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Day will is-safs and the buadneM jl have a deserted ^ as all stores, of- etc., are shut wk' in the morning e a union Thantagiv- hdd at Grace Epia- h. The sermOn Will 1 bylh '- K i^2^ ■SS 1 i tor 3&T K result ed on scoi teams this t rkey dinners Will be e public eating places both at mid-day end md many are expect- e the day hy dining of the homes turkey the piece de re- ie day’s dinner, be much visiting on as numerous people 5 Camden to spend i relatives and loved aany Camden >ther places on i ■owd from sc ted to t in the Ike wl ay and the few will not be open iUgoff will be uJSfrjFfc -r? 01jankB0tttutg ‘As we kneel in Your House of Worship, we thank - you, Lord, for.all our blessings... Throughout the nation, bright fires .glow in open for _ hearths ... children sing as they eagerly set the table for the holiday feast. .. and the family is united on the occasion of tradit ional Thanksgiving Day. Let this Thanksgiving be one for the entire world as we raise our voices in a prayer for universal peace. Get Ready For Christinas Rush vtpMas n am * v ■'. In ty..., r Fire * _-y> ^ partment was called lewman home on ray Thursday after- guish a fire starting tster. Year to government ling Ca coldest •y rent down the i thermometers e* ind Saturday morn- i low as 17 Fraternity ity of South Caro- To Discontinue Wednesday Closing To Trad* They Missed the Boat Two Camden Men, Spend Night In Uyee Oorf ~ unlucky msm B. Bhiriey or Wfective of this ^ on Wednesday week the stores of Wii remain open on Wednesday aftsrnoons until after the Christinas holidays. The Wednesday afternoon closings will be resumed aft er the holidays. H Announcement was also made this -wttk that the stares of the Year's since both of these holi days fall on Sundays. The Camden merchants have laid in large stocks of goods for the Christinas rash and will be to take care of the needs people in every par- In Camden This Christ- been suggested as a ! all Camden people to and it is urged that the of the city do all of their hopping here thereby mden money in Cam den! It is pointed out that many Camden people have in the past gone to other cities and bought ~ articles that they could have k announces that bought in Camden^at the smno mpbell of Camden price or in. so|ap* r . instances at a «f a member of. lower price. ^ Local people are urged this year to prepare their Christmas lists and see if they cannot be filled in their entirety in Cam- huill a fixe to roaat one of the High Honors To Hiss Thompson and fat ha s Am dor's ing.** one of the tat In romarkod. “The oeJy tn “oSleU^iJSiiia? Two Children Bum To Death ulty and students combined /eek to bestow on Isabelle member of unal Honor Fra ter- y-coveted member- ey is baaed on good onality, scholarship in campus and ttni- tonald, son of Mr. ild A. Campbell, is university’s School member of Kappa ratemity, the Can- erman Clubs, tep- 1 president of the r Council, and ippa Alpha. m Asked i asked citizen* , ^-cleaning effort to i of ves and the s' k. it is in »nce to of trai_ r officials cooperation ore they nent of Ruptured I quickly! as caused some system to FFAForestryWork Of Year Reviewed At Meeting Here Last week forty agriculture and farm veteran teachers from Ker shaw, Chesterfield and Rk Counties met at Camden School. Professor F. E. Kirkley from Clemson College reviewed forestry work accomplished ji the FJA. and farth yeUxan in the three counUes last From his charts, Mr. Kirk- nwed that the increase in itiilg, fire protection and J woodland cutting prac- _ on lands of the counties was a level with or above this state average. Assistant State Supo-- vSorof Agriculture EducationW. 1. Gore of Columbia discussed n^rrtii for greater efforts in good forestry practices. The group spent two hours m 1 weather to r.^lth. ChfneefielfFUntttto. woois Facult last Thompson, prominent young high school senior, two of the most highly-coveted awards offered to girls at the high school. She is the recipient of the D. A. R. Good Citizenship Award, and the Miss Hi Miss award. The award in recognition of good citizenship, sponsored by the focal chapter, v Daughters of the American Revolution, was based on characteristics of depend ability, service, leadership, and patriotism. From three nomina tions selected by Hie members of the senior class, the high school faculty selected Mias Thompson to receive the award. A represen tative of the D. A. R will be prawnt at graduation to recognize Miss Thompeon for her honor, and. to present her with a certificate of award. From a list of the receivers of ird in the the state, that be no ha- NOVEMBER 22,1949 Notifies Highwag Officials City Places Limit ot 60 Feet On Widening Project For Broad St. “The city is this day advising the S. C. Highway De partment and the Bureau of Public rpads that Camden city officials and citizens will not be interested in any broadening project on Broad street Hut will give that street a right-of-way of more than 60 feet.” City Man ager Lott T. Rogers announced Monday morning. Mr. Rogers received Monday from the state highway depart ment a copy of a letter which the department has written the Fed eral Bureau of Public Roads con veying the desires of the citizens of Camden that the - proposed right-of-way be reduced to - 00 feet Along with the letter to the bureau, the highway department included two drawings showing proposed broadening plana that would increase the wideth of the street to 70 or 80 feet A meet ing of the property owners on Broad street with-city officials last week showed that many citi zens were opposed to any broad ening program, and that oppoai Steeplechase % Track Is Purchased By Well Known Sends Note To KingHaiglar Dr. Corbett Gives Some Interesting Data On N rrototype Dr. John W. Corbett has written to King Haiglar tell ing the Old Indian Chief of the plan to remove his pro totype from the top of the City Hall and recounting the wanderings of the effigy since it waa made hi 1826 or 1826. The effigy has twice before been moved and in each instance it was fortun- late that they were because in each instance the building I from which it and the old | clock were moved was later destroyed by fire. Dr. Corbetri letter to the old Chief fellows: To Your Majesty. King Haiglar: Alas, your Majesty, a revolu tionary plot is being engendered to cause your downfall from your dignified and exalted position. [Your swinging to tee hteeses hat noted with delight by thou- i since early In 1100 and by Titer for IS yean. Many will bn^ghed and much agony Mt at your downfall. This 1 prototype of you was made for a laatins tribute ItejjgrStff I tdM. Your effigy, five feet three, and you were mounted so tee staple I of the first town hall, tea| stood lust in front of the old court moved northward, end in IS59 it was with ths steeple, placed on I the top of ths new town hail on the west side of Brand. This yras very lucky for the effigy and tee dock, which always followed you I to your peripatetics, as the old > city hall waa soon after by fire. It waa alto fortunate that the effigy and dock were removed to the steeple of the opera house built to 1888, as tee west side of Broad street was wiped away by fire to 1891 The effigy was removed I to the opera house by a smart, ‘ Alfred Hum- Announcement of the sale of the Springdale track and schooling course to Mrs. Am brose Clark was made Satur day by Harry D. Kirkover a few minuths after the deal had finally been completed. About 460 acres of land are involved. Mr. Kirkover said that the purchase of the courses by Mrs. Clark meant a continuation of the activities of former years, includ ing, of course, the famous Caro lina Cup races, which have be come a national event He said that the one thing he had in tion to any broadening exceeding mind in selling the course was a 60 fact was almost unanimous. continuation of the activities The dty advised the highway {there, department and the Bureau of The physical Public Roads that neither of the will be very gx side of the course greedy improved by two plans propoeed for increasing | the new owner, said Mr. Kirk- the street to 70 or to 80 feet would over. Ilia understood that work meH with approval in Cam- begins this week on these lin den, even if approved by those wroyements. two department*. “Mrs. Clark and Mrs. DuPont Mr. Rogers said that the oppo- Scott are remarkable sportawom- sition to any further widening I en,” said Mr. Kirkover. “Both of was due to the excessive proper-1 these ladies have accomplished ty damage which would result if I more for steeplechasing than have the right of way exceeded 80 feet most men.” Mr. Kirkover and E. L. Wood ward bought the course in 1928 Auto Stickers Now Available agile named show he Betty Jean, twe y ape. and Ruby Jo. II old. children of Mint* and EUsabefii Heal. term ers Bring near While Oak Creek. 18 miles from this dty. ware burned to death in a fire that leveled the Heel dwelling ’ morning. feel was on Ms way te tMs city and Ms wife bed gone down a MU near the home to get e pall of water. she found tee to flames. She could do nofMag to save the two chil dren. whose bodies, burned to a crisp, were later rooovotod. The fire h bettered te have a stove, which sad to negro, a and the snow ne out on taking I your Majesty to the southeast car j ner of Broad and Rutledge, stop- all business and work to the It was first fixed on too small an iron rod, and a gust of wind hitting your broadside, caused you to fell over on your I side against the walls of the tow (Continued on Page-8) ught the course in end the first Carolina Cup i was run to 1930 and with the ex ception of war years has been run annually since. Mr. Kirkover sub sequently took over Mr. Wood- intereel in me course, have been reports in cir- for some time that the pending but The Chran- » to watt until its uncon- 81 Ja thereat day for i and any one trim I ^ aameby thatdate dSTHSI to a fine of $6- air rifle ty Bullet Crashes Window* St Heme ting tee stickers and not secured will be subject Su| Sate Is Urged V By Mayor Savage within .the' j>ons of the type must stop, accord ing to the police, who are inves- * > a «- - a, _ -a-1 -e- [ Drvum episodes wruen have had serious if not results. v a nampion sxreex resident naa a window punctured by a 21 cali ber bullat last week and but for tea fact that the party in ques tion had just moved from in Mayor Hennr Savage. Jr„ Mon- front ai the window might day issued a formal proclamation bean struck hy the leaden urging all residents of Camden to jectile. pro- “demonstrate their tuberculosis to Cantey Parkway, the of projectiles from il cali- the hands of young- to shoot birds and County 1 squirrels has aroused the com- nd that the to | On stamping out tuberc den through their art” of the 1949 Sale of the Association, which opens day and will continue until C mas. | be abated. his proclamation, the Chief; Alva the tuberculosis Section 10 of control program of the aaMda- Book of, tion particularly it* projects di- stipulates that “it te unlawful to rected at helping to find an esti- fire or discharge any projectile mated 80 of “unknown” cases of|from any.gun regardless of how Vie disease in the county. These or by what means such projec- unknown cases, he explained, are tile may be propelled from the those not reported to the health gun.” authorities. Many of them are The ordinance goes on to state early cases and the people them-1 that guns as referred to in the section shall include air guns or Rush states that chapter IS of (Continued on Pag* 8) [ what is known as bee bee guns. The police believe that tee bul let that crashed through the win dow of the Hampton street home was fired, from a o determine the winner of 11<*F government bond Hew Association the oe* is giving. - ^ e feel that the awarding of tee hood will be an ea aim of the D. A. R to character and to ve adequate recognition to it,” fit last week to choose her to rep resent Camden High School as Mias HI Mias in the Would Improve Monument Square Park Director Makes Survey of City Parks The Parks and Streets Commission has received j ot the State Commission of For^fbry to" Cohmbto 1 *©!?°a! I Penalty On Jan. 1 survey which he made recently of Camden's various city .... ... . *' parks. Mr. Schellenberg was asked by the commission Mondav-ti! to make recommendation* for beautification and a long penalty of ?• range program of development, including necessary rec-|5an. l for ail reational and playground areas. «*- lx w ,“ pointed out that'this annual tetereat on the tax money a re rifle that was boys in Campbell . , _ are now seeking to find out tee names of the youths. • The police chief made it plain that arrests : will remit to stiff 1 fanes and confiscation of weapons. Delinquent Tax Luuutu aim piuygruunu J'V Following are extracts from his prenminary report: s. the foresters were guts As .hT ^beiag m** and jeasurm f(^. ? heaters..If lectric Ji a woodland hn- rotiothor , ndbnta of For- Jk “It can be stated that the dty of Camden is very fortunate to mm—LUm* I have wch beautiful open areas set Hazel Horton, president of the for ltg KsprtMkw County Knitting and L,^^ toSrnsWp 1 ^ Uyout £ Association, an organi-1“'fir < ““ i*'” 1 ** “J —, of the Jadyn fiSoummt reau ofLaT: has received a let- director of thd Bu- Standards at Wash- is to advise that as of 24, 1949, your union has filed s of its constitution and oy- and the answers in the form decretory or b lADOf Manw Act, 1947^A a A ciubwm* Ladies ,Rotary SSS'tST ^JM; I The son Square, Did Central Square (4 sections, of which sections). Rectory ipton Square, Jack- Old Central Square are now in eluded in the Fair Ground area), and the un-named square at old Seaboard station. The more or leas newly acquired perk sites are: Kirkwood Commona (1818), Woodward Park (1948), at pres- iboard station, and the un area adjacent to Pine Tree (1949). “It was suggested to start first with the improvement of Monu ment Square, because a place will have to be designated ‘ monument now located of Broad street Library te located ■are and commisaion felt that aome plant-1^^ * tog should be done to acremtec ywir 011 thn *- ^ Union Thanksgiving | Service At Logoff - for the to ten “The third area which should 1 be considered for beautification is Jackson Square located on U. | R Highway No. 1. The imp ment there at present wouk sUtjOf plating to screen the back | "With such a start therfat of the citizens of Camden will be-1 come park conadons' and will be I with tee park cownnteaion to carry through its tong range pro-1 a union Thanks- at Lugoff Presby- , „ Thursday morning 10 o'clock. All diurehes in Lu- wiU unite to tee service. — i * i. 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