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Fifty Years Of Golf In Camden
Contributed
This spiing following the Caro
lina Cup races,'* Camden is obsenr-
ing its 50th year of golf, and the
high spot of the celebration will
^ a big golf tournament, probably
next fall or early winter.
In 1897 Camden was becoming
famous as a winter resort and there
was a demand for a golf course.
At that time perhaps the only
other course in South Carolina was
at Aiken. As a matter of fact there
were not a great many courses
in America, and only a few large
cities boasted of a golf club.
The late Capt. Fl^ank W. Eldredge
owner of the Hobkirk Inn, and
Rogers L. Barstow were the real
fathers of golf in Camden. They
were ably assisted by ' the late
David R. Williams. Sr.. C. H. Yates,
Sr.,-4md- Dr^-X, W. Corbett, three
outstanding sportsmen.
The course was laid out back
of the Hobkirk Ihn on both sides
of Broad street, and the bouses of
Dr. George I^ame. Mrs. Cato
Glover and Mrs. W. R. Hough are
located on the eastern part of the
old course, l^e western side ex
tended in front of the Kirkwood
hotel area. The Kirkwood had not
been built at that time.
A year or two later a polo field
was laid out and this was followed
by the erection of the Kirkwood
hotel, the Camden’s success as a
winter resort was assured. The
old Uphton Court was taken over
by the Tichnors and the name
changed to the Court Inn, which
gave Camden three tourist hotels.
The popularity of golf Increased
from year to year, and in 1910 the
Sarsfield course was laid out. The
original clubhouse is now the home
of Dr. A. H. Ehrenclou. Later hnr
other clubhouse was built and it
is now known as the'BarSTleld'^lnh;
The first clubhouse of the Kirk
wood golf club was erected between
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OIRBCT FROM MILL TO YOU •
the Kirkwood hotel and the hoasa
of John R. Todd. It was a two-
story building with a bar and bil
liard room and lockers on the bot
tom floor and a hurge dance and
reception room on the second floor.
This club building was the scene
of many social activities for many
years.
Later a new clubhouse was erect
ed next to the home of Col. von-
Tresekow, facing the nine hole golf
course of the club. Later a com
bination golf and clubhouse was
erected back of the Kirkwood hotel
and is now the home of the present
golf club The second floor was
equipped wltjLjooTns for golfing
parties who came south for a week
or two of golf activity.
About 1904 the present golf
course was laid out among the pine
■groves that still overlook the
course.
. Camden continued to grow in the
direction of the Sarsfield course
thA land hecaroe too valuable
for golf and today perhaps one
hundred residences have been
erected oh the arac .
The peak of popularity of golf
was reached in 1920, following
World War I. The Kirkwood club
had several professionals among
them being Bill Skelly and Tommy
Harmon. So popular was golf then
that it was decided to revamp the
course and the contract was given
to Walter Travis, the first Ameri
can to win the British Open cham
pionship. Mr. Travis sent to Scot
land and got Jock Melville, a well
known golf/architect to assist him
with this Y^ork.
Many famous golfers were visit
ing Camden at that time and ex
hibition matcheg, were played on
Sunday afternoon, all attracting
large galleries. Many local golfers,
men and women. Joined the club at
that time.
The first real big golf exhibition
held in South Carolina took place
when Arthur Havers, the British
champion, and Ockoden, the French
champion, visited Camden, and
were matched with Tommy Har
mon and Gardner White, the met
ropolitan champion, who was then
a winter resident of Camden. Golf
ers from all over the state flock
ed here to see this match.
I 'This was followed bya match
between Walter Hagen and Gene
Sarazen, then America’s greatest
golfers, who were paired against
Joe Kirkwood, :the champion of
Australia and Gardnr White. Fol
lowing the match Kirkwood gave
an exhibition of hsl famous trick
glof shots.
Not only were famous golfing
men visiting Camden then but also
such golfers of the feminine field
iui Dorothy Campbell Hurd, several
times women’s cnampion of Ameri
ca, and Helen Hicks, who also be
came a champion later.
During the early days of golf,
the Camden players had matches
with Savannah, Charleston, Aiken
and Colnmbfa. This was followed
later with matches against Colnm-
bla. Rock HUl, Orangeburg and
Samtor, with the Camden team be
ing made np of local players only.
It was during the early twenties
that golf knickers were so popu
lar and the local men competed
with each other in wearing the gay
est type of knickers and stockings.
The golfers were anxious to have
gras greens but the sandy type
of the soil did not encourage grass.
However, with the introduction of
Italian rye grass in this country,
this handicap was overcome. ’The
club employed Donald Ross, the
world’s greatest golf arcbltest to
lay out the grass greens and to
revamp the course. He redesigned
many of the fairways and added
hazards in the way of sandtraps
and bunkers, making it a real
rhampionship course.
The Kirkwood golf club is now
’ocally owned by a group of en
thusiastic golfers and they are
Firom The County Agent’s Office
W. C McCARLEY,
CooBty AfwnL
J.B.(^FFnU
Aaa’t Cboaty AgwiL
PROTECT CATTLE FROM FLIES
Summer time is here again and
many of our cattle are being pester
ed with flies. Statistics prove that
cattle kept comfortable by not
being bothered with these insects
produce a great deal more—
whether it’s milk or beet.
To control these flies a 2.5 per
cent suspension of DDT in water
is recommended.
In order to make this strength
add one pound of 50 per cent wet-
table powder to 2 1-2 gallons of
water, and spray the cattle with
a power machine or a hand pump
at the rate of one quart per animal.
Care should be taken not to get
the DDT in the eyes and on the
ToUAlMe to 6TW!t One- application -wUl-last
n new clubhouse in the woods near
the fourth green. -
After Donald Ross completed the
revamped championship course, the
event was celebrated by having
Bobby Tates on hand for a special
exhibition match. Yates had just
won the British Amatehr cham
pionship and was a fellow towsman
of Bobby Jones, who also won the
championship several times.
The late C. H. Yates did as much
for golf in Camden as any citizen
and until a few years ago par
ticipated in all the intercity match
ed. He alio participated in all
matches in the early days of the
club. His peculiar unorthodox driv
ing and deadly putting is still the
talk of the club.
Rueben Pitts, Sr., and Hiomas
Ancrum started playing in 1910,
and John VlUepigue took up the
game a year or two later. They
were followed by Ralph Shannon,
Bill Goodale and Mortimer Muller.
Henry Garrison and Dr. Carl West,
as well as others, did not take up
the game until a few years ago,
but they are trying to make up
for the time they did not play.
The Kirkwood Golf club is now
under the leadership of ‘John M.
Villepigue, who has an able board
of directors, and the revived in
terest in golf .reminds one of the
early twenties.
Mr. 'Villepigue will announce his
program later as to the 50th golf
birthday celebration, which prom
ises to be one local golfers will
long remember.
do not read or write welL of the
importance of growing vegetablea
this year, particularly the easy ones
such as greens, okra, tomatoes,
sweet potatoes, oowpeas, peanuts,
roasting ear com, all of which pro
duce in abundance, are resistant
to disease and insect troubles and
some are easy to store and will
furnish food for winter.
Let it not be said that there is
a dining table in your community
without a bountiful supply of easy
grown vegetables such as greens,
okra, tomatoes, sweet potatoes,
cowpeas, peanuts and roasting oar
com. *
BOBBY YOUNG ABOARD
U8S BURKE
Bobby Young, seasman, second
class, USN, son of Mrs. Jack Young
of Route 1,. Kershaw, is serving
aboard the transport tJSS Burke.
Young, who attended Baron De-
Kalb high school, entered naval
service July 13, 1946, and received
recruit training at the Naval Train
ing Center, Bainbridge, Md.
REWARD
MOVING PICTURES
WILL BE SHOWN
We are having a miasionary
couple with us June 2, at 7:45 p. m.,
at Pentecostal Holiness church.
They will show moving pietbres
of mission work,in India in techni
color. They are making * prepara
tions for sailing to India as mis-
aionaries in the fall.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Black and Decker Valve Seat Reseating Machine
• One ‘/2”. Electric Drill • One Electric DriU
Intreduced Plow
The year 1617 Is mentioned as the
date of the first introduction of the
plow in Virginia.
Bushing Reamers of Various Sizes
(Expansion Type)
Anyone leading to recovery of the above tools and convic^
tion of parties taking them will receive the reward.
Telephone Girk
Thank C^ntrihuton
The girls of the Telephone Ex
change wish to thank every one
who contributed to the voluntary
fund given them in appreciation
of their loyalty to the pnblic dur-
Ing the recent^ strike. . 11-Up
Notify-
Hasty & Belk Garage
Phone 64I-W
or Sheriff DeBruhl of Kershaw County
two or three weeks. DDT is valu
able Also to control flies and mos
quitoes when used in bams and
around' buildings. ’The same prepa
ration as for cattle may be used
at the rate of three gallons per
1,000 square feet of wall space or
one gallon of a 5 per cent suspen
sion in oil may be used. However,
never use the oil preparation di
rectly on the cattle.
For further information write or
ask the county agent for Circular
284, “DDT, Farm and Home Uses.’’
BIDE DRE88 COTTON AFTER
CHOPPING
Where possible to get fertilizer
materials cotton should be side
dressed with 150 to 200 pounds of
a nitrogenuous fertilizer Immed
iately after chopping. If 200 pounds
per acre Is used, divide it into two
applications, the first right after
chopping, and the second two or
three weeks later depending upon
weather conditions. 'Where cotton
has bad rust In previous years or
where legumes were turned under
before cotton was planted, use 50-
100 pounds of Muriate of potash
with first application of nitrogen.
USE CARE IN HARVESTING
GRAIN
Before going to the field with
your combine look up In your in
struction manual the recommend
ed speeds that the varions moving
parts are»supposed to ran. Check
the moving parts with a speed cal
culator and make any adjustments
necessary. Check for worn or de
fective parts and replace If neces
sary. Set all adjustments as nearly
as possible according to manufac
turers recommendatlona.
When your combine Is "ready to
go’’ be sure your grain is ripe
enough to combine. A gr*At Amount
of grain is lost each year because
the grain Is a little green for com
bining. Remember you are cutting
and thrashing all at once. If pan
of the grain is a little green or gets
damp be sure to store the grain
so It "can get plenty of air to pre
vent heat and molding of the grain.
KERSHAW COUNTY 4-H CLUB
BOYS AND GIRLS CAMP
Kershaw county 4-H club boys
and girls will attend camp at Bob
Cooper this year. This- la an. Alhi
nual affair which will be the week
of July 14 through 18. The club-
sters who attend, camp this sum
mer will find many improvements,
says County Agent A, D. Grainger,
county agent of Clarendon county.
These improvements will inclnde
electricity, shower baths, new Sim
mons double-decker beds and mat
tresses. a system of refrigeration
including a six foot walk-in cooler,
improved swimming facilities and
beautification of grounds. Other
improvements include an enlarge
ment of the recreational hall, re-
screening 'where needed, and the
spraying of all buildings with DDT
to control flies and mosquitoes.
Camp Bob Cooper is one of the
popular camps fpr 4-H club mem
bers and other farm groups main
tained by Clemaon college.
GARDEN WORK FOR DAY
Farm food goals call for con
tinued full production in the year
ahead, and the security of our food
supply likewise depends on the
sustained efforts of victory gar
deners.
Gardening is one of the biggest
single farm enterprises of tbe year
1497 In which farmers can engage.
You will be doing a great patriotic
duty for your country and your
nation if you will undertake to in
form at least five farmers, who
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