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C V. whunets camden-trained phalanx
CAPTURES $40,000 WOOD MEMORIAL
“Mother^ And ‘‘Bright Sword” Both
vWin To Cinnidete Triple
For JTra&^r Sylvester Veitch
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MRS. ESTHER DuPONT WEIR’S ROYAL GOVERNOR
TAKES $10,000 CHESAPEAKE TRIAL AT
HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND
PHALANX RATES NO. 1
According to a diapatch
from St. Louis, Phaianx, win«
nor of the Wood Momoriai iast
Saturday is a 2 to 1 favorite
to win tha KtWtuofcy Darby in
batting Commissioner John J.
Carroli's future book today.
The brown colt opened at 10 •
to 1, the current figure on Cos
mic Bomb, who was a 6 to 1
winter book choice.
Fifty thousand eight hundrt^ and
forty racing enthusiasts who' pack
ed* the Jamaica stands Saturday
have moVe reason than usual to
believe that they saw the winner
of the Kentucky Derby in action.
C. V. Whitney's Phalanx drove to
the wire in the $40,000 Wood Me
morial a length and a half before
B. F. Whitaker's Louisiana derby
winner, Carolyn A., who led Mrs.
John D. Hertz’ Owners Choice by
almost two lengths. Somewhere in
the same county, Marlet Stables’
Kerry finished fourth.
A firm choice with the patrons,
the stretch-running. Camden-con
ditioned son of Pilate from the
good mare Jacola ran the mile and
a sixteenth in the excellent time
of 1:48 4-6. This was not only the
fastest time of the current Jamaica
meeting, but the second fastest
edition of the Wood Memorial, at
this distance, having only been bet
tered by Count Fleet', who preceded
his triple crown victory of 1948 by
winning the Wood in 1:43.
Six previous winners of the
Wood have gone on to win the
“Run for the Roses” and there is
no doubt that Camden’s Phalanx
will hare g strong following in
the Kentucky classic on May 8.
In winning the Wood Memorial,
Phalanx added $81,826 to his earn
ings, which now total $90,415. For
Trainer Sylvester Veitch the Phal
anx win was his second of the
afternoon In the earlier feature,
The Tulip, Mother, 3-year-old gray
daughter of Mahmoud, piloted by
EMdie Arcaro showed her heels to
a smart field of fillies, winning by
three lengths over Walter P.
Chrysler’s Colslne.
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COMING ATTIUCTtONS
Haigfar Theatre
Comer Broad and Rutledge Bts
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Fri..6at., April 25-26
Charles Sarre'tt, Smiley Burnette
“FIGHTING
FRONTIERSMAN”
Also Serial A Comedy
Mon.-Tues., April 28-29
The Story of George Qershman
“RHAPSODY IN BLUE”
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Wednesday-Thursday
April 30-May 1
John LItel—Don Castle
June Lang in
“UGHTHOUSE”
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Phalanx’s victory was the big
one. Out of the 'starting gate in
eighth place, the big fellow was
seventh at the club house turn. As
the field - entered the backstretch,
Phalanx was still wen off the pace,
but racing with his bead low and
evidently reaching for the bit and
wanting to show some speed. Near
ing the far turn Arcaro gave Phal
anx his head and both Cosmic
Bomb and Blue Border chucked it
as though either of them were not
fit enough or Just not good enough.
Owners Choice, who had led to
this point, continued to show speed
into the stretch, but Phalanx loom
ed up on the outside and was ob-
viouq:ly the master of the situation
as he drove past Carolyn A. and
Kerry, second and third respective
ly. The Whitney star drew level
with the front running Owners
Choice at the eighth pole and went
on with speed to spare, but was
doing his best all the way to the
wire and Arcaro never stopped urg
ing him.
After the race, Arcaro said, “Any
one who beats this colt in the Derby
will know he has been to the
races.”
The third win of the afternoon
for C. V. Whitney’s Camden-traim
ed thoroughbreds came in the lasi
event on the seven race card.
Bright Sword, steadied along in
the early running and rounding to
the far turn moved up fast on the
outside, came around the leaders
turning into the stretch and was
driven hard to win by six lengths
from Cencerro of the Jayesa
Stables. The 8-year-oId son of Ques
tionnaire-Burning Bright won the
mile and a sixteenth Traveller
Handicap in the good time of
1:44 3-6, to take down the winner’s
share of $3^280.
At Havre EM Grace, Md^ there
was still another story unfolded
during the afternoon. Mra. Ethel
DuPont’s Weir’s star, Royal Gov
ernor. who trained well here this
past winter, charged to victory In
the Chesapeake^Trlal Stakes. ’The
Trial Stakes was a thrill-packed af
fair and Royal'Governor trounced
a field of Derby-Preakness-Belmont
Stakes eliglbles in clever fashion.
Royal Governore wln^ was a wrtl
earned one, the Pilate-Feathers
gelding overcoming Interference
midway of the turn and raced wide
thereafter by “Smokey’ Saunders,
while wearing down the leaders.
Mrs. Weir’s racer soampered the
six, furlongs in 1:10 8-5, which was
just one-fifth of a second slower
than the track record.
Royal Governor was off alertly,
but was allowed to drop out of con
tention. Saunders raced him on the
outside while improving his posi
tion turning for home. The chest
nut gelding responded to pressure
and moved boldly through the
NOTICE
I will not be in my
office Sunday, Mon
day' and Tueaday,
April 27, 28 and 29.
L W. Fort
Great Falla, S. C.
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Blue Rocks In
Swat FesL Defeat
Providence. 11-2
Sixteen hits, one of them a home
run by Levan, three doubles and
12 singles dug a 11 to 2 grave for
the Providence Chiefs here Wed
nesday afternoon in the second of
a series with the Wilmington Blue
Rocks. The Rocks won Tuesday
afternoon at Cheraw, 6 to 1.
Seven runs, resulting from nine
hits from the offerings of Minnary
In the first two innings spelled the
downfall, ot the Rhode Island out
fit. Blanka took over in the third
and scattered four hits over as
many innings until he weakened in
the eighth when Wilmington pusb^
ed four runners home on two walks,
an error by Fox, his seedhd of
the game, and Levan’s homer. As-
mer went the route for the visitors
and while the Chiefs reached him
for nine hits, only twice did they
manage to gather more than one
per inning. /
' Wilmington started the scoring
I with a rush, gathering three rufis
in the opening round. In this period
Romello, Sanickl and Kolosna, all
poled doubles with Cusick and
Saltzgraver gathering singles. The
invaders, tasting blood, tore into
Minnary’s offerings again in the
second when four hits, an error by
Minnary and a walk betted four
runs. Only a fast double play kept
the score down in this round.
Providence threatened in the first
when Passero walked. Fox singled,
but the rally died when Foster hit
into a double play. Again in the
second one hit plue an error put a
runner on third, but Minnary rolled
weakly to third And was an easy
out at first. Providence was check
ed effectively* until the seventh
when after Di Muccio fanned, D1
Prima singled, went to second on
Blanks’s inflld out and scored on
a single by Fox.
In the ninth the Chief again
scored. Dl Prima opened the round
by poling out to center. Blanka
singled and Pasearo was safe on
an error by the visiting second
baseman. Fbx then singled to score
Blanka. Foster neded the game by
striking out.
The line score R H E
Wilmington 11 16 2
Providence 2 9 I
Ba^tteni, Aamer and Maloney;
Munnary, Blanko, McLeod and
S^'anio. .
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VFW’s Have Eyes
On Sarsfield Club
'The Veterans of Foreign Wars
have their eyes on the Sarsfield
club as a club headquarters.
The matter has already been
brought up in the meetings of the
VFW and all that stands between
the plans and a realization of the
matter is the question of sufficient
members in the organization to
sponsor it.
At a me^eting last Monday night
those present at the gathering con
ducted a round table discussion and
it was agreed that a membership
drive will be launched to secure
sufficient memberships to insure
the club house program Iraing car
ried out.
On May 2 there will be a meet
ing of all VFW members, to which
an Invitation to attend is extended
to all OI’s who served in the-
foreign service. -
stretch to take command pf the
situation. Just Inside the sixteenth
pole, to hlf the wire a length in
front of Mrs. W. M. Jeffords’
Tavistock.
A $10 parley bet on the Camden
horses who performed would have
returned the bettor a cool $2,403.70.
Day Phone 613
Night Phones 737-J—855-W
Wrecker Service
Complete Wreck Rebuilding
Body and Fender Repair
Painting-Lubrication
General Auto Repairs
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Engine Overhaul
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Tires-Tubes
Red Ooss Drive Dau^ters Get-
Roars Over ^ota Blakeney gave the land fmr Zoar
v -v \ * I chnrch in that commanlty In 18$0.
in LASt Lnmpsisn died August 8. 1811. at tka ago
AttoniBjr A. DoufUa Monb*
fomary k Lauded By Heed-
quarters Official For
Fine Job
of 100 years.
The land on which CapL Blak
eney and BiMnbera -of his family
were buried remained in the family,
and now belongs to Stephen H.
Laney of Pageland. Both Mr. and
Mrs. lAney, who are the parents
of Mrs. Davis, are deeendants of
CapL Blakeney, and they very gen-
eroualy deed^ the la^ to Mrs.
Davis In order that the might make
Moral ‘Bum Your
Chicken House, But
Tell Neighbors”
Cbesnut SCreok Ragidpat Wo*
Just Ckaakg
Of Odefcaa
T. A. Anderaon, Chesnnt streeL
decided that the only way to get
rid of the chicken, lice that in*
fsated a chicken eo<q* <» the
Franda P. SimmerviUe, regional
director of the American National t . t^tma * enieken coon <m sue
Also present at the meeting was
Dr. Wade Blakeney, now of Texas,
a ton of the late Heston Blaken^
and a greaL great grandson of
Batteries
One Stop Serviee—Everything For The Motorist
Mellichamp-Mahonev Motors
Rntkdff StruBt
Kaiser-Frazer
CBmd<wi, S. C
IJwed Cars and Truck$
quarters at Atlanta, extends con
gratulations to J. Douglas . Mont
gomery, Kershaw county fund
chairman who finiahed a post-war
drive with considerably more than
$1,000 over the quota.
Says Mrs. SimmerviUe in her let
ter:
“Congratulations to you and your
co-workers for achieving your chap
ter goal. The auccesa of your cam
paign is a tribute to splendid lead
ership, sound planning, good or
ganization and enthusiastic cam
paigning.
“We share the pride of yonr
community la the service yon hays
generously given. This service will
have a stimulating effect upon tho
chapter for a long period of time.
elded it was
quired th
toa and his alert ffr^^
Architects In
Approval Of Bill
Ralpk Uttk Of This City Is
Mamber of Tba Stata
Orfanization
The South Carolina chapter.
American Institution of Architects,
of which Ralph Little of Camden
is a member, has given qualified
approval to the Taft-EUender-Wag-
ner housing bill now in congress.
The approval was given through
the Urban Planning committee,
A. I. Art with which the Sdu
Carolina chapter, and its members
throughout the state, are affiliated.
Chairman Louis Jnstement of the
Urban Planning committee, A. I. A.,
told the senate committee on bank
ing and cnrrency that federal par
ticipation in housing is needed be
cause neither private interpriae nor
municipalities can aplve o^ban
housing and redevelopment pro^
lems without financial aid from the
federal government.
Hydrants Ordered-
Ask Pledge Be Paid
The Camden Junior Chamber of
Commerce announced that an or
der had been placed with a Phila-'
delphla manufacturer for 10 hy
drants to be Installed on the U.S.
highway No. 1, between the city
limits and the airport. There are
still outstanding pledges that have
not been paid by property owners
that are affected by this protection.
These persons are requested to
make payment Immediately eo that
this work can be completed upon
arrival of the hydrants,
' Cancer respects neither age nor
sex.
Littli IMwii IbII WnyU
Enoti Hkvif Ctltti Till
A single insecL udiich flrat crossed
ttte Mexican border SO yttrs ago,
now causes an annual loss at mora
thans$»0.000 000. It’s toll is about
a bait of cotton out of evary ttam
produced, or about 1,000,000 bales a
year.
The boQ weevil is a raddlMv-bromi
little beetle, about a quartaMsdi
long, which existed In obaeurlty, in
Mexico until about a half eantury
ago when It broke over flw Taza^
border.. Since it reached tt>a abun
dant food Bupp^ provided by the
almost continuous fields of cotton
In the south, it has affected tha eco
nomic and social welfare qf mora
Americans than any other inaccL
Records are probably the most
accurate available for any insect
The losses show s general increase
as the weevil spread across the cot
ton belt reachiiq; a maximum of
over 30 per cent reduction from full
yield in 1921. Since that time the
general trend has been downward,
especially in recent years. Howev
er, in spite of the progress that
has been made In cmitroL the boll
weevil Is still taking an enormous
ton of about one bale to every sev
en produced.
Capt. Blakeney. He spoke in ap
preciation of Capt. Blakeney and
hia sons, and of the family’s desire
to see the restoration and main
tenance of his ancestor’s grave
placed in the hands of the Daugh
ters of the Amerioan Revolution.
The chapter members voted un
animously to accept the deed to
this historic spot, and made a mo
tion that both Mr. and Mrs. Laney,
as well as Mrs. Davis be thanked
for this^ generous gift.
It was brought to the attention
of the chapter that the annual
meeting of the Fourth Dlsrlct will
be held with the John Foster chap
ter on Friday, September 27th, and
it was suggested that work be
started in order to have this pro
ject ready for dedication at the
tinje of this meeting. The vice-
regent appointed ^the following com
mittee to work with J. R. Welsh
snd Dr. Wade Blakeney in restor
ing and maintaining this plot of
ground: Mesdames H. H. Davis,
chairman; Hoyle Griffin. Gilmer
Joyce, James A. StewarL Harry
Davis and Prank McCnllum, all
descendants of Capt. Blakeney.
Mrs. W. A. Henderson made a mo
tion that a rising vote of thanks
be given Mrs. Davis, Mr. Welsh
and Dr. Blakeney for making this
project possible.
A statement by John A. Welsh
to the Kershaw county descend-
enta of Capt. John Blakeney.
The John Foster chapter, DAR,
accepted title to the acre of ground
wUh the understanding that the
descendants of Capt. Blakeney con-
tribnte an amount sufficient to re
store and maintain this historic
site.
Please make your check payable
to the John Foster Chapter. DAR.
and mall to John R. Welsh, Mon
roe, N. C.
WOMAN’S AUXILIARY TO MEET
Tho district meeting of the Wom
an’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal
church will be htid on April 29. at
Zion church. Bastover. All members
are invited to come and bring pic
nic lunch. Please notify Mrs. Don
ald Campbell if you can go.
the bloody thing up.
So he touched a match to the
building and then stood on guard
with a hose line to curb the flames
they hsromB tae.
Mi the aMuaUaMi *
Now ts# iiMks a«^
tho helghbor turaediiir*^
All of tho volunteer
pars woro on the Job-^*S.<
of Folico Alva Rmh
fMturo aUsalog was the^i
of BOMU. Apparent
truck chasing fratemltTuifi
ful of tho wam^ i^Tyi
pollco last woMl wi
Anyhow It was a fire,
♦ain’t • firo-the fire L
saw and conqnei^„
^kken lice were efteettf|(|^
Old Helwew laws were
an agrienltual people.
FOR
I Step^ti listiiciiii
These ai« “action” shoes (or active men. Designed for
more mileaffc — for masculiM ruggedness — (or virfle
activity —(or care*frM comfort StyM to impart dht
care-free manner to Ae man who would be “cseusT--
yct geared to the times by their practicability. You w9
like ttadr “he-man” good lo(As.
W. SHEORN & SON
Quality Man’a Waar
CONSIDER A SAVINGS ACCOUNT:
CARD OP THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter K. Davis
wish to express to their friends
and relatives their deep apprecia
tion for the many expressions ot
sympathy during the illness and
recent death of their infant son.
Especially do they wish to thank
Dr. Humphries al^ the personnel
of the Camden Hospital for their
concern and untiring efforts on the
baby’s behalf. p.
No one is safe from cancer.
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Notice of ApplicatMm
For Charter
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will, after the expira
tion ot three days from the date
hereof, make application to the
Secretary of State of South Caro
lina for a corporate charter for a
proposed corporation to be known
as the Camden Petroleum Com
pany, to have its principal place
of business in Cqinden, South Caro
lina; said compaziy to havq a
capital stock ot nvw Thousand ($6.-
000.00) Dollars, aad to engage prin-
dpally In the buying and selling of
petroleum products. Ic
C. 1. WATTS,
A. JI. MARION.
April n.lMT.
Over the past few years many of our friends have
found it both wise and convenient to open Savings Ac
counts, setting aside funds for a specific purpose an^
systematically adding to them from time to time.
Below we submit the upward trend of our Savings
Department during the past four years, we think it
argues well for the future.
April 21st. 1944 .$386,147.18
” ” 1945 487,139.90
” 1946..." .^......... 643,688.02
” ” 1947 ... .(l . i 736,078.08
CAMDEN, S. C.
Member of the Federal Depoeit
Member of the Federal Reggrya
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