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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
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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
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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
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-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.
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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.
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Highway Patrol
Seeks to Save Lives
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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.
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? 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 <
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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*."
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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
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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
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