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- , The Camden Chronicle volume w .: :. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JANUARY ?, 1942 rtRUMBER41 ???~lil . ' '? 1___^ ; ?????????1? | * Urgent Appeal i For Red Cross (Sadie K. von Tersckow) Aro you on the Red Oroae War Relief honor roll? The war relief committee. Mra. John I Mullen. Mra. W. J. Mayfleld, and I Marlon Hey man In charge of the honor Hat?all Industries that contribute I from $5 to $100 report fine cooperaThe booth is still going strong and | the "keepers of the gate", the patriotic I and civic organisations, are collecting volunteer dimes and dollars from a I victory minded populace. The booth ! i8 open from ten to five o'clock every day. Mrs. Samuel Russell, chairman I and Mrs. W. H. Harris, treasurer, i The committees for the two mills are ready for voluntary contributions from workers for victory. The schools I too are organised and begin collections | now that the Christmas holidays are I over. Mrs. Clifton McKaln is chalrI man for the city schools and Mrs. Dess Goodale for the colored institutions. I The county committees in the difj ferent sections are still bringing in I gtft8?one Home Demonstration club having contributed $26. This intensive campaign must surely ]y put Kershaw county over the top W and bring in the $6,000 allotted to our county. Now that we know that our boys will be sent all over the globe wherever seems wisest to the auI preme command, we must give until it hurts to the Universal Mother of Mercy, the only authorised organization that must go with the soldier inI to the field and to far distant outposts I ?accompany the blue jacket- to outI lying naval stations and to be with I our men in uniform who lie sick and I injured in hospitals In any part of the I world and lastly' close their eyes in death and send loving messages to I loved ones at home. Congress placed these and many other obligations upI (Please turn to pace eight) I Palmetto Team To I Meet The Ramblers I Coach Cyril Harrison of the Camden Polo Club has announced that the I polo attraction next Sunday on the I No. 1 field will find the Palmettoes, I captained by C. P. DuBose Jr? meetI ing the Rambler's under the leaderI ship of Joe Bates. j The Palmettoes will have Charley I Robertson, of Eutawville, playing the I No: 1 spot, C. P. DuBose of Camden at I No. 2, Kirby Tupper, of Mulberry at I No. 3. and Carl Lightfoot, of Mulberry I at No. 4. * y The Ramblers will have Moultrie I Burns of Camden at the No. 1 position, I Whit Boykin, of Boykin at No. 2, Cyril I Harrison of Long Island at No. 3 and I Joe Batee of Wateree at No. 4. The game will be played on the flat I with Charley Little as referee. Harrison's lineup of the Palmettoes I and Ramblers foursomes features the I most drastic shifting of players to be I offered this season. Judging by past I performances, the l|neups are well I balanced and the game should be I close and featured by/ some fine riding I and team play. The battle fronts find I Carl Lightfoot and ijoe Bates pitted I against each other at the No. 4 posI itions, Tupper of the | Palmettoes and Harrison of the Rambrers are the high I scoring players of the (polo club and it win be interesting to [note just what the Mulberry player Will do against the veteran Harrison. J The game will start ht 8 o'clock and < I will be played on the No. 1 field. The J cancellation of last 8uiiday*i game be tween the Mulberry-Yfde combination I snd the Palmettoes, wfdi ike first polo i game to be called off this season. ; There*remains oyer five months of 1 polo action to be offered twrf fans j before the hot summen san closes the j season. During that five months in- -j btvui efforts will be directed toward 1 bringing teams froni Aiken, Fort firagg, port Jackson and Pinefcurst to 4 Camden for eompetltuki against Cam- ; Men talent. . \ William A. Chilis ^ : I Dies at Rembert I WilUam A. Gluts. 62. firm oversser i or Ed Holland of lUabert, died suit- < M;("iy M the Holland , farm at noorf i Thursday. He waa tile son of the lata < miT add- Mrs. John Cn Ufa I j services win conducted at i 1?^ Frld^^aftyaoon from^ths . He is survived byoM sister, Mrs. L. \ M 8?Mi of MayesrnSTand one broth- , W' i Wl( ? nsytraaia. McCorkle To Talk To State Solons f Mayor F. N. McCorkle of this city wiU address the Senators or South Carolina at the state house on January 16, at 11:20 a. m. The address of the mayor will be u part of the program arranged for the annua! meeting of the Municipal Association of South Carolina to be held at the Wade Hampton {iotel. The mayor is to appear before the senate to discuss the question of tax levies in the effort to persuade the legislators to make changes in the tax structure which will insure more returns to cities and towns of the state. While the mayor is addressing the senate, John G. Dinkius, mayor of Manning will address the house on a 8imiliar matter. Highlighting the annual meeting will be an address Thursday afternoon at the luncheon in the ball room of i the hotel by Honorable F. H. LaGuardia, of New York city. I The tentative program features a welcoming address by Mayor Fred D. Marshall of Columbia, a message from Governor J. E. Harley, and an address by Carl L. Busbee of Conway, president of the municipal association. Addresses by Senator Burnet R. Maybahk and Major G. Hey ward Ma-! hon, director tof civilian defense,! will also be made. j The meeting will close with a dis-1 cussion of coordination with A. W. Bohlen, ordlnator of law enforcement; ,Dexter C. Martin, wing commander; Major G. Heyward Mahon, director of civilian defense, and G. H. Fisher, president of the Firemen's association. Motorists Cautioned Against Tire Thieves Mr. Motorist?the Chamber of Commerce suggests you take the number of every tire on your auto. That will enable you to claim your tire should it be stolen. Sounds odd doesn't it to caution i against the theft of tires from cars. I But is is happening all over since the tire rationing went into effect and only a few days ago in Richmond, Vs.; a man charged with stealing a single used tire was given the maximum penalty for petit larceny of 12 months Jn jail and a $100 fine. At first glance that sounds like a rather steep penalty. But the Judge spoke truly when he said "tires are gold today". And so the Chamber of Commerce pdvises all motorists to write down the make and serial number of every tire on his or her car. If later they are stolen and found at some used tire sales location they can be recovered without having to be "bought" from the dealer. And likewise a caution is forwarded to all used tire dealers to be careful of the tires they may buy from strangers. Officials say that the theft of tires will Increase in frequency as tires wear out and no more are obtainable. At the approaching session of the legislature bills will be passed fixing a specific penalty for auto tire, stealing during the ra|oning peroid. Daylight Saving Time Is Promised Camden and other South Carolina communities will be interested to know that legislation is about to be transacted in Washington which will provide for immediate, adoption of daylight savings time for the whole year. Camden bad a taste of daylight savings time last jammer and frankly, the community did ifot 'llke It Now the nation is facedthe prospect of all year daylight aavings time. And there is a reason for the government action. Canada and Great Britain have adopted the daylight time schedule for the whole year because it saves electricity and It also enables workers to get home before the blackout hours arrive. Here in Camden, daylight savings at this time of the year, would probably result In lMr6AB6d Uflp of elcc-4 trlcltj for the people would get up bo aarly that it would be veritable night time. But In the late ftfteraodh stores and shops would close and permit of workers getting home before dark. And that it appeals, is what the govfp?$ wants. ? Alnadr th. ..Mtte-wtd* saving bill ta bef?e ?great and sense diction toward adopting K may | ^ ^ -?. ?: ?-? Colonel Glenn Resigns His Of fice ^ j , , i ..I "v jfe* It wit itmd In OiMdw yesterday afternoon on 9004 authority that Colonel John M. Glenn,. Joint superintendent of the otate penitentiary and the state farms In Kershaw and Sumter counties had resigned from both positions. The resignation to take effect Immediately. It Is understood that Colonel Glenn resigned on aocount of III health. > Tire Board Meets With County Group Camden and Kershaw county firms dealing in tires met at the American Legion hall Tuesday evening to discuss duties of tire dealers and inspectors in connection with the federal rationing order. The meeting was sponsored by the Kershaw County Tire Rationing hoard of which John M. Villeplgue Of this city, M. G. King* of Bethun^. and B. D. McDonald, of Kershaw are members. Under existing war time conditions and with a decided scarcity of rubber for civilian uses prevailing, and bight ly rgld rationing of tires found neoessary in the interest of national safety, 1 the inspectors named at the meeting were authorized to make inspections and execute certificates for applicants on a regular prescribed form, until such authority is revoked. Special attention was called to the fact that the first step in the procedure of a motrlst who makes an effort] to obtain authority to purchase a tire, Is to have the need of same certified by an Inspector. However, with the tire allotment exceedingly low, it is generally expected that no applications for the purchase j of new tires and tubes will be granted | except in cases in which urgent and | (Please turn to page four ) 1 Jack Whitaker Is J I Honored By Bank | Jack Whitaker, Jr., former presl- J dent of the Camden Rotary /club, a j Legionnaire who saw service , in j |France during the first world war,) member of the vestry of Grace Bpisco-1 pal church and prominent In Camden] civic and social circles, was elected vice president of the Commercial Bank of Camden at the annual bank meet- ] . ing recently. He had previously been ] on the board of directors. ! W. Robin Zemp, prominent druggist,] was reelected president of the bank, Henry G. Carrlson, first vice-jprealdent; attorney Henry Savage Jr., vice president and counsellor, and Marion B. Williams, cashier. The board of] directors consists of W. Robin Zerap,| K. C. Etters, John Whitaker, Jr., Henry Savage, Jr., J. Cooley GiMis, Henry G. Carrlson and Frank M. Wooten. The annual reports indicated the pasL year had been one of the most ] successful in the bank's history. Resources as of December 31, 1941, were reported at $1,168,708.96?a gain of over $200,000 over the 1940 figure of $935,237.90. New Officers Named For Kiwanis Club The Camden Kiwanis Club held it's] regular meeting Tuesday and install-1 ed the following officers for 1941? I President, Cyril B. Busebee; vice-| president, Oliver S. Rice; secretary,] Joe E. McKatn; treasurer, Marlon B.l Williams. Directors are J. Team Get-] tys, J. E. McKain. J. Henry McLeod,] Usher N: Myers, Henry B. Porter, and] Dr. George Rhame. Outgoing officers were E. T. Pierce, I president; Howard Speaks, vlca-presi-1 dent; Dr. C. M. Sowell/ secretary; and Ames Cooper, treasurer. Dtrec-1 tors were: J. Team Gettys, J. Henry] McLeod, Dr. George Rhame, James Zemp, Cyril B. Busbee, and Oliver 8.1 Rice. 1 .^1 The Club voted to dispense with the ] annual Lad!earNight, and to have each member contribute the amount that would have been nsed In staging this social event toward the furtherance of more pressing clnb projects. This was done to permit an expanded club program made necessary because of general world conditions. " 1 " It is reported that mors American tourists visited Canada this year than in the two preoerfing yearn. * - . r Many Register j In Civilian Defense With a marked Increase In the tempo of civilian registrator at the headquarters on Rutledge street and In the mill areas, the various units of the protection committee will have better opportunity to study the civilian personnel for workers in these respective gfeups. The registration of men and women for civilian defense will probably reach the 750 mark by Friday evening and the 1000 mark is anticipated withit* a week. Colonel E. C. Von Tresckow and1 his Coordinator In the registration of civilians have beeit doing a splendid job and In the past several days Mr. Chase (and a number of volunteer workers ' listed some record totals in the mill area. Chairman Harold Fuderburke who Is looking after the organisation of -the air raid wardens and fire wardens, together with the rescue squad believes thd increased registration of civilians, particularly men, will glye him an (opporunty to check With his various group leader* for excellent material for these all-important joba. It was announced Thursday that W. y. Hetties, jr. ha* been named... as leader of the rescue squad. This qmad will work either with or independent to the firs squad. In connection with possible daylight raids. the local protection committee has requested the state defense council to forward all possible information as to the preparedness for and during such rais for dessiminatlon to the general public. All defense workers will wear arm bands. Each unit of operation will have a separate insignia. But In order to secure these bands certain requirements will have to be met. For Instance. staff corps must have had ten hours of first aid Instruction three f (Please turn to page four ) Big Pro j ect Approved For Kershaw County Washington, Dec. 31?Congressman J. P. Richar? fifth district of South Carolina, has been notified by the Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, Washington, D. C., that WPA project No. 265-1-33-79, in the an*?unt of $174,980, has been approved for the County of Kershaw. This is to construct and improve public roads. The work Includes clearing, grubbing, excavating, grading, widening, shaping, surfacing, placing topsoil, constructing bridges, Installing drainage structures, and performing appurtenant and incidental work. This Is publicly and privately owned property. All of the types of work authorized here-in may be performed on privately owned property, for which proper agreements are to be obtained. This is sponsored by Kershaw county, and eligible for operation at the discretion of the 8Ute Work Projects Administrator, L. M. Pinckney, Columbia, South Carolina. Heavy Fines Are Levied By Police Camden traffic officers and patrolmen are on the rampage again and as a result the week end found quite a number of arrest* for reckless, drunken and no-license driving. Two $62 bond* were extracted from motorists who were driving intoxicated. Johnnie Anderson, colored wa* assessed $61 for driving while drunk and 911 for not having a license. China Moore, arrested on a similar charge, was also'billed for $99. Jamee Pettiford who was nabbed for reokleee driving and speeding wan fined $11 aa^ was Vefnoa BL Cantey, charged with the same offense. Fred H. Brown ran through a red slgfcal light and yielded $2 while Calvin Clale gave up $6 for speeding. New Ofcureh Opens 8unday The new Blaney Methodist church will have Its opening service on Sunday, January 11, at 7: *0 o'clock.. The service wi|l be conducted >y the Reverend Johnson, of the Stpater District, This church ha* recently bepa completed and Is a structure the people of BUaey can well be proed of. The #CT. Bedenheegh, ef Logoff, ls_fhe regular pahUw andhetovitaa^the poh Kirk wood Hotel Opens January 15 Th? Camden winter season will get In full swing Thursday, January 16, when the Ktrkwood hotel, which has been In the hands of decorators and renovating experts since the United States First Army Public Relations detachment, here during the fall maneuvers, moved out on December 15. During the past four weeks the hotel has blossomed forth In new paint, paper, new curtains and drapes and in general has undergone a pleasing transformation. Gueistp making reservations the | Klrkwood durnlg the past several weeks have expressed themselves as planning their winter sojourn in Cam. den for the reason that the city is at a reasonable safe dtstance from any possible military objeotlve. This situation has brought many new guest reservations while former guests are arranging for longer visits.^ Returning guests Include: Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Qlrdler, of Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. J. Dodge Peters, Mr, and Mrs. Rodney Jarvis, of Qreat Barrington, Mass; Mrs. W. I. Keep, from Pinehurst; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Barnes, from Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Potter, of Warwick Neck, R. I, from Burlow Plantation, and Arthur B. Whitney, from New York. Reservations have already been deceived for later arrival from Miss Helen Hawthorne,. Qreat . . Barrlngton, Mass; Mrs. Dana and Mrs. Marguerite Dana, New York; Mr. and Mrs. Eben Knowlton, New York; A. Brooks Gallion, Washington; Mrs. Gertrude Wor(Pleaee tarn to page four ) "John K" Is Keynote! Of Clever Display' (By The Skipper) ... Those girls at the Corner Book Store really have something in the Broad street window that is about as clever a national defense conservation exhibit as we have seen in many moons. You all know "John K", if not, let us say that "John K" is the big bang tall which for many, many months has stood patiently In the book store-not even eating his hay and oats. He sure 1b a great pet. During the fall maneuvers when the boys In khaki thronged the streets of the city, "John K" sported a saddle and equipment of an Essex troop rider. Today when conservation of steel and rubber Is of vital Importance, "John K" enters , the picture. He has donned a fine harness and Is attached to a vehicle which can be described as akin to an English trap. Anyhow, according to Martha and Rhetta, co-operators of the Corner Book Store, If we folks used Dobbin and a one-horse shay and put the six or eight cylinder Jallopies in the garage and throw away the ignition key, they could save on rubber and steel. And how! When you stop in front of. the Book Store and gaze upon "John K" and the English trap, we hope you do as we did?try and figure out how the girls got that trap into the shop. I never was very good at engineering. Camden . Ball Park ?JkangMade Ready Work upon improvements renovating at the Camden baseball plant has been started in order that the grounds and. buildings will be in spic and span shspe wfcd* the Toronto International league club arrive# here early InMarcbfOrsprtngi training. The work of preparing tie park Is ffn under the supervision of Coun^sn Joe McKain and Purchasing agent Donald Morrison. Already the old ticket stand on the north fence b^s been torn down and A new arrangement has been Installed There is a separate wicket for the ticbet man and the entrance with a sliding door it located where the old gate uepd to be. New posts for the wire fence in front gt the bleacher section, the rebuilding" of the dugouts, filling the drainage ditch In front of the grandstand bleacher ^sections with, tile so that there wili.be no in the level pt the area are. eome at the Improvements being made. The diamond and .outfield are being curried by Street Coauaisajpser James Ralsy and workers. The ptagtfag at pew seed to add firmness to the surface will be carried out later this wehk. In the parking area, outside of surfeoe is to be Grover V. Welsh Passes ^iddenly I,-, | i?'~rT3S - orovw cievsnroa mm, wn ana reaped In the town of Kershaw, died suddenly ut one of his Kershaw county plant at Ions about .eleven o'clock Monday morning. The death of 'Mr. Welsh brought sorrow to a. largo following?both In Kershaw and Lancaster counties. i Grover Welsh was a son of ihe late Captain James V. Welsh and Alttlftta Clyburn Welsh, of the town of Kershaw. The date of his birth, aa given In the legislative annual as oom* plied by J. Wilson Glbbes, clerk of the house of representatives, is June 25. 1884. ' 7 / In oarly life he was associated with his father and brothers In the livestock and livery business. He t?ad only a common s^iool education, hut Ih spite of that fsftV he was well-informed and being a good mixer, won many friends. He hid a large Jfad influential family connection. He servod two years as intendent Of Kershaw, from 1912 to 1918. He made two campaigns for the office of sheriff of Kershaw county ah<t\ was elected over several opponents Y and served from 1918 to 1986. He made an excellent sheriff and durtng all of hie eight years, through his dip. lomatlc mannsr, he nor his associates, ever had to harm a man. He we* as courteous to the colored folke as well as whites. ?- -- - - - -. - ' In speaking one time to this writer he told that In his first campaign for. the office of sheriff he could name on one hand the votes that he received - v: at the Camden precinct. He knew them all by name. After moving to Camden, he so sndeared himself to 1 vf our people, that in a later election the Camden precinct was the one that turned the tide to victory for him. After serving as sheriff he relln- ' Qulshed the office and entered the race (Please torn to page eight) Production Credit To Hold Meeting Y The annual meeting of the Kershaw. Production Credit Association, which -,-~ extends a short-term oredit service to Kershaw and Lancaster county farmers, will be held on January 21, IMS, at Kershaw, In the high school auditorium beginning at 10 a, m., according to an announcement by W. T. Redfearn, president of the association. This will be the eighth annual meeting And Mr. Redfearn said that ft was hoped to make it the best and largest :T~* meeting in the history of the association, 7 ; y- r, A very interesting and instructive program has been arranged and much interest is being manifested by the members. Complete and detailed reports on the operations of the organisation for the past year will be submitted by the officers and plans for further developing the service which, this farmers' cooperative has to offer 3 will be discussed. Two directors will be elected besides the other business transacted, therefore, Mr. Redfearn said that it is hoped that every mem- Y; ber will make a special effort to be present this year. The association made loans in 1941 totaling $216,000 to lUj members for production and general agricultural : purpose*. Officers of the fwsoetetfoirare W. T. Rofearn, president; W. H. Draffin, vice president; and John C. Stover, secretary and treasurer. Directors in addition to the president and vice president are L. O. Punder- . burk, O. C. Conch and Lorlng Davis. T.R Seal Sale Is Encouraging The Seal Sale total Is very encour- aging, a tribute to the efforts and serious thoughts of the people of Kershaw county is sbowfiin the fine ' re- - -- ?? turns to the Kershaw County Tuberculosis Association Seal Sale. Bves if they have been called upon in so many ways they are still giving thought to the fact that we have bgr~"-: responsibility and work to do at home, ^e need strong healthy peoples Keep tuberculosis from spreading, and we have a source removed that e^Uf kill* f; Wore persons between the age* of and 46 than any other disease, JF are the beat years of our Ufa sA years Uncle Sam needs am* Bp most at this time. / K. I It is not too late to afw^Rhe contribution for this goodv-JKlrls your money that helpsM^sntral people In preventing fljjfra team PH / i I