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IVOIOME S47 ' - CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1942 NUMBER 18
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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
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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". ??
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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
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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";
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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
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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
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