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LThe Camden Chronicle ^ ^ ^ E 66 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1943 * NUMBER 14 ramden Will Close at 4 o'clock To Attend Open House at Post I Men and Worker, lake Flying Poet \xeir Mecca. Ill Bhut up shop at 4 afternoon In order that , professional men and oob may attend the open conducted at the South. school.^ beginning at l? this Issue o( The pears a resolution which versally approved by the bb and professional 8r?*P and which calls for the 1 stores and offices at 4 appears a proclamation F. N. McCorkle requestcitizens avail themselves ,1 invitation of the school at the "open house." ving are the . merchants , men whose names ap"closing resolution: artment Store, Belk s Deore, The Smart Shop, thing Co., Burns and Barre Co., Roses B, 10 and ?re, Liberty Life Branch . Dixon Stores, 1 and 2; rniture Co., Allen Shoe Mac Sh^p, Sparrow dewberry Co., J. C. Penny sr Hardware Co., Outlook edy Insurance Co., The W. Sheorn and Son, CenShop, Western Auto Ase, Camden . Food Shop, je, Jr., Chamber of CornDarn Motor Co., The Fashireka Barber Shop, Louis Christmas and Christmas, lan, Atlantic and Pacific ;ers Store, F. D. Goodale, lor Store, Elliotts Soda e Barber Shop, John M. Camden Beauty Shop, Store, Schlosburg Liquor Ellison, Boykin McCasFlour Mill, W. F. N?*11?8 G. Wilson and Son, W. R. iden Hardware Co., S. N. Carolina Furniture Co., id. j. W. Williams, Sheheen ~H: Robbt^oth-Keimody IcCorkle, for City offices. ounty To atured In )und Adv. ity's part in the nation s is being given its fulL ominenoe in the first of newspaper advertisements shed In this paper by the bus lines. Local and state is well as the part local people and service play ill be featured In all ofi tisements. lily Interesting facts about treat highway system will is of one advertisement? 1 emphasis on what these meant in the past, and will > future, to this county and "s. The newspapers of our dallies and weeklies will r their share of attention e splendid 'grade schools, chools and colleges of this pride In the rich farmhls area and the state's us tries will he expressed ier advertisements, d executives" state that hosen to "point with pride" ilovefrients and Institutions | eyhound feels Itself to he I he community?Its people heir children go th school a great proportion of the I ? Greyhound provides in i Is definitely local in naeat share of this service ar plants, farming centers _ orlng communities.' Ire Important )p Production . June.?The honey bee is rker and bee colonies must < ined If crop production Is j pr* says Ned Prevost, Clem- j ton beekeeping specialist. | out that the Federal war < ave recognized the role of >ollinating fruit x*nd field | making it easier for bee- ] obtain necessary supplies, ] rges farmers to maintain i ?nt colonies and to protect | in every way possible. t of the need for greatly lnoductlon of fruits, feed and ] *. including legume crops j ly nitrogen, beekeeping Is i for more than the income , honey and the wax. Ex- \ farmers understand the part ] play in getting a good set i seeds. ( ase turn to page six) ] ion Deadlines - , -Stamp 24?1 lb. Juns 20. - i <. L, M blue stamps?July 7. 1 J. K, L red stamps?Juns 20. Stamp 1t?2 lbs?A of. 12. E?No. 2-A ooupono?July il. 1 " ' * t* / /* r . m~ ..iJCl 27'J* ?k?i A RESOLUTION Providing for the closing of business houses In Camden on Friday, June 25, at 4 p. m. In order that employer and employees may attend the "open house" to be conducted at the Southern Aviation school at 4:15 p. m. Whereas the Southern Aviation school has extended to the citizens of Camden a most cordial Invitation to be their guests at an "open house" at the Aviation Post on Friday, June 25, at 3:30 p. m. And whereas, Camden business men are cognizant of what the Southern Aviation school has meant and does mean to Camden. Now, therefore be it resolved that the Camden Merchants Association goes on record as approving the closing of all business houses on June 25, at 4 p. m., and of the acceptance of the Invitation so cordially extended by the 8outhern Aviation school. Signed, Simon Eichel, President, Camden Merchants Asso. Merchants Lead In Nose and Nose'Race By a Narrow Margin Recreation Bureau Throws 16 to 4 Win Over Instrucori Outft. CAMDEN CITY LEAGUE Won Lost Pet. 7 1 -875 Merchant# 2 p800 Kendalls 4 .500 Army , 6 .333 Maintenance J 6 333 Instructors g #111 Home Guard SCORES IN RECENT GAMES Pridav Kendalls 9?Army o. t . Monday. Kendall. 4.6" Wednesday, Merchants 15?InsL 4. The Merchants ran rough-shod over. .hl lnBtructors In ? City 1^ ?0"0 ball game Wednesday evening 16 to 5 butTound that the hour or more nf racing around the sacks in t torHd temperature had lutip as the game was promptly thrown out by the Bureau of Recreation when the scorebook "howedt winners had presented only 9 playe 10The Kendalls In the meantime had crawled to within pin-pricking range of the leading Merehant. by batter E the Army lafet Friday ? v Sr^'al^K 1 rUo^cam p Monday byThis leaves th? Merchants ln front ,>yTheanr0aT ^-to* tonight wlTh the Army playing the Home Guards at 7:30 o clock. Kendalls In the game between the Kendalls and the Army last Friday the Kendalls with only seven regulars on fhe field were granted permission to ! ruavers from ohter teams, and Captain Benny Roblnaon called upon the ?Home pUd not to file a protest on the The action of the Recreation bureau ,n throwing the Wednesday night SS'T'S m^"'ha.ve Teni rilavera llated In the playing l.neupT Hero^Tokyo^ f|; Raid Is Guest ) At the Sarsfield / captain and Mr.. Ho?ce . -rouch were guesUi 01 n?u Hi [MstinguishM Flying ^ govern- 1 dedal from the "nlrod State, go^^ , "enl men? for 'on..uTdl?gallantry government for o Dre8ent war. i ind heroism d"ri?*JfclD?ted in the < CftP,t' mv?vn raid with General Doo- t ilstorio Tokyo r speaking of i ittle. C&pt- Crouch pJtooUtUe i he Tokyo r*id saw v> ^ mtoal0B h ?iled for J?1 extremely hazardous, t vas regarded as ex volunteeTed im- i tfore than e??^(k.ally all members t Mediately for P^?ct^"[ed to follow i ,f the command wantea i ?ollttle. . ra_t crouch h Following theraidCAPh f0rced, rtasSHL - J; ^,hre6A^efor ?hl^he expre?ed he* high eat admiration- 1( Women ?rmaUy hare a IngeT dexterity V THE MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION j ???r* j Tim Southern Aviation school has extended a cordial invita- I tion to the citizens of Camden to be their guests at the "open I house" at the Aviation Post this afternoon. The City officials and the citizen* of Camden recognize the value of this great flying poBt to our community. We have the deepest respect and esteem for the officers and Post personnel. It has been our pleasure durlug the past two years to have extended the glad hand of fellowship and cooperation to this outstanding group. Today all of Camden is invited to purtuke of the hospitality of the Southern Aviation school and to secure a ' behind-the-headline" perspective of tl^e institution action. As Mayor of the City of Camdeml respectfully request all business houses, professional officea^^tc., to close their doors at 4 o'clock in order that einployewgnid employees may partake of the hospitality of the Southern Aviation sehool at this afternoon's interesting program. ' if Signed, F. N. McCOKKLE, Mayor City of Camden. S. C. Camden Mother Is Happy Over Honors Conferred On Son George Bamhill Is Awarded the Distinguished Hying Cross. Lieut. George D. BarnhTU, '27, son of Mrs. Z. Z. Barfield, 410 Rutledge street, in charge of the 19th Bombardment Squad of the 22nd Bombardment Group has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by the United States. In addition he also received the U. S. Air Medal. In announcing the award of these honors to Lieut. Barnhfll states that on April 30, 1942, Lieut. Bamhill and his command was on an aerial flight over Law, New Guinea, in a B-26 type aircraft. Nine crart were supposed to be on the foray but because of engine trouble and "bad weather but three were able to get away on the mission. The report -stated?that? the three planes faced heavy anti-aircraft fire and they were flying so low that it was necessary to release"" bomb loads manually. The attack was highly successful, the load of bombs landing in the midst of parked aircraft which were destroyed together with enemy buildings. Large fires were started and as the invading planes left they flew low straffing the enemy formation with deadly fire. The citation lauds of the command for ability, courage and devotion to duty. The air medal resulted from meritorious work on an aerial flight from Rebaul to the Isle of Kiriwina in the South Pacific ocean. When one motor on the plane went out of commission and it was seen that a crash was inevitable, the crew wore told they could take to the silk. But all elected fo remain with the ship and in the crash landing two members were killed. Lieut. Barnhill is a native of Barium Springs. N. C.. hut before going into the war he resided at Linwood, N. C., where his wife is now living. He has a brother. James Mason Barnhill, who is in the service and a sister, Miss Sarah Barnhill, who resides at home and who has just completed a post graduate course at the Camden High school. Lieut. Barnhill was on leave of absence In May and spent some time with his mother and family here. Canteen Notes Have you a Victory garden? And ary you wondering how to dispose of raiountains of, let us say squash, after your family has eaten them boiled, fried and scolloped for days? The Canteen committee of the Red Cross stands ready to help you. Plans are I under way to furnish a central kitch- 1 an where you may bring any surplus vegetables or fruits you may hay? and they will be canned under the mpervlsion of trained members of be Canteen.' You will be asked to mpply containers and that Is all ex- ] ;ept for the fact that you will be sxpected to give one sixth of the finshed product to the Red Cross. We ihould begin as soon as the necessary equipment can be assembled. Let us try to realise that next Winer 1 pound of fresh beans may cost < 10 to 60c. There are 2 pounds of 1 leans ready for use in one quart Jar. t rhe average per Jar now works out r ibout 16c a quart. Dora Dee Walker i >f the State Extension Service, says < he individual requirements for adults ind children over six for 1 year are: \ to quarts tomatoes, 24 quarts of vege- i ables, 24 quarts of fruit. This is no ( lme to let food go to waste. Pleas? t tearch your kitchen and pantries for t my spare utensils that ctm be used t ind bring them to Red Cross head- c luarters at one?. Phone 96 If you 1 rlsh them emlled for. W? hope to be f ible to announce next week the loca- t ion of the kitchen and the hours c an teen members will be on duty. i - ? I - ) Mildred Harris, first wife of Charlie I bapiln. has been given a terse ce? t ract by Wbrmets, after ber appear- 1 *ee in "Saratoga Trunk." * t : ' ' r \ " 7 Army and Navy Register Tells of Maneuvers Here \ r' Recent Airborne Activities Proved To Be Greatest In History. Seversl weeks ago Camden people were agog over the Interesting features Involved In the test maneuvers that were held In the vicinity of Camden. Kershaw and Lancaster. At the time the press representatives attached to the various units Involved In the maneuvers were not permitted to put out any news releases concerning these activities. However, on June 12 the Army and Navy Register published at Washington, came forth with an article dealing with the airborne maneuvers In this area which were described as being offered on a scale never before approximated in this country. The maneuvers involved paratroops, airborne infantry ^flying- In both troop gliders and transport planes, airborne jmrachute field artillery and other inpletely airborne organisations of the various arms and services of the army. The Army and Navy Register In speaking of the airborne maneuvers says in part: "In a single day's operations thousands of paratroops were dropped In three major attacks and were back- < ed up by parachute artillery, glider Infantry landing in massed formations of 15-place gliders, and Infantry, engineers, and other combat support units flown In cargo and transport planes. "The maneuvers, conducted In a large area of South Carolina In the vicinity of Camden, Kershaw and I^ancaster, Involved operations by an airborne division, with a parachute regiment attached, acting in conjunction 1 with ground troops. "Cftrgo and transport planes of a troop carrier wing of the Troop Car- ' rier Command were employed to han- 1 die the airplane and glider tow carrier missions. "A two-sided operation was conduct- i ed, complete In every respect save 1 the firing of live ammunition. Opera- 1 lions of a type which might be expected in connection with an air In- 1 vasion or an advance into strongly- ' held enemy territory were conducted 1 with all essential troops participat- 1 ing. "Complete air evacuation activities 1 were carried on by air evacuation units from Bowman Field, Louisville, 1 Ky., airborne medical companies be- < Ing assigned to the vaj-lous task ' forces' engaged. Airborne quarter- < master, ordnance, signal, antiaircraft < ind other detachments also partici- 1 pated." < : < Columbia Family I Would Find Family ; To Convey Thanks 1 In Excitement of Hearing ' From Missing Son Forgets Good Friends. Several Camden people who were aned in on a Berlin, Germany, radio iroadcast Thursday evening, heard t he announcer give the names of a t lumber of American soldiers who t vere prisoners of the German gov- a irnment. ^ One of the prisoners whose name t vas given was Lieut. Jacob F. Crouch, 1 vho resides at 915 Elmwood Ave.. 8 Columbia. Several who heard the >roadcaat called up* the relatives of * he man in Columbia and notified t hem that he was alive but a prisoner e ft war. In the excitement of receiv- ? ng this information, the Crouch 1; amily neglected to express their hanks to those who had so kindly I ailed them. The Camden people t rho were responsible for this sot of I dadoes* will confer an added favor s f they will phone their ?mm to f he Camden Chamber of Commerce. J rhe Chamber will In torn report them d o the Crouch family. > * - ? > Flying School Is Mecca of Hundreds Of Sightseers Today Brass Band, Marching Aviators, Open House Attracts Many To Post. Tli s afternoon hundreds of Camden people, including the wives and dates of officers, owlets, instructors and other employees of the Southern Aviation School will anther at the aviation field area to be guests at I an "open house" which will be a fea-' ture of the graduating exercises of Clas". 431. The program will start promptly at 4:15 and will feature many Interesting events. The entire post will be open for the Inspection of the visitors and guests. In the parachute division one will be able to see a parachute suspended, being packed, etc., while In the link training quarters, the famous blind-flying machines will be seen In operation. Hangars will all bo < pen to the guests and the mysteries which have more-or-less enveloped this aviation training post will he exposed to the eyes of many hundreds of the ,curiously inclined. One of the features of the afternoon will be the commissioning of Major Hell to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Major Hell, maBcot of the post, will be formally Invested with! the title of Lieutenant Color*)! Hell and they Bay that the canine soldier Is all preened. to do himself proud when (he citation is read by Major Leonard Hauprich. Martial music will prevail during the program with the famed band from Shaw Field taking care of that all-important part of the affair. Following the presentation of awards the graduating class with post officers and guests will conduct a reception. Dogs Return To | Murder Chickens And Tip Over Cans Mayor Promises To Investigate And Check Depredations of Canines. What happened to Camden's dog ordinance which was supposed tp have the effect of curbing the promlsclous running at large of stray dogs? How many bow wows are confined In the dog pound weekly? Tho dog queAlou Is up again and HOW. Stray dogs have Been raiding chicken yards about the city and said owners are now laying in wait with shot guns. At the Robert Pomeroy residence an Kirkwood Heights eight valuable chickens wero slain by a dog early Monday morning. Captain S. C. Clybum lost 14 chickens a few nights ago while at the Williams place there have been some thirty chickens slain aver a period of several weeks. When the matter was brought to the attention of Mayor F. N. McCorkle ho promised that he would make an Immediate Investigation and I if the ordinance Is not being enforced, ae would see that steps were taken I to make it operative. The recent dog ordinance has been more or less of a Joke throughout the community the past several months. Following passage there was a great leal of noise and bluster as to the lire results that would be meted out :o stray pootches. But the noise and :lamor died down and today the utr&y logs are again monarches of the back fards and tho highways and the pubic in general is given over to tall .'usslng when Mr. Wuff Wuff tips over he family garbage can and smears he landscape with the leavings of leveral meals. Cadet Milling Played Football Against Bears Aviation Cadet Burt Milling, Mo>lle, Alabama, a former member of he Philadelphia Eagles, pro-football earn in the National league, and now in aviation cadet at the Southern Ivlatlon school here, draws an Inerestlng comparison between the colege and the professional football ;ame. "In pro football everyone knows vhat he does," he said. "This Is paricularly true of the Chicago Bears veryone knows what he is doAg nd knows every assignment perfectMill ing, while a student at the I Jniverslty of Richmond played guard) hree years and center one year Paying with the e ml-pro Richmond Arrows whan a ormer University of Richmond ohn Kell (son, called him to Phila^ IdphU. Kelllsoa waa fPlease torn to page twelve) * ...- ' Report of Engineer Blasts Hope of Navigation on Wateree Coat Would Exceed Any Expectable Benefits Says Report To Congress. According to public notice issued from tho office of the South Atlantic Division of the War Department in Atlanta, Ga.. there is little if any possibility of the Improvement of the Wateree-Catawba rivers for navigation or flood-control. The Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce has received nt>tice from Brigadier General J. S. Brandon, division engineer, to the effect that in as much as the Chamber of Commerce has expressed ln[torest In the proposition Involving the ! Improvement of the Watereo and Catawba rivers, he wished to inform tho Chamber that the report thereon, authorized by a resolution of the committee on commerce has been made and Is partially favorable to the improvement. The Division Engineer recommends that the United States adopt a project for the utilization of the water, resources of the two rivers by the provision, as and when warranted by the need for power, of power developments at the Courtney Island, Sugar Creek, and Cowans Ford sites, subject to certain conditions. . Tho recommendation against uny improvement of the streams for navigation or flood-control Is based on the ground that the cost of any practicable navigation or flood-control improvement would greatly exceed any expectable benefits therefrom. The notice further Informs the Chamber lhat all Interested parties have the privilege of an appeal from this conclusion to the Board of Englnoers for Rivers and Harbors, a permanent body stttlng at Washington. It further states that 'these Interested parties desiring data necessary for the preparation of their appeal will be afforded full opportunity to examine the copies of the reports of the district and division engineers In their respective offices subject, however, to the understanding that no part of the contents of these reports will be published until the said reports have been submitted to Congress. For some years there haver been repeated efforts to launch a movement that would provide for transportation and flood-control on the Wateroe river and the promoters had visions of shallow-draught craft operating between Camden and Charleston. In one of the corridors In the State House In Columbia there is on display a model of a proposed shallowdraught boat which would be utilized r In the building of craft to carry out the navigation project. While the way is open for an appeal from the negative action of the division engineer in the matter of the Improvement of the stream for navlga tion or flood-control it is not believed that any such action will be taken. Life Guards At Swimming Pool With the Initial opening of the swimming pobl at the Southern Aviation school to army personnel of 64th AAFFTD a cdrps of life guards has been organized. Members of the corps will serve on duty at the pool during "free swim" periods open to cadets, enlisted men and officers. The following named aviation cadets of ClasB 43-J, all of whom have had previous life saving experience, and have held a Y. M. C. A. or American Red Cross Life Saving certiflpate, were given a review test by Lieut. Maurice A. Clay, director of physical training and water safety instructor: J. C. Davidson, B. W. Milling, Ralph Madsen, Clarence Folman, Albert Given, A. B. Whlttaker, L. J. Stacey, H. A. Naser, and It; George. AlsdtfF. A. M or lay, 8. J. Macom, J. N. Schorr, H. E. Schopka, R. G. Howell, J. R. Mondeaux, G. W. Phillips, H. H. Bristol, A. K. Condlt, Lt D. M. McDuffle, J. P. Burt, and H. A. Peters. Air-Raid Sirens To UndergoWeeklyTest The Civilian Defense corps officials In Camden announce that beginning tomorrow, Saturday, June 26, the alr-rald sirens will sound for several minutes between 12 boon and 12:06 p. m. every Saturday until August The officials state that the sounding of the sirens at htis time is for the purpose of testing them and also getting all air-raid alarms syneronix* id/ Death Valley, California, ' Is the lowest point in the United States, f AIR RAID WARNING SIGNALS Blue signal (steady blast) dim your lights; red signal (wavy blast)* com pirns' blackout; blue signal ? (steady blast) return to dlmout status. Watt for alt-elear (white signal) before turning on bright lights. rJ& ' . -J:Ij4 >"/31