The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 18, 1938, Image 1
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^VOLUM CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1938 NUMBER 36 ^
I CAMDEN AND RALEIGH TO MEET AT
I ZEMP FIELD THURSDAY NOV. 24TH
Turkey Day Grid Battle Will
Mark End of Fine Season?
Many Expected to Witness
Battle With North State
Eleven.
One of tho most successful footbull
seasons in Camden high school football
history will close on Thanksgiving
day afternoon when tho Bulldogs
battle the Raleigh, N. C., high school
grldders at Zemp Field here.
The Camden team will have entirely
recovered from tho battering received
at the hands of the Columbia
Caps last Friday night and should be
able to glvo the Tarheel team a real
battle.
U is Interesting to note that Raleigh
bowed to Columbia by a 13 to ti
score, while Camden, with a sadly
crippled eleven, was run under by the
Caps. 9 to 2. The Columbian's margin
of victory was tho same agaiuBt
I k -.tl. ?nn nvo
uutu
Tickets for this season climax event
"V will go on sale today aiul indications
are that tho largest crowd ever to
pack ZeniD Field will be on nand to
witness (he struggle between two of
the outstanding teams of the Carolinas.
Inquiries have been coming into
local football headquarters from Sumter,
Bishopville, Chester, Hartsvillo
and other points as to when Camden
would play again. The splendid fight
put up by Camden against Columbia
has aroused a desire on the part of
the fans of these communities to see
the gold and black warriors play
again before the curtain rings down
on tlm 1938* season.
Arrangements are being made to
take care of a heavy influx of outof-towners
at the game. Advances
from Raleigh indicate that there will
be several hundred fans from that J
city motor down to cheer the North |
Carolinians. I
The game will mark the close of thej
high school grid careers of a number
of Camden stars, and this is another
reason why tho fans will be out in
force. According to advance dope,
West and Lynch have recovered from
their injuries and will be one hundred
per cent efficient when they square
off with the Raleigh lads.
Camden and Raleigh will enter tho
game with briliant records for the
season behind them?both schools
having lost only one game.
Game time, 2:30 o'clock.
Chamber Approves
Tree Protection
The Camden and Kershaw County
Cham her of Commerce has given enthusiastic
approval of the ploa of the
Camden Garden Club for protection of
trees?especially tho holly trees.
The Garden Club is running a slide j
at the Camden Theatre weekly with a,
plea for tree protection, declaring]
that trees are a community asset.
"The.holly tree needs your protection
at this season," says the appeal
?f the Garden Club.
The Chamber points out that there
is a tendency at this time of the year
for people who devastate holly trees
in order to use limbs and branches
for decorative purposes. The Chamber
contends that the tre? features
its beauty in its natural state and
Camden has many beautiful holly
trees of which it is Justly proud.
la tho decorating of the light standards
with pine boughs this year, the
Chamber has expressly requested th&t L
the boughs be taken only from locations
approved by the forestry division
Culling out of too prolific growth
aid8 nature in the growing of finer,
sturdier trees and it is where the
growth is top heavy that the pines
used for decorative purposes will b?
?cured.
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^1 Yale commencement exercises
conducted In the Old Center
church, New Haven, until 1*00.
$35,000.00 Verdict
in Favor of Phillips
1 ho second week of the full term
of Court of Common Pleas of Ker?haw
county was engaged during the
8t tWo days of this week In tho
trial of tho case of Ray V. Phillips,
Administrator of the Estate of Hay
v. Phillips, Jr . vs. John S Davidson
and the Texas Company. The suit
was instituted for damages for the
death of the little three and a half
!>ear old child of Mr and Mrs. Phillips
J who was killed when Mr. Phillips' car,
In which the family was traveling, collided
with a Texaco truck left parked
partly on the hard-surface of the highway
between Camden and Kershaw,
on February 4th of this year. The evidence
disclosed that the truck became
incapacitated some time in tire
aftei noon and that the driver returned
to Camden to get assistance to
ir'haxe the truck repaired and removed
from the highway, but that lie and the
help (iid not get back to tho scene un
til after dark and after tho collision
had occurred. The truck was unlighted,
and there were no warnings
posted. Mr. Phillips, who was chief
pharmacists mate in the United
States Navy, stationed at Parris Island.
was traveling to Kershaw with
Mrs. Phillips, the little boy and a little
girl. The accident oecured about
seven o'clock in the evening.
The case went to the jury early on
Tuesday afternoon and after a short
deliberation a verdict of $25,000 actual
damages and $10,000 punitive
damages was returned against both
defendants.
There are still pending other cases
involving the injuries to Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips and the automobile, as well
as injuries to the little girl..
This is perhaps the largest damage
verdict ever returned by a Kershaw
county jury. The plaintiff was represented
by Murdoch M. Johnson, of
Camden, and Williams find Stewart,
of Lancaster.' The defendant, Davidson,
was represented by Edgar A.
Brown, of Barnwell, while the Texas
Company was represented by John K.
deLoach of Camden and R. Beverley
Herbert of Columbia.
The case of Barnie A. Young
against the City of Camden was settled
between the parties after the
Jury had been empanelled. This case
grew out of Injuries received by Mr.
Young when his automobile ran
against the concrete marker, or "silent
policeman" at the intersection cf
DeKalb awd Campbell streets of the
city about a year and a half ago. Mr.
Young was represented by W. L. DePass,
Jr., of Camden, the city being
represented by City Attorney L. A.
Wittkowsky and Murdoch M. Johnson.
The case of the J. R. Watkins
company against Talley C. Gladden,
R. T. Mickle, H. D. Norris, and others,
growing out (of a bond alleged to
have been signed by these gentlemen
for a distributor of the Watkins products,
resulted in a verdict against all
of the defendants except Mr. Mickle,
who stated that he did not sign the
bond. The plaintiff was represented
by Clark W. McCants of Columbia
and the defendants by W. L. DePass,
Jr., and James Hopkins, of Columbia.
The cade of Troy Veneer and Crate
company against W. T. Redfearn resulted
In a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff. The Crate company was
represented by Clarke W. McCants of
Columbia and Mr. Redfearn was represented
by Murdoch M. Johnson and
J Team Getty* of the Camden bar, J
The case of Powell Thompson
against Robert B. Anderson was tried
and resulted in a verdict for the
plaintiff The attorneys in this, case
were Wittkowsky and Wittkowsky for
the plaintiff and Allen B. Murchison
for the defendant.
The case of L. T. Hough against
General Motors Acceptance Corporatlon
was settled as It came to trial.
The plaintiff In this case was represented
by W- L. DePass, Jr., while
Tompkins and Tompkins of Columbia
and Gettys and Shannon of Camden
represented the defendant.
The case of Burnle Hlnson against
Atlas Industrial Fire Insurance Company
resulted In a verdict for the
plaintiff. The plaintiff was represented
by Murdoch M. Johnson, while the
defendant FJM represented by Carlisle
Roberts pf .Cptymbfa.
The case of Ernest Newman, a minor,
appearing by his Guardian, Luke
Newman, against Carolina Baking
Company and Wesley Hudson, growing
out of Illness alleged to hare re.
TV
r w -C. V-. I m S
suited from eating a piece of cake
containing an Insect, was tried on
Wednesday, A verdict of $100 for the
plaintiff was rendered. The plaintiff
in this case was represented by W. L..
DePass. Jr., and Harold Funderburk,
while the defendants were represented
by Gettys and Shannon of Camden
and Nelson, Mullins and Orier, of
Columbia.
The last case disposed of was that
of T. H. Hall against Carolina Coca
Cola bottling company-^-a suit for
damages for Illness alleged to have
resulted from drinking a Coca Cola
containing foreign substances. This
case resulted in a verdict for the defendant
The plaintiff In this case
was represented by W. L*. DePass, Jr.,
while the Coca Cola company's attorneys
were John K~ deLoach, of Camden,
and Raymon Schwarts, of 8um
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Tourist Hotels Look '
For Good Season1
Thai Oaiuden will have one of the
most successful winter seasons In
years Is Indicated by the many reservations
that are being made at the
several lurgo tourist hotels, one of
which is already open and entertaining
many guests.
The Court Inn, the first to open and
under the management of Arthur
Blade, Jr., has quite a few guests listed
while many reservations are coming
in dally. The securing of a chef
who has an enylable reputation for
ills skill in culinary art lias made the
Inn an attractive place for diners.
Tin* Hobkirk, under the ownership
and management of Paul Moldenhauer,
of Blowing Hock, N. C., lias
undergone extensive renovating and
will prove a popular place for scores
of winter visitors.
Monday, December T>, has been set
as the opening date of the Klrkwood
with Milton C. Smith, manager last
year and now owner and manager, In
personal charge. The New York of-i
flees of the Klrkwood report an unusually
heavy number of requests for
reservations, indicating that this popular
hotel will be the niecca of many
winter guests.
Dick Floyd, coach of the Camden
Polo club for the past several seasons,
has returned and has promised a
splendid polo program for the season,
starting early in December and continuing
through the middle of April.
There will bo the usual series between
the Ramblers and Yellowjaekets,
tho Town and Country teams, as
well as competitive events that will
bring teams from Ixmg Island. New
York, Harrisburg. Philadelphia and
other points.
Additional tennis facilities, fckeet
shooting, hunting, fishing and golf
will contribute greatly to the sport
program. There will be the usual
Virginians' horse show, the Camden
horst show, hunter trials, drag hunts,
the Washington birthday races and
the Carolina cup classic. |
The Playmakers Giuld, so successful
In past years In offering stellar
portrayals of outstanding stage successes,
is planning two offerings this
season. The Guild will again be under
the personal direction of Mrs.
Donald Mirrison.
Red Cross Windows
Most Attractive
Camden business establishments did
themselves proud with attractively
decorated windows as an opening tribute
to the annual roll call of the
Kershaw County Red Cross chapter.
All through the business district
were store windows making roll call
displays that were interesting and
unique.
A Red Cross float featuring Miss
Susan Kennedy as the "Greatest
Mother of All," Mrs. Frank Wooten as
a Red Cross nurse and the little Woolen
and DuBose boys in soldier attire
attracted much attention on the
streets Friday morning. The float,
well designed and mounted 011 a truck
chassis, was escorted about the city
by traffic police on motorcycles.
TO PLAY HOME-COMING
GAME NEXT WEDNESDAY
Mather P^agles will clash with Voorhees,
of Denmark, in a homecoming
game on Zemp field at 8 o'clock, November
23. This will be the first night
game the Eagles have played.
During the half, "Miss Mather" will
be crowned. A large number of alumni
and friends from neighboring towns
are expecting to attend this eventful
game.
Today, Mather is playing Coulter,
of Cherav, on the home field.
Paving Program
Is Well Under Way
Work on the paving of Hampton
street from Lyttleton street to Broad
street is progressing rapidly and it is
[expelled that the new pavemeut will
be completed by the end of the year
if not before Christmas.
New sewer laterals were required
and U was necessary to do considerable
grading before the work of putting
on the asphaltic top dressing
could be taken up.
Alderman Jack Nettles, who has supervision
over tlhe streets of the city,
stated Thursday that petitions wore
being circulated on Highland Avenue
and on Mill street for the paving of
those thoroughfares and the prospects
were oxcellont that the petitions
would be successful.
Highland uvenue has become an attractive
residence street while Mill
street is one of the most traveled
thoroughfares In Camden?particularly
that part extending from the end
of the present pavement.
Residents on Hampton, Highland
and Mill streets have been subjected
to veritable dust storms during dry
weather?every car or truck using the
streets stirring up dense clouds of
dust. The paving of these highways
will eliminate this nuisance and provo
a boon to all people living in those
neighborhoods.
Mr. Nettles also stated that a curb
and gutter was being put In both sides
of Union street from Fair to Mill
.streets and that the building of a curb
and gutter in front of the Hobkirk
; Inn property has just boon completed.
* Other street Improvements being
done under the direction of Mr. Nettles
involves the rebuilding of many
uneven sidewalks in front of filling
| stations and other locations where the
j walks had become uneven and unJ
ssf
i Camden's building boom continues
and several new homes have been
started within the past week, raising
the total for the year to a mark excelling
any ten year record.
In the area between byttleton and
Broad streets and north of Hampton
street, an attractive residential development
is budding rapidly. Four new
homes have been completed?one has
been remodeled and beautified and
three or four more are in process of
construction. It is understood that
several more aro in prospect of being
started within a few weeks.
| President Invited
i To Stop at Camden
If the President's special, going
I from Warm SpringB, Ga., to Washingj
ton, with a stop of several hours In
Columbia enroute, travels over the
Seaboard line, President Roosevelt Is
expected to greet citizens of Camden
from the observation platform of bin
private car when the train stops at
the station here.
Mayor F. N. McCorkle on Sunday
wired an invitation to President
Roosevelt and his party to be guests
of Camden upon the occasion of their
stop in South Carolina.
The mayor stated that in as much
as the pres\dent would stop over In
Columbia for an hour or so, that if
his train travels over the Boaboard
it would not disrupt the schedule of
running operation If a ten or fifteen
minute stop-over was made at the
Seaboard station here.
In his telegram to the president,
the mayor stressed the historic prestige
that accrues to Camden, due to
the heroic background occasioned by
achievements of Camden's sons during
the Revolutionary, Mexican, Civil
and World wars. The mayor referred
to Camden and South Carolina as the
cradle of democracy.
Move To Hampton Street
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Heath and
family, who have been residing at 411
Laurens Court, have rented the Proctor
home, known as "Happiness
House," on Hampton street, moving
In last Tuesday. During the summer
Mrs. Proctor has made extensive remodeling
and renovating at the dwelling
until today It Is one of the most
attractive homes In the city.
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J>APER EARLY NEXT WEEK
*The Chronicle will come out on I
Wednesday of next week, November
23rd, as The Chronicle force
will take Thanksgiving as a hoiIdfy.
All advertisers are requested
Jto get their copy In early for the
Afkt Issue.
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Officers Elected For
Red Seal Sale
llarold W. Funderburk was elected!
president of the Kershaw county tuberculosis
association at (ho annual
muuliilg on Woduuaduv, November P
Other officers are Mrs. A C. McKain.
first vice president; Mrs. J. Team
Gettya, second vice president; Rev A
Douglas McArn, secertary; Henry Q.
Carrison, treasurer Those publicspirited
people together with l)r.'John
W. Corbott, Mrs. W. J May Held. Dr.
A. W. Humphries, Mrs. Manic West,
Airs. Phyllis Carrison. Mrs. W. A. R<^
kin, Charles U. Cunningham, C. W.
Hoi ley, Mrs W. D Urlgsby. Harvey
W. Davis, Mrs J. K. Wilson, Mrs. SI-.
mon W. Klchel, Sam Karesh, Mrs. D.
M. Mays. Joe 10. Davis, Mrs. John Mullen,
Mrs. A. K. Miller. Mrs. L. J J ordan,
James It. West, Mrs. W. H. Harris,
A. S. Llewellyn, S. L. Crolley, W.
It. Zemp, Mrs. Edith DuBose, Mrs.
C. G. Kornegay. Mrs. Kathleen Watts,
C. T. Baldwin, W. F. Nettles, Mrs. 10.
N. McDowell, J. G. Richards, Jr., Murdoch
M Johnson. Basil Bruce, Mrs.
Kate B. Uettys, Austin Shohoen and
W M Coxe will serve the association
as directors clurlng the coming twelve
months.
The following report was made possible
with funds provided by the sale
of Christmas Seals during the 11137
Christmas Seal Sale: Tubeculin tests
980. positive tuberculin tests 239, Xruy
examinations 202, new cases
found 22. probublo cases under observation
20, visits by nurse In Interest
of tuberculosis control 1.924, number
of homes visited 328, cases admitted
to State Park 7, talks to to adults and.
children 72, approximate attendance'
3,075, approximate attendance at motion
picture shows 3,635, approxlmutej
attendance ut exhibits 1,046, posters(
placed 489, literature distributed 6,-|
12-1, newspaper stories printed 80.
The.retirlng president, Rev. A. Dou^
glas McArn. told thoso present that
the year's work had progressed with
Increasing Interest, that many organizations
and Individuals had cooperated
to bring about what had been accomplished
and that the members of
1 the personnel at the county health department
had done much toward making
the tuberculosis program a success.
He also stated that each year
Kershaw county has shown steady
gain In the annual Christmas Seal
Sale, the proceeds of which are used
to keep the program active. When
tho 1938 Christmas Seal Sale begins
on November 25, Rev. McArn said it
1b tho purpose of tho organization to
raise not less than two thousand dollars
to carry on the work of the association
for another year.
Number of Teachers
Will Go To Columbia
[ A strong delegation from Kershaw
county and surrounding territory will
go to Columbia Saturday to aid in
writing the 1938-1939 legislative platform
of the South Carolina Education
Association.
The delegation will be this section's
| membership In the association's council
of delegates, which will meet at
10:30 a. m. In Drayton Hall of the
University of South Carolina.
The legislative goals for this year
will bo set at the meeting of the council,
the legislative assembly of the association.
The legislative slate may
Include a proposal for a teacher retirement
system?one of the hot lssues
of tho last session of the state
legislature. Teacher retirement, altho
generally favored, was lost in the
legislative mill. ^ .
E. W. Rushton, president of the
South Carolina Education Association,
will preside ovor the council of delegates.
The annual meeting will attract
some 350 delegates from all
parts of the Pnlmetto state.
The council Is scheduled also to
hear a report on South Carolina's attendance
at the last session of the
National Education Association. This
report will be delivered by H. Odelle
Harman, Lexington county superintendent
of education.
A. C. Flora, superintendent of Columbia
schools and state director for
the N. E. A., will discuss plans for
N. E. A. work In South Carolina. Mrs.
W. D. Rice, of Rock Hill, will outline
how counties and groups of counties
can gtage reading clinics.
I ' Cake 8ale
J The Sisterhood <jff l^h-^Tfeniple,
of Camden, announces 4 cake sale to
be held Wednesday morning, November
23, In front of The Ontlook on
Main street The proceeds will go,
for the benefit of Beth-El-Temple.
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iHflHib-a
Camden Baritone Jj
Sings At Charleston Jj
A number of music lovers of ('iundon
are planning oji driving to CharU*hton
on Tuesday, November 22, to
hour llonjumiit I >el,o?eht\ ('Himleii
baritone, who will appear In concert
at the Dock street theater that oven*
ing
The concert la being sponsored by
the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Michael's
Episcopal church, the proceed*
to no toward defraying the expenses
of restoration of the pariah house and
church yard, damaged In the recent
tornado.
Horn in Camden, of Huguenot ancestry.
Mr. DeLoacho had completed :
a pre-medical course at Wofford college
when favorable criticism of his
baritone voice encouraged him to devote
all or his time to the study of
music.
The first honor awarded him was
the winning of a prize In the Atwater
Kent contest of 11)27 This was followed
by a scholarship at the Curtis
Institute of Music In Philadelphia,
where ho studied with Kmllio do ...4=
Gogorzu until his graduation In June,
1934.
The Curtis Institute Ha id of Mr. DeIjoache:
"Ho has made a splendid
record both in his performances for ^ ji*
the Curtis Institute, the Philadelphia
(Jrand Opera company and tho many
outsido professional engagements for I
which he Is always in great demand.
Mr Delxiache Is an excepttonally intelligent
and well balanced young
man." . ??
In 1931, Mr. DeLoacho, In company
with ltnth Bryan Owen and her family,
toured Europe and gave several
successful concerts en route. In 1935,
he was awarded the Naumborg Foundation
Prize which gave him a debut
concert In Town Hall in March, 1936.
That summer he sailed for lxindon
where ho represented the English
Speaking Union of America at King
George's Jubilee, a considerable honor
for so young an artist.
Mr. DeLoache has appeared as soloist
with the Philadelphia Orchestra
under tho direction of Leopold Stokowskl
In twenty concerts. He also
has appeared with tho Philadelphia
Opera company, and has done concert
work all over tho United States.
Kirkwood Net Team
?Defeats
Forest Lake
Tho tennis team of The Kirkwood
golf club scored an upset victory over
Forest Lake when they defeated the
Columbians thxas. matches to two on
The Kirkwood courts Sunday afternoon.
The Camden netters wore victorious
in tho men's singles and mixed
doubles, while Columbia scored
wins in the ladles' singles and men's
doubles. "-"-33S
The No. 2 match in tho men's dou- - bles
between Hallo and R. Pitts, of
Camden, and Kamlner and Josoy, of ?33
Columbia, was called on account of
,-^wgs
darkness after Camden had won the
first set and was leading in the second,
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The visiting team, members of The
Kirkwood club and their guests enjoyed
a bufTet supper at the club house
following the matches.
Results: Men's Singles: No. 1, B.
Pitts, Camden, won from Robertson,
Columbia; No. 2, R. Pitts, Camden,
won from Kamlner, Columbia, l^axllos'
singles, Miss Heeut, of Columbia, defeated
Miss Rhame, of Camden. Mixed
doubles, Mrs. A. G. Clarkson, Jr.,
and J. Halle, of Camden, defeated
Miss Graham and Heuley, of Colum- '*j*
bla. Men's doubles, No. 1, Heuley
and Robertson, of Columbla1 won .
from B. Pitts and Nettles, of Camden.
Coxe Named Chairman
W. M. Coxe, more often mentioned
as "Bill" Coxe la to be chairman of
the committee that will sell Tubercu- ..l.-ffiB
losis Health Bonds, beginning November
25. Mrs. Henry G. Carrlson, gen-. * ^
oral chairman of the 1938 Christmas
Seal Sale, states that after a careful
study of the list of bond contributors
during past years, Mr. Coxe is confl- - ~""^l
dent there will be this year an increase
not only in the number of bond
purchasers but also in the aggregate -I
amount sold.
Don't you want to be the first citi- 1
zen itp buy a Tuberculosis Health Bond?
If you do, then just phone or v
write W. 4f.x<JJoxe, care Wateree Lum- 'i y~
ber Company, Camden, 8. C., on November
24, to deliver to yon on No- ^
vember 26, a Health Bond In the
amount yon wish to contribute to the
tuberculosis control program in this
community. The price of the Health ::?1
Bonds range from five dollars to one
hundred dollars. 'ijM
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