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The Camden Chronicle >r> J j I" Jajftif- '... .... - .Wt?-X-., - *n- ? ,y ;?' ' *V ..':vV " * "v. ^ . -" p ^gggaaBMgwaagg III ' i"^???q ' 1 BP(i~L!!? -' -M IL-L-I.. MB?B?8WWB?I p?WW ? W WW??1 ?W ?WWiWWii VOLUME 83 /* CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1942 , NUMBER 46 ^? i-nniuiuLiii i i wwWBBWBHWHBWWBBMBWMMMEWWBEWpWMttBKMwBr"" Sewerage, Pavements, Walks Included In Mammoth Project - Announcement was piade here TuesHy by Mayor N. McCorkle, in oonmotion wJth the meinbers of the city iHiiu'i l, of an extensive improvement rogrnm to be carried on In the city sib spring and aummer and which tvolves an expansion of sewerage disdshI, street paving and construction r many, side waiks^j, The city announces that, through te medium .jOt W. P. ,A.' project, a [ >werage disposal plant is to be erecti on a stream on the eastern boundry of the city. This plant will proIde modern sewerage disposal for idtistrial plants and hojnes lying ist of Mill street. This area Includes [any industrial establishments and so some wholesale houses. Included i the list the big plant Of the South, n Cotton Oil Company. I In a telegram to Mayor McCorkle, Be n at or Burnett R. Maybank has ad sed that the sum of $91,448 has been proved for street and sewerage tmlovements in the city. According to Mayor McCorkle, the lesent administration contemplates le improving', as much as possible, I all streets in the city and the comletion at a sidewalk system to proId e coacrete walks throughout the Other places, according to the MayI, call for larger water mains on Be streets where present, installsBus are inadequate for complete fire Botection, and also the putting in B additional water mains on streets Bich are at the present time without Bter facilities. f B'When the Improvement program, Bout to be inaugurated, has been Bnpleted, Camden will have one of B most modern street systems, sewBge disposal facilities, and water Bin coverages, to be found anyHere in the state," said the mayor. laneuvers Begin in rea This Spring Cerehaw county will again toe tfle ^nt of extensive army, maneuvers. H^his fact bcoani^ known, when at Hneetlng held In Columbia Wndnesi and attended by representatives I eleven South Carolina counties, Hns were made whereby the United tea army will acquire, for a hve^Br period, "maneuver rights" over 17,929 acres of land held hy 15,B persons. he land is to be available April 1942, and the machinery .under Hieh the land owners will be interHwed and invited to sign the pap K'v'nB the army their rights, is be set in motion immediately. B-'o war games comparable to those Hd last f^n were pontemplated. training' at Port Jackson, in orB t0 Bet actual experience in the will be taken into the maneuver Has for a few days and nights at Bounties in which the maneuvers Hi be held are Kershaw, Richland, B-fi'Kton, Fairfield, Chester, Union Hirens, Newberry, Lancaster, Clarand Sumter. Holdierg will move In and out of the Ha and that great pains would he Ben not to invade yards of farmers, H their orchards or cultivated fields. H win areas adjacent to homes utilized. Most of the activity will Bcopflned to wooded areas,' Bach county will v be assigned a W t0 Assist In getting maneuver its and the mayors of all the towns cities in the gpna will issue prOe* gallons with rtCsrsacs to the plasm. M ?? ????? H>0K8 FOR OUR DEFENDERS The Victory Book Campaign for Hllectlng books for our soldiers, Blors and marines has selected Bxt week, February through Bbruary 14, for Its concentrated Hive in Camden. ^ Tim Motor Corps of the AmerHn Red Cross with Boy Scouts Hi make house-to-house calls bethe hours of 3:30 and 6 I m. Anyone for whom these Hurs are unsuitable please te!s f?n? Red Cross Headquarters, H*-W, anytime daring the day. j" *tate the time you wish your B>ks collected. Those wishing to I *o *ay leer* theirs at ths Bman's Bntawga asrrioa men. ' ^H s ! Richards Outlines Air Raid Program " l Full precaution against air raid casualties has been taken by the superintendent, principals and teachers of the public school system, according to announcement made this week by Superintendent J. G. Richards. Mr. Richards' announcement Is as follows: "After conferences with a group of citizens headed by W. R. Bonsai, chairman, Kershaw County Council of Defense; Alva G. ?ush. chief of police; and Charles Shannon, 4th, chief air warden, careful plans have been made by the superintendent, the principals and the teachers for seeking out the safest places In the school buildings where the students of the various schools may be ta^en in case of air raids. Frequent drills will be held in order that the students and teachers may reach these placee of shelter with as little delay and confusion as possible. Student and civilian air and Are wardens have been appointed for each of the school buildings, and arrangements are being made to secure necessary implements suitable for destroying incan* diary bombs and extinguishing fires. Patrons, teachers and students are asked to take note of the following instructions: In Case of an Air Raid Warning '-"Pupils will be conducted on signal from their classrooms to the Bafest parts of school buildings and will remain there until the "all clear" has sounded. Places of safety have been selected and are known to both teachers and pupils. "Pupils who are out of their classrooms, In the yard, In the lunch room or In other places In the building will immediately assemble in an19 orderly manner at their respective refuges. Student air wardens will assist in directing such students to their proper places. "If an air raid warning sounds while students are on their way to or from school they are instructed to immediately seek shelter in the nearest building. Should there be no building close at hand it will be safer to lie flat on the ground at some distance from the street or roadway. A Warning to Parents . The United States office of Civilian Defense has sent out the following instructions to parents: (Please turn to page seven) Boys Have Chance To Become Soldiers Young men of Camden and vicinity who wish to become members of the Home Defense guard unit are urged to contact Captain Jofifl K. deLoach. There are a few vacancies in the military unit and It is the hope of Captain de Loach, that these can be filled immediately. Young men 18 years of age or above who are not subject to draft are especially sought for service In the home unit. At the present time, the local company totals 70 members. Drills are open to the public and the officers and men extend a cordial greeting for all interested parties to attend and watch the drills. The roster of the company lncludgf outstanding cltisens of Camden and vicinity. Appeal Is Made To Reach Quota Is there sufficient sympathy and understanding among the people of Camden and {fershaw county for the poor unfortunates who are suffering from the scourge of tuberculosis f Did you know that the Christmas 40eal sale needs approximately $S00 to reach the figure that was established last year? Statistically, $1,500 has been raised so far by the seal committee under the capable and efficient direction of Mrs. Leon Schlosburg. A year ago the total W&s $1,770. and Mrs, Schlosburg, together with the. executive itcritny Mrs. SUls Beahrs, Is hopeful that ttt? 29*9 fffurrcan be reached In tMa present situation. The Kershaw, eeeety tuberculosis tQTS to I II I I l ' ' ' Essex Troop Team Plays Here Sunday Failure of the Long Acres polo squad to muster sufficient playe(? the Jaufel* to Camdeh S?p day to play the Camden Palmettos In t(ie opening game of the I>evIuo cup series, Manager Cyril Harrison Is arranging tor the Essex Troon. wtM* ners over the Palmettos last Sunday, by a 7 to 5 score to battle the Rambler foursome Sunday/ This game will be the Initial event of the Devlue series and present Indications are that In addition to the two teams tailing the Held on Sunday, teams from Aiken, Plnehurst, possibly Fort Bragg, and the Palmettos of Camden will also play. Harrison has not given up hope that the Long Acres team will yet get together for Camden invasion. The Essex Troop battle line for Sunday will find the indomitable Major McGrath at the No. 1 position, Lieutenant Brown at No. 2, Lieutenant Brown at No. 3, and Lieutenant Barry at No. 4. * For the Ramblers, Robertson will work at "No. 1 position, DuBose at No. 2, Harrison at No. 3, and Bates at No. 4. Joe Bates was the sensation of the game last Sunday between the Pal* mettos and Esbox foursome, the Wateree headman working guest player with the Troops doing the goiil making that won the game. ? The Ramblers will have Harrison, one of the top-ranking polo players of the country, and should force the Troopers to go all out to win. But here again the pregame dope Is sometimes badly upset when actual hostilities begin. Harrison played with the Ramblers in the club title series against the Palmettos In January but the Palmettos won two games to three. 1 The game with the Essex Troop next Sunday should result in a record turnout of fans. The victory over (Please turn to page six) President's Ball Netted Nice Sum The committee for the celebration of the President's sixtieth birthday held the ball at The Pines on last Friday, January 30, Franklin D. Rodsevelt's birthday. In addition to the dance the committee placed wishing wells in the business places in order to raise funds for the fight against infantile paralysis. The drive to date after paying all expenses netted f60.SK). Anyone having funds collected during the drive should turn them In to Miss Hazel Moseley, treasurer of the committee. The county chairman and oomr mlttee desires to express, their thanks to all who assisted and their appreciation for the contributions. The merchants... cooperated and kindly permitted the wishing Tyolls to be put in their places of business, also the speakers committee together with the County Health department arranged for speakers to attend the public school and acquaint , the children with the work of the National Foundation for the fight against infantile paralysis. ip List of players on TorontoBall Team When the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International league arrive tn Camden early In March for spring training, Included Jn the staff of seven lnfleldera on the squad will he Burgess Whitehead, once famous second baseman for the Now York Giants. There will be eight pitchers to report to Camden for the training session, they being Ralph Hammond, ,who comes from the Rome, N. Y., club; Jimmy Walkup, with Toronto last season; Lloyd Brown, who comes from the Seattle, Washington, club; George Windson, from Spokane, Washington; Joseph Vance, from Toronto; John Haley, from Kansas City; Joe Talley, who halls from Wilson, N. C., where he played last year-mill Ralph McCable, who comes from Butler, Pa., team. In the catching department James Grilk, who was with Sacremento last year and Dewey Williams, with Willlamsport, Pa., last year, i 1 Outfielders so far reported for the training camp are Frank Coleman, with the Leafs last year; Nick Gregory, from Dallas, Texas; JameB Russell, from Memphis, Tentt.; John Tyler and Floyd Yount, who were with the leafs In 1*41. | Infielders listed are Bob Latshaw .and Ed. Morgan, first basemen; with (Toronto la 1*41, John Hill, third base|?W with the Leafs a year, ago; BurCOM Whitehead, second .base with New York National League In 1141; 'Lynn Myers, shortstop with Rochester, N. Y., a year ago; Fred Chapman, j with the Philadelphia Athletics last year and James Bqcher, with Columbus the American association in 1S4L-: Toronto has a working agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates and will receive several players from that club. A number of these players will Join the club before the squad arrives in Camden and others will arrive dur(POaaae torn to page Dour ) ' i .. Junior League In . Patriotic Effort r The cram of $90 was turned over to the Kershaw county Red CJroes chapter by the Junior Welfare League as the result of a successful bridge party given last Thursday afternoon at the Sarsfleld Club. The affair, sponsored by the Junior League drew over one hundred guests ?there befng thirty tables in ovldenoe. Later the number of guests .was augmented by the arrival of several groups who came to have tea. Members of the Junior League Supervised the affair, serving refreshments and coffee, the latter being supplied by the Sarsfleld management. Mrs. Boykin Rhame and Mrs. Grainger Kornegay . greeted the guests at the door. The high score honor, $3.00 in defense savings stamps, was won by Mrs. Lee Little. Low score honor, which carried an award of $L00 in /defense stamps, was won by Mrs. Grainger Gaither, and the door prise, also $1.00 in defense stamps, went to Mrs. J. B. Zemp. Junior League activities in connection with the successful affair were under the direction of Mrs. W. F. Nettles, Jr., president of the League. ' ' ~ . A Proclamation . Whereas, ithas come to my attention that the army of the United States, is insisting that the Civilian defense organizations of Kershaw county be completed and put on a functoning basis by February 15/1942, and " Whereas, it has also come to my attention that the South Carolina council and the Kershaw county council fhave organized their committees, but through an apparent lack of interest, a great proportion of the personnel of the committees have failed to report for technical or practical training, and v; tical training is necessary to a well ordered functioning of the activities of the local Council of Defense, Now therefore, 1, Frances N. McCorkle, Ma>or of the city of Camden, proclahq the period up to and includ-* ing the. 15th day of February, 1942, as a period of especial emergency and request all citizens of the city of Cam? _ den who have not done so. to register at the volunteer, office of the Council of Defense and all peraons who have registered and lor have been assigned to thejtrarious committees or-squaas of the Civilian Defense, to participate, during such period, in intensive training ana pracrtice in order that they may becomcoefficient 111 handling j the various poaftkmsassigpsd : ? Signed, FRANCES N. McCORKLfi, '? 'AMtyqjr of Camden ' -- " " - '--'J County Defense Council Names Shannon As Head 1 -V < Baron DeKalb and Central Win Meet The championship of tho Camdou trade area cage tournament was decided with a veritable Frank Merriwell finish in the gymnasium here Saturday night when with less than three seconds remaining and with Central high leading, 12 to 11, a long shot by a Baron DeKalb player went through the hoop as the gun ended th^ game,?? The Baron DeKalb girls team did not fare as well as a high-speed clever aggregation from Central high took the measure of the Baron DeKalb team, 31 to 14. /?' And in the girls' title tnatoh again was there a story book feature. The team from Central high, located in Lee county, ten miles from Bishopvllle, does not play in a gymnasium because the school does not boast of one. And the girls never played un'der lights. But they did know basketball and proceeded to demonstrate the fact in trouncing a favored DeKalb^grdup decisively. The Centrals, coached by Mrs. D. C. "Hgncock, were assured by their mentor that If they played fast hall on a sand court they would be twice as fast on the wood surface of a gymnasium and they were. The gymnasium was crowded for the final games. The tournament, which attracted 16 teams from about the trade area, was sponsored by the Camden Klwanis club and was such a success that it will no doubt be an annual event. Presentation of the trophies wtre made by Councilman Joe B. McKaln, i who was chairman of the tournament | committee. H? Baron DeKalb's defeat of the Camden boys In the last game Friday night was featured by some real drama. It was one of the most exciting cage scraps ever seen on the local floor and when the. personal equation entered into the picture In the final period, the fans were in an uproar. The final count was 14 to 10 and the victory put the Barons right Into the final and championship game of Saturday night. (Please turn to page seven) Camden Cagers Win Games at Lancaster Thie Camden Jtiigh school baeketeers, both boys and girls, triumphed over the Lancaster boys and girls teams at Lancaster Tuesday night before a crowd that filled the large new gymnasium of the Lancaster high school. The Camden girls won out by a score of 17 to 12, while the boys trounced the Lancaster youths 14 to 1L Both game* were brimful of good playing. The Camden fans that went to Lancaster for the games, were loud in their praise for the fine showing made ! by the local basketeers. Tonight the Camden teams invade Sumter. The Gamecocks have a strong boys team this year and will probably defeat. Camden. Ckmden girls however, expect to win over the Lady Birds. It Is to be hoped that when the Bulldogs teams return'to their home floor here that the fans will show them some good support hy ^Ueadlng the games. :.xj .B.I' , Police Waging War On Reckless Drivers . t A drive on speeders and-reckless drivers netted a number of motorists a place on the police docket during the past several days. * Edward R. Goff was fined for parking in a ho-parking zona at the posi office; James C. Petti fold was ex tracted from fll^for speeding ox Broad street; Oscar puis was anothei to pay over $11 when arrested foi ispeeding, while, Teddy E. Ray de I posited a like aam^when ^picked ui h -Bryan XX Ittgram, an enlisted maa with Co. K. $4th Infantry at For It Jackson, wee taken Into custody oa Its charge of thriving a ear while hi Jltoxicaied. Re pal# til Kalph N. Shannon, cotton buyer, club man, and one of the coihmunity's 11 rat citizens, la chairman of the Kershaw County Council for National Defonae, being named to that | important office by the council at a meeting held Wedneaday night at the Legion Hall. Mr. Shannon bucceeds Captain John K. deLoach, who was obliged to resign owing to mounting duties occasioned in the Home Defense Guard Unit program. Mr. Shannon was nominated by Mayor P. N. MoCorklo, and his election was made unanimous by due procedure. One of the first announcement* by the new chairman "WW! thut? all county chairman who have been working under Captain deLoach would be continued In the administration of Mr. Shannon. After taking, charge of the meeting following his election, Mr. Shannon stated thgt he was going to give everything he* has to put the civilian defense program over in a big way. He paid a fine tribute to the wonderful work that Mr. deLoach has done In the organisation since it was launched last spring. "Enough can not be said of the fine organisation which John deLoach is turning over to me. Mr. deLoach has prepared and carried on the process of organization in a manner that makes it easy for his successors to carry on," said Mr. Shannpn. Continuing, he stated that he felt*, that the most Important phase of the defense program to stress V this time is that of* some of the operations of the unit involving the air raid wardens, the auxiliary police, auxiliary firemen, and the rescue sqtiad. He informed the meeting that Camden and Kershaw county would be called upon for a black-out very soon, and that it was Imperative that all plans for operation of the de(ni? turn sight) , "Regal Lilies" ; Awarded Miss Kirby t _____ I Tickets were sold. and a drawing was held for the picture "Regal Lilies," painted hy Edward Danclg and presented by Mr, and Mrs. Danclg, at the Camden Theatre at 9 o'clock February 2: Seventy dollars was realized to be added to the War Relief Fund. The picture was exhibited in the Fashion Shop and the Sarsfleld Club during the bridge drive on January 29, and later in the lobby of the theatre. Major Brallsford, chairman Of the Kershaw county Red Cross Chap- ' ter, announced the drawing ^nd Mrs. Danclg made the presentation to Miss Wilhelmlne Kirby, holder of the winning ticket. * Miss Ada Phelps, chairman of the . Junior Red Cross, sends in this timely and Interesting yeply to many mothers' questions as to what should, .be told children about the war and the emergency and how to pre pars them for such s cataclysm In their lives. It is good advice and helpful for parents and tsachers alike: Boys and girls of all ages like to belong to a society #of their own, like to feel them*eltsss?eng and ha^pS^".' tent that's, and gladly do whatenrL | work their belonging entails. The Boy Scouts, the Cdmpflre Girls, the Naval Cadets, are a few of the many good associations'~ to which children and young people belong, j now there Is another odd that appeals to thsmf one whkAT tfBfrAi be anopuieged and fostered by evefp father and mother, every teacher, social worker and naflonai ?til irlsMrJ in the country?the Junior Red Crois. ifs sre living in mr utmogpiiere Of trouble. War shadows our lives and i whatever work we do, at home or i abroad, touches this war notion So (Please turn to peg* three) i ' A Correction A correction of the *tftt*me6t tfiST four cases of tuberculosis have gone r to State Park for treatment sine* ' December, 1*40, hs stated in the last r week's Chronicle. It h Id d