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Kershaw County Expects Every Man To Do His Duty In The War Bond Drive
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VOLUME 55 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLH^, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1943 NUMBER 5
I County Roars Down Stretch
In Drive To Reach Quota
I Sum of $350,000 Reached In
Midweek In the Bond
Campaign.
Hy Frank II. Heath
The drive of Camden und Kershaw
I County to meet the huge quota of
I "fighting dollars" In the treasury's
I (.erond war fund drive was spurred
past week by the purchase of
|M),kIs by the man on the street.
B liy the end of'this month Kershaw
(ounty purchasers must Invest $200,
()(io in the vairouB forms of securities
which the treasury is offering in this
drive.
The Second War fund campaign,
B now In progress lii Kershaw county
B had attained the grand total of $360,B
ooo on Wednesday afternoon, accord
Jng to Chairman Marlon Heyman. Of
I this amount the banks of Camden are
I credited with $200,000 which is their
B quota wiille the "man on the street"
I total was $150,000, with $60,000 reI
mainlng to go before the end of the
I month.
B Gifts For Schickelgruber.
Kershaw county residents are really
buying war bonds with a purpose. The
I private citizens, which means you and
11, are digging down Into pockets which
we thought Uncle Sam's tax oollecI
tors had already cleaned out for a Bllttlo
extra cash to invest. Everyone
B we know of is doing a nice job of
B buying bonds on the 10 per cent basis
B? and that is just splendid?but we
must always remember that those
Bboys who are fighting and dying on
Bthe battle fronts of North Africa and
Bin the south Pacific did not fight on '
Ba percentage basis.B
Last Tuesday the second war bond
fund really piled up a nice total and
there was a reason. For Camden and '
Kershaw county people were bound 1
to celebrate a birthday?the birthday
of Adolph Hitler, the Austrian paper hanger
whose real name is Schickel
grubor.
I These treasury bonds Mr. and Mrs. .
Camden and Kershaw County buy will
be used in making more birthday gifts
for Schnicky and they will be turned i
Bover to the air force for deliver. 600 ]
pound bombs cost just $200 when <
^|properly delivered. <
In discussing these Hitler birthday ]
gifts we are moved to Indulge in a <
bit of jxietry, to wit: i
Buy war bonds, though late for
Schnick's birthday j
can put those bombs in a big ]
_ bomber's bay ]
^ When those bonds fall on Berchtes- (
gaden ground i
further trace of Schnicky will bo i
B found. i
Enthusiasm At Meeting. f
I A mass meeting held at the gramBnar
school auditorium last Friday ]
nubi was addressed hy Hon. Gary f
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J. Canty Villipigue,
World War Hero, Is
Called By Death
M fc
Was Awarded Congressional
Medal of Honor For
Bravery.
John Canty Villepigue, whose bravery
and courage in the First World
war won him the Congressional
Medui of Honor, died the the Veterans'
hospital at Columbia Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock after a lingering
Illness of long duration.
He was born March 29, 1896, and
was therefore 47 years of ago at his
death. He was unmarried. Up to the
time of his illnesB he typgagod
In the business of a cotton broker. He
was a member of the American;
Legion. He was a son of the late P.
T. Villepigue and Emma Cairty.
He leaves two brothers, Charles and
John, of this city; a slater, Miss Emma
Villepigue of Camden, Ark., and
Mrs. E. N. McDowell of Camden.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon
at 5 o'clock from Grace Episcopal
church. Dr. Maurice Clarke officiating,
with burial iu the U.D.C. plot
(Little Arlington) at Quaker cemetery.
Active pall bearers were Jules
Campbell, Arthur Clarke, Wiley Sheorn,
Kestler Sinclair, Marvin Reasonover
and F. Doss Goodale. Company
M, One Hundred and Eighteenth Infantry,
attended the funeral as a unit.
Honorary pall bearers were Harry
S. Porter, J. T. Hay, Melllcue Billings
and J. E. DeLoache.
McCorkle Named
Head of Bureau
Mayor F. N. McCorkle, who wbb
named as chairman of the Speakers
Bureau of Kershaw county by former
3overnor R. M. Jeffries, has been rejuested
to continue In that office "by
K. Henry Cappleman of Columbia,
chairman of the State Speakers Bureau
for Civilian Defense.
Mayor McCorkle received a letter
rom chairman W. R. Bonsai of the
Kershaw county Council for National
Defense inquiring if he would be
?eptive to appointment by Mr. Capfclenan.
The Mayor replied in the affirmjtive
and will be urged as a speaker
it meetings of the defense units and
ilso at gatherings of other groups.
As a member of the State Speakers
3ureau he is Called on to speak at
gatherings at various points about the
itate.
t943 Camden High Football
earn Looks Like A Winner
BSquad Completes Four Weeks
Spring Training
Schedule. ^
I What about the Bulldog football
Bro?p.<ts for 1943? Coach Lindsay
B'ierce of tho Camden High school
Hf-am declares his Bulldogs will be all
Bet for tho 1943 football season by
Hhe middle of September and looks
Borward to opening the grid program
Bibotit September 24 at Zemp stadium.
I Already the Bulldog calendar lists
Bhe names of Brookland-Cayce, SumHer,
Lancaster. Chester and Harding
High of Charlotte. N. C., and R Is
Believed that Hartaville will have a
Beam in uniform this season, which
Bill mean another game for the BullBogs.
So far no word has been reBeived
as to plans for the football
B>enu from Orangeburg or Newberry,
But it is believed that both of bhaso
will put squads into action for
B>o pigskin parade In '43.
1 Coach Pierce has Just concluded a
Bpur weeks spring training session
Bith his prospects and believes that
B1? 1943 edition of the Bulldogs will
B' something the Camden fans will
Have reason to crow about. The team
B'll be Somewhat heavier than the
edition and this fact is expected
B* send the gold and black stepping
Bong with the best the state high
^rhool circles can offer.
Bin checking over his list of talent
ierce will have available for ends
B"own. Little, Parker and McDowell.
Bor tackles he has Marshall. Barmer,
Hancock and Wilson; for guards BoyB'\
f'onnell, Hugglns and Sheorn,
h:|" <o' center W. Connell and OraB^fn
will be available. Partln and
Handy are after the quarterhacking
Jd Norris looks like a find at full.
other backs available are Rush.
Hnnings, j Boykln, Team and Byrd.
nass|gne<i as yet are Karesh, MaBn^y
Sheheen. Cooper, Ancrum and (
HP<38ay. Expected to be on the squad
^P* who did not turn out for the
Hr ng romp are Carol Cox and Jones.
BPresence of less than 1 per cent of j
B_ to color It makes a yellow
Bf? .[ft ^orth $125 a carat compared
HPDhire a carat value of * <
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Court Inn Dining
Room Closes Monday
But Management Will Serve
Guests On Reservation
In the Future.
The Court Inn, historic Camden
hostlery, will remain open all year,
but the regular meal service in the
main dining room will- be discontinued
following breakfast on Monday, April
26.
This announcement came from
Arthur Slade, manager, who also stated
that It was his- Intention to remain
In Camden during the summer
and continue personal charge of the
hotel.
Mr. Slade said that after the breakfast
hour Monday hotel guests would
be served meals In the small dining
room which adjoins the library. Persona
or small groups desiring dining
room service, especially for Sunday
dinner, must make reservations not 1
later than Friday afternoon preceding.
The manager went on to point out I
that the small dining room can ac- j
commodate Just so many diners and j
only reservations up to service ca- j
pacrlty would be accepted. j
The Court Inn has enjoyed a sue- j
cessful winter season, having many '
tourists guejjts while many of the
personnel frdm the aviation school
took up quarters there. j
BIBLICAL PLAY TO BE. I I
PRE8ENTED EASTER SUNDAY
A Biblical play will bo presented
Easter Sunday evening, "The Way of
Life," by Leila Bayly. The scene is
laid In a garden outside of Jerusalem.
The time, a short lime before the
death of Christ. This play will be
presented by the Youth Division of
Lyttleton Street Methodist church.
Elaborate plana have been made to
present this beautiful play, and the
public Is urged to be present at 8 p. m.
A board invented for baseball pitcher's
practice is so curved that a ball
striking It Is returned to a pitcher. *i
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High Students In v
Fine Record For
Red Cross Drive
Approximately $140 whs raised
among llie students of the Camden
High school In the recent Red Cross
drives.
Leaders of the various groups wejre'
us follows: 8-A, Elizabeth Graham
and Kdna Team; 8 11, James Oonnell
and Gilbert Ouinn; 8-C, (^uxdyn Camphell
and Susan Rush, and 8-D, Jackie
Karesh and 1). L. Boulware.
In the sooond year group the leaders
were: 9-A. Clealand Joye and tn
Marshall; 9-11, Joan Lanoy
Roseborough; 9-C, Betty ^ubWilson
and June Muddox, and Ben Team
and Harry Gaudy.
In the third year the loaders were:
10-A, Joan Schlosburg and Lucy.
Sniyrl; 10-B, Charlie Zemp and Wilbur
Connell, and 10-C, Betty Godwin and
Laurin Cooper.
In the fourth year the leaders were:
11-A, Billy Thornton and Aleese McLain;
11-B, Robert Thompson and
Fred Mullen; 11-C, Frances West and
Sybil Drakefond.
Chamber Staff Is
Seeking Apartments
For Cadets' Wives
"When you alnt got 'em, you aint
got 'em."
And for that reason the staff of
the Camden Chamber of Commerce office
Is feeling rather crestfallen and
discouraged.
During the past several days the
demands for houses, apartments and
rooms have exceeded the listings in
the Chamber files and even frantic
telephoning on the part of Assistant
Secretary Mary Zemp Chapln has
failed to secure sufficient accomodations.
The Chamber feels deeply the embarrassment
of the youthful wives of
cadets who have left good jobs and
comfortable homes to be near their
husbands. In so many instances
there are listings where "men only"
notations are In evidence.
The Chamber feels that many Camden
householders who have refused to
rent their rooms to the young wives
of cadets are re miss In their patriotism.
The Chamber will be glad to hear
from any persons who have houses,
apartments or rooms t6-rent. -a.
Miss Kennedy Is
Assigned To Camp
Miss Katherine Kennedy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. It. M. Kennedy of this
city, who became affiliated with the
Richland County Public Library at
Columbia as assistant in the children's
department and later head of the
county department, has been called
to Camp Lee at Petersburg. Vu., where
she becomes Senior Library assistant.
Miss Kennedy has a host of friends
and acquaintances in Camden, Columbia
and throughout the state who
will extend felicitations upon her new
apponitment and wish her success im
this war effort. She reported for |
duty April 21. j
TONY PASTOR
One of America's top muestros who
will dispense melodies In the modern
manner for the Victory lVa.ll to bo
held next Friday night at the new
Armory. The net procoeds of tills
event will be given to the Red Cross
War Fund.
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Roentgenogolist Is
At The Hospital
Twice Each Week
The $20,000 X-ray equipment, Installed
ut the Camden hospital Is
rated by physicians and surgeons as
one of the finest in South Carolina.
It Is said there is only one other in
the state that Is comparable with it.
In connection with the X-ray department
at the hospital, it was stated
this week that beginning May 1, an
outstanding Roentgenogolist will visit
th# hospital twice weekly to analyze
and report on all X-ray pictures taken
by the hospital X-ray technician. His
report In each Individual instance will
be attached to the respective charts.
The value and efficiency of the Xrav
department at the Camden hospital
will be greatly enhanced by the
new arrangement. Under this program
th eRoeutgenogolist shares his
knowledge and technique between the
Camden and Sumter hospitals.
Rev. Henry Collins
At Grand Lodges
Rev. Henry Collins of the Lyttleton
Street Methodist church, left Tuesday
for Raleigh. N. C., where he attended
the annual communication of the
North Carolina Grand Ivodge of Masons.
The Raleigh meeting is a throe day
affair but Mr. Collins left Wednesday
for Jacksonville, Fla., where he attended
the annual communication of
the Florida Grand Ivodge.
Mr. Collins will return to Camden
Friday.
t Thirteen billion dollars?{he
sum the Treasury must raise
in the Second War Loan drive,
is only one sixth of the estimated
cost of the war for the
fiscal year of 1943.
i VICTORY BALL \
. > We at The Chronicle are convinced that Kershaw
! County will, after all, go over the top and reach the
quota set for it to raise for the American Red Cross. !
J We cannot afford to be the only county in South Caro- j
I lina to fail to reach the mark. I
The Red Cross would like to have it understood
in the Community that it is not sponsoring the Victory
j Ball. It is against the National organization rules for
I the Red Cross to back such an undertaking.
In view of this fact, The Chronicle is sponsoring
the appearance of Tony Pastor and the net proceeds
of the ball are to be turned over to the Red Cross War
Fund.
We (have been fortunate in securing the services i
of the Pastor group at a figure less than one-third of
its normal charge. The Pastor band rates as one of
the finest musical organizations of its kind in America
and was voted the ace darice band of 1942. A close
friendship with T. D. Kemp, Jr., brother of the late
Hal Keanp, who is handling the Pastor tour, is responsible
for the arrangement we have been able to make.
In view of the type of attraction that is being
presented and the worthy cause to which the profits
will go, every indication is that young and old of this
section will turn out and make the event an outstanding
success. j
Because it is a community affair and everybody |
is directly concerned with its success the price was j
deliberately set at a low figure. Due to war conditions
it will not be formal but those who widh to come in
formal attire may do so. The admission charge admits
a couple or a stag. One admission ticket will admit
two unescorted women. This latter provision has been
made to allow for ladies of all ages who may wish to |
come as spectators and to listen to the Pastor music. I
It is our earnest hope that not only the people of
Camden but the people from surrounding towns and |
rural areas will came and enjoy the VICTORY BALL. |
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Nation's Outstanding Hand
To Play For Victory Ball
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County Directors
Offer $3 Per HeadFor
Foxes Killed
Tho board of directors of Kershaw
county is paying $3 a head for each
fox killed in the county. Application*
for this fee must lx> approved hyvntral
mail carriers of the county or riiral
policemen. The rural mail carrion
and the policemen are requested to
cut off the tail of tho fox and see
that the party responsible for the
killing hurries the carcass.
Through tho efforts of the housemembers.
Kabon and Clyburn, an act
amending section 1784-3. code of laws
of South Carolina, 1942, permitting
the setting of stool traps for the purpose
of trapping wild cats and other
animals destructive of live stock in
Kershaw county was passed. The act
or amendment provides that any person
in Kershaw county shall bo permitted
to sot steel traps or other
like devices upon his or her own lands
for the purpose of trapping wild cats
and other wild animals destructive of
live stock, but, when any person Hhall
set steel traps or like devices upon
his own lauds for said purpose he
shall give written notice thereof upon
his own lands for said purpose, these
notices to be posted in appropriate
places upon and about the premises
whereon said trapB are placed.
The provisions of this section do
not apply to any person setting a
steel trap within 200 yards of his
residence or within 25 yards of any
poultry house when said traps are set
for the protection of property.
Three Injured
In Auto Wreck
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Ben Bishop of Greenville, is in the
Camden hospital with seriouB Injuries
sustained in an automobile accident
which occurred on the BishopvilleCamden
highway Sunday night.
Bishop, who wan in a car with A.
L. Smith of Greenville, and Robert
Fields of Lydia, received injuries
which will necessitate his being in
the hospital .for nn indefinite period.
Smith and Fields were also taken to
the hospital after the accident but
were discharged the following morning.
Chronicle To Donate Proceed#
To Kershaw Chapter
Red Cross.
The appearance in Camden on t!io
ovenlng of April ;to of Tony Pastor
and l?l? "Hand of 1912" promises to
bo ona of the outstanding daneo and
musical treats in Camden history.
(ilven under the sponsorship of The
Camden Chronicle, the net proceeds
will bo turned over tv the Kershaw
County Chapter of the American Ked
Cross to bo applied on the Kershaw,
counfy quota of tho recent war fund
drive.
Tickets for this epochal event to
be held in the new armory are now on
sale In all parts of the city and particularly
in the drug stones, the
Corner Hook Store, Camden Hotel and
other, poiifts. Blocks will also bo
placed at the Southern Aviation school
for sale to the school personnel and
cadets.
Advertising of the dance classic has
boon extended over tho ontlre central
part of the state and it is expocted
that the appearance In Camden of this
famous Pastor band will attract many
hundreds of people from nearby cities
and towns.
Tony Pastor, a native of Connecticut,
took up tho playing of a saxaphoae
when 16 years of age and today
ranks as one of the leading exponents
of this instrument In the world, even
greater than the famed Jimmy Doraey.
With Tony In his band ensemble Is
his brother "Stubby," 19 year old
trumpet wizard.
This year the Pastor band has been .
on the road since April 11, playing for
dances, at theatroe, In parks, etc., and
has been selected by the Canadian
government to play at the Canadian
ICxposltion In Toronto this summer.
The ban-d is featured on the Bluebird
label for RCA Victory records. His
band, although similar to Artie Shaw's
In Instrumentation, presents a "Paatorlzed"
style of, swing that is "pure
Pastor."
Connecticut residents recall the four
years that Pastor operated his own
night club at Hartford. Pastor has
played under the best of leaders,
having been with Irving Aaronson's
Commanders, with Smith Ballew, Joe
Venutti and Vincent Ixjpez before
Joining the original Artie Shaw string
orchostra.
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Kershaw County Leads
State In Per Capita Drive
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Kentucky Colonels
Smother Kelly Clan
In Opener, 16to 3
Army Stages Blitz Attack At
Expense of Maintenance
Softballers.
By The Skipper
Lieut. Prank Bean's Kentucky
Colonels, better known as' the Army
Diamond talent, blitzed the Maintenance
gang under the tutelage of Alvin
Kelly 16 to 3 in the opening gamo of
the city softball league Tuesday afternoon.
Paul MoNutt was not on hand to
toss the first ball. Henry Wallace
was in South America and Franklyn
Delano was too busy with other duties
to lend his personality to the debut
ceremonies. But the program got
away to a nice start and for a while
it looked as if there might be a nice
display of baseball prowess on the
part of all concerned.
But about the fifth frame, Lieut.
Bean ordered a general advance and
his Commandos roared over the top
to push six runners over the counting
block In the fifth, add four more In
the sixth and then coast home with
all sails under reef.
The Kellyites threatened only once,
that being In the ninth round when
they combined two walks with two
hits to push over two runners and
raise their game total to a glorious
big 3.
The Maintenance battlers were not
dismayed by the loppy count ran up
against them and promise to make
serious trouble for the Army when
they clash again. Better team play,
better timing and hefty clubbing gave
the Army warriors a decided edge
over the grease monkeys. But the
season is young and If we are not
speaking out of turn?don't underbid
that Kelly clan. They'll be up scrapping
for the gonfalon before the season
is many weeks gone.
But to get at the story of the game.
In the first plAce it was 24 hours old?
in that It was scheduled for Monday
but postponed until Tuesday because
of wet grounds. It was the longest
softball game this corner has witnessed
In years, starting at 6:15 and
lasting until 7:45.
The Army scored In the first toning
when Hall poled a long homer.
Two more runs came ovsr la the
third on hits by Phillips, Bell and
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Mrs. Leon Schlosburg Says
War Fund Effort Was
Most Laudable.
By The Skipper
It. 1h with much satisfaction Lhat
this writer Is able to state that while
| Kershaw County may not have amass,
etl the quota of $11,600 listed In the
recent Red Cross war fund drive, the
County led the State of South Carolina
in U10 per capita contribution to ,
the fund. The total collected will,
according to Mrs. Leon Schlosburg,
drive chairman, aggregate $10,500.
This total may reach to $11,000 should
the Victory Hall come up to the expectations
of its promoters.
This writer has contended from the
outset that the Kershaw County quota
was too high. The County does not
rate as a wealthy area In comparison with
a majority of the other countieB
of the state. But despite this handicap,
the County did go over the top
by a good margin from the per capita
standpoint.
Chairman Scholsburg, in an Interview
with this writer this week was
deeply expressive in her appreciation
to all who-contributed their time and
energy t6 the recent drive. Among
those she has asked to have mentioned
as benlg worthy aids to her in
the strenuous campaign are Major
Moultrie Brallsford, Mrs. B. C. Von
Tresckow. Miss Virginia Oreen, Mrs.
John Wall, Mrs. Belk, Oliver Rice to
the war advisory board for guidance
and advice, J. C. Ewing, Tom Mott,
Jr., C. V. Massabeau, Simon Elchel,
Sam Karesh, Lee Little and Clifton
McKain.
Special thankf'to Lee Little for his
soliciting funds, to Mrs. John Mullen
and Mrs. W. J. Mayfield for their
work in the business section, to Mrs.
Dees Goodale, blocjc leader and her
workers, to Miss Helen Harman, Motor
Corp leader and her group for
some wonderful cooperation, and to
the war fund committee of their fine
response.
To Editor Cannon of The Camden'
Chronicle for the space given in his
paper and to the Camden News Serv- V
ice and Mr. Heath for the fine publicity
on the drive.
To Mrs. C. P. DuBose for her fruitful
efforts in the winter colony and
to Miss Rosalee Block and her area
committees as follows: Mrs. Shell "
West of Charlotte-Thompson, Miss
Mae Boykin of Boykln, Mrs. W. F. (_;
Bard of Neds Creek, Mrs. W. P. Ferguson
of Antjoch, Mrs. Lamm West of
Cassatt, and Miss Pet, Belk of Yatee
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