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CAMDEN BULLDOCiS BAmE FLORENCE PlWERHOlJSE AT ZEMP STADIUM TONIGHT VOIJUME.55 CAMDEN, SOUTH (^OUMA^fiqDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1943 NUMBER 34 Memorial Committee, Named By Chamber ygoerce Body Waala World yftr Heroes. Remembered In Future. ^den «nd Kershaw county has I^rated what,ls believed to be one first “post-war” ideas in the of memorializini; the men and of the cpuntyjifli® have served die first and second world wprs. It a meeting of the Camden and l^aw County Chamber of Com- gff Thursday evening, the direc- r approved of the appointment of commtOeB-jcongtottBg of •gam Karesh, Mayor F.' N. Me- rtle, Senator W. T. Redfeam, Leg- ) Commander M. M. Muller, Red 0 Chapter Chairman M. M. Brails, g and Colonel Bgmont Von Theso* Ikat the Chamber of Commerce gd like to see erected st once ijd be a city and county honor I cither on the post office comer h the yard of the Kershaw County rt house. The 'Chamber then sug- g that this roll of honor be the pard or fore rpnner of a perma- I post-war sFOibolic memorial for jstidents of the city and county »ksd served and thereby offered merlficed their lives in the na> k defense In war time. ki Camden Chronicle follows in wake of the Chamber ietion and gtaily saya iln part: Pk7 not psDTlde for a Memorial Itag or other etroctnre in thla city psnnaneni memento the county’s 1^ living wrt dead who eerved (Please tom to page six) Cadet Receives “Joy-Ride” With Post Coininander T Aa Reward For Skill An An Emblem Deeigner, Unwin Wbu Rido. Aviation Cadet Clifford B. Unwin, of Rochester, N. Y., s mezphi? of class li-C .of the Southern Aviation school, won a ride in the Basic Trainer sta tioned at this primary flight school for his design of an emblem for the 64th AAPFTD. For his pliot he had the Commanding Officer. Major Leon ard M. Hanprlch. Cadet Unwin's design wss selected from a group of fifteen submitted In a contest sponsored by Lt Neil JL O’Brien of the Air Impectkm section. The emblem shows an eagle clutching the large 64th namenOs located on a background ot an Aanerican flag. In a safety “Jingle” contest held at the same time, AvMdon Cadet Otto J. Hippler’s entry: “No climbing tuna below 10 per We bate to lose a uua-to-mer.” wgs seleeted and wlU be posted in the Recreation Hall at tbo post Msul Christiiias Gifts 'Riis Month Urges Postmaster Deliwery of ''Flood of ( Serious Problem Thig Year. . "Delivery of the annaal flood at Christmas gifts and cards on timer always s serious problem, will be more than a problem this year—it will an impossibility—unless Chrlstaias mailings are made largely in Novera- ' ber.^’ Postmaster C. P. DuBoae, 8r, warned today. “Transportation taetttUoa are bK^ dened to the limit with wax ssatertals and personnel, and the Postal Service has sent more than SI,000 experienced employees Into the Army ^gnd Navy/ Mr. Du Bose said. “The only gehRiOB to the Christmas problem ist Mali In November. Mark your parcels, ‘Do Not Open Until Christmas.’ That is the only way to avoid disappdintment on Christmas Day not only for many civilians but also for millions ot mem bers of the armed forces who are still in this, country. “It is also the only way to avoid the possibility of s Christmas emergency in the transportation and iKMtal serv ices. It the public will cooperate by nulling their Chriatmas parcelr ttur ing November, we can handle a email volume of light, laat-mlnute mailings, such ss cards, up to December 10—but we can do that and avoid an emerg ency only tf November li reaU; ‘Christnus Mailing Month’.” Poetal officials pointed out that the volume of mall now is far above any previous records, that railway cars by Aviation Cadei^Larkin and (Jasaer hundreds have been diverted to will, at the euggeaflon of Lt. Eugene D. Minietta, aesltant Air supervlBor, design appropriate ilnalgnla for the four equadrons ef -the Cadet detach ment 8 B. Wallace ef In Mississippi V —^ me^Benton Wallace, 79, formerly ^amoea, died at the home of' his .ughter, Mrs. R. W. Crook, at Yaroo ty, Miss., Sunday morning. He was native of Canfdqn and waa married t* the former Miss Rate Gllfton, of €blumbia, who died several years ago. .The body arrived In Camden Tues day morning and was at.lhs Komegay JAMES B. WALLACE Camden-Kershaw County Pays A Fitting Tribute To The Heroic Warriors County’s Bond. Quota Announced For This Month -The November War Bohd quota for Kershaw County is 156,000 gnd Marlon Heymah, County "War Finance chair- maa, has called upon- the citixens of the county to invest liberally in bonds during the remainder of the month. In’ Columbia. Christie Benet State xhairaan. referredvln "ttw 'splendid^ record” this and tne other 46 coun ties in South Carolina made In the re cent Third War Loan'campaign, and expressed confidence that In the regu*. isr. month-by-month buying of bonds the county would sustsiia that good record. “A great cofftrlbution to the flnano- ing of the war was made ^ the pur chases of bonds in the IHvlrd War Loan drive,” Mr. Benet said. "The government, as we all know, needs at this time a contlhuing flow of money, and our purchases of bonds must go on. regularly and as liberally as poe- slble.” Mr. Benet said the November quota ^idation Of This County Shows Small Decrease Lom Is ‘O^y 4 Per Cent AccorcRiig To Census Bureau. rthsw County lost 1,422 in popu- 1 between April 1, 1940i, and It 1, 1942, based on the number gistratlons of war ration bo<A C according to figures released $ bureau of census. The county’s Columbia Doctor Lo^^ In Camden Dr. Abraham .SilTer Opens Office in the Belk BuiUinf. Dr. Abrshsm Silver of Columbia, a hllAtl in IQiA WM 519 B1R lanri nn • «.Ms»**»aa* »asvx7s va x/vauaMWiss, m COnimeUl UUlL UlO COW CBIOyBlBUs DOW ^ ?'‘*®*:*®*“* physician, has opened an beginning. wULteaeh and pass lU goal Office In the quaN^rnTTormerly oo- «f 1 c^^P^ed by Dr. Laub, in the Belk buUd- J i J Lif/ spproxl- DeKalb street, opposite the U 4 pBT COOw OmmilAn Ho#a1 of * sraduate of St George’s mUHon Vaun Medlcsl college In London, England, engaged In the pracUoe of medl- f cine In Columbia for the past eight w State fax which large army • are located, showed slight hi- M in population. All other ooun- ihowed a decrease. Lancaster years. He, plans to carry on his Camden and Columbia ivaotlce, devoting hla ■* mornings to Columbia'and afternoons L ™..‘Y..SSh to C.mdM, bU loMj hour, to b. l.'SO to 5. p. m. dally excepting Sun days. • • ter loat 1L2 per cent; Fairfield per cent; Chesterfield 11.2 per and York 4 per cent h not difficult to account for mS ,!Sn» Obsolete Rationed Shoes Are To Be nden CSrls To fa Yfvyea ] RAleaaeH the flPA|y'l pn>rij« > n.bb«r in. do*!. «ul ESffectlve November 8, 1948, a llmit- • Annie Lee Pettus and Miss ed number of “obsolete” shoes will be • Parker left Wednesday, Nov. sold to consumers ration-free under report for duty in the Wavsf new provisions set up recently by tha nter college. New York. Miss Office of Price Admtslstrstlon. ■ is the daughter of Mr, and| As soon ss a dealer gets pennia- W. C. Pettus of Camden, and slon from his* OPA District Offles and ^ker ie the daughter of Mr.,atUches the official npn-ratloned Hr*. A.-S. Parker of Camdem stfekers to hUf “"Olrtdlete’’" ffibii. Tie Pettus was formerly employed may put them on sale. Shoes with- • Farm Security Administration out mates (singles) are included with [fa Parker by the ^mden Loan, “obsolete” shoes in today’s release **«lty Co. In the First National ICKIE SAYS— DOt/TBETOOlBl^l 'rU'OW/KEKOUTU' SMEE1T —^~\NOBCXi>l OPA pointed out to consumers that these “obsolete” shoes, though wear able, will be tyjies that have deteri orate, including out-of-flty1e, disoolop-' ed merchandise tixat has hten lying Idle on dealers’ shslvse. Hsurever, the shoes do represent leather “mileage.” Todasr’s action will make this "mfle- age” available to consumers and will help dealers liquidate froaon stocks. One d(dlgr a pair and 60 cents for single shoes the hipest prioss that can be charged for obsolete and single shoes that are sold ration-free. When dealers advertise and display such shoes they are requested to identify them as "OPA obeolete re lease” and to display their prices, sutlng that ’^obsolete shoes can be sold ration-free only at <»e dollar er less a pair.” If a dealer sells these shoes at higher prices, he must col lect ration currency for them and turn the coupons In to his OPA Dis trict Office within five days after he receives the currency. PVT. EDWARD N. McDOWELL, JR., arrives at C. 8. T. C. Stevens Point, Wls.—Private Ed ward N. McDowell Jr., 1** o* den, son of Mr^. and Mrs. B. N. Mc Dowell 181S^HH street. Camden, has arrived nt Central flute Tee<^rs c<^ lege for comree of Army Air stmctlon lasting approxlmaUly flv® month! prior to bis appotnUnsht m an Avlatiov Cntot In tbe Army Air Forces. (Pleeee turn to pngs four) Schools Asked To Provide Je^ By Buying Bond8,SUmp ChriartJe Benet, chairman of the SUte War Finance oemmlttee, has announced the opening In this county of a campaign In which all schools are asked to promote the sale of war bonds and stamps for the purchase of Jeeps for the Army. EUu:h school In this oounty has been notlflad of the campaign and* asked to participate. In the last drive In the schools ot South Carolina,-the bond and stamp sales reached $374,738, or enough to provide the Army with 385 Jeeps. South Carolina’s qnoU wss only 12 Jeeps.— “That drive was a real success,” Mr. Benet said this week, “and makes me confident that the new campaign, now eral Home unto the boor of ser-jlor the sUte Is the largMt yet a»- vlees on Wednesday morning, when!signed Sopth Carolina for a staxglo It wan conducted by the Masons.* month by the Treaaory. It In Salving are two eons, CAptain 000 for the sUta. Wflliam C. Wallace, of the Unlud States Navy; James J. WAUace, of AtlteU, Qa.; two daughters,. Mr«. H. 0. Btrohecker, ot Cbarlsston; and mn. Crook, at Yatoo’ City,,Mias.; two eistero,^ Mrs. J. E. Vaughan, of Atlan ta, and Mias Ida Wallace, ot Camden ■ted Charleston. ^r. Wallaoe was bom In Camden aiM spent the greater portion of his life here. He received his education (Pl^ turn to page three) Traveling Zoo Has Exhibit Here of 126 Jeeps in thp State. Our young people know the needs ot our armed forces and they know how valuable Jeeps have been to our forces and to our allies.” In the campaign this year, scEooIs may select from a variety of vehicles. If a school decides to provide, through the purchase of bonds and stamps, a flying Jeep, or “grasshopper,” H can do so by purchasing $3,000 in bonds and stamps. Should a school decide upon an amphibian Jeep or “quack,” it must sell $2,090 in bonds and stamps and if the choice should be one of the original Jeeps, the goal in the sale of bonds and stamps would be $1,166. And for ampler schools, jthere may be selected a motor scooter, which can be ^ovided by the sale of $186 in bonds'ahd stamps. The sale of $260 in bonds and stamps by a school parf<£uie. It has been found, war bond officials point out, that this has bedn a popular and effective medlnm for the par ticipation by the nation% children In tbe important ,wovb of financing the war.* It has been found also that such campaigns are bnUdars of pa triotism among school children. Merit AwardsAr^ Made To Workers Civilian defense merit awards have been made by the State Oonncil for Civilian Defense to the following Camden defense workers: Mrs. E. N. McDowell 10«0 hour award/ Mrs. Hughey Tlndal 800 hour award; Mrs. Catoe D. Glover, 600 boor award; J. 'B. Billey of Blaney. 600 hour award; J. R. Bums oC'Ker- Shaw, 600 hoar award, and J. F. King of Bethune^ 600 hour award.' AmaricAn Mrs. McDowen Ubored long andj^™*™^ faithfully aa an office supervisor and secretary. Mrs. Tlndal was ehafarnuui of the cltlseixs defense corps, Mrs. J. R Bums waq chairman of the defense program at Kershaw, Mr. Klng et Be- thnne and Mr. Bailey at Blaney. Mrs. Glover was chief block leader fa Cam den. fL-*, Hottest November Day fa Eixfy Years Camden experienced one of the hot test days In a span of some three score yeari, when the mercury climb ed near to the tO degree mark and remained welL over 70 all Sunday night Down in,Charleston Sunday the faaa who attended a football game flan- day sat fax their dhfat sleeves and even then sweltered under a bUstag sun. Mere fax Camden Sunday Bight was too hot tor comfort It lika a bight la Starting next Monday, In a bnllding on DedCalb street, next to postoffIce, the U. B. Society- ot Zoology, from Y^hlngton, D. C., will present its y/fi life Exhibit or Traveling Zoo. This 'bxhlhit Is comprised of over fif ty cages of animals gnd birds, all stive. Doors will be open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily. In the exhibit are monkeys from all parts ,of the tropical world; a rare Nile goose from Egypt; a huge rat that weighs 26 pounds, is 34 inches long,.stands 12 inches high and is said to be the larg est rat in the world. Two gorgeous talking Macaws from South America, one of which has a vocabulary ot more than 40 words; two wolves from Ok lahoma; a rare Albino raccoon; exotic pheaaants; a Chukar from Palisttr.e; a real live “Honey Bear” from Yucca- tan; a grotesque Toucan or Banana bird from Central America, one of tbe rarest of all birds in captivity. Love Birds from Madagascar; Cockatlels and Parrakeets from Australia; two mammoth Porcupines from South America as well ss one from Canada; an “Ant Bear” from Mexico. In all, more than 200 rare animals and birds all aliva While DO admission is charged to view exhibits, donations are accepted and anythfaxg a viaitor leaves WUl be used, to taka oaiW of costs of exhibit. During the past 16 years the U. S. So ciety of 2^1ogy bw sent out to Pub lic schools, over 60 different lecture programs and while each of these pro grams were different, they ware all* basically t£ie same, b^use in each one a man, or lady,' came to tbe school and told studeixU about ani mals, birds, reptiles, insects or fish and hro«ghfr w|i^-flxem the living sub ject matter on which they lectured. Exhibit k scheduled to be here three days and nights only, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 15th- 16th and 17th. Open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m, daily. The chairman diaeloaed that tha Treasury, beginning tbk month, k ra- turnlng to a prevtous policy undar which purchases of F and O bonds, aa well as Vs, wOl be crsdtted to county and stata quotas. Since last Decem ber Ist only ■ bond purehasaa dxad been credited to tksaa qnotaA . The crediting of F and O bonds, It wss explained, win provide more salsa to apply'against ths monthly quotas, but Mr. Banet emphasised that thk is at least partlaUy oCfaat by thg fact that quotas are larger than aver before. Armistice Day, 1943, Is Ob served With Due Rev- ernnee. Armistice Day, 1943, was different than the many Armistice Day obserr- ances in Camden since the initial event a quarter of a century ago, for the 1943 observance, conducted in Hampton Ftrk at the hour of 11 a. m. Thursday, found 19 additional silver crosses added to the 17 commemorat ing the heros of the first World war. The 19 constKuted (he known dead.ot theapresent World war. In addition there were three addi tional flags added to mlnature burial ground symbolised in Legion cer^ mony. These flags were placed in memory of those missing in action but as fti not officially recorded as dead. - Camden paid tribute to the dead of the two World wars in a fitting man ner Thursday morning. Father Ed Burke of the Catholic church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was ths speaker and paid a beautiful tributs to those who fought and died for their country. Many people gathered at Hampton Park to take part In the solemnity of thn exercises. To many the alght of the many ad ditional crosaee In ths field of the departed heros wss a shxKk. a revela tion as to the toll that the global con flict k canslng to homeland oom- mnnlUes like Camden and Kershaw- ■county. And the taddeci feature ot the day was the deep realisation that. dally now, with the fighting increas ing in intensity on ths batUs fronts, the crosses of the honored dead will multiply at an Increasing tempo. The following are Kershaw boun ty’s honored dead of the present wsr:' Bdwsrd 8. Lorlck, eon of C. P. Lortek. Camden; Ernie L. Hinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Hinson, Camden; Jdhn (Please turn to page nine) Bulldogs Seek To Prevent Visiting Powerhouse From Tossing Wrench In Gears Public Is Urged To Save Waste Paper and Tin Cans Uncle Sam needs your waste paper, tin cans and fat ’The locat^ salvage committee k again urging Camden and Kershaw oounty people to save all their old waste paper, th^ tin cans and used fat in order to aid the war effort Arrangements have been made by the local committee to have all waste paper and tins called for. All you have to do k to call 199 and give your nafaxe and address to thr city clerk. She will have a city track call for your salvage. Fai may be taken to any meat mark et In the city. Previous dkposal by the marketi has been provided for through the medium of packing house agencies located In nearby metropoli tan areas. Sdiool (luldren Given “Flag Code” By American Legion The James Leroy Belk Post No. 17. Legion, an organisation that has slways fostsred good citlsen- shlp and good government, k to ba commended for their most •recant aot to promote these higher ideals. This we^ Nov. 8 to IS, which k NaUonal Education Week, the Leckm Post, (hroxigh Its committee consktlng of M. M. Reasonover, chairman, A. Sam Kareah and kL .O. 'Mniler^.placed in the hands of all school children in Kershaw county, both whita and ored, ths “Flag Code”. Thk pamph let contained information about the flag that every Americaii ^ould know, sneh aa, the proper way to dis play the flag on all occaslonk, hktory of the flag, respect dne the flag, the flag creed and other pertinent facts. The dktribntion of these pamphlets to the school pupils wss mads poa- slble by the whole-hearted cooperation of Mrs. Kathleen Watts, county sup erintendent, and her. department of edocatloa. The sehook"^re asked to devote one period each day durtaxg week; tol^ihe “Iteg Co4e”'and tha p«- plk were urged to give It dUlgent atudy. , Mrs. D. M. McCasfaU NotiHed Of Deatii Of Ivey K. Connell Cnmden SebedI- ule Will Find C^ncity Crowd. Unless Florence can throw a mon key wrench Into the smooth-geared Camden High grid machine tonight, the Bulldogs appear cestaln to esUb- llsb a mighty good claim to being one of the best high school football out- fiu In thk Palmetto Stata To dale the Bulldogs have estab lished a record of 7 wins as against one defeat—that being to Sumter in one of tbe greateat upsets In high school grid snnak. On any other night Camden would have won by at l®**t two or more tonchdowns. But thk isn’t any time tar allbk. Foot ball specklkts readily admit Camden to be better than the Gamecocks de spite the« defeat laat month. **' Florence comes hern tonight with a team that startetV out with a giwen group oLplayara but who under skill ed coaching have mounted high fax football ranks and today offer one of the state’s most powerful teams. Whether thk Florence Juggemant can btop Camden k a qnestlon will be answered tonight under the ut Zemp stadium. Every tei In Camden ahonld make It a point to be on hand for the < kickoff at 8 P. ra. Those who failed to turn out last week for the HartsvUle game really missed a spectacle—to see a Camden team bumbled by the vkltlng team •coring fax the first minutes of play— . Mrs. Docia M. McCaskill. of thk city, has received s telegram from the Adjutant General of the war de partment. confirming the report that her nephew, Lt. Ivey JC. Connell was killed in action somewhere In Itriy. Lt Connell k the son of Mr. sud*^ only to roar back with teniflc Impact Mrs. R. B. Connell, of Camden roufe 2. He graduated from Camden high school In 1929, after which he attend ed Clemaon College. In 1940, when the Natloual Guards were mobilised, he entered servlee with Co. “M", 118th Infantry, Camden Unit U. CdnnsU attended Offleer'a Training School nt Fort Behning, Oa.. where he received bk commksion as a' second ileutsn- snt and waa assigned to the Para troopers. After arriving at hk over*’ seas destination, he received hk pro- nuxtfan to first lieutenant The telegram received by Mrs: Mo- CasklU foUows: • Mrs. Docle M, McCssklU, “214 Halle Street “The Secretary of War desires that 1 tender hk deep sympathy to yoo fax the losa of yoUr nephew First Lieuten ant Ivey K. Connell. Report received sUtes that he was killed in nctlon on sixth of October In Italy. Letter fol lows. “Ulio Ths Adjutant Qnneral’?^ C. W. LANEY i PROMOTED TO tEllQKANT Quantlco. Va., Ndv.—C. W. L«My. Cr. S. Marlas of Bt^kia, bste pro moted to sergsnixt at the Marine oorps l^h^ He k the n-ysar^aon of Mr. L. B. Lteey. The robtah^blutelrd end mor1rlm1ili4 ere ell threshes. ■ and pile up 84 points. Then fae first tesm turned the Job over to the second stringers—thoss boys of tomorrow and that crowd really carried on In a magnificent manner. Camden mixed Its brand of attack laat Friday and will undonbtedly do the seme tonight sgainst Flormice. By land and fax the air they hope to ease * ^lo, whkdx will bring their string to 8 for ths sseson to dste. Sumter 1^ been taken to the clean ers twice thk season and the same k true of Columbia. Charleston k not putting on vmnch of a show thk sea- •on and over fax ths western area, Spartanburg sewms to be the only team In the picture, eo far as ths sesson record k concerned. Coach Mc^veen of the Florence team writes ns that hk startlog line up will be as follows: Sunlmerford, left end; Griffin, left tackle; WU- liamson, left guard; Palfas. center; Shaw, right guard; Allen, right tackle; Nichols, right end; Gai^Uner, quarter back; Dusenbury or Barringer, foB- back; Bntnaon or DeBerry/right halt and Loopw, left half. maqistratk smith in yiTEANS HOSPITAL, COLUMBIA V Mendel L. “BhCk” Smith, maglstmU DeKalb Township, k confined to ths Veteran’s Hospital, fax Columbia. Mr. Smith expects to be beck fax hk office ebnot^the fUut of December.