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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
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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.
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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
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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
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I Old Armory Is Used
as Recreation Center
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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
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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
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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
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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
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LAST MINUTE CANARDS
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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;
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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
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Publicity Bureau
Offers Short Plan
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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TU pontoon hrtdnon'mffl bo ami
^dmrtuCU^m-mMmes^srs in October
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