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Peak Game of the FootbaU Season WXi Be On Tap At Grid Field Here Tonight The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 57 CAMDEN, SOUTH CARQUNA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1545 NUMBER 32 itate Highway Body Has' ^inal Word On Highway On Section Lending From Bishoprille—Much County Constmction 0( tbe 7}.'2 mile* of hlsbwAx con- ^tioD to bo done by the state hvsr deparUneat In the fifth dis- t St a cost of 12,142,300, Kershaw _ntT will have 37.7 mUea, the cost j which will bo 1761,400. I This was determined at a meetlns [the state highway department when ) commissioners on Thursday set lir stamp of approval on the long 142,000,000 three year high- . program'for the state. [ne commission also, decided on U. Highway No. 16 as the state's con* iting link with the midwest, ihh inter-regional htgfawiy system ppted will connect the industrial agricultural sections Of 6boeth jllna with the main routee of, the tai provide an all-lmportant link I the midwest as far as Chicago, r^way 16, the main route to the will begin at the North Carolina and will run through McColl, ittarille, Hartaville, BishopviUe, Otar, Summerton, Walterboro, and and Savannah. Mcond section will begin at pTille and run through to Cson- Columbia, Bateaburg, Aiken and uta. A third branch will begin fthe North Carolina line on U. S. ud fo through Blacksburg, Oaff- k Spartanburg, Greenville, Ander- I'lnd to tbe Georgia line. A fourth on will begin at Charleston and I from there to Columbia via Route |ud 21, thence to Union, S^artan- and North Carolina state line. (Plsaae t«n to PM« fbW) Arrests By riffs Office Year So Far la Made To Grand Jury By Mrs. J. H. McLeod, Sheriff the year 1946, to date, there Iff persons arrested by the office, out of wditch 16 were with viola^n of ‘ the llqnor , according- to the r^wrt of Mrs. McLeod, sheriff of Kershaw Hf, submitted to the grand jury week. le report further shows that 20 Ft liquor stills were s^ed and oyed, together with 60 gallons ahite liquor and 3,200 gallons of Honor Roll List Is Announced At The ffigh Scliool Studanta Makiii( DikthiKuiahcd And Hifhly Duth&fuiahad Marks Are Named report states that all sections be county have been regularly pa- especiallv at bight, and one Bore officers have been In attend- at all public gatherings to pre- ^ order and insure the observance he law. tie session of crimlnkl court this week and presided'over by A. li. Gaston of Chester, the Ming disposition of esses were p Cunningham, fined $300 for a *ion of the liquor law; Coley fdt, charged with petit larceny. 7s or 120 fine; Jtraea liewnun 12 years upon pleading guilty nrglary; David Truesdale with charges of house breaking *t him, six years In prison; Clark, charged with receiving 2®ods, pleaded guilty and given p>nth8 in jail; Jack Chesnut, Pwaded guilty of unlawful po- iPlWM turn to ps«e eight) 'VBLIC FORUM Mayor and Council of the City cl Camden: [jjjemen, will you answer theee ^ through the Chronicle is 1 king them? P^^puld we pay taxes for platform? *0 muck cotton sold In nwkets, other than Camden? the City of Camden gone wtton busineM? * vf Camden ^hlnery solg. ^was the Camden Water and ^changed to Mnnl- so much electiifl- w other counties? .7*ter supplied to users « city limits who pay no dty power £ footbaU park elects- Bumtsr currentt np-to-date ^-Haven’t we an Lt^ the rate of etty taxes, do money to operaU? hot nil coping and pav- been odlected? V * health depart ‘‘With officers? ^wid expenses of all De- ^be so high? We have bettw law «i- “®t quarterly reports of «»dltions prlntad, w banka ;W3»a(w «tMiograpksr, there ® the tr«nsursr*s offksa? I, “• status of onr dty sldl- snbmlttsd, *^.I^«laa C. FToctorr, Honor roll records in the Camden High school for the first six .weeks of the current school year, from Sept. 4 to Oct. 12, inclusive, were announc ed this week by Supt. J. O. Richards In tbe highly distlngnlshed record there were three students In 8C, they being Hnry Bva Bmce, Phyllis Mc- LaId and Alice Wilson. John Zemp in 9A, Martha ArranU In 9C. Virginia Campbell, Ahne Horton and Margaret Kirkland in lOB, Mollie Sue Smith in lOB, and McKay Norris in IIB were the others to attain this high honor. In the list of distinguished records the following are noted: 6A—Shirley O'Hanlon, Patsy Ham mond. Polly Padgett, Mary H, Rose- borough and Ann Zemp. 8B—Robert Davis., • 8C—Betty Lou Raley, Dorothy Sin clair and Joyce Smith. 8D—C. E. Davis 4k Norman Shealy. 9A—Robert J. Moody. 9B—Carolyn Boykin and Nancy De- Pass. lOB—Betty Sue Hancock. BSuenIa Hancock. Jean Lee and Bobby Ruth Mickle. IOC—Sophia Beleos, Prances Cly- bnm, Betty Davis^ Eunice Dixon, Bernice Jackson, Blanche Jordan. Patricia Maddox. Barbara Rodgers and Venetia Truesdale. IIA—Barbarw Massebeau, Frances Mims and Doris Parker. IIB—Dbnald Campbell and Jack Zeigler. lOA—Henry Boykin and Charles Price. The attendance honor roll for the same period as announced by rooms was as follows: 8A—^Shirley O’Hanlon, Barbara San ders and Ann Zemp. SB—George B^eos, Harmop^ Collins, Clarence Sanders. Sandy Savage, Thomas Smith, Jack Sullivan and Rob ert Trueedale. SO~Mabal Aaderson, Mary Eva Bruce, Caraway Griffith, Phyllis Mc Lain, Betty LiOtt Raley, Dorothy Sin clair and Alice Wilson. 8D—Thomas Goodale, David Ives, William Savage. Norman Shealy, Eu gene Sinclatri Wend^I Smith, Henry Watts and Elwood Williams. 9A—Ernest W. Baker, Carl Brown, Louie Case. Raymond ^Case, Alvin Connell, J. C. Connell, Ted Melton, Danny Rush, Quincy Sanders and John Zemp. (Pleas* tom to pag* fir*) WE MUST WT FAIL The response of Cap|d«b^^M])d Kershaw county to the War Fund Chest Drive isreiwted to be disappointinff. The campaign comes teimi end neict W^nesday night and unless there to a apiriled response on the part of the general public the quota will not be at^'* tained. It is going to be a'l^M^cult task to attain the quota. The group known ai^'^e “stand-by” or “sure fire” contributors have all bee*'contacted. For some reason or other the money has not come in with any great volumn. The campaign has been waged with alertness and energy, so *o criticism can be attached to the county committee. Perhaps, with the war over, there ia a feeling that the need for money is not as acute as before the cessation of hostilities. The troops are Mining home, the roll call overseas is getting shoi^r and shorter. ^ But—there are still thoM in the service who need morale building more than evpir before. And then, too, there are the local participanng agencies which need every dime that is being aiJesd to meet the problems faced during the next year. The Chronicle hoTO th*t alt wW Have not so far subscribed will not delay. If for no other reason than civic pride, the people of Camien and Kershaw county can not let this campaign faiL To make it a success, each and every person must cooperate. We cannot escape the responsibility of bringing the d^ve to a successful culminatk^is the few days remain ing in the objective. • Warns Against Employing Young People Under 16 Supt. J. G. Richards, Jr., Cites The National Child Labor Law Merchant*. induatrlallBts and other* who may Inadverdently employ young people are warned to make dlllgmit inquiry regarding the agM of aame, as the Child Labor Lae^^hlblta the employment of cblldren under tbe age of 1C year* of age during school hour*. Supt J. O. Richards. Jr., of the Camden schools, warns agahiat the violation of the Child Labor Law and also the Regular School Atteodanoe Law. The labor shortage la still far from normal but at Mr. Richards points out, this does not excuse the employ ment of children under 1C years of *««. Merchants and business men enw ploying young men and women are urged, for their own protection, to establish correctly the ages of those in their employ. Victory Loan Bei^ October 29 Baum Is Second In State Contest; Draws A Reward Two Soldieb Meet Death In A Truck Tragedy Hinsons Carry Taxi Issue To The State Court Given $50 Cesh susd a $50 Suit For His Fine Efforts David H. Baum, local agent for the Colonial Life and Accident Insurance company bf Colnmbia, finished second in the state-wide contest Just com- ^ ^ . . pleted, with the magnificent tion of 1490,000. E. P. Avert, president of the com pany, in a telegram to Mr. Baum says: "We wish to extend our sincere congratulations upon your splendid aocomplishment in beii^ the second highest producer for'our entire sales force during the recent contest, witii the remarkable production of $420,000. This entities you to the second high est production cash prise of $60 and the quota prise of a $60 suit of clothes. Kindest regards." Bronze Star Awarded Pfe. Lemuel P. Baker Lemuel P. Baker. Pfc., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Baker, of Bethnne. has been awasded the Bronse star for heroic achievement in action in con- neetioB with military operations in the rktnlty of Babingen, Germany. The citation reads as follows: "Lemuel P. Baker, Pfc., Inf., Co. "B", 2Md Int Reg*!., for heroic achtovement In action on 24 February 1146, In the vicinity of Bubingen, Ger many. During the attack on the town when his Omnpany was held up by a hidden enemy machine gun, Baker voluntarily crawled forwssd, located the enemy emplscemwit, and threv » white phosphorous grenade, marking the poeltlon lor the artillery obeerver. His courageous action M»bled the aa- tiUery to neutralise the gum and hi* Company gain it* objective. Pfc. Bak er’s courage andi devotion to duty're flect credit upon himself »nd u^n the Armed Forces of the United Status. Entered military ynrice tram S^cn, 8. C. F. M. Harris, Ktgsdis^ Ganaral, TJ. * Army.** ^ .v One. BakW’ has sM^ rMSived tha Sot for troandn rseslrad ia aetkm last March. , Befcre eatering was ooaaaetad'wfth the Mkfty iBsuraace Oo.. and made ta Camiea. HM wife g* Cagulya, imdde at W wWaat Itiait ■L. ' ’J'- Vehicle Dives .Into Ditch and Crashes Against Big Tree Two soldiers from Port Jackson were killed Sunday afternoon on tbe Bastover road near Wateree when a two and a half ton truck they were riding In turned over. The truck, carrying no load, was going toward St^ .Matthews. The driver evidently Rntt, control of the truck which plunged Into the ditch and overturned. Frank Frayllck, an Bastover resl- just after the accident occured. Informed the state police investigating the affair that one of tbe sbldlera was killed iastant- ly and the other died a few minutes after Frayllck arrived. Tbe truck went down a five foot embankment and in taming over crashed into a large tree. Thanksgiving Is Fourth Thursday Camdwi and South Carolhut * Wfll ObMm Nor. 22 As Torkoy Day The fourth Thursday in Novwnber will be Thankagiving day so far as Camden and South Carolina arc con cerned. The last Thursday falls on Novem ber 22. Over In Tennessee and Ar kansas the fifth Thursday or Nov. 22, will be turkey day in thoae states. A year ago five state. Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia observ ed the Gfth Thursdly as Thanksgiv ing day. The split grew ont of the proclanu- tion of President Roosevelt ia 1222 when in nn effert to mrovide a longer period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, he ordered Thanksgiving ahead one week. Many states ignored the order and clang to the traditional date, the "fourth or last Hiarsday of the month" as set orlginslly by President Lincoln in ltf4. In 1241, the House nnd Senate by joint resolution established the fourth Thursday as *nMaksglTtag. This year, as *wse last year, Gm situation ti compUepted by five TharhlMywtn the month. But her* in Camden, It is goteg to be November 22 for tiMEer day and the home oeaft* fune thpt nftew between Cnmdea and GIcnf^Mtllury Tbe eighth and final war loan #rtve begins October 22, and will be called the Vlkory Loan Drive. I^ple are probably wondering why it is necessary to have a War Loan after the war is over. They will probably ask this question Innny times during the drive. Here are the answers as given by Cbslrmsn Marlon Heyman of the Kershaw County War Loan Campaign committee: ’’Obligations incurred in the achbsvement of victory have been tremendous. We must bring the boya home as soon os possible, care for the wounded, supply mastering out pay and maintain occupational forces in Germany and Japan.” Chgirman Heyman also stresses that tile greatest inflation had oeme after the last *ar ended and inflationary foroes must be counter ed with savings until consumer foods are more plentifuL The people of Camden and Ker- county have cooperated exc^- lently with previous bond drives and the Treasury needs their as sistance this time more than ever. Judge A. L. Ganton Ordera City To Show Cauae On Nowembor 5th Has the city of Camden tbe right to extend alleged special privileges to J. B. Roberts and Marlon Hudson, taxi line operators, by permitting them to operate taxi lines parking areas on a. city street and puUlc highway and to further permit the use of private phones by these taxi lln^ on a pole allegedly provided, by the city on the curb In front of propmty leaned by s third taxi line? ^ the court rules that the city Is in error in permitting the Roberts and Hudson taxi lines to operate from an area marked with yellow lines as exclusively for taxis and In front of the property leased by Burney and (Please turn to peg* eight) SttAes Ftotests 10 Per Cent Cat In Teacher Wi^e Kershaw School Sopt. LeHmr of Remomlraikco To Govemor Camden Meets Chester In What Looms As Classy Tilt Ten Thousand Fans Watch Thrilling Game At Charleston Csunden Upsets Dope By Out- plajring Chinrleston High Powerhouse A scrappy Camden Bulldog team battled the highly favored Charleston Bantams to a scoreless tie at the Johnson Hagood stadium in Charles-' ton before 10,000 spectators last Frl- day night. Outplaying and outfighting the Ban tams throughout tbe entire contest, the outweighed and undermanned Bulldogs would have smashed the Birds this time just as they did a year ago but fot^ttae stellar line play of Bantam tackle named Bobby (Muf- fin) Kessler. Tackle Dlok Riggs and End Prat Shaw. , On three occasions the Balldogs, sparked by Fullback McKay Norris, (Quarterback Harry Gandy and Tail back John Anderson fought their way b^ind splendid interference to with, in easy scoring'distance of the Cihar leston goal line, only to be stopped by a stiffening Bantam line. Norris easily stole tbe show from the Bantam's two power backs. Wing- back Big Bill Wannamaker and Full- bock Larrupin’ Larry Riggs. After hacking his way through the Bantam line for long gains on tricky spinners and revwses during the first tw periods. Norris in s doube lateral pla^ ^ with Anderson tore loose from the^^ Bantam team and streaked 66 yards down the sidelines to the Bantam 16 yard stripe before he was overtaken (Plena* tom to pegs eight) Says Pat Onr llie Early Birdie Catches the Worm And He Draws A $50 Check For Gsttinf Up Early Sunday Arthur Stokes, superintendent of ednestion for Kenduw ooonty, has ad dressed a letter to Gov. Ransom* J. WUlisma jNrotesting against the pro posed ten per cent ent in State Ap propriations as to school finances. In his letter of protest Snpt. Stokes says: "I know that I speak the sentiment of all the teachers of Kershaw county when; t protest against the proposed ten per emit cut . . . "The teachers of. South Carolina have gone along with the new certifi cation and expected thereby to get a bettm' deaL If yoa could see the small amount of money left many teachers after taxes and retirement have been withheld, yon would nn- derrtaad why I am protesting in .their behalf. "In view of the huge spending pro gram already planned by State insti- tutions of higher learning, teaebera ^eant understand how the State cen IBe so poor Uiat it cannot kemt faith with those who are to train the youth of their State. 1 am in favor of higher education bat you well know that the nmjorttg of our riifldren never go to college, "I rileerely hope that you will nee your Mfluanee In behalf of the jority uf our dtildrc* and tha tenehem of Pat Orr, tbe smiling head of the Onr Truck line and a former member of tbe Camden blue coat platoon (cops to you) is a great believer in axioms, especially that which says "The Early Bird Catches the Worm." “Yes alree," quoth the rolF-poly truck boss, "the early birdie sure catchie the wormie—but the wormle is a nice $60 check." And Pat gleefully waved tbe preci ous paper In frpnt of the reporter— and thereby bangs an interesting story of an abandoned truck and tbe keen mind of Patrick Orr. Propped up in bed, luxuriating in the morning paper and Inwardly exult ing in the fact that it was Sunday and he did not have to get up and hustle down to work, Patrick sud denly became galvinated into action. "Where’s my shoes, where’s my shirt and where’s my pants," he shouted. His wife gased at him In amass ment. "What on earth hat come over you Pat?” she said. "Gee wbis, get me my other shoe. Where’s my hat?” shouted Pat And in a milder tone he said, "Pve Juat found where I can find $50." And than he went out of the house with the speed of a buss bomb. It happened this way. Saturday Pat happened to note a ton and a half Dodge truck, loaded with cmply bottles, parked back of the Agricul tural building. It was in a place where trucks or cars never park. But Pat gave It no further thought ScMie 2: Pat In bed looking over the classified advertising in the State. Suddenly he read a notice about a ton and a half truck loaded with empty bottles being stolen from the Double Cola headquarters in Colnm bia last week, Thursday. A reward of $60 was offered to 'the person who found the truck. Tbe truck was still in back oC the "aggie” building when Pat got there Sunday morning. The key was In tiie ignition lock. Pat drove the truck to hi* storage plant and then called the police. The police notified the Double (Tola company and the company man ager came over, paid Pat $60 and drove the tmek home. Everybody. Pat In partienlar, was satisfied. Locstls Are Underdogs As Time Nenrs Fwr Kickoff In Int^nrcity Squabble I ToKlkht’? grid game at the Camden football arena, between the Camden Bulldogs and the Chester High team, will be the peak event of the season in local football circles. Chester comes . to Camden w ith a fine record—a string of wins with no defeats or tie games to mar the varn ish. On the basis of games so far played by the two teams that are scheduled to wage battle under the lights tonight, Chester la a. big favor ite.- The boys from the dairy county of the Palmetto commonwealth, pre sent one of the be’st Chester teams in two decades—a team that appears headed for at least a claim on the state title, should Brook land-Cayce falter and drop a game. In a recent meeting between Cbes- ter and Brookland-Cayce, the Colum bia suburban lads eked out a 27 to 20 win—but It was only after the tough est kind of a scrap. It Is history what happened when Camden ran up against the B.-C. talent, they won In a gallop 26 to 6. On that basis alone Chester is doped to down the BuUdogs by at least two touchdowns tonight. Camden goes into the Chester game with a record of 2 wins, 2 defeats and 2tle* on the slate this season. 'While registering one of the poorest records of any Bulldog team in years, the 1245 edition of the Camden Highs has given the football fans their money's worth, so far as playing die-hard tball ia concerned. Tbe players the light team have won the hearts of the grid fans by their fighting at titude and the way In which they have battled against superior odds. The boys have never let up and therefore have never let the fans down. Tonight’s game will be one of the hast grid spectacles of the season In Camden. With the odds so heavy against them, the Bulldogs are going to need the moral support of every fan and fanette in Camden and Ker- Shaw county. And the fans. men. women, boys and girls, will be out in force for tbe kickoff tonight at 8 o’clock. Incidentally tonight's game is next to the last on the home schedule. The Bulldogs will be away the next three Friday nights, playing at Char lotte, Orahgeburg and Lancaster, re turning for the final game of the sea son with Glenn Military Academy here on Thanksgiving day afternoon. This turkey day game will be the home coming event and as many of the service men are home and others are coming, the affair .will be one of tbe most outstanding as a home com ing event, of any In Camden history. D. A. R. Chapter Is Given Gavel Made From Waxhaw Wood Dedicated To the Childhood Sweetheart of Andrew Jackson Graham Returns From Convention Was One of Two Official Dele- gatee to JOUAM Meet - H. E. Graham, Past State (jouncUlor oL tbe JOUAM, has retura^ item Pbiladelpkia. where he attended the national couveatiom of the JOUAM whidi waa held October li and 17, Mr. Graham was one of taro .official delegate* from South CaieUna at the meeting, the other being W. Raymond Johnson of Oolumhia. Qovenior R. J. WfUiams of South CaraUau, is a asmher of the Board of Truatsao^of tha organisation. Judgs John StaaehfMd ct ADcoi Is a mem ber of one of Sse teiNstant squHrtt Camden and Kershaw county mem bers of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution will be interested in the report of the presentatioa to the Waxhaw chapter of a gaval which was made of wood from a tree on the bank of the Catawba river in the Waxhaw area. In the original Craw ford land grant. Tbe engraving on the silver band of the gavel is dedicated to the memory of Mary Crawford Dunlap, a niece of James Crawford and a daughter <rf Major Robert Crawford of Revolauonary fame. Mrs. Mary Crawford Dunlap was a chll^ood sweetheart of Andrew Jack- son and 60 years later he sent her g anuff box asking her to honor him by accepting the box "In exchange for the endearing recollection of the pleasure he enjoyed in his boyhood in the agreeable society of herself.” Marquis James in his PuUtser prise winner "Portrait of a President” re- ferred twice to the gift of tbe snuff box to Mrs. Dunlap. In Vol. 1 page 27 of his book he r^erred to Jackson’s farewell, to Mary Crawford on the bank of the (jatawba as follows! "R* at strange hours and places as wbwi carried away a memory to be recalled across tha debris of 60 years, a silver snuff box found Its way from the hands of the lonely widower in the White House to Mary (hAwford Dun lap in the Waxhaws.” In Vol. 2 page 277 of the book he says: “Into this melting atmosphere, 1831, came a traveler from the Waxhaws with news of the neighborhood where Andrew Jackson was bdhi. He spoke of Mrs. Oawford Dunlap, a widow with grown ^ildren- Memory swept the old cavalier back to tha autontt 47 years before when he had courted Mary Crawford on the banh of the tambllng Catawba. After the called had gone, the President wrote a short note to Mrs. Dunlap asking her to honor A. Jackson by accepting aHnnlX box in exqfbange ‘Tor the ttsdeartn* recolifdtsM of tiie pMiaare Im enjoy, ed In his boyhood la th* agraaaM* society of^erseit” Iks word kosher mesas "fUr or Jro*^ sad Is dsrivad *om ika book of .Esthsr hi tile Btbiei ' , •* V \ . . . -J 4 ■"S . .'i ■■ « A- 1 1 f