Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Chapter FWl Wins 1 First In Parade1 The float that took top honors In iho festival parade lust Thursday was ' sponsored by the Hohklrk Hill Chaptor Daughters of the American Revo lutiou and wa? an ox drawn wagon owned and driven by "Shorty" Will Hams, a well known and highly re ' spooled colored farmer living near Knight's Hill. This type or a vehicle was selected as being most typical of the early! days in South Carolina and repress* nt-J kI' the mode of transportation In vogue at that period. Cotton was the! predominating feature of the design The ox cart was decorated in the blue of the D, A. it, organization and was trimmed with white cotton dona tod by the Hermitage mill. The wheels wore trimmed In cotton as waB the wheel of the spinning wheel ?all being offset by garlands of cotton bolls. The reigns were of blue ropes of fringed paper. The shafts were, covered* with blue. The collar or yoke of the ox was covered with open bolls of cotton donated by Mrs. Phyllis Carrlson. Four bobbins of cotton outlined the corners of the wagon while the scat was covered with a blue cotton cloth. A white sheet lined the bottom of the wagon body. The emblem of the I). A. it , the spindle and an early American highbacked chair centered the wagon, while an ancient United States flag, owned by* Mrs. Reuben Pitts family for many years, waved at the back of the wagon. Seated at the spinning wheel was Miss Betty Jane Sarratt, a grnde school pupil who last year won one of the medals for history, given by | the Hobkirk Hill Chapter D. A. R. Miss Sarratt's colonial costume wasl of gold colored cotton and she worei a cottou trimmed cap. Shorty Williams was in his "Sunday host" tho covered with cotton, his hat decorated with cotton bolls with a high blue cockade. A boutonnlere was a cotton boll nestling among cotton blossoms and leaves. 1'he D. A. R. insignia of the spinning distalf which was painted by Stephen McRae, of Liberty Hill, a student of tho Little art class in Cainibn high school, was placed In front of tlie flag. Hanging below the wagon body at the back was a placard reading "The South is the Nation's No. 1 Economic Problem."?F. L>. ^R. The float was decorated bv Mrs E. C. VonTresckow and Mrs. Reuben Pitts. The Junior Welfare float, winner of s?-eond place In the Festival parade, was represented by a field of growing cotton complete even to tho colored family picking tho cotton and the children eating water melon. The truck was covered with burlap which Is used in bailing cotton. The cab cleverly made to look like the finished bale. The words "Junior Welfare" were speiled out in cotton holes on each side. As the truck mov* (1 along the cotton pickers sang negro spirituals. The committee in charge of decora ting the float was composed of Mary Goodale, Willie Clarkson and Olive Mac key. ' A (hum and bugle corps from Cobun!'a. through tho courtesy of J. R.I Gibson, Field Scout Executive pre-i * ? <ded the Boy Scout float which depicted an outdodr scene with a pitcli-J 1 tent and real camp tire, with ac: iai cooking taking place. Other activ.Li.cs.. demonstrated on the float were ificial respiration, first aid and G '..Gins. Th*- d< (oration of the float a as under tho direction of Ben Team. Si mt Master of Troop 30 American Legion Auxiliary cub'-rod a beautifully decorated float rep'-eating Flanders Field, with cross row on row with a wreath of poppies on each cross. The entire float was* covered with green grass and two cement urns containing evergte-p.? completed the effect. Mrs. R. E. Chewning and committee decorated the float. The Camden Hospital entered a ttt-r'; interesting float which made t;se of the hospital equipment with patient in bed. and nurses in attendance. Mrs. Smith of tho hospital and members of the Hospital Auxiliary decorated this entry. The American Red Cross used Red Cross flags and Mrs. Mayfleld end children from tho Children's Home rode in the car wearing Red Cross uniforms. The County Health Department entered a float covered with white cotton cloth and used the tuberculosis double cross Insignia to advantage. Rev. Douglas McArn, president of the Tuberculosis League and members of the County Health Department redej In the oar. ' I Officers of tho Garden club rode in the Garden club entry which was a car decorated in orange and white. The Camden football coach made a very pretty picture with tho? boys In uniform and the cheer leaders riding on the top of the bus. India has a wave of labor disputes. ^ *> A v - , _ ' : Colorful Parade Features Festival I lit* parade featuring the Cotton I4eatlvpl last Thursday was one of the moat colorful over offered in Camden and was wltneased by au estimated crowd of butwocn 10.000 and 12,000 spectators who lined DeKulb and iiroad streets along the route Many hundreds who did not know of (he chaugq of route from Iiroad street and who crowded that thoroughfare fiotn t hesnut street to l>eKu!h .str?-rl iu;ss ed a gr?atet portion of the coii rlul spectacle last by city and state mmn'ed p.> lice and followed by t'.ipt.un l'rc..rd lioykln, marabal the day the long parade swept weffr from Ly oleum on I>eKalb to the corner of Iiroad where It veered left and proceeded south to the hlalorJ" old court house, now the home of tno Camden Masonic organ! stations it wast a parade that drew cheers from the thousands of spectators, a parade that quite upset the most sanguine hopes of the festival committee. J Colorful, unique and sparkling with' clever designs in floats, it was an amazing spectacle to the throng. j While the line of march was replete with many happy surprises the main attraction was the float of the Cotton Queen, probably the most unique e\er^ offered In a spectacle of this character. A huge farm wagon with steel! tires eight inches wide and drawn by four white mules, all gayly decorated( with festoons of gold and white, had been converted into a gorgeous coach as if by tlie magic of a witch. On the float was a large bale of cotton, pure white and festooned In J gold. Back of the cotton bale wasj a suburst of gold while gold and white wings extended forward on either side. On the bale of cotton were Miss Marlon Glenn, Camden's choice as a cotton queen, and Miss Mat-guru t I.and, who wan ,\lts.s South Carolina at the Atlantic City beauty pageant litis year and who had previously been Miss Camden at the Charleston A Hulun festival and the state beaut) contest at Columbia Follow lug the queen's float wove two outriders in gay cowboy regalia These two riders were T it Mruce, II, ami Jack Drown They were mount ad on white mulus Queen Marlon wore a robe of white with a long train of purple velvet trimmed with t>i initio O i her head she wore a c!< wn of whiu- and silver Miss l*und was attired In white satin trimmed with si'\er lier dress being of the ,'rin e-Mi si) le and she carried an exquisite huuquol of daisies. On her h. ad she wane a tiara of synthetic diamonds. Following Marshal Doykin came the Kotarv club cur bearing the guests of1 honor. Including Congressman itichards, President Hikes of Clemson col j lege, Dean Chase of the I'niverslty of j Hcut h Carolina and State Comptroller A. J Healtle. Following litis car was! the car carrying Mayor F N McCorkle, of Camden; Mayor Owens, of Columbia; Mayor Creecli. of Sumter; and Festival Mayor Dolivar Doykin Other cars carried legislative representatives and other distinguished guests j NT\t In line was the South Caro'ina university bend with a proud stepping drum major and his flashing baton. Then canto Company M Kershaw Guards ot the State National Guards, marching with beautiful precision and grace and supported b> the Ameilcaii Legion color guard. Following came Alderman Clyde Mass* beau paying his election bi t by drawing John Taylor in a donkey cart. The American Legion car was next in line. Major Moultrie Hrailsford was tnurshul of the next division of the parade which Included the queen's float, outriders and some remarkable floats t JUT-' M of I U> 11 v u r Hoykln, \V T Holley ami j Moultrie Iturns Snorting tractors ami* odo r farm machinery contributed i greatly to ttiIt* phase of the parade I Then eame the third section led hy ; Marshal K. C von Tresckow This included the Hoy Scout life and drum rorp and marching troops with ji beau-' tiful float lie plot lug a Toy Scout sig- ' naler. which hy the way. was one of the winning boats Floats of the daughters of the, American Revolution, Junior l^er.sue, ( Red Cross, Hospital, Legion Auxiliary.) Tri (lamina and an ox cart with com i menial fior.iS completed thl" an.-don. A description of the organlzatlo i fl< atsj will bo found elsewheft' In this issue j The hlgn school athletic group v. as well represented In the festival parade, with the handsome tie .v bus carrying the players In full uniform, while on the roof of the bus were the members of the cheering section, all prettv girls In their white and gold cheer Ruder costumes. I elect CONVENTION DELBQATES Ai a congregational meeting <>l Ontif Kplsoopal Church lust Sunday morning. the following delegates and a I ( er na l es wort* eleeted to represent > th< parish at thti special dlocesian' con\tutu>m to he held at Grace Church I here November N. (telega to* CoukIh.h a lioykin. w I N. Shannon, C .1 Shannon, J r and John \ Vlillplgue A11? i nates: lh in > U Cat l is n John K del-oach. C J Shannon, till.! aio! K V Clai kaou At the special dloeealun convention a successor to the late Itlahop Flnlay will ho named. I he town jail at Greenville. l'a.J put In effect a rule agulual vagrants! appUing for night lodgings, that they j wi r?" not to bo allowed cigarettes, j pipes or chewing tobacco. Vagrants and panhandlers have disappeared front Greenville. Marye Appointed Sergeant Charleston, 8. C.. Oct. 7.- In a re cent order Issued at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, Cadet Robert Marye, was appointed cadet sergeant. j Assigned to Company "G" in tho ( (mat artillery batallion in the cadet corps, Marye is a Junior and has chosen business administration as a major. Cadet rank is given at The Citadel, I after tho ofTleors of tho college have considered a great number of very rigid requirements. Among them a -vij cadet mu8t oxcel In scholastic work, appearance, bearing, leadership to bo an officer or non-commissioned officer. Ten flyers, crews of the Royal Air force of England, parachuted to safe* ty lu England. after their planeB crashed. 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