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The Camden Chronicle
| VOlUME' 65 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAkOLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1943 NUMBER 7
I J. I. Pearce Earned
I Head of Kershaw
I Food Control Body
I State Office Seta Up Unit
For Operating
I Here.
I \ meeting of the food advisory com
niii irecently named by the state
I office of national food distribution
I ft,r Camden and Kershaw County was
I held .it lite Court Inn Thursday ovenI
'"rhis committee whldh functions toI
ward tin- protection of the food supply
I ,n Kei>haw Cojinty Is headed by J. I.
I ivarco of the Thomas and Howard
I company as chairman and with Prank
I u llt-aLli, Chamber of Commerce, as
I M-crctnry and Mrs. Jack Chapin, usI
distant secretary of the Chamber of
I Commerce, in a like role vwith the
I food group.
I The setup of the committee as anI
nounced by the state representative
I lists Messrs l'earce, H. H. Maddox of
I the Camden Pood Shop,-Mr. ltowell
I of-the Christmas and Christmas store,
I Dallas l.ee of the Rogers store, Mr.
I Cooper of the Home Store and also
I Kiwauis club, A. Lee Mays of the
I Rotary club. Miss Margaret Fowell,
I county demonstration agent and Mrs.
H K. K Stevenson. The committee will
I meet the first Thursday of each month
I when a report on the food situation
I will be discussed apd prepared In reI
port form to be sent to Columbia and
I Washington.
The committee's duties will be to
I check on all food supplies of the counI
ty in order to prevent shortages. In
I the event of a shortage the case is
I immediately reported to the state and
I national headquarters.
I Public Is Invited
I To Watch Inspection
I Of The Home Guards
Company M of the South Carolina
I defense force, more generally known
I as th?- llorne Guard, will be inspected
I by a I'nited States army officer on
I Monday evening, May 10, at 8 o'clock.
I Captain S. C. Clyburn, commander
I of the Camden unit., is extending an
I invitation to the public to attend the
I inspection at the new armory and
H observe the progress that has been
made in the training of the Iffrme
Captain Clyburn now has 67 men
under his command.
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Uncle Sam's Newest Tank Team
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Here's a team that should give
General Rommel many sleepless
nights in North Africa. Pictured
at the left is an M-4 tank of welded
construction, the Army's standard
30-ton land battle wagon. At the
right is an entirely new weapon
known as a "tank destroyer." It
is faster than a tank and carries ,
terrific fire power. The new de- |
stroyer, which is known as an M-10,
now is being produced on a volume
basis at the tank arsenal of the
Fisher Body Division of General
Motors.
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Boy Scout Drive
Goes Over the Top,
Interest Is Growing
City May Obtain Objective
Of Having Seven
Troops.
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The recent Boy Scout financial
campaign in Camden went "over the
top" according to announcement made
by the drive chairman, W. L. Goodale.
thin week.
The Camden quota was $600 and
this amount was topped by a comfortable
margin. There has been a
pronounced increase in interest and
activity in scouting in Camden. Organization
of additional troops to include
one from the Wateree mill village
and one from the Hermitage mill
village have been about completed.
There are at the present time two
troops in -Camden with a third in the
making. This with two troops in the
colored district and the two in the
mill villages will give Camden seven
troops, a niosf credfiable number for
a city of it* size.
Newberry Store Will Stage
Battle Royal Event In May
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Manager Marshall Makes Announcement
of Much
Interest To Public.
Hi" Kittle Royal" is on. Exactly
i!1:' N'-wberry company stores In the
l'nitd States are engaged In a gigantic
yules battle this month. The Cam<i>
n store, under the capable management
of W. B* Marshall, and listed
in tit- Manhatten area, is out to give
a good accounting ill the nation-wide
cons-st.
Tin 492 stores of the Newberry
company have been divided into four
districts The May Battle Royal la
between the four districts and if you
hav'?' any doubts about the loyalty
ftud interest of the Newberry emPloyi
i s. just watch the action at bhe
famdi-n store.
Added interest is aroused locally
by the fact that the two clerks reporting
the highest and next highest
ftales record during the sale are to
be suitably rewarded.
This week's issue of The Chronicle
carries a full page advertisement of
the Newberry sales battle, ylt lists
many interesting specials and Manager
Marshall declares that each week
during the month extraordinary specials
will be advertised in the store windows
},nd in The Chronicle. He urges
thrlf'v housewives to keep a close
*arch for theee specials.
The local Newberry store will be
gayiv decorated for the sales classic
ftnd with every clerk keyed to do his
or her part in the competitive event.
New her ry patrons are assured of
I'll' k alert and courteous service.
Manager Marshall will have an
added niterest In the suocees of this
f,)r |)Jo reason that the month
maiki :he anniversary of his first
1 f'amden. The courteous leader
Newberry store came to Camfr-m
Cincinnati, but he is a na(l'
S!a'inton, Va. He 'has won a
* d- following of friends in Camden
Pd i- already a member of the-board
' ^'"'"'O-ors of the Chamber of Commerce
BANKS TO CL08E FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
A? has been the custom ths "
commercial Bank of Camdan and
First National Bonk will ob1nrve
a holiday on Monday, May
r. J*' f?mm?nr?oratln? National Ma^orial
Day
Committee Enthused
War Loan Campaign
Soars Far Over Top
Final returns on the second war
loan drive. successfully carried
through in Kershaw county by an appointed
committee, shows that the
quota of $400,000 had been topped by
nearly $200,000 or to be exact by
$185,044.78.
Of the total quota realized in the
campaign in the county, bonds sold
to the "people on the street" totaled
$310,004.78 against a quota of $200,000.
Banks of the county, with an assigned
quota of $200,000 soared to a $275,000.
The committee is elated over the
fine response to the war loan effort, i
In the nation the quota of $13,000,060,000
was shattered under a devastingi
patriotic surge which soared to a
$17,000,000,000.
The bond drive leaders accord the'
women's war savingfe committee ofj
the county of which Mrs. R. B. Pitts is !
county chairman and Mrs. Lee Little I
of this city, is city chairman, full
credit of a fine Job of raising an
assigned quota of $10,000 to a total of
$15,069.50.
"We want to extend our sincere
thanks to everybody for the wonderful
cooperation given to us in the war
loan campaign," said the chairman.
The committee consisted of Marlon
Heyman, Team Gettys and Henry Carrison.
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WEEKLY MEETING
OF SCOUT TROOP NO. 38
The weekly meeting of troop 38 was
held last Monday at the Scout House.
Berofe the meeting a gam6 of baseball
was played by the members. The
meeting was called to order by the
Senior Patrol leader, then the Scout
pledge to the flag was repeated In
unMon. 23 members were present,
Including two now members. It was
decided to buy parts of scout uniforms
for the boys who do not have any so
that all may have uniforms for the
9cout Jamboree which takes place
Friday. The troops from Camden and
Kershaw will participate. At the close
of the meeting games were played.?
Jackie Karesh, Scribe.
The flag of the United States la
163 years old
Camden Officer Is
Given Captaincy In
ShawFieldPersonnel
Benjamin W. Heath Extended
Recognition for Work In
Aviation Program.
Colonel Burton M Hovey, Jr.. post
commander at Shaw Field, on Saturday
announced the promotion or hirst
Lieut. Ben W. Heath of this city to
the rank of Captain.
Captain Heath, who was in the advertising
business before enlisting in
the Air Force as aviation cadet engineering
program was in the advertising
business as production manager of
the Morrison company in Milwaukee.
With the present rank of Captain he
is now a squadron commander at
Shaw Field.
He received his engineering training
at New- York university and at the
Air Force Technical Training school
at Chanute Field. Illinois, in 1941. A
193S graduate of Marquette University
in Wisconsin ho received his BS in
engineering. He is a graduate of the
Gravaret High school at Marquette.
Michigan, and received his early
schooling in Wisconsin and Florida.
Ho is a native of Fond du I?io. Wis.
' At the Gravaret High school he was
(captain of the golf team in his junior
and senior years and was editor of;
I the year book in the latter. At the
'University he was a member of,
Sigma Phi Delta social fraternity and.
of Tau Beta Pi.'honorary engineering}
I fraternity. j
Mr. Heath is well known in Cam- (
den, having been affiliated with his ^
father in the Camden publicity pro
I gram for a year or more. He is a son j
!of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Heath of |
this city.
Last December Captain Heath was
married to Miss Mary Alolse Buckley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Buckley
of Camden and Sharon, Conn.
Captain and Mrs. Heath are residing
on Glendale Court in Sumter.
Camden Schools
Buy Seven Jeeps
In War Bond Drive
The final bond purchase report of
the Camden city schools as announced
by Supt. J. G. Richards, Jr., shows that
sufficient bonds and stamps were
purchased by the faculty and students *
to provide the government with seven
jeeps. . .I
The total amount of the bond and
stamp sale was $6,519.72. The qost
of a jeep Is $900 which leaves a balance
of $219.72 over and above the ,.
total cost of the Jeeps.
The High school purchased bonds t
and stamps to the amount of $2,848.67 .
with a maturity value of $3,773.56.
The High school faculty and students i
aocounted for the purchase of three
jeeps. '
The Grammar school went the High ?
school one better being able to nur
chase four Jeeps out of the $8,848.75.
This representing the total purchase
value of bonds. In addition the Gram- .
mar school purchased stamps to the
amount of $432.30 to make a total .
amount for the purchase of Jeeps $3,676.05.
The balance after 'be purchase
of four Jeeps was $76.05.
In the High school bonds purchased
by the faculty members totaled $2,- j
025 00 while bonds purchased bv htn ,
dents totaled $764.62 with stamps not ,
yet converted into bonds totaling ;
$54.05. , . <
In the Grammar school the purchase
of bonds by the students exceeded the ]
faculty total, the students purchasing ,
$1,866.25 worth of bonds and the |
facnlty total being $1,387.50. \
SL Peter's, Rome, which stands on 1
the site of a previous cathedral that 1
fell into ruins, was 160 years in the ?
building under the supervision of nine 1
different architects. 1
(Camden "Army" Is
Active In Florida
'^General" Clybum Smith Tells
V Of "Wonderful Spirit"
In Sunshine State.
Advices from the Florida front of
1 tihe -Camden dofenso workers under
the leadership of Councilman Clyburn
Smith indicates that the Camden
"army" is giving a good account of
itself. ? ..c,, .
Writing to the office of bkipper,
General Smith states that he felt that
Camden people In general would be
interested in hearing from the Camden
''army." General Smith states
that he is proud to say that Camden
and Kershaw county have a splendid
representation in the work being done
in Milton. Fla. "I feel like 'our boys
deserve a nice write- up in The Chronicle
for the wonderful spirit they are
taking in this defense work." said
General Smith. "They hold their
heads high and are on the job every
dav regardless of the terrltic hot sun.
General Smith lists his Camden and
Kershaw county company as follows:
Horraco F. Evans. C. E. Massabeau,
Ivouis Smith. T. I) Massabeau, Miller
Kittle, Harnov Young, Melvln Hall.
James Sheorn, G. A. Partin, Tallle
Rahon, "Doc" Horton, John Henry
Hough, W. F. Russell, "Buckshot"
Thomas. Hill Smith, Clarence Bradley,
Arthur Bradley, J. W. Smith, Johnnie
Cox C 11. Horton. Bryant Brannon,
Joe K. Drakeford, Roy Horton, "Shorty"
Clyburn and Paul Gardner.
Camden's New Band
To Stage Hop At
Court Inn May 13
Bill Bum's Tune Twisters To
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Entertain the Dance
Lovers.
Camden's newest group of tune
twisters will make their debut to the
dance public Thursday evening May
13 at an informal party to be held
at'the Court Inn. Dancing will be in
order from to 9 to 1.
The new orchestra is a post graduate
edition of the Sentimental Southeners.
that happy-go-lucky aggregation
of musical genlpses which has held
forth In Camden the past few years.
Now the group goes under the name
gl BUI. Burn's Qrchestra and Is under
the magic baton and expert clarinet
wizardy of the gentleman of that
name. In addition to Bill Burns, the
Tony Pastor of Kershaw county, the
band lists such musical talent as
Francis McCorkle, trumpet; David
Melton, traps; Robert Thompson,
trombone; E<L Thompson, piano, and
Joseph Tobln. trombone.
A cordial invitation is extended to
dance lovers to gather at the Court
Inn next Thursday evening and step
the light fantastic to the tilting strains
of the Bill Burns band.
Late J. E. Vaughan
Was Student Under
Robert E? Lee
J. E. Vaughan. whose death occurrd
recently, was up to the time of his
riemlse, one of (he two living mf'"
who was a student in Washington and
Lee University during the pr Mdency
af General Robert E. Lee.
Mr. Vaughan, according to Francis
P Gaines, president of Washington
?nd Lee University, enrolled in the
famouB Islington, Virginia, University
Trom Camden.
President Gaines, in a letter to
the Camden News Service states that
Mr. VaOghan was one of two living
'T?ee students," the other, who at
last reports was still alive, being a
resident of Los Angeles, Oal. ,
Organizes Chronicle Youth
Fund; Rehabilitation As Object
Citizens Are Named To Carry
Out the Project In
This County.
Orgautzation of i he Chronicle Youth
Fund commit tec. u group unit?d for
(In* purpose of raising funds for the
rehabilitation of tlu* youth of Camden
and Kershaw county, has been completed,
according to announcement
made following a meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
Members of the Youth Fund committee
consist of Senator \V. T Kcdfearn.
Mayor F. N. McCorkle, Mrs.
Margaret Mayfleld. Oscar Smyrl, J.
M 11 of for, Frank II. Heath, John M.
Cannon, Henry Savage, Jr. Dewey
Creed and Donald Morrison.
This committee, while acting in a
manner similar to the Fresh Air Fund
effort, operated for many years by
The Charlotte Observer, will not actively
solicit funds, but will depend
primarily on earnings from entertainment
and educational features that
will he brought to Camden.
The revenue secured from these
features entertainments will be Wfr
ponded under the direction, of the
Youth Fund committee. It Is the object
of the Youth Fund group to cooperate
to the fullest lit the program
of the Kershaw Civic council recently
organized and which is headed by Dr.
Maurice Clarke, rector of Grace Episcopal
church.
The Youth Fund committee Is permanent
and self perpetuating. Details
of the initial enteratinment project of
the committee will be i\nn<^unced next
week. The officers of the committee
will be announced at an early dato.
Large Sum Turned
Into Red X Coffer
As Result of Dance
Tony Paator Attracts AU-Time
Record Crowd. Net
Proceeds $350
The Kershaw County chapter of
the American Red Cross was enriched
tills week to the amount of $360,
tJie net proceeds of the Victory Hall
which was held at. the new armory
ast Friday evening
The presence of "Uhe famed Tony
Castor band attracted one of the
largest crowds of dancers in Camden
history. The affair was Informal but
this did not prevent (he fair sex from
turning out in attractive formal
gowns, Dancing was in order from
9:30 until 1:30. The immense throng
of dancers Included many couples
from Columbia, Sumter and other
points in this part of the state.
The proceeds of tho ball have
brought the Camden total of the recent
War Fund Drive to within a few
hundred dollars of its quota. It also
raised the per capita drive return to
a new high which exceeds any other
county in tho stato.
Mrs. Leon Sehlosburg, chairman of
the War Fund Drive, has tixpresspd
deep appreciation to all drive workers
who cooperated in this outstanding
success. In a list of names recently
published the name of Mrs. Shelby
Truesdale of Weetvllle, was unintentionally
omlted. I
Air Post Employee Has
Had An Interesting Career
Robert Lee Taylor Has Been
Around Quite A
Bit.
Robert Leo Tnylor, who was bora
In Memphis, Tenn., 62 years ago and
who was named after the famous Confederate
general, Robert E. Loo, says
he often heard his father say that:
"Though Lee had surrendered he
never had."
Taylor is superintendent of buildings
at the Southern Aviation school
and in addition to the duties Incident
to this Job he also Is in charge of the/*
carpenters, painters and wo<pkTTrs en
gaged in like activities tU^he flying
I post. Ills introduction to Camden
| came in the fall of 1941 when he took
| over at the Kirk wood hotel, used by
the First Army as Public Relations
headquarters, as engineer In charge.
Taylor has had a most interesting
life. He has hnd a varied theatrical
career, was a prize fighter, a "ham
and egger"?using Taylor's words, has
traveled the high seas, has been a
worker on railroad projects, a horse
trader and has been an electrician
and hotel engineer for some time.
Taylor can spin yearns for hours
regarding his career and there is not
a dull moment for his listeners. His
parents were of the stage. His father
having been Jimmy Taylor, a top
notch comedian during the era from
1890 to 1925. His mother was Ida
Robinson of the legitimate stage having
played Nancye in "Oliver Twist"
for years. Shq also stared in the production
cWhitd Slave."
Coming from a theatrical family,
Taylor admits he was never anything
but a "ham and egger" all his life.
He frequently participated in local
mlnstral shows and not only was an
excellent clog dancer but had talent
as a singe)-.
Taylor was always Interested and
active in sports, particularly boxing.
While having lots of speed, considerabe
cleverness and ability to take it
as well as dish it out he had an interesting
fistic career. The confidence
that he exemplified as a young man
is still an outstanding characteristic
of thle man of 62 today.
Taylor was not only good at boxing
he was also an expert swimmer and
took top rank in many swimming
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New Housing Area
Project Is Nearing
An Early Completion
The thirty dwelling housing project,
constructed in the Sarsfleld golf
course area last winter is nearing
completion and according to David
Traxler, who has charge of the program,
will be Completed within two
weeks.
Now that the construction work is
practically concluded the work of
landscaping the area will be rushed to
completion. ,
Grading and leveling up of the roadways
through the development will be
started by the city hi a short time
USO Service Club
Makes Debut; Plan
Damsels and Dames
The I'.S.O. Service club, located In
the old armory on Rutledgp street. Is
now being operated by n volunteer
committee which Is under the personal
supervision of Mrs. Warren H. Harris,
who is to be assisted by Mrs. John S.
Lindsay as club mother and Miss
Sara Steadman, Mrs. I)es.s Goodale
and Mrs. James Candy, committee
members*
I'nder the new regime the U.8.O.
club will be open on Friday from 4 to,
9 p. m., on Saturday from in a. m.
to midnight and on Sundays from 2
to 9 p. m.
Under the new order of affairs, the
club will solicit the names and addresses
of all of the young ladies of
the city and county, who, in order to
attend the social events to be spon1
sored, must file a signed application
in oftler to be placed on the invitation
list. These young ladles will constitute
what will b? known as the
"Victory Damsels." Simlliarly the
young matrons of the community,
whose names will go on the invitation
list, will bo known as the "Victory
Dames." No girls or matrons will be
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Merchants Trounce
Grease Boys and Are
On Tail of Kendalls
Zebra Garbed Bulldogs Play
Air Tight Ball and
Hit Hard.
CITY 80FTBALL LEAGUE
Won Lost Pet.
Kendalls 3 0 1000
Merchants 2 1 667
Army 1 1 500
Maintenance 1 2 338
Instructors 0 1 000
Home Guard 0 2 000
GAME8 8CH EDULED
Tonight: Army vs. Instructors.
May 10: Maintenance vs. Instructors.
May 12: Merchants vs. Home Ouards.
May 14: Kendall vs. Army.
Dehind the five hit pitching of Jack
Boykin, the Merchants softball aggregation
whaied t:he daylights out of the
Maintenance team* In a city league
game Wednesday evening on the Fair
street pastime pasture by a 15 to
2 score.
Boykin was given almost flawless
support, only one error being recorded
against his team during the nine Innings
of play. On the other hand
the Maintenance gang booted the ball
all over the lot and although they
managed to connect with the ball in
their offensive work, they drove it
into the waiting mitt of a Merchant
player.
The Merchants made their appearance
garbed In new sebra shirted and
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