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> r r. 'A. , .f- -j > ■? Senatw W. T. Redfearn Pn^oses Extenc^e Post*War Program For Kershaw County. The Camden Chronicle VOLUME 86 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FftlDAY, JANUARY 12, 1948 NUMBER 43 Mary Jacqueline Price U Winner of 1944 Baby Derby Little Mtaa Makes Her Debut On New Year’s Day At 12il7 p. m. AttrsctiTe Btta Blackwell Price, wife of Prt H, J. Price of the>tJ. 8. Army, now overseas, is the mother of Mary Jacqueline Price, who has won the 1946 Baby Derby, sponsored by the Camden Chronicle In cooi>eratlon with Camden merchanU. Baby Jacqueline made her debut at the Camden hospital on New Year's day at Just 11:17 o’clock in the af ternoon. The little miss scaled 7 pounds and 6 ounces and Is a heiUthy youngster, according to the attending physician and hospital attaches. 1 Many gifts are being presented to the little Hiss 1946 by Camden merch ants ranging frdm a baby spoon to a fine birthday cake with a lone candle and inclndi^ a play pen, locket, 12 quarts of milk, baby book, |26 War Rond and many other things. Etta Blackwell Price, the mother of the little girl, will bd given a cremo permanent by one of the Camden beauty shops, and she says that the rake that was provided by the Camden ’ Home BiUiery will be consumed by herself and friends—because Mary .Iscqueline Jnst can't eat cake yet. Runner up In the baby derby wis the child of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jack- son of route 1, Camden, who arrived St the Camden hospital at 10:20 p. m. on January 1st The tatter of Mary Jacqueline left for overseas duty only a few weeks ago. He win no doubt* be delighted when he learns that his daughter has won the 1946 Baby Derby. Affadavtt of Birth Personally appeared before me M. Baruch, who under oath says that he is superintendent of the Camden hos pital. that Mrs. Etta Blackwell Price, of DuBose Purk. Camden, 8. C^ was admitted to Ihe Mbtsmity wing of said hosplUl at 8 a. m.. January 1. 1945, that at 12:17 p. m., January 1, 1946. said patient gave birth to a daughter who was named Mary Jac queline Price, and said delivery was made by Dr,.. George 8. • Rhame in the delivery room of the Camden hospital. M. Baruch, (L. 8.) 8wom to before me this fifth day of January, 1946. Caroline P. Rlchai^on, Notary Public for Sonth Carolina. Liberal Sunday Laws To Continue Here In the Future Gty Council Pnaut Resolution Keepinif Present Laws In Force. As a result of action taken by the city council Monday night, Sunday law enforcement which has prevalied the past several years snd which permits of the operation of theaters and placet of recreation, will continue indefl- The council passed a resolution which provides that the present Sun day law enforcement be continued. Several years ago when the Southern Aviation school was established here, the city provided throngh as official measure that the theaters be - per mitted to operate on Sundays. This was also applied to other forms ef recreation, even Sunday baaeball be ing played. It was believed by many that with tbe closing of the aviation school,' that the city would retnm to the “closed SsbbsUi'* program. The council on Monday also elected Attorney Henry Savage, Jr., as city attorney, to hold office nntil the re tnm of C. J. Shannon, 4th. now in service. Mr. Savage succeeds Attor ney Oliver Rice. Attorney Rice con- tlnnea to serve as city recorder. The conncil voted an expression of regret over the realgnation of P. D. Goodale as chairman of ihe board of health. No succeaaor was named. The council increased the annual appropriation to the Camden Public Library from $600 to |700. Upon the motion, of Conneilman Myers, Twelfth street, located just north of Haagton Park, will In the future be known as Hampton Square. An amendment to tbe city tnxi ordi nance which will provide that any applicant for .* taxi license win have to show city and county tax reoeipts for the previous year. Clearing Scheldt River Memorial, Community Building, Library, Club'^Market Are Listed Mating Today To Plan To Bring Prison Camp Here Henry Snyage, Jr.’a Group Urges People To Attend Meeting. I A GERMAN SEA MINE EXPLODES osar tte itere after agby tte Brititk ■iamwispew wMdi eteared tte rfrsr Scheldt almoet before ite Genaaas ted teas driven frsm' tU teaks. Seee after, tte irst eeavoy ef AsMricaa sad Britnli supehr Alps was sMs Is Msam sp tte rhrsr Is tte part af Aatws^ Also Outlines Inunedinte Need Of Full-Time S«rvice , Officer. Passengers Flee Burning Coach Of Seaboard R. R. Residents Do Not Want Onion Breezes In 1945 Train No. 192, ^Running Late, Has Mishap Near Thu Gty. City Fathers and Health Board Investigata Dehydration Plant ."Enough Is snough but too much Is plenty,” is the declaration of many east side residents of this fair resort city who are demanding that some thing be done to eliminate the poasl- bility of another summer season of onion zephyrs, such as blanketed the city for many months during the hot summer period of last ysar. The onion breeses ^anate from the plant of the *Fresh J>[)od8, Inc., where oiikiU were in ibe process of dehydiation. The dehydration plant is now one of the major Industries of Camden and is operating on a three shifts schedule. The wastage from tbe plant goes into an open ditch, and the odor is not that of Bastmr lilies or narcissus. The rotting potato wastage !a had enough but when the onion season arrives, Csmdmi becomes s veritsble hot-dog stand on s warm night. Camden Listed As First Class By Government The Post Office department has announced ihw* Qunden is. now listed as a first class post office. Slmultanoosly with the rsisiag of the local post office to the ranks Of the first class group Is ths relssse of the report of Postmaster C. P. Do- IVwe, Sr., to the effect that postal recelpu for 1M4 exceeded the 1943 receipts by MA«4.26. or for a 16 per cent gain. The receipts for 1942 were I4U98.7I ‘nd for 1944 |49A«S.1L Captain T. R Brown Is Given Citation ' Several score passengers aboard 'a day coach of thw Seaboard Airline I yoer head aad face with your aVthe airport ■ — — — 5—jjj case” of continued bombinm Limited 192,. Florida to New York bound, had to evacuate the oar a few miles north of Camden Saturday af' temoon because of fire. The blase had started in a toilet room at one end of the car and waa due to creased wire or a short circuit of some kind in the air-conditioning equipment it was said, The train had left tte Camden sta tion at 5:19 p. m., some two hours late, and was rapidly picking up speed when the fire was discovered. The train was stopped and the passengers, most all service men. together with their baggage were haatily transferred to another car, after which the hum- ing car waa sidetracked on the siding at Shephard, six miles from Camden The fire department here bad been notified and the big pamper under comlBand of Chief Buddy Benton, was sent to the scene. The firemen with chemical and booster tank fluid re mained at the scene for an hour and a halt. A railroad official stated that tke coach was one of the newer ones now in service Health Drat Plans To ^11 Rodent Poison Is Part of tho Proaant Tjrpkoa CoBtrol Proffam. Captain Ikeedore R. Blown, son- in-Uw of Alfred O. Kennedy of this baa reos9rad a eiutioa -from tbe Tr^vry depaitmeot which reads as follows: patrtoUe eoopsriUkm readerad m behalf of oar war flaaace propem wa citation Is awarded to Captain R. Mbwa. qusrtermastsr da- jot Charlotti^ N. C. CRPSO nader Wkr Morgaatbai. Jf., Searstary df.Trsi#- ury." oblek lAva wffl pdbfk kid Dr. A. W. Humphries annonnosd this weak that the health department is prepved to sell rat poison for use on privats premises. Tkls bait Is piy- psred on s non-profit basis, aad is for use in connection with the present typhus control program. In tte pest thrse months over 10,000 packages of this same bait have been distributed In the buslneae sectloa of town. The poison halt is packaged to sell for 26 cents, and may be obtained at the health unit’s offices. Tke halt Is wrapped in small packages or “tor- p^oee,” aad la to be distributed in places whers rats are Ilkety to be. The poison used is red squill which arOI kill only rats and mioa. It is not injurious to other suimals or to pats, aad is enttn^ safe to uao In hsnrn snd ehlckea yards. Bad squill Is a slow aotliig poison, and rats are apt to die ta their hurrows or nesti^there- by t**"**"**^t Moot Of the odor aul- North Carolina Group To Ask For Government Sanction Council Directs What To Do In Case of A Raid SUU Defense Group FiMlip Iseuee Order On Robot Bombe. And now it has come. The Statu Council of Defense at Columbia has issued a bulletin addressed to all county and city defense councils on the matter of protection against robot and rocket hombe. There are eleven points as to what one should do In the event that rodiet or robot bomb attiUslcs are made upon the United Statte. They are as fid- lows: 1—^Alr raid algnala may'not sound; Mail, Passenfam and Exprmt will Ba Carried On Tbe Planes. Announcement has been made at Gastonia, N. €., headquarters of the South Bast Air Lines, Ihc., that Cam- dsn Is to be one of tte stops on bne of the six main rootsa that will pro vide dally paasenger, mall and expreas service. Charlotte will be the terminal for the new air line which will cover five states, these being North and Sonth Attorney Henry Savage's committee, appointed by Mayor F. N. McCorkle to prepare a prospectus to be submitted to the trustees of the University of South Carolina, stressing tbe advant ages of Camden as a location for the state Institution, held a meeting at tbe law offices of the chairman Friday afternoon and aa a result a printed brief will be Issued to the hoard of trustees and members of the General Assembly within s week or so. While tbe session of the committee was given over to a dlscuasion regard ing the sites that will be offered gratis to the trustees as a Unlveraitv site, the committee took concrete ac tion in sponsoring a meeting to be held under the auspices of the Cham ber of Commerce and the Kershaw Cmnty Farm Bureau in the court room of the court house this after noon. Jan. 12, at 4:20 o'clock. This meeting haa been called for tbe sole purpose of discussing plans relative to tte bringing to this area of a Ger- man prisoners of war camp. Chairman Savage urges all membera of the two organisatioua, together with any Interested cltisens, to attend this meeting. Where the prison camp will be established has not been made public. It Is stated however, that the camp will take care of hundreds of Nasi war prisoners and will be In charge of the Army. Georgetown has Joined the list lOf South Carolina towns setiting thu Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Ten nesaee. A pilot-controlled company with licensed pilots and directors in top management posts, ^e new air line has filed application with the Civil Aeronautics Board In Washington for a certifliiate of public convenience and necessity. A hearing on the appli- 1—Air raid signals may' not will be held in Washington If the air raid signals do sound foilQ^fTimn n 'Camdsn is to be on the main rente the rule# in which you have teen in strncted. 2—Obey the orders of local authori- Cy including civilian defense peraon- net 2—These bombs may tall without warning. Be on the alert 4—If a bomb is seen or heard ap proaching, dive behind any protection availahle or He face down and protect eeek the nearest shelter. Get In doors. Avoid the hazard of flying glass. 8—In case of intermittant bombing attack, proceed cautiously but remain on the alert to take shelter If neces- •Ary. , 7— Do not use the telephone unless you need help. 8— If you are near a radio keep it tuned to a local station. 9— tout curiosity. Do not go to the scene of the bomb explosion. Stay where you are or go about your business. 10— Do not rely upon or spread rumors. 11— Be Mdm. County Fairs In South Carolina May Be Suspended betweeu Charlotte and Charleston, planes making stops at Lancaster, Camden and Sumter between the two terminal cities. * According to a Gastonia story, the new sir line will make use of the landing lanes at the Woodward air- port here. Arrangements will be made to provjde a ticket office and waiting Movnunt Almady Afoot To Havo State Fair Abo Besides offering full daily passeng er, mail snd express service to 40 communities in the flve-ststa area. Southeast proposes operations to pro vide daily msU and express “pick-up” service for an additional 88 Imall^ communities in an- area extending from Richmond, Va., south to Charles ton, 8. C., and from Wilmington, N. C.. west to Chattanooga, Tenn. R. B. Bahlngton, Jr., prominent Gastonia bnslneaa man. who pioneered in construction of Gaston county’s first commercial airport and in the establishment of Piedmont Airways, Inc., in 1927, is president of the re cently chartered air line company, Like other officers and directbra of Southeast, President Bahlngton holds a private pilot’s license. He was one of the organisers and is at present a staff officer of the Gastonia aqnadron of the North Carolina wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Mr. Bahlngton is a member of tbe Gtetonia Airport eommisalon. William €. Teagne of San Diego, Calif., haa been elected vice president In charge of operations tor Southeast, And other' officers, both slso of San University 'of South Carolina. The Gcorgetovcn * chamber of conuneree sen unanimously adopted a motion to in vite the university, if moved, to come to Georgetown snd offered adequate and suitable Acreage aa a alte. Other cities in the field for* con sideration are Manning, Cheraw. Flor ence and Sumter. Big Real Estate Transactions Are Listed For Record Boykinn Purckaa* Larye Hold- inf a Acoordinf To Papors rslOQ* Immediate introduction of legisla tion necessary to provide Kershaw county wlth^ full-time service officer and post-war plans for construction of a Community building and Recrea tional Center as a memorial to the heroic dead of the two world wars, construction of a Kershaw county pub lic library, construction of a club market, the latter under blue print - for some time and a more adequate system of farm to market roads throughout the county are some of the objectives that Senator W. T. Redfearn has In mind for the imme diate and near future. In an Interview with the Camden and Kershaw County News Bureau Tuesday, Just prior to bis leaving for Columbia to attend the opening ses sion of the General Assembly, the Senator discussed at length the afore- mentioned projects and declared that he was certain they would receive the complete endorsement of other members of the county delegation as well as the people of the city and county. Mr. vfledfeani stated that he had had under consideration for the'past two years tte matter of securing a full time service officer for the coun ty, as he felt that it was an essential matter. Several days agQ the Senator conferred with the American Legion Poet here and asked for advice and recommendations from that group. The Senator is now preparing a bill that will embody the suggestions he received from the Legionnalree. This bill Is to be presented to the General Assembly immediately. In regard to the eommunity and recreational building project Mr. Red- fearn stated that after careful study sad investigation be was convinced that a fine community building such as he hag in mind would be a lasting memorlsl to the heroes of Kmabaw County who died in tbe two worid wars. Such a bnllding would be a community center and would not only offer office quarters for the County Council of Fann Women, Boy Scouts, American Legion; Kershaw County Fbrm Bureau, auxiliaries of various gronpa, but would also hare t large auditorium where meetings aad eon- ventloos oould be held. The ptaa Mr. Redfearn has in view would also have banquet hall and kitchen, so that service clubs and other organisations could arrange banquets there. 'Hie auditorium would permit of bringtng to Camden nationally famous lyceum (Please turn to page eight) Dr. Hnmpbrlea stressed tk4 tbot that rats can be controlled eftoetieely by tbs whole Aearted eoepermtlen ct tbe local dtlssM In nstag this poiora aad kssptaf Esrhago and stock tosda In tight uimrslgsrs Caw for tkls pv* avsIlsMs In atmral nC tM. County tain la Soutb CarotiBa msy suspend tbls ysqr for the duration Of the war. Tbe matter is bonnd to come before the 1946 sennioa of the General As- aembty, as A. J. Hydrick« a member of the Orangeburg delegation, is plan- ttlaR to, latroduoo a resohitioB request ing directors of the state fair and di rectors of all county fain to suspend all aetlvltiee during tha war. The banning of all horse racing and traasportatlon of kMueo la bMieved to ba but a prMuda to what may be ex pected from tbe war lords in an effort to make Americans more aonscious of ths fact that tha fighting of the war is of more aerkws import than going to hona races and the like. There is a general belief that attain sod) as earalvals, county fain, siata-faln, ate., where enstomon resort to non- osaoatlal drirlgg cart, spend money feoUahly, etc., will be fnrimed upon In a few months. Kershaw eouaty abandoned tta eoun- S tair eoTaral^yean a» aa a gestnre patrlortsm tewaft On war afftrt Tha CaroUaa cap raoa, polo games, ate., that usually attinctad large crowds of poofte from aU parts of tbs state wars susnandsd tor tbe Tie seroiil ebuily fsfcu that iaM last tan were of eueh a low grade that fair ofOdals axpraeeed rs- grot that they had sohgbc ta leii^ tk# — — mo ef tio (Please turn to page throe) Vasco Miller To Leave Gty; Clancy Is Hrae Quutfna Am Mndn Im Agamcy of Stemdard Oil Several real estate deals qf consid erable magnitude have been recorded in tbe office of the register of deeds at the county court house. One of the largest was that in which Florence B. Hay snd Helen B. San- dan sold to W. A Boykin, Jr., and Samuel Boykin two areaa of 647 and 194.78 acres respectively. Another record shows the sale of seven acres by J. W. B. Dixon to E. F. Dabney. The record of the Annie W. Robinson property on Lyttleton street to W. W. Bates, representing a house snd lot, was also on file. ~ tJthar conveyHaoes recorded reoenW ly are sq follows: ^ Henry Savage to Charlie and Lula Belton, a lot Lola A. Neal St al to IL W. (^key, 229 1-2 aerss. K. C. Utters to J. W. Z. Hearon, 172.74 acres. Yemsssee Naval Store to Ben Gallowsy, three acres. T. V. Boons to L. G. Young, 47 acres. W. H. Ratcliff to Randolph anft Mary Dn- 'Bose. 100 acres. L. C. Horton to Oscar and Minnie Peach, 145 acres. Dan Pagsls et al to U J. Cook, 169 acres. Betty C. Richards to iJocko Craig. 917 aerss. Mary C. Nicholson to T. y. Boons, 100.1 aerss. N. C. Arnett county Judge, to Daniel W. Moseley, honee aad k>t Ben A RaUm to O. L. Branham, 14 acres. Two other cooveyaneea Involve the sale by Judge N. 0. Arnett, probata Judge, to John T. Stevens and tha Kershaw OU MIU of 148.16, and 6« acres. Knife Hinist Was Not Cause Of (^per Death CoroiMr*a Jm^ Ezonaratot Mrs. Jimmy MUUr In Stekbiac Affair. Vasco Miller, commander of the Leroy Belk Post Aamrican Lsgkm, president of the Kershaw Dtotriet Boy Scout group and sales agent tor the Standard Oil company hare tor the past two and a half years, la to ba- come field snpeivlsor for the Stan dard Oil company following a few months traiaing. The Camden Legion Poet at a re cent meeting declined to accept Mr. Mfller’s resignation, asking that he continue as Lsgfoa sxseutlvs until saeh Urns as ha will ba obliged to ti^M np residence In another com- lunlty. Tbe Boy Soout oommtttea la 4o nMet Thursday ef naxt wsek at which tlBM Mr. Molar’s resiguatton. wfll bs acted upon. Mr. Mmer*a tamUy wUl oouUuue to auka Camden thefr hoBM pendiug Mr. MUIar’a dsflaite locaUon. Mr. MOlar la auecaeded at tha Cam- ian agsney of tba Standard 00 eom- K Wr Batlar Clancy, who ooan dMm Spartaaburg. He haa bei of ana of the outlets at Westville Private Was No Engineer; Dugont Collapse 'T Barney -Cooper, who died at the Camden hospital Dec. 21, ‘alx days after he had been stabbed in the back by Mrs. Jimmie MUler at a honky-tonk tourist camp six mOes from the city on tte Bunfler hlghwM'» did not die aa a result of the knife thrust in his kidnsy, but rather from a brain hemorrhage. This fact became known when an Inquest was held by Coroner Purdy Lee Thursday evening at the court house. Tte delay in holding the in quest was due to a desire on tho part of the coroner to await a report from the Medical CkiUege at C!harlea- ton, where the brain of tte dead man had teen sent Surgeons attending Cooper at tha hospital and also taking part in the autopsy that was performed after his death had Indicated to the coroner and also Sheriff J. R McLeod that they did not believe that Cooper’s death waa eauaod by the knife wound. In tact. It vras stated at tte inquest that tte wound was baallng when Cooper suddenly expired. Mrs. MUler, who has bsaa In cos* tody sineo Cooper’s dea^ was re leased by the anthortUas foUowlBg tte' ..^.^vordict of the coroner’s Jnry t^ (toopar eama to his death by aatnral John Napper, Jr.. WestvlUa, worked In the rain for two days iniUding a Ragout In Italy. Finally the cannoneer, a member of the S4th “Red Buir Infantry di vision. piled 21 ammunition qaaes filled with mod <m the roof to ward off shrapnel aad moved his blankets inside. Slowly the top started to cave in and he Just rescued his personal equipment in time from the heavy debris. “U was bad enough to saa twa days work go to pot,” Napper said. ”but Jnsj then one of tte lieutanants oaste up apd suppressing a smite shook his head dolefully aad ssJd, a poor englnesr*.** Napper at iraseat sarvtag on Fifth army front In Italy, Is tte son of Mr. snd Mrs. Jsbn Napper of ronte 1, WestvlUa. Cratain Gettys Is AGssing In the Belgium Area of War ■e a WAC bM tte Mn6tagt Tashnlslaii 9a Mrs. Hngh McMaster Qettyi of 8t Joseph, Mo... has been notified by the war department that her hnsband, Oapt. Hngh McMaster Oettys of Cam den, is reported missing In aeUon since December 12,1944. wkQe servtag with the First army fax the Belgium- Luxembourg area. Tte message waa received fax Hartsville by J. Blley Oettys. brother of Captafax Gettya. Captain. Oettys Is a graduate of Preehyterlan eoUege at CllnUm, elass of 19^ where YM wns a cadet eolonel sad prealdeitt of tbe student body. Re wss s member of Bine Key uA Alpha Kappa PI fraternities. He to a son ef J. M. Get^m snd the late Mrs. OettyS ot Oankkii. who term- srty was Min Helen Ckrrer ef 8t. Joeepb, Ma