The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 17, 1949, Image 3
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i Girl Han Hokbu
iss Nancy Nelson Has
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Interesting ColJe choil
Match Booh Covers
Hdson’s collection
nut]
more man uw uvui
United States and a tew
•wfe the states. When the
largest bu
than 500 from
but?
, the states. When she
nicks the collection
L ^Tears and far away
- “"sterdays.
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in the collection are
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usual covers from practically all
of them, the idea struck her that
it would be nice to make a col
lection and keep them as mo-
mentos of the maces she visited
As she was in The Beechcombet
club at the time, a match book
from that place initiated the col
lection.
After the excitement of the
vacation died away upon return
ing to Camden, the idea of collect
ing covers was forgotten.
In 1942 she went to work in
Charleston and there the hobby
L Many covers of the
•laces m the old city
— to the slowly increas
ing collection.
-TBIPAT, JUNE l». ta4«
For two years the
■nu w*w *•»» **•" " ov »y“a ucvovee in Miss
oentum. ** d street, Camden, who has been col-
are a few whic hare considered
rare and probably invaluable to
the more . serious collectors, - - —
throughout the country. covers from practically
This fascinating hobby started place she visited,
when Miss Nelson went to New I .The first stop after training at
York in September, 1940. While I Camp Leieune. N: C.. was an as
Chicago in returning home after
the war produced covers from San
Francisco’s famous Mark Hop
kins hotel and the largest hotel
in the world, the Stevens, at Chi
cago.
In the special book she has
which is made for collectors there
are places for the small, regular
and large size covers.
Mias Nelson has her covers di
vided into groups. The service
groups has covers obtained from
service camps throughout the
country and propaganda covers
such as “Remember Pearl Har
bor”, "Buy War Bonds”, and
“Keep ’Em Flying”
Next is the hotel, restaurant
collection! and night dub groups, followed
Free Camping Trip
To Forestry Camp
For Best Essay
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visiting some of the famous res-
iwnous res-[signment at Washington, and fr
taurants and nightclubs and get-J the capital city there are covers
ting matches in fancy and un- from the Restaurant of the U. S.
.. 7 - • J Senate, and from many of the
^ (City’s most popular restaurants,
ight clubs and hotels.
While
. f OTitvjr covers
but I such as “Sensible girls have more
sense than to look sensible,” and
“These Matches Were Stolen
From The John Doe’s* ”.
The last group contains miscel
laneous covers of nationally ad
vertised products.
Since returning to Camden Miss
every
c , tv. v? was an as-1 Since returning to Camden Miss
ashington, and from] Nelson’s opportunity for collect-
ty there are covers | mg covers ha* »*«•« L
,2011 colors
tide White Paint $3.91 ond $5.00 per aol
($1.03 pt.
jinf from 15c a can to $7.80
Rubbing Wax 89c per qt.
iing Machines for rent $2.00 to $6.00 per day
■rs for rent $1.50 to $2.00 per doy
e wallpaper cleaner 15c con
.. paint os lottos $2.99 per gol.
silowing white enamel >/ 2 -pt. 76c; qt $2 02
jndsof differentsamples of wall paper
Magic aluminum paint $5.00 per gal.
r ti i * l_ a- Ww
■ ■ —J I —'
Jr of all kinds from 45c to $3.50 per gal.
»n Marine paint $1.70 per qt. in colors
■vil scrapes 35c to 85c
^ ~ ~ —e~ — ~ ~ ~ - - — — —
i, Plastoloc '/t-pt. 15c; pf. 50c; qt. $1.00
mi
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in Washington, she got
her most cherished cover, a pack
age of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt’s personal matches. The
cover is blue with the initials
F. D. R. making a sail for a boat
The initials are so cleverly work
ed into the sail that it is very hard
to discern them. These matches
were given her by a cousin who
worked for Franklin Roosevelt,
Jr., and who is also a collector.
From Washington Miss Nel*
revisited New York, and this
time obtained covers representing
all of the famous places of the
Metropolis. These include the
| Waldorf - Astoria, Pennsylvania,
and Astor hotels and the Stork
Club, Leon and Eddie’s, 21, Jack
Dempsey’s and other famous
• A
A free camping trip is to be
awarded to one qoy from each
county of the Camden district
who writes the best letter to his
county forest ranger on the sub
ject, “Wiy I Would Like to At
tend Forestry Camp.” Held each
year to stimulate our young peo
ple's interest in forestry, this camp
affords a week of fine recreation,
as well as an opportunity to study
forestry under graduate foresters
of the State Commission of For
estry.
This
Forestry Camp” should be ad
dressed to the County Forest
Ranger, at the County Seat, name
ly: Chesterfield, Camden, Lan
caster, Bishopville, Columbia or
Sumter, S. C. Each letter will be
judged in each county by a com-
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[1949, M.
[theProl
mittee made of the Forest Rani
1 critical xmrtger.
District Forester and a member
—7-—--aim a ineniuer
of the County Forestry Board. All
letters must be mailed to the re-
?ESy C ?T y R * n,er no ' 1 *'“
More than 80 per cent of the
telephones in the United States
are operated by one system.
Spain is raising more ducks, as
Newcastle disease is decimating
chicken flocks.
year, the
held at'Camp Forest,' Cheraw
esterfield coun-
15
—nrir ivi collect
ing covers has been lessened, but
occasionally she receives unusual
covers from friends who know
they will find a welcome place in
the ever growing collection.
Miss Nelson is the daughter of
J. M. Nelson.
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State Park, in Cheste
tv, during the yreek August
through August 20. All expenses
of the camp, including travel to
Cheraw State Park and return
will be paid by the Commission
of Forestry. Every precaution for
health and safety will be ob
served. The rules for the contest
are very simple. Each boy must
be from 12 to 15 years of age,
much have the written consent of
J c r, p SLs ' F,NA «- discharge
Notice is hereby given that one i
month from this date, on June 25,'
S. Marsh will make to
bate Court of Kershaw
County his final return as Ad
ministrator of the estate of Al
fred Gordon Marsh, deceased, and
on the same date he will apply
to the said Court for a final dis
charge as said Administrator.
12-15c
N. C. ARNETT,
Judge of ^Probate
Camden, S. C., May 25, 1949.
Scnricgt and com
munion ooch Lord's Day
at 11 m. at Mm
Church of Christ on
McRoo Rood.
O. S. BRADSHAW
Ministor
NEW!
*°Impend t^entire week at camp! |
fright spots.
: ftos
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im Washington to San Diego
and more covers from New Or
leans, Dallas, Phoenix, Aliz.,
stops along the way. On the West
Coast there were weekend visits
to Los Angeles and more match
covers to a&jL Ja_lhe coUfctioa,
Notable of the ones from there is
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Praicd
MU
%aav. wuco j.i \jixi mere 11
the one from the Hollywood Can
.teen where the movie stars enter
, tamed service men and women
during the war.
The next stop after San Diego
was Hawaii^ Here the excita- .
ment of being in an exotic land I
overshadowed the desire to addlt
muttem \^\
^ w mix? wcsitiFC lO BOQ
to the collection. The only cover
from there is one from the]
Hawaiian hotel.
Stops at San
Francisco and
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