The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 01, 1946, Image 1
Writer Warns Camden Of Imperative Need
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, WDAY, MARCH 1, 1946
NUMBER 50
in.' ' Visions Camden As Outstanding Molical Center If Memorial Wing Provided Hospital
• ki
lys Lack Has Caused Many
[orsemeh To Go Ekewhere
ter
For LeziiMtton, Ky.
iMafaxme Dn>lorM Con
ditions In CanfdoB *.
imden’* need of s modem fire-
Df hotel hss never been ^ more
Qgly m&nlfeet than during the
bent season, when scores of weal,
people, who desired to spend the
here because of Camden’s One
strain facilities, snch as unexcell-
fgteeplediase and flat tracka for
home shows, bupter trials,
hunt, schooling areas, polo, etc.,
gone. elsewhere. l>ecause Cam-
had nothing to offer In adequate
extensive accommodatloiaa.
herees a few short rears ago
[idea had sufficient accomodations
though they were not of the
pt modem type. The famous Kirk-
now a min, the Hobklric, which
ceased to exist and the present
iting Court Inn were all avail-
The Inn,* under new manage^
it this eeason Is limited as to the
Pber of guests it can accommodate
does not by any means serve to
Camden’s most;, pressing prob
one realises the imperative need
Dcreased hotel facilities here more
Harry D. Klrkover. dean of the
equestraln cohmy and the man
pat Camden on the horse nup.
rersl weeks ago, while chatting
a newspaper writer, |fr. Kirk-
was greeted by H. F. Rnney of
sore, and who la editor of The
Ad Horse and Held secretary of
lilarrtand Horse Breeders' aasocla-
Discuaslng tbe horse program
Mr.’Klrkover newt-
Mr. Finniey expireand his re-
at the apparettt*slttmp lif Camden
tlge aa a horse' adtmi^ .center
suted that up to this year that
I trend in equlstraln activities had
^ys been toward Camden, but this
it is toward Aiken. And the
(Continued oa MHrt past)
UstOf
liGrasTo
Most Unique
ibf From Nylms Hoae
To A Cute little Lnre
Piffie
Mulberry Polo
Team To Battle
Camden Quartet ^
Old Rivals Of 1941 Titk
Series WiU Meet
Sunday Tilt •
Manslaughter Hea Bringa.
Ten Year Prison Sentence
Picking up where they left off back
In Ifll the Mulberry quartet of polo
talent will battle the Camden TaMrw-
Jackets at Kirkwood field next Smi-
day afternoon in what promises to be
a give-and-take battle ^wlth the so-
called experts picking the plantation
riders to cop.
It will be recalled that back some
four years ago these two teaiu battl
ed for tbe polo championship with
Mulberry winning. Three members of
that diampionshlp quartet will be in '
the Mulberry colors next Sunday,
they being David Williams, Jack Dan-
lels and Carl, LUdttfoot Either Mc
Dermott or Hill wllk be tbe fourth
member of Sunday's, lineup.
Tbe Tellowjacket lineup, while
purely imitative at this time, may
see Bnbber DuBoee at No. 2, Cyril
Harrison at No. 8, Joe Bates at No,
4 and Bums playing the No. 1 shot
in flie event that BuBoee doea not
play John Hill will play No. 1 for
the Jackets. The chances are that
both DuBoee and Hill will see action
during the afternoon.
The game will start at 8 o’clock
Sunday afternoon with Thomas Dan-
lids again at the mike. The game
against Augnata at Augusta last Sun
day was .cancelled because of rain.
In <Mder to give the fane Intorma-
tlon at to the players who will tib
seen In action next Sunday In thq
Oamdeh-Mnlberry tUt, the following
brief sketches are presented.
David Williams, Jr.. (Mulberry) 84
years of age, has played (hundeo polo
for the past ten years. He played tor
Culver Military abdemy when attmd-
Ing that hutltutlon. Later when at
Tale he played wltii the Tale varalty
Bernard M. Baruob. famous finan
cier, . unofficial advisor to Prealdenta,
statesman and philanthropist, caiM
back to tbe city of bis birth last week
Thursday.
Arrivl^ here at noon from his
Georgetown estate^ Mr. Baruch visit
ed the borne of the late Mannes
Baruch, where he- greeted relativee
and friends. Later he resnmed his
Journey to C!harIotte where he wss a
speaker at the Brothm-hood meeting
held at the Hotel Charlotte* that eve-
nhJg.
Mr: Baruch has an Increasing re
spect for the ‘United States. Its con-
stitntlon and Its Institutions.
"Where else could I have had the
opportunity I had but here In Amer
ica,’’ he said. "I was bom In Camden
during the terrible days of the Be*
constmotlon era. Where but In Ai
lea could I have had the chnaae 1
did. I love this nation and have great
bHIT”----oowfldencA In our innate strength and
HfVM nas reeanny courage to acoompIUh* tremendous
tie mardi gras ball to be given at
jCourt Inn on Tuesday, March 5th,
not only feature some unique
Ames but the prizes that are to be
rded are more than unique.
Dr Instance, someone is going to
I a beautiful orchid, and someone
will receive a bottle of cham-
tte.
ttd another prize—don’t crowd
-win be a pt^r of nylon hose,
if you like music, there will be
Dike Jones album.
Ad if you are a dog lover that
tin puppy will be your choice.
Dd to add to the eccentricity of
[prize list, it might be mentioned
some one is going to get a nice
piggie someone else a cute little
l>ie and someone else a turkey.
from Munich, Germany after service
as a Mustang pilot la the Eighth Ah’
Force All-Star 357th Fighter Squad
ron which escorted bombdrs to Ber
lin and other German war centera.
John H. (Jack) Dani^, (Mulberry)
St. Paul, Minn., and Camden, Former
Captain of Tale’s championsblp team.
Outstanding Indoor player In many
(Plssss tvn to pags two)
Schlosburg Hotel
At Crescent Beach
Damaged By’Blaze
Adjoining Hotel, Crescent
Beech, Is Destroyed In
Early Momkif Fire
r. Clifton J. Allen
[Guest Speaker On
IS “^ptist Hour”
Clifton j. Allen, of Nashville,
lessee, will bring to the WIS
ptist Hour” a oomblpatlon of ra-
ministry and pastoral experience
130 Sunday morning, Mardi 8, It
been announced by the Radio
^mlitee'of the Southern Baptist
lentlon.
■ to his duties as Editor-
|Swretary of the Baptist Sunday
Board, Dr. Allen serves as a
Jber of the Committes on the
led Series of the Intoruational
icil of Religiona EducaUon.
juslc on the "Baptist Hour" la by
[Bawist Umr Choir, JcAtn D. Hoff-
^ Wrector>q5d Goerge L. Hsm-
OrganUL ^e "Baptiat How"
be beard everyNdneday morning
over WIS (ll^kaoeydea.)
^ (>08s Wonter
„ Give Address ,
Fty Bryan, a tormor school
per at Bsrboursvllle, W. Vs., who
L, months as a hospital rocrea-
the Alaskan theater
the speakor at the
u Rotary cfaih on Thura-
and wlH address the
b^^ub at their meeting Tues-
Ai* Joined the Red Croea
»« aM much of her flaw during
lAmslM affUlation was spent
army hospital ship
mrtved In the SUtoa
luary i*4g_
• teacher at Barbows-4
- She Is a grndnats
ooUege at HuntlngtflM.
I Charleston. W. Va. She
^ ^ Barbowsvllls D.
The Ocoan Strand hotel at Orescent
Beach, owned by the Schloaburg
brothers of this city was damaged to
the extent of fS,0<H) and the Crescent
Beach hotel alining city was com-'
'pletely destroyed In sn early morning
fire on the mmnlng of Fobmary 80.
- L. H. Schlosburg received word of
the fire a^ 5 o’clock Wednesday morn
ing and left immediately for the
Beach. Upon hla return he stated tbat
some of the windows, doors and sid
ing of the building had been burned
The fire started In the Crescent
Beach hotel which adjoins the Ocean
Strand, the building being about 150
feet apart FVmiture and other equip-
m'eht stored In the Crescent Beach
structure was also destroyed, there
not being sufficient time to remove it
Tbe Cresemit Beach hotel was own
ed by C. J. Gasque, who atotes that
the loss la only partially covered by
insurance. Gaaqne plans to build a
small structure of concrete blocks.
The Iocs to the Ocean Stimnd Is
covMred by insurance.
Display Red
Cross Posters
The publicity unit of the Ker.
Shaw county Chaptsr, AaMHemr
Rsd .Cross, acknowledgee with
thanks the courtesy of the mem
bers of Troop 54t Boy Boouta, in
placing the peslere and .^jstedew
cards eH the Red Cross eantpmgn
in the buaineas housec of Cantden.
It is the request of the publieity
committee that buatnecc nten dl^
play these peetsra In the windows
of thsir stores or offieee.
Thank you.
I -
Baruch Visits
Krthplace; Pnuses*
American Institution
Fnmoua Nnthre Son Sajra This
Nation la Ono Of Grant
Opportonitioa
things tf we use only half the tense
God gave us.’’
Mr. Baruch emphasized his state
ment that the pation will be able to
get along on a high-level production
basis until all groups and Interests
become confident that they are being
treated fairly and that np one such
group or interest Is being allowed to
suffer In order to glVe unfair advan
tags to some other.
Mr. Baruch, handsome, vigorous,
and erect at 75, said he felt that
since he has no official position in
government he was reluctant at this
time to comment upon current hap
penings both in the domestic and
international fields, although he
keeps In close contact with such
happenings and has a personal ac-
quaintanoe with many of the prin
cipals in the various governments.
The famous South Carolinian said
be got In some "pretty good shoot
ing” down at tls Country place. The
first day he went out, he said, he
(PlesM torn to pago two)
Hiltkm SontMiced. Har*
riott Trio WUl App^l
Their CottwietTon
mes Hilton, charged with the
n slaying of Johnny Eastman
e color^ eeetlon of west Cheanut
^ t, pleaded guilty to a man-
alriigbter charge in criminal court
new this week and was slmtepced to
tb^Mnitentiary fw ten yeara,^‘
Hflttm and Bbuttman were close
friends and the shooting followed an
evening of heavy drinking. Hilton
claimed tlmt Eastman was shot when
he grabbed a revolvm- that he, HIH-
-on, was handing him. Police however,
proved tbat the direction of the bul
let disproved this statement
Harrletta Appeal Caae
Three colbred men, Elisha, Llsha
and Willie Harriott, charged with
high and aggravated assault upon K.
C. Smith, a white man, on Rutledge
street here January 8€, were found
gnllty by. a Jury. Ellaha and Llsha
were eentenced te CO dajrs on the
chalp gang and WUlle drew 80 days.
Tim' three men were defended by
attol|ney Ctlnt Graydon of Oolumbia,
WIm'announced an appeal to the state
anpreoe oourt
Moirli John Nabb, charged with
the theft of a Cherrtdel auto was
glveot a 18 months lenteime hut the
ceeqk shortened this to 80 days with
the, balance of the time suspended
and a tWe year probation period pro
vided.
Mint Support Hie Wife
Leonard Branham was eenteneed to
one year on the chain gang upon Se-
Ing adjudged guilty of wife abandon
ment and nonwupport. 'Tile court
stipulated that the sentence will not
become operative as long aa Bran
ham pays $80 a month to his wife.
Jeasle Brown paid a fine of $100
for assault upon J. G. Gregory with
(Pleaae ton to pace two)
Got The Tools
Bst He Missed
The Garden Plat
Survey Reveals 80 Per Cent
Prefer That Form of Tribute
Parent-Teacher
Meeting WUl Be
Held Here Today
Important fatheriaf aclied-
uled for grammar achool
auditorium at 3 p. m.
iSenate Member Of County
Delegatjoe Giwea Reasons
In Interwiew
Plans for the organization moot
ing of a Paront-Toachor sssoci-
ation in conjunction with the
white elty schools have boon com-
plotod.
At tho mooting which will ho
hold Friday, March 1. 1844, qt 3
p.m,, at tho grammar school audi
torium, thoro will bo proeont an
offioor of tho state organization
and a speaker who will generally
dlscuaa tho field of achool and
homo cooperation.
*rho Joint Rotary-Kiwanis oom-
mittoo sponaoring tho organiza-
tion, expects a large attendance
at this meeting. They report that
they have received the warm co
operation and support of both the
a^oel authoritiM and the par
ents. They feel that the need for
such an organization has been
keenly felt 6eth the school and
parent giwupe. In order that tha
organization may gat off te a fina
start, they join in urging all par-
anta, both fathara and mothara, to
bo on hand for tha masting.
Kenney Given
“Big Hand” For
Process Changes
Columbia Papwr Picturwa K«r>
ahaw Rapreaapitatiwa Ip A
Cbaractariatic Gaatnre
Isaac Gkwy WiU Uaa Pick And
Showel On the Cham
Gang Imtaad
Isaac Grey colored, found that
stealing lawn mowers, hedge clippers
and rakes was a costly baaiuess, so
far as .personal liberty Is conemed.
Grey, arrested by the Camden po
lice after he had taken a lawn mower,
a hedge clipper and a rake from the
H F. Speaks home on Mill street and
later entered the garage at the Allen
B. Kirby estate, Mtilhank, and re
peated hla collection of a mower, clip
pers and rake, will have one year of
diain gang affiliated to ponder over
the ways of the wicked.
Grey was arraigned In criminal
court on two seperate charges. He
drew a one year sentence on the
chain' gang for each offense, hot the
sentences are to run concurrently
WAR IS NEVER OVER
FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
Newberry Store
Has New Manager
Jopcph B. KeUcyt
VetMTUBf Herw To Take
Charge
Joseph B. Kelley has arrived In
Camden to take over the manage-
ment of the local J. J. Newberry
store.
Mr. K^ey, married, has been with
tha Newbenr company for ton yew
tot for the past three years has
hew in the aervlce, spending, two
yean ovenean. .
He was recently diacharito
CharleaUm aad dm Newberry com
pany assigned him to thd manage
ment of the local store. Before going
Into aerfloe he' was manager ot the
Newberry store at South Boston. Vir
gin
Miaa Florence Padgett, field repre
sentative of the southeast area of the
American Red Croea was the speaker
at a meeting of Red "Cross officials
and workers, held at the Thomas
Tavern last week Monday.
Her talk proved of much interest
to the listeners. She said in part:
“Too have probably wondered and
heard people say—the war la over.
VRiat more doea Red Crocs have to
do? The answer to that question is
Red Grom Is aUll fighting five major
battles. They are: For- men overseas,
for men in the hospitals, for the re
turned veteran, f<Mr the''vlctlma of
war, and for our own here at home.
For thq men oveseas. . The War
Dept estimates we wW have In the
armed forces on Manm lat 184t, 5.-
160,000 men in servicer Sept 80, 1848,
2,180.000 men In service, and March
31, 1847, 8,01f,000 men la service^
"The Red Chroes will maintain about
600 clubs for the men overseas.
There are two types of clubs, 'On-
Posi’ elaba and 'X>ff-Post’ clubs. ‘On-
Post’ cluba ara found on military
enratlons, they provide recreatkmal
opportuaity and they have snack hara
On Octohw Ist by permission Of the
War Department the Red Cross dis
continued charges fof all nacks sarv.
ad in the on-poets cluba. The *Otf-
Poat’ clato are found In the leave
areas, they provide to go when
oar servicemen ang'women are on
leave, charges are made in the cCf-
post clubs where meals ara sgrvad
a function of Uia dnb .faefUties.
Reersatioiial: Troops la ooenpatkui
forces tend to be more restleaa titan
they were at tha peak of war. Ufa
on a Pneifle island may be a drab
exiateaca, aad wImb houMalckness
seta In Germany and A^aa aren’t
mndi hatter. Bod Cross oOsrs moyio
"«®ber of tha Barbonnviila D.I " — .. madi hattar. Rod Cross qlte
and Baatarn Star Ch^ptw M. I DtiVB CBr«fB!l7*--8tlfB B UfB. theaters. cUmmohnsf,..
doughnut kltchsns, Infonnatlon cen
ters aad many other rsereatlottal tap
cilities to help past the time while
they are dreStong of returning home.
ClubinobUee will contlnnes to visit the
men still In Isolated places and oftar
refreshment and recreational faclUp
ties.
'"Through chapters wa will continue
to serve men and their faiplHes hy
giving financial assistance on tha
basis of need, advico aad asalstanoe
In solving family problems, emerg
ency comqmnlcatloiu and welfare
InquirhM between famtUea and men
in tte armed torces.
"Red Ooes field directors ’fre
sometime (^led local trouble shoot
ers. thsf're <m the Job, right with the
men, ready at all times to help In
every wny they can.
"The War Department estimates we
will have la the hospitals on March
lat. 288.000 men. June 80th, 1848.
188.000 men aad oa Jnne 80, 1847,
86,000 men.
Red Gross imovldes two types of
workers to assist la hospitals. The
Red Cross social workers aaalat tha
dooton In halpfatg tha patients recov
er tiielr.healtk and also prapara them
for rfOarning to ctvlllan life. The
hoeplttd workers are aaslstad la their
work by volnhtaer "Gray Ladlea,”
theeo Isdias are trained to work tn
the hoanitsta and are activa In the
reoondttlsning and rghahUltatton pro
grams 4g tha army aad navy. The Red
Ooes eaau and hoepltal councils co-
brdfaiata ttia work of conunualtr
eluhs, hdgea, «Amrehea aad other local
orgaalwtiOns la aapplying nearby
hospitals aad caps wtth, ssrvloea aad
sapplamantary agnlpmaat. Ihn^nra,
plaaoa, suniwoms, aad recreational
Iteau UBS given to auko tho days
hrightiB tho man Ml
(OsntinMt on nant faga)
The Cotambla Raoord, anitor data
of Fetouary 81 sarriaa a tlx column
picture of Sooth CaroMaa repreesnt*
atfves who are active In the bold
house fight against traditions In as
sembly.
Pictured prominently in tha gronp
it Representative Robert M. Kennedy,
Jr., of this city who Is show In a
characteristic argumentlve mood.
’The caption under the group pic
ture reads as follows:
This year’s South C!ar<Hlna House
of Representatives It regularly vo^
ing to change tradition processes in
tbe General Assembly and shown
here are three members who have
been among the leaders In the new
aggressiveness’ In the House.
"At the left is Representative R.
M. Kennedy of Kershaw county, In
the. center represetatlVe Obarlea N.
Plowden of Clarendon and at the
right Representative Winston C.
Pearey of (tolleton.
"Other are leaders among what
some call the 'bold boys’ of the
House, and In the voting, major
ities of considerable else have at
times been rsipjorded in behalf of leg
islation or maneuvers, sponsored by
this group.
"Today for example, Plowden led
a successful move by which the
House rejected the SsMte version of
the approprlatloiia bill and retorted
the original House version. And re
cently his more to amend the Gtm-
eral Assembly’s rules to do away
with tbe present /tree conference’
system was dopted in the House by
a large margin and was considered
a aigniflcant move against the ’tradl-
(Pleaae turn to page ten)
Qty May E^age
Special Of fleer
To Curb Motorists
ITniffic And Pnridnf Rnfuln-
tiom Hbwb Becomn Fare*
At frBBBPt ‘
If the people of Kershaw county,
especially the fathers and mothers of
the brave South Carolinians who
made the supreme sacrifice in world
wars I and II, approve of the sugges
tion of Senator W. T. Redfearn, Cam
den may become one of the outstand
ing medical centers In the state.
Senator Redfearn, who has been
spending months in listening to the
people expressing their wishes in re
gard to what kind of a memorial they
deelre provided for the heroic dead
of Kershaw ooonty, has found that
fully 80 percent would like to see a
living memorial in the form of a boa-
pital.
Senator Redfearn has a bfll pend
ing in the legislature at the present
thne setting aside $71,000 to be used
in the erection of a suitable mfmorial
This amount with a grant of from 85
to 75 percent of the eoets of any
building In connection with medical
care would give Kershaw county be
tween $250,000 and $800,000 to be ex
pended for this t]rpe of a memorial.
The present (Camden hospital rep
resents an Investment of some $800,-
000. The Camden hospital hat a med
ical staff of which the elty and-oonn-
ti* can well be proud.
Therefore, says Senator Redfearn,
'we have la our present hospital the
nucleus for the establishment ot a
medical center repfueentlng an In
vestment of over half a million dol-
lars.
In an Interview given to the Heath
News .Bureau Senator Redfearn dla-
cuased the meaaorial wing project at
lesffth, atatlig fbat he is fully In ac-
co^ w^h the 80 percent who had
asked for a memorial hospital.
He referred to the value of the
(Please turn to fugu thrss)
“Learn To Fly”
Contest Announced
By Hoffer Service
The Hoffer Flying aervlce. located
at Woodward field here, has Inaug-
ersted a “learn to fly" contest whlto
provides for 16 boors flight Instruc
tion end flights over Camden as
awards.
Any Camden high school student
over 18 years of age before Ajurll 26.
1948 and who Is in good scholastic
standing and does not have any phy
sical handicaps Is eligible to partici
pate.
Some $180 in flight instruction and
airplane rides will he awarded ln. .the
contest. The first prise will be 10
flight lesson# of one half hour each,
2nd prize, 8 flight lessons. 3rd prise,
4 lessons, 4th. 6th. 8th, 7th and 8Ui
prizes will he 2 flight lessons and
the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th prises
will be a ride over Camden In a (hib
cruiser airplane.
Prizes will he awarded <m the
merits of an essay, "Why I Want to
Fly”, and must he the original work
of the entrant
The Hoffer Flying service whlto is
under the direct supervision of -Je
rome Hoffer, Jr.. Is operating a splen
did flying school at the Woodward
field. At the present tinm the aervlce
<H>crates a repair and maintenance
unit, a flying service whereby imyone
can be Qown anywhere and
tk>n In flying. Anwngementa are be
ing made to take over a dealership
on some ontstandfaig; line of alraraft
Mrs. Wylio6lieom
Takes Charge Of
Badness District
Mm Hm ImportBMt Unit In
DriwB For Rad Gmaa
Fnnd
Acting under orders of Mayor F.
N. McCtorkle, plans are being formu
lated for the putting into service a
special traffic officer whose doty will
be to see that all traffic regulations
on the ordinance - records are sntoro-
ed.
The action of the maymr followed
a personal Inrsaflgation Into the
wholssale flagrant violation of stop
signal both electrical and sflent aa
well as parking In hrtolbited aoues
and in speeding and the <riippteg of
corners am wsU as malting U tma
between block totersactions and In
prohibited areas.
In the past several months the mot
orists have been running haywire,
paying qo attsatlon te agnlatloMf
hnd ss a result there have neeu voet-
ferloos complaints, whldi reeuKed hs
the mayor waking a personal lavusti-
gaUon Into the matter.
Many cltissns recajQ that a
jmn ago when E. B. (Beck) Rnsa^
was OB tha ptHloe luroe aad —gegtd
U mm fear)
Solicitation of the bualnees section
of the cHy in the Bad Cross Fund
campaign, which starts today, has
been placed in the hands ^ Mrs.
Wylie Sheorn, as gg tMs
Important committae.
The campalgB. so tar as the "ad
vance gift drive” la waU under way,
Clialrman R. M. Kennedy, Jr., of thM
Important unit, having gottaii away
to a good start At last report tha
progress made was most aatMytag
and a lost mluata spurt Is expactad
to bring this fart of tto program to
a ancceoaful Maas. -
*1110 executes eommlttaa Is de
termined to bring the fund drive to
e snecemful climax heforo the end
of March.
Changie Hour Ftfir
Borne Guard Dt^a
Captain %'0. Ctytoni'announ-
oad this urlafc that Mia heu* for
Home Guard drills hoe bean
ehanged from 7:80 p. as. to 8 p.
m. All msmbsrs af Mw local Unit
are requastod to bear tMa ahanfs
in mind and aro urged to attond
these mssthns.