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m is r-1' ;*!*■ • " I M '& KNiiy# iin ■ < 1 - V-V- ''' , ■ -'^ i * y"'* "’'i, /'-'>- - 'V 1 , O' * v^ WfSvvfrCiflfe- CAMDEN, SOUTH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, IMS Number 48 men In Gun Practice ^ « , of Beiterr B. 713 AAA Qua BetfHon. a Camden unit of ihe South Carolina National » ■*» •koredwtaa • te®idar echeduled sedioii tndning period. Ll. William O. Major. Jr Hfrom tt. Wxlfht Aw are pufliiia a pun crew through the routine InaiHiij and firing paoce* • battery has four gun crews of thirteen man each whan fully organised. Reading from left to Ret Claude T.-Swann. Jr, Ret William T. Ygftag. Ret Loekard A. Munn. Jr, Henry Baaa. Jr, G. McPherson. Jr- Rct Otis Peach. Bet John L, Poarcn Lt William G. Major. Jr, Ret _ E. Barrett Ret James E. Patterson. Jr, Pfc. Thomas C Shaylor. Ret William & Jordan. Cat .Parker and Sgt Hyrom M. Wright St, ewhjg^^r-TT-fTTMr-■ I - tf _ bii V _|..' . I I Be Menjed Here Coindgit Associotion Will S«r¥« Ottstorfield In The FvhiPB Members of the Camden Farm Loan Association voted Wednesday to merge with the Chestexfitld National Farm Loan Association, the two associations to be known in the future-4* the Camden National Farm Loan As sociation with headquarters in Camden. The Chesterfield members voted three weeks ago in favor of the merger. The merger of the two associa lions will mean t great simplici cation in the keeping of the rec ords of the of in the pdst both of which have by A A Bradham, of JSr iritiesHere , ' i' 1 ' Leon Schiodbuff lined First Group i AftsociatfevI Chwiii^i imden was organised iceting of represi from church, civic ml organizations he Inesday afternoon »ld hotel and :hlosburg first president of the --- lation I Wft W. a _ officers elected were JL loxiroll xrr\ — — * ——-*■ * ®**CC •» Governor Among Guests Dinner Ball Highlight National Guard Outfit 'to: 'Hie anniversary dinner and ball on Thursday night with Governor J. Strom Thurmond and Adjutant General ^s -b^ene of the conducted this . ^ one of the or the south CaiiiHiia • a c. o The addition other echeduled for 1 the or- and in and Ad- jTt dty Llewellyn, vice E. Watt*, treasurer, of the ofl selected by the civic and fraternal or- each group being name on director, rittee on constitution with Frank Rec- in and compoaed of atgomery, Mr*. A C. aw, Mrs. W.J. Mayfield A D. McArn with Mrs. and Mr. members. will elect an committee which wfll athly or as often School on iueaoay, ran. ao. xmr- mg the last hour of the -ichooll day, from 1:30 to 3:30, conduct a may necessary. bject of the Asaociatad wiU be to act as a house so as to prevent ? ln gof charitable work take care of needy tran- there are no organiza- this city for that purpoaa not the intention of the gamzation to trice charit- p r k from any organizatkma ting such but to prevent lifcations from being im- ^pon and to, try to look bose whom ho organize [helping or can help, itter of raising funds and will be dia ler after the direotors Jtive committee have cted felt that the Asaociatad a will fill a longfrit need [city and will do much to overlapping of off " stable lines and to needy person is' Friday in Oentiimatfcn of campaign there will be a nx cade over the dty and county in which young men will ~ to eenlut in the battery Mr. capacity, tamed ii An Bradham will day at H fa members of that county. r-treasurer. ^■1 in this Wfll be maiit- and Mr each Tuas- ience of ition in vtoe and David- Ihaa- had acting the An Editorial Please! There are many reports in circulation is to rental prices being demanded by home and apartment own ers of the city. Some of these reports are, of course, wildly exaggerated but, unfortunately, there seekis to be some ground for others. Camden had such a fine record Apr moderate ren tal charges all during ths war that me United States government never found it necessary to place this city or county undsr rent control. Even when tie city was crowded because of the aviation school , here, the people were reasonable with their prices for rooms, apartments and homes. 1.. It woold be 4po bad if this record for fairness should be spoiled ttsw whan there is again a demand for rooms, apartmMp and houses because of the com ing of a large indiWial enterprise to the dty. The people who are coming here to build this plant are not the > owners of the plant They are em ployees, men who work for a living the same as count less other people do. They have to Hve on salaries the same, as other working people do. They are not any more able nor will thov be a«ur more willing to pay exorbitant rents than <h§ people of Camden are. These people naturally will prefer to IWe in Cam den if they can get apartments and rooms find houses at reasonabla rates, but th< Provides Smby Movies For This City i s •** •- * ■‘•i 4 • - v V* ^ i V Msosura Wos Introducad By Saaiotor Kennedy On Wedntdoy exorbitant rentals. They work! will not be 'held up for go somewhere etfce and x communte to their work J|^fara ihey -will pay any ex cessive rents and Camden Will thus lose much of the benefit it would ordinarftV derive from tihe construc tion of the plant, because taese of their spendiitg where t It is to bs hoped that th^peopki of Camden will not let it be said of them that they have attempted to take advantage of these new-comers to our midst . i i. . win, , , Is Expected To Drew Large Crowd Sunday movies, athletic contests and musical con certs would be legalized In Camden and Kershaw coun ty under the terms of a bill offered in the State Senate Wednesday by Senator R. M. Kennedy. The bill proposes to amend s 1947 statewide act so as to io- authorizes "motion pictures, athletic sports and musical con certs" after 2 p. m. on Sundays if lawful on other days. It prohibits suen amusanems octwwn 7 p. pfL and t p. m. on Sundays, how- clude Camden. It i tow feoff to most any te.AS oppoamon w§ ^ paMlng the Senate it will go to tha House. If the two House mem bers favor it, it will go through the House as an uncootested local in the Icityl dose of the _ the war caoets were tn the uiaconunuea at ms be heldSsturday sfternoonst 2 I wall filled The Saturday leaflets urging hygtao. ejS ^ ,0 dIopI,ed for teachers and parents. will be held in ence the Grammar School auditorium. Parents, or any interested adult, are urged to attend. •At Municipal Meeting City officials attending the S. Municipal Association meeting Columbia this Mayor Henry Savage, Commis sioner J. A McKain, Fire Chief Carl A Hammond and City Man ager Jack Tallent Mayor Sa was on a panel at the Ma: acting. City Manager Ta was elected secretary of the S. C.' City Managers Association at a meeting hdd in connection with the kfniddpal meeting. •Jobs West Speaks. John Carl West was gue masker at the Camden Kiwanis Club regular weekly luncheon this week. Mr. West who to a member of the state highway commission, spoke of the com mission’s plans for roads in Ker shaw county. T e Choral Society Practices The Camden Choral Society will continue to meet each Tuesday at 7:30 o’clock in the tag. me to enlist- I on the from an night, Feb. 14, an open be hold at the there will be a of all of the rea ing the campaign. Thi public is invited to this - Camden and Darlington Giris Play Championship The Camden High School girls basketball team will play the Hartsville High School girls team for the district championship ta Citizens Are led To Council pty commission taW A. a special invitation to tha of Camden, who live to ‘ recently aim—to tbs attend its meeting Friday at 5:30 o’clock at the ter Is Planned Constraction Do Pont of ths musk and all members are to attend each team has lost a game trict and the last game between these two teems resulted in a tie so that this game to a natural. The Camden High gma have lost three scheduled j teams outside of Orangeburg, Florence berry. The Darlington „ not besn defeated this The game at Darlington t 18-18 score. The success of the team is generally attributed to the fine teamwork which has be displayed. Mayme LeeCalder for m m 14 _ M all toy to pickups. AU ..jp, r to this *a* ar pbMibfe, to^tegta It potat^to save time hJ3? hbw*vj[-- - • - m -«a s^jssar sei in South Carolina 633,855. Nearly 50 per cent of the imsunt tasnad was used to refi- wtsw existing indebtedness, most- y for longer terms and at lower ' rates. Only about one- i used to buy farm reel radham made a report _ the status of the Cam- association also of the terfield association 1 the vote was on the gar. The vote in favor of merging was unanimous. Another Meeting Held On Securing A Junior College A meeting of citizens was hold Tuesday night at the American Legion Hall to further consider the establishment of a junior col lege at the site of the former Southern Aviation School, submitted at the s made to _ committee asked to continue an inves- Reports were submitte meeting of the progress date and the following c< was asked to continue a ligation of the possibility of es tablishing the school: Reuben Pitts, A Stanley Llewellyn, Ro land Goodale, J. C. Gillis, John Wan, John Carl West James Darby, John K. deLoach, Usher Myirs, Mayor Henry Savage, Jr., and David R. Williams. aged at the progress made data. The —of the achoo upon arrangements be- i to secure to toe simple used V wfll be ttnior Hons Show will it ths new J; jtDBC norm to attract a large «. —ri , E5^„%a wask. ’ -,-i k' • 0. their 18th S for >18 yean of age. March Of Dimes ignSucci County that [ad to over. The ed on total Hospital and tha people of the dlj^wiUMbe ijskadje tog *- ri —s a_ >a- - WQBHii 8 Auxiliary m in# wsefctoat It to detog tor toat ^‘yto? nsa* teas Is raised ana maxnJMrt ox zoo Auxiliary SaoaaSfwIlftoesS^air**^ 8 the too day It has sot tool a goal : must bs will ha award- mM\ aid ho wtob- aU who had to any to the successcf is children’s hacks. The show wiU bo _ the ralflnmf the American Mrs. Thoms* M. Writer, of Bedford Hills, N, TVwill bo the judge of the show, by Harry D. Kirk over and Mrs. Helen vanZandt Knight. The 1 1 Underwriters Of B. AND P. W. Club Will Organized A group a business and pro- feaskmal women mat last Thurs day evening at 8 at Thomas Tav ern for the purpose a organizing a Business and Professional Chib in f-Mivton- Mtos Aleen Funderburk and Miss Anna Goolsby of the Colum bia B. and P. Club ware special guests and gave interesting and important information to the ‘T&ch w» the 88 women Another meeting will be held ^ — . -a.. u Boykin, Ml ^ WmtoCantey, 8. C. Clybuni. 1 C. P. Du Bose, Jr* jMJML; J.l _ Leonard Graham, Mrs. Helen W. Camden life _ _ Hfnley, Cyril R. Harrison, Carl attoa, Hugh Matthows. R D. Orsrii Lightfoot, Ralph little, In’, and and A B. Oampbeil. members to Mia. Kent Milter, James L. Sweet, the Association, and Harold Book- Mrs. Thomas M. Waller and Miss j er, editor* 4f The 'Chronicle, to Kata Williams. undad a dinner gtvau by the Laa- Trophies for toe individual caatar life Uadarwwriters Asaoto classes were donated by Newton atkm Tuesday night at the Ellen C. Boykin, Mtes Priscilla Buck-1 Dean Hotel, ley, J. Leonard Graham, Donald i At the dinner J. P. Jackson, McClave, Robert M. Pomeroy, | member of the Charlotte Under- Mr. and Mrs. Bail S. Potter. Miss writers Isssstofisa. sp*** — ♦**» Rosemary Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. advantage* of being a Joseph F. Sheffield and Mr. and the underwriters aa Mrs. David A Williams, Jr. [cited some of tile Classes to be called are: Horsemanship—Hunting- RentIwrkera and Open to children 9 years of age I membership to and under. Competitors to show I He was tmtrodaoed by A J. at a walk, trot and canter. To bellow of I smuster bat formerly of judged on heads and seat and Under Auspice* Camden Hunt Jay Gees Will Promote Show March 19 len XJ low, one of the outstanding turf i season, will be held this year at Cool Springs plantation on hnotod by the Camden Junior mk JC erf sx Cyril Harrison, ranking horse man and high goal I has a homeMi Kirkwood to ghgirmgrt of the Show “^be 1 lage inclusive. bQudf edri ^%ST,T. 12 years importence of a man ‘ to - •eat and J, :tt tol7 Children’s Coll Sextet' Here 4,