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VOLUME 86
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FMSAY, MARCH 24, 1944
NUMBER 1
'oters Will Select Cotton
Weigher In August, Election
tw Law AppHes To DoKalb
[And West Wateree Towb-
shipa
Irt
Iton
Chase-Partridge
Will Judge Dogs -
In Aimual Classic
EpiMopal ETent To Be . Held
^ ^In Rectorj Square Thiirs*
day, Mardi 30,
Camden Aviator
ilsKiUedWhen
His Plane Crashes
William J. Brown Meets Death
At Eagle Pass, Texas.
MacArthur Praises
Work Of RedXross
Ralph W. "ChaBe, ir«n-t:Down sporfi-
man and vrlnter realdent ot this city,
and Mrs. l>wigbt Partridge, also promi
nent In the winter sufOrt program of
Camden, will be the Judges in the
ei^th annual Lenton dog show which
will take place Thursday, March 30,
at 3 o’clock in the afternoon at Rec
tory Square. The affkir is presented
tmdw the auBploes of Grace Episco
pal church school. In the event of
Inclimate weather on March 30, the
show will be postponed to the follow
ing afternoon.
The committee in charge of the
show, headed by Shannon Lindsay
with Tommy Ancrum as co-chairman,
includes on the personnel list, John
Lindsay, M. Whitaker, J. Wall, John
Zemp, J. Jackson, P. McDowell, R.
Chase, Jr., and R. F. Babbitt
The show will feature eleven clas
ses, they being: Pointers, Setters,
Hounds and Beagles, Springer Span
iels, Boykin Spaniels, Terriers, Mis
cellaneous, thoroughbreds, mutts, pup
pies, any breed, and championship
he effort to secure a change in the
gent method of electing a cotton
gher in DeKalb and West Wateree
uships, origioating in a conference
in the Chamber of Ccunmerce of-
early last winter and followed
a mass gatherbig of interested cot-
growers and buyers at the county
bouse has been succeesfnl.
ruder the provisions of an act to
laws of the state relating to the
nd sub-section 6429 of the code
weigher here in Camden, a
election program has been set up
will be .effective at the primary
t August.
be county delegation was respon-
e for the changa which will be re
ed with onlversal approval
ughout the area. Under the new
ngement the managers of the pra
ts of DeKalb and West Wateree
Dships shall provide a box for the
tion of the public cotton weiidiav
sc term of office shall be two
r«.
the election all cotton growers
cotton buyers who are entitled to
at the precincts at said primaf7
ill be entitled to vote for cotton
^her. The law provides that all
lidates for the office ot cotton
;her shall pay an assessment of
and file the pledge required. It
iirther stipulated that the demo-
execntlre committee shall pre
boxes for the said election,
e ^rty who is elected cottcm
her shall receive as compensation
services not exceeding twenty
per bale tor every bale weighed.
of this amount will be paM
e buyer and one half by the sell-
The weigher shall adjust and
e all differences hetwewi buyer
ixetter At to proper
Rllowed from water, dampness,
iiged cotton, or any false packing,
ie law also provides that before
ring upon the duties of the office _. , , . _v * *
(felgher must post a surety bond . Camden s ^tstandteg, but
000 for the faithful performance, Si. <Je»iydratlon
duty. The law further providea '"'J'**** *
sixteen-hour run this week turned oat
60,000 pounds of Irish potatoes. This
is equal to more than a carload and
a half.
The pbuii, spsrated oa « sabstatned
16 hour program, could add another
eight hour shift if the raw material
was available, plant operators claim.
At the present time the potatoes that
are being processed, all come from
Maine. All of the production ot the
Camden plant goes to lend-leasA
The J’resh Dry Foods, Inc., man
agement is seeking to interest the
fanners in the growing of more sweet
potatoes so that the plant can step
up a string program of processing
Imd.. m«rch..u ,o far h.va been
lie to got togothor to the mattor 'J'*' !
every cltv amf’tnwn in*t*A**f^*i^ fattening food and are unexoell-
for the p^xmctlon of milk and
IhU
^half
Dry-Foods Plant
Now Has Payroll
Exceeding $100,000
Turnmf Out 60^000 Pounda
.Camden and community was pro
foundly shocked and saddehed Tues
day when upon hsaiing of the tragic
death of William J. Brown, 31-year-oId
son of H. A. Brown, Sr., Broad street,
in a plane crash at Eagle,Pass, Texas.
The father of the flyer waa out of
the city when the wire came early
Tuesday morning and did not reoefve
the news of the tragedy until noon.
wire came from the post officer
at Eagle Pass. Texas, who sUted that
Brown came to his death a't 10 o’clock
Monday night
Brown would have received his
wings on April IS. 'The youth, who
was bom In Camden February 7, 1128,
graduated from the Camden High
School in 1939 and worked in the eir-
cnlation departments of the Columbia
Record and State after a year at the
State University, at Columbia. He en
tered the service of his country Jan
uary 31, 1943. He received his train
ing at' Miami Beach, Fla.; Jackson,
Tenn.; San Antonio, Texas; Pine
Kuff, Kansas; Independence,. Kan.;
and Eagle Pass, Texas. Besides his
father, H. A. Brown. Sr., salesman for
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Sumter Sportsman
Talks To Legion
John J. Riley, wymlnent anortsman
Ey^ Of 3port World WiU
Be On Scott Track; Many
Spectators Will Line Rails
Deegles MaeAvdinr
Commanding Oenerai, Southwect
Paciflo
The Red Crocs never has failed the
American soldier. It has helped him
In his boor of danger, it has sustain
ed him in bis hoihr of pain, and it has
comforted him in his hour of death.
and cltilen of Sumter, waa the speak
er at a meeting of the American Leg
ion Poet at Poet headquarters oa De>
Kalb street last week, Thursday.
Mr. Riley discussed youth guidancA
oratorical contests, baseball and boy’s
State matters, in an Interesting and
entertaining manner. Mr. Riley was
accompanied here by George D. Levi
of Sumter. pn«t r>Apai-twu>Ti> nmiTinanA.
DehydnttsMl Pvx>diicta
Daily.
^oTthe Legion.
During the evening Mr. and
[the weigher make a daily test of
used in the weighing mrocees.
iden Out ef
ith Other Oties
[Mid-Week Oosing
fority of Commumtiea Begin
Half Holidays After
Eaat«r.
have already cooperated on a wnttAr One arr« of sweet tmtaloes
esday afternoon closing program u „^***°^
u has three times the food value of
'April 12 through the month of
)st.
nter merchants were the latest
to fall in line with the area
movement.
H. Maddox, chairman of the
Ihants bureau of the Chamber of
three acres of com and the cost of
grqifing same is much less, it was
said.
Efforts are being made to interest
the Clemson College Extension group
to persuade farmers to grow sweet
. ... ... potatoes. ’The company is prepared
1!^. tom outthte asify feenTtSir^
terlal can be turned over to the plant
here.
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HU agreeihent'Tiefore the end of
aonth.
[bon Throws Fine
lock” On Bridge
chase Movement
>ff R«pr—■DtatiwA Waa
epared To Stag* Extend-
od Filibuster.
Mrs.
T. E. Ooodale, Mr. and Mrs. McKenxie,
and Mrs. Florence Gregory were pre
sented with servioe pins for having
five sons in the armed servicea. ’The
Ooodale boys are T. B. Goodale, Jr.,
Richard. Robert, Alfred and Ralph, all
In the army, whife the McKensie bay»
are Harvey, Robert, Hoaea, in the
army, and (tol^ and I. G. in the
navy. Mra. Gregory’s aona are JSaaf
D.. John A., AiioA Curtis and
all In the army.
The following vetarana ot the pres
ent world war were presented with
Legion membership buttons: L. M.
Davis, Jr., J. T. Hay, Alfred Q. Marsh,
Bayron Marsh, Frank M. Talbert, N.
S, Littley, and Lewis S. Truesdale.*
City Receives
Neat Sum As A
Result of Fees
Golfers Will Play
In Tourney For
Red Cross Fund
Pxature Pool Addicts To Aid
In Worthy Projoct.
Only Event of the Kind
Midaouth To Attract
Many.
In
Camden golfers will swing their
sticks and drive their Ihtle white
balls down fairways and in many
instances into the rough, fn a 88 hole
medal play torunament' to cover the
period March 26 to 81 inclusive, with
all proceeds going to the Kershaw
County chapter of the American Red
Crocs.
The touraament is expected to at
tract a big following of club wlelders.
’There will be aeparate events for men
and women. The entry fee is fixed
at $1 although larger amoufta will be
gratefully accepted. There will be
two war bond prisee in each event
R. W. Chase and Dwight Partridge,
who are aupervlalng the touraament,
have requested all playara to turn in
at least two 18 hole scores not later
than March 24 In order that handloapa
}may be aatabliahed for the tourna-
Shnre of Motor Lkobso F'
TotoU 81,1^.64 In Six
Months.
During the six months ending De
cember 81, 1948, the city of Camden
reethred from the Public Service eom-
«lisluu-of Ike Btate the aum~itf^,^
180.64 as the cl^s share ot the pro
rata distribution <4 motor vehicle 11*
oegse fees by the State.
This pro-rata distribution program,
efte^ive siace last summer resulted
trom a measure introduced over a
year ago by a group of legfalatora in
cluding tboee from Kershaw county.
If tbs . game ratio prevails for the
six moutlia ending June 80 this year
tht vni have received approxi-
itoblr $6600 from the StatA
Kershaw received $414.68 and Be-
thune $208.28. Blaney, while an in
corporated town, failed to receive any
money because of a technicality in
the incorporation setup. The law
stipulated that the distribution of the
license fees Shall be made only to leg
ally incorporated ciUaa and towBu,
□feot. Score cards may be left at (he
club house.
Undo SamMakes
Another Appeal
For Waste Paper
City Will Collect From Curb
Nejtt- Weekj -Tueedkgr;
Pre-war enthusiasm and interest
will be in evidence in this famous
equestrian center on Saturday, March
25, when a seycn-rsce program of flat
races will be staged on the fine new
Marion duPont Scott track. Post
time is 2:80 p. m. This Is the first
time a public race program has ever
been presented on the Scott track.
This track la rated as one of the fin
est in the south and was constructed
at great expense by Mrs. Scott for
the purpose of training her fine
horses. Featuring the seven-event
race program will be what is described
as the “Red Cross Race,’’ a six-furlong
Camden housewives are urged to
make a dlllgeot search of basements,
garages, attics, and other cranniaa on
the premisas and collect all tin cans
and paper and place them on the curb
In front of their homes next Tuesday,
March 28, when city trucks will make
a collection throughout the city and
jmlU villagea.
The need tpr tin cans and waste
paper la increasing dally, and the gov-
ernment has urged the local salvage
committee to make a determined ef
fort to secure as much of this salvage
as poaalbla.
Cooley Glllls, salvage committee
Kentucky Derby Eligible In
Training At The Scott Track
Galiatic, Loqg-Leggy Bay Geld
ing Nominated for Race
. of Year.
Captain Caston Is
Now In Oklahoma
Son of Beloved Baptist Pastor
Receives Merited Pro
motion.
srdlng to an Associated Press
^cb from Columbia, J(An Rabon,
in
)ase of the Cooper
by the StatA
The eyes ot Camden and South
Carolina K«mtin»kT n«rhy anfhmitowto
Frank Caston, son of Rev. and Mn.
J. Barnwell Caston, of this city, who
aw ••• reocotly promoted from the raidc
^ Lieutenant to that of Captain, la
Hiblo for the btoektog of tte .utloned at the WUl Rogers
River toR|Pieig, at Oklahoma City, Okla.
K* CapUIn Caston, wrtl known in 0am-
f ^ outstanding character and
kent personailto, enlisted as a private in
from oomlag OTt ^ January, 1942. and a few months Ut-
Sit fh* Miami, Florida, where he received hla
commission as a second lieutenant.
Snato Lat« he was transfsrrad to Petenwu
Colorado Springs, CoL, where
led remained for aevwal montha, then
|tested atatewide mattera would i tended the
been acceptable the following
-jwliA e^innT-nmant e,-' Fort Logstt, Denvor, Coiocado and wss
eprestoutive Rabon Sd His fine ^monflage echool at Wal-
M®6 '' Mr, Rabon informed the,^*^*””*’
that he did not want the state d .. aj ww j
Camdemte Honored
For War Suggestion
p.” j •
to a Chronicle represent-1 J. B. Andereon of this city, who has
^ ' week Mr. Rabon declared been employed in tha ahlpboildlng
had sufficient reading mattar plant of the Higgins, company at New
^tatotaiued a flUbuster for a Orleans aad who has been borne an a
“If U lasted Icmg eoouih.*’ leave of abeence, received a telegram
^ would ba;e borrowed'edt'fraai the company this week anuoune-
*ontge««ry Ward and lug thit he had won a $100 reward
toiMk catalogs snd read them ‘ for 4 suggeetkm that he had offered,
to fluiah.” 9 I Mr. Andermm Ml Wsdnesday night
— for tils south. He dedined te give
poisonlugn take uearty; out any Information regarding the sug-
™ * your in the United' geation he had made and whleh had
will be focused on the 1944 classic at
Cburchill Downs with keener interest
than ever before. The reaeon—Galis-
tic, a big leggy bay gelding, owned by
Mrs. Esther duPont Weir pt Wilming
ton, Del., in training at the Marion
duPont Scott track here, is a derby
eligible.
Oalistlc, aired by Milkman, bad his
first wfaming at Psmlloo s year ago
ss'a two year old. He' also ran fourth
to Lucky Draw,in toe Juvenile Stakes
at J^lmont
Mrs. WeiPs stable of dgbteen
horseA five of tbqm Jumpers, is under
the supervision ot James B. Ryan,
ranked as one of the outstanding train
ers in the country. George B]rrne fa
foreman for Mr. Ryan. The horses
are being trained on the Scott track
hecA
The various training arsas about
No Lumber Available
For. Building Fence
At Qty BaU Park
But Towb Dnda Will Plncn
PUyinf Aren In Good
Shnpn.
City Fathers are disposed to do
their share toward providing baseball
facilities for the basebsU-minded
citlseus of Camden, but from late re
ports, plans to construct a new fence
about the ball park appears to ^re
been checkmated by the OPA.
In other words—-no lumber for a
fttiee. Mayor McCkvkle sUtes tluft so
far as the baseball diamond and field
are concerned, the city will do all that
is necessary to provide a fine area to
plsy^upon. but the fence at this time
is out of the question.
The diamond and outfield will re-
RACE CHATTER
Announcemeeit was made by the
race committee Thursday that ths
only sntrancs to ths Marlon du
Pont tcott track Is by way of Ches-
nut. Parsons planning to attend
ths rsoss are requeeted te take
note.
City, oounty and state police will
be on hand to direct traffic and
parking of care.
The Red Croee race.^ the feature
e^nt ef the'afternoon, will have
ten ontrleA Added entries as re-
ported Thureday by Ralph Waldo
Chase are: "Qolden Mayne,** own
ed by MfA Randolph Hull, Navy
Yard, Charlsston; "Corley’s Pet,"
owned by MrA M. 0. Pareone,
Klngatrss, 8. C.
affair for thres year olds carrying IIS
pounds and tour year olds and up
wards carryiag 185 pounds, in wbteb
only South Careilua horses will par-
ttcipatA The parse is a $100 war
bond for first place winner, a $60 bond
for second, and a $26 bond for third.
7%e Bed Crost War Fund campaign
committee haa axpreased appreototira
and gratitude to Mre. Marlon dnPtmt
Scott and the cooperation ot horse
owners, trainers and riders, who have
made It possible for this Rsd Cross
benefit meeting to be held. Mrs.
Scott is the owner of the fine track.
The committee in charge of the pro
gram is composed of Mrs. Marion du
Pont Scott, Harry D. Klrkover, Ralph
chairman, plans on having s tin can Waldo Chase, Captain Dwight Psrt-
and waste paper collection at two-> Richard Kirk, C. P. DuBose, Jr.,
week tuterrals. Aimouneement Win| Willis Cantey. Mrs. ’Thomas Waller,
be made in the paper prior to eachGgither and S. C. Clyburn.
collection. Judges will be Grainger Gaither.
The Scouts and Boy Eagles hsvs Willis Cantey snd Colonel John Wall,
hew doing a major Job In collecting Ralph W. Chase is racing secretary.
wMte paper according to report. The and Edward Heyward, trainer of the
boys hare covered the city thoroughly
and have uncovered many heretofore
supplies of old" newspapers and the
like. The boys have shoivn a deter-
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quire plenty of attention If it Is-to be
Camden are toe scene of much sc- ®ade playable for the-proposed Junior
tlvlty St this time. Nationally-known
trainers who have stables here are;
Jaihea E. Ryan, Thomaa Waller. Ed
ward Heyward, Charles W. I^svr,
Bulling Cocks, snd H. Grainger Gaith
er.
All of these stables will have sntrlss
in the Informal race evMit scheduled
for Saturday. March l5, xt toe Scott
track. This meeting Is being pre
sented ta the interest of toe Kershaw
Coiuty Chapter Of toe American Red
CrosA
Chicken Lays
With BDihb Fuse;
Jimmny Crickets
Even toe toickens have gone to
war. If yon ^dan*t believe it, take a
look at the egg that Mr. SluMr CatoA
a tormer residing on Kershaw route 1.
brou^ to tiM-offiee of toe local
newspaper Monday.
It Is like SB other hen eggs, bat
ri^ on on# end Is a ttut tip wbidi
hxtos for aU toe world Hke a fuse on
a bomb. And firdm the end et tola
little tip is a wispy dondhke spinl
that ras^Msi suwde
It would appear thAt
who 1^ this sgg
to tee mur niio
Legion team and the teams in the
junior league which is being planned.
The last carnival outfit to show at the
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Home Guards
Hold WeeUy Meet
The weekly drill of Co. B., Camden
nnlt of 8. C. D. F., waa held Tuesday
night. March' 21, at toe Armory on
West DeKalb street. A short period
was devoted to close order drill, fol
lowed by extended order and instruc
tions on exterior guard duty, gzid re
cruit instructions. Ths Company has
lost many ot its oldest members to the
Armed forces daring the last few
weeics. The lots of these men mean
tost others will have to be recruited
if the Company is to mMtnVMin its
standard of efficiency in providing
protecthMi to the Home Frmt. Men
^bo ara draft exempt and under 18
OPIeuM torn to pageueten)
Dr. Clarke Speaks
In Columbia Oiurch
The Rev. Maurice (Jlarke, D.D., ree-
lor or urace cuurcu, Camdem was USe
guest preacher at the Lenton service
of the Episcopal church of the Good
Shepherd at 8 o’clock Wednesday
night
Doctor Clarks is a native of Burton-
on-Trent, England. He was educated
at Wittenberg collegA from which In-
stltntion he received his B. A. and
M. A, jdegreeA Later, he xttooded
Victoria college and Theological
school snd Oxford university. Hs re
ceived his B. D. degree from Baxley
hall of Kenyon collegA (Ifmbler, Ohio,
and Kenyon college conferred the D.D.
upon him in 1985. He waa ordanled
to the deaconate and priesthood by
Bishop William Loyall Qravatt of
West Virginia and he served as rector
of churches at CHiarleston, Hinton and
Wheeling. W. Va. Later he became
i^tor in Springfield, MarteltA and
Delaware, Ohio, and was exscutlvs
secretary of toe department of reUgl-
ous education of the Diocese of
Southern Ohio. In 1180 he was sleet
ed dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, Mar
quette, Mich., from which work he
came to Camden in 1986 and became
rector of Grace church. He is the
author of a number of books and is
now editor of toe Cloister Series of
C^hurch school lltersture.
Bsrrington SUbles, will be starter.
Captain Dwight Partridge, retired, will
be clerk of scales, snd Ralph W.
Chase will be psddoek judge.
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Finals In County
Forestry Quiz To
Be Held Here Today
DOQ
tHoW NOTES
RMph W.
Chai^ who will he ons
^ the Judg
Its sf the UMtsn Oeg
hhjssA en
ttarem Mk at Reelery
mdvhenMM
iflfMifiiiis that eirtrtie
le at the sheua
4-
s
Swrea ScliooU Will B« Rppre-
mdImI In EwMit At Gnat
Hoom.
Two Lives Are
Lost In Crash
Of Army Plane
A twin-engined army plane with ap
parently only two passengers aboard
crashed snd was completely demolish
ed on toe edge of a wooded area about
^gfat miles southsast of Kershaw
around 8 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
'Two bodies were found near The
wreckage, hut as yht have not been
officlaUy identified.
The itiane was thought to havs
been from New Jersey agd en route
to a base In. toe Columbia vkinity.
Rsshleats of toe area near the enali
repented the plane was etoaerved to
circle two or three timee end thex
dIsdMoer Into the woods where It
fML '
MiUtanr MtoortUae la CoiuiM
wen
*:v
The finals in the oounty-wlde For-
Mtry qubL^procram wiB be held in the
cduit room ot the Kershaw county
court house at 11 o’clock this morn
ing.
’This educational program, which
has been presented in all of schools
of tbs county under toe auspices at
the State Forestry department and
the Kershaw County Forest Service,
with County Ranger. L. B. Smith, in
charge, has aroused keen Interest ae
evidenced by the many who partici
pated and the record number of Usteiv-
ers.
Twenty-six schools of toe county
participated In the quiz contest and
the dotal numbeY of students tsldng
part came to 2,986. Studenta who made
perfect scores in toe preliminary
events and 'uher will be eligible tor the
final quia tests today ars: Gene Gard
ner and Paul Rabon of Pine Grove
school; Clayton Campbell and Isabelle
Thompson of BUney; Calvin Jordan
of Pine Tres Hill school; Vsnde
Weathers of Antioch.; Mickey Gard
ner of Bethune; Donald Holland and
Luring Croft of Midway school, and
Frank Becker, Jean West and Je^
Horton of' Ctates Ford school. ^
Prise# of $6, $8 and $1 will be
awarded toe winners In toe final
round this morning.
Nettles A. Myers In
Visit With Parents
Nettles A. Myers, USNR, son of Mr.
and Miu/^ N. Myers,'406 Laurens
street, with uis wife, toe former Miss
IBlxabeth MoCoy, and eon. Nettlee, Jr.,
were Visitors In Chtfflden last weak.
Mr. Myers, who before going into
toe navy, was eoaneeted with toe
Stote Patrol for about threo yaan. axd
haa retorned to toe
^tlon at BaipbridgA Maryland. ]£a
Myer^d son have ipturaid to Mil-
lim. where they nude fhetr he
fore Mr. Mrmf wwtdxto