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L The Camden Chronicle t VOLUME 54 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1942 NUMBER 37 ^~~~ ? i ... _ ' H1 11 - " "J.-.'?-' * ' I SaK'ampaign _ Progressing Well | ft Tho I'hiraiiufts Soul campaign I K-hUh koi underway Iuhi week la r%k,.m a successful start with ln<??-| |"tlonH that the quota for Camden I 0d Kt-rshaw county will be exceedI ed with a record amount, t The proceeds of the sale go toward I combating the ravages of the great I vhite plague and it 1* one of the.outI (tandi?g charitable campaigns offered I during the year The success o the I drive to *??? out tub0rculO8t8 lB I predicated upon the success attendEt upon the drive. The greater the I gale of Christmas Seal stamps the I greater will ?>e the progress In the I battle against the great white plague. I Among the first contributors to the I seal sale this year were Mrs. W. D. I rnrrett Mr. and Mrs. Corthel Fonts. | I. Mr and Mrs. C. C. Whltaker. Sr.., I Miss Klla Halle, the Misses Gelsen-1 I helmer. Miss Myrle Hast. J. p. Pee- j I pies, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bradham, I Mr and Mrs. Henry Beard, Sr., Miss I Mary Richey, Mr. and Mrs. George I MicKle Miss Sarah Mlckle, Miss RoI aalle Block. Mrs. Sallle Boykln. Miss I Minnett Boykln. Miss Maggie Brown I Mrs C. T. Baldwin, Miss Margaret I Burnet. Mrs. Joe Brunson. Mrs. R. I b Clarkson, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. DeI Treville, Mr. and Mrs. John K. deI Loach. Mrs. E. R. Dixon, E. C. Elliott. I Miss Elizabeth Gaakln, Mrs. H. GI Marvin, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Marshall. I Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McLeod. Floyd I Rush, J. W. Roland, Mrs. H. S. SteadI man Miss Sarah Steadman, the I Misses Leila and Charlotte Shannon, I Mrs. B. G. Sanders and C. O. Stogner., Early purchasers in Bethune were: , I Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Brannon, J. D. I Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. A. K. I McLaurin, I In Lugoff early purchasers were I Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Kirk, Mr. and I Mrs L I. Gulon, Jr., and Mr. and I Mrs. W. M. Klrkland. In Boykln the I first contributors were Mr. and Mrs. I Lynch I). Boykln and James L. Ste-1 I wart, while at Kershaw the first conI tributor was F. C. Severs. lUnionSeryicTWas I Event of Interest I a congregation that filled every. seat in historic Bethesda PresbyteI rian church, participated in the union I Thanksgiving service held Thursday I morning at 8 o'clock. The Thanksgiving sermon was I given by Rev. Wallace Edwards, who I has rcc.1111 v become assistant pastor I <>f th<- First Baptist church of this I citv. Mr. Edwards is an able speakei I ami ( harmed his listeners with his I present.!1:ion of the sermon. I All of the Protestant1 clergy of the I < ity tonk part in the service. ReVi I A IMcArn, pastor of the I Preshv, church presided. Dr. | I Maurii Clarke, rector of Grace EpisI copal .hutch read the scripture lesI "on while prayers were offered by I Rev IF nry Collins of the Lyttleton I Street Methodist church. Rev. J. B. I Castn,. ,.f the Baptist church, was I also present and received the con/ I gratula'ions of many who had not I seen him since his recent severe I A large choir made up of choristers I from the various churches offered I the musical setting for the inspiring I service Hymns that were given I were "America, The Beautiful. I "Faith of Our Fathers," and "Oh I God. Beneath Thy Guiding Light." The offering was presented to the I orphange funds of the several I churches. ' j Bee-orations In the church for the I special service were most effective I and beautiful. I A Thanksgiving service was held at Grace Episcopal church at 10:80 I o'clock and was largely attended. I Special prayers and appropriate muI sic were given by Dr. Maurice Clarke, l.the rector. iBlaney Man Is I Killed in Action I Private Norman L. Hlnson, 26, was I klllo(^in action In defense of his leountry in the Western European I area on November 9, according to I * telegram received from the adjuI tant general, hla parents, Mr. and I Mrs w J. Hlnson, of 1608 Enoree I avenue, reported yesterday. Details of Private Hlnson's death I *?renot included in. the message but, I according to the telegram, & letter I Will follow. I Private llinson vat inducted into P8 army through hia local selective |**rvice board here in February. He I born In ^anbsw county and atleaded Blaney high school. City Proud Of Kendall Mill | There are several reasons why, Camden has a feeling of reul pride! us being (he location of one of thf mills of the Kendall Company. One! of these reasons Is that the Kendall j Company has won the nation's trt-' bute for Its outstanding spirit of pa-1 trlotlsm and production efTort. An-j other reason is that the Kendall ' Company has contributed many bun-' dreds of men to the military services! of the United States. The third reason and one that Is applicable to the! Watereo Mill, local branch of the Kendall mills has made a generous; contribution, not only In production' efTort but also In the contribution of manpower to the nation's forces. The Kendall Company has Issued' an Interesting pamphlet which carries! on the cover the sentence "You Have! a Right to be Proud." This booklet! constitutes a message to the men1 and women of the Kendall Company i and was prepared to show- them what' the Kendall men and women are do-! ing as their share of an immense' task. It also gives a complete list | of all Kendall inen and women who! have left their machines and their desks to enlist in war services for duration. The Kendall Company played a significant part In the first world war. The Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bauer and Black, and Griswoldville Manufacturing Company, all associated together In the Kendall Company, were all large producers of surgical supplies In those years 1914 to 1918. That experience brought growth and prestige to the business and -was invaluable in help-i (Please turn to page two) Boy Dies From Mad Fox Bite The altruism of 16-year-old Frank Brazell In attempting to end the suffering of a mad fox cost him his life yesterday. Physicians fought desperately but hopeless for the youth's life after intense Pasteur treatment began two weeks ago and subsequent daily Injections failed to react satisfactorily. i The few rational moments of his last day of life the boy realized ho was suffering from rabies and promts- j ed hospital attendants that he would not bite them, physicians said. Brazell was bitten on the nose when he stopped to put out of its misery a fox he found lying on the roadsid^ ditch, suffering from convulsions. Not until a passing mo-1 torist helped kill the animal could Brazell disengage its hold. He was immediately given double doses of serum for two days, but yesterday throat constrictions and convulsions developed. "The boy was from a rural area ,near Blaney, where the people know ! that no one ever recovers from such j bites," an attending physician said, j "He realized he wouldn't live, and, knew during his few rational mo- j ments at the last that he had gone, mad. He knew he would go mad." In his final moments of sanity, the (Please turn to page eight) H. C. Tiller Dies At Home Here Haskell Cauthen Tiller, 39, died at his home Saturday morning here after an illness of two years. He was born at Bethune but had spent the greater part of his life at Mayesvllle. Mr. Tiller was the son of the late Edmon' E. Tiller and Sara Cauthen Tiller of Bethune. He was connected with Tiller Brothers Motor Company of Mayesvllle before his health failed. He was a member of the PTesbyterlan church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Willie Porter Tiller; two sons, Dick and William Tllle#r; five brothers, M. C. Tiller, of Denver, Colorado; P. M. Tiller, of Mayesvllle; R. Tiller,- of Marlon, m.; L. R. TITIer, of Durham, N. C.; three /listers, Mrs. Henry King, of Bethune; Mrs. R. E. McLeod, of Durham, S.- C., and Mrs. Frank Lee, of Hettjune. ' > - < *Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon aJt .8 o'clock from the Kornegay Funeral Home by the Rev. Wallace Edwards, associate pastor of the First Baptist church, assisted by Rev. A. D. McArn, paster of the Be MOKE SCRAP NEEDED! Chronicle Camden, S. C. The government is asking the American farmer to dedicate the remaining weeks of 1942 to an intensified Scrap Hunt. Steel mills need more heavy scrap and, the farms are one of the bes{ sources of this type of metal. We need your further help in this farm drive ' and in aiding our salvage committees to continue this effort throughout the next few weeks. All salvage committees are . being instructed to continue to make available to the farmer all their transportation facilities and manpower and to cooperate with you in every possible way. The nation is looking to the American farmer. I am sure, with your help, he will come through. Donald M. Nelson Chairman War Production Board Typewriter Donated Red Cross Chapter (By Sadie VonTresckowj Ever ou the alert the Red Cross headquarters, manned by a few "old faithfuls," kept open house Thanksgiving Day and were rewarded by the gift of a valuable?if 1935 vintage?typewriter, by Mrs. N. R. Goodale, whose unfailing interest in the Red Cross dates back to the days of 1917-1919 when, as president of the Civic League, she assisted the writer in establishing a chapter here, and she took the full course as instructor in surgicals and conducted a class of colored workers. The typewriter when put in order will be a boon to the publicity department. The following report for a month J was sent in by Mrs. Johu, deLoach, I chairman of knitting: Mailed to the armed forces re-j cently: Ten navy helmets; nine ( | army mufflers; twenty-nine wrist-j lets; six ai*my rifle mitts; nine cap: mufflers; fifteen army helmets; three; pairs army socks; seven navy sleeve-; less sweaters; five navy sea boots; j four pair navy socks; nine pair navy ! rifle mitts; seventy-four army sleeve-J less sweaters. Sent to Brooklyn Navy Yard and Army Air Bases in different parts of the country and the American Red Cross depot in Sea | Girt. New Jersey. Packed by Mrs. McKee Graham. (Please turn to page four) Barn Dance At Armory a Success | Over one hundred couples and at least one hundred spectators filled the Rutledge Street armory Thanks- j 'giving night to attend the old fashion barn dance that was given under the sponsorship of Mrs. Walter S. Gaskin j and Mrs. Maude Bell. The afTair, was distinctly a square dance event and in the big crowd, a record for the season, were many cadeta from the Southern Aviation School and also Shaw Field. A seven-piece string orchestra provided the music for the j evening and an expert caller took charge of that part of the program.| All forms of the old-fashion Bquare1 dance were featured and to the majority of the dancers proved to be their introduction to this old fashion type of entertainment, which Las swept the country like wild fire. On Saturday evening another danc-, ing party was held in this USO center with the program being given over entirely to round dancing. The music was provied by "Sentimental Southerners" and a large crowd was present. Christmas Window Work of 3 "Joes" Much admiration has been expressed by those who have seen the attractive window display in the Fashion Shop),! '.This display depicts a winter scene with a church nestled on a snow-clad hilltop, while in the foreground Is a ileigh drawn by a prancing horse. >. The window is the work of lfrs.' Joe Branson. Mrs. Joe Jenkins and Mrs. Joe Blckweil. T!h? artistic abBthe Interesting and beautiful Window display. V . h V -/ ' Tin Collection Set For Wednesday Camden house wives are urged to remember that the tin collection will ske pine*- on Wednesday, December 9. Onvjjmt, day city trucks will start out early to cover every street In the cUy and pick up all tin which may have been placed on the curbing in front of homes. Mrs. John Pevlne, chairman of tho till salvage committee of the county council for national defense, announced that the committee is placing barrels in all of tho grocery stores of the city and that housewives with scrap tin, who may not have their supply available for tho trucks Wednesday, may leave their contribution to the drive In thoso barrels. For the past weok, tho Camden theater has cooperated with Mtb. Device in presenting an interesting film which shows the process of tin collections and then how it is prepared to bo used in vital war efforts. One Killed; Others Hurt in Heavy Gale Striking with relentless fury, a storm of tornadlc proportions swept South Carolina between 7 and 8 o'clock Tuesday evening leaving in its path a wake of death and destruction. While this city was blanketed with a high gale of wind which littered tho streets with broken branches and torrential rain converted the streets into rivers, the real fury of the blow was delivered twelve mileB north of Camden, where a two year old child was killed and several other persons Injured. The storm swept down upon the area midway between DeKalb and Westvllle section and leveled a home and belonging to a negro farmer named Ernest Collins. Collin s jwife and three children were in the (dwelling which collapsed, burying them under the debris. The mother and one of the children were rushed to the hospital in an* ambulance and two other children were cared for at the homes of neighbors. The tornado missed the home of L. | C. Clyburn, Sr., but demolished the [Southern railroad station nearby. When news of the disaster reached Camden, doctors hurried to the scene. ! Ambulances and Red Cross motor corps members und nurses also went to the scene. In the Lugoff section a heavy hail [storm accompanied the gale? hall stones as large as bird eggs falling for several minutes. There was also (Please turn to page eight) Hornet Survivor Here on Furlough Walter V. Watkins, of the Cassatt section, who Joined the navy several years ago, and who has been aboard the aircraft carrier Hornet, since the outbreak of the war, arrived In Camden last Saturday on a thirty days furlough. The young man says he saw plenty of action in the Pacific, but la not alowed to tell much about the fate of the boat or the losses, which he j thinks will be made public from Washington in a short while. Young Watkins is a son of J. H. Watkins and the late Mrs. Watkins, and it was a happy Dad who received a telegram to meet his son at a bus terminal in Camden. The young man landed recently at San Diego, California, and made the trip by train to Camden. Spike False Rumors About Killing Hogs The following telegram was received today from R. W. Hamilton, state Admlnstratlve Officer of AAA: Office of War Information reports that rumors are prevalent throughout this state that farmers must slaughter hogs or have hogs confiscated by the government. There are many variations of this rumor. Office of war informatmn speaking for OPA, U8DA, and other federal war agencies denies that there is any ba^is for such rumors. There are no government restrictions or penalties on the killing of hogs for home consumptton. Office of War Information further states that such rumors are apparently Inspired hy German proIHiais and thai- sars0^meana" Of publicity vast be /ft kflltog Camden Prepares For The "Season" Oldest wfnter resort In the Carolinas, established In 1882 when Captain F, W. Kldredge of Blngh&wtOU, N. Y., converted the historic Shannon mansion into the liobkirk Inn, Cnnulon today faces what promises to be one of the best seasons In a decade. For three generations Camden has been the mecca of outstanding people of the east and midwest. Camden was founded over two hundred years ago by order of King George and was first known as "Pine Tree Hill." In 1733 the name was changed in honor of Lord Camden, a British peer. The Kirkwood, Camden's largest resort hotel, now owned and operated by the Ocean Hotel Corporation, anticipates the best season in many years. Already early reservations exceed by a wide margin the total reservations listed lust season. Much work has been done at the Kirkwood grounds and also to the mammoth hotel. Early arrivals in the winter colony who trudge the fairways of the Kirkwood course dally declare that at no time in the past 50 years have such superb golfing opportunities been offered as are in evidence on the fine links now under the supervision of the Camden Country Club. With the arrival of so many of the winter residents and guests the equestrian program is getting under way. Drag hunts will be in vogue within a short time while the polo program will be greatly curtailed this season there is promise of some interesting matches to be played during the holiday season. One of the questions that is being asked by the returning winter colonist is whether the famous Carolina Cup race will be held the latter part (Please turn to page three) Farmers Having SoilTmproved L. I. Guion recently completed terracing a 75-acre field and strips of grain, one terrace interval in width have been seeded. Remaining strips will be planted in corn interplanted with velvet beans. * Small grain will be followed by a suitable summer legume for early fall grazing. Terrace outlets will bo vegetated to Kudzu next spring. Terrace lines were run on the following farms during November: S. L. Crolley, M. B. Burns, T. E. Stokes, R. C. Stokes. C. 13. Mitchell, L. H. .Catoe, Nick Watts, J. B. McCoy, II. E. Beard, L. I. Guion and Johnnie Harris (colored). j Most of these farmers have completed construction and have already i seeded their small grain strips. Rotations have been worked out for each field according to soil types, crop adaptation and the like. K. S. Tupper, manager of Mulberry Plantation, states that he baled approximately 160 tons of Kudzu hay cut from an 80 acre field on the Black River road. He is using his Kudzu for general feeding purposes and says that it solves the roughage problem at ^Mulberry. This Kudzu was planted* in 1931 and was first cut in 1934. Records were kept in 1937 and showed an average of 2 3-4 tons per acre of hay. The land was of low fertility growing in broomsedge and frequented by shallow gnllies before Kudzu was planted, according to Mr. Tupper. This field is vyell protected from erosion and is prbducing quality roughage at minimum cost. ' For additional information regarding Kudzu please contact V. T. Mullen, Soil Conservation Technician or W. C. McCarley, County Farm Agent. Church Deacons Are Ideal Hosts A war dinner featuring barbecued pig, was the unique feature of the annual appreciation get-together given by the deacons of the Presbyterian church to their wives and to the church elders and their wives Monday evening in the Sunday school rooms of Bethesda Presbyterian church. The porker was given by Usher Myers and the barbecue feature was taken care of by. T. Lee Little who, jddging from the excellence of the finished product, had an expert as the chef. Some forty people gathered around the tables and the menu, described En r* - - Bonsai Warns of Nazi Air Attack "It is of Interest to note the spirit of optimism which prevails, not only iu Camden, but ulao over thia southeast area relative to a possible air attuek by Nazi bombers," said W. K. Bonsai. Civilian Defense Corps Conimador. Continuing. Mr. Bonsai stated that the general opinion seems to be "It Can't Happen Here." "Can't it"? Commander lionsul is of the sau\p opinion as high military authorities in Washington who are convinced r that Nazi bombers will attack the Atlantic Seaboard. Large Heotlons of tho public will not believe It will happen but important air authorities declare "they'll come over. Any time. Make no mistake about that." "Specialists In air defense agree that there is no way to stop a scattered raid," said Commander Bonsai. "It Is impossible to have enough autl-air craft batteries and Interceptor planes to keep off every Nazi attacker." j "It Is anyone's guess why the Nazis j would come. They cannot attack In force and they cannot maintain bus-'v tained ruids. But they could try. to set up a hue and cry among us with | their bombs, to pin down more of | our fighting materlas than are really | needed. That would be the chief military Importance of Buch a mission, j providing they could get our public excited. Their idea would be to keep jus overburdened with air defense? j at far more cost to us than to them| selves. j "Further .they could please the jJaps in retaliation for our raids on I Tokyo. And as far as the German people are concerned Herr Joseph iGoebbels could not have a better dish to serve than headlines?'Washington Burning, White. House on Fire, New York In Flames." This would be his description of the first wisp of smoke, no matter how small. As the bornb(Please turn to page three) . Dates Set For Sixth Registration The proclamation of the President establishes the dates for the sixth registration as follows r "The registration of male citizens of the United States and other male persons, who shall have attained the eighteenth anniversary of tho day of their birth during the periods indicated below, shall take place In the United States and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and in Puerto Rico, between the hours of 9:00 a. m and 5:00 p. m. on the days hereinafter designated for their registration as follows:' Those who were born on or after July 1, 1924, but not after August 31, 1924, shall be registered on any day enuring the week commencing Friday, December 11, 1942, and ending Thursday, December' 17, 1942. Those who were born on or after September 1, 1924, but not after October 31, 1924, shall be registered on any day during the week commencing Friday, December 18, 1942, and ending Thursday, December 24, 1942. During the continuance of the present war, those who were born on or after January 1, 1925, shall be registered on the day they attain the eighteenth anniversary of their birth; provided, that if such anniversary falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, their registration shall take place on the day following that la not a Sunday or a legal holiday.. All . registrations to be held for Kershaw county will be at the American Legion Building, DeK^lb street, Camden, South Carolina, Selective 8ervice Headquarters, announces J. Whitaker, Jr., chairman Local Board No. 46, and M. G. King, chairman Local Board No. 47. Mayor McCorkle III; Trip Is Cancelled' j Illness struck at the home~of ~ 1 Mayor F. N. McCorkle with double 2 force when the Mayor was compelled to remain indoors the past week because of a severs cold. His son, Francis. Jr., who has been seriously m at the hospital was brought home last week and Is slowU\4*mvaUecing. 7&" *. of.M. nine,. Msyor Mc