The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 25, 1943, Image 1
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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. (
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ion Deadlines
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-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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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." <
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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