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The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 53 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1941 NUMBER 40
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I Lions Listen To
I Inspiring Address
(Ily the Skipper)
Sweet voices of boys and girls
raised in the singing of Christmas
carols, an inspiring address by the
Hon. Wyndhutn Manning featured the
December get-to-gether of the members
of the Camden Lions club at the
Camden hotel Tuesday evening.
A program of carols was offered by
the members of the Camden high
school glee club under the direction
of Mrs. C. B. Salmond and in the opinion
of the writer, the group is one of
the best the school has boasted of in
years. "
This musical setting, offered at a
time of the year when every thought
is of the Prince of Peace and saddened
with the burden of a war-torn
world, was Impressive to a degree.
"Holy Night", "The First Noel".
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing", all
these and many more were given by
the youthful singers with clarity and
sweetness, perfect blending and with
such spirit. *
Concluding the song program, all
members of the Lions club with
guests and the glee club ensemble all
united In singing the national anthem.
Wyndham Manning never made a
more fitting speech in his life than
the one he submitted to the Lions
group; This fine character, beloved
throughout the Palmetto state for his
fine character and nobleness of purpose
prefaced his discussion on matters
of international import by his
fine word picture of Chrlstqias in his
home. Mr. Manning has three sons
In the service of his country, two of
them now in the danger zone of conflict.
A fourth son seeks to take up
arms for his country
Mr. Manning brought intereeting
facts to his listeners, facts of vital im-,
portance in these times. He believes
with his heart and soul in the ultimate
triumph of American arms and
said that it would require from twelve
to eighteen months to bring Japan to
its knees and perhaps four to five
Tears before the forces of evil launchagainst
the peaoe and liberties^ of^
the world by Hitler were conquered, j
Following the masterful address
and adjournment of the meeting all
members and guests remained to
crowd about Mr. Manning to discuss
with him matters pertaining to the
war situation. A graduate of West
I'oint who saw service in the first
world war, Mr. Manning possesses a
keen intelligent perspective of present
war affairs.
Navy In Need
Of Urgent Help
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, crucial
center of national defense efforts,
stands In urgent need of hundreds of
skilled civilian tradesmen to Immediately
take over crtlcal national defense
work, the United States Civil
Service Commission announced today.
Of this number, several hundred will
he recruited by the Fifth District Civil
Service office in Atlanta.
The Civil Service officials described
the situation as "urgent", and "requiring
immediate priority". The Commission
said that the recruitment of
these civilian workers is of primary
importance to our war effort, and
urgently requested executives in private
Industry to release qualified
tradesmen for duty In Pearl Harbor.
Civilian wrokers now engaged in
national dafenae contracts, the Commission
explained, may file application
if they enclose & release from
their present employers.
Civilian" workers a&lgned to Pearl
Harbor will receive maximum Navy
Department pay authorised for their
respective positions, and pay..begins
'he day these national defense men
leave the Coast. Those appointed will
receive trans poratlon from their
homes to Honolulu.
The Navy Department has provided
rooms and cafeterias for them, under
federal supervision, at which Pearl
Harbor employees receive good food
and good lodgings at fair prices. Overtime
pay ]g authorized for all time in
excess of 40 hours per week, and the
^'avy Department reports that about
per cent of all Pearl Harbor employees
work in excess of 40 hours per
week.
Following is a list of positions to
he filled from the Fifth (Atlanta) Dis'rict,
with rates of pay authorised for
each position:
Boilermaker, $1.18 per hour; chlpl*r
and calker. Iron, $1.18; coppersmith,
$1.28; crane man, electric, $1.02f
electrclian (ship asd shop) $U$; pas
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Appeal Is Made
For Registration
Mr. uml Mrs. America. Huve you
registered for civilian defense?
According to reports from the civilian
defense registration headquarters,
the number of men and women so far
enrolled for civilian defonsu purposes
is keenly disappointing to the County
committee for national defense.
Some of the Committee members
were of the opinion that the failure
of many people to register is, due
largely to the attention and time being
occupied by holiday activities and
particularly In the business and shopping
ranks. There is a hopeful feeling
that the registration will speed up
after Christmas.
Where would you fit? The following
might give an idea.
Housewife?serve as a hostess; a
chaperon or a dancing partner at programs
for soldiers; mend clothes for
soldiers; knit for the Red Cross; prepare
a magazine or book collection for
camp libraries; be a nurse aide after
taking a course; work as a cook; assist
mothers' clubs; answer the telephone
at a recruiting office; do clerical
work.
Laborer?Be available to repair
roads that have been torn up by
bombs; serve in demolition of partly
wrecked buildings or In clearance of
wreckage; become an auxiliary fireman;
enlist 'for bomb removal.
Stenographer. Typist or Clerical
Worker?Do office work for one of the
many committees and bureaus; help
prepare lists of many kinds; work at
reception desks In hospitals or other
centers; write letters; help prepare
talks; get up reports; keep files; operate
a switchboard; help make surveys.
Factory Mechanic?Do air raid warden
service; act as fire watchers;
serve on rescue squads; become auxiliary
policemen.
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Camden Asked
To Show Flags
Mayor F. N. McCorkle Is appealing
to Camden people to show their loyalty
and patriotism by displaying the
national colors.
Over In Columbia the down town
district Is gay with the national colors
Every light standard carries a cluster
of flags while along the curb are
hundreds, placed there by the business
men.
Tourists stopping at the Chamber of
Commerce, enroute from the north to
Florida points, tell of cities, towns and
villages along the route being decked
'but In national colors. In the residence
sections homes display flags.
Over the radio at night from speakers
of national importance, come appeals
for the display of the American
flag and the national colors.
"Camden is just as patriotic, just
as loyal and true to the spirit of freedom
and liberty as any community
and I know that when I ask for the
display of flags Oamden will respond"
said the mayor.
"I would like to see a flag in front
of every home. It may be only a small
flag, but It's the flag of our country
and we should be proud to show it,"
he continued.
"I feel sure that the merchants will
put their flags out in front of their
places of business. I will see that the'
city hall flag Is put up every day.
"If there ever was a time In the history
of thip great nation for the people
to show their colors, it Is now."
Yellow jackets Win
Sylvan Cup Series
The Yellow Jacket*, wearing blue
and gold uniforms defeated 'Mulberry
on the No. 1 polo field Sunday Afternoon
by a 6 to 3 score and took possession
of the Sylvan trophy. A week
ago the Jackets spanked the Ramblers
In an overtime game at Seaboard field j
to Lake a leg on the bowl.
Riding at the No. 4 position for the
Jackets today was Joe Bates, boss of
Wateree. Bates took over the scoring
honors for the afternoon, prating
three of the five counters hung up by
his team. DuBose, riding a!t No. 2 for
Mulberry was high scorer for his
quartet with two of the three goals
registered.
The Yollow Jackets proceeded to hit
the scoring column in the first chukker,
Bates making the first goal and
Robertson the second to give the Jackets
a t to 0 lead at the gong. Lightfoot's
under neck shot In the second
gave Mulberry a score as the Jackets
were he)d eoorelese. DeBoee brought
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Stirring Addresses at Red
Cross Rally Last Saturday
The Red Cross rally at the court I
house Saturday, December 20, was 1
for the purpose of bringing to the at- 1
tontion of the public the important i
roll of the Red Cross in our national t
defense.
Harry D. Kirhover was in charge i
of the Red Cross in England during i
the ilrst world war. He told of how
the Red Cross was there ahead of
troops, establishing hospitals, ambulance
services and recreational centers.
This was done upon a fur larger
scale and with greater speed than
was possible for the medical services
of the army and navy. They haven't
sufficient equipment and personnel
and are handicapped by official red
tape. None of this worries the Red
Cross. Mr. Kirkover was in close
personal and official contact with
Admiral Sims, chief of our naval
forces and generals of our armies.
He read extracts of letters from them
expressing unstinted praise of the
benefits of the Red Cross to the army
and navy as a whole and to each individual
Boldler and sailor in particular.
Besides establishing hospitals
and ambulance services, the Red Cross
is the medium of communication between
sick and wounded soldiers and
sailors and their families, and the
only means the enemy recognizes
through which a prisoner of war can
be contacted.
We must take these facts to heart
and especially thofce having sons, or
other near relatives and friends out "
upon the firing line?give abundantly
to the Red Cross.
Mr. Kirkover stated that in 1917
the call was for one hundred million,
and when it was counted the public
had contributed one hundred and
fourteen million. The present call is
for fifty million?only half as much.
This war is on a larger scale -and
upore desperate, for we are fighting
fanatics to the death. If they win,
our civilization will perish?our prop,
erty and money will be worthless.
Father Ed Burke thrilled the audience
with an eloquent appeal to
:hoso of ua who cannot go out upon
the firing Unea to sacrifice in every
way to help an doom fort those who
are giving themselves to their country.
The lied Cross is the only organisation
controlled und directed by the
government and under the immediate
command of the President of tho
United States that is authorized to
collect funds and use them for tho
benefit of soldiers and sailors and civilians
in distress. An ' account is
kept of tho disbursement of these
funds and reported to Washington.
The Red Cross is functioning now
at Pearl Harbor and the Philippines
where Red Cross dollars have become
"Angels of Mercy." Father Burke
swept his audience into high emotion
when in burning words he pictured
the horrors of Pearl Harbor and paid
glowing tributes to soldiers, sailors
and junior officers who were outstanding
in heroism during that epic tragedy.
Major Moultrie Brailsford presided
over the meeting. On the rostrum
with him in addition to the speakers
were I>r. Maurice Calrke, who made
the invocation, the Rev. Henry Collins,
who closed it with a benediction.
Miss Margaret Salmond sang "Angels
of Mercy," which was dedicated
to the Red Cross by Irvln Berlin.
Then the high school band, colorful
in their uniforms, and- generous in
their music under the leadership of
H. E. Burns.
The various committees of the Red
Cross were in large attendance?
many in uniforms of their various
activities.
Chairmen of committees were Mrs.
E^mont vonTresckow and Mrs. Warrep
Harris, vice chairman; Mrs. Harry,
Marvin, production; Mrs. Margaret
Mtiyfleld and Oliver Rice, home ser icet
Miss Ada Phetp#) Junior Red
Cross; Harold Firfiderburk, finance;
Mrs. Alice H. Beahrs, public health;
Miss Helen Harman, motor corps
chairman.
Waste Paper Depot
Is Announced
The County Council for national
defense has announced that Sam
Karesh has been appointed chairman
of the committee for the salvaging of
needed materials.
Following the announcement of the
appointment Chairman Karesh arr.ing
ed for the use of the vacant store
building just south of The Chronicle
office as receiving station for waste
paper.
Arrangements were to be made to
have some one at this receiving station
throughout the day and people
paving waste paper which they desire
to turn over to the defense council
may bring It to this place. There it
will be sorted and bailed and then sold
to a Junk company and in turn disposed
6f to the government.
The committee has arranged to have
several angle parking area In front of
the receiving station reserved for
cars of the people bringing waste
paper.
The committee nrges the turning in
of all newspapers, card board boxes,
Christmas wrappings, in fact, any and
all kinds of waste paper. This is a
national defense project and is deserving
of the support and cooperation of
every cltlsen.
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High Score Games
Aid To Harrison
In the twelve games so far played
by,the teams of the Camden polo club,
Coach Cyril Harrison has scored a
total of 28 points, a lead of 8 goals
over Klrby Tupper, runner-up. Harrison's
high scoring was due to 2 flvegoal
games and a third game in which
he shot four goals.
Close on the heels of Tupper for
third place is Joe Bates with a total of
18 points. DuBo8e with 17 leads
Lightfoot by one point.
Robertson with 9, Ancrum Boykin
with 8, and Burns with 7 have scored
rOQH*istently during the season. i
Other players including guests who
figure in the scoring are. Jack Daniels
8, David Williams 2, Robert Strawbridge
1, Grissom 1 and Whit Boykin
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Ramblers-Mulberry
Clash On Sunday
The polo game scheduled for Punday
afternoon at the No. 1 field will
be played between the Mulberry and
Rambler foursomes, according to announcement
by Coach Harrison Wednesday
afternoon. These two teams
, played at the Seaboard field Wednes,
day.
The Ramblers will present Burns
at No. 1, DuBose at No. 2, Ancrum
Boykin at No. 3 and Joe Bates at No
4.
The h|ulberry team will have Tup.
per at No. 1, DuBose at No. 2, Wllllama
at No. 3 and Lightfoot at No. 4
Cyril Harrison and Charley Little will
be referee and umpire respectively.
With Harrtson handling the Job of
referee In these holiday games Klrby
Tupper, Joe Bates, Charley DuBose
and Carl Lightfoot will be out to narrow
the scoring gap between themselves
and the coach. Harrison has
28 points and is 8 ponlta ahead of
Tupper, who is in second place. The
others are but a few points behind.
Polite Bear Down
On All Celebrators
With the arrival of the holiday
period and a propensity on the part
of many individuals to drink and be
merry, the police department Is keeping
a close tab on offenders, particularly
traffic violations.
During the past several weeks the
police officers have been making
many arrests for Infractions of the
traffic laws. These infractions range
from over time parking to drunken
driving.,
Thomas J, Miller navigated Broad
Street at a mile a minute gait, but
he was not fast enough for Officers ,
Mayer and Orr.
These same two officers took Barn- j
ey Langley into custody when he fail-1
ed to produce driver's license.
Cotton Ginning Report
Census report shows that 8,921 bales
of ootton were ginned In Kershaw
County from the crop of 1941 to
December 1, 1941 as compared with
14,600 bales for the crop of 1940 reports
O. R. 8. Pool. Special Agent.
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Colonel Manning
Speaks To Roats
Visit ins Rotarians at laat Thura'
day's meeting were Immediate Past
President Joe Timberlake. of Columbia.
aud guests were Kruost C. Zomp
and Lieutenant J. D. Dial, of the
United States army, and since both
holidays, Chlrstmaa and Now Year's,
fall on Thursday's, there will be no
llotc^ry aieetluK until the second
Thursday iu January at . which time
Perry Langston will have the program
in charge. Due to the absence of Dill
Hates, he being cahlrman of the program
committee, Chap Barrett called
on John deLoach. who introduced the
speaker, Colonel Wyndam Manning,
of Sumter. Colonel Manning was
guest speaker for Hob Kennedy, who
was in Columbia undergoing physical
examination for army duty. Colonel
Manning's theme was primarily centered
around the present world conflict
and said he prrferrod to talk on
the one thing on all our minds. He
then spoke of the suddon, vicious
attack on us at Pearl Harbor. The
speaker urged all to bo most careful
what we have to say and be sure that
what you say is authentic.^ If you
hear anything that sounds detrimental,
seek out the proper authorities
and the FBI. Colonel Manning was
high in his praise of the world war
president, the late Woodrow Wilson,
and considered him one of our greatest
presidents and felt that when he
went to Paris he did a big Job, but
events since have proved otherwise.
Colonel Manning made a fine talk and
the club received it with intense interest
and in closing he said "we
cut our teeth in international affairs
twenty years ago and we learned
Our lesson and when peace is declared
may our soldiers come home
to a peaceful and God-fearing country."
"Red" General In
Praise of Camden
Major General O. W. Griswold, in
command of the "Red" army in the
recent maneuvers in the Carolines,
pays Camden a most glowing tribute
in a letter to Mayor F. N. McCorkle.
In addition to the expression of gratitude
to the defense recreation committee,
General Griswold makes special
mention ot the cooperation which
the corps morale officer received from
Mrs. James Porter. The letter follows
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"My dear Mayor: My purpose in
writing is to express our gratitude for
the splendid way in which your Defense
Recreation Committee functioned
for the benefit of troops comprising
the Fourth Army Corps while in the
vicinity of your cltyHbe latter part of
November.
"Camden showed unusually fine hospitality
and extended not only comfort
and recreation faclliteis but also
Warmly Welcomed our soldiers into Its
homes. Special mention should be
. made of the most cordial cooperation
which the Corps Morale Officer re|
ceived from Mrs. James Porter, of
your Committee.
? "Will you please extend to the
members of your Defense Recreation
1 Committee, and through them to the
citizens of Camden, South Carolina,
my deep appreciation."
Announce Drawings
For Cage Tourney
Drawing of teams for the first annual
Kiwanla Camden Trade district
basketball tournament, starting In
the Camden high school gymnasium
on Wednesday, January 28, hare been
announced by the tournament directing
committee, consisting of J. E. McKaln,
J. H. McLeod and H. A. Small.
Under the rules of the tournament
each boys' team will be allowed free
admissions for ten players and a
coach. Each girls' team will be allowed
free admission for twelve players
and coach. The rules of the South
Carolina high school league are to
apply in all contests and throughout
the tournament.
Trophies for the tournament will be
displayed in show windows of Camden
stores shortly after the holidays.
The games scheduled calls for the
opening game on the afternoon of
Wednesday, January 28, between the
girl teams from Mt. Pisgah and Central
high school*. This game is at
4 p. m., and will be followed at JL
o'clock by a game between the hoys
teams from Midway and Central
schools.
- Wednesday night at 7:10 o'clock the
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To Discuss Plans
For Local Defense
At a meeting of thu protection committee
of the Kershaw county council
for national defense. presided over by
J. "D. Zemp, chairman, hold luat
Thursday evening, Initial steps toward
the organization of a community,
wide program of defense against air
raids and resultant destruction growing
out of same, were discussed. Present
at the meeting were W. U. Bonsai,
who Is chairman of the utilities committee
of the county council, Chief of
Police Alva Hush, head of the air raid
wardens department and W. It. Denton,
chief of the fire wardens unit.
The plan adopted for civic protection
is comprehensive, and in detail It
provides for the cooperation of Iho
members of the city council In constituting
themselves air raid wardens
in their respective wards. In turn,
each councilman will name throe other
men to serve with him as air raid
wardens. This would provide ouch
ward with four wardens and the plan
is to enlarge this number to six or
piore later.
The plan also provides that Fire
(Chief Denton will appoint a senior
(fire warden for each ward. These
fire wardens In turn will name three
Others In each ward to serve in this
civilian fire defense.
The plan further provides that Chief
Rush of the air raid wardens' department,
will appoint a chief warden In
each of the two cotton mills, they in
turn to name their respective groups.
A meeting of all of the senior air
raid and fire wardens will be held
at the office of the city clerk, Monday,
December 29, at 8:00 o'clock.
Chairman Zemp of the protection
committee has arranged to notify all
parties concerned of this meeting and
will request-there be a one hundred
per cent attendance: for the reason
that plans will be made for a practice
ipir raid drill and a blackout to be
staged in the near future. The air
raid drill will take place in the daytime
and the blackout in the evening
of the same days.
Chairman Zemp Is requesting the
presence at this meeting on December
29 of Superintendent J. G. Richards of
the public schools, also a representative
of the Camden Hospital and
Ike Jones and Captain Henry Huglln
of the Southern Aviation school.
That the protection committee backed
by the federal government. Is determined
that there will be full compliance
on the part of the public in
the air raid and blackout program, la
indicated by the announcement that
wllfull non-compliance with the program
will 'Result in the names of all
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Camden Boy Listed
Among "Who's Who"
Cadet John C. West, a student at
The Citadel, is among those students
who will be listed In the 1941-1942
Issue of "Who's Who" among students
In American Universities and colleges.
This book will be released in January
or February.
This publication is published
through the cooperation of over 600
American universities and colleges.
It Is the only means of national recognition
for graduates which Is devoid
of politics, fees, and dues. Several
students from accredited colleges are
selected each year, by an unprejudiced
committee for their biographies to
appear In "Who's Who" ^mong students
In American universities and
colleges. These books are placed in
the bands of hundreds of companies
and others who annually recruit outstanding
students for employment.
The purpose of "Who's Who" is to
serve a* in Incentive for students to
get the most out of* their college
careers, as a means of compensation
to students for what they have already
done, as a recommendation to the
business world; and a standard of
measurement for students.
C? West, son of Mrs. S. J. West
of R. *. No. 1, is President of Calllopen
Literary Society, President of
International Relations Chib; president
of PI Kappa Delta; General editor
of the Bnil Dog, weekly news- /
paper; a contributor to The Shako,
college literary magazine; and recording
secretary of the Southeastern Conference
of International Relation* Clubs.
He is also a member of the
sub-committee on motion pictures and
pagegpts.ior The Citadel Centennial. ~
Cadet Weet waa graduated from .VJ
Camden High School. In the class IMS.
He was editor of the high school paper
and a member of the National Honor *E ^
Society.
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