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>Vv CAMDCN, SOUTH CAROLINA, TU ‘yman ds ats airman At ig Held 'On tated that he ng of the com at which time / be filled and Karch primary lave been no ncing for the nan. A. Sam m of office ex- g spring, has auneement that sr for re-elect- yman was tan of the .mmittee at i meeting ling in the rder. erved as city d years and jus choice of eed himself, i was re-elec e ward com Joe Goodale, r&o N s °w: ; H- H. Mad- C. Gladden, te of Tues seen set for is not offic- amsMay pionship ton Tilt School’s boys’ Jball teams will le championship t Tuesday nig' on the closel igton cagerS at en High School 'arigolds are un- ict competitk.. ng of IT wins le-point loss to ce game not in- eason’s regular )ys, headed by arborough, also m of wins-over season’s efforts, impressive l!i jples—two to a five, and one riller that end- Fifty Years Make A Difference FEBRUARY 7, 1950 Numbar 67 -A ’ "y jl - ; Hunter Trials To Be Renewed Here Feb. S Popular Horse Events To Be Held For First Time Since Wor The Camden Hunt* will hold its 14th Annual Hunter Trials on Saturday, Feb. 25. These Trials, which are to show the worth of a working hunter, are being held this year for the first time since 1941. They will be a wel comed renewal of one of Camden’s most popular horse events. Agrees To Make Race William F. Nettles, Jr. Annotinces His Candidacy For City Commissioner William F. Nettles, Jr., prominent young business man of the city, announced Monday that at the insistance of numerous friends he had agreed to qualify as a candidate tor city commissioner in the primary which is expected to be held in March. Commissioner A. Sam Karesh has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election due to the fact that he has accepted the presidency of the Camden hospital. Town and County.... • Drops To 29 Judging the Trials this year 111 be Mr. Joseph F. Flanagan The temperature dropped to 29 degrees on Monday morning. There was a rather heavy frost. and Mr. James Park, of Monkton, Md., both of whom have judged the Camden Hunter Trials at var ious times in previous years Beginning at 2:30 in the after- l the Tri noon, the Trials will take place at the regular Trials course at Springdale. This course is over line of country about one mile in length, with ten fences, nat ural and typical of the hunting country around Camden. The four scheduled events of of the Trial are: Lightweight Hunters, Children’s Hunters, Mid- One of Camden’s veteran busi ness men, Willis Sheorn, will celebrate his 70th birthday on Wednesday. This is his 52nd year to be in business on Broad street. Hunters, Children s Hunters, Mid dle and Heavyweight Hunters, and Hunt Teams of Threes. In case of rain the Trials will be held on Sunday, February 26, at 2:30 P. M. Jurors Drawn For February Term Criminal Court At the top is shown a picture of Broad street of Camden, looking north from Rutledge street, taken about 1900, just at the turn.of the century. In the bottom picture Photographer Monarch climbed the c*ty hall tower to make a picture of Broad street as it looks today. The complete abser.ce of vehicles on the street will be noted in the top picture which was taken before the days of the automobile. girls continued district, by de- 43-21 if Harts- This win was m that provid- st exciting fin- m a basketball the Marigolds’ 3ne in the last laying time to t margin. 44-43. irlington s girls ould give the rd that would lan a tie in the rs and the Dar- meet Tuesday »t place in dis- A win for eith- matically carry ipot among the teams. t, Cassidy, and m holding the "golds all seas- powers of the a a minimum, el assured that ding and offen- continues. the ake a splendid night against rls, last year’s v ys got off to a v start in their ast week. Dix- iulldogs’ main- ined the first severe cut over ahoney led the and the floor Cox kept the lown. district contest A-' uesday night is cheer- ® ^arge, Cucci - ocal basketball d gym. • id guarding by nd Myers have Annual Lenten Dog Show To Be Held March 1i Show Ring Thit Yoor To B« Locat«4 On Tha Palo FiaM In The Dans of Yesteryear Recall City’s Business Section Fifty Years Ago aw; W„ M. Outlaw, " oultrie Paul Ross, Alternates: Mi The arrival of the new year and the simultaneous arrival of the mid-point of a century of progress have been the stimulus for the recall of many memories and reflections on things as thev were in Camden 50 yeafs Scrapbooks, photo albums, and nearly-forgotten ago. bundles of letters and clippings have been brought from ‘ thi their safe-keeping to prod the spirit of recollection. ;s Are County nd seventy-foui ^eady planted oo trees in Ker ning to Nelson 'SS®. tar -year’s seedling !" e still available 1 nursery. ANONYMOUS )r ganized local ratagg *** contact ^ ‘ De- The annual Lenten dog show, under the sponsorship and direction of the young people of Grace Episcopal church, will be held at Kirk wood field on the afternoon of Thursday, March 16. In case of inclement weather on,that date, the^show will be held on the following temoon. ;'V" The show sing will be located on the polo field directly in front of the grandstand, which will en able spectators to watch the show ing of the various classes undo: most favorable eircunjstances. The public address system, us ed for the polo games, will be utilized to keep the spectators informed of the progress of the show, an announcer to voice the entries, results and other infor mation of interest to the gallery. The Episcopal dog show has be come one of the outstanding e- vents of the winter sport season in Camden. The show was origi nated by the late Dr. Maunce Clarke, rector of Grace church for some years. It has grown yearly until it takes rank as one of the outstanding events of its kind in the state. Blooded ani mals of many breeds, also a full complement of mutts, strut their wares before an admiring throng of dog lovers. As usual the show will be in charge of the young of Grace church pariah sflould prove to be one of the best offered in the long his tory of the affair. ’ Camden’s older citizens, who today see for the city a new era of industrial and population boom, but who remember the days of horse-drawn buggies and kerosene lamps, have flavored their thinking with nostalgia. ' And, for the citizen of more than fifty yeaps, one of the strong est and surest catalysts for the stirring of memories is a stroll down Camden’s main street. The new store fronts, the shiny dis play windows, the bustling traf fic are not sufficient to blot com- mi njetely a f. Broad Those who saw the birth of the twentieth century may remember —That today’s parking meters stand in the places whore hitch ing posts once stood, and that there was a stable behind nearly la past years the show has al ways been ----- ways been held in Rectory Souare but this year, becaw^fland- •eapmg in the Square, it ci6€fn6d show Ihe mental ! * Of picture street In the early 1900’s. . every store where shoppers might and cai leave their horses carnages uring their stay in town. —That every clothing store had proud-standing dummy cloth ing man out front to model the latest fashions for men, and that the wide-windowed display fronts werepractically unheard of. -TM arge Keros* Idings’ darl eir best to it large lit the buili and did their merchandise to tage. •That every store was furnish ed with a row of swivel-topped kerosene lamps dark interiors light the its best ad van- stools along the counter's edge that provided a welcome stop ping place for unhurried droppers- —That store clerks set their alarm clocks to call them before the sun awoke so that they might begin the long day by 7 a. m. at and the latest, and that the .working day lasted till late evening. —That everybody from every where came to town on Saturday to stock the larder for another week. The old State Dispensary was in its hey-day and whiskey was selling for fifteen cents a half-pint or fifty cents a quart. Therefore the ladies made it a point to vacate the streets before the men-folks took over for their boistrous weekend flings. —That, in spite of strict laws to the contrary, local barbershops would draw their shades and re main open after 12 on Saturday night so that the store workers might drop in after working hours for a shave and a talk-feat —The great fire of 1902 that gutted main street from Springs afrd Shannon’s store (now Eichel’s) to Simpson’s hardware. —That the ousiness district seem to be growing south on Broad street rather than north, and that the city’s best business locations were thought to lie be yond Rutledge street and the old Opera House. Petit jurors to serve during the February term of the Court of General Sessions were drawn Monday and at the same time new grand jurors were drawn. The six holdover mz Creed, Camden; N. P. Gettys, Lo goff; Fred Guy, Kershaw and L. A. Perry, Liberty Hill. The new grand jurors are: W. a Dial, Route 2, Camden; J. B. Cantey, Camden; R. L. Jack- son, Lugoff: A L. Goodale, Cam den; J. w. Sinclair, Route 1, Camden; J. L. Haile, Camden; J. F. Watts, Camden; M. Hunter, Bethune: N. T. Ray, Kershaw; LoringDavis, Bethune; J. C. Vin cent, 'Tfershi Camden. / B. Burns, Camden; Blaney; J. F. Moody, Camden. The Petit jurors are: Thomas Branham, Camden; A C. Marsh, Route 1, Camden; Steve Bowers, Camden; Allen Norris, Camden; O. J. Arrant, Camden; A D. Boykin, Lugoff; H. G. Car- rison, Camden; Arthur V. Smith, Route 1, Camden: Henry Sanders, Blaney, Herman Nelson, Route 1, Camden: C. V. Massebeau, Cam den: G. R. Darden, Camden; Louis Barfield, Kershaw; L. L. Rut ledge, Jr., Kershaw; W. R. Reev es, Camden: Neil McKinnon, Be thune; H. R. HalL Route 1, Be thune; B. B. Faulkenberry, Ker shaw: John H. Hinson, Kershaw, Lonnie Stephens, Bethune; J. P. Peeples, Route 2, Camden; W. A. Goodale, Camden; G. H. Coats, Route 2, Kershaw; Louis Loman- sky, Camden* Willie Branham, Camden; M. E. Moody. Camden; George Keenan, Lugoff; W. W Lane, Kershaw: EX. Moore, Cam den; Homer Brknham, Ridgeway James S. Anderson, Camden Jack Stein, Camden; H. H. See- Route %, Camden, A fi ^ook, Kershaw; Dan Sullivan, Cassatt; H. X Truesdale, Route 2, Kershaw. • His 70th Birthday •Tallent In Texas Jack Tallent, former Camden city manager is now city mana ger at Colorado City, Texas, ac cording to a report of the Nation al City manager’s association. •To Have Family Night Members of the Lyttleton Street Methodist Church are making their plans this week to attend the family night banquet to be held in the church’s Social Hall Friday night. Feb. 10. All church families are invited to attend and bring their evening’s meal with them. In addition to the banquet, there will be a short entertain ment and worship program. Mem bers of the church, remembering previous such occasions, are look ing forward to attending the af fair. Mr. Nettles is a member of the firm of W. F. Nettles and Son. is a native of Camden, a graduate of Wofford College and has been active in all community affairs. He is immediate past president of the Camden Rotary Club, and has just been named a member of the board of directors of the Camden Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the board of stewards of the Lyttleton Street Methodist church. He is a veteran of World War II, having been in the army for four years. He has been active in veteran affairs and is a past commander of the J. Leroy Belk Post of the American Legion. Mr. Nettles has been approach ed by many citizens and urged to offer for the position of city com missioner. He said Monday morn ing that he would qualify for the place in the event the people wished him to serve but he did not propose to make an active political campaign for it. “If the people feel tl}at I can be of service to Camden, I will be glad to serve.” he said, “because there is hardly\anything that I would not do for Camden.” •A Different Lot Contrary to Senator Kennedy Would Regulate Use Of Posters merly occupied by the Railway express on Rutledge street. The property was owned by Florrene W. McGuirL J. B. McGuirt, W. M. Mayer. Olive W. Lee and Peggy M. Clybum. Mr. Pictures of candidates will not greet one from every tree and post along a highway if a bUl introduced by Senator R. M. Ken nedy, Jr., of Kershaw county, is ator would make it illegal to post the | any advertising on any tree or without first having secured of the property own- While the bill will , affect post ers generally, it will particularly affect candidates who have a' Denton says he hopes to move his sstabiishmi dry cleaning establishment to the new location by March 1. •Story On Robbary The $40,000 robbery of a coun- er at Salem Cross- try storekeeper roads on the Camden-Newberry highway makes a feature story m the March issue of Real Detective magazine The story is written by a man named John Newman and is entitled “Crossroads Gold." The story reviews the investiga tion made by North and South Carolina officers and members of the Federal Bureau of Investiga tion which led to the arrest of Russell, Robert Pitts and Harry Ri the latter of Kershaw. Both Pitts and Russell are now awaiting trial for the stickup. Trucks May Unload On Broad Street From the City Hall comes the tv K announcement that council in its meeting Friday approved a pro posal to permit trucks to unload on Broad street until 9 a. m M pro vided the trucks do not exceed 18 feet in length. FINE BULL LOST is disturbed over X E. Smith the loss of a registered Herford bull which disai sometime between kqd last Friday. hab it of putting their pictures on and i almost every tree and post avail able along the highway. ue along the hig The bill follows: “The posting of any bill, plac ard or other advertising medium on any tree or structure tor ad vertising purposes, or the erec tion of any structure for the pur- proe of placing thereon any such bill, placard or other advertising medium, on the property of an other, without the written con sent of the owner thereof or of the person having in charge such Property, or the person in pos session thereof under a written lease or right of easement therein is hereby prohibited and made unlawful. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdeamor and upon conviction thereof, shall be subjeet to a fine of not less than ten ($10.00) dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or im prisonment for not exceeding thirty days in the discretion of the court, for the first offense; and for the second or any subse quent offense, the off aider «haii be subject to a fine of not ex ceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both fine and impris- of the polled Boy Scout Week Nationwide Phone Strike Threatened A nationwide telephone strike is threatened tor 6 a, m. Wednes day unless an agreement is reach ed between negotiators in the meantime. , The scheduled walkout Involv es directly 100,000 workers of the Western Electric Company and five other subsidiaries of the American, Telephone and Tm- graph Company, including the Southern Bell Telephone Com- To Change Yets Training Program for the Camden veterans will be inter ested in a story from Washington to the effect that the Veterans Administration is about to make a start on the six-year job of ig down the veterans- train ing and education program. A regulation coming out April 1 will say that-writh certain ex ceptions—veterans may not the training program 1951. Honor Court Feature Of Local Observance posed and collected for any vio lation of this act. A county-wide Court of Honor, scheduled for Wed nesday, Feb.'S, will highlight the observance of Boy Scout week in Camden. The court will be held at the Episco pal Parish House and will feature the awarding of ad vancement badges and merit badges and will also in clude a uniform inspection of all Scouts and Cub Scouts m the county. Boy Scout Week is being cele- ** >ver ft* bra ted this week all over the na tion as it marks the 40th anni versary of the Boy Scouts of America. In almost every city and town throughout the nation and its territories the week is be ing celebrated by 2^00,000 boys and adult leaders. A “good turn” by an unidenti fied British Boy Scout. in 1909 business man who he accompanied the Scout Id the office of Sir (later Lord) Robert Baden-Powell, founder of scout ing. learned about the program and brought a trunkful of pam phlets to America. Later, he in corporated the organization. On June 21, 1910, a to an American men representing 34 m groups interested in youth, ad developing the organ! group of national Coming Events “All acts or parts of acts incon- ith ar are hereby re- its approval by the Governor. onment, In the discretion Court; ..Each day on which any such hill, placard or other adver tising medium or structure is al lowed to remain after written no- owner Or the property, or such __ seDarate and distinct offenceraiid shall be punishable as herein provided. Any owner of property or any ■son whose property rights ve been violated under the pro visions of section 1 hereof shall b* paid one-half of any fine im- sistent herewit pealed. “This act shall take effect upon HEALING SERVICES Rev. R. L Haley pastor of the Holiness Free Will Baptist church, announces that Rev. Ray Rum- sey, of Florence, will conduct a healing service Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p. m. at the church, which is lo cated between Myers garage and the blinker liaht on No. l higb- v^ay on ICast lie 1^alb street. il