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-" "~ ' j'i n " i Y M> 1MI '''. " " NUMBER 8.' M jgh School Pupils | Guests of Rotary ^linden high school students put ivery interesting exhibition for Rotary Club last Thursday as a Kgram sponsored by J. G. Richards, Harold McNInch and Miss Marmlvi Goodale represented the ExKg^ion department, under Mrs. Dan Kchison. Each had previously won Et place in the county contest, and E Goodale had been placed as sec in the district contest. Ml" Ely Goodale and Miss Eileen GraE under the direction of Miss Eherine Murchisoir'represented the E me trial department with a threeEnte typewriting test. iMiss GoodU had previously in a fifteen mtn gpeed test, representing the CamK high school at the state contest, En second place with an average of words per mimfte losing to her Eonent by a fraction over OHS Wfd E minute. Miss SWa Richey repEnted the ait departs*** with * k of the drawings and paintings Kch were on exhibition on a large Eibit stand. This exhibit was preEed by the pupils of Mrs. George little. The work of the mechdnE drawing department was fllusEted by a number, of drawings, and Esexplained by George Rhame. Et?mc<itin? h ld in<??lmnWft la&t Eurdsy the represeafcatiyes of, the Hventh district of the South OaroE high school league comprising Ehtfw, Richland, Lexington and Erfield counties, elected the folE| officers: J. O. Richardl, Jr^ Eiident and J. W. BallentW. of Kdngton, secretary. H*niuer& ui n? BW,w1 ^ M C, luncheon. ^ following B?n1 attended: Kuhy Burne, FbyllU Erison, Alice DePaes, ckson, Emily Goodale, Eileen W* Km, Marie HWle, Clara Holland, Eriet Lorick, Margaret McCoy, Era Moseley, Mlary Peebles, Lois Eon, Eloise Rhoden, Sara Richey, Kce Robinson, Helen Roseborough, Kith Webster, Connie Mae 0Wver, Ery Lee Clyburn, Ben Brlgsnan. Ece Cantey, James Ohewwing, Elliam Gettys, J. B. MteGuhrt, SoloEn Mims, George Rhalme, Derrell Enders, Grayson Shaw, Whiter Eoten, Margaret Goodale. Hpean L. T. Baker of the University HTSouth Carolina was the principal ^Kn? oi the most pleasant Junior^Hior receptions in the history of r-H-tocaHrigh school took place last day evening in the upper hall-way ^ the high school building. A very Heresting program was put on in H auditorium before the banquet. Her this program- every one was Hted to the beautifully decorated Hi and served a most delicious ban* Rt. During the banquet sevejftl u/orn flftvATi VnwdV*j sen n?nTiA?a iand junior classes. | The L faculty and the members ior class warn the guests or class for the evening. Store TaxTo Be ldd Valid t, May M*??4he decision pf 1 States in the x on cMn (ntftijMLla-jiBxbring to South ChpojMna ast due taxes and provide income of ' $76,<X*>, Sk>uth ix commission officials said th Carolina tax had been an interlocutory intfuncr three-judge federal court, early in 1980, the f$x?t ment was due June 1, 1080, i^ear thereafter was* to bsApril 1, making twoyears' IS state. T. er Lyon, counsel for th* ission, said today be and for the chain rftoree had it the decision on the Inwould be allowed to gov>uth Carolina case. I the points were similar from reading accounts fee e opinion it would be pos*ve the threed?dg? court he injunction, uth Carolina law pfetetoi a * of $5 on each mercantile srit and' increased the ? to $160 on the ?0th store n- Bach store tibove 80 is ed $160. Interest 4-H Clubs In Hog-Raising The following letter to County Agent Green is printed to show the importance of hog-raising for 4-H Club members as seen by Dr. Long, director of South Carolina extension service: ( "Some few days ago you received a letter from Mr. I. D. Lewis telling you of a conference with me in .rv^renge to interesting the members or. tae, corn clubs-' in- feeding hugs this fall with the corn (produced* "The present policy of the boys club wprk in a large measure is simply perpetuating our present system of agriculture cin the growing qf cotton and corn, with little atteifticm being given to livestock. We are missing a great opportunity in not endeavoring to give the members of our 4-H clubs some livestock background. One of the difficulties with which we are now contending in introducing diversified agriculture around which livestock should revolve is the fact that farmers have no livestock background. In other words a ltrg**percentage of our farmers have never had any experience in, handling livestock. Therefore, I am very much interested in our trying to influence such members of our corn clubs as we think would be interested in feeding hogs this fall. 44After ascertaining the number of boys in each county that will be interested in this project, we will approach the bankers and others In the county to supply the necessary capital with which to buy the hogs, and the boys giving notes and the hogs the ?o?n, "A few days ago I wrote Mr. j. A. Evans, associate chief of the ex,tension service, (United States De p?rtem?l?? of Agriculture outlining nmmtieci. I am quoting from a letter just received from him: "1 think you are taking a very forward looking step and trust that the response from them and cooperation in the counties may be all that you desire. r " 4I 'believe that such a program will, as you say, lay the foundation for livestock industry In your Stater by making' the youngsters livestockminded.' n Buy A Poppy On The Thirtieth Saturday, May Sdth, as Poppy Pay for the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. iFor many months the exservice men have been laboriously and painstakingly making these poppies for sale. The little red poppy which is made by the disabled ex-service, men in- the hospitals is the flower of remembrance to the dead and the living?the flower of service made by men wno served um roumiy ot rare hour of peril. Everyone i# given the opportunity?to help serve by buying * poppy at Memorial time, the thirtieth of May. The proceeds Mi go to rehablfttateion aqd cWJd wrffare service. . When you privilege of boyitt# a poppr do not refuse, fpr in doing so you are bringing joy and gladness and financial pid to those who gave their lives ami all that Hfe means in order that OUJf country bright achieve victory. 4Xk>ukt we forget the ones wiser lie 'Neath poppies flaming to. the sky? Well wear the emblem* poppies red Both for the living and the dead. Oh, Soldier Boy, we wont forget, With teardrops well all the poppies \vct * Well, wear the emblem now with love For those both here, and above." . j ' ' 1 " 1 ^ . ' Formal dBfcges of murder have been~ made at Phoenix, Arizona, against llCrS. Minnie Rutlerige, 60, in connection with the death of her mother, Mrs. Alice Pyle, 8?, who it is alleged was beaten to death by the daughter. AJbfa* -B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, under sentence of the court of tfoehington, <*? * W*r in jail and a fine of $100,000, will not appeal to the Federal supreme court tot A pew. trial, he announced Sunday. The big Ait well at Olrnkwater, Texas, which got out of control on Tuesday of last week, caught fire and caused the death of nine men, has not , Ski been controlled and 1,600 barrels ' of petroleum per hour are going to *as|a la the continuing blaze. dWMggig: j* ' X s Bethune High School Qo$es Next Tuesdav '* at * BetfouhjKfi, c., Mi^y IC.-^The Bethune public schools, with J. C. Fostif/as superintendent, will begin their alfv Ij? eXercU?a for this session on ^^y' ,M,,y 06' ?t 8.-16 o'eflock, with the clasa execises which its sponMr J.l. Promotion exercises by the seventh grade will be held Wednesday morn&j> May 27, at 11:30 o'clock, Mr. R. K. Burns, principal of the grammar school, presiding. - ;^The graduating exercises will he held Wednesday evening? May 27, tit 8:1)0 o clock. The program will be given by the members of the graduating class, instead of having an address lw some outside speaker. The following high school students are expected to receive diplomas: Sara Elizabeth Baker, Lewis Robert Blackmon, William Philip Brannon, Mary Muriel Brannon, Rowan Forbis Clybunri, John Manfley Ctaburn, Jr., Bepdce Collins, Mittie Mae Da*!*> Mildred Geneva Ellis, Carey Claude Gardner, Connie Earl Hinson, Katie Lou Horton, Mildred Louise Hltuon, Majpoey Gregg King, Jr., fj^lf^oronce McDonald, Lorena McDonald, Mmnie Eddins McKiimon, LShjaert Paschal McLaurin, Hey ward Vfaii?U0i Susie Mae NeWman, ElW'wVwmb Haley, Judith Stanton, ^^a^rGhriftine Trtiesdale, Jen* nings Watfford, George DawUy Watkins, Nettie Mae Week 4 On Erids*- -afternoon at the high school andHdfWin .under the supervision or MisifaiJllian Goodlett, home economics i^tcjier, a fashion show was stag/MtCWpi home economics pupil^i frow/'ivw seventh, eighth and ninthJ grawj^i Misses Norris, Manning and mown were judges and rendered the following decisions: . Ninth grade, Stale Mae Hammond, first, Thmma Davis, second; eighth Ende, Sarah J|jth McKinnon, first, try Ellen MoLaurin, second; seventh grade, Annie Ruth Radcliff, fiftrn RrAnriAn *?*?0T*d. Miss Lorena McDonald and Margaret Truesdale entertained for the eleventh grade pupils with a delightful lawn party at the home of Mrs. A. B. MoLaurin last Friday evening. The guests were pleasantly entertained and durihg the evening refreshment* were served by the hos'Mias ThelnVa Davis complimented n gM^ w lnr girl friends with an ice . cream party at her home Wednesday a/fternoon. ViM^v/Katherine Ward, who has beeh A'eadhing at Chesterfield is at home for the summer vacation. iMta? Eddie Bradham, who taught in the Bethune high school for several years, and is nay a member of the Liberty sohool faculty, visited friends here during the week end. Miss Marie Horton, of Cheraw, spent ^ha Week end with Mrs. Loring Davis. vy/lV Mr. andMra. A. K. McLaurin and AMn Clybum went to Calhoun Falls Fnqay evening to attend a faculty fclay Ant the school. Mrs. McLaurin Ssmamed over for the week end with ef daughter, Miss Mary McLaurin, wbo is a teacher in the Calhoun Falls Mora. L. M. Best, Mrs Nancy King, Mrs. Tom Hearon and Miss Malloy Hearon spent Tuesday in Columbia. / 'Mr. Allard LaBrufce, of Georgetown, was the week end guerft at the* home of Mr. A. K. McLaurin. the Methodist church met witlT Mrs. John Bethune Tuesday afternoon. In addition to tbevfrSgular program girls from that junior society favored the ggesfowrfh songs and reading* were given by little Doris Lane and Edith - Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Brigman. of Gneraw, were guests Sunday of Dr. and Hrtsfi. E. Braswe/IL. (Mrs. Furman Bdaokwell,. of the Union ^aection^ia visiting her niece, Iff** 1: Miss Margaret Hearon is spending several days with relatives in McBee. Judge SmithGoesto Memphis Hospital Judge.. Mendel L. ftritb, who has been in bad;>: health for some time, left Mondby. .mclming for the United States Veterani' hospital in Memphis," wbfre he expects to remain for a period of four weeks or longer, The prominent Camden atli^ai minifimnn f onHa thtvitwwViIVI llg^vflgVrV'VVI" i vUB 1 V1'1 "Uft '* out mfti* who will hope for his Captured itui^./^tticers Scale, Dollard, NorriOfflj^Tf^dale seised a large whisky* still Friday morning in a iiaid to/WM&kb river srwamp, three miles west' of Horatio. - The still had two steel drums as boilers. Fifteen gallons of /AbHy?mftde whisky, about of frut^B^Nhere seized. *n?e officers we^Q^d to destroy the still and all the whisky and material, it being Intpbifrflble to trandposi any of the stuff through the mud and water a#" thu, swamp. ] The *W yesterday was the third seized diring the last few Weeks in the fame section of swamp.?Satur. ... Pulsion Fund To 1 Be Ready May 26 for Confederal varans a ?e May * Oomptrp?ll#r _ a A. J, Beattie announced Tuesday, ,More than *775,000 in iy3t h!^"8 fWfu ^ forWftrded Probate ?*? , Vttrious counties that aay ??or distribution. Approximately 900 veterans or their widows remain to benefit by the.,vpemion money, , the comptroller Keneral said. Veterans will draw *240 apiece, widows more than 55 years, old *100 each, and widowB under 65 years *135 each. The money Is made available h ?U/ w* l0an of *3,500,000 negotiated Monday through the Peoples S*?te bank. Notes are dated May ')W<k therefore will hot be available until tha following day, CompMkr General iWttle stated. I Moat of the *8,500,000 loan wil) go to South Oarolirta schools in the teachers' salaries under the lu L W' Superintendent James H. Hope stated Tuesday that County allotments under this law would ?e paid during the week pf May gg. Jdna 1-?Tuesday's Columbia Record. -? ^ Taxes Collected Or The Past Year .Pf""** tre??ureM-V wylle Hague Closed his tax books oh jCay 5th for the flitftl payment cnii taxes and ?ayi the books sbohr tftifc around P?,000 ot the *080 taxes wore paid lh the IjAonfh of April. He also aays 22ni!!!h*8 collected ?om?thing over " "" ",VT7*"* -^r'r~ ?mimmiiiu fCiT. the yelf 1980, which is about 66 per j cent, of the total for collection. - ^ ai. Arm Broken -While at pday on the poatoffice www last Friday afternoon little Bobby Shirley, five-year-old ?soh of Jojkn <hirve& the ma* ffucJv fot l**hbd?e* in Ms left arm brdken. The little fellow was at play with, his brothers and got his arm twisted under him when he fell. Parties standing near heard the bone snap. He was given immediate surgical treatment and is no# on the roadAto recovery. To Preach Commencement Sermon Rev. J. B. Caston, pastor of the Camden Baptist church, will go to Lynchburg- Sunday where he will preach the commencement sermoh to the high schbol graduates of that townj Rev. W. M. Whitesides, of Columbia, will preach in the Camden church at the morning services Sunday. First Heat Victim Kansas City, May 17.?Unseason frfe tout cl*imed itis first 1981 vicGerald A. Swaine, 51-year-old painter died after being prostrate Saturday when the ^mercury readied a maximum ?F 94 degrees. Today's maximum was 68 degrees. \ Dr. Whitesides Here (Sunday The following sendees are announced for the week at the First Baptist church: i&tanday school at 10 oVdock. Preaching at 11:16, conducted by Dr. W. M. Whitesides. Bvet^ing service at 8 :30, preaching by "the pastomoir the subject, $1it&Wrw -Test j of Religion." Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8:30. J9enior B. Y. P. U. Thursday evening at 8:80; Junior B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:80. The public is cordially invited to attend all of these services. Rural Carriers to Meet Bare ^ Kershaw-iLancaster rural carriers (will hold their annual meeting at Camden Fridays-May 29t>h at 6 p. nr. AH carriers are urged to be present and bring their wives. We shall make an effort to organise the Ladies Auxiliary. !' Shelby Truesdale, Pres. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday, (May 24th. A. Douglas pastor. Morning worship 11 ??; ^sermon subject, "Being a OirirtUa 1? aHttVWoTAT, I ' prayer, ffcmttiar hymi*L sdhool 10 a. to. We our attendance foo^Un4HT aS??L this Sunday from Iff P ^SR'- W<mt you be one of the In.**rrtc?- WWn??U, j22i fL2J ? oYfock. You are cordially Invited to the services in this cnurcn. . ? t <*wwwa>? IbnfliM "ffff beep refused e per - 1 ? ~~rirwmmHm"rmmTmf' " ""J'i Pension Money For Veterans Columbia, May 18.?Confederate pensions in the sum of $775,000 will J be made available this month to the ! few remaining old soldiers and to th? j widows of Confi'dei ttteVyeterans, ac- < cording to an announcement yesterday by A. J. Heattie, comptroller , general. 4 Each Confederate veteran received 1 $24t> fronr the state of South Caro- * lina, and each widow, over 56 years ^ old, of a Confederate veteran, re- | ceives $160. fWidows under 56 get i *136. j The pension money will be sond out during May, Mr. Beattie said,* and j will .be disbursed through the of- 1 fires of the judges of prcfcaWin the ] , counties of the eta to. The judges of probate are the clerks of the i boards of honor, through which this i money is made available. \ i' Splendid Progress On Highway No. 1! _ * Splendid progress is being made on Highway No. 1, Chermw to Patrick, and this 14 mile atretch will ' sot>n be completed. Concrete pouring has progressed about five miles out from Patrick and a second gong has been put to work on the section from the Thompson Creek bridge to meet the gang coming this way ifhm < Patrick. Only that short section / ffbm the bridge toward Oheraw will remark to be completed and then ( there wW be a bard surface ropd < all the way from Cherew to Oolum- < bia, .Chenaw Matin*.* i Effiott SpiWT* j Succeeds His Father; At a meeting of the Board of Pi- 1 rectors txx}ay (Monday) of both the j Lancaster Cotton Mills and Fort Mill | Manufacturing Company, ft 11 i o 11 Springs was elected President and Treasurer of both corporation?, succeeding his father, the late Ool. Leroy Springe. At a recent meeting of the Board of Director* of Eureka Cotton Mills, . which is a consolidation of the former Eureka Cotton Mills and the Springstein Mill*-of Chester, Elliott Springs was also elected President. At the meeting . today, Mr. T. Y. Williams and Waddy C. Thomson were elected Vice riesidenls respectively, of The Lancaster Cotton Mill* and Fort Mill Manufacturing Company.? Lancaster News. To Serve diicken Supper The Rebecca DeLoache. Circle of the Lyttleton Street Methodist'church will serve a chicken supper in Masonic TUU. a? , Q<U?wW ? U?? 23rd, from 7 ' to 9 o'clock. -1 Fifty cents per plate will be the charge and all proceeds will go for the benefit of the missionary society of the church. The ptfblic. la cordially invited to coma out aa^njoy a delicious supper. * Hospital vdaxilia^^|liiiii|.; The regular monthty . meeting of the Camden Hospital Auxiliary will be bald e0n Monday afternoon, May 2Mb, at, 4 o'clock at the hospital. -, - -f Margaret B.v Pitta,' Sec. """ .i)Vi > Musical at Pine Grave > Arnold brothers and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Blyther, with their five-yearold son, Jamea Herbert Blyther, will give a musical program at PineGirove J school house on Friday .nigb^ 'May 22, at 8 o'clock. The proceeds of the entertainment will go for the benefit of Springvale Baptist church. An J adrniscion fee of 25 and 28 cents will i be charged. ' ' Election Held Tuesday ? *. a The municipal election held Tues- 1 day to name an Aklermaii' for Ward 1 Two of the CRty of Camden to fill j the vacancy left by tha_ death of R. S. Williams resulted in the election j of J. Oooley Gill is. Mr. Gillis had ' no opposition so there was very little j interest taken in the election, on(y about- six votes being cast. Alder- i man GHlif is the popular proprietor 1 of the Oty Filling Station and an j oil dealer. He moved to Camden from hie home st Rembert a number < of years ago and n$w hat p. Iprge ] number of friends in Camden and ; Kershaw county. 'We predict that Ward Turn will have a vmfa(Wjiant 1 representative in Ifcei^ nem dWlr-, man. ^ * < Baptist Young Folks Met With Wateree ihMuvt ar.st?: Muy,17' ? following li meeting is given: IhrLi"! P' i*onP' "loyalty to ,'ho n Hinray^ !>y thv ***" Nt>ol of ' '/! il 'iimnJutes rett<1 aml npurov!f/r "LZ ch1,vhes- ?W?n& , r' ,wTn. churcht?? representedSection of Junior B Y. IV tCTeaite"0.*"' Wary B?n? yttkij()hn' /o?i?med; Miss wary Belle Sparrow of Camden, elec? Junior B. Y P. u. leader; comTnH ni?n tttt?n<lanc?? efficiency, time Mid place of neoct meeting, L. u.r<ftrton Miss Frances Severance Miss Nannie Van Catoe: effWency won byf/Thorn Hill union; ?t tendance banner won by Mt- Piwrah Ih^iw0""1*pr,yer by ?' ???Lthe of the business ^ISirLininapiring program was rendered. Pageant, ^Dovms and Un? ?J Intermediate B. Y. P. U," by Mt. Pisgah intermediate union; spe??vS 0lara 0ord<>n and ?th?r apediel mueJcaJ numbers given by young people of &VE22L ,PIa^let' FarmerBrown'e ien Un ion Stewardship," b/CamAmerican Legion Held Fish Fry The American Legion Poet held a fish fry Wednesday evening at the Kershaw county fair grounds at which about sixty people were fed. The affair ems Ischeduled for the Hermitage miH pond, hut the weathBr being rainy it was changed to indoors. A great feed was given those who attended, the fish being excellentiy prepared^ by i?S*., J>?n x*yior,_. whb is a fine cook. Quite a nice ?ujn was realised which will go to help o^gnise junior baseball in this county. These baseball dubs are be- . Ink sponsored throughout the nation by the American Legion. Stave Cutter Kil'ed In Wateree Swamp Columbia, fi. O., tiMay 20.?tfohn Stimac, Hungarian stave cutter, was in the Richland county jail here toflSyi charged with stubbing to death yesterday Jiohan iBeuk, 88, who shared a one-room shack in the Wateree swamp with iSthnac, Stimac'a wife and child. Mrs. Stimac at a coroner's inquest said that Beuk, an Austrian, asked Stimac to kilt him "so I ni1n some woman's life." The men had quarreled, she said*1 after drinking during the day, when Beuk .told 'Mrs. Stimac she was. crazy" for living with her husband. ^They recently came to Richland county from Arkansas. '* ' fry, ' ^ j Named as Trustee J ?w?n /<emp, wen Known iorfw U-n Prominent business StSni 5f nara?d M ? trustee of ? district number one to succeed fclLi J? ?IVJ?>hn T* Mlackey. Mr. resident of Cami\n and the welfare of the 3Bf M XraibS0.^ our Board and from our eaSSSftv an upright citizep and Christian daiw i- That We are thankful that it iSocuw ?^Kprtr,i<*rvtol?T* associated with us in the gteat work Vf dttffthming the schools of. our city conraJc? wisdan*' patience and ^ff^P "d WOcompliShments In w 3F schools will linger 22 u and vSu * of. counttisa nam*3 ^drM.,5?ir,!&p*opto> ln4'r.2^'to ZfZJS?1 25"1 * tor?i to- . *: a Hi" ?f ^ttend to Ms loved ?I|SF3S^? W newspapers. ^ _