The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 21, 1943, Image 1
I The Camden Chronicle
| VOLUME 65 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1?43 NUMBER 9
Boy Eagle Group Being
Organized For This County
Southern Aviation School Sponsoring
Seven To Twelve
Age Program.
One of the most outstanding youth
movements In Camden history has
been Inaugurated by a group of men
Identified with the Southern Aviatiotj
school here.
,\n organization to be known as the
jjoy Kagles, with the only eligibility
requirement being that the boys bo
within the age limit of 7 to 12 years
will come into existence within a
ghort time and will feature such activities
as hiking, drilling, camping,
nature study, civic study, personal
hygiene and first aid, also airplane
mechanics, airplane identification and
model airplane construction.
The boy Kagles will hftve uniforms
of khaki color and they will conslBt
of khaki shirts and shorts. Suitable
emblems w 111 be secured to wear on
the shirts.
The Kagles program will be under
the direction of Ralph L. Patton as
leader and MacDonald Goodwin as aegistant
leader. There will also be an
advisory committee of parents of the
boys, a supervisory committe conBiBtlng
of Ike F. Jones, head of the
Southern Aviation school, Thomas A.
Mott, Jr., head of the administration
?ud of the school and Major Leonard
M. Hauprich, post commander.
All members of the Eagles will be
divided Into groups with such names,
o choose from as Cardinals, Orioles,
Robins, etc. The first advancement
of a member will be to the rank of
squab." the second will be to that
5f "flyer," the third that of Junior
fiagle and the fourth and top that of
Senior Eagle.
Drilling, hiking, camping, nature
itudy. civic study, personal hygiene
nill be under the direction of Mr. R.
L Patton and Mr. Goodwin. Mr. Paton
is a flight commander at the
ichool and Mr. Goodwin is an inBtruclor
Airplane mechanics will be
laught by G. F. Bost, a squadron comnander.
I There will be a program of lectures
rtfered at various times by the memfters
of the flight department, both
Riviiian and United States army air
orces of the Southern Aviation school.
lAppeal To Act As
'Listening Posts"
I Columbia, S. C., May.?In an appeal
to every South Carolinian and
Rther Americans to act as "listening
>osrg" for tho Federal Bureau of In 'esriimtion,
the FBI recently revealed!
tow information furnished by a cltl-'J
en-informant resulted In the arrest
B>f Herman Tracy Green who stole
l',k0 blueprints from the Army Ordfcaiic
[> pot at Charleston, S. C.
At':?-r stealing the blueprints, the
III r. ported to the Office of War
nforn ation. Green bragged that he
Bouid L" t $10,000 for them from the
hpan -" According to the FBI, an
Bien vitizen listening posts' reported
he in/ n!ont, and exactly seven days
fier ;ho theft, Green was sentenced
Bo :hr> .< years in prison.
I T!h' Charleston incident was only
Bine of several factual cases made
ublic today, as the FBI, through
Bb\'I warned the nation that a new
Brop nt rigorously trained Nazi sabB>teur
win soon bo graduated from
Berlin's crack school for sabotage and
Boosed upon the United States and the
Best of the world."
I Cnlr-ss Americans co-operate In
Bistening and reporting to the FBI
hen their suspicions are aroused,
BI Chief J, Edgar Hoover says that
Bjs organization cannot guarantee to
Bnalntain Its present remarkable
word.
(Boykin Hurls Two
fitter; Mates Stage
(One Inning Splurge
1 Jack Boykin, hurling star of the
ierchants team of the City Softball
Blague and one of the best mound
B^n in the loop, gave the Instructors
ut two hits, a single by Nabors and
double by Dickson and the Merchants
won an exciting diamond fracas
| to 3 Wednesday evening.
Opposed to Boykin on the hill was
BPe Reynolds, who is a neat sbarp
??ter and would have stood a
nance of victory but for a fifth in
ng blowup of his mates when the
B?Prchants pushed seven runners over
BhA y< '? ?^^c'al scorer gavej
B" "f'f^hants six hits and two errors,
Bh JV n lf we pe r through the
KaJ- n wlre to watch the battle, we
at l^ast fiye errors.
ntS a r"su,t of tb? win the MerchB.
* back .into a tie for firat
Bw " w)th the Kendalls and when
B>t ?k ,w? ,eama c.lash next week, one
Bcao ? hardest fought games of the
B^aon win be on tap.
R- H. Br
'f-rchanfR . a ii A
nstrurtors 3 ' J's ;
Ie^oMr1e": Hancock;
B^rnoida and Chichester.
Bname^u bo by an
Kbie *? qu,d remover, obtainW
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No Federal Control
Of Rentals In Area
O. P. A. Advises Chamber of
Commerce No Action
Yet Taken.
In reply to h letter of Inquiry from
the Camden and Kershaw county
Chamber of Commerce, relative to the
rental Hltuation In Camden, brought a
reply from Hal L. Smith, regional
rent executive of the Office of Price
Administration, at Atlantu, to the
effect that while Kershaw county was
designated as a defense-rental area
Oct. 6, 1942, with a recommendation
that rents be stabilized at the level
of March 1, 1942, the Administration
did not undertake actual federal control
of rents.
"Until maximum rent regulations
are issued or unless rents are otherwise
controlled by state or local law,
any rent charged or- paid is strictly a
matter of agreement between the tenant
and the landlord," says Mr.
Smith. "The matter of avtction Is
also regulated by local law until federal
control is brought to that area."
Mr. Spilth went on to state that if
there is a regulation of rents in this
area, an area rent office will be
opened here.
Kershaw County
Civic Council Meets
The regular monthly meeting of the
Kershaw County Civic Council was
held last Thursday at Grace Church
Parish house. Mr. O. A. Rice presided
in the absence of the chairmap, Dr.
Maurice Clarke, who was out of town.
The Council committee on Children
with Bpecial disadvantages was reorganized
at this meeting. The reorganized
committee will be headed
by Mrs. J. L. Willlford. In view of
the fact that she will not be able to
undertake her duties until fall Mr. A.
D. McArn will act as temporary chairman.
At a meeting to be held on May 27,
Mrs. Kate B. Helms from the State
Welfare Department, will be in attendance.
At that meeting several
matters of great importance to the
youth welfare of our community will
be considered.
The membership of the Kershaw
County Civic Council feels that it is
making substantial progress toward
a solution of the problem of juvenile
delinquency in our community. The
membership which is made up of
representatives from practically all of
the ciyic organizations of the community
is enthusiastic in its work and
has approached juvenile problems in a
fearless and energetic manner.
Investigation of
Gasoline Is Urged
Bad Practices Used In Gasoline
Transportation and Distribution
Says Roberts.
Urging the appointment of a gasoline
director to have supervision over
the distribution and production of
gasoline, and requesting the Attorney
General of the United States to take
action to determine if certain parties
are guilty of treason, is the latest
move in the efforts of the Carolina
Motor Club to bring Justice and equal
rights to the people of the Carolines
and the Southeastern States, according
to a statement issued today by
Coleman W. Roberts, president of
that organization.
Attorney General Francis Biddle has
been urged to look into the acts of
treason which the Motor Club president
claims to have been committed,
and are now being committed throughout
the Carolina* by the consumption
of critical war materials such as
tires, trucks, gasoline and manpower,
in hauling gasoline back and forth
across the State in order to earn additional
transportation revenue or collect
Government subsidies.
The Carolina Motor club president
has likewise suggested to Stabilization
Director, James F. B> *'
the only solution to this
come from the appointment of a Director
of Gasoline just as we now^ have
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Ship Named After
San Pedro Hero
The naming of a new escort vessel
as the "Chase" is of interest in this
community, the reason being that thU
ship is being named in Jonor?ah
Comdr. Edgar Griffith Chase U.S.N..
who was commander of the de?tr0^?'
life red 1th which wept down in the
South Pacific last October und?' a
shower of Japanese bombs.
Henry G. Oarrison, Jr.. was an officer
on the Meredith and wae one of three
officers who escaped death wh?J3 ^Je
shjp went down. Out of aoomplb
meat of 870 men on the Meredith
there were only 80 survivors.
Just t^ie Lad!
IN LONDON RBCBNTLY, ?* ?frM* * ator* ? dinj halp,
ividly illuatratoa tha Mat* manpower ahorfaja la Britain'a fourth year of
war. Bv*m waaag op t* alaty yaar* tfjj* aw r*quir*4 f work. ?y, i
Camden All-Stars
Will Seek Games
With Post Teams
Lieutenant Frank Bean Is
Named Manager?Team
Leaders In Confab.
Lieutenant Frank Bean, physical
director at the Southern Aviation
school, was named as manager of the
Camden All-Star softball team, an
organization made up of the outstanding
players of the city leagpe. Gaines
will be played with teams from about
the state during the season.
The selection of the All-Star aggre-J
gation was made by team managers,
held at the office of the Public Relations
Bureau Tuesday evening. The
team personnel is as follows:
Pitchers: Schnell of the Army;
Robinson of the Kendalls, and Boykln
of the Merchants teams.
Catcher: Eddie Harrison of the
Home Guards.
First base: Manager Bean of Army.
Second base: Mlms of Kendalls.
Third base: Jiggs Parker of the
Merchants.
Shortstop: Bennk? Robinson of the
Kendalls.
Short field: Nabor of the Army.
Left field: Carol Cox of the Merch
ants.
Center, fiedl: Wilson Beebe of the
Instructors.
Right field: Gotto of the Army.
Utility: Kelly of the Maintenance]
and Hall of Army.
As an added attraction for the
sport program in Camden, it was an- j
nounced at the Tuesday meeting that
on Thursday, May 27 a feature game
will be played between a team made
up from the personnel of the three
teams from the Hying post and a
team made up from the three teams
from the city. This will bring the best
talent from the Arpiy, Instructors and
Maintenance teams into battle against
a team made up of the cream of the
crop from the Kendalls. Home Guard
and Merchants teams. This gume will
be played at 7 o'clock at the baseball
field at Laurens and Fair streets.
Umpire assignments for the balance
of the season will find Arthur Robinson,
Benny Robinson, Dan Davis,
Alvin Kelly, Carl Llghtfoot, Eddie
Harrison and Wilson Beebe working
in the games. The two RoblnsonB
will handle most of the games.
Umpires were Instructed at the
Tuesday meeting that future regulations
will require all spectators be
kept on the bleachers or back of them
and all players must remain on their
respective benches when not In the
field or at bat during the game. The
umpires were Instructed to enforce
all rules and regulations of the game.
The bureau of recreation made It
plain to the team leaders that the
sport would have to be conducted
along sportsmanship lines, else It
would withdraw Its sponsorship and
supervision. All of the team managers
approved the request of the
board and the meeting, whldf? lasted
nearly an hour and a half was productive
of good feeling and a desire to
make the softball program attractive
to players and fans alike.
Kershaw Township
In Pine Showing
Marlon Heyman, chairman of the
recent war loan drive in Kershaw
county called special attention to the
splendid work done in Kershaw township
in Kershalr county.
This area, with an announced quota
of; $40,000 went over the top by a]
good margin. Responsible for the
fihe work dose there in the drive
were Bill Terry, Urn. James Burns
and Mrs. Dr. Brewer.
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Daughter of Solon
Is Injured As Auto
Crashes Into Bicycle
Mollie Roth Redfearn Taken
To Hoipital. Driver of
Car Intoxicated.
I
The condition of Miss Mollie Ruth
Redfearn, 16, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. W. T. Redfearn, Broad street.
Injured when struck by a motorist
Sunday afternoon, Is greatly Improved,
according to hospital advices.
William Allen Sanders, Seaboard
'section foreman, arrested by the police
after his car had run Into Miss
(ftedtearu, forfeited bail of $62 In recorders
court Monday morning. Police
had charged hlpi with driving a
car while intoxicated. Officers Sep
Sheheen and I^ewis Clyburn, who
made the arrest, testified in court
that Sanders was under the influence
of lienor when they took him Into
custody.
According to the report of the officers
Miss Redfearn was riding on her
bicycle and going south on Broad
street. Sanders in his car was going
east on Chesnut and swung north on
Broad street. Miss Redfearn was
dragged, fully 25 feet before the auto
came to a stop. She was taken to
the hospital, where because of extreme
pain in her back and one of
her lower limbs, it was feared thero
might be fractures.
Later X-rays Liken showed there
were no breaks. News of the acclI
dent spread throughout the communiI
ty like wild fire and all afternoon and
evening inquiries were directed at the
Redfearn home, the hospital and at
police headquarters regarding her condition.
The young lady Is a senior in
the Camden High school and is most
popular among her teachers and
school mates.
Haigler Theatre
Books Big Troupe
The management of the Haigler
theatre has announced that the famous
radio and screen Hill Billy act
presented by the Tennessee Ramblers
will be offered theatre patrons of the
Haigler on Monday, May 24, at all
shows. In addition td this stage offering
which will list eight people, the
picture "Swing Your Partners," featuring
Lula Bell and ^Scotty, will be
shown. **
The management of -the theatre announced
that because of the heavy expense
involved in securing this high
Mass stage feature it will be neceesary
to charge an admission of 88c
for adults and 11c for children, tax
included.
May Revoke ??
Gasoline Rations
Columbia. May.?Local War Price
and Rationing boards throughout
South Carolina have been given powers
allowing them to revoke the gasoline
rations of motorists charged with
speeding or other violations which indicate
abuse of tire or gasoline rations,
the state OPA announced recently.
Previously, reports of violations by
motorists which came to the attention
of a local board were generally
referred to the state OPA office for j
Investigation. In most Instances, the
cases were then referred back to local
boards for hearing and disposition.
Under the new OPA ruling, however,
local boards may conduct public
bearings wkhout referring the case
to the state OPA office in the follow(Please
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Joe McKain Named Head Of
Newly Created Taxi Com.
City Council Ratifies New Ordinance
To Supervise
Taxi Operations.
Creation of a commission to bo
known" as tho Taxlcab. Hack and
Trans for commission to supervise the
licensing oporatlon and conduct of all
taxlcnbs and all owners and drivers
of taxicabs In the city, is provided for
in a new ordinance ratified at a
meeting of the city council May 13.
This ordinance amends a previous
ordinance which had prevailed in the
past. The commission which is thusly
created Is made up of throe memhors
of tho council, all appointed by
tho Mayor and serving for the term of
their membership on the council, subject
to the pleasure of the Mayor. The
measure provides that the commission
shall be maintained at full strength
at all times.
Further the Ordlnauce provides that
before any person or persons shall be
licensed as owner or driver of taxicabs
In the city of Camden each such
owner and driver shall sign an application
supplied by the commlasJou,
which application shull contain a
representation that the proposed licensee
Is a person of good moral
character who resides and for the
period of six months immediately
prior to the date of application, baa
resided in Kershaw county.
The ordinance also provides that
applicants shall not have, for a period
of ten years Immediately prior to the
date of the application beeu convicted
of an offense under State or Federal
law of the grade of felony.
The ordinance provide* that cancelation
of a license can be made In the
event of qny city traffic laws or ordinances,
vVolation of any State or
Federal laws whatsoever, particularly
for the violation of any State. Federal
or Municipal law or ordinance relating
to the posBCssUm^ or sale of Intoxicating
liquors or narcotic drugs, or for
the habitual use of intoxicating liquors
or narcotic drugs; or for the violation
of any State or Federal laws or
city ordinances relating to prostitution,
particularly for the violation of
any State or Federal laws or Municipal
ordinances relating to the operation
of taxlcabs, hacks and transfers
and by the removal of the residence
of the application from the county.
The ordinance empowers the newly
reated commission to revok any and
all taxlcab and hack licenses and the
licenses of cab drivers for any viola.
tion hereof.
The Initial personnel of the new
, commission, as announced by the
Mayor, consists of councilman Joe E.
I McKaln as chairman, and councllmen
, Wyllo Sheorn and Clyde Massabeau.
Metro-Goldyn-Mayer
Director and Helpers
Attend Local Club
Frequent yisltors In the pnst sovj
eral weeks at the Sarsfield, Camden's
j night club, are William Kaplan, one
j of the outstanding directors for the
Metro-Goldyn-M&yor motion picture
i group, Captain Gene Davenport, lias!
son officer between the M-O-M company
and the Columbia Army Air
Base, Dolph Zimmer, assistant director,
J. Marchent, business manager
and Jack Smith, cameraman.
When M.-Q.-M.'s picture, the tentative
title of which Is "A Guy Named
Joe" flashes across the serene next
fall, starring Spencer Tracy, Irene
Dunn, and Ward Bond K win be a
screen effort produced by the above
group. The
flying scenes of the picture
are being made at the Columbia Army
Air base. As a result of the filming at
the base, several of the dispersion
points on the air field have taken on
the aepect of a front line of battle.
Fox holes, natural barriers, sand bag
barriers, camouflaged hiding places
and tents have been erected, giving
the landscape a front-line dress. On
the other hand, with a more peace
time view, landscapes have been erected
to typify rural districts in Eng- land.
In the filming at the Army Air
Baae Captain James D. Barlow of the
air base Is doubling for Tracy and
Llent. George E. Summers for Ward.
The setting for the picture Is somewhere
In England. An American
bombing squadron Is headed by a captain,
played by Tracy, who adta on
impulse and is completely unconcerned
for his personal safety* His Impulsiveness
leads him to take chances
that greatly displease his commanding
officer. As a result Tracy Is sent out
on patrol duty off the coast of Scotland.
While on one of these patrol
missions, Tracy is attacked by several
enemy planes after he has spotted an
enemy warship. Tracy deckles to destroy
the warship.," He sinks the ship,
but washes out.
However, that Is not the end of him,
for great fliers never die. Tracy
goes on to achieve greater feata of
courage, sacrifice, and daring, but in ,
the person of a young pilot played by
}yan Johnson.
The If. G. Iff. group have only words
of prafee for the Sarsfield culb. They
declare K to be one of the best they c
have found and ate visitors at the
club several times eaoh week.
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Broad Street Folks
Appeal For Relief
From Speeding Tr'ks
City la Asked to Take Stepa
To Eliminate the Law
Violations,
| Residents of Broad anal adjacent
t streets have filed with the police commission
a proteet over the alleged
ttbusb of traffic regulations by the
drivers of trucks and other heavy vehicles
on Broad street.
The petition carries the names of
a big majority of the residents of
Broad street, and adjacent highways
and recites that the high speed at
which trucks operate over Broad St..
particularly at night, creates a serious
hazard and also a nuisance.
It Is claimed that despite the speed
restriction signs In evidence along this
highway the drivers of the trucks race
up the several inclines on the highway
at speeds ranging over 60 miles
an hour.
I The State Highway department, to
| which appeal has beon made, has
promised fullest cooperation In haltI
Ing this abuse. The same is true of
I the Atlantic Greyhound bus line. AcI
cording to the residents on the
I thoroughfare, the more serious lnfrac|
tlons are allegedly made by heavily
I loaded oil trucks.
Cannery Being
Set Up In Camden
A community cannery Tor Camden
and the adjacent rural area Is being
set up under the Rural War Production
Training program. Plans have
been completed for tho utilization of
part of the old Mill School building
which has for some time been UBed
by the WPA in connection with the
school lunch program. The Federal
Government through the State Department
of Vocational Education is
making the necessary funds available
for equipment In order to assist the
I public in canning home-grown foods
land the preservation of fruits and
I vegetables for use during war yearB.
I An Instructor will also be provided
I to train those utilizing the cannery
In the production and proper method
of preparing and canning their products.
The cannery will be operated distinctly
as a community cooperative
project rather than as a commercial
cannery. Anyone desiring to use tho
facilities will take their produce to
the plant on certain designated days,
prepare the produce and can It under
the supervision of tho Instructor. It
Is expected that tho plant will operate
three or more days per week depending
upon tho number of persons deI
siring to use it and the volume of
products to be processed. A small
feo to cover the cost of the cans and
upkeep of equipment will bo charged.
It is not expected that this fee will
exceed six cents per quart. Duo to
I Importance of having a large amount
of food processed, ample supplies of
tin cans have been made available.
Cans will be stocked by the cannery
for the convenience of the public.
Many persons who are not In a position
to produce a surplus of vegetables
I for canning will be able to purchase
some from those having a surplus
I and can them for their own consumption.
| Due to the time Involved In securing
necessary priorities for much of
the essential equipment, it will probI
ably be at least thirty 16 sixty days
I before actual operation can begin.
I The plant will be operated by the
Camden schools and will be under
I the direct supervision of M. I. Cllne,
I local teacher of Vocational Agriculture.
Sugar For Canning
Available May 24
I Beginning Monday, May 24, sugar
for canning may be applied for at the
rationing board In the American
Legion building acoordtng <: to Mrs.
Selma P. McKain, chief 'Clerk. kits.
McKain states that one pound of
sugar will be allowed for each fdur
quarts or eight pounds of finished
fruit.
8he also stressed the fact that
those who apply for sugar for canning
must bring their war ration book
Number 1 and also submit to the
board a record of the number of
quarts canned last year, how much on
hand at the present time, and how
much will be canned this year,
VACCINATION AGAIN8T
RABIE8 FOR VOUR DOG
On Thursday and Friday, May 27
and 28, from 9 a. m. to ft p. m., anyone
desiring to have their dog vaccinated
aganist Rabies may bring It to
Dr. T. B. Bruce, Sr., residence at 1011
Lyttleton street, Camden, 8. C. "
The price of vaccine and the administration,,
will be 90c for a doc of
average sise.
A. W. Humphries, W.D.
City Health Officer.
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