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.

I' . " '.. -':v 1 " x V" : ' ' ' jy i . Bulldogs Battle Chester Here and Hope For-Seventh Straight Win Of Season The Camden Chronicle ^ Hi h ii ii I mil i IIII i nil ?WIS I I II ' 1MB Milium ? i|iwn III i i r I ' i nn in n n 11 i n i 11 i i I n i VOLUME $3 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1941 NUMBEM 32 " - ' ' ' ? U__I_UU_1 in I Bill II- I | ?? Final Grid Battle Will Be Homecoming i i Attention of the football fans of Camden and vicinity is called to the fact that whereas the poster advertising the schedule Of games of the Bulldog grldders provides for a game with Gaffney here on November 21, the cdrrect date should be November 30. This game will be an afternoon gainc and will be the home-coming event of the season for Bulldog fans. It will be a turkey day game and a record turnout of the faithful Is anticipated. Fans here are hopeful that the Bull[.' dog teafn can come down the trail i with a clear slate when they face the Gaffney terrors. This will add a great deal of color to the game and make a win very^essentlal if the Camden Highs are to finish their season with a record of not having^ been tied or beaten. It is hoped that ?8 a feature attraction between halves the long-awaited soccer game between twp teams of British boys may be arranged. Latimer Named The State's Editor Columbia, Oct. 21?8/ L. Latimer, jr was promoted last night from ( managing editor to editor of The State. Colombia morning newspaper, which he j&Mii in lfV7 at the age of 15 as an office TflSy." The announcement was made by William Elliott, president and publishThe managing editorship was given to City Editor John A. Montgomery, who became a reporter for The State .in 1929. Latimer, a native of York la president of the South Carolina Press Association. Navy Day Program Held In Schools Tather" Ed Burke of the Catholio church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was the Na^y Day speaker at exercises held in the auditorium of the Camden schools Monday morning. The first observance was at 9:30 when the classes of the elementary schools gathered to sing patriotic songs and listen to the inspiring -words of the speaker. At 10:16 the high school group assembled and in addition to the fine address by Father Burke, there were throe patriotic selections by the schools band. * . Father,Burke gave n most eloquent talk at both of the programs. The sincerity of the speaker, his personality and a fine gift of speech made his addresses most interesting and inspirational. Shelby Brothers Circus Coming The Shelby Brothers Circus that comes to Camden -for two - performances on'next Tuesday, November 4, needs no introduction to the folks of the Carollnas. - The show having spent their winter months for the past fourteen years in York, 8. Cr The show has the usual amount of aerohats, clowns, wire walkers aerlallsts this year, but are featuring the most amazing five elephants In all the *orld. These five elephants are ah ready booked on indoor dates this winter, as follows! Shrine Circus, Chicago, seventeen days; Minneapolis Shrine Circus,, six days; SL Louis Police Benefit twelve days; with dates at Cleveland and Detroit undeir'Shrine auspices pending. They hav^u(iy be seen to be appreciated. Soldiers In Gay Week-End Here - / i\ Soldiers of Uncle Sam's fighting army poured into Camden Saturday afternoon and evening with Mayor F. N. McCorkle, now head of the local defense recreational group estimating* the number at 1,200. A convoy from Wadeahoro, N. C. arrived in midafternoon and were located at the new armory where shower facilities were at their diePosal. Towels, aoep and other toilet requisites were provided. Later In the afternoon^ and daring the evening many hundreds of soldiers from the army base at Westvill^ began to arrive an#ky S o'clock the treets were-filled irith khaki dad visitors. ?r ( Fleece tare-to pego twp) W A. DOBSON Regional Executive. Region No. 6, Boy Scouts of America ... _... . .. - ,.. i.?. ' , ,? Scout Program Will BeSubject of Meeting W, A. Dobcon, regional scout executive of Region Six which includes 35 councils of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and whose headquarters are at Atlanta is to meet with the Central South Carolina Council executive board at the parish house of Trinity episcopal church in Columbia Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock. _:.TN wrp** of this meeting la to take stock of the present condition of affairs and make plans for the remain* der of the year. AtUadJnc this meeting > w4U be Roscoe E. Stevens, the new Central council executive, who has already visited Camden and become acquainted with those interested in the Scout program. Mr. Stevens succeeds Bill Csarniski, who has entered the service of the United States army. A delegation of Camden scout-minded citizens and executives will attend the meeting in Qolumbla to greet Mr. Dobson. " Before becoming Regional Executive on February 10, 1936, Mr. Dobson was ScOut Executive of the Atlanta Coun(Please turn to page eight) Residential Area Workers Are Named Announcement of the complete roster of the residential Red Cross roll call workers was made this week. In the first ward Mrs, Guy Mayer and Mrs. Willie Cameron are the workers. Ward 2 is not yet organized but will probably have Mrs. John Langford as group chairman. In the third ward Mrs. Wiley Sheorn is the chairman and her workers are Mrs. Moses L- Mays, Mrs. Dallas Mahoney, Mrs. J. H. McDowell, Mrs. Alva Rush, Mrs. Marlon Williams, Mrs. S. *W. Van Landlngham, Mrs. John deLoach, Mrs. Melton Goodstein Mrs. H, Ei Graham and Mrs. James Sheorn. In ward 4 Mrs. Hubert Wilson is chairman and she lists among her workers, the following: Mrs. E. L. Moseley, Mrs. R. E. Chewnlng, Mrs. J. M. Villepigue, Mrs. W. F. Nettles, Jr., Mrs. M. G. Muller, Miss Celeste Mumford, Mrs. Harrington Yates, Mrs. A. A. Reasonover, Mrs. W. L. DePass, Jr., Mrs. John Nettles, Mrs. W. C. McCarley, Mrs. Thomas Ancrum, Mrs. Elliott Sheorn, Mrs. Hubert Reese, Mrs. Austin Shebeen, Mrs. 'Sally Massey, Mrs. Thelma Moody, and Mrs. Frank Spencer. In Ward 6, Mrs. J. L. Wllllford is chairman and her workers are Mrs. R. B. Pitts, Mrs. E. N. McDowell, Mrs. Malcolm Bryant and Mrs'. W. L. Goodale. ' ! In Ward 6, Mrs. J. E. is the Auto Crash Fatal - To JWphSandersj Ralph John 'Sahdere, 39, a son ofj Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sanders of this city, was instantly killed mod Private Robert B. Neatheley of the One Hunted and Fourteenth Infantry in Camden for the week-end with a, convoy of Liberty troops, was critically injured when a scout car. In which they were riding early Sunday morning left the Jttghway. The accident occurred Haven miles north of here, - Sanders* heed was brushed'while Neatherly sustained a fractured skull. Private Steve Megy ofOne Hundred and Fourteenth Infantry, a third ooenpant of the car. eedpiped sesldfi inJwy. I An inquest was held Senday after(Please tarn to page el*>t) Military Fonera[loB? Accorded British Cadet r < \V '' > , , British Cartel George ard, who died at the Camden hospital Thursday morning at 3 o c loi result of hum. and lnj?r?.erocetv? l? a plane crash at the Southern Avl* tlon school Wednesday morning * be hurled In the Quaker cemetery heie SaUtrday morning following servlco. at Grace Episcopal church at ^The^ British lad, a son ot Mr. snd Mrs. A. 8. Prltchard. ot A?"?'d' *^ England will mat In gronnd hallowed by the dust ot American heroee ot Ac Revolution, the war between the states and the last world *arA guard of honor-of twenty British cadetswm accompany ths.b^Ur -* 1 final rostlnglplace. A squad of Amort | can soldiers from Battery E, Pi Army, will Are a salute over the grave while the Field Artillery band from the Public Relations headquarters o Te First Army will play the funeral "X rites nt the grave will be closed with the sounding pf "taps y bugler from ^he flret army public relations headquarters, v Overhead a fonnaUon of Jve pl*"> with the math., that ot the c"|? missing. WU1 djr during the The entire personnel, of the Sown cm Aviation school including the otth cWs, clerical staff." Instructors, mechanlos and cadets will attend th funeral service. * the church snd Episcopal hurlal service wBl be conducted by Dr.'Maurice Clark nt the church and at the grave. Cadet Prltchard reported to the Southern Avlatoln school with a els of 60 British and SO Amerlcan cadet. for training. October t. 1??- H? h undergone about U hours OfBM (Pieeee turn to page foipe ) EntriesXondng In For Race Card Judging by early entries alread* mod for the 'Generals' Redes, to be held at the new Millwey race track here on Saturday. November 8. the second running of thls_r.ee classic will establish a new high point oI on tries as well as excellence of com Ichard""^"kIrk, of Ingleside Plantation, Lugoff; has listed five entries .. foUows: "Ghost", by calvaeadol May Play." by Plltff ellow ;"Rosekm Cockspurs; "Cherry Tart by Ban ton and "Up and Up" by Charles" Robertson of Waiwori. plantation, EutawvlUe, Is enter ng two horses, Henry IE. Beard? Jr" this city has entered '<L&8* a?chlc C S. McGill, of Kingstree lists, Chic Chic \ by Chicle; while Cante)r Lane farm of this city enters Efface > by Tarpaulin; Dr. Arthur S. Moore of WaUerb.ro, Is entering "The Bern e a consistent winner in the Palmett State last season and the Pmlmble f orite for the six furlong event on Nov ember 8. Dr. Moore will al.0 enter a two year old. Mre. W. A. Bo^'' of Boykln Is"entering "Wannah , Mrs. Kirby, S. Tapper b*s entered ??r by Identity ant and William Peterkin of Port Mott, p entering "Bo-PWH- ? Entries will close Satnrd?r,No?m v?r l the racea are to be held at tha ^w 'Sllway track on Batnrd^. November S. _ .. ' . ' Verdict Rendered | After Long While Court of general sessions convened Monday morning with Judge J. llenry Johnson, of Allendale, presiding. The oase of John 6. Williams imitated for the murder of J. Cleve Couch in the Mt. riagah section in August of 1 -last year attracted most attention. The Jury, with 6. P.. Marshall acting 1 as fireman, deliberated moje than 24 1 hours before bringing in a verdict of not, guilty.The defendant was repre- * sented by Muurdoch M. Johnson, of ' Camden, and Claude N. Sapp, of Co- ( lumbla, while Solicitor Fletcher Spig| ner was assisted in the prosecution 1 by lloach Stewart and Reese Williams of i^ancaster. The grand Jury made Its present- 1 meat which will appear in' noxt 1 Chronicle. Other cases disposed of besides the WUliamg case were as follows: Jack Ellis plead guilty to larceny and received a sentence of one joar in the state prison. Ely Simmons plead gbtUj^ to receiving stolen goods; knowing them to have been stolen, and got a sentence of eighteen months. ^ Cole L. Lilly plead guilty to assault and battery with Intent to kill. Sentenced to serve three months. * John Murphy got a sentence of 9 months on entering a plea of guilty to larceny. One year and a fine of one dollar' was meted, out to Harry Budd RusaaU when he plead guilty to a forgery qkarge. Lewis Harper, Clarence Harper, Lacoste Harper were tried and found guilty of highway robDery and drew sentences of 23 months each. These men held up J. Holt Gardner at a turpentine still and robbed him. Robert Neal received a sentence of (Please turn to page four ) Mayor Makes Ready For Army Invasion Announcement has been made by "Mayor F. N. McCorkle of the committee assignments for the program Involving the week-end entertainment of soldiers in Camden during the period of the maneuvers. Mayor McCorkle is general chairman and with him on the executive committee are Dewey J. Creed, Mrs. F. D. Goodale, Mrs. John Mullen, Mrs. James Porter and John Whitaker, Jr. The convoy greeting committee is headed by Dewey J. Creed who will be assisted by A. Sam Karesh and M. L. Smith. i The entertainment committee, with Mrs. F. D. Goodale as chairman includes Mrs. Mullen, Mrs. Kathleen Watts, Mrs. Leon Schlosbprg and Mrs. Mae Gaskin. The commercial interests committee consists of Mrs. Wiley Sheorn, Mrs. Ralph Shannon and Mss. John Mullen. Mrs. James Porter is chairman of the clubs and centers committee; Dr. Maurice Clark of the church and home committee; John K. deLoach of the] armory committee with Arthur Clark, Donald Morrison and Marvin Reasonover as members. Frank H. Heath of the publicity committee and SI. M. Reasdnover and Mrs. James Porter are members of a committee to supervise the. information booth located near the Camden /heater on DeKalb street. Mrs. James Porter is head of the re(Fleas# turn Co page eight) rv m i i ' i' ii j a . i ~7 lry V*" ~iZ ' ~-l - ..... * - * * --- 1 ' ' I *.v ' ^ ' g *'*> - * \ -- ' ? ^ 'i+J%f )1-? % ?. *' * .Proclamation ft. ' c * " .?... " ' * , ' )). r~' ..j- :; '< x "Whereas, the President of the United States has set aside Thursday, November 20 as Thanksgiving day j "And whereas. Governor Burnet R. Maybank, of South Carolina, has proclaimed Thursday, November 20, as Thanksgiving- day in this state "I ^hereby proclaim that Thanksgiving, 1941, will be observed In Camden on Thursday, November SO. "I also take this opportunity to include la this proclamation the announcement that Thanksgiving afternoon the Camden and Gaffney high school football teams will play the Camden homwcoming game at Zemp stadium, beginning at SrSO o'clock. ? "I therefore appeal to every Camden dtteen to attend this home-coming event. W (SIGNED) ~7~ > / !F. N. McCORKLE, Mayor. * j ? 4 yr-TT--7- jy . jfyZc- >"-*?'< ?jayj ??, f ^ " 1 Golden Horde Passes Half Way Mark With Clear Slate i , Six dowi\ and four to go. And not a blot on the record. All vlna, not eyen a tie game. And that my friends la the flue ecord of the Camden Bulldog gridIron talent to date. A 19 to 0 win over Orangeburg on :he Orangeburg battle ground last Friday marked up the sixth straight for the Villeplgue-Plerce gang. Tonight It is Cheater High here, In recognition of the fine showing of the Bulldog team this season and as a tribute to those two sterling coaches, John Villeplgue and Lindsay Pierce every football enthusiast, and Camden is full of them, should be at Zemp Btadlum tonight. ? Chester is smarting under a series of defeats and will be out to score an upset if possible. All of the defeats sustained this season would be forgotten by this invading host if they could return to their home bailiwick with the scalps of the Bulldogs. You Can depend on the visitors to put up a fight. They vision the glory that will be theirs if they can stem the tide of this Camden march. As an added feature of this evening's football menu, the crack Battery E platoon is to Rive a drill and parade on the football field between the first and second halveB. The soldiers will strut their precision racket -to the music of the 109th Coast Artillery band and this aggregation is to be headed by Camden's sweetheart, Miss Meta Boykin, majorette of the Camden band. The record of the Bulldogs this season has been inspiring. An unknown quantity before the season started, the manner in which the lads have mopped up has raised football interest to a high pitch in Camden I and Kershaw county. [ The first team to go down before the golden horde wsb the 1940 Class B Champs from Klngstree. Then came the Brookland-Cayce team and third, the peak * show of the season, the defeat of Sumter on the Gamecocks own floor. A cocky Lancaster with a record that smacked of a murderer's row next fell victim to the crafty Bulldog machine and was in turn followed by the Harding High of Charlotte. Then came Orangeburg. Tonight it will be Chester, or we hare sure gone sour as . a prophet. Next week it will bb Hartsville and then Charleston. This department regards this Charleston game as the crucial event of the season. If we can get by the Bantams, we have a sneaking idea that the lads in gold and black will polish off Gaffney in the turkey day fracas here an^ finish the season with a perfect record. We hope, we hope, we hope. THE ORANGEBURG GAME The following account of the football game played last Friday night between the Camden and Orangeburg High schoob teams at Orangeburg appeared in the The Orangeburg Times and Democrat and presents a fairly accurate picture of the game with the exception of the score credited to Hasty. Hasty did not play in the game. The Camden scores were made by Sheorp and Price. The Orangeburg story follows: "An electrifying 60-yard drive?a 20-yard run?a \ One-yard dash-and one extra point, 'fired through the Orangeburg stadium last night while the Camden High invaders turned the steam on the Orangeburg Indians, and made thgpn took foolish for a while? defeating the locals' 19-0. "The heavier, faster and more powerful Camden team proved to be too much for the* hard-fighting Orangeburg eleven. Though the locals held the invaders scoreleMtpa standstill during the flyst and last periods, the visitors staged a sweltering victory during the second and third Quarter. "Hot often is. lt the ill fate of a team to play as hard as the locals did last night and come out on the short end of the score. They fought hard, took to the air with eight passes, but faijed to mak? but three first downs to the opponent's fifteen. Aerial attacks far over the heads of the locals gave the visitors "iSmi gift* when ther completed three of eleven passes attempted. "Bttgene "Fat ' Dukes and Bobby "Bock" McCante, right guard and Quarterback, respectively, after play, lag a terrific game, were both taken - (Please IM is |mge two) W ~ mum I ROBERT M. ZIMMERMAN Deep Sea Diver and Lecturer Collin* Entertainment Festival The Collins Entertainment Festival wilt present the second program of the series next Thursday. November 6. at the Halglar Theatre, featuring Robert M. Zimmerman, deep sea diver, and lecturer. ? This program promises to be one or the high lights of the Festival. Robert M. Zimmerman provide# a new thrili, a trip to the bottom of the sea! Magnificent coral gardens of the deep ?deadly sharks and barracuda?long lost Spanish galleons and other my terlouB objects of the ocean s bed are vividly pictured and in many cases actually shown the audience. His large display -?I deep-sea curios filling the stage, coupled with his dramatic narrative concerning work on the oceans' floor, make a thrilling talk under the title "Up From the Bottom Of the Sea." - r Bob has won S3 championships in swimming and diving, contested at the Olympics twice, and has shot the rqpIds of the St. Lawrence from Kingston to Montreal. More recently his work has been In motion pictures in the Bahamas. making under-sea movies and in salvage operations. The first program of the Festival under the sponsorship of the Camden Klwanis Club, will open tonight presenting The Madrigal Singers, mixed quartette with Marion Huebner, Soprano; Marjorie Moore, Contralto Fred Topping^ Tep^r; Robert Phillips, Basso.** v Tickets for the entire Festival series may be obtained from members of the Kiwansi Club for four full evenings of entertainment that will de-. light the whole family. Army Broadcast Is Gem Entertainment The third Sunday evening "army on the air" program from the Public Relations headquarters of the First army located at the Klrkwood hotel Established a new high in point of interest and excellence -last Sunday evening. ? A. The program goes out on the air through remote control from Station WPTF at Raleigh and from letters received from soldiers In the Held and from civilians, It has become one of the most popular oj Sunday evening j radio entertainments. The lobby Of the Klrkwood, used as a studio, was Jammed with officers and townspeople who had been Invited to witness the broadcast. -Highlighting the eleven , number programr;jr+f' 016 music of the 128th Field Artillery band under the direction of Warrant Officer Ralph J. Yehle. This hand opened with the march "The Loyal Legion" and closed with the number "The Soaring Eagle", At interval? the band was In evidence in providing -fine accompaniment to vocal offerings. The number nesday Night Hop" a dance band selection was a masterpiece. The capacity throng listeners could scarcely refrain from^aPpUuse dtMtog the course of the program, so, Sue were all the numbers. Lieutenant W. J. Telllngton of the visitors section gave an accordion medley during which he played "Anch^ Away , "Brave Old Army Team ^JMarUs ^ Hymn" Cad the "U. S. Artillery Swig*, Sergeant dayborae Maagum, vrtth $ an exquisite tenor voice sang "BeautlLonkmd". An orignlal song, written by OapUln Newton ft Jacobs and Corporal Ron