The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 12, 1946, Image 1
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JULY 12. 1M6
jiNumber 17
!MEN report fresh tire
iCKS IN AREA OP STABLES
Of Fire Track Declaret
Were Fretkij Ma^
tighten from tho Camden city
'deptrtment who saved four build-
j lesr the ill-fated sUblee dettroy-
the spectacular mldnlidtt blase
Toeeday declare that they de-
INtb i)re track* on the clay
of the patio between the two
the sUble structure.
R. Mayer, truck driver of the fire
htinf anit stated that the tire
I in the pstlo were near the
tnd were very definitely of re-
niflo.
y trrivals at the blase tell of
an automobile with a man and
'^rked near the press stand,
ch it across the race trick from
Judges stand. This is at some'
from the stables. It is said
the license number of the car
taken and that the owner may
called upon to explain his pres-
there at such an hour and nn-'
- nch circumstances.
It the Camden fire flchters per-
. a miracle in saving the bonk
eook house and other buildings
iTed at the rear of the stables is
lined by spectators who taw the
make strategic use of some
jii of water in the booster tank
1^ big pumper in sporadic bursts
jipray on the blistering surfaces
Ithe bnlldlngs.
Driver Mayer phrased it, “the
did so much with so little.”
firemen arrived the stables
a sea of fire. Grass in the area
aught ablate and under the
uilw of the wind the fire ran like
over the ground.
lembers of the tire department
of a miniature whirlwind that
over the biasing buildings,
the flames upward for a hup*
feet or more.
It news of the blase to reach the
I department came from the poUee»
bad In turn bean notidtd that
[Springdale steUaa ware la flames,
wu nothing that the fire crew
do except to try and i|^Te the
bnildings whkh were located
than 35 feet from the burning
This they did wHh oom-
aklll and with a limited
of water.
[ VO had had a reservoir of water
from whence we could have
water for the pamper there
I have been no trouble in saw*
hank house sad other build-
udd s member of the depart-
bL “R teems to me that tor a lay-
|u necessary for ^e. carrying out
race program nere a resevrolr
be available."
lix hours before the firemen
ded to the Springdale appeal
[belp, a pumper and truck re-
to a call from the Marlon
at track and training area north-
of the city to exlt^nish a fire
t had atarled in some brush.
Fourth Of July
Event At Sununer
Homt! Of R. B. Pitts
Scot** Of F^ds Partake Of
UnMiae Eweniaf Enjoyrmeot
At Lake
Carnival Outflt
Is Secured For
Ihe Cfltotfty Fair
Centiiiental Amaaemeot Com
pany Will Provide Entertain
ment At *46 Ezpoeition
The summer home of the R. B.
Pitts, Sr., family on Hermitage lake
WM the scene of s gala Fourth of
July event last Thursday evening
when several score of close friends
partook of the PltU kospiUUty to en
joy s buffet picnic party which was
featured by a picturesque display of
^-fttreworks.
The tables bearing deUclous re
freshments were set out under the
pine trees between the cottage and
lake. In nearby loed tuba were soft
drinks while at an outdoor gi^
aromatic smelling hot dogs w«e dis
pensed.
Strings of colored lights, balloons
snd a profusion of flags decorated
the grounds. Aftnr darkness descended
the fireworks were set off from a
platform at the end of the long pier
in front of the pitta cottage.
The Fourth of July community
event at the Pitts cott^e home has
been an annual event eagerly looked
for by many Camden people fortunate
enon^ to receive invitations. During
the past yeurs of the recent war it
rkover Is Not
lin On Plans
New Stables
> Problem Is That Of Labor
Materials, Both Sarioiis
Now
Cooperstown, N. Y., -where
D. Klrkover is visithiC ut the
homer ooffl»r‘’'W(HP(l
Klrkover that aa soon as a
is made relative to the re-
the stables at the Sprtar-
' course, destfoyed in a mid-
blue last week, he would make
aoMcement through the columns
‘ Cnronlclo.
>i» wire to the ChrOatele Mr,
stated that it was too early
be any plans for the rebnUding
. He called attention to
l^robiem of securing labor aad an
'Stating that it, was most Im*
■t In consldiMration of idsna.
»lso declared that nSt now
In the matter labor and
at all Mtcouraglng.
^ Sam Warns
•hcketing hi
Soldier Dead
Announoement was made here this
week by L*. O. Funderburke, preejdent
of the Kershaw county farm bureau,
sponsors of the 194f Kershaw coun
ty fair, to be held darling the week
of October 14 at the fair grounds here^
that a contract has been signed ^th
the Continental Amusement company,
a high grade carnival organisation to
present the midway features of thu
exposition.
The fair grounds sro to ba thorouidl-
ly renovated for the 1146 fair. Al
ready buildings are . being pelnted.
Failure to obtain a priority to erect
needed new buildings has not da>
terred the plana of the fair group and
arrangements have been made to
house some of the exhibits in large
tents.
President Fnnderburke of the farm
bnresn states that slreedy he baa re
ceived assurance of Cooperation from
many civic groups sad if the farmers
show the same wUllngness the lf4d
fair wrill set a new high in point of
interest and suoeesa.
The premium book will be turued
over to the printer this week aecoi^
ing to Mr. Funderburke
Discussing the camivsl feature of
the 1141 fair M{. Funderburke statei
that the contract provides thaf If any
of the shows are deemed obJectioB-
able they are to be Immediately
^Imlnated.
Upped As Of July
1st To 21 Cents
TkrM I MTidit Dtiry Camem
Hir« Spgwuor A Two-C«at
waa necessary to forego the affair
because of rstioalng restrictions. | — -
The resumption of the delightful Y..
event was feetmed by the hum eon- lTl€6 Ul MllK IS
Tfvlality that had featured past af
fairs.
Weather Man Says
Weather Not Hot;
Mamied Hnipidity
MdFcoiy OmIy RdocliM A Mora
96 DagraM Om MwadUty ^
Last
“Shucks, tkis Isn’t hut.’* saM & A.
Brown. k>oa5 U. 8. yuafher reoOrdsr,
whsu asked as to how nigh thi
perature had gene on Monday aad
Monday^
“It reachad M on MondaW hut It
felt hotter because of the hl|A hoMd
ity that prevailed,’’ said MV. Brown.
The temperature got up abwe 10 on
Sunday but here again It / was the
humidity that made people fed It
Mr. Brown went on to/ state that
Monday’s reading of S6 was ths sec
ond time the mercury yesched that
high this year, the first ;nme being bn
early June. .
No slree, this isn’t hot at an,’ said
Mr. Brown. ‘‘My records of Just a
few years back show/thst we had as
high aa 105 in May. No sir, this
weathar is cooL’
Man lives After
Car Hits Ditch
Doing 80 Per
State Pntrolinen Hammond
And Moninfo Clock Csunden
Speeder At Over 80
CHIEF OF POUO: ROUNDS UP
WATERMELON THIEVES AFTER
DETECTING THEM IN ROBBERY
Glorious Fourth
Finds Weather Man
Forney Harris, age SC, and residing;w g ^ -mm «
on Bast Hampton street, this city, is Ifl A ^NllTV MOnfl
in the Camden hocpltal suffering * ^ ITAUWU
flom head injnriea for the only July
weeksed accident in this area
Harrin who was clocked by State
Police Officers James Hammond and
Jack Mesingo at tritveling at a speed
over to miles an hour on U. 8. high
way No. 1, east of this city failed
te negotiate a eurve seven miles out
and pOed up in the ditch.
Aooording to the state patrol of-
fle^ they were driving their squad
ear toward Camden Saturday evening
when Harris passed them at s high
rate of speed. The officers sw|ing
their car about in the road and gave
dMse.
*^e had the squad car up to 85
MttM an hour and were gaining some
oo Harris when he hit the curve,”
saM Hammond. He )eft the highway
on the left side snd pitched into the
ditch. When we got to the wrecked
ear Harris was nneonscioos.”
Motlngo drove to the Camden air
port where he phoned the Camden
hoepital telling them to prepare for
gn emergency case. An smbnlsnce
was rushed to the wreck snd Harris
taken to tl|e hospitaL Later it was
aanounoed that his injuries were
Legion Basdrall
Wm Continue
foyg Sam Karedi
Font Jaalir CUb To
Bntllo Harteuilo Afoin Nost
Camden’e three largeet dairtoe, the
Camden Dairy, Roek Sptega Dairy
aad Bourbon Dairy have announced a
two-eent a quart Incroase In the
price of milk, eftsetlve ih of July 1.
Milk hM heen —n*»*g refill In
den at li eeni* a duart nith, thn
wh^ figure at 17 eenta. Now the re
tail jrlcn Jg ft enpta and ilg
ito M.
The fODowlng regarding the mfik
by the board of directors of the South ^ Some four i^es will
^Youth RepivaT* At
First Baj^t Church
A *Trouth ^vtvsl” win be held at
the First Baptist church on July tl-M
at* I each evening. Robert Ayres, Bap
tist student secretary of South Caro-
jium, will condnet the meetlni^ The
program Is fmr all, but the em^asls
will b* on young pwi^. mee ooL
lege atndonts are also ooniing fo ae>
list In youth forums, discussions,
recreation and mUlstment.
This win he a hl^ to ^ e
youth program of the chu^ ^
jouiui p60pl6 ire uri^d to tuo wnr
vantage of this opportunity.
Time of morning meetings wnl be
announced later.
Sam Nidiolson
To West Point
Samuel N. Nicholson, Jr, 01^
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Ni^olsom
Sr., of this city, waa *
cadet to the United SUtes M^ta^
Academy at West Point, N. T., W
Hon. J. P. Richards,'congressman of
the Fifth Judicial dlstrieL
It will be remsmbwed that Sam^
led his clast at the Camd« hlgn
school to 1»45. Ho Joined tho army
department advised lest
relativee steer dear of
luong and individuals nnder-
** *o^>®tweens to, ar-
^ t^fetum of wnr 4ss
Floyd L. Parks sali __
•»t that a letter te the ansr-
f feneral from rel^tyus
fell iBtromatlen igi*
[ “ Wng hack the bodies of
Lins •Wfo^tomidy tie,MB wart
of graven.
ot the pubUo relations
there had
**.^*’* •PP«nto to relatives
moiPlf s vsriety
k^n whkA gtoa to offer
•wnoe or totorutton
or
of the
to oversesg
.^oofgamst: m
.■■f none hen
••dtod. ^
Ysi.
imiMdlately sftor his
wss sent to Clemsou ooUsge oto«e he
eongietod the oew
him. In Jennsry.
to fWt Brsgg. K>*C,
rjsoelved Ws oriero to report to
Field. Texas.
basic trutonlg st f^st prttot, he wss
.tnasfwred to Scott pod, m Upg
eoomlettog Mi oMrse to cryptograpny
at this flald.i(8aBmy then reeelysd
Of iMt.w*
work to high soheM h* was Wlo^
to tho iftoTMons hftho Osmden
Ohrontole. His somy friends win to
glad to know of his now sasigmnent
efWRMWR fWRFWTS 6AI^
Tho
too
shock to thg Hi|
thnt ho had
__ fee mastar
tonhi tho trip to
AnnounoMnent has bemi meder by
the Amerioen Legion Bssebeli. Inc
ttnt while the regular season for
fuaSor Legion bssebeli closed this
wouk Wstnasdsy in this district with
tnater ss winner, the Cemden teem
kill oohUbm to play and the next
tMjm wlQ he agntamt Hartsvllle here
jacj
Lsglen BgsehaU, toe.,
•see p
of
stated fliat
part of
Many Plans For Outdoor
RocreatHNi Abaadonod Ba-
cauaa Of Ram
^amdenites obeerved the nation’s
leifendence Day much in the Mme
Cl
Inde
manner, they have obeerved it for
many yean—without any. fanfare or
fireworks.
The day was productive of climatic
conditions that were far from plesM-
ant The heavy rain late in the after-
nood on Wednesday continued at in
tervals all night and settled into s
series of frequent drissles on the
holiday. This resnlted* in many
planned excursions to seashore' and
other vaoatlfu areas being abandoned.
Holiday programs , including' horse
racing and baseball games arranged
at Pelser, Myi^e Beach, Gilbert and
other points in the state tlisled out
under the rato-laden clouds.
All bustoeea establishments and of
flees in Camden closed all day. giving
owners and employees a bolidsy per
iod extendtor ^m noon Wednesday
to Friday morning.
Patriotic celebrations, shooting oft
of fireworks sad the banging of
cannon and firecrackers, so common
m the north on July Fourth, are not
as s rule to erldneoe to the south
There are aeverel reasons a^hraneed
chief being tile eotncMeoee of July
Fourth with the date of the annlve^
sary of the fall of Vkksbnrg tnd the
toittle of Gettysburg and also to tho
fact that the weaa«r la unusually
hot for much out 4oor exertkm
i/
Future Farmers
Enjoy Jaunt To
Blue Ridge Mtns.
VinH Miuiy Poimto Of Hin-
tMTieol IklMPkst—Also VIrit
Aiwa Ruth Naba Seven Offend-
Sittflo-Handed After
Motor Cbaae
ora
Candina Dairy association at a meet
ing in Columbia last week is of much
Interest.
The board of directors of the South
Csrolina Dairy association with dairy
fanner and mOk distributor represen
tatives of various markets through
out the state, yesterday recommended
price tocreese effective Monday,
Jidy 8, on retail 'Xlrmde A” milk to
approximately 10 cents per quart
The directors, meettog st the Jef
ferson hotel, said the. increase wss
necessary to replace the anbsidy paid
by the government to dairy farmers
during the war period and dlseon-
ttoued with the deeth of OPA on
June SO.
The dirocton said the increese wss
based upon the present cost of pro
duction snd dlstrihutlOB of milk. It is
subject to change, however, if there
la a signlflcant chimge in the costs of
feed, labor, equipment and supplies,
they added. .
This rocomnimidea tom^ to
price is stoipty aa ndjnatment to take
the place of the government subsidy,
snd it does not sotusUy Increase the
returns to rither the prodnoer or the
distrtbntor, it wss emphasised.
It wss pointed out the price of
Grade A’’ milk to oonsnmsirs is the
only major food item which was not
incressed to the consumer during the
war.
The one-cent increase in retail price
of milk allowed by OPA during the
month of June waa emitted to or
der to cover the toroassed oeUlng
priees on foods, thotohrmra oeid.
Annual Picnic
At Bediune Is
Mecca Of Many
The Bothnno annual oommmilty pie.
Ble was hoM last Frliay. boa
tho sorvlcomoa of this eonaty
community- This- annual attoir was
stsrtod to 1141 by Mr. and MTO. a M.
Mays, 8r, honoring tho oMttars that
were on naMuvufs nsnr BefbnM and
has been obsHved'steee that ttme
Quest spdakers of ths day wi
Governor RaasesM J. WnUaiM and
the Rov. Nafi M Ikusadsls of Gas
tonia. N. €.. and Mayor F. N.„ Me-
Oorkls of Caasdoa. I!hrcy Maya of
was msstor of ooiusm
totroduetog tho‘«ov«Mr snd tho
otksr sfsskoro. ^
A beautiful pleale dfnaro was served
by Mrs. D. M- Mays, ' "
Whig, Mias Harriet Maya, Mrs. C. B.
Mitchell. Mrs. ll M. Bast, Mm O. M
Braswefl and Miss Qory
ban was enjoyed daring the aftos^
be played with the HerlsvIUe teemi
the management of which has enter
ed Into the program raggeeted by
Camden with enthustosm.
Of nooidMe other gnssoo wlB to
ochediued necordlng to Bede Rnieell,
post afhletle offloer.
Marine Recruiting
Unit To Be Here
Next Wednesday
At 7 o’deek, -Mias
Mieetod sad this
;in
hla.
MUto towns Mjoynd this oo-
When the Merine recruiting
geants. arrive here on July If, for
the regular weekly visit, they wiU "to
to a large -Marine recruiting traOer
unit, putoted to the treditlonal
Marine corps green.
Dae to the all-out recruiting drive
Members ef the Csmdeu ITntaro
Farmers of Aossrica have roturned
after a week of fun. rest and sight
seeing to the foot hills of the Blue
Ridge mountains.
'Points of interest includsd s fish
hatchery, Osneral Pkksna horns, an
abandoned tunnel which was started
by ths Blue Bidge railway but dis
continued due In pert to the Civil
war. The chapter spent on# day at
Clemson college viaitlng laboratories,
class rooms and historical bnUdings
Tbs college entertained the boys with
a free show, swimming and a meal to
the mess hall.
These annual trips are designed to
bring a cloeer unity between phpll
and teacher and to afford an oppor
tunity for the boy to improve his edu
cation by travri.
"I" 'William K. McLean, teacher of agri
culture, said the trip was successful
end feels that ths boys will,be look
ing forward to another next year.
for voluntary enllstmtots in the Ma- HJAevr CaaIah
rteosr thn rooralttog trallm* wfll-toarfJ^lvW
At Ptoe Tree
School Cannery
South Carolina during tho month of
July and probably August
Ths reernitlug sergeants, ,all vet
erans of the I^udfic war, nriP. inter
view men between the ages of 17 end
21 who want toformatkm concerning
opportunltiA offered by the Marine
corpt.
Applioanta who are accepted wlU be
sent to Ckdnmbia for final examtna-
tlou, aad if accepted for Alistment
will to enlisted and transf«rred to
Parris Istond tor rscruit training.
Upon completion of recruit tratotog,
they wfn be glvra a 10-day fnrkmgh.
Attsotlon Is called to the fact that
October f. It4f, is the deodUne for
men to enlist aad receive aR the
bensflts of the O. L BOl of Rights.
who ooUst are glren their
ekolee ef general rorvice or aviatloa
duty.
The pnbMe Is tevttsd to eome and
■e* tho-ruerulttog trailer and ask any
m they vrlsh, the reernlttog
Is wfll to glad to
thesB.
CUM 8«nAee ExtOM
An Amumineed
b .
Ths U. 6. sivfl ssrvles commission,
Atlanta, Cha. nanonaosn sxsmtoatlon
for prebaiOnal appetotamita to tod-
oral samisgmsnt to tho posttlons of
innsinllBto-' -cvi-inr*
The fedanl
eountaata mii amBlers far duty to toe
’The Catoden school announces the
cannery located at the Pine ’Tree
school has purchased a new automatic
can sealer. ’This sealer will cut down
almost all the spol'.age doe to its
properly sraled cans.
William K. McLean bopea the peo
ple of Camden and vicinity will ean
as much food as pomlMs this ram
mer. The cannery days will be on
Tnsedays and ’Thursdays from t a. m.
nntfl tp.ni. Those seeking to ron
any commodities ars to call td4-W.
This mst^ win avoid nsesasary •>-
pease to firing the hotter and wfll snt
down on labor expense.
barges will be made at the rate
of 4 cento for No. 1 can (pinU) and
7 cento for No. t cans (qaarto). 8sa-L--yJ71J
sontoi aad suffident labor muO; *-
furnished by toe petron.
Itinerary Far Kershaw
County Candidates
Seuto
U. 8. eWa
knta, Oa,
nta aal aHritors
and too
Air
Ions
Ikly S.
stltolpsr,
SSf tos
st too
- %'
Ths tollowtogjs toe sf
eraiy for toe
^ven men, ranging in age from 17'
to 82 years, all white, were taken into
custody single handed Jiy Chief of
Police Alva Rush at midnight Friday
Just after, it is alleged, they had
robbed a fruit truck of some water
melons.
’The police chief wra on his way
^me and In pusing the Slnclalre
Filling sUtlon at Market and Rut
ledge streets his suspicions were
aroused when be aw several men
clustered under the canopy. The sta
tion WM closed at ths time Rush
believed that the men might 4)0 plan-
ning on robbing it
The chief, swung his car about,
turned off his lights and glided to a
point in front of the PrAbyterian
church where he ceme to a stop. He
sat watching the group of toen until
they finally mme acroA the street
and one of their number drove a ear
up against a fruit truck, Raymond
Parrish, of Sanford. N. C., who was
taking a load of watermel<ms from the
Columbia market to Sanford. Parrish
WM in the' Roxy eafe having his rap
per.
Ihs men climbed up ou the melon
track and began lifting down melons
to be placed to the antomoblle. Fin
ally the group crowded into the oar
which started erat on DeKalb strMt.
Rush tamed and followed the car.
Atchtog It at Fglr street. He placed
the seven mra to the car undw ar-
rAt and ordered the ear be driven to
the police station whsrs all ware
booked under bond of 852 Ach on a
petit larceny charge./ Six melons,
stolen from the track, were con-
flsMted by tk* police and returned
to tou titisk 4rlver.
Ctolef Rush stated that had he been
able te summon help that he could
huvu rounded by double ithe number
that were taken, as other men who
had been hanging around near toe
Norris garage fled when they aw the
chief to pursuit of the Aven to the
Ar.
Three Are ReleeMd
When toe eesA were celled to Re-
oordm Oliver Ricq’s raurt Mondey
xnorntog four of the alleged offenders
totted to shew up aad tbetr bonlM
were forfeited. The other tore#, said
to average 17 years of age, were rsp-
rsAnted by an attorney who claimed
that they had been dragged Into the
watermelon episode by older men.
The court dismissed the charges
against them a a result
Camden Fans .
Are Criticized By
League Secretary
Falmntto Offidal Dnerins Local
Chaapmagg In Nat Faying
Far
R. E. McCutcheon of Bishopvflle,
secretary of the Palmetto state base-
baU league, who wm an Interosted
spectator at last Friday’s game be-
twran Camden and BishopvUle at
Legion park wm tooktiv for a watting
wall when he approached a group of
Camden teas.
■ “I’vs Men something this afternoon
that I never thought to sm to 0am-
den,’’ he Aid. “The name Camden
hM alwaya been sAoclated to my
mind with the very best In sporting
spirit But whSD I looked ont Into
that aroa beyond the rl^t field tonce
and counted some sdventy ears and
doable that number of spectators who
were so chAp they would not pay to
see the game, I could not believe my
eyes."
And ‘ Secretary McCutcheon wm
right as this writer had also takes a
survey to the sixth toning. ’The tons
who did not pay %b watoh the game
At on fenders, <m bumpers, or to
ears. A soors came to from parked
cars on the highway to enjoy a free
tpectaele.
It WM a spectacle << poor sporto-
manshlp and extreme riiApnsM. The
msmben of the Palmetto Mia^gra
0 ^e baseball to toe -tMs of
tbe city. Tike iMaysrs reoelvg oo ggl-
ary. The SMmey taken to at toe gate
g( A to pay the rent on the park, for
balls, and for other expense, and yet
there are toss to flamdwi who vrill
take advantage of the park not being
Midosed by a ti^t fooM to dead beat
their way to vantage points.
Tuesday, Jitty 80, IS a. ULr-Betoune
WedneUay, July H, 18 a., ult—Mt
PMgah high school.
Thursday, August 1, 10 a.
shaw,
fridayf August 8, 10 a. m—'
VlIlSL
MosMiay, August 5, 10 a.
Grove
Theeday, August 0,10 a. m.-—Btoasy
Wednaeday, Astgast 7, S 8.
CamdSB.
Thursday, Aug. t, 10 a.
Saturday, Aagset 10, 8 p. aL-~l
vfllagn C
* -b —
DrfM.
New Hand Rails .
At Post Office
Tha post offtaa buttdH^ilg to tove
four hand ratli plaead on .to* Croat
aeeortteg to aanounoaAaai
troiB PMtmastsr C. P. DuBoae, Sr*
this week.
The Btoa prints have already Boon
rk m Futttog to tha
^ ba atartad soon,
toaai toe top plat,
form td tfeb ssflitoi Nstforan and
toenea to tba gtraat
If luck «r aongy k your onbr fpto^
tool, ytoi'to tadhr and MosM wtoitoL
fni.
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