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-- ,, t ji * - ... - - - . - -' ? ...... ? * " ? SANTA CLAUS WILL BE GREETED TODAY WITH POMP AND CEREMONY The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 51 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938 NUMBER 37 Farade and Pageant to Herald Welcome to Saint Nick Today I gantft Claus cornea to_ town today, Under escort of many beautiful floats, ^orea of frolicksome gnomes, elves Kgd brownies and to the rat-a-tat of drum* and the piping notes of bugles, ltbe bewlilukered chap from the far Hpaclo'ri of the Artie regions, beloved every boy and girl, will make his appearance at 4:80 o'clock this after soon. The Jolly old chap will be seated upon a beautifully decorated float and vill bo accompanied by a number of filrlea from Christmas story-book land As the gorgeous float, decoralied by the girls of the Trl-Gamma club, under the personal supervision of Mrs. Reuben Pitts, Sr., Mrs. Heu beii 1'itts, Jr., and Miss Olive Whltt redge. Santa Claus will wind up the mechanism of his fairies and they will perforin for the kiddles as the float roll* down the avenue. A Chrlstnfas. tree, an old fashioned fireplace and other features reminiscent of the Yuletide will be 011 the float. I Another float of a civic nature will be that carrying the carol singers,- a group made up of the high school girls glee club, under tho direction of Mrs Charles Salmond. The girls will| be attired In the old-fashioned carol singers costumes and will sing Christ mas airs as the parade moves through the streets. Later the singers will visit the hospital and sing and then make calls at homes where shut-Ins' are prevented frQin seeing the Chrlst mas pagoant. The South Carolina Boy Scout coun-j oil is sending a Scout drum corps front Columbia to take part in the paBrado. Efforts to secure a band were being made Thursday. Various schools of the city and county will be represented In the parade feature,' I while there will be many individual costumes vielng for the prizes to tjw I offered. ( The parade la to move from the block on Laurens between Lyttle ton and Broad streets at 4:30 o'clock and will proceed south on Broad street to a point midway between I Rutledge and York streets on Broad I where it will swing about and return I to DeKalb, swinging east on DeKalb I to Hampton Park whero It will dis-j I Muj>r Moultrie Brallsford, CommanI dpf Shannon Heath and members of I the Camden polo club will act as I marshals of the parade, while the city I a:ul state police will watch traffic. It is planned to prohibit parking on one side of Broad and DeKalb streets; I In the business district in order that the spectators will have ample opportunity to view* th,e parade without crowding into the street and interfering with the progress of the marchers. The judges of the various units of the parade will be Mrs. Sauiuel Russell, as chairman; Mrs. McKee Qra-i ham, Mrs. W. 8. ltainsford, Mrs. L. I. Q'ulon and Mrs. R. W. Pomeroy. The judges will view all the entries before the start of the parade, necessitating the presence of all competing groups and Individuals on Laurens street not later than 8:45 p. m. It was stated by the committee in charge of the pageant that in the event of rain, the program will be given Saturday afternoon at 4:30. The parade committee consists of Mrs. Roland Goodale, chairman; Mys. Jack Mullen, Mrs. Hughoy Tindal and Mrs. W. F. Nettles, Jr. The Santa Glaus lane program Is a presentation of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce. Money for the prizes has been donated by merchants and others. From Columbia comes word that a number of individual, as well as group entries, winners in the recent Columbia Christmas parade, will come to Camden and take part in the program. #The following are the divisions of the parade for which awards are to be given for first and second place winners: No. 1 division?Baby parade. Prize for richest entry and one for most unique entry. No. 2 division?Group entry of elves, gnomes and fairies from Camden?first and second prize. No. 3?Individual entries of elves, gnomes and fairies from Camden? First and second prize awards. No. 4.?Individual and group entries from Kershaw county, outside of Camden city limits. Prize for first place in each. No. 5.?Individual and group entries from outside Camden and Kershaw county. Prize for first place In each. No. 6.?First and second awards for floats in parade. No. 7.?Prize for finest entry, either group or Individual, in entire parade. Babies may be accompanied by colored mammy, nurse maid, father, mother, brother, sister or any individual relative, and may be on ponies, in gocarts or perambulators or any other kind of vehicle. The parade will move slowly in order that those afoot may travel at no inconvenience. Band Fund Given Boost By Contest Approximately\$100 was realized for the Camden high school band fund as a result of the Beauty pageant and talent contest held at the high school auditorium Thursday, November 30. Miss Sara Gregory was adjudged the winner of the senior beauty contest. with Miss Nancy Sanders taking second place and Miss Margery DeLoathe third. In the Junior beauty contest. Miss Margaret McDowell won < first place, Miss Rhetta Halsall, secend place, and Miss Gwen Shirley, ] third place. In the talent contest, 1 Mis.- Jean Mayer took first place and i the Misses Myrtle and Elizabeth Sin-1 < da.;- divided honors for second place, i Tie- award of honors was conducted 1 h.v Mayor F. N. McCorkle, who ad- 1 'dressed the winners, congratulating j 'hem upon their attainment of the ] awards. One of the largest groups I 'o attend an event of this character t in r-aent years was present ?t the _ affair TO Meet With Buffalo Church rim quarterly meeting of the Wo-: man's Missionary Union of Kershaw Association will be held with the ( Buffalo Baptist church- on Saturday,tC berf-mber 9, beginning at 10:30 in file morning. Delegates from all the j churches are urged to attend. c Listen! Calling- ; Camden Shoppers Local merchant* help eupport ourj churches and oommunlty. That la ^ why they deeerye yotit support- Re- c member . . N every dollar epent In r ?Ur town le ? dollar epent for Wp (Signed) |J CHAMBER OF COMMERCE p Edwin J. Morgan Opens Tack Shop Edwin J. Morgan, the genial and affable manager of the M. J. Knoud company tack shop on Broad street has returned to Camden for the winter season. Mr. Morgan has had the tack shop renovated and with the placing of the superior stock of a complete line of horse accessories, is prepared to take care of the wants of the most exacting horseman. Mr. Morgan was In charge of the Knoud tack shop hero last season and be made many friends in Camden and among the winter visitors by his courteous demeanor and salesmanjhip. During the past summer he has been spending his time in Michigan, i [ndiana a"nd Kentucky. The Knoud 'company, which Mr. Morgan represents, is the outstandhg concern of its kind in the coun:ry. * 1 < Red Cross Workers Meet On Tuesdays! The production corps of the Red < ?ros8, under the personal supervision j >f Mrs. H. Q. Carrison, will meet ev>ry Tuesday from 9 a. m. til 12 noon, n the former Cox dwelling just south ] >f the Camden Public Library. t Mrs. W. H. Harris, Red Cross t :hairman, urges all ladles who came o these meeting last year, as well as tthers who are Interested, to attend he Tuesday morning sessions: i Mrs. Harris Btresses the fact that < rork must be started at ' once on < lothing for hospitals as well as Eu- J opean relief. i ?? TI! i The Camden Garden Club requeata ] be general public to help save the tolly trees. Do notmutyate these 1 retty trees for holiday decorations. < . , ' . y7 . - ^ j . -> ' <-'? - - - - " *. "X'-J Famous Orchestra Here In February Organization of thy Community Club of Camden wan made at a mootlug of some twenty-five music and educational devotees at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanley Llewellyn Tuesday evening. The first effort of thy new intellectual and cultural unit in Camden civic ranks will be the bringing to Camden of the Southern Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Hans Schwieger, the great musical feast to be offered Friday, February 16, in the Haiglar Theatre. Maestro Schwieger Is one of the outstanding musical genius of the country and was at one time a director of the symphony orchestra in Berlin, Germany, and later in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting of the Camden musically-inclined was called upon the initiative of Mrs. L. I. Gulon and the interest and energy she has exemplified In tho program of making Camden music-conscious was rewarded by her election as president of the Community Club. Mrs. Reuben Pitts, Sr., was named vice president; Mrs. John Mullen secretary and William Moore, treasurer. , A ways and means committee consisting of A. Stanley Llewellyn, Dr. Maurice Clarke, T. Lee Little, A. Sam Karesh, Mrs. John Mullen, Mrs. Henry Garrison. The next meeting of the club will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock, at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn. Those present at the meeting last Tuesday were Mrs. L. I. Guion, Rev. and Mrs. A. D .McAru, Miss Alberta Team. Judson Stewart, Mrs. A. C. McKain, Mrs. Phoebe Schenk, Mrs. Samuel Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn, Mr .and Mrs. Henry Carrison, A. Sam Karesh, Mr. and Mrs. William Moore, Mrs. F. N. McCorkle, Charles Shannon, 4th, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Pitts, Sr., T. Lee Little, Mrs. John Mullen, Mrs. Kathleen Watts, Mrs. Jaipes Gandy and Mrs. Charles Salmond! Mrs. Guion called the meeting last Tuesday .to order and Explained the purpose and objective. She traced the growth of the symphony orchestra movements in South Carolina and outlined the many obstacles encountered before the program Wak actually in operation. At this time the orchestra has some thirty native musicians and when the concert tour, la Btarted some thirty guest artists will be added, bringing the orchestra complement to sixty musicians. In order to insure the concert in Camden it will be necessary to pay $300, which is expense money, to the orchestra, and also provide the musicians with one meal. The Community club will provide the Haiglar Theatre and will also sell tickets. Reserved seats will be $2, admission fee to other seats $1 with a 50 cents student fee. The organization of the local club followed the Introduction of a resolution by Dr. Maurice Clarke who specified as an objective the purpose of sponsoring inspiring and educational programs. The resolution stipulated the first project should be the concert by the Southern Symphony orchestra. Miss Bolneau At Stephens Columbia, Missouri, Dec. 4. ? The mysteries of developer and hypo attracted Miss Betty TTippett Bolneau < to the Stephens College Camera Club ' this year,- and her Interest and abill- , ty brought about her recent election j to the office of vice-president of the i club. 1 The club, under the sponsorship of j Stephens' Dr. Minnie Mae Johnson, j whose color prints have attracted na- | tlonal attention, owns its own dark- 1 room and eqiltpment where the girls ( do their own printing, developing and enlarging. Each week the club { chooses a "Print of the Week" which 1 Is posted on campus bulletin boards. J Betty is a Junior and the daughter * if Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Boineau, Boy- ( Gn, S. C. f 1 Alfred Duff Cooper, former First 1 Lord of the British Admiralty, says < ;hat "German submarines and mines < ?oon will be swept from the seas." 1 ?a i Grace. Church Circles To Meet Following are hostesses for the i rreetlngs of the Circles of Qrace Kpls- < :opal church to be held Tuesday, De- i sember 12, Circle number one with I Miss Kitty Keller, at 3:30; Circle number two with Mrs. R. B. Clark- < ion at 3:30; Circle number three with i tfrs. George Branson at 8:80; Circle' i lumber four with Mrs. J. W. Branson it 3? so. Llewellyn Resigns Important Position According to preaa dispatches released Wednesday, A. Stanley Llewellyu, eftldont inanaKer of' the Wateree division of the Kendall Company, of Camdeu, has resigned as director of the. South Carolina Public Service Authority and his resignation has been accepted by the governor with regret. At the October meeting of the James Leroy Hulk Post of the American legion K. M. Cooper, general manager of the Authority and guest speaker of the occasion, read a resolution' adopted at a meeting of the board of directors of the Authority held in Charleston, on September 28, as follows: "He Tt resolved by thiy board of directors of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, that it learns with regret of the resignation of its comrade and associate, A. Stanley Llewellyn, of Camdon. The board is conscious of the valuable services rendered the Authority and the country by Mr. Llewellyn, an able, consecrated business man, a loyal, unselfish citizen and a true, devoted friend. The board wishes Mr. Llewellyn continued success, happiness and health, and as a token of Its esteem has ordered this resolution Incop'orated In the permanent minutes of tho Authority. Be it further resolved, that the secretary of the Authority Is hereby authorized and directed to have suitably inscribed a certified .copy of this resolution to be presented to Mr. Llewellyn. Mr. Llewellyn came to Camden in' the year 1924, becoming associated i with the Kendall company at that1 time and has since made Camden his, home and has been tireless in his ef-1 forts for the community and state, by! which he has, on many oecaa'.uns,! been singularly honored. One of the first offices held by Mr.J Llewellyn was that of commander .of] the James Leroy I3elk Post of t he i American. Legion, from which officii he was elevated In J: the corn-, mandership of the South Carolina department of the American Legion.' In making the seconding speech on the occasion of his nomination for . this post in July 1930, the late Judge Mendel L. Smith said of him, among i other things: "I trust that I may not be given to extravagant expression as I grow old- i er, and I do not feel that I am lndulg- , ing in such impropriety when I de- , clare to you that in all of my observation in this life I have never seen I a more mavelous impress of a strong ] personality, a splendid resourceful- , ness and a fine sense of fairness andj Justice, than has been manifested in | the transformation of the industrial ' community which he has had in 1 charge. He has injected into the life !j of those splendid people those ln-|( fiuences and agencies that have, prompted their comfort, contentment, r happiness and mental, moral and;' spiritual elevation. 'If such a spirit]! and purpose were operated in the'] Industrial communities of this coun-l, try we would eliminate from our ex-| perlence such things as strikes, em-j1 bittering controversies, violence and long drawn-out sensational trials in i 4 jur courts of Justice." Mr. Llewelyn also served the Legion |t is executive committeeman of the!] fifth congressional district and as &l jaember of the board of directors of.'j he American Legion Monthly, the ? >fficial magazine of the American Le* t ?ion. He was vice-chairman of the ( building committee for the World < War Memorial located at the corner!) >f Sumter and Pendleton street* in! Ikdumbia and became chairman until! t the completion of this building when t the then chairman, Colonel Monroe] l Johnson, was made assistant Sucre-j' ;ary of commerce. While department! ] commander, he assisted in bringing 3 to Columbia and to South Carolina, 1 the Veteran's hospital facility. i He served with the late Bishop K. i G. Finlay and others on the first 1 state relief commission under appointment by Governor Blackwood, later ' becoming chairman of the commission npon appointment of Malcolm Miller o Fire Laddies Have Appreciation Feast The Camden Are department, uh lino a volunteer aggregation us there la In the eouhtry, enjoyed h chicken dinner at the Hotel Camden lust Monday evening and thereby hangs a tale. About ten days ago a brush tire started in the area near the barns and stables of the estate of Mrs. Newton Hoy kin, one of the show places of the Cumden winter colony. The long period of dry weather made brush and timber like tinder and fanned by a high wind the flames roared toward the lloykln structures. An appeal for help was sent to the Camden tire headquarters and after a quick trip to the lloykln estate located on the road to the Sprlngdale race course the firemen soon had the brush blaze under control. Mrs. lloykln showed her appreciation of the splendid and efficient work of the tire department by presenting the unit with a chock for $r?0. The tlre-flghtera decided to Invest the money in a chicken feed and the affair took place at the Hotel Camden with all but three members of the fire-light lug brigade on the Job to do Justice to a complete' chicken lay-out from soups to nuts. One fireman was left on duty at the flro station, another coujd not attend because of illness In the family and still another wus unable to bo present because of Illness. Hut all three of the missing heroes of the ladder and the hose received bountiful spreads from the banquet table. The banquet might be described a? a testimonial affair in recognition -ot the fine record that has been made by Fire Commissioner Charles Vlllqplgue's charges under the able supervision of Fire Chief Bfevard Boy kin. The fire loss In Camden has been reduced to a minimum In the past year and outside of the Ivy Ixulgo blaze nnd the Are last week when the Board house was damaged, there have been scarcely any fires of consequence in the city in some time. With the installation of new equipment in the form of an American LaFrance pumper, a new Ford untillty truck, and more modern and up-todate accessories, the Camden lire unit rates as one of the best If not the best volunteer group in the stute. Kirkwood Golf Starts Saturday Saturday, December 9, will be a big day in Camden golf circles, as It will mark the formal opening of the new Kirkwood golf course. As a feature of the day. Charles "Buddy" Yates, of Atlanta, former | British amateur champion and one of America's top-bracketed golfers, will 1 play over the flue course and it Is ' whispered that with him will be J "Gene" Sarazen. Sarazen has definitely declared he will be at the 1 course as he desires to look It over ' with a view of later playing In the 1 several tournaments arranged for the ' winter season. Donald Rosb, nationally famous golf 1 architect, who ro-deBlgnod and constructed the Kirkwood course, is to ' be present and will travel over the ' fairways with Yates and Sarazen. Joe Patelll, the Kirkwood pro, will make ' up the other member of the foursome. ' Manager Milton C. Smith, of The Kirkwood Hotel, owner of the Kirk- I wood course, states the visit of the ' ?olf stars is not necessarily the oc- 1 ?aslon for any exhibition play. The opening of the course will bo entirely i informal. It Is expected, however, ihat many golfers, prominent In the J nid-South at this time of the year, will be on hand to get the feel of the lew Donald Ross creation. Rubber was first used in tropical . South America. 1 I o state administrator under Harry lopklna. j Mr. Llewellyn has also served as iresldcnt of the Camden Rotary Club | irnl Camden Shrine Club, and is now < he clerk and a member of the board i >f trustees of school district number >ne oT Kershaw county, which office j le has held for several years. ( Recently, upon his resignation from , he 8outh Carolina Public Service Auhority, Governor Maybank appointed * ilm a member of the state board of ' Tax Review, which office he now < uolds. This latter office is ono of the most Important In the stato In that 1 through this medium the tax assess- '< mepts of individuals and corporations 1 may be reviewed upon appea'. Here < ulsojcan the tax structure of the state be studied and proper recommendations made to the legislature for correction of apparent Irregularities and Inequalities. Seal Campaign Is Given Good Start The tuberculoma aoal campaign for Camden ami Korshaw county was ushered In laat Friday with a luncheon at the Hotel Camden. The poat prandial waa opened with an Invocation by Rev. A. Douglas McArn, aftor which president Harold Fuudorburk, of the tuherculoala association of the county gave a welcoming address, during which he paid tribute to the splendid cooperation that had been offered the association by Mra. John Mullen, Mrs. Margaret J. Mayfleld, Dr. John W. Corbett, I)r. A. W. Humphries, Mlaa Maggie Trantham, Mrs. Kathleen Watts, Henry Carrlaon, Mtb. Chauncey McDonald, Kov. A. D. McArn, Mrs lk>8H Goodftle, Mrs. Tom Ancrum, Mra. C. P. DuUose. Sr., Mrs. Henry Carrlaon and Mrs. J. T. Getty a. {Reports from Mra. Henry Carrlaon, chairman of the early order campaign, from Dr. A. W. Humphries of the executive committee association, and from Mlaa Marie Thomas, nurse executive of the association, wore submitted. Robert llarrlo, executive secretary of the Richland county tuberculosis association, and formerly with the national association, was the speaker. A abort talk was also made by Mra. Chaueey McDonald, who spoke In complimentary terms of the work of the Kershaw association. Miss Viola llaxley, of the Holhuue high scjtool, was awarded the $10 prize as winner of the essay contest, and Mlaa Ruth Latnoy, of the Camden grammar school, was given the prize as winner of the poster contest. The hotel dining room was decorated by posters which bail been entered In the all school contest conducted In Kershaw county. T hese posters were later placed on display In various store windows. Following the luncheon and meeting at the Camden Hotel, many of the Camden workers went to the Camden Theatre to witness the moving picture "On the Firing Dine," which deplctod scenes in the campaign against tuberculosis. Police Force Adds Armed Speed Car A high-powered police squad car, with a guaranteed speed of 110 miles an hour has been delivered to the Camden police department and was placed In commission Wednesday evening. The car Is powered by a Mercury motor with supercharger attachment. It has tho usual complement of a red flashing light and Biren and iniidw are racks wherein rifles and shot 5uns will bo placed. Police Commissioner Charles Shannon, 4th, and Police Chief Alva Rush nave Berved notice on reckless drivers md speeders that wanton disregard )t traffic regulations is to receive iuinmary action on the part of the luthorltles. The action of the department of police in adding the high-speed, heavily armed car to the force Is in line with the recent buildup of the city lire lepartmont by the addition of a new pumper and a hose truck. Tho Camden Garden Club requests he general public to help save the lolly trees. Do not mutilate theso pretty trees for holiday decorations. The watermelon Is a native of tropcal South Africa where it grows wild. Shop Early and Shop in Camden Part of the dollar you spend for Christmas gifts In this town comes sack to you. Part of It goes to your neighbor, :o relatives or friends . . When you do your Christmas shop)lng In your own home town you give smployment to people who will have rtoney to spend with you. You get back part of every dollar /ou put across the counter In a local itore ... If that money goes elsewhere the loss la youra! 8o support your local merchants. They serve you every day of the year. They want to%do the same this Christmas. Their stores are packed with the ^ finest merchandise . . . for a whole year they have been buying and ex-, tending their selection so you may get the beet .... e*ti. - ? -?Shop early . . 1 8hop In your own home town ... and you will be shop* ? ping wisely and well! (Signed) CHAMBER OF COMMERCC .a . ' - ?v:- v .... ~svvLflBBl