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km • ^ '{'f'rt"' ,Sr.' ■ Vi 60 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FlUDASr, 1048 Number 17 >w City Comiliissi^it Selects Jack Tallent As City Manager At Bethune’s Annual Celebration Last Friday 1 ^ ^ \ i'/ ?. k iS >::-v . " * «• X < '*^4. Ms Wbiling.lVodKls Will Open Here Soon As Possible Machmery Haa Been Boufbt And Some Will 1^ Moved Here From HarUville — Plans Go Forward Will Assume Duties As Chief Administrator Of City Around September 1 ^if$r left Mayor Cy MHHllA M—tar of oaraetewtaa,, it I Mm kitty Crawm wIiNi^ tf tha baaiity eontaat; et uppa^ lalaniat floalt by tha Waalayao larvtca IMP Satliaaa Mathadiat aberaht at lawar laft, aaoaod priaa « ■■■!»» i ■"<- ' »c , ‘>V‘' -•' •■>■»■/•.■ '^y.; I float, Piitpra CitiMfia af AaeaHaa prtDMte Mrt. D. M. Migrtp dIi—h m Wt/Omm% •n «f th« yMfp witti t tumiMim •! Ww^maVa Crowd At Heme Floats Feature STemor Speaks^ Bsaeball ^pmea. Crowned Be was the perfect Wday to the 'larg* rd that has yet at- [one of its annual pict barbecues and |t program that would ed credit on a times its size. Governor Thurmond At BeUumt pigh Impute Is Paid Du Pont Cb. In Speech High tribute was Mid by Governor J. Strom Thur mond in his speech at the annual Bethune picnic last Flri- day to the Du Pont company which is expected to build a plant near Camden. He termed it “one of the very best organizations in-the nation*’ and said its coming should jMrove a blessing not only to Kershaw county but to the whole state. Whiting Products, which had expected to begin ope- i^tions in Camden around July 1, has been delayed but hopes to be in position to be gin operations within the next bo^le of months, Wil liam S. whiting, head of the company, stated this week. Mr. Whiting Mtd that much new machinery tor Uwi plant has been purchased and that the machine shop of the Whiting Rtogineerlng and Manufacturing Company of Hwtsiille would be mored orer here and become a part -of the aeV plant The new plant will manufacture metal and fiber teztUe sappllet and will open with one unit It is (banned to gradnally expand the iHant Whiting Prodnets will be located on a tract o* land on SonUi MU’ street adjaeeftt 1o the Bonthem Railway, which was 'parebaaed from the Ooy Lember Company. There la a large hrtek balldtng on the tract of land and Mr. Whiting aaya that H will be utOiaed by the oQjBpaay.' while fike plant will hegUi ope< raClotts an a very modeat soale M 1* hopad that tt wUl grow to eery ooaslderable proportlona and may erantanDy gfm ataptoiuiant to eery larga nnabar of people. :’fational Guard )ntfit]bGi?en Great Sendoff OamdeaW tfeMonel Oaerd* mlt, lottery B, Tit AAA Ogn Battallod. • gfeau a ronaing aaudift last Wif, hatwing many bean- whole outfit to thle etaU. ^e Goremor said that the com> pany had a fine reputation because of its fine dealings with the pub lic nad with Its employees. He said It was the typo organisation that the state desired to secure. The Ooremor aald that other high olaaa organUatloDs wmre looking to South Carolina for locatlona and said that the head pf Textron, Inc., had told him ha might moya his These corporatkms, the Ooremor said, are oomlng to South Caro- lias because our people are good, lumeet, industrions people who ttvwialthfid work and am frear from than those of the Horth and But. • , i** »ddress by Ooremor [Jwxwnd, a great picnic ^•MbsU games, a beau* ^•Wtttest to select the of the year, a I in the erenlng-— "ge of the highlights llBirs, one of tha r?***** y*Sf In arrang- imh Mg barbecue, wM ms’s meet outatand* ^ eko attsndsd Uia ;it|U.S. Senate To * Mx having bean nr- rJJI'g'y ons. given, a •pon her this high Cjr ’ Uitchell. who of ceremonlaa, in the cora- C»»Ten was the win- ; ?mty contest and she Hum Mitchell. Ue first prise lor went to the Guild of the Be- and second Citiaeu of ^ Ml A Cotton , .*• Big gprtaMI menticn, SplsA Muantlty as ah M arr^ of, I tw rfmlnte. aweata JJJ Jmyi tlx Uffgo ttndar the ^ Image. the r’^BMthuae and r»«. iy.^baU^gMna tha win. Cam- glnnaw te sM fftninf lluSlL?^ gwa har> ■^ofhash wmg pro- «P<*e^lm- ) J^^Beww New plants in the state last year were rained at 112,000,000, he said, but this year wUl top the ISO,- 000,000 mark. South Carolina, he declared, la on the ere of the greatest expansion. In its history. He also notad the progress in human llnaa, saying that tha great eet reeouroe of any state ta Its people. He called lor an Improred edncaUonal program and aaoour- aged all young peopla to go to coUege or trade schools. He stress ed the need for better health and urfad Improrad Ubrary facUitlea. In ooncluding hia speedi, the Ooremor made an aaraeat appeal for a drive to dlaeoumge the use of alcohol among the young peo ple of the state.' Gfuididates Fw Be Heard Friday , •' Tbe five candidatee for the United States Senate seat now held by Burnet B. Maybank will address ttie voters of Kershaw county in a regularty sehedolod cam paign meetinf to be held in we ooort house here Friday g^moon at 8:80 o'clock. llM^e eandMatsa am Mr. Mm*' hMk, the Ineambent; OcogresaaMW Jennings Bryan'Dora, ^ Id: Neville BeihetL if OUa; tatm Johnstone, otHaeriwiy anJ ymUngten. and MamiS A Stoie;v«| rieranen. Tha aampalfa bna thns tar hbaa wttheat apaclal fantnria and haa pMihid on a high plaaa. the heat haa baen in- caadidataa bars ham hf aoam plaeas hy hwna whila at othaas the aittaaS* haa beaa vary pear. M thpoght that a will haar tha fim SUym b* Stoic As la Faaaod On Him By Jndge G. Dameen Bollinfer Prospects For €otf(« Oop Are Now Bri^t Kenhmw county farmers have a good proepect for a cotton crop this year, Coun ty Agent W. C. MeCarley said iSiB week. With few ex ceptions, he said, they have good stands and if the wojidlMr eontiimet favorable ‘ the fHiht 08- the weevil led wey ikdnld make d good crop. Ihnawn fa tha ocunty ham lasht: 71 ISM Of A B. C ads Mr M polaoa the waevlla ha said. The raporta of the wiavfl tnlOo- tatlee as eaet la hy agrtcniai t tech ant and mteraa tasAhra ihour freaa I to t par eaat iafastatkm vhsrh A H. <3. has bean aaad two or Thiae filie aaad whara no A B. A hM hrna aaad tha tafaatatSoe as rfasi 11 to 4# par cant **Wo haiow tho hb 'Ma hm i odaesy to mdaea tho woaella,' aald Wt. MeOatlw, “hat whMPo tho imaatatlott ta tib high, cm w two will caoBO yea to auke duldls]^ a half all hoe of Jai •<S.4 Total hConnbr?, Tha total aarolhaaat A 'rlih'r M.VJ Jack Tallent, of Knoxville, Tenn and Spartanburg, who baa baen ebeeen to beeome Camden'o fires city manager. He will enter upon Jhia dutiae arouiid SeptembM- 1. la At Present Completing Administrative Survey for City Government Of St. Peterabwg, Fla. Town and County.... e Wodneaday Sportelt The Wedaaaday apeeSgle offarad by smne of the merehanta of tha city contlaua to draw out fold Wednesday morning crowds. - e Highway Petieleaa A Stats Highway Patrolmaa W. ksMbart la aow worklag the CaMden district with oSw Reed. Officer a prertoualy autfcmed at Joha- James Lee Boheler es caped the electric chair when a jury recommended mercy when returning a ftyst degree murder verdict after over four hours of delibera tion in general sessioas court Friday night. Boheler arrested Iasi Jaaaary after he had Midgeoaed hM ab traetlra M^rcaixdd wlfa, Lola Jaek< ton Boh^, to death wiUi a mer. romained a stoic through tha two-day trial aad accepted the We sentence imposed by Judge Q; Dua- can BelUngar without tha galvor of a rnnsete ba hla face The Bohalar trial attraetad capacity throngs of tha Idly car ious to tha court room at ovary aesalon during tiia two-day parloA every seat was tahaa aad hnagroda lad to stand outside la the house corridors aad oa the tava in troat of the balltiag. latereet la the oateoaM such a hlih pitch that faw laft tbahr aeata oa the mate floor uC the court roeai dariag Um more thaa tour houn that the jary denhamt- ed. Only oaee was the moaiatOBy ef the long wait broken nad 'that nt 7:11 9*eloak whan the Jury rainmed to the oonrt rooip aad aMked tor turthar faforaiafiaa as to the term ’Teaaoaable dcnhlL'’ Thta haisf gtven hy the court, they retaraad to the Jiny nmoi te da- Bherate aaoWar two hours. Tho autlrs Thursday wuaaSag court aaaaton wua gtyan egar to (ha drawtag of a Jury. Many of tha Juroro caOad expraaaed themaalraa as htlag ofpoaad to aupttal puatah- amat er Jmd already lonaad aa •ptatea. Tha trtsl.ftt aadar vay at S pi a., Thuridiw with laMet- tor T. Pea Thylar aaalatad Ir At^ tomuy Arthur Jonea appaartps for the^alala aad Joha K. for tha dalaaoa. ,Tho aCata oallad aa MBdrad Jaghaou, Baary A. faak‘ L J. Jaahaca, W J. aad Baalah Jaekaoa, aU t|oUm,J, W, of WhDHbore, Dr. Cart A. MmnA fHOmntmS, Rooa ahd WH- bnt WflNiaM and Shorffr m De- BrnhL fho dcCggna offarad nn wii- Whllo waiting for the train that was to take nntt to Barannah. a progmin of talks was eondueted )y Granger Komegny, retiring eons- mandar of James Larcy Belk pOat of the ABBerlcan Leghm. Among thoge who made short talks coogratulatlng the outfit on Its fine showing nad wWilag tha men well were Benntor A H. Ken nedy, Jfn Mnyor-elect Henry Sav age, Jr.. Omnmaoder Joe W. Jen kins of the Legfcm poet Rev. O. F. Montgomery, poster >of the First Buptlat ^ureh, offarad a prayar and Orui^iMr Komegny entertained with a aaries df aneedotea relatlag to the last worid war. A very large crowd gathered to see the men off. The outfM is un der the counand of Oapt Rohart Jack) David, who learned hla war technique na a eoldler la the 7th Annoved Tank Corps of OMieral Fattoa’a Third army. Under, his toaderahip tha oait baa satabHahad Raelf In National Onard ranks aa being outataadlag. Odng le ounp was Just routine for 84lgta. Bfarule Lortek aad Ar thur Stokaa, for it vraa the 2Srd tlBM for Loirlek and tho ttii for Stokao. Lorlck la a fanaar aad haa the reputation of being a record holder in the taklag apart and ro- aaoembUuf of a UMchtae gi Stokes la sapertntandent of educa tion for Kershaw county. Both are Camden high admol gradnataa, as la Captain David. Negro Woman Is KOled bi Auto Wreck Monday Oae parapn was kOlad and six njured whan a apaedtng «ai driven by Harris Daonla of Rem tert eroahed Into the end of a eon erate hrtdgS over a mnuB atraet on U. 8. Hlghwiy S21 Joat^nenthsaat of Remhert pt 16 o'rioek Monday Bight Mtnnio Daria, 2f years <rtd, co orad, auffarad a broken neck aad died laolaatfy. . At tha , to.thCJwr Jack Tallent, of Knox ville, Tenn. and Spartan burg, has been selected as Camden’s first city manager and will be formally elected to the position when the new city commission takes office," Mayor-elect Henry Savage, Jr., announced thia week. Mr. Tallent, 33, will aaeume ** **** chief admlnletrator w Camden on or before Septem- Mr 1. An acting city manager may be appointed to fill Oie position until hla arrival, Mr. Savage rold. The new form of government la effective Aagaet L The new city manager la at pret- eni eomplettng an administrative survey for the City of St, Peteiu- burg, Fla. He is a graduate feUow of th% DopartmMt of OoTOnmioiii Management, Denver Unlveraliy, Denver, Colo. ^Prior In hla present work. Mr. served tour years la/the U. S. .Army paratroops during World War H. He enlisted m a private aad was pimaoted to hta last arm posttlon with the rank of captain, la lfl6-41, he was a Janlor staff mambav of Qriffeiihagan aaid Aa- aociataa, «MthmalIy uiown con- suttama ta govanuneut admlnlstra- Agii apd flnaaoa. Bafora aatarhig Ot fOviNtunantar raaaareh find, he was eaeployed by tha KnoxvIDe Journal aad uarlltr ta hla oaraer by The Spartanburg Buruld aad ha Spartanbarg JoarauL Mr. Tallaat ta a moMhur of iba ttateraatioMl City wraM ^^^taWPwa^ JWMPUHPWMIpi p^Mrilay Mantalpal Leugaa. Ma M. A ta Onvammaat Unlversityr • Pkkat F< Reetorattaa of tha Iroa feace about the old oourt hoaae buOdlBg, now haawa aa 4ia Mb- « n. a h. a:’2iJSS.TtS”SS2 *•“ *»*>•»* Baud (or PobUo Sarrica, Wayne University, De- stolen aaveral years ago. m tended the UatveraHy of Ten- • Sbarifra neeeee, 1627-40. Hefs married aad The repori of Shei^ (Hb Da haa a darter II months old. Bruhl for pe^ FWruary 18 Mr. Savage aald that tha city to June II showed that 216 arraats commtasloo had agreed to aet a had ^ the thrw ary range of |4,f664«.606 for city months period aad ftaao totaling aumager. Mr. ThBant has been I5.2I1J0 had been ooUeeted. «iaoted at the starttag salary of .I4J6#. Major Capt. Maurieb Clark, aon of Mrs. 414 1 Maurice Clarke aad the late Rev. AWAFfm AnniUlllPAll Mearioe Clarit, haa been commla- AWotUoitllllUUlIC^ aloned a major ta the Marine Ad T OiliAQ^ Itftfvll# Corps. He Is etattoned at Quantico, IjIUIIUB iWlKlli ' By Local Js] • Waatbar Ra^^^a Camden got a lltUa respite from Bight awards were made .to the tatenae bast which baa pre- mambera of the Camden Janlor vailed now for almoet two weeks Cbaaeber at , Ceunaiaror at on Wednesday night whan a cota ladtoa* night mpettaf last Tharsday breeae blew ta from somewhara. night at the airport when Austin Tha city haa suffared under the gheheea aeeomed the preeMeoey of terrible heat and the respite waa the orgaataatlau. moct weleomei The eight were Tom damp, Bd •foody, fVed Shehean, Leonard • On Naval Crabs Haaty. JaBan Barns, Jim Darby. Three Camden youths, Don^Mor- David Harter aad Ralph Stevenson. rteon, Jr., John Landaay and B. H. ***» Scifloaburg waa given an Baum, who am ta the Naval Ea- ai^ from laat year, aervao. are bow on a two waaka The JayCaea enjoyed swimming, traintog crutaa. They sailed from a enpper and danetag. Thara ware Charleatoii. docked at SavauaA apgroxhuately 71 proeatit, taclnd- JackaonriOe and Miami and return- V»mta of mqm- ed the same route aad aru now herA taktag. gunning tratetag. They wiU ReOrtag PrmMent fVank R^ be cone until July li. thanked aU who had assisted ta oe gone making Me post year aa .eventful • Ta *» «- ^ ths.htotory of the orgunlaa- T A ramntw OtfiWk. bSspoke fOT hta sueceesor «iuc tomt lud campaign meatiib has 'beep [ Bedn Wittk euntidatea xor county effieee wiUj aguta tpaak. The opanteg atesti of the campaign waa held ta but aa only n small crowd was present tt haa bean iecldad to heM aaothar taiering hart. Mmiday On New Bhw Water IJne RuUding Prognm Plans Are Being Drawn For Junior High School ei^^MHnommsm^tamitannnranMmta Plans for the new junior high school which it b pro posed to ereiet on the lot adjoining the Camden Grammar School are new being drawn hy Lafajre and Lafajre of Columbia and are expected lo be ready for stdiniMum to tha board of trusts 6t tte school thoiily. I m r-i ^ v - t '-'J. Work win begin Monday oa the ~dSi eenatfuctieB program to en- [larga the supply <d the Camdan^ waterworim syat^ A new lO-tnch raw water ttae wBl be buflt from file aonree of * snppiy to the treatteg plant aad the eupaeity of the settling baste at the water plant wUl b# ap- ■ proxtatately donMed. L. H. Hudta, supertatendent Mnnielpal UMIMiee. said that the dtp. had JuBi about outgrowta the oreeent watarworka syatem aad taat the piattt was bdmi antarsed n through naenaslty. Tha propansfl buildtag win talntaM Just aouth of the Oamier Sehoel end ta expeeteC rultatja the at the higi ahd additloea] toilet adlittaa now being didui to tea laokaon High School ter negro teildron aad tonk,K a wleh are hotag addfd to the eel- W» A Boa For The Rouoooo ■■4 MMi' A. tUwuI a the Mrth «f a nan at «ha. ItateRal an thmnday pora •teraftelMlTpsnaiitM ' llte»-lito( Mr. tt'-- ■ 'tt-;■■ . -cV* iKA