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CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROUNA, ftIDAY, JUNE 27. 1947
Number 15
fGRV.FL/ttlES LEVEL
beautiful lilANSION
SUNNY HHA PLANTATTON
» .
;(j^0]i.ii-Like Chiam^ in Welt«r of Ruins Mark S^te
^ Once-Proud Aristocratic Structure—Loss
Estimated at $125,000
Story of Q^awbreaker
Waekaiwd tapsr liks Mefc
^d* out In a^wslUir «f
tMt only a law hour* prs-
ftiad been the larga sMl pre
mansion of Sunny HHi
%, honie of* Clifford M*
wealthy Chlckljo contrae*
, af a mysterious origin.
at 6 o'clock Friday
completely destroyed the
rdwtiling. Loae ie estimated
Including fumishinfs.
"fife,* discovered by J. O.
caretaker, who resided in
adjacent to the main plan*
'gilding, was in one'of the
mbs of the downstairs
H spread with lightning
and soon the huge bpild-
I a furnace of flamee. There
Hifficlent time to remove
the furniture of pereottal
Jl for help was sent to the
fire department, bat ow*
the lack of water supply,
neat could not respond,
on workers and neighbors
at keeping the roots and
I adjoining buildings from
fire. Ten atmctnrea. In-
'the caretaker’e lodge, fine
itablee, water and light
boose, kennels, etc.t were
through the rmiant aid
4
[lut person to be In the man-
a colored cook, whd re-
one of the tenant bnild-
\ said she was in the kl^'
la the afternoon when she
1 some bags of sugar.
TANK THIlfATINi
morning plantation work
guard over the smoking
|ud warned curions speoU
to approach too near as
still biasing farlonly
a storage tank that oon-
jlAOO gallona of fnal pIL *
lurronndlng the bar9bdt
|ibo the grasa of the laamS
I shrubbery were all bwnad
by the heat
'Hin plantation waa one of
sttraetire In this part of
The dwelling had II
I bath rooms. Since H
sereral yeare ago
Leonard conalderaMe fBir
had been made se.
It The grounds atxM
IrdOug had been beantlfulb
and enclosed in an
fence.
IFIK TWO YEARS AOO
I yetrs ago the* home was
by fire when a stable
oyed. The beat was ao
from the biasing stables
> paint on surronnding. build-
eliding the main dwelling
ordied and blistered. How-
thst time the city fire de
nt, using a booeter tank on'
r, kept the walls wet dewn
prevented a more sdrioos
itkm.
Ileonird, who not only Is
|of Sunny Hill plantatloiiv
orers some 10,000 aOreS; js
of Chancefleld, another
plutation home with ex-
•CTcage. When notified of
ctlon of the SnnBy- HUl
he declined to make any
>t u to his ttttantlon ra-
[rebuilding.
was one of the moat
liar io this community
years. The spread of tM
»as so rapid that the entire
[wasa mass of flames wlth-
*een minute period,
as can be ascertained.
' atarted on a sun porch or
[•Wng room of the bnlld-
had been no fire In the
orer a month. * ,
Kershaw guards
Stage Party , At. .
The New Armroy
Marira lnau|nllral Of New
^ttery Was Also
Farew^ To Home
/
Guards
Steele (Sven
Eleven Years
For Gun Battle
Kershaw Maa Escapes Mur
der Charge. Csrtoe KUled
By OfficOT^s Blast
Camden’s fine armory building
^sa the scene of an' interesting
gathering last Thursday evening
when an inangural dinner was
•erred for the recently
stoned Battery B, T18 AAA Qnn
Battalion, to be known In the fu
ture M the "Kershaw Onards,"
thus perpetuating a name' that has
descended down from Colonial
days, with honor stars gained
tltfoogh masterful military cour
age and skill in the Revolntlonary,
Mexican, War Between the Stntee,
Spanlsh-American war. World War
No. 1 and World War No. i.
It was also in the nature of a
fsMpoll for the retirement of Com
pany B, South Carolina State
Onard, a unit that served with dis
tinction and faithfulness during
the decent war as a home defense^
gronp.
Tbs gathering In the armory was
presided over by Capt. Robert E
David (Captain Jack), who intro-
dveed all of the distingnished
guests. Mayor McCorkla, Senator
KMinedy, Representative Arrants,
Attorney John K, deLoaeh, Ameri
can Legion Poet Cornknaader WDl
Nettles, tJ. N. chginnaa of
the Kershaw county board. Sheriff
DeBruhl and -M^ M. Reaaon-
aa wuBmi othwl.
Mr. Reaaonover presented Capt.
S. C. Clybum oC the Company E
command with a sterling illvar
platter, expressing appreciation for
his lesdership ot the military nnit
during the war yean. It was a
fitting gsature and.waa given great
^Plriaase by the 80 guardsman and
A laMer was m-
e Arthur
flkre Me ifta vemakM a/ a dMi
M driee • ear. Mmeimg dawn tA
iderud eg ike edge e/ ik»
r, and mm nrencked tele e t
m$ mf mmy rnkm aieearict wke esenee ne
1^ were teeeteed te apere iken SjM
nrndmmt Cameraalien Bmimam mi^ty %
AteAe aUm mp reacliani. make jmdpmmt
eeMdeni ikree le /anr Hmee.
safety tips
OF TBE WEEK
A TUNE FOR JUNE
What is so rare as a day In
June—when at'l^t fO Ameri
can aren’t killed, S,000 injured.
In highway accidents?
June is the first mentn of
crowded . holiday traffic-Hong
bomper-to^bumper lines of cars
on the move to the mountains,
the beaches, the,lakes. It la a
month when daytime naishupe
ibcreaae aharply. Nation^ con
servation bureau safety special
ists say one oat of every five
happens when s driver gets
tired of looking at the same
old jalopy in front of him and
pulls out of Une to make a daah
for the first tree space he can
find up ahead. Too often he
slams head-on into another
out-oMiner; or in trying to
sqneese by, be sideewipea the
car ahead.
The center line of a h^-
way la w safety HUet croBafeg
or straddling it. except when
the road ie clear and stralgnt,
may be nourting disaster.'
June daya ars perfect daya—
for the careful driver to live
and lot Mva. - •
Over To Counfy
Rginru^eota Fings Collectud
By DeKalb Townahiif
JDiuring Moadi Of Mj^
Magistrate David
Jones'of Karshawy wid axprasasd -yHfim gwm ||#^9Hfl
ragrai at not being ahla to attenl!
the gathering ehd streaaing bia
Intereat in the Jtffairs of the mftk-
turf unit
A fried • chicken dinner waa
served by the mesa sectlou of the,
Keridtaw Guard unit, with Meaa
Sgt ‘'Shertfr Lomlnic In charge.
gueat received half a chicle
en with a heavy comolement of
French Mee. cold slaw, bnns. afreet
pickles and lemonade.
' On dlspUy In thh armory waa a
80 mUlmeter gpn of the type to be
need by the battery. Otter weap
ons aid equipment were alao on
dtaplay for inspection by the
'guests. t
The Kershaw Onards now have
n enlisted men and two officera
The Onards will leave Jaly • for
Gamp Jackson for a training period
at that place. CSapUln David eaya
that he wqi be at the armory <m
drill nighU to accept appUcatkma
for membership in the Onard.
He also stated that tha friad
chicken dlnnSr had .bfen such a
Mg tucceaa that he Is planning to
have them at frequent Intervale,
Roadway
iong Here To
taken Over
Chiefs Continue
Winning Streak
TitgM Bndg Floiwiion Rgdf
Caps la Slagfask 11 to 8
Magistrate Robert E. David at
DeKalb township tnmud over to
the county treasnrer here the nun
(g 11441.02, representing the fines
Elected by him for the month of
May as a result of the uctlvitlea
of officera of. the county and state.
Up to June 20, the June collection
of fines aggregated J249. which tea
pronounced decrease ow the Kay
record.
"Tberatare two reasons for the
decrease in the May total, ona Is
that efficient work of the law •
fOrcement officera la outstanding
and secondly, thsf usual oftShding
gentry aig behaving themaelvea/'
said the judge.
Saturday morning Judge Duvld
fined James Poaton, arrested for
drunken driving f BO and costa. Pda-
>ton will alio lose his di^Ofa
license.
Ike Grey, who has been making
life miserable for many peopla at
Dusty Bend, was summoned b^ore
thq mugistrute Saturday and In
view of the parade of-complaints
against him. Judge Duvld^pat hhn
to work on the county chain gang
for a SO-day period.
Miles Will
Of State Higlivray
System
Dr. T. R Bruce, Jr.
WiU Lorate In
imdway sections in Ker-
to be taken into the
•ky system on July 1
Jm In length. C. fU Me-
highwiy engineer, ui-
• week,
slon ot these roads In
•I'ktem is required kjr
^y the toglitetiiiw
provided that on
y*"* As
iwpwtmeni would take
to tha various
til.®": *‘®*‘*4 ^
ft* *y»tem are sa-
highway depsrtbMBt
kpproval of the S4
•t half of the house
county,
The Camden Chiefs defeated the
Red Cap^^of Florence Wednesday
night at^lnorence'11, to 8 with
Rohe .WlMon going the route for
the Chief A ' , ^
Of'Mullins
does not appear In this iasuo of
the CUrtmlcle. It w.m however
printed In a condensed, form next
W(
primed
IF^DKi
l-iTers Will Enjoy
Week'Sneampmeni
ropi^MT VatonnriaB, NsUItr
Ot Camdan, To Prmetioot
ia Aaodaar Citj
4-H Club* beys and girls from
Kenhaw county will attend camp
at Camp Bob Cooper July 14-lf.
The club, members wlH take
conrses In manners, tractor drlv-
tag,'* awimmlng, handlpraft and
TMTMtkML.
Hla hoped that aU club smm*
hart will attend. '
-boll weevil
According to weekly check on
bsB wiM^ they ara.i8ore nattsrona
i-ttmit tk^'kave kam fur, jrnars.
“ *^«f»haw county road- Host ootlon !s,»ettteg t^ I><i.to
• to ba indndad tktsltepy mawg. The,, esjdiliii^
fmsd-last/ssr Banssn-nsnacimnne
road . extsadkm'BM W>T mlxtmss •• »
t terminus of roMl9h^%>n8'F polakn for MnrBs sat
I' kpproxtmatakr '’UtaMufikk wall of IL'
^ °®rihs«tyv4^^Qte£|3S^ uiNc- H
. to Harmony tar
kweeterly ta
T. B. Bruce, Jr., who kna sa-
goged In tte veterinary praeUsa tn
Oamden had - rielnity for ■uoao
years, has tianafaivad kls buawasa
to MnUins, where he wtU amka hlS
fntore residence.
Dr. Bruce la a native of Camden
and a graduate of tha Oamden
schools He took a courae of study
in his profsstlon at a loading ia-
Btltadon and retomiag to Oamden
wmt Into baslheaa with his father.
Of late he haa-keon handling nil
of the vetarlaary work tn this aiaa.
Ba has boeg uetlve In aO soelal
and^dvle affatra of tksr oonuMnlty
mut was a member of the CaaadkR
Lions dak.
, As soon gs bw Is akle td laeato
^ kpmnth MaHias ka wlQ ba
' ' HKo sad Mp
Local Autd Dealers
In Move lo
Cmiail Dsdths
Join In MownMM Spanned
By Skate Praas' And Pdb-
liahars Auaiitiation
Camden auto daalari huve joined
In tte national kljpiway safety
program, iponaorad' by the SUta
Praia and PubUakar asaaciatlona.
The mavspisot has as Its objective
Intensive add oaatinioua afforU
toward tko cUrtgOlat of traffic
daatiu.
MaJ. Gan. FkBtp B. Fleming,
general chairman of tba .Prsak
dsat’a Highway iMNEg oeoferance
adminlatratar of tte Padsral
Works Agoney, sKpiUna fba pro-
grtuB in detalL Hi mfa in urt: ^
"Last year ttJH^son#Hsd tajbltfi aad
tomebfle acddfaiTm th# United
States. That test iSaF not reglatar
very strongly. APH aB, iMOi
la just a tlgura. Ildrtie you can
Tlsualiso tksi axtsnt if tha alaagh-
tar a llttlo .better' )g yoa will
imagtea that maaF pqople Ilaad np
la parade 'formatiWB pnd martelng
from'noon to sandFwa to pan a re-
vlswiag stand.
"Or, sanMaa alftegtejaapla had
used' 'frunt
of your home, aay. tbsn yoa. could
have stood on' your trimt porch
day and night, week te aad week
oat, and witneasad a death on the
average every II minutes.
"That’s aa many people as live In
such a dty aa IBkharL Indiana, or
Paducah, Ky., or Watertown, MaaS
They are all died noi|, „^ed Jn
accidents that could ssmlly huve
been avoided. Hnndreda of thou-
aanda of orphans, widows and be
reaved parents are left to, mourn
in every city In the land.
"Bvra so, 1848 wus not our worst
year for traffic fatalltlaa. All
things oonaMered. the record for
that year wsa pretty good. The
most tragic year In motoriur his
tory was 1841 when 27.812
were killed. That was the high
point to whldi tratfic fataltttoa had
steady climbed over a lO-yaar pe^
M beginning akoat 1811 whan
1,788 died. AlW 1811, the popa-
laiity ot the antomeble grew, aad
so did a number of doatha. Year
by year tha nomber killed in-
ereaipd. with a few sxeeptloai
notgebr during the war when gaso
line rationing drastically-curtailed
drtvter . ^ A
"After Japan surreaderqd apd
gasoline rationing was abandoned,
tetal acMdenta ahot upward. Isi
the first foar or five months of
iMt year, people were being dona
to death in such staggering num
bers that It waa confidently pre
dicted the fatality Ikrt would ex
ceed that for 1841. *80 when I say
that the record for 1848 was ‘pretty
gdod,' what I mean Is that It might
have been much worse,' that the
rlstog curve of fatalities waa turn
ed downward, and that thS num
ber killed In proportion to miles
.driven was aubatantlally less than
In thd year before. l!lie Improve
ment seems to be continuing into
1947*
*Tt Is Signlficunt that the tide
tamed last year fMlowlng tte
Prealdemte Highway Safety con
ference ksld at Washlagton early
te May. Alarmed by the eenselesi
and InsxcnsaWe slaughtsr, Pre^
dent Truman called tefefher tha
gmnora of the states, mayort of
(Please Tnra To Pnge Ten)
CRAZED PARENT BLUDGEONS
TWO SLEEPING CHILDREN
TO DEATH WITH BALL CLUB
Huabnad of Kershaw Gift Runs Amuck in Miami Saloon.
Two Other Vkkima of Gun Blast Near Death
MIt
ITbto Toeg It
84 te
8.1 mila
Mm
Its US8
par acre
Ette 7
wffi
Billups Named
As Councilman
At State Camp
One of the 180 hope eeleeked
tram the high aehooli H SmOi
GmrMiaa to attend the Pahnatto
Boys' State camp, sRoneored by
the Amertein L^on. te Hugh F.
BUlttps of the Camden hteh. school,
te estet te bteng soRdnetad at
Ggplter C^-airpeste^naar Co-
Tbg h«rB get »«Mlr ewn
* gorsflNMate. Meet
ra sotetfli doancR-
^ gag slsa.
gr ihe cnteHli «9r the
to iMwn tte irteolpals
Claude N. Steele, Kerahavf man.
wboae pistol finger pteclpitated
the baXtle of Cook’s Tavern at the
outskirts of Kershaw on the night
of May 11. in which George Catoe,
a tavern employee, was Instantly
killed, was sentenced to 11 years
in the penitentiary by Judge G.
Dunciu^ Bellinger today.
Steele pleaded guilty to a charge
of assault and battery wrlth intent
to kill and carrying s concealed
weapon.
Solicitor T. Pou Taylor made It
plain that In the event Ernest
Trkesdale, Weatgllle youth suc-
cumha to gunshot wounds, that
Steele will be formally charged
with first degree murder.
In the case growing ,oat of
Steele’s arraignment here today,
the solicitor Jixplained that Steele
oottld * hot be tried on a murder
charge in the death of Catoe, as
an FBI ballisttc report ihowed that
the bullet that caused Catoe’s
demise came from the gim of Rufus
Williams, a rural police officer,
who was retamteg the fire of
Steele. Catoe Is alleged to have ran
Into the tine of gup^re when he
sought to flee from the tavem.
Solicitor ’Taylor declared that tests
showed that Truesdale, who la still
in a precarious condition, was hit
by a shot fired by Sfeele.
iKILLSR GIVEN THREE YEARS
Joe Dan Nelson, colored, who on
May 10, fatally ptabbed Andrew
Samuel In frout pf a Rntledga
street basiaess house, withdrew his
plea of not guilty just before hts
trial by jury was to start and was
ghrea three years In the penlten-
ttery.
The case of the state vs. Elisha.
Usha and Willie Harriott, who
ware found guilty last year on a
of aaaault and battery of a
sd ikgretated aature, aad
who apon appeal tq the state su
preiae coait. had the caae sent
back tor another trial, entered
guilty pleas and ware heavily fined
An three wSre charged with aa-
aaulting Karl 8. Smith, planUtlon
foreaian for Dr. A. H. Bhrondou
on Ratlodgo street January 88,1848.
HHalut aad Llaha pleaded gHlty
to tho chargo ssado aad were fteod
each, or gtvua tha aRaraatlve
ot six moalha oa the ehate gang.
WUBe ptetelad gteMy to
aseaalt charge aad was flaed 8188
with aa alteraatlve' of 28 days on
the chain gang.
WIFE SLAYER IS SENTENCED
Willie Groom, who slew his wife
in a gun' dual near their home In
Logoff on May 20 was aantenced
to four yean In the PMltenttery
after pleading guilty.
Lewis Roach. Schoefleld, Who
broke Into a ear bekmglng to Co-
Inmbna Knox when the nttlele
waa parked on Rutledge ctreeL
pleaded guilty und wus given two
years. Sentence was anspeBied and
he was admltteed to prohptlon for
fonr yean.
Richard WUoy, who broke Into
the T. A. Chiistssaa grocery store
omMi^ 18 aad stola aomb eaah aad
groearlas, plaedad guilty aad was
•entanoed to five yaan on tha
road gang. ,
Buddy MMUm, who ploadad guil
ty to eteallag a drOl valaad at
188 fropi the Hasty and Balk Oar
age waa sentenoad W two yean aad
later adarttted to a five year proba;
tloa period.
Landy O. Touag, ebargad with
asaault and battery of a hlitt sg*
gnvkted nature and of earryteg
a coneealad wchpon. pleaded guilty
and waa given a two year soataaco
and later placed on a five year pro
bationary period.
SHERIFF MAKES FINE REPORT
The report o8 Sheriff Gib De-
Bmhl to tha grand jury waa moat
oompnAenslva and detailed. The
sheriff referred te the fact that
the office had been turned over to
him. on January If and that In the
sobaequent interval It had been the
objective of his office to give cov
erage to the entire county. He said
that he had turned about Iff cases
,(Pleasa tarp to page five)
Red light Skips
Draw Fhies AO
Pofin Nab lliem
Dapartiant Bmurs 0owm On
Traffic VioUtars. Drank-
«n Drivsrs Ara Scarad
Camden police struck hard at
red light jnmpen this week and on
Tuesday took bonds tor three of
fenders,' they > being Johnny WU-
Jtenur, K. C. Crawford, Boyd Tay
lor, while Boykin Ssbnond was
nabbed for driving without a
Uoeuae. Salmon potted a'|12 bond.
Will D. Rogers either didn’t see
the red light, or if he did,
do attention td It. But a nearby
bkieooat saw the car go throngfa
the red and flagged the driver add
extracted a |2 bend deposit from
him. .The police also tagged a num-
hqpr at motbrtets Who periled dver*
ijaie te the metered area.
There hss been a pronounoed
daeraase In tha number of dmuk'
Ml drlvlttg 'offenders, duq^ accord
Jag to the police, to the fact that
Aniion DuBose has been
dam oa all
Bethune Picnic
Will Attract Big
Crowd To Village.
SixMi Afinusil Evunt la To Be
Stefod Tkora On Thors^
daf, July 2
A Miami tewurn koepar, 59-]rear-old Ckriat Ruaaell,
huaband of-tbe former Elisabeth Gay of Kershaw, who ia
in jail^kSiMisJ^ after be had killed kia two children with
d pumped bullets into" two neifhbors^
criticaHy woundidg thorn, ia asking for death in the elec
tric chair **so 1 can be nesur my children.** ^
Police .effected the capture of Russell as he pulled
tee trigger of an ompty pistol which ho held agai^ hb
haad,
VV^Ilie Gay, mother of Mrs. RussolL and a ooni
Harry Gay, took a -plane for Miami immodiately after
^7 wm i^ormed of the tragody and took ckargo of
a tho two ehtld^ bringing thorn to Korshaw
for bunak-Mrs. Russell, who has boon Uwing in Norwalk.
Conn., sent notioo that she was on her way to Kershaw, to -
bo praaant at tho funoral.
married life unpleasant
According to information gather
ed at Kershaw, Christ Russell and
Elisabeth Gay were married about
12 years ago in Kershaw. It would
appear that their life became a
series of bickerings and quarrel-
ings, and Rufaell was arreated a
number of times for creating a
nuisance sround the premises of
his in-Iawa i
Just when the couple parted la
not knoWh, and there le alao a
vagueness as to why the two chil
dren, reported to be unnaually
good students in the school at
Miami, were left in the care of the
father, who was engaged In the
saloon buslneas in the Florida city.
A wliw story from Miami quotas
John L. Dess. « Miami city datac-
tlve, who la handling the ease, ss
saying that Rusmll blamed hit mad '
act In the slaying of his two ehU-
drea and the shooting of Mr. sad
Mn. WaUsr L. Wtets on ter UO-
good wifs", s "double crossing
bunch of nslghboru” sad s temd- ^
dlsspms scbuol tsacher."
CRUtN fKtlitt WITH EAY
^ Dsaa ssM that RuMall hla
cbkdran by cmahlng in tbsir sknlla
with a baseball hat tn a room at
the hack ot hts saloon lata Wednas-
day nlghL H# la thbn allegsd to
have gone next door to tha real
•atate office of the Wolfse where
he emptied hit gun at the realtor
sad his wits. The Wolfes wars rw
erttlesl cotefittea s| 4
tsl
mi tSrWoIfte"iteite
to^MYs appeared agatast RuaseB
In juvenile court oh Friday oa a
complaint that he was sot a fit
father to have custody of the chil
dren. They were prefmred to tae-
tlfy that he abuaed them aad naad.
obscene and profane language to
ward them.
It also developed that RusasU’s
wife, Blsabett (he eallMl her
Betty), had started divorce psp-
eeedlngs against Mm last Nuvem-
bar but that the final dsorss had
not been issued as yet
Miami police have laeued four
wayrsats against Russstl, two
rimrglng rauriw In |hs first de-
graa for the slsylng of the two
children and two disrglng aasanlt
with intent to mnrier for the shoot-
bte W tte WMfes.
The sixth annual Bethune com
munity picnic, quite the biggest
picnic event of its kind In the
Palmetto state, will be held in tha
progressive litUe Kershaw county
community on Thuraday, Jhly 2,
S^d it wUl be an all-day affair
Congressman J. P. Ricbarda of
the Fifth district Is to be the
speaker of the day and he^ will
address the assembled ttonssnds
of people at 11:|0 a. za. Benhtor R.:
M. Kennedy and Mayor F. K. Me-
Corkle of tMs city sra axpactad to
be heard iif expreaaions of laleet-
tatton to tte cttlsena of Bethnne.
Harold Booker of LhaoMter wlU
also be beard.
The affair Is to be ih the nature
of a basket picnic and those from
near and ater who plan on atteud-
teg ara urged to bring heeifing
bnakets of things to esL 'rheas
will be placed on long tables and
tha guqste win help themsahrea.
; An invitation his been extended
he paaaant aad glue n ppQgmm
oi music during the uftenioon.
Those in charge of tte picnic
declare that the public of the pouu
ty and state are invited to attend
In the evening a barbecue dinner
will be served In tte Mays pa
vilion. '
The Bethune eommuhity picnic
was started back In 1841 when so
many World War 2 warriors were
in training. It waa the tita# of tba
First Arpiy manenvars and the
good people of Bethune arranged
the affUir for the purpoee of
fmteg recrmUlaa and entertnih
ment to tt# service men in the
aree. Now that th^ war ia over
the -picnic is still being given with
Wmr^ War No. I heroes aa gdeats
of honor.
ea. ana nu wue
ndad ported In n <
imArnuijiom
mn If
McGrew Enters
Cmmell University
For Grad Work ,
CriuHh Sekools Tradb And'
Indnglrktl Education
nr TakM
Coorua
(Pleas# turn to pngs (our)
Frank Rector.
Takes Over As
Jaycee Leader
Junior Ckanibiw Plans To
Campaign For A PuUk
Swimming Pool
Judge
Q. E. McOrew, eo-ordlhator and
woodwork teacher of the Camden
City Schools, left Thursday (or
Uhica, N. T., where he has en
rolled at Cornell University for
graduate work in trade and indus
trial edneation and personnel man
agement.
Mr. McGrew has been (Identified
with the Camden city sc
gram since 1927, with the excep
tion of the four years that he was
In war service in the tTnlted States
army. Prior to entering the service
he was also director of - defense
training activities In the Camden
high school. Rls classes won many
firsts In state competition.
Mr. McCrew waa also chairman
of the steering committee for trade
and industrial camping activities.
Mr. McGrew's ability was re
cently recognised by the Camden
Jugior Chamber of Commerce when
he was presented srith .the dis
tinguished service award.
Mrs. Dollie Talbert
Qf Bethune Passes
Mrs. Dollie TalberL TS. widow
of T. B. Talbq^ died at her home
last Wadsmaday nlittt at Bethune
after 11 weeks illness.
Fnneraf services were conducted
at 11 o’clock Friday morning from
Bethany Methodist charch.
She is survived by One son, OlUe
Talbert of Blshopvlj^; two dauitt*
tars, Mrs. Lola GnrdMr of Be-
ttuna and Mrs* R. T. Farmer of
SnmmerrfilA agd three slsterB.
Mrs. T. (Sattei^ Rafiy at Blshop-
bmaaMra. Lun Rogers and
Elisa Wbtldns of Bsttgna.
Mr#,/
"r- *■
te tegtaRln
jNW," • W
At a meeting of the Junior
Chamber of Commerco held .Tues
day evening Frank Rector took
over as new president.
Line Woodcock presented the
outgoing preeldent, Frank Mont*
g<)ihery> with a silver cup In ap-
eciation of club members (or,his
ffteient admioiatration of Ghazu-
ber affalra during tte past ysAr.
The club disenssed tte zmed o''
improv^ recreational ffcoilltles and
the enlarging of the project ■ in
Oamden. One of the ttema vitally
needed is a pnbllo swimming pooL
It la proteWa that one M’Htte
year’s projects of the Jaycee group
will be the InangurEtiou of a enm-
palgn to have auch a pote pro
vided. *
sat
Flag Race Is
Getting l^ght
•S
4- .
/ \
Aa a result of Monday night
games in'the Palmetto loop, five
teams are drawn ziearar togettar
in the flag raoe,
.'The Lake City Truekezs tnmad
back the Sonoro team of Harts-
ville. Then on Tnesday CsmteQ
trounced the Sonoco outfit 7 1i6 8.
On Monday Btehopville handed Ben-
pettsvlUe a 8 to 8 defeat. On Tn«s-
day tte Rumter defeated Lake City,
while Floreilce trounced Beonetts-
vllle*
BA^KS WILL BE CLOSED
\Tbe pnklie wUl pUmm telte
aotku teat kotli Thm - Cem I
Tba Fim
■ tiA,
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