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Waldecks Purchase Fulton Place WiU Return After
Expedition Into South American Jungles in Search
of Paul Redfern.
BY CARRIE SPARKS DOUGLAS8.
Jo Beue McElveen WftJdeck with Pehweh annd Mano', brother and sister of the Arawak;
tribe, the two children of her book, which wiU be igsned Monday. The picture was taken in
the junglei of British Guiana.
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High honors in the literary field are
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attributed
to Jo
Besse MfFiu.^
McElveen w»I
Waldeck for her first book, Little Jungle Village," which is being introduced to the public on July 29. The
book
DOCK has
nas be*n
D**n chosen
cnosen bv
oy the
me editorial
eanonai
board-of the Junior Literary Guild
as an outstanding publicition
The
able and experienced editorial board
of the Literary Guild is comprised
of distinguished authorities on books
for bo>s and girls. The board conSLStai of Helen Ferrus Mrs, Franklin
p. Roosevelt Angelo Patri and Mrs,
Sidome M. Gruenberg.
Manuscripts intended for publication by all leading publishers in
America are sent to the Literary
GmW editorial boaj-d and from the*e
toe board selects what tfwy deem the
best book. It WM with such keen
competition that 'T-itte Jungle Village,' by Jo Be«e McElveen Waldeck,
was chosen w the outstanding publi-
. "Little Jungle Village1 ' is published. t Mrs. Waldeck has' been fascinated
bv "**Masse*,
Vl*'ngnationally
Press, of known
which Mw
by Kingstree.
Indians since
her she
childhood
days
^
edi-jin
where
was bom
tonal executive, is director of the After finishing school she taught
junior'department. This in itself is school for a few years, then devoted
{"ft**, 0'. <**$* * "HtU*,, JTgl! herieU to J1 *'***1' writjng unlil
Villa*e' . 6'nee
from the
hundreds
of n r. dream
to know
some
manuscript*
submitted
yearly
to Miss
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Massee. she selects approximately 20 refll ^diana came true on an expedifor publication. Among some of her tion to South America with her ex-publication* are "Daniel Boone." "The pl«rer husband. Theodore J. Waldeck
§j nging Tree," "Son of the Danube" In her book. "Litile Jungle Village;':
"Nansen." "Reading With Children" Mrs. Waldeck tells of becoming mi- 1
"The Good Master," "The Great tiated into the Arawak tribe as a
Geppy,' etc., and of course everyone white sister-she tells of many difremembers "The Story of Ferdinand ferent tribe*-the Arawak. the Akathe Bu]i wai_ fa C arib tribes-and of many
included in the national publicity interesting experiences during her
for -j^^e Jungle Village" will be an months in the iunjrles.
elaborate window display at the Putnam g^ Store in JJ J y k cu ,
Rowing the book together with nu.mf
of lhp ^p^ gjv *n Mrs_ Waldeck
^ tnesc tw*0 fad -« chudren _ A
the trophies are the children's on*
ina, ^ and arrowfl b,QW gun alf(J
. jSW of th. book is based on
two Indian children Pehweh and
Mano. brother and suiter of the Arawak tribe, whom Mrs Waldeck met
When she went with her husband on
££ ^ b* th^S "" <
sented L8 hi rythdBy gifi to Mrs V/«ldeck while ^ was H vmg with then-,
MrJ Waldeck
the former Jo,
Besse McElveen of Kingstree da
^Frf'tevJS'"?,.^BrSiTr.SS
Mrs- Sallie'Mcltfveen
bach oi beyond in British Guiana *r
i at_ ofCharles
R Mrfriv«.r, nf and
Jungle*. She lived with them for ££ *- nanes K. Mcfclveen of
many months, learned their language, Though now rc*i<imt «f V- i
and ww. adopted into their tribe. She CirTjo BeSS as S»^ k^wT^
grtw to love them and now fells witli mS'v- frSnff ^ - &S2T ?«
real affection the story of these two
her mnth7r'- hi^S^'*??
barefoot children , who were so naive! wt
^Jf' iS^S'* ^ Sj6 "1^
so w,se
wise in the ways
w»v« of
nf the
»h*l Wjsta
w. ? whorP
*n Hardy
o^er sut
and yet *o
and .llve»
brether.
^Outstanding feature of the book:
ti the beautiful illustrations by
Barpnesa Kathanna Don brow ski. »n
tfftirt of international fame Her iilustration* carry out the charm and
attnaaphere of the book, for «he, toe,
has lived u» the South American jun-
* ^unger ,isterf Qu-olya, lives in
Aiken, where she owns and operate*
the Aiken Press one of the enter^ing young businease* in Aiken.
Three brothers, Hehly, Letcher and
wilbnrt. arc married and living i
Li)ke Cltv and
| Kingstree. March 27. When Mr. used by the Waldecks, but will be
ji and Mrs. Theodore J. Waldeck re torn down to make place for an at
turn next year from their expedition tractive new home in keeping with
into the wilds of South America in the beauty of its natural woodland
search of the missing aviator, Paul setting. Many interesting exhi bi t s
'%*
Redfern, they expect to spend much will be found in the game room of
of their time in WilUamsburg county, the new home when it is completed,
Mrs. Waldecks home, and with this for Mr. Waldeck has any number of
end in view Mr. Waldeck has pur hide*, animal skins mounted heads
chased the Fulton place, one mile and such of different species* of wild
northeast of Kmgstre«. on the old animals brought back from previous
Lake City road. Mr. and Mrs. Wal- hunting expeditions. The mounted '
k-ck arrived here Saturday evening! head of a water moose, with a spread
''' spend the weekend with Mrs. Wal- of three and one-half feet, was taken
rit'ck's mother. Mrs. Sallie H. Mc- from an animal which unexpectedly
Klveen, and family. Mrs. Waldeck, charged him, forcing him to hurried
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beforp her marriage last September ly climb the nearest tree! AnouVr
to Theodore J. Waldeck, explorer and prized possession is the lion skin,
,
big game hunter, was Miss J. Beas nine feet, ten inches long, of the aniMcElveen. Her family for genera- mal killed, just after a photograph
lions lived in the old McElveen home by night had been taken of him, when . .
MI the Hebron community, which ut he charged Mr. Waldeck, at a distance
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now the II. S- Hadden estate Spring- of not more than ten feet.
The home in Williamsburg county
bank plantation.
Mrs. Waldeck is mont enthusiastic will be not only the home of the ex
about her plan* to accompany her plorer and big game hunter, but will
husband on the South American ex be also the home of many of the wild ;.-, « ^
pedition. Tons of supplies and equip animals which he plans to bring back *
ment have already been shipp to the with him from the forthcoming ex
South American base at Georgetown, pedition and from future expeditions
British Guiana. Definite plans for and hunts. Work will begin shortly .
nailing await the completion of certain on cages and pens for such species as
radio broadcasting facilities, which jaguars, panthers, pumas, monkeys
»re being assembled and perfected of all kinds and python snakes. A
m New York. When the broadcasts lagre number of these animals will
tire begun from the safari in the remain on the place and others will
jungles of South America, there will be brought here and remain in th-.1
be found no more eager and interested pens and cages until they are disposal
listener than right here in Kingstree, of to zoos or owners of private
for Mrs. Waldeck's mother. Mrs. Mc menageries.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldeck left this week
Elveen, is just about as thrilled and
excited about the forthcoming ex to return to their horne in New York. ,
pedition as are her son-in-law and Mrs. Waldeck stopping over in Sumdaughter. The broadcasts, of course, ter for a visit before joining her hus- | .
will have to be written down by band in New York the latter part of
some member of the McElveen family the week. They hope to be able to
for Mrs. McElveen. for she lost her pay another short visit to relative*
hearing several years ago and con here before sailing next month for
versations have to be relayed to her South America. They will be joined
m this manner. However, she has in New York shortly before sailing ,
missed not a single detail of the plans by Mrs. Ruth Redfern Jennings and
for the trip, during the visit of Mr. her son, Vaughan ("Butter") Jenand Mrs. Waldeck here, this week ninga.
"Buster" Jennings a nephew of i(
and was heard to remark to a friend,
I declare if I were just 20 years Paul Redfern, will be a member of ]
younger they'd have to let me go the party of eight white people, ten
Indiana and SO bush Negroet, who
along, too."
The Fulton place, which is to be will enter the jungles ot South
ihe home of Mr. and Mra. Waldeck on America in search of the missing
ihoae occasions when they return flier, Paul Redfern. The Indians in [
from answering the "call of the wild," the party will be used as guides and
was purchased by Mr. Waldeck from interpreters. Provisions for the party, I,
Mrs. Sallie W. Fulton, whose hus- sufficient to last fully a year, have :'
hund, the late John S. Fulton, was been assembled by Mr. and rMs. Wtl- ,
t
horn and reared on the place. Gen- deck.
Mr. Wmld«ck, on previous visits to
rations of his ancestors had made
, s
'H<s their home for centuries and at South Carolina, was guest speaker at |
Oie end of the long avenue of tall the Kingstree Kiwanis club and at r
pines and moss-hung live oak trees gatherings in Florence and in Aiken, ;
;here once stood a stately old colo It is with great interest that the many
nial mansion. This was burned many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Waldeck in
years ago and a frame dwelling was South Carolina learn that they plan
erected on the site. The house which | to spend much more of their time
on the pl.'u-p will not I