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I Red Cross Notes JH By sadla K. Voo Tr?ckow oUr U*h1 Cro?? cl??Ptt,r ll*8 com" A#d tJu, work In the different defor the winter months ?rtr?r the Chairmen have left for n^Biuaiiy ,hern homes hiu! the coMr 'n have taken over. This colSB1 VIill la- devoted to the reports MrL different services. ! rh. following is the report of the S, ' ' committee. Mrs. Samuel Kus?* n chairman, from September 1. hKIm-. to Julie 1. 1943. accepted ft Quota for 711 gar^ " we were sent by headquarters UBS" vurds of material. Out Of this Ii. made sll garments apd from the Iiants cut 6 baby sacQuee, 3 kl'..ms 1 small girl's dresses and 6 ; B 'j,s We still have cotton and VnlnoVl Scraps suitable for patch D. Vnm Resides making its quota Kuril-ll'n.MiM we made a large H. C. banr.M for (he Columbia Air Base office, HiO cushion covers for chairs In a Fort ^ jaiksun day room and 160 kit-bags, lH besides 0 aprons for the Surgical Dressing workers at Charlotte Thonipschool. T() accomplish all this 23 ladies 0 rvt>(| as c utters in our Sewing rooms, k ^ besides a large number of garments | , ut by Mrs. Mays, committee at )^H|te[tUIIif We had 16 different groups L^B.f County Women sewing for us, 11 ladies in the Liberty Hill group, a , ^Bmnip at Westville. groups at the v'^B(W0 factories. 13 workers in the BoyI Inn group, the Jewish Sisterhood and | | h<> baptist circle and a group in the ^|Drowning Home. Besides these groups ! I there a:>- 27 individual sewers in Camd?'ii To Mrs. Stern at the Camden ^^Hhotel much thanks is due for the liiiiusual number of garments she made and !'<>- heing out* alteration worker Hand the maker of button holes. As ail garments were particularly i luell made and we had one man's ;Hyhirt made by a blind lady at Be^ thutic | I The committee wishes to extend Its Hhearty thanks to all who helped us Hniee; our obligations so promptly and !Hln such an excellent manner. i I Tin- cutting committee Is composed ^Bof the following ladies: Mrs. Gay : liauin, Mrs. J. Willis Cantey, Mrs. A. . c Prawdy. Mrs. Lula Kelly. Mrs. ^^|jchn Whitaker. Jr.. Mrs. Samuel j j HIluss* 11. Mrs. J. Arch Sterne and Mrs. I ! I Helton Khame. 1 In the sudden passing of Mrs. J.I Willis Cantey, the whole chapter and ! especially this department In which | Hshe served so long and faithfully, sufi B fered a great loss. ! Mrs Ruben Pitts bas accepted the | chairmanship of the Canteen oorps ! Bin plac e of Mrs. A.^C. McKain whose's ; Bresignation was regretfully accepted. | I Mrs. R 10. Stevenson will be co-chair! B man of this committee. ; There was a full attendance of the j >htor corps members at their monthj Biy meeting June 3rd. 'A j The Charlotte Thompson schqol unJ B d-r the direction of Mrs. Shell West, reports the following: 4500 4x4 spong es were made in their surgical rooms, j B This branch of the chapter does re markahle work. A very Interesting letter was re ceWed by Mrs. Leon Sohlosburg from Capt. s. E. Maislen formerly from I Camden, now somewhere In Afrca, in which he pays the following much appreciated tribute to the Red Cross. "Trix. I always wondered where all I those things the Red Cross women I sewed went. Now I know. We have I quite a batch of pajamas that our I patients wear which were made by I the Red Cross. Incidentally I know you will be happy to learn that the Red Cross is really "doing a nice Job over here This is especially true In j the large cities where they conductj ? ?FAKE DUPONT OPFICIAL WHO SWINDLED BANK IN GEORGIA FAILED IN EFFORT IN CAMDEN (Continued Froirf First Page) find sucker fishing in Camden a lucrative venture, ho whs disappointed But not so ?t Ruruesvllle, Ga.. where ho loft for parts unknown alter securing $700 In cash from a hank at bhat place and making way with an automobile which was not registered in his name. In making his killing at Barnesvllle, it is alleged Boss calmly wulked out of the bauk with the seven hundred smackers in his Jeans, stepped into a car belonging to a Barnesvllle business man and then did a disappearing act. The dispatch from the Georgia Department of Public Safety says in part "His (moaning ltoss) method of operation Is that he comes into town, gains the confidence of the most prominent men and sells them on the idea that he is contemplating establishing a factory in their city and then gxus checks cashed at the local banks and absconds." That is just what Boss attempted in Camden, but he failed to get any checks cashed, in fact he got exactly nothing, outside of time given by a number of business men, who with the usual courtesy so characteristic of southern gentlemen, permitted him to toll his story?and then, because of Boss" proclicity to talk in a verbal rhapsody of thousand dollar, words, became suspicious. The ultimately spelled failure to the alleged "big I shot" from tho DuPont company. Boss" first approach toward adding Camden to his sucker list was in a telephone call from a stato office in Columbia to the Chamber of Commerce to inform Camden that be was a representative of tho DuPont company who was planning a large paint plant in the Carolinas and would Camden bo interested in giving him an interview with prominent business men. The Chamber, always interested in anything that cmacks of progress. more payrolls and the like, arranged for a conference with the gentleman (?) and notified the Industrial committee personnel of the coming of this alleged DuPont official. Mr. Ross arrived, met the business men, talked big. too big in fact, and then left for Columbia, declaring he would return the following day in I his car, which he reported was be' ing repaired in Columbia. However, riie checking up process J was under way. Communicating with Perrvville, Md? which address Boss gave, it was learned he was not known j at that point. A Chamber official motored to Columbia, and was shown the telegrams which had been utilized in building up the initial steps toward the delicate process of separating Camden men from their sheckles. The telegrams were there, copies of which are now on file with the Chamber, committee chairman and the city. That the state Officials did not sense the nigger In the woodpile is a perplexing feature for the telegrams bore the date line of Washington, whereas the DuPont headquarters are at Wilmington, Del. In addition they were signed with the name Phillip DuPont. So far as can be ascertained, there Is no DuPont by that name. However it was an excusable error, for the ?? officers' and enlisted men's clubs and serve food to us where it would be hazardous to eat the native food. There Is only one complanit that I have about the Red Cross and that is they are still not set up to serve us away from the large cities. I have been trying to get some reading material for the men In the hospital for some time now and all my efforts have been to no avail. Maybe someday we'll get some." i.1 ii ,. u u 11 ' State Department in Columbia re-1 celves many telegrams per dav ?<?d1 no one quesloned the authenclty of those with tho Dul'ont name attached. There are a great many arinifioa' tious to tho daring effort of Itoss to effect financial gain through his ! operations here, but to realte thorn would entail considerable space in those days i\f a scarcity of news print. Outside of chagrin that any one would think that Oamdun business men permit hair to grow behind their ears or their brains to stagnate, the complete failure of Hons to gain any-1 thing from his visit here, chases the gloom of hcngriu and replaces it with| chuckles. Itoss did learn something in a half hour motor trip about the city and envisions ami that was that. Camden does have something to offer us sites for establishing industry here. COTTON MILL WORKERS STRIKE AT INMAN Spartanburg, June 2?(Al*)?Ap proximately one-third of the Inman mills plant at Inman was reported standing idle tonight, the result of a strike yesterday by doffers at the big textile plant. It was the second walkout by duffers within the last tew weeks. A Navy division usually consists of two or more vessels or aircraft of the same type. ?1,1,i,1 ,w , i..i ... n iggg War Department Bands Round Robins The War Department has issued a coinmunlcatlon to various commanding officers of pouts ami stations throughout the country dealing with letters to military personnel overseas. The letter which Is virtually an order from the Secretary of War was released to news agencies upon the order of Major General Hrydeii The memoranda sites that numerous com panies, organizations and clubs throughout the United States are engaged tu a practice with former employees or members called a '"round robin" or "news letter." A letter is sent front an organization to an individual soldier who adds his letter to it and then sends it to unolher soldier named on a list attached to the original communication. The Secretary of War states it is recognized that within the United States tills practice Is not particularly objectionable. Hut. many of these letters are going overseas and the information contained in thorn would bo of grout value to the enemy because it would give them, conveniently bound In one volumne, letters from many mem written on a variety of subjects. The letters that have been brought to tiui attention of the War Department have outltnod the technicalities of training of many units, specific duties of liulivlduala. future movements. exact locutions of Individuals and units, and discussed our own and enemy weapons from a technical standpoint Kfl'ectlvo immediately, the cpinmunlcation states, steps will ho taken to discourage thin practice. While it may bo of great interest to the individual concerned, It may cause great harm to the war effort of the United States and bo contrary to the proper safe guarding of classified military information. Washington is known as the evergreen state and also as the chlnook state. MILK .BESIDES US/ HI USUAL PLACE IN / 11 Jr^?|[^?vY00R FANMLVS HI f W \M)STHCw\ III f *% rwTfi r.. FURNISH MOST \ j P0&8?? of the PROTEIN \ III I l V5X>l*CVN?M$\ III ix 11 /FOP THE REDUCED,! AY MEAT^ SUPP1Y \ J/ You Can EAT As Well As Drink It Everyone needs a quota of protein . . "J^^hl?used ?r no! Milk is high in protein content and may be used in so many different ways, other than as milk 'ooling drink. Besides being high in P 1?'"' T"ke contains many other vitamins and mine?a' rlear for healthier balanced diets. Strong bo , complexion, a general feeling of . rtmolets along by our vitamin rich milk . Add it t sauce I use it as a base for casseroles ... in a cream sauce and any number of foods. FRESH MILK with every deliver* Camden Dairies Phone 666 For Yaur Milkman ?0# Broad Street ? ? ? Camd^S^C^Jjj Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, N. Y. Franchlsed Bottler: Pepsi-Oota Bottlln0 Co., Columbia. A A ?A jU. 5M8 5 ? Everybody Is Calling 128 For Prompt, Efficient, Safe fr- TAXI Service People in Camden have formed a good habit of calling 128 for dependable TAXI SERVICE. Business has constantly grown on acco?unt of the safety of the cabs and the careful courtesy of the drivers. Men?Women?Children?They're ft All Calling 128 I . . Notice To Ths Public . . The Star Taxi Company has recently changed hands and is now under new ownership with "Pat" Orr, formerly a member of the Camden Police Force, as manager. | Under the new management we pledge to give you unexcelled service?as good or better than that enjoyed by any town or city in South Carolina. We are mindful of our obligation to the PUBLIC? especially in these days of WAR.?when private transfportation is inadequate. It is our duty and our intention to serve your every public transportation need. We pledge to the people of Camden to furnish PROMPT, EFFICIENT, DEPENDABLE and COURTE- 1 OUS SERVICE. We hope to employ safe, law-abid-. |lh ing drivers and to keep our equipment in the best jj| possible condition, so as to render them SAFE to the Li men, women and children of this community. We greatly appreciate the patronage you have given || us and trust that we can render you an even greater ii service in the future.?JUST REMEMBER TO CALL V 128. . Your Moving and Stor/ I age Problems Can I I ! Be Solved I tovwA STOftJl BY CALLING 128-ASK FOR "PAT" ORR Our moving vans are ready at all times to transport your furniture and belongings to any part of the country. Experienced men are at your service?they will make certain that your possessions reach their desti-?; nation in perfect condition. Don't let the idea of moving tire and discourage you. 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