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& First Football Game of The Season, Zemp Field, Friday; September 20,8 P. M.?Monroe, (N. C.) Vs. Camden. The Camden Chronicle t ' n -J-" ssss^*g&a*lxsaBaa^sss^^?S^?^aamgsss?Bs==s--Bsrsgsi ' 1 1 1 . \n M1 111 - . i-jilii .. .. i. .... - ...i ... ' - - ... - dim* VOLUME 52 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1940 NUMBER 25 jfotoric Meeting Of Church Women . meetiiiK of great Importance and rioal significance will too held in tdeton Street Methodist church on Ljay, September 17. fhlB meeting will signalize the ^ in name of an important oration of Methodist, women. The -oUfttion heretofore known as the omaua Mtoptoaary Society will )Di September 17. be known as the oman's society of Christian Service, u session on September 17 is therew 8 charter meeting. Al this charter meeting of the Wou's Society of Christian Service evr woman will be given an opportuBy to sign her uame in a book thai being prepared for the purpose. L volume will then be kept aracug ^valuable records of the church. Eers may Join the organization at E future time, but only those who E present at the session on Tuesday E be recorded in this special charEvolume. Small certificates of charE membership will be issued to each Eton present and signing. A volunKj membership offering will he exEted from each woman?the amount Ebe determined by each for herself. Is offering will he counted as part B)t?r annual gift to the society. Ijj Impressive service of worship is B*, worked out for this occasion.! B/meeting. will he held in the Birch in order that it may be given possible beauty. The charter meeting will he held I { o'clock in the afternoon for all E>men of the church exoept those Bo belong to the business and proBtlonal group. For the convenience I these latter ones an extended sesEn of the service of signing the Enter roll will he held in the church the evening of the same day at 8 Block. Every woman of Littleton Beet Methodist church is urged to present. British Use Fire Reaves On Germans IBerlin, Sept. 10? Informed German lureeB declared today that British era for a considerable time had been B?PPln8 thousands of . self-igniting Btves", which by their very nature, Bould not only set fire t osheds, for|ts and houses, but cause damage to Enitions plants and other military lso. tho German sources said, Bse "leaves" cause poisoning and Bns among the civilian population, hey said the so-called eelf-lgnlting Bves. or sheets, are about a foot Ba'c and consists of a thin layer la cellulose compound behind which Bspccially prepared phosphorous on cardboard. he sheets are carried by pilots in B^1' containers so that they are wet Ben thrown from the plane, these rces said. ben dried and warmed by the sun about 90 degrees Fahrenheit, they denly burst into flame, they added, leaves spurting flames up to sevBor eight inches. 'housand* were said to have been B?wn on grain fields. crmans complained that civilians, knowing the nature of the leaves them in their pockets to save as renirs and their body warmth B*ed ignition. prmer Citizen I Dead in Maxton W. Turner, 72, former citizen of B*xlen. died ^ut^enly at his home faxton. nt c., on Wednesday, SejK ^r 4. He resided in Kershaw all of his life up to some twen ears ago when he left Camden to **e in road construction. He v?^as to his Intimates as VBill" Tur and possessed a genial disposi which won him a large number hends who regret hie death. ^ Turner is survived/by* his wife. former Miss Margaret Alexander, *mdcn; one daughter, Mrs. Emma] nve grandchildren; his] ^r. Mrs E. V. Turner, and onej tr- Mrs Blanche Owens, of Cam ^ose amending the fUher&l at Max from here were Henry Norria, AlB*orris. Miss Sallie Alexander, Mr?. Barnes. Mrs. Wade fltokes, Jr., J R. Raley, Mrs. Chsrlu Tnr* *ra. E. w. Young and son, Bi W. Jr Mrs. James Watts, Mrs. f>wens, Miss Isabel Atkinson, 'Charles O'Neal and O. F. Cooley. Death Claims Dean Of Camden Lawyers Just as The Chronicle was going to press wo learned of the death of U A. Wlttkowuky. dean of tho Camden legal profession. which muni have occurred suddenly at his home on north Hroad street. Mr. Wlttkowsky was around 72 years of age. Ho had been in failing health for some time, but had been in his law office Thursday morning. His death came at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. He is survived by his wife and two sons?Dr George Wlttkowsky and Dr. Cecil Wlttson, both of New York ! City. No funeral arrangements had been made. A fuller account of his death will be carried in our next issue. i , i i ii (y, Monroe Plays Here Next Friday Night Capaden high plays their first football game of the 1940 season, Friday night, September 20, 8 o'clock, at Zemp Field against a strong team from Monroe, N. C. The boys, thirty-two strong, returned from a two weeks stay at Camp Mondamin, Tuxedo, N. C., on September 6. Also at the camp were Coach John M. Villehigue and Mrs. Villepigue. Mr- and Mrs. Jack Nettles and Huaj)> Small. Fifteen of the 1939 team were lost through graduation, so the fourteen old line men, with new recruits, have been undergoing extensive practice the past few weeks to shape them Into one of Villepigue's unbeatable bull dog teams. Football fans get ready for a real mid-segson thriller next Friday night when Camden meets Monroe under the lights at Zemp Field, 8 o'clock. RICHARDS ASKS FOR CONTINUANCE OF W. P. A. Washington, Betyt. 7.-?Congressman J. P. Richards of the Fifth District of South Carolina, along with other members of the South Carolina House delegation, visited headquarters of the WPA in Washington Saturday morning t<o protest against the discontinuance of work on many small WPA projects of the state. Richards informed WPA officials that In view of the fact that the WPA appropriation for this year is almost equal to the appropriation last year he couldn't understand why such projects as Sewing Rooms, where many -needy -women ar? -employed, ahould be discontinued. He further stated that he felt that the upper part of South Carpllna was being discriminated against in the matter of relief work and that the lower part of the state was getting more than its share, j "I fully understand", said the Congressman, "that preference is given to Defense Projects, but the coastal area has most of these Defense Projects and In addition to that, has the great Santee-Cooper Project, which employs much WPA labor; and many of our needy people cannot affoid to go from the Piedmont Section to lowIer South Carolina for WPA work and I believe that something should he done to correct the situation. Officials promised the delegation that they would do everything possible to secure an equitable distribution of relief work in South Carolina. * 7 .Ik ' Qrace Episcopal Church The services for Sunday at Grace Episcopal church with Dr. Maurice Clarke' as rector will &F aa follows: Holy commtonion at 8 a. ni.; children's story hour at 10 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon by the rector at 11:15 o-aiocV. ^#i^aT Ittv!t*tfc>n 1* given to all to a^end these services. Thornton Named House Member la the run-off primary held Tuea* day, James M. Thornton wax named a? a now member />f the houso of repreaentatlvea; Mrs. Clarence Hpugh was re-elected game warden; C. K.! DavtH was re-elected magistrate for DtiKalb Township and lrby Turner j was named as cotton weigher for I>eKalb and Wateree Townships. Mr. Thornton, the newly elected member of the house, is originally from Blancy but has been residing in Camden for a number of years. He j farmed before moving here to go Into business. J. Clator Arrants, the other new member named in the first primary, Is , a native pf the Ant loch section. He' Is a son Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Arrants, and Is 24 years of age. He attended the schools of his community and later worked his way through college at Ml. Berry, Georgia. He is now a teacher In the Mt, Plsgah public schools of the Buffalo section of the county. Irby Turner, the new cotton weigher, is a native of this county and la at present employed as a salesman for the Thomas and Howard wholesale grocery company. First Marine Flyer Met Many Obstacles Aviation, considered so essential as an arm of our national defense, was looked upon as a fad not so many years ago and was not believed to be of any special value as a war weapon. It was nearly a decade after the first successful experiments made by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, N. C., In 1903, that American fighting units took any active steps to include airmen and airships among their fighting forces. Following the break of hostltitierf in Europe in 1914, airplanes promptly demonstrated their worth In warfare. The first U. 8. Marine to become interested in aviation was an airminded young lieutenant, named Alfred A. Cunningham, who brought a plane he had rented Into the Philadelphia navy yard In 1911, says Bargeant Tinklbaug, recruiting officer of the Marine Corps, City Hall, Columbia, 'S. C. Lieutenant Cunningham begger permission of the commandant of the yard to experiment with the "contraption" and he obtained a reluctant consent. "At the same time he was warned of the risks he would take in flying it. The warning was unnecessary. That .plana-jiayer. jRflfla a reaLBgh^ ...eve.g. when the young flyer built a runway with a bump at the bottom and occasionally managed to get the pltoe from twenty to fifty feet Into the air. Sometimes Its four-cylindered engine wouldn't even start before an hour or more of back-breaking cranking. Even then the sputtering motor raised such a din that the pilot promptly dubbed the plane "Noisy Nan." Undlscouraged by this early setback, Lieutenant Cunningham persisted until he-' eventually was assigned to duty at the Naval Aviation Camp at Annapolis, Md., becoming the pioneer flyer of the Marine Corps. Kershaw Baptist Tralnlnp Union The annual Kershaw Asaociational Baptist Training <Jnk>u Convention is to be held with the Mt. Plsgah Baptist church the fifth Sunday in Sep. tembe!4, beginning at*& p. m. *AI1 churches send a delegation, drinks. Willi be served by local B. T. U? whileeach group brings his lnnch. A . good program is being arranged. Two negroes were executed la Georgia's electric chata* at Reidsville, Ga., Friday, one paring the. first death, penalty under the state's three-year old armed robbery law. Jlsh Pond Expert To Be In Newberry Columbia, Sept. 11.?An Alabama fltih export who has spent many years in the study of fish problems, K. V. Smith of Alabama Polytechnic institute, will bo among the luminaries of the sports world at the 10th annual convention of the . South Carolina Game and Pish association, to be held September 2ti at Newberry. His paper on "Management of Fish Ponds", which will be given at the iqorning session of the all-day convention, will be of help to sportsmen from all parts of the state. He will relate how factors which Increase plankton?upon which fish depend tdirectly, or indirectly for feed, can be arranged to greatly increase the size of pond fish. The Alabama man will be only one of many sportsmen who will take part in the day's many and varied events. Sam A. Williams, president of the host Newberry sportsmen, said today that preparations have been completed to welcome fishermen and nimrods from every nook and corner of the Palmetto state. There will be ft state-wide sports i^Odeo?with sports contests in many lines?and special entertainment to keep the program lively and enter(pining. West Jaoocks of Columbia, assoclatlefi secretary, has received word that many of the county chapters expect to be present In large numbers. At the present time the state's chapter standings for membership for top 25 on the list?which may have some big changes by September 26?are as follows: Cheraw, Richland, Newberry, Lancaster, Georgetown, Greenwood, Fairfield, Charleston Rock Hill (York), Anderson, Williamsburg, Saluda, Dillon, Oconee, Chester, Union, Hartsvllle, Lee, Laur ens, Abbeville, Florence, Calhoun, Darlington, Horry, and Lexington. 8ALVAGE BLOWN-DOWN TIMBER WITHOUT DELAY Several pulpwood contractors In the state have shown a fine attitude of cooperation through their offer to take at previous prices the timber that was blown down in varouis counties by the August storms. Sawmills have also made plans to use up such blowndown timber as will make suitable sawtlmber. This cooperation most commendable and greatly appreciated by landowners with damaged timber, says M. H. Bruner. and C. R. Ross, exten-J sion foresters, who with the state foresters and the county farm agents are rendering- -aaeieteoee to the unfortunate timber growers. Much of the blown-down timber, the foroBters point out, is suitable for either saw tfmber, poles, piling, or pulpwood and should be salvaged to the fullest possible extent. They stress the Importance of handling this timber without delay to avoid the rapid deterioration that begins after a few weeks. > Baptist Church 8prvtce The following services are announced for week beginning September 16 at Camden Baptist church. Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent, In charge. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. C as ton, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning' subject: "Prayer Makes a Difference", evening subject: "Controling The: Tongue. B. T. XJ. Sundayevening at 7 with Christopher Vaughn director,'., ji charge. Prayer and praise worship--on Wednesday evening at 8. The publio la cordially invited to attend all services of this church.. \ , ^ The German tourist information offlceat New York has been ordered to produce. aH of Its records and files before the Dies congressional committee this week. "State Defense" Keynote Of Meeting The September meeting of the James l^oroy Hoik Post No. 17 of tho American legion was held lust Monday evening at legion Hall, it was one of the largest. attended in many years and proved to be very interesting. Legionnaire JUck Whltaker was in charge and gave a talk on "State Defense" and the part the Legion is expected to take in the National defense program. Following Mr. Whltaker's talk a round table discussion brought out some enlightening facts on defense. The local post named Jack NVhltaker chairman. A. Sam Karesh and A Vuuuvj a.**un vuju mo at) v. The school group committee wiU bei John deLoach, chapman, Deas Boykin gnd Ralph N. Shannon. Rural Lines For Kershaw County Congressman Jas. P. Richards, Fifth District of South Carolina, was notified today by Hon. -Harry 8lattery, Administrator. Rural Electrification Administration, Washington, D .C., that an appropriation of $70,000 has been made to build 75 miles of rural lines from the Fairfield Cooperative Association, Wlnnsboro, South Carojllna. This will serve 292 customers in three counties, Chester, Fairfield and Kershaw. Liner Arrives With Refugee Children New York, SOpt. 10.? The ferltlsh liner, Cameronia arrived from Glasgow today with 630 German-Jewish refugees and 2000 kilted Scottish children, brought to safety from bombarded Britain. The total passenger list numbered 930. Among the refugees were 100 children, and a group of 186 men who had been Interned at a camp In Burre*-. ...... T The Jewish aid committee in London paid the fares of most of the refugees. The national coordinating (committee for Jewish refugees here is assuming responsibility for- them and will direct them to new homes. All the children will go to homes of relatives or friends. MAGNOLIA KINDERGARTEN TO OPEN IN OCTOBER In this issue of the Chronicle we are carrying an advertisement that the Magnolia Kindergarten will open on October first, 1214 Lyttleton street for the 1940-41 session. This Kindergarten conducted each year und^r the direction of MIsb Sara- Wolfe and her assistant, Mrs. John deLoach, Is quite an asset to Camden, as parents can give their children the advantage of expert training before they enter the city school. Miss Wolfe has renovated the school building this summer, has installed steam heat and made It most attractive with new furnishings. In the playground many new and( novel playthings have been built, where the tots can enjoy healthful play in the sunshine each day. 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Kershaw Baptists Plan Revival Revival services in the First Raptint church of Kershaw have been announced by the pastor, Rev. Da<vls M. Sanders, to begin Sunday, s? ptember 22. and continue through October 2. To assist In the meet lug the set vices of two outstanding young ministers In the Baptist convention have been secured. ^ Rev. Broad us E. Wall, pastor of the Mist Baptist church, lleudersonville, N. 0., will be the preacher in the special services. A native of this state and pastor here for several years, Mr. Wall Is recognized as a successful pastor and a splendid preacher. In the present pastorate, he has done excellent work and is regarded as one of the outstanding ministers in North Carolina. To assist with the singing, Hev.*L. Q. Elliott of the First Baptist church of York, S. C., has been secured? Mr. Elliott, a recent graduato of the Southern Baptist Seminary, Louisville, Ky., is making a splendid record in his present pastorate. Ho is popular over the state and us a good singer has had a wide experience in revival meeting*. The local congregation feels fortunate in bringing these two splendid Christian leaders to the church and community. A special Invitation Is extended by the local church to the entire community. It is hoped thai the meeting will provo beneficial to the Christian work sponsored by all the churches. Teachers Return To Resume Duties The following # teachers have returned to Oamden from their homes to resume their positions In the city schools: Miss Cornelia Oliver, Greeleyville; Miss .Ada Montgomery, Gable; Miss Marie Davis, Easbover; Miss Cloon Pitts, Miss Rachael 0'Daniel, Clinton; Miss Margaret Wright, Anderson; Miss Gertrude fltrother. SaludAJ, Miss. jUols Latham, Easley; Eugene MoGrew, Sumter. Ben Cox, of Columbia, Is principal ( of the Pine Tree Hill school, taking the position Lynwfgod Smith formerly held. Mr. P^ith has gone to Columbia where ho holds the position of executive secretary of the National Youth Administration, with headquarters in the capital city, Mr. Smith, waa popular not only with the faculty, but with the student body of both the Camden and Mill ~ schools and they all regret seeing him leave. He took an active Interest In '* -fcflflflbiUI and football.and. was a .great help in this line as well as in the man*" agement of the school of which he was the principal. His friends are glad to know that his appointment to this important position is a distinct compliment to his ability and the new position carries with it a substantial Increase In salary. Superintendent J. G. Richards, head of both schools expressed regrets at losing the services of Mr. 8mith, especially at the opening of the schools, and he has been a busy man for the past weekB seeking a competent man to take his place. We feel confident that Camden people and the Mill vl- . clnity will accord Mr. Cox a cordial welcome to this community. Howard Speaker Before Mather - '' 'i Before an audience of more than 260 students besides parents, alumni, and friends, Dr. A. R. Howard of Sumter, 8. C., gave an impressive talk on the subject, "What MatJ^fcdtor emy Means to South Carolina*". "> v 'This School," he said, **ls a .place in which a student gets the right viewpoint of life. Here he is taught to say: 'What is mine is ours'." Dr. Howa/d also emphasized the fact that students who have the right view-point are the ones who are grateful to their parents and are ready to serve In their communities.? Preceding Dr. Howard's talk, E. L. Marsh, assistant principal briefly outlined the history of the school; Rachel Brown, one of Browning's first graduates, paid tribute to the founders and early workers; JamM Aiken and Elouise English, receJjiLaduates, and , Lucia James ahd WlllieWIlliams, now -- spending Mather?all expressed their ~ appreciation. After Miss Lula B. Bryan, principal, had introduced the other twenty-fire " members of the faculty, J. w. Martin, former coach and instructor of social _ studies, made a few remarks.