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HOT OIF THE KEY)] .Jy THE SKIPPER. | I Ami as we gazed at the grey .casket covered l>y the U?ou Jack and flanked j,y gorgeous flowera from sorCOfring tsflociatoa and friends, our eyes wandered to two monuments nearby in this "Arlington" lot. On one huge granite monument were the words ' Richard Kirk land". He died at Chickamauga, Just a mere lad in the Confederate gray, but he was a hero because of his exploit at the Battle of Fredericksbur, where he Ventured into "no man's land" to give water to friend and foe. How appropriate the words from holy script "If Thine Enemy Thirst, Give Him Drink", And near by the beautiful monument over the grave of Richmond I Hobson Hilton, world war hero. He \> was of Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division A. E. F. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the Dlstingusihed Conduct Medal from Great Britain, the Medallie Militaire from France, the Croi de Guerre and Palm from France, the Croce Di Guerre from Italy, the War Cross from Portugal and the Bravery medal from Montenegro.* * | And it is in the company of these two heroes that Cadet Pritchard will | sleep through eternity. How proud the parents of this fine British lad will be when they scan the. pictures t to be sent theja showing them the imposing and impressive manner in which America paid tribute to their, son. How proud they will be to know their boy is sleeping under the Carolina sky with Richard Kirkl&nd and . Richmond Hobson Hilton. As long as I live I will nover forget the beauty of the ritual at the grave. The long lines of cadets, of soldiers, the crash of the roaring guns as the in khaki gave ~ their parting salute, ihe soft notes of the bugler playing tap^, the echo from far away and then the beautiful strains of "Farewell, Farewell My Own Tiue hoveall combined to add beauty of music, ^beauty of sentiment. God's blessing be upon you laddie boy. . Well, the death of that English hoy serves to remind us that we too, are ' at war. Our Bona, like the son of that English family are preparing to fight Hitler, juat as Cadet Prltchard was. Have you ever stopped to consider that the U. 8,?German war has gone farther lu every respect than when we declared war in 1917. We wonder Just when this darned hypocrisy will stop and war be declared. President Roosevelt said " ye have wished to avoid shooting. But the shooting has started." 7 Every intelligent American, as President Roosevelt included, knew very well that our ships \/ould be sunk as soon as we started convoying. We have taken official sides In ?bls war since it started, condemning one side and financing and supplying the other. And so the sinking of our ships came In the natural turn of events. * 9 There can be no turning back. The shooting has started. When, we ask, when are we going to face the facts, decalre war and prosecute it with all the resources at our comand? m m A Vignette of Public Indiffereuce ?and that Is just what we mean. What In Sam Hill ails Camden people? * * Last Saturday evening the 9th division Artillery Band under the direction of M. Franulo gave a concert in Hampton Park. There were less than a hundred listeners?and the program was the finest I frankly believe ever offered in this bailiwick. V, This 9th Division Artillery band is the tops In the First Army and the program offered included enough variety to suit the most exacting critic. Selections from light operas, popular numbers, masterpieces from famous composers, all combined to provide over an hour of superb music. We'll bet a cookie that if the United States Marine band were to come here the public would not turn out. . It was regretable that the fine band had to leave Camden for Fort Bragg Sunday morning and therefore the noon concert had to be abandoned. m m We hope to have this same band C7 buck tomorrow ulght and please folks, show your appreciation by turning out for the coucert which will start at 7:30 p. tn. in Hampton Square. Well, the soldters and gals over at the W. P. A. recreation center In the old armory almost missed having an orchestra for their Saturday night hop. Some persons informed the orchestra scheduled to play there that they would not be uoeded?and of course they* did not come. Through (he courtesy of M. Krnnulo of the Dth Division hand an unchuatra was pro vlded. We suggest that Mayor McCorklo be permitted to handle all contacts and you can bet everything will be Jake. All In all, we think the week end program went off. very nicely after the mayor had succeeded in gettiug an orchestra for the dunce. v The funeral service for Cadet Pritchard of the cadet flying school, held Saturday morning, was one of the jmost impressive and finely conducted in Camden history^ Camden never witnessed anything like It and probably never will again?at leas}? not In years. ? "? m It reflected the affection and sympathy of the entire city. As the funeral cortege went slowly through the streets from the Episcopal church to the burial plat In Quaker cemetery the great bell 111 the tower of the city hall tolled. British cadets, American soldiers, the flags of the United States and Great Britain went side by side, marching American cadets, an American military band playing a soulreaching dirge?all for a lonely British lad who died in the service of their majesties. ^ 9 ? 9 9 Well, fellow citizens, we take our hatB off to the Military Police. We know the enllBted boys do not take kindly to these hard-fisted M. P. boys, but we regard them as essential to good conduct and order. Certainly the M. P. personnel, working In cooperation with the local police have done a splejj^d job in Camden. Last Saturday night with the streets veritable torrents of soldiers and many of them in a most hilarious mood, the M. P. Lads did a swell job, and a job so perfect that we have tailed, to Unit a < single complaint from Camden people. Hats off to the lads with the shlllalahs. IN A HUDDLE % 4 %. * With "THE SKIPPER" This afternoon it's Hartsvllle at Zemtr stadium. Tomorrow it will be the Generals' raceB at Millway plantation and Sunday U will be polo at the Seaboard field. A real busy woekend for the sportively inclined. While we look for the Bulldogs to ring up their eight straight win at the expense of the Hartsville lads today, the game should pack a lot of thrills. The afternoon game is made necessary by Uncle Sam. When the Dulldogs close the season on Thanksgiving day against Gaffney here, it will be an afternoon game. The boys showed up fine against Chester the other night. The score might have been larger but we rather approve of Coach Villepigue's idea of keeping It. down. The parade and drill of Battery E between halves last Friday night was a real spectacle. And the band numbers by the 109tli Filed Artillery bond were fine. We hope the fans will turn out in goodly numbers for this afternoon's game. And for the love of Mike, let the police department bhow a degree of Intelligence in handling traffic and spotting cars. I'm told that Camden has the poorest parking arrangement of any community in the conference. And having been held up for as long as ten minutes myself I can well believe it. r For tomorrow the sport menu is the Qenerals' races. This is the second ''running and should be a swell race I mend. Some of the fans want to | know where the Millway race track is. I i .i Well folks, drive out 011 the Sumter road to Doyklu mill. Following 621 beyond the bridge and you'll see the Midway race track signs. You're there. Next Sunday at the Seaboard held the polo program will feature the final game In the (laneo series. That is, if the Phllly Polo club teams does not show up. Last Sunday the fans were disapiu{jnted that the round robin event whh not presented by the polo club. The reason it was not was because the Philly team, the members of which are in the army, could not get away to come here. * But wo sure had a great game, a game featured by some brilliant defensive play by Dates, Light foot, Harrison and Struwbridge. The Palmettos gang came to life in the fifth chukker and really went to town. * Since old. man Jup Pluv has not seen fit to provide much rain, the games will continue to be played on the Seaboard field. The No. 1 hold is in fine shape and with the repairs to the sand, the building of a press and timers stand and the erection of bleachers on the* south aide it will be fine for the sport program during tho winter season. w * ? Well * - - -the football menu last Saturday was badly scrambled. The Army and Notre Dame played to a scoreless tie and that blot upon their record may bar them from bowl consideration. Stanford soems certain to be the west coast bowl entry. Fordham may get the nod as the invading team. We hardly regard Duke as a possibility. Of course if the Dig Ten would accept an invitation, the Minnesota Gophers would get the nod, In Jig time for the Gophers rate as the nation's No'. 1 team. KER8HAW STATE THEATRE OPEN8 TO 12th ENGINEER8 To Mr. T. M. Lee, manager of the Kershaw Theatre, Kershaw, S. C., the 12th Engineer Battalion owes a vote of thanks and deep appreciation. Mr. Lee graciously consented to run several movie shorts free of charge to the entire Battalion of Engineers. Pic-1 tures shown were originally filmed at Camden, S. C., on the Wateree River daring a rivet crossing exercise. 20th Century-Fox and the U. S. Signal Corps shots comprised most of the show. The Pick and' Shovel lads really had a time looking at themselves w.prk while they sat back in Mfc-fcee'e comfortable theatre and enjoyed it. jM , ADVENTURE GALORE! WITH THE 'FOREIGN LEGION' OF THE RAFI INTE RNATIONAL SQUADRON - The first big story of the RAPs 'FORDGN LECJOT kjf ~RONALD REAGAN V A WARNER BROS* HITI Monday!1 Tuesday! "J OLYMPE BRADNA WILLIAM LUNDIGAN JOAN PERRY j SUN PAY! I GEORGE M. COHAN'8 GREAT BROADWAY 8HOW! j I "LITTLE NELLIE KELLY" S . ; ... ; ; ' ? ;: a HAIGLAR a . : , 1 PW ? v?- ?- - Jo R?llew \ mv CHS 66 ^^^UQnaiAaiEU. lALVi. MOA MOTS HAIGLAR? Monday and Tuesday . 1 KEEP 'EM FLYING?Ronald Reagan as the Yankee ace who joins the R. A. F.'s most colorful unit, the "International Squadron", in the picture of that title Monday and Tuesday at the Haiglar. RONALD REAGAN STARS AS YANKEE ACE IN RAF FILM For tho' first timo in Ronald Reagan's career, he plays a test pilot in Warner . Brothers * "International Squadron." Being a tost pilot in motion pictures isn't as difficult as actually being one, but an actor has to be in fine physical shape even to portray one. Reagan will be seen on the screen at the Haiglar Theatre Monday pnd Tuesday. Reagan has characterized such people aB football players, cops, cowboys, musicians and army officers. As far as he's concerned, being a test pilot is the toughest assignment he has had to do yet. While working for five days on location at the Alhambra Airport, Reagan had to wear a test pilot's uniform, weighing 30 pounds, plus a parachute pack.- The one-piece leather outfit was lined with sheepskin. He also wore knee-boots lined with heavy wool. ,Hls helmet was padded and fur-lined. Southern California was getting its first taste of summer weather and, as a result, Reagan lost ten pounds. Back at the studio the company moved into a sound stage, where Reagan was photographed in a plune cockpit, supposedly during a 30,000 -feet power dive. ? Although the plane was just a few feet off the ground. It was rocketod by prop men to give the effect of being the air. When the power dive started, Iteagan hud to scronm, which Is what test pilots do to equalize the pressure. Screaming throughout a morning isn't easy work. When Keugan was photographed pulling out of the dive, blood trickled from this mouth. fly the end of the day, Iteagan was Just about the sweetest guy in the world. He had swallowed at least two glasses of movie blood, which la chocolate syrup. Reagan's role In "International Squadron" Is that of Jimmy Grant, a daredevil Yankee pilot who Joins the all-nations unit of Britain's Royal Air Force. This Is the famed fighting uult made up of aces from every coruer of the globe, who are blazing a trail of victory across the skies. This first great motion picture story of the R. A. F's. international squadrons is going to draw capacity crowds to the Haiglar Theatre Monday and Tueaday. Others In the cast besides Reagan Includes OJympe Bradua, William Lvmdlgan, Joan Terry, Reginald Denny and many others. 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