Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'IM10 beam will carry between thirtylive and forty players and a majority will be housed at j?jj* The team Is scheduling exhibition Karnes with other teams training in the state and it is certain there will be about ten home games offered here. Seal Sale Total Climbs Upward t'p and up climbs the total of contributions being made to the support of the tuberculosis program In Kerehaw County according to a statement made Wednesday morning by Oliver A. Rice, treasurer, in reporting the sum on hand as being $823.67. This, said Mr. Rice, has come about through the fine work of Mrs. F. D. Goodale and her co-workers numbering above one hundred. vvlth her characteristic poise and precision, Mrs, Goodale has handled every detail of tho drive, and loyal, personal friends have ever been on hand to assist. When schools and chairmen in rural sections begin to report this week-end, It Is expected that the amount in the treasury will take a considerable step upward, and as Christmas comes closer, Mrs. Goodale together with the several members of her committee will be happy in the thought that there will be available during the coming year Jwnds for the protection of fcer^ Bhaw County people from tuberculosis. A Merry Christmas" to every one in the county, especially to each and every one that has done his part toward* making the Christmas Seal Sale a sucbees. / ., Joseph ML Smith Died Here Saturday Joseph Murray Smith, 45 year-old dairyman died here Saturday after an Illness of several weeks. _ Mr. Smith had been engaged in the dairy business for the past twentyfive years and was well known and popular throughout the city and county. He possessed a genial and courteous disposition which won him a wide circle of. friends. He first managed the Willowbrook Dairy in West Wateree. Later he established the Dourborn Dairy Farm which he was operating at the time of his death. Mr. smith was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Smith, of the Beulah sectfbn. He was a member of tin- American Legion and Junior Order V A. M. He served on the Mexican border with Company iM., of the ,118th infantry of this city. Funeral services were conducted at four o'clock Sunday afternoon from Beulah Methodist church with interment in the churchyard cemetery. The Rev. It. Bryce Herbert and Rev. J. B. Cast on had charge of the services. Surviving relatives are his widow, Mrs. Willie Jeffers 8mith; two sons, Murray Smith, Jr., Louie Smith, of Beulah; one daughter, Mrs. Ida Lee Caskey, of Great Falls; three brothers, Walter Smith, of Camden; William Smith, of Blshopville; James Smith of Timmonaviller and one slBter, Mrs. Walter Smith, of Dalsell. Kirkwood Hotel Opens December 21 The Kirkwood Hotel will open for the aeaaon on Saturday, December 2l. Monday evening, December 23, starts the social program with a dance in the grill rdrimi'followed by a colorful New Year's Dve dance. Ned Beard's orchestra from. Reditcriin College, Clinton, 8. C? will conduct. Bon't forget there are many boys and girls in Kershaw county who will miss Santa Claus unless you, or somehod v else helps the Old Saint to find them. the goodfellows club We are late getting started thle year but there f? stlB plenty of time If every one will send In "his or her contribution at onca. Conditions* fleneraiiy are Improved for the peopi? of our community but even o there is still quite a large number of familial - Where Christmas win be a cold, bteek, unhappy day unless the Qoodfetlowe provide a floodly number ef baskets. There "HI be do solicitation of funds, hose who would like to help provide and .send these baskets are [nvltsd to tend or bring their contributions at one# to the office ef The Camden Chronicle. Yellow Jackets To Battle Ramblers With the Town-Country Polo series for December uow history a? a result of a second straight win by Country on Sunday, the Camden polo players will awing into action next Sunday at the number one field near The Kirkwood Hotel, with the Rambler* and Yellow Jackets meeting in the first game of a three game aeries. While u light drl*?le cut. down the attendance at Sunday's game considerably, the game Itself offered plenty of good polo. The final score of 7 to tf was the exact score prevailing the previous Sunday when Count ly won the opening game. In Sunday's game Ancrum Boykin was the high scorer of the afternoon with 3 goals. Others of the Country team scoring were: ldghtfoot, 2; Joe Rates and Charles Robertson each one Robertson played 8ie number 1 position, Boykln number 2, Llghtfoot number 3 and Bates number 4For Town, Burns and C. P. DuBose, Jr divided, top scoring honors, each getting 2 goals; Harrison at number 3 scoring 1 and Tupper at number 4 scoring 1. Burns played the number 1 position, and DuBose the number 2. At a meeting of the Polo Olub recently David R. Williams, of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Camden was re-elected president; W. A. Boykln, Sr., of Boykln. was elected vice president; C. r. DuBose, Jr., of Camden, secretary; Henry Savage, Jr., of Camden, treasUntU further notice all of the polo games will be played at the number one field. This field is reached by a lane leading off Broad street and there fere directional signs at the Post Office corner and also opposite the entrance to the polo field lane. Play Portrays Treatment of T. B. The play, '"Out of the Past." coached by? Miss Cleone * Pitts and Mrs. Emily Guy, for a chapel program at the Camden graded school last Friday, was a real triumph from the standpoint of teaching progress in the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis as well as the part annual Christmas Seal Sale drives have in bringing theBe things about. The manner in which Mary Jo McManus, Skottowe DePass, Donald Campbell and Henry Scott portrayed the characters would have done credit to grown-ups," commented Doctor A. w. Humphries, who took time off from his busy routine as director of the county health department to attend the program. Standing within a frame representing the "1940 Christmas Seal, and dressed like the three children on the seal, Sara Jean Rush, Mortimer Muller and Charles Jennings, sang '"The Children on the Seal," under the direction of Miss Pitts and Mrs. Dllly Dempster. The green and yellow framework representing the eeal was made by Miss Pitts cless. To these teachers and children the Christmas.. Seal Sale committee of which Mrs. F. D. Good ale, is chairman says, "'Thank you.'1 Commercial Bank Pays Dividend At a regular meeting of the directors of th6 Commercial Bank of Camden held December 17, It was decided to pay a four per cent dividend to shareholders of record as of this date and checks will be mailed to some fifty-odd shareholders on December 21. The directors voted to increase the surplus fund of -the bank from $25,000 to $3,000 and directed that a Christmas bonus be paid to the employees of the institution. Just about a year ago this bank increased its capital from $30,000 to $50,000 by Issuing from its earnings a stock dividend of $20,000 and Qualified for membership in the Federal Reserve Sytesm. The growth and success of this young institution in bur community is a matter of pride and great satisfaction to all who are associated with its management Camden Divides In Basketball Quarrel t ... i&JJt 1 With Peggy McGuirt showing mldseason accuracy with her famous hook shots. Camden girls defeated Baron DeKalb's nifty girl cage team on the wood of the' high school gym last Thursday night toy a score of 36 to 8. Coach Small put a fast alert team on -the floor for the game and in the opinion of this corner, the Camden maids will make a strong bkl for state honors In the A ranks this season. The boys team showed potential qualities in the battle against Baron DeKaK> and while beaten 16 to 1$, the team will, after the lads ?et some more practice behind them, make a better showing to our way of thinking than any team to represent Camdan High In severs* years. : This tall drink of water who goss by the name of Benny Marshall is one sweet forward and Shefeesn abowiB p.'' (Please turn to page t<mr) WATCH FOR THE CHILDREN No Christmas can be merry when an accident brings tragedy Into j the home, reminds the Motor Vehicle Division of the Htnto Highway / Department in a continued and urgent safety appeal to parents and drivers. | The mouth of December In South Carolina last year brought death to nine children of fourteen years and younger, and injury to twenty-five. Nine children killed In traffic during the final month of lf?39 brought the year's traffic death toll to scventy-flve for youngsters in the age group of one to fourteen years. Urgent appeal la made to parents to make this a happier and safer Yuletide season by extra care and double watchfulness over the youngsters All aro reminded, that in thousands of homes tonight a little boy or girl will go to sleep dreaming of Christmas. Some of those child dreatns will come true. Some of them won't. Many of these Christmas plans will bo spoiled because some parent didn't take the time to explain and instruct or because some driver was In a hurry. , Appeal is made to every mother and father to do their lovel best I to see that as many of the Christmas dreams come true as possible. No sacrifice is too great, no burden too heavy, if Christmas morn? J lug brings no shadow- of heartbreak to'those shining eyes. Dvery parent is urged to ask himself this question as ho tucks that little kid away In bed toulght..... .Could your Christmas be merry If your oar struck down some other boy or girl.. - - some man or wocpan hurrying home with a toy train, a doll, a drum- Could your Christmas be endurable It a brief moment of carelessness on - your part brought tragedy and suffering to your loved ones? In hundreds of South Carolina homes last year there was a I vacant chair at the Christmas table an empty crib on Christmas eve. In those homes the winking lights of a Christmas tree will always be a mockery a youngster's laugh, a stab. Christmas morn big will bring the gift of scooters, roller-skates, i and bicycles to the youngster who Is fipt toforget those habits of J" ]' safety and depend on Mr. and Mrs. Driver to turn aside. Parents are urged to emphasize the need of safe play and safe | !j riding. The gift of bicycle should demand Instruction and explainII ed warnings of caution from father and mother. death of | twenty-one blcyole riders In this state last year, wlfn the rider at fault In most cases, truly proves ihe need of careful instruction and parent attention to make the bicycle bring pleasure rather than I1 I1 sorrow and tragedy. ' - , [ It is pointed out that children are apt to forget and the spirit of Ij. Christmas with the excitement of childhood certainly places more ! responsibility on the driver. A responsibility to regard "every child J at the curb or riding In street or highway, as a human caution sign for slower speed and more attention. ^ , After all, the Motor Vehicle Division points out, this safety of i! <! these children rests mainly in the hands of the driver behind the ; wheel who will have the final decision whether Christmas this year !j will be a time of happiness and good cheer, or one that will blight i i many homes with traffic tragedy. j> j Driving patience with slower speeds will help you check acc}i dents ofT your Christmas list. J' Skipper In Role Of Story Teller . By The Skipper . i V With Christmas just around the corner the minds of the little folk of Camden are filled with visions erf fairies, elves, gnomes, arid ^ther mythical Fairyland and Yule characters. Stories of Christmas and the good old fashioned fairy tales are in great demand. On Friday^ January 31 the children of Camden and Kershaw County will be given an opportunity of seeing real live characters- unfold the story of "Alice in Wonderland" on the stage of -the high school auditorium.?Many hundreds of tittle "tots will recall the presentation of "Seven Wishes" several weeks, ago and unquestionably these and many hundreds more will be present when the Clare Tree Major Children's Theatre presents this greatest of all fairy tales, "Alice in Wonderland". t Too much cannot be said of the really wonderful manner in which "Seven Wishes" was offered, and this beauty of execution and technique will again be exemplified by another high class cast In the "Alice of Wonderland" story. In o/der to acquaint the kiddies, especially those who are Just reaching that age when a fairy story by mother or <Jad i? the highlight of the evening hours in so many homes, we are going to tell briefly the story of "Alice in Wonderland". We suggest that you mothers and fathers read this story to your youngsters so that they may get a full understanding before the presentation on the stage. "Oh, dear; Oh dear! 1 shall be late! Oh my dear paws,and whiskers! The Duchess! Shell get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets. Oh, my dear pawsi" That is what Alice heard the White Rabbit saying as he scurried along the road. Alice wanted to know which way to go so as there was no else In sight, she said, as he was about to pass her: ? "If you piease, sir!" It seemed a perfectly polite tiling to say hut it startled the White Rabbit so that he dropped bis fan and gloves, and with a frightened "Oh my fur and whiskers", dashed away. Alice picked them up to run after him with them but when she looked up he had disappeared. She was about to knock on the door of a pretty little house near by when she heard pattering footsteps coming down the pctth. It wasn't the rabbit, but a footman, in the most gorgamia livery.?Ho hod a cocked hat on his head, but when Alice looked at the face under the hat, she gasped. It was the face <rf a fish. The door opened to the Fish Footman's knock and an eoually brilliant Footman gave the other a huge latter. "An Invitation to the Duchess to play croquet", he said, and ran back down the road. There was a great deal Of clatter going on in the bouse and presently the door flew open and the homeliest woman Alice had ever seen cams out. carrying a baby. Pots sad pans came flying ont after her, thrown by the cook, tt was the Duchefs. Between sneexes, the Duchess sang s queer song to the biaby, then suddenly she fluag the bsby at Alice. "Here, you can nurse It a bit?lire got to go (Please tarn to pags six) . Airport Program Given Green Light Mounting scenes of activity are In evidence at the Camden airport as the work of constructing the army flying Instruction unit of the Southern Aviation school gets under way. The initial contract with the war department of the United States was signed last Monday and with the assurance of Governor Burnett R, Maybank that the school would not be subject to the state gasolene tax, the green light was given to the construction program which will be rushed to completion within the next two and a half months as the school must be in operation by March 22, when the first class rot fifty embryo flyers will report. v^_\ Material for the construction of a now hangar is already arriving at the Camden airport and work on this mammoth structure will get under j way next week. The Star Manufacturing company of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; has the contract for the hangar, the figure being $1.7,800. The foundation work is to be done by Mark Reid, Asheville, N. C., contractor, who expects to begin pouring cement in a few days. Following the starting of the hangar construction the work on the administration building, four barracks, mess halls, and other buildings, plans for which are being completed, will be taken up. During the next several weeks the work of putting in a water works system, telephone system and other ? necessary adjuncts will he worked out , _ On February 15, several army officers will fly here to start classes In instrufction to the instructors who will have charge Qf the flying cadets. The Initial class or prdl pec tire flyers to report March 22, will consist of fifty but it is expected that as the i program is worked out and gets under way, the number of students will be increased to 150 and eventually it is believed to 800. The instruction period at the local school will cover ten weeks. Under a WPA project the air field Is to be graded ajid two low places filled. When this -work is completed It will provide the field with at least twenty additional usable acres. . . Two auxiliary fields will be constructed at once and later this number will be Increased to five. Frank W. Hulse, of Birmingham, president of the Southern Aviation school and Ike F. Jones, vice presidcnt of Greenville, were in Camden Wednesday and expressed themselves as being well pleased, with the manner in which the program Is being worked out. They were particularly pleased -over the announcement from the state executive that the school would be exempt from the payment of the state gasoline. tax. President Hulse expects to take up residence in Camden by January 1. B. M. Cornell, professor of aeronautics at Alabama will arrive from Auburn later in January to take up residence here. He will be in . charge of the school. Several army captains will arrive on February 15. From now on the airport will be the scene of much activity In the buildbki line* (Please turn to page four ) Camden Student Is Drowned In Auto Trapped In his car when it plunged Into Twenty Creek on the Habon* Croa? Roads road near the village or Inigort Wednesday night, havvln i. Braiell, a no 18. aon of Mr and M??. ttaeford TXllraseU. of Mulberry plantation. met death by drowning. The laat seen of the young num. a Camden high school student, was when he left the Pine drove school lu West Wateree to drive home at o'clock that night. Thursday mornlug a motorist saw the car bottom ui With only the wheels above the water in the creek. . Sheriff J. H. Mclxvod and Rural Officer J. l>. Watson were ndtlflcd at I a. m. and hurried to the scene. 1 ho body was discovered when a wrecker dragged the car from the water. The boy was secretary of the Camden chapter Future Farmers or America and bad been attending an agricultural meeting at the Pine Grove school that night. v It is thought that the youth was driving too fast to negotiate a curve In the highway near the Uurdell bridge and crashed down the bank, hit a stump and went luto the water bottom up. ' , Father of the buy is employed on the Gravel Hill farm of the Mulberry plantation south of this city. Besides his father and mother the deceased leaves three sisters?Eunice, Quelle and Caroline, a grandfather, K. * Bra sell, and grandmother, Mrs. Bessie'Kelly, all of Mulberry plantation, t The funeral will be held this n)orn-J lng at 11 o'clock from the Antlochj Baptist church. Rev. McNeel, of Ker-1 shaw, officiating, with burial in the Antloch cemetery. Blaney District Makes Fine Report "The congratulations of my entire corAmittee are expressed to Mnt. W. D. Grigeby and J. C. Blckley of the Blaney voting precinct," said Mrs. F. D. Goodale yesterday In commenting on , the progress of the Christmas Seal Blaney community is the first of the rural sections to make a report i* the treasurer, Oliver A. Rice. The entlre amount contributed was $44.6U. The Blaney School's share In this sum was $26.25. The splendid accomplishment came about through the ( combined effort of Mrs. Grlgsby and J.. 0. Blckley, superintendent of tne^ school, who planned a bit of rivalry among the several grades. The winnlng group? In both High School nnu Grammar School are to receive a j reward from Mrs,. Grlgsby and Mr.. ( Bickley. , , . , ,. < The two negro schols In this die- ( trlct, Blaney colored and Oak Grove, purchased all the seals and bangles allotted to them, Ave dollars and seventy-five cents worth. In turning oyer the sum raised to Miss Marie Thomas, tuberculosis nurse, Mrs. Grlgsby said, "Mr. Blckley and I did this because of the fine job done by the tuberculosis nurse In trying to protect our children and young people from tuberculosis." Season Tickets on Sale For Cage Games' This Is the year's best bargain. Twenty games, each and every one of ( them a real thriller, for exactly one ( and a half bucks, or In more polite , language, $1.50. . . Ten double headers in basketball at the high school gymnasium between the Camden Bulldogs nad their slstsr ( team the Gazelles and the best In boys and girls team In the A ranks of ( the state. ? ' ' With a new coach In charge of the boys team the squad should go places', this season. Tha boys are learning a lot of new floor stuff from the new mentor who rates as a baakteball star of no mean caliber hlipself. The W* all like him and he knows his game. The girls team 1s in charge of H. A. Small who In the past three years has coached his group to one state title and two runner-up honors. The girls team rates as state title caliber this year. _ r Season tickets are on sale now. Support basketball like you have football. ' ' To Widen Sumter;.,, Columbia Highway V Announcement has been made that the widening of the' road between Sumter and Columbia In this county for 9.64 miles will probably be commenced in the near future. On December 3rd Highway bids on the -project were opened and W. F. Bo we, Jr., of Augusta, Ga., was low bidder with a price of $177,812.62, of the four contractors who submitted bids. The oounty board will probably award the contract at Its next meeting, It was stated. Hughes Bradley of Sumter will be the resident engineer. The project on Highway 76 calls for the surfacing with sheet asphak of 9.64 miles from the Sumter city limits towards Statjeburg. A 40-foot roadway from the city limits to Job's Temple to Myers store without curb or gutters, will be constructed. From Myers store on bad curves will be eliminated and the shoulders graded so tfcatthe road can be widened at any ' future time, the present eUfcteen-foot pavement to remain, except at curves, which Will be widened.?Sumter Htr ekL rr/,u, -- v~r Polo Classic For Sunday With tho Town-Country PolQ. series for December now history as n refcuic or u second straight win by Country , on Suuday, the Camden Polo PjWN* will Hwlhg Into action next at tho Number l hold your The ^rkwood Hotel, with Camden and Mulbury Plantation meeting the of a three game series for tho beautiful Sylvan trophy. w. While a light drlstle cut down the attendance at Sunday's game consld rablv, tho game Itself offeredplenty ot good polo. The final score of 7 to 6 was tho exact score prevailing the previous Sunday when Country won tho opening game. ? . 4w In Sunday's game Ancrum Boykm was tho high scorer of the afternoon with 3 goals. Others on the Ctountry team scoring wero Idghtfoot 2. Joe Bates and Charles Robertson each one. Robertson played the niwnber 1 position, Boykln number 2, IJghtfoot num ber 3 and Bates number 4. For Town, Burns and C. P. Dufcose, Jr., divided top sooring honors, ea<m getting 2 goals; Harrison at number 3 scoring 1 and Tupper at number 4 scoring 1. Burns played tho number 1 position and DuBose the number 2 The Camden team will line up Sunday with Charles Robertson at No. l, C P DuBose, Jr. at No, 2. Ancrum Boykln at No. 3. and Joe Bates at No. 4 The Mulberry team will have Klrny Tupper at No. X. Bill Flint at No. J, David Williams, Jr, at No. 3 and Carl Lightfoot at No. 4. The second game In the series willt be played on Wednesday (Christmas Day), at 3 o'clock. The line-ups will be the same as on Sunday ^Ith the exception of M. B. Burns at No. 1 for Camden. . . _ A public address system is being Installed at the field and a play by play description jrf_t^ JjamejifUi_DO? PrM* a meeting of the Polo Club rec?n()y Psvid Williams, of Oklahoma, and Camden was re-elected president. W. A. Boykln, Sr. and Mrs. John Devlne, were elected vice presidents; and C. P. DuBose, Jr. of Camden, secretary; Henry Savage, Jr.. of Camden, treasurer; and Cyril Harrison, manager. . _ Until further notice all of the poio games will be played at the^tiumber 1 field. This field Is reached by a lane leading off Broad street and there are directional signs at the post office corner and also opposite the entrance to the polo field fane. Air Cavalcade To Come In January Camden will again be ft control_ stop on the itght plane tour or air cavalcade between the north and Flor^ Several hundred planes will make a stop at the Camden airport on January 7, 3 and 9. according to the Camden Chamber of Commerce. The planes will not come In a proup as they did last year but will proyjde an unscheduled flow of traffic with Individual flyers going and /returning as they choose. Inasmuch as gas ana oil tickets redeemable at the local airport will bo tendered them by the Qulf company sponsors of the flight, the Camden stop over is assured. The new plan was developed in deference to the C. A. A. and Army pilot training programs. Many key airports on the southern routes are busy with these programs and it was feared that the Cavalcade with Its droves of aircraft might disrupt and Inconvenience the training work. The Qulf OH Corporation, which baa sponsored the Cavalcade by providing free gasoline and oil to private fliers along the four Qulf Airways, proposed the air tour plan to manufacturers of light planes at a recent meeting- in Pittsburgh. A memorandum from (Major A1 Williams, Manager of the Qulf Aviation Department, outlined the plan and offer as follows; "The concensus regarding a tour to Florida this year indicates that a postponement of the mass-movement Cavalcade, as we have known It In previous years, Is desired. A aohedulr^' ed movement of six to eight hundred ^ planes,T would bring Inevitable * oon- gestlon at center# where civil pilot training and Army air programs are _ now In their important formative stages. These programs must not be dislocated nor Inconvenienced. Yet at the same time we cnuit not neglect i private and commercial flying In I which each great- thae and effort already have been invested. Camden GSigers Win Over Bianey Teams Coach Johnny Dud wig's Camden Bulldog eager* showed marked class In their battle against Bianey In the high gymnasium Wednesday night, romping off with a 40 to 20 win. Benny Marshall was one of the outstanding players on the' Bulldog {earn, giving a fine account of himself at center. The Camden girls with Virginia Trapp handling, the adding machine rang up a 8* to 4 win the Bianey girls. Doris Rush, Marjory Gaekin adh Mary Hasty worked flue at the guard position.