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I . VOLUME 53 (2?' - CAMDEN, SOUTH'CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1941 NUMBER 39
Citizens March To Enroll In
Fight To' Save Democracy
Enrollment of men and women civjllan
volunteers for home defense has
Btart'-d In the recorder's office on RutIbUko
street under the direction of
Colonel E. C. Von Tresckow with
Ralph M- Chase as assistantThe
office is staffed by office workers
secured from the National Youth
administration and Is open for service
daily from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m.
The volunteer enrollment cards will
be tilled out with the names, home
and business address and telephone
numbers of" volunteers, their work
classifications, and the form of training
If nuy, desired. It will also state
their marital status, number of children
under six years, their grade in
school, the weight and height of the
volunteer, their age, place of birth,
whether naturalized citizens, the condition
of their vision, hearing telephone
voice, and physical condition of
the chosen work.
Skilled special interests, or hobbies
are to be listed. It is also to be
specified what languages, in addition
r to English* are spoken, read or written.
The voldhteer also state if
he has a truck or passenger car available
and whether he is a licensed driver.
The time the volunteer can give,
/md the time not available, is to be
listed on the card.
The education of the volunteers is
also to be stated, and the volunteer
(training courses completed arei >to be
specified. The card will also Contain
a work history record of the volunteer.
Work oppoortunity cards, or assignment
cards for volunteers are also being
printed, specifying the person to
contact and the person to whom the
volunteer worker reports, and the
duties to be performed, together wjth
other necessary information similar to
( thu on the enrollment card.
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Crooks On Move
In Camden Area
The Chamber ofVlommerce Issues a
warning to business men regarding
the passing of bogus checks in this
area by a young woman who signs the
checks as Lois M. Nis, Lois Dorman
pnd Mrs. J. E. Dorman.
p " The addresses used are Box 479,
Walhalla, S. C.; and North Converse
street, Spartanburg. The party has
no account at the Bank of Walhalla
upon which the checks are drawn.
The young lady Is described as being
about 25 years of age, blond and
v?>ry ptylish In dress and appearance.
Last week the Chamber warned
Camden business men and citizens against
one J. E. Phillips, who claims
to represent the American Bible Distributors.
Advice this week are that
he is still working and the warning is
issued against giving any sales to or
receiving checks, and the like.
Over in Columbia last week a negro
w.ta apprehended and is now in jail
after he had raised a government
check for $45 to $95. The police believe
he Is a tool for a smart man as
the amount of the check was altered
through the use of Ink eradlcator.
Merchants arffl others are urged to examine
every government check carefully
if the party presenting it is not
known to them. If you cash a check
that has been raised you will have to
make up the loss when It is discovered
by the government.
Legion and Auxiliary
Operate Club Room
The service club In the Legion ball
W'M in the future be operated by the
American Legion Post and the Legion
Auxiliary.
Luring the maneuver period the sen
vice club was operated most successfully
and was a great boon to the
many soldiers who were located Id
Camden or came here for week ends.N
That the Legion and auxiliary will
continue to operate the club wlllj.be
good news to all concerned.
Mayor McCorfcle's recreational defense
committee, yrhfch funcitons so
fikly during the maneuver period and
*?n the commendation of high array
officers for the entertainment of visiting
soldiers is ouf of commission?at
least?temporarily, for the mayor declared
that sboaM the occasion arise,
would feel free to call all theee
"Plendld workers back into service.
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Red Cross Motor
Corps Organized
A moat enthusiastic and interesting
meeting was held on Monday, December
IB, at the home of MIbb Helen
Harman, when about twenty-five Volunteers
met to organize the Motor
Corps. Plans were discussed and the
Corps organized as follows: Miss Helen
Harman, captain; Mrs. Nettles
Lindsay, adjutant; members of a daily
schedule, each giving two days monthly
are- Mrs. Hubert Wilson, Mrs. C.
O. Moller, Mrs. D. R. Williams, Mrs.
Walton Ferguson, Mrs. Warren Pollard,
Mrs. Stanley Babin, Mrs. Dwight
Partridge, MIbb Rosalie Block, Mrs. C.
C- Whitaker, Jr., Mrs. Milton Smith,
Mrs. L. P. Tobin, Miss Whlttredge,
Mrs. C. E. Watts, Mrs. Leon Schlosburg,
Mrs. W. W. BateB, Mrs. W. L.
Goodale, Mrs. Lee Little,.
Other members serving, are: Mrs.
J. F. Moody, Mrs. R. B. PtttB, Mrs.
Lee Little, Mrs. John F. Wall, Rev.
A. D. McArn, Miss Mary Richey, Mrs.
- E.- A. McLauchlln, Mrs. J. H. Reese,
Mrs. A. D. Kennedy, Mrs. W. R. Bonsal,
Mrs. Ben Team,
v. Schedules are being placed in Hospitals,
Doctor's Offices, Red Cross
Headquarters indicating the time of
members available and all calls are
to be referred through Miss Elizabeth
McDowell, at the Kennedy Insurance
Agency, Telephone No. 62.
The purpose of the Motor Corps is
to provide service for transportation
to and from hospital, where individuals
are unable to pay for such transportation;
to help in all Red Cross
work; to aid the soldier and his
family and to help coordinate and assist
in the whole defense program..
The Red Cross Motor Corps will
render all service possible in the Civilian
Defense Program in line with its
assigned duties and all calls will be
answered immediately. We stand
ready to serve you. _
Bootlegger Is
Caught In Act
When Johnnie Brown, colored, fold
a bottle of liquor on Broad street on
Monday night he failed to take into
account the sharp eyes of police officer
Joe McManus.
As a result Johnnie was arrested,
the liquor was taken from the purchaser
and the money paid was taken
from Johnnie. In addition, Johnnie
was placed in the guard house under
a bond , of $100. When searched at
police headquarters, the officers confiscated
a razor which Johnnie is said
to have had concealed on his person.
An additional charge of carrying concealed
weapons was then marked
down on the docket and a bond of
$26 was assessed, making a total police
bond of $126.
According to Chief of Police Rush,
officer McManus was on duty on the
corner of Broad and DeKalb when he
saw Brown pedal up to the curb in
front of the Candy Kitchen, "MqMa'
nus caught Browh in the act of turning
a half pint bottle of liquor over
to a man on the sidewalk," said the
chief. "He saw the 'complete transaction
with the payment of the money
to Brown. Then he took a hand in
the affair. He soured the bottle ol
Jlquor and the money and took Brown
to police headquarters/'
Manning In Talk .
To Camden Lions
The Honorable Wyndham Manning,
of Sumter county, former gubernatorial
candidate was the speaker at th?
Cfmden Lion's Club mooting held a<
the Hotel Camden dining room Tues
day evening at 8:00 o'clock.
Mr. Manning spoke on the subject
"The Present Emergency."
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TO PUBLI8H CHRONICLE
EARLIER NEXT WEEK
In order that Ita workers can
enjoy the Christmas holidays
The Chronicle will bo published on
Wednesday, of next week. Our ad.
vert leers and correspondents are
urgently requested to have their
copy In our offloe not later than
noon on Wednesday.. The entire
force would greatly appreciate
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Red Cross Issues
Appeal For Help
We sro in the war! Keep the Flag
hying! The Kershaw county chapter
la on the Job! Mra. John Mullen and
Mrs. Samuel Kuaaell, co-chairman of
the volunteer committee for the war
relief drive for civilian and army and
navy funda in Camden report that
through the good offices of the mayor
an emergency booth will be built iu
front of the poatoffice, plana for the
aame were drawn by Chapman Barrett.
This booth will be open and
ready for your volunteer contribqtlona?large
or small?every day from
9 a. m. to 12 and 1 to 4 p. m., under
the jurisdiction of the different patriotic
and otHer organizations iu the
city and county.
Monday?The Garden Club
Tueadhy?The D. A. R.
Wednesday?Winter residents
Thursday?Legion Auxiliary
Friday?United Daughters
Saturday?County Council of Farm
Women.
Mrs. Warren Harris, treasurer of
this special fund for the American
Red Cross, will receive the funds
from the ladies in charge each afternoon
at five o'clock at Red Cross
headquarters on Broad street. The!
booth will be open Friday, December1
19, 9 a. m., by the U. D. C. group.
All funds are for our own?not a
penny for foreign work. This stays
in our own county for relief work and
in case of a disaster all that is necessary
would bo furnished by the American
Red Cross. The committee needs
an oil stove for the bqoth to maks it
comfortable for the workers and will
ahy one having one to loan, gfet In
touch with Mrs. Samuel Russell, phone
260.
Police Work Fast
To Nab Burglars
In less than three hours after they
had broken into and burglarized the
Roxy Cafe of $82.90, Johnnie Williams,
17, and James Curry, 16, were under
arrest and allegedly confessed to the
crime.
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The two boys, colored, were taken
into custody by the police early Saturday
morning, their arrest being due
to some splendid police work by officers
Mahoney, Sheheeri and Orr.
1 Curry was formerly employed at the
Roxy and apparently had knowledge
as to where the cafe receipts were
hidden. When the place was closed
at 1 o'clock Saturday morning, the
boys admitted effecting entrance to the
cafe by prying open a rear window.
The burglary occured about 2 o'clock.
When arrested the police found $55.00
in the possgssion of Curry and $26.55
1 on Williams' person. The total recovered
was $51.55. The balance, $1.35
had evidently been expended by the
' culprits.
Good Fellows Club
_ Needs More Funds
We know that the ctiizens have had
more demands upon them this fall
than usual but any who wish to con1
tribute to the Good Fellows Fund
please send in their dollars before
i Christmas Eve. On that date the
, amount collected will be turned over
to Mrs. Margaret C. Mayfleld, who
has again kindly consented to huve
' the baskets delivered to worthy peri
sons in the county on Christmas day.
, Previously reported $23.00
, Mrs. R. B. Pitts 100
Rev. J. B. Caston 1.00
1 Mrs. H. G. Marvin 100
' Miss Margaret Burnet 1.00
i Jack Wbltaker, Sr 1.00.
Mrs. W. L. Goodale 100
W. Clinton Moore 1.00
Miss Tillle Geisenheimer 1.00
Mrs. W .J. Mayfleld 2.00
Mrs. W. D. Barrett 100
I Total $34.00
: Razook's Return
For Winter
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Razook return-1
ed Camden Wednesday and are
: in residence at 1936 north Broad
street. They spent the ^ summer at1
Blowing Rock, N. C., whefe they had
a very successful season. MY*, and
Mrs. Rasook conduct a ladies readyto-wear
shop which carries exclusive
merchandise.
From Blowing Rock they went to
Washington where they spent several
weeks and from there they went^-to
New York where they purchased the
latest fashions for their opening. They
will remain in Camden . until the
KIrkwood Hotel opens, when they
will then open their shop on the tint
floor of that hotel. :
Eighty-five per cent of all the roads
on state highway systems have some
kind of hard surface and fit per cent
are "dustiest or better,"
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Appeal Made To Help
InTuberculosis Drive
Tuberculosis Is a dread disease and
It requires u lot of aid in combating
its ravages*^
Deapite the efforts of an ulert and
liuatllng group of workers the Kershaw
county seul campaign has slowed
up most discouruglngly. The sudden ]
outbreak of war, the great demands of
the lted Cross, rising prices in the
cost of living, all these have combined
to make the tuberculosis seal campaign
slow up, at least from a financial
standpoint.
Healthy men make good soldiers
and healthy women are good civilian
workers. Tuberculosis clulms many
victims every year but despite this
fact the fight being made by the county
organization has shown tine results.
The work of the tuberculosis association
is a vital pan of defense activity.
The sale of tuberculosis seals and
bonds should merit the support of
every right-thinking American.
Camden and Kershaw county people
are urged to help In the fight against
the kreat white plague. A dime, a
quarter, fifty cents, a dollar or perhaps
more?It all amounts up to a
fighting fund. Won't you contribute
to this g^eat work.
Discuss Plans For
Community Defense
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Initial steps toward providing Camden
and Kershaw county with a civilian
army for home defense were
taken at a meeting of the Kershaw
County Council for National Defense
in "the Rutledge street armory Wednesday
afternoon.
Present at the meeting were Chairman
John K. deLoach, W. R. Bonsai,
vice chairman and chairman of the
Utilities division; W. T. Redfearn,
chairman of the board of directors of
Kershaw county; Mayor P. N. McCorkle
of Camden, Mayor B. W. Brannon
of Bethune, R. B. Pitts, chairman
of the planning commission, C. C.
Whitaker. chairman of the necessities
division, J. C. Ewlng. chairman of the
communications division, John Mullen
chairman of the aircraft warning division,
M. O. King, L. Deas Boykln
W. L. Coodale, Frank H. Heath, secretary
and three members of the
woman's division, Mrs. Wylie Sheorn,
Mrs. John Mullen and Mrs. Ralph
Shannon. John M. Villepigue was unable
to attend because of business
matters.
From the discussion at the meeting
it was apparent that the city and
county council were seeking ltieans
whereby the registration of civilian
defense workers could be simplified
and stepped up. The council adopted
a program of suggested activities
along these ends.
The activities suggested were: Air
raid warnings, fire watch, rescue
squads, auxiliary police, auxiliary
firemen, demolition and clearance
squads, decontamination squads, bomb
squads, nurses aid, first aid, staff assistance,
production corps, canteen
corps, motor corps, work on program
for salvaging needed materials, work
In campaign promotion for sale of defense
bonds and stamps and recreation
and sports.
W. L. Goodale was elected treasurer
of the council and It was voted
that disbursement of funds would be
made upon a requisition submitted
to chairman deLoach and in turn to
the treasurer.
With the possibility that Camden
as well as other South Carolina communities
may undergo a test blackout
soon, the council of defense urges
residents to acquaint themselves with
the special rules which have, been
Issued by the government.
Among some of the rules suggested
arc:
Above all, keep cool. Do not crowd
the streets. If planes come over, stay
where you are. Don't telephone unnecessarily.
Do not - run. Do not
scream. Don't believe rumors.
Know your air raid warning. In
general, it is short blasts of rising
and falling pitch or whistles or horns.
The all clear is a steady tone for two
minutes. Watch your local newspaper
for description of the local signal.
When the air raid warden comes
to your home, do what he tells you.
He is your friend.
The safest place in an air raid is
at home.
If you are away from home, get
under cover in the nearest shelter.
Avoid crowded places. Stay off the
streets.
If planes come over, put out all
lights at once?don't wait for the
blackout order. Remember that oven
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Bank Declares
Usual Dividend
At an extra meeting of the board
of directors of the Commercial Bank
of Camden, a dividend of four per
cent was declared on a capital stock
to the stockholder^ on record as of
December 20, 1941, the dividend payable
at that time. The directors reviewed
the w&rk of the W&k over the
p&A year which was found to be most
satisfactory and voted to Increase
the surplus fund of the lank from
$20,000 to $$5,000. The bank also
voted the customary Christmas bonus
for ths employses of the Institution.
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Toronto Ball Club Selects
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Camden As Training Center
Mulberry Takes On
Yellow Jackets
The second game of the Sylvan cup
polo series, to be played next Sunday
on tho No. 1 field, will find the YellowJackets,
winners over the Ramblers
last week by a 5 to 4 score, battling
a smooth performing Mulberry foursome.
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The Mulberry quartet will feature
Klrby Tapper at No. 1, David Williams
ut No. 2, William PUut at No. 3, and
Carl I.lghtfoot at No. 4. Williams
and Flint are members of the Yale
polo team and early in January will
present a Yale team which will include
themselves und Jack Daniels.
The fourth member of the team will
be either Carl Llghtfoot, Joe Dates or
Klrby Tupper.
Coach Cyril Harrison of the Camden
polo club stateB that the Yellow Jackets'
lineup for next Sunday's clash
with. Mulberry will have Burns at No
1, DuDose at No. 2, A. Boykin at No.
3 .and Joe Bates at No. 4.
Harrison and Little will handle the
Sunday game as referee and umpire.
On Christmas afternoon the third and
deciding game of the Sylvan series
i will be played between the Mulberry
and Yellowjacket teams.
William Flint, who plays the No. 3
for Mulberry next Sunday and on
Christmas day, has brought five
ponies down for the Beri'es. Flint Is
1 from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
! Coach Harrison has announced that
all games In the future will be started
promptly at 3 o'clock.
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j Little School
Tells Big Story
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, citizenship Is done by high school putffls
nor In the larger schools of Kerphaw
county for out in the rural area
will be found a little Bchool with one
teacher than can boast of achievements
and lessons learned through
participation In civic affairs.
These little girls and boys with their
teacher were hosts to a full battalion
of Northern soldiers during the maneuvers.
Some of these men were
graduates of Princeton. Dartmouth
and other universities. Many of them
were boys from the families that have
long represented America's wealth and
prestige but as soldiers they found
Interesting things to discuss and learn
from the pupils in this /little one
teacher school.
A new flagpole was needed so three
poldlers and the school boys went Into
the woods, cut down a long slender
| tree and up went the flag. On Armls\
tice day the teacher and pupils were
honor guests at a special program with
i all the military honors, band, and the
like, and all that could be given.
Then the call for Red Cross came
and the little school again came forward.
Three dollars has been sent
{n from the teacher and pupils to add
* to the millions that a generous American
public will pour Into the coffers
of this great organization.
For Christmas the children will
each receive a Defense Stamp and A1
, |)um and they hope to save enougti
: penniaii and dimes before the yeai
|s over'to purchase a Defense Bond ac
their shard in defending America!
President Thanks
Maydf Por Telegram
Marvin H. Mclntyre, secretary ol
President Franklin D. Roosevelt has
sent a letter to Mayor F. N. McCorklo
expressing the thanks of the President
for the recent pledge of patriotic support
sent from Camden to him.
Secretary Mclntyre states that the
many pledges of a similar character
which have been received from the
loyal citizens all over the nation have
given the President strength And courage
to carry out the will of the American
people.
"For the splendid Assurance conveyed
in your message Ira 1A .more appreciative
than bw can wry" says Mr.
Mclntyre.
The mayor to alao in ^receipt of a
letter frortt Governor Harley expressing
thanks for the pledge of support
#nd cooperation extended to the stats
,, by the mayor and council of Camden.
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The Toronto club of the luiemutlonal
league will arrive In Camden
on March 7 and will be here for six
weeks of training, according to announcement
made hero today by Joe
JViclvain. a member of the city oouncli,
\jvho a wetfk ago was In conference
.with Lee MacPhall, husiness manager
of the club. MacPhall Ih a son of Larry
MacPhall, owner of the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
Lee MacPhall was in Camden a
week ago and after a conference at
the Chamber of Commerce with Secretary
Ileath, went Into huddle with Mr.
McKain and Jack Nettles. He was
shown over the Camden baseball plant
and expressed much satisfaction with
the playing field and the club house
features. Arrangements were made
with Manager Arthur Slade of the
. Court Inn to quarter the team at that
hotel during the training period.
Mr. MacPhall will send the exhibition
game schedule which calls for
ten or more homo games with other
tevvfcWVi -C g .CvtiC
- a game between the Toronto Leafs
and the Brooklyn Dodgers may bo
arranged to bo played here.
The Toronto team, according to a
' recent news stoy, Is managed this
year by Burleigh Grimes. This offers
1 an interesting coincidence in that back
quite a few years when Grimes was
playing In the Wisconsin?Illinois
league. Mr. Heath, now Camden pub1
licity writer, was writing sports for
1 a newspaper in one of the cities of the
1 league.
Work upon-galling the Camden ball
field In perfect condition for the training
season Is to be started after January
1, when the etnlre area will be
smoothed and seeded. The Camden
field was built after plans prepared
by Jack Corbett, whose Syracuse
r Chiefs were the first team to train
here. The sale of the Chiefs termlr
nated an agreement that would have
made Camden the spring training
quarters of that team for many years.
The Toronto training roster will list
about thirty men.
Suggest Observance
Of 110th Anniversary
Plans for the observance of the 70th
anniversary of the first service in the
present Grace Episcopal church and
the 110th anniversary of the first service
in the former chur9h which was
(located on Brdad street south of
DeKalb and which was destroyed by
fire were suggested by. Dr. Maurice
Clarke, D. I}. at the annual meeting of
the parish in the auditorium of Rtch,
ardson Hall Friday evening. The
, double anniversary falls upon the first
. Sunday, in July, next year.
There were about 100 members of
, the parish present at the meeting
which was featured by a turkey din,
ner served by the church auxiliary and
the members of the service league.
, Reports of the reqtor, the auxiliary
.president and Sunday school director,
as well as the treasurer of the parish
and president of the service league
were all submitted and reflected favi
orably upon the church activities of
the past year.
[ In the election of officers for 1942
John K deLoach was re-elected as
{ senior warden, R. B. Clarkson as Jun.
ior Warden, Charles H. Zemp as
, treasurer and A. C. McKain as secretary.
Members of the vestry of the
closing year who were re-elected
were: M. B. Burns, Frank H. Heath,
Charles J. Shannon 4th, Henry G. Garrison
and! Bblivar Boy kin while new
[ vestrymen' named were.' John M.
Vllleplgue, John J. Whitaker, Major
l M. Braiisford, Ralph N. Shannon, and
i Richard S. Kirk.
Camden Young Men
Leave Annapolis
Two young Camden men will bo
graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy
at Annapolis on Friday, December
19, John M. Villepigue will be assigned
to some ship of the American
fleet. Just what was vessel It will be
is not Knowor;?
R. McKain Richards will be one of,
>25 of the graduates to affiliate with
the Marine Corps. Jaek Villepigue is ??
Idle son of Mr. fnd lira. John Vllleplgue
and R. M. Richards fti the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Richards. Jr.
i iBoth young mi ?ro*raduatee of Uk
Camden High School.
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