The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 03, 1939, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
STATE THEATRE
KERSHAW, S. C.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
"ALWAYS IN TROUBLE"
With
Juno Wit 1mm h Jean Rogers
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
"OVERLAND STAGE
RAIDERS"
With
"Three MoBquiteers"
Late Show?10:30 P. M.
"TENTH AVENUE KID"
With
Bruce Cabot?-Beverly/ Roberta
MONDAY and TUESDAY
MARCH 6?7
"MEN WITH WINGS"
With
Fred Mat-Murray ?Ray Mllland
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
"WOMAN DOCTOR"
With
Prelda Inmtcort?Sybil Juaon ,
THURSDAY, MARCH 9
"DIVORCE OF LADY X"
With
Merle Oberon?IMnnie Barua
ADM I88ION:
Matinee, 20cJ Night, 25?.
Children 10c any tlma.
MATHER ACADEMY TO ENTER
SIXTH ANNUAL E88AY CONTEST
Mather Academy high achool Btudenta
will enter the sixth annual essay
contest on tuberculosis which Is
being conducted between February 15
and March 1 under the supervision of
Cameron St. C. Guild, M. I)., director
of the negro program of the National
tuberculosis association. Miss I.ula
B. Bryan, principal of Mather Academy,
says that writing the essay each
year Is considered a requirement muu
that In 1937 one of the Mather students
was a prize winner. Preparation
for writing essays will be under
the direction of teachers In the
science and English departments.
This year's subject Is "What I Told
Them." The line of thought Is to
center around what a well Informed
negro high school student can tell a
family about tuberculosis in case a
visit is made to the home of a neighbor
or relative where there Is a case
of tuberculosis and instructions are
not being followed because of a tendency
to believe In "sure cures," patent
medicines and that once a person
gets tuberculosis, death Is Inevitable.
There continues to bo a growing Interest
among the Kershaw county negro
population both In the tuberculosis
program and in the. Christmas
Seal Sale. The latest figures on the
1938 Christmas Seal Sale show that
the negroes of this county have reported
$156.58 and In every part of
tli?< county an effort is being made to
bring this amount up to $176 44 so
that Kershaw county will have the distinction
of being mentioned in data
going out from the offices of tho
South Carolina Tuberculosis Association
among those counties In which
tho Seal Sale among the negro population
is at least one cent per capita
To date there are only five counties
in this class following the 1938 Christmas
Seal Sale?Charleston, Chester,
Darlington, Florence and Richland.
New
LOW COACH
FARES
Effective January 15th
Example fares from Camden, S. C.
New York $12.62
Philadelphia 10.37
Baltimore 8.00
Washington .... 7.05
Portsmouth 5.20
Richmond 4.95
Jacksonville 5.25
Tampa 8.45
St. Petersburg 9.00
West Palm Beach .... 9.75
Miami 10.80
Watch for the announcement of
tho "Silver Meteor" Streamlined
Stalnlega Steel Coach Train.
J. L. CARTER, D. P. A.
Arcade Building, Columbia, S. C.
Between You and Me
(By THE SKIPPER)
We applaud tilt' action of tin* Cam
den postmaster In seeking official invest
IgatIon to disclose the identity of
(ho anonymous letter writer or filters
who have been using the mall to
uhhuuIi various individuals In ( atndeii
The anonymous letter writer la the
most despicable and cowardly snake
in the world
And It Is our earnest hope that
Cm Ih Sain will be able to ferret out
the offender In Camden and make an
example of the party in question.
In our career as u newspaper reporter
and editor wo have had many
cases of broken homes, friendships of
many years standing shattered, business
associations wrecked and many
other tragedies due to the filthy underhand
tactics of the skunk who Is
afraid to sign his or her name to an
epistle sent through the mall.
The Individual who skulks behind
anonymity Is the type that will stab
his best friend In the back.
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Well, the season goes on and already
the finish line for the 1938-1939
winter season Is In sight. Dive weeks
more und the winter colonists and the
tourist* will be heading north.
Right now we ure hoping for a long
continued Bpell of dry weather In* order
that the baseball plant can bo
made shipshape for the Syracuse
Chiefs.
We take off our hatB to Jack Nettles,
John Vlllepigue, Clarkson Rhagie,
Dlako Zerap and all the rest of the
boys who have been camping right
on the Job trying to build a baseball
plant under the moBt trying condi*Sgs
No nijitter what th6 outcomo
may be, we hand it to Jack and his
lads for their pluck and perseverance.
We have Just closed a contract that
will put Camden on one of the most
important north and south trunk highways?
with plenty of ballyhoo and
strip map stuff. You'll hear the story
later.
We would suggest to everyone who
reads this column to plan right now
to attend the Carolina Cup races on
April 1, at the Sprlngdale course. In
all frankness and sincerity we tell
you the program this year, weather
permitting, will be the most outstanding
In the history of the sport here
or anywhere else in the southland.
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Well, after those several serious explosions
we will take a whirl at a
little comedy (perhaps). When a girl
looks backward, she may be followed
by a man who is forward.
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Thought you might be interested
In knowing that Chicago. Detroit,
Cleveland. Minneapolis, Pittsburg. Duluth.
Madison. Charleston. Atlanta
and Tampa are all towns in Kansas.
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Our thinkagram for this week "A
brain is only as strong as its weakest
t hink."
No! Not a Member
No, she's not an active member
She's never a thing to say
While we exchange our gossip
She Just sits and plays away.
t t t
This community sure was all hot up
Saturday evening when an effort was
made to stage a robbery at the Kirkwood
hotel The developments in
the affair, related in the news columns
of this paper, certainly reflected
credit upon Manager Milt Smith
and bell captain William Gamble of
the Kirkwood and upon the speed and
dispatch with which chief of police
Alva Ku-h and <h riff .1 H M> Rood
acted ivti'ii tie- alarm was given.
Tin- uni\ "? ?! chant these days is
Rain. Rain. Go Away
Speaking of basketball. we note
with a great d-al of satisfaction that
a puwiflal Marquette university cage
- piad is the a< know'.edged national
? oileciate champs, aft- r giving the famous
Notre Datne five a territlc lacing
in ! wo garnet*, after Notre Dame
1 had applied the poison to the big shot
teams up around New \ ork
Didst you see the conference battles
over in the South Carolina field
^ house last Saturday night . If it had
not been for that Maryland group the
evening would have been as exciting
as a sewing circle
We would suggest to Kddie Cantor
that he sign up the chap who gave
the blow by blow descriptions of the
fight over t lie radio Wow, it was
something to write home about. His
hair raising bellow of how "Covington
reaches out with that long left and
flicked Covington on the Jaw" wan
but one of many sensational features
in which the boy back of the mike
had the boxers clouting themselves
What a gang of arrobats or mebbe it
was Just shadow boxing.
Well folks. Camden has done gone
-and grabbed off a state championship
and it was the basketball gals of the
high school that did the business
*
Which causes us to arise, address
the chair and humbly suggest that
ire 'una do something to show our appreciation
of the securing of the first
Class A title gathered Into the local
Nobody's Business
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OOINQ UP
WUvu you smoke a cigarette, don't
forget that you puff 2 puffs of taxes
for every single puff of tobacco. NVben
you mast lea to plug tbbacco, every other
smack of your jaws Is taxes. When
you dip Htiuff. you dip 2 dips of snuff
to one dip of taxes. You really have
something there.
Every time you ride a mile in your
V-s installment plan, assuming that
you get the 20 in. p. g that they claim.
45 per cent of your money (which you
wasted to ride that mile we are talking
about) went for tuxes and the 66
percent really bought tho gas.
..The average legislator thinks when
he putB a tax on an Insurance company
or a power company or a telephone
company or an oil company or
a tobacco manufacturer, and many
other similar "things." that they have
pulled a good one on the wealthy fellow,
but that ain't so.
..AH of these companies are only collecting
agencies for the government;
they add these taxes to your bills and
you pay them; when you pay them,
tney are nice enough to pass them on
to the tax collector. Nice, ain't It?
But these big folks do pay taxee on
their machinery and their buildings
and their dogs and their autos, Just
like the rest of us do.
..Neighbor Jonee told me the other
day that a single loaf of bread had
16 taxes on It. That's true. If It were
not for those 16 measly taxes, you
would be able to buy a 10-cent loaf
of bread for only a dime. The real
high taxes, those that we are least
able to pay, but must . . . are assessed
against such absolute necessities as
tobacco, cigarettes, whiskey, soft
drinks, gunshells, gasoline and very
4U?- .in. .i/xeWUfro Hvorollfl ft rwj
til 111 Diin oivvAiweo. ^ ?
cornbread and fatback, our modern
luxuries, are really not taxed enough
to hurt.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM FLAT
ROCK
I . .nir. slim chance, sr., says he had
pretty good luck about 4 weeks ago.
a truck which belonged to the back
& fourth furniture co., ran over hls|
little girl and broke her leg and
shoulder blade, they settled with rar,
chance out of coart for 150$. he Is
verry proud of hiB good fortune ansoforth.
..another streak of good luck struck
the Wilkinson familey of near flat
rock, their husband and pa died and
left a insurance in the sum of 500$.
this monney certainly did come in
handy, about 40$ was paid on the
mortgage on their home and enough
was left to buy a nice secont hand
ford.
..tlie cannon ball freight train overtook
and killed si. slmkins nice, fine;
thoroughbred, imported, jersey cow,
fresh in. last thursday betwixt the
depot and the all-nite Ailing station,
she was verry valuable after death,
and he was offered 15$ for her befoar
her demise, reather than face the
law, the railroad companny settled for
75$.
. ,mr. puddiu head, of the leggislature,
spent a few hours in our little citty
last sunday and a good time was had
by all who heard him talk, he thinks
1T will he necessary to put a tax on.
the air we breathe and the sun rays
that shine upon us and the blood that
circulates thru our valns ansoforth.
he do not now see anny other way to
raise enough monney to keep the govverment
alive and the old age pensioners
from llvving with their sons
and darters.
..miss Jennie veeve smith has had
her wart cut off her nose again, this
| is the third time it has benn removed.
I hut ever doctor that has opperated on
' her garranteed to take it off perm.in jenny,
but wlreli she went back to each
i<?f th-n? I hay all claimed that it was
| a new wart i' costs lu$ per wart to
: get them off of her personality and
1 she is getting verry much worried
I about the cash it is taking to keep
her beauty intact ansoforth. dr. hub!
pert green keeps on saving it is a
birth-mark of which there is no cure,
yores trulie,
mike lark, rfd,
corry spondent.
A 4-year old boy of Brooklyn. N. Y .
was returned to his father after he
had paid kidnapers $300, which was
! all the money he had, he declared,
i The kidnapers demanded a ransom of
i j $7,000.
i fold.
During the short period of time
yours truly has hibernated in these
here fine regions, we recall a Class B
i football title and several runner-up
claims in football. But here we have
an honest-to-goodness Class A title,
won by Captain Doris Mcleod and
he:- gallant crew of cage dames.
So let some of you guys in the
service clubs get together and stage
a community dinner with the "State
Champs" as guests.
MANY FROM CAMDEN TO ATTEND
THE SANDHILL 8TEEPLECHA8E
The usual crowd from hero plans
(o attend the big ?toeplecha?e race
meet In the Sandhills on Saturday
afternoon, March IK, an annual event
which has Increased In popularity1
throughout the stuto each year sinew
It was Inaugurated In 1935. Uist year
an estimated 15.000 persons watched
many of the country's leading steeplechase
horses tty over the timber,
brush and hurdle fences for the "pot
of gold" uwaiting their owners at the
finish Hue. The purses total $2,200.
The course on the Midland road,
between PlnehurBt and Southern
Pines, Is reported In perfect condition
for the fifth anuual meet. Richard
Wallach, Jr.. racing secretary,
states he expects more horses than
ever in the various events on the
card, and with an Increased demand
this year for the reserved parking
spaces there Is every evidence of the
most successful "Race Day" in the
history of the Sandhills Steeplechase
and Racing association.
Five events are on the card, as follows:
The Catawba, one mile and onehalf
over hurdles for a purse of $300.
The Croatan Steeplechase, two
miles over brush fences for maidens
and winners of one race, for a purse
of $300.
The Sandhills Cup, three miles over
timber fences for a purse of $300 and
the Challenge Cup to be held one
year by the winning owner. This cup
was won last year by Paul Mellon's
Corn Dodger, alter the rider, Jack
Skinner, fell at a fence, remounted,
and went on to victory. A trophy In
'memory of the late Noel Lalng, noted
Southern Pines trainer, has been presented
by Veraer Z. Reed, Jr., of
Plnehurst, to go to the winning rider
In this event.
The Yadkin Steplechase, two and
one-half miles over the brush course,
for a purse of $1,000 and a trophy
donated by Mrs. John R. Drexel, oi
Southern Pines.
The Midland, one mile and onequarter
on the flat, for a purse of
$300.
' Grandstand parking spaces will be
sold at the gate on the day of the
races at $5.00, and general parking
spaoes around the course at $2.00,
with no Individual admission charge.
The reserved spaces In the Clubhouse.
Enclosure are $25.00 and $10.00 on
application to the association at Its
office in Pinehurst.
The Sandhills meet is the first of
the season in the country, and the
only meet of its kind in North Carolina.
Notable men in racing will be
represented among owners, riders and
officials, and national and state society
Is expected to turn out In force
for the big afternoon of sport.
COUNTY RANGER GIVE8 NAMES
AND PHONES OF FIRE WARDENS
The Kershaw county forest protective
association, cooperating with the
state forest service has a setup of
one county ranger. W. C. Perry has
office phone 166, residence phone 512.
Three wardens?C. L. McKinnon, of
Buffalo district, with residence at Bethune
and phone 2013. Warden W.
E. Cunningham, Flat Rock district,
with residence at Liberty Hill and
phone 2006. Warden D. G. McLeod,
of West Wateree district, phone 2014.
There are five Are towers In the county
each containing a telephone. One
at Liberty Hill. 2005; one at Westville,
2012; one at Cassatt, 2003; one
at Blaney, 2002, and one at Camden,
2004. There are eighteen crew leaders
In the county and thirty-six crew
members. Each crew has the following
equipment: One pump, one swatter,
two fire rakes, and one bush axe.
On February 10, the association put
on moving picture shows at" Wood
school, Pine Grove school and Blaney
high school. On February IT we had
three shows?one at Knight's Hill
{jchool, one at Kirkland school and
one at Red Hill school with a- total
attendance of 580. We have also had
seventeen forestry quiz contests In
white and colored schools of the
county which means we talked to
2,638 students. The principal speakers
at these meetings were district
ranger Campbell; county ranger W
C. Perry; wardens McLeod, McKinnon
and Cunningham.
We have one nursery in Kershaw
county that has shipped about 1,060.000
seedlings to all parts of the state,
showing what a keen interest the
landowners are taking in this new
crop.
The forestry association asks that
the cooperation of the landowners be
continued in the future as in the past
in preventing and suppressing fires
Please let us know at once about any
fires you see and report to the nearest
phone is the request of W. C.
Perry, the county ranger.
British naval authorities and police
are making an Intensive investigation
as to the probable causes of a fire on
the recently launched giant battleship,
Prince of Wales, working on the
theory that- it might have been sabotage.
The fire occurred Tuesday night
and was extinguished with but little
damage.
F0RE8TER POINT8 WAY
BETTER FORE8T RETURNS
Clemson, Jan. 28.?The earning capacity
of the farm woodlands in South
Carolina could be readily increased
through cooperation with the Forestry
Commission in reducing forest flres
and through better forest management
practices, says M. H. Bruner,
extension forester, repeating his recent
statement that income from
woodland could be raised from the
present average of 47 cents to an average
of $2.00,per acre.
Through cooperating with the Forestry
commission farmers could more
effectively reduce forest flres, which
destroy leaf litter, reduce the waterholding
ability of the soil, encourage
surface run-off and erosion, kill small
'trees, and damage large ones, Mr.
Bruner points out.
Fire protection should be followed
by thinning young stands of trees for
farm needs or pulpwood. Through
thinning, ready cash is made from fl
young timber and the reserved trees
are enabled to grow into sawlogs in H
one-half the time usually required by I
unthinned trees.
Mature timber should be cntfl
through individual tree selection for I
specific products such as poles, piling; I
veneer bolts and sawlogs. Before cot fl
ting, the trees should be marked/ I
as to leave a good stand of yootjfl
thrifty trees to provide another cwi,?
of timber a few years hence.
"By applying these simple prlnct
pies of management consistent witb I
good farm culture in dealing with I
their timber crops," Mr. Bruner con-1
eludes, "South Carolina farmers can fl
readily build up their woodlands bo I
that they will contribute their shariB
to the farm income." !
The government of Turkey has glV'l
en official recognition to the govern*B
ment of Generalissmo Franco in Spain!
as the legitimate government offl
Spain.
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ON YOUR RADIO! Enjoy the Uncle Natchel program every Saturday
night on WSB and WSM.and every Sunday afternoon on WRVA, WPTF, WBT,
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Economic Data on South Carolina Beer I
BI
Columns of coins represent brewers' annual expenditures in production
of beer consumed by South Carolina, together with the retail value H
of beer and ale sold in the state.
South Carolina Beer Business
Volume Close to $5,500,000
AN ANNUAL business volume estimated
at $6,499,000 has been
developed and maintained In South
Carolina by the legalized beer business
and most of this volume is
reflected in the state by employment,
payrolls and taxes, according
to an analysis by the United Brewers
Industrial Foundation, based on
latest official statistics:
South Carolina consumed 166,126
barrels of beer during the fiscal
year 1938. Production of this quantity
meant the use of 171,737 bushels
of premium malting barley, 27,043
bushels of corn and com products,
15,737 bushels of rice and 36,797
pounds of hops, based on national
averages for farm materials necessary
in brewing. An area of 8901
acres was utilised In meeting these
agricultural demands as was the
full-time -efforts of SO# farm hands. j
Federal and State treasuries were I
among the major beneficiaries from
SouthI Carolina's beer consumption.
The elate realized approximately
$725,000, exclusive of license fees.
for the fiscal yep.r, while the Fed- fl
eral Oovernment collected mors
than $780,000 at $5 a barrel. Much
i of thi8 money, however,* was returned
to the state through Federal I
j appropriations for highways and
other state and national projects.
Brewers' expenditures for labor. I
materials, supplies, equipment and
electric power In the production ot.
the barrelage consumed In South' i
Carolina was $871,000, compared
with national brewery payroll
urea of $105.840.22? for 1M7 and.*
$201,903,514 for materials, etc.
While South Carolina's beer rj
tellers were immediate gainers, ad* 1
dltional beneficiaries Included reej. fl
estate, looal labor, food purreysj I
and other branches of local bus>- aeee.
Other iadostrlee With deftatt* 1
interest In the annual turnover l> A
olnded glass, steel, tfnplate, l#?b* j
and others.
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