Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

The Camden Chronicle fw 4 \ VOLUME 53 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST IS, 1941 NUMBER 21 I? ^??^ ? i' i i ii ' ??w i i ?? Benefit Game To Be Played Here Tonight Tonight in the big night In Camden mid Kershaw county, for It marks the annual all star football game between graduates of the Camden High school mid a team made up of former greats in the football history df the Kersbaw High school. Camden football fans always turn out In goodly numbers for this classic and with the several hundred anticipated from the Kershaw community, it ia believed there will be fully 2,000 people on hand when Referee Joe MiKaiu blows his whistle for the opening kickoff at 8:30 o'clock. The all-star game, said to be the first grid contest to be played In the United States this season, became a fixture several years ago when the gate was utilized to help defray the expense of sending the members of the Cumden high school football sguHd to the North Carolina mountain 'camp for several weeks of conditioning and training under the eye of Coach John Villeplgue. This year Coach Villepigue will have Lindsay Pierce, formerly of the Klngstree and Marion high schools assistant coach, i Tonight's game will have ail thej frills of a mid-season contest. Thej high school band will be on hand to play lively airs, the cheer leaders, all I girls, will strut their acrobatics and vocal ability in dttfrlng up the enthusiasm 'of the Camden section of the grand stand and bleachers. Kershaw is planning to send down a group of cheer Isadora.? 1 One of the features of the game this year will be the presence In the grand stand of some 100 British flying cadets who are to be In attendance as guests of the high school football officials. It will be the first time the boys from over seas ha^e witnessed au American football game. Officers and soldiers from the Engineers camp here will also be In attendance. Gregory Tops List Among Bowlers Harry Lee Gregory is the king of the Camden bowling center by virtue of a 166 score made last week. This tops the Frank Sheheen high of 165 by one lona point. Earl Frledel. the flying ace crowds in for third high honors with a 156, while Woodrow Sanders -is fourth with a 155, Others who have bowled good scores are Bob' Kennedy with a 146 and Corbett Boykin with a 144. The Stem-Winders flopped out of first place in the team competition when they bowed to the Lifers. The Pros with a record of six wins and three defeats up to last Monday sight are a few hundreds of a percentage point ahead of the Stembinders who have won 4 out of 6 games. The Alley Cats have plenty of ; me-owow in third place with 5 wins i out of 12 games. The Boosters and t the Instructors are in a tie for last place with the former winning two i ?ut of six and the latter one out of three games. bith the wide and active Interest In bowling in evidence during the hot summer months, the bowling center officials look to the fall and winter Program with much elation and Interest. The crisp fall temper&ture will arid much zest to the sport. 1 More Space And Machinery Added J The remodeling and renovating of . 228.000 square .feet of floor area of the Newklrk Industries plant on east ' ^Kaib street In order that storage 1 ?P?ce for 4,000.000 pounds of coffee b<-*ns may be provided, Ib to be 1 fctari?-cj next week. ' The N'ewkirk Industries, operating 1 coffee roasting plant in the big ' ril I structure near the Southern , Tot. has the contract for supplyin j ' I nited States army units in the outhia^t, including Fort Bragg and 0rt Jackson with 6,614,000 pounds 0 coffee has had another 600,000 hounds added to the contract?the 1 ttcr amount representing the coffee i 0 t* used in supplying the army dur- 1 k the fan war maneuvers in this ( are*. Plant of the company is now 1 ?J*rating on a 24-hour a day basis, ? ?hw f?rCe be,n* divided into three . t#* company has completed i the roasting of the several blends i (Pleaee tarn to page etc)' < Two Soldiers Held As Robbery Suspects Martin E. Sweotland, age 21. claiming Cherry ville, New York hb his residence and Bernlslar Baranow?kl, age 20, giving Brooklyn ?as hie home, were arrested at Cheraw late Thursday night following the theft of an automobile belonging to C. L. Poison, who resides near the army flying base here. The arrest was made upon information sent out by the sheriff's office here Bhortly after the theft had been reported. In the car when it was seized by the police was found a 46 caliber array revolver. ,, The two men stated that they were soldiers from Fort Jackson and were on their way home on a leave of absence. The sheriff's office is making a check on this statement. Both men have been finger-printed and prints sent to F. B.I. headquarters in Washington. Simultaneously with the report on the theft of the auto came a complaint to the city police that the Myers service station just over the Southern tracks on DeKalb street had been broken into and merchandise and gas taken. The fact that Polson's car, stolen by the two alleged Fort Jackson soldiers did not have much gas in it when last used by the owner has led the authorities to suspect the two New Yorkers of knowing something about the filling station burglary. Forestry Train To Visit Camden Norfolk, Va., Aug. 0.?The Seaboard Forestry Train, operated by the Seaboard Air Line Hallway In cooperation with the South Carolina state forest service, the extension forester at Clemson College, and the United States foreBet service, Is scheduled to make eleven stops In South Carolina according to Charles A. Qillett, Industrial fofester for the Railroad. * The forests of South Carolina are one of its greatest assets and this first all-southern forestry demonstration train will show effectively the importance of the forests and the necessity of protecting them from the ravages of forest fire. The train comprises three cars, of which two are devoted to exhibits and the third to free motion pictures and lecture purposes. South Carolina Is the first state In which the forestry demonstration train is being operated. From South Carolina the train will move to North Carolina, Virgnia, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida making a total of fifty stops at Important points on the Seabdard System. The train will be In Camden on Tuesday, August 26, at the Seaboard passenger station from 12 noon to 6 In the afternoon. The exhibits and motion pictures are free and foresters will be available to answer questions which might arise in connection with forestry problems. Everyone 19 Invited to vsllt the exhibition train. Bishop Gribbin At Episcopal Church Chaplain Robert E. Grlbhin of the 106th Medical Regiment at Fort Jackson will occupy the pulpit at Grace 1 Episcopal church next Sunday at the 11:16 o'clock morning service. i Chaplain Gribbin will have charge than the Rt. Rev. Robert EL Gribbin, Bishop of Western North Carolina, is an eloquent and sincere speaker and his appearance at Grace church SunJay will no doubt attract a large congregation. Chaplain Grlbbon will have charge 1 of the entire service in the absence 1 of Dr. Maurice Clarke, rector, who is { sway on his annual vacation In Wis:onsin. - < Kirkwood Highway ! To Get Attention! Preparatory to the moving in of the LJnlted States army unit at the Klrktvood hotel next month when the big , oostelry will become the headquarters y >f the Public Relations unit on the < First army, the clfcr is making plana < 'or the Immediate improvement of the ^ street In front of the hotel. j It la propoeed to grade the highway \ ind then snrfacd It with crashed rock 3 ifter jrhfch either calcium chloride or I >n Win be need to keep down the dnat If X o Makes Request For Lawns Be Planted Upon the suggestion of the Chamber of Commerce Mayor F. N. McCorkle Is requesting all property owners In Camden to begin to plant winter grass seed the first week In September. The city will begin the putting In of the winter Beed In all parks, parkways and boulevards at that time. "The suggestion of the Chamber of Commerce that Camden put on Its beat bib and tucker before the arrival of the nationally famous writers, artists, attaches and others who will be at the Klrkwood during ten weeks the army maneuvers are In progress Is a most timely one" said the mayor. "The first week In September is not too early to plant clover and rye," he said further. "We want Camden to look Its best when these people are In our midst. They represent the leading press services of the nation and world and their impressions of Camden will be reflected In their news stories sent out from here. Ranking army officials, camera men, writers from all of the big newspapers, attaches of important military men and of foreign governments? these and with senators, congressmen and government officials, as well as hundreds and hundreds of people who will motor down to see the activity of the war games. "It Is very evident that If our city Is splc and span, lawns and parkways green with a smooth surface of grass,'shrubbery well trimmed. It will create a splendid Impression. Tlia| city contemplates a cleaning of all alleys, and the like, and we hope that once they are cleaned, the public will cooperate by keeping them so." Fine Charitable Act ByJL I. Guion The Camden Children's home, the camp of the United States engineering detachment, the British flying students at the Southern Aviation school here, the N. Y. A. camp, these and other groups_as well as individuals are going to enjoy peach preserves, peach pie, peach short cake and peach marmalade, in fact, lots of things in which peaches play an Important part, as a result of the donations made by L. 1/ Oulon, prominent grower of this county and the state. ? Mr. Gulon, whose peach orchards cover many hundreds of acres, has presented the THiiJdren's Home with between 30 and 40 bushels, the company of Engineers received 20 bushels, the boys at the aviation school some 25 bushels, the W. P. A. was given nearly 200 bushels for canning purposes while the N. Y. A. camp received 25 bushels. The colored people of the city profited to the extent of over 100 bushels while others received scores of bushels of the luscious fruit. As a gesture of friendship and good will Mr. Gulon sent half bushel lots to Camden winter residents who are at their summer homes In the north. City Softball Teams Among Best in State The Wateree Mill softball team, sponsored by the Kendall Mill, has taken rank as one ot the outstanding aggregations of the kind in the Palmetto stats. The team has experienced a winning streak extending over many weekrf and the latest victims to fall before the rush of the mill gang are the Winnsboro and Hartsvllle city teams. Winnsboro dropped a h$art breaker to the Wateree team by a 1 to 0 score while Hartsvllle was defeated 6 to 5. The Hartsvllle team to go down before the Millers was the team that defeated the Sonoco team of Hartsvllle for the city title. While the Kendall team has been winning fame for Camden the Camien Starlets have also been hanging tip a splendid record. The Crimson ?lad maidens walloped the Hartsvllle team Friday afternoon by a 7 to 2 icore on the local diamond. TO OUR 8UB8CRIBER8 i Sometime ago we mailed out i lotlces to all delinquent subscribers i the date their subscription to The i Chronicle expired. We have receiv- i Hi good response and trust that those 1 who have not paid up will do so by I September first, for on that data wa i will pull all those not paid up. If i rou raise your paper after the first of < September do not blame the mail i nan, remember you fa fled to pay up. ii Black River Road Soon To Be Paved The Camden and Kershaw County! chamber of commerce announced I I Thursday that State Highway 526, known as the Black River road, will soon be paved. Final obstacles were cleared away this woek when state highway department representatives secured the necessary right of way. In addition to being paved, the road will also be straightened, most of -fhe curves being eliminated under plans which have already been drawn upv I The lllack Iliver road begins about j two miles southeast of Camden and continues to the 1'isgah section of Lee county. Approximately eight miles of the road are in Kershaw county. This paving project 1b to be r?rt of the Federal government's Farmto-Market road system. Under this system the state is allotted Federal funds to aid in building roads which will facilitate farmers bringing produce Into cities. This will be the first paved road under this sponsorship in Kershaw county. The state highway department secured all the necessary right of way free of charge. This Is unusual and marks the second time In the hiBtory of the department that condemnation ^proceedings did not have to be used in a project of this kind, according to R. L. Lashley, the highway representative in charge. Paving of this road is expected to he of much benefit to Camden and vicinity as it will result in farmers of the Pisgah, Spring Hill and Sumter county border sections having easier access to the markets of Camden. Traffic from this section has always been handicapped by inferior roads. In spite of this, great quantities of cotton and other commodities have always been sent to Camden from this section. The successful achievement of this project climaxes several years of intensive effort on the -part of publicspirited citizens who will be serv?l by this road. Highway commissioner Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., was an important factor In getting the project carried through successfully. The following people donated land in order that the road might be paved: J. W. B. Dixon, H. G. Carrison family, Richard Halle, David R. Williams, Edgar Marsh, James Gettys, Mrs. Alice Dixon, Neil Seegars, R. A. Bruce, G. A. Moseley, Mrs. Mattie R. West, Mrs. M. K. Murchison, Mrs. Murray Smith, Dr. Carl A. West, Richmond Carter, Benjamin Wade, Wade W?de, Charity Aiken, Aaron Chesnut, T. J. Miller, Allen B. Murchison, E. M. Workman, John Goodman, James Halley and Caroline Jenkins. Claude McMillan, state highway engineer, states that paving operations will be started in October If present plans carry through. Truck Runs Wild Autos Are Wrecked A huge truck loaded with used cars bound from New Jersey to Savannah ran amuck on the DeKalb street hill near Church street Friday afternoon and crashed into a row of-cars parked in front of the county agricultural building, bgdly wrecking several. The truck, in charge of J. W. Dykes of Savannah, who was accompanied by two boys as helpers, had pulled up to the side of thd road Just west of the "aggie" building. The three men left the truck and went to a nearby cafe to have dinner. A few minutee later a series of crashes caused office workers in the aggie building, employees of filling stations and garages to rush out In time .to see the big truck come to a i halt after crushing a sedan owned by Joe Pate of the Malvern. Hill section > which had been driven Into the clty^ and parked In front of the building by . Miss Alva Lee. The Pate's car in turn I was crushed into a Ford owned by I Mrs. Eva Irby, employed in the aggie building. 1 J. W. Dykes driver of the truck i stated that when he left the truck, i dot only were the brakes fast but 1 the truck was in second gear as an l added precaution. He stated that a 1 soldier, bound for Fort Jackson, and i who had ridden with them, had been left in the truck cab when they left to i *o to the cafe.- It is believed the sol- I dler shifted the gear lever into neo- I traf, where it was when the truck i stopped after the crash into the auto- i mobile^. British Sailors And Flyers Meet British sailors and British flyers, the former from ships anchored In Charleston hurbor and the latter, stu dents at the flying base here where Amerlcau Instructors are bulldlnK Royal Air Force personnel, greeted each other Thursday afternoon and spont several hours In comradeship. It was an Interesting fact that these sailors and aviators met on ground which some 161 years ago was a terrain over which colonlBts fought the Red Coata of John Bull during the Revolutionary period. The sailors in automobiles arrived aMthe aviation school at 4 p. m., remaining for several hours during which reroehments were served by tho school authorities. The sailors and their officers showed much interest In the aviation layout, commenting upon 'he beauty of tho landscaping and the splendid housing conditions. The British student flyere proved eager escorts to their fellow-countrymen. showing them about and explaining all details of the training program. A number of the student flyers found acquaintances from their home towns In England among the sailors. That the English boys like American dishes was evidenced by the expressed approval of watermelons, cantaloupes and other eatables uncommon in England. Astonishment at the amount of peaches one can purchase for a dime was manifest, one sailor stating that peaches in England cost the equivalent of 20 cents In American money, each. The English group admitted a growing liking for Ice tea and admitted they were completely sold on coca cola. Registration Set For High School Football boys going to camp August 22 may register at the high school office and fix their school schedules on Thursday 21, from eight to one o'clock. They are urged to do this before leaving, to avoid the difficulties of a hurried registration upon their return in September. Beginning Monday, August 26, the high school office will be open four hours every morning for early registration of all other pupils. This early date Is taken to eliminate crowding and waiting, and to prevent pupil schedules being made too hurriedly. Schedule for bus pupil registration willl appear In next week's Chronicle. k Mayor Puts Lid On Against Vice An agumented police force in Camden has already gone Into action to prevent an influx of undesirable characters Into the city, during the i fall war maneuvers, police officers being stationed at the town limits on all main highways. Following announcement by F. N. McCorkle, Camden's mayor, that he was merely anticipating the plans of undesirables, who follow an army, by putting up the barrier before they got in and became established, notice came from the office of Sheriff J. H. McLeod that his Constables had been issued orders they were to make short work of routing suspicious parties from the Kershaw county area. On a recent mdtor trip, mayor McCorkle talked to officials of several cities within the area of recent army maneuvers, and found the camp followers usually invade an area before the troops begin' maneuvers and once in, are the cause of much trouble before they can be run out. 1 "We have added extra men to the * police force and my orders are that all avenues of entry Into the city be carefully watched and all suspicious ' characters will be turned back," said the mayor. "'We will not permit any houses of prostitution, whether they ! be trailers or ordinary dwellings, to become established." The mayor went on to state that the city pumping station and the wa- j ter shed have all been placed under I guard and no one Is permitted to visit < the area. Many "no-trespass" signs i have been put up and the order will < be strictly enforced, according to the i mayor. - ' - \ The municipal plant is putting in a itx Inch water main extension to the < Southern aviation' school. It-will be necessary to pot down over three < miles of pipe. At the school hydranta i will be pat in plaoe and a line win i Uso ran to the new swimming pool, j McCorkle Makes Bid For A Third Term F. N. McCorklo, mayor of Cumdcn for the pHst four years will bo a candidate for reelection to a third term at the* democratic primary next spring. In a statement Wednesday morning the mayor declared that in view of the many requests from business people of the city that he offer for reelection, he haa made definite decision to seek the office for the third term. "There are a number of programs of Improvements which I want to see completed" said the mayor. "These include paving of other streets, oxtension of the sewerage system, Increased recreational facilities, boautlflcatlon of parks, and other projects. The mayor went on to state that his platform, would of course, be his past rceord of operation of the city, which he asserted was a record of continuous improvement of a permanent nature. Engineers Transfer To Armory Location Company D.. U. S. Engineers, has transferred from the carap at the county fair grounds, to an area adjacent to the new armory building on U. 8. Highway No, 1 near the Seaboard passenger station. The unit is using the offices and showers of the armory but the tents are still being utilised for sleeping quarters. The new location is a big improvement over the fair grounflB site which is near to the swamp and the city dump. Insects and the smoke an odor from the city dump did not contribute much comfort to the engineers. It was announced today that the new uniforms for the home defense military unit have arrived. There are a sufficient number to take care of the 75 members of the unit. Thq company has rifles sufficient to arm 40 men. M And K Restaurant Among The Finest Cartwkm's latest acquisition to the list of fin& eating establishments In this foremost resort community of the southeast, the M and K Coffee Shop will be opened in new and modern quarters next Thursday. Arthur Matrakos and Peter Koumas, proprietors of the M and K establishment have expended thousands of dol-, lars in making the new cafe one of the most outstanding in the state. Some nineteen booths, with tables and the regular lunch counter will enable the cafe to take care of over a hundred diners at one time. The Carrier air-conditioning system, which alone represents an investment of several thousand dollars, will be installed within the next two weeks, there having been a delay in the shipment of some of the equipment. The Carrier system ranks as the finest and most effective in the United States. Mrs. Peter Koumas, who will be remembered as the former Elizabeth Reed, is to have charge of the dining service of the new cafe, a fact which will be received with much acclaim by the many patrons of the popular M and K unit. The new M and K cafe has more than double the floor area t^e former eating house. The walls and celings are In attractive Masonlto paneling while a battery of hlgh-powr ered fiourescent lighting fixtures make* the interior as light as day. The firm has contracted with a large Chicago packing house to secure only the choicest western meats for Cafe service. All of Camden will rejoice with Messrs. Matrakos and Koumas In the opening of such a splendid restaurant. Local Group Attends Meeting at Columbia Mayor F. N. McCorklo, Mrs. Wylla 3heorn, Mrs. John Mullen and Secretary F.H.Heath of the Chamber of Commerce are attending a meeting it Colombia today, the affair being sailed by the governor for the purpose of discussing recreational problems growing out of the army mansuvers to be held In this area during Cctober and November. AH of the communities in the maneuver area are represented at the meeting today. Prominent tad state officials are to be heard la