The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 29, 1943, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
Dr. Laub Moves to Columbia
Dr. and Mrs. George R. Daub and
daughter, MIhh Harriett Hume Daub,
are leaving Camden this week to take
up their residence In Columbia where
Or. L?ub will bavt> offices In the
physician* and Burgeons building: at
1616 Hull street.
Dr. and Mrs. l>aub have made their
home In Camden for the past six
month*. Dr. I*aub, a specialist In
diseases of the eye. ear. nose and
throat, established offices In the Belk (
building on DeKa^fr street. j
With better d^pbrtunlty offered
him In a larger community he decld- I
ed to move to Columbia. The Daub's i
have made a wide circle of friends j
in Camden who will regret their d"- I
parture and wish them good luck in
their new home.. I
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About 4. SOU.000 persons, exclusive
of the men In the armed forces were
employed by federal stute and local
governments of the United States In
December, 1941,
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Mail Service
at Liberty Hill
(Contributed)
Win n changes lake place, the mind
often goes back over a period of
yearn Thin in the caae now when
at Liberty Hill, C D Cunningham
relirea an postmaster after twentyfour
yearn of loyal and faithful service.
From reliable Information wo
have the statement that during He
c'onatructlon days and under He publican
administration, a one-eyed Negro
citizen Pate Ualther?waa ap
pointed poatmaster here. He. used
some of the post off Ice funds Illegally,
so waa put In Jail. During his term,
the late Col. L. J. Patterson did not
care to get his null through the Liberty,
Hill office. *o had a box in Camden.
His devoted friend*--the late
Rev. John (). Richards and family got
their mail In his box there. Col.
Patterson's wagon made two or more
trips 4^ij|emden weekly to get provisions
sobrought the mall.
We remember the late Stephen
Richards was postmaster for some
years, and for a part of his term a
currier brought the mall to Liberty
Hill from Lancaster one day, went on
to Camden, came back the following
day on return trip to luncaster. He
made his arrival known by blowing
a bugle. After Mr. Richards' death
his wife. Mrs. Lily McKalu Richards
took over the work. 8he was followed
by the late F. J. Hay. During
many years of this time, the mall was
carried to and from Heath Springs by
a faithful colored citizen named
Wyatt James. He used a two wheel
cart and sat on the mall bag.
The late J. It. Johnson, succeeded
Mr. Hay, then followed the late W.
A. Cunningham, then C. I). Cunningham.
In the early 90's G. R. Clements
and his brother-in-law, Mr. Crelghton,
both from Lancaster county be
came carriers, but soon Mr. Clements
moved here and he and his sons,
John H. and ICddie, took over the
work, and rendered faithful and excellent
service until July 1940, except
for four years when N. 8. Richards
and the late Dr. J. Prioleau
Richards had the contract. A part
of this time two colored men were
hired to walk to and from Heath
Springs to carry the mall. 4
When Wyatt James and the
Messrs. Clements were carriers It
was really some Job to make the trip
of over thirteen miles to and from
Heath Springs. It was an all day
trip over a muddy, Blippery, unpaved
road, and In all kisds of weather?
sun. rain, wind and snow. Often Mr.
Clements rode horseback, went In a
buggy or used a two-horse wagor.
Only in recent years did he use a
car As this route Is a Star Route,
the carrier Is allowed to haul things
besides the mall and we don't think
and Star Route carrier anywhere In
the nation could have been or 1s more
obliging than the Messrs. Clements.
Why either one would bring a 5 cent
cample of dress goods?
R. jr. Wardlow Is uow our carrier
and uses a tar for the trip to and
from Heath Springs. Most of the
way Is paved, and Mr. Wardlaw goes
up and back in three hours. He, to<>,
Is accommodating.
The postofftce has been located In
a small building on the former W.;
K. Johnson property, now owned by
C. IX Cunningham, and recently used
as a library; also in a store owned
and operated by the late Rev. John !
(X Richards, which wan situated on
the old baseball ground, at the entrance
to the" Presbyterian church
This building was'fcurned. so the office
was placed *t the old (ftftodwyn
Jones store builiMhg?once owned by
the late .tohi^fpown and now owned
by G, R. Clements. When Messrs
Hsy. Johnston and W. A. Cunningham
were postmasters, the office wan
In a small building owned by N. S.
Richards at the foot of Johnston hill
Here is where C. D. Cunningham took
over In October 1918. From there
the office was moved to the G. fR.
Clements building, then to its present
location?about the center of
the village.
It is Interesting to note that *over
this period of years the mall has arrived
at different hours?noon, late
afternoon and night. When It care
I In the late afternoon, during the fcthnmtyr
time especially, the young people
used to gather on the "Monkev
Roost" and wait for the mail. Many
are the good times had there during
past years.
"The Monkey Roost," about fifty
feet long, Is built of granite slabs
placed horizontally one on another,
with two short granite posts about
midway, eight or ten feet apart. It
Is about three or four feet high In
the center and tapers off at each
end. to the level of the ground. It
was made as a wall to keep the lap I
from washing. This interesting place
Is In front of the old John Brown
residence now owned by Mrs. R.
Charlton Jones.
Miss Louise Johnston has been appointed
our new postmistress and we
extend best wishes to her and to opr
present carrier, R. J. Wardlaw, afld
feel sure that they will render efficient
services as each of their predecessors
dtif.
Although the office Is in the fourth
class, we Liberty Hilllan's consider"1
It a Number One!
To Be In Kershaw
A representative of Price Control
of the office of Price Administration
will be In Kershaw Friday, January
29, at the Masonic Hall to help merchants
with price listing. All merchants
are urged to contact him jwlth
any questions concerning celling price
listing.
Old Fort Niagara Is the only United
States army post to fly foreign
flags.
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Weekly News Letter
From Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill. Jan. 26?At the Pre*
byterian church Hunday morning Elder
B. J. tunpingham conductod Jj*6i
service, reading scripture
lesson Luke 7 -9: "Healing of the Kuler'a
Son." The sermon by the Kev.
W. C. Robinson treated the theme
in h way to impress his hearers with
the fact that faith is the real bedrock
or foundation of the Christian religion.
The manifestation of faith by
the ruler was so great that the Savior
spoke words of praise and Qommendution
as well as healing the
sick phild. Dr. R. VV. Jopllng has
been under the care of a physician
for several weeks and is still too 111
'to resume his pastoral duties. Our
people are hoping that he will soon
| regain his health and be able to
meet hia regular appointments. We
miss his visits as well as his sermons.
Sunday school as usual in
charge of W. E. Cunningham, superintendent,
who announaH the special
collection for Thornwell Orphanage
the first Sunday in February.
Chairman M. G. King, with.a number
of assistants, was here on Friday
to allow farmers to sign the farm
contracts. Those assisting him were
Messrs. McCallum and Rast, and
Misses Hilda Owens, Grace King,
Charlotte Lindler, Cleo Watts and
Ellen Strak?-all together, composing
a nice clever working force. Our
people enjoy their occasional business
visits here.
Miss Jennie Jones, daughter of
Mrs. R. C. Jones, takes much interest
in the vegetable garden, as well as
flowers. She supervises the planting
and cultivation of the family garden,
trying new kinds and varieties, as
r
well as old standard stocks. Some
weeks ago she had some of the
finest turnips, the golden ball variety,
I ever saw. This week she cut
a fall grown hard head of cabbage
which weighed seven pounds. Quite
a fine garden product for January in
upper South Carolina. Miss Jones
has been very successful with other
garden products the past season,
which has not been considered favorable
for gardening in this section.
Miss Sophie Richards was a Columbia
visitor one day last week.
E. L. Jones, manager of the Mackey-Jones
Company, was in Camden
on business last week.
Last week N. S. Richards was be
Grand and Petty
Jurors Drawn Tuesday
CquiM of general sealons am! common
picas will convene In the court
house. Camden. S. C. Monday. Feb
ruary 16. at 10 o clock. Judge J? 8*
Thurmond, who is scheduled to prosidwat
this tor? h? Ui the United
States army, so some Judge will bo
appointed to preside.
Grand Jurors
The following names huve been
drawn to serve on the grand jury:
A. 11. Boykin. B. W. Marshall. J. H
McDowell. Lewis L. Clyhurn. 8. C
Clyburn, 11. O. Burns. A. W. West, of
Cffhiden; C. L. Truesdale. Enoch Roberts,
of Kershaw;.C. W. Jones, Wade
Horton, of llethune; C. V. Hammond,
of Heath Springs.
Holdovers from last year are Norman
H. Truesdale. E. E Holland. E.
T. Pearce, of Camden; John Rabon.
H. A. Hawkins, of Lugoff; W. A. Boykin,
of Boykin.
Alternates are A^.,11.1 %P'JLaurin, J.
E. Baker, of Bethune; W. C. Wardlaw,
of Liberty Hill.
First Week Jurors
Juros drawn to serve for the first
week of general sessions are H. J.
Wilson, Thomas D. Hall, H. P. Belvin,
J, EL Pabbs, H. A. KlllotU T. Lee
'Little, M. C. McLeod. Stephen Lewis
Clyburn, Lang J. Sparrow, Cliff
Thompson, W. C. Holley, James Q.
Godwin. Eklgar Marsh, of Camden;
Dandy Williams, T. H. Young, Jr., W.
W. Cauthen, C. It. Croxton, J. K. Jordan,
Henry J. West, E. J. Catoe, Stoy
Roberts. A. R. Catoe, of Kershaw;- C.
P. Blackmail, Oscar Small, O. D. Outlaw.
Charlie Horton, L. A. Munn, D.
A. Munn, William Freeman, of Bethune;
Calvin L. McCaskill, J. H.
Walk-Ins, J. B. Stephens, T. H. McLauchlln,
of Cassatt; W. P. Owens,
of Westville; J. A. Bell, of Lugoff;
Ralph Owens, United States Army.
In cooperation with the government's
Food Requirements Committee,
the menus on Seaboard Railway's
trains contain a message asking patrons
to cooperate in the "share the
meat" program. Average portions ]
served in dining cars are three to
four ounces, which should be included
in travelers' voluntary two and a 1
half pound per week quota.
moaning the loss of one of his fox
hounds. It seems that his daughter, ^
Miss Righton Richards, had left her ^
car in the yard with the back door 1
open. She got in and drove to York
where she spent the day at a meet- j
ing. Drove back to Fort Mill?where 1
she teaches, and opened the door, and J
out jumped the lost dog. She phoned i
her father that she had the lost dog
tied, he having ridden to York and
Fort Mill and spent the day without i
making any outcry to attract notice, j
- Midway Defeats Bethune
Midway girls and boys were victorious
In their basketball game with
Bethune, Tuesday night, January It.
rhe game was interesting and the
girls score being 20 to 16 in favor o( }
Midway.
The forwards of the Midway girls i
were Welch, Rodgers and McLauch< 1
lih. The guards were Anderson*
Rodgers and Elliott and McCaskil!
substitute.
In the boys game the score ended
18 to 6 in favor of Midway* The j
players Were Langley, Catoe, Young, j
Perry and John McCoy. High scorer ;
was Langley. i
More than 1,000 tea cars are oper-. 1
ited by the YMCA in the United
Kingdom.
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Ends Tonight
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29
"HOLIDAY INN"
StarriiiK Uln# Croaby
<iii(! Fred AtUaire
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30
Charlea Htarr??tt In
"FIGHTING BUCKAROO"
With Kuy HhiiIh, j>Iuh our thrilling
Ht-rlul "PKI( IlaS of NY OK A"
Alo* Soiiio Funny ComydleH
MONDAY and TUESDAY
FEBRURAY 1?2
(Jene Auiry Comun to Town In
"BOOTS AND SADDLES"
With Camden* Favorite Comedian
t "Frog" Mlllhouae
HiIh 1h a Honey!
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3
One I>ay Only
"THEY RAID BY NIGHT"
With Lyle Talbot und
June Dul'rez
THURSDAY and FRIDAY I
JANUARY 4?5
"SUN VALLEY
SERENADE"
With Honja Henlu and
John Payne
HAIGLAR
State Theatre
Kershaw, S. C.
FRIDAY, JAN 29 ^
"SEVEN SWEETHEARTS"
Kathryn Orayaon , v
Van Hants '*? ...
. , . Marsha Hunt
SATURDAY, JAN. 30 ~~
"GHOST TOWN LAW"
Rough Riders j
SATURDAY, JAN. 30
10:30 P. M.
"MOONLIGHT IN
HAVANA"
Allen Jones
Jane Fra*ee j
MONDAY *nd TUESDAY
FEBRUARY"*!?2
"YOU WERE NEVER
LOVELIER"
Fred Aatalre J
Rita Hopwdrth ' v I
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3.
"THE DARING
YOUNG MAN"
Joe K. Brown
. THURSDAY, FEB. 4.
"PANAMA HATTIE"
Red Skelton
Ann Southern ; "4
Matinee?Adults 28c; children <
under 12, 11c
Evening?Adults, 80o; children ]
under 12, 11o
SK"i ?O? B >??ill 0 I I? I C ??lQ I ?>? Q 6 mmmmm 0 P '0 0 '} .
I by buying at
I *** The Camden Food Shop
f SPECIALS FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 25 THROUGH 30 I
Good food builds a strong nation! Come to The Camden Food Shop for good food filled with the vitamins essential to good X j
health. You'll find our shelves well-stocked with your favorites. Stop and shop TODAY!
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Bacon . . 39,;,
Hams wh??r 39,l
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FAT
BACK
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PURE PORK
Sausage.. 33,cb ,
Fryers ?^?,39ib
Blue Rose Rice 3 lb. for 25c
Nu-Maid Oleomargarine lb. 21c
| Kellogg's Corn Flakes 3 pkgs. 19c
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Campbell's
Tomato Juice
14 oz. can
3 for 25c
KM Argo
Peaches limit one can CaD 25c
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Grape Juice quart bottle 37c |
Pure Lard 4 lbs. for 77c R
fJygrj V,/flim
v. a ?
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Grapefruit 4 for 15c
Florida Oranges' per doz. 19c
Cooking Applet 4 lbs. 19c
New Red Bliss Potatoes 4 lbs. 19c
1 Fresh Cocoanuts Crisp Lettuce
I 19c each 2 for 25c
Florida Celery Yellow Onions
2 for 25c 4 lbs. 19c
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^frosted^Bi0*~foods^ 11
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