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: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS AND .MAY IT BE THE HAPPIEST EVER The Camden Chronicle - ~ -r-. , * ? VOLUME SI ^ , CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1939 NUMBER 39 Vast Air Armada To Control In Camden One of the greatest air armadas to awtioi) through American skies in the history of aviation will wing its way from lloosevelt Field in New York to juloigh, N. C., on December 29 and WM make a noon control in Camden on the afternoon of December SOpjL On December 31 another group of wing* thla g|6ttt cavalcade will swoop down on Woodward Held. Camden and the 8tate of South Carolina will serve the flyera in these two great groups with < sandwichea and toffoo at the refueling atop here. Arrangements for the welcome of the flyer8 will be made at a conference to ho held between Dexter M .Martin, aeronautical commissioner of the state, Mayor F. N. McCorkle and Councilman Nettles, McKaln, Shannon and Villeplgue and offlciiBTef the chamber of Commerce. Dexter Martin, In a telephone conference with the Chamber of Commerce stated that he had been advised by the cavalcade promoters that there would be approximately 350 to 400 planes drop in at the Camden uliport each day. The flight is known as the 1940 light plane cavalcade and 'it is believed there will be over 1200 planes on the midwinter cruise to the Winter Summer-L>and of Florida. The Gulf Oil corporation, which has sponsored the Cavalcade for the past four years, will again furnish free oil and gasoline to liglit plane owners and has mailed out *Wedit cards to those who are planning to make the flight. Major A1 Williams, the Gulf Oil corporation godfather of the light plane cruises to Florida, will be on hand to welcome the aerial visitors ai the end of their Journey. The Cavalcade this year will consist of three wings. The Eastern wing will originate at Roosevelt Field, Dong Island, and will be .Joined at Washington by a subdivision from Pennsylvania ports. Itinerary of this wing will be southward touching at Raleigh, Maxton and Camden, where it will join with an auxiliary diviaon made up of planes from Lynchburg, Roanoke, Winsom-Salem, and Charlotte. The Eastern wing will make an overnight stop^at Raleigh, December 29. The Central wing; will originate in Cleveland with planes from Michigan and other Central states joining the -flight at Louisville. The third or Western wing will form at Dallas and will be joined by pilots along the route to Florida. As In past years, there will be a division. .commander... whoso ? isap.QA9i:.| bility will be to see that each plane is assigned to a squadron .which will be led by a squadron leader. Squadron leaders will be pilots of long experience whose duty It will be to check in the planes of his group at the various stops along the route of flight. By following this procedure and flying in formation it Is possible for even a novice pilot to successfully make the trip. With an old head to do the navigating and guide the flight, cross country Is no more difficult than flying around the home airport. All pilot are urged to abide by the rules and not stray from their squadron?. In the tour years tffat the air tour haB Df,ii hold more than 1,000 ships have taken part with only three accidents. (>fi; iuls are quick to point out that in eacn case tho accident could have l? < a prevented by adherence to the The Cavalcade this year will see a int of Florida instead of concentrating on one city. Wings will converge a: Orlando and from there the. tour *111 be routed to St Petersburg, on the #c>i coast, thence across the state to W. m Palm Beach, which will be the gr,?nd climax of the air tour. Those pilots who wish to see the air races at Miami, however, may attend the last day of the rfaces on the 7th. The homeward flight will begin on the 7th and xth and the different wings will bark track on their Itineraries to reach their starting points. Mr Martin has assured the Chamber of Commerce that he will have ample aides here in time to assist the airport management In handling this vast army of flyers. He will give supervisors from his own staff and helpers will be present from other airports of the state. Earl FledeHi Camden airport manager for the past ilx months, whoanaounced he was watering t*1? army flying corp soon, has consented to remain in charge of the airport indeflnlely or at least nnlil the cavalcade matter has beei\ taken care of., kr. Eriedell, who has been ao anccessful '? "i. Id, and * has won eo many frienda Austin Sheheen Is I Named To Position Austin Sheheen, retiring president of the Cajuden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce, has h?como -Texaco Oil Corapauy representative for Camden and Kershaw county at well as portions of Chesterfield, Snifter and Lancaster counties. , ^ > w Mr. Sheheen for many years wai manager of the 8heheen Grocery, hut some six months ago took over the .operation of the Sheheen luxaco auivlcie station on DeKalb street. When John Davidson, Texaqo representative, resigned; recently, the, ,T.ax.a.cp company turned the agency over to Mr. Sheheen, whose enterprise and business methods had brought success to the DeKalb street station. * Mr. Sheheen Is a young man Camden has every reason to feel a great pride in. His courtesy, affability and business acumen has served to stamp him as a most useful citizen. During his second year as a director of the chamber of commerce he was president of the merchants division and was largely instrumental in the'Success of the first cotton festival. During ^he past year, when he has presided as president of the chamber, great progress has been made in building up the Oamdon airport, also in making, contacts in an effort to bring industrial concerns here. School Improvement Association The Pine Grove School Improvement Association held its annual meeting Tuesday, December 12, in the Bchool auditorium. The meeting was called to order, the devotional was read by Mr. McEachern, the roll was called by the secretary, Miss Mittie Gladden. Business was discussed and then the meeting was turned over to Miss Ethel Branham and Miss Elizabeth Peak. They entertained with a delightful game. The prize was won by Mrs. Beulah Branham. Delicious refreshments were served by Miss Mittie Gladden, Miss Nannie Rabon, Mrs. Ruth Jackson, Mrs. Lula Mae Hinson. Tw.o Days of Polo Program Next Week ' King polo will hold court.on Sunday and Monday at the Number 1 field in this city when the Camden All-Stars take on a powerful Mulberry Plantation foursome. With good weather prevailing two of the biggest turnouts of the season are anticipated on the part of the gallery. The game on Sunday will start at 3 o'clock but the Monday or Christmas day game will commence one-half hour later. Many Camden homes will feature late jlluners on Christmas day and this is the sole excuse for the starting of the game one-half hour later than usual, i Coach Cyril Harrison, of the Camden Polo Team, will have Moultrie Burns at the No. 1 position, Charley (Bone Ranger) DuBose at the No. 2, Harrison at No. 3 and Eddie O Brien at No. 4. This is the same line-up that came within two seconds of defeating a powerful Rambler squad last Sunday. Jupper'a shot- between the posts a split-second before the bell rang to close the period was the life saver for the Blues. Coach Joe Bates of the Mulberry foursome will have Kirby Tapper at No. 1, David Williams, Jr., at No. 2, Joe himself at No. 3 and Carl Lightfoot at No. 4. Housing Facilities Handicaps Chamber Help! Help! Help! is the appeal from the information bureau of theB Chamber or Commerce. . j The Bureau wants more apartments and homes listed in its rental register. In the past several days, there has been a heavy* demand for homes, and apartments on the part of tourists from the north. j But the Chamber of Commerce-j does not have any listing of apart-( ments or homes becduae the list has ^ been exhausted. There remains quite a number of rooms on the Chamber record, but to date the demand has; not been for rooms. It is apparent; the visitors who wish to spend the winter in Camden desire accommodations where they can do their own housekeeping. ... . Inquiry at the three tourist hotels, Kirkwood, Hobkirk afad Court Inn Indicate the reservations are ar ahead of the number on record a year ago with every Indication that there will he a decided Increase after Good Work Project . For Rural Girls OHy the Skipper) In company with Mayor F. N. McCorkle, Principal L. W. McFadden, Mrs. Kathleen Watte, H. A. Small and many others Interested in the educatlon and economio build-up of the youth of ther county, we visited thej JNaUoaal Youth Admiuietratiou Home on Lauretta Coiift laat Friday evening to observe the work that is being done with girl* from the rural districts of Kershaw county. This splendid project is housed In the former Black well home RPSl.Jakes care of thirty-six girls of Kershaw county, ranging in age from 18 to 24 years?eighteen girls being in the alternating weekly group. Here under the fine management of Mrs. Anna McCalium/ who acts not only as Instructor but as a housemother to these girls, many of them from poor families, receive training in cooking, sewing, home and table manners, hear current news events discussed and analyzed and in general fit themselves to be dependable, economic and cultured young women, Mrs. McCalium is the center supervisor for the National Youth Administration and when we were being ' sho^wn through the local home, we i were pleased to make the acquaintance of J. A. Ecker, of Columbia, who is area supervisor. The girls live in a homo-like and comfortable atmosphere five days of the week, returning to their own , homes Friday evening and returning i to the N. Y. A. home on the following Monday morning. The usual routine for the girls starts at 6:30 a. m., t when they have breakfast in the large attractive dining room. But each j morning four of the girls rise at 6 o'clock to prepare breakfast. A difI ferent group takes over this duty each morning. After breakfast there is a morning 1 of Instruction in the work room. At noon there is an hour period from 12 to 1 o'clock for dinner. After dinner there is a work period at 3 o'clock and then a recreational period out of doors for one hour. From 4 to 5 j o'clock the girls have a free hour. House-Mother McCalium says that 10 p. m. Is lights oht hour. The girls aren't permitted to have dates or visitors at the school or otherwise during the period they are in school. One night each week finds all members attending prayer meeting at the Baptist church. While being shown over the Institution Friday night,we stopped in at a class being conducted by Miss Rachael O'Daniel, who gives two nights each week to home economics instruc-( tion. Another evening finds the group listening to Rplah McCaakill with his; : current events program. ! I The kitchen of the N. Y. A. Home! J is spic and span and with a fruit cake baking in the oven of the big range, we all were loathe to leave. It cer-1 tainly did smell appetizing. We were Interested In finding outj [ just how this fine program is made t possible. Mrs .McCalium informed! lus that the expense of the light andj | water is taken care of by the city of | I Camden, the rent of the dwelling for; a home and school purpose is met by \ the county while aid in financing the1 activities come from the Red Cross,1 county tuberculosis organization, Ju-.! nior Welfare League and other civic. | groups. ( The work accomplished reflects fine credit upon Mrs. McCalium, Miss O'-j {Daniel and all others concerned. Thej i girls cook their own meals, makeJ their own table spreads, napkins and. the like. ' Mr. Ecker stated that there is a similar project for boys which is car-j ried out in a work shop near the court, house and under the supervision of J William Rast. There are eighteen j boys - receiving training under Mr. I Rast while there are fifteen on a building project in connection with the new school there. We almost forgot to state that one of the projects the girls carried out vas the making of twenty-seven quilts for the cribs and beds at the Children's home. .. . Our visit was^atorestlng and entertaining and lo make it, we had to osend regrets-to the Boy Scouts and also to Radio station WBT where wOj were scheduled to give a Camden talk. But the last job was taken cfare of in a most interesting manner by Milton C. Smith, of the Klrkwood Hotel. We have undertaken to present to Camden people & few impressions of j one vlait to this very worthy enterIpriee on Laurens Court Be believe similar visit by othara win be just Mulberry Team To Play Camden Four Coach Cyril Harrison, in announcing his line ups for Suuday and Monday afternoon polo engagements on the Number one held is of the belief that the Christinas program will offer plenty of thrills to the polo enthusiasts. Sunday afternoon the Mulberry team, under the supervision of Captain Joe Hates, will have Klrby Tupper at the No. 1 post; David Williams, Jr? at No. 2; Bates at No. 3; aud Carl Llghtfoot at No. 4. The Cauideu line-up will have Charlie Little at! No. 1; C. F. DuBose, Jr., at No, 2; Harrison at No. 3, and Charlie Hobertson at 'No. 4. Little la the coach of the I^ncalter, Pa., polo club. On Monday the Mulberry line-up will be unchanged from the Sunday personnel but Camden will have one Chang??Moultrie Burns playing the No. 1 position with DuBose at No. 2 Harrlsfm at NO. 3 and Little at No. 4. The. injection of tho Mulberry-Camden s4ries of games into the polo progrqpn at this timo wus made possible by the tie fracas between the Yellow Jackets and the Ramblers last Sunday. The annual feud between the Yellows and the Blues will be resumed at the conclusion of the MulbaiTjM anulon series. The Devlne cup play., usually the latter part of this month will follow the Yellow-Blue matches. Word has been received from Fort Bragg to the effect that If there is no ..change In the preseiit situation regarding the army units at the North Carolina reservation, it may be possible to arrange for a home and home series of games between tho Fort Bragg officers' team and the Camden all-stars. Last year the Camden polo talent invaded Fort Bragg and came from .behind to win an exciting game from the soldiers before a big crowd of Tarheel enthusiasts. The return game in Camden attracted one of the largest crowds of the season and resulted in another Camden victory. Rain that fell Monday night and early Tuesday morning served to make the No. 1 field turf more elastic and also lay some of the dust. Coach Harrison says that a gentle rain of ! 24 hours' duration Is badly needed to I properly condition the polo area. Postmaster Cites j Christmas Hours | The Camden postoffice will be open all day Saturday, according to Postmaster C. P. DuBose, Sr. The postmaster states there will be I no window service at the post office j on Monday, Christmas day. Howev-j I er, mall trucks will deliver Christmas I packages on Sunday and Monday. Visitors Enthuse ' Over Holiday Trim j If you have any Idea that CamdetJ does not impress visitors, get rid of the idea at once. Several days ago a well-dressed prosperous looking man walked into the office of Mayor F. N. McCorkle and introduced himself as Angus' Johnson, of Bangor, Maine. Mr. Mayor," he said, "I am motor-; ing to Florida. I arrived in Camden' last evening and when my wife and! I walked through your business district last night, we were so impress-j ed with the Christmas decorations, I, determined I would call on you be-' fore I left this morning and tell you j that I have boon through hundreds ofi fine towns and cities on my way' south but none had the real Christ mas appearance such as your fine lit-' tie city offers. Your decorative idea i Is very effective, particularly the; placing of the pine trees with Chris:-! mas lights along tho curb. Wo will! look forward to stopping here a year from now to again see your flue' Christmas decorations." And another traveler, stopping acj the Camden Hotel, said to Councll-j man Jack Nettles: "I have been coming thtough Cam den at this time of the season for several years and I certainly want to congratulate the community on tho progress that is evidenced on every hand. It takes the casual visitor to note the changes and frankly Camden looks twice again as big as it; was a year ago. Your fine wide and! well marked streets ^nd the beautl-1 f.ul Christmas decorations are very' Impresalve." - Evergreens For Christmas Representative L. C .Clyburn was In The Chronicle office this week and told us that h? has plenty of cedars, pine and other evergreens for Christmas decorations. . It is growing on his lands near Westville and is free for those who will call on Mr. Clyburn at hia Westville home. as Interesting and Illuminating as ths was to us. / t ' , * ' V * *- * " ' + \ ~ -T-yy j -*??? - *-v-r ?. # ". - - ? The Kirkwood Opens For Winter Season The Kirk wood Hotel, swank host1 lory of the mid-south was formally opened for the wluter season, Thursday, December 21. And strangely enough the opening featured a juvenile party extended by the managomepk tp some seventy-five boys and girls from 3 to 12 years of age. The nature of the affair was a Santa Clans party with a real live Santa Claus and a gorgeous Christmas tree lu the spacious lobby of the hotel. Every guest found a gift hanging on the tree and Santa Claus was kept! active all afternoon Saturday lu seeing that each present found Its rightful owner. Ice cream and cake were served the little folks. Several days before the announced opening date of The Kirkwood, tho management, Messrs. Milton C. Smith and George Fitzgerald found a waitlug guest, Rodney 8. Jarvls, of Great Barrlugton, Mass., who came down ahead of time in order to get In more days, at quail shooting. Sunday a party of ten headed by former United States attorney goneral Homer S. Cummings will reach the Kirkwood to spent a week or ten days In golf and hunting. Noxt week a group of golfers headed by Gone Sarazen and Vic Qhezzi will arrive from Florida to spend several days testing out the new Donald Ross golf course. The painting of the exterior of the Kirkwood Hotel Is being fushed to an early completion. Painters declare that when the first coat has been completed. over 250 gallons of white water proof paint will have been used. The lobby, halls and quite a number of rooms of the hotel have been In the hands of painters and decorutors for several weeks and as a result the hotel offers a most attractive appearance to guests. In the city of Camden outside of the four hotels the rush for accommodations has reached a new peak. Information headquarters at the publicity office have been busy In seeking accommodations for the many who are seeking apartments and houses. Annual Ball At Hobkirk Christmas The Hobkirk Inn, splc and span in new paint and varnish, new furniture: and equipment, has opened for the | season. The main dining room will not be placed In service until after the holidays, when the tourist business starts in earnest. " Guests now at tho Inn are enjoying the cosy comfort of the smaller dining salon. Social activities at the Inn get under way on December 25, when the annual ball of the Junior Welfare league, quite the social event of the season here, will be held in the Inn ball room. That same week the Citadel club of Camden will sponsor a dancing party at the Inn. Tho Inn will itself sponsor a New Year's ball on the evening of Saturday, December 30, and from announced plans of the management It will be in the nature of a dinner dance. Attractive decorations and a fine orchestra vflll feature the affair. Mrs. Campbell Died in Columbia Camden and Kershaw county people were saddened when the death of Mrs. Martio Branham Campbell j was announced. Her death occurred Friday In a Columbia hospital after an illness of eight days. Sho was a native of West Watereo but Wd reaid-j ed In Camden for the past eighteen years. Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 Sunday afternoon at the Kornegay Funeral Home with Rev. J. B. Caston officiating and the burial was In the Quaker cemetery. She Is survived by her husband, L. A. Campbell, Sr.; one Bon, L. A. Campbell, Jr.; one sister, Mrs. Allie Schalz, of Trenton, N. J.; two brothers, Emerson D. Branham, of Trenton, N. J., and Deroy Branham. of Santiago,, California. The following were active pallbearers; C. L?. Koon, R. L?. Vannerson, Keith Campbell, Roy Caynphell, Hugh Campbell and Bruce Campbell. Midway Four-H Club The Midway grammar school fourH club held its regular meeting, December 12, at 10:20. Mtss Fewell talked about Home Care of the Sick. She entertained us with an amusing contest ? ? - f ~ '* - * 1939 Bulldogs Are Feted and Dined Sixty guests, Including the coach ami members of 198# edition of tho Camden Bulldog football team gathered around gaily decorated tables In the dining room of the Camden Hotel Friday evening to partake of a deliclous six-course turkey dinner and to pay resepct to a game and courageous [ aggregation of grldders. Featuring the meeting was tho nam* Ing of Tommle Merrill, husky center of the 1939 machine and Charlie McCasklll, alert and fast blocking back as co-captain of the 1940 Bulldog squad. Coach John VUluplgue presented the blocking trophy, an auual award to Duster Hough, whoee fine work during the 1989 season earned tho respect and admiration of opposing players and coaches. Block C letters were presented by Superintendent J. Q. Richards, Jr., to Jack Marshall, 1939 captain; Bobby Boll. Johnny and Btllle Mullen, Hughoy Tlndal, Calvin Sheorn, Charles McCasklll, Klrby Tupper, Hugh Oox, Charles Bolnoau, James Buudrlck. Bud Zemp, Luther Sowell, Claude Lamoy, I'hll Boykln, Dick McNeelcy, Follln Watts, Ralph Strawn, Ben Marshall and Charles Nolan. The Bulldogs -who will graduate next June and who have worn tho moleskin of Camden High for the last time are Jack Marshall, Bobby Bell, John Mullen, Hugh Cox, James Buudrlck, Bud Zemp, Ted Dunn. Buster Hough and Follln Wutts. v At tho banquet Friday Mayor F. N. McCorkle acted as toastmaster and took occasion <>fo praise the work of the 1939 team and to pledge continued co-operation and allegiance > to future wearers of the gold and black. The entiro assemblage stood In tribute to J. Blakeney Zemp, whose untiring efforts in the past have been responsible for the fine football field * and the presence of a community consciousness of loyalty and adherance to Camden high football teams. Mr. Zemp was unable to be present at tbe banquet because of illness and it Is the first he haB missed In many years, Captain Jack Marshall, W. R. Zemp and C. H. Yates, Coach Vllloplgue and Superintendent Richards were all called upon for short talks and responded fittingly. Coach Vlllepigue's tribute to his 1939 team was outstanding and there was a burst of npplauBe when he stated that ho had never coached a more courageous and fighting squad. After the banquet feast the football ludB called on their trainer, "Chappie" ! Johnson and Insisted that he make a few remarks. ? Scene of Nativity Attracts The Public j Ixjvers of beauty and things artis[ tic may. see plenty of Interesting Christmas trims In Camden shop windows and along Camden streets. We urge every citizen to visit the Sheheen grocery store on South Broad street and enjoy the spectacle of the biblical scene on the Nativity as offorod In a dramatic setting In ona of the windows. This scene has been the cynosure of many eyes during tho par.t week and Is well worth gojng to see. Another attractive Broad street shop window or windows are those of tho Fashion shop where Santa and Ills sleigh loaded with toys and drawn by reindeer Is shown, also a winter scene with a cloaked figure on the other side of tho main entrance of the shop. These beautiful displays are In keeping with the* many timely period windows ofTerod by this shop. The Smart Shop shows a flreplaco with Santa Clans filling a stocking. The Corner Book store with wreaths of holly and pine looks Christmas like while the J. C. Penny company store window has a beautiful trim of ropes of laurel forming a motif for an unusual toy display. The Marian Beauty shop with wreaths of holly and pine, the Howard Auto and Electrical supply company with windows arranged with rag dolls, rag animals made by the Thrift shop, a W. P. A. project under the direction of Mrs. Doree T. Zemp are other attractive displays. The community tree in front of the public library, the pretty lighting display at the Hobklrk with blue and red lights decorating magnolia trees on each side of the entrance to the Inn and many other private displays give Camden a pretty Yuletide appearance. Finnish coastal defense batteries In the outer Turku Archipelago, damaged a 2,600-ton Russian ship to badly Fr|day she sunk within full view of a vFinnish military lookout. * . Alabama prison Inmates won't hava any Santa Clans this year. In former years prisoners were allowed * Yaletide vacation bat the parole board ruled out tbe measure this year. -