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Seaboard Boys New Equipment Five of the latest type, high speed freight locomotives and one thou sand all-steel, modern box cars .have bee>n purdh&sed recently by the Sea board Air Line Railroad, and have been put in operation on the lines of the company, N. G. Ledbetter, Sea board representative in Columbia, announced a few days ago. The new locomotives represent the apex of mechanical genius. An idea of their enormous length was Been When it required 77 full grown men cover the overall-length. Above them was the imposing super-structure, towering more than 15 feet from tlhe ground, and oovered with innumer able gadgets, whose purpose is pro bably unknown except to the engin eer in his skillful unleashing the full power of 4,000 horse in speedily and safely delivering wares, to and from, and in the South via Seaboard. 'The new locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Ed dystone, Pa., was constructed primar ily for high speed freight servce. The locomotives are capable of (handling fifty per cent more tonnage than those used at present. Their tenders carry 24 tons of coal and 16,000 gal lons of water, enabling them to tra vel unusually long distances without operating stops. Each of the new engines is practi cally two engines in one. This is made possible by tfhe adaptation of two enormous driving unite on each ?ide instead of one. Each unit pro pels the driving wheels, each taller than the average man, and is sup plied witih superheated, live steam ? the essence of locomotive power. The thousand new t>ox care were built in the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Ccfmpany's shop at Richmond and at Birmingham, and resulted in several months employ ment of thousands who might other wise have (been unemployed. - The new box cars are of all steel construction, and with their wooden lining, (h<eat reflecting and resisting outside special aluminum paint offer fhaximum protection to the lading. BLANEY RESIDENT DIES IN BALTIMORE A. C. Rose of Blaney died at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore at 5:30 yesterday morning, according to word received here yesterday. He had been in ill health for several weeks. Mr. Rose was a well known bus ness man of Blaney and leaves a largo number of friends and relatives to mourn his passing. He is survived by his widow, for merly Miss Elise Bnlbb of Laurens; one daughter, Miss Martlhft Rose of Blaney; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Rone of Blaney; six sisters, Mrs. W. P. Ross and Miss Ellie Rose of Blaney, Mrs. E. L. Perry of Colum bia, Mrs. Willis Ross of New Brook land, Mrs. J. E. Ross of Camden and Mrs. Sadie Moody of Spartanburg, and three brothers, Stanley Rose and Walter Rose, Jr., of Blaney and J. G. Rose of Slpartanburg Funeral arrangements had not been announced last night. Tuesday's State. GRADUATION EXERCISES FOR BARON DEKALB SCHOOL The following is the program for Baron DeKalb School. Sunday May 5th, at 4 p.m. Bacca laureate Sermon by the Rev. A. D. McArn of Camden. Monday May 6th at 8 p. m. Class Day Exercises.^ Tuesday May 7th at ft a.m. Gram mar S'chool Cornmencelment consist ing of the regular exercises and the awarding of the promotion certifi cated from the 7th grade to high ?chool and the awarding of the atten dance and scholarship certificates. Tuesday May 7th at 8 p. m. High School Graduation. The speaker will be Mr. W. D. Magginis of Winthrop College, president of the South Caro lina Education Association. The list of graduates Is as follows: Howard Ettera, John Fletcher, ?Robert Hoard, Anena Gay, Nannie | Muni), Cora Truesdtle, Sara Horton. Martha. Ruth, Myra Owens, Kath- j ?tine Ottafft, Annie Rutftf Owen*. | Liberty HiH News April 29 ? The work of replastering and making other improvements on the Presbyterian Church is progress ing very well, but will probably not be completed in tinve for use next Sunday, so it seems very likely that the school house will be used again. On last Sunday Superintendent R. C. Jones conduoted the Sunday school there and also the morning church service, no service being held at nigft*. Genei-al farm work was pushed forward very satisfactorily last week and the fine rain on Sunday, with light showers on Monday, was very acceptable to most farmers. Some cotton and much com land is still to be planted. Some of our early gar deners have been using cafcbage and Irish potatoes fresh from their gar dens in April, and beans and other things will be added to the "bill of fare". District Forester Forsythe of Flor ence was here Tuesday last consult ing witih officials of the Liberty Hill unit with reference to a barbecue and other matters of interest to the For estry Association. Ex-Gov. John G. Richards and Mrs Richards were Lancaster visitors on Wednesday last, attending a musical at the First Methodist Church. They were accompanied on the trip by Mrs. N. S. Richards. Misses Sophie Richards of Lancas ter, and Annie Mae Cureton of Cam den, spent Sunday at their (frame here. Mr. F. B. Floyd has moved his saw mill and is now cutting lumber on the lands of Mr. C. D. Cunningham near his home. ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT CITI ZENS' MILITARY CAMPS Mr. Stanley Llewellyn, of Camden, has accepted appointment as county representative for Kershaw County to assist local youths to qualify for this Summer's Citizens' Military Training Camps, it was announced yesterday. The county representative also made it known that public spirited physicians of the county have again volunteered their services to the Gov ernment and will give free physical examinations to candidates for the training camps. Young men of this county should apply for these examinations to I)r. George S. Rhame, Camden. A recent increase in appropriations by Congress has more than douJbled the number of men who may attend the camps this year, and all youths between 17 and 24 years are eligible to apply. The Government pays such necessary expenses as trans portation to camp and return and furnishes wholesome food, uniforms, laundry service, and athletic equip ment. The camps run for thirty days and attendance docs not obligate the can didates for future (military service of any kind. Clinton Walker CompleteH Marine Training Course Clinton L. Walker, of Boykin, Completed th<n course of training at tho Marine Barracks, Parris Island and was transferred on April 24th, to the Marino Barracks, Quantlco, Va., for duty with the Fleet Marine Force. He is the son of Mr. James H. Walker. Mr. Walker entered tho Marine Corps at the Marine Headquarters Office, Post Office Building, Savan nah, Ga., last February. He is a graduate of the Camden high school class of 1982. Applicants are now being accepted for service in the Marine Corps at the Savannah office. Applications are mailed Hvigh school graduates upon request. Methodist Church Next Sunday Church School at 10:00 A. M. con-| ducted by the superintendent Dr. A. Humphries. Preaching at 11:15 by the pastor. Theme: Does God Reveal Himself? and How? Preaching at 8:00 P. M. "Where Art Thou?" We are now being as sisted in the night service by a large group of young people from our Ep worth League. Come and enjoy the good singing. C. P. Wlmfoerly, Pas tor* Bethune News Items Bethune, S. C., April 29 ? The Be thune Chapter U. D. C. was enter tained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. D. T. Yarbrough and Mrs. Margaret Marion. Miss Eloise Miller, president, pre sided and the ritual wuus used in opening. Plans were made for Me morial Day. Mrs. R. *K. Tomipkln* of .Kershaw, a former president of the Chapter, will make a talk to the school children during Chapel period on the morning of the 10th. j Mrs. Marion gave a sketch of Syd ney Lanier's life; Mrs. G. B. McKin non read "The Flute to His Master" by Dorothy Blount Lamar and Mrs. D. M. Mays told of the "Boyhood Days in South Carolina" of Gen. DeSaussure. Ice creatm and caramel cake were served during the social hour by the hostesses. Tftito Junior-Senior reception was held on the lawn of the residence of Mrs. A. B. McLaurin Friday evening. Teachers and trustees of the school LADIES NIGHT GIVEN BY ROTARIANS AT "THE PINJBS" '? 4 1 A most delightful affair of the Ifvast week was the annual ladies night given by the Rotarians at the Pines on Thursday evening . For this occasion the banquet liall at the Pines was most attractively decorat ed. As the Rotary Annes arrived they were presented lovely corsages and etchings of Uhfe Presbyterian Church. They were then welcomed by J. H. Osborne, president of the Club. Lucky numbers were given the ladies and 25 attractive prizes award ed the winners. ~*A very amusing part of the pro gram was the questions answered by the Voice of Experience, Lee Little. Mrs. James Gandy and Mr?. F. N. McOorkle, Camden {musicians, ren dered musical -numbers consMfam-'Pf piano solos and duets which reced ed hearty applause. A debate, Resolved tlhat Blonds, Make Better Wives than Brunetts, was enjoyed and very amusing. The affirmitave Bide of the debate was by Moultrie Burns and John deLoach while the negative side was by John Villepigue and Reuben Pitts. The Brunetts won. , A prize was presented the Rotar ian having the best attendance for the year and this was presented Sam Karesh by Rev. A. D. McArn. Four Rotarians tied for this prize. Joto Villepigue, president-elect was presented and made a short talk, say ing he had living on one side of him the first Rotary president and on the other side the out-going president, so if he as the new president did any thing wrong it wouldn't be his fault. The grand prize, an exquisite bas ket of flowers, was won by Mrs. A. JD. McArn. A delightful dinner was prepared and Berved by Mrs. Truesdale. Around 100 guests enjoyed this affair. i)nd the ministers in town were pre sent. A Dutch program was presented by members of the grammar grades in .quaint costumes. Girls of the Home Economics department served the prettily appointed tables. Miss Mary Louise McLaurin at tended The Reveler's Ball in Green ville last week. Miss McKinnon was accompanied Iby her mother, Mrs. A. K. McLaurin. Miss Mary Brannon and sister, Mrs. Wade Atkinson of Columbia were weekend guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Brannon. Miss Kathryno Truesdell attended the Sims-New wedding in Rock Hill | Saturday evening. The men of the church held their regular monthly meeting 1n tbo ^Ing Davis hotel Monday evening. The speaker of the evening was Rev. A. B. Ferguson, Chaplain of the House I of Representatives! I Dinner was served by metnhors of the Epworth I^J\|fue. Mr. Ferguson was accompanied by Mr. S. M. Keels of Columbia. Mrs. Gary Parker and little son have been visiting relative* In Greer. Mesdames D. M. Maya, G. B. Mc Kinnon, M. G. King and E. Z. Truesdell attended a Conference of Ridge District U. D. C. Md in the! Governor Signs Wine Measure Sale and manufacture of natural wines, up to 14 per cent by weight of alcohol was made legal in South Car olina recently when Governor Johns ton affixed his signature to the so called "wine bill". The bill, introduced originally by Representative Calhoun Thomas, Beaufort, carried the names of 67 house members as authors. It passed thlrough the house without contest and sailed smoothly through the sen ate, with one amendment, to make the content 14 per cent, alcohol by weig(ht.? In its original form, it provided that "?natural wines" should follow the definition of the federal statute. In the senate, it was amended to fix the alcoholic content at 14 per cent, by weight. Representative Thomas acted as floor leader for the measure in the house. Revenue under the bill will be di vided between the state, counties and municipalities, 40-40-20, as under the present law. The act as signed reads: "All beer, ales, porter and all otlhter simil ar cnalt or fermented beverages con taining not in excess of B per cent, of alcohol by volume and all natural wine as defined by federal Btatuto . .not exceeding 14 per cent, al cohol by weight shall be and are here by declared non-alcoholic beverages and non-intoxicating. "There shall be levied and collected cn all beers, ales, porter . . . and natural wines not exceeding 14 per cent, alcohol by weight offered for sale in this state a tax of 15 cents per gallon, provnded, however, that if such fbeer, ale, porter, wine or si milar malt or fermented beverage be offered for sale in bottles there shall be levied a tax of 2 cents for every bottle containing not more tftvan 12 ounces and 1 cent for every addition-] six ounces ov fraction thereof "The taxes or license fees shall be paid to the SoutH Carolina tax com fcnission, 40 per cent, of which shall be paid into the state treasury fori ordinary state purposes, 40 per cent, into 'the county where the wine or' beer was Bold at retail and 20 per cent, into the city, town, or incorpor-j ated village in which the beer or wine was sold at retail. "In case of sale outside of towns, cities or incorporated villages, 60 per cent, of tihto tax and license fee shall be paid into the State treasury for school purposes and 50 per cent, to the county in which the beer or wine was sold. "This act shall take effect upon its approval by the governor." HERMITAGE DRAMATIC CLUB TO PRESENT MINSTRELS The Hermitage Dramatic Club will present "Happy Hollow Minstrels", a blackface comedy in three parts, at tlhte Pine Tree Hill School, Saturday hight, May 4. The curtain will rise promptly at 8:30 o'clock on this spec tacular performance of blackface merriment. Besides the first part op ening circle there will be two added attractions, "Black Clouds", a dis putation between two 'cullud' ladies; and, "Black Vamp", a sketch about a hen-pecked husband. This play Is being presented for the benefit of the school shrufb fund and the ad mission will bo 10c and 25c. Music will be furnished by the "Pour Aces" dance ordhtestra. first Presbyterian Church, Rock Hill Thursday of last week. Mrs. R. K. Tompkins of Kershaw was also a member of the party, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Truesdell, Mrs. Hattie Heustess and Clarence Heus tess attended the funeral of Mrs. G. E. Hay, who died in her homo at Society Hill and was buried at Wes ley Ohapel Cemetery near Hartsville Friday morning. Dr. E. Z. Truesdell and June Truesdell attended the State Medical meeting held in Florence last week. Alvin Clybum and Wade Ratcliffo have opened up a grocery store in the A. K. McLaurin building adjoining the j>ost office. Mr. and Mrs. N. E Truesdell and infant daughter were (Tinner guests of Hiss Helen Garlanrt In Columbia TtwrmUy. Polo Chb Has Successful Season Camden's polo season has reached a conclusion for the play Sunday was the final match of the year. In spite of a drizzling- rain in the morning the poloists at 3 p. m. played the final matdh of the season to a most fitting ending 6 -5 . Due to the wet weather the crowd on hand was not as large as usual and out of town visitors were few. To. the final bell it was a close and hard fought match with neither side able to gain a lead of more than j one goal and many times the board' showed ties. For the country team the best play ing was done by Pomeroy while tfhe towners all played a very even game. At the end of the sixth chukker the! scoro stood 5-5 and contrary to the usual custom another round was not begun, until one or the otlher side sent ?home the final tally. Lineup: Pos. Town Country 1? H. Savage K. Tupperl ^ Duliose W. Pomeroy Litt,e C. Robinson 4? A. Boykin j. Bates Umpire, Kirby Tupper, Jr., Time keeper, Ancrum Boykin, Sr. Town goals, Savage (1) DuBose (1), Little (1), Boykin (2). Country goals, Pomeroy (2), Tup per (2), Bates (1). With summer approaching the !horses and riders will (have a long rest from this strenuous sport, until next December, when the Camden Polo cliib will again become active. The club this year has made, great strides in improvement. In Febru ary this club reorganized, joined the Polo Association of America and the following officers were elected; President, Samuel Russell; first vice president, Walton Ferguson, Sr.; se cond vice president, Ancrum Boykin; Secretary and treasurer, Ralph w! ????&* man??er ^ coach, Maj. Grove Cullum. ~ - The board of directors elected were: Harry D. Kirkover, Samuel Russell, Mrs. Watson Putmeroy, An crum Boykin, Sr., Walton Ferguson, Sr., and Mrs. John Devine. Recently Camden lost one of its greatest boosters and the Polo club one of its staundtoest supporters in the death of Robert W. Pomeroy, which occurred in New York City. Mr. Pomeroy had been a member of the winter colony for many yeai'S and besides being a prominent bus iness ad civic leader, he was an ar dent follower of sports in Camden. The season this year has bo*;n prolbably the most successful in the history of the club. The games be tween the two local teanns, Who town and country, have been scheduled every Sunday and various trophies have been played for. The John De Vine cup was won by the Towners in the three-game series in January. In March the Russell awards were captured by the out-of -towners as well as the W. Herbert King trophies, played for in the same montfft. The season's out-of-town matches were composed of two trips to Au gusta, Ga., and they name to this' town twice for the return matches. I All of theso exhibitions were hard fought, four with the Juniors and three with the seniors. Several weeks later were tlhe Winston Salem games. The North Carolinians were here for the first, two ?jnmc>s and at Faster time the lorals wont, to Win ton-Ralem for return gnmfbs. On the homo field the Oamden poloists were victorious both times and in Winston Salem honors were divided, with the local outfit taking the first and los ing the final. Maj. Orove Cullum, former chief of the United States armfy remount service, Ihfcs boon a resident here throughout tho winter and spring, and has been coach and manager of tho Polo club.. A great deal of the success this season has been due to [efforts on his part. As a whole this sport has 1>een greatly improved during the year and larger crowds of fans than ever bo fore havo enjoyed tflw games. Many new ponies have been added to the strings and a faster, more consistent has undoubtedly added much to tho entertainment or visitors and re aidants of tho town and has done Much Interest Shown In Meeting To night Leading citizens from various sect ions of Kershaw County as well aa in Camden are showing an unusual interest in the civic meeting which ia to be held at the Camden Hotel on Wednesday, May 1st, at 7:30 p. m. The progress dinner is to be a fea ture of the program, together with tmusio, singing. and inspirational and instructive talks, a general confer ence participated in at will, by all who attend. The tickets for tttve din ner are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce office at the Corner Book Store, or may be purchased from ono of the following: II. M. Kennedy, Jr., Dr. J. I). Zemp at DeKalb Pharmacy, F. I). Goodale Jewelry Store, John K deLoach, Lawrence Wallnau at The Leader store, and Henry D. Green. Only loo tickets are being offered for sale as this is about the capacity of tln> dining room. Those interested in attending should not wait for a personal invitation but secure your ticket at once. Many opportunities are becoming availaible about now and it is felt tilvat an active, coordinated interest and effort on the part of our citizens would be timely. The Federal Gov ernment is preparing to expend ap proximately three billion dollars in the near future and it is believed that much of this money will be dis tributed to a certain extent among those communities making a strong bid for it and showing their cause ?n.rst strongly and convincingly. Highways ai'e to be built, public work is to be developed still more, build ings are to be erected, C. C. C. camps are to be increased, forestry work is to bo developed, erosion con trol work is to be developed, the coun ty terracing program is to bo built up, and various other activities, both now known and expected, will no doubt become available to the com munity that is wide awake and organ izedto- grasp sucfr* opportunities. In addition public parks will no doubt be acquired and dedicated to the Fed eral Government and State; civic and community improvements and developments will be made in various ways. It should be realized that such a project as the Federal Government buying probably 300,000 acres in Ker shaw and Chesterfield Counties, as the county Terracing program which is largely paid for r>y the Govern ment, as C. C. C. camps, as Govern ment institutional headquarters, etc. are not [matters that just happened to fall in the midst of our county, but Uhat these accomplishments are the result of definite and concerted efforts on the part of someone. It is only practical to believe that still more things of this and other natures can be secured for Kershaw County if our leading citizens will combine their efforts and to- pirate on a com mon front for the general good of our county as a whole. Kershaw Coun ty now has a number of accomplish ments to its credit which it can well bo proud of, but the tJh'inking man will not rest on his laurels but will continue to do everything in his pow er to better his community, to fur ther th" bounds of progress arid civ ilization, to so live and act that hifl community will be a 'better place when he goes to his reward than the way when he found It. 'Phis is only fair and right in the behalf of pos terity. This therefore is the final call to all male citizens whe, are deeply Inter ested in the welfare and betterment and good of Camden and Kershaw County to take advantage of this oc casion, come out to the meeting Wed ? nesday night, contribute your ideal and other assistance and let us all pull together for a still greater Cam den and Kertflinw County. Legion Auxiliary Meeting | The American Legion Auxiliary will meet w i Oh' Mrs. Carl Weston Fri day afternoon, May 3rd at 4 p.m. much to help establish Camden's re putation as one of the sporting cen ters of the South. Oti testimony that, 1i"er husband ate onions, Mrs. Kittabel Ferring ton wea granted a divorce on tho grounds of cruelty. \