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5 if* yp MmW 4-* '*+'4 VOLUME 60 • • ■■ .vijn# 1 * '•+a. v '’ , L i V Ti.V' i ‘i)>" 'in 1 !! i.tlpi* j|i(i))iw “* ^' i;^A^(iMW*3v» J s ■4,4>sy$^ii>^ ■CTvt ■ • CAMDEN, SOUTH CAKOUNA, 31. IMS With Secretary Of Afeaiculture [iter Edward Ogbunt To Take Oror Dutios; Hot i mod Auitfonts _i ' '■ [rs. Lena Clybnrn, who been clerk of court of shaw county since 1945 | who has been connected the office for 40 years, (retire on Jan. 1 and Wal- (Edward Ogburn, nomi- |d in the primary last ist and elected as her >r in the November ion, will assume the of the office. Clrbum, known to all officials and court house lies as “Mias Lena” began as a clerk in the office in 1921 she was promoted to of deputy clerk. In 1936 las married to James H. Cly- I who was clerk of court. (Mr. Clybum’s death in 1945, |as named clerk of court ition she has held until did not seek re-election Clybum'has not yet an- her future plans. She has the office of clerk in mamaar as to win the ad- m aid respect of aU who feST' Postal Rates Will Be Higher On Januaiyl Airmail, Moaay Ordart, Spacial Mlvary, And Registry Ratos Go Up Number 42 Each A Star hi His Own Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannon is shown in the above picture with Hulan A. Small, agricultural teacher of Camden High School; Marion Jones, an agricul tural student of Camden High School and Glenn Blackmon, of Baron DeKglb School. The picture was taker! at the re cent National Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City, Which Mr. Smpll and Marion Jones attended as federation delegates. Marion is president of the Camden High School FFA and an outstanding student in agricul ture. Glenn Blackmon is showing the* plaque won by the Baron DeKalb FFA. Reading from left to right in the pic ture are Mr. Small, Marion Jonta, Secretary Brannon and Glenn Blackmon. :—• —.— —— Variety Of Weather wi- 'Jh\ IS Severe Cold Wave Cat During Holiday Pi to Camden and 15 to 72 degrees of tha Mason. cold rain feU during until i the jwMIde variety of weatlMr res raneine the coldest ttwesMt to Postmaster C. P. DuBose announced this week that air mail and fourth class mail •fid iBSurance epecial de livery, money order, COD and registry rate* will all gd up Saturday in srccordance with an act of Congress pass ed last July 3. T. «. . _ The air mail rate Is being in creased from 5 to S cants per ounce. But a new suffice, the air poctal card, is at 4 cents. The being I l| air be placed on sole month, but a rag be used by affixing and writing the yi prominently on the Shipments up Jn gght ounces will be accepted tor aEmail Mail weighing over eight punces will be subject to zone rafts and con ditions of air rated last will not be ^ ranges from 55 cents Rfflhe first nine ounces to first or second t the limit of 70 to Iden Winter Season Will Be Lively As Usual r?T W Carolina Cup Daft la To Ba Decided Upon In Jonuory Climaxing a diversified program of racing, horse shows, hunter trials, hunts and polo, the Carolina Cup race, premier timber race of the nation, will have its 15th renewal on eitOter Saturday, March 26 or Saturday,* April The four Cox brothers, all football stars, were to-12, depending on what dite Is gether Christmas for the first time in several years and selected by the National they very kindly agreed to pose for this picture for The Steeplechase and Hunt As- Camden Chronicle. Reading from left to right are Jimmy, sociation some time hi Jan- Carol, Dickie and Hugh (Shot) Cox. They are eons ofjuary. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cox. Jimmy is a star back on the Cam-1 L*** y®*** the Carolina Cup den High School team now. The other three brothers *111 starred for Camden Hi and then in is a back on the current Southern Conference champion I aeven entries; while the net' Clemson College team which plays in the Gator Bowl Sat- tod* drew a total of 71 urday. Dickie was a star on the Univenity of Georgia team.™,*® ij 4 ® ** "•* B . rad Hugh (Shot) was a star on the University of North I it S^fj^^us^SD? 51 -° f 15,< Carolina team. Hugh now lives in Tarboro, N. C., and here, who in the Dickie in Athens, Ga.—Photo by Monarch Studios. Warn Motorists To Obey tar As lire Most Poll Up To Curb Andl Cmcutive Seeretery Mrs. Watts Leave dumber it. 1. race at tt)*] lore, teok top hone | At this writing, (it of the ImT morning. wont to • extend the |of myself and staff mem, the fine cooperation that extended by the _ [county in tba matter of * the law. to be he con- r section of the county looked after, but we had to do a thing. , _/en old offwidars prone to get liquored ive occasions, have been ithin the law.” t DeBruhl this week an- that Police Officer Rob ot os a rural Iburt Williams, who re become many emoon. ; - / Sunday was the coldest day of the present winter season and the thermometer remained •beloW freezing all day, dropping to 15 xET rS^f the hwd freeze there were many bunted water pipe* and ipanyautomobiles also froze up. TTbe weather moderated Tues day and verv balmVc ____ ^ was threatening and the forecast called. for-colder er Thursday,!'-' , _ The thermometer hit 72 Wed- pfakinf Inventories. nesday. Ro come a member of city police depart- berU saw service os police officer for three _ing the last war. Upon his discharge from the _ managed a filling sta- [Kershaw for some time went on the roster of aw police department le third officer on the 1 staff to hail from K«r- Jural Officer Rufus Wil- |d Deputy Sheriff Hilton le other two. The rural for the county now Rufus William*, S. and Leo Rose. Wat- Bethune and Roae Motorists who fail to pull over to the curt and Mop wham the fire siren blows as well e« thoee who it* pell mail aftertfaejftre.apparatus to rwe Yf Mrs. Kathleen Watte, has been executive secretary] of the Camber Chamber of Commerce since October, 1946, Will retire from that] Jan. 1 and will George m [4 lor the & IH 0 Home-Coming Week. ■■ . Christmas waA wm a rogojar. “I^S^eUvery home-coming week for Camden uwywy people who are now living else where, large numbers of whom came home for the holidays. •Telephone Official Here. W. G. Kdwards, district man ager of the Southern Bell Tele- phone Company, was a Camden weatn-1 visitor on fof In at rata will be 1 and Fire Chief Carl «“^***l alf^ccupiS* mond. In the I The city ore also on the “sold out!" at Springdale juflfit mi from 13 to 15 to two pounds (when the fire will in-1 traffic mu and from 29 _ cents from two to ten pounds ling to and from 25 to 25 cents for t mail jflcials said over ten pound* For second, third I enforced and fourth class moil, special de- f Ire siren t null to ^ also prembits racing | operation they have gi the fire opperntus respond-1 fed that the orgonizotl i _ i cTssibiaiBf \ »«ii i y livery to 29 i Most firms of me 78 Forest Fires In County During The Present Year More forest fires in South jhavebaen taking inventories • New Tear's Dance. The Junior Welfare League is Igivin ga dance on New Year’s life at the armory.^ W I WO IwwW aTEOrOM w . .. , A shoe store and a Kiddie Shop Cardline resulted, from the care- ^ to be the two new stores lessness of smokers thm I that ore planning to open in any other causeduringthemT; C amden soon. " ^ 48 fiscal year, it is revealed mj -- iual repot to the eighth|’^*'1 ‘ “* «**«* ”1 have enjoyed my work with] .. . , the Chamber “ “ provides that | menady,” sh< ■own^s aU i “»nd I want 1 side and]of Camden f< to the followers of the spar* These will be held it the Marion duPont Scott ring and will include some of the finest show animals _ L .minded tlun they have ever beSiI in ^) e B0Uth ^ eMi . . . . . _ _ .tbon thoee]and with the cooperation of all of 1 The two pounds; from 25 to 35 cents | occupied by fire fighters from [ the committees and officials the . . . „ . , . .. Sn SfundTwdfrom IS *2° 43h.v.t««a « ^ boo4^yS|2^5^ l> in l Syin t ttlSftl£!2“ 0 |g«» ^ rft M w * ithinf trom aOTSsy®; Srsr Money order rates will rise [time the me and police depart- leaving that job in 194215*° borsa shows offered from 6 cents to 10 cents for 1 cent ment heeds soy they mean busi- Und prior to that she hod been ther * ^ Flat rates as one of to $2.50 orders and to 35 cents nasa. for a number of years a teacher ^ -1 . for the $50 to $100 Artier. The The depertoent chiefs have in the public schools of the I?* Camden polo season started mt scale is a little different.{the becking of Jack Tallent, the] cost of on $80 to $100 order (city monrger. is 22 cents. Postal notes will also come, _ . _ _ hi*h W . They*u jump fr»m s to s I General Assembly the annual report State Commission . $%*«&■ | Theodore Beleos’ which will be issued next month. | w w ^ . '^^tlHomels Burned the state during the fiscal year. 983 fires which damaged 11,774 Fire that started from an ov«r- Im, were started by smoker* (heated chimney destroyed the In Kershaw county, mmym A. West Is iPresident Of Society i k The largest amount Kershaw comity also caused by i SSdSTSaSrin thecounte, werelPratt and Gilbert ShlHey, youths w< of Camden, wifi the Kershaw on Jan. ha* of the will,increaae from 171stop lor shipments up to pniii im 25 to 35 cents for a' 1 cent to $10 note- rates cents for COD rotes will rise from “J&S Wfll Convene On Tuesday, Jan. 11 been somewhat rearranged. The *' old rate of 3 cents for letter/and R parcels vSlued at from 1 cent tb $10 will be increased to 5 cents. 15^, . ^ early this year with the teems that I am entitled to a * ^ Camden polo dub meKtog say, foursomes from Auguste, Aiken stts has made a verv ef- i®* 1 raei Jsckson. Games to he ficient secretory of the conSerce 1 the future wUl include body and her retirement is re- )f®* t P n?. t \? arr ^ bu r^ gretted. . timer, Blmkbrook, N Y n Fort Mr. Stuart, who will take over *•££». ***«.*«* the duties of the office on Satur- Yred Tejan, who MtWned to day, has been a resident of Com- Camden in October after pUying |d«, tor to. prt 10 y««. Durm, and program through May tills year. tiv “^‘irS?£«« ^ be * n * rtlv * to '*'* ta^ wto «!££*«£ iring for the) |auspices of the Camden Junior Chamber of Commerce. an esti- . T 10,000, with insur- but $3,700. damage to mated was I once 4 J, I The fire was discovered short ly after 5 o'clock by Edward Pratt and Gilbert Shirley, merchandise from 1 cent to $2.50 and to 45 cents ok $25- to " ment* *;, > The rates for insuring mail will J Kershaw county ddega-l^ie war he was connected n i rZTt rmrnnn^njkTh? t ‘ on ” * h ' Cwilln. oL- 2“ b«n somewhat 4 Tht | eral Assanbly, composed of m-1 i ^ nc * w * r b*s been M KennaAr- Jr., and I gaged in 1 Representatives £g lining of’the —.. ^ ^ - 1 fit fay be insured, n^l be ‘“^^r'org^ization will be the first Julian BUITIH To “ Take Over As C “'" H^^Ai^-s«|Kiwaius President [Pine Grove School ty forest fires fiscal ling at year, with the number of fires caused and the acreage damaged. three fires. 85 12 fire* 181 one fir* threei and unknown, one I rV*4 —;— Mrs. W. L. Dennis it is txdleved , muen neaa- that had Beleos had left %oke that tha edge of rmdowji mat to get water . tha ^peat 1$| years ago Mr. of the Two Trustees Of Tbere will be no «d -pend a*. m»fl KssrsrbSdd; HfeJfesB^BobleFs| iown Julian Burn* well. known r young business man of the city, P^lwilltake over the presidency of, Club on Mr* Lillie Boss Deni sfesrtsa'sg Wr'" died; at (etey before being di» received an six miles from fuzzerea a cut urod rib and bo Er. Mobley one eye, a y DruiMt. is confined to the Representative John, of Spartanburg, wffl ap-,^ Gmim __ deSion 7 as sp^w of the house. be^ornuS^iiatBSedrS^ A contest may develop for the LadiM^Niriit^S* 1 g-jP^y^aa-SL^Iwm b. h.fd«, i Morrison of riected to > the tetive Delman N. Rivers of Jas per and Representative William nT at Aadt candidates for this Senator Will Be Fleeted Arthur Stoke* chairman two I club. to be.n pro torn at the the club January 12. _ \ JuL the board of trustees 6t ' No. 19. The pen wfll main <»en from $ a. q* to 4 Directors for the coming yeorjjjjfi Brown and J. Clator Ar-l”?^ • meeting yrewld be held at to remove the cell for of the bui is mtd to b.1 Camden Man Is On \Duty In TokyoyNoic of the tWl Of the 128th . “^ lery group in r ® r *|has been placi than two ^il Jo tot man BOWL Store. WIU Not Saturday