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r Cox ^ Marshall Represent State Chan^Mois On Palmetto Shrine Squad For Bowl Classic. Chronicle /OLUME 56 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, AuDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1944 NUMBER 37 ensational Facts Brought lut At Meeting gin Plant Can Be Provided At A Greatly Reduced Coat. ^ers at a mau meeting of farm- timber owneBL cattle men and m beld in the parish house of Episcopal church at Haygood id«7 of last week to dtecuss the losed Buckingham Landing dam ect declared that the figures in torernment report cm this project I not accurate and that the proj- in question would operate at,a of 11.000,000 a year, was pointed out that the gorern- it figures show annual benefits of 12,000 and a toUl loss of 12,861.- or an annual loss of $19,000. It pointed out further that there Is r In figuring the annual benefits, goremment figures 260,000,000 watts a year of primary power at mills, or $2,771,000. whereas this er can be generated with a much er load factor by steam at a cost only 6 mills, or $1,800,000. In if words, it was emphasised, the ro power will cost practically $1,- too more than the same amount ^wer generated by steam and a m plant will do no damage to the on. A eteam plant would cost 00,000 as against $60,000,000 for fdro-electrlc. committee consisting of Perry wn of Rembert, chairman; Henry tson of Claremont, secretary: Ike ders of Haygood, Hogh M. Mc- rin of Statesburg, and E. T. Gui le of Wedgefleld. was named to ) Senator Burnet Maybank, a irons protest against authorixstion probable subsequent construction he Buckingham Landing dam. The imlttee was also directed to send ilutlons to other memberp of Con- IS, to members of the Sooth Caro- genersl assembly and to ciyic rds and organisations. I reference to the steam plant Kestion, It 'was pointed out by ikers that the plant could be In- ied near where the power would used and In consequence the ex- lire transmlsaicm lines and the udant loss of power over these 8 would be eared. was further stated that the er generated by the Buckingham iding dam could be utilised only i 25 per cent load factor—that la— plant would operate at only 26 ' cent of Us maximum capacity, ereas, actually the demand for rer is on a 50 per cent load factor «; that is, the power must be liable twice as many houra out my given period that wonkt be the e with the hydro development, dher shakers, pointed out that Resolution Is Sent To Wpshington In the Dam Dispute L«adtnf AgriculturisU Ask Mr. Maybank and Others To Act. hs ' L. O. Funderburk of this city. Louts I. Guton, Jr., of Lugoff, and John L. Gettyr, Liigoff, three of the leading agriculturists of Kershaw county, and constituting a committee represent ing! the West Wateree area, have sub mitted copiM of resolutions adopted at a recently well attended meeting of farmers, cattle men, lumber men and other interested cHisens protest ing against the building of the Buck Ingham Landing dam, to Senator Bur nett R. Maybank, Congressman J. P. Richards, Jr., and Senator-elect Olln D. Johnston, as well as to members of the Kershaw county delegation, the city of Camden and various civic org anisations. The resolutions characterise the Buckingham Landing dam project as being entirely unnecessary and, un Justified and proceeds to cite the reasons therefore—because with the completion of the present develop ments in South Carolina there is al ready a large surplus of electric power weas the Santee-Gooper has boasb t profit of 1192,000 annually on an BBtment of $67,000,000, that no in- is paid on approximately $26.- .000 which has been given by the M^al government This “grant comes of the taxpayers pocket and if per interest “ were paid on this I to the taxpayer, the Santee-Coop- would have operated at a loss of r $800,000 last yvar. In addition (Please turn to, page eight) imden Observes lanksgiving Day Solemn Suen of Soldiara Shramp Facilities At Service JMden solemnly qbserved .ita third time 'Hianksglvlni last Thursday » thoughts of absent family mem- • in the armed forces, who In turn. • celebrating the day at the fight fronts and dreaming of home. ‘ • majority of Camden hornet o^itlonal turkey graced the fes- hoard. There was the usual therry sauce, glblet gravy, pota- ’ ••lads, coffee and pie. ^me •pple pje, othen raisan pla, Win or lemon. |®rch services were held at the church, a oommUnlty affiir, r m the morning, with the congre- ®o» of all the other protestant f^es attending. At 10 a. m. a Grace church 0 was largely attended. » only excitement of the day • /ire believed to have ^ an exposed wire, called departniMxt to the Bmle Htii- “ome on Kirkwood Heights. ^ of motorists, bsUsTing ths ot the Kirkwood hotel was . .hurrl^ to the scene. ^y, from a weather atandpotnt, ****“* *>rtsh and sunny, of soldier eauM to Cam- pjtt,, ““4 janimsd ths Ssrv- on DeKalb street all aftei^ ^1 cam# armed with towels a hoc shower. Ths rush Center was so great that it to ntUtse the snttos iBrstlfT w* A**"*®* room. Tha •tatt hail to leav% after tum- ^ over to ths Janitor. ■Iwwsrs In tks Osn- I ,,Mt, maajr of ths sol- ^ •tiding Rn*. to* JuJBHi. to ths soMlsrs In ths ^ \ «Mspsd user «t *«>»»« wtai. iCSiristmas Seal iCainpmgn Now On The 28th annual Christmas Seal Bale campaign got under way. in Cam den and Kershaw county Monday and Jalready the envelopes containing the 'Peals have been placed in the mail hnd In most cases received by those to rVhom they were addressed. The local sale committee refers to the recent appeal of Preaident Roose velt for the American people to Join with officials and voluntary agencies In the fight against tuberculosis which is already taking a tremendous toll of lives in the war-torn countries of Kurops and Asia. The president pointed out that last ' Vqar the disease took a toll of 66,000 llvai in the United States. Coach John Villepigue Is Pleased With His Gridders Drive Chairman U^es AB-Oat Buying of Bonds Marion Hejrnntn Says War Not Over **By A Long Shot” Football Event of the Yesur "Staged At Charlotte, N. C., Saturday, Dec. 2. BROTHERS HOME ON LEAVE Don W. White. AMMS-c, and S.-8gL Vernon R. White, wily two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff White, have Just re turned to doty after spending several days at home. Don entered the services in July of this year. He completed his boot training at Camp Peary. Va. He Is now sUtloned at Norfolk Naval Air station. Before entering the servkes he waa employed at Southern Aviation schooL His wile and children re side on West Dekalb street. Vernon entered the service In I9tS He spent two years in the PhilUplne Islands before Pearl Harbor.'^^ter he served 17 months In the B^alH Islands. He went overseas tie last time in 1942, when be served a year In India and Burma, China. Ha ia now convaleaclng at Woodrow Wtlaon Gen- capacity for which there is no sale, , w- , . « even during the present war time hospital, Stanton, Va. boom, because, what also now exists for South Carolina power is in a large part, outside of the state, so that it be grossly unfair to destroy the state’s best natural resources in farm, timber and cattle lands while we are provid ing electric power for other states; because, river navigation as provided in these projects, and as recognised by the great majority of our citizens, is impractical in thia day of rapid transit by rail, truck and airlines, and the cost is very excessive when cost to the tax payer for construction and mninUgiance is considered; beeaaae. City Falling Down ^ Un CoUection Camden haa had an enviable record in the collection of waste peper end fats, but has fallen down badly in the salvage of tin cans, according to L- A. Emerson of Columbia, state salvage manager for the WPB. In Camden Monday to check over the loMl situation in regard to salvage operations, Mr. Emerson paid tribute to the fine Job being done by W. R. Bonaal end Prank Shebeen In the mat ter of the waste paper and fat collec tions. Mr. Emerson said that when the Jspa took Singapore and the Dutch Bast Indies, America lost about 90 per cent of its source of tin. No other metal could ao easily precipitate a daigeroue erUia in the war produc tion pr<^am ap tin. State Champion Bulldogs Close Season With Victory Heavy Penalties linposed By Court Against Six Youths any r^nctlon In freight rates that has followed the introduction of river transportation has not resulted in ahy overall beneht to the eonununlUea in volved; one snefa consplcious failure being at Fayetteville, N. C., on the CaM Fm ,rtitr,. Where jqiwed freliitot rates are JustifM they should be obtained by other proper means than throwing away vast sums of the taxpayers’ money. Added causes Included the conten tion that the cost of the projects as shown by the U. S. Army engineers reports is unduly excessive, due to the character of the land, that even ebnirruenbh. We y^rTy cost of bpera-+^***® warms -e* tion will exceed the value of the electric i>ower produced, even sbould a sale for such power exist. The resolution further cites that even under the best conditions the inefficiency of government ownership has been demonstrated time and time again. The Santee Cooper barely shows a profit even on the books of terest were paid on the taxpeyers money which is used and if taxes (Please turn to page four) Red Cross Can Accept Messages The Kershaw County - Red Ciroes ■Kapler -hac received woiA £rOEQL_tko geriottg 4or that reason. Red Cross Southeastern Area Red Cross man agement that Red Cross message service to liberated U. 8. prisoners of was and- -etolUan intarnaas In the Philippines may now be accepted from U. B. residents. Arrangements have been completed for the Red Cross to accept measages or replies of U. S. liberated prisoners and United and British clvlllsn tn- temees pending establishment of legnlar communication facllltlea. The period for acceptance of diea- sages by chapters has been extended up to and Including Dec. 16. Probationary Period and $SD Fine Laved Ogainat tbe Offender*. . i|^Jwifti4tol.4L.briUlant ay nosing out a powdi Nose Out a Stubborn Academy Team At Bruns wick, Ga., ai-12. The state champion Camden Bull* does returned to their home base lYi- day morning at 2 o’clock from a 600 mile bus Jaunt to Brunswick, Oa., where on Thanksgiving day they Six youths, two of them students in the high school, were sentenced to pay fines of $100 each with an attenui- tlve of 30 days qp tbe street gang, when arraigned before Judge Oliver Rice in Recorder’s Court Monday morning on charges of turning in averaged from 15 to 17 years of ege. The court, after imposing sentence upon the youths, declared that he would suspend the sentence imposed, but that each offender would have to pay a fine of $50 and be placed on probation for one year. The court lashed the offenders with a verbal castigation for the offences The youtoR - tTWm CaroT Co£. Uie sensational ■nowB R» DruilL tSTCU uiA tiie uwme wa , - * til® POWBT t)f tll0 AC®d®Biy tAl®Dte S^^uJhW-vlutteas-Jf-4>toper_ilaraluiU slopped the ITpinaliiiiy T^fwltrfk tArAat werii naid on the taxDevers’l .... ® ™ r*”’^ ^ .. ..^lelve of the Glenn team which hadlMKl^lOHaevv You, and each of you, have pled guilty to the offense of malicious mischief, in that you did send in fire aisrihs when, as you well knew, no fire actually existed. It has been said in your tehalf that your action ” ^®*°* °®^ ®® Academy gridiron, was opened erately expressed animosity to any person or persons and that yon In tended no barm. However, it seenu to me, that yoiu* offense is the more High School Flag Fouled On Pole; Many Complaints Oamden cltlxens were Indignant when they noted that the American flag over the high school had not been taken down at night for the past week. Omplalnts came to the news paper and to Legion members . The answer is simple. It was no disregard to flag ethics or In any sense a spirit of unpatrtoUsm on the part of the school authorities. It was because the flag halyard became fouled and all efforts to bHng the flag down without d,eetroylng the pul ley or pole were fruitless. An eff^ »ry niade to find a steeplejack who could climb the pole, but fppne could be located. _ ^id Supt. J. O. Richards, Jr^ of the school system when conUcted ^ The Chroidcle. "We shaU be grateful to anyone who will show ns wm we can get the flag down. We do aot want to Ireak the pole beeanse the would mean we ooWe » pvt np n Om: —»<«. Av r be gratiefaUy received War If a man, deliberately and with thoughtful lutenL do you harm, you may wMI know that you have, or be harm and that he Is acting In « natural. If unjustified, andhr. On the other hand. If yon harm a man care lessly and without Intent, he has even greater reason to complain, because your attitude la that he haa no im portance at all In your aeheme of things and oonnta fpr naught “In this case your wanton action brought not only threat of personal loss to citisens of this city, but even possibility of physical injury or death. Ours la a volunteer fire department and If aft«r a series of false alarms, a true alarm had been seat lUr It la quite possible that a weair disbelief or Just plain disgust would have kept the firemen at home. Or on the other hand, If a Are had actually occurred whMi vital equipment had been called to answer a false alarm, again loss of property or even life might have re sulted. The point Is clear. I will not belabor it’’ In announcing the conditions of parole to the youths the JuiJge declar ed they most retrain from all viola- ttoni of the law. avoid Injnrtons or vlclons habitation, avoid places or persons of diarepntable or banufol diaraetm, permit visits of probation officer in home or elsewhere, report to probation officer once a week as be directs, report with probation officer fo tbe court in chambers oMs a numUt work toltbfully at suitable employ ment approved by parents, or go to schoqL follow: probikion offlcer'a in- atmeuona and advice regarding - rec reational and Boclal actlvtUea and do not leave the Jnrtsdiction of (Ub eenrt that is, not go beyond'tbe city limHa for more ftaa 7S hours, wltoMBUt tbe Wo regret tlui$ ef The Cbtuuielew powerful Glenn Acade my team 21 to 12. It was the Arst home defeat of the military academy team thle beason. It was the 11th victory of the sea son for the Camden powerhouse and chalked up a DO defeat, po tie record for one of the beat teams in (3amden football history. Bulldog back, that annexed two of the Bulldog touchdowns to raise his total scoring points of tbe season to 167. But it was big Ted Marshall, injured in tbe Monroe, N^ C.. game the week before, who went Into the game in the second quarter to plug up a weak point in the Camden line and halt “The other evening, listening td a broadcast over qne of the networks. I heard one of the announcers oAer as a slogan for tbe sixth war loan drive ‘Buy Bonds to Bomb the Bums.' That is a somewhat slangy expression but it hits the nail squarely on the head." That was tbe remark of Marlon Heyman, chairman of the Kershaw County Sixth War Loan drive com mittee in a dlscusskm as to the pro gress of the drive ifhlch started last week.- Mr. Heyman declared that the drive was progressing in a most satisfac tory manner and he was confident that Kershaw county would go over the top this time, the-same aa on previous drives. In discussing tbe war situation and the imperative need everybody co operating in the home front effort to win the war aad bring the peace Mr. Heyman said: "With the war in Europe not won by a long shot and the war In the Pacific hardly begun, America ia In no position to settle down for a 'long winter’s nap.’ For even when the wsr in Europe comes to sn end. It does not mean that what’a left in the Pa cific is merely routine clean-up. Tbe plain truth of the matter is that we have not yet beguh to wage full-iised war In the Eaat And neither haa the Jap. Furthermore, it will be bigger, tougher, and longer than moat Ameri- Gl«nnjeans now expect In the interests of fighting the most qnickly decisive war, [let no American fool himself on three counts; the length of the war, the strength and endurance of the enemy, and the cost of tbe war. ‘Tf be has ai^ donhta, let lilra ex amine tbs facta: "The Allied Military command haa estimated that it will take “yean, not months, to lick Japan. One aad a halt to tsM yeas* after the Asfeat of Qer- rfbsAiMlaCe mfnt- mnm. To bank on any less time would be sheer folly, self-deception of the most painful sort. America must set her sights on a far horison if she ia to continue to fight a Arst-claaa war. "Sometimes Americans are apt to forget that tjie Jap is bred, fed snd trained for- one thlng-^ expend hiuF self fighting us. *^0 Jap even considers defesL for that Is something the ‘Celestial Em pire’ has never experienced. His faith in the Son of Heaven is supreme, unquestioning. Anal. What happens to him, his body, hla family, are all (Please turn to page eight) Glenn teiun which racked up 6 first downs to 2 made by (3amden In the first quarter, but he opened up holes in the Glenn wall through which Cox dashed for re peatedly big gains. The game, watched by a large crowd with Camden kicking off to the Ca-% dets. The Glenn team started a power drive that carried them far^ down into Camden territory, but the' march ended when Gandy -toterceptod a gaaa on his own 20 and legged the leather back for 25 yards., Parker then went spinning down the field for a 20 yard Confers Degree At Charleston OFliciala of Camdon Masonic B^y Condnets Ritea oi‘ Ordor. Scores o( Camden fans will Journey to Charlotte, N. C.. Saturday to be present at the annual Shrine howl game between the South Carolina and North Carolina all-star high school teams. Local interest in this classic la due to the fact that the head coach of tbe South Carolina squad Is John M. Villepigue of Camden, and also by tbe presence in the Sontb Carolina team roater of Carol Cox and Ted Marshall, members of the state champion Camden team. The game will be broadcast and it is certain that every radio in Cam den will be tuned to tbe wave length which will carry the play by play story. CMCh John Villepigue left Caonden Sunday for Charlotte and has been conducting the practice sessions of tbe South Carolina talent all thia week. With him aa a substitute coach was Lindsay Pierce, the high school coach of the year in the PalmeUo State, whoee Bulldoga won the South Carolina title with a record of 11 wins and no defeata or tie garnet. biscnaslng the game with a Char lotte sports writer. Coach Villepigue expressed himself ss being sstlsAqd with bis sqnsd. "Of course," he saM. ‘‘there are some boys we wsated that we didn't get, but we cama out all right. We’ve got players from ths small towns and the larger cities. You'd be lurprised at these 4K>ys from tbe smaller towas, too. Sometlmeu they make the beat players." llie Charlotte News in discurslng the South Carolina squad says; ‘‘Camden’a state ebaappions landed two players, Carol Cox, high-scoring tailback, and Tackle Ted Mar^aU, 116-pouDd master of the trap play, on tbe Sooth Carolina Shrine Bowl squad. Jack Austin, publicity director for the Dec.t; game announced. “Twenty-three boys make up ths Palmetto squad with weights ranging from 150 pounds to 216 and acboola ranging from Chundsn and Columbia to the dampened areas of Fort Mill. The South Carolina linemen average 178 posads while the backs will come out a 116 Jt you a4d ’em uj? "From Camden Coach Villepigue has brought two players who during the past Season made football namea for themsslsea. As a key haan In Villepigue’s trapping syatem, Marshall stood out all year. Weighing 187 11m and standing an inch above six feet, Marshall haa been an important cog In Camden's drive to the state CRIe, "Cox, a member of the famed football family of Camden, is a sturdy 166-pounder, who packs his solid poundage in five feet, eight inches of height. He psMes and he kicks, but it's his running that has brought him to the attention o( the football world. ‘“He’s the best high school hack I’ve seen all year,' says Coach Pasco Oettle, whose Harding team IcMt to Camden. Td say he wag one of the best I’d ever seen. He runs hard and he’s fast He keeps on piling up yardage and be can break away when tbe chance comes.’ "Spartanburg, Sumter, Liberty. Greenville and Anderson also landed two each on the squad which *will be handled by Villepigue and his two assistants, Jimmy Welch of Darling- ton, and Ed McLendon of Oeorgw town." beUevea jyu to have, done hlm^soino^gi^jQp Glenn “ $6, Fending of Glenn, intercepted a Camden pass and ran it back to the linq-^ scrimmage. Camden marched back to the*Gleon 46 and then lost tbe ball on a fumble by Norris.' In the second quarter Marshall waa back in harness and the parade of the soldier boys was stoppsid. The ball exchanged hands several tjmea during the quarter. Cox finally staged a to yard dash to carry It to the Glenn 20. The next play yielded 6 yards and Camden was on the march when the half came to an end. Later it waa learned that the timer had got hla data mixed and time bad been called Ave mlnutee too soon. In this second quarter Camden made 2 first downs tp 1 for Glenn. The half ended with neither team scoring. (Please tnra to page tn) Mrs. Ames Cooper Writes A Poem; Pleases Mrs. F. D. R. Mrs. Amea Cooper of thia city, who coapoeed the poem, "Tbia Thanksglv- tog Day 1944," has received a letter from Mrs. Frenklin D. RooeevelL to wbleb the wife of tbe Preaident de clares, "I dee^ appreciate the thought expieescd in the poem." She stated further that she la i^eased to have a copy of tbe poem In her poc- ion. Mrs. Cooper Is at a kws to under- how a copy ct her poem, which In this paper last week, eauld have TcaChed tto wlfig of Pretl- deat Roosevelt She atatee that the tawa arMelee mta ooplee that she sent out went to bad to be eaK. acMiutobla paper, to a personal friend wm appear In ig FhUadel^ia and to tlto CbuBdai At a. rekular commuhicatfon of Friendship Lodge No. 9. A. F. M held last ’Tuesday evening, Nov. 27, to the Masonic .Temple at Charleston, OAicers of the Kershaw Lodge No. 29 of this city confered the Master Ma son’s degree on a class of candidates. The CHisrlestoa lodge Is the proud possessor of one of the moat precious Masonic emblems, the Lafayette Jewel which was presented to the Friend ship lodge many yaart ago by the son of a former Master of the Camden lodge to whom it was personally given by the Marquis on the occasion of the laying (tf the corner atone of the Baron DeKalb monument on Bast DeKalb street here. The Camden lodge la one of the most historic in South CarolinA due largely to the fdet that it waa one of the first to be established in this part of the state and also beeanse (tf iU activity in tha laying of the corner atone of the DeKalb monument. The trowel used to tbia historical event waa made by Alexander Tonng, a well known Camden Jeweler whoae 'dA (INeaee turn te^page four) * Southern Opens FKght School At W()odward Airport First Chrililuai Flytaf School Im Camdon History Is Launchod. Court Inn Notes Winter guests are arriving dally at thp Court Inn, which Is* now open for the season. Some 28 guests partook (tf A fine Thanksgiving day dinner last Thursday. Mr. aad Mrs. Arthur Slade have proven Meal boat and hostess during the /Mrs they have been operating the hoteL Among the northern gnestalm. to I p. m. already regiatared are the following: Mr. aad Mrs. Dovens Osborne An- born, N. T.; Mr. aad Mrs. H. L. Ran- som, LoAporC N. T.; Mias lUhsl B, Raiiiom, Loiebpert. H. T.; Mm. W. L Kpep. Lockport, N. T.; CoL aad Mrs,' S . D. OreenAeM, Rbebestar, H. T.; rs. B. T. Jaeekel, N. T. City, sad Mips S. J. ^dredgs. PtoountviUe, M* T. For the first time in btstory Oaai- den boasts of a civilian Aying achooL The sdbool is sponsored by Sontbem Airways and is operating at Wood ward Airport, the >10001100 <tf the Southern Aviation school, outstanding primary training school of tbe army for over throe years. ’The school ia being eupervlsed by John L. Stowe, who was a Aying te- atructor for Sontharn Aviation school hero and also at Decatur, Oa. Stowe has over 2500 Aytog hours to his (:redit and waa one of the outstandtog instructon of tha Southern Aviation sebooL Already Mr. Stowe has several ata- denta taking flying lesaops and te- quirlea are coming to dally to him regarding the achod. Mr. Stows bA lieves that air travel wUl be the coming mode of transportation and that private planet win be almoat as plenttfol to a few years as the auto mobile. He declares that any one can learn to fly with eight hours tastruetton. The i^chool offi.ce is . open from t a Stowe received kis army flight tratelag at Maacwdl Field. He was wAh toe 8(Mtheni echool hero for two yuan.ABd At DeeAtar fer eeme alx month*. Mr. Stowe esn be reedted through Phone No. 641 and he wRi be g*fd to give out any detailed toformAtlm about the field aad arronce to flying. I 1' , : r ^ ^ L: . 'J )