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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘"The Shamrock Ball’’ Wednes
day evening, March 12, Sarsfleld
Club, sponsored by the Auxiliary
of the Camden Hospital.
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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. '
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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
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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:
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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.
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Newberry’s 5 -10 & 25e
Camdaw’B Oldaal, Largaat and Finael Ten Cent Staru
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