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y. »X0l TWO TMI CAMDKII CHUOWICLI, CAIHW •OUTH OMOUfiK rWPAY, JUIjLA-J*g SgL Ted Iteturns From 26 Months Overseas Lufoff Soldier Wins Me^y Medak For Hu Fine Work' ! . Tecb. Sgt. Theodore Rabon, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Rabon of Lugoff. and the only sanrivor of his tank crew has Just returned from overseas duty, having served 2€ months of combat duty. Sgt. Rabon was a member of the 76th Tank BatUllon of the ^th Army. He imrtlcipated In the North African and Italian campaigns and fought In the battles of Napes-Foggis. Rome- Amo. Northern Appennines and the Po Valley campaign. Sgt, Rabon was awarded the Bronie Star, Ramet Service medal, American Defense Service medal. Good Conduct medal and the France Unit citation of the Croix de Guerre with the Vermillion Star. Having served in the , Army 44 months, Sgt. Rabon has received an ^honorable discharge. He has a broth er, Jack, who has served In the Aleu tian islands for the pakt two years. Camden baseball fans are going to get their baseball menu, come what may. There were some scone of local fans In the grandstand at Suratav- last Wednes^y night when the Sumter and Charleston Junior Legion teams battled. • • • a The more we listen to the radio broadcasts of those Madison Sauare Garden boxing shows, the more, we are convinced that the Judging talent around Jacob’s Beach In Ll'l ol’ Noo Yawk must have falling eyesight. Chester and Lancaster, two medi ocre Junior Legion teams put on a close and exciting battle at Cheater last Friday with Chester winning 1 to 0. Chester’s score came In the third inning with two men down. Sistare of Lancaster, pitched three hit hall while Holt of Chester was nickM for six blows. • s • • • • * • Weekly News Letter From Liberty^ Church goers on Sunday were very much pleased to see Mrs. J. 0. Rich ards and Mrs. 8. H. Cunningham in attendance, both of whom have re cently been hospital patients. J. L. Jones has accepted work for a while with the Norris garage In Camden. John Thompson, 8.2-e, reported on Thnrsday to Miami Beach. Fla., for Navy Pre-night training. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Thompson and son, John, and Miss LeClatr Anderson ware dinner gnosis on Friday of Mrs. ^ A. M. MacLaacklin of Chester. Mrs. r. B. Flofl spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Jas. McCoy at Cassatt. Miss Lissie Richards Is spending a while at Crescent Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Marlon WUliama and chUdrea of Camdea, spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. Dntmaa md Mr. and Mrs. ■. L. Jonss. Sgt. Blsphen MoCras of Oansp Davis. N. C., Is here for several «mrs with his parenU Mr. and Mn. T. T. McCrae. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cnretoq enter tained Thursday night in honor of John A. ’Thompson, &t«. After games and conversation delicious refresh ments were served, Mrs. A. M. MacLauchlia and dangh- ter. Miss Charlotte, were Sunday din ner guests.of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. T. Miss LeClalr Anderson of Columbia, is visiting her sunt, Mrs. L. P. 'Thomp son. Mr. and Mrs. Arel HUton announce the marriage of their daughter, Fhye Katherine, to Sgt Ross Welters Nel son, U. S. Army, June 8, 1946, st Harleyvllle. Mrs. Nelson is a grand daughter of 0, R. Clements of Liberty Hill. Miss Callle Jones of the Columbia City school faculty made s business trip to the capRsl city on Tuesday. She waa accompanied by her nephew, I.amar Jones. Penalties Will Follow Failure To Buy Stamps Hello Mr Motorist. Have you pur chased your |5 tax stamp for yoflr auto? If not. better do. so at once, because Uncle Whiskers sajrs that every mo torist will have to have one on his car or suffer the,consequence of Fed eral arrest. In fact. r. S. deputies were on the prowl all over the state Monday, pre paring to arrest all motorists who have not compil'd with the law in regard to the purchase of the stamps this week. Revenue Collector W. P, Bowers of Columbia stat*Hl Tuesday that motor ists should have purchased the stamps before the end of June so they could be placed on cars .Mondayi July 1. - ‘T*enaU4es.-’-sald Mr...Bowers, !‘wlll he enforced on those failing to have their tax stamps affixed to tbetr cars this week." Pfc. Leonard Davis Home On Furlough Pfc. I.,eonArd M. Davis, who has been oversees for the past 12 months and in service for sy months, is home on a SO-day furlough,'at the expiration of which he will return to Fbrt Bragg and await further assignment Pfc. Davis has seen service In Eng land, Belgium, Holland. France and Germany. He is now with his wife and family at their home in DuBose Park. Pfc. Davis Is with an airborne troop carrier nnlt HONmaManeflkk i»^ get wanted iSef from fooci/omai porfojk pok 'The other night we listened to a broadcast of a bout between Frltzie ^Tlc, aged Ting veteran and some young squirt of 20, during which Fritixle knocked the youngster cold. However the. bell sounded at the count ■ of nine, the fallen gladiator’s seconds dragged the sleepy baby to his chair and managed to get him In shape to start milling In the next round. The aged and rheumy-eyed judges gave the fight to the young ster. And there gents, you have a picture of a boxer knocking' his op ponent cold—yet losing the fight. • • • • I No wonder newspaper writers are cynics. Is there anything square in the world today? • • • • - Whatever happened to the Camden All-8Ur softball team? Fans who had their appetltles whetted for some Wednesday afternoon diamond enter tainment have been grievtously dls- appointed by the failure of the All- SUrs to strut their stuff. The only game so far dished up was the one with the Rock Hill team. * • • • Ah! For the return of those good old days of a few years back when the Army, Instrvctors, Mechanics, Mercbsnts, etc., staged some brilliant softbaU for the edification of the banebaU fans • • • * Today is tho day for the all-star Caroltnas banebaU game at Charlotte^ A year ago Camden was repressnted in this classic by Pitcher Rube Wil son. 'This year the Bnlkloc com munity does not have any represent- ativs on tbs Sandlappsr sqnnd. • • • • Billy Lava] of Nswbsrry college, has n good bntde teoni to groMitt sgalnst tbs Tarbssl tsam. For pitchers he bsa Jos HaaM at Woodmtf, Joe Lmn- mm of Cotnmbis, and Tommy Karr of Man Clairs. Gsorgs Watt of Wood- mff and Joe MeOoe of CUnton will be available in tho eaUdiing department Holmes Dnncan of OreenviUe, will bsndlo the first sack. Barney Dasen- berry of Florsaco^ second; Johnny Hunter of atnton. third; while in the sutfiMd he has Corky Mardibaaks of Slmpsonville, Joe Farrow of Green ville, George Taylor of Woodruff, and Kenneth Ashley of Baa Claire. • • • • 'The Junior Legion picture, follow ing the first round of games last Wednesday afternoon, looks to be a sort of onesided affair. ’The Clinton team, which looms np as an almost certain state champion outfit slaugh tered the Chester Juniors 18 to 1. Pelter defeated Ptedmont lS to 9 in a free for all in which 11 errors were chalked np. Sumter defeated Charles ton 9 to 1 in a romp. Spartanburg defeated Clover 18 to 0, while Colum bia trounced Lancaster 15 • to 2. Spartanburg county team, dropped a 3 to 2 decision to Anderson. 'That Eau Claire Junior I.,eglun team intist have what It takes, for the boys from the Columbia suburb de feated the Clinton Juniors 6 to 3. Mc Gee pitched for Clinton aud Kerr for Eau Claire. Each team 8 hits and each scored an error. In Monday games Jn the South Carolina Junior Legion elimination events Lancaster Juniors, behind the fine pitching of Richard, defeated the hera-to-fore unbeaten Bau Clafre team 8 to 4 In a district 3 game. 'The Columbia Juniors maintained their clear record of wins by defeating Cheater 7 to 4 In a burling duel be tween Landrum and Sbesly of the Caps and Holt of Chester. Spartan burg county Juniors defeated Green ville county 6 to 1. Alleged Dkcharged Soldier Clubs Motorist Orer tbe Head (Conttnasd f: first page) and placed in a cell. He later mast. aged to get out of bis cell and was seeking escape from the bulMing when turned over to Depoty Sherttf J. H. McLeod and Rural Officer Henry Horton. He was taken to the Ker shaw county Jail where shortly after he was quizzed by Deputy Sheriff McLeod and Deputy Sheriff Wade H. Rawllnson, the latter of Richland county. Ralinson’s presence in the case was due to the fact that the assault had occured near Pontiac in Richland county. Evangelista admitted the as sault and told the officers that he was a discharged war veteran add waa on his way to Tennessee. He saM he hitch-hiked a ride with the soMler from a point in Tennessee. Both officers were of the opinion that it was his purpose to get possession of the car, and that this was the cause of the assault. Thirty minutes after they had quisz- ed Evangelista, the two officers re turned to the cell and found the man had bung himself. Assisting Deputy Sheriff McLeod and Deputy Sheriff Rawllnson In tbe investigation were Rural Officer Henry Horton of Camden, and Sgt. Barrelstlne of the Richland eouuty authorities. Sunday morning Deputy Sheriff Mc- Lssd visited the Komegsy undertak ing parlor where he secured ttuger prints of the dead man and also other identifying marks. These were dls- patehed at ones to F. B. L head- Qusrtsrs la Washington. Deputy Sheriff J. H. McLeod stated that an inquest would be held If and when the Injured sergeant is able to appear as a witneas. The deputy sheriff believee that ENangelista has a police record and has a hunrii that there may be some startling devalop- ments In the case when the report is received from the P. B. I. The deputy Is an accredited P. B. I. agent for thia county. KERSHAW SOARS OVER THE CREST IN BOND CAMPAIGN (Continued from trst Tag*) top with some 1190.000. A complete report on the Mighty Seventh drive will be forthcoming after July 9. ’The campaign period, scheduled to close on the night of June 30. was extended through July 7, which is tomorrow. Mr. Heyman Is grateful to all his workers and the people of the vari ous community a for their fine co operation in putting the drive over the top. In particular be calls atten-- tion to the patriotism exemplified in Favorites Together i^ain I Sgt Hn^ey Tlndal, E^n DeLpach Meet Over hi Fnmce Famoot Smfwr Tboagbt His Had Baen KHlaid ’ ' la Action nOHA MOfm^ mtie Mw of GbhvMTf k dio^ with her Boft dEm]^ RostbI Gio«ii Col^ won niy Biazk.T^ H yooiMll &Qr «RC for gnkk waj to pf a botUo of Boerdt^OEoini Cok—boM Iff ROYAL atOWf BOTTUMG CO, Snmtar, C . While Sgt. Hughey Tlndal, Jr., Fair street a liberated prisouer of war, waa awaiting shipment to thM cohn try at the Normandy Base Sectioa ed M camp for recovered MlUtaiT Person- nM. he attended a U. 8. O. variety show. Modi to hjs surprise, Sgt Tlndal discovered that one of the Mitertaln- ers was his coosin, Benjamin De- Loach, baritone, also of Camden. " Ben DeLoach, when last in Camden, had been told that Sgt. Tlndid had been killed in action su'd he could scarcely believe his eyes when the yonng man brushed up to the plat form and called to him. They enjoyed a pleasant reunion and saw each other frequently before Sgt 'Tlndal sailed for home and Mr. DeLoach had aet fokh into Germany with his show. Sgt. Tlndal, a gnnner in Uie 810th Boom group, was shot down in Sept., 1944, and was s prisoner until lest April. He has since rejoined hie wife and mother In thia city and upon completion of his furlough will go to Miami, Fla. Mr. DeLoach arrived in England last March after enterUlning soldiers In Australia and New Gninea for 'll months and In Alaska for six months. He arrived In France the latter part of April. Other South Carolina soldiers, form er prisoners of the Nasi,' who were enterUined by Mr. IMiOach and hie troupe were Sgt. Jesse O. Brown of Snmter, and T.-8gt Melvin P. Simons of Statesville. Damaged Lumber For Sd Dressed 1 ^^Boardi See Mr. & A. Sellars VENEER CO] Went D«KaH> StTMt Lcm Than Ten Wadn To Openinf of Grid Saason (Oeutlaued (rami Irut page) Glenn Academy of Brunswick. Os., playing kere. The Chrouicle wrtter, an ardent and enthuslasUc follower of the Bull dogs for the past eight ysmss owM like to forecast another season of wins for the Mdn. But we weuld be only kidding oursalvee. We hope the boys get by with a stack of wins, but right now, on the basis of the schedule as given, we Ipok foi* a aesr son’a record of seven wins and four defeats. We might stretch this pre diction a bit and make it S wins and I defeats, bat w.e will net be crest fallen or diegmntled If It should tom out 7-4. • Couch Pierce gave the boya^a long extended spring tratolag p^od and the timber looked mighty good. The line Is going to bo light but tbe back field aa we have aald a number of timee will be average. ...’The boya are going to camp in August to remain some two we«ks and upon their return will get their final licks into ranching peak form for the opening game September 14. Bethune and Kershaw, where standing results were recorded. out- Thif wooderlo] new lasecttckle n kill And rq>tl Flies, Mosquitoes, G mnn Ronches, Jiggrrs, Carpet Water Bugs, Lice, Bed Bugs, Fisk, Centipedes, Fleas, Spidefs,'Tk Night Bogs and many ocher iase when used as directed. Innipensivc to nse—one boede u last for weeks. One application DPT will last from 4 to 10 dt DEKALB PHARMAC W. P. THOMAS . a W. SHU North and South Cnrelina Distributers For Sale Are Yon b The Market Fw A ModelB JOHN-DEERE TRACTOR conqilete luitli •IHler oCnltiTaten •Seeder •Planters k k Hus madiiiiery has beat used ly a short time a^ is prgeticati! good as new. See— LES MYERS Attention • - - AD Camdc See and HEAR EVANGELIST J. W. Brents a Of Nashville, Tennessee Church of Christ On McCrae Road CAMDEN, S. C. 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