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VOLUME 64 " ' v CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA,1 FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1943 ~ NUMBER 4^"
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I Don't Write Soldiers
I you Don't Know
(Hy Sadie VonTresckow)
The secretary of war states (hat
I .spies have hoe" known to use letter
I writing to soldiers they did not know
I t0 obtain military information.
Therefore the war department haB
I notified all American Ked Gross Home
I service Departments that there must
I |u. no more writings to unknown
I lonely" soldiers, done heretofore in
I good faith, and urges civilians to
I write only to soldiers to whom they
I are known.
I The Kershaw County Chapter of
I ihe Red Cross wishes through the
I columns of The Chronicle to thank
I the twelve employees of" the Duke
I power Company at Wateree for their
I unusual generosity In pooling their
I individual Christmas gifts to each
other and presenting the sum of $22
I to the local Red Cross. Frank Heath
of the Chamber of Commerce, was
I the intermediary and presented the
gift to the chairman. Major Moultrie
IprailBford. for Die Chapter.
The month of January ushers in
the intensive campaign, ending on
March 31. for the War Fund of 1943,
for the American Red Cross. As dai
ly reports over radio and press dls1
patches come from officers, soldiers,
inhabitants of all the strange places
involved in this global war, of the
wonderful and varied work and serIvices
ef the Red Cross and its representatives
in foreign fields, we
know the campaign will go "over the
I A speaker's bureau will be set up
at once, the following having offered
their services for one or more short
talks on the Red Cross, its work and j
needs: Major A. Moultrie Brailsford.j
Oliver Rice; Mrs. VonTresckow; Mrs.
Kathleen Watts, Mrs. Marie Tlndal;
Father Burke; M. H. Heyman; Mayor
McCorkle; Dr. , A. W. Humphries;
Mrs. D. M. Mayes; Rev. Douglas Mc Arn.
Dr. Maurice Clarke; Mrs. W.
In Griesby; Mrs. J. C. Ewing; Rev.
Ifi. W Edwards; Miss Helen Phelps.
I County chairmen: Douglass
Mayes: Mrs. W. D. Grigsby; Miss
May Boykin; Mrs. Claude West; Miss
Ul Richards; Mrs. J. Team Gettys;
Sirs. A. E. Miller; Mrs. W. H. Stokes:
Shelby Truesdale; Mrs. Paul
Birown; Mrs Ira Ellle; Mrs. John
Ktevens; Mrs. Vernon Hammond.
Mrs. Ralph Chase, chairman of the |
^production Corps, asks that mufflers,]
^helmets and wristlets be knitted as j
?W*>on as possible and returned to the ^
led Cross headquarters, as new ;
lUota is expected dally and old quoas
must be packed and shipped.
Volunteer workers In all the series
are urged to come and help, so^
hat 1943 will be a banner year for
Ie Kershaw county chapter.
rayer program postponed|
At a meeting of the ministerial
oup Thursday morning, the proam
for the week of prayer, scheded
to be held next week, was dissRf(}
and in view of the fact that
formation essential to the program
Hs his not arrived, It was decidpostpone
the week of prayer
CI later. Announcement of the
w time will be made in the press.
Accidental deaths in agriculture
erage about 4.200 a year.
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The tradition of Amerieaa wvilry
breads back to Indian warfare daya
ind although modern armiea are
?fgely motorized today, the cavalry
'tul plays an important rola. Sturdy,
trained horses and excellent
^uipment and trappings are necesiStry.
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Bs
t When men ane in the saddle for j
> ours, their saddles, saddle rolls and <
?0" equipment must be made Jfr 1
m*** the *?crrnOo^HK>?$*aw? ]
and helmets, the equipment <
mT ^ cavalryman runft into ban- i
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de this ^jrith your W^Bond pur- a
James E. Vaughan
Called By Death
Camden friends and acquaintances
of Jamou English Vaughan, Jr. of
West Palm Beach will regret to luurn
of his death which occurred Monday,
December 21, at West Palm Beach.
Mr. Vaughan died Monday at 1 p. in.,
of a heart attack.
The funorul was held Tuesday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock and Interment
took place at Woodlawn cemetery at
West Palm Beach. Mr.? Vaughan
leaves his wife, Mrs; Mary D.
Vaughan; three daughters, Mrs.
E. "Burke, Jr., of Fort Lauderdale,
Florida; and the Misses Phyllis and
Betty, of WeBt Palm Beach; three
brothers, Frank, Lewis and Belton, of
Atlanta; a brother, Malcolm, of New
\oi;k City; a sister, Mrs. J. Itoss
Cheshire, of Atlanta and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Vaughan, Sr.,
of Atlanta.
Mr. Vaughan's death came Just
three weeks after he had written a
letter of appreciation to Mr. Heath,
of the Camden News 8ervlce relative
to the story of the first football team
In Camden.
In his letter to Mr. Heath, Mr.
Vaughan expressed his desire to come
to Camden in the hear future at
which time he said to have the pleasure
of meeting you and swapping stories
with you about Milwaukee and
Camden.
In the same letter Mr. Vaughan
Bpoke of his father and mother, the
former 92 years of age and the latter
87, and also of the fact that they had
been married for 68 years.
Mr. Vaughan's Interest in the story
written by Mr. Heath concerning
Camden's first football team was due
to the fact that he was a member of
that team and appeared in the picture
that was taken a half century
ago and which was used in the story
that was released from the news service
of Mr. Heath.
Grocery Store
Managers lYartted
%
There is a need in the Naval Service
for several men who have had
experience as a manager of a retail
grocery store, it was announced today
by the Columbia Office of Naval
Officer Procurement. Lieuteant E.
H. Davis, officer In charge stated,
"There is an urgent need for several
men to be assigned to duty as Commissary
Store Officers at various Naval
establishments. These men may
be stationed either within or beyond
the continental limits of the United j
States. In order to qualify for this
billet, a candidate must have outstanding
personal characteristics, including
good personality, good appearanee
and bearing. He must have
definite officer-like qualities, and, of
course, must be physically qualified
in accordance with Naval standards.
The professional record of the candidate
must unqualifiedly show that he
has ability and that he has in the
past served well in a managerial and
supervisory capacity. A candidate
must have had at least five yearB
substantial, practical experience as
manager of a retail grocery store
which has an annual sales volume of
not less than $260,000."
It was further declared by Lieut.
Davis that, in order to qualify, a candidate
should be between the ages
of 32 and 60 and should have successfully
completed at least two
years at an accedited collage.
Qualified men who are Interested in
this classification should immediately
contact the Office of Naval Procurement,
which is located In the new
Library Building of the University of
South Carolina.
Square Dance At
Armory a Success
The Rutledge street armory was
the" acene of a pleasant old-time
square dance -Jamboree Wednesday
night from 9 until 1 a. m. Thursday
morning. Music was provided by a
string band from Columbia.
. Cadets, soldiers and sailors, home
for the holidays and many civilians,
numbering several hundred, enjoyed
the hours of M* provided by the oldtime
dance numbers.
The square dance craxe has gripped
3amdJ* dancers strongly and artrrahgbmenta
are being made to hare
hemVfrW?* intrral. during the
The dance wee sponsored by the
ft. P. A. with Mr.. May O. Oaskin
*d Mra. Jeaenette Bell In elien*
Home Completely j
Destroyed By Fire
. - .
Fire, following an explosion, destroyed
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Hlackmon on U. S. Highway
No. 1, midway between city limits
and the Southern Aviation Flying
school ut 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning
of last week.
The Bluckmon family had left" the
house Wednesday afternoon to drive
to Darlington to spend Chrlstmus
with relatives. The dwelling, owned
by Mrs. I^ou Ua Moyer, who resides
Just south of the destroyed property,
stated she was awakened by a noise
which sounded like an explosion. Upon
looking out the window she Saw
that the rear of the building Just
east was in flames. She telephoned
an appeal for help to the Camden
flr/a department and apparatus was
quickly on the scene, permission to
leave the city being granted by
Mayor McCorkle.
Because of a lack of water, the
firemen were uuable to save any part
of the building, which with its contents,
was completely destroyed. Mrs.
Moyer carried a small amount of
insurance on the dwelling.
Most of the household furnishings
belonged to the Blackmon family, who
moved into the place about two
months ago. It is not known whether
there was any Insurance coyerage, on'
this. '
Mrs. Blackmon is a nurse in the
employ of the county health department.
Hundreds of Tots
Are Made Happy
The Christmas program, given in
the Rutledge street armory last Wednesday
under the auspices of Mrs.
Mary Ella Gaskin and Mrs. Jeannette
Bell of the WPA proved to be interesting
and provided much happiness
to the more than one hundred little
children who were guests of the occasion.
-Mrs. Gaskin wap narrafc<Mu*ot<*,
beautiful Christmas story and her
word picture caused the little folks
to sit in deep interest througout the J
recital. Then came the singing of
Christmas carols with Mrs. A. C. MpKain
and Mrs. M. G. Huckabee as
pianists.
A large cedar Christmas tree, liberally
sprinkled with electric lights
and trimmed In blue and silver and
carrying gifts of fruit, nuts and candy
for the little folks drew many exclamations
of Joy from the guests..
The fine program prepared by Mrs.
Gaskin and Mrs. Bell made Christmas
a real joy to scores of little folks
who otherwise would not have enjoyed
the delights of a Christmas tree
and in many cases would not have received
any gifts.
Canned Foods
On Ration List
I More than 200 kinds of foods, ranging
from applesauce to soup, will be
strictly rationed under plans the government
announced recently.
With a few exceptions, all canned
frozen and wiried fruits and vegetables
and soups will require ration
coupon "points" for civilian purchase
starting in February.
Civilians will have available only
a little more than half of the amount
of these foods that they have consumed
in recent years. Food Administrator
Wickard said.
A point system of rationing, similar
to England's, will be used by
means of the new war ration book
No. 2. Each individual will have a
certain number of points to spend
every month. In buying a can of
corn, for example, the purchaser will
give the grocer a coupon carrying
the "point value" fixed for corn at
the time of the purchase.
The long list of processed fruits
and vegetables thus will Join sugar
and coffee among foodstuffs and under
rationing. Meat and certain of
the food fats products, such as butter
and shortening are generally expected
to be added to the list later.
"Next year our armed forces and
our fighting Allies will need about A.,
quarter of all the food that wt produce,"
Secretary Wickard explained
in rnflffryedit ?a to the nation. \
carried on all networks.
"Everyone will not get as much ot
every kind of food as be or she ,
wants, \yfcere may not be aa much
pleasure In eating hut there will be
enough for aa tltmii aa* healthy i
diet
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Kirkwood Receiving
Reservations Daily
Prospective guests who have made
deflnlte reservations at the Kirkwood
Hotel, which opens January 15. for
the season Include:
Dr. and Mrs. J. Hodge Peters, of
New York City; Mrs. Wallace 1.
Ke$>, of Ixjckport, N. Y.; Mr. and
Mrf, Rodney S. Jarvls. of Great Barrlngton,
Mass.; Mrs. W. R. Craig and
family, of Mocksvllle, N. C.; Miss E.
Caven Hensel. of Ardroore, Penn.
Also Mrs. C. G. MeminUiger, with
Mgdarae Dugas, of Asheville, N. C.;
Mr. a*d Samuel 6. Campbell.
Mra t>a?l#on Dana and Mrs. Orlando
Dana, of Knglewood, N. J.; Bartlette
F. Kenney, of Newtonvllle, Mass.;
Mf, and Mrs. Arthur Whitney, of
Doug Island and Henry Duck, of
New York.
The Kirkwood. In the hands of renovators
for the past month, never
presented a more attractive appearance
than It does right now. The
mew management has given a careful
scrutiny to the entire structure and
premises and guests of past years,
who have made reservations for the
1943 winter season, will be gratified
at' the splendid appearance of the
popular hostelry. i
^tn attractive booklet, entitled |
"Vacation Notes", has Just been lssh4d
by the hotel and gives a com.jfrahensive
review of the location,
weather, special atmosphere, general
Information, sports, entertainment
with a listing of rates.
Under the head of entertainment
the hotel Is scheduling teas, dancing
in the grill,, weekly dancing and
other varieties of parties.
Baruch Gave Million
To Relief Agencies
Now York, Dec. 23?Bernard M.
Baruch, philanthropist and adviser on
UiiitOd States economic matters, today
gave away one million dollars
to ;15 relief societies.
l^aruch would not allow himself to|
W?uoted but It was understood thatj
he was making a larger annual re- (
lief contribution this year than atj
any other time. Baruch came to
New York City as a boy, worked In
an obscure position in Wall Street
and finally rose to one of the greatest
names in the financial world thru
his own'efforts.
He was once quoted as saying 'Itj
has always been easy for me to make (
money, why shouldn't I give it.
away 7"
The contributions today were as j
follows: I
Army relief, $200,000; Navy relief.
$200,000; Merchant's Seamen s re-1
Liief, Red Cross, Russian Relief, and
British War Relief society, each,
$100,000; American Friends Service
committee (Philadelphia - Quaker)
$20,000; Joint Distribution committee
(Jewish) $20,000; Greek War relief,
$10,000; Norwegian Relief, $10,000,
American Friends of Czechoslovaks,
$10,000; American Committee for
Christian Refugees, $10,000; Catholic
Committee for Refugees from Germany
$5,000; Unitarian Service committee
of Boston, $5,000. Balance of
$10,000 was earmarked for later.
The money was available in the
Central Hanover Bank and Tru#t
company at New York City for immediate
delivery. Letters were mailed
toy Baruch to the various recipient#
yesterday. <*>
Baruch stipulated that the army
and navy relief societies should each
give $26,000 of their allotments to
the United 8ervice organizations.
In his letter to the Russian Relief
society. Baruch said: "I am not a
supporter of the Moscow system of
government but I am a great admirer
of the bravery of the Russian people
and I am deeply grateful for what
their efforts mean to me."
Power Co. Workers
Give To Red Cross
The coffers of the Kershaw county
chapter of the American Red Cross
were enriched Monday by $22.00
which was turned over to Chairman
Moultrie Brallsford by the Chamber
of Commerce, that organization acting
for the twelve eployees at the big
plant on the Wateree, instead of exchanging
gifts at Christmas this year,
pooled the gift money and turned it
over to dim JDperator J. G. Hoffxdlfr
who brought^ >t t? ^theJ?Mob.r ,of
Crow| QhOcUf- *
Fire Damage Less in
County This year
One of iho worst full tiro seasons
since the beginning of the Kershaw
County Forest Protective Association
has been weathered by the organisation,
with less tires occurring and
fewer acres burned than in any similar,
period in Its history. Only 20
woo<js tires have occurred iu Kershaw
county since July 1. 15)42, and these
fires have burned a total of only 91.8
acres. Listed below are the comparative
records for the same period for
the last tlve years:
j July through December 1942, 20
Ares, acres burned 91.8.
July through December 1941, 72
tires, 362.4 acres burned.
July through December 1940, t)4
tires, acres burned 276.0.
July through December 1939, 126
fires, acres burned 689.2.
July through December 1938, 66
tires, 716.4 acres burned. t
July through December 1937, 36
fires, with 326.1 acres burned.
The good record made this year
can be attributed to the cooperative
spirit of the people of Kershaw coun-1
| ty. If everyone In the county will
| continue to give his whole-hearted
cooperation In preventing woods fires
from starting and stopping those that I
do start, we can keep down woods J
fires regardless of the weather. j
| It is our patriotic duty to stamp j
out woods fires this year. These
j fires hinder our war effort in many
j ways. Our government needs^every I
bit of timber that we can produce,
and we will need It after the war, to
build back the destroyed cities of
Europe and for new buildings and re- J
pairs In our own country; j
Let's keep the Kershaw county I
woodlands growln. Remember, Careless
Matches Aid the Axis, says L. E. J
Smith, County Ranger. j
Farming Hints
For January
- For greater sueeess- in -farming in I
1943 County Farm Agent W. C. Mc-1
Carley makes these important sugges-J
tions for January:
Agronomy?Be sure your cotton
planting seed for 1943 was bred to
produce staple at least one inch in I
length or longer. Test seed for germination
and plant only seed that
test at least 80 per cent. If sufficient
oats was not planted during fall to
meet farm needs, plant this month,
weather permitting. Clean up hedge
rows and wood patches between the I
fields. Spread limestone if not already
done. Plan for more food
crops, not only for farm needs, but
for a surplus to sell.
Horticulture?Prepare hotbeds and
ooldframes to be able to have abundance
of sweet potato, cabbage, tomato,
pepper and other plants for
your victory garden. Plant English
peas (in lower part of state) if soil
Is in condition. Prepare 'land for
Irish potatoes and other certified
seed. Prune fruit trees and vines
preparatory to spraying with oil
emulsion-Bordeaux or lime-sulfur.
Plant fruit trees at once. If soil is in
condition. Terrace all new orchard
land before planting.
Agricultural Engineering ? Check
oVer farm machinery for needed repairs
and order repair parts now. Arrange
sheds and farm shop for better
care of machinery and equipment. To
insure efficient operation of farm
machinery, follow Instruction manual
recommendation methods of lubrication,
adjustment and the like. Make
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More Money For
Greek Relief
1 4
The Camden Greek colony is still
carrying on in the interest of raising
money for Greek relief In buying
foodstuff for that luckless country
so ruthlessly overrun by the German
and Italian hordes. They have suffered
more hardships than any other
nation in Europe. The Greek Society
in America have full assurance from
the International Rod Cross that the
food will reach Greece aboard neutral
ships.** Anyone desiring to contribute
can leave your name
money with any of the Greek eatablishments
or the two banks of Cantden.
Those who have recently contributed
are; ?- - - -
Airihur V. Smith $5.00
J. K. Shannon 1.00
Oo? J. Beloo* 25.00
WniUm c. Moor* 6.00
Mw. W. a. Hoodrlx 1.0O
Mr*. El Uoboth WU?* 1.00'
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Christmas Week End
Cloudy and Rainy j
Drizzling rain, wat sidewalks, milling
throngs of shoppers, 90 per cent
colored. marked the last-minute
Christmas rush last Thursday.
All business houses in Cainden report
a banner holiday shopping period.
declaring that in the last sexera
1 days of tile shopping" rush, the
volume of business topped any previous
holiday shopping totals. 4
Every merchant", regardless of the .
type of merchandise he was handling,
was pleased with the 1942 Christmas
business. A groat volume of merchandise
was sold for cash?charge
accounts being reported lower than
usual. i
Cainden merchants were rushed
all through the holliday season, despite
the nn* y days of rain and the
cloudy weather. Shoppers were in
all through the holiday season, de~
here to make their Christmas purchases.
Nearly every store or shop
in the city had to employ Additional
help to take care of the trade rush.
Of course there were some typea
of merchandise which the stores oould
not obtain because'of the war, but
of thosev which the war had not effected,
there was no lack of supply
to take oare of the needB of the people
of this area. _ ? J?~
Christmas eve was rainy and cold,
and Christmas day, outside of a few,
hours in the afternoon, when the sun
broke through the clouds, was a die-?
mal outdoor spectacle. Social events both
on Christmas eve and Christmas night
suffered from the bad weather
and gas restrictions, the crowds in
all places being greatly" decreased
over attendance In previous years.
Christmas Services in the churches
were ail well attended while the mid*
night carol service at Grace Bplscipal
church was featured by the largest
crowd of worshippers In the parish
history. The 'Catholic church
midnight mass was afso well attended?outstanding
musical settings
were offered. t i i ?
The ban on the fireworks provided .
tJamden with a, Christmas free from
disturbing noises. There, were several
instances of unpatriotic action on
the part of boys shooting fire crack* ,
ers. _-rM*rl
On Saturday, all stores, With one
exception, remained closed.
Two of the barber shops were open
during the day, but the remainder
closed. Sunday hours were obeerved ?
by the drug stores. ,
A survey of the shopping area Saturday
morning found the downtown
district with a Sunday atmosphere, 7
but in the afternoon several score
colored people -who did not know of
the all-day closing appeared in the
city and wandered aimlessly about
the streets.
Livestock Guide
For January
To a tart the iiew year right wfth
livestock, County Farm, Agent W. C.
McCarley suggests these ideas for
January: '
Animal Husbandry ? Balance cbrn
for hogs with fish meal, skimmilk, or
.tankage. Allow beef cattle ample
cheap roughage. For fall calves turn
bull with cows about January 16.
Give idle mules free access to roughage,
but cut the grain to a
tlon. See that all classes of livestock
have , shelter, wfth extra bedding
for cold nights. Ma*e use of
barley, rye and oats for b^piad cattle
grazing. Repair the pasture
? T * X VSJHSa
fences.
Dairying ?Make Inventory Of livestock,
feed and equipment. Decide
now whether you will make silage
next fall and plan for Its production.
Analyse herd reoords and decide
where you can Improve in manage,
ment and feeding. Repair pasture
fences, clean, out Undergrowth and
Stop washes in pastures. -Plan now
for summer crops to Supplement permanent
pastures. Start the ttSW year
right by keeping daOy milk and feed
reoords on each com. Make January
a planning month for the coming
^Poultry?Mate br?krs for hatchpens
Of best bens and Ptdigreed male
to produce cockerels for next year's
mating*. Provide hrefd"* with a
chicks. Move brooder houajs
ground ottore iiaruoi TrnnrrrT