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THt CAMPtW CWftOHlCtl* CAMOtN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FWIDAY, FgBRtJARY 18. 1»48 PAOl NINI ’ •H Mondau Night teams to compete in COUNTY CAGE TOURNAMENT Vm Polo Team To Play Camden Here On Feb.-22 Interior Local A & P Store Is Being Remodeled The Kershaw county Class C basketDall tournament be played in the Kershaw county armory here, be ling Monday , February IB, and continuing throughout week with games on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, ay and Saturday nights. tournament plana and ached- approved at a meeting of oachea of the ai* competing , in Uie office of county auper- ident of Bchoola, Arthur 8 Saturday morning, Arthur i8on. one of the outaUndlng >e8 of the Palmetto state, will late in all games, ines will state at 7:30 o’clock night. The finals will be play- [1 Saturday night, when one of largest crowds to witness the spot In Camden in many is looked for. Handsome lies will be awarded to the Ing boys and girls teams. At lose of the tournament, the es will name an “All-County team. Kar le schedule calls for Blaney [Bethune Highs to open the w — hament on Monday, February the girls teams will play at [and the boys game will start IhrilJtPaln (UUabttnlljr eomfoitlnf help lot paint a< mianwtma. ArtkriUik ' Timbtfo, aelattoa,or Mraralglatry L Work! thnrafh ttw blood, rint dote tttrta tUtvlaUiia patn to yon can 'mIotme and tlaep aura eomfortably. g'-i-Ii at drugglat today. Quick. com> riatiifMtton or money back gnaranteed. ien you want a satia* etory job, laC experts idle it! Your radio an expensire com- iity neW: pet full lue from it by keep- ^ it In food working ^dar throogb our good >air aerrioe. iskin’s Radio Sernce PHOIfE 727-W Broad St. — Camden at 8:30 p. m. On Wednesdv Mid way Md Mt PIsgah Highs will r, whll Camden Beat Blindbrook In Deckling Game Sunday Afternoon By Score Of S To 2 fl^nlsh thw oompetlti<m, Vhlle om Thursday Baron DeKalb will clash with Antioch. On Friday evening the winners of the Blaney-Bethune and Midway-Mt. PIsgah games will meet. The finals will be played on Saturday night, February 21. The court at the new armory is one of the finest In itbc sUte and the seating arrangement is such ** lo give spectators a clear view of the arena. County Fanners. Are Handicapped By Weather Farmers hare been badly handl-' capped with preparing their land for the oomlng spring crops. The excessive rains that started In Oc tober have continued, and as a re sult, the oat, wheat and rye i^e- age haa been badly curtailed. Many farmers are atill counting on get ting In small grain, whenever con ditions -permit plowing up ‘ theiri lands. A.few years ago there was Quite an acreage planted In peanuts but with poor labor and other condi tions, the production has been cut considerably. The same with to bacco, the peak was reached about • yoar ago, and with the cutting of the acreage allotments for the coming season, there will be lees tobacco in Kershaw county. Thej cotton acreage might be a little! larger. The price of both cotton! and cottonseed have been good the past two years. Kershaw county has been on the up-grade in raising cattle, end the fine lands along the river are now grating many excellept herds. Cat tle prices are the highest on rec ord. A largo crowd at the sale at InglesMe Fsrm recently comment ed on the prices tbo cattle brought at the sale and upon the many persona Intrested in bidding OB Uie cattle, who came from all ikrts of South Carolina ai^ some ffom neighboring atatea iW' _ ..’hapa the largest herd In- the eoanty Is at Mulberry plantation, which num bers about SOO. \ * Use Chronicle Want Adi Manager Bdwln R. Bowers of the Virginia Military Institute, Lexing ton. VSm has closed negotiaMons with Manager Fred Tejan of the Camden polo club, |o have the cadet riders play in a match event against Camden on the Kirkvrood Held turf Sunday, February £2. This if to be made a gala itfalr, falling as it does on Wii,8hlngtoB-’s birthday. At half time during the game, prominent civic leaders will address the crowd over the public address system. The game itself will be broadcast by Col. Par.l Mil ler, former Port Bragg polo ace. From reports received from VMI e cadet polo foursom- is an out- fandlng group of youthful hard- riding youngsters and their record so far this season in competition has been outstanding. The cadet team will come to Camden by air and will take the field at 3 p. m. As yet Maiager TeJan is not in possession of tbe lineup of the cadet teem but an nounces that his own team would find Major Carll or Charley Sabin at No. I, Fred Tejan at No. 2, Carl Lightfoot at No. 3 and Eddie Tejan at*No. 4. Next Sunday, February 15. Tejan announces that the opposition to the Camden team would be the riders from Fort Bennlng, Qa. Bjeause several cars bearing polo fans drove all the way from Osstonta, Charlotte, Rock Hil' and other iK>lnts out of Camd“n. Fr^d Tejan sent his polo warriors into action on a wind swept field and with below freezing tempei atnre Sunday afternoon on the Kirkwood turf. Tejan announced that if these fans had Journeyed that far to see a game, he was dead sure that if he bad anything to say. they would Ree one. And they did. It* was the third and deciding game in the Camden-BIlndbrook series and .It went to Camden by a b to 2 score. Camden won thb first 5 to 8, dropped the second 7 to 0, which gave total scores in goals for the series as 12 tor BHndbrook and I for Camden. Carl Lightf<k>t was the hero of the afternoon, playing i sensation riding and shooting game and get ting two goals for Camden. It was Kirby Tupper playing back for Blindbrook who tossed-in the two goals for that outfit, one in the fifth and the second in the sixth ETxtensive renovations and re modeling have been carried on in the Camden store of the Great At lantic and Pacific Tea Company during the present week. When completed, the Camden store will take top hmk among the stores of the state in modem shop ping facilities. The entire area of the large store is being painted in white and bnff while the addition of a new steel dairy box wherein. and final round. Up to his first goal, Blindbrook had been goose- egg^ chukker after chukker. all dairy products including eggs, batter, milk, cheese, etc., will be kept under the very latest display Btonage conditions. A large and modem frozen foods box is to be installed at the left front of the store while on the other front end will be an office for the manager. The store will have two check out lanes, tbe back of each having shelving for candy, candy bars, gum. cigarettes, tobacco and cof fee. There will be a separate cof fee grinder for each checkout lane. The new fruit display and sales display is one to arouse much ap proval from shoppers. It covers g grwfer part of the south wan and is lighted by flourescent tubes and has a morrow background. j The meat market at the rear of the store has also been remodel ed and renovated and presents an attractive appearance. At the rear of tbe store a storage room for tbe storage of produce has been provided. H. C. Hallman has been manager of the Camden store for the past three years. • When j<m think of Lumber Think of ua . . Miller Lum ber Company. Subscribe To THie Chronicle ANNOUNCEMEN • We are Opening a General Repair Shop and will give up-to-the-miniite.Service on all BUICK Cars and also cars of other makes. SThis Department will be under the direction of Irving Shivmr means that you will get prompt and efficient service. MOK« EXPERTS tONT “GUESS’ ABOUT • When you have trouble you can depend upon our ex- . - ' perienced mechanics to get to the bottom of it. * Drive ill md let ns give your.car a check-vp mden vnowws-w r Co. |MSN.IBOSn A - BUIUMNC Uighspots \\ It takes~three-thirds to complete a home. First—the plan. Second —the use of good materials. T>«irrt—services of s com- pstsnt, sxpsvieneed builder Ton le assured Of all three when vou commission os to build your home. NEED A NEW ROOF? If so, call ns for a free es timate. M. E. Forte PHOIW B82J Leonard S. Mayer REPRESe^NTATlVE FOR New York Life Insurance CompMjr PHONE 124-W ADAMS HATS Americtfs « Foremost Hats S(dd By D. C. Dixon’s Bargain House 951 Broad Straat ~ Phone 506W CAMDEN, S. C. THIS SERVICE IS AN URGENT MATTER. The oil shortage is hers I Now Is the time to have your house insulated with rock wool- It pays for Itself in the saving of oil, not to speak of added com fort during the hot summers to come. Many times the need arises suddenly. It is CMnforting to know that the ladies and gentlemen, who perform **The Open Door** Standards of fun eral sendee, will respond at a mo- ment*s notice. Inflation is here but not in our Rock Wool. We don’t pump ours full of air only to settle down later on. We use batta of the proper weight and density. Call them at any hour of the day or niidtt. Call Us For a Fret Estimats M. E. Forte - PHONE S82J Komegay Funeral Home Phone 103 UNCR jom OF DEPENDABLE BUSINESS aND PROFESSIONMySERVICE CLARKSON Tire Service WESTMUOBST. CLARKSON’S ESSO STATION New and Uead Tiras and Battalias .L i West DeKalb St Racapping St Vidwanixing PHONE M7 RHONE m SHEBEEN’S Texaco Service • FIRESTONE TIRES • RECAPPING SERVICE Washiiig MariFak LnbricatioB E. DaKalb Phona 137 J. Manly Smith SELF SERVICE STAMX a FANCY GROCERIES BisliopTille—Camden Hartswille CAMDEN WOODWORK & SUPPLY CO, IlllClf lOSH CopyrNht 104S. iSibItobeie gMSm Iwrlce. Ine. “If It*s Made of Wood- See Us.** PHONE 245-W 404 Rutledge Stregt • - > a CAMDEN ELECTRIC CO. HOT POINT APPLIANCES Sales and Serrice Pholie* 155 DeKalb St CAMDEN HDW. & SUPPLY CO. HARDWARE BUILDERS SUPPLIES FARM IMPLEMENTS Guns and Ammunition PHONE 7 930 Broad Street STEIN & HAMMOND SERVICE STATION AND GARAGE “24 Hour Sendee With a SmUe** r \ East DeKalb St PHONE 725.W SHEBEEN’S GARAGE * Baer Wheel Alignii|g • Wrecker Senrice DAY 179 NIGHT 2024 East DeKalb St Phones Abe SwiObt must o* got protperoui lately • - • His pants are bulgin' at thf pockets now instead o* at the knees.. •. Hayin' faith 'n* hope In the stock market often makes a* gny nee<l charity. 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