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CAMD», SOUTH CAROUNA. FRlDAT, JUNE ‘‘lA lt46
Number 13
For Main Downtown Area
Fifty Attend
Hard-Of>Hearing
dnic Last Week
(^aottmctMin For S«reico
Comi^aBjr ABd J.
Hanley 9aaHb
new bttUdlnft aro to procrma
irtetton on So«th Mato atreat.
the weft fide and ^ Ilf
itne to be oecoided by the
Motor company and the oth-
modem itore bulldtog on the
[ JIT to be occupied by the J.
Smith grocery and moat mar-
Tanpton garafa and
I bBfldtng being eonatraeted
nad Wahiut etreetf if now
too! end la a moft impoatog
refflOTfl of the aenlce motor
(rom itf prearat location,
the change of location of
lunley Smith grootry atore
to the the plan to atlllM tha
theae two concama now oc-
feto a modem garage and tp-
» and eatomoblle aalea room
onned end managed by H. B.
Beerd, Jr.
Sorriee Motor company la nn-
, ownership and management U
Stogner, Sr., and C. O. Stog-
Ir. Theta- new bolMtog wffl be
nnlete aerrice etatton and they
onttarae to handle Dodge and
oth peseenger cart and Dodge
. Tbej hope to oeeopy their new
by September 1.
Msnley Smith atore will be
of Jered Smith and will
Ue fame czcetlant aerrice to
it IMe ^eeent looatlaa.
I) iMUea aon «( J<*n T.
, Sr., wfil ha to ahargn e< a
dry eleaatog pbst that la to
<m Ratladge atraat by big
fOf
Mtedali ant iilltpmat can
Fifty people attended the Hard.ol.
Hearing clinic which was held la
Camden on June I. thlrty-flre white
and flfteen colored people. The
were held nt the Preebyterian church
recreation room nnd Mather academy.
Each person was giren an fndhridual
andlometer test and an andiogram.
Attthorisatlona were given to all chil-
auto‘^*^“ who needed them to .be ex.
amlnad by a apeciaUat to ale what
could be drae to improve their hear*
tog. Appolntmente for them are he*
tog made Jnat as mpldly as poaaible.
The adnlta who needed aomethlng
done will be given appointments to
talk tortlier with George McGill, dis
trict snparvlsor of vocattonal re*
habnuation of the itate department
of edfucatlon. K th^ hearing toter*
feres with their employment, every
effort will be made to help them.
The clinic was condneted by the
vocational rehabilitation dlviehm and
beeldea Mr. McGiDI, J. 8. Agnew and
Mr. Major of Colnmbia were present
to eondnct the testa.
Welfue Money
IgsBed On
Of Actual Needs
Chalraaaa Nonnan 8. Bteharda of
the KcndMW comity beard of pnblio
wMfare bae reeMved tba formula ap*
proved by toe atate beard of wel
fare tor dbdributlan of funds for old
„ JUNE 25 IS THE DEADLINE
n^Tliw attontioB of tk« wlifiblw wplega b odlwd to thw fact
that any mamber of tha immajliata family can rayiatar tha
of all othar aityibla wotarv in dm fairly.
^ PAC* aawan in this iaeoa of tba Chronicla is an adwar-
tiaamant atatbiy tba qualificatiottg for mandwnliip to tba Dam-
ocratic Party of Soutb CaroUna. Tbit ad also nryaa all aliyibla
wotara to raybtar at onoa as tbia is a moat important yaar, po-
liticaHy» witp many yrawn ii
books for Camdan, No. 1 atod 2, can bo found
at Tba Chrenkla office and dm City Drug Co. roapactiwaly.
Books for otbor pracincta thronfhont tba county -will bo found
at tha usual placae.
Don’t Delay Register Today
Biglfest Fiidd On Ballot
Shows Eight Making Race
For Seats In The House
Applications
baa ballots ma!
age apd
of aid to needy
loiie
R ahw ol
Just raturaed
Kldp to the
Mr.
taip
wu'beguiv early Tuesday
guiLeariy
u4 « ptenic^hmcb was en-
|Tlead«y evening on tbe Poto-
the stay in Washington ac-
itioni were found at toe San*
only a couple of blocks
cafltol.
rtailted included tbe Capitol,
on monament, SmitoadBlan
Botanical Gardens, Na-
Ikuenm of Natural History,
cemetery, where we akK>
[Oeneral Lee’a boma bureau of
ud engraving and the aoo.
ly night’s entertainment
a swim in the Ambassador
i»y night was spent in Front
i-. after slght-seetog in Mary-
Weat Virginia. We aleo vtolt
ir’i Perry.
riaiting Luray Gaveraa and
er Skyland drive the eli^t-
lironp arrived hoipe Friday
tribnted. 1
persoug to toa county during the tla*
eal year battonliig July L
Tha toMtoP is to be applied on toe
batoi dt aelual need as determtoed
hy toe oouuty weNare dapartmMU ua*
der standards ontfOraaly applied to
all counties. Badi oooaiy board astl-
matea tbe-leud used la the ooanty for
each type of asalstaan% eapresaed to
ftaanitol tarau, and the sum 6f theae
tlm. tortMdz counties is
the loUfliir toe state. Available funds
laa to eadi
■of Ma need
state.
It la eattaaated that 75 percent of
the actual nhed of each recipient of
old age aaalatance can be given dur
ing toe next year, wberaaa only 70
percent was possible in the year now
etoaing. Reduced percentages wlll be
naeesaary in awards to dspendbnt
dkfldren, to the needy blind, sad to
handicapped persons. While 45 per
cent of the need in dependent chil
dren cases has been swarded thif
year, only 40 percent can be gtveh
after July 1. Needy blind persons
will receivs 50 percent as agaliist 100
percent in the current year. General
relief recipients can be given 40 per
cent of actual need.
These reduced percentage afe
neceeaary because of substantial in*
crsases to the number of persons who
are expected to need help during the
year, due in large measure to dlacon-
ttouanee ol se^cemsn's sllotmeats
and to reduced employment of women
and of elderly and handicapped per^
Soaih Carolinian
Will Become New
Chambey Secretary
Honuw M. Thonuu WW Taka
Oa«r Mm Of Office Next
Month
Horace M. Thonuw, a native South
Carolinian, hat who for toe past sev
eral years has been in s federal gov
ernment position In Chicago, will
will take over as easeutlve secretary
of the Camden and Kershaw county
Chamber of Conuneree on or about
July II.
Mr. Thomas sueoeeds Sam Boykin,
who has been in charge fo the cham
ber office for toe past year and a
half.
Mr. ThoBUM la a native of Manning,
fit. Cn whera he was bom nad remain
ed nnuirtoarch, 1112. During his resi
dence there he operated a businees
consisting of tbe sale of live stock,
farm in]|>lements, aatoaobllsa. tertlU-
ser, general merehaadlee . salee, a
large ground saw mill and a l,S00-aere
farm.
Lmter hs became affiliated wMh the
South Carolina Publle Servtoi com
mission as asststanl dlrsctor of tha
Public ITtllltlss division, and it waa
wbBe with the commission that hs
formalats a plan of rural elsetrifiea-
tion in toe state. He gapervlaed and
directed the survey and set up the
authority which waa approved by the
legislatare,aad^^. in operatkm to
SoatoL ^
to^lNI he rssigned his position
with the cornmistoon aai accepted a
position as dtrsctor of penonnsl with
toe federal pewer commission whidi
developed into a poatUon of executlTe
assistant to the chairman in 1940.
In 1142 Mr. Thomas secured a poeir
tion as regional dlreetor of a govem-
mwit department, directing tad sup-
ervlstog' the work of engineere and
other tecbnieians to nlnu of themld-
weetem states.
In May, 1945 he transferred to the
army service forces to sssist to tot
settlement of contracts whidi had
terminated -between the government
and the contractors.
Mr. Thomss is a toother of the late
Joe 8. Tliomas of this city. His rec
ord in businees and todustry dtould
make him a valuable adjanct'to. the
Camden and Kershaw county Cham
ber of Commerce. He received his
acsdemle education at Clemson ool-
lege.
Heat Record For
Year Mattered By
95| Temperatnre
Oio Sol Blasoa Doum On
Commmtity Aftar Daya Of
Cbmpamtiwa Cootaaua r
If you felt hot laat Saturday and
Satiday don’t blame it on Old Mao
Humidity, tor he wasn’t to blame. It
waa dlitlnetly attributable to Mr. Sol,
who ponced hie heat rays on mother
earth ao strongly that thermometers
roared upward to 91 on Saturday and
94.9 on Sunday .
At the time of the heat recordings.
Old Man Humidity had hit a 22
mark which is fSr below normsl un
der such wsatoer oonditions .
Camden reaidenta on Sunday flock
ed to the ponds snd potos where they
oonU splash around to toe cooling
waters in the effort to secure relief
from* thf heat
The heat Was Mt severely for the
reas<m that only a fsrw days before
the Camden and Kerahaw county
populace was growllag about the ocSi
weatoer which had seat Che mercury
’down to around 51 for quite a few
mornings.
Two Governors
Win Be Heard On
Mlthdmnt Hone
' NOTICE
To Abaantwa Volarp
lor
may ba
by a mwnbar of tba bn-
a^iata faoiUy of tba wot-
ar daairinc to aota hi
mannar. Applicationa can
ba aaenrad from tha
ratary and BBoat ba
tad prior to Aafnat S.
South Caroliha
Political Tour
Now In Progress
First Maalhata Ara Hald fai
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Cimdan And Wfamakoro
Fhra Ara CKrt To Sacura Offka
Of Skariff, OBmt Coataata
’The Sooth Carolina Demoeratio po>
litimU campaign got uadar way of-
fhJially Tueeday with t^e 11 guto|y^^ sheriff, Jb H. McLeod, ^r.
Kershaw county ballota will carry
the namee of 47 candldatea tor the
election to August.
J. P. Klchards. candidate for re-
election to otagreae haa no oppoel-
tion on the ticket. N. C. Arnett is un-
oppoeed tor probate Judge and Fred
M, Ogtam has ao oppogHlm tor at-
flee of aailtor. Other eaadMtotee um
oppoeed are Paul M Joaes^ aeeklug of
fice as dirsotor In Buffalo Tbwnahlp;
J. R Sowell for dlreetor to flat Ro^
Townahlp, aad lobii A. Touag. magia-
trate la Buffalo Townahtp.
There ara eight candldatea seeking
too two hoaee aeats, they being J.
Clator ^Urants, L. C. Cyibam (preaent
inoumbtat), W. R. Oettye, Arthur L.
JoDA Bsell Kelly, John Ralx^
Jamto M. Thorutoa tad Shelby 0.
Tmeadale. Arraata, Thornton aad
Raboh have aerved ss reprassotatives
in previoua years.
Five candldatee are listed id the
ematorlsl and other candldatea be-
lunderaherlR under toe late J. H. Mo-
iCK JACK BEAGLE iERBY
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TRIAI5 ARE WELL ATTENDED
hTwo Animala Ttok*
h Classic Hald At
»ck Jack Beagla club held
Jvbr field trial at Its elab
^ Deris Mill Pond. flUrur
12 nillss soatbeaaC
‘O' 8. c.. Saturday, Jaaa t
•5 ••
Mtehss compsttag for tot
^•oams.
from sevsral statga wars
Of thsas titaki
pecocsiug BsgglalSaaeL
Pa.; Ltoyd Ilttla,
W. Davis, Chartpita
Halgler, ObartoCt%
^^n^ter Wtogate, K.
jjjw. Kaaaa^ B- 0^
in tbs
clubs to
wen rtar
hottads aa
Carqllad
•toted ^SSnS
^ 4< ttalCM'
«rl£iS9
White Sox Down
BennettsviHe
I^ 6 To 5 Score
Ffwa FHchan Flfiira la Ding
Pot Babibirtaa Of N-
tlotool Faatiaa
CaaMsa defeated Beaaettsvflle
a JmsabaB eoamdy at Leghm p
last Monday by a f to I seen.
For two honri aad eevea mtontea
a ra Ml crowd of fans ratched a bat-
•.'e that wis rartoie uilb brlil-aji
ply! a ata i^bing aad rko aoto* ^
tba welrddto Itod of *
spattortog of aakptre wraagnag that
caused atoay of tbe thlthtBl to euai
with
^ Bob Beott
iif tot "Wbit* Bax bat
into a UMM of treabla to tba taftSsl
frama wbm toa ylattan puftoadj^
raaatN avar tba plata. Aftar ge^
too Qnt battar aat ea aa taflM
Boott Maned two walks ea a^
balla- them walks wlto
talsa baaea ttol t wild ptteb
^sss:iss^ «
Hgbt gardsa. FbUed Bmay Bob-
ter, pat bha at
1 Mbaa It too bm-
Id aat lave aael
ftg PBdtorm. MMm tossed t
bsliwBstf tbt
‘ ir«sr«.
dever Fwwr
k Nabbed Here
By McKinnon
SumCar Man Waat AHttt Wg
Gtma In Caabhig Cbocba
Robert HstCteUL 14. was taksa into
custody by Oftleer C. L. McKinnon of
toe sUte constabulary toddy on a
ebdrge of attertog forged cbecka to
toe amount of ftlAlt al Bethaaa.
Hatfield, whoee pareata aad wife
ere reported ?to rseide to Bamter .ls
alleged to bo wanted by tba BaaUtr
eouaty aatborltlea for casbtog bad
paper In the aiMNUit of Pit. BIx
toe^ were Involved.
An of tbe chaeka wece made oat to
Robert Hatfteld and algaod^^ 1b«
name of tlA Soathera Boctftag
fuay of Sumter. The eboeks i
at Bethuae wen eeugtor sbecks from
toe First Nutlet bank tt tbit etty
Aceordtog to the atobttMItt >|laf.
fMd served Mx maatbt bi tot gmi
teatiary tor osablpg forged sbatoa^at
ago. OtOear Mo-
Two outalandtog Soathera
on will he heard on Tha
Hour, Sunday monilng, Jnne It. when
Governor Thomas L. Bailey of Miaels-
sippi speeka on toe subject ’’The Mis
sion of tbe Rural Choreh.” He wfll
be introduced by Governor Bills Am-
ell, of Georgia: The program origin'
ates from WSB to Atlanta at t:M K
m.
Governor Bailey, eae of the leading
laymen of .The Methodist CBurto;
wss a tsatured speaker at the 1944
seastona of toe Genmal aad Jurtoito-
tional Conferenoea, aad has becoSM
national rsoogaissd as a obamptoa
of a bettta rural Ufa aid a itrenier
rural chnrob.
Qovsraor Ballsy baa been very ao-
tive to tha rtnglMa aad tratoraal Ufa
of hiB state. Bto was tor twenty yeare
teacher of toe Men’s Btbls Class la
his boms ehureh aad tor two years
was national prssldaat of the Bx-
chaage Club. In Oetobm 1941 he waa
preeentoi with tbe Order oi DIettar
guMbed JUmftoay Bervtoe by tbe Btl-
vatfoQ Army, betag toe twenty-atotb
man to reotovt tbIa award to tot bit*
tory ef tbit organiaatloa.
Odvemor AraaQ, naticaaHy rtotg
Blsed 'aa a leader to tbe atw Btuto.
sad to toe midst of one of tot mopt
coMtruettva admtoistratlona to
gla’B hletorr, wIB be toe
The BtatMt Hour over thit
work of atotiens ea July Tib. ttd wB
tatredaoe Oovemor Bailey oa Jnae 15
when bt speaks on Tbe MeOMtost
Htou. whlab wOl be beard over ator
tion WPTF at tip BBT.
’ft) CdNPKII M. M. DBBIUB
Kershaw Lodgs Mo. P. A. W. ML.
win coaler tot M. M. Degree on a
elaaa of ctwUMm next Taatoar
Blghi, Jam 15. at t o'eleek to toa
Masonie Tamgle.
Refresinntato wOl be served at T:M
o’dock. MimbeiB an urged to bo
preewit Flgtott an oortMdbr wel-
eooHi.
WlnnalxMra meottog waa held tt It
a. m. aad the Camden meeting at 4
p. m.
Speechee of the gubernatorial can
didates wen limited to 12 mlnutte
each.
Candidatas tor Ueatenaat goveraor
and other state offlosi ware limttad
to fhrs minutes with unopposed can
didates being sllottsd two mtoutot
each.
’fhs candidatsa for governor Istd
off the speuklag la alphabetical or-
der. That made tormer comptroller
general A. J. DeatCle of Cotumbla the
flrst to speak aad he was foUowed
in order hy:
Dr. Carl B, Bh>ps tf Samtar, Bap.
John D. Long of Caion, Dr. Jamtp
C. McLeod of florence, DeU Olfei^
Colombia. Roger W Seott of XXUimN
Marcus A. Stone ot Fiance, formmr
Coagrsssmsn John C. Taylor of Aa-
derson, tormer Circuit Judge J. Strom
Tbnrmoad ef BIgefleld,
Rapseme J. Wflliama aad A. L*. 5Nt4
of Daffnmr. ^
Candidates for lieutenant governor
•Iso spcdcs to alphabetical order aa
Kollows: B. C. Bridges of Heath
Springe, R. E. Hanna of Cberew,
George Bell ’nmmeitaaa, Jr., (rf Ir-x-
Ington, J<dm C. Williams of Bpartaa-
burg and J. W. D. Zerbet. of CMarlee-
ton. '
Bupsrtntendeat ef edaeatlon oandi-
(Please tarn to ptgo Bva)
tbe j^ieseat aberiff; Q, B. DeBruhl,
IMgeae L. Moeeley, Doaald (Roy)
Trueedell sad James O. (Donny)
Watson.
Joe Outlaw, profont county tereso
urer who la seeking re-election wto
be oppoeed by W. L. Jadnoa, while
Purdy Lee. prueeat oonmer, mast
make the race agatast D. U McLeod
aad Rodgea M. Bnwa.
Mrs. d M. Heagh, present gamp,
warden, is seektog re-daetkm but
wtU have Oecar Braaham and Shol
& IbatooBbrnn fmaring ogalBst bor.
In tbe West watoreo TOwnsbip raoe
tor ibeetor too laaat Bm botween
D. F. Branham and Q. A. Dowey; to
DsKalb ToWaahip U. N. Myeiu, preo.
eat tedumbent aa dlreetor will make
the race against C. Oraager Kormtosy.
prominsnt funeial director of Cam
den.
) ’There are some twelve names list
ed to tse raee for magittHBi to toa
vaMoos townships. la DsKalb To^
Wp (toaiMs & Btyther^ present ia-
uambeat, iral M (mpoeed by Robert ^
(JMto) OnvM,^ mterto aad «
8. (Back) Satob. fa towur Waterea
Towaahip toare are tosaa, Atadidate%
R F,^ Bradley, -R. W. Baadera and
A. B. Nelson. la Went Watsrss too
Issue wfll bs bsIwaoB Bin Ramphrlsa
and Lao J. looot in Vfpaa Watorto
between |ae D. itorfleM aad J. Leo
Jsekson; in flat Bock Tmnmhipf
issue M bttwsmi Ia JK
u w.
Three Chaises Announced b Policy
Governmg Enlfatmentg b Regntor Army
Mayor Is Active
b Ceremonial
b The Capital
^wtnnda Gmnthita Of Stain
GroMF To CohnmMn'a Now
Mayor JVanels N. McOoikle, preai-
dwit of the South Carsltea Mnaidpal
useociation took aa laifortMt part to
tbe cereamny tacldeat to toa tastal-
lation of F. C. Owens, as amyor of,
the City of Cohuabia at tba Columbia
city hi^ Juae' L
Tbe amyor, totaodaead to too pato-
ertag of aoveral hundred,
eena and otOelals ef
Mayor Pro Tern Gary
a eongraitulatocy aidraw to tbo
capital etty oxeeutiie oa baball
toe state aieeciatlea sf
Dr.
loeter
Somtsr several vein ago. Otnsar Me
ta tbb KtaUta picked li Hsifsid irndstartr
be raMtita as -too mSto wai to toe Mbby
of tbe Camden poet oCfloe.
Holy Contauaioa at I a. ia
Cblldrea Btory Tefllag Hour
to at
at 15
Becter at 11:11 a.
aad Bmuma by toa
^1^ 7
Nax^ CnilM4^€9tTV€ htficenmi
Permmx0f VokmU&s In Event Of Strike
Naval
It
Wbodril
la flm ov^ of a
to
tba
tMaa
tiens da
It was al
T. iniBsasb
IP*
aad bal^ datlm wfll ba
a M M ^
O’- '
that tbflio
rvtta aril
ib'top*
Percy Mays Now
Owner b Fwd
Tractor Agei
-ths Caatosn Traetm
eompaay that Psrm^Maya, a itolflod
iBscbaain, toruMrty aambrad at
MNta. aad fifnr to :
with D. M. Mays. Cbsvrslsi
to Oamflta and Battata ba
agsr of tbo eompaay on Boat DsKaM
' ‘ " Ii.
Tbo eompaay paisoaaol 'bonsioto of
Lsa Myars. C. C. CKUla aad Mr. Mapp,
wba baa bocoam oaa of
Tbe j/nmimf upatBBlssa ta tbs
Of
to# Fsrgascn systam sC
^ndsr Mr^ Mays
•if brfli.
ta an
Captain Breachley. Oomiasndtng
Offlesr of tbo Colambla Sab-Statkm
ot the Calted States Army RscrultlBg
Serviee of South CaroUaa has aa-
nounoed three diaagee la p^cy gov
erning uaUataMttta to tbe Regnlar
Army, which wfll beeeaw stfOettVi <m
July 1. 194«.
*111# most swespiBg obaacs wfll bs
in the faiflly allawaass fsr dspsad-
enu during too firat tana of sallstp
meat elaass. AABuedtog to present
dlrecUves, say ama snUsUaf to tbs
Regular Army win be eathled to a
family aUowaaoe for dapeadeats for
the term of his first saMsfmsat. pro
vided that sallstmaat la ascimipliBbsil
on or before Jiao M, iflOt. Bttoemo
July 1, 1940, this ofisr Is wtthdrana.
Family allowaaoos for dopendeats la*
oladw a m^s wilA Obllirta, or da-
tbtektof of ielpli^ tba Army^taoS
taka tois into.
IlB^on or bofbra Jaa# 10, 1940.
rsfsissDs ta fermir mnSSLi^ **
listtag to graia. Dniar samaat db
reetfvsA a f
ottkot msy saBst in too
Airny and rataia Mb
provMlag ha haa
5 moatbs aad prorMiaf to# m*
UstBMat M assomillsisi prinr to Jatf
1. 1540, MOmtasr. stlisf m July
1140, Ba mm mm wnam n tm
ot tbto Bua ba Is dlisisiflsfl In orm
to retain bis
discharpsd ta _
bMbaliflBtoniB
JO^lJOIj
Met prisr ta July 1, 1909
rant directivas;
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