The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 20, 1950, Image 9
Year of ^
life Is
Jangenwis
I year of marrla*e la
Lnser-ladea for diTorce.
die other catwe. and
after 4*. year* of mar-
eath of one partner bo* i
rtent In breaking np as
[ages as divorce la in ,
rear.
m are from the statin*
a of the Metropolitan
ice company,
reeks np far more mar* | <
than in ISfO, It poinU
the actaal number of
tea each year ia soma*
♦han SO years ago. The
be longer life span of
with death breaking up
rtoges as early as it
irly ISM's. the divorce
bout three couples out
00. In IMS. it Mood at
te of broken homes due
as SO per 1,000 in the
now has dropped to
r 1,000.
bined rate of broken
to both causes declined
ISM to 1915. It jumped
L91S, when the great in-
demlc killed thousands
i and w’ves. The corn-
then was 40 per 1,000
en homes rate reached
the depression year of
jumped during World
idlng the rate up again.
, the divorce ratet has
still stands higher than
war.
says the bulletin, dl-
Dunied for less than 10
broken homes. In IMS,
id for nearly as many
ties as did death of one
id in IMS divorce was
for 38 per cent of all
i of marriages,
s, divorce accounts for
as many broken homes
rd year of marriage as
. It isn’t until the 15th
tarriage that death he-
jigger cause of broken
a divorce. Only after 29
arriage does death break
ny marriages, about SI
as divorces washed up
rd year of marriage. ■
llfflcult to forecast the
rse of the divorce rate,"
bulletin. “There 1s cer-
assurance that within a
the curve will not re-
upward climb. At the
, it Is expected that mor-
ditions will be farther
The prospects are,
that in the years to come
ill contribute an increas-
>rtion of family djssolu*
To Camden Boy
Insurance Refunds
Sent To Veterans
if
The first checks were mailed to
World War II veterana Monday in
distribution of a $2,80^000,000 in
surance refund.
From now on the Veterans Ad
ministration and the treasury will
be turning out 1,000,000 checks a
ek hoping to have the payments
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Weaver Brown of Asheville,
N. C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn
Elizabeth (Bettie) Brown, to James L. Creed of Camden.
The wedding torUl take place on April 15. Mr. Creed is
the son of Mr./ and Mrs. Dewey J. Creed of Camden.
ups For Polo
; On Sunday
'0 teams that have sent
i into a dither of esaftn*
he last two games play-
polo arena at Kirkwood
1 clash again Sunday
, the Ramblers and t
s many w
first game
matched team*, the
at 3-all at the end of ac-
the second gama the
s again tied at 4-all at
of the regular playing
ic Ramblers winning in
death overtime 8 to 4.
ne lineups that featured
‘ games will sg«M take
at 3 o’clock Sunday aft-
’or the Ramblers it will
^ A. Frierson at No. 1,
old at No. 2, Fred Timm
wd Fred Tejan at No. 4.
VeUowjackets it will he
'kin et No. 1, Art Christ-
>• 2. Eddie Tejen at Nb.
art Lightfoot at No. 4.
er is expected to be back
sn to handle tha referee*
us game.
lack death” which swept
egtnnlng to the 14th cea*
Plague.
Federal Aid To
Education Hit
By Gov. Thurmond
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond turn
ed his bade on federal aid to edu
cation in his annual message to
the general assembly.
“We must realize that certain I
restrictions and conditions will be
imposed upon allocations of fed
eral funds which no self-respect
ing statehood can accept,” he ex
plained.
“The political pressure of min
ority blocs has become so power
ful that almost every federal aid I
proposal in congress is threaten
ed with a provision withholding I
where racial separation
Misplaced Decimals
Made This County
A Very Rich One
MtoplarH in the
story oa assai
of property in,
ty in IMS. which
Tuesday's issue of 1
Ida. made this county a]
to be one of the world's rich-
sharp-eyed
ed us mat
the
r of taxes lor all Purposes
1948 totaled $283.47245.
rather toe published
figure of S2844748A
Similarly, the total aggro-
was $18143841. from Buffalo
Township was 82748848.
from Fiat Beck Township
was $2241844, and from
Wat eras Township wee $51,-
81847.
other figures published
in the report as
such aid
exists,” he continued.
If such “restrictions” ere ap-l
plied, he said, “South Carolina
cannot lawfully receive any such
aid under the provisions of the
state constitution commanding • Many peeptoa of the world find
te schools for too races.” the eating of Insects essential to
(Mid, theJMjty dtfcairman | surviving,
of the Southern Governors Con-1 "
ference, too a firm states’ rights choice of beneficiaries,
stand on all federal aid to states. “The coat is met by a I per cent
| deduction from toe worker's
his employer: how-
states cannot, and should I ever, beginning Jan. 1, I860, un-
not, look to Washington tor new der the law. as amended to 194"
gfnricas which it to their* duty to]the cost wffl be increased to
provide for themselves,” he to- per cent,” he pointed oat.
sisted. “We must be prepared to For toe convenience of the resi-
discharge increasing government- dents of Camden and the sur
al responsibilities to our people.” rounding area a representativ* of
1948 States' | the Social Security Administra-
Thurmond was the _
Rights Democratic presidential [tion field office. Rock ifiU, is at
candidate. His message made sev- toe U. S. Postoffice, Camden, the
era! biting references to Truman second and fourth Tuesday in
administration policies. but did each month at 11 o’clock in the
not mention the President by morning.
»♦♦♦♦♦»»♦
glar Theatre
n>ad and Ruitodga tto.
CAMDEN. S. a
INQ ATTRACTIONS
ri.-SaL. Jan. 20-21
>UBLE FEATURE!
No. 1
Tim Holt in
TIE MYSTERIOUS
tfo. 2
Bob Steele in
illt THE kid IN
SANTE FE”
U*>: Serial, “TEX
GRANGER”
on.-Tuaa. Jan. 23-24
®ST SHOWING IN
CAMDEN!
^ P*yne, Ellen Drew
“Ml Sonny Tuft* in
*E CROOKED WAT”/
»: News and Comedy
r , V
•d.-Thura. Jen. 28-21
Donaldson, John Litel
^m! Ann Doran in
birthday*
** wx ' Comedy, and
“CONGO BILL"
"What is going on today in I
Washington is not Rooseveltism,”
he said. “It is Pendergastism, and
of the most sordid type."
-It is not he New Deal It is
8 double deal with the cards]
stacked against the South.”
Social Security
Representative In
City Twice Monthly
Changing economic conditions,
with the labor market tightening
and some prices declining, are I
making toe public more aware of
he value of social security, James
». Chick, manager of the Rock
Hill field office of the Social Se
curity Administration, which ]
rves this area, said.
“People want to know what]
they are going to gdt for the
money they have been paying and
what protection they .haver he
said.
During toe three-month period
ndingDec. 80, 1949, Chicksaid, |
NOW...
Thrift Bundle
in the hands of 18,000,000 veterans
by June 30.
The checks will average about
$125, but some will be as low as
90 cents and some as high as $528.
They represent an accumulation
of cash from premiums on govern
ment insurance in excess of the
amount needed to carry the pro
gram.
The first day’s checks have
one out to poetoffices all over
le country in bundles.
As the program grinds on. vet-
urns will be paid generally in
the order of toe last three digits
A veteran whose serial number
ends to 000—34,258,000 tor ex
ample-will be included to toe
early mailings. One whose number
ended in the 900s will be among
the last The idea was to make
things as non-discriminatory as
possible.
There are complications in de
termining the order, of course.
Some veterans had more than one
serial number; some more- than
one insurance policy. Some didn’t
even have a serial number.
Despite the well advertised
golden flow, nearly 2,000,000 vet-
,« by recent county,* hadn’t
apolied tor their refunds.
outpouring of
.factor to predic-
government economists
ulatnig effect on busi-
i condit
The
rood
ness and goo
out the first half of 1990.
Nevertheless
have insisted they
save this Windfall.
tions through-
a lot of veterans
they are going to
The teletype, modern telegraph
transmitting typewriter, had its be
ginnings as far back as 1846.
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the Social Security Adfhinistra-1
to Rode Hill answered 872
. ries about old-age and sur
vivors insurance.
Emphasizing the purpose behind
toe federal program. Chick said it
is designed to give working fami
lies a measure of financial pro
tection when regular income dope
due to unemployment to old age.
“Benefits payable through this I
social insurance plan are to no
sense charity, relief or public as
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as a matter of right toe same as
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