The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 21, 1949, Image 13
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NEWS FROM
valuation of prop-
,000 less in 1948 than
1035, despite the tftuldinf that
has been done in the past 14
yean. Picture-graphs will be
submitted within a short time for
the public’s attention to give a
the city’s
rers will then be
to know from where the tax
dillar comes and how it is spent
With only 11 police officers in
cluding the police chief, the city
minimum of only three
.. ten on duty at any one
,says Police Chief Alva Rush.
Police authorities recommend a
minimum of two Officers per 1,000
population which means Camden
should have at least 16 policemen
to meet demands of the city’s
present population. The city com
mission plans to appropriate
money, if at all possible, for more
police officers.
City trucks used by the depart
ment of public service are now
being sanded and prepared for
painting, announced Don Morri
son, acting director of public •ser
vice. The work is to be done by
city employees headed by Fire
Chief-Inspector Carl S. Ham
mond.
CITY HALL
lie an unsightly scene and most
unsanitary. It is being cleaned up
as fast as possible.
Signs have been placed on the
blockades pointing to the city
dump at the sout end of Lvttleton
street City, refuse fruds will
now dump at one place. This
refuse win be buried with dirt
eventually given the community
a sanitary fin-
The present operation enables
trucks to back up to a deep
crevise and dump refuse into it
This shoul4 save the city some
few dollars
cause previo
trucks have ha<
refuse piles to dump.
City streets have not been
swept properly for several days,
said Don Morrison, acting director
of public service. Motor parts
have been ordered for the street
sweeper which has' been out of
working order. We expect to
have the sweeper ready by this
weekend, he added.
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The city’s two new > refuse
trucks are expected this weekend,
announced Don Morrison, acting
director of jpublic service depart-
Januory Meeting
Of Legion Auxiliary
The January
American Legion
held at the home of Mrs.
H. Stogner on Friday, Jan. 14 at
14 p.m. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs.
R. White, after which the
frere advanced by the color
After the pledge of al
to the flag the group was
Iwfll
ism m,
uaL There will .ha _
activities, although we
vice and not ad£ It really prom-
liae* to be a year no eligible wom-
|en should miss.’’
Those eligible to
Funeral Services
I Of Bethune Hero
gion Auxiliary membership, Mrs.
White explained, are:
Wives, mothers, sisters and
daughters of American Legion
members.
Wives,
funeral
Pfc.
land, of Bethune and
killed in Worid War H
Bethune.
Burial was in
The city will sell two or three
of the pity’s obsolete trucks *now
being used for refuse collection
as soon as the new covered refuse
trucks are put into operation.
Several rough roads at the
southeastern section of the city
have been blocked after receiving
permission from property owners,
announced Don C. Morrison, act
ing director of the public service
department.
There has been no control m
the past to prevent people from
throwing all kinds of refuse over
section of the city. It
throwing a
this entire
— NOTICE
My law office has been
moved to the second
floor of Stevenson Build
ing, corner of Broad and
DeKd|b Streets.
ALLISON DuBOSE
Hu South Carolina
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ARTISTIC CLUB
THE DANCE
Mathtr Academy
Adms. $0.35
10.15
January 2$
8:00 P.M.
Look Up and Ahead!
•
Looking for a Job with a real
future? Then look into avia
tion! Here is an execiting. in
teresting career for you —
chock-full of opportunities for
training and education. Yet,
today's best deal for the young
man who wants to get into
aviation is the new U. S. Air
Force. You get good pay. right
from the beginning. You can
learn on the Job. under ex
perts who can't be topped any
where. There are fine technical
schools, where vacancies exist
for qualified men. Ladies, too.
can become members of the
WAF. the women's branch of
the Air Force. Merit is the
basis for apvancemani. Yae.
hare's really big opportunity.
Talk today to your Air Force
Recruiter. He's at American
Legion Building, Camden, S.
C. The educational features of
training in the new Air Force
have meant success and hap
piness for thousands of am
bitious men and woman. You
can open your own door to a
secure future by getting on, this
great team. You. too. can keep
pace with the progress in avia
tion by enlisting now.
ment. They'will be display
the public’s inspection on Broad
street beside the post office.
Trucks used by the utility de
partment received a new look
over the weekend. The trucks
were painted black and bodies
were painted yellow. The color
combination is in theme with
Camden’s high school colors and
also will give city-owned trucks
a clean, neat appearance.
The painting was done by Fire
Chief-Inspector Carl S. Ham
mond, .Line Foreman Troy Stew
art, Water-Sewer Distribution
Supt T. M. Hall and other city]
employees at a great savings.
Lettering of all city trucks will
follow as soon as time and money
is available, it was announced.
Mather Eagles
Defeat Jackson
The Jackson High girls basket
ball team bowed to the Mather
girls here last Friday night, 37-30.
Jackson maintained a three-
sint lead throughout the first
sit ending with a score of 20-
L But in the second half Math
er’s girls took an early lead, and
the game ended 37-30 in their
favor.
Mary Johnson, first string for
ward of Mather, was the highest
scoring girl of the night with 261
‘points, while Janie Hogan of
Jackson followed with 17. points.
In the boys game, the Eagles
| calmed the Jackson Tigers with
a 42-27 win before a crowd of
over 500. During most of the
game the Mather Eagles were in
the lead by several points, Hhe
score at the half being 27-10.
ADDITIONAL WANT ADSl
(FOR RENT—Two rboms furnish
ed apartment, 11-2 miles north
on U. S. No. 1. See Mrs. Hen
rietta Mickle at Newberry’s 5
& 10c store between 8:30 and
5:30. 45^
11 WANT block and brick work.
Experienced. Phone 104. 45p
| WANTED—Young male to work
in pottery. Camden Potter
Phone 799-M-4. 45
[FOR RENT—Two unfurnished
apartments, each has three
•rooms with private bath. Heat
and hot water furnished by
landlord. Telephone 224-M or
773. 45-46c
and
who died in
SttSble^to or ^ ho _. hllv * ^ SJedkJ theRev.E.F.
thTAnwJSn ch ^ ge fro * n WBT ,ervic «- were from
Mrs WhiK themselves were can Legion Post A firing squad
tore or^^tiw 1 e ^ oIled to the armed forces in was from Battery B, 713th AAA
tore, prospective members and either war. & battalion. Camdon and 0
replM members. Special recog , After the tudans session was fromthi cSSSS rngh s?**
Church
for every
The nursery
* o'clock Morning wonhip with
church at them and sermon at
. 'Fellowship aft 6
the^Quaker aSSs^S p.
is cor-1
551 £ ff c . tn 5 djaUy invited to attend the ser*
the Rev. C. & Floyd and vices of this church.
- - RfiFfUbear*
Ameri-1
Auxiliary
special attention
the Central or
nition was given to the newest completed, the group was honor- band.
member of the Auxiliary, Mrs. ed by a very colorful and interest- Pvt —
Claude B. Boykin, who is a Gold ing talk by Miss Margaret Few- educated in Bethune. He worked
Star Mother. ell. In introducing Miss Fewell to with the Peedee Express Company
After the reading of the min- the group it was pointed out that in Florence until he joined the
utes of the December meeting, Pan-American study was adopt- army. Hfc served overseas with
committee reports were heard by ed as a National Activity of the' supreme headquarters. Allied ex-
Child Welfare chairman, Mrs. W. American Legion A — i,: ““ ' * ”
T. Miller; membership chairman, 1940. Each year s]
Mrs. Grainger Komegay; me- is given to one of
morial and Gold Star members South American countries,
chairman, Mrs. J. L. Williford; After the meeting adjourned
rehabilitation chairman, Mrs. C. delightful refreshments were
H. Stogner. In the membership served to the 41 people in at
chairman’s report, Mrs. Komegay tendance by the following host
announced that the local-unit had esses: Mrs. W. L. Jackson, Mrs.
won the National Presiderit’s Ci- Carlyle Jackson, Mrs. Floyd
tation by equalling our 1948 mem- Montgomery, Mrs. Marvin Reas
bership for 1949 by December 27, onover, Mrs. D. C. Hinson, Miss
1948. In this connection Mrs. Gertrude Gillis and Mrs. Chari
White urged the members to in- Stogner.
vite all eligible women to cornel • •
into the organization now.
Use Chronicle Want Ada
ANY
Ilf s ▼
WATCH
REPAIRED
Bringing Body Of
Amoa Gregory Home
Mrs. Florence Gregory, 1215
. “The American Legion Aux
iliary is growing and develdping
to meet the needs for its ser
vices,” Mrs. White said. “Our pro
gram for the coming year prom
ises to give us one of the most the body o
interesting years in the history Amos Gregory is en route
of our unit. Now, at the begin- United States. Funeral arrange-
ning of the organization year, is jnents will be announced at a
the best time for new members to “ter date,
join. They will be in at the start 1 Sgt Gregor
of our 1949 activities and will be [ South Pacmc
able to take full part.
, Jreg
Mill street, has received word that
her son. Staff Sgt.
to the
ary was killed in the
during the war.
in i peditionary forces, before becom
mg a member of the 116th Infan
try in the 29th division.
He was killed in action on April
4, 1945, while fighting at Walth-
rop, Germany, at the age of 20.
He was buried in the military
cemetery at Margraten, Holland,
until his body was returned to
this country.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Bessie Lee Corbitt Copeland, of
Navy Yard; his parents, Mr. and j
Mrs. Jack Copeland, of Navy
Yard; a sister. Iris JacAline Cope
land; three brothers, Michael Du-
Bose, Thomas Lee and Lawrence
Warren Copeland, and his pa
ternal grandmother, Mrs. Ha
~ ‘ r 'Bethune.
les
OOAMAMmO WOUKMANSHtP
BRING YOUR WATCH IN |
FOR AN ESTIMATE
siAiurs
Jewelry Shop
Little Theatre Bldg.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
_ All parties indebted to the m-
our support to all the projects of ute of Arma S. Holland are heJE
the local Legion Post Wetrvto by notified to make payment to
work for the welfare of disabled the undersigned, and all parties,
veterans apd needy children of if any, JuwiSgdaims against the
>ave a place ^ estate will pres
° ur likewise, duW attested, within the I
time prescribed by law. 43-45p
McLEOD, 1
In the wide variety of Aux
iliary activities there is something
to interest every woman. We give
in our activities.
ssv*
mi
I by Mrs. Jack Nettles,
eeting each month. We
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
AND CREDITORS
AH parties indebted to the
ofWMi
fate of Willie Clark axe
notified to make payment
undersigned,
any, having
said estate
wise, duly
time^ribed by law.
WILLIE RET .1 .ic CLARK,
Administrator and Administra- J44-47p
ICTOI
Executor
Camden, S. C. t Dec. 30. 1948.
FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice Is hereby given that
estate wiU preeent
attested, within the
one
the 7, lM9, _ F^"Miles'an^Arthlur
if ifalae wm make to the Probate
Court of Kershaw County their
as Executors of the
I n V. Miles,
45-47c and on'the same date they
Mki CoS* Sr', Oi
trix.
Camden, S. C., Jan. 13, 1949.
as said Executors.
N. C. ARNETT,
Camden, S. C
of Probate |
7, 1949.
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TARPAULINS
When you need a
carer for your truck,
contact us — If your
correct size is not in
stock, we will gladly
get it.
J. PAUL ROSS
932 Broad Street
PHONE 724-J
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Try Hudsonf..See why
••a
its lower...its better!
See It Saturday
AT POSTOFFICE CORNER
THE NEW CMC TRUCK
SERIES Cl
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Purchased by the City of Camden jfor
Operation by Public Works Department
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TRUCK PURCHASED FROM—
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PONTIAC COMPANY
Here’s the only cor you step down
kite—the lowest en the highway—e
stunning beauty with the liveliest,
smoothest and safest way of going
you’ve ever known!
Hie whole worid knows that the lower a?
car ia built, the more graceful ita lines can
be made, the better it rides, handles and
performs, and Gw safer it ia — —r-*
And now you are invited to see and drive
the lowest-built oar on the highway—the
New Hudson!
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The New Hudson—and only Hudson—has
recessed floors. Thus, lounge-aixe seats are
lowered to harmonise with the new,
lower top.
Because you step down into Hudson, you
r ; more heed room and roomier seats than
any mass-produced car built today ,. .
and all of tnia along with ample rood
rloaranmt
But you’ll soon find that amasing roomi
ness w only one of the wonderful things you
set in this unique new kind of car.* We be
lieve you’ll want to read about more of
them m the column to the right. Then see
your nearby Hudson dealer who will gladly
arrange for you to drive tine ■wnutinnully
low-built automobile.
Stwdl
HEW
IW only car you
ainiTiitfi '
am* design: Because the
"step-down” principle is so basi
cally right, it enables Hudson to
achieve pleasing proportions and
symmetric, free-flowing lines.
BETTER performance; Hudson’s
alt-new, Mgk-cqmpreaskm Super-
Six engine—or tbs masterful
pqpgrMKra, penorm n tneir
best because this car la so fhor.
oughly streamlined.
UTTER roadability: With the
lowest center of gravity in any
American stock car, Hudson really
hugs the road.Aspecially on curves.
Hudson’s Fhiid-CuehiooedCkitcfa;
•t
BETTER values One look, COS
ride wfll qriddy taB you that hwe
ie an automobile se but ahaad lt is
t"-’ !
DRAKEFORD’S
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