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I The Camden Chronicle
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I VOLUME M CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JULY 31. 1M2 ,, NUMBER 19
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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
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- 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.
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Girls Are Tough,
To Play In Gamden
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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
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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
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Work Started On New
m.
Homes Near Court Inn
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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*
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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.
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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
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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. ?
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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?'
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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
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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.
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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
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Faculty Announced
For Baron DeKalb .
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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,
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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^^