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\r" ' AN ORDINANCE I L iteKulttte the Running of Auiomo- ? [ Ukw or Motor Vehicle* of Any De- < Uription, and for General Traffic 1 guleH and Regulations Upon the f Public Highways ?**4 Places of the 1 City of Camden, South Carolina. ? '"V <itv Council of Qamden, 1 rimdcn South Carolina, J gSbV, 20th, 1923. ; it ordained by the City Council 1 Camden, South Carolina, in due ' Lun '. a M inbled, this 20th day of 0otob<-r , I'.'-d: J '"Section I. That it shall be unlaw- i ful for any person or persons without ?ecurinK registration for^ license as provided for in the Statute Law of the State of South Carolina; to run, drive, , or operate any motor vehicle on or along the public streets of the City of Camden without having displayed at lU^irm'* to public view in the rear of saiJ vehicles, a license number as reared |, the State Highway Depart- . lent under the law providing for such license number, PROVIDED, that this thai! not apply to non-resident owners , of motor vehicles, duly registered and licensed in their home state, unless said motor vehicle shall remain within the City Limits for 30* days. PROVIDED FURTHER, that this shall , L not apply to purchasers of MW mojoy vehicles until after ten days from the purchase of same. I Section 2. That no driver of automobiles or motor vehicles shall operate his machine oh"the public streets of the City of Camden in a dangerous manner or at a dangerous epeed. InLattention in driving automobiles or motor vehicles is considered dangerous to the public and is prohibited. Section 3. That every automobile or motor vehicle, .'hack or transfer travelling or passing on or over any of the public streets'of the City of Cam den shall keep entirely on the right of the center of said streets, except in ' case of emergency, so as not to obstruct the passage of any persons, carriage, animal or thing on the other -side of the center thereof. Section 4. That no- person shall drive any public or private automobile, motor car, motorcycle or selfpropelled vehicle who is less than fifteen (15) years of age. Section 5. That no person operating a motor vehicle within the City Limits shall exceed the speed limit of 25 miles per hour. On tit#* following named streets the speed limit shall not exceed 15 miles per hour: Broad Street, from LaFayefcte Street to Rutlerge Street; DeKalb Street, from Market Street to Church Street; or any school property during school hours. J _ Section 6. That it is unlawful to turn any coiner at a speed limit exceeding six miles an hour. A vehicle turning into another street to the right shall turn the corner as near to the right hand curb as possible. Section 7. That the parking of automobiles or other vehicles is ^forbidden on the following streets: On De_ Kalb Street directly in front of the Post Office Building any longer than five minutes, from 8 a. m. until 8 p. m.; on Rutledge Street, from Broad Street to Market Street from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. from August 15 to Decem,ber 15, when during said period in the of such regulation is .necessary. Within . twenty feet of any corner or entrance to any church grounds. Where parking spaces are marked off on the streets, cars shall conform to the marked lines in parking. 0 Section 8. That every automobile or motor driven vehicle operating in the city shall be equipped with two front lights, one on each side, showing white, and one light in the rear show*; ing red. These lights to be visible two hundred feet. Tha* the use of spotlights is prohibited. Section 9. That every,, motor car, motor vehicle, or motorcycle using gasoline, or other explosive mixture, as a motive power, shall use a!^ muffler, which shall be sufficient to deaden the sound of the explosions, and such muffler shall not be disconnected or cut-out while such vmotor car, mo.01 vehicle, or motorcycle is 'being operated upon any street or avenue, parkway, or park-road within the City Qf Camden. Section 10, Every motor driven vehicle in the city ;of Camden shall L J*vc attached thereto a gong. **11. born, or other adequate signal in good working order, and of proper size and character, sufficient^ to give warning . of the approach of such vehicle to pedestrians and to riders and drivers of other vehicles, ^ut Such gongs, bells, w torn? and other signals shall not be " sounded except when necessary, to five warning; provided, that no such fong. bell; horn, or other signal shall produce a sound unusually loud, annoying or distressing sounds; provided . ?t?ch as wfll frighten pedestrians or .^snimals; or extreme noises, as sirens, or similar instruments that produce unusually loud,, annoying or distresssounds; provided further, that n this section all not apply to public ambulances, vehicles' belonging to fire or Police departments, of the city, or vehicles required to respond to alarms . of fire or other emergency calls. Section II. No "Vehicle, except apparatus and^ vehicles of fire, police, hospital departments, and United States Mail, shall be driven through > procession, except Wn?h the permis ior. of a police officer. Section 12. No person operating a olf-propelled vehicle, shall permit the motors of same to operate in such a manner as to visibly emit an unduly fpcat amount of steam, smoke or products of combustion from exhaust P'Pcs or openings, - - , * Action 13. No rierson shall ride or jump on any vehicle without the con ont of the driver; andno person when ['dmg shall alfow any part of the tojv to protrude beyond the liipits of the veh iole nor ahall any pefSon hang onto [" 4T1v vehicle whatsoever. J^hicle th the roM^pasa to ky l b*nd aida-?B?itiBiBEihee4 of T?* - -- ? mm -qawi is U> drive over to his right. Section 15, In meeting a vehicle at any crossing the driver of the vehicle at your right has the right of way. Police, ftre department, fire patrol, United States Mail vehicles and ambulances shall have the right of way in any street. Section 1(5. Upon the approach ofc any fire, apparatus, police patrol or ambulance, every vehicle shall draw up as near as practicable to the right curb of the street and remain at a standstill until such apparatus, patrol ur ambulance shall have passed. Section 17. When taking up or discharging freight or passengers, vehicles within the congested district, unloading should be done as quickly as possible st) us not to interfere with passing traffic. Section 18. No person,in control of a vehicle shall hack the same without ample warning being given; and while backing, cai'e must be exercised not to injure thpse in the rear. Section Hi. Every person using any vehicle on any street in the City of Camden shall operate, drive or ride such vehicle on the portion to the right of the center of the street, except where the rightside of the street is in such condition as to be impassable. Section 20. Vehicles moving slowly, shall keep as close as possible to the curb on -the right, allowing more ~~ swiftly moving vehicles free passage to the deft. Section 21. A vehicle overtaking anothhf shall pass on the left side of the overtaken vehicle, and not pull over to the right until entirely clear of it. Section 22. Driving any vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic liquors is forbidden. Section 23. Whenever a Stop Signal is displayed at a crossing, all vehicles of any description must come to a stop before reaching the white line painted on the pavement, and remain stationary until the signal reads Go. No "U" turn to be made around a stop signal tower placed in the intersection of any street. Section 2*4. The driver of any automobile or motor vehicle of any description before coming to a stop or making a turn shall indicate his intentions 50 feet before making a turn or stopping. The driver shall give the signals for the right hand turn, left hand or stop as indicated by the drawings herein: RIGHT TURN f LEFT TURN stop Section 25. It shall be the duty of I any person riding or propelling an automobile or other vehicle propelled by artificial power in the City of Camden to stop such vehicles when ~ approaching or pasing horses or mules, should they become frightened, on request of the owner or driver of such poim&l or animals, and in all cases due care shall be exercised to prevent irtjury to persons or property. >-* Section 26. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or propel any automobile or other vehicle using artificial power upon afiy side-walk of the City of Camden except as may be necessary in entering or leaving premises or buildings. In cases where it is necessary to cross side-walks a warning must be given find said vehicle must cross side-walk slowly. Section 27. That it shall'be unlaw- ' ful for any vehicle - to make a com- < plete turn on Broad Street, between ' DeKalb Street and Rutledge Street, ,j and between Arthur Street and Rut- ] ledge Street; on DeKalb Street between Broad Street aqd Market ; Street. All vehicles must turn at the \ silent sentinels in the intersection, and in turning the silent sentinels * shall always go to the left of the mo- 1 tor or other vehicles in making the turn. . Section 28, Any vehicle operating in the City of Camden shall not be over ten feet in width, nor. shall the load on any vehicle operating in the City of Camden exceed ten feet in width. ' Section 29. It is unlawful for any vehicle to run over fire hose at any timd. ' Section 30. That it be unlawful to drive any vehicle/ on any block in the City of Camden where fire is being fought, within 300 feet 6f said fire. No vehicles are allowed to follow fire truck beyond the speed limit, and not to approach within 500 feet of said truck when said truck is going to or returning from a fire. Section 31. That it shall b* unlawful-for any person to rids any animal on ths skJe-wsJFt of the CUyol Cnrod?n. -'^-*-7-7 :?t?U,? "4 Section 82* - All vehicles having anything protruding six (6) feet or more from the rear of. said vehicle shall display a red dagvin day and a light at night. Section B8\ That no person shall operate on the paved streets of the City of Camden an automobile with leaking gasoline, or that In case an automobile Is leaking gasoline there' shall be attached to said automobile or put under same a pan to catch the leaking gasoliQe. Section 84.. That any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction be fined a sum hot more, than One Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days, and tnat such imprisonment, may, at the discretion of the Reorder of the City of Camden, be accompanied ivith the additional requirement of hard labor on the streets yf- tjrfdCwi'?. ? Section Sfi. All ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting with this Ordinance be, and the same are hereby revoked. This ordinance shall take effect on the 19th day of November, 1926. - if ";~:v ' ' ' ."^V Ratified in Council assembled this 20th day of October 1926. V .C. P. DuBOSE, Mayor. * Attest: W^H. HALLE. ? * - y - ?? J 1 <! VETERANS STILL NEED RED CROSS Aid to Disabled Men Increases as Problems and Legislation Bring Complications. 20,000 MEN DIE EACH YEAR Many Entitled to Benefits Still-' Uninformed of Just Claims to Compensation. ISlght years after the World War finds service to disabled veterans still t ujajor responsibility of the American Hod Crown. ibis situation is due to the incroaa lug problems Involved and the coinplex character of veteran legislation. There la alao au increase in numbers of death cases" handled, iva compared with clai:na for living veterans, thougfr Uie work. for. thw Utter re mains heavy. About 20.000 ox-service men are dying each year, a considerable percentage of these having service-connected disabilities. In a majority of cases. Red Cross Chapters find their assistance is needed in helping dependents present, thoir claims for deuth compensation, insurance payments, bonus, burial allowances, and other government benefits due them. An episode of the past year illustrates the dlillcultleB frequently encountered by the Red Cross experts In rendering such asAnatance. A veteran dying from service-connected disease, was trying from his bedside to establish at that late time his claim for Government aid to his fumiiy, and the necessary proofs were in a physician's records across the from him. To obtain the needed affidavits before it was too iate, a cross-continent airplane flight web necessary, then a Red Cross Chapter in Pennsylvania hurried the investigation, sending the papers back to the veteran and his #Red Cross helpers la Oregon, by air mail. It reached there in time. Another discovery In Red Cross assistance to veterans and their families is that many dependents of these men unquestionably entitled to Gov-" ernment aid, have struggled along, Ignorant of their rights. Aproxlmately 2,686 Red Cross Chapters carry on Home Service work, In assistance to veterans and their damilies. The Chapetrs 'also conduct' campaign among veterans for, reinstatement and conversion of their term insurance. Among its other duties, the Red Cross assumed at the request of the Canadian Government the administration of a fund allotted, to the care of Canadian-dlsabjt^d veterans living in the United States. In the United States the Red Croat assisted an average of about 80,009 disabled veterans and their families every month in the past fiscal year. Indicating the sleo of this undertaking, National Headquarters of the Red Cross expended $1,641,178.18 on disabled veterans alone, and $509,451.72 on assistance to men on active duty with the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, while Red Cross local Chapters expended a tptal of^f1,987,000. Red Cross assistance to service men overshadowed every other phase of Its program, even its disaster relief, until the Florida hurrlc&ne. Help for veterans covers many demands, from temporary aid until Government clalmB are adjusted or until the ex-soldier la properly hospitalized, to extending capital loans to rehabilitated veterans endeavoring to become self-supporting in business. Several such capital loans were to blind veterans. . . .. Contact with veteVans In hospitals is maintained -by Red Cross personnel which doctors agree Influences the veteran's welfare and Improvement The Veterans'. Bureau was planned> to carry on social work Ip its hospitals for mental, cases, and. in many cases ' the Government and the Red Cross are co-operating for the wpltaHT of the men suffering war disabilities. The public Is Iflvlfhd to assist this work by joining the Red Cross during the Annual Roll Coll, November 11 to 15. .... . To Mm vo OynUir Supper, The public is cordially invited to mii oyster supper to In* given at the Hotel at the Wateree 1'ower Plant, November llith ,at 6:30 o'clock. The proceeds from this supper will go for the benefit of the school, the supper to be in charge" of the Wateree School Improvement Association. - . 1 '? Purge Still Captured One of the largest stflls ever cap- . turcd in Lee county wus exhibited in Bishopville last week, being of aboui 100 gallons capacity, and made of copper. The still was taken by Deputy Sheriff J. P. Scarborough, accompanied by Rural Policemen R. 1). Han- ( cock and W. F. Grooms being locked j in Scap'ore swamp near the home of Mrs. Fannie Elmore Brown. Officers stute that the still was hot when they arrived and was reudy for ' the run, there being on hand fully a 1 thousand gallons of mash. It is thought that those operating the plant received a tip off, and made good their escape before the arrival. The pltyp| was. well made, being built up in brick* and Sheriff Scar- j borough is of the opinion that the J handiWork of experienced moonshiners was in evidence throughout the entire construction. The mash and other products were destroyed in the swamp, while the large still was brought to Bishopville for exhibition before being cut up. ' No arrests have yet been made.? ! Bishopville Messenger. 1 Woman Falls 16 Stories and is Killed. i New York, Nov. 4.?Mrs. Elizabeth ! Clark Rogers, .32, of Brookline, Mass., wap instantly killed today when she j jumped from a window on the 10th j floor of the Hotel Commodore, where she had been staying since Sunday. Mrs. Rogers was the second person to meet death here in a fall from a high hotel window in two days. Yesterday Thomas H. Carter, of Englewood, )Sl. J., was killed when he jumped or fell from the 15th floor of the Hotel Roosevelt. 1 Last week Mrs. Bertha Washauer, 52, and her 30-year old daughter, Dorothy, leaped to death from the 11th story of the Martha Washington Hotel for women and ten days before that H^JH. Topanyan, former Imperial Persian consul general, was killed in a fall from the 17th floor of the Yale club. \ Honor Itoll Midway School. Grade 1?William McCoy, Willie Iiorton, Lena Marcus, Clifford Threat. Grade 2?Albert Bowers, James Marcus, Stella Poison. Grade 3?Oralie Brunnon, Margaret Holland, Minnie Pearl Anderson, Ruby Gay West, Blanch Threat. Grade 4^-Troy Brannon, Grade 5?Racine Davis, Willie liunnicutt, R. L. Stokes, Berdell Williams, Mary McCoy. Grade 6?Mae Lee Raley, Mattic West. Grade 7?Evelyn Raley, Moneta West, Clyde West. 'Grade 8?Janie Brannon, Louise Hunnicutt. Grade 9?Mittie West. Grade 10?Louise West, Celeste Yongue. > Grade 11?Amy Ree Baker, Ruby Gordon. Club Met With Mrs. We*L The Midway Home Demonstration Club met at the home of Mrs. Claude West on last Friday afternoon. There were many interesting talks given on nutrition and a community park was also discussed. Mrs. R. B. Elliott has promised to give a site^ for this park and also some permanent playground equipment for the benefit of the club boys and girls of Kershaw County. After the business <hour the hostess served delicious refreshments. Watch Out For Pecan Tree Pesta^ Clemaon College, Nov. 8.?The pinhole borer, the trunk borer, ami the twig girdler are a destructive trio of insect enemies of the pecan grower to i be fought in fa J1 and winter, advises J. O. Pepper, extension entomologist. Below are his suggestions briefly stated. - ---At this time of the year oae often observe a pin-hole borer work" ing in the bark of pecan trees. This insect is commonly known as the redshouldered shot-hole borer, - and wherever it is abundant it is an Indication that the tree is suffering from one or more causes. This insect as a rule attacks only dead or dying wood; therefore it is important that all dead trees and prunings be removed from the orchhrd promptly an<JL burned. It is necessary ulso to keep trees in a vigorous growing condition by good orchard management. The trurik borer drills its burrow straight into the heart- of the tree, where the burrow generally splits into two branches, one passing upward, the other downward. The control for this pest is to inject intd the opening' of the burrow two medicine dropperfulH of carbon disulphide and immediately close the opening with beeswax, paTiffin or putty. The work of the twig girdler can be observed now by the smaller branches being severed from the tree. This insect lays its eggs between the girdle and the end of the severed limb, so that when the limb falls to the ground it carries with it every stage of the insect. The control for this insect is to go through the freciin ... grove and pick up all fallen twigs and burn them. This should be done sqpne time *m December and again In car}y February.I" . ^ .v % " " 4 '' -.'yv,*v?* ONE- AT A TIME Buying a new car is one thing. Selling a used car is another. lion't get the two confused?or you are almost sure^to end up with a new car you never really wunted. DeLOACHE MOTOR COMPANY " Camden, South Carolina # A U5BD CAR IS ONLY AS DE-PErNDABLEr AS TH& DEALER WHO SELLS IT I Drons I M ; p I K' > ; The ocean is a vast thing, but it is made^of separ- ^ I ate dr<^)s of water. The s^ndy beach is^made of I grains of sarid. A man's appai-ent great success is I made up of little things, usually of little savings. *V I ' P* * 1 II a B a . The First National Bani I Of Camden, South Carolina " - ? - 1 & - . A-a .rjr. 3tL t -r?zzzz~ v