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F eiS ' ENROLL NOW! REGISTRATION? BOOKS CLOSE JULY 28! . The Camden Chronicle IVOIOME S47 ' - CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1942 NUMBER 18 ^^gagggqBg5g8gigigg|^gB^W,I" I 'I??^fBgggg-ggg---? ' 1 ! --^?I. .1 I - " ! L II, ! . HUH?r? lest Broadcasts Facts ; On Junior Legion Baseball to L prder to clarify the American tn Junior baseball atmosphere in Carolina which has become huded <Ji?t?rted by rea*on of Tuudetl an^ ^unsubstantiated news JJJJa and column comment which ue appeared in several newspapers, t Carl A. West, state athletic dlrecg for the Region, has issued a statet which covers the situation in (lear and concise manner and leaves 0 doubt as to the true circumstanc es, pr. West states that the elimination rtpam, as first adopted, called for pries of games between Darlington, ttWter and Florence in one area, blumbla and Greenville in a second and Spartanburg and Great Falls it third. By a mutual understanding 1 the part, of the' Darlington and lorence teams, located some ten illea from each other, these teams permitted to play a seven-game srlea while Sumter was transferred I the area with Columbia and Groenfle. Sumter eliminated Columbia In series while Florence took the pip from Darlington. Spartanburg on over Great Falls. Dr. West explained the reason he pdered Florence to play Spartanirg was because Sumter was scheded to play Greenville, j which of all 4 competing teams in the Junior proNB, bad not engaged in any eliminate games. In the meantime, according to Dr. rest, Spartanburg, following two wee with Florence, in which honors [ere divided, was challenged as to l? eligibility of one of the Spartan lepers by Florence. Investigation dislosed the protest wbb well founded nd Spartanburg immediately wired r. Wist: "That In view of the fact ut an Ineligible player has been laying on the team, the team fd vollUrily withdrawing from Legion napetition this year for the good of ie sport." The withdrawl of Spartanburg retorcd the beaten Great Falls Juniors ito the competitive spotlight and a cries was scheduled with Florence. As the situation now stands, acting to Dr. West, the winner of le Florence-Great Falls series will lay the winner of the Sumter-Greenfle series. vi)r. West says the Legion baseball ( S>gram is founded upon the idea of footing sportsmanship and charac* in the young lads who take part i the games. He deplored the fact at one ineligible player on the ^ ptrtanburg team had dashed the ( opes of fourteen other fine young ( wis on an outstanding ball team. Who i responsible for permitting an in- ( ligible player to function on the load is not known. According to Dr.! 'est, is was either a oase of careaaness on the part of the team *n?gement or some one had deliberloly covered up. "A lot has been said 4n the press t tot the present Legion baseball (Please turn \o page two) . J" - *1 toitat Ifou Buy With tWAR BONDS, S-... ,frl * 5-millimeter gull is a' diviweapon used by the Artillery to anti-tank gun* It hai- been Nted to some extent by the more B&ffgBslfgSE *?n coats $12,000 and has been by our Ordnance into a F " tteee at efficient as in the P World Wir tnr?- - Appeal Is Made To Furnish USO Camden people have the opportunity of really doing something worth while for the American soldier boys.; The local unit of the USO has secured the quarters on DeKalb street opposite the Legion llall, where tho Camden Coffee shop was recently located and is outfitting It as a service club for soldiers. Already some cane furniture such as davenports, chairs, and the like, and also some writing tables have been Installed, but the quarters needs many additional chairs, and other Items of furniture and equipment. The committee would appreciate the help of Camden people in subscribing to the furnishing of the quarters by donating the use of card tables, cards, chairs, magazines, curtains, drapes, a phonograph, radio, and other articles which will add a home like appearance to the room. It is hoped that Camden people will visit the Service Club, note what Is needed ,and if they have anything they can loan, to do so at once. Camden seeks to make the visiting soldiers comfortable and this is one way of contributing a great deal toward that end. The USO will supply some necessities and there will be writing paper, pens, ink, and pencils for those who wish to write letters. Arrangements have been made whereby the quarters will be in charge of volunteer workers at all times. Four From Camden Will Attend Camp Four young men of Kershaw county will attend the Palmetto State camp at the University of South Carolina, August 2 to 8 inclusive. These four are being sponsored by the James Leroy Belk pbst, American Legion, of this city. They are Robert Olin Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Waston of Blaney; Bascom William Best, eon of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Best of Bethune; Raymond Wallace Boulware, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boulware, of Lugoff; and William S. Reasonover, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Reason* over, of Camden. The Palmetto Boys State camp is a splendid and successful undertaking and is a great force for the building of character. It is not a school room activity but is designed as a practical experience for the boyB who attend, on the problems of self-government as is in operation in the state of South Carolina. The boys establish their own city councils and their own legislative assembly. They organize their own police departments, introduce and argue their own bills in a legislature, enforce their own laws and in other ways act as self-governing citizens for a full week. Don't Fail To See Camden War Heroes One of the most interesting window displays to be offered the public in many years is that now gracing the Broad street window of the Corner Book store.. - It is a display of photographs of Camden iotmg men who are now in the armed ffaces of the nation. Infantry officers, naval officers, officers in ' the in^Hnes, officers in the aviation porps, in fact, every branch of the sernce is represented by the scores of photographs now on display. Monday evening the total number Of '' photographs had exceeded the fifty mark and if they continue to come in as rapidly In the days following, it will be necessary to extend the display area to the window on^ rWkTnth utroet. ' ft fk estimated that there are between 400 and 600 young men who are registered u Camden residents, who Se now In 1,16 arme<1 toTce9Ifrhe effort of Miss Singleton and Mr*. McDowell of the Corner Book gtore to toW* thU aula". ?? (MMUm display ii * oommendablo 'OM. ' forooffc nl?<Uu,n 04 ,kto .ffort It wi*1 > ** ?> <? a ijjfa &ot Ik* Ctnto? ? V Thirty Years With Telephone Company The month of June, Just passed, inurkuj an interesting stepping stone in the life of-Julius Arthur Hough, plant manager of the Camden exchange of the Southern Bell Telephone aud Telegraph company. For it was in June 1912, that Mr. Hough's name appeared on the Southern Bell payroll for the flrst time. That was on June 1 and the place was Orangeburg. On Maroh 13, 1913, Mr. Hough' moved to Camden where he became plant man of the local exchange. He has held that position for the past thirty years and during that period of the first world war he had the triple Job of commercial, plant and traffic manager to look after. < When Mr. Hough arrived in March 1913, the Camden exchange had 408 telephones, snd there were five people employed here. Today there are 1,100 telephones In use and the payroll lists 18 Individuals. Following the usual custom, the telephone company, at the end of his first five years, presented him with a metal button. After ten years of service, he received a gold button and has been the recipient of a gold button every five years. Now he is to receive the muchcoveted thirty-year button. This will be presented to him at a meeting to be held in the near future at which representatives from all exchanges in the state will be present. Mr. Hough has six children. He is a native of Lancaster, being born in that place in 1885. One son is in the army and another is in government employ at Charleston. Mrs. Hough died last September. Aside from his many duties connected with the Camden plant Mr. Hough is an ardent sportsman. In years gone by many a fine turkey gobbler and bass from this territory have fallen victim to his cunning. Always courteous he is held in high esteem by his many friends in Camden and elsewhere. Food Prices In Dizzy Surge Upward A survey by the state department of labor reported to the Camden Chamber of Commerce shows that the prices of food in South Carolina has advanced 44 per cent in the last 28 months. Some of the increases found in the survey Include pork, which advanced 134.9 per cent Rice cost 91.6 per cent more today than in February of 1940. Pork chops went up 82.2 per cent while whole ham advanced 68.4 per cent. In making its survey of food prices, the department Hats 61 staple items in 10 wldely-separted towns and cities. The survey showed that flour had advanced 16.7 per cent, macaroni 31 per cent, corn meal 26 per cent, white bread 14 per cent, round steak 43.8 per cent, rib roast 47 per cent, veal cutlets 59 per cent and bacon 47.4 per cent. Roasting chicken advanced 41.4 per cent, butter 24.7 per cent, pink salmon 47.6 per cent, cheese 32 per cent, milk 16.6 per cent, eggs 21 per cent, bananas 62.2 per cent, oranges 65 per cent, lettuce 27.3 per cent, Irish potatoes 25.8 per cent, and sweet potatoes 50 per cent. Canned peacnes snowed an increase (Please turn to pace eight) War Bond Sales In Kershaw County Kershaw county's quota for the month of July is $39,000. The sales through July 15, are |ll41i7L If we oonttime as ws have Iwim. we can easily reach our goal, says J. Team Geitys, chatmaa of the stflea. JULIUS ARTHUR HOUGH Humphries Is Now City Health Boss Streamlining of the activities of [the city and county health organizations by unification under the direct supervision of I)r. A. W. Humphries, was made possible by the city board of health at a meeting Monday night, at which Dr. Humphries, head of tfcb county health department, was elected icity* health officer. It is proposed to further consolidate the health program of the entire area by establishing a generul headquarters in the present county health building. i Donald Morrison, recently named as health inspector for the city, will continue in that capacity and will work in conjunction and under direction of Dr. Humphries. George Mlckle, county inspector, is to continue as In the past. One of the first steps under the new streamline program was the action of Dr. Humphries in asking for a check of all city health measures j In brder that legislation which is now I more or less obsolete, may be removed from the record, while legislation which is applicable^at the present time, will be the objective of com| plete enforcement. j Members of the city council, as [ well as those identified wlthAhe city board of health .express marked satisfaction over the new health program. They point out that under this .setup that there will be no overlapping of ^activities in health and sanitation projects. Compulsory Physical Training in Schools (jamden high school male students will undergo compulsory physical training beginning with the opening of jmhool next September. Dizry McLeod, athletic director at Furman University and also chairman of the new War Preparedness movement, is authority for the statement that all male students in colleges, high schools and prep schools must take the compulsory physical training and conditioningr-program. McLeod announced that he has arranged with the Naval Pre-Flight Training school at the University of Georgia to give a two weeks training and instructors course to a corps of forty-six county chairmen and the directors named by the colleges and schools. The program for the schools and colleges, as prescribed by military leaders, will consume an hour a day and five days a week throughout the regular school year. The preliminary service -preparations will consist of a fifteen-minute marching drill, course in calisthenics, instuctions In the use of hands and feet, high and broad jumping, boxing and other exercises for muscular and mental-co-ordination and timing. Training and conditioning program is a "must" in the states' all out effort in America's fight for freedom. Stricter Rules On Retreads and Tires According ,to a news dispatch from Washington Monday, tire rationing rules were given a going over on Saturday and revisions were announced that will prevent beer, soft drinks and other "non-essential" trucks from getting new or recapped tires after July 28. J Also cut from the eligible list by I act of the OPA, were all privately , operated trucks carrying alcoholic I beverages, tobacco, candy, flowers, I furs, radios, confections, musical instruments and other luxury goods. Only trucks engaged in services "essential to the war efTort or to the possible health and safety" will be entitled to new tires or re-caps after July 28. Woman is Killed ~ By Lightning Bolt r?I?M iv oaiuiuuu, 27-year-oid daughter of George Salmond, colored resident of Lugoff, was Instantly killed when struck by lightning during a heavy electrical storm last Thursday afternoon- I According to members of the family, the girl had rushed into the house when the storm struck and ' was standing near a window when there was a vivid flash of lightning. The holt hit the hones and also the gM, Chamber Executive Urges Broad Program For Year ?, - Enroll Now! ; It Is your duty to go to tho polls snd vots In ths primary?both first and second, but you cannot vote unless your Sam* Is on your club roll. Remember the books close next Tuesday, July 28. Qo to your enrollment committee today and put your name on the club roll.. Kiwanians Visit Championship Plat The State Forestry project, which was carried out by the Camden high Bchool aglculture clasB under the direction of Hulan A. Small, instructor and winner of the first place in the state contest, has been the mecca of many groups of farmers of the state during the past several weeks. The project is located on the CamdenSumter highway five miles from the city and on the Mulberry plantation property. Last Tuesday, under escort of Mr. Small, a group of Kiwanian club members, all of them farmers, visited the project. With them was W. C. McCarley, the county ttant. This'is the second r in succession that the Camden high school agricultural class has won first place in this forestry contest. The project has been under the enthusiastic sponsorship of the *Camden Kiwanls club and embraces some sixty-eight boys that participated in the work of the project. Motorists Rush To Fill Up On Gas Camden gasoline filling stations did a land office business on Tuesday when motorists cashed In on unused old ration book punches for gas in preparation for the "unbeatable" new rationing which began at midnight. The old punches left on former cards were good for double duty and tonight a number of drivers had punches left on their cards which were valueless after midnight. Ration stickers designating the typfi of card held by the car owner had to be posted on windshields beginning Wednesday. The new rationing books are filled with stamps which are good for four gallson of gas each. The reason tnere can be no gyping during the new rationing period, will be because the filling station attendant will be required to tear the stamp from the book of the person to whom he has sold gas and then paste this stamp on a card in his office. Beer Venders Must Refrain Chisling Following a spot check in Camden and vicinity of soft drink and beer outlets by Investigators of the office pf Price Administration, four places where prices had been hoisted above the March level were located. In each Instance It was found that in these places the price of bottle beed had been hoisted from 12 to 16 cents and from 18 to 20 cents a bottle, this being in conflict with thp/ regulations of the OPA. Claude M. Scarborough, of Colombia, who is acting chief investigator for the OPA, in a statement Wednesday declared that bis investigators and himself personally were gratified by the spirit of cooperation and patriotism found in Camden. In many of the instances where the law was being violated, it was found that they can not charge 20 cents for beer which they sold for 18 cents or 15 cents for beer which was formerly sold for 12 cents. . It was also stated by the investigators inai the price or coca cola and other soft drinks, which has been listed at 6 cents cannot be raised. There were Instances found In some communities where a fee of ten cents was being asked for soft 'drinks. \r The inspection - was part of the drive to "c&ck down" on beer and soft drink dealers who are seeking to profiteer at the expense of men .la the armed ' force#. Leon Henderson, federal price administrator, characterised the piuitmi a? "Tow dhltfliH"; . f. . f ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ""\ \ % ^ "" 1- ..isms ?? ? The annual report of Frank H. Heath, executive secretary of the Camden and Kershaw county Chamber of Commerce, submitted to the directors at the annual meeting, last week was a comprehensive review of the year's accomplishments and embodied many suggestions for the Chamber objectives for the ensuing year. The report follows: "In the formulation of a program of work for the ensuing year, I think that we should recognize that the greatest problem facing every American business and, professional man is that the united nations must win tho war in which our country it now engaged. It seems to me that the current program of work should place first in consideration of objectives the full main powers and resources of our organization in any and every needed capacity to the end that Camden may do its full part in this war effort. | "I also feel that next to winning the war a problem of vast Importance facing our businessmen is that we be in a position to enter a post-war period with a well defined and conv prehenslve plan which would in a measure offset conditions and situations which history indicates will confront business in every city in the nation. It is to the interest of business that the businessmen must take an important part in the building of a | post-war plan. Therefore, I feel that ithere exists a great need, in fact, a greater need than ever, for the activities and services oj. the Camden Chamber of Commerce. Some of these activities are items of a long-range nature, and call for study now and determination later, of which shall be done upon the close of the war. 'Tn the future as in the past, It is Important that in all essential In* stances this office seek the advlcd and counsel of duly constituted officials and executives of the city, county and state. Undoubtedly, In the next year many projects will be put forward which will require the combined cooperation of most, if not all of these governmental bodies. "In the future as in the past it should be the aim and purpose of the Chamber of Commerce to maintain a relationship between the Chamber and all other agencies and organizations which will tend to best promote the agricultural, civic, Industrial, social and charitable life of Camden and Kershaw county. To that end we should pledge to all agencies and organizations our active and wholehearted cooperation. If it is permissable at this time I would like to suggest the organization of a group composed of the president and secretary of the two service clubs, the merchants' association, the mayor of the (Please turn to page two) A i Kershaw Farmers Urged To Use Lime At a meeting of various county agencies and farmers of the county, . held at the county agricultural building, plans were made to try get as much lime as possible applied to the soils of Kershaw county. It was pointed out by the representatives of the Clemson college extension service that al) crops respond to an ap plication of lime. Cotton, Vi shown by experiments at Clemson, matures earlier^' makes a higher yield where li&e has been applied. In view of tho boll weevil situation it la very nsresssij that our cotton matuf^ as quickly m possible. Lime Is especially good for all summer and winter legumes, and In view of the fertiliser shortage is anticipated for 1943, it is very lmJportant that farmers plant both winter and summer legumes end it is also important thahshhe mxiiwum growth is.secured fMBT these crops.? This cannot he done unless the y>nf are limed. If eatings are being held In every . community in the county this week with community leaders who will contact every farmer in tho respeo mm-s, meetings, contacting farmers est the ?jL?_I_2 . .... :...