The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 06, 1939, Image 1
IMAKEYOUR PLANS NOW TO ATTEND THE KERSHAW * COUNTY FAIR?WEEK OF OCTOBER 9 TO 14, 1939
[ The Camden Chronicle
KfoUJME 81 ' * CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1939 NUMBER 28
f tton Festival To Be . Event
of Great Beauty and Brilliance
!lden a?ul Kershaw county's day
b will step iutP the spotlight on
jftyi when the second annual
festival, originated last year
h the efforts of the Camden
er of commerce, is held.
re is every indication the 1988
I w in overshadow the maiden
0f a year ago, in that prepkraire
being carried out on a more
Rle scale, especially in , regard
mammoth parade and the exi
coronation ball.
executive committee of the
J, headed by Henry G. Carrlson,
r and agriculturist, is meeting
8ne cooperation from the city
ounty administrative groupscivic
and service organisations
om the business men.
Farmers Taka Charts
i the famous Charleston police
pouring forth the strains of
y Days Are Here Aagln at 10
r in the morning In front of
am den city hall, Mayor F. N.
kle will formally tuVn the
of government over to Farmers'
p. Gettys, a leader of
ershaw county farm group. As
r-Mayor Gettys takes over the
jvernment he will have six farluncllmen
with him, they being,
Hose, of Blaney; AV. A. Boykln,
ykln; C. Jones, of Liberty
j. \v. Sowell, of Kershaw; M.
ig of Bethune and J. B. McCoy,
jamden. D. G. McLeod, of Blavlll
step into the shoes of the
of police.
5 Cotton has announced that he
icating his throne in order that
Cotton may preside over the
ties. As to who Queen Cotton
e is a mystery which will not
jared until the gorgeous float
ng the queen and her court
8 down the avenues in the big
e. There are seven of Camfairest
gn ls seeking the honor
ng queen of the festival. From
%\r of oovfttr, one will be named"
e highest honor of the day. The
niiig six will constitute the laa-waUAng
for the Queen,
e young ladles who have been
named by civic and service organizations
as candidates for the queenshlp
are the Misses Helen Wall, Wilhelmina
Strak, Emily Zemp, Jane Trantham.
Martha Gettys. Marjory SalmOnd
and Barbara Zemp
The mantel and crown to be worn
by the queen is on display in the window
of the Fashion Shop, corner DeKalb
and Broad streets. The queen's (
gown is being designed by Mrs. J. S.
Blackwell and Miss Sara Steadman
and the actual work of making it will
be done by the N\ Y. A; girls.
The committee having in charge
the float program has announced that
Instead of having an industrial float |
division, there will be a division for ^
rural community floats. Under the.
miscellaneous division will be floats
of comic, unusual and unique design.)
Organization floats will appear in
mother division and agricultural
Uoats will appear in a fourth division
At the executive committee
meeting last week, fully sixteen to^
twenty floats were reported as being(
iplanned, ah organization sponsor'tug
floats must report their entries to
Mrs. John Mullen, committee chairman.
before the parade. v
The Judges of the floats on the parade
will be Johu Whitaker, Jr., Rev.
A. D. Mr A in. Major Moultrie Brailsford.
Mrs Maxine Nettles and Mrs.
Alice C Marye.
The judges of the cotton entries
*ill be Thomas Ancrum, Boykln W.
Rhame and R. E. Stevenson. The
tommittce in charge of the reception,
of distinguished visitors will be head-;
ed by Bolivar Boykln and will Include
Austin Shelleen and R. M. Kennedy,
III.
Distinguished guests, with Adjutant
General lames Dozler, as guest speaker.
will be dined at the Camden hotel
a; l o'clock, with Chairman H. G.
'Garrison opening the post-prandial
.Program Uv introducing Senator Mur toeh
M Johnson, toastmaster for,
Ate occasion. Mayor F. N. McCorkle;
*111 d' iumr a welcome from the city,
and tho response will be made by
f&rmer-Mayor N. P. Gettys.
Three Bands To Bo Here
Three hands will bo In Cajndon for
the festival. They are the Charles-.
police band, the University of
??uth Carolina Band and the Lanttiter
high school band.
Interesting features of the parade
*tll b. i he appearanoe of the Hartshllf
and Camden National Guard
8ni's !n full marching regalia.
Camd.-n has already taken on aj
lila appearance for the festival and
g??ty fair, which Is held all week.
and bunting are everywhere In
tjidene,.. the city contracting with
J* Robert Smith & Son company of
^Charlotte to decorate all light standards
and place streamers of bunting
flags overhead, and also~bbfld
floa: for the queen and her court,
hand concerts by the Charleston
gd the University of South Carolina
JAndg win begin at Id o'clock.
the Induction of the Farmer**yor
and Council Into office th#
of s porta and con testa under
Jg direction of Donald Morriaon will
* 'farted In Hamptea Park. A pttbL
T i.k* 4 ?r PiP^v
b
11c address system will be installed
to enable the crowd to bear the hogcalling
and hu?band*ealllng contests
and to announce events.
At 1 o'clock the guest dinner will
be served at the Camden hotel. The
narede will begin to organize at i
o'clock and will move at 3. A ftr?up
of eight to ten planes will wing their
way from the airport to hover over
the city at 3 o'clock, ^s the parade
reaches the business district the
planes will line up in formation and
swing over the streets, scattering a
snowfall of confetti over the grounds.
f the parade will march from Hampton
Park west on i>eKalb to
and thence south on Broad ^lh
fair grounds, where the Kershaw
County Fair is in progress The parade
will reach the grounds in time
for the annual dog show.
The festival committee has arranged
with the state and city police to
cfeaTthestreets o( the line of march
Of parked cars. In this connection
all merchants and professional men
are being asked to refrain from parking
their cars in the business area
during the day.
The state highway df^^Luad
have a safety first float, t^tty squad
cars and twenty motorcycle cars In
the parade, all to be decorated.
Members of the HartBville military
JSS," together with the Charleston
and South Carolina bands will be
gJven dinner at -the Camden restaurants.
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The coronation ball in the ev?^^|
will start at 9 o'clock and continue
until 1 ?. m. The coroiiatlon ot the
aueen will take place at 9.30 o cioca.
A throne will be erected in onei end
of the high school gymnasium, whdie
at the other end a well known
piece orchestra under the direction
of Vincent Elserman will play. A
general invitation has been ex tended
to the public to attend the ball. The
balconies will be reserved for spec
tators. ^
A feature of the parade which is
attracting much attention is tlm cash
awards to he given to the three he d
r'arao^o^rlfvenm'The cotton
^Substantial cash awards wiU be
rfnd sport events.
Word has been received from Co t
p Richards that he will
SX an effort to hurry down from
Washington to be Pr???!V^^"nean
the day. President McKIbsick, w*
Chase and Dean Olson o reflCCentances^as
ha" Cyor'Owen's. of Co
lumbla: Assemhlymen Eatridge and
Srly.bcrrn6reech of Sumter; Ben Saw-1,
yor State highway commissioner;
Colonel John Glenn and o'hera
It waa announced by thei execut
committee }h?tll.r*'^k rpiace Thursday |
onation ba ^ Inclement weather
Jin? uv the festival contests andi
parade will Pe postponed to Friday. !
Queen Is Named I
The section8 oVT" 19391
8^n?es.^ Veen ^ lifted .?
?oyf STuS
an announcement that and
SSVS^ZeWurens street.
wUl ^vT as her laQueen
Emi y win Mj8BeB Helen
dies In watlng, qtrak Barbara
Wall Wllhelmina StraK,
Temp; Jane Trantham. Martha Gettys
of by Mrs. Reuben Pitta. Jr.
DBIG fair
The Gamden dog show. be held
Thursday. ? '? connection with the
KM =Fr m'oaf ,en.
tenSstmg^hat has been held m the
"eeu, C'under th" pomter mUng"^^
wm be f class |r dogs over one
year <" age. for un
a'aTne vea? The same classifies,
det? one year. x . ?Atter hound,
tlons - previa! n tte setter^ n^^
sjm^lng Simnlels, whllee ^ ^ ft]1
class the snow utee reserves
terriers but the and cla8Bify as it
the r?PA fit In the German police
S ?? ? '"|
the same ilvonlel group there
JS
.being an open list for mi ?P~?.r.
S^'or/e^stmUvVhroeds. other
classification permits of
?hT.derenv"oO """"
^ n^biitTog SI
|??t and teoopd ????" ln
other clMM*..
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Camden Invades
Sumter Tonight
What la described by football oxperls
as the state's outstanding football
"natural" will be staged tonight
on the Sumter football gridiron whan
the Sumter Gamecocks meet the Camden
Bulldogs.
,ft, Is the epic game of the season
between the keenest of rival teams,
a rivalry that has extended over many
years. In the past several years
the Camden grldders have gloried In
victories by wide scores but Sumter
unhesitatingly declares the defeats of
yesterday will be wiped out In a victory
of Friday. From the propaganda
typewriters of the Bulldog ranch
comes a scoffing retort that history
will repeat Itself with a Camden win.
Over a thousand wild-eyed football
bugs of Camden will Journey to the
city made famous by plgeonB and
squabs while double that number will
gather from Sumter and surrounding
communities to cheer for the Gamecock
team. Sumter believes a new
attendance record will be hung up.
Both teams enter Friday's game
with splendid season records. Camden
has a 100 per cent win record?
having defeated Klngstree aud Darlington.
Sumter haB already tasted
defeat?the Columbia Caps winning
a 12 to 0 decision in a recent tilt
with the Gamecocks.
From the squad standpoint, the average
weight of the idividual players
Is within a fraction of an ounce of being
exactly the same. From figures
supplied by the Sumter coach, the
average of 23 players is 149.13-23
pounds, while Camden's squad of 29
players registers an Individual average
of 149.19-29 pounds. Full-tower
team averages will give Camden a
weight advantage. This Is due largely
of two men ? Claude Lamoy,
tackle whose weight Is reported at
212 and Tom Merrill, center, who
scales 190 and 195. With these two
men working with Bell, Johnny Mullen,
McCasklll, Cox. Hough, Jack
Stein, F. Watts and Marshall, Camden
will have a player average of 160
potiiids while Sumter, using experienced
men will average around 155
to a man.
Following are the players of the
two squads, with player numbers,
weights and positions:
Camden, posla. No. Wt
Bell, back 52 155
B. Mullen, back . 30 112
J. Mullen, back 36 126
Tindal, back 40 136"
Sheorn, back 43 135
McCasklll, back 69 170
Tupper, back 42 132
Redfearn, back 62 156
Cox, back 58 163
Boineau, back 47 137
Bundrick, end....... 67 162
Zemp, end 37 129
Sowell, end 48 137
Lamoy, tackle 71 212
Boykln, tackle 65 172
Dunn, guard 64 164
Price, guard 44 140
Hough, guard ... 46 142
Merrill, center 70 195
Connell, center 34 132
Partain, center, 61 143^
Perry, center . ..r.~.. 49 136
Stein, guard 50 156
McNeeley, guard 60 157
Watts, tackle 53 150,
Strawn, tackle 57 160
Marshall, J., end 66 160
Marshall, B., end 56 144
Nolan, end 33 132
Jack Marshall is captain of the
Camden team.
Sumter, posla- No Wt
Edens, T., guard 36 160
DeLorme, tackle 37 160
Brown,- back 23 160
MoCoy, back 36 160
Dew, tackle 21 160
Eppes, back 39 162
Lyles, end - 20 153
Hicks, center 34 164
Edens, J., back 28 150
Muldrow, guard 26 140
Cummlngs, back 22 143
Powell, guard 38 156
Lenoir, end 25 162
- Barhwell, tackle' 32 160
Strange, end 24 140
Waynlck, back 27 140
Stoudemire, guard 29 148
Rembert, back '. 30 143
Gordon, back 33 147
Norris, tackle 31 160
Gardener, back 44 145
' Farmer,---tackle 43 162
v Evans, end 40 152
k Fears are entertained In the Camden
camp that Charles McCasklll, one
of the outstanding backs on the squad
may not be able to play in the Sum4
ter game and may be out of the Newberry
game aa well. McCask|U la on
the sick list o
Sunnier has eight letteraen back
this year while uma?n ua.? uut u?o.
T. A. Edens and Pitts DeLorme are
) co-captl&ns of the Gamecock team
this season. The head mentor of the
Sumter team is Bill Clark, a former
Presbyterian College star, with Joe
Berry, a former Clemson quarter back
as assistant coach. 1
The Sumter coaching staff while
admitting they hare a light team, dei
clare the old spirit of fight Is in the
players and that will count a great
: deal In the final analysis.
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City and Chamber
After Radio Racket
A crusade lo give Camden radio
dealers aiul radio fans a break has
been launched by the city and chamber
of commerce. Appeals for asslatance
In clearing up an unpleasant
static situation have been made to
the Federal radio commission by the
chamber of commerce while the olty
haa'Venltsted the aid of the General
Blectrlc Company In an effort to locate
the source of periodic Interference
that has caused a flood of complaints
to be registered by radio
owners.
The periodic Interference, which
seems to cut in for a two-hour period
duting the midday and for an hour
or more after 6 o'clock In the afternoons
on week days and at sporadic
intervals on Sundays, completely
blankets radio reception in the city.
Mayor McCorkle has Issued an emphatic
order to the light and water
department to "go out and locate the
source of this trouble," while the
chamber of commerce, recognising
that radio reception Is as much a
civic Institution now as water, sanitary
ay electric service In homes, has
asked for advice from the Federal radio
commission.
A directional equipment which Is
used in many cities to locate the
source of radio Interference will be
brought to Camden and used to ferret
out the local difficulty.
Hadio owners have raised a clamor
against this wave of static which has
prevented reception of news broadcasts
of vital Interest since the start
of warfare in Europe. Football fans
raised a howl of protest when game
boadcasts were drowned out by the
disturbance.
The chamber of commerce has
pointed out that Interference In radio
reception can usually be traced
to two sources?-first, and In a majority
of cases the foremost fault,
line noises. Under tlita heading ~oT
line noises can be placed loose cirI
cult breakers which cause more in|
terference than any other source, bro|
ken ground wires, rubbing of lines
against trees, short circuits, poor connection
on lines.
The second source comes from
home appliances, such as electtrlc
razors, vacuum cleaners, defective refrigerators,
small fans, electric trains,
food mixers, drink mixers, defective
washing machines, violet ray and xray
equipment and other appliances.
Camden's cause for complaint is of
a late origin but has steadily become
worse in the several weeks it has
been in evidence. The fact that It
appears to have a time period leads
those familiar with electricity and
radio to believe it is caused by some
kind of a motor or electric appliance
of considerable power.
In a majority of the cities of the
country radio dealers and owners
have the protection of an ordinance
that requires all old noisy appliances
to have condensers applied while the
new appliances on sale must be of a
type that does not occasion radio interference.
Some of the earlier electric
rasors were cause of much noise
in receiving sets, but the latest approved
models are so constructed as
not to create Interference.
Grace Episcopal Church
The services for Sunday will be:
Holy jOpmmunion at 8 a. m.; church
schodi'at 9:45 a. m.; morning prayer
and sermon by the rector at 11.15.
Service of holy communion at Hagood
at 4:30 p. m.
Club Meeting Postponed
The Camden Garden Club meeting
scheduled to be held Monday has
been postponed to Monday, October
16. at 4 p. m. This meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. Jack Whltaker,
Jr., and Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., and
Mrs. J. B. Zemp will be assistant
hostesses.
Elect Their Offleers
The ^Ildway grammar school FourH
club met Monday, October 2. The
following officers were elected: President,
Betty West; vice president,
Demmie Young; secretary, Navoleen
Johnson; reporter, Sarah Jane Rozier,
and local leader, Miss Eva Irby.
Miss Fewell made a very interesting
talk.
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Traffic Survey Being']
Made in Camden
The state highway department has
issued a notice that DeKalb and 1
Broad streets in Camden will be i
made the subject of a traffic survey f
by experts in the employ of the state *
highway unit. This survey will be t
made over a period of a week or
more so that every phase of traffic t
conditions in Camden may be oov- l
ered. t
The Federal highway commission 1
is opposed to angle parking 011 city t
streets which are on the route of t
Federal highways. As DeKalb street J
U. S. No. 1, the elimination of ]
angle' parking from this avenue is <
scheduled for the near future, ^ When
the parallel parking program is ush- (
ered in, there will be a four lane ,
highway through Camden on U. S. No
One.
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Objections to angle parking are (
usually interposed by business houses
on the streets affected. Surveys have 1
shown that in nearly every Instance (
a check has resulted in the disclosure j
that a big majority of the cars parked
on the street belong either to the
heads of business establishments or
to clerks and other employees employed
in shops and Btores. A recent
survey of Broad street in Camden
showed that out of all the cars parked
on both sides of the street between
DeKalb and Rutledge, all but seven
belonged to business men and employees
as well as professional men
in the area mentioned.
Camden Man In
Foreign War Zone;
Ous Mlchiotis, proprietor of the
New York Cafe, DeKalb street, returned
this week from Athens,
Greece, where with his wife, he has
been visiting with relatives since
last March.
The Mlchiotis couple sailed from
Athena September 10 on the Greek
liner Nea Hellas and the ship berthed
in New York September 24.
"We saw many English and French
battleships and submarines while on
the sea Journey," said Mr. Mlchiotis.
But not a sign of a German vessel of
any kind. Our ship had the Greek
flag painted in gigantic letters on
each side of the hull and at night
hiv,u:'p/"M,,A'*ed flood lights illuminated
these flags. The life boats of the ,
liner were all lowered to a point
where they were flush with the (
decks."
Mr. Miohiotis states .that the sole j
topic of conversation in Greece and 1
in other European countries he and ;
his wife visited was of the war. Gen- ,
eral fear was in evidence that the
disturbance would spread to involve 1
all of the European nations. i
First Week Jurors
For Criminal Court'
Jurors werp drawn Tuesday morning
to serve for the first week of
court of general sessions which con- ,
venes on Monday, October 23, with j
Judge E. C. Dennis, of Darlington, ,
presiding. The list follows: 1
W. R. Nelson, M. C. Arrants, A. C. 1
Baker, N. L. Lilly, Neil W. Seegars,
L. M. Davis, Arthur C. Frost,F. E.
Watts, M. A. Furgeson, Melvin Faul- ,
kenberry, L. A. Roberson, of Cam- ,
den: Ben Roberts, Jr., Daniel R. ,
Faulketn berry, R. A. Fauikeriberry,
Willie L. Reeves, D. A. West, John
G. Squires, J. R. Roberts, J. E. Sowell,
D. H. Coats, S. H. Crow, S. H. Hunter,
W. H. Smith, John F. Rob- ,
erts. Frank L. Jordan, of Kershaw;
E. H. Reese, H. D. Baker, Baron Lee, ,
Heyward Davis, of Bethune; Eddie
Ross, of Blaney; J. A. Bell, Carl Rabon,
H. G. Bell, of Lugoff; W, L.
8tokes, T. R. Horton, of Cassatt;
Heyward Vincent, of Heath Springs.
Areo Club Organized
At a meeting held Tuesday night
the Camden Aviation Club came into
existence. Charter members of the
club are as follows: Fred Bryant,
Chris Vaughan, Johnny Rlkard, Clarkson
Rhame. Charles Klrkland, Capers
Zernp, Bob Gaddy, Wllburn Gaddy,
Raymond Bowen. The club already
has at its disposal a government licensed
Falrchild biplane. This new
organization is non-commercial, formed
with the sanction of state areonautical
director, Dexter Martin. Its
purpose ia to promote flying in Camden,
and ita members are young business
men who will '"fly for pleasure.
The club ia looking forward to many
social activities during the winterseason.
It if believed that the step
taken by tlfe young men mentioned
will go a long way toward creating
a greater Interest in flying in Cant"
den and Kershaw county.
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Daughters To Hold
Meeting in Camden
Group Three or the South Carolina
daughters of tho American Revolulon
will hold its third annual con*
eronce in Camden on October 13, botiuuing
at 10:30 a. in., with rogiatra*
iou at 10 a. m.
Members of the following chapters
it\> urged to attend this Important
nesting: Hebocca Motte, Charleson;
Beaufort, Beaufort; Sumter's
rlome. Sumter; Margaret Gregg Gorlon,
Klngatree; Georgetown, George*
own; Hobklrk Hill, Camden; John
tfoorer, St. George; Henry Durant,
aiahopville; Roger Gordon, Lake
"Hy.
All women's organl&ationa in Camion
are cordially Invited to attend
:hla meeting.
The program will be: Processional;
-all to order, Mrs. E. C. VonTresckow,
group director; Invocation, Rev. R.
Bryce Herbert; D. A. R. ritual, Mrs.
IV111 lam Sutherland Allan; pledge of
allegiance to the flag, Mrs. William
Sutherland Allan; American creed,
Miss Lydia Herrlck Brown; America,
led by Mrs. J. W. Brunson; music,
Mrs. F. N. McCorkle; greetings, Mrs.
Hughey Tlndal, regent Hobkirk inn
chapter, Camden; response, Mtb. F.
H. Horlbeck; presentation of state
officers and guosts, Mrs. E. C. von
Tresckow; message of state regent,
Mrs. William Sutherland Allan; two
minute talks by state officers and
state phairman; two minute talks on
outstanding plans by chapter regents;
a question box and round table discussion,
leader, Mrs. William Sutherland
Allan, state regent; retiring of
colors; luncheon; patriotic film.
Pages?Mrs. Reuben B. Pitts, Jr.,
chairman; Miss Ellen Salmond, Miss
Mary Alice Jones, Mrs. W. L. Goodale.
Timekeeper?Mrs. Robert Kennedy,
Jr.
Registrars?Mrs. Boykin Rhame,
Mrs. T. C. Perrin.
Secretary?Mrs. Fred Culvern.
Committees?'Hospitality committee
?ilrs. E. C. vonTresckow, director;
Mrs. H. G. Marvin, chairman; Mrs.
John Stevens, Mrs. Hughey Tindal,
Mrs.. Edgar Brown, Mrs. W. J. Mayffeld,
Mrs. Ira B. Jones, Miss Sarah
Mickle, Mrs. John Cantey, Mrs. W. C.
Salmond.
Committee on arrangements?Mrs.
W. F. Nettles, chairman; Mrs. Reuben
Pitts, Sr., Mrs. H. G. Marvin, Mrs.
John Dempster, Mrs. J. R. Montgomery.
Decorations?Miss Ada Phelps, Mrs.
U S, Proctor.
Qommlttee on music?Mrs. F. N.
Mcdorkle, chairman; Mrs. J. W. Brunson,
Miss Cornelia Oliver.
Committee on films?Mrs. George
Taylor, chairman; Mrs. Robert Kennedy,
Mrs. J. L. Guy, Mrs. AKa E.
Parker, Mrs. L. S. Proctor.
Appeal To Merchants
To Keep City Clean
Under a new program of street
cleaning inaugurated by the city administration
and being carried out
under the direction of street commissioner
James Raley, Camden will be
assured of clean pavements and sidewalks
every morning.
In order to secure an efficient- result
from the new prografli the mayor
and commissioners are appealing to
shop keepers and others who have
been in tho habit of sweeping out
their stores early in the morning and
pushing the debris into the street.
This nullifies the work that has been
done between midnight and daybreak
by the city cleaning crew and the
street presents an untidy appearance.
The city fathers have made it plain
that while they are asking for cooperation
in getting away from the careless
habits, if said cooperation Is not
forthcoming it will be necessary to
bear down?for the commissioners
and mayor declare mean to have
streets kept clean. Shop keepers are
asked to sweep rubbish Into dust
pans and then place in containers.
Commissioner Raley Is having a
crew of men sweep the sidewalks before
the street sweeper Is put Into
action, so that walks pn& pavements
are all clean when the crew completesIts
work at daybreak. \
Met With Miss Nets Boykin
The Tri Gamma Club held its regular
weekly meeting at the home of
Miss Neta Boykin. The meeting
opened with the roll call after which
business of the club was discussed.
Dues were collected sad the meeting
adjourned to the dining room where
refreshments were served bjr the
hostess. V