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Bolide* being one of the mqst popular Winter tourist resorts; the moat centrally located city in South Carol!?**; with paved-roads radiating to every point of the compass; with historic events dating back to the revolutionRry war; with a climate excelled by none; with one of the beet airports to be found anywhere; with the only steeplechase event found south of the Mason and Dixon line; and a moat enthusiastic football town, it now becomes the smallest city in the great North American nation with air mail, service, being on the new air route, As M. No. ID, inaugurated yesterday. Thousands of letters have been mailed within the pasi.jfew days to the Camden postmaster, W. T. Stev? art, to be put aboard the first mail plane to leave Camden. They came from nearly every hamlet, town arid city in the United States, some from Canada, Mexico and the Territory of Hawaii. Some of the European countries were represented in the vast a mount oof mail which, in most instances, was from philatelists, whose special hobby is collecting first-flight covers. A special cachet was made for Camdert at Washington and on it was depicted the golf and polo for which Camden ig~famed. This cachet was applied to all-tho-air malt lettere taking the air on this first flight and will go to the various points all over the world to which the letters were addressed. A representative of The Chronicle was invited into the postmaster's private office Wednesday night, where he was busily engaged in opening this mail. . Many came from notables all over the country requesting autograph.Likewise many children, in their childish plea, wanted his signature, and. as long as tttt c permitted 'these xegw?tB~'wei,e L granted. Notable among the requests was one addressed to former postmaster general Harry A. New. It bore the autographs of Mr. Stewart; the pilot, R. P. Hewitt, of the first trip, and Earl B. Wadsworth, of Washington, D. C., superintendent of air mails, who spent Wednesday in Camden and Called for a special plane in the afL temoon to carry him to Augusta. Some idea of the magnitude of this premier opening of Ihe aif mail Service can be gained when we say that every post office employe*, including the pastmaster, worked far into the night Wednesday to dispatch this mail which, according.to the cancellation machine, represented the stupendous number "of 10,961 letters, which, figured at the rate of 8 cents ,per letter, made a total revenue derived for the first air mall to leave Camden of $928.06. The northbound plane carried a total of 101 pounds of mail and the southbound a like amount. i*It is significant to note that one Camden boy had a letter mailed to Santa Claus, North Pole.ft He is a ] little early, but is certainly up-todate. * These letters going to all parts of , the globe will prove .one of- the big- n ?est advertising features ever to ( come to a small city. ' \ 'y " ? Hundreds of town arid county folk i gathered at Woodvyard Field Thurs- . day morning to greet the first plane. - Air mail, passenger" arid express " service was given "to Augusta, Ga., 1 _ Columbia and Camden, B. C., for the I first time when an Eastern Air Trans- j vn p'ano Au6usta for Charlotte, 1 . C., at 9:40 a. m., December 1. 1 The now air line connects at Cher- < lotte with existing lines-of Eastern 1 [Air, thus providing through service to ar.d frr.m New York and to all 1 prinoipa: cities of the United States 1 ! served by the nationfs system of air 1 i JJ1 *' was pointed out by H. A. 1 ott- vice-president?and general < , manager of the company* v Daily service will be operated over t : .e route with., a northbound i vane lenving Augusta every morn- i Charlotte arid returning in 4 e afternoon after connecting- gt.j aarlotte with the southbound plans i 2* N?? York .nd oiW ?*?rn , J the first flight, including ?arl B. i l^^onh, of Barnett Bros. Circus Exhibits Here Today There are many new acta, numbers and displays with the ahow thia year.,| The opening spectacle ia entitled "Patriotic America" and the high lights from the life of George Washington are worked into the theme and bicentennial thought. A ballet of beautiful girls are carried for this presentation and the spectacle is lavishly produced. The Rogers-Chapjn troupe of high wire artists are new this year. j A baby elephant brought to America by Howard Thurston last year wm purchased by the Barnett Brothers and "Delhia" is not only the youngest and smallest elephant in America, but also the only elephant, past or present, that walks a tight wire. Echo Yoshida and his Japanese troupe, will thrill you with thoir novelty balancing act. When grandpa takes his children's children to the circus he will not be disappointed for all the old attractions will be there. The human butterflies, acrobattes, tumblers^aerialists, the trained "animats, pony drills, the pretty girls riding the dancing horses will all be the<e in the rings, hippodrome track and elevated stages. There will be a street parade at ftoon. / .... Of special interest ate the reduced prices, twenty-Ave cents to everybody. Afternoon show starts at two o'clock and the night performance at eight. Miss Wilma Bowman, of Columbi, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. John T. Mackey, Jr., on Thanksgiving. M. Hirons, of Atlanta, assistant superintendent of air mail. Mayor W. >D. Jennings, of Augiista, and Mayor Charles E. Lambeth, of Charlotte, boarded the passenger plane at Augusta. Regular stops were made at Columbia and Camden, where Mayor L. B. Owens and Mayor R. M. Kennedy, Jr., joined the party. At Charlotte officials were guests at a luncheon arranged to celebrate tho opening. The return trip w$t made on regular- schedule that afternoon, leaving Charlotte at 8:36 p. m. 'The schedule of the new line, including arrival and departure at New York is as follows: Southbound . Northbound 9:00 am Lv New York Ar 6:05 pm 3:35 pm Lv s Charlotte Lv 11:45 am 4^20 pm (Lv Camden Lv 10:50 am 4:45 pm Lv Columbiat Lv 10:25 am 5:25 pm Ar Augusta Lv 9:40 am , Five minutes is allowed for stops at each station except northbound at Charlotte, where there is a margin of fifteen minutes for the connection on the New York plane. _____ Fares 'between stations on the new mte tre as follows. Charlotte to Camden..*4.20; Charlotte to Columbia, $6.12; Charlotte to Augusta, $10.26; Camden to Columbia, $8;00; Camden to Augusta, $6.06rand JDolumbia to Augusta, $4.14. The trip fare from Augustk to New Yor will be approximately 1 -??. Among the officials of Eastern Air Transport who were presenter .the opening were? C. H. Dolan, Xtianta, general operations manager; L. S. Harding, Richmond, northern operations superintendent and L Ottley, Jr., Atlanta, southern division traffic <ffianager, - , ~ Six passenger multi-motored Curtiss Kingbird passenger-mail pUnes^ similar to thote that *av* been umJ on the New York-Atlanta and; Atlanta-Miami routes of Eastern Air Transport -will bo used on the new s "n? p. Hewitt, in flying experience, 1 one of the company's oldest passen-. < Ser pilots, will be assigned to the , new route. During the operation of the 'Charleston-Augusta-Atlanta pas- 1 senger route Hewitt flew this line and ] sfter Its discontinuance was transferred to an eastern run, J Postmasters at various points along the new line report that thousands of letters have been received from philatelists to be returned to them on first flight and receive the specm I sancellatlon for that day. Eastern Air Transport, which will ly the route, is one of the pioneer irr mail and passengeroperators o he country. The first line ^[tedby he company was between York on May 1,1228. From rtauy mileage in i?? of nately 1.S00 miles the company h . leveloped into an air transportation ^ flying mot. than -? * serving | Mountainous Seas Dash on Coasts Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 27.-?Mountainous waves borne ashore by a northeast gale caused wide property damage, washed several boats aground, . foundered a number of smaller cTaft and brought the highest tides in years to the northeast coast of Florida and South Georgia last night and today. _ At Fernandina, Fla., the 92-foot schooner, Augustus G. Hilton, laden with lumber fr^n thd Cape Verde island, was torn from her moorings and cast upon^jbar, from which Coast Guard cutters' had been unable to dislodge her tonight. I"1' A shrimp boat, the Nepenthe, a 40-footer, sank and a private yacht I was grounded but not seriously damaged. An untenanted housft _a)j|0 demolished. At 'St. Augustine the waves carried over the seawall," swamping several small boats, and an ocean front resort and an old pier on Anastasia island collapsed as the result of being undermined. No one was reported injured. *.?: * ' . ^ For the first time In m?tiy ' years the moat surrounding old Fort Marion was filled with tide water. Crews labored throughout the day and night reinforcing' the seawall with bags of sahd and concrete. Daytona Beach Yacht club's weekly regatta was called off today after three of the boats participating capsized. Their crews were rescued. Waves cast large palm logs up into the streets at Neptune and Jacksonville beaches. The boardwalk was undermined for a considerable distance and a fishing pier was carried away. At St. Simon's island, South Georgia resort, a number of beach cottages were reported damaged. ' /Af The Methodist Church Sunday. Sunday school at-10:00 a. m., conducted by M. M. Reasonover, acting superintendent. Special call for the Men's Bible Class, which will meet at | HV.16 in the Sunday school auditor- j ium. Preaching at 11:15, by the pas-| tor. Epworth League will jmeet at_ "gii^rTtEeTXadies' Bible Class room.) Let the young people be present 100 j per cent. Preaching by the pastor at ; 7:30, preceded by a song service, accompanied by the pipe org^n and piano, and the Junior choir. We wish to give special emphasis to the night service, which will 'be evangelistic and inspirational. C. F. Wimberly, Pastor. . First Baptist Church Services The following services are announced at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Mr. C. O. Signer, superintendent. Public worship at ?1:1B a. m. and -7:80 P. m. At the morning service two newlyelected deacons will be ordained. Rev. Samuel Long, of Chesterfield, will deliver the ordination sermon. At the evening service the pastpr, J. B. Caston, will preach on the subject, "The Future State of the Righteous." B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 6:30. Teachers' meeting Monday evening at 7:30. On Wednesday evening of next week Dr. Wimberly, of the Methodist church, will deliver his famous "radio lecture" at 7:30. 1 The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. ; Bine Team Gets Revenge. ( Smarting tinder the sting of three ; successive defeat* at the hands of the i Whites, tl\e Blue team of the Old ( Camden polo club took sweet re- ( renge Sunday afternoon by handing ( the Whites the worst drubbing yet ^ lealt out in the intra-club games, ) taking the game by a 6 to 1 score.^ ( In spite of the bitterly cold wind 1 that prevailed a large gallery was on ( iand. 1 i This game was a good illustration ^ >f the enthusiasm of the participants ; 'or in spite of the weather every , ilayer was on hand. As a matter of 'act, not once since these games were ] ommenced last summer has any >laysr Been absent. All ten members t ){ the club have an unbroken perfect i attendance record. * # : <! The next game will b? played Sun- t lay at 5:15. - . - I ? Santa Clans Letters 3 Following its usual custom pieced- t ng Christmas The Chronicle will r igain this year 'publish letters to t lints Clous from the children. Ad- I Iress your lstterf in caro- ^f The f - ? j^j Henry Ford Has Quick Operation Detroit, Nov. 2d.?Henry Ford, stricken suddenly with the first serious illness of his 60 years, underwent an emergency operation this afternoon' at Henry Ford hospital. An announcement from the hospital said that Mr. Ford was operated on at t> p. m. for strangulated femoral l hernia, and that*at 8 p. m. his pulse land temperature were normal and that he *was resting well. ?* The operation was performed by Dr. Roy D. McClure, head of thd hospital into which the motor magnate put *$10,000,000 during the World war,; Mr. Ford, who on the occasion of his $0th birthday last July 80 spoke^ of bf* unusually vigorous health, complained of a cold yesterday and left his office at the Ford Motor company. This afternoon he complained of further pains, and the operation was decided on aftor an examination. He was accompanied to the hospital from his Dearborn estate by Mrs. Ford, his son, Edsal Ford, Mrs. Edsel Ford and Harry Bennett, head of th? Ford company's service division. An effort to keepu the illness of the world's premier motor car maker a secret failed, and an announcement was made from the hospital shortly after 8 p. m. The announcement was brief, stating only the nature of the operation, the name of the" surgeon andfthe fact that Mr. Ford was "resting well." County Agents Are Valuable Nineteen counties in North Dakota recently voted on a proposal affecting the retention of county agents. In times such as these, the expenditure of any definite sum of money is a matter apt to receive close scrutiny by the voter and more apt to be turned down than authorized. In ten of the counties, the voters, by a comfortable ' margin, retained their county agents. In five of the other nipe, where the agents, were _ voted out, the vote was very close and in only three was the defeat emphatic. In fact, in most of the counties which voted against the county . agents, the closeness of the -balloting indicates that upder normal conditions they will be restored. The work of the county agents in the agricultural communities of the nation have been of inestimable valtfe. Few counties can afford to be without , the leadership of such trained workers because of the dependence of business generally upon farm prosperity, h Certainly, this depression has restored ~ agriculture to its rightful place iA the minds of the American people. It is now recognised^ a? tire bedrock of national, as well as rural prosperity. Without capable and trained lead- J ership, agriculture anywhere is cer- < tain to face hardships and difficulties ' that will retard its progress and make extremely difficult its advance. ' ?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. < Radio in Prophecy. This is to be the subject of ? the i lecture delivered by Dr. C. F. Wim- < berly, at the Baptist church, Wednesday, night, December 7th. This invi- | tation come* froiq Rev. J. B. Oaston, the pastor. Dr. Wimberly has been a close atodent of prophecy for many years, and has written two or three books on prophetic themes, and has < gone into this newest and most won- i ierful of all modern discoveries, and * jees in it, the marvelous development ( to a great climax, and the public is i most cordially urged to hear this ad- 1 dress, which has beep given in more J than a dozen states of the Union. All ^ ienominations are invited to join f vith Rev. Mr. Caston and his people < for this new and unusual lecture, i ft? member the date, Wednesday light, December 7th, at 7:30 4/ former Camden Man Buried Here j The remains of M. C. Alford, known ( o our older citizens as "Mack" Al- ' 'ord, were brought here Thanksgiving 1 lag for burial in the Camden ceme**7' _ ) Mr. Alford waa a native of Marl- < or? county, but op until about thirty 1 rears ago resided in Cam den, _wh ere 1 i? wa* engaged in farming,traen he c moved to Augusta: Mr. Alford had ached an advanced age. Surviving f dm is one sister, Miss Fannie Al- 1 ord, Of Augusta. Two nieces also i arrive, Miss Anna Kate Alford and ( Young Men Have A Narrow Escape With the temperature ranging around the freeaing point two young Camden men had a most harrowing experience on the Wateree rivor south of Camden Tuesday when their canoe in which they were duck hunting was partially wrecked. when it hit a trestle. *V. Frank Woolen, of Camden, and Alexander Savage, of Newberry, put in at Ancrum's Ferry to float the river to the Sumter-Richland bridge. When passing under a logging tramway trestle the canoe was caught in a swirl and the front end badly damaged. Both young men were thrown into the water, Mr. Savago having to swim a long distance. Mr. Wooten lodged near the trestle. The canoe was Anally recovered and the two men got into the rear part and floated the remaining distance. The wreck occurred about ten in the morning and they reached their destination at three in the afternoon. Two guns, a rifle, fur coat, shells and camping equipment, amounting to around $400 were all lost in the spill. They reached Camden late that afternoon and today were none the worse for their experience in the cold water. Send Christmas Packages Early Local, postofflce officials are now looking to the usual Christmas holiday rush of mail and W. T. Stewnrt, postmaster, yesterday issued the following suggestions to the public as a means of lightening the burden of postal employes and to insure greater efficiency in handling of the mail: Camden Christmas givers should get their packages, cords and other mail into the office at the earliest possible date, insuring safe and prompt delivery to any point in the United States or other countries. Mail for foreign countries should be sent at once and for states as far west as the Pacific coast, within the^ next week or 10 days, Postoffices will be closed from Saturday afternoon, December 24, until the following Tuesday. Thus for two days there will be no mail delivefed and no window service. - Perishables gent late will be taken only at the sender's risk. Only special deliveries will be handled over the holiday*. Parcels may be marked "Do not open until Christmas" or some other such inscription, and books may bear impersonal, dedicatory inscriptions. Other written additions subject parcels to letter postage rates. Letters must not be inclosedi with parcels. Preaching at Flint Hill ?Preaching Sundays at Flint Hill have been changed from second and fourth Sunday afternoons to the first and third Sunday afternoons at three o'clock. All the members are urged to be present next Sunday afternoon December 4th. Sunday school at two o'clock, R. A. McDowell, superintendent. Preaching at three {/clock by the pastor, P. E. Blackmon; subject, "Recognizing The Sovereignty of God." The public is cordially invited to come and worship with us, Goodfellows Club Campaign Now On With all the various drives now m for charity propositions the Goodfellows Club which touches those most flosely and which The Chronicle has fostered for many years is now beginning. The proceeds of this fund vill go towards furnishing baskets of food, fruit and good cheer to many lomes where, if you do not contribite, Santa Claus will have to pass by. Contributions will be gladly received ; ind acknowledged at The Chronicle ( >ffice and the contributions to start, t .oflf are: - Sanders Gets Honorable Mention - | John A. Montgomery, sports Writer n the Columbia State of Sunday, has he following to say regarding Alvin Sanders, the snappy little Camden flayer: "Eual Thornton, of the Greenville >iedmont, picked Marion Konemann, Columbia halfback, on bis all-state ligh school football team and gives , >ick Taliaferro, Colombia tackle, hon irmble mention, ?:1 **No players in Class B are on hie i irst eleven but those of that division rho revived honorable mention were < landers, Camden; "Rags" Soddeth : [remember his stellar baseball pitch- < Building And Loan Men To Meet Here Letters have been afijnt out* by W. K. Zemp, president of the Enterprise Building and Ix>an association, and president of the South Carolina Build* ' ing and Loan League, inviting all officers and directors of* the building and loan associations in this section of the state to meet in Camden Mon- , ' day evening,^ December 6th, at the Hotel Camden. A dutch supper will be served costing each attending seventy-flve cents. Arrangements have been made to havo present Mr. P. W. Spencer, a director of the Home Loan Bank of Winston-Salem} Mr. Carl H. Hart, fiold representative of the bank and Mr. Hugh H. Gordon, Jr., executive vice-president of the bank. Theso gentlemen will be hero to give information relative to the bank, its requirements for membership and loans and to answer such questions as might be helpful to building and loan officials. 'This bank expects to be ready to make loana before the close of the year and is sure to be a., great help to our associations and through them to/the home-owners. Representatives from about thirty-five associations in the following cities will be present: Columbia, Sumter, Manning, Bishopville, Chesterfield, Heath Springs, Kershaw, New Brookland, York, Chester, Lancaster, Fort Mill, Rock H^and Camden. " Rotary Club Meet _ Featured Aviation The Rotary Club featured aviation in its weekly meeting Thursday, with Henry Savage, Jr., in charge of the programme. On that day the first mail plane visited Camden marking* a new era for the town. Henry G. Carrison, Jr., chairman of the Woodward Airport Commission was- introduced, and ho told of tho work of the commission, and praised Ernest L. Woodward for his generous act of giving to the citizens of Camden pne of tho finest aviation fields in the South. . ~r?" The club's secretary sent Mr. Woodward an air mail letter and also a telegram of felicitations of the* opening of the daily mail service here today. Mr. Savage then introduced S. D. Wilkes, of Atlanta, an official of tho Eastern Transport Airways, * who spoke of the history of aviation and of tho activities of his company. And he nlso outlined the safety work of ? his company in taking tho hazards ? from flying, and of the wonderful record of his company in not having any accidents. He also told of the comforts of flying and the speed. Th? .programme will be in charge of Dr. John W- Corbett next Thursday and Rev. >Francia Crnighall, of Grace Episcopal church, will be the orator. Two weeks, hence, the programme will be in charge of R. B. Pitts, and the_guest orator will be Dr. Garlyle * Campbell, president of Coker college. The girls of the graduating class of the Camder* high school will also be .. the guests of the club. / Three weeks hence, the programme will be in charge of Rev. J. B. Caston. The visiting Rotarians were: George ' Wright, of Great Falls; John Wilson. C. M. Brand and George D. Levy, of Sumter. Mr. Levy was formerly Commander of the South Carolina division of the American Legion and was succeeded by A. Stanley Llewellyn, of Camden. The guest visitors were: A. D. Hollis, of Columbia: B. W. Marshall, of Camden; John L. Gettys, of Logoff f J. A. Hatfield, of Sumter, and George T. Little, of Camden, ex-president of the South Carolina Fox Hunter's association. Offering Christ mis Suggestions The Boston Store, operated by Hr-? Kirschner, who also operates a store at Sumter and who came to Camden a short while ago, is this week, in St half-page advertisement, telling the people of Camden and the surrounding territory of what he has to offer. During his short advent into business circles in Camden he has used printers' ink in the form of newspaper advertising and circulars and he attributes bis large sale* to this?form o^ publicity. He states that his large * sales have come to him through this method of letting the peoplaknow what he has to offer. Wanted. * New Maid. The new maid answered the tele- . phone. i* Tee'm," the replied/ Then "Yes'm," again and "It sho is." Then she hung "What ~wiuf wanted?" her mistress ;; asked.- , "Oh, day was some huly ask effen dis was yo' house an* I said "Yes*m. Den she ask effen youall was home, ? I says, nres'm again^Den she say.