The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 28, 1919, Image 9
IN EVERY CHURCH ON' NEXT SUNDAY BRINGING EVERY FRIEND
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1919.
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A. Jlfinorial caiupalftt in ^r
Alttk Ic^t to look tUeKe Hj
JJ, i? .1,.- (?<??, ?*> <*?* *? ,fj?
_ is to be overcome. ,
[pother, band, South Carolinian*
nrVer before been *> prospered.
?kiDf for voluntary donations
wi1dj to four hundred thouaaud dol
a* Memorial Commission, created
* General Assembly, "Hs not asking
uiiWttf unreasonable. An<l when
rtop! to consider the purpose for
ri tk# campaign ^ being waged, the
wt takes on an aspect that is Any
. tat unreasonable. The aoi?a and
thten* of this Htate? wh0 ttn*
ked so well for tho great cause of
aeracy must never be forgotten J
tin r, there must be taugiWe, visible
w(y 0f the State's gratitude to them,
rtwpaiju will uot fail, for South
dinians have never yet, arid never
h,. unapprcciatlvc <>f splendid 8er*
i reudered.
tcause the campaign for four bun.
I thousand dollars, to supplement the
kundred thousand made available by
General Assembly, ha* been retarded
Memorial Commission has decided
aatinue the time for solicitation , by
leriptions up to the convening of the
[ .session of the General Assembly,
that time the Commission should be
10 report full and complete success*
ke impression has prevailed that the
wsed memorial building would, in
it, be but R* college ehai>el on the
rersity grounds; this is incorrect,
'proposed bni Iding woUldHbe a hhi*]
t?l museum for South Carolina, and
nation, while ou grounds held by
Biversity trustees, would not be
ry or in fact, merely a pgjt of
hrersity, but both in theory aud
I Sttte memorial, Thpre also has
to effort to have the type of ine
rt change<l to a hospital, but the
>rx, through the American Legion,
njwken decidedly against this prop
* .
e appeal to the various counties
Jure not yet raised their quotas
P^iedite the campaign. No commun
o hive it snid that when the State
seeking to perpetuate the memory
fr noble sons and ? daughters, that
a different. A permanent me
?l iairifcessar.v to keep alive the
?ad to keep fresh the Inspiration.
Robert A. Cooper, Chairman
Rlcharil I. Manning, Vice Chair.
Battv Si C.
rBbet- 21, 1910.
Building Roadway to Bridge.
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* contract for the construction of
miles of roadway from Camden to
river bridge has been let to Ohitwood
Palmer, of Columbia at a cost of
H9. The road is to be of gravel
it is said one item which makes
.\a<l ?*> costly is the fill above the
'which will place the roadway above
water. The contract waa awarded
day and on Monday morning of this
! ? large force of laborers ,wlth
*. roadplows, and the Ilk?
on the scene ready to commence
l This work will be under Federal
TTision.
y
Prwbyt^rlan llamr,
* Aid Society of the Presbyterian
Kb will hold a- bazaar on Friday
Saturday Dec. 5th, and 6th, in the
formerly occupied by Mr. It, B.
opj)o?ite lied - Cross Work
"? Oysters, chicken sala]ri and coffee
^ *med on Friday afternoon from
Ij to thre<t o'clock. ?>
County Fair Under Way*
l*bipvili e< Nov. 25.? The gates of
U* County Fair Association open at
Hock tomorrow morning and every
II flints to the larjfest fair itf* the
,rT of the a?sociation. All the build*
and the large tent additions are
' ,0 overflowing and additional space I
Uo he prepared to care for exhibits
r* in today. Two aeroplanes ?jire
| *nd flight-* are being made dally.
Fixations had to be made in town
rare of the horses, as the stables
fair grounds were inadeQuatfi.- I
Cotton ftfoned in County.
"'f^ng to the federal census made
f l?rt week there were 2H,800 bales
^ ginned in Kernhaw Connty 'to
*** Kth. l'Uft, against 21,480 for i
**rv>d i? lflig. And for the en
there were "1,055,130 bales J
* to lftlfl ngoinvt 074, OfW bales in !
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CITY SCHOOL NOTKH.
N?>vh ul the School* m Furnished by Hu
" p?rlnt??drat Klrhanh.
Owing to the number of pupils en
rolled in the first grade the trustee#
reoeutly decided to Increase the teachiug
force of the graded school toy one teach
er. The room formerly used as au as
sembly w? fitted up to be used ?> a
cla** room (for one division thi* grade.
Igor some tfme it #*en>ed that uo teacher
could b^'g^tteu for thin work, but dually
?Mm. LaureuH Mills, whose ability as
a teacher had beeu ^emonstrata^ in sub
stitute work was prevailed upou through
persuasion to take charge. It was pure
ly for the Make ol leudiug a helping
baud in the time of urgent need and
the love of tea^hiug that Mr*. Mills was
Induced- to take up school work, and
the school and patruna are Indeed. foN
tuuate in having the services of . such
a capable woman,.
The sixth/' grade being left without
a teacher by the resignation of Miss
Lottie DuBose, of Bishopville, Mrs. Me
1 Caskill was prevailed upou to take
charge until a regular teacher coylld be
secured. Mrs. McCa skill au experienced
teacher has rendered valuable service
t during her stay in the school. ^Miss
MeCants another experienced teachcr of
Mt. Plelasant ha? been secured as teach.
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or of the sixth grade and is to begin
work early in December.
, It i? with re?gret that we must an
nounce '"ftic resignation of Miss Sophia
Woods of Darlington as teacher of ouc
section of the first grade. Miss Woods
will leave Catrideu at the end of this
week and will be succeeded by Miss
Ranch of Italleiitine, a young lady with
five years experience. My*s Uuueb is
a graduate of Columbia College s.?d
comes highly recommended from the
schools in^vliich she has tauglii.
Miss Woods since coming to Camden
hah found that her hcaltlh wil! not per
mit her continuing in the school work.
<The David, house, on the property
recently acquired by the school authori
ties is being fitted up for occupancy
by the high school department. If plans
materialize high school work will be
taken up there during the coming week,
the beginning of the fourth month.
Thursday and Friday of this week
were sef aprrt as holildays aV^ecom
mended by the department of education
at which tim^ the State Teachers Asso
ciation is in session in Colnmbi^.
W ej wish to remind the patron* of
4he schools of. distr.ct No. 1 that the
Compulsory act passed by the General
Assembly will go into effect on Monday,
December first
FORMER CAMDKN mXn DIM)
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William Wilson L*v<> Was a Native of
.V' Thu Town.
The fallowing is taken from a Pales
tine. Texas', paper and will be of inter
est to., many of our older citizens:
"Last night at 9:30 death .claimed
William Wilson Love (Dad Love, as lie
was affectionately known by every one).
"The funeral services will tak^pl&ce
from the residence, 92T> North Jackson
street, Sunday- afternoon at 3 o'clock,
interment in Bast Him cemetery.
"Dad Love wfcs 72 years of age, tnd
had been n resident of Palestine since"
1886, coming to Palestine on the 19tk
day of December, fte went to work
for the L and G. N. Railway Company',
first 'In the shops, and then as fireman/
He was on/ of the company's veteran
engineers when stricken, and was at
work on his engine at the time. His
affliction started with partial paralysis,
and his conditio^ was critical from the
first. He was immediately removed to
railroad hospital, -where he received, every
attention, and where he died.
"Dad Love was one ot those lovable'
characters, always kindN and considerate,
Christian and a consistent church mem
ber, being a member of the Methodist
church. He had reared a large family
of sons and daughters, to keep and honor
his name. Surviving are his rwidow,
daughters, Mesdames Hattie Gossett,
Louis Hnz of Houston, D. B. Lloyd of
Fort Worth,* and sons, Messrs. Hunter,
Sid, Thurlow and .Tames.
"Decedent had Jjeen a Mason Rince
1870, joining at Camden, S. C., the Ker^j
thaw Lodge, No. 20.
"The remains are now With th?*
Company, where they will rest until
conveyed to the home for the funeral.
"This can be said of Dad Love: If
all men were as gentle and kind and
loving, and had as sweet a spirit as
he had tln^e would be" no strife and
turmoil, Imt this oto world wmiM be
nearer as the Master would have it,
and as he designed it to be. Peace to
his memory."
<Kvery Baptist irr every chnncji on n?*Kt
Hnnday bringing every friend.
Boy your Christmas Bed Crott Seals
and help ntstnp out tuberculosis 'in Ker
shaw County.
OPENS NEXT 81'NDAY.
IhtpUkt CuoiNilitt Will He Observed By
"SunrlM> Pnyer
<i I. -Olivine, H. O, Nov. 24? The opcu
ing of title Baptist 76 MUliou Ciaapalgu
throughout Bouth Carolina Aext Butoday
morning, the 30th, will be observed by
"suurWe prayer meetings" in Baptist
churches throughout South 4 * H r<> I i n ?* , ac
cording to auuouuecwent today state
headquarters of the Campaign. v
<\?ugivgatkm* of churches' throughout
South i 'uikIuui will meet at their re
spective pi aw* of worship at 7 o'clock
Sunday morning, ami after prayer ser
vice, the work of sollcltlatlop iu tb?'
great ipouey-ralalnf campaign will b? im
mediately commenced. While the Cam*
paigu will cdntlnue through December
7th, Baptist loaders are coufldeut that
virtually the entire amount asked. will
be subscribed by the various churches ou
the ojM'uing day.
A large number of the churches Will
have all-day roeetltogs, tlgie members meet
ing at 7 o'clock, and continuing together
until afternoon, during which time the
wliiiiUitiou will hii inprogreaH. Mem
hers not present will be visited by com*
mittees. * *
South Carolina's apportionment iu the
Campaign is live and a half millions.
Daily reports are to be made of sub
scriptions during "Victory Week" Nov.
30th to Dec. 7th. Church organisers
are to make their reports dally to the
association organisers, and the associa
tion organisers are to send their reoorts
in eaeh night by telegraph or telephone
to'Dr. W. T. Derieux, at Columbia, state
director. No assooiatiOual reports are to
bo sent to state headquarters at Green
ville, though daily reports on the state
at large will be received here. A co^a
jdete report of subscriptions in all
chopchefc Sunday is expected to. be sent
in Sunday night.
LARtiE CROWD TO FI*ORKNCK
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.Masons of Camden Were Well Repre
sented In Pee Dee City Yesterday,
About thirty-nine members of the Ma
sonic fraternity of Camden went to
Florence to attend the meeting of the
Shrinors in that city. The following
were candidates for the order of the
mystic shrine i ?
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John - K. Goodale, ^Charles Shannon,
8rd, W. F. Nettles, W. I). Barrett, Y.
| D. Montgomery, W. R. DeLoache, J.
E. Rok?, W. A. Rush, W. A; Johnson,
J. D. Shaw, j. 8, Dunn, F. N McCorkle,
E. A. IfMWn, C. W, Evans, M Billings,
E. W. Kennedy. John 8. Halsall, J.
B. Wallace, O. W. Lowman, L. C.
Strato? M. M. Johnson, N. C. ' Ai'nettK
E. Ii. Moseley, J. M. Moseley, J. R
Dunn. H. S. Zeigler* Spero Beleos, John.
W. (Wilson, J. H. Clyburu, James Team,
C A. Johnson, 'Henry Pate, <Jhas. Pate.?
Other Shriners to go along In the
party were Messrs. U, M. Pearce, Wt
R. Zcnip/. Jobti? W. Cort>ett, W. L. De
Pass, W. J. Dunn, and W. H. Peafce.
CIVIL COt'KT NKWH
Hermilai^ Cotton MUU (l?(t Verdict In
"'OMltfr Damar Mqlt.
riu> thlr<l week of the court of general
sessions was contiuued thin week and the
principal cases heard tn> far were *8 fol
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The ca?? of Mrs. Callie Coulter agaiM*t
the Hermitage Cotton Mills, suit for dam*
ages, resulted in* a verdict for the de
fendant mill*. Mrs. Coullter alleged that
she' wan ftruck iu th? head with a slat
by one of the second hands iu the mil),
and that she wax Injured .thereby, She
fmiil that when she complained to the
"Wroud hand because certain work had,
been taken away from her, that he curs
ed, and that when her husband came up,
the secoud hand told her to get ottfc of
the way and struck her. The testimony
the mill Vas to the effect tin t no
ny^rk had been taken from Mrs. Coulter;
that she wanted work belonging to other
hands, and that her husband came up,
and the second hand said he Htmck her
husband as he -was advancing on him with
a alat. The witnesses for the mill denied
absolutely that- Mm (Vultw . bad. been,
struck at all. > / v :
On Monday a verdict of $100 actual
damage* and $800 punitive damages was
awarded Mra. P. D. Parrish against the
Postal Telegraph Company for damages
alleged to have been caused . to a lot of
the plaintiff in the city of. Camden, by
the cutting -of some trees The Postal
company contended that it was necessary
to cut off the tops of the trees because
they ware grounding their wires, and fur
ther contended that the trees were not
on the land o>fthe plaintiff, but on the
edge of the street, . ...r!
THE COAL SHORT AO K
Kailroud Seized ??"' Came. Near
"P St(.prir.c? Camden's Power Plant. "?
Five or more car loads of coal in trans
it to 'the Camden Water and Liuhl plant
y-. . .? ? t|je railroads during the
the company's supply of coal had run
l?w the city would have been In a pre
dicament had not the committee in charge
of the electric plant gotten iu touch with
the regional director of railroads and ex?
* plained the situation. As a result the
coal is being 'released and the plant ' Will
suffer lio interruption at present. The
coal had already been paid for and the
freight had been paid and bad reached
the railway, yard* iu Camden when held
up.
AVe learn that the Camden plant la
n</w being operated in a- most satisfactory
manner and the month of October shows
what can be done when, it is put on 'a
vbusine*s basis. Former reports
showecT~that the city was losing money
by operating the plant. Figures for the
month closing October 20, 1910, show
that the plant took in $3,897.46, as com
pared with $1,831.92 for a like period
under the management*^ 1918 ? making
a substantial gain of $2,060.54.
owing to the fact that
MAN HAD TWO W1VKH
Kwk lllll Mmi Mm To Minnesota To
Anmifr (barge of Non-Support.
Hm*. IMU. Nov, 20 Sheriff <>. K.
Boistad. ?>f Polk couuty, Minnesota, and
J. A. Moutague, county attorney both
of Cruokston, Minu., left hero Tuesday
ulght with II. l>. ^JtcheH, wanted l?
CW>k*too on the charge of uon support
of hl? children. Mitchell, who 1b local
manager of the Hock Hill Okf company I
and also la' fhawa of othfr fa* plants
ill the Oroliaa*, was taken iff custody
t^e tytfk Hill iM.lioe, at tho instlga
tlou of the Minivenota officers,
Mitchcl ban a wife ami seven children
iu the Polk county seat, He mate* he
|? confident matters can bo easily ad
justed ou his arrival iu his fonwer home.
He and his wife separated' aho^t three
years ago, under agreement, he says, by
which he was to pay her monthly ali
mony. He contends he ha? beeu fuliill
ing the contract; The officers claim oth
erwise.
Siuce he left Miuuesota Mitchell mar
ried again and he and his second wife
have made Hoek Hill their UoiRfi aince
he (became manager of the gas property
here more than a year ago.
Attorney Montague and Sheriff liool
stad came armed -with requisition pa
pers, but after conferring with his coun
sel, MiticheH agreed to go voluntarily,
expressing the belief that the matter,
could be smoothed out. The officers
had beeu here about a week, awaiting
tho return of Mitchell to the city. So
quietly had they lived , here that few
noticed their presence and few knew
??f the arrest of Mitchell until this af
ternoon. Since coming Co Hock Hill Ma
and Mrs. Mitchell have become quite
popular.
Mitchell's youngest child is over three
years of agef according to tho *Polk
county officials, the youngest having been
a mere infant when he left his wife.
Mitchell claims thalr^undar the sepa
ration -agreement he had with bl? wife It,
in effect, constituted a divorce, .so he
felt at liberty to marry again. How
ever, the Polk officials state no divorce
had been granted. Whether this will
open the way to local action on the
change of bigamy, nhould he succeed
in effecting a more lasting agreement
in Minnesota, is a matter now being
considered here.
Under the Minnesota laws mere aban
donment of a wife, except under certain
conditions, is a petty offense, but non
support of chUdrejv is a graver charge,
being punishable imprisonment not
exceeding five years. The Minnesota
authorities have been trying to locate
Mitchell for more than a year, only
recently learning that, he was stationed
at Rock Hill.
WILL FILED FOR PROBATE
Mrs.' Sallle Lewis Made Sole Beneficiary
of KsMe of John A Sheorn.
The lay/ will and testament of the late
John A. Sheorn who died last week, was
filed for probate this week. It was L
very short document and by this will
Mr*. Bailie Ix'wis, of this city, at whose
home Mr Sheorn' had boarded for a good
mauy; years, was tnade the ' sole benefi
ciary of his estate. Mrs. Lewis had ten
derly owed for the old gentleman in his
declining years, seeing that he had the
best A Rtte^lon, and her friends are
glad' of her good fortune. No amount, is
specified in the wUl, but we learn that
the old gentleman left quite a handsome
sum consisting principally of bank stock*
The wiM as filed for probate is as follows :
"I, John A. Sheorn, of Camden, in the
county and state aforesaid, do publish
and declare this writing to be my last
Will and Testament, hereby revoking any
and all Wills which may have been here
tofore m-ade by me
"It is my will and desire, and I hereby
direct that all of my debts and funeral
expenses be promptly paid.
"I will, devise and bequeathe all of
my estate both Real and Personal, of ev
eff kind and description and wherever
situated, to Mrs. Sallie Lewis otsthe city
Gain<lej? in the state of South f-aro
lilna, to her, her heirs and assigns for
ever,' absolutely and in fee simple.
"I namiuate, constitute and appoint
Mrs. Sallie Lewi*, of Camden, 8. C. as
Executrix and W M. Shannon, attorney
at-law of Camden, S. C. as Executor of
this my last Will and Testament. Wit
ness my hand and seal this 30th day of
M/irch A D., 1917.
"John A. Sheorn, fL. S.)u
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Get Your Liberty Bonds.
Those who subscribed through us for
Liberty Honda are n-ifttested to call and
get same at once. -
The Bank of Camden.
To Theatre Patron*.
Owing to a ronfagion in date? "Cheer
Vp Mabel'' will not appear at the
Opera Houae tonight an advertised, but
will come to Camden at a later date?
mffwt likely during December. Watch
for the announcement of the "16 Cali
fornia Bathina Heautiea".
Manager Camden Opera Ho nee.
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KICKSHAW NRW8 NOTK8
liitertwiliiig I tenia (Mhoml From The
Kra of That PUu*.
W, K Howell, demonstration agent for
Lancaster county, wif a visitor iu Ker
?haw last Wednesday. Mr. Howell n
ports having found a gaaulue boll wee
vil on the form of J. A. Bridge* ?war
IMtasaut Hill.
Information hae heeti here
through circular letter! wit out by the
Federal Oivll Service School of Wash
ington, to several persona, that Theron
I.. Gregory, poMtma?ter at Kershaw, had
resigned and that tho IN>tfta>a*t?r General
had ordered the holding of a competitive
ox tun iiuitiou for the selection of a poat
master to serve at this ofPtee. Mr. Greg
ory received hla appointsaeut only a lit
tle mow than a year ago, and has serred
ill. oui a year.
Uev. and Mrs K. B Jenklua returned
last Saturday morning from Miami, Fla.,
whe^-e they spent several weeks in the
hope that \lr? Jen&lna might tind im
provement of health. Her manypfrlenda
will regret to learn, however, that she
has been right sick since returning home
1\ F. M<> i ton, t?f the Abney sort ion,
and V. II Hortou, of Betkune, who went
(a Alabama about two weeks ago to visit,
their father, W. C\ Horton, who was
sick, returned home Sunday bringing
their father with theiu? and he la now ,
at the home of T F. Hortou. Mr. Hor?
ton la ?ti yearn of age and is in very fee*
ble health. '
ju accordance with the announcement
made In the Kra last week, Arbor Day
w?h observed at the Graded School last
Friday afternoon, the program consist
ing of songs. the plautiug of four, trees,
three in memory of the aoldlers from this
vicinity who paid the supremo sacrifice
for their country, and one In honor of
the tenth grade : and an address by Rev.
1>. H. Green and remark# by some of the
pupils of the school
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MEXICO'N OHIAY
Makes Already Strained Relations Little
More Strained.
Washington, "Nov. 20. ? Some officials ?
pressed belief today that the Mexican
government's delay In replying to the
American note%scnt more thnn a week
ago, demanding roletwe of William O.
Jenkins consular atf^nt at Peuhla, was
part of a ^deliberate plan to still fur
ther antagonise the United States.
This belief was based largely upon of^
ficial Information, from Mexico Cfty that
officials there wer^udeavoring to spread
the report Chat this country was on the
verge of a revolution and that by hold-'
ing up the reply Mexicans could offer =
substantial aid to the "revolutionists."
Mexican agents in the United States,
the advices said, bad been sending home
highly colored and wildly exaggerated
Imports concerning ^pineatic conditions,
the steel and coal strike* Wing cited an
glaring evidence of industrial unrest.
There was no report from the embassy
at the Mexican capital to add anything
to those received heretofore, /all of which
showed that Jenkins w a* still held in the
penitentiary on charge* of having t&en
implicated with the bandits who took
$150,000 from' hlrq after he hod been
kiilnjipped. One dispatch from Mexico
said' the Mexican $enato had decided to .
awk President Oarratma for full informa
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tion on the Jenkins cr.*e, and this waa
taken to mean that no reply might be
expected until the Senate had given it
some consideration. v
The prielpal etfwt liare of MexfcoV
failure to answer promptly American 4a
manda haa been to make the already
strained relations a little more strained.
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Mexico Refuses Demand
Mexico City, Nov 28. ? 'Declaring there
i? ''no legal foundation nor principle of
international law" upon which the Uni
ted State* base* it* demand for the im
mediate releaxe of William/^). Jenkins,
United States consular ag^nt at Puebla,
the Mexican Government, through Hi*
lario Medina, unde^ secretary ot foreign .
relations, stated tonight it was impossi
ble to necede to the request of the Amer
ican State Department, "
Tt i? asserted that the executive dc-_.
partinent cannot under Mexican law In
tervene at this moment ia an affair which
is strictly in the hands of State cowits.
It is declared the imprisonment of Mr
Jenkins, was neither unjastlfted nor ar
bitrary and that Mr JeiftinB is prevent
ing his own freedom by refusing to gftv*.
bail, for which reason, it is said, "he
cannot be considered a vietm of moles
tation.''
Race Track Being Mais Ready
The Camden Riding sad Driving Ctab
has engaged the services <A Mr. H- jL.
Williams of GrovetoWn, Georgia, to tite
charge of the track and grounds during
the season. TfcU a*nif ?? as ueariy' per
fect condi A>m as pqpaftMs ss Mr. Wil
liam* hsfl?had much experience in train
ing and driving horses.
IS ON THE MAP!
And The Chamlber of Commerce
f
is Helping to Keep Her There
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Don't lost sight of this fact Mr. Merchant, Mr.
Professional Man, Mr. j Banker. We answer hundreds
of letters every month all of interest to this commun
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ity, we have mailed Camden Literature to every im
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portant city in the United States arid we are still on
the job. However no organiation can run. without
funds, therefore we ask that Tuesday, Dec. 2nd be
known as "Donation Day" to the Camden Chamber of
Commerce and that when one of the several commit
tees wait on yon, why c ?me across and help a good
cause. -
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Camden Chamber of Commerce
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