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PA«t Ttli •if fev. 1 J- r-r^- Tr ' * * ■ ■ if ■'' 1' r ;’'*<3 ;■ i ^- Descendant Of Baron DeKalb In Letter To Mayor Mrs. PaoU KaJb Saeks Help For Sob Wlio Lost Lsgs la War' The name of Baron t>elCalb, hero of the Battle of Caihden In 17M, whose aahea lie under an exqutalta monument In front of hiatorle Betheeda Presbyterian churcb came into the spotltcht of the preaeat when Major F. N. McCorkle rw eeired a letter from Mrs. Paola Kalb of Weissenburtc, Germany, wbo declares she is a descendant of the famous Oertnan military leader who met his death while fichtlng with American patriots aaaiast tha British. Mrs. Kalb in her letter to the mayor says that a cousin, traveling in this country before the last war, told her that General Jean deKalb, an ancestor of hers, was held In great veneration in this country and that a monument had been erected in his honor. , The purpose of Mrs. Kalb’s letr ter was to secure information re garding the location of pers'ins whom she- coaid' contact- to secure ’‘protheses" for soldiers sufferins amputatien of limbs. ~ Mrs. Kalb states that her peven sons took part in the last un fortunate war and one of them had to have both his legs am putated, one of them has no shank and the other no thigh. The letter In full follows: "Sir; By my cousin, traveling in America before the war, I heard that an ancestor of our family. Gen eral Jean DeKalb enjoys a great veneration in America and that even monuments were erected In his honor. Years ago, his biography, written by Professor Dr. Erwin . Oudde at' Berhely, came Into my hands. The author njforts that Jean DeKalb died as a hero near Camden, where he saves the hon our of the American arms. "t^y do I write this to you, the mayor of Camden? In these-days I read the enclosed newspaper ar ticle (a German newspaper article entitled ’Die Vollkommene Pro- these’) about protheses for ampn- Vated soldiers. One of my seven sons, all of whom took part in the last unfortunate war, has lost bis legs amputated; one of them has no shank, the other even no thigh any more. Now I would like to know’ if the invention of the Ger man professors staying in America can be given the benefit of the German soldiers too. Having no ad dress to which to write in this af fair, I take the liberty to ask yon the right honourable mayor for kindly remitting it to me. I "After being in battle for sU years and prisoners in Russia, the German soldiers, on their coming fhome are often in need of the very ' most ImporUnt things. And If, after all, they have a serious wounding, it often is a cruel fate. There is, for insunce, no 'possi bility to got a vehicle or sick-car BADIO VETEBAN Clair Shad- ,«rall, the Shepherd* heard ,eadi morning from • o*eloek nntil 7:80 over WIS Colambin. Now in ihis 2trd year of broadcast radio, [be Is presented thrice weekly in |15-mlnnte broadcasts sponsored ,ky NaMsob ^Shredded Wheat* (Mon,, Wed„ Fit, 7:16-7:80 A. , — _ ill.). Wif enriffik WIS broadcaot for our son. Hoping not to have 'gerlea haa renewed for him many trouble you too much with my de- • • mand, I beg you to accept my most bumble compllmenta. "Youri thankfully, "Paul Kalb, pastor’s wife." Mayor McCorkle la turning the letter over to (Jolonel Egmont von-‘ - At we oatc preee, It-la announc- Tresckow, who better than anyone ed that the Junior elaaa Square else in this community, can best Danes will be held March 7, Instsed understand the plight of this un- of tonight,' Feb. 28, due to lack of fortunate family in far way Oer- heating facilities. Tickets already many. Colonel vonTresckow served purchased may be used next week, for 17 years In the U. 8. foreign' - - • - old friends who numbered among Ms llateners in Mie Oaroiloaa over 80 years ago. bates to Remember Sabnond Tells Forced Of Confnsion fii Old Age Beneflts Eiqilaiiu Diffnrencn Bntwnen Sintn AmA FndnrnI Bnnefits . Holdup Man Di His Own Auto Raletfh Business lien Re lieved Of Cash Near Lancaster Area service, being stationed in South | America, Germany, the - Hague,' Ynga Salvia, etc. Baron DeKalb waa the lon of a German peasant, ^rn 1781 In AI- Satnrday, March lat, ii| the day —10:30 a. m. is the time and De Kalb Pharmacy is the place for the Bake Sale, sponsored by the Bnsl- ness Women’s Guild of LytUetonj as-.*. -.1 ' • # B • Lyttleton Street Methodist church Women’s Society of Christian Ser vice circles win meet as follows Tuenday, March 4, at 3:80 o’clock: **Rebecca DeLoacbe Circle* Mrs. aaasiig ^i^ssocsaavf t,rwa ta aioa a&a as- - . . .sace, previoualy a German province. Street Methodist church, Mrs. John then subject to France. He entered Langford is In charge and promisea the French army at an early age., loads of delicious food, Hs assumed the title of Baron, adding to bis name. . Today, not only does a monument mark where hia remains He at real, but seven miles from Camden, In another monument which cbron-' Auuuier iuuuuAii«7uk wuavu \;u4vu'- Idea the fact that It was here that Gandy leader, Mrs. W. Robin hs fell mortally wounded In the Zenip, assistant leader, will meet . TT T, T U.l.,,..!.. .IfK Battle of Camden. jiMM READY- PASTED WALLPAPER Boykin Furniture Company 924-926 Broad St Phone 660 Blaney Chapter Enters Contest The members of the Blaney FFA chapter plan to enter the soli con servation contest, sponsored by ■oil conservation diatrlct super visors In cooperation with the South Carolina Bankers associa tion. The subject of this contest is "Onr Land.* This easay must not consist of over 1,000 words. The prises are as follows: State awards, first place. |75; second place (Piedmont), 850; second place (Coastal), |50. County awards. 160 cash for first place In Kershaw county. Second place, |20; third place, |16; fourth place, |10, and fifth* place, |6. Our school Is giving prizes for the three best es says written In onr school. First place of |3 presented by the FFA chapter. Second place of~f2 pre sented by Mr. and Mra.' -C. E. Young. Third place of |1 presented by W. L. Miles. . In the recent soil conservation contest two Blaney members won first and second swards in the county. H. B. Uttlejohn, with Hoffman assistant hos< with Mra. teas. "Sophie Zemp Circle* Mra. Hu- ibert Wilson leader, Mrs. F. D. Ooodale, assistant leader, will meet with Mra. Sidney T. Zemp, with Mra. A. B. White aaaistant boateaa. • • • • "Buslneaa Women’s Guild* 8 p. m., Mrs. Jack Nettles, leader, will meet with Mrs. J. B. Cantey “Cherokee Plmntation” with Mra. B. O. Boykin aaslstant boateaa. • « • • Baptiat church circlea will meet ’Tuesday, March 4, at 3:80. "John Lake" Circle. Mra. M. E. Forte, leader, with Mrs. Frank Richbonrg. "Jane LIde’’ Circle, Mra. V. T. Mullen, leader, with Mrs. Chris Beleos. "Neale Young* Circle, Mrs. H. H. Maddox, leader, with Mrs. D. G. Hinson. "Hannah Plowden” Circle, Mrs. Claude West, leader, with Mra. J. E. Ross. • « • • ‘"The Shamrock Ball’’ Wednes day evening, March 12, Sarsfleld Club, sponsored by the Auxiliary of the Camden Hospital. Subscribe to The Chronicle Pointing out that considerable confusion exists In Kershaw county regarding benefits available for aged persons, Mrs. Alma B. Sal- mond, county director of public welfare, haa prepared the following explanatory atatement ’There are two types of beneflta for persons over 66 years of age,* said Mrs. Sglmond. "Neither of the plans, nor both together, pro vide benefits for all persons over that age. "Old age aasistance, under state law, can be given only to persons over €6 wbo are not able, naing all their available reaonrcea, to provide themsalves with the neces- aitiea of Ufa. Their circumstances must be Investigated as provided by state law. and they can be given only such amounts' as may be necessary,, in addition to their own resonrces. to meet their need. The money for this program Is provided by state appropriation, matched with an equal amount from the fed eral treasury. ‘"rbe other plan is old. age in- snrance. Under it persons employ ed In Indnstry have one per cent deducted from tbeir pay, and the employer pays an additional one per cent Thia money goes to the credit of the Individual employee on the books of the United States treasury, and is payable only to the fndlvidaal employee in monthly Installments for life when be re tires from work. He may retire and begin receiving benefits when be reaches the age of 66, or be may continue at work and retire at any later age. and then begin receiving his monthly beneflta. The important fact to keep in mind as to this program is that the beneflta are paid for by the worker and can be given only to the worker or to hia dependents. "Old age aasistance is adminis tered by the welfare department, and old age insurance by the fed eral government, and neither pro gram baa any connection, admin istratively or financially, with the other. "Another eonrce of confusion is as to the Old Age Pension associa tion of Sonth Carolina. This la a private dnes-collectlng organization. No part of the money paid to the association goes into the funds pro-j vided tor either type of old age; benefits.* Lancaster law enforcement of ficers are looking for a white man who robbed Fred W. Sherron of Raleigh near Lancaster last Thurs day night. Sherron told Sheriff W. B^, Evans of Lancaster county that he had parked his car near the Westing- house Electric company plant at Raleigh early Tbsrsdsy afternoon and was about to~go into the plant where he worked when a white man came up, forced him Into the car and made him drive to a wood ed spot on the highway near Lan caster. There be was forcSd out and robbed of 171. Sherron in getting out took the ignition key with him. 'The stranger jumped into the car and when he failed to get the motor started he leaped out and ran away. A The authorities are looking for a white man who meets the de scription given by Sherron. If You Enjoy Reading| * . Among the latest books that Camden people are reading from the Camden Library are: "Saigon Singer’’, Van Wyck Mason; “Thun der Out of China’’, White and Jacoby; "Color Blind’’, Halsey; "Who Rides a Tiger”, Disney; "To gether*.;^ Marshall; "In A Dark Garden”,’' Slaughter; "Thieves in the Night", Koestler; "The Hol low”, Christie; "Green Grass of Wyoming”. O’Hara; "Holdfast Gaines*. Shepard; "Out on a Limb* Baker. ' BETHE8DA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday, March 2 A. Douglas MeAm, Pastor Church school with a Bible class for every age at 10 o’clock. The nursery class continues through the morning service. Morning wor ship at 11:16 with prayer, sermon and anthem. Chll/lren’s and yonng people’s service at 5:80. Midweek service Wednesday at 8 p. m. The pnblic is cordially Invited to attend these services. Dr. J. R dastmi riO Return To His First Clharge The Tazahsw Baptist dinreli haa secured the sMTicet of Dr. J. R Chuton, tor the past several years pmstor of tha Firat Baptist chnrch_pf Camden, as Supply pas tor. He will preach on die first and third Sunday mornings at 11 o’clock. Dr. Caston recently retired' as pastor of the Csmden chnrch. He la s native of the Taxahaw-Charles- borp community and served his first pastorate at 'faxahaw. He has many friends In the cothmnnltles and they are looking forward to his coming. BINGING CONVENTION WILL MEET SUNDAY, MARCH 2 . The Kershaw county singing con-| vention will meet Sunday, March 2, at 2 o’clock, with Tfmrod Bap tist church. Located north at Be-1 thane near Ralleys mill. All singers and listeners are cor dially Invited. and natural gas pipe lines la the United States would make almost; 13 loops around the earth. ' - i ‘4 Gm^n Clash Ugted F<Hr Oct I • k - CuMcodn Drop NftfalHir SclMdnle Sumter HU^’s football tea play an Ill-game idiedaie, the tllta at home. It was by Coach H. N. Hutchinson, Miaaing on the Gamecocks ole next fall will be Olympia, Spartanburg. In their plaes ^ City will open up here agalaTi Birds on Septamber 18 and CharleaUm will play here jj,- ber T. The latter probably vt] tha fair contest. Ths schednle: September 18—^Lake aty, Snmterj . 88~Camden, at Bui’ October 8—Gaffney, theta; Darlington, there; 17—On there; 24—Charleston, at 81—^oek HiB, there; Nora Orangeborg. there; 22— at Sumter; tS—Florence, at ter. Umgnay’s food conditions are im proving. bnt still are serions. Ancient Greeks and Romans used the abacus for all arithmetic prob lems bnt it Is believed that com putations on fraction problems were only approximationa Before the white man came to the Americas, the Indiane cooked wild and tamed tnrkey for feasts. Ni Need :::3, A New Roof?' • Batter start now ms Shinflee are still scarca,' and thara’g no chanoa in them gattinf chaapar un til tha next deturaaeion. , • If your roof continpha^to leak fon will • • ■* ■> a major repair biD, DO NOT DELAY! Save Money by Reroofing Now! • FAtimataa are free and onr ablnflaa arm pal by men who know how. Wa hawo no coma CALL M. E. FORTE ^ 58a-j For Free Eatimata USED CARS HERE ARE A FEW OF THOSE GOOD USED AUTOMOBILES WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR: r 1941 FORD P/t TON DVMP Good Running—Hydraulic Dump b 1940 CHEVROLET PICK-VP Good Running Truck-Good Tirea 1999 HUDSON COACH Juat Overhauled—New Paint Job, Radio and Heater 1999 STUDEBAKER COACH Low Coat Transportation—Radio and Heater 1997 CHEVROLET SEDAN . Good Condition—New Paint Job 1996 FORD COUPE Good Tirea—Radio 1936 TERRAPLANE COACH New Clutch—^Two New Tirea 1996 CHEVROLET COUPE Overhauled Engino—New Paint Job—Radio SPECIAL NOTICE » MR. RODGERS BAKER, well-knowm Camden mechanic, wiahea to notify hia many cuatomer-frienda that he haa changed location and invitee them all to cmne to aaa him for fix^t elaaa repair and maintenance work.* FOR EXPERT WORK IN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, REBUIl^ING, PAINT- ING, BODY and FENDER STRAIGHTENING and LUBRICATION SEE— "■ . Mahoney Motors RadadgnBl^ S. C 613 HIGHEST QUALITY MERCHANDISE At LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Attention Ladies SPEC'lAL!! No-Se«un Rayon HOSE Firat Quality 50c pr.^ Reg. 69c V^ue Turkish TOWELS 25c-35c-59c Newberrys Month End Bargains Wash Cloths ' 10c Dish Cloths 10c Sfuring Clothes I^ns 15c doz. On Sale, 3 P. M., Frida y 46” TABLE OILCLOTH 3 Yards $2.00 First Come First Served. Quantity Limited. One 3-yard Piece to Each .Customer, .' , ! On Sale, 4 P. M., Friday Ladies’ Pure-Silk Full-Fashioned HOSE 4S(«ac. $1.19 YOUR OOLLU GOES . FARTHER At NEWBERRY^ 26 GALLON GalvaBuod Garbage $L98 ' R*,. 92M Vtim : Thia ia our lowogt in . fiwa yoara oo itOm. BUY NOWll pair Limit Two Pairs to the Customer This is really a fine hose at far better than prewar quality. BE ON TIME FOR THIS EVENT Enamel SAUCE Pj 1,1 14, a qt 25c Vahiaa to 3Sc ’ 14 Quart and Enamel Bui R.,. <149 Vi 98c Wa are very grateful for the patronage given our atora during tha paat yanra. As pMfdbmdtatj cornea more and more plentiful it will bo our aim to offer the ahopping public tike lowMt prk^ aiatent wiHi good buaineaa. « Newberry’s 5 -10 & 25e Camdaw’B Oldaal, Largaat and Finael Ten Cent Staru y \i ■ r-U ■ - - ’"4’ '' /'• . "V*.