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>UJME eo CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROUNA, miOiAY, APRIL 23» 1948 Nundbar 6 ity Democratic Primary Will Prd^bly Be Held Tuesday, May 18 ! ^tiog Prodncli ot Will B eraliiig July 1 Bvili New Indwtr^ TUm Begin Work Ae- F«it It 1» Complotod iting Products Gum- newest industry, hopei .gin operations of somt to,* July 3, I Whiting, of He, The Camden Chronlclf the long distance tele- e on Wednesday aft*^ jtructlon of machinery for Hit haa already begun, Mr. IT aald, and as fast as unit ipleted it will be InsUUed. hoped that sufficient units ire been Installed by July 1 In operations. new Industry wlU make tex- pplies and will be headed by Tilting, a former engineer 16 Sonoco Company of Harta- 'he plant ,wlU be located on of land on lower MIU street nt to the Southern RaUwsy was purchased from the Quy IT company. There Is s Isrge mildlng on the tradt of land Is will be utilised by the new f K is ssld the pUnts wUl DperaUons on a modest scale hoped snd beHered that it w to rery conslderahle pro- snd may eTratually em* Tsry large number of people. Wkttlng said that It was a local eaterprlaa. Prepare For Campaim ic Clubs To Reorganize Saturday For Yearns Election More tiiati usual intersM will center around the Demo cratic clubs of Kerahaw coanty aa th^ meet in thdr varioiu ji^iiMti on Saturday aa the fint step in the party’s ere are many ^ - -'W - organiaatkm for the suauntf primaryy as tn mattm of vital intereM to the party now, includiaf the nomination of a candidate for Pmident and a recent de cision pf the United States Supreme Court opening the pHmary to negroes. ity Spelling Is Won ^ ‘va McManus rs McManus,, daughter of Mrs. W. R. McManus and of Antioch school, won tn the Kershaw Cowrtyf; contest to represent Kof' onnty in. the state contest ly. The contest was held Ctmden grammar school Dm. itste contest wUl bo held oa Tbs cinb meetinga wffi bs fpl' lowed by May S by the Xeraitew county Democratic eoawentioe end on May 19 by the State DemeeraUe conrention, which wUl be haM ba Oolumbte At their meeUngs Saturday aaeh club will elect a presideht, a wtoa preaident. a secretary and an exeen* tire committeeman. In addition each club will elect one delegate to the county conrention for eaeh 26 Totea recorded in the first prim ary of 1946. The county conrention to be held here on May S wlU elect alx dele- gatea to the state conrentloa, two for eaeh members of the Oeiseral Assembly from this county. A copy of a reaohitloB passed hy the county execuUre conunlttee re cently will be before each chib when it nets Saterday. This reso- lutloa urges the county co^renthm **to pledge Uaett to exert erery ef fort to prerent the nemlnatkm of President Barry 8. Truman or any other candidate adroeatlag such radical prlnd^aa and that it use all its inflaenee to fight and pte- reot the electloii of ewh caadldate it- nonUnatod.” Aa the party prepares ter the summer primary no rtralry has de- reldtad yet tor oonty ofBeee to be filled this summm*. The ofllcea to be filled are cleilt of court, ■uperintendeat of educe- tlou, game warden, county board of commlsslonera, master and magls- trateC The county Demoeratic aneeutiTe committae whldi wUl he chmmn at the club me^iufs on Saterday wUl Ox the date for eandUatee te Ote thahe eutnmee fete, amimga a tew* paign achedule, etc. . New Features in Gymkhana To Be Held Wednesday at 2 Camden Rallies To Sn^MMt Hi School Band Driww For Am8 EqaiFOMut Witfi Spkmdki Tha drive to rateo |f,000 'With whkh to equip the Cemden High Se%ool band with additional uiiiforms, a color guard SBd^ inrasa- phone, which wag launched this week, ia meeting with splendid sueeen, it was stated Wednesday night as first .reports eaae in from the worken. A **Hwe-wlre*' aeMd Of eight band membera, four 4U|d four girls, are contactlag local jp>eople this wete and next wete: and selling them ”B«Ud the Band**, certificates place in the contest went Kh Williams, daughter of Mr. H. R. Williams, of Baron school and third place to Sainey of Bethune s^ooL schools paartidpatlng |Mt. Pisgah, Lon Blla Bow- Ildya, Betty Jean DeBruhl; llrore, Janet Rabon; Bteaey, lire Porter; Camden High, Rabon; Pine Tree Hill, Berry; Camden grammar, CampbeU. es were Miss Msbel Stamas, tenneth Qsrr and Mra. J. L. Warte Of Stuffing Parldttg Meters er or girl, whoi tag paritlng bubblo gum and tag to face a ‘ ^ or Jail aenten< bended,’* said Ilf [contest was promoted . ta county by Arthur Stokee, superintendent of eduoa- Dd Mrs. Ines 0. -Uddlnga, helper for Kershaw oonnty. “It doesn’t make any difference whether It he man. woman, boy tt is who is stuff- ooln slots with per wads is go- fine or chatngang if they ere appre- ff of PoUce Aiwa Rush after he had remoTed bobble gum from sewen meters snd paper wads from fire others with the'ald of gasoline. Chief Rush said that he is ted up with the manner In whteh the meters are betag plugged and that he had giren strict orders to his patrolmen to be on' the watch tw the smart toOca who are dotag the trlekA The glren by the Cbmiea Amflr ber of Cnmmirte wBl 1^1 qie Kirkwood pdib feeday, Aprtt 28, o’eloek ta the aftoneem Prerkma to tha show at the polo fleM thsre wlU be a conteute par ade starting at York street and going north to Broad to the polo area. This parade wlU atert at 12:80 o’clock sharp. There wfll be 14 ewents on the gymkhana program and ereryose ie calculated to bring roera of laugh ter from the speetatora. The big featard out of a groni of fancy showtacs will be ttie ptmi express which wfll be a rerlval of the famed fieet-tootfd poniee carry- lag daring riders eter the wsutern plalBS. This pony express ftettUw wiU take plaoe dlreetly ta front of the grandetaad. where all specta tors may watch It, Another nprel teaturw, new to the program this year, wfl)- be the pet parade. Chfldrea are asked! to take part ta tbla perede end etthmr leed or carry their pet, he tt a rabbit, a deck of what hepa you. The hlrii sehMl baite wm ba ea hand to feraldh the amele : in the bi8 porusu'wtsc at 18:90 p, m.. from York adraat will be cowboya, polo idayers. etc., riding to the music of the band. There wlU be eorered wagons, old rehlclea of all aorta, a concesaion utAod at the polo field, a mtoshial chair, dummy iraoee three-lcgsed race, pet parade, potato race egg and si^n race, costume race, mule race, pony exprecs, ribbon race, bakxm race, rnirie polo and touch and out The committee In charge of the Junior Chamber program Uats Frank Montgomery, chairman; Lane Wbodcote and Ralph Bteren- watL Fred Tejan and hit riders of the Camden polo chib are oooprating with the committee ta making the affair a soeeaus. white wlU entitle them to admis sion to the bend’s second annual drlre hufl been en- hy the SufluiuK organlss- Rotary, Kltemis, Lions, of Commikee, Junior Chamber of OomaMH|l> American Legkm, Camden Cln|i. ouncll and the Camden (flip 8i This Is the Aral Mbe that the bead ins apprenelHNrthe clUaena of amden ta the two years since Its organisation, ffle mire will be elimaxed by .the anniial concert white win oottstst of It salecUons. A rarled program eC marehea, claa- slea and awtag mmibirs will he heard during the hsnr’a progrem. Up to 1 o’elete teh^sday aftar- a total of 9811 nd bemi ete- ta the drlre wliidi still aboat ten days to go. Was One Of Camden’s Best Friends w \ * s Town and f Countjr;.^... aw OV nm-m I rm aflftepEFHpvtDmg The CommanMy/ Ohoinl Society will meet Mondap, April 98 at 8 p. m., at the Pcosbyteiiaa Sunday school building. • To Piny HnrtavUln The Camden Chiefs of the Pal metto league will play the Harts- Tllle team Thursday night, April 28 at 8 o^cIoek at the Legion stad ium: Lteter Robinson and Billy Mims, former Camden playdrs, are on the HartarlUe team this year. • Cnmdan Boat Hanriabmrg ries DeLoach ted Premdeiit rantry Gub M DeLoach was sleeted It of the Camden Country Joe E. McKain was named ident of Country Club, Ine., [annual meeting and dinner iday erenlng at tee One arern and attended by 79 ar Gaither was eleetod rlee H of Camden Cbnntry Club |E. McKain was aleeted aa f-treasurer. ' ton named wera: Charlte • Oraager Gaither, J, B. Henry 0. Qarriaon, Will sl«, wmiam F. BteUey, L Vllte* , ^ . K, M- Jr.. Anerum Boyktn, VaiiM I Hubert A Brice. Bobirt 9C.| ^^PredWete [Whitaker. Jr,, was dtepicd ■Went of Country' OftA Charles DaLoote om I ■ecretary-treasuNiP of thin TV iUltelll i [E. Sheffield. John ] F*lph N; ShaanoiL Wb, which recently ao- Kirkwood AnaUA Hi* or of which has been need ofmsional’i hendfaartute ckw room apd lonnga, la orated and While there Is Hate change ta- the utrno* ■mptated. tnturb sail todate club home.' 1a Is tee profeesloBal of tee Country dub. 118 Itodpe Tueiday ^7 right. April IT. at tee are urged to atteai. Murieal Playlet At Grammar School u : • life Underwriters Plan To Foiin An Assodation Here' The Camden polo foursome eren- ed up tee series with the Weet Shore polo club team from Harrls- hurm Pa., at Kirkwood field last Sunday ahernoon. winning <ma of tee beet played matehes of tee eea- ■on orer the Quaker State champs ito 1 ViaitoOMH ItF GoldUook’u Adrentnra, a murieal playlet; will be preeented by teU- drea of tee Camden grai school, on nsgt Thnraday, April 19 at 1 R ml. and on Friday right, April, to at 8 p. m.. la tea grammar school andltorinm. The idsy will feature pretty rnnslc and colorful- oostemes. Adadastoa wtfl be tree to lohoOl ohildrea oa Thursday tat there win be a small charge for tefldrea and adulte Fri day night and a tearga for adnlta Thursday. * Organisatkm of a life aader writere eaeoeiatloB ta Camden wfll be dieensaed at a masting of Hte nnderwritera of the city to be held te tee otfloee of the Ufe laanmaoe Ooataony of Georgia In tee flarage BuIMiiig oa Widnseday night. April 81 A. M. Orgata. preaident of the Soath CaroUaa life UndOrwrtters Assodation, and R. J. Runt, preel- dust of tee Lanceeter Ufa Under- wrttera Association, will ta presaat at tee sseettag. AU Ufe nnderwrlt- era. bote taduutrlal and ordteary. are urged to attend the meeting. W. Lee Watte, of Sacramento. CaUf„ has baea riaitlng hla oonalns, Mra. R. Lw Moseley and Mra. Luth er Meeeley. This Is his first rislt to South CaroUaa in M years. He says CfliF**^** has grown so much It was hard tor him to realise teat it was hie dd home towa. Girls Softball League Is Being Formed In Gty Three Stellar Attraetioiu Concert Association’s Drive Is Fine Success 640 mMibcrg enroll „ . nrojaet. Br « strAnga toineidttiefl thtre are 640 seats In tha andiMiim of lha Camdan Grammar School whaia the eoiicerta ere to ^ held. a en> The drtTs went over -wlte teaslaam aad alacr^. Darlag sue latenslTe week’s work 18T seats were apld. atiaeal tariteips and 400 regular tea Mt mesteoraklpe asM Sf ware aoN te Bethune. 19 In Btaiey^ U te WeetTllle, 11 te Boykin^ 19 te Logoff. 19 te Kerataw, I te erty HIU end I te Reaibert. ^ a total of 194 arid te oow lualUes Ccacerts eriected for aaxt fall art the Inry Inaeateleb Byaa. tarilM teri tee Phjtenr»«ri« A. a WcArn. ed teethe campafga, and eteo the pinbttg^ Its •We wtah.** they said, “te Obedal- ty thank' the followteg tor their operatlea: Mrs. Write sad lha pher of OeaHBeroA The Ckua- dta Chronicle. Camden Floral Cote- pahy tor floweru at tea dhuMr. tta Henaltage Coltea Mm. Itara A Oeantry ante Jael their half page airariieeaMat.1 Beheru tor aduurttesnat. and tee captalne and tailp wtrtnra. WO toel that Pamdea riWIIhucUy fit taom the eeaeerte kroaght hr the aseooiattoa.'’ Mra. Ranto aald that te wMh petal A girls* softball laagae is being formed ta Criaden- and thus far 87 glrla hare agreed to play te it Tha Kgae ia hetng formed under the- dlrectioa of Mtaa Thereaa who played eofehall whan tea was a aMdSedl narse te the Iteivy. AaMBg tee followtBg gMa whe hava already apeed to ptey Ja the league are: Mary Sheheea. Roealee Shaheaa. TIcy Humphrey. Mary Hte ton. InlaUa Bailey. Bana Mflea Mary Goff, Dora SobtaiOB. CeriUa ikur. Jeaa Laaey. Nell Adam iMy Man Btam OeneRw Phy Moore, Carotem Modra, Bretyn WflUaam. Daria StriMU. Jackie Sharp. Mrt. K L. Branham. -sytte. Itaaeli Olyban. Betty raaham BiUy Msasnbsau Am RoMaa. Molly Ogbora. *5^ aMMnirptiiUyTr «tete.9ehioebarg aad'Mlpa Beta. Mtaa Bead asks that all girls whoTwtald Iflte to play to phoae har as It ta hopdd to argmSta teama aril Sri tha teagaa upd«r way at aa aaiiy data. Committee Will nfeet On Monday To Select Date Sacond Primary Would ~ Bo ' Held Ob Jmo 1 If One la Nocoaaary •— GoBoral On Juno 8 Marion H. Heyman, chair man of the city Democratic executive committee has call ed a meeting of the com mittee for next Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the recorder’s court room of the city hall for the purpose of selecting a date for the city Democratic primary at which Democratic candi dates for Mayor and twb city commissioners will be chosen. Under the terms of the act creating the commlsslon-clty man ager form of government the Mayor and two commissioners must be formally elecled at a general elec tion to be held on the second Tuea- day In June, which ia June 8. The Democratic primary or primaries. If more than one is necessary, must be completed before that tlma. Mr. Heyman said Wednesday morning that Tuesday, May If had been mentioned ae the ten tative date for the first prim ary. gheald a aeeend primary be neoeaeary It eeuld ta taW two weeke later on June I. At the meeting on Monday night chairman and secretary of the city Demoeratic exeeethre com mittee to serve for the next two years must be elected. Mr. Heyman la the present chairman Lawrence H. Jones la the secretary. Representatives from eaeh of the alx wards .to tee city are eipeeted to be present for the meeting. How ever. the wards have been abolish ed by tee enactment of the com mission form of government tat It Is possible that voting prectoete may be maintained at the same plaoes aa heretofore, although this wfll he a-aracter tor the to Revival Ends Record-Breaking Crowds Atten^ng Emaat L. Woodward No Arrests Made Yet In Jewelry Robbery Sunday Mo arroits bav« boon made yet in the burglary of the Hotter Jewelry Co., wMcSi was occurred some time between 8 :80 p. m. Sun day and daybreak Monday morning when merchandise valued at over $2,500 was taken. The stoloB merefaandlse consist ed Isrgely of watehse, rlngd, watch chains, cigarette lighters, bill folds snd othar Items of a site which were easy to take away. So tar at la known nothing in the line of allvmr and other heavier Items was takan. Entrance to the atom was gained through a akyllght, which was broken. Tksre were iron rods eight Indies apart at the top of the ata light but them did not deter the rtaber or rdibera. Evidently one of the robbefs was of very slight (FtaiM tgra ta pan tas) • ... ^ _ __ - Gty k Shocked By Pasring Of Nt. Woodward Camden wat ahocked to learn Saturday morning that Ernest L. Woodward, pmlan- thropist, civic leader and ro- tired capitalist, long s win ter resident of this city, had auccumbed to a heart attack near Santa Fe, New Mexico. He had arrived at Santa Fe on Thursday night and was to have returned to hia home at Leroy Saturday but waa seized by a heart attack Fri day night. News of his death was received early Saturday morning hy Harry D. Kirkover, an intimate friend of Mr. Woodward for many years and who was responsible for him com Ing to Camden to make his winter home. Mr. Woodward cams to Camdan in 1928 a year after Mr. Kirkover Probably the largest crowds ever to attend raUglons services In Camden flocked to the First Bap tist church on last Friday and Sun day to hear Gipsy Smith. Jr., la the closing sermons of s two-weeks revival. Oa Friday night when Mr. Smith told the atory of hla Ufa, the audi torium and annex In the main church bunding overflowed, teere were aa many at could ta saated In Ivy lodge where a londApeaker had been horiced up and many aat and stood on the aldewalta prpund the church while many othm aat In their automobnea sad heard Ihe message over tee loud speaker. The crowd on Sunday nlitet was Juat about as large Aa a result of tee people hun dreds redddicated their Uvea and many others were converted. A love offering waa taken for Mr. Smith amounting to 9*00. He came to Camden wkhout any guaiv antes of any sort axeept that hla room and board would be tekaa care Mr. Smith la spending this week recuperating and next week begina a campaign In Ktegatree under the ausplcea of afl of the- chnrehes te the city. TonsU CKmc To Be Held In Jane The (Please Tarn TtePsgo tVa) To Honor iUueMoue Dead Tufie^-Partridge InGoifFinab tela Mra. Bstart Taller wmfl Irio Iks ‘MM. Memorial Day WillIHe Observed Sunday, May 9 annnsi Junior Welfare Tonsil Cllale for aader- prlvtledged okndrea of eoanty wm ta taM at pital tagtenteg tta tseoad weak ta ions with tlis staff daetsni par^ foraUng tea tonsllsetonitoa. Last slxtFitai cUsss warn takaa ears of daring the tnmmar. Apidtautlona tor the rilric wfll be aoeapted aatfl May 1 for taO- drea between tee ages of I and lA ahewtag evldenee of need aad esrtfltaate Sunday, Ray 9 has been gbDUtan for the celebration of Memorial Day exercised honoring the dead of all wan in which South Carolina and Camden men took part willi ipecial honor to the aix generals furnished to the Con federacy from Camden and the 19 unknown dead of that Btrufgle whose reetiim place U cared for by the John D. Kennedy ChapteTp UDC. and ’little ArlklroB.**^ Seveond foreign soldiera are also buried in tiie Quaker cemetery. most have teefr doetoris of reconuaendatloa. Mrs. Doaghw Moatgomery ta^aet- tag as riialrmsa witk Mra WOltam Nsttlss, as eo^kilrmun. Wingate College Glee Clue Singe Here On Sunday Tbs DiKslb monument wlU ta dseoratsd ss wtU sfl Confsiterate monuimais* aad tee fswitstes to Rtahacd ytreu»s an stpmtaritaos aad the sekoola wm ta aslmd ta asrist The klsb ta asked te pity. OMk. 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