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UME 59 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1948 Number 52 Glance To Poll Tax Gly Vole coipto Mu*t Be Deled Later Than March 13 ^alify—Meeting On Friday Night len citizens who wish in the referendum on 3 on the adoption of j manager form' of tient but who have i their poll tax have 0 days loft in vrhich this tax in time to ' A requirement for ation in the elec- that the voter, if he in, must have a poll eipt bearing a date r than March 13. endous drive ha* been "out [union Chamber hi Com- have every one register esulta have been good al- le regietratlon is not yet like as heavy a* dt had sd. I have until March 27 to or the city election and cted that many more will lefore that date, nior Chamber of Com* ;8 announced that K. C. mayor; Lott T- Rogers, ager, and Ned Gregory, rneq, of Lancaster, will meeting to be held in the Grammar School andi- I Friday night, March 19 prepared to answer any regarding the operation ty manager form of gov* in that city. inior Chamber officials at they had airiud these ' officials to come down ass the matter because ’ is a city of comparable lamden. Ly manager form of gor* vas put into effect In Lan* out three years i^. bile is invited and urged this meeting. horsday, J. J. Rauch, city of Greenwood, spoke to len Rotal Club st,l o’clock afternoon spoke at a tea he ■vromeh Of Camden. Ii^ very largely attended. It n in the Hunt Room of ield hotel es At High )1 Display ^its Of Work lal departmenta of the High School the work of lasses has recently been for the purpose of show- classes actual examples »rk being carried on. displays consist of both fojects and the results of assroom activity; science, Ics, vocational and Indus- fary and home. ®logy classes prepared a I accurate" insect collec- ntlfically classed and ar- hls collection and a nnra- rtebrate scrapbooks were In the high school library. >th grade literature class a special “Treasure Is- 'J«ct which waS^made up igs and small models of * island’s" characters and in woodwork, machine welding, and mechanical ‘'splayed some exceptlon- in their respective fields, fh with wood and metal Killed craftsmanship. '*’16 economics class ha* of an attractive and nature In the dresses it ne geometry classes have on poster paper Interest- nnusual geometrical do* constructions which are in Mrs. Funderbnrke’s e famous Rose Window one of them. Jhlhlts are being planned “lasses, and some of these on display. less Area Of len Will Have Street ScMHi f" district la doe The city baa just v f « to 60 foot be built between DeKalb ivT* "treat, offering tn. constmctlon of shops conven- y main business district ding of Dr. Andrew Whib the new Little theater. iwtdS t councilman, work on this street eiayed while a retonlnf * ^".1® Pi*Okr«o*. Now rw to start the •MeiSki* of th« Jw, sutee that whom the Camden’s Gayest Season > Listed below are some of the gala events sched uled for Camden during the remainder of the month of March: March 13—Springdale Race Meeting at Spring- dale Course; 2 p. m., rain or shine. * March 13—Leap Year Ball at Recreation Hall, Woodward Airport, 9 p. m. March 14—Polo, University of Georgia vs. Cam den, Kirkwood Field, 3:30 p. m. March 16——Fashion Show at Court Inn, 3 p. m. March 18-—Lenten Dog Show at Rectory Square. March 20—Polo, Kirkwood Field, 3:30 p. m. March 24—Flower Show at Camden Floral Com pany’s retail shop. March 24—Camden Horse Show at Mr. Marion duPont Scott’s show ring, 10 a. m. March 27—Caroli^ Cup Races, Springdale Course. Little Theatre Opening Drew Enormous Crowd History Of Camden’s Movie Theaters Is Given By Mayor McCorkle In His Talk At Ceremony Methodist Church Is Given Set Of Carillon Bells Children Of The Late Dr. F. M. Zemp Will Give. Them - As Memorial To Father- Cam Be Heard Five Miles Carillonic bells will be presented to the Lyttleton Street Methodist church by the children of the late Dr. and Mra. F. M. Zemp as a memorial to their parents. Rev. H. U Spell, pastor of the chur^, announced this week. The bells which will be placed in the tower of the church will be of such volume that they can be heard over a distance of several miles. They wUl be connected with a keyboard attached to the organ of the church and will be played from this keyboard. The bells which are being made by Schulmerich Electronics, Inc., are similar to those which have bam installed In churches aU over the country and are the onee which recommended by The Meth- are odist Church to all of Its charges. Announcement that these bells are to be installed will be received with genuine pleasure all ovu ettyikhltdt fsit tkiH they wilt as an inspiration for all. It is be lieved that they will fill a long felt need in the city. Rev. Mr. Spell said that it gave him great pleasure to >announce this gift, which he felt was not only to the Lyttleton Street Methodist church but to the entire city of Camden. ’The late Dr. F. M. Zemp was for many years chairman of the board of stewards, superintendent of the Sunday school and one of the leading spirits in the Lyttleton Street Methodist church. “When I came to Camden, Dr. Zemp was almost the Methodist church,” said W. P. Nettles, Sr., Wednesday. “I have never seen a man more devoted to his church than he was." Lug(^ School Building flight Radio Co. Company M Will Hold Reunion In Gly On April 7 Local National Guardamen Who Entered World War If To Gather Here To Talk Over Old Times A reunion of the members of Company M, Camden’s National Guard outfit which saw service in the First A crowd which filled the handsome new Little theater attended the formal opening of Camden’s new' theater on Monday evening. Visitors present included' quite a number of visiting film executives and theater own ers of the two CaroKnas. I Mayor F. N. McCorkle, who made the only address of the evening, re viewed the history of the motion picture industry in Camden and of the connection of the Little family with same. “In 1911 when sUmit motion pic tures were the vogue," said the Mayor, “Camden bad no theater. It was then that one of the fam ous^ sons of the Little family. Thomas Lye Little by name, came forward and gave Camden an open air picture show, known as the Airdrome and located where the City Drug Store now stands. "In 1912 when America’s sweet heart, Mary Plckford and Charles Chaplin, the funny man. were the rage, Camden needed u more mod em theater. Again It was T.,X«e Little who quickly built the then most modern theaiter to be found World War will ha IhaW “oawu theater to be found A -1'5 « anywhere, the Majestic theater, lo- L>amQ6n on April 7, it waSicated where the Camden theater announced this week by M. M. Reasonover, who is chair man of a committee making arrangements for the re union. A reunion date falls on an anni- ▼®rsary of the date the company was mustered into service, plus one day,, the company having been sworn in on April 6. 1917, when H was sent to Camp Styx, a NC- tlonal Guard camp at that time lo cated near Columbia. After staylig at Camp Styx the company was sent to Florence for gt^ard duty for a short time and then to Camp Sevier at Greenville where it trailed for overseas duty. The company sailed for Europe now stands. "In 1995, Lee Little gave Cam den the Haiglar theater, luxurious ly furnished and equlpp^ with the most modem sound machines to be had anywhere. "In 1939 after fir* had partly gutted the old Caiaieu theater, Mr. Little rebuilt U>.tito one of the most modem show ^acee in the state'^hnd equipped It with all the latest picture maehlnee and fur nishings. "At no time iM Lee Little ever giTe""t!amden anything leas'than the very best that could be had In the motion picture hadurtry. "On many occaskMU during the past tew. years. Lee Little has said to me: ’Some day I am going wlth'^enuine'nlMe^’^ow^t^ A®’ ® ^ Camden a fie^n picture of Ahe famous ThIrUeth Dlv^Uester m Hne andrtw'a^ in the South. 1 feel that the peo ple of Camden appreciate and de serve the best.' "Today we see the consummation of a beautiful dream. We see a magnificent show place, more bean- tiful and luxurious than any place we migrht have hoped for In our city.” 'The Mayor then presontsd a pah* of scissors to little Miss Margretta Nettles, two and a half-year-old granddaughter of Mr. Little, who cut the ribbon formally opening the theater to the public. The door to the entrance was first opened by little Eaiiot Sheora, little grandson of Mr. Little. Orest crowds attended both per formances on the opening of the new ^thMter which la now running on regular schedule. slon which cracked the Hindenburg line. The company returned from overseas duty March 31, 1919, and was mustered out April 3, 1919, at Camp Jackson, Columbia. It is planned to hold an open bouse for members of the company all day April 7 at the Legion hall. In the evening a banquet will be held at the Thomas Tavern. It is requested that ail members of the qOmpSuy write M. M. Reas- onover at once stating their inten tion to attend the reunion. There* were 86 members of the company when it was mustered into the service. Later its ranks were swelled and it numbered 200 men when It went across. The re union will be for all who at any time were in the company during the war. W. Id. Youftg was captain of the company; H. H. Blrchmore, first lieutenant, and A. M. McLeod, sec ond lieutenant The roster of the company as of July 1, 1917, follows: Cspt. William M. Young, First ww n 1* £^ Lieut, Harold H, Blrchmore, Second Kv K a ill A I A Lieut Alfred M. McLeod,; first 19J IWmiU We sergeant, Julius E. Campbell; aupr • ply sergeant, Herman Baruch; mess sergeant Walter L. Rush; ser geants, Augustus M, Trotter, Pelser L. Anthony, Joseph B. K. deLoach, James B. Turner, James Leroy Belk, Thomas R. Shiver, John W. Lenoir and James DeLoache, Jr.; corporals: P. D. Goodale, W. R Johnson, Jr., C. R. Vllleplgne, Wm. C. Matthls, Stephen M. Crosby, Marion A. Kirkland, W. B. de- Loach. Jr„ Cavltte W. Jordan, Charles F. Hatfield, Carsle D. Barr, Jack H. Watkins and L. B. Arnett; ' The brick building in the town of Lugoff formerly used as a school building has been puchased by H. S. and W. R. Bowden and will be utilized within the next sev eral months as a broadcast station > for the Camden Broadcasting corporation. The Bowdens purchased the property from Joe Macha^ on. cJooper D. PMpiee and William M. Goodson; the building to meet the needs of the broadcasting company will be started soon. I Ope of the first steps to be taken will be the erection of a 200 foot steel transmlttbig tower, this to be put up on the property just purchased. Heyward 8. Bowden stated that it would be September before Uie new station bt^an hroadcasttaiff; The station win have a wattafe of 1000 and for the first year win broadcast on a sunns to sundown acheiule. Latsr^ v ptannsd to give full-Uine radio'coverags and to become a^ffOlated with a nst* work. *■ As yet the call letters of the Camden radio station have .not been assigned by the federal com munications system. Lenton Dog Shop* On Next Thursday - Much interest Is being taken in the Lenten Dog Show to be held on next Thursday at^ Rectory Square. The show will be spon sored by the young people of Grace Episcopal ehoreh. A sUver dip syniboUe of the show championship wUl be' pre* sentsd to the champion dog. Blue rfhhoM wffl be awarded the wla* tn ^ mechanic, Mannie E. Fore; buglers, Wniiam N. Knight, Clarence H. Odom. Privates First Class: Brawley Black, Hedry R. Gaskins, Lewis W. Boone, Wllllsm J. Hasty, Fitshngh Lu Oox, Charles R. Lewis, Onism DeBrnhl. C- C. Medlln, Olarenee It Dtnklha, Otto J. Rose, Jasper D. EI- UA Ben 8. Wren, Richmond H. Hfiton, Walter D. Floyd. Privates; Lewis B. Adams, WU- (Plsass tnn^ to pags six) Redfeam Go. To Build New Unit For Ford Garage The Redfeam Motor Company, Ford dealers, has announced that a new addition. 90x60 feet in site and one story in height will be erected at once on the area just south and southwest of the pres ent gai>age on West DeKalb street. The new unit will be in the form of an L and will have wide en trance doors leading into the present repair shop. There will be an entrance on the north side at the base of the incline leading from DeKalb street and also one giving exit to Chdreh street. The new addition will hare 6.400 square feet of floor space and with the present garage and dis play room will give the company 8,500 sqnare feet of floor space. The Redfeam company lists Rnfus Redfeam, Mrs. W. T. Red- foam and Charles DeLoach as of ficers. The Central Filling Station lo cated just west of the Redfeam garage and operated by Sinclair for many years and later by Ned Beard haa been leased by B. H. Watts, Mr. Beard beeomea local distributor for Sinclair products. Springdale Race Meet On Saturday To Draw Crowd Garrison Buys Greenleat' Villa H. G. Garrison has bought the large residence building on Broad street more recently oc cupied by the Greenleaf Villa and said this week that he planned eventually to convert It Into an aoartment houre. The building was bought from William Gray. It It one of the largest residences in the city and is ideally located for an apartment house. Forty‘Nine Entries Are Listed On Official Program Which Will Feature 5 Events, Including Two Steeplechase Events — Expect Crowd Of 8,000 A crowd of approximately 8,000'is expected to attend* the fir.«t annual Springdale race meeting whicji will be held, rain or shine, Saturday afternoon, March 13, at the Springdale course here.. Five races are carded and there I are 49 entries listed on the official program for the meeting 1 Sportsmen from all sections of the country will be here for the meet and practically all accommodations in hotels and private homes are expected to be taxed to capacity. Warm but cloudy weather is forecast but it ia announced that the races will be run regardless of the weather. Town and I County.... Local Battery Inspected, Gels Official Praise Regular Army Officer Is Warm In Praise Of The Local Unit Following An- » nual Inspection Battery B of the 113th. AAA Gun Battalion, Cam den’s unit of the South Caro lina Guard, won high praise from Lieut. Col. H. H. Bev- rngton of the Inspector Gen eral’s Department of the Third Army, following he annual Federal inspection of the outfit Wednesday. "It. rank aright along with the best," was Ool Bevlngton’s com ment after the inspection, which was witnessed by officers of Uie battalion and othera. Among the officers. In addition to Col. Bevington present for the inspection were. Major Frank Creamer of Anderson, the battalion commander; Col. Dave Bethea of f^nQ of government In Rlngsport, • Georgia Here Sunday The University of Georgia polo team which was to have played the Camden team last Sunday did not come on account of the weather but will he here this Sunday and play the local outfit. Last Sunday the Country team and the Rambl ers played before a large crowd, the Country team winning, 4 to 2. • LaMotte Signs A1 LaMotte, who played first base for the Camden team of the Pal metto baseball league last summer, has signed with the Orangeburg team, and DeLiry, who played third base for the k>cais last sea son, is also said to be planning to sign with Orangeburg. • City Manager Books The Junior Chamber of Vom merce asnouneea that R has some books dealing on the city manager Dillon, commander of the 228th. group; Col. W. A. Weddell of the regular army, the group instruc tor; Col L. A. Field of Columbia, the. regular army, training in- ap^tof; 'Ll Cbl. J. S. A. Albef- gotti of Lancaster, of the regular army, battalion instructor. Capt. R. EL David was in com mand of the local unit which con sists of three officers and a squad of 67 men. W. O. Major is first lieutenant The inspection was held, at the armory and the records of the local unit were found to be in excellent shape and the men well trained. Battery B was organised follow ing the conclusion of the last world war and succeeded the Camden Home Guards, which served daring the war. The Battery present s very pleas ing appearance at the inspection. The men were well drilled and moved with snap and precision. J. C. Ewing Is Transfirired To North Carolina Tenn., Fredericksburg, Va., Wenat kee, III, and Ames, Iowa, ail towns of comparable sise of Lancaster. It will be glad to lend these books Ae those who ^ <C9ed them. They may be gotten at the cam paign headquarters of the JayCee* on DeKalb street In the building formerly occupied by the Davidson Insurance Agency. LEAP YEAR BALL WHL BE HELD SATURDAY NIGHT AT AIRPORT —I— .1. The Leap Year Ball to be given Saturday night at the Recreation Hall, Woodward Airport, hy the Woman’s Auxiliary, of the Camden hospital promises to he one of the high lights of the present gay social season in Camden. Advance r^ervations points tor a large crowd. Dancing will atari at 9 o’clock in the evening and will continue vn* til 1 o’clock with the music being furnished by Clsrqnce Brasell’s or chestra from OoInmUa. A nmnber of surprises Is promlsed durlag the evening. Mrs. Arden Lowndes Is fsneral dairmaa irf the ball; Mra. John lYtUspIgne is dairauui of the deqo- son of the entertainment com mittee and Mra. William Goodale of the pnbllclty committee. Mrs. nisats^ Thonuui of the Thomas Tavern will be tn charge of the sale of skndwlches and drinks, part of the proceeds of whid vUl go to the Whasak's Anx lUary. An proceed* of the hall will ge • On DeaiA’s List Oscar S. Wooten Of Camden has been named on the Dean’s List of Distinguished students at Rich mond College of the University of Richmond for the'first semester. Requirements for the Dean’s Idst include making 36 or more quality credits, or an average grade of 90. • County Supply Bill The Kershaw county supply bill has been passed, in skeleton form, by the county House delegation. Senator Kennedy has given the bill second reading, holding it to add details qf the bill later. Camden people very gen erally will regret to learn hkt J. C. Ewing, wiho has been manager of the Wat- eree Mills plant of the Ken dall Mills, has been trans ferred to the Thrift plant of the Kendall * Mills at Paw Cttek, Mecklenberg county, im will enter upon his new duties next Monday. Mr. Ewing came to Camden In 1936 and since (hat time has ac tively identified hhnself with the community life of Camden. He served as president of the Cam den Rotary Club, president of the Chamber of Commerce, district chairman of the Boy Soonts and ia now the chairman of the board of deacons of the First Baptist chnrrii. Mrs. Ewing and the children plan to remain In Camden until the dote of school after which they wlU join him at his new home. No annonneement has been made as to Mr. Ewing’s snccessor at the Wateree MUto. Camden Wins Over Sonthem Pines Camden defeated Southern Pines 9 to 6 In a polo game Wednesday afternoon between polo stars of earlier days. Bari Potter and An- cram Boykin were the shining lights on the local team. The game was cloMly contested, the score being tied at the end of the third and fourth periods. The same teams meet again on Kirkwood field next \ Wednesday afternoon. Ftre, believed to hhve started ley fine. • Dunn Property Bought Betheeda Presbyterian church is purchasing the residence property just east of the church property on East DeKalb street, known as the Dunn property. The church plans eventually to use the property for church expansion operations. W. T. Gardner, 88, Dies At His Home William Thomas Gardner, 88, died at his residence on Gardner street Sunday morning after £n illness of four weeks. Funeral services were held at the Wateree Baptist church Tues day and interment followed in the Wateree cemetery. Mr. Gardner was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gerge Gardner and was a retired farmed. He is survived by fenrth daughters, Mrs. Fannie Christmas and Mrs. Kate Morris of CamdOn, and Mra. Dora Guy and Mrs. Nettie Player of Chester; one son, G. D. Gardner of Bartsvllle; one sister, Mrs. Wil liam Newman of Bethune; 17 grandchUdren and 28 great-grand children. Grandsons acted as pallbearers at the funeral. Goloidal Stores Officials Here A gronp of officials of the Col onial Storea, Incorporated, visited the new store to be opened In Cam den soon laat Friday. In the group wero C. H. Camp bell. division manager, Atlanta; A. C. Edens, of Norfolk, manager in charge of stores operations; J. M McCarley, of Columbia, district grooery superintendent; J. L Aid erman, of Colnmbta, dlstriot mar ket superintendent, and G. B. BmAh, general anperintendent. An gnstsy Ga. AT BA8EBALI MEETING Georg* WQsog, preddsnt; J. C WhltoB, , seoreUry an^ busineM T. R. Barry attondei Harry 1). Kirkover, chairman of :he race committee, says that the famous Springdale course Is In the best possible condition for the meet. Recent rains have laid the dust and made the course fresher and greener. The race program'Is headlined by the King Haiglar, a steeplechase of two and a quarter miles over tim ber. Other races are: The Mulberry, steeplechase, two miles over brush. The Holly Hedge, one and a half miles over hurdles. The Bloomsbury, six furlongs in the flat. The Kamschatks, one mile on the flat. The Judges for the race will be 'Thomas Waller, Col. John Wall David R. Williams and C. P. Dn- Bose, Jn Starters will be Charles Shaw of Baltimore, Md., and C. Granger Gaither of Camden. Harry D. Kirkover will be clerk of the course and Capt. Dwight Partridge, USA, retired, will be clerk 'of the scales. John Cooper of New York will act as racing secretary and patrol Judges will be John Daniels, Cyril Harrisoni 8. A. W. BaltsssL Mr. Baltaszi. will also be timer. Stewards are Earl Potter, F. Am brose Clark and Algernon Craven. The Junior Welfare Leagne of Camden will have coffee, soft drinks. dtaMser baxae, aayadwitdM*. etc., avsflable at the canteen at the course. The Court Inn will serve a buffet luncheon beginning at 12 npon In order that those who wish may eat i quickly and get to the races. The first race on the card, poet time being 2 o'clock, is The Blooms bury. six furlongs on the flat, and the entries are Whippemock. Spring Poppet, Mat, Orjole, Pten- nant, Flaminian Way, Monkton, Santanic, Zodica, Tuapse, Kospsl and Rescue. Second race Is The Holly Hedge, a hurdle, one and a half miles. Entries ar^ Fly Sister, Pride of Steel, Deferment, The Boybe, Com pass Rose, Drintown, Vaden King, Night Legend, Tea Maker, Poniar Seniah, Rescue, Mat and Spook Ridge. The third race, King Haiglar, the tlmbqr race, has th* following entries; Gannat Fight, Grand 11- lusion. How Much. Big Mike. France Forever, Our Debentnv* and Inentiroon. The fourth race. The Mulberry, is two miles over brush, and has the following entries; Most Sec ret, Pinch Me, Loafer 2nd, Sky Glow, Warslin, Canford and Drin town. The Kamschatka, mile on" the flat, has the following entries: Bat tle Cruiser,' McOinty Moore, Wsr- slin, Bruisb, Dillsbarg, JoalJoy, Captain Kidd, Darjeeling, Night Legend. Sea Defense and Ponalr Seniah. -—* This racing meet precedes by Just two weeks the running of the famous Carolina Cup which bids fair this year to draw visitors from all over the United States. The Carolina Cup |Uolng meat ia scheduled for Satdrday, March 21. Wisley Held For Killing Thompson Dan Wisley, colored, is h^ in the Kershaw county jail charged with killing Mack Thompson on last Saturday night in a shooting scrape which ocenrred et the bom* of Robert Goodman at BoyMn. Willie Green, another negvOk wm shot in the hand and was taken to the hospital for treatmant To Install Elder At Lugoff Church 8. C. Team will be installed m an elder at the Lngott Presbyterian chnrch at ordlnatkih * and InstaUa* tion services to be held Sunday morning at 11:16 o’clock. The following members of Con* garee Presbytery will officiata; Mayor F. K McCorkle of Cam* den, elder of Betheada Presbyterian ehoreh; Rev. J. T. .Anderson and J. N. Cmrapton, older, of RIAlto;. way Preabyterian church. , VOTE FOR HAMILTON HU Camden R*taryJQ|g| iqM nt Ita meettMf >.'1, m '■■■'V " ■.v'T ...Lv ,