The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 08, 1944, Image 1
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VOLUME S6
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8» 1944
fVotest Buckmgham Dam;
But Favors Flood Control
Lynches River Soil CotiMrva-
tion District Goes On
Record.
The Lynches River Soil Conserya-
(ion district, comprising A© counties
^ Kershaw, bee and Sumter, has
addressed a resolution to represents-
^ in Washington, protesting a-
nlnat the building of a dam at Buck
ram Landing, bnt asking that an
alternate plan providing for a flood
control project based on the Santee
liaain water shed be InvMtigated.
The Lynches River district auper-
Tlaors. In their resolution, such a proj
ect would make the Congaree and
Wateree river swamps safe for Inten-
lire agricultural development and
vould also make navigation possible
to the cities of* Columbia and Camden
through flood control measures,
n The supervisors declare that the
Bockingham lAnding project would
(ieod a substantial portion of the area
located within the Lynches River dis
trict which is included in a long term
itliiiation plan of a nature very dif
ferent from being a lake bottom. This
plan is to drain, control, irrigate and
intensively utilize these lands for
agricultural purposes to the end that
they may be In fact the-^'garden spot
of the earth.”
“We have studied this problem from
the standpoint of future generations
and it Is our sincere belief that from
the standpoint of the future of our
area such a utilization of these swamp
lands will be for the ultimate great
est gopd.” says die resolution.
‘‘More over, we believe snch a solu
tion is practical with a flood control
of the bsadwaters, some draining of
tie rivers, low river diksu and darning
of the clear water streams where diey
enter the river swamp, so^aa to pro
vide inigatkiK-to tbe area as needed
tor the raisiM of truck crops. For
generations the best soil of our Pied
mont has been eroding away and a
large portion thereof has been dropped
fa these river swamp areas so that
these swamp areas are now by far the
most fertile lands within onr district.
“Further, it is our belief that the
construction of the Buckingham Land
tag dam project will remove a valu
able wind break from serving to pro
tect • the most valuable agricultural
land of Kershaw and Sumter coun
ties, and we believe tbe removal of
^ wind brealb wffi bring with it *
serloaa wind erosion problem in these
areas.
•‘Further, we believe that by rais
ing the water table many now produc-
Kennedy Wants
Camden and County
To Take Action
Czdb Meeting Held At Coun
cil Rooms Thursday
Afternoon.
A meeting of city and county offi
cials, members of the county legisla
tive delegation, officers of the Cham
ber of Commerce and Interested citi
zens was held Thursday afternoon at
4 o’clock at the city council chambers,
havrng been called by House Member-
elect Robert M. Kenndy, Jr., for the
purpose of inaugurating a program
that will insure a public improvement
project along the Wateree river. A
report on this meeting will appear in
the Chronicle next week.
In announcing the call for tbe city
hall confwence, Mr. Kennedy declar-i
ed that he was very strongly in favor
of flood control and navigation alon^
the Wateree river, that under the
present arrangement, there is no pro
vision for any imprrovement of the
river.
In an interview with a press repre
sentative Hr. Kenndy stated in part:
‘‘As there has been constdersbls agi
tation and publicity with reference to
the Buckingham Landing dam project
I would like very much to make public
coirespondencs between Senator--Bat'^
tire areas wilt bo made too wet-for^am-j^naing dSM iB eliminated and
utllliatlon."
Supervisors of the Lynches River
district are, Henry Savage, Jr., Cam
den, chairman; J. C. Herlot of Dal-
*ell. secretary; L. I. Onion, Logoff;
—ArHarvifl, Bumtor, and
er. BLshopville.
Police Accept
Qiallenge; Will
Seek Offenders
Carolinas TVA
I Before Solons
At Washington
Hoodlums Shootmg Out Light
Bulbs and M«tW Doors
Aro Sought.
The success of the police in round-
up the ‘‘fire alarm sextet" and
•©curing an impressive sentence
...•fiiOBt the- group- wbl^ -has -been
ending in false alarms of fire, has
'©d the water and light department
officials to express the with that the
Wne coat brigade could effect a simi
lar roundup of the hoodlums that shaL
w hundreds of dollars %ortk of light
•dibs every year.
The records at the department
•hows that the average monthly ex-
PTOse of replacing lijjht bulbs In
lights which have been dsstroy-
^ byii'hsollums armed with tUng
•hots and air rifles, averages between
•W and |60. This includes the glass
***©« to meter boxes which have been
^ by the same JuvMille lame-
Persons familiar with the delhiqaen-
^problems declare that the boys who
, guilty of this wranton destruction
‘ property come from homes where
SSoL* **"‘‘°*‘*
P*® pollen department has acepted
j ® ^*ll«nge of ^e water and light
4, and Chief Rush has prom-
that when the hoodlums are ap-
fended, they will have the same
vere punishment meted ont to them
« was given to tbe fire abutn sex-
net R. Msybank and myself which
concerns this matter. I also want
to have an excerpt from the Congres-
sional Record mide public.
‘‘When the newspapers printed the
aconnt of the Santee-Congaree- Wat
eree projects and oppoeition to tbs
Buckingham Landing dam became
evident, 1 tried to contact Senator
Maybank to requeet bis assurance that
no eommitfments would be made by'
the Senate until full hearings were
had. The Senator was on a speaking
tour for the Democratic ticket and
could not be reached. Immediately
upon his return he invited our com
mittee, consisting of myself, Mayor
P. N. McCorkle, David R. Williams
and Henry Savage, Jr., to a confer
ence. He gave every assurance that
our people would be given full op
portunity to protest the construetioa
of this phase* of the plan, before any
furthMT action was taksn. Mr. Hay-
bank’s amendment, as quoted by the
Congressional record confirms bis
promise.
‘‘Under the present status, Bucking'
NUMBER 38
Marshall’s Block of Punt
Pavw Way To A Victoiy
Cox-Marshi^
Are Named For
AU-Carolinas:
Honors Heaped On
State Champion
Bulldofs.
South Carotma Wins Annual
Shrine Bo<wl Game From
Tarheels.
By Staff Correspondent.
.Memorial Stadium, Charlotte.—Ted
Marshall, tall rangy Camden tackle,
set the stage for the lone score of a
ding-dong Interstate battle here in
Memorial Stadium Saturday after
noon when he surged through the
North Carolina line to block a punt
from the toe of Charley Pearson.
Marshall’s tank-llke surge stopped the
leather on the 46 and tent It spinning
there Is no provision for any improve-
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Maybank Amendment Author*
izns Flood Coutrol'-and
Nawigation.
Senator Burnet R. Maybank has
tsken the first step toward s little
TVA for the Carolinas through the
addition of a proposal to the omnibus
rivers and harbors bill now before
the senate. —
TThe proposal Is in the form of an
amendment authorizing a postwar
rlvw. The basin-wide development
ultimately will cost 1168,000,000. InL
tisl action would authorize expendi
ture of $25,000,000 as allirlStr ^ ;
A final vote if expected on the bill
this week. Senator Maybank likened
the amendment provlzlons az a step
toward a second TVA and declared it
wonld acerterat© prosperity in the
basin.
The Santee river, formed by con
fluence of the Congaree and Wateree
rivers, drains about 16.700 squwe
miles from western North CsrollM
through central South Carolina to the
coast between Charleston and George
town, S. C. ... ....4m
PropoMd projects include navlgSr
tlon and power developmente for
BUlrs, Frost Shoals, Greater I^kh^.
Cllnchfleld and ColumbU hydro-elec
tric power deTelopments.
Improvements of the two
Santee and Congarw, wlM f
channels eight feet dwp
wide between Columbia and the San-
tea reservoir. a
The Blslre, Frost Shoals and €<►
jasawrAt/hnmAntH BAd DrOTlBlOll 01
New ConstructicHi and
Remodeling Program On
McCaskill Wins
First Prize In
Com Contest
At
Prizes Are Awarded
Barbecue Held At tbe
Armory.
One of the most extensive con
struction progranui to feature the
downtown busineas district of Camden
is in progress on Rutledge strest At
the present- tisM there have been re
cently completed or are now under
construction nine building projects
—Winners, of thn Kprahsw county
corn contest were announced at a
Joint meeting of the Rotary and Kl-
wanis clubs with the farmers of the
county Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the
armory.
R. B. McCasklli
_ a
Hood control, power and navigation ^
program on the Santee and Congeree gr thg lunar of ^tlie
of Belhune, was
winner of the $50 first prize, F. R.
Hall of Cassatt, won second prize of
$40, and R. C. McCoy of Cassatt, was
third place* winner.
The contest was made possible
throngh donations rec^ved from the
follo^ng^^usInMS men and^BervIcr
clubs: J. C. Penny company, Massa-
beau Brothers, McLean Hardware,
Home Furbishing company, Whitaker
and Son, Camden Hardware and 9np<
ply company. Burns and Barrett, City
of Camden. Camden theaters. First
National Bank, Chamber of Com.
merce, Klwanie club. Southern Cotton
Oil company, RotaiT club, Commer
cial Bank, John Deere loqplement
company.
Despite the heavy rainstorm that
|ond Sales Are
Behind h ^unty
*»onde during tbe eixth
jJ^loen drive in Kershaw county are
average for the entire state,
btorlon Heymaa. chair-
of the Kershaw County War Fl-
“^ce committee.
states that the pnrek-
B, F and O bonds is away
the flgare It shonld be at thle
tb® oaapalgn. He is hopefnl
»®kt week’s ifsport la
^yng that there wtR be n dbi^ed
2^®^ent la the bam4 sale tttnn-
lumbia developments and provision
the hsvigsUon channel b^ore ron-
■trucUon of the other power develop
ments is recommended.
Changes in highways, bridges and
other structures or ntllltles must be
DMMie by the state before any work
on the project is done.
The Senate also passed Maybank*B
amendment to prevent ooMtructlon of
a dam at Buckingham landing.
The senator declared he
want a dam at Bncklngh^
under any condJ^ne ’^ttont ^
tlonal hearh^ b^use snch a M
wonld flood $6,000 acres of rich farm
land. He fheieted he feared a
Sere would be destructive to the
woodwoiktaitlnm^s^ toilng to-
tMwets et Orangeburg* Richland. Ker-
iS; 85»S^»3Siitag cowtiee.- HO
Sd he would insist at any hfurlng
wood bo ino®®^
cue at tbe armory, a large number of
service club memberi, city and county
offictals and farmers attended the
meeting.
Your A. A. A.
Committeemen
Speak For You
Rutlndge May Via With Broad
Aa Main Btuinaaa
0
Artery.
It's been a great year for the Cam
den Bulldogs. The resort city, famous
for years as offering the most out
standing brand of high school b'^ck "toward'th7 North Caroli”^^^
haU, this year plumetted to the top gjjj prevaux. a substitute end from
of the grid ladder by scoring Allendale, who' followed Marshall
beaten and untied season of through the Tarheel line, scooped the
winning the state championship and L 34 ^he
pitting two of its ace players in theU,^j^,jj Carolina goal line for the only
nation’s only high school bowl game, ganj*.
the Shrine classic, held last Saturday Carolina racked up their sec
at Charlotte. ond victory since this annual Shrine
But now comes another great honor, inaugurated back In 1987.
Cftmd6ii'8 two stATB, CBrol Cox and The winning touchdown cainc IB
Ted Marshall have bew picked on the quarter of the game and at
nll-Carollnaa high sch^l all-stw team. ^ ^jjg^ jjjg 14 (,00 uhlverlng
'*rhe selection of the Carolina jimj visions of a scoreless
Americans was made by the Charlotte
Observer and Camden, Greenville and pga„on. who halls from Gastonia.
Wilson* N. winners of the Tarh^lj^^g kicking on a fourth down on the
state title, were the only teams to 43 Marshall. Camden lad.
play more than on© man on the All- jjad played a brilliant game all
Carolina team. .v « . *11 afternoon, burst through the Tarheel
The players named on the flrot AlM^n p«*rson kicked. 4 The ball
Carolina team were: Gen© Graham of j|,g camden tackle and
Charlotte, and Tal Crews of I bounded back. Prevsux, who was
vUle, ends; Bennett Flowew of Wu- racing after Marshall as the Utter
son, and 'Ted Marshall ot Camden, I through, dashed madly after
tacklee; Hsr^y Morrle of Orfirazboro, t bouncing leather, scooped it up
and Jimmy Knotta of AlbOTSXleri^ ggjj ^or pay dirt. There was
guards; Joe Swicegood of Asheville, kg g^g gpp^gg j^ijg b» went Into
center; Dick Hendley of Greenville, kjjg touchdown son© standing up.
Charlie Pearson of Gastonia, and Carol j L^ter,. aiiotber Camden ace, Carol
Cox of Camden as backs. Cox, who was playing the full back
Second team seleetions were: Kddlelgpgt for the Sandlappers, raced overO
Butler of Winston-Salem, and Gene fg, ^ touchdown, but the pUy was
Carson of Spartanburg, ends; Kerr otlggHg^i bi^z when the referee detected
Charlotte, and Allread of Mullins, offside on tbe South Carolina line,
tackles; Monday of ML Airy, and j Quite the outstanding feature of
Clanton of Darlington, guards; Harris th* afternoon was the beautiful klck-
of Charlotte, center! Copley of Bai»* Ug of pick Hendley of GreenvlUe.
abeth City, Bobby Gage of A^efi|ion,l|f|g nnating wns far, wide and beau-
Shoemaker of Charlotte, and Pat Pkb-lQfQi and kept the Tarheels pinned to
terson of Rocky Mount, backs. jtb© waU. It was the second game in
Third team honors went to I two days for this youngster On Fri-
of Morgsnton, and Landis of Rocky Greenville played Partter #Dd it
Mount, onds; Prlco of Charlotte, Bndj^i^g yard run iu tht* xhln-
Martin of Sumter, tackles: Smith <rfluto4 of play that tied up the game
Charleston, and Dockery of AshsvUle.Lt M and it was kis well-execited
guards; Fine of SparUnburg, center; jboot that gave the game to Orteii.
Baxley ot Mullins, and Hoim of Co-king 7 ^ 6. With the permlsnhm of
lumbU, Smith of Greensboro, and j big coach Hendley went to Charlotte
Phillips of Raleigh, backs. {gutl played In tl^ ferine gams Satur-
All of this improvement work Is Psirtv
two block area. Blast of Broad | AllHlS) A lli wj M: va
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a two
streel,
Camtren’g main thoroughfare, IMfgim Tfl
Rutledge street boasts of three neWjiOva v avv XvXvH JU) ^
Jr.,”garage and auto aalea atructure, iPlaimed For Dec. 23 [Drop To 17; Yes
originally planned to extend back but
60 feet from the sidewalk line, la be-
ing extended back 90 feet.—This build-
ing will be entirely of brick con
struction. Just west of the Whitaker
building the Freezer-locker plant is
being constructed. The Benson com
pany, operators of tho plant, are
utilising the walls and roof of the old
Several hundred service men
will be nnable to be home ^witir
Temperaiure Tn
Drop To 17; Yes
Really Was Cold
Tke WiiiW Seazon To
Dalo.
loved ones this Christmas and who, ^
will come to (Tamden to spend the j Sunday Wat ColdOSt Day
week-end are to be given a genuine
old fartiioned Chriatmaa party and
dance at St. Mary’s hall by the Service
... Center committee.
A f^ west| 4^^g people of Camden
In the same block IBe BtanOarff Parts ^gnt to see Ifieie 'boys" enjoy ,
company is putting In a new Pi*to their Christmas In a home away from Saturday and Sunday blowing on
glass front In tbe building owned byljj^^g g,.g jg help in the Christ- numbed fingers have already guasssd
Gay and David Baum. The Interior program by donating gifts old King Boreas really did some
is to’be renovated. ’which will be presented by SsnUUcy breathnlg on them.
Camd^Uee who spent Friday.
West of Broad street, the J. PsUl
Roes grocery store boasts of a new
front while the Stevenson Sales
stables have been remodeled and re
painted. Tbe F and M grocery store,
the barber shop and restanrant on the
south side of the street, together with
“u "“‘•Tree lights Are
The County AAA committee wishes
to urge all farmers in Kershaw coujity
to vote for their community commit
teemen and delegates to the county
convention to elect the county ceaa.
mlttee for the AAA program for 1946.
In tho last eleetion less than I per
cent of the farmers in South Carolina
eligible to vote actoally voted. In
Kershaw ooonty this percentage was
less 8 per cent. The following
is the place and hour of your com
munity election:
Bethune Hi|^ sebotd. Gym., Friday.
Dee. 8„ 10 a. m. ML Ptagah Hiidi
school Friday, Dee. $, 12 noon. Ksr-
Shaw (W. R. Taylor’s office) Friday,
Dee. 8. 8 p. m. Oakland school Friday,
Dec. 8. 10 a. m. Antioch .High school
Friday, Dec. 8,-12 noon. Midway High
school Friday. Dec. 8, 8 p. m. Three
Cs school PrWsyj Dec. 8, 1:80 p. m,
Baron DeKslb High school Friday,
Dec. 8, 8 p. m. Charlotte Thompson
school Friday, Dec. 8, 10 a. m. Boy
kin mill Friday, Dec. 8, 12 noon. Lo-
g^f, Rabon’s store. Friday, Dec. 8.
10 a. m. Blsney High school Friday.
Dec. 8, IS noon. Ptnegrove school
Friday, Dec. J. S p. m. Liberty BUI*
Jonee’ stone, Saturday, Dec. 0, 10 a.
m. CasMlen. AAA office, Saturday.
Dec. f, 12 noon.
All persons who are partidpntlag or
cooperating in any program developed
under nay of said acta of Oorngrnra,
and sdminlatered daring the c arrant
■alandar year throngh AAA aro el
iMe te votsi
house, are sll“ hew coniOTiction
‘The Doren building which is located
next to the F and M grocery is to
become a two story strnctnre with an
'it&actlVi new-front The firat floof
wiU be used for
the second floor
offlees.
On Broad street the march of prog
ress is also in evidence. Tbe new
Western Ante store, located next to
the A and P. store, is one of the most
attractive establishments In the city.
The Cat Rate Drug store is now on
a new location cm North Broad street
next door to the Chronicle buUdlag.
On East DeKalb street the new
AsMolated Store DeKaJh Beanty
shoppe, and Camden Home Bakery
are all new enterprises which have
stepped into the local picture within
the past several moatha.
The spirit of progrsss is elsewhere
acted. Residential preAs And new
oonstractloa work going on while at
the Kirkwood hotel site, the rasing of
the temous old Kirkwood hotel Is pro-
greasing.
Plans for tbs new fire proof struc
ture to be erected on the site of the
Claus as the men In khaki gather I Last Sunday was the coldest day
around the Christmas tree Saturday of the season with an official mini-
evening. Dec. 22 et the church haU. to®®* temperautre reading of 17 de-
This Is an appeal to the fine folks frees at 7 s. m. On Saturday It waa
of Camden and Kershaw-connty to *» on Friday. Nov, 80; K was 22.
contribute gifts to the service center. I High reading for Sunday was 42.
these gifts to be presented to the| There was plenty of Ice to be
the jew Stevenson office and ware- iuah at tho JChrlstmas Ai® |wa^p areas and in }h« ditches
What to get as a gift? Let us sug-H® *5® <5^/ Sunday morning. In fhi
gest that you secure glfU from the «rea Just south of the city
following list: Comics, mystery stor- boys found that the Ice was
lea. small blbles, stationary, toilet j thick enongh to bear their vfeimit
articles, handkerchiefs, khaki
wh«. m r. 4..n t,« u.. "‘"iNeeded For Service
time, buy one or more gifts for the
boys and Uke them io the •orvlceiM w Wf ,1
center on DeKslfci street oppoelto |j[f|0|| 1]| UOS^ItBl
the Camden hotel.
The Christmas party and dance hiir> ^ as-_ a* wv.
going to attract hundreds of serrice j wAAj BP ABft ikt 1
man to Camden. The G. L /oes re
member the wonderful Thauksgivlng
party that was given them at 9t
Mary’s hall and they know that “Moth
er” Lindsay and her co-workers at
the Center will leave nothing undone
Rndi OroM Hen^qpuutmri
At Omen.
Do you waat’to make a soldier boy
to make the ChrisUnas party even|b®PPy* on Christmas?
layer.
Here is how you can do It The
Of bourse there will be gaylyl^ ^ —m
decorated treea, wreaths, etc., all County Red CJmp ^
about the halt And the troe wIU
groan with tha load of glfta that the <Jbrlst-
good people of Camden are going
donate to the center to be preaentodjf^® toiy ■trings of tree Ufhta
to the G I Joea. r® ^ found on the market, so tt any
Arran^emenu are being made -bidivlduals or groups have
have retreahments served to ^ •P®*’®, •▼•ry string
old Kirkwood are being completed by._.g^ .. course there wni ^ to make some sol-
a New York arehitectnal firm. Ther
tentative plans were submitted sev
ersi weeks ago and after revision were
sent back for the tiusl draft.
C. L Head
M Scout Trotq)
Troop 64, Boy Soonto of America,
a new nnlt in the Camden Scout
family, has been welcomed into ScouL
Ing by the Central Sonth Carolina
Council, acording to a notice in the
monthly bulletin just isened,
C. L. Shealy is scout master of
Tt909 64, John F. Burns, assistant
saeut master, Gemrge Mickel. chair
man of troop committee, L. H. Jonee.
J. R. Roes, members of troop|
singing of Christmas carols.
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Stephen McCrae
Is War Prisoner
dlers very happy on Chriatmss day.
There will be five large trees and
76 small trees at the Fort Jackson
base hospital, where there aro 1860
patients. Bach soldier will teeetre,
besides tbe usnal gifts, a Chrlsflnaa
stocking. Camden churches and other
organiistfons are giving 186 stocklnga
and gifts throngh the local camp and
Cpl. Stephen Richards McCrae. son I hospital eommittea.
of Mr. and Mrs, Tom McCrae <rft People having strings of lights they
Liberty Hill, is now reported to be a jwlll donte to the ooaamlttoe aro re-
prisoner of war ot the German-gov-1 ques^ to leave same at the Red
ernment He had previously beenlCros^ieadqnarters. or Ph(me Ot. and
listed as nyaslng in action over Italylthey will be collected. It la hnpera-
since Septam^ 18. ftl^® "that action be taken at once ta
Corporal MeCae has bben In thelfhis matter. (Jamden deslree to 8e Us
air eorpa a year and a half and haaUhare with the otlier 16 county corn-
served oveneas since August {mittoes.
Hs Is a broUier of Capt. John Rich-
eommittoe.
•ards McCrae, weU-knowu singer.
B«y War