The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 24, 1943, Image 10
THg CAMDEN CHWOWtCH. CAMDtM, SOUTH CAWOLIWA,^ FWIDAY, DECEMBEH »4, 1*41
IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM FEATURES
FORMAL OPENING OF “CENTER”
I,
VlaS*nM rak*ka«aA A» ^ dcBcrlbed Bs “Bringing the Man a
VUitors EaUmse At Fine Home
And Fitting* For Our
Soldiers
Twinkling Christmaa tr^ lights,
patriotic songs, the soft Ilgh|: of over,
head flourescent tubes, luxurious up-
holsterred chairs. Inspiring speeches,
and a home-like atmosphere epitom
ised thel dedication program of the
Serrlce Men’s Center In the armory
on Rutledge street FYlday evening.
Between 80 and 100 Camden people
braved the biting cold of a December
night to attend the. affair and enjoy
the warmth of the big auditorium.
Mayor' F. McCorkie, who nas
been responsible for Camden securing
government aid In providing the Cen
ter and who has been painstaking in
^arrylnjf f>nt tbn ren^vajtpg snd out——--IVo-ift-file- -Special Service branch
“Tonlghj-imarks another step forward
in your community, a step that I know
you have been working and striving
to take for a long time. A recreational
center such as this required much
planning, it requires many hours of
long hard work, and it requires a
knowledge of human nature and un-
d’erstanding that cannot be learned
in a school.” * '
“This building is going to be a very
very busy place. .Soldiers of the Ariftir
Or/)uiid forces, ..the Air Corps, Ma-
rlnes, yes, and m§n of the Navy will
come here seeking relaxation froip the
rigors of training^ Many of them\.w|lll
be here on furlough after having mht
the enemy face to face . . . some per
haps will carry the marks of those
meetings.”
fitting of the place, was in charge of
the program. He prefaced the even
ing entertainment with an introduc
tory talk during which he formally
turned over the Ceriter to the com--
mittee named to carry out the project
under the able direction of Mrs. Prank
Bean and Mrs. J. S. Lindsay.
The audience, under the leadership
"Of A. f?; McKaliv, opened the program
with the slnglqg of “America.” The
invocation was offered by Chaplain
B. Wallace Eklwards, U, S. Army'.
TWayoF'W«i^rlcTe‘ then introduced Miss
Margaret Salmond, who sang “Mighty
I.,ak’ a Rose" Her mother, Mrs.
Charles Salmond, accompanitd her on
the piano. "
Captain Joe Riley of the 64th
AAFFTD, spoke of the interest that
the Southern Aviation school had In
the Center and expressed the desire
of the 64th to cooperate in making the
project a big success.
Major W. E. Czarnltikl of Fort
Jackson, known to hundreds in Cam
den as “Bill,” as a result of his many
years as Scout leader of the State
area, spoke briefly and with a great
deal of ..humor and then introduced
Captaiti Prank Thomas.of Port Jack-
son
The talk by Captain Thomas might
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1943
6f ST UIISHfS
Santa may have new
modes of transporta^
tion in his bag of tricks,
but our wish is that his
1943 pack include a
great big package of
old'time Christmas
cheer, addressed to
you, dear friend—to
YOU.
☆
'
SIdgner Motor
Company
of the Army have this same job
■^We call It “Bringing the Man a Hunk
of Home.” . , . You too, are bringing
the man a hunk of home . . . and a
darn big hunk at that. You brlqg him
all the things we cannot bring him
in sufficient quantities in the camps.
You bring him the girls to dance with
. . . the bright lights . . . and the
opportunity to come iirfaeng and work
at his hobby, write letters, or any
number of other things he might >4ant
m do and for one reason or another
FanT dtTTh T\r8"barracli8i~hl8 dayroi^m
of his service club. This becomes his
Home while he’s Ih your city.”
’’There isn’t much I can say to tell
you how much alt ’his Is appreciated
by the men In service. . . You’ll get
your answer from the men themseives
when they come hewe, and return
again and again to take advantage of
your hospitality. ''You will be bring
ing them a real Hunk of Home.”
n has been a real pleasure being
with you this evening, and I’m look
ing forward to returning again when
the exigencies of the field duties else
where will afford me the opportunity.”
Pollowing Captain Thomas’ remarks,
the audience sang the national an-
them after whlch^ an hour was given
over to “open house.”
Mayor McCorkie took occasion to in
troduce Mrs. Bean and Mrs. Lindsay
to the gathering and paid each a fine
tribute for the work already accomp
lished in the program nf-the' teenier.
Q , is the cause of TrentA
• Mouth and can it be cured? *■ i
-J. O. T.
Formerly, Trench Mouth (Vin
cent's I^ection) was thought
to have been caused by two germs
living together for their mutual ad
vantage. The names of these or-
•ganisms are fusiform bacillus (fu’-
sif-orm bas-il’-us) and Vincent’s
spirochete (Vin’-sents spir*-o-k§t).
Recently researchers have come to
believe that perhaps two additional
micro-organisms are concerned with
the disease. TrenchJMouth is an in
fectious disease affecting chiefly the
^ms, though it' may involve the
lips, tongue and lining of the mouth.
Young adults are most susceptible
to this infection and it may occur in
children. The acute type of Trenjch
Mouth cannot be confusM with any
other mouth disease as there is a
marked redness and sloughing of the
gum tissues, pain, characteristic
bad breath, temperature and pros
tration. Sub-acute br chronic cases
of Trench Mouth are less easily rec
ognized because the symptoms are
less marked. However, in chronic
cases ss in.-acute-cases, th»- gums
Sometimes, becsose of excessive
wear, disesse, abase er neglect,
some middlesged people are forced
t* lose their teeth. This greatly af
fects their appearance by eaasfaif
fliem to look °preii^atiirely aged.
Lost natural teeth shonld be re-
I flased with aiUflclal teeth In wdsr
to maintain the natural ...facial ex
pression and appearance, permit
mastleatton and preserve normal
speech.
will be tender and sore when the
teeth are brushed. Trench Mouth
can be cured providing the patient
cooperates effectively with the den-
HbI in
Dntal Aaaoeiatiom, 212 XaM Superior WrMt,
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that we made application to the Fed-
eral Government for, a full time JinpOrtEllt 111661111^
recreatlort project. This application wv g-^ i. T'
took many months, much work and Jt 01* UOUntY F JiriUCrS
correspondence to complete, however,j
today we have a floe soldiers’ service
center, comparable to any center in a
community this size.
A Christmas
Tree For the Boys
Hardly a home in America will not
be saddened this Christmas because
a member of Hie family, a relative, or
a friend Is in the arm^ service and
consequently ^bsenU 'WhAe a few
may get honfe on fhrlough, the ma
jority will not The old-fashioned
Christmas tree won’t be the same
without the son, brother, or husband
who was such an Important member
of the family group.
However, the men and boys in
service are getting their Christmas
trees in a new form this year. And
while they haven’t nearly the same
charm as the* silver-spangled. Yule
tree, these trees are much more prac
tical in wartime.
They are the pulpwood that is be
ing shipped constantly overseas in the
form of smokeless powder, supply
parachutes, 'V-mail boxes, shell - cas
ings, blood • plasma containers, avia>.
Tors'^vests, camouflage nets, bomb
rings, and a hundred other items of
war.
Pulp’wood cutters of this community
are contributing to the flow of these
“Christmas” trees abroad. But the
need is greater than the response.
Many more are required to give our
fighting men adequate equipment to
defeat the Axis.
If everyone able to- -swing- -an a*e4
or handle a cross-cut saw cuts all the
pulpwood he can now and through
1944, maybe next Christmas will be
u(t|r|yitrr itir tJTxjrjvii©. tisiul/ tJSV
more we can do now to help the
Allies press their advantage, the
sooner the war will eild and the sooner
all families ca nreunlte around the<
old-fashioned Christmas tree.
There will be a countywide meet-
The F^^al Court House on Tuesday,
Security Agency has appointed two j January 18th, at 10:30 to give outlook
splendid full time workers who have r informalion in reference to various
me past rew weexs getting this meeting the war production goals for
ready for use. I Kershaw County will be discussed
The purpose of this sMvlce center terracing program and
Is to honor and make happy every | program under the AAA. Spec
man In the Armed Forces of our na-'jaiiata from the Clemson College Ex-
tlon who enters the front door. It la , tension Service wUl be present to dls-
also for the entertainment and use ^iug the above
Both ladies responded with fe^^ling to
the remarks of Mr. McCorkie.
The mayor in opening the program
said in part:
’’For more than two centuries Cam
den haa been a place where those who
right for our native land are net only
loved, but are honored. It was the
privilege of the people of our “City
to entertain the Father of our Coun
try, La^’ayette, and many other ,n«v
(ahles in those early days when the
foundation was being laid for the
building of the greatest nation on
earth."
’‘The many monuments in our
beautiful parks are mute testimony
that the heroes jof wars are dear to
the hearts of Camden people. On the
highest spire in our City stands the
statute of King Haiglar, the Indian
Chief, who gave his life in battle with
other Indian tribes to save the white
people of this community. For more
than a century, this city has honored
him by having his likeness, with
drawn bow and arrow, stand as guar
dian of Camden on the highest steeple
in the city.”
”And so from the earliest history
of Camden which runs paralled with
the history of our nation it has been
the traditional policy of Camden to
honor and make happy the soldier
who fights for our native land.”
“Camden has long had a Nattonsl
Guard or Military company. About 16
years ago their quarters were Inade
quate and so a number of business
men endorsed the paper and raised
the'money to erect this building. The
Company grew and with the coming
jof war. clouda, thr«e years agOr»-new
Armory was built, and the City of
Camden took over this building."
“For more than two years, we have
had a r^MTeallon center here operat
ing part time and only on a limited
basis. Finally the need for a full time
recreation center became so great
of the wives of the cadets stationed
here, or wives of soldiers who might
be stationed, here. And it is our In
tention that it shall be of the great
est possible value to all those in the
„ Armed forces of our nation.. Tks. two
workers cannot do this Job alone. I
They must have many volunteer work-}
ers from the various Church organiza
tions of the city.”
“Already the 'churches and other
organizations are cooperating in a fine
way and let’s remember that when we
help make the soldiers happy, when
wfe help build the morafe ln-eur Armed
forces, we are having a definite part*
in hastening the day when our ene
mies shall be vanquished and when
peace shall return to war torn lands
and the boys from Kershaw county
shall return to the land of their na
tivity.”
j W. C. McCARLEY’, County Agent.
Oh Joy! Days Are
Longer and Longer
Wedneeday. Dec. 22, was the short
est day of the year. Beginning after
12:30 p. m. the days became longer
and the nights shorter.
On Wednesday the sun rose at 8:28
a. m. and set at 6:16 p. m. On Thurs
day the performance was duplicated
with the exception that the sun set
a few seconds later. Prom now on
the sunrise w ill continue to advance
a few seconds until the sun comes np
at 8:30 at the end of the month, but
It will also be setting at a progres
sively later hour. Thereafter it will
start rising earlier and will continue
doing so until June 22.
Wednesday, Dec. 22, Is described
as th9*winter solstice.
Not only Is the Hun having" the war
brought home to him, but deliveries .of
anything up to 2,000 tons are free.
Few things can be emptier than the
‘oh” of a girl of abouf 16 when the
phone call turns out to be for one of
the elders.
MRYTllSfMAS!
JOYOUS HOLIOAY
UGHTSONTHEFIRTREE,
SNOW ON THE WINDOW
LEDGE...THE JOYOUS
FACES OF CHILDREN...
... MAY IT BE A VERY
HAPPY ONE FOR YOU
•V
Camdeii Beauty
Shop
It is estimated that if industrial ac
cidents continue at the present rate,
the time lost will be equivalent to a
one-week shutdown of war Industry, f
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BlRAE nECEMBERl
*Tto passing Strang* that
Riis numlh which fur-
nishss th* tooiat light
out of doors, should fur-
ntoRtlto nMst light with,
in. It's ths Spirit of Chrisi-
jaoa. and tbs -Msrttosl
of Christmasss to you!
Allen’s Shoe Shop
T«
.HE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS,
dominating the world stage, once more has
incredibly railed aside the clouds of war.
There is still beauty in common things, still
good in the world, and we are all grateful
for the glowing interval of Yuletide.
At for ours^vet, we are alto grateful for
your loyalty to ua during 1943, and extend
i*s best wishes to aU.
■'in* ■
^err’ll alwai|s
0 Chrisimos
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Barbarians from across
the seas would, if they
But there'll always be a
Christmas! May the
Christinas season of 1943
find you in the midst of a
good old'fashioned Yule
celebration.
The best milk doesn’t come from cows—it comes from
Camden Dairies
Phone 666 For Your Milkman
1024 Broed Street — — Camilsn, S. C*
toOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOt
If we have our way about it St. Nicholas is
going to make an extra long stop at your
home. No one needs to point out to u*
what your loyalty has meant to us during
1943r. jMI' wc can. say is Thank you, and
Merry Qiristmas.