Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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■'*{>» ♦- dalllMvIa Im Bwax Host ot the borax mined in the SUtM cornea from Inyo^ San Bamard!i» cnwiHaa “Here I thought I could ght me a new car practically the ^doy after V-Doy.**' “Whot a biowl Now I And out it. may be V-Doy phis maybe two or three' years before I con get one.** “Bet my Gulf man cheered me up. Said he'd help keep my present car rolling, if I'd let him give it the Gulfpride* and Gulflex** treatment reg- ukefy.** "That’s good odvice. Td sure hole to take a chance on onyMng but the Anest lubri> cotton. I don't hanker to walk everywhere I go." GUIFPRIDE mroul jMTot An ofl thot’t TOUGH b onpital letten. •. protects cofbon and dudgel GULFLEX mYOW CHASSIS Keockt out friction of up hi 39 vltol dumb poblsl Protection phel PAGE THREf Pram the tklppar’a Daair The anoouncenient that Johnny Me MUlan, new South Carolina grid coach will utilize the simon-pure No- tre Dame system with power plays running oil a single iwtngback and Its •nappy Notre Dame shift is of much interest • • Because a lot of coachea about the country are asking “what happened to the Rockne system?” • * • It was Just 14 years ago that the immortal Knute Rockne, who develop ed the single wlngback aystem of offense, died In the crash of a trans port plane on a Kansas prairie. But Rockne’s system did not die with him It lived on and was the moat popular type of attack for almost two decades. Then suddeifly It begain to lose its popularity as the modern str-am-ilned version of the ancient T formation swept the gridirons of the nation. Today, only remnants of It remain —even at Notre Dame where It was developed. (Hunk) Anderson, Blmer Layden, Prank Leahy and rid McKaev- er, all coaches to follow Rockne, used it. Leahy leaned to the T with parts of the Rockne system mixed in until he entere dthe navy a year ago. Last year McKeever used all T. with here and there a glmipse of the Notre Dan^e attack—^Just for deception pur poses. • * • • Why? is the big question tha: many coaches are asking. The best an swer is that It was merely a matter of the defense catching np vlih the system of offense. Changes had to be made and the T formation answered the problem. • • • Red Orange says the f will run Its cycle like the rest of them. Some body will come up with a defense to stop It and then coaches will begin to look around for STrew attack, says Orange. Billyi Laval, Newberry coach, has evidently done a fine Job with the Camden youth and he should rr>gUter some kind of a record for the Indians this season. • • • They are playing high gchool base ball all about the state now. Over in Bishopville the feter is at white ^t and on April 27, the Bishopville Dragons are going to battle the Co lumbia Caps at Bishopville with an excellent chance of winning. A returh game will bo played at Dreyfuss park in Columbia oif May 8. This writer, home-sick for baseball, p.lans on seeing one or both of these games. Bishopville has . trounced Gable and Bethune so far this season Around Camden Camden golf enthusiasts will re member Vic Ghezti. He is a golf p*o from up New York way who used to come down to .Camden and plev the Kirkwood course dur<ng the Smith administration. • • • • Vid is now in Belgium and 1a a recent letter to a friend in this com munity he said: ^"11 you are a civilian golfer at home, enjoying the luxury of utilising prewar balls, which you bought up and hoarded ot gri^g about not getting any good bAlis, you will do well to ponder over this little line: ‘If you can send me and Dugan Aycock about three old heatup golf balls apiece to play with in our next event I will appreciate It’.” • • • • So If you golfers around h«re have a ball or so that Is bad'y battered and you have no use for It, send it to Jake Wade at Charlotte anJ tell him It’s for Vic. • • • • “Rube” Wilson. Camden high grad uate; who is now attending Newb*iry college, stood tha Clemsem Tigers on their baseball heels last Friday, but lost a heartbreaking ^battle to the Bengals 7 to 5. Wilson, who was s sensation during tha Junior Legion program here last year, struck out 18 of the Clemson batters and gave up bat four hits. Two passed l^ls by his catcher In the aeoond inning and an error in the 7th gave Clemson five runs. • • • • Wilson won state-wide game last seaeon when he registered strlkeimt marks of 20 and 22 In games against Sumter and Columbia. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties Indebted to the estate of Mlnten (j). Hackabee are hereby notified to make payment to the un dersigned. and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly at tested, within the time prescribed by law. Lottie E. Huckabee, Executrix. Camden, S. C.. April 8. 194S. t? CITATION Stats of South Carolina. County of Kershaw. By N. C. Amott, Probato Judge Whereas, J. K McLeod, Jr., ms‘de suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Elstate and ef fects of J. H. McLeod, Sr. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kin dred and Creditors ot the said J. H. McLeod, deceased, that they be aad appear before me. In the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C, on April 17th, nexl, after publication hereof, at 11 o’cloch in the forenoon, to show cause,'If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 2nd day of April, Anno Domini, H4S. 2.4c N. C. AJtNBTT, Judge of Probau for Kershaw Connty The paintup and fixup fever con tinues In Camden. The new storage and dray line depot of the Orr Transfer line on Rutledge street goes Into the hands of painters this week and will be given a complete paint job. On the same avenue the WhltabPr and Co. quarts have been completetv renovated on the Rutledge street front by tb0 Addition of a coAt of whit^ paint. The John Whitaker garage building, construction on which started recent ly, is now under root and the cement floor has been completed. Business men on Rutledge street point with considerable pride to the manner In which that thoroughTare has come to the front this spring. Camden and Kershaw county folks are all excited over the coming race for the office of sheriff for the un- explred term of the late J. H. Mc Leod.- ■ It is the main topic of con versation around the police booth or where over tho boya gather, J. H. McLeod, Jr., who has been deputy sheriff during his father's ad ministration of late years, is definitely a candidate. He admits it, as does Opover Rush, a former rural police officer under the late sheriff and later In charge 6f one of the units of the state farm at Boykin. Mendel Smith says he has been ur#:ed to make the run but has declined. 'rh(re may be .others who will be In the race and as fast as they tell us. we'll make note of it In this column We think our readers will be In terested in reading the story to«l h* by Joseph Mertx, paratrooper, who was a prisoner of the Germans. It appears in another column of this, week’s Chronicle. The former Wilkowski hont.^ on Broad street, purchased by Mr. Watts, has been entirely renovate!. The premises have all been, slicked up and the place is now a bright spot on the avenue. Jim Raley, street supernltendent. Is keeping up with the parade by put ting the streets In tip top shape. The new sweeper is on duty di/ and night and Camden thoroughfares net-, er looked better or more attractive. The Western Auto store boa-^U of a new and attractive sidewalk sign quite in keeping with the fine new store of that organization. W. Sheom and Son showing straw hats and bathing trunks in thair store window, IndicaUag tliat summer Is Just around the comer—although the drop in temperature last Friday motn- Ing was a reminder that cold weather is still hanging around. YANK RELATES STORY OF HIS STAY IN PRISON CAMP (Continued from first page) disregard the orders and deliberately try to kill the descending parachut ists. Even the German home guard take pot shots at the descending sol diers and Mertz said he would not be alive today but for the ffct Mhat the home guard personnel nealr which he landed was out of ammunition. Thev did however club him Irlth their guns, spat on him and kicked him. German officers have war prisoners brought before them and try to per- suade them to tell military secrets. Mertz said he did not know of a single Instance where any Tank had divulged any information although they were threatened with dire hap penings if they did not speak up. He said the Jerries put over a big effort of bluffing but the more keen Yanks discovered the ruse and m^rf'ly laughed at their captors, something that makes the German wrathy. Some of the Yanks get a five day solitary confinement sentence if they make the German offtcers appear rhliculoos. Merts said the average ration Issqed to him and his mates by the Germsa sothorltles was one kMif of black bread for seven men s day. Tnese seven man get four potatoes to divide. The diet la never changed he said and it gets monotonous. The Oer bans, however, are good in delivering Red Cross p*chAgM s«nt the prisoners from home. ~ In the last several weeks of his Incarceration in the , German prison LOST BUck and White Female Setter—^Brown apoU on front lefe-—answers to name of "Peg fj**. Also- - Black Female Hotmd with light yellow face and neck. Answers to name of ^'Fannie**. REWARD IF FOUND. K.&SMITH PHONE mj Keep on Qrowing in ’45! Kershaw County |Gets $65,000 To Spur Soil Work —Fhoto oovrutj Wm-Mon* 8Md Oo. i* oot yet won on the food front! Tliere is real need that men Women and diUdren all over the country again take up the rake and hoe to help **”*^'“® the nation’s vegetable supply. Uncle Sam is asking for 20,000,000 better gardens this coining season. Row to improve on last year’s results? Careful preparation of ths soil comas first Every time a garden plot9 — — k properly spaded or plowed to the flight depth, and the top soil raked fine and looee, the general condition is made more favorable for plant growth. A too-stlS soil «wn be made mors workable by the addition of sand or peat moiss. A complete fertilizer in the proper quantity, no matter vriiat the kind of soil, will replace in your garden ths plant food used by last year’s cn^ Tou can plan a better balanced gar den dum ever before. If die family k tired of' “beans, beans, beans!” cut down die number of rows; plant mors of some vegeteble diey can’t get enoufdt of* lest year, all the radishes were tmSjr tor the table at the sama time ■o that many of them grew old pithy before they could be eaten, try sowing s short row at a tlms, with a we^ between plantings. Do the with bests and carrots, greens and sweat com. By a little preliminsrr planning, you can become a msstn hand at progressive gardening. B you planted an unsatisfactory variety of a certain vegetable, look for one better suited to your garden con ditions. Ask your se^ dealer to sug gest varieties best for home gardens in your locality. * Plan to cultivate more often than last year, not only to keep down weeds but to conserve soil moisture, espe cially in hot dry weather. It's a smart Idea to have insect spray or dust on hand early in the season to smash ths pests before they take over and dsstroy precious plants. Be sure to thin all asedlings so that they have plsnty of room to grow; root crops qre sspecislly important If artificial watering is needed during s dry spell, Bb^ the soil for at leasf s foot down about onoe a week instead of sprinkling every day. A IHctory Garden is only as good as its vegetables when used in their prime. Gather them for the table, for canning, for quick freezing,-or for storing when they have reached the stage of proper size, greatest tenderness, and most de licious fiavor. , An allocation of $65,000 has been made by the AKrioultural Adjustment agency for Kershaw county to eem- in the approved conservation program for 1945. ’This alJotmt nt is based on the 146,- 000 acres of cropland in the county, according to County Agent W. C. Me Carley. The amount that may be earned by each individual farm l.s 70 cent.s for each acre of cropland. Under the 1945 program, limestone will be avail able under a purchase order plan. The lowest price for •this lime is $4.25 per ton. Of this amount the'AAA will pay $3.10 and the fanner will pay the remaining $1.15, then thU lime will be delivered to the farmer hv truck. Also under (he 1945 program, 18 pei' cent Superphosphate may be obtained as a conservation material. The low est bid was $16.66. of this amount the I AAA wTrtr pay $14 per ton up to bis maximum soil building allowance. Application for this material must be made at the county AAA office. There are certain specified crops that this phosphate must he ttsed on, such as .summer legumes, winter legumes and pastures. There is also payment for building terraces aud cutting or clean ing out ditches. The rt9te of paymfot for this practice is 8 cents per cubic yard but not to exceed $5 pt'r 100 linear feet. Attached to a letter sent to Cam den county farmers rfccntly wa.s a list of all approved soil-building practices and the rate of payment for 1945. I Kach practice must have prior ap- iproval. This prior approval means i that each farmer has an allowance set up that he can earn in soil build ing payments, based on the cropland on the farm. To receive payment for carrying out an approved practice, the AAA office must be advised In ad vance of the farmers intentions so that an account for the farmer can • be established. No payment can be made to a farm er for any practice carried out If prior approval is not obtained by the farmer. Weekly News Letter From Liberty Mrs. J. M. Freeman had a letter last Week from {^t. Freeman, who has arrived safely In Italy, Mrs. F. B. Floyd spent Saturday In Camden. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Thompson visit ed friends in Richburg Saturday. Capt. Charles Cunningham and sis ter, Miss Mary Cunningham, spent Sunday night and Monday with their aunt, Mrs. A. M. MacLaochlln, of Chester. David Higgins, SR2-C.. spent his 20th birthday Sunday in Italy. Misses Sophie and Marion Richards spent the week-end at their home here. Pvt. Ellic McManus, who was wounded in Belgium, ts spending some time here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McManus. Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw. Jr., was in Camden Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Williams and daughters. Marietta and Carolyn, were Sunday guests of Rev. and Mrs Drewmsn and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jones. Miss Adella Cunningham of Cam- dpn, was here on Sunday with her palrents. Mr. N. S. Richards was on the sick list Sunday,^ j Mr. A.^. Tureton was caught by a vine last week while riding his mule and pulled to the ground. He is hone the worse for this experience except much soreness. camp Merts said the rations grew less and less. Mertz said that American prisoners see very little of the German civilians. The prison camp is usually surround ed by several fence baiTiers.of barbed wire, the outer one being fully a block from the' camp... Whpn being transferred from one camp to another the prisoners have to run the gaunt let of civilian verbal abuse. In par- tlcnlhr the civilians are bitter toward airmen and.sa Merts says “You really can’t blame them when you see what the bombers have done’to the beloved German cities,” Mertz became a prisoner of war In June, 1242, after a transport plane he was ob board was struck •'by Jerry ■hella. The men baled out and all came down inside the German lines and were captured. Meru returned to'America in 1944 on the Qripsholm. Ezcom Clotkinf 1» N—dnd KERSHAW LODGE Na », A. F. M. T Regular OommunleatloB M First Tuesday of Each Moath, At t Pt M. Tlritors Wslcoms. U a JONB8. W C. J. OUTLAW. Sserstary Osflwud Tour AlPUTB So tol/y KImsH* mSs smhv. iMm* WsAlaS- J<Mt TMW piste sr MSfi la s tl«si A4*s of wal^. ASdF a ItttI* Kl«^ SHa PrtsUl Stalss. Sl»- Sillisw «Ssr SlUlpser. Taw iJhf a«ir. ftmt dnsM the Brushfei^ iVoy Q0t KLEENITE today at DsKalb Ffrnrmasy and all food dnugiata. Carrison Again Named President Of Country Club Lt. R. J. Clarkson Is In Maryland Henry -G. Garrison was re-elected president of the Camden Country club at the annual meeting held at Kam- Bchatka, the winter home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Buckley last week Granger Gaither was named as vice- president and Joe E, McKat.i as sec retary-treasurer. Directors named for the ensuing year were; Henry G, Carrison, John M. Villeplgue, Rodney Jarvis. Granger Gaither, Joa Sheffield, W. F. Buckley, Carl WeaL W. L. Goodale, M, G.’ Mul ler, C. P. DuBoae, Jr.. euh*n H. Pitts. DeLoach Sheom and J. 2. McKain. Members diacusaed plans tor the construction of a club house as soon as building conditions permit. Buy War BoimU and Stamp* First Lt. R. J, Clarkson. Camden, is engaged in the testing and develop ing of small arms material, here at the world’s largest ordnance reacarch and development center. Lt.. Clarkson was XTaduated from Clemson College as a Textile enginear He Is doing further research on the 50 Cal. machine gun, which is part of the armament on U. S. Super Por tresses. He is the-son of A. G. Clarkson, 151S Mill street, Camden. Farmer Exhibits Six-Legged Piggie ^Johnnie Crowell, a colored farmar reaidlng oh route 2, was wildly ex cited whan a sow belonging to him gave birth to a litter of eight piggies. And Johnnie almost waz^ hya- tarical whan he found that one of the piggies had six lags. All eUht pig gies are doing (ins with tha auAsned chappie doing tha beat of all. Johnnie baa called tha alz-leggad plggia “Half Dozen.” . I. ■ <- lil'.i. ,1 ,1 — DUGNOSTIC and EMPLOYMENT CLINIC For PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED MEN AND WOMEN FREE Medical Exaiidnation, Vocational Guidance and Assistance in Finding a Job Thoae qualifiod for job* now open wrill be offered emplojmenk at the Clinic wHb U, S. Civil Service War Plants , Local business establishments Thote mot tioalified for immediate empl<^rment» if etifible, will be fiwen tbe opportunitj to get Vocational training Artificial appliance Surgical treatment or other^ services needed to pre^ pare them for jobs REPORT TO EMPLOYMENT . CLINIC Service C!enter, 132 Caldwell St Rock Hill, S. C. April 16,1945 Under An^icee Dhruioa of Vocational RehabiliUtioa State Boerd of Vocational Education Local Off i 212 Hampon