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’ounty Certificates Necessary To Vote In City Manager Election iforinal local orse Show To ttract Crowd ^ wni B* CJled In SatanUy’. E«nt — Pol® •» Added To Cui Rapidly Nearing Completion Camden’s New Theatre, Finest in The State, Will Have Opening March 1 A polo class for children, years of age and undw, Ven added to the list classes for the informs! linden Horse Show to be Id Saturday, February 21 2 p m., in Mrs. Manon ont Scptt’s show ring: class will be judged en- r on the performance A>f e‘child and will replace family class. A trophy three ribbons will be Girded in this class. uch interest is being shown in show Saturday and a large at- ance i» expected. In the erent Ain the show will be postponed the following Saturd^. articolarly intereatra in this show are the children that with the JuniiM: Hunt, which acUTlty of the Camden Hunt e Judging Saturday will be by Mrs. Thomas M. Waller. execuUre committee of the iw is composed of Mrs. Oarld Williams, Shanaon Heath, Mrs. lee P. DuBoae, Jr^ and Mra. 1 WUlB Hanley. The wwking lUee is composed of Mrs. A. Blakeny, Mrs. Rntus J. lied- Miss Margret Oriffin, dark- lUume, S. C. Clrbnra, Mrs. K. Kerr, Jr., Mrs. itlehard B. Jaihes L. Sweet, Carl LJght sad Ralph Uttte. mission to the show will be Rindslde parkins will be 19. le classes will be called «s foV Horsemanship. Open to ohU* ^n 9 years of age and under. apeUtors to show at a walk, trot ^ canter and to be Judged on Dids and seat and general horse- ishlp. • Hunter-Hacks. To be •hnwa »lk, trot and cantor and orer S foot Jumps. Horsei to be ^ged on performance, manners suitability. Horsemanship. Open to chll- tn 10 to 12 years of age Inclu- Cohipetltors to be judged on Dds and seat end general horse- ^nship. Open Hunters. To be shown ler the outside course—Jumps not exceed 3’ 6”, manners and way [going 60%, Conformation 40%>. Horsemanship. Open to chil- 13 to 17 years of age inclu- Competitors to be Judged on Dds and seat and general horse- ^nship. Working Hunters. To be Dwn over the outside course and Bged on general performance as Wnter. A fair hunting pace will required but horses must be pied up in the ring at the Judge's |nd after completing the course. Dformatlon not considered. Hunt- soundness only required. Jumps to exceed 3’ 6”. Children’s Hacks. Open to rseg or ponies of any height, be ridden-by children and Judged [performance at a walk, trot ^nd bter and suitability as a chhd’a punt. Lead Rein Class. Open to pidren 6 years of age and under. |nipetitors to be led by someone foot and judged on horseman- PP at a walR aqd trot, f Jumping. Open to p'drrn 12 years of age and un- Competltors to ride over four P8 not exceeding 2’ 6”. To be P?ed on horsemanship only. l?j Jumping. Open to Pdren 13 to 17 years of age In- psive. Competitors to ride orer Jumps not exceeding S feet be Judged on horsemanship |L Class. Open to children [years of age and under and who r engaged In compeUtlre Po^ Riders to be suIUbly mount- and to demonstrate handiness ^ny and ability to hit . the ball. Ju^sed on performance I child only. . The fomal opening of Camden’s fine new theater on East DeKalb street, to be known as “The Little Theater^’, to take place, on Monday, March 8, will be carried out in a truly “Hollywood” manner, according to T. Lee Little, owner and manager, To MIm Sarah Steadman of this f auditorium, the floor and seats city goes the honm* of naming the being on an incline that permits of new morie palace. Miss Steadman, employed In a responsible position in the municipal utUities office, submitted the name “The Little Theater” fire months ago. Miss Steadman’s suggesUon was baaed upon logic, for the reason that the theater la owned and man aged by T. Lee Little and is built upon the site of home occupied by Mr. Little’s father, the late George T. Little, who during his lifetime was an ojutstandlng cirlc leader in Camden. . - RepresentaUrea of film com panies and others engaged in the atrical buaineas, in a position to pass Judgment upon the new Cam den movie palace, declare it to be the ftneet In the Palmetto state. The building, designed by Ralph Uttle, s'brothm* of T. Lee Little, and constmeted by George Creed and Bon, contractors here, was bnllt solely with the idea iA pro viding comfort to theater patrons. The acoonnstlcs are perfect, while seating ^fUcilltiea and other com fort features are designed to offer the very best in the respective Itaies. The theater irUl seat 1,000 peo ple, who derive the peak of com fwt and enjoyment through the Bedlam of a perfect system of air conditioning. Hlntrance to the theater is from DeKalb street through a wide lob by and thence into a foyer that sweeps across the theater at the rear. ’Two double doorways give access to the aiilee leading to the audltorlnm. The stage and acreen are located at the north end d the clear vision for patrons. The Juvenile and some adult theater goers who have delighted in carting pop corn, peanuts, Coca- Cola, etc., into the theater, will find that the policy of the new theater prohibits this practice, as it, has been an almost constant source of complaint to the man agement of the present Camden theater. Another “cannot” in tie new theater will be the presence at any time of babes in arms. Mr. Little announces that the theater, in addition to a staff of competent box office employees and ushers, will also have a hostees who will be on duty at all shows. The hostees wlU see that yeong- Bters who make a disturbance by racing np and down the alslea, will remain quietly in their, seats,, in other words, Hr. Little! inteftds that the theater will be conducted in a manner calculated to offer enter tainment under the mdst improve^ and enjoyable condiUtms. The new leather upholstered seats, comfortably cuahioned are now on hand and may be installed within the next two weeks. Judge Jenson Says South Can ~ Hold Whip Hand Tells KiwamAMs Deadilock In The Presidential Race Would Grre South The Balance Of Power Ask Mayor For Information On City’s Finances Local Junior Chamher Of Conunerce Seeks Light On Expenditures, Income And Indebtedness The ope] March S of a rlbl place is public. M: annoi wUl ceremonies oe the cutting lobby before the !ly opened to the bee not as yet tte niB cffsrtag the epening event TheUBsnr theater building le the largeet end moet tanpoeing in Caas- den. The theater was built under New York State theater code for safety, Htlre exits and prevention of acci dents It le fire proof thronghont Sammy Ballard Gets Life Term For Killing Two Sentenced For Slaying His Wife And Stepdaughter^ Henry Faison Is Giwen 40 Years In Pen Sammy Ballard was found guilty on two indictments, charging murder, in the Court of General Sessions this week but in each case Camden Theater Building Is Sold To Local Group \ New Owners To Remodel And Conwert Building Into Office Building With Store On Ground Floor The Camden theater build ing, which for the^ past ten years has served the Cam den public as a motion pic ture house has been sold to there was a recommenda- a goup of local business men tion to the mercy of the court which saved his life. He was given a life sentence on each indictment, the sentence, of course, to run concurrently. Ballard shot and killed his wife, Hester Ballard, 36, on the night of January 26 at his home on York street and then shot and killed his stepdaughter, EJlla Nora Brown, 16. Taking his young stepson with him he left the house and went to the city pdllce station where he sur rendered. Henry Faison, a negro, waa found guilty of aaaault with in tent to ravish, but drew a recommendation to mercy. He wfs given a sentence of 30 years. Raison entered the home of a white man at Be- thURS. --j, Otis Elliott and Steve WilUama Boone found guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill and given a sentence of three years. After serving 60 days they will be plsKied on -probation. SlUott drew another sentence of one year on a plmilar qharge. Moaes ‘ Miller was convicted of arson and attempted arson sad ■mm given a aentenoe- of ^rea years. ' \ George Benson was convicted of larceny and placed on probation for three years after serving four months. George <loff was convicted of burglary and petty larceny and [Ian Concert >ries In Qty . meeting be held at the brrh Episcopal Mh on Friday night at 8 o'clock ^oup of people who are In- ----- - - nm ™ PJ^oniotlng a series of ® sentence of 5 yean with ®nnlty concerns for Camden. Don organise a Iocs’ 1 present the concerts llch audience plan, I’he* * P«Pr««entatlTe iZ Concert Service . ti « ^ en aeries of concertli nere next season. Ms «*itor of The r •‘avineair***'*”* ▼laltor Sna- If no candidate for Presi dent got a majority of the electoral votes Jn the elec tion to be held next Novem ber, the election would be thrown into the national House of Representatives and the South would hold the balance of power. Judge J. Henry Johnson told mem bers of the Camden Kiwanis Club at their regular weekly luncheon Tuesday. Judge Johnson, who was presid ing over the Conrt of General Ses sions which convened Monday, told the Kiwanians that aa a Judge be had taken no active part in politics but that he .could not help but ask some questions regarding the pres ent diecueslon of s revolt of Sonth- ern Democrats ss a result of Presi dent Truman's legislative program. He said that the Southern white Democrats right nsw are where the negro voters ot the North were unto Ptweldent Roosevelt came on the scene. Prior to that time the negroes had always voted the Re- pntHiesn ticket The RepoUiesn did nothing for theB becaose they thought they were ia the bag. The Democrate did nothing for them because they bad Bsthiag to fain. The negroes stsrtsd voting the Democratie ticket te IfSS and now both parties are gomg out all try ing to win thafar vote, thinking it Is the bslsaee ot power. The natkwini Dsisoenitle party now wtU not do ssythlng for the Sonthem white Dsigocrats becanse it considers them U the bhg sad the Republicans astnally wUl not do snyflilng tor thsai beMnse they have nothing t6 fS|a by it If the BeuthanUMhlte Deme- erats wRt ea|8ai|^ and sast- thsH^ veSe every party offer* dh* mast Imfuce* ments both parties wHH gs all out In eolieHIng their vote bo- cauM It will bo the balance of power, far surpassing the vote of the negroes up north. The South has become the whip ping post for the Democratic party and it will remain, so until it as serts its independence, the Judge said. - Judge Johnson Monday touched on theae matters in his charge to the Kershaw county grand Jury at the opening of the February term of court. Child Is Suffering From Rare Disease Johnny Gregory, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gregory, is in the Duka hospital at Durham, suffering. (rom a very rare blood disease which physicians say ts in- cnrable. The little boy was taken to the Duke hospital on February S and physicians have numerous tests be fore arriving at the conclusion that he was suffering from an Incurable malady. Was Killed In Action The campaign committee of the Camden Junior Cham ber of Commerce for the city manager election—has ad dressed a letter to Steps Being Taken To Have County Books Open For Registration Period City Attorney Holds That Citixens Registering At City H^l For Election On'City Manager Form Of Government Must Present County Certificates—Must Have Paid Their Poll Taxes Before Voting Something of a bombshell was thrown into the local Mayor political situation by the announcement of City Attorney Francis N. McCorkle seeking Charles J. Shannon IV, that in order to register to vote information regarding ex- in the approaching election on the commission-city man- penditures of the ,city of jger form of government, a voter would have to present a Camden, its total bonded in-, new county registration certificate. Mr. Shannon stated that Article 2, Section 12, pro vides that the production of a certificate of the registra tion officer of the county is a condition prerequisite to ob taining a certificate for registration for a municipal elec tion. Senator R. M. Kennedy is amending « bill in the Gen- Mir“orm ’oiTo^erDm.nf‘f«““e'«»’»' Assembly to for the ope^n* of the co^ty City of Camden. books of registration from March 1 to March 31, in order that voters of the city may qualify for registration at Uie city hall for the municipal election. debtedn^ and its income. Hon. Francis N. McCorkle, Mayor, City of Camden, Camden, South Carolina Dear Mr. Mayor: As you know, the Junior Cham ber of Commerce has pledged it- Red Cross Drive Gets Under Way Here Next Week Buam*aa Sactioa Will Bu Canvanad N«ut Waak ®'And Gauand Caavam Ba- giaa Ob Marck 1 the provision that after serving six months be would be released on probation. Johnnie Ricks was found guilty of assault and battery of a high and aggravated natnre and given a'sentence of |300 and one year, with the provision that he is to be^Ieaaed on probation after paylng^SOO. a Coming For Polo Gama Word has been received here >hat Mayor George D. Lents otj lyinston-Salem, N. C., will lead a delegation of city officials and eidi- xens of that etty to Camden next Sunday to witneM the pole gaine. George Ashby, who plays the No who plan to remodel the building into a modem of fice and tore building. The group Is composed of Frank and Douglas Montgomery and J. C. Glllis and they completed negotia tion for the purchase of the prop erty from T. Lee Little last week. The building has a width of 80 feet with a depth of 144 feet, ' When the remodeling is com pleted which is expected to be dur ing' the summer there wiU 6e 18 modern offices with air-condition ing and hot water heat on the-sec ond floor while the first floor will be given over to a modem store. The Camden theater will pass out of existence on April 15 but there will always be a pleasant memory of it in the minds of Cam den people and of the thousands ot young men who were trained at the Southern Aviation School dar ing the war years. English cadets found the “cinema” to their liking and later when the school operated exclnsively for American flyers, they, too, found ■constant entertalk- Btoiit tax the theater. Open Air Theater to Be Built On Highway No. 1 Camden is to have an open air theater. Charlea Blyther announced this week that be would begin work at once on the constraction of one on Highway No. 1 at the intersection of Highway No. 26 about five miles west of Camden. The land on which the theater will J>e situated was purchased from James Jeffries. Mr. Blyther said he hoped to be able to open the theater some time /during^the month of March sndjigij^ i,e was the City some weeks past, we have been obtaining all available, infor mation from other towna and cities having this form of government. In this, aa well as other states. , Sinqe this is known by many ot our fellow cltisens and neighters, we have been asked various ques tions concerning our own city, which we are unable to answer. Having pledged ourselves to the task of giving the folks of Camden the true facts, and knowing that yon are la favor of the City-Man ager form of government for your city, sad that you are interested in Bupplying say and sU information pertaining to Camden and the wel fare of its people, we feel that you, Mr. Mayor, are beat qualified to supply Uieee facts. We reepeetfnUy request that yon supply the information requested in the following questions. 1. How much did Camden spend oa streets during 1847? v X. How many streets were paved in 1S4TT 5. How many streets have been paved In the last flva ysarat A Was .an money and labor ex pended by the street department »?vuueo- in 1947 spent on the construction'Ghy* Lanvais Of the regiaen- snd maintenance of streets and garbage disposal? 6. What is the total bonded In debtedness of the City of Camden today? 6. How much interest is paid each year on this indebtedness? 7. lIHiat was the total Income of the City of Camden for the year 1947? 8. What were the total expenses for the year 1947? Sincerely yours. Junior Chamber ot Commerce Campaign Committee. Laymen^s^ Day At Trinity Church Laymen’s Day will be observed St Trinity Methodist church, Sun day, Febmary 22 at 11:80 a. m. and 7 p. m. The morning program is sponsored by the Methodist men and the evening program by the Methodist Youth Fellowship. The music will be furnished by the Junior choir at both services. Everybody Is cordially Invited to attend these services. The county books are open only on the first Monday and Tusaday of each month and thus com paratively few votera of the city have secured their country ragts- tration oertlficatsa. This meant, of course, that very few can register now at the city hall for the com- misslon-Clty managar el**tlon. City Council haa ordered th* books of registration opeaai at tk* city hall for the eommlBlon form election on next Monday, February 22 to remain open nntll Mareh 27. This allows ample time for tie county board to ragtoter the city voters provided the board remalae in session continuously for two or three wspks but it would be Impoe- sible for the board to register more than a fraction of the voter* on the only two days they were scheduled to remain open, March 1 and 2. before the elsetiM. Article 2, Section 12 ot the State constitution, which was cited LAST SAD RITES OVER BODY OF PVT. JAMES RAYMOND OUTLAW that he would show good plctures- Csunden Man Loat Life In 1944 In Batde Of St Lo— Buried With Full MOitary Honors Thursday The long trip' home ended Thursday for James Ray mond Outlaw, 28, when he was buried with full mili tary honors in the Wateree cemetery by Battery B, 71 AAA Gun Bn.. South Caro lina National Guards and the James Leroy Belk, Post No. 17 of the American Legion. A Private of Co. C. 117th Infan try, S5th Division, he was killed by the Germans in the Battle of St Lo in. France on August 2, 1944. His body was returned to this conn try recently and foaeral servldiB were held 'Ihursday at the Wateree Baptist church, conducted by the Rev. J. T. Dabney and the Rev. Mr. Smith. Private Outlaw entered the ser vice on October 20, 1943, at Fort Jackson, and departed for foreign service on April 9, 1944. Bom in Kershaw county. May 2 soa bC Mrs The anual R^d Crosa drive will get under way in Cam den on next Monday when a canvasB of the business sec tion will begin, the fund camoalgp chairman, Leonard by city Attvn^ "iiumnon tlS. Mayer, ahhouced Wednes- ^*<****, ^Elcetors In muniolpaJ also- tial section of the city will begin Monday, March 1. Mr. Mayer stated that the quota for Camden this year is $3,676 but that It Is hoped to raise as much more ss possible ss the Red Cross has been bard hit lately by disas ters, Including the fire in Maine and the Florida hurricane. In ad dition the blood bank which is being built up is costlni consider able money. In addition to Mr. Mayer who is fund chairman, other officials of the campaign are: Mrs. A. C. Mc- Kain, residential chairman with Mrs. T. Lee Little and Mrs. Dess Goodsle as cochslrmen; Mrs. War ren L. Smith, chairman of the win ter colony; Mrs. C. P. Wimberly, rural chairman with Mrs. P. N. Wimberly as co-chairman; Dr. J. P. Pickett, colored chairman with Ammon R. Collins as co-chairman; Joe W. Jenkins, treasurer, and Sybil, Drakeford, chairman of pub licity. Teams of busines men will make the canvass of the business sec tion while teams of women are be Ing organized to canvass the resi dential section. Grimmest toll In casualties and property losses, and highest Red Cross relief expenditures occurred after five major disasters: The worst tornadoes In 10 years in Texas and Oklahoma last April. The Texas City explosions and fire In mid-April claisaing 600 lives and inflicting more than 8,600 injuries. June floods In sei^n Midwestern and eastern states. " The severe Florlda-Gulf States hurricane in September, followed by prolonged floods. The devastating New England forest firs* In October. cations and be subjsct to the diequalifiealone hereunder pre scribed. The production of a certificate of registration from the registration officers of the county as an elector at a pre- clnot included In the Incor® porated city or town in which the voter desires to vote It de clared a condition prerequisite to his obtaining g certificate of registration for munlolpaf eleotlon, and in addition he ' must have been a residant with in the corporate limits at least four months before the eleo tlon And have paid SO days be fore any alaotlon any pell tax than dua and payable. The production of a cartificata or rooeipt of the one authorised to eoileet euoh tax shall ba eon- clueivo proof of the payment thereof.** It will be noted that the prodno- tion of a poll tax receipt will also be necessary at the election. Senator Kennedy esys that the bill which he amended in the Eton- ate was a bill that had already passed the House so that the meas ure should be rushed through in ample time to allow the county books to remain open from March 1 to March 31. Draw Jurors For Civil Court To Convene March 2 • Many Inquiriee Charles DfLoe^h of the tourna ment committee ot the Garadea Open golf tonmamenL says that many iaqalriea are being received t peeltk» oa the VliMlBla Military jby t9» coanalttee oa the 9LMd polo tmm If a Wlaatoa-lopea inagntMit. j prn ■■ulsiif Mamio Outlaw Hatfield and the late MTuray Outlaw. He was em- ployed by'the Wateree Mills prior to his entrance into tke army He is survived' Iqr. kia widow Jasnita Saaiars Optlgw, tad one ■oa, JsBMa Raymoar Ontlaw, Jt. trim waa bon the mr hto fatker JAMES RAYMOND OUTLAW following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Hubert Barnett, Mrs. Arthur U Jordan, Mrs. Roy West, Miss Doris Hatfield and Floyd Hatfield of Camden. At the funeral members of Bat tery. B served as active pallbear ers, while honorary pallbearers wera the local American Legion post The firing squad from the National Guard unit fired a salute oTor_, the grave and taps . were blown by Jimmie Kime and Soimy Smith of the° Camden schools band. Private Ootlaw was the third of tbo eoesty’a 4os4 to be retars#4 iRff - Jurors for the spring term of the Conrt of Common Pleas which will Convene on Monday, March 2, were drawn tbis week 1^ the Jury com- raissionere. The list foBows: A. B. Ellis. Kershaw; A. L. Ooodale, Camden; James V, Ander- ton. Camdee'; Mertee B. WtniaaA Camien; J. M. Shirley, Camden: J. T. IffioCL Camden; John T. Laney, Camden; WUIie L. Raeeaa, Rocte 2, Kertbaw^ J. B. Cantay, Camden; Eddie Reevee, Kerahaw; Clarenee M. ... ... Marah, Wateree mfll, Camden: F. L. Jor- Pearoe, Cam- ramden. Camden: C. W. Jonee, Bethune; W. C. Wardlaw, Efforts along this line have ready been begun and it is a^Pected] that these troops wfll shortly Bethqne, , Cliff reactivated. \ Chairman R. B. Pitts, Jr., pointed the tollowln* comntltttMl 'H. D. Bontwwe, Lndott; Otle Bu- Make Effort Jo Reactivate All Bcqr Scout Troops At the regular monthly meetln of acontera of Kershaw dlstric toy Scouts of America, held Thert day, Febmary 12 in the office of Ti/nrv Jr I* V.. Camden; A. L. 1 Henry savage, Jr,, It was decided} ^ to make every effort to reactivate I , all scout troops in the county at J* once. Thompson, Camden; J. R. Coats, [Route. 2, Kershaw; J.. A, Elliott. Kershaw; Norman Rosq, ^Dlaney; banks, Camden; Wilson M. Harold Booker, DaCoeta Brown; adTSBcentent, A.-C. McKaln; esmi Ing and activitlea. L. B. Smith,' H. Burnt; finance. Light Boan. Wll-| to serve for the year 1948: chairmen, J. C. Ewing and M. G King of Bethune; commissioner.,. t vt W. F. Nettles. Jr.; organization and w a expenses, George Mickle. Sam Kar-ljj°^. a Kpimedr ni, ^ liAVE LADIM HIOHT The. Camden Lhms Club will ob- •on Mills:'mmnbera-at-large, Himrylserve Ladles Nti^t at the airpsst ^yagg, timvlas McAni[on ikursdax sveataft fkbreary,N iii~ liT ' ^ ^ iiiFiiiTfrr' I-I i/'j