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v U.UABI.K HOOKI.KT. . |.ul,li.?t?"- (iuttrn Out lly T.o Carolina Student*, Ungual interest, together with ,iatt?rfog continent are Hitachi to the vcipt in thin city of copies oi t-ho Economic and Social Survey of Ker ghttW County, compiled and edited by , ? H Wittkowsky and J. L. Moseley, lV stunts of the University _ of imth CaroUim from Garnion. This survey *h known as bulletin No. 1-0, . the University of South Caiolum, ?Jul contains among 'Other interesting :!nd valuable facts the following: \ brief history of Kershaw County. ? Natural Resources ami Industries. Facts sbout the Folk*. ' Wealth and Taxation. Schoob. Agrioulture. Kood and KihhI Production, Kvidences of Progress. Kershaw County Problems. Messrs. Wittkowsky and Moseley in this edition remark that they aro indebted to Professor R. M. Kennedy, Librarian of the University of South (Carolina, Professor J. G. Richards, Superintendent of the Schools of Cam den, Principal Warburton of tho Urowning Home, and Messrs L. A. Wittkowsky, T. K. Trotter, U. (i. Sanders and H, D. Niles, of Camden, tor valuable help which they from time to time saw tit to render. This bulletin No. 120 was prepared under ? he department of rural and social m it me of the University of South Carolina, of which Dr. Wilson Gee Is ilit* head. The expense of publishing and distributing this bulletin was borne by the University of South Carolina, and is delightfully illustra ted : A copy of the following letter from the managing secretary of the Cam ,1, ii and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce to Messrs. Moseloy and V. itikoWsky' conveys an idea of the appreciation on the part of the people ; ?T this county of the splendid work in this bulletin by these two public .,|>uited Kershaw (bounty boys: April 20, IU23. Mr. George H. Wittkowsky, I Diversity of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dear. Sir: In behalf of the Camden and Ker xhaw County Chamber of Commerce, ,.nd of the people of Kershaw county <n general, I wish to congratulate you and Mr. J. L. Moseley, Mr., upon ?hi magnificent^ entertaining and in .-tructive economic and social survey of Kershaw County, compiled and >o intelligently and interestingly got ten out, a W$py of which has coine to hand today. 1 consider this an unusu ally" valuable contribution to the gen i ial welfare of Kershaw county, and will he worth a great deal to the ('( ?imber of Commerce and other or ganizations ^in public and publicity vork. I feel sure ,t'hat I voice the senti ment of the nitire county *>f ; Ker - ha w when I stty that you two gentle iiu ii arc entitled to the thanks of i vci yone in this county. Would it be asking too much of you to ascertain what would be the minimum cost of approximately 1,000 ? opies of this edition, as 1 would like to use same in the publicity bureau of this organization for distribution throughout the country. Will ap preciate very much your securing and letting me have this information at your earliest convenience in order that I might place same before the Bu reau of Publicity of this organization n the hope that they will permit me t" secure these 1,000 copies. In coming to Camden as managing -.notary of the Camden and Ker shaw Coutyty Chamber of Commerce, I sincerely trust that I will have the pleasure and honor of your working tooperation and that of every pres ent arid former citizen- of the Univer ty of South Carolina from Kershaw ? <>unty. . 1 With best wishes, and again thank ? tr you for the good work you have ?lone for your county, Cordially yours, > ' amden and Kershaw County Cham ber of Commerce. By E. I. Reardon, Managing Secretary. NOTICE ; K ult's and Regulations Governing An ? , tomohiles and Other Vehicles on : Streets of Camden, S. ('. SPEED.? 15 miles an hourr with 5 j 'nilfs at crossings and curves on cor- . .ers. TURNING.? All turns to l>e made ? .! intersections of streets and not in ? middle of block. PARKING AND STOPS.? All cars ; '???> be parked at curb at an angle of 45 legrees with driver's RIGHT hand ? i awards side walk. LEAVING CARS. ? Cars mtist not ? left with engine running with no ?no capable of running same. DRIVERS.? No one to drive a car <;ider fifteen years of ago, and then 'ley must lx? able to interpret the iles of the road. MGIITS. ? Cars must tarry two fivud lights and one rear light; must i ?? able to dim lights when meeting' ?'h?*r vehicles, ami not run on spot ?iirht at any time. HORNS. ? Drivers must sound their ?". ?rns at crossings and turns, when ; asking other cars and not as a means ? call people from houses or an bounce their arrival. DRIVING.-? All drivers are expect <?>1 to drive to the right, except when passing a ear from the rear, when 'hey pass to the left. RIGHT OK WAY. ? Cars running ; jp and down th?* avenues, (or North ?nd South) holding right of way over ? ars mning on streets, (or East and West.) Cars backing out from the ? urbs must wait on ears running or in motion, to avoid accident. LEAKING. ? All cars leaking gaso line or oil must carry catch pans un der engine to protect the streets. All parties violating above rules ! will be subject to tines or imprixon- J ment . A. G. WHITAKER. Chief of Police. ' C.imden, S. c ., March J7, 1923. Alwaya the SAME Always GOOD Meeting of Timrod Literary Society, Last Friday evening the Timrod Literary Society of the Camden High School gave an extremely pleasing and interesting public, meeting at the Grammar School auditorium. Fresh garden flowers adorned the stage, and a .faiviy g'?od audience greeted the speakers. Kocitations by Maurice Moguleseu, Margaret Hodges, Gate wood Workman and Mary Stockton Clarke were well rendered and well leceived. , The subject for debate was: "Ile ijplved, That the Tendency for Ath letics and sports in High School are Harmful to the School." Cecil Witt kwwsk.s and Lawrence Jones repre sented the affirmative, while Maurice Mogulescu and Basil Bruce upheld the negative. The speakers all did well, won laurels for themselves and reflected credit Upon the school. The judges were: lie v. F, If. Harding, Mr. T. K. Trotter, Miss Louise Net tles; atul Mr. \V. B. fteLoach' The decision wis made ' without consulta tions an?l tho vote was as follows for the winning ; ide: Negative three, Af firmative, one. For the best debater Maurice Mogulescu four, Cecil Witt ko'.vsky one. .Where all did so well it was lia'vi to make a choice and the judges extend hearty congratula tions and an assurance of their ap preciation to all. Misses Polly iJePass and lAiuise Ilirsch pleased the company with musical Hi-lections on the piano so well rendered* that credit was reflect ed not only upon themselves, but also upon the talented young music teacher ?? f the school, Miss Josephine Alexander, of Mississippi, who has put in som? splendid work during the school term and her return to Camden next fall is earnestly desired by the well wishers of the school. Fast Traveler. Wo like a story that was very popu lar with the army in France. It is the tale of a negro who was beating it for the back areas as fast as ho could go, when he was stopped by a white' officer. ?'Don't delay me, suh." said the ne gro. "I's gotta be on my way." "Boy, replied the officer," do you know who I am? I'm n general." "Go oiv, whit/- man, you ain't no general." "I certainly am," insisted the of ficer, angrily. "Lordy!" exclaimed the negro, tak ing a second look. "You sure isf I must a been t ravelin' some, 'cause I didn't think I'd got back that far yit." -Ottawa Kyening Citizen. A two weeks' revival at the Pendle ton Street Baptist church in Green ville clusc.l Monday night. Seventy eight persons were converted during the meetings. n Are You J Completely j Protected ? Would you lose if your property was destroyed by fire, by windstorm, by ex plosion or by rioters ? if fire should stop your rents or cancel your lease ? i ( damage of any kind should interrupt your business? ffa.s your in>uraixc kept pace with present tu#rh cosLt X Is it Auffjoirnt to replafv your home ? your furniture-- your factory ? yETNA-IZE j immediately in the Automobile frxmranee tympany. I>et us ^ive you the benefit of our many years of experience in solvinK these many phases of your insurance pfobieui. Cam del i Loan & Realty Company First National Bank Building Phone 62 Camden. S. BEATING THE WKEVII.. "Red Bird" and "No-Surrender" Club* Formed in Thia County. Columbia, April 2#'.-?-The mobilise * tion of Ihe child* power of the stwlo into school district units for u concert ed bat t U? against the cotton boll wee vil has bad an auspicious beginning in Leo, Clarendon and Kershaw coun ties, according to the organizers of the "Red Bird" and the "No-Surren- J del " movement juHt begun in this ?tate. " Report* from the headquarters of j the organization at Sumter show that through last weekt 1,462 children in 48 school cluba In the three counties had enrolled to go into tho cotton fteld ami cooperate with the farmers in fighting the pest. Of these "Red Bird" clubs, 25 of them are in Lee county, 15 in Clarendon countv and, eight in Ker- ? shaw county. Of tho number enrolled ! 754 are boys and 098 ?re girla. In L<'e county clubs hove been or ganized at Hickory Hill, St. Charles, Ashland, Browntown, Manville, Cedar Creek, Central, Cypress, Fairview, Hebron, Liberty Hill, Lucknow, Mount Clio, Rock Hill, Woodrow, Turkey Creek, Sylvan, Spring Hill, St. Matthews, Schrocks Mill, Reedy Branch, Ivanhoo, Aleot, Withersi>oon and Harmony; in Clarendon county, at Oak tirove, Deep Creek, Home Branch Wilson, Sardinia, New Ziou, Turbe ville, Manning (four clubs), Alcolu. Davis Station, Big Branch, and Silver; in Kershaw county, at Shamrock, Mt. Pisgah, Neds Creek, Cassatt, Pleasant 1 ? ? ^ ."i "i j1.11. i, .? tirOW*.. Heaver' Dam, Sand Mill and Savann&u In l,ee county there are U7rt boys and .'U?7 girls enrolled; in Clarendon county, 250 boys and 228 girls, mul in Korehuw county 120 boys ind i<;;' girl . I I "K.hI fitrd" and the "N'o Sin n'juKt" movement is nothing Jess than the enlistment of the school k child and the adult farmer under one banner in a co-operative movement to Kivt battle to the boll weevil in lu. dining-room, the cotton fleld, Thero ah no foes connected with the organ isation; there is only a pledge of ser* vice. The urganisiers of the movement ar. C. P. ( ruble and 0. C, i'hristal, i>t Oil bio, prominent business men, who ree in the idea a means' of offsetting the shortage of labor oh the farms by the utilination of the spare time of the ehlld, and, at the same time, teaching him concrete, idea of citizenship through service. And in this move ment the adult farmer takes his place through neighborhood planning to eliminate the -boll wc**vil through recognised available means of fight ing him, and to cooperate with the youngsters in their organisations. In the opening game of the Ameri can league in New York's new ball park Wednesday the game was be tween Boston and Yankees." There wore more than 74/217 persons to wit ness the opening game. Babe Ruth kwSeked a home run in the fourth inn ing with two men on bases. The i score was ?! to 1. f. P. Dtiky Company be. Shoe Polish Ktftfp 1 four Shoes A hat Uu**k>. N. V. World's Record* Hroken. R(x k Hill, April 21. - Thr Anuiuon high school record* wore broken at the girls' track moot of the Cutnwba association mi Winthrop colleire this afternoon, 11. Cook of Fort Mill sent the discus SI feet as against the American high school record o ( 7o foot four and .bne-hulf inches. Rich ardson of WinnshOTo lowcivd the high' school record for t>0 hurdles, 6no sec ond, making thr distance in nine tint . 'x Allen of liock Hill enme in ono-ftfth ot a second slower, beating the . for me ? record by t'our- fifths of a necond. Judge Robert Moss told thr grand jury at Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, that Annapolis >va?? the wettest town in I Ju- i-oiinti y. THIS I NIVKHSA1. CAR ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTEREST TO MILLIONS OF FAMILIES '7 WILL BUILD A CAR FOR THE MULTITUDE" Said Henry Ford in 1903 ? Read how the fulfillment of that prophecy is now made possible through the For many years it has been Henry Ford's personal ambition to make the Ford the universal family car ? to put it within the reach of the millions of people who have never been privileged to enjoy the benefits of motor car ownership. During the past fifteen years over 7,!i00JH)0 Ford cars have been placed in the hands of retail customers ? more than a million and a half of them within the past twelve months ? and yet there are still millions of families who are hope fully looking forward to the day when they can own a Ford. And now the way is open. Under the terms of this plan you can select your Ford car , set aside a small amount each week and you will be surprised how soon you will own it. In the meantime your money will be safely deposited to your credit in one of the local banks where it will draw interest. Think it over ? Five Dollars will start an account. The whole family can par ticipate in it ? father , mother , brothers rind sisters each doing a little. Why not start today Stop in and talk it over with your local Ford dealer. He will be glad to fully explain the details of the plan and help you get started to ward the ownership of a Ford car. FORD MOTOR CO. DETROIT, MICHIGAN Kershaw Motor Co. PHONE 140 FORI) DEALERS CAMDEN . S. C.