The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 05, 1947, Image 3
gaHHi UBiqnBy Ste Many
jKyifflODB b Past Two Years
,-pm»0«« Many
' fiab Of
, t aimcmouiy ot
flra bnslnata
l^jSnKien wltirfn^ ItJJ
flmis to
'’Sii typ«* ^ senricea a:id
i» emptoybig anntod SO people.
.CITY EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPLY CO.
a ^ StfwicM SQulpment and Supply
^ ^ 90mGwe Company la located on the old ^
ton platform between East DeKalb
and Bast Rntledge. Tbe firm deals
in all typ^ of bnUdlng materials
and snppliss.
The firm began (deration to No*
vember, 1145. and at the proasnt
Is under the management of Prod
Thomas. The firm employs two
people.
L. I. QUION FLOUR AND FEED
DIVISION
The L. L Onion a CSompany ope*
rates a wholesale iobbewi dhrlskm
which deals to flonr and feeds. This
dlTlsioa of the Qulon oompany
came into being to Jium^ IMT, and
is housed to offices acroas from
the city offices on Bast Rathidge
htreet
digfs Team Is mana^ of this
dhrlsion which operatea daltrary
trucks which cotst IS oouatiCa to
the state. The fhrm employs two
people to the offleea.
PALMED ^RAQE
The Palmetto Oarage was open*
street. At the praent time the firm
ed by Uie Gnkm company to
March. 1S4T, oa South Market
glUctt of the constmctton! street D. O. Bowers is Ip eharge
loeat^ at 10S4 Broad of this dhrislon. The garage em*
■ tsuckinq company
"Ji« Trucking Company
In Septamhar.
^ iA k^dQuartgra ow the coo*
Kf titlsifa and Market atraato
K iSSeM Is msMipw and
tfpinys MX peopla,
* hag four tmcka dotoS
‘•gSce moTlng and haaltog
PfS^nsed in connection
kahw Oa*®® Intereata.
ulON CONSTRUCTIOII CO.
Construction dbmpany
of the largest and
iT ^ construction eoutp*
the sUte. TWa 9”®
r^rstkm in September, 1S4f,
lETtype of road buildtog
and dam construction
P/tf other similar typaa ad
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE. CAMQEN, EOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. EEFTEMEER 8. 1^7
ploys four people and doaa all
type <rf geaeral r^atr vock oa
sntonKddles aad tracks.
QUION FILLING STATION
Tke filling station ea the corner
of Ratlgdge and Market streets be
gan opetotion under the Onion coas-
paw^ February of 1M7. TU ata*
tkna carries a complete line of
Shell products.
The statlim la mawagad hy John
Linder and emidoys two people
Antioch School
Opens S^t 3
The board of truatees through
Supt. B. B. Urtogaton annovnoe
the opening of Antioch school Mon*
day, September 18, at • o*eloek.
Bus Bchednlea ahd routes will be
as uauaL
Camden In "Bug
TownTInLaJte
Afiernoone
With the **nat seastm” here,
Camden has literally been a ‘‘bog
town or nat town** to the late aftet^
notms aad erenings durtog the last
week. Thonsanda upon thownds
of tiny white nets seem to come
from nowhere to fill the ahr, corer-
ing wtodMil^ds. window and porch
screens, and to general make life
nacomfortabie for Camdra citl
PAGE THREE
FRANK’S DRUG STORE
★ ★ ★
%We Congratulate All NEW FIRMS
Who Huve Joined Us In Making Ker
shaw County Our Business Home,
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★ ★ ★
Support your Junior Chamber of Commer^
hy attending
KERSHAW COUNTY NIGHT
CAMDEN and KERSHAW COUNTY-^
mA Good Plaee To Wgrk
•A Good Place To Lhe
★ ★ ★
We eongraUdate all of the many
NEW BUSINESS FIRMS and
wMthym success in their business.
★ ★ At
CITY LAUNDKY & CAMDEN DEY
CtEANW
'■r.r
Phone 17
Street
Edward 1h(«q^
Mns Award At
Music School
Edward Thompson, son of .Mrs.
J W. Thompson, haa returned
home after spending eight weeks
at Deerwood Adirondack music
center on Up^jpwr Saranac Lake,
N, Y.
This summer the school wss
filled to cagaclty with 175 students
from 10 states.
Arthur Rodxinsii was musical
adTlsor to tke school. Vlsdimir
Padwa, of the first pbmo quarteL
who had recently Joined the Deer-
vrood facolty, conducted a mastar
tm tor thu adnoaoed ^mo stu*
deetOr-
The Deerwood choir of 160 roioes
directed by Sherwood Kales gars
weekly concerts at Harriet’s town
haU la Saranac Lake in conjunction
with tke Adirondack Symitoony or*
eheetra.
August 81, an outstanding pro*
gram of maale eUmaxed tk# seriea
of Mgkt ooBcerts which wmre pre-
•anted bslora A raeord attendanoe.
The thrae soloists tor the occa*
sioB were Mary Oarnett Poarch.
soprano; Darii Rudd, base, and
Edward Tkompami. baritone.
At tha cloalng exercise of Deer-
woo^ Bdward was presented with
a medal giren by the school to the
student to the senior dlrlsion mak
ing the most schieTement in music
for the school term.
He will resume hi sstudiea at
the TJnlrersity of South Carolina
when fall classes begin this month
Professor Quits
Fishing-^Raises
Large Peanuts
Prof. C. T. Baldwta, Camden high
school princlpaL has giren up
fishing, his belored pastime, to
raise' peanuts. Prof. Baldwin was
kind enough to bring us some hott
ed this week, and being the Is^ireet
nuts we hare seen we measured
one from curiocity. This “goober"
measured two and a quarter inches
to Isngth. with a circumference of
three taches. Professor explained
that the fish weren’t biting, so he
started raising peanuts Instead of
fishing.
PLANNINQ BOARD HAS
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Rbllicha^Mahoi^ Motor
Has Kaiser
Naiioi^
‘FVazer^
Houaod In N«w Modorn
BuUdmc Om East RntMfo
The Meliichamp-Mahoney Motors
offers sales and serrices for
Kalaer-Fraser automobttss aad Is
Co.
les Agency Here
owned and operated by L. R. Metti-
champ and Dallas J. Mahoney Sr.
Located in a new building on East
Rutledge street, this conc«m em
ploys 11 people.
Mr. Mellichamp serred in the
Marine Corps before coming to
Camden,. while Mr. Mahoney was
connected with the city polico de-
partment for a number of yean.
The motor company operates a
modern up-to-date swrlce depart
ment as well as a sales dlTlsion.
The firm was actlyated on January
28, 1147. At the present time there
are three reterans taking training
at this firm under the O. L Bill of
Rights.
DriYB Carolvlljr—3ay« a lifa
a hand imall of the industrial
development but K hat assist*
sd many of the new industries
from the time they bcesme in
terested until production began.
"Let us take a theoretical ex
ample of how the board functions.
Through our advertising and pub
licity programs, we receive to*
riniries about locations in the state.
We present to the prospect all
avattaUe data on labw snpptr. re*
sources, power, water, transporta-
tkm, taxes, baildtogs. sites aad aay
oUier taMMrmaCioit tkk prospeet fe-
gtflres.
"It is against the policy of tboj
board to pl^ a specific site for
prospective industry. Ordinarily
several conununttlse pessess all
the necessary gaaUfieatleaa for aa
industry and tke ftaal okoioe is left
to tke industry tevittved. fVsqaeat-
y the prospect Inspeets several
sites and tovestigatsa oarefally
local atUtndas and local eondltiOBS
before maktag tha final deelskm."
Nr. Csopsr said that the board'
s careful to dlseoorage tedas-
M that were eoasldsiad aado*
slrable. It la carefaL also, to do
netktag that would dianipt propsr
existlnt relatiOBshlps.
"It is ear praotiee to consider
oar established manatoctarers aad
to do nothing which would ho kara*
fal to them."
ttreesiag the ImpeHaaee ef
leeal work and Heal eeepem*
tiofi. he saM that the beard en-
eeuraged ths ootnmuiilty to
takh atoek ef Itoelf, to de
termine Its labor supply, to
iavestlgato Ito natural
ssurtes aad to aauartMa the
types ef ladusiry for which R
le fitted end thooe typeo which
are net suited.
"An indastiT may be' wMaited
for ons commnnlty hvl at aaotkf
iooaUty to the atate tke oeadiHoas
may be IdeeL All oaa profto
through proper tocatfoa.
"tt eheuld always be borne
in mind that any plant which
leeatco In any OmM® Carolina
community really helpo an.
scctione ef the atoto. A nsw
plant at Camden benefits,
Charleston and QrssnvtQs Just
as a nsw facotry at Orange
burg >• ot Indireet benefit to
Andetaon cr Camden or Rook
HIIL
"It Is particularly Important for
communities to asaame aa obUgSi*
tloa to work with todastry aad to
keep It happy after tt haa been m-
tabUabed and Is opsrattof."
DEFENSE AND VICTORY-—
(Conttoned from page one)
Iftt aad Decembm 7, IMl,
World War Victory —d»U to
vtos betwesB tke period of
bar 7. IMi. aad Pto«mkar tt
lf48: Myron W. Tapper, ReNsM:
Oeorge Kecoan. latoot*
Lewis Miade. mm H.
Orady Moore aad Rfnlwd Cels.
Camden.
The lellowtai reeelvad the
World Wkr 'Victory medal: Rev. O.
F. Moatganeery, Mrs. CHhd# W. Bi
den, Joseph W. JeMkhm. Bngh P.
Mattkewn, Barney O. Oertor, Wm
Naaey C. Tapper. Cbailee P. Loriek.
Jr.. John C. Bliiclalf. Gtarenee E.
CihHetmaa and Caleb O. ICoraegay.
▼otorgas who are onnlifled to nr
oelve either or both of theee
awarde. dhoald contoet the Oolam-
hla. a C.. Army Reentfttag OCfioeA
Upon preeeatatloa of a dieebarge{
ete.. arraafeaMniB «W
to pr^totoloa of Mto toMlili by
THE HOFFER COMPANY
Jewelers and Optometrists
CAMDEN, S. C
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COMPUMENTS OF
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY
OUR YOUNG ENTERPRISES
and Working for a BETTER Community
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**It P,y, To Shop At P—uioy*,
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WE WELCOME
THE NEW BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
that ham come to
Camden And Kerehaw Countit Recently
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and hope your business venture will be
a successful one.
We Csngmtulate the Camden
Jaycees on ihdf efforts to honor
theoe newcomers tomghty Fridayp SspL 5,
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