The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 24, 1937, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
AND NONSENSE 1 frank h- heath
[We a re- on the eve of tbe holiday
aggHon and aoon the cheerful greet,nKa
Merry ChrUtmae" and "Happy
Now Y?ar" will resound throughout
,b? und. It aeeins Impossible to orig-,
jiiHto a greeting to addrees friends,
acquaintances and to the woidd at
Urge that serves as acceptably as the i
sgo old greetings that we have heard j
I used and have used at this happy ueauon
since early childhood.
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And so. we open our weekly patter
by expressing to all a very heartfelt
wish for a "Merry Christmas" and a
-Happy New 0
U;t me say right now that I am
tickled pink to hear that the entire
Mouth la swinging into line by ban- j
?l,lK firecrackers and fireworks dur-1
log the Christmas season. I kuow the*;
kids will howl me down on this but
frankly 1 cannot see any connection
with the blatant roar and pop of firecrackers
on such a solemn occasion
as the birth of the Christ child. To
tue it Is just downright sacrilege.
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Up north firecrackers and fireworks
were reserved for July 4 and I am i
happy to say that many states have i
banned the poise makers and the like
fur private use ou this day.
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As a newspaper reporter 1 have
seen many tragic results from powder
explosions and fires on July 4
aad-L am strongly for the passage of
laws that will prohibit the use of firecrackers
and fireworks.
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Cnlnmhia hnfl hnnnnri the explosives
and next year Charlotte will Impose
a ban. iJet's hope all of the cities
and communities will see the light
. and do likewise.
And .now for another explosion and
strangely enough, this coucerns our
old friend* Mae West. If it were not
so generally known that radio programs
must pass through hours of
rehearsals before going on the air
there might be a reason for the Mae
West episode on Sunday, December
12. On, any other day of the week the
skit would have Justified the severest
criticism from the standpoint of good
taste but on a Sunday such a broadcast
represents the all-time low In
radio. The most charitable explana-'
tion is that the. producers were mesmerized
by the reputed glamour of
the entertainer. No one with the possible
exception Of Miss West can feel
elated. The rebord now seems to be
complete. Miss West had her day in
court, her day in the film and now
her night on the air. It is unlikely j!
that there will be any further bidding j
for her services as a radio personage.
Do you know that nearly seven and j
a half million people attended football ]
games of some seventy-five representative
football games last fall. Which
Indicates a decided upswing In the
demand for pneumonia at popular i
prices. 11
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Of course our figures may be slighUj
ly Incorrect and that several ttaous- 1
and reported as attending the 1937 '
games were Just fans left over from
the 1936 grid battles and were still
trying to find out where they had
parked their autos.
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Believe me folks, seven and half
million people Is some crowd. Espe- 1
daily in view of the fact that probably
eight or nine knew what it was '
all about. The others were there for
the color, ?the music, the cheering, the
excitement and -the fun nf drinking j
out of a bottle with a debutante and
Aunt Carrie *
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Up in Pennsylvania there Is a little
town called Bethlehem, whore the (a
nious steel works uro located A chap
signing his name IV G. W offers the
following ateel zone version of the
much-loved Chrlktmas carol:
"Oh.rHttlo town of Uethlehom, how
still thy ateel mills He!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
the smokeless air goes by.
Hut In thy dark streets shlueth hope
for a far better day
If Uncle Sam and C. 1. O stop plunining
things that way."
In muuy northern homes this is the
time of the year when dissension la
in evidence In many families?half of
the members wanting to go to Florida
and the other half being ski enthusiasts.
Ami now for polo?that game last
Sunday should have been an eye-opener
us to whut can be expected this
seusou. Wow! was it a buttle with
the Yellows trimming the IMnks 7 to
6 and with the score tied ut least
three times during the fracas,
Hates and Tupper tied for scoring
honors and it was Slingtn' Joe, who
heaved a fifty to sixty yard pass from
his mallet to score a penalty shot. It
was as pretty a shot as the fans hud
ever soon on the field.
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This lad Stiles Tuttle who played
the number four position for the Yellow
Jackets is a former Yale star and
looks like a big addition to the polo
ranks here. Stiles is so pleased with
the polo atmosphere here that he is
persuading three pals in Baltimore
tO CC3SO dc-wii.
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It was this Tuttle lad, a good looking
chap, who scored the wining goal
Sunday in the final minutes of the
sixth chukker.
Members of tlie Presbyterian church
in C&mden are wondering who turned
the hot air on a Colunibia scribe, who
ventured an item to the effect that
the restoration of tho local church
was accomplished through funds obtained
from the Rockefeller foundation.
And still another hit the pipe and
put over a pipe dream of Camden
gift givera jaunting ro Columbia to
mail their Christmas parcels. Anything
to fill Bpace I might suggest.
Jaunted out to the Kirkwood course
the- other day and chatted with Joe
Patelli, golf pro there. Joe comes
from my own bailiwick, Milwaukee,
and we exchanged many interesting
reminiscences.
Zach Jenkins, who hails from Rockford,
111., which Is in Milwaukee's
front yard, dropped in on us and we
tiad a most enjoyable threesome.
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Jenkins is In the hotel business
and would like to cop a hostelry in
Camden. He was at Rockford for
many years and since then has been
doing a good business up at Scranton.
Mrs. Jenkins by the way, is an
sxpert horse woman, and we have a
hunch that she would like Camden
in a big way.
But to get back to Joe. When I
started to talk about NeaJ Mclntyre,
Bobby Stupple, Johnny Revolta and
others noted in the golfing world, we
were right at home, as Joe was personally
acquainted with them all.
I hope Joe makes a big success of
the season at the Kirkwood. He's got
fine ideas and knows how to put thenr
into operation. He has as fine a
course as there is In the south. So
why not?let's go!
IDivHin&jbn
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Wage-Hour Bill Defeated?The administration's
hope of writing wagehour
regulations into the law of the
land at this session died in the House
of Representatives last night. Many
Democrats joined the Republican bide
to send the Wage-Hour bill back to
the I^abor committee. In a vote of
216 to 198?by eighteen votes?the
coalition crushed the first attempt in
congressional history to establish
specific i minimum wages- and ma*lfflum
hours for . interstate ,industry.
The New Deal platform pledge of
1936 was scrapped by the defeat of
the measure. .^PrMldent Roosevelt
called the special session with WageHour
bill as number two on the agenda.
Majority Deader Sam Rayburn,
of Texas, had pleaded with the House
? shortly before the vote began at 8:45
P m , asserting: "If this bill is recommitted
It means the death of all
*age-hour legislation." Rules committee
Chairman John O'Connor, of
New Tei?, had said, directly after
Raybsrn's plea: "The motion to recommit
Is a deliberate stab at this
bill, because I have never seen a bill
*eot back to committee that ever saw
the light of day again.1' Chairman
> Norton of the House Labor committee
lad: "The fight has only begun."
. Senate Verm Bill?A rigid crop conbol
bin carrying sweeping fiioductlon
restrictions and price guarantees pass&
M the Senate Friday night by a li
10 2? vote Passage came at 7: SO
x ? after a four-week tempestuous
Governor Johnston is quoted as saying
over the radio the other night,
that South Carolina farmers have enjoyed
a year of unusual prosperity in
! 1937. Possibly so, but we haven't
heard of any of these being in York
county and bragging about their
wealth. Fact is, we have heard it
mostly the other way, and just a day
or two ago a Hampton county farmer
. told us that his potato crop was a
complete loss, and so was his twentyflve
acres of watermelons, not even
getting a report on the last five carloads
of melons that he shipped. He
said that he broke even oq his cotton.?Yorkville
Enquirer
grind and three successive night sessions.
The bill goes at once to conI
ference with the House, which recently
passod a less drastic measure. Final
enactment awaited conference re
writing of both House and Senate
bills, and leaders conceded that this
could not be completed before the
regular January session of Congress.
International Complications ? Recent
sinking by the Japanese Naval
forces of an American gun-boat and
tfcro other boats haa the State department
worried and the American people
indignant. It is admitted by all
that these outrages are Ih violation
of all International Laws. Cooler
heads, fearing r advise, "keep
cool." " "** <
Housing Bill?The new Housing bill
cornea up for consideration in the
House today. The bill's proponents
claim that passage wiU be * boon to
the building trades and to buslne?
generally. II attempts to encourage
private capital te loan money for the
building of housW and apartments by
ihe ; government underwriting and
gaar an teeing the .greater part of the
risk. Sponsors of the bill still contend
that its passage ^wiU help solve
the unemployment problem.
. HolMw ? r
Christmas in the Air '
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B^i Maitlia B. Tliomw
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OLD MM SADDLER had the
most unique and delightful
ideas. Unquestionably he
was the happiest tjian in town,
though he hadn't much money, und
Lived in quite a modest way, in
quite the smallest house. People
loved to drop in for a chat. Old
men came for a smoke by his fireside.
Women brought their children
to spend the afternoon when
they were busy. Mr. Saddler welcomed
everyone as if he were a
king in a palace.
One snowy day when every footstep
creaked underfoot, and the
yvholc world looked buried under
White wool, several people on
their way here and'there dropped
in to see Mr. Saddler. A bright
fire crackled on the hearth. A green
wreath hung above the mantelpiece.
There was a distinct smell
of a rich pudding having been recently
cocked.
4'This place has more Christmas
about it," -declared one guest,
"than any place I've seen. How
do you do it? After all, there's only
one green wreath."
"Well, I hardly know how to
tell you," said the host. "I guess
it's just that I feel Christmassy
. . 7 and maybe it sort of Alls the
room like steam from a pudding.
I know," he smiled at them, "you
think mi* nprnUflf at tjmes. hut it's
what goes on in your heart that
make? the outside you live in.
pleasant. And here's another thing.
Laugh if you like, I shan't mind. I
like to think that all the happy
chimes of church bells at Christmas
keep traveling around the
world until it's time to ring them
again. ,.Why not? And the fine
songs and anthems and all the joyous
laughter of children. We speak
of planets being so many 'lightyears'
away from the earth ...
and sound taking thus and thus a
time to reach a certain place. Well
then.'' he smiled sLtjiem, "I guess |
I just sort of hear those things.
Maybe I have a good receiving-set
in my head. And perhaps I sort
of," he waved "a hand around,
"broadcast my happiness here in
this room." v J
The guests nodded 7^"May be you
do," they said, "Anyhow we feel
chock-full of Christmas."
? Western Nfwi(>?P?r Union.
E Spirit of Ckristnvas ?
By Kalkerine EJelman
SURRENDER yourself to the
Spirit of Christmas! Let its
joy thrill you?let its peace
steal softly across your heart! Open
your ears to the magic of its message?open
your eyes to the miracles
it accomplishes!
Read again Dickens' Christmas
Carol, the best known and most inspiring
of ail the Christmas stories.
And don't feel ashamed, if at the
end, as Tiny Tim whispers, God
bless us. every one," you And your
own eyes wet with tears.
Open the Book of Books, and let
Luke tell you about that first Christ^
mas?of the long journey to Bethlehem,
of the birth in the humble
manger, of the shepherds keeping
watch over their flocks. Listen to
the heavenly music that was heard
upon the hills, to the thrilling
words of the angel. "Behold, I
bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For
unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord." Bow your head
and give thanks for the Prince of
Peace who came, saying ,with the
angels, "Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will
toward men."
Let Matthew tell you of the coming
of the Wise Men from the East,
with their, gifts of gold, frankincense,
and myrrh, which they presented
to the Christ Child.
Then, with the Spirit of Christmas
in your heart, go forth and
help make Christmas a brighter
and a happier day for others!
? We?icrn New?p?p?r Union.
BUriNG XttlNdi
lom?nas your wu? own hu ncr
Christmas shopping yet?
Dick?Oh, yes; last month. Now
- he's started to buy .a few things.
nZr^ot B? FoltUT
: Jud Tunklns says poHteaess compels
you to wish a man Merrj
Christmas even in cases where yoi
may not hcostUy believe ha de
serves it. fp
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Nobody's Business j
Written for The Chronicle by Oee j
McQee, Copyright, 1938.
WONDERS NEVER CEA8E IN FLAT
ROCK
..our congrcssmens and sennatora
[have returned back from Washington,
jibe seat of their britches is badly
| wore from Betting am) their mouths
Is somewhat warped from talking, on
ner oouut of the aunty-lyuch bill t.ud
more fighting uginst the add-miuistra,tlon,
nothing much whh done. Important
mutters will come up ulong about
Julio of uext year, after it's too late
to help.
..old rover, yore oorry spondent's line
possum dog, went out u-hunting' the
Other night by hlsseir. be walked into
our kitchen the uext morning with
2 possums sluug across his back, a
pattridge In his mouth, and 2 rabbits
[dragging along behind him. tied to
a grapevine, he's going to be entered
in?"stranger than it seemed."
..our pasture, rev. will wulte, is not
making anny plans for xrnus. as usual.
evorboddy forgets tho preecher
from december tho 16 to januwary tho
15th. however he mought be surprised,
as a certain member of his floock
is planning to take him a nice mess
of llvver and spare-ribs, that is -If
he cau^buy a shote on creddlek for
the holidays.
..hon. holsum moore, flat rocks so-1
ceiled Icuiluin citizen, hvS up'
his mind not to run for the u. s. sen-1
nate or the leggls-lature next summer,
he has gone Into the chicken biznntts,
and all of his time will bo took up
with his poultry duties ansoforth. he
alreddy has 3 roosters, 6 pullets, and
a settln of eggs In a ho-made Incubator
he built out of his own head, this
Is a wise move for him, as he can't
be eleckted to annything above the
town counsoll.
..a good manny used cars and used
furniture sets and radios Is belr^ returned
back from whence they come
a few months ago. nine-cent cotton
has put a crimp in all luxuries. Including
bread, meat, and clothing;
there's hardly enough eash in circulation
to buy need-ceBsities, such as
tobacker, clgaretts, liquor, soft drinks,
snuff, lipsticks, powder pufTs and gassoleen.
it looks dark for the feller
who soils annything that folks actually
have to have ansoforth.
^nl?B Jennie veeve smith our affic^^jW&'holl
principle, has "chose florldy
n^gpFvlssit enduring tho xmus hollidays.
8*he will ride down there and
"frgffK with some friends of lien# in
fact?a patron of her scholl will take
her. she has passup sevveral of her
dull and iddyottic children and she
wants to do something for her to
show her appreciation of not keeping
them in the third grade but 3 years,
happy days, miss Jennie veeve.
yores trulie,
mike Lark, rfd,
corry apondent.
FLAT ROCK HA8 A CHRISTMAS
RU8H
..the xmus shoppers have commenced
to lay In pressents for their various
friends, klnfolks, loved ones and
mothers-in-law enduring the last few
days, all 3 of orr stoars which carry.
dry goods and notions report a big
Influx of buyers ansoforth.
..It seems that nake ties will take
the lead, as usual, in xmus pressents
for men and boys, while lipsticks,
powder cumpacks, finger nail paint,
and little pocket hankercheefs are far
ahead for femails, wiinmen and girls,
some candy is being bought for as
high as c49 per box. '
..the little chain stoar hae sold 6 pr.
box and some shavving soap to the
shoppers, but he is complaining about
his staple goods, such as cloth, underwear,
over-halls, suits, shoes, and hats,
all remaining on his shelfs to have
ft tax on them at -the end of the year.
..the drink-deep llcker stoar has informed
this corry spondent, hon. mike
Lark, rfd. that his trade has dubbied
and tribbled here of late, and it is
hard for him to keej^ a good supply
of scotch, rum, 100 proof, green rat*
bit, bull dog, sheet's extra dry. and
pop-ekuil. it is going oat in pints
and quarts verry fast, some shop
pers hare returned back 5 times foi
more gifts.
..the undersigned oorry spondent bat
selected a nice dubble biler and ?
iauminum coffee pot for his wife, all
o 4 towels for the guess room. sh<
will gire him (her first husband) i
crisp 1$ which he loant her to buj
something for him. no plans hart
been made to rissit anyboddy endur
lag the bollldays. ah soon aa an in
Titation comes, we will except sahn
had rite or foam yon.
..the hollidaya will gire the ban
worked, congressmen and aennators i
chance to come home tor a few day
reaL they will harq aa oppoilanli
r to notify their constltarants whs
i they hare done and will do for thea
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Santa Claus Letters
PumdAn. I>er 16. 1937
Dear Santa: I ant a little girl tlvo
yearn old. 1 want you to bring mo
a blackboard, a chain and locket, a
harp, a doll, some fireworks, fruits,/
nuts and candies. I also want you
to remember my little year old broher,
Joe Thomas with a music box
and anything you think nice fer a
ittle fellow. * I^ove, |
llennie Sue Marshall.
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Camden, Dec. 16, 1937. '
Dear Santa: 1 am a lltle boy tlvo
years old. I want you to bring me
a ukulele, a wagon and a tractor. 1 I
iave a sister seven years old who '
wants you to bring her a Wetsy-Bet- j
, y doll, table and chairs and a sewing,
set. Remember all the little boys
and girls. Your little friends,
Billle Lee and Wendall Oakman
Smith
Camden, S. C., Dec. 22. 1937.
Dear Santa Claus: 1 am a lltlo
boy 8 years old and am In the third
grade. I want you to bring mo lots
of toys. 1 guess about six toys will
bo enough and fireworks and plenty
of fruit. Santa Claus, please don't
forget my little friend, Willis Munn.
Your little friend,
Randolph Hunter
Camden, Dec. 18, 1937
Dear Santa Claus: 1 aim a little
girl six years old and I want you to
bring me a rain cape, galoshes and
hat, a doll, tea set, books and cravone.
I have been a good girl and
have tried to learn good in school as
I have just started this year. Pleas*
bring my little sister a doll, tea set,
ball and a wagon. She is Just two
years old. Also bring both of us some
fruit, candy and nuts.
With love,
Molly Ogburn
Four times have Philllpplne soldiers I
driven Moro outlaws from their fort
at Taralta, and four times have the
Moro outlaws driven the soldiers out
of the captured forts in two weeks.
farm plans and the other big plans,
such as lyntch laws and new-trallity
will be discussed, thus continuing the
congressional meeting at home, as it
were, same to you, mr. edditor.
yores trulie,
mike Lark, rfd,
corry spondent.
Club Held Two Meetings
The Malvern Hill Demonstration
eiub hold two meetings this mouth.
The first was with Mrs. H. K. Munn,
Miss Kowell being out of town, Mrs.
Oliver and Mrs. Dan Jones took
eharge. The subject was "Christmas
Ideas" and they had bags and boxes
of useful and economical gifts that
would not be hard to make. The club
voted to buy a Christmas Seal bond,
also to Individually sell seals and
bangles. The hostess served a delightful
cake and sandwich course.
On December 7, at 7:00 p. m., the
club held its Chrlstmue social at the
homo of Mrs. Cliff Smith. The husj
bands were invited to this meeting.
After a short program the evening
was spent in having a general'good
time. When things began to quiet
down Christmas refreshments were
passed. After that Santa Claus, who
also answered to the nume of Edward
Lovette, gave out a gift to each member,
not forgetting tho husbands. Tho
January meeting will be with Mrs.
Will Denton.
| Three hundred and fifty grave diggers
of Qreenwoo4 oometory,. Brooklyn,
N. Y., on strike for several days
have returned to work under a two
4Keeka ty-uce, and found 25 bodies a-?
waiting burial. - Police
and others of Carmel, . Cal.,
are making an extensive search for
Mrs. Sarah Flavin, wife of a New
York playwright* vrtho disappeared
Monday afternoon. She disappeared
while talcing pictures near their home
at Carmel Highlands. >
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All parties lndeb>?l to the' estate
of J. C. Hilton are ' >reby notified to
make payment to undersigned,
and all parties If any, having claims
against the said estate will present
them likewise, duly attested, within
the time prescribed by law.
MRS. M. A. HILTON,
Executrix
Camden, S. C., December 20, 1937
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