The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 17, 1944, Image 1

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I Monroe Joggemant Faces Lower State Chamin Gridders On Camdra Football Field Tcmig^t Chronicle Y, NOVEMBlW it;Tf^ NUMBER 35 We of Protest Over d Threat Is GroMring linent Fanners Put the leat On Senator Burnett R. Majbaidt. ware of proteat that la aireep- te Kershaw county area asainst Qckingham dam project rose to r crescMido at a meeting held t» Chaffotte-'nompapn achool lay erenlng and attended by j score of the leading iSnaers title raiaeea-ol tho area,.... meeting named a commfttee ting of R. M. Kennedy. Jr., Ker- county repreaentatlTe and form- h official of the Santee-Cooper, t; David R. WlUlama, owner of rry plantation; Mayor F. N. Me- of Camden, and Henry Savage, aminent Camden lawyer, to con- th Senator Burnett R. Maybank iqaest that pending leglslsr ) held up uaBl Uie sections In- have 'an opportimlty of. under- ig the proposed project and resent their side of the question. <rf- the speakers pointed out at »eting that while the committee tructed to point out to Senator Dk that unless the unate ment calling for this pibject linated from the present bill be- longress that no real promise ly would be effective. He alse I out that once the senate had Ised the measure that fifty per ( the opportunity of orooelng >}^ wiu De lost; tlurt 6^ by iting the measure as a senate neat and allowfiig IT to run Its through the house and sub tly through the senata could a id Just opportunity be glTen irho oppose tbe project to pre- leir case. r speakers emphasised that the Dent’s own engineers admitted le Bncklngham Landing power woud operate at an annual Others stressed that the power led would he exploited to other and that South Carolina’s na- ‘sonross wobld be sacrificed for lefit of other sections, nittee consisting of Usher N. a m^ber of the county board ctors, C. P. DuBose, Jr., James Eugene Peuce and L. D. Boy- 9 named to draft resolutions to sented to representatives in igton protg<tog,agaiB»t iha >u of the wateree KlTar taagB. Boykin, who pseslded at the g, declared that the area to be I Is one of the most valuable state and suggested that'the orestry department be request- appraise the land and timber jtimate the Income value of ^ther objections mentioned by >ykfn Included resultant wind mosquito breeding and de- m of game. informed tbe meeting that rates on transportation from lia to Charleston would not k reduction of railway freight 9 Is generally supposed. Locke lesss tnm to page seren) ilesaleTTiirai ates Store itutledge Street Itandard Parte Company asee Fom^ Shannon Cotton Offico. Standard Parts company, with wholesale units in-tte Urgoe UnitF7 Botwoon All FacBooie In War Effort. cities of the southeast, will wholesale branch In Camden the next few weeks, property on Rutledge street, r some years by R. N. Shan- a cotton brokerage establlsh- laa been leased by ths Stan- *art8 company and work on liQK the place will be started > One of the features to be ed will be a fine large plate ■ont. Standard Parte company o#er- >re8 In Columbia, Orangeburg* Ha Its vine, Atlanta, Charlotte ler cities. The company han- rts and acceasorlaa for auto- . trucks, buses, etc. a the past ssTsral weeks Rut- »eet has experienced a record A new grocery store build- ®«w stmeturt^ bousing a cafe ■her shop, the new farm Implo- ftrehouss and office of R. B. the Joim Whitaker, Jr., for Pontlao servlos. the build- ‘ oew front to the J. Paul Boss , MW a fsw of the Improve- h STldenoe. Qsandsof hds of Ptyier 6n hi Week Jjl. Richards. Jr., of the City ^^porta that tSlt pounds of. those "2? coUocted la the Camdeal^.^^f*^ .worn Not. S through Nor. It Ml ontstaaditg lad MHrailng puaer.. JjPMl that tUs sOortwm BOt and othsr sshaola aad l»- ^ m the —— “ — wtt General Frahke Address Pupils Of Granunar Unit Armiatica Day Pr<^;ram Offerud In tlie School Auditorium. Major General «. H. Pranke was the speaker at an armistice program given at the Camden Grammar-school auditorium Friday morning, Nov. 10, at 11 -o’clock. Major General Franke was intro duced by Vasco Miller, commander of tbe Leroy Belk Post, American Leg ion. Tbe program was under the gen eral supervision of Mrs. J. R. Belk and was given on a beautifully decor ated stage, credit, for which wsa due Miss Ada Phelps. The'musical end of the morning exerclsM was under the direction of Mrs. C. B. Salmond. In addition to the grammar school studentSi-- members of the American Legion and -Legion Auxiliary took part . “ - The program was opened with the singing of the hymn <”rhe F^ht Is On,” and was followed by a prayer song. Rev. Hmiry Collins led in tbe dsTotioohl exercises and the recitation of the pledge to the flag was led by Commander Miller. In tnm came tbe singing of the popular Wbrld War No. 1 songs, "Over There” and ‘‘It’s a Long Way to Tip perary,’^ after whkh Commander Mil ler introduced Genenl Franke. Following General Ftanke’s talk Miss Vera MeCaskill recited ‘Tn Flan, ders Field,” after which the assemb- lage sang ‘‘The Star Spangled Ban- ner.” Benediction was offered by Rev. Henry Collins. Sixth War k to Stall On Monday School Feu* Food Handlers Planned Here This MonHi Intaresluai' Lecture* and Den^ oBstration* To Feature Session*. 11m Kurahaw County Quolo I* * Fned At $380»000. The Sixth War Loan campaign, com- « l *i a time when it app^rs that e Allies are ready to ladncb tbe Ihre blow In Europe and. when tMk of recapturing ths Phillp- Is actually in progrMS, will open UiuBty next Monday. — iWiBli an organlsi^D of ^er- covaW cttlsens are ready, as a most Interesting eveutll^^ patrlp^tlc service, to conduct,the I in Camden In some *» **»* county, under the ukalraBansbip of Marion fi. Heyman, Aad with a goal of |tt0,a00. Officials sm^sslse that the de- cislTe phase of the war is at hand, and that it Is ealcnlated to be the dosUiest phase, with tbe demand for One of the to bb offered time will be the training school that Is to be given at tbe Grammar school auditorium on Nov. 28, 28 and 30 hy the city and county health department In cooperation with the South Caro lina State Board of Health, the United States Health service, toe Camden schools and the Camden restaurants. Competent instructors and lecturers will be present at this school which wlll have sessions from 8:30 to 5 and from 7:80 to 9, dally, for, three days. The Mbool will be for colored and , White people" and^ Is destined to e»-‘ ^ braes persons who are engaged Ini^f! work'Of any kind In connection with the dispensing of food and la the proper care of utensils for cooklngi ate. * ^Thsre' will be three ^cMaaea.-Qiia each bn Tuesday afternoon and even- ing, a second on Wednesday aftsr- Strand Hotel At Crescent Beach figures In Deal Schloaburf a Accquira SO Room StruttofM’Atl«n6^ Ocoan. Announcement was made here this week that Lebn H., Carl H. and Elihu B. Schloeburg, operators of the fam ous Sarsfleld club and now engaged In toe teartog down of the Kirkwood hotel, preliminary to building a mod em hreproof stmeture on Kirkwood Heights overlooking Camden, have les Bolaeau of Boykin «Bd-€o4parchaged tbe Hotel Ocean Grand on house keeping will be but a few of toe aubjects to be touched upon. Dish washing, sterllisatloii, propef sterilisation and storage of equipment, etc., will also be subjects for lectures and demonstrations. The school is open to all restaurant or food ditpenslng shop* employees and will also be open to all interested people outside the food dispensing group. Tbe demonstrations will show what ^terla are. In fact, bacteria will taken out of tha air in the ai and through ths proper ed Into colonies. At toe conclusion of the school sssslons those attending will be award ed merit certificates, which should be of great advantage to them In more ways than one. ’Training certificates wOl be issued to restaurants to be placed or attached to menu cards. Thtt Is another iHlerestrng' feature that should be of great advertising value to toe community. _There will be awards in the form of attendance prises in ail classes, the awards to be $3, $2 and |1 war bonds. Ing to the new owners, the sito will 1w cleared as soon ns the building has been tom down, aft49r which work on the new Klrkwo^ will be started. Plans snd specifications are expected to be completed this month. The New Kiikwood will be Colonial in archi tecture and will be thoroughly modam and fireproot ‘ Richards Pleased For Re-Election of President Roosevelt Congretsman J. P. Richards, who has JMen spending hte vacation at his home at Lancaster, declared In an tntervlsw tlast week-end that the eleo- tfcm of President Roosevelt was a great personal victory for tha ehlsC executive aad also for the Democratic party. The outcome was just about as I expected k to be,” said Mr. Richards. ‘Tt would ^have been a disaster na- tioDsUy and Internationally if Mr. Rooeevelt had been defeated at a ttaae like this by a man with no expsri- eace. ^ ^ ^ "Now that the contest has been de- elded thronidi oar eoasUtattoMl aad democratic process, I hop# that awery- diriflts the frwldoat, win cheertally how to tho win oC tho amjority. ««W» m—t haTO war to lya^aaiiy aad Whll* amn ar* dying on tho hatUo Manta, wo have no rli^t to l»- ZgrffZatr fhetknal hatM hate at noon snd evening and a thiri Thursday afternoon and evening. Each session will be featured by lecture* and demonstrations. Motion plctursa will be shown to explsto the various phases of toe InstracUon. Communi cable diseases, food poisoning, food preservation, personal hygiene, gooA ^ HmH. On* of the vital thlngr we Plan Program To Get Service Men Goodiobr TTie State Vetm-ans Advisory Assist ance program. In a recent meeting hejd in Columbia, received impetus and enlightenment by talks made by Brigadier Gen. Holmes B. Springs, state director. Selective Servl^ sys tem; Col. W. N. Cork, assistant state dlrertor, Selective Service systeih, Rhett W. Harley, state director. War Ocean Drive, Crescent Beach Tbe Strand, a 50 room bostlery on toe ocean strand, will be opened May 15, according to Leon Scblosburg, Sarsfleld manager, who will have per sonal charge of the new aceqaisition. It is proposed to operate the Strand sanro - high caliber that- has f-' featured the five year successful management of the Sarsfleld club. TTie same fine cuisine will prevail in the Strand dining room aa has been in evidence at tbe local club. Tbe Strand boasts of seven miles of Unexcelled strand for driving, racing and bathing. It offers a full compli ment of shuffleboard courts, archery, horeshoe pitching, badminton, fishing and golf. .IM-rMlhf tk® old Kirkwood I Manpower ffftmmlMlnii! I5ellx Qoudfr hotel Is progrearing rapidly. Accot^jock, Veterans Employment represent atlve. War Manpower commission, and ‘Sidney C. Oroescihei, manager, Terer- ans Administration facility. Harry D. Reed, state chairman of the Veterans Advisory Assistance pro gram, presided. The meeting was at tended by approximately 60 district and county chairmen. "Our purpose Is to aid returulBg ssrvlce men to get back to toelr normal places in civil life,” Judge Reed declared. In discussing the time when large numbers of veterans will be returning to civil life each month. General Springs said, ‘1 view this thing with as much concern as anything I have evdr been connected with. We are re- spi^ble to see that these men and woman who are coming back, are {Mwparly placed where they can be happy and snocessfuL” Qsaeral Springs pointed out that tha parpoae of the Advisory Aaslst- anoe Pi^ram la not In any way to taho ever any function or duty of tha official agencies, but to coordinate in every oounty aad community of the state all volunteer groopa Intsraatad la iddlng rotualag service bmb. to ^Imlaate ovsrlapplBg, and to oonaoUd- ate effort. Such committees snd groups will Include churches, serviee dubs, chambers of commerce, and other bustnhss assoclatloBS, labor un- (Pleaaa tarn to page Thanksgiving Day Service As la previous years there.•wV ho. two services <m ThaaksgtHag day. Ona wtU be held la tbe Bafilsl ihurclr at 8 a BL Tho other wlD be held bt Oraeo. Epftcopal church at 10:89 a m. no ministers of ths city hope *at hath eterahos wiU bo filM w^ hV oe^dMs of the many blsaa- I Ibmighty God has heatowad apsn gmmunttkm, waapona ships, planes dnd suppliss at a peak. This centers apon the people at home the greateet Obligation yet to buy war bonds la Columbia this week,*Christie Beast, chairman of the State War Haance commltt^, and state leader the Tc^comlng campalgB, put It Is way: "The war is far from being over. The biggeet and moet Important and expensive phase of ,lt is just lug. Our men on 'the fronts worlfl ar» fa«»ing ttiAir numt Hvpre tests sad toe moments of their tfeateet danger. There was never a bx- people at home to make certain not only that our fighting men have •fery poqflble Implement for their Bfecess aad their safety, but to give ^m the comforting knowledge that wh at hoBM are supporting them to Pythons Will Pit Brawn Against Our Precision Lads Oaim On State ntle Hisured % Win Over Florence Bulldogs Batter Their Heavy Opponents To Cop 35 - To 14 Win. Camden High school won the lower state Class A football title •«nd a claim on toe state title by finishing the schedule of state high school contests with a clean slate of wins. The Bulldogs racked up nine consecu tive victories, the final and conclud ing clincher coming last Friday night at Florence, Camden winning 35 to 14. Before a crowd that Jammed the big Florence atadium the Camden team put up one oC the moet dauling exhibitions of the SMSon to sink a stubborn Florence eleven. Five timee the Bulldog Juggernaut crossed the touchdown stripe and five times toe conversion point was made good. Cawi OOTTgirthe oftenslva against the rival aggregation with three touch downs, oae being an 86 irard gallop that brought the thousands of fans to their feet cheering the galloping ghost Florence’s soormi wara made lii_-tow^ ate asked to do la buy bonds. In the Sixth War Lbaa, that duty of all of us will be heavier than ever. Now Is' the time to line ap in support ofl this things we believe In.” S he campaign will run from Nov. through Dec. 18, but in all coun- efforts will be made to r^h as soon as possible, and it Is :ed tesg toe soHcltation of OwdRnlans to buy bonis will ^ greater than In any previous cam- "^‘gn. I I IWM : en Youth In Flight That Down^ 30 Zeros Emil Alosua Sellars Sees Plen ty oi AotioB Against the Japs. second and fourth periods and result ed from a SO yard penalisation in the first Instance and a pass In the ssc- ohi The game was fraught with many exciting episodes, one of which threat- Mied to become a riot Polioe however separated belligerent fans and cleared the field so that play could be resum ed. It all happened when several intrepid Camden tans, resenting a huge banner which was paraded on the field and which eonsignad Cam- dan to a somewhat warm climate. Chief Aviation Radioman Emil Alonza Sellars, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Sellafs, 1809 Broad street was one of the South Caroliulsns who were In a squadron of eight American Hellcats that attacked 80 Japanese Zeros, destroyed 21 of them and sent ihe -.otthera. scurrying Jiamfi Jn.nn. em gagement last April. Sellers, who Is a graduate of the Camden High school and who went kite tbe Navy six years ago. Is on his way home now and expects to spend his leave with his parents In this dty. However, according to his mother, he will also go to Clayton, N. C.. where he will embark upon the matHmonial sea by wedding a young lady of that place. be, .he declared, one of toe greatest Bellars was bmm la, <:!h<!«torflftMiJnyiaiinantB-Camden..f^^^ make. (FI ten te page four) Grammar School Collects Waste Paper The students of ths several sctoools of Camden both white and colored, have been asked to collect waste paper as a part of the war effort. The report for two weeks ending Nov. 10. show that toe CUunden Grammar school students have collected and delivered slightly over four tons of paper. Tlie first week the collection was rather small, rsachtag-A-totaL ^ only 1862 pounds. However, during the second week 8,887 pounds of waetei paper were delivered to the schooL The atodants of the Grammar school are very enthusiastic in this drive. Other schools have not yet reported toelr collections. BUcrw is shown, some of the coUecUons that were oat- standliic: Third grade, Mrs. Mcl^eod teacher, 491 pounds. Third grade, Mrs. O'Cain teacher, 988 pounds. Fourth gnde, Mrs. Taylor tsachsr, 788 pounds. FVMirth grada Mi*. Dempater teacher, 84g pounds. Fifth grade. Mrs. Loulss Bflprkln teacher. 1,789 pounds.. Seventh gtede. Miss Oliver tsadier, l.ddl lbs. The seho<da also re^pended wonder fully to toe War Fuad drive. A total of collectioBa aaoag toe Giramar school students amounted to TIm following amounts were reported by grades: Hipt grsda Mias IL Eemp, |S7.88: Miss Mae Boykta, Hit- Second grade, Mias l^alps. 11; Mrs. ZemgL |4Jf; Mra, Taam, 8A88. TkMrSe. Mrs. MbfcMa;-»8.Wr WlS.^-OT3Bn. IW Fowth graSa Mn. Taylor. 118.84; Mra. nupumtsr; |847. Fifth grada Mra L. $7.87; Miss PItte. MJtMM. Chor. - ttxtk grma Mte. “ “ - - - . 18.84: Mra' A. Boy to graSa Mias OUrer, a battle that, found ready recruits from the sidelines. The Camden tan who did the diving act was showered with coins by Camden admirers. Ths game was broadcast over the Florence radio. Stay at homes hare in Camden who heard the broadcast chuckled whea the announcer referred id toe Camden team m a perfect football maehlae. Cotton Expert. Says Camden Has of Platfohn Prasant Cotton Market la Good But Can Be Made Muck Better. The cotton market season which is drawing; to a close has demonstrated in a moat conclusive manner the fact that If Camden Is to retain the pres- .tJgfi..ini„thfiLRooiLjwJU.toft cottonj^** growers which has been uppermost In the marketing this season, better platform facilities must be provided. A prominent cotton grower declared that what Camden needs is a cotton platform large enough and so located as to permit of fast service to tbe fanners In the unloading and weigh ing of toelr cotton. The constrnotloa of such a platfmrm by the city would Camden has had an unusually good cotton mwket.this_JiiiitoacaAoiL’’-jBall. the'cotton enthusiast in an Intervisw with a Chronicle news writer. *T nn- edratand that a cotton man In a near by city discounted the rkport that Camden cotton receipts had totaled over 10,800 hales. I wuut to say In reply that this party Is wnmg. Chun- den cotton receipts' show that there has been over 10,000 balee sold on toe market up to this time and this statement will be born ont by the records of the cotton welghwr. Camden has offered the farmers (Please turn to page three) State CkampioB Camden Highs Make Final Appearance At Home. After disposing of its state high schooi eehedule by defeating the powerful* Florence High eehool team last Friday and keeping Its unde, featsd and untied record ‘without blemiafv the BuiWege of Camden are all wet to eheeic up win No. 10 at the expene# of s heavy Monroe, N. C., team at ths local football arena to- night. The game will mark the final cur tain for ths 1944 Bulldog gridders so far as the home sseson Is concerned. The gang etiil haa a date down at Brunswick, Os., with ths Qlenn Aeade- my team on' ‘nianksglvfng day>-4isxt Thursday—end then comae what may be the final football event of the year, the Shrine game at Charlotte, N, C., en Deoember 2. Last week Coach Llndaay Plarca received a telegram from Coach Jaok M<41enkopt of Waite High eehool at Toledo, Ohio, euggeetlpg an later- eecttonal game between the Waite High school and toe Camden team5 The early rumors ware fhatastSe to an sxtrame. reporting that Camden had been offered 86000 and expeases to go to Toledo for a game. As a miU- tm* of fact Toledo did not eeek a gates to played it Toledo, as weatoer does not permit. And there was no mentioB of any guarantee. • Tgi10—WTiWra UlWiMiCCOa UOWIV# French, sporting sdltor of the Toledo Blade and an old ftSend of former sport reporting days. In his rstem wire Charley stated that Walto High school haa an above the average team, but not a team that has an undefeated record. For years Wslte has played an intaraectlonal gama at the dose of Us ragular scbadule aad tola yaar the athletio offlclala wanted to play against an One Camden fad raced ont and dove wh- throu,h m, t^ric Elp. jut TSl ^ dSS suggested. Obviously these dates antomatleaHy eliminated any chance of a game with Camden, as two of Camden’s star players wen slated to play In tha Shrine game an Dec. 8 at Chartotta. The Noy, 90 date was alao oat of tha picture as both dl ths players aehsS- ulsd to play In lha Bhrlne game would be engaged In practice with the all- star Sooth Carolina team, which this year will be coeched by Jobn Ville- plgue. However, no matter what happens In the negotiations being carried on, Camden players snd fans can feel a measure of pride that the Birildogs were preferred as the opponents of the Toledo gridders. * And that Is just the reason the fans should turn out tonight. All should remember this may be the last chance for toe Camden fans to see the splen did 1944 edition of the Bulldogs In ac tion. The team has given the fans here and wherever the team has play ed, ths finest kind of football enter, tainment.* Tonight’s game will be Football Team Guests of Honw At Victory Feed Covers for 40 gnests ware laid for toe football banqoet that was given by the management of the Sarsfleld dab te-toe Usimten Hlghwcboiql foot- il team Wednesday swealng. Club ehef •fsovided the ideyevs, coaches and gneats with a sumptions turkey dinner, which was UteraUy a Thanksgiving feast—from soup to nuts. Tbe guest Hat was reserved to the members of the football team, the coaches snd a few Hwolal gneets. Thlrty^ive members of the football squad. Coach Lindsay Pierce, Joim ViUeplgne, B. Clarkson Rhame, C. T. Baldwin, Supt. J. G. Richards, Dr. Carl West and,toe Skipper were In vited. Tbe affair was a testimonial to the greateet team In Camden football.his tory* given by Leon aad Oail Scbloa- burg of the Sarsfleld club. Five Cirosses Are Marked Hi Silent Tribute To Dead Wreaths were placed on 88 orotses at toe Armistice day exercises la Hampton Park last Saturday, con- dneted by the Leroy Belk Poet, Ameri can Leg^ in the pretence of a large crowd of people. Wve glite of the Jnnto Lottotf1edncatl<mal'’^rind<m" dtoptey^^lISOT in anxfllary pl^ the wre^ Camden In some time Is that In evL dence in ths ecmer display window World War No. 1 and World War No. of the Fashton Shop 8 were read -by Poet Commander — Tasco Miller. There were 28 crosses representing the dead of World War No, 1 and 41 the dead of the preeeht World War. ‘ - Late Sateaday Atternoon when offi. eera of the Legkm aad Legion Auxi- Mary went to the park to gather np telirwntttha at the base Bve of the (m)saia,JMBa-clnsteso flewan. . tiMVe was no way of finding oat who left the fhnrera or what siU- dlari were represented W the etusass. •at relatives ot Iho dta* haraaa who hai'atteMad Iho mmafM aarrtao te tho atoning had reassateardt vfhat dsalgaatsd ths mtteg plaoo Prisoner Wkidow Of Mnch Interest UaSqiw DispUj Is Wiadinr dP Fanhion Miop Ohm of tha most Jatarastlng and ThO'-wladow’ Is deserlbod as a Prisoner of War InfomaUbh' display and te’well worth looking at Tha namaa of tea 11 Kershaw eounte sarr- ice men now In prlaon camps of Cter- many and Japan are Ustad. InstructioBB as to how massagia khd gifts'may ba sent to prisoners of totf 'iy* %dnteaaicasM^ •teaodiT ^ Rod Cross. Thera are two )■* siw flgane te the w^ow, they heing gmiiid as narsas. Ths'WoteiBittoe TuaBnalble for this Mis. John Wall. Mrs. Victor MarSmo Mrs. Joa Msekwen aad Mra. S. C. J v