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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
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