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i \ 3 Y 7' " - ( v ... The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 53 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1941 NUMBER 27 I Bulldog Gridders Are Out To -' Defeat Brookland-Cayce Here: (By the Skipper) i The Camden. Bulldogs, that golden horde which turned back the 1940 B Champions from Klngstree last Friday night under the maasdas at Zeinp stadium are out gunning for a second , wiu tonight when they take on a , touted Broofclaud, Cayce high team /roiu over Columbia way. j . The Jitter attack which converted CamdemKingetree game Into a Bloppy burlesque in the second quarter ubould be a nalpus equation in tonight's game, as youngsters who are to make up the Bullldog clan have now had their baptism of fans eyes and should have recovered from their buck fever. The game tonight will start at 8:30 and it is almost certain that Coaches Villepigue and Pierce will send an entire first string personnel into the fray for the opening kickoff. This will place Luther Sowell at left end, Dicky Cox at left tackle. J. W. Parker at left guard. Partin at center Bruce at right guard, Boykiu at right tackle, Benny .. Marshall at right end with Tindal In the tail back spot, Freddie Mullen In the spinner back, Whitaker in the locking back and Price in the wing back positions.. ?- ? Big Crowd Sees Game The opening game of the season against the Klngstree team was featured by a record turnout of the faithful. the attendance being away out In front of any previous debut crowd. Many soldiers found their way to the stadium and formed a compact wellorganized stand. Between halves some thirty or more of the khaki-clad lads marched out on the field and paraded with the gold and black garbed members of the Camden schools band. The crowd tendered the band and the hoys of Uncle Sam a-' roaring ovation. The fads id stands and -Irteftcbert really sat up and began talking to themselves when within five minutes time In the opening period the Bulldogs took the kickoff, which was poor and starting at their own 45 went down into pay dirt in Just six plays. On this march Benny Marshall brought the crowd up with a roar when he H circled left end for a 36-yard dash to place the ball on the Klngstree 10 yard stripe. It was a beautiful run the way the tall red-head covered ground was remarkable. Starting behind some splendid Interference Benny out-legged his own group and by some good twisting and dodging really went to town. Mullen Carries The Mail The Bulldogs then called on little Fritz Mullen to take over and the midget, with the big "33' on bis back, roared through the line and into the payoff area. The attempted conver* Bion. a line plunge, failed. Both teams sparred during the remainder of the period with Camden's defense effectually stopping any Klngstree threat. The action was en(Please turn to page six) Lack Of Rain May Delay Polo Opening Rain, rain, yes sir, rain. That Is the rry of the polo clan in and around Camden. <, For without rain, the anticipated tip up of the polo lid on Sunday, October 6th, will not take place. C. P. DuBose, Jr., secretary of the Camden polo club, in an announce4 ment this week, stated that unless there was plenty of rsin pripr to October 5, it would be impossible to use the polo field, which right now is In dire need of a copious downpour. y The playing field has been carefully nurtured all summer and with a generous shower of rahr at this tinnjl would be perfect for play action. Bnt without rain, to use "the surface now would cause much disaster.. Cyril Harrison, manager and coach ?f 'he Camden club is expected here next week at whtelrtime It will definitely be decided' as to the date for the opening game. Carl Lightfoot, popular player and a fcreat favorite with Columbia fans, has recovered from injuries received last summer and in a statement this *5^ witi "I'm ready right now. tWedok" *e get into action the Btttjir jjjjjjj like it." ? T~ Joe Bates, termed "Knight of the ] Wateree" and n valued player on the , Camden ranter k another who k i M*arta' " y-. r- ^ _ - ? 1 Camden Seeks Game. With Crack Team A record turnout of spectators *8 1 ooked for tonight at Zemp stadium j when Camden and Brookland-Cayce : tangle In a football game that should i produce a lot of fine gridiron clever- ; aeBS. The Bulldogs, fresh from a 20 to 0 < rlotory over a fighting Knig^tree state championship team last Friday, will 3e out to ring up their second win of , the season. With over a thousand , officers and soldiers, a hundred or more Brtitsh flying cadets and as , many more officers and instructors at the flying base taking a great interest ] in the games, the usual big crowd of ocal fans will be augmented by many i hundreds of soldiers and flyers. Coaches Villepigue and Pierce have been giving the Bulldog^ squad the works the past week, stressing to the j 30y? their weak points in the Kings- i tree battles. The dribbling kickoffs t which featured the play of both teams | ast week, should be conspicuous by , heir absence tonight as there has 3een some real concentration on this phase of action by the coaches. ' Some classy play is expected Friday , is the Bulldogs will have eliminated j heir chief handicap, opening game ( litters, and will get down to business : n their quarrel with the lads from ?ver neaT Columbia. " , A special invitation has been exended to all, of the soldiers in Cam- < len, also the cftdets at the flying field, , ,o attend this game and take part in he rooting and also in the band pa ade between the halves. Officers ( tave bxpreseh^ - permission for the < joyei in khaki fb march with the band 1 io the spectators will probbaly get luite a kick out of the colorful events 1 >etween halves. | The big game of the year so far as J be fans of Camden and Sumter are :oncerned will be played at Sumter 1 lext Friday night, October 3, when 1 (Please turn to page two) Wall and Heath Are Co-Chairmen! i At a meeting of the Federal de-, j ense Recreational committee at the | >ffice of the Chamber of Commerce { Tuesday afternoon, Colonel John Wall, ommittee chairman, requested Fed- , Sral Coordinator Robert Coady to deilgnate Frank Heath as co-chairman >f the committee. ? In the opinion of Colonel Wall, the fact that the Chamber of Commerce headquarters vill be a clearing house for all man- 1 mver information and activity of a < ocal nature he felt that the Chamber ^ sxecutive should be vested with execuive powers on the, defense committee. 1 The meeting was largely attended, J learly all units of activity being re- ! jresented. Mr. Coady went over evsry phase of the program and again 1 ook occasion to compliment Camden 1 ipon the forward work that had been < ilready accomplished in this area. I j thould really apologise for coming I lere at all, as you have such a splen- < lid structure already organised," he itated. : - . , It became definitely known that x Camden may expect between 1,000 and C 1,600 soldiers to spend three week ? mds In November in Camden. There vill in addition be a small number j >f colored troops. However during October the Camlen population will be greatly -to* reased by the addition of more solHer* and luesta ?t the Public: Re to;ions headquarters, so that the in- c Tease will run close to 1000 daily c W?m about October 7 to the end of i November. The first three week-ends I n November wUl find an addtlonal i 1000 to 1500 to be provided for. j The program of entertainment *a jutlined at the meeting Tuesday wiU|( 'eaturs band concerts on Saturday < svenlngs and Sunday afternoons, soft- , MOi; baseball, football, polo, skeet, j lancing gymkam event and the t movies. . ' lVA y An effort will be made to have the j pott office remain open Saturday afternoons and evenings as w" < t>e much mall to * j when the soldiers etart writing letters , Some. Arrangements have been made for tables, stationery, peas and ink to te available at all servicej^inUire. jj Camden To Have New Race Track Camden's extensive sport program, le&utring equestrian evonts and head* ined by the Carolina cup race in the atter part of March is to be aug- 1 nentod by a new race program, which 1 will feature what is known as the General's Race. A new race course to be known as the Miliway track and now under bourse of construction at Miliway plantation here will be a half mile affair aud will be so arranged as to per- i mit of the parking of cars at points advantageous for watching the horses in action. The General's race program to be offered on the Mlllway track will feature six events, all flat races. The first race meet is scheduled for November 1, entry blanks for which are to be sent out sopn. The committee in charge of the General's Races is headed by Bolivar D. Boykin, owner of Miliway plantation as president, and includes Richard D. Boykin as race chairman, Martha Singleton, secretary; Kirby Tupper, Whit Boykin, Richard S. Kirk, W. A. Boykin, Jr. and C. P. DuBose, Jr. There is a general belief that the new Miilawy track will become the stopping place of many of the horses taking part ni other flat race programs about the state, notably those at Eutawville, Summerville, and other points. _ - - Later announcements may reveal that the Miliway races will be part of a flat race circuit, with the Camden plant and event Joining In with several communities now sponsoring such race programs. * . . Crack Drill Unit To Perform On Gridiron J. G. Richards, superintendent of Camden schools on Thursday announced that in connection with the football game Friday night the crack military drill unit of Battery E, . 10th Coast Artillery would present a military drill on the football field between halves. There will be between fifty and oixty troopers in the drill unit and. some brilliant and precision movements wHl be executed before the big crowd expected to fill the stadium grandstand ind bleachers. The drill company will take the field immediately after the Camden school band has marched down the arena and played the alma mater of the Camden ligh school. The band will play some stirring march numbers for the troopbra to march to. Troubles Came Thick And Fast For Buddy Harold Shirley, a khaki-clad Bon of Uncle Sam, and whose place of resilence is at Fort Jackson, made the wheels of his Jalopy go round too fast Monday night and in consequence was picked up by Traffic Officer Beck Ruslell and forced to turn over eleven big bucks. About an hour later Shirley was at :he corner of Broad and DeKalb and was doing some fluent cussing when bverheard by. Chief of Police Alva flush. The chief took the soldier boy nto custody on a disorderly conduct charge And extracted another $6 from , ?fm. I Charles Granger was nabbed by OfIcer Russell and booked at headluarters for driving a car without a , lrIvor's license. He patd fll. - ] - A 1 Displays Require . City License The Chamber of Commerece has re solved several Inquiries of late from rat of city concerns relatlyf._to_ dismaying merchandise In either private urates or in some shops here. The vrlters have songht Information aa to 1 iconse requirements. In each' Instance, the Chamber of ^ Commerce, after consultation with the 1 office of the city clerk and city attor- ' tey has advised the parties making nquiry that any display of merchanUse, either in a private home or shop, whether no sales are made there, Is subject to the $26 city license. The Chamber also pointed out that 1 rat of state dbncerns would be sub- , (?ct to the city end also the state ( icense fees. j All reptiles have teeth suitable only tor grasping prey; the teeth are u*eeae for crushing victims. 'r -- -?? *r '; Kirkwood Scene 1 Of Much Activity 1 Camden residents and winter guests who are familiar with the swank Kirkwood hotel, the hub of Camden social life during the winter resort season for many years past, would scarcely recognise the hostelry sipce thb United States army hus moved in and turned it Into an army reservation for the housing of the Public Relations headquarters. . The old dusty clay road In front of the hotel has been made into u dustless smooth highway with an oil-treated surface while Campbell street, extending south from the Kirkwood has also received a surface treatment to lay the dust. Roadways and paths through the hotel area are being graveled and treated while the hedges and shrubbery are receiving the attention of gardeners. <!$*?' Rut it is in the hotel Itself where the greatest transformation has taken fUce. The main desk section in the lobby now is the billeting ofTlce, a huge sign overhead the unit indicating this fact. In front and over the entrance to the main dining room is another big sign with the words "dining room". The music room is the tactical room | where a huge map of the maneuver I area at one end will be so operated j as to indicate the daily movement of i troops. A similar map Is on the wall of the former grill, wherein the newspaper men, correspondents, and the like will gather for the press conferences twice daily. Oil the press'room Is a large room wherein some twenty operators for the Western Union Willi be located. This unit resembles the headquarters of a Western Union office in a large city. In another room 1b the headquarters of the Postal Telegraph company. There are information quarters, Intelligence quarters, office of Director Colonel William Ganoe, quarters where motion pictures will be shown of matters pertaining to the war problems. On the ground floor are visitors J section, press rooms, radio offices J control rooms, emergency hospital unit. The radio sectioh is of gre?t Interest and according to statements from the executives in charge there will be freqeunt broadcasts over the air via the Columbia, National and Mutual networks, with shortwave broadcasts to South America and European areas. Such outstanding' radio commentators as Elmer Davis, Raymond Gram Swing, Fielding Elliott, Lqwell Thomas and others will be here to broadcast facts and human ? (Please turn to page six) Football Field To Have Scoreboard (The Skipper) Hats off to A. T. Heath, president of the Carolina Coc^-Cola Bottling company of Sumter. In a telephone message to Frank Heath, Camden publicity and recreational head, Mr. Heath acknowledged a letter from Mr. Heath in ^regard to having tbe Carolina Coca Cola Bottling company provide the Zemp football stadium with a score board. "Just have your board built and when the carpenter work is finished, let me know and I'll send our painters over to do the lettering and putting in the lines," said Mr. Heath. Upon the suggestion of the Sumter Health, the Camden Heath notified John M. Villeplgne and requested that he prepare a design for the score board. It is hoped to cat work on* the board started at once so that ft will be completed within the next week or ten days. Davis Beauty Shop Is Ultra Modern The new Davis beauty parlor, known as the Camden beauty salon, located in the Camden hotel block Is sow open for business. A formal opening awaits the completion of additional equipment and fixtures. The new beauty shop Is comparable with the finest to bd found in metropolitan canters. It is. distinctly modem in fixtures and equipment and with the sOfbtoned paper sdysrsd wiftts'" aad the rich natural wood finish of the booths, together with the "Very latest In operating 'equipment, the hop Is one Camden may well be prowd of. I Announcement of .the date of the! fdtmal opening will be made next! week.- - j -t- t ,.u Soldiers of Uncle Sam Now Moving in Many Sections Public Relations Headquarters, at 1 Camden, S. C.?Thirty-five thousand J army vehicles, many of them already | on the move, will rumble north and south during the next ten days toward the First Army "battle ground" in the coordinated surge of an enormous field force on wheels. ( Simultaneously, traffic control head- j quarters of Lieutenant-General Hugh A. Drum's First Army has announced j plans for the safe and rapid movement of 359,000 troops with fpll equipment in the vast Carolina maneuver , area, six million acres In size. Special orders have been Issued by these , headquarters to safeguard private vehicles and to insure the absolute minimum of inconvenience to civilian drivers and pedestrians. Under the careful control of the Provost Marshal and Traffic Contjot Headquarters at Hoffman, N. C., supply and troop laden vehicles ranging from monster "prime movers" of four tons and more in capacity load all the way down to the rugged -little "Jeeps" will roar southbound and'* northbound along pre-arranged routes ?guided by experienced military police who will be* stationed at road Junctions, towns and other essential control points. These specially-trained M. P.'s will coordinate clovely with state and municipal police to effect the quick movement ot troop convoys through all communities and to arrange the temporary re-routing of civilian traffic at points which would otherwise bottleneck. For weeks the army officials have been consulting on these problems with civic bodies in communities along the way. Special pains have been taken to protect the lives and property of traveling civilians, both in cars and on foot. Traffic control personnel of the First Army will ppst thousands of military signs on major and mlonr roads from Vermont to South Carolina to warn civilians of the approach of convoys. Ambulances, first-aid equip- i ment and medical personnel will be on constant call. Tow cars and other > repair equipment will stand ready to! clear the roads at short notice In case of breakdowns or^accldenti Involving military vehicles. In fact, so Important does the Army consider the whole question of transporting this enormous body of men that special orders have been issued authorizing the military police to give military - personnel whatever directions they think proper, irrespective of (he rank of the person to whom the orders are given. When it is not possible to give directions in person, (Please turn to page seven) City Goes Back On Eastern Time Sept 28 - / Well folks, the cock-eyed days are almost over, for next Sunday night when you folks retire you'll set your clocks back to Eastern time. Yes sir, Sunday will be the last day of the \ daylight saving schedule. I You'll scarcely notice the change { from daylight saving to Eastern stair- i dard?excepting you'll miss about one hour's sleep. And It Is going to be ! a bit darker In the morning when you i sit down to breakfast7 The evenings i will be much shorter?bat ontslde of i that, there is nothing to get excited about. 4 I And by tbe way, fall arrived last I Wednesday morning abon^ 2 o'clock- ] At least, so the calendar sajfk, tut so j far as the temperature Is concerned it is still summer. t Chamber Staff Gets J Help From Gov'ment In order to facilitate tbe work of the Chamber of Commerce durlng'the next several months when early tourist activity will break vjith a vast amount of work in connection with the war maneuvers the government has provide^ the chamber with additional help. The Chamber staff at present is 1 headed by the executive secretary, Mr, , Heath with Miss Jane Campbell as ' assistant. Miss Betty Carlton, publicity stenographer, who resides la Logoff, and Miss Mabel Todd Campbell, of Bethvne, who will alee bkadle 1 stenographic work In ooaaoctfcm with ' bulletins for the amaenvor group. j Entire Battalion In CampHereThisWeek Five hundred bronzed soldiers, members of the 12th Engineers Dat:allon of the 8th Division, rolled Into Damden Monday morning and immed* lately set about to locate a camp site. Major Charles H. Mason, commanding officer, in company with Colonel John Wall and Frank Heath inspectod the ball park, the Sprlngdalo race course area and the site near the new armory. The latter alto was tinnlly decided upon. Later Major Mason was taken to the public bathing beach at the Hermitage lake and arrangements made for the members of his command to make use of it. Then a visit wbb paid to the Camden air base whero Major Mason met the officers in command of this model Institution. Chamber Warns Of Racket Activities As predicted by the Chamber of Commerce several weeks ago the publicity attendant upon the fall maneuvers of the Flrat army in this area this fall has resulted in a veritabie flood of swindle gangs Invading the Carolinas. The Chamber of Commerce has received a number of complaints regarding the operations of out of town photograph salesmen and In support of the contention of the Chamber that many of these commercial affairs nre mere rackets, it is pointed out that following the securing of a " 50 cent deposit the purchaser is told^hat tho pictures will be taken In a sutdlo at the big hotel ,on the hill, meaning the Kirkwood. Inasmuch as the Kirkwood Is now a military reservation It is obvious that the statement of the salesmen must be untrue. The Chamber of Commerce is pf the opinion that better pictures may be obtained from legitimate photographers in or near Camden. The photograph - complaint is but ene of many that the public must be svary about. The Chamber of Commerce suggests to the public that money can be saved and tempers kept unruffled If all salesmen are asked to present a credential card from the secretary. Colonel Smith of the intelligence office of the Public Relations Headquarters,' when asked regarding the report that the picture salesmen were using the name of the Kirkwood In their sales chatter, branded the statements as false and will start an investigation from his won office. Oakley Hall Makes Debut To The Public There were smiles In evidence on the faces of the Chamber of Commerce staff Thursday morning when a geistratlon of fiteen rooms available at Oakley Hall was made. The Chamber has been suffering from headache and Jitters for weeks now In an effort to secure a listing of rooms for uiie of visitors during (ha maneuver period. 'Judging by the results from an appeal in the press for room listings, , there are few available in^ Camden. But the Oakley Hall listing^ really proved a big help. Oakley Hall is the old Wooten home it Chesnut and Fair streets and has Peen opened as a rooming and boardng house under the supervision of Mrs. N. J. Harding. The home is well .furnished and should be a paradise for those who lelight in seeing precious and valuibie antiques, as many of the furnishings are priceless In that respect. Mrs. Harding intends to feature steak and chicken dinners every Friday evening and the public may enjoy these meals by making reservation In ~ person or by telephone. The tele- ~^ phone number of the Han Ji 684 J, , ' CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY ; zS. 'HjtP CROSS FIRST AID ^ Monday, October ?, at 1:10 o'clock tt the Camden school library* classes y" will begin in First Aid. Agyone ttting to take the ~ : conree please be present at that- ttna ~