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Town And Coiuntry,
Elaborate Service
Center, Is Opened
Town and Conntnr, an auto^blle
service center, located on u:^S.
Highway No. 1, near the Camden
city limits, was formally opened
for service this week.
This service center with Its
gleaming white porcelain enamel
finish, its clock tower and hun
dreds of feel of gleaming plate
glass, rates as one of the finest
layouts of its kind between New
York and flertda.
Powerful floodlights illuminate
the structure and its vast expanse
of concrete surfaced runways and
gas lanes,* Its six pumps, water and
air service units and attractive
landscaping of lawn' and shrub
bery.
The interior appointments of this
super-station rival the architectural
beauty of the exterior. In the east
end is what is known as the
"lubrttoriunr’ where cars are ser
viced in area of- gleaming white
and grey two-tone effect on walls
and ceilings. Glass-doored cabinets
wherein equipment is placed, a
glossy white tool board or rack, tire
racks, alemite pressure tanks for
chassis, gear and drain oil flank
the walls. Latest model lifts which
can be automatically adjusted to
take care of any size car are ope
rated by push bdlton levers.
Opening from,the service room
is a store room with electric panel
switches for the lighting system of
the place. Between the service
room is a store room with electric
panel switches for the lighting sys
tem of the place. Between the ser
vice room and display room is an
all-vIslon ’ office _ for. Robert J.
Kunzler, owner and manager,
whose eight months of building ope->^
rations have bom fruit in this fine
station. The display room is large
and airy and- llk^ «11 the other
units is lighted by paneled floures-
cent fixtures. The salesroom which
is on the northwest comer is spec
ious and has overstaffed leather
lounges and chairs.
Rest rooms are finished in terra
cotta tile and chrome fixtures.
There is a ladles powder and rest
room. Finished of the salesroom Is
in what is described as lined-oak.
The partition between the service
section and salesroom is of glass
arranged as a two-way vision cab
inet for display purposes.
The Town and Country will feat
ure Standard Oil products and will
have a corp of courteous and ef
ficient workers give 24 hours ser
vice seven days a week.
The new station has attracted
much attention from passing tour
ists, hundreds of them stopping
during the past week to exclaim on
the beauty of the building and the
effectiveness of the landscaping
now being carried out. Service was
started Monday, April 12.
Back of the sales room in the
main section ot the station is where
the proposed snack bar will be in
stalled later in the summer tor ope
ration next fall and winter.
Mr. Kunzler, who came to Cam
den some ten months ago from New
York and who has given his'per
sonal attention to the construction
program, which was carried on un
der the handicap of many delays
because of bad weather, has extend
ed an invitation to the public to
visit this new Town and Country
Service Center.
Camden Hospital
Had 31 Cases In
Year, Blue Cross
A total of 31 cases was hospital
ized at Camden hospital through
the South Carolina Hospital Ser
vice Plan (Blue Cross) during the
first year of the plan's operation,
Allen D. Howland of Greenville,
state director of the non-profit hos
pitalization organization, an
nounced.
Services values at |1,338A0 were
bought for Blue Cross members at
the Camden hospital. Throughout
the state, the plan had 2,326 hos
pital cases, who received services
valued at $122,649.95, Starting ope
ration April 1. 1947. the plan had
37,3.35 members enrolled at the end
of its first year. During that year
its enrolment Increase was the
greatest of all Blue Cross plans in
a simlJar size group.
Membership in Blue Cross Is^
available only through group en
rollment. A group may be formed
at any place of business where two
or more people are employed, pro
vided that percentage requirements
are met. More than 800 South Caro
lina firms now have Blue Cross en
rollment groups, Mr. Howland said.
In member hospitals, Blue Cross
subscribers’ fees are paid for ward
accommodations. Those wishing
private acebmmodations pay the
difference between ward and priv
ate fees. In non-member hospitals,
the plan pays up to |6 a day for
30 daya.
Congratulations On
Great Success Of
Concert Campaign
Mrs. Warren H. Harris, who was
chairman of the campaign for mem
berships in the Camden Community
Concert Association which resulted
so successfully, has received a let
ter from Ijawrence E. Bernhardt,
eastern manager of Community
Concert Service, congratulating her
and the city on the outcome of the
drive.
In his lettei, Mr. Bernhardt said:
"Congratulations on the wonder
ful campaign you have Just com
pleted. I know how happy you and
your colleagues must be over the
successful outcome of youf first
campaign in Community Concerts.
"We. too, were delighted and ex
tend our congratulations not only
to you,* but to your colleagues. All
of you must have worked very hard
to obtain this success and we sin
cerely hope that the concert series
you have booked will prove to be
so delightful that this In turn will
be your remuneration,’’
Eddie Hinson Is
Back In The Army
Leaders In Crueade To Save Lives- Of Children
Orangeburg Gets
New Ktcher From
minois City
Concerning the Orangeburg team
• in the Palmetto league the Timet
and Democrat said last Friday:
"Yesterday Panl Dean, the vice
president and general manager,
contacted J. J. Shroha, a new pitch
ing prospect, of Joliet, 111. and
Shroba agreed to terms saying that
he would report here May 3. I-ast
year Shroba was the property of
the St. Louis Cardinals and played
4hp first part of the season with
New Orleans of the Southern as
sociation.
"Junior Fogle is looking par-
■ ticularly gorid and he will all prob
ability hold down the shortstop
post. Big A1 Kohonen will be at
one of the outfield positions and Is
expected to be one of the big guns
In the Orangeburg hitting attack.’’
The Orangeburg club is trying to
g:et Governor Thurmond to throw
out the first ball In the opening
game of the seaaov.
Eddie Hinson, son of John Hin
son of Lugoff, enlisted in the U. S.
Air Force for a three year period
the Columbia U. S. Army and U, S.
Air Force Recruiting station, lo
cated in Columbia has announced.
A veteran of the campaigns of
Central Europe, Pfc. Hinson servetj
fopr and one half years in the army,
three years of which was served
in the European theater. He re-
selved the Good Conduct medal,
EAMET campaign medal with two
bronze service stars, and the Purple
Heart. He has a brother. Pvt. Otis
Hinson, now serving with the U.
S. Air Force at Langley Field, Va.
Pfc. Hinson was making his home
In Camden prior to his enlistment.
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Grouped around tHeif^'^sinnan are several prominent South Carolina men who are serving as state vlce-
chair/nen of the campaign to raise $200,000 as the state’s part of a world-wide drive to prevent starvation and
disease from wiping out millions of children In Europe end Asia. A. Stanley Llewellyn, of Camden, chair
man of the campaign, ia third from the right. Others in th epicture are, left to HghL Harry M. Arthur,
Union; R. K. Wise, Columbia; Y. W. Scarborough, Charleston; Mr. Llewellyn; A. J. Plowden, Jr., of Sum-
merton, commander of the state department of the American Legion which is sponsoring the campaign, and
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Sheffield Meets
Sheorn For Club
Title On Sunday
Joe Sheffield, 1947 champion, will
meet DeLoach Sheorn Sunday aft
ernoon in the finals of the club
title tournament.
In the second flight M. G. Mul
ler, JriT^wlll meet Grainger Gaither
and in the thtbd flight Thomas An-
crum krill meet Cholley Miller.
Mrs. Dwight Partridge won the
women’s club handicap tournament
by defeating ’Mrs. Robert W Tall
er in the final match.
In the kicker tournament Mrs.
Grainger Gaither was winner with
a 47 with Mrs. Joe Sheffield second
and Mrs. Dwight Partridge third.
In the putting tournament three
tied, Mrs. Gaitner, Miss Ida Mc
Dowell and Miss Priscilla Buckley.
In the contest to ascertain who
took the fewqst putts in a 9-hole
tournament honors went to Mre.
J. W. C. Boykin, who had 15 putts.
*We Serve to Serve Again’
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PHONE 909.W
Revival Begins
Sunday Evening
At Antioch Church
Rev. Otis H. McKinnon, pastor of
the Calvary Baptist church st Lan-
castor, will be the visiting preacher
in revival services which will be
gin Sundayv at Antioch Baptist
church of which Rev. J. B. Gardner
is the pastor.
There will be servlcA each even
ing at 7:30 o’clock and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
Rev. Mr. McKinnon is one of the
strong preachers in the South Caro
lina Baptist convention.
Komegay For
Vice Commander
James LeRw Belk Post of the
American Legi^ is planning to run
C. Q. Kornegay, the post command
er, for vice commander of Area 4
of the Sonth Carolina Department
at the coming convention to be
held in Columbia.
A committee composed of A. S.
Llewellyn, Myron Tupper, Harold
Funderburke and Joe Jenkins has
been'.appointed to handle his cam
paign.
Announcements
(All political announcements are
SIO payable in advance).
FOR MAYOR
• I hereby declare myself a can
didate for re-election as Mayor of
the city of Camden subject to the
rules of the Democratic party. I
pledge my continued efforts toward
the industrial development of our
city and ft is my intention to work
always toward making Camden a
cleaner, more beautiful and better
place in which to live.
FRANCIS NOLAN McCORKLE
For CommUaionor
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for City Commissioner sub
ject to the rules of the Democratic
party In the iH-imary to be held on
May 18.
T. C. GLADDEN
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for the Office of Commissioner for
the City of Camden, subject to the
rules of the Democratic primary. I
wish to express my sincere ap
preciation for the confidence placed
in me by the people in previous
elections, and promise to continue
to work for the beat IntfeTMts ot
Camden if re-elected to this office,
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