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The Camden chronicle ^gmsae^sssmsmaBssmsBSKe^ ,ti ? ?m .... ..-n1 -m -x_i ?.?nu - . .<i . . ?- m. ? 1 *--- ? VOLUME 50 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1939 NUMBER 43 I Birthday Ball To Be I Held at Gymnasium President Roosevelt's birthday will I be observed in Camden with a ball I (hut gives promise of being on? of the I most outstanding dance events in Camden history. The affair will .be given in the gymI nusiuin of the Camden high school on I Thursday, January 26, with the fam ui,ri Hobkirk Inn orchestra under the direction of Ted Weigand. The fjrmnasluni has the largest floor area of any hall in Camden and It wil^ be the first time that it has been used for a dance event. John Porter ia the county chairman I for the Roosevelt birthday hall, while Jack Whitaker has charge of all arI rangementa In Caradeh. ' The ball la I to be a county-wide affair and not a I detail will be ommltted by the com mlttee In charge to make It one of I the most outstanding of any affairs ever held In the community. This year the great drive against infantile paralysis will ts epeasd on! January 16 by the March of Dimes campaign. This campaign means asking every man. woman and child in the county to "Olve a dime and wear a button." It also means distributing throughIfl out the county the March of Dime I Birthday Cards, to be filled with dimes I and mailed to President Roosevelt at the White House. I The funds collected in this year** "Fight Infantile Paralysis" campaign will be used by permanent local and national organization to conduct a continuous battle against this "malm< H ing death." Half of all money collected will be retained in this county to be administered through a local chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The other half will go to the National Foundation to be used for research work for the prevention of the disease, epidemic first aid, public education and development of better methods for after-treatment. H The permanent organization will be H formed in this county after the com pletlon of the drive, which starts Jan* nary 1 and concludes January 30, with the celebration of the birthday of I President Roosevelt. This year's campaign will be nationwide under the direction of a chairman in each of the 3,071 counties of the United States who will be assisted by community chairmen in each city, town and hamlet. The drive will take H many forms, the purpose being to pro vide an opportunity for all to contribThe preoeiit organisation, to be exH panded after January 30, is the outgrowth of celebrations held since 1934, when the first series of President's Birthday Balls were held throughout V the nation on the birthday of PreslH dent Roosevelt, January 30. As every person in the United States knows, President Roosevelt H was stricken In manhood with this diseafie which is usually associated with childhood. His splendid flght against the.malady and his rise since H then to the highest position in the H gift of the American people has been H an inspiration for thousands who have been similarly afflicted. H Since he has been President, Mr. I Roosevelt has dedicated his birthday to the battle against infantile paralysis, although he is pot connected In any way with the organization admlnH istering funds. A year ago, the organization of the National Foundation Tor Infantile Paralysis was effected. It was Incorporated, with a board of trustees composed of prominent men throughout the country. Prominent physicians have accepted positions on an advis ?ry board. The national organiza tion's research department faces a tre mendous task, since the exact nature ?f 'Infantile Paralysis is not yet known. The greater the success of the com 'nK campaign, the more effective will be the future work of the national I foundation, the county chairman polnt ed out I Visitor Compliments City Hugh R. Brown, traveling commer - agent for the Railway Express; H as*ncy, with headquarters at Spartanburg, was a caller at the office of I Mayor P. N. McCorkle Tuesday mornBrown, who makes frequent visits to Camden, Informed the mayor that he read more news Items about Camden in the prese of Charlotte and I other of the larger cities than of any other community. He also declared that he noticed an Immeasurable imI Our "Jim" Pilots Plane to Victory J. H. Woods, bolter kuown In Camdon tix "Jim," supervisor of the Woodward airport, stepped Into the hull of flying fame at Miami Sunday when he piloted his tiny red Aeronca plane to victory In the Firestone trophy race In the all-American air maneuvers. Woods not only won the rgce against .some of the best pilots In that class but he also set a new record for the event, averaging 96.334 miles per hour. Ed Gorski. of llasbrouck Heights. N. J., was second in. the race and the duel between him and Woods was thrilling from start to flnah. In the last stretch Gorskl shot his plane high In the air as he turned the final pylon and made a power dive over the finish line, but he was a plane lehgth back of the Camden pilot. With Jim at the Miami races is his wife. Jessie, herself a flyer of ability and fame. This slender young wotrow ?uou she ieu several hundred flivver planes into the Miami airport, amazing the big crowd of flyers and spectators by her skillful maI nipulatlon of her plane. | Jfta and his wife came to Camden two years ago and have made their headquh?jLsrs at the Woodward airport. Fon; the past several months Woods has commuted between Cami den and Charlotte, where at the latter (place he hae been in charge of the| | servicing of planes at the Charlotte, I port. His wife has remained at the Woodward airport to handle what planes require servicing here. "Corral" Entertains Saturday Dancers Merrymakers will gather for the first time since the holiday season j at the Court Inn "Corral" Saturday night, January 14, for dancing and 1 all-around good fun. According to the management, a special door prize will be given, the lucky couple receiving ! a quart of champagne. Announcement j of the prise winner' will take place at 11 o'clock. That popular dance band, the Dlxielanders, will furnish music for dancing from 9 'til 1. Several dance contests have been arranged to round out the evening's entertainment. Reservations may be made by phoning 378. Kershaw Association To Meet In Kershaw The fifth annual meeting of the Kershaw Production Credit association will be held in Kershaw at the high school auditorium on Saturday, January 21, at 10 a. m., according to an announcement by W. T. Redfearn, president of the association. Complete and detailed reports will be made by the officers of the association on its operations for the past year at this meeting, directors will be elected, and other highly Important business will be attended to, according to Mr. Redfearn, who says it is desired that every member shall be present. The Kershaw Production Credit association serves Lancaster and Kershaw counties and In 1938 made 609 loans totaling $195,000. Offices serving the association are: W. T. Redfearn, president; E. J. Bailey, vice president; A. C. Bradham, secretarytreasurer; L. O. Funderburk, W. H. Draftin', Loring Davis, directors. Mr Redfearn said it was hoped that the attendance at this meeting would be the largest In the history of the association. To Meet Next Thursday The Baron DeKalb Parent-Tehcher's association will hold Its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening, January 19, at t30 o'clock. The program will feature & battle of the sexes which will be of the questionnaire type of program made so popular by radio. Visitors as well as patrons of the school are invited to attend. At Pin# Grove School. Ballentine's Aristocratic Pigs will 3f5ve a performance at Pine Grove school, Lugoff, Monday, January 16, at 7:30 p. m. Admission charge of 20 cents to everybody will be made. The public is Invited. 8enator Byrd To 8peak The Farmers and Taxpayers League will hold its annual convention Wednesday. January 18, Hotel C6lumbla, Columbia, 8. C., at 10:30 o'clock. Senator Byrd, of Virginia, has been Invited to speak on the "Re-organization of Hi Government of Virginia." ?? i' Postmasters Meet Here January 18 Ah uii added attraction for the annual convention of 8outli Carolina post musters In session hero ou Wednesday, January 18, the Chamber ot Commerce haa announced that the Camden polo club will offer a high dttas polo game at the number one field at 8 o'clock In the afternoon. The teama from the Mulberry and Cool Springs plantations will clash In this, game. These teams boast of the cream of polo talent In the Camden club and- the battle should be close and exciting. Postmaster's J. C. Pate, of Sumter; , L. C. McFudden. ot Rock Hill, apt) Q, j C. Cartwright of York, were In Camden Tuesday to check over convention plans with Postmaster C. P. DuBose, Sr., of this city. The convention is to convene In the morning In the Hunt room of The Kirkwood Hotel and the morning seesion will be followed by dinner in the main (lining nan oi The Kirkwood. In the afternoon there will be a short business session after which the group will go to the number one polo field, which adjoins the hotel, and there witness the game between the plantation foursomes. The historic features that are everymore in evidence in Camden, the splendid facilities of the mammoth Kirkwood Hotel and the excellent program arranged will serve as a stimulus to make the 1939 meeting of postmasters one of the largest attended in the history of the organization. It is believed that W. W. Howe, flfst assistant postmaster general, will arrive from Washington the day before the convention and be present to address the South Carolina group at the morning session on January 18. Congressman J. P. Richards is to be here for the meeting and is scheduled for an address. Fire Destroys Sunset Club Fire, believed to have started from sparks on the roof, completely destroyed the building known as the Sunset Club, and located on the Bishopville road several miles east of the city, early Monday morning. The manager of the club, R. H. Pace of New York, who with his brother had sleeping quarters in the building, were awakened by the crackling of flames made their escape through a window, after hastily grabbing up some clothing that had been r-plaocd on a chair, | The building, built on the bungalow plan but covering considerable ground was a sea of flames when the two I men leaped out of the window. The flames attracted the attention of nearby plantation owners who went to the scene in the hope of giving aid. A dru mof gas, used for cooking purposes, exploded during the fire and the concussion was felt for some distance from the scene of the fire. Another explosion came when a water tank let go. The Sunset Club was purchased from Henry Beard some six months ago by Pace, who has expended considerable money in fixing it up as a night club. The building was built some years ago by Major K. Q. Whistler, who ranked as a prominent polo player here. He (Joeded it to Miss Charlotte Brown, who later became the Wife of H. "Stoney" Moore. Mrs. Moore disposed of the property to Mr. Beard who eventually sold it to Mr. Pace. ? The building was valued at between $4,500 and $5,000, and, with the contents was only partially covered by insurance. Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for week beginning January 15, at the Camden Baptist church: Sunday School at 10 o'clock with V. J. Rector, superintendent in charge. Public worship, directed by the pastor, J. B. Caaton, at 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject," "Move On." Evening subject: "How to Use Time." B. T. U. with picture "The Young Man of Nazareth," at 6:30, with Christopher Vaughan, director in charge. Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. The public is cordially Invited to attend all services of this church. I Grace Church 8ervicea Services at Grace Episcopal church on Sunday, January 15, as announced by Dr. Maurlc? Clarke, rector: Holy communion at 8 a, m.; church school at 9:46 o'clock; morning prayer and sermon by Dr. Clarke at 11:15; the Young People'* Service league to p. m. ^ ^ Council Approves ' Work of Chamber! At a rogular meottng of the Camdeu city council on January 4, the following resolution was adopted: "Resolved, that the city couucll commend thi$ Chamber of Commerce for their splendid showing the past year, especially the success of the cotton festival, the 8anta Claus Lane program; their building up of the recreational program, their splendid publicity which has made Camden the beat known community in this section and their splendid cooperation with the city administration." "The action by the city council is of course vary gratifying to the board of directors and the members of the Chamber," said President Austin Shebeen. "We are hopeful that the present year will be featured by even greater results. We know that the people of Camden now recognise the Chamber to be an integral part of the city and there Is a very apparent Increase in cooperation being evidenced on all sides. We will have our membership drive later this month and truet that we will be able to go ovsr i the top by a comfortable margin." ' "I think that I bespeak the^opinlon | of every member of the city administration when I say that the resolution of the city council was in truth an appVeciation of the very constructive program the Chamber of Commerce has carried out," said Mayor F\ N. McCorkle. "I am personally very much pleased that the board of directors by a unanimous vote continued Mr. Heath as executive secj retary. Sheheen Names Two Committees President Austin Sheheen of the j Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of the following committees, said appointments being effective at once: I Finance?Lee Mays, chairman; Ba< siI Bruce, Clifton McKain and F. N, McCorkle. J Membership?William Coxe, chairman; Milton C. Smith, Sam Karesh, Dan Mackey, Henry O. Carrison, John M. Villepigue, M. B. Burns and W. F. Nettles, Sr. The membership committee will meet on Thursday, January -49, "for the purpose of planning the annual membership drive. Norris Building Fine New Garage Another new garage is under construction in Camden. This time on DeKalb street between Market and Lyttleton streetB, where a handsome ned brick structure is being built by H. D. Norris. The new structure will take the place of a garage that has been occupied by Mr. Norris for general repair work for several years and which was inddetjuale to take care of a rapidly expanding business. The new structure will be quite a bit larger than the old garage and will be entirely modern with a front that will add greatly to the appearance of the street. Additional -space has been secured by building a new addition at the west of the garage structure to house a lunch room which was formerly located on the east side. POULTRY 8HIPMENT. There will be a poultry truck at the following places on Monday, JanurfVy IS: -Belhune, S:30 to 11 .'30,r Camden, 12:00 to 1:00; Kershaw, 2:00 to 3.30. The prices will be paid is as follows: Fat colored hens, 16c pound; fat Leghorn hens, 11c pound; roosters, 8c pound; ducks and geese, 12c pound;' Guineas, 30c each; young turkey hens 10 pounds up, 25c pound; young tur-| key toms 15 pounds up, 21c pound; old turkey hens, 21c pound; old turkey toms, 18c, pound; fat capons, 7 pounds up 22c pound; fat slips 16c pound. Please tell yotir neighbors about this shipment requests W. C. McCarley, county agent, and Margaret B. Fewell, homo demonstration agent. Bsthesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, January, 15, A. Douglas McArn, pastor, announces services at Bethesda Presbyterian church as follows: Church school with a Bible class for every age at 10 a. m. Morning worship with anthem and sermon at 11:15 o'clock. The public is cor-, dlally invited to these services. Average valuw of a Nobel prlxe la $35,000. A? - i < fcjffc f C ^ -T J5C ... jr>-Jr% * *>- ( aC|' | |TiS^| Sheheen Heads Commerce Body The Cumiloa and Kershaw County Chamber of Commorco, In its annual meeting Friday nlKht, electod Austin Sheheen, prominent Kroner as its 1939 loader. William Nettles, Junior member , of the W. F. Nettles Furniture company, was named vice president. Lee Mays, manager of the Western Union office 1h treasurer and Frank 11. Heath was reelected executive secretary. Mr. Hcutlv. la starting his third year with the Camden organization. . The board of directors, which will guide the program of the Camden chamber this year, In addition to the above officers, has on Its personnel Mayor F. N. McCorkle, W. T. Redfearn, chairman of the county board of directors; William. Coxe, Charles Shannon, 4 th, Sam Karesh, Clifton McKain, llasil Bruce, Dan Mackey, William Goodale, W. C. McCarley and Dewey Creed. Xhe chamber oi commerce has ambitious plans for 1939 and among the headline events scheduled are the cotton festival In the fall, the Christmas fete In December. The cotton festival this year will feature a home-coming day, a sales day and a mardi gras day. Secretary Heath will continue as director of the Camden News Service, and Ben W. Heath is assistant director. T. W. Pritchard is handling the cottage colony social events for the News Service. New Fire Engine Comes in February Police Commissioner CharleB Vllloplgue has received word from the Amerlcan-LaFrance company at Elmyra, New York, that the new Camden fire pumper will be completed and ready for delivery about January 26. The pumper will be shipped on that date and should be unloaded In Camden by February 1, at the latest. Com' mlssloner Villepigue states that the pumper will be given a three hour test, the test to be made near the Wateree Mill. The public will be permitted to attend the test, according to the commissioner. Hospital Names Officers For Year At a meeting of the board of directors of the Camden hospital held Monday night Dr. John W. Corbett, was re-elected president; Henry G. Carrison, was named vice president; L. A. Wittkowsky, secretary; and Mannes Baruch, treasurer and manager. The board of directors are: Dr. John W. Corbett, L. A. Wittkowsky, M. Baruch, W. R. Hough, R. M. Kennedy, Jr., W. R. Zemp, H. G. Carrlson, Jr., John Whitaker, Jr., and Henry Savage, Jr. The latter two were selectted to serve In the place of the late H....GL Carrlson. Sr., and Dr. S. C. Zemp. At this meeting Mr. Baruch read his annual report, showing the condition of the hospital. During the year it was shown that the hospital has served 1,729 patients, classified as 696 full pay patients, 204 part pay patients and 787 free patients. This represents 14,399 hospitillzation days. A full report of the hospital Is shown in another place In this paper. URGES RETAILER8 TO U8E N EW8PAPER ADVERTISING Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 11?William 1). Nugent, vice president of Media Records, Tnc., urged retailers today to "use newspapers freely as an advertising medium. Nugent was the speaker at a meeting of the Charlotte Advertising club, attended by a number of Carolina publishers and advertising executives. "Retail business must develop hand-in-hand with the newspaper," he said. Visitors Included C. E. Godfrey, of Spartanburg, and N. E. Brown, of olumbia. Wiggins To Speak Over W18 A. L. M. Wiggins, of Hartsvllle, president of the South Carolina Federation of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry, will speak over WIS, Columbia, at 2 p. m., Monday, January 16. Mr. Wiggins is an outstanding business man and student of public affairs. Ninety-flve per cent of the world's nickel Is mined in the province of Ontario, Canada 1 - - : :Jgag i gfyj?fi. iff 0S . L ' " '*' ' - Highway Signing Now Under Way One of tho uiohI prelum ious hlghway winning program* to bo offered In the state and mlil-Hputh is that sponsored by the chamber of commerce, and the Ktrkwood, Hobklrk, Court ltiu and Camden Hotels. Already signs on U. 8. No. 1 north of tho city and beyond Raleigh, N. C., and on Highway 521 ub far as Charlotte, have been put in pluce. Klght of twenty-four sheet poster Higna wore placed at several points north and south of Cheraw, and Bouth of Charlotte, while at the four entrances to the city there are signs calling attention to Camden's attractions. The program further contemplates the placing of signs on U. 8. No. 1, south of Camden and on Highway 0, south of Columblu. In addition there will be signs placed on Highway 15 between Sumter and Wulterboro. The slogan approved by tho group designates Camden us "a Colonial Community of Charm." Agents of the leading oil companies have evidenced keen interest in the signing program and will Join in the movement with a substantial contribution to the fund which now la ill excoss of $660. The chamber of commerce has argued for a highway signing program for nearly two years, pointing out that there is little to Indicate when a motorist is passing through the city und absolutely nothing to Indicate the Importance of Camden as a historical community and sporting center. With the three tourist hotels making changes in ownership and management, the Idea advocated by the chamber found Immediate favor, and through the aggressiveness of Milton C. Smith, new owner and manager of the Klrkwood, locations were spotted and steps taken to get Immediate action In the placing of the signs. It Is the belief of all concerned that the signs will result in a pronounced Increase In the number of people stopi plng in Camden over-night or for sev' eral days. i Seaboard Agent s Speaks in Camden A concerted move toward bringing new industries to Camden, was launched hete Thursday morning when some thirty of the foremost business and professional men of tho city met with D. T. Daily, Industrial Agent of the Seaboard Airline Railway, "at the I^egion Hall, to discuss plans for locating a hosiery mill here. The meeting, sponsored by the chamber of commerce was presided over by President Austin Sheheen of that organization, who in his opening remarks cited the efforts the chamber of commerce has been making for the past two years to attract new industries to the locality. He referred to . the contact made with Mr. Daily and how the program had developed tg an extent that Mr, Dally accompanied by R. L. Mansflold, associate agent, arranged to be in Camden and talk to the business group. , Mr. Daily, Quiet spoken, but having an Intimate knowledge of the ramifications governing the approach on In- . ^ dustriaf location talked to the bust- '. > ness group at considerable length, ex- r plaining in detail Just what steps would have to be taken toward securing a mill for Camden. Such a mill would, he stated, have a payroll aggregating over $60,000 yearly to start. President Sheheen appointed a committee consisting of .Robert id-Kenne-. dy, Jr., as chairman, William Coxe, Moultrie B. Burns and .Henry O. Carri- jrson to keep In touch with Mr. Daily and the chamber on whatever develop^ mentB may occnr. Mr. Daily later Jh- * formed a newspaper representative that it might be several months be- T4~ for a suitable contact would b^'made, H but that when it did develop/ Camden would have to act qulckly^^nd decis lvely. J jhr Mr. Daily expressed himself as be-/ing surprised and delighted at thd big turnout that greeted him in Cairn -i~L den. SCRiae,* WHO TOLD COOLfDOEr" HE WAS PRE8IDENT, 18 DEAD | " ' : 1 Boston.?Roy Atkinson, 56 years old, the reporter who informed Calvin Coolidge In the little farmhouse Plymouth, Vt, that he >had become President of &e United States on the death of Warren G. Harding, died here December Si after^alejlir Illness. He had been a member of the staff ~ of the Bostop Post for nearly thirty A..'