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I The Camden Chronicle ' 11T, " 11 ??? - ^OtUME M ^?7Ti^___^_ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA. FRIPAY, APRIL IP. 1?40. ' NUMBER 4 W^^^^Merchant passes Suddenly l'.,den people and oitlsens of ad* , rounties were saddened SunB *han It was learned that genial U?T* Bjprrett, known to hU intt , H liiuy". bad tiled suddenly. * narrett had left bU store at his E^ad hour on Saturday afterB nTw? wen to a barber -hop Lrt while afterward, Joking with 1 hl his usual friendly manner. RaiUl occurred about Wen 1 . thH same evening. If ' rett was born to Bishopville. ftber 9. I?78' before Dee_ county formed. He was a member of a Kment family of that section, He I to Camden in 1898 and became rested in the hardware business K [ie late James H- Burns, and the junior, .p^mber of th^ Bu2PJ Barrett hardware company. ToEr they built up a trade that has E led for nearly half a century E extended into many neighbor E?Tuiirett was of a reserved disBtion but always courteous and many friends. He did many good l|9 that were not heralded to the 1*1901 he was married to Miss Emnle Meade Huger member of romtnent Charleston family. To n was born one son, Chapman Hu Barrett, now residing at Jackson Fia. The widow and son aurK, as also a brother, J. M. Barrett, he funeral was held at 4 o'clock ^ ufey afternoon from Bethesda abyterlan church, of which he was officer, with interment in the Qua cemetery. His pastor, Rev. A. Hllas McArn, officiated. Hctlve pallbearers were co-workers the store and intimate friends-fthrle B. Burns, Joejf ickle, F. Mil joncfl. W. O. Major, Bill Pates and fth N. Shannon. he honorary pallbosvers were John deLoach, Lawrence J. Whitaker, try o. Garrison, C. C. Whitaker, w L. DePass, Sr., W. R. Zemp, Hert Kennedy, Jr., Thornie T. esdale, J. Q. Richards, Jr., J. Team fttys, Arthur Humphries, N. C. Arft Trank M. ConTBen, Marion H.! yman and W. J. May field, ft ho grave was banked high with Hoti/pJ flowers, a token of his eaRus marks ihs passing of another j ^Bd, courteous, unassuming, substan citizen, who has .been associated ft Camden's business interests for Kg period of years, who has seen Bow from a mere village to a thrlv\le walks Not For W Horses Says Mayor B a result of many complaints to mayor regarding the practice of ftnien~irsnisr sure warn fgrtnung m the City executive on'Thursday Bed on the "red light"* on such Kief of Police Alva Rush has beon Bructed to see that the sidewalks not used by horsemen to the fuB A greater number of complaints Be from Mill street, but others ft been received from other ave s. Stephens Of | Kershaw Dies artsvllle, April 14.?Funeral serB for Mrs. Piety Caroline. StephB 81, who died Sunday morning afBan Illness of 13 weeks, were held Bday morning At 11 o'clock at the Bh Hill Truelight church near Bknow. Interment was in the B^ch cemetery. [rg. Sterphens, born Maroh 9, 1859, made her homp for the past 40 re in the Shamrock community of ah aw county. he la survived by her husband, n Benjamin Stephens; - six sons two daughters. H. R. and IX Qphena of McBee, A. P. Stephens of :know, M. H. Stephens of Kershaw, * Addle Stephens of Shamrock tion and Mrs. HXl. Ammons, ChAre, N, c.; several grandchildren four great-grandchildren and one er, Mra. L#ydia Baxley. c- / , - - - ~ FOR MAGI8TRATE hereby announce myself as a canas*' for reelection to the office of gis'.rato for DeKalb Township, subt to the rules of the Democratic t> Win appreciate the continued port of my friends throughout the i p. Respectfully yours, ;1?~ C. B. DAVIS. Ask ?11 To Help "he Red Cross Sewing Rooms on >ad Street, near the Camden public r&ry are open every Monday and Mday from ft to 12 noon. There > many dresses still to be made >er at these rooms or at homes. I interested *in this humanitarian sr? urged to come and^help^? Rd* TO,"Tr,M,roT' eS*u',nfcJ af| Camden Training Place of Winners That Camden ranks first in the nation as the training and schooling giound of outstanding hunt and race winners is indicated by the "Record of (Hunt Meetings In America." These records show that during 1939 Cauiden trained and schooled horses won 48 first, 41 seconds and 37 thirds in bunt meets, while on raoe courses the Camden horses took 27 firsts, 30 seconds and 15 thirds, for the romarakable total of 75 firsts, 61 seconds and 62 thirds. The records cover the events beginning at Southern Pines in March and concluding at Montpelier, Virginia, in November. Hunt meets through this period include: Sandhills, Southern Pines, N. C.; dprlngdale, Camden, S. f}.; Aiken Race Track Association, Aiken, S. C.; Deep Run Hunt Club, Richmond, Va.; Middleburg Hunt Race Association, Middleburg, Va.; Virginia Gold Cupf Association, Warrenton, Va.; Whitemarsh Valley Hunt, Ertonhelm, Pa:; Radfior Hunt, Berwyn, Pa.; Rose Tree Fox Hunting Club, Media, Pa.; Rolling Rock Hunt Racing Association, Ligonier, Pa.; Monmouth County Hunt Racing Assoclatoln. Red Bank, N. J.; Essex Fox Hounds, Far Hills, N. J.; Pickering Hunt, Valley Forge, Pa.; I Huntingdon Valley, Pa.; Westflelds, {Huntington, N. Y.; Fox Catchers Hounds, Fair Hill, Md.; Meadowbrook Cup, Westbury, L. U llockaway, (L. I.; United Hunts, Roslyn, U I. and Montpelier, Montpelier Station, Va. Race courses covered in the record are. the spring and fall events at Pim- j Uoo, Md.; the October meet at Laurel, Md.; the Delaware Park, at Wilmington, Del.; the spring and fall meetings at the Acqueduct, Jamaica, L. I.; spring and fall meetings at Tlmonlum, < Md.; the Races at Belmont Park, Queens, L. I.; the Saratoga Racing Association, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; and the Woodbine at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. * Jameg E. Ryan, with 23 firsts, ranked as the leading trainer of the hunt meetings as shown by the record. Raymond G. Woolfe, Sidney Watters, Jr., and Richard P. Hamilton tied for top honors as the leading amateur riders with 10 wins each, and John Magee with 16 wins was the leading professional rider. South'8 Crops Are Heavily Hit Atlanta, April 16.?The _ United States department of agriculture eald today the weekend freeze virtually wiped out Alabama's green bean and cncnmhRr crops, killed ftfi.pp.r cent, of all uncovered tomato plants and practically all beans in Mississippi, and Inflicted heavy loss on Tennessee strawberry growers. Peach losses in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma and South Carolina were described as "variable." The marketing service predicted Tennessee would suffer neat failure of most com- j mercial orchards as reB\^t of March i and April cold snaps. ' Green bean losses were set at 40 per cent, in Louisiana, with probable delay of two weeks In shipments. In Georgia, the report said, considerable damage was suffered by pehch trees at Fort Valley, but a fair to good peach crop still was expected there. Heavier damage was reported at Thomaaton, and heavy losses were suffered at Cornelia. Survey Is Promised On Black River Road The chamber of commerce nas rerecelved word from the state highway department that a survey pgrty will be assigned to the Black River road project in a short time. The announcement from the state highway department resulted from an inquiry made several days ago by. the chamber relative to an early survey of the Black River road. The chate^er sponsored a recent conference with the state highway department, at which a representative gathering of Camden business men and Kershaw county farmer^ was present. -This conference was for the purpose of getting some action relative to the hard-surfacing of the Black River road, one of the most important highway arteries in the county. ftethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, April 21, at Bethesda Presbyterian church, with A. Douglas McArn, aa pastor, tbe services will be as follows: Church school with a bible class for every age at 10 a. m.; morning worship with anthem, prayer--and sermon at 11:15. Boy Scout Troop st 7:30 p. m. Bed Scout patrol Thursday st 7:$0 p. m. The public to cordially Invited to attend the eerrlces of this tku&h. ' ^ .J 'v -'EV ''' 7 " 1 ???: ^ 1 " " 1 " -I -t Thanks To Al Neighbor Camden has enjoyed, and to enjoying, its best season in years. In fact, in some respects, the best it (has ever had. The State has watched with jd*eu interest Camden's de- , termined effort to make people; know about its many fine attractions as a winter resort. It has noticed with equal pride Camden's consistent campaign to let people,-in South Carolina and elsewhere, know otf> the city's year-round advantages as a good place in which to do business, and as a good place in which to live. _v v ~ , The results of the intelligent advertising work of the Camden chamber of commerce are to be seen. Not that publicity did it all. Publicity must be bottomed on facts. People who respond must not be disappointed when they answer the call. In Camden, they are not. rbr this lovely, progressive city [ is everything that is claimed for it, ^ One reason Camden's publicity is so widely used is that' it is so well handled at the source. It is easy to co-operate with Camden. v Camden dhowed the great gain in postal receipts for the first quarter ending March 81 of 16 per cent. Express agfency receipts for the period showed a gain of 254 percent. A business survey showed an average gain of 15?per cent, in mercantile ranks. JBuilding operations. Which started two years ago have resulted in entire blockft of' new homes coming into existence and the sound of the hammer and the saw still continues unabated. IJfew stores, remodeling of old, the building of a new armory, record registrations at hotels, capacity reservations in tourist and private (homes, are but some of the features of Camden's progress. The State is not saying that Camden's good advertising did all this. It simply is saying that Camden's intelligent presentation of the city's qualities has been a big factor. ? From Monday's edition of The State. 'l' J ' ?1 iI-I in Creed Secures Forestry Expert j E. Douglas Pew, of Norrlstown, Pa., j and a graduate of the ^Pennsylvania { State School of Forestryn<has taken up residence In Camden, being affllia- { ted with Dewey J. Creed's pulpwood organisation. Mr. Pew was brought here by Mr. Creed and his advice on timber problems will be available to all farmers of Kershaw county with* out charge. At the present time Mr. Pew is en-j gaged in checking over the sub-con-1 tractors who supply the pulpwood organlsatlon with timber. This .inspection Is made for the purpose of ascertaining if the rules of the Southern pulpwood conservation association are being observed in tlje cutting. According to Mr. Creed the availability of Mr. Pew for timber problems will undoubtedly be accepted as a good j will gesture by all concerned. Mr.; Pew graduated from the Pennsylvania! state institution with high honors and already his contacts with Kershaw county farmers has been such as to impress them all with the fact that he understands all matters pertaining to the growing of timber. , Grace Episcopal Church The-eerviees-for Sunday wtll be as follows: Holy communion at 8:00 a. m.; church school at 9:45 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon by the rector, Dr. Clarke, at 11:15 o'clock. On Wednesday afternoon, April 24, the annual garden party and tea of the senior circle of Grace church will be held in the grounds of the rectory between the hours of four and six. Cordial invitation will be given to all visitors. JACK WARDLAW'8 0RCHE8TRA TO PLAY FOR DANCE MONDAY The Hobklrk Inn will be where lovers of good dance music will gather Monday-evening, April 22, at ten o'clock, to hear Jack Wardlaw and his orchestra. Manager Paul MOldenhour has consented t<ft the hospital auxiliary .to use'the ball room for presenting to Camden people this popular and well known orchestra. Admission will be one dollar per person. Buddy Dunn, the Inimitable Impersonator., will be- with the orchestra and add much to the program. Jack Wardlaw's orchestra has been a favorite in the Southland for many seasons so plan to be on hand Monday evening to enjoy Jafk Ward law with his Roiling Rhythm Orchestra. ? </ y. - Sylvan Bowl Game "./ ' " Sunday Afternoon - ? " i .' tV ??on<l ?*mb in the Sylvan Bo^ polo series will be played on between the Yellows end the Blu *. ^ f < ' The first game of this series played last Sunday went to the Yellows by a score of 4 to 8. This was a compete upset on the prediction of .the rallblrds who had picked the Blues to Wto by a comfortable margin* The game, while devoid of any particularly brilliant plays, was close and exciting throughout. The Blues had taken a 2 to 0 lead earlier in the game but the.'..Yellows came back midway of the affair to tie up the cpunt, and then, through some fancy shooting by Kirby, forged to the front and ' were never headed. The Yellows will line up with Char- 1 lie Robertson at Number 1, Ancrum Boykin'at Nutaher 2, Eddie O'Brien < at No. 8, and Kirby Tapper at No. 4. jThe Blues will have M. B. Bruns at j I No. 1, C. P. DuBose, Jr., at No. 2, , j Carl Lightfoot at No. 3, and Joe Bates . at No. 4. 1 Sunday week will probably mark up the final game of the 1939-1940 season. This has been the first season ' of Cyril Harrison's administration as ' club coach. Harrison took part in all of the early games 'but fallowing an ' ixgly HSU from hU mount which re- J suited in a slight skull fracture he i has been unable to take part in any < of the games since. He has, however, during his past several weeks been on the field as referee and will be in the spotlight of action next season. The announcement that he will return next November to take charge of next season's polo activities has been received with a great deal of satisfaction on the part of all local fans. Harrison's coaching the past season has resulted in a superior brand of ' polo being offered on the number one field. Grocery Stores To Observe Four Months Camden grocers staged a get-together on the Thursday afternoon closing schedule for the summer months, during the week, and the program becomes effective on Thursday, May-fir" -*~r -r?.- rr. : The .Thursday half holidays will prevail during May, June, July* and August, according to the announcement.: The usual custom of haviqg the fire siren blow at 1 o'clock each Thursday afternoon will prevail. The grocers wish to call attention of the shopping public to the midweek half holiday program and urge all tjiose seeking to purchase groceries, meats and the like, to do their shopping early. All professional offices such as doctors and lawyers, will close their offices in May, June, July and August. City Council Has Organization Meeting At a meeting of the city council on Wednesday evehing Mayor P. N. McCorkle announced the appointment of the following commissioners: Finance, Joe . McKaln; police, Charlee Shannon; fire, Charles Vllleplgoe; dty property, Clyde Massabeau; light and water, Wylle flheorn; streets. Jack Nettles. ham4|jfrmayor V*> tern. " i-SsgSr. v--' V-fc ^.j. Camden Is Given ! Fine Advertising The April. issue of the Chrysler Photo-Orum, a monthly publication Is- ^ sued by the Chrysler corporation at Detroit, curries an interesting story ^ on "Training Ground of Champions," ^ the article being based on the fiprlug* ( dale ra<'e course in Camden. The article bears a box caption as a follows: "Harry D. Klrkover's Winter Home for Steeplechase Horses plays big role tn "Chasing's' Comeback." j The article is embellished with an ac- a tion scene during the running of the Carolina Cup race, a sCene showing horses cqjuing in for grooming after ( an earfr workout, also one showing < the schooling of a green horse and still another showing H. Granger Gal- t ther, crack trainer for the F. Ambrose f Clark stables taking out a set of j horses for a workout over Spring* dale's velvety acres. j The article was prepared by Ben . W. Heath then affiliated with the Camden news service. It was submit* ted to the Chrysler magasine last j summer and was reserved for appear* ance In an issue early In 1940. The article In full follows: "On either side of a narrow dirt road that winds Its toay through the pine-covered hills about a mile, north of Camden, S. G., Is Sprlngdale, America's largest and finest winter home for v top-notch steepleohase horses. I "Sprlngdale's history as the home of the famous Carolina Cup timber classic Is only 10 years old, but horse racing In Camden dates back some 70 years or more when this grand apbrt of gentlemen flourished amid as many colonels and mint juleps as 1 Kentucky could muster in its heyday. ! ,"Tbe center Qt, Spring dais's 500* ! acre main field la used exclusively for the schooling of young horses and has been dubbed the "Kindergarten" by Harry D. Klrkover, . prominent sportsman and owner of the big train* 1 lng layout ] ~ "Here The young rdlTows gel ?helr 4 first lesson over the jumps at the end of a lunging rope. The jupipt are on- 1 ly two feet high but are banked with brush on either side to a width, of ( seven feet This jump teaches the x all-Important "take-off." J'Befoip long they are clearing four- 1 feet six-Inch brush jumps. Then kin* ^ dergarten days are over and they're > ready to advance to the 220-acre c schooling lay-out. This schooling * ground has brush course, a timber course, a flat track that runs 800 feet 1 over a mile and two exercise rings. * "On the big main field. In addition e to the kindergarten and the three-mile J arles of the area, are two brush cours- * es, a hurdle course, a mile flat strip 1 and two loops for _ exercising and c breezing. Sprlngdale la now eauip- 1 ped to take care of 120 horses. "Completely surrounding the 1 Sprlngdale plant are about 7,500 acres ( of rolling, sandy country over which * the nine drag lines of the Camden ^ Hunt?comprising some 150 jumps in field and wood?have'been laid out. . J "The success of Mrs. Marion dUPont Scott's Camden-tr&lned Battleship-in annexing the Grand National at Aln- > tree three years ago and the record of the Clark horses on the English ' circuit In 1988?not to mention the ' enviable records being compiled on ' this side *by the many horses who de- } veloped their Jumping legs over 1 Sprlngdale's velvety acres, indicate ' that Mr. Klrkover's big plant has al- < ready done the major share of the ' work in "ch&BlngV comeback cam- < paign. Certainly whatever rewards J may come to Sprlngdale will bA' In 4 good hands and Justly deserved." ____________ i Western Auto Shop Puts In Fine Front f, / The Western Auto company is ' proudly showing the public the hand- 1 some new front and store windows of Its establishment on Broad street. 1 next door to iU6~<JJpmden Food Shop. < The auto accessory shop now has 1 two display windows with a door In |4 the center of the Broad street front. ' The Improvement is outstanding and ? permits of more effective displays of 1 merchandise. -?a? i The Western Auto company has been in Camden now for several ' years and has gained a wide spread i business because of the courteous and ' efficient store service and by reason 1 of the splendid merchandise carried in stock. To Leave Saturday For Clevaland Mrs. Fred R. White and her broth* ; era, R. C. Norton and flU H. Norton, j who have been spending several weeks in their lovely home on Kirk* ; wood Height# will leave Saturday for , their homes In Cleveland, Ohio. |i 10 . jyfjPi /? <*' ^ { \? : . ' '/ f y /' ' vy' -r- : 1- __ ;. - t >" -J- -V- *? Tupper Up A s - Symbolic Wins ii pi.i ? Shoving his bead out in front at the vorU go, easing a half length ahead ,t the tlrst turn and from then on lolding the lead as he pleased, Symbolic, owned by Col. Bob Brooks of Columbia, and ridden by Klrby Tup>er of Camden, walked away with hla lecond consecutive St. John's trophy it Summerville Saturday. May Play, brown gelding owned by Jick Kirk of Kutawvllle, shared the ipotltght with the Sir Galahad colt by capturing the Sportsman's Memorial :up,? beating a stablemate, Memorina, >y two" lengths. 11. C. Prettyman s Scarlett O'Hara was third. Approximately 1,000 Jittery spectaora cheered Symbolic jil\ the way In ;| rem the back stretch. Gentleman, lockey Klrby Tupper, up on the winler, gave the chocolate colored flrooks color bearer an excellenLrlilw It was quite obvious the two had 3ome to tome sort of understanding ilnce they last met one week agb at Butawyllle when Symbolic, and Tupper finished third. In Saturday's event Klrby could have thrown away his aat, fbr he never once brought H h* to play. Thundering around the last - . v turn Into the atretch Jockey Tupper looked haok, took notice of his three length lead over Mrs. Dick Kirk's Heart COold, Immediately esaed the (lying Symlbollo up and coasted In. WlU Rogers, owned by Mrs. W. K. ? Pishburne, was third. The winner negotiated the half mile In 47 seconds, lowering track record two seconds. The Dorchester, three furlong opensr, was won.hy Mount Pleasant plantation's Tru Blue with C. V. Sadler jp. Second was Peggy Cook, owned t>y Arthur Moore and Boon Fishaurne, and third was Mrs. W. K. Flstaaurne's Will Rogers. Dick Kirk's Duchess Malott steamid Id winner by half a lengtb over W. 8. Stroman's Prince Bda In the SumnervUle -quarter -mile?sprint; "William-~~" Peterkln, Jr.'s, Bo-Peep was third, duchess Malott, three-year-old brown Illy, was piloted by C. V. Sadler, who turned In the Only riding triple of the ikjr*. L-ui. ?*-'? in the Sportsman's Memorial cup gay Play and Memorina passed the iudge's stand the flrst -time With demorina leading by three-quarters ?f a length. At the first turn May 3lay began to movei up and In the ? >ack stretch Memorina, fading under he gruelling pace, gradually dropped >aek as her stablemate forged on ihead. At the head of the stretoh It vas May Play by three lefigjths over y mail'H Scarlett O'Hara making a belated bid. U the finish Scarlett was moving up >n Memorina but May Play crossed, ' he line winner by a wide margin. * In the final race of the day Will Walker rode his own Mlrdall in a lriving finish to win the Carolina. Jarroll's Nick was - second and Tom vas third. Descendant Of King Haiglar In Camden When Chester Harris, a full bloodid Catawba Indian gazes up at the lfe size figure of Chief Haiglar at the op of the city 'hall steeple he may veil say "That Is my great grandlather." For Harris, age 29, is(the K>n of Chief Harris, late Chleftan of .he Catawba Indians, who died on the t reservation in 1928. Harris has many , locuments and relics which were (landed down to him by his father. All i>f them are more or lees concerned* with the early history of Camden. That Chester Harris is a great grandson of Chief Haiglar is undisputed. 3pe of the tribal rules of the Catawba Indians for generations was that v the title of chief be handed down from father M son. Chester Harris left the Catawba reservation in 1935 and in 1936 lo- > jated in Camden. He secured a Job j In the Wateree Division of the Kenlail Mills and la 1937 was married to Margaret Munn, a Camden girl. A rear ago last Saturday the stork vlslt?d the Harris home la DuBose Park ind left a daughter. Harris Is very mush interested in the history of the Catawba Indians ind at times 'has lectured "before school groups regarding the customs ind traditions of the Catawba tribes. Shipment of Hogs .The Kershaw County Farmers' Exchange will ship a car of hogs on Monday, April ?. Will begin loading at 8:30 a. flu. There will be f. o. *. bids as we have bad in the Please tell anyone^ y^^UMAk lnter.