The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 08, 1943, Image 1
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Kershaw County Soars Over Top With Million Dollar Bond Purchase Record.
VOLUME 88
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNAf FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1043
NUMBER 29
Premier Of * This Is The Army” Military Ball Willr, ’Edmund Roberts
Attract Throngs To Missing In Africa
T. B^At Cmd^, TW S.mday i
famous All-Soldiec Skow To
Be Given Here Sunday
T)ct TO.
-n»i8 l8 Irvtog Berllni
lU-wWier >ht)w which rpcked Broad'
^ for months and which has Ijden
aade Into one of the fiOhat ezcifiAg
%
Meeting CaDed
To Explain Food
Orders To PubUc
Camden, Oct. 2.—Mr. and Mrs. WU-
Uaiii T. Roberts received the follow.
are
distrjbuted So that all farm^ will be
taken care of on schedule.
Some of the materials necessary
for good fertillaers are none too plen
tiful, but with the program of dis
tribution planned by the War Produc
tion Board, it is hoped that all farmers
will get an adequate supply.
It is necessary that there be co-
operation an lift way througY wlthl Members the military unit will
Farmers will, soon be making plans
for getting their fertilisers for next
- , I, .1-. iM u Spring. Under war condHlons, Wash-
^lon pictures of all-time, wUl is trying to gee that goods
jresenfed to the people of Camden
jnd Kershaw countrTit the^ Camden
Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tues-
October 10, 11 and 12.
liie premier showing of which the
satire proceeds go to the Army
jjjjergency Relief will be presented
Snnday evening at 9 o'clock. Prices
for this interesting event are given In
n sdverilsemoht .elsewhere in this
tone of The Chronicle.
Army Emergency Relief has been
orjanlzed by the Army to give prompt
giandal help and other short-term
uiigUnce to all soldiers and their
iipeodents who deserve help, when-
trer add wherever snch help Is need
ed. Relief may take the form of
Bosey, or aid in kind, such as fnel.
hoapltalizatlon, medical and dental
(are, or other emergency services
nch u assistance la matters of re-
tBployment. allotments aad insur-
iBce.- Soldiers or their dependents
tan uk for help at any army post,
(IBP or air field or local Red Crose
(hapter, where fall information will
it available. A soldier without wor-
liii about his family'a financial
(Urgencies is a beUer soldier.
Tlita U The Army” is the show of,
kj and for the boys In our Army—
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87,^ Tons Scrap
(tiiota Fof South Car.
The nation-wide campaign to get in
11 million tons of scrap metal be-
been now and Nov. 15 la on. Ala-
.’i quota is 264,000 tons; Georgia.
»jW0; Florida, 87,000; Nbrth Caro-
h, 136,500; South Carolina, 87,500;
nusippi, 65,000; Tenaeesee, 220,-
M
The South has taken a^lw^ing part
hail phases of war Lasf’year
»»turned in more than our quota of
•trap. This yeed it win be more
fflflcuU, and we will have to dig
It^per, but we must not fail. Military
xiccpss^s require tremendons quan-
tiiifi of war implements, imd we must
mlp our fighting forcee to go on to
ffiUltary Oibjectlves. Farmers
tod factory workertt, Itusluess lead-
in, housewives and school children of
11s section are already on the Jbb.
bVt wait for someone to call you.
b your part now. This la’ everybody’s
Co. E, First Reg. SCDF, WiH
Sponsor Delightful Social -
. • . I
Event. * •
the manufacturers, dealers and agenu,
and with this in view, Mr. T. L. Jef
feries, representing the Field Service
'Of the IVar Production Board is to
hold a series of meetings in South
Carolina to explain the program to all
concerned, and it Is hoped that all
fertiliser dealm^ and leading farmers
will be on hand to hear Mr. Jefferies
at his meeting at the Kershaw High
school building on Thursday, October
14, at 8 p. ^ This meeting Is for
the benefit of all concerned in Ker
shaw and Lancaster counties, and' It
Is hoped that those h^terested in Cai^-
den and nearby will be on hand.
Many farmers realising that con
ditions are not normal will start or
dering their fertilisers much earlier
this year, so as to avoid delays and
shortages that might deve)op in the
Spring.
The military ball that is to be given
by Company E, First Reg., SCDF, at'
the new armory n'^xT^ednesday eveu-|
Ing, Oct. 13,^ gives promise of being
one of the most delightful social i
events ever held in the spacious drill
building.
The well known and, popular Bra-
sell orchestra of 15 pieces including
an easy to look at blues singer, will,
provide the mnsical inspiration for the
evening. , .
constitute the .various committees to
have charge of the Thw floor
committee will constitute a form of Ing telegram from the war dbpart-
military police and the word has gone -ment: ’ .
forth that 'the dance is to be carried I *“I regret to inform you that the
through on a high plane of decorum commanding general in North Africa
—the M. P. unit to remove any guests .are# reports your son. Pvt. Edmnnd
who may become overly boisterous.Roberts, missing in actiom since July
This will be welcome news io^^e lO. If further details or other infer-
many-who like to attend dancing par
ities but who object to rough house
features such as were in evidence
irhen tke Toby Pastor orchestra made
its appearance to play for a sponsored
baU
Members of Co. E are planning on
making this initial social effort so
succesafal that it will be one of the
outstanding dance events of the sea
son this year and in the years to
come.
Many Going To
Serve The Nation
matlon of his status are received you
frill be promptly notified."
'Pvt. Edmund Roberts was wMk the
;^atk>ial Guard, Co. M, 118th Infan
try, of Camden, serving In the Regu
lar Army at Port Jackson.
Later he volunteered In tke para
troops, with which he was attached
when reported mlftlng. Mr. and Mrs.
Roberts have three other eons in the
■ervlce. Pvt Wilbert L., Pvt Leroy,
^ And CiCLeeter P. Roberts. •
Two Touchdowns In |£|g{| j
-A wwx * ^ wv an*
Men who have been accepted for
service this month were list^ in re
ports from local boards 46 and 47 asi
follows. For the Army:
John H. Hinson, Robert Lewis
Blackmoh, Heyward West Wesley
Ervin Fatilkenberry, Frank Jones,
William Daniel Braiell, Dan Hender
son West, Lemuel Clyde Coats, James
William Jordan. Wallace Rollins,
Howard Burnet Rabon, Norman Cal
vin* McCleod, John William Davis, J.
V. Austin and Lonnie Clyburn Catoe. a brilliant second half comeback Fri
day night to tumble Camden'a Bull
dogs from the undefeated ranks. The
Gamecocks Stage Last Half
Comeback To Win Game
Quarter Decide Annual
Tilt, 12-7
By A SUff Writer-
Sumter High’s football team staged
Also Doctor Council Miller, Harry
Lee Gregory, James Raymond Out-
Neese, Troy Leroy Lynch. Bobble den - touchdown to w'in out in the an-
^ools Report Fine
^ord In ]^nd Sales
The Bethune school made a fins
’^<1 in the war bond and stamp
■^ campaign for the two weeks
"^1 Sept 30.
According to Information from the
of the county superintendent
' wncatlon the stamt sales sggre-
1187.55. bond'sales 12,776, bonds
<!«»«.''• ’*”•
,1^"^ Antioch school the total
^ came to 8121.30, whUe the Mld-
^»cnool reported war bond sales
•onntlng to 8476. . ■
Greaves McKenzie, John F. McCoy,
Fred Marshall Ogburn, Jr., Alex Laney
Spears, Perry Branham and Harvey
McKenzie.
For the United States Navy;
George Aftfoir Phillips, HaTvdd ~tfoyt^Tn ffie final quartet to grab the game
nual struggle before some 6,000 fans
by a 12 to 7 score.
Completely reversing their play in
Segars. Johnnie Maurice Truesdole, i qj ^jjjj ^ii^q staved off
Arthur Lm OooUm.n, Benulu Otcur ,
WCKIE SAYS—
^OLPises uue MAIL-
fKOM RBAP
"n'OU HOME RAPet
ffiOMUBUSK>AK'o
areal gift ISA
SUBSCfilprnoH-oVS
ADDRESSED
K'teMEVSlItrAtOt®
Branham, Sam Columbus Truesdale,
Jr., AJby Williams Bowers, Woodrow
Wilson Roberts, William Jess Sowell
and Carl William Cook.
For the United States
Warren Hayes Ferebee, Robert
Lane Campbell, Earnest Ralph Ander
son and Jasper Furman Faulkenberry.
Local Group .
At Cohimbia
To Plan Drive
Mayor F. N. McCorkle, A. Sam
Karesh and M. Lee Maya attended a
meeting at Coulmbla Wednesday of
South Carolina Statesmen and busl-
ness leaders to lay the foundation for
the Joint Community Chest and Slate
War Fund cai^palku, which It to open
for active fund solicitations. on Oct
18.
Present at the meeting at the Co
lumbia hotel were Governor Olln D.
Johnston, honorary state chairman
and' Senator R. M. Jeffries, sUte chair
man .and nome 100 men and women
from all sections of the state, com-
jM-ising county executive committees
Governor Johnston Indicated the
keynote of the coning drive by_glvlng
the BlbncaJ, **
blessed to, than to receive.
"Helping those who have been put in
distress by this war," the governor
said, "has united us in this one great
effort’ South Carolina has never fail
ed In "Us duty and the early response
of the state, from the moiratalhs to
the seacoast, wifi'let the
the world know that we will Mt fgO
this greatest opportunity and obll-
**The principal address of the gath
ering was by Senator R. M. Jeffer es,
former governor, who as chalnnan of
the State War Fund, has been
sponsible for much
organizing the jo nt >«”’*
OdO, the state’s allotment of the Na
tional War Fund.
REVIVAL AT ANtlOCH
The pnbHc la cordially InvRed to
attend the Revival mating at ^tl-
,.hnrch. beginning at 8
Play On Home Field
Tonight At 8:15
Bulldogs Take On Wirinaboro
Higka la Last Minute
t-1
'Scikndule.
A last minute report Just before
press time Thursday afternoon, com
ing from CoSch Lindsay Pierce of
the Camden High school football team,
was to the effect that the Bulldogs
.v 1 V u .1. pi„ would play the \V’iniuborO High
the Birds struck twice at Zemp stadium loulglrt
Chairman Marion Heyman Pays
* Tribute To Workers Who Aidd
In Record-Breaking Bond Feature
Campaign To Begin
To Enlist Young
Women In the WAC’s
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To the women of South Carolina:
At the request of’ General Marshall,
Chief of Staff of the United States
Army, Governor Johnston has agreed
fo. cooperate in (he campaign -in our
State to enlist young women, for the
Women’s Army Corps (WAC). • For
this purpose, a Statewide Committee
has been set up. Lieutenant Ollle B.
Hutto of the 'Women's Army Corps
(WAC> ,l8 the Liaison representative
In the Governor’s Office in connection
with the proposed campaign.
The State Committee has asked the
Staj^ Council of Defense to cooperate
through its various local organisations
and makes the following specific re
quest:—
"That through the Block Leader Or-
ganizatiou, or other groups in the
community an liftmedlate canvas be
made to ascertain what young women
might be Interested in Joining tbs Wo
men’s Army Corps (WAC).
“That the applicant be from Id-to
49 yean of ggs Inclusive; that she be
a cltisen of tha United Statea; In good
-healtlu married or single, without de
pendents and without children under
14 years of age.
"That the Applicant must be of ex
cellent character and must have bad
two years of high sch<wl education
or, In lieu thereof, be able to pan a
satisfactory tesL” '
I am informed that the S'tate of
South Carolina is far below its pro
portionate quota' Itf the ^number of
women now in the Women’s Army
ebrps and, for thia reason, the State
Committee la anxloua to make a good
showing In the campaign/ . .
’ Aa the first eontJngent will be sent
from the SUte as a group, under the
SUte^Flag, to Fort Oglethorpe on Oc-
toW 21, It la requested that a report
be made to’ our office for transmittal
to the State Committee-not later than
October 17. You will seh, therefore,
that it la neceaaary that you comply
with the request of the State Commit-
tee Immediately. ,
Ydur. full cooperation will be ap
preciated. I
Heyward Mahon, Director,
State ConncQ o( Defexue
Exceeds Quota By Over $150,-
000 According to I^te
Reports.'*
och Bsptlst chnrch, beginning
p. m. Sundsy. — ka
The pastor, R«v- Roy Neal, will be
M^tedby the welt known evenge-
Siv. J. D. Davis, of Concord,
N. G. ' ■ •
touchdown.
Hard tackling, good blocking and
hard running ball carriers gave Sum-^
ter The ban g^ame Tn the second pof^
tion. After haring been turned i>ack
in a previous bid for a touchdown the
Gamecocks came surging back when
Bradford tossed a long pass to Cook
that placed the ball on Camden’s 10.
Bouey then went into the Sumter
badifield and shot a pass to Cook,
who stepped over for the first Sumter
score. An attempted line plunge for
the extra point failed.
The Gamecocks snatched the vic
tory several minutes later when
Hnghag fntereepted a CaadsP aerial
In midfield and returned it to Cam
den's S0.« Goodson then faded back
to throw a pass, but found me teau-
mi^ ready and started to run for the
sidelines, ^e picked op two bikers
and eontlBoed on the way, barely mis
sing being stepped on the 20. but
once be wiggled hia way through be
shot on do'wn the sidelines for the
score. Again the attempted line play
for the extra point failed.
Sumter then held off the Bulldogs
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Joe McKain Is
Kiwanis Leader
at 8:15 o’clock
Coach and Bulldog players' are glad
that the team is to have some com
petition this week, in order that there
will not be a two week lapse between
the Sumter game and the game with
Hardin High of Charlotte ne:rt FVldav.
Wisconsin Cadet
Becomes Editor
Of Kaydet Weekly
Aviation Cadet Owen A. Kampen,
a graduate of West High school
Madison. Wis., and a Junior at tbs
University of WiscoMin when he •en
listed In the air force and who la now
a member of Class 44-C at the South-
em Aviation school hers, has just
been named editor of the Kaydet,
the Post Weekly -newspaper, accord
ing to announcement from the public
relations office.
^'Tlhdst Kampen is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. JL Kampen, 1914 Jefferson SL,
Madiaou, Wle. While at the Universi
ty of Wisconsin, he-became aa Art
Major and was a member of tke Board
or Editors of the Wisconsin Octopus,
and also of ths famous Badgsr varsity
Harssfoot club.
WhUe a cadet In training at Max
well field, Mdntgomery, Ala., he serv
ed on the art staff of the Pre-Flight
magazine.
Crimiiial. Court .
Convenes October 25
The Criminal term of Ck>urt for
Kershaw County will convene • on
Monday, October 26, 1943, at the
Courthouse In Camden, with His
Honor Judge G. B. Greene, of Ander
son, presiding. Ths first week Petit
Jurors are as-follows:
G. V. Massabeau, Ell Williams. P.
City Councilmsn J, E. McKain was
elected president of the Klwanls club
at the weekly- meeting Tuesday at
the Thomas Tavern. Rev/Henry ^(3ol-
lins was named as vice president'and
Marion B. Williams was elected treas- 8. Shirley, B. L. HatfleM.’ J. W. '^U- m
orer. 'eon, M. M. B^aus, J. R Branhhm, Paul-Rlima ||ri*lldkQ4i*a
The Board of Directors consist of.W. Kirkland,. M. lO. Fletcher, D. H- ‘^*****® Vfl h^llvoU. 4a
the above together with Ames Coop- Heath. T. A. Belam.VW. J. Parker, A s!
er, J. Team Oettys, W, C. McCarley, Cook. L.- L. McLauchlin, George Galn-
J. H. McLeod. Eugene Pearce, H. F,, ey, Geo^e Hendrix, D. T. West, H.
Speaks and V. O. WUson. v D. Bouleware, W. O. Rabon. Biddle
The Klwanls club has a mem^rship B. Bradley, F. N, Gay, John F. Rob-
of 29 and daring the period It has erts. Robert . Lee Sow^ John R.
been In existeuce hae had a preml-'Baker, Ira Sowell. S. R RtAerte. Sr.,
^ lAJoha. T. Mahaffi^. inyde Taylor, W.
we,
as .promoting a number ot gobdrlf. Moeeley, WU^ Baker. Perry
enterprises. The club meete every Reeves, Jallus West. B. 4 Sowell. W.
^yteruoon at 1 o’clock atJE. Bradley, Bllott J. Jackson. C. a
Agertoa.
Taven.
A magnificent Job well done. Hats
off to Chairman Marion Heyman and.
his fine group of alert and eiiergetio
workers who puf Kershaw county
over the top in the Third War Loan
effort.
Magnificent indeed la the record of
Kershaw county, of the State of
South Carolina and of the nation
The TTfronlcIe has the pleasure of
announcing to its readers that Ker- *
shaw county went’ zooming over the
top with a grand total of 8953,826.84.'
And the end la not yet In sight for
indlvldusl buying of E, F and O
bonds continues until October 16, by
which time the already Impressive
total win be siieebly, ihereaaed. In
fact Chairman Heyman expected to
pass the million mark by Wednesday.
It wag no amall quota that was as
signed to Kershaw county. 1848,800.
and it was no amall amount aaeessed
as a quote for the State of South
Carolina, 161,000,000. As a matter of
fact, the goals, at first glauca, loome'd
up as Insurmountable mountains.
’ Camdeh and Kershaw county ac
cepted the challenge and'demonstrat
ed quite conclusively that our people
are united in the war effort.
It is pointed out that in addition
to the amount above mentioned there
were flOO.OOO in bonds subscribed by
the two Camden banks, the First N|-
tlonal and the' Commercial Bank of
Camden. This amount could not be
listed In the county quote.
Chairman H^ypiaiua^jMM Jubilant
over the success of the campaign and
expressed his gratification and thanks
tor Vice Chairman Henry O. Garrison,
W. R. Bonsai, president of the County
Council Defense, to Franl^ H.
Heath, in charge of publicity, to Supt.
of Schools, J. G. Richards, to Man
ager T Lee Little of the Camden
theatre, to Mrs. Catoe Glover, chair
man of the block leaders, to John' D.
Bailey and J. J. Ross of Blaney the
chairmen at Kershaw and Bethune,
and to the general'public of the City
and County.
Waste Paper Drive
Is Being Pushed
Got ^ waste paper yon want la
get rid ofT
If so, tie it up into compact bundles
and next Tuesday* morning early,
place It on the curbing in front of
your home and city truclu will pick it
up. *
Or if you desire, call the cit)^ hall,
No. 199, Cooley Glllis, 7, or the
Chamber of Commerce 67, and fepert
what you have and it will be called
for.
From all this readers may gather
the fact that a waste paper 'drive is
on again. This time idl arrangements
for the disposal of the wastg paper
have been made by tha committee
headed by Cooley GiUis.
The Sonoco mills at Hartsvllle, will
take all the waste paper that Oamden
Is able to cqllact Arrange'inente are
being made by Mr. Gillls with Mayor
McCorkle for a place to have' the
paper placed nntll picked up by trucks
from the Sonoco plant
Everybody has waste paper aboat
their homes or In their stores. Now
is the time to get rid df It
W. R. Fahs Raised
To Ranking Major
FedLii^ Bank
IR^uces Loan ^tes
Appointment to the office of major
has been given te Captain W. R. Fahs,
former official with the Southern
Aviation school, and now stationed at
Walnut Ridge, Ark.
Major Fahs was one .of the original
group of army officers in charge of
the Southern Aviation post and at that
time he was invested with the title
of lieutenant He later received >1*
captjiincy and now baa the title of
major.
Action has been taken by the Board
of Directors of the Federal Land
Bank of Columbia, acting In conjunc
tion with (he directors of the othfir_.
11 land banks, which will assure all
land bank borrowers continued low
interest rates and at -the same time
save the Fedetal Treasury approxi
mately 20 million dollars in the next
iiscal year, according to stetement
received today by A. C. Bradham.
secretary and treasurer of the Kor-
ihaw National Farm Loan aasociation,
from Julian H. Scarborough, president
of the Columbia Land Bank.
“This action subatitutea a 4 per
cent interest rate for higher rates
on all loans made through our aspo-
clat^n except specialised loans." Mr.
Brahdham said. . Loans made by the
Columbia Land Bank through our as
sociation prior to June, 1936, carried
a rate of intereat ranging from 4 1-4
to 6 per cent. This action by the Land
Bank has the effect of reducing the
contract rate on these loans to 4 per
cent for the remaining life of the
loans. Nearly all loans'of the Federal
LAud Bank of Colombia made through
thU association since June, 1981, earry
a 4 per ceuf rats.
"Since 1986, all land bank borrowers
have paid lower rates of Interest than
provided In their mortage under Fed
eral legislation passed that year,
^ffltoltotion authorising tha present
reduced rate wlH expire Juhe 30, 1944,
at whldh tiihe the permanent reduced
•rate of 4 i)er cent by the land banks
becomes effective. *' This will make
continuation of the intereat subsidy of
nearly 120,000,000 yearly by the Fed-
ergl government nnneceysary unless
Congress should determine to fix a
lower rate,” Mr. Bradham stated.
To Give Dance
Bill Burns and his orchestra will
play at a dance given FViday nlghL
Oct 8. from 8 to 12 at St Manru haU.
Members of the orchestra aiw: I
Grover Anderson, ai^phono;> Moei
Home Is Destroyed
By Ragiqg Flames
Fire destroyed the home of -a col
ored' family on North Campbell street
Wednesday noon.
The'’fire hod gained much headway
before the city fire department ar
rived and the building was almost a
totel loss before the flames were ex
tinguish^ .
„ _ ' Tt*® spectacular overhaul of
McCorkle, teum^t; Claud* Lamoy, the United Stetda Navy was tat 1888
tnuupeC; Buck Gaskins, drums; Bo^lwhen Congress anthorlped tbs famous
by Lawton, piaim, and BUI Bunii,l"A, B, C,^ Flaet" ths cruisers USS
uaxgphono. Boston. Chicago and Dolphin.
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