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CHRONia.E VOUJME 87 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDiVr, SEPTEMBER 28, 1848 NUMBER 28 i House Solon Declares No iMoney Now In King Cotton Ictfnden Man Hoard At Moot< i0f of S. C SCata High way Cotninisaioo I ne Itate bifhway department last liunday anthorlxed aaproral of the I(410«0.000 poatwar road propoaal for Imitate of Soulfii Carolina which was * in 1S44 as part ct the Cm- federal poatwar highway Th* program, which waa dlKiiased A two and one-half boar cloaed ting of highway cdmmiaaloners „ be officially presented and adopt- Tatthe next meeting of the commit. M it was pointed out. federal aid program to be as- 50 per emit by state fonds, will TOtre the constmetion of necessary rsds and alty streets through* •t tlie sttae and will gut under way n soon as possible.” The commission also approved, dur- its closed afternoon seaslon. the uj federal aid system better _ u the “farm to market” road This plan wul consist of the r-cost coDstructlmi of principal sec- rj and feeder roads including to market rural roads, rural mall .atei and school bus routss. iosdi to be constructed,.wUl be se- eted from a list of the 46 counties I the state, each of which has snb- Itted an estimate of population, area mileage. The eatlmated ftgore for tidonal roads In all oounOes Is 1.1 miles, a total which will not jimled in the ctual program. IDving the highfray commission's ■ morning sesslM a dosen or mors cial represenrtatlTes from various aties in the state aired their opin- on South Oarollna’s proposed r-ngkmal highway aystam. iQgite a number of routea already been suggested to the body dur- the three prior meetings during the subj^ has been discussed, r, in particular, bowefver, were pre. yesterday. I These includ^ that proposed by lipresentative R. M. Kennedy of eo. who declared that the route St Inciude the port of Clmrlseton irrerelently added South Caro- doesnH produce enough to make s port” However, he said, had made a study of tbs port and red the state could develop its to a large enough extent Inrrant such a nsowe. rery thinking South Oarollnian,” fisid, ‘‘should think what be is go. (Please turn to p^ge seven) iaches Named [or Shrine Game it Charlotte Dec. 8 rille Mentor To Lead Group From South Carolina of te a number of Camden fans will oey to Charlotte, N. C., for the ^ game on Dec. 8. Last year «>oth Carolina team was coached whn M. Villepigue and defeated North Carolina tesun 6 to 0. Two en players, Carol Cox, now with •on, and Ted Marshall, now with ■«. were on the South Carolina year the Sooth Cantina team he coached by Paal Waggoner, « of the Parker High school of ^rlHe. Incldsntally Waggoner's ' given a* terrific beating by hey Hi^h Iasi F^ay, 25 to 0. ■« North Carolina will be ‘ " by w. D. Brannin. physical - director at (SSSal High In vtotte. to wheth^ any Calndeh'talent ^ on the south Carolina squad be determined this esurly in If McKaln Norris con- w to play the heady game that ^•Mured his work In the Brook, ^ce and Hanriet games, he •*t the nod to the squad. itter Home On in Street Is I; Transfers ^kjrllia Wooten Aoqoiru ^ Residential ProMgly OnGremiSL^ I - ft ,f ["ten! ^ ®®*^^®y*mce o< 0te prop- ^««Q street bekmclng to tlM ^ ««ate. to Mrs. PhylUg C. lof o*- IJ! county auditor. T^^nveyanoe records fUad the k •A*^»etl^‘^^obato Hi , Saaaae, house, lot Jttllus S. Fhulken- >1* McLalkeu, It seres; hon* ^ Culveru, ^ tot; Harry Prince to I •emit «d C. O. Horton, ^ u,.* **- Wooten to T. Lb r ®Wkln to Edwin tJmhsf RaBay to Mm. Mna ;,gRja urnio watte « t. lift ot al to M. M. ■a J. H. Oobocno to 0« Co., 4.M aeroo: Ott Ca to Thow Tv ^ Xarthaw to ‘*Santa Clans” In Nao Land Is Our Own Freddie Captain Fred J. Shehaan la Dome Fina A Job At Tbinca’* Captain Fked J. Sheehan Is doing a fine )ob of ”gottinc tbtngs.” The Chronicle acknowledges a copy of the ‘‘Century Sentinel” under the issue of August 28 which carried an interesting picture of ”Santa Claus” Shebeen. This “Santo Claus” Shebeen is none other than Captain Fred J. Shebeen, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Shebeen of this city, who Is with the lamed 100 Divl. Sion in Oermanyft- The Century Sentinel has the follow ing news story that goes with a fine piclure of Lt Sheheen. It says: “Santo Clans” of the Century Is Captain fTed J. Sheheen, the Dlrlskm purchasing and contracting officer who makes mors BtinaiMj pnrohssss during the coarse of an ordinary day that a bargain.hunting Flatbush floo sie on a shopping spree at Macey'a The Quartermaster Company’s chief buyer knows more about where and bow to get things tangible in Wurt- temberg than tiia gang in military govemment—and that's something. It's remsitoible how things like saxa- phones for the Divisien band suddenly pop out of Germany’s ruins under Capt Shebeen’s microscopic eyes.” Capt Shehean has been oversees now a little over a year. He entered the service when the national guard waa mobilised. Salute Is Paid To Captain Gunn; Grad of Southern Former Awiatkm Student Ifere Killed In Action Auf. 1, 1843 The September Issue of the South, emaire, published by Southern Air wairs, pays a fine salute to Captain James A. Gunn, Jr., of TumM* Falls, Mass., who was s member of Class 420 at the Southern Aviation School here. The salute reads: “A member of Class 420 at South ern Aviation school, Camden, S. C., Captain Qunn served with the Ninth Air Force in the Middle East theater of war. After graduating at Spencer Field, Captain Gunn developed into an outstanding officer who lived up to the highest traditions of'hls com* mand. The unusual courage and su perior airmanship he displayed in combat overseas were an inspiradon to those with who mhe wex’k^. Cap tain Gunn had flown nearly three hundred hours of combat when, as pilot‘of a B.24, he was shot down sfter completing s mission over the Ploestl Oil Fields. Reported killed in setion August 1. 1943, Capt. Ounn was th# son of Sensioi' James A. Ounn, Sr., and Mrs. Ounn of Turners Falls, Mass. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action, the Distinguished Flylhg Cross for extraordinary performance, thd Purple Heart and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for meritorious ashlers- meats.” Elizabeth Knight Has Vifflted Man; Scenes of Battle Canuten^ Glri, Now In Rod CroM Work, Located In Fifty Inductees Sent From County In Two Months Boarda 47-48 Rdport Namoa Of Boys Goinf Into Mrs. Elisabeth W. Knight, daughter Mr. and Mrs. C, C. ^Itoker, Sr., 1516 Fair atreet, has arrived s4 the European theatre of operations to serve the forces sa an American Red Croes staff assietant. according to in formation received hero She is ope hundreds of yOung women who beta recruited to serte . tha Redrcrasa ovetaeas staff. Until her appointment,- the was ' at the port of embarkation, J, and previously was traffic for rftdio gtotlon Wig at ©»• She is s graduate of the High ecliool. and attended e University of South Carolina. Betty W. Knight was accepted by Bed Qroea and was V*. ■hingtoa for asT«f»l weeks. Jrtlow- hytee 'wetes •’ttakUng at I3amp Darla, N. C. She sailed Irom NJw on August 1 and docked ttn later In ScoOnad. She remali^ « several days and then . bus and trains through Bngl^ Sooth Hampton. Sho mads a «P IXHiieii to otosrva tha dft- caoaad by boattSng attacks. , Miled fttmi South Hampton to Ls HaWe and than traveled through on L . employed Ohariestoa, manager ~ lumbia. Camden toe B the Wiaal ed Di York days thsra via to ^ •traction After spending Mito WbMaker want to Wlto^to. Germany, and Is now w^ toa'rW army si Hof, where ^ tea totaUlahlag a club tor actapatioMl The Selective Service system sn> nouncsB the following list of regia- tiants inducted into servlee from Kershaw county in August and Sep tember. Frqm Local Board 47: Whits beys into Army. Alfred Martin, Ralph Rich land Catoe, Mendel John Ooh. Gray Napper, Telbert Eugene Ooff, Henry Oscar McDonald. Johnny Ward Cmi. nell. Jr., Llnwood John Ooff. Morris L. Boulware, Murray Davis Rabon, Carl Alexnder Branham, John Moul trie Nelson, Ralph Hammond Wil. liams, Willie Robert Wilson, Henry Csrnell Baker, James ' Harold Ooff, and Mendel Lm Clybum. The only Navy white inductee from this board was Glenn Ledford Brown. One colored boy. William Neal was Inducted into the Nvy from this board. Colored boys inducted into the Army from Board 47, were: Johnny B. ‘Thomas, Johnny Belton. George Drakeford, Panl Charlea Cook, James Stover, George Kirkland. Eddie EL (Pleaae turn to page eight) ’^chardg AppNeals FW Coop^tion I| School Drive rwiilnn SopTinteod—ft Cifti iMftuteuftim Steftiaftica In His Rmnarka “For tha peat four years war pres suree have pushed high school enroll- mant down and youth employment up,” said Supt J. H. Richards, Jr., of the Camden public school sirstem. This trend must now be reversed.” oaattuued Mr. RloUards as ho cited atatleUcs to show that high schoed atttodance had deersaaed a million hh4« quarter from 1940 to 1945 and thm youth employment had risen from ,ft9t.ftift to iftdft to t.000,000 In 1946. ”lt should be pointed out that too giwuft a tribute cannot be paid to the youth of Amarlca who reepooded so patriotically and wholeheartedly to the call of war time servicea,” said Mr. Richards. “Tboso under military age undertook vaiioas kinds of jobs to meet emesgency situations. Especi ally did thisy contribute needed man power in essential Industries, both war and civilian. Many boys and girls gave up all or part of their school programs to take Jobe that were Moeeeary for the production of an (Flaasa turn to page eight) Camden Soldiers Grateful To Get Their Chronicle Daia Anoftlmrs Write Leftter ol l<oc«l Gronpa To Booefift Art County Quota For Community Fund b $8,200.00 Appjreciaftioii To Bm Fukliaher That Camden youth In the far oft reaches of former war fronts appre ciate the Chronicle is indicated by the following letter just received from Sgt. Limbrick H. Dais and S.Sgt Isaac H. Dais: “I received Tbo Camden Chronicle for the S7to month of foreign service. While serving my 18 months in the Pacific 1 aaw Ben deLoach with a U. S. O. show’'and after the show ws read the paper together. It really was fun reading about the old h(Mne town and reading it with someone from home made H that much more exciting. *T saw my brother on the 18th of August and he had Just received your paper for toe S8th month and was telling me how much receiving the paper ment to him. I am proud of the papwr and thankful for your ef forts to bring a little of home Into the life of we men overseas. It really means a lot after alL “Thank you and everyone connected with the paper.” Mullen Unable To Play With BuUdogs This Year Hopes of Fans Sink Afftsr Risinf To A Hifh Peak Camden football hopes rose and fell early this week. A report was current early in the week to the effect that fVeddle Mullen, a star wHh the Bull- dogs a few years .back, was planning on taking up post-graduate work in the High school following his release from toe armed' toreec, and that he would again don. the gold and black of the local grkldera. However, Monday afternoon, U be came known that Mullen was jiut one year over the maximum age limit per- mJtted for high school conference football. There is hopes that Gandy will be able to get back Into action in several weeks. He definitely will not play in the Sumter g^e. Cosoh Pierce will have to r^y upon the eame battle frent as graced the game last Friday with Hamlst Hunting Season Closed For Ten Days In County A. H. RlchardSMi, chief state game warden has asked the Chronicle to state that in accordance with the provisions of Section 1786-1, Code of Laws of South Carollha, he announces a cloaad season for hunting all do- meetla game in the counties of Ker shaw, Somtar, Richland, Orangeburg. Clarendon, Berkley, Williameburg. Georgetown and Horry, affective Im mediately for a pei^ of tan days. The noUee Is dUdS Septombet' IL American Legion Wm Hold Meet Monday, October 1 The October maeflng ef the James Oappehnauu. State Mr. M. Henry Servloe OCfleer, wtlll be the _. and ha wBl speak mi Vetoraaa ite AH vntarana sf World War 2 tn ittii Dd t-L.' ,.T, t Setmit, U. S. O. and Jwteiak Raliaf The 1946-46 Community War Fund quota for Kershaw county amounts to 18.200, acoofrding to Lss Mays, secre tary and tressursr of the county com- munity fund. Of this amount $6,000 goes to the National War Fund, $1,000 to the Boy Bconts, $600 to the local U. S. O. salary fund. $600 to Jewish RslisC and $100 to a miscellaneous fund. This represents an increase $656 over the 1944-45 quota. However, the current quota is for 18 months, where as the 1944-46 quota was for 12 mouths. Tha Community War Fund cam. palgu gats underway on Monday, Oct 1, and will contnlue through ths month of Otjt. F. N. McCorkle and Sam Ksresh are co-chairmen of the campaign in Camden and Kershaw county. A. Lee Mays Is secretary, treasurer. Plans for the campaign in this area were mapped out at a meeting of the executive committee held at the home of Mayor F. N. McOorkle last Monday evening. Camden and Kershaw county have not fallen down on any war fund drive as yet and the present cam paign Is expected to have the sense success. Bulldogs Defeat Hamlet; Battle Gamecocks Tonight Family In Car Face Death In Raging Waters Timely Arriwal of Truck Sawes Baby From Periahing In Flood ^ stark Vagady with a happy fads out featarad an accident on the BishoprlUs road near the Scape O'er Swamp bridge last Monday during the torrential rainstorm. A sstlor, his wife and their baby were driving along the highway and near the bridge, where water was pouring over the highwy to a depth of a foot or more, the sailor got off the road. Blinded by the rain and unable to tee where he was headed, he lost control of the car, which slid off the bank, and turned over in tbs flood water, which at the point was over six feet in depth. Part of the car was above the water and it wa^ to this bav^ of safety that the sailor swam, with his wife, whom he had extricated from the car. A truck passing, came to a halt when the driver aaw the frantic ef forts of the sailor and his wife to get tha baby out of the car. Hs went to tftelr aid and in a short time hsd the baby out of toe car and had also brought out some suitesses belonging to the unfortunate couple. The truck driver loeded the family on the truck and took them to Blah- oprille. Later a wrecker dragged the car out of the water. Camden Noaea Out Taikeal Gridders 7-0. Face Struf- fle Tonight Bridge Project Is Knockout For Buckingham Dun Alao Will. p«e« Way For inter' State Highway FVopeped. By Kerghaw $200,000 Damage To FWm Crops In Kershaw County County Agent W. C. McCarley said early this week that toe cotton, corn, bay and peanut crops in Kershaw county were damaged approximately $150,000 to $200,000 by toe torrential rains which fell over the period from Sept 14 through, the l7th. Mr. .McCarley stated that the corn and hay eropa along ths Watoree and other rlrefTi was badly damaged while cotton waa off fully $10 a bale. Cot ton that waa forced to the ground is a total loss. Mudi of it Is rotting. One hundred German war prisoners are helping - In gatoerlng toe sweet potatoee, hay and psannt crops. Rationing Board WiUOoseOn Monday, Oct 15 The dosing of the War Pries and Rationing Board, at Camdsn, has bean authorised for October 16, 1946. After that time all applications for ratkmsd commodities win bars to be mailed to Columbia for approval and Is suance. Application btanks wUl be available at two locations in Camden. *17118 is an accommodation to the public and will facilitata in some measure toe hanging of rationing after Oct. 16. Thia accommodation is made poeelble to tile public thru the courtesy of the City Drug Co. on DeKalb street and Pickett’s Dr^ store on Broad street McCftrley Warns Against Piddng The Wet Cbtton County Agent W. & McCaxler te* warned farmers not to Jkk ooftton toq soen after the receSt^weavy rains. me uccuner oHieiaiis wm. tmw wmtuwm “Not ouly wiU wst coUon bs tratoy Laroy Balk Poat No. 17, wfll ba held and low grad* bnt much of H wUl be op Monter higit, October 1. In the gin mm -M not dry when carried to niar Leiten headqoartors at t p. m. the/gH^ 8* ^ iCrMoCarley abo aaid that packiag wet aotton Ja om way of invitlnc oqmhlMon and loalng the cotton hy flNi / It iMiriM diflaitoly he allowed he The State Highway deparimaat haS announced that bids will be opened on October 9 for the construction of the Bates Ferry bridge to cost ap proximately $350,000 over the Con- garee river on Route 26 between St Matthews snd Eastover. This new bridge will be s possible connecting link in the Inter-stote' .knper highway systam, if a roate pro posed it a recent highway conunisslon meeting by R. M. Kennedy, Js., head of a Kershaw delegation be accepted. Construction of this bridge just above the site of the proposed Buck ingham Landing diun. is being done with the approval of the war depart ment which has to be consulted be fore spans are thrown across any navigable atreama. In that the de- partment is laaulng the permit it is assumed that toe proposed dam, which was violently opposed at a recent public meeting at Sumter, will never bs constructed. The proposed reinforced concrete piers of the 18,743 foot span of the bridge win be the heaviest ever to be constructed in the history (d the department. onuny Goodak Gets Award As A Real Fisherman DiNiwg A tt-Poowi Snilfitli From ftiM Aftlyaftic and Sterfta Furor Twelve year old Thomas E. Good ale, Srd, eon of Captain and Mrs. Thomss EL Goodale, 2nd, of 1114 Fair street this city, can point the finger of acorn and derision at the so-called Ashing experts^ of Camden and Kbr- ahaw county. For Thomas Qoodals, Ird, boa a oartlficate from the Miami Beach Sail- fish club, signed by August Geiger, president of the Miami Beach Cham ber of Commerce, H. A. Frink, mayor, and J. A. Twrell, president of the Miami Beach rod and real club, at- taatlng to this fact that he brought forth from the depths of the AOantlc ocean a 42-poand sailfish on Sept. I, said fish being exactly, 7 feet hMig. And if tola certificate ish’t suffi cient. Th<MDSs has a latter from Field and Stream, natonally famous sportr lug magaxine, stating that he waa being sent an honor badge and that his saOflsh catch had bean* entered in toe Field and Stream Natldnal con- teat Also a letter from toe George Ruppert Fishing club at Miami Beach, stating that hia axplolt bad been re corded and hei wnt; In line for a con- teat award. Captain Goodale la stationed at Miami Beach, awaiting reaasignment to seftvloe. Tofnapiy and his moiher spent'a glorloua vacation at the Beach and cannot say enough in appreelsr tion of the One entertainment offered by the aervice bass omdala. 'tem- my. who weighs bnt ftO pound*, tended the big When Tommy canght tha 42-poand flak he wu on bamrd n U. 8. Army T-Ift2, nte* D. Jairett Tonight’s the night. The big parade heads for Sumter this evening where the Camden Bulldogs will stage their annusl squabble with the Sunster Gamecocks—toe game of games of toe year for both teams. When Camden meets Sumter, toe citisenry in each bailiwek turns out to Jam the. stands and bleachers to root for toair reepectlve teams. The Bulldogs face the Gamecocks with a percentage of 500, which hap- pens to be the same Sumter lists. Camden lost to Brook land-Cayce 26 to 6, and Sumter bowed to Olympia 19 to 0. Camden defeated Hamlet 7 to 0, while Sumter romped all over Charlotte Tech 27 to 0. While Camden fans may not admit it, Sumter goes into tonight's game a decided favorite, some ^ the dop- sters who have seen boto Camden and Snmter in action giving the Oame- oocka a two touchdown margin. How- aver dc^tera can be wrong, and if things work out aa this corner hojMt they win, the Gamecocks may get a eurprlse. The game toni^t starts at 8:80 and when the whistle blows calling for the start of hostilities, Edmunds Field will be occupied by from 4,600 to 6,500 fans. That is what a Camden- Sumter battle does. It packs tha field.' And of this big sssemblsge oor guess is that fully 1,000 will be from Qunden. The game last Friday between the'* BuUdoga and Hamlet attracted soma tboassnd or more fans to Zemp Field. Camden edged out the Invaders by a lone touchdown and would have added a second bad the game gone ten seconds longer. They had the oval a foot and a hsUf from toe Hamlet goal line and four downs to travel into paydirt The way In which the CamdMi talent was clicking at the time, one more play would have meant a qoqchdown. The tens got a big kick oiit of the , game, as it offered more suspense than iny battle staged in the arena to years. For three and a half periods toe two teams battled within an area of about 40 yards. Neither team got more than a few feet within the 80 yard marker of the respective enemy area. In toe last seven minutes of fthe (FImm tnni to page aevaa) Mayor Is After Parents of All the ■ School Delinquents Orders Enforcement of Ordi* nance Applicable To Chil dren 6 To 14 Following a conference between Mayor P. N. McCorkle and Mrs. J. A. Bell, recently appointed county tru ancy officer, the former issued an order applicable to parents of de linquent children. These parenta, whose children have not been attend ing school will have to show cause why they have viotted the city ordi nance that requires 11 children be tween toe ages of 6 nd 14 to attend scho6L to 14 attendanee require-: only a state law but also id to a city ordtoance which la about a year ago. The ^ that the state measure ing sqloroed in a suitable This 6 ment is ia emb was ad city, fin was not manner, elected to pass tta own law. Mayor MoOoriae las asked ths Chronicle to state that he intends that the ordinance is to he enforced and has so instructed the proper su- thorhiss. The mayor states that under the ordinance parents of children of the ipeclfled ages and who are not str tending school, are subject to a fins of $100 upon conviction of a violation of the law. City and County Tax Collection Campaign Is On Treasmnsrs Are Now Eagagod Ib CoUaefting ftho Taxes For 1848 Tax paying time to Camdm and Kershaw county if wtth ns again. Ac- cordtof to Jos Outlaw, truaasnrsr >of Kershaw county and Mrs. Louise Boy kin, city trsasorer, their offices are open daUy for the collection of 1946 taxea 'WhOs this city ofteiran inducement for early payment of taxes in the form of a 2 per cent iwductlon in all taxea paid before Qot 1st the county does not otter any whatsoever. The 2 per ceoft ISdaeament on the pert of the city expirea Oct 1st. On January 1st, ths city adds a 10 per cent penalty for unpaid taxes afer that data It Is anticipated that both too coun ty and city treasorer’s offlew will be a busy place daring the nest thru# *sonto*, as neither county or etiy tas- coBiuBd of CftptelD win bo uudOM to hMW0 ny sMsd is ttesk prsasat flgm4s. J . w