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"j : ? The Camden Chronicle - -j .w" . i '.i ? in 1?J i-u L-I ... mini ' -i - . - ?. - ?; VOLUME 64 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLlNA?#RI4*AY, MARCH 6, 1943 NUMBER SO Southern Aviation School Now Unit Of New Merger } Flying operations at fourteen Important Southern airports were linked together Saturday with the merger of Southern Airways Sales Company, Iuc., and affiliated companies and thoso of Georgia Air Service, Inc., into ? Mingle consolidated operation. The new company will be known as South- j era Airways, Inc. Purpose of merger, according to Frank W. Hulse of Decatur, Ala., I president of the Southern Airways! Sales company Interests, and Cody i Laird of Atlanta, president of Georgia | .Air Service, are to expedite the war! work in which both companies are j actively engaged and to lay foundations for post-war activities in various phases of aviation. i Under the new set-up, Southern Airways, Iafe1., will operate four Army contract schools providing primary training for aviation cadets in the Air Forces and a number of CAA War Training Service programs. Airport operations Involved are: ' Itickenbacker field, between Atlanta and Marietta, Ga.; Atlanta and Birmingham Municipal airports; 'Muscle Shoals, Ala.; Greenville, C. ? ; Army contract schools at Camden and Bennettsvllle, S. C.; Decatur, Ala., and Jackson, Tenn. In addition, the company holds leases at A\igusta, Ga., and Anderson, S. C.J owns the airport at Milledgeville, Ga., and holds a lease >n Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, effective when the Nary ho longer requires ISO of it. The four Army contract operations ire "power" schools, training airplane pilots, while a fifth has Just graduited a class In glider pilots training. )ther schools under the War Training Jervice program provide instruction or members 6t the Army and Nary mils ted reserves. At some of them, >rivate instruction Is also available or civilians, leading to a private illot's license, Commercial or instruoor rating. Inasmuch as all Army Air 'orce cadets receive primary flight raining from civilian instructors, jany men who are not eligible for ctive service in the armed forces (Please turn to page 10) Many In Ranks Of Big Donors The houor bracket of the lted Cross War Fuud Relief drive, under the command of Mre. Leon (Trlxie) Schlosburg liatod nine names at noon Tuesday. They were; Major Moultrie Brailsford, M. H. Heyman, Ernest L. Woodward, Charles Shannon, Jr., Henry G. Garrison, The Schlosburgs, Leo Little, Reuben S. Pitts and Dr. Carl West. Each of these patriotic citizens contributed $100 each to the fund. In the $50 ^bracket the following names were listed: ifenry and Simon Eichel, C. Grainger Gaither, Gus and Christ Beleos, Henry Beard, Mrs. J. C. Belk. In the $25 group are listed W. E. Nettles and R. E. Stevenson. Other amounts reported up to Tuesday noon were as follows: Sam Karesh $15, A. Sheheen $10, Camden Food Shop $10, DeKalb Pharmacy $10, Outlook Shop $10, Sheorn and Son $10, W. R. Zemp $10, and Colonel Kirkpatrick $10, Hoffer Jewelry Store $6, and Dr. R. Hlnson $3. War Fund Sunday was observed In many of the churchps in Camden with the ministers giving special sermons, ! Those who heard Rev. Wallace Ed- j wards at the First Baptist church were impressed with the beauty and brilliance of his talk. I Mrs. Leon Schlosburg continues to carry on her work of war fund drive organization and last Thursday, in company with Mrs. John Wall and Marion Heyman, visited the Red Hill school where organization of the Lib- i erty Hill section was completed. A1 Liberty Hill meeting was held at the j home of Miss Lai Richards. At the community of the Duke Power com-1 pany at Wateree drtm, a meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Hamilton for organization purposes and at Boykin a meeting was held at the Bolivar Boykin home. Mayor . F. N. McCorkle is speaking at the Camden theatre several nights each week in support of the drive. ???1^??? i ruge Bingo Classic To j Feature Catholic Bazaar imual exposition at St. Mary's rmsored by the members of lolic Church of Our Lady of il Help and described by that ladre, Father Edmund Burke lo "of beautiful and useless exhorbitant prices" is to \be it. St. Mary's hall on the after1 evening of Friday, March 19. .'ear there will be an aftermerriment provided for chilli program to feature auction ts and games. This will be le direction' of a committee >y Mrs. Jack Healey. At 6:30 lal dinner will be offered and ollowed by an evening of rare frolic. There will be a mamigo event which is expected at least 150 players. The hall e the usual complement of 'herein the beautiful and usef i at exhorbitant prices will be 'or sale. Already one of the ias been taken over by Mrs. iuckley of Kamschatka plan ogan for the baraar thla year *1,00<{ In Five Hours'* and If nts are to be taken as crlthe amount to be raised for oltc church activities will exfigure mentioned by a good iupper, and this is always ig to look forward to and >out later for Its excellence provided by the "Grandest ib." meral chairman of the Cathothia year will be Mrs. Gayker. :tion feature wlH list the auc>ff of ten war bonds. Prlxes bingo event will be in the f cash and war bonds. . t i ieen Grocery g Streamlined s of the A. Sheheen grocery h Broad street are compll-i the management npon the* and renovations which have fected in the grocery store he paat several weeks. _ J hcheen grocery, one of the1 stabllshed firms of Its kind ty, has made some extensive aa In the arrangement of counters and refrigerator **th the tetestor newly deoeffect has been M - *? ?# ? * V ""W^^5i8jeEi*'"3 ' I Pleasure Driving Ban Will Be Lifted I i The OPA office In Washington has (ordered an end to police enforcement ; of the ban on pleasure driving in the 'eastern states and has indicated that [there is a probability that the. ban I will be entirely eliminated by March 122, when new gasoline coupons go . into effect [ Whether this elimination will mean J the further cutting down of the gas 'rationing, which now calls for three ! gallons per coupon, is not known. It Is stated however that OPA officials _ have Indicated that further plans will ! be predicated upon to what degree the motorists refrain from unessential driving. i The pleasure driving ban, which has prevailed over a period of several weeks, was rigidly complied with by many motorists, but there were an even greater number who resorted to ' any and all forms of chiselling to get i by the regulations. Parking of cars j In back yards at social function locations, in order that passers-by would 1 not think In tekms of criticism of unpatriotic actions was one of the evasion schemes. Other motorists, Irked at th^-ap parent Indifference of so many drlv- " ers, made no effort to comply with the J regulations, declaring they were not going to asthme the role of martyrs, j Hey Folks! Patronize; This Fine Cake Sale! i A cake and bookies sale Is to be < held Saturday morning, March 6, from 9 to 12 o'clock at the Davis Beauty 1 Parlor on DeKalb street, the proceeds.! of which will be utilised to outfit the * children's ward at the Camden hos- * pltal. 1 The sale Is being conducted by Mrs. ( D. M. Davis with the Hospital Auxl- < llary cooperating. The Auxiliary will i appreciate donations of cash, toys, J | and books for the children's ward. < ! In ontfitlng the ward the Auxiliary 1 Fseekg to purcliasifc furniture, curtains ^ and toys. 1 | j "A general picture of where the t world stands in regard to food and j agriculture would . . . show that while 4 ;for certain fodds the regulation of i production may continue to be neces- I , sary, the main need is greatly to In crease production of most foods." ^ Frank L. McDougall, Economic Advia- j or to Australian government. |] ?C * , .. h The small light observation planes ] are flown by non-commissioned offic- i en antkjhe observers are commission-.} ed artillery officers. Jl ftoff y .. .. _ -J? Noted Artist Paints War Poster ~ _ Ml Urging Americana to "Keep *em Firing" through the purchase of more War Bonds, the above poster trill soon make |li appearance in several hundred thousand stores and display spots throughout the country. it was painted by Georges Schreiber, internationally known artist, whose pictures hang in the Metropolitan UQd Whitney Museums in ISew York and other museums in various cities. I'. S. 1 reastity Department, Peak Golf Event Is Listed For This Sunday TOWN VS. FLYERS The peak golfing classic of the winter season to date will take place Sunday afteYnoon at the Klrkwood y* golf course when the Camden Town golfers battle golfers 7rom the Southern Aviation school. Professional announces that the competition will be an 18 hole match event, which is to start promptly at 1:30 o'clock. Mr. Casella declares that the matching of the players will be based upon handicaps Which have been established this season. Following the golf tournament all the participants will partake of a good fellowship banquet that will be held in the Kirkwood hotel. MUCH GOLFING ACTIVITY Messrs. Murray and Chichester, flight instructors at the Southern Aviation school, tied for top honors in the February ringer tournament which came to a close Sunday at the Kirkwood golf course. Their score was in each instance a glorious 72, two points above the par 70 of the course. W. F. Beebe with a 74 waa third In the tournament while A. R. Burrows finished fourth with a 76. Other flyers who took part with their scores were: Sawyer 79, Pollard 79, Watt 79 and H. A. Moorer 81. The March ringer event got underway Monday and will continue through the month with an even greater number of players taking part than participated In the February classic. (Please turn to page 10) Pioneer Business Man Is Summoned Joseph Kershaw Shannon,, age 75, prominent business man of Camden, lied Wednesday morning at the Camlen hospital after an Illness of four lays. He was the son of the late Hhgrles John Shannon and Mary Kerihaw Shannon, well known residents >f Camden. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Marie Kennedy Shannon, five sons, Dalton C. Shannon, Atlanta; Charles J. Shanlon, 3rd, of Atlanta; Alfred K. Shanion, W. M. Shannon, all of Camden; Randolph Shannon, Jefferson; one laughter, Mrs. Frances K. Babbitt of 3amden, one brother, Charles J. Shanlon, 2nd, Charlotte; five sisters, Mrs. Ilex Heyward, Ed Is to Island; Mrs. C. 3. Qunter, Greenville; Mrs. Frances ^ achlcotte, Charlotte; Mrs. Joe Blackveil, Camden, and Mrs. Hattle Steadnan, Camden. Funeral services were ' held Thurelay afternoon at 4 o'clock from the 3race Episcopal church, conducted by 3r. Maurice Clark. Interment followsd In the Quaker cemetery. Until the iour of service the body lay In stAte it the home. The following served is active pallbearers; Charlie Zemp, rack Whltaker, Mr. Baker, R. J. Trueslale, C. P. DoBose, Jr? W. T. Redearn, Serree DeLoach and James Deixwch. Honorary pallbearers ware: X A. Boykln, Thorney Trnesdale, J. 3. Oureton, Alfred Kennedy, Jack Vhitaksr, Sr., B. C. Von Tresckow, fe Pat^xelb Charles Shannon, ST* tnd Blair Oeteesk. I ' > t <- < s * . - Grocery Stores Close Half Day A Week For Duration V All of the grocery stores of Camden, wi|h one exception, will start closing TOhlnesday noons at 1 o'clock, be- < ginning Wednesday, March 10, and I continuing this schedule until further . notice. Members of the grocers sec-! ' tlon of the Merchants association ' state that the midweek closing will i In all probabilities continue for the | duration. | The stores which have signed the agreement as to the Wednesday after-,, noon closing are as follows: Rogers, Inc., Christmas and Christmas. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company, A. Sheheen, two J. G. Ross stores, Camden Food Shop, Homo Store, Blrdsay 1 store, and J. W. Williams. | ! The only store refusing to Join In the movement was that of C. V. Massabeau. i It is expected that the Camden plan, which according to Dallas Lee, manager of the Rogers store, will be generally approved and adopted all over the state. It means a saving of light, heat and other Items of store operation. ? Other business houses of Camden,' inculding the offices of real estate, insurance and legal professional men will inaugurate a Wednesday after noon closing In May and continue j through to the middle of December. W. L. DePass Gets State Position i j W. L. DePass, Jr., Camden attorney and Kershaw county master In equity, was appointed chairman of the South Carolina Industrial Commission by Governor Olln D. Johnston last Thursday. The governor's nomination of the Camden attorney was sent to the Senate and confirmed by that body. | Mr. DePass succeeds John M. Wise of Chester, who was chairman of the commission when he resigned recently. Mr. Wise had served about a year 1 of the six-year term. The new chairman Is a native of Camden and has lived In this city all of his life. He was graduated from the University of South Carolina law school In 1924 and served In the House of Representatives in 1925 and 1926. He was elected magistrate of Camden In 1926 and served two years In lhat position after which ho was elected master In equity, a position he held until his appointment last week. t i Mr. DePass said tjiat he would re-1 sign the county position. While he was serving as magistrate of, Camden, he tried the first "Blue Lair" case In that city which was the outgrowth of a drive to enforce the "Blue Laws" made by the late John G. Richards, who was governor at that time. Mr. DePass la married to the former Miss ?11* Ballsy Wannamaher, of 8L I Matthews. . . I Urges Citizens To Support "Efforts Of War Fund Workers Local Fiflfti In Record Purchase Ono of tho lurgost purchases of scrap stool over made In South Carolina was negotiated last week by the Camden Iron and Metal company and Involves 8,087,000 pounds. Tho Camden Iron and Metal company purchasod from tho United States Treasury Procurement office 2,000,307 pounds of scrap steel and 750,000 pounds of steel from tho South Carolina Stato Highway Department. The scrap steel purchasod from the Treasury Procurement office represents acrap motal that was collected by tho WPA during the several scrap j metal salvage drives that wore hold ( last fall and winter. Tho steol Is j scattered at various points about the Tho steel that was purchased, 1 through the medium of sealed bids, from the State Highway department I Involves old bridges and obsolete ma- j chinery belonging to tho State High-. way department Christmas-Christmas Window Display Fine One of the most interesting window displays offered Camden shoppers and of particular interest to those who have occasion to use the No. 2 rationing book is that of the Christmas and Christmas grocery store. The display features a big assorts ment of canned merchandise, each can bearing a tag inscribed with the number of ration points necessary to secure it. The display is most com- ( prohonalvo and ia without a doubt one of the cleanest. expositions of the ration program ever seen or hbard in Camdeii PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the mon of our armed forces are fighting and dying on the far-flung battle fronts of the world?fropi the steaming Jungles of New Guinea to the sunbaked sandB of Africa?on the sea and in the air; and I WHEREAS the success of our forces in preserving a world where men and women may be Tree depends on the support and insplra- ( tion they get from tho people back , home: and WHEREAS it is the privilege 1 and duty of every man and wpman , and child to serve the cause of ( humanity In every manner possible i and to as great extent as possible; ^ and , WHEREAS it is the aim of \ peace-loving people of our nation | to contribute in sweat and toil and j sacrifice?sacrifice of luxuries and () comforts to the support of those | men who are risking and giving < their lives for us; and WHEREAS at the same time our j home front must be prepared to cope not only with possible attack | on our shores but with natural J disasters, such as earthquake, flood, || hurricane, tornado, drought, fire, f| explosion or epidemic; and i WHEREAS the American Red 1 Cross is equipped and ready to ] carry on in our own and every j community such indispensable wel- i fare programs as public health | nursing, home nursing, first aid, 1 water safety and accident prevention, and through the Junior Red Cross in the schools, to act as the medium for service by our young people; and WHEREAS the American Red Cross is able and ready to render protectlpa- and relief in case of the aforementioned disasters; THEREFORE 1, Francis N. McCorkle, Mayor of the City of Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, In accord with the President of the United States, who has pro* 1 claimed March as Red Cross Month, do call on all public spirited people of this community to make every ; effort to support the 1943 Red' j Cross War Fund. I urge every man , and woman, boy and girl, to give , thejr support by contributing j through our local chapter to the i Red Cross War Fund; and I furth- ' er proclaim that It Js the sense of all of tie who are residents of Ker-' . shaw County, Sooth Carolina, th^t our gifts must be larger than ever ftils year, In order to enable this great national organisation of ours- 4 to meet whatever demands are made upon it. f j * . / . f4^g- - IV Reminds Public of Peat Accomplished During the First World War Hy Frank II. Heath, Publicity Chairman, Hod Cross War Fund Cam* patgu, The War Fund campaign of the American*Red Croaa started Monday, March 1. Tin* Kershaw county quota for thiB fund campaign lias been set at $11,600. I'pon the occasion of the first World war, the county quota was sot at $6.0(?0. In three weeks the sum of $16,000 was raised. Will history repeat Itself? Wo hope so. Now more than ever, funds are necessary to carry on the work of this great humanitarian agency. The quota of $11,600 Is a challenge to the Americanism of Kershaw county. For many months the American public has boon faced with Increasing cost of living, rationing, and unprecedented tax burdens. Many of us hnvo watched this slowly mounting tide of taxes and higher living costs and many have been prone to say "Is there no end to this?" To those of you who feel that these burdens of war are rapidly approaching the "last straw" stage, I would like to suggest that you consider these sacrifices, If such they can ho called, from another angle. When you buy war stamps, war bonds, or pay your victory tax, JuBt stop and consider that you are buying a partnership. A partnership In , victory. You know and I know that the government could take your money If the emergency required, but Uncle Sam does not do business in the Hitler way. He wants you to be a partner In victory. We are being rationed so that there (Please turn to page four) Link Trainers At Southern Post Now Installation of a battery of link trainers at the Southern Aviation Bchool here, has added another degree of efficiency to the operations of this outstanding primary aviation unit. The link trainers are located In a Bpecial operating room, which Is so constructed as to have a constant temperature at all times. This eveness of temperature Is required for the successful operation of the strainers. The new unit is under the personal supervision of Captain John H. Forregor and features ft personnel of fifteen technically trained enlisted men. The link trainer permits of the most advanced training of the flyers In blind flying and has added greatly to the splendid and well-rounded scope of training operations At the Camden school, which continues to occupy top ranking as being one of the outstanding aviation nnlts In the nation. Cadets at the Southern school* together with many of the officers are Bnjoying the U. S. O. entertainment features which are being presented at frequent Intervals in the Academic ' building *T the school. These shows are sent out by the United fcerrlce Organisations and travel from point to point where men In the service are In training. High class Entertainment Is provided the cadets through the medium of professional artists. Twenty-Three Pay Fines; No Lights - * Twenty-three Camden residents, 18 males and 5 ladies, had their names . called In police court Monday morning, all having been arrested, for violating the ordinance which requires that bicycles must be equipped with a light when ridden at night. The police assert that the present roundup of offenders Is purely a protective measure because, m Chief Alva Rush says: "If a cyclist Is run over and killed some night, the public will say that It was because police failed to enforce the ordinance." Not one of the 23 offenders who had been handed summons appeared In court. They had made appearance at police headquarters to turn over their $1 fine last week. ~~ The police declares that the ena forcement Is to be continued. One officer reported that he arrested a cyclist before daybreak one morning j and after the rider had paid' his $1, / he walked away, trundling the hfke 1 beside him. The o^p^walks^|gjg^^ the same offender appeared?agate rid la* th. bUM. 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