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CX 5 ?? . Around with ; "Skipper" Jm m i Beg pardon Mr. Kluard! Mr. Kinnrd l? at the head of the Ant loch school and wan instrumental in having the athool represented in the| festival parade with a beautiful Christmas morning float. Inadvertently mention of this float was omitted from the general atory of the parade in last weeK'e Chronicle. see And speaking of the parade?little Melita Anu Team, one the prise winners is but four months old. The little miss was attired in a costume prepared by the pupils of the Laigoff school; ??? ?-? The open leason for all-state teams is on that is perhaps the reason we are wearing that smirk these days. We'd like to have some one explain 10 us how in Sam Hill a bunch of sport writers can select an all-state team when In nearly every lnstauce, they have seen 'but three or four teams in action. * * ? It's quite all.right for a sport writer who follows the teams .personally, such as la done in the Big Ten, the Big Six or other conference groups, because that sport writer . has an intimate and personal slant on all the players iu the group. But when you get an all-star selection such as the kind that has been sprouting around these diggings, its a laugh. For Instance?fpke Bill Smith, sport writer of the Podunk Scream. He has watched Podunk play Sqolzzleburt Junctlpn, Hamberger Port, Cross Roads, Upsedasee and one or two more teams. What the heck does he know about BiscutvlHe, Cracker Jar or half a dozen other teams in the state? ' . + * Now that King Football has been put away so far as local activities are concerned, we turn our attention to basketball. The boys and girls teams of Camden HI meet the Baron DeKalb talent tonight In the school gymnasium, gamb time being 7:30 o'clock J - . & Friends, just a word about the basketball program. You' know and. I know that the fans have not supported this sport In the manner befitting the brand -of ball played. Even with the girls winning one State A Title and being, runner-up two other1 times in three years, the fans did not turn out as they should have. And so friends, let us show our 'boys and girls that we are with them in basketball. * m * m Going back to the all-state football joke book just once more. , Wo declare with all emphasis that we believe McCasklll and Merrill were tops In the state in their respective roles in football. Thanks for listen. ing. ? ? 7; ^ Dropped in at Jim Thornton's lunch room on DeKalb street Saturday and found hizzoner assemblyman tucked away In a brand new office which graces ?the front end of Jim's nifty little lunch room. Jim thought the private office idea out himself and now has a place In which he can chat In privacy and quietness with his con-_ stituent8. * * * * Also In for a chat with that fine chap. Senator M. M. Johnson, who always has a smile and a friendly hand clasp for this chap. Assemblyman J, C. Arrant* in to say hello and chat with us for ten minute*. There's a smart lad who is going places. We like him a heap. Glad to know that Chief liuiglar is going to get a real bath of light instead of Just the faint glow, from tW6 spotlights. Six .more lights will be added to the battery und that means the Indian chief is going to fairly sizzle in electric rays. * ? ,t The city hail tower and the trim on ihe building ie being painted in white enamel. Hope they replace some of the broken panes In the windows on Broad street, . , Asked Jim Haley W ho wouldn't please have the alley east of the post off ice swept nightly. It sure has been unsightly with the empty hootoh bottles, greasy papers am{ what not In evidence almost dally. But Jim will do his bit. The worst thing to happen to Cam* den in the past year is the location in the downtown district of several fish stores. The stench from those places on Fridays and Saturdays is something terrific. And the spectacle of colored people squatting along the sidewalk or curb munching the smelly sandwiches Is enough to give one the willies for days. * * Hoipe one with a bump of curiosity und some Ideas of mechanics and calculatlve problems counted the cars parked at the polo field Sunday afternoon and said he counted 213. Some of the cars had three and four people and others had five and six. Anyhow, what the chap was trying to tell us that there were about"800 people at the gaipe. which if true, was some crowd for the opening tilt. >3 * * * * Manager Cyril Harrison switched the lineups of the teams quite a bit, which resulted in some of the fans expressing displeasure. Well brothers* the game was free and the manager wanted to give all of the boys a chance to workout. ***** What is badly needed at the field is a loud speaker and a bell. And also some work on the road leading to the field from the No. 1 highway." The police department have promised to have more traffio officers on duty next Sunday. Beck Russell did a nice Job of handling the long line of cars pouWng on to the U. S. highway, but a man is needed where the roads from the field parking converge. MIDWAY SCHOOL HONOR ROLL Grade 1: Peggy Hall, Wllhemlna l Gardner, Alton Holland, James Anderson, Leona Watklna. Grade 2: Carolyn Bryan. ~ Grade 3: Thelma "Anderson, Hilda ! Davis, Janet Hall, Maxine Holland, Curtis Horton, Judith Ann Young. Grade 6: Nancy Evelyn Elliott. Grade 6: Stuart Teal, David West, Grace Threatt. Grade 7: Margaret Elliott, Betty Jane McCaskill, Sarah June Rosier, Claude West, Jr., Willie Mae Elliott, Catherine Langley, Donald Holland High School " Grade 8: Rebecca McKlnnon and Betty West. Grade 9: Lillian Rodgers, Nathaniel West, Ralph Young, Wilson Holley. Grade 10: Cleatus Threatt. . Grade 11: Jessie Parker and. Troy West. | Evangelist at Cassatt i Evangelist Harold Smith, of Greenville, will preach at the Cassatt Baptist church on Monday night. December 16, at 7 o'clock. The public is cordially Invited to attend this service and hear a splendid speaker. ?L. J. Walters. SPOTLIGHTING WINTER ACTIVITIES I - ? * J Winter training quarters of Amorlea's Anest steeplechase horses are beehives of Activity as trainers and their helpers begin the work of'preparing for the spring and summer isoe events of 1941, the initial program being offered next March at Aiken, Southern Pines ahd at life famous Spilugdale track here. I Steeplechase enthusiasts are koeplivg their Angers crossed in the hope that there will be a renewal of the Washington Birthday race program in 1941. There are scores of sleeplochasera at the several stables in and near Camden at this time and more com* tug. At the P. Ambrose Clark t West bury, Long Island) stables 11. Granger Gaither has 27 horses in training, included In the list are several winners of the past season, among them being l^tTouche, Bon* gastrin. Oalway Blacer, Fay Cottage, Night, Heron, Castletown and others. Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark has 13 under the eye of Ballet Byers and in the list are Bachelor Phillip, winner here and elsewhere Inst seuson, Invader, Belmont Park winner. "The Beak" an imported horse and noted winner on the flat in England. As a lead horse Mrs. Clark is using the famous winner, Boriey Boy. winner of the Welch Qraud National and Cheltenham Gold Cup races, a9 well as many other races in England. Alex Gordon has 20 horses from the Harrington Stables of Che la go In training at the Scott track. Most of them are young stock. In the older horses lisi is Olympus, a wipner 4ibroad. John Hbaly. has 21 horses from thq Christiana stables at Wilmington, Del.; while Selby Burch of New York has 12 horses In training. -- Expected 'this week will be tert horses belonging to Reginald _ Sin* claire of Colorado; 30 horses to be trained by J. E. Ryan and to Include strings belonging to Richard K. Mellon. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Louis A. Park ot Pfttsbungh and Mrs. Esther Dupont Weir of Wilmington, Del. There are several stables of hunters already here, Including 8 horses of the Buckley stables of Sharon, Conn.; 7 of the Belcher group from Ijakeville, Conn; 4 of Mrs. Dwight Partridge of Great Barrlngton, Mass.. 5 of T. McKoe Graham of Sewlckley, Pa.; and 3 of Mrs. J. Leonard Graham of Camden. In view of the many Inquiries being received regarding stable aocom* mediations. Ux-el equestrian enthusiasts bplieve tho coming season will < bo a banner affair In every respect. Colony Jotting* Rodney 8. Jarvis of Great Barring-j ton. Mass.; mopped here last week, -ea hia way-to the indtnn Crook dubj In the Kingstro? 'district where he will engage In a weed's shooting. [ Thomas H. Hlodett of New York, ( another club member, and his guest from Canada, were in the party, Mr. j Jnrvta wtll return" to Camden Mbn-'j day but will leave-Thursday Mr hla home in Massachusetts to spend! Christmas with his family. Mrs.' Jarvls wtll accompany him on af return trip to Camden later in the month ami they will be quartered at the Kirk wood for the season. Mrs. Granger Gait her and Miss Peggy Wing of Weatbury, Conn; arrived this week from Harford County, Maryland, where they huvo. been hunting for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. lx>rd of Syossett, I^ong Island, stopped over night at the Court Inn last week,! on route to their plantation "lOstiU"! down by Combahatchee, S. C. Mrs,! Percival Rosseau ~ of Old Lyme,! Conn.; widow of the groat artist, J visited Harry D. Kirkover, at The, Hodges last week. Miss Rose Mary Dennistou and Miss Virginia Stewart1 of Chatham Hall, Virginia, wore' guests at the Hedges last week. Kenneth Frazier of New York City.) well known painter, is a guest of j Mrs. W. B. Ralnsford for the season. Mr. and J^ra. W. R. Miller of Mon-1 treal, Canada have opened their home on Brevard Place. Lady Miller of Londerberry, Ireland, will remain wltlr! her brother, Mx. Miller, for the wwter. -Mrs. Percy Nathras of Montreal^ Canada; ts also a guest at the Miller home for two weeks. George Kelfer of Now Haven, Conn., is a guest at the Mrs. Walton Ferguson plantation home at Chanceheld for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Glrdler . of Cleveland, arrived htls week to oc- ? cupy one of The Klrkwood cottages ! for the season. Mrs. J. Leonard . Graham has returned from New York I and la at her home on Lyttleton street. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wright j of Hempstead, 1-ong Island; have " opened their Chosnut stret home for the season. Mr. and Mrs. Newell Bolton of Cleveland have opened | their home on Green stret. , PATTER80N, McMURTRY, WORLD WAR COMRADE8, MEET AT RAL^LY Brothers in arms in the Seventyseventh division during the World war, both decorated for gallantry in action, met again yesterday, wnen Robert P. Patterson, assistant secretary of war, was greeted at the American I^eglon luncheon by MaJ. George G. McMurty, of Bar Harbor, Maide, and Camden. Major McMuftry, presently sojourning: at Camden, has .the Congressional Medal of Honor for services October 2-8, 1918. at Charlevaux in the Argonne. Then a captain in the 308th Infantry, he "commanded", says the citation, " a battalion which was cut off and surrounded by the enemy, and, although wounded in the knee by shrapnel October 4 and suffering great pain, he continued throughout the entire period to encourage his officers and men with a resistless optimism that contributed largely toward preventing panic and disorder among the | troops, who were without food, cut off ; from communication with our line. [On October 4, during a heavy barrage, J] I he personally directed and supervised the moving of the wounded to shelter before himself sought shelter. On October 6 he was again wounded in the shoulder by a German grenade, but continued personally to organize and direct the defense against the German attack on the position until the attack was defeated. He continued to direct and command his troops, refusing relief, and personally | led his men out of the position after assistance arrived before permitting himself to <be taken to the hospital on' October 8. During this period the' successful defense of the position was largely due to his efforts." The Congressional Medal of Honor is bestowed only "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidty above and beyond the call of duty in action with the eneiny." The Distinguished Service Cross, ' awarded only "for extraordinary heroism in action," was bestowed upon < Robert P. Patterson, now the assistant ' secretary of war, for service as a i uiptain In (he 306th Infantry, near Bazoches, France, August 4. 1918; lescrlbed as follows In his Citation; "Captain Patterson, accompanied by :wo noncommissed officers, made a taring daylight reconnaissance into the inemy outpost of superior numbers ind personally destroyed the outpost. Later he again had. an encounter .wlttl mother outpost, during which several >f the enemy were killed or wounded. The, enemy advanced their outposts, md Captain Patterson, discovered the retreat of his patrol, during which he Iropped Into a depression and feigned being killed lp order to escape capture. Here he lay until he was , able to escape to his lines under cover of darkness." Seated near Major McMurtry at luncheon yesterday was another holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Brig. Gen. James C. Dozler, adjutant general of South Carollua | Massabeau Subject Of A Poetical Effort \ The Camden News Bureau Is In rereipt of an Interesting specimen of blank verse" as newspapers style tt. t comes from Harold Pallor of 790 tiverside Drive, New York City, who ityles himself "The Smoke Observer" md also "A Poet of the Industrial 3cene". Tli as much as his poetical effort concerns none other than the Hon Clyde Massaboau, city concllinau, health commissioner and the man in charge of the city clock and King Haiglar tower, the News Bureau prints tho contribution for the benefit of Its reuderu. The poetical effusion is .captioned u A Councilman Who Really Knows How to Live". Hero It goes. "While most oouncilmen in large cities Just loll around In comfortable maroon chairs and smoke heavy black cigars and make motions and stall Councilman Mossabeau, of Camden, South Carolina, prefers to get out In the air occasionally and do renovation on the City Hall. While other councilman are pushing contracts around and scheming about gravel and rock, Mr. MasBabeau Is very calmly sitting atop Camden's famous clock. Oouncilmen may go batty in other cities, more's the pity But meanwhile Councilman Massabean is calmly going over the face of King Haiglar and singnlg an Indian ditty. Politics may be politie* in northern cities, and hoys may he boys But what do they know of Southern Joys? Time is a robber, time is a thief * But down In Camden, under the dogwood, time is a clock, time Is an* Indian chief. Verily, verily, few things could be finer. Than to be a councilman down 'In ~ Carolina. Councilman should get out Into the air more and not always be thinking about dough, In short, they should be like Mr. Marsabeau.' <J- ' ? - CT RazoolCs |^;J IMPORTERS. Inc. & Exceptional Values! Entire Stock of FALL FASHIONS H D 17 ( 17 C ^ stunning group of bright 1/II Ei |J ij C J colored and pastel Dresses in light weight wool and other fabrics. They are all < fresh fashions, just the thing for now ' and later on. ? j Gowns ? Wraps ? Frocks Sportswear * -- *- - -- .; T CpflZOOK'S 1936 NORTH BROAD 8T. CAMDEN. 8. C. / / hv ^RMW ^p &?gjjr i JBmi .MMm JjSMW. 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