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WMmHWWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmFmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmKmmmmmammmmmmmBm ?? 1 1 i?a??a?a ? samseessasssm ??P???> E 51 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1939 NUMBER 4 ^ - - , . roposed Non-Stop Order I Opposed By Civic Bodies I announced Intention of the rd Air Uue railway to petite Public Service commission state for permission to dlsconho conditional stop of p&ssenin No. 107 southbound through j y at 1:H'?. dally broughtl vigorous protest from the city and the chamber of comorganisations adopted resoluIdrested to the public service slon protesting against the nuance of the conditional No. lot and dted facta showthe railroad has failed to live promise made at the time the tlon was built. the resolution of the clty^nd the chamber specifically menexpressed promise that when depot was built and the bad nd grade that figured in the its of the railroad against tralnB 107 and 1Q8, was elimill trains would stop here. Ion was also directed, in both ?ns, that when the new atabuilt, the. city not only gave for the station but also went xpense of installing light and mnections, which by reason mg distance involved, entailutlay of a big sum of money. I ;r fact brought* out was thatj mtinuance of the conditional ild work a hardship on the Floral company which shipB owers and plants south on pointed out by chamber ofllt if the matter comes before rate commission, the Chaminsist that some regulation ed whereby both tralnB 107 be forced to stop at Camden, i lted out that the practice of the mail from No. 108 still and complaints are still be-! a o nrolwof ? ? * I mubiiatiUU UA occasioned by this practice. Broad officials hsgert the train down to 25 miles per hour when Hall pouch is thrown out. Resolutions by -Chamber RHplutions approved and adopted H board of directprs of the CamHid Kershaw county chamber of Hirce addressed to the Seaboard Hue railway company and the H Service commission of South Hreas, for some time past mail Hassenger service over the Sea-! Air Line railway has been han*| Bed by the failure of trains No id 108 to stop at the Camden Hi and whereaB the railway com argued that the reason for the Hopping of these trains on a regHchedule* was due to the fact Hhe said station was oh a grade Hbrve, making it difficult for heaHlns to make Bald stops. H whereas, the city gave a parcel Hd to the Seaboard whereon a Htation, removed from the grade Hrve, was erected and salacity H> to great expense to connect Hid station with city lights and H and is planning an extensive Hfication program of the park Hd said station. H whereas, at the time the new Hi was built, it was expressly un >"(1 that with the elimination ofi Hade and curve the Seaboard had Heed to stop all trains here. | B whereas, it has come to ourj ion that the Seaboard contem-| discontinuing Camden as a Htional stop for train No. 107, i By causing hardship to the trav-j public and especially to local; refore, it is the wish of this or ation that .the Seaboard compa train from discontinuing the conHal stop of train No. 107. s resolution was duly approved Hd opted by the board of directors He Camden and Kershaw, county Hber of commerce. ?----Btcsolutlona by City Council following resolutions were Bed by the city of Camden at a Bng of city council held on April H were signed by mayor pro-tern Bes Shannon, 4th, and atteeted by He C. Boykin, cltyplerk: Breas, In recent years the city Bmden has gone to great expense Bnoct the new station of the SeaB Air Line Railroad company city water and lights and to Hlfy the park surrounding said b and that .aid .utlon ?* Hd by the Seaboard railroad in Hesent location in order to re sald station from a grade upon B is was previously located and to facilitate mopping and starting of heavy trains In Camden, and Whereas, at said time the Seaboard railroad company had < promised to top all trains, and i Whereas, the said Seaboard railroad has now deetdfcd to discontinue Camden as a conditional stop for Its train 107, thereby causing great hardship to the publlo and a special hardship to the Camden Floral Company, whose business would be greatly curtailed by discontinuance of this train, now Therefore, should the Seaboard railroad discontinue stopping Its train 107 at Camden, tblB would cause a great hardship to the shippers at this point and city council earnestly reuests the said railroad not to discontinue stopping this train at Camden. Camden Horses Win Deep Run Honors The advantages or Camden's famous Sprlngdale course as a training ground for high-class steeplechase horses were emphasized Saturday when Camden-tralned Jumpers carried off top-honors in every race of the Deep Run spring meeting held at Richmond, Va. Rustic Romance, from the Roke^y Stables of Paul Mellon, came home a winner In the Deep Run Hunt Cup, feature event op the afternoon card. The Mellon entry took the three-mile timber test In a close, finish with Mrs. Eva Spilman's Music Mountain, another Camden horse. rMrs. Reginald Slnclalre's Noction, and Mrs. Lewis A. Parks' Royal Thomas scored first and second, respectively, In the opening race, at one and a half miles over hurdles. Noction took third place in the Wateree steeplechase and Royal Thomas romnaH Vi r>m a nW lengths Q ? the field in the Baron DeKalb, only to be disqualified for cutting a beacon, in the Carolina Cup races here a week ago. The Malvern qill, at two miles over brush, wept to Mrs. Marion duPont Scott's Sailor's Knot. Sailor's Knot crossed the finish tape a length behind Mrs. Manton B. Metcalf's By The Sword in the Kershaw steeplechase here and was a_ winner at Aiken two weeks ago. (' Steppers fresh from the Bermuda I turf of the big Sprlngdale course also I copped first and second honors In the ' flat race at Richmond. Initial J^onors in the one mile dash were won by Mrs. J. C. Clark's It's A Boy, in a nip and tuck finish with Mrs, Slnclalre's Old Don. The success of these horses, all of which were schooled at the Springdale course during the winter months ?clearly indicates the importance of the Camden training period for getting the Jumpers In condition for the early season meetings. It will be interesting to watch the -progress -of the Camden horses, which have already won the bulk of the honors in the first four meetings of the 1939 campaign, as they appear in the various events throughout the country. Much Wood Provided The Needy of Camden Report of Jesse H. Hammond, superintendent in charge of work done on WPA project No. 3898 from Noj vember 11 to April 11 shows that ! 1,511 cords of wood were cut and delivered to the needy of Camden durj lng the six month period. Seventy-one acres of land were cleared- in payment for the wood secured for t&e needy. Outstanding features of the Job were as follows: There was not the loss of a single tool, only one man was injured?that being a laborer who had an infected foot, and there was not a single instance of any complaint by the laborers or office force. The average number of men employed per day was 31. During the period from March 26 to April 11, 134 cords of . wood were cut knd delivered. Wilson Horton Is foreman on the project. ?r^: 1 ? - Red Cross To Have Meeting The Kershaw county chapter of the zjUneiicAn? yRed Cross wlU hold it* quarterly! meeting Tuesday, April 18, at 6 o'clock at the American Legion halk Roll call members, the executive board end county chairman are nrged to attends?Miriam Mullen. secretary. > .. x;; - J lr_ .'I Town and Country Will Play Sunday Mttiubtti-H of the Country team ure mapping out a campaign of "Slop Floyd" whdu this foursome tackles Town Sunday afternoon in u polo battle on the number one flold here. This is the second game of what may be the Anal series of polo for the 1938-1939 season and when the Anal bell rings at the end of the sixth chukker on the afternoon of Sunday, April 23, the curtain will fall on the moBt successful season In Camden polo history. The games this season have been featured by sensational and brilliant riding, beautiful shooting and recordbreaking crowds. Polo fans of Columbia, Charlotte. Sumter. Rock Hill, Chester, Hartsville and other points of the Btate and North Carolina have been regular weekly spectators at the number one Aeld. Only one game hod to bo halted by inclement weather, that being the fracas in which Joe BateB was injured. The game was called at the end of the second chukker when a torrential rain started to fall. The,season ' preceding found a perfect record of J games being listed?not one btolng called nor postponed because of rain, j The new polo Aeld on the No. 1 | highway, Just west of the city will be | utilized for some of the games next [ season. This polo Aeld will be one of the finest, If not the finest In the 1 south and the setting and background is one of charm and beauty. The game today should offer two hours of thrills for the fans. Last Sunday Dick Floyd almost singlehandedly defeated Country when he shot six goals to register all but three of the counts hung up against Country. Sharing honors in riding was Carl Lightfoot of Country who handles his pony in an amazing manner. The teams will line up Sunday with Town offering Burns in the No. 1 position; Tupper at No. 2; Floyd at No. 3 and Bates at No. 4. Country will have Robertson at No. 1; DuBose at No. 2; Little at No, 3 and Lightfoot riding at baok. Camden Daughters Invited to "Fort Hill" Mrs. FrAnk Dargan, president of the John C. Calhoun Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, has addressed the following letter to Mrs. Sadie VohTresckow, of the John D. Kennedy Chapter of this city. The letter was dated at Clemson, April 3: "We plan our annual ' "Pilgrimage t^Fort Hill' " on Tuesday, April 25, and extend to you, each member of your chapter, and friends a cordial invitation to come and rejoice with us on the work of the South Carolina Division United Daughters in restoring Calhoun's home. ^ . "There will be no formal program, other than dress parade at noon. - "If this eard peaches you too late for your April meeting will you not see that each member of your chapter and friends receive this invitation."? - ? LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVI8ION COMMEND8 8HERIFF'8 FORCES Sheriff J. H. McLeod is in receipt of the following commendatory letter from J. Henry Jeanes, chief law enforcement officer of South Carolina. The letter was dated at Columbia on April 7: . "In conference with Governor Maybank this morning discussing law enforcement over the state, I presented to him our monthly report of March, showing the work dene by the limited ppmber of men we now have. ?"Governor May bank and I feel th.at it has been through the splendid cooperation of the sheriff and the other officers of the different counties that have helped in this much needed work. "During the month of March our records show the total of 132 stills destroyed, 107 arrests nlade, 16 automobiles seized, 114,110 gallons of mash- and 1,989 gallons of liquor destroyed and also a large number of| investigations of various types. "Governor Mayb&nk'and'I wish ^to> thank you for your splendid cooperation and X feel sure it will continue." " Route Becoming Popular The route via Camden and Great Falls to Spartanburg. Ashevllle and points beyond is becoming more popular with motorists, as they learn of its advantages, and traffic Is Increasing. Likewise the ronte, via Summerton and Orangeburg to the Augusta area is becoming better known and more traveled.?Sumter Item. T7Tr~^~'jjjlj Earl Cecil Rush Dies From Auto Injuries Karl (Wit Rush, age 33, residing on Fair street In this city, died at the Camden hospital at 2 o'clock Wed- i aesday morning following an automo- i bile accident on Broad street here at i 9 o'clock Tuesday night. Hush sustained a fractured skull and other Injuries. A saleman for the Marlon Coca Cola Bottling company of Marlon, 3. C., Rush had Just left the store of his father, Julian B. Hush, at the city limits on Broad Btreet. It was raining at the time, making the asphalt street Slippery. Hush, It is said, had complained that the brakes of his car were not adjusted properly and It Is believed that in attempting to brake tfee car, It swerved aud crashed over the curb, sheered off a telephone pole and rolled into a nearby yard. Rush was found In the middle of the street by those attracted to the scene by the crash. Traffic over United States 521 was detoured because of a maze of wires that fell into the street. The deceased was born at Rock Hill on January 25, 1907. He leaves his father aud mother, Julian B. RuBh and Carrie Young Rush; his wife, who wbb Miss Constance McTeer; a daughter, Ann Rush, 3; five brothers, Craig. Rush of Charleston; Guy Rush, of Smackover, Ark.; Albertus Rush, and'Gene L. Rush, of Camden; three sisters, Mrs. Paul Williams, of Rock Hill; Mrs. Carnell Morris, of Sumter, and Miss Vermeil Rush, of Camden; also a grandmother, Mrs. L. G. Young, of Westvllle. Mr. Rush had a large family eontlon, and had numerous friends who regret his tragic death. The funeral was held from the Kornegay Funeral Home hero Thursday at 10 o'clock, Rev. J. B. Caston, of the Camden Baptist church officiating and the burial was In the Quaker cemetery. The following served as pallbear- j ers: Alvo Stokes, Walter Stokes, Pat Orr, h C. Clyburn, Glenn Speaks and T.lnyd Smvrl Fqir Motorcade Nearing Completion - The New York World's Fair 1939 Pre-Vlew on Wheels and Southern Motorcade, sponsored by the distributors of Arcadian Nitrate, the American Soda, and officially approved by the New York World's Fair, is nearing completion. It will leave New York for a tour of the Southern States, Including Virginia, North' Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, - Mississippi and Louisiana, shortly before the flrst of the year. , The -motorcade will consist of a tractor, two trailers, a sound truck and an excutiye motorcar. It is a cleverly constructed engineering feat, designed primarily for showing In an area sixty feet by sixty-three feet where the semi-circular arrangement of tractor and trailers give full opportunity for color projection. If such space is not available, however. It can he set up In a straight line at a curb side. The diorama form of presentation, which la being used bq extensively throughout the Fair itself, has been employed in the motorcade. Models of the famous Theme Center, the TryIon and the Perisphere, and the international, national and state buildings, will be highlighted against a background of colored illumination. An animated exhibit known as "The South. Self-Contained" will show the manufacture! preparation and distribution of Arcadian Nitrate throughout the Southern States. To those Southerners who see the theme structures In the Pre-Vlew, and then -visit the Fair, the symbols will probably bo the first thing to attract their attention in New York as they are being used as directional mark- ; ers and will be erected throughout New York City to guide out-of-town motorists and others. * The motorcade will be here Monday, April 17, 8 p. m., Hampton Park. Qrace Church 8?rvlcee The services for Sundgy, April 16, at Grace Episcopal church will be as followsi Holy communion at 8 a. m,; church school at 9:46; morning prayer ao<T sermon at 11:16. An lmpor-f tant' announcement will be made at Oils service. > ?.. , Farmers Paid Under AAA The state agricultural adjustment administration has certified applications tor payments to farmers in Kershaw eosnty on the basis of the 1938 program the torn of ~ 9253,466.41 to 2.272 applicant!.^ , 't Man Found Dying in Parked Automobile Charlon Clejak, une 20. of Port Richmond. Vs, who died ut the hospital here after he had been found In a dying condition In a car stundlnK In a local parking lot, was burled in the local cemetery when hla father, Kaz Clejuk, notified authorities that he was not ftnancilly able to pay for transporting the body to Fort Richmond for Interment there. Clejack's stomach was aent to Clemaon college for examination when an examination' failed to disclose the cause of his death. It Is believed he did from a stomach trouble. fie is said to have left his home in Virginia three years ago. Efficiency of State Police 18 Exemplified The efficiency of the finger-print system was demonstrated in a conclusive manner in the matter involving the death of Charles Clejak, the 20-year-old boy who succumbed at the Camden hospital after he had been found suffering from extreme illness In a car parked In a lot on DeKatb street. Following hiB death early Sunday, state police officer H. D. Boatwright, took his finger prints and sent them to Columbia. From Columbia the prints went to Washington, and on Tuesday word was received that the boy's prints were on file there and indicated that he had been taken into custody in Tampa, Florida, on a vagrancy charge. It was established that he was born in Boston, but his parents lived at West Point, Va.~~ Inquiry at West Point showed the family had moved to Port Richmond, Va. .It is said that when an autopsy was performed on the body of the boy, a piece of a fish fin wrb found lodged in one of the intestines-?the sharp points of which had penetrated . the walls in many places. A small piece of rubber was nlun reported found in the stomach. An extended examination of the stomach is being made by a pathologist at Clemson college. Sally League Head Urges League Ball E. M. Wilder, of Augusta, president of the Sally baseball league, was a visitor in Camden Tuesday, coming here to witness the dedication of the Camden baseball park. With Mr. Wilder was Troy Agnew, owner of the Augusta club, which is a farm team of the New York Yankees. While here to witness the SyracuseAugusta game President Wilder stated that the real purpose of his visit was to confer with Frank Heath of the Camden chamber of commerce regarding the organization of a baseball league in the state this spring. "Mr. Heath has the right' idea and I hope the people who are working with him on this baseball proposition show cooperation in getting organized baseball started in an E classification this year," said President Wilder. "I am willing and eager to do all I can to help get a league organized. If I can be of any help when the* meeting of the interested groups from the towns listed for the circuit is held here, you may be sure I will be on hand. "There never was a better opportunity to get baseball started in South Carolina than right now and I want to say that I think Camden is to be congratulated on having someone who is interested enough to give of tats ttme and effort to put a baseball program over." v ^ Mr. Wilder is an Intimate friend of Harry D. Kirkover, and while here took occasion to have a long visit with the popular Camden sportsman. Chamber Warns of Racket Headed Here The Camden chamber of commerce has issued a warning to all business houses and citizens in general against the operations of a salesman who purports to be identified with the BrlellRodgers Cotton Goods company, of St. Louis, Mo., and Who is taking orders for uniforms and various other items. The salesman who carries a catalogue of the Brlell-Rodgers company has reaped a harvest by taking orders at hotels, beauty parlors, tourist camps and other small business concerns that the merchandise will be (shipped later. ?-j Ttf.f Xif Camden Dedicates Dark; Chiefs Win (By The Skipper) The Syrac-uso Chiefs took charge of the dedication of Camden's line baseball plant TneHday afternoon and in keeping with the apirit of the occasion and to the delight of a big crowd of fans shut out the Augusta Tigers 7 to 0. The dedication was staged with some of the frills that had been plannod omitted, due to a number of reasons. Chiefly, however, was the desire of President Jack Corbett of the Chiefs to get the game started in the hope of getting under the wire before a threatened rain storm materialised. As it later developed the game was over with plenty of time margin to spare before the first ruin drops fell. It had been planned to confer the title of honorary chief of the Catawba Indian tribe on Jack Corbett, but failure of Kltchee Gumee who was to place the toga of honor upon the Syracuse magnate, to appear this phase of the dedication had to be postponed. The other foature involving Borne high class mound work by acting Mayor Charles J. Shannon, 4th, with Charles G. Knight as catoher was eliminated because of Owner Corbett'B desire to Btart the game without delay. The flag-raising was one of the most Impressive sights that particular area has witnessed since the days when British Red Coats paraded over the terrain. Harry D. Kirkover, Camden's "first sportsmau" who was the guest of honor at the dedicatory event, handled the flag raising feature and was accompanied to the center field pole by E. M. Wildor, of Augusta, presi"dFnr of theSalty league. Members of the SyracuBO and Augusta teams marched in double formation from the home plate to- the flag pole and there took positions at each side of Kirkover, Wilder, Jack Corbett and Frank Heath. As the flag was raised the strains of Stars and Stripes Forever poured forth and the crowd stood with hnwfid hondR 1-a.ter Mr. Kirkover and President Wilder wero escorted to the grandstand where they were met by Acting Mayor Shannon, Joe McKain, Mayor Owens, of Columbia, Mayor Stokes of HartsvHle, and Mayor Fraser, of Chester, and also Congressman J. P. Richards of Lancaster and Washington. The game was one to grow enthusiastic over and there is no question but that the fine baseball that was dished up acted as a stimulant for the attendance at the game Wednesday and also for the - two remaining games on the exhibition schedule? that of the House of David team this afternoon and the one with the Charlotte Hornets Saturday. Ted Klainhans and Johnny Gee, Syracuse's two ace left-handers held the Tigers to five hits. Klainhans worked the first six innings and gave up four hits while Gee gave up but one In three. ~ Syracuse got to Biggs for two runs In the first inning and three more In the second tq get off to an early start. The'game sparkled' wlthfcehslttlohkl play, lightning fast double plays, beautiful catches in the outfield and other features that go to delight the eye of the exacting fan. The big crowd, filling the bleachers and grandstand, was of course Syracuse-minded, but that did not deter the fans from giving the Sally leag-, uers a big cheer when the lads from Augusta pulled some brilliant play. Ben team, who officiated pt the mike of the public address system, did his bit to contribute to the Interest of the game. In fact, Ben has become a veritable Hal Totten, Bob Elson and Pat Flanagan all In one. The score; U H E Augusta 000 000 000?^-0 6 4 Syracuse .. .. 230 000 02x-rr-7 9 .1 Batteries: Biggs, Bratton and Garbark, Albrlton; Klainhans, Gee and Heath, Warren. Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for week beginning April 16 at the Camden Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock, with V. J. Rector, superintendent In charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor* J. B. Caston, at 14^16 a. m., and 8:00 p. m. Morning subject, "Another World War or National Be&iritf." Evening subject, "X Time to Work." fc if. U. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock witb pic* tore, with Christopher Vahghan, diPraysrmeaUa* on Wednewlw eyonmgjt l o'clock. The public to! cordially invited to attend ' all services of this church. Annually, 222,000,00# PO?i^fio orders are sold in England.