The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 09, 1948, Image 1
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CAMD£fl» SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1948
NumlMr 43
gac
jiy Bequests
de In Clark
lliams WiB
ProridM Tluit Widow
lall Hot* Life Use Of
Lindon Homo—Churchea
et Gifts
le will of the late Clark
iams, a former member
tie Camden winter col-
provides that his wife,
Amma Plater Williams.
1 have life use of *‘Ced-
and Pines”, his winter
e located about 14 mileil
1 Camdmi and also of the
ly home at Greenwich,
!•
luests listed In the wUl In-
1 “$250 to St Phillips chnrch,
len and $260 to St John's
h. Spring HUl, 8. C." He
10 to the First Coogretntionsl
h of Cansndslgns. N. T.
) Ontario Coantj TimesJonr-
if cansddsigns, N. T., In Its
of January 2, carried the fol-
g story concerning the filing
r. Clark’s will in Ontario
M will of the tate Clark Wn-
, former resident ol Can*
gua and a member of one of
county's most distinguished
les, has been receired for fll*
1 the office of Surogate Proa,
r. Henry,
r. WUMams died in Oreen-
Conn., on December It, 1I4<.
• sge of 71 years. His wifi,
ing 21 typewritten legsl pagea
nclndhig 71 Separate tWQaests,
luubated in Greenwich os De*
er 22. IMC.
r. WlIliaaBi’ niece is Mrs.
Kirkham McKaelBHe. who
at 29 aibson straeC. Canan
s. By tha teran of the will
8 bequeathed an antograidied
of the Clark family htnory
i was writtsr by Mr. Williams^
»r, Mrs. AbH^ Clark WO*
. Mr. Williams* war medals
ling his Crom of Lsglos. sad
Tapbook of World Wsr I.
rs. MoKechnto is alee t .
Bank, the WtlUams* fsn^
irty on Csnandaigoa Isks In
)wn of South BristCL
r. vmilsms through twms s<
rill, gsre $19,000 to the First
regstionsl (diarch of . Canan
a. He stipulated that Is
1 the creation of a load to lM|
I the AbigaU Clark WUIlamS
r. WtlUams also left the soM
,000 to R6t. Lewis T, RcHed,
irst, Mass., a formar
seal Congregational cl
’he will providas tlwl.
lliams’ wife, Mrs, Af***
iter Wiiliams, ahnU IwvsVfe
of ths family Iwmas
tenwich, Cons., and at Cam
I, 8. C. She is afss ts ra
ve, the will etIpulaSss, an
lusl sum of ta
ller with inoesM reoeived
m real estats and all par-
si propsftlea In these
MS.
sides his bequest to tha Con*
tlonal church hers Mr. WU*
gsre the sum of IMS to 8t.
ps chnrch in Camden, 8. CL
1250 to 8t John's chan-h at
I Hill, s. C. The poya’ cinb
ew York, in which Mr. WR*
was deeply interestod. was
a bequest of $10,009.
r. Williams' secretary, Char*
B. Simpson, giran tha
)f $10,000 to cortinne the
'esaenden Clarke WUd Fl<nr<
etiUon. Mrs. Stimpsmt Was
Dequeathed the'sum of 92S,009
ras glTen the use of Mr. Wtt-
' hunting lodge at Newbero
Ont.
his other bequests—number-
more than 50—Ifr. Williams
mbered s wide array of urmy
is, close acquaintaneea In New
City and members of hli
hold staffs,
le size of Mr. Williams* ea>
is not definitely statod, Tht
of his bequests add to tStO,*
He had use during his life*
of income derired from
1,000 trust fund established by
int, the late Mrs. FtederliA^ p.
ipson. for the Mew Tork 2oo
d society. He was iradVlHit
of substantial real attate in*,
from New. Tork propisrttag In
9th and 40th street blocks op
>on arenue.
r. WUllsms was the non of'
N. and AhigaU Qark WO*
Oeorge N. wnUams studied
n a y(nmg yuan but kngaged
s banking Imalneaa in Cmmoik
It.,?®'*®* hia mature yearu.
viiiiams and Bamau bank wan
orernnner of the McEeehiila
which to turn waa thu fore-
*■ of the presMt Ontario Coun-
ost company.
> mother was the youngant.
w of Oorernor Myron HoUy
, chief execntlre to tho Mate
IW4 to, 1859. Ooyemor Clark
he last exeenUre elected by
party to the'state.
[Jfern Lowern
VTock Levels
[ *
Southern Railway haa had a
wew of men at work thin
leering the terula Of thn
at the Bpot where
c«>saea the
Frank Spencer,
GM Enthusiast,
Has 92nd. Birthday
Capt Frank Spenoer was 92
years eld on last Sunday. Jan
uary 4. and in honor of the oo-
eaalon a birthday party waa
tendered Mm by Mrs. Spencer
and Mm, W. B. Whiuker.
Captain Spencer,_ f(M-mer1y of
Springfield, Maae^' now makes
- hia home in Camden. He haa
always been a golf enthusiast
and ha has numerous trophlee
which he won In his younger
days M tha Kirkwood eourae
In Camden.
He has played the Pinehurat
eouree with Walter Travis,
then the amateur champion of
the country.
Ho is atili intereeted in golf.
Capt. and Mra. Spenoer live
at 41S Cheetnut atreet.
Uaim AddiUmial
Yotiiig Precincts
Needed In Camden
Tw9 More Democratic Clube
Are Siif tested In Order
To Expedite Coimtiiif Of
Votes In Electitm
Town and
County....
* In Camden Ho^tital
City Recorder ARleou DaBose la
to the Camden hoaidtal suffering
from an attack of fin.
• Coairt In Feliniary
Ttie next term of court to be held
in Camden will be the court of
general aeaeioBa, whi^ will (xm-
vene on Monday, February 16
' Near At Dillon
Alvin R. Moseley, who at one
time operated the Ivy Lodge here,
is BOW owner and operator of the
Wheeler hotel to DlUon. *
• Mr. MeUan 111
A. F.* McLean of the McLean
Hardware company la ill at his
home to Florence, trimids will re>
grat to laam.
* Mr. Ricikafds Haro
Represeatathre J. P. Rlchardp of
the Plfth eongremional district was
a viaitcr to Camden Tnesday after
noon. He was was accompanied by
Mrs. Richards.
Agitation for the forma
tion of two more Democratic
cluhs in Camden in order to
expedite the counting of bal
lots in elections has been be
gun and it is expected that
when the Kersnaw County
Democratic committee meets
this spring it will be asked
to .authorize same.
It is reimlled by those who are
urging the additional (Unba that in
the last election two years ago the
count of Club No. 2 at St. Mary's
Hall was not concluded until near
ly 11 o'clock at night and many
public spirited men and women
gave helping hands at (Xiuntlng tha
rotes' both at the court house and
at St. Mary’s Hall.
Ten or 12 years ago Camden had
only one Dem<x;ratic club and
Thomas Ancrum was president
Ueallsing thst with so many voters
in Camden a long time'was neces
sary to count the votes, R was de*
cided to hare two clubs and
* Mbs Stnnwt HI -
Miss Mabal Stamss, aaatatant to
the -pastor of the First Baptist
chnrMi, is ill at her horns in Ashe
ville, N. C., friends will Vagrst to
Isara. She wfll probal^ be away
from the dtar for some two weshs
• H>t Fnmi Hospital ^
Ikisada of -Bal^ flhannea of tha
First NStlooal Bank wUl bo da
ted to know that
wad aafflMeatly frogi an opera-
tioa which hs recently ‘underwent
at Daks hospital to ratnm to his
home here sad that ha is gattlag
along nIoMy.
To Tako Rottsnui
Couaty AndltiW rred M. Ogtmra
is praparlag to aiaka hia aminal
pUlprimaga over tha ooanty teat tike
parpoaa of takiag tax ratams. He
will he at Kershaar, Fsb. 2 to 8;
Bethana, IM. 1; Westvhla, FMx
6: Liharty^ Hin. Feb. 9; Blaaey,
Feb. 19, aad Mt PIsgah, Feb. 12.
J. Lee Davis, president Na
tural Bridge, Inc., wap a visitor
to the dty Tuesday night Ha was
acoompaaled tr Mrs. Davit
they Wide gussts at the Manor
oYemight Mr. Davis is a promin
ent Methodtot layman and la a
traktes of smory nniveralty, At
lanta, Oa. Hs Is president of the
company which owns the Natnral
Bridge to.V1rgtBia.
s **Cato littio Now Yoor”
On New Tear’s Eve nl^t some
tourists passing through the dty
and stopping over night at a local
tourist horns came to exclamlng
about the “cute little New Tear“
they had seen q$. the top of a
steep^, a^ commenting that they
had nevet’seen,anything like that
befewe. Investlgatl(m disclosed the
fact that they WM-e referring te the
figure of Kl^ Hdgler on the dty
ball tourer. They thooidit that it
was something that had Jnd been
pat up fiw the evening.' ^
Subscription List
Of The Chronicle
Is Growing Rapidly
The rapMfy srewlhb tiM ef
peW suheerihere te -The
Chroniele luw made/R
aary that etraet aalea of tha
pafwf be eeaftiied te thoee eoM
St Ths Chrenlsls efftse.
Many asw aiihasrlbara are
hsing added eaeh week and, ef
esOree. the flret eMIfallen ef
thO paper It to tee thgt these
regOiar auhasrthira are takch
care ef. ,
/ The neweprifit ahortage haa
iM^ It wsossapry fer ue to
take evary prseautlsfi ageliist
any wasts ef paper. Thsrefere
only enough extra papera are
nm df f or etraet saiee m aw
figure arkt meet tht demand.
Seme weeks tha demand may
be a little bit heavier than
othere end It nwy be that la
theae weshi wa 4My aelf oiit
befere ell ef thee«. who dee*va
to parehaaa one geto It. hut aa
a aanaraF nila thare art
dividing line at Laurens street was
decided upon. Democratc Club No.
1 was formed south of Laurens
street with Sam Karesh as presi
dent and Club No. 2 north of Laur
ens street with Thomas Ancrum
as preddent
Those who are plngMng for two
additional dubs now anggeat that
Club No. 1 should include mil of
the town south of DeKalb street;
Club No, 2 between eDKalg and
Laurens streets; Clnb No. 2 be
tween Laurens end Chestnut streets
end Club No. 4 all (rf the town north
of Chestnut street.
With four Dmnoeratlc clube elec
tion reanlts ahould be known to
Camden by 9 o’clock at night, if
not eaitler, aad the heavy work
on the shoulders ef the volunteer
workers would be better dibtrl.
buted.
Health
Work
By Dr. Htou^iries
br. A. W. Rumphriee, head ot
the Keralmw county health departp
luent, reviewed the work of that
department to a talk to the Cam
den Klwaals clnb on Taesday. He
SUM that the department nmight
not only to core disease but alao
to greuent It
The splendid record that haa
been made to stamping out sudi
diseasea aa aatallpox thr(»ugh vac-
dnation waa touched upon by the
speaker and he alao tdd of the
progreas whkdi haa been made la
Ightlag venereal disaasss.
Although his dme was limited.
Dr. Huatphiies gave a splendid
review of the activities of the
health department.
Dr. Jee Brunson was program
^airman aad tatroinoed toe
Work On
New Store Rotmi,
Dekalb Street
e -
To Be Occqpiedl Bf Sporte
Goods Coneeni And
Be Very Modem in EvMy
Pertkiiler ^
Work was bijpin this
week on, the consttBction of
a modem store roem on De-
Kalb street on Rbs lot ad
joining the Sarsfieid Hotel
Coffee Shop. The new build
ing. which will bs 70 feet
hi depth and 20 fsM wide is
expected to be ready for oc
cupancy in F^imacy.
The building will le in
daeign and appearaaqs to the
ilarsfleld Hotel Coffee. Kiop. The
!ront will be of bhiop porcelatm
and will have heavy
The interior wiU be
knotty pine with till
sound-proof ceiling.
When completed ths
be occupied by Sh
Rhsme, Inc., who will Its^a one of
the finest and most roiipl^ sport
shops in the Carbltnaa. Ths com-
lany which wiU be compo^ of
Joe Sheffield and Clarkson Rhsme,
wlH'earry a complete line of sport
ing goods and etaipBMBt and will
also have a senrieing unit tor sport
ing equimaent The store will be
under the nunageunto ot Mr.
Rhsme.
This makes three new boslneas
buildings now tinier ooustmctkm.
tbe building to be ooespled by toe
Col(miaI Stores -end toe new
theater building being the other
twtj.
Plans Made For
49 P-
Polio Campaign
In Hus County
National Orgaaiaatkn Will
Ham To Cm AtiditioMi
AM la TUa CooBtr Non
Ob Aocoart or CaoM
Name Co-Chairman
Hosintal Auxiliary
IfemberMp Drive
Mre, Leon Sohloeburg and
Mrs. F. Ol Qoodale have been
named oe-ehairmen fer ths
memherehip drive of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of tho
Camdon hospital.
The~memberahip drTve' will
be eondueted this month and
furthor announeomonts rogard-
ing dotalla of tho oamo will b#
nMMlo ohortly.
The annual dues te tho
auxiliary art $1JX) and ovary
one is Invited te Join tlR In*
torosting and wo^whllo or-
ganisatiea.
doors,
bed with
floor and
ildtogwIR
eld and
Heavy Loss Is
SniMUyJlloniiiig
Stodc Of Grocary Stem On
Broad Street la Totally
Destroyed At Estimated
Lom Of $l(h000
New Surfacing
On Highway No.1
Is Called Rough
Chief Highway Mngtnoer C. R-
McMillan says that there are a few
sections on U. S.. Hl^way No. 1
where new highway suftaetog is be
ing carried ont, that have the ap-
pearaaoe of .being leatf
Motaelats uetog toe iMhway de-
dare that the hitonsRr toR only
has the sppearanse
for tW^Marctf of
Diin^smpsign in Kershaw
eoaB^.Wsre discussed st s
meeting of officers of the
Kershsk oounl^ chaptei of
the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis heldjig
Wednesday morning, !»•
campaign will open on Jan- V»Il80u Dj Fire
uary 16.
The meeting Wedneidsy was at
tended by Julian S Martin, South
Carolina representative of the Na
tional Foundation, who atreased
the importance of the campaign to
this couaty this year.
It waa revealed at ths meet- '
Ing that there have baen five
eases of polio in Kershaw
oounty within ths last three
months and that as-a rssutt ths
county will have to get eddl-
tienal funds from the national
foundation. One of the eacea
la a woman SO years old.
Boxes will be plsed in placet of
buaineee all over the ebnuty as is
tha usual custom and the school
children of the connty will sganl
be called upon to make contrlbu-
tlonA
Cooperatiem of the theaters of
the oounty will again be adied.
The Kershaw county chapter wUl
retain 50 per cent of the money
laised throdto the campaign -to
provide tbe aid. required by poUo
victims regardless .of age, race,
creed or color. Aaslstance Includes
paymea* for hosphaltsation, medl-
cal, Bunrfng and. phyalcml therapy
aervkm, orthopedic appUances and
transportation to and from hos
pitals aad clinics.
Vhera a ooanty has an oatbreak
ot p(dio the Nattonal FDondaUoa
steps in and otters unlimited aid.
The county chapter also provides
rseplrators, thsrapeautfe e<inlp-
nmot and other apparataa needed
by fnstitutions in the treatment o'
polio patients.
The Nadoaal ‘Potfb FOanitatioii
leads, directs, Mkl names tha fight
isUol aad to dadleatU to
Usher Myers, the new president,
preMded for the llrat time.
Mexican Violiiiist
riU Give Concert
At Matlier Jan. 21
hi- toe interest of tater-Amcrican
eattnral understandtag between
Mexlee and the United Statee.
Ppmor Marti violinist, snd Gnnhild
JnBsson. plaatet, will , present a con-
cart to Mather’s suditorlom, Jan-
naiy 21 at 2 p. m.
Tha program will feature a va
riety of music by composers of the
weatsra heoatoqtoere. teclndlag folk
songs aa well aa setocUona by such
modem writers as Winiara Oraat
SUU. Janaae Boyd, Carlos (Msves
of Megleo aad TUlalOboa of Brasil
Both Senor Marti and hto wife.
^oa|e^‘
alU and tha i6ad taadiigi to toe
river bHdge toe new surfacing to
rou^, despha the statement of Mr.
McMUlaa that there era places
that look rough to-toe aye beeauee
of toa stone la the mix shoaring on
the anrfacn
Tha surfactog on U. 8. No. 1 to
being done to aeetlona. that la, a
strip win be pot .to. while traffto
(mrries on the other aide ef the
highway. Tha reaalt haa been that
there to a smaR rUge where the
seettona Join. whWh eaasea drivers
lo watch their atop camtaRy as
tola ridge, acccffdliig to aeveral
motorists, has a tendency to cause
the cars to swerm
Slaves Myst»y -
(K Bunung Plane
Sheriff Qlh DeBmhl has coma
through with an axplaaation of
tha bomtog alrplana which a local
mfcw .thought he saw.
‘It was a plane an right”, says
the sherirf. “but it did not crash
and it waa not on tire. The bright
glare was a biasing flare thst later
was thrown ^m the plane. T%ese
flares were Rued during the world
war and are still used when a i^ne
pilot seeks to find out what sort
of terralna he to orer.”
We^’s Calendar
. , I-,./.—
Friday, Jan. 9
American Lsglon Anxiltory at
home of Mrs. Grayson Shaw, 4 p. m
Sunday, Jan. 11
Servk^ee to sdl churdh at .U:1K
a. m. ;
Polo, Camden va Boatorlck
toe conqaaet of the dtoeaag. Ill Thomaa A. Chrtolam eetiBu^il
iniMgiimtoa and naadfeee^hhe losTab hitweea WW;
through grants to labormteilea, ami-*
'-ersttlea and other orgaaisatioae—
Fire which is believed to
have started from defective
electric wiring gutted the
T. A. Christmas store on
lower Broad street Sunday
momlBg causing an , an
nounced loss of $10,000 to
the building.
Two aoldlera passing toe store
near the comer (»f Broad and Boll
■treeto at 1:20 o'clock to the mom-
tog aaw imoke pouring from
around the roof aad noUfled the
fire department
Ths buUdtog wes a furnace of
tlame when the department reach-
ed the Bceae. Several lines of hose
were laid and thousanda of gallona
of water poured Into the Mastog
building. 'The fire waa under con
trol to an hour but the building
and contents had been gutted, the
only salvage betng some expensive
mschtoery used to the meat nuu*-
het section, whMi can be recon
ditioned.
The bolldtog and stock waa
owned by Thomas A. Christmas
and the store was under the man
agement of a orether, W. H. Christ
mas. The latter locked the Store at
19:20 Sfturdap night
Delegation
County Citizens
Attend. Meeting
.. I
AgviMm Prea«tol TiMir-.
Requests Funds At
Joipt Meeting Of County
Beard And Deiegatum
Citizens of Kershaw coun
ty are invited to attend a
joint meeting of the Ker
shaw county legislative dele
gation and the Kershaw
county board of directors to
be held on next Monday
morning at 10 o’clock at the
court house. At this meeting
requests of the various coun
ty agents for funds for tiie
coining year will be re
ceived.
The delegation has asked that
citlsens of the county appear to
present their views on couaty ex-
jmnditures or sny other matteA of
totereat
Each agency aakfng approprta-
ttona has been aaked by the ooun
ty delegation to present a written
financial statement covering iti
ueeda, service-and amount of other
available funds and expmidttares
for the past year.
"Theae statements are necessary
for tbe Intelligent consideratton of
appropriations”, ssld the delega-
1
• i' t -'11
, ^ .5. ——JK
The Kenhaw county delegation
to the General Aeaembly la com
posed of Senator R. M. Kennedy.
Jr., and Representatives Otoytor
Arrant and Arthur Jonea.
Representative Arrent, who to a
member of toe waya aad means
committee, haa been attending
meetings of that committee this
week in CcHnmUn.
Important BUla
Bofort AaoenMy
Ityehew <x>nBty members of toe
Soath Carolina General Asaembty
are rei|dy for the opening ot the
anoaal seaeton on nest Tnesday,
Jannary II, at noon. Many mat-
tem of vital totereat wUl oome be-
fere the body and Umm to mueb
nnftotohed boslneas from the sge-
tlon of leal year to coafroni the
3 p. m.
Tuesday, Jan. IS
Wikanto dub Inncheon. Thomas
NflMon, are arttots to their ovmlTaTarB, 1 p.
{Md. aad combine their persnnstve
nraelcal tMents In a program hi^
lighted hr laterpretatloxis from rich
aad exdUag Latin aad Amertoaa
literature.
Thursday, Jan. 16
Rotary dnb Inacheoa.
Tavern. 1 p. m.
Junior Chamber of Oommeree,
BuafleM hotel. T:t0 p. ni.
a nationwide program of reaeamh
4nto tha, cause, prevention end cure
of potlomyeUtls. It asstota local
(diaptsra to epidemic emergenci^
advances additional funds when
needed. mobUisee and dtopntches
eqaimneat, materials and technical
personnel to atrlcke** areas.
Arthur Stokes Is Shairman of the
Kershaw oounty chapter; Floyd
Boykta. vice chalrmaa; Mra. W. 0.
iSalmond, secretary, and Dr. A. W.
Humphrlen, treaanrer.
Harold Booker to campaign chair
man and Mrs. Ralph Stevenson. Jr.
coalrman ot the wonKcn’s dlvtohm.
Jan. 15 Ditodline
For Mating ^
Tax Declarations
Hie deedltoe for filing declara
tions of estimated tax returns to
Jannary If, and it te amtonneed
that R. L. Nesmith and B. G. Dee-
champ ot the Collector of InUrnal
:ievenue’s office will be to Cam
den on next Tnesday aU day rt the
<x>ttrt hemae or the purpose of as
sisting Kershaw county taxpayers.
Farmers are required to either
rile an estimated tax return or a
ilnal tax return for 1247 on cr be
fore January IS. Gther ^payere
who have filed a- deelarattbn of es
timated tax and since have found
that will have 20 per cent .more In-
<x>me for 1947 than was reported
orlginsUy will be required to make
an amended estimate or file a final
return on or before Jannary 15.
Rotarians Have
Quiz Dn United
Nations Charter
GIRI5 WIN, BOYS LOSE, IN
OPENING BASKETBALL GAMES
The CamdeB High School beeketball teemz^opened
vegMikr aezeon on Toe
teanuL^me girli won their game by a score of 22 to 20,
while the boys k»t a heartbreaker by a shore of 82 to 81.
The .two teams play Florence on Friday night
to th8^firto’ game' Tnacday night
the gnarda ef eedti team kept toe
torwarda baffled by tlmir detmi-
slve nmric. Mamie Caigdm- and
Sylvia OnWd'jdmee oa tte gsfunse
and ftie Cenldar iWtod mall
ft fonrnid.
ymft
for
Jan. l^KartsvBIc at Hartsvllle.
Jan. If—DarltoSton at Bkrltog-
ton.
Jan. 21 Breoiriand —^Gayce
at
Jan. 27—1
Jam.
Fib.
akl
Camden Rotartann dtoenwed the
United Natkma cluirtcr' at their
regular weekly luncheon Tnoeday
ni the Th(nnae Tavern.
At the last meeting of the clnb
b^ore the Chrtotmrs holldatt -it
was agreed that all members wenld
road toe charter of the organisah
tion aad be prepared to dtodnss ft
at the mept!^ this weMc.'*
Henry Savage. Jr., acted as chalr
maa of the fbram and led the dls-
eusalon.
PrecMeat M. W. Tapper pn
sided..
Banquet Is Givpn
To FootbaO Team
Tho snnnal high school ibotbal
banquet, sponsored kr tbe dty of
Camden to toe hi|h adhod^'lootball
000 Tito parttol hwurmaee cover
age. He sUted thkt am Soon es toe
insnrence adjusters oompleCe their
report, thst work at rebuUdtor the
store would he started.
The loea la contest was psr
tlcularly heavy to caimed goods,
with which the store was heavfiy
•to<dced.
Teen Canteen To
Hdd Open House
Salnrdi^ Night
Ths TOenf canteen will oelchrate
(c first analvertary on Saturday
niitot at 2 o>clock with aa open
lonse. There win be a treasare
hunt aad refreanments wfil be
served.
An invitation to extended to aU
adalto of the dty to visit the can
teen on this evening to become
acqnatoted with it and it to hoped
that the people of toe dty win tnro
ont to Iiu^ numbers.
The canteen is operated by a
board of which John Ltods^ to
preddent; Jimmie Kfme, vice
prmident, and Bobby Jackaon, sec
retary-treasurer. It is open on
Weduesdsy, Friday and Saturday
utghts and Sunday afternoons and
nights. The average attemtonce to
from to to 50 each night
The Teen canteen waa spemsored
)y tbe Jayoees apd is located be-
Und the Camden Oranonar Sehooi
It has been runnim on its own.
Esimped Convict
Is Back On Gang
* Mono Blm, a negro who was
gening a life sentence for toe mur
der of Alton Tmmg hi a Market
street home in this d^ on Seih
innher 12, 1922, aad who eseapet
from the Kentoaw county chafa^
gang last February, waa caught in
Savannah, Ga. He haa bean retnrn-
ed to toe ohateiang.
l^m was tried In eonrt here in
Getober and waa tiven the Hfe
sentenoe by Judge Phillip R Stoll
It waa brouitot out In the trial that
Elm toand Tonng la bed tot the
home of hto (Bhna) sweetheart
and killed him with aa ax* that he
picked dp to a woodshed hack-<tf
the honae.
Mayer Win Head
Red Cross Drive
team, ita oMudi. «nd the
OffOO ^ ere, vrlll.he held in toe hunt
HBL
of toe Sarsfleid hotel -on Thnraday
at t eAlbek.
an,
¥ T.
Leonard 8. Maybe has hadn ap-
polated chairman of tba IM
Croa fmod drive for KerskaVr coun
ty, which starts on Mardl 1.
Mr. Ifaynr la the
•eatMhra of too N^w
ryover hills Is ths ono providing
for toe reergaatoatloB of too state
lUrerabMaL Thia hiH waa passed
by the House last year hut was
never reported out ef too senate
Judiciary eomadhee to which it
uas rMerred whan It raaehad the
mpper house.
1%e measur* haa been dubhed
the “No. r* pf^ of fegtatotioa Ikf
Goramar Thurmond, wh(} haa beaa
qaita active in dniaanlng np sum-
port for It
The hill provldee for the crea
tion of a stnta govarnniant reor-
gantoation commission of IS maap-
hart to stndy aad aorvay toa mom
than 109 suto dspartneat, teats-
tutlana aad ageneiaa aad to mako
rooomimsnditiotta tor thfir reduo-
tion, altoar by ellmittation or mar-
ser.
The reoommendatioas mou’d be
•ubmlttod to the govemar, who
would oubarit them In torn to the
Oeoeral AtoumUy. It not rejected
there wMhin 49 letistetive days
they woaM beeome law.
prepooed cotemteilaa would
lave tha state finance committee,
lenate Judiciary eodhnlttee and
House Judiciary committee aa ex-
offlclo members. The Senate snd
House each would elect three mem-
bera from their memberships and
the Governor would appoint toe
other three CoUunltteec.
It is eetimaled toat there are at
least 60 other hills aad raaoluttons
of more, than ordinary slgnlflcaace
that aro stnt pending in the Sen
ate and House. The maJiMrity are
to the Senate, elth«r on toe cal
endar or still unreported by com
mittees.
One of too main probleais that to
expected te come btfore the Gen
eral Assembly to what to do about
tho Demoeratie primary now that
two federal courts havt rulqd. that
oegroaa cannot ha harrat mm par-
ttolpatSag la aaate. It te tooi^t
that ftatWeatlaas far paittoh^
fag In toe prtetory ha tightened but
whetoar by Ihw or hy too party te
a dabatohio gutotilaaL
Soma ef toe mbasarea brouidit
over from the fail aeaatoa are:
EstahUaft a stote lioina-fo“.toe
aged and fadSg«at b
Sbthhtteh a ttate cancer haspltaL
Regniro hes eompaales to ope
rate separate bnsm far whtte and
negro passengura.
Aaaeaa floor taxes agajnil mar-
chants* stocks on a lecdl, ratoei^
than otatewfde, baste.
Provided for a “pubRe defender,'*
who would repreamt any poinoai
trted for a erlrntnal tetonae who dlt
not have a lawym.
SnbmU a cnnatltutiona] ateend-
mwDt to limit toe governor^ dtum-
ency powem
Require textile and gmma^t mills
to tnstaQ alr-contotlc9|te|l teiniP-
mant.
Require textile mlRt to teateR
eewerage aystemu la heusaa fur-
ntohud'tltMr
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