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The Camden ■J'» VOLUME M CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1944 NUMBER 12 amden In Impressive And Solemn Mood When f iRembert Negro Is 'leing Quizzed On Ammunition Dumi -‘ly’ Day Invasion C^ame ^ Awakened By Wailing of Sirens As .AlKes Cross Channel* Ailing siren* at an early hour sday morning awakened Camden be fact that the InTaslon of Hit* European fortress from the inel coast wa« on. ondreds of people, when awakened the screaming of the sirens, igbt It a fire alarm and quite a ,ber of the volunteers In the fire left their homes to play their a role in fire fighting.' thers inquired of the telephone itnge and pollco headquarters as he cause of the prolonged alarm were informed Uiat- the Ameri* t, British and Canadians, based In on, were on their way in the big day push. *yor McCorkle received news of invasion from Radio Station WIS Columbia at 3:45 and immediately ifled Dr. Clarke and the County ense Council members. The first n sounding came at 8:50 and after t throughout the day the sirens led at hourly intervals on the hour to and including 8 p. m. when the r-wide meeting started, t 4:45 o'clock a falr.slsed group Krious minded ciUzena had gath- 1 at the First Baptist church, >re a service (»( prayer was heM Dr. J. B. Gaston, beloved Baptist tor. JLchMTches of the city opened Ir doors to those who wished to er and offer prayers for the led soldiers. Many of them had Colorful Event Features Program Of the Red Cross _ » Graduation Cwremoniea Are Held In Open At Broad St. Building. Weadik of Skot Gun Skella and Cartridges Found In His ' Skack. forces and there was s apon- ieous desire on the part of these be folks to prayer for the safety peir n^n in arms, it noon, Dr. Maurice Clarke pf ice Episcopal church, oendueted a vice of prayer and intercesaleu at church and at € o’clock another rice wu held in Grace church, undredi of CamdSf people who ed that the sounding of the slreas icated that the luvashm was on, ed on their radios and sat for -I Uftealng to the flood of words from commentators sad rta as they plciured and Uyxed the first returns from Eng- I radio stations. fany radio stations which usually off the air at 1 a. m. immediately'' The graduation program, held at the Red Cross headquarters Friday evening of last week, was carried out in an Interesting and entertaining manner and was attended by a large crowd of interested spectators. Introductory remarks were made by Major A. Moultrie BraUsford, chair man of the Kershaw County Red Cross chapter. Rev. A. D. McAm offered the invocation. Graduates of the nurses aide course were presented by Mrs. John Langford and Mrs. J. C. Ewing and were presented their certificates by Major BraUsford. Pins and caps were presented by Miss McCaskill. The home nursing grad uates were presented by Mrs. A. Beahrs, with certificates being given by Major BraUsford. Mrs. Beahrs was presented with a Red Cross recruit ment'certificate by Major Braitotord. Mrs. Beahrs then presented the name of the nurses recruited by.the army after which the chairman read the honor roll of Kershaw county nurses now serving In the armed forces. Mrs. John Wall, chairman of the Volunteer Special Services, presented the staff assistant certificates. Dr. ^ . . A. W. Humphries, county health de- hrolJtaM_JiL-me JPT^l DUrtment executive and chairman of ^ public safety group, gav^a TROft talk after which war fund certificates for recognition of thb Chapter’s sue- oessful campai^ and going over the top were presented to Chairman BraUsford and a letter of commenda tion was read by Mrs. E. C. Von. Trssckow, (his letter coming from (be Red Cress headquarters. Mrs. Leon Sohlosburg was presented with two war fund certificates for .1943-44 tai recognition of service as war fund drive chairman. Musiosl selections were given dvr- pre^Tsm. br- Mayer eni Mn. F, TT. McCorkle on vloUn end piano and a vocal number was given by Mrs. Stone. Patriotic selections WM’e sung by the assemblage during the evening. . . . ^ Following the program, the Canteen irned io air wavM ai^ Ae corps served punch and light refresh er wtLs filled with stories of the meuts t 8 o'clock Tuesday eYMitog the’-- . _ n-am planned by Dr. Maurice JOrSCV ifiRn George Saxon, colored, and living this side of Rembert, is going to have a tough Job explaining to the au- tborltieB bow^e happened to have 40 bokes of 12 guage shot gun shells, 3,500 twenty-two caliber rifle cart ridges and 500 32-20 caliber pistol cart ridges In his shack. Saxon, it is said, claims that he purchased the ammunition for a group of farmers and to prove this asser tion showed the state .officers a book with the names of some 70 people, whom he said, were to receive allot ments. • Saxon also is said to have shown a record of the order to a Chicago firm, this order having been placed in the name of ^Simpson Saxon, deceased, father of "George Saxon. Officers of Sumter county, in which the Saxon shack Is located, took pos session of the ammunition for the time being. They claim that Saxon bad gotten more ammunition than the law enforcement officers, who have a priority, can get. Law en forcement officers are able to get 10 shot gun shells and 12 pistol cart- ridges per man every three months Report of the finding of the ammu nition in the Sifxon home was mkde to the office of the governor and A. Roy Ashley, chief of Gie governor’s officers, declared that an investiga- tkm I* b^ng made. Impaired People To Be IVained For Defense Work pxnplojrmeiit Clinic Will Held At Columkiat June 14-15. Be who Is asking your coopwatlon In getting the ph^lcally handicapped to attend, an employment clinic. 'The Vo cational Rehabilitation service is in terested in making available, to es sential war jobs, physically impaired persons who might be trained to do esientigl work in the war effort. On Wednesday, June 14, and Tburs- day, June 15, an Ehnproyment Clinic for phy8i(:ally impaired persona will beibeld in the Columbia High school aulitorium in Columbia. Plans have befn completed for some two hundred ani fifty physically impaired persons tojattend this Clinic for the purpose of .securing employment In a war pint or a Civil ^rvice Job, or for tiwning by the Rehabilitation division fod a position later. Fifth War Bond Drive To Open In County June 12 Boykin Negro Is Captured; To Face Charge of Murder The following information is taken from a letter from Mr. P. G. Sherer, director. Vocational RehabtlltatteaaAggmUcd GW and Sfcot Cott* atakle After Eacepe From tke Pen. James Taylor, Boykin negro, who escaped from the State prison at Raleigh, N. C.. and later shot and i fatally wounded a county contable at Wake Forest, was arrested Monday afternoon at Richmond. Va. When Taylor got away from hla pursuers after the shooting of the constable, who had sought* to arrest him, he was traced south along thd U. S. Highway No. 1 and North Caro lina officers concluded he was bead ing toward Boykin. Local authorities were notified and , Undershertff J. H. McLeod. Jr., Chief l^ese employment representatlvee q, Alva Rush and other offl- win actually epnidoy people in at- Lera drove to Boykin and searched tendance the Clinic. There i> a the area all day in an effort to'find great need for clerical workers, air-1 Taylor. It was without avail how- craft mechanic learners, warehouse ever, as he had not shown up. clerks, inspectors, and many other types of employment at the Navy Yard. rke, chairman of the *‘D” invasion I Swinuniug Class Is Started At the Southern Air School Compraheiulv^ Froffim—0^ Aquatic InatructuMi Car ried Out committee, crrled out •" SeCUTeS Title TO auditorium of the Grammar (Please turn to page eight) ntests Seeu lu veral Offices the Primary Making Race Fulfill £!>' fibility Requirementa In Time. ' Pth the entry list closing at noon hday the political horizon became jfled when the votMrz of Kerzhaw were able* to scan the list of »ho will offer their candidacy coming primMT. [ere are five in the race for the jiiouae seats. L. C. Clyhum and Rabon, the present Incumbents, «tli offering for re-election. ’The three iir the race arO'R. M. Ken- Jr., Grover C. Rush and Ezell “w H. Clyburn is unopposed for of court, while Mrs. Kathleen B. present superintendent of edu- will be opposed by Arthur • Mrs. Clarence M. Hongh is *ed for the office of game war- Tumer has no opposition for »eiRh«r. M. L Smith, Jr., win oaed in the race of Magistrate ^mden by Charlee B. Blyther. ^ Young is nnoppoeed fcff mag- ih Rethune and W. R. Taylor opposition at Kershaw. Three T^ng at Plat Rock, they being Letcher, L. D. Vincent and G. Events. Young is nimppoeed for mag- st Bianey, but in Upp« West "0 Joe Barfield wUl make the Hnst Ben Humphries. I**' N. Myers will have no oppo- dlrwtor of DeKklh township p'l* E. Jones is nnoppoeed in |o township, a* 1* L. P. Rose to 1^ township. Jn Flat Rock the TJii be between J. H. Sowell and I McDowell. ipf Gub Is ■ting At Tavern [^mden Rotary clnh which has ^ year* held Ha WMkly Im ^tings at the Osmien Betel, * veek at the-Theme#^'9toseia. ™derst6od that fhtsre meet* club wlD he held at the Historic MiUbank Beezitiful Eatate On Fond Purchased From Henry Beard. So that Flying Cadets may he at home in the water as well as to the air the Southern Aviation swimming pool which was officially opened on Sunday, May 28, 1944, is being utilised to a comprehensive program of aqu atic testmetion. The aii^rvlsed class work toclndes such activities as the military self- rescue technique wherein portions of a man’s clothing or baggage equip ment may be inflated to act as buoys. The swimming schedule drills stu dents in proper execution of watw skill* such u floating, treading water, side stroke, broMt stroke, elemental hack-stroke and effective releases from drowning persons. During off-duty hours, recreational I swimming for all military personnel is provided. Working in the capacity of instruc tors are Lt. H. Maurice Clay, director; Lt. Prank D. Bean, Cpl. Robert Nault, Cpl. Ted Hamilton. Cpl. Stanley Hall and qualified student personnel. Allan P. Kirby of Morristown, N. J., haa- pofchaaed -Mttlbank; a htetortc estate located on what is known as the Saddle and Paddle pond, or what was. known a century or more ago as the factory pond. Purchase of the property was made from Henry Beard who- several years ago acquired it from Mrs. Samuel Russell Mlllbank is a most historic place and was built some time prior to. 1888. It was erected on the spot where In 1781 General Rawson and bin British troops crossed the fiver to flank the Continental troops of Qen. Greene. Greene, according to a story of the Bntde of Hobkirk HUI. vai Rpiral Carriers To Gtither In Camden TwcUar 8«*«ie« Wa Bring 900 Delecutea To City. The annual convention of the South Carolina Rural Carriers association will be held it the Court Inn to this city July 4 and 5. ’The convention Is expected to bring some three hundred ;;^delegates and visitors to Camden for the two-day session. Offioers of the executive committee will be to Camden this week to outline plans for the oon- ventlon. Camden entertained the Rural Car- riero group two years ago and so well pleased were the viaitore that the se- lectloa of Camden for the 1944 meet ing . place was" unanimous with tha hotoealttee. Hawthorne Flyers Invade Gus Ward’s It was a strange coiucidence that Taylor, sge 46 years, had been con fined in the Virginia state peniten tiary at Richmond before being ar rested to North Carolina. He is leged to have escaped from the Vir- gtola pen last August. Later he was arrested in North Carolina on an assault charge and was sentenced to the North Caroling pealtenUary. Shortly after his escape from the Raleigh Instltutloh. Taylor is said to have assaulted a negro gtrl and when the const able and a Wake Forest po lice officer Inveetigated this case they discovered that ’Taylor was the man wanted at the prhmn. In the effort to arrest him, the constable was Marion Heyman Will Head Campaif^ To Raise Total of $412,000. The Fifth Wsr Losq campaign will open next week, and Kershaw Coun ty’s war bond organization, headed by Chairman Marlon H. Heyman, is making final preparations for the start, and for the sale in this county of at least $412,000 In bonds. That is the county’s quota for the drive, opening June 12. A statement this week by Christie Benet Of Columbia, chairman of the State War Finance committee, sound ed a keynote for the campaign. Saying that “the shadow of the great invasion is now falling acroea our land,” Mr. Benet direct^ atten tion to what he called the ’’obligation to buy bonds.” and added: ’’Let us so conduct ourselves now at home, that when the war is over and our men come back, we can meet them with a clear conscience, know ing that to the best of our ability each and every one of ua did our full duty.” Bach day, the chairman said, is bringing increased responsibilitlee in the war to the people at home. The part of the United States to the war is hourly being enlarged, be said. (PlesM tom to page four) Aviation Gnbs Are Gosing For Good shot and TaykJi maiie hto escaper- Lt. R. J. Nickerson Killed In Crash of Plane In Scotland Yount Flyer Grudunte Soutimm ldieei» Wife Here. Memtenence Group Firat To Go. Inatirneton* Cloee ' Juno 15. The .closing of the club maintained by the maintenance department of. A big delegation of flight Instruc- (ors from Rawlbome field, tJoIumhla,' were guests at a steak dinner at the Gus Ward tavern on U. 8. No. 1, west of Camden, last Thursday night. _ Claude F. Rlneheardt, flight in structor, was the host to his Instrue- tors, giving the flyers a treat in recognition of the splendid safety records made by them and their Navy V-6 cadet students. Suggekted Squad If Choaen, Will PUy Afaintt North Carolnia Stars Juno 23. ** The names. of Jigg* Parker and Bobby Wilson, shortstop and pitcher, rospectively, of the Camden Junior Legion ball team, have been submitted Newberry fto Coach Billy Laval of watching for''RawdM‘'and his British coUege for posltloM on the 8^ troops to appear doqn a Yoad. Carolina team that will play a N«th MiUbank is one of the attractive eftatea to the Camden area. The new owner and his famUy spent a part of the 1943-44 winter season as guests at the Court Inn. They were much impressed with the community |Uid liked the winter cltoMte. Court of General Sesrions to Convene Grand Jneorn Requanted To Attend Court. The Court of General Sessions for Kershaw county will convene on Mon day, Jane 28th, with His Honor Judge G. Duncan Bellinger, presiding. The following Jurors hsvs been drawn to serve duri^ this secsion: J. H, SmsU, G. P. Knight, Thoa. A. Gardner, Roy Gainey, Henry D. Thompaon. B. 8. Rodgers, E. 8. Trnesdsle, M. R Jones, L. J. Trnes- dsle, SSmer Newman, Samuel Hunt er, A, W. Joye, A. V. Smith, Jease C. Owens, J.*K. Jordon, Walter Horton, W. J. Denton, Funnan Bowers, WAL Brmnnon, M. A. Branham. W. P. Mc- Galrt, B- K. TidwaU, L. R Boberta, B. L Maddoa. 8. H. Hunter, R R Prtestar. 8. Soweff. R A. McDov eli w. T. aoBey, Marrey R Davis, John Thylor, Carolina team to the Fresh Air fund charity game at Charlotte on June 28. Laval is to coach the South Carolina team. The game is one of 24 being played throughout the nation as preliminaries to the big All-Eaat, AU-West beaehell game In New York August 7, for funds with which to erect a memorial to tha dead of World War No. 2. Any boy np to and including 17 years of sge-Hhoee bom after Jan, 1, 1927, Is eligible. They do not have to be a member of any league team or be affUiated with any Legion teenh Laval wants 14 outsUndtog basebaU players. North Carolina already has 11 selected. AU expenses of the hoys from their home anywhere to South (Please tarn tt> page eight) G. F. Cook, Kershaw Cotton Weigher, Has Heart Attack Wat Also Cotton Buyer For JHf Finn for Twenty- Six Yeera. Free Licenses to Persons Over 65 Ckrad Indehnitely Mrs. (^arence Hongh has received the foUowtog communicatkm from A. A. Rieliardsoa, Chief- Game Warden of Sonilt Oarolina, relative to fire# licenses Issued to persons over <6 years of age. The text to part foUows: This is to advise yon that hereaf ter ^ free m U yearo of ags wfU - ^ tong aa tha holder of the BsmUs Is rette Wniiams. Ben A. Rabon. a R. sUvo and tho law ooncemteg this Outlaw. DsdM R BStou. Itar Lt. Robert J. Nickerson, a grsduata of the Southern Aviation school here with the class of 42-G met hla death in a plane crash in Scotland recently according; to . word Xficelvfid hy. Jils. wife, Mrs. Ruth Nickerson, Mill St. Mrs. Nickerson has not received any details regarding the manner in which her husband came to bis death, other than that it occured in Scotland. It is assumed that he was either on a routine training'flight or returning from a mission. Lt Nickerson was a native of Bog. ton. His wife is a native of Norway, coming to America in 1929. She was married -to Lt. Nickerson August 29, 1942. Prior to coming to Camden, she resided in Boston, her home being in the same block in which th« ja man who later became her husband resided. The young couple practically grew up together and their wedding was the culmination of a childhood romance. IfierSduIhern Aviation school on June 1, marked one of the first steps in the closing of the primary training post hero on August 4. An official of the Southern Avia tion school is authority for the state ment that the Instmotors club on Greene street, scene of many pleas ant gatherings of instructors, ^ their wires and invited guests over tha past year or so, will be closed on Jnu 16 and that thaJ(Met «lit>roir Mill street will be shnt down July 1. The Cadet club is the oldest Institu tion of the three ^oups and has been a big boon to ihe thousands of cadets who have had their primary training in Camden. Rube liaison Hi Brilliant Hurling Feat Whiffs Masons Gatiier At Temple For Dinner Intaraatinf Program Featurot Ladioa* Nigkt At Magimic Haadquartara. G. Frank Cook. 87, 4*^ suddenly about 11 O’clock at his home in Ker shaw Friday night of a heart attack. He was a son of the late George R and Abigail Knight Ck>ok. He was born December 11, 1878, Jn the Flat Creek sectioq of Lancaster county. In 19l6 he was elected to the office of public cotton weigher at Kershaw where he has been prominently iden tified with the business life of the town ever since, having been affiliat ed with Steven-Springs company as cotton buyer for 28 years. He served es a member of the city council for a number of years and was a past master of Abney lodge, No. 211 A. F. M. He has been a member of the First Baptist church for 39 years and at the time of his death was vice chairman of the board of deacons. He is snrvived by ht^ .widow, Mrs. Annie Mnngo Cook and three children, Mrs.^ George M. Faile, Kershaw; Mrs. T. T. Tim. TlgervUle, and.W. C. Cook of Kershaw; nine grandchildren and two great grandchUdreo; one sister, Mrs. Martha Griffin of Ktogsland. Ark., and two brothers, A. L. and W. D. Cook, both of Kershaw. Funeral eerrioee were held to the First Bimtlst church at 6 p. m. Sun day conducted by hie peetor, the ter: Leslie W. Edwards, assisted by the Bsiv. D. M. Bandsn of'^Tifton. Qa., J. Bradley of iMbemarle, N. C.. the B«r. George E. Smith ot Grenr, and Bse Rev. J. R Castmi of Interment followed to the Ladies’ Nlgt>t at the Masonic Tern pie last ’Thursday, June 1, was at tended by 170 Masons and their wives. J. C. Hoffman acted as toastmaster at the banquet and introduced Mayor F. N. McCorkle, Rev. Henry Collins of the Lyttleton Street Methodist chnrch, A. C. McKain, Donald Morri son, Ralph Patton, Robin-Zemp and others who gave short talks. Community singing was led hy Ralph Patton and during the ev^lng Mayor McCorkle gave a violin sok), Mrs. McCorkle being the sc^mpan- leet. CAmden Juniors Whip Sumter , Gamecocks by 8 to 7 Scorh. Mayor McCorkle b j^gah Speaker Mayor F. N. McCorkle preached the regular Sunday evening sermon St the pisgsh church last Sunday, June 4. The chnrch is located at Rembert Mrs. McCorkle, who Is a profession al pianist played “Are Maria” hy Schubert as a special piano eeleetlon. Mayor McCorkle is one of Sonth Carolina’s outstanding public ^eak- aia. The several hundred fans wbo saw the Camden Junior Legion talent score an & -to- 7-win over-: Sumter- Junlore et the local pastime lot Wed nesday afternoon, saw Rube WHsmi. 17-yesr-old pitching ace, bang up some kind of a record In Legion base ball history. ^ # The tall, lanky kid fanned twenty Sumter batters, got four .bits out of fivs trips to the plate and made two of them good for circuit gallops. It was distincUy a Wilson game, for the UUI boy had to virtually grab the victory alone. Hla support was weak, tha team falling apart completely In the sixth frame, when with Camden leading 4 to 2, the vlsitore combined two hits with three errors to score four rune and seemingly put the game on ice. . Wilson performed the unosusl feat of atrlklng out three batters In the first inning, the second, fifth, sixth and two in the fourth, seventh and ninth. The team went to Cheraw Thursday night to play Cheraw under the Ugfate, with Scott eleted- to do mound duty. Next Wednesday Cheraw plays a re* turn game here and Pierce will prob ably send Wilson to tha hlU to let the local fans get another eyeful of his pltehlng wisardy. Camden plays a return game at Snmter next Thursday night The score of Wednesday's game: Team R H. R Camden g 11 8 Sumter 7 7 ( Battbries: Camden, Wilton and Hanoo<^; Sumter, Lynn, Southall and Clements. Umpl^, Hadne on haUa and strikes, Reynolds on bases. •etheeda Presbyterian Chursli Sunday, June 11, A. Douglas Mc-Arn. pastor: Church, school at 18 a Dalzell Moonshiner Nabbed By Police ■aglish Johnson, colored, of DalseU. was arrested by Otlet of PoUco Ain Rush and Otflcsr Sep. Shebeen Sun day moratog on North Campbell St Jetoaeon had eiidtt gaUona of eon Um [n bis car. Thk fa tbfO soeoad arrest -of ^ of vrttb s RtlSb cbMiTof evsnr age. tlto tovra mouasbtomrs to Camden to a mmery. eddsa ooaUnaes. Morning period of seTorai days. Delias Ma- vrorabip wftb prayer, aatbeat and ssr^ hmm and Brovard BsneoekvMbbsd a mon at Btbto ftady to n Oer* Wonmow negro end SMflsSsdian totbians at d p. OL Rnryoao &ftsd. galloBs of oorn a few days ago. DAY HAS APBTVEI) - “B” DAY B^INS NEXT TUESDAY -■ I^ MAKE IT A DAY F(y’iBi8<X)DNTY!