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CHAMBER EXECUTIVE URQE8 U N8ELFI8H EFFORT TO AID AND PRESERVE AMERICAN WAY (Continued From Firm Page) we ure usoIchk. Their voice must be the voice of Camden. Our service nuiHt servo Camden. The heartbeat < of the Chamber of Commerce must beat with ami for Camden. On every Main hi reel in this great America, Chambers of Commerce have spontaneously organized their businesses and their communities to moHh witli the natlon'H war program. Thla war program for huslnesH in no regimented gooHn Step It in a marc^ of fr?u> men. Cltlzcna building hattloliumtH of public moral, strengthening our production lilies, it 1m a program that evolves naturally out of our American business aystem which encourages individual Initiative and individual responsibility. I think It was President Wilson who called it "the spontaneous cooperation of a free people." Your Chamber of Commerce with 11h trade and Industrial associations is prepared to work with and for your community. In the membership of your Chamber of Commerce, you will find men and women who know you?'who are interested in you personally because you are a part of the community which your Chamber seeks to serve. Perhaps we do uot know all the answers, but we do know where to get most of them and get them quickly . My appeal at tills time Is to tho general public that they use our facilities. We are geared for action. We are the focal point around which business and community efforts should ! he centered. We Invite all groups and Individuals to calf upon lis for as-1 sistance and we also at the same time invite them to pledge iim their, cooperation. The past year has been one in1 A'hk'h your Chamber bus consolidated tains made In previous yearn. I feel that today we have completed the inilldlng of a foundation which perin 11 h of organization for greater hervlc? and development. To the man who known It bent, no organization ever accomplished Its maximum In possibilities No intuitu(long services entirely satisfy Its own officers. directors* or the Kenerul public There always has been, and alw ay s w ill be margins of needs which are unmet. Always Home phaHe of the work seems undernourished, resources always seem to fall nhort of bridging the gap. These conditions are undoubtedly familiar to ull of us, but frankly. In view of the small budget provided for Chamber work, the HinalleHt by the way. of any communlty In the Htate, I feel your Chamber of Commerce baa done a fairly good Job. Ah 1 pointed out In a preceedlng paragraph, 11h province of work reaches Into every branch of the ctty'h life, commercial, IndUHtrlal, educational, rellgloiiH and civic. One of the first obligations of the Chamber Is, us I hoo It. to bring all of the elements of the entire city and county together Into one compact body, working for the good of the entire community. I believe It must teach the Individuals composing these elements a lesson of achievement through cooperation. The Chamber must stand uh a medium through which the citizens can be aroused from lethargy to a quickened Interest, and always and everywhere it must preach the gospel of safe, sane and sound development, unselfishness, public spirit and civic pride, and may 1 Interpolate. It la the time to Hay In all earnestness that the office of the Chamber of Commerce is an open house and we are only too happy to receive constructive suggestions or criticism thut can bo helpful in the work of the office. * Two years ago the population of Camden wus approximately 6,700 people. When the City Directory was printed the population according to compilation aH given In thla book ! wus 7,600. While the exactions In the form of a war demand upon our young men haa cut Into our population figures, the expansion of the flying achool has been so pronounced that it can be assumed that today Camden's population la at or above X,000 people. * The Chamber of Commerce haa made many contacta with concerna seeking to locate here. The fact that they can obtain Cheap labor and bo free of labor agitation are appealing factors. Wo have made a number of promising contacta with worthwhile concerna and aome of theae which hold particular promise are being closely followed. In two instances we have contacta. the nature of which cannot be made public at this time, which hold forth excellent promise We are happy to aay that the dehydration plant, which in a measure la a brain-child of thia organisation, will be In active operation on or about July 16. We have been active in building up the good >WD?e of Camden through the medium of public relations and publicity bureaus. Our news coverage has Increased from year to year and we now have staff connections with the Associated Press, United Press, International News Service and the Hearst Service, which supplies news coverage to many thousands of newspapers all over the country. Our direct coverage of promotional and spot news events in the mldsouth is one hundred Bfir cent effectlver It is a far cry from a Woodward Air Field of 1937 and the Woodward Airport of today. Adjectives cannot describe the comparison. This writer made the statement in 19S9 th^t air progress Is as certain as night follows ? . A day Thin Chamber of Commerco can make Just claim to the fact that It wus responsible for Camden securing the present aviation school. One hundred pet- cent cooperation with the office of the State Aeronautical commissioner. the eutertulnment of sevi ral outstanding alrcades, one of which listed almost 400 planes; these wore hut a few of the activities that ko impressed the State Aeronautic Commissioner, Mr. Dexter (\ Martin, that, when the opportunity came for locating a flying school in South Carolina, he designated Camden as his suggested choice for said location Today the school is the greatest economic asset this city has. A word as to the winter sport program. The war, with Its restrictions on transportation together with the demand for man power made It necessary to abandon our winter program ! of equestrian activities, which included steeple chasing, polo, horse shows, hunter trials, drag hunts and the like. I am happy to say, however, that golf, under the stiinulas of flue grass greens at the Kirk wood course, experienced a remarkable revival. 1 am confident that following the war Camden will resume its place in the sun as a winter resort and that we may expect a resumption of our equestrian activities. Coif should continue to grow In popularity. Also after the war It Is my earnest hope that we can resume our annual cotton festival and Santa Claus Lane programs. Our recreational activity In softbal) and basketball have continued without interruption, and 1 feel that the soft hull program in particular has proven a big success this year. There has been much Interest on the part of the players and spectators. Speaking of baseball, feel certain that after the war we should be able to secure a professional ball club for spring training at oqr ball park. I might say that Burleigh Crimes, manuger of the Toronto team Informed me personally that had not Commissioner I^andls placed a ban on teams training in the southland, he most assuredly would have returned to Camden this spring. While motoring is at a low ebb our routing service continues to give effective and correct service to people making motor trips. The housing pr<V gram in Camden which is vested In the Chamber of Commerce, has worked out most successfully. While It is truo that we have been seriously handicapped to take care of demands for houses and apartments, we have been unusually successful In keeping rentals on a fair basis. General conditions in Canulen give promise of continued success. We j are mindful that the Chamber, of , Commerce must bo ever alert to | changing conditions. The war which j new rages over the entire world has j assumed such proportions that one Is i able only to guess what its bitter I fruits may be. i For the past year your secretary I has had the efficient assistance of i Mrs. Mary C'hapin as assistant secretary. Mrs, Chapin is a Camden girl ; with whom you all are acquainted and 1 desire to take this opportunity to thank her for the splendid and effl(cient service she has rendered this office. It Is my sincere hope that Mrs. Chapin will continue a fixture on the staff of the Chainbet of Commerce. Tndav more than at any other time, wo of Camden and Kershaw county must seek each other's council and give unselfishly of our Intelligence, time and money in a common effort to preserve the American system of doing things. Camden business and professional men together with all citizens must determine now how much additional use they will make of the Chamber of Commerce, the organization through which they can cooperate most effectively. You are all familiar with the housing program which resulted in some thirty new homes being constructed in the Sarsfield area. This Is another project which your Chamber was back of and in the face of stubborn handicaps, managed to get through. Iii connection with the formal opening of the dehydration plant on July 16, we are hopeful of making the occasion a red-letter event in Camden history from the agricultural angle. We are now working out a tentative plan whereby we hope to have Governor Johnston, Senator Maybank, Congressman Richards, President Poole of Clemson college and other dignitaries here for the day and entertain them at dinner. The new plant would put on an eight hour demonstration as part of the program. All members of the Chamber of Commerce will be invited to attend this "open house" and the directors will tye invited to the dinner at the Sarsfield, the plate fee of which will bo $f.50. You are all familiar with the details of the sale of the Kirkwood hotel by Karl Abbott to the Ocean Hotel corporation and its operation by the latter group last season. Just what the plans of the new owners are for "next winter is not determinable at this time. There have been rumors to the effect that the hotel might be taken over by the army or i sold to other parties but investigi-^B tion each time has failed to produciM any tangible facts. In closing may I express personil^B' thanks to C". P. DuBose, Jr.. who served as president of the Chambtf^M3 the past two years. Associations Mr. DuBose have been most pleasi^B | and I cannot say enough in recod^^A tion of the cooperation and denco he has accorded me. 1 And to each and every one of I want to express sincere and apprt^^g ciative thanks. To Harry CarristH* Jack Whitaker, Howard Speaks. Jobi^H Delyoach and others who worked oi^H tho board the past three years. I to convey my deep appreciation iof^H their kindness antf cooperation, j My thanks to each and every on the present board and may our tt-H social Ions be featured by the santfl , friendship, the same cooperation the same desire to work for Camdti^m such has always been ipart of director family in their relations tfrB j ward my office. j I thank you. Wingate College Faculty Complete At a recent meeting of the Board of trustees ttie faculty of Wingate Junior College was elected and contracts will be mailed to each member within the next few days. It appears now that , the entire faculty will return ftrr the incoming year. The new members have been added to the staff, Miss Grace Yow, who is a graduate of Wingate Junior College in the Commercial department, will be secretary to the 1'residciit and will also help t9 direct the religious organizations of the college. Miss Dina Domlnguez. who is a graduate of Wingate Junior College and studied at the University of llavanu, Cuba, and is a graduate of the Music department at Coker College, will teach piano and other courses In music. The faculty personnel appears below: C. C. Burris, president, English; Mrs. Jack Morton, bursar, commerce; Moselle Ball, natural science; Carolyn Caldwell, dean, social science; Margaret Collins, dietitian, home economics; Helen Cowsert. librarian, classical language; Dina Domlnguez, music; Dr. A. F. Hendricks, Bible; Joel Herren, coach, high school; Mrs. Francis Hoover, physical education, commerce; Mrs. Eleanor Lee, music; Roberta Lovelace, natural science; Rommie Pierce, English; J. B. Spittle, Supt. buildings and grounds; Mrs. J. B. Spittle, nurse; Grace Vow, secretary to president. Soil Conservation I News 1 (By V. T. Mullen 41. L. l*?klns, of Lugoff' C0IU^S ed terraces on approximately t*?i acres of laml thiu week lines were run during the sprln?72M marked with a turning plow ao o. H could not be destroyed by ruing yjjl Dinklns plans to plant soybeans ufl bind his small gralu for feed By f lB lowing grain with a suitable ciJJB growing summer legume, soil eroiSBp' will be reduced to the minimum 4B L. L. McLaughlin, of the OaklwH section. Is doing a good Job malnuuHit ing his terraces. Mr. McLaughlkB plows his terraces twice each ytxtr uH,n maintain the proper height and croufl' sectional area. Follow lug bis strip dBt grain ho is planting cow peas t^B1 hay, thereby keeping a ground coveS* during the summer when heavy Farm Conservation plans wore wrlt.l * ten this week on the farms of Boykin and Cornelius Hoy kin of pul ! Charlotte Thompson community ggSHti Mulberry Plantation near CamdenbrB the Lynches River, Soil Conservatloi^P District -*? [ Merchants Hold SlimR Grasp On Top Round! Of the Softball CooB Finishes One Game Ahead offli Kendalls In Hectic Kr Schedule. Hii Through an error in typing the teuBI standing of the Camden Softbal|?T league last week, the standing of th?^B Merchants team was given as .8ft^B which represents 7 wins and one d?-^B feat; whereas the team had a (trifli half record of 8 wins and one defetlH i for an average of .889. The Kendalls are in second plact^B with 8 wins and 2 defeats for an arer-^B age of 800. Had the Bureau of Recreation il^Blo lowed the game played last week tpj i won by the Merchants from the Is-^B stryctors by a 16 to 4 score, to stasl^B In the recordB, the Merchants wouk^B have the first half honors won bj^B ^iwundlsputed margin, However th?^B mBgin of one game now senaratlntB | tlf? Merchants and the Kendalls majr^B bring about a tie finish, for the Ia-^B structors have the opportunity of atb^B ing for a play over of the game that^B was thrown out when the Merchanto^B violated one of the cardinal rules of^Bii the sport. Players, particularly the pitcben^K of the various teams, were delighte^^L with the installation of a new pltcb-^B ers box on the diamond this week.^B Also the recreation bureau has J/i-^B stalled a new home plate. Both th&MHi new box and the home plate were use at the city ball park during theB period the Toronto club of tffc Inter- ^B national league was in training here.^B State Theatre II ' Kerahaw, S. C. FRIDAY, JULY 2 M "SEVEN DAYS LEAVE"! Victor Mature-Lucille Ball i SATURDAY, JULY 3 I "FIGHTING BUCK- ! AROO" Charles Starrett SAT., July 3, 10:30 P. M. 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