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ft V ’ f \ Chronicle VOLUME 56 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1944 NUMBER 14 absentee Voters* Names Must Be Enrolled On Books in J. H. McLeod Tells How To Get Ballots For Soldiers. Bharlff J. H. 'McLeod, chairman of ^nty DemocraUc commiUee de- to call attention to the fact that fore kin folks of aoldlera or othw .n In the armed serrlcee cah make * itlon for abaentee ballota, the -tee voter’s name must be prop- , .arolled on the club books, 'aalnnan McLeod gave a synop^ rules for absentee ToUn* In the Aocratic primary as follows: soldier In serrlce or anyone fovemment defense work and all *mb^ of' the Immediate family of away from precinct and quail- to vote In the primary, may vote "the following manner: "He or she or his or »her kinsman friend shall make application In itlng to the secretary of the County Ifflittee, Dr. A. Humphrlea. and application made to him will be ^dled Necessary postage, S cents CJamp, for mailing and not for regls- ^rlsg as In other cases must be given. •The county secretary, "upon receipt 1 application enrolls the name and ddress of the applicant and forwards the applicant the necessary papers "U|^”r^ipt of the ballot In seal- envelope, It shall be opened and ^ed in the presence of a Notary ibllc or in the presence of a com- jgeloned officer of the Armed Forces ad after voting shall forward to the 4 Days To Enroll We urge the cituenry of the county to i^et busy and enroll inunediately. There is a United States Senator to be ‘ elected; also two House Members and Supt. of Education, as well as other county officers. You MUST enroll if you wish to rote in this primary. To the Poopio of |hit Community This Is a home front communl* que on the most vital war action now in progress in every community of tils land—the Fifth War Loan> We are ad- ^r<m DeKalb Graduate Member Of Lost Battalion Service Center To Remain Open For Service Men vancmg on our Ob jective. However, we must make certain that we reach and past our goal by July t. Thia can be done If every one o< us puts some thing extra oi ouraelves into the No one needs to remind you thnt it la an American'trait to so into a sprint with the goal in slimt. We started thia push June 11 Re ports from every city and town in Ammiea tell us that the number of Individual hovers of extra War y has reached an un- Pwt. Richard F. Among Those Cited By Gen. Clsiik. Pvt. Richard P. Owens, a graduate of the Baron DeKalb high school in 1S40, was to the 2nd battalion, 157th Infantry Bsghnent, the members of which were cited ^ outstanding per formance of doty In action. Private Owens la a son of Mrs. W. H. Owens, Heyman Urges An All-Out Drive To Raise Quota In The Fifth War Loan Drive Fire Dept lists Twenty-Four Now In Armed Service Calls On Local Residents To Double Purchase of War Bonds. Bqods today gKC^qited total We all know that /•- Mayor Announces Good News To Men In Uniform Who Sunday Here. This will be good news to the hun dreds of service men who spend their week-ends in Camden. According to Mayor P. N. Mc- Corkle, the Service- Center on Rut ledge street, under the personal sup ervision of Mrs. John Lindsay, will continue to operate on a full-time schedule up to August 1. and after that date will be open every week end. This will continue for an indefi. nite period, probably for the duration the local club In which hsjof the war. voted. "Wben received by the secretary the local club, the secretary of the »l club shall note date of reoelv- , and place same in a box and all lied ballots shall be delivered* to the inager on the day of election. The luager shall open sealed ballots and ount same. •The main thing la for sjl friends nd kinsman to deliver to the vecre- Dtt Httsaphrles,-the names and ^les of all soldlen and all per- In defense work togctlier with essary postage for mailing,and the Inct where enrolled. Failure to necessary postage would not eep one from voting because the ommluse, I feel sure, will advance ecesstry postage.” Mr. MoCorkle states that arrange ments have been made to have Mrs. Lindsay continue the week-end super vision of the Center after August 1. Camden has been the mecca of many hundreds of service men every week-end for the past three years. Special efforts have been made to see that these soldiers, sailors, marines and flyers were made welcome and they have appreciated to the full as evidaoced by the many letters re ceived by Mrs; Lindsay Uie courtesies itijlver % Hall Blazes lb Pmnt ’oliceman Did It day night dances, the showers, games, library facilities, etc., have bad a great appeal Most of all the boys in uniform have fallen In love with the kindly director, who has been affec tionately caned "Mom” by all of them. Officer Jones To 'Retire After 30 lYears of Service Buford Hancock Dem onstrates Hit Mastery of Paint Brush. Police Officer Buford Hancock versatile sort of chap. He can perform the duties of Genial Police Officer Has s Served Under Five Police Chiefs. Friday, June 30, will mark an im portant date in the life of Frank fcopper" with efficiency and dlstlnc- Jones, better known to all of But he has other talenU and t^mden as “Casey” Jones, for on of them is thst be is s pointer, ! d&te Jones^ who s police otfl- exactly a Whistler or a Rem- tn the Camden bluecoat ranks iidt. No not exactly—but when It wm complete 80 years of splendid omes to transforming walls and law enforcement, and will Not dwork Into areas of clean and on a pension. newness—that Is where he Jones datee his affiliation bines. I with the Camden police force from Pot several months the city council 1®14. He served six and a nd clerks office has been in need yws and then resigned to take renovating. Finally, knowing of over the local agency for the Stan- Icsr HitMuriMwe In wield- Oil compeny of N. J.. serving as the paint brush, snggeiled tSsfi^OuiHllir repr«i®latrve Tor Ihree he exercise the magic wand of • half years. He then returned paint over the walls, ceiling and to the p<Hice force and has been a ►oodwork of the city office. .member of that group ever since. Monday evening the officer appear-! Mr. Jones Is married and resides i « the office. The next momiag o® Walnut street. He has four chfl- pken Mr. and Mrs. Coitett Boykin thwn, sU married, Lawrence Jones, red to open the office for the Camden; Mrs. Pearl Hunt, Washing- /• labora, the Interior smacked of ton, D. C.; Mrs. Geneva Latham, wife ewnesB. It glistened witL new paint of 8gt Thomas W. Latham of Cam- Tei, Officer Brevard Hancock is a »n<l Llent Austin T. Jones of the versatile gentleman. tffee Shop Will Closed M Day ^ery Wednesday United States Army. Officer Jones has served under five chiefs during his 30 ysars of service, they being Chief Andrew Whitaker, Chief HoUis HUton, Chief WUUam Whitaker, Chief George Cooley, and the present chief. Alva Rush. For many years Officer Jones has worn the police badge with a big ‘T* i-w. . — o® tt. [ M and K Coffee Shop will next i “Casey” Jonee is known to ovary [Wnesday, Jans 88, inangnrats a num, woman and child In Camden, for the months of July sad To ^em he bee always been sa nn- it which calls for tbs all-day faillag friead. Hs tempers his law of this popular rsstaoraot snforcement with lodgment smd eonr- Wednesday. age, but always with courtssy. Bs- [Unlike the mldwe^ closing of the cause of his doubter aurrying 'a business houses which oaUs for fighting nian and his son being In the * b^If day, starting at 1 p. m.. lervlcs, hs has taken a deep interedt M and K management vrlU not in the soldiery sailors, maitass sad ^vorlte sating house at all cadets who oobm to Csmdsn on vlsltu ^Wednesdays. lor on liberty leave. Thonsands of *fwhere In this Issue Is an ud- oadots who reoelved their training In Risnt of the M aad K Coffee primary flying at the local aviation <^Mng attentkm inx. Boy El^;le Notes to the new school know *K7asey” Jones, because “Ossey” went out of his way to greet them and to visit with them when they came to CamdMi for an after- noon or evening. Officer Jones, when on duty, was on a fixtnrs at tbe oomer of Broiul and War Loaa drive is ^ ^ Boy Bsgiss are playing their DeKalb streets whers U. 8. Hl^ways ,The Boy Bugles have been No. 1 and S81 intersect, and scores of ‘^signed pledgee of prniilii to motorists have received courteous dl* ^ds. To date the smemt'Of vfctions regarding routee, etc., from pledgee Is |7,1«0. The fllirs boys him. In passing throiuh. Many found »• ^?t.^*6kest amount of pledgas him rsi4y aad wSUag to ^ th« Mahoney, GanoU Savaga, hi fladlnc accosBmoiatlane ttey ^ Smith, Bobby McCarty. Bart.dealPad to put up lar the ^t here. ChM of Fellee Alva Rash dadaraa Jonaa to hava besB aa afOdent aad addition to numbers we need firs power. Your extra War Bond Is ab solutely essential The greater the stockpile of War Bonds, the easier it will be for US to get this war over. Thia very moment our boys are waging a llfe-and-death struggle. Every additional War Bond you buy will play its part in the outcome. X<ast months War Bond, last week’s War Bond, yesterday’s War Bond are already in the embattled fox holes. Today is another day for the home front fust as today is another day for the boys on the battlefronta. THE EDITOR. Curious Crowd Gazes As Egg Is Fried On the Sidewalk Marion Heyman, prominent local business man. said Wednesday that Fire Fighting Unit Contributes pregent Fifth War lx)an drive should receive the doubled effort of 17 To Army and Seven To Navy. The Camden Volunteer Fire depart, ment takea a large meaaure of pride In pointing out that 2f members of the organisation* are now serving In the armed forcea of the nation, 17 of them being on tbe fighting line over seas. The roll of honor, attached' to the wall u£ the Rutledge street fire house every citlaen. Ho called attention to the fact that our fighting men are now engaged In a supreme effort and nothing less should be done on the borne front. Mr. Heyman said: "If you bought an additional |25 bond In the Fourth War Loan drive, then you should buy a $50 bond in the present campaign. If your extra bond In the laat drive was for $50, then your purchase in this drive should be a $100 bond. Buy a large bond now to show our lists the names of all men now in wm -..,1 lb® fighting front that WB colonel, two majors, a wealth of serge-1 ’ ants, naval ensigns, etc. a largo ^nd and keep It. Our The honor roll of those> in the army^**®’*®^^ “as a big quota In this Fifth reads as follows: Colonel Brevard Loan.drive. We've got to raise UmiMul S|>AefAct« Offered F»- destriam On DeKalb St Saturday. Laurent Court and a brother of k. J. Truesdale, also of Lgut-Ons Boykin, Major C. H. Yates, Major Rmest P. Shebeen, Sgta. Fred She- hAen, Harold Shirley, George She- heeti~.and Noody Holland, Pfes. EM- wgrd meheen, Dunnle Ray and Frank E. Sullivkn, Pvts. Marvin Davit, Jamea Price, Rmp^ Stevenaon, Richard Reed. Robert Treltag, Ralph Strang, Donald L. Crolldy. Beckham Ruaaell. Pedestrians on DeKalb street In . the vicinity of the Camden theatre 19 rubbed their eyes and gazed ln[in< amazement at two men who were squatted In front of tbe theatre, their gazes intent upon a sizzling yel low and whita masa on the walk tween them. The men were W. E. McNeal of Private Owens wont Into the service April, 1943, and took basic train- g at Camp Wheeler, Msu*on, Ga., and Advanced training at Camp Swift, Texas. He went overseas In October, 943, being In' North Africa for two lontbs and j Is now.. In Italy. The 2nd Battalion of the 157th In-| lantry Is now known as the “Lost) James Truesdale. Those now In the Navy are Ehulgn Richard McNeely, SPC Fred W. Rivers, AMM 3rd Class Andrew R. .Mayer and Gilbert Shirley and Sailor Wallace Davis. It is an interesting fact that An drew R. Mayer’s father, A. R. Ma>«r, and an uncle, Cooney Mayer, arw drivers In the department. 5‘A‘an: 1^:. *.1; Hammerin’ Hannon what happened last February. Accord- - - . _ - tog to the citation of Lt Gen. Clark, FrankllnV N. C., and T. V. O'Brien of atiiI f>na.hslf hours after Augusta, Ga., employed by the West em Union out of the AOii^ office, and in Camden on a special duty as- slgnmenl ’The yellow and white mess on the sidewalk in front of them was an ^g that they were frying on launched against it the sidewalk. It was 102 degrees, ac-f Attacks followed unlentlngly tor cording to a government reading at^ight days and although tbe 2nd the time, and the sidewalk cgrrieiinUallon suffered overwhelming los- e battle, which occured E that onth, the battalion had completed e relief of American and British Viits in a strategic sector when the Wl force of a German offenslva wgs the heat of a kitchen range. A big crowd of curious people: at tracted to the unusual spectacle of an egg being fried on the sidewalk; watched for half an hour when Mc Neal proudly declared tbe eggr was done. It was, as a matter of fact. It weui overdone. But the result of tbe unique happenstance, growing out of a wager, paid dividends to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Had the venture been made Sunday, tbe time would heve been greetly reduced as Camden reported a recwd-breaklng high of 104 degrees. He. the unit held together and yielded less than 1000 yards of ground during the entire action. Wave after wave of fresh enemy troops were thrown against the position In repeated at tempts to breach the defense. In all, a total of six German In fantry battalions were employed against the sector and each enemy assault was preceded by extremely Hancock Steps In As Real Pitcher Fans 14 Cheraw Batters and Poles In the Winning ♦ Counter. Harmon (Hank) Hancock, who has been doing tbe backstop tob for the Camden Juniors In tbe eight games played up to last Wednesday, stepped into the firing line against the Che- it and that means every one of us must dig In to put the drive over.” Mr. Heyman went on to explain that the drive so-far. has gone along well and that he Is confident'that the good people of Camden and Kershaw county will respond freely and liber ally In this gigantic undertaking and put the county over the (op. Tne ctironlcie Is experiencing TIhar cooperation In making possible the publication of many large appeal ad vertisements for the Fifth War Loan drive. In this issue the City qf Camden, with the names of Mayor McCorkle, Mayor Protem Joe McKaln, Councllmen Lee Little, Les Myers, Roy Mathis, Clyde Massabeau and J. E. nRoss, offers s full page advertise ment Up at the Kershaw County Court Hquse, the "Court House Osng” af. ffiMjJBpoplo refer t6 the officials at the beid. of the various unUs shows a deep^s^ted kense of patrh>- tlsm by spoMorlhg a large advertlsa- me'nl. The SbutheriTAlrways, lucrti also sponsor of a pagA advertisement. Another page is being rilu for tbe da- ration of the Fifth War Loan Drive, through tbe cooperation of fauslneae men of Camden. Last week special ads featuring the buying of bonds tpf Father’s Day were sponsored by Home Furnishing Company, McLaan Hardware Co., and Redfeam Motor Company. Next week Kershaw County wiR sponsor a full-page appeal. Appearing as sponsors of this prospective ad- McNeal, wha had het Riat ho coold heaxy .artlUery - concentrations. Re- second trimming administered tbe peatedly enemy tanks penetrated the forward areas on one flank or the other, isolating small elements of the battalion and dUmpting lateral-com- (Please tom to page tve) Seaman Jimmy Hinson In Many Batdes; Badly Hurt In Auto Accident At Home Car Skids off Hifkway Noar Riwer Bridgo. Nopkow Injorad. James Cooley Hinson, 80 yeer old Smthrii Pint CI1M9 U. 8. who narrowly escaped death when the Jape blasted the Cruiser Vincennes in the savage battle of Savo Island and who skw Doolittle and hla air men take off from the Hornet to bomb Tokyo, leaded In the Camden hospital at an early honr Friday Eyes of Camden Fans Are Upon Charlotte Tonight forcoe. That fovrth, inning donMe base knock earned Hank the appro priate nickname of "Hammerin’ Harmon.” ■ Camden plays Florence here next Wednesday, after which will come the elimination games for the ~ ' honors. BoMby WOsom, Ace Lofty of .Local Junior Logion Toam WUl Pitch. At forecast In The Chronicle last morning when a car he was driving week, Bobby (Robe) WUson, Cam- faltare to Aow op tor the worthy ofOeer aad M Is with imdi ^ Toce^km leada criduioi to regret that the Chief sad other ^at the Neal leftwafte had here of wtth Ihe JOg fleet redremt the tone It iteouplate hie went Into a skid on U. S. Highway No. 1, a mile west of Camden and dove down a steep Mnbankment Hinson escaped serious injury bat a nephew, Leonard Hammond, age IS, who re- sidea on Colonial Helghta, Charieston. received a sertooa hraln conenslon sad la stni In an nncoascioos oondi- tlon at the hospital at this writing. The accident ooeored between 1 tmd 8 o’clock Friday morning during a heavy ralnetorm. Seaman Htaion and the Hammond hoy were en roete to tho home of Htoson’e parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hinson, who reside on route 8, the Liberty Hill roeltr Htoson is 80 ysars of age and has been in the Navy for two and a half years. Becanse of his connection with the Navy, details of hie Injuries coeld not be given out by the hospital an- thorltles or the attending snrgeon. Hinson entered tho eorvice when 17 years of age. He attended tbe Beron DeKalb school at DeKalb. He was aboard the Vincennes when it and three other cmlsere, the Qolncy, As toria and Canberra, fought H out with a snperlor Jap fom at Savo Island. John M. VnilpIgM* ■■ngiw Onw den youth, who wee an otOtnm en the Quincy, ioet his UfS In the battle. AU four cmlsere went down ■ -'M J MKOTV 1 tmmm ta# down, they had shattered the fleet, tamed Its remaaate heck end den’s sensational lefty, wUl be one of a trio of Palmetto hnriers who wlU pitch agatest the North Carolina stare la the baseball battle between the Cerolinae at Charlotte, N. C., tonight. Joe Hasel ef Woedmtf, who pitched for the Spartanburg Junior Lagkm twyi last year, aad Joe Lnadram of ednm bin, are the other two huriere that Billy Laval of Newberry, coedi of the South Carolina team will use in the game. BMh pitcher wOl^worit three Jnntogs. ()alte a number of Camden beeeball fane win Journey to Charlotto this aflHiMett aad bs present In the ■taads tonight when the two teams dash. The South Carolina team per sonnel Uete three players from the OtioBibia Junior Leglra team, they belag Red Hollis, sR-etate footbaU star at (^lumbia High sehool aad a member of the high school baseball team, who wfll play seoemd base; Roy WgHunaon. shortstop, and Joe Inn- dnnn, pitcher. In the catching de- partmend Inval wfll have Bob Chap man •ofFemaria, a etudeat at New- berqr and Charlie Hardin of the Infleld with Hoflla Laval will have call Prater at Qoldvlfle, capuia ■vJtofon high Bchopl.tcam, Maxwell eC North CharlaatOB. Oxner of GkddvfllOk also of hti^ sdMpl teaaz. In tho tsynge fo«) gang from up north by our hopefuls this season. But it was Marse ~~ Hancock who was In the glow - Th. chunk, Home On Leave, He Shelby Hough Is airtight baaeball right up to the ninth luuii, .h,. h. ««d up. bit uuftt. jjj jg Hatties vialtors pushed over their 'lone tally of the afternoon. And the victory waa all the more sweet for our Har- mon because It was his lusty two base knock In the fourth that won the game. Harmon fanned 14 of the Cheraw batters, did not iMoe a walk nntll tbe sixth, yielded up five hits, one a triple by Clark and in general proved Mnmbnr of Marino Corps SatV! Flhnty of Action Against tha Jftpn, „ . Pfc. Shelby C. Hough of tha United htomelf a "tuM peat 4»-4ho invading [RtalM, Marine Oorpa. who has been Rush Witiidraws From House Race on active oombat duty In the Pacltlo mea for the past year, is spending a thirty day leave visiting his mother. Mm. C. M. Hott^, 618 Chaannt 8f.— Bom and raised Jn Camden and edu* cated In the local public schools. Pta Legion Hough enlisted in the Marine corps July 8, 1948. He secured hla boot training at Parris Island, was laUC sUtloned at Portsmouth. New Hamp. shire and finally was sent to Norfolk* Va., where he took training at the Sea school Ho later waa aaalgned to > * J -1 -i \ raw Juniors at the City ball lot and Terttoement wHl be Senator W T. projected himself right up Into the Redfearn, House Membeis Rabon and * hall of fame beside hli erstwhile bat-1 cjyburn, and the county directors, tery mate, Mlater Rube Wilson. Messrs. U. N. Myers, L. P. Rose and Camden downed Cheraw 8 to 1, the p, jj^ Jones. _________ duty In Cuba and Trinidad for more I wtoh to announce to the voters of Kershaw Oinnty that I have with- ^**.*^. TriiUdad that he had hla tint drawn from the race of House of Representatives; not (or the lack of enconragement. bat for.jither reasons. contact with enemy submarines. From Trinidad he waa aatlgn^ to* duty In the Pacific area and in tho I want to thank each of my ^rienda-^ for coming to me voluntarily and of- ** ferlng me their support This toavssl® ^e wm wounded la you with four men In the race, fromi®®* ^ which you should be able to two good Bten to represent onr County. I ^ Private ’Ttost- Having two sons la the armed ser- now at Qreensboro; Pvt. vices, one who has fought with Gen, who hss seen some bloody fighting, ^ Military PoUee I am vitally Interested In the ui , of this war. L* ^ expiration of hla leaver Let mo urge you to get your names ■ to retnra to ^ enrolled on Club rttile and vote for the aaalgned to the man that yon think will serve you Force. best In our General Assembly; In Washington. Sincerely yours, Grover 0. Rash. also Your Dog Must Be bmoculated Aanonneement Is made that all dogs to the city must be tnnoeulat^ Ps^ sons havUig dogs ussy carry them to' Dr. T. B. Bruce, H, next door to City Rev. Colling To Preach At Armenia i Grand Master of South CaroUM Masons Is to prsach at ArmesM l^odtot^nrch, sear Chaster, luge ^ t:M p. m. Most WorshlpHa Brothsr Henry F. CoUlns, Oraag of South Carolina g. minister of the Camden MetIio> church. Rev. C<tillns wfll gS oroxaer m-JCaster te'"wo ml ity e&t chi FiUtaig 8tatlou._on Thwaday azM on^he oocaakm of the day, July 6 aad^T, and have this tar’ReUgioas Festival of St John the nomdatlag done. This anaouaceaseatj Baptist was nude us the Chrootflto was golag! The drar^ M located mear to press* aad mors detailed iaforma-ithe Jaactimi of highways Ml aad MT. tioa win be glvea next we^. laser Gheetar. ..... ..A- * ...