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The Camden VOLUME W lajor BleGoridc 'o Be Candidate i'or Re-EleetM« ’ropoMs To Oooote Modi Of His Tune la Seardi Of New Industries For CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, JA><UARY 16, 1948 Number 44 New Theory Advanced WAS “FLAMING PLANE” SEEN HERE A *TLmG SAUCER”? Kentucky Men Tells Of Haring Seen An Object Resembl ing Burning Plane As Reports Of Strange Objects In Aar Come Otbor Sectkms—>Descr^tion V«ry Much Like That Ghrea By Camden Man Mayor Francis Nolan Mc- Jorkle announced this week that at the reguest of a largt; lumber of Camden len he would offer igw ^ ^i;the office of Mayor In ttefht lunicipal election to be held „ sprint. }Uyor McCorkto was first mayor in ISM sod hss smrfi [wtlnuouslr since tbat date. log moat of the time that hs M ea in office his Ubm has iMiSH deroted primsrilj to, the war eC* fort ‘ Early in the war pertoi be was iippointed s member of the speek* trt’ bureau of the State Defease :ouncil. and he spoke et auur places throuiboat the state.' He klso urred as chelnesn of tke sol- kter recreation committee for Ker> ^haw county darteg the ustlre war ^ Dd vas co-chelrman of the USO llor Kershaw county. During the pest year. Mr. lfo> DrUe serred as presldaat of fae (unicipal Assocletloa of SMth iTATolina, the organisetlott of towns Dd ciUea of the state and for a samber of years wm ths repre- ^entatire of this ssaoelsttoa tai Its isalings with the General As* blr. ’ In iuinosaelac kis caadSdsey fwr ^selection. Mayor MeCoffele saM. at while it was fcnpoasMIi dMr> the war to make many desired DiroTsmenta, e Doant of rehahUtUtloa sad of puMIe adUGes bn ipleted dwint |be pad rears. Water, light sad iadlitiea base, heea sateadei,- ba lid. to msay areas wlipw Hmp lave been badly seeded isr years. "Ibrough the oooperstlsa of OMf sniidl.'’ ashi the Smyar. St er of ralusble new Indn^xlas iMMe en brought to Csindea Ihus greatly Increaaieg i jound pay roll. Csmdea Deny advantages to oftir leeking new location. We nentbara )d equate water and light fnelll* jies from the airport ea t^way 40. 1 almost to thg aanv fine sKeii^'lo^ Se9nn attS llanti in both aides of the high- JVf.” The mayor stated thdt he in ends tcT devote much of his time seeking new industries for Csm- len and that he sees no reason py Camden with itn many ad- lantages should not eventually de- felop into one of the industrial enters of the state. ^rges Reduction [r Consumption lome Heating Oil G. B. Clancy of the Standard Oil mpany has received a telegram A. M. Graves of Columbia, vision manager of the company, resslng the urgency for immediate nsumer action in conaerrlng roe heating oil. Citing the critical fud olf short- :e along the Atlantic Seaboai^ r. Graves said: There Is only one *httig Uiat n save tljousanda of oil neers om real hardship and that Is that ery one must reduce his nonnsl nsumptlon by 16 per cent for the xt three months, starting In Jan- ry.” Mr Graves said that the industry producing more fuel oil than er before but that an arerage per cent colder season than t year and an Increase of 21 per nt In the number of new oil rner installations and other fae 8 Jed to the present critical po- on.” [emperance Meet Columbia On r, Jan.'27 The possibility that the ^‘flaming plane” seen near CanMen reccutly was one of the mystery “flying, saucers” las Doen *uvai^d dnce repo^ of the saucers b^ng seen are eoiiiH||M9 Itom Yarious sections of the country. Jne of tho latMt of such reports comes from Charlotte, Iwre three men said Tuesday they saw a strange object prtlinf upward at terrific speed. being m# taeory Mm ebjeet have the mSUm M a pMerlp- tton by a Lealnltoii, Hy. man. M. a. Marmim, el sm whieh lie mm iHt week In HBliueky. Marwwn trnveie for airkisiir- anas firm aiM wat apaem- paabMl by Ma wf«i and Sfalai^ la-Uw. They «rMii| Smi^i ef OenvIHe, Ky., MiPmiai said, when ha ngUeid a fteme In 'he tSall thengbt tt was a pUtot btow- taf. CaHIng n te the attenllen ef oWiem in the agr, be stepped the vehiele and dtoy fa| em and watohed ft Marc lliia SO ether aieteHato stepped and did the aama wfthfn the neat ten nrfnutae. Army air ferae smears fs> sued a sttasaisat Iasi tsask ad mitting the pfwsanaa af j myatarlsMs abjasi la |ha Mil aver Wilmlgflaii Ohia. The army ag|i thSt twa a RgSMlf waa watched by ths army gma aad anmarsae ether OhIa fagl- emits af the nsIshbsrhagMWg j tR R dtsappsarsd uSrnmm Last week after Kentuokiana near Fort Knox had teiaphoned Goodman Pibid the command- officer, Guy Mix, took Rotary Oak Is Sponsoring ^ ^ dub in Connty. Fifteen Berkshire Pigs Are D<mated To Fwture Farm ers In County By Ciwic Orgenisetion county. In an effort to improrg the breeds of liogs being railed in K the Camd has do bred eifisllfruy Berkshire pi88,4‘w^ Kershlfw county meinMB of tie Future flripers of Atvtrica. ^ ygjrmL. 0. Topper, president of Operating Funds Sought COUNTY AGENCIES SUBMIT REQUESTS TO DEIiEG ATION Senator Kennedy Says That He Is Opposed To The County Making Appropriations To Functions Which Are Un der The Control Of A State Department—Meeting Held With County Board Of Directors At a joint meeting of the Kershaw county legislative delegation and the Kershaw county board of directors held Monday for the purpose of receiving requests for anpro- priations for the coming year from county agencies, Sen- ry Club, ator R. M. Kennedy stated his opposition to the county een pure making appropriations to agencies which are under the control 01 a* state department. SlJsseo oiKl wont to tho CliUll' and If oultrle ^ niunu, dbiinnan ^ *’ ■ming ob|grvation towor Thor* MW what appoarod to bo a tU- vor oono Invortpd and omitting smoko and flamo from tho bot- Vcm. It WM visiblo for two boura and Colonol Hhc radiood any ptanM In tho arwa tg In- vsstlfate It. i ThfM Konttieky Guard planoo Inter imsmm and ttarteg Ikwaids tho objoet dirsstly ovorhMd. Tt tumsS back at g llllrd WM killed went out of eonirwl at I fisst It wM bn rocallod that aomo Hirst WMks ago a Camdtn Man fspoftnd that ho had oMn • burning piano etwoh te earth. A March wm mado in tho widnlty but no traeo of a wrtoksd piano eould bo ftund and K waa than doeldod that udiat Hio loeal man oaw was paaboMy a flaro drwppod from a plaaa by a pilot in mi sffort to teente tho typo of torrain undamoath. Tho roeont dlaetoourto in Koatauoky aad Ohio, hewovorv tfmd So moko It appoar that hote might onto M that FaniMn Msiliig IPolig Csnp^ TMdfV B^ss Thnnwlsy the agricul- orking along with Hiikm Smi^ agricultaral toodbor of Cantden High School, in pishing the pigs todrariouB future farmers of this Boyo who hare bred ptgB *re Bol on’i (htga Roads; Kldgeway; Jasper" Fred Rose, Blaney; ley. Kershaw rou Westville;* Bogei vUle. Also, W. A. Tno RF0 No. 2; Robert den, RFD No. I; Bffl^Boykin. No. 1; Pat HMty, fguoden. RFD No. F; Ernest Baker; Hermitage MUl; Pat Bums, Camyn, and Del- ma Parker. DnBoso Flrk. It is believed tbat the improve' ment of the typo of hogs being raised in the county will mean much to the county aad Mr. Small ears that the Roti^ Club is nuk ing a valuable ooatrilntion to the agricultoro of the eogaty. tural eemmittee. ly. lived the pure Rabon. Rab- rde Branham. Ik, Blaney; William Brad- Joe Young, ibney, West- lie, CMMtt, itkins, Cam- n. ^y- kin; Ralph Hlnsoa. f^ugoff, RFD Town and County;.. . • Firat Snow Of Winter The firat flurry of snow of the winter fell in Camden on Wednes day. The fali continued for about two hours and while most of it melted as fast as it fell, there was a little accumulaUon on bushes and tops of automobiles. • To Meet At Betkime There will be a district meeting of Methodiat youths at the Meth odist church in Bethune on Wed nesday evening, January 21. The Methodist Young People of the LytUeton Street Metbodiat church will send a delegation to the meet ing. Presfc End For V«la T« Ask IlitnB fnion tnl T^pko. Wkg On Vl-r rnople OF Comity Will Donate Lfiberally. lesday, E. Graham, Rot. O. Floyd pntgomery and C. O. Stogaor are T delegates from Camden jto |ho Dual session of the State Tom- Conference, which will be Id In the First Baptist ehnreh of H^bla beginning at 1®:80 a. in., Tuesday, January IT. Dr. Paul Heeler. preaMent of the Fed#- led Forces for Temperance, will Nude. Alternate delegates from Cam- ID?.?' ^ Mro. W. J PHts, c. C. Whitaker, J. B. Mc- |lrt and T. D. Hhgglna. [oipifol Again Approved Lift i,«® hoopltal hM beon f a.. I ^ American College L?^'* t|iat BMote Its regnbre- nppeafa on the Of fniiy approved b ^ember II. iii7. Tf® houidtal is one o' [fit ^ CaroUaa on h«^Ia iaaoed on pM«g|||to 1 Tfll roMce to ki ^ttaoM to •C the Farm men and women frm , Kershaw county will Rkther at the court house on next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock for the annual informational meeting on farm problems and it is ex pected that Miere will be a large crowd present. __ At the mMtlng there will be a discnaalon of snch vital topics as bcU weevil control methods, the fertillMr situation, cotton Med situation, what farmers may expect to receive for various farm com modities in 1948 and other prob lems pertaining to agriculture. Funners will tell of their ex perience with boll weevil poisoning last year and alio there will be a report on the results obtained from lowing orotolarla. J. B. Cantey will 'tell of the method of distri buting boll weevil poison. H. A. Woodle, agronomist from Olemson college, L. B. MMsey, dis trict agent, and other leaders from Clemson collegO will be prMcnt to take part in the discussions. These informational meetings are held in January each year. ConBrinatioii Of Carolina Cup Race Date Is Awmted Many Inqulriee are being reeelv^ from all ever the country m to the date «f the Carolina Cup race program, •ne ef the eutetondlnf events of the winter eMeoll nbt only In Camden but all ever the eeuntry. Harry O. Klrfcever, ewner ef Springdale eeuree,- Mid thta week that the national hunt elub under whoM MneQon the program Is staged had net yet eenTImied the data for the * program here. If tradKIen le followod the race will probably be hold en last Saturday in Mareh, whieh la en the fTth. However this date has net yet been confirm ed by the national elub and ft wIN.probably be a few weeks before offlelal eenftrmatlen is roeeived. Week’s Calendar Sunday, Jan. It Services in aU ohurchM at 11:15 a. as Polo, Ramblers ts Tellowjaek- at Kirkwood field. Sk.ni Tuesday, Jan. IS Kiwanls tanebeon, Thento* favurm, 1 p. J«a. It The annual March of Dimes campaign will be held in Kershaw county aimul- taneonaly with the campaign throughout the nation from January 16 to 30 and offi cials of the Kershaw county The Congaree PrMbytery. rep resenting Preebyterian dturch throughout moot of central Bonth Carolina, Includfatg Kershaw conn ty, Tuesday voted overwhetmlngly against the proposed union of the Southern Presbyterian church and the Presbyterian church In the U. S. S. (Northern charch). The Presbytery also voted to send an overtnre to the general assembly of the Southern riinrcb campaign organization lurking that body to discontinue all * Tu I‘•"oito towards union and to dis- pressed confidence that the solve fta committee which hM been cdtizeha of the coun^ would r^pond generously to the fight against infantile bar- alysis. ^ In the pMt five years this drMd diaease hM Increased 160 per cent over the inevlous five-year period, according to the NaUonal Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, and some 80,000 persons were striken by poUo from January, 1948, through December, 1947. There have been five, cases of the diaease in Kershaw county dur ing the PMt three months and these patients are now receiving ti*eatment famished by camimlgn funds. Julian S. Martin, state reprMen- tatlve for the national organisa tion, aald when in Camden recent ly that many South Carollnlana had benefited from the funds which were raised In x>Mt years and that In the PMt year more than $40,000 had been sent to the state by. the, national organisation to meet the cost of trMtlng victims. This WM in addition to the large amount which wm e\i>ended by the \arioas eduntSM In tha state. In Kershaw county contribution cards have bMn maUed to all of the schools of the county for the school children and bosM will be placed in many boelneM eetabUsh- meats whera the pnhlle may eon- tribute. Veterans Secure Positions Through Placement Office Tka Camden office of the South Carolina State Employment Service which servea Kershaw and Lee eooatlM contribnted 611 veterans llaeements to tha> SI,117 unam- rloyed veteraaa In Sonth Caiolina who wera idacad In lobe iMt year, Mrs. Elbabeth T.. Cox, manager of the local office, stated this week. Thirty-four of thoM contributed by the Camden office were disabled veterans while a total of $,275 dis abled veterans ovm the state were placed in Jabs. Mrs. ()ox Mid that Jobs are need- ad Sot $05 veterans who hare ex- peclanee la ouck fle*ds m laM and buliing naiirtimrttoi^ 8SQ HMUf ErSBVpOwV eon emitoal working on the propoMl to Join (he two commnnlona. Both questions were decided by voice vote and The State of Co- Inmbla quoted an observer m My- iug that those voting against anion end for the overture were in a ma jority of about two to one. Those attending the mcetidg from Camdon and Korshaw eaunty Inelodad Rev. A; Ootig> IM MoAm and Rev. T. B. An- daraon of Camden; Rev. Wgl- ter L.- Baker of Bethuno and A. K. McLaurln of Bothuno. The report of the committee on the Sabbath observance was pre sented by the Rev. F. Ray Riddle, who emphMised the present Iscity In Sabbath observance and strong ly urged ministers and congrega tions to recognize this m a holy day. * lions Hava Maatmg .The Camden Lions Club -held Its bl-weekly meeting iMt Thursday night at {the Thomas Tavern. Harold Booker editor of The Camden Chronicle, was the guest speaker. President Butler Clancy presided and there wm a full attendance. John Stover wm program chairman for the meeting. • Lm*s Birthday Monday, Jannary 19 will be the birthday of General Robert E. Lm. As the day is a legal holiday both banka of the city will be closed. The UDC chapter will hold its tionthly meeting on that day st the hOBM Of Hrt. J. L. Ony, iOO LytUe- ton street at $:46 p. m., and special honor wfll be paid to General lie • In cooperation with the county health department, agiicultural teachers and other farm agencies are planning to put on a county- wide rat control campaign in the city and in rural sections the week of February It. The poison will be up in a pound and a half package and will sell for one dollar. This will provide enough bate to kill the rats on every farm. In order to secure the bate farm people are asked to pay tkeir dollar to the county agent's office or their near est agricultnrab or' veteran teacher by February 4. • Wnmt Record Player Twenty little first-graders and their, tMcher pre most anxious for a record-praytr. Due to necesMry tranaportation schedules, they must remain In school from 8:80 a. m., till S p. m. Plans are un derway for a dally schedule which will be less tiring for such little ^olks. A record-prayer would be S' big help In their plans. Any one who would like to give this help to these little people is Mked to telephone-the Tuberculolii Associw tlon, 629-J, or MIm Jennie McMas> ter or Mrs. F. N, Mc(3orkle. MASONIC MEETING Kershaw Lodge No. 29, AFM, will confer the Master Ms son's degree Friday night, Jannary 28 at 8 o’clock at the Masonic Temple. The place of the next meeting. All members are urged to attend WM left to the moderator and the I -nd visiting Masons will be wel- atated cleriL ^ I corned. Bids Are Opened EXPECT TO START WORK ON FARM MARKET IN 10 DAYS Bids for the construction of the Kershaw county farm market were opened Monday and Usher Myers, chairman of the county Doaid of commissioners, said that it was hoped to start work on the construction of same within the next ten days. The buildinf will be located on the west of the county agricultaral building on West DeKalb street The Zemp Clenatmctlon company UM the low bidder haring sub mitted a bid of $f,l28. The B. A H. Cottstruotioii company aubmltted a bid of $$,650 and'^the Creed Con- sumctlon company a bid of $10,700. The building will be SC feet wide with a depth pt 48 feet aind will be of brick oonstructiog. It is hoped that It can be completed in about If days. When the building is completed toe farm market to be conducted In it wfll be operated by the Kbr- tnaw County Farm Wemen’s Conn- ciL It Is expected tbat the market wfll have vegetables and farm grodnee of- all sorts on sale. The opening of the market is expected to encouMge toe production of more ■fann pcpdwip in the oiMBty la that toiMucMHi a BMket ..the jawfe-^toprh JMrkH- in sat county home demonstration agent, who at that time wm Mias Blanche Tarrant Farm women who had surplus farm prodneta were invited to bring their surplus to the home egent’s office on JAtnrday morn ing. At an appointed time the town women went in to see what wm of fered. This market operated con- Unuously one and two days a week for nearly 19 years,' adding many thouMnds of dollars to the farm income of the county. Many in terested persons cams from as far M Minnesota to observe it and later- similar ones were established in other states. Miss Margaret Fewell, county home tnmonstratlOB agent. Mys that the new market wfll operate nder the sknu principle m the itTon. Tteln wiirito cgrtelH fans ^ "I am very much opposed to the county appropriating any funds to county functions which are under the control of a state department,” said the senator In discussing a request of the Kershaw County Welfare Department The department bad Mked for a total of $800, including $800 fur an emergency fund and $800 for mile age for the workers of the organisa tion and also a lighting system for the department Senator Kennedy said that if the state ia to contpl- the department he thought the state should put up the money. Representative Jones Mid that be would be glad to recommend to A. B. Rivers, director of the state wi^fare department, that the money needed for the purposes listed in the request be granted. Rev. Eatridge Mked for $600 to aid in the construction of a com munity house on a quarter acre of land located on Highway 346. The building will be situated near Timrod church which la on the ont- skirta of Bethuner The people will do the work themselves and fur nish the rest of the money needed for same. The Kershaw county library re quested $9,000 which is $2,000 ipore than lut year’s appropriation. The chairman of the library committee expresaed a desire for a grMter sum of money for books, par ticularly books that wfll benefit cchool children. The clerk of conrt and probate judge asked for an IncroMe in the Milaries oC their clerks. Both offi cers requested $26 addlUonsI pay for these workers. The' probate Judge also Mked for a sum to taks ca^ of certain^ office supplies. The TB Msociatlon is rutmlng abort of $1,0$9 in the seal jale. The chairman of the TB organiMtkm broaght out iha faqt thajLjiQtoU^r more mousy will come In. Some people are expected to send money for their seals who have failed to do so up to the 'present time The association received $1,000 from the county iMt yMr. The chairman of the children’s home told the directors she would be happy to get $8,000 to carry on her work for this coming year. Representative Arrants suggested that children from other counties be admitted to the orphan home here but-that the county Mndlng them pay the children’i homu here actual cost for taking care of them. The sheriffs office requested more money for the mral police men in the upkeep of their auto mobiles. The Health Department asked that an appropriation be made for a dental fund which Dr. Humphries, connty hMlth director, explained wh definitely needed. Kershaw county board of direc tors are requesting $80,000 for next year’s work. Of tkis sum $60,000 will ha used for maintenance and $20,000' for machinery and pipes. Kershaw county delegation Is composed of Senator R. M. Ken nedy, Jr., and Representatives Clsytor Arrants and Arthur Jones. Members of the Kershaw connty board of directors are Usher Myen ( f this city, Paul Jones and Jess Sowell of Kershaw and Glenn Dowie of BIsney. To Open Books Of Registration Here Each Month Board Will Meet On Firat Monday And Tuesday Qf Each Month Everybody Muat Register. General election registra tion books for Kershaw county will be open on the first Monday and Tuesday in February and the first Mon day and Tuesday each month thereafter this year for the regular ten-year registration. Tile local board is opening the books at the Ker.shaw County Clerk of Court’s of fice. Registration for the general election is held every ten years in South Carolina and it will be necee- sary for every one who participates, in general elections to register again this year. This^ registration ia not to be confiued with the Democratic club registration books aa registration in a Democratic club books has no concern what ever with registration for a gMi- eral election. The books in this county will be open again on the fffst Monday and Tuesday of next month, Feb ruary 2 and 8, and each first Mon day and Tuesday thereafter. Participants In any gsneral sisetion to bs held during ths yMr must havs registsrsd at Isast SO days btfors that sise tion. For InstanM If a gsnsrel municipal sleetlon Is hald all who partlelpatf in H must have daya be- MRS In I R hast 0 togh rean o a peraoB must be 21 yean of age, a rsat- dent of the state for two years, toe coanty one year and the voting precinct four months. It Is expected that there will ba a heavy reghtratloa in thla county. The jMntoera of the board oC reglatration are: Charhe Brosm of Camden. WUllam McDowell of ^thune and W. M. Sahnond of Annual Meeting^ ^ Local Red Crm . Chapter Jan. 21 Offienra To Bo Eloelod For Enaaing Yonr And All Mombom An Urged Te Atkomd The annual meeting of the Ker- ^w coanty ehapter of the Rad t^oM win he held oin next Wed nesday afternoon, January 21 at 4 r‘clock St the Red Crom building on LytUeton street UMr the gram mar school At this meeting officers fbr the ensning ysaT will be eheted and a full attendance of members aad friends of the organteatlon Is urged. A ticket of offisars wm chosen at the iMt meeUng of the chapter and will be voted on at this meeting. Present chairman of the ohiptfir la Harold Jfanderburk. At the final meeting of the chap ter for the old year held on Jan nary 14, L. S. Mayer wm electell M chairman of tho Red CroM cam paign which will be conducted shortly. Mr. Mayer ia a well known insnrance man of the city. The execntlve board of the chap ter held a meeting Wednesday afternoon. Vestrymen, Wardens Installed Sunday At Grace Church An installation service wAs held at Grace Episcopal church iMt Sunday morning when wardens and vestrymen were instafled In a Mr- vlce authorized by the Bishop of the Diocese. John K. dsLoach and Julian Bums were Installed m wardens Installed m vestrymen were: Dr. Joseph Brunson, A. C. McKsin, John Villepigne. John Whitaker, Jr., H. O. (3arrlson, C. J. Shannon. IV, Ralph Shannon, A. Stanley Llewellyn, Oswald Campbell and Moultrie Bams. Following the service coffee wm served in the parish hmue by the Isdtos of toe pariah. Mercury Drops To 11 Degrees The thermometer dropped to a new lew in Camden Wsdnee- day night. H. A. Brown, tha government WMther recorder. Mid that the official raading WM 11 dagrcM which lo the Jewett In a gaed many yeara fer Camdan. Columbia reportad a low of 10 dagreaa. AT BLANEY SCHOOL The Blaney Future Farmera of America w«l praaent tha WIS HIU- aad aii^Hls 1$ at Needed Work On City Streets Section erewa of the Sonthsrn ‘ Railway have nearly completed the reconstruction of the railway croaa- I^s on DeKalb atreet adjacent to toe paoaenger and freight dopota. The balance of the woik will be done by toe atate hlglriray depart ment. which hopes Utot the tracks are now aj a level to eliminate the roughness that haa prevailed for ever a deenda. There are three tracks crossing DeKalb atreeL one being the Une of the railroad and tea other two spar tracks, ane to tha Tbonms and Howard plant and the other to ths fuel plant of the McLeod- Poykln company. The •eetioa crewa were work ing at replacing rails and Um and bringing the tracka to a level Mt by the highway department Tha highway department will now pave the highway leadlnf to and over the tracka. The state hlghwiff'-depmrtment nas made eonstderable repairs " to ’ Brosd and DsKalb streets, which are state highways, but there re mains much repair work for the city to do eg other paved streets maintained by the mnnlclpellty. There are many danrerons holes * which were cut Into the pavement fov water and sewer repair work and these have not been repstred and resurfaced properl:^. It is claim Slda-StxMts not paved to tea city are ta a daplorahle mast ha '■fe: .H' II