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V CAROLINA, They Put On Chamber Off Commerce OnlyU*T'w»W«#lc* id lUnuintration Not Gnat though the decennial is only a little over ith off, no announce- a s yet been made ling the appointment county supervisor of or' of the appomt- of any of the census »rs. The appointmeirts be made by C. E. e the district director 3 is whose headquart- r* in Rock Hill. brmer years there to* been scramble lor these jobs year very UtO. ta. ^ about them anditla not whether there have been applicants for the poeitlona ie county or not. expected that so^ 1 ® an- M^SrtfiSJS ►AY, FEBRUARY 21, 1950 Contract h Iset Numbar 71 Work of Rehabilitating And Reinforcing City Hall Tower Is Started ' '' iil , "^-1. , ^ y The contract for rehabilitating and reinforcing the city hall* tower has been let to the Alcott Construction company of Sumter and work was begun on the project Monday, according to an announcement by City Manager Lott T. Rogers. special council meeting was l Saturday morning for the [purpose of_approving the repair be done The above picture shows a group of Camden people who put on a Chamber of Commerce drive in Camden vears ago, right after the close of the first World War. The drive was a high pressure affair, conducted by a national organization in the picture are C. P. DiiBose, Sr., John T. Nettles, W. F. Russell, Dr, son. Billy King, D. A. Boykin, Ernest Zemp, Blakeney Zemp, John M. Villepigue, Law rence Kirkland, W. D. Barrett, Kirkland Trotter and Hughey Tindal. The picture is the property of Mrs. W. D. Barrett. Among the men r. R. E. Steven- Plan Red Cross & Drive In March IT* , is alrsedy much spoc- 3 n as to what population insui will show Camdoo now. CortatalT ii a vary substantial ovar 1940 bacausa has grown vary much t yaar and in# an- of tha Walaraa vil- also htlpad to swaU generally agreed that comes at a rather un- ^ time for Camden be lt city’s population is ex- > grow very considerably lie next twelve months M families are due to the city during the next Baths. census taker comes to some time between id 15 he will push the with a directly from the Hhe-Uultaf Mai raph of that respect- (ieht ordains a nauonal ip in the House of Rep in addition to this fountainhead, the has behind it a pre- iw 100 years old. Itizen therefore has no ipe from co-operation census gatherer but Ife to perform his simple Pianists Give Good Program Taftschik Brothtrs Offer Evening Of Enjoyable Entertainment Alfred end Herbert Telt- schik, two brotfhers from Texas, provided an audience of Camden Community Con cert members with an even ing of highly enjoyable mu sical entertainment Thurs day night at the Grammar school auditorium as they presented the second of three community concerts scheduled for this season. Combining their talents at two matched Stemways, the Teltschiks presented music designed to be designed T WS m i good grace, this dominated Chief Rush Comes Up On Group Trying To Scare Motorists Shortly the wyMtiigM hour Saturday morning aa ha was oa hit way homa Chisf of Poliea Alva Rush saw what ha first thought was the fig- _ ura of a man lying in tha stroai. Ha brought hi* car to a halt swung around and as ha startad back, saw sevaral youths rush out and grab tha supposed body and throw it Tha dummy that had boon propared to frighten motorists was ******* ana upon to six. chenille rvgk seeks, four T shuts. «r Irts, one pair ane red ban- Tha chM said ha ■ ad soma of the youths and Invaotiaation la r to see If the} nected with any of tha of depredations lataly, f lag tha breaking of windows. Anuversam 01 Co. D Observed Enginogring Qatfit Hot Dinner An4 Donee In Calibration Members of Company D, 122nd Battalion of Engi neers, celebrated their first anniversary with a dinner and dance on Friday night at the armory. The affair Was attended by over a hun dred people. A half fried chicken, prepared under direction of Me* St Mickle was the niece da resistance of the excellent dinner which was personnel company com- and Introduced ted officers. .Major and by the company. W. L. Jacksoi mander, preside the guests and complete mastery of the special technique ngpemary for succesaful duo-pian ists, that erf coordination. Through intricate rhythm patterns and brilliant runs the two pianist* kept thyir music dean aha occur- Grown In IM9 Poole is the regular tor of the 122nd inabil- B I JHTrom CoL'^McCrady, battalion com mander, Columbia; Major Purvis of Mullins, aid Capt. Smith of means not wasting of the men and woman [the questionnaire. They according to the number they interview, they can only earn nine dollars a day. Fur- their job lasts but two turn to paga four) " I"* a s'-fj #•%i rc For Visit r . Commander ption committee compos- w Woodcock,' David Har- mnk Montgomery has Qinted by H. S. Bowden, ier-in-chief of the Vete- Foreign Wars when he Camden post on Mon- 27. Jtional commander is fly- ‘mden and will land at airport shortly before it is expected. He will by the committee, to- ith post officers and es- > the post headquarters reception will be held, [make a radio talk during [here. then return to the air- ^ he will board his Florence where he will *t a dinner meeting of ttce post. i offidab say that ^sr^s i * in post here has i launched. opened their many consid- Kershaw County Produced Pounds ^eed though far from the most brilliant number played, it was masterful- The Td$Kfcik» concert witii what ered the rformers won the first num- rec- luding ks of audience her. Debussy's “Festival,” arranged for two pianoa by M. Ravel was presented during the second half of the program and was one of the concerrs highlights. Typical ly Debussy, the number lent it self to the brilliance attainable through two piano* and- to the Teltschiks’ special talents in hand ling variable rhythms. The entire program, incl numbers from the works Brahms, Saint-Saens, Stratus, Rachmaninoff, the more modem Morton Gould, Arensky, Chabrier, and Infante, was highly worth while both from a musical and from an entertainment stand point Following ther concert, the art ists were entertained at a recep tion held in the Kpiscopal Parish House. All workers in the com ing Concert membership drive were invited to attend and meet the Teltschiks. The drive for next year’s mem bership is scheduled to begin on Mardh 6, with Mrs. Warren H. Harris serving as campaign chair man. All captains and workers have been appointed, and It Is hoped that a large membership can be obtained. The comparatively new nation wide Community Concert pro gram is providing a splendid op- (PleaS* turn to nag* Court Kershaw county produced 238,325 pounds of the more than 15,700,000 pounds of grass and legume seed use ful in soil and water con servation harvested during 1949 by farmers cooperating with South Carolina's soil conservation districts. The seed were harvested as a part of the complete farm soil and water conservation programs which individual.fanners devel oped with assistance of Soil Con servation Service technicians as- to the districts.' * of the seed were or reseeding hich will of pe- _ and legumes, which will continue to protect the land against erosion, build up organic matter and soil fertility, and in many cases pro vide hay or grazing as well as additional ^rops of seed year aft er year, of home-grown local farmers rapidly to expand their soil conservation activities. In Kershaw County it is esti mated that district cooperators harvested 100,000 pounds of an nual lespedeza seed, 80,000 pounds This increasing volume i seed will enable Service Fri | n Are Asked To Join foyer Day Program rch Z W1C street memo- tor afternoon announce that the aervice to attenri We ‘ “ for wom « n and both sexes are 'opPeratin* ta the Wofld Day ofl ®- the Wttleton Street for attend. nodist, Baptist, Presby- Episcopal churches of we cooperating in the will be similar to V* Patti StoS received on this who believe force of sericro lespedeza seed, and 100,000 pounds of crotolaria seed, la addition to these more fan seed, district cooperators also har vested 829 pounds of white dovtr seed, 2,000 pounds of crimson clover seed, and 1,000 pounds of tall fescue grass seed. More than half of the 15,774- 000-pound total for South Caro lina districts was annual lespe deza seed, which accounted for 8,116,000 pounds. Other large volumes of seed harvested includ ed 2,772,000 pounds of blue lu pine, 2,451,000 pounds of sericea, * of crotolaria. led the list in r group with 236,610 Various other clovers, Ladino, other white red, and bur clover ac tor an additional 15,500 Other kinds of seed har- included the following cies pounH* of seed of each: 174500; Vetch, 30,000; Pallia grass, 7,300 5,400 ami Bicolor 1 Harold Booker, editor of The Camden Chronicle, was the guest speaker and after speaking in lighter vein cloeed with a warn ing of. the dangers of common ism, urging the members of the company to be on the alert at all times for evidences of it in this section. He commended the cpm- pany for the fine record it has made in its first year. Company D was organized on Feb. 7, 1949, with approximately 35 members. It now has 82 men on its- roster. Its full strength would be 128. The company was '—t rating at its inspection. * Jackson 1 contract. The work will on a cost plus fixed fee basis, un der the supervision of Architect Ralph Little, council said. Alcott Construction Co., the company awarded the contract, is the same company that built pie the _ recently completed Grey Campaign Officials Ara tound bus station in Camden ^ * They have agreed to replace and EWflila Im repair the tower exactly as it Completing uetaiis m sUnds and make it l>ernukMnil y Preparation I sound. Although detailed plans Campaign officials for the 1950 Red Cross Fund Drive in Kershaw County were completing final details this week in preparation for the March 1 opening of the an nual appeal in this County and the Nation. Fund Campaign Chairman Jack Haile said announcement of Ker shaw County’s quota was expect ed to arrive any day from Nation al Red Croas Headquarters. Local officials in the drive, have not been released, it is ex pected that the exterior of the tower will be refinished, the roof replaced, And rotted beams re moved. According to Architect Little's estimate, tha repair work will coat tha city ap proximately 815.000. Tha citl- of Camden chose this method of other Mr. ducted through The ids recently. Tha > estimated cost was published With tha ♦h* fissg of ithod of retaining over two bar proposals submitted by r. Little in a balloting con- proposal at balloting. The contract for necessary re- x on I work on the city’s fire de partment house was also let to ace Campbell, residential chair- Alcott Construction Co. Whether man, Mrs. W. L. Goodale, win- or not the fire house repairs will dow display chairman, Rab Bred- be made'at the same time as the dy, publicity chairman, and work on the tower will i George Stuart treasurer, County on the arrival of necessaf lairman Haile stated. beams, council said. The steel “March is the traditional month shortage has made it necessary to set aside by RetT Cross chapters re-order certain baams and to throughout the country to present change specifications on others, to the public the needs of the There are tentative plans for organization for the coming year I remodeling the interior of tha and solicit financial support,” Mr. dty police department and the Haile added. “The Kershaw Chap-1 jail which is at present tacked on- How no definite committments re Panted In, Safety Program Chigf Soys The Ordinance Against Jaywalking To Be Enforced Soon Under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Com merce, pedestrian safety lanes have been painted as a part of the general JayCee safety program. The lanes, one on DeKalb street, and one on Broad street, are locat ed in the middle of the blocks and will permit pedestrians to cross the streets without going to the end of the blocks. Chief Alva Rush of the police department said that after * few week* in which to give pedes trians and motorists time to get used to the lanef an old city ordi nance which prevents Jay-walk- mg will be enforced. Chief Rush said that with the ncreasing amount of traffic in Camden it is imperative that this safety measure be taken. In the past the ordinance against Jay walking has been taken lightly nit the traffic in the business section of Camden now, crossing the streets “just anywhere” is in viting an accident, he said. With the lanes in the middle of tha blocks, the chief continued t is not a great distance from any point to croas the street in safety and taking the few extra steps may save a life or severe injury. The l year rcmuaeimg me invar] ” Mr. I city police departmer Chap- jail which is at present ter. joining with the more than]to the rear of the bull 3,500 chapters in this country. | ty an to the a member of the org to contribute]future project and to become 1 maintaining high quality service in the community by the Red Crocs is dependent upon full pub lic support in meeting the quc«a, which Is based on minimum needs of Red Cross services. “Since the Red Cross is an or ganization of all people every where, we are sure that the citi zens of our own communities will meet their responsibilities by providing means Tor carrying out our services.” Basic services expected to re quire the major expenditures for are disaster reliat f W. L. Jackson is the company commander and Frank Rector, Ernest Freitag and Tom Richards are first lieutenan Hospital Tag Day Netted Neat Sum The total proceeds from the Tag Day conducted by the Woman’s Auxiliary on Saturday, Feb. 11, amounted to $777.83, according to Mrs. Granger Gaither, chairman of the Tag Day committee. Mrs. Gaither said that she de sired to thank all who had help ed in any way, and she said she desired especially to thank the workers, the merchants who par ticipated in the cooperaive ad vertisement in The Chronicle and the colored team. She said the colored team did exceptionally fine work this year. The money derived from Tag Day will enable the auxiliary to go forward with some much need ed work at the hospital, she said. Wood Building At trailer Camp Burns next year vice* to members of the armed forces and to veterans through the Home Service department In the chapter, and the National Blood Program. Other chapter services to be maintained include health, education, and safety pro grams. Two Attending. Municipal Meet Mayor Henry Savage, Jr, and City Manager Lott Rogers are at tending the annual meeting of the Municipal Association of South Carolina which is being held id Columbia on Monday and Tues day of this week. The two-day meeting will fea ture talks and discussions by some Annual Gymkhana Sunday Afternoon Plans for the third annual gym khana to be given Under the aus- piote of the Camden Junior Chamber of ing^up tost and readiness for the big event scheduled to be staged on the turf of Kirkwood polo field on Sunday, beginning at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Tentative plans call for an af ternoon of riotous fun with a mule polo fame between teams made up of Rotarians and Klwan- foM »nd * basketball gams on mule back between city and coun ty officials. Whether the Rotarians, Ki- waniani, Camdenites and Ker- shawites can be persuaded to strut their stuff while mounted on mules is the big $84 question —but at any rate, should this galaxy of stars be * wee bit scar ed, there will be plenty of volun teers to fiH.the ranks of the reck less riders. The program as planned teems with exciting situations, all being brimful of laughs. Should the show offer the same interest next Sunday as it has done in the past, 1 the outstanding leader, of and will be offered on the polo arena in front of the grandstand. POLO GAME WEDNESDAY state and southeast Problems on licenses, public relations, finance, civil service, zoning, slum clear ance, traffic, law enforcement and other related problems will be dis cussed. DROP IN TEMPERATURE Sunday was one of the prettiest days of the Whole winter with the air just crisp enough to make one feel good, and the sun shin ing very brightly all day. The temperature took a nose dive Sunday night however, and there was Considerable frost on the ground Monday morning. The cold weather has taken a toll of camellia blossoms around Cam den. When oil leaking from aa oil heater In the shower and wash bulMing at the F. M. Watts trailer r p oa U. 8. Highway No. 1, Wateree river in Logoff, caught fire TMday afternoon, the Canteen fire department dlspatchsd er to the acres. The fir* spread rapidly i firemen arrived the building was Coming TPuddAbt# t rJSSt Events p. m. r Tavsra. J p. WwSAmm ] Hobkirk Hitt Chapter DAR at homa of Mrs. Claud* West 3:30 p. m. ' r« As a W, traction, the will n Birthday at- en polo club Kirk- afternoon H __ ts and the WhatChamacallits. The Mg question in the minds of the pros and amateurs who will n course in this Whether history trsvfl the Camden course two day mat to ‘ a fourth time ‘ SMS. in the c; L a the honors in *He was also open three there to Ga., . tea one of the larg- Mtg/ c “ 4 “ aknateitre are air skill rs planning in fee IpeS pros and to strut competi- are to be given for both of^Jim McNair, 's skill in competi- heart since Mc- now a pro. That means amateur hon- has the Camden course, in excellent condition for the tournament. * ' VISITED WEST POINT Midshipman Thorn well Frank Laurens st, Academv, mid- Acad- ted West Point, . emy, Annapolis, stay at West Point the idship- Begins On Thursday Eight Teams Entered In Basketball Tournament Eight Claw A and AA basketball teams Camden’s Kiwanis Club that th< to enter the state-wide tournament that organization's Hulan Small, Kiwanis Basket- uration. ball committee chairman and loc- la ' ll al girls’ basketball coach, says that even more teams are to be on to < Junior Chamber of Com merce is tb be commended for initiating tMs project, the Chief concluded. Much Interest In Open Golf Tourney Here March 8-9 Tha fourth annual Camden be held club on I to be While golfing During their the mid men carried out the normal.rou tine of the cadets. They attended classes end drills as well as vari ous sports contests and weekend social event* The purpose of the exchange visits is to maintain a high degree of understanding be tween the two services. ve notified [ planning ere under year’s tournament. • -I 1