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.y COUNTY UNIT OF FARM BUREAU m C^AL FQ| MEMBERSHIP OF 300 BEFO^ END OF YEAR The Gamd^ IHEM .J tT CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUIIA; i A% JULY 28^ 1M4 NUMBER 19 1. Kennedy, Jr., And C. Clybum House Winners Rlem Wetts end Men* nidi Lese4n-Bftlloi Battle. Olio D. Johnston led the I prim&rr reeh in Kershasr Tuesday by polling a total ee as against 1141 (or ‘‘Cot- mith in a battle oi ballots [ tbe connty falling soeae rotes under tbe total cast ago. The total yotes cast ccording to figures obtain- Captain Jackson SenO^jr Wounded (ki the ItaKan Front Was Ontstandkif As A Student ' At Higli School and Clem- Collefe. \ Captain Chesley Carlyle Jackson, le chairtiiaii tbe ooiraty {Camden High scboof and Cl^nMm ed- > committee was 4,269 as 37 in 1942. M. Kennedy. Jr,, led the I race to elect two members ae of RepresentatlTos. Ken* Lu C. Clybum were elected Rabon third and Bsell Kelly ennedy polled 2488 TOtes, !81, lUtoon 1844 and Kelly turn and Rabon are present 1. Itokee. witb a total of 2668 ited Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts Vice of superintendent of Mrs. Watts is the present X baen sm'iously Italy according lege graduate, wounded in action to information received from the ad jutant general’s office by Mrs. Jane Q. Stokes, bis mother, lastN^eek. Captain Jackstm was bom abd-rais ed in Camden and after gradi^ng from toe Camden high school in 19 entered Clemson college where be became president of tbe F. F. A. and also active in tbe Alpha Tan Alpha fraternity. After graduating from Clemson be entered tbe army as a second lientaosnt He was promoted to a first lieutenancy in I|ortb Africa and received bis captainency last Oc- B. Blytosr defeated Mendel tober in Sicily. Smith for tbe office of mag- [MCalb Township by a vote 1010. Smith is tbe present Chtptain Jackson baa two brothers, W. L. JadDKm, a lisatsnant in tbs army, now Atinned in Texas, and Seaman Fir# Glass Joseph C. Jack SarfiMd was nuned maglsp son, who is m Florida, sIm two other I Upper Wateres Township, brothers. Claade O. and Harman, re- cured Itl votes as aa^nat sidtef tn Charleston and two sisters, I by his oppoiMatr^Ben]l]iaIly~JUlaM Ud BtaMlh ^JkOdkid, who rMlds at hmne in Camden. Captain Jaekaon is tbe son of Mrs. Drive To Build Ranks Of Progressive Farmers To Desired Number Is Planned In the Flat Ro^ Town- Fletcher with 486 votaa. rinoent with 860 votaa, wwe glstratea. O. R. dasMmta, ididata, polled MS votes. Plat Rock Townal^ J. W. s eleolad dlreelor, poIUac Jania G. Stokaa and the late W. L. Jackson. Whtn attandtaif tha Cam* den Hi|^ school ha was active in ath letics and waa a valued member ot the fodtoall sqaad. He diatlBguiehed hlia. to 240 registered hy P. A. eelf at Cleaseon and graduatad firom lutitatlon w^ high honors The many frieiids of the young man In Ml hems oommanity ara hopeful le vote this yeer was cose light interast in the elec* o e wbite-heet degree, asithat he will recover from the wounds s tun te page twstve) 'sustained in bottle In Rator. ner Baseball Greats To Be In Camden Next Week MntBiefwa I To Comdmek dio School. staler, one oi the greatest aen of all times, haa been the scouting staff which the Brooklyn Dodger try- to be held at the Camden tiere next Tuesdiqr, Wednee- iday and Friday, August 1, tier in the Brooklyn talent- mtingent win be C^de veteran major and minor cber, managmr and coach, ifattbews, former American tfielder, now rated among I topnoich scouts, tp offers iM^s 10 or older Igers bold that every boy re an opportunity to ie- iMthor ha has tha quallfl- b oaraer ta the NatMil ke so Oaalraa.' Ceoso [ey have coatuetod Mat b es the one (vailiM <l»y, from one end of the other. tMue m MbUeisei and 11 ban Iff tot 001 ibQity (b '•v •• u* forossr ^«r, lelofth. Captaiii EDenberg Awarded Medal for Bravery b Action Rnctor of Grant Falls. K^wn In Camdnn, la Man’s Man. Movement Stimulated by Sue* ipeaa In Securing Freeser Locker Plant. Annonneone Due to the taek ef avallaMa^ apaee in ilUe week’e iaeue ef The Chreniele, a etatoment prepawMt by Setwter. W. T. Iladtoan and baartog ea' ebargea >n*dS tba reseat primary eleetien/ #11 ho pubUehed ia the nem week's Chroatele. Welfare Chroiqi Holds Meetimf Important Matters Are Dia- cuiied By Cesmty Org* RORBRT R. COKBR, Hhrtsvllle. g. C., Prealdent South Carolina Farm Bn* raan. Mr. Cctoer ia a graduate of the Ihsivoreity of South Carolina in clasa of 19^. Ha is Vice Praaident of tot Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, Hartsvilla, 8. C.; Vloa Prestdeat of tbe National Cotton Council and Prasideat J. Ia Coker R Co. Depart- ment Storey Rartsville. ,al Chapter In. ^^dationSehori Next Monday hoppers Are Asked To wing Own Bags Sbortagn Has Sariostoly Affect* ^ liid Supply of Wrappinf {The Tactical Air 81} toe abl^to Local Episcopalians will be interested Ip tho honor that has been conferred on Captain Julian E. Eilenberg, Bpia- copal rector of CSieeter and Great Fails, and known to many in thj|p city* Affectionately described ee "thp flghilnect, swelleet, braveet chaplain in the American forces,” by the oftl- Southam Atgr-July^ sad 6 p. ss. event that this flyers will preisat. Tha school caaaaa dlieratkm oa August 4. Acoarding to aa official of the Southera Aviation aobool, nothing has develosesd in the aHUter of oontinuanoe of toe expen* . « I ^ ilv® fifing poet in tome other ca* The Kershaw County B<Mird r* *—• ir— Public Welfare at its regular moiRbl meeting bn July 17, lf44, dftmuseed some length tbe depertmept’s reepon* sibllity for extending services, ss wdl ss cash assistance, to persons in toe connty who may be in need of sach help. The membera of tbe board are Norman S. Richards, chairman; L. J. Bato, and l^.Mmgaret Mayfield. mviutioiis to attend the tactical ^ w m Tti-“i?5S{lCamden^A^ genei^ly have learned t^t the Uw command and to previous command- provldto for welfare wrvlces as weU officers of this field. One of ss cash, and that ^b cm be the main events of tbe afternoon wUl only on a showing of actual ne^. Tbla b* „ exhibition of swimming by a changed attitude of tbe public, he fonner etar of the 1928 Olympic eald, has made' it possible for toe de* ^o be exhibitions partment- to do more toward helping ^ gymnattics. Vwple to help themselve^elping ^he band from Shaw Field is ex* to^ to be self-sup^rting instead of ported to be present and fnmisb a depending npon the taxpayers for sup* antlcai program during the hours of ot competing in AmefteWfeew ang men of his outni, JWV* Mr: Dior baseball, ITDVe profeeslonal baseball. To ys need only present them* be park Tuesday morning, ;* t o’clock, brlngiag their , gloves and uniforms. Is charged. However, ou^ ys most finance tbrir trips m Camden and bear their expenaep jrhUe hem, Bp]m iffered 'oontiaott In the Brooklyn organlsa- result ot their showings tn be refunded expenses. in* attending. ibility of a potentially graat star remaining unknown ck of opportunity to ekow hsa hug^ baea elbalnat* Brooklyn tryout «amp sya- >ntlng. n of recruhlng tsdant will I operation in tha tryouts Dodgurs win oondnet at tha ill park starting next Tuas* 1, and continuing through 1 at Roina, Qa., whera tha >rganlsatiosi win eonduet a DP Aug. I, t. It and IL A1 year camps have been heU Falls. N. T., Bridgeport, foke^ Mass., Trenton, N, J. Md.. Gokmlal Hflghts, Va. ?otat, N. C. IS when an outstanding or’s only Ohsare to jget tn 1 baseball vaa to happen > toe attentkm of a iwrteg out nsnaliy aa a ramUt of some sMidlot or school Dourias Barfidd Of Baron DeKalb Is State Wima Fvtnrn Fi Coatnal HnM At Diata- vilW Friday. Douglas Barflald ot Baron DeKalb HiiR adiool waa named stats vrlnner «f toe Future Farmer apeektag con* teat held at DfntsvUla High school last Friday night. His aabjaet waa -Ftmd la A Waapoo of War.” Other speak STB ware Edward Brown of York High adtool, who noke on ”8011 CoMervation ta York County/ and Roheit Gfssa ef Itoeltvllla wdtooL who apoke on “Tha Baaea ef Our ar Effort- ^ ^ L. ^ sive flying poat in eoma other ca* 2 thfltotaUhov. ta view of the ,~fMmm8atiiees, inil be in toe nature of a farowell aflata. It will include demonatrationa by aircraft, a retreat parade by the c^ets of the station, swimming events and finals in sev* ersJ athletic events which wsre not completed at tbe field day last June. Invitations to attend tbe tactical port. “We ckn’t set down In figures what is being done along these lines,’’ the the show. An invitation has been extinded to tile public to attend this show and The serious shortage of all forms of paper which the oountry ia new Ml begun to deriote most toe eupidiee of paper avail* local grocers, fttrons ars urged >10 ooopsrata more by bringing used pa^MT bi^ts, boxes and othar ra> ceptacles them when doing their shopping. According to Nnanagmu of local etarea tha ampty^fapar hagi-MripiW been cut to about NrHiim cent of tnaiinov normal qnota. Soma mkaagars report that woman ahoppars arAimrtag tha five cent shoKti^ bags using toefir I them to take pnrchasec ai “Three hundred members In 1944“ Is the slogan set up by tbe Kershaw County Chapter of the South Caro lina Farm Bureau, an affiliate of the Anierkan Farm Bureau F^ederation. Kershaw county has some 1806 white formers end as tbe benefits of tbe Farm Bureau organisation are brought to the attention of these agricnltrists, it is believed that tbe next 12 months will witness a rapid growth of toe county unit. There ere in the state at tbia time 17 county farm bureau units already organised, tbeir total membership being In ex cess of 1200. As in tbe case of tbe Kershaw county unit, plana art be ing made by these county groups to make special memberahlp drives. It is Interesting to note that the state organisation haa as an objective, tbe organisation of a branch in every county In tha state and Indications at tola time are that tbls objeetlva will be attained this year. As aa evldenee of tba worth and stability of the state body, a glanoa at tha govarning group la moat asaurtag. Robert R. Coker of HartsvtUa to president, J. D. Foster af Bpartam bnrg is vies president, and David R. Hopklas of Oolumbia la aiaantlva aan* ratary, Tha dtreotors ara C. B. Ahia of Lowrys, C. J. AabU of Wagsnar* NavQla Bennett ot Dalsall, Bolivar D. Boykin of Boykin. J. BnUedge Connor ot EutawvUla, J. Wade Drake of An derson. J. W. Gaston, Jr., ot Daneaa. B. B. Greer ot 8impa<»vllla, Ia D. RedSMt Johnston. H. o. Long af Rilvarstraat. E M. Maara of Nlehoia. E E gandara of Rittsr, and JX L. Whlto ot M^aa. Probabir thw outataadtag fiilafa <SY toa form .bureau movamsnt ta toa state Yr 'the rapidity which haa so far Caaturad tha growth of tha program. War U was only last March, tito 17to, to ha exact, that toe atata unit waa laundisd. Two hundred of tha lead* tag formers of the Palmetto atata gatoered in Columbia and launched the South Cardtaa Farm Bureau. There Were three cardinal prlnci* ‘Mtttial to, tito sBcoaM of thu movement agraed upon at this mast ing. Flrat, that the organisation can* not and will not be controlled hr per* aona holding or aeektag politick of* (Pleasa twn to page alx) In Battle For Clarii Honors Stores and Offices Oose For Title Game IL I - .w saIL LIa UIIUISV w <1411* vuuw «uu ^airman eai^ “latt toe .*“^**_*f!^lpreparatlooe are betog made, to take Impressive. ’This part of onr work ^ ^ gnaiitM 'ID t]l0 spot Ofl Wl6 nrO'SWOpt Id Ia adwtVAl beaches of Normandy where he landed at H'Hour on D-Day. During the thick ot the fighting Captain Eilenberg was with his men doing duty not only as a minlstsr of God but also aa a doctor, for he help ed in bandaging the wounds of his hoys just as often as Aa prayed over a dziiig hcrou n a flirst aid sto^n was set Up, he offered hls'earvicee to help an ovtf burdened staff.' He ressained on toe job evmi though the poaition was ta a literal rain oi matoitna jsun bullets. Finally ha was struck by a ]^eee of shrapnsi sad wounded. He kept on laboring with tha dootcra however and whmi th«ra waa a oeasa- thm in the fiitoting ha conducted a •ervlea of thanksgiving for kis hoys. (Ftaasa tarn to page Mton) Camden starce, ehepe and effloes vlill eloae at • o'oioek this afternoen In erder that emfiloyere and employ* aaa.urili ba ease instead -of waiting for it to strike | and then having to treat it It helps people to keep up tbetar morale and self-respect, and to prevent them firom becoming needy and dependent.“ Sunday Will Be Wave Day Here - Tba people of South CufoUua have been called upon by Oovenun* OUn D. Johnston, and by the Mayors ot sll munloiphliUes, 'to pay tribute to onr Palmetto girls who sre now serving with the Waves, on this coming Sun day, July to, which marks the second anniversary of tola groat.branch of tha military sorvlee. Special tribitia will be paid the Waves tar tha various elvlo dobs dar ing this oroOk, and'next Sundaj. hy the ohnrchss of the state whwrever poasIMa. Daring tha peat two yaarg. Waves hats raplacad tbouaands ot aMe bodi* ed tralii^ navy ssan firmn short duty for asa duty, that getting an indirect “punch” at tiia enesay* It is slgatti- ftyet that a vokutaar organisation Hka tha Wavsa maintains a standard ta superiority evidenced by the tact that oaly three per cent have ^ eetved medkial -dieehargea. affov toe Btoat carsfUI dtouk-upe designed to wtanow eat any woman not phyaieaUy tit for a omnetaad Job. Admiral E J. King. USN. reosntly •aid, -Aa asaMatoNtor ta chief ot toe Ualtod States fleet, I oongratolate the Waves. Tha eKpeetatloaa,ef the navy la yba have bean Justified by year hart work alto staosra dedication to du^. Yea wm share tha gratltnda of a nattan whan victory fa CooHsaaitag dMheia at naval aatab- !*stapnjt*~ tiaiynheie hsTe haen high hi Bfoilr ^ ^ toa Mhvsni iBd tosgr ora esoetantly i&sg foS%Mi* te da the Job flghttag New Beauly Shop riU Enter Field Here On August 1 9 «E» . Mnut -viMt Cohunbin, WiU Bn the game between Camden and Columbia lunier Lagien teams. Game time will be S’eioleek. Advisee have been reeeived from Sumter, Kershaw, Columbia, Winna- bor, BUiney, Sathuna and ether points that big crewda ef fane will eeme te Camden to .wKnese this game, which promitoe te be tha eiimax event ef a aupcejieful^ hag ion baseball pro- Ruba Wllaen la te pitah for Camden and Landrum for Cefumhla. Mrs. Inea Hinton, who haa bean afOliated with tha Marlnallo Baaaty •hop in Columbia tor tho peat fiva jreara, has leased toe Sanders build ing Just east of tha Post Office on DsKslb street and win open a ssodarn heanty shop on imiaat I The new toop will .operate with makeshift booths for two or three mmiths until toeoo units, now ordered. Former Rerident Purdhases Large lYact At Kerdunr rsneih' harm Ati ot the oQtlpment {hdee Be^ nweasary for the usual routine of a midarn beauty shop la at hand and win ha tastallad Immediately, When fully equipped the new shop win have six booths. AB of the oper* atora to be employed will be expLta aeesrdlng to the ntanagement. Mrs. B. G. Sandeiu, owner ot the block ta which tba DeKtih tiiop Is located. lnf(Mraui the Chronicle that puMlo ansouncamesti wfll Ae aude te a few weeks of anotoer new tadnstry te eeme to (tamden and which wfll be leaatod ta toe quarters formerly ee* cuplad hy toe Bfoetato Maid Bakwy. State Guard Unit j^tarns FlPWi Camp Ifastoms of Om B, lat Rag. foato Chtadtaa State OMSi. returned fgtar- dop tnm Mrrtia Baash, where toer mm attimitaf toe ansal state Wniis E Gregory, tonsor resist of Kershaw ceonty. aud now in a ra- aponalbla poaltian with tha Baltimore Rxdbe WilaoB and J Laadnim To Match SkUI FitriMTs. The epic game of the round-robin «Mi I tonrnammt -of the lower state Junimr bitebin race wm iw presented at tha Camden baseball lot this after noon at 4:20 o’clpek when Camden and Columbia, outstanding top notch aggragatlons of the state, ^sh in what may mesa toa lowmr state oham** pkmahlp. Camden will rely Upon Rnbe Wilatm, big southpaw, to curb toe title mardi of the Cape. Columbia will use thohr uee ■huitar,tor stem tha alugglng of the Camdsn swatters. The probable Camden lineup for toe tilt will find Wflaon oa the moond, Oox baek.ot the bat, Hancock at (Irat. Mims at aeoond. Jlggs Parker at abort, Taylor at third, Floyd IWrker in loft, Scott In center and CotsoMB in right fMd. Colombia wm sand Laadrom to d* toe pttching, McGolre to catch, BUI DaLoach at flraL Rad BoUis at of BMtiaiore, Md., and tha dmericsw Rmdster oonk- pany ef Boaton, Mast., haa porehaaed 2M scree of flae tons laito firom tha hehra of too aatata of Laara J. Greg* ory. Hm property la abont two sallaa from Korshsv. Mr. Gregory, who left Kershaw county ta 1216 sad haa bson msktng his hosM at DorviDa, Ga., Whara ho resldea with his wife and two dangh* tors, plans to improvo toe recently aeqali^ proparty by hulldtag a dwtil- Ing, barns, etc., on it, titis to ba dene sj boildtaK materiala are avallable. Next year ha wm piant at.loaat If aoroo of the jpr^erty with cotton. Mr. Gregory atatao that t|m pres erty he Just fwrolmssS Ir taMWfl as the beet sautfa land' ta tho atata and Chat UKMW tinm 190 aereo of R haa al* randy boon doaroi and can be cuKL vated wtthout a dttdi or a tarraca.- CARS YHANKt- Ottd, wmiantaon at abort, RUl Pact at third. Bm Talbort ta Wt field. JOhn* •on in cantor and Lsttimora In right. Carl Ughtfoot win ba umpire back of too catchar wbilo a Colombia oflb' clal wm handle toa boaa doeitloas. FbUowtag toa gamoa last waak, the uaofllcial atandlng found Ootambta leading too lower atata raea With • wint and one dafeat However tho ■raoottt woto found Oolumhia moot- tag neroBoo at Floranca Monday, T anaastar at Columbia ’Tnaaday and Cboraw at OotnmMa Wodscseday. It Colambia wtaa. two of toaoe gamaa It wm gtva too Capa a standtag of 9 wins and 2 daCaeta. Caadsn and Oo* luutola, ia a' proviooa five *«"**«g battle, playbd to a tSa oooro of 1 to L Coatoon onofficihl atandlng at tho end of Inst week levi ton taeals with wins and S dsfhata ahA one tto Cumdw hint too' Sanaa to ptay tola weak sad Ouioitota 4 ^Oival At DeKaib I want to talcn to|P thank my ssany frisn# voto tosy gave ■ 'irltaad wto ho a revival mosting at bogiaahig Sonday to, ta 9 p. m. m uto too woto wtto MBBr Rtoon wm sMtat d A. Davit, with toe y ■ ■