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* T" TT'wm .r rAM POUII TUB CAMBIW CMBCHIlCLt, CAMBIO •OtlTN CABeUIIA. ntiB|yt JAWWAitY 4, tm 3lfr (Samirtt (H^ottirlr liw North Broad Street Can^den, S. C. published every FRIDAY DaCOSTA BROWN PobUaher •SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: ' AH Sabaeriptioiif Payable In Adeanee One Year 9^00 Six Months 1-®® * Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post OfUce at Camden, S. C. AH articles submitted for publicatioh most be signed by the author.' ^ Friday, Jaanary 4, 1946 PASS UP THUMBERS The hitch-hiker slsjrings which have seemingly become epidemic in a small degree over the nation should be a warn ing to motorists to exercise caution in the indiscrimnate pick ing op jof thumbers on the highways. The Columbia State recently summoned up sufficient courage to come out boldly in its editorial column warning autoists against picking up unknown hitch-hikers. The edi torial in question was written after the hitch-hike slaying of an Atlanta salesman, who was slain by a man he had be friended. Only a few days ago Illinois reported a most brutal hitch-Juke murder and L^isiana reported a dual killing of, two motorists by a stranger who had thumbed a ride in their car. It is distasteful to pass by a person sOinding by the roadside thumbing for a lift. However the better part of discretion is to profit by the experience of others and pass up the thumber. Picking up strangers in that way is dan gerous, often having tragic resuhts. The safe, sane and sensible thing to do is to take no chances. THAT FORGOTTEN LETTER “Do you knoj^'**, said a prominent business man of Cam den, “1 feel like a HmI, a cheap skate and what not". “I happened to looking through my desk file and there at the very bottom was an envelope filled with T. B. seal stamps. In the excitement of the holidays I had just forgotten to send my $2 contribution to the Kershaw County Tuberculosis a^sociatkm in payment for those stamps.” We wonder how many more good fellows have forgot ten those so-imporUnt letters. So much depends on your getting them to then proper destination.. Why not look tirough your file NCfW and if you have forgotten to send your check for those stamps, do it at once. THE NEW YEAR — 1946 The year juat pist has been a crucible for all of us, searching our hearts and tempering our resolves. We, as a people, learned to knov the dread weight of many burden some days . . . Of Anheim! Okinawa! Iwo Jima! Fearful days in a thousand bkndy, menK>rable places! These were trying imes—times that tested the strength and courage of Americi. Nor was America found wanting! Her sons marched bravey into battle, often into death. And those who remained behnd redoubled their efforts, manned .the factories, tenaciously tilled the soil and cut and hauled pulpwood from our foresa. But we who lived in 1945 have also known the glmry of Peace . . . Peace in Europ* . . . and then in the Paci^ an^ throughout the world! . ^ This year is at its dost. Our hopes have turned to 1946. What fate awaits us therein those still uncharted months that lay ahead? ’ Some things we know ,. . We know that in the ndst of peace we will be fighting to preaerve it Not with rais and bullets! Not with planes and tanks! But with swords bat have been beaten into plow shares, spears that have becone pruning hooks'... . yes, and other steel converted into axa and saws. In 1946 the fight is for prosperity. To win this final battle there must be-full prodiction in factories, in the har vests taken from the soil, in be top quality pulpwood cut from our forests. • Ours is not a great industial city. But there are good jobs to be had on farms, and here are good jobs in wood# and mills nearby. I By pulling together and wirking together we can win through to prosperity in 1946. «nd if we do, we shall all have the Happy New Year that w? so sincerely wish to every one of our refers. Use al&ie^ hmie Iputu it is ^ safest, most ecpnormal type of loan for tt>e Home owf>ef. Mootfifyooyments may be mode to suit yowr income, 'our mortgo9e boiortce or>d interest decreoK eodi morsth. OWMCRSMP MADCCASY With eoch rent-iile monthly pyment you deb^< groduoUy and surely ocquire diip of your own home. owner- Come Wt ood see u$. Leom how >3^ wffl save. rEDERALSAWS ilAND LOAN ASSOCIciON ^ CAMDEN, S. C. W. R. ZlMP,*Preeidefit p r excveMeA yin Prrelrfint a A. BOYKIN, See'y.-Treae. HENRY SAVA^ jpt, Atteree^ Nenry W. R. Ir. Heery Uwae*, Jr. Ig. Jehe Whitaker, Jr. a H.'aNa, Jr. a P. OvBeea Jr. J. a McKiSa y \ • KmhawManIs Ki^; Four Aire Injured In Wreck Weekly News Lettor From liberty ^ WiUiaaa Tbomas FaRe, Jost Oat Of Service b Vic- tna Of Tragedy WlUiaa Thomas Paile. age 30. of roete 3. Kershaw, was kflled and foer other persona were Injnred aad ha4 to be Imirftalised. when a car FaUe was drirlag left the road and drer- tnraed In a ditch near Jefferson Sat urday night. Paile was instantly'kitted. *nie foer otker occupants of ^-eer. Mrs. Sarmh E^tbanks StaUings. George Bsbsnka. Sokm enhaaks and Peter Melton, all realdlBg at Kershaw, were nwhed to the hosplul mt Lancaster. Paile bad |pst recently retnmed from three years serflce orersesa. Gun Battle At Kershaw Results In Man Being Hit Robert Gregory of Jefferson was placed ander arrest snd charged with pointing s fire arm snd sssaak snd battery following a shooting affray at Kershaw s few nighU ago. T. J. Parker of Kershaw is In a Lancaster hosptlsl suffering from a guB shot wound u the result of the shooting. Parker's condition is regarded as ciiUcal as one of his kidneys snd his bladder were perforated by the bullet fired from Gregory’* gun. Gregory was released on, bond Tuesday. He will hare a hearing later before Magistrate Taylor at Karihaw. Mr. G. R. Clensenta Is viaitiac hM chOdren ttrlng In differeot parts Of the State. DsTid Higgtaa. SK t. sUthmed in Kansas, is hers for serersl 4ayB with his parenta. Mr. and Mri. H. S. Hig gins. * Rer. F. A. Drennon. who has been visiting his dsoi^ter. Mrs. Marion Williams, of Camden, was here on Sunday. Misses Phoebe Rlghton end Edith Richards and Mis. John E. Richards entertained at a tea Wednesday after, noon at the borne of their, father. Mr. N. 8. Richards. Captain C. D. Cunningham. Jr., who waa here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cnaningham, left oa Thnra- dsy tor Channte Field. 111., via Che- raw to visit hla sister, Mrs. R. FYank Eskridge. Miss Le Clatr Anderson of Colum bia ia visiting the L. P. Thompeons. The following relstlves attended the wedding in Cheater on Tnesday of Lt. Wm. Kilgore Thompson, of Psnline. and Miss Mary Lorlck ol Camden. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Thomp son and son, John; Mr. snd Mrs. C. D. Cnnntngham and Miss Mary' B. Cunningham: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cnn- ingham. Misses, Clara and Louise Johnston snd Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw. Jr. Our teachers are returning to their school work this week: Misses Lixsie, Sophie. Marlon, Phoebe. Margaret and Rlghton Richards. Miss Collie Jones. Mrs. Jedin H. Clements, Mrs. J. P. McCrae, snd Mrs. Sott Hamiter. Proclamation WHEREAS. milliOBs of self-respect ing people in the wsr-deTsstated tends of Bnrope. China and the Philippines, struggling for survival agalpst han ger and' disease and cold, sire in dire need of clothing, shoes snd bedding, sod sre subiect to deeth from ex posure. and WHEREAS, the 25.000,000 of these destitute people who btneflted through the first United National Clothing Collection are only a frac tion of those in need, and WHEREAS, the meeting of this urgent need overseas wlU serve not only to relieve snffeiing humanity, but will aid liberated peoples to re vive their economic life and enable their rehabilitated conntries to con tribute a full share tosrards the cre ation of a testing peace, nd ViHEREAS, the Preaident of the United States has said that the need is inu>erative and Justifies s second appeal to the Amerkan people, and Dl^EREAS. the Victory Clothing Collection is an effort to meat tha great emergency. NOW. THEREFORE. I. F. N. Mc- Corkle, Mayor of Camden, orge all religioas. educational, patriotic, civic, fraternal, husineaa and labor groupa to cooperate in this collection of clothing, shoes and bedding for over seas relief so that the national goal of 100.000 000 garments in addition to shoes aad bedding may be reached. Also I urge contribators to attach good-will mesaagea to their gifts oC clothiag. IN WITNESS THEREOF. I have herennto set my hand and cansed the seal of F. N. McCorkle to be affixed on this 3nd day of January 1041. r. N. MeCORKLB. Mayor of Camden NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS MEETING 'The annual ShareboMers mewtlng of The Commercial National Bank. Camden. 8. C.. will be held ta the banks offices on Tuesday morning. January 8th. 1040 at 10:30 o'clock. M. a WILLIAMS. Cashier NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Notice Is hereby given that on Tuesday, January 8th. 1848, the un dersigned Incorporators intend to ap ply for a charter of Incorporation of Sherill and Rhame, having a capital of 15800.00. Said corporation proposes to' buy and sell electric equipment, acceasortee, and merchandise, and each other merchandise of any natnre or kind whatsoever, snd to do all other things pertinent thereto. Notice is further given that a meeting of the sabeoibers to the stock of the proposed corporation will he held In the office of John K. de Loach, at torney, at 18 o'clock ia the forenoon of the day above mentioned, for the purpose of election of a Board of DirMtors. Offlcera. and to do sneh other things as are provided by law and which may properly come bafore the said meeting. M. C. SHERRILL. WALTER A. RHAME State Hieatre XIRSHAW, a c ■+ THURS.-FRL, JAN. 9-4 ‘RHAPSODY IN BLUET Joen Leslie and Robert Aldn SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 •TTUUL OF KIT CARSOfT Allan Lane SAT. JAN. 8—10:90 p. m lAI. »—lUtdO p. ^HIDDEN^KYr*. Edward Arnold • Fmnees Rnfmrty MON..TUES., JAN. 7-8 *THE CORN IS GREEN** Bette Davis - John Dali WEDNESDAY, JAIL 9 “DIVO1S5** " Kay Francis . Bmoa Ckhdl ./— — THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 **ANCHORS AWEICH** A. E. Gaiim Kes At Geoni^ Hrane J. D. Guinn of thia eltx hps receiv ed word of the death ef hla brother, A. E Oninn, trim died at Bntler, Oa.. last week Thoraday. He had been in iO health for aome time anffaring a paralytic stroke in September 1848. He was bom at Kittyton, Tenn.. In 1888. He served 88 years tn the Navy and WM a veteran ct World War No. I. In 1823 he and his wife moved to Taylor county, Ga., where they eetah- Itehed the Peach VaO^ Egg Farm. Starting on a small scale the farm now ia one of dM largast poultry farms tn the soath. Rev.Coi^b Notified Of Death Of Second Smi • Rev. Eddie J. Ckwpar and hla wife. Roes Cooper, (colored) Tlf Fair St. (temden, 8. C. have heen nofiffted by the War DeparUomnt of the death in foreign sanriee of their non, Pfc. Henry R. Cteeper. U. S. Army, No. vember 8. 18^. Thil waa the aecond son lost by Rrr. Cooper and Idn^e. the first dei^ having ooevrrad in France in Iwember.. 1844, when! Theodora R. Cooper, waa. kiOad ln| action. Drivm CnardFally -Sbv • Lifa. ,1- Many Kershaw Co. Men And Women Back As Ovilians Over 1500 service mm snd women from Kershaw county, who have serv ed in Worlds War No. 2. have been releaaed from the armed forcea. The Service departznent of the American Legion at Camden, S. C., has set up a record system whereby all returned Bervice men and women who entered Senriee fitHn Kershaw coon^, or give their addreM on re- taming as Kerriiaw coanty, will be recorded and kept in the sOrvice files for fntnre references. Bnltetment dates and places, with serial numbers and -rank and organisation, date and place of discharge, are recorded. The Service department urges that all returned veterans have their Dis charge certificate recorded by the Clerk of Court in Kershaw county. Books (or the recording of Dtecharge certificates have been seenred by the Clerk of Court and it Is to the ad vantage of all returning veterans to have their dtechkrge certificates re corded immediately after being re leased from aenri^ If yonr preasure cooker cools too suddenly it may warp or crack. Wrecks! Wrecks! I Wrecks! Any paper, any day, tells the tn story. Think of it, 500 killed over last week-end, alone! •You owe it to yourself and famj to have Accident protection. Coni me NOW on our $5,000.00 NON-C. CELLABLE ACCIDENT POLK which pays up to $500.00 for Doci Nurses’, Hospital bills, etc. for fic accidents, and up to $250.00 general accidents. The cost is and if desired, the policy mai bought on a monthly basis. D^’t wait until it happens seeihe to-day. ^ I DAVID H. BAU HMulqiuurtan fot Accidtit, HmMi Ho^italisatkMi IiMiiraiioB Ea^ RnUadfe Stmat — “ — 5. C To the Public In accordance with our established take pleasure in submitting herewith our financial sta I of December 31,1045. With courteous and efficient service, with care a eration for the wishes of our custoipers and with a li ing policy based on safe banking principles, we solid ronage, feeling assured that relations once establish come permanently agreeable and mutually profitable. ■#- STATEMENT OF CONDITION, DECEMBER Slst. 194$ RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 238,424.53 Bonds owned by Bank: State and Municipal 134,400.00 U. S. Govern- ments 1,876,200.00 Other Assets inclndinf Stock in Federal Be-- serve Bank Documentary Stamps Fumitore and Fixtur«r^... 010,600.00 18,300.00 693.68 4,140.26 Cash and Due from Banks. 999,699.60 13,271.767.87 UABI ^ 60,000.00 Capital Suiplus L.J. 60,000.00 Tlndivided Profits 19,690.70 # Dividend Account ^ 70.80 Reserved for Taxes 6,000.00 Deposits: Savings 569,938^ Checkinff 2,673,05'^,142,996. 87 v;V$9^1.757.87 CAMDEN, S. C. MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE EYETEM MEMBER OF FEDERAL DEFOBIT INSURANCE OORI lUM INSURANCE FOR EACH I \ MMdim MAWaaai W. R«Ma Zamp J. Caatey QHIIt .A.