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; The Democratic Club Rolls Close Tuesday, July Just Three More Days! The Camden Chronicle fQLUME 82 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JULY 1?. 1940. t NUMBER 17. [hards Advises Armirtg CCC Boys B current issue of Foreign SerBofficial organ of the Veterans Kreign Ware of the United States, Kibe* ?" Interesting article wrltHby congressman James P. RichI 0# Lancaster, *Fae title of the B. j? "Guns Fo? the COC" Kh expresses Mr. Rtoharde views B regard to military tralnta* for personnel or the Civilian ConBftllon Corps. R Richards has long been outKen in fttVOr ot ?i>bJ0CtillK the B boys to one hour per day of B|jy training. Mr. Richards B; For two years mine has been Bice crying in the wilderness for hour per day military, training Bsnrollees of these camps. Now Bhl? tragic hour in world affairs Ke hopes that I may be heard." B continues, ^The Army has been t doubled In site, has added less B one-fourth ot the planes need[u than one fifth of the tanks Bed has only a few hundred antlB pins, and only a hundred aircraft guns to protect our alBt endless coast line. Bhe all-Important Immediate need Kor a central defense planning H to present a co-ordinated plan clonal defense, a Burvey of inBrill facilities, with ' cordlnated B central purchasing office. The Butt of money wasted now through Blapplng Army, Navy and Air Be agencies Is astounding. bis is the vd*y of mechanized Karei The nation with the ma ery and facilities for producing as a great advantage to start Germany's army and air force Bt> that. Wo must have more Bet, more tanks, more mobile arBf, more anti-craft guns, but Bad It all must be trained manBer. and the C?C with its enrollees Hiring no military training is eriB* of a peach-loving nation gone Keep. During the past seven Bp over 2,000,000 of our youpg Slmve been enrolled in .WO Kg. The cost to the government Benrollee is *1,000 per year. The Ral cost per soldier in regular averages pnly $853.83. The B camp enrollee, other than war Hans, range between 17 and 23 H^ ?f a?e- These are the boys will first be called to service in of our involvement in war. B'c now have approximately 276, cnrollees in our COC camps. The age length of service In the CCC 0 months. If we had given these one hour of mimstT'trM^hg day during their service, 'we, lid have had a nucelus of over R.OOu young men already partly Red in the rudiments of warefare. By soldier must be first trained in Riary tactics and drilled before Rs ready for assignment to spewed branch pf the service* such Brii^ery> a'1" force, tank service, B*o Tortli. "We would thus have this government over $2,000, oo in case we become involved R. Richards is the author of - H. IB558, Introduced In the last' seeH of Congress to provide instrucI in military tactics and drill dur li iiuurs each week for ?iiroli6SS ICC camps. G. Fitzgerald Dies Suddenly his community was deeply shoclr o hear of the sudden death Satr l1 of Ed ward <J. Fitsgerald, who! affiliated with Milton C. Smith he management of the Klrkwood 1 here last season and1jrho. In years had been Identified'^ith in Pinehurst and Augusta,, l the time of his death, Mr. flpitaM was b u sineW to ana ger off the I I Smith camp in New York. *411* Smith was manager of the name p. " r Fitzgerald came to Camden last and because of his widespread ulntance with a high class tourand winter resort trade, the 1930leason at the Klrkwood was one ^ heBt the well known hostelry In several decades. ^ spoken and courteous, Mr. Fits!<1 had a personality that won the admiration and esteem of Me following of Camden people 111 the guests at the Klrkwood. , Edition to his widow and two , jfctera, he leave* a brother, John, j Cithern Pines and a sister. Miss 8 Fitzgerald of PlnefcufSt. ihipped over 67,000,000 i . of tobacco to other countries i Bef end America I By Aiding Allies j* American farmers, as well as the cause of freedom* will suffer sharply If Hitler conquers England, according to J. Nelson Frlersou, Deau of the I.aw Department of the University of South Carolina, First ViceChairman of the Columbia, s. C. Unit, an<] State Chairman of the local committee to Defend America hy Aiding the Allies. He based his prediction on Information received from William Allen -White of Emporia, Kansas, National Chairman, who is gathering; reports from Americans who have recently returned from Germany. "American wheat, cotton, corn, beef and pork are going to be war casualties if England loses", Mr. Frlersou declared. "Returning Americans who [have had a chance to learn first-hand [what the ftazis are talking and planning, say that our export markets and the fate of England are both stakes In the same battle. "We who live In the great agricultural sections of the natloh ought to wake up to the fact that our stomachs and our pocketbooka, as well as our Ideals, are In serious danger. England's fight Is today our one protection and we should move swiftly to help her while she Is still strong and holding the seas which are our barricade as well as hers. "We can talk all we want about "hemisphere defense,, hut the "battle for our agricultural foreign markets will be fought along the British Channel. Once England fallB, our * European markets are gone?and our Asiatic markets as well. We would still have trade possibilities with South Amei# lea, but American and South American farmers can't get anywhere swapping their excess wheat, cotton and beef." Mr. Frierson warped against the hope that perhap* the Nazis would |"turn nice" and provide u? with a market for our farm exports. "They will be more interested In taking South America's farm exports than ours", he said, "because that will fit In with their plans to dominate South America by 4rade, as a step toward political domination. "Even if they do make a deal with us for our farm products, what will be the result? Their only medium of payment will be manufactuded goods produced by the 400,000,000 of enslaved populations In Europe. These products replacing those made in the United States will sap our domestic purchasing power and thereby impair the domestic as well as the forPign markets for" our "agricultural products." In commenting on the present situation, he called attention to the fact that, in addition to her fleet, England has 1,260,000 first line troops on her island, plus 600.000 home reserves trained to fight parachute troops, and that constantly growing ing number of Canadian, Australian and New ?eaiand troops are arriving In England. "The most poisonous propaganda being spread today,*' he declared, "often by innocent people, is that England is already beaten and that it is useless to send aid. England a powers of resistance are great. Every av ahlrv Wfl senil now mak-1 eg it greater. The very knowledge that help id coming is a great factor In maintaining England's determination to fight with all she has." ' The local Defend America Committee is circulating petitions to the President ~~ and Congress urging all possible aid to, the Allies short of war. Petitions may <be obtain^! at Its Columbia headquarters. BAPTI8T CHURCH 8ERVICE8 The following services are announoed-fbr week beginning Julyytftfc A* Camden Baptist Church: /?4?dwr school' at 10 o'clock with C. O. fitogner, superintendent in charge. Publie worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8:10 p. m. Morning subject: "Giving Ourselves". Evening subject: "The Master Teaches." Training Union at 7:30. Prayer and Praise worship on Wednesday evening at 8:16. The public is cordially invited to attend all servsices of this church. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday, July 21. A. Douglas McArn, minister. Church School at 10 a. m. With a> bible class for frery age including Kindergarten. Morning worship at 11:16, The public is cordially invited to Wend these services. _ ?!!? Il?d- oroa ?ppl7 ?uj ; ff mmtrrt now at B11 boa, Spain, baa ?S?!Shorl*ed by the state depart, ment to proceed through the combat tone to Marseille*, France. ? ?, r * Skipper's Ramblers To Battle Legion With the conclusion of the American legion base ball program in Camden, plans are being made for a super-baseball spectacle when the Camden Ramblers, an amateur baseball team, under sponsorship of the Camden Bureau of Publicity, battles the Camden Juniors at the city park. The Ramblers, organized by Frank Heath, or "The Skipper" as he Is known to the sport fans of Camden, will be under the direction of a board of strategy composed of Jack Nettles, Beck Russell, Huan Small and Carl Lightfoot. The game will he offered as a benefit affair for the legion, the gate to, be used to purchase a large American flag for display In the ball park at Legion games, Any monies remaining after the purchase of It will be turned over to the Red Cross. .. The Skipper believes his team will flash such a splendid brand of baseball that the group can be kept Intact for games during August. For pitcher "Monkey" Rlggins has first call. Others who will appear In the Rambler .lineup will be Herbert Moore, Jack Marshall, Blklns, Benny t Robinson, Mima. Johnny Mullen, | |George West, Elton Reeves, Allen, Caulder, Carl Ltghtfoot, Beck Russell and Bo Hicks. This represents however only a tentative Hst and it is Intimated that as talent is uncovered, names will be added to the roster. "Monk" MonUoy. Columbia's ace arbiter will have charge of the game. As a result of the defeat of the Camden Team at Rock Hill Wednesday. the Legion Junior program Is over In Camden this season.' There still remains a last appearance of the 1940 Junior team, that beirg the game next week against the Camden Ramblers, a team selected by the Skipper, aiid under the direction of a coaching staff consisting of Carl Lightfoot, Jack Nettles, Beck Russell and H. A.] ismall. This game will be played on Thursday, July 2b, at 3.SO o'clock at the city park. Monkey Riggius will pitch for the Ramblers and Johnson or McLeod for the Juniors. Beck Russell, traffic cop, will start ftt the catching position for the Ramblers and Hunter will be back of the bat for the Juniors. The Juniors will have the advantage of having played together and in condition. The Ramblers however, expect to give them a hard battle. Peter's Boot Is Nest For Family Peter -Bradley, ft member of the Camden fire department, did not have to await the arrival of an Atlant liner to provide him with British refugee children to take into his own. For Pete, quite unwittingly, acquired a family of four and thereby hangs a tale. Aa Camden residents anew, the sound of the fire siren has been heard only on Thursday afternoons at 1 o'clock when a few blasts notlf> merchants It 1. ..me to lock their door, and go fishing. Fire calls have been as scarce as hen's teeth. In ac . five month- the lids in rubber have been called out to a blare where they were obliged to don coats and boots. I And, for that reason the boots of Peter Bradley as well as those o other members of the fire department have stood in a row like well-trftln" ed soldiers In the locker room of the fire house on Rutledge So when Papa and Mama ^snt went house-huntln^ they gelded nice boot would make an ideal love nest And It happened that one of Peter -Bradley's boots was rented by the rodent family. . , And now Peter has a family of aU ih his boot. Papa and Manna rat a the four children, Adolph, 11 Stalin and Mtmmler. ENROLL NOW1 iMany have not enrolled, for the Democratic primary, notwithstanding the fact that Tuesday. *?* **> is the last day, and is only three days off. The newspapers have carried numbers of notices In regard to the importance of enrollling. U any in Kerahaw county who Is entitled enroll, falls to do to. !* or her own fault, and nobody elses. - Oraoe Rplapof* cnuron J The services on Sunday at 11-1 win be the only service of the day. It will he conducted by J. F. Patton, Inperlntendent of SdhooU of Wixm* boro, 8. O. * 4 o iC'-.y 4? - - - - - - ?; 7^ t -* * "" \V. . li, * *. r> t - I Costs Money To Skip New Traffic Light u The "blotter" at the Camden police headquarters Monday morning resentjbled the book "Gone With the Wind". The "blotter" let It be explained Is the record book of arrests made by the bluecoats. * Fully quadruple the number of pages usually filled greeted the eyes of a wandering news hound Monday morning. And {be usual high mark In the matter of entries, that of drunks, was In second place as Beck Russell listed a galaxy of stop-light runners. Eleveh motorists were registered In the registration record of the Hotel De Rush, for falling to heed, the red . light at Lyttleton and DeKalb. They were Clyde Hoster, (Cleveland Hally. Joe Doe, John Hay, W. E. Gyre, Leo Alexander, Moses Benson, M. Olsandry, W. H. Baker, Huan | Baker and Willie Clinton.^ North Carolina motorists may be able to speed over the streets of Cparlotte and other North Carolina communities but>when they attempted it In Camden, they ran smack into trouble. Adrian Watklns,, Johnny Maples and B. F. Peacock, all from Charlotte were fined $11 for "opening her up" to 50. Reva Thompson jot Wwt Virginia also paid $11 when police ^officer caught her hitting 60. A lad named Clarcmont R&bon was fined $U for reckless driving while Willie Anderson was relieved of $161 for being 4runk and disorderly. It cost J. F. Lang 111 when he was nabbed on a similar charge. Moses Benson posted a bond of $51 when he was arrested for driving a car while Intoxicated. Juniors Kick Away Title To Rock Hill The Camden Junior Legion ball team kicked Itself out of the district title for 1940 by dropping a close game io a determined Rock Hill team Wednesday by an 8 to 7 score. As In four previous ^ames the Camden lads booted away all chances of victory, the misplays being confined largely to the Infield. From the standpoint of hits the Camden batters registered off Boulware while Rock Hill chalked up 9 against McLeod and Johnson. In the opening game of the series for the title, played here last Monday, Camden staged a first Inning blowup that netted five runs on hits,, four errors and a walk. Johnson was on the hill for the Camden team, but It was not due to any failure of his pitching that the visitors were able to put over the quintet of markers. After the first inning Johnbon pitched superb ball and the visitors were handcuffed completely. But four hits, three of them of the scratch variety were gathered by Rock Hill in the remiilnlSg eight rrambs and at no time were any bunched. In the second and final game at Rock Hill Wednesday the .official scorer gave Camden six errors but sport writers asserted there were at least nine. The complete collapse of the Camden team, following an eight game winning fctreak In which Sumter,! Rock Hill and Great ^alls were among the teams to fall before anj alert team and some classy hurling by Joiinson and McLeod. In the dls-j trlct round robin against Rock Hill and Great Falls, Camden took Are straight, two from -Rock Hill and three from Great Falls. Then the team started to bit the skids and the remaining three games In the elimination series were dropped, two to Rock Hill and one to Great Falls. Then came the title series and Camden booted away the two games to roll their letal of straight defeats to Are and pass quietly out of the bgseball picture. Arrangements are now being mads to hare the team make Its farewell appearance of the season In a game against the Camden Ramblers,* a team selected by this department with Monkey' Rlggfns, star of the season's high school team, to do the hurling honors. I This game will be played as a benefit for the Legion flag fund next Thursday. - - I Scores in the Camden Rock Hill games were as follows: Rock Hill .. & 7 4 Camden * Batteries: Tarleton and Wallace; Johnson and Hunter. Rock Hill . . -* - J ^ * Camden 7 Batteries: Boulware and Wallace; McLeod, Johnson and Hunter. *. 4 Davis Defines Red Cross Policies Washington, 1>. C., July 11?Chairman Norman H. l>avls, In answer to various inquiries as to the present policy and activities pf the American Red Cross in respect to European war relief, today Issued the following statement: ' 'it is the policy of the American Red Cross to extend relief where it Is most urgently needed providing It has the necessary freedom of action and safeguards for carrying out the distribution of its supplies to the actual victims, whether refugees or war-wounded soldiers. "At present there are three distinct areas where such need exists and where assistance has been requested: FlrBt, Great Britain, second, the unoccupied portion of France, and third, those territories under Gorman occupation. "With regard to the f|rst we have set up an American Red Cross Committee ii^ England and are sending medical, hospital equipment, clothing and other supplies, including food,Aas rapidly as tonnage Is available. "With regard to the unoccupied portion of France tho 8S McKeesport, loaded with all sorts of supplies and enjoying safe conduct from the British -blockade authorities, Is now headed for Marseilles where Its cargo will be distributed to the millions of refugees and war-wounded in Southern France under the direction of American Red Cross representatives. In addition, a trainload of children's food is now en route to the same region from Geneva. "With regard to the third . area, namely occupied territory, we have been extending aid in Poland with funds contributed for that specific purpose. This program Is under American Red Cross supervision, thuB safeguarding control over the ultimate destination of supplies. As for other occupied territories, aid to the sick and wounded and to refugees, particularly children, Is being extended only In Paris and vicinity under direction of Wayne ChatfieldTaylor, American Red Cross Delegate, working in cooperation with the American hospital and the French Red Cross. "Beyond this limited-activity tho American Red Cross Is not extending any relief in the occupied portions of France. There are certain questions of policy and inherent difficulties, such as blockade, transportation, delivery and control of distribution which, at the present time, are most difficult of solutloh. The" KSSfflT of relief which are daily increasing in the areas where We are now operating and In which we may operate in the future will require continuing large outlays. " * "In this connection I want to point out that none of the supplies of the Red Cross have been Interfered with by any government or diverted from the needy for whom tho supplies were Intended, and the American people: can rest assured that we do not intend to engage in any operations not adequately safeguarded and which do not give consideration to the wishes of those who have so generously contributed to the work." Young Lad Drowned In Hermitage Lake Leroy Oscar Campbell, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell, who reside on Mill street, was drowned'last Friday afternoon in Hermitage Lake about 2:30 o'clock. The young boy was to the water with sevsral companions and yfas on an automobile inner tube - when he slipped off into water beyond his depth. Th% Wdy< was recovered a short while' bHCfifward, hut despite efforts of the police and lire departments and others, using resnaciatlon methods he could not be revived. Coroner Bd Lee visited the scene and thought an ihqueft unneccessary. ' Funeral services were held at Antioch Bapllst church Sunday with the Rer. MT.~NeeI7of!iciating and the burial was in thd churchyard cemetery. RECREATION LEADER8 TO MEET The W. P. A. Recreation leaders of Lancaster, Kershaw and Lee counties are having a mooting at the American Legion Hall in Camden, Friday, July 19, from 10 o'clock until 4:30. Included oh the program will be discussions of Community Organisation and Local History. . Recreation Advisory Council members and all interested persons are cordially invited to attend. t '3 ml > - -? w (5 a ifc IftjfejnLj a t'/k - .? -4 **.ft * Kershaw Has Lost Valuable Citizen Lugoff, July 11.?Inputs IsaacGulou, long prominent In the agricultural, iiutiiHtI'iu 1 and clvio life of South Carolina anil the South, died at hie homo "Croon Hills" this moirhing at 7 o'clock. He had been In 111 health for several months and seriouBly ill for several days. Punorul services will be held at 6:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at his home, conducted by the Rev. Douglas McArn. Interment will be lu the Quaker cemetery at Camden. Mr. Gulon was one of the largest planters In South Carolina and had for many years been prominent in farm circles. He had been a director j of the Federal Land Hank of Columbia since Its organization In 1917 and was for many years vice president of the institution. When? the Farm Credit Administration of Columbia was organized in 1933 he automatically becauso a director also of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Columbia, tho Columbia Bank for Cooperatives and tho Production Credit Corporation of Columbia. Mr. Gulon also for many years was a member of the executive committee of the State Fair, another enterprise close to his hearts He was chairman of the Kershaw County Sinking Fund commission and chairman of the I^erahaw County Triple A organization. He was also connected with numerous other organizations, agricultural and civic. He was a very public spirited citizen and always a leader In any, movement organised/ for the promotion of South Carolina, whether It be agricultural or IndusV^ trial. In 1937 Mr. Gulon was made a Master Farmer by Clemson College. On his large plantation he had long practiced diversification and In addition to cotton, he grew peaches, pecans, peas, asparagus, lespedeza, raspber'herrihs, watermelons, corn and grain. He had a fine dairy herd. ' Mr. Gulon was a descendant of Ixwls I, Gulon, who was an pff|oer^ in the Continental army and whose" home was at New Rocbelle, N. Y. After the Revolutionary war, he married and settled at New Bern, N. a?^ Mr. Gulon was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Simons Gulon and was born at River Bend, Lincolnton, N. C., Nov. 24, 1873. He was reared In Charlotte and aLtended the University of North Carolina, where " he wgg-g jlftr. -footiMtll aUttttsBI tha , famous North Carolina team of 1892. After leaving the University, Mr. Gpion went to work at Llddell'a Foundary at Charlotte. Then he went to Saco-Pettee Machinery Worka at Newton Upper Fall, Mass., where he learned the cotton mill business. He became superintendent of the Norwood Manufacturing Co., at Norwood and resigned that position to become manager of the -Columbia Mill*. In 1903 he became Southern representative of Wm. D'Olier and Company, yarn merchants. In 1905 he retired from this position to devote his time to farming. The 1892 North Carolina football team on which Mr. Gulon played was one of the most famous In the history of the University. It played ximr games against major opponents In two weeks, did not allow a score against It and rolled up 138 points. In a write-up of this team which appeared In numerous papers over the country a few years back It was a tabid; "A feature of the games waaHorth Carolina's trick of calling *Qulon, their great tackle, Into the baekfleld to carry the ball. He made repeated runs Of 80 to 40 yarde, some of which resulted In touchdowns." For many :?eat-& Mr. Gnlon was an official of the Carolina-Clemson game at the State Fair. . (Mr. Gulon was a member of the Episcopal church. . Big-hearted, jovial, Mr. Gulon was very popular and his death removes a beloved figure from,the life of the state. RECRUITING TRUCK HERE Sergeant Chester- R. Vaughan and Sergeant Lee Spurgeon were In Camden Monday with their new recruiting truck, This beautiful piece of automobile construction, ^ being snow ; flltSj?*?r? It is equipped as every office, such as desks, files, typewriters measuring devices and scales. recruit can be examined in a little while and given bis enlistment papers lu a short time in case of acceptance. Application blanks for the army may be oh- ,r tatned at the Camden post office.? ? . <-rV ..... +J;