The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 23, 1943, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
HOT OFF
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Compatriots of mine down In the
l.oothland, Florida, to be precise?are
It itmu their finger nails, bluehlng deep
d and shuddering with a violence of
of the barrage of Ineulta heaped upon
E j,tterbufl speclallet. And all because
Ithem by northern visitors who are
Eeeking to get extra gas to drive
Komc on*
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Yes folks?Florida?that advertised
and of romance, sunshine and whls-j
Eteriag palms. Is getting u swell raking j
Ever by 'be northern folks. Florida is
loo hot," "too damp," "bad for fallen J
liroheif," "??<> place to have a child
torn." '"unhealthy," "too far from the f
laiin." and "can't vote republican".
Ln. a few of the excuses offered on
?li,t part of those who seek to shako
|lH. dust >nff the alleged sunshine
|tatt< from their footsies.
I California sunshine in which one
Ian bath with enervating results was
smother excuse given by a- Santa'
Monica lady.
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I a New Yorker, owner of a Model
r Kord said: "Why, I'm patriotic. I
lave a '(iod Bless America' sign on
fcjy car. It will help morale if I drive
borne." H? didn't get the gas.
Board officials were tempted to
brant the requost of an excited Oklahoma
business man who excleaimed: i
ri've got to have gas to get home.
Florida may vote Republican. .I'm a
Roosevelt man."
Another man threatened,'to with|raw
his support for his mid western
[ongressman who allegedly' promised
tim enough gasoline for the northern
rip
A Vermont "farmer" is still here,
nvestigations showed he had only a
arden with a few beans and radishes
ast year at his Green Mountain estate.!
No one can get gasoline If he came j
rom one of the 17 eastern states I
ft.r hist August 22 or from other
reas after December 1, except per-!
jns with bona fide ailments.
Spring, according to ration board
fficials, has even made the north,
ners cognizant of ailments from !
leumatism, requires rest in the moun1
ns. to bronchitis, backaches and '
)8e bleeds requiring northern cllm- !
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And speaking of radio offerings.
Jack Kenny's show dropped from
fourth to twelfHh place In the Hooper
ratings while the great man was out
with a cold. All right folks? We also
refuse to commeut.
Happened to be standing at the
corner of Broad and DeKalb streete
last Wednesday afternoon when the
fire siren sounded. 8eems to me that
a year or so ago there was a lot of
talk from the police to the effect tha<
when the sirens sound, motorists must
Immediately pull up to the curb and
j stap. Believe It or not, we saw about
a dozen or more cars In motion when
the siren sounded Wednesday last
and not a darned one came to a stap
?
That particular law wo refer to is
about as effectively enforced as the
recently passed bow-wow ordinance.
Shucks folks, It is unnecessary further
to dwell pro and con on the president's
switch to milk from secondrun
coffee. These grounds have been
gone over before.
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(Sosb, wasn't that a lulu?
Exhibited at a penny a smell, a
lemon donated by a returned seaman
realized thirty shillings for the British
Red Croea. That is just about what It
would have brought as circus lemon,
ade in this country.
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Help! Help! Help! Dade of Park
Ridge Help! Wo need material for
this column.
For the past few weeks, a cheap
carnival lias been holding forth on
Hutledgo street. This carnival pays
a license of $15 a week to operate.
The cheap trash In shows offered
takes many nicklos, dimes and quarters
from poor peoplo who patronize
them. This corner does not believe
the city should permit that kind of
trash to exhibit in a critical time like
this when people should either be
conserving their funds or Investing
same In legitimate war funds.
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Over In Sumter, the war fund drive
is to be climaxed by a real civic celebration,
featuring a street dance with
either Tony Pastor or some other big
name orchestra playing, several stage
shows and some other attractions.
The program will begin on July 30
and extend through May 1. We hope
the Sumter people respond better than
the Camden citizenry responded to
the call for a mass meeting last Friday
in the grammar school auditorium.
This also was a part of the war fund
campaign in Kershaw county and I
am ashamed to say that only 43 people
turned out.*
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This writer sticks his neck out to
suggest to the drive committee that a
war fund dance might not be a bad
idea right here In Camden. Mayor
McCorkle can secure that sweet musical
group from Shaw Field for a
small sum of money and we know that
with the success that featured this
Shaw Field music at the police ball,
that there would be a big turnout of
dancers should this musical group return.
Why not give It a try?
had a prayer all his own. "O L?ord." he
prayed, "please distribute the enemy's
shots like the pay?mostly among the
officers."
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liy the way, rationing is certainly
playing havoc with ,slang. What in
the world Is golug to happen to the
man who always knew which side
hh? bread wua buttered on?
The feminine touch is becoming
more and jnoro prevalent in rudio, as
job after Job once \hfdd by men is
opened by the existeucos of war to
members of the fair sex. We got
quite a chuckle from reading in the
Now York Times that the hair-chested
scripts of "The Ixmo Hanger" are now
being created by a couple of girls.
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The Now York agency which produces
Walter Winchel's program is reported
to be embroiled with Winchell
over the alleged trimming of his
scripts. The agency has not broken
any record volubility on the point,
but If we were an agency producing
Wincheli's show we might be inclined
to become a bit fearful lest the news
hawk's decided opinions should alien-,
ate tlie many llktuners who don't
agree with him.
The WPB has released electric refrigerators
for general sale. Also, it
Iras given Its permission for the manufacture
of more can openers. Wo'
wonder if food can be far behind?
In the always lively field of mariilal
relations, the question of the hour
lir whether the housojhuslmnd Is entitled
to her pay envelope entact or
can she keep the over time.
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Before abandoning the subject of
(landhi for this year wo would like
to know if the Mahatma's culler is
expected to wear the guest towel.
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Tho tourning point in the war seems
to be a matter of taste or opinion.
Many think the Fuehrer's number one
mistake was not knowing Russia was
loaded.
Yes verily, while viewing a mammoth
transport plane perched In the
wide open spaces of a swampy area
of the Kingdom of Lugoff is not exactly
an oddity?getting to the scene
of the forced landing of this giant
parachutists chariot of the sky really
provoked a sort of odd sensation.
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In tho first place, tho big plane!
landed In an area that was .almost inacessible.
but we did manage after
devious rambling over the landscape
to reach the objective.
And when we arrived, there wasn't
a soul to be seen. The plane showing
the scars of the forced landing was
alone in its glory. The jump door, or
whatever you call it was wide open
and the interior of the plane was
stocked with motor parts, etc. There
were evidences of the repair work to
be seen on every hand. The motors
were missing and probably had been
taken down and sent back to the frctory
for a general check.
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Anyhow, it was a sight worth see^
ing. Just as we were preparing T(T
leave, we saw some men coming out
of the swamp brush and rushing for
their tents. For there was a small
city of tents sprawled out on the landscape
west of the narrow trail.
How did we get there did you a?k?
Well, we had a really smart guide?
none other than that bright alert son
of Representative John Rabon of Lugoff,
who is a student In the Camden
High school and who was assigned
hte job of taking us there and back.
And how that lad does know his Lugoff.
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Says the little girl in the office, who
knits lovely sweaters and sturdy
socks, "It's a good thing we had the
Rabon boy?otherwise we might be
still roaming the' wilderness In the
green jalopy."
Oh yes, forgot to mention, that one
of the parachutists who leaped from
the plfine in the epic battle of the
Waterfee, had his chute caught on a
wing and when the plane came down
he was dragged for some distance. J
He was dead when picked up. One
flyer told us that he probably died as
he was dragged?through the air by
the plane and life was extinct when
he hit the ground. We hope it was
that way.
State Theatre I
Kershaw, s. C. I j
friday, april 23
"Flying fortress" I
Richard Gfeene--Carla I/ehmann I [
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
"outlaws of pine |
ridge"
Eton "Red" Barry
Sat., April 24, 10:30 p. m. I j
"MARGIN OF ERROR"
Joan Bennett-Milton Berle I j
Mon.-Tues., April 26-27 I
"the amazing mrs. i
holuday"
Deanna Durbln-Edmund O'Brien I
wednesday, april 28 i
"varsity show" j
Dick Powell-Fred Waring
thursday, april 29 j
"casablanca" | |
Humphrey I>t't-!i>gr1<LW'"^R
Bergman '
Matinee?-Adults 25c; children I j
under 12, 11o
Evening?Adults, 80s; children I j
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Roses
and
Thorns
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I The most staggering report to reach |
I in many moons says that Blng
rosby will have the role of Will Rogi
in the forthcoming film biography
that well loved American. Offhand,
hat do you think of the choice? We
in't either.
CHRONODDITIES
The self-appointed guardians of our
ilves have gone a little beyond that.
How you ask? By rationing the size
of coffins. Which means that the
poor corpse will have to adapt itselt
according or put up with the squeeze.
A question that a large number of
the dumb people are asking is "When,
will the learned gentlemen discover
the correct measurements for crackpots?"
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We like this one. A young soldier
I You Haven't Seen Anything Until
I You See the
I NORTON SISTERS BEAUTIFUL GIRLS I
APPEARING WITH
I Tony Pastor And His Orchestra
AT THE NEW ARMORY FRIDAY, APRIL 30
I FOR THE RED CROSS FUND
I ?LET'S PUT 'EM OVER THE TOP?
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Skipper's Bifocals
Watching George Little strut hie
kill at decorating the lobby of the
Camden theater. Reminding me of
the fact that George le really quite a
versatile chap. Not only ie he a decorator,
par-excellence, but he la also
master of ticket selling, taking and
tearing up and between times he runs
the office over at Tiny Redfearn's
flivver plant.
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So many folks sorrowful over the
liassing of John Pan ley Villlplgue.
This corner has known Can toy for
over woven years and we had a go ifnine
affection for him. Never heard
Oantoy say an unkind word about a
soul and believe it or not, you don't
find many people of that type. We're
going to miss Ountey and his Konlal
smile and hello. God rest bis soul.
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Whoops my dear?did it rain Sunday
night and Monday? Or did It?
Awakening after a beautiful dream of
hearing rain patter on the roof of my
fishing shack .up on a Wisconsin lake
and finding Itsy bitsy drops of water
sneaking through the plaster overhead
and dropping covly on my manly
brow.
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Mooting Tom Ancruin who shook a
prattler's tail and ubout a dozen rat-J
tiers under my nose, Big dog nearby,'
hearing rattling, stood up and growled,
his hair standing on end.
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Greeting Johnny Cannon, who burst
into the office carrying bundles of,
publicity matter' and plx of the Tony
Pastor orchestra.
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And,listen folks?we know of people
Who traveled a thousand miles to
hear Tony Pastor in New York. You!
don't have to travel more than a mile
or so when the "Band of 1942" comes
to town April 30. Just wander out
to the new armory and spend an
evening of rare pleasure In listening
to the music of the Pastor Band and |
in watching the dancers gyrate about
the dance floor. Ain't wo got fun I
Seeing Willie Halle Clarkeson and
other members of the Clarkeson I
family at the hospital. Also Bill Bates
and Mrs. Bates. Wondering who was
ill. Then cheering when told that
Ann Clarkeson Bates, a fine girl, who
used to work In this office, had just
become the mother of a lovely little
daughter. Congratulations Ann and
Bilk
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Glad to see Officer Seoborn of the
State police . back ' on the job after a
two weeks' illness. Mister Seeborn is
one of the finest of the fine in the
copper line.
Buy War Bonds artd Stamps
Camp-Hospital
Service Council
Uy Mrs. John Devlue
On Wednesday, April 14, there was
ield at the Columbia Air llaae a
meeting of the executive committee
of the Camp and Hospital Service
Council of Central South Carolina,
which Is a branch of the Red Cross.
Repreaentat ivea were present from
all the counties of this part of the
state, Kershaw Couflty being represented
by Col Iv C Von Vresckow,
local chairman, Miss ()|l\e Whlttredge.
Mr. M. H. Hey man and Mrs. John
Devlue The council was cnertalned
at luuchoou at the Offlowi" club and
a number of the high racking personnel
of the camp were present, includiug
Col (illbert T. Collar, the base
adjutant After the meeting Col. Collar
took the Camden group on a most
interesting: tour of the camp, showing
them all of the camp facilities that
can bo shown to civilians.
This council was formed under the
Red Cross al>out a year ago for the
purpose of supplying comforts to the
enlisted men in the various camps In
this vicinity, and tho committee meets
monthly at the different camps.
The army supplies the men with all
necessities, the U.S.O. supplies places
of recreation for the men when outside
tho camps, but there had been
no organization for supplyliiK recreation
facilities, except movies and
recreational rooms for convelescents,
for the men in the camps.
The first projects were: Supply'ng
comforts to tho men in the various
post hospitals, supplying athletic paraphenulla.
and third, furnishing the
recreation rooms. This third project
has boon the on? that the Camden
branch has been working at. Tho
army builds the rooms, one for each
company, but does not furnish them.
These rooms are the only places
where a soldier can comfortably play
games, write letters, read, relax in
an easy chair and enjoy some of the
comforts of homo.
The Camden committee is asking
for small donations of money which
may be sent to Mr. M. H. Iloymun,
treasurer, and also for donations of
furnlturo, books, magazines, books of
songs, lamps and games. The third
Camden room Is nearly finished and
the committee hopes to proceed with
the work If the people of Camden are
sufficiently interested to cooperato. (
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King Cotton
Goes To War!
Clenutou, April.?-Cotton goes to war
to fill 260 vital iumhIh for our arme<t
forces, declares H. A. Woodle Clem*
hoii extension agronomist, in tho new
Clemson Extension Circular 23t>, King
Cotton Goes to War!
In the now publication Mr. Woodle
offers pointers proven to ho essential
In producing high yields of quality
[cotton by successful cotton farmers
and winners in the annual cotton contest.
Circular 220 is attractively Illustrated
with cartoon drawings showing
how cotton goes to the fighting fronts
with the armed forces. It is free upon
request to county agents or the Clemson
Publications department.
The bazaar is usually one of the
Chief monuments' of a Mohauiedan
city.
conrams
wire sa>"Man
too busy to watch
health soon have plenty f
! time on hands."
Vour good health Is your biggest
business and social investment. it
deserves your moat serious attention.
To enjoy lja benefits to tho
utmost, come in and let ua show
you what conditioning and preventive
chiropractic treatments can
do for you. Learn how easy it la
to keep your health abovo par wltjti
the aid of your chiropractor.
DR. T. W. KNIGHT
1203 Lyttleton St. - Tel. 348
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f BUS IN SOUTH CAROLINA I
help*"""BATTLE IN TUNISIA |
It looks just like it always did?that Greyhound
you see loading up at the terminal in
your town?but it's bound on a "military
mission", just as surely as if it were rolling in
a convoy down a mountain road in Tunisia.
Tools of war have to be built before battles
are won?and workers have to be transported
to rthe war plants that are Supplying our
growing armies. That's a big part of Greyhound's
wartime duties ? getting workers to
work, often many miles from their homes.
Then, there are soldiers to carry to and from
training camps or other military centers?on
duty and on leave. And there are many others
whose travel is essential to full war effort.
If on some occasion Greyhound service isn't
quite as convenient or comfortable as in the
past, please remember that the war effort
- comes first?that the job of whipping the Axis
has to be done at home as well as abroad. With
Victory will consge finer service than ever.
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