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PAQI THt CAMDEW CHWOtllCLtl. CAMDMH, lOUTH CAftOUMA, PPIPAV* OCTOPEP g, 1N4 Many Honors To Yander L Smith The Air medal, an Oak Leaf Cluster and the Dll^{ioin>lshed Piyinf Crbas h|are been kwarded to First Lieut Vander L. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith, 1011 MUl street, this city. Lieut. Smith was member of a com* bat cargo’ group which was cited for meritorious achievement while par> tlcipatlng in aerial flights over enemy held territory in Northern Burma. Lieut Smith has been In service for tfro add a half years and has been overseas tor the past four months. His wife, who was Miss^Jean Barbie, of Hartsville, makes her home wlUi her parents in that cl^. Buy War B<md> aad Stainpt AN ORDINANCE FOR TVPHUS COWTHDL PROQR>^ An ordinance to protect the pub'iie healtR by controlling the spread of endemic typhus fever, and other rat* borne jdiseaees and Infections asso* elated with the insanitary conditions pkeaent wherever rata are found by requiring that certain structures shall be maintained in a rat.proof and rat- free condition, by providing for the atorage of food and feed and the handling of garbage, by eliminating .certain conditions favoHng the har. borag%of rats, and to provide penal ties for violation thereof. for amusemeut, for the display, sale or storage of goods, wares, or merch andise. or for the performance of work or labor, Including hotels, office build ings, public buildings, stores, thea- ters, markets,! restaurants, i^ain ele vators, abattoirs, warehouses, work shops, factories, and .ail .outhouses, shete. bams, and othM* structures on premise! used for' business purposes. B. TTie terms “rat-stoppage” or ‘Irat-pmofing” as used herein-applies to a relatively inexpensive form of rat-proofink to prevent the Ingress of rats into business buildings from ther exterior or from one business building to another. It consists essentially of the closing of all openings in the ex terior walls, ground or first floors, basements, roofs and foundations, that may be reached by rats from the grottfid, by cTTmbihg or by burrowing, with material impervious to rat gnaw ing. C. The term "rat-harborage” shall mean any condition—which provides shelter or protection for rats, thus favoring their muitlplication and con tinued existence in, under, or outside of a structure of any kind, D. The term "health officer” as used herein means the titty Health Officer, County Health Officer or any duly authorized agent. E. The term "owner” shall mean the actual owner of the business building, whether Individual, partner, ship,-or corporation, or the agent of the building or other person having custody of the building or to whom rent is paid. In the case of business Ing or a^ part or fraction thereof whether the actual owner or tenant In the case of vacant bnsiaeei bnild- ings or any vacant portion of. a bnsi- ness baUdlhg^he owner, agent or other person 'having custody of the building shall have the responsibilities of an occupant of a building. 2. That it is hereby provided and required that all business buildings in the City of Camden shall be rat- proofed, freed of rats, and maintained in a rat-ptoof and rat-free condition under the direction and sapervision of the Health Officer: 3. That upon receipt of 'written notice and or order 'from the Health Officer the owner of. any bnsiness building specified therein shall take immediate measures for rat-proofing the building,- and that unlees uiid work and improvements have been completed by . the owner in the time specified in ihe writteiT BoHce, la no event to be less than fifteen (16) days. den. South Carolina. 1. That for the purposes^ of this Ordinance the following definitions shall apply. A. The term “business buildings” shall mean any structure, whether public or private, that is adapted for occupancy for transaction of business, for rendering of professional service. owners or occnpaata with notioet and or orders to abate the oondlUona fOOBd. 7. That whenever conditions inside or under bnsiness buildings provide such extensive harborage for rata that the Health Officer deems it necessary to eliminate sueh harborage he may require the owner to install suitable cement floors in basements or to re place wooden first or gronnd floors or require the owner to correct snch other interior rat harborage as may be necessary In order to. facilitate the eradication of rata in « reasonable time and thereby to reduce the cost thereof. 8. That it shall be unlawful under the p'rovlslons of this Ordinance for the occupant, owner, oontractorrPabUo hilllty company, plumber'^or*any other person to remove the rat proofing from any. buatness building tor eny pnn^e and fail to restore the same Be H erdeined by the City of Cim-( huildTngg leased with a clause in the lease specifying that the leasee is responsible for maintenance and re pairs the leasee will be considered in such cases as the “owner” for the purposes of this ordinance. F. The term "occupant” as used herein shall mean the individual, part nership, or corporation . that has the use of or occupies any business build- Pep«i-CoU ConpAny* Lonjr Island City. N. Y. Francliised Bottlert Pepsi-Cola BottUng Co., of Cidumbia, S.C or within ther time to^whlch p written extension may have been granted by the Health Officer, then • the owner shall be deemed guilty" of an offense under the' provisions of this Ordi nance; 4. 'That whenever the Health Offl- cer notifies the occupant or occupants of a business building that there is evidence of rat infestation of the building said occupant or occupants shall immediately institute appropri ate measures for freeing the premises each occupies of all rats, and that unless suitable measures for freeing -the- -building of—rats—at within three (3) days after receipt of notice and unless continuously main talned in a satisfactory manner until the building is free of rats the Health Officer is hereby authorized and di rected to free the building of rats and to levy-a monthly charge against the occupant or occupants to cover the costs for labor, materials, and equipment necessary for eradication measures carried out each month. 5. That occupants of all rat- proofed business buildings are requir ed to maintain the premisea in a rat- proof condit^n and to repair all breaks or leaks that may occur in the rat-proofing nniess such break* or leaks develop as the result of natural deterioration of the building, 6. That from and after passage of ihla-Didlnance-tbo^ Hoaltb In the CSty oC Cattidea, or to rotoodit and or iwnovato ai^ existlsg tonteMS building in the City ot CvaOm, %ltk- ont adequately rat-prooflng tuch btut noM building.. 18. PENALTY: Any person, Ann, or conibratlon who shall violato any provision or proTisfona of tUa Ordi nance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convletloa shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred ($200.00) dollars or impiisonment for not more than thirty (SO) days. Each day of viola- tion shall constitute a sepacate of fense. 14. REPEAL CLAUSE: All ordl- oances or parts of Ordinaness in con flict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only. 15. The City Council find* that It is necessary for the protectios of the hAalth, peeca^ oomfost-and-eriety of empowered to make unannounced in spections ef the interior and exterior ■oL. businesit buildings, -a»-ht-his opllP~} Ial8~t1l~arihay permitted to remain ion, may be necessary to determine full compliance yrlth thia Ordinance, and the Health Officer shall make periodic inspections at Intervals of not more than forty-five (46) days of all rat-stopped buildings to determine evidence of rat infestation and the existence of new breaks or leaks In their rat-proofing and when any evi dence is found Indicating the presence of rats or-openings through which rats may again enter business build ings the Health Officer shall serve the Officer or to make any new openings that are not closed or sealed against the entrance of rats: 9. That all food and feed kept within the City of Camden for feeding chickens, cows, pigs, horses, and other animals sUhll be kept and stored in rat-free and rat-proof containers, pompartments, or rooms unless kept in a rat-pr,oof buildings: 10. That within the corporate limits of the City of Camden all garbage or refuse consisting of waste animal or vegetable matter upon which rats may feed, and all small dead animals, be“ptireetf and stored ~Bhtll col- lected by the garbage department in covered containeiq of a type pre scribed by the Health Officer accord ing, to existing conditions, and that it is hereby declared unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to dump or place on any premises, land or waterway, any dead animals, or any waste vegetable or animal matter of any kind. 11. That it shall be unlawful for any person to place, leave, dump, or permit to accumulate any garbage, rubbish or trash in any building or premises in the City of Camden so thkt same shall or may afford food or harborage for rats. 12. Tbat it shall be unlawful for any person to permit to accumulate on any premises, Imuroved or vac; xtt OljenTbls ancTaUeys In the City of Camden any lumber,boxes, bar- rels, bricks, stones qr_8lmll8r jnater- the public that this Ordinance shall In a manner satisfactory to the fteeith. 4sk« effect—tminediately- upon Anal ^ « MgaliMon contalii- th^ boew toogsraUvrSf waaon of any nnoonsutnt^ Validity of any oth« pwS? vision or regalatlon. 17.- Any ordinance, or ora or asctiims thereof, heretoi^ and inconslatottt hereinthwi ed to the extent of such Paaaed thia 20th day ^ l$4g. Approved: Francis N. Mp Attest: Ionise W- Beykin. City Clark and Treasurer. passage and approval by the Mayor. 18. SAVINGS CLAUSE: any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance'ls for reason held (o be nnconst.itntkatal, void, or invalid, the validity of the remaining portions of this (Ordinance shall not be affected thereby, it being the Intent of the City Conn^ of the City of Camden In adopting this Ordi nance that no portion thereof or pro- HAVETODR PAINTING DONE mumPAii SHOP. CAMDEN, S. C Hoqm Piamtmf OnS EUBANKS, thereon unlees same shall be placed on <»pen racks that, are elevated not less than eighteen (18) inches above the ground, and evenly piled or stack ed so that these materials will not afford harborage for rats. A. That it shall he unlawful for any owner to erect a business, building Don’t min your tires. Bring them to us and kt us r^ir and recap them. IT WnX BE A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU CAN GET NEW ONES. We Biiaiaalee OirHorlP Clarkson Tire Service Trees are ‘ i needed as wen as food Year trees are vital lor waging the war \ KC a iroi ,f iit ere itr iPn KtS Ittt IThi kicl <r6 siti hni l«T i 1 T1 I /, II ISot i; ke av oil D( He ; a ilri Mmd m All D ake ail fiem ke t Cut Them 7^0 W VENEER BLOCKS are needed to make Crates, Boxes and Baskets for our Armed Forces. Gum, Poplar, Sycamore and Maple, 12 inches in diameter, can be used. POWE VENEER CO. ^' Cut Them NOW Timber from farm trees is being rushed to eve^ battle front for this year’s great offensives. Billions of board feet Of lum ber and millions of cords of pulpwood are required foY crates, boxes, and containers to package iM deBver food, munitions, ^ weapons, and life-saving blood plasma.' Tra^port carriers — trucks, box cars, fdanes, gliders, shim, and baurges—as well as ammunition and many weapons them- ‘ sdves require wood in their manufac ture. Every blow of the ax struck in your forest today is a blow at the enemy. Cut your mature trm for veneer logs or sawlogs; thin crowded young stands for pulpwo^. For advice «on proper marik*' ing and catting or hdp in marketing,' call on your Farm Fdrmtcr or Timber Ptoject Forester. Ask your County Agent- Cut^wMy, hut cut them now! Seabees at work on Attuu Construction battalions im« mediately take over where combat troops have fought and won, ^ ^ Guy Plaiung Mfll and Lnmber Co. ,Vv