The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 18, 1946, Image 1
Camden Gains New Industiy h ^ape Of, Supreme Products Company Inc.
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VOLUME 57
CAMDEN, SOUTH" CAROUNA, FRIDAT, JANUARY 18, 1946
NUMBER 44
Sumter Teen-Age Centeen
Investment Worth While
Murder Charge
Follows Shooting
On Rutledge Ave.
Suggestion Is Made That Cam-
den City OfTiciaU Visit
TbovNew Unit •
We suggeet that-the people In Cam
den who are interested in recreation
as one of the curatiTS means toward
^curbing Juvenile dellmiuency, pay a
^vlslt to the new cantemi for teen
agers which has been op^ed in Sum
ter.
We happened to in the Oame-
cock city last week whidn the new can-
teen was -opMied and we wished that
Donald Barnes, a graduate of the
- , j Camden high school and now mak
there had been aeveral hundred pe^ jng his home in Charlotte, Is haring
pie from Camden on hand to see whdt
a really worth-while program is being
l^aiTled out in the intereets of the
■jwnng people in the nearby city.
■ We were rather strongly reminded
■that bere in Camden not a thing is
r being done along the sante lines.
But to get back to the Sumter tera-
l sge canteen. It Is located on. North
Salem street in a new building and
^ on that particular night .there were
about 300 teen-agers on deck enjoy-
Ing to the full an erenlng of clean
wholesome fun.
A Juke box was pouring forth the
strains of “Cblckory Chick”, "Beu
lah’s Buggy”, • “Buss Me” and other
rhythmetic numbers, whUe somres of
young people were swinging It high
i wide and handsome. The snack bar,
s really outstanding feature was Jam
med with those seeking refreshments.
The recreation center is a delight
to the eye. It ia paneled In pine with
red white and blue wall paper eorer-
ing the walls of the lounge unit. Red
leather covered furniture, tHvans, big
easy chairs, chronlmum and leather
chairs were there in plenty. Tall
chronimum leather-seated stools were
in evidence around the snack bar
counter.
A wide hallway leads Into ths ball
room which Is psnsled half way np
with pine, while the rest of the walls
are in fancy wall paper. In this com
modious ball room the youngsterr
were really cutting the jive.
The building is equipped with a
modem beating plant while in the
summer time it will be cooled by ceil
ing fans. More fumltnre is already on
order and will be Installed In the
lounge when H arrlvea.
Arrangemmita, hare been made
whereby a motion picture machine
can be installed as a part of the en
tertainment feature of the canteen.
At the snack bar one may obtain
c<M drinks, ice cream, candy and
crackers.
A. T. Heath, ootatandlng Sumter
citlxen and business man. Is respon
sible for the furnishing of the canteen
center. The building is one story In
height and cost the city |10,000 to
construct. Now the grounds about the
structure are being landscaped. In the
spring it is planned to build tennis
courts and other recreational units on
the grounds.
The building is supervised by the
recreational director of t^ city and
is in charge of a building supervisor
who is assisted by a committee se
lected from the teen-age group.
It is hoped that Mayor McCorkle
and members of the city council, to
gether with other interested Camden
citizens, will pay a visit to this Sum-
tw teen-age canteen; with the idea
of putting up one of similar design
in Camden. 'Ilie Chronicle believes it
would be the greatest InvestmMit to
ward the youth of the city that the
community could make. '
Bubble Trouble-
Makes Fortune
For Camden Man
EweniBc Of Back-Alley Drink-
Has A Fatal
mg
CulmmatKNi
B%d Cross To
Prepare Plans
For Big Drive
Meetiiig la To Be Held
^' Coluadbia On Jan. 31
In
An evening of back-alley whiskey
guzzling culminated in the fatal zhoot-
DaraM Rawma* John Wade Eaetman. 18 year
uonald Bamea NeU 8250,000]^ colored youth in South Chesnut
During His First Year
Making Them
avenue Friday evening between the
. hours of 10 and 11 o’clock. Jamas
Elarl Hilton, 80 year old negro. Is In
the county Jail, charged with the
crime.
The police ^have a confession that
Hilton is alle^^ to have made in the
office of_^ Magistrate Cfiarles B.
Blyther on ' Saturday, following hit
airest on a downtown street hr Police
Officer Joe McBlanus.
•The lethal weapon, a 88 caliber re.
volver, was recover^ from an out
side toilet at the rear of the HUton
home on Chesnut avenue, where HU
ton confessed'1)0 had throwm It after
the shooting.
The shooting took place in front
of the Hilton home and according
to Hilton was an accident, cgused
when Elastman grabbed the gun by
the muzzle as Hilton was handing it
to him. Chief of Police Alva. Ruah dis
counts this statement, as he claims
the direction the bullet took refute#
Hilton's statement that he was stand
ing In front of Eastman when the
shot was fired. The bullet went into
BSastman’s left shoulder ellgbtiy to
ward bis back and ranged downward
through his left Iting and came out
on bis right side. He died instantly.
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Sunday Movies
Are Ductmtinued
Camden Theutwwg AmmuBOU
Abandonmunt Of SdMMitk
Mouw Shows
‘^bubble trouble”, but It is a kind of
trouble any Tom, Dick or, Harry
would like to encounter.
For Donald’s bubble trouble petted
him |260J)00 a year ago and this year
he will exceed that amount by a wide
margin.
Donald has the country literally
bubble crazy—nut with Just the ordi
nary transparent white bubble, but
with bubbles of all colors. The cur
rent issue of the American magazine
carries a full-page picture of Donald,
dodging a storm of bubbles. *
Here la what the America magasine
has to say:
“Currently the country is going
ground blowing bubbles—colored bub
bles. The man behind a lot of bub
bling is a long lean South Carolinian
named Donald Barnes, nicknamsd
Dllly by bis friends. >
“Bamee, a chMnlst, was decking
a fohnol for sealing cement when he
tumbled on the babble Idea. It took
him a week to work It out l^en
suddenly the air was filled with fly
ing babbles. Starting up in business
a year ago, with his garage aa a fac
tory, Barnes netted 1850 000 for the
year and now hae 800 employees. Mar
ried and the father of two girls,
Betty and Lucy Qlenn, Barnes likes
to play golf and tennis and occasion- ri 1 O 1 T
ally blow a few bubbles. He is faint-' Ifl
ly surprised by bis success and con
tinues to toy wiht the idee of making
something scieatific out of his discov
ery. But so far he has not revealed
what he baa found out At first, to
test the popularity of the product,
Dllly took a couple of groes of
bubble-fluid jars to the beach oo the
Fourth of July, especting to got rid
of a doten or so. To his amaiement
not only did he sell every Jar, but
he left tb« beach MIosred by crying
kids who tagged along at his heels
asking for more bnbblea.
Donald and bis family spent Christ
mas holidays In Camden, be^ guests
at the R. B. Bamee home.
Aftnr leaving the Camden high
school Donald went to Clemson. He
lived at Lyman, S. C., for several
years and then located in Chaiiotter
where.he has since reeided.
A delegation .$rom the Kershaw
County Chapter of the Americai) Red
Cross will be in Camden on January
81 to attend a regional conference
with Sontheaatem Afea officials on
plans *tor the 1846 Fund Campaign
whldk Is to be held in March, Major
BraHstord, chapter chairman, an-
noua^ this week.
Tim meeting is scheduled to begin
at a. m. at the Columbia Hotel,
wltCfHeglonal Director Francis P.
SlmervUle leading the discnslson of
campaign plans. After luncheon the
group will hear Lucy H. Darter, Red
Cross hospital worker, in a talk on
her experiences in serving hospitalis
ed servlcemeit
The local delegation will consist of
members of the Fund Campaign and
officers of the chapter. R^resenta-
tives of the area headquarters who
are .expected to be present Include
R. 't. Schaeffet-, assistant area mana
ger; Velma Tinsley, chief of radio;
and Florence Pad^t, general fi^d
representative.
Ooai of tb« 1948 campaign has been
set at 1100,000,000. Red Cross post
war services arc vital to the nation’s
well-wing, C^hainnan Brallsford point
ed oiH. Our armed forces are still de-
all t)ver the world, and our
wouhded are still entitled to the same
grateful service as ever. The cam
paign slogan, "Your Red Cress Must
Oarrw On," is particularly appropri
ate. he added.
Old Southern Freight Depot.
Will House A Modem Plant
Fletcher Stables
Have Been Sold Td
Mrs. Marion Scott
Beliewed She Will Continue
Their Uee For Trainnif
Purpoees
The. J. North Fletcher atables and
school area, representing some nine
acres and fine stable buildings near
the Springdale race track, home of
tbe famous Carolina cup classic, has
been sold to Mrs. Marion duPont
Scott. «
The Fletcher stables and area have
been the scene of many brilliant horse
shows by the Virginians group iprtlie-
past several years. \ .
In the absence of any deflnlte^J^-
0 ner
COUNOL SEm DATA <)N T"
MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Gvic Council
In Annual Meet
At Parish House
All JFormer Officera Are Re-
Elected For The Eiuik
mg Yeer
Nearing Goal
Now that the war Is over and few
soldiers or men of the eervice are
oomiDK to Ckmden for their week-
Camden win revert to the pre
fer program of movie-lesa Sundays, state demartwent .‘Of education ad-
dra«MI4 we tlnee^if aq €14 J. S,;
At tbe annual ewsting of the Ker
shaw County Civic council held last
Thursday at the Grace church parish
house Attorney Oliver M. Rice was
re-elected * president;’ Rev. A. D.
McAm ee first vice president; Dr.
Maurice (Clarke second vice president;
Mrs. William Salmond as secratary
and J. O. Richards, Jr., as treasurer.
Report of the scouting committee
was given by George Mickle, by Mrs.
Devine for the committee on Juvenile
dellnqaeDcy, Mrs. Donald Morrison
for the recreation committee, bt ’ J-
O. Richards for ths educational com
mittee and by Rev. A. D. McAm for
^e committee ..on children siwelal
opadvantaf^
P. O. ShMcr, supervisor of the vo
cational rehabilitation division of tbe
Lee UtUa of the Camden
f *nd also- Manager Gaorfc
i^e of the Hatt^ theater announo-
^ this week‘that effective last Sun-
1 ^7. the Sunday sbowlng'of fUms has
1 discontinued.'
When the Southern AvUutlon ssheoj
in operation here* and tfrdif
brongh^ hnndwds of servka
“Why postiL W pamAeo,
^ of mo^ AnhdAy after-
Kiu**^** evenings after 9 p.m. was
Iz ordinance. It made
tbaater waploy-
theaters wers oDersUag
uSr 5 Th® retnm to the
echedule win enable
» complete
off every week now.
l^pstal Receipts
>now A DeomuM
the first time In many years
SU *t the Camdgn wsUj
showed a fUllng oC|
|194$
>tatisUcal report ss Jrapiisd
H7*47l«r - iwesipzs WSiW
deorease Is oomparstivs wHh
****•*“ offteaa ia the
J? te have bean
to the fsiuag off M
Aipaew of die satta debartnient who
Is in charge of the work being done
for hi^ of hssrlng children.
Satunbiy, Taiv 19
The attention of the public is call
ed to the fact JhSt b^ The Com
mercial Nstidnat and The First Na
tional Bulks of ChsMIen will be cloa.
ed on Ssutiday, Jsn. 19. This day
Is the birthday of Led and is declared
a legal holiday, l^erchants and other
tnteraSted paities should asoartahi
their needs m -lYIdsy, for waek-enf
trade, so they wOl suffer no iaeoo-
venlenoeis.
to Andrew _ _
firman ot^f
uy Sconts of Aiderlca,
Wo trafiibg coarss for scout masters
sad troop cogugltlae mw wJU be8;ln
Monday ■finilg’; ‘Jaaaaiy 81. at the
offlee.of Henry Savage. Jr., at 7;to
o’clock.
N. 8. rnaoU, Ystsnm •eontatantar
wfll be course tetruetor.
“We lack just about flO.OO of raack-
ing our goal,” Mrs. Geoige Creed, Sea)
Sale Chairman reports. She stated
that a few “second foUow-np cards'*
have been sent out In the hope of
reaching the association’s 18500.00
within a few. days.
Mrs. (breed states that eaa of the
interesting features of this years re
turns Is the increase In rural eontrl-
butions. (}amden remains far In tha
lead in total returns, because of her
many small bond buyers. ‘H^amden’s
bond sales bave gone over 8800.00.
These are largely five and ten dollar
bonds,’’ said Mrs. Creed. “Becsnse of
the many Camden citlsens who make
a practice of contributing in this
amount, Camden leads with about
68 percent of total contributions In
Kershaw county."
‘'But,” as Mrs. Shelby Trueedale,
rural chairman, points out, “of tha
total mail sale in the county, about
47 percent of funds come from out-of-
town areas. And,” Mrs. Tmesdale
added, “mral letters average about
tbe same amount per letter, as tha
town mail sale. In tnis years’ returns,
letters bringing money averaged $1.44
for the town of (bimdei), and $1.41 for
out-of-town letters. Also, the percent
age of those retnraing seals without
contributions is about the same: 7
percent in Camden and 10 percent In
out-of-to(w areas.”
Mrs. Creed states that the Tnbercu-
loeis Association remains . oonfindent
their goal will soon be reached.
Antiquated Aldermanic System
May Be Junked In Favor
Of ModiMm Plan
Kshop Keeler
Here Tonight
The Rt. Rev. Btepbea- Kaeler, bish
op of the Wplaoopal dioceae of Minne
sota wRl be the gpaet of the .congre
gation and factor of Oraca Bp^Popal
church tottlidit
There will be a brief eanrlce la
the church at 8 o’clock at-wfaleb time
Blskop Keeler will give ga address
outlining tha opportnnitiea that con
front tha church throughout tha world
and of the importance af
th« physical properties of tile
in order that work already
gun will be continued and apw
started.
FOHowJnf’ tba church
ception will be held in tha
house, during which the members of
tha Womaan* auxiliary will serve
light refreehments.
That Camden may change dU pres
ent form of administration of a may
or and six councilmen to a city-man-
agar fonp-od government Is believed
to be a possibility, following a re
quest made to thb city attorney by
ti:>-«aeseai eouaott ak a meeting lut
Monday evening that he inveetlgate
the matter and report to the council
tho procedure that would be requir
ed. ♦..-Cv
If each a plan is in prospect it
will be received with general approv
al on the part of the citlsenry who
regard the success that has featured
the adoption of t^e city manager plan
In other cities as a criterioil of its
general excellence.
’Hie city manager plan Is likened
to a successful business with a skill
ed technician at its head. Camden^is
a business with a physical valuation
of several million dollars and an in
come of close to $200,000, If figures
provided the Chronicle are correct.
A concern or industry of that magni
tude should be administered by a
man who is qualified and who under,
stands municipal administration.
As to whether a referendum would
be required ia a matter that is now
being inquirbd Into. It is said that in
other places where th« old antiquated
ward lystMn of election has been
superceded by the city manager plan,
the city charter has been amended
by an act of the legislature upon the
request of tha county delegation.
Under the city manager plan pre
vailing in other citiee a mayor and
three aldermen are Mlected fiom the
city at large. They In turn engage a
city manager. At the present time
the matter of city management has
become a pcience and educational in-
stituttoas are concentrating on turn
ing out amn who are skilled In the
technlqae..
The,ai)coass that bas featured the
prograil In^ Somter; Rock Hill and
other ^cltiea le such as to leave no
doubt bf its advantage over the old
(Fleaaa turn te pqge four)
formation from Mrs. Scott as to
plans tor the stablei. It is assured
that they will become part of her
training units in this area. She al
ready has extensive stable holdings
in the area northwest of the city and
adjacent to her fine track, one ^ the
beet flat track planta in the south.
J. North Flotcher, a Virginian of
charm and dtetlnctlen, was for many
/ears an outstanding figure In (Cam
den equeatrmln cirdes. He wqp a fine
organiser of bores shows, hunter
trials and similar equestrain activ-
Hlas.
The tritnsfer of tiie Fletcher stables
property to Mrs. Scott was recorded
with the register pf deeds Igst week.
A transfer of more than ordinary
interest was tbe sale of the .brick
cottage of the Hobkirk surea by Mrs
Elisabeth J. Savage to Mrs. Lucy B.
PomAoy, announcement of which was
made last week. ^
Other transfers registered at the
court house w^re: Carroll W. Jones
to Q. K. Ftice, one acra; J. P. Lawis
and C. C. Whiter to Bamlo and
Irene Shirley, five acres; F. K. Jones
to C. M. Baker and R. J. Tmesdale,
150 acres; Josephene B.'Chireton to
James M. Thornton, 11-8 acres; W. B.
Fort and Willie 1^ Anthon, 18 8-4
acrec; Ella M. Hayes at al to J. R.
Brown, house and lot; Ernest West
to D. J. West, 84 $-4 acres; H. W.
Smith to O. O. Sowell, 111 acres.
Equipment Will Be Installed
Aa Soon Aa Available
On The Market
The Supreme Products Company
Inc., hlive taken a long term lease on
the old Southern freight station and
will, as soon as available, Install
equipment for a modern meet process
ing plant.
Identified wi^ the Supreme Pro
ducts Company Inc. are Hampton A.
Rabon, who has been affiliated with
tha treasury department In Washing
ton for the past fifteen years and
Jefferson W. Rabon, progressiva, bus
iness man of Logoff. The company
already bas a eapitalisation of $49,-
000 but this will be hiked to $76,000
very shortly.
^ According to J. W* Rabon, the com
pany plans* to engage In a general
meat processing business. The bnild-
ing they have leased, a sturdy brick
etructure which was built In 1848 and
ranks as one of the tmly historic
structures in Camdan, will be remod
eled and modernised to meet the re-
ulrements of the new plant It is 801
feet in length and has a width of
47 feet.
Jefferso W. Rabon will be ajawiger
of the plant.
it
J. P. Richai^ Is
Guest Speaker
At Legion Meet
MayofiMkGorkle
Tosses Hat Into
Election Ring
Ckiaf Executiva Announeea He
WUI Seek A Fifth Term
As Majror
Hon. J. P. Richards, Congressman
from the Fifth South Ciarollna district
was guest speaker at the January
meeting of the James Leroy Belk
Poet No. 17. American Legion, held
at the Legion hall last week Monday.
*nie meeting was largely attended
by Legion members. Legion Auxiliary
members and invited guests.
Congressman Rlshard^made an in-
tereothm and instructive talk.
The Legion Poet swarded the 1945
American Legion Distinguished Ser
vice award to Post Ckimmander A.
Sam Kareah, the award being based,
on the 84 years of community service
that has faaturad the career of the
recipient
Mr. Kar^ has been setivs in the
work of - tne Crippled Childrmis so
ciety of the county, the T. B. asso
ciation, <3hina RelM, Clothing drive,
Jewish relief, local U80 activities,
ss s member of the county war price
and rationing board and as chairman
of the national war fund drives.
During tbe war fund drives a total
of $28,981 was subscribed.
Previous distinguished service
awards of the local Legion poet have
gope to Dr. J. W. Corbett, Mrs. Mar
garet C. Mayfield and John M. Yllll^
pigne.
Chief Of Police
Issued Warning;
Alva Rush, chief of the Gamdaa
^lice department, has Issued a wam-
m)g< td hnslnesa men and cltlaeas to
beware being taken In by alleged
servlaa men who are pretending to be
wonnded veterans and who ara selliag
magasinea in tho dtr-
Tha cfalaf stated that oomplaint has
wars nnaMe tovdo so. One of tha
kUh. waw&r h 'Bnqpi .!
eoUd shew •(
any
.1
Plan To CoUect
(teNext
Aftpmoon
_Tlm^ktko for clothJng to smhI to
me ’ aditaria# -upoidd .M occupied ns-
tions in Europe'hirt elsewhere, being
sponsored by the Uohs club of thhL
■8
city. Is proving to be s big succee:
amlLst.t^ Mfly date the clothing al
ready tumad in has bean in goodly
Next Sunday, Jan. 80 and on the
following Sunday, Ian. 87, members
of the Lions club. In their oto suto-
mobUen, will mslM s city wide can
vas and pick up all the clothing that
has beaii amde available and placed
on the porchee of homes? The hoars
of cirflsetion will be beCwem 8 and
5 o’elodc in the afternoon.
A station for the d^^itlng of
cl^es is being installeg at ths post
enaper, ad that the public may
old clothing St this
AfteqlliS is ggaln caHod to tha ool
, Metiuu m ho dtoide hy tha Ltons on
carts or diachn^ csstlOeatat, thayjtlia afinmssn at tha nant two Sun
days.
Tha liens e!nh» fho tadhnt ssrvtia
cluh af ^•ndirn. is
ilsrlnssn and >vt?y
JM of imjaets rt irtMM
Mayor Francis Nolan McCorkls this
week made formal announcement of
his candidacy (or re-election as mayor
of Camden. The mayor is Just com
pleting his fourth term in office as
chief executive of the city.
In a prepared statement announc
ing biz candidacy the mayor said:
“During the years I have served
as Mayor of Camden, we have pass
ed through s world-wide war period.
It is my intention, if I am ra-Hected,
to carry out many plans for the bet
terment of C^smden and our commun
ity.
“There will, no doubt, be much
government spending, matched by
eub-dlvisions of the government It
Is my-lntention tO see that every dol
lar expended in Camden* will go to
ward Improvements of a permanent
nature.
“Already application has been made
for government assistance In the pat
ting in of a modam sewage system
in the area east of Mill street, which
is below the fall of tha praoaot rity
sewage system.
“With the aid of the city council
and tbe Chamber of (Tommerco, I hopo
to invite small indnstrlas to locate
here, offering what indneements are
possible.
“We will soon have another major
industry, a hoaiary mill, in operatl(i»
in Camden as s result of tho fhae
cooperation - that * has been aosordad
by all parties ‘ooacerned. There la
■till another big Indhstrial projact in
tbe maklpg which concerns tho looat.
ing here 6f k large meat procasrtng
plant, this to‘be kutaUed Ig the old
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NewBjFrom The
Countu Age^Ve Office
Oatlook Ml
tin^i
Hiere will he bo a meatlBg at tho
Camden Grammar stimol aadBorium
on Wednesday, January ftrd, at 16:10
to discuss the outlook inforauitioa
fertilizers, and .AAA program for
1946. It will bo to Um a^raataga of
all farm people to attend trte meet
ing and got infnrsrtiluu rt rafpgiiica
to irhat farm people may grteet for
various farm conwiertBsi tMi year.
Unm Finopluklii
Mr. J. D. Crawford le now In
tion to take orders for s«per-|
phste and Hma
eultmral do:
.meats wfll
gram for ap^ytug
IrtM which
New Market Is
Making Its Bow
To Camden Folks
Located At Froxen Foods Plant
Now Undar Manafemont
Of John DoMars
'liie plant of Frozen Foods Inc. is
now under the management of John
W. DeMars. *
Simultaneously with the above an
nounced change 1 n management
comet the added annonneement that
the plant is opening s high class re
tail meat market under the supervis
ion of Tally Rabon.
Tha new gipket will carry a com
plete line rt quality meats, fresh
poultry, and frosen sea foods will bs
available at all times. .
The market will be open from 8
a.in. to 8 p.m. daily, The patronage
rt exacting householders and all rt
Mr. Babon’s previous customers is
cordially invited,
The Frosen Food Plant, wherein the
new market is located, on Rutledge
street seroas from the tire deport-
meat headquarters.
■A|nsi
Ckairnien Are
Named For Hie
Polio Gunpaign
siHtr rt tha
i'
4
- ft
Chajmmn A. W. Hitmphriea rt the
Intaatile Panlysls fund campaign has
announced. that the Msreh rt Dtmee
hall, to be given at the Sarsfield club
on Tuesday, Jan. 29, wOl be in charge
rt Mrs. Leon Seblosbarg and Mks.
Dess Goodale, committee leaders.
Tbe womens activities oommitfse is
headed by Mre. Hmrhay Tindal, the
•ritools committee by Mrs. Hubert
Wttson, the Kershaw emnmlttee by
Meg W. P. Croxton and theiBethnne
eOiUntttaa Mrs. D. M. Mays.
A flaandal shport rt the 1945 fund
shows that tbe baisaee on hand and
crtleetions for the year gmounted to
$1050.14^—Expendltaraa tor the year
verp qg'Mows: 66 per cent rt nol-
rtatmmi ie blational fund amounted to
iMppIlM fw the
hesplialiaatikm tor
I
Iuui4 to