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iamber Of Commerce Membership Drive To Begin Tuesday Head Table At States Rights Democrats Dinner ' VkV ; E -■ ' "v■ i M. tm % IW' 5W Seated at the head table at the States Rights dinner Monday night reading _ left to right, L. 0. Funderburk, chairman of the Kershaw County Demo- itk Executive committee; Mrs. R. M. Kennedy, Jr.; Col. Edgar Vinson, of, ippi, who accompanied Lt. Governor Lumpkin; Senator R. M. Kennedy, general chairman of the dinner; Congressman J. P. Richards; LA. Governor M. Lumpkin, the speaker, and A. Stanley Llewellyn, who introduced the iker. Standing, left to right, Ezell Kelly, representative-nominate; John West, highway commissioner; Representative Arthur L. Jones; N. Roland iale, committee member; Henry G. Garrison, committee member, and Wil- R. Gettys, representative-ndminate. —Photo by Monarch FHleen Teams Will Go Oiil In Behalf Of Organization That 111 ftomole City's Interests Effort Will Be Mode To 'Build Strong, Independent Organization—Meeting Of Members To Be Held Following Campaign Fifteen teams, composed of business and professional men of Camden, will go out next Tuesday morning in an effort to build up a large membership, in the Camden Chamber of .Commerce in order that it may become a strong, independent organization prepared to go after new industries and £nore tourist business for Camden. What It It? I Election To Be Held this Month / On Annexation Oct. 29 Reported Agreed Upon By Both City And Election Commissioners tpkin Flays National “Democrats” ■ iys No Soutbernef Can Along With Platform The National Party “No self-respecting Southern Democrat could go tvtth the platform adopted by the so-called National mtic convention at Philadelphia,” Lieut. Governor M. Lumpkin, of .Mississippi, said in a speech at the t Rights Democratic dinner held at the Saisfield hotel onday night and attended by approximately 126 peo- | representing every aectlon of Kershaw county, i have been betrayed in the of our fathers,” Mr. Lump- |declared. “We people of the h vho have been the most I and faithful to the Demo- i party have been humiliated [insulted and pointed to with men who attended that ,>hia convention from tin which not even a justice peace can be elected on i atic platform.” mor Li School Children Throng Grounds Of OhuIt Fur The teams will gather at thei Sarsfield hotel at 9:30 for coffee and for final instructions before beginning a whirlwind canvass tor members, in which every.one who is interested in seeing Cam den go forward will be given an opportunity to join the commer- The directors of the Chamber ' have been /busy for the past two ‘weeks building up a potential membership list and arranging the classifications of same, and Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, secretary of the Chamber, says that every thing Is in readinme far die drive. Recently the city «f “ which has been making an for the Chamber of Application For Liquor Store At Bethune Pending Taatfaanuy At Hearing H Reviewed By State Tax Commission F. D. Fanner, of Mill street brought to the office of The Cam as Chronicle last week a pear mown on the place of Joe Croft Cassatt which had almost a per fect monkey face on one side. The eyes, nose and mouth were plain ly distinguished. The Chronicle had Monarch's Studio to make a picture of the quote pear and It Is shown above. Miss Margaret T.B. The election on annexing the Wateree Mill village to the city of Camden will, in all probability, be held on Friday, August 29, The Cam den Chronicle learned on good authority this week. A petition signed by a majority of the freeholders in the section which it is now proposed to annex will be presented to the city com mission on Friday afternoon and the commission is expected to ap prove same and ask for election. The election commissioners will meet Saturday and it is that they will i election to be held oh tober 29 There have been some slight the make pi*r»« n Friday, Oc An application Hied some back foi X-Ray that the | time back for a permit to have to discontinue open a liquor store at Be at'fixe money wes needed for I thune and which was reject- Ci ?uSfcs2if^ — . _|ed by the state Mobile Give County Next Month : - ** - i Mrs. Shelton J. West, Chamber immediately took steps I olv f“ * ***}“ before the com- to launch a vigorous campaign for I mission, which has reviewed] a large membmhijiaf theorgani-1 the ^testimony at the request] gocUt&n, ent of the Kershaw sis As- Exhibita This Year Pronounced About In Fair*! History Are .umpkin gave a very i exposition of the Fair Em- Practice Bill which nt Truman has asked Con- i to pass. He said that under IkS that every man’s private pm would become a public |md if an employer exercised to employ whom he l to, a government agent I come knocking at his door Ik would be hauled not be lt jury of his peers but before linl Court m another state Ibis own for trial. [made the assertion that this I* enacted, would open the of industry to communists i country. ‘To create by the (proposed FEPOact would elie to everything we have sons and daughters that stands for. 'compute taxi of Oov- Lumpkin's speech wQl [rea later). tor R. M. Kennedy, Jr., 1 chairman, presided at the ’ «nd introduced the various which had ifagedHie giving all of them credit [remarkable job. , P^snian J. P. Richards, Jr., ‘honored guest at the meet- announced his support of Yesterday was School Day at the Kershaw County Fair and happy school children from all over the county thronged the grounds all day long, looking at the ex hibits and enjoying the mid way attractions. The grounds were full practically all day. The exhibits at the fair this year are thought by many to be the best in v the history of the in stitution. Much effort had been expended on them by the exhibi tors and the result is a very at- Fine congregations were I tractive display, reported at all of the church- The six community booths, rep- e. inth, city l«t Sunday and I the hope was expressed that way, Antioch and Blaney, are par- even larger- congregations Ocularly attractive and show a would be present next Son- wonderful variety of farm prod- “ * h ?J 7h ^r c J Loy,,1 * y Th‘ livestock exhibit this yew drive gete into high gear. is also unusually good. One in-> While the attendance at the teresting feature is the exhibit of various churches was excellent the Rotary pigs. Early this year last Sunday the campaign is still | the Rotary Club bought a number zation to offset this low. The plans Also include a more active rtkm by the whole mem- in the affairs of the or ganization. . ^ A m—ting of tho ship Is sebodul on Tuesday nit at wfildi tfaua ftrstems will ba a roar of Tuberculosis . w .. .... „ , announces tbs ofW.lterMontath, of Co- Mta Ervin b now lumbfe, attorney for the ap-Lct| nf executive eecretary of nJH*; -ai - v ^ the associatiom Mtoi EaYta Bethune citizens who hod op- fiu- *4,* vL*»rwev u-ft hv t>»» posed very vigorously the opening vwa J c y V 5 ™ th . e of a store there and who have sue-1 resignation of Miss Jennie cessfully thus far fought off all Me Master, efforts to establUh one there were) The Tuberculosis Association is cmidderabty disturbed this week vitally interosted to hShh edSi by.* report that toe commission|tion, and Miss Ervin has a back- some changes in the territory which it is proposed to annex, this having been narrowed down to include only the Wateree Mill village. Over 00 homes are to the ter ritory seeking to be annexed to Ote city. Under the law a majority of the people living to the territory which is seeking annexation must vote in favor of the move and also a majority of the voters to the city will have to favor mine. If a majority in either sectioirteiould vote against the move it wogd be lost. There will be separate voting precincts to the election. Town County... . had 1 and i Fine Attendance At All Churches On Last Sunday the State Tax told that me application w ing and that no fst bean handpd In reply to a que It is pointed cfafThiHhe Cham-1 her of Commerce will be to posi tion to do much for Camden and | some of its objectives will be: 1— Seek new industries. « 2— Encourage the expansion of| industries already located here. a—Promote the expansion of]* Camden’s trade area. I v ^ advantage’”' C T* I ^ C.mf.„ bU ^““ *° and “^ rt^ Th, Chrontda told 6—Answer any and all inquiries IP* 1 ** testimony was reviewed reply to a question regarding i pri^haartog T^a Ghronlde munity organization work here was told that no private hearing]and overseas during tho war. associa sasster’ Education at the University of 1 * doin * tb® premditog to revival North Carolina. • services to progress this weak at Prior to this toe was employed the Bethune Methodist church. for a •number of years with the ■ . , k American Red Cross and did com- ] •Spoke At Flqpnsace Harold Booker was guest speak- U at the Florence Rotary Club The local assodation is co-1 luncheon on Monday. Ha was ac- operatmg^ with toe Kershaw | companied to Florence by CoL Health department to Myron W. Tupper. bringing to Kershaw .county Mobile X-ray unit to give 1 far from its goal of “Every one to Camden to church every Sunday.” The total attend ance at the churches last Sunday after all represented only a com paratively small percentage of the otal population of the city. The d rive continues throughout the rest of the year and sponsors of the movement hope that the churches of the city will be filled to capacity each Sunday. Some of the churches are plan ning to put on special features to connection with the campaign. Williams Held For Robinson’s Death of pigsand placed them with FFA boys. The pigs, or rather hogs be cause they hive ceased to be pigs, make up an interesting exhibit at the fair. All of the various departments have attractive exhibits and the cadned foods and cooked foods de partments make one’s mouth water. Saturday will be Colored School Day,and all colored school chil dren, their teachers and bus driv ers. will be admitted free up to 12 o’clock noon. Amusements at the fair are be- g furnished j tog furnished by the 1 Amusement Company Caravella too Rights movement. I wchards said that when he ™ announcement card to ’repapers of the district last >hestated that he was an- 1 subject to tha n] of the “South turn to w County Of Quota*; tfefDrive la.- county has not yet Ifts quota to the American 1 tod United Nations Ap- guldren, CoL Myron W. asks that fiL** tare been _ fta«nbute to the fund to Ew^butten toto the J. Po8t of *ta American 1 w boee auspices the temg conducted to this * who has seen; as I numerous men have seen, little Criminal Court Convenes Hem , lowing a verdict by a coroner’s _ . . _ nm Monday Morning industries, citizens endtourists. ifil Numerous individuals end 'j 1 *9 ganizations have endorsed the I f e l )0 P “*1 * not ta r - pnvatel De build a torna^, IRRMj ^^glh^tojthidbcenlield. atlv en-l inlormauon the We campaign to Chamber through a greatly larged membership with every, . ^ . .... member taking an active part in'^"® 11 * decision would its affairs and it is believed that the campaign next week will over with a bang. aa to - ray unit to give free chest X-rays to all who wish' to have them. This unit will be here from November cember 7 and a plan for clinics to all sections of the coun ty will be worked out The office of the association is located to the Health Department building. Materials and informa tion on health are available for ♦GI Flight Training Henry Bagley says that the GI flight training course it still open but that it may not be much long er. A veteran can get flight train ing under the GI Bill of Rights. ■ ■■I I ■! « S •Insurance Men Meat The regular numthly meeting of the Camden Life Underwriters £ d0 rSowin* <h* hmziu* ou the poup'” * ny 0,h ' r lnte « , « 1 p5S Jr* 1 ” 1 ' _ employed office secretary. She assumed L Tb® Taxicab operators having her duties on September 17. been unable to, come to an agree- Miss Ervin is a native of South rorent among themselves regard- Carolina, her home being to Tim- big parking spaces, taxicabs will cnee. She graduated from Win- not be allowed to Use space on the throp College and was executive I rtreets after November 1 for | secretary of the Red Cross chap-1 rtands. J ters to Florence and Charleston. R? *ta went overseas with •New* Men Here by the people of I Negro Seal Sale of toe Kershaw I *b® J™? en ®£ n Croee and Alderman Duncan of the Aa- Kershaw county during toe month County TB Association. Dr. Pick-1, ^5? f®®” **. * club ] rociated Press, Tom Chadwtok of of September. | ett called a South “ “ Sale Of Savings Bonds In County Marion H. Heyman, county chairman of the U. 8. Sav- Bonds division, rep why the commission decided to re- 1 view the testimony is not known Will Again Head Negro Seal Sale a a Bonds division, reports a I Dr. J. P. Pickett has again Md of $9,075.00 tovestedtoU. S. cepted chairmanship fw the|“ “® with vtogs Bonds by the people of Negro Seal Sale of toe Kershaw «Red Cross and ett period, invested a total of $2,079,- Sale on Tuesday, 000.00 to U. S. Savings Bonds, ac-1 eral members of this cording to - W. state director Bonds division. meeting of his com- ^®®ter to Finland and later on TTie State and W. D. Workman, .irk* tar the Seal I island of Guam^- - — - —^—• rJr., of the News and Courier were day, October 11 Sev-1 0 Missfcvto is emplttyed by the I here Monday night to cover the Miss Ervin is employed by the «« - ^ committee | §* ^ Tuberculosis Association as Brooks Stuckey, | will attend the Pee Dee District |Stete^Herith Education secretary of the Savings Christmas Seal Sale conference in I # ? ld M? taen loaned to the Ker- BennettsviUe on October 1$. States Rights dinner. To ExjtUun Dale Carnegie Course an- one to his ofwilliams. I The shooting took place on last! f evening on South Broad near the store and ice house of Bill Duren. Robinson was shot to the chest] and died almost instantly, .and it is charged that Williams did the looting with a 3$ calibre pistoL Both williams and Robinson] city employees. Robinson i street de- : by the city | water and light department First Coll For Three Men Under] New Draft Low Fort The fall term at criminal court will odnveha’.pn next IT October 29, with Ibretanjte - . . is a fairly large number of awaiting trial^'i. , Jurors for the term are: &-P. J. W. King. Be- *• £• p®!*®®-t. WestviUe; 1L O. Camp- shaw: J. D. vL John L , Bethune. L. A Arrants, Camden, Bethune; J. H. J. W. Rkbon, Lu- J. shaw Couni months directors emui Education been loaned to ounty Asaociatioi while the local Invited To •South Carolina Saw!*'!* . At the States Rights Democratic Mrs. Shelton J, West has re quested that aU members of the board of directors of the TB As- Commissioners Of ~ t 1 St 9 o’clodt fa the association of. vr * Meeting Monday Ni^ht ^ e rtM»n For llus Countv Are Nairn Every one who to interested in hearing the details of I the Dale Carnegie course in effective speaking, development and the art of making friends and people to asked to attend a meeting to be beld in the Ho—, room of the Sarsfield Hotel qn next Monday night, October 28 at 8 o'clock. his or h« memory, seU his or her I services, win more friend his or her command of write more effective broaden one's interests, latent powers and teach ark with other people. More than l(L000aauMs j tog these courses this year than 100 cities to toe States and Canada.- A limited to 40 Many hu M „ _ for to* Seal on this meeting will my one to take the but they can haar the de- regardtog same explained by rhomas Burton of toe Burton tefcteh is to* agency att- to give the course to A South Carolina, une to Camden is being _ by The “ irte which Iwmed being organized to i that the ns would he avafl- it each week for 17 to Aid Campaign] . Governor J. Named as ■M- Itomakei and will Sat- Iden. The Inounce cinct m to I 4«\4i . ■ t 1 * - ?ii k :