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f ' V'- - ' ^ r . v ~ ~ iT* ~ r%, "7 *? 7' " Sf . s " ?? , ' ? ^v. RADIO NETWORK OFFICIALS COMING TO WATCH TOWN AND COUNTRY POLO GAME The Camden Chronicle .c- ~-"'T k. ' v . * . . Ph. , __L__'u_L_ ^ l_ ^ r-^ I VOLUME 52 . v CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1941 NUMBER 45 ^gmsgss^ssofx L.I mjioit Acres Needed | In Kershaw County thousand acres of land In Krshaw oounty, comprising a moveKnt on the part of the United tHate# Kjtary authorities to take over 265.K aores of landv adjacent Fort K Kaon, will be asked for trespass Kits, according to information reKmmJ at Fort Jackson this week. K urgent heed of cooperation by K?? jj.000 land owners involved, in K interests of national defense, has K given much emphasis, as the ad* Koiiul area Is needed for mammoth j Kliary maneuvers. opilsltkm of the rights will glvei Kanny about 317,000 ayres in aj connected area for the necess-j K training.of troops when wholo H,ions?two or more of them?move1 K the field for special exorcises and! K?i? battleB." nirth Job is needed on the acQUiaiM army authorities said, so that the Kl may bo put In use by May 1. It j K hoped the necessary signatures Kn property owners could be obtainlin a month, perhaps in two weeks., K\cys of the land by tho army must' How'. H|?. areas on which trespass rights H being sought includes 150,000' Ks in Riohland county, 80,000 in K^hhw county and 35,000 in Fair-| K county. Thirteen hundred of the K? property owners involved are in Hiiam! county. ^Ku> ,u>w boundaries of the 317,000K training area will be: Ku the south: A line extending Ki the southern tip of the reserva*J K soutlipast to the I^eesburg road,, Krsectlng it at a point a mile and, if from the Gyosburg's road inter-, Kioti with Garner's Ferry road; then ' ontli, along aroad that Intersects Garner's Ferry road at the Burn-! | K farm; then approximately 20, | K, eastward on the Garner's Ferry, I K to a point about twy miles west j K Wateree river. j K ihe ?ast: A line> be?innin8: at Garner's Ferry road two miies. I of tho Watoree river, extending: l Buivvard 25 xnlles to the Camden; at the proximate location of j off. The boundary. at right j j Kes, crosses the Kershaw oounty ^B at Iiaglin creek and runs o:i a; ^Kh-south linp about midway be- | ! Hhi Spear's creek and Geesburg. It Kcides with tho old McOortfs Ferry! H (State Route No. 26) just inside j ^ Korshaw county line, and follows' I road to the Cannden road. |K 'he north: From this lntersec-| 1 K": thd Camden road and Route 26,. ^K'-oindary proceeds eastward along j i It'amden road about a mile and a | K. i- to State Route No. 34. Thenj iK:>mg in a 23-mile arc moving intoj i Kfa id county, the' boundary fol-1 K to 34 through Gongtown to! '-v. I V;,. Weal: From Ridgeway, thej ^^Bda;y follows Route 21 south' K 1- miles Into Richland county, j I illythewood, to tlfo Asylum road's jK^tioa with Route 21 about a j K a Quarter above Sharp It f.'llows the Asylum road southi K : h: ough Kllllan to State Park, i I f dlowe tho road to Dentsvllle ^Hfrom Dentsvllle, the road to Boy Arbor, where the boundary hits j Kvesiern edge of the main reeervaK(> orginal Port Jackson reserva unHiBted of 21,000 acres until the purchased approximately 32,000 ! Hional acres bordering the fort year, raising the acreage of the iH reservation to 53,000. this new instance, however, the ^B is not interested in outright purK of the property. Kw111 ask permlseion of the 2,000 ^Hwners for troops to pass over ' Hamp on the land during large field exercises involving thou of soldiers, and to use water on jH remises for drinking, cleaning Hooking purposes. setup would provid,e for*the fil* -W claims against the army for any Hgo done by the troops while Hissing on the land. Such claims,. Bing a statement of specific damI done by the troops while Bnsing on the land. Such claims, .^Bing a statement of specific dara^ Bmd the estimated loss, would be B'V the landowner with Major) H(rt>d- T i - ; v? Bims will be immediately taken Bf " Major Well wood said. ? "I I it can be arranged so that the B can carry bags of money with ' Bto pay off immediately in cash Hue of the damages claimed." ^Bould like to emphasise," be ^^B "that the army will afford the Hum protection of private prop. Bnd that the damages will be at taom. High arm, MtkorttiM m will iRsue -explicit orders that the troops treat private property aa carefully as though it were their own. "Mainly the troops will stick to pine groves and, vacant fields for camping purposes. Areas under extensive cultivation will no't be molested." General Russell, Fort Jackson post commander and commander of the Thirtieth division, told the school district trusteee that the maneuvers would include actual "sham battles" with blank ammunition for all weapons. "However," he said, "the socatled battles will be actually held only on the main reservation?on and owned by the government. ''The new area- on which we are asking trespass rights is that over which the troops wifl move in approaching the actual 'battle area.' For Instance, one force of troops will be sent north of Fort Jackson, and another to the south. . # " "In our strategical problems will be Involved the question of approach on hostile forces, involving the movement of troops up to the 'front line^j which will be on the main reservation, 1 where the 'battle' will be fought when ftio forces meet. "Ninety per cent of the use of the land (for which trespass rights will be aBked) will be confined to the main highways and cross roads. Hut in the movements of the troops over these roads, the troops will occasionally have to take to the side of the road, "Bomber aitaoha on the moving troops will be elmulated, and they will have to dock for cover. At night the at times. It is for purposes like these that the trey ess rights are being asked." L ?v- - { yx >. J'i' . . '% . ?~ County Cooperating In Securing Land Plans leading toward obtaining the co-operation of owners of approximate*! ly 80,000 acres of Kershaw county land, on which trespass rights for large-scale army maneuvers next spring are being sought, got under way here Monday. MaJ. A. R. Wollwood, Fort Jackson rents and claims officer, conferred with Mayor F. N. McCorkle, President John K dels>ach and Secretary Frank Heath of the chamber of commerce, and Mrs. Kathleen Watts, county superintendent of education, Mrs. Watts announced afterwards she would write the trustees of the school districts in which the land is located, inviting them and other interested citizens to a meeting to be held at 3:30 Friday afternoon at the Blaney high school. President de Loach announced the appointment of J. Team Gettys, Camden attorney, as chairman of a central oommittee from Korshaw county thkt will servo in a co-operative capacity between the army authorities and the landowners. Mr. Gettys said he would announce the full membership of his committee, to be composed of six or seven persons, tomorrow. v Friends of Children Doing Splendid Work That splendid organization "Friends of Children", founded and sponsored by Mrs. Clark Williams, Camden and Greenwich, Conn., resident, continues with its fine humanitarian efforts. T^he Camden group, comprising over one hundred enthusiastic workers, has Just shipped another box of clothmg to the New York headquarters. In i this box were 45 sweaters and twenty , caps. This brings the total of wearables sent out so far to 212 sweaters, 30 caps, 8 drosses, 30 skirts and 36 paja-' mas. This listing does not include the many articles of worn and used clothing collected and given to needy children. The Camden group Is planning on a benefit bridge party for the near future and in view of the public sympathy that is everywhere expressed for the fine work being done in connection with the aid for children, especially those in England, the card | .party should establish a new record! in interest and attendance. The local group has Just receivad a shipment of new yarn for sweaters, flailnels for pajamas and serge and tweed for dresses and skirts. The Camden group wishes to announce that anyone who desires to affiliate with the group and knit on the sweaters aro to get in touch with Mrs. George W. Brupson and those: who are willing to sew will contact Mrs. Mortimer Mufler or Mrs. Alice Marye. v War'd C.Belcher Is Claimed By Death 1 liy The Skipper) In the passing of Ward" C. Belcher* Camden loses a great friend and a splendid neighbor. Ward C. lielcher, eporUnnan and philanthropist, dlod at the Columbia* I'rosbyterian Medical Center in New York Friday night after a brief illness from, pneumonia. His death eame with unexpected and shocking suddenness to this community and a pall of sorrow covered the city. For twenty-ftvo years or more Mr. Belcher has boon a winter resident of Camden. His homo, historic Horse Branch Hall, has during that time been the center of many pleasant gatherings. Mr. Belcher will be missed greatly, not only by the communi-. ty in general, but by mqny unfoi tuna tes who have in the years since lie came hero been the b?noflciario3 of his acts of benevolence and philanthropy. For Mr. Belcher abhorred suffering. From a civic standpoint Mr. Bleoner will be missed, as he was activo in all things pertaining to the wolfaro of the entire community. He was one of the heaviest supporters of the chamber of commerce and each (year that organization received an inspiring letter in which the efforts of tho group received the unstinted plaudits of Mr. Belcher. This writer would, if he had been a resident of Camden during the inanity years Ward C. Bolcher made his homo here, probably be able to cite stores of instances where the goodhoartedness and generosity of that inindividual was exemplified in the making of happier people and happier homes. Mr. Belcher was a native of New York eity and graduated from New York University in 1904. He was active 'in athletics and was a member of the varsity baseball team and ranked as one of the outstanding gymnasts of the institution. He was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and later became its international president. ... . . i He* was a son of the late Rev. Prank J. Belcher and Mrs. Sarah Davis Belcher? He maintained hoanes at Lakeville, Conn and in- Camden. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Ella Moore; a son Benjamin Moore Belcher of Greenwich, Conn.; a daughter, Mrs, Virginia B. Wack, of Burlingamo, Cal; fohr brothers, Frank J. Belcher, of San Francisco; Sheldon C. Belcher of San Diego, George Belcher of Sacramento, and Dr. B. H. Belcher, of Yonkere, N. Y.;. and two sisters, Mrs. J. B.'Hunter, of I-akeville, Conn; and Mrs. Raymond Ricketts of Now City, N. J. ' Funeral services were held at I>akevillo Monday afternoon at o'clock uud simultaneously a memorial serv;co was conducted at the \Presbyterian church bore, with Rev. A. 'Douglas McArn officiating. Mr. Belcher was formerly the vice president and general manager of the Benjamin Moore and Company, paint manufacturers of 611 Canal street, New York. Camden High Cagers Win Over Orangeburg Camden Hi basket cagers scored a double win over the Orangeburg Highs at Orangeburg last Wednesday night. The girls team won by a score of 29 to 25. The Camden maidens tcok the lead early in the game but the Orangeburg cagers were right at their heels and It was only toy a (our point margin that Coach Small's girls nosed out. The Camden boys won by a 19 to 16 score after a fast and furious tilt. Ben Heath To Enter Air Corp Service Bon ' W. Heath, former assistant secretary and publicity writer for the Caiqden and Kershaw Oounty Chamber of Commerce and for thp past two ^ears affiliated with the C Morrison .Advertising agency in New. York, will enter the aeronautical engineering division of the U. S. Army air corps on April 6. Mr. Heath will be assigned to either New York University or Purdae University. Prior to reporting he-plans on coming to Camden in March and spending several weeks With his per* cuts, Mr. end Mrs. P. H. Heath. Mr. Heath, s^ith -fire years of engineering at Marquette university where he attained key honors win en Town Polohts In Win Over Country Several hundred spectators braved u cold wind and overcast sky Sunday afternoon to watch the Town foursome thko an 8 to 3 verdict over Country in the first game of the DevliVe Cup series. The action of the gumo for flvo chukkera was featured bty soiho effective team play by Town with Burns and Harrison sharing scoring honors with three goals each. The thrills of the afternoon were packed in the sixth and last chukker and the throng had a chance to get rid of their pent-up enthusiasm by oheoring some senationul riding by Lightfool and Tupper. With the score 8 to 1 against the blue clads of Couutry, Tupper and Lightfoot staged two.soorlng forays which in each instance carried the ball by individual mallet work the length of tho hold and into pay dlft. The blue clad riders after a sensational 9 to 8 victory over the Yellows In an eottra period fracas the week beforo failed to show any form either on the offensive or defensive In tho first periods but they flashed a brilliant return to form in the final period, presaging a close and hard fought battle when these two teams meet next Sunday. Game time will be moved! back to 3;3Q in all future engage-! ments pn the local field, | Burns scored In the Initial chukker | to give the Town foursome a 1 to 0, lead at the bell. In tho second, Coun-.j try tied tho score on Tupper's shot I but Town came right back in tho same period and at the bell had a 3 to 1 lead by virtue of goals by Harrison and Burns. The next three chukkers, the third, fourth and fifth, found goose eggs In the Country score basket, while goals by Harrison, in the third and fifth, Burns and Robertsou in tho fourth and Bates in the fifth added up a total of eight markers as against one for Town as the sixth period dawned. In the sixth, Tupper and Lightfoot ignited tho fireworks and while the margin of seven points was too great i to be overcome, tho hard riding and! beautiful mallet work featuring thei scoring of the two counters gave the j crowd something ' to enthuse over, j Town was held scoreless in this per- j lod. Dewey J. Creed Named j on Board of Directors Columbia, Jan. 23?South Carolina' Association of Fairs elected J. Cliff Brown of Sumter its new president at: the 12th annual meeting yesterday at: the Jefferson hotel. He succeeds J. P.! Moon of Newberry. IS. B. Henderson of Greenville was elected vice president and J. A. Mitch-! oil of Anderson was reelected secre-! tary and trasurer, a position he has held since organization of the association in 1929, 0 Paul Y> Moore of Columbia was reelected chairman of the board of dl?j rectors. New directors afO J. A. Reaves of Bishopville, W. B. Douglas of Florence, J. P. Moon of Newberry, J. H. Hughes of Orangeburg and D. J. Creed of Camden. Attendance was over 100 at the meeting, which included morning and afternoon sessions and a banquet. Mr. Moon presided and the meeting was opened with a welcome talk by W. P. Hamrick", president of the Columbia chamber of commerce. The response was by Mr. Moore. Bellinger Named By Acclamation Columbia, Jan. 17.?The election by aoclamation in the house of representatives this week of G. Duncan Bellinger of Columbia, as judge of the "Fifth Judicial circuit, was on motion of Representative Boyd Brown of Fairfield county, -o Judge Bellinger had been nominated. in a Joint session of both houses of the general assembly, by Senator Heyward Brockington of Richland. When the nomination was seconded, and no other nominations were heard, Representative Brown's motion followed and was carried. FOUR MILES OF 8TATE HIGHWAY PA88 THRU CITY Special to The Chronicle. Columbia, Jan. 29?The annual report of the state highway department to the current session of the general assembly shoved this week that the department has taken over, for maintenance, 4.02 miles of state highways, or sections thereof, pdssing throagh Camden. . . .TL , .. ^ ? Kiddies: See Alice In Wonderland Hy Tlui Skipper Hey kids! Today'? the day. Yea. siro-e-e-o AI loo ia here. Net Alice of Ohancotleid but Alice in Wonderland. And the big stage show is; to graco the stage of the grammar school auditorimuin this, afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Willi the flu situation well, in hand there should l>o a capacity gathering of youngsters anil yes- -some -oldsters this afternoon when the curtain goes up on the first act. We can just imagine the thrill the hid* are going to get. us the diameters paraffo tho stage and unfold the story of Alice in her pilgrimage through the land of wonders. The Camden Junior Welfare league deserves much credit for bringing tho Clare Tree Major players to Camden for this event. All the children who saw the play "Seven Wishes" will recull the excellent performance given by an efficient an<J capable cast. The same will be true of the show today, i The Chronicle in the past four weeks has printed a series of news items relating to the stage event of tonight. Those items hav.e given in detail the story of Alice in Wonderlaud and also facts regarding I ho characters of the story as well as the artists who will assume these characters in the play. The Chronicle would like to see every child in Camden and Keashaw county witness thsl offering. It is a worth while event and so finely prosentod thtyt It not only carries the appeal that Is associated with fairy tales, but also that which comes from fino Interpretation and technique. And In conclusion tho Chronicle suggests to mothers and fathers that they see that their kiddles aro given the opportunity of living In the giam: our of fairyland this afternoon at the high school auditorium. SEVENTEEN PRISONERS FROM THIS COUNTY IN 8TATE "PEN" Special to The Chronicle. . Columbia, .Jan. 29?Seventeen prisoners from Kershaw county were among the 1,338 convicts "doing time" in the state penitentiary at tho close of the fiscal year ending last June 30, according to the annual report of Supt. John M. Glenn to the general assembly. --The number Included nine white men, five Negro men and three Negro women. _...... Burglars Nabbed By Sheriff's Forces The sheriff's office cleaned up a series of -burglaries at Bethuno this week by the arrest of George Keily, Bethune, and Ralph Galloway, who resides near Lydla. Tho two men are now in Jail here and practically all of the lot, ranging from baby nipples to electric appliances, taken from the Truesdale drug store at Dethune, has been recovered. The Truesdale store was broken into three separate times, according to Sheriff J. H. McLood. The flrBt robbery occurred on December 1, the second on December 26 and tho third on January 23. The last time Kelly alone was implicated, according to the sheriff. Kelly was arrested at his home, in Bethune and Galloway at Lydla by deputies from the sheriff's office. Car Thieves Aro Arrootod Another exoellent -bit of work was the arrest of Lowell Oraft and Luther Berry charged with the theft of an automobile, belonging; to Henry Gibson of McColl. The two boys were turned over to the authorities of Marlborough county. Petty Offenders Are Taken James (Brother) Williams and Cornelia Johnson, colored, charged by the sheriff with disorderly conduct, paid fines of $25 each in magistrate'* was meted out to Hamp Boyd, charged driving a car while Intoxicated was fined $52 and the same punishment was meted out o Hamp Boyd, charged with a similar offense. D. T. Kelly, charged with assault and battery posted a bond while Gude Johnson, charged with being drunk and disorderly paid a fine Cf $12. All of these offenders were gathered in by deputies from Sheriff McLeod's office. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday February 2. A. Dou Mo Am, pastor. Church school a. ha. Morning worship *t_ Missions progmm at 8:00 p. r . * : troop Monday at seven p. m. lie is cordially invited to ; services of this church. ***** Camden Sports Attracts Radio Captain Kirb.v Tuppor of tho oountry foursome has unuouiuod that tho second game of tho Bovine Cup polo series. to bo play?m] Sunday, February 2, at tho No. 1 field will llnd country representing a greatly changed lineup. L. Tuppor statoa that ho will play tho No. 1 position, PuBoso will work at No. 2, Light foot at No. 2. and Doykin will take car? of the No. 4 on back position. Tuppor believes that this line up places tho riders In positions with which they are more fajnlllar and that as a result there will bo a big improvement In team play. "We wore a bit overconfident last Sunday" said Captain Tupper. "Our victory over tho Yellows a week before was tho cause and when Town got the Jump on us in the yearly part of tho game, we Just fell 'flpnYt until tho final chukker when the boys really got hot and wo scored our two last goals while holdnlg town scoreless. The fans will see a groutly Improved tqnm J.n tho socond gam? and you can take It from me when tho ilnal bell sounds tho series will be all tied up." Town will use the same lineup as last. Sunday which finds Burns in tho No. 1 spot, Robertson at No. 2, Harrison at No. 3, and Bates at No. 4. The Camden Polo Club is planning a luncheon for all sport writers and radio sportcasters to be held after a gr.mo sometime during February. This will bring to Camden an array of sporting experts nover before equalled in Camden history. From Columbia will come Abo Fennel and Banjo Smith of The State; Tommy Martin of W. I. S.; Tho Sportcaster from W. C. O. S.; from Charlotte will coino duke Wade, Jake Houston, Haytl Thompson of The Observer; Burke Davis of The News; ltuss Hodges and Charlie Crutohfleld of Radio Station W. B. T.; a sportcaster from the other Charlotte station; from Charleston will come H. D. Hitt of The News and Courior; from Charlotte, Reld Montford of Tho Associated Press; from Sumter, Osteen of Tho Item; from Greenville, Scoop Latimer of Tho News; from Spartanburg, tho sport editor of The Herald; while from Columbia will com? the United Press representative. Others who will bo Invited will bo Richard Shafto and Dudley Saumenis, of W. I. S.; Henry Nlles of Tho Camden Chronicle; P. H. Houtl^ of tho Camden News Service; Georgf* Buchanan of the Columbia Record; Sam Latimer of Tho State; und Leo Mays of Western Union. The Camden Chamber of Commerce received a telephone call Tuesday from the Columbia Broadcasting system to tho effect that representatives of this major broadcasting organization would bo present at next Sun day's game hero. The call,.from New York, was to the effect that the New York officials would stop over in Charlotte and be Joined there by the program manager of the Charlotte station of tho Columbia system. i It is believed by. the Chamber of Commerce ti^t the Columbia representatives are coming here to check 4 on the game to see if It would be worth white to broadcast one later in the season, or during the Russell memorial trophy tournament play. County Delegation Gets Assignment - / Special to The Chronic i,, Columbia, Jan. 29- -Kershaw eoht* " [ ty's three-man delet ^ticm to tlie general assembly rec a total of 17 committee asslgr ^enU when the assembly opened 4 ^ 84th annual session in Columbia V ^ month. Senator M. ^ ^ johnfwm of Kershaw 1 was named ehalrman of the senate committee Qn penai an(j charitable institutions ^ and wafl aligned to membership ^ 8even other committees: Prlntlr privileges and elections, Ju<I1C iary, public buildings, federal relal,f jus, engrossed bills and enrolled ac' ? IM. I Rep. J. C. Arrants was appointed to the house committees on accounts, aviation, education and banking and Insurance. - ' To Rep. James M. Thornton went as assignments to the house committees .* on agriculture, lofcal legislation, mer- ^ K- chants And mercantile affaiUs, and State Honse and grounds. t, m Wy? m. _ three lynchlngs IB iht United Stats* . . ? - * I jfa * /> ' - Kr tr ..... I -i .i i. ? ?. .