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Two Hundred Athletes Invade Camden For Basketball Tournament The Camden Chronicle III I ??MMMI??8SW II' I III II I Mil. 11.1111 [ lllll I I I i1 I 8MB?BHBBBBgBiMHBM?BSgSgSMBiMSBBBgBBgffgBBI Volume as camden. south carouna, friday, January 2s, imi number 44 lin V 11 British Vicur To Tell of Bombings - 1 r "Faith Under *W will be the theme of the address to be given at Grace Episcopal church next Sunday morning at the 1*7*8 o'clock service by the Reverend Michael Coleman, vicar of All Hallows by the Tower, one of the oldeet churchee In Lpudon. The Reverend Mr, Coleman had many unusual experiences during the war in I^ondon and ha? a deep realisation of the reactions, spiritual as* well as physical, of the British people under the bliU. IIo witnessed the destruction by bombs of his home, his church, and many other London landmarks; he stood by, powerless to aid, while some of his dearest friends perished In the flames; JaJutHL J* ruins the bodies of scOreB of wgr's innocent victims?men, women and children. Born in the midlands, son of a well, known physfOlan, the Rev. Coleman was educated at Bradfleld College, Berkshire, and In addition to playing cricket for his home county, Derbyshire, was a member of the English public school soccer team in the International matches. On leaving college he worked for four fears on the English railways, expecting to make rail-1 roading his profession, but at the end, of that time entered Lincoln Theolog-1 ical Seminary, from which he holds | the Ordination Degree. Now 39, Mr. Coleman has been a clergyman fourteen years. After serving as curate in a number of English parishes, he was sent to Western Canlada in 1936, as administrator for the organization known as Toe H. Returning to England in 1988, he was Knade acting vicar of All Hallows, the Build Church of Toe H. I Mrs. Coleman and the baby, RoseBiary, now two years old, left London Bust a few days before their home was Bestroyed by a bomb In December 939, and are now staying with Mr*, ftoleman's family In Vancouver, B. C. Kir. Coleman left England early tn 941 and was fifteen days at sea In a j Konvoy during which time Several of Bie ships were sunk by German raid (Please turn to page eight) lire Thieves Are working at Speed I As predicted several weeks ago, the Bre-rationing plan of the government as resulted in a veritable epidemic Kf tire thefts?not only in Camden, Kut all over the nation. The matter Ka" reached a proportion where It Is Bivlng grave concern to law enforcement officials. Several tire thefts which have been Bported in Camden the past week ere climaxed Wednesday mprnihg K^en a car belonging to Mrs. J. B. emp was found near the Springdale met- track, stripped of tires and rims, ven the spare tire and rim had been Bolen. .m?I Another car theft was reported from B front of the Ivy Lodge and so far B trace of the car has beep found. Bh- car belonged to Stanley Miller, B instructor at the Southern Aviation Bhoo] and It disappeared last SaturB>' night between 10:80. and 11:30 Bclock. _ -Iv.j. i Bseveral other reports V>f spare tires BfTig^ TtTfimied-drom tire racks have Ben received. -1 ? As stated In this paper two weelu K the tire stealing racket will asBme big proportions in the next sav- < Hal months and it behooves the mo-, But to take' every precaution 'to Bard against the operations of this Bw menace. Hrhp Chamber of Commerce suggestI two weeks ago ttiat motorists take B Reriaf numbers of the tires r on !r cars, also tho iaahe of the tire Bd keep i record of itny' lfi mddlBn the Chamber has advised that (Please tnm jo pel otefci) n<4fe^ Dept. Bust what has been expected fbr K"> months, has hApfcfeted. Bhe war department on Saturday | out an order to all forts, camps B other concentration points where Biers are gathered that solicitation Brohlbited in^^ ftfture^ | Is strictly a case of "thxmW | B" on dunOhflbg .tides for soldier* Carolina*. Tba war department Bare? this thumltos bneinass le i mury and a d?**edlt to the ?n Civil Air Patrol Now [Being Organised j: Kershaw county pilots, doctolb, nurses, mechanics and others Interested in seeing action In the nation's civilian defense program are expected to take a prominent part in the Sonth Carolina Civil Air Patrol which ^ Is now being organised, Ike Jones, of Camden, recruiting officer fotav the patrol, said today. "The patrol will be the most active of all branches of the civilian [defense set-up," Jones said, "and will be more closely allied with the [armed forces than any other group." Jones, along with 20 other recruiting officers In the state named by Wing Commander, Dexter C. Martin of Columbia, is receiving applications frorp persons anxious to jpin the patrol and serve their nation. The state air patrol will he organized as Boon as sufficient applications have been approved by the National Command, under direction of Major-General John P. Curry,, S. Air Corps.. The patrol will be organized into three groups, each with at least three squadrons. The patrol will do liaison work for both the armed and civil defense forces, and take a major part in any war or other emergency involving the civilian population, Martin said. ColnddenJtally with enlistment of personnel, the 'patrol will plan for an extensive training program for ithose enlisted In the organisation. The training program will include basic and specialized courses, to put a maximum value on the services of the patrol. Persons interested In offering their services to this InvAta&ble branch of .our national war effort should contact Recruiting Officer Jones immediately. Chamber Secretary Cites War Rackets "Do not be a sucker for racket scheme which are making their appearance hidden under the thin covering of war-time patriotism." This was the warning issued by the Camden Chamber' of Commerce thru its executive secretary, Frank Heath, to the people of Camden and Kershaw county this week. "Racketeers who make their living by fraud are a smart type of people," accord bog to the Camden secretary. "This Is apparent by the fact that they evade the law for a long time. The person, who seeks to profit thru patriotic appeal is a. low individual Is to a class with the draft dodger, the slacker and the deserter. Mr. Heath pointed out that shortly after the Pearl Harbor disaster there appeared the appeal to "Mothers and fathers, Is your boy In campy We have Interesting news. Write, don't delay." Investigation showed that the author of'the advertisement was offering a special envelope at an.excessive price which had a slogan across the back. The representation was that the envelope would receive special consideration at military camps and headquarters. Postal authorities soon spiked this claim as being far from the trnth. Some minor gambling In which defense bonds and stamps are given as awards are reported. The stamps and bonds-are' given because eash or merchandlse are banned. Many of these schemes *' originate In the minds of good-lntentlOned people, but in so many Instances wind up wlththe control in tha hands of some veteran (Please tarn to page low ) , i i a n " AJI Nation on Fast Time F^piary 9 Get ready folks to set your clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed on the night of February 8th. For the daylight earing measure, passed by congress, and now signed by President Roosevelt goes into affect it ! ?. m. February 9th. State, counties and cities, as well as the agraihn popuace all over the United States will move into the fast time life on that <Wts. It wlU for a time mean that people will be getting up in the hours of darkness to eat breakfast and hurry away to work. But it will mean thay will leave their placed* of wdrk one hoar earlier and In the case of blackouts being required tor defense purposes will be in their ibmss Wore darhm^TfaDs. \ Later on when summer arrives the tmn yrlll be shining at the hour of rising and the evenings wfB be much Hra Eight High Schools Of Trade Area Will Compete r~ ???v? . v . i {. V -. The Camden trade district basketball tournament which gets underway In the gymnasium of the Camden High School Wednesday. January 28 and continues through January. SI. will feature the appearance In Camden of over 200 athletes from eight high schools In the Camden trade area. The tournament Is being sponsored and . supervised by the Camden Klwanls Club and already the sale of tickets Indicates the seating capacity of the gymnasium will be taxed at .every game. It was announced today by Joe McKaln, chairman of the Klwanls basketball committee that Arthur Robinson will be the referee' in all of the game?. The sale of tickets Is being conducted' under the direction of John Gettys and Marlon Wllliams. ^ The tournament opens at 4 p. in. In the afternoon pn Wednesday. January ^8 with Mt. Pisgah battling Central JHlgh School, this game will be _between the girls teams of the schools. Atv5 p. m. the same after noon the boys teams from Midway and Central will play. Wednesday evening at 7 vp .m. Central and Blaney High School* girls will have the floor and at 8:80 p. m. the boys teams from Baron DeKalb and Antloch play. The Thursday prog rata calls for the girls teams of Bethune and Midway to play at 7:80 p.m., the boys teams of Blaney and Mt. Pifegah at 6 p. m.the girls teams of Antloch and Baron DeKalb meeting at 7^80 and the girls teams from Cam* den Ind Bethune at 8:80. The second round Of play starts Friday afternoon at 4 p .m. and the llnals will be played Saturday night, the girls championship even$ starting at 7:80 and to be followed by the finalist in the boys competition. KiWanis sponsors for the various teams are as followil: C. yH. Schlosburg for Mt. Plsgah, li. T|f. Myers for CenU-al, J. H. McLeod for Midway, Cyril Busbee for Camden, Howard Bpqafcs for Blaney, Gene Pearce for BarOh DeKalb, J. D. Zemps for Antlbeh, C. J. Shannon, 4th for Befhaip, y . . Army Makes Plea For Lost Material United States army officers have been assigned to this district where the maneuvers were recently held to reclaim and recover lost articles of the army durlngcthe war games here. Their headquarters will be In the town of Kershaw at the town hall. They have requested the newspapers in each county to make a request to farm owners and others who may have found articles?anything from an ideatiflcatlon tag to a machine gun to please turn said article - In to your nearest town hall?be Jt Camden. Bethune, Blaney or Kershaw. An army captain was in the county over the week end?contacting all school superintendents, teachers, police officers and the like to spread the request among both white and color, ed. There will be no prosecutions when these articles are recovered? the army needs them. This request Is made in a patriotic spirit and the officers said that"articles found must be turned in in the shortest possible time.! The need for lost paraphernalia is urgent. For instance. this officer located three army blankets that been left in haste when Uncle Sam's boys had to move, maybe in the dead of night, or at a moment's notice. They were found at the home of a colored family. When called for they were readily given up and are now on their way to Fort Jackson to help keep some soldier warm, who may soon be on the fighting line. Thei;e will be no prosecutions?Jtlst an appeal to your loyalty to your government. I Lions Club Makes Offer To Cooperate! The Camden Lions Club Tigs made formal offer of full cooperation In I civilian defense work in this area, the I pledge of aid betpg made In-a'letter! recefved Friday bv Mayor F. N. Mc-| Corkle from J. B. Cfaskin, secretary of the clnb. ' I The resolution adopted at a (recent J meeting of the Lions club, was as follows: ^ ~ ... JlfJ "Whereas we are engaged 'in a war and Sre determined to make every ef-j fort to insure complete victory, and MWheraas, the Lions ClaB. under its slogan, 'Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation's Safety*, has always striven to| jggSBfife Jtttrtotism and the! spirit and Effective cooperation In our ] communtly, and ! ^Whereas, this war emergency has} brought greater rewHisibUitles, and burdens to our MeydF ifchead vof our I local defense group, and / "Whereas it Is the desire of |hs| Lions club of Camden. to expend Us I full energies to Insure f|nsl victory and the security of our community,! our state^and our nation "Therefore be Xresolredr-that #*| hereby commend Mayor McCorkle for the actio* he hag already taksn in rat gerd to civilian defense and hereby offer to him and kit aides oar fan cooperation in his efforts to organise <*r community to fts peak of affect, ivensss for victory. - Sg ' /, BBBH K ' J iTtElect Director For Association The annual meeting of the Kershaw National Farm Loan Association will be hold on Wednesday, January 28, >1942, at 2:80 p. m., In the court house In Gamden, South Carolina, according to announcement made by A. C .Bradham, secretary-treasurer. Reports on the past year's operations will be made to members of the association and one director elected by them for a period of three years. Long-term farm mortgage loans mate the Federal Land Bank of 66Mmbi4^in Fairfield, Lancaster and Kershaw counties are serviced through the facilities of the Kershaw National Farm Loan Association. At the #?esent time the association has forty-four loanq outstanding amounting to 9164,000. The Columbia Bank lhas ample funds at this time for lending to qualified farmers and the {present contract rate of interest is I four percent. All ea> any part of the loan may be repaid at shy time and future payments are accepted by the bank on which Interest Is allowed the borrower at the same rate charged on his mortgage. Present directors ' of the Lanshaw Association are: J. Ray Cunningham, president, U. N. Myers, rice president, L. O. Funderburk, C. P. DuBose, Jr., J. H. Mobley. The. Kershaw Association maintains a joint office In Lancaster and Winnsboro with other Associations serving Kershaw, Lancaster and Fairfield counties. A C. Bradham is secrqtary-tfeasurer of all Ihe I associations In this group. L . " i Novel Idea For Defense Stamps Sale Between 9160 and 9200 in defense savings stamps are listed to the credit of some jBfty pulp wood producers supplying the Dewey J. Creed pulpwood industry here every Week, r Tire pin ;was worked out" by Mr. Creed with the approval of the pulpwood producers .and involves the investing of two perv cent of the gross returns for wood sold to Mr. Creed In the purchase of the stamps. ' Each producer has a book registered in his name at the Creed office and as the stamps are purchased, they are affixed in the books. As the books are filled, it is proposed to exchange them for defense bonds. ^ It Is an interesting fact thai baaed ' upon a Ilatlng of 8200 each week for defense sayings stamps, the total tBr the year will approximate 910.400* Ministers Get By Tire Rationing Rales < The office of price administration OPA to you, has cheered the hearts of tht ministers of tho gospel. Clergymen will be permitted to buy rnew tiros and tubes for their own ears, but no tfor cars used by other Jimple Ip the family. I -The three may be parch seed for ears "that are tsed for pastoral calls?such ;ae visiting the sick and dying or to conduct services that are essential to 'U " *'" Polo Game For Red Cross Benefit * The final game In the mldseaeon club title series will bo played between the Ramblers j and Palmetto toursomee of the Camden polo group' next Sunday afternoon, beginning at 3 o'clock. The American Legion poBt, ct^spo.nsors of the polo program haa announce ed that the' Post's share of the receipts for this game will be turned over to tfte Kershaw County Chapter American tyed Cross. . F<pr several, years the Legion post has shared with the polo club in the gate receipts, using every cent to further the charitable activities of the POsh The share of the polo club is used tw field maintenance. As the two-bit fee charged is so small, being the lowest charged for polo events in this country, the gate is never very big.The Legion members believe that with the Red Cross getting the Legion percentage next Sunday that there will be a big outturn of fans, who not only will enjoy an Interesting polo spectacle, but will be aiding In a great cause. Manager Cyril Harrison of the polo club announced Tuesday that the Ramblers and Palmettos would use the same lineups as figured in the two previous games in the-series. In the' first game the Palmettos won in "Asensational eleventh hour finish by a 6 to 5 score. Last Sunday the Ram- j biers in a power drive upset the warriors 5 to 2. Next Sunday when the teams tuke the field the Rambler riders, attired in the Bide and Gold outfits will have Burns at No. 1, Whit Boykin at No. 2, Cyril Harrison at No. 8 and Joe Bates ^ No. 4. ^, The Red And Gray ClaA Palmettos will present' Charlie Roberts cm at No. 1, Charles 'DuBose at No, 2, Klrby Tupper at No. 8 and Carl Llghtfoot at No. 4. Charlie Little will be JLhe referee. ' " *1" - ' ' V" r> Massebeau Declares War on Rodents Coucllman C. V. Massebeau has announced that the annuAl rat extermination campaign will be started on Monday, February 27. In previous years the War against the rodents has started in April and extended through , May and June. Since the health officials have ascertained that With the arrival of the warm weather months the rats usually leave buildings for the open spaces. Therefore a campaign through the months when the rats are in buildings is productive of more successful results. Mr. Massebeau announces that'any Inspector Donald Morrison is ordering an ample supply of a most potent 'rat poison and the supply tMlTbe ample to cover - the- most drastic and extensive campaign.. Mr. Massabeau announces that any Individuals wishing assistance In the extermination of ' rats on premises will call Mr. Morrison at telephone 122 and give their name and location of premised where polgon is to be utilised. Mr. Morrison is to have personal charge of the campaign against the rats and arrangements are being made to provldehim with one or two helpers. Plane Hits'TOre Injures Two Flyers CT. F. Boat, Instructor at the Southern Aviation school here, and'L. M. Brock, a student, were injusei|ittlgn their plane crashed after hlUlngi^ telephone . line five miles Wast of the flying field at 4:46 Monday afternoon. Boat resides with bis family on Chesnut street, fat Camden, bat i? originally from Charlotte, N. C^Brock is from Brighton, Mass. t, Boat was badly cut about the face and is suffering from shock. Brock f&twas badly cut about the face but was able to bo taken back to the aviation school in an auto. pitaL His injuries are not regarded as serious while Brock resumed training Tuesday. ' According to Ifiitnictor Bost, who was at the controls of the plane, he was making a simulated forced landBlinded by the glare of the late af Steeplechase Meets Assured This Year -? ? ' i Followers of steeplechase raotag and particularly thoau In the mid? south will accord an enthusiastic welcome to the announcement of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association that the race meets, featuring the Carolina Cup classic will be carried on this year In spite of conditions that may prove difficult at times. ' J'r'jjl Representatives of amateur rgoe meets that play an Important part-in the development of young riders and the continuance of steeplechaslng on the principal courses spent several days last week discussing the situation with representatives of the various race meets, and reached the conclusion that it wonld be well to carry on. and. when ever possible to turn any profits from the meets to the American Red Cross. Since the tmnations of any money to the Red Cross must necessarily rest with the Individual association- | holding a meet. It cannot be definitely stated what meets would be run tor the benefit of charity. It Is quite likely, however, that all the associations would be happy to help. The season again will be opened at Southern Pines op March 14. then swinging to Aiken for the races on , March 21. and will reach a high peak of class and interest Ja the running of the Carolina cup> In Camden OP March 28. The hersee will then proceed to Virginia, Maryland and Into Pennsylvania as per schedule announced this week. As In the first world war steeplechasing people have been among the first to answer the call to arms so that S shortage of riders and boys to work and care for horses Is anticipated. Younger tmen who are still outside the military age will be urged to get into.amateur race riding end will be encouraged to take care of their own horses as far as possible. Where, the general Impression seems to be that the restricted nse of automobiles, due to. the ft seeing of tire sales whl greatly affect the conntry meets as time goes on it fi nofhSlleved that'the Carolina Cup will fesl (Please turn to page five) < Waste Paper Depot I At Bowling Alleys | The depot for the depositing of waste paper, being collected for National Defense, Which was located In the building Just south of Ths Ohronlcle office Is now located at the "bowling center" on Broad streaty fip Karesh, chairman of the salvage committee for the County Council for National Defense, urges all cltlssns who * have any waste paper to take saihe to the bowling alley where it fs to be sorted and bundled preparatory to being disposed of to?the government., It is Interesting to note Just/what can be accomplished, through the salvaging of paper. Take for Instance, one copy of a typld&l metropolitan newspaper provides material sufficient to .make eight cardboard boxes for shipment of 80 caliber ammunition, or fifteen dust, covers for airplane engines, or seven pracUSe targets^ Three such newspfpcro .^flna be tamed fat. to a strong cardboard box container fog one shell large enough to knock . the roof off a substantial Tokyo military objective. Waste paper has become a weapon of war : and every American can-help la the fight against the Axle by turning every pcrap of paper Into the paper'depogrr?;/ , t ^ , the Kershaw County Council of Ne- \ Monal Defense,, of which JohAIL deLoach !e chairman. Is divided into eight units Of operation. The planning division of which R. & JMU* is chairman, has five divisions/ se foLtows: Finance and supply section, W. L. Good ale, chairman; statistics section, R .M. Kennedy ?rd, chairman; pereotmef section, wmiafii W. Bates, chairman; intelligence section, Henry Savage, Jr.; and publicity section, (Pisses torn to page tour ) People Indignant Over Vandalism Plangpnd shrubbery lovers who relYt o anal I a Ar.fli _ _ ? ^ m A ^ - |