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> 7 m '‘4* p/W4»« 0+ . ^‘ ^ ,w« '^r^PSpr*' r« VOLUMK 61 CAMDEN* SOUTH j. D. Hill, Artomey For Slot* Asoociotioii, h ,}f * ,3-, -v?y Spookor At Dinnor The legiolotavo proftam, which has been adopted by the South Carolina Educa tion Association, was ex plained to the Kershaw County teachers at a dinner meeting oi the Kershaw County Education Associa tion held last Thursday night at which J. D. Hill, attorney for the State asso ciation, was the speaker. Sixty-three Kerakaw county teaechers and their guests at tended the dinner. Special guests the occasion besides Mr. Hm were Senator R. M.' Kennedy, Representatives W. R. Gettys and jrell Kelly and Mr. and Mrl Harold Booker. • Mr. Hill first outlined the leg islative program of the South Carolina Education Association as follows: 1. state Aid for school build ings through a bond issue, if necessary. 2. A more nearly adequate sal ary for teachers (20 per cent in crease). 3. Reduction in class size. 4. Sick laave. 5. Study of state and local tax and property assessment systems. 6. Greatly increased local tax effort (a general recommends tion). - ; 7. Continued reduction of school districts on a local level as a means of strengthening financial structure of the state's school pro gram. Propose and urge a Joint resolution to eliminate existing constitutional limitations as to size of school ■■ I. Special services and tgicher welfare program, including ten ure, retirement, supervision, school attendance, health, school lunch and *“ 9. An \ lor school It was ‘ ^ inf that an efitott Is being made to abolish the 12th year in the high school and the South Caro lina Education Association is strongly committed to (he 12th year In the schools. Mr. Hill said that there wtrt several baste reason for adopting the 12-year program. Among them were: The 11-year program caused considerable crowding of the cur riculum in grades five, six and seven—just when pupils should have intensive instruction to pre pare for secondary work. The 11- year program also caused children to skip what normally is the jump for many. Furthermore all textbooks are written for a 12- year system; which caused South Carolina pupils to miss out c much vital material, generally i the eighth gride. The 12-year program therefore was adopted to ease the pressure on grades «ve, six and seven: to put m the missing eighth grade and to bring the school program into line with textbook materials. o* Under the 11-year program many pupils were graduated mom high school before they reached the emotional, social and educational maturity needed for college or for work. The 12-year program, by giving pupils an ad ditional year of schooling while diU at home, helped bridge the lap between home life under parental supervision and life away from home. The addition of one year gives South Carolina pupils more time in school to take more courses; thereby broadening their background. School administrators and teachers report that" pupils are doing better work under the 12- f 681- plan. Their personal observa tions show that the program is working to the advantage of the Pupils. .=3—• Mrs. Iona Darby, president of «« Kershaw County Education Association, presided at the din ner. Christinas Gift folders Available for Savings Bonds avaO- _j, Act- Sheom, .Christmas gift folders are a *? ble (or U. S. Savings Bauds, ^ Postmaster Bentor CK •nnounced to shoppers The folders, distributed i treasury department to all Tttrng agents, have a c showing a snowy mountain *«ne and cany a card wif yvings Bond .Christmas Jogan: “The Present With ^7 Inside th« fold Is « j 'ond will fit, , •i* 1 * fatten to the lift folders, the today ‘ by the J bond- colorful mountain with the mi m m die-CUt denomination folders, the attractive &*>* and i l» plr twwajia. 1QAQ vnranvro ixww ★ * * Thit Christmas, lot vs ghra thanks to God* who gvldot our dotliny, for tho many htossmgs bosfowod on d tea—fro* worship, frto fvoo spooch* froo ballot* fioo schools and fvoo •ntsrprisa. ★As wo pay homago to tho birth of Christ in our church- os and in our homos, around tho foothro board and Christ mas troo, lot us io raluo thoso privilogos that wo may ovor ho on tho olort to do- fond ^yur fro^r^i^pttt ^r^|atnst tyranny. ALot us % our actions and deeds give suc cor and courago to thoso loss fortunato people who suffer from aggression and oppression. ALof us pray that America forever stand o Christian bulwark before all tho world. 'RIQ4r { DECEMBER 23, 1949 Says Christmas Sprit Abounds Here All Year City Schools Nurse Cites Instances To Prove Her Assertion M' ,*** • s yoi First Christmas Dinner Away From Home !n SO Number 56 This will be ms thel Mr. SOth Christy “The Spirit of Christmas lives the year around in Camden,” said Miss Jennie McMaster, Camden School nurse. “Many people do many lovely things for our children. Some of these Christian services are given anonymously, without the knowledge of even the next, door neighbor, and without the child’s knowing from whence came his good for tune.” To back up this statement. Miss McMaster quoted only a few ex amples. The Brailsford Fund for children’s clothing is one example of which many local people were unaware. A local couple, she said, has re cently started a Medical Fund for school children. They started this after hearing how difficult it sometimes is to get emergency medical care for needy children. In connection with this problem, Miss McMaster states that local doctors are good about giving such service at greatly reduced rates, and that local druggists do like wise. • Another local citizen, she said, makes frequent money contribu tions, anonymously, for various needs of children as they arise: Many local families send nice clothing to school for children who are not well dothJd. Local indi viduals and groups contribute money^for free lunches for needy Even the children catch the spirit, Mrs. McMaster says. It was fourth and fifth grade children who first reported the plight of the child whose Brailsford Fund story was recently published. On Friday of last waste a n procession of fifth and sixth ooys niea imo tne Health mil*, “ andan . haVtinab Dec. 21, 1900, and this year foe the first time since they wees married will have their Christmas dinner away from hears. They plan this year io have dinner on that day with their daughters. Mrs. W. H. Jock- son at hm homo on East Walnut street. Mr. and Mrs. Hinson, who live on Laurens Court hove five children, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. B. C. Flowers and Miss Ora Hinson. aH of Camden; Mrs. E. L. Daniels of Norfolk. Vo* and F. T. Hinson of Oroonvillo. Mr. Hinson is a retired rail- rood man, haring boon con nected with the Southern Railway until he reached the Town and County.... •In Columbia Hospital John Staige Wooten of Camden is o patient this week at the Columbia hospital • Foggy Weather Camden has been enVeloped in foggy weather this week, but not much rain has fallen. • No Chronicle Tuesday Because of the Christmas holi days there will bo no issue of The Camden Chronicle next Tueeday. The paper will appear aa usual on next Friday. •Christmas Lights Many Camden homes have Christmas 1 a^earanca now with Hold Christmas Junior Horse Show Dec. H Tw«|ye Classes Ta Com pete At Junior Horse Show Wednesday On Wednesday, Dec. 28, the Camden Junior Horae Show Association is giving its Christmas Junior Hone Show which will be held at 1:30 p. m. at the Junior Horse Show Ring. Judging the show will be Mrs. Louis E. Stoddard of Westbury, nd, and Mrs. George H. Bostwick, also of Westbury, L. L Christmas decorations. the who was eKiwanis Moating Gen. R. C. Richards® to have been the speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of the Camden Kiwanis Club on Tues day, was indisposed and unable to The 12 classes of the Christmas Show, with the exception two junior hack classes, are divided according to age, and will be judged on horsemanship accord ing to A specific requirements. Among these will be Horseman ship, Hunter Seat, Junior Hunters, Horsemanship, over fences, the lead rain class and two horseman ship. Championships for children aged It and under, and children fged IS and over. The two champ have been donat Mrs. Thomas M. Waller of Bed ford Hills, N. Y., and in the ab sence of Mr. and Mrs. Waller will be presented by Mrs. Dwight Partridge and Mrs. David R. Wil liams, former joint masters of the Camden Hunt. Among the out of town exhibi tors will be Trina Frost and Bet ty Poulnot of Charleston and it is hoped that many of the entries in last year's Junior Home Show who came from Columbia, Harts- viHt, Wateree and* St Matthews will be hare again this time. Under the direction of Comdr. ipionship trophies a ted by Mr. and a large committee has bean he Christmaraeier at work an the Shosen Hg Camden Ready For Chrislmas \ Comaleta CeiwTfion Of Business Planned For Weekend^ Christmas in Camden will be marked by a complete cessation of business. Prac tically every place of busi ness will be clased for two days—Sunday and Monday. The manufacturing plants of the dty will be closed for a longer period of time. The Wateree Mills will be closed Saturday and Mon day. The Hermitage Mill wfll be closed Friday, Saturday Mon day. The Jaclyn Hosiery Mill will be closed until Jan. 2. There will be no work at the Du Pont plant Saturday or Monday. The city achools doaed lost Fridav and will not reopen until Jam*. The postoffice will be closed on Sunday and Monday and there will be no city or rural delivery of mails either day. All government, state, dty and county offices will be dosed Mon day, aa will the stores sad banks. Christmas morning services will be held in all churches of the dty with special Christina* music and with sermon* on the Christinas ^Grace Episcopal chinch will have its traditional celebration of Day there will be.* service of the Holv Communion at 11:15 a. m. The Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches will have services at 11:15 a. m. Sunday night the First Baptist church will have a student night service with college student* par- ^T&ere ^will be the usual family gatherings on Sunday and Mon- $709 From White Elephant Sale Mrs. Wm. T. Miller, president of the Camden Hospital Womans Auxiliary said this week that ap- acted by the auxiliary on Dec. 8 In theVarm-Mariketbuild- There 9 s A Difference the engagement, of the club nr J&aiap' ■K T'I r- ' , on the nurse's •Christmas Rufus ■ Wilson L. Redfeam, are: Mills, treasurer; tL Jr* Mr. anc JL Christmas In Camden At The Turn of The Century There is a difference. Moot of it is the seme, but there is a difference. Families stiH gtt together for sumptious Christmas dinners, talk a lot, kiss each other on the cheek, and exchange the wrong sixes of aocka, outlandish tiei, and handkerchiefs by the dosen. Kids still come home from col- The vision ef City Officials and citizens in providing public rac- reetkmal facilities for childreii will be probably more last minute was commended by W. B. South- shopping this yaw in former of the State Department of | years. i wr his visit to I McMaster said..^m /^lAt First Baptist i . £3; Church On Sunday |jg> 2S breadth of vision for the welfare Frktay, D« of our young future citizens. Also, I The students who have been L-. 1 ~T“: < ^ . SArareSa « GJ? Christmas Seal is still newly I night. The following progrsm wiU f Student Service William Mrs. L. ] Waller. John Wall, Kata Williams, Julian Wfl- liama and John Zatnp. . In cbm of bad w until lege and sleep late every morn ing for two weeks. Jingle Bells is still sung by groups ardund pianos. Santa Claus is still the world’s most popular citizen dur ing the month of December. But there is s difference. As Camden approaches the dose of the first half of a century of progress, and as Camden looks forward to 50 years of growth and many flection on the kind of Christina* time-in pleasant re candy, a tin horn, an maybe a picture book. Camden observed in welcoming a brand new century, 50 years ago. The clear ring of amplified chimes from the towers of the churches of the city will bring to the memory of many of the older citizens the music of Waddy Rich ardson or Wtekam Jones, negroes who led jug bands from house to, house during the Christmas season, playing, passing the hat grinning from ear to ear, and moving on. An egg nog, 6r a Christmas “nip” will recall for some old- timer the days of the old S. C. Dispensary, when liquor was selling cheap and the ' di sarjes were doing a land* the country folks would drive miles and miles into Camden to make their Christ mas "purchase,” than add to the number from the dty, in the al ready crowded jail. The excitement of children on Christmas morning will recall for many that at the turn of the cen tury, children were still hanging their stockings from the mar and were overjoyed to find of fire crackers, s< and i of the more fortunate find a Roman candle and a rocket, or perhaps one of the treasured tin monkeys ed a string. There win be older citizens who will Hronder. smil ing, what has become of that tin monkey. Of course, there is a difference, these oldtimers will recall. But, essentially, Christmas in Camden tiiis year will be the same. The same Christmas trees will be in the same windows. The same sort of letters will be written to the same Santa Claus. The same car ols will be sung to the some tunes. And, in spite of the added elaborateness, expense, and ex citement. the birthday of the same Christ child will predominate through it all. tract of land for the planned playground on Fair street near YorteThough theB. A P. W Chib worked with the JayCees and the City Recreation Commit tee on this project, the City of Camden will develop and main- Mn this new playground. "Such spirit of service is inten- The First Noel”, Tri be riven: Hymn, ditional. Hymn, "Away In A Manger”, Martin Luther. Welcome Home Students, Grady Price. The Reading Short of Goal -such spirit of service is inten- The Reading of the ScriDturea. Orani ChrUtinM with medal Mollie OgburJ Sd §3^ holiday gifts from ladIviduaU and Myera, Winthrop College, Rock “W church groups and service clubs. I HUl. ^ L-Ji To all of these, and our old I The Evening Prsver. Frank I ts have the 1949 __ but there are letters to according to County fSi th only two days remaining the official dose of the standby the Libna Club, we are But at this season we|em; that a special thanks is due W( sss^m pur ananymous, year-around I ferings. helpers. We believe, also, that| “O, Coma Afi drship Md. Annapolis, With Tithes and Ye <* Faithful”, I those who haven't done so _ send in their returns immediately * *> tiiat we may achieve our goal of 84,000,” said Mrs. GaitbefT^ other dtizens of our to^n d^l You'll ChSti.™* — •I** tojjtet out serve to know what a fine spirit Talk. "Christ. My Only Neces- is at work for our children, and sity^TAlfred SmyrtrUTTiversity^ toBKerahaw^ountv^ 04 to enjoy the inspiration which SoUtK Carolina. ti2» dtSXificr* W cornea from knowledge of such Talk, "What Prayer Means To The 1949 Christmas Seal Sate UKdli* service." Im, In 7 Bobby r on* Christinas Day. *“ Announce Program Fo iHPMi At Grace Church Moody, Carson-Newman College, Tennessee. Quartette, Carolyn Maddox. Talk, * Sara shaw and of the ■Seal Sale is part annual nation-wide t tj of voluntary tubercu- wSafyiSSh c2S: ^ n * ht * ub * rctt - ceived at the gress In Stockholm Last Sum mer”, Mias Patricia Maddox, Fur- Will Judge lights Grace Episcopal church will I man Univereity. have ito traditional celebration of I Hymn, “Are Ye Able?” Marlett. I ^ __ . m _ at 11 p. m* on Christmas E*e. Theiery, paatoi service reaches its dose shortly! A cordial invitation is extended Historical Cane Given / Governor By Dr. Barnes| and although yellowed still very legible. Entries in Camden's Christinas Lighting Contest wUl be judged on Friday night it is announced. The judges will be George Stuart, A cane which was given by a Dr. Woods of the United States Na to Admiral Bryson of the Uni States Navy in the early days the American republic was . George S. Bz to Governor Strom Columbia Thursday. •P&W £L*Eip‘ ^ rwPSMi? swvice reaches its close shortly A cordial invitatioi SfbSIftSi uu* *rvkt. Christ with worship in the church. Rg A A •Hie choir, under the direction JVIang6r 0C6II6 At of Guy Hutchins, has been pre- ™ 9 v n 9 John B. SSf; tburch Is Scene jgL $ que de Noel as the anthem. The flf fWnl SlIUFlIIV wiLera in 1 service always attracts a large CaiOl —: congregation of worshippers, and The manger scene at the Lyttle- /*-_**_^ people of_all denominations are ton Street Methodist has attract- wOmllig CYCnTS and L. to tour the and select the ^Cane—-Given by Dr. Woods, U. S. Navy, to _Admiral Bryson, cannon was from a cap tured English cannon and the iuch attention this week. 1 Wednesday evening of the U. tution,” Old Ironsides, while the head is a small cannon made out of bronze from a captured Eng lish cannon. , i-ir The cane was bought by Dr. Barnes at a private suction of the estate of the lai who was a^fitator in erty wag sold at a Robbers Enter Home Of T. J. Thornton, Jr. Robbers entered thekkome of T. ornton, Jr., ne time Tuesday J. Thornton, Jr* near the Armory and stole a The theft w Thursday welcome. They may leave before |ed mi the communion if they desire to I On do “ people from the'Lyttieton R| The Christmas Eve seryice wiU Heath Springs, Kershaw, Bethune be preceded by carols played by and Blaney churches gathered at a brass ensemble of local musks the scene for the ringing of ians. Christmas Carols. On Christmas Day there will be Thureday evening the children a serviM of the H<fly Communion of the Lyttleton Street church at 11:15 a. m* with choir. There were scheduled to will be no service at 8 a. m., and W. J. Hoffman the Sunday School will not be] Friday evenii held. I us “Community ATTENDING MEETING Mrs. Beulah Sheorn has return ed from Greenville where she et- tend* 1 • meeting of the South I at 7 o’clock each evening. Carolina Blue Cross Hospitalize-1 - ■ . tion Plan at the Ottaray hotel last Hoi? Corn- church. II p. IIjIS der the .The SV UI1U1V.I1 1 _ with Mrs. have been beginning is 9 p. as. io I a. Hi