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K SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, lft37 . NUMBER 40
Goodfellows Club
Gets Under Way
(By Frank H. Heath)
Hello folks! speaking to you from
nation "Goodwill/ and 1 aip going to
for my subject today the Quesof
the Camden Goodfellowa Club.
A, you know, for aome live yeara
v more tbat estimable and philanthropic
citizen. Warren H. Harris,
m given of time and money to farther
the Cbrlstmaa Goodfellow Idea.
gr. Harris baa been In poor health
for some time and this ear b? can.
lot give the program toe attention he
desires, ho the program ha* been turu
id over to Mra. Margaret O. Mayfield,
whose charitable work has been outstanding
to Oetndsn for^mauy jrears.
Mrs .Miyflsld trill secure willing
workers to aid her In carrying out
her program and we venture to predict
that the GoodfellowS club of 1917
u going to be one of Uie most successful
to the history of the prganlMtlnn
' ' ' ' . ? "? 'v ' :
i am Urging every vltfhe&rteb man
tad woman df Camden to Join to making
the 1988 movement a success tg
testimonial to the splendid man who
in years past has done so much for
the cause?Mr. Harris. I suggest
that this program be designated as
the Harris Goodfellow club.
What Is the Goodfellow club Idea?
A lot of people may ask that. So let
me explain. A club membership costs
you just one dollar. If we fet two
or three hundred members?and we
should do It?It will mean a fund
snfficient to bring Christmas Joy and
gladness Into many homes that othervise
would be barren of any of the
happiness that la associated with the
Tuletlde. _ v - ?
Up North I worked on a similar
program which was known as "Santa
Pals" and "Big Brothers." Many of
would sponsor an entire family,
jolng there on Christmas eve with a
fayly decorated tree and gifts of food
and toyb, the latter for the little tots,
who otherwise would have looked In
vain for. Santa Claus. ,
So folks, let's all join together, betottib?members?of
the Goodfellows club,
and provide Christmas dheer
for evefy home in Camden. It will
only cost you "one dollar to become a
full-fledged member of the, Goodfel- ,
low group and enable you to pat yourself
on the back Christmas morning
and say "Well, I helped to make the
day happy for some family."
In my newspaper work I have gazed
intd homes that on Christmas!
morning/found tear-stained faces gazing
out of windows in the hopes that
a big sled -with -reindeers might
chance by and stop. To anyone who
has not peered into the misery of the
'tome that Banfcf Glaus torgot H IB
difficult to paint the picture that is
offered.
Little* tots, clad In thin shoes, many
without stockings, clothing so thin it
does not offer, protection against the
_cold. but Jittle tots peering Into, the
mysteries of toyland as revealed in
the store windows. Little jninds niWp 1
tally hoping for this box of blocks, or
that sled, or perhaps Ha warm dress
or pair of shoes. Little tola who have
; heard of that wonderful character
named Santa Claus and who fondly
hope he will stop at their home. Little
tots who cannot understand why
Santa did not come.*" ;
< ' , / _ .
[ How can one explain why Santa
Claus did not come to that particular <
home when he did visit other places 1
and left lovely gifts. Hpnest folks, j
many the time that I had a lump in
hy throat as I gazed at these poor '
little tots who had been so cruelly {
toappointed by ?anta Claus.'
Do we want ljttle folks in Camden i
flaappointed! ? Certainly not. /.As a .
iwtimonial to Mr. Harris, who. has
heen a Santa Claps to Cam4SJtu>for ;
tetrs, let ua rally tor Uin. aupM* SM
the Good Fellows club.
; Send or bring your dollar* to The
^fonicle office, tothe Chamber of^kmmerce
or to Mrs. Maylloid. Let's j
*ke Christmas 1987 the happiest (
most glorious in the history of 1
Camden.
l*t us provide that when liUle i
^len awakens Christmas morning, J
?anta Claus will have been at her ^
k>me and left her &?lft. Let us help ,
I Provide the famines with 1
the day may be one of happiness 1
PjM enjoyment, so tbat .when -Gamden ,
tolas down Christmas night, wq can (
^ "Pod's in His Heaven,/ All's right t
ph the World." j
K* very liberal response has already 1
Ej? rece|v ed by the soliciting com- 1
ft?*? ^hose who have given their f
F"** to join are: C. C. Whltaksf, 1
K1- Mortimer Mailer, Lsl Blakeney, (
fc^liadyy, Frank Courses MIm j
Two Robberies Take
Place in One Night
Police are investigating two robberies
which foccurred ut an early
hour Wednesday morning and Involved
the City Laundry and Camden Dry
deanery and the LangSton Motor
company.
Kntrance to the laundry wus obtained
through a rear window and loot
taken consisted of suits, ooats, trousers,
women's gowns and dresses. Tue
exact loss cannot be determined until
after a check has been made with
customers.
At the Langston Motor company
garage, entrance was made through
a skylight. A double door at tha rear
was opened and a wrecker backed
put, after which a new Chevrolet
touring sedan, belonging to Miss Beda
Borutorn, of New York City, was
stolen. .
Report of the Gins
Tb*>r? w?p* 14 473 bales of eetiei
ginned In Kershaw county prior to
December 1, 1937, as compared with
16,172 baies ginned prior to Decernber
1, 1936, according to Or" tt. S.
Pool, spebial agent, department of
commerce, bureau of, the census.
Charles DuBose Loses Car
Charles DuBose, one of the stars
of the Camden Ramblers, crack polo
team, had his coach stolen from in
front of his- office In tjie Crocker
building, Monday: No traced of the
car has been found.
Baptist Churoh Services
- The following services are announced
for week beginning December
19, at the First Baptist church:
flunday school at .10. o'clock with V.
J. Rector, superintendent, in charge.
Publi9 worship conducted by the pastor,
J. B. Caston, at 11*: 15 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "The
Power of Love." Evening subject:
Why Men Reject God." B. Y. P. U.
Sunday evening 6:30. Prtiyer meetng
Wednesday evening at 7:30. The
public is cordially invited to attend
all services of this church.
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Delegation To Meet
The Kershaw county delegation will
meet Tuesday, December 21, at the
Court House at 10 a. m. The purpose
of the meeting is for working on the
supply bill for the year 1938t- All
county officials are asked to appear
at this time and furnish written requests
for needs of their office for
the year.?S. F. Bransington, Senator.
Began His Career
On Camden Fields
Camden fans were saddened to
learn of the death of John C. "Rube"
Benton, professional baseball pitcher,
Who for. years, did his stuff on lhe
mound for Camden fans. . He met
death in- an automobile wreck in
Alabama this week.
Benton was a native of Clinton,
but he frequently pitched in Camden.
In .1910 he entered professional baseball
with the Macon, Georgia, club.
HIb first year he was sold to the Cincjv
Reds for $3,600, was farmed to the
Chattanooga team. Later he pitched
for llfty St. Paul team of the American
association and eventually became
a member of the New York
Glant8> He went back ,to Cincinnati
and then to Minneapolis where he
remained until his retirement three
years ago.
Attended Inspect In Columbia
Coroner R. T. Goodale was in Columbia
Wednesday night In attendance
at the inquest of the death of
Captain Olln Sanders. Coroner Goodlie
was asked hy Coroner John R.
Sargeant, of Richland county, to sitin
at the inquest. -
T. B. Bruce, W. Redfearn, Charlie
DeLoache, J. D. Zemp, T. C. Gladden,
W. Sheorn ft Son, J G. Richards, Jr.,
L. ciyburn, Basil Bruce, Jack Whitaker,
Henry Savage, Jr., W. R. Zemp,
M. B. Williams, H. G. Carrlson. Jr..
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. McDowell, W. D.
Barrett, Cash, L. P. Tobin, Gus Beleos,
Chris Beleos, G. F. Cooley.W.
L. DePass, Dave Klrschner, W.
J. Mayfleld, John K. deLoach,, Mrs. 1
W. L Wright. A. 8. Karesh, C. J. ,
Shannon, Jr.f Mrs. Samuel JJRliflselL
Reed Sarratt, OT M. 8oott, W. ^W.
Bates, Laurie Campbell., Fred Of- ,
>urn, Perry Langston, Ciyburn Perry, .
3. C. Rush. J. H. McLeod. J. H. Cly- '
iurn, Mrs. J. H. Ciyburn, B. E. Sparrow,
Mrs. B. W. Getty*, C. J. Out- 1
law, W. C. McCarley, George Oris- .
irold, W. C. Salmond, Percy Mays, .
Hfughey Tindal, Oscar Smyrl, sSI C. 1
7tyburrr, JSmmle McLauchlln, Henry 1
3. Nttes, dfcah, R. M. Kennedy, Frank
Jtrreton, Henry Elchel, Dr. J. W.
Branson Judy Rice, Shannon Realty,
dr. and Mrs. J B. Zemp. Mr. and Mrs. <
y. L. Goodale, E. C. Rhame, C. H. 1
fates, Jr., George Comal. A. Sheheeb ,
Jrocery, C. W. Birch more, W. P. Net- .
lea, W.F. Nettles, Jr.. Bob McCgf- 1
mil,-. Water and Light ' Department. <
9. C. Zemp/ Wooten- G. H. 1
Baum, T>. H., Baum, IL O. Wilson,
If. H. dayman, H. U Schlosburg^Carl
Icblosbnrg, EUhu Sohlosburg, Lewis 1
x>mansky, M. K. Coffee Shop, R. L. 1
las ton, OusMtchltoe, P. D. Goodale. ,
torSt Sr., DtA?rJfSrom'QH^l ]
May, Miss ft. Hlmcbman. <
S3T; icSDA PRESB'
rrERiAN CHURCH ~
Bethesda Church
Services Sunday
Services in historic Bethesda Presterian
cftilrch will be resumed Sunday,
December 19. The church, built
iu 1820, has been closed since April,
while extensive renovating and restoration
work has been carried on.
Bethesda church was designed by
the famous architect Robert Mills,
who also supervised the construction
work. It is one of the most uniquo
religious edifices in the country in
that the Bteeple is located at the rear
of the building. There are five
porches at the rear. *
Originally the church had high
bpxed pews with doors. The pulpit
was elevated and was reached by a
jvinding spiral staircase. In 1890 the
congregation inaugurated a program
which so modernized the church that
it lost Its quaintness. .
A year ago, thirty-six years after
the building had been modernized, the
congregation?decided?to make?a
change, this time to restore the
church to its original ? quaintness and
design. The result is the church as
it stands today. Since April the work
of restoration has progressed. Box
pewa with doorB are baok. Artificial
illumination is provided .in replicas
of the old lamps.' Today the church
is reminiscent of the edifice that prevailed
back in the early days of the
last ibbntury.
The work of restoration has followed
as closely as possible recorded
data. The very quaintness "of the'
structure, both" inside and out, will
prove a big drawing card for the interest
of visitors who delight in the
charm of the early period architecture.
The Presbyterian church in Camden
had its start in 1774 when devotional
services were held at Intervals in a
meeting house that stood at the end
of Church street, near to the Quaker
cemetery and adjoining the breastworks
of what was known as Fort
Itawdon, a British stronghold during
the war of the revolution.
In 1805 the congregation was organized'
and regular services were, in
vogue. In 1820 the construction of
the present church was started and
a Short time later it was occupied,
Services Sunday will be at 11:16 in
the morning, with the, pastor, Rev. A.
Douglas McArn, in charge. A general
weloome IS extended to the public.
New Officers Named
For Local Chamber
Moultrie B. Burns was elected president
of the Camden 'and Kershaw
County Chamber of Commerce at the
first meeting of the 1938 board of director^
Tuesday evening, December
M..- WHltftm L. Goodale, vice president;
Basil Bruce, treasurer, and
Frank H. Heath, executive secretary.
The new board of directors Include
Moultrie B. Burns, Basil Bruce, Will
Goodale, Gus Beleos, Dr. George
Rhame, C. Grainger Kornegay, Dewey
Creed, Austin Shebeen, David Kirsch-!
ner, J. Cooley Gillis, James Zemp and
Will Nettles.
The report of the board of directors
covering the ten months period
in which, the chamber has functioned
as an organized unit in charge of a
full-time secretary, was ordered mailed
to every member of the Chamber.
This report, compiled by the secretary
and staff, was placed in the mailj
Wednesday afternoon.
The board voted advisory memberships
to Ward C. Belcher, Harry D.
Kirkover and W. H. Harris. Mayor
Osborne and W. T. Redfearn become
members of the board by virtue o.f
their public office.
An expression of thanks was extended
to Joe McKain for his untiring
efforts in Chamber activities and for
the efficient manner In which he
bandied the affair* or the treasurer's
office during the last yetir.
. The board also expressed appreciation
for the work done by the secretary
and staff during'the year.
The objectives of the Chamber for
the coming year are embraced the
ihnual report, which also lists all o{
the activities In which the organlza:
Ion figured during the pa^st year. .
The matter of repairing the Camlen
signs on Highway Number One
tad evicting additional signs, which
sill be given over .to text describing
he advantaged of Camdena* a Winer
resort, was left ift the hands, of a
committee consisting of Cooley Gillis
>a chaJrgj&T*
Preeflent Burnf will announce p?e
ippointment of the work committees
vithin a short time. The Chamber
?sfc 2* on a ^unlUee
Man Found Dead
Near Railway Track
Robert Sharp, 43-year-pld white
man, was found dead Sunday afternoon
by the side of the Southern
railway right of way. The body was
found opposite the Guy Lumber Company's,,
plant and It Is not known how
he. came to his death as there were
no eyewitnesses to thr accident.
Sharp resided in the Hermitage
Mill section. He was last seen shortly
after noon, when he started to go
down town.
Ho is survived by his widow; two
sons, Robert and Clarence Sharp;
four daughters, Mrs. Jessie Gambrell,
of Rembert; Mrs. Mayola Baxter,
Mrs. Gladys Newman and Ruth Sharp,
all of Camden; also his mother, Mrs.
Hattle Sharp, of Camden.
An Inquest was set for six o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Notify The Chamber
Camden residents who have listed
rooms, apartments or houses with the
Chamber of Commerce are requested
to notify the Chamber office, phone
67, just as soon as the accommodation
is rented.
During the past week quite a number
of newcomers who ?were given
lists of accommodations by the Chamber
of Commerce reported that in -many
instances places they called at had
been rented. _l ;j.._ ^
The. Chamber of Commerce states
that in order to operate an efficient
accommodation bureau it will be necessary
to have cooperation on the
part of. those getting the service to
the extent that when a place ia rented,
the fact be r?ported at once to
the Chamber headquarters.
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Plymouth Car Defaced A
Plymouth sedan, given away at
a trade festival hfre yesterday and
which has bead' standing on a platform
at a street corner for several
weeks,, was stripped of several emblems
and tire'., accessories, according
to the auto company having that'
M *<*ir~LS-ZJ,:.i
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Christmas Tableaux 8tateburg
ThiT Young People's Service League
of Holy Cross, Stats burg, and of the
Church of the Ascension, Hagoed, will
jointly present "The Bethlehem Tar
bleauac" at the Church of the Holy
Grotty Stateburg, Sunday, December
1?. at 6 p. m. Mrs. J. U Prfftrson is
director of thr program.
aa^ftdttve^pert t? the work of th?"oR
Polo Season Gets
Under Way Sunday
Tho polo Benson in Camden will get
under way Sunday, December 19,
when tho Camden Ramblers with Carl
Jack eon, sou of Mayor Jackson, of
Baltimore, in the number one position,
plays the Yellowjaokets led by
Major Wllkerson; former army ace
and international polo star.
Spectators at this game will be able
to see over $100,000 worth of pcllo ponies,
for Captain Dlok Floyd of the
Camden polo club estimates that the
ponies to be in action on \he throe
polo fields here this season represent
a value over that figure.
Captain Floyd will be riding War
out of Bonnie Kyaam, also Red Wings
and Rosita, two dams put of Raymond
Belmont's international polo mare
Repulse.
According to the present program,
Camden will have four crack polo
teams in action through December,
January, February, March and April.
Harry G. Wingle, owner of fhe Oak
Terrace Country Club of Philadelphia,
with Dick Igvaus, Philadelphia, Pat
Delaney and several other Oak Terrace
Btars will arrive here early in
January and will play during the entire
season. They are bringing fourteen
ponies, several of which aro from
the Argentine. .
Johnny Walker is bringing a team
of twelve ponies from Harrlsburg,
Penn., while Charles Bernuwteof and
Bernie Blossoms of New York will
each bring four ponies. Dick Floyd
(has fourteen new ponies here this
year. One of the mares that has attracted
the attention of the rail birds
s Hydroplono, -owned?by^ Charles Du~
Bose of this city.
The teams that will bottle in the
opening ganiH of the season will line
jp as follows:
Ramblers: Carl Jackson, No. 1; Ancrum
Boykiu, No. 2; Dick Floyd] No.
3; Carl Lightfoot, No. 4.
Yellow Jackets: Klrby Tupper, No.
1; C. P. DuBose, No. 2; Major Wllkerson,
No. 3; Joe Bates. No. 4.
President's Ball
Again This Year
Special to The Chronicle
New York, Dec. 12.?President
Roosevelt's proposal to wago war on
ni&ntlle paralysis on a four-point national
front has won the enthusiastic
approval of an eminent South Carolina
physician, Dr. William A. Boyd,
of Columbia.
"The new national foundation for
infanti 1 e jparalysis is. the front page
medical news of the day/' Keith Morgan,
chairman of the committee for
the celebration of the president's
birthday said today, adding:
"Not only in South Carolina but
throughout the country famous orthopedic
surgeons, the nation's most noted
research specialisists, prominent
doctors and health officers are behind
the program.
J "They declare that through its permanent
national foundation the battle
against the disease can best be^waged."
Under the National foundation all
of the funds of the Infantile paralysis
campaingn will be administered to
support these objectives:
Scientific research.
Epidemic action.
Telling to doctors and parents thfe
new care now known to prevent
crooked backs, curvatures of the
spine, twisted bodies and contracted
. Dollars to orthopedic centers,
hospitals, Clinics and the like, for the
immediate restoring of human wreckMr?
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-s~Tfce statements from the medical
profession constitute one of the most
important developments in the straggle
against infantile paralysis since
President Roosevelt four years ago
Hirst dedicated htk birthday to the
fight against the disease, Chairman
Morgan said. ? ?1 ^
Dr. Boyd in his letter to Chairman
Morgan said: v. %.
"&appreciate Vour kind invitation
to be a member of the orthopedic
council, which la accepted with much
pleasure. '
"Tho cetatffcshraent of the foundation
through the agency of the Roosevelt's
birthday celebration will in my
thop^T ** ?f Uat?W thnjsrbope
and source
those who hare been victims of poliomolitia.
It will be my grant pleasore
to assist in'any way that I can,
to further the alms and work of t*s
foundation.
New Golf Course
Planned For City
A municipal golf course of ulno
holes Ih to bo established on tho
south portion of whut was known aa
the Saratleld course. The course will
bo available "for piny about the first
of the year and will be In chargo of
Donuld Morrison, a professional of
many years experience.
The movement (or tho establishing
of a municipal course was inaugurfkted
by the Bureau of Recreation of^
the <Uty and will fill a needed want
In the recreational program for Camden
people and visitors. The course
Is to be operated In such a manner
as to enable everyone who cares for
tho sport to play. Daily tees ami
membership rates will be very low,
It Is claimed. "
A request has been made to thai'
city for assistance in keeping the fairways
cut and with the tender of a
goodly sum of money from an Inter
osiea wmier resident, me huccobh oi
the golf program appears to be assurod.
While but nine holes will prevail
at the course this season, it is believed
that the affair will be so successful
that another nine may be added
in the full of 1938.
A meeting of Camden golfers will
be held within a short time at which
time a formal organization will be'
completed and officers named,
The Bureau of Recreation believes
that with a municipal course in oporation
and with fees reduced to a minimum,
that many visitors will be atti
acted to Camdon. During the summer
months it is proposed to offer
the course to visitors without charge,
the only requirement being that they
secure conrtosy cards at the Rureew
of Recreation in the Chamber of Com- *
merce headquarters.
? It is planned to schedule inter-city golf
events with Columbia, Sumter
and other cities, matches to be played
hero and on the courses of the other
cities.
Letters of Inquiry 'received by tho
Bureau of Recreation regarding golf
ljLj?amden_ indicate a demand for
grass gi-eens and this fact is being
borne in mind in the municipal program.
if means can he secured It t?
planned to replace the sand greens
with turf. Such a step will have to
be taken if Camden is to retain its
prestige as a winter resort.
Night Club To Be
Opened Monday
Camden's modernistio night club,
comparable to the beet In the larger
cities and known by the unique name
of "Bang Bang CTub,T will be formally"
opened Monday, December 20, with a
dinner dance.
The club is located on the ground
floor of the Court Inn, one of the old
historic hostlerles of the south, and
Is accessible from the Inn drive.
Finished In four shades of brown,
the club offers those Inclined to night
life an opportunity to enjoy excellent
cuisine and dancing. The dance floor
is said to be one of the finest in the
state.
A feature of the main room of the
Bang Bang is a colonial fireplace which
during the winter months will
be kept glowing with huge pine logs.
Service tables are set along each side
of the dance floor while off a hall at U
the rear are rooms where private par- i
ties may be served.
The management la seeking to provide
Camden and the winter guests
with a club where they may dine and
1 dance in g manner they are accustom(ed
to In the larger metropolitan areas,
j For the dance Monday night the
Palmetto Swlngsters, under the magic
baton of Maestse BUhu will provide
the musical inspiration. A splendid
chef has been engaged to look after
the club kitchen and Cleorge Payton,
known to many of the connoisseurs
for his courtly manners^ ..will preside
as head waiter.
Vfait The Club IMarket
?JhKe ?\ub Market held i?The- market
building at the rear of the postoffice,
plan? to hold a special Christfa
l?0rn,n*'December :
t a ^?tdreen _the_ -hours of &;26 and
10:30 and purchase or place orders
MET" t0 ?
* epecwTew^itemsenf out fro&