The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 15, 1946, Image 3
OIJS aUB TO SPONSOR
. elarorats revue
^ Gocdon Wrifbt*« T«l-
To B« Shoim la
Auditprhim
Cumden Lions are doing It
’ This time it wfll be a sUge
•tstion at tbe grammar aeliool
^am on Friday, December €.
the Llona presents Ruth
,B Wright's “Elaborate Fall
1 •TRevue" was presented this
,n the stage o£ the Carolina
If in Columbia to crowded
* and scored a big hit. Lester
Sites Coluinbia councilman
I not’praise it enough, it being
of those better thiags” that
I to Columbia during a season,
Edmondson, manager of the
ina theater gare the affair his
atlc approval and many 'umo
it, were eager to come back
iew it a second time.
»Revue is a wealth of raude-
offerlngs featuring boyg and
of Ulent and abiUty. Cos*
.are most fitting to fhe
t and were designed by Das-
nd Mabaram of New York,
kets for the Revue will be on
br all members of the Lions
at 60 cents for adults and 25
for children. The show will
at 8 o’clock and continues
over two hours, every minute
i!ch Is replete with numbers
will provoke rounds of ap-
g from the audience.
As an huUeatkm of what the
spectetor wOl witness^ to meatloa
a few, will be “nie Dowey Olrla
under the leadership of EllsabeA
Mangum and featuring an ensemble
of some 16 maidens; “Cotton Plek*
Ing Time" with tour striking young
ladles taking part! "Ttoy Tots" IS
little tota, so sweet you’ll want to
hug them; “Stepping Out" by John
Raymond Derrick; “Boys Tap En
semble" where s dosen clever tap
dancers strut their stuff; “Ad-
vsneed WalU Clog”, “Soft Shoe
Routine”, "Tit for Tat” ensemble;
“Shadow Toe Dance”, cute little
Evelyn Terry in “A -nny Bit of Per-
swiallty”; Oloria Kbury in “The
Fan Dancer”: Gwendolyn Man-
gum in "A Tiny Bunch of Sweet-
neea” and many more interesting
numbers.
The Camden Lions club, sponsor
ing the appearance here on Decem-
"ber 6, will use all the proceeds in
its charity program, one feature of
which, it the care of the eyes of
indigent persoup. The clnb an
nounces that s new 1946 Kelvina
tor refrigerator will be given away.
liIetesFootGenn
to Deeply To Cauas Painful
racking, Burning, Itching.
HOW TO KILL IT
latment, te be efficient,. wmei
[TRATE tp reach the germe end
)WERFUL te kill them. TB-OL,
Miy product we know of nfade
undHuted aleehol, penetratoe.
m and kllle mere germt
EA. FEEL IT TAKE HOLD.
IN ONE HOUR.
t COMPLETELY pleaeed, your
ack at any drug etore. TE-OL
•n, colorlaae. eaey and pleaeant
I. Apply FULL aTRENQTH for
M foot, itchy or awoaty foefi
: bitaa or poison Ivy.
ly at DeKalb Pharmacy, tnc.
lirley’s .Grocery
Service Station
B West DeKalb Street
EN FROM 7:30 A.M.
to 12:00 P. M.
GROCERIES
TEXACO PRODUCTS
Phone 72S-W
A. W. Shirley
Ben Heath WUl Be
Located At Tampa
Ben W. Heath of Sharon, Conn.,
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Heath.
Hampton street, arriving hero Sun
day morning and remaining until
Tnesday when he resumed his trlir
to Tampa, Pla.'
Mr. Heath will be located in
Tampa where he will have charge
of the norida office of a large oil
company'. Re wfll be joined later
by Mrs. Heath and aon, James
Buckley Heath.
NOTICE TO TAX LEVY
The tax books for tbe collection
of County and School taxes for the
fiscal year commencing January 1,
1946, will be open from September
16, 1946, to I^ember II, 1946,
without penalty. Thereafter a pen*
alty of one (1) per centum for each
of the months of Jaanary, Feb
ruary and March', and'On April first
u addHUonal penalty of four (4)
per eentiim will be imj^sed, mbit
ing a total of seven per cent
When making inquiry about
taxea, please state the achool dis
trict number in which yoq live or
own property.
The following Is s list of the
total levies for the vsrious school
districts;
DeKALB TOWNSHIP MlUs
School District No. 1 IS
School District No. 2 26
School District No. 4 ....... 10
School District No. 6 IS
School District No. 2B IS
School District No. 41 M
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP
School District No. I
School District No. 6
School District No. 7
School District No. IS
School District No. 20
SontfieniBell
Would Hike Phone
Rates h State
Saya Waf«E And Riamf OmI
OiP Matariala ReqoirM It
Because of greatly increased
wage# and’ rising Coats of material
and buUdlng construction, the
Southern BeU Telephone and Tele
graph company hat asked authority
to ralae rates In South Carolina to
meet the increased coats of
Tiding aerviee and to enable the
company to Improve and expand
aervlce in pace with the state’s
economic devetopment
In an applIdaUon flied with the
South Carolina Public Service Com
mission, tlte company ssid its ex
penses in this state had climbed
1S4 per cent since 1940, while reve
nue Increaiied only 108 per .cent.
During this time period total .pay
roll costs increased 285 per cent
’Thp company said It had 2A00 em
ployees provMIng sarvlee In South
Carolina and that this represented
an Inersnse of 190 per oent stnee
1949.
The rate tnerease for local ser-
vice would be on a sliding scale,
depending on the dlse of the k>oaU-
ty. The company la also asking au
thority to iBcrsnss long-dlatanoe
rates 5 cents on most calls within
the state.
Ihe company stated that, the re
quested rate Inereaae would not
produce all the added revenue that dneed.
the atato.
“The company la doing a larger
volume of bnalnea than ever be
fore"; B. H. Waeaogu CaroUxuui
manager 6i Southern Bell said, "but
our eamlaga have dropped to a
dangerooaly,jow point This baa re
sulted from tbe fact that wages
and 'other coats have gone steadily
upward during recent years while
rates for local telephone service
have remsined the same and lon|
distance rates have even been re-
itaa, la, we feel, a remarkable
achievement oit which the com
pany’s management onr mn^oyees,
and sttbacribers can justUy be
proud.”
Mr. Waseon stated that the Tele
phone company’s investment id
South Carolina la approximately
128,870,000 representing nn Increase
of 17,400,00 In the last six yeam.
KERSHAW LODGE Na H
A r. M.
Regular " Commnnlenr
tloQ First Tuesday of
Each Month at t P. M.
Vialtors Welcome.
U H. JONES, W. M.
C. J. OUTLAW, Secretary
current coeta Indicate Is needed but
It would afford temporary and Im
mediate relief. Whether the re
quested rates will prove sufficient
wlU be determined by what further
tnereases in coats occur and by ope* 'Of erecting telephone buildings
rating experience under the new
rates.
‘Hie Increasee requested for resi
dence local service were held to a
minimum as It was felt to be in
the interest of business In the
that residential rates be kept as
low as possible. It was further
stated that the total increase would
be only about 9 1-2 per cent of
Southern Bell’s total revenuea In
■ Mr. Wasson pointed out that
triephone wage rates alone for
South Carolina bad increased by
91,610,000 alnee March. 1946, on an
annual basis, adding that the costs
have jumped 75 to 100 per cent, the
overall cost of talophone far.iHtiea
45 to 60 per cent, and telephone
materials 15 to 36 per cent.
”We are asking now for in
creases in rates that will mors
nearly reflect the costs of providing
the service,” Mr. Wasson said
“That we have been able for
many years to abaorb increWd
coats, without asking for higher
FIREWORKS
(Wholesale)
A WIDE VARIETY OF THE MOST SALABLE
ITEMS INCLUDING CAP PISTOLS, CAPS, AND
PLENTY OF CHINESE FIRECRACKERS.
SPECIAL ASSORTMENTS.'
Write f<Hr. CatsJofue.
Taylor Fireworks Company
P. O. Boe 773 Wilmington, N. C*
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School District No. 22 97
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School District No. 28
School District No. 27
School District No. 28
School District No. 81
School District No. 40
School District No. 42 ....
FLAT ROCK TOWNSHIP
School District No. 8 ....
School District No. 9; ....
School District No. 10
School District No. IS .
School District No. 19 .
School District No. 80 .
School District No. 38 ,
Sdiool District No. 87 .
School District No. 41 .
School District No. 48 .
School District No. 47 .
WATBREH TOWNSHIP
School District No. 11 17
School District No. 13 ....... 89
School District No. 19 IS
School District No. 29 ....... 80
School District No. 88 24
School District No. 89 ........ 24
C. J. OUTLAW, Treasurer,
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Please Read this Notice
.of Request
For Increase in Telephone Rates
Your Tolephono Company ha§ found k tmpurativo to
file application wkh tho South Carolina Public Sorvico
Commission for higher rotas on local toisphono sorvico
and on most long distance calls wkhin tho state. This
action was taken because telephone earnings arm
dangerously low and reasonable earnings are required
to furnish adequate service. We ask that you read this
message carefully so you .will understand clearly why
increased telephone rafes are necessary.
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Your telephone rate Is low and tt is the earnest desire of
your Telephone Company to keep it low.
While your rate has remained the same for many years,
the total cost of fumishing telephone service has steadily
gone up. Since 1940 our expenses for South Carolina
operations have increased 154 per cent, while revenue
increased only 108 per .cent.
Wage Rates Up $1,510,000
Huch of tk« increase in expenses is represented by wages,
since wages make up the greater part of the cost of
furnishing telephone service. Wages have been raised
in keeping with national policies and the general trend
throughout the country. These wage increases were nec
essary to assure, through competent personnel, the pro
vision of an adequate service. Telephone wage rates in
l^uth Carolina have been raised during the past 18
months by |1,510,000 on an annual basis.
Since the first of this year, 28,000 new telephones have
been installed in South C!arolina, but 16,000 people are
atill waiting for telephones. This demand forces us to
build new facilities now, in the face of high costs. The
eost of erecting buildings has jumped 75 to 100 per cent;
the overall cost of providing telephone facilities has ad
vanced 45 to 60 per tent and the cost of telephbne mate
rials has increased 16 to 25 per cent. Despite these high
costs, we telephone folks—and there are 2,500 of us pro
viding service in South Carolina—^must continue to im-
pipve service generally. Our plans call for gross expendi
tures of approximately 121,000,000 for telephone con-
Btruction in South Carolina during the next five years.
pRy^Oot Is Ineretaing Faster Than Take-In
With the tremendous increase in the expenses of fundsh-
ing telephone service and with rates unchanged for years,
we have a difficult time making ends meet So much so,
that today we find ourselves confronted with the lowest
earnings in our history in spits of a record vohims of
business.
No business can long continue tp render service when
the amount paid out to provide that service is increasing
faster than the amount ta^ in. Therefore, it is our
duty, as your public servant, to report this condition to
SOUTHBtN ULt TELERHONI AND imiORAFH €p|MFANY J } INCORPOEATID
you since it directly affects your telephone service. Wa.
must appeal to you for relief through the South (Carolina
Public Service Commission, which regulates our rates.
The requested rate increase for local service would be
on a sliding scale depending on sixe of locality. Author
ity is also being asked for an increase of 5 cents on most
long distance calls within the state.
Residence Rate Hdd at Minimum
The requested rate increase will not produce all the added
revenue that current costs indicatp is needed but will
afford immediate relief. Whether the requested rates will
prove sufficient will be determined by operating experi
ence under the new rates. Hie increases requested on resi
dential service were held to a minimum. Your Telephone
Company feels that it is to the best interest of every busi
ness man in South Carolina that residential rates re
main as low as possible.
The new rates we are asking represent an increase of
about 9Vi per cent of our total revenue in South Ouiolina.
This is small when compared with the increased costs of
doi^ business. In fact, even with the new rates, tple-
phone charges generally would be as low as they were 25
years ago, while service has been considerably extended
and its value has been increased many times.
' Southern Bell wants rates no higher than necessary to
furnish everyone with good service and safeguard the full
usefulness of the telephone to this community. The pro
posed'rates are the very minimum we can get by on. In
the face of rising costs, they are very mod^
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