Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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T flt'Cliris'imus,, y -p(ui). unil itlnhe \^*Guoi) (ihcei1 - TO TOD ... | Among our assets we would like to count the only one that money cannot buy?your good will. % And so, at this holiday season, we extend to you, not as a customer alone, but as a friend, our very best wishes for a Merry Christmas. THE FASHION SHOP Three Officers Made Colonels Washington. Doc. 1IV?The first list of lieutenant colonels of the lingular army to he promoted to the temporary grade of colonel since the star' of the war with Japan was announced today by the war department. Those promoted, with their usual home addresses or placee of birth, (present stations not given), included: K. Do Treville Kills, Mount Pleasant, S Claude (?. llamtnon. horn at Camden, S. Francis A. Macon, Jr., Henderson. N. ('.; Clare H. Annstrong. Florence, y. C. Minister at LuQott Logoff. Doc. 1(5. ?The Rev. Matthew M Kahon has been called to serve as pastor <if Providence llaplist church for the next year, lie will also supply Hie pulpit of the Wateree llaplist < hutch at ('amden. Twenty-two per cunt of outgoing lonnage of plants producing defense materials is moved by trucks. Training Union Meets At Florence J. L. CORZINR l'lans arc now complete for the Baptist Training I'nlon Convention which is to miM't with the First BapMst Church of Florence, South Carolina, on December 2!> and .'It). Special conferenciiH for workers in Story Hour, Junior, Intermediate, Young l'eople. Adult and Assoclat ional Training I'nlon work have been urranged. These w ill be held by experts L each particular department. Dr. Charles A. Jones, Executive Secretary of the Baptist General Board of [South Carolina; Mr. J. L. Corzine, Di) rector of the Sunday School and | Training Colon work from Nashville. Tennessee; Dr. \V. K. I'ettigrew, pastor of Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston; Dr. John I. Hill. Nashville. Tennessee, I )r. J Hundley, Wiley, missionary on furlough from China; and Mr. Chester Swor of Miss-! i--,dpi Colli ye, Clinton, Mississippi; i aie among the speakers on the program. j 1 . 1 I RED CROS8 WAR RELIEF RALLY There will Me h county wide, rally for civilian and urmy and and navy relief Saturday. December 20, two.thirty lu the afternoon, at the court house mitier the auspices of the Kershaw county Chapter American Red (Tosh. Major Moultrie lliailsford, chairmen; Mining band music, patriotic songs, community singing, pep ttilks and ti short address by Reverend Henry F. Collins ol thu Lytlleton Street Meih. udiai UiUiicU of QiiudiiU and u vctvran of world war I Our boys must be protected and cured for ami our eiviliaii population must be made safe and able to ?arry on the American Red (Toss the Cnlversal Mother organization, has been pressed into immediate service by our government and the call has come from our president and coiuman. dam of our army and navy and we must not fall. (Jive of yourself, yo^r t line and your means. Can you not spare one hour? Our boys are giving their lives! There have been county meetings during the past week in different communities and attractive programs have been presented and speakers from Camden have prepared the way for our great rally at the Court House. Remember Tear I Harbor! The rooms at Red Cross Headquarters on Hroad Street are open every day in (lie week except Saturday from it to 1 and 2 to 4. Volunteers are urgently needed to complete 'be quota on hand and to begin on a new assignment for our own war relief. Numerous groups are now offering their services and yet there Is room for more workers. There are many forms of wqrk and the motor eofps, first aid, and nurses aid courses are ready to begin. A canteen service must be formed. Every one can find something to do. The Forty Neediest Families For many children and their helpless parents Christmas day will be just another day. No anticipation, no wonder, no excitement, no cheer, unless we fill a stocking or prepare a basket. The depnrtmpnt of public welfare has prepared a list of the neediest families in our city and county, end the ITesbyterian church is endeavoring to secure Christmas stocl^yig.- and baskets for them. Anyone doaifing to give a stmking for some child <u a dinner for some family may do m> by coming to the -bsrscmcnt room or the 1 T- sbyt. rian Sunday school on Friday. Deeebmer lit. from three to live o'clock in the afternoon, or by failing Airs. John Up vino <>r telephone 4X*1. Clothing of any sort is need'd by all hese families and if you h:i\o any outg own or laid aside clothing this may he brought and will he s< n' a'.onrr with the baskets and slot km .s.?A. I )oiig!a< McAi li. pastor. Fire Damages Gravel Plant Clier.tH. Dee. 1" The llilg' plant ot the Deek.T-( oun'y i-^uid and Hravel company mar Cheraw. wjiieh turns oui between ;?u and 7a carloads of gravel a day for government defense projects, was damaged by tire Tuesday night. The loss, estimated at several thousand dollars, was mostly in motors' and machinery. The buildings were not badly damaged. Defective wiring was believed to have caused the tire. There was no evidence of sabotage. The management said tqday operalions would he resumed next week if replacements for the damaged equipment can b>< obtained promptly. It was feared, however, that It will take some time to get some of the parts that are needed. The plant is located two miles north of Cheraw. It is one of Cheraw's biggest industries. SEND US SOME MORE JAPS." CRY MARINES AT WAKE ISLAND Honolulu. Dec. Hi Take ;t for what it s worth, but this is the story that has been circulating in Honolulu; When navy officials established contact with the marine garrison defending tin) Wake Island they asked, "is tlmre anything you want?" "Yes." came the reply, "send us some more Japs." When a Child Needs a Laxative! | Your child should like this t-asty I liquid laxative and you should like f the gentle way it usually wakes up I a youngster's lazy intestines when given by the simple directions. SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT contains the same principal ingre- j dient which has enabled its older brother BLACK-DRAUGHT to give so many users such satisfying relief for so many years! Perhaps that's why it usually gives a child such refreshing relief when the familiar symptoms indicate a laxative is needed. SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT comes in 2 sixes. The introductory ize is 26c; the economy size is 60c. WAR BRINGS NEW DEMAND FOR DEFENSE WORKERS Expanding national defense Industiles. huve opened up numerous new JoIjh for workers, and therefore persons not now employed and Hume having skills not being used In their present work are urged to roglater Immediately ' with tlio South Carolina. State Employinent Servtee, an office of v. hlclt is In each county of the utalo. uificlals unnounced today. The need for additional workers Ih naturally move acute because of the new war outbreak, they added. The Employment Service, a major division under the South Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission, charges no foes of any kind. Camden workers are served hy the office in the City Court Room, open cm Friday. The Commission emphasized that a serious shortage of workers could bo, largely prevented through workers and employers keeping in close con-' tact with the Employment Service. This means that the workers should consistently register with their local office immediately upon losing their Jobs, and that employers should make known to the Servlce'thelr labor needs as rar In advance as possible. Through being affiliated with the Untied States Employment Service, the South Carolina Service enables , workers to find Jobs In other states if work Is not available locally. Conversely, if employers need workers who cannot be found In this state, the Employment Service, through an ^ inter-state clearance systen\, attempts | to find them elsewhere. < "We are striving in every way poss- I ible to discourage useless and costly migration of labor. The orderly re- ( cruitment of workers for defense In- i dustries is necessary In times of war. i This can best be accomplished by all J unemployed workers registering with , their local employment offices and by l employers, lurge and small, calling 1 there for workers they need," the agency said. I Persons interested In taking train- i ing for defense Jobs are also Invited to < register with the Employment Service. ' I GAVE JAPS SOMETHING TO REMEMBER HIM BY ( New York, Dec. 12?"1 am proud of] him." Mrs. Colin P. Kelly, Jr., said, simply and then, holding her year} and one-half-old son close to her add-' ed: "and Corkey' will pe proud, too." i Is there any word about those who were with him ?the co-pilot, or any-j one-'" asked the widow of oho of the_j_ t ailed States' first air heroes of j World war II. I There wore no tears In Mrs. Kelly's; , yes as she talked of the 26-year-old i West Point fliep and captain who was J i redited with storing three direct hits, <m the Japanese battleship Haruna.i which sank north of Luzon in the! Philippines. Her eyes glowed, in-, stead, with the pride of which she spoke. He was an officer in every sense of the word," sho said, "hven I. his w ile, did not know w hat orders he j had received, the places'he was to go: lo. or the secrets that he knew. He was a marvelous office]' and 1 know ( that he would want to have died in action, as he did. I know that he is' happy that it came in that fashion. "I am happy that he has done this and has left his imprint behind." She mused: 1 "And didn't he give those Jajis something to remember him by?" I Mrs. Kelly, the former Marian Wick, arrived here last month from Honolulu to visit her parents. She received three letters from her husband on Monday. (). F. Winchester patented his rifle July 4, 1866. NOTICE OF SALE y Notice si hereby given that in accordance with tlio terms and provisions of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County In the case of Emma J. Kinard, PlairfLiff. vs. John Henry Jordan, minor, Mary Jnne Jordan, minor, Louise Jordan, minor, Blanche Jordan, minor, ind Willie Jordan, minor, Defendants, [ will sell to the highest bidder before :he Court House door at Camden, S. C., during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in January, 1942, being the Bth day thereof, the following described property: All that certain piece, parcel, or ract of land, situate, lying, and being in Wateree Township, Kershaw Courn iy, South Carolina, containing fiftyjne and nine-tenths (51.9) acres, more or less, and bounded North by lands formerly of W. H. Tiller, now owned by Henry Savage; East by lands of Goff, South and West by lands forinorly of W. H. Xlller, but now owned by Henry Savage. Terms of Sale: One-fourth of the accepted bid to be paid in cash, the balance on credit, payable in^ltoee (3) equal annual installments, wlthijlnterest thereon from the date of ?ale at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum, the credit portioij of the purchase price to be secured by a mortgage covering sa?jl_>real estate, the purchaser having the privilege of paying all cash. No personal or deficiency judgment Is demanded and the bidding will not remain open after the sale, but compliance with the bid may be made Immediately. W. L. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. KIRKLAND & deL.OACH Plaintiff's Attorneys. 39-41 sb. ..??__...??.?_ ? ???^???????? j I p.ttyrn-1 (jthrj^l mas" j J* J? JC Gifts for the Kiddies... Dolls Electric Trains ! i Bicycles Tricycles I Wagons | i Guns Footballs Skates ! ! A Counter of 10c and 25c Toys Camden Hdw. & Supply Co. i Telephone 7 South Broad Street i \ I We are grateful to you for your friendship and for your patronage during the past year. To each and all of you, we wish the fulfilment of that great longing of the human heart?peaoe and good will. Good luck, and a Merry Christmas. ECONOMY AUTO SUPPLY '<?< ymc >a?< >mz x?ecx?< ymzyastc >asK ymc >y fg ni " "fil ?x rM Our business is dependent upon our many loyal friends who liave favored us in many ways during the past year. It may have been through yoyr patronage . . . it may have been through a kindly word of recommendation on your part . . . hut in whatever way you have favored us, we a^e grateful. It is our sincere and ardent wish that eac li of you may geceive the full blessings of a joyous Yuletide season. CAROLINA MOTOR CO. S. C. CLYBURN, Manager Phone 210 Camden, S. C. 4 HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ONE AND ALL I " \ . _ Like a Genie of Benevolence, the Christmas spirit overspreads the land, and none can its magic spell. No better time than this universal season of good will to tell yuu how greatly we appreciate the good / will you have shown us during the past year. We list your friendship among our most precious assets, and will leave nothing undone to merit still further your full and complete Confidence. - 1 Ring out wild bells, 'tis Christmas! Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year. and. as Tiny Tim observed, God bless us all?everyone! BARR1NGER HARDWARE COMPANY __ _ tt?rr v. . rim _ _ . . -fci.. .. " * . r-?