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CAMDEN, SOUtH CAROUNA, VRIDAY* DECEMBER 17, 1543
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NUMBER 39
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l^napp Home Hallowed By,
The Age-Old Memory Of
General Geo. Washington
Housewives Can Play Important PaiH: In
Winning This War By Saving fijtchen Fats
ypry Relates Visit of First
r« of U. S. To
Pfesident of U.
jCamden.
iToposite the Court Inn gardens,
*(Mathe Whitaker family with
^the most historic homes In
hAe face of the many satirical
M|e( and even made the butt of
^ and stage sarcasm, the state-
^that ‘‘Washington Slept Here,"
Citizens Peeved
Because Merchants
Hog Parking Spaces
[fk* recent purchase by John (Jack)
^er Jr.. of the dwelling known ...
^ Knapp house on MfiL street i«ommissiopor M«ss«besn-^tl-
ers Police To Enforce Park-
ing Limit.
Beginning neft Monday the police
department will enforce the one hour
. — parking regulations in the downtown
.(.krn with the same grain of salt business district according to Police
I tie thousands of claims of May- {Commissioner C. V. Massabeao.
' CT trausportstlon.-- However, in t The one-hour parking regulatlOBs
matter of the Knapp home, hav- j *8 a city ordinance and can be applied
koaaed the_flr8t president of thej^o the downtown area seven days a
ed States, there Is no question we®k. However in view of the gaso-
te authenticity. In the pages ofi**®® restriction and the resultant de-
toric Camden” many paragraphs f®*“®a8e in traffic, the one hour parking
devoted* to a recit^ of George has only been enforced on Satur-
gton's visit to this city and oija.
bBBunlty. It happened during the' ot a number of complaints
year of his presidency and people who,desire to shop and
the chief executive was on a'^ho report that they cannot find a
■r of the South. | *>“8 place for their cars, Commis-
therefore not aurprlalng ihat: f‘°“?L_h*fs8a^u win have the pp-
Mie’cted to visit Camden, in Whose i"®® enforce the parking restriction
many heroes of the Revolution j ^«ek.
deeping and where some of the I commissioner suggests that
anding generals had suffered toerchants and those empolyed in of-
ire repulses at the hands of the »tore8 who park their cars
In the business district take heed of
the one-hour parking limit next week.
A group of _ Camden housewives
voiced their indignation over the sel
fish attitude of* some of the merch
ants and professional men who usurp
the parking spaces on Broad street
Open House This Afternoon
And Dedication i^ogram To
Take Place Evening Hours
Sixty Future Aces
Of the Airways Are
On < the Eagles Roll
' Itecoi? ~TuinMiuT ^ A^ Organiaa-
tion Meeting In School
Auditorium.
SAVE LIVES —used fats saved by boussfwives make glycerine
■aad in aulfa ointmrats without wfaidi Frank J. Loiselle, her*
at^ have <fied oo tbs batthdMfL
‘Ftom the files of contemporary
ktfleston papers and other sources,
p could gather an authentic ac-
iBt of this momentious occasion,
happened in 1719, for in March of
la year. President Washington set
UpB in Fredrlcksburg, Richmond, constantly to the detriment of
toington and Savannah and then .****^^
^vlalted Augusta and thmi to Ck>.
Mda
pmh
After several days visit in
ibla, and on the morning of
while shopping. It was suggested that
if the men doing businees in this
Clarkson-Carrison
Are Re-elected As
Wardens of Parish
lUddies Wm Have
Christinas Fete In
Park On December 22
Grace Church Members Hold
Their Annual Meeting
12, —
area were to park their cars elsewhere
: or leave them at home there would
W 26, General Washington with his . , , ^ ^ .
" - - - - - be ample room for customers to park.
^ and body guard started for Cam
a First came the great white.
City circles took occasion this week
R. B. Clarkson and Henry G. Garri
son were re-elected senior and junior
wardens respectively of Grace Epis
copal church at the annual parish
meeting held at the close of the 8un
ariot In which the General rode.! attention to the fact that the
Us chariot was drawn by four staM"®® fire crackers, etc., at Chnst-
irt horses-the same that served *"
S. without change, throughout the.>®^ violators will b» punished.
Next was a two-horse
lire Journey. __ -
!rKr.wrsa“dd?,'’L‘Z“'"* The Skipper Wants
An Orchestra For
leading
le^^ calvary -from Camden, under
e command of Captain John Ker-
aw, acted as an escort when the
vsident and his party reached the
steree River aqd were greeted by
I expectant throng, including almost
e entire population of Camden.
»ny Ahd. vociferous cheers greeted
» President and his party, as they
ire ferried across the river. The
itiiiguished guest and his augmented
Bowing proceeded into Camden and
■e to a halt In the Public Square
lere an address of welcome was i
ren by Col. Joseph Kershaw, inten-
atof the town.
Following the address of welcome,
# President was shown to the house
Soldiers Dances
Bureai]^ of Public Relations
—AskaForXoaa-of lastru^
menu.
or
Do any of you. whose sons
daughters played In the high school
day mommg service December 11.
Seven members of the old vestry
group were re-elected and three mem
bers whose terms expired and were
not eligible for re-election were sue-
ceecLed by Messrs. Nettles Lindsay, L.
Whit Boykin and Ernest Nutting.
Old members of the board are John
Whitaker, A. C. McKain, J. M, yi
pigue, C. H. Zemp, Lawrence
aker, Richard Kirk, and Major M. B.
Brailsford. A. C. McKain was re
elected secretary of the board.
Mrs. D. A. Boykin submitted the
annual report of the Woman’s Auxi-
One of the largest attended gath
erings held in the Qramm,ar school
auditorium since the High school grad
uating exerpisea last June, featured
. .the. flliechil. organfamllan meetlng^ of
the Boy Eagles Tuesday evening.
As a result of the preliminary can
vass of interested boys who are within
the stipulated age group of 7 to 12
years and the organisation meeting
some 60 youngsters are now enrolled
in the three Eagle groups in Camden.
These groups, all under the leader
ship of skilled aviation experta, will
meet for organisation this week or
early next weak.
The Eagles, the first organisation
of Ita kind, carriea a real appeal to the
American youth and with aviation aa
being foremost in the perspective of
Recreational Committee of the
Coimty Council, Planning
“Fiftyr- —
Kiddies of this city and community
are' going to have a Christmas fes
tival in Hampton Park on Wednea-
dky, Dec. 22. The affair, supervised
by the Recreational committee of the
Kershaw'County Civic council und^
the direction of Chairman Donald Mor
rison will be for children from 7 to
12 years of age Inclusive-
At a meeting of the recreatloiial
group last -Tuesday plans were made
for the Christmas party which will
feature games, group 'singing, tabe-
Refreah-
bwjis and a Christmas tree.
^litTinlOTte will be served to all of the
children.
The recreation committee members
are working with great enthnsiasm to
make the festival a success.
The Christmas tree that will be
llary, and’ Major Brailsford reported provided is to be trimmed with elec-
tnrtfae Every-member canvassr A re- trie lights sod will probably he 4ho^ -
port on the Church school was made only outside tree In the city so orna-
by Mrs. E. N. McDowell. imented.
Delegates to the Church convention, I Chairman Morrison states that If
Which is expected to be held next Santa Claus can arrange to get an
May, as named by the meeting, are: early s^art from the North Pole area,
band have an Instrument In yourlR. B. Clarkson, H. G. Garrison, John that he will be on band to greet the
home which you would consider loan-] Whitaker and C. H. Yates. Alter- Camden and Kershaw county kiddles
ing to the program committee of the;nates are: J. M. Villipigue, A. C. Me-
Service Men’s Center? j Kain, C. H. Zemp and Ernest Nutting.
The reason the Center desires the; A resolution of regret over the res
at the festival.
^ ■‘ad been especially prepared ^ instruments is to provide an orchestra' fgnatlon of Douglas A. Boykin from
k. This was the residence
I*. Brisbane, located near the shu
St corner of Fair and York streets.
Ih 1* the house known today as the
upp home. Several years ago, the
Bdlng was moved from the corner
Fair and York streets to Its present
cation.
On the evening of Washington’s
hral in Camden, he was entertained
for Center activities. There Is a j the vestry was adopted.
wealth of talented musicians at the|
Southern Aviation school and these ITliritfl
boys, some of them having been with UrUUlllvllUvT S T UllU
tribute their time to playing (Continues To Grow
(iRDC68. i
This writer thinks the Idea is Justj publication of The Chron-
swell. You need not ha^ ®Ay ‘®®I‘lcle last Thursday, much activity has
New England Winter
Grips Sunny Camden
Heavy Snow Wednesday Buriat
Thb City Under White
Mantel.
-ReeidenU-JEha-An n ua 11 y -spead
their winters in this well-known win-
that the Instruments will be damaged evidenced by the GoodfeMows
PMt public-dlax»«r--atr- wrhJ^^^tl^-5^^ ta-i)e cared for ^thej haven’t contributed your , ...
hdies T^® remind you that the time ter resort city found (hat they did not
CoL -John frnmfl practicing at the C«i-. jg jor the making up of .escape snow and ice and wintry
iBdfne locaiPii *®'’‘ ^ i. u * # ..'these baskets of cheer and goodwill.[blasts by coming south this we^. for
northwest . Now friends, if that girl of yours or, jjjgy
perhaps your son, who played in f“®|your contributions at the ShmifPs of- England community with buildingSt
High- schnol hand- A i flee,- Marion- Will iamfr^«t--€o»o*ef«laljstr«*ts. walks and-ebrwbbery under a
and who is now either away st scnooi pgjjjj -pijg chronicle office. I coating of snow, the air filled with
of King and Pair streets,
“^■■c report ^ th^affair states
h W*#wiigtori gia^usly Sbiaght ah
to the la®h8.
^ Banquet lasted until the early
®\of the morning, and it Is re-
"M that It lost some of Us state-
!*H>ef(rre the Seventeenffi
•ccount of the banquet states
I® file ladies withdrew aher Ae
dr in the service and the clarinet,
trumpet, saxaphone, etc., which he or
she used is lying idle, why not help
out, in their natrloJj.(LPrOKftP‘ toJP-Aft.-
Ing it to the Service Men’s
If you are with us on this, just call
IB tAB . - me at 67 or call Mrs. Bean at 68.
iwst and the President with- wg -u^g appreciate your cooper-
J «fter the fifteenth. atlon.
^ lue morning after 4he banquet, — —-
Previously acknowledged 1139.00 falling flakes and the walks, steps,
S W Hogue 31.00; Dr. Geo. Rhame! etc., sheeted with Ice. For Camden
11.00: Mrs. J. I. Pearce ti no- R^iunn Is getting a tonrh nf a regnlnr Wow-
^^^■f^tSkedrn ll bO; MTi: William C.^oore England whiter. A drlzsllng sleety
l^to the grave of Baron DeKalb Chaplain Edwards
U6 r^VPT*^ Tiflvr #/%«» * «
hi.-, reverfutly paused for a few “ 1 ri J.,...,
^ots, then went on to the remains PF0SCn6S OlUluEy
--V.— a./an, VM tvi tuo AOAUC6SUC9
redouhts erected by
PWtlsh at the time Cornwallis had
^wdquarters In Camdeo. Later
^ —Muart.ra m camoeti i^ter Wallace Edwards, a chap-
^ton and his siJted-Plain *® United S^‘®® ^rmy^
l'i‘f n^thVard““io;mey‘‘%t;p;;nl'^«PF the Pulplt. at^ the Be^e^
a ®‘te8 of the Batue of Hob-
Mill
and the battle of Camden.
j^ide Christmas
^ Lighting Is
»nned By WPB
Presbyterian church Sunday at the
11:15 o’clock service.
Lieut iMwards has just graduated
from the chaplains school at Harvard
university. He will be remembered m
the beloved and enthusiastic asswlate
pastor St the First ^ptlst ^ur^
here for some time prior to his en
tering the armed
His appearance as a pinch httter
“ Douglas McAim, Pi%aby-
31.00; Nan Ingram 31-00; H. C. ^^ouU rain which »«t In last Tuesday night
31.00; Dr. C. A. West Ll.OO; Mrs. C. I turned to snow shortly after daybreak
A West ilMh F F Taylor $1.00; J. Wednesday morning and the tall con-
C Glllis %i%l Mrs.’Lee Little 31.00; 1 tinned throughout the day, blanketing
Lee Little 31.00; Oscar Branham ' the city under a white robe, ^Antomo^.
3100; Mrs J. T. Haynes 31.00; J. T. biles coming In from the rural areas,
Haynes 31.00; E. D. Drakeford 31^0;
T. A. Anderson 3100; J. p. Crawford
31.00; Wilma Dinkins 3LOO; Mary
Watkins 31.00; Mrs.D. M. Davis 3100r
D. M. Davis 31.00; Henry Clyburn
31.00; J. T. McKenzie 31-00; Theo
dore Beleos 31-00; Harry Berl^ 31-00;
Mrsr B. R. Truesdalw —Peter neltart thfltr crndymiona.
Koumas 31-00; Blair DeLoache 3100 ;>
L. Lomansky 41-00; Arthor Smith
31.00; Mae Burgess 31.00; Chrifte
Rogers 31.00; Clarence Christmas
carried coatings of snow Inches deep
on tops and fenders.
The snow was greeted with cheers
by the youngsters who ran gleefully
abouL scraping handfuls from areas
where it had not melted and forming
same into snowballs with w'hkh they
Motorists found that the snowfall
was heavy enoagh to hamper the free
movement of windshield wipers knd
many were compelled to get out of
electricity have been'terlan pastor, who ^
by the War Production several week^ will no doubt a^act
flight ^i8Pl®y outside Christ- many of his friends to the service
hf fJ* ®*‘ decorations this yeak In Z
power, It was learn- Cpol SeIC PrOCT6S&€S
O'"- - “■* At A Splendid Pace
Commlatlon.
the electric power
|jjj^’"UlS_ of the ffntnrniaafnn mad*
the comtoisslon madej
®liC vuiuituwilun muv .
u. ED order teraed bj\ Tbe Chrtotma* Seal Sale haa pr^ im. irtnaai rwtuini sir
forbids producers of erased In a J«k M^^’en ?1W- Ma?T^Mul
1^,1^ erecting gpeelaL Hnea or Si-durtir tko a^rding. Nu^en fLW^^y O, M^
S^or exlstl^l^to aerva fo wmpaign officials. Mm. W;L. Wrtght ll.OO, O
Of the 33460 quoU assigned to
SllineR.® 1*** requeatod any city and County, t
Christmas tree light- had been collected ®jP
^rvionn. it was explained. 'Sight of this week. Jha sa^
nStee is confident
Bonds StMBpS jSi Scl>®d Chrlatmas day.
3100- J B. Christmas 31.00; C. E. tt^otr cart and wipe the snow from
Massabeau 31-00; J. B. RoweU 31.(H); tftejr windshields
P, H. Wilson 31-00; Albert Reed fl.CO;
W. H, Jackson 31-00; D. D. Lee, 31-00;
Qus Ward 31-00; M. Baruch 31-00; J.
J. Newberry Co. 31-00; J.A. Hagins
31.00; Mrs. J.A. Hagins fl.OO; Jul
ian Graham 31-00; Boykin McCaskill
31.00; Oralla Brannon fl.OO; Mrs.
Ralph Dixon fl-OO; Virginia Brannon'
31.00; 0,R. Horton 31-00; M.F. Rab-
on 31.00; A.R. Mayer 31-00; S^ra
Steedman $1.00; J.C. Boykin 31-00;
Mrs. J.C. Boykin 31-00; W.R. Nel
son 3100; Rev.J.B. Castoh $1.00;
J.C. Ewing 11.00; MeshcU Shebeen
31.00; FYank Sh^een fl.OO; A. She-
been fl.OO; Mrs. Ethel Ogh^ |1,00;
er
Carl
dgbum fl.OO; L. C
fl.OO; John Henry
Baptist Services At
Grammar School
The Camden- Baptist church an
ttounces that its services will be held
until further notice, in the grammar
school auditorium. This change la
due to difficulty in the beating facili
ties at the church.
the post-war period. It is believed the
movement
scope.
will become national in
The movement Is sponsored by
Southern Airways and the Camden
group la beaded by Ike F. Jonea, who
Is vice president of Southern Airways;
Ralph L. Patton Is vice president, and
Henry Savage is treasurer.
At the meeting Tneadav Ttiomaa
oll''orthe Sou^rn Aviation school,
who is on the board of directors of
the local Eagles group, was a speaker
as was Henry Savage, Jr, These gen
tlemen outlined the objective of the
organization, reciting facts as out
lined in previous publicity announce-
menta. Mayor F.- N. McCorkle woa
a third speaker and bis remarks be
stressed the idea that the qrganiza-
tion would jirove a great boon to the
7 to 12 age group.
Flu Situation In
Camden Not Serious
DoctcHTs Smj Many Colds But
Not Much Influenxa
Hare.
While many hundreds of colds are
reported In Camden and Kershaw
County, there is nothing that would
indicate that the flu situaton might
become epidemic in proportions.
Camden doctors declare that the
report pnbllahed in a Columbia paper
to the effect that Kershaw County
had nine cases of flu was an error as
there are ’con8klerabIy\ more than
that number but that none of them
were serious.
One Camden doctor stated that
there appears to be a form of illness
in evidence which can best be describ
ed as being a short but bad cold.
They suggest that people coming
down with colds take immediate pre
caution by going to bed and remaining
thwe for several days. In this man-
ner they will be able to check what
Ghristmat Carols Will Feature
, Vesper Service On
_ Sunday. ’ __
Camden’s^ ^nely appointed; spldier'l
center, located in the Rutledge street
armory building, will be formally
dedicated the coming week-end with
open house scheduled for this after
noon from 4 to 6 o’clock, followed by
a dedication program from 8 to 9:45
p. m. and open house and inspection
for evening guests until 1(^ p. m.
Prominent speakers, music and other
features will grace the dedication^
program tonight
Oh Saturday evening open house
will be held from 3 to 6 p. m. and in
the evening a dancing party will take
place at 8:30 o’clock, continuing until
11:30 p. m.
Sunday open house will be tbe
order from 2 to 5 o’cloi‘k and at 5:16
a lO-mlnute vesper sM'vlce with a
brief address will be conducted by
Dr. I Maurice Clarke of Grace Eptsco*
pal church. This will be followed by
a 26 to 30 minute period of Christmas
carol singing, in which the vested
choir of Grace church will lead in the
singing of beloved Christmas hymns. ^
From 6 to 9 p. m. Sunday the cen-
ter will be given over to games and
other amusements.
Every Sunday it is planned to have
the, 80 minute veiper service, followed
by the choral half hour, with the
various churches of tbe city alternat
ing in providing the sermons and
musical numbers.
Mrs. FY«k__Bea»i-dlrector - of the
all
i,
u
sf^
y-.
s
center, spent all one afternoon and
evening In visiting the Columbia cen
ters last week and gathered many
ideas which she has Incorporated Into
tbe Camden center program.
The schedule of Center activities
for next week, as announced by Mrs.
Bean la as follows;
TUoaday, Dec. 20. 3 p. ra.:
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might prove to be an Illness extending
over many days duration.
One doctor stated that In bis
opinion the sp^ad of the so-called flu
over the entire nation is due In a
measure to congestion in transporta
tion. Crowded buses and cars with
people packed In like sardines, sol-
diers and civilians alike, is responsl-
Cadeta’
wives meet to organize * cadet
wives club. Committee fayeaded by
Mrs. W. F. Buckley and Mrs. Frank
H. Heath.- At 7 o'clock Monday even
ing tbe center will bo available to
student oRlcers, their wives and
friends.
On Tuesday, Doc. 21, the student
officers wives will meet at 3 o’clock
while at 7:30 p. m. there will he a
class in dancing. At 8:30 o’clock in
formal dancing will be In order.
Wednesday’s program. Dea 22, will
find the cadets’ wives meeting at 3
p. m' In the evening the center .will
b^ Dfrned xxver to the student
wivs| |ind friends.
Thldreday, Dec. 23 will find a danc
ing class In session from 7:30 to 8:80
p. m. and Informal dancing to begin
at 8:30 and continue to 9:80.
Friday ivenitig at 7:30 there wftl-
be a half hour carol period and at
8:30 o'clock there will be a doughnut
Jhour and Christmas tree.
On Christmas day there will be
games at 2 p. m. and a dancing party
will be held In, the evening.
On Bunday, Dec. 26. games will be
in order in tbe afternoon with a ves
per service at 6:16 wilh Rev. Henry
Collins of the Methodist church, in
charge.
One of the nicest features of the
center’ program is the announcement
by Mrs. Bean that committee metoberi
will coopffatjL jvlth (he center, per-
1
sqihher fh handling the shower check
ing, checking of parcels, the wrapping
of Christmas packages, mending of
uniforms and sewing on of insignia.
This will be In order from 7 to 9:30
Sunday evening.
I^ractlcally all of the new furniture
and equipment of the center has ar-"
rived from High Foint and Is beinx
Installed for tbe dedication week-end
ble for the wide coverage of the Du.
The suggestion was that caatOT to dnseplhfl<l-4iw
sltuattoh can he greatly remedied If soldiers and others as being
the railroads and other transport outstsoOlng in the state. .,
agqncied would operate trains or ve. Mrs. Bean and her assistant, Mrs.
hides exclusively for soldiers and 8- Lindsay, are doing a splendid
other trains or buses for ciTlIlans.
job at making the center one of tbe
I best .of its kind in the country.
While On Furlough
_ Kershaw
Youth Last Se^n
°f In Camden De& 11
-ii*
William C, Marsh, formerly
Clemson, but now of the Officer’s
Training school at Fort Bennlng, Oa..' _ . — __ _ .
Uk ipendlhg a ten-daysTurtou^ PLay Ta Saspecteri In
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I^ar
Marsh of near.., Camden, and while
here he took part in a dear drive In
tbe Wateree swamp in Sumter coun
ty on Friday and was fortunate
enough to bring down a buck weigh
ing around 86 pounds. There were 21
Thw Disappearance of
^ Boy.
Young Bennie Stokes, son of Mr.
_ and Mrs, WlllJam H. Stokes, of near
hunters In the party and two other Kershaw, left the home of his" par-
bucks were killed. The three totaling «Jto about 2 o’clock Saturday after-
around 860 pounds. Young Marsh
returned to Fort Benlng Wednesday.
Columbia Executive
Visits C. of C. Here
Mrs. L.M. Moody 31.00; M.E. Moody
Aichards, Jr. fl.OO; Mkry Klme ll.CO;
Adella Cnnnlngfaam fl.OO; Jane,Hals-
all II JO; Arthur MMioksa tlJOi Mrs.
A. Rtid Sarratt 31.00; A. l^id Sarratt
Clybom. Jr.,'3lJ0; J.W. Smith 31.60; H.D. Boy-
Clybum fl.QO; jktn 11.60; P. R. Langston 31.00; Mrs,
31.00; W. Sheom 31.00; Mary D. Mc
Dowell 31.00; E.N. McDoweU |1.00;
Mrs. J.O. Richards, Jr. $1.00; J.G.
P.R. Langston 31.00; Mrs. Prank
Jordan fl.OO; Mise Lois Scott 3L00;
Mrs. Seldon WUUaxaa fl.Ofr. Total b
date 1133.00.
W. N. Miner, secretary of tbe (Cham
ber of Commerce at Columbia, wad a
caller at the Camdet^ and Kershaw
County Chamber of Commerce.the
noon and has not been beard from
since.
He is 14, has light brown hair and
brown eyes, be Is five feet five Inches
tall and weighs 116 pounds. When
he left home he was wearing a bine
sweater, tan shirt with tan tronsen
and tennis sboea was hsKbeaded. ^
He was last seen in Camden SStni^
day afternoon driving hias^ather't 1941
Chevrolet car. Tbe car was found XSf
highway patrolmen near AbbeviUe ra-
eentiy. Foul play is suspected and
of the finest he had ever visited.
i
Drive Carefully—SuVe a Life.
Valparaiso Is a city of architectural
contracts as it is a
langnsgdB.
city of claablng
ki
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