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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 64 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1042 NUMBER 32 ? -- ^ - ^ , - - (Grate Fires Are Black-Out Problems ,11(1.11* unannounced practice ...Vwoui which came Tuesday eveiJ Hhoiilv after 9 o'clock and bar. J uncU'e'ded problems which the II weather produced, was one or J*? moSi successful of the several hich have been held here since ,?rlv last spring. The in"'" problem which the blackJ produced involved the dancing "hts from blazing grftte tires. Quite number of instances were reported # defense headquarters according to n,ief Air-Raid Warden A. C. Mcfaiu who slated that the glare from L tire places provided fine targets J. enemv aircraft In an actual raid. When asked what steps must be ^en t0 eliminate the light from leae fire-places," Warden McKaln Mted that there were Just two dogs which came In mind, one be,e the putting out of the fire by ouring sand or water on it, and the ?her and probably the more satlsfac)ry wuv. to have windows of the jom or rooms in which the flro or res are burning, blacked out. Mr. fcKain stated that blankets can be laced over windows and doors if >gular blackout curtains or drapes re not used. Commander W. R. Bonsai and Air harden McKain expressed satisfacon over the fine manner in which ie alert was carried out. There wrb jlendid response on the part of all 9fense workers of the air-raid ,-oups and also of the citizenry in sneral. Several downtown establishments here night lights were left burning, fered cooperation by arranging for iltch installations where auxiliary dice or firemen can extinguish the ghts from the exterior of the butldgs. In a number of instances, lights id been left burning in homes, the :cupants having gone away for the ening. This problem Is orfe which immander Bonsai says must bo corded and he urges all householders see that all lights are turned out they go away for an evening. What was almost a tragedy occurrat I.aureus and Lyttleton,,street only after the alert had sounded ien i motorist with his headlights Inkinu. raced down Laurens street a high rate of speed, narrowly ssing another car which was travng on Lyttleton street. Warden SlcKain stated that an efrt was being made to find out who ? driver of the speeding car was. > said the car "on Lyttleton was Dec.-ding slowly as provided by the ick-our regulations. The speeding r if driven by an air-raid worker Duld have had the lights properly iak.il and have been operated at a ry low speed. Warden McKaln d that if the car on Lyttleton ee: had been at the intersection the time that there would have ?n a 'ragedy to record. (Please turn to page eight) ill DeLoache ow in Kansas Cord lias been received in Columfroni First Lieut. William E. Deiche. Jr., that he has been assign-) to duty as public relations officer an air base now building at Salina, nsoiv Lieutenant DeLoache spent we.-ks in training at Miami Beach, .. tie n was ordered to Salt Lake r. a dispersal point, for a week or-- coing to Kansas. 3 Columbia Lieutenant DeLoache i proprietor of DeLoache's. a floral p. a former president of the chamof commerce and otherwise prompt m the city's life. He is the ler of Miss Nell-Ray DeLoache, ) uon four first prizes and one 3nd hi the art exhibit for children to id years at the recent State .?Wednesday's Columbia State. Mayor Lays Down | Law on Taxi Lines Mayor F. N' McCorkle, with Rat ion I i?k Director John M. Villeplgue, called the if?xi line bosses of Camdeu together Thursday evening to discus# with them the luw# ami' regulation# governing the operation of taxi cab#. The mayor stated he had been in formed that some of the taxi# were not conforming to the provision# of the law?at least?not to the spirit of the law. The purpose of this meeting" said the mayor, '"is not to accuse any one of wrong-doing, but to review the orders of the office of defense transportation?the law# of the city of Camden?laws under which you operate your taxi lines. "Our nation is at war?some 97 per cent of our rubbor supply has been cut off by enemy nations. If it had not been necessary to issue the most stringent and drastlc orders regarding rubber conservation, you may rest assured they would not have been Issued. There i# no place in this or any other community for any one who is not in sympathy with the effort to conserve and save ou everything that w'ill help to defeat our enemies. hiverybody has a definite task to perform? on the home front as well as the battle front. Our task here at home 1h far easier than the task assigned to the boys on the Solomon Islands. If you will all cooperate on the home front, you will be doiug a definite duty In helping to win this war. If you do not cooperute with ypur own government, you aru certainly not on the side of this nation. I sincerely hope that every one In the taxi business licensed by this city is on the side of the United States government in this crisis. ''What the city of Camden is going to require of each and every one of you?is compliance with the federal regulations and also our own particular laws. You must observe every regulation of the city trafTic laws and the various police regulations which will be issued from time to time. Your drivers must be of good moral character, your taxis must not be used to the illegal transportation of whiskey or other liquors, your taxis must not be used in any manner in cooperation or collusion in the transporting of persons known to be prostitutes and you must observe the laws of the army, of the defense transportation regulations and also the rationing board." Mayor McCorkle, in a statement following the meeting, ^declared that in his opinion the taxi lines are coop(Please turn to page Ave) Farm Women ! Meet Saturday The fall meeting of the Kershaw County Council of Farm Women will be held at the Presbyterian Sunday school building in Camden on Saturday, October 31. at 3:00 o'clock. C. O. Cushman, dairy specialist from Clemson college, will be the guest speaker. The meeting will be brief and only timely and vital subjects pertaining to the home and the farm will be discussed. Council members .and friends are urged to attend this meeting at which time the following program will be presented: The Council president, Mrs. O. J. Smyrl, will call the meeting to order. Assembly singing "Faith of Our Fathers." The devotional will be led by Rev. Davis, pastor of Thorn Hill Baptist church. County agent, W. C. McCarley, will introduce the speaker, C. G. Cushman, of Clemson college. After the assembly singing, "America, The Beautiful" the Home Demonstration Agent, Miss Margaret Fewell. will introduce the special guest of the Council. Club goals will be pre-_ sented and attendance records taken, after which there will be a short business session. All Council members are urged to attend this meeting and bring their friends. Don't Ask For Cuffs On Pants The Camden Merchants Association has called attention to the fact that men purchasing new suits must 1 not expect to have cuffs placed upon . the trousers. In the first place a war regulation prohibits clothing manufacturers or retailers from putting cuffs on trousers. The "cuff" problem 1s one that | clothing dealers all over the country ' are experiencing headaches over. The ' situation In Camden is similar to that prevailing In all other communities ' where customers demand that trous- ' ers be provided with cuffs. In many cases here in Camden purchasers of suits and trousers have ' purchased the merchandise frdm the ' merchant and then taken the trous- ^ ers to a tailor and had the cuffs provided. A fact, which purchasers of j this merchandise are not cognizant of is that not only is the tailor who provides the cuffs but the purchaser J himself is guilty of violation of a war regulation and can be severely 4 punished. The Camden dealers In men's 1 clothing are united in the effort to 4 observe the war regulation on cuffs. They do not sell trousers having cuffs nor do they provide customers with cuff service. In view of the fact that 4 the law holds that persons wht^pur- 1 chase trousers and then have a bootleg tailor attach the cuffs Is guilty ' of a law violation. Camden mer- j chants hope that the repeated de- 1 ?adc for coif Installation will ce**e.r Comes to Camden Baptist Chnrcb As Assistant Pastor KKV. R. WALLACE EDWARDS Rev. B. Wallace Edwards arrived in Camden last Tuesday to l^egln his duties as associate pastor of the Camden Baptist church. Rev. Edwards has had excellent training for the ministry, being a graduate of Furman University with the A. B. degree, and a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He comes to Camden highly recommended by several of the leading pastors of J.he state. Since finishing the seminary in the spring of 1941 he has served as pastor of three rural churches in the Savannah River association where it is said he did a most wonderful work ?all the churches making great progress under his ministry. The Baptist congregation feels that they are fortunate in having him associated with them and extend to him a cordial welcome, as will all other denominations of the city and assure him of their earnest cooperation. Rev. Edwards will have his office at the church in the room to the rear of the puplt. He will have office hours which will be announced later and will be glad to consult with any member needing his counsel or assistance. His office telephone is number 507. Kirkwood Opening Is Set For Jan. 15 The Kirkwood Hotel, recently purchased by the Ocean Hotel coporation, will open for the. winter resort and sport Season on January 15, according to announcement this week by Manager L. R. Hawkins. The new management has been on the property for the past 'week nnd reconditioning of ,the buildings and grounds has been started. Since the initial announcement"or the purchase of the hotel by the Ocean Hotel corporation, many letters have been received from former guests indicating their intention to return. Amofig the guests expected to register on the opening day are the same early arrivals as in previous vears?Mrs. Wallace I. Keep, of Lockport N Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey T. Barnes, of North Egremont, Mass.; Mr and Mrs. Rodney S. Jarvis and Dr. and Mrs. J. Dodge Peters, of Great Harrington. Mass.; and W? and Mrs. Orlando Dana and Mrs. Denison Dana, of Knglewood. N. J. Among the prominent guests of the Gulf Stream hotel. Florida East Coast; wh6 will be present at the opening will be Colonel T. J. Smith, of Washington. D. C.; Madam Maude Weichel of Stroudsburg, Penn.; Mr. and Mrs. ( Arthur Sackett. of New York City.) and Foxy Hart, of New York, and others. The golf links of the Camden Conntry Club which adjoins the hotel on the west are in excellent condition, while the hotel ?Htables will be under the same management as in past years. , Appointment of a social director will be announced by the management in the near future. This dlrec-1 tor will probably be a well known lady of Camden. The hotel manage-j ment announces there will be no change in service, accommodations or.'( rates to former guests. Many of the old employees will be , back including Mrs. J. K. Wither-1 spoon, Albert Duren. maintenance,! man and William Gable, head bellman. The latter named began per-1 vice with the Kirkwood some thirtyfive years ago when it was first erected by the late T. Edmund Krumbholz. (Please turn to page four) Camden Bulldogs Win in Big Way Lindsay Pierce's green-clad Camrien team spent a balmy evening on Zemp stadium last Friday by conquer-1 Ing the highly-touted Orangeburg \ highs 20 to 0. scoring in the second , and fourth periods, and bafTling every i effort on the part of the Invaders to' Rage any sustained drive. 1 Camden posted 20 first downs to 5 i made by the invaders and at no time < 1ld Orangeburg make any real threat. I Rut- for |ho 1 (nnorv COTlditiOtt Of the ! ba]l?for there was a heavy dew on i the field?the score could easily have ] been doubled. Two beautiful passes by Waters just oozed off the fingers i sf Jack Boykin In the end zone. As < It was. the man in the iron cage toss ?d thirteen passes and had nine of i them completed, two of them In the i and zone and one which put the ball'.] Dn the three yard line and paved the ( way for a ride Into pay dirt. I] Several hundred fans, real ones. .1 who were present at the fracas, had | ;ome with the Idea that the Bulldogs 1 were going to take a whaling from j 1 the much publicised invaders. But!] ifter the first quartfer when there was j \ lot of fiddling abont and skirmish-j| [ng on the dsmp turf it was apparent 1 (Please turn to page eight) j Local Firm Is Given Fine Award The ceremony of presentation of the merit award by the War Production Board to the Camden Metul and Iron company, which took place Friday at the company plant on South Broad street, was witnessed by prominent state, county and city officials as well as many citizens. Mayor F. N. McCofkle led a delegation of city eouncllinen and also gave an interesting talk during tho program. The award of the merit emblem was made by Henry Taylor, chief of the War Production headquarters for the two Carolinas with headquarters at Charlotte. Mr. Taylor spoke of the splendid record made by the Camden firm and stated that there were only two others in the state to receive the award, they being at Spartanburg and Charleston. Mr. Taylor called attention to the fact that the 307 tons of scrap metal shipped from Camden during September. added to 620 tons of new steel would make 602 77-MM cannon, 100.000 shells. 2,000 guns or 13,000 machine guns or 5,000 500-pound bombs. He spoke of the heavy (ask imposed upon ,-the Metal and Iron company in the collecting, sorting, loading, shipping and the like of the scrap metal and said that the September shipment represented a gain of 205 per cent over the last shipment. Others besides Mr. Taylor, Mayor McCorkle who spoke, -were County Agent W. C. McCarley, Maxie King and others. Present at the affair from executive offices were councilmen Joe McKain, C. V. Massebeau and Lee Little. Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr., chairman of the Defense Council Salvage committee; Representative John Rabon, of Kershaw County, and C. S. Lemon, county agent from Fairfield county. Mr. Taylor, during his remarks, Btated that during the first world war, 90 pounds of steel was required per soldier, but in this war with tanks, planes, machine guns, and the like being used the amount required per soldier was 4,000 pounds. Following the presentation of the merit emblem, all of the Invited guests and officials were escorted to the Sarsfleld club, where they were guests of Leon and Carl 8chlosburg, owners of the Camden Metal and Iron company. Voters Are Urged To Get Out Tuesday A. Sam Karesh, John T. Nettles *nd J. H. Sowell, federal election commissioners for Kershaw county, Issued a plea Thursday to all qualified voters of the county to bo ?uie | ?nd cast their ballots next Tuesday, November 3. Mr. Karesh declared that ft was most important this year that a large cote be caat at the Oeneral Election. He calls attention to the plea of [governor R. M. Jeffries who says lhab a large vote will aid In the defeat of. the bill now before Congress railing for the abolishment of the poll tax in the states where such tax now exists. Mr._ Karesh states that the argument used by those seeking to kill the poll tax Is that It prevents people from voting. A large vote this year will go a long way to defeat the Iniquitous bfll and also an anti-lynehIng bill which may be combined with the poll tax measure. - i > . ( Camden Mother On Big Broadcast Listeners on the air waves lost Tuesday evening who heard the Phillip Morris program will he Interest- < ed to know that the Jimmy lllnson. heroic warrior uf the Solomon Island ^ naval battle, now In u hospital at an i unknown place, and who figured In the telephone conversation which a ; navy nurso had with his mother, is ! none other than "Cooley" lllnson. 19 i year old Kershaw county youth, i whose father and mother, Mr. and < Mrs James lllnson, reside on the Liberty Hill road about nlno miles from Camden. The navy nurse was In conversation with Mrs. lllnson for some ten , minutes over the air waves through the medium of the Phillip Morris broadcast. She told Mrs. lllnson that Jimmy was all right and was planning on coining home when ho Is given a furlough. According to the , nurse, he must stil\ remain In the navy hospital until he has fully recovered from the injuries received In the naval battle off the Solomon lalands last August 9. Mrs, lllnson not only has Jimmy in the service of his country hut she also has two other sons. Claude and Harold, who are sorvlng Uncle Sam. Following the telephone episode over the national hookup of the Phillip Morris broadcast, Mrs. Hlnson whs invited to speak over the air via Radio Station WIS at Columbia. The Interview with her was most interesting. , _ ^ Another Camden youth, Roy Truesdale, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Truesdale, of LugofT, who Is in the United States marines, was eulogized last Saturday over the air by a noted radio commentator. Roy Truesdale suffered serious Injuries a number of years ago when fighting In Nlcarauga, ho lost an arm when ho tossed a hand grenade out of the way in order to save his fellow comrades. For this he was awarded the Congressional medal of honor. Despite this handicap, he has continued In the service, giving all to the fight for democracy. As the radio commentator said, "Of such are Americans made of." ' Nine Women Now Expert Mechanics The Camden Defenso training progrant this week sent out nine young women Into defense work, following completion of a program which embraced machine work, Including lathe operation, drill press and bench work, general knowledge and practical work In welding and manual work Including nomenclature of ships, construction terms, abbreviations and templates. Most of the training was In ship fitting and related work. The Camden Defense program is contributing Its hit toward the national emergency by training workers for the Charleston navy yard end other similar places engaged In the war effort. Sponsored by the United States Office of Education through the State Department of Education and operated by the local school system, the program Is now In Its second year of usefulness. Although over 150 trainees have finished and been placed In defense work, all previous graduates have been men. Hut this week sees the first group of women finishing the school. 'We have been well pleased withthe enthusiasm, interest and precisIon In which these women trainees have gone about their work," said O. W. Bundrlck, director of the program and coordinator of the school's diversified occupations program. "Their accomplishments have been equal and in many instances superior. to the men." The type of training offered is In three phases. Machine work Includes (Please turn to page five) Baron DeKalb in Scrap Drive The scrap drive In the Baron DeKalb school Is nearlng Its close with the total collected having far exceeded expectations. The community had been rather thoroughly covered by the canvassers In the highly publicized Kershaw drive, yet when the boys and girls went out to see If a few things were still around, they came back with over twenty tons of scrap, metal and rubber. Top collectors for the school was Rebecca Young, with 6.751 pounds. Second high was Johnnie Sowell, with 6.575 pounds. The school gave weekly prizes of defense Btamps to the first and second high collectors In both the high and grammai school departments. For the first week Paul Thomas Connol? ana Bert aeegers were first and second respectively in the grammar school, while Johnnie Sowell and Dannie Woaner were in that order In high school. During the second week, Bobbie Fletcher and Donald Clyburn were first and second In grammar school, and Rebecca Young and Johnnie Sowell were first and second In high school. All contributors were guests at the school's regular matinee. Service ratings were Issued on the following baslp: Privates first class, 50-149. Robbie Gay. Johnson [McDonald; Corporals, 100-149 potmds,. Joan Thomas, Bill Smith, Fred Lee Thomas, Boyce Sowell; Sergeants 150-299, Bert Seegars, Carolyn Buebee, Minnie L. Connell, Murray Blackmon, Jo Ann HalL Glenn Black- , (Please torn to page four) Shortest Court Term In Thirty Years The October term of 1942 criminal court or court of general sessions opened iind cloned on tbe name day, Monday, having completed Its business ami finished ui> In the shortest session In the past thirty V** ,Judge U 1) 1 .hie was tho presiding Judge and Solicitor A. Fletcher Spignor was here representing the state, though ho didn't have nufch to do as moat of the defendants entered picas of guilty. The list of pleas and those who stood trial follows: John Carter plead guilty to violating liquor law and received a six months sentence, but sentence was suspended upon payment of $25. 1). C." Miller plead guilty to a liquor law violation. He was placed on probation for one year after paying a tlno of $f>0. Oadys Garvin plead guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and battery and was sentenced to serve n'ne months. Heat rice Horton plead guilty to ft charge of house breaking and larceny an drew a sentence of nine months. Charlie Brevard stole a bicycle and entered a plea of guilty to a charge of grand larceny. He drew a sentence of one year. Woodrow Shannon was tried on ft charge of grand larceny and was convicted. He stole an auto tire and wheel and drew a sentence of eighteen months. Beatrice Kirkland plead guilty to a chargo of assault and battary and was put on probation for one year. Willie McCasklU was tried end found guilty to a charge of grand larceny and was sentenced to serve eighteen months, hut to be paroled after service of b1* months. Ho stole an auto tire. Fred Moore was tried nnd found not guilty on a charge of assault and battery. Grand Jury Presentment Tho grand jury, through Its foreman, W. A. Boykln. submitted Its final report for the year which roads: "We have passed on all hills presented to us by the Solicitor and we should like to take this opportunity to commend all of the officers of the court for the efficient manner In which they dispatch the business of the court. * "The committees of the grand jury have examined the jail, chain gang, court house nnd have inspected the roads of the county. The chain gang seems to he well hnndled and all prisoners are well fed and clothed. The county jail Is In excellent condition. The roads and bridges of the county seem to ho in good condition. Wo find, however, that tho court houso Is In a had state of repair. We note that the plastering In one of tho offices Is falling; tho toilet facilitiesare in extremely had condition nnd nro unsanitary, and In tills connection we Btrongly recommend that the court house he completely renovated. "The schools of tho county seem to ho functioning nicely, although transportation facilities are somewhnt restricted. "Tho foreman of the grand Jury has checked and verified all school claims drawn against the treasury; also, all county claims have been checked and found to bo correct. No audit of the county's affairs have been presented, neither has any re- / port of the magistrate's been presented." Prevent Forest Fires Says Smith County Ranger L. E. Smith la calling on all citizens to redouble their efforts to prevent forest fires during this critical war year. Ranger Smith states "It Is especially important that every citizen he on the lookout to stop saboteurs who may be on the Job twenty-four hours a day, trying to hinder our war effort by starting forest fires. These forest fires not only burn up valuable supplies of wood seriously needed to win the war but create smoke which directly hampers the training of our armed forces. "While busy with the collection of rubber and metal scrap, perhaps you haven't thought of Just plain wood as being one of the most Important war materials and of the many ways In which wood enters into war uses. Just think of the billions of feet of lumber that have gone into the construction of army camps, shipyards, crates and containers for shipping munitions and foodstuffs overseas. "Forest fires are a comfort to our enemies at this time. The enemy knows how important wood product* are in winning the war^ It makes no difference whether 'matches are tossed by Japanese soldiers and Nazi saboteurs or by careless or thoughtless American citizens, the result Is < the same?our forests are burned and tlie wur program is aeiayed. The South Carolina Forest Service, In cooperation with the U. S. Forest Service and the Extension 8ervlce, Is conducting a wartime Forest Fire Prevention Campaign and It Is highly Important thfit the citizens of Kershhw cdlinty add South Carolina give their" <?&Qporiitlon '. in this program. You cap^ffwpvhot only by being on the alert for efihmy agents who are trying lo destroy our forest resources but by being careful with your own matches, cigarettes and camp fires. Remember: "Careless Matches Aid the Axis." ' - ^ ? ;y< 9 * '? Portable pumps mounted on motor trucks have been developed 1ft Oklahoma for operating oil wells without the expense of erecting equipment at each well. What l/tut Buy fa/tilt WAR BDIVDSj t is Imperative that the ship lanes kept free of ice. With American ?ps occupying Iceland and the vy using the northern route for asportation of supplies to Russia, breakers are essential to Naval 'rations. The ice breaker is a ?ially constructed ship with ivily armored bows and powerengines that crush the ice floes her than ram through them. JtlV8 e breakers of the Kickapoo class rating in the North Atlantic cost roximately $10,600,000. You can 1 our Navy build these ships by ssting ml Umu ten percent of your toe in War Bonds every payEnroll in the payroll savings 1 or apply at the nearest bank >ostofflce. u. S. TummpDitMmmt [