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. ' "?"-" ' 25" ?^V?.>Vvk . *' ' " - - - -'? ' v ' , 'r-V^*4. ?" * " * '' "^' ,.k f*' " ;, *-" ' '-' ^TT' \ ' " _ v -' ?'- ' : i * V -V'^-tS * t .1 vi-?%-' ' * '...' The Camden Chronicle 1?~~~Mill lllll 1 VOLUME 54? J_ CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA;-'FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1942 _. NUMBER 11 ii??????? .'P^i,...,? ? i "' n mi mjagqsaaw^^WBWMMMMWWBWigeg^ewwwwwBBWMwaiByBMWMW^ I Objectives ] 0 Campaign < 1 ' IJ 1 k tnnounced today that the vice Organisation war fund 1 the Chinese relief earn- I the Navy relief campaign i nducted <>ne drive in i ounty and will be known i shaw County United War i drive opens on May 11 i lea on July 4. a to be raised in Camden i -ee units Is $1,200, while < the objective Is $400, and ' $115, making a total of ] the ' three communities. i bershlp of the United Ser- i nlzatlpn includes every ! in in the, fighting uniform iani. It is estimated that of this year there will be ' them. U80 club houses very threshbold of camps ; stations welcome the offjr to their roaring flrelounges, and social halls, club houses offer a comre of community hospitalspontaneous, open-handed, ely friendly. This is what out of one hundred sol? for, after all, the young * a' cross section of all le. What most of them are is something to bridge the n the army barracks and le town. What they used 1 evening on Sunday they now on leave. ~ They want > talk to?they want to and they want to dance ' N. McCorkle was named i of the USO campaign In unty and he named^A Sam the Camden campaign With Mr. Karesh as cob Mrs. John? Mullen and nembers of the executive ettles Lindsay, as treasur.nk H. Heath, as publicity v relief feature of the great interest in that the the drive, will towards ir the dependency of naval I sailors who are killed or i action. The purpose beciety is that ho navy man, no orphan children, no other member of a navy e turn to page two) ise Price / V) War Fund iaw county chapter of the jnd has been enriched to f $250 as a result of I he a painting by Miss Ruth ing is floral in character, Dutch style, and is by a artist, Julia Colt, who is fe, Mrs. Henry Colt. Mr. It have been spending the mdefl. The painting was the Kershaw county the Red Cross by Mrs. llsposed of under a plan 'ney for the war relief Ruth Richards iipmetased It. Mrs. Colt stud;h and IUly and belongs nen Artists of America York. H?r home is at v York. painting is a most exquinent of tulips, Iris, roses arden flowers. . J I IWilKie (Mb, rrI 'Every wasted penny adds to Hitkrt*kmmk book" ' ! Never * & my fcoo the refrigerator whhoot dotiog the door. Leni^ the door tjtr *??a either ice, electricity, or (u?tad does the food no good! E'en if you'll need to opto it ^ , ?t*ia <000?shut the door! B _ W-TT^ r '' " Defense Program 1 Concentrated Upon . Air ruld wardens and auxiliary poice and firemen of the Camden do* .'ense unit are to have general and i ipecialized Instruction under the direction of Commander Ralph N. Shan- i [ion, assistant commander, R. W. Bonial and Chapman Barrett, during the next several weeks. The air raid wardens are to meet at the high school library on Monday evenings, the auxiliary firemen on Tuesday evenings, and the auxiliary police on Wednesday evenings. The sessions are to start at 8 o'clock sharp and will continue for about an hour and a half.v This routine of meetings will continue every week until the prescribed course covering general precautions and activities and specialized activities has been completed. The specialized Instruction will bo given by Mr. Barrett who has Just completed a course Involving civilian defense activities at Texas A. and M. University. Commander Shannon la requesting that all wardens, firemen and policemen make it a point to be present at these meetings as it is necessary that none of the important items gorerning operations in case of ah mtr raid be missed. He also requests thatall arrive in time to hare the meetings start promptly at 8 o'clock^' The routine of each meeting will call for. general instructions and suggestions by Commander Shannon and assistant commander bonsai. The greater part of each session will be given over to Mr. Barrett who will deal with the matter of incendiary bombs, demolition bombs, decontamination of water supply, treatment of victims of various forms of gas and other specialized features. The women's division committee, Mrs. A. C. McKaln, Mrs. John Mullen and Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr., met with Mrs. W. F. Freeman, field representative of the State Council for National defense Monday evening. Mrs. Freeman discussed at length the duties and organization <of the' women's groups for defense activities. The women's division is to meet next week to complete its organization by the naming of various committees. Annual Flower Show To Be Held on May 6 J An announcement of marked interest to all lovers of flowers and shrubbery concerns the date of the annual Camden Garden Club flower show. The Camden Garden Club floral exhibition will be held in the Guild Hall of Grace Episcopal church Wednesday, May 6, from 2:00 to 8:00 p. m. There will be no admission charge. A special feature of the flower show this year will be an exhibit of wild flowers and wood ferns arranged by Henry Savage, Jr. This will be one of the first exhibits of Its kind in Camden or elsewhere and should attract much attention from the general public. Judges for this annual event will be Miss Zaldie Gulledge, Mrs. George Thayer and Miss Ethelyn Pope, all of Columbia. Mrs. Henry G. Carrison, Jr., Is general chairman of the show this year. An interestlng feature of the affair will be the serving of tea by the Junior auxiliary of Grace church, k Entries are to be received by Mrs. Garrison and her club committee from 9 untH 11 noon 6n the day of the show. Judging will take piece from 11 noon until 1 in the afternoon during which time the hull will be Closed. The doors will bo open for visitors st 2 Prises sre'to berawardbd to certain classes of bulbs and plants donated by members and fertiliser by the (Please turn to page aeven) Four New Directors Named For Chamber jli s result of the balloting iof members of the board of directors the Camden and. Kershaw County Chamber of Conrtnerce the report of the committee having charge of the count showed that the four new directoijtrei.a *#tag. Perry Langston, A. Reid Skrfatt and John *r Nettles. : These four directors take the places of C. Nettles, CV?&;?\. < .--j Chamber Gives ] Advice To Motorists < "Don't sell your car?don't put It In storage, but use It wisely". This i appeal Is submttted from the Carolina < Motor Club by the Camden and Ker- i sh&w County chamber of commerce. I The motor club has made the appeal I after numerous reports were broad* i cast to the effect that a wave of car I selling was beginning due largely i to the fear and hysteria engendered by talk to the effect that tirea now | on automobiles may be confiscated 1 at some time in the1 dim distant fu* I ture, no gasoline for pleasure drlv- < ing, and a hundred other groundless 1 statements. < Motorists should not be stampeded i into selling their automobiles despite < attractive prices offered them. The ; fact that good prices are offered Is i the very proof of the value of the ] article being' sold. In addition, the motorist should realise that If widespread selling of automobiles con- i tinues, the bottom will fall W of 11 the used car market, and the automobile will be worth just the tires on its wheels. The wise motorist * Is the one who hangs oh to bis Automobile. The placing of the car in storage Is just as bad as selling it since every day of ' disuse takes a heavy ton of both car ' and tires st the same time that It deprlvea the family of transportation. Hence, the adviee-r- don't sell your car?don't put It In storage, but use it wisely. The motor club has also called attention of the Chamber of Commerce to the aew safety Responsibility Daw recently enacted in the state of New York. The law, while a New York law, will apply to motorists from South Carolina should said motorists (Please tarn to page two) Massebeau To Have Racks For Cyclists Bicycle rscas in sufficient numbers I to accommodate at least one hundred bicycles are to be placed on BfOad and DeKalb streets in the business district of the city within a abort tijpe, according to police commissioner, Clyde V. Massebeau. Mr. Massebeau stated that the rapIdly Increasing number of bicycle riders and the difficulty in finding a suitable place to park the- twowheeled 'vehicles makes it necessary that these racks be provided. In the event that the use of the bicycles continues to increase additional racks will be provided, according to Mr. Massebeau. Another matter that will be of much Interest to the general public in Camden and throughout the state is the determination of the new police < commissioner to eliminate vagrancy from the community. Mr. Massebeau , states that with the scarcity of labor In the agricultural areas there is no need for any man to be idle and It is his Intention to see that every healthy male in the Camden vicinity take an active part in the present war effort of earning a living and helping production. "I intend to eliminate vagrancy from Camden", said Mr. Massebeau. The. members of the Camden police department were entertained at a steak dinner at the M. ? K. Coffee Shop Tuesday evening by the management of the restaurant. All of the members of the police force, together with the police commissioner and members of the police committee, were present and enjoyed the menu that was offered by Messrs. Arthur Metrakoe and Pete Roomaas. Trespassers Warned To Keep Off Area 1 1 T Signs warning trespassers on the city property known as the "watershad" and along Dlcey's creek have been posted over the area according to city officials violators art to be fined. The notices which hhVe been posted over the area state that shy person shooting, bathing, or otherwise trespassing on this property, or making -fires-or permitting fires set by them to run or barn thereon, or removing therefrom any trees, wood, straw, or shmbhrixjriU be prosecuted to, the foil extent of the lair, ^ '* ' 1 It if also Illegal to fish on these land#i" r?.. The eity Is-JMMflt * reward ef $28.60 to be gl*in to amy phrm farniahing evidence sufficient to convict anyone who wMum the above Polo Program Is 1 Over For Season 1 JpecuuHo of the extremely long dry ipfll and the fact that the surface C if No. 1 polo Held has become hard b *nd brittle, Coach Cyril Harrison of p [he Camden polo club has announced tl that the game last Sunday was doll- s altely the flual game to be played un- C til! the start of the 1942-1943 season fc nejct November. Th^g concludes a seven-month polo o period. The Initial games having t been played early In October when ( Lhq First Army maneuvers were start- s sdjln the Carollnas. While the crowds J whjioh several times reached a peak 1 of jfrom four thousand to Ave thous- a anj! spectators in February and March i of 1941, did not attain this figure this c yeiir, the attendance has been unus- i uajly good. This was most satisfying to the polo club management, as t th< officers and members realised that c the conditions occasioned by the war* ( sufh as the rubber shortage and the t big Increase In taxes, wore handicaps , to record turnouts. < t According to present plans, Cyril t Harrison, who leaves next week for y Baltimore where he plans to spend j part of the summer, will return next < October to again manage and coach , the Camden polo talent. Plana of at, definite nature can not however bejj made, inasmuch as Harrison may be j called into the service because of the t war emergency. Some thirty offclal games were | played since the season was ushered ; In last October. The records of these j games show that Harrison scored a i total ofhixty-thret goals, but this did , no| necessarily mean that he played j in .all of the games; in fact, he was i missing from the lineup in at leaat , twplvo of these games. None of thel] *8 (Please turn to page two) , Wateree Bridge To Be Opened 11 A. M. {The new |360,000 Wateree rivbr brfilge will po formally opened this! morning with appropriate exercises! at which state, oounty and city officials will participate. In the absence of Governor R. M. Jefferles, Adjutant General James Dozier has been commissioned by the executive to represent him at the ceremony. o The Camden mayor and cdunt^lmen, chairman Redfearn and members of the Kershaw county board of directors, members of the Kershaw < delegation including Messrs. Johnson, < Arranta and Thornton, ?he president of the Camden and Kershaw county < chamber of commerce, county offi- 1 clals, highway commissioner Stanley Williamson, and members of his executive staff, Mayor Marshall of Co- j lurabla and the chairman of the Richland county hoard of directors and representatives of the press will be at the ceremonial. Commissioner Harry Bohlen of the state highway police will have a squad of officers on duty at the bridge: The Camden and Kershaw county group of officials will meet the YisltIng group from Columbia at the bridge. Here a short ceremony, featuring the cutting of a ribbon by General Dosler will take place. The motorcade of officials will then proceed to the Sarsfield club where a luncheon will be served. V Immediately following the .departure of the official party from the bridge ceremony, the handsome new structure will be thrown open for traffic. Had No License So Driver Goes To Jail A New Tork woman motorist had some pleasant things to say about Camden and Camden hospitality as the result of an act of courtesy extended by Patrolman Pat Ott. The New York woman, driving a costly new limousine had stopped for a red light at DeKjUb.. and Broad streets when a track in front of her backed np, damaging the top of the radiator on the car. * Patrolman Orr witnessed the incident and detained the truck, driver until he had ascertained the damage to the New Yorker's car. He """H" for tht amount and placed the truck drirer la Jail for not having a driver's License. The Now Yorker inquired the name f,,, ni M tOOK CivBi DfT PQ"N? oof wipTwltwfl .. " ,. ' * - ' '?* ' 'XtL/V 5 / ?3b /v ' V'V Kershaw Burial To 8e A Shrine i Due to the Initiative taken by the iamden and Kershaw Couuty Cham. ? er of Commerce the ancient burial ( lat located In the southern part of he city la to be made a community . brine In recognition of the fact that < 'olonel Joseph JCerahuw, the found. < r of Camden, la burled there. Already through the efforts of Col- ( >nel and Mrs. K, C. Von Treeokow, , he latter the regent of the DAR; , 'ouncllbum Wylle Sheorn, commla. , loner of parka for the city; and j tunes Haley, superintendent of pub-', lc works; work haa been started , it this historic spot and wheu com* , >leted the "shrine" will be publlcisid as one of the feature historic daces of the community. . The area within the brick enolosire has been cleared of all debris tnd weeds and the next step will be he cleaning of the momuments, while hose that had been broken will be -estored. The brick wall will be checked and where there has been iny settling of the foundation, steps pvill be taken to stregnthen It. Rich loam wjll be placed within the en. closure and seed planted to Insure i permanent grass surfacing. The ienss brush and foliage whloh has frown about the area will be trimwed and a walk laid from the burial area to Bull street. There is probably no spot more Mcred In Camden history than this Kershaw burial area. For some time past the p&re of the place has been under the direction of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In the program of the Chamber of Commerce to promote all historic spots as places of tourists' interest, arrangements have been made whereby the city under the direction of Commissioner Wyile Sheorn's department, will supervise the rehabilitation program and also look after the maintenance of this area under the personal direction ojr supervision of direct decendants of Colonel Joseph Kershaw. According* to the plan 'suggested by the Chamber of Commerce, walk six feet wide and surfaced with fine granite screenings would be extended from - Broad street to the (Please turn to page six) Judge Steps Up Minimum Penalties Drunken and reckless drivers, speeders, drunks and persons guilty of other offenses are going to find that the price of crime has gone the way of income taxes and the high cost of living. Judge Oliver Rice, recently elected recorder for the city, has announced a new "price catalogue" for offenders. I The figures quoted are minimum and are considerably in excess of previous figures prevailing In fines and prison sentences. If you are arrested for drunken driving, the minimum fine will be $62, and if you do not have the cash or are unable to raise same, it will mean 20 days in the hoose-gow. If you are nabbed because you were driving titter suspension of your driving license, it will mean the paying over of $27 or going to Jail for 20 days. If you are driving without having first secured a driver's license, the Judge will say $12 or 16 days." The same fine or imprisonment .will apply to reckleay driving offenders. Speeders caught In the business district will pay over $11 or go to Jail for 10 days. If taken in the residential area it will be $7 or six days. . (Please torn to page three) r - uum - - i j xm lis Driver Slumbers;# Three Are Injured Three aoldiars from Fort Jackson, who gave their names to the police as Haxel Crosby, John H. Brown and Stephen Orange, were Injured badly when a car-they were riding in crashed 1st? a pole a block from the business district of Camden at l:so Sunday morning. Police rushed the Injured men to the Camden hospital but they were transferred to the hospital at th* aviation poet and later taken in ambulance to the base hoopitaf at Fort Jackson. At the aviation hospital It was said that Croebywaa tnd~Ttil)H Bilious If injured of the group: He lost several teeth and his nose may be fritetnred flwwwi badiycut but Orange d if [Qrwby polio, ho foil uleei Midweek Closing ~ ? ProgramGets Jolt A summer tradition of many years itsudlUK whereby, all business in Camden suspends one-half day in the **ek during the months of June, July and August appears to have lltjrally gone into the limbo of historic liacard. >. Announcement was made recently [hat the mid-week closing so far as irocery stores, profesBlou&l offices and real estate and iusurance offices would be effected the flrst Thursday In May and that other stores such as department stores, Jewelry stores and the like would adopt the mid-week closing program the flrst Thursday in June. The fly In the ointment came a few days ago when It became known that the A&P store here would not he em* braced In the mid-week closing pro* gram. In view of the determination of this chain store not to partlolpate In the mid-week closing the majority of other chain atores as well aa Independent establishments announced that under the circumstances they would be forced to remsfh open every day of the week egoeptlng of oourse, Sunday.* The majority of the larger atorea In the retpft district, aa wall aa department stores, dry goods atorea* and the live and tan eents ltdfoe, declared that with the grocery atorea remaining open they alao would haVe to eliminate the mid-week half-day closing program. Bhcplalng the reason for the change of policy of the AJkP store, company officials at Charlotte wrote to the C&mden and Kershaw county cham- ' ber .of commerce and aald "for many years the hours of retail food store employees ware long and the dnties arduous. Year after year for the past several years the management of AAP food stores have recognised I these conditions and have been striving to Improve them. Many beneficial moves have been made In the interest of our employees. Several months ago the company decided to , limit the work week of our retail v store employees and field supervision to flve-days?46 hours. ' This was a move heretofore unheard of In the retail grocery Industry. It had not been unusual for many retail grocery employees to work 70, 80 or even 90 ' hours a week. It was, therefore little wonder that" A&P's five-day, 48-hour week was quite generally considered revolutionary among the members of the retail grocery Industry. The (Please imp to page gig) Johnson Retires At End of Term "During the past several weeks many voters over the county have asked me whether or not I intended to offer for re-election to the state senate lp the primary this summer* but, because of circumstances 1 could not control, I have not been able to, ,T'~ announce my decision until now," ~ said Senator M. M. Johnson. "At this Ume f beg to say that t shall not be a candidate for re-election to, the state senate thts year. Because of the kind Interest of friends who have Insisted that 1 offer for reelection and because I have really enJoy ad the service in spite of the pAcuities I have encountered, I have ' come to this decision with great r#? Ipctance, but It happens that my pock.4 etbook is fiat and the needs of my family and the demands of ay creditors (of whom there are Isgton) are such that I most for a time eschew politics and addreoa myself to ay practice with industry. ^ -f j* "Also, while we are obliged to cofftlnue to maintain our etate akd^oenty govemmente, I have the fooling that so far as hi possible politics should " Qftoooe torn to gdgj eight) Quota Announced For War Savings Quota, of the Tlrlotu itetee*affr~ counties {or tSs of War flavlnga Bond* Mid Btampe have been anBoenoqd, by tha War Savlnga Staff. The quota for Karahaw oounty for the month of May. 1M2. f (22,100. The average monthly ante of eU.e* " ; rtee eThond* wimty *ir-? the parlod beginning Jnly, 1*41 and I liene of Karahaw county rintet "a*