The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 30, 1942, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 64 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1042 NUMBER 32
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(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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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- ,
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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<
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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
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