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Friday, March 0, 1942 T* u pU 1 " NnM flaw tsawb asms wu TALENTED EDITOR DIES I)r. Thomas H. Droller. of Si. Mat. thews, has handed in his last munuacript and Joined the hosts beyond ' the Illver. Wo did not know the Doetor us a physician, but all of us knew | hint as a frank writor. an editor whose courage and straightforwardness lifted him from the ranks. Editors of Dr. Dreher's Iyp? are too rare, lite country needs t lie in as almost never before. ills articles and editorials in The Calhoun Times were widely republished throughout the state and in other sections of the nation. lie was a student, well-read, as shown ?>y his writings and his other activities and attested by (lie many marked volumes in his valuable library. WASH YOUR OWN HANDS The South Curollua house of representatives has memorialized the United States congress to repeal the' act allowing pensions to Its meiuburs. We henrtlly agree with the houso In this resolution, but we can't help thinking that'the house does not approach the matter with clean bunds. We recall that the house- and the Honate -every year for yours pust has voted Itself additional pay. contrary to the state constitution, under one guise or another. The United States congressmen and senators were simply doing the same tiling. If it is r'ght for the South Carolina legislature to make a grab Into the treasury for personal purposes, it must he r'ght for tho congress to do the same thing. Roth acts are equally disgrace. ful and Inexcusable.?Hamburg Herald GUARDING PLANTS A story from Cleveland Indicates that some war plants In that city are as wldo open as department stores. Two reporters walked through seven of the larger plants worklng^on* war contracts, looking at what tliey pleased and staying as long as Vhey pleased. They were not challenged in any of tho Heven. This should he u lesson to all of us and especially to Industrialists of this section. Many plants in our Piedmont section are on war orders and many are not guarded properly. Some, it is learned, have taken steps to admit strangers only by use of passes. As the war gets well underway and more of our plants are converted lo J war-time uses, foreign agents will he j more diligent in their reports to sub-^ otage. All persons visiting plants; should he looked upon as strangers and made to prove their identity.? I Mauley Progress. CAMDEN SOLDIER PROMOTED TO RANK OR CORPORAL Enid Aruiv Flying School, Enid, } Okla.. Full US Isaac A. Rush, formerly a resident of Cumdeu, S. C., sv as recently promoted to the rank of corporal In the Air Corps at the new Army Flying School at Enid. Okla. Rush is a intmlter of the 476th School Squadron. Ho previously held the rank of private. Senator Jeffries Now Governor Columbia, March 3.- South Carolina's third governor in less than four months, Hichard Manning Jufferles. the 64-year old former president protein of the annate, arrived in Columbia today from IiIh home in historic Walterhoro, where lie took the oath of office last iiIkht In a simple ceremony ' Jefferles' succession to the governorship resulted from the death of | J. F Hurley of Barnwell last Friday. Hurley, as lieutenant governor, became governor November 4 to succeed Burnet K. Muyhunk ufter Mayhank resigned to till a vacancy in the I'. S. senate. Only members of his family, !ifu law partner, W. J. McUeod, Jr.. and Mrs. McI,ood, Associate Justice E. I Hudson Flshburne of Walterhoro and I the Hov. J. A. Ward of the Walteri boro Baptist church, Of which Jefferles fs a member, witnessed the brief 'service. Flshburne administered the oath of office. Two hours after Jefferles was sworn in, the Santee-Cooper authority accepted his resignation as general counsel, a position which paid $10;-' 000 a year. The governor Is paid $7,500 a year. Hurley's unexpired term will end next January. Air Raid Workers Performed Well (Continued from first page) The first warning of the simulated approach of a fleet of enemy bombers was received at 8:15 p. in., and telephono messages were at once sent out to the various points listed for notification. At 8:40 p. m.. a simulated message whh received at police hend| (tuurters that the Invading fleet was headed toward Camden and the tecI ond message was quickly transmitted to designated points by the poBce department. Twenty minutes later the alert message was received and sirens and whistles started walling the near approach of the bombers. Simultaneously with the turning on of the air raid sirens the central post on Hut ledge wherein Commander Shannon and his staff were gathered, together with the six posts located In the various wards, became bee j hives of activity. Chief Air Warden Charles Shannon. IV. who had been lat the central control post shortly after the first warning had been re-' 1 reived at s 15 o'clock, immediately .set forth for a visit to the various I ward control posts. The speed and | efficiency with which he contacted I the six posts was evidenced by the ! lact that by 9 :15 all posts had re' ported in by messenger of their readiness to go into action on a one hunI dred per cent basis. The first post j to report Into the central headquarters was that from ward 2. Commander Shannon expressed general satisfaction over the fine cooperation that was evidenced by the local exchange with the Southern Bell Telephone Company. The manner in which the various alarm messages wero sent out from police headquarters and the speed in which the responses that were made to telephone calls to and from the central post was highly praised by the defense lander. This'was. also true of the Western Union. For an Initial demonstration of the emergency set-up the one Wednesday | was most effective. Every unit of the j program operated with dispatch and smoothness. The demolition squad, the decontamination group, the rescue squad, the air raid wardens. aux-J iliarv firemen, auxiliary police, the lied Cross motor corps, the doctors) and nurses, the boys who were on the job as messengers, together with all other units of a program so comprehensive that it carried the united efforts o! over three hundred uetive workers, wore on their Job. The home guard units made rapid response when the word was flashed that the enemy was headed towards Camden, Uniform armed guards went quickly to designated locations, such uh the Wateree river bridge, Western Union office, telephone exchange. and. all other vital locations. In addition the guardsmen patrolled the city in a most effective manner. It was noted that the traffic lights of the city had been partially blacked-out. only tiny segments in the three color circles showing. This traffic set up will prevail during the duration of the war and it was inaugurated at this time In order that the motorists would become accustomed to the smaller light visibility prior to the injtlal blackout. The air raid program reflected to a high degree the pains-taking rare that has been given to the protection program by Commander Shannon, together with his staff members, and In particular to vice-commanders \V. R. Bonsai and Ralph W. Chase. The defense council staff membi rs re calling attention of all citizens, and particularly the motorists, that when a blackout is staged the regulations regarding operating of cars, turning off of lights, would be rigidly -nforced and violators will be fined. Those in homes of shops, in fact all tmlldlngs. will have to extinguish all ights whlr-h might be seen from tho tir. In order to secure a perfect "heck on the effectiveness of the ilanned blackout, observers in planes lying over the city will make a re>ort and designate where the violaors are located. It Is possible that light photography may bo taken to iid the . authorities in locating the veak spots in the blackout program. REPAIRS We earry a large stock of REPAIRS for FARMALL TRACTORS, and all other FARM IMPLEMENTS that we sell in this territory. BUT, we urge FARMERS to place orders>With us AT ONCE for REPAIRS that will be needed this SPRING. 1 Whitaker & Co. j; # Telephone Four Rutledge Street j J P i I ^ (Mayor Swears In I Big Group of Men In the court room of the historic ' Kershaw county court house which occupies the site of a dwelling In which (Jenerul I^afayette visited early In the lust century, a historic event occurred late Sunday afternoon when One hundred air wardens, auxiliary police and auxiliary firemen were sworn in by Mayor F. N. MoCorkle, pursuant to an ordinance authorising blackouts and alt air ratd precaution ( orders, rules, and regulations, which J was passed recently by the city coun-, ell. Commander Kalph N. Shannon of j the Kershaw County Council for National Defense stated that aome time this week the members of his! official staff and other officers would j be a worn in, thus bringing the total of emergency operatives to over one hundred twonty-flve. The ordinance recites that in order to protect life and property In J the city frqm uuy enen>y action thei mayor is authorized and directed to carry out blackout and air raid pro-j tecilon measures for such periods as j arc ordered by the army and navy, or through emergency situations and | to promulgate such orders, rules, and regulations as may be necessary to insure the success of the blackouts and protective measures^ These orders, rules, Tmd regulations, which include traffic move-j ment of emergency vehicles, evacua-1 lion of residents, congregations of persons on public streets, sidewalks, in public places, or in buildings, and also regulations governing any other subject, persons, or property which must be regulated in order to Insure proper cat^ylng out of authorized blackouts or air raid protection measures. All of \he auxiliary officers are to have the powers add privileges to perform the. duties which are ascribed by the standing police force of the city and all will wear certifying emblems indicating their legal status. The ordinance under which the above emergency measures is based upon permits the special police to enter any premises within the city and extinguish lights or take any other necessary actiou to make-the blackout effective. The ordinance further provides that any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the law or any order, rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto may upon con|-vietion be punished by a fine of $100, a prison sentence of thirty days, or by both said fine and Imprisonment. Fortune Teller Gives Dope On The War Forest City. N. C.. March 3 - The Allies are going to win the war, and it will be over in nine months. You can be sure of it?because a fortune teller told a Forest City man as much. The local man stopped in the bus station here before taking off for Camp Croft. S. C., where he is employed. In the station was a woman bemoaning the fact that she had missed her bus-* to Spartanburg. The man offered her a lift, which she accepted. The woman tried to pay the motorist but he refused to accept iter money. So she then told him she was a fortune teller and in return for Jiis kindness would answer any questions he might want to ask The man then told her he would not mind knowing who would win the war. The woman replied: "The Allies." "How long will the war last?" she j was asked, and gave this mystical i reply. "The war will last for nine months after you haul a dead body in your car." The local citizen, who is not superstitious. gave little heed to the seer's prophecy. But before the day was ended, a man died on the Job?and the local citizen was asked to take the body to town in his automobile! Ramblers To Give Palmettos Chance Iu response to niHiiy requests for u rematch of the two teams which staged such a dramatic exhibition pf polo lust Sunday,. Coach Cyril Har< riaon has announced that the Mine next Sunday would tlnd the Palmettos and the Rambler? agaiu clashing on the No. 1 arena. The game last Sunday will long be remembered for the many tense altuations and the brilliant riding and team-play of the competing four| Homes. It was a game In which the score win) tied three times in the first I four periods. The fifth found the I Rambler s pouring on the power to push over two scores which turned [out to be the margin of victory, j The game was marred by au accident which cuusod the pony ridden by Whit Roy kin in the fourth period to suffer a broken leg, requiring the shooting of the animal later. | For next Sunday's game the Rambler s will take the ttold with the same line up as last week. This places M. R. Rurus at No. 1. Rums shot two nice goals last week. Whit Boykiu with one goal to his credit In the initial tilt, will be at No. 2, Cyril Harrison with throe goals last week, will be at No. 3. and Joe Hates, who scored once lust Sunday will he at No. 4. The Palmettos will have Klrby Tup>per at No. 1. C. P. DuHose, scorer of three goals last week, at No. 2, 14ght' foot with one goal Sunday ut No. 3 und Robertson with one counter at No. 4. Ancrum Hoykin will handle the game us referee. A job which he 'preformed well last Sunday. In the scoring records to date Harrison Is within two goals of the halfcentury mark with 48. DuBose Is second with 40 to his credit while Lightfoot is third .with 30, and Tupper fourth with 28, or just two goals ahead of Rates, who has 26. Dime Bazaar Offers Excitement (continued from first page) sure th epublic that there will not be a duM moment at St. Mary's Hall on the 19th of the present month. Visitors are going to find the hall' transformed Into a veritable depart-1 meat store with a sort of Monte Carlo annex. The combination is stupenduous, colossal, electrifying, magnetic and will provide more thrills than one can find in a Florida hurricane, which means it will he a hurricane of fun. The date is March 19 and we advise all interested to come early and stay late. Father Burke. Gaylord Tucker, his"*good wife, and ever so many more members of the Catholic church, will be present to greet the visitors. The old slogan of useless and beautiful gifts at exhorbitant prices has been discarded, for the gifts will be far from useless, in fact, Just the other way round. And the prices will not be exhorbitant?in fact?they a 111 be ridicilously low. Take it from the old sea captain, the Skipper, that this Bazaar is going to be a honey. Don't miss it. r ^1 COMING ATTRACTIONS ! At The Camden Theatre FRIDAY, MAR. 6 j Claudette Colbert John Payne I "REMEMBER THE DAY" ! In the frank language of a' woman's heart ... j SATURDAY, MAR. 7 j Lloyd Hughes Mary Beth Hughes "BLUE, WHITE AND PERFECT" Added: Winslow of Navy SATURDAY, MAR. 7 10:30 Show John Howard j Lucile Fairbanks ! "THE MAN WHO RETURNED TO LIFE" MONDAY and TUESDAY MARCH 9?10 Norma Shearer Melvyn Douglas j "WE WERE DANCING" Watch out for fun and fireworks! I WEDNESDAY, MAR. 11 Rcddy McDowell f Jane Darwell "ON THE SUNNY SIDE" And are we! THURSDAY and FRIDAY MARCH 12?13 Tho best picture' of 1941 "HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY" Walter Pidgeon Maureen'O'Hara Donald Crisp j Roddy McDowell *1 Weekly News Letter From Liberty Hill Liberty Hill, Mar. 3.?Dr. ii. . W. Jopling, supply pastor of the Presbyterian church, preached on* Stinday morning using Acts 22, verse 10, as a basis for an instructive scriptural discourse on the life and aeeompRph' m@nts of the Apostle Paul befo^j^nd after ho accepted Christ as his Saviour, following his experience on the road to Damascus. Read Acts 22. Sunday school at 10:15. Superintendent R. C. Jones expressed the hope that the monthly collection for Thornwell orphanage would be Increased in order to help cancel the Orphanage debt of about $12,000 this year. Mrs. John G. Richards is expected to return home on Tuesday after spending ten days with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sauls, of Manning. Steven McCrae, South Carolina University student, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and \lrs. T. P, McCrae. He had as his guest, a fellow student, John Mullen, of Wilmington, Delaware. Our people very much regret the death of Governor Harley. The accomplishments and trend of governmental affairs during his short form of office gave promise of a very- successful and popular administration of the states' public affairs. Hope Governor Jeffries will prove to be a worthy successor. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jones are receiving the congratulations of their friends upon the recent birth of a son at the Marion Simms Memorial hospital. The latest addition to the family has been named Frank Drennan Jones, for his maternal grandfather, Rev. F, A. Drennau. _ Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards and daughter, of Florence; Mrs. J. K. Heriot and daughter, Miss Suzanne, of Bishopville; Miss Marion Richards, of Sumter; and Prof. J. P. Richards, Jr. of Lancaster, were Sunday guests of their sisters at the Richards' home and attended preaching at the Pres-, byterian church Sunday, Mrs. G. W. Perry and son, G. W. ' Perry, popular life insurance mau of Lancaster, spent Sunday with rt la-, tlves here. L,. P. Thompson, of the Sanies! Cooper project, spent Sunday at (hi! village. I Mrs. Charley Pressley, of Charles! ton, Was a Sunday visitor of her mo! ther, Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw. | Miss C. Ann Thompson, of West! Columbia schools, and Mr. Butler! were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mn! L. P. Thompson. ! R. C. Jones, manager of the Marti ey-Jones company, was a buslneul visitor in Camden on Friday. ! I). F. Hilton and Lewis Neal, oil the Timrod section, were Sunday! guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Hilton.I A distinguished visitor here on Sat! urday was Major E. C. vonTresckot! affable gentleman, soldier and diplo! mat, spent several hours here on Sail urday registering the Civilian Relief! company members. Major vonTres! ckow, has spent many years in United! States consular work in several couo-l trios in Europe and South America! as well as service in the world war! United States war chaplain Johil E, Richards left last week for bill post of duty at the 'aviation field! Montgomery, Ala., after a vacatfoil spent with his parents here. "MY MOTHER-IN-LAW" COMEDY PLAY AT ANTIOCKI "My Motber-ln-Law", a three ad! comedy will be presented at Antloc! high school, March 13, at 8:00 p. m! This is a play In which the moth*! in law tries to shape her daughtfrifl 'and son-in-law's lives into what tbtl wants them to be instead of leavinfl them alone as the husband wishes! She comes to spend a short Visit, jolt! three or four months, and bylngs hetl other daughter with her. Here kl where the humor and excitement! starts. The thrills come when *htl and her daughter fall in love and ?! The Cast of characters includes:! Dan Pate. Mary FYieda Bowers, Jeaifl Stokes, Edith Reynoyds, Floyd Pol! son, McLe&n Marsh, Magolene Poison, I Welburn Johnson and Vera Davis. I Refreshments will be sold . to ths 9 public. Everyone is cordially Invited to attend. The admission^ will be If! and 20 cents. ! DoiUt forget to come see "Mr I Mother-in-Law" at Antioch high! school, Friday night) March 13, 8:00 o'clock. /^7/ ? &<> CALLED" rJM COMMON COLD I We again run up against "Lowered I Resistance" when discuss- ing 'Colds." If can not be emphasized too strongly that healthy, full-blooded bodies stand the best chanca of keepfree of colds and ^^Wlueoza. If run-down susceptible to frequent colds, see your physician. There may be ome drain on your sys I. 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