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-vf;-"-rV v ' P ' - ' 1 c\ ' Enemy Bombers Prepare for Attack On Camden; Test Blackout Tonight The Camden Chronicle , 1 1 VOLUME 54 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1942 NUMBER 13 Pi Urges Complete Cooperation In Campaign Ifhe drive for scrap rubber is on j earnest In Camden according to J I C McKaln. chairman of the Sal- f e'coutmlitee of the Kershaw coun fouucll for National Defense. Auy ?K m the line of scrap rubber Lid be turned in during this drive ( Lh concludes at the end of the ( nth. )1(| rubber heels, discarded h(^^ j ter bottles, farmers with old trac- ^ {ires; in fact anything that has , rubber content should be 'turned according to chairman McKgin. } Laid Mr. McKaln in discussing the < Ke. "The campaign was started t or(jer of President Roosevelt and < I its outcome depends the question ] etber a imtionwlde system of gas ] toiling will he instituted to Bave f Kg. Filling stations are authorized 1 | pay a penny per pound for the < ap. Early reports from various fill- < stations Indicate that many people i contributing the scrap without ] Krge. These reports also indicate < t the campaign got off to a good | Krt on Monday. I am very confident t the campaign in Camden and j rshaw county will be an outstand. l success." r. McKain urged etery household- 1 | to go through their garrets and 1 ars and comb them thoroughly ' the precious rubber substance. < lections already reported, feature i ^ ne amusing features; for Instance 1 omer elastics, old girdles, hot 3 ter bags, Ice bags, and rubber < from glass ash trays, old rub- 1 g and galoshers, and even floor 1 ts from front comportments of au- < ^ obiles figure in the donations. < t is noted that children are look for old rubber in order to collect 1 (Please turn to page three) n't Burn Straw; Kve For Bedding nstead of burning straw from this King's grain crop, V. T. Mullen, ^Brk Unit Conservationist of the iches River Soil Conservation Dls- ! a. recommends saving it for live < feed or for bedding stables next ter. n view of the increased strain that Bl be placed on the land by the wl-for-Freedom program, it is imBtant that as much organic matter I possible be returned to the land, Mullen says. "Compost by hav plenty of litter in the barn and Bbles is an excellent source of this terial." ^pupplenn-nted with the proteins and Bcium grain straw may be used as ghag? for idle work stock or for tering beef cattle, the conservaBhst points out. Cattle In medium good condition in the fall have n wintered satisfactorily on from to 20 pounds of straw dally, plus B pound of cotton seed meal. ^Btraw not used as feed or bedding Bv used to a good advantage in Blching eroded and galled areas in ^BtnatMi tje 1 d8 or pastures as an aid I the establishment of vegetation I those areas. |WAR BUIVDSj Jhe 155-millimeUr gun ift the mod ?v?r?ion of the old "QPF" of B^W War I days. It has a ranae *p P?rc?nt creator than tho old 'i neaving a Utv-pound projectile proximately IS mileo. It'ia capoW of Mfh road speed and oooh .costs $50,000. I aTV If nflals of America are working terrific speed turning out long . ^effective weapon lor,our) , 'orces. You and your neighworking hand-in-hand in unity w*ke possible the purchaae ot Adequate number of thee# guna buymg War Bonds. Put 16 per,* 01 your income in War Bonds to ' J,ch your county quota, trip Private Dick In Texas Broadcast (Hy The Skipper) Wednesday's mail brought a letter roin guess who? Yes, (oiks, none Jther than genial Dickie Branham, whose ability to produce the very Inest In soft drinks at Slick Zeiup's Expert's Headquarters", needs 10 build-up. Dickie is somewhere "Deep lu the Heart of Texas" reading the long splstle, I was struck with the fact hat Dickie writes as he talks?a lot 5f dry wit mixed with philosophy. He tells me that they really have aot weather out there, or at least ^hat Is what they have told him bi\t I take It as yet that Dickie has not experienced any of the hot Texas days. For the information of the many friends of Dickie, in Camden, ie tells me that he is in the heavy weapons outfit, handling machine Suns, mortars, of a like nature. H?! I have already lost 12 pounds and I guess I will lose many more before I leave here, but I feel fine and I guess I will get over it if I live through it." Continuing in the) letter Dickie says that it sounds very funny to hear people talking about the gasoline rationing, for out In Texas he says, "You can get as much gas as you want and it sells from 10c to 13c per gallon." He goes on to state that the use of bicycles by Camden people is not going to burt them any, in fact, will do them a lot of good as most of them need the exercise. In the letter Dickie asks for the addresses of some of the boys that have been drafted as he wishes to write to them. I hope that this plea from Dickie will be heard, and that the friends and relatives of the boys who have gone into the service will Write him and send the desired addresses. Relative to the daily meeting of the "War Strategy Board", at Slick's place, Dickie says that as soon as he gets back he is going to straighten the situation out for them. "I hope every body in Camden is' getting along all right, and that you are keeping the boys in the durg store straightened out for me. Tell everybody in Camden hello and I hope th^t it won't be long before I will be back to enjoy the good old hospitality and sunshine," says Dickie. Lieutenant Boykin With Ferrying Group Samuel Boykin was recently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Forces and is on duty with the Ferrying Command as Assistant Group Operations Officer. Lieutenant Boykin was t>orn March 25, 1917, at Wannah Plantation, Boykin, South Carolina. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ancrum Boykin of Wannah Plantation. After graduating from Camden high school, he attended The Citadel in Charleston, and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He is a member of the S. A. E. Fraternity and the Blue Key Honorary Fraternity. Lieutenant "Boykin learned to fly In the Army Air Corps, Randolph Field, Texas, instructed at the Air Corps Primary school in Camden, and entered the Ferrying Command as a civilian pil9t in February, 1942. Lads To Register Eighteen To Twenty For convenience of registrants the Selective 8errice Board office, DeKalb street, Camden, will be open for registering June 28 to June 10. Office hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. every day except Saturday from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. All men born on or after January 1, 1922 and on or before June 30, 1924, will be registered on June 30, 1942, between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. at the following school houses in Kershaw county: l Camden High School. Kirkwood school, Jackson school, Charlotts Thompson* school, Antioch school, Midway school, Bdthune school, Mt Piagah school, Kershaw school, Baron DeKalb school. Liberty Hill school, Logoff school. Blarney school, PbM Grove school, IftehJe school. Fine Address At _ Red Cross Meeting The meeting of the lied Cross Camp and ' Hospital Council of Kershaw county, which was conducted under (he auspices of the Legion Auxiliary in the Legion llall Friday, was productive us much interesting information. Richard A. Gravitt, Red Cross Field Director of the eustern area, gave an interesting talk outlining the pur. poses of the Council and itemizing the several ways In which citizens may assist in the work of the soldiers In camps and hospitals. Some of the methods of assistance Involve the furnishing of day rooms, the furnishing of chapels, means of relaxation such as games and recreational pursuits. He pointed out that after men who are given the most intensive training ever given American soldiers involve much technical, physical, and mental strain, to make them hard fighters in the shortest possible time, they need absolute change of tempo such as rest and recreation and reading ,together with opportunity for writing and lounging about. The speaker called attention to how important after the dally concentration of training that^tfce change to recreation, reading, louifklng, listening to music, must be qjade in ft manner to appeal to all. He called attention to the fact that some of the men are skilled musicians, particularly pianists, and the need of pianos to use to exploit their talent. He also called attention to the fact that soldiers in hospitals nedd lighter games, puzzles, and the like; also that rooms In hospitals must have shades. In regard to the pianos probably, he stated that it was likely that some individuals may have pianos which could be loaned for the duration. Such an instrument would be well taken care of. The speaker stressed that Camden can adopt the Southern Aviation school as their project. All supplies which were duplicates and not necessary at that time, would be sent (Please turn to page four) Mayor Presides .... At Unique Event In the presence of city, county and Chamber of Commerce offclals Mayor F. N. McCorkle on Tuesday fixed large patriotic posters to one of the large trucks of the Railway Express Agency. Following this ceremony, members of the agency's staff completed the placing of posters on the other trucks ^in the city. These posters, the space for which is donated by the Express Agency, carry the following slogan: "Keep 'Em Flying?Aviation Cadet .Training?Bombardiers, Navigators, Pilots?18 to 26?Married or Single?Apply Now?U. S. Army Air Corps, U. S. Army Recruiting Service." The Railway Express Agency has takenjan active part in the promotion of trfie Aviation Service. When the original Army Recruiting poster? "Wings Over America," was brought out, the first one to be applied to a vehicle of the company in New York, was put in place by Mayor LaGuardia. This procedure was followed out by the company In all agencies. The present posters are placed on some 14,000 trucks in every part of the United States and the ceremony of affixing the first poster took place In some 3,000 cities, towns, and villages. As stated before, th# space on thev vehicles Is donated to assist the Army Air Corps in getting cadets for America's flying service. In the ceremony at the local agency headquarters Mayer McCorkle proved to be very adept at putting the posters in place on the truck panels. First Cotton Blooms For 1942 Crop x I -John Gardiner Richards was the first to report a cotton bloom for this season. It was ptneked from a farm about eight miles from Camden in West Wateree on June 12. , He was followed by Ben Jenkins who brought in one on June 13 of the long staple variety. Ben Jenkins alsc brought in the first for 1941 on June 13, followed by Wade Reynolds or June 14. Mr. Richards reported the first bloom for the 1940 crop on June 17. The recent rains, It 1ft said, hmi . badly injured the cotton crop. Aftei , chopping It out and hoeing the gran i there has not been enough sunshine to kfll the <TMi. A'\ i~^ *~ *~ ~ . One Dead, Three Injured' In Crash J, F. Moore, 40, of the Watereo village, was fatally hurt and three other persona were critically injured -when two autumoblea collided several miles from Camden on the liishopYllle highway at 4:15 Tuesday afternoon. In a critical condition at the Cam* deu hospital were C. L. Brllt, 35, of 638,Baluda i^venue, Columbia; Hubert Thomas Flncher, 31, of 612 1-2 Maple street, Columbia, and Miss Evelyn Lane, of the Jefferson hotel, Columbia, The accident occurred when Britt, said to be driving the car which Flnchey and Miss Lane were passengers, came over a hill at a high rate of speed and craqhed into the Moore car which was Just turning Into a driveway at the base of the hill, Moore, with the other injured, was rutpied to the hospital but he died a few minutes after being admitted. HI i wife, with liijnjn }he car at the tin e of the crash was thrown clear by the impact. Examination at the hoi pital showed she was not seriously hurt. Britt made a desperate effort to avoid the accident, as indicated by the fact he practically locked his wheels with his brakes, but his speed was such that the car surged ahead and pushed on some 50 or 60 feet further after crashing into the Moore call Miss Lane, whose Jefferson hotel address was indicated by hotel statements in her purse, is not expected to live. The full extent of the injuries to Britt, state manager for the Seagrams Distillery company, and to Ffacher, a salesman for the McKesson and Robinson company, was expected to be determined by X-ray examinations. (Please turn to page eight) Highway Patrol Seeks to Save Lives - - , In the face %f a widespread decrease in trafTlc deaths in the state, live counties comprising Patrol District No. 2 have reported the same number of fatalities for the first five months of 1942 as were recorded in 1941. Lieutenant O. C. Klnsey announced today from district headquarters of the Patrol in Sumter that 13 deaths have been reported through May in Calhoun, Clarendon, Kershaw, Sumter and Williamsburg counties, as compared with the 1941 record of 13. The record by counties shows increases in Kershaw, from one death in five months in 1941 to five in the same period in 1942, and Sumter, which reported four deaths in 1341, five in 1942. Decreases were effected, in the traffic toll in Clarendon and Williamsburg counties. Clarendon accidents claimed four deaths in 1941, one in 1942. In Williamsburg three deaths resulted in 1941, one in 1942. Calhoun county reported one death in 1941, one death in 1942. "The State Highway Patrol urges every motorist in this district to observe the utmost caution and skill to cut down the number of accidents and deaths," said Lieutenant Klnsey, "Last year's record was the worst South f arollna has had. Important as it al .vays Is to prevent accidents and deaths, It Is doubly important now to conserve every resource of manpower and materials to further the war effort. "The Patrol is bending every effort to save lives and conserve property. The real reduction In accidents must come through cooperation of all drl vers." Handy Bulletin Issued By Chamber Listen, Mr. and Mrs. Camden! Dc 1 you know the exact time the tralm i leave Camden? Or can you tell wher ' the buses leave? Or perhaps someone i will ask you as to the time a lettei for New York, Pittsburgh or som< i other place must be mailed to mak< i a certain train. * All this Information, railroad t!m< ) table data, bus line departures, de > parture time of planes at Columbli and Charlotte, and facts regarding th< t closing time for mail departures a the post office, are embraced in i i bulletin imtL by the Chamber o r Commerce. - a ? Anyone wishing a bulletin may A* i cure one by calling at the Chetobe 'ef Commerce office. * \ Mayor Named Head L Of County Drive j* Announcement haa been made of n> the appointment of Mayor P. N. Mc-I Oorklo aB chairman of the Kerahaw county rubber huWuko committee. The ei appointment waa announced by offl- w clala of the defepae council rationing board and followed a request from offlciala of ?he state rubber sahage **' committee. j1,1 Mayor McCorkle haa announced that. 8' he haB dealgnated A. C. McKaln, who ^ la chairman of the aalvage committee of the county council for national'0 defense, to be phalrman of the city j ^ rubber aalvage committee. The May- ? or haa likewise appointed Mrs. D. ' ? M. Maya aa chairman of the Bethune ^ rubber salvage committee, and Co). John StevenB aa chairman of the Kerahaw committee. K This county set-up la almoat iden- n tical with the group having charge * of the recent war fund drive in the ? county, with the eiceptlon of the city chairman. ? A Bam Kareah waa chairman for the war fund drive In the city and'1 did an expert job, the city going over | * lta quota by aeveral hundred dollara. I i je Dave Robertson b Was Rotary Speaker I At the Rotary meeting laBt Thura- ^ day Prealdent Moultrie Burns waa t back on the job and took charge of a the meeting. The program was in the hands of Dr. Andrew B. Whltaker and his guest speaker waa Hon. Dave W. Robertson, of the Columbia bar. Mr. Robertson waa a most worthy substi. t tute for George Buchanan, whpm Dr. Whltaker had Invited but was tdlfcble J to be present. Mr. Robertson said it was a difficult job to substitute for Mr. Robertson for he felt sure his ^ subject would have been Civilian De- E fenae aince that waa one of the things r nearest to his heart and he proceed- 1 ed to talk on the world situation. He * said we are likely to minimize the 8 seriousness aa it exists in China and * too Inclined to view some successes * on the Russian front and hA- viewed a i^ith alarm the advance made by the e Axis. He urged everyone to awake to v the serious situation we face. "We r have a tough war ahead of us and a r long way to go." With this back-| ground as given by Mr. Robertson he'c then told the club of some of our du-! ties at home' and by reason of the j J many war enterprises throughout the' t Southeast, it is necessary for us to bb 1 on the alert and prepared. He stress- 1 ed unity and the high spot of Mr. 1 Robertson's excellent talk was the I urge for great tolerance between the < (Please turn to page three) Gas Rationing Dates Postponed ' The Kershaw county gasoline ra- I tionlng board has been advised -that < the new dates for rationing will be 1 on July 1, July2 and July 8. Present 1 ration cards must last until July 15, 1 when new regulations go into effect. Each unit on your present cards will , be good for six gallons instead of three gallons. <New registrants are notified they must have official registration certificates for every vehicle and must also have the new motor Tfihlcle use Tax Stamp. War Department Sends Regrets > Mrs. Catherine Jenkins, widow of i John F. Jbnklns, Jr., who died from ) burns received when htt boat was torr pedoed in the Gulf of Mexico, rec?lv5 ed the following telegram on Satur' day, June 18, signed by Vice Admiral R. R. Waescbe, Commandant United a States Coast Guard: v - - - * "The navy department deeply re* grets to Inform you that your hus6 band, John Fnrman Jenkins, Jr.. died t in Ellender hospital In Houma, Louis* iana, from Injuries received follow* f Ing act km at sea la the performance of his duty and tn the eerriee of his ? country. The United States Coast r Guard extends to yon Its sincerest sympathy in your great Its*." ' * **? ??- I .-C y Unexpected Emergency Test Will Find City Prepared Tonight, sometime between 9:00 ul 11:00 o'clock, the city will bo uiiKctl into blHckne?H (pr olio of the obi drastic black-out tests yet urmged. This black-out program extends >*cr the entire Charlotte area aud /ery rule qnd regulation covering genuine black-out will be enforcjod might over this entire territory. The exact hour for the black-out ah not been announced. Even Comlander ltalph N. 8hannon of the Kerutw County Council for National ofenBo has not been Informed ae to ie time. The blackout order will umc unexpectedly at some time be(veen the hours of 9:00 and 11:00 'clock tonight. That Is all that Mr. hannon or auyone else In this area nows. It will be a most exacting test j>f tie efficiency of the fine defense* proram Mr. Shannon has built up. Last lght a mass meeting of all defense rorkers was held In the auditorium f the grammar school and this meetng was addressed by Commander ' hannon, Assistant Commander W. Rocky" Bonsai and Chap Barrett* 'he meeting was largely attended, nd the air of determination that waa a evidence on the part of each workr, satisfied Mr. Shannon and his staff hat Camden's efficiency would not e forthholdlng when tonight's blaokift takes place. In a bulletin issued y the South Carolina Council for National Defense on Wednesday, It ras announced that all traffic, with he exception of railroads, bus lines nd trucks carrying Army and Navy upplies must stop when the black ut occurs. Railway station lights re to be extinguished and only the unning lights along the railroad aysems will be operated. Industrial dants engaged in defense orders are tot to be blacked out. "The first Intimation that we in 'ftmden and-in the Wateree and Hernltage villages,' as well as the surounding area, will have that a slmilated air raid Is In prospect will be he shrieking of sirens and whistles," aid Mr. Shannon. "There are ceraln regulations regarding the abso ute black-out of homes, automobiles, ? ind the like, even to cigarettes, ci;ars and pipes on the street, which vlll be enforced to the extent of arreting all violators," said Mr. Shanlon. "The blackout is to be most thorough; even to the simulation of caBmlties In all sections or districts. Ambulance service will be In operaIon, carrying the wounded to one ot' he hospitals. There will be four lospital units available: the Camden lospltal, the Red Cross Auxliliary lospital at the Hobklrk, the Chilian's Home and the old Armory on (Please turn to page two) Honor Plaque To Cotton Oil Company Tpe Camden mill property of the Southern Cotton OH Company located on east DeKalb street, is the recipient of a beautiful plaque -given by the Camden Garden club for beautlficatlon of industrial property. Annually this award goes to filling stations, manufacturing plants end other commercial property owners. The plaque Is of metal and attractive In design. It is in three colors with a floral design In the center. At the top Is the word "Award", wpile about the border are the Words^ ' National Council?State Garden Clubs". With the award of the plaque was a check for the Southern Cotton Oil company as first prise from the Camden Garden club. The second prize went to the Esso Station for landscaping of Its distributing plant on west DeKalb street. In the beautlficatlon of the South- ~ era Cotton Oil company property manager, Tom Ancntm, emphasised roses as a basic As a result of the planting of scores of roses and also other plants and flowers, what was formerly a bleak, uninteresting prospect of warehouse#, coal piles, now offers an attractive back* ground 1 of tioral beauty and shrubbery. 'V' The plaque is to be displayed on / the front of the Offlee Of the ?OUtbera Cotton Oil company forjgnejrear : -rr..v4'-^