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I o First of Title Games Will Be Played Here Monday at City Ball Park Between Camden and Rock Hill
I The Camden Chronicle
KolUME52 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1940 .,,, NUMBER 16.
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tat Falls Wins
V Comedy of ^rrors
Lit Falls handed the Oaindeu Jum
their second setback in as many
W UBt rrlday by winning a d!ng
flcrftP 10 to 9, atter a dreary two
K and thlrty^flve minutes of mlsiBl
diamond pastiining.
Kame was in a measure, a re (>f
the messy performance pf the
on Thursday when Hock Hill
g to 6 decision. Eleven errors
chalked up Friday which was
less than what was recorded
^Bsday. In each instance CamthtJ
chief offender, getting 8
Wl Thursday and 7 on Friday.
Rn, fresh from a ^Hve-inning
against Rock Hill on ThursRed
the-Falle Uming feat FriI
while he got by for three
^^Re visitors from up the Wa^^ ^
clubbed him for three hits,
^H|Ph two walks and three erRpfiiked
up 6 runs. Berry was inRT"mto
the picture In the fifth in
and while getting by In that
Ra the visitors gave him the blitzBg
treatment In the sixth when
e blows and a booted ball netted
Be runs.
^ mden made vallaht effort to
the game out of the fire several
, during the long afternoon pasteam
bad scored.* tally
the opening round. R^ibiJiBon*
Bed the plate for Camden whep
walked, was sacrificed to second
Btims and scored on Johnson's sin
Camden went ahead In the third
q Tucker singled. Berry walked,
s was safe on an outofleld error
Bowers laahed out a hit,. Three
scoring and it looked as if the
Bg had chased the Jinx.
Ben came the fourth and six run'
Bage. But Camden came right
in the fifth and everyone on the
batted around, Berry who led
^ getting two trips to the plate.
Igiea to open me iuuIub. swingled
and Mims advanced
iers with a nice sacrifice,
hen tripled and two runB
r. Sealey relieved Spires on
>r Great Falls and was greetvo
swats by Johnson and^
Then Grant took over the
and while he issued a walk,
ged to pull his team out of
But Camden had scored
b and the locals were ahead
Falls again forged ahead in
when three hits, a walk and
gave them three runs. In the
mden broke through Grant's
for a run. Johnson chalked
third hit of the game but
it into a double play. Hunter
>d a long drive to right and
> visitors blow up and (began
:he hall about in wild abanto
catch Hunter who was
around the sacks like a meiuer
completed the circuit to
No. 9 to the Camden total,
went in to pinch hit for Cain
ed to end the game.
R H E
Falls 10 8 4
9 10 7
ies: Spires, Sealey, Grant
ley-Justice; Johnson, Berry
ter.
ar Plavoff To
I Held Next Week
ries to determine the winner
fifth district Junior L?egion
championship will be played
ek, the first game probably
ay in Camden.
(he Rock Hill-Camden game
ay officially closed the elimlound
robin of play/ Roc* I
Great Falls have a poaipOood
play off and this wfll'bbldode
sk. However it la definitely
that Camden and Rock Hill
' in the best two out of three r
ries.
in heads the round robin
with five won and.;three lost
11 is second witk 4 won and 8
He Qreat Falls is third with
nd 5 lost. No matter how the,
of the postponed game betook
Hill and Great Falls reock
Hill has such a lead that
alls would not displace them
they win. ^
-amden team was the sensathe
round robin of play, winre
straight games, defeating
ill twice and Great Falls three
"hen with a place in the play*
red the players eased up and
two games to Rock Hill and
Great Falls.
fans are hopeful that the
ill he able to snap out of t*#
traak in time for the playoff
Russell in Battle
With Law-Breaker
Sunday pedestrian* were treated to
a spectacle of a buttle royal between a
blue coat and an Intoxicated negro
autolst ou south Market street, the fracas
coming to a sensational climax
went the wildly careening car crashed
Into a dwelling.
Monday morning Wlllsh Holiday, $7
year on|d driver was haled Into magistrate's
court for arraignment on two
charges, one of resisting an officer,
for which he was flnqd $100 and the
other, driving a car while Intoxicated,
for which an additional fine of $52
was imposed. Failure to pay the flues
means sixty days on the county chain
gang.
' Traffic ' officers Ueckham Russell
was "the law" in the affair. Russell,
on duty at Lyttleton and DeKalb
street to enforce the stop and go
lights, just installed, stopped Holiday
when the latter went through a red
light. Russell saw that Holiday was
drank and directed him to get out of
the car and await the arrival; of a
squad car. Holiday had thrown away
the key of the old type ignition system
and Russell was unable to shut
off the motor of the car. In the meantime
Holiday had put the car Into
gear and with motor racing, started
on a wild ride on south (Market Btreet,
zlaaagglng in an effort to dislodge the
police officer from the running board.
Russell Jerking his leather billy from
his pocket and began to rain blows on
Holiday's head. It was then that the
car plunged across the curb into a
dwelling.
Russell took charge of Holiday and
turned him over to police who arrived
in the squad car a minute later.
Enforcement of the traffic lights at
Lyttleton and (DeKalb streets resulted
In over fifty motorists receiving notice
of Warning Saturday when they
went through the red lights. On Sunday
others were added to tne list, ine
warnln gof drivers will prevail for a
few days after which violators will be
arrested and fined, according to the
police commissioner. Saturday one
driver who'was nabbed twice ofr the
, reds^ight violation paid a fine for the
second offense.
Perry Langston
Heads Legion Post
Perry Langston, owner of the Camden
Chevrolet Company Branch was
| elected commander of the Jamfes Leroy
Belk Post No. 17, American Legion
at a meeting of the Post members
this week.
\ John deLoach and Ben Team were
named as vice commanders; Rev. A.
D. McAm as Post Chaplain, Marion
B. Williams as finance officer, M. M.
Reasonover as service officer, Major
E.-C. -Von. Tresckow aa Judge Advocate
and W. Arthur Clark as adjutant.
Delegates to the department convention
to be held In Charleston July
21-23 are Perry Langston, A. M.
Brailsford, Oscar J. Smyrl, M. M.
Reasonover, E. C. von Tresckow, A.
S. Llewellyn, W. A. Clark and John
K. deLoach.
Oscar J. Smyrl Is the retiring commander
and M. M, Reasonover the retiring
adjutant.
Poinsett Park
Offers Fine Facilities
Announcement has Deen received
here of the Inauguration of a dining
room service at the Poinsett State
Park, under the direction of the
South Carolina state commission pf,
forestry. "OoM 1
The dining room accommodations
at the park are arranged as to offer
excellent facilities for clutos, organlsations,
etc., to hold all day sessions
there.
The dining room Is under the direction
of Mrs. Howard "W. Llndsey and
the daily menu features southern fried
chicken, rice and gravy, golden bantam
corn, fresh garden peas, ripe tomato
salad, home made biscuits and
ice tea. If you desire dessert for a
small additional charge, delicious
cherry pie Is In order.
Poinsett park Is only a short motor
drive from Camden by way of Haygood,
Stateburg and Wedgerfleld.
Arrangements can be made for banquets
or special parties upon request
Grace Episcopal Church
The services for Sunday will he as
follows: Holy communion at 8:00 a.
nr.; children's atory honr at 10:16 a.
m.; morning prayer and aermon at
11:16 o'clock.
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Health Inspector In
Warning To Public
The day of mere warning Is oyer
and from now on the city Health Department
will take nummary action
against offenders of an order from the
Board of Health regarding the dumping
of garbage In trash cans.
Health Inspector Morrison la authority
for the statement that It Is
against the law to place garbage In
trash cans on the sidewalk In front of
business houses. There has been quite
a number of offenders of this regulation.
some being grocery stores and
other soft drink parlors.
"We have been very lenient In this
matter so far, but you may be sure
that Just as soon as we install the
new trash cans which we are about
to purchase, those who ubo them for
garbage cans are going to get a tick*
et which entitles them to a seat In
Recorder Hough's court." said the
Inspector.
Mr. Morrison also desires to call
the attention of people in the residential
district to the necessity of
having a garbage can on the premises.
There are many instances reported
to the board of Health where garbage
Is tossed out on a pile near a
garage or barn. Such conditions are
cause of disease breeding as exposed
ganbage attracts flies, rate and other
vermin.
Bulkhead at Ball
Park to be 6f Brick
There was much criticism voiced
at the ball game Thursday over the
condition of the retaining wall In
front of the grandstand and bleachers.
In fairness to those In charge of
the park, plans have been made to replace
the present rotted timber bulkhead
with a solid brick wall and then
surfacing the path In front of the
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gravel.
When the park was built two years
agao a timber bulkhead was put In
place. The uprights rotted and during
the rainy season the bank caved
In several times. Recent rains caused
it to go haywire last week and the
spectacle of the gaping holes along
: the walk was not gratifying to Camden
people.
Councilman Jack Nettles, who has
been more or less In charge of the
park, stated this week that it was the
plan to tear away the old timbers and
replace same with a brick wall. With
the completion of the new wall, the
path In front of the bleachers and
stand will be leveled and covered with
fine white gravel.
The suggestion has al?$jbeen offered
that a differeqt arrangement be
made at the entrance gate, as the
narrow entrance greatly handicapped
the movement of the big crowd in!
leaving the area after the Rock Hillj
game last Thursday.
Only One More Week
For Car Inspection
Only one more week remains In
which automobile owners in Kershaw
County may have their cars inspected
before the <8tate Highway Department.
Jninootion Ststk^-, HOW
In Camden, moves away.
C. L. Geddlngs, Supervisor of the
Inspection Station, stated yesterday
that the station is scheduled to be
moved to Rldgeway after Saturday,
July 20, and he urged that the residents
of Kershaw County avail themselves
of the services now being offered
by the station on Rutledge
Street.
Mr. Oeddings said that in response
to many inquiries he wished to emphasize
the fact that inspection of
all automobiles and trucks is now
compulsory under the laws of South
Carolina. He also emphasised that
windshield stickers with 193d on
them are now ont of date and ebould
be replaced by the blue and gold
stickers bearing the 1940 date.
Kershaw County cars, Mr. Oeddings
said, which are not inspected
and approved while the station is in
Camden will have to be taken to an
Inspection station In some other town
after next week.
KER8HAW COUNTY 8HOW8 GAIN
OF 80ME EIGHT HUNDRED FOLK
The population of the county of
Kershaw, South Carolina, as shown by
a preliminary count Off the returns of
ttfb sixteenth centos, taken as of
April 1, 1940, is 32, 886, as compared
with - 32,070 on April 1, 1930. The
1940 figrues are preliminary and subact
to correction mays Fit* 1* Hardin,
supervisor of census. * *
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U. S. Postal Receipts
Shotfs Big Increase
The growth of Camden 1m beat exemplified
by the IS per eent increase
In postal receipts for the six months
of ldjio eudlng June 80, over the same
period a year ago when a record was
established over previous years.
The figure has been cause for much
gratitcation on the part of Postmaster
C. (P. DuBose, Sr., who points out
that the Increase for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1940, showed an 8
per cent gain, indicating that the additional
five per cent gain since the
first of the year Is a true reflection
of the progress of the community.
Mr* DuBose has suggested to Mayor
F. N; MoOorkle that the city take
steps* to have a re-check of the pop?
ulatlon, as he does not believe the offtioial'
figures are correct. Henry Savage,
fcr., long time resident of Camden
#nd who has extensive real estate
foldings throughout the county
is another who Bcouta the Idea that
the census is correct. Upon a recent
return from a trip "over the river"
Mr. Ravage stated he talked with
quits a number of residents who had
not been visited by a census canvasser.
Following is the detailed statement
of postal receipts:
Fiscal year ending June 80, 1980,
$26,749.11 fr fiscal year Ending June 80,
mo, |87,709.28; increase $1,960.18;
eight pgr cent Increase.
Receipts January 1 to June 30, 1939,
$12,747.35; receipts January 1 to June
30, 1940, #14,447.19? - increase $1,699.
84; thirteen per cent Increase.
County Reports Are
Pleasing To Experts
Kershaw county for the second successive
time has earned the distinction
of being the first county In the
state to effect an annual settlement
with the ^office of the state comptroller.
JS, Rhodes, deputy clerk In the
coinptrailer's office was In Camden
Monday for his annual settlement
with County Treasurer Outlaw and
County Auditor Fred Ogburn.
So well presented were the statements
of the two officers that Mr.
Rhodes did not have to spend more
than an hour In checking the reports.
The annual settlement figures
shows that the county Is in splendid
financial condition and that it was not
necessary to borrow any money during
the year.!..?
Some Big Fish Are
Taken From Lake
While fishing on the Hermitage
I^ake is not what it should be, according
to Luke Newman, who has charge
of the fishing camp at the Hermitage
I>ake and Recreational Park, with the
approach of August, there should be
a big improvement.
However, some & the lads are having
some splendid results In this fish
preserve or whatever you've a mind
to term It. For instance Corbett Boykin
snared a trout that tipped the
beam at 8 pounds and 5 ounces,
while W. F. Nettles, Jr., pulled a trout
from the water that scaled 7 pounds,
10 ounces.
Fisherman Luke has forty boats at
his rental stand and a big majority
of these are In use daily. In a few
weeks when the fish begin to bite in
earnest Luke will have all of his
ships in action daily.
For the benefit of some of the readers
who do not know the Ashing fees,
Luke says it is one dollar a month
if you live In Kershaw county, but
$1 a day If you are an alien, or whatever
you may be described as if you
come from outside the confines of the
county.
Right now the most crying need
the pond area is the improvement of
the roads. Practically all of which are
very narrow and full of chuck holes
and ridges.
To Mold Typhoid Clinic
: The Gates HH1 Club will hold a ty
phoid clinic on Tuesday, July 16, at
4 o'clock at Oates Hill school house.
The price is 26 cents for three doses
or 10 cents for one. All interested
persons are asked to be present. The
diptherla toxoid, smallpox vaccination
and tuberculin test will be glvemfree.
If you ask G. O. Miles of St. Paul,
Minn., that saying abont "all comes to
him who waits" has something in it
After waiting 34 years, Miles got his
first dividend on an $89 investment in
a Canadian telegraph company stock.
The check was for 14 cents.
Nearly 350,000 native* are now em
ployed in gold mints in the Rami
district of South Africa.
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Camden Opens Arms
To British Children
This city, named In honor of Lord
Camden (Charles Pratt) In 1765, in
recognition of the manner In which
the English peer espoused the cause
of the colonists In Parliament, will
seek in a small way to express further
gi at It ude .by , offering to care for
a number of British children, who are
being evacuated to America to escapeI
the rain of death expected hourly
upon England.
Already a number of Camden residents
have sent word of their desire
to offer homes to these refugee children.
Dr. Maurice Clarke, rector of
Qfktta Kplscopal church was among
the first, as was Prank Heath, chamber
of commerce secretary.
Mr. Heath believes there are many
homes available in Camden for the
British children and in order to ascertain
Just how many can be cared
for here, Mr. Heath is asking all Interested
parties to either write or call
him at the chamber of commerce office
and make their great humane
offer. Names may also be sent to Dr.
Clarke at the Kplscopal rectory or to
John K. deLoach, president of the
chamber of commerce.
The chamber of commerce has communicated
with the Seaboard Air Dine
railway, suggesting that if there are
sufficient children assigned to Camden
by the National Child Refugee
committee in New York that the railroad
undertake the transporting of
the little fplks from New York to
Camden.
It is pointed out that the aiding of
the unfortunate children will not necessarily
be a matter of permanency.
When the war Is over the little folks
will be reclaimed by their parents.
Both Dr. Clarke and Mr. Heath have
many relatives in England and some
of these have children of the age being
accepted in the United States. The
Camden residents have communicated
with their English relatives and requested
the children be sent to Camden.
Defense Project To
Start Here Monday
As part of the national preparedness
program, the government working
in cooperation with the Trade
an<^> Industrial Arts association of
South Carolina of which Turner of
Columbia is state supervisor, has
designated Camden as one of the
training centers Of Youths from 18
to 24 Inclusive, for instruction i n
wood working as cabinet makers.
This is an opportunity for young
j men to receive a training in skills in
industries that the government may
need as part of Its defense program.
Instruction will -be 36 hours per
week, which is six hours daily for
six day a each weok.Tho course to
run for seven weeks. Instruction is
to start on Monday, July 15, at the
Camden high school work shop.
No fee Is to be charged for this
Instruction. The National Youth Administration
of which J. A. Bcker
Is area supervisor is cooperating fully.
The NYA will furnish compensated
part time work for all the boys
who wish to take this training. This
work is open to all the boys, the only
requirement being that of the age
specification.
Mr. Ecker will be in Camden at 507
Laurens Court, on, Friday July 12,
at 10:30 o'clock in the morning to receive
applications for the work. The
instruction will be in charge of Q.
H. McOrew and OLdnwood Smith.
Messrs McOrew and Smith will be
glad to answer any and all inquiries
regarding the work. The local project
is allowed a quota of twenty boys
and Messrs McOrew and Smith are
anxious to MMVM this quota established
immediately.
8EVEN MEN ENLIST FOR ARMY
FOR 8ERVICE IN CANAL ZONE
The following named men from
Camden have enlisted for the United
States army at Columbia for service
in Panama Canal Department: Jack
; Leo Lyles, Andrew O. Moseley, Harvey
C. Davis, Everett R. Shaw, Carter
t D. Ducket, James J .Kennington, HyI
ron M. Wright.
> Recruiting quotas for the Columbia
i office have been raised to no limit, ef,
fective July 1, for new personnel In
the United States army. Young men
can choose their assignment and station.
Limiting ages for original enI
llstment 18 to 86 years of ag# must
i be at least 5 feet 4 inches In height
Minimum allowable weight 115
pounds and must be of sound health.
I Noab's Ark, Judging by. its description,
was a 20,000-ton ship.
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Louis I. Guion Dies
At His Lugoff Home
Louts Isaac Ouion, 67, outstanding \fafl
farmer, banker and citizen, of Ker- J
shaw county, departed this ltfe at 7
o'clock on the morning of July 11,
after an Illness of many months. Mr.
Oulon had for 31 years been associated
with agricultural affairs of South
Caroling and for many years he had
been vice president of the Federal
Land Hank of Columbia. His plantation
In Kershaw county, near Lug-off,
I Is a practical example of diversification.
As a young man he attended
the University of North Carolina
where he distinguished himself upon
the football field and for many years
was honored with membership on the
all-time, all-North Carolina University
eleven. He was also a member of the
D. K. E. fraternity.
He was born In Lincolnton, N. C.,
November 24, 1873, the son Of the
late Benjamin Simons Oulon and
Katherine Caldwell Guion.'
Mr. Ouion first came to Camden In
charge of installing the sewerage system
and thereafter mude his hofne
nearby. He had been a member of
the Camden Rotary Club and other
civic and service organizations. He
had many friends and admirers in all
stations of life and was always friendly
and kind to leaa fortunate.
Mr. Oulon was a member of the
Kershaw County Sinking Fund Commission
which had done much to protect
and advance the financial condition
of the county, and his untiring
efforts In behalf of the farmers of
the county and Btate has helped to
stabilize their economic condition.
Mr. Quion leaves to mourn his pass- .
ing, his wife, who was Miss Elizabeth
Quignard of Columbia; one son. "Louis
I. Oulon, Jr., three grand' children,
L. I. Qulon, 3rd, Marian H. Oulon,
Jane Bruce Ouion; two brothers, Benjamin
S. Oulon, of Oastonla, N. C.;
A, H..Guion, of Charlotte; and seven
sisters, Mrs. J. A. Babcock, of Columbia;
Mrs. F. J. McCombs, MrB. S. D.
Newton and Dr. C. M. Oulon, of New
York City; Mrs. A. C. Haskell, of Augusta,
Ga.; Miss Addle Ouion, of Milton,
Mass., and Mrs. O. E. Hirst, of
Berkeley, California.
The funeral will ue held Friday
evening at 6u30 o'clock from the residence;
Btev."A. D. facArn, of the Pros
byierlan church officiating, with burial
In Quaker cemetry.
The active pallbearers will be W.
T. Redfearn, A. Stanley Llewellyn, R.
M. Kennedy, Jr., W. . McfCarley, Julian
A. Scarborough, Rufus R. Clarke,
E. H. Evans, Samuel C. Lattlmore.
Honorary pallbearers will be D. A.
Boykin, W. L. DePass, H. L. Dlnklns, .
J. Team Gettys, J. E. Cagle, Harry D.
Reed, R. S. Regan and Hugh C. Leaman.
Creed Barbecue Is
Attended By Many
Six hundred pulpwood products and
their cutters braved a threat of rain
on July 4th, to attend the Dewey
Creed annual barbecue held at the
Nutrition Camp north of this city.
' Sawing contests, best cutting contests
and a stomach-filling barbecue
featured the gathering which is an
annual event sponsored by Mr. Creed,
one of the ranking pulpwood producers
of the state.
The dust . began to fly when the
awing contest wee held. Bach contestant
had to make two cuts through
a 12 inch log.
To determine whether the northern
or southern portions of the territory
covered by the Creed operations were
the toughest and roughest a tug of
war was staged; After many minutes
of grunting amA jgioanlng the "south"
was declared;owianer. This southern
squad was made up largely of loeal
men. The members of the winning
team were awarded with prizes.
Olln Laney of Cheraw and Andrew
Smith of this community fled in the
$25 award for the producer having
the best cutting in the territory. The
cuttings were judged by William
Bridges, Conservation engineer of the
Southern Kraft Company and E.
Douglas Pew, forester in the employ
of Mr. Creed. The money award was
divided between the winners.
Following the program of contests
the baibecud dinner was served. Assisting
Mr. Creed in the days' event
were Messrs. McKlnnon, McOougln,
J. M. Oettys and Clyburn Perry.
All this ' "fifth column" talk has
made one man susp&ct oven himself,
Columbus, Ohio, department of justloe
agents explain that a man reported
himself to them because he had made
indiscreet remarks in a barter shop
! and feared they might be misinterpreted.
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