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The Camden Chronicle gf I ' =g3B??gu Jcmi uji i..1, , .11 i ?I 1 assae?w mi mm ,, ? f Jjl 1?-iu ? u-i. mui .iimii? j * -uj VOLUME 63- r CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, fRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941 NUMBER 25 j-^UIX-UI ,imi...?i .in'" i M ?WWW?wwpbwwm?g?^Bgggsegggagg8aggfggBBa5Bg?Hi^|B8ggga55gBai ess- 1 Bulldogs Prepare For Grid Season By Skipper) The Camden Bulldogs, always one o( the outstanding high sohool football teams of the Palmetto state and the mldsouth will open the home season i?" Friday September 26 against an invading team from BrooklandCayee Efforts to secure a game for September have so far failed of r* suit. . Coach John VUleplgue, always somewhat non-commltal on the prospects for the season ahead, is Inclined to take a pessimistic mood at this stage of the game, the first week of borne practice. Says Coach John, "We cannot expect too muoh this season. We have opOy three men left from last year^-first team, they being Sowell, Parker, and Marshall. That means'an almost complete green outfit." However, the Camden football fans know that, win or lose, the jJulldog outfit will put on a swell exhibition of | play and for that reason they turn out! enmasBe for all games, local or foreign. One of the choice Items for football digestion this season Is of course the| matter of rule changes. And again this season high school football will be just a little bit changed from what they did last year and these changes of course are due to the tinkering of (Please turn to page two) Anyone Want An Old Camden Battle Print? The Chamber of Commerce is in re* i ceipt of a letter from \ a resident of Washington, D. C., who states that he has an old steel engraving of "The Battle of Camden", showing the fatal j wounding of Baron DeKalb. The etching and frame is 14 inches i wide and 11 Inches high. It was made sometime In 1868 and is in per-, feet condition the writer' states. The writer offers to sett tile etching j tor \1 and will send dn approval to anyone desiring to view it with a view of purchasing. Advanced Course In First Aid To Be Held A course for instructors in Red Cross First Aid will be given by Charles A. Mix, of the headquarters of the Red Cross, Washington, D. C.,j October 13, through the 24th. This is a wonderful, opportunity for those desiring to take the advanced course in First Aid. Trtose interested please communicate with either Major A. M. Brailsford of Mrs. E. A. McLauchlin. * - ? * Floyd Boykin Buys The Birchmore Block One of Camden's enterprising young business men, Floyd H. Boykin, who bas been operating the Carolina FurI niture company store in the Whitaker I building on Rutledge street east <rf the fire department headquarters, ha# I purchased the Birchmore building on I South Hroad street and after the neI pessary changes have been made, will occupy it as a furniture store. Mr. Boykin, who Is assisted ,in the I retail end of his business by his wife I *as for two years in the employ of I the Economy Auto 8upply company on I Broad street. He later operated a furI niture store across the street and two I months ago leased quarters in the I Whitaker building. I Street Seats Are For I Soldiers and Tourists j " ,* I Mayor F. N. McCorkle's , St. Petersburg street bench program I 'naugurated a week ago hat met with I much favor on the part of soldiers end vial tors. I The mayo*; made it plain that the I benches 'were placed along the streets I *nd in the parks for the us* of the I soldiers, cadets and tourists and are I B?t to he preempted by loafers or,col-1 I ored people. - v "i"? " I Old Armory Is Used as Recreation Center _ The recreation center established by the w. p. a. unit In the old armory I 0n Rutledge street is enjoying a big | *trouage from soldiers sad cadets.^ f The "center" has keen ptorUmA with I and other game fee-3 ixr"'f^v'Tr!Z" I Two More Officers , Added To Staff Two additional flying officers have reported for duty at this Bchool. They are 2nd Lieutenants Oliver L. Duncan and John H. Porregger. Lieutenant Duncan, a native of Rock Hill, S. C., graduated from tj?e Advanced Plying School at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, Class of 41-B. Since graduation he has been stationed at Stockton Field, Cal., where he instructed In the advance school. Before Joining the Air Corps, be attended The Citadel at which school he was quite active in athletics holding the Southern Conference light heavyweight boxing title Jn 1939. A former native of Roslyn, Long Island, N. Y? Lieutenant Forreger attended Tulane University after which he joined the Flying Cadet Corps and graduated from the Advanced Flying School, Maxwell Field, Class of 1941-B. Before coming to this school Lieutenant Forregger was stationed at Maxwell Field. ' \ The'promotion of Sergeant B.. R. Aurand from Technical Sergeant to; the Grade of Master Sergeant became effective August 1, 1941. Sergeant Aurand came to this; school from Maxwell Field, where he! was on duty with the 83rd 8choolj Squadron. Before that he had a wide field of experience and travel during his eighteen years with the regulars,] having had service with the Medical! Corps during the last war, five years transport duty, three years with the Infantry and the remainder of the time with the Air Corps. He has covered most of the forty-eight states Including the waters arpppd UUMB?.?nd| spent several enlistments in the Phillippinee and Hawaii. 4 A change in Sergeant Majors was also made when Staff Sergeant William O. Marsh, 16^ Material Squadron 13th Air Base Group was placedon detached service with the Air Corps Training Betachment, Southern Aviation School, Camden 8. C., as replacement for Staff Sergeant Luther A. Adams, Headquarters ahd Headquarters Squadron Se A6TC, who was In turn placed on detached service with the Air Corp Training Detachment, Hawthorne School Aeronautics, Orangeburg, S. C. Boom Activities Continue in Camden T- - ' Building activity continues at a rapid acceleration in Camden. The Chrysler agency garage being constructed by the Stogner Motor company on DeKalb street is under roof and looms up as one of the finest structures of the kind in the community if not in the state. The Les Myer's garage, adjoining the new Stogner building on the west,, is being enlarged by the addition of a wing on the west side. This new addition will be used for all wheel and axle aligning work, enabling Mr. Myers to make use of his present service quarters for more general work. In the so-called "'pot liquor" area on South Broad street a number of improvements are being made. On the west side several new store fronts have been put in place while on the east side the Birchmore building Is being converted into a furniture emporium. ^ The n6* Belk annex is now open and with the windows offering attractive displays the west side of 3the Broad street block^now boasts ot an unbroken line of occupied buildings. The Outlook Shop has been attractively renovated on the interior as metropolitan appearance. -*** v (Please turn So page eight) . - v **n" ;* Jj*. Kendall Softballers Finish As Runner-up The Kendall-Mills softball team was defeated by the- Mont ford clul* of Spartanburg id the .state final battle at 8partanburg Friday night by a score of 14 to 0. v The Montford outfit rubbed the saltIn the wounds the Camden talent when Charles Gaines, Spartan Hurler let the invaders down hitless A. Robinson, the one-arm/linger for the Kendalls . eeffijed *n iron-man eW hvUryinto pitch two games in succession. Robinson .got by in> the semPfnhd gapie Thursday night when the KendAllf~Wrned back semi-finalist 7 to 5 is a thrilling contest. But with the long motor trek hack ' iivL :j&Ssi LAST MINUTE CANARDS * (Editorial) ; 'v ' On Tuesday, a second primary will be held for the determination of a Senator to represent South Carolina in the United States Senate. Except for being a Democratic newspaper, The Chronicle docs not usually take a determined stand for any candidate in any election. The electorate of Kershaw county are intelligent people and able of voting their convictions. We do not believe that they can or will be swayed by any last minute effort $o prejudice their intelligent thinking. r One of the tricks of the psftudo politician, in his greed for votes, however, is to try to pi^judice the electorate at the last mihute in his favor by appealing to class hatred, if such exists, by radio, bulletin or circular, for instance: we are in receipt of a two-page circular which will be distributed throughout the-state by one of the candidates tfkjr the Senatorial toga in which he claims to be a "cotton mill boy," and a "farm boy." These claims would not be made if the other candidate were equally a "cotton mill boy" or "farm boy." The candidate now occupies an entirely different-station in life, yet he harks, back to days of his youth for the purpose of placing hjmself In the category of people, by inuendo, places in a Jower station of society and believes he can prejudice in his flavor by claiming to be one among them. In other words, he is exploiting the cotton mill employee and farm laborer for his own end. We don't believe the cotton mill worker or the farmer will allow himself to ba..fchus tricked into voting against the dictates of his intelligent thinking and thus fall I into the trap laid for hdm. It \m evident that such class appeal is made for a reason?and should be resented by thoughtful people. * i ; v There is equal venom in sarcasm wfhen properly used, and, according to the circular, such da directed against the other candidate because he, unfortunately, was born or reared in, Charleston. This is a stigma whch the candidate thinks slhould further prejudice people in his favor, else he would I not use His opponent should have had the good fortune of being born in Camden or Anderson, but how was he to know and what could he do about it? A candidate who canhot be elected on the basis of accomplishment is too small a man to be elected to the high office of United States Senator and an appeal to prejudice or class hatred for the purpose of gaining his objective makes him smaller yet. . 3 County Council j Girds For Defense Chairman John K. deLoach of the Kershaw County Defense Council has requested all members of the council to attend an Important meeting of the council to be held Wednesday, September 17, at 5:00 o'clock at his office in the Crocker Building. A meeting of the various chairmen was held Wednesday and various phases of the civilian defense program were discussed. It was pointed out that the purpose of civilian defense plan is to guard the community against the disruption of community life that attends all disasters in large and small centers of population, and to maintain as nearly as possible the every day functions and operations of the community regardless of conditions. This plan is the result of careful and unhurried thought, and foresees as far as may be conditions likely to be encountered in the event of emergency. ! It also Beeks to minimize the results of. hostile action to which this community might be subject during war. L' The members of the defense council are: John K. deLoach, Mayor F. N. McCorkle, W. R. Bonsai, J. C. Swing, John Mullen, W. L. Goodale, M. G. King, L. Deas Boyk'in, John Vllleplgue, Frank H. Heath and R. B. Pitts. ! Iii the plan tor civilian defense the following divisions have already been annouhced, together with the chairman of each: Planning division, R. B. Pitts, chairman; necessity division, John Vllleplgue, chairman; utilities division, Rosco Bonsai, chairman; communications division, J. C. Swing; (Please turn to page five? , i i i i , Photographic Unit to Camp Near Kirkwood With some too officers and enlisted men alreadyoccupying quarters at the Kirkwood hotel preparatory to the arrival of gueetain October and ^November, an additional 165 4nen, members of army|_yhotograpbic unit are expected to reaclf the Publle Relations headquarters today or Sat* n*d*y. The unit to arrive from Fort Denning, Ga.; is the One Hundred and Sixty-first Signal Photographic company and will b^lng to Camden a compiete equipment of movie ecameraa, specially equipped movie tricks with sound attachment and other forms of ^olographic equipment, rr^r3 According to information from Pdblle Relatione' headquarters the new unit will camp near the hotel Tents wig be pitches us OU MW property. -v Publicity Bureau Offers Short Plan ???mmmmmrn ^ Cricket and soccer as played1 in merrie England may be the choice sport morsels to be offered winter guests in this winter resort community the coming season. The Camden publicity bureau has been in conference with the officials of the Southern Aviation school where over one hundred English boys are in training for the Royal Air Force, and the suggestion has been received with marked approval from this group. However,- before any definite plans can be made it will be necessary to contact Flight Lieutenant J. Leonard Keith, of the R. A. F. If the plan meets with his approval f.he publicity bureau will proceed to complete the arrangements for the program. Inquiry among the English boys at the air field indicate that several scorte of them would be willing and eager to take part in soccer and cricket competition. -The idea of the Camden publicity unit would be to have the city ball park used for cricket games and later, when the winter resort program gets to a peak in February and March to have Friday night soccer games under the lights of Zemp stadium. It is painted out that the soccer field is shnillar to Qie football field and the port can be played without causing any damage to the turf of the arena. Mr. Heath of the publicity depart ment would like to hare a, soccer or cricket game played by the English lads and the proceeds turned oyer to the local service club, which maintains recreational rooms for soldiers and cadets. In this city. - Such a plan would hare to receive the approval of the flying school officials and also of Flight Commander Keith. ,' Mr. Heath believes that the addition of English soccer and cricket to the (Please turn to page eight) ' Be Still My Heart; Girls Await Verdict , When the engineers of Company SUpfth Bnglneeri prepare to caat their ballots for their choice of (he Sweetheart of Company D, they * ill have five young ladles to select from. According to a list lssned from the Compahy p headquarters The Company sweetheart win be selected from the following young ladies, Mies Betty Miss Katkrn Myers, Miss Helen Hunter and Mte# imm Mayer. J Soldiers Take Over Big Resort Hotel Two hundred officers and enlisted men of Battery E. 10th Coast Artillery from Fort Adams, Rhode Itdand; took over quarters at the Klrkwood hotel Monday afternoon, where for the next ten to twelve weeks they will see service In connection with the Public Relations headquarters for the army maneuvers this fall. The" Batter^ Is In command of First Lieutenant A. M. Wilcox and the other officers are First Lelutenant J. L. Poellot, First Lieutenant T. A. BJorkman, Second Lieutenant R. E. Lord and First Sergeant A. G. Parent. The comipand Is made up of eighty per cent seleotees who were inducted into the army last February. All of the men are from New England, a big majority coming from Massachusetts. The trip from Fort Adams was made in sixteen two and a half ton trucks. The Battery left Fort Adams Friday morning at 6:46 o'clock and reached Fort Dix, New Jersey, for the first night stop. On the second night stop was made at Fort Story, Virginia and the third night found the command at Fort Bragg, N. C. Camden was reached Tuesday shortly after the noon hour. The trip from Fort Adams to Cam den was made without any mishaps or delays. At Forts Dix and Story the command was provided with cooked meals for the personnel at noon of the day the respective forts were left. During the trip there were ten minute rests periods every two hours, I the convoy halted for this period to give the men a chance to walk about and stretch their legs. "The men appear to like Camden", said Lieutenant Wilcox. "They lost no time in getting down town Monday afternoon and evening and becoming acquainted with the people. We found the citizens In every community we stopped on the trip down very friendly and deeply interested In the convoy. They crowded around the boya and askdd many questions." Farm Meeting Is Well Attended The meeting on Better Farm Living and National Defense, held at >the court house Tuesday morning under the sponsorship of county farm agent W. C. McCarley attracted a large number of Interested farmers. Community meetings, ta be held in the near future at Blaney, Timrod, Mt. Pisgah, Three C's, Antioch, Midway, Pine Grove, Lugoff, Charlotte Thompson, Gates Ford and Sandhill will provide a clearing house for further ex-l tension of the doctrines as set forth in the Tuesday meeting. W. T. Holley, chairman of the Better Farm Living committee opened the Tuesday gathering at the court house, Introducing L. B. Massey, district agent, who spoke on the outlook for the coming year. Mr. Massey stressed the fact that with the decrease In cotton yields in the county along with the increase In prices of everything that fafiqers have to buy makes It more necessary than ever to do a good Job of living at home. He cited the startling fact that today It would take the ? proceeds from six acres of cotton to purchase things that lh 1940 could have beed secured from the proceeds of one acre. Miss Juanita Neeley, district home agent, spoke at length on nutrition and declared, that morb work had been done along the Hue of nutrition with livestock than had been done with ,the boys end girls. She stressed that It was more Important to fbed (Pleaae turn to page. elfht) Skipper, Charley and DeWey Watch Army No, ft wasn't a home talent showing of "The Three Musketeers", nor was it a saga of burning desert sands. It was just that Dewey Creed, Charles Shannoif 4th and your Skipper got curious about some activity along the banks of the Wateree river la* Wednesday and after we ha^ passed through (he magic gate rambled along a winding road that Md endeq the trestle of the old-toll bridge and south along the east bank of the Watsree we reached the scene of anny operations. ' It was *re-nuIt army staff with a hundred or more dougboys s plashteg about In the red colored water of old Wotodpo u txfr iw.d of ygtuT hi pUm. ~ U to WAtch the soljSZ* P+. * i . - v ' 1 Urges Guard When Maneuvers Are On As repeatedly stated by the Cam* don Chamber of Commerce office, there will be an Influx of many thousands of camp followers Into this area when the fall maneuvers of the First army are held In October and November. Major 1*. A. Keeney, medical officer a In charge of the maneuver area, who was unable to attend the meeting held here last week, has made the statement that the camp followers which he states will number 25.000 or more will consist of four types, families of soldiers, respectable men and women ongaged in legitimate businesses, "disreputable chiselers," including card Bharps and gamblors, and prostitutes. Laying special emphasis on prostitutes, the medical officer said they could be controlled but only with the co-operation of the civilian population. He appealed for such cooperation and pointed out that venereal diseases did more damage to soldiers than any other one thing except influenza. Dr. James A. Hayno, state health officer states that "prostitution can and will be controlled." He said arrangements have been made whereby all prostitutes apprehended in the counties within the maneuver area, and the cities within such counties, will be examined and treated and If necessary, Jailed. Dr. G. 8. T. PeepleB of the state board of health emphasised that parents should be "very careful" with daughters in their families who might be "picked up by error" by law enforcement officers simply because they should be out at night "Just out of curiosity." It was pointed out that law enforcement officers had the authority to detain women on ''suspicion" and that ,lt would be Just as "embarrassing" to the officers themselves as to the women concerned if some women were "erroneously detained." , Arrangements for the establishment of a South Carolina detention center for infected prostitutes have fallen through, and, Although North Carolina has such a detention center, suoh women will be held and treated at South Carolina? municipal and city Jails Instead. "The civilian population has nothing to fear from the 500,000 soldiers who will take part in the maneuvers," Major Keeney said. "They have been selected from every hamlet, town and city in the United States In a democratic way, and they are no better and no worse than the boys who live in yoyr own town. "Our soldier boys are gentlemen of whom we can all be proud," the major told his listeners. "And if they sit on your front porch and you don't want thehi to sit there, Just ask them to move and I assure you they will move. I also assure you that if you have a fence around your yard, they won't enter it." Emphasizing the Importance of protecting the soldiers against possible health hazards, Major Keeney advised all food handlers to make immediate arrangements to comply with the rules and regulations of the state t board of health. Any restaurant, hotel, ice cream parlor, lunch room or any other place where k'ood la sold, that is not ' approVed by the state board of Health will be placed " off limits" and military police will be stationed in front of then} to keep soldiers from entering them. Doctor Hayne added that the [ tale board of health was interested in protecting the health of the civilian population as well as that of .the soldiers." T igiThrough the aid of federal funds. Doctor Hayne aaid, a health center for the maneuvers area had been eetabllshed in* Chester and every precaution was being taken to safeguard the health of both soldiers civilians in the eight counties of the maneuver area. Army Prepared Lay Bridge Over Wateree , The banks of the historic Watere*?~ river in the vicinity of-the net? brldge^ZI construction are a scene of beehive yiivlty as soldiers swarm over- the terrain building roads preparatory to putting pontoon bridges across the Mammoth buBdowr, m to opora. ]i?n ays.? r?,?' "**"* TU pontoon hrtdnon'mffl bo ami ^dmrtuCU^m-mMmes^srs in October - v-:;YY - - - :r 22