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'?y*r ' r* ijF MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE KERSHAW COUNTY FAIR HERE?WEEK OF OCTOBER 10 TO 15,1938 I The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 80 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1938 NUMBER 30 Camden Turns Back Sumter By 33 To 0 t Saturday's Sumter Item) A badly outclassed Sumter High gobool football team was walloped 33 to 0. lust night uiuler the floodlights hi Camden by a team that looked Just as good as last yeur'a great eleven. Caiuden rolled up three touchdowns in the flrat half on straight football, added two of the extra points, and went off. tho held for the rest perkxj with a 20 to 0 lead. 1 purlng the entire* first half Surafer (ailed to make a first down and never got past tho mldfleld strlpo. Camden shoved over two touchdowns In the third quarter and wont scoreless for the remainder of tho game. Sumter made only one serious threat in the game, advancing the ball to Camden's 10 ya-rd line late It, the third quarter on passes by Sweatte to Eppa and Bauman. The threat subsided , however,, when Camden Intercepted a pass and returned tho ball to Camden's ten. On th(, jiext play Cox came around from elKl and tok the ball through tackle, broke into the clear unci aided by some expert interferance raced 90 yards for a touchdown Camden's groatest superiority lay 1 in her blocking and tackling, two fundamentals sadly.; lacking on the Sumter team. The Gamecofcks' forward wall, although as heavy as Camden's, consistently outchargtd. while Sumter's tackling at time;, was pitiful. The one bright spot on the Sumter side was Bobby Bauman, wbo wa? probably tho best backfield man on the Hold last night. Bauman chalked up most of Sumter's gains and made more than his share of the tackles. He played a bang-up game from start to finish against tremendous odds and came out of the contest bruised and battered but with the knowledge that he had given everything he had to a losing cause. Sweatto also turned income good wprk hacking up the Hue. His. passing at times was excellent but he was badly rushed on every attempt and seldom was able to get set before he threw. The game was rough and a number of players received minor injuries Edens, Sumter guard, had his jaw dislocated and was forced to leave the game, but his injury later was found not to be serious. Last year Camden defeated Sumter to 0, scoring the same number of touchdowns as last night, but add-d one less extra point. Tii,- game attracted a crowd of about 2,000, nearly half of the spectators being from Sumter. The Sumter fans had little to cheer about except the playing of Bauman, but they suffered It out to the bitter end. The Gamecock band 'paraded around the field during the halftime intermission, adding considerable color to the affair. Next Friday night Sumter will play the strong Greenville team on the sumter Held. S\iring lineups: Camden Sumter hK-('ox BrOW11 I.T Stein Bradford ^ LC Hough DeLorme C Moore Glbs?n KG Mi Caskill Edens KT Watts Burn8 RK Williams Moise ( Ql'e West Sweatte Hit 1). Lynch Bauman HK?Lynch Hasell Fit Wooten *: Epps | First Week Jurors i For Criminal Court' , ( .' ..r-ors were drawn Tuesday to sen-., at the October term of criminal court which will convene on Monday, ^ Octoi.?r 24, with Judge Thoma# 8. Seas., presiding. The list of Jurors follow: ' 1 I. Turner, E. M Price, F. H. Corbetr, W. R. Denton, Jr., S. P. West, 1 1 e. Gillls, E. M. Workman, of Camdon; T. B. Clyburn, Jr., J. A. Spears, ( of Westville; I^JD. Hopkins, R. L. 1 Stokes, W. W. Horton, G. O. Robin- * , son of Case&tt; John W. Woods, Brown, F. A.NNelson, of Blaney; w. T. Holley, C. W. Holley. of J-fferson; J. H. Koon, George Neal t Ray, of Lugoff; J. A. Mtmn, of Be- i thune; a. T. Gardner, J. Q. "Roberts, ^ lr* R. Catoe, H. B. Oaskln, Lewis t Karfieid, D. E. Baxley,iF. I. Gardner, i F a Jones, J. Wesley Boone.-Walter t Baker, S* W. BarflVld, T. H. Young. I Jr L C*rUs Oftrarn, R. < B. Faulkenberry, of Kershaw. t mml: -tpp-w. 'k*. Captured In Ohio Brought To Camden Virgil Halley, nogro, who slipped a*uy from Camden some time ugo, owing several hundred dollars, was nailed to Youngstown, Ohio, last week where he wua plated under arrest. Sheriff j. h. McLeod and Rural officer J. D. Watson mado the trip to the Ohio city Monday and returned Friday with tho prisoner. They had to go to Columbus whore they presented requisition papers to the Ohio governor. At Youngstown, whore a hearing was held, the officers met with stiff opposition by members of the Society for the Advancement of Colored People. Their roprosontatlvo put up a plea that the negro be not returned to tho south as he would be kept in bondage. Sheriff McLeod told the presiding Judge that these charges wore untrue and that the negro would be treated fairly. The judge and other officers treated the South Carolina officers with the utmost courtesy and consideration and they were allowed to bring the prisoner back. Halley was charged with obtaining goods under false pretense. Appeal For Help Reaches County On Saturday, October 1, a telegram from tho headquarters of the American Hod Cross was received In Camdon by Oliver A. Rice, chairman of the Kershaw County Chapter. Recause of the suffering and distress occasioned by tornadoos, tidal waves, wind and water in the New England states and In Charleston, S. C? Kershaw county citizens have been asked to contribute._$400 to assist the National Red Cross In affording the needed relief In thes^ two areas. It is hoped that the citizens of Kershaw county will respond quickly to this appeal and that the $400 will be raised this week. Contributions may be sent by mail to Harold Funderburk, treasurer of Kershaw county Red Cross, Camden. On Thursday, booths were placed on the streets of Camden for receiving contributions for this cause. Seeking Information About Grandfather The Chamber of Commerce is in receipt of a letter from a party in Anderson requesting Information to establish the parentage of his great grandfather, Jesse Rutledge. The Anderson writer states that during the Revolutionary war period his father lived at some point near Camden or between Camden and Greenwood. One of his brothers was killed in the Battle of Camden. He also states thatione story is to the effect that the said Jesse Rutledge was a nephew of Edward Rutledge, at one time governor of the state of South Carolina. Any Information that may be provided the Chamber of Commerce regarding Jesse Rptledge will be forwarded to Anderson. Camden Plates Now At Commerce Office The new Camden plates, recently ordered by the Chamber of Commerce have arrived and may be obtained at the chamber office for 35 cents. The plates are finished with a black background and with lettering in white. The white lettering and border is of a composition that reflects light at night and makes an effective attachment for the license plate. congregational meeting at grace church 8unday Services at Grace church Sunday, October 9 will be: Holy communion xt 8 a. m.; church school rat 9:46; morning prayer and sermon at 11:15. Immediately after this eervlce which ivlll be shortened somewhat there will xe a very important meeting of the jongrogation to elect delegates to the ipocial convention on November 8 to jlect A' new bishop. revival 8ervice8 Revival- cervices began Sunday at he Church, of God, located on Gardter Road, between th,e Hermitage and Rr&teree mills, nod will continue hrough Saturday, October" 16. Serrlcea are held every night, beginning it 7 o'clock. Rev. G. F. Dempiey, the ymiVor, formerly of Anderaon, la doing he preaching and issues an invitation o the public. wjj* > - * . w > . -r jt, - - - i.i' ! .. 11 i ? ? Kershaw County Fair Opens Here Monday There'll bo a hot time In the old town next week. Yes sir-e-e-o-e. It will be county fair time and the Kershaw County F&Lr. uuder the personal direction o! President Dewey Creed will reach a new high water mark In Interest and entertainment this year. For the fair has new buildings, better exhibits in agriculture, livestock, poultry and farm machinery and ?1bo a real carnival outfit with plenty ol rides, shows and the llko. There are four free acts to be offered twice dally during this year's fair, this being one more than Is usually offored at a fair program. The fair grounds will be open Mon day for exhibitors and those engaged in setting up exhibits. At 6 o'clock the gates will be closed and admission to the grounds in the evening will "be but ten cents which permits of enjoying the carnival features. On Tuesday there will be another day ol completion of exhibits with a ten cent admission fc-e after 4 p. in. Two show lngH of the free acts will be made that day. On Wednesday will be agricultural and farmers day. Judging of exhibits, free Shows, free acts and carnival features will be in full swing and In the evening there will be a football game between Camden and Bennetts ville in. the lighted stadium. Thursday and Friday will find the grounds humming with activities and with plenty to see and enjoy. 'I he fair will close on Saturday. KIRKWOOD TENNIS CLUB IS WINNER OVER LANCASTER The Kirk wood Tennis club, of Camden defeated Lancaster, three matches to 4wo?In an inter-club tournament held at the Kirkwood courts Sunday afternoon. Members of both teams enjoyed a buffet supper at the club house following the matches. Carley Moller, of Camden, led the Kirkwood group with a smashing 6-1, 6-2 victory over Young, of Lancaster. Reuben Pitts, after finding trouble in the first set, defeated I>ong, of the Ivancaster club, 4-6, - -2 and 6-4. Bill Nettles, of Camden, won from Pittman, of Lancaster, 6-3, 8-10 and 9*7. Hough was victorious for the invaders as he downed Jack Halle, 9-7, 3-6 and 7-5, and a match between Billy Pitts, of Camden, and Elliott, of Lan caster, was called because of darkness with the second set at four all after Elliott had won the first 8-6. The local club has had two interesting tournaments this summer, one for men's doubles and another for mixed doubles. The club hopes to arrange some matches For the near future with teams In this vicinity. ' Was In New England Storm John Thompson, colored, who resides on routo 3, Camden, returned last week from the Forest Hills Hotel, in New Hampshire, where he had been employed during the summer. Asked If he was In the storm area he replied that It was the worst he had ever experienced. Thompson's duties were to build the fires in the bakery, laundry and other places at the hotel, causing him to arise at 3 o clock In the morning. He saye his rooming house was about a quarter of a mile from the hotel and during the night the house started swaying one way and then another. He spent the night praying, he said, and when daylight broke he made his way towards the hotel over roads strewn with giant trees, fallen electric power lines, telegraph and telephone lines and the lights used from then on were from candles and lamp lights. He made the trip home by bus because the railroads were all torn up In the storm area. Kiwanls Club Notes Austin Sheheen, president of the Merchants association and chairman cf the Cotton Festival wee the- guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Klwanis club. Mr Sheheen gave a very Interesting talk on the forth-coming Cotton Festival. The program ,w?s In charge of the Inter-Club Relations committee, John Davidson, chairman. - > Visitors for the day were: Austin Sheheen, Lee Mays and Orin F. Crow, Frank Dana and D. B. Durden, of Columbia. J. E. Eddinge was elected a new member of the club. Sal* Of Hog* The Kerthaw County Farmers* Exchange will load hogs on Monday, October 10, beginning at 1 o'clock. Top prices will be paid for hogs weighing from 160 to 225 pounds say W. C. McCarley, County Agent. *7 \ . \ ' [Cadillac Of 1898 Making Long Trip I "Across tbe country In ninety day*,* in Ik It t have meant something "away buck when" but In those modern days of speed by motor, streamlined (rains ' and planes, It's a long, long time. Wednesday Camden ptM>ple who were in the downtown district were astonished to view one of the strangest contraptions in the automobile line ever seen In the city. It was a i 1898 model Cadillac powered by a one 1 cylinder motor. Thp car, an open contraption, carried three passengers. All wero from i West Allls, an Industrial superb of Milwaukee and were on their way from New York to San Francisco on a wager that they must do the trip In 90 days. The Chamber of Commerce sought to keep the three men over until Thursday and have them appear In the i festival parade but they had to doi cllne, as they have a sohedule to main' talu. The auto travels at from flf' teen to twenty miles an hour, gets thirty-five miles to a gallon of gas, has no reverse shift and has tho hard rubber tires. I Elmer lloff Is owner of the car. He , was a mall carrier In Milwaukee for I five years. His companions are Bert i Walsh and lid Sweek. They loft Milt waukee August 27th and New York on September 29th. ,'lBags Deer With j His Walking Cane ! Walterboro, Oct. 3 ? Bob It. Middle-j brooks, of Ashepoo. went fox hunting; ''but bagged a deer, which ho brought ( .(down with a walking cane. ,! Tho buck, frightened by the fox ! hounds, darted from the wood and 'dashed past Mlddelbrooks. A fence was. In the way and the buck was , thrown back, dozed. | All Mlddlebrooke had to do was to (swing lustily with tho heavy hickory ''cane and the buck was dead. II CAMDEN HOTEL MAN LO8E8 lj 'FATHER AT BOLTON LANDING h-6peclal to The Chronicle ? I Littleton, N. H., Oct. 3.?The funeral of Frank K. Abbott, 87, dean of Jthe New England hotel faternlty and lone of the early Northern pioneers I In Southern hotel business, who died j October 1 at Bolton Landing, N. Y., 'was held at Meacham's funeral chapel ! hero today. ! A native of Whltefleld, N. H., Mr. Abbott was the son of a carpenter, ' and his early life was spent building (hotels In Bethlehem and Franconla, tjN. H. He was owner of the Upland Terrace in Bethlehem and operator of other hotels In the South. Burial was at Bethlehem. He is survived by hi3 son, Karl P. Abbott, jhead of tho Abbott Hotels corporation which operates a string of hotels j In the East. The elder Abbott had been in declining health and retirement for twenty years. Killed In New England 8orm Word has been received in Camden of the doath of Carl Smith at his home in New Castle, New Hampshire. Mr. Smith has been a visitor to I Camden on several occasions, having 'married Miss Dorothy Marvin, daughter of the late H. G. Marvin, former ' manager of tho Hobklrk Inp. He Is eald to have met death by a falling limb, while on his porch during the recent New England hurricane and tidal wave. He Is survived by his widow and one daughter, Miss Elisor Smith and a son "Buzz" Smith. Baptist Church 8ervices The following services are announced for week beginning October 11, 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 11:16 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject; "A Vital Problem." Evening subject: "The Trailer Family." B. T. U. "With picture at 7 p. m.- Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The pub11c Is cordially invited to attend all services of this church. To 8erve Hot 8upper 1 There will be a hot supper served at Central school house, in the Sandy Grove section at 8 o'clock, Saturday, October 15. The supper Is sponsored by the ladles of Sandy Grove Church. A small fee will be' charged and the procSfcds from the supper will go for the benefit of the church. The public Is cordially Invited. Carrier pigeons cannot be used successfully In Alaska, as there are too many eagles. / o A" 4v"- . Dog and Rabbit Roth Came to Grief One of the strangest tales of autnuil life to come to light waa told to, ua thla week. It happened when a dog was chasing a rabbit on Campbell street ran the bunny under the Col* Uha undertaking establishment. The pair were aeen to go under the houao but never to emerge \ -later harking could be heard under the building and the floor waa taken up. revealing the two Imprisoned In an old well that had eunken In to a depth of twentyelx feet. With the aid of a atrong searchlight they could be soon and plans fOi their rescue were made. A baakot was lowered with meat In it In the hopes the dog would climb aboard.. He ate the bait but refused to get lUj the basket so he was lassoed pud pulled up In that manner. I Then the problem to get the rabbit out was solved by lowering a rabbitj trap baited with lettuce leaves and when It entered the box. It likewise was rescued. Edgar Brown Files Expense Account Washington. Oct. 3. Edgar A. Brown, who withdrew Mr candidacy for South Carolina Democratic senatorial nominations Just before the primary. reported to the senate campaign expenditures committee today he received $6,825 In contributions and spent that amount plus "six or eight thousand dollars" of his own since his first report. He previously reported no contributions and expenditures approximately $4,000. Brown said $2,060 came from miscellaneous sources of which ho had no record while other contributors were: John T. Stevens, Kershaw, $3,500; C. O. Fuller, Barnwell, $500; J. JSeibels Columbia, $250; Jeff Hunt. Columbia. $250; J. S. Black. Barnwell, $50; Emmett Grover, Columbia, $o0, Q. A. Kennedy. WilUston. $r>0; Simon Brown's Sons, Blackville, $100; Dexter Martin, Columbia. $25; and W. E. Wlllieton, $50 Js D Meyer, Republican nominee for the senate in South Carolina, reported he received no contributions and made no expenditures in his prtmdry race. Negro Attacker Lodged In Pen Cheraw, Oct. 2.?George Gates, 25year-old negro hunted for two days on a charge of criminally attacking a 16year-bhl Hnrtsvllle cafe waitress, was captured near here tonight and was rushed to the state penitentiary at Columbia. Sheriff C. A. Grinnell. of Darlington countv, said the prisoner was taken to the penitentiary as a precaution against possible mob violence. The negro, ho said, was surrounded in a vacant house about a mile from here near the Pee Dee river swanvp. The girl was" found" UncdhSbloUS early yesterday In the cafe where she worked, her head and face beaten and several teeth knocked out. Physicians said her condition was grave and feared she might lose her eyesight. T.he negro was a cook at the cafe. Columbia To Get Twelve-Story Hotel Columbia. Oct. 3.?The old city hall property at Main and Gervals streets here has been sold to E. E. Child, of Columbia, and a group of associates as a site for a new $1,000,000. twelvestory. 250 -room hot*4 o- be -known air "The Wade Hampton," construction is expected to start December 1. Motion Picture 8hown Here One of the Clemson College Mobile Motion Picture units In charge of L.J W. Riley, was in Camden and Kershaw county on September 28 and 29. Although', these units are maintained) primarily for the purpose of improving agricultural conditions, they show from time to time pictures on health. During the day and a half Mr. Riley was iri the county, two pictures on tuberculosis were shown at each of the six points where films on agriculture was being used. About nine hundred people mostly adults and high school students saw the pictures. It is expected that much interest In tuberculosis control will be aroused as a result of this program which was a cooperative project of the eotfntf farm agent, W. Cr McCarley; the county health department and the KerahaWj County Tuberculosis association. j V/ . - r-j'' .tSa&ir< ; -? ? - - ? I*** \y, ; Four-H Club Work ^ At County Fair Only Four-H Club Girls may entur lu this department. All articles must bo entered at tho Four-H Club booth before 7 p. nr., October 11. Premiums will bo paid in this department at the Four-H Club booth on Friday afternoon and Saturday. All entries In this department must be the work of tho Four-H Club member during 1088. Articles displayed In past years will be disqualified. Clothing Department?Host made school dross, 76o, 60o; boat slip, BOo, 26c; best stuffed cloth animal, BOc, 26c; best pair pillow slips, BOc, 26c; host boudoir pillow, BOc, 26c; best kitchen towel, BOc, 25c; best embroidered dresser scarf, BOc, 2fcc; best^embroidery vanity sot, 60c, 25c. Food Dopartemnt?Seat loaf yeast bread, 76c, 60o; best cake, 76c, 60c; best plate six biscuits, 50c, 25o; beat assortment oooklos, 60c, 25c; boat display homemade candy, 60c, 25c. Canning Department?Boat collection three frtuts and throe vegetables, $2. |1. BOc; best collection or one fruit and one vegetable, $1, 50c. 25c; best jar tomatoes, 60c, 25c; best Jar soup mixture, 50c, 25c; best Jar beans, 160c, 25c; best Jar vegetable not listed, BOc, 25c; best Jar peachos, BOc, 25c; best Jar blackberries. 60c, 25c; best jar pears, 50c, 25c; best Jar fruits,i | not listed, BOc. 2Bc; best glass Jolly, 'any variety. BOc. 25c; best Jar pickle, any variety, BOc, 26o. Poultry Department?Best pair of birds, one hen, one cockerel, any Variety, $1.50, 75c; best pullet, any variety, $1.00, BOc; best oockrel, any vaI rletv, $1.00, 60c; best dozen eggs, BOc, ! 25c. j Special Notice?Wednesday, October 10, is Four-H Club Day at the ' State Fair. All Four-H boys and girls I will bo admitted free on that date. Make your plans to attend the Stato Fair In Columbia on that dato. If you I linve a green or white dress you are I requested to wear It but this is not at jail necessary. Harold Driggers Shot By Police? Blshopville, Oct. 1.?Harold Driggers, young man of Blshopville, was 'shot and killed by Chief of Police P. B. Smith this afternoon at the home of Driggers' brother. According to officers, Driggers was causing trouble In the home of his brother, Ben Driggers. Ben Driggers, it Is reported, to have sent word to Chief Smith to come and arrest his brother and the officer, together with Officer Segars, went to Driggers' home where they saw young Driggers on the porch with a shotgun. Driggers, officers said, raised his [gun and Offlder SegarB raised hhsTbiiT IChief Smith was unarmed. Ben Driggers, who was watching from a gari age door, called to the officers not to i shoot. Both men then lowered their weapons and attempted to reason with Harold Driggers. Mr. Segars gave his gun to Chief Smith and officers said ' that Driggers raised his gun and fired at Smith. Chief Smith ducked, the shot going over his head. The chief then fired at Driggers and Officer Tonnie Smith, who had also been called, fired one shot. c:r> Driggers lived about thirty minutes. Bishopivlle Officers Held For Grand Jury Blshopville, Oct. 4.?At a coronter Jury's request P. B. Smith, Blshopville police chief, and C. V. Smith, a policeman, were ordered held for the grand Jury^ in tfnr fatal" shootlugp~of Harold Driggers, Junius Segars, another policeman, was ordered held as an accessory. Driggers was shot Saturday afternoon when, it was testified at-the in*- ? I quest, he resisted arrest. Several wit-^ nessee said Driggers met the officers on his front porch and fired at them ... . with a shotgun. The officers gave bond for their appearance bi^ore IBs . " grand Jury. Bethestfa Presbyterian ChurchSunday, October 9, A. Douglas Mo-^ Am, pastor. Rally day, and,promotion exercises will-be held at the church, school hour at 10 a .m. The entire congregation is requested to attend thhi service. ^Morning worship 11: IS. The public cordially invited to attend these services. . Lake Arrowood lodge, a favorite resort for moving picture"folka 4n California. wm all hut dettroye<Lby flre_. on Saturday with a loss of $600,000.