The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 06, 1946, Image 1

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H ; ■ f ■* T t^.r ■V-. ;|.l 58 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROliNA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1M6 NnmlMr 38 Wegation Iteclares For pan On Sale Of ExplosiveS^i State ffiR {tf!nR1i!S RM>nr<l rVn^H Ta A^WaNGAME COMES TO FINLAND mRONTrr.R fS miUMVXmnn li«P l -^5^ ^ iT./ [OR CEIAAraSK SCORES JCCESS IM SANTA CLAUS PARADE; BRILUANT AFFAIR Jam SUbwttHtt And faito Sir—U To View Hpu Lon^Spoctoclo. Floats Woro AttractiTo' gowd estlmsted st betwesn lf,t00 to 12,SOO men, women end j.tnwA tSo Atrwta of dowattfwn Csmden Friday afternoon to tke tint **"—* Ourlatmaa parade, sponaored by tbeiraeenily Cundea Janler Chamber ef Commerce. 7tu the Iarg«t parade aeea In C^den in many yean and feat- »tto bandi, a dram corps, a score of fine floats and many othm* nbicles. InchAed In the parade were carr carryli^ offlclale CihambMa of Coamaroe from Snmter, Columbia. Lancaster ace. i I A* yande, led by a asonated police escort, fcHowed by. the I Bock Hill high school band with maltttadlnoas cleeer stepping wss in tnm followed by floids and othw rehicles. extending r^tvo mUes in length. Brtaiglng up the rear was the float of the Junior Chamber wRh its Christmas tree and other Tale sag- I tnd many toys. This float was preceded by the brilliantly ani- I luntcr high sShaal hand. lUons prasantHf attrae- CaadcA- Oardeit Bwnltage Boy BcMt troop, ‘ Hospital aaxUlsfy. hmerl- loa, Teen Am canteen, Janior Waliure Leagne, Nursery elsM, Wat- ileoot troop, Bailey Termite IlNils Control company, Craft- i lasgue of the high sdio<d. fill of the high srdiool. Transit nation, American Legion Red Cross, Janior Cham- Ed Oommeroe and ethmrs. Many features, indading late . of sntomobttss were shewn I Bu of march. •nds of screaming cheering nobbed the 'Jni^ Cham- Fit CoBunerce float Upon wbtdi tOsus was rMlng and tossing In the crowd. The parsde sad- Bsmpton Park whara Santa I hdd a rec«plio% and gars hundrsda of gifts. CdHHtiti> Itnpslsations w^ not as- 1M the Junior Chamber bed much searing' mstsrialfh , n be turned otm* te arsltars (or distribution to tbs I Jedges swsrd^ tbs Watsres troop float first prise, tbs Garden dab, seoond; the club, third, and honoraM* went^to /"^ orer to AnMunced PositUm Of j \ional Advisor Record Crowd Is Looked For At lions Big Show **EUbomte FnU Rom** b Offeimd PuUic At Aodi- torhim Toniflit, wfll ba [rammar Biaaons Urged To Obtain Tickets For Ladies Night All msmbara of Karahaw Ledge No. 2S A.FJI. era re- mlndsd that tiaksts far tha tad- laa night banguet te ba haM an Thwwday night, Dec. 12, mast be purchased fay Monday night. Dee. g. The cost per psrssn Is $tJ5 end these tMsts may fas bought St W. R. Zs^lp^l Drug slsr% DsKsih Ffaannssy, or from the tickst csmmHtss asm- psssd of Oscfgs Creed, J. ■. Msairt and Jim Heffmen. Ah intsrsstfng end snCsrtaln- Ing program has faaan planned and a largf attendanca Is hop. ad far, Kpmegay Offers Air Ainbalance ' Service To Camden fntkmlg Cam Bn Flnwa Tn fbiiSg With — $3397 tihroogh $7102 pnr Ynnr immination for probatlonal Dent to the aboTO position iMBounced today by tha axscu- incretary, board <d U, S. clvti mminers for tha ratarana itlon brgndi office No. I, S, Oa. Tha raeanciaa to ba ire in the vetaraus adminls- branch five offica and field of the Taterans adndnis- in the atataa of Alabama, Plorida, South CaroHna ITnnesaee. Its may quality who hara Inperlence in vocational guid- > Piychologtcal testing, parson. [SOagement, social work, occu- snalyds, employment or relations, etc. Credit will Idren (or undergmduata and ite study In recognised col- •r universities in vocational . psychology, sociology, lies, statistics, education and Del administration. In addi [h the experienca training lents. a person must pw tten examination designed to sin the applicant’s knowledge i (ield of vocational cotmsdiiug. itiona must bp on file wiUi • iieqptlve seevatary, board of civil serviea exuninera. vet- T ^ministration, branch office f^Atlants S. Goa not later than 17, 1»4«. The Komagay l^uaral home of this city takas immaasurahle pride tn announcing affiliation with tha new airamhulanee service, the first fully recognised awlal ambulance service In ths United States with CAA apiwovaL The service (rffers a. fleet of gleaming white twfaHingine am< balance planes with combats first aid equipment including oxygen, with a flight nurse in attendance on all trips and piloted by iNcpcrta with more than 1,000 hoars «ex- pcriaace. Ike service offem safe speedy transportstioB of thh sick and in jured to any part of tha United States within a few hoars. Each plane has accommodations for two passangars in edd^tion to pilot and patient. Bach passenger is covmred by $100,000 llsbllity insurance and the rates for transportation compare favorably with the cost of other modes of trsnsportatlon. The wsy the service operates is best expUined by C. Granger Kor- negay ot the Komegay Funeral home who sUtaa that Jf a paUent here requAea Service st.the Mayo cUnio at Rochester, Miim., the Johns Hopkta bospltsl, tbs Duke clinic or any other outstanding medical and sdrgical center, he or ■he would be taken to the Camden airport In an ambulance and then placed In the ambulance, plane which baa come down from area headquarters at Durham, N. C. The big white plana then takes to the air and transports the -patient to hii destination. Tonight’s tbs night and it is seSa to wagsr that evmry aAtertaining- loving cltiaan of Camden trying to jam into the gra sdipol sudltorlam to witness Ruth Gordon Wright’s “Blabq^te Fall Revue” presented under the ana- pices of the Camden Lions club. Fair this is but another In the growing list of achievements thpt haa gona iuto the record of the locid Lions alttb and it to perhaps ons of the jeak aveuta so far aa fun Und entartalnauat ara con. earned. It ocfart more thaa two fidl hours of eutertaliiiBg dauees, SMalo and athsr ftwma of entartainmaaL all uadar tha parsaaal direotlea of Ruth Goadon WHght Whan | ssntad at tha Carolina fhaatar la Columbia tha criUoa wfeat lato eaetasles ovar the pmgfiftn wkioh to a colorful and awlodtoaa matoaga of mferth. melody and rkyfiua.. This to tha kiad of an entortnte- mant to which you can bring the entire tamOy, confident' that aedh and avery membar. from papa and mamma down to littla tasy and Abigal sad inohMlIag Baudi will gat full eojoymaat out of it The pro<meds of this program wfll be used by the Limis ta tk^ eharl- fir pKNpaas. which tacludes gtvlag advaatages of surgical aad medical aid aa regalrad sad la xaaMf othar ways mmiag oat p Meat lan^UAa bumaalt# prc^act. ' Tha T^dtwaas with Which tlia public haa purehaaad tlckata fbr tonight’s attravagansa iadlcatm doarly that slaoore approval 11 givan to what tka Lions club to 4n- lag. It avidancaa a aptrlt ot ooopoaa- tion that hrlngs a idow af prida to every maabar of the eliA This eotmeratlve attitude to uvl- denced by aU Lkms toward the wmk of other- organtoations. Whan tha Janior Chamber of OemiMme piraaented the teata Oaaa peiade nMrwsm the job wlfiL a real den lAountad oa ' blg lmek aad toi tha dm mans twp roaring Lions, ona la Uon garb aad the dtber posing aa a traiaar. Camdan pooida and eapaotoUy those who are coaaeetad with the Camden hoepital have not forgot ten the fact that U was through the efforts of tbto splandid aarrlea club that tha hospital waa pro vided with an Inm long. Thay lutva not forgotten the clothing drive that was ooadneted prior te tha iron lung campagin how auo- cassfnl that tamid out to ba. COMMENDED INITIATIVE TOM ubiting their ' f- Salvation Army Service Unit Is Functioning Here PIap To Rhino Sum To Take Cara Of WorthwkUe Project Preaa Of Skate Now Clamar- inf For Law To Be Passed By General Assembly tt' •M CytSHarri^n Will Managd The Camden Pm Oub With in the dlR. WUltoms. Camden Offleer Is Honored For Ratde Prowess OapL Deniel Byrd MttUer Awarded Btoom Star Medal Cyril Hsrrtooa, arrived in mally taka ove ot Ike Camden annouaasd' game would, he crack Auneta. Kirkwood fluid her 21. . Bagiantog on be p(do at the every Seaday end of Aprfl. Handsoa tha polo stab wUI tiald aatU tha tm or Chamber Of Commerce Activities BrjriiMii Watt*; ***’*^L ^embsrahlp dfiva for tha r of Gontaaroa, nimer tha ip of Chifirmaa N. R. Good ly been UwMhad. The diree- 1^* Mt the saaw goal an of Lw snd teal qavtain thto oh- ^ be sttaiaei.' The Gham- Commerca faactions for tha rood of the city aad wox- I sroa and butoeaa man tmt moca can ba aeeom- 7 « commaaRy duvslopms"* rather Ihmi - bidlviaMl ®ksmber of Coi hore tha» lunity letlvlty to be maaity, tha Chamber of Oonusarce must ha democratic in Ito atmo- (nfe. Its msmbara must be rspue- ■Mtative aad tacluda aU typaa of ImshMas lataraato, tharaftwe tte membership drive wm spbraee mU knsiniTT aad ladlvidu^ groasa of the dty, aad wa hops to thus ^ cure an aefiva Chamhar oif Codsarea that will in- nnfteoni partidlpatloa. If d dire©- glieuld aot make the STto IRvIln* te sand h Ir^ eaa a< Ai ^ ^ B. of dinetoff to as W. 0. B.&: ^ Sale Is RollingAlwig Oliver Rice. Baal Bala treasarar. reports Seal Sale returns are com ing in waOr with f4ft.M reeatvad during the first week of tho drive. ”Over 2,000 letters wsre sent out to white contributors,” said Mrs. George Creed, county ehairmaa, ”and saore 2B0 letten to negro eontributors. Of letters wbteh have come back, practically all brought oontribuUotts. Only a vary tmall percentage of people have returned seals to this dats.” ’’We would like to rbmlnd those whom we have s<4ielted,” conttnned Mrs. Creed, ’’that thto to ona time of the year that the tuberculoeto aasoctotlon soUdta funds, and that more than 8f per cent of the money thus raised remsins ta the county for year around service to pao^ within our own county.” Tad Dives Off Highway Into e ^anmldn Drhrfr. Braaka Claw Aad Partkaa Om Top Of AiMto Ualfl Roaemdl irC of Talon, Okie aad Camdan, eras praaent as wa Carl Ughtfoot, eanaattonal Iqdtoa pi^er, MouHrto B. Bums aad othera. Harrison declared that ha aauld not annouaea tha Uaeap for tha Initial game at thto tima, bnt Indi cated that it would ba cboaen from the foUowing playars: Charley Li^ tie, Joa Bates, KUky Tapper, M. B. Bums. Carl Lightfoot and if WO- Uama to here, ha will certainly take part Harrison axpaeto te ba la tha thick of tea play 'in all games. Kirkwood field te under process of grooming for the season and will be in fine shape'fer the .initial toaa- ia on Daoembar 22. Fifty .Cars Are Tagged In First Ihiy Of Jletering EWwon Hoyo Ckarfoa Dia- wftaod Aa They Had Put Coiuala For meritorlotts aehtovament ronMaandtng offiear of tee U81 MaeKensia -dariag oetloa agriaat aa enemy Oenaaa solHBarine in tha Atlaatie aoaaa area oa May 14, IMI. enpt Daaial Byrd MUler, U8N, asatotaat chtof of staff for peraoaaaL Sixth Naval dlstriet of 1M2 Broad street Camden, S. C. was prassntad the Broasa 'Btar medal with oambai ”¥” by Rear Admiral U T. DuBooa, USN. ooas- maadaat ef the Sixth Naval dis trict at oaremonias held at tha U. 8. naual haaa, ChariaalOB- > -AoModlac to hto aUatlon, ^Ob- tekUag tadar onttagt oa a hostile U-boat ’The campaign in the intereets of raising a fund for the Kershaw county service unit of the Salva tion Army starts today with a tap- tatlva goal ot $2,000 being aimed at Tbe local unit embraoea all of the oalitandtng • organisatlona In Camden, many of whom have al ready annonnoed their repreeenta- tlvea on the operating oommlttee. John C. Stover ot the Llona club to the temporary obalrman ot tha committee and J. F. Moody of the same eervloe unit to Itoted in i active role.' Socretary-treasarwr 4 M. Laa Mays ot tha Rotary club. Other committee amrabers already named ara: Arthur Stokes, county superintendent of education; J. O. Richards, Jr., city scho<n superin tendent; Mrs. Kathlesn Watts, sec retary of the Camden and Kershaw county Chamber of Commerce; Dr. F. Grayson Shaw, rapraaanting the doctors and Mayor F. N. MeCorkla reprsaanting tha olty admiatotra* tkm. Othar groups to be Itoted with represeatativea not yat aamed ara: Bastem Star chapter. Junior Cham ber of Commarea, Kiwaato dab. Junior Wdfara League and tha den tal profaaaion. Tha Kershaw unlL which not for* amlly orgaatood as yat. to fnnctloa- ing.aad already two toasU opaca- tkrns have haaa taken cars of by tha fund. The program In Camden and Kar ahaw county to bdng suparvtoad by the oommlttee above named who are being guided by Envoy Homer Carson, fisid rsfrassntativa of tha South Atlantic division, whose kaadtuartsra ara la Jaaksouvflia. . (Flip over to page ioor) , u’-boat. Caplala (than eoausaadar) m wr a Mfllar maatuvarod hto daatroysr .Ta \mmata into a tavoraMa position aad lM»a two vigorous depth charge attaeka, whidi raaaltad hi tha itestmctlon of tha saamy vaa- saL Hto skillful sssiaanshlp aad saatous devotion to dat^ wore ta kaadag wRh tha hlBkaat traditions of tea Uaitad States naval aarrlea.** Durtag tha earamoatos Captain Millar was also prsawtad tha Navy Uatt Commaadafion aad Oommea- datton ribbon awarded to paraonnd who awred aboard the U88 Irwla pa OciobOT 24, lM4.i A lff6 graduate of the Naval Aeadamy at Aaaapdto, Cwtaia MHlar todc part in tha campaigns ta Sicily, tha Marlaaaa, Iwo JtaM, Loson, Ponaosa, Okinawa and was at Pearl Harbor whan World War n bagaa. la addition to the awards prasaatad ha also holds tha SUvar Star medal, Lagkm of Merit modal and tee Silver Ufe^tavlag amdaL Captain Millar to tha son ot Mrs. W. J. Mayfidd of CamdM aad to married to the. former Miss Ma^ garat Carrtoon. They have a taa- year-old daughter, Daaalla Hart Miner. Prom all over South Carolina come reports of ths smphatio sndoresment of the Chroniele'e eall at arms In the fight to plaeo a ban on tha Mia and uaa of fireworks in ths stats ef South Carolina. Karshaw”s county’s delogs- tion. Senator W. T.\ Rsdfoam and Houss Mtmbsrs\A Clater Arrants and Arthur Jenoa have informed ths Chronieto that they prepared to bring the mat ter before the next general aa- Mmbly. * Tha prsM of the atato has raitisd to ths eampaipi and oditofa are demanding that tho next gtnoral seasmbly pom a law p^ibitlng the eala er dto- eharge of firo orsektrs and fire works In this State. Recent tragedies hava aarvad It empbaatoa the alemant of danger surroandlng tha handling ot the eg- ploslvaa. Writers dadara that m aa- othar reason, thay ara a nutoanoa and ara disturbing to many peopla, particularly 1 thoaa who bsltova ta tha sanetlty of tha birthday of tea King of Kings. Ostogatlen Mamhsra Apprava Baaator W. T. Radfaam eallad tha Chroaida a taw hoafa after thp tosaa of Novambar 22 appeared cm tha news stands with tha appeal to tea ddagatkm to ’’do aoaMthftMT to halt tha sale aad asa of lira oraekera and flra worka. Tha saa- ator stated that ha waa la aeeopi with tha Mm and would cooperate to tha fullMt in gattlag the proper, lagislatloB paasad. RapreaantaUva J. Clato* Aminte oallad tea aiaws daak from Oohw-’ bla to axprsM hto dMlra to ooop*-’ rate te tha fallMt la eliminate tha hasards eaasad by tha tala of exploBlvM and thatr um ta tho- State. Trina Raprasantatfaa Aithir JauM of Kershaw, wl» wga h "buddy” of the tour young man who' ft; Is Now Under Way Tha third aanaai ”01118 40 ths Tanks who have oampaiga,” a pro gram dMtiaed to provMa Christ maa gift ppokagas to ovary wound ad, sick and dtoablad aarrlea ama and woBum—ond vataraa—hoapl- taltoad la any vtteraa, army and- aavy hospital ia tea United States at ChrtotaMs fiam to now aadar way. The oampaiga in CaaMan and Karahaw county to under tha dlreo- tkm of W. F. NottlM, Jr., post com- maadar ot tha Amarloan Lagioa hare aad Mrs. Baalah Shaora, unit pTMldant la tea avaat that doaors 4a not Mra to gtva paekaga gifts, they eaa oontrlhato money which win ba osad tv the oommfttaa in buying gifts. Cltoeks for thto purpose may ba Mat to Mr. Nettles or Mrs. Sheora. la oaaa of gift packagM, a eall to Mr. NattlM at tl or Mrs. Sheora at 144 will rsaMt la aotea baa pitelag team ap. GeMga MoGtrt, taxl-drtvar. had a narrow teeapa from bafaMi trewaat In Lake Ihamokia aarly Tusaday moralag whM Us taxi, a Batok ■adaa typa^ left tea raad aad plangad Into tha water. Curtto Chlldara. rsoidlag aaarby. hoard McGlrt'a teouts for kelp and npoa taveotigatkA ftond MoCHii sittlag OB tha top of tea oar, wkleii wna mmt aht iashM Abov tha wm, ihaa of ih» water. Later tha bar aattlai aad waa ahHrriy aalwisriafL It to balievad that MaQlri. «li| am oa hto way te tea aaliip. at tea whaal a mft tea hiikway. vhlah to tea teara at tea Fifty cars wars tagged for over time parking oa Saturday, the first day ot Camdaa’a parking mater program. Eleven of tbe 60 arrests found police dismissing the complaint when it WM found that coins had been idaoed la tea amtara but fall- nre to operate the handle and ragto- ter the coins nmlntslned tbe viola tion rad on tea maters. Chief of Polios Alva Ruslt tosued aa armouncemeal Sunday that bo* giaalag Monday tearo weald ba no wmtviag of tagging for any axensa whatsoovar. Tha telsf dactorad that tha matera have baaa^tn idaca Buffictontly loag oDOoSh tot the pahMe to baoo$M famfitor with teatr operatiOB. Tha chtof atatad teat teart wars aearcaly aay proteris tea puttiBf late wnct of tha mater prograBL Jadglag hy oawaaat aw tea part of motortots who lava •aa of tea parfciBg amtara raeant- ly laatallad tharo ip a dtollha te tea typo ta Matng by reports fas ally hall efatdM amaa of tha dty # haginntmute teal teat, teo aurny maters have basa iaatiBad. Ilwy do not teat that aMte^ of ears oa Ratladgo straat west of the cot- tea ptattorm aad also aast of tha tha to vadortad te havo mm i ttaaar whkh wt lato n aad had te obamo laf hraar wtoh oefite Brted StMpt atDst DR. MAURICE CLARKE, CIVIC LEADER AND CHURCHMAN, DIES skm lodfMthtetea uxplo- rfi^ Maa#al Oatea pahatwal The Veterans Comer Can a veteran Who gets a 01 loaa lake a "sMa deal” with a rad aa- tate agautt .What agaaey haadtoa tarmlaal iMva payt Arc Would War I vaterana eatitlad to amputea earoT ThoM and many other qupafiau raadi VA oonteot rapreaeatatlTM every day. Bara ara tha aaawara to soma of tha qaaationa moat tra- qaaater aakad by Toteraaa. Q. What to tea proeaduro tor aatfiag'up'a''farm tratolag aehool ta my eoauaualtyT ■g-sarvloamaa. CuUum, Alabaam, A group of World War n vat- araaa should apply to thair county agmiL local Tocattood aiyladtara teuehar or TA eoatlet raprteaata- tfvoa. Tralatag offloan of tha Bogiond VA aftloa la Moatgemarr will dsb toad amtotutea la ap affirm halaiac vmmm Q. Art voteraaa of WoMd War n aafitlad te leaas to biy tir^f IkeasM ■. MaiThy. BRk-t, Aik. A. Taa, If |hw aft to ht ter buMuiM H <$*« End Coma Aftur Montha of Stiff ariagCoBaammity - Mooma Hia Paaaiiif Dr. Maurlea (Harko, rector of Grace Bptooopd dmreh. here, died soddenly at the church Rectory thto afteratoa at 2:14 o’clock. toUow- iag an iUnoM of savard yMrs dura tion but which baoaate serious last Saptembar whM ha waa obUgod to give his dmreh aetivitiM. Ba haa hMu OOP ft nod to hto houM evOT slaea Dr. Ctarko rpakod as one of tea outstaadhBir fiptocopd elargymdi of tea eoui^ aad hdd partohM at WhadbBf, WMt Va,. Sprtatfidd. Mariata aad Oolimbaa, Ohio. Ha was adacatldid saaratey for fim Southara OMe dioeaao whfls at Co- ibua So waa atoo daaa of St PtUTs Oathadrd at Marquattm 10A.. ter msay flmrs. Ha has hoaa tar of €tosaa ohmuh hare for pagf U yaara, dartoi whlih ttote 2m was also head ot tha Ctodb* Oteika' touo.liiini'.at CTIever Dancer b Semred By Monardi School Miaa DiwHiak Hai Affilihtod Willi Mo! afdi Sehool of Datooa Margarat DImmlok to eaa of tha oatstandlag baUat and tap taachara in South Carotiaa. She ban haaa a bdloriaa with tea South Carellaa Bfallot eompany for ^aavaed years, and WM tea toadiBg' Mstructor ter , tea Foster Sehool of Daaea ia Oo- lombto for tha past two yaara. She stadlad daneiag la Now York with Tltda Faklaa aad VltoalCz, SkoUar tor savard ybart. MlM DlaunldE haa haaa daadag slBco sha was taa yaara dd. Mra. Monaroh hdtovM that she will ba u groat asMt to tha Itoaareh, School of Daaoa aa(| te the oom- amnlty as waB. Pvt D. Hi^tond Reports For Duty Pvt Donald Holland of Fort Bd- voir, Va., hM daparted ter OiaiP Stonamsa Ovoraaas Raplacomoat Depot PltUhurg, Cdlf., for ovoi^ ssas aMigamoat after ha^ plated hto baalo la tho at Fort Batvolr. KJi Donald to tha son of Bagaas ^ toad of CaMatt with 'whaos lo iw, - malnad durlag hia delay la roits^> t Ha gradnated from Midway tskaaf la 1444 after wht4h ha ttoibtlatMF^ aatarad tha UahMty ot -iSoam Cardins comptateglte rlcu]am bafora aaterl but ba plaas te aator tea OardiBa law oobeot m aasly as side apoa batag dtodwi in aebad ItouaM took part la a^od agtivtolaa, oaA paatoBy roasaatearad tor bla with tea fFA, earrhn as vtoa doat ot tha state 1444, aad wtu^ fim award lor I ' ■ ■ W'i ■y/'S;- iU J .tA'' 'aa w d BeRaft Mteh aad Idi •ff to ateteBr IMBalb ‘ ‘ i|iMh ■ ■ i ■ '■S! >51 ■'