Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_THl^^Dew CHUOWICLE. CAMDEN. «OUTH CAHOLINA, rWIDiWfr"JAj<UARY 2S. 1»44 PAQW THRVC SPORTS Aimaal Report of Vplunteer Services From the Skipper's' Dosfc The bigpest cage feast this we^ FYidajr acd Saturday Iowa downed wilt b« that dished up In the High gym this evening between the Camden and Sumter high teams. • • • • Camden, a dark borse. but reputab ly fast, will take on a team that has knocked- down some of the best In the midsouth, including Shaw Field, Pinewood and Florence highs. ^ e • They say Joe Stalin has thrown away his Willkie button. • • • • My secret ambition is to be able to read a physican’s writing or to give myself the kind of shave describtd on some radio programs. • • • • John Is one of those guys who^ always seems to be in the middle. Dropping around to get' a couple of undershirts he had loaned me, hb sets me better half using them as a niop^ ^ offered him the inop, but he wouldn’t take it. Don’t you think he’s finicky? • e • Wonder how a war ever kept going before there were movie actresses to pep up arms plants. As the average motorist gets the rubber aituation. - It spells out an abundance of everything but the tires he ne^s. It will be foolish for post-war travelers to go both to Berlin and Tokio. They'll look just the samel A cynic said of the Venus de Milo: ' She never has her hand out for one thing or another.*' In a newspaper recently I read that the King of Britain intends to confer “decorations” on some 18 military leaders of the United States forces. It is to be hoped that any aeif-reapect- ing officers of our services will de cline this distinction. Section 9, article 1, of the Constitu tion provides: “No person holding an office of profit or trust under the United States, shall without the consent of the Congreaa. accept any title of eny kind whatever, from any. king, prince, or foreign state.” • • • From where we sit, we look for S' Sumter victory by a wide margin, but we’ll really go beeerk with Joy if the Bulldogs can pluck the Gamecocks. • • • • , We are anxious to see how this team of Lindsay Pierce debuts. Some of the so-called cage experts who have been watching the highs work out and have also looked over ,the play of the Southern Airways cagers believe the Higkp can take the Flying Professors. We dunno, but a game between these teems woohl be a crowd getter. • e • • Well, turning our binoculars on the national cage arena, we note some big upsets in the past week or so. In the first ptaee^the sensational DePaul team of Chicago, haa been running into deep mud or dust. Valparaiso of Illinois, Just a anralt college, defeated DePaul. And theiS last week Mar quette of Milwaukee, took on DePaul and won 51 to 49 in a thrilling fracaa. And to add to the ypset list, this tame Marquette team checked the 13 game winning streak of a eeneational Camp Grant team by winning l46 to 28. To add to the cage picture hist Illinois 53 to 44, Northwestern defeat ed Ohio State 42 to 40. Dame Rumor has been whispering around a bit of late and from ^1 we can learn, such fine lads as Beck RiuseH.' Elmer Nolan and many others will soon be in uniform. Dickie Cox is airrady signed up to play for Ui^e Sam. Shot Cox has been in service for some time. • • • • Talking to some friends from Rock Hill, we learn that Harper Gault, that fine Rock Hill Herald news hound Is to go into the service soon, luck old chap. Went to a keg party last week-end and did we have fun. Getting back to basketball. Tnat was an interesting exhibition that was dlahed op to several hundred fane at the High gymnasium last week. Fri day, when the Southern Airmen de The Volunteer Special Services are composed of the following corps: Production. Mrs. Chase, chairman; Mrs. Russell, sewing; Mrs. Martin, knitting; Mra. Creed, surgicals. Nurses’ aides, Mrs. Langford, Mrs. Bwlng. Staff assistance. Miss Green. Home service, Mrs. Mayfield. Canteen. Mrs. Reuben Pitts. Motor corps. Miss Helen Hannan. —- The staff assistance corps had 39 volunteers serving with a total of 1,146 1-4 hours. A class for training has just been completed and 6 mem bers graduated makiug 12 certificated members of the corps. 18 members of the Canteen corps served 694 1-2 Good hours during the year. 7 members of the home service gave 1,548 hours. There were 34 members of the motor corps who served 2.216 1-2 hours and drove 4,111 1-4 miles making 355 calls fAr the home service and chapter. 20 members of the corps rtcelved their second year service stripe and the motor corps received Trohi' the inj>ur- ance company the reward for safe driving, which is quite an achieve- Professional And.. ... Business Cards Red Cfoss Notes Sadie k. TonTresekow General Insurance C. P. DuBOSE A SON JUm and Casualty Insurance Fidelity Bonds—Real Estate Savage Building , Phene 43 Camden, S< C. feated the Cadets 39 to 29. This cadet -ment as 15 or more members drive team haa a lot of promise. The lads have been doing most of their playing on an outdoor court and were handi capped when they got on the maple They v/e^ fasteg. hawavar than- thw Jmve roccivod their ftrsi service stripe ^rmeh, but they lacked coordination, due to lack of practice. They played the Profs even in the first half which ended 16 to 16. In the second hrif the Profs got going and pulled away to a win. . In a curtain raiser the girls from the Antioch High defeated the Cam den High maidens 30 to 19. Corner, popular Red Cross club. "Southerners like sightseeing and are perfectly happy touring churches and museums, while Northern boys ask for the pubs and night clubs, “Miss Owen Winningham, of Cape Girardeau. Mo., club legal adviser, told The United Press. • • • As a result of the defeat of North western University Monday night by Great Lakes 46 to 36, the Wildcats will drop from the top ranks of the cage world. The other day an Englishman, won dering how Americans were getting along in war-time London, with Its early closings of places of entertain ment, asked a Texas G. 1. how he liked the biggest city in the world. ‘‘Just great,’’ was the enthusiastic response. “We Southerners are used 0 hick towns like London.” Southerners get along better than any other American G. I.’s In London, iccording to workers at Rainbow States—Fibber McGee and Molly will follow immediately.” Recently his wife Helen raised cain about hit being in 1-A. Said the man in the drug store, “Well, I’ve been reclaaaified again, 2-B-F,” the draft board saya. “What does it mean,” you aak? “Probably 2-B-fuddled for words, for I am, and how.” the chapter car. There were 7 members of the nurses’ aides who servfd 390 1-2 hours in the local hospitaL Two members • C. O. STOGNER All Kinds of Fire Insurance Agent For Jefferson SUnderd Life Insurance Co. 80 percent Coverage on Auto Colliaion AttMUeys-At'Law Mrs. Grainger .Gaither says a class in Home Nursiiig will start in the near future at the Court Inn class room. Anyone who has not already registered aiyl who wishes to join, please notify Red Cross headquarters. The date of the class will be published later. Mrs. John Wall, chairman of Volun teer Special Service, reports that a class of Nurse’s Aides has been start ed. Miss Margaret McCaskllL instrac. tor, 11 pupils enroll^. 'The meetings are held at the Red Cross room at the Court Inn three evenings a week. It appears that gauxe manufacturers are having difficulty In meeting the requirements of the War department. This is due to the usual causes of labor shortage, etc. The contracts for gauxe are given out by the War de partment. If they, with the priority of a Government order, are unable to speed up delivery, there is nothing the Red Cross can do about it. It is hoped the situation will improve in the near future. W. L. DePASS, Jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW Stevenson Building _Camden, S. C. Early Watson Dies Suddenly A KrnRfl KT1*PPT Early Watson, 55, died suddenly at UlUaU OLiCCi jjjg jjj the HermiUge communl- , ,ty. January 18, and was burled Jan. ‘Sherman said it,” quoth Joe, the j 19 at Wayside church In Lee county, sherry wine dispenser In the package shop. • • • • m V\ ^mnJl V ! An so Joe exploded with a burst of poetry, as follows: They hand you lees, they charge you more. They glibly tell you, ‘This is war.” You sigh, you pay, you shrug. O, well, This proves again that war is—no picnic. “Hi gals,” shrilled Jane. “I sure am glad I’m not a man. If I had to face myself every morning to shave, I just couldn’t take it.” * • • • “What did you get for Chrietir.aa that wasn’t cardboard?” a pretty clerk in Belk’s aakdd. We were just about to mention our Christmaa cigars. On second thobght, however, we aren't exactly sure. A headline in the News says: -‘Throe Daw Out—Of County"Jall.” What happened, did they wksh the windows? • • • Lord Hayr Haw, parachuted into Ireland, seems to have landed on 'a thorn fence. Hawthorpe? • • • * It came over my radio the other night: “You have just heard an ad dress-bynSe President of the United Mr. Watson was born in Lee county but lived in the Hermitage com munity most of his life. .. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Johnson Watson; three chil dren. Eugene, James and Mary Wat son. CITATION State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge: Whereas, J. B. Gardner made suit to me to grant him Letters of Admin istration of the Estate and effects of J. D. Gardner. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said J. D. Gard ner, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on Janu ary 29th, next, after publication here of, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to for their 160 hours service. A class for additional aides will begin this week. Four hundred and twenty-seven volunteers served 16,252 1-2 hours in the production corps., -Nine cartons containing 811 gar ments were shipped to the disaster relief, 100 above the quota. 143 kit bags were made, filled, and shipped to a port of embarkation. 352 articles of clothing were made since last Jan. 57 children’s garments were made from left over materials. Slip covers and cushions were also made for day rooms at Fort Jackson. 1.146 gar ments have been knitted. 68 army V neck sweaters, 143 army helmets, 18 mufflers, 184 wristlets, and 14 turtle neck sweaters. For the Navy: 11 sweaters. 9 pairs of socks and two rifle mits. Also two afghans and 4 children’s sweaters. Twenty Army turtle neck sweaters and 5 Navy turtle neck sweaters ere needed Immedialely to fill the quota. 126 knitters made 775 garments in- 6.568 hours. 210.217 sponges were made, in the surgical dressing rooms by 315 volunteers giving 7.269 1-3 hours. To summarize, 533 volunteers have given 22,748 1-2 hours of service dur ing the pdst year. ALLEN B. MURCHISON ATTORN EY-AT.LAW Stevenson Building C*mden, S. C. DentiaU DR. C. F. SOWELL DENTIST Crocker Building Camden, S. C. Furniture Rebuilding and Repair UPHOLSTERING Quality Upholetering By Skilled Craetemen Shirley’s Upholstery Shop East DeKalb St. Phone 252-J Glenn Trial Is Postponed Again, Slated For April who was “unavailable” at this time. All witnesses were informed that they would'be called to testify at the April term. The Glenn case has now been pass ed over at three consecutive terms of court. The continuances have each been at the request of the prosecu tion. NOTICE TQ DEBTORS AND CREDITORS John M. Glenn, well known In ihls city when he was superintendent of the State Farm at Boykin and now resident at Anderson, will not be tried for alleged official misconduct until the April term of criminal court in Columbia. Glenn was to have been tried,this week, his case to have come off im mediately following the disposal of the case of the State versus Rev. Wil liam A. Huey, which was concluded Thursday of last week. Solicitor A. Fletcher Spigner in formed Judge Orlmbanjgit__lt_sEaa. ;h;,;^c;use. r«^y^^a^7^tit^ ^PWreBT-tMrTBF-trral of Glenn pos- sald Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 14th day of Jan., Anno Domini, 1944. 44 N. C. Arnett, Judge of Probate, For Kershaw County. There are about 7,000.000 ffibn under age 38 in the U. S. who are fathers of young children. Jack is head-oYor-haabl He Has just mat tha ona—the only —tha most baautiful^ girl on earth. And when he isn't fell- ing her so face-todace, he's using the telephone to ex press his sentiments at length. sibly would consume four days; -that the court had just gone through a. trying three-day ordeal and that the same, Jurors faced the prospect of another long, trial as there were so few to choose from, that there was a good chance for the state to produce a witness not now available, and that the present criminal term might be extended into the civil court period. The judge complied with the request for continuance. Witnesses who yere ot^and yester- R. G. Pittman day to testify, Included of Maxton, N. C.. husband of Mrs. Travis G. Pittman, the key witness Ail parties indebted to the estate of James Gettys are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law.. ADLENA GETTYS, Executrix. Camden. S. C., January 6, 1944. 44p. Can iritamins Restore Color to GRAY HAIR? ..fAooiMaiM Uw ... •mount of thk remarksblt vjttjmin PUA ‘ lat. naita of %, Get GRAYVfTAoovnOt UMUMBt 100 days’ HOOi Pboes DeKALB PHARMACY FASTER GAINS WITH LESS FEED o« CONCRETE FEEDING FLOORS CAROUl Haw ^0® '”*V\**7 Feeding lloon nude widi clean, long-laating concrete will help jou raiie more pork for war neediu They aare piga by heap ing them cleaner axid.liealthier —aave feed otherwiae tramplad in the mud—inaure faster gahu, more pork per bnihel of feed. - Long4agting concrete improre- menta coat Utde to build—nawf few if «R» **cTitk«A meietieU!* Tonll RnA wltwMa angg—flmm- In free booklet, *'JP«rman«nf Farm Constntetkn.** Paste coupon oa penny postal for your co^. If you need hdp, get in touch irith your concrete contractor, or hdlding matifial dealer. ' POITUND CIMiNT ASSOCUHON NMftSMg.AllM«a8.0«. Ism Com- I 1 Nmw ........ gfroof or Jt X. Ne.. - ... I Yes, Jack, love’s a grand ingl Yet if you're using a par ty line, none olyow telephone neighbors con talk while you line ore courting. A Hed-up also helps couse congestion in the central office. It puts on odded btwden on equipment through which war c^is must pose. This equipment ctwY bs expanded te handle oil de mands, for telephone mcdsriol is going to bottle Insleod. * So pfeose, Jock, help keep the lines jJeor^-for your party line community, and the people handling vRol war buskiMi fhot caYt fMk(^ to her. If you ofb c^ pfebm bs brieh she'll ehderitond whan youitgH \m why. SiniEII lEUTEUroiE m TEunira nsriii liSSBIMMATSS * .'/ . ' Ideal Between-Meal “Kck Up” For Children Follow in your child’s footsteps for one active day, and you’ll understand why children do need nourish ment oftener than you do. Growing^ younjifiteis bum up food energy at an amazing rate. Don’t refuse your child’s after school pie/ for a'snack.^ Give him a big glass of milk when he comes home firom school. 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