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L Camden And Kershaw County Christmas Festival On Friday, November 29 The Camden Chronicle ?? i i i ?i?^ ages - aaea sss smssat mm ME 82 - , CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1940 NUMBER 31 ^sssaass... . i, ..n ,, , , , ? , , , ..I ll, " . i.iiij^juBggsaHHaaMBBB?wwii*"**?gs? feus Parade I Bands, SantaClaus Arrival Lthlri annual Christmas Feetiv* K2to* o! Santa Olaua Lane will ft ?Co in Camden on FrWwr. NovBf.1 g'? aooofdtaf to announceftfof 'tho Merchants Association WLm a meeting this week, ft! ?venti which will combluo the ftuive parade foabure of the .Cotton ft^i with the symbols of the period, will be more axqulaft!, design and presentation than ftlevioua affair of the hind and [ rlt a new high in thia kind of Raiment for the young people Of ftcity and oouwty. ILvaral band*. beautiful floats, a Eeou? pure white float with red and Ka trim carrying Santa Ola/us in fted drawn by reindeer?, scores of WLte, elves, fairlee and many little El in grotesque costumes will make fteveral divisions of the parade ftle a bal?y parade, Boy Scout mobllfton section led by a drum and E|e oorp, organisation floats, polo ft- ^1 many other features will be tddence. ft*-' School Floats Asked For ftbmden merchants have arranged to ftce 1316 v?'1*10118 i*#10018 of 1116 ftty in the decorating of floats and Tbelieved there will be a spirited ML on the part of the various ft-,- ^ <have prize winning entries ftthts division. pice of Chancefleld, a real elephant ft; be in the oddity section of the Eide There will be other entries this division which will attract as fth attention and interest as the ftncefleld elephant. Kbe state police will be representH In the Christmias fete with a float ft, a big squad of amounted officers, ft city police will hanre .the assistfte of the county opnstabularly aa El as state police in taking care of Eric and in maintaining order along ft line of the parade. llnvUaUon have bee* extended to Columbia. Sumter, Btehopvllle, Kershaw End other communities to take part in fte parade feature with floats or roup entries. I Organization Groups Take Part Service clubs, civic organizations. He Junior League. T. B. Association, led Cross. D. A. R., the Daughters of He Confederacy, Che Tri Gamma, Boy Houts. and many other organizations ill have floats or groups in the pa tle. Tho Boy Scout section will be led a drum and bugle oorpd.' The parade is to be held about 4 I nt. and following It, the community I (Please turn to page two) lr. Pew States I Pulpwood Side 'According to an article recently apftring in the Chronicle copied from be Calhoun Times; supposedly the lipwood Industry is devastating our rest lands." says Douglas Pew former "it is only natural to view relative new Industry with suspicion", says r Pew Thus it is with the pulp ood industry. As pulpwood trucks by in apparently, endless lines, it natural for us to wonder where all ths wood is coming from, In what edition the land Is being left, and sally without investigating, to say *t the pulpwood industry is devesting our forest lands. "So that w? may better understand supposed pulpwood problem, let 1 analyze our county's situation. In r&h&w County as in many other Mtles. the pujpiwood industry is doI more than any other one forest In try io promote good forest prac968. "D J Creed, local pulpwood conictor, is one of the few men. In the *te of South Carolina who personally a taken it upon himself to secure a fbnically trained forester, whose enfPlease turn to page seven) Richards To Speak For Democrats Washington. Oct. 22?Upon request Democratic headquarters in New Representative James P. Rich^ of the Fifth South Carolina die*111 l*-ave this week end' for ri"??sln, where he will fill eP?king fetanents for the week begtnn ing 28, in behalf of the rejection ' Resident Roosevelt and the other of the Democratic perty. ?-%* . vv*. -I- ' ________ Greater Effort For Natjqjial Defense The nvobill station of man power for national defense will demand increased Red Cross services to 'the armed forces of America, Mrs. W. A. Harris, chairman of the Red Oro?a Chapter in Camden, declared today. These services, she pointed out, etean directly from the Congressional Charter of the * 1 '; t JOIN REuCROSS American. Red Cross which te a mandate to every local chapter and branch of the organization. Fortunately, Mrs. Harris added, these services are so well organized nationally and looally that they are capable of rapid expansion. Cost of the necessary extension of activities Ion behalf of service imen will be met, as in the past, from membership contributions. This year the American Red Cross conducts Its Roll Call of members in Kershaw from November 11:30, she said. "The War Service of the American Red Cross," she announced, "has representatives at 77 field offices and hospitals, contracting 'the various elements of 'the armed forces at some 800 points. In the past year more than 63,000 soldiers, sailors, marines and coast guardsmen or their families were added in solving all kinds of problems arising; from economic, Ulnees and social causes. "This Red Cross activity is based on a recognized medical principle that mental disturbances tax the morale of able-bodied men and retard recovery for the sick. The removal or mitigation of the cause of such worry by the Red Corss is a definite contribution (Continued on page seven) Second Week Jurors Civil Court Term Jurors drawn Tuesday to serve for the second week of Civil Court for Kershaw County which will convene Monday, November 11, wih Judge E. H. Henderson presiding, are as follows: Clyde Nichols, J. T. Threatt, Frank Rlggins, Raymond Langley, Ferris Sheheen, Olyn Waters, L. A. Shiver, A. L. McLeod, Eli Williams, H. E. Munn, Ernest Gladden, of Camden, D. A. West, D. T. West, A. S. Cook, W. f \ M. Mosetey, T. H. Young, Jr., Coleman Deas, William Hagler, Harvey Rowell, T. A. Beam, Willie T. Roberts, B. _F. Roberts, A. R. Catoe, W. B. Faulkenberry, of Kershaw; L. B. Nelson. M. H. Hornshy, T. B. Campbell, J. B. Lovett, of Blaney; AJex Boss, J. A. Boll, O. P. Jones, of Lugoff; O. E. Mangum, Lewis Hilton, of Bethune; W. L. Stokes, of Cassatt; Hoyt Stover, W. L. Young, of Weetville. Irby Turner Named As Cotton Weigher Acting upon a request from Judge E. H. Henderson, the Kershaw county Board of Director met Wednesday and appoirtt^j^jJrby Turner as cotton wedgher Xor-rX>eKalb and West Wateree townships for a period of one year. * , Mr. Turner was elected as cotton weigher inf a run-off contest in the second primary over A. L. McLeod, but through a legal technicality he was not allowed to'ihokl office. Business men, cotton farmers and cotton buyers will be glad to kn^W that the controversy has at last been settled for a year, through a court order. "Buddy" Denton Is Camden FireMarshal :A* a'meeting of the members of the Camden Fire Department Wednesday the following officers were elect* ed: Fire Chief?R.- Denton. Jr., Assistant Chief?Ed Shebeen, Foreman?Ma. Ion Bailey. These officers are elected for a period of one year. ,7 * ?,?- *? --A- * ^ i 1 ~ - IIT. ~~ Public Warned Of Ha^ArdsJBy Police The long dry spell which Camden hjis experienced the imst several nu.inil., has provid. .I in.111> ftre hazards and as a result the Are department has been kept active In extinguishing grass and brush flroe. The only costly blase since the destruction of the Sheorn home on Mill Street last FVlday was a tire which started In the okl Southern depot several nights ago. The fire deetroyed pant of the depot platform and also several bales of cotton. Actling Fire Chief Book Russell estimates I the lost at $500. I Members of the fire department havo registered conn plaint with the I police department oyer the practice I of many motorists not Identified with I the fine department to speed after the fire apparatus .to Ares. A complaint I has also been made regarding hoodlum tAotios involving tfhe turning in of I false alarms. The false alaran evil is an expensive lone. There ia an actual expense of at Ileast $25 Involved when the depart-' Inient responds to an alarm of this I character. In addition there is a hazI aixl created. The Are equipment is I expensive and there Is always a J chance of damage being caused when I on a run. Mayor McOorkle has declared that lany Individual or group of Individuals I caught sending in a false alarm will I be summarily dealt with. In regard to the practice of motor I Ists handicapping the fire department when on a run to a blaze, Chief pf I Police Rush states that the law re(Please turn to page four) Bulldogs Have Easy Time With B-C Team j The Camden Bulldogs roared back Ion the victory road last Friday night at Zemp stadium and epanked an I aspiring group of lads who bear the cognomen of Bearcats from BrooklandCayce 19 to 0 in a game that saw reserves holding -the A ring line a groatI er part of the sixty minute battle peri The game was featured by a number of unprogrammed features such as I a fully uniformed and armed police officer acting In the role of head linesman and a technioolor exhibition of roaring flames against a background of crimson flecked clouds. Beckham Russell, police officer, acting fire chief and enemy of stray I pootolies contributed the unusual specI tacle of a head linesman garbed in uniform. The rcg^ng flames and crimson flecked clouds were offered by the Are which destroyed the Benton Sheorn homo on Mill street. I (Please turn to page five) Hiram Nettles Of Lugoff Dies I Hiram Nettles. 70 died at a ColumI bia hospital Friday after an Illness of Iseveral months. He was a farmer at Lrngoff for 32 years. I Funeral services wore held at Camden Baptist church at 2 >30 p. m. Sunday; the Rev. J. B. Gaston officiating. | Interment was in the Quaker cemetery J He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada Alexander Nettles, of Aiken; four {sons, Arthur Nettles, of Marlon; Hiram E. Nettles, of Franklin, Pa., Roland Nettles, of Ninety Six, John S.. Nettles, I of Palm Beach, Fla.; two daughters, I Mrs. Fred DelHnger, Aiken; Mrs. H. D. Bradshaw of Europe, Miss.; two brothers, J. B. Nettles and C. B. Nettles, Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. Rev a Arrants, Aucttla, Fla, and Mrs. Janie I Bat em an, of Camden. GOVERNOR THANK8 ALL WHO HELPED TO REQI8TER ' Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, County I Superintendent of Education, has received the following letter from Governor Burnett R. Maybank: "Dear Mrs. Wattsir. I want to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to you for the excellent work you have done In preparing your county, along with the Clerk of Court, for registration. I would esteem it a personal favbr if you would express my sincere gratitude as Governor of I South Carolina to the school teachers who have volunteered their services in order that our record on registration day might be among the best In the United States." The earth gets lees than a twobillionth part < f the energy radiated by the run. Benton Sheorn Home Destroyed By Flames '? Who home of assistant postmaster Hon ton Sheorn, 1512 MU1 street waa destroyed by flro which started shortly after the family had left for Zemp i Stadium to wit nose the Cat mienHrookhuid-Cayce football game. The fire ha<l gained such headway i when discovered that It was Impossible to aave any of the ton tents. The 1 loss to the building and contents Is estimated at from $7,000 to $8,000 with partial insurance coverage. Neighbors who discovered the lire and t$l?o turned In the alarm declare tlaat tfih iutorlor of the dwelling waa a maas of flames. When the fire department arrived the blaze wae roaring ahyward. <.... Initial efforts to throw water on the flame* wore balked when the powerful pinnihs-, attached to a fire plug leading to a four Inch main sucked the water out so rapidly a vacuum was created and It was necessary to lay lines of hose from a plug at DeKalb and Mill lu order to get a sufficient head of water for the pumper. Because of the great headway made by the fire before being discovered, efforts to save the building or contonts would have been futile even had their been, a eufflolent water supply when the firemen arrived. Mr. and Mrs. Sheorn with their family ^eft the house shoriy before 8 o'clock and drove to the football field. Their sons Oolvtn and James are members pf the football team of the Camden Sigh School. Acting Fire Chief Beck Russell, who was on police duty at the football field (Please turn to page four ) .. _ . " ,'.h . March of Progress Is Evident In Camden The March of Progreea continues to be much In evidence In Camden. In addition to the paving of Green Street, Mill Street, Jordan and Carrlson streets, considerable building operations are being carried on. Imdhs downtown district new Neon signs are addling color to the streets at night Remodeling In stores and offices continues. The Kennedy Insurance office has been renovated and presents an attractive Interior with new ceiling and redecorated walls,, In the Crocker Building The Corner Book Store has been entirely renovated and enlarged while the C. P. DuBose and Son real estate and Insurance office has been enlarged. The former office of the'DeKalb Insurance Agency lias been divided so as to permit of the additional space in the Corner Book} Store and the DuBose office. The DeKalb Agency is located in the quarters formerly occupied by Shannon Heath. Frank L. Tolbert Died Here Saturday Frank Lucius Tolbert, 47, filed at his residence, 1002 Flair street Saturday after an illness of several weeks. Born in Lee county, he had been for the past 14 years a livestock dealer. Funeral services wore held at Tiller's Ferry church at 4:30 p. m. Sunday, with Interment. In the church cemetery. Surviving are 'his widow, Mrs. Ida Gardner Tolbert, two sons, Frank Tolbert and Henry Tolbert, Camden; three'daughters, Mrs. Mo4se Farmer, Miss Fleete Lee Tolbert and Kathleen Tolbert, Camden; five brothers, W. T. Tolbert, Columbia; J. J. Todbert, Camden ; Elisha Tolbert, Ollie Tolbert, and Alvln Tolbert, Bethune; four sisters, Mrs. H&btle Jones, Mrs. Annie Gardner, Camden; Mrs. Minnie Lyles, McBee, and Mrs. Aim eta Farmer, Bethune. ANOTHER CHANCE GIVEN TH08E WHO DIDN'T REGI8TER ' South Carolina male citizens, within the ages 21-36, who failed to register last Wednesday, may be registered If they voluntarily present themselves to local boards, provided they do so before the National Drawing of numbers. Anyone failing to register, ?er the Drawing will be reported as delinquents. , Anyone knowing of anyone who should have, and didn't register, will report to these headquarters, find they will be dealt with according to law.? John Whltaker, Jr., Chairman, Board No. 46, Kershaw County, Camden, 8. C. ' Mors fine col tbed yarn til produced in Ga?ton cour ty, N. C., than In any other connty It the United States. ' <- - * 1 / Children's Play To Be Brought Here "Seven Wishes", ? new play written by Maurice Maeterlinck for the Children or America. since hie arrivtil in tlila couujry us a refugee, is being brought to ^Ssftttlen by the Junior Welfare l^engue on December 6 at the school auditorium, The performance will be given by one of the famous Clare Tree Major Companies from New York. The play, the sponsors eay, carries a message disguised as a fairy play, a message to persuade youngsters of the futility of war. The subtitle is "Bread is More Powerful Mian Gold". The promise is that food and warmth are the two essentials to human life, and that without these all the gold and Jewels of tihe world arc worth no tnore than dust and ashes. "The virtue of simple things." Claro Tree Major announces, "describes the core of the meaning of the story". However this may be, it is reputed to be a delightful play for youngsters, and for those oldsters who like the rich brightness of medieval costumes and the colorful gaiety of the usual Clare Tree Major scenery. There Is a lovely, godden-fiairod Princess, a black haired, bold young Prince, a stern and warlike King, in whom J Maeterlinck expects will be reoogir.tod some reflection of the European dictators, and a ravlshnigly beautiful Queen. It all ends very happily, of course. That is In ihumsn nature?everyone expects the European war, dreadful as it is. to end happily. It is not in the normal human mind to live through (Please turn to page three) Camden Bulldogs j Invade Orangeburg The Camden Bulldogs wtll be after their fourth victory of the season when they invade the Orangeburg High School stadium tonight. The Bulldogs, one of the lightest teams in the Class A Division of Pal-i met to thigh football, will face a heavy and alert team at Orangeburg. What the Bulldogs lack In beef they make; up in speed and deception, two factors which enabled them to rack up three victories so far this season, the victims being Monroe, N. C.; Darlington and Brookland-Oayce. The powerful Rock Hill grtdders, defeated by Columbia Caps by on? touchdown after a grueling sixty minutes of action, were held to a scoreless tie by the light Camden squad. Camden listed 17 first downs as against 6 made by Rock Hill and twice during the game carried the ball to within a few yards of the Rock Hill Goal line. The one lpss sustained by Camden came at the hands of a power house team from Sumter. Camden has scored 65 points as against 32 made by opponents this season. Many Camden fans will accompany the Bulldogs on their invasion of Orangeburg. Was A Busy Evening For Officer Russell Spectators at the Camden-Brookland-Cayce football game at Zemp Stadium Friday night rubbed their eyes and gazed in astonishment when they saw a fully uniformed police officer officiating as head linesman The officer was Beckham Russell. former high school athlete who is a member of the police force and aJso acting chief of the Are department. And hereby hangs a tale. For scarcely had the "copper" been In action as linesman for Ave minutes' When the wail of sirens bespoke a flre/^liaWtffy turning his Job over to B. C^arWon Rhame, the police officer dashed out oi the park, leaped on hie motorcycle and was away to the Are where ho took over his duties aa Are chief at a blaze which destroyed the home of assistant postmaster Benton Sbeorn. McCorkle Makes Visit To Virginia Mayor F. N. McCorkle left Wednea day morning for Norfoyt, ,Va.; where he will attend a business meeting o1 transportation officiajs and railway ex press agents. While in Norfolk the mayor plain on visiting some of the interesting points, such as Hampton Roads, th< Navy Yard, Newport News. Langlej Field and may also take in Willhimi J burg. W. R. Hough Dies After Long Illness | ?? " William K. Hough, one of the nuwt prominent men In Kershaw County tiled at his home 1812 Broad street t?umluy morning after an illness of several years. Mr. Hough hud been long In public Hfo where he was hold In high esteem?always a loyal friend and neighbor, ho won friends ltt all walk* of life. Mr. Hough came to Camden fortyftrnr yoara ago when he w?\h elected county ireaeuror?the first under the TlUnuvn reglnve. when the primary election succeeded the old county convention ayetorn. Born October 16, 1&68, in the Timrod section, Kershaw county, a aon of the lute Moses Hough and Queen Ann Terrell, Mr. Hough attended the Thompson achool at Sllvor City, N. C. He was married to Emma Ixibargo (Photo taken while Mr. Hough was a tnomber of the State Senate.) Sowell <?f Chesterfield September 2, 1891. Mr. Hough is survived by hie widow, Mrs. Rmtna Sk>weli Hougih of this city; two sons, T. Vance Hough of Kershaw and ChUrles C. Hough of Miami, FJa.; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Bromley of Plaittsburg, N. Y.; Mrs. J. A. Bell aaid Miss Mary Etmmu Hough, Camdep; a sister, Mrs. Alice Hortton of Betbupe, and soven grandohHdrep. - Mr. Hough was prominent in civic, political and business activities during the 44 years he made his home in Camden. He was a school teacher for several years, served as superintendent of registration' in 1894 and 1S95, was treasurer of Kershaw county from 1896 to 1904 and served as senator from Kershaw county (from 1906 to 1914. He also served as a member of the city .council in Camden from 1916 to 1928, was a member of the board of directors of the state penitentiary from 1928 to 1931 and has been a member of the board of directors of the (Please turn to page three) Lord Beaverbrook's Family in Camden Because of friendship growing out of a five year residence of the Altken family in Camden, Camden is showing more than ordinary interest in the heroic struggle of England against the Nazi hordes, for Lord Beaverbrook, eminent British statesman and active in Britain's war activities, was an Altken. Prom 1909 to 1914 the Altken family spent their winters in Camden. There is no record that William Maxwell Altken, who later became Lord Beaverbrook ever visited this historic city, but his father and mother, a brother Allen and sister Jean, with two grandohildren of another brother who resided in Calgary, Canada; were winter cvisitors over a five year period. "The father of the present Lord Beaverbrook was a retired Presbyterian minister. Camden people recall bis distinct Scottish aocent. With bis wife, the senior Altken lived a retired Hfe during their residence here but the son and daughter, Allen and * Jean, took part In all of the activities of the Camden younger eet. XJinj'o < The first two years of wtnt^lWflu^ cms the family ware here they resided In a cottage on Green Street which they rented from Major and Mrs. E. C. Von Treeckow. The next two years they took up residence in a dwelling (Please turn to page eight) Brazilian Officer Stops At Hotel Here Lieutenant Colonel Lop^s. J. Comp ton, of Washington, ftful Lieutenant s Joee Annas, on the staff of General t Aurolio Goes Monteiro, Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army were night guepbs at the Camden Hotel Thursday. l In their party were Colonel L H. I Taylor, Colonel Bruce S. Simon son of * Washington ^and Corporal Jack ftv 7 Sylvia of Fort Strong, Mass. The group were on their - way to Fort Jackson.