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I The Camden Chronicle I ** Mg gi - 11 11 " gggggggaBgi ?,j . , ,cg?MMM?W=g= I .1 II II II I VOLUME M CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JULY 31. 1M2 ,, NUMBER 19 1 , | 11 II I Mill igi fef iCountyReceives I Governor's Praise file accomplishment of South Caro* I Una in exceeding its W*r Bond quota* two month* in succession was noted I in a statement this week by >tate lenders in the idle*of bonds, and a full share ot the oompendatlon fell I upon this county. in commending the citlaena of the litate for this'record, which Is one of I the beet in the nation, .the officials I jflpultaneously prepared them for I jarger oells to comO, directing attenI tjon to the ever-growing war program I of the nation and the steadily-in$reasI tag cost of the huge effort This county's quota for May was I fit,100, and in the county $35,555.96 I worth of bonds were sold, and in June I the quota was $84,900, with actual I sales running to $16,687.50. I it was Governor It. M. Jefferles, I honorary war savings chairman for I the state, and James HS Hammond, I of Columbia, state chairman, who in I a Joint statement praised the excellent record in bond-buying made in | the state in May and June. They spoke I of it as "a splendid and honorable" I record. "We look with pride on the record I of our state in the patriotic purchasI ing of war bonds In May and June, I the first months of the operation I of the Treasury Department's quota I system," the Governor and Mr. HamI mond said. "From the beginning," the stateI ment continued, "our state, as we I knew It would, has done its full share I in the purchasing of bonds, but when I the quota system was adopted, and I South Carolina was given its specific I assignments by the Treasury, they I were much larger than the average I mopthly purchases in this state up I to that time. I "Yet the state not only met those I May and June quotas, but exceeded I them. For May, the state was assign* I ed a quota of 62,400,000. This was well I above the previously monthly averI age purchases of $1,770,000. But the state not only made the quota; it exI ceeded It by 26.8 per cent. ' | "And for June, the. Treasury assign| ed South Carolina a quota of $8,300,I 000, or an Increase of alipost a mil*' I lion dollars over May. Once more the people responded in the true South Carolina tradition of patriotism, and this quota was over-subscribed by four per cent. v "This is a remarkable record, and gives us confidence in the future, a future which Is certain to bring larger quotas for our state and all others. But every minute, now, our war effort is growing larger, and, seemingly, drawing closer to the point where the full force of it will be felt by the enemy, Here at home, we can make the (Please turn to page three) - Dr. George R. Laub To Locate In Camden I>r. Georg? R. Laub, a graduate of the Medical school at Vienna, Austria, and also of the South Carolina .. State Medical College at Charleston, has opened an office in' Camden and - specialize In eye, ear, nose and throat diseases. Br. Laub has leased quarters In the building on DeKalb street, a finely appointed office and quarters b?ing arranged inthe building formerly occupied by the Camden Beauty Parlors. <. it is the intention^ of Dr. Laub to cure a home In Camden as soon : u possible. He to married. John Langford Gets Academy Honor John c. Langford; graduate of. the Camden high school In 1946, has re* calved an appointment aa mldshlpat the United States Naval acad emy, ? Tbe appointment of the Camden Jonth was made by Congressman J. r. Richards of the fifth Sooth Caroi j4 district. Edward B. Bagby, Jr? r J* Chester, was another appointee I from this district. langford entered the Ott.following' his *""graduation from I Camden high school and goes to the L ,_*** academy after one year "at the 7?^ Carolina military institution. ^hen in high school Langford was mtnent in athletic activities, par* ?1H b. . erotut to bl. b??. I*1???>t7 mm wKhont uylM Red Cross Moves To Larger Quarters ' (By Sadie von Tresckow) On account of the urgency for the production for surgicals, the Kershaw County Chapter, American Red Cross, hggjpuntf it PWttHWy to obtain larger quarters. AH branches of Hed Cross work are expanding as the war increases in scope and intensity, and "our boys" are being sent Into every quarter of the globe and number of workers must increase in proportion. Therefore the committee appointed by the chairman, Major Moultrie Brailsford, after exhaustive Investigation and consideration, have been Instructed to procure the "Clyburn Jlouse" on north Broad street, now owned by the Home Owner's Loan Corporation, Atlanta, Qa., Charles DuBose, Jr., agent In Camden. This colonial house of antebellum days Is Bpaclous enough to comfortably house all departments of the Red Cross service and is especially suited to the needs of the surgical dressings section as besides large rooms for the extended tables necessary tp the work, large windows and high ceilings furnish excellent light, the adJoining wash room and packing room also being necessary. The building is central heated and the company has generously agreed to put everything in perfect order. The property was for Bale, not rent, but the owners made this concession for the patriotic Red Cross work. Mrs. John Wall has been appainted chairman of the House committee who will have charge of the superintendence and beautlflcatlon of the building. Mrs. George Creed, chairman of surgicals will have chfirge of those rooms and the transferal of all properties of Red Cross at present headquarters *(111 be completed the first of August. AH volunteers for surgical work will please enter their names at once. The present headquarters have been central and pleasant and It is a great pity that they are too small for expanding work. However, it Is hoped that the other building will prove the center of active county Red Cross work. (Please turn to page four) Girls Are Tough, To Play In Gamden - V I r Any ideas that the Kendall mill softtiall talent might have had that the Mount Holly damsels would 1)* a push-over, were given a severe Jolt last .Friday night when, due to good luck "and good fortune, the Millers were able to take a ten inning contest by a six to one score. The Kendall pastimers were quite bewildered over the way in which they had been literally played to a standstill by the feminine artists of the Mount Holly aggregation. The game, scheduled as a nine Inning affair, found the count knotted at one-all at the end of the period. The Kendalls, taking advantage of a momentary lapse of the ML Holly damsels, started a tenth inning raUy which, gave them five runs, a lead which the Mount HoUy talent was unable to overtake. In theninth inning, the Mount Holly pitcher, a tall rangy girl, had the invaders blinking at her fast ball. It was about .the classiest exhibition of softball pitching the Camden team had seen in years. Only three hits were made off this girl hurler in nine innings and local fans will admit that any pitcher that can bold the Kendalls to such a low batting count must have plenty of stuff. Arthur Robinson did the hurling tor the Kendalls and held the Mount Holly batters to four hits. The Kendall defense. working one hundred per cent and miny blows which were ticketed gs being possible hits were converted inte outs by the alertness of the miner inlleld. Manager Author (Please turn to page two) Legion Lads Asking For Old Records tt you have any-old phonograph records, whether they are intact, cracked or broken, you are urged to take them to the Legion Hall. Xhe drive for old records is now being conducted by the American Lento* and will continue for some little time. The purpose of tha drive la to secure as maay old records as possible at they art to M reprocessed . ?"? rtcrmOotMl ilM H lK : . Work Started On New m. Homes Near Court Inn 1 '4. r * . . ~ x - ;.:y Definite assurance of t^ui\ 1mm*dlate constructkm of thlrtyA/inodem homes In thoAArt lun area Was contalued In an imnouncement from the Chamber of Commerce Sunday. The homes will be built by the Camden Housing Company, Inc., of which David B. Traxler, of Greenville, is president, and D. Q. traxler is secretary and treasurer. This corporation haB purchased two blocks in the Court Inn area and have awarded the contract for the building of these houses to Simon Faust, of Columblft, on designs prepared by Thomas Seay, a Columbia architect. The construction will be supervised by Mr. Seay. Ten of the homes will be for lnt? mediate sale and twenty will bo avail* able for rent to defense worker#.- Ih the event they are not rented to t&f defense workers in sixty days afte* completion, they will then be placo4 on the market for sale. * All services such as lights, wgtsi and sewerage will be installed by th# city of Camden. According to the ah* nouncement of the housing company the area is to be beautifully land* ? 'Vii scaped. It was also stated that in the construction of the dwellings, fifteen different designs will be utll- lied. iferln a statement 8unday, David B. Traxler,- president of the housing company, stated that the projeot was made possible by the cooperation that wis extended him and his associates by the Chamber of Commerce, and Henry Savage, Jr., who has handled all the legal phases of the program. The area that Is to be developed lies south of east Hampton ~ street and east of Sarslleld area. Homes will be located on Hampton and Desaussure streets and Sarsfleld and Lake View avenues, Contractor Simon Faust has Just completed one hundred new homes In Columbia and will move his entire group of workers to Camden to start work on the building projects here. The Faust organisation Is reported to be well organised and able to work with rapidity and coordination. It Is because of this the thirty new homes are expected to be completed and ready for occupancy before the first of November. 1 11 Navy Calls For Carolina 'Seabees' 'Columbia, S. C., July 29. ? Being seen throughout South Carolina these days is the famous insignia of the Navy's "Seabees"?those men who are enlisted in the Construction Regiment i of the U. S. Navy to build the advance and mobile bases outside the continental limits of the United Stat-, es. These men are trained in military tactics, and when assigned to duty, fhey will be able to engage in combat should the occasion arise. South Carolina's own Lieutenant W. J. Wary, of the Civil Engineers Corps, will be at the Navy Office in Columbia on Saturday and Sunday. August 1 and 2; at the Navy Of fiesta, Greenville on Monday, the 8rd, and at the Navy Office in Spartanburg on Tuesday, August 4, for the purpose of personally interviewing men in i this state who are qualified to enlist as "Seabees". . The Navy has opened enlistments with ratings for men with construction experience who will serve with the Headquarters and Construction companies of a Construction Regiment. Comprising the companies are mechanics, carpenters, electricians, power* plant operators, blacksmiths, metalsmiths drillers, divers, wharf builders, etc. Acting appointments are made to persons between 17 and 60 in various ratings up to and including Chief Petty Officer, depend- i ing on the age, experience and other \ qualifications 6f the-applicant. The enlistment period is for the duration of" the war, and the salaries range from $64 to $126 per month, and include housing, food, clothing, transportation, medical and dental care and other incidentals to which enlisted men are entitled. This is a real opportunity tot twofisted, red-blooded Americans to serve shoulder to shoulder with the combatant forces in the. "Seabees", the newest arm of Uncle Sam's Navy. Interested men are urged to contact recruiting stations in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Florence or Spartanburg now, and arrange to be interviewed by this week end by Lieutenant Wary. Anyone wishing to go to Columbia for this examination on Sunday will be furnished free transportation upon application to A. Sam Karesh at the Fashion Shop. J. Team Gettys, Jr., Is Now A Major !? 1 " Attorney and Mrs. J. Team Gettys, Sr.. of Logoff, have received information from their son, J. Team Gettys, Jr., that he has been promoted from the office of Captain to that of Major in the United 8tatee Air Corps, tv.* * The information came from an Australian point where Major Gettys is now stationed. Major Gettys graduated from the Camden high- sfehool on June S, 1917, and from the Citadel at Charleston in 1931.Metal Signs At City Entrances Handsome metal signs, urging care in driving) particularly near schools 'and -playgrounds, and sxtending a welcome to Camdem arw being installed on all four main avenuea of entrance into the city. ? - " The eigne were purchased hm the city soma time ago, but wire delayed in reaching here by reueon of the Use-1 torr wherein they are made r wan 1 swamped with other order* ;V; /'J. ? ^ ? Motorist Enthuses I Over Gas Program? Itoland N, Goodale, Jr., vice pre si-1 dent sad secretary of Ahe Camden I Floral company, la enthXki?tlc over the Improvement In gasolffia vending service slnoe the rationing program was started. And he has reason to be. I When he got Into his car to drive home after attending a motion picture show Wednesday evening, he I was amazed to find that during his I absence some generous individual had left two cartons containing eight gal-1 Ion containers, each filled with high ^Lgasoline' 1x1 tbo of his car. The cartons, used by the coca cola I manufacturers to pack .gallon confv10?"0!. coc? ?yrup, were neatk ? ? Bach gallon container also bearing a coca cola marking! was -.carefully packed In a section I separated from adjoining sections by corrugated pasteboard. ' J Mr. Goodale removed the eight gal. I |?n JSf81,fr?m4. h,B car Rnd declares! uk L ?!. therm for several days, I although the authorities have made! that It Is not expected I the owner will claim them. I . T?e*a?uslng feature of the episode Is that Mr. Good ale's car Was parked I #refu front of the headquarters I of the gas rationing board. Woman Bitten By < J Snake, Recovering ^Blslo Jones, a colored woman, wasI brought to the hospital here several days ago after she had been bitten by a rattlesnake. The woman had gone into the barnl back of her dwelling and had started I to pick up some Wood when the snake I struck her. The jtangs penetrated one of the woman's fingers, . ^'fiuce of mind of some parties I nearby in applying a tourniquet toj the arm probably prevented fatal I consequences. Aqgording to advices from the hOs-1 pital Monday the woman was recover-1 Ing from the effects of the bite. Cadets in Review for Red Cross, Others Cadets of the Southern Aviation | school staged an impressive review Thursday evening . on tha ramp la | front of the hangars In honor of ijgp* hers of the Kershaw County Chapter, I American Red Cross, members of the American Legion, and their wives ad the clergy of the city with their Invited also were members of] the Camden Bureau of Public Rela. I tlons. A The cadeta marched with line pre* cltion and the spectacle was one that will be long remembered by those who witnessed it. Following the review the visitors wore escorted on a tour of inspectkm of the flying post. j MULICUE McCOY GOES TO KgLLY T?XAt Bart Jackson. S._C? July 20.?First Class Private Mullcue L. McCoy, of Camden, 8. C., recently attached to the station complement at thia leadiqg infantry training center, left aeveral day. ago tor KaUy Fhfld, Texas, whsra ha la now attending his Initial eompes aa an alf&det. Upon successful completion of this ltoSennit?' * , A! * -?* ' VjJ -IS r '. -. I' Fans Await All-Star Game August 14 With the near approach of September and the opening of schools and colleges, the football fans of the natlon begin to avldence a restless urge to flock to stadiums and watch their favorite, teams engage in aoilon or the gridiron. Right now in Camden the big rubJect of conversation, among the sporting Inclined, Is the annual All-Star game to be played Friday, August 14, at Zetnp stadium, Details of the All-Star event will( be announced next week at which time a determination will have been reached as to what team will oppose the Camden aggregation. Coach Lindsay Pierce of the high school is forced to leave Camden on August 2 to atteud*the two weeks' session that la to be conducted* for high school athletic dfrectorH at the University of Georgia. Mr. Pleroe Is to have supervision of the compulsory physical training program In Kershaw county, having been appointed to that Important office by Governor R. M. Jefferies. It Is hoped that the m tinbers of the high school football squud will have the opportunity of. spending several weeks In the North Carolina mountains. This football camp has been an annual event for high school athletes for quite a number of years and Is looked forward to with much eagerness on the part of the boys who are able to put In some fine trailing and conditioning for the fall football program. The camp program Involves quite a sum of money and the AU-Star game, which has been presented for the past several years, has helped greatly In providing a share of the camp fund. Owing to the absence of Coach Pierce, and the multitudinous duties placed upon the shoulders of John Villeplgue as county rationing board chairman, Councilman John Mullen has kindly consented to give of his time in looking after details preliminary to this annual classic. During the past several day*, tir. Mullen has been contacting many of the former high school "greats" and It Is believed that the squad to appear In the gold and black will be one of the mbst outstanding games since this historic All-Star program was Inaugurated. 1 What team will face the gold and! black grid followers on August 14, has not been definitely announced. The names of Sumter, Kershaw and1 Lancaster have been mentioned in the discussions among the players. Last year the Kershaw team came dqwn, accompanied by many hundreds of Jans, and proceeded to upset the dope bucket by defeating the Camden team. This year's Camden grid players would like to meet Kershaw In the hope of wiping out the 1941 defeat. A game wl?h either Kershaw or Lancaster would undoubtedly draw quite a following of fans from either of these communities. Bible Racket Man In State Again On several occasions In the past a man who goes by the name of either J. E. Phillips, Jack Phillips, or M. Cannon, and who claims to represent the American Bible Distributors, has been operating In Sputh Carolina. The Chamber of Commerce has issued a warning about this man before. This Is to let yon know that he Is reported back In the Piedmont section of the state, possibly headed this way. His racket Is to sell a Bible and take a note payable aftec^tfce presumeddelivery date In payment. He then discounts the notes at the bank and the Bibles sre never delivered. Thjs man has no connection with any reliable Bible distributors. T ? ? Annual Meetiiig of Cemetery Ass'n. The annual meeting of the Oeme tery association of Camden will idles place Friday, July 31, at 6:15 p. m. at< the Presbyterian Sunday school room. All lot owners and Interested persons sre invited to attend. --vj Sugar Information Stamp number six is valid July 24 until August 26. Stamp number sevoi is valid July 10 until August 22. Stami number eight beoofeesvalftd Augns 22. A reasonable amount ef sugar ft allowed fdr canning and ?i yrtai r fr*tf?Ahe amount is besgjjpir^iftl <* Kendalls Win Title; Defeat Highs 4 to 2 , Lester Robiuson'f triple to deep center, following two fluke singles by Benny Robinson aud Baker,, fM ~-r? the margin of victory for the Kendalls in the final game of the first half play* off series, the Millers taking an ar? ?... rorless fracas from the Highs by a, 4 to t score Monday evening. * Jack Boykin, pitcher for the Highs* knows , just how Mickey Owens felt when he messed up that third strika in the world series last tall, for the lad was the unintentional goat in the t title game. With one down in the third round; Benny Robinson rolled an easy grounder between first and seoond. Niles, wt\o was playind well in, picked up the bail with the intention of tossing it to Boykin. But Boykin failed to ' 4 cover the bag and Benny was safe. Baker then put another roller in practically the same spot and again Hilts found he had no receiver to tosjl to on the sack. It was at this time that Lester Robinson elected to pole out his triplet putting Benny and Baker over the counting block. Lester galloped homo ,t when Taylor poled a long fly to center. Outside of this third frame the game was ev$n in all departments. The Kendalls drew first blood in tha Initial inning when, after Arthur SU)b* lnson had walked, brother Benny put down a neat sacrifice and Baker doubled. . - The crowd gave the Highs a big hand for the. airtight play in several clinches. In the fourth innjtag tha Kendalls had first and seoend occupied with one out, but the Highs retired the side without being scored on. In the sixth the Millers again put runners on second and third, but failed to soore. The neatest play of the afternoon came in the fifth. Benny Robinson had gone down Boykin to Niles when Baker poled out his third hit of the evening. Lester Robinson drove a sissler at Boykin, who stabbed the hall with his left hand and then threw quickly to Niles to catch Baker fifteen feet off the bag. The Highs did their scoring In tha second fourth and threatened seriously In the sixth. In the second Jimmy Bundrich led off With a double; With the next two men going down. Niles then singled to score Bundrich. In the fourth Dicky Cox tripled to right (Please turn to page four) Faculty Announced For Baron DeKalb . ... - ... The board of trustees of the Baron t DeKalb school, through Superinten- > dent Cyril B. Busbee, announces tha following faculty for . the 194S?48 term: Grammar school: Minnie Brsedloye* rowobvilla; satas MoGraw, Newberry; Myrtle Johnson, Kinards; Racbael row, Saluda; Katharine Johns, Bamberg; Martha Hawthorns, Abbeville; Jnanita Rucker, Anderson; and Jennie Lyle, HJchburg. High school: Melba Shssly, Lexington; Nell Foostae, McCormick; Dorothy Ashley. Abbeville; Otis N. Gibson* Wsstville; James X* Talley, Weatvllle; Lucille Hewlett* Columbia; and Cyril B. Busbee, Westville. Tiiistees are: K. C. Biters, chairman, P. A. McDowell, dark, - F. N? * Gay, H. L. Smyrl, J. W. Sow ell, & a Truesdale, and R. EL Young. Keree AndBnsbee . Phyrital SttSrton, . ... -| m - **m* - "t " Lindsak Pierce, coach of athletics ^^CjamdCm high^sCh^wIM Issjra liminary to taking over the Office of ^0^?oofeor % being sen* to this, school at tha University ? Georgia by the4 county boarl of education. Yhe in tensive coatee at tha Unhrer. slty of Georgia Is part of tha national program for compulsory physical a^w? cation tor male students In all publ lie schools. Under, tha new sethp. L one hour each day will have to be devoted to physical education. L With Mr. Pierce at the educational J ill'b^Ui Baro^^