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No. 130 3TATEMENT OF THE CONDITION; OF THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK LOCATED AT BETHUNK, S. G\, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS , DECEMBER 30, 1933 . Resources * Loans and Discounts $ldtB0ii.08 Overdrafts (secured. by cotton) .?.<rs. 1,88<U'U Bonds and stocks owned by Bank....... 14,<175.00 Furniture and Fixtures % :... J,818.40 v Banking Houso 1,008.76 Other Real Estate Owned 8,023.84 Cash on hand tcud duo from Banks 83,206.24 V Exchanges for tne Clearing House 140.87 I Collection account 86.00. TOTAL $78,708.63 Liabilities Capital Stock Paid in v! $20,000,00 Surplus Fund 8,000.00 o Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses aud Taxes Paid .... 1,111.03 " Deposits: \ i Demand $30,801.^7 Time Certificates of 1H*posit 8,807.80, ? Cashier's and Certified Checks ., 604.20 Savings 302.54 40,050.00 TOTAL .-iy. $78,708.53 State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Before me came <?. B. McKinnon, Cashier of the above named bank, who, bciug duly swum, nays that the above and foregoing statement Is a true condition of said hauk, as shown by the books of said hank. G. B. McKinnon Sworn to and subscribed before mo this 12th day of January, 1084. Coned Attest LOring Davis Coring Davis Notary puhllc for South Carolina. T. M. Clyburn J no. T. Stevens | 'y* Directors. THE CH'RONICLE OF THE WEEK P| -^ -J Contributions to this Column are most welcome. Names of contributors will not b<P prill ted?unless desired. Just sign "pen name" together with your own name and address, t.he latter for our information only. fey jfe.' c.- , ? Dear Chronicler ? In your nice BR i column, now and then you stop long f- ? enough from your horsey news to il''-.3?' listen to the bilHds twitter and the flowers and breezes blow, and I know you will lend an ear to a suggestion I'd like to make In regard to growing things. Now, in our parks are many bare spots that recent tornadoes have made?ami in our swamps are millions of trees that have gotten sev' . eral years rank growth under forest. conditions. Wouldn't it be a good job to put the two together? Quite 4 sizeable trees may be transplanted under modern .methods, and if the roots are mostly all there fift'e tops do not have to be lopped entirely off, but may stay to within sevcrnl feet of the branching out portion^ If ' * . these are planted in groups so as to get an average stand and in warm weather, Velvet beans or morning glories are planted by them, they will get sulficient shado from the vines to carry them through an average summer. Should the weather be dry, > a weekly watering by the. fire department will not only save them but will be don^ with a large .^audience looking on to find any now leaves putting out (especially if the siren blows when tho truck goe? out). Water oaks (which are as graceful as elms) sugar berries, which grow fast and attract hundreds of redbirds, pines and many others are suggested. For immediate effect, huge roots of mimosa may be found jest west of the cemetery. In two years these will come back to their normal size. In groups of 3 or 5 or 7, they would | be fine for children to climb in, sweet | of smell and most graceful to look at. The colored people call them "shame" trees, because of their modest habit of folding their leaves when the sun is down. Not only are they very satisfactory but humming birds flock to them, hum about, light on them and even build in them. If trees of some size are put out, it will prove just as economical and vastly more decorative than all the little pine whiskers already planted in our parks?and wo won't havo-to wait till our grandchildren are old and decrepit themselves, to' enjoy them, R. ,D. Forestry Meeting At Mount Pisgah School ArrangerrtGilLs have recently been made under the direction of the county forester whereby it is very probable that a new unit of the Kershaw County Forestry Association may be organized and a fire lookout tower erected. This new unit and tower will serve principally the great? er part of Buffalo Township. However, before definite arrange- i meats can be completed and actual , construction of the tower and organ-| iza'.ion of the new unit effected, it | v\i!l be necessary for the landowners! of-that section of Kershaw county to cooperate by signing forestry agreement s. The State Forester, Mr. 11. A. Smith, County Agent Henry I). (Jreen. County f orester C. \V. Nuite and Mr. K. A. Conard, camp superintendent, will be present at the above meeting on Tuesday, .January 2drd, at which time it is hoped a definite forestry program can be worked out for the proposed unit. All timber landowners nr.?i others interested in forest ly in the Mt. I'isgah-Hethune sections are cordially invited to attend this meeting at the Mt. l'isgah high school next Tuesday, January 'Jo, at 7 p. m., according to Henry 1'. Green, county ager.t. t - Oscar Johnson, farm administrator P'?ol manager, has warned speculators against buying government cotton opt 9 tior.s from producers and adv ises them to exercise such options not later than January ]s. j Colored Worker Is Doing Good Work Through cooperation with the Emergency Relief Administration and the Extension Service, Jennie Carter was put. on in November as an Emergency Assistant Worker among the colored people. Since that time Jennie has been busy organizing the colored women into clubs. She has | organized women's clubs at Kirkland, Ebcnezor, Liberty Hill, Cedar Rock, j Westville, Long branch, Hickman, Mt. Zion, St. Matthew, Mickle, Parker and ( Hoykin. This month she is giving I demonstrations on how to make laun| dry and toilet soaps. Later in the j month she will begin teaching the I women to make hot beds. Jennie is ! also assisting Miss Craig and Miss | Hayes in the meat canning campaign. Jennie is well fitted for her work among the colored people. She is a graduate of the Negro State College at Orangeburg and has taught very successfully for a number of years in the col<#ed schools of this county. She is receiving splendid cooperation from the colored women in the county. Jennie is working under the direction and supervision of Miss Craig. I the homo demonstration agent. I The six naval seaplanes flying from j San Francisco to Honolulu, T. H., made the 2,400 miles in 26 hours and I I.") minutes. The feat is hailed as the , greatest of all long distance mass bights. ' The First National bank of Moultrie. (in., paid its stockholders a dividend of S per rent, as did the Moul' trie banking company. Radiators Boiled Out and Repaired General Auto Repairs. Get our price on your next job. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. NIGHT SERVICE TELEPHONE 138 > 4 Service Man Rooms Over Garage L. A. Campbell & Co. Garage South Main Street - Camden, S. C. Birthday Ball to Be Held on January 29 *' The Presidents Birthday Ball tor the Wurm Springs Foundation Endowment Fund will bo held here in the armory.hall on Mon.dey? Januaiy., 29, with Hubert Mv Kennedy, Jr., of Camden as chaii;nran of the general committee. RolWt Kennedy, 3rd, heads the committee on arrangements, assisted by C. B. Burns and J. R. Sheorn. Mise Caroline Richardson is chairman of the ticket committee, and H. B. Kennedy heads the committee on decorations, which will be red, white and blue. Gene Sammarco's Californians will play for dancing from i):30 p.- m. to 2 a. m?, contributing their services. Similar affairs are being held in cities and towns all over the country on Tuesday, January 30, but the Californians are not available on that date, so the local benefit will be on the 20th. The National Guard is responsible for the use of the hajl and the American Legion id to be thanked for the donations of flags Und decorations. The patrons and patronesses will includo Mr. ami Mrs. R. M. (Kennedy, Jr., Mrs. J. H. Burns, Mrs./Alice^C. Mai ye, Mr. and Mrs. W. I&.DePa&s, Mrs. D. O. Housor *?wl Mr. and Mrs.. John K. deLpach. r Many Enjoyed Oyster Supper ... Members of the Camden Shrine Club and American Legion were joint hosts to a body of about seventy-* five men Monday night at the Masonic Hall, given in honor of those who helped to put the recent county fair over in such fine style. The supper consisted mainly of oysters, (prepared several ways by John W. Wilson, who always serves a supper in fin? style. T. V. Walsh, Jr., acted as toastmaster, and first called upon H. A. Tibbs, of the Duke Power, Company, who was a visitor. Mr. Tibbs made a very delightful short talk and said he was glad to be among this gathering of men; that recent trying times, had fully demonstrated to all that men cannot hye unto themselves; that all cofrimunities should have more of these "gatherings so that men can mb elbows and more fully understand one another. C. H. Yates, of the re-femployment bureau, made one of the best SUK" gestions of the evening, when he made the statement that Camden and Kershaw county were sleeping over their rights in the vast sums of money being poured into thi?^commuriity by not getting some work of a permanent nature done here instead of petty road-building and the like. Chairman Walsh immediately named a committee to suggest something of a permanent nature. Other suggestions came from various "ones and Henry McLeod, sheriff, suggested that he was badly in need of a new jail. 4-H Club Girls Win In National Contest Mary McCoy and Dorothy West, members of the Midway 4-H Club, won first places in the Hazel-Atldi# Company's National Canning Contest held in Chicago during the National Club Congress. These contests are held annually and are open to any 4-H club members in the United States and awards are made for the best individual jar. The nation is divided into four sections?'Southern, Eastern, Western and Central. Dorothy won first place, ill the Southern section on a jar of collards and received a check for $9.'0O as a prize. Mary McCoy not only won first place in the Southern section and ieceived the $'.'.00 prize but she also won the Grand Championship in this class. This means that Mary won over the girls from all four sections of the United States. For this she received a beautifully engraved ring. She won these honors on a jar of soup mixture. During the past year, the 4-H club girls of Kershaw county have done their part to meet the emergency. The records show that they have | canned 4,968 quarts of fruits ami veg- j etables. They exhibited their pro- j duets at the County Fair, the State j Fair and in the National Contest. t They have won $72/50 in prizes this I year. The extension service of the University of Tennessee reports that 90 per cent of the hurley tobacco growers in 38 Tennessee counties have signed contracts to reduce their to*baeco production next year. Representative Snell, Republican of I New York, has declared his support of President Roosevelt as against Democratic opposition in the matter of the St. Lawrence waterways pro' ject, and predicts senate ratification of the project. Herbert and Willie Ulumlcc, 19 and 17, have been sentenced to serve 21 yearsc each by the court at Knoxville, Tenn., following their conviction on a charge of killing a deputy sheriff during a night raid on a stilL?1 . .. e Bank deposits at Anderson have increased over a half million dollars recently. Q *i . > * WV .I'm i i i ? Grace Church Services Service* for (Sunday, January Slat,' as nnn<\mc?(i by the Rev. F. H. Craighill, jr., rector of Grace Episcopal church, wUl be: Holy Commun* ion K a, m.; church school, 9:46 a. m.; morning service, 11:15 a. m.; Young People's -Service League 7 p. m. at the Rectory. "* - On Tuesday, January 23rd, the Most Rev. James JJdW. Perry, president of the National Council and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal bhuiyh in the United States will preach in York, 3. C-, at 8 p." in. It is hoped that many in Camden will take advantage of this rare opportunity and drive to York to hear him. u > > j A high Japanese naval officer at Tokyo, is quoted as expressing the idea that the United States is so hostile to Japan that his country must prepare to defend itself against her, and points to the visit of Colonel Lindbergh a couple of years ago as an instance of spying on Japan. The American Railway association announced Friday that loadings of revenue freight for the week ended January 6 were 488,939 cars, an increase over the previous week of 49,317 cars and 60,470 abpvo the same week of last year. h# ??; i?: ??? Garden Club Notes In last week's Chronicle we gave a list of the standing committees of the Camden Gardei^ Club for the year 1934 and two ?Wmes were left off through error so we are giving the list in full here: Plant exchange, Mrs. Willis Cantey; membership, Mrs. Henry Savage; program. Miss Fannie Fletcher; highway^ improvement, Mrs. R;V>B. Pitts; publicity, Mrs. A. W." Humphries; monthly hints, -Mrs, E. N. McDow&tt; town beautification, Miss Olive Whittredge; holly conservation,1 Mrs. L. I. Guion. J Following is an item from The State whicji will be read with much interest. It is the lecture heard here in the school auditoriuih, arranged by Mrs. Robert W. Pomeroy, state president of the club: , "Members of the Garden Club of South Carolina from every section of the state were given a rare privilege Friday through the invitation of the president, Mrs. -Pomeroy, of Camden, to hear a lecture on 'The -Spirit of the Garden,' delivered by Prof. Robert McClintock, of Rutgers university at Camden high school. Professor McClintock has invented a camera which has made possible the study through photography of many natural phenomena which have (hitherto (been * closed book to the scientific observer, and in connection "Vith his lecture hp showed four moving picture fllmB which had been mude through the use of this camera. The lecture was based upon the thesis that there can be no true appreciation of the various phases of c life which make up the real spirit oi; the garden. In developing j his theme Professor McClintock di-' vided his discussion into four sections, I each ilhiatrated ,by a group of pic-' tures: 1, insect life; 2, wild bird life; 3, vegetable plant, life; and 4, flower plant life. The pictures were ex-J t(finely beautiful to th%eye and.most fascinating to the mind; the graceful and rhythmic 4growth motion' of such ordinary plants as lettuc$ and beans made a picture which suggested the stately movements of a minuet; while those of the hepaticg and exquisite I'ipring beauties' of the northern I woods were as lovely as a ballet; I I which sounds like nonsense and would have to be seen to be under- ( stood. The bird Aim showed among other beautiful and interesting pic-j tures one of the ruby throated humming 'birds feeding the babies in her I nest; that of the insects a most inter- 'I eating- presentation of the locust emerging from the thin ibrown shell into its second-life stage as a beautiful winged cicada. "Those who were as fortunate as to be guests at the le&urp feel that Mrs. jl Pomeroy provided a program which will long be^ remembered and which will add infinitely to their garden pleasures in the years to come. : I "Prior to the lecture Mrs. Pomeroy I entertained at lunch the members of the executive board of the state Gar- ! den club and the jfr'esidents and sec- j retaries of all the garden clubs of the ,1 state. Among those who accepted Mi^s. Pomeroy's invitation for lunch were Mrs. E. G. Seibels, Mrs. A. L.. I Wardlaw and Mrs. James R. Cain of i I Columbia." MANY VISITORS HERE FOR WINTER SEASON (Continued from first page) Mapfowood, N. J., haye arrived at Hobkirk Inn. Mr. Burdett is here fpr the quail shooting and Mrs. Burdett rides every day. They expect to be joined by friends soon. Harry D. _. Kirkover and James Tufts, of Pinehurst, returned Thursday from Estill, S. C., where they were judges in the Planters' Field Trials. Mrs. Kirkover has returned from New York City. The many friends in Canulen of Miss Harriet C. Jackson, of Greenwich, Conn., who spent last winter u at Miss Olive Whittredge's, will be pleased to hear of her engagement to Krwin K. Hilts, of New York City, who also visited here. || Ward 0. Belcher is to return to- 1 morrow to New York City. Recent arrivals at the Camden Inn vis include: Hotel Kirkwood?Mr. and Mrs. A* J. Stott, c*f New Rochelle, for the season; Mr. and Mrs. G. .W. Hod# of East Orange, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Cousens, of New York City; Mr. ami Mrs. Frank E, Potter, of West Warwick, R. I.; Judge and Mrs. James Stadtfeld, of Pittsburgh, < Pa. Court Inn?Mrs. W. H. Walker, of Englewood*, N. J.; Mis?. I. L. Hammitt and J, 0. Hammitt, of Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Smith, of Rye; Mrs. L. P. Hunt, of Roslyn, i*r. Hobkirk Inn?'Lawrence B, Smith, of Millbrook, L. I.; Mrs. Edgar W. Abbot, of Washington, Conn. ' An interesting benefit will be the lecture to be given by Ethan Colton, A. B., LI. D., world traveller, author and lecturer on international affairs, on Tuesday evening, January 80, at 8:80 o'clock at the Hotel Kirkwood. He will speak on Hitler and conditions in Germany. The entire proceeds will be used for the running expenses of the Children's Home. Dr. Colton has spent a great deal ,of time in Germany during the past thirteen years, so his interpretations are not the superficial ones of the average tourist. He had talks with German leaders ?from opposing camps and varying religious faiths and he offers no propaganda for or against Nazis, but endeavors to give a sane understanding of the exciting human drama now unfolding in that muchdiscussed country. A partial list of patronesses for this, benefit are: Mrs. Kirl P. Abbott, Mrs. A. Rea Ball, Mrs. Carroll P. Bassett, Mrs. Ward C. Belcher, Mrs. Douglas A. Boykin, Mm Newton C. Boykin, Mrs. George R. Cook, Mrs. John K. deLoach, Mrs. J. Tlhomwell Hay, Mrs. Warren H. Harris, Mrs.' Thomas J. Kirkland, Mrs." Harry D. Kirkover, Mrs. H. G. Marvin, Mrs. William J. Mayfidd, Mrs. Robert Marye, Mrs. J. Dodge Peters^ Mrs. Samuel Russell, Miss Ruth Richards, Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr., Mrs, Leon Schlosburg, Miss Olive Whittredge. SEND IT TO THE LAUNDRY FOR YOUR PROTECTION ALWAYS THE CITY LAUNDRY ANNOUNCING OUR NINE STAR GUARANTEE ! * " ^ t Why take chances on unsanitary wash methods when we render a cash and carry family laundry service at practically washer woman prices ? j OUR NINE FAMOUS FEATURES * No unsightly marks placed on your * Ladies' Lingerie hand washed! 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