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LBE IN CAMDEN WITH THE KIDDIES THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE SANTA CLAUS WHEN HE ARRIVES The Camden Chronicle ssesbbsmemmmma^pmssssatw hi i, i, ,m..l ,~m? ??i ; i i ,hm . i. ijlu?i igji... mi, u 11.11.uafa?wbwrui 1.. 1 -i.. i.i ...j l-u.-i?x? ME CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1937 .NUMBER 38 EntaCIaus Arrives I j(y Airplane Today Santa Claus Laud North Pole, Iceland umber of Commerce 1} E&nden, South Carollqi^" _ I Dear Folks: I arlsh ycyi would tell |iU the children of Camden and Ker? l^w county that I will arrive In ' Epden Friday, December 3 at four KJock, aud frill grept all of them in |L downtown business district at Eft hour. Ejscause Of a lack of snow, I am forced to make the trip into the soagfc , food by airplane, eo I will arrive at i ike Woodward airport, some time Erinf the afternoon. II hope that every little child of Iciuden and Kershaw county will try ! iyid be in Camden to eay hello to, < He. I if you want to write to me. address < jour letters to tlie Camden Chamber . of Conn n or ce ap4 they will see that 1 Key are forwarded" to" meT" Be sure < Ld place your name and address on 1 E? upper right hand corner of the < Lavelope. I I am glad' to say that the Camden boreB are showing a very fine lot of < Era and other things that I sent them Ebe placed on the shelves and coun- j tore. Yon will And every thing to do- 1 |kbt you. ? I J Well kiddies, I will, be seeing yon < Brlday afternoon. Come and shake 1 Kinds with me and tell me what you < Kant me to bring you for Christmas. 1 I Yours with Yule greetings, I Santa Claus t 1 Santa is gomtng to_Camden Friday afternoon, December 3, at 4 o'clock- j le has written to every school in the t ounty asking the kiddles to be in j hmden af(that time and greet him. j The above letter explains why the j fly old elf Is coming by plane. He j III land at the WoodWaid, airport fl metime during the middle of the ^ lernoon and will be met by a ccm- j Ittee, from _ the Camden merchants g reau and escorted to the city. ^ He will be met at the corner of Hedge and Broad streets by Mayor e H. Osborne who will tender him v e keys of the city. Then the Jolly h up will swing' the switch that a rows on the Christmas lights. e Then he will Baunter down the ^ treet looking Into the windows of v e stores. The children may meet Im and chat with him when he is on g le street. Mother and Dad, Bring the kiddies wrn town to" meet Santa Friday af- (moon. ' 0 ?r_To PlayChnRmftP Carets __ One half-hdur before thV^nJval of iota Claus in the downtown district Iristmas carols wlli be heard over k air from a broadcast public adfas system*Which will be installed ? if the occasion by the Klrttland and am company. ........ This public spirited concern it dotting the use of its equipment to id a Christmas atmosphere for the ? Wt of Santa ClauB. Loud speaker fill be arranged on the roof of the b hall and will carry the music of horite Christmas carols and holiday bagfi. ' J The Chamber of Commerce has seted a quantity of recording from hrlotte and these will feature "Joy b The World." "ItCame Upon a hdnight Clefts" "Hark the Herald tkeie Sing/ "God Rest Ye Merry PUemen." "Holy Night" and other Iforite numbers. _ - . t Outlying 8 to re Burglarized t ^>cal authorities are fobbery at the Stoney Moor^jrtbre *d filling station just outside of the s b limits on united Stater highway a P. which occurred late Sunday k ... . \ i; Enhance to the store was obtained h K*ugh a wlndpw?at the rear and t ^n the vlsitorp left they pushed r K a front window. 6o far^ as Mr. fl has been able to ascertain, t W* loot taken consisted of a small s P^tity of cigarettes, s6me .22 call- r K cartridges and a blanket. I is believed that the! robbery was 1 J ?ork of juvgnites. I fturtTBaptist Chureh- 8srvlo?s 7 fl K^e following services f re announc- ( ^r the week beflflnning December 6 First Baptist ^church: Sunday ( W** at lo o'clocjc. Public worship W**n<X by the pastor, J. B. Caston, I m. and mm m. Mom* j PwbJect: "Winning the Lost Thorn P Sunday 8cho0l." Evening subject, 1 f* Unwise Decision." ?&. T. U. Sua- r P.atealns at ?:?*. Prayer nesting i jSNr svsatag at 7:fo- The P&* 0 ^erditily invited jb attend afl t fjfce County Senator Dies of Heart Attack Blshopville, Nov. 28.?Seuator R. K. Deunis, 56, dled^uddenly #t his home at Blshopville at 2 o'clock Sunday morning. He became ill during the laat s&aslon of the general assembly and had not entirely recovered, but his death oame unexpectedly. He was born Ootober 12, 1881, and was the youngest child of Dr. Robert E. and Mary Green Dennis. All of his life was spent In Blshopville, where be practised law after hlsj graduation from the Unlverlsity of South Carolina and the University pf Virginia. For many years he was a law partner of former Governor T. G .McLeod, being a. member of the ( Bra of McLeod and Dennis. He was an able lawyer and was recognised as' an outstanding member of the South Carolina bar. Prior to the world war he served two termb as a member of the house i>f representatives from Lee county, in 1988 he was elected to fill the un-, sxplred term of former Senator R. M. Cooper, and was re-elected ip 1934, holding office until the time of his death. - 1 It was through his efforts that thej kshwood resettlement project was located in Lee county and his Interest ^nd.< efforts in lta behalf never flagged. He was also Instrumental in laving a CCC camp and state park istablished in Lee? county and by un-' tiring effort helped to make these places among the most attractive In he Btate. As senator he accomplish-' ?d much for his county. He is survived by a brother, Judge fl. C. Dennis, of Darlington; two sis-?, ere, Miss Rebecca Dennis and Mrs. i. D. Hill ofllB Ietaoi taoi shrdlubmb r. D. Hill of Blshopville; and the fol- | owing nieces and nephews: Dr. R. , ). Hill of Pacolet Mills; Jake D. Hill, ( if Columbia; E. D. Hill, of Wades- ( >oro, N. C.^ .Mrs. H. C. Jennings, of ] lishopvllle; Mrs. Ashton Carrlgan, of ( lummerton; E. C Dennis, Jr., and fi?? Blanche PennlB of Darlington. 1, Senator Dennis was gentle, corisid- , rate and public spirited. His life ras given in the unselfish service of ( is people-. No one ever sought his ( id without receiving kind and gen- , rous assistance. South Carolina will ( eeply feel the loss of this fine and , /orthf citizen. 5 j CELLING PEANUTS ON MAIN 8TREET FOR MANY YEAR8 ( B. M. (Moscow) Johnson is 72 years, f age and for forty years he has lade his living selling peanuts which1, e roasts himself. L rhon the Seaboard Air Line railway ( ent its first train chugging into Cam-', en. He has sold peanuts to Camden ( eople for generations and every sale', as made a strong booster for "Mos-l ow's" own particular method of ^ OftStittg, . ... - ... 1, "Moscow's" peanut stand has occu-| led business district lanes between ( tutledge street and the Birchtoore uilding. Sometimes on one side ,of ( iroad street and then on the other. |, lut no matter where, the appetizing j dora pouring from* that peanut roas-'j sr always led the "goober" enthu- j, lasts to the location. Believe It or not the life of a pea- ^ iut vender is not all cake and ice ] ream, but Just the same, "Moscow"^ nanaged to save from his meager , arnlngs and purchased several ( offies. Much of his savings were , ost in a bank disaster but he conInues In the peanut vending business lappy In the life he Is living. I Only recently Mr. and Mrs. Jhhn- t on celebrated their golden wedding t pntversary. j5 "Sounds like a sort of humdrum ex-|< stance," said Mr. Johnson, "but/ It i as its good points. It takes years of| experience to know just when thei icanut is roasted to the pro pes de-.i ree. Some folks like them slightly iurned;:.aQmhJAJK#Ott uhdefdone? i o ^.have to see that they are Just lgbt and suit everybody. I always i rive a good measure for a nlckle. ] Vhich reminds me of a remark made j iy a small boy.when he saw myself i nrt wife. driving.'down the street beilnd a swagger team of bays attached to an English cart. "See that," said the youngster to mother little chap, "Your nlckle ielped to buy that," .sriplliS: x: egret that the Corner la in McLeod's aSmary in Florence for treetment f a broken hip, which he sustained p?Bfcmoblle accidfbt|^f?i?r 1 J. C. Hilton Dies Sunday At Kershaw Kershaw, Nov. 28.?J. G. Hilton, 83, father of the lute Uobson Hilton, World war hero, died thla morning. Mr. Hilton was born tn the Pleasant Plain section of Lancaster county December 7, 1864, and In childhood moved to the Westvllle section of Kershaw county, vyhere he was one of the moat prominent planters of this section as long as hip health would permit. He Is survived by seven daughters: Mrs. J. K. Kutledge, Lancaster; Mrs,' W> A. Hyatt, Cassatt; Mrs. )?. P. Owens, Westvllle; Mrs. B, U. Truesdale, Hoy kin; Miss Lola Halle Hilton, Camden; Miss fella Dene Hilton, Sumter; Mrs. I. p. Owens, Lancaster; and three sons, F. W. Hilton, Orangeburg; c. P. Hilton and J.. C. Hilton, Jr., of WeBtville. Funeral services will be conducted from' his residence Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock b/ thV Rev. Mr. Mo Iver, pastor of Bethany Baptist church, Westvllle, and the Hev. J. B. Caston, pastor of1 the First Baptist church, Camden. Interment will follow In Bethany churchyard. FILLING 8TATION MANAGER ROBBED MONDAY NIGHT F. A. Nelson, manager of the 8. H. Ross store and Ailing station on the Number one/highway Just over the river, near Lugoff, was held up and robbed Monday night by a stranger who Mopped at the store to purchase gas. v Nelson, alone at the store, went out when the car drove up and upon the request of the motorist, put five gallons of gas in the tank. As Nelson completed the screwing down of the tai\k cap, he was faced by tbe driver with, a drawn revolver. Nelson yielded his pocketbook which contained , only a small amount of change. The motorist then jumped in the car and drove "away. From the description given the au3cription of the stranger who kidnaped the girl here Sunday night and after keeping her a prisoner In theN 2ar for over ftwo hours released her ?t the city limits. The car driven by : the man staging the Lugoff holdup , corresponds to the description of the Machine stolen by the alleged kidnaper. ^ MAY WIDEN HIGHWAY FROM CITY LIMITS TO Nt?7 STATION : > 'I A suggestion from the Chamber of Commerce to the state highway department that Highway number one from the city gates"to the overhead it the Seaboard crossing be widened 1 with a bituminous surfacing of the ) jhoulders of the highway has recelv- < 3d the approval of the department, i according to a letter received from 8en M. Sawyer, chief of the highway sommltaion. - - ----- ? - - - ^ Mr. Sawyer states that the highway I lepartment has plans for the bltumi- 1 nous surfacing of the shoulders of :his section of the Number One high- < way and preparation of the base will be started this winter with the placing of the bituminous materials when i warmer weather arrives. The Chamber of Commerce made tfce suggestion after the new Seaboard Air Line passenger station had been placed in commission, holding that the Increase of traffic between the city and station warranted the widening of the present highway. To Build Attractive Home Camden's attractive residence section In the Rectory square district 1s to be graced by a new dwelling, now under course of construction at the corner 'of Lyttleton street and Rectory lane. . - The building, which will be a two itory frame affair with a brick bass ment la being built for M. C. Muller, one of Camden's leading Insurance men. It will be a ten-room home with all modern improvement#, including the latest In heating and air-coo ditionidg and will represent 30 investment of appprbxlmately $7,500. A. Frank Denn Dies Kershaw, Nov. 24.?A. Frank Dunn died here this morning hbont 5:&0 after a brief Illness of pneumonia. Mr. Dunn U^eurvlved by his widow* Mrs. Annie Holdah Dunn; one. sen, W. W. Dunn; three brothers, his f*ther and mother, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. A. Dunn aid one granddaughter. Funeral services were new from the residence at 10 o'clock Thursday, ooondocted by the Rev. D. M. Banders and the Rev. B. 8. Broome, with Interment in the Kershaw uewiisj. BWBqjSWjBgHggHggqg'g'j'yix..11-- i.. j.uuCamden Fighter f Seeking Title Willie Heddiah, Camden colored youth, who has been heavyweight boxing champion of Philadelphia (or several years, has his owd Ideas as to what Is going*to happen when Joe Louis and Max Schmelllng square oft in the next World title fight. "It all depends on the condition Mag la in when he faces Joe," aald WilUa, who is visiting relatives in Camden over the Thanksgiving holidays. . "Max has not done any fight-1 ing since he handed Joe that kayo| nearly two years ago, while Joe has been mixing with the best of talent. Max has several fights listed before the summer meeting with Louis and Just how he shows up in these scraps j will give the dopsters a chance to guage his present fighting condition. He meets Harry Thomas December 13, and takfuit from me. Thomas is one bad actor in the roped arena." ~ Willie, as fine a specimen of a fighter as any ih that game, wants to meet Tony ualento, the Italian lad who has really gone up In the fight world. Philadelphia fans are boosting Willie for such a fight. Qalento is rated as the roughest-slugging fellow in any man's ring. Willie |s moaning low In the fear that he will not get a chance at the Bunyanesque figure of the boxing game. Willie really feels that he oan explode the Galento legend. "I saw a fellow townsman go down under fink sledge hammer attack of Ton^ a few^ights ago in Philadelphia," said Willie. "I want to get Into the rlhg with the Italian just as soon as a match can be arranged. He may lick me, hut he sure will know he has been in a battle." The same night that Galento de- j feated Haynes, Reddish performed a, mighty neat job of banging Jack Trammell, a giraff of a gladiator, down to size. Willie's pop-popping, left hand and his rib-cracking right i took all the fight out of the tall lad | who had beaten Haynes and knocked out Lorenzo Pack. Willie lived as a stevedore after he left Camden. He has developed as a fighter, and critics who have watched | him in action declare that he "can fight." They agree that of all the boxing carats they have seen in action, Willie Is about the best. and Bhould get a crack at the heavyweight title within a year. Willie has fought and won from A1 Ettore, Haynes, Eddie Simms, and he gave John Henry Lewis the miseries last summer. Reddish started his fighting around Camden, bt>t flv? years ago went to Philadelphia ahd now rates as the best heavy in the Quaker community. He was married to Louisa Wolst, of Camden, and they have a son, Willie, aged four years. Discussing Joe Louis. Willie opines that Joe is on the back track now. He says the Detroit bomber was at his peak when he fought Maxle Baer. "When Joe gets into the ring with Schmelllng, he will not be able to exclude from his mind the fact that, the German knocked him out. and this is going to be a big handicap to the champion," said Willie. "But It's going to be a great fight." Recruiting Record Broken ' Columbia, 8. C,, Nov. 30?Thirtythree young South Carolinians, a record number for any month during 1937, enlisted in the United States army at the Columbia recruiting star tlon during November, It is announced by Sergeant Clifford C. Floyd, the re? cruitlng officer. The young men will be sent to Hawaii, Panama and to posts 1st iter United States. Woman Guilty of Manslaughter Lining ton, N. C.?A Jury returned a verdict., of manslaughter Friday against Mrs. Sind Pope Godwin, 89year-old Dunn* ,wldow, In her second trial on a charge of murdering Furman B, Godwin, her third husband, In the summer of 1936. The Jury recommended mercy, and Judge Henry A. Grady sentenced .the brunette defendant to. serve two to five years in state prison. A year ago, upon hei first conviction, she was given a 1C to 15 year sentence, which was nulli fled when the supreme court granted her a new'trial. Exchange Opened Wednesday The pnfclfe is cordially Invited t< visit the Woman's Exchange whicl opened Wednesday, December 1. Mrs J. EL buthrte will again have chargi of 11m tea room. Miss Ethel Tata is In the gift department. Many love ly and useful gifts can be purchasehere to solve your j?riatmaa want and oTdera for cakes left. Movement Begun To Build $25,000 Armory A movement hue been started by 'the Kershaw Guards, the local unit ! of the ?outh Carolina National Guard, to secure a new $26,000 armory build1 Inn for Kerahaw county. All that stands betweou the starting of work on a new armory hare within the next two weeks Is a matter of $10,000 whloh must he raised In 1 order to get the federal grant of $16.- i 000. The officials of the Guard unit have appealed to the city and county to underwrite the $10,000 by each providing $5,000. . i It is pointed out that the building of a new armory after the plan prepared by the federal government! would provide Camden with a well* needed community building, for the armory would be so constructed as to embody all the needs of a splendid equipped community structure. The auditorium would, be used for drill purposes by the Guards and for dances, balls, and the like, by various groups. It would also provide a place for holding large meetings, such as conventions and community gatherings. The old guard armory on Rutledge street Is not adequate for the needs of the unit and is of the most obsolete type of structtire. The new building, if secured, would have a heating system, would be equipped with a kitchen, so that banquets could be served in the building, and? would al-l so have many'other modern features, jnow sadly lacking In the present ; structure. I I " Woodward Airport New* 1 Harold and John MacCllntock, of. Pittsburgh, have brought their large | transport plane to the Woodward slr-j] port and will make barnstorming!, trips out of thO port during the win- , ter. The MacCllntocks are accompa- , nled to Camden by their wives., < Dick Horn, Orangeburg flyer, dropped in at the airport for a days visit , ~this~week. v i James Wood, manager of the Wood- j ward airport, Is In Charlotte pinch- 1 hitting for the Charlotte airport man- , ager who Is away for a week. "" j Captain W. G. Goodsel, owner of two tri-motored Ford planes, who has , been up through the New England , district during the past summer, has j brought his planes here to store them < during the winter months. They will j be completely overhauled here. I Mrs. Louise Woods, wife of Pilot } Jimmy, has gone to Plnehurst to at- , tend a meeting of the "99" club, a national organisation of flyers. ? Joe Qannan and Jack Huber dropped In aboard their custom-built Waco plane Monday for a days visit. PLAYMAKER'8 GUILD TO BE REVIVED THIS SEASON j I At a recent meeting of the executive board of the Playmaker's Guild at the home of Mrs. 8amuel Russell at "Mlllbank," plans were made for the presentation of two guild plays to be presented this season In Camden. Mrs. Donald Morrison, directress, announced that the first of the plays will be given In the near future and that rehearsals by the cast would be started soon. The Playmaker's Guild now has a membership of one hundred and two and has two patrons. The Guild was organised last March ahd presented Its first play, "The Tavern," in April. It was a rollicking,, exciting melodrama and presented by an excellent cast under the efficient direction of Mrs. Donald Morrison, scored a big hit. - The Guild is one of the outetand-l lng worthwhile efforts to feature Camden activities In many years. The program of playe'to be offered this season will' be awaited with keen anticipation by the public. The executive board of the Guild to-mado-up-of the--following. Mrs. Samuel Russell, president; Miss Martha Singleton, producer and vice president; Miss Faith deLoach, secretary; Oliver Rice, treasurer; Moultrie Burns, business manager; Miss 'ISusan Kennedy, membership; and Miss Virginia Halle, publicity. ! i [ - '' i ' Burled at Malvern Hill i m? wbor. he ' Mr. Southern U nurrtred by M 1 widow. Mr. Annlo Berflold flonthon i end B?o brother, end il.tere, of We Man Kidnaps Girl; Sought By Police Police of this city and county are hunting an ex-convict and alleged sexmaniac, who Sunday night kidnaped a 17-yoar-old gtrl. Forcing the* girl into Wis car at the point of a revolver, the man, whose name the authorities refuse to reveal, drere to an unfrequented place in the country where he attempted to criminally at* sault her. ?--For two hours the girl was kepi prisoner and twioe the car waa stop* ped at a lonely spot and the girl made a victim of her captor's advances. The girl, red-haired and comely; was with a party of two hoys and four girle, who had keen riding around the city and county during the late afternoon. Near the Hermitage mill, the oar was stopped by m man, who at the point of a revolver, forced all of the occupant^ with the exception of the one girl out, and ?h|n stepped in, took the wheel and drove away. ^ "He told me he was going to. take me to the Camden Theatre," said th# girl later. "I knew that there wasn't any show at either of the theatres on Sunday and 1 tried to open the door and get out. He poked the revolver in my side and told me If I didn't shut up he would fix me. He put up the windows of the car rfo that If I yelled no one would hear me. "We drove for some time out in the country and he told me that he was a former convict, had served five years in prison as well as a several years term on a chain gang and thai there was a $6,000 reward oVer hie head now. We drove oat to a lonely place near the lake and he stopped the car and sought to attack me. 1 fought him as best as I could. Then he drove on again for about an hour, always keeping on roads that are little traveled. Then he turned into a wood and.stopped and again made aa affort to attack me. "Later after riding around some mors he let ma out nnar the outskirts? of the city and ,JI walked home. - I * round that the other girls and boys who were with me had given the slarin to the police and thpy were out looking for me." The authorities claim that the exconvict will have several serloua charges preferred against him when taken into custody. One will be that of kidnaping, a second that of attempted criminal assault, a third for the theft of the car and a fourth for boldup while armed with a dangerous weapon. ^ * ;. ?vv Polo To Begin Sunday Afternoon The polo slason In Camden will get under way Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock when the Camden Town and the Country teams clash at the i fleWr* r ^ . sfeRollicklng Dick Floyd, manager and captain of the Camden polo club arrived Wednesday and Is putting his charges through some stilt workouts _ for the season's opening. The polo club deolares the Sunday game will be more In the nature ef a practice tiH as the few days of preparation for the event are not sufficient to permit of any team play. Manager Floyd believes the player#/ will round into condition rapidly within the next ten days and that the game a week from Sunday should provide plenty of thrills. The 1137-1938 polo season promisee to be the tost in years as , the arrival here of the Bhro Mawr team from Philadelphia will add a lot of interest to the support. TM*wflfgiveO*?'~ den three high class teams wWchmH play against the beet in*.the south and east daring the season. Attended Opening of Old Theatre By spsieial invitation from Mayor Maybank, of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanley UOweUyn, attended the opening of the Dock Street theatre in Charleston last Friday night. The play waa-entlUed "The Recruiting Officer," and the per f omit tfjMe dfSiit ed in the styles of JL785 when the 'theatre, said to to the oldest in America, - was built High praise was heard - from aU sides of the toe performance l of the entire cast. I?}'s ~**r. *r?. WsweUyn were caught I by a camera flashlight and along with [a group of Booth Osrettnlans, theft s ^? ? ? _aa. .A. ^A -M HattiMlaw'fl r^tigs. fPIUMBW tppiVN m miuw* Kjumr Jleston Evening M Major Moultrie Brallxferd was alsS ?r "T ? - k K