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First Annual
Horn* Aii# jPP
• Gold In Spring-
MmI
Flight, a rangy nine-
1 bay gelding, carry-
colors of Alfred M.
Pittsburgh, : and
Sidney Watters,
King Haifiar
the Spring-
The first annual four-ball
[ amateur championship of
the Carolina Golf aasocia-
Ition Will get under way at
by
in the
{race in
•cting Saturdw-
Stevens of Pigoiuer,
atop Flare Fli g bt,
hi$ mount home in
as against a 4:15 3-5
irede, atop Some Gold,
/overlooked the en-
if the Hunt entry anfl
|rnade a vaiiant enort to
gap, Flare Flight had
jergy to finally cross the
between Some Gold
Melody, the Holland,
y of P. T. Cheff, was
since these two horses
le, 111., last June,
events Ip gr»ee the
race meeting Salur-
of them were wonhT
be Sidney WaHeri
The King Hal«U».
and Tpi Ki
be trainer for the_
other rice. The
B. Burling Cod
en had to go all out
aount to win by a nose.
Holland jockey want-
at Some Gold this time
le 9-year-old bay
Paul Butler’s, in a
to close the gap and
Flight, ran away from
canpatitor, ~
rths ahead.
of
ith of
r-old youth who wa<
ie- and rider, were
[Toyford fell at the last
neither horse or ridar
vance entries ind
Ward, Jr, present
‘ the two
R
. . get under way a^ j one of the
hf* the Camden Country club I Rob^t Knowla
Thursday, March 16, and
continue through March 19.
Teams ent|srlng the tourna
ment may play their quali-
| fying rounds on Thursday or
Friday, March IB and 17.
The round will consist of 18
| holes medal play.
After all qualifying rounds are
won the
qualifying roc
pleted Friday aftem
ns will qua
ond flight
a handica;
w 16 teams wWoiulify to make
- A and'will be
p basis. The
that
i ihat he’
the fact
said that if he had
seat last week and Mr.
was prasent that Mr. (
ha MfMrw would have
up action on any local legis
lation until his return.
Representative Kelly said
that fib had not yet arrived at
a dedaion aa to Ms Siaad on
$ho bUL
Auxiliary Backs
School Program
.aaMnaW* cgfl f ; On Saturday and Sunday,
I Wmmam M*a.*eSlw Mirch l 8 *“4 lfl j match play will
LegiOlt .women neovniy be conducted' enth first round
• '#'* - _... k- . I matches in all flights beginning
Endorse Bill Now In Saturday and extending through
tl,*.., „ -».aa Saturday afternoon for second
General Assembly round matches and first round
~ - l 7 matches for all consolation fhAts.
TT,, Camden. American ~ wiS”^
Legion Auxiliary at its meet-1 ed anti on Sunday afternoon the
ing last Friday afternoon final round matches in all regu
adopted C reeolution urging 1^ .c<yi«oUtton flight,
the enactJheftt into law oi | fast fTSd fS'
the * *"
I up the second
played on
next lowest 16 teams will make
up the second flight and the next
low 16 will make up the third
flight The second and thir*
{flights will be played on the
“ Associatk
Carolina Golf
Ktion handi-
Icap basis thus giving the high
handicap golfers an even break In
competing with the better play-
•Vlliiii
the
sentat
schc
ives in
, w Sun b
or
erohaw
eta.
be sent to!
the
ship flight is anticipated
champion,
d with ad
Nunibdr 77
-Ball Golf
Tourney Opens On Thursday
Joe Sheffield Make*
Second Hole In One
On Local Golf Course
and]
ty repre-
House of
CowriyCoHon
wright Jr, Aiken;
Terrell ana Erwin
lotte; Yates
Christ, Charlotte;
field, Camden, a
Ford, Charleston;
Jr., and Elliott D.
burg; William
M. VUlepigue, <
Rhea and Roy W
Harold Hall and
Columbia; Gus «
Columbia: William
William Hanock,
W. Boineau an
Columbia: E. T. L
Russell, Florence:
Jr., and Dave Gn
Bill Williamson, Jr,
McKnight, Chai *
McLean and A1
Charlotte; Harry
H. Taylor, Pinch
Komegay and J<
Camden-the entire
North /Carolina*
varsity golf teams:
and W. A. Armfi<
Salem; Billy” Joe
Henry Moore, Mi
Jerry B&ner and
ton, Morganton;
reiter and Jerry
ville; Morty Muller
Wooten, Camden;
fib. Jr., and Hebb
Wilson, N. C., and
Gravely, Rock Mot
Dudley, Greenville.
The Camden
courae is in the
has been in tot
Citizen* In,
Camden An
Incorporat\
Montgi
Baum! 17 arm * r * Con Arvonfo To
to the
aura,
R. Belli
wFbost-
I I
_ te» con-*
Cross Dri
noon’s opening race,
sbury, six furlongs on
vts won by Front Site,
old filly, owned by
Ion of Pittsburgh, and
[ C. Harr. Belfrey, owned
Wymouth of Green-
was out front until the
ch when Front Site
from third place and
ead to the wire. Belfrey
to McDoel, a Courtney'
Jates Mills, Ohio entry
bed second. Belfraw fin-
and Unshatterable, a
ling, owned by Mra.
Clark, of Aiken, was
[second race, the Holly
tid’s Comer, owned by
J. Strawbridge of
and ridden by Mike
of Hyde, Md., was
pid, owned by Mix F.
rk of Aiken and rid-
Mongiello, was second.
, owned by Ethel du-
Wilmington, Del., and
G. Holder, was third,
owned by Dion
aden, was fourth. Also
Here Today, owned by
‘rcison, Camden, and
nty, owned by Mrs. J
J. Boat-
S.
Char-
Jack
E. Shef-
a
Jeffofds,
Orange-
ad John
James
k Hill;
Harper,
aytwuL
ulty and
bia;
y Gibbes,
and Sam
McCann,
Charlotte;
* Ttodney
Malcolm
Jr
and Rgy
Grainger
McCarley.
ity oj
an and
D. Blair
Winston-
n and
N. C.;
Pat-
Oschsen-
Ashe-
Edward
A. Ruf-
Anderson,
und K.
C. B.
Club
pe it
the greens
ru*
excellent
ways
being in particularly
condition. It has al^
noted for its length and is ex
pected to offer a fine test for the
best of the teams playing in the
tournament
There will be prizes for the
members of the winning teams
and runner-up teams of each
Ight and for the winning team of
ich, consolation flight Medals
will ^be awarded to the members
of the teams having the lowest
net score as well as gross score
in the qualifying round. The
prizes .for each flight - are the
same with the winning teams be
ing awarded gold Lord Elgin
watches and excellent leather golf
bags. Runner-up teams will be
awarded fine two-suitor luggage
bags, and consolation flight win
ners with excellent prizes
A feature of the tournament
will he tiie banquet for all. con
testants which wdl be given Sat
urday night by the' Camden
Country Club. The tournament
committee is composed of Joseph
Sheffield. William Goodale and
Rav Taylor. The Camden course
will be open for practice rounds
on Wednesday, March 25, and for
the convenience of the teams en
tering the tournament Thursday
and Friday will be the days set
aside for the 18 holes qualifying
rounds. The low 48 teams in the
qualifying rounds will qualify
far match play. v , * j.
Those wishing to enter the
tournament are asked to contact
Steve Duda at the Camden Coun
try Club or the Carolina Golf As
sociation at Pinehurst, N. C. It is
suggested that hotel reservations
be made ahead of time.
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Liquor igore Is
Robbed; $5,700
In Cash Taken
Hove Sonp Mad* Upon
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I growers can arrange for of
ficial measurement of their
1960 farm eotton-acreagfe
| allotments prior to planting
time, the County Production
and Marketing Administra
tion Committee announced
Loot approximating $5,7QQ in this week* ' •trl 1 ;} .<
cash and three cases of liquor To get the pre-measurement
valued at $120 was taken from service, which is being provided
the Meshell Sheheen liquor store ton a cost basis, a cotton farmer
on South Broad street Thursday must file written request with
ht between 6:30 and 10:45 the county PMA office prior to
ock. March 30, 1950, says J. R. West,
ronically this record burglary chairman of the PMA committee,
occured in the business area of Tbe rate to becharged for the
South Broad street and some 150 service in South Carolina has
from the Broad street police been established at $4.00 per farm
or 50 cents per acre times the
allotted acreage on the farm,
whichever is the larger, ,ana pay-'
ment based <Jn this rate must be
_ .... made at the time the request for
tight bulb in the Store was not I measurement is filed.
burning and When he investi- ‘The pre-measurement is pure-
... »- • aj^iays Mr. West, “and
tea te raitem. IB#
9 wul be granted by I
r *Un«fficielly. rag
books will be Mened in the
community Monday. This
registration will be reported
to the Secretary, and m
believe he will allow this
omciMi regisier xo ■
official ona. An
will be held as soon
of
ati race of the after-
Kamschatka, one mile
It, was won by Richard
ons Artie Fox " with
repty U P- Basalt, owned
i Parker of Philadelphia
terrel up took an early
Artie Fox right on his
roise was running
.♦.A Lester . who de-
start by a spell of tem-
At y Vk Wa v ^ lrnost ^ft at
At the half way i
still ahead by a
the final turn aU nf
t? the front and ti S ,.,
■ to win by Vhlle
i p a lt finished .sec| D t Q
Poise was third, i P T0
md Basalt, five leni
turn to page foug
Airport /J .
Good Rating L <>w-
f 8 Facilities
gated, saw that the padlock was
broken. *
Mr. Sheheen was notified and
upon reaching the store .found
that a safe in which he had $5,500
had been opened and the money,
together with scene silver dollars
and old coins was missing. A
check was disclosed that a case
of gin and two cases of whiskey
were also missing.
• Since there were no* finger
prints discemable, police believe
that the burglary was the work
lv optional/
is cmered as a' service to grow
ers who prefer to Jitve an official
measurement to use as a planting
guide.* \.
He explains that all cotton
acreage in the county will be
measured as soon aa possible aft
er the cotton “comes up* to de
termine compliance with the
allotment-marketing qudta pro
gram. When compliance is check
ed, the farm will be considered
to be within the farm acreage al-
who are working lotment if the crop is
acreage
is plan
through the southern area at this] within the pre-measured area,
time. There
ted
Sheheen sb .J To Preach Here
“ Thursday Night
— AvafTno evidence that. ^
| Rev. L A. Haskell
of the store i
combination.
Friday that it was
he tailed to lock the box. The
was located just inside a
window of tiie store. T / , __ _ „ „
noint i* one of the most costly k The Rev. Louis A. Haskell, rec-
PQ Tn -fyrr 1 —^— 'tor of St John s church, Florence,
1 UI T be the preacher at Grace
scopel church Thursday even
ing at 8 o’clock, bathe third of a
cries of Lenten services on the
“Christianity in Life.” Mr!
dl was bom in Laurens, and
Washington and Lee
and the Virginia Theo-
Seminary. Before coming
Florence he was assistant min-
at Christ church, Raleigh, N.
at St Paul’s church, Suf-
r Woodward airpci
is IMS by tha a] !
rr?™* pilots.
U 0 * Wuhin aton,
M aimounctd
election can be
plated. It wea announced.
DogShowToBe
Held Thursday
Kirkwood Polo Fiold To
Bo ScoilO Thii Year
Of Annual Evenf /
One of the outstanding
dog shows in the Palmetto
State will ba held at the
Kirkwood polo field Thurs
day afternoon under the
auspices of the young peo
ple of Grace Episcopal
church, beginning at 3:80
o'clock.
. It is the*usual Lenten show that
originated 14 years ago when Dr.
Maurice Clarke was rector of the
church. It has grown with the
yean and some tune ago toqk over
top notch billing in Kershaw
county. Todgy If compares in
quality with any offered in the
state. ^
Classes this year will feature
pointers, getters, hounds and
Beagles, spring and Boykin Span
iels, Cocker Spaniels, terriers,
is dogs, mutts, thor-
also a class in chib
ties. Then, of
>e ti\e cham-
reserve hon-
Fire Protection
Joe
local golfer, dropped a
in-one shot over the 1T2-
rolling terrain of the No. 4
hole el the Camden Country
Chib Sunday to score his sec
ond hole-in-one on the Cam
den layout in
Sheffield used a No. 3 iron,
the ball landing on the green
about eight to ten foot from
the pin and trickled into the
cup. Sheffield's first ace was
made on the Itth hole. Coin
cidentally, one of his playing
companions on both occasions
was J. W. C. Boykin. Others
in the foursome Sunday were
Lieut. Col. E. R. Queeada of
Washington, a member of the
U. S. Air Force, and Cornel-
lous Vanderbilt Whitney, also
of Washington.
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BusinessArea
Of CliyToGet
New White Way
Will Givt That Section
A Ntw Night Tima
Brillianca
Horse Show Is
Safurday Event
Sixteen Glosses In Show
With Mony Entries In
Eoch Of Them
Chief Hammond Explains
Coverage Offered In
Policies
The 37th Annual Camden
Home Show, to be held this
Saturday, March 18, will
mark another outstanding
occasion. on this month’s
calender of horse events in
Camden.
The show will be given this
year at tha horse show grounds
of Mrs. Marion duPoot Scott, the
longtime favorite, as Wen as pic
turesque, locale of The Camden
Horse Show. The 16 classes of the
show will begin at 10 a m., Sat
urday morning, and last through
out the one day.
Judging the show will be Ger
ard S. Smith of New Caiman,
ofWestbuS?^
will judge the two race horse
classes. Steeplechase Type, am
Flat Horse Type, and MrrGerard
S. Smith, who WHl lMSlst in the
judging of the children’s horse.
manshiD classes.
of the dam
A new white way that will
more than double the light
provided by present street
lighting fixtures will give
Camden's business district a
new night time brilliance
within 60 days, according to
purchase approved Friday
by city council.
The lights, ordered from Gen
eral Electric through the electri
cal improvements portion of the •
recent bond issue, will be the
mercury vapor tube type and will
>e installed on 31-foot standards.
The present light standards rise
slightly more than 10 feet.
The new white way, which is
designed to be similar to that now
used in Rock Hill, will extend on
DeKalb street from the corner of
Lyttleton and DeKalb to the
agriculture building. Broad street
unll be lighted from Langston
Motor Company to the Coca-Cola
>lant. ^
T The new lamps will have a
lighting power of 16,000 lumens
and will be guaranteed by the
manufacturer to produce 1.5 foot
candle power, which city officials
say is jnore than twice what the
old lights produce. If, however, it
is found some time ill the future
that more tight is needed, larger
light tubes may be installed in
the same standards. Each- tube
that was ordered will carry a
tee of 1,000 lamp hours.
the terms of the
lamps will ar-
„ and will be
installed immediately.
ion
ild
the
Fire Chief Cert Hammond
told this wefk what insur
ance policy endorsements
paying for fire protefitio
outside the city liniitc won
mean to home owners in
rural areas. *
The endorsements which, al
though not new, hdve been ad
vertised locally recently, would
guarantee the fire department up
to $100 for each trip made to the
insured^ property, The addition
al coverage costs the policy hold
er an additional $3 in annual
premium.
According to Chief Hammond,
the protection will not guarantee
that the fire department will
definitely answer a call to the
insured’s property. If any of the
trucks or equipment are out of
the fire house at the time of the
call, or if any of the equipment
is under repair, the call will be
turned down, he says.
“But the insurance company
will foot tiie bill if we do an
swer the caU,” the chief added.
Chief Hammond urgently re
quested that all persons having
the coverage come by tiie fire
oughbreds, all
dren handling
and
* Urn maiA “Jesus WM
A concerned I
* .
ion." He
nearly as much
it the tilings we do that arc
as he was concerned about
we tail to do that are
strongest condemns-
fell on those who are indif-
who passion the other
for this show will be
\ P. Caughman, Jr.,
D.V.S, of Columbia. Co-chair
men in charge of the 1950 show
are Bill Savage, son of Mayor
Savage, and John Wall, aoa of
Col. John Whll, famous turf ex
pert n, 0
■
Ball Park Fence
Damaged By Wind
on his property is reported by an
other person, the department will
know that its fee is guaranteed,
and will be able to answer the
call” Hammond said.
“we are anxious to have a file
of every persop in the county
who has this coverage,” Chief
Hammond said. “We are required
to be assured of our guarantee
before we can answer any caU
outside of the. city.”
The rates Jot fire calls out
side the city, as established by
the city commission in 1949, fol
lows:
Within five miles of the city
limits: Booster Pumper (Crash
Truck)—$50 for tiie firtt hour or
fraction, and $35 for each addi
tional hour or fraction thereof.
Hose Wagon—$35 flat fee; Pump-
, _ the first hour or frac
tion thereof and $50 for each ad
ditional hour or fraction thereof.
The ordinance also states:
“Rates are applicable to any
unincorporated community and
governmental -subdivisions not
having an organized fire depart
ment and adequate fire fighting
pment, and to private cor
porations and individuals outside
the city limits, who have not
made contact with the
answering
of
in
A section of the
gthe west
who bury
.to visit
who
talents, who
and the pris-
give bread to the
along the we
can Legion
South Broad
side of
baseball
* * .
street
will
had
wrong-doers, J
ten in adultery,
great sym- vailed l £sfwi
s, like the A section
of
for the
of the
rte b
100
Camden for
me of'fire.
“The chief of the Camden Fire
Department, departmental em
ployee, or volunteer firemen in
charge of the Are station at fhe
time of an alarm or call from
outside the city limits, may in
his discretion ' retain equipment
and personnel, as, in his opinion,
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to
that was order
guarantee of 1,
According to
purchase, the n
rive Within 60
Col. Gandy Named
To Important Post
At LangfeyBase
’U j, . .
James M. Gandy, of
workino hunters.
•J&QoL
Camd
^The^SSowing story • is taken
from the Newport News Times-
huntars
» Meh-
DarlingtoW
«Br,' the* entries for the show
are yet to be announced, they
have been received Jrom Tryon,
Pinehurst, St. Matthews
aterefe, as well qs from
Camden. Competition is-expected
to be strong from among these
entries for the Samuel Russel Me
morial Challenge Trophy, for the
champion hunters of the show. It
was won last year by Vernon G.
Cardy’s Jervis Bay, who, due to
Mr. Cardy’s absence from Pine-^
lurst this year, will not be in
the competition again on Satur
day.
In the case of bad weather, the
alternate date for the show is
Monday, March 2$. Parking
reservations are available at the
Corner Book Store. /,
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Camden People At
Closing Meeting
Columbia Crusade
Many Camden people attended
the closing meating of the Billy
Graham evangelistic crusade Sun.
day afternoon in the Carolina
Stadium at Columbia and ill re
port that it waa the mete notable
event of the kind tRey had ever
attended. . • ^ *
There were over
inside the stadium and highway
K troimen estimate that St least
,000 people were turned away.
2,000 people responded to
n^fcoi. James M. Gandy has
been named air installation officer
at Langley Air force Base, it
announced today by Col. George
rTSmith, 4th Fighter Interceptor
Wing commander. •
“He succeeds Lt Col. Roger H.
Williams, who has been trans
ferred to Okinawa from where
Colonel Gandy has just returned.
' "A native of Oimden. S. C..
is a graduate of
i and a veteran of
ar 1 aad World
to his re-entry into the
service in 1942, he was employed
with the U. S. Corps of Engineers
in Savannah, Ga. 11
“Colonel Gandy served as air
installation officer at Columbia
Air Fore ~
to
orce Base, S. C., from 1943
1946, and at Mitahal Air Force
s* N. Y., te two yean before
assigned o tthe 20th Air
in Okinswa in 1948.
arrived at Langley less than
month ago.” ;
Stockholder* of
Academy To Meet
A meeting of the stockholders
ny has
the court roSS^of
The Camden Academy
en called for Tuesday
at 8 o’clock In tT
the court
reports
matters
tee
Interested
vited.
to the
acad-
.ttock-
be present,
also in-
Carl
sage
LOIRS BROTHER
rl Ughtfoot received a mes-
Sunday afternoon while en
gaged in a polo game that his
brother, Clyde, had died sud
denly.
pent and 'accept
personal Saviour. The 2,000 kn<
In prayer bn the football field.
Local people report that the
evangelist preached a powerful
sermon, that the music was won
derful and that there was solem-
ness about the whole affair that
made it one of the most impres
sive religious events ever held in
the state.
Life and Time mags line had
photographers and reporters ]
ent covering the meeting.
Bart Seegars Wins
i ^ v '.* 4'^ * v.-v ! $4
Legion Oratorical
TO SEEK RE-ELECTION
G. A. Dowey has' announced
that he wffl be a candidate for
re-election to the county board of
commissioners from West Wateree
township. Mb. Dowey is complet
ing his first term of four years
as a member of the board. •
Coming Events
Kalb
ty
at the
Baron De
won the coun
contest held
School last
contestant was
of the Camden
: excellent
I reported