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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
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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
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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
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G>ttoiu are coast-to-coast favorites — our crisp 1946
oottons! 'Sunshine-briflit, they're younf and fresh —
fashion Jbeanties for '^pund the dock! Easy to woar
and csure for excellent choice florals and chocks*
Print Cloth, yd. 29c
Towels, Xt
Wash Cloths,.. 15c
0
Men’s
Handkerchiefs, .ISc
Men’s White '
Athletic Shorts, S9c
Curtains, pr*. .$4JS
Tobacco Cloth yd Sc
W€wte Rags, Ib.SOc
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