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The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 55 _ . . CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROMftS gUDAV. JULY 23, 1?43 NUMBER 18 Camden Soldier Pies In Japanese Concentration Camp Sergeant Henry (X Rabon, Reported Prisoner Last March, Pass**. Mr and Mrs. T. B. Rabon, this city, D?ve been notified that their eon, fcfgejuit Henry Clermont Uabon, had died In " Japanese prison camp, where )e hsa been confined since the fall ,f Manila. It was on March 30 of this year that ifce, Rabon family received informaloa tbat their son was alive and a M-lsoner of the Japs. Up to that iwe they bad given him up as being tilled in action. The news of his' >eiug alive was the occasion for a Ug celebration at the Rabon home in rhlch six sisters, two other brothers lDd the happy parents took part. In addition to his parents, Mr. and Hre. T. It. Rabon, Sergeant Rabon e?ves two brothers, Marvin, who is a lifter in the Nary, and Shelly, at jome. and six fjistere, Mrs. Leon H. 3eaty of Columbia, Mrs. Don White, )orothy. Juanlta, Polly Ann and ^rol, all at home. Corporal Hall Is Leading In Swim Marathon At Post _ . . . ? Corporal Stanley Hall .with- 306 engthe is leading In the swimming uarathon being run off by the physial training department at the iouthern Aviation school. New records are being established rith each new class period of cadets nd enlisted men. "A** Squadron of ,1as8 44-A began the contest last londay morning with an average of 14 lengths of the pool per man durag the 45 minute period. Cadet Doe, I H. was high man of this group rith 72 lengths. Each of the following four classes lowever broke some kind of a record: A?Squadron "C" of Class 43-K iveraged 26.18 lengths per man and L/C Rueso, V. O. swam 80 lengthB. (PIease, turn tx> page eight) Stone Death Is Shock To Camden Word has been received in Camden of the recent death of Mrs. Ada B. Stone, wife of Major Robert E. Stone of 21 Kilsyth Road, Boston, Mass., well-known Winter residents of Camden. The Stones have a home on Lyttleton street here. Mrs. Stone has been ill for some time with a heart ailment. Because of her lllnefs, the family were unable to come to Camden for their usual sojourn last VriflterT Eyes Of Sport Fans On | Crflcial Game Tonight Kendalls Take On Leaders and I Aim To Tie Up the Hot Race. Sport fans will get an eyefull this vpning when the fast-stepping Intruetor team battless the Kendalls ^the softhall pasture at Laurens and Sir streets at 7:15 o'clock. Tbe Instructors by virtue of a 9 to victory over the Maintenance squad uesdav evening are out In front of le pack In the second half race with record of three wins and no deiats. The Kendalls go Into tonight's ittle with two wins and a lone deat charged against them. If they In tonight they will go Into a tie ith the Beebe lads from out at the r field. ' In the event the Army and Merch>t8 get together to play off a game wtponed from.July 7 and the, Army Ins, it would put them into tbe ffle percentage as the Kendalls and atruetors, should the Mill lads wip night. The team managers are anxious to t all postponed games off the slate 1b week and resume the Thursday ?ning all-star tilts between teams Jin the city and teams from the r post. In the game Tuesday night bee?n the Instructors and Malnten** the latter team Used a player another club, which Is against e regulations of the league. Howw as the Instructors took the com-nation into camp by a 9 to 6 count, ? game will stand as a win for the hnjctors. The boys who are teach- > I Young America how to fly planes, aped away to a three run lead in *. first Inning, added ' two in '..the three in the sixth, and one in ' aoventh. The Grease, Monkeys Jered four in the fourth and two the seventh for their total of six. otorist In Hurry; It Was Costly *e *as in a hurry?tOo much of a Ty?according to Officers Sheheen ! uyhum, who charge that hs was : v arounfl the half century mark n he rolled down Mill street. *hey took after and stopped him. Ka>e them $7 as bond for his ap- I nee in recorder's court on the n. # nda*? And when Wade I failed to p^I in an appearance bond was forfeited. addition of a new high- 1 ,:L.car to the police depart i J the law is going to <jown on speeders more, than < '1 *" ""? Wt i lea^n? baseball becomes 1 r?mta<lful of oondl- I KbfiL u ??rlbed by ths i : Resolution of The Camden Bar Endorsing Honorable Q. Duncan, Bellinger as a Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Whereas, The recent demise of Honorable Milledge L. Bonham, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, has caused a vacancy In that body which, in the ordinary course of events, should be filled by the General Assembly of South Carolina in its 1944 Session; and Whereas, Honorable G. Duncan Bellinger o?.Columbia, has since 1935 served as Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit with such distinction as to win the admiration and profound respect of the Bench and Bar, as well as that of the people of the State generally; and Whereas, By virtue of his training, experience, and native ability, hla rugged honesty, his knowledge of the law, his untiring energy, his comparative youth, his deep sense of fairness, and his love and devotion for our great State, he is' eminently qualified for greater service as a member of the Supreme Court of South Carolina where his talents may be more largely utilised; Now, Therefore, Be.It Resolved by the Camden Bar, That Honorable Q. Duncan Bellinger, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, be and he is hereby endorsed for election by the General Assembly of South Carolina as a Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, and the members of the Kei^haw County Legislative Delegation and the. members of the G^nentl 'jUsmnbly of South Carolina generally;/,gre respectfully urged to carefully consider the great qualifications of Judge Bellinger before casting their votes to fill the vacancy upon iha-Suprepie ' Court of this State now exlstfng. Resolved Further, That a copy of these Resolutions be forwarded to Judge Bellinger and to each the Clerk of the State Senate ot South Carolina and the Clerk of the House of Repre- , sentatives of South Carolina, to the President and the Secretary of the , State Bar Association, and to the President and the Secretary of the , Richland County Bar Association. , Adopted June 15, 1943. ( Camden Is His Idea : Of The "Old South" ; Corporal Nick Brodovitch hails from New York City and is stationed < at Fort Jackson. 1 From reading stories of the South, ' Corporal Brodovitch had formed cer- < tain ideas what the southland was. And it happens that Camden meets J nrlth all these preconceived concep- * tlons. ' * . ' c 1 Corpora] Brodovitch was a gueat at J the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben De* 1 Loach last Sunday. jggg?"i sssssas^^mmaarnssss i n , i I . . ^ Liberty, Equality, Fret^fy ON JULY 14, 1942, despite German decreet Frenchman thronged the fmblie kqi^ree el Saint-Btienne In a spontaneous demonstration for France's historic Independence day, keraloHhS whreMf resilUnoe which has reached into every corner of their country. Today, atea of every class and polit 1M|, bant */ conservatives, liberals, radicals. Catholics, Protestants and Jews who have rallied to Gta. Charles De Goalie aid art new under the leadership of the , French Committee of National Liberation in Algiers ?? prepare for the ccminLn the United Nationa and wait for v the rising that will males the words Liberty, BqmmUty, Bret entity real afein. v - ? 1 . Must Not Tear Down Guard At pome Front 9 Con. J. P. Richards Says Japs and Germans Awdit^ Allied 4'Crack-up" "When you think of the chance of our enemies 'cracking up," remember that the Japanese and the Gerdmns are waiting for us to 'crack up'," mid Congressman J. P. Richards, ins an address given before the OailMen Rotary club this afternoon. "They are watching us and playing ( upon every weakness in our J)eu*Kv, \ racy, every dissension, etrery mlsfor- ' tune, in their attempts to destroy us. Our Democracy must, be tougher than their totalitarianism to survive. "A policy of extremes Is very popular now. But the only sane* safe i ' course is to sticlc to the moderate I middle road of reason. "We have no cause to be too pessl- 1 j mistic. We have the best trained, 1 best equipped, best cared for army we ! ever have had had in any war, and > we can expect more victories ahead. But we njust not for a moment underestimate the task ahead. There may be fighting for a long while yet, and there are sure to be long casualty lists. I' "On the home front also we must I avoid extremes. We must guard ourl fundamental liberties, but in our im-41 patience with regimentation we mustl' not blindly try to tear down all thel' guards /ghich have been erected to I hold the home front. There are menj 1 in our fighting forces who don't like I' regimentation, too; but they will en-H dure it, and we must also or they will I( pay for our selfishness. j1 "As long as we can grumble and 11 find fault, we are not as bad off as I{ we might be; but we must not let our M fault-finding lead us into the enemy's trap and shut out a clear view of our j1 most Immediate goal?victory at the IJ first possible moment" Importance of j Clean Milk Stressed I, "Throughout the ages, milk has I. been recognised as an Indispensable I: food, and milk is truly nature's most) nearly perfect food," stated B. E.I] Goodale, extension dairy prodtibtil' specialist, during his discussion on I "The Production of Clean Milk kndi Cream on the Farm" which was a part J < of the all-day dairy products process-1 e lng demonstration held In Camden en 11 Thursday, July IB. . I ( Mr. Goodale outlined the essentials I of producing and processing clean j r milk from the cow to the table, laying Is special emphasis , on cleanliness of I to barns, yards, cows, milkers, utensils, f t and the utmost importance of rapid jr codling and low holding temperatures.! Cleaning and sterllxlng all milk uten-1 c alls was stressed. I o "Milk is superior to any other food 11 or combination of foods as a source I of calcium," said Mr. Goodale in dls-ll cussing the food values of- milk.Is "Calcium In one qaart of milk Is I c equivalent to the calcium In 28 orang-jti m or 6 pounds of cabbage or 7 pounds I P if carrots or 27 pounds of potatoes or e 19 eggs. ti "One quart of milk furnishes 32.4 grams of proteli^?about one-half of a the dally protein need of an average a adult and one-third or more of the F lally need of a normal growing child. C "Riboflavin, also known as vitamin a 32 or G, Is indispensable for growth -and for health and rigor In adult C lfe. One quart of milk furnished as it nuch riboflavin us 12 sggs or 1 1-2 n pounds dried navy beans or 2 M lbs. 2, (Plssss turn to gags s*kt) ? - Mtructors Climb WTie With MiU ItSm In City Loop ijmhantt Drop Their Second ^Straight To Fast-Stepping Flyers. i-wv v- tue of a B to 1 victory over flf? hfcobants softball talent the Instructors finished last weeks eched; ule in a first place tie with the Ken din team, each club having won two and lost none in the second half BCOndUthe heels of the Kendalls and Instructors is the Army tea withjuj even percentage as a result of and loss. Trailing with no wins and two defeat each were the Merchants and Maintenance teams. The Instructors had the better team last Friday when they sunk the Merchant Marine 6 to 1. Taylor a new hurler for the Instructors looks like the find of the year. He is the only mound artist we have seen on the local pasture who can really cu*'v? the puddin' ball. When this chap gets in shape and controls his delivery he will be poison to opposing batters. . . , The Instructors scored in four innings, one run in the 8econJ' *h * ] and sixth and two in the ^ , add up their total. Cooper, working ( on the hill for the Merchants gave j op but four hits but his support was weak. Bone-head base running also ( contributed to the downfall of the ( lirst half winners. , The game was marred by an accilent to Chichester, catcher for the Instructors, who broke a finger on ( lis left hand when tagging a runner it the plate. : The score i Instructors ? * .] Merchants * . ? * t Batteries: Taylor apd Chlchesters'abors; Cooper and Hancock. , 2,000 Students Being Trained j Columbia, July?Approximately ^.- I K>0' students, including both civilian j thd navy tranees, are> undergoing raining at the University of South Carolina this summer. A total of 636 civilian students have 1 entered for' the first full-length 1 uSSSTeemester in the Institution's listory, and their number is expected | o exceed 660 by July 22 when late egtstration ends. \ Civilian studenta this summer lnlude 344 women and 292 men. Many ther civilians will enter In the fall _ erm which will begin Nov. 1. In addition to civilians, 602 Navy t M2 students are enrolled as regular c tadents of the University, attending c lasses along with civilians and par- n Iclpating in student activities. Aproximately 40 additional V-12 train* j. es are expected to enter in the fall f srm. ... _ v The University also is providing j coommodations and instruction for pproximately 750 men in the Naval q light Preparatory school and the p IAA War Training 8ervlce (naval e vtation.) 8 Mora men now are rooming on the a arollna campus than at any time In a history. Normal peace-time enrollteut of the University approximatea * ,000 men had woman. fl (Continued from page four) fi '*(s 4 ' * Governor Johnston Says Plant Meets Long-Felt Need Farmers To Vote On Tobacco Quotas The War Food Adnilnistrn Moil has announced that farmers will vote on flue-cured tobacco marketing quotas for the 1944 crops, or for the 3-year period 1944-46, In a referendum to bo held July 24, 1943, Tobucoo producers will vote by secret ballot, and polls will be open from 8:30 a. m. until 6 p, m. Voting place will bo located In Kershaw couuty at A.A.A, office, Camden. National marketing quotas and State and farm acreage' allotiueutB will be the Hume as for 1943, with similar provisions for adjustment as have prevailed in the past. Any farmer is eligible to vote who, as an owner, tenant, or sharecropper, Is entitled to a share of pie 1943 fluecured tobacco crop. llofore quotas become effective they must be approved by a two-thirds majority of all eligible farmers voting. Glider Lands and Demolishes Pig Sty 4 Flight Officer Leonard R. Smith of WeBt Essex, N. J., now at the Southern Aviation school here, has had a number of interesting experiences, but one of them involves a scared pig. Flight Officer Smith, now a student officer In primary school, was co-pilot of a glider at the time. The towllne pulling the glider came loose at an altitude of 500 feet; the pilot attempted a landing down wind and overshot. Smith could see what was happening but like the back seat driver of a cut had no control over the situation, When the glider came to a halt, they were In a ditch and pigs were every: where about squealing. The pigs had as ranch reason as the pilots to be scared because the glider before stopping had crashed through the pig stye. Neither pilots, fortunately for Smith, nor pigs were hurt?but both scared. Smith graduated from the glider school at Stuttgart with a Flight Officers rating. He took part In several largle-scale glider maneuvers, and Is currently qut for a power plane pilot's license. Smith was majoring in chemical engineering at Rutgers college when war broke. Dehydration U Beginning of New Era of Processing. "This plant represents h $100,000 project and means a grout deal to the farmers of Kerslmw ami adjoining counties," declared Governor Olln D. Johnston, In addressing a big gathering of Camden and Kershaw county huHimes men and farmers at the formul opening of the big dehydration plant of the Fresh Dry Foods, Inc., here last week. "Other plants in South Carolina are neuritig completion, they being at Colombia. Florence and Lake City, and when they are in operation they will give South Carolina the greatest dehydration production capacity of any state In the southeast," continued tho Oovernor. "Dehydration Is not a new process. Its principles-have been known for centuries. Development of the process In recent years has resulted in producing a product that can be kept In storage indefinitely, can be shipped to all parts of the world, and after water has been added will be as gaiatable and nutritious as the fresh product from our fields." v "The time may come when products processed In this Camden plant will ftpd their way to Africa, Kurope, Russia, and the Islands of the Pacific, to feed our fighting men, to feed our AllleB, and to help In rehabilitating a war-torn world after the war." "When the war Is over, the products of this plant will find their way into the homes of this nation. Therer fore it represents an Industry that has long been needed in South Carolina, to provide cash markets for our farm products, to assist in removing surplus products that had heretofore gone to waste, and to help in stabilising our market prices for farm products." "South Carolina has long been a food producing state and not a processing state. We have shipped our farm products jo processing states and then bought them back at high prices when we could Just as well processed them ourselves. Dehydra-, tlon Is but the beginning of a new era of processing. I have been in formed, and 1 am passing the information on to you people of Kershaw county as being news of signal im. portance that this plant and others of Its kind in the state plan on adding quick freezing and canning units to their present program of production." Live Stock Committee Is Headed By Redfearn Cadet Bob Moore Hit the Silk Often A Parachute Jump Is Little More Than A Jerk. | t According to Aviation Oadet Robert 3 D. Moore of the Southern Aviation < school here, there ia little more than j a Jerk (not much to write about) to y a parachute jump. ... . Cadet Moore, who holds an Air ^ Crew Member's wings, was formerly ) stationed at the Columbia, S. C., army 4 air base, where he served as an aerial \ photdgrapher and gunnery instructor. ] A native of Walla Walla, Washing- ( ton. Cadet Moore has been in the ] Army approximately two and one-half 1 years and served once as a gunner with the submarine patrol off Miami, i P*la., where fcctlon left little to be < lesired. ' 1 While statoned at Columbia, he 1 was photographer with an air crew s that made an aerial survey of the 1 irea around Camden. He feels that 1 this experience not only aids him ' while flying as a cadet here, but Sat the necessity for picking Out i finite objectives for identification s n a specific area as a photographer 1 will lessen the possibility of getting 1 ost In other locations. Moore feels hat the experience as a gunner helps 1 n the judgment of distance In land- J ngs and In making emergency land- 1 n?s- -tin , Captain Pleased; " , Who Wouldn't Be? ; I Captain and Mrs. John H. Foregger "i ire receiving the congratulations of c heir wide circle of friends and ac- e upuantances as a result of the visit t if the stork to their home Tuesday 1 nornlng at 9 o'clock. Captain and Mrs. Foregger are re- 1 oiclng over the addition to their t amlly of a bouncing young mas, who f rill bear his daddy's name with the 1 unior appeleatlon annexed. 1 Mrs. Foregger, who was Miss Susan <1 "earn, and her yonng son, are both re- t orted to. be doing splendidly. The t ntlre community joins in extending 1 enerous felicitations to the captain nd his charming wife, . t g Earthquakes ware detected on the i elmograph in thp Hall pf Industrial cience at the New / T?w w or 1 d's * v . t '' . 1 f- * ' ' f. ' $ ' ' " , * " # Kershaw Senator With Group Making Tour of Four State*. Senator W. T. Redfearn of Kershaw county, head of a legislative committee composed of three state senators ind three representatives of the House, left Monday on a week's tour if North Carolina, Georgia and Ten--. - ? lessee in the study of live stock development in these states. The .other state senators In the committee group are - Earl Rogers BJllerbe of Marlon, and Howard Mc3ravy of Spartanburg, while thq House members are Thomas Judson ftendrlx of Spartanburg, William. [Hyde Graham of Florence, and Wlllam Newton CUnkscales of AndeTton. The committee spent its first day n inspecting the Borden plant at Chester and also some of the outitandlng farms in Chester county, rheir trip will take them to Statesville, Lexington, North WHkesboro ind Boone in North Carolina; Greenville, Knoxville and Chattanooga in rennessee and Trlon, Georgia, The committee, after this trip, wOl ormulate a program of livestook development in South Carolina and will labmlt this program to lh* next seeHon of the state legislature. w . Many Places Gleam With New Paint Jobs The process of renovation in the orm of repainting and remodeling ontlnuee to .progress in downtown Camden. During the past week the Droad street establishment . of Camlet) Dairies has been in the hands if decorators, both inside and out, md the renovation has added greatly o the appearance of the retail estah* lahment. The Carolina Furniture company, ooated<=m_926 So. Broad street, has een entirely renovated eu the M erlor of its business block and is iplc and span in a glistening coat of rhite. The front of the City Leontry baa been entirely repainted and his time in white, while the elgn exending across the front of the buildng has also been done over. Work on the Crocker building has een completed and the structure preents an attractive appearance bom aside and out 1 1 " 1 ^India's new parachute lad?try M ?ireelag. . . ( 1