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In response to the Inquiry of Many telephone aubecrUnm*: "What oiui I do to help xny serv* ice?" this advertisement is published. "Curiosity Calla" Hamper Service ? ? v ,V,: ^ ' ;7 ' ? ?'*> v'l . ?fe-V:--; "Where's the fire?" . ' ' W h o . was elected?" ?"What's the score?" are the most frequent "curiosity calls." Whether they are asked of your opera tor, the Information operator or the news paper office, they congest the lines and hamper the work of the operators. After every fire alarm, every sporting event and every election, the switchboards are ablaze with "curiosity calls." The operators cannot teljl one call from anbther and often they are blamed for a condition over which they have no control. Frequently a call for a doctor or a hos pital is overwhelmed by these idie calls and real suffering results. Those who refrain from making "curi osity calls" help the general service of the community and their thoughtfulness is appreciated by the operators. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AIJD TELEGRAPH COMPANY Tragic Facts. la i he l's almshouses of .South ('aro I i an lhere arc 1588 inmates. Of these 'if are able-bodied, 1 10 are feeble through old Hjie. f?0 sl?-kly. 51 crippled, y bpd-riddcn, i>7 blind, 2 deaf ami liuuiti, f? inline, 74 feeble-minded, 0 ppUeptic. ? tubercular, 7 venereal, 2 drunkards or doj>ers, 177 over UO years ?of aire. Wliat can be done? Group comities and build District Hospital lldmes. This would cost less and would make these forlorn folk happier and more comfortable. If you are interested, write the State lU>ard of Public Welfare, at Columbia. Doctor Jfae&tOJlte diagnoses Battery Cases Free'" Get that examination NOW! DRIVE in where you see the Presl-O-Lite Service Station sign and toot your horn. When our man comes out, tell him you think your battery's all right, but you want to be sure. That's his job ? to find out. Don't tnrst yourself to pass judgment on your battery's fitness. That's a job for men who have made it a study and who have the facilities of the great Prest-O-Lite organization behind them. When you do need a new battery, you'll be glad to know that Prest-O-Lite is back to pre war prices and that an allowance will be made on your old battery. Drive around to the Prest-O-Lite Service Station today. Insure a season Of pleasurable driving, free from battery bother and expense. Get that examination NOW. BEARDS BATTERY SERVICE Phone 118-W Camden, S. C I Pun lyou Up vrhe re this uifn Stoiage RaU&iy, UM?M lest than one four -hundredth of it a power 'reserve for a single atari ? and the generator quickly -avtacea that. JAPAN REALLY BACK NUMBER Writer Bring* Forward Argument* to Provo That the Chine** Are the Mor* Progressive. It may st rike the we?t?ru rcfl|i|i*r a* ?Imply fuj[iny, but more than one < 'I t ih'sj. friend li.ts assured me that It I* the Japanese js-ople who nit* really couwryttlvt. And they tiack tip then iisv(.iii(>n >?> i'v iiN-iM*' other than the way in which Japan has clung through all historic vicissitude#) to a primitive theocracy, John Dewey writes In Asia Mugn/.iuo. They point out, for exam ple that a thousand year* alio the jfrtp- I aiiose borrowed tin' present style t?f j clothing; and of household furnishing, | of silling and sleeping on mats. Hum , China ; tlnu tMiina lias changed gey eral tlntes. u.m\iug constantly in I ti ?? di rection of practical utility, of Ingeni ous adaptation of means to needs. Tho Chinese cuisine Is another argument. It Is doubtless the most extensive In the world in the yariety of material employed for food, and also the most varied in Its combinations. Academic analysis may despise arguments drawn from food, clothing, shelter and fur nishings. But when one notes the va riety and ingenuity of the processes and appliances uSed In daily life and in tho crafts, one Is certain that the Chi nese mind is naturally observant and adaptive. But It sceius unnecessary to labor the question. Many charges have ' been brought against tho Chinese, hut no one has ever accused 'them of stu pidity, Their undoubted conservatism Is something to be explained rather than an explanation of anything. TO PRISON FOR WITCHCRAFT Canadian Authorities Revive Ancient Statute That Will Appear Absurd to .Modern Understanding. . !?*??? ^ '\l / j It has been a little more than 'J(H) years since anyone was convicted of witchcraft on this continent, says the ott^ftinihus Dispatch, and we supposed "That- there would never again he any more convict ions. But it seems that : such prosecutions have heen revived, ' for here conies a report from a ("ana- j dian court to the effect that a young woman over there has lately heen sen tenced to prison for "practicing witch craft," for all the world like the ac cusations that used to he filed against people In lids country. The young woman in this case claimed to he aide to tell. who commit ted a certain theft In her neighborhood." She said a farmer's oats had been stolen by=? man and a hoy ; that the.v drove a bn\ mare, and proceeded west ward after the robbery, and .that they would be found tit a certain place, about.. l<> tulles away. The officers found her story to be true, and ar rested the parties who rtdthed the farmer, but as -the young -woman who gave the information was in no po sition to know the facts she related execf If through communing with "the spirits," people h-gnn talking about her being a witch, with the result that an aiK-lent statute was invoked and | the girl prosecuted and sent to Jail for her pains in aiding the officers of the law. If it were not all duly record ed in the newspapers we could 'not be lieve it. \ "Rent Free" Houses. | \ ? . At Llewelyn, I'd., fliers arc 00 empty j houses, which for years have stood un tenunted. a veritable deserted village, in tiie beautiful, valley of the West Rrnneli of Chester creek. Kven the war with its demands, failed to repeo ple the town. About n month ;igo.some of the houses were rented and a jitney | Une was established between the town and Chester. Still there remained 0<) houses that were fast going into decay by reason of not being occupied. The . owners conceived the idea of , having the properties fixed up by giving them rent free to workmen who would repair them and take care of .them. The only stipulations made in selecting tenants , are that they be respectable and thrlf- I ty people who will take pride in main- ; taining. and Improving the houses and that they agree to make all repairs at their own expense. I Perfumed Petrol. Will motorcars in the future per fume our streets with the scent of at tar of roses Instead of the evil-smell ing mixture which offends our nostrils as they pass? The question is suggested by the statement that a quarter of a million gallons of motor spirit can be produced In the Hyderabad state of India by ! distilling the flowers of the mowra < tree. Mowra flowers (kc very ri< h In so- , gar, and a ton ot^Vio drie<l flowers 1 produces as much as f?) gallons of OS f><?* cent pure spirit. They have long been In use for the preparation ?f a native alcoholic liquor; but only a small proportion of the tr^es available is needed for this purpose. Resourceful Prevaricator. A Lancashire man. who was afraid j of his wife, arranged to go to the races , with some friends, and explained to j her that he was going fishing. On his < way he called at a flsh shop and asked j the proprietor io *end some 'Tish home. | Fish was very scarce that day. and a . lot of cods' head* were delivered. When hubby returned home, after an enjoy able time, he said to his wife: "Well, lass, did you get the fl?*h I sent you?" "I got a lot of cods' heads," was her reply. "Quit* right.** was the retort. "Ton never saw imch tlsh In your life a* we had to tackle today. Before you caaJd land 'era, yon had to pull tbeir bloa? Img heads atr ? London i? t A Regular Customer Mule folks cmi safely enjoy Ward's! OrattKC-Cnwh, Lenoa>Cru?() end 1 iuu Crush. Protected purity. whol?*omen?M ai^i quality. fine fragrance and flavor, make them ideal when served icy-cold at the fountain or at home. Be sure to ?jot i)*o genuine. .1 * _Jo UHtninsor in bo t tie s\ i Mini itnu ?'iJ under pure food law ?. Fcslvltl and St?i? l*rtnnt?d hy Urjn|e<C(Ukh Company 1'i-tnc ami Laboratories C'HU".t|io RtMKvb UiboratOTYi l o? AonvJc# Bottled by C<M\\ IKmLINO COM I W NY <AMI>BN. S. 0. Wurd'i (>r*iiR?'Cru?hl Uiww-CtwK tad Unn CruiK get their dellcioui flrtw>r? MiHv from Fruit Oil* mill Fruit Juice# itre**?d from orange*, lemon* orilniei.To the*o ?re ?title* I pure granu lated tugar, citric acid (natural ackl of orange*, lemon* and liinc*\ certi* tii d food color and car* bonatcd water. 8 ": No. 9083. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THK FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAMDEN Aj. < AMJ?KN. IN THK STATE OF SOI'TIT CAROLINA Iat Till' C! "i BUSINESS ON* Al'fUI. :N I >'J 1 Resources Loans ami discounts overdrafts, unsecured. TJ. S. bonds dei>osited to secure circulation All other United States- (Soverninent Smir Value of banking house Furniture and fixtures - Cash in vault Lawful reserve with Federal Hank .. . Net amounts due from national banks Net amqunt due from banks and bankers Cheeks on bonks in the same city or town Total of last five items Outside checks and other cash Items. Redemption fund with IJ. N. Treasurer Other assets: Customers Bond aoct Total - 1 1 T.-'JIIX L'., 7 ."?< il l . 7 7 (par value ? .VU-KMUN* 1 1 i??- ? sri.rmix ?JO.7IH.7S rr_? 7 io.j so 7 *IK.7<i :n,5U7 hs .{O.WL'.H 7iVr, 07 1 .001 r?o 71 .'M7.-I0 2.r?oo.oo 'J IS. .'57 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in ' '? - . . 75.000.0U Surplus fund ... - : 25.000.00 ('"divided prolitx .. 22. 08*. 77 Lena current expenses, interest, and lwid 7.175.21 ! 5.51350 Circulating notes outstanding - 40.200.00 (Vrtifled cheek* outstanding 500.40 ("ahhier'H check* on own hank outstanding 050 1.1 Total of last two items . 1.210.H5 I/emand deposits : Individual deposits subject to cheek 20Mfc'J.1.<{2 Dividend* unpaid 40.00 Total demand dei>osits J0fc,075.02 Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed! 1. .100.00 Other time deposits ....... 203.679.57 Postal ?ov!ngs- dep*>*?r?? ? ... _? 1.1 OH. 44 Total of time deposits J00.37K ?)1 Other Liabilities : Reserved for i-Ydern Tux*-- I irprwia tlon 4. .TO Total ftrfl .1151.43 State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. I. 8. W. Van I/andingham. Caithier ?f the above namrd Hank, do wiir that the above nt.itrroent it true to the beat of my knowledfr and * X W VanLANDINOHAM. Caabier. Subacrlbad and sworn to bafora me this 3rd day of May. TO21. , Corract ? IttMt : * W S Rurnct, Notary Public. C. J. Shannon , Jr. Oeo T. Llttl? Irtrartara if. II. Heyaaan Come? Take a. Fyesh Grip America and I he world now (acc sterner necessities of constructive effort in distribu tion than in any previous }>< ri?.d <>f business history. $ Marketing Ls in a ^tate of fr.".. N< / nays are crowding out the old. l*t?s i ideas arc replacing yesterday's customs. Plan and precision are triumphing over rule o' thumb. The advertising prizes of a (hanging busi ness day will gravitate to thinking, studious men. That is why men who >*11 things, and who make things which must be sold, plan to attend the Greet Hi /?<?>* C/aji Kooiu of ly.'i ? 1 1 .? Seventeenth Annual Convention Associated Advertising Clubs of the World Atlanta, June 12-16 There advertising inca will t;.ke fresh grip on the business fundamental* ? Faith, In tegrity and Industry. '1 hey will exchange view . d.sCUss ideas, inspire others, even wnin- themselves absorb inspiration. Thiv ing meeting promises worth while .iuirs t:> seriou;-rnindod business men. f hey will turn to i" for guidance and counsel; they will find in it relaxation and felJowiiap. Join them in June. Czhibits of Domeltk and Foreign AdrrrtUinf, demonsti'ating the use of practically all recognized medi ums, and arranged solely with a view to helping the convention delegate, will be a special feature. 'Iliis ftlorrf iimVr^ ine trip worth _ while. In June, Atlanta is at it* best. High on a ridge between the Gulf and the Atlanta , fanned by cooling breezes and < lad In gay summer attire, it is, as proved by United States Weather Bureau reports, a delightful place in June. For complete information a* to railroad rates, bote! reservations, etc., please ad-, dress t be ^ & ASSOC I ATI . 110 CLUtS Atlanta it f+mtd J of its hospitality