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FOURTH WAR LOAN CAMPAIGN STARTS TUEilAY. JANUARY 18.-BUY EXTRA BONDS!
The Camden
VOLUME 56
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1544
NUMBER 43
Splendid Erogram Arranged
For Red Cross Meet Monday
Musk, Report and Election oi
Officers Hare Been
Scheduled
The aanual meeting of tbo Ktt-
shaw County Red Cross chapter will
be held at the Red Cross headquart
ers on Broad street Monday, January
11. at 4r30 p* m.
The Red Cross chapter bus a mem
bership of oVer a thonsand and it is
believed tha^ in the face of the at
tendant acfWties due to war condi
tions. that the meeting next Monday
will mark a new high In attendance.
More interest la being manifest in
Red Cross work tow than at any
time in the hhitory of the local chap
ter This Is due in a measure to the
fine work that has been done by Mrs.
E. C. VonTresckow in the role of
publicity writer.
The meeting next Monday wlU. ac
cording to Mrs. VonTresckow, last
but one hour and will be most inter
esting. Patriotic singing, both com
munity and by the Grammar school
^lee club, under the direction of Mrs.
Charles Salmond, will be a feature.
Song leaders will be Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. McKaln. the latter presiding at the
piano.
Mayor P. N. MoCorkle will give the
address of welcome while the meet
ing will be presided oxer by Chairman
M B Brallsford. AH unHs of fhe
chapter will submit brief reports.
The committee chairmen In charge
uf the meetteg are as foUows: Mrs.
H C VonTresckow, general arrange
ments: deeoratloas. Mra. Re»^
Pitts; Music, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mc
Kaln and Mrs. Charles Salmond, and
publicity, Prank H. Heath.
Mrs VonTresckow urges that all
pranches of the chapter, meanly
hose located in various areas of the
'onnty. plan to attend tte annual
Tieellng. The tact that the sesskm
8 being held at 4: SO p. m. Is especial-
y advanUgeous for those who come
n from the areas outside Of the elty.
Officers for 1944 will be elected at
he meeting." ~
Famous New York
Publisher Visits
Canidon Chamber
Vilen Howard F««U Caimdati
Will ContiBue In Raaort
Spotlight.
‘Trofessors” Hit
Stride; Trample
Shaw, five 40-16
PyrotCDchnk Teamwoiit Wins
For So«itli«m Airways
Team.
Hitting their stride at the Camden
High school gym last Mtmday night,
Southern Airways’ “Flying Profes
sors” unleashed a mlgl^ basketball
otfenslvO against Shaw Field’s 4B5th
Bask Flying Training Sqaadron, top
pling them 40 to 16.
Giving no quarter and asking none,
the “Professors,’’ before a meagre
Camden turnout, set off some pyro
technic teamwork that daszled the
Shaw Field visitors and proved too
swift and cunning for anything but
victory. *
Monday’s decision came lu handily
as a much needed buRd-up tonic tor
the Southern Aviatkm players who
ran smack-dab into defeat in their
first three encounters of the season,
going down 1S-S6 before Columbia
Army Air Base; 23-28 with the 77th
Squadron at Shaw . and 2S-t7 to the
Winnsboro Royal Cards.
Incidentally, CaAdettitas will have
a royal opportunity \o see the latter
defeat avenged in the well-heaied
Camden High gyin at 8 o'clock next
Wednesday night, January 19, when
the “Professors” again tangle with
the Winnsboro aggregation.
It was highly obvious in Monday’s
battle that the “Professors’* had suf
fered previously from a lack of shake-
doern operations. Insuglaleat practice^
not so much as Individual players but
as a te|^, learning the other fellow’s
tactics.
The smooth functioning of the
Southern Airways steam roller Mon
day night was attrlbited by Coach
Riley to last weeVs gruelling work
outs which kept the “Professors” In
a lather night after night.
’The results were plain. There was
a cool and ^flcient calmness about
Monday night’s activities which was
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Kershaw County Quota In
War Loan Drive $614,800
Bachelor’s Club?
To Established
At The Kirkwood
But It Mi^t Be A Newly*
weds Utopia.
Alan Howard, publisher of The
Speetator, famotis New York
sort and society magazine, spent
ednesday morning as a guest of
cretary F. H. Heath of the Chamber
Commerce.
Mr. Howard was greatly perturbed
er the passing of the Kirkwood
tel and expressed his hope that the
nctiire might be remodeled Into a
aller hostelery.
There is one outstanding feature
the present situation growing out
the war, and that is that Camden
1 has its outstanding winter
iny,” said Mr. Howard. “That lg|ni^ter.
WAC Campaign To.
FTovide, Henfy of
Thrills To the Public^
Ww PU, utd Air PU^
Will Feature Bif Dem*
ongtration
RSchards Bran^ "
Oiarl^te Stmy
As Being Premature
Congressman J. P. Richards, in
reply -to an Inquiry from the Camden
News Service as to a Charlotte report
that he would be a candidate for the
office of United States senator at the
fall election, declared that the Chai#
lotte report was premature.
The Congressman, admired and held
in great affection all over the fifth
district, asserted that so far he has
not seriously considered the matter. •
“I don’t know who wrote that
Charlotte story,” he said. “I had no
conversation with anyone during the
Christmas holidays relative to this
lethlng you cannot destroy and it
something that will always Insure
nden a top place In the mldieioulh
irt communities.” *
tiile in Camden Mr.. Howard ar^
?cd with the Camden News Senr-
10 send Camden publicity to the
•tator. The first article, which
Howlu*d requests be a frank dls-
11 re of the conditions brought
It by the war, will appear .lu the
issue of The Spectator. •
ace Vestry fe
eased As Church
trts A New Year
nymona Menibers Present
dbe Church With New
Hymnals.
first meet^ of the Veatry of
feplscQpsl church was held at
hurch rectory Sunday evening
ich .time the 1944 budget was
id and committees named for
ming yuat.
Maurtoe ClarkA rector of the
...anaoiiaped committee appoint'
as foHowa
nee ebrnraittee: H. O. Carrieoe,
ViUipigue, John Whitaker. C.
tp and C. H. Tates
However, from reports received by
the Camden News Service as a result
of leflet-8 of Inquiry being sent foith
to key men** of the district. Congress
man Richards would be accorded
strong support If he should enter the
senatorial race.
Lt. Charles F, Bailey, commanding
officer of the U. S. Army Recruittug
Station, 1703 Main Street. Columbia,
S. C., releases today an announci
^ -grrjtf datpertibata tfMhi
Camden. On Jan. 20, 21, 22 and 23 a
special WAC Mobile Unit will be at
the Poet Office for the purpose of in
forming all eligible women on the
newest WAC information. The party
consists of Lt. Adeline Boland, Sgt.
Marie Bradford, Cpl. Evelyn Carsner,
CpL Bertie Ward ' and Pvt. William
Eason.
Members of the Civil Air Patrol will
fly into Camden at 2 p. m. on the
23rd of January, stopping at the 64th
AAFFTD, Woodward Airport On Jan.
20. WAC leaflets will' be distribu;ed
over the city by the CAP planes. The
CAP planers are for the purpose of
giving a free orientation "air-ride"
to 17 year old boys who anticipate
making application in the reserves of
the Army as an Aviation Cadet. Wo
men who are interested in being AJr
Wacs may also make their first flight.
In order that a more comprehen
sive understanding may be available
to all eligible women between the
ages'of 20 and 49 inclusive, Lt Bailey,
lal permtssloii, has arranged
isjutlt-UL Racniithm experts
the population of Camden at 9
on January 20 in the Camden
tre.
one o’clock on the fOthc Uent
d and another of the party will
esta at the Rotary club lua^eoh.
2l8t and the 22nd,"WA() hoothe
will'^Bp placed In the Post Office lob
by, iti Belk's Dept. Store, and in J. C.
Peghey company. On Sunday monx'
the 23rd, members of the WAC
Itiug Caravan will attend the
es of their faith. At some time
V this j»erlod of WAC recruit-
Major A. M. Brallsford, chair-
iSSm8^H*specIkl meetfn,
of Rh^Crons leaders to meet the
Caravan TOr|onnel.
The rally‘ut the Camden Theatre,
made posslhlft by Manager T. L. Lit
tle, will feature patriotic snngM, a
brief talk by Lt- Boland, addresi. of
welcCHun J»jr-J*a*or F. N. McCortrte.
Of unusual interest will be a timely
war play written especially for the
occasion by Sgt.'yWm. P, Carpenter,
Jr„ entitled, "Marw Smith, American."
Corpor^ Carsner, a^ Air Wac with the
Arm'y Air Forces, apd former singer,
appears in the title part as Mary
Smith. Her deep understanding .of
the importance of Abierlcan women
at war will thrill ^those who see her
and bear her sing. AH interested are
invited to be guests of the Mayor, and
are requested to be in the Theatre
promptly at 9 p. m.
More than 1.55 vital Ailny Jobs are
now available to roexuharsuif the Wo-
muh’s Army Corps, and aside from the
patriotic motives envolved,. those en-
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Messrs^ P.QweU and .Hair,- Columbia
fi^restate men,who purchased the golf
club house, tennis courts and a small
yardage of the Kirkwood golf course
from Simon Faust some weeks ago
are planning to establish a bachelor's
club in the club bouse building.
Mr. Powell, a visitor in Camden
this week, announced that a heating
plant was to be installed in the club
house and that this work would be
completed within ten days or two
weeks.
“Our plan,” said Mr. Powell, “con
templates establishing the club bouse
as a bachelor*! dub—falling in which
we will open it to accommodate mar
ried couples. We have fifteen rooms
on the seTOnd floor of the club house,
all guest rooms, some with baths and
others without. Twqite of these
rooms, which are comparable with
the best hotel rooms, will be avail
able for rent.
“We are contemplating remodeling
the first floor to permit the instal
lation of a sort of coffee sht^, where
room^s could obtain breakfast,” con
tinued Mr. Powell. “The club house
will be in charge of Mr. and Miii.
George Jones who will occupy two
of the rooms on the second floor and
also operate the coffee shop when
that Is pot In operation. There _wlU
Tiro iiTOim available f>r
guests.^
“Our guests will have ths privUsgs
of the tennis courts and auK> Of a
driving range for golfers which we
plan on eetabllshlng."
Vfarion Heyman To Again
Head the Local Cam
paign.
Korahiwv county ha« been assigned
by the United States Treasury, u
quota of $614,800 for the Fourth War
Loan campaign, starting on January
18.
County Chairman Marlqa Heyman
has been notified of the quota, and in
Columbia, Christie Benet, state chair
man, expressed confidence that the
county would again ‘‘make a fine re
sponse to the country’s call to buy
war bonds.” Mr. Benet added, how
ever, that “all must respond not only
by buying, but by urging others to
buy, and by assisting the county
chairman In every way possible.”
Mr. Benet said “Remember, the
war is still going on over the entire
world,” and declared that “the costs
of supplying and maintaining our
armed forces are piling up minute by
minute. Our government faces an
enormous task In financing this cost.
All of us can help in this task by
buying bonds.”
It was announced that plans for
the campaign have been thoroughly
made, and that' intensive work
throughout the period will be carried
on.
The total quota for the state, as
arrived at and fixed by the Treasury
in Wasbingtou, is $54,000,000.
Quotas for each county followsr
Abbeville $39&,d09. Aiken $809,200,
Allendale )l 61,400, Anderson $2,298,-
600, Bamberg $309,000, Barnwell $296,-
200. Beaufort $497,500. Berkeley $246,-
800, Calhoun $272,800,^ $7^
iPimmrpawW pim seven)
Myers Garage
Badly Damaged
In Afternoon Fire
Th« Lom Is Said To Be Fully
llu^e^ffilig Circus
Coming To Town,
Sponsored By Scouts
M. M. Muller and Harry D.
Kirkover Heada the Com
mittee.
The circus is coming. Yes sir,
Damage aggregating 3800 wax caus
ed by fire at the Les Myers garage on
East DeKalb street Friday afternoon.
The fire started from a defective flue
and spread rapidly between the cell.
- iug"8iilt roof.
Damage is fully covered by insur
ance so far as the building is con
cerned, but no insurance was carried
on the stock of parts and tools In the
service section. This, acording to Mr.
Myers will amount to about $50 to
$75.
Temporary repairs are being mqde
at the garage and the management
states that no time will be lost in the
Service department. Fennaoent re
pairs which will greatly increase the
efficiency of the garage will be rushed
to completion as rapidly as materials
taiube secured.
jOThrlent work on the part of the
C^amden (ire department kept the fire
confined to the space between ceiliqg
and roof.
Pulpwood Caravan _
To PI’esent Program
At Hmglar Theatre
On Saturday morning. January I2d,
at 10 o’clock, the International Paper
Co. will present a program on the
pulpwood situation, to be held at the
Haiglar Theatre. The government Is
asking for more and more pulpwcod
as It Is playing a vital part in the war
effort. Many uses are made of this
product, and fhe information you will
receive from attending "the show, at
no cost to you, should prove moat val
uable. Ilie program follows:
Display of Pulpwood Products at
the entrance. .
10 A. M.—Introductloii: Oreetlnga.
10 A- M.^Motlon picture, vUrled
subjects.
10:40 A. 1f.^*-««atliem Kraft picture
nuuRifactnre of Pulpwood Into final
use.
11:16 A. M.—Timber conservation
picture.
11:16 A. M.—Speakers: War vet-
eraa. County Agent, area Forester.
11:60 A. M.—Further explanation of
erty committee: R. B. Claiksou,
toyWa. Laurence Whitaker ^ ^pw^ prodi^
s oommittea: Dr. Maurice! P- M.-<aosa.
A. C. McKain and MaJ. A. M. ^ ww J m* *
a,., K«U«
.w. Can Will Be Collected
u of th4 churdM. who yequssted
^ds'to be withheld, prsaeated Cooley OilHs, chairraro of th^sal-
NetUes _ — . . , , - ^ .
Postal receipts of ths Camden
Post (Mflce' for the calendar year to
taled $42,$93,71. an increase over 1942
$I.991J9; or representing sa in-
irch'^ with copies of tha new vage committee of the Kershaw Conn-! cresso of 13 per cent. The receipt
12th Grade Plan Editorial
First National Bank
RereJected Officers
Met With Pul^jC Approval For Ensuing Year -
State School Head *and Gover
nor Approvea of the Mod
ern Way.
The Chronicle has been much im
pressed with the reaction of the gen
eral public to the editorial which ap
peared on our editorial page last wt ek
and which dealt with the matter of
the schools of this city and county
adopting the 12 grade plan.
According to press > reports the
eitixens of the state have awakened
to the tact t^nt if Sonth Carolina
young people are to receive ednea-
tlon Commensurate with that provided
children of other states. It mihM dis
card the moeacovered ideas of yes
terday, particularly in the matter of
modem, education.
Dr. jiames H. Hope, state superln-
Uedent of edimation, in a atatetveht
lagt Monday said that a 12-gra4s pub-
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Camden People
Are Proud of
Outstanding Banks
Camden people take marked pride
in the fact that the city boasts of two
12,000,000 banka. i
The wartMfy '^atement of the
First braUoBtl shd'Coihmeroial Bank
of ^mden shows that the total re-
soTiroe
ces of tlfese two banks agfregaMs
Postal Receipts
S^w Big Gain
XOnunittM OC Ui^ JLoTBliaw V/Umt* ■ ii gBBU xv gwu
ty cXmeil for National Defense, hat for the prejMdiiig fear aggregated
Es awSs
i 1H4 waa nJTJSSSifm ovW the eat^W-quarter Jf4$ of $U9Ut m «
dial vota si .mf m dty pkAiag up the waste paper aai per cent Dc^her, 19a lueei]
STlln <?. H, SSs. ittiSlie bn ■a4*jtoaiai mn$M whge l» »«
^ the m the nam vliiifc . IreeMW* aggnmUd $U,4UM
the (ifNBpMfeplal Bank of Camden re-
ports rssocMm of |l,9a,a714.
The officers 'of the Commercial
Bank of Camden aft: W. Robin Zemp,
pfecident; Henry G. Carriaon, vice
preeident; John Whitidew, Jr., vide
preeldent; Henry Savage, Jr., vice
president and attorney, and Marion B.
WUIiama. cashier.
The otffeen of the Ffrst National-
Buk of Camden are: C. J. Shannon.
Jr. presldenf:^ C. J. Shannon, vloe
preaidmit: Lewis L. .PIftmnK vies
prsskhMi$$ 8. W'' HUMmingbaUB,
esMtiac; Mrs. B. U Onham, as-
sistant eaiahier.
Officern and Stockholders
PUaaed With
1943.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the First National Bank, held Wed
nesday morning at the bank, all of
ficers and directors were te-elected
for the ensuing Jear.
The officers and dlrectora ezpgessed
satisfaction over tbs splendid groisth
of the institution daring the past year
and are looking fontard to continued
progress during 1944.
are:
99.. EkS:
Bg^ToClpw 19th
Tjto'Oommsrctal Bank and |be Fffat
teak will hs clossd Wsdasa-;
dt (slfemn'.lliA. lii observance of
was ww knovu to flM»
and
■ -,1.. ■ I .y,. ' '.fTT’Vy -■mm.n.p.rnm,
im^wM^maKCmse cauvak io
L. Cly.
bum, Vice-president—Charles Shan
non. tv, Oashier-S W. VanLaading-
tu(m. Asaistant oashier—Mrs. B. L.
Graham. *
Directors—C. J. Rhanaon, Jr., C. J.
Shannon. tV. N. Shannon, Lewis L.
Clybara, S.W. VanLandingham, Henry
B. Beard, M. H, Heyman and W. A.
Boykin.
Rotary Club To
Devote Sesmon
To War Lmm Talk
hi ooopetpfioa with the fourth war
rijinirtte tea Aatate
e«^«i'VlteCe te dteaer
next week, 'Ikarsday, to
effort
A prouMMt s:
qaartara addrsus
partiaapl m.Ao war loaa
' . . ■ Ji. •WiT'
■ ^
nirih and fun and speetitsttlar evenhi
to thrill thq^omat exacting eircuu faa. '
The circus will be offered in Cam
den on Friday, April 7, and will be
under the personal direction of M.
M. Muller, who will have as hla able
assistant, H. D. Kirkover.
The circus will be sponsored by the
Kershaw County Boy Scout group.
Mr. Muller, who is commander of the
local American Post, believes that
this contemplated circus program will
be the biggest thing ever sponsored by
the Scout group. The publicity for
the circus program will be handled
by Frank H. Heath. Messrs. Muller
and Kirkover are to select addltioiial
members for their circus committee.
.The circus will be-a three-ring af-
f^r and every ring* will have a ring
master. The action of the circus will
be continuous, with eve^ ring of
fering varied events, Boy Scout
gamee, demonstrations of bridge'
building, tower building, erecting
tents, building model fires, signaling,
first aid, and Roman chariot racea
will be featured.
The Kershaw Boy Scout eommittqe
held an entbusiastld meeting Iqat In-
day night at the Boy Scout cabin
witb Vaaeo Miller, ohalrman-eleet for
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k.P.€. Association
Holds Anniversary
Meeting January 7
The Kershaw Production CJredtt as
sociation held its 10th Anniversary
meeting Friday, January 7, 1944. in
Kershaw. Approximately 60 members
attended.
Mr. W. T. Redfeara was re-elected
director for a thvee-year term. Blavan
10-year members were present, one
of whom waa called ok by Nr. Red-
fearn, president of the aaeociation, to
relate his expertooce ta a produetlon
credit aaeoci$tiofe tetelir. .
A rafKMTt waa n
of the BMoela-
lat the farmer
er. secretary-treasurer
tion. This showed that the fajnper
cooperative organisation wga in sound
flnaixclal condition. The Kershaw as-
soclation, since its establishment on
December 18, 1988, has made 4038
kMUB, amounting to 11,778.191 to the
farmers of Kershaw and Laroaater
counties. Losses on loans made have
been |2.884, or tees than 1-1 of 1 per
cent., FanuMs own $14,716 of ato^
in the aaaociatSon and reaerves to pro
tect this investment airoant to $10,-
349, according to Secreatry-Trmtfafer
Stover. ?
During the maatiag memberf of the
aseoclatiott srara urged to tkMr
of fartfU^ from
fsmer.teeasctitial
huds aCfanaars 9
heeaaaaiT cdAteiiiit
daetl'
_ nefbrr to the
[AtJitobtm the
to iMiPh Its
to ^ toad pro-
waa Oao alreesed
ty of
tlma
timil-