Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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F :fT- THl CAMOCW CHKOWICLl, CAMOtlj tOUTM CAWOCIWA, rWlOAY^ MARCH S. 1f44 FAQE THRM SPORTS From ^he Skippeifi Desk ir-^ If you aro Inclined to worry about the war, you can pw^apa get eome relaxation that thero are aomo pao- oie In the world who ara not bothered about It at all. The atory aa told by the Greenaboro (N. C.) Democrat la at followa: Governor J. Melville Broyghton waa up In the hindmoat parta of an ex treme weatern North Carolina county, telling War Bonda. Sighting a moun taineer in a field, directing a plow attached to a mule, the Governor ap proached. ‘•Good morning, alrt I’m Governor Broughton.” “Never hearn tell of you,” waa the responae. “Heard about the war?” the Gover nor aalced. “Naw; don’t believe I have.” “Ever heard of Preaident Rooaevelt or Churchill?” came the next quea- tion. The mountalnftetLJhoqk hla head in the negative. “Ever hear of Pearl Harbor?" con tinued the executive. “Naw; I ain’t hearn tell o’ her neither,” paid the plowman. “Well, air; I’m aelling War Bonda to we can win the war for Rooaevelt and Churchill and avenge Pearl Har bor" explained the Governor. “Giddap!” aaid the farmer aa he addretsed hia mule, leaving Hla Ex cellency atanding there At the other end of the field the plowman’s wife awaited with a drink of water, or something. ”Who’s that feller?” she asked her husband.. “Chap by the name of Broughton. He’s got a friend named Roosevelt who got Into a meas with a gal named Pearl Harbor over on Church Hill and txed me to sign hla bond. I Jea’ plow ed off and left him.” • • • • Patrons o( English pube are being annoyed these days by beer glaasea The Converse shoe outfit fa^uep a forecast and garhe schedule for foot ball and basketball in season. Right now the sport world is intereateo in the basketball situation. The Con- verse forecasts is produged by a sport scribe named Dunkel. ' There is a lot of good reading in Dunkef’s ratings which are baaed on the cumulative correla;t1on of soHng differentials with rating of opposition clz—the scoring difference tetween two teams. • • • — In his March forecast and game would agree to the game. How about it Coach Riley? This game should pack ’em in. • • • * Getting away from haaketball and into baseball—a meeting la to be held at the Chamber of Commerce next week at which plana for a baaeball league for boya of 12, 13 and 14 years, or thereabouts will be diacuaaed. The Bureau of Recreation has Invited Dr. Carl West, Commander M. G. Miller of the Legion, Arthur Clark, Coach Lindsay Pierce of the High school. schedule Dunkel rates the army as the'^u^ Richies, Supt. Watts, Mayor top team of the nation in college ** ranks and Great Lakes as tops in the service team list Sport writws who witness many of the big games all agree that the Great Lakes team is easily the most outstanding in the nation in all ranks. ’They differ with, Dhnkel however In giving Army tops in the college listing. Ohio State is given the top nod by the experts with Western Michigan second. Army third, Dartmouth fourth, Illinois fifth, Ken tucky sixth, Oklahoma A and M seven th, Notbwestem eighth, DePaul ninth and Wisconsin tenth. ^ • « • • The Camden high cagera handed the Kershaw Highs.a neat lacing last Fri day night in the local gym, the score being ^ to 16. This served to wipe out a previous 21 to 22 licking taken by CamdehT the -precedtng' ^weelc' at- KerahMw. The Bulldogs to date have won seva.p and lost two games, about •a good a record as any high team has made in some years. Sumter and Kershaw each whipped the Bulldogs, but the Bulldogs also whipped them. Teams that went down before thp Bulldogs were Sumter, Kershaw, Bish- ORville, 2 games; Summerton, 2 games, and the Rembert Town team. • • • • Some of Ihe local fans would like to see the Bulldogs battle the Flying Professors. Coach Pierce of the Highs falltug^ aparTlh WIf ‘ hands. ^Trom what returning travelers tell of the Insipid British wartime brew, one can believe that even the glasaee dan not take it anymore. • • • • On Thursday ths houts passed the antt-subsidy biff and on Friday Presi dent Roosevelt vetoed It and the veto was sustained by the house. There infiividuala in congress who are willing to go on record w long as they are convinced beforehand that ‘their action means nothing more than a “good” report to the taxpayers. Down Broad Street McCorkle, T. B. Bruce. Counciln'cn McKain and Maseebeau to attend this meeting. « • • « • 4f ' A league made up of teams from the city schools, the county schools and to also include boys of the Junior Legion age would provide lots of sport during the summer months. « • • a The recent week-end program of cage games has turned the spotlight on the DePaul University, Chicago, as being the outstanding college team In the west, if not in the nation. Sport writers declare that the issue lies be. tween DePaul and Dartmcuth. De Paul handed Ohio State, the Big Ten leader, a decisive licking last Friday Northwestern, close on the heels of Ohio State, took a nloe licking from Ulihoi.!-. .T^et automatically gives Ohio State the BigTen tltTe“Drfs“yeir. V • • • Fort Jackson will have a real base ball team this coming spring and summer. The Red Raidas as the team will be designated, will have Kirby Higbe topping a list of major league Red Cross Notes ^ Sadia ' K. vonTreeckow The wives of the officers of the Southern Aviation school have beeh organised into a^splendid unit for Red Cross work. Mm. W. M. Pettit la chairman of this group and she has volunteers ready and working for the various services. The project for which the Red Cross is most grateful to these women is that of endeavoring to raise funds for our kit bag sup plies. In the Smart Shop window there is to be an exhibit of articles made by the sewing committee of the produc tion corps of the Red Cross. These articles consist ot 144 kit bags made for the overseas troops of our Army. Also displayed are children’s gar ments made frobi pieces of material left over from the cutting of larger garments which were sent overseas for war relief of National Red Cross. A First Aid class is being formed. All who want to take the course reg ister at Red Cross headquarters. This is a fine .opportunity for those who want a refresher course to take ad vantage of attending this class. Effective immediately, all letters and postal cards addressed to Ameri can prisoners of war in German camps should be placed by the sender. In an outer unsealed envelope. The outer envelope should be addressed simply: “Postmaster, Prisoner of War Mall.” The inner envelope or card shquld be addressed In accordance with the di rections previously given. The letter or card may then be dropped in the Tnattr Ncr postage 4a-requlrcd. - Aft^r collection the outer envelope will be removed by the Post Office and the letter or card dispatched—without postmarking—to New York for cen sorship. Instead of being placed in Old Man Weather Dishes Up Summer Temperakre Here In case CamJeuiies are Interested in hearing some weather figures of last week, it is interesting to know that on Friday the mercury sored to a record height of 80 degrees. On Thursday the high reading waa 74 de grees and on W^nesday 76 degrees. After several months of unpre cedented cold and rainy weather, the brand that was dished up a greater part of the last week was more of the type that Camden people and visitors are acquainted with. The mornings were inclined to be cool and qloudy, and at times, somewhat foggy. How- ever, by 10 o’clock the Sun was out and the day proved ideal. tached to the 787 Tank Bn., and drlvei a medium tank. Pfc. Patterson waa i?ntertained at a dinner given in hla honor Tuesday evening by Mr. Leslie Myers, at .Gus Ward?. ' T RETURNS TO CAMP CHAFFEE Pfc. Ted T. Patterson, who has Just spent a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Patterson, has return ed to his base camp, where he is at ters sent by air mail require postage, I care should be taken to see that the ‘ postage stamps placed on the Inner envelopes do not bear slogans or pa ’trlotlo themes. QUICK RELIEF FROM Symptom* •! Diatrtn ArkRif front STOMACH ULCERS .DUETO excess acid FrooBoofcTaUaofHoiMTroaiiiiairttliat Moat Holp or HWIM Cost Yoo NotMng Over two million bottles of the WILt, A R D TRKATMKNT have been told for relU fof iymptomt of diAtroai arlting from and OweOewel INeere due to Emm AeW— Peer OlcMtlen. Sewr or Upset Stem^. aeeeineee. Meertbtwn. Sleepimmu, ete., due to gacese AtH, Sold on 18 daye Uiall A«k for •‘Willard’s Messate” which fttUy explains this treatment—tree—at DeKALB PHARMACY IPKen TJotw RYES WATER DUE TO A COLO^ atory with the accompanying pan- tomine to characteristic of the well- known Columbian, Mr. Coltine said that in the restaurant a pretty little waitress was taking the orders of him and two ef hia friends . . . After each of the others had given their orders, the third man asked the girl if she had frog legs . . . 'No sir,’ the replied, outer envelopes, letters or cards may stars. This writer has contacted the I he handed to Post Office clerks, who Red Raider management and we learn will forward them. Poit offices that we can get a game between the throughout the United States have Red Raiders and some other team of been advised to this effect. The pur- big league stars sometime next sum- Pose of thesw instructions which ap- mer, provided we have a suitable ball Ply to air mqil as well. Is to avoid field. Just another reason why the Po«imarking on the envelopes and baseball field should be restored. | cards which go to prisoners of war. Suih poslmarkings as “V for Victory," speeches of Willkie are sincere and which are just campaign oratory. • « • We read this in the Coumbia Rec ord last Friday aftemogn: "George Collins seen at City Hall chuckling over an old incident in a Columbia reataucanL. .Telling hls|otlquet pennity yoq tu guy IIP yUUf tip your soup bbwl 1 from th. kltc^.n •■‘O.B''"!*' M.-w Win the War are objectionable Mary baked bread. ,j,e German authorities, and let- ters and cards so markced may be con- Gee whiz, listen to tbis, direct fromldemtied by them without the addres- Marvin Jones, war food adminlstra- see prUoners being advised As let- tor. In order to reduce food waste - Jones says that the rules of table! Pep*i>Cola Coropany* Long Island City. N. Y. FranchUed Bottler: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., of Columbia, S.C. '♦f'TC gravey with b: so you can spoMh up the last drop,] t nor pick up ' meat them. jnes and gnaw COLVIN SHEORN GRADUATES FROM ARMAMENT SCHOOL Pvt. Colvin W. Sheorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Sheorn of Camden, ‘my mother made me walk too soon is the recent graduate of Armament! and that’s why they look like that’.” school at Buckley Field, Colo., located -e—•- The chap who juat.cama In from Washington tells sne-rthSt ths Wash ington Evening Star hat a new name for the disease or jnentai condition of citizens who have Just made out their income tax. They are intsxidstsd. w m m 9 Hal Ha.*- We folks around Camden and South Carolina y^p and moan when we have a three day sprinkle of ratn. Think oTHidse "people' out In California where it never • (?) rains. They had a fall of dew the other day that amounted to exactly seven Inches in 24 hours. Well, you know ifhat happened. It flooded the Los Angeles irea. disrupted traffic, cut out lights md fires, basements were flooded and here was havoc In general to play. • • e • Bob Hope in a statement from ths Flooded area ssid it was the first time ie ever saw a battleship ateaming up Sunset boulevard. He added that the Chamber of Commeree refuted to sd- nut it -had rained, - thal_lhs_ heavy precipitation was caused by bad boys >n a roof squeezing oranges. • • • Rob Burns of bazooka fame, said le had ,na 4rettb}« In getting to iitr lome, in fact, he found his bouse loting half way down the road to him. Wallace Beery said that ths South acific had an. advantago ovsr Los 'ngelea in that down thsre they have slande. see After reading Wendel Winkle’s po- itical broadcasts of late we are of the |Pinlon that if thh Hooeier traveler Fots the nomination that someone nould pass a pure foods and drug act, equiring labels to distlngnish which Ha^ Ha! and a merry hum! hum! We heard that same story about 40 years ago. And even then my grand- pappy told me to dig up something with less moss on it. - > S" • • Indications are that there will not be much building this summer, b\it it It stilt early enough to make plane for beautifying the home and the grounds, and don’t forget the Victory garden. Orchids and Onions H-travalHs-broadaniiig, -ttiar*rl»'0iw- lady In this country who is in a heck of a shape.. • • « ■ Johnny calls to tell me that a few more block busters and there’ll be some truth In Goering’s promise that Berlin will never be horned again. • • • • Honest folks, of all the odors that Intrigue and delight the senses, there never was one that could equal that Just uulside fho city of Donvor. CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By N. C. Arnett, Prqbate Judge. "I^ereas, C. W. Birchmore made salt to me to grant Thomas Ancrrtm Letters of Administration of tke Estate and effects of Eva B. Birch more. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Eva B. Birch more, deceased, that they be and ap- Jiaif Iteforo ine, iiL4be bate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on March 7, nexL after publication here of, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to ahow cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 21st day of Feb. Anno Domini, 1944. 49-50c N. C. ARNETT. Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Subscribe To The Chronicle ADDED WEARp-4^ROM OUR QUAUTY REPAIR Children are "hard on shoes”—and' need active play. But you eaa get- added wear from their shoe* by keeping them wMl repaired before they’re too nm down! We use the best available materials; you pay celling prices hif. lomansky sHba shop BROAD SIUEBT 1 of fpHE days arc iUil) short; half the nation ahlRpwi'WMJera-I T4 of snow—:but there are signs of spring everywhere if you knotf] yrbere to look for them. ^ a .. They are little things—such as new si^ catali^T'eds'cH^pedl from magazines, reminders, scribbled on becks of_cnvek>pcs. ^ things to be done., . Thousands of men. all over the country7are making such nofps) 'looking ahead—fanners, manufacturers, storekeepers, bankers. tTbey represent what is called “management," and they know ttwt to make the most of any seMon requires ^etty earful fijgoriag. ' There’s a skill in this management. It'e a skill that men who nsi •things have in common—that men who run tilings ‘ have #0/ to have. Management’s problems are 1 good dhal aT 'no matter what the business—getting help, mseting payrolls taz payments, making ends meet and hari^ a little left over 'acw proJects,^ plenning for tiHLfrUucc entiumt letting the T interfere with the job in hand. * And when you talk with tl^ menryov" tiicy lunre*ib«J tame objectives, too. Right new they want to get the emi at the lowest potsiMk cost in Ihree and suffering. After thatYi the H be beck, on their never-ending job of turning out the . 'tarial things needed to make a better peacetime world, liters fghctrk €»., Schanaefady, N.T,. ^ *hM> a* Oiti—I BmMc wOe fMeawn “IS* 04 AS-^ 5wiSii> is t rwi fac-“TlM wear ftanr" MM, avanr wwhSir 4:43 • ■ (WLCBS RED CROSS WAR FUND '•ffVlWAK tOMhtj Do yon know ALL that the RED CROSS does, for America’s loved on^ in every phase an^ branch of the war? For one thing—it provides life-giving blood plasma on the very spot where a mmi lies wonnded^Field directors help to set> tie family problems. Red Cross Erects its efforts to re- V' halnlitatiAg the wounded, getting food> and mail to the prisoners of war. Through its offices are reenuted Army and.Navy nurses. It operates dnbmobiles for men at is^ded posts, siq^fies mnergency foreign war relief, teaches Hrst aid, trains nurses’ aides, and performs many more services that make wartime suffering less horrible- more bearable. When you give to the Red Cross War Fund you make certain that your Red Cross is at his ride when he needs it the most! ^ This ad is published in Hie interest of Bed Cross drive BY THE t k/ GENBlOLgJlBlBCTBl^ *«OOilPLETE'FURNISHINGS FOR THE HCMRE**