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J li s % t Contribute Generoimly to the Infantile Paralysis Campaign. “March of Dimes” Ball Monday Night, Jan. 29, at Gymn. VOLUME 56 Kennedy Amplifies His Reorganization Project CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNilh ^^DAY, JANUARY 26, 1945 NUMBER 45 A WAC AmbvUiiica l^«r Helps Lood o Sfrftchtr Kershaw Repr«eBtatiTe Dentes That Personalities Are Inrohred. Repreeentstire R. M. Kennedy of Kershaw, former Camden mayor and one>Ume assistant director of the state’s 167,000,000 Santee-Cooper hy- dro-eiectric project, said last week be would offer a bill to reorganize the project's administration. the proposal, he said, would reduce board members’ terms from seven to four years and prohibit employes from holding other business positions, prac ticing professions or holding legisla tive membership. , (General Manager R. M. Jefferies of 8sntee43ooper is state senator from Colleton. He succeeded General Man. agsr R. M. Cooper, whose resignation more than a year ago came close on the heels of Kennedy’s resignation from the authority.) The bill also would fix a maximum saiary scale for employes. General Mansfw Jeftertes’ sahury la |10.00Q & yw, ttie highest of any state em ploye, being 9S,600 more than the salary of the governor. Kennedy said the bill wonld limit employes to oas Job with the authority snd prohlbU *ad^tional compenaation under the guise of expense money.”, 'The measure wonld direct Santee- Cooper to sen power to rural electric co-operatlvee (rf South Carolina at cost, provided the irawer thus sold was used wHhia the "state. Anditors (Plaaaa tan to paga alght) Amual Meeting Of Red Cross To Be Held Tuesday Intereating Profram Arrangad For Episcopal Guild Hall January 30. 1945 Fann Cnsns Of ImpcHiance To Kershaw County Some time during this month, Kedend agHojltaral eeasua taker wW visH your farm, ask you a lot of ques' tions, thank you for your Information and depart In all probability you will not be able to answar all nf hla qsiwtinins unless, within the next few days, you rake a complete inventory of your farm during 1M4. However, it is im portant to yon and to Kershaw Connty that you attiwar all queatloiM oa tha cenaos as oorreetty as possfbis. This 1941 census of agricultare will provide the first complete picture of Rgricultural changes brought about by World War 2. ’I^e census will pro vide information that will help guide you as an agricultural community and Kershaw Coupty as a whole. It will ha of grsat asalatanoe to you in veri- oua agricultural^ problems that will come up in the future. Don’t hesitate in answering the questions of the census taker because you can rest assured that this informs rion will be used for.no other purpose than census work. For your protec tion, every census taker is sworn to keep your record confidentially and will not tel lanyone about your farm record. *1116 census law will not per mit your record to be used to tax you, regulate yon. Investigate yon, or to effect your farming operations in any way. HraiT awA^ll^ ara Fasces^ aad Ata^t Sanrica Faeaaa* The annual meeting of the Kershaw County Red Croas chapter will be held in the pariah house of Grace Episcopal church next fruesday even- Ing at 8 o’clock with Major Moultrie Brallsford, county chairman, presid ing. Tha 4ollowliig is the program for the meeting: Piano and violin selection. Mayor Md Mrs. McCorkle. Call to order, Major Moultrie Brallsford. America, andienoe. Invocation, Mr. McArn. Pledge to the Flag, Major General Q-. H. Franks. Music, Junior Red ■ Cross song, accomofioJ^ by Mra. XSarles Siuun<md. Junior Rad Cross play, under direction of Mrs. Tiller, dramatics instructor at High school Announcement, Mrs. E. C. von Treec kow. Music, “Rose of No Man’s Mayor aad Mn. MflCoAte.} a i Introduction by Major BriOlaford, jf|]{Q SlQD S VaCW abort welcome talk by Mayor Me- • - - Corkle. Minutes of laat annual meet ing, Mr. McArn. Treeaver’i aannal report, Mrs. J. R. Belk. Remarks, chairman of Gnance committee, Mr. Charles P. DnBose, Jr. Resume of aanoal reports of volun teer speejal services,'Mrs. Wall; prls- onera of war, Mrs. Tindal; publicity, Mrs. von Tresekow; house committed Mrs. McCarley, read by Misa Virgtaiia Green. Home service, Mrs. W. J. Mayfield. Song, violin, Mrs. George Bmnaon. War fond campaign, Mrs. Leon Schlosbarg. Plea, Dr. Rumphriea Junior Red Croea, Mias Ada Phelps. Mtes Fanola Hetskerl —CtoaiMmd hoe- pital council. Col. E. C. von Tresekow. Disaster preparedness. Col. John Wall. Resame of annual reports, Grst aid. Dr. Humphries and Mias Olive Whh- tradgaf-JMMDs farm accident preven- (Please tore to page tre) Family Flee Burning Honie Clad Only In Night Robes Board of Review "Court of Honor Here February 9 Scoiita Plan A Big Meeting At Episcopal Guild Hall Here. Kindly Neighbors Give Refuge To Charley Russell and ' Family. Prhroto AIsm Z. Cakk, maltir of Ike Wsmkn's Anoy Cetps fieaa HeiMefd, Cassaclicsl, psaparaa le estwtv en amkslasse cel el Caanp Cief!* Sedh ConUm. Wsca Hti , is Ike Afisy Akr.Fsiswb Ansy Steoed f Comdr. D. B. Miller Heroes of Fight Son of Mn. W. J. Mo7fi«i4 Diatinfuiahod Himself In Whiskey Taken hi Raid Turned Over To Hospital Majror Directs Police To En force All Laws--Or Else Aviation Cadet Robert J. Kohanek of Minneapolis, Minn., met death when his single motored training pladk crashed la a field midway between this city and Sumter last Wednesday morning. Six Women Are , Taken In R^ By Police Dept Broad Street Place la Vbited ^ By Officers Late In tlM Ewening. Mayor F. N. Mc(7orkIe, in a letter to Chief of Police Alva Rush, and published in full in another column of this paper, has requested the police to strictly enforce all laws relating to the sale of Intoximating liquors, as well as other unlawful acts. Seldom has Camden exp^ienced such a hurricane of comment as fol lowed the raiding of the Sarsfield clnb here last week by an officer from the governor’s consUdwlary and a city ptK lice offleer. The seizure of whiskey and the charge that Ilqnor was sold .over the bar resulted in a complaint being iMued agiinat the club manage ment. Monday morning when the case came up in recorder’s court, the defendant forf^ted « hood by were sent out to learch for hla. non-appearance. Later Mayor McOorkle stated he had directed that the liquor that had been taken in the said by turned over to the Camden hoepltal. Six women were seised in ajmid on a Broad Street delicatessen Monday (‘vening at a late hour, the raid being made by Officers Mahoney, Rose, Han cock and Masaabeau of the police de partment According to Chief of Police Alva Rush, the six women were taken into custody on vagrancy charges. After being booked at the police station, all were taken to the county Jail where they were lodged in the women’s ward ’here. The names given, according to the jail docket were: Willie May Bradley, Esther Jane Harrison, Kitty Plckerine, Vicky Anderson, Lon Zesiah and Esther Lee Ma:^ield. McArn To Speak At Mt Moriah 79th Anniversary R«v. A. Douglas McAm, pastor of wthesda Presbyterian church, will be t^ speaker at afternoon service >on the 71th birthday anniversary pro- itram of Mt Moriah Baptiat church on Sunday. Rev. Mr. McArn takes the place of Hon. R. M. Kennedy, Jr.. Who waa unable to keep the appoint- because of business interests. Boykin, pastor of Mt Moriah church, who to held in much ^jWt aad affecUon by both the Whit* as w<ril as colored reaidents of ^ta city, to elated ovw the teteresti ^nt to being manlfeet In the anni- prograa. Rev. Boykin stalks that he to con- tha dinreh’s appaal for hsMUfy tha bonding byotha Of n hrlek vapaer sarfkea. ^ ke troMtoL March of Dimes ^’oceeding At Moderate Pace Polio Drivo Will Be Climaxed By Big Ball Monday Night. A county wide board of review and court of honor will be conducted by the Kershaw District committee in the guild hall of Grace Epiacopal church on the evening of Friday, Feb. 9, ac cording to plans announced at a re cent meeting of the dlslrTcl commit tee. A. C. McKalh, advancement chair man of the committee, has charge of the program and is being assisted by Field Executive W. B. Chandler, Jr. A trophy is to be given to the 'Troop which has the greatest percentage of registered members present at' the meeting. One point will be added for each visitor sccompanyng a troop. The memberahip report by Field Ehtecutive Chandler showed that there are now ten troops in the district. ’These troops have a total membership of 211, also a cub pack of S4 members A year ago there were 8 troops with (Plesse turn to pegs eight) ’The January issue of the Inlbnaa- tion Bulletin of the Buresto of Naval Personnel carries an intereating story of bow two cnilsera and four deatroy- era wrote their names memorably into the hiatory of the Battles of the Phillppiewii rwi Qqtober 21. 1941. One of the deetroyhrs wee tke 09B Irwin, in command Of 0>mmander D. B. Miner, a eon of Mrs. W. J. May- field, Broad atreet, this city. - The artlela which to eaptlooBg^TPo*^ CLs and DDe saved M40 from 4Mm- ed erVL,” raade as follows: “Two cruisers and foar destraiara wrote their namee metaembty la|o the history of the Battle of The pines on 21rd of October, when tofeir nosed in under the very gan spanaons of the fire-stricken light elrcnfft car- (Please tom to paga eight) Shaw Cadet Is KifledbCm^ Witocked PUn« and Dead Pilot Found In Field. The March of Dimes will come to a close next Wednesday evening and from present indications the turnover into the national headquarters from Camden and Kershaw county this year ihould exceed that of other yeara by a comfortable margin. Dri A. W. Humphriea' is well pleas ed wkh the work that is being done by the committee in charge of the dance, which will % be given in the hlgh^idlOiOt gymnaaTum next Monday evening from 9 until 1 o’clock. The famous Charley Marino orchestra from Shaw Field will play for this ball. Containers for dimes are being placed in varioua stores of the city while on Saturday there will be aireet solicitation of funds. Chairman Humphries states that there is no definite figure set as city and county quota. Relations office (todet Kohanek left the field late at night on a combat training flight. The last radio report from him waa received at 2 a. m. Wednesday morning. When be failed to return, plWM a. TOe wrecked plane waa found shortly after daybreak in a field with the deajd pilot in the cockpit. The Shaw Field officials are mak ing an investigation. CIVIC COUNCIL IN ANNUAL MEET To Be Held At Epiacopal Guild Hall February 1. The annual meeting of the Kershaw County Civic (Council will be held in the Pariah House of Grace Episcopal church on 'Thursday, Feb. 1, at o’clock. to'the Shaw Field PuhUnl OfGccrs for the coming year will be elected and each committee chair man will be asked to give a report from bia committee of tho work which has been done and also for plans for the future. This should be a very interesting neitlflg ISd each member is urged to be present. Any interested person to cordially invited to attend this meet ing also. Become a WAC Medicet Technician. Man Held In JaU In Stabbing Fray % Proaton Rhrera Taken Ho^ital Sufforinf From Wounda. To Leroy Weathers, painter, to in the county Jail qbarged with assault and battery with attMnpt to kill, follow ing a stabbing affray in the Roxy cafe on Wednesday night The victim of Weathers’ alleged a< aault was Preston Rivers, an employee of the Powe Veneer company, who is in the hospital recovering from aeries of bad* wounda caused by iong-bladed jack knife alleged to have been wielded by Weathers. Weetheri wlU Uce trial at the February term of mmlnal court which will be held on the third Monday of next month. No detaila'aa to what led up to the stabbing of Rivers have been given by the authorities. Charley Russell has been a mem ber of the <3amdeta fire department for some years and ktiow.s all the tricks in battling biiruing buildings. But early Friday morning, Jan 19, the fire came to Charley. And it came with such speed, that Fireman^ Russell, his w-ife, their three year old'daughter, Catherine, and Mrs. UusselTs sister, Carolyn Hammond Just had time to get out with their lives. They fled the blazing dwelling, located on Halle street, clad only In pajamas and were given shelter In the homes of nearby friends.- Mr. Russell was awakened shortly before 3 a. m. by tho odor of smoke and when he opened the door of his bedroom, he found that fire was rag ing throughout tho front end of the dwelling. Quickly rousing his wife, daughter and sister-in-law he man aged to get them all out before the flames spread into the bedrooms. Fire Chief Buddy Denton stated that when the department arrived at the fire, the building was a furnace. The interior was so badly burned that all of the household furniture and equipment and all the personal cloth ing of the Russell family waa de stroyed. The loss is only partially covered by Insurance. 'The fire fiend seems to have a yen toward giving tronble to the Rosaells, for a year ago last sammer, their home was badly damaged. At that time the reiteration of the home in cluded complete new wiring, eliminat ing the posalbtlity of abort circnitliic of wires. Chief Fire Marshal Denton stated that it bad not been determined what caused Friday morning’s blase. Brownout In State Begins On Feb. 1; Oty Not Affected ~ Rules Are Outlined By the Wer Production Boerd. Cancel Annual Masonic Meeting Rev. Henry F. Collins, Grand Master of the Grand lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina, last week announced that the annual com munication of the Grand lodge sched uled for March II and 16 at Columbia has been cancelled. The action of ibe Grand Master in cancelling this gathering is based upon a desire on the part of this fra ternity to co-operate to the fullest extent in the war effort. This will be the first time that the Grand lodge of South Carolina will have failed to meet in annual roni- munication since 1762. This meeting usually brings about 600 representa tives from gll sections of the state togethqr with several vlaitors from outside the state. • FROM GENERAL’S DAUGHTER TO GI JOE’S KH)--- jnfanthj: paralysis spares no ONEI I Your contributions to tho Mkrch ci Dimes, Jamuurjr 14-31, provide expert care and treatment for all rictiins of infantile paralysis, refardless of afo, race, creed or color. " The ‘^brownout” is South Osrolins, effective February 1, will not occasion much change in the present program of outdoor or window display lighting in Camden, accordng to Leon Tobin, executive of the power and light de partment. The details of the brownont as Is sued by the War Production Board prohibits the use of electricity for out door advertising and outdoor promo tional and display lighting except where necessary for the conduct of the business of outdoor establish ments, outdoor decorative and ontdoor ornamental lighting. It also forbids the use of marquee ighting in excesg of 60 Watts for each marquee, and show window lighting except where necessary for interior Illumination. Only the amount white way street lighting deemed necessary by local public authority to be necessary for public safety will be used. Outdoor sign lighting is prohibited t>y the WPB except for directional or Identification ilgns required for firo and police protection.. traffic control transportation terminals or hospitals. Also fxcepted from the brownout requirements are'‘directional or Iden tification-signs using not more than 60 watts per establishment for doctors and for hdtels and other public lodg ing establishments. «■ TIM slilitsaii-yMr.sM dauglilsr of a osnsral ovorassa with Mm AaMHoan lavasleii foross flflKs hifaiitlto paraly sis la North Carolina. Hor aarso to hor aMthor, who vol- anturii fkr ths duratloa of tho opWoaile saMryoncy at Mm Hlafcory laiorisasy laTaatllo Faralysto HoapHai whaa Mm flH was alrtofco^ la ah a^ahilafl oak to tha young wlfo of an AmaH. oaiT Army NoiManant fl^iMnt ovorosno, another of tho noarfy foar haadrod pattoata oarad for at tho sworp oney hoaphal by Tho NaMoaal PoundaMoa for lafa» - J • Aad horoto tho ten of a Ql Joa. Utklo Owlfht, wha proved ao pood a aoldlar aa any of *tm, otands up In hit oHb ta flhew that hato waa Ms fitbt Mtth tha GHpplor. Credit Asso. In Annual Meeting Held At Kershaw 'The Kershaw Production Credit association held its 11th annual meot- ing Friday, Jan. 12, 1945, in Kershaw. Approximately 60 members attended. L. O. Funderburk and Loring Davis were reflected for a three year term. A repost was made by John C. Stover, secretary-treasurer of the as sociation. 'This showed that the farmer cooperative organization was in sound financial condition. The Kershaw association, since its estab- Ushment on Dec. 18, 1982, has made 4304 loans, amounting to $2,062,284 to the farmers of Kershaw and Lan caster conntles. Losses on loans made have been |8366 or approxi mately 1-10 of 1 per cent Farmers own 118.870 of stock in the associa tion and reserves to protect this In^ vestment amount to 1244174, aeoordins to Mr. Stover.* During the meeting mraibers of tha associatloii were urged to buy their (ertlliaer early. It was pointed out t^t early and continuous movement or fertllizpr from the factory to the farmer to eesential if it to to he in the hands of the farmers hi time to make its necessary contribution to the food production program. It was also stressed that there was a strong poe* siblUty of congestion of dellvetiM at ’be time when fertilise to needed, due to limited storage space in fao> torlea, labor problems, sppidtos and transportation. L. O. Funderfurk gave a report of the aettvltiec of the Beard of Dlrec* ’ora for the past year. The meetlni waa preelded over hy W. T. RedtMn, president ^