The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 28, 1944, Image 7
TH« CAMDtM CHWOMtCLl, eAMDlN. SOUTH CAHOLIWA, rWiPAY, APRIL St, 1»44
PAQC tlVlN
/
irrential fiain
;eeps City On
ibbath Afternoon
,t oi Town PreM Sjnd>cAt«t
Eager for News of Ro-
portedToaisdo.
rii6'
storm, featuring a torrential
noour, roared out of the west
!day afternoon shortly after S:80
lock and left, a city of brimming
tiers pools of water. Inundated low
.as while streets were litt«ed with
inches blown froni trees by a high
of wind accompanying the rain.
Camden News Serrlce was be-
wkh phone ealls—from out-of
^tf, press syndlcsiee seeking In-
atlon of s reported tornado ^here.
far as could be ascertained there
no damage occasioned by the
.npour outside of several flooded
iements and an interruption In
►phone and light service. >
le Wateree river was running
»s full according to a report late
iday. In fact, rivers over the state,
►rgia and Alabama, were at flood
>1, according to Captain B. W.
ith of Maxwell Field, Montgomery,
flew to Shaw Field. Throughout
flight Captain Heath said many
led fields and overflowing rivers
,4 be observed,
ccording to H. A. Brown, local
itber observer, the rainfall Satur-
night and Snnday amonnted to
►r an inch. The heaviest precipita.
was during the Sunday afternoon
CoL Roy Wright
Takes Command
At Shaw fields
Mayor McCorUe
Packs a WaUop
-As Violin ^rtuoso
Fonnar ComnniMlinf Offio^
AtIJSoatliem Awiatioa li
Promoted.
Old King Cole called for his pipe
and he called for his flddleri three.
Mayor F. N. McCorkle of Camden
would never call tor his pipe, because
be does not smoke. And he would
not have to call for his fiddlers three,
because ‘'hixxonM*'* is no mean fid-
Colonel Roy T. Wright, Who was
Commanding Officer at the Sou them, himself.
Aviation School here in IMl, where The mayor frowns when one refers
he organised the AAF detachment In violin player as a fiddler. They
February is now the Commander at violinists—not fiddlers, in his
Shaw Field. category of names.
Colonel Wright wmt to Shaw Field! of the Camden mayor have
from the Army. Air. 'Forces ' known of his love of the violin, but
School at Balden, Bo;, and succeeds always regarded playing on the
Lientenant Cninnal T. F. Osborne.' ®trlnged taatniment as a. aort nf- bob.
who on March 24th, replace^^ OoL It ®*’ PWtime for the executive—
W. C. Blessiey as Shaw’s copimandlng ■om®thlng to be done of an evening
officer. I when the lights are low and a song
CoL Wright, who is a veteran com-'®^ twilight is Just about the last word
mand pilot and specialist in flight'^ inspirational music,
training organisation is also holder of . “Mac” m he is affectionately called
Pacific Bases
Washington. April—We have to date
claimed nothing for the people of the
United States out of this war but a
decent world In which to live. We
have asked no territory for its own
siske, and do not expect to do so. It
is to be regretted, though, that all ,of
1 s^lnj^ Inataimi^ ms a. sort nL hob4ofHr aHiea have-not foHowed the aame^
’ons^sh course. Already xones of in
rel,
an “expert” rating in aerial gunnery.
He entered the army as a flying cadet
•at March Field, Calif., In 1128, short
ly after his graduation from the Uni
versity of Missonrl.
He was commissioned a second
lientenant in the Air Corps in ItSO
Did
by everybody in Camden from octo
genarians who have enjoyed long life
under the nuglc of Camden weather^
to the smallest tots, is a most ver
satile chap. Small in statue, he is big
in heart and brains. He is a fluent
after-dinner speaker, and believe it or
and for his initial assignment was preach a sermon with the
sent to the 16th Observation Squad
ron at Fort Riley, Kan.^ The following
year he was transfer!^ to Langley
Field, Va., for observation work with
best of the sky-pilots. In fact, he
nsuidly spends a Sunday afternoon
preaching at some suburb^ church.
His record during the six years he
the Coast Artillery School at Fort! ^®° of Camden marks him
Monroe. as a -man of administrative ability,
In 1924 he attended the Air Corps ®^®o bia critics are willing to
Technical School at Chanute Field, thaLhis administration of pub-
... Brown stated the level of the
,teree river was higher than usual
the new bridge, bat at no time has
>re been any danger of any flood
;ht The Wateree dam has elimi-
this threat
ted
moose stole up the-trousers leg
a preacher—this time in Texas—
was mistaken by the congrega-
for fervor. ^
H Yoa Or AajrOlfYoii^
^ frimhStMmFnm <
ms
K EsrsTs good MwsI
lliqi pra which
|ni., where be took* conrses In aerial
' photography and was subsequently
'promoted to the rank of first lieuten
ant He was then assigned as photo
graphic officer at Brooks Field, Tex.
In 1987 he went to RandoliA Field,
Tex., as flight commander.
As Captain In 1940, Colonel Wright
organised primary flying Schools at
Idncoln N^., Lakeland, Fla., and at
Camden.
His next transfer was to the Basic
Flying school at Gunter Field, AU.,
where he was director of training and
Jater poet executive offloer.
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel In
1942, he was made project officer for
the Royal Netherlands Mflitary Fl3ring
Schools, at Jackson, Miss., and Fort
l^MVenworth, Kan.
A native of St Louis, Colonel
Itbeas ailments can now
lUsvsd sur^ and steadily bythe
mediclBe known as DUO
nOBCRIPnbN No. 41. rsw
I human slhaants con be as petnful
Arthritis and Rhsumetlam.
[Arthritis palna^ wfasrever they
Istrike—whether It’S your nedt,
tssn l)t es teemwitBii ee
IwoMl loothadie. Toe sen now
tsUef from Iheee pidna Just
1 hill home treetment ct
Ho. 19 mtiifectlen guer-
lesSsed. For Sele bar
DeKALB PHARMACY
Ific*
lie affairs has been most successful.
And Camden people and guests
from out •of the city who heard the
sweet notes of Mayor McCorkle's fid
die (beg pardon, violin) at a wedding
here Saturday night, were amaxed,
delightedly amased, to hear his mas>
tery of the stringed instrument It
was a family affair, so far as the
mnsic at the wedding was concerned,
for the accompaniest of the mayor,
was his wife, outstanding as a pianist
and organist
Wright 40, drew an assignment In his
home state When he acted as project
officer for the Malden, Mo., Army Air
Base.
He was promoted to fall Cokmel
on Angttst 7, 1942, and frdm Bay, 1948,
until he received his appointment at
Shaw Field, he served as flie Ifalden
commanding officer.
While at ]^ngley Field he wm mar-.M^,^>
-BBrBarjdHe Eng
Usb, graduate of the University of
Oklahoma, and daughter of CoL Bnrt
English of Fort SOL OkbL
Colonel and Mrs. Wright have two
Children: Patricia Alice, 10, and Thom-
9s J., eight The Colonel’s family is
still at Malden and are expected to
Mrs. S. D. Jordan
Dies In Kershaw
Mrs. 8. D. Jordan, 67, of the Old
Branch section of Ken^aw cDonty,
luence are being declared apd na
tional claims are being advknoed with
out consultation with us. Russia has
announced that she will .handle the
H>lish question in her own way, thus
creating distrust of her purposes, and
she has recognised the Badoglio gov
ernment in Italy without consulting
with us or Great Britain before doing
so.
The most disturbing development as
see It, however, has been the an
nouncement by the Commonwealths of
AustrfUla and New Zealand which In
effect serves notice on the world that
these two members of the British Ehn-
pire intend to dominate many of the
islands of the Pacific after the war
without consideration of our interests.
Evidently this step is planned with the
view of obtaining post-war civil avia
tion and shipping advantages.
It chanced that Prime Minister
Peter Fraser of New Zealand was in
Washington last week when I made
iny remarks in the House concerning
the Australian-New Zealand agree
ment and its effect on our poet-war
interests in the Pacific. Mr. Fraser
at once came forth with the assurance
that the agreement “was not aimed
at this country” and that his govern
ment did not object to United States
acquisition of Pacific island bases
gfter the war.
Whatever be the true intent of the
agreement, it is unfortunate that such
pacts on which there cannot be com
plete understanding and accord should
be made at the present time. Such
stateme&tn-^ intention now oao-nnly
died Snnday morning at the Camden
hospHaL
Surviving are her husband; four
daughters, Mrs. McDonald of West-
ville; Mrs. Bertie Hinson of Lanod;
Mrs. Alice Martin, Camden, and Mrs.
Pearl Steen of Kershaw; 83 grand
children; 6 great grandchildren; the
following sons, Gus and Bob of Ker
shaw. and Ross Jordan, in foreign
Funeral services were held at 8:80
Monday afternoon from the Sand Hill
Baptist church, by the Rev. J. T.
Onten. Buxial was in the charch
cemetery.
Join him in Sumter in the very near
future.
How a Pulp wood Shortage
Handicaps the Farmer..
FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES
WOULD ROT
IN THE FIELDS
MILLIONS OF EGGS
Would never
REACH THE MARKET
-
FEED STOCK AND.
FERTILIZER WOULD
SEU IN BULK ONLY
... WITHOUT PULPWOOP TO MAKE CONTAINERS
Pulpwood helps tbs firmer both faitko Inm prodaee are packed fai pnipwood
tkp> Kia fisJd wraps, liners, and paperboard bozaa
cinpa.Faed,fertiliaer,seedi and other - baAsra Aejr reach the eonswner. And
I fcim fasimrtsls eome to Um bvmer In most important, palpwood coirtaincra
prfpwoodi FlmltSu. t Abmicr ipad our aHnadfersto
yagetablea, iKfay prpdnats and otheR orerseas,
- ^
for^Food and for Vktoryl
.VlgTORY FUtPWOOO COMMIfTIl
- liOcAL oomfrmi
U E. SMkh, Ona. . W. C UtCmOmf
D. J. Orwd
i^ult in disunity . and should be
avoided unless all'concerned are in
agreement
To win this war, we must have
unity. It may not be wise, at this
tiqip for the United States to assert
its territorial needs in the Pacific.
Certainly we should not do so during
the progress of this war unless we
have come to complete agreement
with our allies. The assertion of sep-
arkte tones of influence such as has
been announced Jointly by Australia
and New Zealand withonO consulta
tion with other friendly powers is a
menace to the successful prosecution
of this war, can only sow distrust
and discord among the United Na
tions, and will defeat the purpose of
those who visualise a great inter
national body to preserve and main
tain the peace after the war is over.
If we can’t work cooperatively during
this war when we need each other, we
can never do so afterwards when
immediate danger ia past.
Prisoners of War
I am receiving many letters at
present from constituents In the fifth
district and from many persons out
side my district concerning the possi
bility of setting up a commission or
commissions to attempt to give addi
tional assistance to men who are held
prisoners of war by the Japanese, t It
Is the thought of some that a com
mission might be formed to deal with
Japan through Russia and thus to get
more supplies to our boys who Sr«
held by the enemy.
' E^’erything possible is being done
already to assist these men who are
in prison campe. The War depart
ment, the State department, and the
Red Cross are cooperating^ to the"
fullest extent and are makihg every
effort that humanly can be made.
There are some well-informed persons
who feel that the appointment of an
other commission would be harmful
rather than helpful.
Certainly, the anxiety of those
whose boys are being held is under,
standable, and it is my purpose to co
operate in any and every worthwhile
movement which will effectively aid
our soldier t>rlsoD®l’a.
The U. S. weather bureau was oi^
ganised February 9, 1870.
The U. S. secret service bureau
was established in 1860, its only func
tion at that time to detect and arrest
counterfeiters.
KERSHAW LODQK NO. t0» A. P. M,
Regular OommaaleetlM,
First Tuesday oC BmK
Month. At I P. M. Ykttota
Welcome.
J. 0. HOITMAN. W. M.
J. B. ROSS, Seeretery.
Pqps/-C»ie Compmnt, Lomf ‘hlmnd Citg, S, P.
Bottlert Pttpoi^ColR Botklinf Co., of Columbia, S.C
American ooldiers know that Southern Farmers
are fl|^tin( oourafeously with them. You are
meeting every demand for food to feed oUr sol>
dien, our civilians, and our Allied flitters. You
are producing the raw staffs that keep our big
guns booming. And, you have the spirit to
overcome every wartime handicap—the sfririt
that win mean earlier Victory for America.
Published In Recognition
of the Achievements of Southern Fanners
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