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^ V *? 4 < .- ^ . . .V, , '. \4/*V. m*-vt .' 1 > PINEHURST AND CAMDEN CLASH ON POLO FIELD OVER WEEK END The Camden Chromcle sammmmammm ,111 , ' ) ' .. .m. .-i-n. m lj.ii mini, iru ij > i, ,i <?.. i ...i .. > m??x i ....... u... i j.. j l-j?i?i \ i-i ' CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIPAY, JANUARY 26, 194Q ^ NUMBER 44 r-^? nehurst Poloists play Here Sunday .?pite th? a*>?enc? Of Coach Cyril K Ihoii from the Camden polo front. id a fractured ahull sustained In Yellow Jacket-Rambler game last lay when thrown from his mount, Camden team will offer a strong u|l when It fhcet the Plndhurst hoiub in a two-game series Saturftt.id Sunday. Hu. extent of Harrkion's injury was announced until Monday morning ? x-rays showed that his ahull f^ctured. fla WiU not be iiWe Return to the game for several ks. but In the mefcntime thd CamI polo club will make every effort ovlde the spectators at the games a high elate brand of play. Harrison w?2s the high goal man of Camden group and his absence R the foursome will be heenly felt ? the locals quarrel with the hurst group. The game Saturday ell as the game on Sundaj^wUL at 3 o'cloch on the No. X fields I waa announced Tuesday that the den foursome will be made up of >y Tup per at the No. 1 position; DuBose, Jr., at No. %\ Carl Light at No. 3 and Joe Bates at No. 4. upper is a member of the Blue Bu ol the club aud.in.the game Sun* against the YeMoiirs he shot three is to lead the scoring for his team. k>so Is a member of Yellow Jack squad and rates as a fine rider player. He has been out of the up for some three weeks but will K a fine accounting of himself in I Pinehurst games. ul Lightfoot is the player who atHt? the attention of visitors from I of the city, mainly becau&e of his Rtngss and fast riding. In the He last Sunday Lightfoo^ gave a Rding polo interpretation of a off return by taking the willow his own goal and racing the Hih of the field to drive a high Ring drive between the uprights to H-e the initial goal of the game. Bates, who is described as the Bight of Wateree" and one of the ^ t-looklng players in tbe south, will Hk as a No. ' "rum his quartet ? Of talent represents -half of tbe Camden polo material, the combination does not click in game today some change or nges fnay he noted in the Sunday Hie. Rhe game Sunday is expected to g out the biggest crowd of the ' 40 seaSdn. ' QOIfe a ""tttHflTJCf Of enthusiasts will be down from Hehurst and SouthernPines to Rer their team. Camden players e a big following in Columbia, rlotte. Rock Hill, as well as interRiiati points who wllk be on hand applaud the efforts of the BlueHi crew. / Kershaw Officials I Complete 20 Years Hhe town of Kershaw has good reato congratulate two of its town ^kials this month. R 1'" Clyburn, the town's mayor and F Mothershed, chief of police He completed twenty full - years' Hhitf Mothershed's twenty years He finished in October and Mayor I Hun "Ti i an Jjinujiry S Ha> ! Clyburn, one of the town's Hi:;u business men, was born on a < five miles east of Kershaw. He H a son. W. U. Clyburn who is atHiiag Staunton Militiary academy Virginia. |i" police chief has two sons, Els' ;,n(l James''both in Kershaw. He born near Lancaster,' where he ' '! as an officer before taking H * in Kershaw.?Tuesday's Stat$, lubert McLeod Hurt I When Hit By Auto ' condition of Hubert McLeod, ' 'if Ian. who was injured when hit I an automobile when crossing Hari ?tre^ near Walnut street last a>' night it feun^ed to ,be Jm f^Leod did'not see or hear an ap <hing car and was felled a short H^nce from the center of the highR H? was hurried to the hospital re it wmf found he had several H fractured and was otherwise in ye witnesses of the accident deHed the on*that hit was ending at a moderate rhte of w* was driven by 8. W. James, col blacksmith.' Jswes hnmedUtdly the police department of the Camden Cagers To l< Battle Rock Hill Camden basketball was In the top r^uk last Monday when both the boya J and girls teams trounced the Brook- * land-Cayce cagers by decisive scores, t The games were played in the local t gymnasium and were witnessed by the largest turnout of fans of the sea- i s^n. ; , The Camden boys took the measure i of their rivals by a 38 to 13 soore and'i at no time were they threatened. The < girls staged a rodeo to trim the B.-C. i maidens 71 to was a scoring) parade for the locals. < Tonight the Camden teams take on 'I the Kershaw talent In a double bill I in the Ctjpnden high gymnasium. From i reports received, the Kershaw teams < have* a lot of class and two close games are looked for. 1 - Next Tuesday night the attendance j record fi expected .?to receive .& bad < shattering as two powerful Rock Hill j squads will engage the Camden teams. The local cage talent will be out to > secure revenge on the Rock Hill del-'j egatiou for the defeat handed the ] < Camden football team last fall. < This is one of the star cage bills 1 of the season In Camden and there is I every indication that seats will be at I a premium when the opening whistle 1 blows at 7:30 o'clock Camden Girls In 1 Win Over Columbia' i Last Friday ' night at University < high gymnasium, Camden and U. H. < 8. spilt a double-header, the Camden I girls winning, 27 to 21. t The Camden girls lived up to ad- < vance notices and gave the large to crowd of fans an exhibition of pass- I ing and fancy shooting seldom seen on a local floor. The U. H. 8. girls played hard but J were no match for the larger and more experienced young ladles from Camden, * ' Outstanding for Camden was the 1 shooting and passlhK of McOuirt and < McLeod, while K. Williams played 1 well for-U. K. S. - ? ??rrr?\ i%e boys' game was a rough and tumble affair frftn start to finish with 1 both teams making numerous fouls, i Outstanding for the Golden Ban- ] tarns was the floor work of Eisen- i Schmidt, the shooting of A. F. Wallace and the fine defensive work of big Cy 1 Havird. j For -Camden B; -Mullins and Duua 1 were high scorers with seven points f each. Wallace was high man for the 1 game with eight.?Columbia State. * . Ed Smith Now Senate Dean, Washington, Jan. 20?The death of ' Senator William E. Borah makes Sen- 1 ator Smith, of South Carolina, the ' dean of the senate?oldest member In i^oint of service. J Bk>rah entered the senate March 4, 1 1907; Smith two years later. J Several others, including Vice Pres- ' I ident Garner, have longer continuous 1 congressional records. The Vice 1 President was a house'member from ' 1903 until 1932 when he resigned to ( become presiding officer of the senate. ' 1 A "nnfVi or Tnvon Q o?/? ?a?. rA ] KM, is the present dean of congress, Shop- 1 I pard first was elected to the house 1 In 1902 and came to the senate In 1 1913. 1 Senator Norrls served In the house I from 1903 until elected to the senate ' In 1913. 1 W. F. Estridge, ; Kershaw, Dies; ... I 71)1 O Kershaw, Jan. 19.?William F. Est- 1 ridge, 67, died in the Camden hospital * last evening after a brief illness, Mr... Estridge was born and reared in the * Midway section of Lancaster county 8 where he was. a successful farmer un- * til he retired and moved to Kershawi* a number of years ago, having resld-|l ed here ever since. His quiet and un- 8 assuming disposition caused him to bp held in high esteem by alt who 6 )cnew " :1 * T Hssds survived by his widow, Mrs. 1 A. Mitchell Ebtrldge, and one brother, C. Esyjidge. , ' ?> 4 Funeral services were conducted at * 3 o'clock Sunday from the local Meth- ? odlst church pttiM JUfr. Pull- 1 Hps, aaalsted by the "kkiwJk1 M. San-tf dera and the'lUv. J. B. Gaston. In- 11 terment was la the Kershaw cent- ' etery i Ktli, Bocltehmen pout $546,000,- c 000 on taxes for alcoholic beverages, t Old Man Winter In Visit To Southland Old Mau Winter, In making his malor offensive of the year, struck with i marked degree of efficiency over he entire nation, his Icy breath even ?xtend!ng into the Florida territory. In Camden snow, Ice and heavy rains alternated to provide plenty of gloom In winter sport circles. For the first tlpie since 198(1 the sound of mow shovels as the city crews cleared tho side-walks in the downtown area was heard. Wednesday morning Camden awakened to find over two inches of snow blanketing the city and countryside. Streets that were wet from the Tuesday rain and had frozen early in the evening were dangerous for motor travel and a number of accidents resulted from skidding. Pedestrians gingerly walked about, balancing themselves against abrupt falls on the Icy walks. Temperatures that ranged downward to 12 degrees above zero were reported twice within the past week. Fuel dealers reported an unprecedented demand for goal and wood. Plumtiers were kept on the move in thawing out water pipes and repairing those that had burst as a result of freezing. The one feature that usually accompanies a cold wave was absent so far as Camden was concerned and that was the almost complete lack of ictlvlty in the fire department. As a general rule when fires are given full 3raft to combat cold In dwellings, chimney fires and roof blazes are frequent. But during the past cold jpell Camden has escaped serious fire lam age. In fact, up to Wednesday ifiternoon the only calls for fire protection resulted from grass fires. Miss Ida Kirkland Of Westville Dies Miss Ida Net* Kirkland, 66, died at tier residence at Westville Tuesday rftey.-atr'Hlxfe*#"of two years. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and kizm. WiHiam ..Kirkland. Puberal services were conduced at Bethany Baptist church at Westville it 3 p. m. Wednesday by the Revs. 3. A. Davis and J. B. Caston. Internent wap In the churchyard. Survtving are three sisters, Mrs. dary H. Clyburn, Miss Lula Kirkland, dre. J. E. Mosler, of Westville; three >rothers, .. W.. L... ... Kirkland, of Ker-., ihaw; G.. R. Kirkland and J. C. Klrkand, of Westville. Plans Completed For , President's Ball Plana are woll under way for the President's Dull to be held at the Hob kirk Inn Tuesday night, January 30, the proceeds will go to forward the work of the N&tlouul Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., half of the money remaining In Kershaw county and the other half going to the Foundation's headquarters in New York City. Because of South Carolina's epidemic of. last summer, there is more lnteryyt sljy^ft in this state this year . than ever before. There will be tables for bridge for those Who do not care- to dance and a great many supper parties are planned so groups of friends may go to the ball together. Tables^ for these groups will be reserved around the edge of the dance floor. Tickets are ,$1.00 each and may be secured from any member of the committee or at the Hobkirk Inn. The woman's committee for the ball is headed by Mrs. James R. Porter, as chatrm&n, and Miss Peggy Wing, as vice-chairman. Other members are Mesdames Ralph Chase, A. Q. Clarkson, M. L. DuVal, N. R. Goodale, Jr., H. D, Green, Rodney 8. Jarvls, H. G. Marvin, Robert Marye, J. T. Netties, Jr., Reuben -B. Pitts, Jr., Leon H. Schlosburg, Hughey Tlndal, John M. Vllleplgue and John L. Weeks. The ofon's committee consists of John K. deLoach, Henry G. Garrison, Ralph W. Chase, John Porter, Jr., E. Clarkson Rti^me, Commander Shannon Heath and Major A. Moultrie Braileford. Kershaw Girl Passed Away at Rock Hill 'Rock Hill, Jan. 20.?Miss Willie Dr&ffin died Saturday at the home here of her sister, Mrs. W. C. Twitty, on East Main street. Funeral services Vera conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Twitty residence. Interment was In Laurel wood cemetery. . Mies Draffln was the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Anna Jones Draffln -of Kershaw and the late R. W. DrafTln of Lancaster county. 4 She attended Coker College In Hartsvllle, majoring In music. After completing her course at Coker In 1913 she studied at the New York, Conservatory of Music In New York. She had taught here In the city schc^ola for 17 years. BucylXtlULAXft Jlfir.moiher^.Mrs.. R. W. Draffln, of Kershaw, and her sister, Mrs. Twitty. RE-ELECT HIM ON HIS RECORD (Editorial) Within a few weens me voters of Damden will go to the polls to elect i mayor and six oouncilmen, who will administer the affairs of the city for the next two years. The announcement this week, appearing in another column of this paper, is to the effect that ^rancis N. McCorkle, the present mayoralty incumbent, would be a candidate for -e-election, will be greeted with a great measure of satisfaction on the part of the thinking public of the city. Mayor McCorkle, mayor of our city for the past two years and with four vcrr? of roiinci! experience, has given Camden one of the best adtninisrations the city has ever known and >n his record merits a return to ofIce for the next two years. During the past two years, or durng the McCorkle administration, the nayor, backed by an alert and busiless-like group of councllmen has lit?rall^ rejuvenated the city. New life ivas inserted into all units of the city government. It was a spirit that became contagious and Camden took on lew life and ,with new visions of the uture. Building operations, at a standstill 'or years, became imbued with the iplrlt of progress and the sound of he hammer and the saw, always a lealthy sign in any community were leard again in Camden. New homes, ion\e of them costly, others of a moderate .price, began to spring ftp. New tores, remodeled stores, new r es tenants, all bespoke the spirit of the Jme._ *' _i: Camden streets took on a metropolian appearance with new traffic lghts and traffic control marking*. Jafety control signs appeared to cuard motor traffic. line of a new^comm^s^er, acquired ne of the finest manufactured and atec added * new feose true*. H beama one of Ike moat efficient tolaaear fire fighting unite in the state. f The police department maintained step with the fire unit by adding a new high speed squad car and later added modern equipment of fire arms, The Camden airport, a wasted area of late years, saw new light. Repairs to landing field and hangar and 'today the airport is one of the best known and HJced in the south. It has been the scene of great activity for the past two years. Many hundreds of flyers stopped at the field and flew away with words of praise for Camden hospitality. All this was made possible through administration cooperation. Pq Pod t vt a nH a troo* oyon fa on/>h ny the cotton festival and the Christmas eelubi ati5Trrbft?aturing elaborate street decorations, all grew out of the spirit of cooperation evidenced by the city mayor and council. That the voters of the city of Camden will return Mayor McCorkle to the office of mayor for anothor two years is certain. His record-^n 'office and his career as a ci(izen entitle him .to the support of lsvery thinking voter. For over ten years he has been superintendent erf the Presbyterian church 8unday school and Is one of the ruling elders of the congregation. Mayor McCorkle should be returned to office as mayor. His fine administration should be extended for the next two years. But his continuance as mayor will be without profIt hnleee the voters give him councilmen who are in sympathy wltji his program of progress. To lnsufy^amden progress the voters must place in office as' councilman men who will stand hack of the mayor in ail major enterprises. The administration of the past two years baa been "productive of great good to ccthmnnlty. The installation of a purchasing agent unit was one ot the most forward steps in many years. It indicated that the administration had business penmen, business intelligence and business judgment. v; .. Grand and Petit Jurors Are Drawn The first week of criminal court will convene on Jdonday, February 12, with Judge Phillip H. Stohl, of Kingstree, presiding. ' The Jury commission* ers met Tuesday to draw grand and petit Jurors. The grand Jurors will serve for the year?the petit Jurors will serve for the first wmjjL of the February term. The firs/ slx\memhers of the grand Jury are* holdovers from 1939?the next threS^ are ulternate Jurors who can be called to make up the list required by law in case some are absent by sickness or from other causes: Grand Jurors Holdovers?W. G . Major, J. R. Montgomery, J. ). Sanders, C. C. Whltaker. Sr., of Camden; R. H. Young, of Westvllle; J. B. McCoy, of Cassatt. Alternates-?J. T. (Jay, of Westvllle; Wade Horton, of Bethune; J. M. Boheler, of Lugoff. New Jurors?L H. Jones, D. J. Creed, of Camden; R. E. Perry, C. L. Truesdale, W. W. Cauthen, D. H. Coats, S. M. Carnes, of Kershaw; A. J. Van Landingham, of Ride way; G. C. Truesdale, of Heath Springs; Hugh McCailum, or Lugoff;- Calvin L. McCaskill, of Cassatt; M. G. King, of Bethune. Petit Jurors F. E. Owens, J. H. McDanlel, J. W. Moore, W. C. Scarborough. W. A. Elliott, A. B. Boykln, J. T. Bass, Jr., John E. Williams, John B. Anderson, J. Holt Gardner, T. W. Player, of Camden; J. M. Clyburn, T. J. Hlnson, J. E. Eubanks, Baron L. McCasklll, H. E. Grantham, Richard Eubanks, of Bethune; W. G. Rabon, John Hinson, H. A. Hawkins, N. D. Williams, of Lugoff; C. T. Faulkenberry, W. E. Faulkenberry, George Hendrix, R. M. Perry, Henry D. Thompson, W. F. Baker, W. T. Helms, E. C. Pittm^n, N. L. Ray, of Kershaw; C. L. McKlnnon, C. F. McCasklll, of Cassatt; C. D. Cunningham, H. S. Hlggins, of Liberty Hill; E. C. Pearce, Jr., of Boykln; M. C. Mackey, of Hfeatlh Springs. Police Specials Now In Commission With the acquisition of six new Smith and Wesson pbllce specials, the Camden police department has reached a peak of efficiency that provides the city with the best police j^rotection In Ite history. Credit for the high plane of efficiency, provided by the addition of a high speed squad car and the latest approved fire arms, is due to Commissioner Charles Shannon, Mayor F. N. McCorkle, and the members of the city council. ? The new guns are 38 caliber and are the latest type turned out by the Smith and Wesson company. Chief of Police Alva Rush, who has been identified with the Camden police department for over twelve years, stated that the department has reached .a greater peak of efficiency than at any time in its history. He exhibits ed the new firearms as a comparison with the typo formerly in use and stated that for the first time every officer carried a clty-owncd weapon. For some time the chief, as well as one of the police officers, has been carrying a guh privately owned. Now thore are sufficient guns on hand to provide every officer and have several in reserve. Camden Coppers Prove Good Shots With a view to increasing police efficiency, Police Commissioner Charles Shannon and Chief of Police Alva Rush have Inaugurated semi-weekly pistol practice! for the members of the police force. 1 The' target work is done in the Kershaw Guards armory, k- In the first pistol drill this week Patrolman Mathis was the bulls-eye member of the sqnad with Patrolman Elmer Nplan second, Patrolman Mayer, third; Chief Rush fourth; Patrolman Russell fifth, and Patrolman Dalj las Mahoney and Commissioner Shannon tied for sixth place. ? ~ j The police used* the new special revolvers recently acquired by the department. - To Help With Income X*xoo An agent of the South Carolina tax commission, income taj, division, will be located at Camdqn,^. .^ 4,fc?the court house, February *4, purpose of this visit is to assist taxpayers in preparing state Income tax returns tor 1939. Ail persons should avail thenuetrss of. thlft opportunity of securing aid which will' be cheer fully given withoutcharge . . . ?v . -- --- Coach Harrison Badly Injured Coach Cyril Harrison, nationally known polo player and coach of the Camden polo club had to be removed from the fteld shortly after tho atari of the second ohukker of the Yellow Jacket-Rambler game Sunday after* nooif following a had fall from his mount. Harrison was taken to the Camdon hospital, whero x-ruys were taken to determine the extent of his ' Injuries. It was reported that he had BUBtfllnod a skull fracture. Hqrrlfoq'g bride of a week was In the spectator's section when her husband - was thrown. Muoh concern over Harrl* son's Injuries was evidenced in damdon. The former Long Island player has won a wide following of friends since taking over the polo here this season. The Yellows rallied after the loss of their captain and In one of the . most exciting games of ,t}ie season nbsed out the Ramblers, 8 to 7, In a sudden death overtime battle. Eddie O'Brien, sensational back for the Yellows, not only scored five goals during the past time, but It was his fifth goal in the seventh or sudden denth chukker that gave his team the opening game in a sorles that started out with a 'tie battle in the initial evenjt several weeks ugo. Despite the cold weather a largo crowd watched the polo game. A bright sunshine made the afternoon Ideal for the sport. Carl Lightfoot's dash down the field In the opening minutes of the game, likened to a 100-yard return of a kickoff, was beautiful to watch and resulted in the first score of the game. The Yellows went scoreless in the period.. In the second period, following a 25-mlnute time out when Harrison was injured, Ancrum Boykin, sent in., as reeerve, tied up the score and the Yellows took the lead when Burns scored. O'Brien started his scoring spree in the third but his goal was equalised by one of three shot by Kirby Tupper of the Raipbler?. In . the fourth O'Briep scored again but the Blue tied up the score on goals by Llghtfoot and Tupper. The Ramblers in the blue shirts took the lead early in the fifth when ' Bates pushed over a counter. O'Brien ' of^ the Yellows got hot and scored a brace of goals to put his t,eam to the front. In 4he sixth Tupper and Bates scored for the Blues ^nd it looked ? like a Rambler win, but Boykin dame over with his second counter of tlje afternoon and the final bell found two teams in a 6 to 6 deadlock. By agreement the teams played a sudden death seventh period and "It" was wee Eddie O'Brien who drove home the winning tally for the Yellows. after two minutes of action*. The Plnehurst foursome plays here Friday and Sunday afternoons. The Sunday game Is expeoted?to bring out the biggest turnout of fans of the season. ; 1 Scoring In Sunday's game: Yellows, O'Brien, 5; Boykin, 2; Burns, 1; Ramblers, Tjupper, 3; Llghtfoot, 2; Bates, 2. TO BEGIN WORK ON . ?c WATEREE BRIDGE Representative L. C. Clyburp, tells us that he has had many Inquiries from all sections of the county relative to the status of the Wateree rlv? er bridge at this place. He nay* he has been in conference with. Chief Engineer Williamson of the State Highway Department and was informed that it was the Intention of tho department to begin work on the new bridge some time within (this tyear, but the exact date could not yet be decided upon, and it was not known whether it could be completed within the,year. This will be good news not only to Camden and Kershaw county people but to the traveling public in general. The bridge and its approaches are narrow and antequ&ted and a haw^ bridge at tills point would bring more travel over the popular highway number one. Native of Camden Die# Thomas 'Frederick Davis, brother of Mrs. 8. H. Edmhnds, died in El Paso,? Texas early* Monday morning, January 23. *v Mr. -DaVfs was a native of Camden, 8. C? but had been a resident of ^ Texas for many years.?Monday's . Sumter Item. .'0- - - v Icy 8wlme ' Last vfc the fiianmVnafu dropped outrageously and ice and * Heef covered the ground. Professor Rath Carroll, of the Latin department of Newberry college, was her " Sub' *** Obs* ftt *** ******