The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 27, 1948, Image 1
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qLUME 59
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, nUDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1948
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Major General
Draw G^wds
13 Event Bid* Fair
giyal C^ina Cup
^thuaias^ A* Many
liriea Come In
eeplechase followers all
• the country greeted
enthusiasm the aif-
cempnt made this week
a Springdale race meet-
would be held at the
iffdale course on Satur-
March 13 at 2 o’clock,
ir the sanction of the Na
il Steeplechase and Hunt
elation. This meet prom-
to be second only to the
)us Carolina Cup Race
ng the outstanding
ts of the year m Cam-
and in this section.
g race meeting' will feature
r possibly six events on a card
18 expected to find each race
fitted with entries. Inquiries
ling the races are already
received from horse owners
sections and It Is known that
en, Aiken, Southern Pines
Pryon tiorses will participate,
itative plans call for a two
I quarter mile timber race, a
nile race over brush, a mile
I half hurdle event, a three-
tr mile flat raCe and Islso a
flat event. Details of the pro-
sixth race will be announced
RaffieM Speaks
To Rotarians On
«
City Managenient
FUnid American Flag Covered Soldiefs Grave
Sumter Executive Thinks
Manager Form Promotes
Efficiency In Munic^al
Government
famous Springdale race
is located near the Camden
Daits on what Is known as
nights Hill road. It is the
amous steeplechase course
nation and since IftO has
he scene of the running of
nous Carolina Cup races,
races on March IS precede
nctioned Carolina Cup race
g by Just two weeks aS this
will be held at the Spring-
rarse on Saturday. Ilsrdi tt.
iU Hold Finals
I Forestry Quiz
i March 4-S
le annual Forestry Qufs Con-
conducted by the Kerttsw
ty forest serWee, under the
ition of L. El. Smith, forest
'er, has been completed in 10
schools and 43 colored
ols In the county,
e final contest to determine
winners over the successful
Is in the respective school
ts will be held March 6 at 10
le morning at the Agricultural
ling and at Jackson High
K)1 at 7:30 p. ra., on March 5.
e finals at the Agrlcnltural
ing will be for the winner In
0 white school contests and on
following evening the winners
IS 43 colored schools will stage
final uiz contest at the Jack-
High School. The public has
Invited to attend both of the
programs.
)tal attendance at the white
ol events was 1,800 and at the
colored school contest was
making a grand total of
Over seven hundred cities
now have the city manager
form of government and it
has operated so successfully
that it has been predicted
that another 25 years will
find it standard among the
, cities of this country, J. A.
The promotion of Brig. Gen.> Raffield city manager of
Leon W. Johnson, 15th Air Fonce Sumter, told the Camden
s,rr."hr;ci**,** Thursdw
8«r«t«ry of tho Department ot the t"® Club’s regular weekly
Air Force upon . Senate 'confirms- luncheon.
tion of the sdvsnoement. General
Johnson married the-former Lu
cille Taylor and Is a son-in-law of
Cot. and Mrs. C. L. Miller, 1218
Mill street, Can\den. He it one of
the few army and air force gen
erals to have won the Congreesion-
si Medal of Honor.
Town and
County... .
At Florists Meeting
Mr. Raffield, who is well known
in Camden, having formerly been
connected with the Carolina and
Northwestern Railroad, was the
guest speaker at the club lunch
eon. After serving for a number
of years as member of the Sum
ter City Council he was drafted by
the council for the office of city
manager when s vacancy arose in
jthat position.
While stating that he had not
• come to Camden to try to influence
the vote of any one he was glad
to be able to ^ve information re
garding the Commission-Manager
Form.
The city manager form waa
N. R. Goodale, Jr„ vice president » limited way In
of the Camden Floral Company,'St*«nton, Va., in 1808, tho man-
attended the meeting of Georgia
Florist Dealers held Monday and
Tneeday in Athens.
* S^poke To Khvania
Dr. Julian P. Price, of Florence,
was the guest speaker at the regu
lar weekly meeting of the Camden
Kiwanic Club on Tuesday. He
spoke on the work of the Indus
trial Home for Boys at florence
and told how the people^ of the
state could assist in the work of
the home. Harold Funderburk was
in charge of the program.
Boy Scout CommittM
Members of the Kerphaw Dis
trict oommi^ee of the Boy Scouts
of America wifi' hold ^heir regular
monthly meeting In Henry Savage's
office Thursday, March 4 at 7:30
m. All members ere urged to
nten Dog Show
t For March 18
eparations are under way for
innual I.enten dog show which
bp held on Thursday, March
t Rertory Square. The show is
f promoted by the young peo-
« Grace Episcopal church, with
Ion deLoach, son of Mr. and
John K. deLeach as chairman
10 event. ^
o show will follow the pattern
revlous affairs of the kind and
rank as one of the outstanding
ts of the kind* in the mld-Sonth
t calendar.
show has been
In Rectory Square for the
years, having originated
3 the late Dr. Maurice Clafke
rwtor of the church.
of rain on' March
fwUl be held the fol
day.
mm. Chamber of
^tis announced that
manager of
will to the
of Camden at a tea to
SsrsfleW hotel
« !*’30 o’clock. Mr. Rauch
to the Camden
msloned that po-
f^-’ to 9o.te ,QreM,w«Hl.
Junior Chamber has
»i««dquarta»k
Dsvl^^r’y o«eut*sd by
I •"suranos Agsney.
ud pMMmln,
attend and visitors will
corned.
be web
> Camden Horae Show
Following 'the informal horse
show to be held this Saturday, in
terest will center on the Camden
Horse Show which will be held on
Wedneedsy, March 24. This prom
ises to be the biggest show that
has yet been held judging from in
quiries which are being received.
A beautiful Hag made of flowers was placed over the grave of the late Pvt. James
Raymond Outlaw when he waa laid to rest last Thursday afternoon in Wateree ceme
tery .'The flag wag a tribute of love from his widow, Mrs. Juanita Anders Outlaw, and
was made for her by the Camden Floral Company. It was a beautiful piece of work and
attracted much adndration from the throng who attended the funeral.
• Furmture Wanted
The\ Welfare Department ie
anxious to secure some furniture
to furnish s bedroom for a woman,
80 years old, who is totally blind.
Anyone who can contribute any
furniture for this worthy cause can
call Phone 310.
Seven Nurses To
Be Capped Monday
Ni^i At Hospital
Seven student nurses will
capped at exercises to be held In
the reception hsn of the nurses’
home at the Camden hospital on
next Monday evening at 7:80.
The seven who have completed
their probationary period of train
ing and who will receive their
caps are: Misses Mary Hancock,
Evelyn Williams, Rnby Williams,
Sue Mclsssc, Ruth Drsdo, Caroljm
Ehrans and Nellie Adams.
The principal address will be
made by Dr. John M. Brewer, chief
of staff of the hospitaL The caps
will be presented by Miss Bitsy
Barfield, R. N., director of nnrsing.
’The class will be led in reciting
the Florence Nightingale pledge by
Miss Grace Rhoden, R. N. The in
vocation will be of fared by Rev.
H. U SpelL
ager being known as general man
aged. Then in 1912 under sugges
tions known as the Lockport plan,
the -city of Snmter became the first
in the United States to adopt this
form and has operated under it
since that time.
The plan, he described briefly, as
follows:
1. A small councU elected at
large by popt^ ropresentallon.
2. The council employs a city
manager who is subject to its will
and is employed to serve at its
will Council prescribed his duties.
8. All legislative and policy mak
ing powers are centered in Conn-
cfl.
4. Responsibility of sdmtnlstra
tion is given the manager who has
tho power to appoint or
department heads or other
istrative employees, subject of
course, to civil service limltstlons
should such exist. The manager is
always eanxious for his appoint
ments to meet with approval of his
Council and to work closely with
It
5. The manager is charged with
preparation of the budget
Mr. Raffield gave the following
description of the duties of a city
manager:
1. To see that laws and
ordinanoes are enforced>
2. To exorelee control over
all departments.
8. To maks such rsoommen-
dstions ts ths Council con
cerning the affairs of ths city
as to him may sssm dssirabis.
4. To koop tho Council ad
vised of thp finsnolal condi
tion gf ths dty.
6. To pr^ro and submH to
'the Counsil sueh reports as-
may bs required by that body.
7. To keep tho people In
formed through rsperte to tho
Council pogs^lng tho opera
tion of tho City Qovomment
and to perform sueh other
duties and services as may bs
delogatsd to him by ths Coun-
elL
’’In the mattor of mnnlclpal gov
ernment,” said Mr. Raffield. "this
fact mnst idways be borne in mind,
that the people are the owners of
thA business and as such pfe en
titled to know how it is being
handled and what dividends are
being distributed in shape of ser
vices or other functions. Thus at
stated intervals. It Is proper that
reporta be made, accounts andlted
and at all times to have that hum
an tonch which is exemplified in
the freedom with which tnfonna-
tton is furnished, requests an
swered and other ways which
would hnmaniss the relationship
betw^ people — repreeentotlres
and employees.
Sam Kareah, Camden business
(man, introduced Mr. Rtffleld.
LegUdature Makes Provision
To Re^p County Books
Open For Registration
Entire Month Of March
The county books of registration will he kept open
for the entire month of March in order to give the people
of Camden opportunty to secure thair country registration
certificates wfiich will the
ui tney need in order to register at
commission-city manager election on
^ the city hall for the
dioMisiApril 13. LegisHtisn providing for Iceeping the books open
admiB- has already paiBSld both houses and been signed by the
Governor.
I-
I This mdans that every one will
Mv» ample opportunity to get
their county registration certifi
cates. Ip order to secure s city
registration certificate it will be
necessary to have a county certifi
cate.
One hurdie has thus been cleared
in preparations for the coming
municipal election.
Stress la also being laid on the
fact that in order to vote in the
municipal election on April 13 it
will be necessary to have a receipt
for 1947 poll taxes.
In order to qualify for voting in
the city manager Section it will
be necessary for each rotor to take
three steps:
Del^ation To
Provide $35,000
For Recreation
NeGirUe Gives
Information On
Gty^s finances
Answers Junior Chamber
Of Conunerce Letter In
Regard To Indebtedness
And Income Of City
BUI IntrodueRd bi House
Would Allot $18,000 To
City Of Camden, Balance
% ♦
To County
The sum of $35,000 would
be provided for recreation
centers in Kershaw county
The total outstanding gen
eral obligation bonds of the
City of Camden now total
$360,000, according to May
or F. N. McCorkle, who thig
week made public his reply
to an open letter from the
Camden Junior Chamber of
Commerce seeking informa
tion regarding the city’s fi
nances.
Annual bond interest payment,
according to the Mayor, is around
$12,000 per year and the mayor
lists $16,000 for bond retirement.
The reply of the Mayor to the
letter from the Junior Chamber of
Qommerce follows:
The Junior Chamber of Comiierce
Camden, S. C.
Gentlemen:
Reference to ydur recent inquiry
about city affairs.
The City Council Invites and ap
preciates inquiries about municipal
affairs. We feel that the Uxpayer,
who. is s stockholdsr in the corpor
ation of the City of Camden, should
take more interest in where the tax
dollar comes from, where it goes
and hdw the affalra of the city sre
administered. A number of our tax-'
payers come to the city office and
go over the annual audit with the
Mayor and City Clerk, bnt we feet
that too few take this much in
terest in our city government
More than a year ago, I ad
vocated a change in our present
form of government to that of City
Manager. The Camden snd Ksr-
Shaw County Chamber M Com
merce assisted in getting together
much information' about the' new
form of government, which waa all
favorable. In view of tho favo:^
able report th« City CounoU re
quested the county delegation to
pass the enabling act for the com
ing referendum.
In the Interest of providing the
public with all of the'information
passible shout the new form of
government on January Id, H. O.
Carrlson, former mayor of Camden
reuested statement til receipts and
(1) Pay his poll taxas befors
Mareh 18. Women do not havo
to pay poll taxss.
(2) Rsgistor at tha court
houoo and soouro county roglo-
tratten oortifioato before March
27.
(8) Reglstor at the city hall
and tacure dty fwgistration cor-
tificato.
Women voters will have to regis
ter but do not have to pay poll
taxes.
The Jonimr Chamber of Com
merce is putpng on s special cam
palgn to have voters pay their poll
Uxes and register at the court
house and city hall in order ts be
prepared to vote.
Charley Farlow
To Defend His
Title Next Week
BaeebaU Fane To Meet
Oimdeii’s Last Chance To
Get In Palmetto League
Baseball fane of Camden will meet Friday night at
8-o’clock in the American Legion hall in a last effort to
get Palmetto League baseball for this city this summer.
If sufficient money is raised Friday night the city will
ihave a club in the league—othervw ^e gates will be
closed ths summer.
Dsvslopntonto cams rathsr
swiftly this wssfc vrtth a visit
to Camdsn by Prssident John'
Rowland of tho Ismu*> ■••eal
fans wars told that ths M-
mlls limR would br ehangod
and that thia oMy could go be
yond tha^ Umlt to 'got Ha toam.
It waa fauad that aomo alar
playars' tram Fort Jaekaon
wouM bo avaHsMs . far tha
laaal isam aMar tlw mm Itas-
don can again field a winning
toam under tho now ragida-
ttonsk . .
Tho promoters of the club
ask that all fans who really
aratit to aoo baooball In Cam-
, dsn this summar attond tho
mootina si Ltgien Mall, on Fri-
doy aIgM. H win is thslr iMt
ohanos. Uatoaa aufflelgBC ho
SB
ka fgrlhar affsAS .wW ha igMhi
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Horse Show Is
Scheduled For
niis SaUirday
Golf pros from all over the
mid-South will converge on
Camden next Monday for the
opening on Tuesday of the
Camden 1948 open golf tour
nament which will be con
ducted at the Oamden Coun
try Club course on March 2
and 3. ,
Charles Fsrlow, of Greensboro,
N. C., who won the 1947 tourna
ment here, will defend his title
next week, scoordlng to Steve
Duda, golf pro of the Camden club.
In addition Duda hsa received
favorable repUes from other out-
staaitng golfers of tho mld-Sputh,
who will tako part in the big event
sro. Loot year tho entry list
totolsd lit and Dnda bsUsvos this
tiguro wffl be topped by a good
BMurgtn next weak.
AnMOf those whoso aames are al
ready on the tonmasiont registra
tion records are: Harry Welch,
ranking amateur from Salisbury,
N. C.; Dugan Aycock, of Lexing
ton, N. C.; George Corcoran,, of
Greensboro, president of the C»o-
llnss PGA; James Oaats, of the
MHnooa Country club of Morgan-
ton, N. C.; mily Joe Patton, hiidi
soortttg amateur from the same
club; Melvin Hemphill, of the For
est Lake Country dub, Columbia,
and othsrs.
The Camden February
Horse Show that was to have
been held on February 21
will be held this aturday,
February 28 at 2 p. m., at
Mrs. Marion duPont Scott’s
show ring. It was necessary
to postpone the show on ac
count of ^ the weather which
prevailed last Saturday.
As previously announced, ribbons
wiU be swarded in all clases at
the show. In addition three trophies
will be swarded. One will be In the
polo class. The others wlU be to
the ohild in each of age groups 12
and under and IS and over receiv
ing the highest total number o
poteto la classes 1. 8, 5, 9 and 10.
Patats wOl be awarded on the basis
of S, S, t and 1 for flrsL second,
third and fourth places respective
ly.
Mrs. Thomas M. Waller wOl be
the Judge at this informal show
with Col. John F. Wall Judging the
polo class.
Mrs. Waller has donated one of
UiU horsemanship trophies and
Harry D. Klrkover the other. The
cup for the polo class is being
given by Commander Shannon
Heath.
troduced iu the House last
week by RepresentatiTes Ap-
rants and Jones of the Ker
shaw county delegation. Of
this amount $15,000 would
be allotted to the City of
Camden.
The bill provides for the crea
tion of a recreation board to be
composed of three repreeentativee
from Camden, three from Kershaw,
three from Bethune and three from
Blaney.
Under the terms of the bill Cam
den would be allotted $15,000;
Blaney, $6,000; Kershaw, $5,000,
and Bethune, $6,000. The recreation
board would allot the remaining
$6,000 to the rural sections of the
county.
The recreation board will have
full authority for the expenditure
of the money allotted to the var
ious sections. Ths purpose of ths
money is to provide recreation cen
ters and a program of recrsntlon
for the various sections of tbs
county.
'The bill hss been amended In tbs
Senate by Senator R. M. Ksnuedy
to permit the recreation board to
acquire property wherever H is
deemed advisable.
The measure has already passed
the House and is now on third
reading in the Senate.
also he asked certain qnestions
that might bring out fuU informa
tion about the City Manager gov^
emment Mr. Carbon pnbUshed
the statement and full parttculara
given to Mr. Carrison’s in-
Canvass To Begin.
Next Week In
Gross Campaign
was
onlrlea in The Chronicle, dated
February 8. In the same laaue of
The Chronicle, Senator R. M. Ken
nedy published a fon text of the
legislative act.
The total outstanding general ob
ligation tends of ths City of Cam
den now total 1860,000.00. Tliese
tends were Issned in 1918, 1911,
1921, 1929 and 1927 for waterworks,
electric plsnL sewerage and street
improvements. Onr snnnsi tend in
terest payment is aronnd 911,000.00
par yssr and spproxhnatoly 919.*
000.00 for bond retirement, final
tenda payable to 199f.
In 1947, In «rder to esrry ont
an enormous expansion and re-
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Ci^ Toiimey Is
Drawing Crowds
The Kershaw county basketball
tournament which Is In progress
this week at the local armory hss
attracted large crowds.
The tournament opened Monday
night with the Bethnne girls de
feating the Blaney girls 16 to 11,
while the Bethnne boys won over
the Blaney boys by a score of 11
to It.
Wednesday night the Midway
girls won over Mt. Plsgah girls by
s score of 61 to 11, while the Mid
way boys won over Mt |Hsgah boys
by a score of 11 to If.*
Baron DeKalb and Antiocb boys
The kick-off for the snnnsi Red ^
be next Monday when a eanvan
will begin of the whole county tb ^ .
• EUiolt Exoncrxlbd
Otis BlliotL who was charged
along with Steve Williams with
sanlt and battery, wm exonerated
when Solicitor Pon , Taylor nol
prosssd the ease sgitest him In
the Court of General Sessions. In
jreadtng tho doekot ot tho eonrt
Tho Chronldo wtetontkmslly
statod that ho had hafn foa^ gnll-
ly OR twa^iehargso wftM aa a mat
ter of fact ho was ilaarai of two
quota for tho year.
’The bnsinMs section of CSamden
was canvassed this week and the
responses were very good. L. 8.
Mayer, county campaign <^alnttaB.
saM.
]^. Mayer said that the winter
colony lu4 boon especially gener
ous in Its responses so far,
Mr. Mayer said that a latter re
ceived from Francis P. StmeiTlIle,
regional director of the Southeast
ern area of the Rod Cross, said
that a regional blood center to
serve the mid-Caroltna area has
been recently approved -and is to
begin operations In Chartotte in
the near foturei
New Hieater To
Open On March 8
T. Lee JJttle said this week that
the handsome new theater which
has been named ’The Little ’The
ater” will be opened on March
with appropriate ceremonies..
’The full program for tho opening
will bo printed in next weedt’s lio-
suo of ’Tho Camden Chroniclo.
An msmbers of tho Little family
are ospoetoi to ho to the city tor
Many .Gahi Events
For Coming Weeks
B. T. U. Contests
At Bethnne Ginrch
Friday, March 5
The elfminatlon eontests for the
.Tunior and Intermediate Sword
Drills, also thb Better Speaker's
tournament and hymn festlvsl wtT
bo held with the Bethnne Baptist
chnrdi Friday evening, Mar. 6, be
ginning at 7:90 o’rtocx. \ ''
All chnrelMMi are asked to ssto
ooatsstouto. ChvulMs^gt do not {
havo osmlighHii ore Mliid to M ‘
Oomden lo at tbo tbrssbeld
of Rs gayest ssooew sf tbo year.
Hoes are sowis of tbo ovonte
llsto^ for tho next few sraeka:
February 91^—Iwforoml Norse
Show at Mrs. Marfeo duFent
Seett’s show rtng.
February 99 — Polo, Fort
■enning vs Cemdsn at Klrti-
woed field.
March 9-g—Camdon Opan
Qalf TOurnaoMNit at Oomdon
Country Club.
March 11
Ing Most at gpringdsis track.
March 19—4.sntoii Oag gbaw
at Rectory gquors.
Mareh 24 •— Camdsn Haras
Show.
March 27 — CoroWim Cog
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