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The Camden Chronicle v ^ VOLUME 53 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIHAY," DECEMBCK 5, 1941 ' NUMBEK 37 I I ? USO Supervisor In Tribute To Camden Mrs. Freeda O. Hartzfeld, National l'S(> represent alive in Uio Carolina maneuvers area, who won a wide follow inn of friends during the many days she was In Camden engaged in aiding the local defenao committee in handling the problems engendered by tho week-end invasion of thousands 0f soldiers, has been named as director of the U80-YWCA center in Los Angeles, Cal.; a promotion which her many friends in Camden will admit was due her. Mrs. Hartsfeld, prior to departing] for Los Angeles, made a radio address over Station WF1G at Sumter in which she paid a glowing tribute to the Camden workers for the splendid job that was done here. She expressed grateful appreciation for the many acts of kindness nud friendliness, the fine spirit of cooperation and the wonderful hospitality accorded her. "It has been very good to work among you", said Mrs. Hartsfeld in her radio address. "It has been an experience I shall never forget. As I have said to some of you before, this has been my first experience of life in the southland and truly It has boen good. However I do not speak to you as a northerner to a southerner but as one American to another American, as friend to friend. "I should not be content to express my appreciation to you as a qroup, but rather I wish to mention you all specifically. Before I do that, however, there are threq groups of you that I should like to mention now. -I?The defense recreation com-] mittee whose members helped me to And my place In the communities at once. "2?The churches whose services have given me refreshment of spirit again and again. "3?The entire community which has welcomed and entertained the men in uniform during the maneuvers. "And now as I mention some of the voups and persons to whom I feel m&tly indebted, please understand that 1 cannot possibly include all. "To Mayor F. N. McCorkle, new chairman of the Camden Defense Recreational committee for his hearty cooperation with the U. S. O. He has clone a great deal to make my work in Camden pleasant, and I hope, effective. The courtesies which he and Mrs. McCorkle have shown me in their home are very much appreciated. "To Lieutenant Colonel John Wall and Frank Heath, Co-chairman of the j Camden Defense recreation com(Please turn to page six) The Skipper Muses On 1942 Grid Chances What of the Bulldogs of 1942? The 1942 grid season is many moons in the future, but a lot of the fans are asking the above question. The 1941 season Just closed was a big success and In keeping with the traditions of the Camden high school in always having a fighting team in the field. But what of 1942 is the always recurrent inquiry. We asked one of the members of the coaching staff the other day how many of the 1941 warriors would be out of the picture next fall, due to graduation or some other reason. And all that we learned of a definite nature was that Price, Sowell, B. Marshall, C. Sheorn and Bruce #rould certainly be listed among the missing, Bruce because of his family moving to another community to reside and the others due to graduation. And we learned that there might be others, all depending upon whfcther Borne of the lads would continue school. Anyhow, we regard the reserves of the present season as being outstanding and under the careful coaching of John Vllleplgue and Lindsay Pierce, these reserves, with tfce 1941 regular nucleus, should put out a fighting aggregation. And of course there will be a new. crop of yearlings next fall. All in all, J the future of football in Camden is J rather promising. Don't you think? important property exchange 18 made A real estate deal of more than ordinary interest, consummated during the past week, Involves the exchange ?f the Dr. Andrew Ik. Whitaker residence at 1904 LytUeton street for the nome and property of Mrs. T. J. Kirkland at LytUeton and Cheenut streets. It is understood that shortly after January Mrs. KIrkland will take sp residence In the present Whitaker home while Dr. Whitaker and faatUy *ni locate fes the Ktfkla&d dwell!?*. Blackout Over; Abandon Festival For the time being and possibly from now on, the blackout which eliminated all window and outside sign ighting?is a thing of the past. Camden merchants and the shopping public welcomed the return of the bright lights in no uncertain manner. Camden's business district, even to the flood lights on King Haiglar atop the city hall, never looked finer and better than when the switches wore thrown last Thursday night to end the blackout period. Quite a few people came down into the business area to Just look at the "white way". Barring a major calamity there should be no need for the return of the blackout. Nine additional power plants are being constructed in the southeast and many of them are Hearing completion. When all are ready for operation they will furnish all of the power that can be consumed rnd then some. % Now it is up to the merchants of Camden to turn out the best windows in history. It is a known fact that the shopping public are more window conscious nowadays than ever before. It is up to the merchants to see that their windows do their share in getting the business of the shoppers. The Chamber of Commerce announces that arrangements have been /or the decorating of the downtown streets by having pine trees loaded with electric lights banked around the light standards. Because of the blackout which prevailed for so long, the city was unable to make i.ny plans for the usual overhead light decorations. However with more lights permissable for the trees and wtth the big tree In the, library yard illuminated Camden will have . a Christmas atmosphere. The officers of the Camden Merchants association have decided not to plan for a Christmas festival. Merchant members have been so busy during the maneuver period of shopping that it was impossible to take time to raise a festival fund or to make any plans. The merchants association officials regret the disappointment due the children because of the abandonment of the festival plans but intimate that there may be a surprise event staged in the spring which will be colorful to an extreme. J. North Fletcher Heads Hunt Club J. North Fletcher, of Camden and Warrenton, Va., has been elected M. F. H. of the Camden Hunt. Members of the Hunt committee are Harry D. Kirkover, of Buffalo, N. Y.; H. Granger Gaither, of Westbury, L. I.; Mrs. Dwlght Partridge of Great Barrington, Mebs.; Mrs. David R. Williams, of Tulsa, Okla.; Mrs. Granger Gaither of Westbury, L. I.; Miss Peggy Wing, of Westbury, L. I.; Benjamin W. Belcher, of Lakeville, Conn; (Miss Wilhelmina Kirby of Bedford Hills, N. Y. and Charles P. DuBose, Jr., of this city, is secretary and treasurer. The Hunt committee announces three hunts over the holiday period, one on December 26, a second pn December 30 and a third on January 2. Camden Man Rates High As Recruit Dane C. Shaw, of Camden and Cheraw, was accepted for enlistment as chief metalsmlth, United States naval reserve, at the navy recruiting substation, Florence, S. C., on November 29, 1941. C. M. Hughes, reortlitlntf"officer In charge writes The CBWmicle that Mr. Shaw enlisted with the highest rating of any recruit In either North or South Carolina. He reported tor duty at Norfolk yesterday. Mr. Shaw lg a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shaw, of Camden, and for the past five years has been operating an Iron foundry at Cheraw, but recently sold out his interests there and decided to join Unole Sam's forces. The station from which Mr. Shaw enlisted comprises the counties of Chesterfield, Marlboro, Darlington, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon, Horry, Marion, Dillon and Florence counties In South Carolina, and Robeson and Scotland Counties in North Carolina. lfr. Shaw is forty years of age and untH his removal to Cheraw was connected with his father's foundry In Camden. This rating Is one to be justly proud of. 1 Less than three per east of the area of Alaaka- is always under snow and lea. ? _ ^ . --v f. ?I r y_/ A-* -*r ?... - Half Million To Be Spent Here Road construction projects aggro* gating $570,000 will be carried out in Camden and Kertdiaw county in 1042 under the WPA according to announcement made here today. In the city of Camden five miles of streets will be surfaced with asphalt macadam. Some of the streets to be thus paved will be Hampton avenue from Broad street west; Highland avenue, Lyttleton street from the end pf the present pavement to Dusty Bend, Fair street from DeKalb street south; Mill street from DeKalb south, Halle street and Campbell street from York street to the Kirkwood hotel. There are several others also on the ,11st. In Kershaw county over one hundred and fifty miles of highways will be graded and surfaced with sand clay. River Bridge Is Damaged In Crash Announcement was made Wednesday night by the South Carolina state highway department that, because of damage to the bridge over the Wi-* teree river, near Camden, on United States Route No. 1, traffic was being limited to loads of five tons, gross. This, it was announced, would In- j elude passenger cars and light trucks, i but would prohibit heavier trucks1 from crossing over the bridge for lh?| time being. A log truck and an army truck sideswiped while passing over the bridge Tuesday and damaged the steel superstructure of the span, though the two vehicles themselves were damaged only slightly, it was announced. Repairs on the bridge will be made at once, and Thursday morning a force will be at work on the structure, It was said. The work should be completed In about ten days. In the meanwhile the load limit will be Ave tons gross. Red Cross Member Drive Makes Record Three cheers and a tiger for the Kershaw County Tuberculosis Association a*id a record roll call. Reports from Mrs. Hughey Tlndal, Red Cross roll call chairman Thursday noon showed that the total memberships so far reported In the 1941 roll call to be 1,181, which is the highest registration of members since the first world war. The total mentioned will be increased materially when all returns from county areas are In and Mrs. Tindal believes that the fund will approximate $1,500. At this time the amount received is $1,410.18. It is interesting to note the steady growth of the local chapter since 1936. /In that year the membership was 2t7. In 1937 it went to 554; in 1938 to 871; in 1939 to 988; in 1940 to 1,052 and this year already has reached 1,181, with more to come. In 1939 the amount of caBh raised was $1,175; in 1940 it totaled $1,327.17 and this year, as stated before, will exceed $1,500. The roll call got away to a slow start this fall, but the workers proved to be a fine second half team, for they really proceeded to march down the field and score touchdown after touchdown during the past week. Camden Urged To Read This Book1 Camden people should make it a point to read a booklet Issued by Moral Re-armament, copies of which can be found In the Camden Library, Kershaw County Library, and In the Schools. The text of the booklet was inspired by those who desire to see visualized . the vision of the Generals of the Armies. Its purpose Is to enlist every reader 1 as partner In national service, to bring this spirit to every home, every work- ' shop, every farm, every industry. lj ' General John J. Pershing, In refer ring to this little book says, "This lit- 1 tie book Is aptly titled "You Can De- ' /end America." No patriotic citizen ' can read it without feeling its Insplra- ' tlon. None can fall fully to Indorse < Its nltlmate objective?the preserve- I tlon of our precious heritage. It in- j vokes the principles of good citizen- I ship and the spirit of '76 and of '17 In I this new emergency confronting our ( great democracy. How each of us can i do his part In the home, la Industry, j la every walk of life, la Indicated i dearly and forcefully. I commend Us < message to every American." 4 ( T\~" ' ~ DeLoach In Appeal < To Save All Paper Ik view of the threatened shortage fori defense shipments, Captain John K. deLoach of the Kershaw County i Defense Council, Is making an appeal to the citizens of the county to save all waste paper, such as newspapers, magazines, cardboard and wastebasket paper. . So vital is the shortago in the paper line that the office of price administration at Washington has issued a call to all the people of the country to atop burning paper and to take steps to save it for authorized collectors. Captain deLoach in a statement Thursday made his appeal for the saving of all paper and announced thai next week he would have completed all arrangements for the collection of this paper and its storage prior ,to being turned over to the organization collecting It for shipment. Pending such arrangements any person who has any waste paper can have same collected by calling the fiber of Commerce. The Chamber irh will notify the city and a will call for the paper. pper John Glenn Long In Service In "Columbia Close-Ups", Henry damphen, has the following to say of Colonel John M. Gleen, in Sunday's; Charlotte Observer: "Dapper John M. Glenn, superintendent of South Carolina's penal institutions, has -completed 19 years in the state's service, and this week he was made an aide-de-camp on the honorary military staff of the governor, with the rank of lieutenant< colonel. I "For Glenn is was his second honorary commission of the month. Just ^before he resigned, November 4, as governor to go to the United States senate , Burnet R. Maybank made Glenn a lieutenant colonel. "Glenn is perhaps the only man who has risen to an important place in the state government because of a capacity for good farming. Nineteen years ago he was made superintendent of the state prison farm in Sumter county. Glenn made the farm do things no other man had. Ten years later he was given supervision of the state's farm in Kershaw county as well, and went to live there. "Early In 1939, just after Maybank had become governor, the new state penal board promoted Glenn to the post of superintendent of the penitentiary. He retained supervision of the farms, where splendid crops are produced year after year. Later In 1939, the penal board decided to have one supervising head for all penal institutions, and Glenn got the assignment. The other Institutions are the various reformatories. "It all happened because John Glenn did a good job with those farms. But it also happens he is a man of considerable personality. "And Colonel Gleen has another distinction: he is one of the best dressed men in the state government, rivaling such men as Major Mahon and'Dr. Walter G. Query, the chairman of the state tax commission. "When they made Glhnn superintendent of the penitentiary, he sald:l "This Is one way to ruin a good farmer." "Glenn still Ives on the state's Kershaw county farm, known as the Reid farm, and comes to Columbia each morning by automobile." Maneuvers Were Boon To Carolinas . j Prior to the period In which the j Carolina war maneuvers got under j way considerable fear was expressed | through the area and particularly in ^ the resort communities, that there ( would be an almost complete loss of | highway business. This belief has in the face of a re- t rent survey been proven incorrect. ^ Eleven places, (Richmond, Raleigh, j Southern Pines, Sanford, Cheraw, t Camden, Aiken, Augusta, Louisville, j Lyons, Alma) reported that despite , the maneuevers their business has ( been a# good or better than usual for ( October.and November. This is partly due io the . maneuvers themselves, i squalling or more than replacing any | loss in ordinary transient travel. ] Eight places reported business having l fatten off, but It Is Interesting to note < -hat two of these places lie north of i the maneuver area and three lie t louth. It Is obvious that they have 1 Experienced a loes in transient business without the roniiHMissllug factor of additional business from eoMlers or j (Please tarn to page eight) ="* ~J?f ' : ? : Carolinas Sorry To Lose Soldiers (Hy Tho Skipper) The countryside of the Carolinu.H Is I relaxing back to normal alnee the ' cease-tiring command has ended the < maneuvers of the First Army and the < Fourth Army Cor pa. For two months the armies signed and zagged In a 10,000-squure-mile tract. Infantry chased enemy foot soldiers acroas cotton patches. Antiaircraft spat at planes from cornfields. Tanks churned dirt rouds' Into dust storms. Night blackout troop movements turned the highways Into eerie lanes punctuated by bluo flashlights. Yankee soldlera and boya from Dixie, both again In khaki, bedded down together In the woods. It was entertainment for the Carolinas until the last shot. The 400,000 population of the area was nearly doubled by the ipflux of the troops and It Is going to be a lonesome country as they depart. The Carolinians and "tho Invaders" apparently got 011 well together. Lieutenant John Dial of Columbia, S. C., one of sixteen officers, each representing a county in ^ the maneuver 1 area, to whom claims for lost cows [and broken fences are made, said that 'so far claims were very few. Before the troops began arriving in {September, Army representatives went about getting trespass permission from landowners. Where troops were quartered and major action took place, the Army rented the land at a dollar an acre a month. "But many landowners refused to1 take any rental", said Lieutenant Dial J "The people were wholly cooperative. Many said: 'Let the boys come on In for training. We don't want the rental.' " . At first some of the Inhabitants wondered if live ammunition would be used. One Negro mammy was hard to convince that none would be. She tacked up a white flag on a stick beiside her cabin door. Also she stayed within. "Ah don't aim to go outside and get Bhot," she explained. Beloved Doctor Accorded Honor f Dr. John W. Corbett, beloved by all Camden, has been signally honored by thffe South Carolina Tuberculosis association, by being named the first honorary member of the state body. Announcement of this honor was made by Mrs. D. McDonald executive secretary, following a meeting of the nominating committee headed by Robert Black of Bamberg and the subsequent annual gathering of the directors. In a letter to Dr. Corbett Mrs. McDonald says: "You have always been such a faithful member of the association and the board of directors and I cannot tell you how much It has meant to me to feel your friendly support behind me. I enjoyed making a little speech about you at the director's meeting. I think that you would have been pleased with the enthusiasm of the group and their sincere desire to let you know bow much we appreciate your long-time faithful service." Makes Bid For Kershaw Trade I The Chronicle is this week carrying 1 full page advertisement for the 3tevens-Springs company store at fCershaw^,7bU is one of the largest general stores in this section of the Carolina's?dealing in everything for he home and farm. Their buyers go lorth every few months and purchase \ n large quantities. They carry high- < :lass dry goods, groceries,- clothing < ind farm implements. In fact there ( s nothing that can be mentioned for ( he home and farm that cannot be ound in this big store. It is wisely 1 nanaged and aside from his varied 1 >ther business Interests Mr. Stevens, < akes personal pride In Its success. 1 Christmas shoppers as well as those 1 vho need everyday things would pro'lt to study this big advertisement. 1 tfr. Stevens tells us that he Is carry- I ng a page advertisement in The Lan~ < aster News and also sending thous- 1 inds of copies of this advertisement 1 o rural sections of both Kershaw and j Lancaster counties. - - j The island of New Caledonia boasts ?f a peculiar large bird which bar** Iks a dog. The apasiss Is found nowhere else in the world. Fast Play Will Feature Big Game Noise covHB from tlu> vicinity of Hu* SvaboarupHsaviiKW station hero next Sunday afternoon will not ho a dud bomb from the recent bombing of the Watereo by planes of the Blue army, but it will bo the clash that will come when Town and Country polo foursomes battle in the final game of the Drum series. Town won the first game f> to 3 and the second game, played last Sunday went to Country 6 to 5 in an extra chukker quarrel. In addition to a sensational polo scrap, spectators will also witness a scoring race between Cyril Harrison, Klrby Tupper and- Charley DuBose. Right now Harrison has scored 19 goals in 9 games this season, but Tuppor is light on bis tall with 1& and Dullose a close third with 16. Harrison, a high goal player, has all the advantages In experience and skill, but thoso Camden lads, DuBose and Tupper also boast of marked ability and former Pegasus club star, lS^gtMng to find himsolf in a hot race for individual scoring honors. Scoring however, Is not the big essential In a polo game. Equally as important Is the defensive work that is put up to keep scoring down. And in that particular the fans recognise M Joo Bates as being in a class by himself. In discussing the various ran^eations of polo, the Camden publicity bureau gives out some pertinent facts thereof. Few spectators realize Just how Important and how varied strokes may be during a game. Strokes, the bureau points out/may be played on either side of the pony, both forward and backward or at an angle under the neck or acrosH the tail from either side. The most valuable stroke and th eone most 'often used, Is the offside forward shot. This stroke starts from a vertical position. The right hand is brought straight back In a horizontal plane to the full extent of the arm. The mallet is then swung downward gradually increasing the speed until the ball Is struck. The player usually stands In his stirrups with the left hand low on the pony's neck. Like in golf, care is given to keep the eye on the ball. Precision and timing are vitally necessary in this shot. The next Btroke In Importance is the offside back shot. For this stroke the players like to change the position of the mallet, turning the handle to the right and steadying it (Please turn to page three) Former Chronicle Employee Dies On Saturday, October 4, at his home on West Jefferson street, Madison, after a long and painful illness, Wilson Rice breathed his last. Mr. Rice was born December 19, 1881, being 60 years of age at the time of his death. In 1929 he married Miss Vera Huff, of Woodville, who survives him. The deceased leaves one sister, Mrs. H. C. Thlchener, of St. Augustine, Fla.; one brother, Edward Rice, of Indinapolls, Ind. Funeral services were held at Hemperley's Chapel Monday at 10:30, Rev. John C. Patty officiating. The interment was in the city cemetery. Mr. Rice was a member of the Madison Methodist church. The pallbearers were Sherman Bryant, Rob Mobley, Arnold Huff, William Huff, W. T. Bacon and T. F. (Please turn to page seven) Kiwanis In Call For Goodfellows Members of the Kiwanis club at heir Tuesday luncheon went on record for an all-out call for the annual Joodfellows Club, ?which has been iponsored for many years by The Chronicle. While various government agencies lelping with necessities of life?the innaul Goodfellow baskets delivered >n Christmas eve make most apprecliteA Christmas gifts and are received >y a large number of worthy people. Cost of membership In the Goodfollows club is only one dollar. Carl * Schlosburg was the first to join this rear and we hope he will be followed by many more. The Chronicle will receive and acknowledge through the press each week from sow until December 21 every contribution. After that funds will be turned over to kta Margaret C. Mayfleld who gets pleasure each year Is preparing and datfvtag these baskets. ?r?.?r?' ? . L-. " \ Tiifc -?. iiivaFkM'.jtsiv-: ~