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Camden and Pinehurst Polo Foursomes Will Play at Nuitiber One Field Sunday Afternoon at Usual Hour The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 52 ,s 1 _ 7..'. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1941 NUMBER 42 ?> i ii i 1 mam m - 1 ' - - ' Two Ten Goal Teams Will Offer Thrills In Plenty By the Skipper Weather permitting the Camden polo club will offer po-lo fans of North and South Carolina a rare sporting spectacle Sunday afternoon when a UMi goal Camden toam, with Hums, PuBose, Harrison and Bates in the lineup, will play a ton goal team from jMnehurst. The invaders will bOast of such well known stars as Morrill Fink, Stanley Taylor, Captain Raiph Cooper and R. B. Brown. When theSe two teams are struggling over the beautiful moss liko surface of the Kirkwood field, another n am wearing tho colors of the Camilon club will be playing a soiond group of Pinehurst players at Pinehurst. This Camden team will hivo Charley Robertson- at No. 1 position, Topper at No. 2, Boykin at No. 3 and Lightfoot at No. 4.^ Henry Savage. Jr., a member of the Camden polo club official board and a former player of note will be the referee in the game here*- f Cyril Harrison, Camden polo club manager and coach will be hlgli goal man of the afternoon, his present rating being 6. "Merrill Fink of the Pinehurst team is a 5 goal player r.nd Stanley Taylor boasts of a four goal ' rating. . Captain Cooper lists one goal while R. B. Brown still has to get a mark of recognition from the U. S. polo group. DuBose and Bates of the Camden team each have a two goal J rating. Burns is still unlisted but bis playing has been of such a caliber last season and so far this year that he well deserves a two goal listing. The game Sunday has been publiciz- ' < (1 throughout tho Carolinas by press and radio and arrangements have | been made to take care of a record crowd. The parking area will be In 1 charge of the American legion members. This is the first big game of the inter club program arranged by Coach c Harrison for the 1941 season. If the interest in polo is as pronounced 'his year as during 1940 plans will be made to have Atlanta, Augusta and oilier, polo club centers send teams to Camden. Adults Also Like Fairy Tale Plays Queer experiences are plentiful in the world of the theatre. There is, I, however, a recurring problem which < on fronts Clare Tree Major, founderdirector of the-famous Children's Theatre of New York, each time she presents a new stage version of Lewis Carroll's classic, "Alice in Wonderland". I'nill yesterday, the Junior League, which is sponsoring Mrs. Major's latest dramatization of the celebrated fantasy, here at the grammar school auditorium, on Friday, January 31, 1 were greatly concerned over the , possible .hitch in the proceedings, until they found the answer to their dilemma. It seems that Alice's whimsical j adventures have no less appeal for adults than for youngsters, and that's tho rub?because the Clare Tree 1 Major company will perform the play at the auditorium but once, and it will < accommodate an audience of only COO, 1 while the sponsors feel confident that twice that number of boys and girls will want to attend. 1 According to Mrs. Major, there are usually as many grownups as child;en i in the average "Alice In Wonderland" < audience. This, despite the fact that her Theatre functions primarily for i the youngsters. However, Mrs. Major i has a logical explanation of this phen- i omenon. "Thousands of scholars and lovers of literature consider Carroll's 'Alice' a profoundly subtle and clever satire, in the guise of nonsense" says Mrs. Major. "And, of course, they are perfectly correct in this belief. It Ib not surprising therefore that these Alice ' enthusiasts rush to see each new ' version we present. However, like < Swift in his "Gulliver's Travels', 1 Carroll skillfully wove his fantasy to appeal to the most sophisticated and '1 to the most naive. Children have 1 been and always will be enthralled by 1 every minute of it Adults are equally fascinated but they are amused by entirely different aspects of the play 1 (Pleaie turn to p.*. tw?>. ' .... - ... ? ~ ^ Ramblers Capture Polo Game ?????7-1? ' In a thrill-packed game Sunday the Camden Ramblers, captained by C. P. DuBose defeated the Yellow JuckoU 4 to 3. It was PuBose's beautiful long shot in the closing seconds of the final period that gave the game to the Ramblers. He had previously scored the initial goal of the afternoon in the opening chukker. Cyril Harrison, of the Yellow Jackets, who is polo manager and coach, stole the scoring honors of the game with single counters in the third, fourth and fifth periods. The game was defonslvely tho most exciting offered so far this season. Tho playing area was in perfect condition, a 60 dogroe temperature was Just keen enough to make sport coats comfortable while a bright sunshine brought out playing action clearly. DuBose opened the scoring for the Blue of tho Ramblers with a neat angle shot in the ( first chukker. Both foursomes were in fine form and riding was perfect. The second chukker went scoreless for both teams but in the third Harrison tied up the count with a goal for the Yellows. But Tui3-( per, playing No. 1 for tho Ramblers got hot and streaked through the Yellow defense for two successive shots which put Jhe Blues to the front 3 to 1. In the fourth period Harrison counted for the Yellows again and in the fifth this third goal evened the count at 3 all, the Blues failing to register In the fourth tfcnd fifth. It looked like a tie game with the sixth chukker almost over but DuBose raced tho willow down the field and then uncorked a baseball like Texas leaguer that soared to within fifteen feet of the goal posts and then skittered over for the winning tally. I Next Snuday the Ramblers take on! the No. 1 team of the Pinehurst Polo, club while the Jackets journey to Pinehurst to battle the No. 2 team at that resort. Scoring today: Yellows, Harrison 3. Blues, Tupper 2, DuBose 2. Referee, JetlOTi. <2> Inquest Called In Woman's Death Bernice Sowell Owens, fatally in-j jured in an accident when a car driven by her husband crashed into the rear of a truck loaded with pipe on Highway 521 on January 1, died at the hospital Monday^ When the Owens car crashed into the truck, a pipe protruding beyond the rear end of the truck went through the windshield and almost tore the scalp from Mrs. Owen's head. Her skull was fractured. She has been unconscious up to her death. G. 'W. Saen, Winston-Salem, the driver of the truck, who has been in Jail since the accident appeared before a coroner's jury Wednesday. Mrs. Owens was the wife of J. C. Owens proprietor of a filling station on the Sumter highway near this city. She was born at Kershaw, September 10, 1904, daughter of R. L. Sowell and Camilla Gardner Sowell. She attended Kershaw high school and was affiliated with the Bethany Baptist church. The funeral was held from the residence of her sister. Mrs. E. C. Plyler on Fair street in this city Tuesday at 3:30 p. m. with burial in the Bethany cemeteyfy at Westville. Besides her husband she leaves three daughters, Nancy Dee, Camilla and Peggy, all of this city, a brother H. C. Sowell of Kershaw and two sisters, Mrs. E. K. Plyler of this city and Mrs. Madeline Whitaker of Baltimore, Md. Legion To Meet Monday Night .a?". - ' The Leroy Belk Post No. 17, American Legion, will meet at the Legion ball Monday night, January l3, at 8 o'clock. Guests for the occasion will be the draftees of Kershaw county irho will soon be inducted into the United States army. A. S. Llewellyn, oast State Commander, will be the speaker for the occasion. People who complsia^that the boots town paper doesn't print all the news iboald be glad that it doesn't, High Cagers In Action Next Week The first big game on Mm Camden basketball schedule'will take place 011 Tuesday, January 14, when Cheater High a come hero for a double hoader. The Camden girls team ha a yet to taste defeat this season and Judging by tho brand of ball so far displayed the team will be hard to boat for tl}0 State A title. Tho boys toam has been showing marked improvement this year and should be able to make! a better ehowng than in some years past. The schedule for the teams for the season follows: ] January 14, Chester horo; January 15, Baron DeKalb here; - January 17, [Nowborry here; January '21, Unlversl-l ty High at Columbia; January 24, Orangeburg here; January 28th, I Brooklaud-Cayce here; January 31, Darlington thoro; February 4. Bishopvino here; February 7, Orangeburg there; February 11, Bock Hill there, j February 14, Darlington hero; Febru-J ury 18, Bishopvllle there; February 19, University High here; February 21, Rock Hill here; February 25, Brookland-Cayco there; February 28, Newberry there; March 4, Chester there; and March 7, Kershaw hero. jEichel's To Have Modern Dept. Store One of the iargest and finest J department stores In the city will bej opened by Henry Eichel and his sons, I Simon W. Eichel and Julian H. Eichel about April 1, in the present location of the New Boston Store and the store building adjoining on the north. j The new store, which will adjoin tho present Eichel store on the south, will have a frontage of 60 feet with a depth of 85 feet 'and will embrace what is now two 30 foot front stores. I The present Eichel store will bel vacated, but in view of the demand for stores in this block, It is not be-| lleved It will be vacant very long. | The new Eichel department store will mark the fortieth anniversary of Henry Eich'el's business career In Camden. The new store will be a fitting example of the progress of this j pioneer firm. 1 The store is to have a modern heating plant which will eliminate the use of stoves and the resultant soot and smoke. The store will have new fixtures and will be lighted by the! new daylight fluorescent type of flx-j t ures. A balcony or mezzanine floor 30 feet wide and 60 feet long will te provid-l ed at the rear of the Main store. The present Eichel store has been operated for the past several years by Henry Eichel and his son Simon. Julian Eichel has been managing the New Boston store since it was taken over from David Kirschner several years ago. The leasing of the former Belk store and the remodeling of this and the Boston Store Into a modern department store will bring Hepgy Eichel and his two sons together in the administration of the business of the new Eichel department store. | The enlarging and modernization of the Eichel business will be received with much satisfaction by all of Camden. The Chronicle Joins with the business interests and citizens in extending coi^rratulatlons and well wishes to the Eichel store. Chamber Expresses Views On Defence The views of the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce on important national questions as propounded by the State Office of I Government Reports at Columbia Is one hundred per cent for defense needs and for the punishment of strikers In the aircraft, aluminum and lumber Industries. , . The expression of the Camden group Is embraced in a brochure sent to the state office and is a plain-spoken patriotic assembly of answers to dues-1 Hons submitted by Lawrence M. Pinckney, State Director. Supporting the views of the Cham-1 ber is Mayor F. N\ McCorkTe who has wired Prestflfot F. D. Roosevelt that Camden approves fully his program of national defense and aid to the democratic natjsg* who are seeking to keep cIvillzBflon Intact. A surrey of the attitude of the Chamber and the city executive shows the folio wing: More hid to England; selling more planes to England; selling freighters. .. : Li. Vr- WV.. r - . * ; Steals..A Purse; F. B. E On Trail A man giving tho name of Clia.'los K. Hull and ago aa 28, arrested several days ago for tho theft of a pocketbook from tho Camden Flro Headquarters on Rut lodge street is being investigated by tho Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to Sheriff J. H.McDood. Hall, given a 30 day jail sentence, was wearing a sailor's uniform when arrested and when questioned,, admit tin] that the uniform was 0110 ho had purchased and that an identification card ho was carrying belonged to another party. Hall claims he is a native of Croonsboro, N. C. but has been living In Durham for some years. He admitted to ap F. B. I. officer that ho had served time for a violation involving a postal regulation in Ohio. He was finger printed by the F. B. I official and the prints sent to Washington for investigation and report. The purse and $12 out of $14 which it originally held, wore recoverd by the police. Good Old Days Were Far Below '40 Record Distance lends enchantment and old timers who speak of the good old days of a decade or so ago are confounded with progressive feature- of Oamden progress of the past four years. Based on the annual report of Postmaster C P. DuBose^ 1940 rounded out four years of progress unoqualed in Camden history, far out-distancing the period of 1928 when what wo believed a record of long-standing was established in postal revenue, the clearest and most accurate gauge of the stability and progress of a community. In1 1928, a banner year in Camden history when hotels were filled with guests during tho winter season, a total of $23,595 in receipts was reported by the post office. In 1940 tho receipts totaled $28,356.13. These receipts were from more general sources than those of the boom year of 1928 and were not predicated upon the winter influx of tourists and guests. According to Postmaster DuBoso it is an interesting fact that Camden began a consistent steady increase in postal receipts in 1927. In 1932 the receipts had fallen to the low flgure of $19,538. The 1928 figure of $23 595 remained as a record until 1937 when the records showed a total of $26,629.75. In 1938 a gradual Increase was In evidence when the total listed was $26,632,837 The total for 1939 was about the same but last year Camden began to forge ahead at a more rapid pace and the total reported for the year was $28,356.13. During the last qliarter of 1940, known as the December quarter "the total postal revenue was $8,651.10 as against $8,084.81 for 1939. "Since 1937 there has been a gradual healthy growth In Camden as evidenced by the postal revenue," said Postmaster DuBose. ''This movement has never let up and I look for it to show an even greater impetus in 1941." Bennie Marshall Cage Captain With the election of Bennie Marshall as captain for the 1941 season the Camden* High basketball squad resumed its rigorous schedule of practice for the coming campaign on, the hardwood court. An aggressive, fast-passing quintet is rapidly developing under the watchful eye of coach Dedwlth and basket ball fans in "his section are due for a real treat when the boys break into mid-season form with a nucleus of veterans such as Captain Marshall, lanky pivot, man; Blllle Mullen, speedy forward; Hughle TindaJ, alert defensive man, "Deadeye" Sheheon, who is dropping the balj from all angles; and Joe Chi 1st mas, who Is definitely the most promising of the green men; a smart, hoads-up first Ave Is assured. Such capable reserves as Freddie Mullen, diminutive forward; Dave Parttn, qoid floor-man and "Phantom" Nileu ahlfty front ooortsman round out . the A quad. Jack Boykin, Dick Cox, Marion Schlosburg and Price all bid fshr to break into the lineup before ('Please tarn to page two) ;/ ... Attorney DePass Named Chairman i Tho appointment of \\ U l)e Pass. .It. of this oily as chairman of I tit* committee for tho celebrutlon of tho President's lllrthday la South Carolina has boon announced by Keith Morgan. national chairman of tho Birthday Committee ami l>outor Frank C. Oweua of Colombia, statu chairtitan, Mr. DoPass was graduated from the University Hbuth Carolina I^yfl School in 11124 ami has boon pracilcfjH law In Camtltm for tho last fifteen years, during whloh time he has aorv* ed as Magistrate for the City of Camden, represented Kershaw county in the House of Representatives and now holds the office of Master for Kershaw County. Plans are rapidly being completed j for the Celebration of the President's Birthday during January and funds raised through the Celebration will bo used to Fight Infantile Paralysis. The infantile paralysis campaign has been endorsed by many prominent citizens in the state, including Governor Burnet It. Maybank, state health offi(Please turn to pa<gG rivej Parish Meeting Is Record Affair Some one hundred members of I Grace Episcopal church parish gathered at the parish house Tuesday evening to enjoy a turkey dinner served by the members of the Women's Auxiliary as a feature of the-annual church meeting. In addition to an address by Dr. Maurice Clarke, rector of the church, announcement was made of the election of wardens and vestry members, hold following the church service last Sunday. John K. deLoach was reelected senior warden and R. B. Clarkson junior warden._. A. C, McKain was named secretary and C. H. Zemp treasurer. Other members of the parish vestry are Douglas A. Boykin, Dr. Joseph Brunson, Frank H. Heath, Henry C. Carriaon, Charles J. Shannon 4 th, Bolivar Boykin, Oswald Campbell, Moultrie Burns. The election of officers of the women's auxiliary was announced as follows. Miss Lillian Yates, president; Mrs. E. C. Von Tresckow, vice president; Mrs. Kennedy Blakeney, secretary and Mrs. E. N. McDowell, treasurer. Circle leaders for 1940 are No. 1, Mrs. John Vllleplgue; No. 2, Mrs. D. A. Boykin, No. 3, Mrs. N. R. Goodale, Jr.,. and No. 4, Miss Faith deLoach. Department chairmen are: Christian education, Mrs. E. L. Guy; Missions and church extension, Mrs. Nettles Lindsay; Christian Social Relations, Mrs. W. J. Mayfleld; Supply, Mrs. J. W. Cantey; Church Periodical club, Mrs. Henry Beard; United Thank Offering Custodian, Mrs. Donald Campbell; Chairman Altar Guild, Mrs. H. G. Marvin; Choir Mother, Mrs. R. B. Clarkson; Children Home grounds, Mrs. W. H. Harris; Church Interior and Grounds, Mrs. John Whltaker; Parish House and Kitchen, (Please turn to page eight) Dr. E. W. Sikes Dies Suddenly Clemson, Jan. 8?Dr. Enoch Walter Sikes, 72, president of Clemson College from 1925 until last July 1, died unexpectedly today at his home here. Dr. Lee W. Mil ford, Clemson College physician, said death resulted from a heart attack. -Dr. SHtee was at luncheon" when stricken. Up to ghat time he aeemed W. Lr. DePASS. JR. Kirkwood Hotel Heady For Season Camden's swanky Kirkwood Hotel, ono of iho largest and finest winter resort Imstlerloa in the mid-south is prepared for a record season. From the mammoth dining hall down through beauty shop, Swedish massage parlors, to the am active Kazook stylo shop the big winter Jioiuo of many hundreds of exacting quests Is iu roadluess to provide super HfU'vleo until the echoes of cheering ^tousands at tho Carolina Cup races on March 2l?(M mark the final wooks of the mid-south season. Manager Milton C. Smith has secured the services of Anthony Ihucelo as head chef for the season, llarcolo comes from the Sheraton in Huston, but was with Mr. Smith at l'aul Smith's in New York last summer. The Swedish massage parlors are in charge of Captain Lindner while the hotel barber shop this year Is being managed by lionjamin Do Rosa. The hotel also announces that Miss Florence Keono, assistant housekeeper nt the Waldorf Towers In New York, has been secured to take charge iu a similar capacity at the Kirkwood this season. 'The hotel has boon entirely renovated and Is attractive iu new paint and decorations. The shops, especially tho Kazook shop on the basement floor, present an Interesting appearance since the decorators completed their work. Tho activities of tho Kirkwood are closely linked with tho equestrian program offered in Camden and already the prospects for the hunter trials, schooling show. Virginians' show, Camden Show and races are topics of conversation. The Virginians' Horse Show, under the personal direction of J. North Fletcher, has definitely been announced for Saturday, March 1st. The school show, which proved such a success last season will be repeated this year with February 15 as a tentative date. (Please turn to page eight) Annual Meeting Of Scout Council The City of Camden and the Kershaw District Committee of the Hoy Scouts of America Will -be host for the Annual Council Meeting of the Central South Carolina Council, when It holds this gathering next Sunday January 12th at 3:30 P. M.' Tho meeting is to he hold in tho parish house of Grace Episcopal Church and a largo crowd la being anticipated by tho local committee in charge. This committee appointed from tho membership of tho Kershaw District is composed of A. Sam Karosh, chairmam. Thomas Ancrum and John K. deLoach, Scout Executive Wm. E. Czarnlteki and Field Scout Executive Don Cochran, Jr., will also assist with the details of this mooting. The program as outlined will consist of the following: 3:00 to 3:30 p. (Please turn to page four ) Community Agog Over Wild Stories Kershaw county law enforcement officials are at a stalemate as to further investigation of an alleged cutting affray which occurred a week ago last Sunday near the home of a wealthy northern home owner on the road to the S'pringd&lo course. Alleged specimens of portions of a human anatomy found in the driveway of the winter resident on the morning of Sunday, December 29, sent to the State Laboratory at Columbia and later to the F. B. I. laboratory at Washington, were returned to Sheriff [ J. H. McLeod today with the statement that, because the specimens bad been placed in a solution of formaldehyde it was found impossible to determine whether they were from a human being or animal. The laboratory requested specimens of the blood found in the driveway. McLeod believes he will be able to send bltod specimens to Washington for examination. No criticism attaches to the local authorities over the manner in which the specimens were shipped for laboratory examination as there was no other way to send them other than in Ufa bottled solution. ? - * - - y. ' ?? ^ The finding of the alleged specimens in the driveway of the winter resident's estate has resulted in many wild stories being circulated. So far as the authorities have been able to ascertain, none of these reports have