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War Defense
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At a recent meeting of the air raid
wardens at the defense office on Rut
ledge street there were present most
the senior air raid wardens who
!tu> the councilman from the several
ipMi-ds. These senior wardens also
kad their assistants with them. This
betting was an enthusiastic affair
Lith Harold Funderburk, chairman of
[he protection section giving a talk
)n the duties of an air raid warden
o tho citizens of the community.
*
Last Wednesday night the auxiliary
iremen and rescue squads met. These
;roups should be highly praised for
he full attendance of members. Har.
>1(1 Funderburk gave 4 detailed deicription
of thovtype of work they
vould be expected to do in case of an
tlr raid or a practice blackout.
On Thursday night the auxiliary
>o!lce met and were given a very
ible talk by Mr. Funderburk, who outbed
their duties. A'course of trainng
was given under J. H. MoLeod, Jr.,
ind Chief of Police Alva Rush.
Much credit is given to J. G. Richids,
Jr., superintendent of the public
chools in Camden for the line man*
ler in which he has gone about ?r-i
anizing teachers and children of the
lublic schools in case of a day time
lr raid,
I In'the very near, future there will
Irobably be meetings of the deconLminatloh
'squad under the direction'
If Dr. Humphries and Donald MorrlI
The bomb squad undeyr Perry Langlon
and the demolition sqnad under
annie Fort will soon be Organised.
I It Is hoped that the pamphlet en tled
"Meet Your Air Raid Warden"
ill be read, and kept in a handy
ace for future referenda.
I With the idea of cooperating with
e protection committee The Chronlie
presents some interesting information
from the pamphlet "Meet Your
Br Raid Warden" and stresses the,
Bet that the air raid warden is a real
end to the civilian'population and
Bggests that when the wardens- in
By particular district calls that the
Birning suggestions be observed:
Have him meet every member of
Bur family. Tell him where you are
be found when you are away from
Bme?where you work. ^JTell him
Bout any member of the household
Bio is ill or handicapped. - Tell him
Bout all Bmall children. Show him
Be room you intend to use as a re ge
room. Ask his suggestions for
ting it up. Follow them-?he knows,
k him what are the official air raid
laming signals, the official "all clear"
lr your community. Show him your
tic or garret. Ask his suggestions
r protection against Incendiary
Brnbs. Also garages or outbuildings.
Bow him where gas and electric
uf-off switches are, In all buildings.,
Bk him to point out good shelter in
e neighborhood. Shonld you be
ught outdoors In a'raid, sometime,
Bswer his questions?trust him?be
I a sworn public official, must $:now
I order to protect ytra, carry out his
ggestlons TOr storing emergency wait".
sand, and the like, cheerfully and
omptly and ask him haw you can
lp, where you should go to^volun er
your services. Calm, sroag^ able
?ple are needed for volunteer ser>
ce. Do your part.
The protection eoauolttee Imahiu'
Bee six stopple rules to "follow In tho
ent of an air raid. These "are, keep
B? and cool, slay home, put out
lht?, 1,8 down, stay away from wln ws
and don't telephone. *
Please ? don't nm-~walk. Don't
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lolmprove
I up ort Facilities _
Washington, Jan. 24.?Congressman
* Rlchardp, Fifth District jpf
B Carolina, has been notified by
B Fed?ral Works Agency, Works
ojects Administration, Washington,
m WPA Project No. J6b.l-fig.M7, In
hmount of $12,633, has been apA'Tku
B r.his u .to improve ind enlarge
BQdward Airport, Including clearB;
^W^g, grading, placing basb,
B aclnS? aprons, excavating, reset*
Br fences and performing appurtegod
incidental work. '
hi* Is j>ubllcly-owned property .and
Pro** ? ^ Kershaw
Virginians* Show To
Open Horse Events
The "Virginians' Horse Show," always
one of the outstanding equestrian
events of the mid south winter
sport season, will he held at the J.
North Fletbher stables here on Saturday,
February 21,
?
Judges -for the show will be Mrs.
James C. Hamilton, of Warrenton,
Va., and "Morton Govern, of Port Chester,
New York.
The committee in charge of the
show this year consists of the following
personnel: Richard B. Boykin, C.
P. l>uHobo, Jr., J. North Fletcher,
Cyril. .Harrison, Wllhelmine Kirby,
Martha Singleton, Peggy Wing, Harry
p. Kirkover, while the ring stewards
wip ho Lester Karow, Ralph Chase
and Clarkson- Rhame.
* Entries for the show close Saturday,
February 14. The show committee
looks for a large entry list. The
Virginians'-horse show is a member
of the American Horse Shows Association,
Inc.
Seventeen classes will be shown.
Nine will be offered in the morning,
beginning at 10 o'clock with the showing
of the model hunters, green hunters,
working hunters, horsemanship,
hunters not to lump class, best steeplechase
type and the $100 Kirkwood
hotel jumper stake. This latter event
will be judged upon performance over
four foot fences. The No. 6 class of
the morning program listed as horsemanship
will be open to children-14
years of age or under.
In the afternoon there will be eight
events opening with the hunter hacks
at 2 o'clock. In turn will come the
touch and out class, middle and heavyweight,
hunters, Corinthian class,
lightweight hunters, $100 Sarsfleld
club hunter stake, hunt teams and
champion hunter.
The $100 Sarsfleld club hunter stake
will be open to all green and quail-'
fled horses to be shown over a series
of jumps in the ring which will be set
at 3 feet for 3 Year olds and 3 feet
6 inches fo^ four and five year olds
and' 4 feet t&f older hones.
Doctors Of County Will
Be Prepared
Doctors of Camden and Kershaw
county are rapidly completing their
defense program and the program as
planned should prove of encouragement
as well as allay fears of the
civilian population as to the aftermath
of an air-raid.
Dr. Carl West, of Camden, has been
named as chief medical officer for
local defense and with the experience
Dr. West had in the first world war
as a surgeon in the A. E. F., his efforts
are bound to work out to a most
successful conclusion.
Already plans are being made to
have a supply of first aid equipment,
blankets, stretchers, and the like,
available In an emergency. It is believed
that the stretchers can be made
at the trade schools here.
Other plans contemplate cooperation
with the Red Cross in first aid
instructions, measures to be taken
in case of gas bombing or othqr serious
* after-effects of a raid or atRegistration
Day Set
For February 16th.
John Whitaker, Jr., chairman of local
board NO. 46, and M. G. King,
chairman of local board No. 47 are
notifying all males who reached their
twentieUi birthday on or before December
31,1*41 and those who will
not have ^Kh6h?i their forty-fifth
birthday on February 16. 1341 are required
to register February 13, between
7 a. m. and 3 p. m wider the
Seleotive Service System for possible
training and servioe In the third registration.
This applies to aU males
who have not registered in first and
second registration. The registration
places throughout the county are listed
below:
|- Camden high school,, Jlckson school,
Kirkwood school, Pine %Tree school,
-vtntloch school, Charlotte J?homi?on
school, Bethune school, Midway
school, ML Pisgah school, Kershaw
school Baron DeKhlb school. Liberty
Hill school, Red HOI school, Lugoff
school. Blaney School, Tine Grove
school.
According to reports ct state tax d%
>year, ri : v . _
C, HtiNMlMK: I* I AaW'
English Vicar In
Enthralling Sermon
Rev. Michael Coleman* vicar of All
Hallows Church, Tower Hill. London,
a short, stocky man of dynamic *personallty.
held a capacity Catherine: of
worshippers at Grace Episcopal
church spell-bound for nearly one
hour last Sunday."
All Hallows Church, one of the eld-,
est churches in London, where Alfred
th? Great worshipped in the ninth
century, fyhere William the Conqueror,
Richard the Lion Hearted and many
other "greats" in English history
worshipped, was completely destroyed,
blo\Tn into an unrecognisable mass
of dust rubble by Nasi bombs.
But here in Camden Sunday the
rector of this, historic churfch, held
ntauy hundreds of listeners enthralled
by hlB vivid word picture of the tribulations
of the people of England, who
today are dying for their honde. Tor
3early one hour the vast congrega^n
listened to this English clergyman
and so interesting were his
words, so tense the drama of his narrative,
the period was all too short.
Mr. Coleman was proud of < his
church and its ' historic associations.
He loyed to conduct visitors through
it. from mossy crypt to* cremalated
tower. The crypt contained the ruins
of ah ancient Druid Temple, wrecked
I by Julius Caeser in the invasion of 94
B. C. The first bomb which struck
All Hallows blew out its east vaH,
built by Saxon Masons in 675. Subsequent
bombing destroyed theiftulpit,
the great pillars and the rest of
the historic edtfloe.
| It was interesting to learn from the
speaker that William Penn was born]
in the dining room of the home of Mr.
Coleman. I
The W9rd picture of the horror of
Nazi bombing raids was vividly presented
by Mr. Coleman. He told of
seeing his friends and parishioners
'dying in the blitz. He saw thirty children
"bombed to pulp, so that you]
could not even tell how many kids!
there were.", * v r J
The speaker offered .only a bare]
sketch of the physfcaa^hOcror that he]
had lived through, his remarks being]
more directly concerned with the
heart and the spirit of the English
people with whom he had suffered.]
He spoke of the lessons the people]
of London have learned and questions ]
they are asking?questions of which
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Denton Asks For All
Out Fire Precautions
"Buddy" Denton, Camden fire chief,
and also at the head of the local defense
group of fire wardens has is-]
sued an appeal to all Camden resl- j
dents to heed every precaution against
possible serious effects in the event
Of an air-raid. I
In particular, Mr. Denton suggests
that the following precautions be ]
taken: ]
A ladder at every /house, said lad- ]
der be long enough to reach to the ]
roof of the dwelling or building.
An axe, located in a place where]
it can be secured at a second's notice.
A hose line with a .spray nozzle
attached. This line should be long ]
enough to reach any part at the house.
Pails or water-containers.
Two buckets of sand.
A fire extinguisher if possible.
Chief Dentop urges that every
householder, building occupant, etc.,
take gtepe to-provide the shove mentioned
items, for when they are needed,
they will be needed in a burry.j
And each item should be plMedTSl
an appointed place where It can be
grabbed without delay. j
Daylight Saving
Arrives February 9
i; Governor _ Harley has announce^
that the state of South Carolina >111
JSL on daylight f&fftUL schedule, effocJ
tive Monday, February #. 1
Which means, Mr. and Mrs. Cam-1
den, that all of us will move our]
clocks up one hour when we retire
| Sunday night, February g.
What effect the new daylight sched;
ule' will have on the business hours j
of industrial, mercantile and professional
offices has not , been announced
as yet.
I A. C. McKain, chairman of the Cam*
dan Merchants' Association anted
that he did not expect there would bo
any, marked change feT lrfe pros#
schedule. Mr. McKain pointed out
that the stores no# open at t:t* end
close at SfSO aad he assumed that
dock hours would be observed.
Essex Troop Team
Plays Here Sunday
A hard-lighting, dartng-rtdtng and
alert group of horsemen from the Kssex
troop at Fort Jacksou will lace a
Camden foursome on the No. 1 polo
Held here Sunday afternoon?gome
time being three o'clock,
Polo fans who delighted in the
olever play and brilliant horsemanship
of Major McOrath, Lieutenants
Brown and Kkfgerton will be glad to
khow that these three riders will be
back in the Essex line. In addition,
Lieutenant Barry, a new rider is to
be here* to take over the No. 4 position
for the Invaders.
I Manager Cyril Harrison of the Camden
club announced his tentative lineup
of local riders as follows: Moultrie
Burns at No. 1. C. P. DuBose, Jr., at
Nb. 2, Kirby Tupper at No. S and Jos
Bates at No. 4. .Bates will be captain
of the Camden foursome.
HarrlBon also announced that negotiations
were about completed for the
appearance here during February of
pelo teams from Aiken and Plnehurst.
T^ie Aiken riders will be here for Feb^
ruary 22, if plans go through. vAjt eff?frt
.will be made to fcave ^i^an,
Plnehurst and the Essex riders take
part in the Russell Memorial trophy
tpprnament which will be held the
.latter part of thp^ month. This will
mean four teams to compete foiS tho
beautiful silver bowl donated by Mrs.
Bamuel Russell.
-Merrill Fink, captain and manager
Of the Plnehurst team, was In Camden
last week and discussed a homegad-home
series with the Camden polo
'leaders. It was practically agreed
thiit the Camden Palmetto riders
would play Plnehurst here some Sunday
aboht the middle of the month.
On the same day the Camden Ramblers
would Journey to Plnehurst to
play Fdrt Bragg team for the edification
of the winter guests at Plnehurst
an* Southern Pines.
The game here last Sunday, the
final and deciding game in the midseason
club titles, attracted the largeat
crowd of the teaSon to the Held.
[Tim game was tho most exciting and
sensational offered this season. Lightfoot's
narrow escape from being crushed
between hia pony in the opening
chukker, the return to the game of
I the .plucky rider and his winning shot
in an extra period tilt all packdd a
lot of thrills which kept the fans in
an uproar. ? . <?
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Victory Campaign
To Secure Books
Mrs. Donald. Morrison, who has been
appointed county director for the Victory
Book Campaign, Is enthustastio
over the whole-hearted response
which she has received from those
who are to work on her committee.
Mrs. Morrison on Wednesday announced
her county committee personnel
as follows: Mayor F. N. McCorkle;
F. H. Heath, secretary of the
chamber of commerce; Mrs. C. E.
Watts, superintendent of education;
|J. O. Richards, superintendent of city,
schools; Mrs. Samuel Russell, president
of Camden, library; Mrs. L. L
Guion, president of ihs Garden club;
Major Moultrie 13 rail a ford, president
of the Red Cross; Miss Ada Phelps,
president of Junior Red Cross; Joe
Kline, Scout master; Mrs. Lambert
DsPass, leader of Girl Scouts; Mrs.
Leon Schlosburg, president Legion
Auxiliary; John Mullen, commander
OY AttiHcan Legion; Moultrie Burns,
presidSht of Rotary club; O. It Busbee,
president of Klwanls dub; Bjnum
Neese, president of Idona cltfb;
Mrs. Hughey Tindal, president of XX
A. R.; Mrs. Bgmont vonTrssckow,
president U. D._C.; Mr,. WUlUm K?tties,
president of Junior Welfare
League; Miss Margaret Fewell. home
demonstration agent
guying with Mrs, Morrisos on special
committees aye Miss Stella Bethune,
of Bethune; Mrs. Mattie West,
Miss Mae Pojhia, Mrs. k B. Pitts*
Mrs. John swine, Mrs. Jack Nettles,
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|TireRationirig Board
Now in Legion Hall
The office of the tire rationing
board has been transferred from the
Klrkland and deLoach law office suite
to the American-Lefton hnlL--. '* --~~The
attention of the public is calL.
ed tof this *ihaa?e anl^air perjopn
having business with the rationing
board are reggdeted to cal) at the new
llias Jane Campbell spent Tuesday
in Columbia.
Brails ford Heads
County Red Cross
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Major Moultrie Brailsford was the
unanimous choice of the members of
the Kershaw County Red Cross chapter
as chairman for the ensuing year.
Major Rrallsford, who has* headed the
organisation for the pat?t year with
marked success, was accorded a tine
endorsement. *
For the vice presidents, Mrs. R. C.
vonTreackow and Mrs. W. H. Harris
were re-elected without opposition,
while Attorney Harold Funderburk'
and M. M. Muller were re-elected to
the office of treasurer and secretary
respectively without opposition.
Despite the dpwnpour of rain which!
enveloped the city late In the afternoon
and evening there was a splendid
attendance at the Red Cross meeting,
which was held in the Legion
hall. Much enthusiasm over the work
accomplished during the past year
w,th fkPECSied confidence m continued
Increasing success the coming
year were paramount'In the evening's
discussions.
The background of the meeting reflected
In no mean proportions the
spirit of the occasion. 'Sojpe ten or
more of the women members were
busily engaged alt evening With their
knitting, the rapid manipulation of the
needles being an almost noiseless accompaniment
to the Interesting re*
ports and discussions.
Opening with the singing of "America"
by the assemblage with A. <1 McKain
as song leader and Mrs. McKaln
at the piano, the routine of the eve*
nlng proceeded to a flitting conclusion
with the entire gathering singing
"God Bless America."
The evening was given over to the
submitting of annual reports of the
various officers and group chairmen,
some Interesting discussions and an
able address dealing with the American
Red Cross by Rev. Henry F. Collins
of the Lyttleton Street Methodist
church. Mr. Collins also offered
the invocation and benediction prayers.
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Judge Oxner To
Preside at Court
Court of general sessions will convene
on Monday, February 1$, with
Judge Qr Dewey Oxner, of Greenville,
presiding. Jury commissioners met
Tuesday morning and the following
list of grand Jurors wre drawn to serve
for the year, while the lower listwiU
serve as petit jurors for the first week
of the term:
Grand jurors?W. R. Nelson, B. W.
Marshall, E. E. Holland,' Norman H.
Truesdale, E, T..Pearce, of Csmden;
W. B. Truesdell, A. Si Cook, R. A,
Cauthen, H. T. Catoe, Ira Ellis, Q. R.
Crow, of Kershaw; John Rabon, H.
A. Hawkins of Lugoff; W.-A. Boykln,
of Boykln; J. M. Clyburn, of Bethune;
L. A. Perry of Liberty Hill; .J,- Paul
Ross, of Blaney; R. H. Young, of
Westvllle. Alternates: W. F. Bracey,
of Camden; W. F. Byrd, of Kershaw;
J. J. Young, of Cassatt.
Petit Jurors: Ferris Shehten, J. T.
Robinson, J. H. McDowell, M. M. Reasonover,
Edward Shtylor, Henry C.
Christmas, B. R. Connell, S. W. West,
Csrl Ogburn, D. F. Faulkenberry, W.
L. Smith, of Carnddn; F/N. Oey, B.
L. Ballard, Henry Baker, Norman K.
Taylor. Tommy Horton, B. T. Jonas,
W. D. Horton, H. R. Horton, Pete
Mahaflfey, Oscar Poach, T. R. Catoe,
Ira Small, George Hendrlx, J. R
Coats, Lewis Roberts, Sidney a Horton,
of Kershaw; W. C. Jones, A-%
McLaurfn. Oscar Smalt William B.
Estrldge, of Bethune; Furman Bowers,
c. V. Hammond, of Heath
Springs; Lftther Faulkenberry, of
Westvllle; L. A, Horton, pf .Cassatt;
Levi Sanders, of Blaney_
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Schooling Show <
At Plotter Stables
The equestrain program will be
ushered in at this winter resort on
Saturday, February 7, when the an*
nual schooling show wlU be held at
the J. North Fletcher stables.
The 1941 schooling event was such
a success that high hopes are entesC
talned that this yeaPTe&ort attain
the same high standard*/' .
The schooling show will he followed
on Saturday, February 91, by the
Virginians' horse show at the Fletcher
Stables. This event, always ranked ?i
?Be of the finest affairs of the kind
| p; li# smith wfll feature a full day
program, starting at 10 a. m.
On Monday, February 11, beghmini
wffl'bl Sd^t ***
Springdale History
Packs Lots of Color
* ?
Probably the moat colorful amateur
j?porting event la the country and cer- !
taiuly the one with the moat interesting
historical background, la the Car- i?
ollna Cup Race to be held on Saturday,
March" 118, on the retdNwed
Springdale course here.
Many of the flneBt throughbreds in
the country were owned in South Carolina
and raced in Camden over a
century ago, when there were twenty
race courses in the state. Historians
first mention the Camden races in
1798, about 144 years ago, on the original
course located in what. Is now
the residential section, which was
used until 1820 when the growth of '
the town forced the race track farther
out, .
Jhe Hawthorne course was then
built almost a mile north of Kirkwood,
which Is now a part of Camden,
between two extensive plant*- "
tions, "Cool Spring" and "Springdale."
The exact location has been determined
by maps that accompanied two
deeds executed in 1869. v
I
Many a brlllant pageant was enacted
on the Hawthorne course by the
very ancestors of local residents, when
racing was the . peer of sports and
Race Day a gala event for everyone.
The bankk and schools ?>were cdosed
and the clergy and other high churchmen
were In attendance. Before the
age of the motor-car and sports-wear
for women, the scene was a vivid
one, with ail the glittering parapher* .
nalia of the age of chivalry.
The grandstands were gay with
pennants and banners, the gallery ar- riving
in brlght-hued carriages apd
buggies, or red-wheeled phaetons,
drawn by handsome bays. There was
a fenced-in space reserved for vehicles
and riders on horseback. The
ladlee,. who then preferred that distinctive
title, were arrayed in bright
gown* of silk and satin, ornamented
by passementerie, lace and braid.
Their beplumed bonnets and fluffy
parasols were works of art Even the.
gentlemen-plantation-owners presented
a spectacular appearance in scarlet
jackets .or huff-colored buckskin
breeches and velvet coats. ? " ?
Old Southern namee, still familiar
to the ear in South Carolina, were
called out in the gosfip between occupants
of the vehicles^ which were driven
by excited negroep enjoying
the day of days fully as much a* their
owners.
?Among?those closely associated
with the growth*of racing In Camden 4
were the officers of the Camden
Jockey Club which appear in the
Camden Gasette of 181* as follows:
President, General Zach Cantey;
treasurer, Charles J. Shannon; secretary,
A. E. Hodgee; stewards, Captain
James 8. Deas, Captain Post ell Mc
Caa, Major John Cantey, Colonel William
O. Nixon, Captain Doby and John
Boykin, Br.
In a publication entitled "The
South Carolina Jockey Club" in 1817,
was printed a tribute to General Cantey
as follows: "He had a stock of .
horses well bred, and always trained
one or two for the races at Camden,
and generally wop a parse, if successful,
hs never put into his own
*pofcket what he won but gave it to
one or the other of the churches la
Camden, or the Orphan Society."
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Camden sport fans a^e urged to attend
the Kiwanis Club basketoall 1
tournament which W^BowS-progrese
at the high school gymnasts*. The
tournament got 1TTr irTir^sdim
day afternoon with sixteen teams
from eight high nthooks of the Camden
trade area taking part^~
Games were played-Wednesday af.
ternoon and evening, Thursday afterare
scheduled for this afternoon end
evening. The finals between the girts
teams and also the boys will be played
Saturday evening at 7:80 and 8:80
o'clock.
The Klwanls club deserves the support
of every ten Iff CttrndeaTtOward
making this tournament a success. It
will mean that the affair will besoms
i a yearly event.
i BasketbaBteams from Camden, Be