The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 12, 1944, Image 1

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Kei»haw County Farm Bureau b Organiziid At Meeting, Held At the Court House. The Camden VOLUME 56 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA^I^DAY, MAY 12, 1944 NUMBE](^ 8 garden Fete Will Offer liasige Navy Considering MF r\£ f? » . • . Air Base In Camden Wealth Ut Entertainment Says Sen. Maybank fill Be Feature H<Mpital Dar—Fine Program. The Camden HosplUl AuxUlary In Lrvance of National Hospital Day r sponsor a garden fete at lUm- hAtkji Kirkwood lane, Friday after^ from 5;’30 to 6 <^lock. ft Wen haa been fortunate in har* rmany entertainmwit events of rted versatfUty and attention-com' Ulng Interest, but all previons fea- ^ of this character will be eclipsed I, afternoon on the terrace of ^chatka. lovely estate located on ^ood Lane, in the heart of the itorical Kirkwood Heights section. « affair will be unlike anything er before attempted In Ckimden and 11 offer two hours of special lea- Refreshments, prepared by L. H. Rochalfllow and a corps Mpers, will be served, grt. John MuUen, chidnnan the iiwWnment committee, and a group usistants have been working faith- lly to have all preparations In resdL H for 6:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, le sWte event will feature “The nde of Brides’ and Gowns of Yes* rmr.” A dress rehearsal held nrsdav afternoon gives all Indlcap as of a succteffiti event. Ibis wrker would like to give a tailed description of what will he •red those who attend, hut we feel it the measure of surprise and satis* ition will be more fitting it we rely say “you’ll be surprised and ifhied.” he admission is one dollar and we assure every guest that it will he iotlar well spent. Not only will eye and ear menu he outstanding; that dollar will go toward the tine rk being done by the auxiliary at hospital. SerylM men will he al* ed the privilege of attending for y 60 cents. fra. W. L Goodale, president of i 'aoxfliary, has- taken a keen and We Interest In the Auxiliary work 1 under the spell of her personal husiasm members have exhibited a it of cooperation that is most in* ting and which meims a success- year tor the organisation, the event of Inclement weather garden party will be held Indoors Ksmschstita. of N.tion.1 New Harifcyare Flrmt Enters the Camden Field of Progress Jack Moore aud Henry Smith Purehaae the Stewenaon Businegg. Nawy. Haad Sayg CmutructHm Underii^y Millf ateg AgauW Uge of Air Port. nely Service «an To Find Joy On Mothers Day Mothm WiU Cheer At Ltmcheoa At Center. Jack Moore and Henry Smith, well- known to the hardware trade of Cam* dm and Kenhaw county, have taken over the stock and business of the Camden Building and Supply company on South Broad street and will oper ate the store as a partnership in the future. W. B. Btevenson, who was owner of the business, will devote his entire, tifpe to the feed and farm implement hank establishment, which is located just soute of the hardware, store, Mr. Stevenson announces that he will handle the John Deere farm imple ments, having taken over the agency for,this outstanding firm. Jack Moore has been engaged In the hardware business for fifteen years and haa been manager of the Bar* ringer company store for a long period of time. When tiie McIiCan InterMtg acquired the Barringer store, Mr. Moore continued as manager, but later resigned end became a traveling representdtive for a large hardware wholesgle company in the midwest. Mr. Smith came to Camden from Ben. nettsville, where he was engaged in business. He Ims been with the Bar ringer and McLean store for three years. Both Mr. Moore and Mr. Smith have a wide following of friends who will wish them snccess in their business venture. A wave of excitement was appsrMit In Camden Wednesday when morning papers carried a story relative to future use of the Woodward airport under the caption “Navy Considers Base at Camden.” The BtmT was In effect is follows: “Congsree base near Columbia, 8. C., formerly need by the army, has been taken evw by tee navy for training marine corps fliers, Senator Maybenk said today. The navy Is considering use of the aviation school facilities at Camden if the army releases them after the air corps contract with the school's operators expires this tarn* mer, Maybank added.” The Chronicle wired Senator May. for further details of this in* teresting situation and Wednesday afternoon received the foOowfng wtoex^,^^ from him: “Acting secretary of the navy ad* vises ‘army air forces has Informally advised that it is currently iaveetigat* ing the possibility of offer^g Gamdsp airport for navy use,' I understand that some construction Is underway at Camden airport which mttigatet against its immediate use. Nevertke- Moteers Dsy will be observed at the service center in a unique but'ap* Kopriate manner. Some service man ia going to I have the opportunity of S dktng to bis mother over the long Istance phone. Who will It be? Mf«. John Lindsay, director of the CmUt. conceived the clever idea of each soldier, flyer or sailor, who comes to the Mothers Day pro- cram Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock tn attdnd the program to be given,' secure a tag which must be pinned on ibe'‘fjl^tel of his coat. There wfll he .just one tag of a oertaln coWfr and the service man who secures this tag. will be given the chance of calling hts mother on the phone, no matter where she may live In this country, and of saying hello Kiikover Is Well Known As Writer On Dog Training J. B. Cantey Is Prejsident Of Group With Splendid Future Ranka Aa One of the Outatand* tag Trainera In the Umt* •d States. Action Meant Red Letter Event In **Acgie** HUtory of County. The Le Roy, New York, Oaiette* News In its tssuB of May 4, oafrted aif Interesting story of “Little Black Mo” or “You Never Can Tell,” written by Harry D. Kfarkover of Camden. In the editorial note preceding the kiory the editor of the paper says: “For years Harry D. Klrkover of Buffalo and Camden, 8. C., haa been recognised as one of the outstanding authorities on the training of dogs for bird shooting and field trials, and is In frequent demand as a Judge in the Utter. “As the spirit moved, he has tran scribed some of his experiences with dogs into articles sought by maga- publiah But that isn’t the only event on the Mothers Day program. Mrs. Lindsay is asking fifty Camden mothers who have sons in the service to come to tee Centmr for the program and act. , . . v v as mothers to fifty boys who are awayl*^*•> aM,r9 been from home. There should not be any N ^ sporting perl* dlfflcalty In securing more than|®”i£f“‘ ..i. . i • eqough mothers to assume such tfl- ^Itor then g^ on to explain 'how, when Mr. Klrkover was on a J. B. Cantey of this city, was elect ed president of the Kersbaw County Farm Bureau at an organisation meet* ing held at the court house Thursday evening and which was attended by a large number of farmers of the coun* ty. H. L. Dinkins of Lugoff, was named aa vice preeldent, and C. P. DuBose, Jr., of this city, was elected secretary and treasurer. The directors and the townships where they reside and will represent are aa follows: DeKalb townahlp, L. W. Boykin. 2nd of Boykin, and James West of Csa- satt. Buffalo township. Loring Davis and M. O. King, both of Bethune.. Wateree townahlp, E. T. Bowen of Blaney, and Richard Kirk of Lugoff. Flat Rock township, A. Abe Hilton of Liberty Hill, and T. F. McDowel of WestviUe. Delegate at large, L. Q, Funderburk. Speakers, at this organisation meet* ing were Robert R. Coker, president of tee Coker Pedigreed Sded company of HartavHIe, and president of the South Carolina Farm Bureau, Inc., and Mr. Shawy secrstery the North Srt to Tuiv^*» tiSrSh°ta^Sgal?wll cream, real creamy luelous Bureau. ^ be |n«7e teXSs XSTS and home made can bs fitted into navy trtmm.” Nows' SSinS while one and shouldhring much hap* appears In the May 4 plaess to the lonely boys-and sUoh«'»®- Ifnfth but there the isMly mothers. During the after* 1^ letup In Interest as the reader loon aU •( the boys In uniform will P*‘2P***'**- ..... he presented with carnations, either I Th** wrlter.has had the opportunity fid or white. can be fitted into navy ptaBS.’ Mayor F. N. McCorkle later ia tea day stated that be had contacted SeniP tor Maybaak by telephone in the morning and that the Senator had ad vised him along the same lines aa his wire to the Chranicla. Counfy Now Has Population of 34312 Gimden Native Is Given Outstanding Science Recogiution ol 8.8 P«r Coat Noted In 3 Yeara. la jgh Honor Paid 1 Gergyman ok Is Ranked Aa Seecmd ‘'Book oi Month Club.^ r. Maurice Clarke, rector of Grace Bcopal church here, has received Ice thait bis book “How to Read unemployable pereons-the aged, the as second choice by the Book of dependent children and other Month club of the Pulpit Digest Ireat Neck, N. Y., for the month of In Kershaw County’s civilian popula tion, men, women and children, in* creased between April 1, 1P40, and No- rember 1. m2, from ISJIS to 24412 or S.S per cent. This information, obtained from the United States Census Bureau by the board of public welfare, is b^g glvsn study, along with a number of other factors, in estimating tea need for public assistance during the • fiscal year beginning July 1, in comparison with amounts paid to needy SwpoxM during previous fiscal years. Reduced civilian productive capacity in the county,'it la indicated by welfare of ficials. may well have a distinct bear- Rmcwivas Mamorial Madal of Another Scsentbt Who lived Here. of rlslUng the Klrkover keanels on the Kershaw Coker spoke of May 17, 1144, aa being a red letter day in the history of South Carolina agriculture, stating that it was on that day that several hundred of the leading farmers from every sa<^a of the state mat in Columbia and organised the state farm bureau. Caaulen ami Kershaw county war!®*"*;*®* seroral timM and onUqioo^ tome of the cardinal pHtfeL kbtlien who wish to cooperate t*"**^* plra that were approved at this meet- Mrs. Lindsay In her Mothers Day pro-|*®“*®'“* °^|lng waa that the ormnUatlon shall gram are reqtiscted Phone 61. She needs fifty war moth ers. Call her now. to'rairher'Vti*^* to. 'Ria ready and im mediate response to Mr. Klrkovsr's not be oontrolled by persons seeking or holding political office, teat offl- AIL Henry Savage Purchases Hobkirk Pit^rly This Week 1^ To Moko Old Shaimcs Hone Into Modona Dwell* mg tor Family. command by any and all of his dogs directors shall consist of Is one of the mMt otttstuding achlsvw ^ Carolina farmers of recognised Iments In training we have ever wlL .tanding and leadership and that the etate^-organisation shall be "tndupea lag on the need for assistance among he only thing that kept It from Jg first choice was that it waa *v requirements in number of u and price. The book, according >r. Clarke, is not just a book to , but it is a work book with blank ^ for answers to questions and tlons to research problems. >e book is the outgrowth of a of lectures given In the sum* * of 1942-43 at the Kanuga-Adnlt brsDco and during the Lenten •jpn of 1943 at Grace church. . tber books by Dr. Clarke are: “The Mination in England," “Worship Ices for Kindergarten and Prim- Ojlldren,” “A Church School Book Tjyer ind Praise,” "We Believe Worship," "Adventures In Omrch ■•“ip." a teacher^ book and pu* book. “Worship and Wership- ta tee Church"^ and "Religion In- Home.” 's. W. H. Harris Is Hected Vice "esident of Group Named Aa To Vovincial SjrBod At Naakwillo. re- Warren H. Harris was w vice president of the Upper Carolina branch of the womaa'i to the National Council of Qtiaoopal diurch at the 22nd aa* ««mtlou at Trinity church. Co- *• Friday. ^ J- Floyd White of Chester, was ® ^ preeldenL Mrs WUliam of ■<Miimbia, aecre- By'Juut Brace of Green* ^urer. Johnson of Rock HID, M chairman of the United f Offering group; Mrs. A. H. u, of York, ehariman of ^ BMucathm; Mrs. Wittw chafriHui of J?® RelatSen; Mrs. PMMi- chalrsjim pf suipUps? * Mm. of York, “oppllee. handicapped persons. Forty of the 46 counties in the State suffered losses in civilian popu lation during tee three and one half year period, while there were In creases in six counties: Charleston, Richland, BeauforL Greenville, Ker shaw and Dorchester. The gain In Camden people teH a glow of ap* predation and satisfaction over the pfssentatlon of the Charles H. Hmty msflal, awaidsd annnally to the ouU standing chemist in the southeast, to Dr. James EMward Mills, chief chem ist of tee Sonoco Products company of HartsviUe, and who was born and raised in Camden. The medal, which is of gold. Is in scribed "Pro Patrle Et Selentla” (for dents* of (handen* country and Icience) was presented to Dr. -Mttls-ln^ ceremonies-at-the Geor gia State College of Women at MiU^ edgevilla Dr. Mills’ father was Presbyterian minister in Camden for mgny years, the manse being located where the Camden hospital now stands. The family waa a large one and all of the children were wdl educated. A brother, L. T. Mills, was for many years a prominent attomer in Cam den while Dr. Plummer Mills taught at the Camden High school, of which he was a graduate. He also graduated from Davidson college and Oxford University In England, and from th«^ ^ puppy dent of outaids domination in ita mount a high W<«k and then 1^ poHci^ g^d shall have a program forward to fall toto the outatretohed formulated and carried out by ita arms of Mr. Klrkover,, we could not members, refrain from commenting upon the I objectives of tbe organisation romplste cMtldencs m follows: Fair prices fpr farm to their nteftor. tor ^ m prodaots. improved aud enlarged pto easM thing. The kennetoappssred marketing facilities, agrkraltural edu- to M alive wm doi^ bewMM nro cotloo and researck, expanded rural leaping about Mr. lOrkovar. Although oioctrlflcatlon and cold storage faoi* ****r?V *** eteuberaMe was at a equitable freight rates and sli* high pitch, a low-spoken command^ latersUte trade barrIeM. Attorney Henry Savage, Jr., haalflutofod the entire pwk. | adequate storage tacilitles for farm purchased the Hobkirk Inn’ property I The article appear!^ i products, better rural health and edu* from Mrs. Ernest L. Woodward ofjB^ i cation. Improved farm to market LeRoy, New Yorti, former winter resLl'J*'- Kirkovsr. With his permission adequate termer participation ‘tee Ctoonlcle hopes to be able to print p^uwar planning, enlarged pro- tee story at some future date. , Charleston county was 87 Presbyterian Theological seminary. A UUiU twice 4ra or 44,125, and was more tbe total Increase to the other five counties showing gains. Decreases ranged from 23.1 per cent in Lancaster county to iMpproxlmately one-bslf of one per cent to Lexington county. Camden Horse Is Banner of Survivor Race At Baltimore Gaiikc^c, Trakaed By Jim Ryan, Finiahea Wall In tka Fora. of Orph- n*T» Fvl. *** mvmmai Bi NashvlOa wrs: I QalacDc, owned by Mrs. E Wslr, and trained by Jim Ryan to Camden the past winter season, won the eeventih running of the Survivor atakee bef(»« an estimated crowd of 12,000 persons at PtoOloo Tuesday. Two Preakaess candidates, W. L. Braan's Pletoee and Hal Pries Head ley’s Megogo were thirteen lengths to tee good when the Camden trained horse, * three yaar old soa of "The maman,” hit tee wire on top to win a purse of $4,700. He came under tee wiro two and a half lengths aheed of Cedar Fsra'e "Oelilie Case," who to tani defeated BobeneC etaMee Ideal Gift hy a length. Galactic covered the mile and one atzteeate to L45 24 oh a test track. Galactic, ft will be recalled, appear- ed la tee Bed Croes special race meet here to the eerty spring. Mastmic Lodge To Have Ladies Night sister, Mary Mills, also taught to the Camden schools and later to Nanklag University, China. She passed away last teH. Still another brother; Dr. WliNe Mills preached and taught at Clemson college. The tether of these outstanding men preached at the Salem Black Preeby* terUn church near MayesviUe, and later at Salem- Presbyterian ehnrdh to Fairfield county, where some of his children were bom. He later came to Camden where he spent most of bis Ufa Dr. James E, Mtus was a atndent under Herty at the University of North Carolina It is interMttog to note that Herty, when a boyj^ lived with the temily of the Bpistepal mto- later, teen here, and made his hoaM the praaent cectery Dr. Mills did nome hnportant chem* (Please turn to page eight) Kershaw Lodge No. V, F. and A. M.. la nuteteg pteas tor a ladies night to be kaM m the erentog of Tharaday, Juae i. TiMte wiB he a dtonsr at t . ^ followed by aa entertateteeat pre- ■»*«s etoeted to the FfffWBM Emm' - " ‘ Qesgge Crasd. Oecffe MMhiA Dm- aid Msfitoon. N. U UBii an# Mhn lUdte «ra ten msmhsrs of tee rSimETri Etebia Eemp is of tee enMrtelMMnt The property tacludes the Shannon homestead, wbicb was for several score yesM known aa tbe Hobkirk Inn, four frame cottages sad large brick house. 'The property, located to tbe choicest residential sec tion of Camden, will become tee home Girl Scout Program Being Featur^ tlon of Camden, will become tee home nj J of Mr. Savage and hia family a^r ths UV ill3rK6U bUCCCSS war. At teat time he intends to do* •' considerable renovating to tbe Shan non dwelling. Several years ago, the Hobkirk property was sold to Mrs. Woodward by tee late Paul Moldehhauer, who had operated it as a tourist hotel for several years. Previously it had been operatbd as a hotel by the late Harry Fiftjr Arn Now Laatod On the Roster of Two Troops la Cniwten. , * The Girl Scout program, under-tee nt -rtkmrm I dlrOCtlon Of MtS. J. H. McLesn, SS* to Its former beauty and symmetry by Mr. Savage, who removed ths M [To<ira wlhga an# also the Wg dtainsI^J' «®«Big from 10 ^;eom wing. The Shannon home was built to tee early part of the last cen- gram of drainage, reforestation and soil conssrvation and development of riiral leaderabip. * R. R. Coker of HartevUle, is preei- dent of tee state body, J. D. Foster of Spartanburg, is vice presldenL and D .R. Hoktos of Columbia, is secre tary. B. D. Boykin Is the director from the fifth district. tury and has the imposing and Inter-j eettog arohltectare of teet period. PVi?. to 15 years of age are on the roster rdlL Of this number there are 10 of tee 10 to II age group and 20 of the eeting The Hobkirk property to a venublsj Tbe Girl Seoute have already start- a ftae program of commnatty wortc. ■ri Kr ‘iS'tiS5:"S‘."bS5SS“'i;r::s transaction teatl**®^* decorated the graves of the he- Another realest^ tranaection Quaker cemetery on Is outstanding to' many yeara to (Pleaae turn page ionry tes Jnnior-Seiiior Banquet Tonight Seal Sale Totals Exceed $200,000 KarglMiw County Rirised Noarly Tfareo Thousand Dollars. Increased public awareness of tea msnace of tuberculoeto is strongly to* dioated by the final returns from the 1942 Chrtotmas Seel SiUe, according to tee report to be made by the Stete Honorary chairman, Edward H. Mo- Iver of Charleeton to the directors of the South Oaroltoa Tuberculosis Asto- elation. Thousands of oontrllmtlons, total- Sr tkZ M 1118442.17 fstabltohed- thto cam- rmL *• ^oemt auoqsssfnl to tee rge wreatns ^imory of the state, and will make .Memorial day. were made Scouts. There were five large and 16 small ones. 'LS *««« U«n .T« b^. UT# ftlDO DM11 inUCa Illll# fMA TTnsfw IraAstraMtekfra ra# possible resourcee to combat tuberen* to aiding at Red Croce headquarters, Ito tee folding of bandages, etc. Mi^ Daniel Hiikon Will Be Assistant In Extension Work Giri AlfOi- With Food Unit. Miss Daniel Htoeon of Lancaster county, who bee been appcHnted Bmergency County Food PreeenratlMi assistant for K«Uhbvr county, eosMS here from Ceailbtetto, where ghe to teaching hoa» eeoocmdea. Mra. 0. J. Smyrl to to charge of the MiiUVMcg County Food Administration to Ker> Shaw .eeoBty. . ' MM. and MIm Htoteu wfll aid hate nrltoh Md rural peopto wite produetien gad oonsenratiM «f feud Cor home use, thendiy uMtog to tbei war effort They wfll work sto4»r tee npenrtofam of the home dBmeus$ra> Mm agent lOss Kargarat^rewilL . Mtoa BtosM-to a native ot liMrast. er ceua^ aid war grateated Wtoterap eoDego Etth a K A <48^9® to heme isMWiliM, She wpi^ stsudtog 4-H efato munber. W» to prs|l fueliaed Uft ber^ngfr ppgtttonv fore. Under the leadeMhip of Rev. H. Butler, HartsviUe. 124.000.68 d. cootolbutsd by the Nsgroes ot the The Jualor-Senlor Imnqut of tee|two desen of the girls bOted to tee 22l'gjfMunt^ In the High school gym-1 tag and then h#d hincheon: Many of, ^ The banquet wlU be foUow.|teem took edvantage of tea oppor-1 dance. itaetitutloBa which helped to make the campaign a suoeoM evening ed by a dance. Itanlty to enjoy a dip to the waters of, wm,,!, The committees for the liquet are I the pond, as follows: > I So far teero are two Troops Invitation: Mtos Watts, Mrs. West | progress of mrgantoatlon. Skottowe Depass, chairmea; Alice Kerr, Mickey Joaee, IjIIUs Peebles. lE Denorations: Miss Watte, Mrs. West liOW OI 42 JJBkIMS Jimmy Alexander, chairmen; Mary Jo' McManus, Sara Jones, Harry Gandy, Establishes Record Charlotte Boykin. Betty Jane MeCae-l.^ ^ Month of May. Entertainment: Mrs. DavaL Miss StroOMT, Caroline Hammond, chair- BMa; Mary Virginia CoUtos, Ida Scar* bormu h. Tonuny LRUe. Tables and C%toa: Mrs, MveUsoa.. Sara 1. Rosier, chairmen: Herman Hanooek. Jane Maddox, Donald HaU. Dtebss and Silver: Mrs. McQrew, Jane Stadair, chairmea; Baddy Mar* teaU, Margaret EUlott. Mrs. MoOrew and Mrs. Fnn* Fn^ Kitog Houars Ovar Com- aauiiitv Aa Sununar Swd- aoB Ntourg. . MaMs: Afiss Teast Bitsey dmiruMU. Vligida Stakes. Coxe, Mondsy morning, Msy 8, establish* ed a low May temperature record l|a Cassden. According to tee goverameat read* tag. a low of 42 degi^ was readied daring the early mmming hours. On Sunday niornlng the mercary went Maids wWa stocted by the Junior down to U degrees, class fraas tbe tth > grids. The girls According to Weatbnr Obsenrar as Mlews: I Brown, his rueords do not list sneh chief; Sasaa Rasltilow teatperatnras for any lUy Jo Mbedes,{the raoordlag was MtohUshsd Pattr Bdtoa. acssitlpaan ago. Kariarst Tan fandtotbsm. Of tee Amds collected from the Seal Sale, 86 per cent will be spent by 40 loral tnberculosto associations and cominRteea for tes promotion of county actlTitips. and 10 per cent by tee State As^iatoto on atate-wide projects, and special programs of ede* eatioa sad ossedtedtog to unOTgaDlsed eonnttos. Five per cent will be used for partldpatkm to the work of tee National Tnbeecalosls AaoodaUon. Kerce To Coach Legion Ball Team Am atated fa tee Chronlde last week, Ltodaay Ptoeee, pamden High school atkletie dirador. wHl eoadi tes American Legion Jpntor *mttlrall tosm this spring and suauaer. Actemr Robtanoa, wsQAnowii base* tote Mtewtostle,. win aasist Ckmck Itofaue to toteOtog tbe PamdM team, hfoordlug to Sr. Cari West, ebalitonn el tee athiette eommdttoe of tee toeai Mtoriee will p«rml$ 18.800 of 18^ to weak to tbe IMtoi J - • 'vW •