Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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— TMt CAUDtii cHuomcn, ttkwmmn, lourw amomiA. whbay. #iuqu»t ii, tm FAQt THRU idoiPflotln ibing Attack ; New Technique 0orge T. Handrix Pilota \dkMpoo Kid, Libera*' tor Plane. Gennans^ioot Ibroqgh P^its Of BliurlbwoBoy Appeal In Mattor Of Service Cmter Ma^ To Conned itb AAF Headquarters, Central —Lt Georfo T. Hendrix, Jr„ l]] St, Camden, jdlot of the 7th liberator, the Klckapoo Kid, B bombardier, Lt. William J. 1204 Boynton Are,, Bro|ix. Jf, ii a new bombing techniqae ■Bcortlng Navy photographio urianas. Iieary bombers were in a tight on for protection against Jap I and were flying over the ind a little to one side of ope airstrips. • enly one of the gunners no* even Zeroes taking off from Bway. ell-placed bomb could certainly lised hell with those fithters,* t, Brehm, “but we didn’t dare nr formatiop to get orer the With the Fifth Army, Italy—Ger mans recently shot machine gun bul lets throagh the pants PtL Shelton Webster was wearing, but the Ihkd “Hame” division soldier was unhart That happened on the Fifth anny front in-Italy. , . Webster’s home Is on route 1, Be»-i *5!^ ^ho has been nettSTllle. lading as assistant to Mrs. John Lind. Isay at the Serriee Men's Center on ¥1 J I Rutledge street, has addresaed the VAMlVCyftllCC KeeWTuS r®**®*'*“* *•**•*’ ^ members Camden City CpuncU in re- City Council gard to the use of the present Centw , Conveyances recorded at the office I as a lockw freeser plant* ^ Jao-helA CMiam talBnd-la4^' county audjtpr^ ^ conitl ' _ Ang. A. IH4. |hbuse recently are as follows: jOn open letter to the Coancllmen. H. W. Cnllino to H. W. GundakerlDear Sirs: and Mary Lucille Onndaker, honsef I have talked to one or two of you o regard to your plans to use the Same W. Whitaker et al to Mannie] Service Men’s Center building for a Belton, property. I locker refrigerator plant One of you Camden Housing company to Mary moat patiently explained to me all the E. and B. C. ElUott, house and lot r saeam Red Oresa Notes . > Sadie K. venTreackow Three years ago the Camp and Hos pital councils of the A. ^ C. were organised at Port Dix, now MO conn, ells are a part of regular Red Cross services. The fomisbing of sun rooms and day rooms is only one of the many servloes rendered. Councils are the greajL channel through which the community may show appreciation the men In the bervloe. ITwo thousand and four Red Crau chajpters participated In more than MO councils In five areas. These serve over 4000 camps and hospitals. The Junior R^ Cross members assisit In this work, and have produced more than 20 million comfort and recrea- thmiT arttetes. There are now 18 million boys and girls enrolled in the American Red Cross. A meeting of the council will take place in the Red Cross recreation rooms of the Army hospital at Fort Jackson on August f. A Dutch lunch- HaIah PAArann TAintni- tn T w sida of the qus^ eon will be served by the Richland Helen Pearson Taintor to J. W.ltlon. I adaiowledge they are good county canteen corps. uniATi Smith VaawiA I UTgu-j (joi. E. C. von Trssckow, Miss Olive w ^ t our dde, too. 'whlttredge, Mr. Marlon Heyman and jlmAA M the opening night of the the Misses Phelps attended the meet- James M. Thornton to Crenshaw i present set-up at the Center, I have in* Branham, land. {been a most enthusiastic and willing hurriedly hit uptm a PUm 1»"T™ T’ V .t th. .Itiwd. W. fly- r'llS.*"; pUn “• 7’’"®'®“ “ '.OTkn'. luTliw mined only',ia[?e* ta’ttem MilMllJi' CosUnmM Men In Service Caleb C. Whitaker. If. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, Sr., of 1722 Lhtleton street. Camden, was a mem. ber of the 27th clas of aviation stu dents to graduate from the Columbia. Mlsa., army air 4Md August 4th. He reoeived the slDres wings of a Flying Officer and appointment as a night officer. Whitaker entered pilot training'last April, 1243 and attended the flying schoola at Camden and Augusta. Oa., before his graduation from the advanced flying School at Columbns, Before h.e enlisted for pilot training he attended the Uni versity of North Carolina. tillery unit Cid. Owens was Induct ed Into Che service In Sept., lf4L ^eh he completes his furlough he will report at Camp Butner. CpL Owens saw some hard fighting at Sa lerno. He wears the good conduct award,, also one for service before Pearl Harbor and one denoting Euro pean skrvlce. Also a star denoting the Italian campaign. He was pro: moted from Private First Class to Corporal In November, 1942. Corporal Owens called at The Chronicle office to tell how he enjoyed the Camden Chronicle, which was s regular ar. rival at his location. Mrs. B. E. Jennings has received word from her son. CpI. Dargsn Jen- julngs. that he has arrived In New Lt. Oscar Smith Wooten, son of Guinea after stopping over in Hawaii Mrs. C. D. Wooten of Camden, was a Australia. Before going overseas memher Of the 44-0 class of aviation *Gpl. Jannlngi' was statiofiod In Call- cadets to graduate from the army air fomla. forcea pilot school at George Field. I _ IlL, August 4. He received the silver 1 Hunter D. Gordon, seaman first wii^ of a flying officer and was [class, of 213 DeKalb street, has sy- commlssloned a second lieutenant in rived safely in the Pacific war thea- the army air forces. Before he en.jter, according to word received by his listed for pilot training he attended mother and wife. He entered service the University of Richmond, Va. on April 13, taking boot training at . ~ • Camp^-Perry, Va.V and following his Lt.~Willlam ^Lewis Stripling, 27. a training period an^ a visit home, was son of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Stripling! sent to Shoemaker, Cal., and almost 1332 Mill street. Camden, was awarded J immediately left for sea duty. He is the silver wings of a pilot and ap-,the son of Mrs. D. E. Gordon of Cas- a few occasions when it wu opened to n*ii Washington for the entire Na^ ight possibly work. When ^ Broughton.}tte cadem and other service men In tfonal headquarters’ sUff of the Prls- idy to release one of the bomba I — • Hendrix a signal and he snd-' Burwell Hays to Burwell Rays, Jr, arched the ship. I tried to let mb go at the same instant In lie lurch might give it enoui^ lip sideways to get It among Jap fighters. The bomb hit the runway, and although it do any damage, it certainly ave at least startled thoaa Jap idrlx thinks our flip’ bombing have worked okey If we’d had I previous practice.” two acres. D. F. Hilton to ‘Hilton, property. toam, so I know better, probably, thqn any one, outside of Mrs. Lindsay, the dtrectew, what the Center has meant Mabel and Mamie i to them. Last night (Saturday) at the Cen ter, where I am pinch hitting for Mrs. Lindsay, who Is away on a well-earned vacation, I wished out loud several CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank the people of theladlei, gWs'sj^ se^M Rock township for the votes given' me to re-elect me as magistrate. L. D. Vincent l«ij War Boads uid Itsimii ATTENTION tMKB aiS ffilR KEU tf UWin ■ ★ , iOrd«r L-335 of the War Production Board superaSd- nf and cancelinc all prerkma orders on the use and ale of luadbor bocamo effocthre Angust Isi. fUndor this new order, eonsnmers cannot buy, nor, an dealers sell lumber without properly eertified and rated mrders. •Come in today and lot us explain how jrou can aocure lumber under the new order. Wo will gladly supply fou wMi aH awailable informatkm and assist you in oontactittg the proper parsons for qualifying under the ■sir order. •Fanners we now hawe for your use the WPB forms lorfiling with the County Agent when needing lumbmr fkr and- rspafcm >a-your farm bnildings. •We hawe theiollowing items awaUahle from our stock which are NOT RESTRICTED: Asphalt and Asbestos Shingles, Roll Roofing, Gen- uhao. Fireproof Sheetmth, Rachbths, Metal UthiB ~BH«&7^Ciliaiiii^ Masonite Insnlatinns and Cailing lil% Sath and Dbors. FEEL FREE TO CALL US ANY TIME WHEN WE CAN BE OF SERVICE. Cai^nrEiimberCo. (Aeroas Tracks Fram tootkam Cotton bit Co4- PHONE 340 bam men present that yon were here and could see for yonnelves what the bonding and its aet-up were mean ing to those boys. If yon Bad been here every one of you would be rack ing your brains to locate aome other bonding or plana for the refiigaratlnx plant for you would not have had the heart to take this partlcnlar bunding away from us. One hundred and thirty homesick boys regtotersd at the Center yester day. and today (Sunday) there have 60 more. Every state in the with the excep^u of three tour, la represented by these boya. Moat of them are stationed at Fort Jackson, but some srs from Shaw Fisid, Colombia Air Bass, FMrt Bragg, Fort Knox, Camp Gordon and Cam den. They have been in and oat all during both days, using ths reading room, the men’s room, the showers, ths shaving facilities, and the tele phone, and drinking Oikes .and loe water, writing letters, asking for our help In seenring slMplng quarters, asking for information and stopping to chat and tell about home and loved'^ ones there. Last ni^t they were here In fnll force to dance with the girls belonging to our Service club, and to talk to and to be served by the ladles who are always so faith fully present <m dance nights to do the^ bit toward making the Center a hoBM for our boys In the service. The Center has a wonderful record for the beet of bekavier amtmg thesA boys. As yet there has been no sx- osptloa, to this rule. Tbs ioestlon and aoeonunodatlons, and attractlvsneos of ths building luakss It an ideal ^aoe fdr our sanies men who pay «a Uis complinisat of Ukiag ns and our town and of com ing hers to relax from ths strenuous training of thslr camps. This letter therefore is written to hseeeeh -you fn-4s tout best to End some other location for ths locker ruMgsrator plant and 1st the (Jester carry <m Its work at its present Meal location. TtaM after tlnm during this week-end I have been stopped in the Center, on the street or In an sating place to listen to the hoys ten of oners of War Relief section of the Red Cross. Both societies work to gether in a common humanitarian effort Home Service and Insnlar and For eign affairs have completed arrange ments for reduced rates on cable serv ice to prisoners of war and internees In the Far Bast. The cost Is now 16.60 for a ten-word message—family 116. Cables are limited to one each year to any individual except In caaes of critical emergency, when the Red Cross wlIL accept an additional cable gram for Iransmlttal. Mrs. W. J. Bowers Dies. At Lancaster iMvOfljftiT JJUWQI'Bb V9b' tRVft at the Marlon Sims Memorial hospital aarly Sunday morning, suffering from a heart attack. Mrs. Bowers is a daughter of the late Ellison and Laura Hilton Small, and the widow of the late WUUe^J. Bowers. She Is survived by four chil dren, Bertmam and Sam Bowers. In the service; Misses Avanal and Mar- ceiene Bowers, at home; six stepchil dren. one grandson, one brother and two sisters. Bethssda Freebytsrian Church Sunday school every Sanday morn ing at 10 o’clock with Mr. F. N. Me- Oorkle In charge. There wHI be no preaching service in thla church until the last Sanday In August. pointed a second lieutenant in the army air forcea st graduation sxsr- clses August 4 at ths AAF pilot school, Spencer Field, Moultrie, Qa. Before he entered pilot training he was a mechanic for Southern Airways, Cam den. Pvt. Howard Nell Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, Itethnne, has begun his basic military training at training center at Keesler Field, Miss, the AAF training comnumd’s baaio While at Keesler field he will under go classification testa and Interviews! to determine his assignment in ths army air forces. i salt, and his wife is the former Miss Margaret Gladden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gladden of this city. They have one son, who la now fl^ years of age. Before entering serrtoe Seaman Gordon was mnployed aa a bus driver by the Southern Aviation school. •T' William R. TeaL platoon guide with] the t5th Infantry division, and sonj of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Teal, Cassatt. ] has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant An automobile me-1 chanic in civilian life. Teal enlisted In the army In July, 1940, and was order ed to an overseas station the follow- Inf September^ Mrs. Jennie Cabeen Key Funder- bnrke, Camden, has been accepted for training as a war worker with Warner Robins Air service command at Rob ins Field. Oa., a ’’Keep ’em nylng” branch of the army air forces respon sible tor the repair, maintenance and supply of army aircraft in all parts of the world. Her hnsband, Pvt Luther Orr Funderburke, Is stationed at Rob- ins Field. H. M. Wright Jr., 21-yearo1d son of Mr. andi Mrs. H. M. Wright of DuBose Park. (Jamden, has been In the armed service since June, 1940. Besides serving in the United States hs has s^ been with the armed forces in Panama, Trinidad. Surinam, the Hawaiian Islands and is now In the thick of the conflict with ths ; 129th Engineers brigade on Saipan their appreciation of the aoeommoda- tlons, the hospitality and toe spirit of the Center. Please let ns keep H|Island. for them. Sincerely ronra. I Tschnlcsl Corporal W. R. Owsaa, Mrs. LseUe McLeod. Ison of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Owens, WestvUls, is horns on a furlough AN APPEAL I after sssing action in Africa and a i . a . ...Iltoly, Hs hss bssa ovsrssss for 16 Service Mens (Jsntsr wottM|jQgQy|g 4 member of ths Field Ar- llks to announce to the mensbers of State Theatre KERSHAW, a C FRIDAY. AUG. 11 “COVER GIRL” Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly SATURDAY. AUa 12 “THE COWBOY AND THE SENORITA” Roy Rbgera and Mary Lee SAT., AUG. 12. 10t30 p. m. “THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE” Simone Simon and Kent Smith MON..TUES., AUG. 14-16 “SECRET COMMAND” Pat O’Brien and Carole Landis WEDNESDAY. AUa 16 “JAM SESSION” ANN MILLER THURS.-FRI.. AUa 17-16 'THE LADY AND THE MONSTER” Tara Hruba Ralston-Ritoard ijdea ASBiigtkMit MstiiiAS NUrht 360—Ghlklrsn UEisr 12y< resn of Aft, ISe. the girls’ club that the (Jeetsr is opaxsd on Saturday! and Snndays for the use of ow vlattlng sscvlos We- need- yonr hetp-toors Mmui on aoeount of the- ever tnersnslag namber of men who use the aooomaso- datlons and hospitality of the Center. Almost 200 ssrvles men used the Cen ter this last ws^-end. Plsass be on hand. Ws need you. Ssnrios Men’s Oentsr. lonnoooooooocoooooooopoootttpookooooooooootooooooc BOTTLED FN rw HEALTH MILK—the favorite American bev erage. We drni’t have to tell yon to drink it, because we blow that yon do—everyone does! bttt waBk 6oMB*t ' Cnulen Dmies Plume 666, Ar Tmr WSkmaA WIWM BUILT FOR LONG WIAR Desinte Wartime Conditions WE’RE PRODUCING I^ULTS Ynn. it*g Iran tknt war kna ptfnducnJ tiomt tknt nHnct osar, JbsMSMiM na wall na nwmryoma nla^a. Baft R ktta'ft cksMfnd tkn tpuMif of oar work * , HTg tkn asunn kifk alMMlaFd na nlwnya. EprtktrwMnt wa imbaM to fcano ift tknt way . « . no if oar asniia aft tkaaa ia « BtGo 4ow, pinnao ranlbo tknt doiof osM’ knat n^ tibnt o«r rnaolta will oooftiaBn to .pUnan. SATISFACTION A HABIT Brinf your'clothes • $. ) \ < . ' I >r-, Al-. ’ v