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P. M. Arant, Pageland, S. C. Wins State Cx>tton Prize Ily making 12% bales of lint cotton on five acres, Mr. I'. M Arant, of i'ageland, Chesterfield County, Houth Carolina, won a >275.00 cash prize In the state-wide five acre cotton contest for 1936. The contest Is conducted annually by the South Carolina Cottoa Manufacturers Association and the Extension Service of Clemson College In the Interest of better grade and staple of cotton and more profitable yields. Mr. Arant's yield was 6,265 pounds for the 5 acres or an average of 1,263 pounds lint per acre. Since the 1936 average yield of lint for the state was only 279 pounds per acre, It Is obvious that Mr. Arant's high production was an outstanding accomplishment. His staple pulled 1-1/32 Inch and his 'fj - yyi v//. >>yy>'//c^y?y^wuww wwww // x '' | high quality and yields plus his low | production costs netted him alraoat $200,000 per acre or approximately i $1,000.00 net profit for the five acres. Am hie efforts have placed him high among the top winners In pant j years, Mr. Arant'a system of cotton production la worthy of note. After preparing the land well, Mr. Arant planted In rows thirty-four incheH apart. He applied 400 pounds of fertilizer analyzing 8% phosporlc acid, 6% Nitrogen and 6% potash. This was bedded upon ahead of f planting. After the cotton was chopped he applied 280 pounds of Arcadian Nitrate of Soda per acre as a side-dresser, along with the same amount of muriate of potash. He planted Coker's Clove-Wilt strain 4 variety. MANTEO HURRIE8 REBUILDING OF FORT RALEIGH FOR EVENT Munteo, N. May 1.?The din of uxoh and the buzz of sawn echoed here today as workmen accelerated their pace in an effort to complete the rebuilding of Fort Raleigh In time for ihe annual pilgrimage on August IV The Roanoke Colony Memorial association, founded to memorialize the home of the first English colony, obtained federal funds In 14 and started on the task of reviving the old site A dozen buildings have been constructed since that time and four, mole are being erected. All the buildings are placed inside a pall made of pointed cypress logs -I the same Idea carried out by the colonists to protect them from the territories of hostile Indians. The houses, too, are of hand-fitted logs and Imaginative visitors may seen an accurate historical replica of the place abandoned by the original, the "lost" colony. This year's celebration may bo superlative as far as the pilgrims to the spot are concerned President Roosevelt has accepted an invitation to attend?provided congress does not adjourn during that time Other of the country's notables have Indicated they would be present The program for the coronation of King (Jeorge VI In London on May 12, was rehearsed on London's streets on Sunday. HOW A'IT A ft OF IIOBK8 IS MADK IN HIO OOITKII HKTOKTS In the making of attar of rosea petals, mixed with wuter. are sealed Into great eop|>er retorts heated l?y wood fires I Miring the first dt* (Illation, rose water trickles out through cool colls and a green oil rises like cream A single retort may tiold half a ton of petals, Such a retort can oe refilled five or six times between Cawu and afternoon, when the second distillation begins; yet a battery of 1 2 retorts, working 21 ' hours a day during a 2*> day seuson produces only 2(H? pounds of attar If the dewy petals are held too loag, they ferment and the oil Is ruined. Ity four o'clock In th" i afternoon the Inst mixture of petul>- t and water Is drained oft Into a con venlent brook, and the distilled rose ' water. froin which t lie float lug gree.- I oil has already been removed. Is ' distilled again. From this second prot^'ss a yellowish oil Is obtained A blond of these two oils forms he base for the world's best per 'utiles. Altar of roses has u most persistent hut not strong 'odor, does not read'ly evaporate or spoil, and Is shlped In triple-sealed 'copper Masks shaped like Mat sided can teens. How the Fox'a Tail Got White Tip It Revealed Once upon a time un old German woman was seeking a shepherd to care Tor her flocks. But all the men nnd hoys of the neighborhood were bus> and could not help her, so she accepted the offer of a sly red fox. He claimed that he could care for the sheep as well as anyone, especially as he was very fond of them. The old woman did not suspect his cunning and left him In the meadow each night. Kach morning, the fox came to the old woman's cottage with the snd story that a wolf had eaten a sheep during the night. lie seemed so sad that the old woman did not scold him. ^nrly one morning, muses a writer In the Ix)8 Angeles Times, as she was entlng her breakfast, she decided to share some fresh cream with the fox. She took her pitcher and went to the meadow where she discovered the fox himself devouring one of her sheep Very angry, she throw the cream at the thief, and as the tip of tils tall was drenched with the liquid, it has been white from that day to his. How British Empire Is Divided The British empire occupies onefourth of the world's land area and controls one-lifth of the world's people Since England began to expand, less than three hundred years ago, the an ihorltv of the British rulers hn9 spread to every continent, cither by exploration, war. peaceful occupation, treaty, or purchase. The Enlon Jack also illes over numerous Islands in each of the seven sens. While vacationists arc sunning themselves on the benches of half of the empire, vacationists in other half may he skiing and bobsledding on snow nnd lee, for the British lands are almost equally divided between the northern und southern heml spheres. How Wooden Sponge I* Made Wood pulp Is treated with lye and carbon dlstilphide to give a viscose solution, a sirupy liquid that can he hardened by contact with acid solutions. By passing viscose through a line hole into n hardening hath, rayon is formed. Cellophane is formed by passing It through n slit. The wooden sponge Is made by mixing the viscose with crystals of a water-soluble sub stance and then treating the mass with dilute acid. This hardens the viscose ml at th<* same time dissolves out the crystals, leaving a spongelike solid How Dog River Got Its Nemo Dog river is a short distance from Beirut. Syria. The name is derived from the great stone dog?, i perhaps it was an Assyrian hull ?that once stood on the height overlooking the mouth of the river and the sea. The figure's head was hollow, and when the wind blew from a certain direction the dog used to give forth howls, to the terror of the surrounding populace. | The bravest man of the community Anally got up enough courage to push the figure over the cliffs edge into the sea. wnere It Is still visible at low tide. How Fro?t. Frozen Dew Differ Frozen dew consists of small pieces of clear Ice. usually globular In form, found on vegetation and other exposed surfaces under certain atmospheric con ditlons. l*ro7.? n dew is found only when the temperature of the dew pi.jnt |s above freezing In the early part of the night, so that I qui.I .low forms when t. .it feiupoiatcro is reached, ami later tie tempera M: re falls helow ?ho tree/. 'nr? poi.it. so that the .low f- ?/.en. How to )pcn Oy*tor? OpoI.i:;g ..\^;,..v ?,,, lVS 8noh an easv j;u. ,;i.re |s vjmp|t. way of ; m: g K. ,.l:t , (h, I the A . * valve of foy8 l tcr an.I cut the 1 I lector mas. rh?r I ,s there. | hot. 'lex a , v e may ! || ft?M| "A in > .11 !i a VX a v It..11 It Is aratc.i Com s It.- ...w ,-r valve |M,U1> the oyster. Hiw to ThAnU for Funeral F!ower? ',>c ' SU "",l ? > ' uk ami v ls 1 4,11 formal cards widen one secures from an engraver auxj whic.. . rt> ,->r^-1- -1 -' ; 11 st0 wben lvjj. ,thvs ical.y impossdd? to communicate indi viduaiiy with everyone. HER8HEY CHOCOLATE PR0FIT8 j 8PENT ON INDUSTRIAL TOWN _____ I A man who spends about $5,000,- j 000 a yoar to Improve the already ( model town was the target of Hit-, down Htrikera who recently were, ejected by irate farmers from the Hershey Chocolate Corporation plant in Hershey, Pa. The man is Milton S. Hershey, founder and owner of most of the stock of the Hershey Corporation. Born on a farm near here, Hershey's first job was as a "printer's devil" in a Lancaster, Pa., newspaper office, But one day his straw hat, which was too big for him, fell into the press, and he was fired. His next Job was as a candy-maker, and he has stuck to that. In 1903, he organized the Hershey Corporation and built his first plant in the middle of a cornfield. Since then, he has put all of the corporation's earnings back into the business or spent them to build what he describes as an "Industrial Utopia." In 1909, he established the Hershey Industrial School for orphan boys on the old Hershey homestead. It now houses and gives a practical education to about 800 boys. liy 1923, the school had expanded to the point that Hershey put 160,000,000 In trust for It aa a perpetuating endowment. Meanwhile, he haa apeut an equal amount improving the town itself. Detached houses have been built for his employees, each house designed along model lines and surrounded by lawna and shrubbery. The streets are treelined Public utilities and a modern free school have been provided. - The town also boasts a monumental community building with a theater, a library, a hospital, club rooms, a swimming pool, a gymnasium and dormitories. Special areas have been set aside and turned over to winter and Bum-j mer sports. Today, this small town boasts (five golf links, one being the only strictly Juvenile course in America. Hershey explains that the profits of his businesses are greater than his personal needs, and that he and his wife decided to distribute the excess in philanthropy among the workers. He hopes to make the iudu8irm Bchool "one place In the world when children without parents can find t real home, happiness and a useful education." When sit-down strikers took ovef the plant, fanners who had been Belling 400,000 quarts of milk a day to the plant banned together and ejected them, so as to regain a market for milk. Although subsequent aegotW tions delayed the re-opening of th plant, Hershey resumed buying the milk even though he could not use It The British freighter Seven ge(ll Spray, food laden, succeeded In rutl nlng the Spanish insurgent blockade! Hud landing Um curgo ut beseiged liu.1 boa, capital of northern Spain's h&t-l <iue province. British naval authorVB ties claim the harbor is dangerouilyB mined and refused to ported herl shipping all the way into port. .1 Judge McMahon, in a WashingtoiH court, ruled that a father has an uo-l disputed right to spank an unruly child, thus freeing Robert K. H tor a I from a charge of assaulting his &oi,l 11. His divorced wife tiled the chirj.B Where Values Outweigh Dollars J. J. NEWBERRY CO. 5?10?25c STORES ? Shopping Center of CAMDEN Don't Forget Mother's Day MAY 9th We Have a Large Assortment of Gift Suggestions ? Shop Our Counters ? PICTURES, HANDKERCHIEFS, CANDY, FLOWERS, Etc. Ladies' Wash DRESSES Assorted f ^ Styles <11^ Last Color <1^ * Turkish Towels | MILL ENDS 21c 2 PER OZ. Special Assortment of Aluminumware Consisting of PERCOLATORS, DOUBLE BOILERS TEAKETTLES CONVEX KETTLES *3^EA. Ladies' Rayon PANTIES Plain and * f^C. Lace Trimmed 1 ^JpR. ANKLETS INFANT'S /vp CHILDREN'S | f MISSES I I |pR LADIES' JL V^rK' Special Assortment of Enamelware Consisting of SAUCEPANS, DISH PANS, MIXING BOWLS WASH BASINS ^ /NC PUDDING PANS I OEA. Here's Your Chance Men STOCK UP NOW WASH 1AC TIES A UEA Ice Tea GLASSES 5c each White Shoe Polish liquid tube 1 uea delicious, pure fruit Orange Slices 10c Lb. While in Town We Invite You to Cool off at Our Fountain SUNDAES ^ /\C GIANT ICE ^ C SODAS 1 CREAM QEA. Banana Split. * W SANDWICH " ? Trade Festival by Camden Merchants FRIDAY and SATURDAY ? MAY 7th and 8th Rather than iUt the innumerable item* in our stock, we are offering on the?? date* a 10 per cent discount on ANY purchase of fifty cents and over, for Ca#h (Except on Candies, Cigarettes and a few Hems on which we are .restricted i by contract with the makers). ZEMP'S DRUG STORE DePASS' DRUG STORE DeKALB PHARMACY CITY DRUG COMPANY 1S$4 Participating in Trade Festival IComfortable for Warm Weather! \| % Children's Kxsit Rayon ^ fll| ^ ]| I PANTIES AO I Exceptional at this pries I Very rood quality J rayon In the popular French lsr style with ribbed j] v band bottoms. Dainty tea rose shade. 2 to 16. . Misses7 and Children's Fine Quality^] W\ Me*eeri*ed Q B"* $ J] t Anklets ?Z5 J Stripes and solid colors with striped tops. All \y have the popular tuckstitch l^astex tops that stav \ up so neatly all the timel Gay colors. 6 to 10^4* J* x. xv* V V ' >?> SMART, NEW ) PRINTS! Vat-Dyed 1 WASH I frocks; Cotton prices continue > to soar! Yet, look at ; these low priced \ frocks' They'll be ' gone with the wind? ' in no time. So, come early' Sizes 14 to 44 ! 39* S 'fe?lvr*'( Cttt in Comfort I Mado lor Loatg Wear! Mn'i SHIRTS mad SHORTS 3 for 50' j Shorts of extra good 1 broadcloth in fast colors I S-button roke fronts, elastic sides! ; Shirts of Swiss ribbed ^cotton, rayon trimmed! ; fi X jt y Kj fl ^ f ~y~* s _____ CAMDEN, S. C. , . j