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«, jVili A»i' - («»*-■-*»■<-» »^"il|l>‘«*»j'"*--*' voii^ ^ «r WH^ rthfiiitf! Garm^t nanned WUl ^LaC M As Pttt«^OtlMr CoM- W<Mric To Get Un- Way Soon. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRlp^. JUNE IS, lt4S ■eh Relic Of Hie DuelingTeriod lie contract for the treo- of a new building for ‘gdwnont Manufacturing Apany’s plant at Bethone ected to be let at an date and when the lining is, completed the sting capacity of the jt is expected to be rery [atly increased L company makei ganiM&ta r,t present the plant !• kicatod brick warehoose but It la-not 3 enoafh to meat tba needta he company ao a larga bnlMUng be erected on land pnro^aaed Mn. C 0. Terry, of Quitman, ftfd John 0. Rlcharda, of Flor- ie Bethune plant of tbp com- whlch la known aa Sooony of lane hae been In operation for •1 months and flTM emptoy* to quite a number of people, [nsmber of employeee will be grestly increased when the Ibnildlng is completed and ma ins tailed. „ building work Is wider for ly>i"S planned In Betbnne. oeetkm of an educational to the Betbnne BapUst 'hss already begwi. Rew. T. IB is pastor of the chvralt Psdgett. snpwlntanient iSsBdsy sd|00l. for tbs sreeUott of tba msnse whiok will IW; e property sdjotalas lM hM been let to tba B. A JL Compai^ «C j prepanrtioU-wtti bir Sfatroom boililac. . for the been let to iwork of of tbs Msys mm sMt aafr k into two spartmsnta has leMpleted. own and a a if The aondier metal figure shown above, cut from a idieet df iron to sei^e aa a target for dueling praotioe, now reposes on the .front lawn of Mil way plantation, home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Boykin, III, nine miles-sotEth of CaiB- dfn. 4^ atory regarding the “iron man" will be found on 'Page "IJ oCtbia issue of The Chronicle. (Cut by courtesy CharleatbirKewa and Courier). Translerrad Pslmetto lesgne gsma ba the Camden CblatS end thp rn team, sebedidw ^ ay erening here, baf beta to Ge<ngetowa bat t|ib rn team will be in CamiWk ly night lor a'game with efa •ting the gratuatea aC tW< Orsmmar fkhool li laaS day,, three namsa wpra Esther NUee Vaiab. mR- Hilton and Benlah'^ Eatb- |Js(kson. The Ohronlele re- I omission of these names. Mcond annual reeitai Iljr (oBsrch School of Daace I hi the ^ Camden grammar uditorlum last Friday nlsht | the sponsorship <rf the (husb* Club was enjoyai-.trer by an sadkneii~ (bA its approral by ibi gme [ipplsuse. The childraa par- jrsBsrkably weU, 'Be training, and tha e gorgeoQS. Ws Big Day itions are gqlng gtaadUy at Bethune for Um Mg Won to be held tm July I. 1*111 be a big picnic at mid- Id ipeechea and in ai|i freii- kfifihai barbeeae w^ be County Has Been Veiy Hard Hit By Hafl Shwnn Macii Cotton And Tobacco . BMin ..^Uuured fy In TMa Soction. Report Is Made On fa^Eistation By Boll Weevik Wallace Rector, ado of J- Rector, GbarlotM, apt MWident ctf this city wbstw WBllaes giMnatad frsns tbe school was UalTerslty of recehring a 'Beering. Ji Cl«onia IkMb Khool gSaSn with the StgadF't ' wtag the last •heepted a *tth the Staadidg ^ be ststtsiM Cfndan Duiriai of ■‘the Csn^a ®»«»te same la tba fb- Dninsge nmning into many thonaanda of doUara haa been done to craps in Ker shaw county by several se vere hail storms which have hit several times recently in the county. Even greater damage haa been done in ad joining counties, it is report ed. ^ . la Kershaw county lOO acres of watermelons on the farm of Oeorge Gregory In the Osseatt soction were praetlcally mined by the halt Mur- docb Hough. R. B. Btliott and Jamae West all of the Caesatt aec- ilao were hard hit by > the I done to their cotton and tobacco cropa. la Uo Ublity HUl sootioa. J. Abe Httloa saffsfii maeh damage to hit eettoU erao at did other fanaws In Utat ssction and also ia tha Waab„ ▼iUe awtioa. , R la eaM that mnch daaMge haa been doa« to the poach crop la tha McBoe soction of Cbesterflold county by recent hall storms Probably the biggest loea in this ssction, howsrer, was that sas- talned by the state of Sooth CartK llna, 110 acres of cotton on the Bute Farm in Snmter county har ing boeii completely snipped by the Another heary rain storm hit the county Tnaaday nl^t bvT no hall The event wUl be hM aa baa heaa reported la BeUiaiie water ' Miya open air aarace^ hacked ap two lachee aeroee HigA .—setea*. J becaase of a bloekad RasponaibW' Poaitkm ■ •_ conalderable wlad fa the etdna Taeeday aighr and eae «r two trees wsra biowa down la Osiadkfi aa wall as aoBw Marta Cadet Block •W ftbAtL IMfit n. the Klren nrslty lettar ^•BortaH St S tor at The tasmhershtp Tm .y«»i wtrsl rtrSha SkamierBandCouree W Be CendmMk Bed mWUUtn Sssns fPr haai eta- dStls wa be' eeadaeted by Bal miAatea aad wffi begta oa Moa* dig* Anw n at tbe high sdhM ti iaaaslam at IS a. mu The aaBuaor ooaraa la for befb ragalar msaibers of the haai as well as tor aew etadeata. Theae who atteaf are aSksd aot to brlag their head tastniwsaki oa MarbadDiffs Wbaiw laBbaww Haa Had l^eststion counts now be ing msde in every community by veteran teachers, voca tional agricultural teachers and the extension service show that boll weevils are here to do a lot of damage unless the fanners do some thing to control them. Coun ty ^ent W. C. iLkhurlcty said Thursday. The counts showed that where cotton has had one or two applica tions of polsoa tho sTorsgo Infesta tion Is only from one to three per cent as compared with an aTerage of 8 to 80 par cent where iw poison has been ased. Mr. MeOarley -said that the fann ers Of the ooaaty are being urged to use polsoa aow so as to h^ the Infestation dowa, . The InfeetaUoa eeaate wfil be made regnlaily ead a report will be prlnM ia The ChroaSM each wedr in order that Urn fanners of the ceaaty may keep poeted as to tho raaalts of the being made against the weerll In the county. Prize Fish Contest For County Anglers The Sports Bqaipment, Inc,. East DfKalb street. Is aaaowmsiaa a Kershaw Cuanty Boys Will Go To Boys State Fhra WIU Ba Spomaorad By Lagiom PoaL Ona By Tba KKrania dob amd Ona By Rotary Club. ‘ Seven boya, Hvt of them sponsored by the. J. Leroy Belk Post of the American Legion, one by thi Camden Kiwanis Club and ptw ty the Camden Rotary Clab. will go to the Palmette Boys State which is to be condut^d by the State DepailasMm of the American Legion, nm week. These boys with fire Ihst will be sent Jt»y the Walter Johnson Post of the American Legion M Kershaw wiU leave Camden Ssbday after noon about I o’clock frejM the head quarters of the J. Lercw Bert post The boys wbo are IWnf spon sored by the J. Leroy Belk post are: Tommy Morton, at CsesaU. s •tudeot of tho Midway ligh school; Gary Pate, a student K Uie An- tiodk high school; Lcdiae Calvin Case, a stndmit of thejBaron De- Kalb high school; Clirtto Camp-, bell, a student of thejrtaney high school, and Johnnie vnlerd Jones, a student of the BeUfUie high school ' The Camde^ Klwanle dab Is sponsoring Jork Werkpiaa Semp, a student of the Camdea high school, and the Camden Rotary CSab la sponsoring Marion Lnthsr Jiaaet, a student of the Camdea high echeti. The boys being teat ly the Wal ter Johnson Past of Karshaw are; Hilbert A. Taylot; of Jit Flagah high aehool; Tommie Glbbeap. Oaa- ay Saekwell. Johaaie Ratideoa aad Jimmie Adama of tha Rapahaw high aobooL WaMar A. Johasaa, |or amay years feothaP eoach at Preahy- laa Cottage aad aaw dlrsator of atUetica at tbet uutttaMen, vlU he the director of the PaiAstke Boys State thki year. The bops will JU aecompaaled te rtaaUa Baadg]^ Arf^gtekee, who is ekahrmiui fk the txmBBUtm on Palmette- ipfa Mtete fmt the Leroy Bert FoetAai Marvti iMae- onoaer. The yohltd la hertg bHI tids yew at fhe Afae TVade BclaiiK^ Capltsl pity AbpofG agar Cotaak- Ma. M Jhe Pali yeathh wm he giiwi the DesMmratle ptatM meat They arm eieet their ewa of ficials from Governor down te ooa- stable and set ap's minlatnre state and oounty government (: Urn TM« Candidates 0pm Moe Coosidcrable Spice In Opening Meeting County Campaign On Wednesday President Truman’s civil rights program, taxes, extra pay for legislators, recreation and the racial question were among the topics that creeped into the rather heated speeches made by candidates for the House of Represen tatives at the opening meeting of the Kershaw county cam paign held in the court house Wednesday aftenioon. Ap proximately 150 people attended and, far from bein^ bor ed, all remained as though glued to their seats until the last word had been spoken. • aMsn aillstt, of Oaritngtea, wsU known oxport on rooroatloa, who will addrooft Cnmdsn JayCssa ^Thursday night Many eivie laad- srt havo bdon hivltei te hoar hhw. €hk Leaders To Hear Expert On Recreation Representative Arthur Jones was particularly outspoken in hla atand on tha racial queathm and waa caustic in his denunciiUton of '’butsards like old Hinton (re ferring to James M. ftinton, state preaident of the National AaSocla- tlon for the Advancement of Col ored People) who are trying (o stir up trouble." He denounced "icavengere wbo come down here from the north and try to tell ne what to do." Repreaentatlve Arranta alao told the crowd that "you know and X know that no court can.^make ua aiaoclate with that other gronp." Baell Kelly said that Uiere would never be any social .equality in the Booth and John Rabon aald hla father wore g red Shirt and he would never put a dark spot on,It. Mr Rabon attacked the approi^- atkm for recreation made by the legislative deleggtkm at the last sssstofn and It wis warmly defend ed by Represe&tativee Armats and Jones. Mr. Rabon sko attacked ex tra pay which mmabers of 'the oounty delagatkrt eeseptid In IHT and waa aoenssei by tlves Arranta and loads tsksB sxtra pay blaaself while the Roeee. A. Bam Kareeh, yreoldent Of * of tha Camdea over the mssttart Thera WM telk of postpoalak the meathig aa- tll (he day of im siallirtsl eaai- palgn meedag is that there might he a tam ‘mk>lt of the vaters |at He IdiiliMiS voted to have Oe candMattiM prp- Very few Kei people have _ names on the' club roils in preparRtkkl‘^i|K the primary electidft ‘ “ held in August and Chairman L. 0. Fundi Wednesday issued an appeal to all to take step at once. Under the rules of the —. Democratic Executive Comralt^K'^i the books wUl close on next TueSwf^ day, Jbiie 88 and bo it ih hoped that hundreds of citieens will make sure that tkeir names are on the books by that time. The enrolment In Camden is light and the same applies to prac tically all other eectlons of the oonnty. A special effort will be made In the dty to get the people to enrol before next Tuesday and it Is hoped that similar efforts will be made la other communities of rte county. It la thought that has been some oonfnnon tn the dty of Cam dea becanse of the nmnber of times they have had to enroT already. It la pointed esrt, howsver, that none of the enreling or registering that the elltsena if Camden have dene |e dote geellBee them to par- Helpoto^le She Pemesretic prim ary to be held hi AegMtf as whieh nemlnese fer Uhlted ttatos aler, tho nSMshel Heeae «f ftopre- sentotlves. Clerk sf Cetirt end ettisr efflelais are to be eheeen. Is the tsMr ef Csmdes the esrol- mest boslu may be fognd at the fMlewtmr frteee: hns^ MMsrt. t lirtamp Msfieseji €e. $t at FresfiiA Md. % wMeh aot- snogfoeed eesdi- ^***f** A.M CHy Drag CNs T» R. B. DavM. date for MMdstrate of OeKglh township; Mrs. 0. M. Bbogh. em opposed esniliate 8« Qeaw War den. aad Arrtar Bteims. gaopgoeed candidate for snasdaiaWtoat at tITHBiaA IJM A. Oeeglao MeArn, Footer h odMOl Clmrirt at It o’elodE with dess for sgeti 'The aareery dasa eenttaaea throash the am rice. Moratag prise nsh contest whldi win Mart oa July 1 and oMlteiie throagh to Beptember L The sports firm will give .away ftshlag taddOi Indadiag axpeastre red aad reel, te the valne of flOO to the fkrtsraiSB aoorlag the larr est fkeeh water game, fish eaaght rod aad real wfth artificial halt t for rte tsrgeot game flab ght ea fly with artMkiai t * • ta eater the fiair aemes with . amasgsr of lie., who win rtitlire for the a wBI also he fBraished Tr Mr. Khaatei. The eeateak ia ctm ealy to aaglara of BSanhaw ooaaty. Seren Attendiiig Sdiod Landi Meet eeaaty Is woD -ropre- at the statewide e(£o(ri hetag hdd it rtti weak. Atr are Mrs. Mattie S. Weat. Oegaly oeheel leart sap- aad m of bar IfiMi rtom s.Mrs. Btraiga Mtliea. Pethaae adkeel: dea Beila^ With, pcayer. at 11:11. Teafh: 8:48 f, M-At rtiM Mhael at 18 a. m, aad :U e aathmaABd mF Grraunal Court Will CoBvene ihi Monday, June 28 The Court of General Saa- siona will conyene on Mon day, June 28 with Judge 6. Duncan BalHngar pregiding. Jurors to sarve during the term were drawn this week by the jury conuniarioaers. There are a good many cases avrait^ trial tet it ia not known mow many of them williie reached at thia term. The jarors drawn tor the term follow: Anieoa Hodges, (Jamdqn; Jesse C. OwenA WesvtlUe; G. B. Crow, KershAw; John A. Melton^ Be- thnMK A. R. Oatoe, Ksrshaw; R. B. Drakeford, Camdea; T. C. Floicher. Kershaw; Arthur Dowey, Logoff; Artbnr Bowers,.Kershaw; T^jC, Hsaron. Bethnne; DaBqse U Davis, epmden; Dewey Johnson. Kershaw; M. L. Bprlidi, Blaney: W. J. Deaton, Camdsn; ,A. B. Boy kin. Camden; B. R. Khrtland. BUaey; Ooiey Dorman. Ksrshaw; 1$. F. fhatkenberry, Ksnrtaw; John P. Goff. Blaaey. Also, J. W. Moak, Blaaey; K. 8. bMi Camdsn; Perry R. Laag- atoB. Camdsn; Bsn Humghries, La- geff; C. W. SasseU, Osrtdsa; Tom Rabmi. Csmien; BoyMtoWnCaskni, Camdea; M. B.. Joaae, Karshaw; jr. T. Bowers. Ksrshaw; WgUe L. mida W. B. F. mme, Kan> a Bradley, Ksr- OshlA Chiadsn; a a Msislsy, Kershaw; Oas HMoa, uaden; W. R. Johnsoa, Oamdsa. The Ceait of Oeesmoe Plsaa has tea la eeseloa this week wtth idge BetUagar pesidlBg. Csmdcai Merdniits Offw Special Bargained. Bpedal hergalas wm hs ottOced by a gyeap of Omndsn mapskaata ea neat Wsdaeaday moti^.whkrt la a halfhiiMdaaria theMerea of Galen ElUott, superintend ent of recreation at Dariing ton, secretaiy of the Soitu Carolina Recreation Direc tors AasodatioB and a recf^ nized authority on comafnam- ty recreation, is the nest weaker at a meeting of tha (;amden Junior Chamber of Commerce Thursday night, June 17, in the Hunt room of the Sarsfield hotel. Invited oa gueets of he JayCees at the meeting are a nember of city offldals, civic leaders aad others^ tnohidlag the membere-eleet of Caasdsslk new dty coeaetl, the rettriag msyor, F. H. MoCerkla the county legislative delegation, mem bers of the newly sppoiated rscree tloa conuaisslen, presMeate of dvic organisations and others. Mr. BDlott, wbo stands Ugh la the world of recroatkm. win spsah oa tho subjeot, "Dovoloplag a Com- mnaity RoeroatSoa Program." At a recent meeting df the Jna- lor Chamber the organisation die- eusssd the matter of recreattoa sad it waa f eaeraily agreed that a weU- ronaded snparvlsed program d reeroatlon that wonld ombrieo peo ple of all ages would be of great vhlue to tho dty. The organisation decided to Invite some eaa who waa famUigr .with snpervlsed pro grams that are now bdbg carried foB in cities o^ Camden to explain these programa, the cost, how flnancod, etc. In easting aroand Cor seme to make , this talk it waa dsdded that Mr. EEUott, who Is a high official of the recreation dkeetora sasoda- don, was probably the beet a^ qnalnted man la the state with those programs. Many dtlos and towns ta tbo state now have sapervised recrea tlon programs. Farm And Home Bfarket Opened Saturday Morning Tbe Fbrm and Rome l|arfcet le- eated on DeKart etreet waa tba scene of great acdvltly on Satur day morning whoa tbo new marlMt bulldiuf waa used for tho first dmok Coaatry msa and womea otforet to the house wtvee of OiUMimi a variety of froah producta attjhe- tlvely arranged. The Bouee wlvua wore wett ed with the qeallty and the VMIf ty of: produata offered, aad dlit Ungered to chat-with tha Ihoa people- Tbia nmrirtb Is truly, a ink-rte wbirt they hag maaifhaiad hi rtais by ratvatag' tbam to tboir tlva otCtoea anoppoasi. eiorfc af Court Hettlaa A. Myera,' candidate far dork <(il oourt, sp^e next SaM that ha cam# homo aoferal wooka ago from hla Job at OraenviUa and foaad that Mn. hmo Ctybara w^fi not going to run for re-oloetlon. Be d peM blrii tribete to Mrs. Clybem aad tha late Jamas H. Clybura ssylag that thay had aarrsd the county faltkfally ta tho dark's of- flea. Bald ha waa ta tbo race with s vary ftate yonag ama ' / He aeid only one per eed;<H the people do not have to worit "I be long to the H par cent that do hava to work," bo’sald. Reviewed his record. In 8840 boeamo a mom- ber of tho state highway petrol Berved ta that oapadty four years. In 1848 he entered the army and served over two years. AUu hJa dlschargs ha aarved as dapaty shsriff. In 1N7 he reosived ap- 4,' hraeea Wards 8 ai)d 8, at CareMns Metar Campany. Votevs ta otSmr oossmunttiaa may out haan rtelr predaet eoce- rte baoke ave le- Mira. W. A n It Is 4a offar Mrs. c. Lb I m pototmmst as Udted fltetes dawrty msrsbal wbieh position ho bsld un til Umj when ha roaigasd to satsr the race for clerk of soart He saM ha raallsad tha import ance of the Job. Said that he ua- deatood that Mrs. Oybarn was not sappoftlng either oshdldate bat said that If he waa alaoted and aha wished to remain aa assistant he would bo doUidited to have her. Edward Ogbnra aald that he sorvod tn tho army three years. Be- bad at tended the College of Cbarloston and worked ta a shoo store to pay his way. Oa his retnrn from the army bo enterei the University of South Osrollna aad staas laat Bop- tsmbar has bean taking a law coarse tbare. Bald he fhonght he was wan qiaUflad tor (he Job. He sold that he had not eitateartiated raanlng antll Mrs. Ctybara announead that ■he woald not ma. Ho said he raaUaad and apprestated tha Im- portaaca af tha ofliesi. Bald that some peopla might ihtak him a little yoaag for the J^ He aaii that when tbe people waat la a man to gat to (he oCflee to work. Re was acenatoamd to woridng. Ho ssli ho felt aa wall gimltfled for the Job today pa ha would ba 44 years from now. He told of tha remariteble roe- ord Chat haa boaa made by yoaag Henff hrord, IL Ho pronilaed if eleot^ to give the people of the ooaaty good and follMal ssrvlep. , J. xaajrtor Ar- rants, soekliig reelecuon, waa the ftarat af tha eaadldatea far the a of Kaprsaaatattvki to speak. Ha said tha DunoerutSe party i Donkey Baseban On Monday Night ntere will ba a donkey baasball DO oa Miartty alghL Juno 81. 8 o'oloek at tho Legkm bassball fMd hstwsaa tho Oamdon Llona Ctab and a Town team. Tho gaam to hatng apoaaorod by tho Lioaa fttab. iTayfag an tho tewa team wItt be Jtan Ctorksoa; Ir,. DaCoata Brown, Bruce Bddtagi, Oohrln She- Ora, Roeoo# Ishaaia, Xdght Boaa, Lucias Ogbura, Joe Raasoo, Ansate What, Frank Moatgomory, Cart Bchleaharg. J. H. MeLaod. D; J. Mahoney, Jr., 0. B. Rodgera, JT., Wallao# Myers, Carl Lfgbtfoot, Joa Ohristmsa. Lawla Diewdy, Price, Frssnmn Bhsaty. and Kay Nerrto. Tha game promtoss to be of-lnn.-^--— — — Surplus Fund Of ommercUd National Bank Is Increased ■f * K At a roesnt maatlwi held by the diraatore ef tha Cemmer- slal Natlefial Bank, the goe- ornlng bort ef that taatitiitlau te fnereaae the bank’s by |i8,00th 4IHIS- votsd !• town Bsat setters at t we kaew it what oeafaaad. Ha aald emi Aaaambiy at Itar ware vMlag have tha Oan* reeaat m lawu pi shewdiig a .aapltal af ISIMXXl a aurplus of $tM,000, and undl vldsd proftto and raasrup ae- oaunta af ItEOOO. ttnae Iti er- ganlsatlen en Oelebsr 11, 1888, wHh a aapltal af fiPioOO and a aurptse pf StJMO, ae eefi, frem aarntais af tha bank. Tba direstitea ef tide tatiae are Masers W. ft lamp, K. e. IttafUb Msmy tanins, ir„ Mhi WNItaktfv Jiw F. M. Waet^ A C. Olilto and Henry Red Chross Notes ■ tadis K. vanTVaaakaw "Bat Right and Stay tn Fight" NotHtlon servlea toldtrs fireat (AaMrloan National Rad Croas ware sent to Ksrshaw ooaaty ekaptar to ■nppty the ehildraa Who aro attaad- tag TaeaUoa Bible Bdiool that ape now In ssaslor at tho Baptlat„ ffn! Tobta roeaatly cwaiplstad a 8%aur tatsaatve la Bad Cirops IvT aMmCmUN9 haaate laata, Qa. fryers, flowsrs, datot apd had gaalJfkatioaa OaMM'ltMnL poaltr^ producta. legal ■ iul' M ty aorta of the ing eoursa la * ftota. at- by Kru. to do bf haveh tViiWJ roasntstfre of Red C f.