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:'J-.f'."'^'^.'., ^ i;/. ■■■■'. ^ ■ f' : -^ ■ '; •T'”' 4 ^■* '\- .... ■ CHWOWiCUl, CAMPm, tOUTH CAHOitWA, rmPAY, PECgmCW t1. 1t4B Time To Bang Tom Stoddng •^One Ae biggest items ia your Christmas gtoddng this Yale seastm ol 194S wiU be oar note ,ol tha^ to yoa and oar wish for the biggest, oierriest, hiq^iesl Qirist’ asas yoa hanre' Anderson’s Esso^tation 6 Killed, 60 liqured- . ■■' ' a (otHitlnaed from pace two) ^ Ihis is the season of good will, and, looking down die long list of names of those who have shown &eir good will towards us in 1945, wo come to yours. We want to thank you for this good will on your part, and to send lust die frlsDd* liest wishes lor your happiness and chaw at Cbtstmostima 4he tracedy, was prepared to handle the injured that mlcht be sent here. However it was found that the facll Itlee at BennettaTllle, Hamlet and the Haxton base were sufficieBt la A short time over a score of ambu lances had reached the scene of the wreck. The injured were removed from the wreckace by passengers from the cars that were not derailed and who es caped Injury. Workers from the ranks of those who had harried to the scene from ’ nearby communities as sisted In carinit for the unfortunates. Many bad to lie out In thj sub-frees- ing weather until they were placed in ambulances and hurried to hospi tals. Some of these were reported to nave suffered from exposure. The cab of the Meteor’s engine, crushed out of Khape, was the most gruesome sight of the entire wreck. There the engineer’s body was found, flung on the blood-apattered ' floor. I^evers and gears bore blood stains as well. 'The second section ol the engine was split oiwn the entire length of the car, exposing the Diesel engine to full view. The aid given by servicebien who were passengers on the two trains, brought praise from crew men. other passmigers and the crowds that assembled quickly des pite the early hour and the cold. “The army and navy men aboard the trains were marvelous,’’ declarett one man. “’They deserve anything that can be said or done for them because we certainly couldn’t get along with out their help.’’ Servicemen were es pecially'praised for their help ip lift ing the Injured from the wi^ecked cars and through the windows to waiting hands outside. Hours after the colllslou occurred, crewmen were still at work to repair the damage. They paused momentar ily to glance about at the scattered evidences of human lives and senti mentalities that conld be observed in the tracks, along the rails, and trail lug from the trees and hnshea 17S feet from the tracks. A. twisted rail reached convulsively toward the sky, bearing a woman’s red housecoat to ward the blue. A child’s doll lay limply among the bushes its head forever gone from the once cherished body. 'ITiere was the lining of a suitcase, feminine gar' meats protruding from the case that had escaped its leather covering. Fur ther along, a man’s tie lay in the day- lik^ mud the blue pattern sadly re vealing the care with which it had Jeen selected. A sailor's cap lay in the namp grass, the sweatband bear ing the stencil of W. J. Sullivan. A gob’U white- cap proved beyond reach as it reposed on a post Some officer’s valpak, the sipper open, lay twisted and cdFlrered with mud. while road maps were scattered to the winds. A lone bedroom slipper pointed to the sky, and soldier’s uniforms, lost their clean dignity among the diesel-oil soaked mud. The tom baggage car gave mute evidence of the varied lives of the peoplQ that Inhabited the other cars. Suitcases were rumpled and torn, a baby stroller snuggled into a comer, while tissues floated around. Insula tion from the torn coach sides floated gently In the brisk air, forming a frame for the silver car. Deed Recorded For Transfer Ctf Historic Home SandcM PwriUac Oa F«ar plan. -Therefore, li^owners In- ^ ^ terested in availing themselves of the Street lies A Unique Beckground SHEALEY’S MARKET FAOl FIVI Landowners Can Obtain Free Trees Time is growing short for obtain ing trees under the free seedling or- Conveyance records In the transfer of the Sanders residence on Pair street to Mary Lenoir Kerrison of Charleston were filed with the county auditor this week. This is one of the interesting old homes in Camden. Mrs. Sanders has resided In the dwelling for ..over twenty years. It was also the homh of Mrs. E31en L. Boykin for some 14 years. It is believed to *have been built some 100 years ago. It was at one time the home of the late Wyley McKain, law partner of the late Gen- e*ul Joseph Kershaw. McKain sold It to H. R. Workman. At' that time the Pair street frontage was sonte J60 feet. In 1857 when the property changed hands, the figure as given in the county records .was $2,400. 'The new owner of the property is the wife of a retired Charleston den tist. She was formerly .Mary I,enoir of this city. Other conveyance records filed the past several days are as follows: En terprise Building and Loan associa tion to William T. Miller, lot; R. C. Small to Prank Moseley, 110 acres; Lottie C. Qaml)le et al to John and Isabel Kelly, lot; A. C. Baker to Ver gil Hall, 2-5.63 acres; and W. R. Zemp to Rebecca Zemp Mays, house and lot •on Laurens Court. opportunity of obtaining free trees are advised to file application with their County Farm Agent, County Ranger or ^il Conservation office at once. Tbo only .cost in connection with obtaining tbMe trees is 60c per thoosapd packing and shipping char ges. And even this cost may be elim inated if the owner is close enough to the Horace L. Tillman State For est Nursery, at Sutnter. to stop by and pick np the seedlings. A total of 5.000 seedlings are available to a landowner; but,' with only abont 5.- 000,000 trees on hand • for this pur pose, the policy will be “first come, ttrst serve’’ To date, many farmers have avail ed themselves .of the opportunity not only to secure free seedlings but. also, to buy additional seedlings .for re forestation purposes. Experience has shown that the best time to plant seedlings is from December to Peb; ruary and consequently, planting is in full swing at this time. Species most in demknd in this area is lob lolly pine, a tree that is very common throughout the woodlands. This tree is a fast growing specie, widely used for both pulpwood and sawtimbw and is, therefore, an excellent one to plant. Another species in demand Is slash pine and though this is not found naturally in this area, it ap pears to do very well in any planta tiona that have been established with It. Buy War Bonds and Stamps Sgt. Stevenson Gets Air Medal Staff Sgt. Ralph E. Stevenson, Jr. World War II veteran of 1717 Pair St., Camden, South Carolina, was pre sented with the Air Medal, when he received bis discharge from the Army at Camp' Gordon’s Separation Center recently. 'The Air Medal is awarded by the War Department for meritorlons achievement while participating in an aerial flight. I.O.CLMIE You can remove grease from your iron by robbing It with oommeal. RtCff/SA //AS AIOA£ MO^Sy T//A// ///S W/F£ CA// SPS/Zd/ And rich is a man ... in fact and fancy . . . uftio haa acquired completa Inaunaf^ protactlon for ail his aaaata. Camden Loan & Realty Co. All Forma of Insuranco FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Camden, S. C. Phone 62 'T'A-e - CAMDEN HOME BAKERY Play Christmas Carols... make this a really old-fashioned Christ- 'K;, nias. Make the frosty air tingle with the element'of surprise. Wrap your things- to-give more festively than you’ve ever attempted before! Scatter cheer wher ever you go. . ' MERRY CHRISTMAS! An old-fashioned Merry Christmas to you all. CAMDEN HOME BAKERY CAMDEN,S.C •i Zippy Weather Envelopes Oty; Mercury Hits 13 Old Man Boroas really breathed with Medicine Hat temperatnre nptm Camden Monday morning, the mer cury sinking, to a new low for tha season. U being 18 degress fbove aero at 7 o'clock. , Sunday morning was regarded as being chilly when the temperatoce reading was recorded as being 14 de grees. The highest reading Sunday was 40 degrees. Snow flnnies were in evidence on Friday of last week. ’The snow melt ed as soon as it fell however. ^fe6tiHQA> FROM ST.NICHOIIAS A blanket gf tnoor on thg tool* L peace e«d stillneu and warmtt llreHght, Hie lovely Utter of Christ- maa on Hie llrinn room door. Certainly thera'g a'^anta Clans, and as we wish you a Bliarry Christmas we add this wish for food measure: May good eM St. NIchrias come ladea, tWs Chrlst- 194S, wWi more ef Ae feed tUags el me for jaa Aam t^a have Camden Hardware & Supply Co. < I