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" 1 WITHIN Yot there are seN such'a Gift w come. There's no gi more practical th; No Gift can fort, or furnish a minder of yo throughout many There's some who will welcom gift. Sho SUMTI BIRD STUDY NEEDED that the Association has available is disbursing $30,000 for this purpose, IN THE SCHOOLS Professor J. D. Corington, of the Department of Biology, University of Education Week Brings Campaign. South Carolina, has recently been lp Co-operation of Teachers Urged pointed Field Agent of the Associa tion for this State, and he- is this A bird in the bush is worth two in week communicating with all County .the hand. Such is the modern twist Superintendents of Education in an endeavor to secure their co-operation given to an old adage, and ornitholo- in advancing nature study in our jists everywhere are familiar with shos hswr sbig cn tlhe array of cold figures which prove dce spr fteetninsr this statement in the most convincingvieothUnerty manner. The Mockingbird, the Rob- Ounaiebrsrebl tocp in, the Partridgo,-nearly all of ourwihternualnmesbtsad native birds in fact, are not only ca- i edo rtcinfo osito tures of grace and beauty that inidcdb asuha h nls many cases delight us with song orSpro anDmetcCades wonderfully developed instinct. They pcal rj1mnhmef rniM are each' worth a not inconsiderablelyithfomftept-uerad sum of money to the agricultural in-thsmlborud pseorf te'rests of the nation, and hence more rfeo ln-ht r praswt or less directly to the- individuals of ns-obn rciiis any community. And their colletive Teeaesfcetlw led value is enormous.upnhebostsereucpoe The National Association of Audu-tonbuthsarntefredi bon Societies was established in 1901 mn oaii8 uta ntepe fer 'the protection of wild birds aidnt aeo rhbtp tcpol animb.is, and todiy so high a value isasahoemtbeeintelw placed upon the services to mankind adapoeo t utc eoeI of or fn-e an feaherd fien thay be enfociatio Thas Federale Mind Prfeso J DF orgof the Depatmet o BogyUeary ofb SouhCroinha reverty eek tp poitemFelde of thesofa tionfor th e tat andi th weeknan communctniihalCut endevortohecue their cooeation in adva cination studynour schols Ths wrkil o being cn ducted s r ptevnionn e vice ofrthe University ournatve ird are a 4t cp wit tei n T eneisu stand L. ulI I fly GmIt y Family Circle a eral to whom . " ill be most wel ft more personal, or in footwear. give more real com more pleasant re ar thoughtfulness months to come. on YOUR gift list e shoes-the useful e Co. C R, S. C. ratory Bird Law, for example, recog- and affiliate with Clubs. Children take nizes that our common and very use- naturally to subjects dealing with ful song birds are not the property of outdoors,-witn plants and animals any one state or peoples, but of the Nature study now forms large part entire Nation, and imposes penalties of the weekly program of the major for their destruction. How many ity of American schools, and no other communities in South Carolina en- department of instruction succeeds 5( force this law? . Hlow many, in fact, well in stimulating pupils to a work even know of its very existence? which is all lay. The classes iclefti Birds are of inestimable service to fy the many kinds of birds nd study mankind as destroyers of noxious in-- r habits, ...thi.g especially.t"ei. sects and wveedl seeds. These pests ns-uligad ram o h are their natural food and will be yug hycntutn tn oe kept in check if only the birds arewitrfengsaos, ndbr encouraged and protectedl a little in--bts eoelngte(etutv stead of meeting persecution. The isicso h eu ml o loss of agriculture in the UnitedAmrcnaetasfmditoon States from Insect depredation alonestcivatvte, lebcos runs into the millions of dollars an- mr ral dctdadtlrn nually. This question then aff'ects the ctzn n h tt stegie farmer dlirectly, and the city tax-pay- teeybt nmnpwradbr er but slightly less, though it is diffi--Pwr cult the general public to take such TeAscainoeae hog matters at all seriously. Let us hope Jno uu~nCus vihi s that the people of the Palmetto State tbihsadasssi ieshoso will respond wvhile there are yettecury Tehrs iRra birds to assist and save.Sholuslywecmteopo-n The 'National Association wiselyitfrsevcofhsnauauIn saw that the proper place to conductevrscoli ahtovanctyf such educational wvork was primarily teSaeteespl ea es n In the gr'aded schools, though all high tahr~h vl ) ufcetyitr schools studients are urgedi to assist et~ ofr n hs lb.T iorpuduonnClbs iTthescholsno th-twotedgiates ini Cnadawith total mmbershpdofby every5 W achily. Itshtelts joiusuahl e' dong of clbourg ownn o h t~chr lativeo frins ystt aet. Tetywheoono ritheis to Thete Mangiftrirac aeo terov ctooougghtfstlneaent henfor -two gitye oecr-ar.l ote ece orec hl ing orde yor owie osub- ~rtybutn) hw wfillr nogtifyed-eaddeWodpckerivt ne tveryn betefr gitrcieai td efeso nmn thoughtfulnssanillfilaer with aeilbosix Chlesnsak atiure a dylordmicture oft the ear.bird the outliny program coof bythejr intanoorderefocansub-hpopi, andalsofrstd ynd ote willnotiy th reeiv-citaion in im litin eachl t awork tflnesworing isuc al l Theclasses identis fy.the anyhkids ofdvrdscad.stud theirTmesaits, waatcia, sCilly andi nest-uildng anBreaing oth baths~?ve. Beor7ln te e truciv rage Aure AUCTION EVERY NIGHT 7:30 Why not attend this big event and pur chase your Xmas Gifts at your own price? Diamonds [ Watches Pearls Wrist Watches Clocks Ivory Cut Glass China G. C. COOPER JEWELER Next Door City Market Sumter, S. C. ticable, hut if madeQ would show miany mililion folios. Pittsburgh, D~ec. 18.-The first at emipt at river shipment of steel on a large scale waIs madle todlay by the 2arnegie steel company. A cargo of 3,500 tons loaded in ten barges, left weer on a journey dlown the Ohio and Mfissisippi river, wvhich wilt terminate it New Orleans. O AS 1922 hristmas is here." rful Yuletide fires loved1 ng. To sing the 0old, old1 ghts of yester-year hal is the thrill that Cnrist f the year's best friend - we're thinking of you [Ir you, too, all joy and stmas Season. VTAL BANK esident. , Vice-President. shier. a year's subscription to the Associa tion's excellent illustrated magazine, "Bird -Lore." The cost of this equip ment greatly exceeds the ten cent fee per child, but is made possible by As sociation funds available for this use, which as before mentioned amount to $30,000 for the current year. Professor Corrington wants to see the children of South Carolina re ceive their share of -this national ap propriation. It is impossible at the present time to communicate directly with every teacher in the State, but it is hoped that the co-operation of the County Superintendent, of the Press, and of interested parents will bring their attention to this matter. Any teach er interested in the formation of a Junior Audubon Club' in her room or school is urged to communicate with the state agent, who will forward lit erature further . explaining the pur poses and methods of the Association. If a sample copy of the statly luaf lets is desired, enclogt flyn vents in stamps, The figOnt 1s also able to supply other equipment, such as chart books, ote. Professor Corrington intends reach ing directly as many parts of the State as possible in a aorica of talks on birds. Schools interestcd in secur ing such n lecture, designed primarily for graded school children, should communicate, stating whether or not they have a projection lantern avail able for the display of colored lantern slides. All expenses incidental to such talks are borne by the National Association. GOVERNMENT OWNS THRM" MILLION BOOK, Washingtoi, Dec. 21 (Capital News' Service.)--loused in the most beauti ful, complete, and modern Library Buildin gin the world, the United States possesses in the Congressional Library the greatest single education al unit extant. Over 3,000,000 books are now in the collection. To them are to be added manuscripts, maps, and pieces of mu sic to the number of many millions more, with a resultant total implying Othe existence under a single roof and administration of a mass of collec tions, literary and artistic, any of which might justly be the entire con cern of an independent institution, ac cording to the annual report of the Librarian of Congress, just submitted to Congress. Since the Library was removed from the Capitol to the new building, it has grown at the rate of 1,000,000 a decade. On July 1 last the books numbered 3,000,408; the maps and charts, 174,093; pieces of music, 954, 304, and prints, 428,745. The number of pieces in the map division, with the ordnance and insurnncy' maps ite mized, reached 500,000. An itemized count of the manuscripts is imprac CITATION NOTICE The State of South Caroli::a, County of Clarend:,m. By J1. M. Windham, Proba.te Judge: Whereas, Jesse Calhoun m-.de suit to nme grant him Lett rs of Adminis tration of the Estate an I effects of Weston Calhoun. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the K indIredi and Creditors of the said Weston Cal houn dleceasedl, that they be and ap pear before me, in the Cotet of Pro bate, to be held at Manning, &. C., on the 1st day of January next, after publication hereof, ait 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to showv eause, if any they have, why the said Admini. ~ration should not be granted. Given undecr my hand, this 13th d. y of December, Anno Domini, 1922. J. M. Windham, c'hg. Judige of Probate. O CHRIS TM "Sing we all merrily, ( Once more round chee faces smile in happy greeti roundelay, as wistful thou low the season and the day And in our own hearts mas brings, as memories o ships are revived. And s< here today, and wishing f happiness this Merry Chri FIRST NATIOl W. C. DAVIS, Pr A. C. BRADHAMV J. T. STmKES Cu