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AMD KEEP nfM VOLUME 57 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, f^tfDAY, MAY 4, 1945 NUMBER 7 y^tioch Youth Tells of Fanatical Fighting of Japs S^geant Manrin A. Rogers Visits With ReUtnres In ThU q,. carvln A. Rogers, son of Mrs. « R Todd of Chsrlotte, but s former Li^at of Antioch section, near here, ■ S^turned from tour and s half Camden Calm As Report of Uie War End Is Heralded C. H. Yates, Good . ^ atizen is Dead, h Community Mourns f War Prisoner Rumors Mostly Lot of Malarky ^ of ftshting In the Pacific area STbecanse he tvSllcal discharge, will become affl- jSd with the RsUwy «mcy at Charlotte untU after the JE emergency Is orer when he plans ITembafk upon a buslnees career of Ui own.” ^ - Sergeant Rogers was a guest of cousin, Floyd Boykin, of this city test week, during whldi time he Tislted his many relatives living In asd about this city. His grandfather, i M Rogers, who resides at An tioch received a long visit from him. girgoant Rogers was at Hickman flsld in Honolulu when the Japs made thstr aneak raid there. The awful ^ofTOw of that occasloar will remain iadellbly graven In his memory. In the 44 months the Antioch young Btn spent In fighting the Japs-In the Pacific, hta term of activity com ing to a close aft« the Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Rogers will always Tsmember the fanatical Jap aoldlers. -We never took many Jap prlaon- «t," he said. *’Tlme and again, we woiKl flush a lot hUps from their ;v«a and chase them. But before oould make them prisoners, they led the pin of the grenade ^^ey tjn carried, prssaed the weapon tlnat their stomach and blew them- livea to death.” Sergeant Rogers spoke In glowing of the work being done by the icsB Red Cross during ths pres- it wsr. He also paid high tribute the heroism and efficiency of the tt of the medical ualU. Sergeant Rogers was In charge of j antiaircraft battery. There were welve in bis command. As In the Firet War, News Proved To Be Somewhat ’ Premature ;nnan Prisoner lives ^If Up Toc; iden Tan Man Defied Hfe Foot- •teps Sincf He Made A Lovable Character Away Followinf Brid nineaa. 1 Wild Reports Spread Through City Regarding Treatment ol Inmates. Bernd Brinkmann. 14-year-dld Qer- war prisoner, who escaped from work crew three miles east of ^mden Thursday, April 26 at 5 p. m »Te himself up to a group of tax Irivers at the Seaboard passenger (atlon Sunday afternoon between iDd 2 o’clock. The taxi drivers saw ths stranger Approach and when he drew near he lopped In front of “Mutt” Talbert, a river for the Burney—Hinson cab toe. Pointing to the letters P. W, m his coat the German said someth- Bg In German which Talbert twk 0 mean “do you know who I am?” Sure,” replied Talbert “I can tell ly your trademark.” The prisoner was taken to the city oUce station and later turned over otflcera from the prison camp. Ils varly return to the custody of the amp authorities was forecast by a dton eamp official who stated aturday that the escaping prisoners re gone but four or five days and ten gWe themaelvea up because of anger and thirst This la reported to have been true a the esse of Brinkmann. That the riaoner haid been unable to get food r drinking water was admitted when s wss questioned by an Interpreter t the police station. As in the first World war, the :!aiae snrrender rumor was again to the front In World war 2. Reports that Heinrich Himmler had offered to surrender, unconditionally, was the occasion for a nation wide sweep, during which many commonl- lies from coast to coast and from the Canadian line to the Gulf staged dem onstratlona of Joy on Saturday. Hopes stirred by the report were Jlasted later In the evening when President Truman In Washington de clared the report unfounded. Here In Camden the report was first noted Saturday morning and by Saturday afternoon the public await ed anxiously the sound of walling slrras and clanging church heUs to leraid the end of European strife. Buslnees men called The Chronicle to secure exact information as to what they were to do in regard to store closing when the sirens sounded. In this column is a re-cap of “what to do” it the surrender takes place after the paper comes from the press. Rayor McCorkle contacted Radio Station WI8 Saturday late In the morning and requested the latest au thentic report about the surrender. He was toM that the report had not been confirmed. - The mayor request ed that he be notified by the radio station as soon as there was ^ajiy factual Information. And so Camden people relying upon the authorities to sound ths sirens when the first true report was re ceived. djd uot stage any false cele br^on over the week-end. Tnis writer, standing on the ramp of the Atlantic Coast Lins station In Sumter at 9 o’clock Saturday nlgbt, when the train from Augusta, north bound to Washington and New York pulled In, witnessed a genuine demon ■tration, as passengers came out and danced about cheering what they said a- a aurremiilar report 4kat spread through the train at a stop made before reaching 'Sumter. When told that the report was premature they sheepishly returned to their seats In the cars. In the event that the war In Europe Is not officially concluded as this Issue of The Chronicle goes to press, It is timely that the reguU- (Please turn to page el^t) Camden mourns the passing H. Tates, pioneer resident and le^P* Ing cUixen, who died at the OanaMn hospital Tuesday morning at (he iKe of 82 years. Former mayor, associated with the Bank of Camden tor 42 yuan, a Masbn for over 60 years, former ssAlor var- deo and vestryman of the Grace copal church, of which parish l.*i v4s treasurer at the time of bis death. M ardent sportsman, chairman of Ae C!amdra school board for a long term of years, his death will occasion s great loss to the community.' Active in civic affairs. Masonic events, municipal administration al fairs, he maintained his physical sod mental energy up to the la^ a heart attack proving fatal Mr. Yates enjoyed the esteem and affection of all acquaintances and friends. His frieodliness, wlllinjpiess to aid those In distress, his staonch Mllef In his church and Christianity, ils faimeM in his dealings with fel low men endeared him tO-alL He was Identified with the progress and growth of Camden In a material way. He waa bom In Charleston in 1862. SOD of Jeremiah Yates and Kennedy Puts Spotlight On Santee-Cooper Contracts By The Skipper The conduct of tbe camp of Ger maU war prisoners at the Woodward Air port is governed entirely by* the Geneva - convention, and as provided In tbe code governing treatment of war prisoners, the Germans at the Camden camp do have Coca-Cola, cigarettes, etc. Not^ that the code mentions these items specifically, but It does embrace merchandise, etc., that is found In the post exchange of any army, marine, naval or avia- tlon base. For many weeks there have been many wild rumors In circulation In Camden and vicinity over the alleged coddling or pampering of prisoners at the Camden camp here. Some of tbe stories were most faatastlc. One WES to the effect that the prisoners were to be given one afternoon or evening a week at the pool hall, an other that theywould have an even ing at the theaters, still another that they were being fed fried chicken and lee ereuib A, widely circulated report waa that when cigarettes and Coca-Cola Tuapn—■* to be scarce the priaonera ed and Irefuaed to work. Memorial Day ^fual Arranged For Thnrs., May 18 Mrs. E. C. Von Treackow An- Program For Honored Dead nouncea Kerahaw Representative Would Know Why **Without Advertising** Leohore Wilson Ystes and came toj This writer made a careful check Camden in 18f0. He became aaso-lea these various rumors and learned elated with the Bank of Camden aaJthat practically all -of them were cashier ahortly after hia arrival heralwMiout truth. At no time since the and later became Its vice piwsldentjoaxpp vas established has any frttd He oontinued with the bank for 4t*cMeken been served the inmates. And ydurs. Since that time he has been flee nreaip la not listed on the menu^ In charge of the records of the Bun dell estate, the estate of Henry 0» Carrison, Sr., and the Carriaon Hold ing company. In 1806 he waa secre tary of the Hermitage Cotton Mill which was a successor to the Camden Cotton Mill built in 1880. which was hi turn the second mill ever buUt in Ciamden. The first one wss destroyed by fire before the Civil war. Mr, Yates was a former senior wa*- den of* Grace Episcopal church served as a vestryman for maipr years. He was mayor of the city of Camden In 1816. He leaves five daughters. Mrs. Laoln Yates YlUsplgue. Mlft Lllliaa Yatm and Miss Eth^ Yates, all of Cam den; Mrs. t)avld O. Perkins of Cl< Mtm, IMl. and Mrs. a Dougal tell of Charleston, and one ton. Cap tain C. H. Yates, Jr., of the Asmy. The funeral of Mr. Yates waa held at 8 o'dock Thnrsday afternoon from Grace l^iscopal church, Dr. Maurice Clarke officiating. Burial waa in < Quaker cemetery. A uniformed Knight Templar scoort accompanied the body 'rom the home on Broad street to he church. uever hes been amy thoui^t of Imvlmg the prisoners use the pool hell or the theaters In Camden. TiMre have been a few Instances (PI«Me tarn te pugo foar) City Is Whipped By Toma^c Gale During Big Storm Camden Turned Closets Inside Out For Drive Wind Raacbag Valodty ql Fifty MUm An Hoar-^aM6 Daaaaga. S. C. Cfybum lecomes Head of ^den Rotary J. C EWtet A* Pnii- dent Naw Diraetara AUo Ekcted Stephen C. Clyburu, eaptato of B, Sooth Carolina BUto manager of the Carolina Mo- •[company service station on Broad ^t and a dirsetor of tbe Camden of Commerce, has President of the Camden ^ club. ^Ptaln (Hybam will take 4ver with ^edrs and directors In July, J. C. Bwlttg, manager of L of the Kendall r* vrho kaa been president • PMt ymr. ^^hig becomes vice prwldeBt, J*j^ Goodale waa elected secretary I^Jng A. C. McKalnr-^filreeton J. C. BvSk. Ro- SL O. H. Pranks, t * ,y®l«plgue, Henry Beard and Kays. SL^buru haa been a aaenber of past eight yegrs and a 100 par cent atteadaaoe reeord puriod of memhendUp. Bo ■*%«d ^t throo meottagn of tho 1^^ clo^ but made them up by two Botary mesdnfs at one at Wind that reached near tomadic velocity lashed (Tamden early Wed nesday morning of. last week, during a severe thunderstorm. Scores of residents were awakened sad became alarmed at the ferocity of the gale which ripped branches and leaves from trees and blew down many signs. The rainfall that accompanied the storm amounted to nearly an Inch and half and was so violent that It swept driveways ont of exlstencA flooded sewers and got Into telephone conduits. A number of power lines were blown down In tho rural areas while Ight and phono servlco in the com munity was affected. Tho disturbanoo was general all over this part of die state and the ^ssther burean at Shaw FMd de scribed It ss being a “prefron^ aqaall." Despite the fact that the wind reacted a velocity of 86 mllM an hour, no damage waa done to the many hnadreds of planes at the Wood ward alrporL A large tron to fWnt of Grace Episcopal chuyeh lost one of Us est branches, which feU acroaa the LytUeton street walk. Other l^e trees about the dty were also mlnu branches of slse because of the gale. Wires of tho city lighting systM -were mixed up with true hmmmm and radio reception waa oompletely rained for,j(Uya»— Oean Cemetery lAts The Cwnetery Association requests persons owning or to charge of lots to have them cleauud •• k®®® •• y* slble for Memorial Day, ^ taut to labor shortage H will be dlffl- cult to have It w Thle also holds good for tomllng nn of ftod tiMk. tfou lot®. Banloi To dose Ths of cornmrn tP . Iknrsdsy, May 16, to •I Msmorlsl Bay. Cmnden Nurses Make Fine Record In the War Service Sevon Cadkt Nutsm Will Gntd- nato Neact Saptmbf Ovor Six Thoaaand Poonda ci Uaad CloChinf la CoUact- ed Hora. Camden’s response to the United National .Clothing collection was genr eroua to an. extreme. When the last ^ ^ ^ ctftoa was padied, sealed and wel^ ^ Grace-^^orrance In the Goodyear store annex a ed - total of approximately 8,000 pounds had been toadied tor shipment to the Federal Emergency warehouse. It was a tired but gratified lot of volunteer workers who concluded tba packing and breathed a sigh of relief that the job was finished. The response was not only gen erous but the artlclec contributed were deelrable and useful. Little was received that could not be Included in the shlpuicnt bt Saptember. 1844, six young ladles were In the first class of cadet nurees to graduate from the Camden Hospital Nursing school. Next Sep tember seven girls will be graduated. Since last September four nurses have gone Into the army service, they being the Mlssee Cornelia Booser, Mattie Bell Williams, Edna Aldret, Evelyn Truesdale. One, Mist Kath ryn McLeod, haa gone into tbe navy arm of the nursing service. There are at the present time 88 cadet nurses in training, seven of them being eenk>r cadets. These seven senior cadet nnrsee are return ing to toe Camden hospital from ths Charity hospital In New Orleans after 42 weeks affiliaUon with the Utter institution. On June 1. a new class of cadet nurses will be st|rted at the hospital and It In hoped that many young women will enroll In it. -At this time In overeeas service are: Jessie CamipbeU, who alter be ing stationed some time In the” Ha waiian Islands, is now at Saipan. Bonneau Hall was In civil service nursing for several years before en- Usttog In toe array. Lontse Vsreen are In Italy, Meredith InablneC la In France and Kate MathU and Mary Doby are awaiting orders tor overaeM dnty. Mrs. E. C. Von Tresekow has an nounced the program ta be held at Little Arlington in Quaker cemetery on Confederate Memorial Day, May 16, at 6 p. m. The program is to open with a musical number followed by the In vocation. The color guard will then advance after which tbe pledge to toe flag will be offered. This will be followed by a musical selection by public school pupils. *1116 U. D. C. ritual will be conduct ed by Mrs. B. C. Von Tresekow, presi dent of the local chapter. There will be a salute to the flag of the Confederacy followed by the reading of Bishop Caper’s prayer and a song by WillUm Thompson. Tbe Legion Ritoal will be conducted by Post Commander Thomwell Hay. I^yer will be offered by ChapUln A. Douglaa McAm, followed by the stog- tag of “Going Home.” the favorite song of tbe late Preeldent F. D. Rooeevelt. Rev. Henry F. Collins will bring an address of welcome to service men on leave. Tbe Star Spangled Banner will then be sung and will be followed by the benedic tion. Mualc U to be furnished at the ex- TreiMs by Mayor and Mrs. F. N. Me- Corkle, Mrs. Charles Balmond and chOdren of ths pul^Ilc seboota. MarsbaU of the evening will be CoL B. C. Von Treeckow, Major Monlb'ie Brallsford, Major Willis Can- tcy, Alfred E. Kennedy, WlllUm Mc Dowell and Harry Porter. The line of march will include ton drummers,- home guards, service men on home leaver Legion color gnard Legionnaires, clergy. Boy BcouU Scoot masters. Cubs, Girl Scouts, Brownlss and schiftol children, munici pal sutboritlss. civic organisations. U. D. C.. Legion Auxiliary, D. A. R., Red Croes, Chamber oC Commerce, and cUiaens. A firing squad and a bugisr wlU pay tribute to the unknown dead. All warriors’ graves, toe Blue and toe Gray, and toe Khaki, will be decorat ed. The soldier dead of the Union, Confederacy, Spanish war, World war 1 and 2 are at rest In Quaker ceme tery. A resolution introduced in tbe House of Representatives by R. M. Kennedy, Jr.. Kershaw county repre- , sentative, last week, seeks to throw light on why tbe Santee-Cooper au thority awarded contracts without advertising for bids. The Santee-Cooper authority oper ates tbe state-owned 167,000,000 hydro electric and navigation system in the lower part of the state. Mr. Kennedy’s reaolutlon asked the authority to give information on all contracts exceeding $6,000 which were awarded without advertising for bids, also why advertising was stopped, names of awardees, contracts and type of work, a full statement on damage to slopes, copies of corre- spondenoe. estimated cost of com plete slope damage and what efforts have been made to recover from con tracting engineers or their surety. Ylie resolution stated that damage to the slopes on the reservoir was a menace which might result In prop- srty loss to the state and in the pos sible loss of life. Tbe resolution pointed ont that the authority haa, contrary to precedent and good practice‘awarded large con tracts without advertising for bids, toarsby depriving toe> state of the full oompetition among bidders and also depriving a large number of con tractors of toe opportunity of com peting for this work. It further stated that the authority waa created by the legislature and waa subject to Its will, thus imposing upon toe legislature toe responsibility for Its honest and efficient operation. Kennedy’s resolution psMed the house on April 28. In the Information requeated by tbs resolution, Is embraced a danund for an explasaUGn as to toe canae of toe faUnra the alopa protection to- . (naaaa turn to page eight) Rush Warns Auto Owners To Check Brakes At Once S«r» Tm Mimr SvMmm BUmI r«itli h "(Wl Step” (Plsaaa tarn to page eight) A Bit of Kindly Advice To The ^ Jaywalker Family Ofmistn PeopU Muet Use Care Whan Croeainf Gtlombi* StTMtn. Lt D. R. Williams Esqplodes Heinkels In Sudden Sweep Sugar Siqiply Down, Board Asks Saving The Kershaw rationing board, serv ing Ksrshaw and a porUon of Lan- enstar oonnty ban issued notice to aU parsons that applicants for can ning sugar must fUs their requaats before May 16. The boerd-haa lasued a statement In which It says: “Doe to shortage of sugar suppllea end In order that our flMlUng men Buy have toe aecsasary sugar for their nae, aU appUcaats are asked to apply tor as littie sngar as possible. Tbe quote for dvtllsn use has been lowered greyly and In order for each psmon to get his Joet eUowence plesse don’t apply for atom then yon need for cMiBlng.* L^on Meeting To Name Officers flinthw of oCBeirs will take place at the meeting of Leroy Balk Feet; incinsn L^teas, to be held at the Ssrulee CdntH* hem on the esiging Of Monday, Migr 2, at 8 o’cledfc. . -Vhsew Miller, forapr C»m§m feel- dent ud iPeqt Cossaander of the leeal post, new moldhng in (Mnabia. wfB fionlie nt tte nannal assHig Ihsaga, Jr„ win toe asetoW an toe Mdlam It hes been said by visitors to Camden that the good people of Cam den am the nation’s champion Jay- watoers. Now JaywalUng Isn’t any oi Mulberry WOUnme Detacted Ggrmna lYoa an Eighth Air fy>ros Fighter atojiOB In England, comas the follow- tef Intsmstlng news story to Tbe C!hronlcls: A grassy field and camouflage ailed to dsieelve the aloH eyes of Ptrat Lt David R. wmianu. Molherry Plantation. Camdsn. The 8tk Air Force pilot pushed his P-81 Mustang’s stick forward and swooped low over the Magdeburg area field, his six wing-mounted nuchine guns exploding two Helnkel Ills. Tbs S47th Fighter Group pilot de scribes the aotlon: * *Them must have been lOO-plus bread now sllvmvcolored bombers and pick-a hack eoabtaatlons (Focke Wulf 1808 atop Heinkels) parked on the field and In nearby wobds. “Them was little flak. The Germans anst have thought camouflage was dnonsb srotectlon.” Lt WllHnma receuUy downed e fbeke Wulf 180 is help the 867to, eoaunaaded by Col. Irwin H. Dregne, Visnqne, Wls„ saiub an Eighth Air FUswe tighter record by biasing 18 1-2 Luftwaffe Interceptors out of tbe sky la n riOgle afternoon near Berlin. A foiaer This Unlvemlty stadsnt tta Smrth Obfcltolan entered pKiC ttolnh^ Oetobsr, 1842, recetv- IwWie wiMlu at Victoria, Tfxas, An- pnn^ Mr. and Mto WBHima. Uve at Mnlhaty great sin—it’s Jiut a matter of care less pedsatrlanatlng—If them la such a word. But Camden people hare for over a century felt that If they wished to cross Broad street or DeKalb street In the ddWntowa district—It wSs their God-^ven right to do so. It has pre- vaflsd from the days when the Ulous- trons granddaddies of present day Camdenttes strolled eaaually acroea toe main drag—for those were the dear-dead-days when Dobbin dm the pulling aronnd of the family vehicle, Today, with automobiles, many without brakes, are navigating toe atrests, there is an elsment of danger in nnhig across the street between tatsrseetotni, Over in Goluable, tt had beeome suto a aalsanee, so nuay people were being hart, Ahat the city ftaully bsgan • progrea of edneetlon. Offlcem on a sound truck perked at the side qf the street, obeerved the Jeywalkem end to«r bellowed at them over the public address system. Thti dlAi^ work, so now the traffic division o toe polloe department hes lastelledi^ n n LSS?? :.UHSar8field Qtlb Thsse signs ere warnings to pedes trians that the law against Jay walk tag or walking across an Intsmectfon on a red light Is to be enforced. So It would be wall for Camden people who visit toe state metropolis to be camfnl lo crossing the streets— do it at the Interectlons end on tho green light Otherwise toey will be sor-re^. Kerriiaw Scidier Is Prisoner of War While moat motorists in Camden and vicinity bare' good to excellent irakea, toe brake-cheek program be ing conducted by toe police, shows that far too many drlvera have e blind faith In brakes which “can’t stop In tlms,” according to A. J, Rash, chief of Police. — During the first two weeks of the brake-check program, hundreds of cars have been cbeck^ by the police and a high percentage failed to meet requii'ements eseentlel for safe drtv- iug. No arrests havd ’‘been made as a dtreet msult of these brake checks and toe policy of warning Is used, said Chief Rush, who stated that whUe most motorists contacted by the po- Ice appreciate the urgency of con-.. serving their cam, many do not teem te realise that their cam must not only last for the duration of the war but for two or three additkmal yeara. The brake check la applied to cam involved hi moving tranie vlolatlona, cars In aocldents sad also to thoee operated In tod manner Indicating uhaafe brakes. “This la not a blanket check on ell cam.“ Chief Rnsh said, “yet It la hopM aU drivers trill cooperate by having their brakes tested rohin- tarlly at mpair shopa and fixed if necetaary. Brakes usoaUy lose their efficiency over a period of time. Since bntoea lose their power gredn- ally, many drivers do not reallss how had their brakes rsfUy are.” Tke brake check program la being conducted by the police of Camden an a part of the netlon-srlde program of the Intemetlonnl Aseoclatlon of Chiefs of Police. While toe em phasis Is on the nrgeahy oi havtag good brakes. It U hoped by police offlcera that the program will focus the attention of all drivers on car eoonervntkm end more eereM drtv- tag. WOlBeGosed For the Summer Ptt Lemael Clyde Coates, * son of Mr. end Mm. L. F. Ciestes of Kerahaw, Is a prisamir of way of tbe German iovemmeat, according to a card m- eelved by his Mdlth Coates of Ksrshaw. PrtThte (Xmle* uton rigeitsd miss- tog te eetiM to Vranos m Jaannry 16. Announcement hue been made that toe Sarafleld, Cemdea’a weU-known night club, will close on Sunday, May 8, not to reopea natU next fall. The maaageraMit amounoes that staff of 12, consisting of ths ehet second cook, pastry cook end nine Vnltars will have e* week’s veeetton befom rsportlag at ths Gosaa Strand hotel at Crescent Beech, which will open tor toe season on Tuesday, May 18 under the personal management Scblosbarg. The Samfl^ club Is Just flnlnhlng Its fifth year of <«emtk>n, all nndsr toe management of Leon and Cart S^osburg. The elnb' rates as ons or the finest la toe Sovto. Driv* CtonfBUy- fliipv a lifto X