The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 30, 1943, Image 1
__ - Tonight's the Night?Remember Tony Pastor and the Victory Ball?New Armory _
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VOLUME 56 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1943 NUMBER 6
Victory Ball Is Foremost
On Joy Calendar In Camden
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1B?nd Will Hold Forth
the New Armory
Tonight.
SO* o'clock h musical
( more than ordinary Interest
n when the exquisite music
ony Pastor band will fill the
r,LheB of the new armory.
^ h? lH the night of the Vlc[
the proceeds of which will
Li to titie Kershaw iCounty
Z American Bed Cross.
i iu being sponsored by the
Chronicle and while the brlnghe
fimed Pastor band here
heavy expense, the cooporano
public in the purchasing of
ms been Serous and sponlt
is a red-letted' period in
history. While it Is true that
has been replete with the ap
here ot noted individuate, at
hae the community welcomed
al group with the fame and
as attaches to the Pastor
rrival of the famed master of
iubIc and his corps of musta
raided by ft generous recefc;
the part of civic groups,
hronicle has made every preto
see that the ball is a suc"he
generous sale of tickets,
deration of the authorities in
; for the parking of cars and
peration, the decorating of the
?all have combined to give
ious committees working on
nt a feeling of assured sueall
Is one every dancer or nonnay
attend, the former for the
dancing to the Pastor band
nd the latter for the Joy of be>
to listen to this outstanding
ruber, the ball gets underway
o'clock. Dancing will continue
30 a. m. Saturday.
mber Members
Balloting On
r New Directors
ent's Committee Offers
List of Eight Candidates.
jers of the Camaen and Kerounty
Chamber of Commerce
ting their ballots for four new
rs of the board of directors,
cordance with the by-laws of
?anizatlon, a committee apby
President C. P. DuBose and
ine of Messrs. A. C. McKaln,
Iwing and S. W. VanLandlnginud
a slate of eight members
balloted Upon for the board,
ur receiving the greatest numvotes
will be declared^ elected
ctors.
oinht members on the slate
ted are S. C. Clyburn, J. Team
.! M. Hoffer. W. C. McCarley,
tic hards, U. N. Myers, Arthur
ind James D. Zemp.
four to be elected will succeed
psrs. John Whitftker, Henry O.
hi. Howard Speaks and Harry
(over, the first three mentioned
unpleting three year "terms and
irkover, completing the unexb
rin of John K. DeLoach.
lors Will Be
arded With
standing Records
ain Leonard Hauprlch, comig
officer at the Southern Avla'lying
school, announced this
that effective with the present
class. 431, a policy of awarding
i to the two aviation cadets of
ilass who are adjudged to be
ndlng In various phases of
ig. will be established.
following are * the phases of
ig upon which cadets will be
I Military bearing, voice and.
ind leadership. Judging for this
e the tactical officers and the
inder of cadets. The second
will be efficiency in academics
the members of the academic
acting as Judges. The third
will concern flying ability and
urth phase wfll concern athletic
The last two.phases will be
1 on the basis of tests.
;t honor will be a "wings with
ir" and the second honor will
air corps bracelet.
iOTlCE TO THE PUBLIC
inning on Wednesday, May 6,
'ices in the Courthouse will close
?'clock and will continue to do so
Hwhe summer months.
H Clyburn. Clerkjri Court.
UP YOUR ^
^TERY LOT8 NOW1 *
Cemetery Association urgently
all owners of, or persona 1?
e of lots, to have them elenntd /
,r Memorial Day,, which will be ,
ve<l Sunday, May 9. On account
? impossibility of remorlng traah
last moment they asked to
?P as ?ooa MLpmnlii
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Local Scouts
Stage Jamboree
Here On May 7
Elaborate Program of Event*
Is Planned For the
Occasion.
The Boy Scoui jamboree will be
held In the evening of May 7 on the
school ground In front of the Scout
Cabin. Plans for the jamboree were
made ut a meeting of the district committee
held at tho Scout Cabin last
Scouts will make camp not later
than 7 o'clock and after an 8 o'clock
supper the program will bo taken up,
starting not later than 9 o'clock* Tents
for the Scouts will be furnished by
the Central South Carolina Council
but Scouts will bring throe blankets,
a water proof cloth, their own breakfast
and utensils for cooking.
The program to start at 9 o'clock
Will be opened with the pledge of
Allegiance to the flag aijd will be
followed by a tug of war between two
troops and In turn by a water boiling
contest. In this event each troop wl
come equipped with one five quart oil
can with long wire ball. One gallon of
water will be placed In each bucket.
The Judges will furnish each Scout
with two matches and the necessary
wood The team to make the water
boil first will be the winner. Bach
team will consist of tihree Scouts.
Tha third event will be a knot tying
relay, each team to consist of eight
scouts. The fourth event is a potato
relay with teams of eight from each
troop taking part. The
will be the making of fire with flint
and steel. The sixth event will be
an undress and dress delay.
This event will be participated In by
three teams of one Scout each In full
uniform from each troop. f ..
Scouts are to stand on the starting
line and at the signal to go will run
to the first marker and pull off his
hat leaving the hat on the mar^?1[:
Then run to the second marker ana
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Camden's Easter
Parade Colorful
And Joyous Affair
Khaki and Navy Blue Figure?
Prominent In the Festival
Day.
Khaki and navy blue figured prominently
in Camden's Easter parade.
Hundreds of Uncle Ram's boys and
girls, home for tho great festival day,
joined in the church services and
later in the Easter promenade
Soldiers, sailors, marines, aviators,
Waves, Waacs and Spars w^ere seen
In the assemblage within the city during
the day. Dame Nature contrlbuted
generously by offering up perfect
* In" a'n of Camden churches Easter
was observed with record congregations
being in evidence at every place
of worTlp. Milady had her inn ng
and blossomed forth In eye-filling
creations of gown and hat styles.
As this writer viewed the congregation
in one of the churches it was
a most impressive and keart^"lc??"
ing sight. The trim white and blue
hats of the Waves, the khaki ^red
cans of the Waacs gave a fitting
background for the beflowered and
bevelled bonnets of other women.
Beautiful musical settings, interesting
and appealing sermons, generous
response at offertories-all combined
to make Camden s Easter In tn
churches a most successful and lnsplr
lng day. _
Defense School
Has Added Course
The Camden Defense Training
school has added another course ?
Hr training program, it was, ,
nounced yesterday. This course is in
aircraft mechanics and is being con
ducted at the Southern Aviation
ducteo Grant. The dema??
fo? trained workers in the field
of aermiautdcs has recently become
SKI" ?p2iww2ffimentary
training in the design, construction
and operation of an
Othftr courses beinK offered Bt p
en? by the defense training school are
These courses aretaught An<jerden
High school by Mr. J. .
8?0 W Bundrick. supervisor of the
rollmonts are oeing . rreAt
and that women workers are In
demand With 180 hour, of training
able to secure employment in S!?.n?e
?ri at excitant par. No
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S. C. FLYER CHALKS UP TOP RECORD
Lt. "Mannie" Moore Has 32 Enemy Planes to His Credit
By Frank H. Heath
Remember Marion "Manny" Moore,
the Rock Hill youth who for a year
and a half used to carry the mail on
the star route between Camden find
Rock Hill?
"Manny" is a first cousin of John
M. Cannon, editor of The Chronicle.
Hfe waa well known and very popular
with Mr. DuBose and the entire Camden
postoffice personnel and many
other camden people with whom hej
came in contact, back when he carried
the mail. |
According to reports from North
Africa, "Manny' 1b an ace of aces. Up
to Wednesday he had a record of having
shot down 32 enemy pianos. The
day he shot down three In one foray,
they were mammoth transport planes
carrying fully equipped soldiers to the
Relief o( Rommel's forces. "Manny"
tp a one man army with the ?ood luelt
of hitting the mark.
.....He has been awarded the Air Medal
ttid Cluster for distinguished service
Mad it has been unofficially reported
that he has received the coveted Fly[
lng Cross.
Midweek Closing
Will Be General
In City Next Week
All the Stores and Offices
To Observe Wednesday
Afternoons.
Camden's midweek closing program
will assume one hundred per cent proportions
on Wednesday, May 5. when
all stores and offices will go on the
half day closing routine.
For several weeks past all grocery
stores and furniture marts have been
closing every Wednesday at 1 p. m.
Announcement was made Tuesday
morning that beginning May 5, all
of the department stores, hardware
stores, five and dime stores and the
ready-to-wear stores will embrace the
midweek closing for the summer
months, the period extending through
August.
All professional offices, Including
lawyers and doctors' offices, real
estate offices and the like are already
embracing the mid-week program of
closing.
Ensign Marjory Is
Heard Over the Air
Camden people who were able to
tune in on the Chicago Tribune station
WON last Monday were surprised
to hear the voice of Ensign Marjory
DeLoach of this City.
Ensign DeLoach was speaking over
the air In behalf of the war bond
drive. She is stationed at Camp
Grant, near Rockford, 111., which is
close to Chicago.
Relatives here state that Ensign
DeLoach will have a prominent role
in a drama to be offered at Camp
Grant on May 17.
Meetings Next Week
Commander* C. P. DuBose, Jr., of
the civilian defense corps announces
that a regular monthly meeting of
the civilian defense corps will be held
in the auditorium of the grammar
schooLon Monday evening. May "8, at
8 o'clock. ,
Mrs. A. C. McKaln announces that ^
a meeting of the Citizens Service
corps will be held in the Grammar
school auditorium Thursday evening,
May $ at 8 o'clock. All members are
requested to attend.
Jfc meeting of the Library association
win be heM at the public library
Friday afternoon. May 7, at four s
o'clock. ; I'.'*. I : :
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Air Post Enjoys
Old Time Vodvil
Stage Offering
Helen and Tobey's radio varieties,
a USO camp show, provided entertainment
for the officers and cadets
at the Southern Aviation post Tuesday
night.
The show featured "Uncle" Tom
Corwin, star of the WLS barn dance
and one of the countries foremost
imitators. This is Corwin's Dilth year
in the show business, including vaudeville,
road show production and he
was one of the originators of the
National Barn Dance,
Another act offered was Jeanle '
James, acrobatic whirl wind and tap
dancer who has worked with Ted
Lewis, Bea Wayne, and other wellknown
stars. Her latest engagement
was with Benny Meroffs "Funs-aLife."
The third act featured Norma Gray
personality song stylist who has appeared
with "Rusty" Coleman and
other west coast stars in hotels and
night culbs, and who has Just completed
a long stay at one of the largest
cocktail lounges in Chicago.
The fourth number was by Helen
and Tobey, who offer a comedy act In
vaudeville and musical comedy. Helen
plays the piano, piano-accordion and
Hammond Solo-Vox. Toby acta as MC
and is also the manager of the unit.
Pictures of the Four
Freedoms Available :
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The Camden Chamber of Commerce i
haa a supply of the colored reprints
of the famous Norman Rockwell i
paintings depicting the "Four Free- '
doms."
These are available for the asking
at the Chamber office as long as the i
supply lasts. i
-Rockwell's paintings, '"Hie Four (
Freedoms," have appeared on the cov- I
er page of the Saturday Evening rt>et i
and wore so beautiful in art that the
original paintings aro now being exhibited
at the war camps throughout
the country.
Large Truck Burns
West of the City
A large trailer truck caught fire on
the highway Just west of the new I
Wateree brdlge Monday 'hlgflt and <
was badly damaged before the flame I
was brought under control. <
The fire attracted a large number
of motorists to the scene. The driver
and helper of the burnthg truck made <
their escape front the cab before it <
earslopM in fldmea. 'H
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Interesting Program Is
Planned for Memorial Day
County Roars Over
Top In Second War
Bond Sale Campaign
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Kershaw county went over the top
tn a handsome manner in the second
war loan 'campaign, according to
statement Issued Wednesday night by
Marlon Heyinan, county chairman for
this important drive.
Tlie quota for the county was set
at $200,000 for the ''man on the street"
and $260,000 for the banks. Up to 1
o'clock Wednesday tho people of the
county described as "the man on the
street" had purchased bonds to the
amount of $266,000, which with the
$260,000 purchased by the banks of
the county made a grand total of
$616,000. With three more days to
go before the drive ends Mr. Hey man
was of the opinion that this total
would bo materially increased.
Mr. Ileyman expressed his enthusiastic
appreciation for the splendid cooperation
that was given him by his
co-chairman and the various cooperating
units throughout the county.
The co-chairmen were Henry G. Carrison
of the Commercial Hank of
Camden, J. Team Gettya, county attorney
and W. R. Bonsai, chairman of
the Kershuw County Council for National
Defense. He expressed deep
appreciation for the work done by
Mrs. Reubin Pitts, chairman of the
women's war savings committee, to
Mrs. Lee Little, chairman of the city
of Camden women's committee and
Mrs. A. C. McKaln, chairman of the
defense service corps.
Also thanks were tendered to D.
M. Mays and Dr. Ernest Truesdale of
Bethune. William Perry, Mrs. James
Burns and Dr. Brewer of Kershaw,
Woodrow Ross of Blaney, Dr. Pickett
and Rev. Jeff Boykin of the colored
group and J. G. Richards, Jr., superintendent
of schools and the students
thereof. The student body sold sufficient
bonds to insure the purchase
of seven Jeeps.
Wednesday Is the
Popular Day For
Holiday In State
The Chamber of Commerce
Poll of Cities Is
Announced.
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For the convenience of the general
public announcement is made by the
local Chamber of Commerce of the
midweek half holiday closing program
in the various towns of the state. The
Wednesday afternoon closing is being
observed at Bamberg, Batesberg,
Bishopville, Branchviile, Camden,
Chesterfield, Clinton, Conway, Darl.ington,
Denmark, Dillon, Georgetown,
Greenwood, Hartsville, Kerrthaw, King*
stree, Latta, Laurens, Mullins, Newberry,
Orangeburg, Spartanburg, Sumter
and Timmonsvllle.
Towns where Thursday afternoon
will bo observed are Bennettsville,
Bethune, Cheraw, Manning, Marion,
Saluda, St. Gorge and Holly Hill.
Tuesday afternoon closing will be
observed at Chester, Lancaster and
Rock Hill.
At Columbia all grocery stores
close Wednesday afternoons and a
campaign is under way to provide for
Wednesday afternoon closing of all
stores In the city. At Dillon the
Wednesday closing prevails for the
duration of the war. At Kingstree
and iAtta the midweek closing prevails
until the opening of the tobacco
market.
There will be no midweek closing
observance at Charlotte, N. C.
Bill VanLandingham
Graduates At Lowry
Announcement has been made from
Lowry Field, Colorado, Army Air
Forces Technical Training Command
that William S. Van Landlngham, son
of Mr. Rnd Mrs. S. W. Van Landingham
of this city, was graduated from
the Armament school April 24.
The Public Relations Information
announces that the Camden youth,
who had entered the army at Fort
Jackson, enrolled at Lowry Field Jan.
12 and was assigned to the Armament
school. His record was outstanding
and he also excelled In the athletic
svents of the field. Van Landlngham
Is 19 years of age and graduates with
the rank of sergeant.
Uncle Sam Still Has
Need of the Tin Cans
Hello Mr. and Mrs. Camden. Are
you still saving those tin cans and
turning them in for defense needs?
If not, this is Just a reminder that
Uncle Sam needs all the tin he can
?et. So he sure and aare those tin
:ans and take them to the barrels In
Front of the Atlantic and Pacific grocery
store or the Rogers grocery store.
Fiber rugs which base become
llngy looking can be restored with
lye such as can be bad at a 4nm
j tore.
Heroes of All Wars Will Be
Honored At Quaker
Cemetery Rites.
A memorial day urogram, to be conducted
undor the auspice* of the John
1) Kemunly chapter of the United
1 laugh (era of tthe Confederacy. American
Legion and the American Legion
Auxiliary will take place at the U.
U C memorial lot (Little Arlington)
Sunday. May 9. at 5 o'clock In the
afternoon. In personal charge will be
Mr* E. 0. VonTresckow, pre*ldent or
the 11. D. C.; Arthur Clark, commander
of the American Legion. Hnd
Mr*. J C. Swing, prealdent or tne
American Legion Auxiliary.
The program iw to start promptly
at 5 o'clock and the request is made
that all participants bo present at
4:45 o'clock. All organizations including
the Home Cluard, Hoy Scouts,
American Legion. Legion Auxiliary,
Southern Aviation school officers ana
Cadets. U. I). C.. P. A. R., ministers
of the city, school children and the
public, generally are Invited to bo
present. In addition invitations
been extended to the Mayor, the City
Council, officevs and members of the
Chamber of Commerce and the start
of The Camden Chronicle.
During the day the memorial committee
of the Legion Auxiliary together
with the Junior Auxiliary members
under the direction of Mrs. J. R.
Belk will place wreaths and flags on
the graves of the soldiers of wars 1
and 2. Mrs. A. A. Reasonover, Miss
Bessie Young and Mrs. W. D. Whitaker
will have charge of placing the
wreaths and flags on the graves of
the Confederate dead. All graves of
the soldiers of the blue and the khaki
will be memorallzed. It was announced
that in case of inclement weather
the ceremonies will be conducted in
the Presbyterian Sunday school auditorium.
The marshals for the afternoon win
be Col. E. C. Von Treeckow, Major
Moultrie Bradford and W. D. McDowell.
The order of the parade will
include the marshals, the high school
hand followed by the Home Guard,
the Legion Color Guard, American
Jyeglon, Boy Scouts, school children,
the Mayor and members of the couni
ell officers and members of the Chamber
of Commerce, members of the U.
D. C.t Legion Auxiliary, D. A. R. and
'Red Cross. - .
The tentative program for the day
, will be as folows:
"Will the Color Guard Advance the
Flag?" Invocation, Rev. McAm.
Pledge to United States Flag, led
by Mrs. J. C. Ewing, president of Legion
Auxiliary.
Pledge to Confederate Flag, led by
group of school children.
Preamble fo the Constitution of the
American Legion, by Commander
Arthur Clark.
Vocal solo, "America," Mrs. Joe
Stone. .
Ritual of United Daughters of Confederacy,
Mrs. E. C. VortTrosckow, assisted
by Mrs. S. C. Zemp.
Prayer, Dr. Maurice Clark.
Reading by school pupil.
Quartette.
Tribute to Dead. Rev. Collins.
"High Flight," Father Burke.
Benediction, Dr. J. B. Caston.
March to Unknown graves.
Firing of Salute.
Taps.
Driver of Car Is
Exonerated By Jury
Howard Thrower, driver of the car
that struck and killed the Croft child
on Highway No. 1 last Saturday evening,
was exonerated of any blame by
a coroner's Jury, following an Inquest
held Monday evening.
The Jury found that the child came
to her death through accidental
means. It appeared from the testimony
that the victim, only four years
of age, ran out from the side of the
road directly into the pd-th of the
auto.
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Fred Mullen Is
Called Into Service
Fred W. Mullen, son of Mr., and
Mrs. Jack Mullen, Mulhall, and a
senior in the Camden High |?chool,
left Monday for Blloxl, Miss., where
he will take up aviation training. With
him went Caleb whltaker, a eon of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whltaker, Jr., of
this city.
Fred, known to his legion of friends
as "Freddie" is the third boy in the
Mullen family to dnter war service.
John and Billy Mullen thro the other
twp. All three boys ^distinguished
themselves during thei^nigh school
careers as outstanding athletes. They
were splendid football players and
also excellent at basketball.
TABLE8 AT THE VICTORY
BALL TONIQHT
Due to local demand thore will
be a few tables placed In the
Armory for the Victory Ball. . , . ^
Tablee may be reserved by callIns
The Chronlole offloe. A
mall charge will be made for
reserved tables and auoh addl.
tional revenue will be turned
the net proceeds of the dam*