The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 09, 1944, Image 2
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Sgt J. C. Branham
S<Hnewhere in Alaska
Sgt. Joseph C. firsnhsm, son 'of Mn,
Eunice Branham, of Logoff, entered
the senricee at the Unit^ States Air
Force ,on April 2, 1942, being first
■ sent to Sheppard
Field, Texas, for
Basic training and
[from there to San
Bernardino, Calif
ornia, for Advanced'
Uralning and for the
ipast year he has
I been stationed some
I where in Aiaska. J.
C. attended the pub
lic schools of Kef«
Shaw county and was employed by
the J. A. Jones Construction Co., at
Fort Jackson He writes home that
he is enjoying the good oid Chroniclo
paper each weak.
'nir^ Winnsboro
Aces Are To Play
With Camden Team
Colenutn, Buice an^ Perry
Are Signed. Cooper and ^
Bailey Out,
CAMDEN IN IMPRESSIVE MOOD
WHEN D-DAY INVASION CAME
(Continued from lirat pagei
school. Through the splendid coop
eration of the High school authori
ties and Supt. J. Q. Richards, ths
graduating exercises of the Senior
dies of the High school were stepped
up to 7 p. m. in order that the pro
gram of prayer and Intercession, ar
ranged ,8ome months ago could be
carried out.
The Grammar school auditorium
was Jammed when the special service
started at 8 o’clock. The choirs of
all clmrcbes of the City were present
to ala in the musical part of the pro
gram. Mayor McCorkle occupied a
prominent place on thw stage and led
in a prayer and the oath of allegiance
to the flag. All ch(irches,of the City
were represented in the gathering in
There was genuine consternation in
local baseball circles when it became
known late last week that Cooper and
Bailey, the two Great Falls young
sters who handled the second and
third base positions on the Camden
Junior Legion team so capably last
week Wednesday are ineligible to play
wJthi the locals.
However the gloom was short-lived
^ it was later leemed that three
wlimaboro lads who played with th#
Royal Cords last Wednesday in the
game against Camden would don
Camden uniforms.
Fans who watched the game last
week will recall Coleman, the Imprea*
slvs aecond aacker of the Cords, who'
mot only did a swell job of handling
iTom tho ColumbU bospital. AmaAe
Homs dlftlcuh: chances around »eco««nLieye came home with her mother
for a three weeks’ visit
Miss Alta Rosg who has a position
In Columbia, is also visiting h«r par
ents.
ksse, but also led tbs batters in the
game with four out of five, will be
overjoyed to know that Coleman will
play with the Camden team. In addi
tion Perry, who played short, and
Who fielded his position well, is to
try out with Camden. Buice, who did
some brilliant work in thp left garden
for Wlnnsborq, will also try out with
the locals, probably bejng placed in
right field.
FRIDAY-SATn JUNE 9 and 10
Johnny Mack Brown with Ray
mond Hatton in
HI AW MEN**
,A Thrilling Weatern!
Alao Chapter 4
‘^Captain America”
And Comedy
MONOAY-TUStOAY, dtJHTTfiTI
• Jane Withers in
•MY BEST QAU’^
**ltb Jimmy L^don —- Also Her
WED.-THUR8h JUNE 14 and 15
Radio’s Hottest HillbUly Hepcau
plus Cornfed Coinsdy. Rlp-roarln’
Rustic Revelry I
•JAMBOREE”
with Ruth-Terry' ■Qoorge Byron
• Terry-
Harvey and many Radio
terfalners. Also Nsws and Serial
•Adventiiree ef the Flyina Cadeta”
HAIGLAR
the big ball. A special story on the
service will be found elsewhere In
this issue.
News of how Camden bad received
the invasion tidings was telephoned
in the early hours to the press by the
Heath News Servlco. The fact that
Camden was ths first community In
the south to make a definite plan for
day observance caused the state
editors of the large dailiee to ask for
a special story of how the program
was carried out. What happened in
Camden bad more news value than
what happened in other communities
because of the initial effort made here
to plan for the big day.
Here is tlM_Cgmden newscast sent
rd' The Columbia Record and other
afternoon dailies and press syndl-
cates by the Nsws Service.
PaHker-Wilson Suggested
For All-Star Ball Squad ^
(Continued from. first page)
Carolina to Charlotte, their egpenaea
while there and their evpennes home
Ilsgah News Nites History Drawing
Pisgah, May 80 —The W. M. 8.' met Of Local Church
with Mra. W. F. Baker on May 17 T vKi*os>ir
with a good attendance of members III lillircirjP'
and several visitors., jtovotionals. -
werecoilduct^by theAr^dOTLMra Margaret Babc<Kk Meriwether. In
Baker, who also gave a report the .^icle In a Columbia paper, telU
8Ute^ meeting in ColumbU and the of the PresbyterUn
quarterly mating in Camden. There monument,here
was a special song by Mrs. K. R. Camden. made by Robert Hllk
famous architect, which has been
&n«t McManus gave g^ UlU from ^ ^ »t the University
the lesson on “Royal Service.” The ^ Carolina
meeting clowd with prayer by M«., Mrs. Meriwether’s article should be
Kennedy The h^tess of inuch Interest to Camden people,
Mrs^ R^ C. McL^d ^ Rfjnbert. Mrs. embraces In the main, MlluTown
n’ v' ^Columbia, and Mrs. gceount of the town of Camden and
Buck Delk of Charleston, served as- ^ description of the ceremony Incl-
sorted cookies and punch A Sun- dent to the laying of the corner sto&q
beam , himd waa otgai^ ^ M». BeKalb monument. In part It
roads as follows:
Knute ^ix. . , ' I ,.j^ handsome church has been
Mrs. James Sh ver of f^umbla, was upper part of the town,
a recrot Mrs C. M. tolver ^ rtico of four Doric columns
Mrs. Marlon Shiver and Mrs. Clement ^^.d » neat spire In the rear.
_ „ * # ii # containing a bell. The Interior Is
Mrs. R C. Itoss *,few arranged^so that the floor and pews
Ik rlae as they recede from the pnlplt.
***K ^**^’’* fIvIdk every advantage to the audi
ence both In .eelng and hetyiM..
Th front of the portico of this
church the interesting ceremony of
re-Interrlng the remains of Baron
DeRalb, and laying the corner stone
of the monument to be erected to the
memory of. this patriot and martyr to
the cause of liberty, took place in
the presence of the nation’s gnest, the
illustrious Lafayette, on the n<nth
day of March, 1825, attended by a
large concourse of people.'^ ’The scene
was peculiarly striking and interested
everyone present. Monument erect
ed here is simply elegant in design.
It presents the obelisk form, raised on
a pedestal, all of white marble and
Gene McLeod of Remhert, has been
visiting his grandparents here, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Dennis,* while bis
mother is in Washington with Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Moore.
Bettie Ann Hatfield of Horsio,
spent the week-end here with Bettie-
lee Hatfield.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
T Watson Sunday were Mr. and Mrs
ed citissn of Camdeg at that tlm^
thoogb he is longer associated with
Columbia and Charleston.
- The military and social dlstinctioiM
of the occasion were almost eclipse
by a strange phenomenon in tM
heavens: “A brUliani star appowed
In the senlth at midday and remain^
there during the procession from the
sepdlchrre, considerably awing thMe
present and creating consternation
among the Negroes.”
ft- Is 'small wonder, then, that a
memento of so great a day was de
sired. Mills painted a charming
water color of the church and monu
ment from which deUcately tinted en
gravings were made. Doubtless many
of them hung in South Carolina halls
and libraries until dust and mll^w
diseolored them, and they were dis
carded; Only one eurvlvlng xopy was
known, in the Metropolitan Museum
of New York. DeKalb at the Uni
versity, for In plan the monument U
V€ry cl086 to tho ono dosljuoo oy
Mills for the first president of
South Carolina college and erected
two years later in the center of the
campus. The Maxey monument Is
surmounted by a trljwd, but both It
and the DeKalb structure exemplify
the o^iisk pattern that obsessed Mills
and came to eventual perfection In
the noble shaft of the' Washington
Monument
MARIE MARBMJMkI.
WINS BCHOLAItifMP
’The Staite Collegs duh g
County ia awarding a achohrSS
atudent graduating firom a m
Mto-County.^ The scBoUniS
awarded to Marie Marshall. ^
ate of the Jackson High
the term 1944-46,
The human heart Increassui
up to about 60 years of «», ,
more iwononnced In the rnsj#^
female. ^
WanH-ForSal
Rseelved toe late for rsfular ss
WANTED TO RENtIf^J^
nnfnrnlshed bouse or aptri
immediately or wlt^ ^
days; permanent resident*^
Jack Broom, care Chronlde.
den, or caU^6412, Columbia.
FOR SALE—Hollywood bed. eo
in flowered chintx with on
curtains and table cover to i
C. B. Todd, 006 E Bamptoa,
LOST—A
erator on nignwuy near Cai
May 24. Phone 2806 and reed
ward.
Roy ^aker and children of Atlantalgranite base composed
Mr. and Mrs, Hav^ins Watson and jeveral expanding blocks, in the
daughter of Orangeburg, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest McManus and son.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Baker bad tbflr
ten children, two daughters-ln-Utw,
two sons-in-law, 16 grandchildren,
Mrs. J. J. Hatfield, Mr. and Mrs. S.
W. Hawkins and children of Bishop-
vllle, for supper guests on Sunday.
One son-in-law, Mr. J. H. Campbell,
could not be present, another son-in-
aqr, R. C.. Cruinpler, with the Navy,
is stationed in the Pacific, and an
other, Tech. Sgt. Knute Delk, is sta
tioned 4U Tampaf Fla. Delk 'cdm-
pleted his missions in Elngland and
returned to the States early in April,
visited relatives here, in (Tbarleston,
Blacksburg and Columbia for a cou
ple weeks, reported at Miami Beach
and after two weeks was sent on to
Tampa. He won five medals in Eng
land. Mrs. Delk and small ion are
going to Tampa this week to make
will be paid by the Charlotte Observ
er, sponsor of the game.
The outstanding player in the game
At Charlotte will be chosen to go to
New York. There he will be joined
by 23 other boys. The 24 boys thus
gathered together will be divided into
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two teams, All-East and All-West
Connie Mack will coach the All-Bast
team and Mel Ott the All-West team.
Jiggs Parker and Bobble Wilson
Were selected as South Carolina team
prospects by the Chronicle and Coach
Lindsay Pierce.
character of steps, and surrounded by
an iron balustrade.”
A great deal of local excitement
attended the celebration of laying the
corner stone of DeKalb’s monument
The German soldier, fellow adven
turer with Lafayette in the American
Revolution, had been mortally wound
ed at the Battle of (Camden in 1780.
Lafayette’s triumphal tour of the
United States in 1825 was the Inspira
tion for Mills to design a fitting
memorial to the friend of the Marqats.
’The Scotch silversmith Alexander
Young of Camden, was also Inspired
to artistic endeavor, .and made the
beautiful silver mason’s trowal with
which •Brother Lafayette” laid the
corner stone. The address of wel
come was given by Abram Bland ing,
distinguished lawyer and public spirit-
thelr home while Sgt. Delk is sta-
tloned -there.- Due to a slight injury
be won’t go over seas again.
Miss Lillian Silver is at 'home from
Mary Washington college, Virginia,
(or the summer vacation. *
Miss Alvia Lee Huggins, who has
been teaching at Lanes, is at home
(or the vacations.
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