,000,000; thirty known' dead; 275 injured. Most Important buildings badly hurt were Saint Michael's church, postoffice building, old Market and Dock Street Theatre. Reported to be the third largest major disaster to hit the historic old city. Watts To Lead Team Against Camden Hi Announcement of more than usual* Interest to Camden football fans camo from the liigh school athletic quartern Thursday when Coach Villepiguu made known that negotiation* had been completed whereby the speedy Ben* nettsvlllu High school team will play Cainden at Zemp Stadium, Wednesday, October 12, at 8 o'clock. fhls game la unusual In that C. E. Watts, a aou of Mrs. Kathleen Watts, superintendent of education and a former Camden and Citadel grid star Is coach of the invading team. Watts played with Camden some ten years ago when the Camden team was Iunder the tutelage of J. U. Richards and John Villeplgue. Walts profited by the splendid coaching he received In his high school days and ho has installed the same system Into his squad ut Bennettsville. So when the fans crowd the stands and bleachers for this big game they will sec leums using the same sys-l tem, the same formations and the' same form of precision play. It will J be a battle between two teams employing the same famous old Camden system. Senator Carter Class, Democrat, ofj Virginia, whom President Roosevelt has dubbed "the unreconstructed rebel," gav^ bis definitions Saturday of' a "liberal" and a "conservative." "A liberal Is a man who Is willing to] spend somebodys else's money," said; Class. "A conservative is a man with i good sense." i PROGRAM OF THE CAMDEN COTTON CARNIVAL - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 9:00 to 10:15 A.M.?Concert by the Charleston Police Band. Corner o.f Broad and DeKalb streets. 10:15 A.M.?Hog Calling contest. Corner of Broad and DeKalb streets. Winner receives $7.00 and second place $3.00. 10:45 A.M.?Band Concert. Corner of Broad and Rutledge streets. 11:00 A.M.?Water Fight between two teams chosen from the Camden Fire Department. Powerful streams of water will be used as weapons in a thrilling battle on Rutledge street between Broad and Market streets. Winning team receives $8.00 cash prize. 11:30 A.M.?Radio broadcast from in front of the Camden Theater. The "man on the street" will question visiting notables, prominent Camden people and volunteers from the crowd for a half-hour period. This broadcast will be made over Station WIS, Columbia, by remote control from Camden. Tell the folks who stay at 'home to listen in. 12:00 NOON?Band Concert in front of Camden Hotel. 12:30 P.M.?Mr. and Mrs. Quiz will propound questions to volunteers taken from the crowd. Winner will receive a $5.00 cash prize. , 1:00 P.M.?Dinner for distinguished guests at Hotel [Camden. 2:15 P.M.?'Husband Calling contest, corner of DeKalb and Broad streets. $5.00 to the winner and $3.00 for second [place. 2:30 P.M.?Parade forms on Broad street between Chesnut and Hampton streets. | 3:00 P.M.?Mammoth parade led by mounted State Police and the Charleston Police Band. Distinguished guests in decorated cars. Handsome floats and many other attractive features. Winner of the Carnival Queen vote, "Miss Cotton Queen/' will appear in a beautifully decorated car with "Miss South ^Carolina." Visiting honor guests will be judges of the parade floats. Prizes of $25.00, $15.00 and two $5.00 will be awarded to winners in both the farm floats and auto organization float divisions. i 4:00 P.M.?Contests on Rutledge street between Broad and Church streets. A potato race for women over 25 years of age, a fat man's race, a running^backward race for women under 25 years of age, and a three-legged race for men. Winners and second placers receive substantial cash awards. * 8:00 P.M.-?Grand M^rdi-Gras pavement dance. Laurens street, just east of Broad street. Dance under garlands of electric lights to the music of two orchestras. Strut your stuff in tihe square dances to the music of Hill Billy lads and to the calling of Honest John Laney and Clyde Massebeau. 12:00 Midnight?The Midnight Waltz. * ^ ^ Stream Line Flyer To \ Make Camden Stop < The Seaboard Airline Railway's now million of i ho "Orange Blossom" speoial, the flyar operating between Now York and Florida, will bo the central llgura of a culobratlou boing arranged ' by the chamber of commerce for Sunday, November 6. Q|\ thin date the Orange Blossom Special will arrive at the Camden pussouger station at 11):66 a. m. and will remain there for one hour to enable Camdon people to Inspect the handsome train drawn by the mammoth, stream-lined Diesel powered locomotive. The train will pull out at 11:66 o'clock for Columbia, carrying a group of Camden business and professional men as guests of the Seaboard. This list Is being oomplled through the chamber of commerce and will be approved ,by the Seaboard in time to have each lucky Individual notified of his selection. The "Special" la to bo 690 feet long and will consist of the big Diesel engine, a baggage and express car, coach, dining car and throe Pullmans. The entire train will be air-conditioned and will represent the last word in traveling comfort. The Orungo Blossom goes Into active service on January l. For the past several months the Seaboard hits had crews of men engaged in ballasting the roadbed and In | replacing ninety pound rails with heavier 100 pound steel. Curves are being lengthened and relocated ln^ some Instances In order that the flyer may negotiate them easily. This is necessary In view of the fact that the Diesel powered engines will travel at . a erasing speed of between eighty and ninety miles an hour, but will have a maximum speed of 120\tiles per hour. Fueling stations for the oil burning engines are being erected ut Hamlet, N. C.. and Wildwood, Fla. i It will require only two stops between Washington and Miami and return, for fueling the new 6,400 horsepower Seaboard Diesel, the most powerful and longest type In the world. Mr. Benton stated. Two oil tanks are being installed at Hamlet with a total capacity of approximately 20,000 gallons of fuel oil and they are to be equipped with pumps so each of the new locomotives can take on about 3,600 gallons of fuel each day. The tanks at Hamlet and Wildwood are being located ln such a manner that when the north and south limiteds stop for other station purposes as watering cars, inspection, and the like, the locomotives can take on oil at the same time. Each of the three units of three lotcomotlves carries 1,100 gallons of train heating boiler water and 1,200 gallons of fuel oil. Ordinary fuel oil such as is burned ln a household oil burner Is the type to be used. With full supply of fuel, boiler water and sand, the total weight of the units of three locomotives Is approximately 900.000 pounds. Their total length Is 210 feet, height 13 feet, 11 inches above rail and 9 feet, 10 Inches ln width. Baptist Church 8ervices The following services are announced for week beginning October 2 at the Camden Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with V. J. Rector, superintendent In charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject, "Doing the Lord's Work." Evening subject, "Let Others See Jesus in You." B. T. U., with an {interesting and Instructive picture at ! 7 o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The public j is cordially Invited to attend all serj vices of this church. Project For Road Work Lancaster. Sept. 24.?Congressman J. P. Richards has announced the approval of W. P. A. Project No. 30,299, ln the amount $490,180, to improve roads throughout Kershaw county, including clearing, grubbing, excavating, grading, shaping, laying drain pipes. Installing drainage structures, building bridges, top soiling, surfacing and performing appurtenant and incidental work. Nor a part of the Federal Aid Highway. syXtem, county-owned property. This project Is now eligible for op; eration at the discretion of the State jw. P. A. administrator. Bishop Thomas At HaQood 8unday The Rt. Rev. A._S? T^ornks ..will preach at the Chorch of the Ascenplon, Hagood, this Sonday mdrning. October 2, 11:30 o'clock. In the afternoon Bishop Thomas will preach at St. Phillip's, Bradford Springs, at 4:30 o'clock. - *. r *>* ? ? ... * ^ Camden Faces Acid Test Against Sumter (illy Skipper) Clot your tickets yet? Hotter got them today, because the congestion around ticket booths tonight will be no great that you may miss your favorite Heat while waiting in line. The night of nights will bo hero within a few hours and followers of the grout grid game are prepared to see some stellar football when the Camden Bulhlogf take on the Sumter Gamecock a ut Zeinp stadium at eight bells. And so wo say?get your tickets before the game Ho avoid congestion at the field tonight. The pasteboards are on sale at Klliott's and the City Drug Company store. Step In and grab your share and then whon you got to the field tonight, all you will have to do will be to walk in, get your seat, sit down and give yourself over to two or more hours of genuine thrills. Despite the wide difference In the score of the game a year ago whon Camden surprised the Sumter fans by swamping the Gamecocks under a top heavy score, the Issue of tonight's game Is iu doubt in the minds of ninny of the fans. It Is recognized fact that Sumter is confident. The team Is a different team than the ono that facet! the Bulldogs a year ago. In fact the Sumter fans admit It Is a better team by a wide margin than the 1937 edition. They bowled over West Columbia and Andrews by eusy counts and are an untried out tit. Camden played West Columbia last week and while winning 36 to 0. the game gave no Inkling as to what a team of regulars might have done. And there Is no reason to believe that Sumter uncovered any particular brand of hidden stuff in the West Columbia game. So, so far as the man on the side linos Is concerned, there has been no opportunity to offer a comparison on the respective merits of the 1938 editions of the Bulldogs and Gamecocks. Camden Is going into the game with that dyed in the wool spirit of wanting to win and wo have all the re- * spect In the world for the ability of the boys to keep fighting to tho last ditch. We have no advance dope, no secrets from the scouts, no dope of any kind to base a prediction as to the probable result of tonight's game. But, we havo a lot of confidence in the kind of football taught by John Villepigue and so we nre stringing with the Bulldogs by a two touchdown margin. New Camden Plate For Automobiles The Camden Chamber or uoinmerca has announced that It will receive reservations for a new Camden plate for automobiles, a limited supply of which will be available within'a few weeks. The platefe, which ate of the Bame color as the 1939 automobile license platfes, are made to attach to the top of the regular plate. The name "Camden, South Carolina," in raised block letters, Is carried on the plate. The letters are of tho new reflector type, which are equally sensitive to both sunlight and artificial light. Such plates are of great value to motorists who visit other cities where parking restrictions are enforced. Traffic officers, seeing the auto to be from out of the city, are inclined to be more lenient in regard to violation of regulations. The plates are also splendid for advertising Camden. The chamber of commerce has purchased a limited quantity and will take care of tho ap: plicants In order of their requests. Those making reservations now will be accorded first consideration. Thft plates come with attachments for affixing to the license plates.. URGES RESERVATIONS FOR TICKET8 BE MADE Frank Heath, managing director of ? the cotton festival program, in an announcement this week, requests all who desire tickets for the banquet' to be given at the Hotel Camden at "~ noon Thursday, October G, to maker reservations at his office at once. Several inquiries have been received as to whether the banquet would be a stag affair, to which the director announced that already a number of reservations had been made by ladies. lea Cream 8upper The Gates. Ford Home Demonstration club announces an Ice cream supper will be held Friday night, September 30, at 8 o'clock. The precede will go for the benefit of the club. - i ' ... . ... i .