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\ Soars As Harry W. Returns 1, , M VOLUME 57 Heari^ Is Called For Proposal For River Dam CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRlDAy, AUGUST 10, 1945 NUMBER 21 |j^y Protoat Will Be Made Afaiiut Bockingham Land ing Project Mnch Intetoot atUohoo tn Kenhaw Munty to th« hearln* tliat baa been ^uled by War Department en«l- ^ at the court'house in Sumt«r Miday. August 28, for a preUminnry nminallon and survey of the pro ved Buckingham Landing site dam. This dam ik one of the series under t^y which have beea mapped and (tunatee of csit of construcUon pre- The dams would Include ate others In and near Columbia and ro or three others In the upper gocbee of the Broad river. Three had been approved for Im- le^iste construction a year ago. One these, ]ust above the Q^wals street over the Congaree river be- reen Columbia and Wast Columbia osid be 61 feet hWi. would be 600 Mt north of the bridge and would Mt an fstlmated $12,000,000. Another at Frost Shoals six miles inre Columbia on the Broad river Nld be 95 feet high and would back Iter to Parr Slmel>- The estlnuted St of this projdct is $17,000,000. That at Blairs would be a 100 foot mctnre and would back the water Qond Parr Shoals ss far up the rtr as Lockhart where another huge ricture would be located. Piopoial to erect a dam extending ireral miles through Santee<3ongs. S basin 62 miles b^w Columbia H ghren an Mtlmated cost by the p departmwt at |67A48,00. Thf ■tee Cooper project originally i>ro- at $36,000,000 cost over $67,- Frank Oliver, first class radioman and who has seen a lot of sorvlce overseas, was a recent visitor at the home of his mother on Lafayette St He spent several days la renewing old acquaintances and chatting with <rfd trianda hrho exclaimed on how well he looked after the strennous time he had been experiencing the pest several yean. He returned to the WeehBvOle Air beee in North Carolina firom whencche was sent to San Diego, Calif.,'wheie he is await ing further orders. 1,110. Buckingham Ismdlng proposal first mentioned Inst winter «d s roar of protest from Cam- Somter, West Oeingpbla, Oolnm- tnd many elher lihioes where payrolls are smlntalned by lum- and woodworking plants and ere timber owners and farmers property which wenld be snb- ^ed. Meetings were held at points over the area Involved and the ;t was universal and unanimous^ wu estimated at the time that 30,000 seres of fertile farm land er cultivation would be covered tbe backwaters of the dam. It also emphasised at SMetlngs held (Please torn to pege three) luel Boykin New Secretary k The Chamber ctors Name ^ormmr Flyer To Take Over Dutiee On August 15. It a, well attended meeting of the ;or8 of the Camden and Kershaw ty Chamber of Commerce Tues- Satnue) Boykin was elected to office of executive secretary and usume his duties on August IS. r Boykin is tbe son of the igte sod Mrs. W. Ancnim Boykin, of tin, and a grandson of ^e late oI Boykin and Leila Ancrum )kin. |e is a graduate of the Camden school and attended the Unlver- of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., *lso (he Uulverslty of South ollna. It. Boykin was recently retired the Army, having served with Armed Forces since February, he being attached to the air CO transport command. His ser- iook him'to .17 nountrins and ^nUCoat exceptlnn. lAnatrhlia. I6rve<r M 0 wtKSd Rfcer, cative offlcsr, and Base Com- in China and was retir^ with ' ^k of Major from headquartMS [«• Ferrying division, air trans- “ command at Cincinnati, Ohie. wore volunteering for service Mr. uslsted his father In the , wment ot Wannah Plantation, [^kln, and was also connected the Southern Aviatloii School as nt instructor. He Is married to tenner Paulette Weet, daughter \«Hl Mrs. Carl A. West Mr. ^Mrt. Boykin are iwavtng their ‘ *t the BMcber cottage on Klrk- Ltne. Officers of the Cham- L we: Henry O. Carrison, presL f; n r, Qoodale, Jr, vice preel- . John Hagins, treasurer, and ®®ykln. secretary. . ttet^ Boykin will visit Chnm- ^ Commerce tn North sad Carolina in getting acquainted weeuthus of other Chamber end familiarising gtmsstf with »ber operstlons. rf Wins State TItfe hodruff Ugloa Junior besebsB ^on the state ^ampionshlp night when It defeated Bi^ia Juniors by the eeeee of the fourth aitf d^dtng « the serlee. Wun ksr o^ nm In 1^ WoodfuK eeored two mns in the hixtt.— The Same Old Grin Gift Senders Must Mail Packages Not Later Thmi Oct 15 SAVE YOVR Waste paper The collection of waste pi#*r mutt carry on, if the plea of Fleet Admiral C. W. Klmits is to be heeded. Admiral NImItz, In an appaol to **bI1 salvage worfctrs” aaya: , *'The fighting in Europe has Stopped, but tha war for ua will not e«d uriitH victory over Japan Is won. The Jeb ef supplying our Forces on land, aaa and air with aseded vra'r matarlala—food, equip, ment, ammunition, ate., nuist eoalinue unabated, for the duration. All the matarials needed to ‘flnMl the Job In the Pacific require paper in one form or another to ^>ch the vsrioue fighting fronts and there must be no laxity la prsvlding tha paper naaddd. In the quantity needed and on tinoa. “The man, women and ohlMren on tha home front have done a magnifioant job In oenaarving papSr and In collecting critically needed waste paper to meet the s^nti^ damj^s of tha military. This effort muat not caaae, tollk K must be aoeantuated, and I urgently request you to eonUnua^ur active participation In this aplandid work to tha and of tha war." Outaida of an occasional oollactien by the city truoka the waste P*l**'“ Mlvage program in Camden seema to have gone Into a de cline. Tha salvage program la limdar the defense council program, which is n»ore cr leaf Inactive now that tha fighting is over in Eu rope and all danger ot invasion or bombing has been allminatod. Apparently the conservation ot waafS paper Is Juat as nacaa- aary now as a year or two ago, for the demands of the military are •till ntounting. lupt. of Public Works Jamas Relay atatea that tha city will pick up waste paper a* any tint# a raquaat Is phoned to the city yard, No. 64. Major Ira B. Jones Diet In A Jet-Plane Accident Sumter System Wm Be Model For the State Puriakable Goods, IntoaicanU lapmod System o# and Lighter Fhuds Not Roeordiag Vital SCatklfes In Opqrat&on Christmas packagaa to army person nel oversees should be mafled- this year between Sept U aad Oct li, C. P. DaBoae, pastmsstor, said this ik. Joeansa tho Navy, Ossst Oaard and Marine corps may receive pack ages St any time daring the year wltbout a request, tbe navy depart ment does not sUpnlato any partlcnlar time for mailing packages, bat does suggest that they be mailed before Oct 16 to Insure delivery before the holiday season. Chrtotmas mall for members of the Merchant Marine should also be mail ed before Oct 16 If delivery by Dec. 25 is desired. Packages for this branch of the service can not be in- anred or registered and no money ordM* service is available for them. Chrlatmaa gifts this year will be sent in new boxes approximately 10 by I by 4 Inches in sise, recently ap proved by tbe war production board. They will be of greater strength and will permit more compact packing within tbe 6 pound limit than the containers previously used. All fibre board boxasNShould alto be wrapped in heavy paper to strengthen the boxes and the mailing address should appear on tbe paper and also the box. Chiistmaa parcels tor army person al overseas shortly before or after Oet 16 wni be accepted after the deadline If the sender can produce a change of addrees notification for the service man. Paroeh destined for delvery in China, Bum , India, Mid dle Bast and the Islanc of the Pa cific shonhl be mailed as aMrly as pos- s^ pr^«9d>|y iwt later-thm-^t. 1. because of the dlstonces faTolTda to .SSSLJt- ndlng "ffielffnclef. "•-•ylWilb. sending Hard candies, nots, caramels, cook ies, fmit cake and chocolate bara tai- dlvldnally wrapped in waxed papw shoold be enclosed In Inner boxes of wood, metal or cardboard. S<tft can dies, whether fiokemade or commerc ial, do not carry well aad perishahie mmttmr will not be accepted. Intoxi cants, Inflammable materials, Inclnd- ing matches and lighter fluids, 'sad poisons are nn mailable. The navy and war departments urge senders not to Include food or clothnlg In their packages, pointing ovt that serv ice men are amply provided with those nee assary Items. Kffled In Adion Mrs. Albert H. Andrews, the fomh «s Miss Cleo BUiott, of Karshaw and Colnmbla, has received word th^ her hnshand. First Lt Albert H. Andrews, was kUlsd In action on Okinawa May Andrews, s msmher of the Army infantry, entered eervlee in with the Udth tnftatry of the NAthC^ Una National Ouard. He trained at IVsrt Jackson. Camp Wsndlng, Fl^ and Ftort Bennlng. On- Ho was »>•■* sd tq the battle of Sslpsn, Jsna tf. 1M4. SnrvlTlng bsskles his wifA f bis pastorts. Mr. and Mrs. Henry AJqws, of Oastottin, N. O, two U. Oeono A. Anftrews, atotlo^ to OaltfMrnla. aad Staff 1^ Howard F. Andrmrs of Denver, CtHo., sMtor, Mrs. Floyd Owns of St Mo. ' ntn nnttvo Bawnlliiis hU iiM|k when tbeor livtd on tsiA the tgh» Mi wMeh yM Is mndn The new system of regtetration «f birthg and deaths which has been sat up in Sninter county aad which is so planned that it will eventoally become state-wide In Its scope, has aroused much Intarost In official circles la thM oonaty. The reorganisation, snggasted by Dr. Ben F. Heyman, state rsglstor of vital statistics, and ostUned by Clay ton F. Mayor, chief of state conanlt- ants of the Borean of Censua at Washington, makes the county health department* the cmitral unit for the recording of births and deaths In tbe >»>unty, with the county health officer serving as county registrar. The new system which will Improve the qnallty and percentage complete ness of registration is to serve as a model for othef counties in tbe state. Authority for the Installation was granted in a blB passed during the last session of tho Oeneral ESssembly of South Carolina Dr. E. Alex Helae, county health officer and now county registrar, will be the custodian of copies of current cMllficatea and also will be respons ible for the lasnance of certified copies, for tha establishment of de layed registrations, and for sending all registrations to the state registrar for ,final fUlng. He will add the dutiee of registrar to hit regular ra- aponslbilltiea without any additional compensation, but wUl have under him a deputy registrar, who will be a salaried employe of the county. Feeeof 25 cents for current regis tration, 60 cents for eertlftod copies of birth or death certificates Issued, aad 2E cento for delayed reglstratioB whgthsr otetwnee-ofr htoto It before or since ltl5, will be.ro- qnhod by the registrar’s -olfioe. Deposits of fees wUl be made by the registrar to a special vittl sta tistics account to the county ordinary* and wUl be held tor ro-allocatlon to the Bnmter County VIUI StaUstlca office. Doctors and mldwtves who hotve (nsass tarn to pags sight) Footpad Flees As Intended Victim Comes Up Fighting Bwomd StrmWt U Sc— of Am Attomptod Holdup By llogco Police of Camden are on the hsmt for a middlo-aged aagra who held up Mrs. Oss Michiotoi tn North Bread street last Friday ali^ aad sought to rob her of a handbag eontatotog money and other psrsrtosi valuahlasL Aeoordtog to tho poitos rip art Mrs. Miehlotls was oo her way kosM about t:M o’clock aad whso paastag tho hmoe of Hoary flovsgs, Jr., wps ae- eoetod by tho colored footpad. The maa sttatopfed to jerk the troai Mrs. Mlehioya aad floa, bat ba was thwarted la Us sttoaigt as kls vletlja rsfaood to be latel- dated aad Isaaebsi a eoantsr wttadt that forced the aegro to Oeo. the ^aio jDsag eeqto tea days Grumdsoti of Mr. aad Mrs. G. .E- Taylor, Ftymf Acn, Is KiUtol Major Ira Boyd Jones, age 26, a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Taylor and son of the former Minnie Craig Ttorlor of this elty, was killed In a plane accident near Bradenborg. Ky.. Thsrsday afternoon. The plane, according to Brig. Qen. Jotoph T. MOnit, commanding officer of Wright Fiald at Dayton, Ohio, from whence Major Jones had started his iUAt, sUted that Jones was pUotlag A jPt*WvpeUud **shootiDg star,” alstsr np Of the craft that flew from Day- ton to New York In a record fl mh^ utes a few days previously. Major Jooes waa on a tost flight with tbe plane when his ship tell at 2:40 o'clock tn the afternoon. An Inveetlgntlon is underway to determ ine the eanae of the crash. Major Jones, an ace of World War 2, was outstanding for his aoompllah- ments In the Chlna-Burma-India thea ter of operations. He waa with the 14th ^ force overseas, a member of QeninU Chenault’s Flying TigMs, where he served as squadron com mander In China, completing 108 mis- skraa overseas. His array of medals Included the Silver SUr, the Distinguished Flying Cross with clusters, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with clusters, the Psrple Heart, American defease rib bon. American Theter ribbon, Asiatic Pacific ribbon wltV* two battle par ticipation stars. Expert aerial gun ner's medal, expert 46 Thompson sub machine gun. carbine and others. Major Jones waa bom In Lancaster, Sept. 16, 1919. the son of the Ute Ira B. Jones, Jr., and Mrs. Jones, the former Minnie Craig Taylor of this city. He was a grandson of Chief Justice Ira B. Jones. Major Jones was gradnated In 1940 from the Uni versity ot South Carolina. After graduation, he entered the Insurance business, and was connected with tbe South CaroHna Rating'and tospeetiop bMliqjRXiQlqiahla ^ Re volunteered for the atr force in Jnbv 1241. end was Inducted at Fort McFbsrson, Oa., and assigned first to Msuwell field. Ala. His promotion wera rapid aa ha. was trained at Ben- Bettorflle air naae, Shaw Qlld. Sum- tor,: and Spence Field, Moultrie, Oa. Be left In 1142 for overseas dnty, rs- torulag Dsecmbsft IMA Hs had IM (PlSMS tarn to pugs thrss) Catting Affray Lands l^dim In The Hospital Here Asugflnnt Is Arruutod Ou As- Muik Whk Inteut To*^ KiU Mr. and Mrs. Charlie W Kelly of Blaney, have been notified by the war department that their son, Pfe. Melvin Leroy Kelly of the Marine Corps, died May 19 of wounds received on Okina wa. A bnraing plane crashed in the foxhole, and he lived an hour aad 20 minntea after being taken on board a hospital ship. He was burled at sea. Private Kelly had been In service two years and ope month and ovar^ saaa only five months. He received Ids - basic-training at~Pnn1s Island, Pensacola, Fla., and Oamp Lejeunq N. C., before /oing oversess. He la survived by his parents, five brothers, Pfc. Charlaa E. Kelly, now overseas; Sgt Chrl K. Kelly of Klam* ath Falla, Oregon, who served 21 months In combat ovarsaas; Pfe. Alvin C. Kelly of Charleston, who served 22 months overseas; Levin and Jaaon Kelly, aad one alater, Blondell, all of Blaney. Jean Woods, colored, waa aeverely .cut about the head as the result ot a stalMng affray near the Williams «sfs on South BroaS strest a week ago lait Saturday near the midnlgl>t hour. Itohsrt Burreugha, also colored. Is uwaitlBg a heartag on a charge of ssssult and battery with Inteat to klD, SM against him tor Woods. Thtlee Offlcsrs Shehssn and Massa- baato patroUag a beat on Sonth Broad straH oaiao upon Woods leaning agaiput a buOdtag with blood runatog froui sursral eata op his head. Be to the hospitol to aa whese his wounds were eared for. Tku atoUng affray is said to have resMSsd from a quarrsl invtdvtof Bsnpqi^ upd Woods. Borrsui^ Is at HNuir OP P HM Ml Blocking Back of 1944 State Champions. To Return Killed On Okinawa Youth Who Won Scholarship At Clennaon To Play For Highs This Year War Ration Book No. 5 Win Soon Be Available Distrikxtiaa To Tab* Pbe* fai Sclioob lo Dpopm* Camden High school foothall stock rose above par this woeW when it be came known that Harry W. Uundy, vet(ran blocking back on the state championship team of 1944 and who was awarded a football scholarship at Clemson had decided to take a post graduate coulee at the Capiden High school this coming year. • TThe report of Gandy’s decision to r«nurn to ('amden High and don the gold and black of the grid team waa confirmed by his mother, Mrs. J. M. Qandy, who stated I hat her husband. Major J. M. Gandy, who is stationed In Colorado, had agreed to the plan The members of the football squad are Jubilant over tho return of Gandy and the same feeling Is reflecU*d by Coach Lindsay fierce, who waa wor ried as to who he would get to take the place of the Lyttleton street speed- boy of 1944. Gandy la but 17 years of age, but will reach his 18th mlleetone next February when he will be eubject to service call with the armed forces. The youngster loves football and while be has not made any statement as to hla reason for giving up the Clemaon college program. It la believed that he regards the period of time between the start of tbe school year and hla probable Induction Into the service as being too short for him to profit much by the college cnrricnlnm. Needless to say the return of Gandy to the Bnlldog fold has served to make the Bulldog fans grin happily. Tbe football aquad of some thirty players will leave Camden on Satur day, Angnst 18 for the trip to Tuxedo, N. C., where they will go into camp for approximately two weeks. It la stated that former coach. John M. Vllleplgne has definitely decided to go to camp with the squad this year and aaaist Pierce in getting the hoys In shape for the opening kickoff with Brookland-Cayce Just five weeks from tonight War Ration book 5, "smaller thx« a dollar bill’* and containing Just half as many stamps aa the last book Is- sned, will be distributed through the public schools in December, Cheater Bowles. admlUiatrator of, tha Office of price Administration has announced.i At the.same time, the new A gasoline ration book will be issued. Distribution will take place at school houses or other public build ings throughout tbe nation from De cember 8 through December 16. OPA district offices will fix the exact time for each local area. Tbe new A gasoline books will go into use De cember 22, and War Ration book 6 will be used soon after the first of the year for food rationing and for rationing shoel. War Ration book 6 ’will be the fourth War Ration book to be dla- tiibuted by school teachers and othnr volunteers. On May 4, 1M2, diatribn tlon of book 1 began at school houses and other public bnlldlngs tbronghont the country. Book 2 was distrlbnted in the same way, beginning Febmary 22, 1941. War Ration book 8 was dls- trlbnUd by mall, beginning Jane 20, 1942. DisMbutlon of book 4 got nnder way at school hunses on Uet. U, 1148. The new A iKKik. tog 4sa^ under ittionlnf; wilt diftor ftda €he present book only in color. TI\e book win contain five sets of coupons, six coupons to s set numbered A-17 thru A12S. Bach set ot six eonpous will cover's different validity pertod. The first set—the coupons numbered A-l$ becomes good Dee. .81. The first gssoltaia ration book is sued beeams valid in 17 Esstora Btotes on June 81, .194A Tbe second book was Issued In all states except those in the Bastem ahoitaga area during Sept. 1944. In the Bast, this second ration book was issned In Oet and Nov. of 1944, and the A-II cou pons in the book became good Nov. 9. Since then coupons of the same number have been validated on the same dates throughout tha oountry. ' ' p Replace Bri^e Burned Out With An Earth Fill It is going to be some time before trsv^ over the burned oat section n( the Santee rtvor bridge on rontos 17 and_791 can b# resumed necordtog to a report troB the state h^^way de partment Au aarthen. fill will ruplaoe tho l,29e foot wooden section th^ burned on July 29. . The bridge which spans the North and South Santee rivers is two und two tenths nines long: The highway depsimeAt has fouud it ii_ possible to obtain -himber to replace the bridge and so decided to tluw up au earthen fOL Work wUl be eartled oa stoiultaae- ously froB* the Ooergotoun at- Chaitosloa gidto ti tho ktldga In Older to speed up the ggsntkB. Miss Richardson August Editor Of Kershaw News Oat Of City Contributors Urged to Mail In News By August 13. Miaa Caroline Rlchardnon la the editor of the August Isauo of the Ker- ahaw County News, now under course of preiiaratlon for mailing overseas and also for newa stand distribution. Emily Cantey la aasociata editor, Emily Hough, secretary, Mary Pitta, corresponding secretory; Paulette Boykin, publicity director; Edna and Lorine Strak, mimeographers and Emma VUIeplgue, stencil typist. Henry Savage, Jr., Is business mana ger. A request baa been made by tha staff of the paper that all out of city news contributions for the August Isaue be mailed to. Box 98, Camdon, not later than Augnst IS. ’This dead line has bMn establlahed due to the fact that Mlaa Lorine Strak, who with her ilstar, Misa Bdna Strak, has charge of tho mimeographing work, will be away on vacation on the uaoal deadltna date. The out-of-town contributors to the Newa, who have been sending news Items for 'pnblioatlon In the aervice^ paper are: Mra. D. M. Mays, Bethnne; Mm. L. W. Boykin, Q. Boykin; Mlaa BsHI^BaTiM, DuBoie Park; Mm. C. 1*. IfeOasklBr^^eaMiU; Mm; i. Tuf- Roas, Blaney; Mm. W. J. Draton, Malvern Hill; Mm. Harold Seagwrs, Seagers Mill; Mm. Ottoy M. Perry, Mount Zion; Mias Lonlae Hammond, Ridgeway: Mra. WUma Keith, Lo goff; Mra. B. D. Drakaford, Rabon’s Cropw Roads; Mias Carolyn Mooru, Watoree.MlU and Mias Vlvi Jordau. Harmltoga Mffl. New Gas Ration Roles Are Given By the Rrice Group The recently announced change to geeoUne ratkma for dJacharged eervlee meu went toto effect laat week. Bku Hated man, for the flrtt time, will be ghreu up to 8# gallons ef gas to at tend to pemonal afCalm aad to make adjustments to civil Ute. under the uew rsgnlationa officers will be entitled up to SO gatkma ee a furlough ratkm. Ilie nUion wRl be available to veUrana who have been Aadtorged" from the eervlee and to offloen oa tennlaal leave before dischtoge from the anned toroen aeoordtog to an- nouneeaaeut troB the war prlea aai rathmlug board. Only exceptloM to the regulatloua win be cases of dbebarged aerrlce Ben who qnaUfy for lurdahlp” m* dons which allot gasoline to attend fnner^ ik otbar mattan not prarMed ^ for la the regulatlatts whefe travel by ooBimoa cerHer wrould he u 4Ng. * ooBfort to the laifvidual. ' The prevleuB provldon aHowltor fnrtough rations tor tennlaal laava Is rtuMvad froB tbe regulattone steoe eepaiatkw radone will prinrlde tm for thla