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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAKOLINA, fWDAY, JULY 1, 1949
Number 16
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Bond Issue
City Is Now Assured
After
Test" Eighteen Years Ago
To Begin
Hew Buildings In
Weeks
Board
_ of Trustees of
on DeKalb school
Ked for bids on the
ion of a gymnasium
and a cafetena
which are to be
’the school grounds,
js will be opened at
t k on the evening of
.„-,ium will be 68 feet
115 feet long and will
and concrete blocK
It is expected to cost
r $30 000 and $35,000. It
l near the school
is expected to be
"and 76 feet long and
connected with the
by a covered pos
it is expected to cost
1,000 and $14,000.
to start work on
s some time this
ittle, of Camden,
is chairman of the
i of the Baron De-
Bethune Picnic
Will Be Held
Friday, July t
“
Congressman Richards Is
To Be Main Speaker Of
Big Ev
The above picture of seventeen members of the Women’s Auxiliary of Bdthesda
Presbyterian church, was taken eighteen yean ago just after a cake “taste teat” had
been held by the promoten of a well known flour. The test was held in the hime of
Mn. J. S. Lindsey and the seventeen members who participated in it were: Efeading
from left to right, front row: Mrs. S. W. Hogue (deceased), Mrs. F. M. Wooten,
Mn. S. W. vanLandingham, Mn. R. E. Stevenson, Mn. F. W. Spencer, Mrs. P. C. Du-
Bose, Mrs. James Wallace (deceased) and Mn. E. B. Mobley. Second row: Mn, Ed
ward Sill (deceased), Mrs. J. B. Zemp, Mrs. A. D. McArn, Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr.
Mrs. H. L. Richey, Mrs. W. D. Barnett,"Hn. F. L. Zemp (deceased), Mn. E. D. Blake-
ney and Mn. J. S. Lindsey. ^
Congressman J. P. Rich
ards is to be the principal
speaker at the big Bethune
picnic, which will l?e held
this year on Friday Of next
'week, July 8. He has ac
cepted the invitation to t>e
present, conditioned, oi
course, on there being no
crisis in legislative affain at
Washington at the time.
Preparations for the big picnic
are going right ahead; accoi *' ~
to Mrg; D. mT Mays, of Bet]
a Camden visitor Tueaday. She
says that the usual large crowd
is expected to attend this year.
The day’s festivities will
Fourth Of July To
Be Observed Very
Quietly In Camden
Ths Fourth of July will be
observed very quietly in
Camden.
So far as is known there
have been no special features
planned for the day locally.
AU stores, offices and places
of business of svery sort wUl
be closed for the day.
Ths two banks hsvs an
nounced that they wUl not be
open.
Many people are expected
to take off Saturday to the
beaches and mountains for
the long week-end. The three-
day week-snd will tsmpt
many summer vacationists to
use it as ths beginning or and
of thsir regular vacation per
iods.
Traffic authorities have is
sued a warning to all motor
ists to drive carefully.
Town and
County....
open
^ day’s
with a big parade at 11 o'clock
lorntng. Th
in the me
•Red Croaa Official Here
Miss Florence Padgett, general
ig. This parade will .field representative o? the Ameri
street | can Red Cross, is visiting
Jury Asks*
ckadeBe
Winter
it of the Ker
jury to Judge
in court of
this w<
the committee cm
buildings is em
t requests that the
chain gang pria-
I before the
•tales
F1M
ite
urge* Hhat a
and county
be consolidated
in the interest
ind efficiency.
report, ap-
grand jury, also
of screens in
of offices and file
! court house, also the
the porch at the
, installation of a
! removable rail at the
> basement stairs in die
‘ hsU of the jail.
on jail and
made up of
E. HoUand, N.
W. Croxton and W.
its report with
that those respon-
etc., to county
! reminded that prop-
is essential to
t that repairing and
,J be done as soon
ineceBary.
presentment
funds be ap-
l oefore next winter to
county stockade at
I as acquired by
jury gave concur-
report of the jail and
committee which
committee had
~ jn, and found
condition generally,
e ^ inadequate for
uses.
Family Seiyanf
Fatally Burned
t
% /
Lida Daat Ballon Dias
tt Of Iftiurios Suffered In
Gas Explosion ~~
Lula Deas Belton, 41, col
ored, employed in Hie home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Shannon, IV,; die%f| the
Camden Hospital Wednes
day morning at 2 o’clock
Everybody Asked To
Demonstration For Baseball
Sought At Game Friday Night
the other and it is expected that | Kershaw
there win be many attractive | week,
floats in it The parade last year
was a very creditable qm* .
The formal exercises at which
Congressman Richards will speak
county chapter
the
this
wUl foUow the parade.
The big picnic dinner will be
served under the open air garage,
as usual, and all ore asked to
bring well-filled baskets.
In the afternoon there wUl be
a gymkhana on the baseball
diamond and later a baseball
game betwflBL fta Camden Mid-
• Banks To Close
Both banks of the city will be
closed on Monday, July 4, as wUl
all federal, state and county of
fices.
There will also be
and swimming at Bi^8
events
_ . , mg demhntfration that baseball ig wanted here gmL would
tfecpived w the cause those who are worlriag to save the okib tSSabouble
• «•» explosion their efforts.
lay afternoon
she
was igniting a gas burner in
the basement of the Shan
non home.
The screams of -the victim as
she rushed from the fire blast,
were heard by the Don Morrison
who reside next door, and
and his son, Donald,
with Mrs. MorrisaCbeat
man, woman and child in Camden and surround
ing territory who wishes to See the Camden Chiefs remain
in the Palmetto League and who feel that the loss of the
club would be a blow to the city is asked to attend the
Camden-Myrtle Beach game at Legion Pork on Friday
night at 8:15 o’clock. It is felt that a paid attendance of
2,000 people at this game would not only help to ease the! ^:— r -
financial burdena of the club but would serve ag a convinc- Pgwi Pmcc Haa
in or riomiWtrntinn kanaholl 1. wan +n/1 ObCU VAUSB HOB
Announcement of the results in
the voting for "Miss Bethune" will
be made at tee morning cere
monies and she will be crowned
at the exercises which will be held
in the evening, following the bar
becue in the open air garage
•Friday Night’s Gama?
Everybody in Camden is urged
to turn out to the baseball game
on Friday night between Camden
and Myrtle Beach and help take
in the demonstration to save
Iff Chidden.
•Hoat Wave Continuaa
Camden has been in the grasp
of a terrific heat wave all week as
has most of the rest of the coun
try.
• No One Going
The people of the city ore asked | festional boll pla;
flames and summoned the
fire departments'
The victim was rushed to the
Camden hospital where every ef
fort was made to save her life, but
to no avail.
Hospital attendants state that
one of the first questions die
asked was as to the safety of the
Shannon children.
f w «S g i Dp * ts
In uty League
psets
the p
in
the
building
>und Rescue
to Be Formed
rescue unit is
oy. the local Civil-
hdd U *v at the meet-
k in ^ ni 8ht at
n the operations
i,n!f lkie 8618 will be
y one by the team
^ one by the
Wring in
iemt*£? 8en i there are
'"9 Events
There were two big u
the City Softball League the past
week, tee National Guard En-
g neers taking over the role of
iant Killers by defeating the un
beaten Wateree Hill team 6 to 4
on Tuesday evening on the gram
mar school diamond.
On Wednesday a surprisingly
alert and hard-hitting Sports
Iquipment team defeated Du
*ont plant 12 to 4, Jock Boykin
did some good chunking for the
winners, while Hanunerm 'Hank'
Hancock played a good game back
of the bat for the winners.
■ Du Poht was out to win Wed
nesday. hoping to get into a tie
with the Watered* Mill for first
plaoe. But tee bats of the Sports
addles spoke stridently ana the
Drlon chaps bit the dust—at least
the wet dust
In other recent games, Hermit
age Mill routed National Guard
AA11 to 2 and the National Guard
Engineers won from Myers Motor
Co., 6 to 3. '
A large crowd jammed the
bleachers and in cars about the
playmg^ arena Wednesday night to
decided
half July 11. The first half closes
this week. An official scorer is to
be added to the program who will
work with Vem Cutler, who has
done a magnificent job as chief
arbiter all season.
not to moke any other engage
ments for Friday evening but to
hold it open for the game>and it is
hoped that practically everybody
in Camden will turn out in this
mam, demonstration for baseball.
It is also requested that fans
in Blaney. Bethune and other
communities in the county join in
putting on this demonstration.
There are many of them who have
been attending games from time
to time and it Is hoped that all
of them will make si special effort
to turn out Friday niiml.-
Business men of tee city are
asked to urge their employees to
attend the game and every one is
asked to help promote the largest
crowd ever to see a baseball game
a CamHon
There are many people in
Camden who have not boon to
a game this season. They ere
urged to attend Friday night
as well as others jrho have
ben to only one or two
gimt
A real good game of baseball is
irpmised. The Myrtle Beach
Whitecaps, under their new man-
Petoskey, a veteran pro-
played Class AA
who has
have been
very greatly strengthened of late
and have now become one of tee
tough teams of tee league to boat
The business men of Myrtle Beach
recently raised a substantial sum
to put the Whitecaps on their
feet financially and it is predicted
by many that the teem may be
come a pennant contender before
the season ends.
The Civilian Air Patrol Is selling
tickets to the gome Friday night
and all who wish to purchase
tickets in advance may secure
them from any member of the
petrol If they do not they can
of course purchase them at the
box office at tea ball paric, which
will be open by 7:15 o’clock, t
Every one is urged to talk up
the game and consider himself or
herself a committee of one to help
a moss turnout of the
Pleas For Help
The Kershaw county cha;
the American Rod Cross bos two j
appeals for assistance.
people of the city.
Committees have been at work
during the post week trying
save the bell dub hut as yet
fate is hanging in the balance.
Hence it is desired to put on a
mighty demonstration for it on
Friday night
Place To Live Is
Needed To Secure
Fine’Band Leader
Supi.
the game. The league has
1 to continue the balance o
starting the second
*Uy 1
*i Mj».
Norman Baum In
School In Paris
2
church of
Norman D. Baum,
im'and
son of Mrs.
the late Mr.
Harry G. Baum .
Baum, is attsnding a designing
and cresting school in Suubourne,
■ ' He It working tor
during the fashion
Mr
Places of
the day.
Richards. Jr.
Thursday morning that
the Camden dty schools have
the opportunity of securing
as director of the band a man
described by a prominent
North Carolina educator as
ana of the best musicians in
eastern North Carolina.
His acceptance of the job
rests on the obUity of the local
school board to socure him
a house in which to live.
V Mr. Richards urges that
any one who hdp him secure
the house contact him at onoe
he feels the man la ques
ts an ideal man for the
director’s position and
he Is very anxious to secure
frjwr*-
Examination For
Substitute Clerk
Lugofi Postoffice
The United States Civil StfVice
Commission announces an open
competitive examination tor pro-
bational (leading to permanent)
appointment to the poeitioh of
substitute dark in tee third doss
postoffice at Logoff.
Two Return From
Kiwanis Meeting
Julian Burns, president and
Joe Jenkins, secretary, of the
Camden Kiwanis Club, have re
turned from Atlantic City where
they attended a meeting of
Kiwanis International.
They report that the meeting
was a most inspirational one
So far as The Chronicle can as-
| certain no one from Camden or
. . w county will_ attend the
[dinner'in Columf'
Iwm
, „ of tea Den
executive committee atatee he will
. not attend and Senator H M-Ken -
has suffered a stroke *»nounced he win not
. and who 1* alao *<3- EfJ'Sr ^ C ?f7 d ’Sli
from Lxikemia. tw 0 * Rights
The other is for seslstsnce to SSh*™ 4 * ^
getting several pairs of pajamas, ■ b^Mj’ H hB
Petitions Have
Needed Number
Of Signatures
City Council Is Expected
To Coll For Election In
September
The necessary number of
signatures having been se
cured to the petitions asking
the Camden City Council to
order an election on the pro-
>osal to issue general obli
gation bonds in the amount
of $906,000 for public im-
jrovements, the Council is
expected sometime within
the next two or three weeks
to issue the call for the elec
tion.
While no date has been offic
ially mentioned for the election it
is thought now that it will be
held somewhere around the first
of September. It is generally be
lieved that Council will set the
election from 40 to 60 days from
the date of the call and since
necessary legal requirements will
delay the calling of the election
for about two weeks it will prob-
abty be September before the vote
is taken.
There has been a rapid infiu*-
of signatures ty the petitions seek
ing an election during the paat
5"° 7!?*? “W* ^ w <*k it was
found that the necessary number
had been secured.
However other signatures will
be sought so as to make the num-
ber well above the number need
ed.*^
R is.estimated that over two-
thirds of tee available freeholders
to tee dty have signed the peti-
^ V Air‘Line gl R5a^W S iS:
•tanc* which would have had to
have railed a special meeting of
its board to have authorized signa-
P * titi « 1 v« nd there
rated. CMe * J«st os compli-
wiU be rix diftorent bond
—If
Patient
is for a rolling chair for a
tor a
average size or
lent who wishes
to the hospital in the next week.
Any one who desires to help in|
me cases may phone 144-J or |
215-W and some one will cell.
Wearing Of Masks
Prohibited Here
sity fanfi
City Council
Without any fanfare the Cam
den
Criminal Court
Session Lasted
Only Two Days
Judge O. Dunoon Bellinger or
dered a mistrial to the case of
the State vs Jock Chesnut, in
which the defendant was being
diance
some two | tried on a charge involving a vic
ar. The
months^or^more^ogo passed an or-)totion of the liquor law. The end
^ Aa _
811 AMO
$148,000
An _
tlfl.000
S144JM for
81A0M ior \
of parks.
^ one or all of the
way be authorized or rejected as
the voters sra fit J ed “
much discus-
riort of the bond issue when itwajj
Any (
iay be
the wearing of of tee trial came abruptly during
masks by any groups of men to the admission of the state's rase
the city limits. . Tuesday aftpmoon.
The ordinance is similiar to| In the case of the State vs Lev
ones passed by
lanta, Ga., ahd .
and is of course — — ^
Klux Klan or similar arganiza- to ten years servitude on either which it wag thoroughly exolain-
tions. the county chain gang or in the I ^ discussed, —6*««i
■ ■ ■ - ■ ■ | state penitentiary. | _ — —■
driver's licenses I Servic€»
Thursday, June 30 was-the
a renewal mitted to five years probation aft- LI ^ Rpii]_nh
1 all who er being sentenced to three years i ^nUTCh
Lay,
day in which to secure
of driver’s licenses and an wnoier oemg sentenced to three years)
failed to renew will now have to in the state penitentiary or on the —-—
undergo an examination to get county chain gong, t rV i y w - 4 G1 ® n a Smith, pastor of
one. I Robert Footman, on escapee 1 ^oirview and Tabor
from prison, was given a six j j 18 ? lurches, Pickens coun-
NO ACTION TAKER . I months sentence to be added ti> **
No action has been taken yet the unfinished port of his present
by the penitentiary directors on | prison term.
the gravel rights
farms to Kersiur
counties. .
at tee prison
and Sumter
Saw Name In The Chronicle
James Brown, charged
forgery, was given a seven-months
|sentence, the court ordering that)
a credit of five months spent in
| tee county jail, be given to him.
Homecoming Day
The Rev. Mr. Smith ig a preach-
Serrices are held each evening
and will continue through Sun
day.
Sheorns Get Request For j Ebenezer Church BASEBALL
| Assistance From Hungary served at ifbeneLr Methodist
1 church. West Kershaw charge, on
ought at
. Wood-
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sheorn have .received a pathetic lift-1 Sunday. July 3
i/in
HattavRlef
.the Hortsville-
toft
The message will be br<
message
3:30 P. M., by Rev. C.
ard, pastor of the Kingstreel
Methodist church. The Rev. Mr. I
Woodard is a former pastor of!
Birthday Party For
Mrs. Lee Watkins
ter from a woman in Hungary begging for help and saying
that she had seen their name in The Camden Chronicle
She did not say how she happened to get hold of The wrw1orrt
Chronicle but it is presumed some soldier from Camden I
bright have left one where she could see it I A P^nic lunch will be served
i . .. .. .--.let l P. M., and all members of the
in your home the old useless c hurch are to bring baskets
things. We can use and wear • cnurcn *** osaea w ormg oasxeu.
everything. Reply me shortly ai
ring my letter to your
what is possible to make
in our interest. Clothes package
arrives during two months. _ . , .
"Our many thanks to advance) Mrs. Lee Watkins was given a
toe your kindness. God may bless j birthday dinner end party
you and all who are ready to help June 27 at her home by
us. Read your oddrefe in The [friends and family. Atti
Camden JChronicle. Don’t refuse [were Mr. end Mrs. Amos wt
my request I request my pardon | kins, Mr. and Mrs. John Wa
gd hopto, my l«mr wiU OUn Wjjl
The letter was signed by Mrs. | and daughters, Mr. and '
- — ,i - - -- -—
Tarai
in
is raked to rat
lift
Her letter as nearly as it ran
be read is u follows:
“I beg your pardon for my let-
and request but the misery
me to beg help from Amer
ica which shows a great benevo
lence towards our war-ravaged
country, Hungary. Only from
there comes the help.
“I am the mother of five sons
and one daughter. The age of
my daughter is 18. The oldest
son is 23 years old, s son 21
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with
• to 3* _
Lake City H to 4 end
bed difficulty in
Beach, tee final
10. • '
the MyrtU
in
Jock-
whipped
ttoued to ike dty as weO
who are not parikul
in bassball but
ms of fito dub would
to tke dty is
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