Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HOI OK THE KEY) jfy THE SKIPPER,. I Something's radically wrong some^ where. A weak ago<i Saturday the i:g0 ot some othe^ outfit sent about a thousand soldiers Into Camden for ,he week end, after Camden had been notified none would be coming. Then last Saturday Camden was prepared to handle 500 or more. Elaborate preparations had been made to V?et the boys of Uncle Sam. A welcoming committee was roady at the armory. Boy Scouts were alert to act as guides. The city was gay with flags. Various forms of entertainment had been arranged. But only 57 .^oldters showed up. ? A lot of readers of this column -will be amused at the above paragraph. But believe me, the willing workers on the local committee who had slaved for a woek to hare everything letter-perfect for Saturday, should have the sympathy of the entire community. ? " The writer was a member of the committee. Colonel --JdTftfcv-.Wall, Mrs. John Mullen, Mrs. James Porter, Willis Cantey, Hunal Small, Marvin Reasonover and others all worked hard. m * 9 0 We do not know where all these mistakes are originating or why they are permitted. Something Is darned wrong in the setup and frankly, we are all caught up with the affair. Of course we'll carry on. But we hope that who ever Is meaning up theae programs will get kicked out ou his ear from someplace somewhere. That bapd concert In Hampton Square was a honey. The headquarters band sure could make real music. We hope there will be more concerts during the present month and In November. But we suggest a different hour and a different day. There are scads of folks working in stores Saturday who cannot hear these concerts. Let's fix them for a time when everybody can be there. Well folks, the polo season Is on. There sure was a big crowd at the game Sunday at the No. 2 field. Gosh, but jt was great to be back on the job scoring for the gtand sport. Sunday the action will be on the No. l field and we are going to hav- a hand concert starting at 2:30 given by the headquarters band at the polo f'mld. The band will also play between chukkers. ? L.Ver on some Sunday we hope to have Mip crack Battery E platoon stag, a drill for us while tlfb headquarters hand provides the music. The : ins will go for that strong. S'oi).. more of that "where are the soldi-rs stuff. We want to make it plain that no blame for the fiascos of the :.ist two Saturdays can be laid at the d<M?r of the local committee. I also w.inr to relate one Instance just to show what a cock-eyed arrangement must ..\ist somewhere someplace After the committee had been assured by the U. S. O. the Federal 8efurifi.-s Administration and an officer of the Second Army Corps that Camden would hav? 500 soldiers to look after. I personally received a telephono rail from some USO guy who 'old me while we had been assigned 500 ni'-n that there might be double 'hat number t\nd it would be a good Idea t.i notify the eating houses, drug stores and other places where the soldiers might go, to be prepared. The writ.*- accepted the statement In good I faith and peddled the dope aa request* led. 1 wouldn't blame a darn one of ! the boys If they fell sore. They have a right to. But believe me, don't put (he guilt on me or the committee. v Week end musings. Coming home I Saturday night disgusted with the | world In general because of the meas j the USO had made of our soldier week j end program. Gettjng up early to read the football stories In the Sunday paper. Fixing the furnace. l)own to the office to do some writing. Out to the polo game. Writing the polo story and wiring it to. the Associated Press and newspapers. Going with ' the frau to the cocktail party given by Colonel and Mrs. John Wall in their new home at Broad and Green streets. Meeting a lot of nice folks land enjoying the Wall hospitality to the utmOBf. Home to do some more j writing of letters. To the Klrkwood at 8:30 to sit and listen to a National Broadcasting company, radio broadcast from the lobby of the hotel. Back home, lighting the pipe and then burying myself in the papers to read until I began to feel the sandman tickling my eye lids. ? Our good friend Kemp of the Charlotte Observer is evidently disgusted over the manner in which Briton is handling the war. In the Sunday Issue of the Observer he has this to say : "The British have allowed 17 weeks to pass and only now . UMic W cwi action, as the situation in Russia becomes more desperate. And that may be more "talk" but everybody hopes not. "There are points on the continent where the British could strike and establish themselves. And surely they would be received by the Norwegians, Danes, Dutch, Belgians or'even the French, with open arms. "The British writer, H. G. Wells says England ought to have everything planned and prepared including a local revolt at every point from the White Sea to Dakar." * Another rather pointed statement of Kemp says, ''Mr. Roosevelt's attempting to work up sympathy for the Stalin dictatorship points out that the Russian constitution guarantees 'freedom of religion'. No one questions Mr. Roosevelt's intention, but Americahs cannot forget the bloody purges that have swept religion out of Russia? It has been long a matter of record that over three million bishops, priests, university professors, doctors, government officials, farmers and peasants have been put to death since Stalin became the dictator." Oh yes, lest we forget. Those directional signs at Broad and DeKalb streets caused a lot of amusement from people who noted th? unique, spelling of "Cornwallis" and "breawtWorks". We happen to have seen the original copy and all words were correctly spelled. The painter just had a spelling lapse. -Those signs "water point" which are In evidence at a number of places have the public doing some fancy guessing. The phon^ln the Chamber office has rung frequently as the curiously inclined make inquiry of "what are.water points". A water point my friends, consists usually of- a gasolene engine and tanks. Water is pumped into the tanks and is available for can-filled trucks of the U. S. army. In Camden the water points constitute hydrants at certain points. When the army is on' the march the gas engines pump the water from streams and Into portable canvas tanks? It is purified In one tank and then pumped Into another from which the cans are filled. put" umiiinnmwiwms, ! IN A HUDDLE f "THE SKIPPER" The heart# of all Camden football fans will be up In Charlotte tonight where those valiant Bulldogs will be battling against the Harding Highs Of the North Carolina metropolis. . Kchoes of the Camden?Lancaster game contluue to be heard wherever the fans gather. Those Bulldog part riots (?) who bet on the visitors to win do not get any of our sympathy. We were fearful of what the result of the game might be, but you'll never find us placing any bets against the homo-lads. T ? ? ? What a crowd, what a crowd at that game. Just shows what publicity will do when proporly administered. ? v ? ? We have no ajpology to offer for the soccer game that was not played. The ganie was n,ot promoted by ub. We knew nothing about it until we were informed by a representative of the high school athletic group and naturally we publicised the plan. There is no doubt but what many, many people expected to see the English lads play soccer. * We dj^ove several of the English lads to the airport after the game and were told that the Britons had been preparing for the game for a week and all players were on the Job. But there was no one to take charge and consequently the boys did not venture out. . - - ~ 1 m m m m Lieutenant Henry Huglin, commandant of the flying school informed us t,hat he had not known of any contemplated soccer exhibition. * Advices from the bedside of Freddie Mullen, victim of a broken leg in the Sumter game, are to the effect that' the doughty little warroir is getting along nicely. Well, the Lancaster win was the fourth in a row for the 1941 Bulldog crew. No. 5 comes up tonight. Nice going you gold and black garbed turf roamers. 9 9 9 The police report that at no time in Qamden history were so many carsparked in a given area sb there were around^the football stadium for the Lancaster game. And you can take it from this writer that we never saw such a mess. Tfiere apparently is not any program of parking at the grid games. Because of that you may find your car behind four or Ave others', so well sqrrounded that you cannot movo until the other cars pull out. We have been having football at tho Zemp field for many years and the parking evil is getting worse every yeaf. Why riot a bit of intelligence. And in the same breath why not fix the highway in front of the football field. * * * While airing our grievances, we also would suggest some better plan for the sale of tickets. Friday night hundreds of people were late for the game because of the congestion outside of the ticket window. * May we suggest to the football officials that tickets be placed on sale several days before the game at Slick Zemp's, Elliott's and Robin Zemp's. Let the Camden people buy their tickets at these agencies. It will save a lot of congestion at the gate. 9-9We are happy to say that officers of the Southern Aviation school are not to be blamed for tha failure of the British cadets to show up for the soccer game last Friday at Zemp stadium. Nor are the lads themselves. So far as we can ascertain the alffalr had been arranged by a party not officially responsible for school activities and was unknown to any of the Southern At la t ion company or avla-1 tion school authorities. The same Is \ true of th$ soft ball games. SEE? .. grm . ?? JThis department hopes to be able to present the British boys In a soccer I exhibition sometime during November.' ^ ?, ,, IFW!fr3r#t^^? K.4ljijUM i rWTTS J *4 ^JjAa I $ru* 1t co#f dj^ving on Autumn trips by ".rr" OREYHOUND I One Wey Rd. Trip "Aavannah .. ~ Charlotte < ? 2?00 Richmond 4&& 7M i .tffi v ? ' A - -?1? Beware Coughs from common corns , That Hang On Greoroulsion relieves promptly be' cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of.Creomulslon with the understanding you must like the or roa CREOMULSION For Coughs, Oust Colds, BiowclUtfi r Jr~* ~ Yankee Troops ' I Like The South (Continued from first page) * f * I I I W II* 80 don't foVget, come to church Bun- < day or any time you want and Ml but , you meet some nice pooplo who will ? ask you home to dinner." < Inviting lights glow nightly from 1 the windows of churches. Inside 1 there is a drink of ice water to soothe throats parched by a hot suu and hard work, easy chairs, magazines end ] newspapers, writing facilities, a piuno 1 which is the center of an informal ' singing group and some townspeople ( to talk to. 1 As would be expected, soldiers and I Southern girls are getting together la a variety of ways, chiefly at j daucse sponsored by the U. S. O., | church meetings and through mutual 1 friends, < Wfth all this going on, thousands of 1 men are becoming self appointed preachers of the gospel that ''Southem hospitality" is the real thing. People in Now York. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Now Hampshire, Now Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland or any other state In the general direction of the Northeast are going to hear about it. In short, all of it adds up to a greater understanding of llfo in the South by Northerners and a closor and better relationship between Americans from widely separated sections of the country. 1 Come Christmas time, with all the talking that's going on bete, there will be plenty of drawls floating through the crisp December air of j New England, put there by soldiers fresh from the South and home on , furlough for the holidays. It Is amaz-1 ing how easy It Is to start saying J "Rockinham" instead of "Rockingham" or "ginga ale" instead of "ginger ale." Perhaps the flowing, . unrestrained quality' of conversation in the South hmmfcometJUng to do with Southern hospitality. It has always been impossible to grasp and explain in so majiy words what this friendliness is made of. It's just "Har ya all," and a big smile and a man feels at home. . MR8. ARNETT WRITE8 ON 1 CULTIVATION OF IRIS PLANT8 J At the October meeting of the Camlen Garden Club Mrs, N. C. Arnett (eve a inoHt 'instructive talk on 'Iris." Owing to the numerous re- ' luost.s for a copy of this talk she 1 rery kindly consented to our use of J ier notes which follow: IRIS ( Ancient poets called Iris "(1 round ' lUiubowa." augguatlng that nut all ' -aipbows wore lu the clouds?some 1 were In gardens. They also culled Iris "Children of the (huts," believing they represented the promise of the Hods that beauty should always be on the earth. Bulbous Iris are Indispenslble in Tall planting of bulbs. These are inexpensive compared with other fall bulbs?easy to plant aud grow, certain to bloom and bring strong accents of'color and beauty into our spring gardens. Dutch and Spanish iris are practically tho same. Spanish bulbs and flowers are a little smaller than the Dutch Iris and bloom later. By careful selection of varieties, Dutch Iris blooms may be enjpyed four weeks, beginning the middle of April. Spanish Iris will bloom three weeks if given shude in tho heat of the day. Iris reticulata?a dwarf form of Dutch and Spanish Iris, is only four inches tall and blooms in March. This Iria is a lovely lavender, with a I'ra- ' granco peculiarly its own. Pavonta is another dwarf lrfs growing one foot tall and blooming in May. Both dwarf Iris may -bo sucessfully forced and grown in pots, but are ' hardy out doors. English Iris brings blue, white, yellow, mahogany and red flowers to our gardens in June and may be pur-l chased for $6 a hundred. German, or bearded Iris, grown from rhlzamos, may be had in any color. " Every year white German Iris becomes finer aud more outstanding.: Many bi-colors and exquisite blends. are grown. The variety of Iris receiving the largest number of votes in 1940-1941 as the most valuable Iris in commerce was, Wabash, which has white standards and violet falls,- each of which has a definite white edge. Three facts must be known In order to grow German Iris successfully: _ The rhizome must not be covered. with more than one-fourth inch of soil? i It Is fatal for the rhizome of an Iris ' to come into direct contact with com-, post or any commercial fertilizer. Iris must have perfect drainage and i full sunlight. Some newer, fancy' shades like semi-shade, but the majority need aunahine. Any failure of Iris to bloom may usually be attributed to one or more of these causes. ( In growing German Iris in our gar-) den. four problems had to be solved?( What In the bopt fertilizer? Bono meal In safest, bout and all-sufficient. When and how often must tills be used? Onco whew fall weather lias begun?about November 15. Again the last of February utid the last, of April. Bono meal restores much of the strength the plant has spout producing Its crop of flowers. Should the foliage or leaves of German Iris be cut? Iris authorities say not?unless the plant Is being moved. If new Iris conies to us, the foliage la cut fan-shaped and six inches long? the roots being cut the same length. When should Iris be moved and new varieties planted ? Any time, from the last of June until November 15. Iris may be planted until the mid-" die of November and Wu may expect a full crop of bloom next spring hud summer. Plant Iris until November 15. Give therti attention and cultivation in the winter and spring. You will have such an abundance of beautiful flowers you will be convinced that a "rainbow Jim bow come Cram ib# skies Into your garden." The bust light-reflecting surface obtainable is highly polished silver. Palmetto Farmers To Hold Full Sway Columbia, S. C., Oct. IT?-'There will bo ftvo special days at the South Carolina State Fair October 20-25. The tlrat day will be simply "Opening Day", but Tuesday, the Future Farmurs will hold sway; Wednesday will bo school day, and Saturday .\utoihobllo Day, with automobile races featured. " " ? "It can readily be Hetui" said 1). 4), Wttcover of Durltngtou, president, "Thut the emphasis Is on youth. The four days in the center of our week? Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday?center about thy young peoplo, and It Is quite right that this should be the case." Mr. NVttcovor emphasised the extent to which the fait* has gone In caring for the youth by citing the fact that the fair Is very generous with free admissions to various youth groups, with the Carolina, Clemson and Wlnthrop girls being admitted free Thursday, and all schoolchildren being free Friday. The now federal tax law says all admissions of persons over 12 uro taxable?-a nickel each, but thut Is a goverumeut charge, and the free admissions heretofore granted to young people hold good Just the same this year. _JE ?SSSBSRBBM BUICK BUILDS FOR DEFENSE O Our osslanmenti ullcli*f Pratt Ml Whit nay valve-In-head aircraft engines for defwts# U?$4, kJ CIHIIUU MOTMi WtW CA word about the calibre of the distinguished new automobiles that Bulck now brings to market for 1942 Two thoughts stood solemn sentinel throughout all the planning o{ our 1942 cars. The first was: ? in their materials these cars must not trespass on the current needs of national defense. + The seoond was: ? in their Quality and performance they must not be an "ersatz" product. If you think this leaves only a cramped and stifling byway for engineering to advance in, remember that difficulties are sometimes the spur {hat real ability needs. Our new cars, it seems to us, superbly prove this. But we neither expect nor ask you to take our word for it. % The real way td know what they are, and how marvelously. . _ they perform^/ is to breeze; them down a oottntry road or tool them through clotted traffic. The sure way to gauge their mettle and their inmost goodness is to plump them squarely into the stiffest task your imagination can supply. c*> So come try the gorgeous new cars that we not only say pace the pack for X942 __ but are bold enough to believe set an all-time high in all-round automotive excellence. They will make you glad ? nay, proud ?H over again that you're living in America ? and nowI oth?r ear ham [ALL THIS FOR VOU^ ? 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