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The CAmden Chronicle
' VOLUME 53 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. l^flPAY, JUNE 20, 1941 NUMBER i~
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English Flyere
In Church Choir
interesting chapter was record*
ul in Grace Episcopal church history
Sunday morning when twelve English
flying cadets, in training here for the
Royal Art- Force, appeared In the
vested cliolr to Join in the Hymns 1
familiar to every member of tho
Clmich of England. In the congrega- 1
lion were scores of other English '
boys, who would also have been In
itii, choir had the Church been su?- '
flclently provided with choir robes. '
Members of the Episcopal congref-aVitiii.
who had not known of the j
plan to have tha English lads, many
of whom have sting in choirs in their
ow? country, augment the regular l
(Irate church choir, were thrilled as
the singers swept down the center
aisle, their voices raised In the. Pro- 1
cesslonal Hymn "How Firm a Foun- (
datlon" sung to the tune of "Oh Come 1
All Ye Faithful".
All of the routine -of the service
was familiar to the English lads, but
their eyes glistened with Joy and happiness
as they heard the voice of '
the rector, Dr. Maurice Clarke, gravely
pray for the safety of the British
I peoples, for King George and Queen 1
Elizabeth and all of the members of '
I the royal family.
Perhaps it was the thought that
I here in historic Camden, scene of
many battles between Americans and
British during the Revolutionary war, j
today they beard prayers for thexjuc
cess of British arms, there W*a a
ring of hope and of happiness in. the 1
scores of voices raised in "OnwArd
Christian SoMlert" as the choir left '
the chancel In the singing of the
recessional.
Of the sixty-six English, boys .re- 1
porting at the Southern Aviation
School for flying instruction, forty-^ "
eight are affiliated with the ChuTch '
of England. ,A11 of this group are
deeply interested in their faith and 1
till be In the Grace church choir and 1
congregation every Sunday morning 1
Ki 11:16 o'clock.
Next Sunday the English singers ?
Bare to offer the Martin Luther Hymn
*A Mighty Fortress" set to a Bach
chorale tune. 1
Last Saturday the entire cadet per- i
iinnel of the flying Bchool were enBertained
at a tea at Grace church
Build hall, the affair being sponsored
Ky Mrs. Roland Goodale's group.
Blrs. Maurice Clarke, English born,
^Lr^Kided at the tea table and offered
Bhe guests tea brewed after a distinct
^English fashion. 1
"The first real English tea we have *
Bad since we left England" declared f
of the overseas group.
during the afternoon the boys
Blu?tered about a piano and with one
Belaying the accompaniment sang
^Bany English songs, among them
Beiug There Will Always Be An
^England". Later they gave a demonstration
of the Lambeth Walk.
Those Reaching 21
Must Register
I Under a proclamation, signed by ,
Bhe President of the United States,
Bli men. who will have reached their
^ lst birthday by July 1, 1941 must
Begister at their Local Selective Ser^ ice
Hoards.
I In South Carolina, the Governor
^^as issued a proclamation that all
Buen registering may do so from Jnne
B* to July 1, at the local boards. . .
I This is notice, that all 'then of KerBhaw
County reaching the age of 21
Bv July l. 1941 must register at our
Beadquartera on DeKalb Streo^ CamHj'n,
South Carolina, between the
Bates of June 16 and July .1, 1941.
I Office hours are .Jfro? 9:00 a. m.
<r 5:00 p m.; except on Saturday
^ hen we close at 1:00 p. m; But,
Bn July l, 1941 this office Will be
^ pen 7:00 a. m. to 9:00 jf. m. for* this
Bay only?John Whitaker, Jr., ChairBan.
Local Board No. 46; M. G. King,
B^halmnn, Local Boatd NO. 47.'
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Birst Cotton
Blooms Reported
I Ben Jenkins was the first to report
cotton bloom for this season. It
Baa plucked on June 18 from his farm
I Wade Reynolds, who operates a
^B*rrn in the city limits r for M. B.
urns, reported a bloom on June 14,
B* did Calvin McCaskill and Mrs.
B??eph M. Smith.
B^be first bloom reported laet year,
B*me from the farm of John Gardiner
P'fhards. Jr., in West Wateroo.? It
M reported on June 17, was of the
My 8tAPls variety?Coker Wilds No.
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Camden Juniors Win
In Two Games
Scoring the amazing total of 26
points as against 5 scored by opponents,
the Columbia and Sumter Jun*i,
for Legion ,ball clubs, the Camden i
youngstors gave tho local fairs some* ,
thing to chortle over last week.
Columbia with a 6 to 4 victory tuck- ,
ad awuy ovor the Camden kids was
given a terrific workover in the return
game here on Thursday. The
tribe of Hunalioua Americas Small
combed tho offerings of . five Cap
hurlers for 18 swats and won a balll
game 17 to 2. Th? result should i
have been a barn painting job of|
whitewash, but an (prror and a balk i
gave the invaders two counters.
Sumter, with a one pojnt victory
registered against the locals ran up
against an alert and smart Camden j
outfit Friday and carried back home'
an 8 to 3 defeat.
In the Columbia game it was wee
Johnny Huston, of Pageland, who
make monkeys out of the Caps with
his drive to right center went to the
gave up four hits during the fracas
while his mates combed the slants of
McKain, Bagby, Bonner, Knowles
and Giles for 18 blows. Hough gathered
a homer inside the park when
hsi drive to right center went to the
fence. Moore gathered a triple and
Smith a double.
In that game Camden scored in the
first inning when two runs clattered
In. And one Cap hurler wandered to
the showers. The second Inning was
Bcoreless but ih the third the lads of I
Hunallous got their range finders in
action and four runs rang the bell.
Exit pitcher No. 2. In the fourth a
couple of more scoring skyrockets
zoomed home and in the fifth three
more registered. In the meantime
the shower parade was working nlce-l
ty. In the sixth a lone marker went j
on the Camden side of the ledger.
Columbia scored in the seventh on
a couple of errors and an unintentional
balk. In the last of the seventh
the Camden Mudhens chased a total
of 6 runners home. And that ended
the parade.
In the Friday game with Sumter
the two teams sparrred around for ..
two frames but In the third Camden
pushed two counters over. Three
were added in the fourth and three
more in the fifth. Incidentally the
Camden youngsters had two and
three runners on the sacks in other
Innings but failed to deliver the}
punch necessary to score them.
Sumter scored three runB in thei
sixth, inning on an error, two walks i
and a single.
Score of Columbia game:
Camden 17 18 2
Columbia 2 4 4
Batteries. Camden: Huston and
Smith. Columbia: McKain, Bagby,
Bonner, Knowles^ Giles and Derrick. |
Score of Sumter game:
Camden 8 6 5 I
Sumter 3 7 3
Batteries: Camden, Hough and
Smith. Sumter: Fender, Stokes,
Reynold and Josey.
Chamber Wants New
Families To Register
The Chamber of Commerce has isBued
a request to all new residents
of Camden and vicinity who have not|
registered at the Chamber office to do
so at once.
The Chamber of Commerce through
cooperatilon with the business men
of the city Is Issuing a coupon ticket
which entitles the holder to receive
merchandise at the various stores and
business establishments listed.
The Chamber has been advised
there are quite a number of new families
in Camden .who are not listed
with the Chamber. A cordial Invitation
Is extended to the housewives to
call at the Chamber office and receive
a coupon. Newspapers
Ask For
Pictures of Choir
The Grace church choir, with Its
many British flying cadets will face
the newspaper cameras Sunday morning
following the 11:16 o'clock service.
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_ Pictures of the white-robed choir I
with the many cadet singers are
sought by news services and newspapers.
Through the courtesy of Dr.
'Maurice Clarke of Grace\pfcurch and
the officials of the flying school the
boys will be photographed in front of
the- church. * ' '
Am a background for the vested
choir, the cadets not robed, together
with members of the Grace church
pariah win he poeed.
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Powell Heath Tells
Of Briton's Fight
"We are thankful that British and
Imperial troops wore able to he evacuated
from Crete and 1 think that history
will record that this was no
small feat of arms notwithstanding
the Jeers of our enemies and yes?
Borne of our friends who even yet do
not realize the Immensity of our task,
single-handed as we are."
And so writes Powell Heath of
Wymeshead, Kegworth near Derby,
England in a letter to his cousin,
Prank H. Heath, secretary of the
Camden Chamber of Commerce.
"The one thing that ,is in everyone's
thoughts here is the battle of
the Atlantic and our dependence on
the aid that America can give us"
says Mr. Heath. ?
"The recent speeches of Mr. Cordell
Hull, Mr. Knox and more recent
still, that of Mr. Stimson, give us
great encouragement. Production
here is keyed to the maxium and all
non-essential trades are being closed
down. The government plant for the
concentration of the hosiery trade,
for instance, comes into operation
this month. This means the closing
of many factories, but it will release
more women workers to munitions.
Nearly all trades will be affected by
the end of October when the call up
of more men will be made from present
"reserved" occupations?my own
Industry of banking being Included.
"The raids on London have been
intense, that of April 16 being the
worst. Concentrated attacks are now
being made on the shipbuilding yards
and ports. Now, more than ever before,
do we need all the help you can
give us. I doubt very much whether
we are able to build ships fast
enough to replace those sunk, so you
can imagine how - we regard such
news as when your president says a
pool of merchant and requisitioned
shipping is being created and the
United States shipping will go into
the combat zone if necessary. We
dont' care how 'the tools' get here,
convoy, patrol or whatever you like
to call it, so long as they do come
and quickly. _
"One thing that has emerged from
the terror of "blitz" bombing is the
power of the people to stand up to
it. It is this resistance and your aid
which will In the end be the means
of winning the war. One thing that
heartens me, and I am sure other
English people, is the evident and
ever increasing volume of support
by American public opinion, reported
in our Press here. Together with
extracts from those wonderful papers.
The New York Herald and Tribuhe
and New York Times."
Lorick Funeral
Held Saturday
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon for Sergeant Edward
S. Lorick. 25, at the home of
his father, Charles Lorick, near Camden.
Sergeant Lorick was killed last
Sunday night when he fell from a
train between Wartrqce and Bell
Buckle, stations In the war maneuver
area In Tennessee where the soldier,
a member of Company M, One Hundred
and Eigteenth Infantry, Thirtieth
division, was in training.
The body was discovered Tuesday
beside the railroad track by two
Negroes, but was not Identified until
some time later.
' Information reaching Sergeant Lorick's
regiment yras that he fell from
a train while returning to his camp
after a weekend leave at Nashville.
According to Investigators, he and
several companions boarded a Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad
train at NaahviUe for the 50mtle
trip southward to Bell Buckle,
the town nearest the South Carolina
regiment's weekend bivouac,
When the \ train reached Bell
Buckle, Sergeant Lorick, who was
asleep, was awakened by his companions,
who then alighted, expecting
Lorick to follow at once.
The belief was expressed by the
investigators that before he fully
awoke, the train began moving out
of Bell Buckle toward Wartrace, six
miles farther on, and Ixnrick, possibly
still half asleep, stepped off the train
while It was In motion.
His body had as a military escort
his first cousin, Edward R Lorick, Jr.
The funeral services were conducted
by the Rav. A. Douglas JkfcArn, pantor
of Bethesda Presbyterian church.
la civilian lite, Lorick workod on
hfti^JMker'f turn utx miles ' from I
Kershaw Council Of'
Defense Will Meet
' yst ". . . . . .
John K. delxjach, chairman of tho
Kershaw County Defense Council has 1
Issued a call to all members of the t
county council of defense for a meet- 1
ing to he held at his office this after- noon
at 6 o'clock.
Members of the committee are i
Mayor P. N. McCorkle, John K. I
deLoach, John M. Vlllepigue, W. T. <
Uedfearn, W. B. Bonsai, M. (1. King, i
lleuben Pitts, W. P. Nettles, W. L. I
Gooflale, , Mrs. Wylie Sheorn, Mrs. <.
John Mullen and Mrs. Ralph N. Shan- <
non.
One of tho matters to bo discussed <
at the council meeting involves the ?
program of securing volunteers to i
man eleven warning observation ]
posts in the county. <
_ The state council is luunching a I
program where mobilization of plane <
spotterjB can be effected quickly. Observation
posts in all of the 46 coun- I
ties of the state have been selected.
As soon as the spotters or observers i
are secured a period of training will i
follow, during which the effectiveness
of the organization will he tested. i
However, he said, the "real test" i
would come when approximately 600,- i
000 troops of the First army begin
their war games in 16 North and I
South Carolina counties this fall. The I
observation posts will inform a central
'control office when "enemy"
plants are spotted.
The number of posts planned for
bach county follows:
Abbeville, 10; Aiken, 18; Allendale.
8; Anderson, 18; Bamberg, 6; Barnwell,
12; Beaufort,' 14; Berkeley, 22; i
Calhoun, 7; Charleston, 26; Cherokee, 10;
Chester, 16; Chesterfield, 16;
Clarendon, 14; Colleton, 16.
.Darlington, 14; Dillon, 10; Dorchester,
9; Edgefield, 9r: FairfleJd, 9; <
Florence, 15; Georgetown, 15;
Greenville, 19; Greenwood, 15;
Horry, 22; Jasper, 10; Kershaw,
11; Lancaster, 11; Laurens, 14; Lee,
9; Lexington, 18; Hampton, 10; McCormick,
7.
Marlon, 12; Marlboro, 11; New
berry. 16; Oconee, IS; Orangeburg,
26; Pickens, 12; Richland, 19; Saluda,
13; Spartanburg, 21; Sumter, 17;
Union, 11; Williamsburg, 12, and
York, 17.
Mahoney Rides
Again: Gets His Man
It was 6 a. m. Patrolman Dallas I
Mahoney was seated in the squad car
at Broad and DeKalb street, patiently
awaiting the end of his duty period
when he could go home and do duty (
to a stack of wheat cakes and maple |,
syrup.
Officer Mahoney heard the car j
coming and it went by him like aj
cannon bail, headed north on Broad '
street. In a minute the police car
was underway and when it overtook
the speeder some blocks north, Officer
Mahoney had a record of 70 miles
an hour.
The driver of the car, who was
placed under arrest on a charge of
reckless driving and also not having
a driver's license, gave his name a*
William Jackson of Lancaster. Officer
Mahoney permitted him to continue
on his way after he had deposited
$26 as bond for his appearance in
recorder's court Monday on charges
of rcekless driving and not having a
driver's license.
John Henry Coker of Greenville,
who was nabbed and "Jugged" for
driving > *h!le drunk, deposited $26
as a cash bond.
Richard Hampton, charged with
petty laceny*, deposited a bond of $11. j
THIRTEEN RECEIVE
FIRST AID CERTIFICATES
The Amercian National Red Cross ^
has forwarded through Major A.
Moultrie Brallsford, chairman of the ,
Kershaw County Chapter of American
Red Cross certificates of graduation
in the First Aid Standard Course j
to thirteen women of Camden.
The class has recently completed
the required twenty hours of instruction
in First Aid by Dr. Orftyson Shaw |
and Major Brallsford. '
A new class Is now receiving instructions
from Major Brallsford and Dr.
C. A.r Plgford and upon their com- '
pletlon of the course a class will be
started for senior work.
Those receiving certificates; Mrs.
Stanley Babln, Miss Dorothy Culvern,
Mrs. J. F. Moody, Miss Eliza,
beth McDowell,; Mrs. Emmie Mc- 1
Lauchlin, Mrs. J. H. Reese, Miss
Mary Rlchey, Mrs. Leon Schlosburg,
Mrs. Oaoar Bafcyrl, Mrs. Ben Team,
Miss If axis Thomas, Mrs L. P. Tobfn.
Mrs. Rofcart Wilson.
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Cotton Stamps J
Ready in July,
. Tho cotton stump program will 1
jocomp effective In Kershaw, Chea-j
orllyUl, Darlington, Marlboro, Leo and j
[-Alienator counties alter the IIrut of
\UgU8t,
At a meeting of business men of1
he counties mentioned, and particularly
the group having cotton mer-.
.humlise for sale. It. 10. Itobb, state'
representative of the Surplus Mar - J
noting association outlined the procedure
to be followed by the mer hunts
in handling Cotton stamps.
It is estimated tho state will revive
ono million, Ave hundred thousmd
dollars worth of cotton stamps
tnd Kershaw county will receive ap
proximately twenty-Beven thousand
lollars worth. These stamps will
lave to be used in the purchaso of
rot ton goods only.
When the cotton stamps are issued
to the farmers In. July, all merchants
who handle cotton goods will be
given the opportunity to qualify for
the handling of the stamps.
Early In July It Is proposed to hold
a mass meeting of all the merchants
of the county at which time a full
explanation of the operation of the
cotton stamp program will be given.
In the meantime merchants and others
desiring additional Information
can secure It by c&lliftg on M. M.
Manning, county representative of
the Surplus Marketing association or
W. C. McCarley, the county agent.
Mr. Manning, who has taken up rest-!
deuce in Camden has his office at
the headquarters of the county agent.
Camden FFA Boy
Is Contest Winner
Fred Cunningham, a member of the
Camden chapter of Future Farmers
of America, was awarded first place!
in the South Carolina Future . Farmer j
speaking contest held Tuesday night
at Drayton hall. He received a casli
prize of $60 and a medal.
Young Cunningham was eoaehed by
H. F. Small, Camden high school
agricultural teacher. ? He will repre-i
sent this state In the trl-state speaking
contest to be held in Columbia
in July. In this contest he wil compete
against a representative from
Virginia and another from North
Carolina. *
His winning subject was, "Our
Challenge to the Future of Farming."
District winners, who competed last
night, each receiving $10 in cash and
a medal, were as follows: ,
David Freeman, Pickens; Emerson
Tanner, Pleasant Hill; James Woods,
Rldgeland; Buster Christopher, Cross
Anchor.
Camden Juniors Win
Rubber From Sumter
The Camden Legion Junior baseball
machine scored their third huc-|
cessive victory when they defeated
the Sumter Juniors at Sumter Tuesday
by a 4 to 2 count.
It was the third game of the season
between the Sumter and Camden Juh-j
ior teams. Sumter won the first 4
to 3, Camden the second 8 to 3 and
the rubber went to Camden 4 to 2.
While Sumter outhit Camden 9 to
4, Hough who last Friday subdued the
Gamecocks here 8 to 3, kept the hits
well scattered Jn the Tuesday fracas.
Moore led the hitting for the Camden
Mudhens with a triple and single. For
Sumter Montgomery secured a double
and* two singles and Bdsnis two singles.
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The score: I
Camden 4 4 8
Sumter 2 9 4
Batteries: Hough and Smith!1'Oe6k
and Copeland.
Mulberry Plantation
Scene of Barn Blaze
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Fire of an undetrmlned origin
jesroyed large barn and contents at
Mulberry < plantation Wednesday
morning.
The barn, stored with 800 bushels
ot corn and other produce was completely
destroyed. Fortunately the
wind at the time of the lira was blowing
the flames away from the Mulberry
mansion and ether buildings.
A Are pumper and company of firemen
from the city went to the Are
but were ^unable to check the blase
which had enveloped the entire building
before the firemen arrived.
Ike lose ie estimated at several
thousand dollars.
James Anerum Is
Now Lieut. Colonel
Major J nines Norwood Aiktuiu,
welfare officer at ('amp (.Tot't at Spat'*
tuitions, and a brother of Thomas
Altera in ol this city, has been promoted
to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He took his oath of office before
First Lieutenant Harold* 'l\ (Kliorne.
personnel udjuunt at the cantonment
heud<lunrters Tuesday.
Thin was a highlight of the career
of the officer who started his military
service in January, 1918, and who
has served a wide and varied career
In the army. A native of Camden,
Colonel Annum graduated from
Chanson college in 1912.
lie entered the service as a private c.
but went immediately into training
at an officer's training school, finishing
as a Second lieutenant i\^ April,
1918. Ills war service was with the
166th Depot brigade, 89th Infantry.
He did not go overseas during tho
war, but his work In connection wjtth
training activities was so excellent
that he was made a first lieutenant at
war'B end. He was made a captain
in 1932 and a major in 1939.
After the war he served with the
48th, 9th, 31st, 29th and 30th Infantry
regiments. With the 31st regiment
he was stationed in Manilla
from 1923 to 1926. This unit has never
functioned on the American continent.
From 1980 to 1933, he served
with the 36th Infantry In Hawaii, and
frm 193# to 1938, he was district commissioner
of the Wyoming Civilian
Conservation corps. He then had a
period of duty with the 14th Infantry
at Panama after which he came to the
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Camden Mayor Cited
Senatorial Prospect #
Signal honor Is paid to F. "N. McCorkle,
Camden's mayor in the
"Around The State House" column of
the Columbia State in the Wednesday
morning issue.
The following Is the item of comment:
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"Word from Kershaw county yesterday
was that a good many people
of that county thought that Camden's
up and coming mayor, F. N. McCorkle,
was entitled to consideration
as a senatorial appointee.
"Mayor McCorkle Is serving his ?
second term as Camden's mayor and
people in the community contend
that he has had a large hand in the
strides Camden has made In recent ?years.
"Numerous other citizens have
been mentioned in connection with
the place. Meanwhile the governor Is
keeping his own counsel as to his
plans."
Legion Elimination
Schedule Revised
At a meeting at Great Falls Wednesday
evening representatives of
the Junior Legion ball teams of Rock
Hill, Great Falls and Camden, representing
the fifth district competition,
adopted a new schedule which calls
for games at Rock Hill on Tuesdays,
and at Camden Thursdays. These
days Ufa half holidays in the respective
cities.
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'l'he following is the new schedule:
June 19?Rock Hill at Camden.
June 20?Rock Hill at Great Falls.
June 23?Camden at Great Falls.
June 24?Camden at Rock Hill.
June 2#?-Great Falls at Camden
June 27?Great Falls at Rock HilL
June 30?Rock Hill at Great Falls.
July 1?Camden at Rock Hill.
July 3?Great Falls at Camdgn.
EXTENDS THANKS FOR
COURTESIES SHOWN BOY8
Editor Camden Chronicle: 1
should esteem it a great privilege if
you would grant me a short space
in your paper to publish this letter.
I feel it to be the only way in which
to extend the thanks of the United
Kingdom students of this school for
the wonderful organised and the
many individual welcomes extended
to them. '
I am perfectly sure that the spontaneous
Invitations extended will be
the * beginning of many friendships,
and that the boys have already been
made to feel thoroughly "at home".
I am also sure that the folks "back
home" will be as delighted to hear of
the welcomes extended as the students
themselves in^re* to accept ? <
them.
YAur. truly, *
J. LEONARD KEITH.
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