The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 07, 1946, Image 1

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iM JdLiJa.K ■ ' s .4: .yF, • I ■ •4 Bureau Chronicle CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1M6 V Number 12 For Starviiig People Be Gathered In Camden FuSu Of Jumor Legion Will Make Honae To Hoooe Caaena ) vaats to aid the ■utfertog poo. the diatreeaed areas of foreign iT |g0 time in the history of the Ihaa there been aaeh a inpera. ^ of foodstnfEs as them is for the many millions who dying tike flisa from Hob. It here in Camd^ a moremeni trfbnte in a small way toward Is the feeding of Uiesa un- tea is being launched. And by or than a group of little f oll^ , banded together as members jsnlor Legion aoxlliary. young girls, who did such hM Job on the Poppy Day sals ,k ago last Saturday ara going the city tor canned goods, fixation will be set up in [ward and erery house will be by these alert youngsters In Lspalgn to secure food. OB have any canned gooda and to contribute toward this rery f canse, set as nuny as jou can uMe and when the kiddles 0^1. orer to them. A central point „ aasembling of the food will isOBDced and Maymr IfeCoTWe lied that he wlU aas that oriters prepare the cans for It to the proper deatinatloa. LosUe Whitaker ia chairman Jonior Legion auxiliary boat is prepared to carry the cam to erery home ia Ciuuden. It's fat Mss and as Csiadsa pso* . always free to ghre hll.oat Batters like this, aaeesas wfK the effort they are, the six loaders In J tor the staittMf dhaapalga itanched by the lualor Lsflon ly; Jabe asstag, Jtaa Lae, Clark, Charlotts' Wbi^ »! sad Aldret BoyUa. Others wfll to the list of fhsss six, who M ward supsnrison ia tMi ittaf drlrs. John C. Stover Is Named Leader Of lions Group SoecMd* rrad WmI, Who Hm M«d« Enwiable Record Dar ing Admini»tmtk» PROCLAMATION Tbe nminhen of tbo Junior Legion euwiliiiry' ere planning on a city-wide cempeign to collect caomed foodstuffs to send to the aterwing peoples of countries laid wfMte ia tbe recmit world war. As mayor of tba city of Camden, I urge' ewery citizen to cooperate full beartedly w^i tbe mowement planned. Any canned goods, whether borne produ^^ or purchased on llie retail market will be gmtefidly appreciated by the young pdeple who ara sedring to do their bit toward feeding tbe unfortunates in tbe distress John C. Stover, secretsry-treasn^ of the Kershaw County Production Credit aaaoeistion, has been named as president of the Camden Uona club. The clnb which is jost about a year old has had Fred West, Camden bakery proprietor, for Ita leader and under hla guidance and the coopera^ tlon of aa alert cooperative group of offloera and membera tha club has prospered in an amazing manner. The recent snceesaful over-the-top cam paign to purchase an Iron Lung for the Camden hospital waa one of the ontatanding achievementa. The club now baa a membership of^ approximately IS and thta la expected to reach the half century mark with in the next tew months. With Mr. Stover on the newly Hated otfleera are: L. K SaUth, forest ranger with the state forestry depsrtmsnt as vies president; T. B. Brace IT, a vstedn arian as second vice president; Henry D. Norris, garage proprietor, as ftlrd vice president; P. B. Baird aa secre- tary-trsssursr;^ H. B. littlejobn. Insm- ance agent, aa Lion tam«r, and K. S. Brown, city employee, as tall twist er. Directors srs: 0. B. Clancy, Haso aasonttve; 1. H. Boykin, fjr^tnra and xaaaafoctarer, and C. B. odgars, mast dsalsr. Ils Bsw otfiosrs are to take office on July 1. , Veteran Announces For Treasorer Of Sirriiaw County FRANCIS N. M<;CORiaE, M«y«r uf Camduu, S. C. Band IMrector For School Coming Sept 1st Funderburk Appeals To AJl Farmers To Cooperate Nettles Is Named Post Commander; American Legion Local Poat Sbowa Gain In Mambarahip Of 236 . Daring Past Yaar Says Agricultural And Stock Ezpoaition Can Ba Made Big Success Yoor ler^You? Are Pmrmittad To Re- Weight By Tan Par Cent This Month ' Jodbon ^hmaouncaa iJiia CandHdnry Far Important CamtW Offica -waged toSt yddr loaf of I or those breakfast rolls you tt your favorite grocery btkery this weex looked TOO have good eyesight tor ITM of bread and some loaves smaller. IHI bread and rolls wsre 1 po per cent in weight beglniilng Bday. This was In sceordsnes Be agricultural dspartmsnt of peral government to ssvs cer- famine areas abroad and also |e domestic aupplies go farther. are limited to 76 per cent I flow they used a year ago, 1^ previously bean givsa fad- ' lion to msks rsqulrsd ra in site of loaves sad rolls jr«luciog..4he prices. Paw of however did so bsoaass of ve reasons. ramment ordar provided aaE- for bakera. who, became «< dttfknltiea cannot reaatm- >ply. Snch bakera have nntli to apply for the mcempdon. 'BLIC FORVM CaMen harfysprs ago. V Bterrlew with Lt Com’ JTohf 'oaaa** from sa Btada magti- It conductor Is he who adh- bs finest rearita with the economy of bodily motie|n; matest conductor wbo ewer ' my mind, waa Theodore a modest siaeere fSBtlBrifl W, ’’genius was hi^ woft" I ret desired effects hs left I to chance, bat throapt hard the greatest awmepti of JWM when Theodore Thoamd. band to play duriag oa*^ Ithe moment arrived, ho tarfr and said, ’’floasa ^ haadi I hen 1 had'^liniihed bb bowod . Thank youT* vas a highlight in m are odiorm’* hi auo of It proverbs. Ikkakeapesre paraphMiom la »maeh ado ahoat m the line *'«paaparlioat woald never h< afraid tea Americaa band of ^ |«>Ma with the boat BhropMa eapeclaBy oar loli aa exeeed^y annoaaceo bis candldscy for the of fice of treasnrer. He is a veteran of World War H sad Is s grsdnste of Camden high school and Clefoson college, where he received his B.8. degree in borticaltnre in 1940. Upon graduation from college he waa com missioned a second lieutenant ii^. the Officers’ Reserve corps and was called to active duty shortly there after- '' Jackson served fifty-eight months in the Infdntry, eighteen of which were spent in tbe Pacific theater where be saw action on-OuadalcanaL He was released from active duty December 1, 1946 with the rank of captain. Since January 1 this year Jackson, son of Mrs. W. L. SKftss, Sr., and the late W. L. Jackson, has been s member of the QHbert high school faculty as agriculture teacher. Mayor Deluged MtkFan Letters Edilon Atwi Pudlkb ConuMute- ton Skoar Jaturust & LikCil Esheuttuu ' — . — The anaouacsmeait of Mayor T. N. MeCsririe that he was not mtsring the ooBgreasionsl race against J. P. Richards, present incumbent from Lancaster and ah' annauBeed candi date for re-eleetloa was of sufficisat news Intereot to draw spaoa In all of ths papars of the state and also bs hrondesst from radio stations in Co lumbia. Snmtsr and Charlotte. Mayer MeCorkIt’s prestige as be ing Camden’s fivs tmrm mayor with no opposition In ths last two sisetlons. coupM with the fact that he is presi- dent of the state municipal ISMva^ sde him float page nsws. Mfton fA apvsTal pspsrs, ia ooi sBtiBg upon the detenalnstloa of the Oamdsu auayor to sesk the eoa- grtssloBsl toga fit 1946, have prodneed some stfIdteBt eommeat rscakdlag the Irifh oharactsr of the Caatoea UMUi, JMay streitteg his keen iatsrest ia Ube flasr things, his affUlstlon srith his oteurii sg sa sMsr sad Sun day sehoM Issdsr and his eatstsadiBg sapoaad of eteie msttoie of a forward luiM eoaatrnctiye asture. Ths Ouadsu oM^ hu mestved a vasltahle delafs «’t PHt several w from moa wAo 4 affmtes'm wen foagl^ Hal Middleton, Who Gave Goorgetown Onolendwty Band Id Stata, To Coma Hera Announcement has bean mads by Supt. J. Q. Richards, Jr., of the city school syatom of ths securing of one of the outstsmding band. directors in state high school circles, Hal Middle- ton, who will report here tor duty on September 1. Mr. Middleton has been in charge of the famous Wlnyah high band of Oeorgetowa. S. C.. for ths past sev- srsl years and prior to that time was director of the Kingstree high band. It was at ths Georgetown high school that he gained state wide tame as a dlrMtor as his band was rated as one or the best drilled sad i^sy- lag groups in the state. According to Supt Richards plans to start his musical instruction down in the grades, taking 4hs popQs from ths fifth grade upward tor bend mueie aetivitlee. This he will be bidldiag every year for s finished high school band. I f Bufflclsnt pupils srs ia- tsrssted in the band program it will b epoeslble to form a grammar sMmoI bend group alao. Supt Richards ststsd that It wUl he neoMtesry to make s cheek of the band idptrumeata and uniforms avail- abls-fo^ the MaM prsgram of a few '^sap may bs utiUssi ui^ Oyitain William Ancnim Is Qted By War Secretary lOrudited With Oatstaiidiuf Wteik Aa Port Diractor At Charloatoo, S. C. I - I WilUain F. Nettles, Jr., was elected 'post commander at the annual* meet- ' lug of the James Leroy Belk Post No. 17, American Legion, at the annual election held Mouday evening at the Legion headquarters on j^tcbsrd Court Vioe commanders elected wsre: Dr. Joe W. Brunson, J. C. David, J. B. Gaston and Frank Csston. Marion B. Williams was re-elected as finance offioer, while Andred G. Marion was named as judge advocate. Rev. GeoiTe K. Way, pastor of the Lyttle- ton Street Methodist church, was named chaplain, M. M. Reasonover was elected service officer and Bsek- Iham Russell was named sa sthletio officer. The new officers will bs in stalled at a meeting of ths post on July 8. The retiring officers ot the poet are: A. Sam Karesh, commander; M M. Reasemover, adjutant; Rev. A. D. McArn, chaplain; John K. dsLoach, Judge advooats, and Georgs W. Bow srs. J. D. Watson and R. B. MeCss- kill, vice oommiMden. The post has enjoyed sa outatand- iag year in Legion and local activities, having sstabllsbed a new Legion headquarters on Pritchard Court and Incrssasd its msmbsrriilp over ths 1941 figure by ttl members. Ths total nsmbsrMUp SM of Ttze 1, 1948 was 948 sad it was SKpsetsd that*by ths end of the present ealendar jrear there Csptsla WlUIsm Aaerom, .Uhltsd Mates navy, who spent many years of his boyhood in Camden, and who is s brother of Thomas Aaetum, aransger of the Southern Cotton Otl company plant here has been pre- sMted with the CommeadatlOB medal and citation from James Forrsstsl, secretary of the navy for outstanding performance of duty as port dirsetor of ths Sixth Naval district The citation reettec that he dis played exceptional leadership and adminlstratlvs ability supervising ths control of aU aserriiant ships, armed gdsrd and oommnnlcatloa Uasloa groups aboard thsss vassals using ths ports within the Sixth l^sval district sad ia plaaalag ths routing of all,will he orir 600 membere earoUed. merchant vessels, hospital ships sad I aaxUiary ships Tendering serrice la keeping with the highest trsdltlons of ths naval ssrvloe. , ^ - The citation has been made s part.^A Mflirfkftia of Captain Ancrum’s* official record. AU lliWdUUB iflCCIr sphnt BuSt^ ^Satari^i At Adimtic CSty SNien nine ysers of age the tamilyl Bwved to Camden where the soming iMcCarley Delegate President L. O. Funderburke of tbe Kershaw county farm bureau an nounced this week that the bureau had accepted the offer of the Shrine club and American Legion to take over the operation of the 1940 Ker shaw oeunty fair. Mr. Funderburke is calling upon all of the farmers of the county and particularly those sffllisted with the farm bureau, to cooperate to tbe imit in tbe plans for the 1940 fair, which will be held in the fall at the fair grounds here in Camden. Only by the cooperation of onr agriculturists wlU we be able to make a succees of this venture,” said President Funderburke. ”In other words, H is up to each and every farmer of the county to get back of this program and work for Its sne- cess.” Mr. Funderburke believes that tbe farmer bureau is wall qualified to take over and present the fair pro gram. He stresses the appreciation of the bureeu members toward the Red Fes (Shrine) club and the Legion in offering to assist la the prepamtloas for this big event and declared that he felt that ths sxperlenee thsss groups have had in the past should be of much value to. the bureau group. Mr. Funderburke stated that a meeting of the bureau is to be held soon at which time the committee to handle the (air program will be an- Bonneed. Regarding the carnival feature, ns- uaJly productive of a wave of Indigna tion following the fairs, Mr. Fundsr- burke mads tt plain that the farm bu reau would not tolerate any trashy and obsesne ahowa and that there woald be a strict taboo sgalnit shows carrying gaiabtlng coneessioos. ’’We ffoel ws shaU be able to secure a ear- ■teal that wffl offer good clean whole- seme antartsiament-foy our fair eus- tookers," he said. ’tsz^ aaO la the J. litters ,>c(HalBg aripUBiiit la stats Miiassf and pro- — aalfonas can h# _ Another tecolte teiaw at the hi|^ sehool lists-the return here of Q. B. McGrow, who was la charge of the vocstlOBsl program befors ths war. Mr. McOrew Is an accomplished in structor in. his 11ns of work and his retnrn will add greatly to the value of the high school -vocsttonsl pro gram. While la the army he attained the rank of captain. Mrs. McGrew was formerly Mias Rachel ODanlM, Camden high school teacher. Mr. Middleton, the new band dl- rsetor. Is marrlsd and has a child. Citadel Oub In Conclave . At llie Gus Ward Tavern The Kershaw County Cltadsl clnb held its snnosl dinner at Gus Ward’s Tavern last Friday evening. The election of officers for the cenning yser was bald Just befors din uer, W Major WDHs CuGorTlor. mar presldsnt, was slseted honorary president, sad L. Dsss Boykin active president. Alexander Q. Clarkson, Jr, was elected first vies prasidsat aad Arthur Stokes second vice presi dent Tkomss Aaerum waa eleetsd secretary and trsasurer aad WDUsm R. Get^ asiistaat ssertCary treasurer. Colonel Hill, coaunaadent of **11# Cltsdel”, and Qulaa Derimr, new foot ball coach, aad JOka M. YOleplgae, foraier coatA of the Camden high school football tesm^ wsre the hoaor guesU of the oeessid W. D. Trantbam. vice preeMeat preelded at the enpier, aad he t«aed the gavel over to Major Moultrie foailsford, who'called apea the Cit adel men to stand aad give thslr riaas year at that sdhool, also ths taagth of Urns they served fa the army with their rank. Pructleelly evarr Citadel Burn prsssnt had nsnrsd la War 1 or War n sad most ot them hold out standing naka. Colonel Hin gave an talk on the foture of the Citadel aad tbo expaasloa expected uadsr ths nost-wsr profriun. '^ch DMkw told be ths footban prospects for ths oonteag Call. Hs Ctonsd-that toothuH had ast (flMns turn to 9869 Two Are Ipjared In Hane 0^ VACATION ilBLR BlOINS jgteir WITH a^aram . ^ Fifft lUBS f at 4:19 with »..mhaolh^ M at 9:99. Wk anA IL YiriP* WahMur. terns It at 8;8e. aw* mMHNm. TlMulHovia ioaifoaaL John Harmoa of liniea, wen known iM jjlaus he was pOafiac. •Witesd Item SToeesa Wriet hotel at Oedia captaia eatsrsd ths graded Orsduirtlng from that lasUtn- 1998 at Om ago df I4 yeara- In fkhnm oi IM he SUUM a preparatory school at AunapoHa, al most St ths thae the MUae was bfowa ep In Havana harbor. Ba, wlOT some ten others entered the U/ 8. Naval Academy in May bat as all offlcsrs fit for sea duty had been detached the naval cadets were ordered home until ths following September. In September the group returnd to An napolis and In Fetwnary 1908 William Ancrum graduated from ths institu tion. He went at ones to a far saat- ern station where he ’saw aoClve ser- vise against ths Moros in ths Bonth- ern Philippines. In April 1914 hs was in command of an escort consisting of three destroyers for General Fun ston’s army from Galveston to Vara (Trus, Mexico, and during the World War I he was on Admiral Sims’ staff in London from August 1917 to January 1919.. With the exception of the late Rear Admiral George W, WUHiuns, Captain Ancrom was ths only other grsdnsta of Annapolis from ths Fifth Congressional distrlst subsequent to the CtVR Wlr: He #ii 1918 but St his own request was rs- called to active duty as port director in Charisston five mouths befors Pearl Harbor and it was for this fine service la thUr office that ths cltatloB was given. In additlOB to the Spaiiak, Philip- pins, Msxlesa aad World Whr No. 1 caa^NUgns aMdals, Oaptala Aaerum was also awsided ths Order of the Crown ths late King ot Belghua Mid the Order W,8t Laaarns aad Saint Mere hr the former king at Italy in reoognitSoB ot 'hia ssrrieaa la the Adrtatie ia 1999 whsa the rslatloBS between Italy aad Jngo4Havla ware severely strained over the eoatrol ot the Adriatie ita, Jurors Sanaium^ For Court Term The Kiwsnls club of snnoaaced that W. C. MeOa>w, wun-f ^. . • . s.*ss:‘'ss ^r^A'^MStart^ng' Jime M . jISrV*w 18, ar'lu Notices have baea tot^ie Iimtic City N J ***• grand Jury HamHton HoU', prominent southern ‘t «« Kerahsw county court house on induetrtsltst and preeldeut of Klwanle "onday, June *4.- . « International, wHl pfoilde it the five- members sr^ .A B. day meeting, which is expected to^t- tract some 10,000 men sad women /• I^ngford, Owden, from all ssctloBS ot ths United States Camdra; John C. and Ckinada. Stover, Camden; Oscar J. tayrl, Cam- Many leaders In business. Industry. ^ ’^*5®**’ *^*I***V^’«*®'.J*' •grleulture, and govsrnment have sc- ®- C- J®*”*** cepted Invitations to address the con- R**. C^den, A. B. Klrtls^, vsntion. The speaking program will Lugott; W. B. Mkw- featnre Dr. Ralph W. Sockman, Har- ^**1 Logoff; pld B. Stassen, Osnsral Omar N. Brad- West. Camden; C. W. Be ley, Rep. Clare Boothe Luce, Secre tsry of Agriculture Clinton P. Andsr- **- Hsmm«d, Riigswsy, and Carl fon. Wniiam K. Jackson. Boston. Camden, president of the chamber ot eommerce of the Uatted States; Lionel Chsvrier. 5***^ Ottawa, and Drew Pearson. «Al, *■ The convention will open. Sunday Johu T. ^ttlM, J^ H B. svening. May 9, sad oontlus throui^ 7^' Cs^ Thursday noon, June II. Major ad- J^^lyharry,^ B^Mt;_ R. dresses wUl be based on the orgsnl- B- ^tridge. J- C. Boy^ ration’s nine objectives for this year Cam^; U C. Pa^. Blwsy; W. „,aa weU ap Wl’gjpte-JtoUtnat.topal’a N .XML- CMga^0,^41-J>a^, iitwW »•«*. for ^ ftaalw Lwff; A L. Peacs—^Unlty-^pportualty-** Goodals, Caaidsii: 0. W. Raboo, Im- Kiwanis International cancelled Ita *ott; ^Si*****^ conventions during ths war sad w. T, McDonald, WsstvHle; Daa M. arat month's mssUnA^ b# ths first Mossisy. Camdso; _Wmianr Brough since Cleveland four years aio. ton. Kershaw; J. W. Hwasby, Cam- dsn; W. 9H Baker, Bsthnaa; Oeorgs A./Wilson, Jr, Camden; J. 1^. Klag. Jr, Bsthune; J. H. BUiott. Camden; Ctoqrgo B. Cunningham, Libsrte Hill; ^ ~ J. H Hinsafc- Catoe, Karshaw; Ralph B. MeCaskiU. Bsthnaa; Alsz Bass, Csarisa; WUsoa M. QShuni. Kershaw; B. 8. Trussdals, Oamdsa; of thsIC. B. Teuag. Kershaw; 1. C. Bdtfmaa, board for Rleh-I Ridgeway; T. U Oardaer, M. M. Reasonover Veterans Advi8or-i.^aSifrirg Local OPA Board Baridoa waa; hespttal. lpjfote« title. fo a Oaaway lad foe* ■4' Mrs. Woolfe Winner Of Wmnan’s Evmt At Cmui^Onb Fm*. Fair Saa Fiaiah lUtalar lUr Wtk biaaBdda Seam Foar playera Ued'up with aat -7t*i in the woiran’i tounuttaent held at tbe Oauriaa Ooaatry club Tueaday, Mra. Rayasoad Wootfa the herelae lu tbe sport dsan, "iarvlval ot the Jltteat” ihdtead to take part ha a tow-way playaff to take the top haswi m thi day. Whew Ika taMrtii plar waa eon- cluded Mri. Woolta, Mias Ida Mc Dowell, Waijikm (PataBry Karr sad Mfo. R. W. TUIsr aU had peafod aat 7t’B. la tka aatrm kdm pt ptv Mfo. woolli wcsdhlM the fttl with a top haw ?? 7. B. OPA price control lead county today paid tribate to tha|sad Bdwsrd Bartlald, Kanhaw. fins eooperatioa ot M. M. Rsaeonovar, county sarvles offleer who is ssrvtng “ Amdytit 8how$ Water AU TMmH ot OI. uM ut nmt Of Condeti ExceUetU to contact Mr. Resaoaoysr who wlU is jL* srasEji- in added Mr. Csm^ttnsa. And The Limnr Are Getfing Inm Lung Money ..-A- J9 The Uons club of ^ weak rsportat aMl6o#sl tioBs to tka Iron Log di foe last pohlhihed tapiirt’iaiM 999 has bean rscsfved by the Lioas treas urer to be added to the total. The Methodist aad Baptlai rimrehsa Bethaas oontrihatsd $99, tha Dlxia Homs Store, 919; Dr. Oiii A Wgirt, 919; Howard F. ■fHha. fM; Mfo era Ben Tele^oae office,. 9M4; the Hadsoa Taxi Has. 9i. and over waa tarasd la IF a of c. a Mra-J. L. PsAA He . MmI Mrs. W. OL Ispeetmsas as ot May 99: Color, 1.00; ehlofido, 7.00;: fret am- moald, 9.01; afoamtaoid 0.01; altroceu as nttritsa 0.090; gen as aitratss, 9.09; total soHfo 71.00. Bseterisl snittyris was B. Ooa asg- [ativs; gra tormtag orgaatema, abasat. Mr. WUllam Sifoinner, ot tha Lab- oratory, remarkad - further that tha ”snM]rses Indicate water to be ot good JoBtrfott-laaality aad free-firoti eoafoOnlnatlon. drteai Maci this T, aoncB kwoih. Mfh CanftilF—iBfVH • ' Kunlfow Cfo Bfo ^Hfo* I — .^'1 H I '6 k T Wi‘ ■'Mi'' T pa * !|- -i<?V . '■wk\ U'-,k ' it,'- f' ’ ' . '4