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HOT Oil THE |Et) I Jtf THE SKIPPER. I -:ee! is to bo released in Can making lawn mowers, l'er jjj.,. doesn't cut any ico with H, 11,?>pto. but it doesn't cut any ^ ' y,?. tliink lhat'a a rather willy B |?- mo add in view of the fact B( [ti. tv will be 110 steel for mowers ^^H might get real cute and remark, Ui.it s all there Is, there isn't nton * * * * in a military book which Brl,( likened to a who's who that K oftner list his commercial pur. H ;is a relentless chase for beer".' Hnt you imagine that fellow fighting midst an ale of shrapnel. * * * H'rh-nd of mine here in Camden who Heded a new set of teeth used the j Hnes lie had saved for the set in 1 Hying a defense bond. Good for bim.' Hat's putting teeth into America's ^Er effort by Jimminy. j Byes Wfllie. Sunday is the first day H the weak. It Is a day of rest and ^^B minuu* commercials. > 1 just think folks, In one week last Harih 2:5.000.000 people In the United H&tes suffered from colds and the Hvico preferred by the rest of the Hipulation. ? H A in t radio something fierce of late. H's hard to tell whether tweetie-weeHes. or whatever it may be, are interH'P'i!'-' the war, or the war Inter-. ?Hmrim: rwt'^ie^W&fi.tles. I Musings of the wqek:?The map Hhh tin* red nose may not be bibulHu at all as he may have got that Hay from keeping his nose too much H>1 the grindstone. For many a deHu.ame who has gone in for war Hrork. a revolving lathe is now fashion s whirl. Wooden tires will never Birove popuhir for the folks in the Humble seat. No matter how old a Har may be. If it stops for every Hhumber on the road, it will have ^Hleuty of pickup. Since the use of Hutomobiles is more or less curtailed Hnd niany folks are going to return to ^Bu)rse<*. there have been countless ln quiri-s made as to harness a horse. Hour advice is" Don't." If this Idea of't ^ woodi'ti tires inflated with saw dust Hgets tinder way, filling stations will j be offering motorists a saw anl a cedar log. If the enemy is really able j to extract useful information from ( radio quiz, we have been underestiHinatuu' him again. i ii*:ver could see any sense in coftables until I found out they; B wer- just ttie right height to rest my; te*'r 1 * * I Th most annoying thing about the I have been suffering from tor th. past two weeks is that it has Reriu;i>ly interrupted me when I have been giving advice as to how to cure a told. m w How about someone writing a song ano give it the title of "What do I war.; with sugar as long as I have you. ? * ? They used to gay about a man he is worth his salt. Today he should say he is worth his sugar. Signs of The Times Myrtle Beach, May 27. ? A hotel t here has adopted the old surfy of j ante-bellum days for transporting its lues's to and from the beach. ? i -S [ ROSES and THORNS | Thorns to the guy who manipulated iho tire alarm Snnday at noon. The walling caused hundreds of people to believe It was an air-raid alarm, and believe you me, there sure was some excitement in our fuir city. We think it might bo a good idea to avoid these mistakes. You've all heard the story of the boy who cried "wolf" too often. ? Looking ovt*r at the new armory and wondering when the unsightly piles of lumber and debris would be removed from each side of the building and some effort made to fill up and landscape the area. ? Gazing at the roadway lending from U. S. Highway No. 1 into the depot area and wondering if something cannot be done to clean out the jungle now growing up around the depot and drive. Man alive, what an opportunity for some construclive landscaping by the garden club. * That fire at the airport attracted a parade of cars'to the scene. The fire was in a pile of lumber back of the bujlding used by the Daniels' Construction Company and madq a plenty of smoke. * * The city pumper was stationed at the swimming pool in front of the canttfeik building and sent a stream I . ft I ,1 . il * 1 I ?i J of water licaidy a quart t?r of a mile through" a line of hose to the scene of the fire. By'the way, getting over to the subject of gas rationing, in view of the number of X cards issued to congress. it is interesting to note, says the Columbia State, that a member of th*e House of Commons in England gets only two gallons a week?or one gallon less than our A cards permit. ' What with sugar rationing, gas rationing, home seeking and what not, the telephone in the office of the Chamber of Commerce is working overtime?although we confess there are proper units to contact the sugar and gas problems. One of the questions that has come to us quite fre-" quently of late concerns the use of a motor car for a vacation jaunt. We made inquiry and have been advised that vacation jaunts are not essential and as such are taboo undel( the rationing law. While we confess we do not know just what the penalty might be, we have a sneaking idea that when the next rationing takes place in July, some birds will hud their X cards or B-3's taken away from them. After all, it's a hell of an unpatriotic act. r- ??? Sport Potpourri: BY THE SKIPPER They had better have a lot of hot dogs on hand at the New York polo grounds for baseball's all-star game July 6. This game is to be a daylight affair, beginning at 5:30 o'clock because of the dimout restrictions. That will mean that office workers and other baseball fans with day jobs may get to see the all-star game, but instead of going home for dinner, they can go to the polo grounds and munch hot dogs. ? Quite a number of Camden fight fans listened in on the Ray RobinsonMarty Servel fight last Thursday night. The decision of the Judges in giving this fight to Robinson almost precipitated a riot ou the part of some I&.tMH) epeetatora, for It waa plainly evident that Servel had au edge over his dusky opponent deaplte the fact he loat one round for hitting low. The decision smacked of rankneaa aud waa plainly rendered because of Robinson's coming bout with Champion Cochrane. ? ? Lou Nova's dream of another crack at Joe Louis and the world heavyweight title was shuttered last Monday night when Lee SavoUi, Des Moines heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over the sturdy Californiau In the nlneth round of a ten round tight. A crowd of 16.000 people saw this ringside upset which came while Nova was undergoing the routine of his seconds, uwaltlng the gong which would start the nlneth round. Former welterweight champion. Fritz Kivic. of Pittsburgh, pounded former lightweight champion Lew Jenkins of Sweet Water, Texas,Into a gory mess last Monday night. Wo listened with a great deal of interest to a local baseball expert doscribe the strategy of a baseball manager in Jockeying around with piuch hitters with the opposing manager was doing likewise with pitchers. In other words, it was an effort to put a right hand batter against a left bunded pitcher. For some reason or other, a lot of baseball fans have an Idea that a left handed pitcher has the mastery over a left handed butter and a right handed pitcher over a right handed batter As far back as this writer can remember managers have been manipulating pitchers and batters because of belief in this strategy. If it works, it proves that they are smart; but if it fails, which happens Just as often, why, that Is Just an accident. The truth of the matter is that the whole business Is a myth. From our own observation however, a pitcher has just one advantage, or supposed advantage, over a batter of the same variety. A curve breaks only one way. He can vary it. If he throws overhand, the break is downward! threequarter sidearm, down and away (toward his other side); sidearm, away or even up a little up as wejl as away. So a right hander can break his curve away from a right handed batter, and a left handed pitcher can break his curve awav from a left handed Latter. * The theoretical advantage of this lies in the fact that most hitters are "pull"' hitters and develop more pewer when they can hit a straight ball or a curve breaking into them. They are supposed to be weaker hitting a breakaway ball. i ' Although a pitcher's curve breaks only one way, freak pltchs spch as the screwball, the knuckle ball, etc., will break the other way. That is why a smart pitcher tries to add such a pitch to his repertory. Larry French, at 33, Is reported to be learning how to throw a knuckler, with Fred Fitzsimtnons as his tutor. We note by the press where the Darlington high school baseball team gets the state title by virtue of a defeat of the Columbia Caps by a 2 to 1 score in the second game, which proved to be the deciding one, in a championship series. We saw the Darlington team play?nuff sed. All we can say is that high school baseball in the Palmetto state has sure hit a basement level. From all we can learn by reading the papers and hearing the folks from the other towns talk, baseball is not a popular sport from a spectator standpoint in the midsouth, although the area has contributed some outstanding players to the major leagues. We don't blame the youngsters for not getting very enthusiastic?In the face of the small crowds that gather for the games. The same Is true of golf. In most places this writer has lived the people turn out in goodly numbers for the pasture pool sport. But not here. We hope that the program to make Legion baseball a success can be put over. It was mighty nice of Alderman Clyburn Smith and his hustling lieutenant Donald McGulre Morrison to arrange to put the ball park in fit and fine shape for the season. Dr. Carl West, State Legion Athletic Director, addressed a message to all the papers of the state, the subject matter relating to Legion baseball. We hope that Dr. Carl gets cooperation in his program. Looks rather bad for Legion baseball here in Camden. \Vylle Sheorn and Arthuh Clark have been trying to ] get some action in the matter but most of the folks think the effort would be futile in view of the lack of sufficient material and the problems ' engendered by the gas and tiro sit* ' uation. i ' mm*.* t Personally, come hell or high wa- ( ter, we would like to see baseball ' played in Camden this summer, if we ( had to start a kids league. It's the ' grand old sport of the nation and ' Camden of all places should make a ' go of it. * * * m m We are quite pleased with the re- 1 sponse to our sofetball program. The 1 boys are' taking a lot of Interest in 1 the sport and the fans are tqrning out well for the games. The eutry of the Yanks, a team made up from the ranks of the merchandizing establishments of the city, was the high light of the program so far. When you can get such fine fellows as Cliff McKain and Dan Davis and others back of the project you're getting somewhere. j FOR A FACT j A This will be good news to the motorists. The OPA has issued a notice to eastern motorists to reduce their automobile mileage as much as possible and not to worry If they failed to use the gasoline allowed on their first ration cards. Joel Dean, O. P. A. fuel rationing chief, said failure to use up a ration card would not place the holder under any disadvantage? either under the present temporary setup or under the permanent coupon plan which will be Inaugurated In about three weeks. * It seems holders of "B" cards had expressed fears that failure to use their allowance might be accepted evidence they had "padded" their mileage estimates. Do you remember the old saw that "he who lives by the sword shall perish by the same." Well, for a fact, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky went sound to sleep while listening to a recording of his own sp??ch. t m mm m To our many friends who daily hurl sarcastic recriminations at me because I will not agree with them that the war will be over by Christmas?may I ask that you specify which Christmas?also what war. At a Winconsin teacher's college a food schedule has been worked out by which a family of five may live on $10 a week. Not "on and on"? Just "on". Well, the suits with the pants without the cuffs ai'e being seen nowadays. Removing the cuffs was only a starter. This all-out war is going to take the lounge right out of .the lounge suit. Red Cross Grads Receive Certificates (Continued from first page) n front of tho church were mini:>ers of the executive committee of lie Red Cross chapter, representa;ives of branch orgunlzutlons, the dergy, hospital officials, Chamber of Commerce officials, Mayor F. N. Mc?orkle and city officials, officers of 'he Home Guard, officers of the 102nd Cavalry from Fort Jackson and memtjers of tho Red Cross graduating L-lass of 1917. Following the program in tho churchyard the members of the band and visiting officers were entertained at a supper served in tho Guild Hall of tho Episcopal church by the members of the canteen corps under the chairmanship of Mrs. A. Clifton McKain. J , . The exercises in the churchyard were opened with the singing of ''America", with A. Clifton McKain as leader. The invocation was given by Rev. A. D. McArn, of the Presbyterian church and the address of welcome was given by Mayor F. N, McCorkle. The presentation of the certificates was made under the direction of Major Brailsford with the personal presentation by him to the graduates of the first aid and motor corps courses, and by MrB. Warren Harris to the graduates of the nutrition and canteen units as well as the Nurses aides. Colonel D. W. McGowan of the 102nd Cavalry presented the certificates to the convoy and blackout driving motor transport corps members. Following the presentation of the certificates, a volunteer service pledge was recited by all the graduates. In turn came a song, "Angels of Mercy", by Mrs. Joe Brunson, after which Miss Petigo, a Red Cross Field Representative, gave a brief talk. This was followed by the presentation of the service ribbon bar to Mrs. MayfleltJ. The program came to a close with the benediction by Dr. Maurice Clarke of Grace Episcopal church, followed by the singing of the national anthem. The band gave a short concert concluding with the inspiring southern number "Dixie". The committee on formation consisted of Mrs. Thelma Moody, Mrs. Pearl Pittman,, Miss Helen Harman Mrs. H. O. Wilson, Mrs. L. P. Tobln, Major Brailsford, Miss Margaret Fewell, Mrs. O. J. Smyrl, and Miss Lillian Byrd. "REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR" TIMELY AND THRILLING THEME As timely as tomorrow'* newspaper headlines and oven twice a* exciting is "Remember Pearl Harbor", the Republic action drama which will be soon for the last time at the Halglar Theatre tonight. Magnificently enacted by a splendid , cast which Includes Donald M. Hurry, Alluu Curtis. Fay McKeiuie, lthya Williams, Klg Unman and Maynard | Holmes, and brilliantly directed by | Joseph Santley. this new motion picture is one of the most vivid and entertaining films produced In many years. The battle scenes at the climax are, of course, entirely fictional. Nevertheless they have been splendidly staged and rank among the moHt spectacular ever tllmed in Hollywood, Harry, Curtis, and Holmes are seen as throe soldier pals stationed at a IT. y. Army post In the Phllllpplnea. Harry Is the "rugged individualist" of the trio whose blithe dlsVogard for rules and regulations keeps not only himself, but the other two as well, constantly in hot wal.ei\~~ However, in the critical moment, he is found to be nor wanting In courage and resourcefulness. When, with the opening of war between the United States and Japan, a contingent of enemy troops attempt to land near the army post, his undaunted bravery serves as an inspiration to the Jiardtlghtlng Americans. \ The, accent In the picture Is definitely on action, but there's romance too?with Harry and Curtis vlolng for the affections of lovely Fay McKenzte. State Convention To Meet Here In July (Continued from first page) close with tho singing of "Blest Bo The Tie That Binds." A moot ins w?s held hero Tuesday afternoon at which tho executive secretary of tho Chamber of Commerce was In conference with the officials of the Carriers' Association regarding plans for tho Camden mooting. With Mr. Heath at the meeting were C. L. Moseley,' Camden representative of the Association; those present at the conTtTronce were president Golightly, of Inman; vice president Ira S. Harper, of Lancaster; secretary-treasurer L. 8. Griffin of Central, J. I). Vlckary, editor of Rural Letter Carriers' Association of (he State, from Central, and ICmo?McG-ee, secretary of tho executive committee, from Fountain Inn. SOLDIER'S FOXHOLE DIVERSION ?Private Vincent Costante at Fort Benning, Georgia, models a sculptured likeness of the girl hack home. Active service in the foxholes has no terrors for the United States Army soldier of 1012. Possessed of talent, ingenuity and a will to win, he finds diversion wherever he may bo. It is ar old American trait. At Valley Forge after a dreary winter had passed the Continentals played a game which since has been evolved into baseball. Confederate cavalrymen with "Jeb" Stuart rodo theii best when they joined in rollicking song, and veterans of tho old 155th Pennsylvania Infantry used to tell of their lively cPrd games on tho frocks of Little Round Top during Pickett's chargo at ^ Gettysburg. It's the same indomitable spirit that so long has kept chins up over on Corregidor. WOMEN! ! pManiH| i BimSEXM speak for V * 1 . '1' ' For Only 10/Now Lest thit CP r a dose tTaa only?directed. iniiifguiHmyra gjQQIu$0niEBi ~ 1 V LEMOCO (T?5L> PAINT Vftltr/ PRODUCTS \gg7 Camden Hard ware St Supply Company ' - w*7. ITJ.H * IN /DAYS yfc666 / H you svffor MONTHLY ^ [FEMALE PAIN] which makes you WttK,CRANK Nervous-. If at such times you're annoyed by cramps, headaches, backache, distress < of "Irregularities." a bloated feelI lng, periods of the blues-due to functional monthly disturbances try Lydla E. Pink ham's Vegetable compound. This famous liquid, not only helps relieve monthly pain but also tired, nervous feelings of I such days when due to this cause. * Lydla Plnkham's Compound Is one medicine you can buy today i made especially for women?taken v regularly It helps build up resist i; ance against such symptoms. Fol! nrrvw UNITED STATES WAR STAMPS ?M||F TONIGHT! fl The Picture Every i American Must See ( I I "Remember | Pearl Harbor" "1 ~T L SATURDAY! -1?^ DOUBLE FEATURE A. HIT NO. 1 CHARLE8 8TARRETT RU88ELL HAYDEN - In "Lawless Plainsmen" H HIT NO. 2 . THE ROUGH RIDERS "Forbidden Trails9^ i ir L MON.-TUE3. I ' ACTION GALORE! i "TOUGH I AS THEY I COME" B'-; - with _ 'THE DEAD ENb KIDS"I i -r? ( i L WEDNESDAY I | A REAL MYSTERY, K' \ THRILLER! "The Kendall ! I Murder Case" HAIGLAR