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4 gOWARD NORRIS AND DALLAS MAHONEY ARE CO-CAPl^UNS OF THE 1946 CAMDEN BULLDOG FOOTBALL TEAM Camden Chronicle fOLUME 57 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDA^ it>ECEMBER 28, 1948. feather Man In Inoxious Mood (Jiristmas Day - I ■ ■■ Populace Obaenrea Na tal Feaat Day With Great Joy. NUMBER 41 S'o OUl? DFADFiy; ana raENDS... Tha Naw Taoor b fta In-oite weather ot the meMleat Camden and Kershaw County 1, Chrifltmaa with tar-reachlng ne^ f In fact, It was the happf- Chrtetmaa In many years In a jrJtt of homes. a majority of the homea whore j f duty had occasioned wacant „ fsmilies were complete again rejoi^iu* and happiness wis ’b natal day was ushered in with ^ht services at th? Bplsoopal 1 Catholic churches, record crowds out to give worship for these ....ns. At Grace Episcopal church, *)^eet crowd in the church his- r arthered for the tanpreesive rlt- that was offered. Carol singing •n offertory solo by Miss Mar- Salmond added greatly to the letting for the beautiful com- rke. that had been in evidence in „ throughout Monday began to rteadily shortly after the adtent [Christmas day and worshippers at I nidnight services returned home ft heavy downpour. rain increased in volume the er of the night and was cli* by a flash gale that swept the at 7:30 a. m., ripping branches trees, upsetting signs and clnt* the streets with debris. The then fell alnuMt continuously It Christmas day. rainfall over the weekend, greatest proportion coming I day, was l.tl inches, ao> to the local weather reixM^- On Monday the tempera, hovered near the freeslng point d^rees, the mazimam during I day being 35. On Christmas day np as high as 64. lay found Old Sol coming I from cloud obscurity and smiling i Mother Earth. r u official records are con> there were no serious aecl- reported over Christmas day. sr of skidding .accidents were and severs! cars were dam* I in coUlsions but the damage was IhBavy and no one was injured. Iters armed with fire crmckera Christinas eve and Chrlstmaa I nightmare of noise in some of the city. On Monday night f these youngsters roamed the tossing fire crackers onto of homes. The din waa con* and apparently there was no made to comply with tha edict police that fire crackers and wploolves were under a ban. o mmlon with lofT^ oMt lor dbtoni Hops lor Each of HI hoi a ilcdkw cvttftilt oppoiIuiiMog I hm €■ a nMKhoBit on Bio OIL lo wo ol tiUi fcoottooptog. Thoportbaooji^ jKlb^ fntuTO-jnly cnibmblohoo TM food of fbo pent w« Iho food of fho hdafo wUh ^^pobTolalliigpoQoo. Hopofot. hopplNp c win dopood on how wo and do NpUtacdi In^ Tr Iho wMd b BO boNir ocBo ^ of oonwiMifiWoo Iko onr owil aO’c Cro88 Drive littees Are mneed Today littees Will Be Nam- hd At Once And An nounced Soon halrmen G. H. Pranke and 'D Heath of the Red Cross ttmpaign announce the appoint- tbe executive committee per- and take the occasion to ex- all deep appreciation for the ilMtlc acceptance offered. Whhaooomiiigof 1946 a loodllf fothor them a gonofoBon and flio eon Iho fatUfO OfftlB topfttffcmnf. Wo warn pewo. 'opfNlf^o jLoko it 9 b Bio onm of BioaooBdt ihofwiifponiihniBogailndlfkl . fooolfo to wQcfc on 1 BVo 10 BMd poooo on ooA nop ^Thon Bw honon of 1 notho Tbilod on Iho dom' wffl not hewo I ' opportnnttUg. BoRbwIBioqpliilof -fwS for ofocp ono of YOU Jbopo, fatflflod by o boBag of C2-- 1o wioi; hr out noBon'o adrio?o>. BnlBdi Monoxide Gas Death Is Contrary To. All Facts Ignitioa Off and Gas In Tank Scoots Theory of County Autboritioa. I to It begins to look m if the mystery surrounding the death of Allmi H. Gritfeo and Mlsi Dorothy Kay in a biasing auto near Sumter, will never be lifted. ^ Sheriff W..J. Beale said last week that the test made December 13 by a chemical engineer indicated that enough carbon monoxide gas could have entered the car to cause uncon sciousness within three hoars. It does not elucidate however that a sane per son, feeliHg the effects of the gss, would have remained in the car to await death. It does not reveal why, if the couple became unconscious, the motor was not running despite the fact that it was later found that the gas tank bad many gallons In It The Sumter story states that the test Was made from 4 to 4:36 in the afternoon and in the same car in which the two Sumter young people met their death. The car had been equipped with new windows and roof ing. A direct quotation from Captain James W. Hammond of the state health department, who conducted the experiment, is to the effect that the exhaust fumes from the motor enter ed the car in dangerous concentrar tion. "One can only guess” says the re port. "as to the true condition in the original car but it seems safe to sup pose the test results are not ag high as they would be with no wind and if the car was more tightly built than member of the executive com-. , _ . has been asked to select a sub- present body of the car. jttse to assist in the work of hftr respective committee as BU. Ilmen—General O. H. Franke Shannon Heath. ^-Treasurer — Mrs. Leon rg. leaders—Mrs. Bland W. ^ctlon and Advance Gifts ^M. Kennedy, Jr. luSSn*”’* Cluba—Mrs. J- P. Pickett y ^apter Branches — Mrs. Watts. 5® Mill—chsriQg Zemp. for Drive—Mrs. Hnghey Picture PnbUcity—T. Lav H. Heath. I Bwlng. Taflar. ■ •ulHsommlttaaa ■ttaottneed at a latar data. ^hnee Records aSuf filed with tha office fa tha pant from aaiida 1 8. Mayar. Jr., and W to w. B. and Bank to C. P. M. farowB HeleJ^a*®^ 11-76 .a<^»f wu A. Savage to T. D. Service Vcw. 1 art^ ft»«t the 12? ^ eleaad an 5 !•<•. In ah. , Yaar hoN- s:: According to a report from Shaw field there waa no wind on the night- of the tragedy, the reported velocity being less than three miles an |ioar. GDieriff W. J. Seale of Snmter oonn- ty is not inclined to offer any com ment on the results of the test He says that he and his staff are woridng on every clue in the hope of picking up some information that would indl- c^e whether ot not there has been any foul play. In the meantime the friends of the young couple are stni Insistfag that the circumstances surrounding the affair are auch as to Indicate that It was a clear cut case of murder. They oontead that Oiiffen as well as Miss Kay would have sensed that death waa lurking in the deadly fumea of monoxide gas Just as soon as they began to get drowsy and would Im mediately have gotten from the car. They also contend that If the young couple had' gnccumbed to the the motor must have been running and would have run until all the gas fa the had been oonauaMd. And according to early reporfa. examfas- tion disclosed that the motor had been shut off' aid there was mnch gas in the tank. It begins to look M if the authe^ ties are staJemated fa their efforts to solve the affair. J. P. Rkliatde Wm Speak To Ameriean Legion Announcement Is made that Con gressman J. P, Richards will be the gnedt speaker at a meeting- of ^ JMtoa Leror Beik Post No. If. the Mistfni: «o be bold en Monday night. Jan. 7. at 7;|d o’clock, fa the Leflon M this btoetJiiO Astortesn L^> ion Dfatlagttls]^ Serriee Awwd far 1941 wlll.be maifa* Service men and Letleanalrea ere urged to attend #ia event Mfg CmotwBf Sum m. tMo» ,>ik' Public Aid Requests Are On Hie Increase The Btunber of applications for pub lic assistance filed with county de partments of public welfare has been steadily Increasing for several months it is announced by State Director Ar thur B. Rivers. Applications receiv ed in November totaled 1.1S3, an in crease of If percent during the past six months, and ot 17 percent since November 1944.. A similar increase in the number of applications approved by county boards of public welfare is also shown.- The number added to the public assistance rolls in November was 810, an increase of 23 percent during the past six months and of 40 percent over those in November 1944. "The same standards for determ ining need are used in all counties," Mr. Rivers said. "The fact that the number of applications approved runs right along with the number filed is not surprising. In fact, it is an in dication that county boards of public welfare are arriving at practically uniforp . decisions in . establishing need, which is in line with the intent of the law. Certainly the records show that these officials are making conscientious efforts toward that end.” Two Important reasons, Mr. Rivers explained, are chiefly responsible for these upward trends. One Is the dis continuance of allotments and allow ances from persons leaving the mili tary and naval service, and the other is the increasing cost of food, fnel, and other necessities, which is stead ily reducing the valne of the amounts awarded to needy and dependent per sons in the State. Pentecostal Holiness Announce Revival The Pentecoetal Holiness church, located on Fair street, is fortunate to have for their mid-winter revival, the Rev. L. J. Frank as evangelist, and the Manly Sisters ss the singers. In combining these two we have one of the beat revival combinatiozu ever to come to Osmden. Rev. Frank, who it a pastor In Ak ron, Ohio, and who visited here In October of }944. is (me of the finest speakers known. Ho is noted for his excellent manner and is also well versed and a very inspirational speak* **^Tha Manly Sisters, who coma from Greenwood, are noted for their spltn* did singing and mnsie. It truly can be said to be the sweetest moMc this tide of hearen. _ The revival will begin Snnday, De cember M. Servicea will be h^d each evening at 7:30 p. m. ^ Mon day; {Dec. 11. the swvlces will b^pln at 9 o’clock and will be a watch night service.”^ * Tour imaseaee will be appreciated at any df the servlcee.-<3<»trlbuted. In peneetlmq the InrgMk Mwm •< the fuljdrark add used in tha Utatt- nd Stalna It eannimad ta flia jBw* > todustry. It Mryaa to braak dm iBMliiUt phoaphata rock, aom- ^•rttnf It Into wptrpfromhala d Itea whicb dlMBlvaa aaafl^ la Urn mD aad can Omb ba Miy pm* Fhi ^tuaiion bt County Is On The Mend Total Of Caaaa Dropa From Orer 600 To Bolow 300 Mark. ^ The flu situa|k>n in Camden and Kerftaw county^ hap _ahpsn a decided traprovemnt within the past two weaks, according to Dr. A. W. Hum* phriea, county health officer. There were, at one time when the epidemic waa at its peak, over COO casea in the area, bnt at the^and of last week, this had dropped to below 800. Of this total, some 76 were In the city ql^pamden. The short-lived epidemic taxed the medical and hoapital facilitiaa of tha community to the limit. And whan several of the physicians succumbed to the malady tha situation was more serious. However this hasard did not develop until the epidemic was on the wan It is said. Facilities at the hospital were sore ly taxed to take care of the flood of patients seeking (»re. Drug stores did a thriving busineaa in cold cures, npse drops and flu rem edies. Mre. Elizabeth Turner Dies At Age Of 98 Years Mrs. Elisabeth Turner, age 98 and said to have been one of the oldeat Confederate widows in South Caro lina, died at the Moore clinic at Co lumbia at 4 a. m. Dec. 27, aa the* re sult of injuries received in a fall three days ago. She broke her hip at tha time and was taken to the Moore clinic. Her husband was the late George M. Tnmar, a soldier of the South dur. ing the war between the stntaa. She waa born January 11, 1847, in Ker shaw county. She was the djuighter of Eliisha Holland and Mary Peeblea Holland. She has made her home fa Camden all her life. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Owens, with whom she made her home. JUso 21 grand children and 47 great grand children. She was a de voted member of the. ^ Methodist church. The fnneral will be held Friday from the Lyttleton street Methodist church at 8 p. m. Rev. George K. Way and Rev. J. B. Caston officiating with burial In the Beulah Methodist church cemetarr. ’ John W. Horton . Of WestviUe Passes The funeral of John W. Hortog; who died at his home, fa WaatviUo Monday night. Dec. 24. following gn extended iUneas, was hald Wednaaday afternoon from the Damascus Metho dist chnrch at Westvtile at T /I’ekwk. The deceased is survived by kla wife, Mrs. Grace Horton, five sobs, Walter D. Horton and 'VnUiam C. Bor- ton, this city; Clyde of Waotvilla, Morris Horton of the United States Army and J. W. Horton of the U. 8. Navy, and three daughters, Mrs. Mary Gardner, CamdeB; Mrs. Yloln oHgfe of Florence, and Miss Doris Horton of WestviUa. Tho active bearers at the fnneral were all nephews, Oscar Horton, Thomas Tomg. Floyd Horton, aa Hartea, Oscar Horton and Cutude West Honorary bearers ware K. C. Ettsra, 1|. P. Weet, Arthur Jordan. C. J. Outlaw. Bagene L. Moealey, Purdy Lea, J. W. Harran, Baas Ifant- er. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., and ofaers. Tea.naa eour nUIk if yod need to by adding one and enekalf table- spoona af lemon Juice to eaA enp of mint. Coach lindsay Pierce Is Presented With An Auto Retires From News Service After 25 Years \ ■ ill Snm McCnskUl WUl Be Miss ed At The Post Office Steps. Sam A. McCasklll, who has been local agent for the Columbia State for the past quarter century retired last Sunday. His job has "fallen upon the capable ehonfaers of John Dial. Sam Mc(faakill haa been a fixture at the postoftice every Sunday tor nearly twenty-five years. His genial smile and cheery “hello” or "good morning” starled tho day right for every one ot os. And for the dime you handed Sam, he gave you the Sunday issue of South Carolina’s leading newspaper, the Columbia State. That Bam McCasklll was able to maintain the higb standard of service that be gave the readers of the State is something to go down in the books. For he is 76 years of age and time now to retire. Sam and his fine wife have two children, of whom they are very proud. Their son le Captain 8. G. McCaskill, ot the United States Ma rines, who haa seen much servioa in he South Pacific. Prior to going in to the Marinas. Captain McCaskill was an outstanding atklete at Duke. There la also a daughter. Mrs. H. C. Mills, of Columbia, who is quite the apple of his eye. Sam McCaskill la going to be mise- ed on Sunday mornings down at the poctoffice. The slnoere with of the Chronicle and his hundreds ot warm friends Is that he will have a happy and prosperous New Year and that ha will consent to wmnder down to the <re once fa n wlillt Just to ex- dmifa p^lfagi of tha day. Camden Listed As Member Of Golfarcmt IntMT City Link LnafiM In PlnmMNi For Thu Aron. * Golfers of Camden and South Car olina have informally formed an inter city link league which will reach all the wgy from Columbia to the Pee Dee city of Floreoca. At fae present time, plans are at % atand-still be- canse of the adversa weather. Melvin Hemphill, pro at Forest Lake Country club in Columbia, said last week that be had contacted all tha interesting parties and that there would positively be a league in the spring. At the present time, IMs ex pected that at least five clubs will enter the competition with p(Maible entries from other towns. Cities rep resented under present plans are CamdM, Florence, Orangeburg and Columbia. Aiix After the regular season schedifte is completed, a huge tournament will be played to determine the league champions in all clasaas. Mr. Hemp hill declared that he hoped that this laogua and tonmament wonld work into a statawida affair and that the pkiyoffs should be the biggest things ever promoted in the golfing circles of South Carolina. , The two dabs that wUl repreoent Oolnmbla will be Forest Lakes and Coinmbla Country clhb, where Walter Reyn(dds recentfa became the clnb’i pr^essional. The Colombia Country club Whs formarly known as the Ridgewood clnb but the old organ isation was disbanded and an ratire new membership and conititation haa been adopted. Mr. Reynolds said last night that many of the old Ridgewood boys are staunch mambers of tha new cirganlsation and that many new mem bers have Joined the club. Camden will be reprecented in the league by the Camden Country club. Deputies Will As^t County Taxpayers h Malniig Returns Under the provisions of the Current Tax Payment Act, January 16, 1946, Is the daadifae frw taxpayars to file either an original or auMnded "Dec laration ot Bstlmaitod Income Hfax for 1946” without incurring penmltlee. Original declarattons M>Ply particalar- ly to fanners who are given until that date to fUa thair declarations and pay the tax fa fall. Amended decla rations apply to those individuals who now dlaiiover that they undereatlmnt- ed their 1946 tax by more than tha gllowabla 10 per cent, on declamtlona filed on March If, 1946, or subsequent declarations. However, a taxpayer amy file hie income tax return and pay the 4ax fa full by- January 19, 1946, fa lieu of fllteg on crlgtaal er assaofed declanttoii or eotiauited tax. Deputy Colleotors of fatemal Rot- enua wnThe to Camden, 8. C. on Jan. 11. 1946, at tha,Court lioaso. for the purpose eC ghrtng aesMoaoe to tax payani fa tkle matter. T« TW Villopigue Receives Wnir Bond. Big: Doinge At Annual Gridiron Fenat. Coach Lindsey Pierce of the Cam- ^den high school footbgll team, who is ranked as one of the outstanding prep school mentors in the country, his teanu having won some 45 games with but seven defeats over a five irear pmiod. was presented with a check sufficient to permit the pur chase of a new automobile, at the an nual gridiron banquet held at the Sarsfield club Friday evening. John M. Vlllepigue, whom Pierce succeeded as coach and whose record parallels that of the present mentor and who has given freely of his skill and Judgment in aiding Pierce, was presented with a 1100 war bond and Dr. Rogers, local physician and sur geon, who was*’himself a football ace when attending high school in Indi ana. and who has looked after the physical welfare of the Bulldogs all this season was given a check for $60 with which to purchase a radio for bis antomoblle. Camden city officials and citlxens united in making the 1946 football dinner one of the largest attended and most successful fa Camden football history. Couneflman J. E. McKaln. pinch-hitting for Mayor F. N. Mc- Corkla, who has been ill with flu the post week presided at the meeting as toastmaster and proved that he can "carry the ball” in that particular. Hie banquet was tendered by the city while the gifts to Messrs. Pierce, Villepigne and Rogers came through a fond raised by the citisens eport committee and represented contrihn- tions from hundred ot bosineee and professional men aa well as other cit isens. The high light of the evening was the annonnoement of th« election of Howard Norris, tackle on the 1946 team, and Dallas Mahoney, center, os MHmptaiQs of too 1946 Camden squad. Norria is a frother of IMKay Norris, who captained the 1946 team. Coach Pierce Iseued the letter hon ors to seventeen meinbers of toe 1946 squsd. As each player responded to his name, he was presented with a a group pictara of the 1946 Bulldog team and also a solid gold football fob, the latter being presented throngfa tha efforts of the cltlsMis sport committee members. Players to recevie these honors ware; Howard Norria, Chapman Gra ham, McKay Norris. Gena Banner,. Tad Melton, Donald Campbell, Dallaa Mahoney, George Carlton. Bobble Horton, Tommie Little. John Ander son. Harry Gandy, Giles Huggins, Sam McDowell, Dewey Case, Larry Morton, Bbnest Baker and the team (Plaasa turn to page tan) No Lawbreaking Wave In City Or The County Law EnftNrcMimit OffkkU ftnwp K«pt SUto CIcmred Of Major Offonaae. r '‘Camden has been very fortunato In having np Increase in crime during the past year". Chief of Police Alva Rush said this week. “As a matter of fact the nnmber of arreets fell off slightly daring the war months." Most of the crimes fa Cafaden were petty in their natnre and fa many in stances were committed by Jnveniles. Depnty Sheriff J. H. McLeod points with much pride to the record of his olfice during the year Just closing. The criminal calendar ot the office Is remarkably clear of any serious crimes while the activity of toe coun ty oonstahnlary haa been suph oa to discourage minor as well as major offenses. In nearly every cose of law violar tions. toe city and county authoiitlin have done a renuutoable Job fa hrfag- ing the offenders to account II I 1 Miss Saimond And Mrs. Bronson Will Sing. At Service Si«tan To Bo Hoard In Oil fertmrjr Anthem At Grnce. Pflenger’s heantlfril anthem, "How Umg Wilt Thou Forget Me,” with Miss Margaret Salmond os soloist will feature the offertory at Grace Episcopal church Sunday morolng at toe ll:lf o’clock serviee. In addition to Miss Salmond’s solo number, there will be a duet number with Miss Sahnond and her sister. Mrs. Joseph Munson, sfagteg. BankeWiUBe. Cloaed Jan. M t MeretuiiRa and ether interested pnfdfae ire urged to antlelpaie their money needs for next Tttie- day. January 1, I94t. Thin belne a legal hoiiday, the Commerslat NaUonal and the Plmt Nntlonnl ■enks ef Csmdsh wilt be eleaid for the day. . i