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[The Camden Chronicle volume 52 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940 NUMBER 22 i Iars Glitter Charity Battle [Hv The Skipper) slonbullt all-star football rlnK the gold and black of ? Bulldogs defeated a? allegatlon from Kershaw at luin Tuesday evening by a 'variously estimated at bejiuusaiid and twelve hum enjoyed some real fooball viewing the annual campic as the weather man airI the temperature to an exmade shirt-sleeved rooters a ty pleat Oamden football the gats in white strutting r.anttojw^ta. front of. the while the fans out loose > , noisy demonstrations of or the action picture untho greenward. y making importance was appearance of a Camden 0 ringside. Director Newell liad his school band on the 10 fans received a lot of 1 in noting the manner In youthful musicians acqultves. The musicians did not their gold and black unliving this feature for the of the class A competition, take place on September tid bad developed in a most anner and the music offery night had a dash and at had the fans swaying . and university football ewspaper and radio sport id football fans from all central part of the state ie performance of the footand marvelled that such action was possible by o had seen no practice ses3 were delirous with enis they saw some of the esterday dash out and go i. Captain Hendricks with ig spinner plays, Cox with g and running, Bundrick, nVa long legs in beautiful iby "Woden with his plungwith his passes, Billy Wilnonparlel, Johnny Flowers, Rock of Gibralter, Johnny quiet and composed and arierbacking with the precision of Bulova timepiece, and Carl Ldghtn poloist, baseballist and now footllist. sturdy and powerful, yelling lddyap" as he went into action, tie Haynes, father of a trio of fine Is. Oh yes. all these and many more, toyn! sons nf their alma-mater. can <Ji{uit a lot of stuff in today's1 iry of/ fhe football epic because en the lads read it, I'll be far away ading into the great midwest and on<- will have a reach sufficient to it the button. However, there t <>!! item of criticism to be levelagainst the game and the players. Probably the happiest individual in arena was good old Jack Nets. the generalissimo of the party, o when apprized of the "take" at f gate, ejaculated "By gosh, the :?est yet." With this corner on the sidelines s Bill (Specs) Mayhew, the versae sportscaster from WIS who came er with a gang from Columbia. You us who listened to Bill Wednesday ornlng and again in the evening, ow just what Bill thought of our by. We'll say for Bill, he wants have proof of everything, and ^rhen mentioned that many of the~ CattJ' n players had not been In football tton in years, he merely smiled and onnured, "Oh Yeah". "Brother" ?th he, you can't tell me those fds haven't been working out for time. Nq^group can perform th that precision and skill without ^ of practice." So we painstakingexplained to Bill that we have a *P in Camden by the name of John depigue, who when he trains a foot11 player, that player remains trainto the technique and the execution for years, even tho he attain e ripe old age of fourscore and ten. a Bulldog, always a Bulldog, d tho fighting technique Is always top" * Abe F-nnell, one of Camden's boost *ho handles the sport program of Stat,-. aent over, three officials, ho- with Joe McKain, handled the with a nicety and skill that much favorable comment. J. Biggs as referee, Hanna was ,UPt" re and Hinson was head Hoe#man. did a good Job as timer. Knocker" Jones, Kershaw coach, ?*tt?t down a <flne aggregation of to represent his town. 'Fletcher, (Continued on back page) < Camden Trainees I Show Progress The men being trained an carpenters in the Camden Defense Training a Program are making excellent prog- 1< ress said O. 10. McGrew, supervisor, v today. This work is being done at the request ^>f the government as a c part, of the new military expansion b prog$m. The demand for skilled v work'ers has so far exceeded the sup- c ply that all over the country it has e become necessary to train men lu the a skills essential to the rapid development of our defense. This Includes i besides woodworkers, such as welders, i aero mechanics, auto mechanics, ship 1 fitters, electricians, machinists, sheet 1 metal workers, and the like. Many t contracts fqr guns ammunitions, > tanks, aeroplanes, and barracks are at a standstill because of the shortage < of trained men needed to do the work. ] The local program Was made possible by the Camden school authorities who offered the use of the shop at the high school during the summer vacation. The training was offered to any unemployed person over sixteen years 1 of age originally announced In this < paper and quota was rapidly filled, i During the past month the men have * been taught the proper use and care i of tools by their instructor, Lynwood ? Smith, and given experience in the i erection of frame buildings. Their work has included the construction of 1 a demonstration house which illus- ' trates the function of the different timbers, braces, and supports. All the I men have had experience doing sheat- < ing, weather boarding, celling, floor- i lng, and related Jobs. They are taking < up the fitting of windows and door^. ? It is expected that many of these ] men will go directly into Jobs at Fort Jackson or into the multi-mil- l lion pyofrfun at the Marine Base at ParrisHtafld or th* ftavy Yard en- 1 largement at <uaariestuu. During the winter it is possible J that additional training courses will ? be offered In welding or auto mechanics. Those Interested are urged to watch this paper for advance announcement. PREPARATION MADE FOR 1940 CHRI8TMA8 SEAL SALE Enthusiasm over the matter of preparation for the 1940 Christmas Seal Sale, which is to begin on November 25. rose to a new level Tuesday, when the "Home Defense" committee met at the office of the county health department to devise ways and means of securing the interest and cooperation of everybody in the county this Those present were Mrs. John Mullen. Mrs. W. J. Mayfield, Mrs. A. C. McKain, Mrs. Henry Garrison, Mrs. Oscar Smyrl, Mrs. J. K. Wilson, Mrs. Theresa Bell, Mrs. Kathleen Watts, Mi <5. Tillman Rabon; Misses Mao Boykln, Anne Thompson, Marie Thomas and Nancy xNelson, representing Miss Margaret Fewell; J. T. Gettys, j. H. McLeod, M. G. King. W. T. Hoiley and Charles D. Cunningham. The group was guided in thinking and planning by J. T. Gettys. president of the Kershaw County Tuberculosis Association. The highlight of the meeting was the decision to enlist in the service of the "Home Defense" committee not less than one hundred volunteer workers who will meet in a big rally here in Camden the last week in September, at which time an extensive educational campaign will be launched io pave the way for the drive to raise funds to carry on the Tuberculosis Association's vigorous fight against tuberculosis, one of the greatest foes of the country's girls and boys. Loans WJ|I Bo Made The ComipodMy Corporation loans on the 1940 cotton crop will be.available to cooperating cotton producers who have not overplanted their 1940 cotton acreage allotment. As Is required by law non-cooperators will receive only 60 per cent of the rate applicable to cooperating farmers. The rate for 15-16 Inch mid cotton, net weight basis, will vary from a high of 9.90 In the Carolina Mill area to 9.16 In the West Texas area. Loans will be made by the Commodity Credit Corporation and by banks 'and other lending agencies. Ix>ana will be available until May 1, 1941, says W. C. McCarley, County Agent. TTf ?| , ,- ( Baptist Church 8ervlcea i The Rev. R. F. Terrel, of Greenville will preach at the -Camden Baptist churchy Sunday, August ?5, in the absence of the Rev. J- B. Caston. Morning services will be at 11:15, Sunday school at 10 o'clock. "Va; (- - - ' Myers Is A Striking Example Of Energy Ley Myers, who operates a garage ml laxly repair plant on east lh>tulb street la a striking example of i hat perseverance ami pluck can <lo. < A year or so ago I.*a was employd aj# a mechanic and body man in a Deal garage. He got the Idea he vould like to run a business of his ?wn, so rented the brick structure on iast DeKalb street and opened a garige and body repair establishment. Skilled as a mechanic and a "natural" around cars, L.ds built up a rapdly gi^gtfng business. Courtesy and )alnstaking attention to the wants of lis customers has built his business o a degree wh^re sooner or later he "111 have to expand his quarters. Right now Myers is building u home yn Mill street, close to his garage and paint shop. Italy Masses Troops Along Greek Border Belegrade, Yugoslavia, Aug. 21.? talian troops were reported massing ilong Greece's western frontier today is the Greek government, belabored by the Fascist press for alleged mistreatment of Albanian minorities, strengthened its defenses by placing more reserves under arms. The call to the colors was the third Issued In a week of grawflu^ension in relatione with Premier General' John Metax&s conferred at length last night with King 3eorge II. but no explanation for the sudden increase in the nation's artoed forces was given and official circles declined to comment on the reports of Italian troop concentrations. "Reports abroad can neither be confirmed nor denied," a spokesman said. Usually well-informed sources here, however, eaid they had information ** ??? rMQQomc' considerable number of troops, Including at least one armored division, in Albania opposite the Greek border. The Facist preBB has been hinting strongly that Italy would make territorial demands on Greece for the Ciamuria frontier region on the ground it is rightfully part of Albania, which) Italy annexed in 1939. CAMDEN BOYS MAKE GOOD GRADES AT CITADEL Charleston. Aug. 19.?Three Camden cadets made records placing them in the upper quartlle of their classes at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, it was announced today In the college's official register for the T939-*4t> session. "They -werev W. W. Bates, Jr.; J. C. West; and J. H.' Moore. Moore ranked 3rd among the 501 freshmen, with .an academic average of 2.82 out of a possible 3 and a conduct mark of 4.57 out of a possible 5. Bates was 27th in the junior class of 203, and West ranked 22nd among 332 sophomores. DR. GREEN, OF COKER, WA8 . ROTARY GUEST SPEAKER Dr. Sylvester Green, president of Coker College, was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club on Thursday. George Creed was In charge of the program and he had his daughter, Miss Sophie Creed, to Introduce Dr. Green. Dr. Orfrdn spoke on the freedom of many types enjoyed by a democratic natioif like America, and his talk was well received. The guests of the club were R. R. Anderson, of Richmond, Charles Green of Hartsville, and Dr. Benton Barns of New Orleans. Markers For Graves Have Arrived The markers ordered from the government #for the unmarked graves of our Confederate Veterans, Thomas Whitaker, John Player and George Crosby have arrived and are now being erected In the old Quaker cemetery. At the completion of this work, the John D. Kennedy chapter hope to have a dedication service in which all members of the families and their friends will take part, and Confeder ate flags will be placed on the graves The first meeting of the chapter for the fall will take place the first Monday in September, the hour and hostess will be announced later and the subject of study will be accounts of places of historic Interest visited by the members of the chapter durinf the summer:?Mrs. E. C. vonTreeekow president. ^ _ Smallpox was a more deadly wea pon against the Indians than gnnpow der. Camden Teams In State Title Games Tfce Camden Starlets will invade Spaftanburg on the evening of Wed* neaday, August 2K to play in the finals of the Mate Koftball tournament. The Wateree team, winner of the oity league first und second;half perioda is playing in the atate tournament for men's teama at Columbia this week. The Starlets are depending upon the effectiveness pf their star buttery, l-ols Hlackweil and Fay Phillips to carry them far in the state event. For the Wateree team. Robinson will do the pitching and Reeves the catching. Bulldogs Invade The Mountains for Camp Over thirty alert Bulldogs, members of the 1940 Camden high school football squad will leave today for the mountain camp in North Carolina, to remain there until September 6. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nettles accompanied the players on the Jaunt. During the period at the camp the' boy* will receive limbering up exercise* and also study signals, scrlm-j mage formations and what not. The squad was led by oo-captains Merrill and McCasklll. High Water Causes Closing Of Season Columbia, Aug. 1$.?A closed season on all hunting in Richland and 8umter counties was ordered today by Chief Game Warden, A. A. Richardson because of high water and abnormal conditions which would prevent game~~?rdm exercising self| protection. | Richardson said the order would I become errective hi uiiuuiaui nuu would extend over a ten-day period. ADVANCEO AVIATION UNIT AT Pf?ifeBYTER?AN JUNIOR COLLEGE v Maxton, N. C., Aug. 22.?In addition to the primary training program an advanced training coarse under the Civil Aeronautics AuthoHty is being arranged for the coming session at Presbyterian Junior College in Maxton. Laboratory equipment for the study of aeroplane engines Is now being assembled at the college and should be ready to begin the ground school instruction shortly after the opening of college on September 9. Last session twenty young men took the primary training course at Presbyterian Junior college and during the summer thirty took the course, i A large number has already signed ur for the primary flight course and reg istrations for the secondary training course are being received at the pres ent time. As the aviation course h only a part day program, young mei are ab?e to carry the regular college work at the same time. CHARLOTTE THOMPSON TQ OPEh MONDAY, SEPTEMBER ? The Charlotte Thompson schoo will open Monday morning, Septembei 9, at nine o'clock, with Mrs. Ethe Murchlnson as principal, and Mrs Nan Sanders and Mlsa Mae Boykh as teachers. The high school pupils of this schoo will continue to come to Camden b; bus as usual. The Camden pupils wil report for~ Ihd opening on Tnesd&y September 10, at nine o'clock. County President Attends Meet Miss Luciie Hawlett, of Westvllle president of the Kershaw County Ed ucatkm association, recently attend ed a meeting of South Carolina coue ty education association presidents it Columbia. E. R. Crow, of Columbia, state edu | cation association president who prt ' sided, called the gathering, which wa attended by 41 county association pret Idents. County and state association plan for 1940-41 were discussed by th group, meeting In morning and aftei noon sessions at the Hotel Wad Hampton,. Arrangements for the a fair, an annual event, were made b J. P. Ooates, of Columbia, state ai I bociation secretary. Bethesda Presbyterian Church The church school, with classes fc f every age will meet each Sunda ' morning at 10 a. m., under the dire tk>n of F. N. MoCorkle. The sessio advise* the congregation that wo 'I ship services in this church will I resumed on Sunday, September 1, County Roads Put In State System In the lust two year*, 2.000 additional miles of roadway have boon added to the mate's highway system, those being county roads which, under direction of the general assembly, have. been Incorporated into the state system. Kershaw county 47.5 miles have been added. Section from a point on I'. 8. 621 in Kershaw and extending in a southwesterly direction to a point on 8. C. 07 at Liberty Hill, for a distance of approximately 13 0 miles. Section from a point on U. 8. 1 at or near Lugoff and extending in a westedly and northwesterly direction via Hopewell church, Springdale church and Smyrna church to a point at tho Fairfield-Kershaw county line in the direction of 8. C. 213. for a distance of approximately 11.0 miles. , Section beginning at a point on U. S. Ut. 1 approximately two miles I north of Rt. 34 east of Camden and extending via Adams Mill Pond to Cassatt, for a distance of approximately 11.5 miles. Section from Bethune via Hough Mill Pond to State Rt. 903 at or near Mount Piegah church, for a distance of approximately 12.0 miles.?Wednesday's Columbia Record. AT HOME AND ABROAD RED CROSS 18 ACTIVE (Sadie K. vonTresckow, Chairman Publicity, Production Corps.) South Carolina Hurricane A letter from Hon. Carl Hunt,'Acting manager Eastern area, announces that 15,000 people in our state will require some form of assistance, auch as repair and replacement of homes, household furnishings, garden seed and the like, as a result of the hurricane last week. The Natl. Red Cross has a corps of j experienced wurncr# iu iLo territory, and rehabilitation Is already underway. That South Carolina chapters are not requested to launch an appeal for relief because the Natl. Society realltthe excellent response made by | this state In the recent War Relief Fund campaign and also that the annual Roll Call is Just ahead of us. But Individual contributions will of course be most acceptable. And our chapter is requested to give public notice of the fact that we are prepared to receive and transmit such contributions as interested individuals desire to make. Our treasurer, Harold Funderburk, will gladly receive funds ' for this cause or contact our chairTimntr-Monitrle Burn*, ' Our new service Rheot for August brings most interesting Items such as ' "Relief supplies to England, total 20 * i million pounds during past 30 days. ?I Mercy trains rushed 94 tons of food * i to children In Paris". "No Relief supi plies seized says Red Cross chairman, i Norman Davis and 8 million dollars in * last eleven months have brought assistance to Finland, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and ' England." Most of the commodities > being bought In U. S. A. In all the terrible happenings of Europe, the 1 world has seemed to forget the plight r of the brave Chinese, but not our 1 Red Cross. Ernest J. Swift, vice chairman it r charge of foreign operations announc ed that 2 million tablets of quinine 1 hare been shipped, war relief of al Y most 1 million dollars given and 84, 1 000 bushels of cracked wheat anc large quantities of medical suppllet sent to Chinese Red Cross and othei agencies operating In the war zones The quinine tablets are needed ox >, account of the heavy toll malaria hai I- taken among non-combatants. Twi I- nurses have been assigned for emer i- gency duty in Alabama to heljpoipre a vent the spread of malaria' cause< by the long wet season. Clinics will to i- held and quinine administered. 10,00 r 5 pound packages of garden seed?fo s fall gardens have also been given b ?-j families who can not afford to bu seed. Red Cross workers are also bus s helping the families of the victims c e the fearful explosion in New Jerse r- in a paint factory there. 80 person e burned and 70 families homeless, f- At home and abroad the America y Red Cross is ever on the job of me ?- ey and helpfulness?man to man. All work in our production room is about completed and packing an shipping will be the order of the da >r next week. There is still knitting to t y done and wool can be procured froi c- Mrs. Nettles Lindsay. >n The Red Cross production rooms c r- Broad street will open In Septemto >e with new work under the vlce-chal manship of Mrs. Henry Carrison ax work for Kershaw county and the pubis 11c schools will be laid out until the d new assignment for foreign work iy conies from Washington. Those who >e have any (Nothing not being used that m could be 'Converted Into children's clothes are asked to bring It to the-;s >n Red Cross room. The Schools will mp open in September.. The Red Cross lr room is generously loaned to the chapid ter by Moultrie Burns. Old-Time Merchant Passes In Richmond In (ho sudden death of Ixmis L. Hlock h( ithu home of his daughter, Mrs. Koev*e Marks, In Richmond, Virginia, .'Tuesday marks the passing of one of Camden's old (lino merchants. Mr. Hlock was born In Haden, Germany, December 12, 1867. He came to America many years ago, aud had made his residence In Canuleu tor the past forty-six years. Ho was married to Miss Kosa Hirsch, of this city, and later became a member of the firm of Hirsch Brothers and Company, which conducted a large clothing business here for more than a half century. Mr. Black had a large follow* lag of friends who regret his passingHe is survived by three daughters, Mrs. L. P. Rich, of Orangeburg; Mrs. Keeve Marks, of Richmond; Misa Rosalie Block, of Camden; and one niece, Mrs. Herman Baruch, of Hock Hill. The services were held from the residence, 307 east DeKalb street, Thursday morning at, 11 o'clock, with. Kabbl Sam Shlllman, of Sumter, officiating.The burial was in the Jewish cemetery In Camden. Serving as active pallbearers were: Leon Schlosburg, J. A. Haglns, L. L. Wallnau, Chapman Barrett, Ix)uis Lomansky, Stanley Babin. The honorary list Included: I>r. John W. Corbett, L. A. Wittkowsky, B. H. Baum, G. H. Baum, D. H. Baum, George Creed, S.' B. Kirkland, Mannes Baruch. John Nettles, Melton Goodateln, J. Team Gettys, W. C. Moore, W. A. Boykln, C. J. Shannon, Jr., R. M. Kennedy, Jr., of Camden; Jack Cohn, M. Roaenfield, of Sumter; Joe Baruch, of Murr ell's Inlet. How To Properly Display V. S. Flag The flag should be flown only from sunrise to sunset. The flag must never touch th# ground 6r the floor. Nothing should ever he placed on the flag except the Holy Bible. At sunset ('retreat'), during the playing of the national anthem, the flag should be lowered. Civilian spectators should stand at "attention", with heads uncovered. Military spectators should stand at attention and give the military salute. Do not drape the flag over the hood, top, or back of a car, train or boat. When the flag Is displayed on a car, the pole should be firmly affixed to the chassis or clamped to the radiator cap. The flag should never be flown "upside-down" except in case of <TTb-~ tresV at sea. When the flag is used as a banner, the field of stars should be at the left (as you face the flag). When used aB an altar covering, (he field of stars is at the right (as you face the altar). When several flags are displayed on poles, the national flag is the first to be raised on the tallest and most i conspicious staff. When another flag i Is displayed on a building with the i national flag, the latter should be on : the right. (To determine the right, face in toe same direction as the main entrance of the building), i No flag should be flown on the . same staff as the national flag (ex? cept the church penant during services . In the Navy?God above oountry). On shipboard, the national flag is I the first to be raised and the last to i be lowered. r When the flag is flown as a sign . of mourning, hoist It to 'full staff, i then lower It to 'half staff, dropping s It from the top to a distance equal > to the width (the way the stripes run) . of the flag. Before lowering the'half* ?- staff flag at sunset, hoist 1 top of the pole. s On parade, when the national flag 0 Is carried with any others, is should r either precede the others or be o carried in the center above the others y on a higher staff. y if The Rumanian government, in a y move to Increase national revenue, has boosted by more than 50 per cent the taxes on oil companies in the country, many of which are foreignn owned. r.