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r. . , , : " , ' The Chronicle Wishes All Of Its Readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year! The Camden Chronicle VOLUME #1 _ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1939 ' NUMBER 40 i?+mmm???I??? ??? ??????????? i ?i |i ? ' , ..... . fS Lii!?L J?BW ? CAMDEN IN HIGH CARNIVAL OVER CHRISTMAS WEEK-END I hath and violence stalked the byways and highways of Kershaw county ovor the week-end while In the olty turglars reaped a harvest at the home of John Nettles at Laurens and Lyttieton streets, In the heart pf the res* Idential dlstrlot of the city. The samd Invaders of the Nettles home are believed by the police to have taken radios from four automobiles In garages nearby. Henry Heath, who resides near Blaney, was hit by a Columbia owned car on gJnlted States highway near Blaney early Sunday morning and died at the hospital hero Christmas plght at 1,0:45 o'clock.. The driver of the car stopped and gave his name to a constble, who brought Heath to the hospital. i h "A ' ' Cecil HalV age 18, > a resident of Blshopvllle, died in the Camden hospital following gn auto crash o^ state highway 34 a few miles from this city Saturday. Lamar Galloway, age 36, of Ashevllle, N. C.t was badly injured when his car collided with that of Hall. The cars got out of control on the wet pavement and skidded lntc each other. Two others, who were in the Hall car were Injured but not seriously. Allen Williams, colored, is in jail after shooting of Jeff Thomson, another negro, .following a quarrel in front of the Bates cafe on South Broad street early Christmas morning Williams Is from West Wateree and., works at the veneor plant, while Thompson Is employed at the Carolina Motor Company Ailing station here. The bullet creased the front of Thornpson'STBuir and doctors state it will be several days before the full extent of his injury can be ascertained. i Daniel Jackson, of Rldgeway, colored, was locked up on a charge of reckless driving after he turned over at Fair and DeKalb street Monday af; teruoon. ***??*? I i-"" Discovery Of'the burglarizing ol Many Planes Will Make Weekend Stop Dexter Martin of the South Carolina Aeronautical commission was In conference with Chamber of Commerce officials Tuesday relative to the serving of coffee and sandwiches to visiting flyers on Saturday and Sunday -when the eastern wing of the Winter | in Summer Land air cavalcade I swoops out of the -sky to make a stop I at the Woodward airport. ?? The Chamber of Commerce, followling a conference with Mayor F. N. McCorkle and Commissioner Jack Nettles, announced that Mr. Nettles would take charge of the refreshment service at the hangar on the two afIternoons the flyers would be here. I Mr. Martin has arranged with tl\e flight commander to wire the ChamIber of Commerce Friday night from Raleigh where the alrcade .would Imakc a night control, Just how many I bird men were In the group in prder that Mr. Nettles woulds^Jtnow how many to prepare for. The same pro cratn win prevail In regard to Sunday afternoon. Mr Martin stated while here that from advices received from Roosevelt I field in New York whence the caval 'a,ie would start, there would be about three hundred planfls In each I fllftht. making a total of six hundred 1 lor the two days. Tin- Chamber of Commerce believes that in view of the inclement weather Prevailing In the north and the added 'act that the planes are in the main of the small unheated type, many of the prospective flyers would be missI 'ng w h> n the st$K Is made and there '?re the number to stop over here ^Puhl bo materially reduced. Howev er- It is pointed out that should the total cut forty to fifty per cent 'he number of planes to stop here *oul(p establish a record. Manager Karl Frledell of the Wood **rd airport will have a corp of me th&nirs and hose attendants on duty to refuel the planes when they land. [ -Bankp To Close I The two lawiff of Camden will be Boosed Monday, January 1, in ordpr J*1 'heir forces can observe the hot on New Tear's Day. I Conference at Ant loch be a conference' held at Attloch Baptist church Sunday, Deo m. 31- kt 11 O'clock. All members requested to be present B I v ** * /, ' ' -1;1 'it T the Nettles home was discovered at 7:80 o'clock Tuesday morning when Mrs. Nettles, coming downstairs to let her maid in, found that a table of Chlrstmas, gifts, including shirts, ties, a hat and other things was bata. She called to her husband and Investigation disclosed that aft^er going over the ground floor of the home, the burglar or burglars had gone upstairs and stoleu a mew wrist watch, a gift to William Nettles, a son, from a dresser within a few feet of where Mr. Nettles was sleeping and then] gone into the room of Mr. and Mrs. John Nettles and taken a wallet from a pair of trousers hanging on a chair near the bed. This wallet contained over one hundred dollars In money and ohecks. A shot nun belonging to Will Nettles was found lying on a couch in the living room. Entrance to the home was through a window ' in the kitchen. The missing Bhotgun was valued at $126. J. W. Richardson, finger print expert of the state highway patrol, arrived in Camden shortly after the local authorities had reported the burglary. The police and sheriff's office 1 report getting results In the search 1 for prints. Sunday night radios were taken fro mcars 1t)elonging to John Whitaker, Jr., William Lindsay, Leon Schlosburg, all of Camden, and Dr. t S. B. Kaplan, of Newark, N. J. Richi ard Jenkins, found a radio in his car almost detached from its fastenings, ' the robbers evidently being frighten ed away before they could finish the Job. All of the car o\|ners live withi in less that the radius of one block :* from the Nettles home. 1 All of the Camden police officers are exhibiting handsome new pockdt knives as a result of a gift from the Barns & Barrett hardware company, ' as an appreciation for the fine protection and service offered the people of Camden by the police department. ' The gift of the. kniy^s was accompaSnied by a letter of appreciation from 1W. D. Barnett. / ?^ - - t, ii i> _ j Charles 6, Knight Is Back from War Zone Charles G. Knight, of Cool Springs i Plantation, who has been in war-torn Europe smfce early last spring, arriv-| ed in New York on board the Italian! liner Cont D1 Davla last Saturday,! and immediately took train for this| Mr. Knigfct, who has been a winter resident of Camden for many years, and who Is one of the leading sport , followers here, was present' at the polo field Monday afternoon and was! given a generous welcome by a widei ; following of^friends. While In Europe Mr. Knight spent j a greater part of his time in France j and was an eye witness to the moblll-i zation. He expressed the belief thatj the French people sincerely believe in ultimate victory for the Allies. Mr. Knight expressed pleasure at getting back to the States, where people are free of the terror of war? 1 have freedom of speech and can enjoy 1 life to the fullest. I Mullen Has Plan To Revive Sport Through the efforts of John Mullen, j Camden sport followers are going to give the boys and girls basketball | teams of the high school some genuine support this season. | Jack has arranged to have several hundred season tickets for the basketball program printed and sold to the [townspeople and students. The tickets will be good for ten double-header ".games during the season and the fee for adults will be $1.50 and for studnets 50 cents a ticket. Football has always been the out-j standing sport in Camden and it was ' to king football the fans paid alleI glance. But with the girls team winning the state A title last season and regarded as a likely repeat this year, interest is beginning to grow. Coach Linwood Smith of the boys team has a good snuad to select a team from and there Is every indlca> tion that the boys will ipake a good showing in their schedule thisubeason. Coach Small of the girls team, has I power house to fsll back on this year and with Peggy McOulrt, Doris McLeod and several other stellar light# of the 1988-1989 team in uniI form, the 1989-1940 se|Mon has a .world of ptTHnise. ? * Radio Broadcast Relates to Camden Through the courtesy of R. M. Hanna, Cheraw attorney, with the South Carolina Economic Association, time was allowed oyer station WBT, Charlotte, last week, and Manager Milton Smith of The Kirkwood Hotel, was on the air and gave the following of Interest to Cahiden people and other Carolinians: Camden, center of horsemanship since the days when the Indians raced their tough little ponies over the trails In this pine hill section, Is again embarking upon a season of steeple| chase, hunt meets, polo, skOet, golf and many other forms of outdoor sport* _ ' ; Highlighting the race program for the season will be the Washington's Birthday race with six events on February 82, and the Carolina Cup classic with seven events on Saturday, Maroh 80. Both ef these races will take place on the nationally famous SpringI dale race track. The Carolina Cup will have its eleventh annual running over three miles of timber and it is believed in view of the closing of European lanes for tourist traffic,' that the Carolina classic will attract the greatest crowd In its history. Horse shows, the Virginian's and the Camden, the latter a two-day af, fair, will be held, in , February and March. For the golfer, Camden offers exceptional opportunity. The new Kirkwood eighteen hole course, designed and constructed by Donald Ross, nationally famous golf architect, wsa formally opened under most auspicious circumstances last week-end, with such stellar golfers as Charley Yates, Katherine Hemphill, Roy Bron| son, Joe Patelli and others taking | part in th6 match events, i To reveal a bit of history?The Kirkwood coilrse was designed and built by Walter Travis ln^ 1919 and like all other mldsouth and southern courses the standard equipment was sand-greens. At Its inception it was known as one^of the best golf courses In the south and particularly Was this j true of t^e sand greens which were (over four*feet of peet-moss, thus al: lowing for a true pitch to hold. . Ten years latbr.Band greens became more or less ignored by golfers and a j few years after that the death knell I of that kind of surface had been I sounded. Old Sol had stepped in and taking aim, had scored direct hits at the resiliency of the sand green and added to the discomfort of the players. As a result golf sank to a low ebb in Camden. In 1938, Milton C. "Smith liecame o^ne'r of the golf course and his first step toward attracting golfers Was to^ engage Donald Ross to revamp the golf course and build sand greens. The result of his efforts is now history and to auote Charley Yates, "the course at present is equal in conditions to that of my home course at East Lake in Atlanta." From reports at hand the premier last Saturday and Sunday was but the start of an Influx of big-name golfers testing the Kirkwood links. Gene Sarazen, Vic Ghezzi, Charley Yates, Katherine Hemphill, Morgan and Frank McNeel and others will play in match events the latter part of tha month. In January an invitation tournament will take place. Polo is another sport that is making history in Camden. Every Sunday afternoon the Camden Polo club stages a match event at the No. ill field which attracts polo fans from North and South Carolina to the beautiful field. These Sunday afternoon events ai;e presented on a charitable basic and the small 26c fee required for admission goes into a charity fund administered by the local Legion post. 1 Now a word about Camden. A simple quotation pictures this quaint and beautiful colonial community. It reads as follows: "The hand of hospitality is ever extended to the stranger, who will never leave this town dissatisfied, if he is fashioned so as to enjoy wooing breezes,'historical associations, and a free and hearty welcome of a noble people." Camden, the oldest inland city In South Carolina, is unquestionably one of the most historic. The Camden of today does not live entirely in the -past, for beneath a charm of antiquity there flourishes a modern city with a ra"#4 cdmbinatieft, of ^residential and resort advantages ? climate, quaintness and beauty, and winter sports amid a colonial atmosphere. ftom the early days Camden was noted for lta healthy climate, free gifM- -iV Tennis Instructor Now At Kirkwoodj Rudolph Horner, maker of tennis stars, haH taken charge of the tenuis courts at the Klrkwood and In addltlon to offering Instruction to local and visiting tennis players, will also supervise a number of tennis activities during the winter season. Horner, under whose tutelage such. Austria*), Qreek and Qerman court aees as Hans Red), Count Bawarowsky and Oeorge Meataxa mounted Into Davis cup competition,^ has-been in America Just three months, coming here dif^ct from Vienna, Austria, now a part .of the Qerman Nasi territory. Redl, according to Horner, is an Austrian; Barowsky, a Pole; and Meataxar a Qreek;" but all played under the (German colors when In the Davis Cpp competition. Hornef was a tennis Instructor in Italy before coming tQ. America. He peaks (English quite fluently and rates as! one of the best of the European tehnls masters. He has taught the art of championship tennis for twelve years and has himself played since he was a small boy,. It la planned to bring some of the tennis stars of the midsouth to Camden during January and February and stage some match events In which the clever Austrian will be seen at his best. v Joe Patelli, the New Jersey golf pro, who has charge of the new golf course here, has arranged for blind bogey and sweepstake events on the links every week-end. Exchange 8hlps Hogs The Kershaw County Farmers' Exchange shipped one car of hogs on Monday, December 18th. There were eighty-nine head with a total poundage of 16,855. These hogs were sold , to The Union Stock Yards in Florence., hogs weighing between 160 and 250 pounds brought top price of 5.40. The total returns to the eleven farm11 ers who participated in this shipment , was 1865.40, says W. C. McCarley, , oounty agent. 'from heat extremes In the summer and mild and invigorating In the winTtetC-All of the residential streets of the city are beautifully shaded by stately oak trees and long leaf pines. The business district is modern and i at night the generous display of elec-j tricity makes the area a veritable white way. Two theatres, one of the1 finest hospitals in the mid-south, at-i tractive living costs, splendid schools] ; and modern, civic improvements make1 i Camden a desirable place to spend a! 1 month a"Hfeiiaae. ? j The historic associations, mingled , with the exquisite architecture of homes and public buildings, enhance i the city's appeal as a resort and vacation community. Camden'fl four hotels, The Kirk-, wood, Hobkirk Inn, Court Inn, and1 Camden hotel, provide accommodations to tit every taste and purse. Tourists homes, cottages, apartments and accommodations in private homes are available at reasonable rates. In Camden one will find in ex-; change for the cold, the rush and the' crowds of large cities of the north, the balmy, invigorating -pine-scented air and the Joyous, out-of-doors, i health-building life of the Southland. ( Camden offers you beauty, culture, relaxation, health, entertainment and 1 rest. Here you will find an abundant life. For the sportsman there is hunt-j j ing, shooting, fishing, horseback rid-, ling along Interesting and beautiful J I trails, steeplechase and fiat racing, j tennis, golf and polo. I Enchanting fine highways lead to I all corners of the mid-south, through j a countryside where Americans and Britians battled during the Revolutionary days and where the boys in grey and the boys in blue fought during the War Between the States. Cam^n has pure, palatable, odorless, soft water for drinking. Freedom of the city from contagious and Infectious disease speaks well for health regulations. Camden has entertained many bistrifle personages. Washington, LaFayette, BarcfTt DeKalb, Carn"wallls, Sherman and many others whose names are engraved in the records of American history were Camden vislI tors, whether for war or peace. Six generals of the Lost Cause were born and raised in Camden. Here history is treasured?not exploited. Camden offers a deeply religious atr mosphere with a group of splendid churches, some of them hallowed by the romance of history. Denominations having temples of worship are: Episcopal Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Catholic and Hebrew. <7 ;-.v * ' t rj? ' ||||g|? Camden Foursome Defeats Mulberry Clover mallet work accounting for six of the eight goals made by Camden featured the play of Cyril Harrison. Camden co&ch and captain In the second game of the Camden Mul-| berry series, Camden winning 8 to 7 Monday to even count after Mulberry oame from behind to take the Sunday afternoon game, 7 to 6. Harrison scored twice In the Initial chukker Monday and with a nice goal by DuBose and a fourth contributed by Bates of the Mulberry team when he Inadvertently pushed the willow across his own goal line as he was seeking to make a block, gave Camden four points as against a lone goal scored by Williams of Mulberry. The power defense of Mulberry functioned nicely In the second twice In the second und one In tho third to tie up the game. Camden reversed the tables In the fourth and fifth when Harrison scored slnglos in each while Mulberry went scoreless. Both teams opened up on a strong offense In. the sixth and final chukker. Two goals by Topper and one by Llghtfoot gave tho Mulborry team three points but Camdon kept tho lead with Harrison counting twice. For Mulberry, Williams and Llghtfoot were outstanding. The Sunday game, playetj on tlw No. 2 field, Camden had the'game iu the bag and led at the end of the fourth chukker, 4 to 1, but when the boys in yellow lightened up the Blue of Mulberry startod to close the gap and in the hectlc-sixth chukker finish managed to nose out by a lone goal With a lone point deciding the winner in each of the games played the I final game of the series next Sunday J should provide plenty of action. Scoring: Camden, Harrison 6, DuBose 1, by Bates of opposing team 1, Mulborry, Williams 3, Tupper 2, Llghtfoot 2. Mulberry To Play Camden In Final With an ever-Increasing number of winter visitors and residents arriving | here dally, a new high In attendance ! Is looked for Sunday afternoon when I the Camden and Mulberry polo fourI somes battle on the No. 1 field In the ! final and deciding game of the annual series. Mulberry won tho first game 7 to 0 when It caught the Camden players napping after piling up what they felt was a safe 4 to 1 lead after four chukkers of play. Camden won the second game on Christmas afternoon 8 to 7. So with the score one all the play-off should offer plenty of excitement for the fans. I Captain Cyril Harrison of the Cam-' denltes will have Moultrie B. Burns playing the No. 1 position; Charles P.! DuBose, Jr., at No. 2; Harrison will take care of the No. 3 position, while Charlie Little will play the No. 4 or back position. For Mulberry Captain Bates wll lhave Klrby Tupper at No. 1. David Williams, Jr., at No. 2; Joe Bates at No. 3, and Llghtfoot as back. The games so far ofTered the polo fans who come from points In the Palmetto state as well as from North Carolina, have been featured by a better brandL-of polo than has been in evidence on a Camden field In some time. After thev first game which was a walkaway for Country over Town, the teams were balanced and since that time the players have really put their all Into the action on tho turf, with the result that games have been In doubt up until the very last minute of play. A new score board with larger team names and score numerals has been Installed at the east end of the No. 1 flejd and can be read with ease from all parts of the area. A late model public address system has been Installed and barring an over-emphasis on the commercials, the game description has added greatly to the Interest of the game. Additional Goodfellowa The following list of names of those who Joined the Goodfellows came In too late for us to acknowledge them last week: Previously reported $142.80 Mrs. L. 8. Proctor 1.00 H. 8. Porter Ft m l.OO John Porter 1.0i Mr*. Katherine McDonald ... l.OO Mrs, Ous Hirsch l.OO J. O. Richards, Jr ' l.0< Mias May Hershman, Pittsburg l.OO . \ ... Total $149.8< X.. ( -* ?-V? .... - : .j - . ?. 4 , Report on Sales of Christmas Seals When iho (Christmas Seal Salo of. tlee closed for tho holidays, (hero wdre $S?07.72 la tho treasury. This [ amount Is approximately $2i?0 ?es? than what was on hand the same dute last year, And yet tho Christmas Seal Halo committee has hopes of reaching the goal of $1,500 because thero aro still several hundred letters unheard from. Many individuals and groups have, helped to put over tho Christmas Seal Sale campaign. Among tho groups that have assisted in a big way are tho NYA girls and boys. On several occasions, when help was short and something must be flnishod by a certain tlmo Mr. Hast and his boys came . to the rescue. They played an Important part In window decoration. The young women working with Mrs. Hugh McCallunt. NYA supervisor, stamped all tho letters for the mall shIob and all the follow-up cards. When It comes to knowing how to make use of everything available, Mrs. McCaflum can't bo equalled. ' Some time ago, tho Tuberculosis Association had enough double-barred 1 cross banners made to place one In every school. Of course there were ; a number of scraps loft, red and white. Mrs. McCallum suggested muk? lug a quilt. With painstaking care i sho directed tho girls In piecing i squares enough to make a quilt of i unusual attractiveness. And then i came Mrs. John Mullen, Seul Salo t chairman into tho picture. She whs i so pleasod with the girls offort that It web arranged for the quilt to be \ raffled at the Junior League Ball, net- \ i ting a neat sum to be added to Christmas Seul Sale returns. The Tuberculosis Association wishes a happy and prosperous New Year to every one who helped make Phe . past year's work a success. Mrs. Boineau Dies < After Long Illness Funeral services were held Monday at the residence at Boykin for Mrs. Charles E. Boineau, who died Just beI for midnight Saturday. She was laid I to rest In the family burying ground | on the plantation. _ - Mrs. Boineau had been in 111 health' for some time. Saturday night she took a turn for the worse and?was removed to the Camden hospital, where she died a few hours later. In addition to her husband, Major Charles E. Boineau of Boykin, and Columbia, Mrs. Boineau is survived by & daughter,- Miss Betty JSoiae&u. .a student at Stephens college, now at borne for the Christmas holidays, and two sons, Charles, Jr., and Trippett Boineau; also by her mother, Mrs. Bessie Irby, who makes her home with the Boineaus. Mrs. Boineau, who was before marriage, Miss Bessie Cash Trippett, was educated at the old, Collego for Women, Columbia. While sho and Major Boineau have been living for. some 'years at Boykin, Columbia elaimed them, since he is in.? business there and they have taken such an activo part In Columbia life. A charming and gracious gentlewoman, Mrs. Boineau was a lovely hostess, and a person of many friends. Her death is greatly regretted. The attendance at the funeral was large and the flowers very lovely and nu merous. m c Many Witness Opera At Baron DeKalb Approximately four hundred fifty people attended the operetta, "The Magic Christmas Bell", presented at Baron DeKalb school adultorium last Wednesday evening, December 20. The operetta featured the singing and dancing of a total of seventy grammar school children who were most attractively costumed. There was the ' dependable Santa Claus; there was his helpers, Wimble and Nimble; and there were groups of Swedish Lassies, Scotch Lassies, Dixie DoHs, Christmas Trees, Spanish Dancers, Balloons, Indian Maids, Cowboys, and Puddings. Thp costuming of all groups was praised highly by the entire attendance. <*>' >? i . The grammar school faculty served ^ as committees^on direction, proper| ties, etc., with Miss Gertrude Sweatt as chairman of the group.- 0 ? The Allied Supreme War council is I reported to have decided to give to 1 Finland, ail the moral and material ) aid possible without weakening the western front, tn their own war I against N**i Germany. 5 ' 'sbiH