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L:" .. . - ' 4v " f-jr^la Triple Drive For Funds To Aid USO, China and Naval Relief Starts Monday! The Camden Chronicle ' ? . JJt . || mi ' ' n" ' ' % ? IE 54 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 8, IM2 NUMBER 7 I his County's' ar Bond Quota rhe residents of this eounty are ng asked to buy |22,100 worth of ir Savings Bonds in May, under , government's new Quota system the ?sle of bonds. B\,r the first time, definite quotas Ko been assigned to every county In B country, and now each county Kr savings committee has a specific Hective. Members of this county's committee IpreBsed confidence that the objec. Be here will be achieved, J>ut urgI that citizens be certain to make B|r purchases, so that the county Kl certainly go over the top, aud Bt the records-for this state will Bow that fact. From Columbia came a message Km W. P. Bowers, internal revenue Klectpr and administrator lor the Be of bonds, In which he said "the B?ta system gives all of us a definite B-i at which to shoot and I know Bur county will hit the mark. The establishment of the quota sysBu recently was announced by Henry Krgenthau, Jr., secretary of the B*sury. The county war savings Bmmittees of the nation will urge B.MO,000 Americans to place at least B per cent of their income in War Brings stamps and Bonds. This county's committed directs at. BuIon to the fact that they Are War B>nds, not Defense Bonds* now. And in his message. Administrator Bwers said, "We are on the offenB^-not the defensive?and the of^HihIvc Is costly. All of us want to Boid the evils of inflation after this Br, and the best way to do it is to War Bonds and Stamps. I know Br counties in South Carolina are Blng to meet their May quotas." Btate Officers Advise Motorists Attention motorists: \$ould you Bive in a blackout f Ton wouldn't. B^JPat ifl you wouldn't drive in a i(fkout unless your vehicle falis o one of two classes which had Ben approved by the Interceptor ^^Hmmand. South Carolina highway patrol ofBials who were in Camden last FriBy to handle traffic during the dediBtion of the new Wateree river Bldge spoke of the recent classlflcaBn as announced by the Interceptor Bmmand. The officials pointed out Bat many persons have been misipBrmed as to blackout equipment and ^ bts required on their vehicles. ^^ iicHsential civilian vehicles and Bxis will not be allowed to operate Bring blackouts and accordingly, Bere is no need for these vehicles B be equipped with special blackout ^khting systems. In case of a blackBt police and air raid wardens will Asperse all essential civilian traffic. Ih will be the duty of the .drivers B these vehicles to pull to the. curb B soon aa the blackout starts, ex^Bnguish all lights and leave their Bnition key in the car In order that Bese vehicles may be moved in case ^B hre or in case they must he used B an emergency. There will be two classes of ve jdes allowed to operate during Back-out. I Class 1.?Any vehicles of the %rm (Please turn to page seven) Wateree Bridge Formally Opened ? When Adjutant General James Dorler, especially appointed representative of Governor R. M. Jofferies, clipped the red, white and blue ribbon stretched across the highway on the new $326,000 Wateree river bridge at U:80 o'clock Friday morning, the handsome new structure, spanning the Wateree river, was formally opened to the motoring public. ? w Hundreds of persons motored to the new bridge to witness the dedication program, sponsored by the Camden Chamber of Commerce, and participated in by State, county, and city officials, as well as State Highway department officials. Twelve large planes from Shaw Field roared over the bridge during the program of dedication, adding much color to the proceedings. A motorcade, carrying a delegation of Kershaw county officials, headed by W. T. Redfearn, chairman of the Hoard of Directors, the members of the Camden City council, headed by Mayor F: N. MoOorkle; and Camden Chamber of commerce officials, headed by President C." P. DoBom, approached the ribbon barrier from the east to meet a similar motorcade from Columbia at 11 o'clock, No para were permitted on the new structure until after the formal exercises of dedication had been concluded. The dedicatory program was opened by an exchange of greetings by Mayor F. N. McCorkle of Camden and Mayor Fred Marshall of Columbia. In turn, chairman Redfearn of Kershaw county board of directors extended greetings to the representatives of the Richland county board. Short talks were made by George Buchanan, editor of The Columbia Record; Secretary of State, William Blackwell; Comptroller General A. J., Beattle, and John Mullen, past commander of the American Legion post in Camden. Mayor Marshall of Columbia later spoke at some length regarding the cordial relations prevailing between Camden andf Columbia and Kershaw an3 Richland counties. J. S. Williamson, chief highway commissioner, gave an interesting account of details Incident to the construction of the new bridge and what the build(Please turn -to page four ) Episcopal Picnic Was Pleasing Event One of the largest attended picnics held in this community in some time was that sponsored by the Grace Episcopal church at the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Zemp at the Hermitage pond Saturday afternoon. The affair was given for the cadets of the Southern Aviation school, some one hundred thirty-flve being present. Approximately fifty girls were present as hostesses to the cadets. The afternoon was spent In playing games and in swimming. Refreshments consisting 9! hot dogs, coffee, and Ice cream were served. The picnic was in charge of a committee headed by Miss Lillian Yates and nothing was left undone that would Insure a royal time for all concerned. The Southern Aviation school cooperated splendidly by providing buses for transportation purW* Officials of the achool declared that they were deeply appreciative of the toe spirit .of cooperation that is In evidence by the Episcopal church group in entertaining the cadets. This applies to other church groups of the city and the Camden cltixenry in geneWjUjjp Delegates Named to State Convention Hie Kershaw county Democratic convention was held Monday in the county court house with Senator Murdoch M.S Johnson Residing and pr, A. W. Humphries as secretary. J, Team Gettys was named ac chairman; Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, vice chairman. S. Richards was named gtftte executive committeeman, a poet hy his brother, the late John O. Richards for many years. Delegates to the state convention were feme* ae follows; Murdoch M. Johnson, J, Team Gettys, W. T. Redfearn, J. H. McLeod, J. C. Arrants. J. M. Thornton, with Tomes Ancrum and Wo T. rfoBey as alternates. A reenhrthpn _was eral offices. Karesh Supervises City Campaign The triple drive for funds for the USQ, the Chinese relief, and the Naval relief will get under way in Caimleu and Kershaw county next Monday. The local campaign which will be under the personal direction of A Sam Karesh, Mrs. John Mullen, and a corps of willing workers will be pushed to a speedy completion. The drive originally was scheduled to be for the USO alone but the committee decided to incorporate the Chinese and Naval relief appeal and thuB eliminate three separate efforts. The flne work has been done by the U80 throughout the nation and particularly In the areas wherein the armed forces are in training or concentration has provoked great praise from the government as well as from outstanding civilian leaders. The press of the nation has given generously of space to further the program, while radio networks and in particular the major networks are giving much time to major addresses, commentaries, interviews, USO angles in dramatic sketches, and special mention of USO activities. The local committee annourife06< that on Monday, May 11, at 16:15 o'clock John D. Rockefeller, hr., will open the USO war fund campaign over a nationwide'* hook-up of the Mutual system. In addition to ah extended prpgram of "lite" shows, a special USO transcription has beep sent to over three hundred non-network stations throughout the country carrying a special live-minute talk by John IX Rockefeller, Jr., on "Why. I Believe in USO", and a liveminute by. Eddie Cantor of Howard Vincent O'Brien's essay "So Long, Son", on .Impressions of a father whose son is leaving for the army.Likewise, the 885 radio stations of the nation are receiving sets of USO written Spot announcements to be inn serted in their local programs throughout the campaign. The Chinese relief feature is one that should appeal to every American, for the Chinese forces are going to be one of the biggest assots the United nations will have in the eastern war. Because of the five years of war which the Chinese have waged against the militaristic Japs there is much suffering and want among the Chinese people. The Naval relief fund Is being raised in order that the families of men in the navy who have been killed or wounded may. receive aid. More and more the people of the nation are beginning to realise that the navy is the nation's first line of defense and that our very safety depends upon this unit. The naval appeal has met ,with great popular favor and It is hoped that the drive will net much financial help to this fund. (Please turn to page eight) Police Station is Given Face-lifting Even the members of the Camden police department gased In amusement over the transformation that has taken place In the municipal hoose-gow. The city property and health committee of the city council, consisting of Clyburn Smith, ss chairman, and Aldermen Jack Mullen and Wylic Sheorn as members, have accomplished a great deal In making the guardhouse clean and sanitary.- We started to say "attractive", but on second thought decided that no guard-hpuse could be described as being attractive no matter how beautiful it might be architecturally or how finely appoint ed It might be. The Interior of the guard-house hai been entirely repednted, even to the steel of the cells, while all of the plumbing has been gone over un< put in first-class condition. Denton Is Again Chief >0f Firemen At a recent meeting of the Camden lire department W. R. (Baddy) Denton wu re-elected at department chief. Jake T. Haynee waa named aa assistant chief; Ed Willie ma, aa foreman; and Ooonle Mayer and Back Ijaney aa drtrera. i .The mambera of the ftre department are Jt D. Zemp, A1 AMord; Wobdrow Haynes, James Williams, Dick .*?? Tfeatay, Dnhnle Ray, 4L B. Whitley, r M. Mayer. W. I. Jennings, Frank SoUiTan. Andrew Mayer, Jr^^W. ^CL -n ?pVy e i a 'iRJLhJfc Plan Exercises For Next Sunday A Next Sunday Confederate Memorial day will be observed In a fitting manuer at the "Little Arlington" memorial plat in Quaker cemetery. Y Memorial exercises will be held late in the afternoon starting promptly at 5:30 o'clock and they will horn Of? the heroic dead of the blue, the grgy. and tho khaki , and also of the colors of the flying force. All graves pf the departed soldier dead will be decorated. J he memorial program will be com, ted under the auspices of thai United Daughters of the Confederacy, j In the event of rain the program will, be carried out in the Legion Hall on DeKalb street. Colonel E. C. von Treackow, Major Moultrie Braileford, and William McDowell will be marshals of the day. Participating in the parade exercises will (be the boy scduts, the home guard, the vColor guard of the American Legion in charge of post commander Arthur Clark, Father Edward Burke, chaplain; Adjutant Marvin Reasonover, members of the Legion Auxiliary of which Mrs. Leon Bchlosburg is president, school children of the city and ?o**ty, the city school band under; lthi direction of director $urae* M*9' 'or McCorkle and members of-The Camden city council, officials of Chamber of Commerce, members Of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, clergy of the city, and other women organisations. It is hoped to have a squad of cadets from the local flying post present to participate in the affair.Camden Bombardier Sings As He Slays From an advanced American air base in the southwest Pacific comes an! epio s\ory concerning Lieutenant Gdorse D. Barnhlll, a bombardier on arf^Afnerlcan bomber which participated in a bombing raid on Rabual, I the main Japanese base in New Guinea. Camden interest in Lieutenant Barnhlll is due to the fact.that he is a son of Mrs. Z. Z. Barfleld, 410 Rutledge street, this city. The story from the unknown advanced American air base tells of heroism of the Camden-born gunner during a grim battle against the Japanese airmen. A greater part, ,of the attack by the American bomber was in the nature of bombing with barges and land bases as targets. It was tho rear guns on the bomber coming in charge of Barnhlll that afforded a veritable torrent of lead into the barges ladbn with Japanese troops. A newspaper writer who was on the bomber with Barnhlll tells in a graphic manner in which the Camden youth handled his guns, singing at the top of his voice during the attack. Ihe newspaper writer said that what Barnhlll lacked In tone he made up In volume, and he certainly was an ace at reaching his targets. Bring Idle Land Into Production l ? Idle land Is like an ld? factory. Fred A. Thompson, Jr., District Con; aervaUonist of tho Lynches River Boil t Conservation District and member i 0f the Kershaw oounty U8DA wai . board, said this week in urging farm : a,, |p the district to Tartar** ?nd unused land Into production. I v "There la hardly a single farm Is the district on which there Is not 1 some Idle land that could be In pro. 1 fltable production", Mr. Thompsor pointed out. * i He emphasised the necessity of putting this land to work. "For every available acre of crop or pasture land that Is not producing, there is a man or woman or eh 04 somewhere in the worItf~HXrUeks enough food," he asserted. "If the land is too steep or badly eroded to produce tyw&ft may be aasigned to the task of providing bay or temporary grazing, both of which will be badly needed in the Foodfor-Freedom program." , The conception of conservation as hoarding, scrimping/ saving up,, or "putting aside for a rainy, day" has no place in wartime, the district conservationist said. Conservation in that aeose is a drag on our productive machinery. What to weeded today to productive conservation. pvery acre &t land to work em the production job it to beet salted to per; (Please tarn to page four) Sand Bags To Be Distributed Here Several thoiiMum! sacks will be distributed in the city by the county council of natioual defense next week, these sacks to be used for providing a Hand supply for the smothering of fires starting from incendiary bombs. Commander Shannon announced that the bags would be available at the central*control post beginning next Monday between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. It will not, however, be necessary for people to call at the control pOBt for them as it is planned to have them distributed to every home in the city by the various air raid wardens. This will probably be done next week. The classes for air raid wardens, auxiliary police, and . auxiliary firemen which are being held on Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings in the library of the high School under Hhe direction of Cammander (Ralph Shannon and chief air raid warden Charles Shannon, IV, together with Chapman Barrett, are resulting in much interest on the part of the volunteer workers. Mr. Barrett, who attended the special school at Texa* A. and M College. h*g been able to give the air raid wardens, auxiliary police, and auxiliary firemen a great deal of valuable information regarding protective measures in the event of an air raid. These classes are to be continued regularly each week until the entire course has been completed and the volunteer workers have acquired an indispensable and valuable knowledge of what is to be done to combat the effects of any air raid emergency. Seaboard Station Entered, Sacks Cut For the second time in a few years the Seaboard passenger station has been looted at the new Seaboard park west of the city, the baggage section was broken Into and mall pouches opened and aearchad for letters carrying money. The robbery occurred Monday morning between 1 and 6 o'clock. Discovery of the affair being made when a post office employee reached the station to pick up the mail which bad come In on a train northbound shortly after one o'clock. Mr. Lowman, Seaboard passenger agent, was at the station until after 3 a. m. When he left everything was all right with the baggage room doors locked. When the postal employee reached the station the lock on the baggage door had been pried open and the two mail pouches were on the floor with long slits cut into the canvas. Postal officials declare that no registered letters are carried on the trains discharging mall during the night at the local station. According to Mr. Lowman, the affair was the third of the kihd to take place in the few- years the station has occupied its present site. The railroad may consider a plan in adoption at stations on other railroad! and located In remote areas, when a bright light is left burning on th4 depot platform. Mall robbers cannoi work ufider the light and if the light is off it is an automatic warning thai 1 something is wrong. Mail that &ad been taken from th< , rifled sacks in the baggage rooc ( Tuesday morning was found In tip room, according to the postal author! ties. 1 - Tennis Players Must Wear Suitable Slides Dan Deris and Charles Garnett, the latter aa expert ot the laying, off and ear*dLfrr-1- soarts, are ?6nverting TlcnJs court in Rectory one ot the best tennis the court has been graded and I surfaced with what Is known " as true hard sand, which when rolled will offer a smooth feet area, A surface such as is being placed on the Rectory Square court is Simliar to the top dressing at Orace'a championship play courts, and in this connection Messrs. Darts and Oarne^ wish t* call attention to the tact that players using the oourt must wear tennis shoes. Bard soles and heetb will quickly ruin the surface. Arrangements hare bech made with the police deportment to hare this rule enforced. Any players WKr disregard this seualatloa will be ejected from W WsW*?e^w I the court, r to %:?r V ' ;Ji 5Ctr?rr^'-r?L*? . C_-~ .. '^75. - - Poppy Day Will Be Observed Here PoppioH of patriotic remembrance will bloom in Camden on Saturday, May 88. Mra. Loon Schloaburg, preat dent of Leroy Hoik Post Unit No. 17 of the American Legion Auxiliary, announced today. Every man, woman and child in the city will be aaked to wear a poppyon that day In honor of the men who have given their Uvea for America. The poppies will be distributed by volunteer workers from the auxiliary and the colna contributed for them will be used In Legion and Auxiliary work for the war disabled, their families and the families of the dead The poppies which will be distributed have been made by disabled veterans at Veterans Hospital, Co- , lumbla. Making the little red flowers has given many veterans employment during the winter and spring months. The work is limited to men receiving little or no government compensation and those with families to support. Contributions received for the pop- > ? pies* on Poppy Day are a principal source of support for the vast 1xelfare work carried out by the Legion and Auxiliary among the disabled men and dependent families. With the new adding to America's list of war victims, there will be greatly Increased need for funds during the coming year. Poppy Day has been observed by the Legion and Auxiliary annually for the past twenty years. With the nation again at war, the poppy has new significance this year and will be worn as a symbol of patriotism by millions of Americans throughout the oopntry. More than 18,000,000 of the flowers have been made by disabled veterans for the Auxiliary, the largest lumbar , since the observance of Poppy Day i was begun twenty years ago. Orders i for the popples from Auxiliary IJtaita i everywhere have been Increased this 1 year In anticipation of greatly in, creased demand for the flowers of patriotic remembrance. * " '' " *. -r' ? ' 1 Many Offices And Firms Qose Noon The Camden Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday thgt following, contacts with county and city offices, reAl estate and lawyers as well as > doctors and dentists, the mid-week half-holiday would be effective for the summer months beginning Thursday, May 7. All lawyers, real estate, Insurance and other professional groups, to, gether with - the hardware stores, furniture stores, city offices, county offices and the Chamber of Com-. ^ ( merce, are observing the mid-week ( closing during May, June, July, and August. The grocery stores, department.. ' stores, ladles clothing shops, and bar1 ber shops will start the mid-week * ^closing on Thursday, June ^4, andcon 1 tinue through. Jane, July, and Au' gust. 1 Whether the garages and filling sta* tlons would observe the mid-weak 1 closing earlier than June baa not bean t determined when this article waa 1 written. Perry Langs ton, of the Ohev1 rolet garage and service station, stated that he would have a statement 1 aa soon aa he had contacted the ether 1 garages, service stations had filling 0 stations. Clergy May Bare To Use Two Feet . The clergy of South Carolina, as well ao the entire nation, will ?Vftdence much Interest In a rvllac Issued Inst week by John C. Wiegel, national director of the office of price administration* to the effect that a majority of ministers are not eligible for nj>w Mtonotfl> tfrti. - ?' rrftr, Under WIegorg ruling, no minister can be granted tires If he ean use public means of transportation In the performance of Ms religions flag. Oohs/TIlU Qumllile^?on w#l present most ministers Mm obtaining three since most of them ere able to use public conyeynness. 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