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The Camden Chronicle "vOLUME 83~ ~^~ " CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1942 ' > ?- NUMBER 46 ^ L ... 'almetto Riders To Play Essex Cavalry On Sunday Poll) enthusiasts are looking forRrt| to next Sunday's match classic , Field No. 1 betwepn the Palmetriders of the Camden Polo Club and e one hundred-aecond Cavalry fourme from the Essex Troop at Fort jckson with the keenest of antlclpa311. This match is the second in the mual competition for the Devine ip. The Palmettos earned the right meet the Essex Troop foursome r defeating the Camden Ramblers st Sunday in a free-scoring fray by ten to six score. In addition to a ell defined ambition to continue in ie cup competition, the Palmettos ixt Sunday will be out to avenge seven to five trimming handed them i Sunday, February 1 by the riders om Fort Jackson. For the game next Sunday, Coach y-ril Harrison of the Camden Polo ub has announced that the Palmeti8 will take the field with Kirby upper at the No. 1 position, C. P. uBose at No. 2, Carl (Chief) Liigit^ot at No. 3, and Charles Robertson, ie sage of Eutawvllle, at No. 4 posl3D. From the camp of the One-hundredcond cavalry comes word that the oopers will line up with Major Mcrath at No. 1, Lieutenant Edgerton No. 2, Lieutenant Brown at No. 3, id Lieutenant Berry at No. 4. Cyril Harrison will officiate as refee. and Jim Clyburn will be on the ild as umpire. Coach Harrison has announced that ith the arrival of "War Time" the ilo gameB will start at 3:30 o'clock stead of 3:00 o'clock as has been e case in all games so far this sean. Coach Harrison believes that en with the starting time fixed e-half hour later the playing peid will be featured by bright skies d sunshine. Mo. 1 playing field wab never In tter condition for playing than at e present time. The rains which vo been In evidence at Intervals V6 served to provide a sturdy J althy turf, which with frequent lling is as smooth and level as the p of a billiard table. The springy mdition of the field 'surface has ade it possible for the ponies to ?gotiate, hair-pin turns and other aneuvers without danger of slipping. There have been eighteen games ayod so far this season by the Cam?n Polo Club teams. A compilation the scoring shows that Coach yril Harrison leads with a total of ! goals. C. P. DuBose, Jr., Is second ith 36, Joe Bates has 31, Carl LigHt>ot and Kirby Tupper have scort > goals each, M. ?B. Burns has 26, ha l ies Robertson 13, Whit Boykin and Ancrum Boykin 16. legislation Day Set "or February 16th. John Whitaker, Jr., chairman of loftl hoard No. 46, and M. O. King, halrman of local board No. 47 are otifving all males through the colmns of The Chronicle who reached Mr twentieth birthday on or before December 31, 1941, and those who rlll not have reached their fortyfth birthday on February 16, be*een 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. under the 'elective Service System for possible raining and service 111 the third regRrat ion. This applies to all males 'ho have not registered* in drat Mid eeond registration. The registration laces throughout the county, are llsb d below: * Camden high school; Jackson school, Urkwood ?rix?i. Was Tree school, mtioch school, Charlotte Thompson chool, Beth una school, Midway fhool, Mt. Pisgah ,school, Kershap chool, Baron DeKalb school, Liberty till school, Red Hill school, Lugoff chool, Blaney. school, Pino Grove chool. , r ? : ??? as: m bating Rink is Seing Supervised ~,y, ,r rtr: ~ The skating rink on the comer of Toad and Laurens streets is now ping supervised by the W. P. A. T"bla supervision extends from 2 00 BUI 6t20 o'clock every afternoon, epresentatlvee Of the W. P, JL wre at ring during these hours and promoting older boys and girls Ma J?rfertng With the skatli* acttvttlee of Police Take After The Speed Fiends The Camden police department Is bearing down hard ' upon the violators of traffic laws. This is Indicated by the many arrests which were made last week and the payments of heavy fines by many of the speeders and reckless drivers. In particular, the traffic officers have concentrated on the Barney Cldfields, who have been burning up the] pavement on Broad street. In addition to the campaign' against the speeders and "reckless drivers, police officers on their beats' have been picking off motorists who have been skipping the stop lights, both electric as well as silent. Complaints still Continue to come in regarding the habit of some careless drivers of double parking on DeKalb street, near the Camden theatre. DeKalb street being a federal highway carries more traffic than anyj other street in the city. The practice of double parking as reported are motorists who stop to pick up people from the theatre and other places of business occasioning much congestion. Another source of much complaint is the speed at which buses and trucks operated on Broad street between the Seaboard tracks and Hampton streets. j Already letters complaining of the fifty and sixty mile speed at which the Greyhound buses operate on this street have been sent to the WinstonSalem headquarters of the Atlantic Greyhound line and if headquarters works with its. usual speed and efficiency there will be immediate relief given. The matter of oil trucks, brick trucks and moving vans speeding on the streets has been complained of to Police Commissioner J. E. Ross land it is certain that he will take ! steps to have the police go into action to correct this evil. Scout Executive Speaker at Rotary President Moultrie Burns presided at last Thursday's meeting of the Rotary club and A. Douglas McArn had the program in charge. He had as his guest speaker Roscoe E. Stevens, Scout executive and assistant Scout executive, Sewell C. Hawkins, both of Columbia and they represent j the Central South Carolina Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Stevens told the club that the sixth day of February is the birthday which has not been generally observed by us. The birthday of Boy Scouts of America and unlike all others, this birthday is observed not for a slhgle day, but for the entire week. This being its thirty-second year, with a membership of a million and a half with forty Scout units and a most appropriate slogan "Be Prepared.'- Scouting has two aims?a three letter word?Fun, character and leadership through a code of ethics given the Scout from the time he goes in until he goes out. The oath is given on three fingers and this oath is learned by every Scout when a tenderfoot. He is taught to respect himself and to reapect others, Scouting is for all boys regardless of race, creed or (Fleane tarn to page eight) Camden High Helps Civilian Defense The Machine Shop, Home Econo mics, and the Woodwork classes arc cooperating with ther Civilian Defense Administration of Kershaw count] making stretchers for emergency use The Max&TnsrTJhop Is miking meta braces ao that It, will be possible t< fold them. -They are also makini the metal legs. The Home Economic girli will cu out and sew the canvas covering U the stretfeher poles. Six standan When these ere completed, 18 add! las removable will shorten the lengtl New River Bridge , Completed April 15 r The new steel and concrete bridge spanning the Wateree lUvur on U. S. Highway No. 1, will be completed and open for traffic on or about April 16. according to J. S. Williamson, chief highway commissioner of the state. Commissioner Williamson announced that bids for the construction of the concrete approaches were advertised for on Sunday, February 8, and the planB of the engineering department of the commission call for the completion of the approach late in March. After two weeks time during which the concrete would cure, the highway and bridge will be thrown open to traffic. Mr. Williamson stated that this would probably be April 16, depending entirely upon weather conditions during the construction period. Mayor F. N. McCorkle, who over a year ago announced that the completion of the new bridge would be made the occasion for a suitable observance, expressed satisfaction when 1 ' ' # informed of the statement of Commissioner Williamson as to the completion date. The mayor declared that he planned to arrange a conference of state highway, city, and, chamber of commerce officials to dis[cuss the matter of a proper program I to celebrate the opening of this tine new construction. Inasmuch as Mr. Williamson has suggested having such an affair about May 1, It is probable that this date may be set as tentative. The opening of the flue new bridge will eliminate one of the handicaps for U. S. Highway No. 1 traffic between the north and south. The destruction of seven sections of the old wooden bridge a few years ago practically isolated Camden so far as tourist traffic on U. S. No. 1 was concerned. This traffic had to be routed over U. S. Highway No. 16. The opening of the new bridge will be made the occasion for some extensive publicity, . in which literature and news stories will be sent to all motor clubs, tourist routing bureaus and resort bureaus. War Defense IL ' Owing to the lack of space and the shortness of time, some facts in conneotion with the meeting of Kershaw County Council, for National Defensp held last week had to be held over until this week's issue of The Chronicle. v.... Charles Shannon, 4th, former City Councilman and at present city attorney, has been appointed chief air raid | warden for the city of Camden. The ; appointment was made by W. R. Bon! sal, chairman of the protection unit | of the Kershaw County Council for National Defense. The report of John M. Villepigue, chairman of the Kershaw County tire-rationing board, was of much interest. The report covered the activities of the board for the month of January, and stated that 63, applications had been received, 62 had been issued certificates; and 11 had been refused. The board had issued in ! all 95 tires and 78 tubes. The truck | and bus quota consisted of 61 tires (and 52 tubes and certificates were I issued for 36 tires and 31 tubes. * * The report of W. L. Goodale, treasurer of the defense council, showed the expenditure for the month amounting to $101.34. The treasurer of the defense council received from Kershaw county $500, and from the city of Camden $260. ? Ralph Chase, co-ordln&tor of the council in his report to the council listed 1,362 as the total of volunteers .enrolled. There were at the time 48 air raid wardens assigned to duty, all of these having: had two hours' of police training. The report also indicated that 8 doctoVs and 88 nurses had been assigned to defense dutyt The 'Red Cross Motor Corps has a membership of 36, and the canteen corps was In the progress of organi* ' sation. 4 a i it was Interesting to note that la ; case of an flert, the telephone ays> tem will be utilised in giving Information. Where a phone Is not available, arrangements have been mads to have the electric lights utilised through a-system of blinking. '. . m The basement of the Camden posi office will be headquarters of the CI ' vlllan Defense Council in case of as 5 air raid or -alert. It Is proposed tc 9 (Please turn to i* two) ; Rotary Chib First ' To Hit Bulls Eye - -r _ .-.x, m. fc. Burns, president of the Cam I den Rotary club. Is wearing a broai l# smile these days. I- Jhe 'reason?the Camden Rotar; ft club is the first organisation or grow * in the eity and cooaty to report i i 100 par cant etvfUeh dlfsnsi rs? t lstratkm with the Kershaw Count a -Civilian Defease c<pmcfl for Nations 3 ''-fJsHW- v- s i-. *: Important Meeting of Farmers Called County agent, W. C. McCarley, has issued a call for an Important meeting of Kershaw county farmers in the grammar school auditorium Tuesday, February 17, at 10 a, m. <war time). Agricultural specialists from the Clemson college Extension service will be present to discuss the following subjects: "Agricultural Outlook", "Fertilizer Problems" and "Farm Machinery Repair Rsogram". ,? Bays Mr. McCarley in regard to the meeting: "We are all in the army now and each farmer has a definite part to contribute to the war effort. We have much to do and only a short time to do it in. , "What is expected of the farmer? What crop and livestock production should be Increased? Will sufficient fertilizer be available and will there be sufficient farm machinery to do the Job? are some of the questions to be answered at this meeting." Mr. McCarley states that the m6etj ing will be, open to the general pubi lie and he hopes for a big turnout of farmers and friends. I ? ? Husband is Held Slaying of Wife Mrs. Bessie Mackey, 47, of the De> Kalb community, whose battered and bleeding body was found Wednesday night on a neighbor's porch, accused her husband with her dying breath of beating and stamping her to death an Inquest witness testified last Thursday night. The coroner's Jury, after hearing the testimony of Mrs. Agatha Jones a neighbor of* the Mackey family, tc whose porch Mrs. Mackdy- crawled before she died, ordered the husband Chris M*ckey. 47-year-old sawmill - -operator, held for trial. Court officials said Mackey, whe has been lodged in the Kershau ' county Jail, Is to be arraigned on c charge of murder February 16 Iz Kershaw general sessions court ii Camden. L - ** ) According to testimony given a 5 the inquest, Mrs. Mackey died Wed neaday morning abont 8:10 o'clock It was testified further that when i I funeral: director came to the hom< and saw tha lacerations, discolors tions and ipif evidences at- aa ai (Flaaas corn to yags tosr) ' i Black River Road Completed May 1 i pany has completed the grading c the Black River Road and. hext wee! will 'begin the putting on the to dressing. ? Four pits with a type of clay suit I able for the dreaming have been 1< cated along the twelve-mile 'stretc f of the new highway. f sra^^M that he plans to*hav 4 th. hKhw.r hkM ulWll liTrsuw^ t. Kirkover Expresses Spirit of Optimism Over Race Program Jim Clyburn Comes Back to Old Haunts , Canulen polo fans who were present at No. N1 field last Sunday for the I'almetto-Ramblor match were Interested in the presence of a ninth man In the arena, for tho referee of the afternoon game was J. H. Clyburn, 2nd, former Caind.gn polo player and late of Lexington. Kentucky, where he has been tn charge of horses on the J. E. Madden 2,300 acre farm near the turf center of the nation, and with Jim in the polo arena was Ebe: neesar. Jim Clyburn, whose last appearance on a polo pony in Camden was back some three or four years ago when Dick Ployd was coach of the1 local polo club, has been a polo player since he. was a small kid in knee pants. Hack in 1930 and 1031 when Coach Allison was in charge of the local club Clyburn played regularly. In 1038 he was in Camden for several weeks during the polo season and took part in several games. Jim comes of a family of horse devotees. His father, W. C. Clyburn, resides at Hartsvllle and is still training horses. A brother, Jack Clyburn, is in Camden, and is trainer for the Belcher string of jumpers. .Another brother, Bill, is trainer at the Munson stables in Connecticut. Thomas, another brother, is employed at the air post of the Southern Aviation company. LouIb, still another brother, is with a credit company, while two other brothers, Frank and S. C. Clyburn are operating the Carolina Motor Company service station on Broad street in this city. Jim Clyburn likee Kentucky and hopes to return to the blue grass country in the near future. At the Madden farm there are three polo fields and some 56 polo ponleB. When Jim came to Camden this winter he brought with him four horses from the Kentucky farm, three being jump ' ers and the fourth a flat race horse. (Please turn to page eight) Astoria Scores In School Show -?- J Astoria, a chestnut filly owned by Mrs. R. W. Daniels, of Brandon, Va? and schooled at the J. North Fletcher stables here, won two blues and two reds last Saturday at the J. North Fletcher stables schooling show. Astoria took first in the class for three-year-olds under saddle and lr the hunter hack class; and second I honors in the hunters under saddle class and in the qualified hunter class The schooling show attracted ar i enty list of 84 horses. The Judglnf ? was done by Henry V. Colt, of Gene ? seo, N. Y. Twelve horses from the Essex troop at Fort Jackson particl pated in the six-event program. > The summary: ? Hunters under saddle class?Woi I by Brltanicus, from Montpelier, Va. * stables of Mrs. Marlon DuPont Scott; f second, Astoria; third, Esther Morn ing, Miss Willie) ml no Kirby, Bedfort Hills, NrYr r' . Open to all class?Won by Hotten 1 tot of the Essex Troop team; second t Snow Plow, Mrs. W. C. Belcher, Lake i vllle, <?onn:; third. Pickles, Mrs. W. F Buckley, Sharon Conn. 1 (Please turn to page two), ; Bridge Worker ! Falls To Death - ? Coroner Pnrdy Lee announced Sai nrday afternoon following an inrestl gallon of the death of John Henr James, age 21, employed on the cor etruction of the new Wateree rlvc bridge, he would not cgll an inques James, according to the corone f slipped on the surface of the brldg >f pavement, dropped through an opei k ing and plunged 40 feet into the lc p waters of the river late Friday gfte noon. Bftdge workers and offlcei tr from the sheriffs office dragged ~tt y river and recovered the body a fe h hours later. The coroner declkr? that- in his opinion. James etth n drowned or died from-a heart atta< t uu> ^nc*?tato* l*? *n"1 ruiii ItecHUHo the United States government believes that the morale of the people of the nation can best be maintained at a high level through recreation^ and sport programs, the steeplechase program which will be Inaugurated at Southern Pines on * March 14 will be of added significance thla year. Three events will be offered iQ the Carolines, the Sandhills at Southern Pines, the races at Aiken on March 21 and the Carolina cup classic here on Manoh 28. Harry D. Kirkover, of this city, one of the foremost proponents of equestrian sports in the east and southeast*, views the coming schedule of steeple (events with a goon sense of optimism. According to Mr. Kirkover, this spirit Is manifested ull up the line, including Aiken, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, centers of steeplechase racing. There Is a general feeling that barring the unexpected in the form of a larger catastrophe in the war, . the steeplechase program this season should be featured by quantity and quality in entries and increased enthusiasm oh the part of the publlo. " The Virginians' horse show, scheduled to be held at North Fletcher's stables on Saturday, March 21, will i feature a large field of entries from outstanding stables in and about Camden, as well as entries from Aiken, Southern Pines and other points in in the southeast. There being no conflict in dates of the horse show events in this area, the Virginians' classic should be outstanding In point of the number of entries and public interest. This should be true of the entire schedule of spring and early summer events. Speaking of the Springdale course, ? Mr. Kirkover declared that physical i ly ,it was in the best condition It ever i has been. The jumps have all been ' revamped and everything in the big ? racing plant freshened up for the i race classic of the south in the Caroi Una cup on Saturday, March 28. At the stables^of Mrs. Marlon duPont Scott, William "Billy" Jones, i who hag charge of Mtb. Scott's string, ! has fourteen horses and. expects at least eight more to arrive shortly. This will give Mrs., Scott at least twenty-two, which is the largest number she has had in Camden in recent ,' years. Mr. Jones and family have rented the Brunson home on Mill , street for the remainder of the seai Bon* . * I Mrs. Fay Ingalls, of Hot Springs, Virginia, has five horses at the Scott . stables and expects four more to ar{ rive in a few days. W. Burling Cocks I is trainer for Mrs. Ingalls. The Cocks j are making their residence iif the Olover home on north Broad street. l At the Kirkover stables at Springf dale, Jim Ryan bag twenty-nine . horses at present and expects n&e j additional, which will bring his string . to the largest he has had - in some time. Included In the Ryan list are ~ horses of Paul Mellon, of Upperrille, l Virginia; Richard K. Mellon, of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Esther duPont Weir, . of Wilmington, Delaware, and others. . t The Barrington stables of Chicago, I have' twenty-flve horses listed and the (Please Com to p?|e tfcwe) .. . r> : NaziTorpedoes Can't Sink1 Camden Youth Nagi submarines which have simk many vessels off the AtlantkUeoMt of this country Just can't seam to flak William C. Bradford, Camden bora youth, Who had two ships shot from under hhn. E Tb? tot occasion wai when I- 6,685 ton tanker Allen Jackson was y torpedoed off the North Carolinat the middle of January. ' Young Bradr ford survived to join the prow of the j t. 8,408 ton tanker, China Arrow, whieh^ r, went down, last Thursday morning ;e He and the reat of the China Arrow's a- crew of 87 were landed~mt* at aDsly aware Port. r- ?Bradford la a grandson of Mr. and rs Mrs. W. U Md&owsli, Hampton Arete nue,: this city. He was born in Ciunw den on October 11, 1920, his >d having been Miss Mary McDowell sr who is the wife of Harry L. 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