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. '• Voters NalWaiYote Electkni In November 5S CAMDQI, SOUTH CAROUNA, rillDAT. JULY 19. 1949 If Nmnlvir 18 jjTm- baseball premier is lULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY , Aod Sumter Teuim Of Leafttu Will FUy Uidor New Liflite ^Ar OFF MEXT tUNOAV between tho White tox Darlington, echedulod for iaot hy afternoon, but concollod • be- if rain, will be pteyeel «t the a Ml perk next Sendojr aftaiw lafinning at S:30 o'eloofc. This b arranged in order tfiat the aMqr be completed before the Many New Faces On School Faculty For Conrag Year Etendmeater Middleton Urges Students Wanting Bsmd Actiyity To Giwe Names THAT HAPPY SMItlS IS BECAUSE HE’S GOING. TO THE ffUTRinON CAMP FOR HEALTH RECREATION youngster te B of those rai the riiiit is fare smiles that law beoomea effeetNe. [ pliB* already acheduled are car^ ^ Camdon will inaugurate bueball here next Tueadar July 23, with the Camden Sox and Sumter Flekateers of I'jpibnetto league meeting In ^ acheduled game. Oame time lie at 8:16 o’clock, but owing to t pr<^Tani planned prior to the t't cry of “play ball,” It mar be before the actual action la • . McCoitle ia to have charge „ program before the game and X^bly pitch the first aeveral to Catcher Sam Karesh, pres^ j ef Anerlcan Legion BaaebaO, ^ is effort ia being made to bring iHeinrichi, popular radio spoits* • end former major leagne pHi^ to prealde at a mlcroplioae. oatataadlng Legion ofrialals I'cpeeted to be present sad talm . b the program. ntara of Dickie 0<n to the ^ Sox fold has remedlad a altnu' (hat gave the Sox maaageaient headache. With Cox out Boetip the catching dagart> !wu badly weakened Jlauar trother of Dickie, who canght Jasior baseball, aided greatlr I pMt aeveral gamea, vho wfll pitch for tho Sox la [(pniw night gams . was not an I thia week. With S good cofte* hold him np, WDson wiald Jp be the first aalootlon, BOw ;8 the lanky kid ian*t right BU- aay get the nod. Nattlai, Legion athlotto a anthorlty tor thf I ihit Ughta would all te , vfl] have been tested and the I I fame is deflnitalj ansnrad tor Toaday night A Ught dsfart- :m on the pefslmlslia ali# and if toe teat la made aftar lOniida goee to pram hare bMn made wHh d Kadk) Statton WO to : an facts regarding the gaane| |:S Satnrdny and Sunday evua- i It will also be announced in the State and Record and the Observer. Local atom wln^ aho carry tho goSM Dt in white lettera on J. O. Richards, Jr., snperlntendent of the Camden pnbUc school ayatem, has announced several changes In ths faculty of the cHy schools. Hal Middleton will take over i_ bandmaster. Miss Ruth Pettus as hi^ school chorus and glee club ihatruc- tor. Miss Lillian Ingram as public school music instructor and teacher of seventh grade at Pine Tree Hill school. Alao J. C. Walton as principal of the grammar school and physical edu cation. Miss Mary Wilson Russell, drawing and art; Miss Stella Seuu, foorth grade teacher; Mias Wilhel- mina Douglass, second grade teacher. All of the new teachers are exper ienced and qualified. O. M. McOrew, la again, in ditrge of toa woodwork shop and Hulun E. Small will retun to hia work as teaehw of agrlcultum within a short ttoM. Bandmaster Hal IClddlaton haa ask ed that an stndaata from the toarth ffrade.up who wish to eater tratning tor tha hand to hand their namaa to Supt. Ridurda if in ' the grammar scho^ and to C. T. Baldwin if in high achooL Supt Ridiards atrsmes tha need of early action in this mat ter. Mies Ruth Pettna la also aeaklBg tha namea of etndenta who wlah to taka private mask: IsMons. The new teachers named by Mr. Rfctoarda am axpartencing wu^ dlf- tienltyy in aeeurtng placea to realAe hem. Principal Walton of tha gm r achod, wiahaa to rent a houi Bandmastsr MidAeUm wanta an apartmaat and Mf. Ingram would Ilka an apartmaat Anyena knowing of any atallabla rsntala ars askad to contact Mr. Rtehards. AIm tkoaa having rooma availaMa tor taaeham am ask ed to notify him. The wearing one cannot be erased. For he ds onet of the youiifBters who wm attend t^e nutritionjeamp that is'to be held at the 4-H club camp for two weeks beginning Mon day, Juljr 29. TTie camp, sponsored to the ‘Kershaw County . civic council and the Camden Kiwanis club will be for boye a]K^*girU nAio otherwhe ypo^ld not be able to enjoy an outing Ihia summer. The age restrictions provide that the children shall be from 8 to 12 years of age incluaive. The expense of operating this worth whiles project will approximate |2,000. In ocvgr to secure this fund, the Kiwanis club iwill conduct a campaign next week, atarting on Monday. This project means a lot of happiness for many little folks who never have known tite joys of camp life. ^Betttf still it will provide them wi^ ifood nutritious food for the two weeks they will be in c&w^. Everything will be ar^ ranged so that they will recei^ full meaaure of healthy sustenance and recreation . The project should redtlvc the hearty support of every citizen of Camden. The liappinass and sast of life that is bound to come into the lives of the young folks is worth many dollars to Mr. and lira. Camden. The Chronicle today pfiats an i^lkation form nt the bottom of this artklt. Tl^ loisi can be filled out and mail ed to Dr. A.. W. Humphries ai tha dapartment of health. A special committee will pass upan the merite «f those making applieatioo. It is proposed to have each camper be given a physi cal examination before and after the camp seeston. MOVE IS PRELIMINARY TO A REFERENDUM ON BOND ISSUE TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM J. E. McKain Leaves l'*'^ Kennedy Agency; Joins Atlanta Unit inik^ Adto .lie Lack Of Ifafiarial-Labor iCuiisr Fraaisr Agsney To Oo>| Now Garage On RntUdge Street )y Belk Post 17 Awarded ^ky Cap Top Honors hs Adding Mowhort TUa Year. Sitfud Above Total Uror Balk Pott Ko. 17. Ugkm, won Uio Malootat r cup, awtfdod Ox tke he [PM in Sonth CaroUae for hav< Oued iu mentoortl^ kf tk* 'Muber of mombwe tor IfM. iMomtUon haa boon amvuy- * A tom Kd^iqsh. who 'haa juai 1 hh tenn af oftioa aa cow* ’ *f tho local poai by J. A. Bui- teartmont adjutaat. Mr. toother with W. f. Nattlao.’ 'otly elected poat oopunaadar. M, Reaoonovar, poat sor^ J will go to Coluatola oe > to raeeive toe cnp. httor to Mr. Kareah. Ad- teUrd ntated that Caaadan • eulined a quota of It for ' oMed memberihip diivu. Tha ■ toot Mared away sbova tho e reporting to daporUoMt •<« the uaMi of t4i sow The poet now hoa o totol •» M 141. . ^ II. win ho • roMoO ^ Caaidea foot oai «► Meten. Karote, Nottias wvw. In addltloa to le- 'to tolrley cup, thoy wttl TO> j^^on to part la tha *toadaat upoo tho tanlos ' ^ lighting aystoai at tho Ugion haeabon pork. McCodde, Jr. While materlAa nad tabor are dlf- flcnlt to get now, there la a build ing wave in evMenoe In Camden that bodee good tor the fnture when lovela are attained and conatmetlon ean proceed aa demand reqnlrea. John T. Nottlea la building two atructurea on Rutledge atreet. Osa of them will be 4S feet' wide and lOt feet deep end wtU houae the local agency of tho Kaiser-Frailer Uto of antomobilea. Dallaa. Mahoney, peipdor member the Camden poUoa dmmri- mant, la osa of tha poitnan in this aotomoMla agency. Is addltloa to the new gnrug^ tha agency will Olao take over the filUac •tatlott, waah and greaaa racks sow os tho promlcee. It la alao propoead to havo a large need car lot at the Her of tha foraga «ii smh Isg. Asother building being oositrsetad by Mr. NatUea la to ba M to 10# feat In atoa and win ba tha home of a sow dry elaanlag outfit to ba rated by WUl D. Nettles and WnUam Hough. On tBouth Broad atreat the saw home of the Sanriea Motor compsay to w^ advaaeoi aad yrOl ba a Can did aMltlos to tha atreat Thto to also trsa of tho saw atore being built to take care of the J. Manley Smtth grooery. . Aa asBounoad la the Chitmkla vural waaka ago tha preaest quar^ tara of tte Barvlca Motor company and tha Manley SaMth gro(^ Broad atreot adjofnlag tha lanadiy wm bo rasMdaled into a new saraga and aalaa room. Os DeKalb -atieot tha B( buOdiag. formarly kaows aa the Amerleaa Legtas haQ to to modem drug etare. The <dd Legloa aaeembly quartoit- on tha floor haa baaa eoavertod lato oCIleaa and the eatlre tlret Ooor will he ee- a prumtstot Uibf atore Oieer As lions Present AH THtii “Lovely Nylons Niflit At ThMM. T..- eni Tanw Oat To Be A Riot or Fma ^ JJtotonent Canon. np PMar# Feali Camdoi Sox Lose; Score Is Close la of’the bpat «•••• tkto oaaMO the Soneco 'ddeatSd Ctoaden Whtto Box Tseedoy aldht ^ -rrfT~ Mated six hlta aad Barta* ^mrr»»«in tor Mm too to 1 For Enlarging Of FactHtiea Aad A Jonlor High School APPUCATION POEM Name of child Age AddroM Name of Parents Fill out thlB form and mail to ijr. A. W. Humphrieo at .the Health BaMding. R. M. Konnody, IlL Partner Of Father la State's Oldoet tnaoranoe Agency After aixteen years with the Kaa* nedy Ineurawce Agency here, loe E. McKain hu resigned to accept a ra sponsible position as stata agent of the Irby-McKInney company of At lanta, Mr. McKain will travel South Carollua for thia well eatabliahed concern, handling fire and easoalty Insnraaca and allied lines. Mr. McKain, who has sanred the city of Camden aa a member of the city councU for over ten yearn in a capable aad efficient manner, wUl oohtlnue to eenre aa alderman of tha Sixth ward. The KMmedy Insurance Agency wUl coatinba under the active man agement of Robert M. Kennedy, Jr^ aad Robert M. Kenaedy, HI, aa a partnenhip. Except tor four years in the army, young Bob Kennedy has been oociated with the buslneas since his graduation from the Citadel in HU The Kennedy Agency to one of the tidect Insnraaco Institutions‘in South Carolina, extending back to October It. ISU, when W. D. McDowell ope- reted the bnelness. In lUl Mr. Mae- DowaU, associated with him, Belton O. Kennedy, father of R. M. Kenaedtr. Jr. Later Mr. Kennedy owned the bueinece exclnslvely and In 1U4 D. R. Williams cams In as a partnar. Is US# Mr. Kennedy moved to Atlantal and the agency oonttesad as WUllama aad Wtniama, latar bacomtng DavM R. VTUliasui, who eoaaolldatod hto agency with Kennedy and Oanrlsos la Jilt. Tha lattor firm was oompriaad of Hanry O. Oaxrlaoa aad R. M. Kan> aady, Jr. Baoaaea of hto larga banklsi and Intareau Mr. Oarrlaos aoM bto totoreat to Mr. Kanaadto ^ coathRMd aa owsar aatil tit gea of hto eon MRS. OSCAR /. SMYMm NAMED PRESIDENT STATE WOMEN’S GROUP By the tklpfMr That Boond of merriment emanat ing from tha Thomas Tav«s Thurs day avanlng was not the British cel^ bratlag In Trenton just prior to the advent of Geoeral Washington and hto Ooatlnantal troops—4t was Just a group of Lk>aa aad thalr wives and a tow Invltad gnasta making merry the Casklssi Lions oboarved Night' Tha aftolrwhl^ got . under way at buflAll'M 0*01^ was fe^sred by a hun dred pewaat Sontham fried chkkea prmared atd earved In the •MS style. The tatoeo, arraaged on elthor sMa of tha main floor of tha Tavern were decorated in the oolora of tha clnb. At tha table with PresldeBt John C. Stover aad Mrs. itovsr ware Rev. and Mrs. DouglM McAra. Mr. aad Mrs. Praak H. Bsath aad Bupt und Mrs. J. Q. Rkbafda, Jr. Orapetrelt 4» tha half shaU, ludous friend dricken, miow white potatoes WOOMUI U Hmmmd Laad«r Of State CoeoMa Of Form WoaMm At the annual moetlng of the South Carolina cooncU of farm women held at Wlathrop college^ July 10, 11 and 12, Mrs. Oscar J. Smyrl of Camden was elected preeident, Mrs. BmyrI hue been active in atate cou'ogU work tor a number of yeare and ehc served aa firat vice president of the ooancil last year. The farm women of Kershaw county are proud to have this honor bestowed on one of their dub members. Mrs. Smyrl served aa an aaatotaat in Miss Maigaret FaweU’i office for two sammers as war emetgancy eistaat. Sho has sarrad aa president of tho county group with dlattnction. At' the eloelag eeimlon of tha term year toe^oeonpfl work weNT taMCBeodl as follows: Blue ribbon group tor axeallaaco of program and aocompltobmauta for year laelndod tha fdilowtng units AUxen, Andaraoa, Bamborg, Charlaa- toa, Clarwtdon. CoUetoa. DIDob, Oaorgatowa. Karahaw, Laaeaatar, liOTlBgUm, MeComleto Itortoa, New- berry, Bnlada and Turk Of thtoo Newberry, won the Gee bo^ shaM for having dona’ rea<tolag 4ha largest number of peo ple. Ttoe next wlaalng groep «as the [Fnal Plea Made By Janies Stewart For Hosiery I^t ipponrn Bnfora CMUnn Fm Jmetfam Board At WadUmf- teiA Dotejr Hon Bonm Lamg and chicken gravy, a TegeCahto to ribbon froup, who iito flao jptooaa mato aad lethMS sal^'lce Ite n*4.g| aoth AnTtog tha year* Thau* eoua- lee cretoB oat eoaatltated Uto menu whidh w (Plemm tarn to pngo tvelvo) Yonth Rerivnl Begins Snndsy [At ^tist (liurdi Tho Tooth Rovtml win begtn 'Bun- dagi July U, and ooiteHM through mUf, tio IA at tho ffric Baptist churdh. Rev. Robert B. Ayere to di rector ef the adalt group aad wtU have as atoiataat Jc^ Rybarg, work- tug with th# Toung Pearto; Edwin EDto, with the latol^latee sad Mlee Jaaa Johnson With tha Juaion. Tepka tor dtoenwltm ia ton Tooth finite win ha taken ffoln thn laDow tag eubjeeta: "Adjuatlag or prevenUag meats with paraata.” rrha dflstSaa liaria tor at in Watt *^w I can dtoeover what mr life work ought to ba.** ‘Eeivlng pnHMng tnatodna la beyw **What It manna to noeapt James flavianr and LmC" ‘TTndtortniltng am Chriettom lie ef -lofvn a^ mnwtoiMe.** . tiee- vornr hennitoL Eeffcdey, Chero- kea Chf^. CtesUirfleld, Daita- ton. Dtodiiater, B^fleM, Ttorfl^ Floiunee, areenvllla, Oremiwood, Hampton. Jasper, Laurens, Laa, Mart- boro, Orangaborg, Bfchland, Spartan burg, Sumtor, Unlott aad WOllama- toto group WnMamaborg won tate eoundl cap. Pldiane ooi iTrstI Of the I ty Other vice kina, OreanwneA 8. C.; present., ins. Earls Myers, Lyndi-j burg, 8. CL; toeosurer, Mrs. Crosby Newton, BanneCtsTfOa 8. C Gnium Ftem Warden Rnce C. nns theefneeef cos of Betoane, MU the laee. toa sdnomniito^toidniltting nn tod#tod end fb SWndd m of tho A final plea for approval of plane to construct a nylon boslary mill near the Camden west city Umita was bronght before tha civilian production board at Washington Monday. Jamas Stewart of thto city, tor. mar lientenant colonel, who won oev. eral decorations in the recent World War. appeared before the board in Washington and atotad that ha hadi been trying for nine months to start cfmatmetion of tha plant which be aald would employ more than a hun dred operatives trithln a year. Mr. Stewart iafonasd the board that' after Ironing out original delays in preparing detailed architectural piSM. ha eaooontefud tha CPA atrtetions on uaa of eriticAl matarfala. Ha offered to eliminate SMst of these Itoina, Inriuding even brM;, he The board haa takmi tha slppd dtetj Mr. Stewart atlll moat ehov project would not divert a ABwanf of labor from other tkm. Mr. Stewart purttoasad tat# property wait af t moat a year ago. A stosl huge acreage was to ba horiary mlR Tha dty of fared full cooterafloa by _ put la light add water serrise to tha area while the eoaaty eaatrtbuted to the project by ottortag to do the grading, ate., rsqalrad for ee streets that would he required. The Bit# ef the prepoaed min la Just west of tha Siahoord rail, way oTorhaad aad on U. 8. Highway No. L Mach Repriring Being Done To Gtf Sdioob At the general election to be held In November, tho voters in school District No. 1. Kershaw county, will vote upon the question of an in- crease, by Constitutional amendment of the limitation allowed on the^ bonded indebtedneae of the district from 8 per cent to 16 per cent of the assessed value of the real estate of the district Daring the 1946 seesion of the state legislature, a referendum on this increase was authortead through tha medium of a joint reatdution pre sented by Repreaaatative R. M. Ken nedy.- This reeolntloq proposed an amendment to section A Article 19 of the state oOnatlUitkm relating to the ‘imit of the bonded debt of school districts by adding a proviso thereto as to school district No. 1 of Ker shaw county. The text of the joint reeoluUoa reads as toilowe: Ba It resolved by the general as sembly of the state of Sonth Carolina that the following amendment to Section I Article 10 of the oonatltn- Uon of dm itata of South Caroltaa, ba agreed to by adding at tha sad the following words ‘Provided, farth- ar, that the ttmltatloaa proposed by this saetloa okall not apply to eohoOl district No. I of ' Kerabair coanty. Booth Caroltaa, aaid school dlstriet, being hereby anthorlied to lasue a8-i dltlonal bonds In an amount not eo- coadlng 16 par cant of tha valnatttil of the aeeieeeble property In salt; eritool dtotrtet, and that the queattoa of IncuiTtog said Indobtednesa be mitted to tha qualified elaetora uf school district as provldad to tha coBStltutloa of boadad tadebte#- aeaa. *Tha quaattoB of the adepthm if this ameadmeat teall ba nubmittofl to the qualified etoctors ef this stato St the next geaeiml meptoern of the house of tivua. That there shall ba at tha varipua voting preetotoa d immh etoetloa a eufftaleat nomber cd ballots with tha foUoering wortto or frtoted theraon. -- ’^natftatkmal amandmaat to See- Mob i, ArMcla 1, of the ooBatltutka as preppaad by jotoi reaetuMon d ttia general assembly of South Caro- line, 1941, antlUad ‘Proposing an amqndmant to SacUon 8, Article 1# of the oonatttntion relating to tha limit of the bonded debt of school districts by adding a proriao there to school district No. 1 of Kar ahaw county. South Oaroliaa. ‘Thoaa ia favor of aaM ameadnaut MiaQ erase the word No. Thoao opposed to the said amendment ahall erase tho word yea." The pnipoae the. amendment la to provide for Improvcmanta and addiUoua to tha high school and grammar sdiool, both whits and e(^ oivd, and the poaalbla erection of a lunlor high a^ool. For several yeara there hag been aueh a rapid Inerease In the ^ roUnent of the pnbUe aehoola tniA the present aetnp has baaa taxed to care of the etadenta. The Cam- dan high school aad grammar unit have for soma ttam baaa taking care of atadeats who soma frtmi potato outoldo of th# dlatrlot. Th# JeipA Ja Uto ndmOl JirograiA^ In lata yaan haa baaa toward ooa- ■oUdatlon aad this BtoranMat to rapidly gatalag momentum ‘Th# amount that wouM be atlpulatod lor fsonsideration aa a bond toana, would from $810,00# to $$#0,000, dm aa tha market la auttmrtel sad labor. It to eomtamplatod that th# liflitiai Rpjqg A sum to exoMM el til.#d# to [fended la the r^air Mob of the buQdtoga of tha Camdsa mtam wlMi o# tha grammar ae LytUetoB attest. Here repelr| are betag made to* the roof, the entire latarlor to ‘ governmMt would mateh tea amouaL whieh wunld prpriie a fu^ mtOelmi eirry apt Uto pnoppoo# the Mbom ayetem. ."iRne Of Totecco Is Siown ^ SnMett i m/ Of OhSu WmS li t II AiriMWM* J. W. 8pbimt ef Ubwty HUt. whi leaned an ahaut Ubaeco at hto hama at DaavOla, Ta., to akhIMtIaf a toafjS Of brhat to deamibed as Oaaeurad bacoo that to M'l-I jarbao loag and 1# 1-4 aiahaa wite. Thto leaf-earn# from a alalk that to now seven teat high wMh It leaves, ‘Ilm stolha too sMa srawlag and win ■ adh aome teat httear bifore reach-: tag their peak. Mr. 8uMatt haa two aad a half aeraa at hto liberty B9l term pleatetf ^ fa 'tobaeeo. Be betlevei that qaality lobaaoo eaa ha ratoed ta this area aad to eager to help aay oOe who , aUght he tatoreeted ta plaPMug tee^ i klEh an alao to ha Vit 8uMatt baltevoa that the grow- H%,s flMtt of a 9 -v :r hmK’i I % .f "I- B'-S 1.!^-