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REPORT OF CAMDEN HOSPITAL Another year haa rolled Around fori the Camden Hospital, and for the ! benefit of the citizens of the county ' a* well ah the many frienda to whom the affairs of the ''oonital art of In Ureal, the following facta have been written: There ha# been a considerable increase in the number of patienta receiving treatment, and in the amount of dollar* going out ami coin irig in, allowing that the hospitul is a growing inatltutiori both us to usefulneaa ami business. During the late aummer of 1UZ7 an X-Jtay machine wa* installed and that bringa many cases to thin hospital that have hitherto gone to other place* where such service is,*rbtainable. A Dtia-tljcrmy .?rvT' Alpine light are other additions of importa rice that will prove aaaetH when their advantage* are more widely known. These were gift* to Dr. Corbett and the hospital. The shrubbery planted h few years ago ha* grown wonderfully, and the grounds are among the prettiest and best kept in Camden. There are constant small change? and improvement* going <>n inside the building, all of which add attractiveness and efficiency t<? 'h<> inatitution. Besides the superintendent, head nurse, bookkeeper, twelve student nurses and seven help in various departments, the hospital ban cared for tiho bed-patients, and has given clinical attention in the out-patient department 666 times. Of the regular patients 144 were full pay cases, and there were 144 part pay white, and 91 part pay colored. The rest were free cases, there Ix-ing approximately the same number of white and colored. There were about 1700 laboratory examinations of one sort or another. As the X-Rav wan newly installed, there were only a few pictures taken, ; and there has lieeq steady improve* inent in the kind of work done since. Among the regular patients, there were .140 major operations, of which 144 were abdominal sections, and j among these were 0 deaths. There , were 112 minor operations and 51 | operations for the removal of tonsils arid adenoids. Of the out-patients, 00 had sina'l ! ; operations, 40 special treatment of some sort, and the rest miscellaneous I attention. There were 07 obstetrical cases, \ with OH babies, there being one set, of twins. There were six Caesarian , sections, and 1 1 babies were stillhorn. There is an increase yearly in the' number of automobile accident cases | brought in?which is a pertinent com-1 me lit on the times. The financial report shows the growth of business. The yearly receipts for 1027 are as follows: Rurdell Plural $1000.00 Kershaw County 5746.20 I Juke Endowment 2253.00 1'iivate donations 1200.00 Receipts from full pay pts 8254.82 Receipts from part puy pts 5.'',85.05 Miscellaneous receipts .. 33.68 Cash balance 1-1-27 .... 601.28 Out patient fees 362.05 Total $28,030.58 The yearly disbursements follow: In the Administrative department a total of $1110.52 was spent. Of this $040.00 was salaries. $71.07 telephone, $427.50 insurance and miscel!a neous. Coder the professional care <?f patients, including supervisors' salaries, orderlies' salaries, uniforms and textbooks, a total of $0,101.U0 was spent. Med., a! and surgical supplies, w hich includes anaesthetist fees, drugs, instruments, gauze and such material as well as supplies for X-Kay and laboratory, amounted to $0312.7(1. Housekeeping expense?, which ero!o aces wage? ot liou-e deaners, elcall' g in.iteua! and toi'.s, in .iding and vi h was $ 1007.'01. l.auin.ry expenses amounted to $ ! 7 1 8. I 1. I' ue! f..r heating purposes amounted to $1122 5(1. lights to $758.01, iee, $338.57 Repairs to building, to furniture, plumbing work, yard upkeep. garden material, fertilizers, tools, arid wages covering this depart m. at amounted to $1281.3k. Hi the dietary department, food alone .>> 80215.00, and an additional $155 1,07 was spent for wages, fuel, cooking utensils, etc. these who gave their time and er\ :ee to the hospital, many thanks i e due. The I.adies' Auxiliary heads ' he for without its unfaltering '"P encouragement and loyalty, nc'spital w u.t! U- sorely cripjn-ld. ok wr.atever tends to < peak a ;. i: cement in comfort and efIt was through their of the X Ray was installed, .ist ot their good deeds v" g!,,unds in shape. 'a' h.as two endowments, 'he Ce a-, i: , ,o. of $lt).p00.00 for > 't ' al u-. and the Smith endowme , ; > e ..on for babies The interest make quite a little sim for e\ : . nsos. I he Duke F,rdo\\ ment gave us ' I ..06 and there have been numerous donations giver, for hot It general i"i; s peri tie use. Most of these have p? I S' nally acknowledge!, and ' V are hereby acknowledge! puh) fhimly Adams $ 26.06 . I' I' Del.oache. through two mUHicaiu 45.00 Anonymous 100.00 Mr*. Robinson 200.00 Mr*. Clark 25.00 Mr*. Bassett 100.00 Mr. Cabot 25.00 The Caddy Curriivnl .... 50,00 Mr* N^whnM 50.00 Mr. Miller 200.00 Mr. Fomeroy . 100.00 Mr. Clifton 100.00 Mr. Sweeney . 5.00 Mr. Cour?en 250.00 Messrs. Workman .. and Mac key . 20.00 Total *1200.00 The "Board of Directors of the <len HonpituI is composed of, John W. Corbett, M. I)., president; ?S. C. Zemp, M. !>., vice-president; M. Barucn, treasurer; L. A. Wittkowsky, secretary; H. G. Carrison, Sr., W. It. Hough, W. K. Zemp, K. M. Kennedy, Jr., Miss K. L. Itobbins, K. N'., Superintendent. It would l>e unfair to close this resume without mention of those whose time and efforts have been given for the betterment of the hospital. There is no way to evaluate the good done by the untiring support of the doctors, the directors, the superintendent, the nurses, and the other help whose enthusiasm and interest has never failed. The institution has grown to be one of the most important in the community. There have been many improvements during the past year, but our feet are only on the first rungs of the ladder. Before another twelve months is out, we expect to have an electric cabinet bath installed, with showers and other equipment, and jour ey^s are turning ever toward a childrens' ward, where the little ones may be cared for mora satisfactorily in rooms planned especially for them. It would be impossible to estimate j the value of the hospital to the surrounding county?or rather, counties. When the lame and the halt are restored as active and useful citizens, the good might in some degree be measured from an economic standpoint, but when the burden of sufTeri ing is lifted from human beings who i would otherwise go through life withI out hope of relief, there is no way to measure it?and there is rio way in which it can be paid back?except I perhaps, with the deep gratitude of i those who know what it means. $2,000.0U was contributed last winter through Mr. ('has. B. Fritz, by "The Court Inn and its Guests," to i 1m* applied to the placing of an Elee lie Hath Cabinet, Rubbing Table and i needle shower; and to the chang g of tlie South Ward porch into a Ward for children. amden, S. ('., May. l'.?2S. Sweet Spuds Good Crop Clem<.>n C IVge, May ! !. ?That weet potatoes are profitable when properly grown and handled is illus'rated in the 12 year*' experience of S. J. M Coy. farmer-banker of Holly 11:11. Orangeburg County, who la<t war sold $2<>(i" w<r4ll of No. 1 cured potatoes from 13 acres and wh i has sold yearly for a dozen years 100" to 2000 bushels from his curii g house. Mr. McCoy states that hi returns from the cured stock are net profit because the culls pay for crat* an I all expense of production, a*. : he -ays he can average 100 bushc of \ 1 potatoes per acre. 1 ' experience of Mr. McCoy and otK - like him shows, says Ik W. Wa'r as-i-tant diiector of the ext. " - -n service, in discussing the pre-'. status of the sweet potato I intlu-try, that there is an onoortunitv ; for progressive farmers i growing th:? wop. M r. Watkins -av : 1 "Hero is an illustration f a eroq , with which all are familiar as home supply crop, but which n quires certain specialized methods . : production and handling to convert it into a cash crop. The grea' majority are slow to see the nece ;sity of mak r-g any improvements :r methods of production and handlir.c preferring to regard the crv>p as at unprofitable one. "Many sweet potatoe growers b( came discouraged over their ex pericnce several years ago. Thev hired the potato house owner to curt their crop at so much per bushc ind then put into the hotis? run-of he-fn-Ul potatoes. When the tirvi ame to ship, they had to grade on a 1 except number ones and r.umbei twos, which .educed the salable quae. material! . In some eases thev , had bought shipping crates for tVu (entire crop. When they charge, ag t:n.s' the v-. t pts from numb ones and tw..s ai expenst s for p. vi. ng, (u: ;: ... ; rut storii g the ? ". ' c crop, returns we e unsatisfactory. "By foil, wing the last knowr methods ; f producing the Ingest per centagK uf .--ai/thle potatoes, by hav ' c individually owned cur g houses h.l.ng these with graded potatoes uid banking the unsalable potatoe: f- r early use. there is no reason wh; hi.- crop should not be ma !o an in come producer on hundred- ?.f Sout) Carolina farms." $150,000 Liquor Cap ured Mo re head City. June J.?Liquor valued, at more than $150,000 wer j seized here recently aboard the boa j Morehcad City Harbor by the Unite< i States coast guard rum chaser No j 232. The crew of four whose name ! were withheld, wu first placed in th. I city jail, but later, returned to th' j coast guard vessel. A I) VKKT1SKR HI YS BI S1NBS8 Camplxll-Kwald Co. Seeks Merchandising Experience Advertising in the early days waa it ferred to as an art?later it became a profession, which it still remains? but in addition it is becoming daily more and more an exact science. And when a profession becomes efficient it must obtain its experience laboriously. The Campbell-Ewald Co., national advertising agency, has taken a step al-mg this line with the acquisition hv H. T. Ewald, president of the organization, of a Chevrolet dealership in Detroit. He intends to make it a sales proving ground where automobiles merchandising conditions can be studied. "For some time the industry has been witnessing many changes in the manner of merchandising automobiles, just as the manner of merchandising in most businesses has been changing," explained Mr. Ewald ir. a recent issue of Moto^ Age. "The manufacturer has been devoting more and more attention to deviling plans to help the dealer. Closer ( ( -operation has resulted. "We have never had a proving gidiind to test actual merchandising j ! obiems, and I thought it would be a splendid idea to establish a dealer-1 -h.f> so the agency can grasp from1 ( xnerience the situations in which au mobile dealers become involved. "We are going to operate on plans j 1 down by the factory. We arc en-j ! ring the situation with an open j mind, and we hope to learn a great deal more about retail merchandising than we now know. "As an example we don't expect to have model salesmen or angels in our service department, nor do we intend to dress them up in a lot of pretty white suits. We want to learn about selling as an average dealer does? under the same conditions. We want to know what the factors are that bring about a satisfactory financial statement. We want to know more about used car selling. I expect to go on the lot myself to find out." Farmer Kills Self Greenwood, dune 1.?Geo. F. An-! derson, 20-year-old farmer of the Riley section, was found dead in his home today with a shotgun wound in the chest and an empty shotgun by his ?ide. A coroner's inquest will b.? j | held later. I Have Fight At Funeral 1 Nashville, Ga., June 1.?Religiofl differences between her estringfl husband and her brother caus?4-|fl altercation at the funeral here Mrtf. Fred Galligar, who died day from effects of a rattle 6aWH Fred Galligar, attending the ?r^| vices, is said to have placed in casket an emblem of his faith. Hjfl was resented by Joe Sirmans, tbfl brother, and words were followed a blow. After Shirman was saidUH have drawn a knife, the men ? separated, and the funeral proceedtB peacefully. 1 r Austin Wagner,- aged"VJf8, was kilkfl i ten miles north-east of Newberry Fn9 day afternoon when the steering of the truck he was driving becaofl locked and caused the machine to tullfl over. 'j (zmusf s?y/. Hi ve ds^lendui y husband! 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(.Spray Gun) 35$ ^ J Jbr'Economical Transportation ^ nPMaP ^tkivl'TnAdhi Priced for Quick Action I Due to the tremendous popularity of the Bigger and Better Chevr<v let in this community?we have on hand at this time a large num^ ber of specially fine used cars taken in trade which we want to move at once* .. * . ~*i". These cars have been thoroughly reconditioned by our expert me* , chanics, using special reconditiofeI ing tools?and will provide thou* sands of miles of dependable* satisfactory service* Come in today while our selection is complete* You are sure to find the car you want?and our red "O.K." tag is definite assurance of i quality and value* I This (Car |[*j has been carefully 1 checked as shown by V marks below S?rUlNo. Stock No. I 1 V Motor v Radiator yRear Axle V Transmission v Starting V Lighting V Ignition Battery vTires vUpholster? vTop I frj~l v Fenders ' ' I v Finish Welsh Motor Qo. vl N. Broad St. Camden, S. C. ^