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TNI eAUOKN CHIIONieLI. OAMMW, MMTN «AIIOUIIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1t46
Pfc. Wilbur D. Copeland of Bethbne,
was killed In action April 5, in Ger
many, his widow, the former Bessie
Lee CorbitL has been notjfied by the
war department
Paul Paulkenberry, route 2, Cam
den, has arrired at the Field Artillery
vReplacement 'Praining center at Fort
Brace. N. C., and is with Battery C,
10th battalion, 4th regiment.
Lillie L. Blackmon, Voute 3, Ker.
shaw, is now one of the store keepers
in the biggest “general store” in the
South, the supply department of the
Charleston Nary yard'. She started
work Septr,23, 1944, and has attained
the rating of CAF-2.
Private Albert Napper, who resided
on route 3, this city, and now is a
crewman on a 40-mlllimeter gun in an
anti-aircraft outfit of the <th army
group, has received the purple heart
for wounds received in action. Pvt.
Napper has been in service 32 months.
He has two brothers in the army, L.
D. and Harry Napper.
SgL B. W. Brannon, Jr., 19, son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Brannon of Be^
thune, has been awarded the Silver
Star medal for gallantry in action in
Germany. His brother, Sgt. W. Law-
son Brannon, is at Fort Meade, Md.
Otis A. Tidwell, 24, of the Wateree
Mill village, is now engaged in re
pairing battle-damaged warships at
the Charleston Navy yard. He was
employed for two years by Clinton
Ehi^neers of Oak Ridge, Tenn. -
Pvt John DeBruhl of this city, has
Just returned from overseas where he
served with the Infantry for the past
year and is now at the Oliver General
hospital at Charleston.
■Vlema^ Morris, Margaret Hinson of
1006 Mill street and J. W. Brimson
of route 2, Camden, are among the
store keepers at the Charleston Navy
yard.
Sgt. James C. Norris, son of James
E. Norris, route' 1, Bishopvtlle, has
arrived at a stragetic air force sta
tion in England, where he is receiv-
ing a brief orientation course. Prior
to entering the army Sgt. Norris was
employed in the John B. Dixon store
here as a clerk.
Sam McCaakill, Jr., A-s., who is
^ stationed at BainbrMge, Md.. is spend-
^ ing a nine day furlough with his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. S. L McCaskill in
this cHy. He entered the service Jan.
8. 1946, and took his boot training at
Balnbrldge.
Sgt. Paul L. Riebe of 1688 Center
street, Uracine, Wls., and husband of
Mrs. Marjory Riebe of this city, has
returned to the 'United States after
serving 36 months in the Pacific
'theater of war. -
Mrs. Florence Gregory of Camden,
has been notified by the war depart
ment that her son, S.-Sgt. Amos Greg,
nry. was seriously wounded the 18th
of Feb. on Corregidor. He has been
in the armed forces since 1937. Mrs.
Gregory has four other sons serving
in the armed forces, c.
Battery B. 8th BaUllion. 3rd Regi
ment
Leland E. Munn, route 2, Camden,
has arrived at the Fort Bragg, N. C.,
training center and has been assigned
to Battery B, 8th Batallion, 3rd regi
ment.
Levi Wilson. 19, route 1, Blaney,
has heeded the Navy's urgent appeal
for shipbuilders to construct ships for
the Battle of Japan, and has begun
work at the Charleston Navy yard i
a helper electrician.
Pfc. Wilton Outlaw of route 1, Cam
den, has been promoted from private
to private first class. He is with the
30th Infantry division in Germany.
Kershaw Scouts
Honor Court Was
Of Much Interest
Private Oliver L. Miles, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter L. Miles of Blaney,
and identified with the 7th Armor^
division, has befn awarded the Com
bat Infantryman’s badge for excellent
performance of duty in combat In
Northern France and Germany.
Gly4»-C, Nicholnsm of-East ^aUe
street, has arrived in the Field Artil
lery Replacement Training Center at
Fort Bragg, N. C., for basic military
training. He has been assigned to
Do
Leaking Ceilings
Ruin Your Day?
IF SO, Aft Aspect re-ehiof-
Unf or reproof inf job U wbat
jou wAst Don’t pot up with
nriseel omlmfs Any longer!
It*a cbeAper in tbe long run
t^ liATe the roof redotae. A
repieeentAtiTe will caH aI
your home And giwe a freo
oAtinutte. No obligAtioo-
JOHNS-MANVILLE AP-
PROVED ROOFER.
NO DOWN PAYMENT
NECESSARY.
SEE^
HELFtHlTE
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The second county-wide 'Board oti
Review and Court of Honor of the
year for tbe Scouts of this county
was held last Friday night at Grace
Episcopal church. A. Cliff McKain,
advancement--chairman for the dis
trict, was in charge of the program,
assisted by field scout executive, W.
B. Chandler, Jr. Badges were award
ed by Commander Shannon Heath and
Henry Savage,
Tbe program opened with the flag
ceremony by Troop 60 of Kershaw,
followed by a standing moment of
silence out of resiieet for the late
President of the United States who
was honorary president of the Boy
Scouts of America This was follow
ed by the invocation by Rev. Henry
Collins. Tbe candle lighting cere-
moox,.' exemDlifvlng the. _jSppuL.«
and law was next on the program,
being presented by Troop 64.
General G. H. Franks was the
speaker of tbe evening and gave a
very interesting and inspiring talk to
the Scouts. -His subject was “Praise,"
and be spoke of it as being an in
centive to activity.
The next part of the program was
two moving pictures shown by Field
Scout Ebiecutive Chandler on “A Day
at Camp Barstow," the Boy Scout
camp of the Central South Carolina
council to which the Kershaw county
Scouts go in the summer, and “Tlie
Scout Trail to Citisenship."
Scouts who advanced In rank and
the rank obtained were: To Eleeond
Class, Bobby Jetton, Billy Salmon.
Michael Ray, Jack McLean, all of
Troop 64; and'^loe Radcllff. Charles
Boan and L. A. Munn, Jr., all of
Troop 38; Mickey Russell and Thad;
deus Cobb of Troop 60. and Bobby
Floyd of Troop 39.
To First Clase, Bill Savage, Thomas
Goodale, Harmon Collins, Prank Bab
bitt. all of Troop 54; Bobby Jack
Moody of Troop 38. Martin Price of
Troop 54 received Achievement
Scout Award No. 2. Quay .-Williford
of Troop 39, also received his First
Class Badge.
Merit Badges received were: Ca N.
Shealy, First Aid, Pathfinding, Safety:
Thomas Goodale, Music; Martin Price,
First Aid. Firemanship; Harmon Col
lins, First Aid, Pathfinding, Fireman-
ship, Reading; BUI Savage, Pathfind-
ing. Safety, Reading, Firemanship,
Stamp Collection; Billy Salmon. Safe
ty, Firemanship, Reading: John Wall,
Athletics, Safety,, Reading. First Aid
to Animals. 'All of these Scouts are
of Troop 64. Bobby Moody of Troop
5ft. Bam W. BrAimon, Juaior,
Sees pAiis And Gets
Promotioci
PVT. FRANCIS N. McCORKLE
Pvt. Francis N.^McCorkle, son of
Mayor and Mrs. F. N. McCorkle, who
is now In Germany doing his' bit In
the rout of the Nasi forces. “Mac"
is a Camden High school graduate and
went into the service when he at
tained his 18th birthday. During his
high school yegrs he was one of sev
eral young musicians who organised
a high school orchestra. The young
man acquires his musical ability from
bis parents, his mother being an ac
complished organist and pianist while
his father excels Ben Bemie as a
violinist.
National Boys
And Girls Week
"Plans for the observance of Na
tional Boys and Girs Week, to be held
from April 28 to May 6, are now being
completed by hundreds of communi
ties, civic clubs, youth-serving organi
sations, parks and playgrounds, school*
and boys’ and girls’ clubs," said 8.
Kendrick Guernsey, secretary of the;
National Boys and Girls Weak com
mittee. First organised as Boys’ Week
in New York City in 1920, the 1946
observance will be the 2&th annual
celebration of the event.
Tbe theme of the week, “Youth Is
the Future," epitomizes the basic
thought behind the annual observance.
The program of the week is designed
to focus the attention of the.-public
on the problems, interests, and r^erea^
tions of youth, and on the yonth-serv-
ing organisations that strive for the
development of moral -character and
good citisenship In growing boys and
girls.
>You a rookie? Wanna see Paris
and win a sergeant’s promotion to
boot? Former Pfc. Ben W, Brannon.
Jr., of the 8th Infantry division’s 12lBt
.. Jt^ment in Germany did it. Ben
says it’s easy. All you have to do is
find one -German tank that’s willing
to roll up to your i>osition. Then
neatly place five bazooka rounds into
its midriff.
Tbe Brannon system for quick ad
vancement was worked out on the
outskirts of Binsfeld. Germany, as the
12l8t participated in the division
push east of the Roer river. Brannon
is a slim, nice loking kid from box 72.
Bethune, who admits to only a brief
O. D. background.' He joined the GI
ranks on May 81, 1944, arrived over
seas on Jan. 8, 1946, and has been
with C company since Jan. 14i
Having bridged the - Boer, C com
pany Jumped off on a night attack.
Things worked out jretty nicely and
the company piled up one ohjeettve
after another. At daybreak they were
tempotarily baited near ths village
of Binsfeld. The fM-emost obstacle
was a German tank which came grind
ing toward them spitting lead. Most
of tbe men were pinned down but as
soon as Brannon heard "Kraut tank!”
he made a dive into a ditch fronting
his buddies and got set to fire his
bazooka. By this time the tank was
60 yards away and getting closer,
ftwnnon fired his first round and
scored right on the nose. This result
ed only in the tank concentrating its
fire on Brannon’s position. But as
Brannon later remarked, “I Just pump
ed four more rounds into him." That
wrote off the tank and the remaining
live Krauts abandoned, attempting to
make h ruS for It. They proved easy
pickings for tbe doughs backing up
Brannon’s bold play with their M-l*s.
Tbe Brannon system was brought to
the attention of the Regimental Com
mander, Col. Thomas J. Cross of
Amsterdam* N. J. Sgt Brannon is
W. M. Watkiils
Back In Camden
W. M. Watkins, former Camden
resident, who has been in charge of
an Atlantic and Pacific Tea company
store at Charlotte, N. C.. for the past
five yeara, has been placed in charge
of the Camden A A P store, effective
last Mondi!y»
Mr. Watkins succeeds John Hug
gins,*well known grocer, who has been
in the Camden mercantile field for
several -years.
Prior to Mr. Watkins coming here,
the local chain store wras in charge
of Mr. Plyler who was temporarily in
charge. Mr. Watkins has had a great
deal of experience in the successful
management of a grocery store.
38, Pathfinding, Woodworking, Car
pentry.
The next Court of Honor is to be
held in Kershaw on Friday night,
June 8.
Note to Public — If you*ve failed to deliv-
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Clarkson l^ervice Goodjyear Store next to
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Chronicle office, or Phone 52,
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The Commercial
Bank of Camden
Bethmie Youth
Ruins Jerry Tank
With His Bazooka
currently sporting’ his thre* nsw
chevrons while on a 8-day iiass in
Paris.
rJgMGINQ CONVENTION
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The Lee County Singing convention
will meet with th« Antioch Baptist
church Sundsy, April 22, at 2:30 p. m.
This church is about 8 miles from
Camden«on the Bishopville highway.
Come and bring your singer. Let's
have a good time. S. A. Moore, presi
dent
Bsosmf a WAC Msdieal Technician.
RecotA!
Records of conveyance fn^ I
e register of deeds of
-county In the past several aIwT
elude two acres of land by ]
the
L. Buckley to the Water^
and Loan association; iwT
land by W. B. Croft to i. <
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Note to Public — If you've failed to deliv
er your used eMhing, leave it at the
Clarkson Service Goodyear Store next to
Chronicle office, or Phone 52,
Camden Floral Co.
211 East Lameam Street — CabmIad, S. C
PHONES 193 and 69i
NOTICE TO
COAL CONSUMERS
SeM Fuels Administration for Wm* CON
SUMER DECLARATIONS are now in the
hands of all Coal Dealers in Camden. The
law requires each consumer to go to the
office of each C(^ Dealm* from.whom'he
bought coal last^rear, regardless of the
amount, and fill out and sign this form be
fore ANY coal can be delivered to any con
sumer by any dealer.
To insure delivery of up to 50 per cent of
your coal allotment ^ October 1st, 1945,
these forms must be completed and signed
prior to May 15th, 1945.
Your immediate eoiqieration is re^ctf al
ly requested.
Camden Lumber Company
Cotton Clark Coal Company
John M.. Villopiguo & Conp&py
McLeod & McLauchHn