The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 11, 1944, Image 1

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lumem CAMDEN, SOUTH CA|UU|IA. FRIPAY. AUGUST II, 1944 NUMBER 21 )okl3m Dodger Baseball tool Here Was A Success I From All Orwr State glited hf Instnictioas IrooklTB Nitional Leegne dob 1 school for boyt, oonducted at Oden ball park Angaat 1 to 4. a new and Intereatin* Isaova- tho aport faaa of thla eity.aa neighboring conunanlttea. 70 boya, wily two ol them imden, placed themsalYea vn- tutelage of Wid Matthewa and ^ of sooafa for the four day i of Inatiehtlon aad aaggeetlon e maaCer mlnda of the na> •a time. oungatera, aa fine and npri^t •egation thla writer baa erer thered together in dght yean lence In the mM-eonth were receire anggeationa from the n club repreaaptatlTea and to lelr weakneaaea In fielding, g, running and hitting pointed them. Matthewa, director of the declared that the South Caro> rs were all hard worken and gentlemen. And he paid them Now Laying Plans For National War Fund Drive bi Oct State Aeegpts Quota of $700,- OOO for War-Related Appaalt. The campaign of the South Carolina War Fund, ia behalf of the National War Fund. Inc,, will open Kenhaw and other countiee on Tuesday. Oct. S. Already plans are being formulated in order that the fund campaign may get away to a flying start The State of South Cartriina has been assigned a quota of $700,000. An nouncemeht of the Kershaw county total will be made later. The campaign, starting Oct t, will continne through Nov. S. R. M. Jef- friee haa been named aa state ebair. man of the campaign Samuel B. Moyle of CtrfnaMa. is tihe ezecntlTe director ot the state war fund. Whbe Championship In Sight For Lo^ Junior BasebaU . I^^oma Soldier [eroof Rescw it Hermitage take l^idemic of Proteatitis May Throw ‘nclo Into Local Lap. The proteetitis epidemic in tha tanka of Junior Legion bsaeball be came epidemic again this week and tmpteal Eddio Smilh of Ana^ dark#, Okku. Sawaa 11- Year Old Boy. Cwponal Bddla Smith of Anadarko, Oklahoma, attached to an army unit at Fort Jackson, did not know, when as a result the Spsrtanburg-Colnmbla % came to Camden Saturday to aarlea went on ^ rocka, when they|end the day in company with in near^ axerybody. by this .... . .. ^.tlme, knows ahent tha NaUonal War tribute by stJ^tag^ ^ for the benefit ol those who iry quick te pasping b" $ast came in, here is the general I for the betterment of their gofop |q g nutshell. The Natkmal War'Fund is a federa> tion of the leading war<related ap es followers of baseball Tisit. atata athletic director sustained a protest filed by Oreenxllle against Spartanburg. Thla gava Columbia the title. I The series between Spartanburg au| CalumMm had reached a deaf* each team winning two games view of the sustained protest the fi: and deciding game became a chart affair which Spartanburg won I to S. As The Chrtmlcle goes to prsM, the mate athletic committee of the Ameii can Legiom was in sesslonm Colum- bia, passing upon the Camdaa protMt against Columbia. If the Camden pro test is sustained, Camden wfll beoosM the state champions As to whether any playoff games will be ordered and whether Camden will be host to the champlMM ot Florida, Oeorgla, Alabama and South Carolina was to be determined at the athletic committee meeting. Oemden baseball fans may learn of the de- eiaiOB by reading tha Colombia papers this morning. Columbia, Not Camden, To Blame For the Protest Delay Bottle of Acid Omms life of 3-Year-Old Boy base^ muk dai^ sad aj^t ezo^ Rod Cross, to provide I viewing tha work being dmie » bc^ Aa part at aarh rtally. s baseball game was pUtyed 1 the youngsters getting to strut their stuff. It was isg to Bota the manner in his or that boy improvad after ond and third day of activity. IS psrtlemarly tme in the bat- I practically all of tha young- ■d to be shown fanlts in bat I, postore and swing, pe Sisler, one of the, most in- ( baseball cbaractera this has ever met, had only wiwds lie over the snccees of the I •school t admitted that be was posslad M fsilure of Camden and Kw- wnty to take edvantage of the ntty the fine haaehall perk k tor the carrying out of a large hMibsU program with kids bin various seoUons of the r foming a four or six dub fkis would build Sfi baat* erest ke scnied and would tend ids a reserve of players tor Pleas# tnm to page tsmr) our essential wartime aervlcee to arm^ .feeeeer merinr prlsonen of war and to supply essen tial wartime relief to onr AUlee and to refngeea from occupied countries. The fund is govenuMBUendorsed but not government ooptrdled. It oper^ abes la full aocord with the Presi dent’s War ReOef Control Imurd. In the last campaign some SS mil- UoB Americana gave |l$C,01C.tl7 to the Nhtlonal War Fund. The list of agencies now on the fond roster, are U80, War Prisoners Aid. united Beaman’s Berries. Belgian War JleUef Bodety, British War Ra- tWttd y. mated- taagruaief;: Unitad Csecholoraek Relief, National American Denmark Associatioa. tke Freach Rdief Fund, Oreak War Re lief association. American Relief tor Italy, Friends of Luxemburg. Ameri- can Relief for Norway, Polish War Relief, Queen WUhelmlna Fund, Rus sian War Relief. Ualted Tngoslav istration Dates the High School e'h Hlgfi ichob! studsols wOT Wandng Against A]!dwingt!mHiie8 To Run At Large greap of hia baddies, that he would oecupy the tole of a hero before •nnset. Cpi. Smith and eight of his O. L were at the public beach at tags Laka late Betarday after- n. They had Just had a frolic of iveral hours in the lake and had jme out to gather up their clothing and place it In an army truck, as a heavy storm was threatening. A scream for help caused all of Q. I. to turn and scan the lake, imith wee the first to discern two ths struggling In the water about yards from shore. Smith raced the water and swam to the two ys. One q( them, about 11 years old, had been seised with crampc and when kis oomtMinlon. about the same ape, swam to his assistance, the drowntaig boy Uelsed him about the neck. Tke screams of the would-be isMer attracted the ettention of CpL RUBth. I ttrtth, a hasky chap, broke the jhold of the struggling youth and start ed swimming to shore. The other lad swam with him. Upon reaching Filindl CoBteinnr Picked Up Bj Childna Ua«l m Pley- tkiiiff. Conty Henitli WiU Ealofee Lew Pnened Last March. Under an act of tha General As sembly under date of March SO, IMi. dogs or any other animal mast confined so~wa' not 'to sarronnded by the soldiers and work wgs immediatoly started to reenscitate Uie nneoasrianp boy. {After a half hour’s work the boy Mief. unit^ Refugee hited States Committee Care of European Children. for the Corporal Saves Lives of Two In Hermib^e lake |l8traUon for class 8chedulea|]>rt>wiiiiic of Boy «nd Girl Is day, August 21. The school , Awortod by ilOTofam of ens on Tuesday, Sept S. T6 te 8th grade the student mnst sen promoted from sn accept- immar school 7th grade. Any ling from e school other than tletOD S^eet C^amrnar s^oed Pine Tree Hill school should sport cards. >ter the 9th grade, S or more Were It not for the quick wit and courage of two soldiers from Fbrt Jackson, death might have invaded at least two if not more Camden homes over the recent week-end. * ^ e requireA—To enter tha 10th —«« thia nf 7»i,f jCkHUUlI i or more units are required, ir the 11th grade, 11 or more ‘e required. ler to avoid crowding and lots on registration days the fol- livisions of students ere made. It letter'Of last name) dsy, Aug. IT,-Camp team. kfeCrumb, a Laiifliif, MICh., yo«r. Aug. ll.-A B C. !teee<liMr» D E F G. Wednesday, Ang. 1 J K. Thursday. Ang. 24, Q. Friday, Aug, 25, P Q R. r, Aug. 2$, S T. Monday, Ang. W X Y K Tuesday. Ang. 0. and West Wateree (Pine Wednesday, Aug. 20, Char- lompaon. Liberty Hill, Sanders Thursday, Ang. 21, Malvam ‘I'lday, S^. 1, New stndeiMa to Camden. (Bring report or from last school), eily roll caU is at S:28. School lased at 2:20 fwr all stndents « passing their work. Any student mnst oontinne in [or s seventh period, dlsmlee- ' o’clock, until a passage grade led. A faUnre on tte report ^ans meeting the seventh per- * will remain mhHI $ o’clock ay except In the four winter during which time they wQl 1'pesdaya and Thnrsteya. ce Yaitare ^es A Success Michif ail Boy. It Wasn’t the Heat But the Humidity That Was Terrific Chronicle is the story of the heroic rescue of an ll-year-old boy and his subsequent resusicatlon by C^l. Bkldle E. Smith ot the 15th Armored group. Fort Jackson. This happened on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday afternoon Cpl. Lawrence Etitadlf4 to the 19th Arjuoied group at Fort Jackson, was at tha bathing bsach at the Hermitage pond, dragged two children, brother and sister, from the lidce. He heard the screams of tha nhlL dren and Jumping in. swam to where two yonngstera, later reported as be ing hitrther and sister, were in periL CpL McCrumb towed the gtal to shal low water vritere the was takmi In charge of some other soldiers. Me- Crumb then swam back and diving, recovered the boy. Both children were glvsn first aid treatment Inr the stSdIem. Brother-Suter Now In Service Sob ond Danfkter of Mr. nad Mrs. F. W. Rodelifr In Unifonn. Righton Rlchaadk recreational 'O’’* vtea askte-tew bar dance ^ at the High aekool gym- working out, stated that ^ exceeded her mepeetatiena. r m the number of riff peo- mding but also iu Dm anep- ^ conduct exemptifiad. Ri^rds states that tim gym- wm b« Tusaday Way Tvsnlaca Aka 9 «ktil U !dry tha JIDEESS SnUE CLASS ’.R cBsa tk^ rs^dSSJ*-*^ Mat to sir-emm Mr, and Mrs. F. W. Radcllff of this city have a son and daughter now in the service of their country- BbBbeth Cota Lae BadcUff, gradaate of the Biehopvflle High eehool, entered the United States Ceast Guard serrica May 19, 1944, to firhig har basic training at Wftot Palm Baach, whare she hes atp talsed a high rating. Before entering the eervtoe Mica Raltellff was amptay- ad by the coanty difense coundl for eevs^ years. Joseph Bowey RadeUff. a brother, alee a gradaate ef the BUkopvflle Hli^ edlool, was employte by Camden Ice oownmv before he natess ad tha asrvlea Anguet 7. 1941 for overssag In Fshwy. 1941. Ha was wannisi In M-l ofj ne BUbjectea to a nne oi|^« «. X Unit tact with the public, should the heq^ officer so require to an effort td eup-^ prese or present the spread of rabies. The law specifically states that any person who falls to confine any animal in his possession contrary to the orders ot any County Health of ficer may be aubjMted to a tine net gMre n JaU for failure to confine an otfmidtog animal shall be oonsidered a separate (rffCnse. The law and the punishment for violaUon thmeof is quoted at this :ime as a warning to individuals to Camden who are wilfully vlolattog the orders of the health officer. The authorities wish it announced that tha law Js to 4)6 enforoed -and it of. enders as# apprehended, there will te no excuse of ignorance of said law. acoepted. Wf eat of daagar. The soldiers took their blankets tnm the army truck and ttdled the hoy in them, where they kept him for half in haor. when a man in a car, who saM his nama was Smith sad who knew where the boy livei, took him borne. As a Strangs ffnala, ao one as yet s the name ef the two youth, _ _ e of whk^ would here drowned bnt|^(^l^^ He elertnaes and bravery ^dto Smith. Stntua of Cnp PInyers Appnr- •ntly n Jenloualy Gunrd- ed Secret. Ctomden baseball fans and members of the LeRoy Belk Post of the Ameri can Legion are “hot under the col lar,’’ as s result of a blast of criticism from the Columbia broadcasting sta tions and press spent the protest tiled by Ctomden sgatost Red Hollis, aoe of the Columbia Junior Legion team. The Columbia criticism seems to be directed at tba allegad “poor aporta- manship’’ of the Camden athletic of ficials in making an 11th hour protest on Hollis. In order to acquaint ths fans of the state with the facta a news re- leee giving the actual details of tha entire sltnatlon was issued by the Heath News Service to the radio sta^ tlons and press. Camden (s being held up to scorn exhibiting a negative brand of A bottle ot carbolic acid, need as a plaything, proved a lethal instrument of destruction, costing the life of a three-yearold negro youth at Dusty Bend early Tuesday morning. Larry Alexander, adopted son of Mamie Brooks, Dusty Bend resident, was the victim. OtBer youths involv- ed in the cycle of death were Law rence Kirkland, 6, and Clarence Keys, age 10, both colored. According to Underaheriff J. H. Mc Leod, Jr., who investigated the affair, the children, playing to the yard back sportsmanship to waiting “until the of the Brooks home, came across a nth hour” to protest Hollis. The facts bottle of carbolic acid. The bottle was indicate that Camden acted Immedi- flUed and corked. From the oondl- ppon the matter of the eliffbOity tkm of the label the bottle had evl- of Hollis. There was no delay on tha dently been exposed to the elements pm-t of the Camden athletic eommit- for some time. (tee. The delay was due to the rehict- The children began playiiv of the Colnmhla management to^. turn over to Camden the list of play-' ars, their age and place of residence. Request for tills list was made at the tie game played several weaks ago to Columbia. At that time* the excuse bottle, toesing it about, until the oork came out Some of the fiery liquid spilled on to the top of the Alexander b^a head. The burning seuMtion - caused the child to rub his hands tha Hors, Ratith-aad kla^rtettos-wem xtrerkli hmuT'snif down over hto facu. In this way aome of the acid got into for 6bT"tuniIfigTEl# list oveFWas that it was at the office of the coach. On the bay’d mouth and It to the ballef of jniy yg, ^j^^n ColumbU played to the county phy^lan who was caU^ | camden, it wga nndsntood that the that this was the oaose of the child s would be forthcoming but again death several hours later to the hoe- h was conveniently missing. This P*tol- . .... tima however Jake Todd directed tha Dr, A. W, Humphries, coanty Phitoi- Oolnmbia team to furnish Camden clan, performed an autopsy and wUl with tha list that day. Camden re- report hto findings to a Jury caUad by Ooroaar Purdy Lsa. Tha members of the Jury are: J. M. Dunlap, Beruls Hinaon, Roy Jordan, Cari H. Sebloa- Ftonk Sheheen Namei As Leader Merchant Marine Hero Retoms From European War Zone Uiid« Ui tMual Cailiiif ol Dam- SnecMda Cootey GflKa, Who Has Doaa Fine Job. Did the heat bother you earlier to the present week and over tha past week-end? As a matter ef fact, it wasn’t the hlH temperature that caused Mffer- tog humanity to complain, for the mercury never attained the dlssy kelihts that it went to to June. It was the InuBidtiy, the extrsme damp- neas that was In eridence that caused the populace to suffer. For tke humidity ranged beyond the 96 degree mark, which to about 99 degrees above norinaL Jane tern- peratnre stood to tbe hi^ 90’s for many days, at times soaring above the 100 toaili to attain a top reading of 104. Reemst temparatores hava faUtn below 100. The dampness and humidity caasad people to ezperletice difficulty to breathing. Oothiag became damp and bonies experienced thu attack of maU. Acoordtac to tba weather bureau the prsaent bread of weather will prevail for soma ttoia. Frank Shebeen, who has performed such an outstanding Job in the fat ooUeetion end of the salvage program, to now- ativagn dmtrmsK AiysmkRDl; to annonnoement from the office of ctvfHan defense. Mr. Shebeen succeeds Cooley GlUia, who has been obliged to give up the chafrmanshlp of this important unit of defense work because of the strees and demands ot his own hosiness. Mr. GilUs has been a suecessfnl leader to this objective. The ctrilian defense committee etresses Jhe fact that there to a con- tinned demand on the part of the govammopt fnr waste paper mid- _ honseholders are urged to see that all available waste of tlH character to turned over to the proper unit. Urn tent la Hampton Park, which was used to store paper, has baea re- plaoed by a railed enclosure but this ceived it at 11 o'clock that night: The pvateat was started the day attar. As to the merit of the proteet, Jake Todd, the state athletic commissioner berg, L. B. Whitney and B. Clarkson fQp Legioii._blewJb^Andnokl, nil in aTsw~S^“ on this protest problem. Jolm Injury To His Loft Log ond Foot. John* R. Partin, a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Partin, HIghlaiid avenue, to home on an tedeflaita leave ot ato uenev as a-rusult ut ln|Utor ifistatoe(r In the battle of the Ansfo beachhead. During the height ot the fighting incident to tl^ landing of the Ameri can troops on this Important beach Partin, attached to a Liberty ship carrying mnnltions 'and'*" equipment was buried under a mass of debris when his ship was struck by artUlery Are from the German guns. His right foot and leg were badly crushed and won at this lata data be is obliged to wear a heavy cast »w,A la Mm. /...ly the use of crutches. When the leg and foot are healed , the partlcnlar limb will be an inch dr more shorter then the left leg. John Partin has been la tha Merchant Marine service only a yaar but to that time he saw When Greeoville was protested by Spartanburg on tiie ground that on# ' of tha Greenville players lived Just 19 feet out of the eligibility area, Todd sustained the protest and the Green ville team, already to Columbia, pro-* pared tp meet the Capa for the stirta UUa, had to pack np and return homa. They hud been dlped and feted the very alghi Ihe proteet was rscelyed. the night befoiw the opening game. Tbe Camden protest on Hollis was identically tbe same aa the Spartan burg protast on a Greenville player. H(dlto lives far out of tbe area from which the Columbia team could draw players. There wasa’t any argument on this score at all, yet Todd refused tw enttainv the protesr made by Cam den. An ^ort was made to aecdre a meeting of the state athletic com- mlttee but a^^sufflctent number to make a quorium could not be muster ed. Had the committee met, Todd’s decision would have been over ruled. Camden then would have been de clared tbe champion ot the lower dis trict and played Spartanburg tor tha sftate title. Now that the title series is over nothing can be jikme other Jihis. to dUNP^iiHr. JHollk. thderjihe ia not ea'tisfactory for ^ pet^ thadP^®**^ P* •®y®5^-51i-Jihlp wag wed the paper to exposed to rain. The Chronicle suggests that the Boy Scout officials arrange to have the “Little White House,” used in front of the post office for r^ted war afforts, be brought from tbe city lot and be used to store the paper when Vrongbt to the park. When Mayor MeOorkle was i^iproached by Tbe Chronicle wlto the suggestion, he expreosed him self as approving it to the fullest for s&uttte purposes carrying the ma chinery of war to the landing forces at varlons points. $ ^John, who to a gradnate of Camden High school, baa two other hrothara in the service now. David Partin, who an ontstaading player ‘OB fho 1949 Camden Hlgb school grid team kas Just Jotoad the Navy and another brother, Georgq W. Partin, to with the armed forces in England. Jimmy Itigeing In Stirring TaJe of Konnim4)r Batde Dr. C P. Vincent Opens An (HHce Coanw Hnito wilte to &^BfO la ilodi- cil PFaclko. Dr. €%arisB P. Ytoeent Ir., taken np tubMmmb to Camden for the practlee aedtotoe. Dr. Vincent hare fraa Tbnmouavllls. Hto 4>ffieea are lecatid at He eemsr ef Lyttlstoa and DaKaib strsets It to reported that still . . , . to expacM to atari pmettoa ihiHibi wng CnmdoB Yoolli Daf faHo OU Grawte To Egcopo Raia d SImII Fira. The July Itth tosue ^ The Stan and Stripes eratatos aa totaresttog story of how tho yanks, driven from tbe little croas ronds town of St Geoegand’EUe four timet, came buck for a flftk try and took H over “fnr keeps.” And to the story of this tragie bat- fle hi tito brave actfon of Jaami Rip- of OUmden, a chaiHlto’s aids. “Htaryhody went up on ths. Ena.’ iaWRtgftBa to tha story wMlod by TU mm and Strinw. ’Tm the aida, bnt bsihri tho ftoy la 1 had baw an smtomitttB a riOsman pmtty near thfhc in lha todlsotiT outfit Driver of Auto Held To Bhune in Boy’s Death Conmmt*§ Jmrf FfakU Antonio- bilo Wm DrleoB Ito Cofo. rules a team may be disqualified be fore a state championship is doterm- ined. After the ehampkwbip to de termined a player may ba rnlcd in eligible but the team can not bo thrown out It to the contention of tho jCaiBdi& officials that had Columbia tarnod over its list Of players when reqneated the night of the tie game, Hollto’ to- ellglblltty would hava been noted and there would have' been no baaitaney on tbe sustaining of a Camden pro- tost— Bnt to na-nroclr is ths amries was already getting under way between fkdambia and QreenvlUe, tbe state office lacked the nerve to take action to accordance with the same regulation he implied to the Spartan- bnrg-QreenvlUe problem. . Columbia (Please cam to Haygood Yontii Is Awarded Honor For Utinost Bravery A coroner’s Jury on Thusuday of last waH. found that Jamas Vvana Shannon, 14 yaar old ookirad youth. caaMi to hto -doath by befng stmH by aa natomobfle driven by Dr. J. L. wniiferd, local deattot, la a careless manner. The accident ocenred at 7:90 o’clock RMneoday ovontof to ftont of tbo liortMi flUlng ataticn at Ous^ Bend, a snbnrh Jnst north of tho city limits. Tho Shmarni f sttting nsMr a gw vms0' to front of tte faNit ( wittte tfei next ssrmral CarM of St Fiul, Minn.) .... — miH and timr gave star hut ho as woB as ths owiy part ot tho torn doe- itfs to stf jStR.’ito hjtfliwl trwttp a a lot tea how hto nnit to oscaao too Atop tote too aid teMt to £roas the south and in at^ (jrignlirt. a ffpoup of tomptlug to puss too pump ptatforas, stsnek tha hdy, tojmrlng him ao sori- ondy ho diod a few hour* h^. Aeeordiag to Sheriff J. H- iRl^ood. Dr. wmilsrd will face tola! at toa next t«p« of toe CNnoral Saasiens court te tho fiMl on a rido teargn Bs was irtloaaad from sastody indw 9AH9 Igit tho nnrqntoh Iny Major Goor«n 1« Hahef Rs- cuhtoo tlw Diatinftottfcnd Major Georgo Xa Mabry, Jr„ of Haygood, waU-known in Camden said Kershaw oounQr, kas been awarded toe 'DtotiagnUhed Servlee Ctoni tor extraordinary heroism to aetkm Opatost tha enemy. The ettafion aoeompanylag toe award staitaa; ’’When Major Mabryu obaervad that heavy sniasy Are had ptopad down hto battoUoi, he mmrud the forward olemsnf. Bass ho tdly led toete to atf Msnutt upun tho onamy posftton. Datete ths totMMO firo and without rosari for tes own roonal satotr. ho at aO tlmas wag toa taCioto ot tho firo fight, psr- aonUQy UlUag two of too enanqr to hmid ootolto^ htitBitof-99 «C 4^ oBsnqr- The piMdBto toavtoy, lB|ib* tiro and esmnteni isadon^ Iftoyut hy itogRbWlS^ of id ».