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Facts On Conservation. & j ffiSSflSb : ' ,; $ ?' f >*''.? j? The Story of Wild Life and Natural Resources, Their Destruction and How They Can Be Restored to South Carolina." J-'. * ' **r?<V.* - A. '- V '.? !? * \}Q (Prepared by the South Carolina Forest, Game and Fish Associa tion and the Conservation Society of South Carolina.) V?*V;JV' >v';>:v. ' '???'?. j c i i ??:-'? ?? v It \ ? -%*>? t-' " &??** '-v. - .- ??* -? ?*? ? , ,'v:^PMvi ' ? ? - ? : ? ?*" " P Commercialized Slaughter ' .! More than once it has been asked, "Why spend, tirte and money saving ' wild animals, trees, flowers and othel natural objects, when want and n>u^ ery^cry for relief, on every side". Jesus Christ answered this nearly 2,000 years agofl >when He said, "The poor ye have always with you." How many of His hearers realized that they themselves had helped bring m.': about and maintain poverty and ^ wretchedness byN bad laws, evil prac . tices and failure to~do their part to jjj^Ward solving the vast life problem '! f|jjP When the aim of conservationists ^ Is even partly attained, there is sure to fce less want and wretchedness !n the world, for a world, in which nat ural resources abound, has more for ?f ' every livinp> creature. ffiy.t Take the question game. It is feasible to have sufficient for all who >-}? care to take it. (Such a condition ex isted up to a generation ago and should exist today. Men began to slaughter game wholesale; hence scarcity. Few hunters could afford to make big bags, just for the glory ' of the thing, as they thought it. Mon ey was lacking. The most numerous and deadly 1 class consisted1 o(f market hunters. " ' The -buffalo and the wild pigeon owe their extinction to such men. Expert r fehots followed the buffalo herds, J shooting them down as fast as they 1 could manipulate a repeating rifle, : with a crew coming on behind to skin v the animals.' Tongues and marrow, were the only edible portions taken, ;/ the rest went to the wolf, coyote and the vulture. Indians and white men, natives and foreigners, joined' in the slaughter. Was there ever anything like the slaughter of these noble ani mals since the world was created ? Thp passenger pigeon traveled the saltier broad highway to destruction. roost was located, men . 1 compass. Whole states engaged in Slaughtering pigeons. Fires were ^kindled under the trees, blinding and stupefying the squabs, which fell to the ground by hundreds of thousands, to bd eaten by hogs, driven in for the purpose. -Ships were loaded with salt ed pigeons; hucksters oar ted them ov er New England: and the Middle states, selling them for a cent apiece! All the while came the smug assur ance ? -"There ar? pigeons enough left. You c*n't exterminate them." The same assurance was given as to the buffalo, yet both went, ..Men living now, shot prairie chick en within the pound's of the city of Fort Worth, Texas., and recall seeing pronnhorn antelope on every side. ? There is not a prairie chicken within SCO miles of Forth Worth today, if there are any in the .who?ie state of. every quarter of the ' ? ? , v ? I Texas. The pronghorn is confined' largely to one county (Routt) In Colorado. Prairie Pigeon or "Papabotte". By these names the upland plover, or Barlramian sandpiper, was known on the prairies of Louisiana and Tex as in the '80's of the last century. ''Let's take an afternoon off and get a wagan-load of plover/', said a man in Shreveport to his friend. He meant it literally. A light prarle wagon, drawn by two ponies, hitohing weight inside, carried them to the shooting grounds, with dogs for re* trieving. The birds were shot from the. wagon and it was a sorry day's "sport" when the hunters faiTed to brinri back all the ponies could pull. What oould they do with so many birds. The well-to-do gave them a way. The average hunter sold: them to dealers, chiefly in New Orleans. It used to b{ a common sight in the French market to see piles of "papa bottes" as high as a man's head In every stall. Was it strange that the prairie pigeon, or "papabotte", disappeared from the market, and almost entirely disappeared form the prairies? For merly this bird . regularly migrated through the interior of South Caro lina, being known as the upland plov er, or grass plover. They came \n late siTmmer and were always so fat that many burst open when they j struck the ground, after being shot. They are rare birds now and have t)e come rare all over America. William Du- .her's great campaipn of educat ion came just in time to prevent ex tinction. The Southern partridge was a late discovery in so far as Northern sportsmen were concerned. These birds had been- hunted from Colonial days in the South, and ofterj too many killed at a time, but they were not seriously menaced ? until news went abroad that partridge shooting was the acme of -f ielid1 sport, and that the bird was unsurpassed for the 'table. . \ Thereupon ensued a rush south ward of hunters and, worse still, a demand, growing by leaps and bounds, for birds to supply hote?s and restaurants* 'Fartrdges were wiped out over large areas. Their extinct ion was in sight in this state when the AudUbon Society of South Caro lina put on a campaign,, aroused pub lic sentiment and had the sale of game outlawed. There is still a contraband trade in birds, bound to continue until puiblio sentiment Is heated to a point where persons who buy birds are treated as parahs. However, the volume of this trade is comparatively small. Farming With The County Rilll Agent GET READY FOR CHICKS. ' Olemson College, Jan. 23.? Thou sand r of chicks are lort-eaeh year by ? j Crowding them In dirty brooder houses ?r according to P. II. Gooding, oxtonsion |>oultryman, who thinks that it is uae to pay high prico for hiph grado > chicks, if th^y are not given Rood care during the brooding period. Eggs of , ; , ci tihiform size and shape which were produced by selected birds produce j the beet chicks, but if these good chicks are not given a good ration ^ #nd comfortable surroundings in which J to frtow they will not. develop into profitable individuals. : brood?# house 10 by 12 feet aikl a brick brooder will eliminate muchi at the worry connected with chick ratoiHfr and if an all-mash ration is used, th? feeding will be frreatly sim plified, Mr. Gooding thinks* Th? ?brooder hoube should be built on run. aers so it oan be move<l to clean ground tyhen ready to start the brood ing season. Ooiling, walls,, and floor ?hould be swept carefully and scrub* ; jbed "with lye and water. Then the en tire. building should be flooded with disinfectant. Any good coal-tar dis infectant may b? used! with ex> od re Healthy Chicka" oard may th? County Agent "'?Mow in nrrowing ' ;-*lx ^record feogjfc Mr. Crcxxlmn feels that the practice? , they followed were re?ponsible for the i difference. FARMERS. Pasture work should be started very soon and seed to ho planted should he , ordered at an early date. ! Tn order t>o ohtain the best prices possible for these seecf which will be used by you farmers we are very anx ? jous to order in cooperative lot as we have, to a large extent, in the past two years. Therfore, all farmers who desire to purchase pasture aeed will please notify me at once as to the ap proximate amount of each kind of ae&d he will probably need. Those interested im pasture work should secure from the County Apient a copy of Extension bulletin entitled "Better Pastures for (Smith Carolina"* | Study this well in order that you may make no mistake in putting in the right kind of seed! in the right place. In general the following recornmert- , dations should be observed t For eoas tal plain dry tmndy lands or upland*, Bermuda grass cuttings and Ijeane deza, or (Japan Clover) should foe used; for coastal plain moist or bot tom lands use Carpet Orass, fje?p6 deza or white DuWh Clover. You uil! And the bulletin mentioned will be of rtuch value wnd service to you to work out your pasture program. w onfej&tr, Reproduced by pcrmfjsfoti of the copyright otvn&rt. HERE'S a fresh idea? a new twist on tho "Old Gang of Mine" type of song. It has a sweet, ap pealing melody, climaxing in 'a vig orous flnish. Ono of tho things that struck mo when I first hoard It was th? sensible way Its lyric had been handled, Its eulogy of a boyhood chum, being achieved without ap proaching tho maudlin or mawkish typo of sentiment. As far as I know this ia tho first tlmo a tribute of this sort has found expression in a popu lar song. Matt Malneck and Gus Kahn (the old reliable) aro tho authors. Matt has been associated with Paul Whito man'.fl orchostra for a long time as violinist and arranger, and Is also the comp&ser of "I'm Through with Love." Ho Is a talcjited boy, and has written several lovoly violin con certos in tho modern manner. White man' has recorded several of those, including the oxceedlngly popular "Mldnito Reflections." Having on tercd the popular song fleld with two such hits as "I'm Through with Love" and "Old Playmate," it cer tainly looks like wo can expect a groat deal from this versatile mu sician. As for Gus Kahn? ho's one of Tin Fan Alley's most dependable representatives. JJe's beun writing thorn a long timo, and they're al ways good. I havo already sung "Old Playmate" on my Cremo pro grama, and plan to sing It; again. It's a real hit and my "Song of the Week." Reviowod by CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS' NFW 1 ubliSHING HOUSE CONSTRUC TION GOES FORWARD ?nj^ru *? tHe neXt Meet ru u Mother Church, -rh Church of Christ, Scientist/ in BosZ Massachusetts, will view in the pro eItSh?fi^0nStrUCti0n ?ne of the ! building undertakings in the his ment "th"16 ChJ''>tian "Science move^ ment, the new home for The Christ- . ian Science Publishing Society. \ 6<M lS I **,**' ^P081'11* ^ifice, some TtJtty "', Wi" faCe on Norway ! ?Street,, the main entrance to be locat- , ed^near the Massachusetts Avenue ' ?t J111 vary ^ about feet? the entire structure covering C?n8i^erably ^rger than the f^kfSq.UMe Building in Boston, now said to be one of New England's ! largest commercial office buildings.' In architecture, it will be patterned as ^ The Mother Church, after the' Italian Renaissance ttyle. j The new edifice will be practically two buildings in oni. The first Building A, wiB have nine stories and' basement, while Building B will have iour stories and basement. Entering the new building, visitors will atep from the vestibule into a arge spacious lobby, about 10 times the size of the present one, two stories high and surrounded on three sides by a mezzanine. To the right will ,b6 the City and Display section of the Advertising Department; to the left, the Reception and Sales Room, about f}ve times the size of the present one. Opposite Ihe entrance to this room will be a larpvi window, with doors on either side lending mto a garden. When a visitor comes to view the completed Publishing, House, aft** oheckmg his wraps in the Reception ?Room, he will meet the guide who will explain the details of the first floor as one approaches the elevator. Step ping off at the ninth flc ?, he will boo a section devoted largely to welfare. Descending a floor, he will see the of fioes of the Board of Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society, their conference room, and offices of the Manager, Assistant to the Mana* srer and Oheir secretaries. On the seventh floor, the guide will point out the Purchasing and' Journal Card Department, offices of the Pub lishers' Agent, Chief Accountant, bill mpi and order clerk*. ~ P.n *h? f,ow he will see the Editorial Department of the Christ- 1 ian Science periodicals and the^De> partment of Translations. Pb/sina ?town to the fifth floor, the visitor will view the Circulation Department general Correspondence files and the conference room for (he Bible Lessoh Committee. On^the fourth floor, the guide will point out the Leather Bindery and the shipping ami storing rooms for the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, Dl*. ?>yet?r and Founder of Christian Science. ^Khterlng VBuilding B, the visits will see the cutting, stitching ,,nnd binding of periodicals and, descend ^ general composing room where PM*t of the periodical P ? ^ ?Vs'.'-'V/ : , ? are made up. On the second floor, the visitor will step into an observation room from which may be seen the large Monitor composing room, and a floor below this, the Monitor presses in operation may be viewed from a similar obser vation point. Returning to the third floor, the guide wiH show the visitor t}ie peri odical and job presses, the Stencil Department with its many files ana ?cutting machines. Passing into Build ing A, the visitor will see the Ad dressing and Record Departments, as well as the Mail Clearanu, jtoora, the Quarterly 'Payment Department, De posit Clerks/ Mail Opening and Audit and; Credit Departments. Descending to the second floor, the tour reaches the Advertising Depart* ment, the Monitoar Library a~nd tha Monitor Editorial Department, in eluding the large Monitor # New& Room, ' The end is reached as the puide and visitor proceed back through the mezzanine to the main lobby. Great care has- been taken by those planning the new structure to group together, as fax as poesible, all de* partments depending upon one an^ other. . In many cases, blue prints have been placed on the waits of de partments and employees invited to offer suggestions which would make for the most harmonious working conditions. A ROBBERY IS COMMITTED. By ANN THOMPSON. 2nd Chapter y Marian Brown had come in from school in a gay mood. An she went to her room she re marked to her mother, I think 111 take a nap, so I'll be rested for Shir* ley's party to-night." About an hour later, Mrs. Brown,! hearing a noise in Marian's room, peeped in. (Marian was lyinn on the floor about two feet from the bed, the window was open and the September wind was dancing in; T ! . The drawers of the dressing tablo were pulled out, and everything was untidy. Mrs. Brown picked Marian up, placed her on the bed, and ran into the next ropm to call her husband and a doctor. The doctor,, Mr. Brown and John Brown (Marian's brother) arrived soon. After Marian regained conscious ness the family plied her with ques tions but the dtoctor warned them not to tire her too much. The W. M. U. of the Bethany West ville Baptist Church will give a chicken supper at the Three C's School Houik oil Friday night Jan uary 2&th. The proceeds will be used for homfc Mission Work. Your help will be appreciated as there are ntaAy \ needy cases:. It is more blessed to give than to receive. aimt Legal Notices. ???? ? .. ? V. v'/ V t* ? NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, That undeT and by virtue o f the Decree of the Court of Common Pleaa t<fr Kershaw County, State of South Carolna. in the cause of The Wateree Building and Loan Association, plaintiff, a gainst Cleo M. Buddin, et al. defend ants, I will sell to the highest bidder or bidders before the Court House door in the town of Camden, State of South Carolina, during the lepnl hours of sale, on the first Monday in Feb I ruary, 1982, the same being the 1st [ day of said month, the following des 1 cribed property: "All that piece, parcel or lot ol land, with buildings' thereon, situated in the City of Camden, County of Ker shaw, State of Carolina, on Chestnut Street and having a front age on the said Chestnut Street of Sixty (60) feet, and extending back northward with a uniform width of Sixty (60) feet, to a depth of Three Hundred Seventy (370) feet and. Is bounded on the North by property of A. E. Kennedy; East by property of Dr. S. C. Zenvp; South by Chestnut Street and West by property former ly of W. B. Allred, now " of Thomas Harmon. Being the property convey ed to E. B. Buddin by C. P. DuBose, by deed of date the 4th day of Novem ber,, 1915, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Book AM, page 428." Terms of Sale: Cash. Any besides the plaintiff bidding herein, shall first deposit with the Master the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars cash or certified check on some responsible Bank for said amount; that upon de fault of the purchaser to comply with the terms. of sale, said property to be resold on the same or some subse quent sales day thereafter at the risk of the former purchaser; that al> checks from unsuccessful bidders be at once returned to them. W. L.. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. Jan. 12th, 1982. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby (?iven, That undei and by virtue of the Decree of ihc Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County, State of South Carolina, dat ed the 11th day of January, 1932 in the cause of Mrs. Connie Reid Hearon plaintiff, against Mattie E. Outlaw, et al, defendants, If will sell to the highest bidder or bidders before the Court House door in the Town of Camden, State of South Carolina, dur ing the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in February, 1932, the same being the 1st day of said month, the following described property: "All that tract of land in the Coun ty of Kershaw, and said State con taining ninety five (95) acres, more or less, and bounded: North by land of Bettle Fields; East by estate of J. C. Bullock find W. H. McCaskill; South by Estatd of R., J. Hall ; West by J. S. Tisdale, formerly iMoore land." Terms of Sale: Cash. W. L. DePASS, JR. Master for JCershaw County. Jan. 12,' 1982. ^ . ADDITIONAL PENALTY ON TAXES. State, County and School taxes year 1931 payable between Sept. 16th anu December 31st, 1981. According to law one per cent penalty will be added to all taxes not paid by January 1st, 1932 also an additional one per cent will be added to all taxes nc4. pai<j by February 1st, 1932. Any information^ concerning this office will be given at office or by mail. When inquiring a-; bout taxes please state School District in which you Idve or own property. Yours respectfully, ' S. W. HOGUE, Treasurer Kershaw County, Camden, S. C. Jan. 23rd, 1932. Subscribe To THE WATEREE MESSENGER PAINS QUIT COMING "When I waa a girl, I suf fered periodically with ter rible pains in my back and sides. Olten I would bend almost double with tho in tense pain. This would last for hours and 1 could get no relief. MI tried almost every thing that was recom mended to me, but found nothing that would help until I boRRn taking Oardul. My mother thought it would bo good for mo, so she got ft bottle of Oardul and started me taking It. X soon improved. 1- fho bftd spells qulb com hi sr. t wm Soon In normal health." ?Mr* Jawol Harris, Wfnnnboro, Tux rut. 6oM At Att Drup Atom. mm TAX RETUFtftd \ ' -V -? ; n ? -< '?"r^y pi^ . ? Office of Auditor Kerihaw County, Camden, S.*C., December 17, 1931 * ? ' ' 1 1 " 1 v"? * V . Notice is hereby given that the Au ditor's Office will be open for receiv ing Tax Returns from January 1st, 1032, to March 1st, 1932. All persons owning real estate or personal prop erty must make returns of the Mutt* I within said period, as required by .law, or be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent. The Auditor will attend in person or by deputy at. the following places in the county on the dates indicated for receiving returns: Bethune? -January 13th and 14th. * Haley's Mill ? January 16th. Westville ? January 19th. Blaney ? January 21st and 22nd. Liberty Hill ? January 20th. Kershaw ? January 28th and 29th. All persons between the ages of 21 and' CO years, inclusive, are required to pay a poll taxh and all persons be tween the ages of 21 and 50 years, inclusive, are required to pay a Road tax, unless excused by law. All Trustees, Guardians, Executors, Ad ministrators or Agents holding ptfop perty in charge must return same. Parties sending tax returns by mail must make oath to Bame before some officer and fill out the same in prop er manner or they will be rejected. B. E. SPARROW, Auditor Kershaw County. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED ITORS All parties indebted to the estate of C. W. Birchmore are hereby notified to make payment to the undersinned, and all parties, if any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law.. Eva B. Birchmore, Charles Willis Birchmore. Executors of the Estate of C. W. Birchmore. % Camden, S. C., December 1931. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By L. R. Jones, Esquire, Probate' Judge. Whereas, Harold Wheeler made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Peggy Wheeler . 1 THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to" cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said Peggy Wheeler, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate,, to be held at Camden, S. C., on 29th day of January next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said ) Administra tion should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 15th day of January Anno Domini 1932. L. R. JONES, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the 19th and 26th days of January, 1932 in the W&teree Messenger and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. DeKALB COUNCIL NO. 88, JR. O. U. A. U meets in regpilar council, (he 2nd and 4th Monday of each month," at 8 ?'? tlock.- Visiting' memberr welcome, J. W. THOMPSON, _ Councilor H. JONES, Rec. JSec. Regular communication of this lodge Is held on tha first Tuesday in each month ftt 8 p. m. Visiting Brethren are welcomed. W. R. CLYBURN, . E. ROSS, Worshipful Master. Secretary. M. M. REASONOVER Legion Service Officer, Kershaw County Assistance rendered all Veterans in Securing Benefits, Hospital and Disability Claims. Headquarters in legion Hall, over Sowell's Drug Store. DeKalb St. Camden, S. C. EYES EXAMINED . ? and ? GLASSES FITTED THE HOFFEK CO. Jowelera & Op'otnolrlnl* CAMDEN, 8. O. 660 Liquid or TAbteta used internally arid tft'O R^lve o* tor nail y, mtvln com plete and ?ftecfTW troatmani ' -for Cold*. ? $?,000 IN CASH PRIZES Aak Your YMfuftsitft for Particular*