Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CRUISIN 'ROUND WITH THE SKIPPER If *e blossom out In navy blue, Khaki and braid, with a Sam Brown l^U ami begin parading around the divings, don't blame ua a bit. We hHve had *0 many Generals, Colonels, <'ai>taina and Lieutenants call on ua lately we are beginning to have serous thoughts of Joining the volunteers. * Hut seriously friends, Its been awell meet these military men?they are a ftne, courteous lot and we learn oientv from Just listening to them. 1 * This chap Lieutenant John Dial who is lu re In connection with lining up ilu- property owners on the trespass >rights for the war maneuvers next fall is a real fellow. ? ? Dnls? ye hear the Honorable Kmiuoi N\ McCorKle chortle of the vendors of Camden over the air wav.s last Thursday. The mayor Is filing "> be quite a guy as an afterdinio r speaker and radio commentutor. * Truly, yea truly, this Is an ago of M,itV With the world at( war, with Hitler and Franklin D. getting ready to so into the ring, with Governor May hank taking on Messrs. Brown and Jeffries over In Columbia, we have our own little bout on tap between Senator Johnson in this corfler and .Messrs. Arrants and Thornton in the oiher one. Zippy-zowie. * ? The newspaper sport hounds are getting quite a kick out of the recent Chamber of Commerce election. They frankly admit they like the s^tup with the president a polo ace and rider, one of the directors also a polo .star and the secretary a sport writer. We might call attention to the fact that (he ooard personnel lists a golfer who is president of the local golf and tennis club, another man who is a good bull player and sports promot-1 t>r, still another who rates as the test, high school grid coach In the little old I'. S. A. and Oh Hum! the rest are outstanding In other lines. Anyhow its a nice combination. * If worse comes to worse we always have a bass soloist in the group who can really pour it out in liquid notes. V Larropign Lou Jenkins of Sweetwater Texas went up against a South Carolina cotton picker from Sumter at the Madison Square garden last Friday night and took an awful trimming from the miniature bomber. It was Bob Montgomery of Sumter and1 Philadelphia who turned the trick. m . The bout was a non-title affair? lucky fpr I^irroplng Lou. For he waB 'beaten from start to finish and in two round - was saved by the bell. * * * Now Bob is gunning for Zivic and while we have a lot of respect for the Tombing tactics of the Sumter kid, he'li find Fritzie a package of dynam:r * * * I ; lie same old story. Still dilly'Irili tolerating strikes which li.ix seriously crippled the defense iii'ii.- ::- s And we are a long ways fie: b.-ing prepared to go into actual w W;. :n the name of common sense doe-r. the government put a stop to tli--. loud mouthed labor leaders and 'li- -ultant strikes. Where, Oh, W!,. is our boasted patriotism flowst-to? * 1: w.- are to fight, for Heavens sake, 1-t. |,.r permit anything to halt our 1"-; .redness. If necessary place every strike agitator in a concentration amp. or better still, put him in Ua- ...-my with a rough and ready .-. recant to make him step m i. : Ml * t r e v. king of the weather?that's a i:n- . ;-t?or perhaps I'd better say i" subject. With all that light-.id thunder Saturday night we >ii: thought there would be rain, br fitsjde of a few drops the storm passed over. m * Tried our beat to "break" u story out of Washington Saturday relating to the sending of some 90 or more Jlritiali boya to Camden for primary training at the local army base flying school. Seeuu that the story must be sent out from the- British, hoadquarters und despite every effort of the Associated Press, the John Hulls would not talk. Well, be patient, the story will break very aoon now. Anyhow we think it a tine thing the Southern Aviation school Is to have a swimming pool for the lads at the base. Yea sir, folks, a real honestto-goodness pool. Something Camden should have had years ago. ? And an additional barracks to take care of the expansion of the flying baso will bo started soon. To get an idea of how rapidly the flying school is expanding, just consider that tho corps of Instructors, now totaling 24 will be raised to 60. Saturday was about as hectic a day as we have'had In some time. Sum-! tor called to get permission to use the ball park Tuesday for a game with Newberry to decide the state title. Then a call from Washington regarding a survey as to what we had to offer a centralization point. Then a call from New York about defensive stuff. Then another from Sum-j ter. Well, it sure was a swell party answering the long distance messages. u Sunday musings?Having Old Sol beam Into the window and awaken us at 6:30. Paddling out to get the State. Waxing wrathy at the strike | stories and wondering how long) Uncle Sam Is going to stand for the union rule of strike, strike, strike.! Having my favorite ham and eggs for breakfast. Writing some publicity for the State Legiou Athletic officer, none other than our own Doc. West. Having to miss church because of an unexpected summons on a news break. Dinner of roast beef, brown potatoes, chow chow, and all the other trimmings. Going for the afternoon mail. Getting a fine letter from Congressman Richards pledging Immediate action on an important project. Wire from Bill Clarke, Sumter coach, thanking us for our efforts to arrange for the championship game between Sumter and Newberry to be played here. Writing several J letters and then hey ho for the polo game. Field frightfully dusty. Fair crowd. Exciting play. Sorry Jim Minnlck and Harry Waggoner could not come, Writing up the game for' the press releases. Cold luncheon with some of that fine ice cream from the Camden dairies. A nice ride In the evening. Getting sleepy., Baseball In Camden . 53 Years Aga (Continued from first page; Norman S. Richards, of Liberty Jfill. and Fletcher Malone who now reI sides in Richmond, Va. I miglrt add that some of these hoys | who took part in these games later became very prominent In South Carolina politics and otherwise. I have not kept track of the Darlington members of the team and do not know how many still are alive. In those "good old days" traveling from Liberty Hill to_ Camden was not so easy as now. Those of us who would go down from Liberty Hill to help the Camden boys In these ball games had to travel either on horse-back or in wagons and we'd spend the night in Camden, or re| turn home the same night?sometimes taking the whole night on the return trip. Often now we go to Camden and attend to what business ' we have and return for late breakfast. What a difference! It is estimated that there is one automobile to every four and a half persons in the United States. i Or#yhoona ? i sxrro -- r . nw f?RH I S | B?tro Saving _1 Beat the crowds to your fevo'ite vacation spot?jo now, go Qreyhound?tor more fun, for lew troneyj One Rd. V .. One Rd. WajP^Trlp Way Trip ^ Chaa'ton .. 1.86 3.36 8avannah . 2.60 4.60 L Myrtle B'ch 2.30..4.16 Wilmington 2.90..6.26 ' Hen'aonv'le '2.70. .4.90 Jaok'vllle . 4.35 7.85 BUS TERMINAL Phone 249 'H I III?mmm?mm?p?p?p i TENNI8 TOURNAMENT OPEN8 AT KER8HAW C0URT8 MONDAY Th-j fifth annual I^aneaster-Kershaw county open tenuis tournament for men, with the largest number of entries In several years, gets under way on the Kershaw courts Monday, May 19. At the end of the week's play trophies and fitting awards will be presented the winners of both singles and doubles. Computitou is expected to bo especially keen for some of the best players from both counties are entering. During the same week the second annual Kershaw high school tennis tournaiueut will be staged, with thirty high school boys and girls competing in girls and boys singles, girls and boys doubles, and mixed doubles. There is much interest as to which iudividualH and teams will receive the trophies and awards for being the best players in high school. Demonstration Club Notes Wo are sorry the report of the April meeting of the club work is so late but only Ave clubs have reported. All clubs began their April meetings with devotional and by singing the project song. "The Star Spangled Banner." After "singing the flag salute was given. Clubs reporting state they have had large attendance records for the month. Two or more new members have been reported from each. Several clubs had visitors. The DeKalb club is doing splendid work for the Bed-Cross. They have made sixty-three garments. Malvern Hill club reported many garments also made. A citizenship meeting was held by Malvern Hill club and Mr. Fallow, of the South Carolina highway patrol ran off a talking picture depicting the hazards and causes of some of the serious accidents on our roads. This was a flue lesson to all drivers, especially the young. Before showing the picture he had two colored boys sing two songs, the theme of each being based on highway safety. Miss Margert Fewell's subject for Miss Margaret Fewell's subject for the month was "Meat and how to pregave each a recipe for a delicious meat loaf. American Rubber Uses Much Cotton New York, May 15?During the period from May 16 to 24, 150,000 retail stores throughout the nation will display posters, dress their windows and heap tkelr counters with attractive new cotton products in observance of the 11th annual observance of National Cotton Week. Included among these thousands of scores which will b% supporting the event will be the retail outlets of the rubber industry, according to Charles K. Everett, director of merchandising of the Cotton Textile Institute, co-sponsors of Cotton Week with the National Cotton Council. Manufacturers are actively cooperating. and extending recognition to the event in their newspaper advertisements and tn special merchandising' offers during this period, says this official of the Institute. "Surprising as this may seem to some," said Mr. Everett, "this development is both logical and natural. In 1940. the American rubbdr industry used 870,000 bales of cotton; a little more than 10 per cent of total domeslie consumption. Thus,. every week is a big Cotton Week n thr rubber industry." Referring to a recent survey of cotton consumption by the rubber industry. Mr. Everett pointed out that the greatest volume use of cotton by the rubber manufacturers was in the tiremaking division of the industry.. According to the Institute. 356.000.000 pounds, or 712.000 bales, were consumed. This was used in the fabrication of improved cotton tire fabric which mainly account for the strength and long life of modern rubber tires. The manufacture of mechanical rubber goods used up 39.000,000 pounds, going into power and conveyor belts, garden, hydraulic, oil air and other types of hose, rubber mats and sundry articles. During recent years, the once popular canvas-topped,- .--rubber-soled "sneaker" has evolved Into cleverly designed and attractively styled sports and plav shoes. In attaining a peak of popularity In 1940, they | together with rubbers, gaiters and work boots, accounted for the use of 13,000.000 pounds, or 26,000 bales of raw cotton, the Institute figures show. Large quantities of cotton fabric, amounting to 39,000.000 pounds of raw cotton, were rubberized and used as automobile top material, tire covers, hospital sheets, rainwear and weather-protecting materials. Other uses of cotton by tfie rubber industry, classed as miscellaneous In the report, amounted to more than 10,000 bales to make a total rubberindustry consumption of America's most important agricultural crop of 435,000,000 pounds, or 870,000 bales of the 8,038.000 bales consumed in 1940. 1 " A veteran fireman Is oa|l?d a "harquebus". Both Ontario and Michigan touch four of the Ave Great Lakes. P^O^ERSPIRINGFEE^n { I --USE | I STA-DRI K?,on I | j . At Your Druggist's 35c I , . ^ * # ....... , 4 a id*i m IT. ? *?---^-> -? *. Z '/* yf' -l~i' :;:v- ? - 11 CAMDEN GIRL WINS RIBBON AT OAK GROVE HORSE SHOW Vavtuilboro, Maine, March 19? Bluabor Smith. granddaughter of Mr*. Harry Q. Marvin of Rectory Square, Camden. wuh the happy winner on Saturday at the Oak drove school for girls in Maine of a rod ribbon In the Intermediate close at the spriiiK horse show. Resides the actual riditiK in which she had to trot or canter at the command of the ex pert Judges, Miss Smith was Judged 1 on her technique in mounting and dismounting, and had to pass a general examination on her knowledge of the points of horsemanship. The spring horse show Is one of the red letter days at Oak drove for many girls, and parent* came not only front all the New Kngland states, but from as far as Virginia, to enjoy the riding and be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Owen at the picnic lunch served at the great outdoor llropla.ee known as the "Rondevous", Midway Students ' Are. Prize Winners In the county-wide essay contest sponsored by ttye American Legion auxiliary (Meatus Thread of the Mid| way high school at Casual t was awarded first prize, amounting to |2.50 in the senior group, his subject being "Selective Service?Its NfTect on Youth." In the Junior group Miss Lilllnn Rodgers of the Midway high school at Cassatt was awarded first prize on the subject "How Can 1 Protect America?" She also rocoivod $2.50, Mrs. Brazell Dead Mcltee. May 14?Mrs. Lizzie Rrazell of McBee, age 55, died April 0. in the MeLeod Hospital after an illness of several years. She has been a resident of McBee for the last twenty-five years. She was formerly from Blaney. S. C. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock at the Brown-Pennington Funeral Home. Interment was In the McBee Cemetery. The Rev. M. (I. ^Arrant conducted the funeral services. The many floral tributes were beautiful. She is survived by one son, Bill, four>* brothers, David Brazell, Dewey Brazell, Blaney; Wiley L. Brazell r.nd Osborne Brazell, of Columbia; two sisters. Mrs. A. B. Brown. DentsvjIMe, and Mrs. W. A. McPherson, Blaney; also her father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Brazell, Blaney. During the first 11 months of 1940, 3, 716,584 new automobiles and trucks were sold. During the same period, 6,561,538 used cars and trucks were sold. According to scientists, the companion star of Sirius has a density 70,000 times that of water. "Grow Gardens" Is The Slogan . . i "The year 1941 is gonlg t olm memorable Y<Sr something more than blitzkriog's und British abl." saya Mrs. Eva (1. Irby, Furiu Security Administration home management supervisor for Kershaw county. "This la the first your In the history of cotton farming, 1 heliovo, that an acre of around will produce overall and undershirts ready made." MifcAlrliy waa apeaklUK of the Dopinrti^put of-Agriculture's new plan for wedging the cotton surplus through which farmers will he paid up /OifO'- for leavliiK out of cotton priHliu-M^d-y^n additional acre or so of land. Y^t "Farm Sw'Urlty borrowers are cooperating almost 100 per cent, "Mrs. Irby said. "Through home Hardens, canning for the winter aud the growing of their own meat, wives of the small farmers FSA helps have already 'learned that plenty of food can be had on the farm, even if there is little cash. Hut, as one of the ladies put It the other day. "You can't grow clothes!" "To most of those families a $25 addition to their clothing budget is going to mean things like pajamas and sheets and changes of underwear. During the spring we hold special sewing demonstrations to study how that $25 in stamps can be spent to the fullest advantage. "Hast year we had similar demonstrations. but about the only cloth wo had to work with canto from old fertilizer and Hour sacks. Of course we don't intend to waste these sacks, even now. Hut it will seem good to have real cloth to make dresses front. 'Most of the stamps will have to go for such necessary things as pants, overalls and underwear. I guess. Hut we women aro determined the men shall not have it all. We tire going to save out enough stamps to buy a few yards of material for slip covers and curtains. It doesn't take much to brighten up a room, and here is our chance, at last, to get what we need." Softball League Will Open Tuesday All persons interested in the organization of u softball league are requested to meet with Secretary Frank H. Heath of the chamber of commerce at the chamber office Tuesday evening. May 20, at 7:30 o'clock. The Kendall mills team is ready to enter a league and It is reported that KerRhaw and Bethune will both enter teams. In addition Jack Halle will have a team from the ranks of the instructors at Hu'lse field. The 30th engineers will also enter one or two. teams. All games will be played on the diamond at the high school athletic Held, which will be scraped and made ready next week. Marine Corps Age Requirement Now 17 Kffoetive Immediately the ago Mmith for first enlistments In both the Marine Corps and the Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve will l>o from 17 to SO, Prior to thla dftto the minimum age requirement hue heen 18. Youiik men under 21 and over 17 may lie enlisted in either the regulars or the reserve If they can secure their parents or guardian's written consent. Another important change that goes Into effect at the samo time concerns the Volunteer Reserve. In the past the enlistment period for the Reserve has been the same as that for the regular service, four years, but now a man may enlist In tho Heserve for the "duration of the present emergency". In other words a man In this branch of the service will remain In the service until t))u termination of the present emergency. The requirements for both the reg- , ulur Marine Corps and tho Volunteer Reserve are as follows; a man must he white, unmarried, between tho ages of 17 and 30. in good physical condition, of good moral character, and must have completed at least the eight grade in school. Men With prttnn or criminal records are not heing accepted. At the present time men enlisting In South Carolina are being sent to Parrls Island. S. C. for a period of six weeks preliminary training before being sent to some ship or station in the United States or 111 some foreign country. Many men are now being sent to QuantIco, Va. for duty with the Marine Corps, Air Corps. Young men interested in service with the Marines on land, at aha, or in the air are asked to visit or write tho recruiting station located in the Columbia-City Hull or visit your local selective service headquarters for lull Information and application blanks. The major offensive weapon of the Indian rhinoceros Is its teeth, not its horn. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice Is hereby given that one month from this date, on June 14, 1941. I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return ns Administrator of the estate of Sallie Watson, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administrator. J. H. WATSON, Administrator. Camden, S. C., May 14, 1941. You'll find that Chevrolet's FIRST IN ACCELERATION V FIRST IN HILL-CLIMBING I FIRST IN DRIVING EASE i 1 FIRST IN RIDING EASE I ' FIRST IN ALL-ROUND ECONOMY I among all biggest-selling B low-priced cars ? just as it's I FIRST IN SALES among all cars, regardless H )f price, for the tenth time in the last eleven years m LANGSTON MOTOR CO. Phone 123 N. Broad St. Camden, S. C. - 1