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f I?y I/>dge Proj^rty Is PurchaMd ^ Bi^tigt Churdi For Eh^nsioii Of Educational Facilities. The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 57 qAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1945 NUMBER 39 ^ver Star Medal Is Awarded Capt Richards f w Hero Of ThrilUnf Battle Japaneea Dhre Bombers (iotain Robert' McKaln Richard^ SUtes Marine CkJrps, a son of 5? !nd MT9. J. Q. Richards. Jr., and So has reported for dhty at the SJrieston Nary -Yard hM a- iSded the surer SUr Medal for dU- Sitehed senrlce In wOon u m on the Cruiser USS St Lonis, wgc a determined and oonoentrat- r enemy air-atUck in the Leyte £|](t in Richards was a gaeat of kii^Dsmnts here set^ral we^ ago od then went to IS wife is residing. The citation acpompanjring the 811- nr Star Medal reads as follows: “For distingnishlng himself hy gat iHtry and Intrepidity In the After Ctoatrol action ah an officer on the Chdier US^St Louis, during a de mined and conceutrated air-attack g the Leyte Gulf P. L on Norember U lt44. Captain Richards first pick- id 8p Tlsnslly the coming of miemy Sreraft and initiated immediate nning to the Task Oronp Command- «. sabseaneoily, during repeated air- Ktirti on his ship he so effectlTely Mtrolled the automstie weapons bat ary that he materially aided in the dMtnction of seTeral enemy planes. When hia ship was struck by an ea- mj plane he quickly and smoothly Seised his crew and directed re- ulr M his damaged eqalpment and Miored commanlcatlons. His copduct kmshout was in keeping with the l^stt traditions of tha Naey of the Mted States. T. C, Klnkaid. Admiral, United States Nary. Commander SereaiGi Fleet” Nary reports of the Teyte engagw snt indicate that Captain Rldmrds’ dip was badly damaged but it did w pnrent her from eomtag beck in to Okinawa campaign. In the Oktauu (Plesss turn to page mag) Captain J. B^Godwin Back After Christmas Seal Sale Slackens In Holiday Rush Patriarch of Caipden Homes, Birthplace of Baruch, Will Retunaa Are Coming In .Sstlie- factory Says Chairman Mrs. George Creed, seal sale chair man, reports that returns are still coming In nicely, but hare consider, ably slowed down. ‘‘Perhaps fifty pweent of our regn- Ur contHbutors, .our ‘Old Reliables’ hsTe not yet sent their eontrlbu- tlons,” said Mrs. Creed. “We are still counting on thece, as well ds many new prospects, to add to the funds with which the Association ezpecta to launch a greatly speeded np case- finding program in the comlng^year.” ‘‘It Is fitting”, continued Mrs. Creed, ‘Hhat the tuberculosis astociaUon’a drlre for funds'’Should come at (Arist- mas—the time for humanity’s great upHiorge of ‘thought for the lees for- tunate*, for Christ, whose birth Christmas oommMuorates, was the great teacher who first pointed out to humanity the need for such thought of others. The work of the tubercu- lodis S8sociatk>|i^ is a practical demon- etratiou of this' prfaiclple, and is right ly brought before the publle at this Ume." Dr. Frank L. Geiger, director of the dirlsion of tuberculosis control of the state board of health. In a recent talk to the Orangeburg tuberculosis asso ciation, said, ”Our object la the com plete control ol the disease tubercu losis. Our fundamental strategy still Inblndes early diagnosis, segregstton of the infectious person, and promo tion of rehabilitation and after care.” This, according to Mrs. Marie Tin dal. president of the local group, is also the aim of the Kershaw county tuberculosis association. “We count on our regular contributors, and look, too. bo many new prospectlwe girers,' said Mrs. Tlndil, “to^respond to our 1145 Seal Sale with sufficient gener osKy to enable ns to carry out the program we haro planned for IMf.” Battle At Negros I Bullet Proof? IcMdoi Battle Ace Retnms From War Weariaf Many Citation Medak ' It’s A Laugh; Says Kornegat Captain Jamee B. Godwin. 608 Lat- tntte avenue, this city, has returned ws the Philippines where he has Mi in combat areas for the past lirw years. Wearing the coveted bronze star, OBbat infantryman badge, Purple Ilamtien OfHcer Ridicules Im* penriouaness Of Famous Qperinf Car and a four battle star cluster. * has reutmed' to Camden to visit rtth relatives and friends. Captain Godwin is a nephew of |u W. F. Russell and Mrs. Maude *n of 608 Lafayette avenue. His Iker. J B. Godwin of Buffalo. Va, tow in Camden to visit wltii his ttitrous son. homandtng officer of a rifle com- uy Godwin ecuned the award of bronze star medal In front line iw in the monntalns of northern ■ma, P. I. He assumed commend of 1 wmpany during a cflUeal period it> operations inmld-AprlL Olrso jmlaaion of drivftk a strong Ja^y to from strategic HUl 4056 he tao- « despwate enemy, well dug In I on commanding ground. The oap- • aoeompilshed the aasigament In day and his command accounted Japs liqnldated- event in the memory that 1"® has of the war comes from ^ Where Captain Godwin and eo^and entered a bottle neck. Jaw permitted the Tanka to • Bslntermpted into a draw and ciosinr in an trapping them. 7 mortar shells b4^n dropping • the draw. Oapt Godwin called phone and talked to ■Whrters in the rear regarding mucai gituation of his command. |v*,^ In with OM hand K the phone with the other" ^ P^ery time 1 began to weak- • tot another burst sad hsjtMe itor * *“td dug a mroas hhual Dinner w Grid Teimi Fri.,Dec.a May Attwad .TigiMfli ^’iv'cluse Of DfauMT ridrata football dinner, h^or- j1*46 Bulldog players end wiH be held at the Friday, Dee. H The ** Camden wlH be host tgr the n ji^gpr departure ««• the pumhase ef a tWt- ^ Drug, store. These *V22?*®** ^ miTe the sad aa ^ha Be Razed By New lOwners Shrine Game Is Won By Tarheel Eleven 8 To 0 Thousands Of Fame Unable To Ewen See Action On Field Thousands of spectators have gased in awe at the ponderous automobile which is ^ing exhibited in this oonU' try and which was the private car of Hertnan Goering, famous Nasi leader Bdt there la one man. a Camden resident who saw years of service overseas, who doesn’t think much of the Goering car as bring a bullet proof affair, such as it is touted to be. Major C. Grainger Komegay regards the car aa being somewhat of a joke so Car as its being bullet proof. 'T had that oar at my station. Da- pot, 0648 at La Hnrvo, Frmioe, tor • weriz and after my men had process ed it. I drove it about for throe days”, said Major Kornagoy, who returned to his Camden home and busineai Just recently after a distinguished service record. ‘Tt is true that the glass is about an Inch and a half to two Inches thick, but the meUl part of the ear is^ no different than the metal parts la other oars and the root was Just can- vas. It was a convertible affair and a firecracker would have gone throoidi the top. Ton can imagine what would have happened If some one had toas- edHi grenade on the roof. “The car had a poor motor. It was sluggish In operation and when yon tried to navigate an ordlnsrr*Street corner, H iwqulred almost an acre of space to make the turn- It was a difficult car to steer.” Scores of Camden football fans who motored to Charlotte last Saturday to witness the Shrine game in the Memorial stadium there found that they could have enoyed the affair much more if they had remained home and sat by their radios., They didn’t get to see the, game.' The crowd was so great that those who tailed to reach the stadinm at or near the noon hour were onablo to even get near the field barriers. The stadium with a ssatlng capacity of 16,000 was oompeitsly Jammed some time before the kickoff. North Caro lina state police declared that thous ands of peoples were tnrnpd away. North Carolina won the game 8 to 0. The spectators who came from Charlotte or nearby points wsre able to get seats, but thousands who drove from points hundreds of miles away found that they had wasted time and ks, as they were unable to reach any p6int where the action on the field could be seen. Many carried ad mission tickets purchased weeks be fore the game date. Criticism was geimral over the nn. fortunate'fkuatkm. That the sale of the tidzeta was permitted to exceed the stadium capacKy was strongly condemned. It was not'fkir to the hundreds and hundreds who had come from points' for from Chsrlotte to find that Gieir pasteboards admitted them to an already overcrowded area. The nnfortunate ctrcumstance is bound to effect the sale of Uckets another year. Onr guess la that the committee to charge will boost the sdmiaskm price, believing that this might be an effec tive control by cutting down on the number of tickets sold without low ering the financiel setup. The game itaelf was not comparable with the 1144 classie. The South Oar olina team was not coached to a point where there was good coordination and timing. It lacked the precision that was manifest in the aggregaiion that trounced the Tarheels in 1944. Many Camden and Kershaw taiu who saw" the game and who had at tended the Columbia All-Star and South Carolina AlUState game at Co lumbia the night before were of the opinion that the Columbia game was more interesting i^id better played. (Please turn to page four) Baiildiaf Was ConstriMptwd Frior> To 1800. Leawee Im- I»reM. On The Public ^ith the sale of the building on Nerth Broad street known as the Ivy Lodge to the congregation of the First Baptist church, a step has bben taken that will wlthin^a short timn mesh the tearing down of one of CMkiden’s most historic structures, Natloqwide interest attaches to this building which is believed to have been built some years prior to ISOO, tor It was wlthla its thick atone walls that .Bernard M. Baruch, nationally and Internationally famous financier and statesman was born. Three stories in height and facing State Ports-Authority Offers Aid To Industry Funderbttrk4s. Re-Elected To Be Bureau Head Capacity Turnout Features An nual Meeting'Of The Kershaw Group an attractMe garden, the east side of tiro the structVlw abutts to the sidewalk line of Broad street. In architecture the building is almost a twin to the Groenleaf Villa, a block north on the same street and the home of Attwney Henry Savage, Jr. The buMing Is dfiitlnctly colonial la desiga and construction. A wide veranda extends all the way'across the front at the house cm both the fbat and second floors. la aegnlring the property the Bap tist cbardi plans to ntilise it ss the site of a modern educational plant Uatl ebnatructloB’ can be started the building will remain, to- be used for Sunday school purposes. When the new e<lBGatk>nal building Is complet- ed thcHne will be sufficient area left which win be utilised for the park ing of cars of church members. While this qualat three story build- lag has been known tor the past sev ers years as the Ivy Lodge and has been operated as a hotel and rooming house and has always been associated in the minds of Camden people for many decodes as the birthplace of Bernard Bentch, the historic house L. O. FUnderburke of this city and one of the leading agriculturists of Kershaw county was re-elected presi dent of the Kershaw County Farm Bureau at^the annual meeting held in the auditorium of the American Le gion building last Friday evening. W. T. Holley was named as vice pres ident and John C. Stover secretary and treasurer. The meeting was one of the largest attended in the history of the organ- iution, all available space in the aud itorium being requir^ to take care of the crowd. The following directors were nam ed: Buffalo township: John Baker, Charles Truesdsle, W. T. Holley, John Bowers, Loring Davis and B. H Gardner. Flat Rock Township: Ed Jones, W. H. Stokes. K. C. Btters. West Wateree Township: John Ra bon. B. T. Bowen, L. I. Ouion, H. F. Branham, * William Peake and Henry Koone. DeKalb Township: Calvin McCas- kill, Jim Branham, David Stokes, J. B. MoCoy, J. H. Watkins, Harvey R. Davis, C. P. DuBoee, Jr., L. Deas Boykin, W. A. Boykin, John Whitaker, Jr. The Kershaw Burean plans to go after new members, it being the aim to make It an organisation and power for good in the progress of the farm ing interests of the area. Alroady plans hive been mapped out whereby a membership contest calling for suitable cash awards in township and nty wide competition. Awards of is known to the older reeidents as the Awards or “Bynum house”. members turn- Tbe records in German Prison Camp Is Closed ImKlM Arm PrspmrMi For Rotarn To Prisoner of war camps at Camden, Florence, Bennettsvllle, B^wril. Hampton have been closed and most of ths prisonsrs of been transferred to Camp Forrest, Tsnn., for eventual return to ov( Cermans here and at vlDe, BarnweU and Hampton been engaged in agricnltural woy and In the logging and pMpvnod u- ^^rSe ctorinf of ihpsa confonnity ^ policy to return prieonf.of wmr bnro Srerseaa as rapidly « jitca PW dstaeluB«to. to la Mlintiatiil ftat all oom htnaak prlsiATr of var camps cliAsd Shortly atlsr tko lint aC <9a ■ - - • ■ Camden Toys Are Proving Popular; Growing Industry Wnfona, Rocktnf Horans And Whnolbnrrowa Produond ^At Plant An industry of rapidly expanding importance In Camden has been ea- tablished In the spacious work shop reoenUy ez)Bcted st Gie rear of the Carolina Furniture ooi^pany store on South Broad street Floyd BoyUn. qwner and msnager of the store and plant has w(H*kmen equipped with modern machines and tools tnrnlng out sturdy and attrac tive wagons, rocking , hzNrses and wheelbarrows. All of the work in the manufacture of these toy Items is done in the plant and zme of the features of every j^ is the sturdiness thst goes into the coastructlon. Mr. Boykin plans to build attractive ward robes and utility oablnets just as soon as the holiday season Is ovsr. the court house show that the building was ereetsd by Benjamin Bineham who was sher iff of Kershaw oonnty In 1860 smd agali) In 1614. The house is belisved to Mm been built some years briore 1800. Bineham wss a bachelor and the record is that since he occupied the house no female children have ever been born there. On the Bineham tombstone in Quaker cemetery Is the inscription “Friend of Man, Lover of Country‘and Father of the Poor". Bineham was a close and intimate friend of Richard Lloyd* Champion and executor of his large eata<e which was in process of administration for more than forty years. Champion’s daughter Elisa, married Major John W. DeSaussure and this home was oc- (Please turn to page ton) Thornton Says “Boys Are After Hhn To Make Run" Hovm Mosnlror By Statt* Aa Im Racm ing in the most new names In each township while cash awards of |25, |15 |10 are to be made In the count|-wlde campaign. The speaker at the meetliro last Friday was Dsvld White of McBee, vice president of the Sooth Carolina Farm Bureau who spoke upon matr tera of tntereet to the local group. Annual Meeting Of Scout Group. Next Thursday Urges Camden And Kerahaw County To Take Advantage Of Situation In a letter to Representative R. IL Kennedy, Kershaw delegation, H. A. Manning, director 6( traffic of the , South Carolina State Ports Authority offers the assistance of his unit in se. curing for Camden and Kershaw in dustry revised freight rates. In his letter Mr. Manning says in part: “The end of the war, the hustle and bustle of reconversion to peacetime activities, has brought us face to face with many intricate and perplexing problems. “Not the least of these Is the freight rate structures of the South which, like many other post-war problems, must undergo many radical changes to meet the needs of a nation at peace . and faced with the problem for furn ishing food and clothing, medicines, materials and supplies to rehabilitate half the world. “As has been the case after every major war, industry is on the move. Hardly a dsy passes but that w^# learn of some new Industry, either locating or seeking ,a location in the Bouth. South Carolina stands to gain immeasurably through this re-location of industry. Already a number of really big and important industries have east their lot wHh us. Many more will follow. “This deceny'alliation of industry will bring witB it many problems of distribution. In thrir efforts to keep old customers and gain new qpea, in dustry will seriz and get revised freight ratee in products of almost every description. These changes will vKally effect those industries which are already here—thoee long estab lished industriee which are the back bone of South Carolina. “Some of these industries and com mercial establishments are* in your county. We want to he of assis4hnce to them in everjTlibssible way. Thla <Fleaee turn to pege four) Police Chief Issues Warning Against Forgers Rush UrgM Mrorduroto To Smo dMcka And B«Sttr»Of IdonliHcatioii Wai Be Held At The Thomea Tatreni, Intereatinf Profrem The following Item from the Colum bia State will be read with much In- tereat by the many friends and sup porters* of James M. Thornton of this city. James M. Thornton of Kershaw county, member of the house of rep- reseirtatives back in 1941-42, was ‘ in Columbia yeatarday and aaid he’d probably run for the house next gum mar. “A good jomyjai the boys have been after me tZriwa, he said. They want a change In tito Kerahaw mem bendUg In the house; and I think i’ll ran. Kershaw Coonty Soars Over Top Hi Bond Campaign Eacetob Quota By $150,000 In Final Victory Bond Campsdfn Kershaw county has gzm ovar the top In the war loan drtva. The quota for Kershaw county, amoontlng to K hOOO has been unheeded by $150,- ..Thls l5hro nay he greater when Inter reports’ are in. It Is a sonroe of maeh pride to Chairman Marlon Heynsaa ot tha drlv# oomnilttoe that In tha matter of dhe sale,or B bzmds. Kernhaw county to dato age attained a 95 ptoeeartage. This Is tn contraat to 40 pereeM for tho state and 56 par cent tor tho na tion. Mr. Hoyman lo confldont that n|i aH roports aro in that tha ■ hood sala win have gono over 166 per oeat < tIo “V tola campaign *ooatkywa tliroggh tha asonthf ant being isral- nntod mtil after Dee. 8L t Pootwar IcglBlatidn tn tho national and state leglilgtoros is going to bo tho big thing for ffio neat few years, and tt will require our best thonght “Wlun la tho house, Mr. Thondtm vriw a member of the committees on sgricnlture, penitentiary, and mer chants and mercantUa affairs and one or two others.” Knight Offlees Are Renovated WUto EaaiMl FinUi With Mojnra Floomicntot liffkt- hg Utdt» The program for the. annual meet-' ing ot the Kershaw District scout meeting to be held at the Thomas Tavern next Thursday evening, Dec. 18, will be presided over by Attorney John K. deLoach, recently elected dis trict president Present at the meeting will be F. D. Needham, head of the Central Sooth Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America and Rev. John MscSschern. Council Chaplain. The meeting will be opened with an Invocation by Rev. MacBachern. Following the dinner the vsrloaa dis trict committee chairmen will be In- trodoced, they being George Mickle, organisatlonfiand extension; eanptng and activities, C. L. Shealy; finance, Sam Karesb; leadership training. Rev. John Murray; advancement A. C. McKain, and health and safety. George Mickle. Progress reports from committee chairmen for the year 1945 will he offered after which riialrman deLoach will introduce the district oommittse members for 1946. In turn will comp the recognition of Scoutmasters and after the Scout Oath and Cub Propa ise and X4w, Mr. MacBacheva^ trin give an addrees. “Seito that check well before you •cask it Mr. Merchant” warning has been issued by Cmlef of Police Alva Rttsh„ wbo cau tions merchants to be cm the alert for check forgers during the business rush incident to the holiday aeason. Chief Rush ‘’emphasised that with he mllliona of government cheeks issued monthly to dependents of ser vice men the temptation for forgera la groat and the opportunities tor them are many. ' “Be sure you know your endorser,” said the chief. “Ask for. adequate dentlflcatlon. An honest persem with his own check will be <mly to itod to ooopeBate In letting you know wto he is.” Police Issue Warning Against iSnfHc Violations Dr.. T. W. Knight, Lyttleton street, has coaroleted the remodeling of his profsnslcnsl qaartors and has alas ss- tended the renovating td his entire The proCesntonal oCtlcqn oonristtef ot wotMg rooms and cmeratton qnar- ters itove bean finished entirely la wMto enamel nad nil are equipped with toe Intent la fenroaesnt Hgittns flecrn Wve bedh oovesed with batpr unsini la aatfuettve CO* da- new cement walk has baen toa honae to tha stsest toe walk on LytUeton etreet Camden police today isaned notice to motorists that be^nnfng Mcmday, Dec. 17 and continuing through Christ- mas eve, one hour parking wtU pre vail in the business dlstriet. Despite repeated warnings against leaving ears In gnrohlbited areas, perk ing dcmble on t^'ntreets and-perking over toe angle parkiBg lines, motor- late In incroasing namben are being fined or hauled into court for vlola- tions of toe perking reguleitioas. The area to which the more fre quent offences oocnr is at Broad and DeKsIb stroete adjacent to the flev- age building. Daily mady motorlete' who park tn the bus acme are ghrsai bine tickete / Beeanae at toe anticipated Inorease In traffic dw^ tke lMjlda9i..the po- lloe wlS *he* Arore atrlet tbna ever be fore in heidtag^cnr owpero ’^to letter of jtoe law, r «i mm. iii. Miss Drakeford Shows Skffl In Interview Camdoii Carl Gets A By-lbro la Tbo Wintlurop CoUofo Paper Mise Sybil Drakeford. Wlntorop college student, society writer for toe Wlntorop Johnsonian and a daughter of Mr. and Mrsw B. D. Drakeford of this city has a by-llne In the Decem ber 7th Issue of toe Jobneonian. Miss Drakeford's editorial ‘effort features an Interview of stars od-toe San Carlo Opera company which re- feeatlr' appeared on'v the Wtnthrop auditorium atage. Miss, Drakefo^'d, who daring the simmer vacations holds down the eo- clety desk of the Chronicle, shown much aptitude and skill In handling such an important aasigament on n triple interview whh sneh stprs an Alice Tate, Armand Chlrot, Carlo Marello and Marie Powers. New Weather Low Is Reokded Here -HI' 'A s TanptonttMre Dropa To 20 Do* H.' In CamdoB Ott Tnodday Morniiic .WonMO In AnstrnBa are if toOtTv With toe war ever, a ef mropUee ot Reel winter gripped Camden tkin Tke temperetore kit n new low* for the winter season by dropping to 16 degrees on Tuesday moiihro-. H hit >6 degrees at 6:80 Wedneaday movo- tag b«t nocopding to O. A. Brawn, V. & weatoer recorder, K mlidH kave gteM below toet irlor to toe konr A li mile wind eaaeed toe ooli In be tilt foore keenly by tooee amt id « on 'Wedneaday, 'anner .weather was prantomi An- wnrd toa tloae of toe J. LIZidC’i-