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"VOLUME 54 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1942 NUMBER 17
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lorrison On Full
jmeHealthJob
A, a special meeting o? the Camden
,tvcouncil Friday evening, following
loin' conference with the Board
Hrr;ith plana for the adoption
ioad range health program for
were approved. ,
Id Morrison,- who haa been
inspector and city purchasing
wm take over the full control
health program while the puf
Unlt will be handled by George
,Jey, who will alao continue
,ge of tax collections,
suggested health program was
?d by Dr. C. A. West, a memtho
hoard of health, and em-|
the employment of a qualified
or approved by the state direcrural
sanitation and public
new health program will proor
Inspection of dairies and
andling establlshmentB, control
taglous diseases, including veinfection,
Inspection and suion
of all toilets and also dralnnd
malarial control in public
rlvate areas.
lis communication to the city I
1, Dr. West called attention to
act that tuberculosis, typhoid
scarlet fever, diphtheria, aeptlc
hroat, foot and mouth disease,
ary, and other intestinal troubspecially
in infants, are definmllk-born.
To this list has rebeen
added epidemic arthritic
ma and undulant fever. Three
outbreaks of infantile paralysis
been traced to* raw milk. Dr.
called attention to the fact that
? last 20 years, over 600 milkepidemics
have been reported
b country. In addition there have
many epidemics which have oc]
unrecognized. j
West called attention to the
that milk should be inspected
though pasteurized for the reahat
pasteurization does not rethe
need of sound cows, healthy
rs and clean dairy methods.
he said, "is subject to milk
ctlon from pasture to pall and
pail to palate. Through inspecour
milk supply is steadily lmng.
Inspection provides for cleanresher
and better milk, but not
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irty Homes In
urt Inn Area
a recent meeting of the Cum-1
lity council, official approval was|
uled to the Traxler Construction
pany of Greenville, for the erecof
thirty homes in the Court
irea.
e city agreed to install water
sewer mains in the area just I
oon as the construction program
under ,way.
ils construction project was made
ible by the priorities in building
?ria 1 available by reason of Cambeing
designated as a defense
.
is expected that construction will
t xx ithin a short time as pracly
af\ details incipient to the
lisit ioi: of the property by the
sK-r group have been taken care
if.
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What Ifou Buy WUU
WAR BONDS
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These huge 60-ton heavy tanks
cost $120,000, and America's automotive
nnd locomotive plants are
toning them out on a never-ending
iwembly line. Our army uses light
knks, weighing 14 tons, and meAium
tanks of 28 tons also, but we
favor the medium tank over the
other two. j
l^e?e heavy tanks sine needed for
?I,in Phases of modern warfare,
f*1 with their thick armor and
jyvy-gauge guns they are almost
r^Ppable. They are considered
G?ff?r 1x1 *un power^ in manetrrff??mty
and in the power of their .
Ey factor motors te Axis tanks.
Pecans everywhere are helping
Invited To Attend
State-Wide Meet
Ralph N. Shannon, chairman of tho
Korshaw county Council for Defense,
alonS ytth WL Brannon. of liethune,
J. D. Bailey, of Blaney, and
Jhiiu'm Burns, of Kershaw, are being
Invited to attend the two-day State
Wide school for Administrative officers
of the Citizens' Defense Corps
to be held In Columbia on July 21 end
22, Major G. lleyward Malum, director
of tho state council for defense, has
announced.
The purpose of the school will be
the instruction of all district, county,
and town defense chairmen, coordinators,
and commanders of their exact
duties and responsibilities in organizing
for the possible* emergencies that
we face. The school will consist of
lectures, discussions, demonstrations,
and sound film, doslgned to cover
every portion of civilian defense
which pertains in any way to South
Carolina.
There will be an address by Major
General Robert Eichelbergor, commander
of the First Army Corps, entitled,
"What The Enemy Is Like."
Other speakers to be Charles H.
Murchison, of Atlanta, Southeastern
regional director of the office of Civilian
Defense. Chemical warfare will
be taught by Dr. H. E. Sturgeon, of
Presbyterian College, who served in
the Chemical Warfare Division of the
AEF in the first world war, and who
has successfully taught protection
against poison gas in a number of
civilian defense schools.
Although the entire program has
not yet been announced, it was definitely
stated that great emphasis would
be laid upon the setting up of control
centers. Colonef John A. Brockman,
assistant director of the council,
will give detailed Information on
this vital operation.
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Bruce In Notice
To Motor Owners
Pr. T. B. Bruce, Sr., chairman of
the gasoline rationing unit of the
Kershaw county rationing board, has
called attention to the order of the
Price Administration to the effect
that the local board will register all
motor vehicles held by dealers for
sale or resale and bearing dealers
plates, during the period starting
Thursday, July 16, and ending on
Saturday, July 18.
Dr. Bruce called attention to the
fact that all gasoline dealers will
be required to take inventory of the
gasoline in their tanks as of 12:01
a. n?., July 22, and report registration
at the rationing board that same day.
All applicants who failed to teglster
at the school site or at the rationing
board during the specified
days of registration, may register at
the rationing board, but not before
July 24.
Liquor Is Stolen
From Hootch Shop
The liquor store located, on DeKalb
street and in the Ralph Little
building was robbed of several pints
of liquor some tithe between the
closing hour .Wednesday night and
daybreak Thursday.
The screen of a window on the east
side of the store was cut and a pane
of glass in the window broken. The
intruder reached through this broken
pane and appropriated three and
a half pints of liquor, which were
standing on a shelf inside the window.
The window was not forced
open.
Police on Thursday took pictures
of finger prints on the screen.
W. G. Horton of
Kershaw Dies
Kershaw, July 16?W. G. Horton,
69, died at his home near here Wed'
nesday morning, following an extended
Illness. ,
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Minnie Reeves Horton; and[_the /following
children ^ Curtis Horton, Coleman
Horton and Conley Horton, of
Kershaw, W. G. Horton, Jr., of Heath
Springs, and Mrs. Bill Hunter of Kerghaw;
two brothers and one sister,
Luther Horton of Lancaster county,
Jim Horton of Heath Springs end
Mrs. Lee Sims of JefTerson, RFD.
Funeral service? were conducted
from Sand Hill Baptist church nt
5:30 Thursday afternoon hy the Bdv?
K JL ttrrle end thwRev, 3. U. NeaL
Interment wee In the churchyard.
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Englishman Urges
Us To Be Ready
Through the courtesy of tho Camden
ltotary club, the Chronicle Is
able to reprint a letter written by <
Dick Slater, president of the Rotary
club at Blackburn, England.
This letter, addressed to friends
In the Rotary club at Grlffln, Geotv
gla, embraces such timely advice on
civilian defense that It Is being reprinted
In many of the newspapers of
this couutry.
The letter from Mr, Slater follows:
"If you have any A. R. P. (Air Raid
Precaution) ^organization In Grlffln,
see that It Is kept well-informed. All
the preparation In the world are
worth It If the bombers come only
once on your * street. First aid, flreflghtlng
and A. R. P. exercises give
the citizen useful knowledge.
All agree that a knowledge of first
aid Is useful, war or no war, and surely
the same applies as to flre-flghtlng
and If the bomber doesn't come,
you've lost nothing; rather you've
gained something for you've learned
to rely more on your own initiative
and training than on the other fellow
land Isn't that a useful thing? Whereas,
If the bomber does come, a million
dollars spent after the raid Is
little or no use, It's too late (how often
we've heard that, and will hear
lit during this war). Those there are
who may decry the expenditures of
money on A. R. P., etc., but It will
help save human life and suffering,
I don't heed them. Money and labor
I can replace most things, It cannot
1 replace human life. What raids I've
experienced, what destruction I've
seen and what sorrow I've come
across are something I'd have my
frlinds In Grlffln spared, but really j
Charlie, as grown-up men let's be j
realistic and determine that, no matter
what the other fellow thinks or
does, we've a responsibility to our
families and our fellow citizens, so
let's determine each in our own sphere
of activities, that we'll do all we can
to promote some measures of safety,
the bomber may never come, on the
other hand, It may come tonight, are
you ready, we are. We weren't In
1938, Pearl Harbor wasn't In 1941.
I'm not trying to frighten you, God
forbid, but war has not the least bit
of glamour, It's a filthy, loathsome
affair, and you've a wife and child."
Heroism Of Driver
Saves Man's Life
A repetition of the death tragedy
I which overtook two occupants of a
large truck on U. S. highway No. 1,
several days ago was averted only
by the bravery of W. H. Shlvar, driver
of a heavily loaded trailer truck
which turned over and burst into
flames after plunging off the highway
six miles west of Camden early Sunday
morning.
J. D. Welch, relief driver, whose
home is at Thomasvllle, Ga., was
dragged from the burning cab after
he had been caught in the sleeper.
Shivar, who lives at Camilla, Ga.,
braved the rapidly spreading fire and
the imminent explosion of a reserve
gas tank to drag his companion
through a narrow aperture between
the cab and bunk, but before Welch
had been severely burned.
The accident, according to Shivar,
was caused when he was blinded by
the lights of an approaching bus. He
claims the bus was operating a brilliant
spotlight as well as the regular
headlamps, and all three lights 4vere
on full. The truck driven, by Shivar,
owned by the Watklns Produce Co?
of TChomasvllle, Ga., and loaded with
twelve and a half tons of shelled
peanuts rolled down the steep bank
and came to a stop, bottom up. The
i bus, which 8hlvar said was traveling
at a high speed, did not stop.
The accident occurred shortly after
four o'clock, less than two mllea
from where two drivers were burned
to death only a short time ago. In'
that tragedy only one of the victims
was Identified.
The'Watkins truck was new and
carried twelve tires, two being spares,
valued at $1,200 and with the cargo
of peanuts aggregating close to $2,000
plua the total loss of the truck, the
accident was a costly one. The truck
was enroute from Thomasvllle to Oswego,
N. T.
A passing motorist brought Shivar
and Welch to this city, and police
took Welch to the hospital.
The oil in the cargo of peanuts
caused the Are to burn all day.
City and state pottoe who visited
the eosne of the accident declared
Chat Welch fwee Ms lite to the here*
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Directors Elect
DuBose 2nd. Term
-Charles P. DuBose, Jr., wan ro-|
elected president'of the Camden snd|
j&tfshtiw county Chamber of Com^ |
rnvco at a meeting of the directors |
held at the Chamber headquarters
Wednesday oveulug.
- 4, Heed Sarratt was named as
vice president, 9.1 W. VanLaudlugham
as treasurer, and Frank II. Heath
was re-elected executive secretary of
the organization.
The 1942-43 board of directors Is
made up of the following: Henry O. Garrison,
head of the Commercial Hank (
of Camden; S. W. Van Landlngham,
of the First National Dank. John
Whltaker, Jr., John K. deLoach, John
Nettles, Perry Langston, Henry D.
Niles, Howard Speaks, W. T. Redfearn,
F. N. McCorkle, M. B. Durns.
J. C. Ewlng, John M. Vlllepigue and
A. Heed Sarratt.
Secretary Heath submitted his an-|
nugl report of the activities of the
Chamber of Commerce for the past
fiscal year and also offered some suggestions
which are to be considered
at future meetings of the board.
One of the early objectives of the
new board of directors is to plan a
joint meeting with the officers of the
Merchants' Association with a view
of launching a program " of trade expansion
and the broadening of the
Camden trade area.
It Is probable that the board will
take some action toward the organization
of a community committee to
consist of the heads of the various
civic and service organizations, including
the merchants' group, Red
Cross, Council for Defense, Rotary,
Klwanis and other groups. This committee
would meet regularly to discuss
the community problems and It
is believed that the effort will, as
the secretary outlined, avoid and
eliminate overlapping and duplication
of effort.
The secretary reported that the /Contributions
of the Chamber program
yere more substantial this year than
at any time in the past six years,
indicating that the business men and
citizens approved of the program of
work being carried out.
Shortages Of Goods
Just Beginning
Washington, July 11. ? Shortages
in many lines of goods and merchandise
are already pinching the civilian
population, the war production
board said today, but actually, the
citizens at home haven't seen anything
yet.
In the next six months, huge peace
t^ne inventories of consumer items
will be completely exhausted, it added.
Then, the people will really feel
the Impact of an economic changeover
which permits only the production
of war materials, plus an absolute
minimum of civilian essentials,
"The people must be fed, clothed
and transported to and from their
work, if their work is essential,"
WPB said in- its first economic communique
since Pearl Harbor. "Health
services must be maintained and, as
far as possible, our educational system
must be kept going as usual.
"But, apart from providing these
essentials, all of our materials and
all of our labor, both on hand and
brain, must be for the production of
the supplies and" instruments of war."
.There is a reason for the approaching
sudden exhaustion of civilian
Items. For several months, manufacturers
were permitted to continue a
limited production of such things a6
refrigerators, radios, vacuum cleaners
and washing machines, while arranging
their conversion to war production.
'
But, for each industry a date was
established beyond which it could
not manufacture its usual peace time
product at all. For virtually all such
industries, that stoppage date has now
been reached. For a dozen of them
the deadline was in April, for 17 it
was in May, and 26 othar industries
were prohibited the use of metals.
By the end of the June metals had
been denied to 16 more.
As of today, WFff said, the use
of iron and steel is abpost entirely
prohibited in all products not absolutely
essential to war production
or the maintenance of the civilian
oc onoxn jr
-? Opening ef School*
J. O. Richards, Jr., superintendent
of the Camden schools, aanouabss thai
the regular IMS-IMS scheol tens wffl
begin e* Tussdsy, September *. * <
\ jiffy iViql
All-Star Gridiron
; Classic on August 21
The Camden all star football game,
which for the past four yeana hua
hcun^ the Initial gridiron OYeut of
the season In the nation, will be played
at the Zemp on Friday,
August 21, accord iisPw to tentative
plans annouuce#, by. tho Bureau of
Recreation.
| Tho all-star event will, as usual,
be offered as a benefit for the high
school football camp fuud. For the
past four years the money that has
been turned over to this camp fund
has boon of great assistance In msk1
lug tho camp program a success. l>eIplte
the restrictions on gasollno and
tires, It Is believed that the all-star
event next mouth will attract several
thousand spectators.
A year ago a gang of huskies came
down from Kershaw and completely
upset all pre-game dope by defoatlng
the Camden all-stars in a hectic battle
before Borne 1,800 spectators. This
defeat was a bitter medicine to the
Camden players and fans and an invitation
is being extended to Kershaw
for a return battle. v
The Camden squad will have a dual
personality. Not only will the lineup
feature former high school players,
but practically the entire squad personnel
is now employed at the Southern
Aviation flying post here and
therefore will excite a large and enthusiastic
personnel from that institution.
While no announcement as to the
squad personnel Is being made at
this time, it Is known that the playing
list will include some of the outstanding
high school stars of recent
years.
Coach Lindsay Pierce of the Camden
high school is to coach the Cam[den
team and with the material givI
en him should be able to turn out
'a fast alert group.
The Zemp football stadium will offer
mid-season turf for the all-star
event. Since early spring the gridiron
has been mowed and kept in good
condition so that there will be plenty
of turf on which the players will
stage their hot weather squlrmish.
The Bureau of Recreation will seek
to bring a military band and a drill
squad from Fort Jackson to offer a
program between halves of the game,
Shannon Speaker At
Merchants' Meeting
Commander Ralph N. Shannon of
the county defense council was the
speaker at a meeting of the Camden
merchants' association at the Court
Inn Monday evening.
Mr. Shannon spoke upon the war
situation and preparedness and dei
clared that if America is to emerge
j victorious In this global contest, full
[cooperation must be exercised on
' the part of the general public toward
the nation's leaders.
The speaker pointed out that * the
public will have to make many sacrifices-and
will be forced to give up
many luxuries which have for many
years been a part of the American
pattern of life. He pointed out that
nothing is availed by an attitudo of
defiance, which he indicated, was
not the American way.
Mr. Shannon discussed the problem
of getting Information to the public
of Kershaw county. In the larger
Itles where daily newspapers and
radio are available, the problem Is
not as aoute as In areas where the
only medium is through a weekly
paper and by word of mouth. He
asked the cooperation of the merchants
in bringing Important details
of the war prograu^ to the public.
In addition.to the talfe^y Mr. Shannon,
the business jroen discussed mat(Please
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Eight Killed
When Planes Crash
Valdosta, On., July -15. ? Seven
British air cadets and a United States
officer were killed early today when
the four planes In which they were
making a routine flight crashed, ft
Moody Field officer announced.
- - At least one of the planes burned,
the officer said, but the condition of
the other three had not been determined.
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All four planes, two-passengST train,
lng ships, were found within a small
area near Madison, Fla.
Lt. C. P. ftSfth, making the am.
nouncement for the 1*16, **16 that
; the 6?iV** officer was 8*eoad
t lint, Samuel T. King, of Egypt
Maneuvers Now On
In Carolinas Area
The war maneuvers, similar to
these staged In the Carolina urea
last fall got under way Monday with
an intensive program of battle practice,
smashing offensive tactics and
team work of ground, air and arm*
ored forces, arranged for the peat
two months,
Army officials intimate that the
maneuver period will find the cltiea
and towns in the "war" area called
upon to take care of many soldlera
over week ends. The term "take care"
applies to recreatlou, restaurant service
and theaters, according to the
statement from the maneuver headquarters.
Camden did a splendid Job In handling
the many soldiers coming Into
the city during the week ends of tho
fall maneuvers and the community ,
la amply able to see that the present
group will receive a cordial weloome
here. In the absence of Mayor F. N.
McCorkle, who Is away on his vacation.
the U. 8. O. activities will
probably fall on the shoulders of .loo
McKaln, mayor pro-tem.
It is understood that communities
will be notified In sufficient time
for the visit of big groups of fighting
men on Saturdays or Sundays. It
was stated, however, that tho present
operations, destined to ready tho men
for real shooting war will be so intensive
that liberty leaves may not
prevlal to any great extent, therefore,
It Is presumed that there will .
be nearly as many men flock to tho
toAk areas as during the fall maneuvers.
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Already the old armory on Rutledge '
Btreet Is doing good service to convoys
passing through?hundreds of
soldiers taking the opportunity to secure
a shower while here.
An anouncement from the headquarters
of Major General E. J.
Dawley, maneuver director .said tho
first problem envisioned a Red army ,
located In the vicinity of Columbia,
8. C.,'preparing to move to the northeast
and a Blue, army^concentratlng
in the neighborhood of Asheboro,
"This may be the last dress rehearsal
before the shooting for keeps!
starts for many of you," General
Dawley told the officers of tho corps
before the "zero hour" of 5 a. m. 'arrived.
"The purpose of the maneuver Is
training with a capital "T" for teach,
teach, teach, and also for test In oval- uating
process."
The forcea operating in this area
are not as lar'j^T as those mobilized"
for Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum's First
army last falL but the training Is ,
scheduled to be more Intensive.
To be emphasised are night operations,
supply problems, the coordination
of surprize in speedi and attack.
Officers were warned that It was a
24-hoiy game, in which they might
be confronted by an attack or unegi."
pected situation at any time without *
warning.
Meantime the army quartermaster ^
depot at Charlotte began tho huge ~
task of supplying the thousandc^f
soldiers in the field with rations jrfd
other, supplies. fojfc
A full train of some 10 to 20 freight
cars will go out from the depot7
dally to Insure that subsistence Jfe :
provided for every man.
Legion Asks For J|&
Discarded Records ||
Arthur Clark, commander4 of tttw
local American Legion post, is asking^for
community-wide cooperation. In
the drive being made by the Lefclgn
to collect old discarded records. These
records are to be reworked *nd flffEl 4
to our men In the service. Comntitiajler
Clark states that all old recorfis
dan be let} at the Legion ball wpjffr -*
Is now open dally'for the operation
of the various rationing units. rfffirr
will be established at the where
old records may be left.
The drive to collect old and 'illscarded
records la a n%tVm wide 'nffijjfr
sponsored by the Trtghm
Tentative plans of the Camden pamt
are in line with the program that
has been adopted hr**the natfSat
headquarter*. The assistance of every
organization. In the oommunity will
be sought In the effort to seeSe
the required quota of old recfiffe.
SSsnxss
In a letter from A. Tillman Pigpen,
chairman for the drive for "iifirtji
1 tor our fighting mgn". he urgee wgtrj