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-• . 'V■ '> • ' ' - ,f , i, "• Jl. ’z-' The Gamden -r; • v “if VOLUME W CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944 NUMBER 42 Bonsai Urges All Out Fat Collection Effort At Once Hon. Francis N. McCorkle iUNintj Defense Cbainnan Cites ImpefaliTe Need. Sheheen Comes "to Aid • W. R. Bonsai, chairman of the Ker shaw County Council of Defense, la issuing a, strong appeal to the house wives of the city and county and also till gfocert and meet dealers to speed up the collection of waste table fats. •‘Our government is calling on us to do everything In our power to save snd collect waste table fSts, said Mr.-Bonsai. “These fats are necessary in the manufacture of the miracle working sulpha dtugs and glycerine for annnu- pition, as well as other items so necessary for the defense effort. ‘‘As a patriotic gesture Frank Sha ke^ of the Sheheen Grocmr oo®* pa^, has volunteered to collect this fat from the meat markets oC the town of Camden and take It to Co lumbia.' The trip to Columbia will be made twice monthly. •'Your grocer is authorlied to pay you 4 cents a pound for fat and also to give you two meat coupons per pound.- * "The need of the waste fata k most urgent so please help by collecttng and delivering to your grocer all the fat you can gather. It will be ac cepted at your grocers and will be deeply appreciated.” Camden F< Finds That Public Likes the New Plan Management EJated Over Fine Reaponae Ghren Change By The Cuatomera Service Center Is Mecca of Hundreds For Social Events ^e New Year*a Night Ball ' Prowea An Ewening of • Hstpphieaa The dancing party given last Satur day night at the Service Men’s Center was equally as interesting as the Christmar party "Bie prucedtog weA. Tba big auditorium 6f tha Center was dressed in the holiday decora tions that were put in place tor the Yule program, even to the mammoth Christmas tree. The crowd was larger by a consid erable number than at the ChUiatmas jail, due to the fact thai thqre yore io counter events takl^ pwim New' Veer’s night The majority of men n uniform wore cadets from the fly- ng school. Dixie Boykin was master of cere- nonles and keig the fun going thick md fast. Dance contests between m the program, while there was a jltterburg couples and waftzers were ipeclal award to the handsomest cou- )le on the floor. On Sunday afternoon the open louse period found scores of serv'ce nen and their dates gathered in the laU. At 5:15 o'clock a beautiful 'PBper service was conducted by Rev. tabon of the First Baptist chuich v’ith a choral program offered by the baptist choir. • ’ This past week the program has matured events for the wives of adets, student officers and dances for adets and their dates on Tuesday md Thursday evenings. There will )c a dancing party Saturday night I'ith the usual open house and vesper crvtce Sunday afternoon. Rev. A. D. iIcArn of the Presbyterian church will iave the vesper service in chargee Winpers in the several contests last Saturday night were Aviation Cadet nd Mrs. Charles Pillon, voted the lost attractive couple on the floor, 'adet and Mrs. Pillon are newly weds, aving been married only a few week* go. . The Jitterbug contest wi^ won y an aviatioq cadei' dancing with ilss Billy Reddick, while the walti ontest winners were Aviation Cadet tickle and'Miss Meta Boykin. The Camden Food Shop opened thet New Year by going on a cash andj carry basis, and according to Manager H. H. Maddox, the venture has been greeted with general approbation by his many customers. The change to the cash and carry program, identical with the system prevailing in all of the leading chain store organizations, was brought about by conditions growing out of the war situation. Mr. Maddox stated that he has maintained hia delivery system to the best of his ability for a considerable time since the outbreak of the war, but faced with inability to secure worn out equipment for delivery trucks. It was necessary to make a drastic change. 4' The cash basis program is in line with the policy of the United States government to discourage and re strict carrying charge accounts. Mr. Maddox stated that on top of his restriction, be and all other people engaged in this line of business, have to pay for practically all merchan dise on delivery. “We plan to pass on to our custom ers, in reduced prices, the saving we are effecting by the new change,” said Mr. Maddox. “So far the new plan is working out well," he continued. “We have been just as busy and have sold mIMovai* much If not more merchandise siooe'IvAcftjrUl iTlvV/U&llIC IL ’r.-rSfolS!” .."S:^V«"rs|Aimounces He Will that. If we can offer our trade the Final Curtain Falling On Historic Kirkwood Hotel Southern Airwavs •r Cagers To Open Home Card Mondav Shaw Field Team Comes Here For Home Opener Mon day Night Old Hotel, Stripped of Fumish- Is A Sad Spec tacle. mgs BULLETIN The (’hroiilcle was informed lute Wednesday by Simon Faust that ar rangements had been made to conduct a final auction day *on Wednesday, January 12, beginning at 10 a. m. Mr. Faust stated that the Kirkwood huUd- Ing and property was not sold this week, but he was certain It would be disposed of at the sale next Wednes day. ‘T will be glad to give The Chronicle Although defeated in their first two starts of the season away from home, the iiouthem Airways "Flying Pro fessors" basketball men are set to i . i, . » w ^ < <.pen the home season here Monday * ‘he Purchaser, of CamdM executive announces for re^sgtlon to fourth term as mayor. merchandise at the right 'prices, we Qguklr irA11l*^h TpArWl need not have .to worry, that we ^ M* >>86 any trade by this change in poll cy. And we certainly are grateful for the fine spirit this change has been greeted with by bur customers.” Navy Sends Wave iNre On ^tnrday Present Exeentiwe Says Busi- nee* Men Request He MsJee Run J^-aacis N- McQorl^ chiet of Car live of the city of Camden tor the past six years, has announced that be will seek a fourth term as mayor. In making the announcement the Young women in Camden and vlclnl- a reap Wav© next Saturday when^ program which is defined to de- Speclallst Third Class Ruth Loven of '^P^OP® ® Post-^ar *«alr. Appeal Is Issued For Nnrses Aides Id Home-Hospital Defense Council Cheirnum Re-l quest* All QiislifieH To Register. The mayor feels that bis adminis- Ibere is a grav.e need at this time rifpr oursos’ sides to help at the .Osss; Sen hospital and in private bomee, when registered nurses are not avail able. W. R. Bonsai, chairman of the Ker shaw County Council dC Defense^ has issued an appeal to all women who have had training and are willing to help during epidemics and emergen cies, to register at the hospital and night with an attempt' to break into the win column. Shaw Field's 457th Squadron will officially open the season locally for the I’rofs Monday night, while a sec ond home game Is slated for Wednes day night when the 426th Bomber Squadron from Columbia invades the local lair. The Flying Professors took another nose-dive Tuesday night, due mainly to a bad second period when they were held scoreless, for their second straight lo.ss In as many starts, this time bowing to the Tfth Base Head quarters and Air Base Squadron of Shaw Field, In the handsome new Shaw Field Recreation hall. It was a pretty hot battle through out the opening period of the game, with the Shaw Field boys holding an 8-6 edge at the end of the first quart er, but the Flying Profs scoring guns were completely silenced In the sec ond stanza as the home club roared out front for a wide half-time lead, 17-i. The Profs bounced back into th* ball game with the opening of the second hslf of the game, however and had their biggest time of tha night to posh through a total of IS points snd set the stage at S2-1S, stUl In the Shaw Flald beys* favor. Bn- dently, thair scoring punch was too -Sato,- however, and when the- final whistle had sounded the 77th five still held a five-point margin. It wasn’t such a biUI ball game. Tha Profs showed a lot of promise uhen they get the rough edges polish- ad off and start clicking together. ‘*We need more practice,” complained Qsptaln ioe RUey. playcr-coach of the BeeUNito Airways enintol, “4m4 Pbe* we get our boys in shape right well start showing 'em something.” Captain Riley promised a stronger combination for the hotel and annex buildings, to gether with those buying the cottages, golf club, upon the conclusion of the auction next week," said Mr. Faust. The tlrk wood auction, an almost continuous affair, which has been staged with varying success for the past several weeks, is reported to have played its last performance last Tuesday. As In previous showings of this spotlight event, extraordinary prices were on the program. But the gen eral public appeared to be eagbr and willing to buy, and to date, the auc tion has been the biggest financial success of anything to transpire In Camden history. Scores of bath tubs and plumbing fixtures which graced bath rooms of the hostoric old bostelery have van ished. On the second floor, all guest rooms are devoid of any equipment or furniahlngs. The same la true on th* third floor where a scene of dssola- tion and ruin meets the eye. Plaster, which tumbled down during gua-blasts of the nuneuver period looked'forlorn in their nakedness and wreckace. The name “Kiritirood” appeered to have e meglc effect upon the sainde of a majority of the bergaln seekers. ion People Doogtu reokleeely and in a / wild abandonment of judgmenL One old chatr with g-blf Boa IBwiiBniie cane seat, bronght the magnificent total of |4A0. A mg Strip with a rant in it several teat long turoaght owr* I8A0 a yard. '’ And tbos the story went Perhaps the outstanding faature of the suction sale Was the diBUIusioo-\ meat of many people lk,.the tomons W 'fihfir hat bee# snrmunded wiin eh autw of eh-' chantment. It was visualised as a lumWa Visits^ tratlon during the six years he has at the civilian defense control center sonal Waven intervlpwa nil office of mayor has been j in the basement of the post offlch ? "> m “r ,t.«. ,b.t .b« ’ bv ^ Chief community. He | council is calling on all qualified wo- was announced recently ’ by Fred C. Sanders, Petty Officer In charge of the Navy Recruiting station wants to see this program continued j men to take this training If they palace of elegance. Perhaps the fact next week's two that guests paid as high as |15 to |*0 home games, the first of the season on a day for a room might have caused the home court, and cage fans are this splash of anticipatory grandeur, promised a couple of good ball games i Today, with the $15 guest rooms when tha Southern Airways club bare of furnishings, one sees the plc- makes Us bow in the local High I (Please turn to page two) school gymnasium. | The two home openers will find the f T • j ww 467th Squadron from Shaw Field com- UnSlfifllCCl iCdUOH Ing here Monday night. January 10,1 “ for the reason that he feels It has have not already had It. "It Is your been built on the principles of Judg-j contribution to the ‘Home Front Cam- ment and progress. paign’,” said Mr. Bonsai, and he added. Mayor MtCorkle’s decision to of- ''Don’t let us down, fer for a fourth term came as a re- - ■■ ■■ ■ — in Ck)lumbia. It ie pointed out that the need for more. Waves in the Navy la more urgent than ever before,- As 91,000, , , .. , . „„„„ iwwr « .r-t ww must be enlisted In 1944. Chief San-I®*‘*‘ request of many proml- l?PI*1*11lfpi*a ders said, "In every division of the business men of the community. i VfJWj IVUiriUiUrN It is his plan, preliminary steps fll fh T /T 1 of Which have already been token, to, AQ J[|| | bring new industries with year-round payrolls to this community. Spanish donkey wu a machine of jrtnre with e sharp point upon which victim was made to sit while 'eights were tied to his arms and legs, I Navy more Waves are being used to- I day, and everywhere the Waves have served, they have performed splen- i dldly, end commanding officers are re questing them in greater numbers.’ in a statement recently Specialist Loven saidr ''! want the chance to talk personally with all the girls in and around Camden on Saturday while here. I am here to answer their questions and to give first hand in formation on the training, the work, and the dally life of e Wave. Many of our wommi have wanted to learn more about the Waves but they have been a bit hesitant to ask for the in formation.” It is interesting to note that now the wives of navy enlisted men are eligible for the Waves under a new ruling by the Navy department Georina Firm Gets $400,000 Contraet At Woodward Field 'Tuesday, Januai>U ‘‘The story of the WVimeB's Army Corps to date can 'bfi.put briefly! They MICKIE SAYS— tSnouiDyotj/tpAfai^ wst HAPPBUiOBeoveiif 'nfsmcFiBAtJBsr OOuwAimAuL JlBmWEft TOKBEKi Mf 'TUAUUS/ T. C. Ghdden Offers For Coundl Kith T. C. Gladden, well-known grocer of this city, has annonneed his can didacy for the office of conncilman of the sixth ward et the spring elec tion. Mr. Gladden baa been a resident of the slxOl ward for the pest IS years end rnekne kla home at 1808 Broad street He was owner of the Gladden grocery store tor 18 years, but had to ap work becaas* of illness. He bee for the pest severil years been identified vrith the Cam den F^ood Shop. 'While never holding any public of fice, Mr. Gladden has been actlr* In ell civic matters and was a leader in the affairs of th* Merchants as sociation. * . In hk annoancement lir. Gladden states thet he is mindful tha needs of the elxth ward and If elected will make every effort to see that thea* needs ite taken car* of. *1 are making history,” Lt. Adeline Bol and from the U. S. Army Recruiting Station, Columbia. S. C., said today LL Bolland, Corporal Grace John son, Pvt. Nancy Boyte ant) their party Work On Grading,' Draining of expert recruiters wHl be in the Camden Post Office on January 11th and Building Cement Run ways Starts Today. ■Blackwi naw train Ing aadle Mt the Naval MARVIN C. SMITH ENTERS AIR FORCES NaShTllle Almy Air CeaUr. Tenn.— Manrta' C. SSflth. H. son of Mr. and Mrs. <S4ftoal K. Smith «t roata ^ bos tl, Ostadek. t. €.. «M tartatai Dta Center here. Be Is ^ irniiil*' af Camdea Hick taltani >■’ ’ V. ■iv War The Monohan Construction company of Pelham, Oa., whkh has the con tract for the grading and drainage tn- BtaUation at Woodward air field and also th* laying of two three thonsand foot edment mnways expects to get work started Friday, K waa stated earlier this week. The pdtt of the work to be taken up Friday will Inelode the grading and the laying of the concrete drain- aff pipe over the entire field ares. La^er th# tWo long mnwaya, each wl^ a width bf 180 feet, will be con- stmeted. The contracting firm la to hare the job dompleted In ttre calen dar montha ttpie- - The mnways will He eonthwest end northeasL end northwest and south- seat, ecoordltif to the plena The .approxhnate cost of this proj ect wlU be 1400,000. LT. 6, L. SLACKWELL AVAmNQ NEW ASSIGNMENT Nejr Orleena, Jan. 8.—LL (jg) H. L. eU. USNR, li^ completed his Armed Qverd Center, New Orieens, La., asralting assignment as command er of the Navy gun crew aboard an American merdinnt vanseL it was an- noonced today. I He win be responsible for the sefo- ty of bis shto aitainat enemy sir, snr- fgoe, or sub nttaek. & was resident rietmn ainaagnr lor th* liberty Mntnnl Inemrnaee oom- pnny beCore entirfag tbs Nary last AMMt 11 Hla yamali. Mr. and Mm. a U amdnrsR imWt at MS Upturn nevL Cam dm. fl €. Bk wtt*. Mary, pmd Umtt lltasmb ebt daq^ktir am Ui^ Mm to tMl the story of the WAC to all women interested in the Corps. "Not only at Army posts throoghont the country but overseas as well, the trim olive drab uniform of the Wo men’s Army Corps-bes corns to be re cognised as the sign of an efficient and capable job being done, and of a real soldier on duty,” LL Boland con tinned. Pointing out a. fact subaUntlated from every eonree. LL Boland farther stated, “We're getting glowing reports of the WAC from Italy, North Aflri^ England, and every camp la th* coun try where WACa are stationed. Many of them are In positions of key im portance, the pieces , where great de- dsione are made, each as the secre taries to General Eisenhower and to Lt Oenentl Mark W. Clark. “Bat secretarial datlee in the vaii- ods nerve centers of the Army admin istrative machinery represent only one of the many^-more than 180, set- ually—kinds of Army • assignments WACs are filling with disttnetlon.” LL Boland said. Tn many eases, civllfan skills are directly utilised. In othere, tralntng by the Women’s Army Oerpe Itself eqaipe each woman for th'a as- signmeat tor whkh she it ttait saRed. So. whDe a elvflian skill er specialis ed abfllty la usefaL the rotJtr tanport- ent reqairement Is the ability te leem And that la an ahOlty tae qq. men of Bonth Carolina have already demottstreted to the complete enHn- factlen of tbs most exnctlaE.’* lA. Bolnad end party ary* thgt all eligible womea between the agea ed M te 4f, wifheat dependsRta or chib drea oader U aiett the Oftiee oa Jea. 11& John ColeaMB. MgUah aallit wMh lag eeaadlaga la the Rhiaaa, I, IMf, wee |be Atat whtia alala by Mlaia M Mav JNffe. and the 426th Bomber Squadron from ATC the Columbia Air Base appearing here Wednesday night, January Vi. Both games are at 8 o'clock in the High school gymnasium Of O.P.A. Operators The Profs take to ih« road aealii MotorUt* Af© Warned To Haw« Thursday night for an engagement | with the Charlotte U. S. Rubber five In Charlotte. Tuesday night’s setback wasn't due to the efforts of Cpl. Stanley Hall, in any sense. Cpl. Hall, Southern Their Gas Tickets All Marked. .. J .. Camden motorists fonnd In possee- Alrwaya faat-stepplng forward, slon of nntndorsed gasoline “coupons-I ed off with scoring honors for the (Please turn to page ten) Fourth Annual Baptist Hour Series Now In Progress will be relieved of them by OPA agents, according to Carlisle RobStts. senior enforcement attorney. The drive, with all members of the enforcement section of the Offke of Price Administration participating, began in Columbia W^nesdey and spread throughout the state. Agents are at service stations and ere asking automobile and track driven to sldW coupons as they come into the eta- *■ .4 The BaptUt Hour for 1944, accord- ing to 8. F. Lowe, Chairman of iher ..v, v .v .... Radio Committee of the Southern', the vehl^ Baptist ConvenUon, wiU consist of '•*’ thirteen message* by outstanding ® Southern Oiptlst pastors and leaders, These will be delivered from January l^d, Mr. Ro^rte said. 2 through March 26 over an tadepen-1 dent Soatbern network of some 36 |PP,1^^ ^®^^ •• stations in 16 states, on the general theme, “Religioaa. Foundatioas for Tomorrow’e World.” Ah added (eetnre of the broadcasts tolned from the ration board. Roberts announced that a similar drive would be ttartod agwHiyf serv ice stotkme January 18, any staticma AH MUMU Ub UI« UrVMUWMiVto - ^ • ' ■■■ WlU be mask by the Baptist Hour confoito aftw that Shoir, llr“john D. ^ •«««-« thegTto and Mr. George 8. Hamrkk, OrganlsL •the series has become a popular reUgloas radio feature, according to Dr. Lowe, who reports that the 1848 broadcaata from Janaary throogh March elicited more than 80,000 let ters and poetgl cards. AU th* programs this year arb to originate la th* etudloe of WSB, “The Vows of The South” Atlanta, Ga. The following spiers wjll be heard: Jeanary 8, Dr. Ralph A. Her- rtag. Winston-Salem, N. C«; the 18th, Dr. Donglas 8. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; the 28rd, Dr. Harold W. Tribble, Loaiarllle, Keotacky; the 80th. Dr C. C. Warren, Little Rock, Ark. V, V rf- \ M ANNOUNCE FOR ALDERMAN I hereby announce my candldaes tor ^dei^ frota-Ward ‘® “4 regulatlona of the De«^ cratk Party. Toor sapport wOl be appreciated. • W. Rosooe Tnhaeon. KERSHAW ADOS TO WOES OF THE AXIS There was a Christmas gift for the Axle at the fbar key bomhardlerl Bchoole of the Army A)r Foro«|Traiis.J lag ooaaaand as new clesees dthiMtf Shttlei Axle blasters were gaMaated MMland, San Angelo. Chflgrtee sad i 1^ Spriags Army Air FMtfa. Among the Axle Masters Whoa* TaletM* grednatwa irfll set hrlag ear ChrlstaMs joy te EUtler aas mrohllo was WDsou M. MeOmlAt ef Notice To Our Subscribe All friandt and relatlvaa wlie are sending The Chrqnlele to thoeO hi the armed seryie* nfhcl keep the eubeeriptloaa paid if they de- •Ir* to keep |h* pepar going te the aervio* men and wemen. It Is a regpIremenL • r ^ sheMt an the expinrtion by referring te suheeriptlen en^ let «* have renewal h*|er* the aeme ef the addrseeee k remeved frees the melting llat. V-' ! _ I -W> xjifev'V-L'.. . . /