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> I The Gamden volume S5 Utmas Party At Southe .. ation Is Enjoyed By 1,400 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUl »AY, DECEMBER 31, 1M3» NUMBER 41 ice Dept. Awarded E FUg By Major L. M. Hauprich if ifflprMslTe ceremonte* at Soath- Arttlon school last Thursday the ‘.teiiaBce department was preaont- I Lih an E by the 64th Army ^rcee Flylnr Training detach- nh erent provMed-eii opportunity personnel of Southern Arlatlon Ml to show their pride In the itentnce which haa been eccomp- for the past year- and to assist goring the Maintenance depart- ^lor itg outstanding work. ^ pro^tn openedTwItE a parade I the ramp by the Cadet detachment. ■Pflng the reviewing stand'was L M. Hauprich, commanding of the 64th AAFFTD, and Oobbel. director of Malnten. Legion Auxiliary Heads^ State Womens Recruiting Drive Rock A American legion Auxiliary^ Department of South Carolina, at their State FaU conler- ence in Columbia on December 7, 1943, accepted the challenge of the four m lltary aervlces by heading up the United Womens Service commlu tee In a state-wlde campaign, aa pro claimed by Governor Olln D. Johnston, to recruit young women for the mili- WAVES^-Marteee oPAKS, T^la announcement waa Mrs. C. M. Proctor. Rock Hill, department president of the Auxiliary. The content of the governor’s proc- _ amstlon stated: “The American Leg it the ^hool. Detachment of- *?“ Auxiliary, through their 72 units and members of the Malnten-r“'*°“*bout the state, are to solicit at department, attired In their new'®"®® ^be aid of all organlxations and rnu. were to’the right and left of localities and those Immediately ®®'6bTOrlng areas, in going on record rcTlewing stand. g retreat, Major Hauprich pro- enlistment of women „ U»e E flw to Mr. OobbeL Im^bto the military service, and each to sting the banner for outstanding i PPe. enlistee in one tince for the past year. Major tbe four services, and ,ich said "during a period of|;“®“ *“ touch with her during A year the Maintenance depart- Pfflod of her enlistment Each jt has placed in commlstion over \ ptr cent of all aircraft assigned to itation. A remarkably fine reo- * Mr. Oobbel thanked Major ch and his detachment of offl- ind men and assumed all person- that the record would be duplicat- j daring 1944. ^ The cadets then swung into the in review" and as squadron squadron passed''the Malnten- hoys and reviewing stand the ppy “eyes right" command attaited > feelings of each cadet to the boys I work through the night to “Keep nying.” bunediately following the parade, hangars, in - which had been tables to serve the huge crowd, thrown open to the personnel luejia. "IThckii arrived Iriit ItaUe mountains of dellclooily ktd barbecue piping hot from the ol'a kitchens and the Ohrtstmas cne party was in full swing. The fourteen hiipdred Maintenance instructors, field and office per- el, cadets and their guests were Ted cafeteria style with plates aped with all the food which goes I maks up a real Southern barbecue. Folloving the meal, as departing ata left the hangar buildings, the organization will thua gain first hand b®owledge of how much these serv ices have to offer, and how really worthwhile women are In accomplish ing the many mlllUry usks open to them.” - ^ , Mrs. Proctor pointed out that the American Legion Anxiliary hopes many orgsnlzations will be ready and willing to act when approached on this viui subject. She said: “There is an urgBQt need for filling quotas. It was revealed recently that If the quotas set In 1943 for this country had been met, 120,000 fathers would not have to be called up for mUitary service in January 1944. Women In service la new,” she added. "It takes time for the public to digest and real ise the necessity. It has proven It self, hpWever, and It is now time for Service Men’s Center Will Be Scene of New Years BaU Jiggs Parker To Lead Bulldogs In The 1944 Season All ^ the Fun and Jolliety of Chrutmaa Dance To Be Repeated. Named Captain By Sqiuad— Annual Banquet Held At Sanfield. (Crowded Out Last Week) Jiggs Parker, one of the mainstays t)f the Camden High fodthall team of 1943, Is captain of the 1944 Bulldog eleven. A^nnouncement of hla election by the team was made kt the annual football banquet held at the Sarsfleld lesday ev The Service Men’s Center will be the scene of' a New Year ball on Saturday evening and if the success of the Christmas night party Is re peated, guesta will have an evening of rare entertainment and fund. Bill Burns and bia Serenadera will furnish the music for the New Tears party and to add pep and zest to tha affair, prises are to be given for tho best Jlttorburg couple, the best wa]tx<- Ing couple, and the most attractive couple on the floor. Enough cannot be said about the Christmas party. Everything was car- ried out as planned and the big crowd —for several hundred turned out de spite the rain and sleet—waxed enthu siastic over every detail of the even ing’s entertainment. Santa Claus was club ’Tuesday evening. Block “C” awards were announced by Principal C. T. Baldwin of the High school to Uie following members _ Connrtl, on'’4'hrji)b and giTve glfulo'^the'sei^"- csptaln; Oilea Huggins, T. 0. Boykin. I ice men who were present. Rhonda Brown, T^lUrshiriI, HariMn a group of musicians from South- Hanc^k Jiggs Parker. Bobble WB- Urn Aviation and Port Jackson took wn. Mickey Jones, Tommie LltUe, I oyer .to provide the music for the Carol Cox, McKay Norris, Bill Jen- evening and It was voted the b^t nlngs, David Partin, Harry Gandy, Jack Boykin, Ben Team. WUbur Mc Coy and Paul McDowell. The outstanding feathre of the even- ^ next to._^® a^on^ment of: bis sack of gifts and as a result every- Parkers selection as 1944 leader, was one present received a Chrislmw Camden >d&ncer8 have bad In some time. Santa Claus found Camden merch ants and individuals eager to give to a short talk by Captain Joe RUey of the 64th AAFFTD at Southern Avia tion, known throughout the football present. Merchants and individuals who contributed were; Elliott Soda Shop, iJeKalb Pharmacy, Colonial everyone to act’ .Officials betieye that it Is going to he just aa Important a factor In win ning the war as any other war ac tivity to which the public has been invited to subscribe and support. Young women throughout the state are urged to heed Governor Johnston’s call on behalf of the Anxiliary. “South Carolina must come forward and take her rightful place, and once again do honor to those men sacrllic- “LETS GO, YOU-ALL,” drawls pretty Laurie Louise West, Platoon Serge ant in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, and cheer leader, first clasa. tor the Camp l.sjouno football team.—One of the firet women* to lead cheers for the fighting Marines, Sergeant West hails from rorld as allAmei^n, RUey of the.orlll. S. W. Hogue, W. F. Nettles and famous Alabama ^Imson TWe of a son. Mrs. Granger Gaither, Desa Wley wMta^uc^.Ooodale. Seven Seas. Kandy Kitchen, by CounclWn J. E. McKain who Thomas Tavern. Lomansky Sho«rShoP. kPoke of hla p^la m Camden Furniture Store. M. M. Evans Rose Bowl game to 1»M. RUoy. Wto h. F. Branham, Cut Rate Drug Store. Schlosburgs, Elchel DepL Store. Hey- the Camden High school team all sea. store. Smart Shop. Me son. spoke feelingly of what d^lpllne Lean Hardware Store, Outlook Shop, and training In footbaU meant to Uie gheorn and Son. Belk’s Dept Store! American youth. »l**rs. Eva Irby and Pine ’Tree Anxill- Another high l^t of ^ banquet I Also Hoffsr’s. Bums and Bar- waa the presentation of gold footUlls rett Newberry’s. Penney’s, Home Fur. 14nd?- nlahhif Ofr.irCHy Dwig Wtnni— I say rearce ana an plkyers who were | jhe affair was decUred to be one Cassatt South Carolina, -where she acquired her delightful drawl. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis ^L. West, Cassatt Her Job in the Marine Cori» Women’s Reserve Is platoon leader in the Recruit Depot at Camp Lejeune. Under an officer she Is in charge of 29 or 10 raw recruits, from their first day at “boot camp” until they graduate six weeks later. -r of the most outstanding holiday af- able to be present was represented by George Stewart who made the pre- Recruiting Ofticer toess of aircraft maintenance ^**6 their lives on distant batUetrohta, Laurie L West Is Popular Leader ’jtiounty Children Play Big Part In Seal Sale ain vent into high gear aa the sklll- naintenance crews returned to «ir Jobs to, as Mr. Oobbel promised, iplkate our record during 1944.” Meeting Stockholders Wts directors of the KOrshaw diction Credit Association met re- siij and made plans for the next mating of stockholders of the ciation, according to John C. lecretary-treaaurer. *” Kershaw Association was org- on December 18, 1933, and will ite its 10th anniversary at this and to the stalwart women of the Confederacy,” Mrs. Proctor added. Liming Land UberaUy In S. C. Camp Lejeune, New River, N. C.— Feminine but forceful—that’s the aray her friends describe Platoon Sergeant Laurie L. West, pretty, green-eyed, brown curly-topped member of the sentation of the mlnatnre footballs, ^ ^ — .kteh m aguiaiu In teKn and Q Bc Herc Jahuary 8 in black enamel on brace a raised “C the gold surface. John M. ViUiplgue was toastmaster Clemson, Dec.—Illustrstions of how South Carolina farmers are making liberal use of lime to Improve the condition of their soil are shoam in these statements from three county agents: Fairfield, R. H. Lemmon—Our farm, ers have ordered through the AAA and otherwise 3,000 tons of lime, most of which has been delivered and spread. Many farmers report good Atlanta, Oa., Dec.—The opportuni st the annual get-together, who stat^ ^^®* 1®)^ service In the Women’s Re- that the affair waa made i>ossible this Mrve of the Navy will be brought to year, as In past years, by the City of attention of young women of Camden acting as host to the gather- Camden on January 8. Specialist Re- Ing. Mayor F. N. McCorkle spoke <‘nilter Ruth E. Loven, USNR. of' the briefly in welcome ib the football Office of Naval (Kflcer Procurement squad, the group of cheer leaders, who Columbia, will be in Camden on were honored guests also, and then liiut date to conduct interviews with held in Kershaw County and all over introduced Messrs. C. V. Mssseabeau, women interested In enlisting in the 1. El McKaln and John Mullen, mem- WAVES, according to Rear Admitwl hers of the City council, who were W. H. Allen, USN, Director of Naval present. Mr.C. H. Tates, a member I Officer Procurement in the Sixth and of the school board, was also Intro-'Seventh Naval dlstrlcta. Because of the rapid expansion of The children of Ktrshaw County have played a big part in bringing In the gratifying figurea' in the Christ mas Seal Sale campaign that has been Marine Corps Women’s Reserve., who the na.tion for the last month, has become a well-known figure ini More and more school children are Area One at Camp Lejeune. | beginning ,to realize their youthful Platoon Sergeant West Is one of P«ri in the health campaign of the • . i « u the “saltier” members of the Wo- This year they have exceeded,duced^M were prlncl^l C. T.^ Bald- men’s Reserve; She waa sworn Into eR other years In their returns to the \he corps Just two months after wo-,^^*'**l®** Sale, men were first admitted. She took Mr. Oliver Rice. Seal Sale treasurer, basic training at Hunter College, the 4^*^ ®R ®f 1^® county schools Bronx, New York, before "boot” camp not reported in as yet, but the was transferred to this base. [total to date from the She came to Camp Lejeune to at- 1607.46. win, Coach Lindsay Pearce, George the Navy, there is a need for 91,000 Stewart, F, H, Heath, Wilbur Connell; women In the service by the end of and Jiggs Parker. All members of the] 1944. Any young woman with the team receiving the “C” letters were desire to serve her country whq has presented with. handsomely mounted I two years of hlg^ school or business schools la I pictures of the 1943 squad. | school training and average good A turkey dinner was served In the health can find a Job In the Nkvy. annual meeting. An Interest- results from the use of lime. tend the Non-Commlssloied OfflctrsM Camden Grammar school has the.uaual excellent manner by the Sara- school, and has made rapid etrlJes honors for the white schools with a.D«ld club. On total of 981.36. toward success since graduation. indJnslrucliYe pmgrATn haa boon Salud^ F. M. Ksarse—A ^total of laged The ten-year members will ^J*^8®hed and some .of them will ‘ “n on the program. ’The atock- *111 elect one director and tt other important business present directors of Hie AMoclation are: W. T. Red- P^ident; W. H. Draffin, vice dent- - • - 3527 tons oTTIme^^efS ^ordered hr 1943 by 219 farmers under the AAA purchase order plan. A total of 11,300 pounds of Austrian winter peas and 11,200 pounds of vetch seed were obtained under Ihis-projxkm. July 24 she became a corporal. Oc- Jackson school leads all the schools tober 1? wJllL A.totAL-Of 9266.83, a 36 centa per chevrons, and in November that covet- eapita for the school. Liberty Hill ed fourth strip, which made her a c®!®*’®*! •chool gets the honorable I ftaderbi Colleton, L. W. Alford—The liming program this year was a little more : Loring Davii, direetw; L. than doubled over that of 1942, We rt>nrk, director; Q, C. Couch, have delivered 2016 tons of Itoe m a grant of aid through the AAA to a total of 207 farmers. platoon sergeant, waa added to her mention for the County schools with left sleeve * cents per capita, they were the Her Job is training the new “booU.” R*’®* county school th secure s Health She deAcrIhes herself a ^lorttled D. , D®*«1, wUh Ebenesar second. I. (drill Instructor), but in reality she ^er ^*®^®r 1* secretary* is much more than that to the gfrls in her . platoon. ^'TTnder a company Vy€16f)ral6 \l01Q611 officer, she is responsible for a group officer, she is reeponsiDle tor a group wy j i« * • of 25 to 30 raw ^ruiw, from the WeddmgAiiiiiversary time they answer their first- roll call | •*8K8 to close SATURDAY TJrit National Bank and the Bank w4H dose Qafairilay;- on account of New Tears. ttCKIE SAYS— Williams’ Forced To Mthdraw^few Year’s Invitations untU they parade In the regimentjili _ review on graduation day. „On the evenli^ of November 26. For the full six weeks of their Mr, and Mrs, John R. Sinclair were period,--she—notheiw them honored hy a reception given Hmmisi y hot ^ HO/dE ^yWPATlOM m 'ivm ^ w EACH orm^ r^^'JWElRMEieHeORS A telegram received on Mon^y by The Chronicle, requested the follow.ng announcement to be published: Mr. and Mrs. David R. ^ Mulberry plantation, regret that H M necessary to withdraw their tovlta- Uons f^New Tear’s Day. rival In Camden Is of the Illnees of Mrs. WUllgins father. Jndge Joseph M, HIU. Boy Eagle Notes .V G»* All squadrons had their first meetp tnii uii a Christma. party was en- lil.lit «t 7:M « tli« SooM “ Binlw nwttof of tto TSl; roii^W«diie«l»T nifkt .« r.W M tt* ron Friday night et 7.w ai Soont ftnt - ^ MTen All boys between the agee of mvto and 12 ere urged to select om ot ^ sqnadrons and attend lie regular tag. from the time they hit the deck at by their children at their home nedr 5:46 in the morning nntU they ere Camden on the occasion of their OoL tacked Into their banks at the sound 'dek wedding anniversary, of taps at 10 p. m. She sees that theyj Mrs. SlncUlr wore a lovely dress muster on time throughout the day, of Mvender crepe with a corsage of get to chow, to class, to the dtopensary white rose buds. Miss Margaret Sln- for physical sTams and shots; and do cMlr, youngest daughter of the happy the hundred and one other things that coapl<s llgfaj|i4 the candles for the change an indivldnal girl Into a well- impreselve ^ceromony, performed by trained Woman Marine in six short Rev. Mathew Rabon. Mrs. Sinclair be- [fore marriage, waa Jnlla Tonng, In addition to her dnties as a pla- daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. toon leader. Sergeant West has found Z. Tonng of Camden, time to engage In some extra-cnrri-1 Out of town guests were: Mr. and cuUr aotlvlUes, the chief of which is Mrs. H. H. Tonng of Lancaster, Mr. cheer leading. iW. M. Lawrence of Anger, N. C, Mrs. One of the first women cheer lead- Herman Denton and Mrs. Ora Mae ers the Marine have ever bad, she Boykin of Bishopvllle, Mrs. W. J. has had an opportunity to nse her Haaty and children of Columbia, and pleasing Southern drawl to draw out Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Haley of Oiarlea- the cheers for the Chimp Lejeune, ton. I. ti.. dim d.„ ih. ingtrnctors Club a civflian, Sergeaoti Weet worked fOr the Office of War InfOrmatiOD^ In Co lumbia. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis WesL CaasatL sod las two brothers in the U. 8. Army Air eorpe. Drive Ogrtfally-—Save a Life. A, th. mwK of tt. o of tnm on • recent mwiliig briw^ Mmdoo^ City PwkU knve • • • • • e 4 liiP 01 eteeeeeeee eee Holds Open-House * ’The Instmctor’s clnb on Green 8t was gay on Christmas sve when it hsld opea-honss for its msmbers and Make A Good New Year’s Resolution January 1st is generally, conslderpd the time to make New Tear’s Resolu- tioiiS7 A good rcsoltttlon for aayt-ne WAVES are doing over 200 different types of work for the Navy that in clude such fields ns serography, radio, secretarial, storekeeper, control tower ®®<i general housekeeping. to make In January and one which la not hard tp^ckiTy out thmnghnut the entire year has to do with South Carolina’s greatest renewable natural resource—its forests. It is a simple matter to receive to be careful with matchee, parUcularly when In the woods, and one of the easleet waystoJbecarefuLwlllLJnatclK to discard a match slfchont Wives of rnTdahipmeir. Warrant of ficers and enlisted men of the Navy may now enlist in the WAVES, ac cording to a recent announcement from the Navy departmenL WAVES have the same pay acdldg aa the men In the Navy and they are "fiw frllglMn for famllir allows ne ws for dependenta. Specialist Loven will be in the Poet Office building in Camden and will give Information on the WAVES to any young woman between the agea of 20 and 96 years of age who haa the nHiulrwnenta -of- educkUuu gna~|iByBi- cal qualifications. breaking it in two AMUis. Natnrally, if It is Cold enough to break in two it will not bom anytking else. Another reeolntion is to extingnish cigarettes, cigars and pipe heals when discarding them. When riding la an automobile this Is relatlvUy easy In- asmueb aa moat antomobiles. are |to> vlded with ash trays. In facL in some sutea. It is reqai^ by law that all passenger sntomoblles be equipped with receptaclec tor recelviag discard ed matchee and smoking materisL Still another resolqtion has to do with building and extlngnishiifg wann ing Area and camp tires. This is of partlcnlar Interest to those wtio osa lands of others. It Is only reasonable that a person who Is oareless with fire on other people’s lands will pot be welcome on those lands *g«<" ’These resolntions are not hard to Blake and keep, and in gdditioa a reat^ lutlon to assist neiabbora la tire piw- vention. ’The Kei&aw County Pro tective Association renews ita pledge to cooperate to the fullest extent poa- slMe with all citiitens la the prerea- tiop and. suppreaskm of woods firaa. IJeut-CoL James W. Qyburn Visits Father Lloutonant-Colonol James W. Cly- bnm, of Army Hoadqgartere Replace ment Contor, Btnaii^am, Ala., was a guest of hla father, Mr. J. H. Cly- hnm, on Wedneeday and Thursday. Postoffice To Be eaa-aoc were Of this attractive place and laa^ merrlaMiit was had over the fooUdi gifts dseed oa the (SUistmas tree by the flight inetmetors and Oetr gaeata. Mtimaroaa dtanar parties dad bvp-tm were held duriag Chriataaa week aad a large party la plaaaed lor Hew Oosed Saturday VetWa eve^ Mrs. etnrtaat ebib The Poetofflee will be New Tcaif Day, Bataiday. There wffl he no GHy lar Brary at man m this day. Six of Amorlca’a greatest Inventora are Samael F. B. Morse, Alexander Graham BelMSyraa McCormick, Thos. A. Edison, John Ericsson and Robert Fulton. w mn swmm nwil SB Lewis is the «al Deitvery afrd IWa ^ A ^ tnm t TBs 0«m wffl. I Notice To Our Subscribers All friends and relativse who are sending The jChrontole to those in the armed service must keep the Bubeeriptlons paid up If they do- •ire to keep the paper going to the service men and women. It la a^ government requIremenL, Pleaee oheck on the expiratlen date by referring te eubecription raoelptf pnd let ue have renewal befere the name , of the addressee is retneved from the mailing lIsL.