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volume 56 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNAlmOAY, APRIL 7, 1644 NUMBER 3 ^ar Department Announces Tenmnation Of Training Of Army Flyers On August 4 Detaib "A* To ReoMii For Action Hare Boon An nounced As Yet. fhe War deiwrtinMit last Friday Sd- Lfed that air tralxiins at - the Uern Ariatioii achddl here will be nated August 4, this step, accord- [to the announcement, being in line the general curtailment training ams throughout the country. I^mpanying the statement, which in the form of a telegram from essman J. P. Richards, was the jote reading “Chances of getting bsnse in this decision appear nil.” Dile a majority of Camden reai- Ita have realised the termination jie army affiliation with the local Bg school was ineritable sooner or r, the announcement came as a ick to the entire community, fany rumors of a sensational na- spread through the community, [when traced down, were found to ritbuut foundation. Monday after- when the directors of the Cbam- fot Commerce met in special ses- with a representstire of the Itbem Aviation school, the first sation the officials of the aviation dI had of the announced date of [air training program termination, wbM the story appeared in The ibia State under a Washington line. Later official confii^tion received from Washington. By statement aa to the situation bis timei^ would be merely guess- The . aviation school officials I not idle and are seeking more lation, some of which, when Ob- 1, may be made public. HoweTW, [is mer^y conjecture. M announcement of the closing of [school has in a great measure, ted no end of diamay throughout J. C. Ewing Is Rotary Leader For Ensuing Year A. C. McKain U Eteclid Secretary of Club. J. C. Swing, manager of the Wateree Mill ot the Kendal company, was elected president of the Camden Rotary club at a recent meeting of Oamden's pioneer service organiza tion. A. C. McKain, manager of the Camden store of the J. C. Penny com pany was elected secretary. Henry Q. Garrison, who has been president the past year, automatically becomes vies president The officers mentioned will take office in July. Members of the new board of directors are J. C. Ewing, A. C. McKain, Richard Kirk, A. Lee Mays, Jack 'Vl^itaker and 8. C. Cly- bum. England’s Courage And Hospitality Praised by Yank CaimlMi Youth Tolls of His AdmiraUoii for British Fighters. A glowing . tribute to the fighters of England for their courage, gallantry and hospitality la contained in a let ter received by the Camden Publicity Bqyaan fmm Kershaw County Nears Its Cross Quota In Drive BULLETIN Mrs. Leon (Trixie) Schlosburg ie the recipient of many congratulatory messages, following the announcement that Kerahaw County has gone over the top In tho Red Croae War Fund drive, of which Mrs. tohlooburg waa chairman. Mrs. Schiosburg, who piloted the war fund program to a new record ■nd placed the county in tho ranks of those who have attained the covet ed goal hae modeatly declined to ac cept credit for the fine Job done, de claring that It was duo to the fine group that woricod with htr. The aimounooment Wednesday noon placed the total of the war fund cd- lectlone up to that time as |144K>0, which tops tho quota of $14,000 by $200.. In aa much aa several areaa have yet to report, the margin of vie- tory will mount before the end of tho week. Believed I>eleyed Reports Will Put Total To $14,000. 'Movement Started To Inaugurate Girl Scout Group Here SPAR Recruiter Here Ap^ 10 to 15 For tbe first time young women of. vicinity will raedvo an oppor Ity, p&fiTcuIarly among the men I bon^h who Is affiliated with thei^**^*^ to get Infoi^UOh first haad A K. _ * A AM A o A— 4m m SW a O an A Eb a S w a wmwm Am'SS women who have been employed, Military PoUoe Battalion In England Bn. Oscar Smyrl Heads OfHce To Aid In Gardening tie post. It la said the men who been working in the maintenance will go into army duty, while es ot women workers will be with- ork. was apparent from the discus- at the Chamber of Commerce tors conference that If Camden The letter follows “Just a few lines from across the seas lor a little requect from your de- pertnoent “Let me say here that I am well and really enjoying myself. After ^ ^ -^Is win be welcome news to pros concerning the SPARs, the women s p^Uve and acUve Victory gardeners, reserve of the U, S. Coast Qusrd, from | Announcement wsa made by the one of the SPAR enlisted personnel. County Defense Council this week Teoman Elizabeth Seamans, a first ^ tuat Mrs. Oscar Smyrl has been ap- claas petty officer In the. SPARs, ^Ul'pointed emergency wsr worker in the be stationed In the basement of the production and eonserration. She will post office building here in (3amden ,,ortt A cooperation with the Bxten- One of the moat laudable organita- tlon efforta in years is that apon-' sored by the Camden Klwanls club in involving the launching of a Girl Scout group here^ The tentative plans, formulated by Kiwanlt oonunittee consisting ot Oscar Smyrl ma ^chairman. W. O. Pitts and Joe Outlaw, resuHid In Mrs. Mary Roberta McLean, wife of J. H. McLean of the McLean Hardware company, taking over the woik of organising the OIrl Scout troops. Mrs. McLean Is experienced in the - OW—^Scoot program, haring been prominently Ideotified with the work In Charlotta, N\ C., for several years. It is hoped to have three or four Oirl Scoot troops organised and func tioning In Camden In the hear future. The Camden Boy Scout program. •uu rujvjiuB inyseu. Auer r— -r,-—^i m wn,u c&icu- . ten months in this .country I havei**’®® Monday, April 10 2.,”«*1’ **04 Division of Princeton college and n become acclimatised and always be sBcceesful In brlnglnf Indus- plenty of things for amusement to (he city. JuttL-haae ,«B$«rtalnaent taken whereby buildings suitable jlndustrlal plants are provided. rd8 of the Cihamber of Commerce that many contacts which have' have found that Is oonfrary to all rommrs heard before coming here. The English are not the atiff.Deoked, snooty bnnch of people I had always made with concerns seeking to 1 been led to believe they were. My in the South, did not materialise opinion first started changing back 8e there were no available build- j in the days when so many of the in Camden to house new Indus-1 gallant RAF cadets were in training In every instance the request at Camden. Now I have found that een for each structures. > (Please turn to page **g*‘t> for the purpose of giving young women concemlngjb lieiw Is one diiar -BTAEs, ^ _ Young women from this section Join ing the SPARs .will receive their ti^n. ing at the Coast Guard Training sta tion at Palm Beach. Pla., which was formerly the fashionable Biltmore hotM and the nearby Sun and Serf club. After completing the short train ing period they will be assignbd to ‘y* 'slo» n . hen sup^lsion and direction will em- ta a.. agricultural building and can be reach [rg. Frank BejEtn Resigns Place As Director Of Center Han Not Been An* iced As YeL Mm.,. Lind- lay In Charge. . Frank Bean, who hai been di- of the Camden Service Center, ise street, since October 11, retired fnnn active ebarge on lay, April 1. Mrs. Bean had red her resignation several ago but was prevailed upon lyor F. N. McCorkle to oohtlnue Net the program of the Center April t announced aa yet, bat It In that there are nevdhtl appll- (or the Job who are able to ful- Ithe government quallflcatlonn. a new diroetor is named, Mrs. [Lindsay, who has been assistant Bean, will knvo eknrgn. png the period Mrs. Bean baa jin charge of Center activities. Solon Reviews Work of Legislature Editor (Camden (Hironicle, Camden. S. C. Dear Mr. Editor: It seems to be a good time for ua to look back over oor two years of service, both held in war time, and see Just what has been accomplisbed. These have been busy years, years ed through Phone No. 18S. 'She wll be glad to go to prospective projects, giving advice on how to lay out Vic tory gardens and when and what to plant. She will also have a complete assortment of descriptive literstnre ^ published by the department of agri duty at shore stations, thereby re- culture and the Extension division, lloving a Coast Ouardaman for com- The flerense council officials are bat duty at sea. 'asking and hoping aU Interested In The lowest pay grade In this branch ipirdens secure the services of Mrs of tho service is equivalent to a civil- smyrl. This suggeatlon la also ex ian Job of $150 per month or more. Women Marines Near Their Quota With comparatively lew girls need ed to reach the goal. 18,000, the United States Marine Ciorps Women’a Reserve will soon reach its quota. In tbe past yeMT tbe^ -Worneim Reewrve has released thousands of men for combat duty and surpassed expecta tions In the types of Jobe that can be filled by women Maimes. “Although the ranks of the Marine Corps Woman's Reserve are rapidly filling, interesting Jobs are available to healthy and intelligent girls with tended to chickens. those having problems I9 125 Acres of Onions Planted By the S. C. Penitentiary for U.S. of strain and anxiety, but I am sore I a desire to become good Marines,” that we can take Just pride In the uccessor 40^ Mrs. Bean baw have rejected. This Sununer, particularly If I offer for reflection, we will be called upon to give an account ot nnl' stewardship apd to tell oor constituents what oor two years of service meant to our ooun^ and to our state. I want to bring to your mind some H.r "cf-iaraB!; N servioe men. their wives and ^ves of eadets has besn renark- NecesafuL In her program she given fine support by bsr int, Mrs. Lindsay. Camden Center Is known to the men througbont this area and n that knndreda reCom again ^In when LOgrty beepeaks approval and stedkaOsn fsr tbs offM^6d kers. iPleass turn to fscs tvs) iden Eagerly - dts “For Yimva Bell Tolls’^ in saying that much good has been aocomplished. (3ood leglalation reaches Into the future, yleMs Ks fruit In the days that ars to come, affeota Uvea not at this time, but in their maturity, touches sad strengthens the homes of all our poepls. So St this time I want to bring to youf attention some of the Statq-wlde legislation In which we have had a hand In forming and passing. first I want to can your attention to tile public schools. Wbst has this legislature, of which I am a part, aceompllahed for the mibUc scIkkMs of South CaroUna? Let ns look at the records ws havs written, and your bsarta should glow witli^^de for the good that has besn dooer~-—^ FhrsL ws extended the Stats^SiT ipeiriod^f eight mmiths to nine months. Now the Ittats pays fof the fhl Bins montiis opsrstlon of our public formerly tbs State I most arduous production Job In patory of flUs-msklBg wfll bs when “For Whom the BsB Faramount's tMdmleolor pic- fpn of Ernest Hemingway's at^octM, wb ^ted novel opens at tbs Camdeu eight months and the school > starting Sunday, and osmtlnn- dlstrleC fbr one month. Our school ^ugh Monday and 'Tuesday 'The dlstrtets sre relieved ot the nsoessity U the book s<Md upwards'of h fihfdstfit I tax for that metre copies and had beau luud by month. Vlhst about transportatlmi of ■bore, made the anrsim trsut-.iv pupfis to school? problem which would Involve! Formsily tbe Sute psid only a pert ** By of every movfamoer la tbo ^ ^ transporting pupils by BmphaalSf as never hifara Im* D««i their kosMs to tho schools. “ Pisesd OB cask cosSSlMkyjpm Stats Is psyteg sU that ■ceuery and abovf all. story, says Lt. Stevenson, assistant to tbe offloerJln.clMu:gs ai tile Cidninbla. Pimenremsut office. . “Actual experi ence or previous training is not neces sary, but we do want girls with a sound educational background and ot good physical condition. No eaUege education Is required but It enabtsa a girl to fill some of the essential me chanical and manipulative aasign- msnts.'* Anny Pigeon Is Found In Camden A pigeon with Identiflcatloa liands hearli« tipi inacrli^on “U Star S-44. S. C. tools.” foimd in an sahausted oondltton In the yards of the Brown ing Home and' which later died, was turned over to the polics 'Thursday. The police reported the - matter to the IntelUgeace department ot the Sontnem Aviation schooL The bird is believed to have been from tbs communications unit of the army at Fort Jackson. Ciwanis Club Sponsors Most Laudable MoromonL ^rough the efforts of Roscoe Stevens, Central entrsl South Carolina Scout execu tive. and Vasco Miller, local Scout executive, baa attained a high mark of perfection Izl orgaakattoa sadk-aetivb ties. Kershaw county may attain its Red Cross War F'und goal of $14,000 for according to announcement from Mra. Leon Schiosburg, chairman of the re cent drive, a total of IIS.OOO was re ported Saturday night. The announcer went on fo state that some of tbe rural districts have not reported as yet and there are some returns to be turned in which indicate that the goal will be obtained. Mrs. Schiosburg is deeply apprecia tive of the work accomplished by tbe chmmittee in the war fund drive. She states that every member of every committee worked hard and that with out the cooperation that was in evl- denae, the quota certainly could not have been attained. * Mrs. Schiosburg stated were it poa- slble she would like to personally thank every worker who so energeti cally got behind the drive and made success possible. She particularly called attention to the work of C. P. DuBose, who bad charge of the drive in the business district: Mrs. Ike Jones, chairman of the airport com mittee; Mrs. John Mullen, chairman of tbe committee who contacted the various organizations in Camden; Mm. Cato Glover and her block wOTkers; Misa Roselee Block, who was lircharge of the rural dUtrlcta; Rev. Boykin and Jennie Carter, who worked among the colored people; Captain Helen Har man and the motor corpa workem; (he members of tbe officer'^ wives club; Juniclr Red Cross; Miss Virginia Green. Major Bralisford, Mrs. Yon Trsackow, Mr. Frank H. Heath. Mr. DaCosta Brown, Mayor F. N. McCorkle and the civilian people In general. The following statement waa issued by Mm. Schiosburg In appreciatlo the work that every committee ci man and memtem did^ “Mr. piiBose did a remarkible^Jbb^ In his contacts in the businesa area. Mm. Ike Jones and her committee accompliehed wonderful results in the drive at the airport. Mm. Jack Mullen was outstanding In her contacts with the various organisations in Camden while Mra. Cato Glover and her block workem were outstanding. 'This com mittee of women was well organized and the workem were willing to give r lime and etteirta. Tbehr Job (Pleeae turn to page two) Icm of chair- “Freckled Freddie” Wins Lenten Dog Show Honors " Aviation Cadet Bums lb Kirkwood Course With A 67 Biases Down Back Nine With Four Birdies For A Gross 31. Miss Brooks Wm Addr^ Meeting COl. J/ S. Wilson, superintendent of the state penitentiary, is cooperat ing with the food for defense program by planting 1S8 seres to onions at the state prison farm at Boykin. Uncle Sam will take tbe. entire producUon. and Colonel Wilson thinks he nto/ harvest 800 to 400 bushels to the acre. Tlie crop will be handled through the dehydration plant at Camdem It required about $00 bushela of onion aets to plant Cthe acreage. Col WUsoa e^d, four bushetar betuf pa: out to tile acre. And the coat alone o' tbe seta was $28 to $80 an acra A carload of seta waa purchased, hut more than a third of the sets were utilised by othem, the prison farm share being 600 boshels. Tlw sets w«f« put out early In the year and are now np eeveral Inchee high. “We have already given them one working,” Colonel Wilson said yesterday, "and you can eee them from one end of the field to the other. We ^t them out with oonvieta and they did a good Job. Rows an eight of a nMalO^ will not show q misting hill. It*s oiu* flmt venture In onion growing, but we sre doing it for the government food program, and ev^- thing has gone well thus far.' inie government will take all we can raise. We expect $70 a ton, or more, if we can get R." In sddltlon to the onion crop for the gsvemment, C!olonel Wilson said he was putting 100 acres to tweet po tatoes on the same program. This crop also wlU go to tbe government “We built our own hotbeds,” Col. Wilxm said yesterday,* “and we alree- (Please turn to puu 4 Cocker Spaniel Adjudged the Champims-rOwiied By Mrs. L. P, SpeUi "" The' meetiag of tile Kershaw County CivU Counefl, scheduled to be brid at tbe Grace riiurch perisb bouse on Tbumday, April It, bss ^besn post poned nnti Wednesday, *Ap(M It. At this meeting Mtes Betty Brooks, field iwerentional reprstsntsttve of the Federal ,S««Brtty BCShcr will, be the speaker and w^ give a taBc on Recre ation for the ^dldrea. Tbe fsrthlnsnla akhrt wag. tsiredne- ed In Bnclsni In the retgsbf Qncen -When Aviation Cadet Fred y, Reo sallied forth on one of hit few after noons off from his flying training at the Southern Aviation school here and Jaunted qver_ the tough JUnd tricky 18J., hole* Kirkwo^' golf course ot the Camden Country club, he gave tbe native golfers something to talk over beyond the proverbial nine day period of wonderment For Cadet Reo not only biased over the 70 par oourso with a sub-par S7 but on the back nine dropped two approach shots and two long putts tor four birdies _whlch gave him a sensational $1. But Cadet Reo Is not an ordinary golfer. In fact, his whole back ground smocks of the ancient and honorable Sebtiah gamei When but II yean of age ho was admitted to the Western New York Professional GolfOys aaao- clgtion and boMs a membership In the ngUonal unit of PGA. And In addition, Cadot Reo, prior to that was golf professional at the plctoresque Ssaoca Lake Country club at Geneva, N. Y. He also served as golf Instructor at Cornell Universi ty and as an assistant pro and Instme- tor at the Hollywood, Fla., Couikry club. And If that isn't enough—^whlle sta tioned as an aerial gunner at WlU Rogers Field) Okla., he copped that base's “Open Golf Tournament'' with sitzling rounds of $8 and 4t. Cadet Reo believes that hla game has Improved tremendously since his enlistment, dne to the demands of the (Plsaso’tsm to psgo tour) Goodale Winner Of Golf Tourney W. L. Goodale was winner of tbe Red Osss golf tournament that was eonductod last week at tbe Camden Ciientry clnb. Mr. Goodale turned in A net seoro of 8$. . Joto M. VUIepfgno was runner-up in the td^namelit with a net score of $7. In the ladlee* oompoUtkm Mrs. H. Grennsr Geither wss winner with a Freckled Freddie, a two and a halt year old white and red Cocker Spaniel, owned by Mra. L. P. Speth ot this city, was champion of the annual Lenton dog show h^d In Rectory Sqnars here Friday afternoon ot last week, before one of the largest gatherings of dog lovers In the history of thp show. Sammy, a ManchMter Terrier, own ed by Mrs. George Garnett of this city, won reserve honors. The summary: Pointers: Droop, owne^ , by Mr., ISirbevUle, winner; Jungle, owned by Tommy Ancrum, second. Setters: Scott, Marry Smith, first; Peter, R. W. Chsse, second. Springer Spanlele: Chl0|^ owpsd by Henry 8avagew4r;iHHi^-Y)ahatt,'bwii^ by Mra. Blakeney, second, and Chip Off The Old Block, owned by Mra. Florence DeLoache, third. Hounds and Beagles: Prltchy, Brax ton Plantation, first; Plash, W. T. Fsrguson. second; Sammy Lee B. R. B. and J. M. ^yther, third. Cocker Spaniels: Freddie, Mrs. Speth, first; Major, Jack McLain, Snd; ‘ Siu^le HaWklBs, Mrs. Sam B^kln, third, and Sampson, MIm Rhetta Blakeney, fourth. Terriers: Saauny, Mrs. Chas! Oar- nett, first; Pogo Swords, Miss Jane Swords, second; Gappy, Mrs. L. J. Land, thtad, and Bull of Wranfleld, Mt;, V. P. Powell, fourth. Boykin Spaniels: 'Tuzh. Mrs. Ma- Dowell, first; Danny, Iflss Louise Ancrum. second; Woodle, Mra. R. W. ChasA third, and Susie, Dolly Single ton, fourth. Miac. 'Thoroughbreds: Butch, N. J. Lillie, first: Gretcben, Mrs. Burling Cocks, second; Brake, Mra. C. P. Du- (Plsaso turn to page slz) Youth Rally At Method Oinrch The Sumter District Youth Rally of the Methodiat churdi will he held in the Lyttleton Street Methodiat church Monday evening, April JO, he- gtsnlng at 8 o'clodc. Special mualo wUI he provided by the OoUege Place Youth choir ot (kilnmbla. 'The prin ciple addresa will be delivered by Mias Oscle Senders of Now York City, <m the subject: 'Touth end Missions ” net of 71. Mrs. John K. Weeks SBi|The public. espeeiaUy the youth of Mrs. D. Kerr tied for ranneraip hon- CaSsdon and vtdnlty. Is Invited to bo —-"—fbr this ' Red Cross Units Doing Fine Work t. The ladlee of tbe Red Cross Osn* teen emra together with the Motor Oorpo group art doing a splendid Job In tho socnrlng of waste fat fbr Raxt ernment use. The Motor corps ladlos kre ccdlect- ing wasto fats from tbo various mark ets saeh week and toning it over te the ttunbera of tbo eanteen eorps, who aro rendering it After the fat Is randered It is eol- l«:ted by Praat Shehdim of the She been groeery and markat who trans ports H to Colombia from whanen it Is Olfpet so tbe goeunmsmt This project J ids’ll y-. ;-