The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 03, 1942, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 84 ( AMDEN, SOUTH CARojlMAJFRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1942 ? ?~ NUMBKK I
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Army Gives Up
Take 0
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pear that the army was to tnke
over the famous Sprlngdale race
track area for flying field purpoBos
was eliminated Monday morning when
Captain Henry Huglln, Post Commander
for the Southern Aviation
company aviation school here announced
that plans to use t^is historic
area had been abandoned and that
a needed landing field was to be provided
on a site some thirteen miles
north of Camden.
The subjecV of the conversion of
the Sprlngdale " course was uppermost
at the Carolina cup races last
Saturday and there was a preponderance
of feeling of regret over the
possible passing of this track and
the ommission of the Carolina cup
race for at least the duration of the
war.
At no time has there been any
spirit of reluctance on the part of
the owners of the area to part with
the racing layout, all agreeing that if
the ub6 of the course as a flying field
would aid the government, they were
happy to acquiesce.
Captain P^uglln, in a statement to
the Camden News Service Monday
morning said, "You can quota me an
saying that we do not contemplate
the use of the Sprlngdale race track
as a landing field at this time. We
do not require It for present needs as
we have made arrangements to secure
an auxiliary field some thirteen
miles north.
Captain Huglln said that serious
consideration had been in evidence
regarding using the race course for
an auxiliary field, as it offered many
conveniences required for the purpose.
However, after weeks of searching
about to find a site that would fit
the needs of the aviation post, a
* field was located north of the post
which can be adapted nicely to the
needs thereof.
The threat of losing Sprlngdale has
been uppermost lq the minds of all
Camden people as well as the thousands
who come here for the equesI
trian events. It was realized that if
the course was taken over by the
army it would mean the virtual elimination
of steeplechase racing in Camden.
It would also effect the horse
shows, hunter trials, polo and other
winter activities.
The passing of the threat, as indicated
in the statement from Cap
tain^ lluglin today will be greeted
with general approval, not only in
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I "State" In Fine"
I Tribute To Camden
Under the caption "Camden Carries
I On" the Columbia State pays a splenI
did tribute to Camden business sense
I and determination, as follows:
H "Mixing good business sense and
I determination with keen publicity,
I Camden has carried on its winter
H resort program this year far better
I than most and in such a fashion that
I this season can be marked down on
I the successful side of the ledger.
"The polo program? Camden has
I Rone a long way towards making polo
I a "crowd" game?is probably the
I longest and one of the most unusual
I in the country. The boys, most of
I them residents of Qapiden or nearI
by communities, started play to OcH
tober and will continue for at least
I another^ month. The early start was
I to give* the thousands of soldiers tn
I the area last faH a chance to see the
m s&mee, and the season wilt continue
I pretty well into warm weather since
I attendance has - continued good.
"Polo, of course, la Just one CamI
den's varied resort activities. Horse
I shows and race meets have also done
I their share to keep up Interest.
P "And the Carolina Cup, top event
its kind In this country, drew one
the most colorful crowds in history
last week. The crowd, in else.
*as not the largest in. history of the
classic, but, even no, was quite satisfactory.
"Added tq an this has-been the
return of Camden to tiro ,11st of progressive
towns which have attracted
baseball teams for spring trainingThe
Toronto Maple Leafs, only . Class
** team training oatgttn IWMa.
have found facilities ? and
CamdenHdipraHy within
a few day* win f"1*
in thom spring games needs to <
team Into playing form."
Plan To
Iver Race Track
Harrison To Try
For Record Sunday
Can
he do it?, Cyril Harrison, *even.goal
polo player, and coach of the
Camden polo club will be on the spot
next Sunday when his Palmetto riders
battle the crack 102nd cavalry
foursome from Fort Jackson.
| For Harrison will be out to total
at least six goals during the game.
This will set a field record for the
present season and according to the
records of the past six years on file
'with the public relations bureau, will
be a record for that period also.
! Harrison has shot five goals a game
1 on a number of occasions while CharI
l\e DuBose has a record of two such
I stellar-shooting performances. It will
be recalled that last 8unday Jack
Daniels, the St. Paul, Minn., player
who wore the silks of Ole' Mulberry
! put the ball between the uprights five
' times. However, two of them were
gift shots and while they figure in
the scoring Just as much as goals
shot from action, Harrison and DuBose
have live-goal marks In which
only action or field goals were listed.
Harrison will have the one hundred
per cent cooperation of his three fellowteam
members in his effort to post
six or more goals. Kirby Tupper is
to play the No. 1 position for the
Palmettos, DuBose the No. 2, and
Llghtfoot the No. 4 or backing positlon.
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On the team that will battle the
Palmettos and seek to prevent Harrison
from making the record he
seeks will be Major D. McGrath, the
well-liked and skilled leader of the
102nd cavalry riders. With Major McGrath
will be Lieutenant Brown and
Lieutenant. Edgerton while the^No.
,4 position will be taken care of by
Joe Bates of Wateree.
There remains some six or seven
games yet to be played in the 19411942
polo season schedule. With goo
weather prevailing, the attendance at
these games should mark a new high.
' Just what effect the war situation
will have on the polo sport another
season is difficul tto predict. To
date it has hit practically every club
a severe blow and the manner in
which the local club continues to offer
the sport on a high plane is a
source of wonderment to the polo
W?Cytil Harrison is one of the most
popular and skilled coaches the local,
club has had and the genial mentor
has won a wide following of fansi in
the immense crowds to come to Camden
weekly for the sport. men he
takes the field next Sunday to battle
the cavalry riders and go atter a ^"
scoring record It Is eate^ to?re<,1?|
that he will have many hundreds of
cheering fans about the arena to root
for him. *
Navy Officer To
Be Here April 6
Chief Fire Controlmau E.T. Ooley.
USN., will be at the post office building
in Camden all day on Monday,
April ?. for the purpose of persona y
interviewing young men who are "rested
In the regular Navy and
Naval Reserve.
All men between 17 and 60 years
or age are urged to see Chief Ooley
while he is in Camden and have him
explain the important role which they
have the to play in our
national wai* effort. Vast opportunities
are offered in the Naval ?enri^
men who are trained long
elflc lines may be ?bletn enter <*?
ri-erves with a petty officer rati?*re?u
information wUl be
able on the recently organlsed Navy
Construction company-^ regiment
made up of muSm* cunstrucwon wornto
do .bore duty outside ^continental
limits of the United
?red^frr-^
rating officer oon^rn.n^C.^
^ .Xayo?r^ to emmt to t|?e
'^w^nd not be clM to act!,.
into MIO the completion of the euriniy
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Rustic Romance
Wins Carolina Cup
Paul K. Motion, ot Pittsburgh, con
tinned IiIh stranglehold on the famous
Carolina Cup Saturday, when bla 8year
- old black gelding, Hustle Romance,
won the thirteenth running of
the historic steeplechase.
it was the fourth straight Victory
for Mellon's Rokeby Stable of Uppervllle,
Va., his Faction Fighter
having won the Carolina in 193t and
1940, and his Memory Lane, 2nd, being
victorious last year.
Rustic Romance was the fkvbrlte
Saturday because of his sweeping victory
in the Sandhills event at South*
em Pines, and you had to " put
down 83 to |2 on him. In the third
stretch of the race. Rustic Romance
pulled away from Captain BUI, owned
by A. A. Baldwin, ot White Post,
Va., which l\kd set a gruelling. pact
past the halfway mark and flnlttied
going away by two lenghths.
Hold Forth, owned by Mrs. Frank
M. Gould of New York, finished third.
Some of the bettors secured even
money on Rustic Romance, but most
fans got only 2 back for 3, with 5 to
6 to place and 2 for 3 to show. Hold
Forth returned 6 for 1 to win, 6 for
1 to place, and 6 for 1 to show.
A seven-horse field Btarted the Carolina
Cup after two entries, Sauntering
and Overcome, were scratched.
Captain Bill got away to a flying
start in the three-mUe grind over
timber, and at the quarter post it
was Captain Bill, Rustic Romance,
Coventry's Twist, Southern Soldier,
Black Sweep, Hold Forth and Cornels
Court in that order,
As they passed the halfway mark'
it was Captain Bill, Rustic Romancfe,
Coventry's Twist, Black Sweep, Southern
Soldier, Hold Forth and Cornels
Court. They hit tye third quarter
with Captain Bill still ahead, Rustic
Romance pulling closer, and Black
Sweep coming fast. The crowd grew
tense as Rustic Romance pulled &breast
of Captain Bill and they were
running neck and neck, Jump for
jump. But then the terriffic pace began
to tell on Baldwin's chestnut gelding
and he tired. Rustic Romance!
shooting into the lead. Then they
were stretched out in this order:
Rustic Romance, Captain Bill, Black
Sweep, Southern Soldier, Hold Forth
and Coventry'^ Twist, with Cornels j
Court far behind.'
Rustic Romance was still leading
the pack when Black Sweep went
down and Southern Soldier pulled up
closer. Hold Forth made a. strong
bid near the last hurdle and as they
hit the finish line after the dash down
the straightaway it was Rustic Romance,
Hold Forth, and Captain Bill
in the 1-2-3 spots. The time was 5:47,
considered good.
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Britanicus Wins
Horse Show Honor
Britanicus, a big chestnut gelding
from the Montpelier stables of Mrs.
Marion DuPont Scott was given the
championship blue at the thirty-second
annual Camden horse show at
the DuPont Scttt estate show grounds
Thursday afternoon. Reserve honors
went to Miss Ebo, a bay maTe entered
by Mrs. Fay Ingalls.
There were eleven classes shown
to a large crowd of horse lovers of
the vicinity and from other points
In the mid-South winter resort area,
including Aiken, Southern Pines,
PInehurst, Columbia, etc.
Judging was conducted by Mr. and
Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark of Westbury,
Conn.
Frozen North, M. A. Richards Mellon
entry, took top honors in the
best steeplechase type .class; Tony,
owned by Wn Ann L' Wick, was
first In the larger utility driving class,
while Miss Ebo took first in the lighter
group of entries of the same class.
Astoria was winner in the hunter,
gresp or qualified class? Britanicus
in the working hunter class; Miss
Ebo"in the owners hack class; Cyril
i Harrison's Justa Tot in the polo pony
class. ? . -Vs ??;-;
Britanicus was again winner in
the open hunter class, Miss Ebo in
the drive, rid# and Jump competition
and Easter Morning, owned by Miss
Wilhemfne Kirby won in the hunter
hack -class.
Britanicus took, top honors In the
Corinthian class. -
la the horsemanshtp class It was
necessary to stage two events. In
group Miss PatrMa
Rei* BfdMjP^Jp-otfcsr
Augusta Tigers
Play Here Today
"The Augusta Tigers of the Bailey
League will play the Toronto Maple
I^eafs at the Camden ball park this
afternoon, game time being 3 00
o'clock.
This game will bo the fourth of the
spring training schedule of the International
Leauguers. It will be the
first honie game in which the Loafs
will have to extend themselves to
win. The first game, against the University
of South Carolina, proved a
romp for the pro-pasflmers. The game
with Clemson on Monday was an airtight
affair with Toronto nosing out
a two to one victory by reason of a
daring steal-home by Burgess Whitehead
fn the eighth inning.
Friday's game will find the Leafs
stepping into faster company when
they tackle Sally leaguers and should
attract a large crowd of fans from
Camden as well as the surrounding
area. At the Clemson game Monday,
scores of fans came from Kershaw,
Bethune, Bishopvllle, and other points.
On Easter Sunday, Camden will
have .the second Sunday baseball
game of its history, the Maple Leafs
playing the Wilmington, Delaware,
club with game time at 8:00 o'clock.
Business Manager Lee MacPhall
of the Toronto team has returned
from Florida where he was successful
In securing several pitchers for
the Leafs. The call for war service
took a number of MacPhall's most
promising slabmen and resulted in
the Florida trip, in the hope that he
would be able to secure some promising
hurlers.
following the Sunday game with
Wilmington, the next home game
wll be on Tuesday, April 7, when
thfc Albany club of the New York
state league plays here. On Thursday,
April 9, the Columbia team of
the Salley League will be here for a
game and the schedule will close on
Friday, April 10, with the Leafs meeting
the Scranton, Pennsylvania team
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Whitehead's Steal Won Game
Burgess Whitehead, Toronto seoond
baseman, stole home in the eighth
Inning to give the Maple Leafs a 2
to 1 decision over a surprisingly alert
Clemson college team here Monday
afternoon.
Clemson scored In the fifth when
Berry tripled to send Wright, who
had singled, home with a run that
looked as big as a mountain to the
Leafs who for seven rounds desperately
sought to solve the delivery of
tlje collegian pitchers. Toronto had
runners on first and second with none
out in the fifth but Jessen, who was
pitching for Clemson caused Gregory
to pop to third, Russell to rqU an
easy grounder to the box antf^Then
struck out Whitehead.
Davis started on the hill for Toronto
and yielded four hits, two coming
In the fifth when Clemson scored.
McCabe took over the hurling in
the sixth and while no hits were made
from his delivery he was In trouble
in the sixth but managed to squirm
out after the collegians had two sacks
populated.
Toronto tied up and won the game
in the eighth when Russell dopbldtt,
took third on Whitehead's single and
scored on Colan's long fly to center.
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Chase Scores Hit
As A Broadcaster
, Ralph W. Chase, prominent winter
resident of Camdezv has been receiving
the plaudits of his many friends
and admirers ovsr the splendid broadcast
that he presented over radio
station WIS last Wednesday evento**
? .
By arrangements mads by the Camden
Public Relations Bureau with Big
Smith, WIS sportscaster, Mr. Chase
was able to present a fine word-picture
of the Carolina Cup program
over an fllcht-minnta period*, beginning
at 6:S5 p. a. ??
Although it was the Initial appearance
of Mr. Chase before a radio
microphone, he eqoltted himself with
the skill of an old timer. He has aaexcellent
radio voice and his knowledge
of the horse race details enable
htm to.give aa Intelligent and*Interesting
broadcast . 'J.' i
Mr. Chase has been broadesethqr
the play-by-play description of the
polo games here this season and has
handled the microphone at several
public address activity stood him in
Tuesday Will Be 1
Defense Bond Day
Tuesday, April 7 will pot only bo
an ovontful day In Camden history <
in as much as It will feature the first I
air raid blackout, for not only will i
it be the first air raid blackout day '
but It will also bo Defense Bond I
Pledge Day. I
All over the state of South Caro- i
line Defense Bond Pledge Day is to (
be observed In a manner that state <
officials say will reflect favorably i
upon the patriotism of the common- 1
wealth. <
Defense Bond Pledge Day Is a day
on which evtlry income earner in the <
state will sign a pledge card agreeing i
to Invest a specific amount each week, j
each month, or on each pay day In j
United States savings bonds. Every- 1
one is asked to do this for It Is one <
of the Important means whereby civil- j
ians may help to win the war.
The state organisation calls attention
to the fact that South Carolina i
Is one of the first states to conduct
such a campaign. As a result, the eyes i
of the entire nation are upon the
Palmetto state and the results that
will be obtained will be of national
interest. 11
It Is the desire of the state organisation
to have this campaign
brought to the serious attention of
every man, woman, and Child that
all will help all that they can to earn
their "share in America".
Flying Post To
Have Open House
Army Day, Monday, April 6, will
be observed at the Southern Aviation
school flying field here with an 1
"open house" from 1:00 to 7:00
o'clock p. ra., according to an an- 1
nouncement today by Captain Henry
Huglln, post commander.
Captain Huglpc announced the entire
post with the exception of the
hangars, will be thrown open to visitors.
The regular routine of the post
will not be disturbed -or- Interrupted,
a fact which will be of much Interest
to visitors In as much as they will
be able to observe the method of
operation of this very Important flying
school. 0
Captain Huglin stated a cordial invitation
Is extended to all the citlxens
of the community and especially to ,
the families of the employees of
the school to come out and circulate
over the area and through the buildings.
This open house, while a part of a
national program at all flying schools,
forts, and other concentration areas,
also constitutes a sort of a first birthday
of the Camden air post. Students
went Into training there on March
22, 1941.
Police in Warning
To Bike Riders
With the rapidly Increasing use of
bicycles in Camden the police de- '
partment on Thursday Issued a warning
that bicycle riders must observe
the same traffic regulations as prevail
in regard to automobiles and other
vehicles. ,
Chief ,of Police Alva Rush has requested
The Chronicle to announce
that police will arrest bicycle riders
for violations of traffic rules and regulations.
The chief In particular emphasized
the fact that when blcycTea
are ridden at night they must hove
a light. There have been a number
of narrow escapes on the part of bl- I
Cycle riders from being run down by
motor cars because the blcyclee were
not equipped .with lights.
The chief called attenUfftxjM*0
the habit of many btoycle ride#* !*
using the left side of the street and
In pedaling through intersections
where stop lights require them to
come to a halt. In this Particular the
police report several aca4denta, none
of which, fortunately, wire serious.
ww have formerly had but
a dozen or so of btaycle riders we
now bare scores and Inside of a
month or so we will have hundreds
of people using bicycles aa a-means
of UauspurtaOOtt,^ said the chief. "I
want to call the attention of the bicycle
riders to the they must
have a light on thsli* bicycle if they
operate it after dusk; they must ride
on the right side of the stteet, and
they most?obe*nre the stop signs add
the traffic lights. Furthermore, tSe]
sMewattm are not bjgme paths.jyld]
City Prepares For
Air-Raid Blackout
All army-authorised air raid black>ut
will bo conducted In Camdeu aud
he mill vllljiKOH of Wateree and Hernltago
on the night of Tuesday. April
J, beginning at 11:00 o'clock and continuing
until approximately 9:30 when
it 1h expected that the all>clear tig.
ml will be aounded. To add color*
.o the affair and also to observe the ^
^ompletenosB of the blackout a squadron
of army bombera from Shawyteld
will present a simulated bombing attack
from the air.
This blackout program will be one
[>f the first extensive and oomplete
affairs to be offered In South Carolina
and already state officials, ol^ officials
and civilian defease nv<?*fiig
from other communities throughout
the state have expressed their intention
of being present to observe the ----working
out of the program.
Commander Halph N. Shannon, of
the KerBhaw county council for national
defense has called a meeting
of every unit head for Monday evening
at the American L<eglon Hall
where final Instructions and a checkup
will be made. Mr. Shannon in a
statement Thursday makes an appeal
to all defense workers and the ?IU- v
senry of the community that they co
operate In making this blackout a
success. "We In Camden should evidence
a degree of civic pride that?
will make our effort in defense protection
successful,' he said.
Two powerful air raid sirens recently
purchased by the city have
been Installed and according to Mr.
Shannon will be utilised for air raid
warnings exclusively. The fire elren
system will not be turned on. Mr,
Shannon states thai one of the new
powerful sirens has been installed on
a fifty-five foot pole on the corner of
Rutledge and Market streets and a
second at Chesnut and Lyttleton. He
requests that, following the blackout
program, his office be notified of any
area that the sound of the slrdhs did
not reach. In the event that there
are such areas additional sirens wilT^
be purchased %pd Installed, acoording
to Mr. Shannon*.?^, .
Announcement wag tffto tniAet*6aa"~ ~
the commanding: officers' headquarter#
that .Chapman H. Barrett will
attend the special school for civilian
defense which is to be conducted'hp '
Texas A. and M. College. Mr. Bar- '/jJ
rett Is leaving at once to attend this ^
school which -is the only one of its
kind in the United 8U(ee. He is one
of three from South Carolina being
appointed for this course. Upon his
return to Camden he will take over
complete charge of all activities of ?the
protection units of the county
council for national defense. . T
Mr. Bhaunon stated that the blaok(Please
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All-Year Golfing
Club Is Organized
For tee first time in its history
Camden can actually boast of hating ^
an "all-year golf club. ""V~
Effective April 10, the recent)? or- i
ganised Camden Country Club will
take over the Klrkwood golf course
and tennis courts and operate' the
same on a year-round has la.
Henry Q. Garrison has been t'tftsd
president of the new. club while H.
Grainger Gaither Is vice president and
Charles DeLoach secretary treasurer.
An appllcstion wan recently made
to the secretary of the state* atOolumhla
for a charter for thenew <j!ub?
the signers of the application being'
R. B. Pitta, Ralph M. Shannon, Frank
Wooten, Henry G. Garrison, William
I* Goodale, T. McKee D.
Walter Mabee,, H. GrslngSkiGaither,
Jonee.
The entire
uf tf
is due for a 0'f interest
carried out will include fragment
also in tennis. The'olub^hoSf'm'to
hnJn. charge of a steward at all tfcnee.
The Klrkwood course Is in "splendid