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I HORSE RACING SEASON OPENS HERE ON LABOR DAY The Camden Chronicle H VOLUME 51 f CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, .FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1939 NUMBER 20 lix KACE CARD WIIA BE f OFFERED TO RACE LOVERS Tbe flrat annual "Cherokee, a sU event, to become a fixture In the *L]ar 8port program of this sports enter of the iuldaouth, will be given t (he Cherokee race track here on tbe wteruoon of Labor day, September 4. tbe first ? ac0 to ?n<)0r way at 2:30 o'clock. Richard Woykln la one of the prime vera In the launching of thja latest i unit to an already strong aud interesting sport program which Camden of lers Ml88 Marthft Singleton la sec^ury and is now receiving many entries for the classic. Tbe Cherokee* la a unique affair in that only South Carolina owned horses ure eligible for entry. Since the mailing out of the announcement cards, there have been many entries received by the race association officials and there is every indication that the first annual event will establish a new high In point of Interest and attendance at running race programs. There are six event* on the program The first is the "General Kershaw," half mile race which is open to half-breds. Then comes the "General Kennedy," a quarter miles race lor horses which have actively worked on a farm during the year. Thtf third event, the ^"General Canley" race, is a half-mile event for thoroughbreds, while the fourth, th? v "G?wrftl Villeplgue," is for horses 'owned in Kershaw county. The fifth race is the "General Chestnut," and is open for all South Carolina horses. The sixth race is called the "Plant atlon Mule," and 1b open for colored riders only. There will be substantial cash awards for winners of first. Becond and third placeB in all races. In as much as the entry fee for the first five races is but $1.00 per entry with bo charge for the "Plantation Mule, retry horse owuer in the state will tore a chance to go after the prize joney without entailing any great expense. The Cherokee course is one of the oldest and most historic in the state and is located west of the Kirkwood golf course and adjacent to both the No. 1 and No. 2 polo fields. Arrangements are to be made with the state police to have traffic officers handle the many hundreds of cars that will roll over the highways to the race course on the day of the races. The entry list so far is so wide in scope that nearly every section of the state will be represented in the races and also in the gallery. Many Residences Being Erected Here A building boom, starting a year ago. and which has witnessed the erection of many new and beautiful homes in Camden, appears to be continuing with unabated vigor. Work on the handsome new home for Dr. Carl West, located on Chesnut street is progressing rapidly. Mr and Mrs. Simon Eichel are in their new Old English type home at 1414 Fair street, while Mr. and Mrs. J R Montgomery have taken up residence in their new dwelling at JordpjKand Carrlson streets. Mr. and Mrs A C. Bradham are settled In their recently completed home at Broad and Carrison streets, while Dr. and Mrs J. W. Brunson have occupied an attractive Colonial home which they er^i ted on Mill street. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Sheorn, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Clarkson, Mr. and Mrs. Brevard Boykin and Mr. and Mrs. U T. Little ars JUi new homos in the ^Ordan-Carrlson street sectiot^.^ Dr. R. E. Stevenson has about competed a new cottage home in the new development which is laid out on a Portion of the old Sarsfleld golf Course Two more dwellings will be [>?ilt this fall in that section by Dr. Stevenson. * C. P DuBose, Jr., is building an addition to his home and Mrs. Samuel Russell is remodeling the old Whit* 'ker home on Mill street, W t Redfearn is building another k?me on Broad street near the recently constructed home of W. C. McCar1*7. county agent. The new owners of the famous historic Kamchatka mansion hare start* fd work at remodeling the structure when completed this will h4 Cue the finest homes In or around Oam* isa. " .. ? ^prosy in Hawaii has steadily de* Med for the past forty yeans, and 7* tocreae^d 50 pv cant In the )Mt Community Excited Over Football Tity (By The Skipper) When twenty-two gridiron gladiators prance out on Xpe turf of Zemp stadium on the evening of Friday, August 18, to stage the annual all-star football spectacle the many hundreds of fans assembled in the stands will see many faces which have figured in the glorious records of Bulldog football history, On the near side of the field will be the group headed by Co-Captains John Flowers and Ellis Rowell, while across the gridiron will be the squad captained by Elmer Nolan and George West. It would appear to be fitting recognition of these four Bulldog captains of the last quartet of teams that they were named to be the team leaders in this great game of games. In another column of this issue of The Chronicle* is a news item which covers the personnel of the competing teams, Suffice to state that this division will be made upon the basis I of playing ability of the individuals ; with the idea of keepng the two all| star aggregations well balanced and this insures a close and exciting grid tilt. It should -be interesting to watch two teams, each made up of players coached by John Vlllepigue, clash on the gridiron. It will be an exemplication of two squads, all players taught by the rudiments and fine points of the game by an old master of the craft of coaching. What will Vlllepigue offense do against Vlllepigue defense? "That is a question I that is going to arouse interest of baseball fans, not only in Camden, but throughout the state, where the ability of the Camden grid mentor is recognized in no uncertain manner. As the proceeds of this game will I be turned over to the high school ath| letic association to .he used to help , in paying the expense of the mountain trip for the football squad, the game | should receive the support of every sport-lover in Camden and vicinity. 'It is a commendable fact that in addition to this booster event a bridge party and dance are also being arranged to aid in the building up of the football camp fund. While the writer was not residing in Camden at the time John Flowers, Jack Halsall, Jake Haynes, Billy Net: ties, Claude Jackson and some others ' who spot-lighted the grid horizon, ' were doing their daily doaer^on the ' greensward, we have a very definite and concrete impression of the prowess of such stellar light as George West, Doug Lynch, Wilbur Williams, Wooten, Watts and others. Camden has the reputation of being one of the best football-minded communities in the country. The game on I August 18, will give each and every football fan in the city and community a chance to demonstrate their interest in the 1939 edition of John Villepigue's Bulldog machine. They can do it by being present in the ! stands when the referee blows his tooter for the opening kickoff. j Let us show John Vlllepigue and the members of the Bulldog squad that Camden is back of them 100 per I cent. I Announcement of the all-star lineI ups for the football game to be played at Zemp stadium here on Friday, Au| gust 18, indicates that this annual classic will find two evenly matched | grid teams battling it out for city honors. _ ? ' ? "The Giants, captained by George West, 1938 Camden Bulldog captain, and Ellis Howell, captain of the 1937 Bulldog edition, will have Jack Halsall, Douglas Lyneh, Billy Wilson, Archie Stein, Robert Rhame, Ellis Rowell, Nettles Myers, George West, Jiggs Watts and Ray Moore as regulars with E. Wooten, Albert Irby, Shirley, Welch, Oliver and Outlaw as reserves. The Pirates, captained by Elmer Nolan, 1936 captain, and Tubby Wooten will have Rabon, Hendricks, D. Wooten, Elmer Nolan, Jack Rhame, Hugh F.ettys, H. Brown, H. Moore, N. Cornell, W. D. Jackson and Wilbur Williams as i^egular team. Billy Nettles, Jake Haynes, Ray Wooten, H. Garrison and Otis Creed sis reserves. The game will be called at 8:30 Within living memory fashionable Frenchwomen "made up" their veins with a bin# paint to enhance the white ness and transparency or their Camden Loses Good Citizen On Thursday WIlium Douglas Whltaker, t>4. for thirty-three youru street commissioner of the city of Camden, die<| at his J>ome on Mill street at 10:55 o'clock Thursday morning following an illness of several mouths. A native of Camden, being a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Whltaker, pioneer residents of the state, was born March 20, 1875, and was married in 1921 to Miss I^eslie Johnson, of l>ancaster. The survivors include the widow, a brother, l^awrence Jumelle Whltaker, a sister, Mrs. William H. Halle, all of Camdon; five ueices, jhtrs. John S. Davidson, Mrs. A. Q. .Clarkson, Jr., Mrs. George Freeman, Jr., of Camden; Mrs. F. D. Rogers, of Hennettsville, and Mrs. Palmer F. C. Williams, of Baltimore, and one nephew, James Lenoir Hail?, of Camden. " "BUI" Whltaker, as he was affectlonally known, had a wide circle of friends who regret exceedingly his passing. He was always of a Jovial disposition, competent in his work, and obliging at all times. The poor and needy, especially among the colored citizens, had no better friend than Mr. Whltaker. Funeral services win be held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Bethesda Presbyterian church, I Rev. A. Douglas McArn and Rev. J. I B. Caston officiating, with burial in Quaker cemetery. Mayor F. N. McCorkle has requested all business houses and offices ta^ close Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 o'clock and states that the bell in the city hall tower would be tolled during that period. The may<yr and members of the city council, together with all city employees will attend the funeral in a body. Active pallbearers will be John Davidson, Frank Rogers, A. G. Clarkson, Ralph N. Shannon, Lawrence Whltaker, W. F. Nettles, Jr., H. G. Carrlson. Jr. Serving aB honorary pallbearers will be the members of city council, J. C. Cureton, Ralph Brown, W. D. McDowall, W. L. DePass, Sr., J. Blakeney Zemp, Pat Thompson, Kershaw Shannon, Caleb Whltaker,. Sr., Jack Whltaker, Jr., Alex Bruce, Henry Carrlson, C. H. Yates, W. F. Nettles, Sr;, L. I. Gulon, Sr., Alfred Kennedy, Dr. John W. Corbett, Douglas Boy kin, J. Willis Cantey, W. J. Mayfleld, Daniel Murchrfson, A. G. Clarkson, Sr., Henry Savage, Sr., C. P. DuBose, Sr., Hunter Lang, Dr. A. B. Whltaker, W. H. Haile. ROCK HILL-CAMDEN MAIL ROUTE WILL BE OPENED Rock Hill, Aug. 5.?A star mail route between Rock Hill and Camden will bo inaugurated August 14 and will speed up mail service between those points and the points in between The two towns from to two to three I hours. The route was made necessary by the changing of passenger train service to a passenger and freight mixed train, thus delaying the mail. The carrier will leave Rock Hill at 7 a. m. on week days and 8:45 a. m. Sundays and on the return trip will leave Camden at 1:30 p. m. week dftys and noon on Sundays, requiring three hours each way to make the trip. T. W. Huey, of Rock Hill, has received the contract for the route, and he announced Marion Moore, of Rock Hill, will carry the route. The route is 71.9 miles. ! Polio Ban Lifted J The public is hereby notified that due to the jlmlnlshing nf infantile p?-. ralysis throughout the state and there having been no cases in the city and county, the restrictions which have been in effect in the city of Camden for the past few months pertaining f to the attendance of children under thirteen years of age at churches, Sunday schools, theaters and other j public places, on account of this dis| ease, will be withdrawn, effective 12 noon, Saturday. August 12. The city board of health wishes to thank the citizens of Camden for their splendid cooperation during the time this restriction has been in effect, says F. D. Goodale, chairman. Lyttlston Street Methodist Church There will be no preaching service at the Methodist chnrch on Sunday, August IS. Church school for all above thirteen years of age will be held a* usual at 10 a. m. Regular trices w4B be resumed on Sunday, federal Bureau of Investigation reports rise In espionage cases from Airport Is Mecca Of Many Aviators Ctumiuu aviation enthusiasts gave Earl Friedell, new manager of the Woodward airport here, a big welcome. Sunday, scores motoring to the airport to greet the new staff and many to take advantage of the opportunity of enjoying a flight over the city in the new ship that has been placed in service. Mr. Friedell has won the friendship of a wide circle of Camden people for his pleasing personality. He has been successful in interesting some seven young people in the Btudy of flying and expects to have double that number of! students within the next few weeks. A telephone service has been Installed at the air field and work is being started at putting in a gasoline tank and flump. Sunday seven translent ships stopped at the airport, the pilots having read in the press that the airport was now open for business, under the management of Mr. Friedell. The chamber of commerce has extended an invitation to the South Carolina fliers breakfast club to visit Camden early in September. L&st week twenty-seven members of the I club paid a morning visit to Hartsville. Several of these flyers were among the -skymen who dropped in at the .Ceiqden field during the day and expressed the hope that Camden would Invite the club soon. The chamber of commerce has suggested the first Sunday in September for the gathering of the flying clan here and as a breakfast menu promises wheat cakes, Vermont maple syrup and little pig sausages. Fashion Shop Is More Attractive Always aleart to the Idea of maintaining a high degree of service and efficiency, Sam Karesh, proprietor of the Fashion Shop, has Just completed the complete renovating of the populagjrtyle emporium at Broad and Demud streets. The shop has been renoVated both on the Interior and exterior with a new attractively colored awning covering the Broad street entrance. Thef show windows have been redecorated and new back grounds of velour installed. The Interior of the shop has been in the hands of painters and decorators and presents an attractive appearance to shoppers, Mr. Karesh is planning the early showing of all the latest approved styles from the New York Market. FIR8T BALE HERE WEDNESDAY BOUGHT BY RALPH N. 8HANNON Ralph N. Shannon, Camden cotton buyer, purchased the first bale of the 1935 crop Wednesday. It was grown on a field adjoining the new municipal ball park by W. P. McGulrt and weighed 515 pounds. The price paid was 9 1-2 cents. It was ginned at the Swift and Company ginnery in Camden and local cotton men believe that it is the earliest bale ever marketed here. A. H. Baxley, of Bethune, marketed the first bale last year on August 17. It weighed 589 pounds and the market price that day was nine cents. KER8HAW PUBLIC 8CHOOL8 BEGIN 8E88ION AUGU8T 31 The I^bcghay -public schools will open the 1939-1940 school session Thursday morning, August 31. All high school pupils will register lhelr"courses at the school ofTice Monday and Tuesday, August 28 and 29, during the hours from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. The South Carolina school law requires all pupils to be vaccinated before entering school. The school officials recommend that parents have their children vaccinated before the opening date. $es 8cout Patrol A Sea Scout Patrol is being organized in Troop So. This patrol will be open to Scouts who have reached the age of fifteen years, and who have advanced to the rank of First-class 8cout and can meet pertain requirements in swimming add signaling. This will be the first time 8ea Scouting has ever been introduced in Camdefl and the boys are very mych enthused over the prospects of this highly adventurous phase of scouting. The planetree Is the largest evergreen tree of the United States. The uninhabited lands of the pole regions have an area greater than of Enroge. , * , & ' r r * . + . Prominent Attorney To Speak Sunday Qrover 11. Jones, prominent attorney and Baptist of High Point, N, C., will apeak at the llaptlHt church, at 11 o'clock, Sunday, August 13, in the absence of the itov. J. IV Caaton. Mr. Jones waa born lu Kerahaw county near Kerahaw. He received his educational training at the Kershaw schools, Mara Hill college, North Carolina, aud the University of North Carolina. He is a veteran of the World war, who did active service in France. For four years Mr. Jones served as Judge of the Juvenile Court of the City of High Point and in 1931 he resigned this position to become general counsel of the city of High Point, a position which he still holds. Mr. Jones is also moderator of the Piedmont Missionary Baptist association, North Carolina, chairman of the Board of Deacons of the First Baptist church, High Point, and a member of the general board of the Baptist State convention of North Carolina. Mr. Jones will ubo as his subject: "The Investment of Life." River Snagging Is Now Assured Matter Through the efforts of Attorney R. E. Hanna, of Cheraw, another important victory has been won for water navigation on the Pee Dee and Wa* teree rivers. The plan submitted by Mr. Hanna has been approved in its entirety by the government, according to advices received from Washington and snagging of the rivers will bo undertaken within the near future. MANY DROPPED FROM PUBLIC WELFARE ROLL8 IN STATE Columbia Aug. 7.?A total of 490 names were removed from the public assistance rolls of the State Department of Public Welfare during July, Director Thomas H.- Daniel said in preliminary report Bhowed today. "In line with the state board's recently adopted temporary policy, no new cases, as distinguished from transfers, were added in July," Daniels said. He said that of the 490 persons removed from the rolls, 3.76 had been receiving old age assistance for an average of 15.03 months; 97 were dependent children who had been aided for an average Of 11.24 months; and 18 had been recipients of aid to the needy blind for an average of 11.53 months. Reasons for closing the cases given by Daniel included: death, receipts of WPA wages; "relatives became able i to support; "became self-supporting." AGED LADY 8UFFER8 BROKEN HIP IN FALL TUE8DAY MORNING Friends of Mrfs. R. E. Rollins, residing on Fair street, will regret to learn that she suffered a broken hip in a fall on Tuesday morning. Mrs. Rollins, who is 78 years of age, was in her front yard and stooped to pick up an object In the walk-way. She became over-balanced and fell,?; The Komegay ambulance was called from across the street and the aged lady is now in the Camden hospital. Mrs. Rollins is a sister of Mrs. R. L. Bell and Mrs. Wardlaw Russell of1 this city. 8couts Enjoy Outing Last Wednesday evening nine members of Troop 80 Boy Sconts spent the night at the 4-H camp on Lake Shamokin. Outdoor cooking of snpper and breakfast and frequent trips into the water were the features of the "hike." Insect Ufa exists as hi|h as four miles abort the surface of the earth. - , - - rvrrcyiira--- - # - x.-Wjflftr*;;,* **- - Big Gravel Plant Established Here Establishment of u super-gravel ami sand prod not ton plant near the village of Lugofl by the Becker County Sand Oravel company, of Crosby, Mtnn., was announced today by Austin Shehecu. president of the Camden and Kershaw county chamber of commerce. Worn this plant the Becker company, with the William M. Byrd company, of Charleston, as its sales representative, will supply the SanteeCooper dam project with 226,000 yards of washed gravel and 140,000 yards of washed sand for concrete construction work. In addition to furnishing gravel and sund to the big dam Job, the company expects to handle many other commercial accounts In the mldsouth. A crew of eighty mon is at work on the property, a gravel and sand washing unit eighty feet high, seventytwo feet long and twenty-four feet wide is half completed while office structures, tool sheds and other buildings have been completed or are under construction. A three hundred feet steel oonveyor with a thirty-six inch carry cable is being put in place to carry the material to the washing unit while the gravel and sand will be brought to the conveyor with two yard and a half drag lines and four twelve-yard Eucilla trucks. Two miles of spur track will bo laid from near the Seaboard station at Lugoff to the plant. Milton cl . Evans, of New Mexico, in the employ of the Crosby outfit for years, is superintendent in charge of the plant here. E. A. Mullen, vice president of the company, is in charge of both the local plant and a sand plant near the site of the dam. The gravel and sand production plant Is within a few miles of this city and the area of operations covers one hundred acres. In the event of a rapid increase in production the company has an agreement whereby the ^area can be enlarged. TestB of the location have extended over a period of some eight to nine months and the gravel depth is estimated at from sixteen to twenty feet. *- Vs The plant will on September 15 be in full operation and will turn out twenty-flve carloads of washed gravel and sand dally. The value of the outlay here is given as $76,000, and the daily payroll will amount to several hundred dollars. The seven akilled workers who came from the company are all living in Camden, while all the rest of the laboring group are residents of this city. Electricity from the Carolina Power and Light company is used exclusively in the plant operation. President Sheheen, of the chamber of commerce, who has been in touch with the operations ever since the testing was started believes the quality of the product from the plant is such there will be a big demand for it, thus insuring operation over an extended period of time. The plant Is located on lands belonging to L. I. Culon and L. O. Funderburk. Bridge Devotees Play For Bulldogs During the next week there will be plenty of opportunity for Camden football fans to show their loyalty to the Bulldogs, as a series of events has been arranged to raise funds to send the football squad to the mountain camp later in the month. A committee headed by Mrs. Jack Nettles and comprising Mrs. Joe McKaln, Mrs. Charlie DeLoache, Mrs. E. Clarkson Rhame and Mrs. Beck Russell has arranged for a brdige party to be held at the Court Inn this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. -Tbo affair will be in the nature of a bridge tea with a fee of fifty cents tor those de| siring to play and 25 cents for the tea. The hours will be from 3:30 to 5:30. The Fashion Shop, through A. Sam Karesb, is donating a pair of shoes from the new shoe salon for a door prize. Other prizes will also be offered and the refreshments will be delicious, according to the committee. Reservations for the "bridge" may be made by calling Mrs. Nettles st 131. . \ Worry, Worry Oklahoma City.?Oklahoma county Owes $6,307 to creditors who won't come in and collect It "it's a strange condition," mused Commissioner Orover Pendleton, "when people we owe money won't bring their bpl# In and collect. We hats the money arguableand still they won't come in." ~ -JgatSigmHH . i - - v '' ?- 1