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(jniideii FToreiwe Junior Leg^n BaU Teams Battle Here limday Farmers Meeting Tuesday, July 18th Chronicle VOLUME M CAMDEN, SOUTH CAlOUNil^ fiUDAY, JULY 14. 1944 NUMBER 17 Chib That Handed Camden Their First Defeat WiU Pby Will Be Oat To ETen 5eriea WtUi Old RhraU. CtmdCTi 1» pUnnln* on a record- ^^Ing exhibition of ‘*share-7oar. Igy” this erenlnf when scores of loesl iatu will invade the aute eapi- to cheer for the local Junior lut ball team when It battles the Cotambia Caps under the lights at Drejrfuss field. Tbe locals, with four wins and one defsat racked up in their ledger so Hr in the elimination series, went to C^w Wednesday. So far this leaacRL Os Bnlldog clan met Cheraw three IHms and in each instance finished ftaner. However the CSieraw team ji rated as being potentially strong M evidenced by the ride they gave an Mptrlng squad from Sumter last thsraday. For the Columbia tilt, it is believed Hat Lefty Rube Wilson may take the hill, providing however, a bad arm the Rube has been naming per- atu of him working. Columbia fans srs anxious to see' the lanky kid itrat his stuff. Next Monday afternoon the Cam den ball park will be the mecca of hudreds of tans, aa the Bulldog Leg ion team takes on the Florence team. Tks Florence team was the first to defeat Cdmden ibis season, winning I to S in the face of a two-hit pitch- tag performance by Wilson. The Gunden playsru .are keen to taka Jhs Msrare of the Florence outfit and even up the series. Games for Monday, in addition to that Camden figures in, incnlds vbat sbonld be a good contest at Cheraw when the Florence talent brseM in, also a hard-fooght affair at Sumter between the Qsmecocks aid Colnmbis. These games ere all aiated for Monday. Today, when Camden invades Co- hmbla, Sumter takes on West Co- himbia on the letter team’s diamond. Fioreice tilt hers la of .prime Intersit an over the district. Snmter goes to Lancaster where the Red Rosm wfll make an effort to plnck the tall- (cathers of the Gamecocks and avenge a driest under the lights at Sumter line M. On this seme day West Columbia travels the long road to Cheraw for an afternoon qiarr^. fho snmmor of IMS Camden dir ndf haws a Junior Legion team. Bat tie boya who are showing up so veil in the kid tournament this year we not idle. They were playing nftball and made up in a large mess Receives His Wings JACK L. MARSHALL, son of Mr. and Mm. B. W. Mamhail, of this city, who recently received his wings and was oonuttiasloned a second lieutenant in the U. 8. Army Air Corps. City Repmfs :%t Park Add Greatly To Area SopL RmIoj ardt From tho Gmod Stami Walk. Next - week,—BSonday.—the—Gamdeo^—wTin— .re is of arlme Interest Camden park nest Monday afternoon to witness the Camden-Florence ball gams win be gratified to note the im proTsments that have been made in front of the grand stand and along tbs bleacher section. This week a crew of men hadm: the direction of Public Works Supt. James Baler, have hssn engaged in makliut repaIn' to the lower section of the grand stand by mmovlnf the old rot ted posts, filling in the specs between the old Mkhead and the new brick one and anrfaclng the walk thus made m the lineup of the MerchanU soft-r“*‘ ctad®"* *>««? *!«- an team. They won the flmt half pempecUve of the ri the leagne mce by a narrow mar tin over the Kendall Mills team. In tie second half the boys, most of d«iB, went to the North Carolina Bountains to attend the Camden High school football camp. They forfeited their games in the softball hsgue but came back from the camp to engage in the playoff with the Instructom team from the Southern Ariatlon post and won by taking three straight games. Jiggs Parker, Isglon Junior shortstop, was voted the outstanding player in the softball loague. Fire Chief Appeals For Lodgers At Hie Fire Headquarters Juniors Will Play ffateeJBiMne Games During the Week Hu Need of Half Dosen Vol- BBteer Fire Figkters For Nifkt Dolj. the Camden Ffre diparOnent Is in ?•«<> of fire fightsrs—msa who ars « years or older, and who can take "I'^sht qnartsrs at the fire statloB. Chief “Buddy" Deaton kaa request- the ChronMe to nmke this aa- j^ncemmt la the hops that at leaet ^e or six v<4ttntsars caa ba sseorM. ^^is particular Instaaos the Chief Uks fire flgbtera who caa make the headqnartsm their 4aQy "shmb> 2* location. In other words, he W men who can remain alghts at fire station dormitory* The dormitory la as clsaa and naat •barters In n modem hoCaL -l^s nre comfortabls and all Unsn Is Ths dormitory room Is largd veil vmtilatsd svsn on ths *^t nights is moat colB^lrt•hls for *®Ptng. la t]|a wnathar. a cam ^ heating systsm kesps ths quart* ••Mug and warm. dormitory has* ons of the best 2*22®^ thowsr rooms In ths com- ^ “4 ooM watsr l^ble at an tlmss. Tksoe ars b«t wUl eonsidar anUca- fr* youths nndsr U. bat In a ^ hind, oonaont of ths pnr- ^^ttust be obtained Iqr the appU- •JjVtVAL AT MALVBRN HIU. .f^nmlng Sunday. July », QOBHviMt f mum throagh #«day night. July 2j^re wfll be a asrlas of roviwal w m wmrwmm oi fvtitw conducted each nlght.hy ths J^ochss, noted swangeMM. mornlag at • a. m.1lNM* wfU bU ti - ^ Bftia seSal. i^^^uglnaers, Prlmaftst, Junlon ^ ^ prln^ «f the The paUk Is eavdially wsL whole lajrout greatly improved. Weeds growing along the brick wall in front of the bleacher section have been re moved. The repairs to the grand stand and walk will eliminate the hasards to life and limb caused by the falling airay of steps and path, a condition that caused the advance agents of the Brooklyn National League club much concern. Florence, West Colvmbie end Somter Here To Battle Camden Kids. . Camden baseball fana who ars somovrhat eocky over the fine show. Ing of their Junior Lesloa psstimera this year ars going to have a vsrt- y^Ms taUs-d’hots basshall menu dlsh- sd op thla coming wssk. Opening with ths gams bstwssn the Caaiden kids and the Floreaoe Jun iors on Monday, Camden next battles West Columbia on the local lot on Wednesday and ths Sumter Osins* code kids on Friday. Three games In one week Is the hlggMt baseball mmsel ths fans of this mldaonth resort city have had oftsrsd tham fit many years and Judg ing by ths enthusiasm that Is srsry* ehsrs syldsaes, thsrp ^uQl he 1%. turhootq present at sU die gamss. .The elimination rooad-robtn gro- MBSS to a doss ths toHewlag On Monday, July S4. fhmien plays at Laaoastor, Oamtor at Choraw and OoIumUa at floronco. On Wod- Jdy M. Flomnoo tnkao on Suapitto at Boaster, West Cdomhla to Laneastor and Ohora« in- Tsdss ColumUn. Ths flasl gswss on mday, July St, finds Odnmhin meet, hog Camden in Camden, West Colnm- Ma dsyteg at Bamtor and Ftoronoe heURmf ths Bad Besos at Laaeastsr i9w Of the pofaMe tket ew ^—— -— -■ JJby the chief in his appeal for all- The athletic eommlttse of tho lodgmn at the otatkm. 'American Logton that has the supers Tisiott of toe Jnnior Legion bssdmll program boro, announced lhanday that heeaase of toe nxpauM of tmaa- portatioa. eqaipmont, etc., favotved in toe sponsoring of too hssobnll pro* gram. It will bo nooosaary to oUniL nato the tree admission for todies, in too fotaro there wfll be n charge of » eoats por porsen for tadtan VltITt FAMILY HERB BnroM McNhtoh Bl-a orit days wttl Ms wife a^ hsrow after oematodng tmiaiBg at JCehMovlllA Tin. to he eocnoetod wito ths mail of too navy apse Ms mtnni to phL, whorsAn 9lR.lt bNMMmA Miss Richards To Ts&e (karge ol Outdoor Program Commander Heyward b Given legion of Merit^ M Because his leadership and devotion to duty in the face of hasardout con ditions greatly aided the success of the American invasion of Frensll Morocco, Comdr. Alexander 8. Se ward, Jr.. USN, waa awarded Ihe Legion of Merit modal, in the ntose of tte J*cssldeni of toe UnitoA Stat^J^F by Admiral R. tL Ingersoll, Oommaad-lTl Ceiling Prices On Motor Cars k Effective Now Wm Syntnann ARowmd ‘Uodhir Frogram Adopted By tiio er-in-Chief of ths Atlantic fleet- Ac tual presentation was made by Com mander Heyward’s commanding offi cer, Comdr. N. T. Stanley, USN,'’Of NAS, Pensacola. “For exceptionally meritorious serv- Ceilings on used cars became effeo ice,’’ the citation reads, “as com-|tlTe last Monday. According to the mandlng officer of a patrol sqoadron in November, 1948, when he trans ferred his 8<HmdrDB from leeland to French Morocco daring which time the weather conditions were such as to make the trip extremely basardous and difficult. “He immediately established an anti-submarine patrol, basing upon a Moroccan port. His squadron per formed its duty during the next two months in sneh an efficient manner aa to contribute materially to the se curity of the United States Nsval Forces and United States .sh^j^Dg daring the capture s^ occupation of French Morocco, and to eliminate submarine sinkings in an area where formerly they had been frequeat “His leadsrshlp and. performance of duty in the face of difficult and basardous operating conditkms were in keeping with the highest tradi tions of the Naval ssrvloe." / Commander Heyward, whose home Is Bdlsto Island, S. C.. and who is a graduate of Porter Military Academy, is . also a graduate of the Annapolis Naval Academy, class of 1980. Mrs. Heyward is - tos former Virginia OPA they are . expected to—and prob ably will—stop the terrific price rises la toe field. There ars two kinds of ceiling. First, the “as is" price, which means that the car sells without s guaran- tes of any kind. This further means that all Indlvldaals and others who do not have repair services must sell St or below the "as la" price. Second—the warranty price, which means that only dealers may sell at warranty prices. OPA considers sa Icds and facRities.- Practically aU of the “used car" dealers mast - sell at the “as is" price, which is consider ably lower than the warranty prices. Whan dsalsrs sell at -the warranty Nicholson, dsuitotor of Mrs. Nicholson, of Camden, 8. C. J. C. Cimtiun Clarke Befieved Headed For Battle FVont U SpMdinf WmS Wkh Ptf ■ At Kamga Lak* iaN.C Captain MaarlM darks of ths U. 8. Marins corps, acoompanted his par ents. Dr. and Mrs. Maarics Clarke, to ths Ifiscofal sonfsreaos at Ka- nnga Lal^ N. C., and after' a stay there of abont a week, reports back to hto ooauaaad la WasklagUm. While Captsia darke was aoB-ecanalttal as to his foturs movamsats, It M be- lleved that he will he cm overstos dato wtthla a few weeks. Csptala Clarke received his High school sdneatloB at Msrqnstts^ Mieh., wksrs kls fatosr was Doaa of 8L Paul’s Sjplsecqtol OathedraL He at- tsndsd toe Ui^snlty of Sooth Caro- llaa and totar the Mlehlgaa College of Mines at Hooghton, Mich. When he satored toe service he received hli ahtonr at gpg ipoa gredaathMi toere was sssignsd to dotr to too CanrflMsa area. hAtor he was trmasfsrrsd tp Camp lAJeoae to Ncrto CaroUaa and saba^snUy, to Wash- i i (torihhsaa am with a written guarantee that the car is In good operating condition and will remain so for SO days or 1009 miles. There is Wo guarantee gtvOD in the sale of an “as lot ear. For vlolatloiu of the new calling pries regulations there ars peosltlss ranging from triple damages to iwiaoa seatoncep and also suspsaplon (4 a dealer's right to sell used cue. Joel Hongh Dies At Atlanta Home; Burial Held Here AMbtaat Clark CoMrt Soocomka Om Kershaw County Obtains Quota In War Bond Drive Important Meeting/ For County Farmers Thare will be a meeting at the county court bouse on Tuesday, July IB, at 11 a. m., for the purpose of diacusaing locker r^rigera- tion plant for Kershaw eoun* ty. Mr. Benson, who is with the Benson Refrigerated .Locker System, will he pres ent and he says that he will Iw'l^d to build this rafrig- airation plant provided then is enough mtereat in the county to insure him that the lockers will he used. If the people in Kershaw Comity want this refrigera tion plant, now b the lime to show yoor^ intereet by coming'and bringing some one with you. W. C McCarley, Co. Agt. WUl Be Assbted By Mrs. Rhetta Allen In Racran- tional Tasks. Camden’s summer rscrsational pro gram. under the supervision of Mtos Rlghton Richards of Liberty HIU. as- sBled by Mra. MhsRa McLeod AIIBL wUl be inangerated Moaday la the Hampton Parti, Kershaw Square, ths grammar school athletic area and ths Hermitage Lake bathlag beach. Miss Richards, who Is principal of the school st Fort MiU, a^ who has bad much expertencs In recreational supervision has prepared a program 44ha4 wiU ooattoue throagh toe hi ' of July and np to September L Tha City of Camden recently set up aa appropriation of $4S0 to aid la ds- fraylag the eapenss of ths program. The Kershaw County Civic Coaneil has a recreational oommittss heeded by Donald MeuTiaon, who is respon sible in a large measure for the eetablishlng of the outdoor program. Mra. Alien, who wUl assist Mias Rlcb- ardr has sIbd had eipeftohcs in Ibis line of work. The Hampton. Park recreational program will be in operation every afternoon with the exception of Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 6 p. m. under the direction of Mias Richards. The tennis courts, now In the perk, wUl he augmented by cro quet sets, swings and a vtUlsy ball court ITie Instruction In swimming and dealers only those ear sellers who ®“‘®»®Wle reMlr Mrv^ljlf^";;^Tlng"ViirVWii^ om’daily from 5:89 to 5:80 at ths pubUc bath ing beach St Hermitage Lake. This part of toe program will be conducted by Miss Richards and Mrs. Allen Miss Richard8_wUl snpsrvlss ths sctlviUss St the athletic M where The funeral of Joel Hough, former Camden resident whoae death occur* ad at Atlanta, Oa., SoMay eveatog, was held Tuesday aftsnsoon at 4 o’clortt from ths Komsgay Funeral homa. Rev. J. a Castoa officlatteg with tatsnnsot to Qaakar cstostsry. Ths dscMssd was hem to Oamdsu was ths SOB of ths tots Joel HouMl who was ctoric of court tor Kershaw county for some ysara. Ths deesassd acted as dspnty clerk of court for his uncle, I. C. ^ongh, end totsr for the present pto^k'of eonrt J. H. mybara. -When the first World war broke out he entered the serrlcea and after toe war ha took np rsaSdsace to At- tonta. whara wito the cxcepUoa of two yetoo about ton years ago wl bs Rvsd la Camdsa, he has stacs ra- tidsd. Bs toavas a slitor, Mrs. A.‘B. Thrastsr. m tonator, a sistor, Mrs. P. J. RSdmohd, of JaeksenvIDo, Fla., and a hrotoer, t C. Bough, of this dty* Bla wUo was tormsrty Miaa fhra BMI of-MMstoiBto, Oa. to Roms, waa by ilia’t irilvo to liai WMR fha im outdoor games, tennis, croquet, volley ball, etc., will bs in order. 'In Ker •haw Sqoare the tennis court will he la use all of tos time. Tbs tennis courts ars being made ready for nse next week while the croquet courts will bs In rsadlasss by July If. Ths swlmintog program starts on inly t4. * - ' Miss Richards mads it plain In an interview Thnrsdsy (hat ths recresr tkmsl progiwm can bs and will bs mads a snecsss If ths public will sup port it 8o tar she said she has met with sptondid eoopsratloa from City oftiotols and others. Spsclal streas Is paid by Miss Richards to the fact that thq eklldrsu taking part la the program ars sxpsetsd to and mast take partlcnlar cars-of City property and also rsfTato from mutilating shrubbery and ptonts to ths partis. Six extra swings wfll bs plaosd in each of the parks. A haaebaH tonma- ment will be started as soon as too And Reports Still Coming In Causes Total To Mount. With reports on sales still coining in, Kershaw County has already ex ceeded its quota in the Fifth War Bond campaign by over 854,000. Tho county had an assigned quota of 8418.000 and on Wednesday the re port on the drive showed a total of 8454,606.60 in bonds sold. The outstanding feature of the 6to War Bond drive in Kershaw county is the record established in the in- dividnal sales. According to Chair man Marion Heyman, Kershaw county averages above other counties of the nation in this respect with a total of 1156,000 as against an assigned quota of 196,000. The campaign Just closing is the fifth consecutive war bond drive that Marlon Heyman has been chairman of and in each Instance he has piloted the program over the top by sub stantial margins. Mr. Heyman pays a tribute to the fine cooperation that was accorded him by the block leaders under Mrs. Oato Glover, T. Lee Little, whose theaters sold 840,000 in bonds, mors then a sale tor every seat in his two tbestsrs, to the Boy Ksgles, the workers in Kershaw end Bsthune and aR otlwrs who contributed to ths sneesss of tos eampaign. Chairmen Heyman on Thursday re ceived word tost ths bond drive to the nation, listed st 815,000,000,000, would reach if not sxessd |80,000.000r 000. ChiisUe Beast, state chairman In • message to Mr. Heyman aaid In part: “This figure Is not final and dose not rsfleot In full the splendid work yon have dorm in the pest few days Md aiw^ooutomlag. I tosl very proud ^ th& aooomplimmsht When oon- gratulatlng the War Finance division in Washington today I had called to my attention again the fact that tola accomplishment was that of ths work ers in the state and conununltlsa un der your splendid toederthlp and that of your colleagues In other states. I cannot bs too full In my praise st this Jmetuta, altoough I know that yonr Vlfth Wnr Loan Job Is not finished and that you are carrjing it on until the last Bond is cosnt^. 1 went yon to share my feeling of pride today end relay to all of your workers my per sonal and officM thanks. Ted Gam ble end Bob Coyne Join with me to this meesage. “I am passing this telegram on to you b^use. the ■qgeefis^of the cam paign in South Carolina is due to the splendid work done by you end your associates in every section of ths stats. “My genuine thanks and congratula- tlons to each one of you, and sU who worked with you to put South Caro* line over to the Fifth War Loan cam paign. i “The Federal Reserve report just received shows sales as of Saturday, July 8, as 858,100.000. When ws add to this the State purchase of 8llr074r 000, which has not yet cleared, we have a total of 854.174,000. This does not include heavy sales made Friday and Saturday last. This total will bs increased by sslee of E. F and G’s and Savings Notes proosas^ by midnitot of July 8L" Boy Eagles Score Mailed Triumph In 5th War Bmid Sides B Ymut Old Lm Mays Luoda ths FsraiU ol YooHdol Soli i Postal Receipts Gain 100 Per Cent In Seven Years WSk JeSF- af In the tatsrval between ItM and 19, 1544, postal rseripta at the Gamdsu post sCfles have shown i tocreass of 199 per eent The yoOt resslpts ter too fiscal your onttto Juno 89, 1944, showsd a total ei 1^47944 whOo too amount tor too itocal yoar oudtog June 09, 1915 was W419J9. Flguius tor ths fiscal ysar sndluf ms 59, mr, thswsi lucMyts to havo bssu M0»05147. flUs toAleatos a gain lor too toRowtsc pusr df sf e« tos tt vistttog ti vislltog osrds is tohsws Wtth a grant total of $50 J7I worth of War Boats to their crotR, ths Roy Bagiss brontot their phase of ths Flfth'Wsr Loaa trtve to a snccsssflM conctoslon laat Saturday night The total talee ruprooentod'IS per cent to excess of the quote ol IM.iOf oot by to# dlreolon of tho Bcqr Msgtoc Tnedtng the youthful sslesmea In toe sptaudld they did was sight year old Leo Mays with ftSASO. FUl. lowing dosaly were Boy Mpgles Frmakle Wooten and George Stoart, tfd. eadi of whosa, together with Mays, are recipients of a $5 war stamp. Well np to the raos and challsng- tog ths leaders all ths way wsre Boy Rsglet Bobby Mahoney. Carroll Sav age. Arthur AUen, WbndeU Smith. Red DuBose, Tommy Haynes, Shaimon- Selglmr, Dogsa Wilted Johnny Gal- ledge, Bobby McCarty, Sandy Savage and Jos WflUsms. "A toost laudable result" County ftostrama Marion wim snoessstolly pOotsi 9—ty over tos tag to tot Fifth Wm Loan drive by a eomtortable amtgtn. *7*^ Bogias dassrvs sMich praise tor to^ ontatanding effort Tha yoang lads dtogrra .tos tosaha of not only ^ 09«nlF somwmaa. but tos stato am uhitoaal rnmiuHlaaa tor a L