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ANNOUNCEMENTS | . FOR CLERK (}F COURT 1 hereby announce myself as a can- 1 did ate for re-election to the office of Clerk of ?ourt for Kershaw County, subject to the rules and regulations of the democratic primary. H. Clyburn. ,FOR COUNTY SUPT. OF EDUCA TION. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Education for Kershaw county, subject to the rules and regulations of the demo cratic primary. ALLEN B. MURCHISON. FOR ROAD SUPERINTENDENT. We, the many friend* of James R. West do hereby announce him as a candidate for the office of Road Su perinterf&ent for Kershaw County. Mr. West is a porgres^ive young man and eminently qualified to discharge the duties of the office. We believe Mr. West will be fair and just to ev ery section of our County in build ing and maintainnig the public high ways. Many friends. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Road Superintendent of Ker shaw county, at the approaching primary election, and pledge myself if elected to faithful and efficient ser vice. G. W. Turner. ESTATE NOTICE. All persons having claims against the estate of Eugene P. Carver, de ceased, are hereby notified to file same, duly verified with the under signed; and those indebted to said estate will please make payment to the undersigned. CLARA P. CARVER, Administratrix. Kirkland & Kirkland, Attorneys. Camden, S. C., April 4th, 1924. STATEMENT of the Ownership, Management, Etc., as required by the Act of Congress of August, 24, 1912, of The Watereo Messenger, published weekly at Cam den, South Carolina, for April 1st, 1924: State of South Carolina, t County of Kershaw. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the state and county aforesaid, ' personally appeared C. W. Birchmore, who having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the editor and owner of the Wateree Messenger, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and be lief, a true statement of the owner ship, management, etc., of the afore said publication for the date shown in the caption, required by the Act of August, 24th, 1912, embodied iff Sec tion 448, Postal Laws and Regula tions: , ,< I That the names and addressee of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Publisher, C. W. Birchmore, Cam den, S. C. Editor, C. W. Birchmore, Camden, S. C. Managing Editor, C. W. Birchmore, Camden, S. C. Business Manager, C. W. Birch more, Camden, S. C. That the owner is C. W. Birchmore, Camden, S. C?* Sworn to before me this 1st day of April, 1924. C. W. Birchmore. W. F. Nettles, L. S. Notary Public for S. C. ? *FARM GOSSIP. The cheapest cultivation you can give a crop Is that which you give it in the form of good preparation be fore it Jb planted. Maybe the world does need cotton, but what will the world give you per pound for a 12,000,000 bale crop? It is very hard to keep from speak ing disrespectfully of the ancestry of scrubs. ^arm folk who beautify their home* naturally want them to have attrac tive names. "A farm without a garden is like av^oman without religion." ? James Speed. ^ Whoso bifyeth poor seed becauso they are cheap lo3eth ten-fold more than he saveth. i : < ? If you would sell furm stuff easily, raise better stuff than the other fel jSrJV; a 4 T" P Ofte-thlrd of South Carolina's farm | Unihts move annually, which fact ;moves strongly against community * ' development and progressive agricul tot. f&l^Tlp to towners: Do not waste, sympathy ,on "Isolated country peo pie." A farm is never lonesome to people who love nature. . 11 Reforestation today is preparation for^tomorrow. - 1 mml IHS'is I "Nine Ninety Nine." I I Thero'8 a now victor in the motor' boat racing world and whenever enthusiasts gather for the ne*t few 1 months to speculate on the big e- 1 vents scheduled for the coming seas on, its pretty safe to presume that they will have considerable to say a bout "Nine Ninety Nine." Ldsel B. Ford's new racer is a marvel in its claas. To the old tim ers who gatehered for the sweep ? stakes race down at Miami, Fla., a couple of weeks ago it was a complete surprise. "Nine Ninety Nine" made its de but when it entered for the BiBcayne Bay 1924 championship on the after noon of March 7th, with a ? dozen other contenders for the honor. At the gun, the trim, sturdy little craft fairly leapt into the fray and then settled down beautifully for the 20 lap grind around the two-mile course. Soon it had taken half a lap lead nVf>r its nearest competitor and steadily maintained this until the end of the heat,' and without being pushed to any oxtent carried away the honor* of the day in splendid style. "Nine Ninety Nine", with the same sure, confident air of the first day, I and letting out a trifle more went in i to the second heat of the race with a (new burst of speed, lapped its near jest competitor three times and easily i held that lead to the end of the forty ?niile grind, winning the championship i and the McAllister Hotel Trophy, a ! magnificent silver cup standing 2'J ' inches high on its bhse of ebony. | "Nine Ninety Nine", with the same | sure, confident air of the first day, i and letting out a tr fie more went in ;to the second heat -of the race with a new burst of speed, lapped its nearest competitor three times and easily held that lead to the end of the forty .mile grind, winning the championship jand the McAllister Hotel Trophy, a j magnificent silver cup standing 29 i inches high on its base of ebony. | Nine N.aety Nine" arrived home ; a day or two ago-at the Ford Engine jering Laboratory out at Dearborn, i Mich., where it will remain until the ; big classics later in the year. f The name, "Nine Ninety Nine", flashing its silvered letters on the sides, seemed rather familiar and perhaps a bit significant. Many will remember the name. Not a score of years ago, when Henry Ford wat pioneering in the automo bile business he developed a racing car, christened it "999" and drove it to victory in races all over the coun try. It was with "999" that he first broke the mile-a-minute record. Ford experts, pioneering now in gas driven nautical engines, seems to | ave attained a notable achievement in the motor hidden beneath the glistening dock of Nine Ninety Nine", which returned a winner in the first race of its career. "The Nine Ninety Nine", is 2S feet, 6 inches long and has a 60 foo. beam.. It is of V bottom displace ment and built for the International Swepstakes class. It is of mahoguny with a three-ply bottom, two-ply .fides and one-ply top. The dock is >t streamline design and there is no raised engine hatch. The engine, a 12-cylinder Ford Li betr.v marine conversion is a distinct development of Ford engineers. In building it they used the crank- j ease, crankshaft and connecting rod-) I of the Ford Libetry aircraft engine, j The pistons, camshaft, valve I springs, ignition, carburetor, induction ' manifolding nml exhaust piping are of new design. The cylinders are of an entirely different design than in the Libetry and are made of steei forg ings welded together. The original displacement o? th ? Liberty was 1650 cubic inches, but in the new engine the displacement is 13 -r>0 cubic inches, about 20 per , cen? less than that of the Libetry, but de spite this, more horsepower is develop ed. A dry plate clutch was designed and this with the gear box were built in the Highland Park plant of the Frtrd Motor Company. 1 he gear box iu an engineering achievement nad a type heretofore never used in motor boat engines, de signed to stand up under the most severe continuous driving and able t<> transmit. 99 per cent of thr \>ower from the engine to the driving Shaft. Gear boxes used in other marine en engines nre formed of course, straight teeth, while in the Ford Marine 12 the gear is of fine pitch, herring hone bevels which transmit the power with out any appreciable noise, a new feature in engineering design. There is nothing of the haywire engine" about this powej^ plant. It was built from the "board*" up. Stresses in all parts were carefully calculated and the designs were work ed out and developed by the highest engineering skill. The propellor shaft strut is entire ly eliminated and the shaft allign |ment is maintained by a bearing car rried in trunnions in the rudder. The I rudder, itself, ii) controlled by a worm Rear. % Another new developement is th<> use of a two-gear universal joint in the line of drive, so that whenever the power plant in cut of lino with the bottom of the boat there is sufficient leeway to prevent any loss of power due t binding. Riding in the cockpit of the "Ni'.u Ninety Nine" is much like riding at the driver's seat of a Lincoln limous ine io far as cleanliness is coqcerned. louvres in the renr hatch. Tho boat, has storage capacity for 150 gallon* of gasoline. ? What is the*speed of the "Nine N.'uety Nine?" No one says, or rather no one tells. About the most any one will say is that in tests nmdi in' the big boat slip at the River Rouge plant o^ the Ford Motor Comp any the speed attained was every thing anticipated. Died in Chicago. MT. >John C. Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stewart, of Camden and grandson of Mr. J. C. Stewart died Thursday night in Chicago ac .'ording to an announcement .received by hi.- parents in Camden. Ho wa married 'trtTring the war or just aftei its close. The annohncement of hi death brings sorrow to his family ami tiiends in Camden, and the sympathy of our entire hommunity goes out to tiie bereaved family. AN ORDINANCE Ordering the paving of Chestnu Street extending from Sixth Avi mie-Broad on the east to the track of the Seaboard Air Line Raiiroac on Cordon Street on the west am (i ing the time when the assess ments for permanent improvement 011 saiJ portion ot' Chestnut Stree extending from Sixth Avenui?-Brom on i ho east to 'he tracks <?-f ?h Seaboard ^ir Line Railroad 01 Cordon Street on the west shall b.' come due and payable State of South Carolina ] Couiuy of Kershaw V , City of Camden j j.e ii ordained by the Mayor an ' Aldermen of the City of Camdeq an. by the authority of the same: 1 Section 1. There having been file with the City Council of Camden . p. tit on signed by two-thirds and ove of the abutting property owners o Fourteenth Street-Chestnut extend ing from Sixth Avenue-Broad on th Fast to the tracks of the Seaboar I Air Line Railroad on Gordon Stree on the west it is hereby ordaine and ordered that said portion o. Fourteenth Street-Cheotnut be pave in accordance with plans submitted b\ She City Engineer's, together wit': j such sidewalks as the City may detei I mine hereafter. j Sect: >n 2. That an assessment b made ...x. i the abutting property fo !one-h:l:' of siiiil ua'*ing and any side I walk l! at may he hereafter con j strt.-. co.l .and any movement toward .ai'j a.-t-.e.isinenis heretofore made b and the same is hereby confirmed. Section 3. That the assessment on abutting property for street ini provements on Fourteenth Street Chestnut extending from Sixth Ave nue-Broad on the oast to the track of the Seaboard Ai'* Line Railroad oi Gordon Street on the West shall be iiayable in fifteen eMual annual in i stalments, one-fift?*enth of the am onnt of iaid assessments being pa?" ible mi the 1st day of July, 1924, an uie-lifteenth anuu.nMy thereafter fo foui teen eonsectui ve years, togethe: with 'nterest thereon from the Is dav of such assessments at the rat of six ((5) per cent peK annum. Ratified in Council assembled thi 1 2!>th day of March, 1924. H. G. CARRISON. JR. Mayor. Attest: ' H. C. SINGLETON. City Clerk. S CATARRHAL DEAFNESS it pre ltly relieved by constitutional treat ment. HAM/S CATAIiRH MICD1CINE ?s n constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness causod by an inflamed con ' .Utlon of the mucous Uninrrof the TCusta oh'nn Tube. When this ti(ho la inflamed* vr,\i h. ve ft rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing. and when it Is entirely closed Dcnfness is the result. Unless the In ilammatlon r.in be reduced, -your henrlnp rrrnv he destroyed forever. HALL'S ?"*ATA HrtH MKDTC1NK acts through "the blood on the mucuus surfaces of the sys tem. thus reducing tho Inflammation and assisting Nature In restoring? normal con ditions. Circulars free. All Druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohl?k Wofods, thousands of then spclfoct, prcrrourtcod.cnd elvf'inri/ iri. Webster's New ? International Dictionary Tho "yuprmmv Jtll thoryn/" !/ Htre arc a few sampho 0<->f the 'ftost " broadcast agrimotor Blue Oross rotogravure askari cypcr s/ppio 6tcrol Swnrnj Kiiga soknl s<|'. let realtor nbrcactlon hoc pursuit Tw rr.ystery chip junior colleg; Esthonia altigraph Flag Day mud gun Rurhene roll mop r.ugimo prtoro'iis duvctyn Czccho-Slovak aerial cascadc i Devil Dog \ i'eddral Land Bank V Fascista Riksdag Red Star paravane mcgnbar plasmon shonecn prcceol P. be it Camp-fire girl Air CounclF activation i to this fit nrrhnttm of f nf' rmtfa Ion V StruinuYuu? A 2700 8000 illuvlnt lorn (jfl 40V, <>00 v<>rc{? & phfason Gw^V c Bi?crf?phlc?| Diction* ??/ Writ* for n ??mr>tr of the Neh> IVV?rri?, isp*rtin?n of U<-uulji unit li> (in i' ipem, Knt?g. G.AC.P-i::RRIAMCO..S;irlni#i, W Mau?U.S.A. This h campaign yoar. Subscribe for tho M?B?Pii|f?r. Better America to Result From Good Housing Plan ? A stronger and better America will ?esult from the movement for better lousing find living conditions in this I .-ountry, according to Slifelby M. liar- , :l?un ol' the llussell Sage Koundutlon n an address. "A strung Ration," lie continued, "de fends to a large extent upon whole ionie and healthful living condition*, joth in the h??iue and In the neighbor hood ; and such conditions depend in turn upun the provision of the right sort of house in the' first place, and in the second pluce upon the niainte Qunce of high standards of municipal housekeeping ? that is, upon Hie se turing of clean, safe, light and sani tary surroundings lor the homes of city dwellers, and of those in the smaller centers as well." Mr. Harrison's address, which was given under the auspices of the de partment of household economics tn Teachers college, dealt with methods of Improving community conditions, and among other tilings d I soiled the social survey as an Instrumentality vhich luis been olTeoti vely used to thai etui, in that" connection refer ence was made to the survey of social .ind living conditions being undcrtak ?n by the Committee on Plan of New ?'ork and Its lOnvirons, to the chair tuanship id' which Frederic A. Delano ?vas recently called upon the death >f the late Charles D. Norton. The speaker said : "< me of the problems of the city planners Is to tetermine or [iredict as accurately as lossible future trends in the move nent and distribution of people and i^e location and shifting of their eco uuuic and social centers of activity hroughout neighborhoods. cities mvd ?egions. Certain population studies ire therefore of assistance to tills end nd M?me have already been under aken. The committee realizes, how v?*r, that many other data on the uovement of population will also he lecdeil, and studies are therefore be ng made of building and, housing rends as well as industrial and eco nomic factors in the distribution of lOpulation. "The purpose of city planning Is to make cities convenient iieultldul and Ittrai llve places in whi'di people may j .vork. play, learn and otherwise cx "iress themselves in well- rmmded I i v - ng. * 'ity plant. ?!.?. however, is not the | inly means to this end. Many roads ead to the desired goal; city plan ning Is one. The common objective, ? f course, does not put them all In the ,ty planning field." Facts on Heme building A recent Washington dispatch men Moned the publication of a booklet, 'How to Own Your Own Home." that nay he obtained from the superin tendent of documents, government printing oHIce, Washington, for Hve ?ents. The booklet Is described as the Int est of a series of unik. takings tiy the livlslon of building anu l aislng of he Department of Labor. The elTor; if those behind the movement Is to bring about greater standardization of building and furnishing materials, so that the cost of manufacture will he lessened. Architects are now plan ning unit houses, so constructed that after a? four-room .building has been completed and the family purse Is filled again, two or three rooms can he -added and the finished house will still presenl a pleasing appearance. The publication deals with the ques tion of how much to pay for a house, how home owning may be financed, general considerations s\tch as loca tion, transportation facilities, charac ter of the neighborhood, house plans how to l.ulld, how to pay for a house that some one else has built, mainte nance costs, etc. . On the question of how much to pay for h home the gov ernment experts have worked out a schedule according to salaries, show ing how much a man can well afford to Invest whether he receives $'_\()<X) or $10,P'K)xn venr. . l Figures on Home Owners Statistics that show the percentage of home owners in the United States, and the revelation made by them l^ompted the Department of (Join werce at Washington to publish such J Information for public use. In IP'*). 401 of every l.(KX) families In America i owned their own homes, while ln'l!?2<) the percentage had dropped to 15(1 In each I, (MX). Of the 48 states 2(1 1 showed nn Increase, while the District j of Columbia likewise gained. The ten leading states In respect j to home ownership In i$>20 were. In order: North Dakota, Wisconsin.' South Dakota, Idaho, Minnesota, Mon tana, Utah, Maine, New Mexico and Michigan. V * Knockers Are Everywhere In every community In the world 1 wherever you go you will find j knockers. If a person representing h , new Idea comes to the "Door of Ad- ! vancetnent" and askp them to come | I forth from the "House of IlRekwnuri-' | ness," they answer, "Naw. You've a J new Ides. G'wn. We don't want to associate with yon." And why, read ers? Simply because they will not try tn ruU?e themselves to the level 'of those above them. They are In a "rut" of their own choosing and ar? con tent to stay there. ' NOTABLE MUSICAL COMPANIES AT THE f Redpat h Chautauqua Dunbar Male Quartet and Bell Ringers Widely-known singers und bell ringers, whose novel and highly entcrta^ng programs are a source of great enjoyment. Betty Booth Concert Company Under the direction of Betty Booth, formerly of the Impcri.il Vienna Opera Company. Costumed song sketches and classical make up their interesting programs. Vierra's Hawaiians Smgers and players who portray truly and vividly the music of Hawaii. A notable musical attraction which never fails to please. Werno^Ladies Quartet Featuring musical and character numbers in costume. Artist entertainers of exceptional popularity who score splendid successes everywhere. 5 BIG DAYS Season Tickets $2.50 May 8th to 13th Notable Potter-Craftsman at the Chautauqua J. SMITH DAMRON An exceptionally novel unci fascinating nt tract ion at the coming Hud path I'hautauqua will be J. Smith Damron's entertalnment-dupionstratiou. "The i'ot ter and tlie Clay," which' gives a full and vivid portrayal of one <>f tlie oldest handcrafts known to man ? the manufacture of pottery or earthenware. In full view of his audience Mr. Damron makes vessels of clay on an old fashioned turning-wheel, and Interestingly describes the preparation of the clay, glazing, decorating and burning. lendld lessons on character building abound, along with much wit, | lnfr r and philosophy. So great has been tlie platform success of Mr. Damron thnt the United States government sent him to the r:irr.n..t /.i>: a? ,o ?. *.:? . tain /o. iu n ment employees. He gave his entertainment fifteen times In the government club houses there. \ A Report of Interest to Potato Growers A report recently issued by the Di vision of Crop and Livestock Esti mates of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture show . 49,187,000 bushels of irish potatoes in hands of growers and dealers March 1, com pared with 71,452,000 bushels re maining on }.he same date last year. The eleven important surplus produc ing states are Maine, New York, Penn ylvarjia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da kota, Nebraska, Colorado and Idaho The holdings this year equal 10 per cent of the 253,171,000 bushels pro duced in the above named states in 1923, whereas the holdings 6f 71,452, 000 bushels on March 1, last year, were 25 per cent of the 284,932,000 bushels produced in these states in 1922. The report shows that 15,574,000 bushel* of the salable stocks are in tended for sale in the counties where grown, and the remaining' 33,613,000 bushels are available for shipment to markets outside of counties when grown. On March 1, last year, 19, 307,000 bushels /dmfiined froih the largo crop of 1922 for local sale, and 52,145,000 bushels were available for shipment. The report further observes thnt the growors this year hold H3 per cent and dealers 17 per cent of the March 1 salable stocks. I/ast year growers held 85 per cent and dealers 15 per cent. A considerable proportion of last year's March 1 sal able supply in the Western find Cen tra! states tailed to move for lack of n market. SUSPECT YOUR KIDNEYS Too Mnny Cnmden People Ncpl?ct Enrly S>mptomH of Kidney Trouble. If your back is lame? if you fetd lull, tir<vl and all worn-out If you have hard headache:;, back aches and dizzy spells If the kidney secretions are dis ordered-- v _ Suspect your kidneys and "take a stitch in time." Use Doan's Pills, the time tried home-endorsed k'dnty remedy. It may save you from some seriou t kidney trouble. Make use of the experience of Mrs. F. l>. M'irshall, 1 330 Hailo St., Camden. She Pays: "My kidney* gradually weakened until I v/hh (freat 'y annoyed by their irregular action. \ dull, steady pain aero s the small of my back bothered me and I feit depressed most of the time. I used Doan's K'dney Pilln ind I was in first class conditon aflfain." Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't -imply ask for n kidney femedy--fcet Doan's Pills- the Slime that Mrs. Marshall bad. Foster Milhurn Co., Mfrs. Buffalo, N. Y. This i< campaign year. Subscribe fr>r the Messenger.