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V , p . . I * , I SECTION TWO CAMDEN WELCOMES OPENING OF EICHEL'S LARGE DEPARTMENT STORE SECTION TWO The Camden Chronicle B ,, I, L i i i i. i i i . i I --U VOLUME 53 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941 NUMBER 3 I New Eichel Store Largest in Camden I! Camden's largest and one of tho [finest stores, known as Klchel's [popartment Store will have a formal opening on Friday, April 11. [ Tho store, located at tho cprner of mroad and KuHedge. Streets, lias a frontage on Broad Street of eome 64 ted with a depth of 86 feet. The tetoro occupies the location of what [formerly was tho Belk and the New hjostou stores. The romodellng of the buildings has been in progress for several months Lnd has featured the installation of a Lnodern front of artistic design. All [of the fixtures of the store are in gum wood with maaonite topped counters end tables. The store is lighted by the latest system of soft white floureecent tubes and gives the interior of the big place a day light illumination. At the rear of tho main floor is a balcony or mezzanine floor that Is 64 feet wide and 15 feet deep. A wide stairway with sasy treads leads from the main floor :o the mezzanine section. Office quarters are on a mezzanine loor that is at the front of the ibulldng. The cashier and main floor office s located midway between the main loor sections. Kach department in the store is dlsinctive and the arrangement in each s such that the merchandise is disilayed to excellent advantage. The tore in the cold months will he heat- i d by a modern hot air system thus oiug away with old coal or oil eaters in the building. (Please turn to page four ) J Fred C. Severs Taken By Death Kershaw, S. C., April 6?Fred C. Severs, 62, dlod at his homo here today, after several months' Illness. He was a native of Charlotte, but had lived In Kershaw, for 29 years, where he held a position with the Kershaw oil mill as mechanical engineer. Mr. Severs, who was born In 1878, was the son of Mrs. Ellen Slier Severs, and the late John C- Severs of Charlotte. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nell Robinson Severs, one daughter, Mrs. William L?. Lowry of Columbia, his mother, one sister, Mrs. J. P. Brown, one brother Harry W. Severs, all of Charlotte. Mr. Severs was a member of the Presbyterian church and was closely associated with the business and civic Interests of the community. Funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, to be conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. S. Porter. Burial will follow In Elm wood cemetery In Charlotte, with Dr. John Fielding Grigler assisting in the service. Horse and Buggy Era A man pleaded guilty in Statesville recorder's court to operating a horsd* and buggy while under the Influence of whiskey. Officers testified that the defendant was urging the hofse to make all possible speed and narrowly avoided crashing Into a patrolman. I Congratulations! EICHEL'S DEPT. STORE For any style Uniform, see Eichel's Department Store, who are now better equipped than ever (in their new quarters) to take care of your every ' uniform need. j It has been our pleasure to tailor Uniforms sold by Eichel's Department Store, including those worn by the Camden Police Department. The Fechheimer Bros. Co. Uniforms For Over Fifty Years CINCINNATI OHIO j Old Age Pension - Plan Fantastic _ i Scoutor llonry 11. Sims, Orangeburg Chairman of the Senate Social Socur- i lty Committee, states that a plan advanced by Old Age Pension Assocla- < Hon of South Carolina to pay needy aged ovor 60 years old $30 a month was "unconstitutional, unworkable and fundamentally unsound." The plan would require the United States troasury to print special dollar bills to be declared "legal tender In South Carolina." Promotional material prepared by tho association oxplained that "the money will be printed on one side only, with 25 squares printed on tho opposite side, numbered from one to 25?" Kach time the dollar was used in a transaction thero would be a four-cent tax, two cents paid by the peraon using the dollar and two cents by the merchant, one square then woulld be cancelled. At the end of 25 transactions, a dollar in tax would have been paid and the special money would bo redeemed , by the state with one dollar in United States currency." Figuring on the basis of $10,000,000 In special money, the association estimated the yield would be $500,000,000. The association, with headquarters J In Spartanburg, Is headed toy F. M. j Easterllng, former member of the j house. Sims said that while he believed | that Easterllng was "sincere In his ideas, this sincerity does not make the plan either practical,constitutional or hold any reasonable hope of benefit to , the aged who are asked to pay their dollars." Membership In the association Is on the basis of $1 a year. Describing the plan as "fantastic and Impossible", Sims added that "any plan which promises to pay 1 everybody over 60 years of age $30 a month and at the same time reduce taxes Is absurd on Its face. In addltlon, the plan proposed could not be made effective without amendments to both the state and federal constitutions an the passage of additional leg-i lslatlon by our general assembly and ' the United States Congress. TV) hold out to the unthinking and uninformed aged of South Carolina any hope of all these things being done is misleading, whether Intentionally done or otherwise." "As many people know, I hftve been very much interested In South Carolina fully cooperating through the federal security program to care for the j needy aged. I do not thji^k South I Carolina Is now properly cooperating j in this program because the general' assembly for the past few years has j failed to appropriate a sufficient' amount to make South Carolina parti- j j cipation reasonable and equal even , when we consider that bur state is not a wealthy state. "I hope the state will more adequately meet Its responsibility to the needy aged as well as dependent chil| dren and the blind with larger appro| prlations and thereby securing more federal money and I also believe the federal government will eventually adopt the recommendations of the | social security board for 'variable grants' to states, whereby states with low percapta income such as South (Please turn to page four) ... ...... (Congratulations to EICHEL'S Upon The Opening1 Of Their Beautiful New Store. r We Urge You To Drop In And Look Around. In Particular Ask To See I Their New Line Of Men's Fine Hats j For Spring. . i M. Epstein & Sons Co., Inc. BALTIMORE, MD. Manufacturer, of j "Biltmore" and "Varsity Club" Nats Q r _ .. . "v Princeton To Play 1 Camden Four Today The National Collogiato Champion [H)l<? foursome as represented by the Princeton University R. O. T. C. team, defeated by Essex Troop Sunday ti to 4 mainly through tho scoring punch of two Camden riders, Cyril Harrison and "Bubber" DuBoao, aro to Invade the Kirk wood arena again, this time Friday, April 11. This time the collegians will take on a Camden team with Cyril Harrison playing tho No. 8 spot. Kirby Tupper will work at No. 1, DuHose at No. 2. and Joe Bates at Np. 4. This Is a smooth-working machine and should give tho boys from Princeton a real argument. t The game will start at 3:30 o'clock with Bourne Ruthrauff, Rod Bank, N. | J. as referee. , Local polo rans are clamoring for a j match between a distinctly Essex ; Troop team and a team of Oamdon j players and believe that tho local tal- j pnt can take the measure of a flno-rldIng troop foursome. ThiB game la In j the process of arrangement with Sunday May 4th set as a tentative date. The Essex troop players Who wore the yellow silks last Sunday, Major McGrath and Lieutenant Brown had the honor of scoring the markers that gave the victory to the Troop foursome. These scores came toward the close of the sixth cfcukker and when Princeton had knotted the score at 4 all. While Princeton battled hard to score in the closing minutes of the final chukker, the defense of the troop was too tough to break down. The game Friday should offer plenty of thrills as Princeton will be out to score a win and alleviate in a measure tho chagrin experineced by the defeat at the hands of the Troop on Sunday. Next Sunday the Camden talent, and high class talent at that, take over Klrkwood field with the Yellowjackets and Ramblers meeting In the final and deciding game of the Robin(Please turn to page 2) High Making Fine Record This Season (By Tho Skipper) With the Harrlsburg Senators closing their training period next week tho attention of tho baseball fans will bo turned toward the activities of the itlgh school ball team which la under the coaching of Hen Cox, a swell chap und one who hopes to muku good in Itls Initial season. The Highs have to date won three and lost but one game, which Is quite ' ti record considering the fact that the < loam Is made up of yearlings. Tho > i>nly defeat ho far was that handed to ' tho Bulldogs by a 11 to 10 score by tho ' HUlcrost team. That was duo to tho 1 fact that tho boys had not iplayed to- * gether at all and because of bad 1 weather there had been little oppor- 1 lunlty for practice. 1 The boys found thmsolves however J In the second game which happened I to ho in the lair of Che Ulshopvllle < Highs. Camden won that game and 1 then a few days later spanked Ike 1 thnne on the local lot -23 to 6. A re- ' turn game hero with Ulshopvllle was < won 15 to 8. This week the hoys Journey to Dar- 1 lington where they play on Friday. ' Next Tuesday or Wednesday they will 1 play at home and it is hoped that every fan will turn out for the game. Those games will bo listed on tho 1 Chamber of Commerce bulletin board. So watch tho iboard and arrange to uttend the games as listed. Twins Are Born To Jersey At Bourbon The stork came to the Bourbon dairy a few days ago. Yes slr-e-e-e and lyes-ma'm. That old motherly Jersey cow named Oak, gave birth to twins. And so you'll now understand why the Smith boys are wearing smiles these days. Forced to Kill Mad Cow i Columbia, April 4? A "mad" cow tried to root up a telephone pole here today, and when police arrived on the scene the animal placed Its forelegs on top of their automobile hood and tried to climb atop the machine. It took five Shots from a .38 pistol to slow down the animal and an ax to kill it. U|njHinG]|n lltuiL "v j . in miiiiiipniiM i iiniii?i l conGWtf/mfth j p gjEBBBBZ 13 Washington, I). C., April 5?'I ho louse on Wednesday pointedly indijated Its concern in the strike filiation in this country by passing a >111, 344 to 1, to investigate the whole Defense Program, with particular inference to the communistic elements eportod to 'he instigating Defense ?lant strikes throughout the country, t is to be hoped that the Mediation Hoard, recently appointed by the [Resident, can effectively solve the problem, and tbe Halted Stat?*s (lovymment, through the Hoard, has offered Us servlcoe. If, however, the ?trlkes continue ami State Police troops prove unuble to handle them, thoro la no doubt that the (Government Is going to step in and. if necessary, tako over these plants and operate them, it Is practically the unanimous opinion of Congress that the I >e fen bo Program must not bo sabotaged by radicals and communists. No reasonable man can expect the boys of this country to sorve the oolors for $21.00 to $30.00 per month in the name of National Defense, and at the same timo allow radical interests to disrupt defense plans, upon which these boys are deponding for armed supplies and national defense articles. Industry, as a whole, is co-operating in the Defense Program. However, there are instances coming to tho attention of Congress every day which reveal that sumo industries are holding up National Dofonse contracts, while they demand their pound of flesh. These men want to get rich at tho expense of the country and the boys who are serving in our armed forces for a comparative pittance in terms of money, Juat as somo labor racketeers do. The Senate last Thursday approved a reoord-settlng $1,340,000,000 appropriation for the Agriculture Department, exceeding by $444,000,000 President Iloosevelt's'1942 budget estimates. Tho opposition was overwhelmed as tho Senate voted 61 to 9 to Increaso by $238,000,000 the parity payment fund approved by the House and con(Please turn to page two) i I Do You Remember I k * When? | : J-g I Folks rode Bicycles "built for two" and travelled by Omnibus .... hoop-skirts were the fashion for women . . . handlebar mustaches the sign of well-groomed men .... and high-laced shoes the vogue for the i ! youngsters? Yes . . . T things were differnt years ago n .... and styles had to be changed to meet the times. gj Streamlining and modernization is the theme of the i j day .... and Eichel's Department Store, in keeping ; ; up with the times, is celebrating the modernization of their store! Peters Shoes, too, have been keeping up with the 1 ! times. All the latest styles and patterns are incorpor- ( ated in them. Folks, stop in Eichel's Department Store H and see the most modern footwear .... as featured in | the most modern store! ^ I ^W .^m ^w ^ m ^m M m 1 ^^?A A' 4?muam> ? ?. - ^ -* * , f li^H*-^ *' _' 4 '*?"