31 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 28, 1979 Photo cutline -- Charles Miller, a senior Army ROTC cadet at Camden High School leads fellow ROTC cadets during the Christmas parade held Monday in Camden. Miller and other participants paraded before a large crowd which viewed the parade in sunny weather. Photo cutline -- Nurses Joyce Watkins and Joan Ella Ives are seldom surprised by what they encounter at the Health Department. Photo ...
24 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 21-26, 1986 Photo cutline -- Smoke Detectors have long played a vital role in saving lives, and the state and county are combining to help spread their use. Here, Sandra Vann Senn of the S. C. State Fire Marshal's Office, presents the first of 46 smoke detectors from her office to Kershaw County Fire Marshall Gary Elliot and REACT president Bob Mays. The smoke detectors will be distributed ...
35 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 14-19, 1975 Photo cutline -- Don't Drive Drunk -- The South Carolina Alcohol Safety Action Program's (ASAP) mobile breathalyzer van will be at the Colonial Cup on 11-15 to conduct free and non-binding breathalyzer demonstrations for the public. The van will be parked in front of Paddock on Saturday from 11 to 5. According to Bill Higgins, director of the Kershaw County Commission on Alcohol and Drug, the van ...
37 YEARS AGO -- Nov. 7-12, 1973 Photo cutline -- Costumed Adults -- Not to be outdone by the students, these adults dressed in costumes for Lugoff Elementary's Carnival. From left, Miss Catherine Watson, Miss Barbara Bennett, Mrs. Minnie Payne, and Mrs. Virginia Collins. Photo cutline – Most Original – This honor went to Jeff Robertson, a fifth grade student, at Lugoff Elementary's Halloween Carnival. Photo cutline – A Beautiful Wreath! ...
27 YEARS AGO -- Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 1983 Photo cutline -- Horse business -- Col. L.E. Meckstroth of Camden met recently with Les Tindal, South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, to celebrate the publication of the S.C. Horse Council horse directory. Also on hand were council president Jim Fisher, and directory chairman Bettylou Terry. Photo cutline -- Welcoming reception -- Several hundred Camdenites gathered at a reception welcoming ...
39 YEARS AGO -- Oct. 25-29, 1971 Photo cutline -- Receiving Letters of Commendation for high performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test are Camden High School students Diane C. Henderson, William L. (Dubby) Jackson, and William McCreight. Photo cutline -- Punt-Pass-Kick Winners -- 18 young athletes won trophies in the local Punt-Pass-Kick contest sponsored by Redfearn Ford Company of Camden. Winners are Francis E. Pfohl, Jr.; Beckwith ...
25 YEARS AGO -- Oct. 11-16, 1985 Photo cutline -- Troy Jordan is one of several newcomers who Dennis Metz is counting on to help the Lugoff-Elgin cross country team in the state meet. Jordan recorded a personal best time of 18:22 for the 3.1 mile Fort Jackson course on Wednesday. Photo cutline -- Landy Greene takes the ball for a run in last week's junior varsity ...
Photo cutline -- Legion's DSA Recipients -- Mrs. Marion DuPont Scott and Richard W. Lloyd were awarded the local American Legion's Distinguished Service Award for 1966-67 and 1967-68, respectively, in ceremonies at the Post 17 home Monday evening. Pictured are Raymond Woolfe, who accepted for Mrs. Scott; Legion Commander Grainger Kornegay; Henry Savage, who make the presentations; and Mr. Lloyd.
Photo cutline -- Wilson Mills of Camden laughs with Johnny Crowell, one of aviation's great early pioneers, during a luncheon Saturday at the Holiday Inn. Crowell was here for a meeting of the OX-5 Pioneers, a group made up primarily of men who were active in the early days of aviation. Crowell, 85, presented Mills with a plaque "in recognition of his outstanding achievements in advancing aviation and for his assistance and friendship for ...
Photo cutline -- The Commitment to providing emergency medical care in the field by Emergency Medical Services technicians like William Mangum, Abe Burroughs, Bill Couthen, Carolyn Harvey and Della Stokes with the Kershaw County EMS is recognized this week through the observance of Emergency Medical Services this Week in South Carolina.
Photo cutline -- When Things Get Tough, sometimes it's best just to stand back from the action and regroup for a minute on the sidelines. That's what Camden's Mike Frost appeared to be doing during Friday night's game with South Florence.
30 YEARS AGO Sept. 3, 1980 Photo cutline -- Gayle Breon, head nurse on the surgical wing at the Kershaw County Memorial Hospital, talks to Janet Mazeika, who had undergone surgery the week before. Mrs. Breon says of nursing, "This is what I want to do and always will do." Three longtime public servants will be honored sometime in the spring of 1981 when a "Kershaw County Favorite Sons Day" is held. John C. ...
Camden High Graduates Busch Twins Parting After Earning Degrees
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