The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 13, 1940, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
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"Skipper"
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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.
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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;
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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,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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.'
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