The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 28, 1950, Image 1
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Sat Up For Canvass To
Bogin Wodnisdoy
An organised, bounty-wide
network of ch
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stand ready to
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March 1
1950 Bed
>aign in
Campaign
Haile said
announced that
quota had been
by National H<
"Oar primary
_ meet and
Chairman i
will also be
citixens of this
nonscious, and to
with the work that
en, solid-
boosters
swing into
for the
of the
hd Cam-
County*
Jack
ek, and
county’s
at $3,234
uarters.
will be to
auota. 1
"but
make the
Red Cross
t\them
does in our
to
•h ~ / •
w y %
^ i
do slogan "AH
May Help, with posters, news
and radio publicity, and with
- , - - ^ ivasses cam
paign officials hope to meet and
exceed their quota within the
month allotted. Las year’s cam-
met and
Local officials in the drive,
which will continue through the
month of March, include Arthur
Stokes, rural chairman. Mrs.
Horace Campbell, residential
chairman, Mrs. W. L. Goodale,
Joseph Stewart
Convicted; Gets
LHe Sentence
Jury Recommends Sloyer
Of Lawton McCaskill
To Mercy Of Court
Joseph Stewart, charged
with the murder of his fath
er-in-law, Lawton McCaskill,
on August 7, was found
guilty of murder with a rec
ommendation for mercy by
a jury in General Sessions
Court Saturday evening Ittie
verdict carries with it a life
sentence.
Stewart’s crima, as shown by
the testimony was a most revolt
ing one. In that he invaded the
home of his father-in-law on the
Camden Bishopville highway and
blasted his life away with a shot
gun. Ho evidence whatsoever
was produced that could have
been construed as offering, a mo
tive for the itfllinf-
It was brought out at the trial,
which continued through Friday
and Saturday, that Stewart had
been confined in the state hospital
for observation for s month. Ker
shaw Walsh, a professor of phy
window display
Dion K. Kerr, win
man, Van Wrs
Mills, Reuben
MilL Bates ~
Mrs.
oqy chair-
n Hosiery
x m| a
Wk lb #
the mentality of a 10 year old.
The trial of Stewart which
started Friday morning continued
until late Saturday evening, at
tracted large crowds of specta
tors morning and afternoon, most
of them coming from the neigh
borhood wherein the crime took
place The jury took one hour
and five minutes to arrive at Its
verdict.
, i.ly l .y. a - .hx-k,-" —>> T.~T . ■il
Lenten Service
At Grace Church
f the top piclurs is lain the Camdan High
bn tournament hold hara last wssk-and. Ir _
nhompson. Aldrot Boykin. Mamie L. Caukter,!
pa Haiglai. Bade row: Dr. A. W. Humphries.
iKiwanian Eugene Pearce Bettey Bradley, team
boon. Mary R. Whiting. Carolyn Melvin. Joan 1
Small also a gHMi'
Jurnameni. Loft to
Back row: Eugene
hs Major.
•
Bkji
manager; Juliette
Club,
r»nu
Webb, Watson. MoorahaadL Wofford. Gray.
i-up in
an and
and Coach
b.
Lr I
Beat Anderson In Finals
service men and
clahund the hnsgest abase of -this
years assistance with 116 eases
of service being recorded. Vet-
jrangJ and ‘ 7
dependents add
nf Bad Cross aid to the
tdtaOed &1
The
tkn beasU of aavaril hundred
volunteer wodnrs Who help or
who have expreeaed at willing
ness to help & needed. Amohg
these volunteerjarorkers arc five
ere iraiiw?fwTmmedhte^SS
in ihe event of disaster, and who
■HMRMMV" ' in
Members Will B«
icted Before Now
Are Sought
»bers of Camden’s
. Concert Associa-
ill be renewing their
srships this week for
rear’s concert series,
irkers will be making
|Preparations for the
6 beginning of the
lew membejrship c&m-
, i in g to Mrs. Warren 3.
i drive chairman, workers
«act present members for
^hip renewals before the
'egmnmg, so that the one
®tted for the campaign
devoted to securing neto
kl . A , 100 P e r cent re-j
n standing membership : is
ordanee with a plan used
ion ai tS C i ltles , throu ghout;
the iocal association'
iW on » membership!
IS ^ mbei : P a y 8 an-
f?’ entitling him to at*
[the concerts presented br
[Nation each season wHh-
J °nal expense.
"^•than 1,500 com-
schedule outstanding
ar ly through the Com
cert Service. By ge-
memberships in ad-
refusmg to seU indi-
*s after the drive
^ymg within their
hy volunteer work,
have been able to
to perform w‘
risk of loss and w
nni Profi ! hnanclalhr.
on m °^. t* 1 ® member-
•jrS mark
the third year
“le nation-wide
■ ! n Community
to Harold
Camden High School Girls Are
■■■■■iToumey itaKSK
, In the final game of the invitational AA high school
basketball tournament Saturday night, Camden defeated
Anderson 31 to 29 when Helen Cassidy took a rebound
off the backboard' and tossed it in the basket, thereby
rinr-hing tourney honors for the local team as the Camden
supporters went wild with joy.
Camden defeated University
High of Columbia 72 to 31 Thurs
day night and Conway 43 to 36
Friday night to reach the finals.
Anderson defeated Hartsville 52-
32 Thursday night and Chkora of
Charleston 34 to S3 Friday night
to reach the finals.
Chicora and Conway played for
the consolation in toe opening
game Saturday night and Chicora
Octets
by |
land
Some Gold To
Defend Title
■ ■ --Silll. V .. V
Foul Butler's Horse Will
Enter Springdolo Roc#
On Morck 11
The Springdale race meet
ing of 1950 will be held at
the Springdale course on
Saturday, Mardh 11, and
will have five races. This
announcement was forth
coming from the race com
mittee, consisting of Harry
D. Kirkover, Chairman; Mrs.
F. Ambrose Clark, Paul Mel
lon, Mrs. Marion DuPont
Scott, Mrs. Esther DuPont
Weir and David R. Williams
today.
, Simultaneously with the offic
The Red Crocs volunteer nurses
in this county aw Mbs Hattie
Mc-
. Mrs.
S. Wood. ^ I “ belle
Practfcalhr 160 per cent of the
toool children in Kershaw coun-
«f the Junior
iter officials say.
I. members carry on
toe special work of filling Gift
Boxes for diStribulion in war-
torn foreign countries. :
"One dollar iam every adult
in Kershaw county would meet
our quota torw-fold." Chairman
Haile said. "We are hoping to
receive contributions, no matter
how small they may be, from as
many Kershaw county citizens as
we can, because we want as many
as possible to have a share in toe
work of the Bad Cross.”
•Buy. C Capers Satterlee,
' at {he Church of toe Ad-
Spartanburg, wifi
Commander-In-Chief Clyde A. Lewis of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, who was a Camden visitor Monday, is
;ouring the State in his own private plane, the Spirit of
VFW. He iwas greeted at the Camden airport on Monday
by a large delegation.
Spent Hour In City
National V. F. W. Commander
Guest Of Camden Post Monday
National Commander-In-Chief Clyde A. Lewis of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars arrived in Camden Monday af
ternoon In his special VFW plane and was the guest for
a little over an hour of the Camden Post, during which
time he visited the post’s headquarters and made a radio
talk.
To Hold Church
Conference Here
Potters and Lay Workars
From 25 Ckorckot To
kA tomR-agigg
AVrTcna FViWiing
lay rep
on
6 ctiolock.
Life.” Xveryone is invited.
X& announcing the series, toe
Bev. Stiles Lines, Rector of Grace
church, said: "Religion has to do
with the read life situations and
problems of real peepie. It has
no meaning otherwise. This series
is planned to show toe relevance
of Christianity in IlMfer iftkinds
of people, and there wifl be no
narrow denominational emnhasis
All Christians and those wKo^re
seeking a meaning tor life arc
asked to join with us in these
, The Bev, Mr. Satterlee is wide
ly known as an able minister of
the Gospel, and is active In gen
eral church affairs. He is chair
man of the department of promo
tion of toe Diocese of Upper
South Carolina. He was former
ly chaplain to Episcopal students
at Clemson
as rector of
and
Each Wi
there will be
Holy Communion
10:30 a. m.
and sorted
in Mobile
during Lent
tions of the
at 7:30 and
seems to have arrived at
last! Camden has had probably
its longest sustained spell of cold
weather of the winter during the
past ten days. Monday morning
toe thermometer was down in the
twenties and another cold night
was in prospect ’Monday night -
won 31
school gymnasium was
night with fans
The high
packed Saturday _
from all over the state to witness
thafin
The
Haiglar,
Ibu
oa>y>»
the
by
t of the program
will include toe
Mulberry, Holly
and Kams-
news that Some
old gelding by
and owned
and winner of
le tim
would
s t hort of that oES
iSriSi g&reiR*,*
•cheduSd threTSttlJ! ffi*! to top the 4:15 3-5 mi
the
finals.
Camden-Anderson game
was a thriller from start to fin
ish. Anderson took a lead in the
beginning of the game and held
it until the last two .minutes. A
field goal by Mims and a foul
toot by Elliott tied toe
Caulder stole the ball,
did floor work, toe
sies worked the ball into
territory. Cassady took a set
‘ took the rebound and
scored with only a half minute
Anderson team took the
ball but lost it on a wild throw.
The Camden forwards got the ball
it That was toe gam#
31-29. <
It was an uphill struggle but
finally the Camden teem won,
overcoming a well-coached
with a fighting heart
Annie Claire Stevens, voted the
most valuable player in the tour
nament did a splendid job in
keeping her team cool under
pressure. June Buchan did some
splendid work for the losers.
Washington and Sanders also
excellently
Honors Come This Way
Camden In Limelight At
Press Association Meet
I *T..
Camden figured very prominently in the annual meet
ing and mid-.winter institute of the South Carolina Press
Aasobiation held in Columbia last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. The meeting was the most largely attended
m the Association’s history.
Harold Booker, editor of The
Camden Chronicle, was elected
president of toe association for
the ensuing year, the editorial
page of The Chronicle was adjud
ged the best in the state in toe
newspaper contests and Camden
musicians put on a program at
the annual banquet of toe assoc
iation on Friday night, a brilliant
affair attended by nearly 300 peo-
Booker, who has been sec
retary of the association, succeeds
J. M. O’Dowd, , of the Florence
Morning News, as president. It
has been toe custom Of toe
through
rthe contests, which were for non
daily newspapers.
At the banquet toe excellent
musical program was put on un
der the direction of Mrs. J. M.
Gandy. EDia Rowell sang "The
Lord’s Prayer" at the opening of
the banquet Mrs. W. J. Hoff
man sang two numbers, Ed Craig
sang a negro spiritual and Mrs.
Hoffman and Mr. Craig sang a
duet i
Cedi Palmer, British author
and publisher who was the prin
cipal speaker at the banquet was
the guest along with Mrs. Palm
er, of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Buck-
ley, of Camden on Sunday. Mr
toe Buckleys
nany Camden
Commander Lewis was met at
the airport by Commander Ha-
good S. Bowden of the Camden
post • special committee from
the post composed of David S.
Harter, Lane S. Woodcock and
Frank Montgomery and a delega
tion of local citizens, who accom
panied him to the headquarters
of toe local post.
The commander is making a
flying tour over the. state. In
Columbia Sunday he spoke to a
special meeting of the South Car
olina VFW council of administra
tion department He was pre-
' the council by Govern
or Thurmond and after the meet-
attended the afternoon
c meet-
Skeet
Methodist church in Camden
Wednesday afternoon for
the annual meeting of the
Sumter District Educational
Conference.
The meeting, designed for
rintendents, officer!
of alf age groups in
church school work, will feature
• joint session which will be pre
sided over by Ernest S. Dunbar,
Executive Secretary of the State
Board of Education. * Following
the joint meeting, adult, youth,
and children's workers win divide
into specialized group meetings
irticmar to their field.
In charge of the discussion
for adult workers will be
j B. Lynn from Columbia.
Mias Lois Redfeam will lead the
discussion for youth workers, and
Mrs. A W. Wimberly will meet
with the children's workers. All
of the group leaders will be rep-
the Columbia office of
lodist church’s State
Board of Education.
An informal social and refresh
ment hour is planned for the visi
tors immediately following the
conferences.
Holding Series
Of Study Classes
The women of the Methodist
and Episcopal Churches are spon
soring a series of study sessions
during Lent on the theme of
Christianity in Japan.
At 4 p. m. Tuesday, at the
Grace Church Parish House, the
speaker wfH be Mrs. Newell Wim
berly, who has recently returned
from a year in Japan with her
husband, Lt. Col. Wimberly. She
will show some color slides de
picting life in the provinces. All
women of the community are in
vited to attend these classes.
Liberty Hill Negro
Injured In Wreck
Ernest Lee Gaither, a Liberty
Hill negro is in the Camden hos
pital with injuries of a serious
nature as the result of a collision
with a pickup
Clyburn Champ]
97 Saturday night
Gaither's car was _
in the crash while toe rear of the
truck was badly damaged. Ac
cording to Champion, he
parked at the roadside with
his trucl
crashed ii
t Gaither
her cars.
Monday Commander Lewis left
at MO. a. m. end was
10 to 11
at Florence from 12:30
Anderson from 4 to 5:15 and Mon
day night he wap scheduled to
iville.
Commander
Lewis on the trip was Governor
Thurmond, Department Comman
der Cothran, Department Senior
Vice Commander Rufus W. Gos-
neU, Spartanburg, and Stats DAV
Commander John R. Taylor of
Lancaster.
Census Applicants
s Applii
QuaKfj
Given tjuaniying
Tests Here Friday
Suj
shew county April
in the Court Ho
the direction of
E Strange from Rock Hill.
^ Five applicants stood the ex
amination for the Kershaw county
positions, according to iff.
Strange. Announcement of the
appointment of two of the appli
cants to (he Crew Leaders posi
tions will be made within a week.
On March t and 6, examina
tions will be given to applicants
for appointment as enumerators
‘ the .census in Kershaw county,
° 4 -ange announced. Notice
a and when these exami
nations win be riven will be made
as soon as a suitable time and lo
cation have been arranged.
applicants for
Among the five app]
tb* Crew Leader's jobs
white men, two white a
one negro woma*.
were two
women and
two
children in his truck when the
Gaither car crashed into him. He
chargee that Gaither was racing
with two other
Sporting
roods Store Coming
Annual Gymkhana
Drew Large Crowd
The Camden Junior Chamber of
Commerce’s afternoon of mirth
in the form of the annual
khana was ‘ - —
wood polo
With
of the largest crowds
of the JayCee
group working with Master of
Ceremony Fred Tejan, toe affair
Was presented with dispatch,
togenot being a dull
Probably one of to*