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ANNUAL APPEAL NOW BEING MADE FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOME. WILL YOU HELP? The Camden Chronicle i .1 1 iii 1,1, i 1_ ? mi iii i ,1111 a* ji ii.iili i, i .i.iiu.ii" ?il.ii.ll -m-i-11 -i ??volume 80 vf : camden, south carouna, friday, february 10, 1938 '-a number 47 ? ????bbmb?b ?ww " - " i 'ii ' ? -'- bbbbww8 Virginian's Slow To Be Held February 18 The Virginian's Horse Show, which rill be held at the J. North Fletcher tablet) here Saturday, February 18, rill be oae of the banner events of ie winter season. Henry L. Bell, of Bayaide, L. 1., and Ihrtstopber Greer, of Uppervllle, Va., Lth well known for their fine work the national shww? in' the United Bates and Cans*)* have accepted innations to aot as Judges for the allKy affair. | Tin- show will offer sixteen classes, Ight to be exhibited In the morning Ld the remainder in the afternoon, Ed will be conducted under the rules | the American Horse Shows Assolatlon, Inc. lr,-i ' N I Classes will be called in the follows Ig order: Model huntdrs. TO be shown In End and Judged on conformation and Eality. Suitable to become hunters, pen to horses four years of age and Lder. To be whown under saddle at I walk, trot and canter, and Judged L performance, conformation and Literal promise. I Best steeplechase type. To be Eown in band and Judged on type lone. I Ladles' hunters. To be shown Eer a series of Jumps which will not Eceed 3 feet 6 inches in height. PerInnance, 50 percent. Manners, 60 Ercent. Green hunters. Open td horses Ihich have not been bunted with a cognized pack of hounds more than Ee season or won a first prize In Enter classes at a recognized- show Eior to January 1 of the year in Bich they are being exhibited, other Ban In green hunter classes where e jumps do not exceed 3 feet 6 in es. Three year olds to be shown Ber a series of 3 foot 6 inch Jumps. Bur year olds and over, to be shown ^Er a series of 3 foot 6 inch jumps, ^ formance and manners and way going. 50 percent. Conformation, percent, Bvorking hunters. To be eligible E this class horses must have been nted a>t least six times with a recti 1 zed pack of hounds daring the st year. To be shpwn over the outJo course and Judged on performce, manners and way of going. Hunters not to jump. To be ^hbyn der saddle at a Walk, trot and canr. Conformation, 50 percent. Manrs and way of going, 50 percent. Dpen jumpers. Performance over oot fences only to count. 2 R M. 100 stake class. Twenty entries to B Open to green, and qualified Bscs. To be shown over a series of Bips in the ring which will be set Beet 6 inches for the green horBes Bl 4 feet for the qualified horses. Bformance, 60 percent. ConformaBi. 40 percent. Blunter hacks. To be shown pnder Idle at a walk, trot, canter and Bid gallop, and to pop oveT 3 foot Bees. Performance 33 1-3 percent, fciners 33 1-3 percentr ConformaBi 33 1-3 percent. Bliddle and heavyweight hunters. I be shown over the outside course. Bformance, manners, and way of Bug, 75 percent. Conformation, 25 fcorsemanshlp. Open to children teen years of age and under. ComBitors to be judged on hands and Bt, general management and con 1 of their mounts. This class will divided according to age. Borinthlan class. Horses to be ridB by members of a recognized hunt. Bora to wear full riding uniform. To I shown over the outside^ Bformance, 60 percent. AppolntEnts, 15 percent. Conformation, 25 Bight weight hunters. Tb be shown Er the outside course. Performance, Enner and way of going, 75 percent. Information 25 percent. Bunt teams. * Combined ownership Emitted. To consist of three horses, I following the othbf at a safe Itance. To be shown in hunt livery Er the outside course.at a fair huntE pace and Judged on" performance, Inners and consistency of space beBhampion hunter. To' be shown in Bd. First and second prize winners Blasses four, five, six, nine, eleven, Bteen and fourteen mast compete. B award to be given to the horse Bch, in the Judge's opinion, is ihp Bt outstanding hunter of the shqw. he public is cordially invited to st the Vint Hiss's sfaow,tbeiw beB no fwertl admission charge. Ving spaces in the enclosure can ^erdmsed In advance at the Cor Sylvan Series N Closes Sunday The third and final game of the Sylvan Cup aeries will be played 011 the No. 1 field Sunday afternoon between the Hangers and the Carolinians, of the. Camden Polo club. The Rangers won the first game 9 to 8, but went down before a rejuvenated Carolinian foursome 11 to 7 In the second contest Charlie DuBobo, who did some grand work In the game last Sunday, will again lead the Palmetto attack against the group beaded by big Dick Floyd. Fot* the benefit of out-of-towuera who attend these games, the Rangery, attired in blue shirts, are using Burns at No. t, Little at No. t, Floyd at No. 3, and Lightfoot at back. The yellow garbed Carolinians have Robertson at No. 1, DuBoae at No. 2, Tupper at No. 8 and Joe Bates in*the back position. Watson Pomeroy, who did such a splendid job as referee last week, will again be the ninth man on the Held and Mendel Smith will look after the umpiring. Camden has become a Sunday mecca for hundreds of people from Columbia and other points,, who drive over for the game and remain for dinner at one of the tourist hotels and the Sunday evening concerts by famous musicians at the Hobtyrk and the Klrkwood. The final and deciding game in the Sylvan series, with the usual cup presentation and the drinking of champagne by members of the teams, ail ^provide color that the spectators absorb with a great deal of relish. Next Sunday, February 19, the Ramblers and the Yellowjackets will' open a series of the best two out of three games for the Cool Springs trophy, offered for competition by Charles G. Knight, owner of Cool Springs plantation and Camden's No. J polo enthusiast., News Service Has A Vast Territory * iii ' A request from the International News Service for coverage on Camden and Kershaw county events <haa received favorable attention from the Camden News Service. The INS serves all of the Hearst papers of the nation. The Camden News Service now handles spot news and feature stories for the International News Service, Associated Press, United Press, direct service to the New York Herald-Tribune, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Record, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Journal, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte News, Columbia State, Columbia Record, Charleston News and Courier, Charleston Post, Jacksonville Times, Union, and many other papers In smaller communities. The A. P., International and the U. P. news service gives coverage to practically all of the newspapers, daily as well as weekly semi-weekly Sfid * tri-weekly in the United States, and on big events, to all parts of the world. Death of a Baby Friends of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Clyburn sympathize with them In the death of their infant daughter, Lois Lee, which occurred In the Columbia hospital Friday night. The little girl was taken 'suddenly ill with a throat ailment and was rushed to Columbia for an operation. Her parents and a little sister, Patricia, survive. The funeral was held from the Quaker osmdtery Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Four uncles of the little girl acted as pallbearers'. Bill Clyburn, Jack Clyburn, Frank Clyburn and I-ouis Clyburn. Income Tax Returns A deputy collector of internal revenue will be In Camden at the court house on March 7 for the purpose of ^ assisting taxpayers in filing their income tax returns. He will be at Bishopville on March 6 and at Lancaster on March 1. Wide Ranges of Prices Rock Hill Is said to have thirty-nine barkers who chop whiskers and head thatches In that area. The charges for & hair trim run from 26 cents, , 30 cents to 35 cents each?hairs not counted t m cents per head is added., ^Ydrkvllle Enquirer. The old MoAden cotton mills. In . Gaston county, NT C., one of the pioneer mills of thd. state, 'and Jong standing idle, Is to be rehabilitated andTilarted to jrork?,^v/ ?' 1 " r " 7 ' Hotel Concerts Attracting Many If interest continues to grow in the next several weeks as in the past two weeks, the Sunday evening concerts that are being offered at two of Camden's tourist hotels will be drawiug capacity audiences. The fourth of the season's series, given at the Hobkirk Sunday evening by Theodore and his Continental Mu- i slo attracted between sixty and seventy enthusiastic listeners while the initial concert of the Kirkwood seaeon brought out a splendid attendance of music lovers who gave a fine reception to Jimmy Santmyer's Washington, D. C. Debutante orchestra. This group acquired its name from having played at practically all of the debutante parties in the nation's capital. At the Hobkirk there were eight selections on the program, opening with a march, "Marine Corps Institue," by Branson, followed by a Strauss waits "Artist's Ldfe," a violin solo played by Bob Dolmonlco accompanied by S. Lazzaro, entitled "Tabu." Then followed Brahm's "Hungarian Dance Number Six," followed in tttht by a Lobar suite "Prasqulta SereiU* ade" and "Merry Widow Walts." ThIS usual pleasing Vlotor Herbert music was in evidence with a selection from Sweethearts.' Nevln'a 'Venetian Lore Song" and Masseset's "Arazonaise" from Le Cid completed the program, which was fallowed by & period community singing. At the Kirkwood the concert opened with the Grand Triumphal March from Verdi's "Aida." There were fifteen numbers or the fine program, as follows: Romberg's "Blossom Time," Strauss ''Blue Danube Walts," Gounod's "Ave Maria," Paderewskl's "Minuett," St. Saen's "My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice," Handel's "Largo," "LaGoloridrln," "The Swallow," Roselli's "Serenade," "Indian Love Call"| "Dorr of My Dreams" from Friml's "Rose Marie," "Intermezzo Scene,"! "In a Persian Market" by Ketelbey.l "Tales of Hoffman" by Offenbach,' "Speak to Me of Love" by Lenoir and Sud Wiedersehn" by Romberg. j The' management of the Kirkwood and Hobkirk wish it understood that the concerts are for the public and there is no admission charge. A cordial invitation is extended to the people of Camden, Columbia, Sumter, Blshopville and all other communities to attend these exquisite musical feaste. Classics Vie With Tuneful Song Hits A splendid reportoire of orchestra selections is promised those who attend the concei/t in the music lounge of The Kirkwood hotel Sunday evening. Jimmy Santmyejf's orchestra -will offer a ten number program, opening with selections from Lebar's "Merry Widow," followed by Andante Constable from Tschalkowsky's fifth symphony. Then will folfow selections from "Apple Blossoms," by KreislerJacobi. Kreisler's old familiar Irish melody "Farewell to Cucullaln," will be followed by Solvejg's Song from the Peer Gynt no. 2 by Grieg. Selections from Romberg's "The New Moon;" "Four Indian Love Lyrics," by Woodforde-Finden; Liszt, "Liebestraum," selections from Victor Herbert's "Naughty Marietta," will be next in order and the program wjll close with "The J5nd of a Perfect Day," by Ethelbert Nevln. Sheheen Names ~ Important Group -President Austin Shehee"n, of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce, has appointed a merchant's committee that is to have dlrqct charge of all merchant and business district activities during the ensuing year. The committee is headed by Simon Elchel as chairman, Clyde Massebeau, Dallas Lee, S. T. Zemp, Hubert Wilson, De Loach e Sheorn and M. B.< Burns. This committee will n&me its own sanction committee, which in turn will pass upon all reports of solicitors, advertising or charitable. ?r~~"?Csmdsil Girls Win Again Camden's basketball girls annexed another win last Wednesday ,at Kershaw, when they spanked tits. Ker haw 1agrte> 61 to 31 through the coring spree staged by Doris MoLeod. Trie Camden boy's team won v - ;'. '~ ^ ; - /. Tracy Hammond . 1 Dies in Car Wreck The tragic death of Tracy Hammond, formerly of thia city, which t occurred early Friday morning near 1 Camden, was a great shock to hta ma- 1 ny frifnda and reltitlvea throughout tf thia county. He met auddon duuth I when the car which he waa driving c went off the road and turned over 1 near the race track which la a short distance from the city llmlta of Cam- i den. " I It Is believed that Mr. Hammond 1 Buffered a heart attack and for that y reason lost control of the car which < he driving, causing it to leave i the'-oad and turn over. Tracke left 1 by tile machine showed that he had 1 left *e road some distance before j the machine turned over and these < trac*%i indicated that the driver was < endeavoring to get bgck on the road. ! His dead body was not found until < about 8 a. m.t Friday, although a number of cars passed the scene of ' the tragedy during the night. At thjs i Pol** there were a number of bushes abowi twenty feet from the road where the ear stopped and in the darkness overturned car was not noticed. |i Jfegi Hammond suffered a terrible . the rear of his head and also 1 sustained some broken bones. < Mr,'Hammond was operating a saw mittjpar Liberty Hill and was cutting timkpr for the Duke Power company. A tractor used by him had broken down and a man from Columbia had -been sent to the mill to repair the machine. For thgt reason Mr. Hammond had been at the fhlll until about midnight and it Is believed that the accident occurred about 1 a. m. Funeral services for the deceased were held on Saturday at the. First Baptist church, Heath Springs, and burial was In Westslde. Mr. Hammond is survived by his widow who was formerly Miss Anna Bertha Rutledge, of this city, and one son. Besides these he leaves a large number of relatives throughout the county. Mr. Hammond was born and reared near Heath Springs and lived In the county all his life. He was employed as A^taJfesman by the Lancaster Motor company for some time before he moved to Kershaw county. It Is said that he had suffered from a heart ailment and that he had suffered from a slight heart attack on the day previous to his death.?Lancaster News. 1 JOHN W. BRANHAM DIE8 IN WE8T WATEREE SECTION Jolfn W. Branham, aged 40, died 1 at hIs hems acar Lugoff Monday, Feb- ' ruary 6, after an Illness of several 1 weeks. Mr. Branham Jpas born in 1 that section and for the past fifteen ' years had been engaged as a saw mill 1 operator. 1 Surviving relatives include his wife, Mrs.' Annie Branham; his mother, 1 Mrs. Elizabeth Branham; two daugh- * ters, Misses Bthel Branham and Doris 1 Branham; three sons, Albert Bran- ' ham, Floyd Branham and Carl Bran- 1 hftta-. Ha came of a large family? * leaving the following brothers and sisters: D. T. Branham, I* P. Bran- { ham, Arthur Branham, Flnley Bran- 3 ham and J. D. Branham, of Lugoff; * Mrs. Malinda Dowey, Mrs. Annie Kel- ' ly, Mrs. Lucile Kelly, Mrs. Evelyn * Rabon, Mrs. Fannie Roberts and Miss Llllie Mae Branham, also of Lugoff. ' Funeral services were conducted by 1 ROv. LoCkee and Rev. Cunningham at 1 Pine Grove Baptist church on Tues- 1 day with the following gentlemen act- ' lag as pallbearers: BUI Owens, Glenn Rabon, Dewey Rabon, Karl Ros- 1 borough, Mitchell Rabon and Virgil 1 Biiiffirtf. ? - - . .... -^ OH / TI^I * ' i 1 FREE MOVING PICTURE IN INTERE8T OF FORE8T 8ERVICE 1 The South Carolina Forest Service 1 cooperating with Kershaw County 1 Forest Protective Association Invites i you to attend a free moving picture < on how to grow timber for saw logs, < poles, piling; naval- stores, farm use, ] fuel and pulpwood. Also the value of forest protection for timber growing, wild life, soil conservation and woodland beauty, February 10, at the fol- , lowing places: t Pine Grove school 13:80 p. m. Blaney hjgh school, 7:30 j>. m, Wood* graded school 2:30 p. m. There will also be a comedy for the children. All of the show is free so come end' be our guests says W. C. Perry, county ranger. .i I . V t - ; Oriel Episcopal Church Early communion service at 8:00 a. m.; church school at 0:46 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon at 11:18 cAclock; Y. P. 8. L. at 7:00 p. m. Popular Officer 1 Meets Tragic Death Camden and Kershaw county reallonta were shocked and grieved to I tear of the tragic death of Highway d Patrolman Walter T. Dell, who wuh t ilmoHt Inatantly killed Saturday night p between 7 and 7:30 o'clock In an auto 1 lollision near tho northern limits of h \erahaw. |i A atate patrol car driven by Patrol- li nan Dell and anothor, driven by Olan c Small, a Clemaon college atudent, met fc tendon on a curve. Dell was alive u vhen extricated from the demolished i ar and was placed In au ambulance t uul rushed to the hospital here. He was dead before fhe speeding ambu- t lance reached this city. Small was l given medical attention at the I'an- * faster hospital and according to lat- c ast reports was not seriously injured, f Small lives at Rich Hill in l^ancaster j county. i D^ll, a graduate of Wofford college, t where he starred as a football player i and In other athletic sports has been ^ identified with the state highway pa- < trol for some time and during that time has been handling the patrol { duties In Kershaw county. Most of t hie time was spent In and around , Camden and he won a wide following i of friends and acquaintances. He was of a Jovial nature and hid disposition | of kindness and courtesy was most , marked. Surviving Dell are his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Tlnsley Bell, a son Walter ( T. Bell, Jr., age 9, a daughter, Jane Dell, age 7, all of Camden; his father, ( T. S. Bell, of Kershaw; four Bisters, , Mrs. E. L. Horton and Mrs. W. L. Phillips, Kershaw; Mrs. Irene Blackwell, Columbia; and Mrs. John Caskey, of Lancaster; and four brothers, W. T. Bell, of Vivian, La.; Paul Bell, ' of Shreveport, La.; J. R, Bell and Claude Bell, of Kershaw. Buried At 8partarvburg Spartanburg, Feb. 6.?State Highway Patrolman Walter T. Bell was buried here today after funeral services at the home of his parents near Kershaw;. He was injured fatally Saturday night in a cat crash. Bell was a former football star at Wofford college and graduated thefe In 1926. The widow and two small children survive. Capacity Throng > At (Same Tonight j A game that has a direct bearing J i on the Class A girl's basketball chain- 1 pionship will be played at the Camden 1 gymnasium this evening when Cam- i ien battles Hartsville. The one point \ margin tht Hartsvllel won by In a recent meeting at Hartaville has fo- .1 fused attention on the game here. ( It Is reported Hartsville will send i i big delegation of students to cheer their team. Camden's student body i Is certain to turn out en masse, as J the sensational playing of the Camden 1 team thhs season has caught the fancy J of the community. The flashy and brilliant play of the ? Camden team Is built around Captain 1 Doris McLeod and Peggy McGuirt, two * of the most sensational shots In Camien basketball history. In the game * it Hartsville Camden outscored Hartsvllle two to one on field goals but ^ lost on penalty shots. Camden was * leading their opponents a minute be- 1 fore the final whistle, but Hartsville f was given four free shots which gave 1 Ihem the lead and the game. The Camden team is out to deter- 1 mine their superiority over Hartsville ( maidens by running up a big score. 1 Last EridaxJttight Qamden invaded Darlington and won 27 to 16. That every seat in the balconies at the high school gymnasium will be ( taken early this evening is predicted ' by the basketball coaches, iln tact, there is every reason to believe that standing room will be at a premium. ( Dur advice Is for fans to go there 1 aarly if they desire to obtain vantage points. > i Camden Baptist Church' The following services are announc- , ed for the week beginning February ( 12,, ftt the Camden Baptist church: Sunday schaol at 10 o'clock, with V. J. Rector, superintendent in charge. J Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:16 a. m., and , 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "Our Need of a Revival." Evening subject, "Liberty Through Faith in Christ." B. T. TJ- with picture, "A Country- ' Side Teacher." with Christopher. C. Vaughan, director in charge. Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at 7:20. The public is cordially invited to attend wB Mi i fees ef this church, ? - February 22 Races Are Off Announcement by the Camden hint club that the Washington Birthay race program would not bo held his year, did not occasion much surrise in the ranks of the horsemen. There bus been considerable specuntlon on the part of many during' the ?ast several weeks as to whether the lorsea now in training here and those oming in from northern points, would >e in condition for the races, in as nuch as the inclement weather has irevented much conditioning and ruining of the Jumpers. Ab a matter of fact, horses that tave been coming in from the north u the past several days have not had my conditioning at all. The Hunt dub, in the face of these conditions, elt it would bo better to cancel the nogram than to offer it with a uiinlnum of entries. To attempt to put he race program on with only a few lorses would have reflected seriously jpon the usual high slandartl of the Camden races, It was believed. The presence of some one hundred steeplechaso horses in Camden at this Lime with others coming in, insures \ record entry list Jor the Carolina Cup classic on April 1. It was announced Thursday noon by the chamber of commerce that the calling off the Washington Birthday races would not In any way interfere with a proper observance of the holiday and steps will be taken immediately in cooperation with the polo club, the hunt club, the city and the chamber to arrange for a series of athletic events and entertainment that will focus the eyes of the state upon Camden that day. A meeting was held at the chartlber office late Thursday at which time plans for the day were discussed. All , ment of the program contemplated will be made In the press within the next few days. Grads To Gather At Parish House The South Carolina university alumni and alumnae get-to-gether, with seniors from all of the high schools of Kershaw county, will be helcKjjn the evening of February 17, at the parish house of Grace Episcopal church. Members of the faculty and the entiro athletic coaching staff will be present and various individuals will iddress the gathering. Coach Rex Snrlght of the football staff will be leard and will also offer pictures of tome of the 1938 football' games In vhlch the Gamecocks participated. A light puncheon will be served durng the evening. Full particulars of he affair will be offered in next week's paper. How The Farmers Barn AAA Payments Now that applications for 1938 Contervatlon payments are being received it State AAA offices, fkrmers are anxous to know when to look for their checks. They will start going out in February and will continue in greater rolume through March and April. It akes about a year to earn a payment, ind the payments consequently are spaced about a year apart. Here is he regular procedure: The farmers attend AAA commitLee meetings to learn what provisions jf the program are applicable to his 'arm. He plants crops. His farm is measured?under supervision of his county committee*? for compliance with requirements for payment. , . ' Mi. t He flies application for payment. His application is checked against county records in county and state lisburaing offices. His check is mailed to him. Abont the time the farmer receives the payment on one crop he la preparing to plant the next one. Checks for participation in the 1939 Conservation program are scheduled to go out In February, March and April of 1940, or a year after receipt of 1938 payments. Additional 1938 price adjustment payments?on corn, wheat, rice and cotton?sure conditioned upon planting within 1939 farm acreage allotments. For winter wheat, compliance with the 1939 conservation program has been' determined- and the first checks are scheduled' iff go out this spring. * * ii i ' hi i - -y A subsidy is parrot kffled in New Zealand. This Mm prey* on sheep.