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^U" Aruett. Probate Judge)
W u. H. Wittkowsky
'9e , ' wittuon made suit to me
f . unto thein Letters of Admin^
?f the Estate and effects of
Minkowsky, deceased.
1 IL therefore, to dto and adHf'.
ttlM| singular the Kindred
gj." ' ,( the eahl I- A. WillI*"1
11,1,1 lhuy HU<t
tJfote me. in the Court of Prob
lu-HI a. Camden, S. C? on
^ 4 next, after publication
*?r.( ,j i,clock in the forenoon.
fj -aus?-. if ?ny they have, why
J* Administration should not be
|itv hand this 17th day
. Ai.no Domini, 1940.
lepteinut ^ ^ aRNKTT
[t,0f ivobato for Kershaw County
lit of An Election For Cot^eighef
at Kershaw, 5. C.
?iP,. is hereby given that an Kleox
1;!|| be hold In ithe Town of Kuril
r on the fourth Tuesday In
amber lb-it), this being the 24th
hereof, for tbo purpose of olect.
Cotton Weigher in the Town of
haw Counties of Kershaw and
JJier. to serve for a period of
r >-ctlon will bo held to the
H-ii |n Kershaw, S. C. Polls of
let ion will open at 8 o'clock a.
.mi will remain open until four
Jclock p. m.. when Haid polls will
; xn qualified voters who have
,.ere(l with Town Clerk and
[surer will be entitled to vote in
.l1 following are hereby appointed
aers to conduct said election: J.
Whitley, A. J. Neal and W.'L.
If'and ratified In open Council
22nd day of August, 1940.
C. F. CLYDURN, Mayor
Town of Kershaw, 8. C.
L R. BLACKMON,
Clerk and Treasurer
Town of Kershaw, 8. C.
1
final discharge
iilee is hereby glv^n that one
ih from this date, on September
1940 we will make to the ProCourt
of Kershaw County our
return as Administrators of the
le of J E. Rhame, deceased, and
ihe same date we will apply to
said Court for a final discharge
<aid administrators.
BESSIE g. rhame
B. C. RHAME,
Administrators .
imdep, S. C., August 29, 1940.
final discharge
nice is hereby given that one
th from this date, on September
1940, John T. Stevens will make
ie Probate Court of Kershaw
itv his final return as Executor
i( estate of Mrs. J. Anna Stevens,
ased. and on the same date he
applv to the Bald Court for a Uncharge
as said Executor.
N C. ARNETT,
ee of Probate for Kershaw county,
imden. S. C? August 26, 1940.
NOTICE OF TAX LEVY
ie books for the - collection of
e. County and School Taxes for
fiscal year commencing January
140. will be open from September
D to December 31. 1940, inclusive
out penalty. When making inies
regarding taxes, be sure to
! the school district number In
:h you live or own property.
DcKalb Township
Mills
?I District No. 1 44^,
ioI District No. 2 39
?1 District No. 4 38
ol District No. 6 40
?1 District No. 25 26
?1 District No. 43 26
Buffalo Township
?1 District No. 3 43
?1 District No. 5 26
?1 Dis triil No. 7 27
?1 District No. 16 25
?I District No. 20 33
?1 District No. 22 :.. 44
?1 District No. 23 38
?1 District No. 27 88
?I District No. ,28 27
?1 District No. 31 35
?1 District No. 40 48
?1 District No. 42 25
Flat Rock Township
?1 District No. 8 38
?1 District No. 9 38
?1 District No. 10 24
ol District No. 13 28
01 District No. 19 3*
ol District No. 30 27
ol District No. 33 38
ol District No 37 38
ol District No. 41 88
ol District No. 46 29
ol District No. 47 26
Water** Township
ol District No. 11 28
ol District No. 12 43
ol District No. 16 25
ol District No. 29 86
ol District No. 38 26
ol District No. 39 33
C J OUTLAW, Treasurer,
Kershaw County, S. C.
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History of Camden
Was Subject of Talk
1 he Chronicle is pleased u> reproduce
an interesting paper read before
last Thursday's Rotary luncheon by
Mayor F. N. McCorkle on the history
of Catndetfs government Mr. Mc*'
Corkle tells us that it tool: an itninense
amount of research to produco
this data.
His paper was compiled from records
in the Clerk's office, some from
Historic Camden, by Kirkland and
Kennedy, and he also is indebted to
the lutb L. A. Wlttkowsky, who gave
him a lot of information a few days
before his sudden death.
Mayor McCorkle tells us that figures
for the Camden budget are approximate?as
ho explained to the
Rotarians as lie was making it is
talk.
Tho Rotarians and The Chronicle
are indebted to I>r. John W. Corbett
for this interesting paper, and also
to Tom Antrum, who always senses a
news article, and requests its publication.
Mayor McCorkle could have
elaborated on his history of Camden,
but he was allotted only thirty minutes.
Not being a native of Camden,
but an adopted son from Athens, Cleor
gla, we think that he made u most
historical sketch.
It might be interesting to note, from
the older folks, that the first coucllman
serving under Doctor Corbett,
Camden's first mayor, was J. E.
Vuughan, a prominent citizen of that
time, taking an active part in civic,
church and other affairs. He visited
Camden several years ago, despite his
advanced age, being in his eighties.
He was still erect and active as In
former years. He is now living in
Atlanta.
During Doctor Corbett's administration
there about 9 bar-rooms, where
liquor was sold by the drink. Ladies
were never seen on the streets after
nightfall and especially op Saturday.
Believe it or not, during his administration
Camden had three > negro
policemen? Dock Carter, Theodore
Campbell and Jack McKain?all respected
citizens, who looked after the
downtown section, mostly inhabited
by negroes. Wherever an infraction
of the law was made by a white citizen
these negro policemen cautioned
these negro policemen cauttopod
them, and if necessary called their
superior white officers.
Mayor McCorkle's address follows:
Sometime ago Dr. Corbett asked me
about meeting with the Rotary Club,
and I believe I was asked to say something
about tho City of Camden.
You know there are so many thingB
of interest connected with the City of
Camden, both historical as well as
modern, that you might talk about,
that it would be an easy matter to
find an Interesting subject about
Camden.
To my mind, the early history of
Camden is moat interesting; this city
as you know, has had the privilege
of being host to many of our national
heroes; the father of our country, as
well as many other notables, especially
during and after the war of Independence.
It will be interesting to know that
the germ of Camden may be recognized
as early as the year 1733, when
the Royal Council of King George 2nd,
employed a surveyor for 500 pounds
to survey a township on the Wateree
River, at such a point as he Judged
most convenient for settlement.
The first mention of the name of
Camden is found in the Act of Assembly
bearing date of April 12, 1768
which provides for a Court to be established
at Camden?lately called
Pine Tree Hill. The records show
that the settlement was called Pine
Tree Hill for 10 years?from 1758 to
1768.
It was named after one of the four
British Champions of Colonial rights
?one of which was Lord Camden? a
friend of the Colonies.
This beginning was 207 years ago,
but the first appearance of any Municipal
organisation in Camden is
found in the legislative act of 1785
creating Commissioners of Streets
and markets In the town of Camden
Now the era of formal Corporate
existence of Camden dates from Feb. >
19, 1791, at which time a legislaCvt
act of Incorporation was passed, gluing
the town a charter and recognizing
it as an incorporated town. I
It is very interesting to know that
the Municipal Charter created by thi?
act in 1791, with a few amendments,
sufficed for the government of the
Town of Camden for exactly 100
ye*11"8- . u i
Now after the Town of Camden bad
b.een governed for 100 years by The
Municipal Charter of the year 1791.
it was found that the old form of
government was a bit too antiquated
to meet modern demands. Camden
had now reached the era known as
the gay nineties and the old form of
government no longer met the re-j
quiifluents of such modem, times as
the nineties.
So u new legislative charter was
granted to Camden December -I, 1 S9U
to meet modern demands It was no
longer to bo known as a more town,
in th# future It was to be called a
City.
I'nder tn?? new Charier, the City
was no longer to bo governed by an
Intondunt and Wardens, but it was to
bo governed by a Mayor and City
Council. At that time. Council consisted
of four Aldermen and a Mayor
and these' were elected biennially on
the first Monday in April.
It is also very interesting to know
that this new Charter, changing the
form of Government of Camden from
that of a town, to that of modern City
Government, occurred during the administration
of l?r. John W. Ooibett,
whose administration was during the
years of 1890 to 1892.
I suppose that Dr. Corbett went in
as Intondant of tho town and came
out a Mayor of the City.
It will be interesting to know who
his council was: D. C. Kirkley, J. C.
Man. J. E. Vaughan, W. J. Jones.
It is indeed a groat honor and privilege
to have Dr. Corbett here with
us today.
H. G. Carrlson was the first Elected
Mayor in 1892.
In the short time that 1 have it will
of course bo impossible to tell much
about the early history of our City
in the order that it comes historically,
so I have Just tried to pick out a few
interesting dots from the early records
In our City office.
The records show that on March 25,
1791 President George Washington
vjsited Camden.
"His retinue was stately, as befitted
so august a personage. First came
the great white chariot in which his
excellency rode?drawn by 4 stalwart
horses. Next was a two horse <
^vagon followed by 2 mounted ser- 1
vants leading an extra saddle horse?
Captain Kershaw's troop of Light
Horse as an escort with a number of
mounted men from the adjacent
country brought up the rear".
From Washington's famous diary of
this trip from Columbia to Camden
this entry is made:
"Breakfasted at an indifferent
house 22 miles from the town?ihe
first house we came to. The r*<ad
from Columbia to Camden, excepting
a mile or tw;o at each place goes ove,r
the most miserable pine barren I ever
saw, being quite a white sand and
very hilly.
On the Wateree, within a mile and
a half of where the town of Camden
stands, the lands are very good. They
culture corn, tobacco and Indigo.
Vessels carrying 59 and 60 hogsheads
of tobacco came up to the Ferry'at
this place at which there is a tobacco
warehouse."
The Town clock is another distinctive
object in the City's early history.
It was acquired about the same
time that the Indian was in the year
1815 and has accompanied him from
spire to spire.
The clock was made by a German
clock maker In the town Kilad Germany.
The maker's name Is F. Lukens.
The information that I have been able
to get is that this clock maker made
three of these clocks by hand and
sent them to a dealer in Charleston.
One was sold to the city of Camden,
one to the city of Baltimore and I
one to Philadelphia. The Information
on the bell Is that it was cast by John
Willbank in Philadelphia, Pa. in the
year 1824.
The bell was used as a curfew In
slavery time and rang at 9:00 P. 11.
Another distinctive object that has
an Important place In the early history
of Oamden is the Indian on the
Opera House. For a century and a
quarter he has stood sentinel on the
pinnacles of Camden, and as a work
of art Is nothing short of a masterpiece.
It was designed as an ideal effigy
of the noble Catawba Chief?King
Halglar?who in the olden days between
1750 and 1763 was a frequent
visitor to Camden?then known as
Pine Tree Hill.
He is represented in fine pose with
drawn bow and arrow? a quiver at
Ills back, feathers In his hair and a
stag's horn at his feet. In stature It
Is 5 ft. 1 in., cut from Iron.
The Indian was made by a Frenchman
named J. B. Mathieu who lived
in Camden in the year 1815 He shaped
the Indian from cut Iron and presented
It to the town as a gift.
Unfortunately the minutes prior to
1843 were destroyed in the Civil War,
but we have a transcript of the Old
Ordinance book which dates from th6
year 1792.
The first entry In the old ordinance
book In 1792 reads as follows: Joseph
Brevard elected Recorder and Legal
i p
adviser?salary 10 pounds per annum.
?aek Cantey elected Treasurer.
This same entry records constitution
of a Town lottery. 1780 tickets
were to be sold at $6.00 each. The
profits from which to be used In building
a church. The town to receive
15 per cent?a total profit derived
$2307.50.
In 1795 we find an ordinance prohibiting
further burial in Episcopalian
Church yards south of Court
House for the reason that this location
Is the most populous part of the
town.
In 1808?ivOt owners are required
to plant trees along the margin of
Broad St.
In 1843?The minutes read: Boy
put In stocks until ringing of 9 o'clock
bell for throwing stick In street i
pump. , ' i
In 1857?The total revenue of the'
town was $2,958.51. The minutes
read that the matter of disbanding the
police force was discussed. r ?.!
In 1863. The minutes record an
appropriation of $150.00 for entertainment
of the Staff of General Vllleplgue,
whose body was brought by
them to Camden for burial.
In 1865?the records record Sherman's
visit as follows: On Feb. 24,
1865?a detachment from the main
body entered the town. The town
was fired in many places but heavy
rains checked the progress of the destruction.
The Railway depot, the
Commissary, Masonic Lodge, Jail,
Cornwallis House, grist mills and a
number of other buildings were burned.
Intendant?James Dunlap.
Wardens?R. M. Kennedy, D. D.
Hacobb, N. D. Baxley, L. M. Boswell.
On May 16, 1865, the town of Camden
Issued Its own currency in denominations
of 25c, $1, $2, and $5.00.
Nov. 14, 1865, Resolution to elect a
Chief of Police and Clerk of Council
and a police guard of twelve men.
Salaries: Chief of Police, $55.00.
Police Guard: $20.00.
Intendant?Col. A. D. Goodwin.
Chief of Police, Marsha! and Clerk
?Capt. Richard M. Cantey.
Policemen: Wiley Bradley, J. L,
Brasington, J. R. Brown, Reuben
Collins, L. C. Gerald, J. T. Graham. J.
T. Wademan. J. McManue, J. T, Nettles,
W. A. Nettles, Gach Shiver, L. W.
Watts.
March 24, 1866?Removal of U. S.
Garrison from town, the occupation
or the town having continued over a
term of 9 months. Keys to Armory
Arsenal and Town Hall handed to
Capt. J. A. Schrock by Provost
Marshal Capt. Reed. \
Intendant?Col. A. D. Goodwin. \
Wardens: J. A. Young, J>. B. Alexander,
Robt. Mann, L. McCandless.
1863?Registration of Voters.
White voters 132
Colored 148
Total Registered 280
White vote 121
Colored vote 130
Total 262
Intendant?A. A. Moore.
Wardens: W. D. McDowall, J. R.
Goodale. H. C. Salmond, Wm. Daash.
April 16, 1872?Resolution passed to
divide the town Into 4 wards.
Intenden{?Jno. M. Davis.
Wardens: John D. Kennedy, John
Kershaw, William Deas, Andrew Dibble.
June, 1877?Council voted io Issue
bonds bearing 7 per cent Interest to
the amount of $2000.00 for redemption
of Town currency In circulation.
Intendant?J. C. Rollings.
Warden*: Eugene Dibble, D. C.
Kirkley, L. B. Latham, R. E. Wall.
July 1878?First mention of Kershaw
Guards as being a military organization
formed within the lmlts of
' the Town.
Intendant?D. C, Kirkley
Wardens: Braslngton, Jones, Dibble,
Witherspoon.
April 15, 1878?2 negroos elected on
police force.
Policemen?W. W. Carter, John
Shiver.
July 21, 1884?Recommendation
that lot be purchased from Baum
Bros, at corner of Rutledge and B'-oad
for erection of New Town Hall for
the sum of $3,500.00.
Intendant?James Jones.
Wardens: Jno. T. Nettles, M. A.
Metts, H. G. Carrlson, Jno. M. Smyrl.
Now what I have said; thus far has
been mostly historical, *but I find it to
be a very helpful background from
which to lead up to present day affairs
In Camden.
Since the most important fe&turo of
the present affairs of the City of Camden
is it's Bonded indebtedness, 1
shall next give you a brief history of
the reason for our bonded indebtedness
and the amounts of the issues:
Among the first bonds ever issued
by the Town of oamden was on June
19, 1885 for $15,000.00 for the purpose
of building a new Town Hall. J. C.
Rollings was Intendant and J. L.
Braslngton was Treasurer and Recorder.
These bonds were to be redeemed
in ten years, however, at the
end of the ten years, it found
necessary to refund half this issue,
and $7,500.00 in bonds were issued to
refund the ones the City was unable
to redeem at the time. Dr. F. L.
Zemp was Mayor at the time and C. L.
Kirkley was Treasurer.
Now In July 1907 there was a Bond
Issue of $50,000,000 to put In a Sewerage
System. In October 1913 there
was an Issue of $125,000.00 for a
Water works system In Camden.
Incidentally, these were 40 year, 0
per cent bonds, callable In 20 years,
and we recently called In thoee bondi
and refunded them at 3 3-4 per cent
thereby saving 1 1-4 per cent interesl
over a period of 20 years.
In 1916 there was an issue of $18,
000.00 for water works and $7,000.01
for Electric Light extensions.
I On July 1, 1922 $100,000.00 Stree
Improvement Bonds were Issued.
1 In 1923 there was an Issue o
t
$10,000.00 for sewerage extensions.
In 1923 Street Improvement Bonds
totalling $186,000.00 were Issued.
And In 1927 there was an Issue of
$36,000.00 for Street Improvement.
$61,000.00?Electric Revenue bonds
for Improvement and extension of
rural lines?Issued August 1939.
The total amount of the outstanding
bonds against the City of Camden on
April 30th was $472,320.00.
$142,000.00 of our bonded Indebtedness
Is in serial bonds and the balance
of $330,999 Is in long term bonds
I for which sinking funds are-required.
I The City of Camden operates on a
I budget of around $100,000.00 each
year?22 mills tax rate, which Is the
lowest tax rate of any municipality
In the state, and our other sources of
revenue produce around $100,000.00.
Time will permit me to give you only
some of the principal sources of rev.enue
and some of tho principal items
of expense which are as follows:
Property valuation $1,708,217
<a> 22 mills .1 $37,680.77
Water & Light Dept 36,198.31
Business Licenses 9,162,02
Beer & Liquor 4,346.26
Motor Trucks?Buses ?009.66
Police Fines .' 3,777.60
Miscellaneous items such as rents,
permits make up the balance of the \
receipts during the year.
The principal items of expense are
as follows: the largest item of course
is the interest on bonds and the cost
of retiring serial bonds coming due.
This item alone requires $40,962.96;
Street Dept. $28,000.00; Police Dept.
$14,901.09; Health Dept. $2,000.00;
Fire Dept. $3,600.00; Truck $3,266.67.
The accounts of all departments of
the City are audited by Certified Public
Accountants during the month of
May each year.
We have now installed the most
modern Municipal Accounting System
in our City Office so that any information
desired may be furnished within
a few minutes.
All purchases are handled under the
Purchasing Agents system which is the
plan approved by all modern city governments
as well as corporations.
It lias been estimated that in order
to build 60,000 planes yearly, the cost
would be $280,000,000. That fignrs,
just for the planes-?exclusive of engines
and propellers, includes the oost
of the land, factory, buildings, tools,
Ml
NOTICE
All parties indebted to the state of
L. L. Block, deceased, are hereby
notified to make payment to the undersigned,
and all parties, if any, having
claims against the said estate will
present them likewise, duly attested,
within tho time prescribe*! by law.
ROSALIE C. BIX)CK,
i Executrix.
t Camden, S. C.f August 26, 1940.
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Facts That Concern hbu .>'?>. 22 of <i
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COURT- MARTIM
THE WHOLE
REGIMENT?
I There are bound to be one or two bad
soldiers in every regiment. But why
court-martial the whole regiment?
The same applies to beer retailing.
Out of hundreds of thousands of wholesome,
law-abiding beer retailers, there
is bound to be a small minority who
disobey the law or permit anti-social
conditions.
To protect your right to drink good
beer, the Brewing Industry wants even
this small minority of undesirable retailers
eliminated entirely. Beer is s
refreshing, appetizing beverage ? the
beverage of moderation.
We want X |( J^fcwQT
every beef retail estab- ^wA 4ft
lishment to be as whole- X
some as beer itself. 0 j/Kj
To that end, we have in- \ '
stituted a "clean-up or close-up"
program ? now in operation in ~' ~7
some states and being extended to
others. We'd like to tell you about it
in an interesting free booklet.
Write: ?United Brewers Industrial
Foundation, 19 East 40th Street, New
York, N. Y.
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