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I VOLUME 51 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1938 NUMBER 36
I Pageant and Community Tree
To Feature Christmas Show
(^mden's Santa Claus Unto and
Cominiinlty Christmas tree will bl|jue
with lights Friday, December 8, when
tolly Kris Krlngle will Invade this
resort community for his annual vis
lt, coming here direct by plane from !
Charlotte, where he la holding forth j
I,( one of the large stores of the
I North Carolina metropolis that week.
'Thousands of colored lights will
convert the downtown district into a
veritable Christmas fairyland. Mayor 1
y n McCorVcle will throw the switch 1
I that will open the Santa Claus Lane
it 4:30 o.'clook In the afternoon., at 1
(which time the parade of escort to
I Santa Claus will begin Its march 1
through the streets.
Boy Scouts, fairies, elves, gnomes, '
I brownies and whatnot in fairyland *
I lore will take part In the parade. A 1
I group of carol singers, garbed In the 1
I traditional green and red of the Yule
tide wiH be stationed on a beautiful- 1
ly appointed float and will slug '
I Christmas carols during the parade 1
I and later at various points in the 1
I downtown district. It Is probable *
I that arrangements will be made to
I have the carolers visit the homes of (
I convalescent children In order that the 1
I unfortunate kiddles may hear the
I Christmas music. The garden club, ?
I under tne direction of Mrs. A. C. Mc- ^
I Kain and Miss Helen Harman have [
I charge of the carolers.
Santa Claus will be on a float that '
I is being supervised by a committee 1
I consisting of Mrs. Reuben Pitts, Sr., ?
I Miss Olive Whittridge and Mrs. Reu- 1
I beu Pitts, Jr. The Tri Gamma girls 1
I will decorate the float after designs 8
II worked out by the committee.* The
I float promises to present some new *
I and novel features and will be a de- 1
I light to the youngsters along the 1
I line of the parade. 1
The Chamber of Commerce has re- 1
- I ce\v?d many replies from schools *
about the county, indicating they 8
will be represented with groups in the
parade. Entries are also being re- I
'-jfl celved from private groups and indi- 1
fl viduals Bicycles are being cleaned 1
I in readiness for participation in the 1
bicycle division of the event. Cash 1
prizes are to be given the winners in. <
the six different divisions.
Tile parade will form on I>aurens 1
I street opposite the Camden high 1
school and at 4:30 o'clock will move
I to Broad street and thence south to (
' I a point opposite the Wateree Messen- 1
ger building. The line of march will 1
| I then swing back on Broad street to 1
I IieKalb and east on DeKalk to Hamp- '
I ton bark, where it will dis-band. The .
I float with the carolers will return to
I the corner of DeKalb and Broad
I streets where there will be a fifteen
I minute period of singing. It will then
I move to the residence district where
I stops will be made opposite the '
I homes of convalescent children. A
s'op will also be made at the Camden
hospital.
The Community tree this year will
I be located in the Public Library yard, 1
I the city and library group having exI
teml'-d permission for the trimming *
I of the beautiful holly tree with
strings of colored lights.
The committees in chargfe of the
I San a Claus I^ne program urges all 1
th? individuals and groups who will ^
I tak. part in the parade and strive,to c
I win -he awards in the various divisl
on.- !o be sure and register their
nan., s at the Chamber of Commerce
I office it is also pointed out that
I thu-.- taking part are to report at
I th?* high school area Friday afterI
no-iu not later, than 4 o'clock, as the
I parade will begin at 4:30 sharp, ill'
Tin* judges will pass upon the merI
its if all competitive groups or lndiI
viduals before the start of the pa- ^
rad- making it imperative that all be
I prf-M-nt for the Judging. }
PLEA8E READ t
I The letter enclosed with your ^
Christmas Seals. It tells a true
story. a case history from your own j
I Tuberculosis Association. It explains ^
I the opportunity of buying two Bheeta c
I ?f the seals or returning one sheet of ^
I stamps with your contribution. B
Your Seal Chairman.
Miriam L. Mullen. f
Fifty per cent of the people of the ^
*orid stll! carry amulets or other
I charms to protect them from^ bad
I luck, p-vii spirits and illness, It Is said, g
John Howard Payne wrote "Home, a
Sweet Home" while In Parla in 18*2. ?
I Cleopatra was the last queen of <
Egypt. [t
Angry Flames Ruin
Age-Old Residence
Hearing flames that defied the brtlliance
of a full moou and painted the
Bky an angry red, coupled with billowing
clouds of dense smoke, attracted
over a thousand people to
Lyttleton street to watch firemen battle
a furnace of fire that partially destroyed
the Henry E. Beard, Jr., home
Sunday evening.
The fire, discovered in the vacant
building shortly after 6 o'clock by a
ueighbor who telephone^ the alarm
to the telephone operator who relayed
It to the fire department headquartres,
raced through the century old
dwelling rapidly and in a few minutes
flames were shooting high into
the air.
The red glare in the sky following
the soupding of the fire sirens
brought people from all sections of
the city to the scene and in a few
minutes the streets for blocks in evsry
direction were lined on both sides
with automobiles, deserted by their
jwners who hurried to the scene of
:he fire.
The building, reported to be over
i hundred years old and known sinpe
1868 as the Burns home until the sale
,o Mr. Beard several years ago, was
ike tinder and while the firemen
ought stubbornly to check the flames,
he effort was almost futile?the roof,
i portion of the walls, ceilings and
urnlshings being destroyed before
he tons of water poured into the
itructure had any effect.
For the past several months the
)ullding has been in the hands of
nasons and carpenters, Mr. Beard
laving planned to rebuild the place
nto an apartment dwelling. During
he process of rebuilding Mr. and Mrs.
Beard have been making their home
it their cottage on Hermitage Lake.
Persons living in the vicinity xexirt
that twenty minutes. before the
Ire was discovered, a group of boys
were seen on the ( premises of the
3eard place. Whether these boys had
>een in the building and carelessly
Iropped a cigarette is not known,
rhe authorities were acquainted with
his angle but so far as is known, no
nvestigation has been made.
The building is an old landmark in
Camden history. Just how long ago
t was constructed is not known. The
Burns family became owners in 1868,
md it had - been in existence some
:lme prior to that year.
Postmen Help
In Seal Sale
The letter ^Orters"of Camden and
avery other post office in the counly
became active messengers of
lealth today when they started their
ounds with letters each containing
wo hundred Christmas Seals for prospective
purchasers.
Post office employees generally
jhow keen interest in Christmas
Seals. About this time of year they
watch letters for the appearance of
.he Christmas Seals decorating envelopes.
And they usually recall that
t was one of their profession, who
>riginated the idea of selling an exra
stamp to raise funds for anti-tujerculosis
work.
"Every year," said Mr. Charles P.
DuBose, "we feel we are taking an
tctlve role in the fight against tuber:ulosis
when we start handling the
Christmas Seal mail.
"You know the idea fort
Christmas Seals came from a 'postal
lerk. Elnar Holboell, a Dane, was
iorting stacks of Christmas cards
tnd packages one December night in
903 at the post office in Copenhagen.
Je wondered what sort of Christmas
was in store for poor children with
uberculosls. Then an Inspiration
:ame to him. 'Why not,' he asked
timself, 'harness the Christmas spirit
n a more practical way and fight the 4
Iread disease?' From his inspiration
:ame the tuberculosis Christinas
leal, sold first in Denmark In 1904,
md adopted in this country In 1907.
"You may be lure that It Is an anlual
task that we undertake cheerully
when we handle, mall decorated
rlth Christmas Seals."
Drilling for oil has, It is , claimed,
Civen geologists the first completely
scientific data about many underground
formations. Oae-eil drill penttrated
more than 16,000 feet below
he surface of the ground.
PICKS
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Cotton To Play Role
This Christmas
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 26.?Adopting
the slogan "give cotton?the King of
Gifts", the National Cotton Council
announced today that it was enlisting
the support of shoppers, merchants,
and the press in miking the 1939
Christmas shopping season the biggest
cotton sales month of the year.
The Council stated that its Cotton
Christmas campaign would extend into
each of the 850 counties of the
Cotton Belt, with its county units cooperating
with merchants, civic
clubs, city and state governments and
individuals to make the program a
success.
"There is po reason why the sale
of cotton goods should lag behind
others during the Christmas shopping
season/' a Cotton Council spokesman
said rfcoday. "Manufacturers of cot- '
ton &oods ranging from dresses to
automobile seat covers are offering more
attractive products than ever
before.
"The list of cotton products suit
able for Christmas gifts is so long
and varied that no shopper need be
fearful of duplications when he or
she makes out the family gift list."
Pointing out that the Cotton Christmas
plan offers great opportunity for
a largo volume of cotton goods suIob,
the Council said that should evefy
person in the Belt doing Christmas
shopping this year buy one cotton
gift more than usual the sales of cotton
products would be boosted by
milllqns of dollars.
"Every time a person buys a cottou
article for Christmas he is buying
Just that much prosperity for himself
and the people of the American
Cotton Belt," the Council declared.
It ie au opportunity for cotton people
tg lift themselves by their own bootstraps.
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-V"T^ls year has been a banner year
for sales of cotton. Since early
upiiog mills have been running to
i
capacity turnipg out scores of tine
cotton articles. By joining together
to make this Christmas a Cotton
Christmas, we of the Belt can make
history for King Cotton.
Clinton Wins State
High Championship
Clinton high school won the state
B title at Zemp stadium Thursday
afternoon, defeating Lakevlew, the
southern state title holders by a score
of 7 to 6 and getting revenge on the
Lakevlew team for the 7 to 6 defeat
meted out at Clinton last year in a B
title encounter.
A crowd of some 1,200 fans, with
large delegations present from both!
schools, watched the game. Clinton
came down with a smart band that
did some fancy marching and playing
between, halves.
The first half was scoreless with
Lakevlew scaring the Clinton crowd
by carrying the ball to the one yard
line, where a scrappy Clinton team
braced and took the ball. Again later
in the half, I>akeview worked the
ball to the ten yard line and lost it
on downs.
The first score made by Lakevlew
came in the third quarter when Pitt-J,
man took a long pass from Norman
on the Clinton 30 and raced over for J
the touchdown. The try for the extra |
point failed. ,
In the fourth period, after being',
pushed down the field by the confl-'
dent l>akeview team, Clinton sudden-'
ly came to life. They opened up a1,
passing attack and a long pass that)
Cranford, Clinton end took on his'
own 20 paved the way for the win-!,
ning points. Cranford was tackled1
so hard on the play that he had to be!
carried from the field. Then Sanders,),
a 135 pound lad in the Clinton back )
flejd took over the Job. His first'
plynge carried him to the 11 yard
stripe, his second to the 2nd and a
half yard line, a third to the one foot
line and on the fourth J^uck he went
bver. In the try for the extra point1
Clinton lulled I^akeview into a be-'
lief a place kick would be made, but;
instead the ball was given to Sanders
who went over like a cannon ball.
London's famous clock, "Big Ben,"
is wound by an electric motor, which
requires 20 jnlnutes to do the job.
Men are much more susceptible to
color blindness than are women.
The mistletoe parasite makes it's
home on apple, linden, locust, maple
and thorn trees, and may be found on
oak occasionally.
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Polo Fans Eager j
For Opening Game
The number one polo field, resplen-j
dent In its new dress of white painton
grandstand, stables and fences,'
and with the turf in better condition'
than at this time In previous years, j
will be the scene of some real polo
Sunday afternoon.
The Town and Country teams, the
former with Cyril Harrison, new polo)
coach in the lineup, will clash in the
first game of the 1939-1940 polo season.
The event, the subject of countless
inquiries from many points in
North antf South Carolina for several
weeks past, will attract a big crowd
of spectators. Arrangements have
been made for suitable parking and
traffic convenience for all visitors.
The opening game spectacle will,
take on a colorful aspect as word has
been received from Camp Jackson,
that quite a number of the officers of,
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the sixth division In camp there are
planning to drive over to watch the}
Camden foursomes in action.
Visitors to the number one field1
the past several days have been moBtj
agreeably surprised at the spic andj
span appearance of the buildings and;
the boundary fences. New goal posts!
have been erected and plans are also!
being made for the Installation of aj
new and attractive score board.
The Chamber of Commerce has sent'
an invitation to General Clement |
Trott, at Camp Jackson, inviting all
the officers of the camp to participate
in the polo, golf and other sports offered
on the Camden calendar.
Committee Heads
Named For SJiow
Announcement is made by the
Chamber of Commerce that Mrs. N.i
R. Goodale, Jr., is chairman of the
baby parade committee of the Santa
Claus Lane pageant for next Friday,(
December 8. Mrs. Goodale will name)
her assistants today.
Mrs. Samuel Russell will head a
committee of five judges for the parade
features,the Judges to be
from the Camden winter colony.
t
The late King George V., of England,
made a hobby of collecting bud-1
gerug&rs. the beautiful Australian
lovebirds.
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Bulldogs Primed To
Defeat Banty Team
Football of 1939 will make It* last
bow to ihu public toduy, Friday, Docembor
I?at least?so far as tho
Camden Bulldog team Is concerned.
Tbo Bulldogs, accompanied by a
delegation of rooters from the rauks
of students and townspeople, will
Journey to Charleston on that day to
battle the Charleston High Bantams.
It will be the twelfth game of the
season, for the Bulldogs and If they
will, it will give them a record of
nine wins and three defeats, Sumter,
Hock Hill and Gaffnoy being the
stumbling blocks to a perfect record
Already the state title problem Is
one that will require an Elnslelu to
unravel. Columbia high was silling I
pretty as title claimant uutll tho
Charleston Bantams drubbed them.
I>V the face of the fact that Columbia
had previously given Sumter a lacing
and Sumter turned about and spanked
Charleston, that group of teams Is
all tangled up with title Ideas. If
Camden turns the tables on Charleston,
It will further complicate matters.
lxjcal football rallblrds have a
well defined Idea the Parker lllghs
of Greenville rate about as strong a
claim for title honors as any team In
the state.
With the ringing down of the curtain
on the 1939 baseball season, the
attention of tho Camden spoil followers
will be extended to polo, basketball,
horse shows and racing. Coach
Huan Small of the state champion
Canulen high school girls basketball
team expects to start his squad Into
a training schedule within a few
weeks. Inasmuch as Small has some
of his stars of the 1938-39 championship
team eligible this year, the expectations
are that the Camden niniden8
will be right up In tho thick of
the traveling toward title-land again.
The Camden boys team will go Into
practice routine within a few weeks
and with Coach Dynwood Smith teaching
the boys the tricks of the sport,
good team is visualized.
Derby Event Is
Won By The Dollar
I
The Camden derby, a "grudge"
race between Frank Hampton's Silver
Dollar and Dixie Boykin's Seduction,
proved a race magnet for hundreds
of sport followers at the Cherokee
track here last Saturday afternoon.
Silver Dollar with Kirby Tupper,
Camden polo ace, up, nosed out Seluctlou
with ,V. R. Deraane up, in a
sensational finish.
Seduction broke on top and led to
tho first turn when Silver Dollar
edged in to the rail and went by in
a burst of speed that put the black
horse out In front by several lengths
as they came into the stretch. Seduction,
under tho whip of Deraane
pulled up almost even but Tupper
called on the Dollar for a bit more
speed and led by half a length as
they flashed over tho finish lfne. The
win of Sllvor Dollar was gratifying
to the Columbia horsemen, Frank
Hampton and Colonel Bob Brooks, the
latter stating that Silver Dollar had
given Seduction fifteen pounds In
weight.
Many notables in the exclusive
Camden winter colony were on hand
to see this classic between the Camden
and Columbia entries. Harry D.
Kirkover, leader In . the midsouth
equestrian circles, was the judge and
Granger Galther, well known trainer
of the Ambrose Clark stables was
starter. The time of tho race was
fifty-four seconds flat.
Woodward Club Has
Interesting Meeting
"The Theory of Flight" was the
subject of study and discussion at a
regular meeting of the Woodward
Aviation club meeting at the Woodward
airport hangar Monday night.
In the absence of President Earl
Frledell, Marion Schlosburg presided
at the meeting. Much interest was
expressed by the members of the
club for the success of the wiener
roast and dance that was held in the
hangar recently. The club plans on
having a number of these events
during the winter season.
It is an interesting fact that there
has been no cessation of Interest in
the aviation club activities since its
organization last summer. TKe tnembers
all have become Imbued with the
study of flying and it is certain that
some of the younger members will
advance into actual flying tutleage
before thS^summer months arrive.
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Town and Country
To Open Season
Siuitlriy will mark the opening of
the polo season In Cuimlen?teams
representing Town and Country to
clash In the Initial turf rucus of the
1939-HHO program at 3 o'clock at the
Number Duo field,
Prom the many Inquiries received
by the Camden Chamber of Commerco
office regarding the opening game, it
Is certain there will be a big crowd
on the rails when the two foursomes
go Into action.
Cyril Harrison, the new Camden
polo coach Is to make his debut as
the No. four back of the Town team.
Moultrie It Hums will be playing the
No. one station, C. IV Dultosu, Jr., at ,
No. two and Charlie Little, uow
coach at l^ancaster, Ha . but who w ill
be lu Camden tills winter, will play
the No. three position.
On the Country team will be Charley
Robert son at number one; Carl
Llghtfoot at number two, KJrby Tupper
at number three, 'and Joe Hates
at number four.
While It will be the opening action
for all of the players with the exception
of Little, the fans may expect
some off-directional mallet work, but
this may be apparent only In the early
chukkers. This was true last
season when these two teams mixed
hi the premier event, but there was
plenty of dash and sparkle before the
final bell.
Coach Harrison arrived I11 Camden
the middle of the week and brought
twelve flue polo ponies with him.
These ponies with those owned by
the rest of the playors of the club
will enable the teams to maintain a
high speed in action for the entire six
chukkers of play.
Inquiry regarding the Camden polo
program has been received from
points In Pennsylvania and Maryland
where the sport Is outstanding and it
Is certain players from these ' areas
may be seen in action on the number
one field during the season..
An Invitation has been extended to
the officers of the U. S. Army Divisions
at Camp Jackson to attend the
games here. If there are any polo
players In tho army ranks, It is probable
arrangements may be made to
enable these riders to appeur in the
games during the coming season.
'Alfred M. McLeod
Struck By Auto
Alfred M. (Foot) Mcl^eod, age 48,
member of the firm of McLeod and
McLauchllu. may lose his right leg
and perhups his life as the result of
being struck by nil automobile driven
by Stoney...Campbell, local Hudson
motor car dealer, early Tuesday evening.
Specialists
from Columbia were
summoned to the Camden hospital
Wednesday afternoon to consider the
question of amputation. Mr. McLeod,
one of the most popular business men
in Camden, was crossing the street
in front of his place of business and .
had, waited for one car to pass and
theiifv^lt. Is said, walked into the path
of the Campbell car. Hystanders declare
that Campbell stopped his car
within two feet after the bumper had
struck Mr. McLeod. Mr. McLeod'B .
leg was badly crushed and fractured,
and he suffered a fractured Jaw. Xrays
were taken Wednesday ovenlng
to determine whether any Internal
Injuries were In evidence. He was so
weak early Wednesday morning that
blood transfusions were resorted to.
Friends will be glad to learn he Is
resting as comfortable as could be
expected at this time.
Many Fine Horses
j Arriving In Camden
Five of the string of twenty-three
fine horses belonging to the F. Ambrose
Clark stables, that arrived here
Wednesday morning on the Seaboard
Airline Hallway, are back on American
soil for the first time in several
years, after spending some time In
England taking part In the various
raco events.
The Ave horses were shipped from
'the.firitish Isles before sea warfare
'fctsfrted between England and Germany.
All of the horses of the F.
Ambrose Clark stables will be under
the eye of H. Granger Gaither,'* supervising
trainer for Mr. Clark.
In addition to the twenty-three
horses above mentioned, Mrs. Clark
- has also brought Ave horses which
will be trained for steeplechaae racing
by D. Byers, nationally known as
i a rider and trainer. He was formerly
with William DuPont, Jr. ?
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