The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 09, 1940, Image 1
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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
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J****1 dandelion roots are used
' "Antitute for coffee in some
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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