The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 28, 1944, Image 1
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VOLUME SB
Rotarians Hew
Masterful Speaker
At Weekly Session
Rev. W. Plummer MUla Telia of
Japan and China.
Rev. W. Plammer Millg, a misston-
ary In China since 1912 and who
spent over a year In Japanese occu
pied territory in China and only re
cently returned to America on the
exchange ship Oripsholm, was the
speaker at the Camden Rotary club
Thursday of last week.
For some 46 minutes members of
the Club Mstened to Mr. Mills de
scribe lue and the war aitaation In
China and Japan. It was one of the
most ItR^stihg addresser Rotarians
■haTe heard in some time and interest
of listeners was at white heat through
out.
Mr. Mills is a forceful speaker, de
scribes his word .pictures in a most
realistic manner and his presentation
is most forcefuL
Camden Rotarians had more than
ordinary intwest in this speaker, as
he is a native of Camden. He is the
son of the late Rev. W. W. Mills, for
many years beloved pastor of the
Bethesda Presbyterian church and
who lived for years in the Presby
terian manse located where the Cam
den hospital is now in evidence.
Mr. Mills is a graduate of Davidson
college, the University of South Caro
lina, Oxford in England, and the
Presbyterian Theological seminuy. He
was a Rhodes scholar, being one of
two Camden persons to receive this
honor. 'Oie other was Harry Traut-
ham.
Tb^ Rotary program last Thursday
was in charge of Rotarlan Marlon
CAMPEfT.^UTH CAROUNAe^^AY, JANUARY 28, 1944
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Hey man, who Introjduced the speaker.
Another speaker at the meeting was
Lieutenant Adeline Boland, United
States Recruiting station, who was
present In behalf of the'WAC recruit
ing drive.
President Henry O. Canrison of the
Rotary club presided at the meeting
and as he had Just passed a milestone,
together with Rotarlan Richard Kirk,
I he was the recipient with Mr. Kirk of
the usual “Happy Birthday" song.
Rotarlan Marlon Heyman mentioned
I that he was accepting the chairman
ship of the Fourth War Loan drive in
Kershaw county and was inspired by
the cooperation tbat is being extended
[him on every hand.
School Trustees To
i
Establish 12 Grade Program
Reading left to right Back row: Mrs. T. Lee Little, Miss Olive Whltrldge, Mrs. C. P.
DuBose, Jr., Mrs. Kathleen B. Watte, Mrs. C. 0. Molier and Mrs. Bruce Ryan.
Middle row: Mrs. Gertrude Harris, Miss EHixabeth McDowell, Mrs. Ralph W.
Chase, Mrs. John H. Reese, Mrs. Dwight Partridge, Mrs. Grainger Gajther. Front
row: Mrs. Leon Schloeburg, Mrs. Nettles Lindsay, Miss Helen Harman, Mra.
John Wall and Mrs. Phoebe ariiAnk,
KirkwoodMystery
Still Continues To
Be A Real Puzzle
And the New - Owner Admits
He Doean*t Like Camden
Or Kershaw C*ty.
Board Gives Unanimous Ap
proval To Moder School
System.
The Flying Profs
Take Four Straight
After tucking away their fourth
straight deeiekm in an exciting S6
to 25 victory over the faat-cteppmg
Plnwood Maroons in Pinewood Tues
day night. Southern Airways’ Flying
Professors basketball club was getting
all set this week-end for a series of
three tough engagements on the home
court that promises plenty of action
for fats here In Camdra nut week.
'The Professors will face a trio of
strong opponents In Camden next
week, with games slated for the high
school gyntnasium here Monday,
Thursday and Friday nights. Monday
night the Headquarters squadron from
Shaw field will invade the Camden
gym to do battle against tba Southern
Airways boys, bringing a team here
(Pleaae turn to page four)
'Camden And Sumter Renew
Old Rivalry In Hot Game
Bulldogs Will Be Out To
Arenge Grid f>iiairer of
Last Fall
Tnirk Ran Amuck
And Levels Store
On Highway No. 1
Camden Couple
Have Seven In
The Armed Service
Mr. and Mra. T. E.« Goodale
‘ Contributo To Saving Our ^
Democracy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Goodale,
121S Lyttleton street, are genuine
contributors to the war effort, in that
they have five sons and two sou-in
laws wfcb are in the service of the
Nation. Six of these are in the armed
forces.
The oldest son, T. E. Goodale. Jr.,
Cadet Balzer Was
On Brewer Squad;
UnqnreJnqiressed
Milwaukee Flyer Had Promiae
of Beinf Diamond Star.
Aviation Cadet Frank Balser, soa
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Balser. 3162A
North 8th Street, Milwaukee, Wiscon
sin, may be some kind of an example
of the ideal aUilete who failed to go
out for high school athletics (Just one
of those the coach missed)
Contrary to the common assumption
that he was a high school star before
trying out with the Milwaukee Brew
era, Balzer did not go out for high
is a First Lieut, and Provast Marshall - . ,
at the camp at Paris, Tenn. The sec- school sports except about two weeks
ond oldest son, Richard G. Goodale ione spring for track,
of BennettsviUa, has Just reported fort A graduate of Boys Technical Trade
induction at Ftut Bragg. iSohool of Milwaukee, he studied print
Pfc. Robert Goodale is with an anti* Ak and worked at this trade. He was
aircraft unit, and Pfc. Alfred P. Oood-lkf^,^ interested In his work after
ale, the fourth son. is now in England
after spending a year in Iceland. A
fifth son, Charles Ralph Goodale, is
a mechanic in a bombing group at
Smyrna, Tenn.
Capt. Patrick O’Rourke, a son-in-law
'of Mr. and Mrs. Goodale, is located
Building and Contents Scatter
ed Over the Area.
There will be plenty of action on
I the maple of the High school gym
tonight when the Camden and
Sumter High cage quintets clash in
Uhat should be one of the best basket
ball shows put on In the local court
[this season.
Grapevine rumors from the camp
I of the Bulldogs Indicate tbat the Cam
den talent, under the captaincy of
[Jack Boykin, offers something better caused by t
[than what Jim Jmem -dished UR 40^ cFa^^ Monday evening.
'•niden Hi cage fans in years and
Iwhile Sumter, boasting a fast heady
laggregatlon, will take the floor as a
|hig favorite, anything is liable to hap-
Ipen.
Coach Pierce isn’t saying a thing—
jlnit he has a glint, in his eyes that In-
[illcates he Is looking for an upset in*
■'riday’s enoeunter.
dale, another son-in-law, is connected
with the Southern Aviation school in
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodale modestly ad
mit that they are proud to have been
able to contribute In this way to the
defense of the nation.
be left school and had the responsi
bility of setting up pages of magazines
and catalogs for a large printing
/Irm
Balzer played a lot of sandlot base
ball and for two years prior to enter
ing the army played semi-pro ball In
The fate of the Kirkwood can be
likened to a Van Dine detective
story. In that It remains a deep
mystery, even though the big ramb
ling frame building has been stripped
of furn^hings—even to bath fixtures.
As a matter of fact, wreckers were
engaged in tearing down doorways
and the like on the third floor when
your reporter wandered in to the
building lut Tuesday afternoon.
It was difficult to picture the bare
.perspective offered now with the
richness and Bumptiousness that pre
vailed during.the winter seasons for
decades back. It would have been
more remote to have contrasted the
dready appearance of today with the
days when the place was under the
management and ownership of Krumb-
boll—the halycon days wbra the
Kirkwood stood paramount as tba out
standing hotel in the south and whan
every room would be occupied
throughout tbs season.
Simon Faust, owner and promoter
of the recent series of auetkm sales
which stripped the hotel of all fum-
lahings—even to bath tuba and bath
fixtures as well as lighting fixtures,
does not like Camden and Kerahaw
County. In fact tbs Columbia man
admitted tbat much to The Chronicle
reporter. He seems to think that Cam
den people In particular are prone to
keep their money in a strobg box.
After talking to Faust this repoiw
gathered the idea that be, Mr. Faust,
would have had a different perspec
tive of Camden people had the said
Camden people dug down and raised
a fund to buy the Kirkwood.
Mr. Faust ..informed tbls writer
Tuesday that be still had not made up
bis mind just what be will do with
the Kirkwood building. The four
story dormitory building Is already in
the hands of wreckers. “I may take
the hotel down gradually,’’ said Mr.
Faust, “and then again, I may not do
anything about it, so tbat it H la
needed for hotel purposes later—fliere
it Is.”
When asked if Messrs. Powell and
Hair had made any proposition to
at Rt^hmond. ya_._whil« T-e»ts Mllwniiken loasuo The first yey^
Bon for Camden.. The opening fracas
vas listed for 4wo weeks ago; but the
iu epidemic put a crimp in the
Schedule.
Cage fans will be on hand tonight
fo get an eyeful of what the Bulldogs
pan do against a more experienced
feam like the Gamecocks.
Camden motorists driving over U.
S. highway No. 1 near Dentsvllle
Tuesday were interested In scanning
the^ wreckage of a store building
caused by a
James H. Oybum
Promoted to Colonel
Word has Just been received by
hea^ “tS Jam_es_^H._jailmni^£[lei*r^^
neavz_J31lcx..aiia xiauar-.j, . , w /-’Ittk.,,.,, ho.
that his son, James W. Clybum, has
' been promoted to the rank of colonel.
The accident vas one of the most attended The ClUdel at Charles-
spectacular and destructive that has ■^^klle there received an sp-
taken place on highway No, 1 in: poiotment to West Point, from which
.... „ , . I school he graduated in 1924 as 2nd
According to Sheriff Alex Helse of Since that time has been sta-
Rlchland county who chanted to be tioned at Fwt Bragg, Fort Leaven-
in the neighborhood when the »ccl-^orth. Fort Sill, Hawaii, and served
„ ouOTuuici “® •““ as an instrqctor at Waat’Point and
It wiu.be 4ba flrit game of the
n for Camden. The onenlna fracas t**®. he hw been on
he ever played baseball, 1936, he bad
his best day before dn umpire who
had a connection with the Milwaukee
club. The umpire, got him a trial.
That was the year when the Brewers
were bulwarked by such stars as
York, Kellner, Laabs, Wyatt, Luke
Hamlin and others. Balzer hung
around but didn’t get to play. A
player cut In June of the next year
followed by the prospects of being
farmed out caused Balser to hdid to
his original trade of printing.
Balzer still Is interested in baseball
however, and was one of a group In
his Culleg(> ’rr&inlng Detachment nY
Murfreesboro, Tenn., to organize a
baseball club. He and another cadet.
(Please turn to page five)
At a meeting of the board of trus
tees of the Camden public school
board last week, a unanimous “ de
cision to establish the 12 grade school
system In the city school system re
gardless of whether (he state adopted
the plan or not, was reached.
’ In a statement issued 'after' the
meeting, Supt. J. G. Richards declared
that the school board has been in
favor of the 12 grade program for a
long time but no action bad been
forthcoming beeauss the board mem
bers did not feel that the time was
propitious.
Mr. Richards stated that he felt the
school system is now prepared to t ike
steps to change from the 11 grades
to the 12 grade plan.
During the past several Veeks,
meetings of the service clubs have
been given over to discussions rela
tive to the 12 year plan and the re
action among members and also the
general public has been almost un
animously favorable to the Idea.
At the present time, Columbia,
Sumter, Spartanburg and Camden are
definitely committed to the 12 year
grade plan.
At a meeting of the Board of Edu
cation at the office of Gov. Olin D.
Johnston in Cedumbia Thursday, the
or^nisatlon of a 12rgradfl system tor
the public schools of.the state was
completed. This action was taken
following tbs reading of a report of a
snb-committee appointed to study tha
situation. This committee recom
mended the 12-grade system be adopt
ed. Members of this sub-committee
were W. H. Shaw, Sumter, ebainnan;
E. ‘R. Crow, Colambla; Charles M.
Lockwood, Lancaster; Mrs. Mattie
Thomas Fitzgerald, Columbia, and W.
F. Loggins, Greent^Ie.
Both houses of the Legislature this
week gave their unanimous approval
to formation of the twelfth grade sys
tem by adopting a resolution intro
duced by Senator Alfred Scarborough
of Sumter.
As to the twelfth grade, ail prelimi
nary action as to approval by control
ling bodies has been taken and there
remains but the setting of the ma
chinery for putting into effect the
enlarged and enriched system of pub
lic school instruction.
Under the plan It will take four
years to make it completely effective
and the first graduates under the new
program will be those receiving their
diplomas in 1949.
Fourth War Bond Drive
Is Now Progressing Nicely
Nursing Class
To Be Started
Thft wartime ara.rr.ily.jaf nursee end
forks of the State Park road and
Highway No. 1.
' *1116 driver of the truck Informed
the Sheriff that, he was tryins to
avoid an automobile which bad cat
in front of him.
The heavily loaded truck hit' the
back of the car, Sheriff Heise said.
T.nvBi ox Wie c»r, ouviui xxoiao Miu,
opine wm'*“^ ^®“ *“to the store, vlr-
um Tail leveling approximately 20 feet
um out to see tonight a game. As demolished and
general rule, the home-town players
lava - 1 « j |the gasoline tanks in front were up-
>ave a lot more pepper and coafl-
Pence If the stands are filled with
[heerlng rooters; Gallery support is a
(Pleaae tars to page eight)
[other Sees Son
[n Italian Picture
i fottle FVont
W. H. Owvna Receives
ThriR at e Lifetime.
Mrs. W. H. ovens of this city, was
1 grilmi
lished when pick-
Mmik.S|peta FYank Owens,
fixmt
^^'’^▼■te appeared in a pie-
that wihh takes th Italy. He !■
an Mcllniag against’some baggage
lUe about him art groups of Italian
qad Tanks of the Allied Fifth
Fete Owens received his training
Camp Wheeler, Qe. and Cuip
rift in Texas. He was in
and then went to Italy, ^e
overoeas slaee tact ^tess-
He is the yoeageet era «C Mra.
rent aad the Ute Mr. Owees. iU
tmreas street Mrs. Saabert Truae-
te sad Mrs. Mkn Boreee of tMs
are sisters ef flm yoeeg
fries
rooted, allowing gasoline to escape
freely. One of the pumps was thrown
into the store.
The driver, who lives at 2221 Clark
reet
str^t and was said to be employed
by W. H. Hicklin of Columbia, escap
ed ] miraculously with BO injuries.
Patrolman Claude Clamp of the
highway patrol, who, with Sgt R. C.
McClellan, ^ investigated with Sheriff
Heise and his men. said the car which
was. hit by the truck -was knocked
99 feet up the Stau Farit rosV,
t that Ora Dixon of routs 1 was
not injured.
Clamp said it was t o’clock Toss,
day momiag before he left the scene
t>f the wrecks He, too, said that Jnst
about everything in the store appeared
b»- desUojed or damagwt" by Oie
truck and trailer,^ both of which
turned over.
duty at Birmtaigham,
Ala. Col. Clybum recently visited his
father and while here had the pleaa-
use of meeting many of bis old school
friends who finished at the Chunden
High school with him.
J. C. Penney Co.
Buys War l^nds
The J. C. Penny Co., with stores all
over the country, has purchased |10,-
000,000 worth of War Bonds in the
Fonrth War Loan campaign, A. C. Me-
Kain, manager of Penney’s here, an
nounced today.
’ The CamdM store has purchased
$2,000 wortn of bonds, which has been
credited to Kershaw county’s quota
in the preseht drive.
Mr. McKsln also said that 5.67$
Penney employees were now; In
armed services. One of this number
is from the Camden store.
H. V. Schmidt, formerly of North
western, were responsible for the
team.
Balzer carries a couple of baseball
gloves around with him and Is still
‘‘throwing them.”
From the comment and observation
of the cadets who line iip against him
in touch football, durl^ the daily
athletic periods bis high school coach
could have used his rifle like passes
in football to advantage. The cadets
here have not bad a chnee to see
him cover short stop but there Is no
doubt in the minds of those who know
him that whether Balzer is in the
lineup for the Brewera or for Uncle
8am, he will be there with everything
he bias.
Notice
An agent of the South Carolina Tax
Commission, Income tax division, will
be located at the Court House, Cam
den, 8. C., February 10, 1944.
The purpose of this rieit is to as
sist taxpayers in preparing State In
come ’Tax Returns for 194$.
All persons should avail themseli^
of' this opportunity of seenrlng aid
whl^ wU be che»fnUy -givett with*}«g, 849;
out diarge.
Buy War Bonds and Stamps
Kershaw Baptist
Assodation Jan. 29
The Union meeting of the Kershaw
Baptist Assoclatloa will meet Satur
day. January 29, with the Mt Zion
Baptist church. morning eession
beginning at 10:W will be devoted to
the theme of Prayer, and the after-
nora seeelon will be feetnred by the
aimny Sunday schotd confeivnee. Ton
have a cordial hivltatJMi to attend
this
Listed below aiW petriotie business
firms of Camden who have responded
fo the government’s rsquest to siwist
in the Fourth War Loan campaiSh by
sponsoring War Loan advertisements
which began witk the Issue of January
14 and appealing through teiv'i is-
sne. This campaign is to run thguugh
February 20, and as new sponsors are
added we wlB enter their namee on
this Honor RdU.' "
. 'These merchants and
urge you to do fma pakt that K«a<
Shaw County's fusta oC
bs ohtoiaod VBt
Senthem A'
HsjninaB. BnLuxe <A<
it Biore^ W. Bhetwn B
Candtatt Motor Co., J, J. Newberry
Co., Rome Fumisbing Co^ Hoffer
Jewelry Co., Blchel’s Dept Store, De-
Kalb . nusiiuey, Outlook Shop, Me-
Legu Hardware Co.. Ckmimerctal Bank
of Camden. J. C. Penney Co., Camden
Fumiuie Oo„ Sbealey's Market City
FBUUf Btntkn. JBhAeen’s Texaco Ser
iTKsae’s l-10-2le Store, Langford’s
viot,
Esso Btatkm. McLeod A McLaucblin.
OB Got.. SerefleM Cluh W. F.
ie BflU, <!1imdsn Food Shop,
^rage. Wsetem Auto Assocl-
StagneS Motor Co., DeKatt
Seruise Statient The Fssbton Shop.
~ T. RsimBesf. ABw’s ~
Co, CMOBPP B CMtmss OraCO^.
doctors has made It essential for every
woman to learn simple nursing skill
so she will be able to care for her
family when illness occurs. No. longer
can she telephone the doctor and ex
pect him to come immediately, as in
the past. In the meantime how neces
sary it has become for her to know
what to do—or to bo able to tell tbs
doctor, symptoms and. Jiavo. him pre^
scribe. Without this training . aim
might not bo able to follow his In
structions.
Red Cross home nurses sign up for
12 lessons, meeting twice a week for
two hour periods. The course In
cludes theory and practice in making
patients comfortable in bed, taking
pulse, temperatnre and respiration;
caring for a person with a communi-
County Chairman U Pleased
With Progress M^de.
- W^rJfoaja .Bond cam- .
paign moved ahead this week in Ker
shaw County as Chairman Marlon H.
Heyman and his co-workers in tbs
drive urged early and heavy purch
ases, keeping in mind the county’s
qupts of $614,800.
From (Columbia came a messags
from Christie Benet, State Chsirmsn,
declaring that "no greathr Service
could be rendered the Nasi and Jap-
anese canses” than for tho Fourdi-
War Loan campaign to fail.
“Tour government and mine is call
ing upon every man and woman in
the United States to do his or bsr
share in the Fourth War Loan drive,”
Mr. Benet continued.
And in connection with the cost of
the war, he Illustrated its extent by
saying that South Carolina’s entire
quota for the cnrrMtt campaign—$64,-
cable disease, making ponllces, what ^
to do in emergencies, the symptoms ^.000 ^would. It is estimated, “run
of sickness, catises and prevention of ® Httle less than
illness and contents of. the home, “^®
iD6dlcin6 cabinet. * Aeklna that eTery effort be made
There Is no obligation with this county quotas, Mr. Benet
conrse. It )s fw your benefit only •®»d 'the Axis propaganda machine
and once yon have completed the ^ find to broadcast to the
coarse there is no period of ser%'ice felled in this orlve.
required. ^f chargee and BnpeiHshjungee
A night class of home nursing will»tills country is inettlclent in the
be held at the Cionrt Ipn and will ] of the war.
start the we^ of February 7, Plsaeej . ■
sign np right away. Phone Red Crocs
headqnarters. N. or MrS. H. Q. Qaltk- | riallUg X lagOa MttRi.
All are welcome. Thoee who reg
ister will be notified the exact date
this class will begin.. Don’t miss this
opportunity.
■W.^ Canq^aipi
Is Success Here
the
File .Respiration
The Office of Price Administration
has announced that all rsatanrante,
tea rooms, cafes and ala^ar wattnv
totabUshmento ,«
that they most file a supplemental
registration on OPA Form RrlSOT-*
supplement with their local war price
end rationing board by Febmary 1,
, 11944. Local boards must also know
allotments for any pertods beginning
on t March L 1944, or Uiereafter until
tteee snpplemental registrations are
med. The reetanrant operators were
; farther cautioned that it will be eb-
The recruiting campaigd of
WAC’s conducted in this city
Fridiy, Saturday and Snt^y, wtas a
snecess accordip; to the officers in
charge of the reemlting group.
Statement was made that quite a
tow eontMte was made with the yogng W;^ neii^lhiit' they keep
other eentoets that were rnsZT i
N.,dt i> .MWP.M jiisa “
i. <*«„ of
ot ^ oo— ^.v itvteed to tmmedl-
t
tneorde
MB heeHtomFlato^
ttd ratiqniBg board.
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