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Is-*- The Camden chronicle = VOLUME SO CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 11)38 NUMBER 40 I p0l? Club To Make Camera Awards * P-nieia fttUli w1*1 httV" th?U <lay r.rndeii on Sunday, January 1. I)Uk| S "nuich of tbo Camden polo club, J7announced a contest for camera !?' candid shot arttst. and tho like, ?.? held at the polo game on SunSv January 1. and to tho winners of JJ: contest will go cash awards of .Ia 15 and $8. for flrat. aocond and fbtrd respectively. The contest, which Is open to amaJ? only, will be the first of Its kind ^I?heUl In Camden. Photos may be wLnod of action or still shots and be taken at the game on January 1roach Floyd conceived tho Idea for ^ contest after looking over the SrrftK* of camera fans who were on Snd h>r lhe flrBt game ?f the Devlno cup series. The contest Is subject to tho following rules: Contest open to amateurs only. nt ' litcS uo\.uiiiu i no propthe Camdtm-polo club, ? ? B Pictures must be taken at the game Bniaycil on Sunday, January 1. B Contestants should give name of tuners Aim, speed and aperture sot itnK?when available?and photos B^t bo mailed to Dick Floyd, coach Bof the Camden polo club, Hotel Cain den. Canulen, 8. C., on or before midHeight, January 7. Fixes Pay For I Santee Board ' Columbia. S. C.?Salaries of $3,699 B for each of the seven members of the B board of directors of the Santee-Coop tr authority were recommended Wed nesday by the advisory board of tho I Uter in the day. the directors, beaded bv Burnet R. Maybank, of B Charleston. held a meeting at which B routine business was transacted. B Chairman Maybank said no contracts B &a(l been awarded at the session, which was devoted to routine buslBaes8' in Directors of the authority. In add! B to Chairman Maybank are W. L.. I Daniel of Greenwood; A. Stanley Llewellvn of Camden; W. L. Rhodes B of Estill; L>. D. Witcover of Darlinglion; Mayor T. W. Woodworth of B Spartanburg and Edwin B. Boyle of B Sumter. The meeting of the advisory board ^| was presided over by Governor Olin I Johnston The governor pointed out B that the Santee-Cooper act provided | that this board should set the salarB ies of the board of directors; the sal| arles he said would be dated from the | time the money was provided for the B project, that is, July 1. The salary | recommendation is subject to the apB proval of PWA authorities in WashI ington. ^ . Members of the advisory board, In | addition to the governor, are the I state treasurer, the secretary of state, | the attorney general and the compB fuller general. I DeBruhl Sisters I Score Song Hit (By the Skipper) Some day we are going up to the I court house and persuade Gib DeB Bruhl to give us a singing lesson. B Ami thereby hangs ft tale.- ? For if any of you folks were over B the Christmas celebration in | Hampton Park you surely will remem| ber the two little girls who sang that Whet, "Jov To My Soul,'' and scored | #och a distinct hit with the crowd. These little girls were Gladys and | Alice (leBruhl, the ' fourteen and B ^ven year old daughters of the county polico official. B ^ has eVery reason In the world I to be proud of Gladys and Alice, for | they have sweet voices and know how | to harmonize. You'll bo hearin' m<5re from these two littl?- songsters if we have any | community events In the future. Program at Children's. Home The annual Christmas Program riven by the children of the ChllI dren's Home will bo held at 3:30 on I Saturday afternoon. Everyone is inI vited to attend and. we hope many B of you will bo there this year. Former Fire Chief Feted W. f. (Bill) Hetties, who recently K resigned as chief of the Camden Vol unteer Fire Department following m 15 years of service in that capacity I *nd thirty-flvo years as a member or the fire fighting unit, was honored tpy I the department members at a turkey H ilnnc.r iast Wednesday night. B fhtring tho evening Mr. Nettles was I presented with a sterling silver sandH *ich tray and vegetable dish, presenI ration being made by Frank Mayer, I '?rmer city councilman and the oldest member of the department. B tray was Inscribed with tho I ojme of Mr. Nettles, his title of Fire B dficf, with the dates 1916-1938. I Mr Nettles was visibly affected by action of "his lads" as he affectionately terms the fire fighters, bin responded to the presentation with * simpb. but direct statement of 'Acts relating to his termination of Wee a? fire chief. \ t-Aptain Brevard Boy kin of the Kercounty unit of the National wtrd, who was recently named as J? chief to succeed Mr. Nettles, *waa. ?ts? ealied upon to speak and respond^ ^briefly declaring that he would * "^^^and^Sriclency established ' y hu Predeceeeor. Chief of Police ! Issues a Warning! tHalh stalked uu a busy Ihorotlgh-! far*> for a brief soc??ud Weduuadav | morning nn.l had it not been for un! alert driver and well adjusted brakes' on u (Ire truck, u prominent citizen of j Camden might have been seriously, if not fatally injured. As a result of the scare, which occurred when the lire department was responding to an alriu on Campbell street, Chief of Police Alva Hush has Issued a solemn edict that the police will arrest every motorist who violates the city ordinance which raquires vehicles to pull to the right and draw up as near the curb as possible when the (ire siren sounds. "I want to emphasize the fact that we mean business," said the chief." "The affair this morning came close to being a shocking tragedy and we want tb use every effort to prevent anything of a like nature happening in the future. The l.n.w to vwy plain on Cue subject. It states in effect: upon Ike iipproach of any fire nppar^ atus, police patrol or ambulance, every vehicle shall draw up as near as practicable to the right curb of thj street and remain at a standstill until such apparatus, patrol or ambulance shall have passed." "It means," continued the chief, "that if you are driving your ear along the Btreet and hear tho fire siren, the siren of a police car or ambulance, immediately pull up to the right and stop. Aiui stay at a standstill until the upparatus has gone by or the siren of the fire alarm system has ceased to sound." I have instructed all the members of the police department to arrest every violator of this ordinance and have also asked the members of the fire department to report the license numbers of cars that they see violating the measure." ; Polo Game Here On December 261 The second game in the Devino cup polo event will be played Monday. December 26, instead of on Sunday. according to announcement from the Camden polo club. There will be no game on Sunday, which is Christmas. The Monday game 1r scheduled for the reason that there will be many family reunions in Camden on Christmas day and dinners will not be served until mid-afternoon. Many of the polo players figure in these gatherings. The date of the Camden invasion of Fort Bragg has been changed from January 7 to January 8, and it is expected that a big crowd of polo fans will Journey to the North Carolina military reservation to watch the polo battle. Fort Bragg returns to play a game at Camden on January 22, when it Is expected that Governorelect and Mrs. Maybank will be guests of honor at the game. Brigadier General and Mrs. Bryden, of Brare. are ln Camden for this gapoTo fans are still talking about the fine turf that covers the Number 1 field this season. The field, which has been under cultivation since early summer, is In better condition than at any time in the history of the sport here. Camden 6oen? on Streamliner Through the cooperation of the Seaboard Airline Railway a scene of Camden will feature the mural de^' rations of the stream line club car on the new "streamliner" Just Plax>?d service between New York and Flori^The Seaboard has selected a picture of the front of the Ward BeRher home for the mural. The exquisite wisteria vines that are in evidence in the picture prompted Its 8^ct* "' The nicture was taken by Duncan Edwards, and through his courtesy the Chamber of Commerce was able : a tho noefttives to the Seaboara hy the artl.u in the making of rn p??u"slm ,0sn feller Center In New York for several months. Awarded Gunners Medals Charleston De, 21-Announce. Site? ha? qualified for gunners modaT in coast "<n.cT weapon.^^ #t Cadet R " ved tho oxThe Citadel an IIe a meniber pert gunners m e balanion and company- He BateVreon?d class gunners medals celved 8e?ond ha8 been assigned Cadet J. M Rbame ? ^ Q ComJ>9inyt SdSiCit. haa heen assigned as corporal to M Co?JJ,aa7'0 awarded on 0urr?frathe work doie by the c the basis of on both sea. coast ^ and** antt-adrcraft for Q.O??c?t.on. . Ranks To Close Monday tho Commercial ^"/'^^her M. be <^8edth? , thelr emploes may obday as a Chrtstmaa holiday. < serve the aay ?? George West On All-State Squad Seven South Carolina high sl-hools placed ptayora on (he mythical allstate high school footbali team as compiled by High Nows, Greenville nigh school newspaper. With voteH from 32 coaches and sports writers of thp state counted.I the composite sliows Greenville high leading with four men placed and Columbia next with three. The first team: Buds. Hurrisofr of Columbia and Jack Brewer of Busley and Oscar Vlck of Charleston (tlod)s, tackles. Harold Mlddlebrooks of Gaff ne> and Marion Wood of Greenville; guards, Bill Marlon of Columbia and Waiter Adams of Greenville; center. Marlon Craig of Greenville; backs Walter Payne of Greenville. George West of Camden; Johnny Leitner of Columbia and Bid Tlnsley of Spartanburg. Second Team; BnH? Co-illor w Kock Fflll and Rhodes of Greenville; tackles, Roof of Columbia ami Mauney* of SpnrtnTihurg; guards, Stutts of Rock Hill and Bruggeman of Charleston; center, Sosasman of GafTney; backs, Byers of Greenville, Lavender or Qaffney, Mllwood of Gaffney and Baumann and Sweatte of Sumter tied for fourth place. High News also laid claim to the state championship for Greenville high for 193j8, the Bed.Raiders having gone undefeated In the state. Columbia high was also undefeated In the state, but did not meet Greenville. i Sumter-Camden Club To Meet Here Charleston. Dec. 19.?The SumterCamden Citadel Club will entertain with Its annual Christmas dance on the night of December 28, at the Hohkirk Inn In Camden. Cadet Lieutenant Julian Propst, president of the club, has announced that Jack Spratt ami his Presbyterian College orchestra will play. I The Sumter-Camden Club is composed of the cadets at The Citadel who are from these two cities. This group is one of the largest on the I campus, having thirty-two members. I The Citadel Corps of Cadets will begin Christmas furlough at 4:00 p. m.. Wednesday, December 21. and will return to the college by 6:00 p. m., Wednesday, January 4. Birth of Christ is Real Work of Beauty, A beautiful window, depicting the birth of the Christ child may be seen In the window of the Sheheen grocery. The window Is decorated to represent a winter scene, but the centerpiece is a miniature stable with Joseph, Mary, the three wise men and In the crib, the child Jesus, The window has evoked much praise and comment from all who have seen It. Poultrymen to Meet In Capital City Hartsville, December 17.?J. G. Woffard of Hartsville, president of the South Carolina Improvement association, has called a meeting of the organization at the Jefferson Hotel In Columbia at 10:30 a. m^January 11, 1939. This will be an open meeting and all interested farmers, hatcherymen, and feed dealers are Invited to attend. On the program will be speakers who are well qualified to disouss the various phases of the poultry industry, Mr. Woffard announces. "Everyone Interested In supplementing state's Income by Increasing aqd Improving the poultry Industry should attend this meeting," says P. H. Gooding, poultry specialist of the Clemson College Extension Service, who Is cooperating with the association's officials in arranging the program. Junior League To Meet The regular January meeting of thej Junior Welfare League will be held on the second Monday of the month, January 9, 1939. Penney To Distribute Bonus A special Christmas bonus will be distributed during- the week before] Christmas to over 30,000 employees of the J. C. Penney Company lnclud-j ing those in the Camden store. The. company's Board of Directors voted! the extra 1938 remuneration in recog-l nition of the associates' service and j loyalty during the year. About fifteen employees in Camden will participate. Those who have been associated with! the Penney Company in any of its' stores, offices or warehouses, for one! full year on the date the bonus Is distributed will receive two weeks' extra salary. Those who hare been with the company for shorter periods will receive payments commensurate with their length of service. Baptist Church 8ervic?s The following services are announced for week beginning December 25, at the Camden Baptist church: 8un-j day school at 10 o'clock, with V. J.i Rector, superintendent in charge.' Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. ? Morning subject, "No Room For Jesus." Evening ?ubject, "Why Make Room For Jesus?" B. T. U. with picture at 6:30, Christopher Vaughan, director, In charge. At the evening service the ordinance of Baptism will be administered. The pubHe Is cordially Invited to attend all services of this church. < *\ / i - iFire Fiend Razes Broad Street Home Flic, believed U? started frt?m a defective chimney destroyed the home, of Mr. ami Mrs. Robert Lewis, located on llroad street, north of Fine ptroet at 6 o'clock Friday morning. Thd house, a one-story frame structure, was the property of Mrs. I.ula M. Lowry. of New York City. Mr. l>owiH, who is foreman for the Ambrose Clark stables, had moved into the house only a few weeks ago with his wife and baby. The Are was discovered by Mrs. Lewis who saw flames around an electric light chandelier in one of the rooms. Her husband who had risen early to go to the Clark stables went outside and saw the flre coining thru the roof. He rushed back into the houqe, picked up the baby and after wrapping a blanket around cad cjailu r and helping his wife to get into a coat, rushed out Just before the ceiling tell-in. 1 The tire department was handicapped in lighting the flames because of imor water pressure. It was tmpossi| ble to get an effective supply of wa! ter ami as a Result the building was destroyed. It is said to have been partially covered by insurance. The house formerly tho property j of the late Mrs. Lydia Murchlson. Champagne Waltz Will Be A Feature One of the features of the Junior League "annual" which will be held at the Hobkirk Inn Monday evening, December 26. will be a champagne ! waltz contest with a genuine bottle of i choice vintage as an award for the ! winning couple. Tlie Junior Welfare league ball Is j always the outstanding event of the , kind of the year In Camden and this i season it promises to eclipse any heretofore given. The league is one of the strong functioning welfare organizations in Camden and yearly brings happiness and health into many families of the community. The ramifications of the league's charitable efforts covers a tonsil clinic, dental clinic, Children's Home, nursing school and the supply, ing of milk to many needy families. Ted Weigand and his famous orchestra is to furnish the music for the dance, which is scheduled to get under way about 9:30 p. m., and continue through into the "wee-sma" hours. Weigand wields the baton and the inspirational strains that pour from the musicians has been described as the "sweetest music." The members of the league are not being backward in planning a most delightful setting for this year's events and the stately rooms of the Hobkirk Inn will be resplendent in Christmas foiliag? and flowers. Camden Man Loses Brother Captain and Mrs. C. H. Fouts, and sons. C. H. Fouts and C. L. Fouts were called to Wagner Thursday to attend the funeral of Captain . Fouts' brother, T. H. Fouts, 62, who died on Wednesday after a short illness. Mr. Fouts was a former railroad man, but of late years had been engaged in farmingr He Is survived by "his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Ethridge Bell, of Perry; his brother in Camden, and one sister, Mrs. J. M. Cqoper, of North. .... Hunters Beware; Save Property Clemson, December 17.?The hunting season in South Carolina is open, and the hunting season is the season of greatest danger from forest fires, says E. C. Turner, Jr.. extension conservation specialist, appealing to tho self-interest as well as the public interest of hunters to help prevent forest fires. Fire destroys game because it destroys game food and game cover, Turner points out. Fires destroy forest tree seedlings and injures forest trees. Fire destroys ground cover and thus subjects the land to severe erosion. Fire may dostroy also the farmer's fences, haystacks, firewood, and even farm buildings. Hence the conservatlonallst's ap-1 peal: Hunters, please be careful of flre; bo sure that your match or cigarette is out before throwing it down and then step on it and twist it dead with your foot; be Bure, If you build a flre. It Is out before you leave it. EX-8HERIFF HUNTER OF LANCASTER DIES AT GREAT AGE Lancaster, Dec. 20.?In the case of ex-Sheriff John P. Hunter, 83, who died Monday night in a Union hospital, I^ancaster lost one of its oldest and most beloved citizens. With per-| sonal fearlessness he served LancasI ter county as sheriff for 42 years, i During those years no prisoner ever escaped and every felon he sought was eventually captured. Yet, he never wounded or killed a prisoner, nor was wounded himself. No prisoner was ever taken from Sheriff Hunter and lynched. His political life covered a period of 62 years, six as deputy under his father, James R. Hunter, four years as United States marshal located In Charleston, appointed by President Cleveland, andl 42 ' years as Sheriff of Lancaster 1 county. I Funds From Every Section For Seals With tfte approach oT Christinas,* tho amount of money Jn the Christ-j mas Seal sale treasury continues t0: press toward the goal of two thous.j and dollars At present the sum in, hand is approximately one thousand dollars and with tho steady climb that! the close of each day marks, when all | reports are In. It is expected that the I total will ho well on the road to, If J not above the two thousand dollars' set by the Seal sale committee as the goal to attain Funds have come from every part of tho county according to Miss Charlotte HoyKIn, the tr?us>; urer, and represent the Interest of poople of all ages and in every walk of life. The response from Camden cltlaens to the bond and mall sale has been good. Contributions are being hmsjhl In hv tmt Ivlft iu> la and <>nm l?ig ' to tho offico In every mail. Tho tuberculosis association is well! pleased trlth the first attempt to con-t duct a mall sale In rural territory. It had long been felt that more peoplej would glyo If the opportunity were) properly presented. The result has; proven that this surmise Is more than true. The very first letter returned from tho mulling list came from J. C. Hoffman, of Rldgeway, who called at the office with an envelope addressed to the treasurer containing a one dollar bill. Since that time the response of tho rural people haH been continuous. Some who could not purchase a whole sheet of soalH sold a few to friends who had not received a letter and so made a gift to the association treasury representing a fine group spirit. In several instances, teachers who preferred to buy with the children at school passed on their letter to u neighbor who had been missed in the mailing list and here came a dollar to the treasurer with an explanation making It possiblo toi keen correct records. j No one can } measure w hat. will be accomplished with the , gifts that are continuously being made In the spirit of playing Santa Claus to those who will need the service of the tuberculosis association in coming months. Moreover, there will be a large number receiving service because the association Carries on a steady program of tuberculin testing among the students and the young people of the county In an effort to discover infection early. During the past year the program Included work done in the Interest of more than one thousand persons. In the future it is expected to do even a more thorough Job and in this way money invested in buying either tubeculosis Christmas Seal Bonds or Christmas Seals will be used every day throughout the year for the purpose of helping those stricken with tuberculosis to recover and protecting others from infectlpn. Your response to the opportunity to share in this splendid project will keep the light of service burning bo brightly that its rays will be able to reach those needing the protecting care of the association and- so the Kershaw county tuberculosis association extends Christmas greetings to every contributor. Kiwanie Notes- 4 The regular meeting of the Klwanis Club was held last Tuesday. A special program was arranged for the day by Dewey Creed, N. C. Arnett, Ames Cooper and L. L. Wallnau. Christmas gifts were presented to all the members of the club. Pierce Cantey was taken in as a member of the Club. Guesta for the day were John deLoach, Kddie Morgan, J. C. Faulkenbury, E. B. Truesdale, W. T. Redfearn, and L. C. Clyburn. Christmas Day Vespers At 6 p. m. on Christmas day a Vesper service will be held in Bethescla Presbyterian church. The program will consist of carols sung by a male chorus of twenty-iiYe men?the ?n"Iheih, "O Holy Night;" the Nativity story from St. Duke, and a dramatic reading on the meaning of the ChrlBt child for our world. A cordial invitation is extended every one in the community to attend this'Sservice. "Wildcat" Reddish in Line For Big Fight Willie (Wildcat) Reddish, Camden colored boxer, has been rated as No. i In the list of contenders for the heavyweight boxing crown of Joe Louis. The rating, given by the National boxing association, rates Tony Oalento as No. 1 contender, I>ou Nova as No. 2 and Maxie Baer third. Reddish has been seeking for over a year to get a fight with Oalento, but the Italian has steered wide of the path of the Camden heavy who a few weeks ago gave Roscoe Toles a severe beating in Detroit. Joe Lewis battles Joha Henry I^ewls early in January and while odds favor the champion to win by a knockout, Lewis rates plenty of speed, and he may make the title-holder travel fast to hit hixiv John Henry Lewis was riven a severe ten-round punishment by Reddish several months ago. Chamber Elects New Directors "Electioit of (lliiH-toi'H for iho Cam* den and Kershaw CouutY Chamber of Commerce, ballots for which closed Saturday, December 17, resulted In the members naming, Dan Mae,key, ( 1 if ton MeKaln, lam Mays and Ham Kareah, those four receiving the highest number of votes cast. The board of directors for 1939 will be made up of Austin Sheheen, W. U ('module, Basil Bruce, William Nottles, Jr., WllMum Coxa, Dewey Creed, C. J.., Shannon, 4th, W C, McCarley, Dan Mackey, Leo Mays, CI If ton MeKaln and Hum Kiiresh. Retiring mumbers of the hoard are M. 11 Bum, J. D, Zemp, Grainger Kornoguy and George Rhame. Mayor F. N. McCorkle and W. T. Redfearti, by virtue of their being at the head of city and county adminroir?;lx?iir, also are memrres,-* in Cairo Istratlon, also members of the board of directors. Camden Man Hurt in Fall From Scaffold I Darlington, Dec. 19.?J. T. Rogers of Camden, was seriously Injured today while working on the now addition of the Darlington public library. Mr. Rogers fell from the top of a scaffold of the new building and steel dropped upon his body. He was carrlod to a Darlington physician for treatment and later ruHhed to the Moleod's Infirmary In Florence In u local ambulance. It is feared that several bones were broken In the fall and that Mr. Rogers Is In a sorloua condition. He is suffering greatly from shock. He had been working hero for some time in the erection of an addition to (he present library building to bo completed within ?. short time. Colored Folks Help In Sale of Seals The teachers In the negro schools of Kershaw county are to bo congratulated on what they have accomplished in the Christmas Seal Salo under the guidance and leadership of Prof. P. D. Mdodana, county chairman. Every school reporting thus far has shown a sizeable Increase over their returns for last year. The DeKalb school turned In almost four times as much as was rais-ori by their two-teacher school In 1987. Others have doubled the contribution?some have sent In fifty per cent more. The largest amount turned In so far is from Jackson school In Camden? / thirty-two dollars and forty-one cents. The teachers who brought In the boxes laden with pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, Bald after Christ- ~ T mas when the reports are complete, the total will be abo$e $35.00. The schools that have been heard from are the Jackson school, Klrkwood, Horton, DeKalb, Parker, Zlon Hill. The tuberculosis association appreciates the increasing interest of the negro citizens in what la being done for the protection of the people. BARON DeKALB NEW8 j.J Wostvllle, Dec. 21?'Friends of J. T. Oay will be glad to hear that he is Improving at the Camden hospital after a recent appendix operation. ? Mlsaea Carrie Yarbrough, Marguerite Gates and Ethel Bruce vlBlted In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Truesdale during the past week end. The tenth and eleventh grades 6f?7 Baron DeKalb were awarded a half holiday for having the highest percentage of attendance In the high school for the past month. The half holiday was taken Friday, December 15, at which time they attended the motion picture, "The Valley of the Otaats," In Kershaw. Misses Gertrude Sweatt, Ellen Bell and Melissa Williams visited In McBee during the past week end. Misses Iconise and Joan Ray were week end guests of Miss Mellta Baker. Miss Sue Wayne spent the past week end In Columbia at her home, Misses Doris and Velma Truesdale are spending some Lima in. LaJto City _ with their sister, Mrs. Claude Wise. Mrs. M. M. Ray spent the week end In I^ancaster. Grace Church 8ervice? The midnight service will begin on" Christmas eve, Saturday night, at 11:30 and will last about an hour. Thero will be no church school, The morning service will begin at the reg- ----ular hour. 11:16 a. m. and will consist of Holy Communion with music by the choir. The anthem will be Gaul's "God so loved the world." Every member is urged to make his " s,2-*? communion at one of these services. Christmas Day 8chedule Our Lady of Perpetual Help will have services on Christmas Day as followB: Midnight mass; second mass at 10; third mass at 10:80. Confessions on Christmas Eve fr6m 4 to 6 o'clock and from 7 to 9 o'clock. . ^ There will be no confessions heard before the Midnight Mass. Benedlo-: ' '1z Hon of the Most Blessed Sacrament ' on Christmas evening *t 6:30. Dona- r tions for flowers for the altar may bo sent to Miss Brown, SachrlstAn, and must be received before ten o'clock on Saturday morning. , So that It should not be crowded 4 cut by its own seedlings, the creosots bush drops its seeds and then spreads a poison that slows up germination on thsm.