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First U.S. Mail Carried In South Car. Morp than one hundred and eleven yearn ago, In November 1881, a little woodhuming locomotive puffed Its way alonK the trackn of the South Carolina Hallroad between Charleaton and Hamburg, S. C. Trailing be hind were eeveral dinkey little care. One of them carried the firat United Stutoa mall to bo handled by au Amorlean railroad. To<lay, the trana porta lion of mall, partU-nlarly mall addresaud to mon in uniform, 1h an Important job for the Southern Hallway Syatom of which tho South Carolina Railroad U a part. "The men end women of the Southern know what mall from homo mean* to a fighting man," Krneet K. Norrl*. president of the Southern ""Hallway Syatein, auid recently In u statement which Ih now appearing In nownpap era. "That'H why we keep It moving, day and night, regardlettH of^lta everincroaaing volume, and regardle-ea of i the thouaand and one dlfflcultiee a railroad facee In time of war." "NVe know, too," Mr. Norrl* added, I "that the name faith and hope and courage which today enrich thi* mail to America'* fighting men, will tomorrow inaplro a new and a greater Southland." The effect of acid on the outside of the battery can be counteracted by wiping occasionally with a rug aaturaled wltii an ammonia solution. 1 1 *... x-jj ? aae? i .xiu-xuaBgapMwwwiBBWMMBaM Instructors Resort To Circuit Clouts To Vanquish Army Completion of Two Week* Play Find* Four Tied For Third Place. When the second woek of the soft hull schedule wiih completed l*?t Friday night with the Instructors taking the Army into camp by an 6 to 8 score, it left four teams clamoring at the third place gate. The Kendalls led the league with tlire? wine and no defeats with the Merchant* on their heele with two w inn and one defeat. The Army, Instructors. Maintenance and Home (Suard teama wore all In a scramble for the third spot with one win and two defeats Mated on their slates. The game Friday between the Army and Inatructora started out like all other games of the race ho far with each team putting on a scoring splurge In the first frame. The Army mixed four hits Into the first round to push three runs over and the Instructors came hack with a three hit mixture to count three runs. It bo happened that the three runs represented the sum total of the scoring for the Army but the Instructors took the game by scoring a run in the fifth and two in the sixth. This fifth and sixth nining scoring of the Instructors came from homersWoodruff poled a circuit smash In the fifth and Chichester hit for the circuit with one aboard in the sixth. R. H. E. Instructors 6 8 1 Army 3 6 S Batteries: Beebe and Chicrtester; Schell and Adamski. MILDRED LOUI8E MOORE COMPLETES TRAINING Cedar F'alls, la., May. 3.? Mildred Iyoulse Moore, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore, Wateree Mill, Camden, has completed her basic training In the U. S. Navy at the Naval Training school for WAVES on the campus of Iowa State Teachers College here. With this class the school here completes its transition from a general school to an institution for yeoman training. Consequently, trainees will remain at Iowa for further study] before actually taking over office Jobs, thus releasing men for sea duty. ' Upon graduation from a specialist school WAVES are eligible for promo- I tiou to petty officer ratings. BiiL. ' ' . ^ ..tmammmm u n ? CAPTAIN BEN W. HEATH Son of "Skipper" and Mrs. Frank 11 Heath of thlH city, receives well-merited promotion at Shaw Field. SERGEANT LEROY DAVID80N IS AWARDED U. 8. MARINE MEDAL (Continued from page 1) "Sgt. Davidson Is the son of Mrs Annie Davidson of Camden, S. C. A graduate of Camden High school, he attended the Clemson A. & M. College, Clemson, S. C. Knlisting In the U. S. Marine Corps at Paris Island, S. C., In May 1931, Davidson was transferred to Shalighal, China, where he served with the 4th Marine Regiment until June of 1932, when he returned to San Diego, California. While stationod at SanDlego, he was a member of the All-Marine football team until January, 1933, when he was transferred to Washington, D. C. He was honorably discharged 'For his own convenience' in May of that year. "Sgt. Davidson then obtained employment as an auditor with the Home Owners Loan Corporation, having worked for various government agencies until March 6, 1941, when he enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps at Baltimore, Maryland, arriving in the Caribean Area the following June. Ho is now engaged as a supply clerk at the Sixth Air Force Headquarters." The U. S. army has a tank that will travel 114 miles an hour on a level road and 78 miles an hour over a I rough road. tribute is paid heroic dead in stirring memorial service (Continued from tlr?t pag?) l>,.? the grave* Of .he heroic dead riauH and wreaths were placed with tender hand* ('onfedeI'V VUConfed uivd over the gruves of theConfed orate dead while the I nlted State flags graced the graves of the soldiers of the I'nion. Little Arlington, the plot in the Quaker Cemetery, wherein rest outstanding heroes of world conflict, was it beautiful sight with flags and wreaths Over the monument, beneath which rests the mortal remains of Richard Klrkland. hero of the lost cause" was a large Confederate flag. The United States flag was at half mast while over the grave of the uA.ish cadet who died while In training at the local post was a British flag and also the Star Spangled Ban11 * There are four heroes now resting in Camden's "Utile Arlington, ard Klrkland was the first to' nlaced In this sacred enclosure. Then came Commander Richard Hobson Hilton, who was decorated for heroism in the first world war. The (third body to he Interred there was that of Cadet Jack Pilchard, who died ns a result of Injuries received in the crash of a plane, while the fourth here in the plot was John Cantey Vlllepigue. who was decorated for ext.erne ero ism during the first world war. The memorial program was ushered in by the playing of the Assembly March by the high school band and was followtxl by a short address by Mayor Francis N. McCorkle. , The advance of the Color Guard was followed by a P yer <)fA invoc? don by Rev. A. Douglas McArn. In turn came the reading of the Pledg0 of the United SUtes flag by Mrs. J C Ewing. president of the Legion Auxiliary and In turn by the recitation of the pledge to the Confederate flag by a group of public school oh 1dren from the class room of Mrs. Susie Taylor. Commander Arthur Clark of the American legion, then recited the preamble to the Constitution of the United States, after which tho band played "America. The ritual of the U. D. C. was conducted by Mrs. E. C. Von Tresckow assisted by Mrs. R. E. Chewning. Ihe exquisite lines of Bishop Capers prayer were offered by Dr. Maui Ice Clark and was followed by a reading by Miss Patricia Maddox Rev. Henry Collins of the Lyttleton Street Methodist church in his tribute to the dead stressed the deed of mercy, which was performed by Richard Klrkland. The exercises at ''Little Arlington" concluded with the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the offering of the benediction by Rev. j. B. Caston of the First Baptist church. { I/end by the Marshals' the march was then made to the area in which the unknown dead are at rest. Here the Home Guard firing squad presented the salute, after which taps was sounded. Marshals of the Memorial event were Col. E. C. Von Tresckow, MaJ. Moultrie Brailsford. MaJ. Willis Cantey, Willie McDowell and Harry Porter. The following committees had charge of the affair: American Legion: Arthur Clarke, M. M. Reasonover, Wylle Sheorn and Jack Whitakor. City of Camden: Mayor McCorkle and members of the Council. Chamber of Commerce: Officers and director!. Police Department: Chief of Police Alva Rush. Home Guard: Capt. S. C. Clyburn and squad. Legion Auxiliary: Mrs. J. C. Chewning. Mrs. J. R. Belk and othe'rs. Daughters of the American Revolution: Mrs. Eleanor Marvin ami others. The Jewish Sisterhood: Mrs Simon Eiehel. Mrs. Mannis Baruch. Committee on Flags, etc.: Mrs. A. A. Reasonover ami committee. Grease Monkeys In I Riotious Win Over fl Instructor Pastimes I Scoring 12 runs in the first ?? fl six of them In the first frnnn, ?w&' 9 the Maintenance SoftbuiiorB " , the leadership of Mons. Alvl'n trampled over the Instructors day evening In tt city league gam,,0!1' 1 win a slugging match 16 t0 io I The defeat brought the rttl. . monkeys Into a 600 perc entage 2 I right back Into the thick of the fit! I or leadership In the race. w 1 Six hits, and errors and a waihfl enabled the Grease Boys to get I to a flying 6 run lead. Three runs I added In the second and third su then a three run splurge lu the mDX after one hud boon gathered in th* I eighth gave the winners their l(j m! I counters. * On the other hand the Instructors! were helpless tqr eight rounds agalgSfl the slants of one Mister Brown &m I a sparkling defense of the Instructor! I In that ninth they really ran bergerifl scoring five runs which added to the9 five already gained in tne prevlo* 1 eight spasms gave them u total of W I Jim Darby celebrated the afternooi I by polling a home run in the hectic ninth. Maintenance 16 14 *fl Instructors 10 11 }B Batteries: Brown and Jenningi; fl Beebe and Chichester. Decorating of Graves: Miss Beatle I Young and the Misses McDowell. Schools: Mrs. Chewning. Mrs, W. fl F. Nettles, Mrs. Susie Taylor, Mrs. U. 1 N. Myers. Boy Scouts: Mrs. J. H. Burns, Her. fl Wallace Edwards. I Wreaths: Mrs. E. B. Mobley, Mri. fl Jim Curriton, Mrs. A. W. Humphries. I Music: Mrs. Chewning and baud. Quartet: Lt. Christopher. There were other groups particlpat- I ing in the affair, among them being I some of the air school, the minister* fl of the city and Mrs. Robin Zemp and fl Mrs. John Cantey. When Legs Ache I and Feet Buri I Don't Ra down to It?-halp youraoH by prtskly rubbing taat, snklM ***& U and morning with Moona's ErnariW Oil. This powerful penetrating medicated ol speedily aoothea and comfort*?count* Irritation aands fraah new blood to tta parts aaalng f^ln end soreness ? hatpin* AM good* druggists a*H Macne's fm?r*M qgggSwSK^IcSgtlgw uaramasT DeKALB PHARMACY Announcement! C. O. STOGNER fl Can Save You Money Oil 1 Insurance fl Agent For jfl State Farm Insurance Co. fl Globe and Rutledge Fire Insurance Co. I am now in position to serve 111 I your Insurance Requirements, in- j eluding Life, Accident, Fire, Casu- 1 ally and Property Damage. If It's Insurance?See Me. We Give 80 per cent Coverage On fl Collision Insurance. Tel. 570?Address: 128 DeKalb St. fl Uniform Choice TAKl TIMI OUT FOR A "QUICK-UR" WITH "Rowa Crown coia N. U. 1 fM. *1. Best 6y Taste Jesttf "I'm tired tonight -and I'm proud i of it!" Yes, Tom is going home tired tonight . . . just like last night . . . and the night before. Tired and proud ! You see, Tom is a typical member of the Southern Railway Family. And when America was plunged into war, something happened to him . . . and to the forty-two thousand men and women who make up this Family. Overnight, every Southern railroader became a soldier . . . every Southern car and locomotive became a weapon of war . . . every transportation job. a chance to hasten America's day of final Victory. Since Pearl Harbor, this mighty army has struck many powerful blows for freedom ... by keeping the wheels rolling under the biggest transportation load in all the long history of the Southern Railway System. Rain and shine, day and night, troop trains and war freight . . . tank cars and passenger trains . . . are rolling continuously and swiftly on the Southern. It's a big job ... a tough job... a vital job. But it's being done . . . and done right! That's why Tom and the other men and women of the Southern are tired when they go home from the job these days . . . and " proud of it. " They're proud, too, because they know that the work they are doing so well today is [">aving the way for the new and greater Southland that lies beyond the Victory they're ^"lping to win. President SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM (WHICH COOK WOULD YOU HIRE? II cook. TnVy "i^rTiteh<>nrat'0n at a" to a dIrty> slovenly II And cleanliness Vlpno ^ y?U,want absolute cleanliness. 19 Who handle your f^od 3 J" laP*e part upon the people || extent upon''the'1 o?e.'ml "( m',k depend, too, to a great II the people who handle "t^ That "^0" exefrcjsed b? |fl Pains in selecting nn,. a * at s whY we take such ji I handle every staee nf y ^P113 and the people who J ? *tafce of our milk's handling-. The best milk doesn't come from cows-i, come, from ji Camden Dairies jJ Phone 666 For Your Milkman jfl Broad Street fa?ito. 9> | I