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VOLUME 50 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1939 , NUMBER 51
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arolina Cup Races
To Be Held April 1
(By Ben W. Heath) .
rhe I'arolina Cup, feature event of
? tenth annual race meeting to be
Id on Camden's famous Springdale
ivao Saturday, April 1, promises to
the most successful meeting ever
g?d here. Si* races have been
dod for the "Cup Day" program Inding
timber, bruph, hurdle and flat
juts. Highlight of the afternoon
1 be the Carolina Cup. a three-mile
t over timbefr, considered the counoutstanding
steeplechase classic
)n the committee in charge of the
%\r are Ha^ta* D. Kirkover. chair
n, of Buffalo, N. Y.; James Boyd,
iithorn Pines; Burwell H. Boykln,
nidon; Frank J. Brya,p, Olen Cove.
I.; Thomas Hitchcock, Westbury,
I.; F. Skiddy von Stade, West
y; Finest L. Woodward, L>eroy,
w Yprk; and Mrs. Marlon du Pont
>tt, of Montpelier, Va.
'he training season for timber top's,
which got off to a slow start
b year, is now in full swing. Among
i nationally known owners and
Jners already pointing horses for
i April fl^at meeting are: Jim Ryan,
kial IrSoh trainer whose list of win's
in this country continues to
iw; William B. Street, formerly one
the nation's top ranking amateur
ers and now the trainer of an exsive
string of Jumpers and flat
ses; William HiyhUrst, who is
lining for Mrs. R. 8. Sinclair, of
Rkspur, Colo., a newcomer to this
liness of brush and timber; Mrs.
Rion du Pont Scott, whose great
Bo Battleship became the first j
Herlcan-bred horse to win the Grand
Rion&l at Aintree when he romped
Re a winner in the world classic
R year; Ray Woolfe, leading amaR
rider and trainer; Thomas Forde,
R many others.
Reports from Aiken entries are enRaging
and G. M. Lang and New|
Mayo are sending horses over
R Southern Pines.
Re tenth running of this race of
Rwghbred Jumpers will find both
Rlational and the Columbia broadRng
systems prepared to send vivRye-witness
accounts of the classic.
Rion WIS will probably have Bryan
Rds or Murray Tynan'At the microRte,
while Station WBT will have
Ruble turf commentator describe
Brace.
Rwrtlng writers from all of the
Ring metropolitan dailies will be
Rand, Including Murray Tynan, of
New York Herald-Tribune; Fred
R Ness, of the New York Times;
R Reilly, of the World-Telegram;
Rn Fields and others.
Rie Pathe Newsreel cameramen
R> asked for space on the press
Rr and inquiries have also come
R Paramount and Universal, lndlRg
the growing Importance to the
Rrlcan public of the Carolina race.
Rogram for the day will read as
Rws: The Carolina Cup, three
Rs over timber; the Springdale
f two and a half miles over brush,
^Kershaw Steeplechase, two miles
B brush; the Camden Plate, one
Ron the flat; the Wateree, one and
Rlf miles over hurdles; and the
Rn DeKalb, one and a half miles
hurdles.
R LADY OF PERPETUAL
HELP LENTEN 8CHEDULE
Re Lenten schedule of Our Lady
Rcrpetual Help, on L/yttleton street,
I be as follows:
^mnday Masses at 6:15 and 11:00
Rily Mass on Monday, Wednesday
Friday at 6:15 a. m.
Rally Mass on Tuesday, Thursday
H Saturday at 8 a. m.
Rinfosaion on Saturday afternoon
K 5 to 6 o'clock; and again in the
Ring at 7:30 o'clock.
Religious instruction for children at
Rclock on Thursday afternoon.
Rations of the Cross on Friday afRoon
at 5 o'clock.
Roly " hour and benediction of the
Rt Blessed Sscrsment on 8unday
Hrnoon at 5:30.
Baptist Church 8ervlces
Rio following services are announdRor
week beginning March 12 at
RCamden Baptist church: Sunday
Rol at 10 o'clock with V. J. Rec
superintendent In charge. PubRrorshlp
conducted by the pastor,
R Caston, at ll!l6 a. D. and 8 p.
Morning subject: "Pentecost."
Ring subject: "A School of Mis*
R* B. T. U. with picture* "The
Rs of Trial," Christopher Vanghan
Rtor in charge. "Prajer meeting
Rtesday evening'at 8. The public
Rrdlally invited to attend all serR
of this church.
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Guild Play Tonight
Is Real Attraction
(By The Skipper)
Tonight is the ulght of thrills ami
excitement at the school auditorium
when Camden stage talent present
j the famous melodrama, "Double
Door," from the facile pen of Elisabeth
McFadden.
This evening as we all sit and
[ quake as the plot Is unfolded before
our eyes by a well-directed cast, we
twill all unite in according to the
I Play makers' Guild and Mrs. Donald
Morrison, its able director, full tribute
to the success featuring many
weeks of faithful and painstaking rehearsing.
Frankly, I would suggest that all
who witness "Double Door" tonight,
be prepared for a real treat. Past
recent stage efforts of Camden footlight
talent have been more or less
gayety. Not but what tonight's play
does not have its comedy, for there
is a delicious morsel of wit and satire
mixed with generous repartee, but
for the most part the play is serious
and quite on the dramatic side.
You'll all ponder over the mysterious
room, for this room is the nucleus
of the action of the drama. As
the action of the drama Is carried on
by a most capable group of players,
you'll And plenty of opportunity to
applaud.
From all 1 have read or heard of
the play, it seems to me that the
character of Victoria Van Bret is
outstanding and from birds-eye whispers
from rehearsal sessions, I think
that Miss Celeste -Mumford is going
to give the folks something to applaud
over, because of her fine interpretation
of a most difficult role. The
climax in which she figures is reported
to be realiy smashing in its power
and drama.
Without detracting In the least
from the performance of Camden amateurs
in the series of plays I have
witnessed In the two years I hare resided
in Camden, I think it not remiss
to offer tribute to an artist, without
whom I do not believe the players
would have carried out their roles bo
successfully. Mra. . Donald Morrison
is a real asset to Camden because of
her directional ability. Every program
to come under her guidance has
been a most successful affair and
that is why we say with all seriousness
that you folks who love drama
portrayed in a finished manner can
be assured of generous satisfaction
this evening.
The following is the cast of the
play: Victoria Van Bret, Miss Celeste
Mumford; Avery, the housekeeper,
Mrs. John Rauch; Pelson, the
Butler, E. L. Stalvey; Louise, a maid,
Miss Maggie Trantham; William, a
footman, Herbert Hecht; Anna Dairow,
Mrs. A. G. Clarkson, Jr.; Caroline
Van Bret, Mrs. W. H. Harris; Mr.
Chase, a Jeweler from Tiffany's, Dr.
George Rbame; Mortimer NefT, the
family lawyer, O. H. Baumi; Rip Van
Bret, Basil Bruce; Dr. John Sully,
Rev. Bryce Herbert and Lambert, a
detective, Frank Riggens.
E L Stalvey, who appears > to the
roie oT a" b"u?Ier,'*has %Aipf6Ul'
experience in professional roles on
Broadway stages. Miss Mumford,
Mrs. Clarkson, Dr. Rhame and G. H.
Baum have all appeared in previous
productions of the Playmakers' Guild.
Chamber Has Supply
Of Fine Road Maps
The chamber of commerce has a
supply of road maps showing the No.
1 highway routing from Camden to
New York or Florida. With the map
is "a booklet "Discoveries in Dining,"
that gives the names of all reputable
eating places from New York to Florida,
including their prices and serving
hours. The selections in this booklet
were made upon a strictly impartial
basis.
The maps are free and there is a
small charge for the "Discoveries In
Dining" booklet.
8AINT PATRICK'S BALL EVENT
OF GREAT 80CIAL INTEREST
A social event of great Interest will
take nlace at the Hobklrk Inn on
St. Patrick's day. March 17. when the
auxiliary of the Camden hospital will
sponsor a ball for the benefit of the
Camden hospital. Tickets at one dollar
each are on sale now. Many of
the winter colony have expressed
thair intention of being present and
judging by the number of tickets already
sold a large attendance la expected
for the gala occasion.
Day, for the beneAt of the
hoapltar, will be observed on Saturd?y.
Marcfa-18.
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Cpol Springs Play |
Will Close Sunday
Two of the lineal low-goal polo foursomes
In the mid-south, the lllue
Shirts and tho Qreeu Clada, will meet
in tho third and final game for possession
of tho Cool Springs trophy
here Sunday afternoon. Never in better
condition, the smooth surface of
tho number one field will see plenty
of action when these teams mix in
tho rubber game of tho series.
Dick Floyd, the hard-riding Texan,
will lead the Blue attack and will
have with him Moultrie Burns at the
No. 1 post; Charles DuBose at No. 2
and Charlie Robertson at back. Carl
"Oklahoma" Llghtfoot, at No. 2, and
Kirby Tupper, at No. 3, will carry the
big guns for the Green Clads, while
Charlie Little and Joe Bates .will
play at the No. 1 and back positions,
respectively.
The Blue Shirts exhibited terrific
scoring punch in the game last week,
which went into an extra chukker before
the Blues were able to even up
the series at one-all.
Sunday's game takes on a jpirit of
rivalry seldom found in inter-club
matches, for two members of the
Green Clads?Llghtfoot and Tupper?
represent Mulberry plantation. Floyd
and DuBose, qf the Blue Shirts, were
Instrumental in defeating the Mulberry
team in a "plantation" series
played here in December, and the
Mulberry aces would like nothing better
than to see the Cool Springs Cup
grace their trophy -rooms.
The game will get under way at 3
in the afternoon.
"Hour of Charm"
Has Great Appeal
Attendance records were again
shattered at the Hobklrk Sunday evening
when over one hundred and
twenty-five people gathered to listen
to the concert program by Theodore
and his Continental musicians and to
take part in the community Bing that
followed.
The Hobklrk "Evening Hour of
Melody" has become a big factor in
Sunday evening interest, as evidenced
by the ever-increasing number of
people who attend. The concert given
Sunday evening was up to the usual j
high standard that has featured every!
appearance of tho Welgand quintot ofj
musicians. I
Opening with a selection from Sul-j
livan's "Mikado," the orchestra^ offered
as the next number "Choral" by(
Valinote. Bob Delmonico, whose,
muted violin numbers have been the
peak selections of the Sunday eve-j
ning "Hour of Charm," again came in^
for enthusiastic applause when he of-,
fered -the Italian folk song "Come
Back to Sorrento," with S. L&zzaro
providing the steel guitar accompaniment.
The fourth selection was Sibelius'
"In Mournful Mood," followed by Van(
Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata,' aj
Merry Widow selection by Lehar, j
with the closing selection Ravel's
"Bolero.-"
Kershaw Baptist Association
The spring meeting of the Kershaw ^
Baptist Association will be held with
the Thorn Hill Baptist church, Wed-|
nesday, March IB, beginning at 10:46
a. m. The program Which commences
with the devotional Is as follows: |
1:00 o'clock, Inspirational address
by Rev. D. M. Rivers, pastor First
Baptist church, of Lancaster. Address
by Dr. Paul Wheeler, pastor of
Park street Baptist church, of Columbia.
Adjournment at 12:20 for
lunch. Reassemble with devotional
at 1:30 p. m. "God's Acre and? Project
Plan," by Dr. W. S. Brooke of
Columbia. Address by Dr. J. W.
Beagle, Home Mission Board, of Atlanta.
Final adjournment at 2:56.
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V Dr. Luther Little
Dr. Luther Little, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Charlotte, N.
C., will be In Gamden to begin a series
of revival services on March 20
at the Camden Baptist church.
Services will be held each evening
at eight o'clock.
Dr. Little has spoken to Camden
people on several occasions and all
arc high in their praises of his eloquence
and his teachings.
Camden Horse Show
Is Scheduled Today
Highlight of sport events in the
mldsouth this week will be the twenty-ninth
annual Camden Horse show
to be held at the Marion du Pont
Scott estate here the afternoons of
Friday and Saturday, March 10 and
11. Twenty-four classes will be exhibited
during the two-day affair featuring
some of the country's finest
hunters and steeplechase horses.
Among those exhibiting are: Miss
Ann Miller, Glen Cove, L. I.; Mrs.
Julian Boltdn, Menton, Ohio; Mrs.
Charles S. Munson, Fairfield, Conn.;
'Town Hill Farm, Lakevllle, Conn.;
Mr. and Mrs. David It. Williams, Tulsa,
Okla.; Mrs. H. Granger Gaither,
Westbury, L. I.; Henry V. Colt, Geneseo,
N. Y.; Mrs. Marion du Pont Scott,
Montpeller, Va.; Charles D. Robert on,
Eutawville, S. C.; Dick Floyd
Polo Pony Ranch, Warrenton, Va.;
; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr., Camden;
Ralph W. Chase, Mlddlefield.
Conn.;? F. Ambrose Clark, Westbury,
L. I.; Rokeby Stables, Upperville, Va.;
Brandy wine Stable, Wilmington, Del.;
J. North Fletcher, Warrenton, Va.;
Elizabeth L. Fangel, Dodsborg Farm,
Charlottesville, Va.; Farmington Hunt
club; Nydrle Stable, Esmont, Va.;
Mrs. Edward Lasker, Portchester, N.
Y.; Mrs. Worall Hyde, Greenwich,
Conn.;. Mrs. Cary Jackson, Keswick,
Va.; Mrs. 'Raymond Woolfe, Red
Bank, N. J.; Bogln Stable .Camdcn;
Mrs. Myron C. Wick, Jr., Greenwich,
Conn.; L. W. Robinson, Jr., Indiana,
Pa.; Miss Wilhelmine S. Kirby, Bedford
Hills, N. Y.; Mrs. Dwight Partridge,
Great Barrlngtoh, Mass:? Camden
Hunt; Harry D. Klrkover, Buffalo,
IN. Y.; R. Watson Pomeroy, Millbrook,
N. Y.; and Kirkwood Stables, Camden.
' The first class, for model hunters,
will be called promptly at 1 p. m. on
! Friday. Elliot Nichols, of Detroit;
and F. R. Bonsai, of Glyndon, Md.,
| will make the awards.
TICKETS FOR ''DOUBLE DOOR"
Owing to a large demand for
flfty-cenj tickets to "Double Door,"
to be presented by the Playmaker^Oottd
at the High School auditorium
tonight, officials of that organization
have requested we announce
that fifty-cent tickets will
be on sale during the day and at
the box office tonight.
Released Pair Had
Government Record
Murgarot Martin ami Robert Summer,
taken Into custody with Floyd
Martin, following an attempted robbery
at the Klrkwood hotel here, and
later released from custody after buing
turned over to the Aiken police
have extensive records of arrests In
the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
according to word voceived
hero by Sheriff J. H. McLood
from that bureau.
The Martin woman, who claims to
bo the wife of Floyd Martin, tlrst
broke into the police record In 1982
when she was arrested in Cincinnati
for conversion of porsonal property.
As Joane Walker she was arrested in
Detroit in June of 1938, as Joe Ann]
Bradley she was again in the tolls of
the law In Chicago In July of the
same year, after which there was a
lapse of two years when she wua
again picked up in Tampa, I1 la., in
February of 1935, and thbfT in March
of the same year she was arrested at
Palm Beach, l^ater she was jailed at
Houston, Texas, and her next appearance
was in the Jail here.
Summer breaks Into the record in
August 1916 when he was arrested
for theft of an auto in Cincinnati.
Then in May, July and October of
1917, he was arrested In Cincinnati
three times for loitering in Cincinnati
and in, each instance paid a fine
of $50 and costs. In February 1918,
he was arrested again in Cincinnati
on a petty larceny charge and was
fined $200 and costs. In October
J.924 he was arrested In Manhattan,
N. Y., for unlawful entry and gave
the name of Morris Hornpack. In
July, 1933, he was arrested In Los
Angeles under the name of Robert
Savage for robbery and bond Jumping
and in July of 1986 he was taken
Into custody in Chicago under the
name of Morris Davis. Chicago turned
him over to New York police. His
next appearance on the record was
In this city.
Merchants Meet
and Fix Schedule
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the Merchant's Bureau of
the chamber of commerce held Monday
evening, holidays for the year
were Bet and a sanctions agreement
formulated.
The three holidays of the year
which the stores and shops of Camden
will observe by all-day closing
are July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Business hours of all stores
will be the same as last year.
The sanctions agreement to prevail
during the year bans advertising on
programs, beauty contest literature,
hotel registers, menu cards, song
bookB and the like, but exceptions
are to be made In advertising In the
school papers published by the Kershaw
county- schools.
Requests for donations in cash or
goods for various organisations other
than those engaged in charitable work
are also under Ihe bah.
The committee issued an appeal to
all citizens and business men to demand
a credential card from the sanctions
committee befdre they subscribe
to any scheme Involving solicitation,
such as magazines, out of city religious
groups, and the like.
The committee voted to disregard
any requests for half-day closing for
any and all events.
Grace Church Lenten Services
The following Is the program oi
Lenten services to be held at Gract
[ ^piscopaT church, -with Dr. MAurlc*
^'Clarke as rector:
Sunday services?-Holy communloi
| at 8:00 a. m.; church school at 9:45;
morning prayer and sermon at 11:15;
Y. P. S. L. at 7:00 p. m.
Tuesday's services ? Dlscusslor
meetings, Parish house at 4:00 p. m
Subject: "India."
Wednesday's services?Holy Com
munlon at 10:00 a. m.; children's ser
vice at 3:15 p. m.
Thursday's services ? Dlscussloi
meetings In homes, as announced
Subject: "Problems of Rell#lon," a
8:00 p. m.
Friday's services?Litany in chord
at 5:30 p. nn. ^?
Junior Order To Meet
The regular - meeting of DeKall
Council No. 88, Junior O. U. A. M.
will be held next Monday night
March 13, at 8 o'clock in the hall
All members are urged to be presen
as some matters, of importance U
each one will be handled at this meel
ing.
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Syracuse To Open
Witli Cleinson
(By The Bkippor)
With the Clemson college group of
past (mors due here on Monday, Marc^
27, to give battle to the Syracuse
Chiefs at the municipal baseball park,
the fans in Camden and hereabouts
are really getting the baseball Itch
In epidemic form.
And 1 want to put myself on record
as having about us bad an uttftck of
diamond hives as a human being can
absorb and still continue to ramble
on top of mother earth. The sweetest
music In the world is the thud of
the ball in the glove and the sharp
crack as the willow kisses the horsehide.
Hiked over to the Court Inn a few
evenings ago and sat down for a real
chin chin with Jack Corbett, owner
and manager of the Syracuse Chiefs.
Happening to mention a few of the
big shots of the game out in the midwest,
Jack became interested unu wo
had one pleasant sixty minutes of
baseball reminiscencing. Wo found
we had a lot of friends and acquaintances
in common.
Camden fans are going to like this
Manager Corbett. He's a square
shooter and a gentleman?very likeable
chap to command reBpect. From
all that 1 hear about this team, every
member of the squad reflects the fine
sportsmanship qualities of the manager.
And so 1 say, are we fortunato
in having Corbett and Company with
us?
Manager Corbett arrived here last
Thursday and everybody from Jack
Nettles down through the ranks of
fffns were in a fever of unrest until
this quiet mannered baseball magnate
expressed his surprise and delight
over the progress made at the
baseball plant in the face of adverse
weather conditions. Corbett has installed
a telephone with a direct lino
Into his quarters at the Court Inn und
is huving a Western Union installation
made at the baseball park, in order
that the newspaper representatives
may send direct from the park
their ballyhoo and game coverago
during the training season.
! We mentioned the March 27 game
with Clemson. That should be a real
tilt as the collegians will ~ have an
edge on the Chiefs from the conditioning
and training viewpoints. On
April 5 the Augusta team of the Sally
League comes here for a game and
on April 6 and 7. the Greenville Spinners
of the Sally loop are here for
games. Corbett takes the team to
Savannah on April 8; goes to Barnwell
for a tilt with the Albany team
of the New York state league on
April 10, but returns home to play
Augusta again here on April 11. On
April 14 the Springfield club of the
Eastern league will be^here for a
game. ^
Corbett has four games with Albany
and expects to play two of them
here. He would like to play Albany?
at Sumter if possible during the training
season. He is also seeking a
game with South Carolina.
The Chief's leader is well satisfied
with the Court Inn as the team headquarters.
He likes the quietness, the
fact that the hotel is removed from
the noisy section of the community
and best of all the cleanliness and
neatness that features the hostelry.
The activities of the Syracuse club
will be given plenty of publicity. The
' team will have its own news dispenser
to record training camp affairs to
the three daily papers at Syracuse.
All other coverage will, upon the request
of Manager Corbett, be taken
j care of by the Camden News Service.
i Bettiesda Presbyterian Church
Sunday, March 12, A. Douglas Mci
Arn, pastor, announces the following
; services: Church school at 1.0 a. n).?
S with a bible class for ev^ry age.
Morning worship with anthem and
i Sermon at 11:16. Preparatory class
. for children at the manse at 5 p. m.
Junior choir at the church at- 6 p.
- m. An hour with the bible at 7:80
- 'p. m. at the Sunday school rooms. A
meeting of the oongreatlon is called
i for immediately after the morning
- worship. The public is cordially In*
t vlted to all the services of this
church.
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To Cioss Thursdays ' *
As a result of an Informal ballot
taken among the business and profes)
slonal man by the Business Bureau
, Tuesday, It was decided to close all
, store# and places of business In Cam*
. den erery Thursday afternoon during
t the,months of Jane, July and August,
i The stores sill ell close at 1 p. m. on
> these days. Drug stores end restaurants
are not included tn the list.
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AN APPEAL TO OUR CITIZENS
The sanctions committor of tho Merchant's Bureau appeals to every
citizen of Camden to unite in combating the operations of panhandlers
and petty racketeers who have been operating In Camden.
The sanctions committee la of the opinion that the operations of
this element coals Camden citizens large sums of money annually, and
believes the only effective way to halt the racket is for the citizens to
demand of every solicitor calling at his or her home or business place,
a sanction permit from the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
Those permits are issued only after the secretary has conferred
with the members ef the sanotlon committee and this committee has
investigated the'application for paid permit carefully and thoroughly.
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