The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 16, 1948, Image 1
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:
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