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Plans For County Fair Under Way Plans for the biggest and best Fair Kershaw County has ever held are steadily going forward. The Fair Is under the supervision of the Camden Shrine Club and the James Leroy yjelk Post of The American Legion. At. a joint meeting of the above org anizations held last Wednesday T. V. Walslr was re-elected General Chair- i man, M. M. Johnson, re-elected sec retary and Hughey Tindal continues as treasurer. The general fair com mittee will be composed of these gentlemen and the officers of the Legion and the Shrine and perhaps the chairman o fthe several select committees. The fair will be held | the second week in October and al- ' ready the General Committee's is at { work compiling the premium list j which will be ready for distribution j in the near future. Many new at- i tractions are being added and the j committe is confident that the fair ! will be a huge success. With the fine ' spirit of co-operation shown by the j citizens of the county last year the j committee has no doubts about the j same spirit being manifested again ! this year. Lets everybody pull to gether for Kershaw County's greatest Fair JURY DECLARES ACCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE A Cot-oner's jury investigating the i death of Durham Scott. who was ' killed in an automobile accident near i Horatio Sunday afternoon, July 16, returned a verdict Monday morning, j July 24 to the effect that the acci- ? dent was unavoidable. Paul Sessions | was the driver of the car. In the car I at the time of the accident besides j Scott and Sessions were Wade Melton and a brothr of Paul Sessions. NO. PAYMENTS U^TIL .. < : COTTON IS RfeMOVKb . Clemson College, July 24. ? Rental I e*hecks for reduced cotton acreage j will be distributed from Washington j promptly according to present plans when the local and count/ committees i and county agents certify that the ' cotton agreed upon has been remov ed, says Dr. W. W. Long, director of the South Carolina campaign. Dr. Long calls attention of farmers to I several important points. 1. Farmers who have tendered acreage reduction offers to the Sec retary of Agriculture must remove from cultivation the actual acreage offered in the amount set forth in the contract, when they have bean notified individually that the offers have 'been accepted and the reduction plan is operative. They should not eliminate the crop from the retired acres, however, until tiielr ,own per sonal offers are accepted by the gov ernment and personal notice to re move the acres is received. 2. Mr. C. A. Cobb, cotton admin istrator, has made it clear that no substitions of acreage can be per mitted and that each individual will be required to remove the actual acreage which he agreed to remove when signing the contract. Tho loerl committee will make a careful in spection and certify as to this before a payment will be made. 3. The state of growth attained by the cotton since the contract was signed or the difference in probable yield taking place between the time of signing and the time of removing the crop from cultivation, will have no bearing on the situation. Neither will the condition of the cotton mar ket or the action of other growers in the neighborhood. The cotton offer ed must be removed in the amount agreed upon. Biblical Play* Halleck, In his "English Literature," saya that Ma miracle play la the dra matic ^presentation of the life of a aalnt and of the miracle* connected with him. A mystery play deals with Oospel events which are concerned with any phnse of the life of Christ, 4 or with any Biblical event that re motely forenhadows Christ or Indicates tha necessity 6t a redeemer.** Old Vanity Cmtn An ancient vanity case, dntlng from 80p B. O. Is In the museum of Haver ford college as pnrt of the collection gathered by the college nrcheologlcal expedition during work at Reth She f wesh, in Palestine. Artillerymen Defeat Camden in Poloi One cf the hardest fought matches of polo that has ever been played at Camp Jackson was played vesterday afternoon between the lioth Field artillery team from Savannah and the team from Camden. The final Score was 7 to 0 for Savannah. Some \ery good shots were made during the game. Hard riding by both reams 1 matured. '1 lubber) Coleman was the star of the game. In each of the six chukkers he was, it seemed, in every play. Joseph McGrath also played a good game for Savannah. Little and Tupper were the best for Camden. Coleman scored four goals, Mc Grath scored two and A1 Watkins scored one. 118th F. A. Savanna^, (la. Camden McGrath (2) 1 Tupper Watkins (1) 2 Bates Coleman (4) 3 Little Floyd 4 Ferguson The 118th F. A. team is champion of the Fourth Corps area. Approximately 4.000 spectators lined the side board. ? Monday's otatc. BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES The following services are announ ced at the First Baptist church. Sunday school with Mr. C. O. Stogner, superintendent in charge at 10 o'clock. Public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston at 11:15 A. M. and 8:30 P. M. Morning sub ject: The Prayer Of Jesus For His Own, Evening subject: Judas, The Traitor. Men's prayer meeting at 9:30 Sunday morning. Midweek prayer and praise service Wednesday evening at 8:30, B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. The public is cordially invited to attend all tho aeivices of this church. SERGT. TRUESDALE VISITING LUGOFF Sergt. Donald Roy Truesdale, who was decorated for valor while in ser vice with the Marine Corps in Nic araugua, has been spending awhile with relatives at Lugoff. Sergt. Truesdale, it will be remem ibered was cited for extraordinary bravery in Nicaraugua when he pick ed up a hand granade which was about to explode r.ear his platoon. He lost an arm in his attempt but saved his comrades. Sergt. Truesdale leaves Friday for New Orleans where he will be stationed. SEVEN SAFETY POINTRES FOR SWIMMERS GIVEN BY RED CROSS LIFE SAVING HEAD Washington, D. C., July 24. ? A seven point safety plan to reduce the { summer's casualties from drowning I is suggested by H. F. Enlows, direc tor of First Aid and Life Saving of the American Red Cross. Water casualties are not always due to carelessness or "horseplay", he points out, in urging attention to the following safety suggestions: 1. Do not exceed your physical limitations. If a doctor's examinat ion has revealed a bad heart or other deficienccs, follow his advice as to j bathing and swimming. Many sup- j pose drowning could have been avoid ed if the swimmer had been physical ly fit. 2. Select a swimming place that is supervised. Particularly is this important for the beginner. . 3. Swim only within the area whore you are qualified to swim. The right to extend this area must be earned. Care should bo exercised even when under the protection of guards and life lines. 4. Remember that a swimmer who is expert in a pool may be a compar ative novice on an ocean beach, and one who is accustomed to lake water may be a stranger in 'a running stream. Currents, undertows, cold springs, the judging of distances and other elements are important factors. 6. Boats and canoes require craft manship of their own. It frequently happens* that capable swimmers row or paddle out on a largo body of water beyond any point to which they would venture to swim. 4n?en, because of inex-pert handling of their craft or because of unfailiartty with the prevailing weather or water con dition*, they are swamped And im Liberty Hill News Liberty Hill. July 24. ? About two miles north of this village is located the old Summerville burying ground where lie many of the "old time" wealthy and prominent citizens of this community but for many years the place had been unused and had grown up in trees and vines and the rock wall enclosing it had fallen down and the place presented quite an un attractive appearance when a few year1* ago Mr. C. D. Cunningham be came interested in the place, as some of his fore parents were buried there and had it cleaned up and put in bet ter order. Some time within the pres ent month of Tuly, some despicable vandals entered the place and tore down the fine marble monument over the grave of Mr. John D. Cunning ham, removed the heavy stones of the base and dug into the grave un- j earthing the skull of the old gentle man who had been buried there 82 years ago, and left the grave partly unfilled, they evidently were seeking for jewelry or treasure of some kind. It is hard to realize that we have in this country in this advanced age of education and civilization, men low enough in the "scale" of humanity to commit such a friendish ar.i unprinc ipled act upon the remains and burial place of & person who had lain there for nearly a century. There is no clue as to who did the act. At a meeting of the Liberty Hill branch of the Kershaw County Fo restry Association last week Mr. F. H. Floyd was re-elected Pres.. Mr. John G. Richards and R. C. Jones Committeemen, Mr. C. D. Cunning ham, Sec. and Treasurer, Mr. W. C. Wardlaw, who has been the energetic and efficient "fire Ranger" resigned to accept a position with the Conser vation camp near Blaney. Mr. W. C. Perry was elected Ranger. Mr.. Perry is well qualified for the duties of the place and will no doubt give very acceptible. sAvicea. Misses JMarion Richards, Mary Peck Hay and Annie Righton Mc C a skill are spending a while at Mon treat. Former Gov. John G. Richards went to Laurens where he was to make an address on the Prohibition question o nSunday, he was accom panied by Mrs. Richards and daughters, Miss Johngy and Mrs. T. P. McCrea and two children, he was also expected to speak at Spartan burg on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, 3rd, of Asheville and Mr. W. J. Richards of Concord, N. C. were weekend vis itors in the home of their mother, Mrs. C. E. Richards. Mrs. L. P. Thompson and children spent the weekend with her sister. Mrs. W. K. Thompson of Heath Springs. Cadet A. C. Cureton, Jr., of Clem son college conducted the weekly on Sunday night at the Presbyterian church. A large crowd woa In attend ance. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wilson and family of Darlington and Hon. J. P Richards and family of Lancaster were guests last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Richards. Rev. and Mrs. R. R. Brown and child) en of Sardinia were here Mon day, guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones. Mr. J. F. Johnstorte of Ga. is here for a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnstone. mediately in trouble. 6. FiVen good swimmers should observe the fundamental rules of safety ? nnd good swimmers usually do. Never swim alone. In long dis tance swims, always be accompanied by a boat. Wait two hours after eat ing before entering the water. Avoid the shock of a sudden dive into cold water; when you first enter the water, do so gradually. Dive only into water of known depth and char acter, and thus avoid hitting hidden rocks or stumps. 7. Use common sense. Never rock the boat. I)o not accept dares. "There is a vast amount of pleasure in aquatic sports," Mr. Enlows summa rizes, "but learning to swim is like everything else- ? it is done little by little, skill being the reward of con tinual effort and practice. There are no short cuts to proficiency. Con formance to the rules of safety Is ( however a basic principle for both j beginner and expert/' Patrol Ordered I To Enforce Statute . , - Motorists Must Have Drivers' Licenses Thursday. ? - \ - . State highway patrolme nwere in structed yesterday through orders is sued by Ben M. Sawyer, chief high way commissioner, to start making cases Thursday morning, July 27, against all persons who are found operating motor vehicles without a new driver license. "In consequence of your report to me that the motor vehicle division has issued all drivers' licenses prop erly applied for, you will please in struct the highway patrol and other alw enforcement officers to begin Thursday, July 27, 1933, to make cases against all persons who are found operating motor vehicles with out drivers' licenses." Mr. Sawyer said in a memorandum to the motor vehicle division. ? Official sof the highway "depart ment have announced that something over 200,000 licenses have been is sued. Under terms of the law, the time limit for procuring licenses ex pired June 30. Due to the fact that so many unfilled applications were on hand at the close of the period, Mr. Sawyer extended the time indef initely, yesterday setting Thursday as the final limit. BASIC FARM EXPORTS SHOW MORE DECLINE Cotton, Fruit, and Lard Only Pro ducts Showing Increase in Exports. Although the export movement for 47 farm products showed a net in crease in May over April, shipments of . most of the ibasic agricultural commodities showed further decline, according to the U. S. Department ofsAgriculture. dotton exports in May showed sub stantial pick-up, the unusually large volume of 627,000 bales being report ed for the month. Substantial in creases in exports to continental European countries more than offset a slight decrease in exports to Great Britian and a material reduction in exports to Oriental countries. Only fruit and lard were sent out in greater than pre-war volume in May, the exports of most other farm products being substantially below pre-war figures. Wheat and flour exports reached a record low level in May, only 14.000 bushels of wheat being exported as grain, against more htna 7,000,000 bushels in May of 1932. Flour ex ports were about the same as those o ports were about the same as those of a year ago. Bacon exports were the smallest for that month in 20 years, but lard exports, although small for post-war months, were larger than in May of last year. Leaf tobacco exports also reached new low levels for May in the post war period, as did exports of diary products. Fruit exports were in line with the May volume in recent years. RELIEF FUND TO BUILD KINGS MOUNTAIN PARK Kings Mountain, S. C.- ? Outline or the proposal to spend the $200,000 allotment in the p'iblic'works bill for the Kings Mountain National Park has been made public. Since the park is across the state line in South Car olina, where the famous Revolutio nary battle was fought, the War De partment has forwarded the outline to Representative J. P. Richards of that State. Creation of the park was author ized in 1981, but no appropriation was made at that time. The present area contains 42 acres, but it is pro posed that $4010 bo used to buy ad ditional land. The outline submitted to Mr. Richards, an 18-foot roadway of four miles, would cost approxi mately $70,000. Clearing of under brush would cost $10,000 and a fence around the park $90,910. A< H? Ranked Th?m To ahow his Idea of the rolativa Importance of beings and things In the IW>ry coast of Africa, a bushrnan artist living In a bush village pnlnffid a series of paintings In which the ro\> < nment officer comes first, the hunts man second and the coco farmer third. Bethune News Bethune, S. C.r July 24. ? The re vival services that have been con ducted by the Rev. Mr. Rogers of Timmonsville in the Baptist church closed Friday evening. Four additions were made to the church and one member was received by letter. Misses Mary Louise McLaurin, and Kathryne Truesdale and Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brant have returned from the World's fair in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Atkinson of Columbia have returned to their home after a visit to Mrs. Atkinson's parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bran non. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards were Sunday gue?ts of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. I McCaskill. They were accompanied to their home in Asheville Sunday af ternoon by Mrs. C. O. Terry and daughters, Misses Beth and Katha rine, for a week's visit. Mrs. M. G. King, Mrs. C. O. Terry and John Edwin King motored to Great Falls Saturday afternoon v,here they were guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Forbis. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Clyburn have returned from their wedding trip to the mountains of N. C. and are at home to their friends. J^iss Carrie Yarbrough left Mon day to enter the Camden hospital, where She will undergo an appendix operation the following day. Rev. J. T. N. Keels is in attendance upon the assembly at Montreat, N. C. Mi ss Mae Long of Prosperity was a recent guest of Mrs. Love Hearon. Mrs. Leonard Yarbrough and daughters, Misses Margaret and Betty of Hartsville, spent last week with relatives here. Mr. Morrison Graham is in Chicago attending the World's fair. Miss Mildred Richards is visiting friends in Roanoke, Va. Miss Nannie Floyd of Frederick, Mr. is spending a while at the "old home" here, with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Floyd. Miss Lucy Clements is spending a week with her grand mother, Mrs. G. W. Perry of Lancaster. Mr. Wardlaw May of Augusta is spending awhile at the home of his J uncle, Mr. R. J. Wardlaw. ( LEE COUNTY SINGING CON VENTION TO MEET The Lee County Singing Conven tion will meet with Cedar Creek Baptist church on Sunday, July 30th at 11 A. M. with recess for lunch at 1 P. M. Recomence at 2 P. M. with final adjournment at 5 P. M. Cedar Creek is 15 miles from Camden on the Bishopville highway No. 34. We extend a cordial invitation to all Choirs and Singers of Camden and Kershaw county to meet with us. All attending the morning services will brinf? lunch. A warm welcome to all. L. A. MOORI-:, President. AN ENCOURAGING SIGN Most encouraging is a report just! issued by Dr. Shirley W. Wynne, health commissioner of New York City, concerning the decrease of au tomobile and industrial accidents in that city in recent months. Automobile deaths numbered 100 in January, but only 70 in May, des pite the fact that more cars were on the road and more children playing in the streets. Industrial and other accidents dropped even more sharply, although more persons were employ ed in industry than in former months, in industry than in former months. The records shows 209 industrial accidents in April of this year as compared with 272 in April, 1932, while in May of this year there were only 208, as against 29fi for May, 1932. This reduction in the number of accidental deaths and injuries, as wells as deaths from alcoholism, Dr. Wynne declares in his report, is j largely due to the fact that the legal- J ization of beer has reduced the con sumption of whisky and thereby pro moted the cause of real tmiperance. He says: "May, 1933, showed fewest deaths from accidents on our recent records. The conclusion Is that the people of New York have been drinking less of strong liquors and that the legaliza tion of beer has saved Approximately Kershaw Co. in Front Acreage Reduction Tabulation of state figures on the cotton campaign made on the night of July 19 indicate that TCershaw county has led the entire state in the j percentage of cotton signed up. This county has never been considered in the class with the leading cotton counties of South Carolina but it now appears that there are only three counties signing up more cotton than Kershaw county. We are surpassed orjy by Orangeburg, Spartanburg and Anderson counties. There are 46 counties in the state and that puts Kershaw county ahead of 42 others. The credit for this outstanding achievement goes to the farmers who cooperated so splendidly and to Jhe field workers who worked so dili gently day and night. Semi-official figures now indicate that Kershaw county farmers will re ceive approximately $150,000 as cash money coming along with optioned cotton. They will receive approxi mately $12,000 in cash where no op tion was taken. In addition they will have options on approximately 6,000 bales which from present indications should net them $180,000 profit, mak ing a total of approximately $342, 000 comng to Kershaw county for that part of the cotton which our farmers have agreed to plow up. Al^o by making this campaign a suc cess we will receive practically 3 times as much money for the re mainder of our crop as we would have gotten had the campaign not succeeded. I wish to take this means of con gratulating the farmers of Kershaw county who cooperated so unselfishly and the 75 field workers, many of whom worked without any compensa tion at all, says Henry D. Green, the county agent. EXAMINATION FOR ASSISTANT -AND JUNIOR MESSENGERS The United States Civil Service Commission will accept applications until August 8, 1933, for the positions of assistant and junior messengers in the Departmental Service, Washing ton, D. C. . ' "1 The entrance salary for assistant messenger is $1,080 a year, and for junior messenger $600 a year, less a deduction of not to exceed 15 per cent as a measure of economy and a retirement deduction of 3 1-2 per cent. As the States of Maryland, Vir ginia, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ver mont, and the District of Columbia have already received appointments in excess of their quotas under the apportionment, residents of these States and the District of Columbia will not bo admitted to this examina tion unless they submit documentary proof that thoy are entitled to mili tary preference. Full information may bo obtained from M. H. Moore, Secretary of the United States Civil Service Hoard of Examiners, at the post office in this city. DEATH OF MRS. R. I). PEKUI.ES Mrs. R. I). Peebles, well known and highly esteemed lady, died at her residence in the Antioch section of the county Thursday, July 13. She had been in failing health for the past nine years. Mrs. Peebles was 61 years of age. She was before marriage Miss Mary Jane Davis. Surviving her are the following: her husband, five, children, Mrs. Sing Hinson, Mrs." E. L. Makor, Mr. O. D. Peebles, Mr. D. L. Peebles and Mr. John D. Peebles. She is also sur vived by fifteen grand children and three great grand children. Mrs. Peebles was a good Christian woman and will he remembered for hor many deeds of kindness. Funeral services were held for her July 14 at Antioch church and were conducted by Rev. Outen and Rev. Rroom of Camden. Interment was in the churchyard cemetory. a life a day sinco April 7." Anyway, it is encouraging to ob serve a reduction of the frightful death and accident toll which long has shown us to bo tho most careless people in tho world. F?W in Britain About one In every twetiiy p!rM earth(|iiiikcH recorded In Hie world Ih Colt In the P.rltlsh Islea.