The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 15, 1948, Image 1
iamber Of Commerce Membership Drive To Begin Tuesday
Head Table At States Rights Democrats Dinner
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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?
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Election To Be
Held this Month
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On Annexation
Oct. 29 Reported Agreed
Upon By Both City And
Election Commissioners
tpkin Flays National “Democrats”
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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.
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•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
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