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Harricane Spends Fury b Swamps Akmf €aro^ Seacoast^Ehides Camden In Costly March & The. Camden Chronicle VOLUME «T If^htiiig Mad Bulldogs To title Hamlet High Tonight CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 194S NUMBER 27 Will Make Effort To gound Back After B.-C HumtliatioB fj^autkfm Are Upped AMPtiMiMiMfit was mad* by the Mieh eclwel athletic officials tttat, J^ve tonight, admiaaion to ^den football gamea will A*''** 2c T^ete figures Include the Fed- tral tax. By tbe Skipper ’ <r)ie Brookland-CayCe-Camden de- , is history. The battle with ilet is on tap tonight at the local Khali lot. t'( forget what happened last and concentrate on what* kind t7comeback the Bulldogs can stage expense of the Tarheel eleren l^miet comes here heralded as be> I a heavy powtrful team. The North prees land tb^m aa being of the best high school teams in Tarheel commonwealth. The Bull- while missipg Howard Norris 4 Gandy, Injured in. the B.-C. tilt, be out to roar back and raise market ralue back to par. [yorris and Oandy wrill be missed in the war to be carried to ten tfSTTix during the season Just ushered in. But Pierce haa ser. reserves who are getting the il priming coat to go into action rtfulars. |Th« game tonight starts at 8: SO and there will be the usual officials who hawe done so well rpit years on the tlekl to see that sBd regulations are lived up to. iThis writer has been approached Mveral leading fana In the past (k aod requested to mention in the cle a suggestion that the ad- prices of game# on the Cam- tMd be upped. 'They contend the expense of maintaining the school football team la a heavy and d>at the present admission Is not adequate. These same ve suggested that adults be |1 admiaaion. The present at price would be tinchanged. fraak opinion is that Jhe Cam- faaa love their football so much (hsy wonld not mind the admia- boost Of coarse there will be (Please turn to page eight) ite War Fund ipaign Gets [nder Way Oct 1 Be Last of the Kind For National War Fund and Agencieg he state war fund campaign which Ixtln October 1, will be the final in behalf of the' National 'War and its partlcipaUng agencies, fxecative committee hss decided lu war related purposes will been served and that liquidation effected by the end of 1946. he fact that this is the last cam- adds emphasis to the Import* of the approaching program. ayoT F. N. McOurUe, wlA A. Sam ■*h, co<haJnnen of the Kershaw campaign committee wUh A. (kys and Prank H. Heath, at- a meeting of the state organ!- in Columbia Wednesday of last national war fund is a federa- of leading war-related appeals the exception of the Red Cross, [^Tiding comforts, hospitality and ■'nroent for the armed forces ^rchant marine, recreational ^ncatlonal matMials for prlson- [W war and supplementary emerg- relief for the people of our nnd to refugees from oppres TwoTroo; iTOops lAge Areas Brookland-Cayce Swamps Camden by A 26 To 6 ^nnt Henwy Fowufful Mill Town Tomb Finds lk4S Bulldot Toam Easy By Cecil Parker The 194S edition of the Brookland- Cayce Bearcats proved too powerful for the 1946 Bulldog crew and before a crowd esUmated at 4,000^ fans at the welKlighted gridiron pasture, of the B.-C. High school Thursday night took the Camden talent into camp by a Score of 26 to 6. It was a case of a light inexperi enced team battling a heavy veteran aggregation. Not that the Brookland- Cayce outfit lacked football skill, but weight and a knowledge of how to use it effectively was what counted In the trampling down of the 1944 sute champkms. B.-C. had eight let ter men back in harness and when one considers that the 1944 B.-C. out fit wasn’t any pushover tor anyoaa, it can be well noderatood that the 1946 team would be a power house, especially against teams that had dropped nearly all of their former aces. The big turnout was in evidence de spite the fact that all Thursday after noon the rain tell with cloudburst in tensity. Had it been a good night, many hundreds ot spectators would have been turned away. As It was, every seat was taken, and the tans stood rows deep around the field. The take at the gate must have been suffi cient to take care of the expense of the lighting equipment, which we will say is tops. Camden could profit by this stunt and by kiting the admission for adults here. Raise enough money to install a modem system of lighting at the local field. The yame was costly to Camden, for Howard Norris, an outstanding player, suffered the fracture of his right arm and will be out ot the game the balance of the season. Harry Qandy suffered a broken wrist and will ^ out balance of season. Shy of capable reserves the injury to Norris is Jnst another bsadadts to Coach Idudsay Pierce. Several other mem bers of the team were nursing bruises and concuslons aa a result of the sav age offensive ot the B.-C. players. To the credit of the Camden players and fans, there was no beefing over the defeat. Camden players paid tribute to the skill and prowe|B ot the B.-C. grldders and said the game was free of any rough stuff, and CamdMi fans were free to admit that the B.-C. outfit, sportingly taking it on the chin in battles with Camden for a period of many years, had a real team this year. followers of the sport are pulling for B.-C. to take the measure of all its remaining opponents, especi ally the other two Columbia teams. Local Group Is Guest of Mayor At Florence Meet McCorkle Take* Mambers d County OelofAtion To Gathormf More Highways Are Go^ Ajb . Result of Flood 1 — Sumter AhnodI laohited From CamdoB and Coknabia Also Floraxkoe Eheven higfaarays in the state werql. <3|||WMCiald plantation, one of the barred from use as a result of tha pratoatioas of South Carolina's Scout Committeo Hohb !®****®f At tbo Snwngo Offko •meeting of tha Kershaw Dis- , Boy Scouts, haid st Attoraey Hanry Savmga lAy. Ooorga MfeUe ot tha and extansfcm ooaunlttaa^ new troops wsra In of reorgaataattoa In the •hd Wataraa miU viUagss. _ and sous miwtiag was held J»^ay evening In ftirtharsaca ►ogrtm. R. 1. Btrnnm, wlM) - w aaiitaiw cooaly aM s** «ha rsgaoa for tha jroto ^ ■emitted a that ueoepk ILOWte tta JwM motion t nSS?* InConaad tte tha The first of a series of regional meetings of tha Municipal Asaociatlon of South Carolina was held at Flor ence, Sept. 19. Mayor F. N. McCorkle ot this city, attended. He was ac companied there by Senator W. T. Redfearn and Reps. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., and L. C. Clyhum. Mayor McCorkle pointed out that this series of meetings was being held to inform municipal officials of the Association’s program and to discuss mutters partsining to the cities and The Florence meeting was held at the Legion hat beginning at I p. im Mayor Elrwln Carothsrs of Rock Hill, pfaeid«it of tha Asaociatlon, presiding. Spaakars to appear Inclnded Mayor BL B. Wdiinan, Jr., of ChariesUm; Ifgjor D. Ia McLddtIii MtCollv H. Ward, dlTDCtor of Uo dlvtoion of tha University of ^th Cijrollan: State Treaenrer Jeff Bates, and Stnie Andllor J. M. 8m^. Dr. R. F. Zeigler, mayor af Ploranoe daliverad tha walcoma address and Ibyor F. N. Mcporkle, Osmden, g*T« the raspousa. .. . Conntlas from which cl^ towns represented .at the Pee Dae Ragkmal meeting were Lan«atar, Kershaw, Sumter, Florence,^ Clarw- don, Lee, Cheaterfleld, Mirlboro, M- lou. Horry, Oeorgetowm, Marion, WD- ttamsburg and Darlington. CaptBobRha^ lnajy» ^PGets l^nze Star lor K#i - Ckptaln Robert L. BhniM at ^ cliy, a maabar ot ban baan nwtedad ^ateoum S^^adal tor marRoatom aanricaato embut wbfla sarvtog wRh ®o Flltb Axmy In lU^* ^ of tha FItCb Amy damage from the tropical storm which swept 0e area last Monday. . Route 521 between Camden and Sumter. Route 76 between Columbia and Sumter and Route 76 between StyiReC and Florence were' added to the “closed” list on Wednesday, » J. S. Williamson, chief highway commissioner said Wednesday that it could not be determined whan the roads would be opened for traffic. U. 8. Weather bureaus at Columbia and Charleston reported Wednesday night that the waters tn most inst ances of flooded areas was still rising and that rivers and streams of the state would reach record peaks in inundating low land fanning areas. Floods in the Watereo and Congarea rivers were so great Wednesday that Santee-Cooper was obliged to open spillways at the Berkley county dam. Workers who operate In swamp lands were alerted as to the daugar faced by the rising waters. Railroads ware having their trou bles. Weakened roadbeds on both the Southern and Seaboard caused long delays tn train operation. The Caro- lina Special from Cbarimton to Chica go was delayed nine hours in reaching Cp.lumbia from Charleston because of a threatened waschout a few milsa below Columbia. Highway Route Through State Is Discussed Stete Hichway ' Commiaaion Holda MnetiBf At Tha State Capital GigiiceHeld Is Sdd To Frm Gucago, HI. t'imt Flantation Hobm Diapoaed Of To Lbonard Conatruc* tion Company feigt .tation homaa has bean sold by Dorotby F, Farguson and Walton 'aiguson. III, truataas for tha planta- doB, to tha Lagoard ConatrucUoD tioaggany of Chicagio, for a flgura that la, a peak for aavaral dacadea tn this community. Chancallald hsa baan in the Fergu- aoo family for many yaars. It came iUto public prominence aaveral years aga When Matt Ferguson, now a major in the Air forces, and DUla Boykin brought a huge elephant, named Alice, tO'tbe place, purchasing the animal la Florida Alice was need to drag a plow and otherwise taka tha place of a tractor on tha plantatioo. CbancefMd has 1,486.81 acres of laud and Is aocessible from the Lib erty Hill road. Thera Is a fine home, saversl stablss and other buildings sad also a 45 acre lake on the prem- But This City Suffers Under A 13-Inch RatinfaU Graham MarshaU Tells of Life On Isle of Guam S ~ ' Writes His Mother Intereatinf DeaoriptioB of How Ne- threa Uwe The Leonard company, alreculy owmara of Sunnyhill plantaticm near by, Is having the Chanceflald home finished, aed it is reported, tha pbxa wHI be available to parties da- slitug to rent it. Pther deals recorded with tha of- fkib OL tha county sodlcor in the past weak if: A. B. NaaT to Mrs. Oertnida Connell. 1 1-2 acroa; J. M. Deal to Mamie M. and J. M. Deal, bouse and lot; N. .C. Arnett, probata Judge, to W. B. Forte, 267.4 acres; J. R Bums to Blanch* C. Sullivan, lot; J. Whit aker, Jr. sad C. C. Whitaker to Mary Haile, lot; S. C. Trueadala to Hey^ ward Brscey, 117 acres; 8. C. Tmes- dale and N. C. Btters to T. V. Boone, 67.7 acres; Henry Savage to James Powe and Eldwin P. Guy, lot; C. C. 'Whitaker to Simon Datrs, lot; Mau An Interesting picture of life on the Island of Guam as seen by s Camden soldier is embraced In a let ter received by Mrs. G. F. Marshall of 1308 Haile street, from her son, Graham H. Marshall, Mo.M.M.S-c, who has been on Guam for the past three months, confined to an army hoepital there as the result of an operation. He says in part: ”Tb4s is the first time I hsFe had a chance to write yoii since uie cen sorship regulations were lifted yes terday. I guess there will still be spot censoring yet for a while, that Is, they will pick a few letters and censor them. Anyway I’ll try to tell you something about the Island here. “I haven’t seen very much of it, but ru tell you what I’ve seen. Along the beach where the native towns were, is nothing' but a maas of twisted steel and mbble. There isn’t much steel. The only place I saw where stmctural steel was used was in a church Umt waa blaated and nothing waa left standing except Juat a part of the concrete wall. The town was completely demolished. "The cocon at trees don’t have any tops left in them atoug the beaches, and Just a littls ways up from the beach the mountains start. They are honeycombed with caves and you can s#B where the shells hit and the scarred Inside where flame throwers were used. lice L Jordan to Msrthe BelL Hasty 1 vlll^es were all destroyed 1-2 aora; J. L. WUUama to Q. T. and Seabees have rebuilt some tor Beulah Roberta. 38.8 acres: May * “ **■ Bell Ahlredge to J. D. AldHch. 42 "Lots of talk” by South Carolina cities on routes throuidi the stats of a proposed interstate super highway was predicted yesterday by ChM Highway Commisaioner J. 8. Willlame SOB, when the state highway commis sion met late In the morning. The meeting waa for the purpose of discussing tbe various routes for the super highway. Many cities were represented at the gathering. CamdeijiALancaster. Kershaw, .Char lotte, Orangeburg and other cities along the route agitated from Char lotte south to Savannah, wetre repre sented at the meeting, supporting a brief that bad previously been filed by representatives from Camden. This routs follows the line oY what was known some years ago as the Great Lakes to Florida highway, with the exception that the wanted route today does not take in Columbia, but follows Highway 26 through Eastover, St Matthews, Orangeburg, Denmark, Barnwell to Sylvania, Ga. Northward from Camden the route follows Highway 621 to Pineville and Charlotte and from Charlotte to Cleveland via Highway 21. At Oauley Bridge, West Virginia, the route con nects with highway 19 which takes in Pittsburgh and reaches as far north at Buffalo. Super highways connect this road with New York, Washing ton and other cities along the eastern seaboard. Another midwest connsetion is made at Charleston, W. Va., which leads to Portsmouth, CdAmbus. Marion. Toledo, Cincinnati, Indianapo lis. Chicago, Mllwankee, St Lonls, etc. On July 20, the Chronicle suggested, under the caption “City Should Be Alert tor Highway Placement” as fol lows: ’’The need for immediate action to insuro Camden being served with a main super highway, rathsr than be ing relegated to % branch ronbe is being realised by civic leaders and it is hoped that some aetkn will be taken to bring attention to the placing of a highway atarting at Charlotte and ex tending south through Lancaster, Kershaw, Camden and Orangsborg and thence sonthward Into Georgia, on tbe interstate project” Fotiire Farmers Of Blaney Meet BMaey Fntnr* Farmers bald aa initiatioa ceremony for new BMmbers last Thursday. Old mMabers of the chapter played franks of all kinds on tte new boys- After tiio initlatlott ceremony a welner roast was enjoy ed. New otflcen for the chapter are: President. Melvin DowsU; vies prssi- deat, Lindsay Chassett; secretary, Heyward KlrkMad; treasurer, ClaAds CawbeU; reporter, Eldrsd Goff sergeant at anns. Bdward Aldrtdi. acres: T. B. Chapniaa to Sarah A Davis, lot; D^ K. Hirsch to J. E. Horton, acres; N. C. Arnett to J. E. Brannon. 400 acres. MarshaU To See Plenty Of Action With Blue Devik Conch Eddio Cnmeron Says Camdon Boy la Boat of His Tackloa Pigem Defeated In Storm Battle fteesd down by the torreatial rala ot MoBday a •orsnaMot canrlsr pfg- eoa was ptoksd «p an Broad afrsat. ao waaksaad tkat it oCbroA m at. to eseapt wbMi pteksd np by tko Eddie Cameron, Duke University football coach, thinks he has a find in Ted Marshall. In fact, Cameron says it is up to Marshall and tluree other ^freshmen to keep him and hie coaching staff from getting gray hairs during the coming season. Marshall appears to have a tackle poeitlon cinched for the 1946 Blue Devils. Osmden fans will be watch ing Duke with keener Interest than ever before. From Clemson comes glowing re ports of the fine play that Carol Cox la patting up for the Tigers. It’s s elnoh that When Clemson plays South Carolina at the state fair ih Colum bia, Camden will move over en maase to watch the work oT the “Comqt.” Big Meeting Is Held To Foster Highway Project “Sooth Carolinians are fully alive to the importance the location in this state of sedtlons of the interstate highway systems, planned by the fed eral government, as was evidenced Tuesday in the hall of the house of representatives when some 60 men as sembled to discuss possible routes. ”Thls partkndar group had been called together by Robert M. Ken nedy. Jr., member of the house from KenAmw connty, who addressed the MiwnMags, with Senator Thomas R Biysnt, Jr., of Orsngebnrg. presiding. Mr. Kennedy was' psrticalsrty Intsr- sated In a routs from Cbsriotts, to Camden, to Fort Motts. St Mattitews, Onuureburg, iHsadsls and on towards Sytvaala, Oa. I^NNlbls aKaraats routsa Inclnded Barnwell and Syoamors. Moat of UKM|i invttsd to this meeting waro from oounties through which such a route wouM pass. ”lmpoi1aaea ot suA a highway to rbmlsrton. the atate’s chief seaport, waa frafuently mentioned. The need of a route through the atate to the mldweat waa straaaed time and again aa It was brought out Chat already the stats has five routes through to the east aad none to the west ”Ths stats highway commission met ’nmrtday and the group assem bled Tuesday waro reprsaentsd by a dalagathm appearing before the com- Tnlsaiog to urge adoption of the route dlsewscd at the State House Tnee- tey. ”Two attlssaa of Sylvania, Oa.. wwa piguaut ut the anetiag. NhnMr- mm tatei wan msda one by J. Stan- loy irnnamaon. eklef highway eoi la an of whteb tha import- groat U^wapa was die- B. Ortor la Columbia them and others of tbe natives live In huts with thatched roofs. They don’t have any of the conveniences such as water. They have to haul their water and ihmr use these old two wheel carta drawn by water buffaloa. Even the small children drive these big brutes. It is a common site to see a tonr or five year old kid leading a big buffalo biuhed to a carl. "The people here don't dreaa like tbe n^agasines hack In the states pic ture them. They wear cldstss Just like the people back In the states. The most of the clothes of course, are work clothes and they are the same clothes aa we wear In the navy. The women go In for bright colored dresses and they are all very neat They are a very religious people and they are tor the most of them, fairly well educated. They can all speak Elnglish. They are all proud to be Americana and they will tell anyone that they are Americans. They are good workers and are employed by tbe government here on the island. (PlasM turn to paga six) Schools Close As Torrential Dowmpour Engulfs the Community Tbs tropical hurricane which left a 160.000.006 dsatructive trail serose Florida and which waa expected to slap South Carolina Monday after- noon, lost its tIesiructJve force and began disintegrating in the coastal swamplands of tho Carolinaa. Much damage resulted in Camden from the continued raJna of the past five days. Hundreds of roofs were leaking, basements were flooded, stores flooded and other damage of a mlBcellaneouB character waa report ed. * Starting last week, Thursday, the dail]^ deluge of rain started and by Saturday night the precipatton had exceeded four inches. On Sunday the tempo of the rainfall stepped up and by 8 o'clock Monday miorning a total of 4.12 Inches had fallen in the 24 hours. The heaviest downpour came on Monday between 8 a. m. and 4 p. m. when a total of 5.17 Inches was registered. Monday was one of the wildest days from a climatic standpoint the city has experienced in over a decade, in fact, since 1928. Whereas the dowm- pours of Thursday, Friday and Satur day of last week had n^lng to do with the harricane that was sweeping np toward the Florida - coast—and even the Sunday rain—oSuld not be blamed on tbe big wind—the deluge of Monday was distinctly attributable to tbe burrlcaae, weather bureau of ficials state. Hie total precipitation for Sept up to and including the 17th amount ed to 14.12 Inches. In 1944 the great est rainfall came in Oct. when the total for the month was 6.46 inche*. Radio broaticasts on Monday morn ing told of the havoc caused by the bunicane in Florida and stated that the wind had swung out into the ocean between Daytona beach and Jacksonville, but had then swung to the left and was headed for Bruna- wick. Oa. Warning waa given that the gale would hit Cbarieaton at noon and Columbia would feel 76 to 86 mile wind at about 3 p. m. Supt. J. G. Richards of the public schools, sus pended all school operation at 10:30 a. m., pupils being dlsmiaped for the (PlMM turn to page fioar) Sweet Potato . Situation Looms Up Much Better Relief Organutation To Buy Half of the War Supply Crop Red Cross Head Is Grateful For Work WeU Done Major Brailaford Recetwea Let' ter of Appreciatioii From • Waahmgton Major A. Moultrie Brailsford. chahr- man of the Kershaw County chapter 6f the American Red Croee. has re ceived a commuoioatioo from Basil O’Connor, chairman of the American Red CroM in which Mr. O’Cohaor sends his moet sincere appreclaUon to Chairman Brailaford and to those immediately associated with him in the work of the local chapter for their faithful and Inersoslng devotion to the work of the Red Ctom during tlM long and trying period of the war. Mr. O’Connor stated that the dec laration of peace will leave the Ameri can Red Croes with many nnfinlehed war time taeks at home nd abroad. He states that the virions chapters mast rsUy their leadership, hold their volunteers and keep tha Amsrloaa Red Cross strong so that K may fnlly discharge Its responelhtllties to those who have so nnseUlshiy and without stint done so much. Good news for South Carolina sweet potato growers was received last week from Robert M. Cooper, director of the state research, planning and de velopment board, from Senator Bar nett R. Maybank. The senior senator from South Carolina advised Mr. Cooper that the United Nations Relief and Rehabilita tion organisation wofold take over and d^ydrate about one half of the |7<> 000,000 worth of sweet potatoes which have been grown In tbe Southeastern states under war contracts and which contracts were cancelled when the surrender of the Japanese ended the war. Etonator Maybank also emphasised in his telegram to Mr. Cooper that efforts were being made to clear the remaining volume, also about 13.000,- 006 value and thus relieve a definitely embarraaslng sttuatSon for the grow ers who put in their crops for the war needs. It Is said that the UNRRA wonld take the potatoes and hare them de- lyydrated aa the army supply organisa tions proposed. And If the remain- (Pleasa turn to page alz) Service Center Open Wednesday P. Rs Announcement has been made that the Service Center In the Legion hall will be open every Wednesday from 8 to 11 p. m. Those in charge aro hopefnl that the girls registered at the Center will make an effort to drop In.on Wednes days during the period that the Cen ter le open. « The eame rulee that have applied for the Saturday night daaoee will apply to the* Wednesday sfveoJag open Uoiae. Aside from AMBlnle flavored tea, other eeeated teas rarely ever leave China The hide ot gu ihartt la used tor aad ahoee. Seaboard Trains / HeldUpForSd Hours By Flood Frel^t, expreea and thueenger tvidflc over the Seaboard railway waa at a etandstiU from midnight Sun- |day until 1:80 o'clock Wednesday af- temoon as the reoult ot a severe woehonc on the main line several miles north of Camden at what Is known the Lyndhee creek swamp. The last train to go over this stretch of rails waa a troop tratai go> tog sooth at 1:80 Monday morning. Repairs were completed to tbe road bed and track at 5:80 Wednesday and a north bound passenger train went throngh here shortly after. At 8 p. BE Wednesday the Watero* liver waa ttiU rising and was within six feet o< the pavement of the new bridge. It was leea than 4 feet under the ties of the Seaboerd trestle. Water tn the swamp south ot the City caused a blockade of the Camden Bimter hjghwgy Jwt north of the bridge. A heavily loaded truck got off the flooded road and olid Into the deep ditch at the north side of the reedway, effectlvriy blockading traf fic. 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