The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 05, 1940, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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Cruising
Around
with
"Skipper"
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The same old weather Jinx was ou
| the Job again. Bftok In 1838 |t suow!
ed on cup day, In 1839 it raiued cats
and doge and In 1940 the same old
| jinx waved Its wand over Camden in
the morning hours, poured forth several
gallons of fluid and scared several
thousand spectators from the cup
attraction.
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It was a beautiful afternoon for the
races, altho the breezes were a bit
at rung and had the press representatives
cussln' as they tried to keep
l heir note papers from blowing over
the landscape.
A morning rain cut down the attendarW^
by several thousand. Advices
from Aiken, Cheraw, Charlotte,
Gastonla, Columbia, Sumter, Florence
and other points at noon Indicated
that there was a veritable deluge of
ruin falling.
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Hie publicity bureau contacted the
radio stations at Columbia and Charlotto
.also Florence, and had spot announcements
put on the air calling attention
to the fact that the "sun Is
.shining Camden and race conditions
are Idoal. Come on over."
But the distance element, especially
from Augusta, Charlotte, Gastonla,
and other points was too great to
bring the sought for results. Even
Charlotte newspaper writers, believing
the rain was general, remained at
home.
They missed the best race program
ever offered at a Carolina cup event.
Every race a classic, every race full
of thrills?every race sporting class
and quantity. Four of the horses in
action, will be heard from during the
spring and summer months at race
meets.
It was a colorful program. The letup
of the rain -resulted in the damcs
apparing in gala sport clothes. Camera
men had a busy afternoon. Jim
Young In chayge of the NBC broad|
cast, did a swell Job.
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Thanks to Harry D. Kirkover and
his group of workers for putting on
such a fine show, Had the weather
been right, all attendance records i
would have been shattered. " *
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Sunday afternoon a big crowd turned
out at the polo field for the Russell
Memorial cup game. It was as
good a game as has beeui offered this
Reason and the Ramblers were lucky
to win. It was Kirby Tupper's mallet
that swatted the willow over tor the
winning counter.
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'I he polo program haa been more or
leaa in u chaotic state all season, due
to the bad weather that prevailed on
a majority of Sundays. The games
will continue through April.
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winter guests began their exodus
Monday. The Kirk wood and the
Hobkirk will close April 15 and the
Court Inn later in May. The season
has been one of the beat in several
decades.
And may we suggest that right now
is the time to begin to get ready for
next season. With the Kirkwood golf
oourse 100 per cent perfect, there
should be a pronounced revival of the
sport here.
Yes slr-e-e, we predict an eveu
greater season next winter.
And now for the long summer
months. We're going to have softball,
lights or not. The Bport will get
under way about May 1. Teams may
register with this department at any
time now.
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So far as hard ball is concerned,
we will have a good high school team
and we look for something nifty when
the I^egion season rolls around.
They are going to put the war paint
on Chief Haiglar, one of these days,
according to a member of the city
commission. In fact Commissioner
Villeplgue made inquiry of tfyts department
as to what wo would do the
Job for. No thanks, We'll refer you
to Jesse.
Cooney Mayer, truck driver of the
Are department has suggested Chief
Haiglar be finished in gold leaf and
the dome of the city hall In silver.
Not a bad idea and a sure fire affair
as an eye-catcher.
We are still chucklin over the proofreading
error in one of the items concerning
the Carolina cup.
Our hopes for a sane hour of starting
baseball games In Camden have
been rudely dashed again. The billing
for the games Indicates the usual
4 o'clock starting hour with actual
hostilities starting any time within a
half to three-quarters of an hour will
again be the order of affairs. Which
will account for the non-appearance
of the game report In the state press.
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And now for baseball. A warm
sun, clear skies, a seat In the bleachers,
the crack of the bat, tho yell of
the fans?all this is baseball and folks
?it is right in our back yard these
clays.
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Went out to the city park Tuesday
to see Un Smith's High pastimers
open the season with Sumter. The
Camden team was a green outfit, with
very little practice, while ftie Sumter
team was about the same powerhouse
of 1939. ?
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Sure, we got beatP Wo expected It
?but we did see a Camden team that
should amount to something later in
the season and which we will go out
on a limb and assert will be kicking
some of the big ones around next
season. The team has real potential j
possibilities. Watch and see.
As usual the box office took a beat-J
ing again. When the members of the
high school band left the ball park,
only a handful of fans remained. It
must be mighty discouraging to those'
interested In keeping baseball on the
map in Camden to receive such meatley
support.
Eldon Reeves and Benny Robinson
debuted as umpires Tuesday and gave
perfect satisfaction to both sides.
Let's keep those boys on the Job and
not fuss around with different arbiters
each game. <*
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And again let us petition the baseball
powers to start these games at
&:3M> o'clock- The game Tuesday
started at 4 and was still going at
6:30. Too much! Too much!
Farmers Employing
A New Workingman
At Pageland, 'Chesterfield county,
on Wednesday, April 3, the Lynches
Klver Electrlo Cooperative will celebraio
the ine^Uatlon of rural lines
In Kershaw, l^iucustor and Cheater*
tleld counties. Over 700 farmer members
of this organisation are rejoicing
In the fact that a new servant, "electricity,
'* will come to their homes for
the first time. This new servant, If
utilised to the best advantage, will
not only light up the farm homes and
eliminate drudgery and hard work,
but it can also perform certain tasks
or duties more efficiently than la now
being done. Chick brooding and soil
heating, as shown in the accompanying
illustrations, are two excellent examples
of how eleotricity can be used
to good advantage on th'e farm.
Records from 21 olectric brooder
demonstrations conducted on South
Carolina farms during 1939 showed
that the current consumption averaged
approximately one-half kilowatt;
hour per chick. At four cents per kilowatt
hour the average cost of current
per chick was two cents. The
principal advantage of olectric brooding,
as reported by demonstrators,
were automatic temperature control
?nd' the reduction in the amount of
time and labor necessary in caring
for the chicks.
iwriimwTftawtassgjH mi wn n The
use of electricity for heating
hotbeds is becoming more popular
among plant growers throughout the
country. The ease of operation and
uniform temperature control are special
features of electrically heated
beds that have great appeal to plant
growers.
A summary of 24 electric hotbed demonstrations
conducted in SouLli Car*
olina during 1939 shows that sweet,
potato plants were produced at a
current cost averaging 30 to 36 cents
per thousand plants.
No reports of damage to the peach
crop in Georgia have been received,
the state peach growers exchange in
Macon states. Most trees are now in
bloom but the freeze apparently did
not injure them.
The Rev. John Long Jackson, of
Charlotte, N. C., his election as Epiar
copal bishop of Lousiania approved
by a majority of the bishops of the
church, will be consecrated in iChrist
cathedral in New Orleans May 1. H
I'Blind as a bat." "blind aa an owl,"
and "blind as a beetle" are common
expressions; yet not one of these
creatures is blind.
Farley Bidder
For Yankees
New York. March 25.?The Now
York World-Telegram In a copyright
story from Winter Haven, Fla., today
said It had learned from authoritative
sources that two offers definitely
have been made to purchase the Now
York Yankees.
One was received from Postmaster
General James A. Farley and Juntos
Cox, former governor of Ohio, aud
the other from Joseph Patterson, publisher
uf the New York Dally News, j
The World-Telegram said ( the
amount ofTered by Farley and Cox
was not revealed but that it was too
low. Patterson is said to have told
Yankee officials he ^nd an unnamed
associate are interested in taking over
the Yankees and their farm system
but no definite bid has been made. i
From 'the same source, the WorldTelogrwra
said It had learned the
Yankees hadn't heard anything from
Gov. Francis Murphy of New tiamp-!
shire, who broko Into the news recently
as u prospective purchaser of
the club.
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8. Kllgore Dead
8. H. Kllgore, 77, of* Orlando, Fla.,
formerly of Blshopvlllo, died at hlsj
home Monday morning after a short
illness.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
1-ucy Kllgore, and throe sons, Forest
Kllgore, Orlando, Fla.; Hazel Kllgore,
also of Orlando, and Voruon Kllgore
of Miami, Fla.
Funeral services wore conducted In
Orlando Wednesday, March 27.
Mr. Kllgore is a brother of J. P. Kllgore,
of Bl8hopvllle, and an uncle of
C. R. Kllgore. He had been residing
in Florida for a number of years and
was well known here.
Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Kllgore and J. P.
Kllgore wont to Orlando to attend
the funeral services.
The sound of running water suddenly
came to Charles Colson's ears
while he was repairing plumbing lu
an apartment house in Joplin, Mo.
CoUon was overjoyed. It was the
first sound. he had heard lu 15 years.
War threatens "the very salvation
of human society," Popo Pius XII said
in his Easter mossago to the world
and tho only hope for universal peace
with "truth, justice and charity" is in
the Xfi-ea.Labllahm.eut of Christian prlu:.
clples.
A 17-year-old girl and her fiance
were killed Monday when the truck
in whloh they were riding was struck
by a train at a grade crossing at Hod
Banks, Miss. Those killed were Miss
Blanche Simmons and Ira Clay Whitehorn,
Jr.
During 1938, England Imported $2,220,000
worth of butter, only one-half
of which was produced In the British
Empire.
Lightning struck tho right wing of
a Northwest airline plane west of
Helena, Mont., Monday. The plane
continued to Billings, where it landed
21 passengers and crow of three.
Damage was light.
Ah a scheme for raising municipal
funds, tho frontier town of Senta, Yugoslavia.
Imposes a slight tine for ~
staying out late in its streets and
cafes.
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' ural nourishment, natural
growth, natural health.'
That*s why natural plant
' food is so important for every
crop you grow.
Chilean Nitrate of Soda is
the only natural nitrate in the
world. Its quick-acting nitrogen,
combined with its natural
balance of protective ele
ments, nourishes your growing
crops and helps to keep
your land in good producing
condition.
Always use plenty of Natural
Chilean Nitrate of Soda ?
in mixed fertilizer under your
crop; for side dressing, too. No
price increase all this season
and there is plenty for everybody's
needs.
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Signal with automatic cut-off, built-in
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