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Kershaw County Cluq[»ter, American Red Croas, Prepares For Annual War Fund Campaign
Camden Chronicle
VOLUME 56
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAMOUNA,%R|DAY, MARCH 2, 1945
NUMBER 50
Locke Craig Is Victim
Of Oil Explosion In Home
Chief Forwter of Southern
Kraft Dhrision Is Badly
- Burned.
Locke Craix, 29. chief forester for
the Southern Kraft divlaion of the
Intemstlonal Paper company, and re-
sidins in one of the Hobkirk cottages,
was sererely burned in an explosion
at his home last Friday morning at
9; 30 o’clock, as be was starting a fire
with the aid of kerosene.
Mr. Craig bad arisen to start the
fire and was clad only in bis'pajamas
at the time. The explosion hurled
blazing oil over him and he fled from
the dwelling and into the yard at
the rear where a colored senrant in
the employ of Lt. Commander Shan
non Heath, extinguished the fire by
wrapping a horse blanket about the
pain-erased man.
Mr. Craig was placed in an ambu
lance and taken to the bospiatl where
he was administered ether to put him
out of the intense pain caused by the
burns. This in turn was followed by
blood* transfusions.
Attending physicians did not mini
mize the extent of the bums sus
tained and gare him but a fighting
chance to lire.
The city fire department was called
to extinguish the fire which had
started in the dwetttng and quickly
reduced the flames before any great
amount of damage had been done.
Mr. Craig, with bis wife and two
children, hare been residents of Cam
den for the past two years. He was
recently elected to the vestry of
Grace Ih>iBCopel church. He numbers
his friends here legion as bis charact
er and ifliagrfty were commonly
known and proclaimed by all, Re-
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Desperate Need
Is Stressed In
Rotary Effort
nnocent Victmu Of War Need
Clotkinf Immediately.
The exceaa clothing campaign, apon-
ored by Rotary International and
nder the direct supenrision in this
ity and county of General Q. H.
’’ranke, is aimed to aave the livee of
bousands of civilians, women and
[’hildren, who have had the least to
do whb starting wars—whose prayers
tt bedside and in bomb shelter have
>eea uttered with a faith that per-
aps they and their loved ones might
e spared.
The goal of Rotary in this nation-
ide plan for an Intcnalve collection
( used clothing of every description,
‘hild pen’s, women’s and men’s, is
50,000,000 pounds.
All local organizations comprising
representative leaders of all commun-
ty interests will set up a local com-
Ittee for the collection.
The Camden Rotary club has aelec-
:ed Roland Qoodale and Sam Karesb
its committee, while Rev. Henry
?onins, president of the Kiwsnis
tlub- hits designated Joe -McKain as
ommlttee chairman and he will se-
pct another member to work with
ilm All churches of the city are
xpected to name committees to work
n this worthwhile project.
The drive starts April lat, and* Oen-
iral Pranke believes that the Camden
nd Kershaw county effort can be
mpleted In two weeks at least.
General Pranke, in discuasing the
rive, stated that innocent victims of
e war are dying from exposure and
disease. ‘T am confident.’* he aaid,
il>at this campaign, about ten times
eater than the goal of any prevloua
mpalgn for contributed clothing,
ill be reached.”
There are already Indications that
^ Appeal made by General Pranke
ill meet with eDthusiastlc response.
Govenmient To
Close All Curfew
Violation Spots
Uncle Whiskers Announces
Drastic Regulations To
Enforce Measure.
, ’The govmument plugged the gap
In the n6n-enforcible setup of the
midnight curfew regulations which
became effective on Wednesday.
, Uncle Whiskers announced a series
of penalties that it is believed will
be enforoeri "of thtT curfew which was
ordered by War Mobilization Director
James P. Byrnes to conserve electrici
ty, fuel, manpower and transporta
tion facilities.
The announcement listed these
stern measures:
1. Placing of a “zero” empolment
celling on an establishment, which
means the proprietor may not hire
anyone except maintenance employers
such ss a Janitor.
2. Withdrawal of power and fuel
by the War Production board.
S. Withholding of rationed food
and other commodities by the Office
of Price sdmlnlstrstion.
A ban on deliveries by the Of
fice of Defense Transportation.
The midnight shutdown order ap
plies to all public and private places
providing entertainment, serving liqu
or. wlnp and beer.
The only exceptions are entertain
ments '‘sponsored by responsible agen-
clea” for mllltarr PMrwmhel (ibat
would include the USO, for instauQe)
and reatauranta cnstomarlljr open^aU
night These restaurants, however,
may serve only food and must not dis
pense drinks.
Coming within the curfew regula
tions are nl^t clubs, sports arenas,
theaters, dance halls, road bouses,
aalooDS, bars, abootfag gaUertos, bowl
ing. billiard and pool parlors, amuse
ment parks, carnivals, circuses, coin-
operated amusement device parlors,
■kailny Hnfca, afftvittns ' Ot clubs.
dance studios and gambling estab
lishments.
Red Cross Vi^ar Fund
Is Set At $17,900
Informal Horse
Show Is Success;
Another Is Planned
Many Enthusiasts Gather At
Marion DuPont Scott Area
For E^nt.
Important Campaign Is Now
Underway In Kershaw
County.
As WMMded American beys seme baek from ths battls fronts thsy find
Asneriesn Red Cross workers In all military and naval h
TMe year there "wRt be niori aesdlhan over boforo fel^Ro^'Creos sorvleo
.ready te.l^Jg
hoagltsls.
Scoot Paper Drive
Gets Under way
Camden Highs To
Have 11 Games
On the Gridiron
Charlotto Tach Is Added To
Schodulo. Season Opens
Sept. 14.
lief Hmgler
Feeds A Grease
Fob Immediately
Coach Lindsay Pierce of the 1944
State Champion Camden High school
football team, has announced an ,11
game schedule for 1946.
The season opens on Sept. 14. with
the Brookland-Cayce team Invading
the Canuten stadium,, and closes on
Nov. 22, when Glenn Military Acade
my of Brunswick, Ga, play on the
local field.
The Bulldogs-iwiU get an acid test
on 6^. 21, when the powerful T^lr
High of Charlotte, N. C., plays here.
The annual Camden-Sumttr classic
will be dished up to the usual over
flow crowd on ^pt. 28 at Sumter.
’The following Is the schedule ss
given by Coach Pierce:
Sept 14—Brookland-Cayce. here.
Sept 21—Tech of Charlotte, here.
Sept 28—Sumter at Sumter,
Oct 5—HartsvlUe, here.
Oct 12—Florence, here.
Oct. 19—Charleston at Charleston.
Oct 26—Chester, here.
Nov. I—Harding High at Charlotte.
Nov. 9—Orangeburg at Orangeburg.
Nov. II—Lancaster at Lancaster.
Nov. 22-^leaa MO. Academy, here.
In ss much as Thanksgiving this
year will fall on Nov. 22. Camden foot
ball fans will, for the first time in
several years, bsvs a turkey day after
noon football feast
Ag was announoud Iasi
wash, dk# Boy Soofertg. afP
foiaf out detorminad to
ofdlact ewary psaca of gcrap
paper .in Camden. -Thig
campsugn U now under
way a^ the ckixang ol
Ca^an are raqnagtad to
gawa thair paper fgr thaia
bdyg who will call at the
hoaneg and huginagg hooggs
each Friday through April
30. Thig paper ig to 1^
gold and the procaadg will
go to the Boy Scout Troopg
in Camden.
Record of Cams
At Recent Court
Session In the Gty
Many Plead Guilty and Are
Giwan Sentencag By
Judge.
The informal horse show, held at
the Marion du,Pont Scott show area
Saturday, Feb. 24, was one of the
most interesting, colorfdl and largest
attended of any similar event in re
cent years. It was distinctly a local
affair and hundreds of people from
the Camden winter colony and city
were present to witness the competi
tion.
-There were eight events on the af
ternoon program which got under
way at 2 o’clock. The judges were
in the main, outstanding personalities
in the equestrian world. In the com
bination class the Judges were Mrs.
Samuel Russell and H. Granger
Gaither. In the shooting of lead pony
class, Ancrum Boykin; in the working
hunter class, H. Granger Gaither; in
the hack class, James Ryan;' in the
lead-rein claas, Richard (Dixie) Boy
kin; In the pair ot hacks class, John
Wall; in the horaemanshlp class, Mrs.
Burley Cocks, and in the driving
class. Mrs. Samuel Russell.
The afternoon was ideal for the
show, with bright sunshine and a
mild (emperkture. Many of the hun
dreds who were presMit came early
and brought their lunches.
The following wers the winners of
the various'events, the table showing
the name of the horse, together with
owner-or rider.
Combination ride-drive: Alcade,
Mra. John Daniels. 1st; The General,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Waller, 2nd;
Jigger, Master Graham DuBoss, Srd.
Shootiag Ponies: Siorty, Mn. Dtf<
(Plsggg tun to pgfo soTsu)
Wire Operators
Of Seaboard Are
Hi Serious Wreck
County Teachers
To Meet Mardi 7th
iJUa WouKher Vum Poiutg
Ohly In Ong Diruction.
Said
Either Chief Haiglar, the tall,
onze Indian atop tho city hall. It
very stubborn gentleman or else he
'«d8 an oil and grease Job.
For despite the sephyn that Mr.
A. Brown, weather burean apsclal-
directs at ths Chlst, ths latter
finitely rsfoses to point his arrow
_eiwlse than northwsst
Buford Hancock, hlns-coated
knt of John Law, “I think the old
I needa a hit of ofl.”
S^ George Cooley, who looks after
“s and other things that require
attention of an eftlciesit’pnrdias-
department. ‘Til buy the greage
> oh. but narr a bit will I climb
yon tower to apply same to the
hm Chief”
Mayor P. N. MoCorkle, “That
wn warrior Is a stobbon chap,
9nt
I Said
ids
under hfau—hr that I mean,
the way for him to gase hither,
thsr and you.”
.. *®Tent.membership of ths Boy
of Ammieu Is ong minion eight
thouMud boyt Slid
On« Man Killed and Other
Criticalljr Wosmded On
U. S. No. 1
The “blotter” of the recent criminal
|Court term at the Kerahaw county
Ytinife house showed the following
ease dteposltions:
Partel Boykin, indicted for violation
of ths liquor law, plead guilty and
was sentenced to three months in
Jail or $40 fine. Upon payment of
the fine the defendant was placed
on probation for three years.
W. B. Fort, indited for violation of
the liquor law, plead guilty and was
sentenced to Jail for nine months
or fined $100. 'The fine was paid
and the defendant was placed on pro
bation for three years.
Joe Slas Caldwell indited for viola
tion of the liquor law, plead guilty
and was sentenced to serve three
months on public works projects in
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The declsloB to add the 12th year
to the public school system ot South
Carolina was a forward step for edu
cation in the state. In 194$ the Gen
eral Amembly passed an act estab
lishing the 11th grade and anthmrlied
the State Board of Bducatkm to pro^
need to make the necessary adjust
ments. This program does not mean
another grade will be put on as
an addittonal year ot work, but the
entire educational program will be
reorganised and adopted to meet the
present day needs.
Many problems and obstacles will
arise and temporary adjostmeuts
most oome first In order that a
Aorough nnderstaodlng of these prob
lems msy be reached the State De
partment (H Bdneation under the di
rection of E. W. Rashton will hold
state-wide (xmfersnees to dlaeuss with
teachers sad all other faiterestsd psr^
sons the importance of tnanguraUng
the 12-year pogram on a sound basis
and to provide guidance In the work
for the 1946-46 sesskm.
^s*!! find some way to put thu The eonfereaoa for Kershaw Conn
ty teachers will be held Wednesdsy
afternoon, March 7, at S:M, in the
Camsden City sdiool aaditerlum. The
County Teachers AasoetetloD wfU be
hM at the same thne sad an persons
interested hi echool matters an aakad
to bg
The Seaboard Airline railway was
without two telegraph operators Tues
day, W. J. Jennings, 68. operator at
Cassatt, being killed and G. C. Sharpe,
age 60, operator at Sheppard, is tn
a critical condition at the Ciamden
hospital, as the result 'of a collision
with a large pine tree at the roadside
near the Junction of U. S. No. 1 and
S. C. Highway 142, six miles north of
here late last night
Sheriff J. R McLeod wUl hold an
inquest but is awaiting to see if
Sharpe dies. Sharpe has a compound
fracture of the right leg, a brokra
right wrist s dislocated left hip and
was badly lacerated about the head
and face. Jennings died instantly,
suffering a fractured skull.
State police, investigating the acci
dent with the SherlfTs office, report
ed that Sharpe, whose home Is at
West Columbia, was driving the car
Mayor Accepts
Gh^enge of Mr.
Fiorello. LaGuardia
McCorkle Safg Camden Will
Raise Red Cross Quota
Quickly
Misunderstanding
Cause of Tnrmoil
In World Today
Stanley Llewellyn Ghres later-
Addregg fai
Colundbiau
The challenge of Mayor Fiorello La-
Guardia of New York City, to the
mayors of all the cities of the United
States, that New York will complete
its Red Cross War Fund quota before
any other city In America has been
accepted by Mayor F. N. McCorkle
of this city.
*’If it is possible to determine Jnst
what the city’s share of the Kershaw
county quote will be, I am accepting
the defy ot the New York executive,”
said Mayor McCorkle.
“I have every confidence that the
ettisens of Camden will cooperate
with me in making good my acceptr
ance of the New York mayor’s chal
lenge.” he continued.
“Camden and- Kershaw county as
well, will sneoessfuily complete this
Red Cross drive, because every single
individual has a deep snicerity* and
bellsf in the project”
Although the national quota for tho
Red Cross War Fund campaign, now
underway in tho nation, having start
ed last Monday, has been fixed at
two hundred millioii dollars, with a
quota of $17,900 for the Kershaw
county area. National headquarters
has announced that unless these cam
paign goals are substantially exceed
ed, the requirements of the Red Cross
for the ensuing year will not bo met.
The stepping up of military cam
paigns, with the constantly Incrraaing
casualties, expansion of war areas,
the requirements of additional rest
and recreational facilities and in
creasing demands on the Red Cross
for service to the military forces and
their families within the continentlal
United States, all point to the need
of grorwing financial demands to keep
pace with the expansion of the war
machine both at home and abroad.
'The campaign was opened this
week with personal appeals over the
radio by President Roosevelt and top
ranking military and naval officers.
In Camden and Kershaw county the
campaign will be initiated with ap
peals for advance gifts. Since o<m-
tributiona to the Red Cross sre de
ductible for income tax purposes, H
is expected that industries and itorss
will be desirous of making contribu
tions commensurate with the Inrrngs
ed needs of the Red Ooss and with
due regard for the tax savings effect
ed by such contribution
Every business •and civic organtss-
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“In Agin, Out*
Again, In Agin”
Three Soldiers Just Out of
Hoepilel Figure In Auto
Wreck.
Camden Plays In
Invitation Meet
At Sumter High
Nine Teenu Entered Class A
Invitation Classic In the
Gamecock City.
For three soldiers from iy>rt Jack-
son, who put forth Thursday evening
for Virginia and points north ' on s
furlough, it was Just a case of ”in
agin, out again, in agin” so far as
the Fort Jackson hospital is con
cerned. ^
One of the soldiers had Just been
released after being confined for
months with a broken leg. The other
still carried bis arm in a case and
the third had a thumb in s cast.
All were In a car riding toward
Virginia and points north when the
machine went into a skid on U. 8.
No. 1 highway just east of the Wst-
eree river bridge. The car dove down
a high bank and turned over in a
ills nki ....
'The soldier with the broken arm re-
ceived a fractured nose and was
otherwise cut and bruised as were his
companions. The car was badly dam
aged.
Taxi Lines Are
Warned Against
Violating Law
Cnauot Tlmnapcit People To
Or From Spots Not Ob
serving Curfew.
Guest spssksr at Thursday sven-
ing's, last weak, dinner meeting of the
Pacific Mills Foreman’s club at the
Jefferson hotel was A. Stanlsy Llew-
elljm, vice president and eeneral man
ager of the Inman Riverside Mills and
a prominent member of the Sooth
Carolina department of the Ameriout
Legion and the 40 and t.
“The greatest cause of sufterteg,
strife and heartaclM,” Mr. Llewellyn
declared, “Is ndsanderstendlng ot
the broGiemiaa. Misunderstanding
cansea wan. separates fasillas,
eausss strikes and spoIlB frtoadaklps.'
It is the mother ef snspickm and tt
bleed hatred. Hatred breaks down
hsalth and efficiency and lends le
min.”
Mr. Llewellyn cited from his en-
perlenee cases where the npinser
knew that the boes cardsr was taking
out twists to run him oft, and the
ver by the seam token knew the
Highway Patrol
Sdeks To Reduce
Traffic Deaths
A goal of 16,000 personal contacts
with pedestrians tn rural areas In
South Carolina te remind them of
man ton and to give
the heavy pedeet
rules for walking safely Is
ztnl
lag set by tho state highway pai
for ths next few months.
Pedestrian deaths and injariss In
the state were far too numerous dur
ing 1244, said J. B. WUliamson. chief
highway oonunisskmer. Accident reo-
ords shew that Itl pedestrians were
killed In South Carolina last year
and 122 other walkers struck down
and Injured^
WsBurs on rural hl^ways are now
being contacted by patrolmen whether
they are walking oerrecUy or In-
eorreetly.. If the pedestrian Is waft
ftg In such a moaner as to. bring
(Plenes tarn 6o pgge sevia)
Added teeth were added Monday to
the new federal curfew regulation,
effective Monday, when It was ai
nonnoed from Washingt^m that taxis
carrying people from places violat
ing the midnight cloetng wbnld be de
nied gas rations and their license
cancelled.
Thia, it waa explained, would apply
to an casee Involvlnf the transporta
tion of persons to or from a night
clnb, dance hall or any other place
coming within the provisions of the
curfew law.
Camden is not only observing the
new curfew law to the letter but the
brownont obcervance is most astound
ing. Downtown Camden is reminis
cent ot blackoot iMriods dnrhlg the
airraid drills held at intervals during
the past several years.
The Camden high school basketball
team played In the second annual
South Oarolina Invitation Class A
high school basketbsll tonmament
held at Sumter yesterday, today and
Saturday.
There are nine teams entered in
the event with Olympia of (Columbia,
drawing a bye in the first round of
pairings. —
Thursday the tournament opened
with Spartanburg playing IHorence at
3 p. m.. Charleston meeting Green
wood at 4 p. m., Columbia battling
Sumter at 8 p. m., and Camden and
Greenville staging the 9 p. m. fea
ture.
On the performance of the teams
in games played during the season
coming to a close, Sumter appears to
be outstanding and sbonld win the
tournament.
Fall of Germany
May Happen Soon;
Camden k Ready
In case theYweral public has for
gotten. the fall of Germany, which
may come at any Ume now, will be
heralded in Camden by the ^blowing
of the fire and air-raid slre^. The
sirens will not blow with the waver
ing sound of the air-rsld rehearsals,
bnt will be detached and steady. Ihs
sirens will blow at hourly intervals
up to 8 p. m.
At 8 o’clock In the evening a com
munity Thanksgiving meeting will b#
held in Hampton Park, this to be in
charge of Rev. Edward Burke of the
Catholic chnrch.
Choirs of the city churches will be
present to lead in Uie singing ot suit
able hymns and patriotic airs.
In the event of rain the mass meet-
ing for prayer will be held In the
auditorium of the Grammar ecbooL
All cburchea at the city wOl be
open on Victory Day, tn order that
people^who wish to offer prayers of
thanksgiving may do no.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Bsglnnlng nsxt wssk, Ths Chronlels
will add a nswr fsiture to Ha news
eevsrags.
It will bs a column under the eap-
tien “He's Home."'
Camdsn and Ksrshaw eeunty par-
enta of boys In the eervlce, alec the
wtvee ef husbandc en duty, giris who
have eweet hearts in the army, navy,
air forea or ataHn^ wtio le homa,
or dua to ba hama aeon, art aaked to
eali ar write the “He'll Homs” editor
ef Tho Chrontote, glvtrtg[ the name of
the ratarnod aarvlea man. Alae whara
ha la staying and If paaalbis, tha tala-
phena mimbar. That wlH anaMs hla
frianda to eall on him, ar If nat akte
ta da tha^ ta phena him.
MaU Carriers To
Have P^tection
From Vidous Curs
Govnmmmt Ordnn Mafl Dn-
livnrjr Stoppnd In Cnana
Likn That
Do you have « dog that anapa or
bites at the mailman when the latter
oomee to deflver your mailT
If you hava and you still want
Uncle Sam to leavo your mall at your
home, you had beat get rid of the dog
—or keep him chained up eo that he
cannot molaot the uiafhnsn.
The Post Office department haa
called tor strict enforcement of tte
regulation barring matt dallrery to
homea having rldons
Thare hava bean a nnmbw of oc-
caalona srhan Chmden mall carrlaro
have been badly bitten by dogs. AoL
ing nnder wdera from Washington,
local earrlsn win peas ap aU I
whara vlcions doga art at larga.
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