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f ".v ,r * .it V U—-j. Camden Biilld(^ 1944 Edition, Open Grid Seascm Against ftrookland-Cayce Tonight Chronicle MS VOLUME 66 CAliOEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, mDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1644 NUMBER 26 Julian C. Evring Is Named Chamber of G>mmerce Head RiMifned. In Readiness To OI»awV=Di^ Julian C. Ewtnt. aunacer of the Wateroe Branch of the Kon«laU oont p. .|^ . t f* Pwt-- mw%A ptay, l»aa beon elocted president of ouriM, J. U. bwiag and ^ Camden > and Kerahaw County Chamber of C<Mnmerce, anooeedinf A. C, McKaln. reel«ned. Mr. Bwlng was named as successor to Mr. McKaln at a meetlnc of the directors held last Thursday and will continue to head the organisation the balance of the fiscai year, or until May t 1945, when the annual meeting ii held. Mr. McKaln tendered his resigna tion to the boerd becanee of bnslneea requirements Ct th¥ J. C. Penney com pany store, of which he is manater. He has senred as president of the Chamber for the past ysar and a half and prior to that tine was a member of the board of directors. Mr. Bwlng, In a statement following hia election, declared that he hoped OdMMs Urge Temparatm Calafaratkm. Father Edmund Burke of the Catho lic Chorch of Our Lady of Perpetual H^p, who la chairman of the Y-Day program that will be offered in Hamp ton Park on the erening of the day that Qermany surrenders, has his org anisation perfected and ererythlng ar ranged eo there will be no hltoh when the CTentful day antree. Father Burke has contacted the ministers of the Tsrlous chorchee of the city and all understand Just what their respecthre contributions to ths program will oonslat of. The main obJectlTc, . according to Father ^rke, is to kMp the pn^ Heaify Loss Is ^us^ In Cotton 'Cr<^ By Downpour Appwnl For Hoip F^ 1^ Prodoce A Siaglo Voltm- ^ Important DatM*. On Old Age Aid liven To Die Press Gridders Mrs. Afana Sahnond Chau I«»-^ a m T.iwui-tii. Out-of-state sui^ ITeam Secured or Home-Coming An appeal for help In harvesting the unusually large cotton crop In Kershaw county, isaned through the medium of a full page udvertieenma In the Camden Chronicle last Jfklday got exactly nowhere. Not a single votunteer called at ^ office of Arnold B. Workman, farm labor assistant, In the agrieil torsi building on DeKalb etreet As a result of this apetbetls tude on the pert of the general the heavy rain that fell ell nii^t and on Wednesday has oeuM^ loned a loss of the cotton herveet or between 16 and SO per cent, to Mr. Workman. The rain last During the Oseal year ended June 10 old age aselstance to 1.414 persons in South Carolina was dlsoouttnued, | Mottfuyg. while 1,598 were added to the rolls,' a net increase of 174, according to In'- foimallon obtained from the county director-of public welfare, Mra. Alma B. Salmond. The fact that the number of new istegral force In the life of the com munity. Usher Myers Is vice preeldeot of the Chamber, Sam Van Laadlngtem is treasurer and Miss Loulle l^ltaker is acting seeretary. Mr. Bwlng has the honor of being preeident of the Camden Rotary club. the Wateruu brands mlD he was Iden- Ufled with the mill for several years. Upon the departure of A. Stanley Llewelyn, who was in dtaige of the mill for 17 yeare, Mr. Bwlng was the Immediate choice of the Kendall com pany officials as manager. During his stewardship as manager st the mill, he has faced the Intensity of effort canned by the war, as the phut is tinihw out defense work en- tliely. Thgt w effort has met with ssccess is indfeated by the fine rec ord the local plant haa made. War Wwkers SontJit For Hawaii Deppt gram to within an hoar’s tims. To that end each clergyman will have seven minutes in which he may give a short address and prayer. There win be eight hymns on the progn^ they being edected by A C. McKaln and Mrs. F. N. McCorkle. Mr. McKaln will act as song loader. LJq provide war>w«rksrs for the ntaiUn Air Depot, Hldcham field, BtwsUr the Warner BeWns Air Serv- N oommand has been dtreeted to re nit trainees and expsrlmiced person al and arrange transfers for the re- Hired workers In speclflud catngortes. Experienced aircraft, e^lae, instru- lent, propellor, radio, armament, au- omobile and general mechanics are eing sought, as well as sheet metal, Mther and canvas workers, electri ians. carpenters, madilntthl. pelht- rs. property supjDly clerks, stock ncers, storekeepers, - watdtunakers nd welders. Trainee oategoiies include machine ool operators, sheet metal workers, ircraft mechanics, electricians and ngine mechanics, carpenters, Instm- lent mechanics and supply clerks. Personnel accepted for . training irior to tramMer.will be classified as eneral mechanics helpers at |1600 •r annum. Supply personnel will be ierks. CAF-JL 11440 per annum. Tirough Mitire tnUnlng period of 90 D 120 days, trainees will receive |2- •r diem, in addition to their regulte ay. On the baala of 4S.hottr week, ad a 30 day montii, this amounts to a approzixuts monthly Income of 912 for general mechanics helpers nd tm-for* Clerks, CAF-1 Upon raduatlon from training, this person al will be reclasclfled to Junior me- ittnics end clerks, CAF-t.-^ Upon emhinrkatlon from the cos- taental' limits of the United StaUie, no yearly aalaiiea for theoe classes dll be tncreaoed to $8338 and 18.453, nnpectlvely, which includee ovmtbne od oTorieus pay differential, the lat- w amounting to 35 per cent «t ay. Applicant! ezperlenoed fax any eC u needed eategerios will bo paid Vher setarlee OHMlbtoat with ttxeir ^ot MIL iSSSoncod worker dll leave under oturly monthly ship- naats, the first group kavtatf hy fko ad of this month wtth other tmno- ■fa to be completed tax ondx month long ao the need eixlsts. ^Ue en route to Hawaii, trana- *rred workers will receive either $5 » per day. Adequate and Inexpensive houslag I available at the Hawaiian Air Bo at, with xxnits for single workers and varied conplos. Both hasbaad and ive must woi^ at the depot, bow- vsr, and no praPhrion to made for ■udren. . ^eryone Interested to urged to application through the U. S. ft^oyment service nt Camden, Sept. L from » to 6. Workers snipkfyed In "•atial industry need not sm^- ^bs Enjoy Roast, h Growing No. 1, %ewat Cube, enjoyed n ^bmallow roost last Friday Mahoney was t ffttber sdmittsd to tio ‘ Dd*. Jde ^ named as Cub master ^11 •» eWef. »• la beoMslnc Cub scenta to attend the weekly ha held ai tha Fpeshyturton Twd; hedk od tike tentai w nfll be held at the Betel preeMent of the Chamber of Com merce, manager of the Wateree branch of the Kendnll company and prsel- dent of the Rotary dub, hae pledged his cooperation with Father B^e fax the carrying out of the Y-Day pro gram. Mr. Swing has a well defined Idea as to how Y-Day ahoald he obesrved. Ho believM that the program of eloe- Ing achooto, ctorea, 8hopa,*etc,. Is an excellent one and should be carried out, but to the many workers who are employed tax industries engaged In war work or work Important to the de fense program, the day should bs one of redoubled effort He stated, as an Instance, that If the Wateree mill were to cloee for a day, 5,400 man hours would be Host, The mill to en gaged in a war effort and to lose that number of nun boure would be Jaet the oppoelte to oontributlng to victory. Mr. Ewlixg agrees with Fether Burke sad the other mfaxtoters of the efty that Y-Day should be a day of thanksgiving and prayer, rather thas (Please tarn to page eight) help from the schools. . - jaeede were met from other sources— The loss by the ralas will he SMHm an asMumt auffieient to cover the, , ous from the standpoint of deBnif awards to 1176 of the 3538 edded dur-|o/^v^ and cento, according to Mr. WoAtma£ Igg the ymr. Histf^ Boykiil Pond Is Drained of All Water Cadet Nurses Leave Canids For New Orleans .docal Hoepitsxl N<m Has In Charity HoH>ital SchooL Only Few To Released After Defeat of Jerries Army Does Not Flan To Send Many Smnricemoo Back Home. 20 Five attractive girls, ixattUy garbed In their cadet nurses garb, left Cam den Sunday morning to go to New Orleans, where tixey wilt Join fifteen otixer girls from the Ctomden hospital cadet norses unit, in Charity hoapitaL to take the nine months nursing course prescribed for the cadet aufuea The five leaving Sunday were the Misses Qoft, Harelsoix. Rli^en. Klrk- anii sad iSjng. All have completed he two years training at the local xoepltol school of nnrslng and follow- ag the nine months at the fatoons New Orleans hospital, will rstnm to complete their tratntaxg - 'uducetkm here. This last period to for three months. After completing the three months period here the girls win be graduated, after which they are at liberty to go into army, elvlllaa. gen eral or private nurslug. Nimitz Commends HnsWid of Camden Girl For Hermmn Lt CoL Rocby T. Dtofa—s Giamt Daptk Marine Lt CoL Roger T. Cartooa, who was married to Miss Margare AncruBx, daughter of Gaptafax am Mrs. wnUam Anemm, haa been oom- psended by Admtoml Cbeeter W. Ntm- Ito, commander tax ehlet of th^ Paeifle floet for de-fustaxg a depth Charge from a crashed subaMrine dive bomb er, des^ the danger to himself. Lt CoL Carlmon was serving at an advaneed naval base tax the Booth Pacific area on May 3. this year, when Marine dtare bostber. N. C, Waj PUy Bttikloft Now. Lan* canlor Signad. ^ , Camden’s “home-coming** game for eases was almost enUrely offset by ^944 5^ pUyed on the night of tte number cloced indicates that the y^day, Nov. 17. with the Monroe. N. old age esstotance program to becom- U ,chooL taig sUbiltoed, the county director ( Monroe-team to the second to ..V- V . ... ... ...A ibe edded to the scbodule of the Om- Of the 1,414 casea closed 3355, or <|en Bulldogs this week. Lancuster tt pw <^t wwe becauM ef Highs are to be gueeto of the loeals the death of the reclptonto; 418 be- qq Friday Nov 3 cause cC receipt of allotments of ab Buildogs’ now have 11 games towyeee ftom men In the armed Ln the lUA schedule, which to two damsged the crop to the ssRegg 373 beceuM of employment I jjnm what was played In 1948. about $5 per bale but greeter demugp obtained by the recipient or a mem-lifjif open date on the schedule - "her of his household, meeting the re-kow Is Nov. 33, turkey day. and Coach dptent’e M4 Lindsay Pierce to not parUcular whe- xcewotber * was caused by the drenching dowto; pour of this week. In other locelltlee In the state response to an appeal for help Ii the harvest fields was inspiring, nmiy hnndreds of volunteers turning mto to aid the fanonrs in getting thetr cottsil ^cked and etf the fields before tl|l ratau came. An effort was made by and others to -of this -fo y and sendtaxg thdr the fields to aid tax harvestbig ths torgeet crops in several 'This effort osm to nangbt as to known, no retnsst ikdouicee^other than eanxinga becameUior he has a same on that date, as feels that hto^edule of 11 games to suffictoat for his sqasd. The oompleto schedule to date to the reclplento were admitted to la stHutions: and 53 for nxlscellaneoos reasons. Except where death of the recipient Wm the reason for closure, dtocon- *^1 8.Pt ». »iin»r. ma. S Oct 5, HartovlIIe, therm S workers to deteTOliqLWlXHlMri is 1— y?: orlhot reclplento weia still tax need. Averaging over the year the 1154 L.” caniM dosed after review of need re- ruts that 936,005 was made available te tha needy aged as a result of mSMstinuiaf aid to persons IS, Open date. ^*">«»|heia. Nov as follows Sept 15, Brooklsnd-Oayce. hers. Sept. *38, Harding (Charlotto), here. Sept 83, Sumter, hers. Oct. 13, qxarleuton. 1iwrir~ Oct. 30, Orangshurg, here. Oct 87, Cheater, there. Nov. 3, Lancaster, here. Nov. 10. Florenoe. there. Nov. 17, Home-Oomtog, Mmiroe, Dec. 1. Glenn Jlcsdemy, Brunswick, This sdisdule gives ths Bulldogs seven home games. All games will bs played at night, gams time bMng t o’clock. Coach Lindsay Pieros to not in aiv optimistic trams of sdnd rsgardlixg his Bulldogs. Ths grid msator was close to tears Wednesday night fol lowing an extended workout of hto charges at ths football field. And the . . A pv ivsason—^ths ball carriers appeared to if Imfirnwsimsmfi Arm ToJamilhevs their mlUs amsarsd with _ ■M - m r fbe fumbling, tax ths words of the rincm BOBtg For n«w leosch, wee “terrific. Whether It to the sudden change tax the weather—there definitely to' some thing wrong with the squad, tax that The Boykin pond, a body of watsrjths timing of action to not working one half mile long and a qimrter of a] smoothly, which probably accounts nxile wide, scene of valiant flghtlngifor the frequent fwbltaxg. between tbe Blue end the Grey during Pierce to not looking et tonight’s the Civil war and also the locality of game with any degree of confidence, a tragedy that cost 34 Uvea when a “We’re going VP ♦***" Higkway Otttlaitl. Bafie Toad^ plcnlclxera. founder, ioixe the beat Brookland-Cayce baa ed sn May 6. 1850. is today as dry ssihad In years and anything to liable to the proverbial bone. | happen,” he said. “Just becanae we The Boykin pond to linked with thsjhave defeated this team In past years Camden parents of boys who are in the service oversees and who have been interested in learning how long the boys will be kept over in Europe Boykin family for well over a century [does not mean that wa oan continue to once Germany capitulates will be dis-jand the draining of this sheet of water Ido so.” appointed to know that the number several weeks ago was the first timsi Asked who be would start in to ol men in the service to be released each a thing has happened since 1775,{ulght’B game. Plercq, declared that he will be very small in total. when the area was cleared of water tnlwoukl not know who will be fax the The army announced last week that order that rice might be planted I starting linsup until just before the part of Ito streXxgth will be demobil- thereon. |game. ised after the defeat of Qerasany, but . The removal of the water at this the npmber will be extremely small time was aeeessltoted by tbe re-er- in. cotnparison with tbe number to be rangement of several canato for power need 4a pMhtng the offeautoe sgsiMt pasfoeoe.—The eonverslon t^-a lurgu the Japs. >gln mill at Boykin into a grtot mill The boys in the Ns'vy are not to be for grinding meel a new feeder canal, demobilised until after Japan to beat- a tail race and a flood control cvbAI, «n, says a report from that himneh of were required. These ere now nndevjJp^fOf^ the service. I construction. Ths old milL a land- Demobllisation of troopa will be on mark for over a century, has been torn an IndtvlduaL rather than a unit, dowix. basis. I Another Important factor In Uxe To determine priorities for Individ-' ehaagee taking ptooe tax this historic nal dtocharges, a point system has area to the plan of the state highway been set up giving credits for total department to reloeate U. 0. Hld^way Must Gifte BeMaUed October 15 Record Oponinf Gome Crowd Expected To Jem the - -Garendh Stendi — Tonight’s Uxe night. ’The Camden Bulldogs, one of the most consistently good grid teams In state hlgta school ranks, or in any high school ranks, meet tbe Brookland-Csyoe lads at Zemp field in what West (Columbia football sxperto assert will be an up- , ■et event. In other words the B.-C. faixs are all bet up over Uxe prowess of their moleskin laddtos and believe Chat for the first time in the years ths two teams have bden batUlng on ths grid iron, tbe Bulldogs are going to take a licking. Tbe Camden fans who have been watching tbe Bulldogs in practice be lieve Coech Pierce has a better team than the fine 1348 machine which went through Uxe season with but one defeat, that an upset at Sumter, when some careleesnees in the Bulldog strategy gave the Gamecocks a touch down. Pierce will have eeven of hto 1348 regulars around which to build hto assault and defense forces. Hancock will be back at center. Jiggs Parker at end. Ted Marshall and Wilbur Oenixell at tackle positions, Huggins, guard; Norris, spin back, and Carol Cox tai Ihn talL Jxaek-apoir—H-to-safe 40 auhxe these seven veto will see plenUr of action tonight. Just who will fill In the vacaut epota la not known. Plaroe to tarrlfically noa-commlttal ■■ to Ua ^olce In thto particular and from past experience with the popular athletic director, when he to mum, ha to mnm. Pierce has been really giving the boys the'works at tke aftonxooa pne- ttce sessions and despite the 100 phw temperaturq prevalUng all last week, the boys Iwver let ip. *rh«y are fast rouadlng Into shape tor Uxe ten weeks of action abead of them. A week from tonight Harding Hfadt of CAxarlotte, reportedly honvy and fast, will Invade the Camden field to clash with the Bulldc^. The game the fane and players are all pointing tor to the battle with >{the Sumter Gameooeke ofT Bept. 13, tax the Zemp arena. Camden has never rsoovered from the rude upset scored by Sumter a year ago when a hl^ flavored Camden team took a licking by a one touchdown margin at Sum ter. Camden to out to redeem themselves from the stigma of that one defeat for it was ths only trimming the Bulldogs took all season. The coach and play- eie of the Camden tdsm iniow they have a big task cut out tor them If they are to defeat Sumter. Tbe Oame- oocks have some nine or ten of the 1348 regulars back and that, my friends, to almost a full team. The Sumter team, acompanied by a big group of Sumter fans will be in Camden tonight to watch the Bulldogs tax their battle wlUi the B.-C. teUm. When the Gamecocks tnvsde Um local park on Sept. 33, they will be ac companied by at least 1800 wUd-eyed Samter fans snd fanettos. Some even estimate Uxe invasion forces will total 2,000. Ctonxden will have at least 8500 to 1000 on hand to root for the Bull dogs. The game Miould be the clasgie of the seasoa Poetnutobrnr DeBoIb ExpUino Ma^ Rmmni for Now Onkr. Auto lire Dealers Get 0. P. A. Order' (FIMM t«m to pufu Boot) K. C Etters Made Director ¥am Group 531 from the Red Bank plantatkm road whkh to about half a.,Jnllo west Connof Rolqio To Soli « Tftw Postmaster C. P. DuBoee, Sr., to| If CortifkaU b OffoTod. (Flooou taim to Gunden H^ Is Of Fine Iteward Staff Sortaant Umo Prioal b Awardod Broaxa Star. devtii ctoargo. made sT crash Ihe laadfltor ftoO’ eoUapsed and Oo aircraft eprasaod aloac the m ‘ oa the depth Oharge, eoualBf to with Um depth charge ton loooe wodgod iorttoljy ualtor the aeoe wftsg of tha phOMk Upmx otrivtaig at the oeoaOi LA Ool Cariomm. nme^ tho h^h eijiaifo^Thsi^ srthgn all uMTha Muood Lt Osl. iMmm jf f Chortoa J. wSpirji . L. t Hri. OuBlioa fiitiw olTli Governev OUn IX Johnston has ap pointed K. C. Utters, of Kershaw, 8, C., route 1, as PubBc Dtaector of ths Farmers Co-tveratlvs Exchange, to represent the State of Souta Oarallna tai Raleigh. N. C. Mr. Ittera to ^JM In Teffing Uvo Exchange of RlcUind County; — ^ James Earl Deatam Receives Craimisrion James Earl Deatoo, son of Mr. sad Mrs. J. 1. Deaton, of Kerriw w jmtosionad a lieot at OtSoer’s Caadldale School at Fort Benaini. Ga., tax August Lt Deaton, was a rising s«Blor at Ctomnso CoUege whsn hs enterad the uerrtoo la Jnne^ 1348. Hto wlfeito the foramr Mtos Doris Fletoher. 'daaghtur of Mr. and Un. Thomas C. Fleidter. of Ksntew. Mrs. Dsoton to a gradmrte of Yfln- throp College, and was a mefmher of tito hlim school faenlty of •Eatoshotg- LeoovOle school boiore soololnc to be wA her bnsbond at Cmmp Shalby, of Boykin and connect with the newj*5Ato calllv mtanUon ^ ^ gantry pavtof project which will exto^ Tneoday anaonnoed 2S****J^;»k remUatloBS by which tiro mSsnSSe«BlBr« •• W- IA «• Toqulrod location wfll eliminate Um present between Mopt 15 L bow Ureo to any ear- **ifc?** *^T***I The postmaster states that there!'*®**** nnW*** praeentlng purchase opproach to Boykin. Three ttSg^ *rtos of the Ure.*^ ih& MOT#fUMAt MtlBi tO kMT# #VTy i ^^ P9P0T.6BI MMrttlBS Of OVUU man^ vromon at the front rmxet^ ^ ^ hto or ker'Chrtotmno lx ttaBol^ simply msoas that If a dea^ for Chrstmaa. ^caagw ggg rcbrialn atoe tire en hand and In paot years paeksgos that weral* ***•< ^ mallod late did not raoOh their doati- » *5* ^ nation natll after Chrtotmon whkhl^ ^ dealer to mraltod tax many overseas sorrioo msn|*“n™J* n'®* wn*™5 to sell tho buyer and woasen spMdtog a drab durtot-l*^ “f** ^ ^ . MAA I Doalors aro also ordbrod to post a Many atoros ara solliag ooitablo t«t|^ J*™**^****^^, »•» boxso tor overosao dostlnatioas. Theool**'* »wr tlrea p^ed ^ aro boxeo carry date ao to tho amovnt|now. The list mast be posted tax platax Un. G. K. Price. 1833 Haile street.|<key may to keep within ^ ostaWtohment of the tire j?iI?^li^ISii?dr?eDelTed tolm 4 jfaflure to eoU ttroe a doalor wflU bo Gunt Stills S: SSSSST* ^ In Raid Sat thi to customers. Mcmmaal Setyice A MsawTlil oofrioo wfll bo hali in too Uttlstpn Slredt IModtot stow* Sunday ononlog. Soft 17. to 5:i3 o*<Blosk far 8,4tot Htogh P. •nho «04o hto Ufa in dofen owmiry Jtor S. k Nrat^li. - Cnrion and Un. A. D. vwa. H..tefc|Two From Ja^lffloii Makiiw owtM* T« a* ISerioushr Hfvt In Je^^tick star for heroic aotfan ta batUe on Voy 17, also ths Purple Heart forj sands rscolved tax action, ierpsuttt Price left Camden as n| ef Coaxpaaqr M of ^ South] Mittonnl Onard. Ho haa ' nsuMsnu twlee, the to^Soptootoor, IML '6b a letter to hto isother regardingl hinbelng awardod too brans# star hot State ofOcera report a raid oa twol 8«ooiid Lt F 1a Padaa 20 of too writes: ”I did not know U natU I gtofmammoth stills in tho Spring Hill soo-lgm^ Eailnoccn-ot IfavtJaek^ and to my eempav Into rT^Sbot. », efSeTsiSo frond to raoohre tho modal al-I Tho ofOesrs setood and oonftoeatedjuBit branxht to too him- _h I don’t oomridsc mysoH a htonjMIO iuB^ of mtoh. Ro^ total Sgfgrday ewMIng faflourtoig too '^‘^TgSd type and ha • f^tomovor of a Jfto tax^Sto'H PrieohMS T. Frtou. who to to to a ', - y.. A ^ 1^1 :#