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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 52 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1940 NUMBER 20 Jteree (Jets 16 Hits aniden Loses 5 to 0 WaKM'eo softbali pastimers bed the offerings of Russell for ' ,i hits Monday afternoon in a JL league Kame, but were able ul over but five runs, which by 'way. was JUHl one more than ' win a really thrilling game tht, Camden team 5 to 4. boys from the Kendall mill, flog their usual strong defenBive t cUi bed an ever-threatening |den attack and staged their blg?tack in the opening frame to a 2 to 0 lead over their rivals, iton Keeves, flying cadet and banfreight champ of the sand bill opened the liiulllg with a whistdouble and when Lester Robinplauttnl another two sacker in ?ame spot, Elton tripped hornel Raker was safe on Jakie Hayerr0r linker flew to short center Rlggins forced L, Koblnson at j Moore singled but Artie Rob|D retired the side by driving a grounder to Wetft who tossed ont at first. here was nothing doing for eithIde in the second and third but in tourth Wateree added a run on lDte Robinson'B single, an error by rt center, a stolen base and alt's single. amden came baok in the last of fourth with an attack that tied the game. With one down Russell bled. Marshall rolled to Bennle^ In son who threw him out at first, drick singled and Russell went to d West then doubled scoring Rusand Bundrick and when Jake nes singled, West came In. Nolan ped to short center to end the Dg. ester Robinson led off for Watern the fifth with a single and proled to steal second. Baker flew iruce in right, C. Taylor doubled Robinson scored to again place eree in the lead. ie game was again tied up in thfe i when Camden took advantage I temporary blowup of the Wainfield. Russell was safe on tr's mlsplay and when Moore j w wide to first to retire J. Mar1 both runners were safe. Art) nson uncorked a wild heave and: runners moved up. Bundrick was doore to Taylor but Russell came! ! when West flew out to deep ?r. Havnes ended the inning by g to right. ateree won tho game in the sevaiid final round. Tlireatt scratch hit between second and first and It Hay lies gal bin lingers, mixed., wetu to second. Reeves flew out e:': but L. Robinson singled to r Threat',. Baker singled. C. Bakio;i|?e<l to West at short. Riggins safe and the bags were loaded, re tided the inning by flying to t ( "titer. le game was played rapidly and otr any rag-chewing or protesting tcisions. t doubles were marked up during game. Reeves, I^ester Robinson, 'aylor. West, Russell and Halsall poking out the two bag knocks. Robinson led all players with stick, getting three for four. AL BOY IS STUDENT IN AVIATION SCHOOL tul Irwin Jordan, Lugoff, 3. C., local Navy recruiting station has been Informed, is a student in the nion Machinists' School at the al Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, enlisted in the Navy, at the local uiting station in the Post Office ling last May 7 and entered the oi August 1. he? Quartermaster H. F. Haga. 1 S. Navy,, in charge of the lo^'avy recruiting station in the Office building, states the course n8truetion in the school covers months divided into two equal ods The first period is devoted tudy aided by lectures, and prac* instruction in aircraft engines. e ?f the subjects covered are: )r>' of aviation, qualifications for 11 Raining, tools and equipment, loprr,* nt of aircraft engines, namDfl functions of gas engine parts, nc overhaul, instruments and coh an,] servicing aircraft. Students ld th" second period in the shops Assembly and Repair Depart1 of the Naval Air Station, Nor> *here they receive practical J'ng i:i the various phases of alp 1 overhaul. Upon graduation, ?tu * are ?ent to Navy aviation units and afloat to continue their ilng. v J****1 dandelion roots are used ' "Antitute for coffee in some ?of Kurope. ,y / [ . ,v ? . i % - - ----- Nettles To Attend Meeting Of Moguls! Organization of a Class 1) baseball I league to include the cities of Cam ! den, Sumter, Florence, Orangeburg, liurtttYillu and Kingstree, may grow out of the annual meeting of baseball magnates to be held in Atlanta December 5. The master-mind back of the proposed South Carolina state league t? Billy Laval, the athletic leader at Newberry college. When Billy goes to the major league conclave in Atlantu, he hopes to bo accompanied by baseball leaders of the six cities above mentioned. So far as Camden la concerned, there is every assurance that Jack Nettles will accompany the Newberry college athletic director on the Invasion to Atlanta. Class D baseball can be made to pay, providing "night baseball is played. Practically all of the cities slated for membership in the loop have lighted fields. Camden, according to local baseball enthusiasts, will install lights in its fine ball park without delay, should 'tt D league team be assured. It is certain that the South Carolina baseball delegation will go to Atlanta in a body. The idea back of the I^aval plan Is to have all teams In the Palmetto loop be farm teams from major league clubs. Natural Cause Is Verdict To Coroner Willis Holliday, colored, arrested by police officer Beck Russell on July 7 and locked up after a sharp struggle in which the police officer had to use his "sap" to subdue the prisoner and who later died July 25 while working on the chain gang, came to his ucaiii ii cm iiftiui qi cciuucs, accuru 11& to the verdict of a jury called by Coroner J. Ed Lee. The Inquest was held Tuesday evening in the court house and the wit-" nesses called by Coroner Lee included [spectators of the battle between Holliiday and the police officer, also officers i of the prison camp, city police officers and several chain gang prisoners who were intimates of Holliday. The report of a pathologist who had i examined the brain of the dead maul was to the effect that Holliday came, to his death as a result of a brain j hemorrhage. It was also stated that j when Holliday was taken to the hos-| pital after ills battle with the police officer that there was., a bad cut over the eye which had resulted from contact with a point of the windshield of his car when he crashed into a dwelling on Lyttleton street. There was also a slight swelling on his head j where the -officer had struck him with | the sap. However further testimony was to! the effect tha,t when an examination was made, there was no sign of any bruise' noted under the scalp at the points where the windshield or sap connected. Holliday was taken ill on July 25 when working on the road with the chain gang. Fellow prisoners called as witnesses testified that he had complained of a pain in his head It ITppeared to be the concensus of opinion that at the time that Holliday was a victim of the extreme heat, the temperature on July 25 being close to the century mark. * ? Campaign Opens At Raley's Mill The Kershaw county campaign opened at Raley's MU/ Thursday of last week and c<mtfiHi4>IMvith the Itinerary calling for meetings at Bethune, Friday; Kershaw, Tuesday at 10:30; and Westville at 2:30 the same day. The executive committee met on Friday and changed the dates for the remainder of the campaign with the next meetlhg at Blaney on Monday. August 19, and closing at the mill village on Saturday. August 24, before the primary on Tuesday. August 27' Not much interest is being taken in the campaign this year, except in the races for the house, game warden and magistrates. The others in most cases having no opposition. The campaign has been quiet and at every meeting the candidates have been given respectful hearings. Schools To Open September 13 Superintendent J. O. Richards, Jr, announces that the Camden city schools will open'* on Tuesday, September 10. ' ' - - v v.. i :>' v . < - ~ : ' jjgj Battle Of Sexes Won By The Maidens (By tho Skipper) Believe it or not, we Hut In on h battlo of the sox-es last Friday even* lug Not the famous radio skli, but Just a battle staged on the Softball court with a bunch of fems on one side and a group of gallants on tho other. Yes sir. thpy squared off, Jake Haynes putting his starlets against Carl Lightfoot's bronchos. In tho buttlo line with the polo ace were: Mlms, Elinor Nolan, Joe Shebeen, Neal Parker, Allen and Caudler, Hollis Lynch and Jack Halsall. On the Starlet battle lino were: Lois Blackwell, Dinky Davis, Anna May Godwin, Heta Godwin, Virginia Trapp, Inez Parker. Fay Phillips, Doris Crolloy and Mary Caulder, all stars in the ga me. It was a nice gamo with the gals winning by a narrow margin. And last but not least the umpiring of little Jiggs Parker whs about as neat a job as has been dished up on the baseball diamond this season. Some of the arbiters In the city league could have picked up some good pointers from Jiggs. Jake Hay nes In One-Hit Pitching Jacob Haynes carried real dignity out there on the mound at the municipal Softball arena Wednesday afternoon for the old baseball maestro was putting on a show that looked like It might prove history-making. For six innings Jake had waved his magic wand before the eyes of the Hermitage batterB and not a blow had been notched Into the hit column of the clan. In the seventh the spell was broken and it was Wilbur (Goofy) Lvnch. second baseman for the suirtners who dropped a Texas leaguer between first and second in short right field to rob Jacob of a no-hit performance. Lynch had small glory .for his feat as he was nicked at second on an attempted steal. Camden won tho ball game 3 to 1. The lone run of the Spinner team was made in the first inning when a drive to short center got away from the fielder. Jimmy Caulder raced all the way to third. Minis was out West to Bundrick. Harrison hit to Nettlee at third and Nettles shot the ball to Plyler to retire Caulder, but Plyler dropped the ball after tagging Caulder. In the third inning the Spinners got a man aa far aa third but so tight was the Camden defense, a threatened run was killed at the plate by a nice throw from Nettles to Plyler. No other Spinners went beyond first base. The Camden team scored in the secj ond on three hits, Jack Marshall. Steve Bundrick and Eddie Plyler get* ! ting the knocks. The three blows racked up a run. In the fourth three more 'hits, these by Jack Marshall. Haynes and Plyler netting another run. The third run came in the fifth when an error by J. Caulder followed by bits by Nettles and West put tho counter over. The features of the game were the pitching of Haynes. the fine defensive play of the Camden lads and some sterling work in the outfield by Blackwell of the Spinners and Jack Marshall of Camden. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKE8 CHANGE IN COUNTY ITINERARY The Kershaw County Democratic Executive Committee met last Friday and changed the campaign speaking dates. Also by a vote of 11 to 7 the action of the committee in reference to designated voting for magistrates In Flat Rock township was rescinded. By virtue of this procedure the voting will be conducted as heretofore. The change In the county itinerary will be as follows: Blaney, August 19, 10:30 a. m. Rabon's. August 21, 10:30 a. m. Antloch, August 22, 10:30 a. m. Camden, August 22, 3:30 p. m. Cassatt, August 23, 10:30 p. m. Hermitage. August. 24, 3;30 p. m. Methodist Church 8ervlces The public is cordlallylnvlted to attend the following services of Lyttleton Street Methodist Church: Church School 10 a. rn.; Morning worship 11:15 a. ra., sermon by the pastor. Young People's Epworth League on Sunday evening at 7:00 in Wimberly Hall. At this session the group will begin a study of three or four units on the "Christian Use of 8unday," led Mr. Herbert. Tuesday evening recreation hour on the lighted grounds at the back or the church from 8:00 tc 9:80. &~r? vi: -" .x.r,i\. v. ' /. ...... -LfjjrfSjjjto ? Local Fans Enthuse Over Sumter Victory A big delegation of Camden baseball fans witnessed the Sumter-Rock Hill series for the state Junior Legion title which was won by Sumter in three straight games, the scores in all being one-sided, particularly the last game which went to Sumter 21 to 4. The two games at Sumter brought out crowds of 2500 and 3000 fans which speaks well for the baseball enthusiasm' of that city and territory. It la interesting to note at this time that the Camden and Sumter teams met in three games during the Legion season, Camden taking two of tho battles. The Camden Junior I-egion season started out to be a big success. The splendid little team after a few fooler games, hit- a stride that won them eight games in ^ row, tho last five of them being in district elimination events. Camden, by winning these five gatuos cinched place in the playoff. What happenod to this fine team will never be fully understood. The team folded up and dropped tho next five games and the district title, Hock Hill winning, after the honor had apparently been clndhed by Camden. This department predicted after the locals had lost two games to Rock Hill that they would be unable to snap out of the losing streak. Letter when 8umter and Darlington played w? predicted a Sumter win and when Sumter went Into the finals against Rock Hill we made another prediction, this time that It would be Sumter three In a row. Weather Man Pours On Heat Wave Again After several days of cooler temperatures the weather man turned on the heat again Monday and Canulen and South Carolina has been suffering under a high temperature. The heat wave however, has been tempered with several showers. While lowering the temperature the rain caused a high humidity and caused added discomfort. A brilliant electric storm in the northeaBt during tho night Tuesday and morning of Wednesday produced a shower of rain. During the brilliant electrical display tho fire department responded to a call, which however, proved to be a false alarm. Tri-Borough Softball League Won Lost Pet Wateree 1 857 Canulen 2 4 323 Hermitage 2 5 286 Games Scheduled Next Week Monday?Camden vs Wateree. Haynes and Plyler; Robinson and Reeves. Tuesday?Wateree vs Hermitage. Caulder and Harrison, Caulder and Harrison. Wednesday?Hermitage vs Camden Caulder and Harrison; Haynes and Plyler. Batting Averages of Players Kendall Wateree?Reeves 279; Riggins 389, B. Robinson 353, C. Taylor 261, Hicks 260, Baker 454, A. Robinson 263, L. Robinson 273, Elkins 350 and Threatt 571. Camden?Halsall 284, Russell 284. Nettles 278, Bundrick 284, J. Marshall 582, Wilson 125, Lightfoot 429, Haynes 400. Mayer 333. B. Marshall 000, Plyler 167, West 200, Bruce1 191. Hermitage?C. Caulder 58, W. Mima 83, Blackwell 333. Welch 313, W Lynch 222, A. Caulder 353, Harrison 62. Brown 278, E. Crolley 545, L Caulder 308, and H. Lynch 300. Clyburn Quits Congress Race C. Frank Clyburn. mayor of Ker ghaw, yesterday withdrew from the race for congress, in the Fifth dis trict. He informed James E. Hunter, Jr. clerk of the state Democratic execu tive committee, that he was with drawing. The incumbent,-James P Richards of I^ancastep and Roy C Cobb of Gaffney, remain in the race so that it will not be necessary t< open the books for additional entries ( ?Tuesday's State. Betheeda Presbyterian Church Sunday. August "11. there will b< church school at 10 a. m., with a bibb 1 class for all ages. There will be w 1 preaching service. At present Mi McArn is visiting his brother at 261 ' Purdue Street, Plttebugh. Pa., an* L- will be there through Sunday, Augus ' 11, after which he will be either t Laurinburg or Camden. 0 " 1 Two Games For County Fair Week The Camden Bulldog football ma chine will play two game* dipt OK county fulc week. one game aw a fair attraction oil tho night of Wednesday. October 5* and tho other with Sum lor on Friday, the lith. Both games will be played in the Zemp stadium. Tin*' Suiuter Kaine, which ia tho peak event of the football weapon in Caindep will be. a siutUe admission I affair. The \Vednosday night game with an opponent remaining to Im selected will he offered in cooperation with the fair. Coach John Vlllopigue of the Hulldog leant has not secured an opponent for the opening game of the season on September 2d, but expects to havo a team signed up within a few weeks now. The schedule Including the fitlr game on October 9th provides for six home games. The first being on September 20. Darlington is here on October 4, a team to be selected plays here on October 9, Sumter Is here on the 11 tlx and Brooklaud-Cayce plays here on the 18th. The team plays at Hock Hill on September 27, and at Orangeburg on October 25. Chester Is Invaded on November 1, Hartsvllle on the 8th and on November 15 the team goes, to Augusta to play tho Richmond Academy team of that city. On November 21, If such date Is Thanksgiving, the team plays Gaffney at Oaffney If turkey day Is fixed for November 28, the Gaffney game will be played on Friday the 22nd. The seuBon concludes with the invasion of the local field by the Charleston Bantams on November 29. Camden-Kershaw Teams Offer Game The football lid of tho 1940 season will be lifted in Camden on Tuesday. August 20 when graduate stars of Camden and Kershaw high schools will meet on the turf of Zemp stadium. It is believed, as in past years, the Camden game will bo the first football game of the season in the nation. When the former Bulldog greats trot out under tho lights of the evening of August 20, the fans will see practically the famous 1938 team intact for the struggle against tho invaders from Kershaw. Incidentally tt might be mentioned that Kershaw will come to Camden with a team made up entirely of players who have been In college football' for a year or more;? Jack Nettles, who will be in charge of the charity game, vfrhich is played to raise funds to send the Camden football squad to the North Carolina camp, states that among some of the football talent to appear In the gold and black of the Bulldog team will be George West, Howell, Archie Stein, Henry Brown, Hugh Coy, F. Watts, Jack Marshall, Steve Bundrick. G. T. Hendricks, Bud Zemp, Buster Hough, Johnny Mullen, Jack Hichards and others. Nettles expects to have at least twenty men in uniform so he will have plenty of replacements when the heat and lack of condition begins to bear down on grid gladiators. Work will be started at once at the stadium to have the turf In shape for the struggle. The lighting system, one of the finest in the state, will be checked and made ready for the big night. Mr. Nettles hopes to have his charg1 es out for practice next week and will give them enough workouts to tune 1 them for the. struggle on August 20. State Revenue From Liquor Decreases Columbia. Aug. 2 ? Sharp decreases in the state's revenue from taxes on whiskey, beer and wine were shown today in the tax commission's summary of collection for July. July was the first month in which | the doubled tax rate on wine, voted by the last general assembly, was in effect. Taxes on gasoline, tobacco productf and soft drinks continued their up j ward trend during the month. Total July income frotn the specla taxes collected by the commlsslor watt $2,110,091, which was $134,10: more than the total for the sami 5 month last year. * BAPTI8T CHURCH 8ERVICE8 As Rev. J. E. Caaton will be awa; 7 8unday, August 11, on vacation, th j Rev. D.. M. Sanders, of Kerahaw, w!1 t supply the pulpit. Morning service at 11:15, Sunday school at 10. Th public la Invited to all services. -V - / * High Gridders Are Ready For ("amp Life 'I'll?? Pauulen High football squad, known all over ilfb state an the Bulldogs, will leave Camden on Friday, August 22. for the North Carolina camp, where the boyfc will spend several weeks In training and vacationing In preparation for the football season which opens on the evening of September 20. So far there has been no announcement of the opposition to be offered the llulldogs that evening. While the 1940 schedule smacks of real interest in that some of tho best teams in the stale have been scheduled for games with the Hulldogs, the big game of the year will be the Sumter-Camden fray on tho evening of October 11. Interest and enthusiasm runs to a high pitch when these two toums clash am) whether | tho game is played In Sumter or Camden, the attendance always rates as u season high, l^iat fall at Sumter, | some 4,000 fans jammed the footbull [ stadium bleachers to watch tho two rivuls fight it out on the greensward. The record attendance for high school football in the southeast was established two years ago at Columbia when Camden battled the Caps before a crowd estimated by the Columbia sport writers as 12.000. This year the Thanksgiving daygame?if turkey day is on November 21, will be played at Oaffney. in the event President Roosevfelt elects to set Thanksgiving for the 28, tho Oaffney game will be played on Friday, the 22. Tho final game of the 1940 season ulso gives promise of being lots of action as the Charleston High bantams battlo the Bulldogs here on November 29. I WW J * w J 11 iveniai i^isi r aits Far Below Demand The Chamber of Commerce has received a number of Inquiries for oottages and bungalows, but owing to a lack of listings has experienced difficulty in making contacts. Several inquiries have conle from | army camps where officers about to I be transferred to Camp Jacksoh, are looking about for homes within commuting distance of tho camp. The chamber has a number of apartment listings, but the crying need at this time Is for furbished unci unfurnished cottages and bungalows of two bedrooms, bath and modern conveniences. Tho Chamber would appreciate the registering of all places thut will meet the above requirements. Gen. Pershing Urges Aid For Great Britain Washington, Aug. 6.?A proposal to send beleagured Hritain at least 60 American destroyers carried today the endorsement of General John J. Pershing. The man who commanded American soldiers in France during 1917-18 declared that destroyers left over from World war days should be made available to the British as a safeguard of American freedom and security. Predicting that the most critical time for England would come in the next few weeks and months, Perahing said in a radio speech last night: "If there is anything we can do to help saVe the British fleet during,that time, we shall be failing.in our duty to America If we do not do it." The general of the armies said he saw "grave danger" for the United States in the present world situation, and blamed disaster in Beven <)f ei?ht nations on "appeasers who wotfM a6t take the danger seriously, who would not prepare while there was still time." Pershing's appeal recalled that in June the British had failed in efforts 1 to purchase destroyers here. Another ' plan, which whould have allowed the 1 British to buy 20 high-speed torpedo boats, ran aground on a 1917 law for1 bidding the sale of American vessels of War to a belligerent nation. Pershing declared that "today may 1 be the last time when by measures . 1 short of war we can still prevent > ? war (for the Americas).' 3 Asserting that the United States "must be ready to meet force with a stronger force," he said: y "We must make ourselves strong by e building up our army and navy and 1} establishment of the principle of unlm verssl service." ? The distance from G&raltar across the strait to East Africa Is 14 miles. ?v