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The Cami^ Chronicle
VOLUME 56
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1945
NUMBER 51
Under'Sheriff Outguesses
Three Escaping Prisoners
J H. McLeod, Jr., and Rural
Officer Watson Effects
Opture of Trio.
Underehwlff J. H. McLeod out-
rneesed three dangerous prisoners
who had escaped from Port Jackson
Priday and accompanied by Rural
Officer J D. Wauon, captured tbs
^0 on the Seaboard tracks Just west
of the Camden City MmlU Saturday
«Teoing.
The trio. Lorle Crosby of Manassas.
V. George J. Zakerwaky and Leon-
-rtl’ c Lorcb of Philadelphia, had
reaped from the Fort Jackson prison
early Friday. Uking with them
‘rrease gun" types of submarine ma-
chine guns. Prison officials, in issu
ing the report of the escape, warned
that the men were dangerous, and
were to be approached with caution.
Following the attempted theft of
two automobiles at Blaney Friday
night, and the breaking Into and rob
bing of the McMillan store on U. S.
Highway No. 1 Just east of Blaney
early Saturday morning, Undersheriff
McLeod belleTOd the two affairs were
the work of the three escaped prison
ers. The official had a hunch the
three men would “hole up” during the
day and travel after dark.
It was shortly before 10 o’clock
thaf the two otfloers, McLeod and
Wdtson, came upon the trail of the
thrae soldiers. A few minutes lathr,
whKt the officers stepped out of the
brisb with drawn guns, Um three
twiaoners submitted quleUy to anast.
They were taken to tl^ Kershaw
fosfity Jail, and on Sunday, turaed
orer to the Fort Jackson officials.
The Fort offlekls declared Lorch was
regarded as one of the mesmest and
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Camden Natkmal Farm Loan
Asaodatiota In Annual
Meeting.
Accident Victim
Is laid At Rest
W. J. Jennings la Buried In
Cemetery At Colundkia.
The funeral of W. J> Jennings, 6S,
former Seaboard Airline operator at
Cassatt, who died as the result of an
automobile accident a week ago,
Teieday, was held hnU Friday at Co-
luaMa.
0. C. Sharpe. «0, telegraph operator
for the Seaboard at Sheppard, aeri
oDsly hurt in the same accident which
occurred at the Junction of U. S. No.
1 and State Highway 142, ail miles
north of this city, will be confined to
the hospital for sQme time, it ia said.
His condition is improving.
Since the death of Mr. Jenning’a
wife, he has been making his borne
with his brotber-in-Iaw, Dr. W. G
Stiibling, no the Newberry highway
out of (Columbia.
Jennings leaves one son, Willard D.
Jennings of Springfield, III., three sla
ters, Mrs. J. L. Oardy of Savannah,
Ga., Mrs. R. J, Parks and Mrs. C. H.
Stone, Augusta, Qa. Also a niece.
Miss Robbie Parks of Augusta.
L 0. Funderburk
Is President of
Farm Credit Unit
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION
The annual meeting of the Camden
National Farm Loan Association was
held In Camden on Feb. 28, at which
three directors were elected and re
ports on the year's operations present
ed. Reports by the officers reflected
a Bucceeaful year of operadensv and
disclosed that the association was in
the strongest financial position since
its organisation. Ita stock is being
retired at one hundred cents on the
dollar when members pay off their
loans. '
During the psmt year thirty new
loans were made for |13€,S00, while
lOS loans were paid off amounting
to $178,782, and a substantial amount
of advance paymenta were made on
outstanding loans. “This is ample
'proof that farmers are following a
sound policy of getUng their debts
In shape," L. O. Funderburk, presi
dent of the Associajtion. said.
A round-table dlscnssion was led by
County Agent W. C. McCarley on the
Bobjeet "Fkrm Land Values and a
Sound Investment Program.”
J. P. Iseohower of Wlnnsboro, was
re-elected to the board for a three
yeir term. W. M. Ebtes of Wlnns
boro, wsf elected to fill the unexpir
ed term of X. Roy Cunningham, whose
membership was transferred to the
Bo^ HHl NatlonBl Farm Loan asso
ciation. W. A. Boykin, Jr., of Boykin,
was elected to fm the unexpired term
of W. P. Robinson, deceased. Other
members of the board are: L. O. Fan-
derbork, Camden, and C. P. DuBoee,
Jr., Camden.
At a meeting of the dlreotors fol
lowing the stockholders' meeting. L.
O. Funderburk was re-elected presi
dent, C. P. DuBose, Jr., vice president.
A. C. Bradham, secretary-treaaurer,
and Mrs. Caroline H. Rieger, assist
ant- secretary-treaaurer. 'The Aseo-
clation’s office Is located In Camden
in the Crocker building, and handles
Federal L*ad Bank loans ha Ksr
shsw, Fairfield and Chesterfield coun
ties.
WHEREAS, Amencan fighting men the woriH
over are giving to thr last ounce of their strength
in the effort to free the world of dictatorships, and
WHEREAS, the American home front is striv
ing through its war industries, its manpower and its
moral support to stand firmly beihind the armed
forces, and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross is serving
our fighting men at home and ovtlrseas, as well, by
means of understanding, friendly men and women
trained especially for their duUes, and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross assists
servicemen’s families in the United States as well as
serving those in uufonn, and
WHEREAS, the American people through the
Red Cross have sent 10;000,000 pints of blood to our
wounded, thus fonnin|t a veritable life-line between
us and them, and
WHEREAS, tihe American Red Cross is ready
to give ^[stance in the^^vent of any natural or man
made disaster on the home front,
THEREFORE, I, P. N. McCorkle, Mayor of the
City of Canvden, in accordance with the proclama
tion of the President of the United States, naming
March as American Red Cross Month, do here and
now urge all citizens of this community to contribute
without reservation to the 1946 Red Cross War Fund
tihrough the local chapter; I further urge that they
remember that the war is not yet won, and that
when the peace comes the Red Cross must still,
through its War Fund, maintain itself to work for
the better interest of the American, people in the
postwar world.
Volunteer Corps Organized
To Aid the Hospital Nurses
Window Displays
Adds Interest
To Red X Drive
Auxilisury Group In Fine Effort
To Conserve Nursing
Efficiency.
Business District Features In
teresting Views In Store
Windows.
Elihu Schlosburg Feeds
Marines At Battle of Iwo
FVozen Foods, Inc.
Plant Among the
Finest In ^uth
Camden Tenth Is Chief Com
missary Steward On Board
Thu LST Boat
Cut Is Ordered
hi Point Value
Of Choice Beef
And Mr. and Mrs. Camden
Are Happy Over the
Situation.
F^hion Shi^
Knitting Bee
b Interesting
Clerks Knit For Red Cross
When Not Watting On
Trade. <
I It you chance to enter the Fashion
Shop to purchase a suit, coat, dress,
bosiery or anytlilns' found in an
'•P-lo-date ladies shop, do not be- sur-
If you think you have entered
I “e “knitting comer” for If a clerk
In the Paahion Shop Is not waiting
on trade, ten to one she will be slt-
Gnc with her knitting In the good old
tuhioaed way.
For with the consent of A, Sam
"^•h, proprietor of the Fashion
^P. the seven employees, will knit
tor the Red Cross when not waiting
on trade.
The Fashion Shop sales force be-
it has started something nnlqne
•nd InteresUng'and feels that Oie
ovners of other stores f<Hloir in their
footstepe.
C!smden ciUzens who have been
Caught short on meat ration, points
are now able to buy another choice
ateak or two as a result of the action
of the OPA in lowering the ration
value of beef steaks and roasts.
Mixed with the cheering news that
choice steaks and roasts were cut 2
and 3 ration points per pound came
the distressing Information that high
er poiat values had been placed on
cheaper beef and pork cuts—^e brand
of meat the people have been get
ting for many months.
While prevailing point values for
all lamb ajid most veal remain un
changed along with the current 24-
polnt ration cost of buttw. these
boosts, for sample, have been ordered:
Hamborger and bacon go from four
to six points a pound. So does beef
ohnek. op from three points. Short
ribs go from one to three points,
bonMess brisket from two to foor, and
flank meat from three to five.
(PlasM tan to pago flro)
Freesur-Lockar Outfit Now In
Here.
Admittedly one of the finest acquisi
tions to (Camden In many years is
the plant of the Camden Froassi
Foods, Inc., now In operation on Bast
Rutledge streak.
This plfBT, valued St $5a.oo$, ***
stalled by the Benson Refrigerated
Locker System, is one of thO’ most
modem In the country and already a
big majority of the 800 lockers avail
able have been rented by eager pa
trons.
This plant, nnder the efficient man
agement of J. B. Cantey, was made
possible by the Kershaw County
Farm'Bureau, the office of the county
agent and the cooperation of the City
of Camden. The sale of the lockers
to people of the city and county was
carried out by enthusiastic members
of the farm bureau. The 300 lockers
required to be rented before priorities
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Remember Elihu B, Sch)osburg?
Sure you do. Enibu, brother of Leon
and Carl of Sarafield tsmie. was a
sweet pianist and maeatroed bis own
aggregation of muslctaBS back soma
five or six yean ago. Ho Is also re-
membered for his pleasing person
ality around tbs Sarafield.
Elihu ia now Chief Commissary
Steward In the Coast Guard and that
he is doing a fine Job for Uncle Sam
and the Marines down around Iwo.
K C. West Injured
^ Truck Leaves
'unnsboro Road
l^'rffara Fracterud SIrall and
Lag la Aoddanl.
C. West, well known Kershaw
5*“^ I* at the Camden hospitol
* critical oonditkm as tha rosolt
1 v*®*®®°**®* accident fnn
Iri^*?**®*^ road flva mllea from ^la
\ aftamooDL
IfsS*!: rS^p^tmck. sf:
fil^* ^'’•ctared skull, a uumpound
IwntroUt^ '*‘*^***
of Look# Craig, badly
iKm I? fv^*y** MifXrtah at kls
hi Bibkirk.aiia savaral
Conununity Is
Ready To Assist
In Human Effort
Help! Company E
Nee^ More Men
To Fin Up Ranks
War Damaada Cauaat Mam-
'' kavaliip In Homa Guard
To Shtmp.
ta the
••o.
to
tk#
Company E, South Carolina State
Qnsrd, needs men—and at once.
Inroads of the war machine on the
local home guard unit has cut the
me'mfafrshlp almost fifty per cent and
todgy the roll call finds shout 60 men
responding.
Captain 8. C. Clybum would-like at
least 40 or more new mea.ft once.
The mllltery unit, housed In the fine
new armory on wsst DeKslb street,
nesU every Tufsdsy evening* at 8
o'clock for drill. •
The men who have been with the
unit and those who have gene Into tae
army to eee aettaa at Buropean and
Pacific battia fronts are load In thalr
praise of the beneflU that eoemed to
tkrongh fhetr affllatlon with
the koBM gnardi.
Many men of advanced ege who ere
g(jll uder the w*'**””™ Ibnlt for
yeara, kave resaarked apon the sk-
oellent resalts In tkO f***
healtk. etc., that eeaae to them
by reason of the #0 preija^
Captain Clyburn states that he wtf
be gliid to'see any taler^ men er
boye at tbe armorr any drttt ntimt
Drivn For Encnaa Clothing
ContrHautioeia la Rapidly
Shaping Up.
The United National Clothlpg col
lection. to ..be conducted in Camden
and Kershaw county in April under
the sponsorship of the Camden Rotary
club will be one of the most inter
esting “collection affairs” b^Ioln this
area in history.
The United National Clothing col
lection committee is sponsoring this
effort in behalf of the various war
r^ief agencies, in fact the organisa
tion nndertakes to do what 68 agen
cies would have to do under an In
dividual unit plan.
late.
In a recent issue of a New Orleans
paper. Yeoman Second Class Martin
Burke of the U. S. Coast Guard Re
serve. aboard a Owst Guard manned
landing ship at Iwo and under date
of February 22, tells of Chief (Com
missary Steward Schlosburg was fad
ing thousands of men. Said Burke;
“At last count he had fed 3,000 but
they were still coming.”
Another Marine made the comment
“This is the first hot chow I’ve had
since D-Day” and “Boy, what a meal.”
(Please turn to pugs eight)
Some exceptionally clever and in
teresting window displays are in evi
dence In tbe downtown business dis
trict, arranged to focus public atten
tion on the all-important Red Cross
drive that is now being carried on.
The Fashion Shop, corner of Broad
and DeKalb streets, has a large ex
hibit of war relics and weapons from
the front line of several battle tbea
tera. These Itema on exhibition were
sent from overseas by Camden men
in the service.
At the aide window of the Faabion
Shop ia a display arranged by the
Red (Croat canteen corps, and depict
ing the activity of this unit All of
the models were original with the
corps ladles.
The Outlook Shop features an inter
esting display of kit bags while at the
Smart Shop there is an attraettva
knltdng display. In tbs window of
the Elichel Department store Is an In
teresting exhibit of the Items and
equipment required for tbe office rou
Une of the Kershaw chapter. In the
window of the Davis Beauty parlor
la a splendid exhibit showing tha
scope of the activities of the nnrses
aldee. In many other store and shop
windows are displays of Red (Cross
posters.
In the Thomas Drug store Window
on South Broad street there is
clever Red Cross display while in the
window of the Picket Drug store Is a
grouping of plctnres of many of the
colored men of Camden who are In
the serrloe.
The announcement in tha Saturday
papers that Lahcaster had gone over
the top in Its quota of some $15,000 in
two hours time, did not oocasion much
surprise in local campaign circles.
Elliott Springs, wealthy cotton in-
dnstrallst, doubles whatever is raised
In Lancaster county, making it pos
Bible for this area to quickly accomp-
Heh its ebjeettve.
Membern of the Camden Hospital
Auxiliary have inaugerated a novel
means of combating the acute short
age of nurses at the local hospital.
A volunteer corps, its present mem
bership totaling over a score of wo
men affiliated with the auxiliary unit,
and under tbe chairmanship of Mrs.
Brevard Boykin, are giving splendid
aid to the hoepltal nurses.
This aid consists of carrying trays
to patients, caring for flowers, an
swering bells, doing errands for tbe
nurses, making bandages, taking
water to patients, etc., all calculated
to offer a respite to the already over
burdened corps of nurses and giving
them an opportunity to concentrate
time and energy to the needs of their
patients.
It is interesting to note that in
1944 the Camden hospital discharged
1996 patients and the total number
of days care given during the year
amounted to 17,385. Tbe daily aver
age number of patients in 1943 was
371 and in 1944 It had increased to
47A This increase is of much inter
est in view of the problems encoun-
tsred in tbe shortage of nurses and it
exemplifies the value of the newly
formed volunteer corps.
Next Friday evening tbe Hospital
Aoxlllsr ywill sponsor the annual
Hospital Ball at the Sarsfield club.
The ball is belbg designated as a
Red, White and Blue event and every
feature from tlcketa through to ball
room decorations will be in tbe na
tional colors.
’The committee In charge of the
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Rapist Campbell
Had Real Ftecord
As A Criminal
Redfearn Garage,
Filling Station
Are Broken Into
Cask and Gas Ration Stamps
Taken From tha Latter
Place.
The Central filling station and the
Redfearn Garage were broken Into
some time Saturday night or early
Sunday morning, according to police
report
Entrance to the filling station, lo
cated Just west of the garage, was
through s window, which was raised
after a small pane was broken enabl
ing the intruder to reach in and an-
looeen the latch. Cash in the amount
of $80 and an undetermined number
of gasoline ration tickets represented
ihe loot taken.
entrance to tbe garage was throng
a side window, unlatched after a pane
It will be tbe lone nationwide cloth
ing drive for overseas relief during
the spring of 1145. Every man. wo
man and child In America can and
should make this collection and ouL
standing snccees—to help the wth-
ravaged millions to help thems^fps.
Throo^ovt the war tom amUM
clothing Is very scarce or threwbare
and worn o«t. Mlllioaa do not have
enough clothes to keep them warm
and in oecopted Buropa ataamt as
many people have died from eaqpomire
due to lack of adequate dotktng ks
have died from etarvatioa.
General Franke, who Is chatnnen
of tbe Rotary committee la charge of
the drive In a statement this wa^
said: “I feel sure our itoP*al will re
ceive the traditionally generoas re
sponse .of (himden and Kershaw coun
ty people,”
Next week, a list of functioning
cominltteee, together with other data
pertlaaDt to tha axcaas eloth^ drive
win be made puUle by
Franka
of ipass was broken when a brick was
hurled through It So far as could
be dataradned, nothing was
from the garage.
Ca^few Rules
Are^Amioonced
Summer Weather
Arrives; How Long
Says Mr. Public
Anyhow the Mercury Climbed
Up To end Beyond the ,
75 Mark.
So far as w« have been able to
ascertain no one has been seeking to
try an egg on the sidewalk in front
of Lee Little’s Gemden flicker palace,
but Just tb« same a lot of folks were
discussing tbe fine weather that pre
vailed tbe latter part of last week.
Many declared that summer had
arrived. Others *sid that Spring was
really coming in with a big hurrah.
Anyhow the weather bureau feport-
ed that there had been somb nice
warm summery days, Friday and
Saturday In partlculsr when the mer
cury climbed up to around 75. That
is one of the high marks for some 40
years, accordtag to the weather rec
ords.
Buds on trees add shrubbery are
really popping open. Trees are really
beginning to acquire a greenish tint
and soon the litUe leaves will be dls-
ceraable.
But the majority of the people, with
pessimistic mien, are fearful of zui-
other cold spell, which might cause
much damage to the peach crop.
H« Was Also A Deserter From
The United States
Army.
Gommittees Are
Named For ^nten
Canine Showing
Willard Campbell, 88 year old Min
nesota man, sentenced to 25 years
in the penitentiary, after being found
guilty by s Jury in the Kershaw
county criminal court of a statutory
offense against a Camden girl, has
an extensive criminal record and was
also a deserter from tbe United-
States army, according to records now
on file in tbe office of Sheriff J. H.
McLeod.
The sheriff has received these rec
ords which show that on April 14,
1988, Campbell, whose name la Wil
lard Clayton Campbell, was arrested
on a larceny charge at Park Rapids.
Minn., said to have been his home at
the time. On November 23, 193$, he
was arrested on a grand lareeay-
ebarge and on Dec. 9, 1940, was again
taken into custody for grand larceny
and sentenced to five years in the
Minnesota state penitentiary- He was
paroled on Dec. 27, 1941, and on June
12, 1942 was Inducted into tbe U. S.
army.
The record shows that on Novem
ber so, 1944, he was reported to have
deserted the army at Red Wing,'Minn.
It was shortly after that Campbell
showed up in Camdqn. Ho worked in
a local garage for a short time. His
arrest for a crime committed <mi Jan.
29, 1946, came In February. Judge
Sease of Spartanburg, presiding Judge
in criminal court, sentenced Campbell
to 26 years after a jury had found
him guilty of the rape of s Camden
girl 22 years of age.
Campbell was popular among a
certain group of Mends here and
since the trial and sentence, there
have been many wild rumors In dr-
culatlon, all of fliem calculated to stir
up public sympathy for the man, but
all unfounded.
ShaBnoa Lkidsajr b Chainnan
Of Tka Ann|il Bow Wow
Ezhibitioii.
DaCaiU Aa To Pbc«s^Alf<
Aro* Ghrm
tMl
Bx Ragubtic
PubUc.
In reeponse to several requests as
to additional dstalls regarding tbe
provisioBa the curfew rules, tka
Qwside gives the followtng informs-
Memorial Service
A, meatorM serrioe Is to
Suaiay uftsrasii at 4 e’eleek at
Omeo HMseepal Aarck fbr the late
Lt Newtaa Aleuanasr of Boykta, who
wao klUod la FYnnoo, Dee. It. The
■aaorlal sonrleo wtU bo ooaiactod
by Dr. Manrlco Clarke, roetor of tko
od by the midnight curfew Include
tbe foUowiag typeo of eetsbllshments,
wbetber puMlc or private:
Night clnbs, spt^ arenas, theaters,
dgneo halls, road houaeo. saloons,
bon. abaotlag galley. bowUag. btt-
onvaMala eircnses, coin
oporatod amusamsnt device parlors,
be bold^iao okntlag or rolkr staitiag rinks, on-
aetlTltr la yacht, country
or potf elabo. daaoo stadioa, schools
aai fsmWIag ostabUsbrneats.
ItsdaurailB eustoaurily open all
algbt tor Iko purpose of servtog food
are aai attagtod by tbo auUm in so
tar aa usrrlig toed Is eoae<rau4.
Shannon Lindsay Is chairman of
the Lenten dog show to be held
March 22, at 8 o’clock in the after
noon In Rectory Square.
Tommy Anerum Is vice chslrmsn
while Donald Campbell is chairman
of the publicity and program com
mittee.
John Lindsay, John Wall, Frank
fobbltt and BUI Savage are in charge
of registration at the ehow whUe the
tIOBL
The plaoee of entmtalnment affeet Tpuatars for die event are betng hwK
died by Henry Boykin. Joe ’WUllams
will be in charge of the show ring,
while ihe soft drink committee oon-
•late of tofavoT Anceum, Sammy
Hopkins and BUI Savage.
The pommlttoe obelrUMa aanouacei
that tk# reglstraUon fee will be 50c
Entrance fee to the show le also 60c
The Lenten ehow is nn annosl
event eponsored dnd preeented by the
young people of Ckace Bplscopel
eknreh.
. ’Tbe Garden Club will meet Monday,
March 13. at 4, with Mra. Charlton
and Mra. nateber at, UUle Hed^
Membera bring eprlal^ flowers.
Scoots Are Out
To Take Honors
In Salvage Drive
City Agreuu To Coopurata la
Gatkoring Vital Waato
Save your waste paper for the Boy
Scouts.
For the five troops, three white and
two colored. In Camden and Kerahaw
county, are ont to win bonors in the
General Isenhowm scout salvage cam
paign.
Anaagements lave been made witb
the dty tofficlals to have city tmdu
collect waste paper every PYlda^.
‘This paper is baled, shipped and sold
and the proceeds of the sale Is pro
rated among tha llva acont troepa
la Camdan. ,
Bat tha Boy Scouts will idso ba oa
the inarch to pick np waata papar.
'They wm omka a bonaa to bousa oan-
vaa af Um city evary Friday aad pub-
er up all wasta papar procaraUa.
The Sconts are out to win tha
and citations awarded individual
scouts and. acont troopa for afforU in
the woate papw anivnge.
Again, let ns emphasise—aava yoar
waste papar for tha Boy Seeuta.
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