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-i L-'-ftS ■■'■'“ £i L^ :■■ i •i-'f, f- '._^i -'. 'f..); ^ . >t%;». \ ^ 'CiV’H '»fW " Tf ■> • .• ,.t4=<fe '.i\ ■- v-i ^le *” ■ - ■ r RONI <4 V . r ♦* f'TO [volume CAMDEN, SOMfM CAROLINA, '■M DECEMBit fr. IBM 41 T: ^ lMMUI(tnr AWAITS TO s^ t BABY WINS BIG POT OF GIFTS IN ANNUAL DERBY ;cmdeii Merchuitt WiE Qife Gifts Af fTsvaftnit $100 1b VbIbs fko wiU bs If iff or Mastw 1N7 h Un^tr oooatjrT ntt it the |f4 VMStioB^ sr aid we taj the |MS ssestioB.. the jouni^rter Is foteg to drsw "iHst that much monies worth evardt for maktaif his or her It right after or on New Tear'a Camdm Police Demtrtment Is Efncient Unit Em WrRsr BsHsffBs bhcrsBse fai Rftfsonit Aim] Radio CiMact Naadad <nM‘buslneea men of Camden jft been generoaa in Uielr dona- [doM toward the lf#f First Behy iDvhr winner. FOr Instance, the jfoiM Pnmliahlnf eompeajr store la flaitlrr a fine stroller. This mar* {sssdiae salhi ^ abott fll at 're- [ml that really is somethlns tor aew roongi^ to ^Ale orer. Then theia la BfU Nelson at the IjBioomr Anto Aes on Sonth Rat> iMgt street, whe has a line elee% I Itk Iron for the fond SMther to hroa [aiklds cloChlns wHh. daek Moore It the Cara^ QSrdware and S«p- Ik eompany la ooatrlbaOns a fra* real leejthOT billfold for the daddy to keep hlS fbldlnc Iwaer in. Floyd Boykin of the IBs FnmitaBa. pompesy la a Blettrie ^ -and folha—If a a hosuy. All do la to fSl the pen mlA [tftsr, drop in the eleetrle heater, ‘ IB the swlteh tad preelo>-*the Iter is hot.in e IMF. ne Biehel DepvtlMt store la [lMif s gold chels and loeket [while orer at the BheheSh Bretl»> Aikea is reorganising its polke tNartment and in the tatiM the' raeliSntiel eeetiens of the resort city ere to recelwe equal protection with the hnslnece ares. There are eereral featnree about the Aiken idee that might he given oonaideratlon by the police heeds of othm* email commapltlea. For la- stanee they are going to have the police offlcere really lire np to thehr name aa patrolmen. Residential areaa will recetre protection from a emutantly ope* rating police ear that will be in contact with beadqnartera through a tw^way radio ayatem. Thna, an ofQeer In the car can be contacted wlth^nt delay ahonld hla pftaance ha required at any designate place. Under Alva Rnsh, Camden'i po ttos department can be depended upon to handle any and all attaa- ttona. The department is well eqsipped with riot gone, tear gas agoipment. etc., bwt aOtnaUy, thwe 4a Med el at laaat om it not two more man an the force If the loeel eree is te be effeettrely protected. Lest snfUMr the present police dbshr food. 'Ikb Csaiden Beirlea [wl p^de a month’s supply of [ttSr fine pasturtaed mlDc. whM Department store is offertdg Im til wool crib btanket and the Ip Drag store win give a kit Iw lift box of ■ JAnaon and fohn- Ira baby needs. Tht FTank Drug [rare ii giving • baby thermometer while Jerame Hoffer, over at BoCfer Jewelpy sSere It the gtft Hat wttti a fterltng baby spoon. • I C, P|n|yfiasraany to rara Dg the iffTderby wisaer uMi [a sttractive gift as to the Faahkm [Rep. fi stated elsewhere In this Is* Ira of the Chroukie the first Bel^ Id 1M7 in Kerehew county w$l [ira a real harveet and prond Ihteed will be the fond daddy sod lesther. Again, we call attention to [the rules governing this event Be and give the name, age, par- lata names, on your report blank, [iad do not fotsat yon MUST have > signed statement of the attend- Ibc physician. That Is vary very ee- mtlsl. dad lut hnt not least the win- baby wHI have hie or her pic- taken at the Monarch Stndlo of charge. Later the picture 11 appear In the Chronicle ei Iwell as the papers in Crdumbta and iChsriotte. .seramissHraar ordered the otfleera gwSSyir mpMtiT. OmU. tliB to the dem Ikl we u^tSraM This wrae hast no iw several Thti wras kapt up for several mssthi but grudm^ the old rou* tl|B of e *raia on th» comer” ww fraertid to. There is some merit to*fhll Idea aa evan the most erttl- Ml must admit for, with telephone ssgVUh In Chet poBee berth,, tIA de*' psrtnieat ean be reached ^vrittraut delay day or night This wrltar knows fmr he has had oecasi A to ean the heedquartera during tile lliht hours a^ the xptptxm* la larriag^ Of [Denton-Hyatt Is Announced , in*8 Doris Louise Denton and lioward D. Hyatt fbrmwrly ol ICsssatt and Rock HSH, were united |a marriage Saturday evanlng, pe- |•tobe^ 8. at 8 o’clock , by Charlea I^Nunn at the home of Probate Imdge E. Oettyn Nun* in York. Hr*. A. W. Hyatt was hridramald A. W. Hyatt aerveQ w beat f her marriage the bride, 7 brunette, chose an attractive gabardine ^auit with black ac- orieg. Her flowers were r ior corsage of red rosebuds. Hyatt la a graduate of Rock I high school and attended Win* op college lor one year. For rears she hsp bad nuraea ^ng at Torit County hospital also with* the City hospital in ttimore, Md. Hyatt la the youngest son . and Mrm W. A, Hyatt •ef ott. He served with the army oas for two yaart and is nnw Rock HOI PrtaU^ and fin* 7 company. Ha received hie fiou at Mdway high school eC wt edately attar the cerrawny, .^ung couple left fer a short trip. They ar* now at at 408 neaesor avenue, RoA final ArouA the enlarging ,ef the peruonnel. Phu a two-way o iaetallation. A majority of e other communities of the state have or wiU hav* radio Why not Camdraf Cool Springs k Purchased % Kent Miller For .Htwne Race Horra Owmar la Rmw TBtfaif Hiatarie AbM BbI nsni noniMVMMi :-t" County’s Famous Tracts / SI GUION PLANTATION IS SOLD TO SUMTER MAYOR AND OTHERS IN record-breakinc deal m Camden Horaitd Ranks Tops'As To Fire Precantions Directon Had Takrai Actirai For TIioroBfli AHor Allaala IVaffralF ^dwiB B. Boyle Aad WoA Virtiiua Paper And PpUt Company Acquire Vast TFact GREETINGS TO THE BABY BORN IN KEltSHAW COUNTY In T$47 •' ? I 1+ • , 'Enmt a kraky ekap y^ are. <kf fnffcipi^yrasai^^^rwet Mtle Miaa. Anykow, nramatlsr wketfier yon arefa bo]^ er a ffcli Bqcaaae a grniap of Canadon Mmm MMil apa elilkBR priaea bo tka fkak ynnnfatar to anjknilo to Ike^raarld in tfW. Sonra of tka bnainaaa nAn docidad tkat auptkaf anE dnd akenld fot aomatUng MratarnkBrkRViaybronthftsn^aniea bviiBi^ okiU It araall Iko popnlatfon af Kerakav oonnty. So if yon^wlU laak otoar lka^'of priwi contHknied la USk an nual stork conteat, yoti*ll a#a tkat moffcay;, Rjid tiad takan cara of. Remomfcar Mho conhaat'nJaa. Data, kM|L dtod M UrMk, parants* fMt toamea and addraas; name and son af katiiMi^and qfcnatnria af attinding pkyai- ckn, but must be giwen in raiy§ik to ko jlM torkl^ Bakjr Caniatl Edllar af tka Ckranlclo nat later Uum 1kaa4^» AmBS 7* ‘“’’^SiPOSTH UMOUB GS GIVEN MEBtem OP PARlSHj Man Is CSnshed To Deaih Under Overtomed Anto An Inspection of the Camden hoe* pital by a repreeentaUvt of tha Nsr tion Board of Fire Underwriters re sulted In some complimentary com ment balng forthcoming relative to the safety of the building. Records show that toUewlag tha tragic fire In the Atlanta hotel eev- eral weeks ago, the directors of the hospital, according to a mamher of the board, took atepa to hava a thorough Inspection made, although there have hem regular laspeotion routines etnoe the InataUatioa was aatabllshed. A naraher M the board said that the Inspection made was nasi thoron^ and while several sugges- were advanoed, the lnetita< tion eompared wen with othnr ha* stitutiona so tor aa tire protedtlon is coneernA. It use pobted out that tha Oamdan Institution baa oMMreta atairwaya, la Mao aqulpped with fire escapee and alto am* braora utber protaotive feataraa« It.ls atatad that It Is the plan I eitop^a bunding wM a tpriak* M soon aa tha .matarlala Me. residrats wig reean that old hospital butldtof was vtoitdi by Ore, tha rebuMtog wag eafriid out with the mala idea be- to provide etery meau to Ira tve the safeto of patiaaM. AH A the latest Ideas of that natoru wraa embraoad tn the ooaatnictira pro gram, la,the yean fnltourtag, the hots4 hoard araio^amry aSort to : keep IP Alh advaiOed fdidb along the rams naao. * Ute Dr. Ciafku Wrote Ckriatnwa Muasngu To Hia .Congrogatkna l^l*g BITH-gL OMlRVBt 1VAL OF CHANUKO ^ feetivsi of ChastUko eom< the Feast of Ughta ww oaira ®®c«abar 18. at Ag Mrs. Stasou » was pruarateCi *bl aad Mrs. aalopai fto rragatleu. DaltohtM m tta wura ami hr M Cool Springs, one of the fore* most of blatorlral plantations tn iouth Carolina, where Amerclan patrloto baited a British advance In the Battle of Hobkirk Hill, when Federal troops appUA the torA during the War Between the Staiee, has been told by Mrs. Charles Knight to ICent Miller of LoulavlUe, Ky.. owner of the fam ous ateeplechasera Elkridge, Battla Cruiser and War Battle, as weU aa other horses of lees inminnons reputations on the track. Miner, a typical Kentncklan, vrith his attractive wife and some five Afldren. have alreAy movA In at the historic place. And in stables made famous by occupancy of outstanding horses In South Carolina race horse history Miller'e trip of tomons Jnmpere an now holding reign. It is nportA that Miller pnr- diasA the historic place for IMvSaO, but this Is not coBftruMd- aA no recoA of transfer Jbaa reaCh- A the oonnty sAltorie efflee as yet. The property embraces 17 acres of rolling land together^th the large l^room manor hprao. stables and other bafl4tega.r Mrs. Rodgers Died At Age Yean Mrs. Llssie Holland Rodgara, 84, dtod Monday at her home In nrttah oooraunity fAowtag aa tt* nesa A sevraal days. She was the widow A Joe Rodgers. FuBeral eervlees wen ooaduetA ■fntrtir afternoon A 8:8# o’clock from the Beulah Methodist church by Rev, George Way A thla city. Mra. Rodgen toavra ana Mdra. The nearly fouTihandrA parish* lonen A Grace l^iecopal church (nirlstmaa graet- ittg rard this year tiiat wiU nevar be forgotten. R was, the-annual Chrlstmaa greeting fyom their late aad be- lovA fec^, Dr. Maorlce Clarke, who passA away December 4 fA* lowing a lingering lUnesa cauaA by a heart involvement UAer the slgnatan on each card was the fAlowing message from the widow and cmidnn of the lite clergyman. ”The last thing that Dr. Clarke wrote was this Christa mas message to you all It comas with love and daep appreciation from his tomUy.” That Dr. Clarke aensA that hip mnets would prove fatal befon anotiier Chrlstmaa aeaaon rollA around la IndlcatA In hia measage whPn laid, "Aa thla la probably the last Christmas message I ehan seA to yon aa yonr rector, I would like it to mean two great axperiencea to each one of yon.” % The message In full was as fol lows: “My Dear Frleada aad Pariah* .ioneri: *^e Christmas saason with its ever wonderful aad beautifnl mes sages of OA’s tore for all, and hla purpose for ah, ’Paaee on Barth Among Men A QoA WIU’ la here again. What la it going to mean to eaoh one A oa? ”As thto la probably the last Christmas message I shall leA to you as your rector, I would It to mean two grwt to each one A you: ”L An ezperieaeo A God’s love with you la your homes torough fMteUuhlp wHh his Son whora Mrtii we are eelArating. ”1 A rAedlcatlou A youresives to eetabllahlng throabout the world that ktod A Iteiii ehlA to hMA atom task A etateemca: It la a atiaaloB AA obUgation A every •arnest.feUower A Christ -AA eo, GA ba, w1^ throughout this moef Meieed A an Chrlstiaa Seeeoas, sA auks tiria the happleet Chrlatana yte have ever knrara. Falth^ aA Affeetiorateto T< Manrfoa Ctonis.- m I UP --ee BamoMMkpn Sunday Reotid CktfUa Ww Vnternn^ Lost Cuntrol Of HUMarakiira Cbaries KraMth Roblasea, IS, a vetaran A the last World War, sA a resident A Ridgeway, was kiUA tn an automobile accident that oo* carA <A the Camdeo-Rldgeway highway three mUes east A Ridge way Sunday morning at aa aarly hour. Roblnaoa. with a brothar, W. Oar- Hale^ was driving the oar which got out of control In a sAt snr* faoA sectioa A a road nAer cora stractfoB. Tho'car awarvA nA Roblnran was partially titrown (hm window A the doqr on his aide A the car. When the maehlae tmr- tnmA he was oruahA sA Instant- ly killA Funeral aarvloea were held last Monday at tha Harden Fnaeral home In ^KUnnsboro. P(dice Act To Avert Mob Law Against Offender A serlona uprising wtth a thraat- pC a tyndilag was narrowly avert ed here Tuesday night, toUawtag the wrreet A 4 colorA man nltmA Carlos, whom the pollea charge ,Ath mafcton, sRegA lra»coper re* aurfce traa white girl eai|loyA la a loqal atoA, OsTtan wra ptoeA hi the pailee guaritoouee bet when a crowd stort- A to gather about the plaoe- Car* kM was rraravA aA leehA la a oen at the oonaty JaU. CbM Alvra Rash A the Camden pobee idMAiMBt remoM on duty uatn 4 A m. Tneeday to take ehouM there he* aay out* neer haoda prevAsi te the erowd UBforad ahout ttie downtown aiM ratn a late how siB flnAy the desire ' to m Rm FkA Of A SdriM Of Atfw- noom Mvoicnl wm BnOffntnd BUI OlmstA HammoA organ vlrtuoao, AH offer the first A a series A aftarnoon recitals at tha SaraClald club Sunday at I p. m. Mr. (HmatA la an artist on the iastnuaant and In his selection A some If numbers that wiU featare his first program, he baa ambraoA numbers froca the claasloa aa waU as from tho more popular melodias of the preaent and past ganerationa. Tha following numbers win be offerA: L The Student Prince eelee tiona. f. Saluta d’ Amour A BarcaroUe from Tales A Hoff* an ^ 4. Ponpee Valeante 5. None But the Lonely Heart I. The IMue Deaube WAti Intermiselefi 7. TIco Tlco 8. Pale Hands—from The Indian Love Lyrlca 8. Gold sA SUver WAts 10. Slgoney Ih Waite Trlste If Anld Lang Syne. The manfgomsut A the Sare- field wishes to announce that the pAllc la Invited to attend thi conc«*ta by Mr. Olmsted. There Is no charge. Pogthmiioas Award To Ckrig. Vaniriiaii Lnte FlfW b Rncogiiisnd Bf A Yktory iM Iff 1 ^ ^ RIMtCSl uTOiqi^ Names Kershaw Doctor As Leader Imoofal cHuneif CHURCH FRQRRAIi RIVRN Mia. W. J. Branham. arsaMeut A iT^innBapitotAursh Mrs. Martli C. Vaughan, did Walnut street, has reeelvA a poe^ huraew Victory Modal, awaAA her eon, the late Ueut Chrtotopher Vamgtoui A the UAtA Btatas Nav al reeerve. The awaA was made, to, Mra. Vaughan as next to kte tb her son wko RA when his toano on a tratnlag field la iiwa, the medal Is greatly te Mn- Vaughan aA tho aAton A tho Mvy to making, tho award to A graorat sadAOetlon to the to Camden who ralteA the i aA rogpeet A Mr. Voogian. The regular monthly meeting A the Kershaw County Medical so ciety waa held WedneAay evening, December 11/ at the SarsfleM dub. Those attsAlng were: Dr. C. A. West, Dr. B. Z. Trussdale, Dr. O. S. Hhanii. Dr. A. W. Humphries, Or. F. A llaw. Dr. J. W. Brunson. Ihr; A. B. Whltakar, Dr. C. P. lu cent, Dr. J. Brewer. Dr. W. D. Orlge- by sA Dr. L, T. Gregory. Dr. C. A. West was boot aad speaker for the evening. After a ■teak supper the nseetlug was tarn* A over to the host for the sden- tiflo program. The eubjeot pre- sentA dealt wtth a eomtourlson A preoperative sA poet-operative diagnosii in eurgtcal eases. In closing. Dr. West review A a most Intereatlag case that pre- ■ratA diagnostic difficulty. Various membere A the society commentA on the subject matter. Officers for tho society wme eleotA for 1147. They are to be ae Dr. John Brewar, Kershaw, president; Dr. George Rhame, Cam den, vlee president; Dr. Charles Vincent, secretary; Dr. Grayson 6haw, corresponding secretary. Christmas Tree At Blan^Jhogram • Tha Christmas tree celebration at the Blaney Methodist ehnreh last BUAte afternoon at 4 o’clock waa an entoyable affair sA was largely atteAA. The program was arrangA by Mra. W. D. Orlgite. primary teach er, who was aaalstA by Mra. John AbAtt, the jnnlor class teacher. Speeches aA dlalogaea were fea^ urA te the primary elaaa pupOa. Followtaf the oxerdeee. Rev. G. K. Way. who la serving aa pastor, waa oallA forward sA preamtA Ath a largo amy A gitto (to too form A a poundtog), troa too church momborshlp sA frtoada. Tho proeentation woo mAa te Dr. W. D. Orlagte- Tho Cihriatinaa troa, bmutifally trtoMBod, eamo to for Gte Pardmses Boom ~ On LbeUiart Om of the largeet real estate deals te Kershaw county to seyeral deeadra waa conanmatA thla week wAb the tomona L. I. Galon plan tation A some t,800 to 10.000 seres waa sold by L. I. Gulon, Jr., to Bd- An B. Boyle of Sumter and the West Virginia Paper sA Pulp com pany. with offleea In Charleakm. Aoeordlng to Mr. Boyle, who le mayor A Sumter, hto share In the purchase Indudee some f,0(K) toui Ares east A Highway ft. kAwn aa the Baatover rood, whHe the pur chase by the West Virginia Paper and Pulp company todudra some S,f00 aorei west A the Bastover highway. The ranohaae te Mr. Boyle in cludes toe old Onion AmeeteA and other bnlldlngi sA also the dairy. Mr. Boyle states that at tha pree- ani time he oontemplatea operat ing the plantatloa Ath too aamo help and along too oomo Itooa oo operated by Mr. Quhm. * ” Tho Weot l^rgteto Paper aA Pnlp ebmpany, will, It la slatod. uso eonsldtrabla A tho tlmhor on too 8.f00 aereo purdiraad by thorn tor psora sA pulpwoA opasotloBa. Tho figirtA yvtoe pAt tor too proporty rangos from HMROO to ffOO.OOO. Mr. Boylo stotA that ho pan dllOJto tor too acroogo oad bAdiags toot ho oMPtoroi. Tho daol dooo not toalodo too Camden dairy looatA Ira thla ettir. It was statA hy totoroatod partiaa, BnMiiessand Fin racial OoBoAt FwTearof Om rkagl- popnlatlott from tho Mg ettioa to tho onmU totorior ottiao. iinloM defntts atopa aro tahoa tor world dlsarmamrat QINtRAL ■UBiNlM f. A year ago too U.jl .l chart rogiatorA IfO- Today ostlmatA at IW. Tbw Babaonchart feglaterA IfO a yoar ago. Today la It esUautA at Somatime dnrtaf IMT toeee eharto will register hlAar figures. f. Reconversion of Indnatry from war to pnoa baa been eom- pletA althongh tha greet AVfrra ment snrpluset have aot yA hrafg dlspoaed of, Iravtaf niHh radio to bo told In 1147. ■■■■* 4. tovontorloe, quotA boft A their price values sA their voL nmes, wHl Increase durteg 1147. Both raw matarial pllao aA ma&ra faetnrA goods win ho Ii grAtor supply to IMT. COMMODITY FRICBS 8. gooBo ratioatog and may eoattoua toto 1147; but both wlU rapidly be allminatA Ooverra ment rdgulatloas will grAually bo leaaenA. World War II wHl of ficially be eai^. 1 Tbe retail prtora A most manutocturA prAuets win be higher someUmo durtog 1M7 thaa at preaent The grlcra A sorao A the fdA products may dAllna. 7. The nalt ealee A some de partment etores will begin to de cline eometirne during 1M7; .but the ealea of foA sA variety otelia may eontlnua at peak flgUM., 8. Tbe grrat queetkm raarit gf Higher wage rates sA Idee' 1947 will be how labor to to tion per man Inevitably raran hlRb* | * ^ er prioes. ♦ liARMOUTUIOK f. Poadtag a wiAlra mm* ^ more Tnnheto A aad of some other pioguuto toto hO' ratoA to 1M7 thOa over bAoro 1$^' our htotory. Although eorao may slide oft. tho total com# for 1847 Ohoulg, AM ly won. But termora ihoald rify more te IMT. 10. There should ho aa to rartato fruits. Gih vegataMra wtth a Tho UAtA Btateo to eat to IMT, than to ably 10 per edit loveL 'll. Xtofry aad gosItiT. wffi eeattono to Ath no toereaeo if ■agar aA If. Farraorawto work to extead portly yropuH eoUapoo to terra ■ Ti tR