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^44 imSStKBftl CAliDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FNDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 1947 I 'n>e Tr»dt Blndtfy ‘ Number 37 iden Meets North CharlestcHi Friday Night In Title Game ita Gaos Gets Welcome On Anival Here Rarude Youngatert Crowd •ton Park Aa Gifta Handed Out To Chfl* To Attend Meeting [Are jjaiands of people, children I frown-ups, Jammed the down- ^ itreets of Camden Tneadsy on to give a hearty welcome [ Santa Claus and to view the Christmas parade. I parade got underway at 2:80 •nd swung north on Broad to DeKalb and then east to on Park where hundreds of rs awaited Santa- and al* f^bed him when he arrived. I some 1.600 pounds of candies, oranges, apples, etc., were I away to a pushing, shoving I of youngsters. by a police motorcycle Tmembers of the Camden p<Ho I on their horses came next fol- j by the city official car, occu-, I by Mayor F. K. ICcCorkle and by Miss Rosemary Roblm Then came the Chamber of car, carrying President Fnnderbnrk and members I board of directors. came the Camden High I band in their gold and Mack I Junior Lsague float won the [if the Judges In the award prizss, taking flrat hon- [TIw Garden Club took eeoond j and the South Carolina For* I eemffltaaion waa third. In tho window Bwsrd tho Fashion I was given first prlsf. and playing "Jlaglo The South Carolina Com of Forestry featnred a [with a pine forest tad piaa* I eorered base. Seated ou the I were Leigh and AUeu La- and David Nutting. I Janlor League had an attrau^ [tod perhaps, with the Lkma the most eiabontta la The Mrsrs Motor cqab |kad several new model Stiale- eara in the parade, sad tha Motor company new and Plymonths. The Motor company had hew oars in the ensemble. The Motor company was rep- with new Fords carrying dre maidens. This was sjso |if the cars entered by Myers, Motors and Dodge* as well )let, the latter exhibited ) Langston Motor company. iUg Califfac car carried the I of the American Legion aad Aixiliary. The Gambia Chamber of Commerce was nted in the parade ^ a vo* i occupied by Lem Harpgr and “ lady. Camden Tractor and Imple- I company, with D. P. Peei^ea helm of a tractor, featnred piled high with bay and several youthful farmers. Maya was guiding a power on foot and was atthred > Writable hayseed, y Red Cross wia represcAted Automobile occupied by won- fUilnent in the organisation, hf^den Garden dub had a M filled with shrubbery aud M hy a horse driven by a tall m man. Piled in the truck • lome bright-faced youngsters aog Christmas carols and ^ the parade moved through ■Wets, •parade featured members of «nden High School Mball section, the attractive ming In and on some of^-ihe * shiny new cars. »Junior Chamber of Com- ^ spongora of the parade, "^wsented with a gay deco- csr. Claus, balked In his ef- » come with his sleigh and ^. elected to ride on the ^ fb-e pumper. With Mm ■•mbers of tho Junior Cham- ^ tossed out candies, nuts, **• apples to the milling tor youngsters who almoat '• the vehicle. scene fn Hampton Park description a« the thoo- w youngstera faMy took ^ program and bealeged in no gentle nanser. ® lor the success of the > IM« to BUhu SoMoaharg. d the parade eonumittee, iroup of willing workera. wycee was on the Job nd i»>hed off with dtepateh CROWD OF TEN THOUSAND IS EXPECTED TO SEE BULLDOGS MEET COOPER RIVER DEVILS Camden High Home-coming Queen North CharloatoB Tomm Will Enter Gaune Aa Fitworitea On Account Of Their Long Series Of Victoriee And The Large Scores They Here Ron Up—Tickets To Gemo On Sale fn Carndm A. B. Rivers, director of the South Carolina...Department of Publio Welfare, who win - attend a meeting here to celebrate tenth anniyeraary tg ariabllshment od the department. Public Welfare Department Will Observe Birthday Officiab And En^sloyeea From Fiwe Coimtiea Will Gather In Camden On Ode. 4 For A Dumer And Conference Otflcials and employees of the Department of Pnblic Welfare in five epottties commialng this dis trict will gather in Camden at the Court Inn <m December 4 to cele brate the tenth attnivercary of the eatahUshment of the d^j^mcat Hie fhre counties under the di rection of Mrs. Mary Earle Steven- •on of Chester, as sopenriior, are Karahaw, Chester, York, Lancas ter and PairtMd. , Aa asBropriato program will be eawted dat^grlth the thmaf^hriSv **Looicing PoTward*. The aeetlag will be^ at 10 o'clock, and win be followed by a loncheon and a sociU hour. A. B. Riven, itate director, and other memben of the state staff from Columbia wiU be present, among them F. A. Deam, chief of public assistance; Mn. W. € Bsselle, assistant chief; Miss De bora MauMia, chief child welfare division; Miss Verna Han, eon sultant for this district; Mn. Anne B. Owlngs, chief of the division for the blind; P. L Thornton, chief finance division; Misa Lney Little, personn^ director, and othera Campaign For Boy Scout f^ds Was Launched Monday Solicilora Bnghi Effort To Rolio $1300 Noodod To Fittimoe Pragram In tyForYonr * Town and County.... • College Tmgtoo DaCosta Brown, puMlsher of The Camden Chronicle, has been of ficially notified of his election as a tmstee of Aadersoa College at the recent annual South Carolina Baptist convention. • • • • Tronauror 5pookg Joe Outlaw, county treasurer, was the speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of the Camden Rotary Club held on last Thursday at the Thomas Tavern. Mr. Outlaw gavcF a very eompreseaslve report on the financial condition of the coontx, • • • • Raw. J. T. Padlgr Hera _ udD ba ^ court houee on NtoaM I? H at 7:|g u. m. ' • ottkm tka A group of Camden men started out Monday to raise flJOO to fi nance the Boy Scoot progtmm in Camden and Kershaw county for m Te»T. Cards were* assigned and last minnte instmetions given at a luncheon held at the Thonuui Tavern following which the can vass was bdgun. Present at the luncheon were Roscoe Stevens, executive, to- th% council of which Kershaw county is a member aad P. O. Kearse, the new Scout exeentive for Kershaw and Fairfield conntlea. J. C. Ewing Is Miairmaa to*’ the Kershaw district, D. N. Myers, vice chairman; M. O. Xing of Bethune, vice chairman; JiUan Barna, com- mlMdoner; George Mickle, orgaal- Mtion aad entertainment; Bob Kennedy m. leadership training: A. C. MoKain. advanemnent; C. P. Vincent, health aad safety, aad R. B. Pttto, Jr., finance. Members at large are: Henry Savage, John deLaack. Sam Kar* eah, Thomas Anerum, OoL John Wall, L. E. BaUth. W. F. NetUeA Jr., and Andresr Marioo. Kershaw county Is very foriun- sto, members of the B^ Scout OouneO feeL la amutrlag Mr. Kemrse ts field executive aad it Is the bMiet that the work under hki dl- rectloa wiU make great progress te the oeunty. City Water Fetmd W Gaod QveM^ A crowd of 10,000 people is expected to see Camden and North Charleston High School football teams play for the unofficial Class AA championship in Orangeburg on Friday night at the fadr groups. The kkk>off will be at 8 o’clock. The game will pit two power houses in the ontatandlng high school footbaU contest of the year. Camden wound up a parfeci sea son last Friday night by romping over Spartanburg High 87 to 0 while the Cooper River Blue Devils as the North Charleeton team la known took their 17th straight vic tory by slaughtering the Columbia High Caps 48 to 0. Friday night's,two games were hardly over befciw plana were be ing made tor a game between the two outstanding taama of tha etatp. Several cities pnt in bids for the game. Orangeburg generouly offer ed the rival teams a neutral fMd and agreed to take out only actual expenses from the gate. The baL ance will be evenly split between the two teams. It was pointed out by John VlUe- plgue and Coach Lindsay Pierce of the Camden team that several fac tors resulted in Orangeburg being selected as the site for the'game. First it is approximately halt way between Camden and Charleston and then, too. it has a football com mittee that knows how to handle a big game like this one, especially the handling of the tremendous crowd that to expected to be pres eat. WMle the winner of the game will be regarded throu^out 'the state aa the Class AA champkm. It will not be aa offictol title tor the reason that there to so. or ganised high school ktothan league toohe AA dtoteton. The Blue Devito wiU rule as favorites in the game due to their long winning strUak and the ter rific scores they have mn up agakut opposlag teams. Speech Contest Is Won By Baron DeKalh Students The Kershaw County Farm Bu reau Youth Speechcontest was held at Baron DeKalb school on October 8f. This contest to open to both girls and boys, Myi^ Broughtmi of the Baron DeKalb J.ILA. was declared winnar la the girls’ con* test Louie Case of the Baron De- Kalb F.FJL eliminated Joeeidi Btiovsr aad WQUam Bradley alar the Baron DiKalb FJFAi. to becoato county wiaaer. Both Myrtto aad Louie wer^ de clared wianera ta tiie dtotrlet Farm Barsaa Youth Speedi eonteat They will’compete at tha state Fsrm Bureau convMidon, held In Columbia on December 8 for state honors. The girl and boy wtatoing the stole contest will be glrtm a trip, all expenaee paid, to Chicago to the National American Federation Farm Boreau coaveation. Fireworks Ban To Be Enforced Very Rigidly By Police Mayor lasuea Instructions Following Complains In Residential Section Of Law’s Violatiim The Rev, J. T. PuMsr. district superlnteadent of the •amtor dto- triet, ooeap4ed the fulflt of the Lyttletoa Street Methodist ehureh last Suaday moralag aad preached a ycry foroetol sewaen. He te a fonaw muilor of the uhareh aad was greeted by a vary large gregattoau Mrs. Peetog. he»‘ hiMwad to the ^ , —Photo by Monarch Studio. Bobby Arnold is shown here placing the^,,prown on Miss Lynn Boykin, who war chosen queen "of the home-coming Camden High football game, last Fri day night Miss Boykin was crowned in impressdve ceremonies as a crowd of 8,000 football fans looked on. MR. HYATT ILL Arthnr Hyatt of Cassatt received worh Sunday of the serioui Ulness of his brother, Dick Hyatt of Lncknow. 8. C. Mr. Hyatt to suf fering from his third stroke. The mmf friendi of Casaatt and Lock- now. who know him, wish for him a speedy recovery. * '' The eRy water sai haa reeeteud a mated 4 a Sanbotfd Officiak H«m James L Cartor, • traveUag pas senger agent, and O. O. Donny. division freight agent, of the Sea board Air Line RaUway, were visi tors to Camden 'Tueaday. • * • a TIm Son Shhiaa Again AH things come to thorn who wait. The people of Caauton waited and the sua began to Shiaa again on Tuesday morning following •boat t«i days of rainy, murky weather. • • s • Two Firs Alarms The fire department waa called to the Rice apartments on Fair street Monday morning whto a de fective stoker caused alarm* among the ocenpanto of the huOdlag. Sun day afternoon an oil atove in a South Fair street home filled the dwelUng with heavy oily smoke and resulted in a call for the fire men. « • • • Hoads Organiato Gnild Edward Thompson of Camden has been named president of the Amsrloaa GaHd of Organist Stu dent Group, which has been or ganised at the University of South Carolina. The American Guiid of brgantota recently authorised the formation of apOctol student groups in coUsges and universities throughout the United States to provide an opportunity for students to become bettor acquainted with the literstare of the organ and the problems of Itheir-prospective profession, and the group at the university has been organised as a reautt SOUTHERN RAILROAD VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN CITY Thg Southern Railway system is very much it^rwted In the agricultural and industrial development of Camden and Kershaw county and F. C. Toal, its industrial agent, and G. W. Humphrey, its agrieultiiral agent, are planning to visR the city in the, immediate future to lend their as sistance in agricultural and industrial development work, aeeoxdinf to a letter received by Harold Funderburk, f meident of the Camden Ghambtf qf Commerce, from ichard W. Wirt, aaslstaiit vies president of the system. FIELD TRIAIB OF BLACK JACK BEAGLE CLUB WILL ATTRACT VERY BIG CROWDS Between 600 and 600 Beagle hounds from all parts of the United States are expected to participate in the an nual American Kennel Club licensed Beagle field trials which will be held at the headquarten of ^e Black Jack Beagle club, the Shovar Mill club house, near Rembert, be ginning December 1 and continuing through December 6. Tha trials will bring savsral ban- - ■■■■'"▼ ' '■ ~ — .n dred sportsmen to the city from aU sections of'the country. Judima who WiU be preaent wlU be W. M. Daw- •oa of Montgomery, Ohio; Vhmon Weldon of Monroe, Oa., and Bunly WlUlama of MarshviUe, N. C. Drawinga will he held each evea- Ing at the club house before the class runs. Rnnnlng order of the triato will be aa follows: IS-taieh males, Monday, December 1; U- mch femalee, Tuaeday, December 8; 18-inch males, Wednesday. De cember 8. and 18-lnch females, Thursday, December 4. The Carolinas Assoctotloa ol Beagle cluhe v^l hold its mid-win- termeetlng in connection with the Black Jack club trials, tho meoOng to bo held at the SarsflekI hotel oa Wednesday night, December 8, st 8 o'clock. Tho meeting will be in the nature of a banquet Trophiea for the Beagle trials have been donated by Camden bnsi- neea estobliahmenta. A genera! in vitation Is extended to the public to attend the trtola. The Black Jack Beagle clnb waa organised two years ago, with nine charter members and today boasts of a membership of IBO. W. H. Ihi^r is the president and Robert N. Blyther is the secretary. Recently Mr. Fanderburk wrote the raOread tokhig aoto of the toet that E. E. Norrto. prsaklent of tho Soathma. had hoeto ttalMd one of Amartoa’s iF fortosoat toadera, and iaviltag repreatotattvea of tho Sonthana to Oaaidio aad Karnhaw conaty tost they migltt kunaia moro toarfttar wlUi tha peaathllittoa wkieh mdal hgaa. tel hto letter, Mr jGtot *it hai to gg to aoto that ttm WMInaril Ate tiM rndttmt, vW* itee •rhurk said: *1 want to aseuro you that the Southern RaUway System to Just an tfUerested in this mattsr aa yon •re, aad aaxiona to asalit you in every eeasiatent way la hriaging about agricultural and Mostrial devetopmsot. have a general hidastrto ageut at Charlotte. N. 0.. F. C Teal, who to la immediate charge Of an Indostrtol aattgra In the GaroHaas, and I am auUag Mr. fbal to visit, you at Ida aarUeat •ad have n>tolk with ladaatidal mattors Stellar Gaines Listed For Polo Card At Kirkwood Managur Frad Tajan Flam To Giva Local Fane Mock FtotartaiuMiit Duriag tha Witolar Saaaop Escaped Convict Is Back (k) Gang After Seven Years Robert Polman, colored, who ae> caped from the Kershaw conaty chaingang in 1848, to now hack on ho gang. He waa recaptured at Klngstree recently and was this week brooght back to Caasden. Ho was convicted of housebreaking aad grand larceny aad had aerved about eight months of a twoyear sea- tenee whsn he escaped. Open Valve Gives Kiddies A Bolidav Fred Tojaa, manager of tho Camden Polo club announced this week that among some of the stel, lar polo attractions scheduled hero in tho next several weeks will bo the appearance of the Oklahoma Cowboys against the crack Mul berry foursome. This game to bo played during the holiday season. The Oklahoma Cowboys will be led by Clark Hetherington who waa captain of the University of Okla homa polo team. Lewis Ramon, of the Argentine, who played in Ok lahoma for several yeara, Fred and Eddie Tejan, former Oklahoma polo Btors, will complete the Cow boy foursome. The Mulberry team will feature David R. WUIlatna, Jr., John Dani^, Carl Lightfoet and Tom Daniels. Camden polo fans will recaU tho excaUeaeo of ptoy thla Mulberry team has nreaented in past yean. Shortly after January 1, Tejau wUl stage a game betwoon tho Camden Town team and the faai- ous Havana, Cuba, foursonm. Camden police have received in structions from Mayor F. N. Mc- Corkle- to enforce very rigidly the aw prohibiting the shooting of firecrackers and jpt small caliber rifles ..within the'city limits. This action was taken by the mayor following complaints from residential sections of city to the effect that firecrackers were being shot In defiance of city and state laws. Mayor McCorkle made it plain that under the city and state laws, the shooting of firecrackers Is strictly forbidden. Complaints - in dicated that the practice bad at tained greater proportions thia year than in several years post and it Is the sxpressed intentlcn of city authorities to call a halt at once. "I have instrueted the polite te arreet effendore", said tho mayor, “and In every Instance wt will Insist on a maximum punlahmajit. I will sstssm It a favor If raetdsnts, knowing of ths uee of fiitoworks, will call the poliee department or my efftee. I can promlat speedy aetlen." Reports are to the effect that not only are fireworks and flre- crackera being need by ottendore bat there have been many in- etances where amall caliber ilflee are naed with bulbs in street lights ind glass Insulators are targets. Police made it known that any one caught shooting a rifle or gun of any kind will not outy have the weapon eoafbeated hut wiU atoo faoo a ftoe at taprlMUMBt. Mim Crowned ^erii Of Hoin^nung Game Miss Igma Boykta. of Boykin,, was crowned queen of the honoie- eomlng foothaU game of tho Cam den High School teat Friday night u an improsaive and interostlag ceremony. Sponsors who wero in the queen’s entourage were Miss BUly Lee Smith for Loon Branham, Mtoa M<Uly Oghnm for Tod Molton, Mtoa DoUy, Baird for Johnny Anderson, Miss Betty NeU Bowera for Gtorgo Carlton, Miss Alioo Wilson for Marty MnUor, Misa Wyrian Roaa for Bobber Norris, Misa Msijory Watora for Jim Team. Mias Rosalie Shebeen for fby Thompson and Mtoa Win Ana OampbeU for C. B. RlldKava. A fsw miaates prior to tho start of tho gamo, threo boantifnllr deco rated convertflries circled tho foot ball areas, carrying spoaaora aad gnests. Amidst the cheers of some 8,000 spectators the queen and her oourt were tested in reeerved seats along tho Camdmi aide lino. Thu attractive qneA carried a large bonqaet of goM ehryeanthemuma trimmed with gold aad MaeV rib bon while the spoaoors wore oor-- sagee of gold nrama with hisek trimmings. When tho band formed a hnge “C" on the field dnrtng the hidf time period, Mtoa Burkin, the qneen, escorted by Bobby Arnold and accompanied by Master WO* Ham Tiller as crown bearer walk ed to the center of the "O" where Arnold placed the crown on the head of the qnoen. Then all stood at attention ns tho notes of tho Camden Alma Mater eajne from the band. The voting contest held to con nection with the naming of the qneen netted the band fSOO which wttl he used to pigphaso additkaal majorette onlfonns. Ovw 8,000 votes were cast Reendtero Speak To Local JagCees ttutfonto at 4he Camdcii Qfummar Sehool tiad an unex- Jeetod hellday Friday. Aeaerdhig te Soj^ J. O- Rlekurda, Jr-, a wator valve earotototy toft ogan, ftoadad. tho homing syatem, pCivoutfng the heutfog of any uf the roams In tho bulMIng. a •e tho ktddioa warn oxeuaod for the day. Florida and Yale tehsduird Another game, or ■erfes of gamea, to attract tho attontloB of tho funs wUl he the series between Camden and a fonrsoaM from Flori da. During tho holidaya plans are being made for a gamo betwosn Camden talent and players troaa Yale university. Tejen, deei^te the eetback of j several gnmes hecauae of wet I weather, is eathaatostlc over the proapeeto for tho ooaaon. With (ho galaxy of polo toteut that he has with him, coupled with sack oad- stoadlng playara m Cyril Harrison. C. P. DnEeeo. Jr.. Ralph Uttte, Kifhf TWpgar, m., Kirby Tapper. Jr,. M. IL BwEi, Jim Sweet and atlMra, ha haHaraa Gist a round torthewuolr Yl ■ ' IK, ■ • itv- - ■'0^ ■ ll The Camdsn Junior Chamber of Commerce had as their gnests on Tuesday evening, Flrat Sgt. Neff. Tech. Sgt PoUock aad Sgt- Regers of tho Columbia Recruiting office of the USA. The Nattenal -Jgntor Chamber of . Ckwimereo ta worklac with tho armed for^ in a nattoeal rocmlt- iag profFum aad an JayOsM er- ganlsatlona are oooperattng toward thto Mto. The loeal group to oe- operattag wEh tho roernittagipeg- •ennel in toto area with haadqnam . tors to Ootnn^fa. Many detates of the new hoRoEtr now otfsred to tefrolts were fx- ptolned aad tke^yCeea were giviB ttm tewveif >^(0^ quoatleua that are asked them. 7ii.jj»HheCaatei;g