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The Camden Chronicle
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VOLUME 54? J_ CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA;-'FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1942 _. NUMBER
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I Objectives ]
0 Campaign <
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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
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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.
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IWilKie
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'Every wasted penny adds
to Hitkrt*kmmk book"
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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!
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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
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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,
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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
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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]
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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
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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
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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. .
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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
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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
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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*