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I t' .. 1 1 ' / ./ Camden Chronicle volume B7 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1945 —T IF iili r ■ NUMBER IS ieut. Cyril Harrison Is ildng For Polo Return Former Manafer and Star of Camden Ranks, VisuaUxes Renewal of Sport Here Ti Cyril Harrison of tbo United Cosst Guard, whose exploits Te polo field hack a few years ■dll talk«<l o'f by polo enthusiasts ixloas to see a resumptton of as soon as war condltwns "ITcamden dn a short leare of ah- Harrison, who gained polo ’with a Long Island team and fcgd the thousands of fans who ewd at the Kirkwood field hoarse , cheering, believes that polo will afsln with Just as much Interest ai enthusiasm as the peak days Just jfare the start of the war. ■^ison would like to see the ird field, located opposite the »r^ passenger station, be readl- "ta^prepsratlon for the resnmpUon t^e sport—probably within the The Seaboard field, ac to Harrison, offwa thd op- dty for a big polo buildup here, on No. 1 highway and discern- Vom the highway. It offers a appeal th passing naotorisU brief stopover* to “see the [Ivrlsoii believes that when the ^ds and travd returns to nonnal ’9« highways U»*t there will be [■imtlr Increased tonrist movement ' iMth to south and much of the ^ will be via No. 1 highway, before the polo season oame to "ahrept end under the pressure of the Seaboard field was used for y games. Here it was that mili- asd diplomatic dignitaries In at> laee at the headquarters of the „ Army headquarters lor the ma rsrs program watched the Cam- and Fort JaCkson polo teams in beUeves 'thpt Camden have this field and also the ^ field, which In the past has the ouUUndlng layout In the used for the polo prograim am looking forward to picking up polo program as soon as I get of the service,” said Harrison, ken that will be is hard to say we SHiy expect something to hap- wlthln the next year 1 believe. we resume our polo games I Mrdhs fsaa tmm an aver the (PIsass turn la faga tva) Ralph Williams Drags 22 Pounder Out of the Lake. Captiuii Komegaj Is Awarded the Bronze Star Medal Is Believed Slain Now H<^da Chnmpkmakip Of Nimroda of tha Wataree Lnka Fnaaanbla. To Ralph Williams, an employee of the Duke Power Company, with head quarters St the Wateree Dam, goes the honor of being the champion fish erman of Wateree Lake. Williams dragged a 22 pound rock bass from the deep waters of the lake Just above the dam last Friday, breaking a prev ious record of snaring a 17 1-2 pound baas, made several days previously. The 22-poander was brought to Camden under escort of Attorney Lambert DePass, who recorded the weight, then bad the head removed to be mounted, and the balance of the Wateree Lake “whale” was plsced In the freeser-locker plant. While Corbett Boykin, Camden city clerk. Is not makix« any claims so far as the weight of fish are concern ed, be does hold something of s re- o(Hd In figuring tn dusl catches. Sev eral weeks sgo, while fishing in Her mitage lake he snared a fish that had Just seised upon the bait on a hook belonging to Frank Wooten, local cot ton broker, who was fishing from s nearby boat Last Friday Boykin again saw bis cork disappear below Uie surface of Hermitage lake. Donald Campbell, fishing nearby, also noted that bis bobber bad gone out of sight. You guessed H — believe it or not — the two fishermen had caught the same fish. Former Camden Ctwic Lender - Is Cited For Meritorious Performance Woman Is Found Dead At Roadside; Kershaw County Rolls Over Top In Overall Quota Negro Finds lifeless Ek>dy ^On Highway Naar Evans Crossroads. Captain C. Granger Komegay, who is with the Ordinance department of the United States Army la Qermauy, has been swarded the Bronso Star medal for meritorious service In eoa*^ nectlea with mflitary operations. Hb unit reoetved the msrltorleus service unit plaque for sup^rler gsr- formance of duty in the ment of exceptionally dlftlei and for the achievement and ance of a high standard of discipline. The citation states “The skill and untiring efforts by the members of 4SSrd OrdI Motor Vehicle company were lu Ing with the highest tuitions of the armed forces of the United Ststea.” Captain Komegay eetabllahed the Komegay Funeral Home In Caiidea some years sgo and It ranks as one of the most outstanding in South ,Cirolina. Befors entering, the service he was active in Camden clvle af fairs and was the first presldeut el the reorgaalsed Camden and KelihMV County Chamber of Commerce 1137. He Is a member of the Rotary club. Kershaw county officials are taking marked Interest in the Investigation helm made by Lancaster county of- fldw la the mystery surrounding the gaath et Mrs. Ida Small. S8-year-old ^ife of an employee of the Springs Cettaa Mill at Leueaeter, and a for- Caiedea reaident body of the woman waa found ihe side of the road near the Evans Roads, three miles this side of ter, by a negro at 1 o’clock twday morning. He hurriedly got touch with the Lancaster sheriffs Lt J. G. Richards Is Awarded Air Medal For Service I Cited for Meritorious Ashiewe- ment for Trawel Over J ‘ the Hump Eumlaatlon of the body disclosed t the woman had been killed by means other than being struck by a mr, as her body was free of any K iiises. The only evidence of vlol- ce was a severe bruise and lacera- ~9on on the side of her face. The last seen of the woman was rilortly after midnight when she left cotton mill to go home. Less than hour later her llfelees body wgs ered by the paestng negro. Inquem Is to be held. At* this lug deefors will ussks a report on autspey that was held. Statutory Case Now ^ Trial In Local Court Man, 40 Yaaru of Afa, Charg ed With Offemsa Against Giri^.14 iden Water ipply Adequate; G^d Quality lAlso Free of Anj Contami- Mtion According To Analysig uden has for many ysars been for its fine drinking water. Not Is the water palatable, free from amlnation and of exceptional Hy, bnt. there is plenty of It. fact, the Caindsn water supply Is aate for a city of 80,000 popula- It la stated, an indication of the high quality lie water, the report from Dr. F, Parker of the State Board of dth qn a recent analysis, shows water to be absolutely free of contamination, with the ft^low- ivport on parts per mllUof*. S-00, chloride 8.00, free am- 0.01, albumlnold ammonia 0.02, sen as nitrites 0.000; total solids The attention of the present ses sion of criminal court on Thursday and today is centered on the trial of Sheldon Gainey, 40 year old Be- thune resident, who is charged with serious statutory offense involving a 14 year old girl from the Betbune area. The trial got underway Thursday morning at 10 o’clock and was ex pected to require at least until Uiis afternoon to complete the testimony. With Judge O. D. Bellinger presid- ng, ibe criminal court session was opened Monday morning. Sentences were Imposed on the following de- I'endsdts: John WesMy Usher, one year for using s car without tbs owner's permission; Joseph Reynolds, colored, ten years for housebreaking. This was the colorsd youth arrested or entering, the Schenck and Ander son homes last fall. Melvin Reed, colored was given six months for a liquor law violation; Alfonse Clybum, colored, was given ona year tor dis posing of mortgaged^ property; Ed ward DeBruhel, white, waa fined |M and placed on probation for two years I or violation of a liquor law; ’Thomas Hunter, colored, was given a |B0 tine and two years probationary period for similar offsuse. Walter Rembeil. hscterlsl analysis shows B. Coll negative and gas forming org- ns to be absent s comparison with a report Is on June IB. 1140, the latter color 6.00, chlorite B.OO, free onia 0.14, albuminoid ammonia (Please turn to pngo two) idard Oa Co. [bscribes $5,^ County Shm Emo Outfit Ujr* iUK MOIion Ob tiM Bond Un. of It this Seventh War Loan Drive in ** “onty received a. boont MOO,000 worth of hOBis W4 Lby the Standard Oil com* New Jersey In South Churo- vaa announced by Bob Aiken, •npervlaor. ' amount IB.OOO wOl be credlt- wt Kershaw county quota, n in keeping with Esso’s policy k Pwchasss of war bonds ^ ths cosamunltiss whkh have •® ranch to foster ths growth cosipaay. This is the ssvunth of nude in South by the StandaH Oil eompaay nukihg A totel of Puyrhassd iaflug war loan |f0r IBOO.OOO Is euly a. p^ ilk prof^ of hot iBrAsi ^tlnns^ *<aud ws are hfyrr *ay to uxprsas our MPPwela- lu tho Arwid 9mx ^tesir vsllaat* SBi Camp Groups-Want To Know About F^per Mill General Bucknor Was Frequent Visitor In Oty An Obaof of Staff of Sixlb Army, Wan At Mubwi ▼•rs Hoadqoartora. charged with larceny, waa given a WhUe the death sf Lieut Oen. mon Bolivar Buckner, Commander the Tenth army wbou he was kU: by a stray piece of Japanese nel. was rooelvsd with dues throuihont the nation, his proved more shocking to his Intlnmlcs and fMmer friends. Colonel John Wall, retired, who makes his home on Greene and Broad streets here, had known General Buckner over a period of many years. The Wall and Buckner families were friends when they made their homes In Louisville, Ky. In 1889 sad 1940; General Buckner was chief of staff of the faased Sixth division at Fort Jackson. When the First Army maneuvers were In pro gress In thU area and the pabllc re lations headquarters were located at the Kirkwood hotel. General Buckner was s frequent visitor there. It was then that the former friendly associ ations with Olonel John Wall were resumed, these old- friends meeting frequently. (Continued on next page) J If RafBM and Wanln WosUd DeutoBy Full aad Life First Lt. John O. Richards, IV, son of Supt of Schools and Mrs. J. G. Richards, 1720 Lyttleton street, has been swarded the air medal accord ing to announcement by Brig. Oen. William ‘Turner, commanding general of the Indla-Chlna division, Air ’Transport command. The award was made upon the completion of 160 hours of opera tional flight in transport sir craft over the dangerous and difficult Chins-Indla sir routes, where enemy Interception and attack was probable and expected. ’The air trail over the hump, famed route through the towring peaks of the Himalaya mountains, biased by the sir transport command. Is recog nlsed by sir men as the world’s toughest Today the hump route U the only llfestream of vital mlliury supplies for the Allied forces tighten Ing the Jape in China. ITie citation accompanying the award to Lt. Rich' aids adds: “Flying at night as weU as by day, at high altkudet over Impaaubls mountainous tsrrain through arbu characterieed by extremely danger ous and treacherous weather condi tions necessitating long periods of operation on Instruments, requiring courageous and superior performance his dutlas to overcome, he accomp lished his mission with distinction e idan to build u paper mill ou itee-Coopor has brought a backlash protest from game and fish en- who srs fearful that such a would occusiOB damage to the fish In the waters of ths lake river. t T. Brown, well known In and Kershaw eousrty as sn it ntanrod end sportsoian end ssivlug ss secretary of the CoBBty Game and Fish has addresasd a letter te A. Rtehardson, chief, gsme warden of the state In which he axprssses his apprshenskm over the mill project The prol probable detrimental effect on the fish and wild life of the Santee Cooper basin is based oq the antici pated poUntloB of the water by waste and refuse lyom the proposed mill. Mr. Brown calls attention to the fact that therp are many Instances where waste from mills and other In dustries, such as at Mingo Creek, whidi formerly was literally alive with fish, are now completely sterile so tar as fish are concerned. He sug gests that the new mill should be I'orced to give some kind of a written guarantee that waste matter loosed wOd Bam Is Destroyed In Night Blaze Laney Ftfm Ob BiislMipTillB Road Visitad By Fira Into the Santee basin will not di or drive away the fish and life. He sutec that the Santee Cooper now a fisherman’s paradise and to i astroy It would be a tragedy, and Is _ the sute game warden to give the matter his personal attention in orter to protect the Interest of the sportssMa of ths state with regard to Uisse waters. suspended six months sentence and placed on probation for two years. Viola Watkins, charged with assault and battery, was given three months n Jan and placed on probation for two years. The preseatment of the graad Jury to the court, sa interim affair, was made by Foreman George Creed. The reports of the sheriffs office and also that of the superiateadeat ef edaea- tlon wers approved by ths graad jary. Kerehilw County News Off Press For July Sales A large barn, together with its con tents, on the Sam Umey farm on the BishopvUls highway, was destroyed by fire last Friday night The loss Is estimated to have sxossded fMOO with very small Insurance, coverage The cause of the blase Is unknown When firtt diseovered the fire had gained much headway and while neighbors aided In the effort to fl^t the flames, it waa fatfle. ^ This is the third serious fbe hi Lae eonnty within a two weska per* lodk la tho prsoodhtt weak the hsra on the Self farm oa tho Wlsacky road was burned. Considerable Uvestoch feed was destroyed. A few days l^er tha firm home of Mrs. Robert Durant in the Htekory Hm sectloa was oomptstely dsstrey ed by fire. The Ksr^inPCounty News wIU bo oa sale at all drag stores la Oaaadsn Sunday, Jaly 1st Under the direcUoa of Miss Emnm vmspl^, who la editor ef this ssrvios men’s sheet the Jane edlttw is reported to he brimming wlte iteoas, calculated to be of Interest to tbo boys and girls from Kershaw eonnty who are la tho se* vice Tho sorvico paper Is to be sold to the public this time at 16 cents ^ copy, this being ths SMaas eaipl^eil hr ths young ladles who sro looking after the bmuanes df tho paper to Aaaass of reported to the Ow*"- fanlw Oose no Hrat Osmmerslal ^ ^ Mxt WsdnssdbFf Jmx* u, m Pierce To Attend Palmetto Meeting At State Varsity Dod* Philip Wid Hbwb CludrgB ol tiM TaBchari Chief of Pdice Warns Anuist iffiduqis Jolyltfi Polios Chief iJva Buh hss an- nonaesd that the UMOOUBhli meat program wll\9a la effaet the Fourtii of Joly holiday period. **1110 program,’* he. saU. **ls la ea- oasratioa wiUi the aathmwIAe effort bsiBg amdo by the Natleaal fafety Couaoll to yadasa tha i I toU whSeh-aoeuiu suuuaWy at tbM ' pollee dsparteMUt la every clflssa te take tpeslal oars to thte County Nsuri, hoc mwo llvos aad prapsrty •Thla Is no tlaaa Letter Tells of Good Food Found In Canada Stores Biittar, Pork Ckopa, Staaka All Awailabla 1b Plaotj Ib But Is Still Lagging In The Matter of Its E Bond Goal This sounds llkr a dream, bat Bill Cuanlngham voaohee for tho truth of it, for he was in Toronto, Canada. In person s few woeks ago and he ought to know. And bostdos, there have been a number of magaslne artlclee which paint the same picture that Bill does In his letter. Says Bill; “Such things ss two- inch quadrancloa of honey-odored hatter, aweot aad suceulent pork cbope. pan fried to a lovely brunette shade, 'tilrloln ateaka you almost couldn’t cover with a ten gallon hat, hamburger that doesn’t look as If they had ground some Innertube in It, hamt anyway you wlah It sir, bacon, ■tx stripe to tho serving, sausage— Kershaw county has achieved its overall quota in the Mighty Seventh War Ixian drive which comes to a close tomorrow. The overall 'percent age is reported by State Chairman Christie Benet of Columbia was 111.78. This is almost equal to the state overall total of 118.8 per cent, as re ported last Saturday. However the success of the Seventh War Loan campaign has not been at- talned in this (K)unty or the state tor the reason that the most important objective of the effort Is short of its goal. As of last Saturday the state was still behind in its B bond quota by 37,300,000. Kershaw county is lag ging by about the same proportion. Marion Heyman, cbalrman of the Kershaw county drive committee in a statement Thursday declared that there stlil remains over a complete day before the drive' is finished and he believee that If the good people of the county can bo nude to realise that there Is so much of vital Import ance at stake that they will put on an eleventh hoar rally that will cloee the gap. Bald Mr. Heymaa in a statement to the press: “In every military campaign objec tives are assigned and the welcome signal, ’Mission Accomplished’ Is not given out until the last objective has been attained. “In the Seventh War Loan cam paign. South Carolina has achieved Its overall objoetlve by a sobetaatlal mar gin. but as of today we hake yet to ■ell $7,100,000 worth of B bonds to make our B bond quota. ’’Wo have had 15,000 casualties on Okinawa already reported. What a ghastly cost la young lives! Leading the attack by the Infantry and Ms- rinte. oar Tiek Force used 600,000,000 gailoae of gbsollne. Our planes burned enough gasoline to fill 16,666 yucks and trailers. We had on hand on D-Day on Okinawa the equivalent of 1600 freight cars of ammunition and 2600 tons of food. Lastly, planes brought 1200 pints of whole blood to try to save our fighting mou wke wsre severely wounded. Over tha (eontlnasd on page two) troy lean you hear me now, or doesn’t the 1 Storm Bring:s Cooler Weather 1 To the Community Hurricane Waalker Pualiea the Mercury To A More Com fortable Degree Ooadi Undsay Pierce of the Cam- Usa klgh tehool athletic ualta will at- teBt a Joint cUnlc for nhyaleal fltasM tenehorii of the SUte had for bsfu of the South CaroUaa Football OfBeteli Assoelatioa, to be held at tee -Catvurnity of South CaroUaa. JaDr »«. _ The tmcluri prognuB will be dl- rseted by State Physical Education Dlrsetor, Dodo PhllUpa. Jack Rsaatea, of Oresnvttlo, acting ehahmaa of tho football offtclala group will be la charge of arraage- ■isate for tho cUalc, at which the South CaroUaa Untveralty Football wtU be aaed for denonstratioBs words mean anything any more? “Well, we’ve got It right her In Canada—^Just as I have told you. ’They’re ration frae. You can buy them at any meat counter. I know bocanso 1 mosoyod through.six dif ferent breeds of food emporiums and there was the beef of steer and all the sundry cuts of swine resposlng la all their pristine glory. ’Trices. woU the hamburger yas 40 cents a pound. It was oU red and looked real good. Ramp roast was 44 cents. Sirloin steak was 49 cents. Mwhrooina and good looking ones at that, wore 60 cents a pound. Per fectly boantifnl asparagus was SS osBts tor a big bunch. At home bunch of Uttle stinkers about the else of half a dossa lead pencils cost ms 60 oents. **AU of tkte Is a credit to Csaads Thsre’s no monkov buslnesa, no black aurkst, no cheating the starv' big. It’s poeeibls bosaoso Canada ehaaesd to take some poopls with yaough brains and oocapational know, hnw to msasars her food supply aad her loo^ potential and fit It Into her Cool temporatures, ths result of the chilling breeses that swept this area Monday, were the only effect that Camden felt from ths storm that swept along the Atlantic coast Flurries of rains, driven by heavy gusts of wind, enveloped the city all day Monday. The temperature sank to a comfortable degree following the many days of sultry torrid weather. Skies wers overcast throughout tho day. Rssortors at Myrtle Bosch and other beach resorts along the coast, wsre asked to evacuate their homes, as ths government looked for dang- erously nigh, tides wHh wind at. 60 to 66 miles per hour, creating a has- ard to tho flimsy structures that grace the coast line. Oianges Will Be Effective Jidy Ist Camden Soldier Is Sought After Escape From Fort Hnmry GroMlamd, AfB 24, Rn- pogtBd To Hawn TbImb Frmch Lobto For CHm Now Hcsmp Ordir Wiodow la a notice te tee pubUc this wesk. s te ths puMic tais wew. C. P. Moss calls attea- to the taet thte In as mack ss tee teModsa post offlss Is now rated la the fltet ^Bi UaA changes tn the hours of tho win bseoms ef- 1st. OB apt Iflir Jaly IsCteb griadow ~ a tt a. as. aad teoss at 6 p. K WMe wM bo no change hi tlM A Camden soldier, identified by the army officials as Henry Cross- land, ago 24, and a companion aamod John W. Barnett, 81. of Bedford, Va.. are being ooo^t following thefar eaeape from the Army's rMmbllttatloa canter at Fort Slocum. Nww Tech. According to tho story of the soeape appsarlng uadsr a Now Rochello, N. T,. date Uae. the aua had been do- tallod to duty at a military Bethune Supt To Head Schools At Pageland In ’45-'46 R. C Ghiwplmn, FvrmBB Gr»d 1b 1926^ TakM Of«r R. C. Campbell, who has bssn sup- erlnteadent of tho public sehocqs at Bstiiaao the past two years has token over tee superlatondency of'18b pub lic schools at Pagsland. Previous to going to Botbnno, Mr. Campbell was superintendent of sehools at Rlehburg for 14 yoare and prior to that was at Willow Consoli dated school tor thfse years. Hs Is a gradoate with an A. B. do- grss from Furman Ualverilty. finite- lag thsre with the class of 192i. He also holds an M. A. degree from Pea body GoUogo at Nashvllls. Toon. His wife was formerly Mias Aa- fttsta OatepbsU, of CteamMa. aad Lssliigton. Woman Shruck By Car (hi Hisdiway la TJim offles of tha teexlff Is Invssti- Thsy escaped Wsdnssday la. a light an accldoat that took idaes oa bine sedan, property of a c^lan p^qpe .at tke Fort Poflee latek ro- covsred the ear at Oretete M. T. Army effknra are extMsIlng the ssnapk for the two mm to Vlrflnla ua4 ibuth Carolina, ae It Is beUevsd •iTa. bl gailtho two Hten are headed for tbolr — eoteiiaaitlea U. 8. Rlgkway 611 ^e miles from this city several nights ago In white a.eolored woman, walklag along the reed was struck by a car driven by R. Ll Lindsay of Oharlotts. The woman was taken to the hee- pllal Where ft was Isuni thai hex