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i PAGt POUR ^«^«WU^CHROJII^X^J[PJJjj^jJgTO^AWUR2^RIJAJ^J|AMUARY^^J^ 2It;( (dainbra dl^rantru 1109 North Broad Street Camden, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY DaCOSTA BROWN Publiaher SUBSCRIPTION* TERMS: ‘ All Subscriptions Payable In Advance One Year $2.00 Six Mouths • 100 Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office « at Camden, S. C. All articles submitted for publication must be sismed by the author. Friday, January 18, 1946 SHEEP AND GUINEA PIGS When are we, citizens of the United States, going to stop being a bunch of sheep and guinea pigs? When are we goings to get mad, rise up and demand a stoppage of all this un-American strike activity? Mark you! Unless we do something about it, we are going to^j)ay costly for our lack of backbone and common sense. The situation as it now exists has a gangster-racketeer trend and our law-makers, the men who are supposed to rep resent us in Washington, sit supinely by and let these union leaders take over and tell them What to do. We sit by our radios and listen to government agencies appeal to us, to aid in stopping inflation—yet these strikes and the incresing demands for wage increases are producing the elements of inflation at an alarming rate. As a matter of fact, who dares say that inflation is not with us right now? NICE WORDS, MR FUNDERBURKE In last week’s issu^ of the Chronicle we heard a lot from L O. Funderburke, president of the Kershaw County Farm Bureau.’- Mr. Funderburke urges the farmers to or ganize in the effort to curb the unions. Mr. Funderburke’s words made us think. Supposing the farmers went on a strike and not one bit of produce or a pint of milk went on th^ market. Suppos ing all the doctors and the druggists decided to stage a strike of a month or six weeks. What a howl would go up. The farmers would be brand ed as selfish, inconsiderate and a lot of other things we can not print. The doctors would be called inhuman brutes and murderers, and the same wpuld be said of the druggists. We’ll wager that should this ever happen, our law mak ers in .Washington will really awaken and do something. The present strikes are just as far-fetching in their evil consequences as would be strikes staged by doctors,, drug gists and farpiers. Why are we sitting back and letting these leaders with comlnunistic ideas take over our way of life? Many of us meek lambs have to do without autos and other sorely needed essentials, we have to suffer inconven iences because of the .shortage of this and that, we have to sit back and see the coat of everything rise. And why? Because a gang of greedy leeches, parasites, have fastened their control over honest working men and wnomen and lhave called strike after strike. Notes FroiA Chamber Of C(Hiimerce At the January meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caaden and Kershaw Oonnty -Chamber of Cominerce, it waa decided that there is a aerioua need in our ciMamunity for a aource of atatiatical informatloh. Proepectire indoatrialUla uaual^y re quire detailed information concerning a city and its aarrounding tertltory before they lire willing to inveat cat^ ital in the locality, FVequently local businessmen and indiriduala nged quick information and etatiatics on local conditiona. This data should include each information aa the num ber and typea of bualnesaea and in- duatriea in Camden and Kershaw County, the name of the owner and the meager, and how many people, white,Colored, male and female are employed by each. The population of the towna and entire county should be broken down into uaeful and in formative figures. For instance, the comparison of the number of unem ployed in the county from time to time will give an excellent indication of the economic conditions. It also gives the prospective induatrialiat a good idea of bow* much labor he may ^obtain locally. This type of Informa tion ahpuld prove extremely useful to local enterpriaers in planning fu ture commercial endeavors. At the present time there exists no such control source for obtaining this type of data on the local situa tion. The logical place for an Indivi dual to seek assistance of this'kind is your Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce will, in the immediate future, begin a con centrated program to gather, compile and catalog the most frequently used statistical data on Kershaw County. Only through the cooperation of many local people can a project of this kind be accomplished. It is urged that de partment heads and other individuals who are contacted for information lend theif. every assistance to this communitj^ effort. Back your Chamber of Commerce. Baptist Sunday Schools Increase Enrolments The Sunday School Department of the South Carolina Baptist General Board, Mr. J. L. Corxlne. Director, announces an Increase of 8,333 in the enrolment of Baptist Suday schools during 1946. This brings the total en rolment figure up to 216,604. The In crease represents a four per cent growth in the number of persons who are members of these church teach ing agenrtee throughout the slate. Mr. T. B. Alfman, the auperinten- dent of Baptist Sunday school work for the Kershaw association, an nounces that 214 of.the increase for the state is attributable to the work ers of this unit in Baptist coopera tive work. This is a 6.2 per cent Increase in enrolment for the 30 churches making up' the association. .Mr, Corzine says: "THtrlng tlie war period Baptists lost quite a few mem bers of their Sunday school, but if we can make in 1946 a gain equal to that of 1945 our enrolment will be the largest in our entire hj^itory.'* The total Sunday school enrolment for tlie Kershaw aaaociation is 3421. The meeting for January 22Dd has been called off. Other meetings will l>e planned. Soil Conservation Notes ; y. T. MULLEN The Federal Pish Hatchery at Orangeburg delivered bream to thb following cooperators of the Lynches Hirer Boil Conservation District: John Gettys of Logoff, D. R. Williams of Mulberry IMantation and W. G. Denton of the airport section. Due to the labor shortage at the Hatchery, the deliveries are later than usual. The bass delivery will ^ be made in April or May The above land owners agree to fertilize their ponds and manage acco^ing to recommenda tions of the District. Terrace lines were surveyed and terraces constructed on the farms of W. M. Peake and Oliver Bowen of Rabona Cross Roads community. Ter races were constructed with tractor and disc tiller. White Dutch Clover is beginning* to show up in Dick Kirk’s pasture the last few days. White Dutch provides early spring grazing and is highly de- 'slrable in pasture mixtures. Mr. Kirk makes It a practice to seed several acres each year and finds it profita ble. Miaa Margaret Jones, who operates the Jones Elstate near Stoneboro, is planting 16,000 loblolly pine on sub- marglpal areas. She plants eeveral acres each year and ^lleyea It to be a good land use practice. Kershaw County has many thousand acres of snh-marginal land that no donht be longs to pine. Bill Capehart of Boykin says he idana to dig some kndxu plants from Ms old estaUtshed stand ana set ont MURDER CHARGE FOLLOWS SHOOTING (Cc7 tinned from first page) According to Hilton's confession, he dragged the body of Elastman some 86 to 90 feet to the rear of the old Smyrl church, where he left It The body was discovered by John Anderson, colore^, who was on his way home. He notified Police Officer Stanley Rose, who In turn notified Chief Rush. When inquiry was made at the Hil ton home, the police were told that Hilton was not there. On Saturday morning Officer Joe McManus saw the colored youth walking along Broad street and arrested him in front of the McLean hardware store. McManus said Hilton told him then that he had shot Elastman. According to the police Hilton and. Kastman lived within three doors of each other on Chesnut avenue. They have been friends all their lives. In his confession Hilton states that on Friday afternoon he and two other men went into a Rutledge street liq uor store and purchased some whis key. He then went to the. Bob Brown pool room where he remained about ten minutes and then walked to the Walker James cafe and asked for a pork chop. He then went to the .\Iex- ander pool room looking for Jack (John Wade Eastman). When he found Elastman. they went to get some more liquor, this time going to a dif ferent Rutledge street liquor store. Here they purchased a quart of whis key. i Some of the liquor wasjconsumed in a lot back of the Boykin McCaskill storq on Rutledge atreet and later the first bottle was emptied In the area back of the Orr transf^ ware house. The quart was done away with bark of the Halglar theater. Hilton says he went home and Eastman went to the theater. East man he said told him he would be by later In the evening to get a pis tol that Hilton waa to give him. Hilton clailns he went home and to bed and was awakened when Eastman whistled to him. Hilton claims he took the pistol out to Elastman and handed It to him. Elastman, he said, grabbed it by the muzzle and the gun went off. Hilton then, according to his con fession went back into the house, got a shot gun from under his bed and then went t6‘ an outbuilding and got rid of the gun and also the pistol by thrownig them Into the waste hole. He then went back and dragg^ Hilton’s body along the road to the old church and into the yard at the rear of the church. The police lated recovered the two guns from the waste-hole. It’a wrtl we suppose, that life isn i, anything like as dramatic aa the *■•^10 episode^ would have IL We presume the packers are gJrtU Ing their sirloins in preparation for a battle with their employes. on ditch banks, etc. He also plans to fertilize his old st^nd this winter. This is a necessary practice to keep kndzn In a productive state. Red Cross Notes Sadie K. von Tresckow The annual meeting' of the Kershaw County Red Cross Chapter will be held in the. Presbyterian Sunday School room Monday, January 28, 146, at 8 P. M. Every interested per son and all members are urged to be present. The program will be an nounced next week. An appeal to knitters in. City and County: Our Cbaptdr has been given a quota of hundreds of knitted articles, for our men overseas and at home. Sweaters, long sleeved and pullovers, helmets and gloves are still a neces sity. If you are down town drop in at the ‘‘Hat Box Shop” and get wool or come to Red Ct jss Headquarters. Our chairman of knitting. Mrs. Marvin makes the above appeal. One lady in Camden last year Bade 100 sweaters, we need her sadly and all those who made any knitted ar- tiffles, to come to our aid and that of our servicemen. Phone 96 If you can’t come to Headquarters or go to Hie “Hat Bog Shop” for wool and it will he'Vent you by the Motor Corps. COUNCIL SEEKS DATA ON . MANAGER FORM OF GOV’T. . (Continued from first page) alderman 'system. • The action of the Camden council in the matter will be watched with keen internet That the matter will be discussed generally throughout the city is certain. Already a nnmb^ of prominent citizens,'contacted by this paper and asked as to their reaction, gave the idea an enthusiastic en dorsement. The office of city purchasing agent. Boss Was Hangry §0 He Navigahra Steps Into Kitchen Stuckj, Bnioiifiiit To Mrs. Gertrude Harris, Is Some Bang-tail When Pat Orr, proprietor of the Orr Transfer Line of this city receiv ed a telephone call Friday evening with a request that he sehd down a crew to remove a horse from the kit- chen of an apartment occupied by Mr. and Mrs. William Miller on Fair streeL he though some one was seek ing to kid him. But when Orr and his men arrived at the Fair street address they fobnd Stuckey, a 36 year old horse, belong ing to Mrs. Gertrude Harris. Brevard Place, standing in the kitchen near the ^electric range. Stuckey is a smart horse. He knows that his supper of meal and molasses is usually left on the back porch to cool. After waiting for some one to bring the supper potion to him,’ Stuckey lost patience and gingerly negoiated the nine steps to the porch. By the time the startled household reached him he was gleefully partak ing of his evening meal As the porch was not built to uphold such weight aS) Stuckey possessed, a neighbor carefully led him into the kitchen of the dwelling. When Orr and bis crew arrived It was necessary to build a ramp from the porch to the truck, lead Stuckey to the truck and later back up to an embankment so Stuckey could again reach terra firms. Stucky enioyed the experience im mensely. Sttfcky^is the beloved saddle horse of the late W, H. Harris. When Mr. Harris passed away his widow retired Stucky, who has been spend ing the past several years at a neigh bors where there is a nice pasture. The following account of this very bizarre event was offered the Chron icle by an 'interested neighbor: “Stucky, being the beloved saddle horse of the late W. H. Harris, bis wife retired him and he has spent the last few years at a neighlmr’a where there is quite a nice pasture, where he may roam day and night When he is lonely he stands at the back steps waiting for apples. Hla food of oat meal and molasses stands on the back porch to cool. Getting impatient he scrambled np a long flight of stairs and by the time the startled household reached him he was gleefully drinking his evening mesl. As the porch was not built for such weight he was led into an old kit chen with a doube floor. He finished his meal then peered out of the win dow. Later resigning himself as it was high above his pasture. A door opened onto the back yard five feet from the ground the steps having been removed. A truck was called and backed up to the porch. After several hours of anxiety on the part of bis caretaker and his owner and some Interested friends he was quiet ly led down a board walk onto the trnck. The calvacade drove around the block to a high embankment and backed np eo the horse could descend to earth again. In existence for_ the past several ycstrs. first ~with Donald '"Morrison and later with Geoyte Oooley in charge, was abolished by the council. Mr. Gcoley will become tax collector. Approval of the installation of a 24-lnch storm water main in front of the Usher Myers property at the comer of DeKalb and Rlppendon streets, was given by the council Mr. Myers, who 4a dMtrlbntor for the Atlantic Oil company plans the erec tion of a modem filling station on the site of hla firesent atructnre. He will spend between |6,000 and 18,000 on the new station, which will be one of the most modem In the city. Car Owners We Have Just Received Our New Allotment Of Beat Grade Fibre . . . SEAT COVERS Styles to fit moat all Makes of Cara Just Received Also •Replacenmnt Horn Buttons •Deluxe Heater Switches •Sun Visor Repair Plates •Glove Co^ipartment LosJu For 1941-42 Dodfe and Plymouth Cars. A Limi^ Niunber Of New Motors for Dodge-Plymouth Cars dnd Trucks t Come in and let us replace your worn-out Shock Absorbers. They increase riding comfort . . . reduce spring breaks. Our mechanics *aiW prepared to eliminate your motor troubles with factory engineered parts and guaranteed workmanship. ' 4 Service Motor Co. Telephoo* IM . 1119 Brand SlTMt DODGtPLTMOUIH PASSENGER CARS Doock job:rated TRucks ' C O. Slorier, Sr. c O. StanM. Jr. BURNET—COX Of marked interest ia-Csindeo was the wedding In historic St Johns church in Washington Saturday after noon, January 12, at 4 o’clock, of Miss Mary Rntledge Bdmet, daughter of Mrs. W'illiam Shsnnon Burnet of Cam den and Alexandria, Vs., and the lafe William Sbanntm BumeL to Ltont Roderick Howard Cox,' U8NR, of Birmigham, Mich., son - of Mrs. M. Howard Cox and the late Howard Cox of Birmingham. In an exquisltoly decorated cbnrch, candles and white snapdragons form ing the major motiff. Rev. C. Leslie Glenn officiated at this most Impres sive marriage ritual. The bride, given in marriage by her brother, Andrew J. Burnet, was at tired in a white satin dress with sweetheart neckline, bodice dress be ing covered with tiny seed pearls. She wore a finger tip veil and carried a kmall bouquet of stephonitls and gar denias. The bride’s attendants were: Miss Margaret Rathbojie, maid of honor who wore a maize crepe dress with matching v^vet headband and arm bouquet of red roses; Mrs. EV)reet K. Fowler, sister of the l^i;Ide'gi;oom, matron of honor who wore 'tlie same kind of dress as the maid of honor, with flowers also the same. The bridesmaids were: Mrs. Cgrolyn B. Jefforfs, sister of the bride. Miss Mary McQueen, counsln of the bride 'and Miss Ellen Beall Browse, all be ing dressed in powder blue crepe dresses with matching velvet head- bands and carrying arm bouqnets of red roses. The groom was attended by Lieut Commander Malcolm V. Otis of Birm ingham, Michigan. The ushers were Mr. Henry Ferris Nichols, /Ir. Dan iel Vandermeulen, of Cambridge. Mass.; Lieut. Comdr. Enbert B. O. Bergerhodd of Washington and Lieut Comdr. Delbert Gibson of Washing ton. D. C. Organist Grover Oberley played traditional wedding music for the rites. Following the church ceremony a reception was held at the Washing ton club. ’The bride’s going-awsy costume was of dark red wool with brown ac cessories and orchid roses. Their honeymoon will he spent in New Ehig- land. Both bride and groom are en- thnsiastic over outdoor sports and will indulge In the New England winter sport program. Upon their return they will make their home at the Cavalier, 3600-14th Street N. W., Washington. The out of town guests at the wed ding and reception were Mrs. M. How ard Cox of Birmingham, Mich.; Mrs. Forest K. Fowler of Birmingham; Miss Celeste Muqtford and Mrs. J. Blakeney Zemp of Camden; Miss Mary' McQueen of Charleston. S. C., and Richard Cooper of Sewlckley, Pa. The groom is stationed at the Bu reau of Naval Operations^ In Wash ington. He is a graduate of the Uni- .versity of Michigan wher^he was a membCT of the Sphinx and Michi- gamns honor societies. He received his M.A. degree from Harvard where he was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa society. Miss Barnet attended George Waah- Ington University and is now con nected with the Department of State in Washington. The saber that was used to cut the wedding cake, belonged to the family of Captain Rutledge B. ’Hiomp- kins,.United States Navy. Madrid now tells os that Spain "won the war for the. Allies by stay ing ont of It" Bnt we think getting Bulgaria In on the other side helped. THURMAN—WANNAMAKER Mr. and lbs. John NetU*. Br.. ] and Mrs. WUlisM Nettles, Mr. a Mrs. RoMn Zemp, Mr. and Mrs. W lam Hongh, Mr. and Mrs. Wll Sheom, Mrs. A. K. Blakeney, M Rhetta Blakeney, Miss Lai Blaken Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mays, Mr. and M Ben DeLoaph and M|n. Bsther Mah fey of this eity attmded the weddl of mss Margarht Thompson Thurm of Cheraw to James Henry Warn maker of the feaiAe city Wednesdi Janaary 9, in the First PresbytMl church at Cheraw. R. Blair DeLoach of this cl grandfather of the bride, gave t bride In marriage at the ceremom The vows were spoken before altar beautifully decorated .with pali and baskets of white gladioli flank by candelabra bolding cathedral ta ers. The candles were lighted by An Bass of Rock Hill, consin of the brii and Clmrles Duvall of Cheraw, com of the oridegroom. The usher-groomsmen wpre Mike Murray of Charleston, Manning M k)y, John Justice, Jr., and Capt. Ca Isle Ramseur of (Cheraw. J. H. Wann maker was his son's best man. The bride who was given in nu riage by her grandfather, R. Blair £ Loache of Camden, was lovely in b handsome wedding gown of Duche satin. Her veil of imported illush fell from a Juliet cap of corded satl She carried a cascade bouquet calla lillee and white orchids. Miss Ruth Carrie of Wallace, ] C., maid of honor, and Mrs. W. ] Wilson of Camp Lejuene, N. C., mt ron of honor, wore gowns of yelfc net and carried cascade bouquets i red roses and white gladioli The bridesmaids were Miss Am Thurman of New York City, cous of the bride; Miss Marion Prince i Charlottesville, Va.; Mrs. T. Hawkins of (Charlotte, N. C.; and Mr W. A. Willis of Edgefield. They wo) identical gowns of lime jersey ai net and carried cascade bouquets ( re?I roses and white gladilL Mrs. Thurman, mdther of the brid wore ice-blue brocade satin and shoulder bouquet of orchids.. Mr Wannamaker, mother of the brld groom, wore aqua and a shoulder boi quet of orchids. Mrs. Wannamaker, beautiful dangl ter of Mrs. Rufus Randolph Thurmz and the late Mr. Thurman oT Cherai was graduated from Winthrop coUei last spring and has been teaching 1 Cheraw this fall Mr. Wannamaker, only son of M and Mrs. J. H. Wannamaker, recMitJ received his discharge from the arm after serving’^In the PScifle theaU for two years. Before entering tl army he attended Wofford college. CAMDEN GIRLS PLEDGED TO SORORITY Prances West and Sydney Joni have recently pledged Kappa Delt sorority' at University ef South Cai ollna. This will be of great interei to their many friends here at homi 4 9 lniMstnssif Fenali Weakness Mikt yen feel Vneir M s«ii U you suffw mantbly orast^w with . aeoompanylng tired, nervous, cranky IsMings- ^kis to fuacttonsl peclotUs dlatur^waoss*—try Lydia B.Plnkham’sVsgstahls Oonponnd to rsltove such symptoma Tsksn thruout the month — PlnkhamS Oompomid helps holld vp Your Own DRESSES! G>ttoiu are coast-to-coast favorites — our crisp 1946 oottons! 'Sunshine-briflit, they're younf and fresh — fashion Jbeanties for '^pund the dock! 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