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VOLUM ^ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1938 NUMBER 39
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cruekts to blaze with light
on festive event monday eve
santa clau8 lane
4 30 p "V?Formation of children's
rado on I^aurens street, between
Soad and Lyttleton streets.
1-45 p. m.?ParHde proceeds south
0 fjroad to l>eKalb and thence east
to Hampton Park..
program in park
Lifting of Christmas tree.
8ong?: "Jlnglo Nells" and "I'm
Watting for Santa Claua," by small
echool children.
Dance or the Fairies by Miss Margaret
Land's dancing class.
a Tableau: Presenting a Health
Houd to Santa Claus.
Santa Claus address to children.
Ca?ola; "O IdLtle Town of Bethlehem"
and "It Camo Upon a .Midnight
Clear."
"Legend," by Tecbaikowsky. Camhigh
Hrhool g'.eo club.
Carols: "Silent Night," "Joy To
The World" and "Praise God From
Whom All Blessings Flow."
(By Skipper)
Little hearts aquiver, little heads
filled with the thoughts of Christmas
and Santa Claus, eager eyes scanning
the toys displayed In shop windows.
lit tlo ears listening to the most J
wonderful story of history?the story!
of the Christ child?little fingers pen- J
uing a letter to Santa Claus?well"
folks, that's Christmas.
Ami this year the little tots of;
Cani'l- and Kershaw county are go-|
?? have it real perspective : '!;
what Christmas means- what the;
t-i>:n.i-- of Santa Claus is iva'ly 1 v .
K-i, Simla CJaus is coining to Ci.itfi.
:; \t Monday afternoon and when i
h" appears on the streets rhis fam-ms
little resort city, he will be in a
sleigh, mounted on a truck.
Hundreds, yes thousands of kiddies
wi'.l greet him on Laurens street at
4:;io o'clock and escort him to Hampton
Park, where ho will have something
to say to tho big crowd of children.
The program for the afternoon as
announced should be of Interest to
young and old. It Is given for the
children, but the mothers and dads,
uncles and auntfl, brothers and sisters,
are all invited to be present. It
is a splendid program and combines
numbers by the high school glee club,
Miss Land's dancing class and the
singing of carols by the children.
Then too, there is a tableau in which
a Health Bond will be presented to
Santa Claus.
Many of the children who will
march in the parade that will ?scoit
Santa Claus to the park will appear
In costume. In fact, we look for hundreds
to be In the attire of elves,
witches and many other fairy tale
characters. The Chamber of Commerce
is giving prizes to winners of
first and second places in the group
a3 well as individual classifications.
It is pointed out that costumes need
not be expensive?in fact?a sleeper
with decorations in red, blue, groen
or any other color will offer an excellent
costume for boy or girl. The
more children appearing In costumethe
more interesting will be tho pa
rade.
The committee members in charge
of the Santa Claus Lane program are
well pleased with the fine cooperation
that has been evidenced in the decorating
of the streets, the securing of
thf* tr&A a * H a wao/I t> - tSQTZU,
'he educational groups headed by
Mrs. Kathleen Watts, the county su
perintr-ndent; Miss Margaret Land,
and n.any others who have been gen
erous of their time and effort.
The mills Uaye contributed sheet
cotton for decorative purposes, while
cotton brokers have given of cotton
lor the same purposes.
Evening Carol Program
On Monday evening at 8 o'clock a
community carol program will be
Siren In Hampton Park and a cordial
invitation is extended to citizens of
Camden and Kershaw county to at
tond and take part in the singing of
* 011 known Christmas carols.
Or. Maurice Clarke, rector of Grace
church, is to lead the combined choirs
?f the city churches in this community
sing. The Chamber of Commerce
has hundreds of song sheets
drying the words of the carols
Vbich will be distributed In the park
bfior to the start of the program.
- Miss I>and will have her dancers
?n hand for the evening program and
the high school glee club will also
take part.
The evening program will feature
^ same carol selections aa given
during the afternoon for the CMI*
d^n's festival *~r v
These via be "Jingle BeU*".
Little Town of Bethlehem," "It Came
Upon a Midnight Clear," "Hark the
Herald Angels Slag," "We Three
Kings of Orient An*/' and "Silent
Night" That'.program will close by
the flinging of the "Doxology."
The phmmber of Commerce and the
Merchants Bureau announces that in
the erent of rain on Monday, the entire
program will be carried out oa
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Boatwright Grabs
Automobile Thief
Ceorge Huberts, a white youth
eighteen yearn of ago, giving his residence
as Augusta, Georgia, was arrested
by State patrolman Boatwrlght
following an auto crash near
McBeo Thursday. A charge of theft
of the car was lodged against Roberts
when he was placed in jail In
Columbia It being a federal offense,
he will he tried in federal court.
Roberts is alleged to have stolen the
car, one thai had just heen unloaded,
and driven north He Informed the
authorities thai he was headed for
Lancaster but in Camden took the
wrong road and dually came to I'hei'hw,
Trying to retrace his course he
hers m?> eo!'.rV.Sl'd. ilw pUked up a
hitch hiker who told him he would
have to come hack to Camden to get
the road to Lancaster.
Near the river bridge north of Mclh'e
ho lost control of the car which
crashed into an abutment and was
badly wrecked. Neither Roberts or
the hitch hiker wore Injured
A state highway patrolman named
Henderson , who Investigated the
wreck, became suspicious of Roberts
and placed him under arrest. The arrest
was reported to Boatwrigllt here
and he went out and took Roberts in
charge, driving him to Columbia
u !n re ho \\ as lodged in jail.
President's Train
Passes Camden
IVtwtev. cigh?> and one hundred
Camden citizens went to the._ S.~i>
hoard passenger station Monday morning
in the hopes of catching a glimpse
of President Franklin I). Roosevelt
as the "special" conveying the presi
dent and his entourage passed through
on the way to Chapel Hill, where the
Chief Executive spoke in the after
noon.
The "special'' powered by one o
the new Diesal units recently placet
in commission by the Seaboard rail
way, went through Camden at eleven
twenty a .m. The train slowed dowr
and crept past the station. The Chiel
Executive who could be seen through
the window of his pullman, smilingly
waved a greeting to the crowd.
Some half dozen people who had
gone to the Broad street crossing al
Dusty Bend caught a good view of tht
President as the long train swept by
Mayor McCorkle had made a strong
effort to Induce the presidential party
to make a stop of two or three min
utes In Camden, but it was futile. The
last hopo that Camden might be ac
corded a courtesy stop died on Satur
day when Marvin Mclntyre, secretary
to the president, wired that the train
schedule would not permit of any stop
Stores Will Gose
Day After Christmas
Announcement has been made by
Austin Sheheen of the Merchant's Bu
reau of the Chamber of Commerce
that all stores In the city will be clos
ed on Monday, December 26. This Is
In conformity with the regulations established
two years ago by the Mer
chant's group.
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WUivS vts cuuua; *-iyear,
so observance will be made on
Monday by the business interests
Banks, stores, barber shops and offices
will all be closed on Monday.
New Year's Day, which comos on
Sunday, will be observed by tho banks
and federal and state offices, which
will be closed on the day following
Merchants, however, will open their
stores on Monday.
Cotton Ginning Report
Census report shows that 10,26.*!
bales of cotton wero ginned in Ker
flhaw County, S. C? from the ?crop ol
1938 prior to November 14, as compar
ed with 13,820 bales for the crop oi
1937,_0. R. S. Pool, Special Agent.
Bees have two stomachs; one for
changing nectar Into honey, and the
qther for ordinary digestion.
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Mi'et SantaC/
at Hampton Park
Monday afternoon
To The Good People of Camden and Kershaw County
Dear Mothers, Dads and Kiddies:
I will be in Camden Monday, December 12, at 4:30
p. m. 1 want to talk to the kiddies in Hampton Park and
i want them to sing Christmas carols tfor me. You are all
invited to be in Camden and greet me when I arrive. And
please come prepared to join in the singing of ,t)he good
old Christmas hymns. And don't forge^ to look in the
stores and shops to select your gifts for young and old.
With love to all,
SANTA CLAUS
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P. S.?In case of rain 1 will arrive on Tuesday.
! Syracuse Club
May Train Here
President Jack Corbett of the S.vracuso
club or the International League
lis negotiating with a group of Camj
den business men relative to bring-,
I ing the Syracuse t<?atn to Cnimlen lorj
I ihe spring training period, which e\- j
'tends from early March well beyond)
j tin middle oi April.
j i - j, r-ib.-it w.t.-> in Cato.Ien'
\ i.iet wif'k and ua.'e- here inspected
( :. i. t:n d i a nail park a lid d? la I i <1 .
A.luil u.ih t;;.. addition ol snii.ib?o.
iiV 'Uitd th- hail park and tliej
I: er..v id itig of a urass int'n-'.d for the ;
JLiinuluL-llla. cini) would he interested;
Tin eliding a deal whereby the Chiefs,!
> simiic* t*1 irty'fivo strong with <111 11 d*
Iditional twenty-live or thirty trainers,
newspaper men and others in the en1
tourage. would arrive here shortly
; after March 1.
President Corbett investigated several
other ball parks in St>uth Carof
Una but expressed himself as favoring
1 the Camden location because of its
- proximity to Columbia, Sumter and
- Florence, possible locations for other
i big league teams.
c Originally the Syracuse Chiefs had
1 arranged to do their spring training
r at Mlama Beach, Florida, but when
West Palm Beach, Fort I>auderdale
I and Hollywood In Florida, were unt
able to interest either majors or
> double A teams to train at the res.
pectiyo towns, the Chiefs gave up
r, their Miami Beach plan and began
f to cast about for a location that would
permit of close connections on inter- j
> club play.
Mr. Corbett contacted J. B. Zemp.
and Jack Nettles when in Camden and |
' was assured by these gentlemen that,
1 (Jamden would prove very cooperative!
toward any progTam which would'
bring the loagure team here. Mr. Corbett
expressed approval of the grand-,
stand, bleachers and club house facil-'
> Itles at the city park but declared
that a fence sixteen feet high would
have to be erected around the ball
park and that the infield would havo
1 to he of grass.
On the day following Mr. Corbett's
visit and conference here, inquiry was
made among Camden business and
professional men as to the plan and
. the enthusiasm was atrnn? for im|
mediate action that would insure the
Syracuse officials deciding on this
\ city as a training camp.
It was pointed out that the personnel
of the Syracuse-team Is made up
| almost entirely of young men who
have had college careers, thereby
bringing to Camden a group that
! would be assured of a genuine welcome.
The team and followers "tsronhr
be put up at one of the local hotels
during the six or seven weeks train!
ing period.
Mr Corbett was accompanied by
' Mrs. Corbett and was on his way to
"way down yonder" in New Orleans.
whore this week the National Asaoeiatlon
of Baseball cluba held Its annual
get to gether.
The Syracuse team Is outstanding
' in double A baseball and has repeatedly
held top rank In the International
circuit,
i Corbett's current roster of players
i is composed of the following: Mana,
ger, Dick Porter, Ed Romorenko, Ed
. Longacre and Charles Harig; Infleld
era, A1 Lehman, John Kroner, Ed
Moore. Len Kachy, A1 Mnrphy, Howi
ard My era; catcher, Verne Richarda;
j Pitchers, John Gee, Ted Kleinhaaa,
. fred Fnaaell, Herman Fish man, George
, Hockette, Jake Mootjr, Rqg Orabowski,
Ray Benge, George Miner, Pete
~7"? r T"7
Matthew Rabon Will
Speak At Rock Hill
Matthew Rabon. a member of tho
Camden high school senior club last
vear, has boon requested on several
occasions to make speeches concern*
ink; his agrieultuntl work in the high
school.
At the state oratorical contest last
year h- won second place in the state
his subject being "I ?o We Want to
lie l-'.t: i n i is." Theie wire sowral
hisili sehool and -t it" officials at the
oratorh-.il > unti si From some of
:hi 111 he lias I'eei ived requests to
::...ki tiie sane spee< h at their
-rhoo:-'
He !> en requ?*sted to make his
speech at Rook Hi!l high sehoo! auricultural
banquet December 1'.
ANNUAL GOODFELLOWS CLUB
ORGANIZED WEDNESDAY EVE
On Wednesday evening. December
7, representatives of the Rotary Club,
Red Fez Club, Kiwanls Club and American
l^eglon met at the home of
Major A. M. Brailsford on Fair street
to make plans for the Christmas activitlae
of the Goodfellows Club. Each
year this club gives baskets to those
with whom they wiBh to share the
spirit of the season who otherwise
would not~enjoy the festivities. - Major
A. M Brailsford was named
as chairman of the club; Mrs. Margaret
May field, vice chairman; Sam
Karesh, vice chairman; John Whitaker.
Jr., secretary and treasurer; Don
Morrison and H. D. Nlles, as publicity
committee. The meeting was very
enthusiastic and within a few minutes
the following names had been subscribed
and the list is expected to
grow greatly within the next two
weeks. Leave your contributions
with Jack Whitaker, Jr., or at The
Chronicle office:
lkarney Clarkson $1.00
Dr. C, A. West 1.00
Mrs. C. A. West 1 00
John Villepigue 1.00
J. B. Zemp 1 00
Arthur Clarke 1-00
Mrs. Arthur Clarke 10C
John Whitaker, Jr LOO
Mrs. John Whitaker, Jr l.OO
Major A. M. Brailsford 1.0C
W. F. Nettles 100
j R. N. Shannon 10C
, M. B.. Williams 1-OC
H. G. Carrlson, Jr I OC
Mrs. Margaret Mayfleld 10C
j Gus Michlotes 10C
! Don Morrison 10(
III. D. Nlles 10(
j Mrs. H. D. Nlles I OC
! M. M. Johnson 1 0<
I Harold McNinch 1-0C
M. G. Huckabee 1-OC
Benton Sheorn 10C
A. S. Llewellyn 10C
' Angel, Bob Brown and Frank Pearce
Lehman, up from Aughburm clul
of the Canadian-American league, i:
listed as a first baseman and possibb
successor to Mack Kroner, purchase
from- Cleveland, and Ed Moore an
second base possibilities. Kahny, re
called from Hazleton, and Murphy, i
'utility inflelder in 1938, are short
jstops. Meyers will try to retain hi:
third base Job against Kroner, if Johi
doesn't- up as tho second sack
er
For prospective outfield replace
ments, there are Ed Remorenko, re
called from New Orleans, and Charlei
Harlg, brought up from the Aubun
club of the Canadian-American league
who hope to win the Jobs held by Out
law and Bongy. Porter and Longacr<
are holdovers.
Corbett may effect a tie-up will
some other major league club for 1932
since there will be no working agree
mcnt with the Cincinnati club.
Through recall and sales, the clul
lost pitchers Earl Cook and Red Bai
ret, lnfleldera A1 Glossop and Jo<
Mack, outfielders Jrmniy Outlaw am
Ninp Bonglovanni and catcher De<
Moore. Cook was selected by Cincir
nati, along with Oloeeop and Macl
Barret, Moore and Bonglovanni wer
drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals,
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Fuel Gas Is Now
Available in Cityj
Cooking gas comes to Camden and
Kershaw couuiy.
People from cities where gas la,
available for cooking purposes will be
glad to know that they ean make us 1
of gas ranges In Camden In the future.
Henry K Heard. Jr., has opened upj
a supply establishment and salesj
room for gas and gun stoves in the
building adjacent to the Watts Kaao,
tilling station on DeKalb street an I
Is prepared to handle all Installations
and the supplying of the gas
(ias for cooking and hot water,
heating, five times hotter than tho
usual city gas that Is carried into
homes and laterals?absolutely non?
poisonous, has no odor, and Is quick, j
clean ami inexpensive, can now be:
obtained for the city or the farm
home.
The use of the bottled gas is growing
rapidly all over the country?ev u
In tho cities where regular piped gas
Is obtainable. The reason is that the
bottled gas Is less expensive. The
particular kind to bo handled by Mr.
Heard Is called Kssotane and Is manufactured
by the Standard OH company
Mr. Heard will he prepared to supply
this gas in cylinder form to hotels,
homes, cafes and wherever required
Many people have the tanks
! or cylinders Installed outside of the
dwelling with small feed lines to tho
range or heater.
Mr. IVar.-l will stork en- ranges of
'National name, including the 'Magic
'Chef." "Km.no," "Detroit." "Jewel",
, ami others.
1 With the e.as being handled in CumJ.
u through Mr Heard, housewives
will find that kitchen terrors inspired
by sooty stoves, the labor of starling
and feeding fires is a thing of the
past.
Fatuous chefs declare that gas is
i the most satisfactory heat for kitchen
purposes, because It permits of a
greater control of temperatures required
for skillful cooking and baaing.
Chamber Members
- To Name Directors
The Chamber of Commerce has
mailed ballots for the annual election
to all members. Issuance of the
ballotB Is based upon tho regular
membership fee of five dollars.
The nominating committee appointed
to prepare a slate of eight nominees,
four of which will be elected,
named the following business men:
W. R. Bowden, manager of the Western
Auto Assoqlato Store; Sam Karesh,
proprietor of the Fashion Shop;
, Dan Mackey, of the Palmetto Dry
i Cleaners; Lee Mays, manager of the
' Western Union; A. C. McKain, man
1 ager of the J. C. Penney Company;
[ Frank Speaks, Amaco oil dealer; Irv\
ing Pearce, of the Thomas and HowI
ard Grocery, and Henry Savage, Jr.,
1 attorney at law.
| The retiring directors are Grainger
> Kornegay, J. B. Zemp, M. B. Burns,
1 and Dr. George Rhaine. Mr. Korne*
gay was the first president of the
j full-time Chamber group aud Mr.
) Burns has beon executive head for
) the past year. W. L. Goodale is the
' present vice president and Basil
| Bruce treasurer. Frank H. Heath ia
the executive secretary.
?Seaboard Crossing
' Is Smoothed Out
\ The Seaboard Airline railway hat
made changes In the grade of the
highway at the Broad street crossing
1 eliminating the bump that resulted
form the new grade of the trackH.
So many complaints were registered
* by motorists that the Chamber ol
Commerce communicated with tht
state highway department and also
the Seaboard to ascertain if repair!
could bo mado to Insure easier pas
3 sage over the crossing. The Stati
1 highway department replied that th<
' matter was up to the Seaboard.
Last week a crew of section hand!
0 made the changes requested, greatlj
'improving tho crossing.
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36,839 Acreage Allotment
* All 1939 cotton acreage allotmenti
have been computed and are now be
b ing Issued to Individual fanners in al
' counties. R. W. Hamilton, state ad
e mlnstratoT for the agricultural adjust
^ ment administration, said Friday. 0
The allotment for Kershaw count!
has been fixed at 36,889.
e Benjamin Bdbneker constructed tlxfirst
clock made in America in 17*4.
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New York Columnist
Praises Villepigue
Camden. especially tho Cumdon
High achuol football touiu uud Couch
John Vlllopiguo came Into national
prominence Friday. December 2 when
5SI?I Foder, funiouH Now York sport
coluinniat in his syndicated column
said:
"How come tho feature writers havo
missed a hot in John Vlllopiguo, a
Camden. S C. a man who's been coaching
the local high schoolers lit his
spare lime?Just for the fun of it?
won't take a dime pay. And the kids
who play his boys will toll'you thoy're
a mixture of the ''Suzy'\)6n tho ruzzle
da/.zle and the "jltterTTTig."
Feder's utttontlcn was called to tho
Camden picture or Coach Vllleplguo
and his precision team by tho Camden
News Service In a letter a week prior
to the comment In the Fedur column.
Now thut Foder has "pegged" tho
, feature writers, Camden , will draw
more extended publicity, us tho "human
Interest" angle in the local foot;
ball program Is being asked for.
President's Car
Amazes Citizens
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! ( amden people gaped in amazement
when a long custom built Cadil.
lac car drove noiselessly over tho
pavement on #)el\alh street north
hound at about eleven o'clock Monday
morning.
A llvori.d ? h-mflVnr rind h-vi-chI
men wore In the ear. uhl-h proved to
h" the eft hi.i! vehii le o!" I'resident
Franklin l> Koe.xevilt and it wuk
bonn I for Chapel Mill. where tho
president was scheduled to - top Monday
afternoon
"The car was used by tho President
while driving In Columbia, having
j been sent to that city from Warm.
Springs. From Chapel Hill, the ehaufI
four and the secret service operatives
who were In tho car and acted
as a body guard when tho President
rode In it, drovo from Chapel Hill to
Washington.
Tljo cur la almost double the size
of an ordinary car and can seat botweon
eight and nine people. It was
built expressly for the use of the
President.
MRS. MARION DuPONT 8COTT
PURCHA8E8 HOME IN CAMDEN
Mrs. Marlon duPont Scott, owner
of tho famous horse, "Battleship,"
which won tho Grand National at
Aintree, Englund, last spring, has
purchased a homo In this city. Tho
property, a distinctly southern type
of home, had been owned by Ernest
L. Woodward, of Camden, and LeHoy,
New York, and Is located on tho corner
north Fair and Greene streets.
It has been In the possession of
Mr. Woodward for the past twelve
years or more, and was the old Doctor
Boykln residence. Later it came
Into possession of the late Robert E.
Johnson,- and still later was owned ~
by Postmaster C. P. DuBose. In late
years It has been ontlrely remodeled
and. Is a beautiful old home. The
sale was mado through C. P. DuBose,
Jr., real -estate agent, and represented ~
quite a large sum of money.
Mrs. Scott has Just completed one "
of the finest mile tracks In the south
and with the fine stables and quarters
for employees represents quite "
a large investment In Kershaw county
real estate. There are accommoda,
tlons for many horses at this track.
DELEGATION TO BE AT COURT
1 HOU8E WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14.
Murdoch M. Jonnson, senator; L. C.
Clybtirn and W. F. Estridge, members
of the house of representatives, have
addressed tho following communica,
tion through the press to the citizens
of Kershaw county, and especially to
, those Interested In the county and
state government:
"The members of the Kershaw
county delegation to the general asl
sembly will be In the court house at
Camden from ten o'clock In the mornI
Ing until three o'clock In the after^"
, noon, on Wednesday, December 14,
' to hear any delegations or citizens on
* any legislative matters. with~the view ?
of cooperating with the citizens of
j Kershaw county as far as possible
with respect to any desired legislation.
5 "Any interested citizens or delegA"
i tlons of citizens are requested to bd
on hand at the court house on that
j day and between the hours mentioned."
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Poultry 8hipment Monday
Tbtfro ; will be a poultry truck at
the following places Monday, Decems
ber 12?Bethune, 9 to 12; Kershaw*
1 to 3. The prices will be paid at
follows:
1 Colored fat hens 16c; Leghorn hens
- 11c; roosters 8c; ducks 12c; geese
lie; young fat turkey hens, 10 lha.
up, 22c; young fat turkey toms, 16#
lbs. up, 19c; old fat turkey hens 18c;
r old fat turkey tome 10c.
Please tell'anyone interested about
this shipment requests W. C. McCar6
ley, county agent* and Margaret
Fewell, home demonstration agent.
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