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1934 Auto Tags By November Concurrence by the house in a sen ate bill yesterday to meet a 15 pe cent, reduction ordered in appropria tions to the public schools and othei institutions last fall assured payment of these obligations this year out of current revenue. The house concurred in the senate bill yesterday which calls for the is suance of $633,493 in vouchers and ?when money becomes available thej will be enshed by the state treasurer Also before adjourning sine die the house concurred in the senate bill t< change the time of purchase of auto mobile licenses from January 1 to No vember 1 each year. The bill like wise provided for semi-annual pur chase of tags when desired. No re duction in the license fee was pro vided. Those having 1933 tags wil be given a one-sixth reduction in thr ocst of their next license. The house also concurred in th< senate bill to provide $10,900 add! tional for pay to employes of the general assembly. The additional ap propriation was due to the unexpect ed length of the session and also tc increases over the pay provided ii the appropriations bill. Both branches also put through ? "bobtail" bill authorising payment of highway reimbursement bonds entire ly with state highway funds wherf county portions of the payments duf were involved in banks, and di?.flctinr that county property levies be impos ed to repay the state to make nv the differences. Of the payment of last years i' per cent deficit ordered when xhe fi n anc^omm^tttee concluded that suf ficient revenue Would not be availabl' to meet the iWtfre amount pledged the^whools undev . the 6-0-1 law wil receive $498,871. Th eitems approved by the t.wp hoy sea do to the following institutions will als' be issued : State hospital, $60,00( Winthrop college, $10,000; Clemso college public- .service, $10,000; the University of South Carolina, $35,000 the Citadel, $4,736; Negro college, 9 272; de da Howe school, 01,951; Girl' . Industrial school, $2,5889, and tV Negro reformatory, $1,046. As allowance for these pavme had been made in writing the an propriation bill no serious objectio' i to the bill was made in either house The "extra pay" bill to employe of the general assembly went throug the senate without difficulty but only passed by a vote of 48 to 31 i the house. Debate on it was heate* Before the senate adjourned it on thorized an appropriation of $1.15' from approved nccoiints for paintin; and repairing the senate chamber bo ween sessions. Af tor being amended by Senate Stukes, Clnredon, the thenter-spon bill *o provide an investigation int financial condition of movi /louses wns adopted in tv^ upn" hopi<\ Ay (.'"fv-'wl jt "oulH |ow?v1 ?? mmrni^'op not. nnlv to vestlgnto the effort of the r^'isorno* tax but also pave 1* be an'horitv t revise t.he tnx. Sector St.?V??? ?? mendment prohibited any revision b the commission but provided that, could mako recommendations to th next general assembly for chnngoc? Tbe house agreed to the bill. ? Tb State. TO GIVE PLAY The ivHnwrv department and tbf Ymmg Woman's Society of the Lyt tleton Street Methodist, church wil give a play, "The Old Maids Conven tion," on Wednesday evening, May 17, at 8 o'clock at the school audito rium. This is to raise money to paint the Sunday school room which bar recently been remodeled. Tickets will bo 10 and 20 cents. All local talent taking part. IMPORTANT MEETING OF GRANGE MEETING There will be an important Grange meeting at Sandy Grove Schoo Thursday, May 18, at 8 p. m. Mr. D. B. Anderson, State Mastet of the National Grange, "fill he prea ent. , Everybody is invited to come. It will. be a very interesting meeting. 4 HENRY D. GREEN, Co. Agt. WSffli I* ft NaUktU strike the tight, but merit WfT' Interesting Items From Bethune Bethune, May 15. ? A very sweet and imperssive Memorial Service was hjdld by the local U. D. C. Chapter Wednesday afternon at the home o1 Mrs. M. G. King. Honor guests were: Messrs. G. B King and Robert Douglas, Confede rate Veterans. Mrs. T. R. Bethune, president open ed the meeting with appropriate in troductory remarks relative to Me morial Day followed by prayer "Carry Me Back To Old Virginia" war sung by Mrs. J. C. Foster as th< names of the local Confederate deac' were called. A white carnation was placed in a bowl of ferns in thei* memory. These flowers -jEere late) sent to two daughters of the 60's Mrs. G. B. King and Mrs. Victoria Gardner. A talk was made by Nei Truesdale in which he paid tribute tc the living and the dead of the Con federacy. The meeting closed with ? duet, "The Homespun Dress" sung by Mrs. T. R. Bethune and Miss Stella Bethune. Ice cream and pound cake werr served during tho M iss?s Oarrie Yarbrough and Filer Thomas of the Baron DeKalb Schoo' were in town Wednesday afternoon. Circle? one. two and three of tV Presbyterian Church met Tuesday af Wnoon with Miss Tysle Bradlej Mrs. T. R. Bethune and Miss Stella Bethune respectively. The birthday anniversary of thf Auxiliary was celebrated at the church Thursday afternoon and r special offering was made for the wompn and giHs of Chine. A ?->"'-oant The Path to Peace, was presented. During the social hour a Chinese tea party was given and Chinese re freshments were served by costumer hostesses. Mr. and Mcs. N. E. Truedale, Mis M&y "Defy* exer cises it Qvieens-Chicora College ' Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Foster and child ren were recent guests of relative near Spartanburg. The Rev. J. N. Keels spent las' week in Atlanta with friends. Miss Louise Tiller has returned t< her home on Walton Street. Misf Tiller's niece, Miss Luree King, is re siding with her. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune hav> taken charge of the King-Davis Hotel Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Truesdale, Mtsj Stella Bethune and Mr. J. A. McCas killl attended the funeral of little Hara B. Watkins, a recent pupil o' the Truesdale's and only daughter o< Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watkins, at Sandy Grove church Saturday after noon. The Rov. Mr. Corbett, pasto conducted the services." Special mus' ic was given by Miss Bethune an"" Mr. McCaskill. Mr. and Mrs. McClure and Miss Ce cilia King of Lakeland, Florida arr guests of their sister, Mrs. D. M. Mays. Mrs. M. O. Ward and ?ister, Mr?' Gaines spent several days recentl vith guests at Ward. Services were held in the differen' churches here Sunday observin Mother's Day. The young people o the Presbyterian Church extended special invitation to their mothers t< attend their evening service. DEATH OF Mil. JOYNKIt Joel Henry Joyner, 45 yeai.i of age an employe of the Southern Railroad passed away here Thursday, May 1 1 nt his residence on Lyttleton street Mr. Joyner was born In Kingvllle, S C., and came to Camden about four teen years ago to make his home. Hf was married in 1910 to Miss Virginir Lee, who predeceased him severa years ago. He was a World War veteran am served in France In som6 of th' fiercest fighting at St. Mihiel and thf Meuse-Argonne. j Funeral services were held fron the Kornegay Funeral Home, Satur day at 4 p. m., Rev. J. B. Caston, of ficiting, and burial was in the Quake* cemetery of this city. Always Sunkt Kxciiia "No man," said III Ho, the sa^e of Chinatown, "entirely loses nil moral aen*e However reprehensible his conduct he will always try to con vince others and even himself that he <11(1 the best he could under the clr otimstancrs."? Wnshluffton Star. Summing It Up Character Is formed by the forma ilon of habits, and bahlta are but th* persistant repetition at certain acta 900 Reforestation Recruits Leave Kershaw County Unit la Among Them South Carolina's entire reforesta tionquota of 3,500 will have been en? rolled by June 7 so that by July V they may all be at work in forest camps, according to a statement from the state relief council yesterday. Re^ cruiting stations for the remaindei are to be in Columbia and Spartan burg. Nine hundred recruits from thif state are to leave Wednesday for con ? ioring cnmps at Fort Moultrie anc Fort Benning, Ga., for the two weeks preparation period before starting t< | work in the forests. Added to the i 450 in the first group this brings the J total already signed up to 1,350 fo1 the state. Other recruits will leave for the camps as fast as they can b( accommodated. Fifty-two thousand have already been enrolled in conditioning camp? and 8,000 in forest camps. To com plete the enrollment of 275,000 b? July 1 it will be necessary to enrol' mne at the rate of 8,540 a day. A to tal of 1,300 forest camps will be need ed to take care of these men ,of which 1,063 have already been approved. A radiogram from MaJ. Gen. Ed ward L. King, commanding thr Fourth Corps area to Frank Pearsor of the department of labor, reads: "Attention chief of staff: Recen' inspections civilian conservation corpr camps show splendid type recruits high morals, everything going smoothly. Regular Army functioninf splendidly. "KING." DEATH OF AN INFANT Ann Marie Jones, three months olc'L infant daughter, pf_ Mr. Monday, May 8', at the Camden hos pital. The funeral and burial wer held at DeKalb church cemetery o? Wednesday with Rev. J. T. Littlejoh* conducting the services. The Kome gay Funeral Home had charge of th' funeral Arrangements. GATES HILL CLUB MET The Gates Hill Home Demonstra tion Club held its regular meeting on Friday, May 5, with twelve member? and two visitors present. After thf business was finished the meeting war then given in charge of Miss Sadif Crag, who gave us some very timely suggestions and helps on our subject "The Control of Insects and Gardei ^ests." She also urged continued plantings of vegetables to keep up ' fresh supply. Due to some weathe outlook some of our members wer' unable to attend this meeting bu' hope for a better attendance at ou next meeting. Every woman in ou> community should be a club membe so we urge every one to como se' what we are doing. CAMDEN PLAYS NEWBERRY HIGH FRIDAY The Camden High School hasebal team will plav a return game with the strong Newberrry High School Friday aftomon, May 19, on tht school grounds*. Off Gold Standard A purchaser of Jewelry remarked that the firm which sold him a gold ring hnd apparently gone off the gold standard some tii"o nrevlo"*. ? Hnri COTTON GRADING BE TAUGHT AT CLEMSON Clemson College, May 0. ? H. II Willis, director of the Clemson textile partment, has announced plans fo' cotton grading course to bo. offerer at Clemson in co-operation with thf U. S. Department of Agriculture, be ginning June 12 and contlnulnf through July 11. This course Is de signee! to meet the needs not only of the beginner In cotton grading, bu' also local buyers and graders wltl experience. The class will be taught by a spec ialist in cotton grading from the tl S. Department of Agriculture. Th< use of standards for grade and stapU will be demonstrated, and each stu dent will handle from 8,000 to 6,00( samples from all sections of the cot ton belt. Talks on the manufacturing peopertles at different cotton* trill be ?b~ Have Banquet JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL The Junior-Senior Banquet of th< Camden High School was held Friday evening May 12th. For this very happy occasion the banquet hall was very artistically decorated in the class colors of blue and white. On th' banquet table were vases of blue an white larkspur and yellow snap dragons. Before the two course din rner was served ^he Junior class pre sented "The Loot Cause" directed b> Elihu Schlosburg and Miss Anne Row land. The following characters were enacted by the following students: Nei ?o Albert Reec Anthony George , Sheheer Cl^patra Marguerite Ingrarr Nero's Mamma Emily Bell Solomon Jimmie DeLoach Josephine . Dorothy VanLandinghan* Napoleon Sam Boykii George Washington. .Nicholas Getty: Lafayette Frances Sheheej Messenger Ralph Goodal' Betsy Ross Mary Water5 Paul Revere Roscoe Johnso* Francis Scott Key J. B. Gaski' Qreasy Gumbo ....Charlotte DuB< Red Grange Bill Rham Lute in the evening the Junk""* ?^nd Seniors and invited guests at tended a dance at the home of Misses Snyder in Kirkwood Lane Music was furnished by a four, pier* colored orchestra who -4 while the banquet was being served. W. F. TRUESDALE Kershaw, May 14. ? Willis F Truesdale, 70, farmer of the Westvill' section, died at his home Friday, Ma 12. He had been in declining healt" for several months. Long a success ful f<$ner, Mr. Truesdale was a high citi//en of the. commnuity hittV'are Ws widdv, twr DR. WIMBERLY'S COMMENCE MENT ENGAGEMENTS Dr. Wrmberly has delivered three commencement sermons and address es in the county, and on Friday night of this week will deliver the Graduat ing Class address at Lydia, S. C. Hig> School, and on the night of May 31 will deliver the class address for th' McCormick High School. He will b in Winnsboro, S'. C. next week, hold ing a series of meetings for the Rev J. P. Byars, pastor of the Mill Villag church. FIFTEEN RATTLES AND A BUTTON Mr. F. M. Jordan, rural mail car rier of Lugoff, killed a rattlesnake while on his route last week that had fifteen rattles and a button. Th' snake was not unusually large meas uring about four and a haliT feet. BOTTLF OPENER KEYS AT JENKINS' REPAIR SHOP W ehave just received a shipmen' of bottle opener keys ? the very latest thing of its kind on the market. Come in and have your house door key o any other key duplicated on the hot- _ tie opener key. A good thing to have J with you all the time ? the answer t' the question, "Has anybody got a hot tie opener"? Jenkins Repair Shop Broad Street. MRS. NELLIE C. MANN Mrs. Nellie C. Mann, a former re sident of Camden died in Charlestor Friday of last week. She was quite an aged lady and will be remembered hero by some of the older citizens The remains were brought to Cam den Saturday and tho interment was in the Quaker cemetery. Major R. Y. Stuart, (Thief Forestei of the United States, speaking of thr program of federal rolief through forestry unemployment, "aid: "While the purpose of this big for est work program is primarily unem ployment relief, it by no means call' for "made work" intended merely t< keep mo nbusy. The labor perform ed in the forest will render a great forests of the country in a product! v public service by helping to put th condition which would have taken de cades to attain under ordinary clr cumntances. It will help to check th huge losses we now sustain each yea' fron fires and floods. It In a worl that should eventually yield dlreo' and Indirect benefits to the nation fa beyond ftfl yraamt eoat" Memorial Exercises Observed Wed. MEMORIAL EXERCISES OBSERVED WEDNESDAY Last Wednesday Memorial Day ex ercises were observed. The John D Kennedy Chapter, U. D. C.f servpd dinner to the Confederate Veterans thteir wives and widows with invited guests in the new assembly rooms at the Methodist parsonage at 12:30 o clock. The regular Memorial Day Exercis es were held at 5 o'clock in the af ternoon. Rev. J. B. Caston of th< First Baptist Church of Camden, waf the principal speaker. He deliverer' a very patriotic and inspiring addresf which was very much enjoyed by al' present. The choirs of the variou.? churches, school children and thosr present joined in the singing of ok' Southern songs. At the close of the exercises thf Kershaw Guards fired a salute ovei the graves of the Confederate dead. HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB WOMEN TO HAVE CAMP The club women of Lancaster am Kershaw Counties will hold their en campment at the 4-H Club Camp at Childer's Mill next Thursday and Fri day, May 18 and 19. Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, Conservation and Productior Specialist, Miss Harriette B. Layton Asst. State Agent, Mrs. Theo I> Plowden, District Agent, will be with us for this camp. Every club woman should avail herself of this opportuni ty. The following is the program: Thursday 10 to 11. Registration, in chargf of Polly e West and Lillian Smith. 11 to 12. ' Genral Assembly. Welcome ? Mrs. Kate Gettys. Response? Mrs. S. J, Funderburk r Gneetinga ? From Senior ? Effie Truesdale. Greetiitg ? From Junior 4-H Coun cil ? Pollye West Introduction of visitors. Announcements. 12:30-1:30? Lunch. 1 :30-5 :30 ? Group meetings. 5 :30-6 :00 ? Vespers 6:00-7:00 ? Weinie Roast. 7:00-9:30 ? Games and Folk songs 10:30 ? Lights out. FRIDAY 7:15? Rising bell. 7:45 ? Morning Watch, Mrs. J. T Gettys. 8-9 ? Breakfast 9:00-9:30 ? Group singing. 9:30-10:30 ? Native plants and rock gardens .Mother Walker, Bird Bat! and hoxises, Mrs. R. B. Elliott am Mrs. W. C. West. 10:30-11:30 ? Progressive games. 11:30-12:30 ? General assembly. 12:30-1:30? Lunch. 1:30-3:00 Group Meetings 3:00 ? Break camp. The women are requested to brinr picnic lunch for first day and sorm raw ham, one loaf bread (part o chicken and bread may be included in picnic lunch), pint of Irish potatoes 4 raw eggs, 1-2 cake, pickle of snmr kind, 4 medium tomatoes, small head of cabbage, plate, spoon, fork, cup pencil, scissors, bedding and cover f?vi the night. Sadie B. Craig, Co. Homo Dem Agt. METHODIST CHURCH ANNOUN* CEMENTS FOR NEXT SUNDAY Sunday school will meet in all thei | departments, and assemble for th ? closing at 10:45 Chalk talk by the pastor. Preaching at 11:15 ? Theme: "Let Your Light Shine." Special music by the choir and i!* struments, Newell Wimberrly violinist Preaching at 8:00 P. M. ? Theme "The Summertime, and the Harvest. Music by double choir and instru ments. * Kpworth I/eague, with Miss Zemp will meet, at 7:30 P. M. O. F. WIMBERLY. Pastor. PLAY AT BLANEY The Senior Class of the Blane> High School will present a play, "A I*rairie Rose," a comedy drama in d acts, in the school auditorium Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. Admission 1C and 15 cents. Just plenty of fun. Everybodj come. Law It Rmim Reason is the life of tho law; nay. the cowmen law Itself la nothing el?' but reaaon. Oke, Liberty Hill News Liberty Hill, May 16 ? Mr. Editor There are many little errors and mis takes which find their way into the columns of the average newspaper that amounts to nothing of import ance and makes little difference whether corrected or not! but in oui notes last week there appeared an er ror of such grave importance that we "feel it should be made plain. The types made us say that "Miss Mannit Wardlaw was to be married to Mr Warren, a young business man of Al lendale. We are very sorry the mis take occurred. In the absence of the Pastor, Gov John G. Richards conducted service? at the Presbyterian Church Sunday mi -T- rig to a large audience, the sonp service of the choir and congregation was unusually good, a special feature being a Solo, by Miss Marion Rich ards. Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Hall and child ren of Westminister arrived on. Sat urday eveninpr for a visit in tlie hom? of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones, parents of Mrs. HaU. Gov. and Mrs. John G. Richard? were fortunate on having with therr on Sunday ? Mothers Day ? all of then nine daughters and most of theii grandchildren arid son-in-laws. We feel that our good frfends deoplv ap preciate the sentiment which impeller so many of their "away from home loved ones" to be present on this oc casion. Miss Cnlli<- Tones. te'?ch<*r in Co lombia Citv School came over tc spend Sunday with he.' parents, Mr an^ Mrs. R. C. Jor^s. Miss Marion Richards, member o the Bennetts ville School Faculty i: at home for the summer vacation, hei school having closed. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cunningham am1 children of Columbia were visiting relatives on the "Hill" Saturday. hek" ?at the church and cemetery on the 10th m.der the auspices of the WfT liam Arthur Cunningham Chapter U D. C. Mrs. P. B. Floyd, President. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clements ant' children visited her mother, Mrs G. W Perry and other relatives of Lancas ternoon Sunday evening. Mr. W. Z. Hilton and son, Abe anc1 Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Jones were Ker shaw visitors on Saturday last. Mrs. S. N. Hammond of Stoneborc was a visitor in the home of hei daughter, Mrs. H. S. Higgins las week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cunningham of Charlotte were Sunday visitors ir the home of his uncle, Post Master C D. Cunningham. CLEM SON COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES JUNE 4-5-6. Clemson College, Mayl2. ? The 37th annual commencement exercises Oj Clemson College will be held on June 4, 5, and 0. This year there will be 180 candidates for the degree of Bach elor of Science. The baccalaureate sermon will bf delivered on Sunday, June 4, at 11 :3C a. m. by Dr. B. Turnipseed, pastor of the Runcomhe Methodist church, ol Greenville. Dr. Turnipseed is one o the state's best known ministers, hav ing served a number of the largest churches in South Carolina, and hav-' ing also been president of Lander Col lege. He was graduated from Clem son college with the first class ir 1 890. On Sunday afternoon at 0:30 on t.h? Y. M. O. A. Green t.here will be a con cert by the Clemson college band and an informal reception for the senior? and their guests. This will he follow ed by the closing exercises of the Y M. C. A., with President John Mc. Sween, of Presbyterian college, as the speaker. Closing exercises of the literar\ societies and the award of honors wil' take place at 1 I a. m. on Monday During the afternoon the alumni as sociation will hold its annual business meeting, to be followed by the annua' military exercises on Bowman field At 7 o'clock the Clemson College Dra matic circle will present n play at the college chapel. The alumni dlnno will be held In the mess hall at 9 o' clock Monday night. Graduating exorcises will take plac on Tuesday morning, June 0, at I0:3( Dr. E. W. Sikes, president of the col lege, will address the graduating clas? and award the degrees and honors. To Pr?i?rr? HtallK A mun'd own observation, what h# rind* Rood of, and whnt he finds hurt of, la the best physic to pr?**rve health.? Bacon.