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:TME CAMDCH jCHBOHtCtt, CAMDIH, iOUTH OAHOLINA, EI|I0AY, OCTOBER A 1H8
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Musts Fdl* Mailing
To Men Overseas
*. If you want your fighting man over
seas to get your Christmas package
Few Gties Are
Observmg Mid-Week
Half-Day Oosing
(I'V
Warren T. King, Mcreury of the
and maR In time this y^v, yon bad gamter^ Chamber of Commercoi has
better swing Into action soon. nude a compilation of a number of
Postal' officials Christmas par- South Carolina cities relative to the
cels for fcrmy men and women outside mid-week closing program,
the country should be mailed between About 22 communities were sent
Sfpt. 1$ and Oct. 16. For naval per- questlonnarles and ten responded,
sonnel, Including marines and ^eoatt The result shows that Camden has
guardsmen, the deadline Is Nov. 1. six^ grocery stores closing on Wed-
81)^ P08T0FFICE DONTS .nesday afternoon for the duration,
dbn’t send perishable goods. , Chester has arranged for Tuesday af-
Don't send anything breakable. temoon closing from January 1 to
Don't Include any. form of Intoxl- October 31. 1944. Bamberg has a
mid-week closing only Coring the
Don't send anything Inflammable, summer months. ChOraw closes
like matches or lighting fluid. Thursday afternoon for 11 moatAs, r®-
Don't send sharp-pointed or sharp- mafiaing open all. hours during De-
edged instruments, like razors dr cember. Columbia reports that while
knives, unless the^y aro safely and se- future closing plans are indefinite
curely w.rspped. that- at' thy present time grocery, fnr-
pon*t send bulkjp items. Service men nlture and some Jewelry stores close
want small gifts that can be easily Wednesday afternoons,
packed and carried. j Dillon partial closing is observed
Because of other shipping needs, j^jth most grocery storM. power com-
fhese regulations have been ordered j^ny''offices and Jewelry stores all
by the postoffice on overseas mall: [dosing. At HarUvllle the mid-week
- Packages must not exceed five lbs. h^f holiday program came to a close
in weight 'They musfnpt b^ morol^hen the tobacco market opened. At
than 16 inches long. Their combined Kingstree the half holiday program
length and girth (double width and pi^Q discontinued in August At
double depth) must not exceed SO Orangeburg retail food stores, barber
inches. Not more than one package ghops, furniture stores and dry clean-
will be accepted , for mailing In sny ,.ers are still observing the mid-week
ong. weA wteLAflnUOL UlAAABftJier..^ hoUdi^ whtt^ et Reek HHl
son to the same addressee. [grocery storps, filling sUtlons and
, If your gift is of money, the poat- fgpf miscellsneons stores are closing
office urges that money orders be mid-week for the halt day holiday,
sent Inatesd of caah. t No replies were received from
BishopvUle, Chesterfield. Darlington,
Denmark, Oeorgetowik Kershaw, Lan-
caater. Manning, Marion^ Mullins,
'Timmonsville or Charlotte, N. C.
CaniHen ^uigeF~
Going Overseas
Ben P. Delx)ache, famed Camden
singer, is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ban P. DsLoachs. Mill
street this wsek after aa aztanded
entertainment tonr of Alaska daring
which time be made IDS performances
t^ors units of ths ann^ savvies la
tBat sras. Mr. DsLoachs'will'Isava
..y.for Nsw York, from whora he
will sail October 18, for an ovarsefs
destination, where hs will resume’'his
singing before American serviea man.
The DsI^Mcbe home was the csene*
of a . happy gathering this week, tor
.-in edition to the return of Ben,' Miss
Margie DeLOachO, who has been affi
liated with the WAC organisation, re-'
turned home 'Tuesday. Miss DeLosche
has been at Port Des Moines and also
at Camp Grant and has Just been
released from a hospital at Battle
Creek, where she was confined fori
some time as the result of Illness,*
incurred in her senrice work. i
MORE NiT,90<SEM
FERTILIZER TO BE PRODUCED
la the near future (here will be
more nitrogen fertiliser produced
tnMB synthetic sources hOre in Amer-
tea, ths War Production board’s chem
ical experts predict. The nse of am
monium nitrate aa an agricultural fer-
tlliser was questioned at first, but
new methods of treatment have im
proved the material. Capacity to pro
duce ammonium nitrate exceeds th^
amount needed for military explo.
sives, and the aurplus is diverted to
agricultural use to increase fertilizer
production. '.
Canada sends 210,000 tons of news
print across the United States border
every month.
RedOoaBNqtes
Sadie K. von'Treeckow
Mrs. Russell, .chairman of sewing,
reports, that curtains for Canteen
headquarters will be made, also cur
tains and cushion covers for the new
day room which the Camp snd^os-
pltsl council are going to furtrlfn at
Port Jackson. 144 kit hagii will be
made later. For the present the sett
ing rooms will be open Monday su'd
Tuesday from 10 to 12'%. m.
Rocky Bonsai. 8rd, and Billy Sal-
mond -have collected 525 magazines
for the Red Cross and sold Coca Cola
bottles and' presented the money to
the Chapter. Rocky has vrorked 16
hours ai^ Billy 8 hours for the Red
Xi^ross. ,
'The Southern Aviation school col
lected $10.60 in i^ennles from their
swimming pool and i%de a i^t of
this to the Red Cross. Many thanks.
Mrs. H. O. Marvin has kindly con
sented to accept the chairmanship of
knitting and' would like to have all
those who have any knitting out to
bring it in ju soon as iKMslbld. All
knitters are urged to help complete
the quota.
Now that cool weather has come
the Chapter honlb will bo properly
heated for the comfort of aU who .will
come to carry on the wortc.
Mrs. Edwin Muller has left for’h#
usual stay in Columbia and ehe vfU
.he very much missed In the snri^cal
department. '
There will be a meeting of the
Ehcecutive board Monday, October 11,
at 11 a. m. at Red Cross headqusrters.
Piidsy, October 8, a mseting of
Volunteer specisl eervlces will he
held St headquarters gt 11 s. m. and
reports made.
Weekly NewM^tter
FrtMn LibertyT^
CoaneH Urges
Buy, Sell Bonds
Clerhson, Oct.—Scuith Carolina 4-H
club members, boys' and girls, are
not only selling War 'Bonds for t^e
Liberty Ship A. Frsftk Lever, they are
also bnylog bonds to the limit of their
flnsnclsl ability.
Helen Key, of Lodge. Colleton cou;|-
ty, who is presidemt of^'tho Souih
Cantina 4-R cnn)> coaneiL/haa thto
to say shont elnb members bnylng
txmds:
"It is not exj>eeted that the 4-H
club members themselves will buy
two minion dollars of bonds during
this campaign, but w« know that
every one of «you will do yonr share
by buying all that you can possibly
afford.
"No *donbt every 4-H club member
in South Carolina has the ambition
of a college education and one of the
best ways to be assured of this is to
buy war J>ondB now and lay them
aside for educational purposes in fu
ture years.’’
Sunday -was Rally day pf the Preo
h3rterian Sunday school and a very in
teresting program was .carried out,
directed by Snpt. ly. E. Cunningham.
The collecttoD amofsoted to $18. Ibe
morning service was conducted by
Elder W. 'ET'Cundlngham, who read
the scrtptnre lesson and a sermon by
Dr. Oglesby. The church baa secured
the part time services of the ^v.
J. T. Dendy of Rock Hill, who will
preach twice a month. Services'may
'he* expected next Sunday at 3 o’olock.
Mrs. F. A. Drennan, who has been
a patient in the Memorial hospital at
Charlotte, N. €., has returned home.
Mr. Drennan and Mrs. E. Jones went
up to accompany her on the trip.
Mrs, John G. Richards left last
week for an extended visit with her
daughter, Mrs. M. L. Sauls, at Man-
ning-
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pressley of Sa
vannah, Qa., are visiting Mrs. Press-
ley’s mother. Mrs. R. J. Wardlad. Sr.
Mrs. S. H. Cunningham and Mrs.
Geo. B. Cunningham are visUing their
son and husband, Mr. Geo. B. Cun
ningham. of the Merchant Marines at
Pettersburg, Fla.
Mrs. H. S. Higgins celebrated his
•^fhlrthday on’ Oct. 3, His daughter.
Miss Willie Lee of McBee, and sons,
C. P,‘David of Norfolk, Va., and Pvt
Henry Smith of Shaw Field, were
with her for the occasion.
Mrs. T. P. McCrae and daughter,
Miss Virginia, spent Sunday and Mon
day with relatives In Manning.
Miss. Phoebe Richards and Miss
Helman of Greensboro, were here on
Sunday. Mrs. M. C. Wilson of Darl
ington, accompanied them from a visit
to her son. Air Cadet Marion Wilson,
Chronicle Want Ads Get Results
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I'^OR BALE-—I new S-ronm v
on Hampton street. S soiiu^
AddIv to U
AOvsrtiMmrnts under u»is oei^ing wU
be chnrged for nt the rete of 1 cent
per* word. Mhilmura eh»i*e M
ad* »et In !• point type double charge.
Ceeh muet »ccoinpeny erder ezoepi
where customer hee l»edw. aecooii*
WANTED—Clerks. Part or^fnll time.
Over 16 years of age. Answer care
Box 162.
TRI GAMMA girls are willing to stay
home with children while, parents
go out. Call 101 for deUlls. >20cg
lost—Sugar ration book, issued U>
Manning Johnson, route 3, box 109,
Camden, S. C.
1.08'%—Ladies’ black purse, on Main
str^t, containing war ration bookq,
papers and small change. Finder
please keep change and return purse
and papers. Notify R, H. Colvin,
Blshopyille, 8. C., $9-30p
FOR SALE—The MrS. N- V, Yates
I place, containing 150 acres, about
f three miles from Antioch church. If
! interested notify Leon F. Yates,
Darlington, S. C.^9-32c
stationed at Greensboro, N. C,
Miss Ida Walldce of Camden and
Charleston, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
L. P. Thompson and Mrs. John G.
Richards. t
Mr. McCleary Cundlngham has gone
on a visit to his brother, Fred F. (?un-
ningham, of Brunswick, Ga., while be
Is away Miss Mary Cunningham la
acting aa fire tower- watchman. x
Miss Callie Jones of the Columbia
schools, MUb Sophie Richards of the
Ash wood schools, and Mias Marlon
Richards of the Sumter aehoola, spent
the week-end here. . .
Mies Adella Cunningham was at
home for the week-end.
Mieses Clara and Louise Johnston
were business vlaltors in Ladcaater
Wednesday.
Fire Warden W. E. Cunningham
passed a birthday on October 8.
Mrs. Yates Yesdon snd daughter!
Miss Margaret, of Sumter, and Mr.
Eugene Jones, brother of Mrs. Yeadon,
were here Saturday visiting thWr
cousin, Mr. S. H. Cunningham.
JUST ARRIVED—Shipment of nice
mules and several extra nice mares.
'The prices are attractive too. See
us before you buy , and save money.
Booth-Boyle Live Stock Co., 12 W.
Hampton Ave., Sumter, S. C. 29-81c
WE HAVE a few Dne^and two-horse
wagons Just received. Purchase
certificate required. Get yours while
they last. Booth-Boyle Live Stock
_Cq.. Hamptoa _Aveu Sumter^
S, C, . 29-31C
MAN WANTED for Rawlelgh route.
Real opportunity. We help you get
started. Write Rawlelgh’s Dept
SCJ-181-iO, Richmond, Va. " 29p
Wanted—To rid yourdiome or place
of bnalness of termites. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Apply to Morris Laney,
806 DeKalb St. Phone 481, Camden,
S. C. •: 29cg
Apply to weetem
Store, Camden, 8, C. "■oei
FOR SALE—1 4Kn'ate Coca
l'6<rate Coca CoU
Uta. Appl, to.
eociate Store. Camden, s.
FOR RENT—One fnmiahed bed
1304 Broad St Phone 217
FOR SALE—All lumber in the hn.
Ing von the Seaboard «pur ^
nexuto the Guy Lumber Co^
the Powe Veneer Co. There
eight to ten thousand feet of u
her In the building when it b'
mollshed. Apply to Henry
Sr., Camden, S, C,
WANTED—To buy electric waikk
machine, good condition Write >
ing price and full detalU to C '
Baughman, 8004 Hope Ave,, Cota
bia, S. C. ’ ^
WANTED—To- buy from owner yn
. passenger car, '36 through ’
"Write giving price and full dMi
to (3. WrHanghman, 3004 Hope a,
Columbia, 8. C. j ^
FOR SALE—Blood-teated baby chiri
Beginning Sept let. 811 n-g
St. Phone 373. ^
FOR SALE—Very choice Ga
dairy heifera, |26 each and up. Nd
delated bull free with 5 head 8a*
Dairy Cattle Co., Sayre, P». ‘ ^
Yt>R-t*tK=^R7eyar hundr^ om t
long glass Jugs. Good for
Camden Bottling Co. J74
FARM FOR SALE—74 acre Ur^
miles from Ciunden. Good fire m
house, also 8 room tenant boa
bams, ontbnildlngs, etc., cow u
lure, running water, plenty of
treoa. Apply to J. T. Raboa,
» 1, Camden, 8. C. J7.
LOST—-Sugar ration book, issued to
Margaret Horton, Liberty Hill, S.
C. • Ifpd
LOST—"C” gasoline rationtag hook,
issued to Ben J. Cheenut, route 2,
Lugoff, 8. C. 29pd
WANTED—Pnlpwood, hardwood,
her. We. also bny land. Help
govemxnenl by selling year
now. Want to hny ■evend
need tmeks. See D.*J. CrmL
call 221. P.'*0. Box 214, '
den, ^8. C.
LOST—Brown bill fold, containing
gasoline A and B cards. Issued to
Mrs. Pearl M. Ford, Ridgeway, 8.
C. . • . 29p
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We Submit For Your Information a Ckmdensed Statement
of Our Condition at the Close of Business Sept. 30,1943.
It is ourdesire and pleasure to render the public courteous
and efficient service and on this we have built goodwill and con
fidence. We are continually striving to defend this goodwill
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and confidence by giving better and more efficient service. We
solicit your banking business. -
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
$ 167,862.69
Overdrafts t.....
Banking House
Furniture and Fixtures
26,142.67
Real Estate, Other
Than Banking House
:::.r i,i()9.w~
Bonds 7. V—-
1,039,989.64
Cash In Vault and
Due BJr Banks
..... 868,999.75
Other Assets
' 110.70
TOTAL
UABIUTIES
Capital Stock Paid In $ 60,000.00
Surolus and Un
divided Profits * 39,803.35
Deposita 1,998,401.61
BilIsFayahle None
Re-piscounts None
Reserve Account 6,000.00
total. $2,103,204.96
THE.FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAMDEN
MMD(N, SOUTH
MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
« member OF FEDEJUL'DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION- , ' —
C. J. SHANNON, JR.
H. E. BEARD
M. H- HEYMAN
C. 4^-S^NNON. 4th
~Direckor»——
' * W. A. BOYKIN
R. N. SHANNON
8. W. Van LANDINGHAM '
LEWIS L. CLYBURN
Urge Farmers To
Buy War Bonds
To 4»ncourage ^farmers, many of^
whose cash income is Just materializ
ing, to buy E, F and G bonds, the
TTrlve for These series “of securities
has been extended to October 16,
He.nry S. Johnson, Executive Manager
of the State War Finance committee,
announced this week.
"Although the state has gone over
the top with subscriptions totaling
more than 61 million dollars, the agri-,
cultural quota for the state has not'
th vet been reached.*’ Mr. Johnson
LOST-^ngar rationing book, issued
to Geneva Evans, * Camden, S. C..
rpute 3. •29pd
FOR RENT—Furnished bed room for
jent, close In. Prefer cadet’s wife
'or busineas girls. 701 Lafayette
Ave. 29pd
FOR SALE—1 1940 Oldsmobile coach,
A-1 condition. Apply to Western
Auto Associate Store, Camden, S. C.
EGOS FOR HATCHINB - ftm
leeted Triple 'A blood-teated
81.00 per aetUng of 1|.
' Rorki; Barred Rocks. New
shire Reds.—^The Camdea
Comply, Poultry DepartaeaC
cated west Laurent Street
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CHICK FEED—Get a beg of that i
Spartan AU-Maab Starter for
chicks and give them the rk^t u..
Only the one feed is all you nail I
caray them through the flnt
weeke Buy Spartan today _
chase your chink worriee eve;.-
Whitaker A Cothpany, CesMea.
c. 44rttf
Liberty Ship To Be
Named For Johnson
Washington, Oct. 6.—The 'United
States Maritime Commission’s ship-
naming committee has approved a
suggestion made July 19' by Oongress-
GAMECOCK8 STAGE LAST
HALF COMEBACK TO WIN
said.. "Many _farmers throughout
South Carolina have invested their
money In War Bonds, not only from
a patriotic standpoint, but tor their
own and their families' financial se
curity for the future.
"This statement,’’ staled Mr. John
son, "applies equally to salary and
wage-earners as to the farmers.’’
Mr. Johnson declared that the gov
ernment needs every dollar that can
be raised in order to finance this war,
which as everybody knows, .is an ex-
yasive war. - * • - -
DEER HUNTERS ARE •
ASKED TO TURN JN HIDES
Deer hunters are asked to turn all
deer hides obtained this season Into
commercial cbnnnels so they can he
used for leather to make gloves and
arctic shoes fdr our armed forces.
The War JYCdnction board smd the
Fish and Wildlife service of the De.
partment of the Interior sent out a
Joint'" appe^ last week because deer
skins are so urgently need^.
The request applies only to aalMalb
taken in compliance with state laws
and refslaUoaa.
man J. P. Richards, of the fifth South
Carolina district, that a new' Liberty
shap be earned in honor of Dr. David
Bancroft Johnson, founder and first
president of Wlnthrop College at
Rock Hill, S. C.
.^signing of the name to a hull
number and selection of the shipyard
and launching date a're contingent on
the ship-building program.
Richards told the Commission that
Dr. Johnson "pioneered in education
for women’’ and made a great and
laatlng contribution to the projgrest
of the South.. The liiatituUon he
founded now has graduated about 16,-
000 students, Richards said.
The Liberty ships, the first of which
was named for Patrick Henry, carry,
war cargo to the ends of the earth.
(Continued from first pags)
for the remainder of the game,
though (Camden completed a
deep in Suipter territory as the
, test ended.
i Sumter tried to a tonchdown
likei
ml
' the end of the first half and a
t was completed for what looked
I score, but the Sumter receiver
I beyond the last line in the end
i Camden’s touchdown came in
1 second period on a sustained di
I and an aerial from Cox' to Jones,
> latter being tackled as be crossed
final str^ie.
Another Camden drive was ito:
on the three yard line.
Camden had nine first 4o'
against five for Sumter.
Bay War Bonds and S^unpa
PFC. WALTER A. QOODALE
aRADGATES AS. MECHANIC^' -
Keeeler Field, Biloxi, Miss.—A new
role in Democracy’s tight against the
Axis awaits Pfc. Walter A- Ooodale,
son of Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Goo^ale of
(3amden, who was graduated as an air
plane mechanic recently from the B-24
Liberator bomber mechanic’s school
at this unit of the Army Air Forces
TT^nlng ooflunaad.
SELL YOUk conoN
IN GAMDEN
' ^e'enffcre'Sumter line, ir
the substitutes, played improved
The backfield looked better, esi
on offensive.
Bradford got off one beandifsl
in the second quarter to pull
Gamecocks out of a deep hols.
LE—Parker Tl®
LT—Hancock Ys
LGh-Hu«glnir”
C—Oonnell'
RG—Brown
RT—MarshaU
RE—Jones
Q—Partin.
HB-^z
HB—Boykin
FB-Norrla
Qnattle
Skip
H. Cot
Camden • 1 *
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BIRTH ANNOUHCEMEfff
Mr. and'Brs. Bar^t Nntttal
Lyttleton streeL annonnee ths
of a daughter, Frances K>y»
her 10.
Drive Carefully—S8ve%®®
Csunden Oin* and Gina in thq Surroonding Terri^^
Are Doing Fine Work.
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Camden Cotton Buyers Want To Buy Your Cotton.
J. T. Hay Cotton
CAMDEN, a
my
WANTED TO BUY
Bicyde Fromea and
Bicycloa In Any Coodit*®*
Bring Them In Today!
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