The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 14, 1944, Image 2
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»AOE CIQHT
Camden Graduate
Much Action
In Battle Area
Sft. E*rl Dabney GiTen Air
Medal With Sereral Oak
Leaf Cliutera.
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Gas Ration Records
Now Opra To Public
S<^^e Curkma May Know Why
Ceftetn Persona Hawe
Extra Gaa.
If you, Mr. Smith, think that Bill
Brown to getting an extra allotment
of gaaollne and jou have a desire
to know the why of Mr. Brown’s gas
allowsnee, all you have to do is to
Buff Sergeant Earl N. Dabney, son
of D. L. Dabney of this city and a
’graduate of tbe Camden High school, ‘Vh
who has been with tbe 16th Army Alrj*® ^
force and who holds the Air Medal \ 5 *!?* the office
with several Oak Leaf clusters, is administration, you are en-
Sbrgeant Itobney received his gunJ. For according to a Washington
ner’s wings on July 27, 1942, and to ‘i
now head^ bactto4b« U»U«4 Slates <irlLej^on.B_aii<L_C.ilftrda and
-oM.i *'«a«oo tor «»« extra allotments
aner a prolonged aerial combat ac-' ^
* T*!® office of price administra-
♦K^ At? authorised local boards to
the 15th Army ^ make public the facts, but only to
publication dow
fS?-’not interfere with the work of the
WAVES IN SU^IMER SEERSUCKER
of the roughest missions he ever .
on. “The flak was so hpavy it looked j names of Mr. Smith and Bill
Brown, which appear in the openin
as though we could have landed on
it." he said.
. Ku paragraph are purely coincidental and
attacked by enemy fighters of all
types—MB 109’B, FW 190’s and JU
SS’s. 1 saw a number of fighters* and
bombers get shot down.
“The mission to Ploeeti, Rumania,
was another rough one.7 the sergeant j
commented. “The flak was very heavy
and the enemy fighters were all over
the sky coming in from all angles. I
really think if my crew hadn’t been
awake we might have bad to walk
back.”*
The group with which Sgt. Dabney
was flying was one of tbe first AmerV>
can heavy bombardment group in tbe
Mediterranean theatre of operations
to hit the continent of Europe and
viduals.
Ah! Essence of*
Sweet Onions Has
This City In Grasp
Tear-Jerking Breath of Ham
burger Filing Blankets
Community. _
Soide wag has suggested that Cam-
hold. th. pTMldenttol clutloi.. •W.rd- '^" f"> Onlontcn.
«1 for tb. f.mou. .tuck on, artyOrntlon pl.nt ot Ibo FrMh
Dry Foods, Inc., has for several weeks
the Ploesti oil fields.
7.1?S:rl,“:on^r'on®*'. *"5
Dabney, ball torrent gunner on
^24 Uberator ^tlclDst^ in attack^ o' dehydration
of onions. Onions have been coming
on Urgets in Italy, Prance. Austria.'
Germany and all the other cuntrles of
Coot and happy
are Ensign Eloise
English of Waah-
tngton. D. C, left,
and Virginta Laws.
Yeonun, third class,
of Denver, Colo
rado, in their new
snmmcr uniforms.
Tbe iinii^i'iiii are
gray and white pin
striped seersucker,
consisting of jacket
and one-piece shirt
waist di'esk having
a round collar, aet-
in belt at the waist,
-and-S eiagle Iddn.
pleat in front 'They
are identical for of
ficers and enlisted
women, except for
the hats and tn-
signta of rank or
rating. Ties, shoes,
porse and gloves
are black. 'The cost
of these summer
uniforms is covered
by part of the Navy
clothing allowance
—4200 for enlisted
WAVES, $250 for
officers. Women
may apply for the
WAVES at Navy
Recruiting Stations
or Officaa of Naval
Officer Procure-
Florence Will
Battle Camden
Here On Monday
Germany
■ dam gnml li-"> to dally tojmajRtala prodiic-
-ITie ivsa w-u-oaiw- mubI »n »>l„
lude ship,” Sgt. Dabney said ot the
Liberator In which he flew.
Dionnes Victims
Of False Reports
and tbe plant to operating three eight-
flbii ^lial to the influx of the onions.
In the process of dehydration, the
onions give all out in their fragrance
and if tbe wind chances to be blow*
ing from the east, the ^icy and tear.
Jerking fumes penetrate to every eec-
tion of the city. Far down in the
buslneas section, hi the aristocratic
north side, away over in the wectem
environe, the smell travels. It Isn’t
a bad odor—for a day or ao—but this
hamburger stand smell gets awfully
monotonous after several weeks of
imbibing It all hours of tbe day and
night. —
In the night hours, when tbe air
rthe onion xephyyy are waft-
Now that the Dionne quintnpleta
have pasted their tenth birthday, it
to time to correct tome of the false
reports and minors that keep circulat
ing about them.
One of these mmors to that the
qnlnts are not bright and that one ot
-them, itete. te uctnatt^
This to not trae. All ot them are en- ed into tbe homes of sleeping Cam-
dowed with Intalllgence slightly above denltes.
average for tbelr age. I *‘1 woke up with tears running from
Like all children they have their my eyes,’’ said a resident of Broad
individual differences, but not any one street. “It wae distinctly aharp and
of them la brighter in everything than pungent"
the others. Marie is not backward. | To the lovers of beef steak and
'The othar four give her more atten- onions, tbe odor arouses a desire to
tion, however, for being smalleet at hit the highway for Gas Ward’s steak
birth she to acknowledged the “baby.” *nd chicken eatery. But. as In every-
It has been rumored tbat tbe quints thing else, weeks of this onion breath,
cannot speak English. They hsye Kng- causes it to pal bn tbe community
Itoh lessons ev^ry day and sing In and the prayer right now to that the
English without trace of an accent, weather man would keep the winds
Tbelr school work to done In French.' blowing from the west. Which of
Another report to that the little course would not be so nice to the
girls no longer earn as much money ^ lolks out in the Hermitage village,
as they once did. They are still doing I —
well, although A*«rt^iY|reekly N6ws Letter
-very
original income has been allowed .to
go Into war funds. They have con
tracts that bring in from $26,000 to
$80,000 a year. Besides this, they
have a reserve of $1/000,000 put aside
until they are grown. Not bad—to it?
MI88 RICHARD8 TAKE8
OVER RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
(Continued from firit paga)
teanaa can be organised. An effort is
being made to perfect some kind of
arrangements whereby children may
be transported to the bathing beach.
If unable to make the arrangements,
it will be necessary for parents to
aasiSL
From Liberty HiU
Because of the late start in the
i recreational program. tjie_pubUc . _ . , _ _ _
not expect much to be accompiish^ m&fflag®. Miss Lucy tJlements
(Too Late For Last Week)
Capt. N. S. Richards was in Cam
den Monday to attend the meeting
of the Kershaw County Democratic
committee. —
Mr. H. P. McCrae, who has been
employed In Charleston for some
time, to at home for a while.
Miss Rigbton Richards, principle of
the Fprt Mill schools was a Camden
visitor on Monday.
LL and Mrs. J. Vtr Pre^nan of
Ardman, Oklahoma, are expected to
arrive on Friday for a visit to the
latter’s parents^ Mr. and Mrs. J. H
Clemen ta. Mrs. Freeman was before
this summer. ’The start that is being
made to a good one and Indicates that
Mr. and Mrs. J. Abe Hilton attend
ed the funeril of their aqnt, Mra. J.
greater results will be accomplished White Bluff Baptist
another year. i church In Lancaster county, last
lAter It to hoped to add a story
-'hoar for tha younger people and also
to install land boxes for the children
ot kindergarten age.
Homea that ffara dactroya tx a
year would bouse the entire popnls-
tSon of Los Angeles.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
Wat^ee Building And Loan Association
OF CAMDEN, IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE SO, 1944
C3>
ABBETt
Real Estate Mortgage Loans $1$2.848.S7
Share Loans 4,St6.00
Other Loans 1,129.07
Rail Bstate Sold On Contract 28,118.23
Real Estate Owned 7,731.78
Invastmonte $.609.00
Cash On Hand and In Banks 17.246.18
Accounts Reoelvable 423.00
rnmltnra and Flxtnres 806.09
TOTAL ASSETS $222,960.83
LIABILITIES
Installments Paid-in $ 47,186.14
Fnlly.paid Shares 181,240.00
Other UabUlties 901.47
Reserves (Including Undivided Profits) .«• 13.364.02
TOTAL LLABIUTIBB .$222,660.83
1. Lswli L. Clybora, Secratery oC tha abova-namad Bolldlnf A
AMoeiaUoa, do solamnly swaar that tha abova statamant to tnix and that
tt folly aad corractly rapraaants tha tnia stota of tha savaral mattara
Bsrala contalaad and sat for^ to tha baat of my knowladga and ballot
LSW18 L. OLTBURN.
Saeratary
L—Attaat:
UEW18 M. H. RSTMAN
U CLTBURN a J. SBAimON. JR.
• ^TBURN
Covatv af Ksnhaw. aa*
tMore ma this IMh day of Joly, 1844, utd
4 1 MS I BBitoot am offioir ar diraetor af this Bafldlnc A
1
L. NoluF
iasiOB akgbm at tha Plyaaurs of ty Qomm’
Locala Play All Games’'Tlus
Week On EiiBPiy JIbIiIb.^
Candidates Begin
Speaking Itinerary
Next Monday
The aspirants for the various coun
ty offices, of Kershaw County, take
tO-thfl-“s)minp*- jaaxt Monday, July 17,
opening at&Kenrtiaw at 10 a. m., and
coatinuing tkrough the week, con-
The next h^e game of th® Camden
Junior ball team will be on Mond^.'„,j, 22. at Hermitage School
House. The complete Itinerary fol-
invade the local field. lows*
This week thoCaii^ team ^ayed Monday, July 17-Kershaw, at 10
all of its engagements away from the. Westvllle at 4 n m
home dtomond. On Wednesdaj^dly j Tu^ay, July 18—ML Ptogah at
12, Camden went to (Jheraw. Florence am.
Invaded West Colambla and Columbia
took on the Sumter team at Sumter.
Today Camden goes to Colombia to
play the Columbia Juniors. Snmter
plays at West Columbia.
On July 17. when Florence to bat
tling tbe Ctomden team hera. West
Colambla invadea Cheraw while Sum
ter goes to Lancaster.
’The Sumter Juniors received their
third setback ot the elimination pro
gram when they went down before a
fighting Cheraw .team at
Wednesday, July 18—^Antioch at 10
a. m.—Camden at 4 p. m.
Thursday,' July 20—Bethune at 10
a. m.
FrMsy. July 21—Blaney at 10 a. m.
—Pine drove at 4 p. m.
Sa4Qrday, July 22—Hermitage, at
Old School House, at 4 p. m.
Tbe Dionne -quintuplets did not
............ caieraw »v®*w8® 20 pounds in weight until
'Thursday afternoon by a score of 16 , montha old.
to 12. It was a dlngdong battle wfthi
Snmter starting off by scorlpg six*' The topmost point of the Qab^
runs. Nevins pitched for Cheraw horn in Swltxerland must be ascend-
whlle Reynolds did tbe Ifurling for,ed by the use of rope.
Sumter.
Cheraw Romps On
Camden, Wins 4 to 2
The (tomden Juniors had an off-
day at Cheraw Wednesday and drop
ped a comedy of errors to the (Jhersw
tods by s 4 to 2 score. The Camden
Infield blew op at critical periods and
Camden lost several chances to post
acores throngh stupid base running;
Sumter put the skhto under the
leading Ckilambia Juniors at Snmter
by a score ot 8 to 7. Columbia still
retains * the lead liF the elimination
games in Lower South Carolina round-
robin. If CJamden defeaU Columbia
tonight the teams will be tied.
Sumter dropped a burlesque game
to FlcJrence at Sumter last, Tuesday
night by a 11 to 10 score. Sumter
ted tr-f-to-l-tead -to the early pert
of the game but proceeded to error
the game away later.
Florence defeated West Columbia
8 to 5 on Wednesday afternoon.
Jury Deddesln
Favor <rf Fresh
Dry Foods.Compaiiy
Not Gnil^ Voridici |m
By Hoalik
Offidkrs.
Qoartorly Meet
Kershaw W. M. U.
Program for Quarterly meeting of
Kershaw W. M. U. Saturday, July 16,
at 10:30 a. m., Camden Baptist church.
Miss Lottie Barnes, SupL of W. M. U.
of Kershaw association, presiding.
Theme, “Forward With Christ.”
Hymn, number 271, “The Morning
Light Is Breaking.” Prayer. Rev. J.
B. Gaston, host pastor. Devotional,
“Let Us Go Forward In Training Oor
Young People,” by M. M. Rabon.
Hymn, number 209, “Onward CThrtotian
SoldiersT^ Recognition of vtoitors,
by Asso. Supt., Miss Lottie Barnes.
Roll call and brief reports. Business
and announcements. Some facts
about our work in South Carolina,
Miss Vonnie Lance. Offering. Special
music. Prayer, by Rev. John T. Itoh-
ney. Closing message, by Miss Jennie
Alderman, M^aionary to (^ina. Ar-
Joumment.
Moat of the palaces, temples and
tombe of old Korea are both destred
and dilapidated.
A Jury In Magistrate .
last Thuraday rqfaraed a vh2?
not guilty following n trial toT
the State c€ South Caroliiut ^
tiff and Fresh Dry Foote Inc
was defendant.
A complaint had been filed
tbe d^ydration plant of the
ant company in which a ck
non-ooiBidism«"or Ui^Jwt to «■
with state health regulatk^
made.'* ^
The Jury in the case coaskUat
C. Rogers. T. A Andersoa, n ^ '
Kershaw Horton, Pat Orr and
Branham visited the dehy^n
plant to Inveatlgste the eom^
Later a verdict for the defe *
company was returned.
Wants—For Sde
Received tee late far rstatai jji
AIRPLANE FOR tALE-PIte^wl
horsepower Taylorcraft, ti
light plane. Bkxjnomlcal, toV^
condition, and Just rellcensed. Wf
sacrifice at $1,975. J. yp.
Southern Aviation achooi.
LOST—^Ration books No. 4, 11111/1
to John Webb and Ida Louise Wik 1
HartsvlHe, S. C., route 1. Re^
to new address, Hermitogs in''
Camden, 8. C.
LOST—^Ration book
Nanny Halle, 848
Camden, 8. C.
4. iseoed |(i
Broad stiaLi
LOST—Ration hooka '4, issued ts
gll (torter, Josephine Caitw ail
Susie Carter, 803 York street Cte
den, 8. C.
2s!k CASH
FOR YOUR AUTOMOBILE
The Bast Plxea To Buy Or Sail Your Gar
YOUR CmmEILPLYMOUlH DEALER
STOGNER MOTOR COMPANY
128 E. DaKalb St.
Plioaa 570
Fishermen near Cape Town, South
Sperm whales when fully grown Africa, are complaining that sharks
yield UR to one hundred and forty-' are eating the lead sinkers and Ignor-
five barrels of olL
'ing the bait.
Reserva District No. 5
Stats No, 97_
ITWestern
Auto
Associate
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
The Commercial Bank of Camden, S. C.
Store
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 80, 1»44> A STATE BANKING
INSTITUTION ORGANIZED AND OPERATING UNDER THE BANKING
LAWS OF THIS STATE AND A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM. PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH A CALL MADE BY THE STATE BANKING
AUTHORITIES AND BY THE FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK OF THIS DISTRICT.
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10QIII
W. R. BOWDEN
1048 Broad St
CAMDEN, S. C
ASSETS
Loans and discounts (Including no overdrafts) $ 289,669.82
United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed .. 1,034,267.60
Obligations of States and political subdivisions 160,400.00
Other bonds, notes, and debentures, (tortiflcates of Interest,
Commodity Credit Corporation. 84,200.00
Corporate stocks (including $3,000.00 stock of Federal Reaerve
bank) 18,000.0ir
Cash, balancaa with other banka, Including reserve balance, and
cash Items In process of eoUectloa 800414.28
Furnitnre and fixtures 8,801.88
Other assets. Documentary Stamps 680.11
TUBES ARE NOW RATION-FREEl
TOTAL ASSETS $2,181,108.87
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of Individuals. parto®>^il>*, corporations.$1,887402.38
Time deposits of individqals. partnerships, and corporations ... 412,414.93
Deposits of United States Government (inclndlng postal aav.
Ings) 101,816.60
Depoeita of States and polltleal tabdivtelons 118,986.88
Other deposits (certified and officers* checks, etc.) 128.45
TOTAL DEPOSITS $1,918,647.12
RiMuly Now For Immodixto Dolxveryl
TOTAL LIABILITIES (not larla4lBg subordinated 'obUga.
tlona shown below) $2,018,847.12
DAVIS “S-3” SYNTHETIC
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital* I 69.999.09
Snrplna 69,000.00
Undivided Profits 11,46846
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 112.46846
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $248140247
*Tkto bank’s capital conatots of coouoon etoek wltii total par
▼alne ef $60,009.09.
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets (and secnrltles loaned) (hook vahM):
(a) U. 8. Government obllgatloM, ^reet and gaaraatoed,
pledged to secnre deposits and other llabflitles $ 100,000.09
(h) Other assets pledged to eeetBre depMtts aad other Ua-
hllltlee (Inclndlng notM end bills redtocoaated aad se-
cnrltles sold nnder repurchase agreement) 129.400.00
Upon ProMntotion ol Yoor Grado 1 Ration CortilScata
W LONG-WEAMNG Trmmd.
if BUNA S SyntlMtic *«Rdbk«r » FuU Sum,-
if LOWER PRICE Tlum Moot OUmt WoU Known
Tiroa.
if GUARANTEED 18 Monika.
We are not yet past the tire crisis.
You owe H to yourself and to your
country to conserve your present tires.
(e)
TOTAL $ 219,400.09
Seeored and prefaiTed liabllltlea:
(a) Depoeita aecnred by pledged assets pnnnaBt to Mgnlre.
meats of law $ 90044247
•til.
m
(a)
total $ 909,141.57
I, B. O. Carrtooa, Vlea.Prasldaat of Ute above asted beak, kereby eer-
tlfy that tba above statement to trae to tbe beet ef my kaewledge eai beUet
B. 0. CSBRI80N. Tloi Fraetitet
Oorreet—Atteet:
F. M. WOOTEN.
W. ROBIN ZBMP, ''ZHreeton /
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