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Weak Back Mif. Mildred Pipkin, off R. P. D. 8, Columbia, Tenn., says: "My experience with Cardui has covered a numbe. cf year*. Nineteen years ago . . . I got down with weak back. 1 was run-down ind so weak and nervous I bad to stay In bed. I read ol CARDUI The Woman's Tonic and sent for it. i took only one bottle at that time, and it helped me; seemed to strengthen and build me right up. So that is how 1 fiist knew of Cardui. After that, ... when I began to get weak and 'no account', I sent right for Cardui, and it never failed to help me." If you are weak and suffering from womanly ailments, Cardui may be just what you need. * Take Cardui. It has helped thousands, and ought to help you. At all druggists' and dealers'. g 91 Joseph Alfano, iitf, and Michael Fra ? iiario, 25, sven; clectroeuted at Sin# Sin# prison, New Yoi^v, Thursday ni&ht. Roth men had killed their iimn, one. of them a policeman, the j other n college professor. G. 4- CREED General Contractor Estimates Furnished III J De.Kalb St Phone 1 92J CAMDEN, S. C. T. B. BRUCE Veterinarian Lyttleloii SI.. Phone II* CAMDEN, S. C. DR. G. C. TRANTHAM DENTIST First Floor, Crocker Building PHONE 450 Dr. C. F, Sowell DENTIST (Office Over Bruce's Store) CAMDEN, S. C.3 COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. M<UL WORK SASH, DOCKS, BLINDS AND LUMBKR PLAIN & HI f.R ST \ ?honr 71 COLUMBIA, .-v c . DR. R E. STEVENSON MKM'ISl ( rv f. r U'jiiiJic^ ( anuh it. S. ( . CHAMBER OF commkkck NO I KS ? . ' ? The Chambe r of Commerce is the power house of progress. Our aplen did city of schools and our modern rural schools art* the mo.it important onteipriacs that we have. They are factories in a way that turn out the most valuable and dearest finished products that we can possibly poss seas. They are our "better citizen ship producers" that take our bent material our own boys and gll'la in hand durjng the impressionable an<j the formative periods of their lives and mold their intellectual, physical Atli) 'o a g real extent, their spiritual, :? ? well as their moral fat uities and train the mind, the heart, the physical senses and the better citizenship poa^ nihilities of these futuro men and women who will have in their keeping the future destinies of this city and this county. ?. Our churches and our Sunday schools working largely towards the .same end - but including the mainter nance of the superior adult as well as junior citizenship, and laying greater stress upon the spiritual environ ment of the community ai)?f county are very great institutions also', per haps the most important of all, but working cooperatively along educa tional lines' with the city and rural schools of this county. ()ur churches, Sunday schools, put> lic schools both city and rural, cost us many, many thousands of dollars an nually, and we give thousands of days of our time towards maintaining them all, and we wish we were flnun I chilly, and otherwise able to give more in every way to make thpm, if hu jrynnly possible, better institutions in some respects, or rather more result producing. Hut will some one an swer these questions ? After we have spent ao many thou sands of dollars educating our thou sands of precious boys and girls, our most sacred and greatest asset, what are we doing to furnish work for our boys and girls in order that they might remain in Camden and in Ker shaw county, stay with us, and help to build up our and their county in stead of having to go away to use their training to build up other cities and towns. We are certainly paying out- hun dreds of thousands of dollars educa ting, training, developing wholesome and splendid citizens for hundreds of other, places whtfn we do not try to supply employment for these young men and women. Kvery dollar of Kershaw County money sent out unnecessarily for any kind of commercial commodities that can be produced or bought in Camden and Kershaw County means that we are sending Kershaw County and Camden money ahead to pave the way1 for hundreds of cities to grow nnd de , mand the services of our home boys j and girlM in mail order cities far away because Camden and Kershaw County do not supply the employment for them. The mail order cities of the ( country arc largely populated with t hundreds of thousands of boys and gii'ls from tho farms and from the snV'iller cities and towns of this and other states. Hoys and girls who had to leave home to make a living. Kvery dollar sent away for farm products? farm products that can be produced, sold and bought in Kershaw County means the building up of other communities at the expense of Kershaw County- -and the develop ment of greater and larger enter prises in other cities that will have a demand for labor and skill of our boys and girls. Kvery dollar sent away that can be spent wj*h local merchants, and for local/labor, pro fessional services, and for things manufactured here means the crip pling of the commercial, agricultural, financial, professional, labor, and gen-! oral industrial afTaii-s of our city and county. i I he mail order house.s of Chicago, Baltimore, < 'incinnatt i, and the far mers of Virginia. North Carolina, Florida, the wholesale shippers of poultry, eggs, and truck of distant | states provide no employment for Camden and Kershaw boys, girls, men and women. These far- distant mail order and produce commission mer chants pay no state, county, or munic ipal taxe. to help keep our local churches. Sunday schools, public m h> oK m-ing. nor l<> pave out streets ? ?? ! (tmnJry highways, city and coun t> i t< > v c i n me n t s and their various de partments; they rent no stores or i "i*< > ?)) ('amdeti or Kershaw < <>un : t he \ < <>nt i ilnite nothing t.< our lis.-;! in . e^ > it ic.-.. The locai nier 1 hiuiN, farmers. laborers. hanks, >al . <ad men and women, local ncw.vpa | ti .md profo-ional men and women > p < aimiei; ami Kershaw as a 'Vo ir, c eoju ?? " Then why not make voii! local's ?.iin<i monev li\e at h ' - " . >\'i I. a ' hun. ,.md h'-ard at the a M.e : ? '.o e Vim The re a 1 ? ,t few i ? i Hi ? i 'i 1 i adi'd \ - >n ' w a \ and .?? v ? ?< '? V\ an-w ej , ?>) ? >? ij ou ? v . > ? "? ? . i m I ii ? .if ( ' \ . r i ? ? >' ' 'i ' 1 ? t ' tin- 1 ;< Mn :nh' ; t ha ' i >'i 1 1 1 - ? ? i i * i e f ne ? rt ? i" ( am a . ' 1 1 K i ?> ?? a w < n :i >) t v : ' ? ? * ' I *? > *,\ ? I! ; I'loiT'i >>"? ! i i ..:i; ? - ? I ;?><?? !' ? lle.'.ahle ]>.:'? ? ' I ; la (V- a' Start ing f'!a <? ' < : ? r| | (V of ! ? ' K, i .u . -he !'? -t BLACK & DECKER MFG. CO S Electric Drills, Drill Stands and Bench Grinders. II A YE IN STOCK 'k Dnii Knusrs wheel- hi r\n" Drill $10f>.o<? Bench tirinder- with 1 j " Drill Mrndi Drilling Stand S2v/m? W l i t ?? i)- <n oiint in ami >ee them. Columbia Supply Co. 823 W. Gervain St. Columbia , S. C. Many western county Sumter far mers. , as well as Indies* of that section of the Game-Cock County, are calling at the Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce t<> *ee our new IBAriUgillg secretary, E. 1. Keardon, formerly with the Sumter I ounty Chamber of Commerce. These aplen did citizens of the wesUfn section of our neighboring county are taking advantage of the invitation of our secretary and board of director? to utilize the Chamber of Commerce, its Heoretary and office force in any way that this organization can he of nor- 1 vice to them. A committee of Sumter County far mers called at the Camden Chamber of Commerce a couple of duys ago, seeking the cooperation and assist ance of our secretary who has worked mo long with them before coming to Camden. In assuming the duties of commer cial Secretary of this city and county, Secretary Keardon has let it be known that it i i the desire of the officers and board of directors and business and professional men and women of .Cam den, that the Camden commercial or ganization be utilized as. a place of usefulness for not only a^l of Ker shaw County, including men .and wo men of every profession, trade and occupation, but that the Chamber of Commerce is going to be the central of common meeting ground and forum for the citizens generally of adjoin ing counties of Central South Caroli na. Numerous ladies and gentlemen of Kershaw County have also deli'ght- j ed the commercial organization x by calling at their headquarters, evi dencing a very gratifying spirit of cooperation, and their intention of using this body for mutual benefit. The relationship between city and county bureau of this commercial or ganization is planning a series of get-together between city and county booster trips throughout Kershaw and 'adjoining counties in the near future. A series of these meetings are being .planned for the summer months. An important meeting of the Agri cultural bureau of the Chamber of . Commerce wap held last Saturday. Among other matters of county wide interest discussed were the questions of cooperative marketing of farm products and the necessity for com munity cannery outfits to aid farm- j ers in securing a certain and perma- i nent market for truck. On motion of Messrs. Willis Cantey and W. A. Boykin secretary Keardon was in structed to give the cannery project due publicity in order to feel out public sentiment along this line with the hope that by next fall there will be a chrystilization of public sentir ment with a corresponding degree of cooperation between the merchants, bankers, farmers and other business men of Kershaw County whereby a small sized cannery will be estab lished in Camden, and community canneries erected in different sec tions of the county after the first has been tried out and a precedent estab lished for such community necessi ties, Tobacco culture and a tobacco ware house were also under discus sion. but as these two important features of farm diversification have already been introduced in Chamber of Commerce "prospect" enterprise circles, they were left for future ac tivities by this committee, in cooper ation with other committees. ? The Agricultural Bureau will ap preciate an expression of public sent iment regarding the advisability of establishing community canneries and increasing the acrcage of tobacco, with independent and Tobacco Co operative warehouses for marketing of tobacco, etc.. by citizens giving their views through the local news papers of this county. Newspaper discussions like this create interest and furnish the Chamber <>f Coin mercc with information as to public' sentiment and probable cooperation, and serve to educate the public at the same time regarding the importance of such matters. In J.ip-in as well as China, women are actually forming business clubs of their own similar to those we have in America. ? '^*1 W ...... SPECIAL 30-DAY OFFER r ???;?;. ?4;vv..v',.-Sv, ' . 43 a <v 1 a> '3 U3 a> CJ a <0 ~ca CO I i. . . i i 10 W u n FLORENCE OIL COOK STOVES More Heat Less Care ' f t . The Stove You Want Picture this Florence Oil Cook Stove in your kitchen. It burns kerosene, is easily regulated and easy to keep , clean. Everything, from alow-simmering soups to baking-powder biscuits, turns out perfectly when cooked the Florence way* f Come in today and let us show you why a Florence is the stove you want C n n ri c/i I 00 SL a r> ft CTJ M % ?r s? 5 5. 6? ! FREE! Beginning May 1st, 1028, we will give absolutely free with each Oil Cook Stove one five gallon Oil Can equipped with the "never-fail oil pump" and also five gallons of kerosene oil. Remember this special offer only lasts, through the month of May 11)23. ? ? "FLORENCE AUTOMATIC." ? Nearly every one knows about this famous oil stove. If you have never used one ? ask your neighbor! There are several "Florence Automatic Cook Stoves in Camden that have beGk in use over ten years and are still giving the. boat of service. Just a few of its feat ures: Smokeless, Odorless, Wick less and easy to keep clean. CONSUMPTION OF OIL. ? The Florence. Automatic uses less oil than any other stove because the , burners are only about two inches underneath the cooking utensils. The burners being the most pow erful, measure 20% inches in circumference. When the burner is lighted and burned continually one gallon of kerosene Will last thirty one hours. . " * TERMS. ? We have arranged for this special offer to give the most convenient terms, the cash or down payment being only 05 cents and the balance on easy weekly payments. THE CAMDEN FURNITURE COMPANY THE HOUSE OF QUALITY PHONE 156 CAMDEN, S. C. GENERAL NEWS NOTE$. Items of fntarcst Gathered From Many Sources. The South Carolina Sinking Fund Commission which has charge of all public: property is composed of Gover nor McLeod; Comptroller General, W. C. Duncan; State Treasurer, S. T. Carter; II. H. Gross; chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Claud N: Sapp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. W. It. Bradley has charge of col lect ion of incoir/e taxes for the South Carolina Tax Commission. Officials of Berkeley County are: C. M. Wiggins, auditor; P. K. Meyers, Jr.. <*ourt clerk; T,. P. Walling, coro ner; H. V. Harvey, master; John O. Edwards, probate judge; C. P. Ballen tine, sheriff; Sidney S. Sanders, sup erintendent of education and. M. M. Murray, treasurer. There were, in 1922, 2(3,812 white children and 25,521 negroes in the fourth grade of the public schools of South Carolina. Salaries of South Carolina school teachers in 1922 were $6,402,407.93, of which $5,584,159.86 was paid to white teachers. There were 202, .'17 1 vehicles, other than motor driven, in South Carolina in 1922, listed for taxation at a valu ation of $2,700,917. Aiken county has 1 45 miles of State roads and 1,355 miles of county high ways. The county road appropria tion in 1922 was $127,834. During January 1923, 48,260 auto mobiles, 4,210 trucks, 10 trailers; 100 motorcycles, 202 dealers, 398 dealers' duplicates and i>10 transfers were registered in South Carolina. Abbeville county has 73 miles of State highways and 1,327 miles of county roads ami in 1922 the county appropriation for highwavs was | $52,228.60. The total value of products of South Carolina textile plants in 1922 is estimated at $180,218,666. Sheep and goats listed for taxation in South Carolina for 1921 numbered 23,363 with a valuation of $19,056. Anderson county industries were valued ut $20,262,940 in 1922 with their products valued at $20,277,42 2. There wore 30,183 white children and 33,210 negroes in the third grade of South Carolina public schools in 1922. Andrew J. Volstead, author of the Volstead prohibition law, said at Min neapolis on Tuesday that if judges would give jail sentences of one year to violators of the prohibition laws it would not be long until we have real prohibition. Verner, 6 -year old son of E. F. W. Alexanderson of Schenectady, N. Y., was kidnanped from his home on Monday. An Tuesday an alarm was sent out by. l^dio giving a description of the boy and asking assistance in his recovery. A campaign for the erection of 3 memorial monument "to our mothers" will be .launched in Washington on Mother's Day, May 13th. John Whalen, a truckman of Mays Landing, N. J., was on Tuesday sen tenced to jail for sixty days for al lowing a drunken chauffeur to drive his truck. IN THE Will Start You on the Way to Ford Ownership. Recognizing the universal desire for moior car ownership, we have given our co operation to the New Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. Here is your opportunity to become the owner of an automobile in a simple, vet practical way which will enable you to pay for the car out of your earnings. Your weekly payments deposited with us will draw interest. If you would like to own an automobile >t art today, and before you realize it you will be driving your own car, enjoying all the advantages of motor transporta tion. Ask us for full particulars or go to your nearest Ford Dealer. THE BANK OF CAMDEN