The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 06, 1945, Image 1
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Primary Looms As Goyemor Declines To Anraint A* Successor To Tlie Late Sheriff J. H. McLeod
VOLUME 87
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLPy» FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1D4S
NUMBER 3
fayor Urges Recreational
luildings As Postwar Aim
oidMi Ezecutnre AddCreaaea
[mporUnt Municipal Offi
cials Group.
[ayor mndB N. McCJorkle and
RanaorifS J. WUlianu were
ins the principal Speakers at the
lual Meeting of the Municipal Ae-
ation of South Carolina, which
held In the ball room of the Jef-
on hotel Wednesday of last week,
ayor McCorkle's subject was Mu-
pal Post-War Planning.” Much
rest was erWenced by Mayors
1 other cities In his remarks about
ading recreation buildings for
sg people In the past-war plans
erery city In South Carolina.
{ South Carolina Is to be a better
e In which to llTe sfter the war,
7 community must proride better
more wholesome recreation for
young people.” said the Camden
or. ‘‘This Is a responsibility from
;h no Mayor or otiier public offi.
can escape. Tour city is either
g to be a better place or jk worse
e; it is not going to renuiln the
6. If It Is to be better, each
or Is gotng to bsTe to interest
lelf in higher ralnss than mere
»rUl progress.
That coul(^ be more important
1 our young people? After the war
Ions of dollars will be spent by
goremment to make jobs for re-
ing war retersns. Shall we spend
money foolishly raking lesres, as
h of it was spent during the well-
vn WPA days, or shall it be used
something of lastinj^ and perms-
Tslne? Why not nse some of it
superTised, wholesome recreation
(Please tom to page six)
lies Grace the
ave of Yom^
itish Aviator
lutify Alter la Epiaoopul
Chorcli For tlae Euator
tioae exquisite Blaster lilies that
»d the altar at Grace Eipiscopal
'ch Sunday bad been placed there
Dr. Maurice Clarke, rector, upon
request of Mrs. A. A. Pritchard of
rortb. Kent, England,
lej were in memory of Cadet Jack
chard, who died October 30, 1341,
I bums recelred in s plane crash
he Southern Arlatlon field here,
ck Pritchard’s death was univer-
’ mourned throughout the com
ity. Tbe fuhersl rites were prob-
the most impressive erer wit-
ed in Camden, there being United
ee soldiers, British aviators and
Ian workers from tbe air school
ent to participate in the funeral
U e A aquad of khaki-clad Amert*
fired the volley over tbe grave
e a bugler from tbe Infantry sta
id St the Kirkwood sounded Ups.
blowing the services at Grace
cii, the rector took the* lilies to
Itrare of the British youth. The
ence of other flowers on the grave
ated that others too were think-
9f the lad. Pritchard was but 20
s of age.
Itcbard was ' a ,^young man of
bless personality.' He was a gre^
school, and also among the at-
B8 and officers there.
idger Captaiii
lopts Unique
chnique To Win
mtry Captein k Hero
Norel Jap Extamuna*
txm Job.
Skipper Visits
The Lunch Room ~
And Is Enthused
The Happiest Time of tbe Dey
For t^ Grammar School
Popils.
State Executives Notifies
Delegation That He Will
Not Favor Man Who Drinks
Two Men Are Injured In
Shotgun^ Blast Near Here
Williams Could Disrefard Re
sults' of Primary If He
So Desired.
Lunch time at the Grammar school
Is always looked forward .to with
keen anticipation on the part of the
548 children who on five days of the
week, enjoy the nourishing food that
is given them under the direction of
Mrs. Nellie HolUnd, supervisor of
lunches and her capable assisUot,
Mrs. Reynolds.
But lunch time last Friday was
something out of the ordinary for it
was an Baster Special. And the
children expressed their pleasure hy
genuine exclamations of delight
Each attractive plate carried a
bountiful serving of chicken salad,
sandwiches and bright colored ESastw
•ggs. beautifully decorated cookies
cut in the shape of bunnies and baby
ebieks, rosy-cheeked apples and s boU
tie of milk.
People who discnas the high cost
of living and tbe difficulty of secur
ing nourishing food ihold visit tbe
Grammar schocq at lunch time. Be
lieve It or not, tbe lunches cost each
child but 30 cents a week, exactly
six cents each. But tbe fine program
goes farther than that Wbije a big
majority of tbe children can afford
tbe SO cents a week but there are
come who cannot—and these are pro
vided for. Splendid Isn’t it?
Bhreryone recognises the value of
a hot lunch to a child in tbe middle
of a school day, especially to toe
youngsters who must have an early
breakfut In order to catch the school-
bound'bus, and who return home late
in the afternoon.
The luncheons are well balanced,
appetisingly prepared and attractively
served. Fresh vegetables and fruits
are served in season. And there is
always s bottle of milk or -tshocolate
for each child.
This lunch room project not only
gives tbe boys and girls hesltliy.
strong bodies but it offers a splendid
opportunity for tnetructloii In balanc
ed meals attractively served, and for
tbs development of good table man
ners and social graces
Point Values
Are Jumped Up
For Red and Blue
Margarine Leaps To Eight
Poii|te—No Change In
Butter.
tee arrange for a primary election.
Mrs Kathleen Watts, vice chairman
of the county committee, states that
has been marking time until the
governor made known his decision re
garding possible appointment, and will
fUl the county group together at
, Ihiee.
The declaration of (Sovernor WiU
limms that he would “positively not”
appoint any man who haa a drinking
record, will add further complications
to the primary election results, for
under the law, should a candidate
with a drinking record, even if a ”wee
drap” affair, be elected, tbe governor,
under the law. Is not required to ap
point such candidate.
The Kmrshaw county delegation re
ported to the governor early this
week that they were unable to agree
upon a recommendation for a succes
sor to the late Sheriff J. H. McLeod.
The suggestion was made, accord
ing to a member ot. the delegation,
that the governor order an election
to fill the vacancy, but the governor
pointed out that there Is no provision
in the law whereby such an slecthm
can be ordered, the Uw stating dis
tinctly that the Coroner shall serve
sa sheriff nntU a successor is ap-'
pointed by tbe governor, where s va
cancy is created. The sole responsi
bility for the appointment rests with
the govermor, and he is tree to disre
gard remwiasndattoBs from any
soaree.
Said a member of the delegation
Wednesday; **The Democratic county
oonunlttee may order a primary to
nominate n snooeasor, but such a
nominee haa not the status of an
elected succeesor, he being merely a
candidate whom tbe governor nuty ap
point or not, as he sees fit No ease
is known in Sonth Carolina where
such a primary has been held to fill
Point values went up last Sunday
for canned peas and asparagus while
at the same time the ration cost of
sweet cherries, plums, prunes and to
mato juice was slashed.
These blue point program changes
became effective as Ifouse wives be
gan to pay more red points for pork
and pork products, bird, shortening,
margarine and salad and cooking oils.
. persoi^iy^ie w a^«^5^ _^_potot_^nCMa8^ range from
rite among the Utffibh malM at three points a pound.
Governor Williams declines ap.
pointment of a successor to late
Shsriff J. H. McLeod at this
time. •
Vice Chairman Kathlsen Watts
of the County Democratic Execu-
tivs committee, declares a meet
ing of the committee will be held
Immediately te^peuss a primary
t lection.
Governor Williams has sole re
sponsibility of appointment and
could disregard any and all reoonv-
mendatlons, svsn ths result 40 a
primary.
Governor informed delegation
members that he would appoint
only a man who had no past
drinking record end would enferee
laws In the county.
Coroner Purdy Los will eoiv
tinue to administor the affairs of
the ehtrifTa offloe iuitU a succes'
sor Is named.
The Chronicle can state upon,
excellent authority that Governor
Williams will respect the mandate
of the vetera ef Kershaw county .
In their expressed preference fer
the offloe ^ sheriff. That means
that the eandidata poUing the big.
gaet vote in the primary will" re.
eelve the green light from the
state executive.
The above paragraphs epitomize the
situation tax regard to the office of
Sheriff of Kershaw county. Failure
of the county delegation to get to
gether in recommending a successor
to the late J. H. McLeod, and tbe re.
fnsal of the governor to sttke an ap- _
pointmeat, haa made It Impentlvelp vnoen^ la the sherlfTa oCOee, all
that the county - democratic conuBit-| (PIsm tan to page eight)
Camden Citizens
Are Urged To
Boost Campaign
Collactioa ot Used CloChiBg
U Now UndMwaj In
Coantjr.
>ne Man Held By Authorities.
Two ^ Othersi Go To
Hoapttel.
Juvenile Judge
To Give Addi^
Here April 9th
Will Spank At Gnupianr Sdi
in Monuiig_JMnlkodiet
Ckureh In p. m.
Judge Fred O. Bale, one of the Na
tion’s most Mitertalning snd Inform
ative speakers and judge of the Juve
nile Court at Columbus, Ohio, will de
liver two stirring talks In Camden on
Monday, April 3. He will speak at
the Grammar school auditorium at 11
a. m. and at the Lyttleton Street M. E.
church at 8 o’clock in- the evening.
Judge Bale la on a two weeks
speaking engagement in South Caro
lina-hr Gie Interest of law enforue-
ment and temperance: Tbe address
in tbe morning is for the children of
the schools and in tbe evening will be
JUDGE FRED Q. *hALE
Tbe United National Clothing week
when residents of Camden and Ker
shaw county can show their patrio
tism by cooppmtlng in tbe program to
provide adequate clothing to the wvr
victims in l^rope got underway last
Monday.
Chaiiman G. H. Franks, who has
charge of the drive In Kershaw coun
ty, aeeks to complete the program im
two weelu. Through the fine co
operation' of other organisations, the
objective appears certain to be at
talnsbie in tbe time prescribed.
Arrangements . have been made
whereby all grocery stores ot the
cHy will accept excess clotbing. All
churches have also agreed to permit
the depoeking of clothing at the re
spective places of worship.
More than 30,000.(KM) Bbiropeans
are destitute and 133,000,000 are in
desperate need of clothing.
Eimugh new clothing for the relief
of t^ece unfortunate people does not
now exist anywhere In the world and
the only available source for overseas
relief la serviceable, used clothing
how lying forgotten tn American
homes.
President Roosevelt has directed
more than 80 voluntary war relief
agencies to suspend their nadona] or
local campaigns and public collections
of nsed clothing during March, April
and May. and join with the United
Nations relief and rehabilitation ad
ministration in tbe united national
clotbing collection.
In a recent proclamation Mayor F.
N. McCorkle urged Camden nnd Ker-
ahaw connty to “get behind’’ tbe
movement energetically. Campaign
support has been pledged by national
leaden of many gronps, Including in
dustry, labor, business, govsrnmsnt,
church, school, civic, servics clubs,
women’s and fraternal organlsatlona,
farm and youth groups..
During the 30-day period tbs Presi
dent’s war relief control bosrd has
authorised nationwide oollectioni of
160,000,000 pounds of ssrvloeabls used
slothing, shoes and bedding.
Railroad Passes
Adorn Mantle In
Woodward Home
Fonner Camdun Resident Has
Unique E^ibit Under
Two stretcher cases growing out
of an altercation with a shotgun cli
max were brought to the Camden
hoepltal late Saturday night. The vic
tims ot the alleged shotgun attack
were Mendel Ray. 40, and bis brother,
Furman Ray, age 28.
Coley Bowen was taken into cus
tody following tbe shooting and placed
in tbe county jail on a charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Early in the week Bowen was releas
ed on bond and will appear before the
grand Jury at the June term of
crfblnsl court
Reports of the shooting are at
variance. Bowen claims that the tw'o
Rays created a disturbance at tbe
Bowen store and filling station at the
intersection of U. 8. Highway No. 1
and State Highway No. 34 Saturday
night about 10 o’clock. When, U is
alleged, they became deetnictlve,
Bowen allegedly went for his shot
gun.
Tbe Rays, according to Under-
sheriff J. H. McLeod, Jr., claim Qnif
were fleeing from ^wen when he
fired at them. 'The fact that both
men were struck in the dbest and
stomach indimte they wers facing
the gun when' It was firsd. Mendel
Rky was tbe more sarlonsly Injured
and It was feared that complications
would set in.
ning back the pages of time for
arter of a century two men, one
Ptain of detectives in a Wiscon-
niuBicipality and tbe other a
‘paper reporter, spent some 300
^ a year over a period of a dosea
lore years together, each doing
bis Job reqnired—the detective
andle the usual crime grist and
Dews hound to be on the job to
e his paper the news breaks,
w detective captain was a big,
ny Irish fellow named Lawrence
r^e. The news hoond later be-
' e city editor, sports writer and
ly a Camdenite.
at week a big fellow with cap-
bars on his shooMers and wear-
ibe khaki of the U. S. Infantry,
>ed in Camden, en route to MU-
'••• He was Lawrence O’Ronrke,
captain In Che lafisatry and back
la States after a etreanons thirty
^ ovtmeas. dnriag which time
[oivht la many battlee la the
» Pacific, Ms last Mag ths Bn3>
teysta.
*■ sou of a former detective cap-
■topped here to say tello to hie
‘Old pal and “nlghtwatoh” eoan
a of thousands of nJkMs. Two
^ WitUM Onekteer
^ and LL Itey
of lion Whit mmrn
na* k was
Otetein O’Eonrkn led
Prevailing point values on butter,
beef, lamb and veal and most cheese
are to be maintained through April.
Peas snd asparagus now bare a
point value of 30 and 30 points in No.
3' cans. Both Items were -hiked 10
points. Cut values were noted In No.
2 1-2 cans of sweet cherries from 40
to 20 points and plums and prunes
from 20 to 10 points. A 60 per cent
cut In tomato juice reducee No. 2 cans
to 10 points wblle 46 ounce contain
ers go to 20 points.
Examples of the revision of pork
cut values are an advance from 10 to
12 points a pound for center chops,
ham slices from 10 to 12. loin roast
from *7 to 8 and bacon from I to 8.
Sausages went up one point. Mar
garine climbed from 6 to 8 points.
Milton Huckabee,
Veteran PosM
Employee, Dies
Was fat Postel 8«Tic« H«r«
For Owar Thirty-Fwo
Yoon.
Minton G. Hnckabee, 63. an em
ployee of tbe Camden post office for
36 years prior to his retirement sev-
ersl years ago, died la a Columbia
hospital Thursday of last weak, fol
lowing an extended illness covering
a period of over a ysar.
The deceased was a native of this
dty shd was hsM la the greatast
eutssm sad affsctlon by a legkm of
friMtds. Hs Isavss his wlfS, Mrs.
Lotus Doby Hnckabss. a son, Nor-
Bua M. Hnekabes of Ootnmhla, a ds-
tsr. Mrs. Thoodors Andwsou ot this
city, and a asfhsw. W. B. LsOs. of
jCsIagiMs, sk» two grydehnireo^
ths twaral was hsld IMay
mem at 6 o’clock from tlto fim JtoF-
tlst eh**** hers, with Rov. J. B. 010-
ton sad burial was to fhs
to the general pubic of the oommuni- perleuced.by young people whose mis
ty. tskes result from Ignorsnce of vital
Judge Bale is one of America’s most facts,
sble and popular speakers aud became Just ss his school lectura exposes
famous on tbe lyceum snd chstauqna the tripe which too often wreck young
platform for his brlUisnt lectures on lives, his eveni^ address blssts the
youth problems. forces which give the liquor traffic a
jnventlo court at CbTumbus, Ohio, led eral. BSxamples cited during his talk
him to d#dlcate his life to tbe pre- are so conerste that they really
ventlon of (I’fgedles so frequently ex- “stick.”
Traffic Stopped When
Explosive Miteile Is Found
««« »*pass ou the Roches-
^ ^ . .. State Line rallrosd, issued to
E. H. Tallmadge of Pavilion, for the
year 1876. Mr. Tallmadge was a ma
ternal grandfather of Mr. Woodward.
This pass was signed by Oliver Allen,
president of the road.
Tbe second pam bore tbe kame of
Orator F. Woodward, father of Bknest
Woodward and was over tbe Bnffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburgh railway,
which bad emerged out of the Roches
ter and State Line. This was In 1838
and the pass was signed by Arthur G.
Tates snd wse Issned “aOcottnt of
right of way.”
The third annual pass was issned
to Ernest L. Woodward in 1381, or the
last year before the Boftslo. Roches
ter and Pittsburgh became a part of
tbe Baltimore and OMo system.
Babies To Take
Spotii^t When
Show u (
Parents Hope
Ehner Was Their
Ikfissing Soldier
Girl NnaoMd Rnhj la Aakhd To
Contect Rod Croag Hood*
The Kershaw county Red Cross
chapter seeks to ascertain the Identi-
tj of the yonng woman named “Rnby”
whooe letter from a friead tat HoUand
appeared tai The Camden News, the
page for overseas boys, appeariag as
an liiseit of The CamAm Cbroalcle on
March 16.
In this letter rslerence Is made to
a soldier named Elmer, who was tat
the home of a Hotted faaUly on Feb.
10, 1146. Tbe little 14 year eU girl
who wrote the letter says Elmer liked
to play sards and dheekera.
'nm Red Cross Chapter would like
to have Rnby contact the chapter
headquarters at 1711 Broad street as
tba prleeners of war committee of tke
chapter haa had an Isqairy firem the
aaxioas perente of a con who ie re
ported atlaslag in action and wlioae
name waa ttnsr.
The fiamfly are hoping that the
rsdsrrsd t» la die letter from
may be
Hotted
Iteter
the
Mtflsh Maty may be tMr eon.
fliat part of/HoIted dtei Wbsnee
Iqitor caaaa waa la Oeonea^ haais
ike ttane. j
•e a WAC MMssI ’TaMinlite
Hsuid Grenade Near Seaboard
TVack Stops Two Pas-
ifer Trains.
Traffic on the Seaboard mala line
between Camden^-ead Oolnmbla was
at a standstill for half an hour Son-
day evening, following the discovery
of a hand grenade In the ditch near
the tool house at Blaney.
That later Invssjigatlon disclosed
that the grenade, evidently dropped
by some soldier on maneuvers, was a
dud, did not mitigate on the exclte-
Bseat oecastoned when passenger train
No. X northbound and also tbe first
section of tbe Silver Meteor, were
both bu^ up nt the BUney station,
puasengers fnmed and stormed over
the delay, but tbe trains did not move
until explosive experts from Fort
Jackson hnd reached the scene and
exantined the deadly grenade.
The grenade was discovered by a
white boy, name not given, who re
ported tke asatter to Agent Russell
at tke Beakoard station. Mr. Russell
In tom notified SMboerd officials
Who Immediately issued stop orders
to tke two tratue northbound from
Colambla.
la the oplnlan of the explosive ex
perts, had tke grsimde been alive, tke
▼fkcatte of tbe passing train might
hams esassd M to uipinia tai the
ffte a whiall, ■■dsns dtmage would
‘ m nesanianed to whatever
Ihe Wain oppoatto the looar
tte.eC Ike ’UiWnaii at tke time.
IWe grsuaie was akont 8 fact from
tbe tfMk IM ten' Might dedlaRy, or
tkoikairR
at
Framed under glaaa and placed on
a mantle over the fireplace in tbe
office of Ernest L. Woodward, former
Camden winter resident and phl'np-
thropist, at LeRoy, N. Y., are three’
railroad passes that were issued to
three different generations of Ihe
Woodward family.
Ration Boards !
Start Chec^g
On Gas Stamps
Holders ol C Coupons
Face Redaction Under
New Rulinf.
’The >OPA haa tightened its regnln-
tions governing issuance of C gnso-
line ration coupons.
In addition to reducing gasoline
consumption, the changes are dealgn-
ed to increase uniformity among local
draft boards.
Bom# drivera now holding “pre
ferred mileage” rations (C) will be
placed in a new "seml-preferred”
group, others will be eligible only for
B rations.
Tbe new regulations sst up rigid
tests for persons who travel to essen
tial plants to give technical or special
ized service. C rations will be granted
only if the work is necessary to tbe
primary function of such plants, and
then only if tbe work is done under
contract or special request and paid
for separately by tbe plant
The seml-preferred class if lea tion
witll a selling of 826 miles a month is
established to cover some motmists
now receiving C ratione. If hie work
is necessary to an esesntial plant but
does not meet. the requirements of
prior request and separate payment
a motorist may qualify for tbe new
classification.
New restrictions have been placed
on travel by oonatnicUon or repair
men where the work la connected
with advertising or amusement tmvel
to recruit workers, and similar activi
ties. In general only B ratlona will
be Isaned for these activlUee.
County Is Short
Of 1^ X ^ota
By Nearly $6,000.
Booth To Bo Opon At
Faahion Shop Today and
Saturday.
tha
Offered
Aanual Infant Expouition To
Attract Many To Piurish
Houio.
Tomorrow Is tbe big day for the
Itay-bitsy kiddles, who will hold court
at the parish house of Grace Episco
pal church In the afternoon beginning
at 3:30 o’clock.
The occasion will be ths annual
baby show, sponsored by tbe girls
group of the ehnreh. There will be
awards made in fonr gronps and If
past baby shows can be taken as
orlterjpns, tkls year’s will be one of
Interest and beauty.
Boy and girl babies front a few
weeks to sevsrsl years of aga will be
on exhibition and It la gatng to be s
dimcnlt job for tbe judgM to make
their selBetlDns.
During the afternoon the kiddles
Who coass to ths show with thstr par-
sata wfll have a diance to lajoy pony
rttsa as s Hag vriO be sst np la tke
teirek Fsr^
In a last mlnnte effort to bring the
county Red Cross drive total cloaer
to the 117,300 quota assigned to Ker
shaw county, a booth will be located
in front of tbe FUshion Shop today
and tomorrow where people who have
neglectel to contribute to this great
effort may leave their oontributtons.
Tbe booth will be open from 10 to
12 each morning and In the event'
there are those who wish to aid In
the Red Cross drive snd cannot
srrsngs to go to ths booth between
the hours mentioned, oontribntions
may be left at ths Fashion Shop.
Up to the present time ths total
ralsM In the 1141 rmnpitigTi is ap-
proxtanataly fll,000. That laavss ths
county nsisrty f6.000 short of its
quote.
While the eampalgq officially eloaed
last Sunday, the connty has been
given a one weekhi extension.of time
to try and attain ths objective.
wTlL FRKtENT FLAY
The Public Speaking Class of tbs
Camden High School, will present a
play, “The Adveotnree of Grandpa,”
In the Grammar School Aaditortuin.
Iriday. April lltb at 8:16 o'clock.
The play will be sponsored by the
Junior Ctess. The cast of characters
are as follows:
Monte Ray, DonaUr Hall; Tod Hunt*
ar, ones Huggins: Otis Hammerhead
(Grandpa), Chapman Graham: Otfie-
sr McCormack. Randolph Jones; Lucy
Renter, Jane Sinclair: Dorothy May.
Betty Moaslsyr Mrs. Pansy HopaM^
Cntharlns McLssn; Maris Rlbsna,
Kathdrths Sksom; Kloompy, Mary Jo