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CAMDEN, SOOTH CAROUNA, iOTIE 8, IMS
Chronici R g
NUMBER 12
sath Qaims Jas^JijPyburn,
Jerk For Thirty-Three Yeai^
it Leader SucciiinlM To
llbeM ol Seren Montlu
Duration
Itme* Henry Clyburn. 73, who hu
^ M *®*' Ker-
county for the ^t.SS yeani,
the Camden hospital laat
17 nirbt following an illneaa of
ten months duration.
1 of Stephen Crals Clyburn and
ann Bltaabeth Smyrl Clyburn,
PwM bom J»n. 7, 1871, In Kerahaw
bm Hla father was a deacon of
ptist Baptist church here for 20
t and the deceased has since
stained a close affiliation with the
ne church.
Modem Woodman. Shrlner, Ma-
Mr Clyburn was also actire in
r^irt of a clTlc nature. ‘ «e gave
onited support to all matters of
lonrard and progresslre nature.
3e attended the Camden public
ol8 and was a graduate of Wof-
college. During the first World
he was at the bead of the local
board, doing an Important )ob
in efficient manner.
Clybnm’s first wife, Blanche
died some 11 years ago and
married Miss Lena Line-
who was his assistant in the
of clerk of court.
ildes his widow, he leares three
James W. Cylybum. who is
. .jany. Captain Henry Lee Cly-
who is stationed at Camp Maxcy
Texas, and Stephen Louis Clyburn,
resides in Camden, a daughter,
Samuel N. Nichtdson, Camden;
other, William Craig Clyburn, a
Mrs. O. E. Taylor, both of this
ten grand children,
senrkes were held from the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon
o’clock with Rer. J. B. Gaston
The actire baarers were
-Lee Clyburn, Captnln 8. C. Cly-
sad Lewis C. ClyMun, Camden;
Team of Migoff, Mark Johnson
lotte. Jonk SnUlre of Sayan,
(continned on -me* two)
lyor Hopes To
Coastwise
ipimg Resumed
VP«t T» Mowa Ol*
To RmIom Fvofrun
Porta.
JAMBS HENRY CLYBURN
Delegation Asks
Governor To Name
Widow As
Will Cn. Kmhaw
Total of Four W*
OffkiaU
County
At
Ijor F. N. McCorkle hai glyen
(■■qualified endorsement to the
calculated to reetore ooaat.
iMeamship aenrice at the earlieet
|ible date and if neceesary to con-
Koxernmental aid temporarily,
a meeting held in Wsshin^n
la May officials of the ports of
Atlantic Porta conference,
outh Atlantic and Florida Ports
fence and the Gulf Porta confer-
ways and means to bring an
resumption of the coastwise
re under private operation were
iered.
result of the meeting was the
f of a resolution calling upon
rar shipping administration and
United States Maritime conunts-
take proper action necessary
store coastwiaa ateamship serr-
I at the earliest possible date,
lit t recognised fact that coast-
shipping plays an essential part
be nstlonal welfare both by Hs
Ibution to the economic develop-,
of the country and by its aid in
tional defensa, alao that it forms
iportant background of port
and without It many porta
not survire.
|1> alao pointed ont that perman-
lioes of coastwise i^lpplns wUl
in the detertoratlon of fscill-
which vast amounts of public
rlvate funds hare been Invested
ould aerioasly and adversely
many auzilUury port business
■ warehousing, bunkering, steve-
, inaurspee and freight forward*
CoL vonTresekow
Urges Program of
Civic Improvement
lenCo
[rforms TasL
Bullets Smg
IkAert R.! Rwymolda Kupt
ComiwMwi^fiqp leases
Opun
“rnl Robert R. ReynoUa. 408
street, Camden, and his bwd
Artfllery bet-
' for'* eetaUUbed a
*■«
keepng communloatloiu
through this Victory dlvlsloiik
hcross Mindanao.
^ one^ avenlng when the la*
^ advaaoed six mUeo beyond
‘ conununlcatloas t«ml-
w orders egass to get In tale-
^^ectloas iauaedlatitfy
h^ds ^ his cfew starM at I
LS?} ***• sudden tropical, dark
^ Along; the loaaly read
Kershaw county’s rsnks of women
officials will be further augmented
this week when Governor Ransome;
Williams appoints Mrs. Lena Clyburn,
widow of Hie late JameM' tlllfify Cly.'
bom, aa clerk of court Mrs. Clyburn
has been assistant to her late husband
for many years.
Already Kershaw county haa a
lady game warden In the person of
Mrs. BUa Hough, county superinten.
dent of sdiools is Mrs. Kathleen Watts
and sheriff In the person of Mrs. J. H.
McLeod. Sr.
At a meeting of the Kershaw coun
ty delegation held this morning Ssna-
tor W. T. Redfeam and Repreaenta-
dvss L. C. Clytam and R..M. Kan.
nedy, Jr., anaalmoualy approved a
reoousmendatkm to the gowiraor ra*
qnesUag that Mrs. Lena Clyburn be
named aa clerk of courta, to fill out
the onexplred term of the late James
H. Clyburn.
Spectacular Blaze Causes
Heavy Damage At Powe Co.
County Lags In
Mighty Seventh
War ^nd Drive
Kerahew County Fall mg Down
In Efforts To Put Over
Big War Effort.
Eapocially To That Part With
Historic Background.
Col. El C. vonTresekow. in^a stir
ring appeal for the bringing hack to
life of Camden’s oldsst section, urges
the opening np of the old town square,
once the civic center in pre-revolu.
tionary days.
Col. vonTresekow says in his ap
peal:
“Why not open up the western half
of the old town square which was its
civtc” center even before the Revo
lutionary War?
“The pres«at approach to our city
from the Soutn certainly needs beau
tiftcaiion. In Its present unkempt
condition, with grass and weeds
abounding .(not to speak of ram
shackle baUdiags), It Is a poor adver.
ttaement for CamdM, and about the
untidieet entrance the wrlur has oh.
served into any tosm In the state.
"Camden’s oldest pnhllc square, two
quarters of which lie on the west side
of Broad street, at the north end of
the County Fair grounds, measure
110 by 210 feet each, and are divided
by Bon street, 68 feet wide (the third
qnarter is Incorporated la tlie oouaty
fair grouad. the.fonrth Is ot^pled by
the city wood yard). ~ "i
•The writer soggeets that tha two
west side quarters be converted Into
n perk mr common—green sward
wlb perhaps a background of treea.
they could b# aaed dartag fair we^
or athleUe games at tha hall park-
tor much needed parking spacea.
"By reconverting ..this half of the
(Tleaas tara to page elgkt)
Camden Lawyer
Speaks Before
ffishc^ville Clob
Ittoraey Heary Savage of this city;
was the geest speaker at the meeting
eC the nehopTlUe Ktwaala dab May
Ik Mr. Savage sp<Ae..ap the G. L
BIB of Rlfhta and pointM oat the
aeven dlCtersnt klnda of benefits
wbMh the veteran nmy d
the piefvMoap of this bSL
^ksg sfe, according to Mi*. Savage^
tSl ana«y goralSiMmaon. disoharge pay, edaea-
a fcJy bdiqflts. penaian and Alsal^
m ^ •‘ber iMa
.**«a was known to
ne 1. bo a aon
of Jsp troops.
I ,v* » ballot woald wblp
the toilage nonr thMi. Per^
bheaaao of tho iaagor.
oadre alx aillae was
Aowa flat and they
•ftbawny. ^
a earetol
Bill and Hs
_ WiHce inaaranca and O. L
ioaas.
Tbs apaaker
stady of tke entire O.
rsiatMa to the
Hbi addreee. mocoHSag to a
viae papsr, waa'lntarfatlag a
kr.
sfttaMIgbti loved
Iwe Jiow by U. S. Msrlosei It Is dm
aay la 6Mb war. prsesads sf wMsh tha AF
as Bm syaibsl sf i
ees shsB prevafl.
tha rabii« sf toa I
te asrvlos rsUsl.
Able Technidans
Have Respwisible
Jobs At Hoifutal
efficMit
Am
At Local
InatitatMMi
’The Camden hospital boasts of a
capable and efficient staff of tsch.
nlcians.
The record librarian is Miss Caro
line P. Richardson, s daughter of Mrs.
Alice C. Marye and granddaughter of
Dr. J. W. Corbett, and is a graduate
of Wlnthrop college and who worked
for two years with the medical de-
partment of the 64th AAITTD at the
Southern AvalUon schooL She be.
came affiliated wtlh the hoepltal In
June, 1944.
Mias Virginia Bennett is the labora
tory and X-ray technician and is s
graduate of the Woman’s college of
the University of North Caroilna, with
an AB degree. She came to the Cam
den hospital in 1987. She is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H; Bennett of
486 Ehmt Morehead street, Charlotte.
Miss Blanche Braanon. a dauiditer
of Mr. and Mr^B. W. Brannqp of
Bethnne, Is Jtty*asslstant laboratory
technician, ‘^ne studied scieoee at
Wlnthrop college and also at Lime
stone at Gaffney. Sbe worked at the
Baptist hospital in Columbia fob six
months In 1944 beftwe eoming to the
local hospitaL
Miss Miriam Hinson, daughter of
Mrs. F. L. Hinson of Heath Springs, Is
the dietician. She also is a Wlnthrop
graduate and received her B8 in Home
Eloonomios. She specialised In an
InsUtntlonal course. She came to the
local hoepltal in 1948.
' Mrs. Blisabeth Mauldin is the dlrec.
tor of nnrsas at tha bospitid. She was
a atttdant at Wlnthrop and gradaated
from • the nurses timlnlng course at
the Loval boapltal In 1986. In 194S
she became educational Arector bera
and last Fepraary was appointed 4h
rector of nnrsee. She Is a native of
MarlOB. 8. a
Snowing In North,
Unless there Is a marked awaken
ing on the part of Kershaw County
people to the Imperative need of buy
ing war bjonds and thus support the
Mighty Seventh War Bond Campaign
now on,^ the community is going to
fail to attain its quota.
Already reporting official figures
received from the Federal Reserve
Bank at Richmond, CHiristie Benet,
state war bond chairman announced
Tuesday that five counties in the
state exceeded their oversli quotas in
the present seventh loan drive. These
counties with the percentages of quo
tas ar,e: Chesterfield 116 per cent,
Jasper 104.70 per cent. Marlboro 125..
88 per cent, Newberry 118.26 per cent
and Pickens 118.17 per cent.
The home stretch Is approaching in
the seventh war loam and Kershaw
county as of Wednesday svening had
Bttained but 46 per cei^ of its oblec
tlve.
An appeal Is being made this week
for the people of the county to get
behind Marion H. Heyman, county
chairman,'who is making a valiant ef'
fort to attain the war bond quota aa.
signed to Kershaw county.
Mr. Heyman urges that people do
not wait for him to contact them, for
it is Imposaibls for him to see every
body, but tor them to go to either of
the Camden Banks, the Wateree
Building and Loan office, the Camden
theater sand the poetofflce and buy
their bonds.
“If we do not get the cooperation of
tbe people^ it will be Impossible for
the county to attain Its quota in this
drlve,“ SIM Mr. Heyman.
The quota tor Kershaw county is
1426,000.
Camden SweaUer
^Twi^ Heat
Marcaanr Hits At aad Aroomd
Thn 100 Mark For F
Days Hara
Temperatures ranging from 92 to 99
provided Camden and vicinity with
torrid weather last week, the high
readinn pFevalling through Saturday
when a heavy rain storm followed a
Woman Is Kill^;
Two Others Hurt
In Auto Accident
Fire Department Uses All Its
Equipment In Fighting
Week-end Fire
Fire of an undetermined origin de
stroyed the finishing plant of the
Powe Veneer company on West De-
Kalb street Saturday afternoon, with
an estimated loss of between 835,000
and $40,000.
The- fire not only was'one of the
most costly in years here, but it was
spectacular. The contents of the
finishing plant plus a carload of glue
compound caused dense clouds of
smoke to pour from the biasing build
ing and spread like a pall over that
part of the city.
The smoke from the burning build,
ing carried embers and ashes for
blocks, sifting It down over the busl-
ness area. 'The area near the plant
wpui filled with spectators who re
mained until mid-afternoon watching
the battle against tbe flames.
The fire department reeponded to
tbe alarm at 1 o’clock with a pumper
and hose truck but soon sounded a
second call for another pumper. To
protect buildings in the vicinity a
third call was sent to tbe airport and
the big pumper of the Defonsw Plant,
corporation stationed there soon wr-
rlv^.
The wind was blowing from the
west and this fact plus th« bnlwsrk
of steel freight cars proteeled the
other units of the sprawling plant
from taking fire. Firemen kept a
cloae Watch on the Browning Home
and. Mather Academy buHdlngs which-
adjoined the burning building on the
east, to see that flying embers did
not set firs to the 1^ wooden bnild-
Ings of these two Institutions.
While the fire was nnder control
hi an hour and a half, firemen kept
streams of water playlag on the
smoking debris until a late hour in
the afternoon.
The Powe Venter plant ie owned by
J. B. Powa cC Chsrnw, and Mmund
P. G«y of oik city. In 6he abnenoe
of Mr. Otty nad Mr. Powe from the
(Flennn Ian to pngn el^t)
Woman la Daad,
Dauf ktor and Proepactiva
Hunband lajurad
Mrs. Willie Hatfield, age 26. is
deed. Johnny Thompson, age 26, Is in
a critical condition at the Camden
dropped the mercury to 60
during the night
While Camden was scorching In the
best wave, the weather picture in the
north and midwest might be deecrlbed
as being January in June when near
freeslng temperatures and six inches
cd snow were report^ from vsrtous
points.
The highest reading in Camden
eame leat Friday when the thermome
ter oC the U. S. weather recorder reg
istered 99 degrees. In the downtown
area several gauges wore recording
101 and 102 degrees. On Thursday of
last weak the mercury went up to 98,
on Wedneeday H was 92 and last Tnea-
day H was 96.
Six inchaa of snow fell In Minne
sota while In the upper peninsula of
Michigan and northern Wisconsin the
fall raagad from tracea to several
Inches, itt Duluth, Minn., It was the
flrsb-Jtpne snow to 60 jmtiL
A cold wave from the Hudson Bay
regloB plunged temperataree to frees
ing in northsrn Minnssota, while the
entire state, of Wiaconsln reported 40
degress.
Setnrdsy afternoon the downpour
of rain waa featured by a deluge of
small hall atones. In several parts
of the Mty tbe wind and hall caused
Ug .lwanekes of trees to break oft.
(to LytHetcn atreet near tha residence
(Plesse tnm ts pngs Iwo)
degrees old daughter of Mrs. Hatfield,
^ ^ sustained serious injuries in an auto
^ Camden Mmi
Enlist Di the Navy
Tommy Mosier Is
^ll^er of Btmd
In Salvage Drive
It was annouBoad by GhleC D. L.
Jones, who Is in duure of Msvy re-
ernting In this tsrvHsry, that sk men
from Camden and ^lalty wera an-
Mated la the Navy'dartag May, ttmi
hisoffiee.
Ihosa enlisted ftqgt Oamden ware:
Alexandried Prissier, Jr., Wateree
MiU; Wmism Lee Rahon. Hermitage
Mill; Ararll McCoy WhMe, vents 1;
Gary Smyrl Oghnni, box tM; Wattor
Bdward Taylor, WaUreo MUL Atoo
Boyd Henir flaakln, ronte I. Ksrsknw.
Chief Jems alM stated that a
rseentatlve of tho Navy
panrlae from his ofHoe to.at the
OfOoe to Camden emdi BMurdejr fqp
the gnrpoee at taking ag^lenttona gm
and glvtog lafnrmattoB on the JNbsIk
Naval Breefre pml WAVMB. Me
stated that <he - ltpi!y*s chief
right mm Is tor
WAVMB and nrgas aU
Is enB ad Gm Pmi
Ijmd get BMl, partkqian
fgme
on eMher ef
Youtk From Rcmte 3> Tnkm
Fkpt PUen mid Gate A
$50 Bond
accident that took place at midnight
Saturday on U. 8. Highway No. 1
near the Midway school, 11 miles
from this city.
According to Dick McKinnon, of the
OoTvrnor’s guard, who Investigated
the accident, Mrs. Hatfield and her
daui^ter were in a car driven by
Johnny Thompeon, en ronte from
Camden to Bethnne and when another
car, driven by Sgt. David Thompson
of the U. 8. Army, and a brother of
Johnny, in passing, cut in too quickly
wfth the resnlt that a rear bumper
locked with the front bumper of
Johnny Thompeon’i car, caused it to
swerve from the hl^way Into the
ditch and tnrn over three times. Mc
Kinnon said that both cars were going
St a high rate of spaad
Mrs. Hatfield dRd at 4 o’clock Sun
day morning. Hie five year old
danghter whom McKinnon says was
thrown 70 feet from the overturned
car. was badly cut, but her Injuries
were not sertOns. Johnny Thompson
is still In a critical oondUloh.
Mrs. Hatfield’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Plyler H^sld, reside in Be-
thnna, while Thmnpson ts said to
reside wMh hit mother at Dusty Band,
a suburb of this city.
McKinnon Informad a Chronicle re
porter that David Thompson admHted
that ha ont In ehaad of hie brother's
car, too* abruptly, causing tha latter to
careen into the ditch and Anre over.
"Ifrom sO I have learned frpm talk-
lag to tke parties tnrolvedr' said Mb-
Klnnon, the two cars were racing.
Johnny Thompeoa was going te Be-
thune and David.was on,hla way. to
Cassatt
McKinnon aUo stated that Mrs.
Hatfield Is being divorced from her
(continned cn pngs two)
Tommy Mesler, who resldee with
hie greadmotlier. Mfp. A. F. Watts,
on mute t, won the Klwaals-Botary
$60 war bond during the gaper salv-
ipalgn whldi eame to a close
at tiM end of May.
Tomaor oaUasted 1,799 ponnte of
lapor and vraa some 806 pqunds
of Joe CUae. son of Mr. and
Mm JoeemHaina of Wateree village,
■ecoad with A489 pennds.
Qadmin of ronla f, Camden,
war bond donated by R
far eoUsstlag ths grastsst
sf tte diitac the campaign.
B pounds. WnUam
ef Boykin waa eeesnd with
lit iBundi and recolvad honorable
miunsn. Jeo CUba who ftelshed i
snB IH toe waste pnpw campaign,
a fdl vrar bend donatad byj
^ MMiUfa
Marie Haile Is
Named As Leader
Of. Junior League
Finnaelnl Rnporta Skownd Fi
Efforts Put Fortk By
Orfnnigntkm
Mrs. Marie Haile was elected preeL
dent of the Camden Junior Welfare
League at the annual meeting held
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Ostherlne
Sheorn was named aa vloe president,
Mrs. Margaret DeLoacb as secretary,
Mrs. Harriet Vincent as corresponding
secretary and Miss Mary Pitts aa
treasurer.
The report Of the treasurer for the "
past year, which was in the nature
of a rinsnclal statenMat, showed that
with a bank balance Jnne 6, a year
ago of $282, receipts for the year were
divided ea tollowa: Receipts from sale
of drinks at the football gamae,
$406.61, dues tor 1944-41 $88; net from
bridge toornamvnt 1106.71; pstrona
donations fSI* and net from the Chiietr
mas dance at the Smarield club 160,
making a total of $884.11.
Dlsbnrsements for the year showed
that the League 'turned over to the
Childrens Home the euto of $180,
purdiased war bonds In the amount
of I189J0: expendod $60 In patoting
of two_ rooms at tha Camden hos
pital; paid $86 for rent of tha Laegne’s
welfare bouse, $14 for furniture tor
this houae, $48 for ourtaiae aad chafar
covm for the rooms at the hoepltal,
$6 tor a T. B. bond, $10 for tonsil
operation, $7 for drinks for children. ■
and $4.86 for napkins, eandlep and
flowers for ths brldgo tea. The
League has a bank balance of |lt4J6.
The expenditures totaled 1481.76.
The welfare house on Mill street
has been to operation far severel
months now and has been a great sne-
oees. ’Ike leagnd hopes to hi able to
continue the operatton of this house.
Company E Rates _
Well As Resnlt
Of Inspection Here
Stuart Teal Wins
Midway Contest
The Midway F. F. A. chapter held
Oielr elimination speaking contest re-
oently and Stewart Teal won, speak
ing on the topic “Farming As A Vo.
cation."
With the effort Stewart la potthig
forth, we will have confldeBoe to him
when he enters the district finals to
he held cosMtlme la June. At present
he is one of tbe vloe presidents of
ths State F. F. A. erganlsathm.
Fanners art vramsd to keep their
eattk out ef com Adds whoro asoldy
ek smutty ftwwotnBrs may Iw
eat to pceoeiit'
llenst
Aimoal Evremt k Rated **SalS»-
factory** By Uaited Steteo
Army OMcar
Company B, South Carolina llome
Guard, reootved a “Batlsfaetory“ re
port from the United States army in
spector, when the annual Inspection
wss held at tha Armtny on West Osr
Kalb street last week, Tuesdsy.
Thsre were 46 seen pres sat for the
Inspection, end with the four oCtleers
of the, unit on hand, gave a total of
46.
Tke inspection was conducted by
LA. OoL Bill from Fort Jackson and at
itf conctoti—t tea offloer gave praise
worthy comment to thh splei^ld gsr-
formence offered by the
county unH. \
Companjr K aaembers ere now
pm;^ tor the esmaMr enmp white
he held the week heginsing Jgtf
Tte loeation of this
' as yst
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