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Friday, March 17, 1944
FOR A FOURTH TIME
When Mayor F, N. McCorkle was chosen for a third time
by the citizens of Camden, he made history by shattering a
precedent of 209 years. Now he has smashed his own proud
record by being named, unapposed, for a fourth consecutive
term as head of that lovely and progressive city's municipal
government.
As a~matter of fact, the best testimony to Mayor Mc-
Corkle's record is the vote of confidence just given him by
the people who know him best. But just the same, The State
would like to put in type a few words, congratulating both
his honor and those whom he h^s served so well.
Camden is known far and wide as a center to which are
attracted discriminating visitors, many of whom own their
beautiful homes. But Camden is not just a winter resort. Far
from it. It is the seat of solid, forward-looking business, and
has developed, if anything, more along that line in the last
few years than it has as a recreation spot. Both sides are
desired, and when the war is over and some of the season’s
features, now suspended, are resumed, we expect to see the
seat of Old Kershaw grow along both lines. The loss of the
Kirkwood, which at first‘seemed tragic, may prove to be a
blessing in disguise, if a really modern hotel, suited to present
day ideas, rises from its wreckage.
Camden is one of the oldest communities of the state,
dating from 1733, during which year the royal council of
King George II had a surveyor lay out the town. It was in
corporated in 1783 and was governed by an intendant until
1890. Doctor Corbett was the last intendant. During his
administration the legislature changed the charter from a
town to a city governed'by a mayor and six atdermen. The
late Henry G. Garrison. Sr., was the first mayor to he elftctpd
under this-new form of government.
There is X bit of yesteryear in Camden. It is like‘a
garden of fragrant flowers and boxwood and charming peo
ple. It breathes the Old South. It has a delicious atmosphere
which >ve hope it never loses. Yet it is as modern as a stream-
line'r both in its outlook and its customs.
/ It is a great honor, Mr. Mayor, that is yours, and we are
^(ire that under your wise guidance Camden is safe in its tra-
dition for at least another two years.—Sam lAtimpr, in»The
Columbia State.
CAMOEN-CHARLESTON TRIP
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
(Continoed from pace two)
itorea, howerer, the ibelves were fill-
wlth the pr(^u€tji of the looms of
in. Prance ah<f Germany. The
merchants” were crowd, sulMtantial
businew s^D, whose credit in the
Northern markets was second to none.
The citizens were well-to^o and look
ed it, enjoying tUp ifr a rational way.
“The principal merchants at, that
time were C. Fatheeon, James Dunlap,
McDowall and Shannon, Hayman
Dery, Paul P. Villepigue, K. W. Bon-
ney, and William Anderson, with Alex.
Young, Jeweler, James McKain and
F. L. Zemp druggists, and George Al-
den, dealer in shoes.
“The professions were represented
by such men as Drs. Reynolds,* McCae
Deas, DeLoach and Boykin, in medi
cine. In law, by T. J. 'Others, James
Chesnut, Jr., J. B. Kershaw; Wm. M.
Shannon, and MaJ. John Smart, than
whom a more generous hearted human
being never lived. As an instance, he
was passing down the street one day
when he was accosted by a pogr' wo
man with several children who were
on their way out West She asked
him for a little money to help i>ay
her way.
“He went into a store and changed
a twenty dollar bill into four flves-,-
handed ber*one of-them, walked off a
few steps, oame back and handed her
another, repeating this until he had
given her the whole amount.
“A little Instance In his practice at
the Bar is also worth relating. He
was defending a young man in a mur
der-ease.- The Jury had retired, and
in a short time fUed back Into the
court, handing the result to their de
liberations to the Clerk, who at once
read out a verdict of justifiable homi
cide. In an instant the Maj. Jumped
to his feet, and, in a ringing voice,
called out to the prisoner; ‘Clear out,
sir, clear out!* and he did.
“The clergymeiu were the Rev.
Frank Lee, Rectj|<r of the Episcopal
•church: Rev. Dr/Sam’l Davis, pastor
of the Methodist.. If my memory serves
me right, the Baptist pulpit was va
cant at that time.
"There were two well established
banking institutions, officered as fol
lows: The Caoiden Bank, Col. Wm.
McWillie, president: W. J. Grant and
John C. West, bookkeeper and cashier,
respectively. The. Branch Bank, had
as president, Mr. Thoihas Salmond,
with D. L. DeSaussure, Jessie S. Net
tles and Burwell Salmond-as subordi
nate officers.
“From DeKalb street down to the
Air Force Captain
Forfeits Bond Aftoi*
Mn Street Crash
Officer With Two WACa In
C«r Collide With Hud-
son TazL
AINT IT THE TRUTH—BEGORRAH!
One should not take issue with the lat6 Mrs. George Ber
nard Shaw on the matter of Irish character. After all, Mrs.
Shaw was Irish herself, and if she,chose to leave four hun
dred thousand dollars in iher will “to teach the Irish self-
control, deportment, elocution and the art of personal be
havior and .social' intercourse” she must have though the Irish
need the instruction. Alter all, nobody is facetimis to the
tune of four hundred thousand dollars.
The only point is that the Irish character must under^
a tremendous change when it is transplanted to foreign soil,
and the manifestations of Irish culture that reach the outside
world must be deceiving.
Take the matter of self-control. It is true that the in-
'dividual Irishman has been known to indulge in an occasional
battle in this land of his adoption. It is also true that a son
of Eire, one Mickey Finn, lent hLs name to a potent sedative
calculated to curb violence by more violent means. On the
other hand it muk be admitted that the Irish, as a govern
ment, have exercised too much self-control in keeping out of
history’s bigge.st fight, now in progress.
As for elocutionary deficiencies, observation is again
limited, but it happens that, though there may be illiterate
Irishmen, there are few inarticulate. In fact, one is frequently
impressed by the richness of expression and poetic f^ncy that
flows without effort from the most unlearned Irish lips.
Mrs. Shaw stipulated that some of the income from her
bequest might be used to bring masterpieces of fine art within
the range of the Irish people. If one does not limit fine art
to the panted va.riety, a good bit of jt has been produced by
Ireland’s own men "and women.
Ireland gave the w'orld one of its best contemporary play-
wTights in Mrs. Shaw’s husband, and other distinguished
dramatists, like O’Casey and Synge and Lady Gregory and
Paul Vincent Carroll. Their plays were, in a happier time,
acted by a matchless Dublin troupe called the Abbey Players.
In addition, there is the poetry of such men as Yeats and
Russell, and a heritage of native folk music second to none.
Mr. Shaw’s acquaintances have said that he was painfully
shy and practically tongue-tied when Mrs. Shaw first met him.
Perhaps ahe regarded this as a prevalent national affliction
and, seeing how culture produced the voluble, volatile G.B,S.
of later years, hoped that her bequest might work the same
miracle on the whole: country.
One hopes that is not the case. Brilliant as the aged
play-wright is, he is also inclined to be a little exhausting.
And an exhausted postwar world could hardly cope with an
Ireland full of G. B. Shaws.
FRAUDS AND CRIMES
A few firms that have had war contracts are being put
on the carpet in Washington while other concerns and indi
viduals are being prosecuted. The number of robberies, mur
ders and crimes have increased alarmingly. It is all too bad.
But it ia history repeating itself. We had the same condi
tions in the first World war, and there is no reason to believe
that frauds and crimes will be less than last year. It’s just
too bad—<0 be careful and “watch your step.”
Listen to the commercials to get in on the real hardships
of war—as where the hero learns that the oversew canteen
is out of his kind of cola.
In the latest prison break, convicts used a ladder they
(had built inside the walls. A guard who can’t see through
a ladder is something new, we think.
Any connection between the return of the bootlegger
and the WPB's authorization of 60,000 new bathtubs would
only occur to a low mind.
Captaia Louis Vernon Danl^ of the
Columbia Air Base, forfeited a bond
of $52 in recorder’s court MondAT. He
had been booked late Saturday night
for driving a car while intoxicated,
following a collision between his jsar
and s taxi calj driven by Marion Hud
son, in front of the Cadet club on
Mill street.
According to the story told by the
principals an'd witnesses Daniels, with
two girls wearing WAC nniforma was
going south on MiH atreet and collided
with the taxi which waa going north.
No one was injured seriously in the
crash, although both cars were badly
damaged.
Police investigating the .affair plac
ed Daniels under arrest and took him
to police headquarters where he re
mained until the $52 bond was posted.
The two WACs were taken to the air
"base at Columbia by an officer who
came for them after the accident waa
reported to the base.
The driver of the taxi claimed that
Daniels was driving on the left side of
the street and that he crowded bia car
against the curb to avoid the collision.
Daniels, it is said, asserts he was in
the middle. of the street and was
blinded by the bright lights of cars
parked In front of the Cadet club.
FARMERS GUESTS OF
ROTAIRANS AND KiWANIANS
(Continued from first page)
far end of Broad street, but few bdlld-
Ings now remain that were in exist
ance. Some were demolished, but
most have fallen victims to the flames.
That part of the town was subject to
fevers and congestive chills until the
big ditch was constructed. A num
ber of families moved to Kirkwood
during the sickly season.
“in the upper and eastern part of
the, town, however, many handsome
residences i^maln as mementoes of
the past, and of the wealth of the
citizens, but with few exceptions,
they have changed hands. A number
bf wealthy planters lived in the town
and vicinity. The style of living In
those halcyon days was that of the
nobility and gentry of Europe, a style
quite incomprehensible to the youth
of 1844. Alas, they have all crossed
over the dark river, and ‘the places
that knew them then will know th^
no more forever,' while many of
stately mansions are either In rliins
or fast going to decay.
"It may be of Interest to mention
some of the changes which have taken
place on Broad street. On the north
east corner of DeKalb and Broad was
Wm. Anderson's store, a frame build
ing, on its site now stands the Work
man hoteL On the sdnthwest corner
was the well known Hotel kept by Mr.
William McKain. Adjoining It soulh,
was the Episcopal church, set knck
from the street; on the same block
further down was a large wooden
structure, built by Dixon & Mills of
Charleston, and used by them as a
branch grocery store. It subsequently
became town property, head quarters
for Council and Police, and, with the
town steeple, clock and Indian added,
it was long known as the Town Hall.
On its site now stands the fine store
The Dank 'Df
Camden still stands next south of it
"On the north east corner of Broad
and York was th« Camden hotel, kept
Charles Davis. On the lower cor-
ner, the very dilapidated building still
standing, wsfs then n hoteJ_ kept by
TIpyd'Bfbsl' Tinmedfately south of the
Court House was an Imposing brick
building, the'winter residence of Col.
McWillie. At the far end of the
street, on the east side, was the win
ter residence of Mr. Thomas Salmond.
adjoining that of Mr. Jessie Netties
and the Branch Bank. On the south
east corner, opposite the court house,
was the old Town Hall (of its previ
ous history I have* no record) with
steeple, clock and Indian, not a ves
tige now remains on that side of the
block. The old Indian, so dear to the
hearts of the people, was never known
to turn his back to the storm; yet I
ed an Interesting comjnentary in his
welcome to the visiting farmers. His
talk featured several, interesting anec
dotes of an amusing nature.
Following Mr. Collins. County Agent
W, C. MoCarley was introduced. Thd
County Agent spoke briefly on mat
ters pertaining to agriculture and stat
ed that the annual corn contest would
be held again this year and urged
more farmers to participate In it..
Mr. McCarley introduced Mr. Ward,
who he said was chosen as speaker
because of the excellent impression
and talk that he gave at a meeting
here three years ago.
Mr. Ward, in prefacing the serious
vein of his talk, had his listeners roll
Ing in their Chairs wlth_hl8_ wit and
satire. His stories were new and side
splitting. Swinging into a serious vein
of thought, he pictured the progress
that has taken place in South Caro
lina farms in the past ten years. He
cited fire projection, electrification
Increase In use of tractors and other
farm equipment, harvesting cdlmbineSi
the Improvement In pasture land, the
increase and" quality In sweet pota-
Are You A ^leeder?
Be Careful As It
May Cost You Plenty
Police Extract $12 Finea From
ThoM Who Hit-It-Up.
Motorists who have been making a
speedway of Camden streets the past
several months are finding that the
"cops’’ can be mighty tough.
Ordered to halt the reckleas driving
of the speed demons the police hare
been really reaping a harvest in the
past week. Officers In the police car
have demonstrated to the high speed
drivers that the police buggy can
wheel when given the gas—even tho
a tpeeder hits an 80 mile per hour
gait.
Complaints have been made to city
officials regarding the speeding of
cars on Mill and Broad streets and al-
ready the officers who are on the
speed detail have arrested a half
dozen or more motorists who were in
a hurry. Fines extracted from offend
ers average $12 per.
AT.U. Conference
J. C. Faulkenberry
Dies At Age of 73
James C. Faulkenberry, 73, of the
Cantey Hill section of Kershaw coun
ty. died at his home today following
an illness of about six months. He was
the founder and one of the first deac
ons of Thonl Hill Baptist chnrch. He
had also been a member of. tbs Ker
shaw board of commissioners from
Flat Rock township for the past ten
years.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Rosa Whlttey Faulkenberry, and the
folI<^wing children, Ferris Faulken
berry of Kershaw, Ekimest Faulken-,
berry of Columbia, James Faulken
berry of Winns boro; Finley Faulken
berry of Westvllle, Bertha and Curtis
Faulkenberry of the home, Mrs. J. W.
Hornsby of Camden RFD and Pfc.
Tillman Faulkenberry, U. S. army In
England, Mrs. Wilson Vincent of the
Thorn Hill community; also 35 grand
children and three great grandchil
dren; two brothers, A. J. Faulkenberry
of WInnsboro and Wiley Faulken
berry of-Kershaw.
Funeral services were conducted
from Thorn Hill Baptist church at 4
o’clock Thursday, March 16. by the
Rev. J. B, Gardner and the Rev. J. M.
•Neal. Interment followed ~in—the-
church yard.
NO'nCE TO VOTERS OF
WARD TWO
toes, and also referred to the rapid
strides made in visual institutions. He
expressed the belief that there is more
hope for improvement In the future,
despite the fact that much had been (
gained in the past decade.
In speaking of the future of- agri
culture in the slate the speaker told
of the vast improvements that may
be looked for in farm machinery and
equipment and how the drudgery of
farm life will be lifted. He spoke of
electrified farms, better bousing facil
ities and other improvements beyond
the dreams of anyone. He also spoke
of the labor situation after the war
and declared- that with the necessity
of this . gnvernment maintaining a
ftandtng army of mtntooa, the fact
that many soldihrs will not return and
others will return to other localities,
that there -is bound to be a scalcity
of labor, which be described as being
a good thing. He declared that the
over-abundance in the labor supply in
the south iiTthe past had been virtual
ly a curse, in that the agriculturist
had not been forced to utilize other
than cheap and primitive labor.
Due to withdrawal of one of twn
candidates the run-off primary sched
uled fbr Tuesday, March 21, will not
be heldr
aignpii, Evemtlve Committee:—
Municipal Democratic
Executive Committee,
M. H. Heyman, chairman,
L. H. Jones, secretary.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, that the
Book of Registration for the qualified
electors of the City of Camden, will be
open’ in the office of the City Clerk,
Camden, South Carolina, on the 25th
day of March, 1944, and will remain
open each day for a period of ten
(10) days.
Louise W. Boykin,,
62-1 Supervisor of Registration.
The “M" Day Aasodatlonal Tnk
ing Union conference for Keq^
Association to be held March
Antioch BAptist church, beglnnb; ?
7:30 p. m., will be aa follows: "
Theme, “Thy wm Be Done." 7-1
song service; 7;40 devotional; 7^2
The Four Year program. Rev. c i
Griffin; 8:05 onr aaaociatioaal w
gram of work; 8:15 preaentiof ^
Baptist TYalning Union; 8:30 T
nouncements; 8:35 special
8:40 To the Uttermost, Rev™^
Rawlinson, Chester; S;00 adjour^
J. i
All choTcbes are urged *to
ie«
large delegations. The goal for ^
Association is 150 to be present,
go over the goaL ^
Negro Woman, Raised In
Slavery, Dies Af Age of 128
((Continued from first page)
McRae place for several years u
later on the Stockton plantation, i
was then that Harry died.
After the death of her hmb»u
Jane came to Camden to live witb i
son who has since died. Then th
went to the home of her daughtu
Mamie, in Lugoff. Mamie has.^tlir«
children. "
Of the children born to Jane au
Harry three are still living. They an
Mamie of Lugoff. Mose, who lives b
file north, and Amid Xi^,~~whWeaboq||
not given. Robert Anderson, |
nephew, taught in the colored school
of the county for over 40 years. Thou
who know Robert ,are Inclined to gh|
full credit to his statement as to th
age of his ‘aunt
A notice recently posted in a Bdt
ish ministry of aircraft production 4i
partment read: “The Impossible Wi
Do At Once. Miracles Take a Utth
Longer.”
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symptoms this home^proved
SeeSto setfeu way that
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.«aTsaro«ct
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tubes with soothing
medicinal vapors.
\ chest and back sur-
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To get an the benefits of this
combined POKTlSTiiia-IT—limss
action. Just rub throat, cheR;
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bedtime, tastaatty VapoRub goes
to work—3 ways at once as shosn
above—to relieve coughUur
lar sorcM
spasms, ease muscular
or tightness, and invite restM,
comfixrting sleep. Often hr man*
ing most of the misery Is gooB.
Get relief from chi^ ooid dwresi
tauluM with double-action, time*
tested Vicks VapoRub.
MISS ANDERSON PROMOTED
Second Lieut., Miss Willie C. An-
derson, of Fort Jackson, has been pro
moted to first lieutenant. She baa
three brolluMB in the Na<jf, iwu myi-
seas and one in San Diego, Calif. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mra. L, T.
Anderson of, CassaltT^
F^tonki waa a Russian province for
more thr.n two centuries before it was
glvon-its indepeAdenqfi^ after World
Wiit 1.
Plastic coated rayon and cotton
yarns make a window screen resemb
ling wire screens hut free from cor
rosion.
have seen him bend before the blast
and quiver like an aspen leaf, while
spectators with bated breath expected
to see him hurled from his airy perch.
But no, he would suddenly recover
his equilibrium, boldly face the warring
elements, and with pointed arrow bid
d^fance to the horrlcane."
YOUR COUNTRY GIVES
YOU A PRESCRIPTION
•Your Country means it, too,
when it says that sound health
has become a patriotic duty—
the first contribution of a citizen
who seeks to funher the pro
gram of oationaj preparedness.
That’s logicel, isn’t it? No—
ncu’oo, aili'*'* snH i-— .4 ^
ever put up an effective 4«fcnse.
What we need now is energy
nd optimism resultini^fcom
soundheakh and physical fitness
Soi, may we suggest that yoa
go and see your Ot^or without
further delay. Aod, of coarse, we
are well prepared to emertly
comWor.»4 K.’, prescriptions.
DeKalb Fharmacy
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