Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SHEHEEN'S GROCERY -1 - i Camden Builds For Baseball (By Abe Fenuell la The State) While In Miami - for the Orange Bowl football game, we attended a buffet supper glveu by the Orange lk)wl association for the visiting aports writers. During the bull sosslon which followed, we met a writer from St. Petersburg. Fla., who gleefully boasted of the number of baseball teams that would be training iu the Tampa-St. Petersburg area this spring. As we recall, he said there would be tweuty?lx teams and among thorn the Syracuse club. Knowing that Syracuse was dickering with Camden as a trainlug site, we entered a mild objection, telling the writer that wo understood Syracuse had praotically assured Camden the team would train there. With typical Florida chamber of commerce assurance, said writer infarmed us, delicately, of course, that we didn't know what we were talking about. Later, when a story came out of Tampa listing Syracuse as one of the teams training in that area, we \ began to"wonder whether, after all we did know. However, last week, the Syracuse club announced that It would train in Camden as we had been informed. I All of which suits us fine. We firmI ly believe, and have said so on a numa ber of occasions, that South Carolina I is a better baseball training locale than is Florida. What we would like to see is the instruction of fields, I with suitable stands, fences and locker room, in various parts of the state /which would attrqjbt the baseball moguls and their teams. Not only would the players and clubs bring more money to South Carolina, but they would attract tourists, who now pass through without stopping, and give the state still more national advertising. Spring training for baseball teams is a major industry and don t let anyone tell you differently. It Is an industry South Carolina could use both from entertainment and financial standpoints^Getting back to Camden and the Syracuse club,_Frank Heath informs us that the Camden diamond is being placed In first class condition and a sixteen-foot fence Is being built as well as new bleachers, grandstand and club house. What Camden is accomplishing other South Carolina cities, can well Right here in Columbia, too, something should be done to attract teams for spring training. Tbis department has long advocated a municipal recreation center with baseball, football and softball fields, tennis courts, etc. We bhitii too, that a reconstruction program at Dreyfuss field, new stands, additional ahowers and dressing rooms would be well worth while. George Burns, radio and movie comedian. husband of Gracie Allen, noted radio entertainer, who pleaded guilty in a New York court, tor a charge of smuggling*-was fined w OOO, and also sentenced to a year and a day in prison, and placed on probatlon. The articles he smuggled were valued at about $4,800. and the custom fees, paid in the regular way would have been about $1,000. KIDNEY DANGER SIGNALS Getting up night, frequent or flow, burping. Teg pains or h^che may be nature's warning of kidney disorders. "Danger Ahead Flush kidneys. Help nature ^hninate excess acid and other wastes. Get 25c worth of Juniper Oil and seven other drugs made into green tables. Ask any druggist for Buketa. Your 25c back in 4 days if not pleased. Locally^* DeKalb Pharmacy. Camden Traffic Pedestal |)oomed Camden will comply with the federal highway requirement* regarding the removal of the historic traffic tower at the Junction of U. S. highway No. 1 and Slate highway No. 621 in the heart of the business district, according to Mayor McCorkle. Unless the "bird's neat," which haa ' been the qccaslou for much rnerrl,- 1 ment ayd ridicule on the part of mo- ' toriats passing through Camdeu, la removed and corner traffic lights installed federal aid iu the malnten- ( ance and couatructlon work by the * state highway department on high- * ways loading though the city will be ' halted. ' The order of the federal highway ' unit has been a severe Jolt to the city ' of Columbia, ^ where scores or traffic 1 signals mounted on coucrete pedestals, were Installed last summer. Iu addition to Camdpu and Columbia, ' other municipalities that -will be hit by the federal puling are Andrews, Blshopvllle, Cher^v, Clinton, Greenville, 141 n caster, Orangeburg and Sumter. -J i The ban on the pedestal-type traffic signal was contained In a letter dated January 11 to V. E. Towles, senior highway onglneer of the bureau of public roads In Columbia, from his superior, NT. S. Anderson, "] federal district engineer. ? i Mr. Anderson's letter quoted State , Highway Commissioner, Ben M. Saw- t yer, lu a previous letter to Mr. Anderson, as declaring that the traffic eral aid routes through the municlpedestala at intersections on the fedpalities were "unnecessarily hazardous." In accordance with Mr. Sawyer's opinion, Mr. Andorson instructed Mr. Towles to refrain from forwarding plans to higher offices if Such plans were for proposals entailing federal aid participation in the municipalities named. This was to remain in effect until the federal engineers had been furnished copies of written "satisfactory" agreement between the municipalities and the state highway department covering the elimination of the signals. "It the State highway department should submit such plans to you without copies of satisfactory agreements," Mr. Anderson advised Mr. Towles In the letter, "which is not considered likely, please advise this office by letter so that we may know what projects are being temporarily held up." The "agreement" referred to Is the annual agreement setup between the state highway department and the various municipalities in accordance with a 1938 legislative act to establish responsibility of the. state highway department fbr constructing, reconstructing, maintaining and operating state highways within any municipality over 2,600' population, to authorize provisions of the act "and to fix the responsibilities of any such municipalities." The act proves that unless such an agreement is reached between the highway department and the respective municipality of more than 2,600 I population, the highway department will not responsible for maintenance and construction of the federal aid routes through the municipality. i When the present administration in Camden came Into office It was avowed intention to eliminate the traffic standardj at 'lUoad"aii'd" "DbKalb streets and replace with a modern four corner standard arrangement. This plan Is still In mind but finances have not permitted any action up to this time. Several months ago, the Chamber of Commerce, at the request of Mayor McCorkle, wrote to the National Safety Council, requesting advice as to the beet form of traffic lights for this particular corner. A diagram of the corner, made to exact scale measurements, was sent with the 1 tter. The matter was referred to the trafJlc bureau of the Milwaukee police department for reply. Milwaukee haa led the nation In the matter of traffic control efficiency and requests for information, on traffic problem* Is referred to engineers there for reply. Several weeks ago the Chamber received a complete report and analysis of the Camden problem from the engineers. The report embraced bine prints and specifications for the complete installation- of the latest traffic control equipment. Highway officials have declared that had the city been obliged to engage an engineer and have the installation plan worked out, It would have involved an expense of a hundred dollars or more. The report and plans were sent from Milwaukee gratis to the city of Camden. In addition to the diagram of light Installation, there are drawings showing the manner of marking the drl^l^g lanes. Shanghai dtspatehes aay thaf Chi Any of you guys and dames who havo the tdoa that girl's cannot play baskotbull with Just aa much skill and speed aa boys will tie a can to the thought if you take a alant at Captain Doris MeDood and Peggy McOuirt of the Camden high team when they ire really going places against opposing teams. ? ? ? ? And If you like the thrills of close competition and snappy play, drop mound to the gym tonight and see Camden and Hartsvllle girlies Quarrel cn the court. For when Camden visited Hartsvllle for a game recently. Hartsvllle nosed out the maidens from Lhe south's leading winter resort community 2D to 28. 000 Hut listen to the Inside dope from i rallblrd, Camden was loading with hut a few minutes to go and look mi certain winners of the fracas. But the roferee got careless with his tootcr and blew some penalty shotfto ( against Camden, Hartsvllle scoring anongh gift goals to win. 0 0 * And Hartsvllle was the only Class A team to defeat us. Take It from me Xantippe that this gAme tonight Is going to be a din-buster for Captain Doris and First Lieutenant Peggy are going to lead the local forces to a decisive win. So on to the state title Sirls. Captain Dick Floyd sez there will be five or six teams In the Russell Memorial Trophy Polo classic March. Hot dog, what a prospect fiW lovers of that grand old sport. Charles DtfBose has been receiving all kinds of congratulations for his brilliant play in the Sylvan Cup game last Sunday. For It was a terrltic offensive by this same laddie that gave the Carolinians a chance to cop the second game and tie up the series. And if Charles has anything to say, the game next Sunday will go to the Carolinians. And that means the trophy. 0 * Two friends wanted to know whom I picked to win the?Conn^Apostoli flght in the Madison Square Garden tonight. And by the way, you can tune in on this flght without trouble. It starts at 10 p. m. As for the win* ner, Apostoli by a mile. It will be remembered that In a previous scrap between these two star battlers, Conn stabbed Freddie for ten rounds but? the burly San Francisco kid Is favored to wih by a wide margin over the longer route. FORMER REVENUE COLLECTOR OIE8 IN NEW HAMP8HIRE . Claremont, N. H., Feb. 6. John F. Jones, 92, former collector of internal revenue for South Carolina and one of the oldest Shriners ih the nation in point of membership, d}ed of a heart attack today at the-home of his daughter. He was a civil engineer for many years. Jones, born in Sprlngfldld, Mass., worked as a reporter on the Springfield Union before becoming an engineer. He built tfiore than 100 bridges in New England and was In chargd of rehabilitation of the Connecticut and Western railroad before being called South to help build the old Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago railroad. ? ?.....?He became a resident of Blacksburg, 9. C., for nine years prior to coming to Claremont. In 1931 he was revenue collector for South Carolina. Jones was one of the early members of the Mecca Temple of New York City. He was also the oldest member of the Hampden lodge of Masons of Springfield and wafe honorary member of Washington Commandery No. 1, Knight of Templars, Hartford, Conn. WOULD TRAIN CCC ENROLLEE8 IN MILITARY TACTIC* - WMhtnKWn. D. C.. ^ gressman lam.. P. Rloharda. Fifth District of South Carolina on February 1 introduced a bill in congresa to amend the act establishing the Civilian Conservation Corpe to the effect that the enrollees of the CCC camps must take at least six hours per week training in military tactics and drill. "The government has spent, t e| congressman declares, "hundreds of millions of dollars for National De-; fense for the Army, the Navy and the. air forces. "Our CCC camps hare an average enrollment of 300,000 men, with camps already established and uniforms and reserve officers provided," Mr. Rich* ards continues. He states that it would not cost the government an additional dollar to provide title training for these young men between the ages of eighteen anf twenty-three, and would, at the same Um^ make the? better citizens and more competent to meet the serious problems of llfe--af*r they are released froth these Civilian Conserve -iwrw afrve"t' V*T-* ~r " r:?: 1 . J..." 1 ; v Coroner's Jury Finds No Blame A cproner'a Jury holding inquest Into the accidental death of James Q. Thompson ami William West, lx>th of Camden, and who tyoro fatully Injured in an automobile accident lust .Saturday night, found no cause to llx responsibility, and returned a verdict correspondingly. 'IHio accident occurred on Highway No. 521 near Pleasant Hill when a car aaid to have been driven by K. C. Cyolley of this city and occupied by four other men crashed into the rear end of a passenger bus that had slopped to discharge a passenger Considerable testimony, principally as to the relative positions of the two vehicles and the presence of whiskey In the death car was glvon. Deputy sheriff Hilton was tho first witness and told of being asked to take charge of whiskey bottles that allegedly were In the smaller car. State patrolimut Heunecy stated that ho arrived on the scene shortly after tho crash occurred and noted 'that brakes had been applied on the demolished car in which tho live men wore riding, over 87 feet from 4he point of Impact. He also noted that tho bus had pulled over to tho right sldo of tho road us far as was practical and that thore was plenty of room for another car to pass on its left. Passing motorists T. C. Davidson and P. M. Gaddis told of reaching tho wreck almost immediately after the crash and assisted in removing tho injured from tho car. They stated that the car in which tho unfortunate ^victims were riding had passed and repassed thom 911 the highway several times and was traveling at a high rate of speed. Driver R. L. Trimmi-er, of Winston-Salem, N. C., who was at the wheel of the passenger bus, waivod immunity from testifying and supplied a graphic account of the fatality. He stated that ho had stopped his bus for a passenger to get off, and 1 that he had complied with all the regulations required by his company in the transaction; and that he pulled over to the side of the road and that lie was in the act of reaching for t?e handle to open the door when he felt the impact of tho collision. He averred that the bus was fully equipped with the necessary lights designed to prevent that type of accident and that they were all in working order at the time of the ac cident. Trlmmler'a testimony completed the inquiry and after hearing the modlcai certification of death read the Jury retired. In a short while they returned with the verdict that the two men had "mot death as a result of a collision between a Chevrolet automobile and an Atlantic Greyhound bUB." E. C. Crolley, alleged driver of the Chevrolet, who was also severly injured In the .crash, is slowly recovering from his Injuries.?Lancaster News. DR. ORIN CROW WA8 OUE8T v J SPEAKER BEFORE KIWANI8 ! ] The Kiwanis club had a most Interes ting moating Tuesday at Hotel Camden. The committee la charge of ( the meeting was the education com? in It tee, Team Gettys, chairman. Mr.-, Gettys was fortunate in securing aa , speaker Dr. Orln Crow, a kiwanlun,1 , and dean of the school of education at the University of South Carolina. f Dr. Crow stressed the importance of j visualizing our activities as to our ( neighbors activities, lie stated that | wo needed to understand our fellowman's problems ? that our various , clubs would function so much better if we would let those around us kuow ^ just what we are trying to do. He explained that wo would all get so' very much more out of our club If wi) would work more earnestly with the' problems at hand?that wo would not only be helping thoso who are less fortunate but wo would bo helping ourselves. I Guests of the day were John Porter, M. H. Heyinan, of Camden; Mabeen Jones, H. T. Boyles, Bob Thorne, Johnny Smither, Billy Sylvan, Fred Mays, J. Gasquo and Charles Vogol. It was indeed a pleasure to have those gentlemen with us. In the vitox process of Instilling vitamin D Into milk, cod-livor oil extract, colorless, odorless and tasteless, Is added to the milk. J ? i... . Kershaw B. T. U. Rally The quarterly B. T. U. Rally of the Kershaw association was held at WaLeree Baptist churoh, Sunday, January 211, at 2:30 p. in. There were leu churches represented with 2 IT present. It was an excellent program. The theme wuh, "Vitality tu Religion." The devotional wan by Rev. Grover Robinson. A most alncere and hearty greeting waa given by Rev. M.. B. Bruce* The reaponso waa by Mlsa Ifilllo llolley. Miss Florrle Lee Lawon, our stato secretury, gave a very Itclpful and lnaplrlng talk on "How to Reach the Goals In Our B. T. 11. SVork." Then, Mlsa l>ora Bee Robinson told its the part that loyalty takes In our churoh work. A beautiful trio was rendered by H. T. Catoo, Misses Virginia and Willie Catoe. A mesBHgo on "Soul Winning," was forcefully given by Rev. J. B. Caston. The Waturee B. T. U. gave a heart searching playlet, "Beoause 1 Am His." Each part was well carried out, and every one present was drawn nearer to Christ. The meeting adjounied until tho fifth Sunday In April.?Contributed. Betty Bronson, who won fame as the star of the film "Peter Pan" fourteen years ago, is In Hollywood and says she will try a comeback. After a brief screen career, Miss Brunson married Ludwig Lauerhass, scion of a woalthy ABhovllle, N. C., family, who Is there with her. Aged Lady Dies Mrs. Dorcus Hayes died at her residence In the Ration's Cross Roads community Saturday after an Illness extending over a porlod of a year. She hud reached the advancod age of eighty-throe years. Surviving her aro three sons, M. C. Hayes, B. H. Hayes, of Lugoff, and H. H. Hayes, of Florence. Her funeral was hold on Sunday at Sprlngvalo Baptist church, services being In charge of Rev. Bruce and serving as active pallbearers were J. S. Branham, Till Rabon, J. D. Rabon, L. E. Rabon, C. R. Rabon and D. A. Rabon. \ , * I I c H E R I I E N n A K I c H I R S t K N D Cost No More In a Glass Jar Than If In a Can OJ* 1 LB JAR CoC $50 Au^r* $500 STANDARD RATRS Quick, Ccnftdcflttal Scrvtftc Scu ' ' i GENERAL FINANCE CO. S<Mrt?r,a.C. o. a u? a i. m?nm t JH. PhoitM 47-W Basketball Shots By 8kipp?r - - ' - - HP-UJJl.il>.... . - ? 'Ti11 "TliTT" ~ II ^^^Kxqusitt^alentin^ A beautiful assortment just received?heart-shaped and plain boxes NORRIS'. Also a new shipment of Elizabeth Arden's Lovely Toilet Preparations I DePASS' DRUG STORE I Phone 10 We Deliver The First National Bank Opportunities - . and- ' z: z Emergencies in1939 I WE REMIND YOU that the facilities, the protection and 11 1 cooperation of the Fir^t National could be very helpful to j j I you in your financial matters through 1939. Your in- |l I | * i! I terest and ours are mutual. We would welcome every op- II 1^1 I portunity to work with you to your advantage this year. The First National Bank of Camden II Camden, South Carolina w j Member Federal Reserve System - -IB Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ^ Maxlmum Insurenoe for Keoh Depositor