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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.
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Whitaker & Co. j;
# Telephone Four Rutledge Street j J
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(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.
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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
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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. I (em that can be quickly and easily
overcome.
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When colds are prevalent, duiio vuur- H
self up by resting at least eight (tours
every night; eat regularly and keep I?
the system open; drink plenty of
voter?and keep away from crowds und people who have colds.
Should you contract a severe cold, stay In bed, and should - "9
you have a temperature, cousult your doctor..
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