The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 26, 1945, Image 2
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Bcthetda Presbyterian Church
A. Dounla? McAm, Pastor
Church school at 10 a. m., wlth*a
Bible class for every age.
Ifoming worship at 11:15.
Breryone Is ^cordially Inritcd.
TWl yOMTMOMK^ JAKUAWV
Pg.IVEWS of
#
Lieut Woodward
Meets Death In
Crash Landing
Nephew of. Ernest L. Wood
ward Killed Flying the
“Hump.*
Grace Episcopal Church
Maurice Clarke, D.H.. Rector
-The early services will be discon
tinued for the month of January.
Church school at 10 a. m.
MorninK prayer and sermon by the
rector at 11:15.
Touag people’s meeting at 7 p. m. "
Lyttleton Street Methodist
)n t
Henry P. Collins, Pastor
Church school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11:15 a. m.
McLtod’a Chapel, Rembert
Henry F. Colllna, Pastor
Preaching: 1st and 3rd Sundays at
6 p. m.
Beulah Methodist Church
Henry P. Collins, Pastor v
Preaching: 3nd and 4th Sundays at
4 p. m
First Baptist Chprch
J. B. Caston, Pastor.
M. M. Rabon, Associate Pastor
(Church school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11:15 a. m.
B. T. U. at 6:45 p. m.
Bveniag worship at 8 p. m.
Prayer service Wednesdays, 8 p. m.
The public Is extended a cordial in
vitation to attend each of the senrlcea.
Dried Corn
Com may be sundried, but when
the drying is done under controlled
heat, a^ in an oven, a more satia-
ftictory product usually results.
Private Guy C. Hinson, who resides
on route 3, Kershaw, has been award
ed the good conduct medal at the
Army Service Forces training center
at Camp Barkley, Texas.
A CAR OF
I
Johns-Manville
Shingles and
Roll Roofing
HAS JUST ARRIVED.
Call US for your
Roofing Needs.
Camden Lumber
Company
(AcroM tracks from Southern Cot.
ton Oil Company)
PHONE 340
First Lieut. Reid Woodward, son
of Donald and Florence Woodward
and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
L. Woodward, former Camden resi
dents, now of I,eRoy, N. Y., was killed
In a crash landing of the large four
motored Curtis Commando plane he
was flying In transport service over
“The Hump" between India* and
China, according lo advices received
by his mother, who Is spending the
winter in LeRoy,
On December 14, Mrs. Woodward
was advlsfKl by the War Department
that Held was “missing In action,"
Dec. 2." Notification of his death con
tained no details but It Is assumed
that the wreck of the missing plane
ha<l been, located.
Reid Woodward was 1/orn July 13,
1918. He attended LeRoy public
schools and later' entered Phillips
I'hceter preparatory school, from which
he was graduated in 1937, following
which he attended Yale University for
two years and became a member of
the Chi PsI fralernlty. He then went
to Cornell Tor a year In the Agricul
tural college. Meantime he had be
come much interested In aviation,
gained a private pilot's license and
had his own plane while In Cornell.-
FVom Cornell he went to California
for a course In the Ryan School of
Aeronautics, following which he re
turned to Rochester and was an In
structor In flying
He Joined the Service In 1942 and
was commissioned 2nd Lieut, later
being advanced to Ist Lieut. He was
an instructor In the Ferry Command
1.1 Wilmington. DeL. . for -ieveial
months after entering the Service, and
In May. 1944. was transferred to the
Army Transport corps, and stationed
at Dallas. Texas, until being sent to
India in July, where he was engaged
in flying supplies to the American
Army In China. He bad recently been
recommended for the Air Medal. Lt|
Woodward resided in Camden a num
ber of years ago.
Marine Corporal Everett Lee Ras
sell, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L- their son. Cpl. O. J. Spiyrl, Jr., on an
COMMANDER MILLER AND SHIP'S
CREW ARE HEROES OF FIQHT
(Continued from drst pace)
rler USS Princeton to fight roaring
flames and take off that ship's offi
cers and men.
“Ignoring the danger of firea raging
around ammunition-packed magaxtnes
and high octane gasoline tanks and
lines, whoso explosipn would demolish
all of them, the foik>wlng ships were
responsible for removing 1.440 offi
cers and men from the doomed Prin
ceton:
"The light cruiser USS Birmingham,
commanded by Captain T. B. Inglls,
USN; the-light cruiser Reno, Captain
R. C. Alexalider, USN; the destroy
ers, rss Irwin. Comdr. I). B. Miller.
ItSN; USS Cassin Young, Comdr. R
T. Scrlel)er, USN; USS Mprrlson.
Comdr. J. R. Hansen, USN: and USS
Gatling, Comdr. A. P. Richardson,
I SN.
''After the Princeton had been dam-
H/UGUR THEATRE
— Camden, S. C. —
Doors Open 7:00 P. M.
Tuesday, January 30
(One Night Only)
ADMISSION: Children 12c - Adults 35c
Russell of route 2, Kershaw, has re
turned from the South and Central
Pacific where he served as an avia
tion ordnance man with a squadron
In -the Fourth Marine Air Wing. He
w’as stationed at Hawaii, Samoa, New
Hebrides and Guam. He attended
Kershaw high school before enlisting
In Nov , 1942.' Two of his brothers are
also in the service. Nolan is in the
Navy and Wlntforce Is with the Ma
rines in the South Pacific.
Private Arthur. J. Blackwell.has
been awarded the Combat Infantry
man’s badge for superior performance
of duty in combat on the front lines
in France and Germany He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthuf Blackwell
of this city and has been In the serv
ice for four years. He was last em
ployed at the Hermitage Cotton Mill
Aviation Cadet Arthur W. Mosieir| a
grandson of Mrs. C. A. Mosier of (Cas
satt, has begun a 10-week basic or
second phase of. his flying training
at the Eagle Pass Army Air Field at
Eagle Pass. Texas. Upon completion
of bis training there he will enter, an
advanced training.school of the AAF
Central Flying Training Command
of Mrs. Lottie Baker, route 1. W’est-
vllle, and Pfc. Curtis S. Boulware. son
of Mrs. Evelyn Boulware, route 1,
Lugoff.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Smyrl have re
ceived news of the safe arrival of
Island-In the Pacific. He Joined the
Marine corps in March, 1943. He
took his boot training at Paris Island,
S. C., and the served there as a rifle
coach until Sept., 1944. He was then
transferred to Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
and from there overseas.,
Pfc. Ray T. Gardner, husband of
Mrs. Ruby M. Gardner, Kershaw, has
been injured In fighting Id the Euro
pean area, according to word received
by the wife last week.
coBtracU held by the authoriti
end and full energies of the n
mantger and hM staff should i
Ybted to ©ncourtglng industrl
come into South Carolina to cai
this power."
Commenting on provisions oi
proposal. Kennedy said, “I
no other state appoiatmeni or el
offlc# that carries a seven year
except, the state supreme court
ever, the bill would not prevei
governor- from re-appointing p,
board members, and legislative i
ties or outside business would
bar to board membership.” *
The measure as drafted did n
a maximum salary scale for th
thorlty’s employes, but Kennedj
that one would be included i
bill when tl b Introduced.
Richard D. Wooten, Mill street, this
city, la a cadet at the San Antonio
Aviation* Center at San Antonio,
Texas. At this center potential pilots,
bombardiers and navigators are re
ceiving pre-flight training to prepare
them (or aerial instructions and du
ties as air crew members in the Army
Air forces.
Kershaw County soldiers report'll
th
Injured
include
In
Pvt.
e European area lately
Harvey L. Baker, son
S.-Sgt. -William R. Wilson,* 23, of
this city, has arrived at Army Ah’
forces redistribution station No. 2 in
Miami Beach for re-assignment pro
cessing after completing a tour of
duty outside the continental United
States. Sgt. Wilson flew 50 missions
as a B-24 gunner in the European
theater winning the Air Medal with
three clusters. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Q. Wilson, Jr., 407 Wal
nut, St., Camden.
Women Released
Oh $10 Payment
The six women, taken into custody
by the police last Monday evening
at a Broad street delicatessen and
placed in the county Jail under bond
of |52 each, were released Tuesday
afternoon when they gave bonds of
lie each. '
While they are scheduled to appear
before the Recorder's court next Mon
day, It Is not believed they will make
an appearance.
Sheriff J. H. McI>eod attended the
annual meeting of the State Sheriffs'
association held at Columbia Tues
day. Rural Officers J. L. Hough, S
P. Watkins. J. D. Watson and State
Officer C. L. McKinnon attended the
Peace Officers’ meeting.
GARRISON MAKES
BUY OF 355 ACRES
Henry ^ G. Garrison has purchased
from Emily Wright Stevenson 355
acres of land, according to records
filed with the register of deeds. The
property is bounded on the north and
east by property belonging to David
R. Williams of Mulberry plantation
on the east and southwest by Swift
Creek, and west by J. L. Sweet.
R. E. Stevenson has sold a house
and lot on Chesnnt street to Elmer
and Dennis Nolan.
aged these ships moved in against her
hot sides, directing high-pressure
streams of water Into the flames and
aiding personnel scrambling down
from her overhanging decks to the
flrecastleK l>e]ow.
“Captain William H Buracker. USN.
commanding officer of the Princeton,
put into words the feelings of bis
whole company when he said: 'TTie
1,440 survivors owe their lives to the
gallant work of these ships wbkh
fought tlvc fire’.”
Weekly News Letter
FrranLibertjrHifl
(Too Late For Last Week)
Mrs. W. Z. Hilton is a patient at
Vork County hospital In Rock Hlll.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hlllbrd of Ker
shaw, and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. HillUutl
of Stoneboro, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Abe Hilton on Sunday.
Mr. J. Abe Hilton and J. L. Jones
went to Rock Hill Sunday to see Mrs.
W. Z. Hilton, who is a patleat at
York County hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cunningham.
Mrs. George B. Cunningham and Mrs.
Abe Hilton were Rock Hill rbitors
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Cunningham of
Rock Hill, were week-end vbitors of
Mr. and Mrs. S. H.' Cunningham.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clements were
in Camden Sunday where he took
passage for Charleston whore he b
serving as Juryman In the U. 8.
Federal court.
Q. R. Clements who has been a
patient ht the Camden hospital, has
been dismissed. His daughter, Mrs.
Paul Jones, came for him Tuesday He
Is recuperating at her home In Ker
shaw.
E.
E. LEE RALEY
_. Lee Raley, Charlotte. N. C., and
a brother of Street Sttpt. Jamea Ralar
of this city, has been reported mb^ng
In action In the European theater of
War. /
no
BOARD OF REVIEW COURT OF
HONOR HERE FEBRUARY 9
(Continued from first page)
a total membersblp of 175 and
Cub pack bad been organized.
Present at the m'eeting here were
Jlenry Savage. M. C. King. George
Mickle, A. C. McKaln. C. R. Blakeney,
R. E. Stevpns and W. B,* Chaudbr.
Absent members were Thomas An-
crum, John Hagin, J. C. Bwlng, W. L.
Goodalq, D. M. Gibbons. Nettles Lind
say. Matthew Rabon, M. O. Muller,
Donald Morrison, Sam Kareeh, Eknest
Nutting, F. H. Heath, R. E. Stevenson,
Rev. A. D. McAm and James King, Jr.
The February program at the Epis
copal guild hall will start at 6 p. m.
when the board of review goes Jnto
session. The Court of Honor takes
place at 8 o’clock.
it haa bee& aaaounoed that- there
.will lb a camp for all of the Troops
of the dbtrlct at Hermitage Late to-
day at 4 o’clock In the afternoon and
on Saturday at 3 o’clock. This Is not
to be a camporee but a camp to help
some of the Scouts pass tesb. All
Scouts are urged to come prepared to
pass any test that they wbh to.
Bronchial
GOUGH
(Resulting From Colds)
Beckley’s Pamem “CANADIOl
Mixture Acts LOie s Ple^
Spend a few cepU' today
any drug store for a
Bucklsy's CANADIOL mVx
(triple acting). Take a ooupl
sips at bedtime. Pc«l tta in,
powerful effective action s*
thru throat, head and bros«
tubes. It atarts at ones to io
up thick, choking phlegm, so
raw membrancss and maks bre
ing easier.
Sufferers from those persts
nasty Irritating coughs or bron<
irritations duo to coide And B
ley's brings quick and effectlye
lief. Don't wait—get Buckley's (
adlol today. You get relief laata
Kennedy Amplifies His
Reorfnniizsttion Froject
de-
Womep are needed to train at WAC
Medical Techniclasa.
NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING
Notice is hereby given of a meeting
of the . share holders of the Com
mercial Bank of Camden, to be held
in th© Directors' Room of the Bank
at 10 a. m. February 27, 1946, for the
purpose of considering resolutions au
thorizing the conversion of the Com
mercial Bank of Caradep to a Na
tional Banking Association to be
known as The (Commercial National
Bank, to consider resolutions for the
exchange of the stock in the Com
mercial Bank of Camden for stock in
the proposed National Banking Asso
ciation; to consider a resolution au
thorizing the liquidation of the state
corporation known as the Commercial
Bank of Camden and the surrender
of its corporate charter.
. W. R. Zemp.^Presldent.
January 26, 1945. 45?
HELPING TO
FINISH THE JOB
HiousQiNlf upon thousands of vital war colls go
over tho Long Dislonct wires every day and night.
Sometimes there's o rush on certain lines.
When your coll b on o crowded cvcuit« yon will
help Long Dbtonce keep things moving if jron'II
co<operotf when ihn tOft, ^UcM limb yotur coll
to 5 mmutes.**
Spvnim Bu Ttuninc NB Tbeohm Comun
INCOtPOtATIO
(Continued from first page)
employed by the board would
termlne the cost figure.
“There Is nothing personal in my
proposing this bill," Kennedy told s
press ponference that he had called.
“Although rumors being circulated ht
the legislature Insist that it is per
sonal. This is the usual snipping cam
paign tactics adopted by certain poU-
ticlans.
“I resigned from Santee-Cooper in
Oct., 1943, after having been requested
by the board to continue. The board
expressed regret at my resignatton
“SanteeCooper’s ssooees Is with
me almost a religion. I am more
anxious than any one else In the state
to see It succeed. My bill is deelghed
for the good of the project.
“There’s never been a time sincei
the Inception of Santee-Cooper when
it was more necessary for the general
manager and his staff to devote their
entire time to the work.
“With the war's end, wartime power
DeKalb Pluunnacy — Pboi
State Theatre
KERSHAW, K C
-TODAY, -JAJr.»
“WHITE CUFFS OF
DOVER”
—With—
Alan Marshal and Irene Du
SATURDAY, JAN. Ti
“BARStr
—Wltb—
Wm. Boyd and Andy Clyi
SAT., JAN. 27, 10:30 p
“MEET MISS BOBBl
SOCKS”
—with—
Bob Crosby and Lynn Merr!
MON..TUES., JAN. 29
“IRISH EYES ARE SM
ING”
—with—
Monty Woolley and June Ha'
WEDNESDAY, JAN.:
STRANGE AFFAlRi
M
—With— -
Evelyn Keyes and AUyn Jo
THURS.-FRI., FEB. 1
“KlSjJI^
Ronald Colman and Marlsi
Dietrich
Have Fun At the...
“March of Dimes” Ball
m
FRESHLY CLEANED CLDfHES
CLEAN Clothes add
to your fun . . . im- ^
prore your morale
. . . help you to fain
the s e 1 f-assurance
that contes with a
flawless appearance.
Hare your clothes
cleaned the “Quality
Cleanmrs Way” all
i.
year around.
Please Send Your Oeaning Early!
WANTED!
r MetalHangers
Thsrs Is still a shortags
of clothes hangtrs. PIsass
eoepsrate by bringing M
a hanger with every gar*
ment.
Quality Dry Cleaners
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(Formerly.
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