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I Camden Council Removes Barrier To Sunday Baseball ? Toronto Plays Army Team Here Sunday The Camden Chronicle ? am m i 1 ?- - i- ,.j. . QLUME M CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1942 NUMBER 62 Ijster Through City, Much Damage Is Done rinK out of the northwest short. E,re noon Sunday, a gale of tor proportions swept a path severBks wide through the north side ntial section of this oity snapEff scores of big trees and thou ^ again into the DuBose Park l)uHoae park, roofs were torn Bouses blown from foundations, ^K.h wrecked and thousands of B damage caused by the suap off and uprooting many of the poles supporting truuk line con lind wires of telegraph, teleB and power companies along ^Kt states Highway No. 1 just east twister struck Camden near B irk wood area and the .swank Bond hotel lost sections of shinBom the roof and many window B The wind was accompanied I terrific barrage of hail stones, I of them the size of small hen Bowing a southeasterly course ^kh the north side, the storm deEd many century-old trees and tore down conduits carrying Bone and power lines. The path ^Bed through the east edge of tho Bee mill village, where many were uprooted. lose park was next In line and roHtc.Hi damage to dwellings and buildings occurred here. Giant ripped up by the roots fell on ngs, crushing them like eggEi garages were torn apart and ^ Tuted over many blocks. On F highway, the main trunk lines power, telephone and telegraph were put out of service when poles supporting them were off or twisted and bent over lines snapped. Bh fell across the highways but fcrnoon all roads had been dears' traffic through the prompt acEf Sheriff J. H. McLeod, who d to the county chain gang and superintendent Qene Moseley Ell his chain gang crews out on tad clearing work. the rear end of the Maroney rea. the damage was heavy and I was much damage done in Du park. Throughout the area sJgn B and the like were blown to tornado lifted after reaching Bermitage lake^ but struck again ^ niles out on the Bishopvllle road B it went through timber , areas i giant sickle. Near the Bran plantation It twisted big trees ^Bnapped them like pipestems. far we have not had any re^ of anyone being killed or injur^ though there 'were several inles where people escaped possi njury or worse because of beI :iway from home attending h," said Sheriff McLeod. (Please turn to page three) Igoff School Is fcically American Borists^ driving over U. S. high- i |o l five miles west of Camden I noticed the .attractive little j school building at the west aide , e highway near the Junction of oderal highway and highway s is what la known aa the Lu- i school, wherein forty-one chil- : are receiving their elementary 1 ion under the tutelage of Mrs. Kelstler and itre. John Team, "j Bculty staff. h school Is particularly patio- j > fact it can be classified aa i one hundred pgr cent so. Somo \ 'ting information reveals that 1 upils have knitted and finished i ' afghan for the Red Cross and "M along over half of a second 1 eing finished. I this is not all. They have pur- ( Bd to date ove? '|fi0.00 worth of i Be Stamps, which In a school | <: size is something the teach nd students may well be proud < Bt stilt this la not alfc ( students have keen gathering i paper and scrap metals. They t Planted a defense garden at $. B in which they will raise on- 1 . . , ? * Br iu. <-??- ? B <*. Unique Program At Kiwanis Meet One of the moat Unique programs offered by the Cuwdn KiwHnia club whh that featuring the meeting held luat Tuesday. The program, purely an extemporaneous one, was in charge of the club committee for "Support of the Churches in Their Spiritual Aims," of which Henry Porter is the chairman. In conformity with the sense of the committee purposea^the speakers on the program were firer ministers from the Camden church branch?they being Dr. Maurice Clarko, of the Grace Episcopal church; the Rev. A. D. McArn, of the Bethesda Presbyterian church, and the Rev. H. D. Anderson, of the Baptist church; the Rev. Henry Chllins, of the Lyttleton Street Methodist church. . The ministers were introduced by Judge N. C. Arnett, who offered some interesting remarks anent the various clergymen reciting some of the facts in connection with his experiences with them. ? The speakers contributed a wealth of inspiration and combined much humor with deep seriousness. In particular, each referred to the present national crisis growing out of the war against the Axis powers. Each emphasized the need of all-out defense measures and how every individual must do his or her part to bring ultimate victory to the Democratic nations. The program was perhaps one of the most interesting given by the Kiwanis club and was In line with the proclivity of the club to offer the unusual and interesting, (Please turn to page Ave) Dog Show Will Bring Out Many Admirers Camden's annual dog show, sponsored by the young people of Grace church Sunday school will be held on the lawn at the rear of the Kirkwood hotel next Tuesday afternoon. This event is always one of the high lights of the season in Camden and attracts a great many spectators The entry list is usually large and features some fine breeds of dogs. There will be eleven classes exhibited next Tuesday afternoon, they being pointers, setters, springer spaniels cocker spaniels, hounds including'beagles, Boykin spaniels, terriers, dalmatia'ns, miscellaneous and pupPlMis8 Bebe Blakeney is the general chairman of the show and will be assisted in its conduct by members of the Grace church Sunday school group. The proceeds of the show are given to the Lenten fund of the church by the Sunday school boys and Kjr'8The Judges of the show will be Miss Elsie Shanks, of Camden, and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McCarthy, also of Camden. The committee in charge consists of Miss Bebe Blakeney as chairman; Miss Meta Boykin as co-chairman; Miss Meta ander, Miss Mary Ada Chase and Miss Louise Ancrum. The committee reeerves the privilege of revising or adding classes if entries warrant Shannon Asks For Date of Blackout Many inquiries have been made at the office of the committee council tor national defense as to when & blackout praeticd may take place. Commander'*alph N. Shannon of the defense council In a statement Wednesday declared that he had communicated with the proper government headquarters asking permission .0 stage a blackout and also requesting that a date be fixed for the first week in April. Mr. Shannon stated that he as yet iad not received any word from the irmy In regard to when such a black>ut may take place, but that Just as joon as he had any Information to _ give out he would make it pubHc. In the meantime the organization >f the civilian defense group is progressing rapidly and satisfactorily to Mr. Shannon. Dlscreptncles and weak features of the re;ent practice air raid alarm are bo- j ng corroctod and Commander ShanK>n believes that when the next Oarm comes that bio gronp of over hree hundred operatives wfll be pre?red to giro on* hundred por cent (orelop. __ - . T Military Teams To a , , .a ' / Cgmden's'city council yesterday paved the way for Sunday baseball, assuring several games this spring between the Toronto club now training at Cumden, and other nearby teams. The first game?and probably the ilrst in the state this spring?will be played Sunday between the Toronto club and the twenty-eighth infantry from Fort JackBon and others will be scheduled before the Leafs head north. There is a possibility that Camden, as a result of Wednesday's action will have some games there this summer between teams representing the air base there and other service teams. The ruling, top, should go a long way towards assuring a continuance of one of the Camden parks as a spring training site.?Abe Fennell, in Columbia State. The above item by Abe Fennell, uppoured on the sport page of the Columbia State Thursday morning. Inquiry at the city hall verified it in its entiretyThe city council meeting in special session Wednesday afternoon adopted a resolution which permits Sunday baseball in Camden for the duration of the war. According to the report of the meeting the resolution received almost unanimous support, but one vote being cast in the negative. The game Sunday will be called at 4 o'clock, according to Oeneral Manager Lee MacPhail of the Toronto club and the team that will face the International leaguers will be made up of baseball talent from the 28th infantry of the Eighth Division. In eluded in the taloul will bo players who havo hud professional and semi* professional experience on many diamonds. The Chronicle has been advised by Sport Editor Fennell that followlug the termination of the exhibition games played by the Toronto club, outstanding teams from Fort Jackson will use the local park for Sunday games. These teams will constitute member teams in the military post league and will offer high class baseball. ' In addition, teums from other army posts will appear at Intervals during the baseball season. At Sunday's game, announcement w;ill be made relative to a second game to be played against the Fort Jackson team on Monday. No definite announcement of a Monday game Is made at this time for the reason that it Is not known whether the soldier players will be able to come J&jQ&inden on that day. The games Sunday and Monday jaill not taterefero with Camden day program arranged for next Thursday when .the Maple Leafs play the University of South Carolina here?game time being 4: IB o'clock. Upon the request of the Toronto Globe and Mall, news coverage of the Toronto team training activities and exhibition games will be handled through the medium of the Camden Naws Service. The Toronto Star has a writer with the baseball group. Camden will receive a great deal of excellent publicity in Toronto as well as nearby Canadian territory through the medium of the news releases as well as many pictures sent from here by a photographer who is with the club. All-Star Foursome To Meet Essex Riders One of the most spectacular polo matches of the season will be played on the No. 1' field here next Sunday when the Essex troop of the 102nd Cavalry riders take on the Mulberry team featuring two Yale placers, a well known polo artist from Indianapolis, and Charles P. DuBose as guest player. This all-star outfit will feature the initial appearance of a father and son combination, inasmuch as Thomas Daniels and his Bon, Jack Daniels, of Indianapolis, will wear the colors of Mulberry plantation. Jack Daniels is a member of the Yale team as is David Williams, Jr., of Camden and Tulsa, Okla. According to Cyril Harrison, Charlie DuBose will play No. 1 position for Mulberry. At No. 2 will be Da\/id Williams, at No. 3 Jack Daniels and at the No. 4 or backing position, Tom baniels. For the Essex riders, yMaJor McOrath, who combines polo skill with demonstrated qualifications as a high class Jockey, as evidenced by the manner In which he rode gadfly to victory In the final all-army event of the Generals' races last Saturday, will play In the No. 1 spot. Lieutenant Brown will be in the No. 2; Lieutenant Edgerton at No. 3, and Joe (Please torn to page eight) Mttgh Activity In Red Cross Work (By Sadie VonTresckow) "There is always something new under the sun" in Red Cross work and the Kershaw County chapter is kept on the "qui vive," another way of saying "on the alert." Miss Helen Harman, chairman of the motor corps, had a surprise for her efficient workers last Sunday afternoon when Captain Skldmore of the 102nd Cavalry, Fort Jackson, formulated for the corps a course in black out and convoy driving. The course will require twelve weeks?60 hours, and will be held in the Red Cross room at the Court Inn every Wednesday night and Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to 6:00 o'clock. Much of the Instruction will be practice work. About thirty members of _the corps met with ifim last Sunday afternoon. A new first aid class under the able tutelage of Miss Elizabeth McEfbwell was begun last Monday night in the Red Cross room at the Court Inn. The classes will be held every Monday and Friday nights from 7 to 9 at the Court Inn room and new members will be accepted Friday night as the first lesson can be made up. Please send in your names or call Miss McDowell, phone 52, and enroll or go to the class on time. (Please tarn to page four ) g. , . j . . . . . ?\ JfrnrlamatUm WHEREAS, the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International Baseball League are in our city for the spring training season, and v . WHEREAS, a part of the training period is given over to exhibition games with other outstanding baseball clubs, the first of which will be played on the afternoon of Thursday, March 26, beginning at 4:00, THEREFORE, I, Francis N. McCorkle, mayor of the city of Camden, do designate Thursday, March 26, as Camden Day. at the baseball park, and do request all business establishments manufacturing institutions, and offices to close at 3:45 o'clock that afternoon in order that all employers and employees as well as professional men may attend the baseball game to be played between th^, Toronto Maple Leafs and the University of South Caroline. All city offices will be closed at 3:30 o'clock, I urge every citizen oif Camden and vicinity to make every effort to attend this baseball Kama at the Camden ball park on Thursday afternoon, March 26. Signed: F. N. MeOOBKLB, Mayor | * - ' - - * - : ii " "Easy Money Boys" Are On The Make ? ' % "The easy money boys" are apparently losing no tlmo In taktiiK advantage of the proaeut emergency. Patriotism htiH apparently become the . No. 1 "easy money" deal. There are a number of flne organisations and movements aiding In the war work but there aalso fraudulent promotions which net the racketeers one hundred per cent of the total take. Camden people are urged to stop phoney deals by calling the Chamber of Commerce for factual information before parting with their money. The Chamber of Commerce upon advice from Better Business Bureaus and nutional Chamber of Commerce organisations warns that a rush of rackets tied In with the war can be expected at this time, some of them already operating. Among some of them are agencies which promise for ?a fee to, obtain birth certificates for persons born in other states or countries; fake doc-, tors, sometimes In army uniforms who offer selective service registrants advance physical examinations for a prepaid $2.00 fee; plumbers who prepare furnaces for air raids operating parts at fat profits; and pdddlers selling sand "specially tested" for its effectiveness in extinguishing Incendiary bombs. There are also bigger swindlers, including those formed to promote phony charities and benefits. Over five hundred organizations claiming to be engaged In foreign war relief work are reported to be currently soliciting the American business men and the public for ' -i (Please turn to peg* four ) Police Ball To Be Attraction Tuesday The time, Tuesday, March 24; the place, the new armory; and the event, third annual policemen's ball. ; The minions of the law will be hosts to Camden dancers next Tues- 1 day evening at the new armory when ; the annual ball is staged. The Clar-' ence Brazelle orchestra of nine pieces j and a husky-Voiced blues singer will ] be present to offer the inspiration1 for the dancers. | The decroatlng committee headed I by Sergeant Dallas Mahoney and traf- ' flc lieutenant Beckham Russell will | Bee to It that the hall is beautifully! decorated for the occasion. Dancing ! is scheduled to begin at 9 and continue for five hours. Under the flne supervision of Donald Morrison, general chaidman, all details of the annual hop have been carefully taken care of. The ticket sale, handled by the boys in blue, has been splendid with many purchasers taking double and triple doses. All this is indicative of the cordial feeling on the part of the general public toward the men who walk their beats and protect the community. Chief of Pollc Alva Rush, and Mrs. Rush, are to lead the grand march which will take place shortly after 11 o'clock. In the line with thefo will be Sergeant and Mrs. Mahoney, Comqoiis^. sloner and Mrs. J. E. Ross and other* ' in the executive ranks of the city administration. Camden Horse Show Set For March 26 ' 'i The thirty-second annual Camden ! horse show will bo held at the Marion duPont show grounds near the ; No. 2 polo field on Thursday, March i 26, starting at 2 p. m. Entries close ! on March 23. Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose . Clark, of Westbury, Dong Island, will be judges of the event. The Camden horse show is one of the most picturesque of show events in the southland. The*show area is located on the Scott estate in a clearing amidst a dense woods of pine and 4ak. The scenic feature has been the occasion for many artistic efforts in painting and with the . _. cameri,-,^..^. ^ There ere .to be eleven classes shown in this 1*42 event. At the eihehnm of the last clsss the Sam- i eel Rnasell memorial challenge trobe awarded to the eetaten* tag horse of the show. ; Baseball Season Will Open With Camden Day Classic (liy The Skipper) "Take me out to the huU game." . Yes, slr-ee-o lads-^lt's baseball time again unit what ft feast of high-class baseball Lee McFhall and Burleigh Grimes of the Toronto Maple Leafa wtU dish up for the edification of Camden and Kershaw county baaeball fans. " For the opening game of the Toronto oxhlbltlon gome period will bo served piping hot to a big crowd of fans at the Camden ball park next Thursday, March 26, game time being 4 bolls in the afternoon. It will pit the International boys against the alert University of South Carolina diamond taleut and they do . tell me that uone other than our tall friend, Johnny Gfce, late of Syracuse and still later of Pittsburgh, will do the mound stuff for the Leafs. It will bo Camden day at the ball park and we have a hunch that as the game will hot start until 4 bells, that there will be a goodly gang of fans present In stand and bleachers to pass upon the performance of the pros and the dbllegians. The Leals started their spring training grind last Monday and despite the cloudburst of Sunday, Manager GrlmeB had the boys out on the greensward of the football field strutting their stuff in running, hitting and the like. It was two a day for the weary warriors for the week and next week it will be a Jam session on the baseball diamond every day from 11 a. m.. to?well take ydur pick of the time. Messrs. MacPhail and Grimes cannot say enough in praise of the fine cooperation that has been extended to the Toronto group by the city, the public Relations Bureau, Joe McKaln, Don Morrison, Jim Raley and all the lAda. The field Ik * ifi hettbf khape than It has been at any time while the club house?almost good enough to make a permanent home In. Talk about splc and Bpan. It Is that and nothing more. Manager Grimes and MacPhail have been getting around meeting the homefolks during the past week and the Camden verdict has been "tops" for both of them. MacPhail, son of the famous Larry, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and a most likeable chap. Burleigh Grimes, the terror of the umpiring profession, but a really swell fellow, together with trainers, friends, newspaper 'writers and players?they are a cordial out fit and we admit with a heck of a lot of emphasis that we like them a lot. / This Is an appeal to all baseball fans of the city, the county and the surrounding area to turn out en masse for the home games of the Maple Leafs. Remember?the opening game Is on Thursday, March 26, and your Skipper would like to see the old grand stand groan with a load of humanity for the event. Arrangements have been made to have the Canylen school band present-? at this unpning game and concert . numbera^wlll be played before the game ud between Inning*., American and Canadian flags will fly from the flag pole In center field. All In alL weather permitting, it will be a gala day for Camden?some(Plea*# turn Do page eight) Thirty-Five Out For Grid Work " " r - J ? Coach Lindsay Pierce, of the Camdan high..school football team baa a squad of thirty-five boys out daily in spring grid practice. - ' ; Of last year's splendid team which lost but one game throughout the season and that to Charleston, he has some outstanding players. At tlm center position he ha* Part in, Council and Hancock, while in the ranks of tackles are Marshal), feoykin, Cox, S. Council, and Alexander. Candidates for end position* ar^yE||bi Hoggin*, Parker and Jons*, la the guArd position, T. O. Boykln is the only one from the last year's squad who has reported. J,. Boykln, Cox, Rush Mullen, and Waters are 1?41 squad members who are listed as backs. The new talent reporting for the squad at the gprlng workout are WHIL ford, O. Hoggins, Cooper, Sheorn, Clyburn, Tobin, Creed, Campbell. Jennings, Teem. Laraoy, B. Sewell, Hunter. Brown, Gaudy. Wilson, Drakeford, and Norrl*.