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PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT The following is the report for work during the month of June; Prenatal 34, Postnatal 30, Infancy-Preschool 15, Tuberculosis 15, Other Communi cable Diseases 4, Other Nursing Vis its 34, Follow-Up Home Visits 17, In structive 32, Social Service 26, Con ferences 24, Specimens collected for Analysis 4, Orthopedic cases treated 2, Child Health Conferences 9, Child ren Examined 121. Total visits 244. The 'ole swimmin' hole! What u myriad of wonderful memories these words conjure up. We never get too old, too wise, or too rich, to get a mental kick out of recalling those de lightful days, days when we didn': "give a hang" whether business was goo<f or bad, whether crops were thriv ing or not, whether we had money in the bank or a mortgage on the home No single institution, and the 'ole swimmin' hole is a real American in stitution, played a more important part in making those childhood days the golden years of our lives. The most elaborate swimming pool devised by gray-headed engineers, sanctioned by health officers, passed on by safety councils, and extolled as n civic achievement, can never give us quit the thrill now that we got from the humble, perhaps not so heal thy, swimming hole of the old days. However, the children frequenting these places to-day must be given the benefit of modern knowledge. No; that we must detract from the joys of the world'." healthiest, cleanest sport, rather we can add to those joy. by preventing many of the little tragedies that inevitably attend un supervised swimming In "any plaet the water is wet." The great fear that confronts every parent when he thinks of his child going swimming is the danger of drowning. So first, a few simple rules for preventing this greatest of all swimming tragedies. First, nev er go in the water until TWO HOUR!; after eating. This will minimize the danger of stomach cramps. And re member this: NEVER DIVE 1NTC STRANGK WATERS. Lurking jus* beneath the surface of a tranquil pond may be a jagged stump, or a shar rock. Look twite before you dive. Enter the water cautiously feet firs do a little exploring, and then, divt where and when your judgment die tates. These two things, swimminj too soon after eating, and diving int strange waters, cause many casualtie every year. And never swim alom It is much safer to have a companion along, thus affording mutual proctect ion. We have a duty towards other swin mers to see that we do not contami nate the water with our infection: and thus spread them to others. W> ?must not swim when we have com municable diseases or infections of any kind. Father Neptune rules with a seep ter of justice. If we obey his rules which are the rules of common sens and goad judgment, he offers unboun< ed sport and health-giving exercis* If we disobey them, his punishment revere. There is no healthier sport i the world than swimming. All tha we have to do. is to use reasonabl care and be thoughtful of both oi own welfare and that of others. Mrs. Louise M. Brown, HISTORY IN CAKE ? Thin replica of hlBtorlC Independ ence Hall In Philadelphia In a linn ox ampin of tho bnknr'a art. It wan made by tho chef of ono of Philadelphia')) loading hotoln to advertlne tho flOBqul Contonnlal International Hxponltlon, svhloh will opon In that city June 1 and rtin to Docomber ,1 to celebrate the 150th annlvornary'pT American In dependence. The "State House" ntandn on a table at the entrance to the wain dining room of the hotel. Formal Linen Beat for Small Gardens After the furur of Informal garden ing following the deadly formality of carpet bedding, gardening seems to have settled down Into an amlcaltle and attractive combination of the two. Beds of formal design with formal or Informal planting as suits the fancy, With an Informal border of shrubbery, small trees and tall-growing perenni als within formal lines as a boundary give the finest effect. The mania fur meaningless curves desighed to give nothing but Informality has subsided. . It Is not desirable to try to give the effect of the wild wood or stretch of prairie In a 50-foot lot, because IK can't be done. It Is so formally In closed by fence.? and divided so dis tinctly by a walk that formality Is its keynote. The garden may be laid out either In hods or straight lines or In beds of circular design. The clr '?ular design gives a surprising appear ance of #puclousncss to a small lot. hut It Is "difficult to maintain the out line.* of the beds without permanent edging after it Is laid out. rinding the center of the lot and driving a stake from which to draw circles to outline the beds Is a, simple matter. They can be cut with a turf edger. a hoe with a blade In the same plane as the handle and not at right angles ns in the usual tool. The cen tral circle Is surrounded In a design of this sort with beds which ore seg ments of circles, paths cutting the cir cles tit right angles. The center may be left an open grass plot, a circular hied, a pool, a sun dlaJ, or a bird bulb. Proper Building of I Chimney Big Factor The matter of flashings Is one that needs careful attention when a person Is building a house In which he hopes to be comfortable and free from petty troubles. A most important place for proper flashing Is about the chim neys. On a stucco home the chimneys usually are finished In slurco to har monize with the rest of the house, but are of masonry construction, lined to conform with the rules of fire safety. The stucco should be applied only after the chimney has been Carefully covered with metal lath. Such a chim ney always should have a cap of stone, cast concrete or other masonry which will overhung the metal lath and stucco and provide protection against water seeping in at the Joint. Usually this Is accomplished by pro viding the underside of the chimney cap well away ftom the stucco, so that the watur will be carried to the vertical and unbroken portion's of the chimney where It can do no dam age. Paint as Fire Protection All property owners find roofing a serious problem. A roof can make or mar the ehnrnct^r of a house, and because of Its position, It must take punishment from all the elements: the sun blisters It, the wind and frost pull and twist Its substance rain and melting snow soak It with moisture. A roof needs protection. Pnlnt and stain ore the only Insur once that con he bought which will protect the roof .-.gainst the destruc tive action of the weather. Paint Is very durable, and In re cent years has established Itself firm ly In popular favor ns a roof finish. Moreover, paint has the added ad vantage of being firo refardant. When shingles curl at the corners, become fuzzy or take on a coat of moss, they afford lodgment for any burning em bers that may fall upon them. Shingles coated with a specially made flre-retardant point will not "cup" nor develop "fuzzy" and the paint will resist a great deal of heat. Too Little Individuality Pream homes too often take sub stance as "rubber-stump homes," TJo nel Robertson, authority on Interior decoration, declared at the "Own Your Home" exposition at Chicago "Home builders Invariably ape standard designs. The result Is that our streets throughout the country are lined with houses as alike as though they had been turner! out of the same mold. People often undergo severe sacrifices and save for many years In order to be able to buy or build their homes, and yflt they buy rubber-stamp houses that In no way represent their dream homes or et press their Individuality," he added. Architectural design. Itohertson Bald, should reflect the owner's char acter and tastes ns do one's clothes. Home Gives Social Prestige The advantages of owning the house In which you live are many. In the first place, a home can be built for what Is paid In rent. The home owner Is looker' upon In his community ns ? Rtnble, substantial citizen. Hp has business opportunities thnt the renter does not have, while his family are ^?ecopjed foclally In many circles that are denied to those who live In rented I bouse*. Good Worhmanship Firs ! Hollars' and dollars' worth of good Interior trim and good wallbonrd are desecrated In finishing every year by unworthy workmanship and material*. NOTICE t)F SALE Stait. or oouth Carolina) J. County of Kershaw I COLKT OF COMMON PLEAS. The Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Haintitf, Vs. R. W. Herfurth, Defendant. In pursuance oi an order of Coui" herein oi date June i^iru, lU2o, 1 wu. sell at puouc outcry* tor <.ash, 10 tne Highest oiuder at the place where said machine, y is stored ai tne side of tho old Camden ice and t,old Storage Company, in the City . of Camden, County oi Kershaw, and State 01 Soutn Carolina, during the legal hours of sale 011 Wednesday, July 21st, rj'26, the lollowmg descr.bed personal property: x "All tho 01 fice equipment. Concrete Mixer. 'lwo rachct lilting' jacks. V 1 -12 H. t'. Motor. The lot of double pipe ammonia condenser tittings, the l. head bolts, the rubber rings, and the box ot tubing that came in from BarlocK Packing Co. Drill Press. bulimy; Wheel Stand. Fleet, lc Motor wtyich was operat ing tho buffing wheel stand. Hand Power Can Hoist, the wheel of which is located outside building. Large Bookkeepers Desk and chair. Lot of miscellaneous* parts belong ing to the 1" rick Ice Machine. Box of 1-Sin. Brass Pipe 1 : ? lengths. Lot of various size pulleys. Lot of steel bars and tubings. New Bookkeeper Desk. New Bookeepers Chair. Congoleum Kug. 'jy;ewriter Desk and Chair. Oak table and swivel chair. Oak Filing cabinet. Ele.tric Fan. Miscellaneous Office Supplies. Dak book stand. Large Steam pump, large chain hoist in box. Drill Press. Small Grind Stone. Concrete Mixer. 2 Small Gasoline Engines. 7 1-2 H. P. Motor in Garage, Con tractors Tool Box with Tools. 28 New Ice Cans. Lot of pipe, 2 lee Cans with Fittings. All tho Miscelaneous Material in the large stock room building. All the miscellaneous material in the small building known as cement shed. ?>:rew cutting Lathe with counters int for it. One Countersfat belonging to pipe machine. Blacksmith's Forge, Blacksmit! Anvil, Large Chain Vise. Lot miscellaneous items undci large stock room building. All machinery pipe, fittings, pumps, tanks, castings, etc., iu.'ated on the Atlantic Coast Line Property east of the ice plant. The pipe machine, rotary pump, wet grinder, air hoist, Amnion. a con denser." G. C. WELSH. Sheriff Kershaw County. July 3. 1926. Indigestion bad spells relieved "~M"OTHING can toko the placa of Thedford'a Black-Draught with us because wo have never found anything at once so mild and bo effective, '' says Mrs. Hugh Nichols, It. F. D.4, Princeton, Ky. "When the children hgvo spells of indigestion and upset stom achs, I always straighten them out with a doBe or two of Black Draught. "Several times I havo suffered with bad spells of indigestion myself and found I would soon get relief if,I took a course of Black-Draught. I was troubled with a bad accumulation of gas and severo pains across my stomach and lowor bowels. Now when I feel a spell of this kind Coming on, I head it off by tak ing Black-Draught ? a dose ovory night for a few nights will pro vent the troublo and save me much pain and differing. "My whole family uses Blnck Draught for biliousness and con stipation. "It is a splendid medicine." Sold everywhere. 25 cents. Cooperative sales ?>f surplus farm products may moan surplus funds in the bank. Modern Home Aided Byrd Pols Dash; Sugar Cane Fought Cold of North The House in the Arctic. Loading Ship for Trip. Byrd in Air?hip and Doughnut I Boat. A' MODERN liome built In the Arctle defied the deith-^uling cold of tho " Polar Regions and proved t1 in valuable aid to Lieutenant Conn, under Richard E. Hyrd In bis successful ll'.ght to (lie North Pole, which he circled throe iliiies In n record breaking flight of 1..100 mill's fn If) hours :uul HO minutes at an average speed of !)S.7."> miles an In ur. It was at the Spitsbergen base, King's Hay, where this lirst modern house was constructed amid the snow and lee of the Arctic immediately upon the arrival of Lieutenant Hyrd ami his companions, as a permanent home and observation sta tion for the explorers. The house, which 1 ? ! <> prove 1 1 1:1 1 air na\ 1 gallon in ih?> A rt'i if is ililc and that fivijjht ami s < ' n u' ? ? r trawl i>\ i-r thf top <?f the world i- >v t . a n I i ? >i".f . ?J Th hunt for m'w 1 . ; ; 1 < ! In i'ii' uiifxploivd uivas of ilio ArctSf. !<? ? To rompicr ilio North l'olo ftotn the air as a sport la;: advi'titttro and as u deai oust rat ion ? >f u ha ' a plan.' fan do- not a u'raphieal study, a< thf 1 '? il.* \\ as ba^iji'd IV- all time by Admiral IVary. ? 'niliaMy do on<> kimwc tnoro about tic tlvinvr than ( 'ontinaiKiiT l'.ynl. l-'rotu li t ;i cc'iilainl bsi-'c of tile Mhi .Milbui i>\ ? [< ;'lion at Ktali la-t yoav ho Mow I'., out* 1 V- over tho A fit L>\ fttlvinu' tho bo i ' \ b<r 1 f oil. y, <'oii;;>;,s??>s. anil i :nT ii.. ?. i,;ai ion in t r . :t j:? ?? ? t s at z\\ at ill i 'i.Ios iiver tbo l'oi;.r mm. rose up <m tlio hurlfcon of the frigid .lorlli in mnrUed run trust to the igloo ?.? r tiie eskimo, \va? equipped, with a com plete radio outfit that those who r miained tit the base while I-leuteiumt i'yrd made his thrilling diish to the l'ole in his .-p'oeding l'oltUer might Keep in tta>'h with their chief and, the outside world, which they kept In formed !>>? to the progress and suci:ss of the tllght. It was to this same home that ho returned after his hazardous trip and from which >?. ne of the lirst ines sages were sent to the waiting public, telling them through the lanes of the nir that IJyrd had circlpd the poiu three times and had retuni'd to his Spit/.bergen home in safety, adding one of the i. ost memorable pages to the history of Arctic exploration. Sugar Cone Fight* Polar North. Whert Lieutenant Byrd left the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the ship Chantler he declared lie h d t lie best and most scientifically equipped expedition 1'iat ever had started for the Nwth 1'oie. Special plans were made for the erection of his Arctic home. Hoards of celotex insulating lumber made from bagasse (sugar cane fiber after all sugar juices have been extracted) wore carried along with the latest inventions to aid In polar exploration. This building material Is very ih'.t and is filled with millions of air cells, which give it i.roat insulation value and resistance to change in tompc' -.it ure. especially the severe cold. One odd circumstam- ? in connection with the use of this material is that r sugar cane of thu south was utilized to fight the co! i the north. Celotex wus selected instead of iiher because tests made by the United States Univ.. i < ? I" Standards and Its universal use in huildin:.' c< ruction all over the world, had demonstrated i!..it this insulating lumber would keep the quarters ? ? ?' tin e>;p!< rrsj warmer and protect their living condition.* more securely than ordi nary building material. l.t was only afti-r Careful investigation by the scientific men In the expedi'ion tli::t celotex was selected. These authorities pointed out that the proftftlon alTorded by Its Insulation efiklency was three tii. es as great as ordi nary lumber and nearly twelve times as great as that of brick and other masonry ma tori; !. The ship Chnntler also was lined with celotex as an added precaution to keep the ship warm while the explorers used It in the preliminary stages of the expedition. In practically every other way this expedition was more scientifically prepared than any of Its predeces sors. These included inventions of Commander Byrd himself. A simple sun compass conceived by Byrd and developed by Mr. Bumstead of the National Geographic Society, superseded the complicated German device, do vet oped three years ago for Aunndsen. The drift In dicator also was Byrd'x Invention. The bubble sextant by which thr navigator obtains his hearings while In (light was another one of his inventions. Still another sclen tic development was a quick ire! hod of tolling when one Is at the North Pole. This lias been worked out by (J. W. Lit tlehales, the navy's h.vdrographlc engineer D:vico LocaIoh thr Pole. Byrd and other.; contributed to a chart of the mag notle lines (lowing toward the magnetic North Pole, which is in iU.lthh Land, l.'JOO miles south of the Polo. Between Boffhla F-aruf and the Pol" the eampass points south Instead of north and over much of the Arctic It Is badly disturb* 1 by the discrepancy of position be tweon the geographical North Pole and the magnetic North Pole. This chart of the magnetic lines, (lowing to the mag netlc North Pole, although it was far from complete, was such as to enable the navigator to le'l In what direction the compass should point from any spot In the Arctic. With tiiis knowledge, the erratic behavior of the com pass becomes orderly and It is once again a useful lnst.ru i aen t. A third type of compass used was a device of Infinite senslt I voness-? a revolving electrical coll, which Is ad justed to a given relation with the magnetism of the earth. Thin, the sun compass, and the magnetic com pass were each used to correct the other. Lieutenant Byrd In hU flight used a quick method of tilling when be was actually at the Pole. This was the Invention worked out by Mr. Utile 'hales, the (J. S. Navy h.vdrographlc engineer. It shows the sun's post lion from the North Pole at every hour of the day and every day of the year. When the flyer Is near (lie Pole be can, by ascertaining the exact position of the sun, prove that he Is near the Pole. Fll?i 3,000 Mile# Ov?r Arctio. The expedition, backed bji such men as John l> llockofeller, Jr., and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. had thri main objects. With him th!-' ? ' .m l '( ntmandeH 1 ?> ?**? look ;> noted fuel expert, who i- ;\ing Commander <5. <>. NoM.-, a; il requires great li i ! ' and pains I" I'lvvcnl iiie 1 r. , i 1 1 _r of lubricating < I :,IU' stifteued fiction i>t' iii.' motors. if forced to \vor'.< on tin- piano i : i the open :it great altitudes with i : thermometer :il 00 to To below zero. The points whi< I' favored the month ? f May were thin the An tic fog 1 . hul lx uutilori <? ; i ? ; ! !u a\> sin.ws still coveted the huV. ;.nd afforded many g I landing pines. A factor of ?. < 'v pointed otit hy/( 'ommander P.yrd in eontieetion will. Ik* use of the Fokiier machin.* is that !t carries a reset". ? engine. It lms .three engines. With a light load one i< e\ peeled to he snllieient to maintain th" plane in flight. Willi :t normal load, two engines will d-> the work. If tv > engines hreak down at one time, v.hen the plane is not t>o heavily loaded, it may fly with the use of one online. The Fokker machine has a wing spread of slight !y more th.an 04 feet. It is said lu bo a marvel of airship construction. The other ai; plane ? the Curtis Oriole ? was to have been used eiiii !!y in finding landing, fields so that If the tilers found their main landir.n' place covered with a fog they mi:, 'lit :;<> elsewhere. The Chnntier ./as equipped with a powerful radio trans mitter to send '.in k the news of the expedition. The Fokker also is equipped with a receiving and trans mitting; set. Commander Hyrd not only kept the world informed of the progress of tlie expedition, bet received through tho Clmntier weather warnings to guide him in his flight. How Expedition Was Equipped. Forty-five hundred pounds of whole beef were Included in the rations of the Byrd crew of forty-seven fliers, seamen and technicians. Also four hundred pounds of pemTnlcnn (meat fats and raisins), hug" quantities of bacon, dried milk, erbswurst (pea roup) and other sup plies in proporti ? n were carried along. Cod liver oil was Included for it healthful properties. Herbert firings, who bad chary of provisioning I'eary's expedition in his famous dash to the Pole, worked out the raiio-.s for the P.yrd explorers. Two pounds per man per day was the allowance to tul e care of all emergencies. No amount ? l clothing Is really suTicient when flying 1.000 or more t et in the air In the Polar regions, but every possible \ ? nation was taken by < 'ommander P.yrd against exposure. The men were equipped with the warmest and lightest of reindeer suits and with fur parkas, ;; ganr . t that reaches to the knees ami has a hood covering t'e head. Plenty of gog.,le>; were found to be 3i ii absolute necessity to protect them against Mm glare of t lie sin In spite of the precautions the undertaking was full of unseen uan.'er, None of this equipment wo;ld bo of the si 1 ri tes' ail against some uuexp cted and tin precedent e'i sit .nth n vhlch might arise. T' ere is ulways the danger of s\ iv/'tllndness, exhaustion. freezing, some mishap to the engine. Lieutenant P.yrd and his eoui panions, however, ? ere particularly fortunate in escaping with pracl bally ?o ill elTeds except liie exhaustion dun to such a peril' us t rip. I'iclt Up Ice Pilot. The sldp Chant ier's first stop was at Tromso, Norway, where an ice s' inner v/ks taken on to pilot ihe Chantler and its crew tl.r >u::h the ice filled waters around Spits bergen to Kin: ! ay, where preparations for the first fiigiil to the Pol ? ? ere made. The planes, the Instruments and th* various oil mixtures used In connection with the airship tests, v "to carefully examined ami tested. I, lea tenant P.yrd's original plans called for six fliirhts as follows ? 1 ? A 10 ? lull'.' ::ij ' I from Spit xhergcii to Peary Land to nnlojfd oil, | rovisions and equipment at a place that looks promlsini for a landing. 2 ? A lOO-mlh fight back to Spit zbcr::en ,'V A second (Ml mile fli(;h* from Spit 'harden to Peary Land base will further food, fuel nnd ???, u A| ? ? ; n < 1 1 1 4 An ?r.0 niile Might to and around the Pole mid back to the Peary b ise. .r> An H00 mile round trip flight to ti e northwest over unexplored area ; in search of new lands 0 A lot) mile flight from the Peary I ami b ise back to Spit/.hergen. It was bis plan in his second flight )?> attempt to dis cover new land but when he received the report of the fliliht of Amund-.'n in his dirigible, in which it was slated thai t he N'orge had failed to find any trace of new land, Lieutenant P.\ rd <leclded to abandon further flights and the ( rip or er land on rsleds he had planned In Ids search for m-w iaml In unexplore<l areas Now ho has decided to I r.\ to accomplish by airship at I tie South P ?!( what he ?"d :.t the North. As he left the SpjW bertron base ' e >':i)< I ttiat he w >u I ? I have lust as well .:!> ej ii| |e-1 i\| 'ii'h ? for Ills soulh'Tli fight lis he hlllj . '. <' end ? ? ' You must enroll if yon rx? ccf to vote in tlio primary flection. Hooks close 27lh ? a.