The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 05, 1948, Image 1
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
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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
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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
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