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| The Camden Chronicle IpyOLUME SI ^ CAMDEN, SOUT^r CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939 NUMBESR 29 leaggggga^*^w*tigae^a,b9gygb,aq'a i ' \ssssabmmmm^flf^mss. i n BMgaggwg?BBa^|ctfrg ? mm > ' ? ' 1 \ 1 1 i..h.i.u - i. n i , > IKjew I*?10 Coach f for Camden Club I- n R Harrison,' a seven goal L er who is one of the outstanding Giits of the New York area, Is the EToHl>tain and coach of the CamIn polo dub. accord^* to announceImtof tho CaiM^g club thr?ugh f ubucity bureau of the Camden Ember of Commerce. n R?ch Harrison will take charge .of L poio club In NoTcmber and will L Town and Country ready for Gr annual December series the L of December. It Is believed the JJ^r polo season will be ushered in ? Sunday. December 3rd. Harrison will succeed Dick Floyd, ae Texas rider, who has been identified with Camden polo tor the past toee seasons. The new -Captain and joach will bring some sixteen fine G ponies to Camden, these ponies Lg available to polo players from |Jmy who visit in Camfden and who 4e?lre to take part In the game ac-j t|litl68. Under the program as tentatively pjabned by the polo club, there promWto be a great forward movement In the turf events for the season, In that more outside teams will Invade Camden than In many years past. Harrison is known to all of the polo fraternity and is regarded as av line personality and offering a most cooperative attitude toward polo teams of other communities. A number of Pennsylvania teams, including the team now coached and captained by Charley Little, Camden rider, will appear in competition here. Harrison learned to ride * and took up polo in New York some sixteen years ago. He played Indoors for the New York Athletic club for many years, attaining a handicap of eight goals in 1931 when he played on the winning championship team with Gerry Smith and McD. Jones, j Harrison gives all credit for his 'knowledge of horsemanship and polo advancement to Dr. John D. Jtichards. "With Dr. Richards he played at Meadowbrook In 1928^'H&, an(l I^ater he played on various tournaments with such stars at J. H. (Jock) Whitney, William Zeigler, -Stephen Sanford and others. In the outdoor game in 1928 Harrison started with a two goal rating which rose to four before the end of the season. In 1930 he had raised his rating to six and in 1935 to seven. In 1936 he was coach and manager of the Maryland polo club near Baltimore. In the winter of 1937 Harrison went to Ca fornia and played with the Texas Rangers, _ winning many tournaments, including the Pacific Coast open championship. On the team with Harrison were Cecil Smith. C B. Welghtman and Eric Martin, names famous In the world of polo. ? Harrison has played on many teams and in various parts of the country .during his polo career. When In Florida he played on the team captained by Prince Serge.. Mdivani Sbd ?as in the game in which the Prince *as killed. During the past season Harrison played as a member of the Pagasos club team of the southeastern circuit atid in inter-circuit tournaments. Uter he played in the national twelve goal championship matches in Chicago Following Chicago he returned east where he played in many of 'be International trial matches in the East-NY*.-t games. Us: season polo became a major sport in Camden and the Sunday afteraoon games attracted thousands to NT 1 field. With an even greater influx of pole fans from all over i 'South Carolina and surrounding I fates. t ^ Yankees Take Series; . M Winning their fourth game from 1 Cincinnati the New York Yankees 3 coped their fourth world pennant Sunday. The first two games were 1 Played in New York and the latter ? two in Cincinnati. Total attendance and financial fig* i Dre8, four games: ??; Attendance. 183,849. keceipi?. $745,329.09. ?? Players' pool, Commissioner's stiar^gSH,799.36. Clubs' and leagues' share, |36$.hl.89, , umo r _ Garden Club To Mset < The Camden Ganfon Club will meet g J* \ o'clock Monday, October It, at ** home of Mrs. Jack Wbitaker, Leu- ' : ti^IxhiMt.1^ ^Sdi smbe a and groupings of HQ ttttfiT i Camden Fire Dept. Prevents Holocaust An eight-mile dash from Caftiden to a point near Boykln by a big American Ij&France pumper of the Camden fire department probably averted a serious tragedy when fire caused by an etpiodftig tire threatened a 8,000 gallon gasoline tank truck. Flames from dual tires on one of the rear wheels of the big truck soared fifteen feet Into the air and it was not uhtll the Camden fire pumper, roaring over the eight-miles at close to a mile' a minute arrived on the ac&ne and extinguished the flames through a stream from a booster tanko . The fire was of freakish origin it is stated. The truck driver had stopped to change one of the dual tires of the rear following a flat resulting from ,a puncture. He was Jacking up the rear axle when without warning the Are hurst into flames, probably from friction. The driver ran to the truck cab, seised his fire extinguisher and tried to extinguish the blase. A motorist who reached the scene refused to drive past the blaze, fearing the tank would explode. The truck driver managed to reach a i phone and telephoned to Camden. ! Chief Brevard Boykln Immediately dispatched the new American Laj France pumper to the scene. ! 1 Had the wind blown the flames against and over the gasoline tank, ' the reBult might, have been disastrous, but what breeze was blowing caused the Are from the blazing tires to veer, away from the metal body of the tank.' As it was the tank was blackened and blistered. Camden Speedway Records New Crash A sedan owned by T. C. Gladden, prominent grocer, was damaged and a car driven by a negro was battered considerably in a collision in front of the Gladden home on Broad street Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. The accident wai_a_dlrect^result of^ Indianapolis speedway driving which. has made 'Broad street a nightmare for careful drivers. The Gladden car was parked In the driveway at least four to six feet from the sidewalk line when the other car, going South on Broad street at a speed that witnesses said was at least forty-flve or fifty miles an hour, crashed over the curb and plowed into the Gladden machine. Residents on Broad street declare that for some time the street has been a stralght-away for high-balling drivers, who have evidenced no respect for the thirty-mile limit provided by law. It was only a few months ago that a motorist was killed when driving South on Broad street, the accident taking place" within a few yards of where the Sunday night mishap oc- i curred It is regarded as fortunate that there are few families with little children living on Broad street. The families who do have children have i carefully provided playground areas i In their own yards and have warned the youngsters against venturing into the street. It Is because of these precautions that few fatalities have occurred. It is not due to any care , being exhibited by many drivers,, , who have come to regard the Broad , Btreet stretch as a real speedway. j Kershaw Woman Dies ^ Kershaw, Oct. 4.?Mrs. Linzle John- , 3on, 45, died* suddenly at her home in { the Mount Pisgah section about noon ( today. Mrs. Johnson had been suffer- ( Ing from high blood pressure for sev- f aral months but bad been able to t :arry on her household duties and ( her death was a shock to the comfnu- ^ alty. She is survived by her husband t ?two sons, James- and Alfred, and t two daughters, Bernlce and Nancy; f ilao two brothers, M. P. Johnaon. of Etershaw; J. B. Johnson, of Bethune, ind two sisters, Mrs. Ira B. Catoe, of Kershaw, and Miss Bertha Johnson, j >f Black Mountain, N. O. No Active Polls In Mate t Columbia, Oct i?Active caaea of|< jjfaniiJe paralysis Ware absent lnJ $ontft {Carolina for the firgt l toe since last eprtog, the last active meebeing shifted to the inactive list 1 ifter it had been reported two weeks i igo. Patlenta-reported since the die- 1 >ase's outbreak Mat November num- t tared four hundred twenty^flve. ] Manufacturers of independent pafta S&'JSVSE ; nobilee In the United State#. 3 Clarence M. Hough Died Monday Night Clarence M. Hough, for the past several years county game Warden of Kershaw County, died at his home In Camden Monday night of this week. Mr. Hough had been atltng for some time but had continued In the discharge of his duties until he was stricken Monday afternoom He never rallied, and passed away peacefully about nine o'clock Monday night. Clarence Hough was one of Kershaw county's bftii... known?and most popular citizens. He was a son of the late Col. L. C. Hough and Mrs. Hough of Kershaw. His father was for a number of years mayor of Kershaw and wa?/one of this section's distinguished'' citizens ?being mentioned many times for high office, but he always modestly declined political preferment. Mr. Hough is survived by his widow, Mrs. Etta Ogburn Hough; one daughter, Mrs. L. H. Watson, of Orangeburg; and four sons, L. C. Hough of Columbia; Ogburn Hough, of Lancaster; and Buster and Shelby Hough of Camden. He left surviving him, also, one brother, Charles S. Hough, of Columbia; and three sisters, Mrs. Irene Bateman, of Charlotte; and Mrs. W. P. Turner and Miss Gussie Hough, both of Kershaw. One sister, Mrs. K. T. Estridge and two brothers, D. K. Hough and Joe E. Hough, predeceased him. Joe E. Hough died early this year. Fjineral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church at Kershaw, of which Mr. Hough was a member, and his body was interred at the Kershaw cemetery where the other members of his family are buried. The services were conducted by Rev. W. 8. Porter, of Kershaw; assisted by Rev. J. B. Caston, pastor of the First Baptist church of Camden. The active pallbearers were L. C. Clyburn, Jr., H. T? Horton, Fred Ogburn, Grover C. Rush, C. E. Davis, and 8. P. West. The honorary pallbearers were J. H. Clyburn, J. H. McLeod, N. C. Arnett, Murdoch M, Johnson Joe .Qutlftw, W. F. Estridge, L. C. Clyburn, Frank C. Clyburn, W. T. Redfearn, B. C. Moseley, J. H. Faulkenberry, Ernest Truesdale, ?d: Lee and Alva Rush. Mr. Hough was an upright, publicspirited citizen and enjoyed t h e friendship and esteem of everyone who knew him. He was friendly and courteous to all and was eager ,'to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate than himself. One of the fine traits of his character was that he never spoke ill of any person. His popularity was attested bj the large votes that he received in his campaign for the office that he held, and by the fact that he received his nomination in the last primary without opposition. ___r It is understood that in obedience to spontaneous requests coming from Camden and all sections of the county the Kershaw county delegation in the state assembly has recommended the appointment of Mr. Hough's widow to serve out the balance of his term, i BTATE FAIR TO OPEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 Columbia, Oct. 9.?"More for less" Is the slogan of the South Carolina State Fair which will be held In Columbia next week, October 16-21. The fair this year has paid especial at- 1 lention to the amusement sides, gathering what President Witcover and 3ecretary Moore believe to be an ill-time "tops" in this phase of the program. The largest midway on our has been booked, and a new, jtreamllned performance has been irranged for the grandstand show, iach afternoon and night of the veek. The revue is being featured by . he fair,' and officials expect crowd- < >d stands to see it at each performince. -( "Not only have we booked a better mow"," Mr. Witcover said, "but we lave reduced the price under our j >olicy of 'more for leaa'." The Carol in,i-Clemson game and ' hree days of harness racing feature he .sports program. AH space has been taken .in the treat steel building., Youth is being given a preferred i place with Tuesday as future Palnetto farmers day, Wednesday as rour-H. club day, Thursday as college lay, and Friday as school day, on rfeich day every child will be admited f/se, without red tape. Indications are that there will be rears pf history# Syracuse Chiefs Likely Train Here Officials of the Syracuse baseball club of the international league have communicated with the Camden Chamber of Commerce requesting a conference in Camden within the next few days relative to the Syracuse ball team using the4 Camden baseball'plant for spring training In 1940. The Syracuse club trained in Camden last spring and found conditions of tuck an Ideal nature that Jack Corbett, then owner of the club, declared-he would have the team back here in March 1940. However; the team was sold by Corbett tovsome Syracuse capitalists, and sljntfe the sale there has been no deftnlta statement as to whether the team wogld return to Camden.. In faot, It was reported from Syracuse that a Florida location had been secured. The Camden Chamber of Commerce has been corresponding with other clubs In the International league and also several in the American association and some of the managers and owners were Interested In the propoI sitton the city of Camden had to offer. , In reply to a telegram received on Tuesday by the Camden Chamber of Commerce secretary. Frank Heath has sent a reply arranging for a conference with the Syracuse club officials and Jack Nettles, CharleB Vlllepigue, Joe McKain and others here next week. The Chamber of Commerce believes that there will be no difficulties arising relative to a successful completion of arrangements to have the Syracuse team in Camden next March and April. Bethuno Man Loses Father -William Thaddeus Oliver, 76 died last Wednesday at his home in Georgia. He had been In the mercantile business at Quitman, Ga.. for the past forty-five years. . , Spqwlving are his wife, two sons and three daughters: Mrs. Mollis Dennis Oliver, of Quitman; Hugh Oliver, Bethune; Jack Oliver, Hartsvllle; Mrs. Lee Michael, Blshopvllle; Mrs. Sara O. Rawls, Jacksonville; Miss Nina Oliver, Quitman. Funeral services were held Saturday at Dixie, Ga., the family burying ground. Baptist Church Services. The following services are announced for week beginning October 16, at Camden Baptist Church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent. In charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:16 a. m. ana 8 p. m. Morning subject: "The LortFfc *Supper". Evening subject: "Learning To Do Well." Training Union at 7 with picture directed by Christophen Vaughan. Prayer Wednesday evening at 8. The public is cordially Invited to attend all services of this church. Field Trials To Break All Records The best field trials and hound show of all times Is expected to be held at Camden on the 24th, 25th and 26th of this month, by the South Carolina Fox Hunters Association. Hounds and hunters will move on Camden Monday, October 23rd., to be ready for the grand start at sunrise the next morning. Prominent fox hunters from several states have made reservations at the Camden Hotels weeks In advance. Membership is expected to reach an all time high. Camden is Ideal for the hunt, due to Its wonderful hunting grounds, and splendid accommodations for hunters, hounds and horses. The hound show, one of the big events of the meet, will be held at the fair grounds Tuesday evening. John H. Allen of luka, Mississippi, one of the most popular hound men In the Nation, will judge. Silver cups and ribbons will be given to winners. Immediately following the bench > show, a horn blowing contest will be ' held. Winners of the contest will be presented with a beautiful hunting . horn. Besides the four large challenge cups ttiere will also be twenty silver goblets awarded to the winners in the field trials,' 4' With three days of fox hunting and several hundred hounds in the fleRT Sir Reynard had better do eome fast stepping end open his bag of tricks. lovers of the chase and their I friends are cordially invited to attend. England has more than 864,000 Camden Bulldogs To Play A Double Bill The Camden High school football team Invaded Newberry Thursday | night to offer battle to tho Newberry I Indiana in a regular Clans A game. | Camden llulldoga have recovered i from the effects of the struggle against the Sumter Gamecocks last Friday In which a crippled Camden squad took a 6 to 0 beating. Whether Charley McCasklll, the playing ace of the Bulldogs will be off the hospital list or not could not be determined. but Merrill, the giant ceuter who was Injured so badly he had to be taken to the Tuomey hospital shortly after the start of last Friday -night's game, dms recovered and will be In action against N&wb'eiVy. As a matter 6f fact, the Bulldogs do not believe Newberry can upset them, but they are not tAklng any chances and will go Into the game determined to win. Over-confidence ruined them In the Sumter game. On Friday the Bulldogs return to the home lot to do battle with a scrappy Mount Holly, N. C., team. This game is played as a county fair attraction. Little is known about tho Mount Holly team, outside of the fact that it is not affiliated with any school conference. The team rates as being a fast and heavy outfit and so far has hung up a fine record for the season. Life Will Cover Carolina Cup Race The editor of Life magazine, In a letter to the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce expresses regret that he cannot fulfill a promise made a year ago that Life would send a camera man and writer to the 1939 cotton festival. The editor states that because of the European war and the unsettled conditions In the United States, the magazine Is concentrating on giving; space to text and pictures of war events. The editor^ goes on to state that the word picture of the Carolina cup race program as given by the secretary carried a strong appeal and arrangements will be made for picture and itory coverage of the great race classic next April. Former Policeman Dies In Hartsville Luther E. Barnes, 63, a native of ; the Bethune section, died suddenly in Beverly hospital In Hartsvlllo Wednesday, October 4. Mr. Barnes was employed as a trav- ^ eling salesman at the time of his ( death. His family was residing In Camden. He had served on the Cam- , den police force for the past eighteen years as a patrolman, but only recently resigned. He was looked upon as a fearless officer and was always ready to answer any call of duty. A few years ago while giving chase to ^ a criminal his auto was wrecked and i he suffered severe--Injuries which par- , tially crippled him. Mr. Barnes had a genial disposition and made many friends who regret his passing. ( Funeral services were held from Bethesda Presbyterian church last Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, with Rev. A. Douglas McArn offlcla- ( ting. The burial was In the Quaker cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were , G. T. (Jooley, j'. H. McLeod, W. F. Nettles, R. L. McCaslclll, C. M. Laney and Wade Stokes. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ka- , tie Turner Barnes; two sows,- David ^ and Donald Barnes, of Camden* three sisters, Mrs. W. T. Ratcllff, Mrs. J. ( E. Gardner, of Bethune; and Mrs. C. R. Vaughan, of Columbia. Miss Villipigue Is \ Assistant Secretary; Secretary Frank H. Heath of the * Chamber of Commerce announces the i appointment of Miss Emma Villeplgue i as assistant secretary and tourist in-.< formation clerk. _ ?? ' Miss Villeplgue, who comes of one] of Camden's pioneer fiufillles, has all 1 the qualifications to make her a valu- 1 able asset to the Chamber of Com- | merce. . ' Miss Villeplgue will. In addition to her duties with the Chamber, be op* ' en for engagements In public sten- * ography work. Grace Episcopal Church The services for 8unday will be: Holy Communion, 8:00 a. m ; Church School, 9:46 a. m. The service at 11:1$ will be special service in commemoration of the 150th. Annlverserr of the Prayer Book. The address will Camden Schools Will Have Band On Monday, September 11, preceding the opening on Tuesday of the 1939-15)40 session of the city schools, all white teachers met in the school auditorium for a general conference. After an address by the superintendent of schools the faculty of eaoh separate school met to discuss plans for the new year. The following ' teachers were present for the opening meeting: Grammar school?Ffrst grades, Mrs. L. T. Mills, Miss Kllie Zemp; second grades, Miss Ada Phelps, Mrs. J. D. Zemp; third grades, Miss Ix>is Latham, Mrs. Leslie MeLeod; fourth grades, Mrs. S. C. Taylor, Mrs. John M. Dempster; fifth grades, Mrs. Louise W. Boykin, Miss Mario Davis; sixth grades, Mrs^ Anna Montgomery, Mrs. Annie Boykin; fifth and sixth grades, Miss Cleon Pitta; seventh grades, Miss Margaret Burnet, Mrs. J. L. Guy, Miss Cornelia Oliver. Pine Tree Hill School?First grade, Mrs. Lou Pearce; second grade, Mrs. D. M. McCasklll; third grade, Mrs. Lula Hlnson; fourth grade, Mrs. Nan H. Richards; fifth grade, Mrs. John Davidson; sixth grades. Miss Gertrude Zemp, MIbs Helen Phelps; principal, Lynwood Smith. High School?L. W. McFadden, principal; Q. E. McGrew(> H. A. Small, C. T. Baldwin, Miss Henrietta Zemp, Miss Agnes Corbett, Miss Alberta Team, Miss Gertrude Strother, Miss Ada Montgomery, Miss Mary E. Hough, Miss Irma Seagle, Miss Rachael O'Danlel, Mrs. Phebe Schenk, Miss Margaret Wright, Mrs. Carl A. West. Miss Wright Is the only addition to the schopl faculty. She takes the place of Miss Miriam Gandy in the commercial 'department. Miss Gandy resigned to take similar work in Georgetown. The following day, Tuesday, September 12, the Bchool opened the new year. The enrollment as given below Is Interesting in two particulars ?a decrease in first grade enrollment of twenty-onebelow that of last year and an increase of fifteen In the high school. The enrollment is as follows: Grammar school?First grade 76; second grade 65; third grade 69; fourth grade 75; fifth grade 73; sixth grade 85; seventh grade 109; total, 552. Pine Tree Hill?First grade 60; second grade 47;- third grade 31; fourth grade 30; fifth grade 26; sixth grade 45; Total 239. High Bchool?Eighth grade 104; . ninth grade 96; tenth grade 120; eleventh grade 66; Total 396. A very large percentage of the 1939 graduating class has entered schools of higher learning. The following list shows where these students are: Wlnthrop College ? Voncile ConyerB, Lois Rhame, Marjorle Creed. North Carolina State ? Herbert Richey. Furman?Bill Pitts, Helen Stogner. University of South Carolina?Frtie Lockee, Norman Baum, David Wallnau, Massenburg Trotter, Marian Gilenn, Retta Blakeney, Arthur Brown, William Brown, Betty Whitaker. Lander?Mary Zemp, Betty Sowell. Clemson?Drennan Brown, Bill Wlljon. Citadel?Herbert Moore. Randolph-Macon?Phyllis Karesh. Montreat Normal ? Minnie Belle Cunningham. Cornell?Ann Whitaker. Dnlverslty of Virginia ? George? west. Stevens College?(Betty Bolneau. Coker College?Martha 'Smith. Two additions to tho curriculum ivere made recently, the establlBhnent of a Diversified Occupation program and a wood working department itted out with power machinery, and i general course in Visual Education, rhe latter was made possible through :he purchase of a modern Sound Hovie Machine and the rental of films hrough The University of South Car>llna and other agencies. This year ;t Is expected that the use of this iiovle will be broadened and supplexiented by Lantern Slides and Stereipticon Equipment, --yoe A survey has Just been completed* In the High School to determine the Interest in the formation this year of s High School bend. In Answer to a jpestlonnalre/thirty-two students stated that they were ready to Join; seventeen owned band Instruments. A campaign will be begun at once to se- ' cure the needed Instruments, uniforms and a competent instructor. The High 8cli?o1 will definitely have a band this year. British postmen have their shoes soled and heeled every five wedks and buy at least two working pairs.