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The Camden .UME 59 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 194S Promoted yente At® Carded For ting Scheduled For rday Afternoon, Mar. ( events have been 1 for the Springdale meeting on Saturday oon, March 13 and nquiries which are be- iceived it is believed lere will be plenty of ; in each event to aa- grand afternoon of for steeplechase fol- $ Ire events Qiat have been •e: « ^ing Hatglar—About two uarter miles over timber, a base event for four year i upwards and nonArlnners races over timber. Weight ;K)unds, with winners 6 extra. ilulberry—Steeplechaae, for r olds and upwards. Weight nds for four year olds, 154 year olds and 158 older, four years old will be al ive pounds. The race will miles over brush, lolly Hedge-rA hurdle race nd one half miles. Weights, irs old 148 pounds and old- (ounds. Winners of lt47 of wice or 3,000 four times, Is extra. Non-wlnnert in 12,500 in two races allowed 8, Maidens four years old 5 pounds. Five year olds rsrds allowed 10 pounds, loomsbury—Six furlongs on for maidens three years upward. Weight 136 pounds, iars old 160 pounds. Older nds. Kamschatka—One mile on (or three year olds and I. WeighU, 3 years old IfO 4 years old tfO pounds, 1 pounds. Winners in 1847, races of (IJtOQ, S pounds three races of $2,0fK) In pounds extra. Four year d upwards non-wlnners m owed 6 poundls. I rassa winaens are ophiee. The first raCe poet II be 2 o’clock. Entries cdoee ly. March 6 with Harry Ik T, The Hedges, Camden, lers of the race committee rry D. Kirkover, chalnaBa; H. Boykin, F. Ambroee jthur T. Meigs, Paul Hal bard K. Mellon, Mrs. Mar- *ont Scott, F. Skiddy von 4rg. Esther duPont Weir rid R. WUllams. Cross Drive amden Makii^ i Headway M^y Rush-To Register As County Books Open; Get Poll Tax Receipts County Treeaurer Does Rushing Business In Collecting Poll Taites As Citizens Qualify To>’ Secure Certificates From County And City Registration Boards — Only , Short Time Left To Qualify Take Nightingale Ple^ Appointment of Col. Walter Mett^ Jr., of Camden,^to duty as chlsf of staff 6-3 section at head quarters Philippines-Ryukyus com mand .In' Manila has been an nounced. 'Ool. Mette served over- seas In the European theater . of operations with the 70th Field A^ tlllery group, 32nd Field Artillery Brigade and tha 21at Corps Artil lery, each of which he comnryind- ed. He holds numerdua decora tions. Moore Named Manager Of Camden Oub Rembert Man Who Has Been In CUss AA Ball To Direct DestiBies Of Local Team In PahneCte League Red Cross campaign aden is making good Leonard S. Mayer, ign chairman, said »day but many work- ve not yet completed anvass and it be ible to give any fig- lyet. • la^er.said that the Red I urgently In need of fl- •0 meet the demands which >6 on It each year. The rvices which are expected I , top priority nationally In rs expenditures, he said, ‘®ter, the new blood donor and services to veterans. Pr relief, Mr. Mayer said, top rating because <rf a reakinp year of major cat 's In 1947, which has ser- ppleted disaster budget re- u the extent of more than u over a 10-month period, can never tell when disaa- strike," he said, "and leave akft Injuries or loss of Ufa, and loss amounting to « of dolltra. And when It Red Croaa will bo there tned disaster workers and **f®wked for dlssstm Hatfield, Sr. Hn Thursday o^ock Thursday moratef, Illneis of sevda ® * retired fanner. be held St ^»y Funeral Home Frl- at 3: 30 o’clock, con- T ^ ^ Ramey, of CtSI o***"^** cemetery at 2m w Active pall- latfLir 1*'* P’stndsoas. Miw i wnrlved by his H“cock Hat. three sons, Harold. ^ of Rembvrt; tors2 “d Mrs. > Aangsta, Mrs. Lsurs Me- **Bubber” Moore, of Rem bert, pitcher and outfielder who waa in the International league last year, will man age the Camden team, of the Palmetto baseball league this year. He was signed to a conk’act this week. Moore, who is a pitcher and out fielder, will be a playing manager and Is expected ^ to add greet •treagth to the loeslHBuk. Be has played with Newark In the fnter- natioDSl leaguet Kansas City m the American Association ant Portland in the Pacific Coast -ieckguo- At a meeting of baseball fans held last Friday night at the Ameri can Legion building, steps were taken to insure Camden being In the league again this year. Com mittees were appointed to raise the 16,000 necessary and this is now assured. Oeorge W. Wilson, local business man. will be president of the club, and Clyde Walton, secretary, treas urer and business manager. Elec tors are; Dr. A. C. West, Dewey Creed. T. R. Berry, Jack Nettles, Clyde Walton and H. J. McNinch. The seaeoa le achednled to cpmi 'May 17 and It Is ekpected that there will be four gamer each week, two at home and two abroad. The league this year will be composed (A Camden, Sumter, Orangeburg, Lake City, Kingstree, Georgetown and HartsviUe. Horse Show On Last Saturday Great Success Camden citizens rushed this week to the county coi^rt hbuse and the city hall to qualify for participatioji in the election to be held on April 13 on the adoption of the com mission-city manager form of government fqr Camden. County Treasurer C. J. Outlaw did a rushing business in issuing poll tax receipts while the county and city registra tion boards were busy issuing registration tertifleates. At the city hall, Mrs. Louise Boy kin, the registration clerk, reported thai about 100 bad registered through Tuesday night but that many had been turned down be- .cause they did not bring their coun ty registrati(m certificate with them. At the court house the registra tion board reported that they had been kept dbntinually busy on Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday is suing certificates. No count has been made yet of the number regls- ering. In order to participate in the election on 'April 18 a voter must have county and city regiatratlon certificates and in Uie case of males must have poll tax receipt for 1347. Males who have not paid their poll taxec will have to do so by March 13 in order to voto In the eloetion.* 'The books of registration at the court house will be kept open through the entire month of March. The books at the city hall win cdose on Maith 17. .Meanwhile the campaign for the city manager form of government is continuing quietly. J. J. Ranch, city manager of Greenwood, will explain the man ager form of government to the Camden Rotary Club Thursday and Thursday afternoon at 4:30. o’clock win speak at a tea which the Jun ior Chamber o( Commerce is giv ing to the women voters of the city. IJttie Theater To Have Opening Monday Evenii^. With quite a nnmbw of visiting film executives and theater owners attending. The Little ’Theater, Cam den’s fine new theater, wUl hold its formal opening Monday even ing, March 8 at 7:16 o’clock. feature pictnre for the opening night will be 'Body and Soul" starring; John Oarfleld, LlUi Palmer and Hatel Brooks. ’There Vill be no matinee performance on the opening day. The new theater, one of the fin est in Booth OaroHaa, is hailt on the property on which stood the little ’ ancestral home. The open ing wHl be attsodsd by foer oi the little brotfisrs. T. Lse little, own er oC the theater; George little, Ralph Uttle. aU Dr. Wtutam Uttle The new theater Ralph Uttle, and wae hailt aelely with the Idee of promotlag oomtort to theater pairona. The aoooastScs are perfect whOe esathig fscllltt' are daMgned to offer th* ««ry best Ttow* The theater wfll esat 1,000 per- •<ma. Promise Evening (M Surprises At ‘ Leap Year Ball . Aa eventatg of snrprlsee—any thing can happm In a Leap Tear —Is promised by members of the Wonsan’s AaxUiary of the Ceraden hocpltal la. annoandag thsfar Leap Tear ball, which la to be held on Setarday evening, March It at Rec reational Han, Woodward airpott from 1.1, bk- to 1 a la Daaclag will be the order of the srreedBg and masle will be furnish ed hy aarehoe BraxeU’e orchaetra. wW be served bv Truck Driver Is Exonerated In Deatii Of ADen Deward Taylor, driver of the truck that crushed Mills L Allen to death at the comer of Mills and Haile street last Friday evening, was exonerated of any blame in the tragedy by a coroner’s Jury follow ing an inquest at the Kershaw county court house Monday even ing. Seven witnesses were called by Coroner Lee Purdy daring the In- queit. 'Two of them were eye-wit nesses of the tragic accident, they being David Thompson and Her bert Thompson, who reside on Haile street and were In an automobile near the scene. Another automobile between the truck and the car occupied by the ’Thompson brothers, and which gtoppeftmomentartlf when Mr. Al len was fatally injured under the truck >was not Identified. Both the ’Hiompson witnesses stated that it was a coupe, but did not get the number. This car probably constituted a hasard in the effort of Allen to avoid oolllalon with the truck, as It prereifted him from going to the right From the testimony of the Thompsons, Mr. Allen apparently considered trying to get between the car and truck but changed his mind and swung sharply to the left Sand on the pavement caused the motor bike to skid and throw Al len Into the baggage or tool rack beneath the body and between the front and rear wheels on the left side of the truck. The ThompsoM stated that he waa breathing when they reached his body and dragged him from under the truck. However he was nnsconsclons and remained so nn- til he died at the hospital, some 25 ‘ minutes later. yackson Smith, ton of John Smith and Ska Rmllb, a son of Cly- (Plsasa Tara To Fags Tsa) Gillis Building On DeKalb Street Bought By Savage Modern Medical Building la Planned For Comer At Some Future Date—Other Property Sales Joe Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Williams of Mulberry Plantation, and Miss Pat Clybum, daughter of Mr.'and Mrs. S. C. Cly bum, of Camden, took top honors at the informal horse show held last Saturday at the Marion duPont Scott 8ho>w arena. Joe Williams took the top honors for entries betWesir the ages of 18 and 17 while little Miss Clybum was tops in the below 12 grouping ] A very large crowd attended the horse show'and the porfoimance In each of the classes was excellent. Mrs. ’Thomas M. Waller was the Judge In all of the classes except the children’s polo 9lass In which Col. John F. Wan was the arbiter. ’The results In the various class es follow: Horsemanship, nine years and undM*: First, Phoebe Wilks; sec- jond, Helen Shield; third. Rath Helen Woolfe; fourth, Graham Du- Bose. Hunter hacks; First, U. S. Randle; third, C..P. Du Bose, Jr.; (Qurth, Neil Bates,* Wa|M|liL Horsemanship, lS-12 ^-sira: First. •Penney Sheffieid; second, Ray mond. Woolfe; third, Pat Clybum, and fourth, Frances Moore. Open hunters; First, Joe Wil liams; second, Nell Bates; third, William L Boyd. ‘ Horsemanship, 13-17 years of age; First, Joe Williams; second, Ida McDowell; third, Nell Bates, and fourth, Casandra Manda. . Working hunters: First, William L Boyd, Sr.; second, Joe Williams; third. Major Walter Oarll, and fourth, I. H. Daffln. Children’s hackk: First, Ray mond Woolfe; second. Pat Cly (Please tom to page tan) Retires After 48 Years On Hie Job; Succeeds Him On January 1, 190G; Q. D. Nunn, then a 1f-yeer-old boy, want to work at Hermitago Cot ton Mills In Camden., On Jan uary t, Ittt, ho retire# after 4t years of faithful sorvieo and tils pdaltlon was taken by his ten, Eddie P. Munn. . In approelatlon of his long years of faithful servles, Mr. Munn has boon presented by tha.mill with a Hamilton 21- jowoi watch. Mr. Munn was bom In Kor- ahaw county on December IS, 1181, and hal lived In the coun ty all of hit life. He is the father of nine children, five glrlt and four boys, and all are living except one son, James Munn, who wae killed owe|eeaa during the war, and ona daugh- During hie tlAtlme Mr. Munn hM eeen many ehangqs made In the textile Induetry. Seven student nurses recsivsd their capo In lovsiy oxerclses at the Camden hospital Monday evening. In picture at top Mrs. Bitsey E. Barfield, RN, director of nursoe, is proaonting cap to Miss Sue Melsaae at the capping ceremony. Id bottom picture are shwwn the nurses who rocelvod their caps. Reading from loft to right, they are: Mist Carolyn June Evans, Lancaster; Miss Luelllo Cueas Mdlaaac, Kershaw; Mias Rubye Almetta Williams, Lancaelar; Mlaa Evelyn Nina Williams, Laiv- castsr; Miss Nellie Ruth Adams, Lancaster; Miss Mary Howard Han cock, Camden, and Mias Thelma Ruth Grade, Bristol, Va. Henry Savage, Jr., has bought the property at the Southeast corner of DeKalb i • and L3rttleton streets from .the Gillis estate and said I Wednesday that he planned [some time in the future, but ;not immediately, to erect a modern medical building on it. A large 'wooden bouse now stands on the property and is oc cupied by the offices of Dr. C. P. Vincent, Dr. C. A. West and Dr. D. C. Hinaon. This building will, of course, be tom down when Mr. Savage proceeds to build. The real estate market has been rather active of late in and around Camden and considerable property has change bands. One of the large deals recorded lately was the purchase by Rich ard W. Lloyd of 1,485 acres of land in DeKalb township from Margaret L. Weeks. Other transfers recorded lately included the transfer of the Charles H. Stogner home on N. Broad street, this having been bought by Alfred W. and Bdlth Church. Another transfer recorded was the purchase by W. R. Zemp from the liquidating trustees of the En terprise Building and Loan AssoclOf tton of a lot and buHdlng on South Broad strpoL Mills L. Allen Meets Death h Tragic Accident Local BnaiiieM’ Man And Civic Leader KiUed When Hia Motor Bike Skida Un- der Kg Van Hundreds of Camden peo ple paid tribute to Mills L. Allen Camden business man and leader in civic affairs, at funeral rites conducted Mon day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First B^tist church with the Rev. Floyd Blont- gomery, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. J. B. Ctoton. Folloi^g the service, the fu neral cortege proceeded to Greenlawn Memorial Park Seven Nurses Are£a[^)ed^ Lovely Cerraiony Candle Is lighted For Each Member Oi Class As She Receives Cmp — Florence Nightin|(ale Pledge Taken The nurses home of the Camden hospital was the Bceiie of a beautiful cere mony Monday evening when seven young students re ceived their capg in a candle light ceremony, foltowing as address by Rev. Leslie W. Edwards, pastor of the First Bapt^ church of Kershaw. Seven aenlor nurses participated In the program and lit the candles for the younger nurses as each re- Wears Red Shirt; Introduced To • General Assembly Dr. George 8. Barnes, of Csxhden. the oldest member of the American Legion, was introduced to the Sen ate and House of the South Caro lina General Assembly Tnesday , weariitg a red'^Alft In protest, he saf A aguAst AiA cItH rights le^ Istfon which tha President Is trF ing to cram down the throat of tha Southern people. Dr. Barnes, who saw service In the little dispute with Mexico In 1918^ and who was a first lienten- ant in the first world war, was introduced to the Senate by Sen ator R. M. Kennedy and to (he House' by Representative Clay tor Arrants. Dr. Barnes says his red shirt at-' tracted much attention and that many commented on It. He wore a red shirt In 1876 as a boy eight years old. in Columbia .where burial services were held. Active pallbearers at the funeral were: Sidney T. Zemp, J. A. Hag- ins, Abbott Ooodale, E^ Moseley, Joe Mickle and J. C. Ebrlng. Hon orary pallbearers were deacons of the First Baptist churdb of which Mr. Allen was a devoted member. Mr. Allen met a tragic death last "Friday evening when he was crushed beneath the wheels of a large van as he was going to hU home on Sarsfield avenue Just after he had closed his place of busi ness on Broad street » He was riding his power scooter north on Mill street when In mak were held were decorated with pines, smilax, white lilies and spring flowers. Nurse# receiving caps were: Miss Carolyn June Edwards, Lancaster; Miss Lucille Lucas McIsaac, Ker shaw; Miss Rubye Almetta Wil liams, Lancaster; Miss Evelyn Nina Williams, Lancaster; Miss Nellie Ruth Adams, Lancaster; Miss Mary Howard Hancock, Cam den, and Hiss Thelma Ruth Grade, Bristol, Va. Rev. Mr. Edwards, the speaker, was introduced by Dr. J. M. Brew er, chief of staff of the hospital. Mrs. Bitsey E. Barfield, RN, direc- Town and County.... * Catfbh Stew Members of the Leroy Belk Poet of the American Legion enjoyed a catfish stew on Monday evening. g • Dr. Corbett’s Birthday Wednesday was the 86th birth day of Dr. J. W. OorbetL former Mayor of Oimden, first president of the Camden Rotary Club, and long one of the state’s foremost physicians. Ing a tom around a big truck ahead] tor of nurses, presented the caps, of him, bis scooter skidded and Miss Grace Rhoden, RN, Instmc- Rain Mart Golf ToummMnt carried him under the wheels of a big vehicle. He was picked op and mshed to the bospltel bnt bad ex pired before bis arrival therek The driver of the truck, Devard Parker, of Ti^lorsTUle. N. t<#d officers that he had lndlc«M he was to tom left on to Haile street from Mill street, swRehtng on the (Please Turn To Page Ttai tor, led in (he Florence • Nigktln. gsle pledge: Miss Mildred Vice, junior nurse, portruyed Florence NlgbUagule, and Miss ChrlsUne Zelglsr, RN, was sooompanlsL /The welcome-sddrec waa made Cluurley Farlow Again Winner Of Camden Open Many Gala Events For Coming Week a March Of Dimes Fund County Chairman Arthur Stokes reports that funds raised in the March of Dimes campaign now total 11,044.48. This figure was as of March 1 and it Is expected that some more will yet come In. • NowfaiEffMt L R Hardtn, snperlntendent of Municipal UtlUtlea states that tbo plumUng IttsBsetlon ordtnaaeu Is V w. w ... w » .... ^ sffccL Under by Miss MstUe M. Reynolds, seRlflr ibe ordInsBsn ,pennHs must be ss> Charley Farlow, of Greensboro, who won the 1947 CsBiden Open golf toumameiit,, won the abbreviated 1948 tournament on Wednesday with eeora of 70 for 18 holes. The tournament yras cut to 18 holes this year after rain had interfered with the opening on Tuesday. Farlow shot a 142 for 86 holes in 1948. In the pro event. Jack Helms of (marlotte was tied tor second pUce with Lestw Reynolds of Rock HIU with 71; Dave 'Tinsley of Charlotte posted a 72; Furman Hayes of Lan caster. Walter Reynolds of Oolam- bla, Clarence Ow«it of Martins ville. Va.. Jim Cants of Morganton, If. C.. and Melvin HemphlO of <Jo- lumbia. all cardad 72’s. In the amateur tooring AVury of Rilnlgh. N. C.. .wks low Canlder of Savunnah, On,, ench carded a 74. In the pro-amateur pluy, How ard Gofrey of Fort Bragg and Lo- ran XJoyd of Fort Bragg posted a 82: Charley Fariow of Oreensboro and Bob Dela of Fort.Bncg, 64. and Charley Farlow and M Mc- Miiiua of Gcaansboro. a A drissmA rein that started In atid-sBontaf swept the eenrse sU Rftfwf. ont Ttssdsg; lbs IB toeerei ta 18 hsk Here are a few of thg evants seheduled fn Camden for the remainder of this month: March 7—Polo, UnIvorsity of Qoorgia vs Camdon, Kirkwood fiold, 2 p. 01. ' March 18—Springdale Raelng meet at Springdale treok, 2 p. m,, rain or ohina. March 13—Leap Year Ball at Recreation hall, Wowfward airport, 8 p. ni March 14—Polo at Kirkwood field. Mareh IS—Psshtoa Show at the Oeest Inn. Mareh IS—Lenten Dog Show at Reetsry iguara. Mareh 24 — Csnsdsn Harps •hens -St 4Nrs. Mpstsu n. PL nurse, end the Invocntion wus of fered by the Rev. R U fes* tor of the L^tUeton Street Meth odist chnrcb. A large crowd attand- ed the lovely ceremony. Give Square Dance Fqr Cancer Fiihd Tbe Beta Club of the Cmnden High School is giving n square dance on Friday eight at f o’clock at the (^mden High School gym nasium tor tha benefit of the American Cancer Socle^. All pro ceeds from the dance will go to the cancer fond. cured la advance of doing manner ct ttembing ikovk. any Cna, Metho^ts Meet At Camden School While the aunetnurv of the tiyttleton Street Methodist chnrch hi being done over cm. tM Intsrlor eharch servlesu are being held mi Sunday nwmlSf at thr Qiummar steaat. Tbe * Dead Fawle Amd Ankaab The dty board of health has hr sued a warning to the pabllc that hereafter no dead fowls or animals shall be Ml on dty refnse duaiBS. Owamu are reqneeted to eaU (he health department and It wiU call for and dispoee of sama. • Headqonitera 0||^ The Camden Jnnlor Chamber of (tonuaercei has openad headquarters in the building formerly occupied by the Davidson Insaranee Agency and will conduct Its drive tor the adoption of the commlshlon-ctty anager form of government from that point a pFowideBoe Coming ’The Providence Chiefs, a Rhode Island entry In the New Bn^Mad leagne, who trained at the Camden bfselMUl pack, are planning on mtk- tag enmp hare the latter pert of tUi iBMmtiL'Tld Chiefs are'hilir and t ■ vs... c