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? 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.
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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
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The Camden Garden Club requeata ]
be general public to help save the
tolly trees. Do notmutyate these 1
retty trees for holiday decorations. <
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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
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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
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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
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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
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