Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THt CAM0EM CHWOWiCH. CAMDIW. tOUTH CAHOLmA, FWIDAYr MARCH 17, 1H4 ^AGE THREE Miiyor McCorkle has got an InvasioA haircut. He says It wont ba long now. SPORTS From the SkippOr^ Ooak Bob Montgomery, who won the New over the past several years—all joln- York boxing commission’s version of the lightweight title from Beau Jack last Mfoek says he will miss Jack as a “meal ticket” when the latter enters It happened in the outer lobby of the Camden theatre last Thursday night He was a visitor in the city. She was a Camdmi girL He had met her Just once, at the Hospital balL But h© was one of those frwh types, so when he saw her he called out: “Hello Ethel" (That isn’t her first name, but we give it in this column for obvious reasons). Anyhow, she looked at him with a glacial stare and replied: ‘‘Why be so formal? Why not just call me Kid.” « • • the army. Preparing to leave for a two weeks vacation with his wife pnd son at Hot SpHngs, Ark., the Bobcat said he had earned approximately $25«000 In his last match with Jack and about $78,000 in their last three matches. The Philadelphia fighter meets Sammy Angott, National Boxing as sociation lightweight champ, March 31, at Madison Square Garden tb de cide'the undisputed chaippton of the class. ing up. • • • • * * • • Three members of the championship Kentucky Wildcats were named to this year’s all-Southeastern conference ournament basketball team, selected i plans for a high school and Junior jy visiting ^PorU writers and officials, i.egion team and perhaps a Junior league are being talked right ^ ~ _ 'now—but everything depends upon Oh Hum! Frank Sinatra, Pistol Packih!. Mama, Mairzy Ooates, income tax, draft r«clasaiflcation-~-Jutt why do we cling to life m tenaciouslyf • • • • Gee^, tVa- A great Hfe^ H-yotr don't^ waken. Clure appear to be “two sure beta” for i>« restored by the city • • One of those Camden lads back from the war front says that ^he boys In his company votsd Kate Smith their favorite nall-up girl. • • • • * Folks, keep all the secrets know. Don’t be a blabotenr. you • • • • The tad who calls on the gal next door says she is his necks best girl. • • • What is a paratrooper, inquires the little miss across the halL Well, let me see, a paratroopi^r, my dear, is a guy who climbs down trees he didn’t climb up. e • • We noticed In a Los Angeles news paper the other day the following headline: “F. O. R. Grabs California Water Worka.” Goth, just one reign after another out there. • • • • * Up in Glencoe, 111., the folks in a little church tliefie are still chucjcllng irver what they noted on the church bulletin board. Listed in the bap tisms for the week was one which read, ‘‘The Little Sin of $tr. aiH • • • Which reminds me that a recent survey taken for the purpose of re organising a softball team to repre sent Camden in a proposed league re sulted In Just three names being se cured and of this three, two might be on the army or navy roster before the middle of summer. ' • • • • Art Robinson, one.srmed pitching wiazard, informs me he will organise a team td play teams from away. Art admits he will have to use high school hoys who are members of the Bulldog football squad to do this. If the high school decides to have a basebsli team this year—and it is being talked up right now—^thst would mean no soft ball team for Arthur. Georgia Tech completed the lineup. Kentucky defeated Tulane 62-46 Ih the finals Saturday night • • e • Pvts Kirby Higbe and Jimmy Me- whether the baseball plant built five years ago but now a shambles because of having been ruined by carnivals allowed to show on the property, will One For Ripley This is one for Ripley. Among tbe pre-inductees going to Fort Jackson from Kershaw county Monday was a 38 year old father whose name—yes sir-e-e-er-ls “Willie My Darling Self.” Mr. Self comes from the WestvUle sec tion and is reported to have been a farmer. Another pre-inductee was a young man whose father must have bad a leaning toward western tal§s. New Manager Nabs Thief In Newberry Store Loot Is Found In topping Bag Of the Offender. Miss Myrl Rast had been manager w, for the youth bore the name of Jessie of the Newberry store here less than wUh* Mrs L Clyburn'^her James. one week when she effected the ar- ’ Red Cross Notes Sadie K. vonTresekow The Blxecutlve board met at head quarters on March IS. ‘ Tbe msetlng was well attended. Mr. Ernest Nutting is our newly ap pointed chairman of Water Safety and Life Saving. Mrs. E. R. Partridge is co-chairman. Mrs. W. C. McCarley has been ap pointed chairman of the House corn- rest of a shoplifter by the name of the teller with ths casual remark that Annie May Johnson. , It was ‘The aid money.” The teller It seems that for some time the thought she said “egg money” and Johnson woman, colored, had been wanted to pay a nice compliment on suspected of appropriuting merchan assistant. With regrets we accepted the resig nation of Mrs. H. G. Marvin as Knit ting chairman. We also regret the departure of Mrs. E. P. Sawyer, who generously ^gave of her time and tal ents to the Red Cross through tbe staff assistance corps. Visitors to the Red Cross from out- of-town have been Mrs. F. M. Corgan, Pblllipsburg, N. J., and Mrs. Prank l,ee, Bethune. We wish to thank all the meich- the pitching staff Of Fort Jackson’s baseball team thla ieasbn, says CoV. Duncan Q. Rlchart, post commander. Higbe, a native of Columbia, 8. C., was in his third year with the Brook lyn Dodgera when he entered the Army last fall.. MaClure, also in the a • • Xvery tTnw we recall what a fine ball park we had,' built at an expense of between $50,000 and $80,000, and how in just the brief span" of five or six years, it has become an unsightly mess—it gives us a feeling akin to Army since last fall, has played with •«-*<ckness.. The fence has comp- h« Americus, Ga'. Cardinals, The Memphis Chicks, ths Knoxville 8mo. kies, and the Jackson, Miss., Sena tors. • o'* * Did you see what I did—in the list letely gond and the Infield, one of the beet in the south, is ruined while the outfield is just a patch of wseds. Had the area been maintained, It would have cost but a small amount each year. Now the expense of restoring the park will realty be something. The the organization’s endeavor. ‘‘Remark- dise, but she was so clever she escap able,”* he said, “Isn’t it, how well the ed being caught in the act until last old hens are "doing These days.” Monday. • • • • »Ml88 Rast. who took over as man- Oh hum! There Isn’t much to be ager of the store a week ago saw the seen In a small town, but what you woman enter the store and watched hear makes up for It. her closely. The Johnson woman car- • • • • rled a shopping bag and w’hen she lefti^nts who so generously gave their Arthur Metrakos who ia one of the tbe store after going from counter to i^eindow space for our use and the bosses at the M A K Coffee shop Is counter for soine time. Miss Rast. indies who so attractlyely decorated also one of those clever story toilers, stopped her and took the bag. She and the Junior Red Cross flrla, Arthur stopped us the other day to found that it was filled with various distributed posters. tell us about a customer going Into items of jmerchandtse taken from the ! a Columbia restaurant to order some store. pie. He got his piece of pie, but he Tl^Johnson woman refused to ac- was quandary aa to what kind it waa, company Miss Rast to the police bead- so he asked the waitress whether it qdarters across the street and Miss was apple or peach. The waitresa/Kast was unable to locate a police said: “Well what does it taste like^ officer who mtrht persuade the. wo- The customer said: “Glue.” W^re- man to take a short stroll. Finally | upon the waitress replied: ‘‘WeRTthen however through the efforts of Will that’s the ''apple. The peach tastes Jackson of tbe Colonial store next I like putty.” ♦ door, an officer w-aa found and he; • • • • took the Johnson woman Into custody. Of coui'se in these days stories of She was later released on a bond of soldiers, sailors, marines and what not 127. Examination of the shopping In the armed service are very cPm- bag disclosed tha\ the merchandise mon, but Steve Clybum tells a real appropriated totaled $8.12 in value, one. His yarn concerns an olTlcer . Drive Carefully-—Save a Life. of the young men, married and single,{old saying relative to toms folks being who have be«n called to the colors, penny wise, and pound foolish aptly^ Scores and scores of the boys you!applies to our baseball paHc aitui have watched on my softball program^ tien. you ask? Can’t tell that—all ws can say is that he backed Into the coffee pot. So draw your own concluaions. « • • • ME TO HER Hdney, y’ suppose they’d ever catch up with us If we left out that 60 cents you won at the church biriisr Hm? men w- . .T.Well," you gave your name, re-|pfnt.N4w Between You and Me THRC^ out TO A COLO TICKLB DISCOMFORTS who noticed a moat unusual act when the men in his command w^re climb- Ing trees and crawling through the brushi and he yelled at them: "'W’hat’a the big idea? Why are you men climb ing trees and crawling through the Capt Robert Guy Killed In Action k. . .w X 11 j Chester. March 11.—Capti Robert ^ ‘’“kV Adams Guy, 25, of Chester, was killed -Well sir we camouflaged the gun be- .etlon in defense of hla country fore lunch, and now we can t find It’ „„ February 17. In Italy, according to BRONCHIAL COUGHS! Camden people e^enced much in tereet in the announcement of the marriage of 8cp8en Actor Randolph Scott and Mlpi Marie deal W^hm-Wtafr’^Vy ^ * Toclaiiy promi- family- Th« eeremony fork a at Riverside, Calif. Scott age aa 45 and Mias Stillman’s member-....0,‘ sore, it’ll take ’em]took years to get around to...Hm Year.jgaVe but suppoee they do? Whaddya gonna, as do then? Y* wanna go to Jail? Hm,7l /RanHnIph Raat* femwity msp.-^ ....Yeah, 10 thousand and 10 yeara^ied to Miaa Marion DuPont Summer- .....Well, euppose you haveh^t j^ivllle, an esteemed member of the Well, okay then Let’s see^ne jCamden winter colony. , * t 4 ji 1 * 4 * telegram received by his wife. Mrs. i D K? ^ n •**"‘“'’8 " Daisy Strlngfellow Guy of Chester,' from Adjutant General J A. Ulk>. The **!i^ * fl*"*’*"’*" telegram stated that a letter followed.: the Cloth and noticing a ^ry hefty ^ ^.^^er of the chemical lady traveling along the ot^r side of division of the United States the atreeL I remarked: “There Is a « 1^3, ^3, graduated ftom woman who has gone thrq^lliJltyMl^Gb^eterJftg^^ * Ih addS to hi. widow he la rC a J by a small daughter, hi. father^ a NO. B taot on a no. 7 tool Repben Caswell Guy, and five brothers J. L. Guv of-Camdao, T* tr IroHcUtl Irrititioic Die tc CoMt BucMay's Femous “CANADIOL” Mixtura Acts Uka o Nosh Spend a few cents today St any good drug store for a bottle of Buckley’s CANADIOL Mixture (triple acting). Take a couple of sips at bedtime. Feel rful PrfTR r>RrftfuIly- er ■ and sisters. ». ... ..... -^VC a Hbtfe. an uncle of the deceased. Its Instant powerful effective action spread thru throat, head and bronchial • tubes. It starts at once to loosen up -thick, -ehoking i>hlegm. soothe raw ' membranes and make breathing easier. 1 Sufferers from those persistent, nasty 1 Irritating coughs or bronchial frrlta- ' tions due to dblda hnd Buckley's brings 1 quick and effsetive relief. Don't wait— get Buckley s Cnnadlol today. Tou get relief Instantly DaKALB PHARMACY 9, “other Inoome”—60c NioW, y’ got those other items aortetr ao we can claim $900 in bad ydebla? Shipwreck $9(X).... What eleey^’ got there? • • Every time we think of physical examinations, we have in mind our very good friend Mr. David Baum. If Dave can corner you .and have a five minute conversation, the chances are ten to one he will sell you on tbe idea of a physical examination pre- I read In the Observer recently where Churchill rebuked one of hit ministers for a long nonssnsical re port. Really, I am surprised that Mr. Churchill hasn’t dictated'a less com-j " P?*.*'". plicated income tax report for us here in America, especially since we do as he says in so many other ways. j The ditty, “I ^^nt a Paper Doll, « • e • has been bannpd in England. State We don t have to look at Barkley’s 1 the radio censors: “We regard the j Umlnary to acquiring a life Insurance reply to the President with clear-eyed words of song as having an un- i policy. But Dave is also a very ex- limoceuse, but cynics be hanged, there deslrable/lmpllcatlon.” Just wait 'tiircellent raconteur. I’ll never forget was something American and wonder- they ast an earful of “Malrxy Doets.”ithe story he was telling me the other fill about It. Without «ny Idmps hi my tThey’ll swoon. , I day about a hillbilly who was taking throat I want to say that it renewed! X • • • • jj,jg physical examination upon enter- my wandering confidence In our gov-1/"Man Found Dead Holding Four Ing the army. The doctor asked him: emment and people. ^/jAces In Hand”—news headline.. Well,' “How are your adenoids?" The hlll- • • • • y/ las I eaid before, a body can stand billy replied: "They didn’t give me You'll get a'laugh out of this/ Up Ju*t •<> much, and no-more. I any.” *1116 doctor quite provoked: in one of the northern euhtf^ of * • • • I “No, No! I mean, are you constrict. Chicago there is a Swedish church Having a blessed event for most cd?” Whereupon the hillbilly replied: mn, “Holy, P^ple, is a time of rejoicing and call-{“No. I enlist^.’’ I Ing a doctor, in .HoU^imd it; Tbs doctor-had reached the OTd I means litigations and calling a lawyer, his patience: “Good grief, man! Don’t • • • • I you know the King’s EJngllsh?” The Headline: “Fourth Term? The hillbilly said; ‘"The heck he is!” where the once favorite Holy, Holy,” Ir neverJKitng anymore. And the rrason con^drhs a big lum-| bering Swede fronr Minnesota, who came into the snurch one morning President Laughs Again.” I preaunte just as the c^r was singing “Holy, Holy, Holy.”/Latar, meeting a friend I he wBI, again, and again, and again, j Every once In a while we hear a j the Sweda/Mid: “I Ilka that chuichl .* * * * good bank story, but the choicest one very mi^. When I came In they all I Some people’ throw paper around as that has been dished up to us eomee called/my name, Ole, Ole, Ole.” H were monSy. ifrom Sam VaaLandingham of * the • • • • I First National Bank who tolls of an Veil, that story got around and j . The timber Industry has developed elderly woman who la treasurer of e • henever that hymn was announced « n®’"’type of lumber which may revo- ladies’ aid. society going Into a after that the worshippers looked atjlutlonlze the building and furqjture bank to deposit the organization’s one another with suppressed laughter j trade.^ * funds,—Sho-hawdr “ ^ rapidly reacli^ near4iyat6rlt.'| The minister. In desperation, banned | the hymn. Down Broad Street Parade Dallas Lee, manager of the (Menial | rSi store, known to manyNui the Rogeraj store, could not believe hie eyes when he read that he was to. ho on the general arrangements committee fori the police ball with Don Morrison. And' he wai aetouhded when he waa Quality Cleanii;ig described as Officer Lee. • « • # Get Rid of Carbon in Combusfion Chamber DE-SUIDGE for smoother porfonmiMe—beftor economy- greater tfependobility We’re still trying to figure out bow Dallas Lee took Dallas Mahoney’s place on the police force In our tale of the police ball. There must have heen some mental telephathy about It 1 “-The reason wo say this?—well listen folks. I • a • Dallas Mahoney, the real police I I officer and a dam good ehap—%vae In I the hoapitai. Didn’t know he was ill,| you say? Neither did we. But a little {bird whispered the sad story of howl Dallas waa burned when a coffee pot] I with a full oontent of steaming hot] coffee spilled over him. Yep, Dallas wae badly bumod—or ahall wa say [scalded. Where was ha burned, did Stop Oil Pump ing and Spark Plug Fouling SLUDGE RUINS CAR ENGINES .. ."DE-SIUDGING” WILL GIVE YOUR CAR NEW LIFE-BRING YOU All THESE BENEFITS: 1* OivB^you bBitBr gatolin# •conomy. 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