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The Camden Chronicle | VOLUME 5J k CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1942 NUMBER 50 Eimden Election ] lakes History J lutory wmh made in Camden last eeday when Francis N. McCorkle f K named as iMayor of the city for 8 thjra successive time. Never be- g imB the same man been honored ? [ h third successive term aw ad niHtratlve leader and the period of i | i. municipal administration , tcH from back around 1W>. 4 Mayor McCorklo was unopposed at ( E oiHi tion lastsweek?a flU-tag recog- , ion on the part of the icltlsenry I (lie excellent manner In which ( E .affairs of the community have t En looked after during the past ( Er years. Prior to being elected , Eyor of Camden, Mr. MCCorkle held ( office of councilman for two ] inn, or four years. ( hiring the coming two-year term E McCorklQ will have four of the , Encilmen who have been with him . past four years back in harness, j Eey are Joe McKaln, who has been j Eyor pro-tem and vttoo has given Bendld service towards his home } Bnmunlty; Wylle Sheorn, whose ex- , lent service was rewarded by his | Eelection Tuesday; Clyde Masse- , an, who has don* ?.major Job with ( E committee of health assignment; ] Ed Cee Little, whoVhas been a big , Etor in civic progress during his Elod of incumbency. In addition to , four named,, the-mayor will have, I a new member, John ,( Jaqlp Mul*|, i, prominent cltlsen knfl one of | E outstanding civic-minded men of , > community. Mr. Mullen is a , Ember of the Rotary club, command of the Legion Post, and in addl- ( Ei to his civic interests, Is an ar- , Bat sportsman. Hils greatest hobby L ffootball and the Mullen family;, H\e made generous contributions to ( Hmden high school footbiUl, three | Es being outstanding in the sport t Eing their high school careers. In f Hditlon they were all splendid baskEall players. The sixty member of , B council, and a new face, Is Cly- ( En Smith, a young man who is en- , Blng into community activity as a mcilman for the first time. ( H"he germ of the city of Camden , Hb In a resolution of the Royal EngHi Council on December 6, 1733, ( Here in the employment of a survey- , I named James -St. Julian was au- j H>I'lzed to survey, a township on the ^fcteree river at a point he Judged ( Hh( convenient for settlement. This , H ?' ihe council was In pursuance , the instructions from King George , I issued in 1730, to Governor Rob- , Johnson on his departure for the Bvinces. t Hn 1750, a colony of Irish Quakers } lie to Fredericksburg which was < m initial name for what is now CamHl There was no town then, only { Bttered plantations and Indian , HnPs- The Quakers formed no town ( B spread out along both sides of , B VVateree river above what is now ^ Bnden. t was reserved for Joseph Kershaw ^ William Ancrum to plant the ? Bt rudiment of Camden in June 1 B. It was In that year that Ker- J Bw came from Charleston and on Bract of 150 acres .which was surBed from William Ancrum on June I 1758, established a store, and * led the spot "Pine'Tree Hill", t was not until ApnU 11, 1768 that ( B mention of.Camden is foupd, and t B was in,an act of .the assembly that date, In Which a circuit court established in Camden. The nam Is attrlbuMf^ to Joseph Kershaw ^ > was In honor of Likd Camden, ( Barles Pratt), then ao cordially Blred by the colonists for his pleas I Patf/lamenl in their behalf. tPUaee tfnts jip iW) t lenerals' Races I lest Attraction ? 1 -1 *i. 'r .? edging from the demand for park- ? apace at Millway track for flatBay, March 14, the third running of ? Generals' races, scheduled for the * Bmoon of that date, will attract a ? Be crowd of spectators. h he requests are coming from all f r the atate, but particularly from _ I ll?rne centers rath as Aiken, lterboro, Eutawvllle, St. Matthews B others. It la expected there will n Quite a number of race enthusiasts I B down from Southern Pines and J ehurnt. j Btrtee for the race evratp eloea fl ^orrow, March ?, and the otmmttr s Red Cross Active In This Section (By Sadlo von TresclDw) - Allhound n hundred per cent in rcase In blood donations Hvere made iftor Pearl Harbor, huge kuppiies are i tt111 needed for the military, naval iml civilian ttoreee. The 1942 national convention of the Vmertc&n Hod Cross to be held to Philadelphia in April hue been oaXl>d off on account of the exigences >f the war. Volunteers are too busy in rital work at home. First aid is taking the country by storm, 40,000 enroll daily and '.first lid text books threaten the record )f the beat sellers, so far ,?85,000 jooka have been distributed and the ieinand is so enormous that flte millot! more have been ordered printed. The American Red Cross Je providing one food package a week to the 100 men interned in France by the Nazis, and prisoners in Japan are being contacted as soon as possible. Camdea JJuniors are <lolng their part bravely in making stretchers und splints *and the younger ones are building bird houses and ^selling them and will .give the monoy to the Red, Crosa. -Mr. Guy has materials and Mrs. Guy helps place orders from :hose interested. In echool manual training shops throughout the country, American Junior iRed Cross members, 13,000,000 strong, are preparing to make traction splints and stretchers to meet the demands of wartime first aid : raining. Already established > on the Pacific :oaat, where threats of enemy attacks appear more immediate, the program will call for production of he Red Cross Emergency Btretcher ind .the Red Cross traction splint is designed by Dr. D. M. Thompson, uiaislant director of first aid, water safety and accident .prevention. In ; addition, such first aid articles us may be requested by the local chiefs of the Emergency Medical 3ervlce may be made by the Juniors, lames T. Nicholson, vice chairman in iharge of the American Junior Red Dross, announced. Many chapters have already conlucted surveys to compile the needs tor first aid equipment in their cimnunities. Materials necessary for the proiuction program will be purchased 3y the local Red Cross chapter. This will he financed by-the Red Cross war und now being raised or the Junior lied Cross service fund. Both splints and stretchers are conitruoted of wood in-order to conserve necessary war materials. The stretcher is six feet long and 24 Inches wide. Additional first aid equipment, such 18 wooden boxes for the standard led Cross first aid kit,, no*, made )f metal, may possibly be produced )y the Junior Red (Cross in the fuure. . N. Y. A. Has Need of More Boys and Girls The National Youth Administration >fflce In Camden Is located on the ,econd tor .of the court houBe and vill he open five days .a week Monlay thrcmtfi Friday, te receive applications by youths interested in atending tHe full-time ddfettse centers MA in em^rytot to Ae local reguar props?- . 4 v j There are veeaaolM em the bo?plel proerem. * whieh south.- .re reined for MMT ?*. mhllc eerrfce ?roJ?<* In which they .re trained tor silte woito The Florence defense tratotof cenM Id. mad is one ! T the I 1,1 W " 1B the state to ' rain boys In shlp-dtttegs, J Ad machine Shop work, weed * hop, electric welding end quickly (Uce them to Jobe of defense induery and The afea representative wl* he in he NYA office from ? to 6 dally on fonday. Wednerfay. Thumday and laturday. However application can . e made any day?? -~ -r - ^ dR8. DRAKE TO SPEAK AT JOWT MEETING TODAY . Hobkirk Chapter And D. A. R. will aeet wtth Mrs. Wall on Oreene street, i Vlday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr*. < ohn Drake iff BanneUe^ | Air Raid Workers Performed Well "Vory Htit isfylng, una 1 want to extend my appreciation to the more than throe hundred volunteer defense workers who made our first air raid alarm progrum so successful." This statement came from Commander Ralph N. Shannon, head of the Kershaw County Council for National Defense, who personally dir rected Camden's first air-raid alarm program Wednesday evening. There was no blackout following the shrieking of sirens and whistles, as the alarm-teBt was one arranged solely for the purpose ot bringing Into action the hundreds of civilian volunteers who have been under instruction for emergency action'for the past several weeks. The test, from the standpoint of volunteer response, was most satisfactory but It greatly demonstrated according to the officials of the defense council, that several more sirens will have to toe provided if the entire municipal area Is to be reached. The steam whistles of several industrial plants, together with that of a locomotive on the SeaboSrd, contributed a greater volume of noise than did the -fire sirens, three of which are located In the city. (Please torn to page four ) Story of Honest Boy And a Man - / This Is a story about an honest lad and as appreciative man. On the night of the big snow storm last week, John W. Ferguson of 1411 Home Avenue, Hartsville, waa In Camden. In .the evening and when the snow had reached blissard proportions, he started home. Upon arrival in Hartsville he discovered that his billfold containing quite a sum of money amfl his army reglaration card was missing. Mr. Ferguson wrote immediately to the editor of The Chronicle and asked that an advertisement be placed in the paper regarding the loss of the billfold, as he figured that he had lost It In Camden. On the morning following the snow Dantye WJHlford, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. L?. WUIlfosd, Chesnut street, Camden, was walking along the road and noticed the leather billfold lying on the street- He picked it up and later reported at the newspaper office regarding his .find. The editor of the paper notiAad Mr. Ferguson at Hartsville and im reply received a letter directing Mr. Nllos to give the Wllliford lad five dollars from the sum in the pocketbook?this as an appreciation of finding his billfold and contents. Early this week Lantye Williford received a letter from Mr. Ferguson expressing his appreciation for the finding of the billfold and of Its being turned over to the newspaper. J. C. Bennett To Belome Resident J. C. Bennett, of Hazelhurst, Ga., has taken over the position as cashier of the The Southern Cotton Oil Company here; succeeding Edward M. Craig, who enlisted in the nary sometime ago. Mr. Bennett served with the merchant marine after leaving college, and made several trips to Europe. He then returned to bis home town of Haselhurst, where he served on the city council and later ag mayor of the town. Following this, he was elected to the Georgia legislature and Is still a member. He will resign soon, as he will move his family to Camden. Farm Bulletins Available wMzrch * "/*'? the approach of spring thousands of families ip. both city and country will he planning "Victory Gardens". The Department of Agriculture has prepared special Farm Bulletins to aid those people who wish information about gardening. Including such titles as "The Farm Garden", "Hotbeds and t" "ii * ^Vegetable Beed Trmu-j stables," "Community Food Preservation Centers," "Victory Gardens." These bulletins are available upon u^P^^ees^ettvp J p Richards, Bouse . Dime Bazaar Offers Excitement \ ' (By The Skipper) When uuu seeks for the unuauul in civic eveata Camdon's most prolific originator can be found on Lyttleton street near Pine. And ho 1h none other than Father Ed Burke, rector of the Catholic church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. When wo were informed that the annual Basilar, to be offered at St. Mary's Hall on March ID had been changed to road "Dime Basaar", we knew there was a Btory behind the news. j So we hied down to call on the Reverend Father Burke and what ho had to tell us about tho "Dime Bazaar" has just whetted our appetite to a degree that brooks no delay In hurrying to the hall on the 19th, For a fact, the Bazaar thlB year wlH be the most unique and interesting of any event of its kind In the six years this writer has resided in this .charming community. Jn faot, it ip different from anything we have seen in many years and we kuow the habile is going to get a big kick out Because of so-called lottery laws, which prohibit*, papers carrying stories of lotteries to go through the mail, we are unable to describe Just what the extent of the plan Father Burke has worked out, is, but we can as; (Please turn to page four ) First Ball Game Scheduled March 26 The Toronto Maple Leafs of the International Baseball League is the only team of that loop that has a spring training camp outside of Florida. Baltimore is training at Hollywood, Fla.; Buffalo at Fort Pierce; Jersey City at Jacksonville; Montreal at Daytona Beach; Newark at Sebring; Rochester at Wast Palm Beach; and Syrgfcase fd Fort Lauderdale. The Maple Leafs open their exhibl-j tlon game program against the University of South Carolina here on1 Thursday, March 26. On Friday, the' Leafs journey to Columbia for a return game with the Palmetto varsity past timers. On Monday, March 20, the Clemson College team comes to Camden for a game with the Leafs. The next game will be at Rock Hill; on Saturday, April 4, when the Leafs j play the Wilmington Delaware club1 in Training at Rock Hill. A return1 game with Wilmington will be played i in Camden on Sunday, ApHLfi/ The Leafs then Journey to Barnwell to1 play Albany on Monday, April 6, and a return game is to be played in this city on Tuesday, April 7. On Wednes-1 day, April 8, the Leafs take on the Columbia Reds In Columbia, and on April 9, a return game with the Reds will be played here. So far as the schedule has boen announced, the last game in Camden will be against Scranton, Friday, April 10. Red Cross Nutrition Classes To Begin Anyone wishing to take these classes please come to the Court Inn, Wednesday, March 11, at 3 p. m. or Thursday,. March 12, at 7 p. m., to enroll and attend the first lesson. Mrs. Clinton Baldwin Is the authorised teacher for the American Red Cross. V o This course inoludes ten lessons of two hours each, and mu^. be taken as a preliminary to the fced Cross Canteen coarse. It is hoped to hold the afternoon classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from & to 6 p. m. The night classes on Tuesday and Thursday from 7 4o 9 p. m.? Selma P. McKain, Chairman Red Cross Canteen. Twenty CarsAllowed For Kershaw County The quota or allotment of automobiles permitted to be sold in Kershaw county In March, April and May ?a three- month period la twenty, according to word received by John M. Vllleplgue, chairman of the county auto and tire rationing board. Tbt awnrral of rgtfgg|ng.bosr? for the purchase of a car la predicated upon the essential necessity of the party making the application needing a vehicle. The casentlal requirement* are a* rigid sad exacting as those governing the lesnanee ad Establish Defense ! Rental Area Here ( The city of Camdon will be named its a defense rental area, according; j to information given out In Waah- ? ingtou and coming from Leon lion- < itcrson, price udminiutrator. ( Already twpnty communities in t thlrteon states have been designated c by Henderson as defense rental areas t in which routs must be lowered to t "proper levels withlu sixty days or j the government will move in to do i the Job." The listed ureas take in j 8,000,000 persons and Include Detroit ij and Cleveland, wher^, much defense , work and activities are in evidence, j The most of tho listed areas rents [i will have to be cut back to'the April i 1, 1941 level. Camden is included lu more thun i one hundred areas that are to be des- < lgnated in addition to those already named. In a statement condemning 1 "rent gouging" and "profiteering" i Henderson said he would "strike hard i and rapidly to correct tho rent felt-1 uatlou in all of the additional areas." Under the price control act, tho administrator is required to give the state and local authorities sixty days to bring rents into Una. If they fall, he is empowered to Impose fed oral regulations which provide fines and prison penalties for rent ceiling violators. Here in Camden the authorities of the Southern Aviation school, operating the flying post at Woodward field, have anticipated action of the price administrator and have even gone beyond the price regulation program by requiring that all places listed for' the accommodation of officers. Instructors and others employed at theJ school, must .conform to stipulated physical requirements such aB. ode-' quate heat, together with adequate' plumbing and sanitary equipment. The plan of the Southern Avjqtlon' school officials is to have an investigating' committee make a personal check of all houses, apartments end rooms listed with the Chamber of' Commerce rental accommodation bureau and with the school. Accom modatlons that do not meet with the physical requirements Of the school or have too high a rent listing will be designated as "off limits." The Chamber of Commerce reports 1 the receipt of several letters froih j West Point cadets who are to graduate lp May, and who are to take I the air corps training course at the! Southern Aviation school. These let-| ters recite that In a majority of cases the cadets coming to Camden' are to be tnarried Immediately after] their graduation and all of the In-' qulries are for furnished apartments or houses. This Indicates, according to the Chamber, that June is going to bring an Increased dbmand for' apartments and houses. State Editor In Praise Of Camden The population of-Lower California ?especially in the chambers of- commerce?turn purple with rage every time rain is mentioned, and Florida promoters moan at the mention of hurricanes. But far be it from the chamber of commerce of Camden, one of the most prominent Mid-South winter resorts ("golf, riding, tennis and swimming the year round") to do other than face the facts when a snowstorm hits it When last week's storm struck 1 South Carolina, Frank JL Heath, The ptate'e Camden correspondent ? and secretary of the Camden chamber of commerce?bulletined lately that a "blinding snowstorm' np*i>?skshrouding Camden."? ? (He did, however, point out that 1 it was the first in two yean), j And today he reported that a prominent resident .of the winter resort is suffering from a serious arm fracture as the result of a fall Wednes-, day morninir?whon aho aUnnaA aw a#i Ice-coated pavement section. Injured was Mrs. Phoebe Shank, ] a member of the Camden high school ! (Please torn to page Ore) FORMER MISSIONARY TO CHINA TO SPEAK AT SETHESDA The Bar. Lewis H. Lancaster, mty slonary to China, will speak at Bemormln*,PU^rig" iMratu worship oorrtco. Mr. Loncwtor hu Junt reoentlpSroturned from ChlBand tho Noor But *b4 (Uporaoao InterIto ? "Shannon Likes Cooperation Shown Intoruht and onthuHiuHtn wu para-^*"* nount at a meeting of unit chairmen tiul loaders of (ho defense emergency >rgunUation of the Kershaw County ouncll for National Defense held at ho main control poet in the recorder's >fflee Ifridny evening. It waa by far he moat cooperative and enthusiastic , epresentatlon to attend any similar withering held since the emergency program waa inaugurated in this aica. deads of the air warden group, auxllary police, auxillury firemen, rescue < (quads, rod cross, first aid, ambulance,* medical service, sanitation, public works, utilities, transport, telephone *nd telegraph, water, light and power, ?in fact every department calculated to have a protective element In case 3f war emergency was represented. Ralph N. Shannon, who is at the head of the county council for national defense, presided at the meeting and stressed the necessity of every worker in the program being prepared for any eventuality such nB an air raid or some other catastrophe growing out of the present war period. "I hope that the time will never come when we shall be called upon to cope with any tragic emergency", said Mr. Shannon, "but we must be prepared." The chairman went on to state that it was his belief that eventually the civilian defense' program will come under the supervision and direction of the war department, but he added that untjl that time arrives the civilian defense program as now Bet up must be prepared to do all lhat it can. The speaker went on to state that since he took charge of the county council a number of changes have been made, but none-wlll. in any way affeot the general plan. Under the new national sot-up, Mr. Shannon's office or position will be known as Commander. W. R. Bonsai 1b Assistant Commander and the members of the Commander's staff consist of W. L, Goodale as head of the finance department, Prank H.. Heath as director of publicity, Henry ; Savage, Jr., aB legal advisor, W. W. Bates In charge of the volunteer office, James Raley In charge of supplies and equipment, and R. B. Pitts, whose specific group will be designated by the Commander. ^ Commander Shannon stated that the purpose of the meeting Friday night was to. make plans for the air raid 'arm scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, at 9:00 p. m. He called attention to jhe fact that the present emergency organization is purely one on paper and as yet has not functioned. He spoke of the necessity of the air raid alarm program for the following Wednesday as being necessary to enable the emergency set-up to got first-hand acquanltance with the duties to be exercised. He intimated that the pext air raid alarm would be featured by a blackout and stressed the fact that it is very necessary for all ojf the air wardens, auxiliary firemen, . auxiliary police, in fact everyone connected with the emergency program to be prepared to function Wednesday night in order that they would know just what to do in the event of a blackout either of a practice nature or becohse of an actual raid. Commander Shannon went over the emergency set-up group by group and section by section, and when he had concluded there-was no reason for any of those present to have a lack of understanding as to jnst what their respective duties would bp. It was pointed out thatbe^pf'the fire sirens have been re-located In the city with the Idea of having the warning signals reach every section. * It was very apparent that additional (Flees* turn to page six) . . ' ' 'I q * * ~ March Roars Into Calendar Like a lion - Mirth came In like a lion?roaring and stirring in a mad fary gnd blasting signs, branches, and other objects from their hangings. If the old saw of "In like a lion and out likeklamb" holds good, the equestrian colony will be happy for ft will mean a perfect brand of weather ?e^ tfc* Carolina cup running on Saturday, March On Sunday, there wae belief that March wonkU Jhow In humbly and wtth smiles. But Oh "Hobday the Htroh Hon really got ntS-xwl-pnf:? ed down torrents of tears teU Wore lashed'bp htth wtnd. Tuesday the rein bed ceased to* ' hlch geles prevailed end stink ?? billboards, tide brettm