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Renewed Interest In Sweet Potatoes ((2uy A Cardwell,Agricultural and IndUKtrtal Agent Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company) For tin* past twenty years or more I have sought to arouse Interest In sweet potatoes, In cooperation with aKricultural extension workers in the Carolines, and some progress has been made; hut comparatively few faiiuur* ui yut have grasped the op portunlty that this old established farm crop offers them us a secondary money crop ^ In spite of the tremendous amount of work that has been done to develop this Industry in counties served by tin* Atlantic Coast lane, and In spite of the fact that we have made greater strides In marketing sweet potatoes than most other sections with the exi option oi Louisiana, we are selling on distant markets only a few hundred cars o| swot potatoes annually a small quantity when corn-, pared with the production in some conn t p s. We should be shipping not less than a thousand cars of sweet potatoes annually from the ('arolinas. Marketing machinery to, take care of this volume of business is already established. This would give the section gross money-returns that would be really felt In channels of trade. Fore several years Clemson College; Horticulturists and the State Marketing Division have sought to encour-i age commercial sweet potato production particularly In the Coastal Plains counties, and the sweet potato contests conducted developed Information of value regarding cultural methods, fertilization, curing and marketing. Hut the need for a potato of desired type and color commanding top prices on the commercial markets has become apparent as a first essential. To Illustrate, Mr. A. K. Schilleter, Extension Horticulturist, calls attention to the fact that last season Louisiana sweet potatoes ranged in price from $1.75 to $1.!*0 per crate while South Carolina potatoes on the same markets were selling for $1.25 to $1.45. Ixjuisiana grows what lias been termed the copper colored Porto Itico, that is. the skin is of copper color, which In South Carolina has previously been designated as flesh color, yellow or Ian. The color of the flesh or meat of this lioulsiana copper-skin potato is a rich salmon or orange yellow The variety as grown in Loulsl I aim Ih unusually uniform In both akin [ and flesh color and dona not vary to such a degree as It does In South CarI olina, whore frequently white sklu and almoHt white (leah are found. In an effort to have a worthwhile | sweet potato Induatry in South CaroUna. the Kxtenslon Service hag secured from Louisiana a carload of certified Porto Kloo aeed stock and the Jon bushels of Heed potatoon recently received have been placed among ^^7 growers In 19 counties. These growers will conduct demonstrations uu* !dcr the county farm agent# ftmj the extension hortlculturiHts and will deI velop sources of superior sweet potato Heed for other growers. The North Carolina Crop Improvement Association and the extension Service are endeavoring to get the growers to use disease free seed uud plants since from ,20 to 00 per cent of the sweet potato crop Ih lost in the state each yeur because of dlsouses. Certified seed are free from these diseases which cutise the heavv ioat losses. Porto Itico North Carolina Strain No I is recommended, and sources of supply of certified seed can he hud from the North Carolina Crop Improvement Association, Inc., State College Station, Raleigh, N. C., I or from your county agent. j Thousands of Catholic churches j throughout Mexico, were reported as being opened on Sunday, after being closed for more than a year. The number of priests officiating is limited by luw and the church Is not allowed to own property or operate schools In the republic Reports from Washington are to th<^ effect thut there are rumblings of dissatisfaction, which threaten to burst into an explosion, among Democrats of congress over the president's tax plan. The senate added $159,000,000 appropriations to bills passed by the house. A bitter bipartisan row in the house ways and meaus committee appears likely. The B. & O. railroad has announced (that if necessary, it will stand alone (among eastern railroads In trying out the 2 cents a mile rullroud fare, recently ordered by the I. C. C., for eastern railroads. Other roads are aski ing the I. C. C. for more time and the | privilege oi trying their own methods of reducing fares. j Sugar planters of the Philippines j have been paid $923,000 from AAA ! funds within the past two weeks, with about $2.OOo.000 of the taxes yet duo them. 1 Manning Manager of Ashwood Project Colonel Wy milium M. Manning, who ih expected to take a commanding position in the race for governor of South Carolina in 1938. hua been named manager of Ashwood, the federal goyernment'a seven-thouaand acre orKunlKed rural couununlty in Lee county. Colonel Manning said he would not move his residence from his farm ut Stutchurg and that his appointuien* does not affect his plans for the ruce In 1938. "You can say I am in that race for keeps," he replied In answer to a question. He will have charge of farm operations and plans, of clients, of farm supplies and equipment, of public relations and, in geuerul all the functions of running a 7,000-acrc farm. While the Job will be new to him, tin- land will not he. Two thousand acres of it was once the estate of his father, the late Governor Richard I. Manning. Wiiat success the federal project has achieved in 'the llrst year of ttH life is a matter for debate. The bureau under which it operates bus refused to reveal figures on operating costs. ijj} The change in managers is taken here as an indication that things have not gone as well as authorities would like. The project is on Route 15, main artery for North-South tourist travel t(trough South Carolina and is seven miles south of Hishopville. It lias a highway frontage of more than four miles and is considered ideal for furmtng. Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, of Marion, now assistant secretary of commerce, mude the survey of the Ashwood property and when he had finJ ished said, "This particular body of Orangeburg sandy loam Is the finest example I have seen und Is a large plateau, gently rolling and in an extremely high state of cultivation."? Saturday's Sumter Item. Loyd Kulp of Perry county, Pa., has been arrested on a charge of chaining his wife to a bed post. | it. B. Clements has resigned his job as secretary of tlie Townsend old age pension organization. I | Anspacher Coming To Coker C ollege On (lie evening of April 17 at 8 o'clock, Louis Kaufman AiiHpacher, dran?Htl?t, poet, and lecturer, will Mpcak in the Coker College auditorium on the subject "Drama an a Social Force in Domoucracy." Mr. Ana par her in particularly well qualified to apeak on thin subject ..since he 1h not only a lecturer of distinction und long experience, but also a successful play wright and keen ntudwit of social problems, in which he haa for years been interested, many of his own plays dealing with such thelifee. Mr. Anspacher is the author of a score of plays which were stage hits Vn New York, and at least one of which, "Daddalums," was a Ixmdon success as well, Equally outstanding as a lecturer, Mr. Anspacher bus long been a member of the lecture staff of the League for Political Education in New York, a lecturer for the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, u lecturer for the I'niversity Extension Center of New York, and a member of the staff of the New York Civic Lecture Bureau since its foundation. Mr. Anspacher comes to llartsville from Springfield, Mass., where he is speaking on April 13; and from Harts: ville he goes to attend a Civic Conference at Richmond, Virginia, speaking in Richmond on April 20. I Friends of Coker College who have heard Mr. Anspacher lecture both in New York and Washington say that ho is one of the ablest speakers that they have ever listened to. Hartsville and Coker College indeed should feel honored to be hosts to such an outstanding speaker, especially since Mr. Anspacher will lecture nowhere else in South Carolina at this time. Tickets fpr this lecture are now on sale at Coker College. Lawrence E, Bowers Dead Lawrence E. Bowers, 54, died quite suddenly at his home in the Lockhart section Friday, March 27, and was buried at the Bethany cemetery Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, fallowing funeral services conducted in the church by Rev.- J. D Gulledge and Rev. L. D. Hanier. He loft surviving his widow and four children and two brothers. Card of Thanks We, the family wish to thank our I nian> friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us in the illness and! death of our beloved father, L E Bowers. The Family. Death Of Infant The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Barrett, of Kershaw, aged one month, died Monday morning and was buried at Heath Springs Tuesday morning. I he funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. B. Caston of Camden, and Rev. W. J. Bradley of Kershaw.?Kershaw Era. CITATION Tin- Slate of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By N. C. Arnett. Probate Judge: \\ hereas. Sam Kelly made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Bithy Kelly. These are. therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Bithy Kelly deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Prohate. to be held at Camden, S. C.. on Monday, April 20 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. to show case, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this Gth day of April Anno Domini. 1936. N. C. ARNETT, Judge of Probate for Kershaw county. Citizens Again Called To Help A telegram has Juat been received here from the American lied Cross headquarters at Washington describing the terrible need now existing in Gainesville, Ga., Tupelo, Miss., and many other places in the south where tornadoes and floods have Just recently done untold damage. The citizens of Kershaw county have been asked by the American Red Cross to contribute 1750.00 to enable it to bring adequate relief to the victims of these tornadoes and storms in the states of Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South and North Carolina. Tbis request for $750.00 is over and above the recent request for the flood sufferers in the eastern states of the nation. It is hoped many individuals, organi/.a1 tions, schools and churches will want to share with the Red Cross in bringing aid to these distressed families and areas. Contributions should be sent to T. K. Trotter, Camden, S. C., or to Mrs. D. M. Mays, Bethune, S. C., or to Mrs. B. J. Truesdale, Kershaw, , S. C. Let's all respond to the appeal and do all we can to help alleviate i the suffering of those, whose homes ! and, in many cases, loved ones have been destroyed *by the tornadoes.? 4aiammprr" ' ' 111 M A. Douglas McArn, Chairman Ker- I Hhitw County Chapter Red Cross. I The House has voted to coutlnue the Electric Home and Farm Author- I ity until February 1, 1937, or any I earlier date decreed by the president. I Premier Koki Hirota of Japan, de I clares it is the purpose of Japan to develop improved relations with Run sia and the United States. Flood damage to the Araoake&g I Manufacturing company's plant in I Massachusetts, la estimated at $1,004- fl CCO SALYE I ODD colds I Liquid-Tablets price I Salve-Nose H Drops 5c, 10, 25c I FOR THE HOUSE To the voters of Kershaw County- I I hereby anounce myself as a candi- I date for the House of Representative H from Kershaw County, subject to the H rules of the Democratic Primary and I will appreciate the support of the I voters In the August primary. Very respectfully, H FRED M. BRYANT, JR. KING of Them All f',>>< ? <( I Ii 'h/1 m'i , I') IS (.iiiiul Cki in |>n >n Jcrsev Hull. ( )i. it. .I I-\ \ I I J ;> <(, J he ( )iiMuii.Is, A11 m \rlnir, Mith. ' MJ Ki' m*i PI I n I y of Jersey hulls in America, hut only one A among all the thousands, stands out as National Champion, foremost Highflyer won HHs honors at the National Dairy Mvow. St. latui". Mo.?a magnificent creature to which Nature > gave the vital spark, the perfect natural balance of all the elements that go to make a champion. Wonderful top line, great body, tine nec k. shituhlers, big barreled, genvl on his legs?Foremost Highflyer had everything! Most hulls are just hulls, average strong, average good, hut just plain ordinary hulls. I'here is only' one Foremost Highflyer. He 1 stands out the King of them all?the champion. I he champion hull is Nature at her best?one of Nature's wonder creations. Favored by Nature, with her priceless gift of perfect natural balance, the champion is almost beyond price, while another hull tfiat may look a little like him?well, he's just j hull, that's all. Mid here is another wonder-creation of Nature?Natural C iiitraii Nitrate, l.ike the champion hull, Natural Chilean is favored h\ Nature with that priceless gift of natural balance? natural blend of mativ elements such as boron, calcium, manganese, etc., over and above Its nitrogen. Nature gave the vital spark to tins nitrogen fertilizer by blending into it these vital impurities. Nature herself aged it, cured it . . . that's why Natural Chilean is the natural food for vour crops. , I Nuturuf ChiIimm kOtitiitii* utmost two score o/ major una imiuu clcmcnis iu. h us boron, magnesium, manga- | neve, iodine, calcium, potassium, etc.?each a vital ele? iiu'nt in giouth and health v deielopment of plants. 's? Itf/itia/ CHILEAN NITRATE or SODA w * VrTH VITAL IMPURITIES IN NATURE'S OWN BALANCE AND BLEND Vxitis soys "GAY PRINTS"... And nothing could be ^ gayer than. I this new | CO-ED I JACKET FROCK ! $995 A grand new "VOGIT silk print, splashed wi::i brilliant colored flowers makes this very special j CO ED costume. The ! dress underneath has e triple sheer top oi match ing print with a jabot o? double rutfles. Cryst.: buttons fasten the jacket. Sizes 14 20. * Exclusive at this store. The Fashion Shop Opposite Post Office i J FREE! 1 i After the terrible strain on your batteries this ! winter, have them tested, with the most modem bat tery tester ever made. j j AT THE : I RED STAR SERVICE STATION RADIO SERVICE ELECTRICAL REPAIRING CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY % " Refrigerators RADIOS Vacuum Cleaners SALES and SERVICE 703 West DeKalb Street Telephone 194 1 " 1 1 " I Special Tax Notice I | All State and County Taxes unpaid on April 15, j j 1936, will be placed in execution as provided by law. j An additional penalty of 4 per cent will be added at I | that time, making the usual 7 per cent penalty. Attention is also directed to those who owe back taxes and wish to keep them in current condition by paying I | the 10 per cent. I Respectfully, j j C. J. OUTLAW, Treasurer, j j Kershaw County, S. 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