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Angry Farmers ('ut Power Line Bellevuo, O, Sept. 14?Plckut line* of angry furmtTH Htood guard today after cutting down poles and half a mile of wire* in (ho nearby rural dl? trlct of Fireside, (). Fifteen newly placed power pole? 'Were nuwed off, three others had been pulled out of the Kround and newly Htrung cables wtrewp askew. More than 100 men and a few women went into action und they said more were rallying to the fight between members of the North Central Farm Bureau Cooperative Organization and the Cuke File Power and Cight company. The farmers fear that a new milefi long line will prevent them from Obtaining service under the Kural Electrification Administration program. The Power company put ninety men on the line and rushe^l it to completion late yesterduy. During the night the ruralites rallied to the scene with saws und lanterns and flashlights und did their work. They expressed intention today of mounting guard until an Injunction suit Is heard Wednesday in Tiffin, the county seat. Singing Convention To Meet L. A Mooref president of tin; Leo County Singing convention announces its IMJth session on Sunday, September lb, tit 2.JO p. m. at St. Andrew's church of Llod, situated fourteen miles east of Camden on the Pluck river road, two miles west of the Ash wood go\ eminent project Jean Harlow, movie actress, I'.'t an estate of hut $41,000. STATE THEATRE KERSHAW, S. C. Week Beginning Friday, Sept 17 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 "MAID OF SALEM" with Claudette Colbert-Fred McMurray SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 "Rootin' Tootin Rhythm" with Gene Autry MONDAY and TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 and 21 "GOOD OLD SOAK" with Wallace Berry and Una Merkle WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22 "HER HUSBAND LIES" with Gall Patrick and Ricardo Cortez THURSDAY, SEPT. 23 "CIRCUS GIRL" with June Tra\4s and Bob Livingtfton Tfr FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 "ANGEL'S HOLIDAY" with Jane Withers and Robert Kent Admission: Matinee and Night 25c. Children 10c. Superior Service Station KERSHAW, S. C. GAS?OIL ACCESSORIES I Washing, Polishing and Greasing a specialty ? PHONE 14 Expert Auto Body Rebuilding and Painting DEPARTMENT Burns Chevrolet Company KERSHAW, Si C. COOK and LOVE Heavy & Fancy Groceries Fertilizers ? Cured Meata Farm Implement* KERSHAW, S. C. . ill teERSHAlD I MISS WELCH CARSON, Representative Copy for these columns must be In the hands of the correspondent not later than Wednesday morning to Insure publication In current week's Issue. i i.i i , ii mmmmmmmmmmmmm?? . . J 1 '' KERSHAW PERSONAL MENTION Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yates and Morgan Hlmina, of Hhawmutc, Ala , were vlalI torn to friends and lelutlvea In towty the pawl week. Mrs. Thomas Kay Duncan of AugtiHta. Ga , visited her parent*, Mr. and Mra. T. 11. Ciyburn during Ihe week end. Page (Jay, who recently underwent a major operation In a Went Point, N. Y., hoHpltal 1h ut home to recuperate. Stewart Ciyburn, who to ache a in the Great Fulla schools, apent the week end at home with his parent*, Mr. and Mra. T. II. Ciyburn. Arthur J one*, professional baaeball player, who played the puat season in Klrinlngham, Ala., la at home for the winter holidays. Dr. and Mra. D. T. Gregory left Monday morning for Hot Hpringa, Ark. Mr. and Mra. Ralph Martin, of Kut-~ land, Mass., are In town to spend aoine time at the home of Mra. Martin ? parents, Dr. and Mra. I,. T. Gregory, during their absence in Arkanaaa. Miaa Dorothy Hough apent last week aa the gueat of frienda in Conway Mr. and Mrs. Irvin C. Crawford, of Bi y son City, N. (V, have returned to their home alter a \isit with Mra. Crawlord's parents, Dr. ami Mra. D.! T. Gregory ' Miss Julia Fdna Malley, of ICIgln, was tiie guest of frienda in town the Iiaat week. Mra Coring Dn\is and daughter, Rita, of I let h u tie, have returned home alter viaiting at the home of Mrs. Davis' parents, Mr. and Mra. '1'. 11. Ciyburn. Mrs. Roper Fuinlerburke, of the Sunshine lieuuty Shop, spent two days In Charlotte, laat week where she attended the convention of the North and South Carolina cosmetolglats The friends of Finest l-ovc, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. 11. Love, will be glad to learn that, he is recuperating nicely after a tonsolectomy at the Funtaster hospital. Mr. and Mrs Ralph Gregory and daughter. Annolyn, and Quincy Gregory It-it last week for Rochester, N. v . Where they went to attend the weliding of Mrs Gregory'* brother. Mr and Mrs Kdwurd Jozies, of ''t alii, Flit, have returned to their' home utter a visit do relatives in ami near Kershaw. F. Perry Mackey and family, who have been residing in Weatville, have moved into the Hume) house on north Mat son* street. Jack Tucker and family have moved into the house on north Malabo street, directly across from the grammar school building. Mrs. Kllen Haim-I visited in Augusta, (la., Tuesday. Miss Theltna Catoe left last week for Camden where she has been admitted to the Camden hospital as a student nurse. Jutlson Gregory left Thursday to take up his duties as principal of the Antioeh high school in Darlington county. Miss lrm;i Williams left lust week lor Raleigh, N. C., where she went to resume her duties as an instructor in the city schools there. Miss Fmily Magill has gone to llishopville, where she will teach In the city schools. F. P. Mackey attended a meeting of stati! and county officials of the South Carolina Rural Letter Carriers association in Columbia last Friday evening. Pearce-Truesdale Miss Mary Kellar Pearce, of Orangeburg, and William Floyd Truesdale, of this city, were married' in ^ ork Sunday. September 12. Mrs. 1 ruesdalc is a graduate of the Orangeburg high school and was one of Orangeburg's most popular and attractive girls, she hail just matriculated at Winthrop Collage Mr I ruesdale is the son of the late Hampton H. Truesdale and Mrs. 1 ruesdale, ot Kershaw lie was graduated from the Kershaw high school and later attended Oglethorp university. Oglethorp. tla He is at present employed at the Kershaw Oil Mill. Mr. and Mrs Truesdale will make their home in town with Mr Trues-dale's mother Honors Recent Bride Fovely in every detail was the party given last Friday afternoon by Miss Gertrude Sowell at her home, honoring Mrs. Harold Gowdy, a recent bride. After several progressions of bridge the honor guest was surprised with a delightful miscellaneous shower. Prizes were awarded to Miss Ruth Hat ridge and Mrs. 1). M. Gibbons. A color scheme of yellow and green was carried out in the decorations and refreshments. Guests calling after cards were Mis. \\ i McDowell, Miss lima Williams and Mrs |. 5 Croxton To Leave For College The following boys and girls will leave this week for college: Queens t llicora Misses H;tvri,,t!'.1 Fee ami Cornelia Dye Truesdale. j 1 -undi r - M;ss l.otiise Ciyburn. j I.nil. stone .Misses VerduMav and 1 J ssie I ,ee M obley t olumtda ?Miss Josephine Hough, j Cletnson Fdwin McDowell. Finery university. Dental school?I William McDowell Greenville Woman's College?Miss Vera Fee Blackmon. Limestone?Miss Fstalyn Croxton. W inthrop?Miss Dorcas Catoe. Frskine-?Miss Dorothy Dye. Fight more victims fell before the rifles of executioners at Moscow on Friday. Two others were sent to priai on for ten years. V* - , Return From Fort Bragg A number of boys from in and near Kershaw returned to their homes last week from OMTC at Fort Bragg, N. l, where ihuy wore in training for the past month. Among them wero: Jesse Fletcher, Hugh Floyd, Westley Hilton und Roger Gregory. T. C. Fletcher went to Fort Bragg to bring .them homo. All of those boys spent the month of August at Fort liragg laat year. Death of 8. F. Willlame H. F. Willlama, 64, prominent farmer of near Kershaw, died Monduy. September 6, after an lllneaa of a month'a duration. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternon at Buffalo church by the Rev. Fred Poplin with the Rev. Barnwell Caston, of the Camden First Baptist church, aasisting, Mr. Williams leaves the following survivors: Hevon duughtera, Mra Robert Small, of Lancaster; Mrs Fred Byrd, of Fort M1J1; Mrs. Gettya Robinson, of Kerahaw; Misses Lueeille, Ivu Lee, Corrle and Mary Kathryn, of Kerahaw. Two sons, John C. and W. L., both of the home. Three sisters, Mrs. Willie Hair, of Fort Mill I Mrs. Kula Pittmun, of Gaston iu, N. C.; and Mrs. C. J. Lorio, of Aruba, South America. Two brothers. W J. and LeRoy, both of Lancaster KERSHAW CHURCHES ANNOUNCE SERVICES Methodist Church Rev. L. 1). Hamer, pastor. 10 a. nt. Sunday school, 1). M. Gibbons, superintendent. 11 a. m., preaching service with sermon by the pastor. Wednesday, 8 p. m., mid week prayer service. Presbyterian Church Rev. C. M. Brown, pastor. 10 a. in., Sunday school, H. L. Clyburn, superintendent. 11 a. in., preaching service with sermon by the pastor. 8 p in., Wednesday, prayer service. Kveuing services will be conducted on the second and fourth Sundays at 8 p. m Baptist Church Rev. Davis M. Sanders, pastor. 10 a. m., Sunday school, M. F. Hawthorne. superintendent. 11 a. m. and 8 p. ni., preaching services, sermons by the pastor. 8 p. in., Wednesday, prayer service. The pastors of these churches extend a cordial welcome to the public to attend the services. COUNTY COUNCIL OF FARM WOMEN HELD MEET HERE (By Mrs. Curtis 10. Ogburn, Publicity Chairman) The Kershaw County Council or Farm Women met on September 11, at 3 o'clock for the annual fall session at the First Baptist church of Camden. The president, Mrs. Kate ,B. Gettys, presided. "America" Was Hung, after which Mrs. 1011a Pearce of the Charlotte Thompson club, conducted the devotional. Roll call and minutes were given by the secretary, Mrs. (). J. Smyrl. Greetings from the extension service was brought by Miss Jurfnita Neely, Piedmont district agent. The Council was fortunate ill procuring as speaker on this occasion the presi dent of the State Council of Farm Women, Mrs. J. L. Williams. lib her address Mrs. Williams discussed many phases of farm life, both local and national. The support of the Council members was asked in tie eradication of social disintses and in checking the mounting percentage of the death rate from pellagra in South Carolina. ' Miss Thomas, county tuberculosis nurse, was Jntroducted by Miss Mar I garet Fowell, and spoke briefly of her i work. Frknk 11. Heath, secretary of the Camden and Kershaw County Chain her of Commerce, speaking for I)ewe> J Creed, chairman of the Kershaw County Fair Committee, gave some of the plans for the fair. Mrs. Kathleen B. Watts, county su pcrinteudout of education, brought greetings from that department. J 11 Mi Daniel, county attendance officer, spoke briefly on the new at tendance law. During the business session a let ter was read troni 1). J. Creed, chair man of the Nutrition Camp committee. thanking the Council for the use of the Four-H Club Camp during their two weeks encampment. Mrs Will Hunnicutt, of the Mt j /.ion Club, was elected second vicepresident. Plans for the district meeting to he held at Chesterfield on September In were discussed. Preliminary to this meeting a school of instruction for the benefit of officers and chairmen of the clubs was conducted by Miss Neely, of the Kxtension service. During this school tile names and addresses of the 11 county chairmen wore given as fol lows: Agriculture. Mrs. R. B. McCaskill, of BethXine; exterior beautification, Mrs Paul Brown, of Camden; legislature. Mrs. Sam Trnesdale. of \\ t*?! v ill**. brailii, Mrs. hid. Kirkley. of Kershaw; publicity, Mrs Curtis K Oghiirn. of Westville; religion and welfare. Miss Viola Barlleld, of Kershaw; music and recreation, Mrs N P Gettys. of Lugoff; education, Mrs Will Byrd. of Kershaw; finance. Mrs H K. Gardner, of Cassntt; membership. Mrs. J. H. Hough, of Kershaw Miss Neeley, in speaking of the school, likened it to a Ailing station? with a good mind as a motor, filling up on aims and good information as fuel, generative power throughout the year for the upbuilding and welfare of Home Demonstration work In Kershaw county. Lunch was spread at 1 o'clock in the old parsonage. New Highway Helps Aiken State Park The road from Aiken northeastward toward Columbia designated state highway number -15 tiaa boon paved and is open to public* use to a point on the North Kdisto river beyond Wagoner. This road makes charming Aiken Mtate I'ark more accessible. One can now drive front Aiken trav* filing three mile* on number 215 to Larkey Scott's store and filling station, and there^turn to the right on a jjood county road and uftor a four mile drive reach the park. Before reaching the purk one passes through one of the few remaining stands of original longleuf yellow pine timber to be found in this portion of the state. It is owned and highly regarded by the mother of Larkey Scott. This park is particularly interesting because of the wonderful transformation which has been brought about in ItH appearance largely by reason of having been given forest fire protection since it has been acquired for a stute park. The lakes which have been built, the picnic shelters, scenic drives and bout house on the Edibto all help to muko thJs park well worth a visit, especially at this season of the yeur. FARMERS CAN GET HELP FROM REEMPLOYMENT 8ER VICE 1 Being desirous of assisting the farmers of South Carolina in obtaining the necessary labor for cotton picking 1 and harvesting of other crops, the following joint statement was issued to- < <1. y by T. K. Johnstone, State Cominander, National Reemployment Service . and Lawrence M. Piuckney, State Administer, Works Progress Administration; All farmers are hereby notified and requested that when they are in need of labor they will apply to the nearest National Reemployment Service office, who will* promptly assign to them such labor as is available and | qualified. This will not only include labor that is not employed by the Work's Progress Administration but j also labor employed on WPA projects, and WPA will cooperate with the National Reemployment Service to the , xtent of closing down its projects, ( if necessary, for the temporary period , that the labor may be needed on the; farms. All project foremen of WPA have I been instructed to advise the laborers that are assigned to farmers that they will be reinstated on WPA projects when released from the temporary private employment; provided that they have completed the temporary work or have lost their temporary position through no fault of their own. Temporary employers are, therefore, requested to notify the National Reemployment Service or the Works Progress Administration when the temporary employment is completed so that we will be able to reinstate | them on the projects. Two steamers, one of them British owned, are reported to have been bombed Friday, as they left Gijon, government held port of northern Spain. John E. Efird, father of the Efird brothers, founders of the Efird chain of stores, died Sunday at his home in Anson county, N. C., aged 84 years. He had been a semi-invalid for several years past. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw county, dated July 30, 1937," in the case of D. A. Hoy kin, Conservator of The Bank of Camden, Camden, S. C., plaintiff, versus W. M. Elliott. The First National Bank of Camden and Marvin Elliott, defendants, 1 will sell to the highest bidder, for cash, before the Court House door at Camden, S. C.. during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday In October, 1937, being the fourth "day thereof, the following described property; "All that parcel ot lot of land In the County of Kershaw and State of Sonth Carolina, about thirteen (13) miles northeast of Camden on the northwest side of the Porter Bridge road, containing three hundred thirteen (313) acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by lands formerly a part of this tract, having been conveyed to me by J. H. Elliott; east by lands of Jim Robinson and by the said Porter Bridge road, which separates it from lands formerly of Tom Brannon. now of Gene Holland; south by lands of Dan Melton and P. M. Melton, and west by lands of P. M. i Melton and by lands formerly of J. T. B. Elliott, now I<etho Hough, and by lands formerly of \V_. M. Brannon, now of Fred Waters. ? "The above described tract of land is a part of that conveyed to me by l>. M. Bethune, by deed dated November 1?, 1S97, which deed Is recorded ih the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw county in book "W. VV." at page th>4." Terms of sale: For cash, the Mas- > fer to require of the successful bidder, other than tho plaintiff herein, a de- | posit of five (5%) per cent, of his hid, same to be forfeited In case of non-compliance; the bidding will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days following the public auction. * W. L. DePASS, Jr.. J . Master for Kershaw County. Kirkland & deLoach, Attorneys for. Plaintiff. J COUNCIL OF FARM WOMEN HELD MEETING The full meeting or the Kershaw Council of Farm Women was held at the Baptist church auditorium Saturday and was attended by one-of the largest groups to gather at these functions In some time. Mrs. J. L. Williams, president of the South Carolina Council of Farm Women was the principal speaker, and her address was one of instructive and constructive information. Mrs. Kate B. Gettys, president of the council, presided at the meeting while the roll call was taken by Mrs. C). J. Smyrl, secretary. MTs. Ella Pearce conducted the devotional part of the program. Greetings from the extension staff were offered by Miss Neely. Miss Thomas, the -county tuberculosis nurse, was introduced to the meeting and spoke briefly but interestingly regarding her work in the eounty. Frunk H. Heath, secretary of tj10 Camden and Kershaw county chamber of commerce appeared in behalf of Dewey Creed, president of the County Fair association. Mr. Heath outlined the fair program and re<1 nested (lie cooperation of the farm women in making it a success. He also extended the thanks of Mr. Creed and those- interested in the Nutrition camp for the use of the camp during the recent nutrition project. Mr: Heath also suggested to the women present that he would like to have them submit suggestions and ideas whereby the chamber of commerce might be of greater benefit to the farmers of the community. A business session followed the talks. Vravada, Communist paper of Moscow. warns that the sinking of the Soviet motorship Timiryazev, "by an < Italian submarine" was a challenge to Russian rights on the sea for which "Fascist pirates who are going to extremes" must "pay dearly." If you, Me. COLA UouMMw RQ PLUS TAXvj 12 \ OUNCES tTho first sip will oon* Vines you that hsrs is si sparkling, invigorating , Cola that is rlchtr, Ustier. It's doubly gopd and doilbls in sissl (so J 1 1 J " vj Service arket(| "ONE STOP FOOD STORE" jPhone 76 KERSHAW, S.C. Those crisp fall days are coining on? Discard the pld Straw-?-dress up in | one of our new ! FALL FELTS Every day, more and more people are taking advantage of the Wonderful Bargains >ve are offering during our FALL HARVEST SALE Fall Hats Brand New for men. All sizes and shades. 98c Sheeting Good Quality 39 inches wide. We will sell as long as It last 5c yd. Dress Prints Big Table of Beautiful fall patterns. 80 square. Value 19c 10c yd. Always a Complete Line of Shoes, Clothin?and Ready- I to-Wear at Prices you can afford to pay. * I STEVENS-SPRINGS COMPANY I "The Store With a Thousand Bargains" I KERSHAW, S. C. I > 0II irGIVE - AW A Y" SALE*" ! ' ' S'S" ' * !*_ . 11 A 25c tube of Dr. West's Toothpaste with a 50c Dr. West's Toothbrush. Both for 39c Package of ten Gillette Blades with $1.00 Razor. A $1.49 value for 59c A 50c size Hinds' Cream with J a 75c Toilet Water. $1.25 value I "' for- ( ' ~ 54c/..:.. ; Buy a 50c Bottle of Pepsodent Antiseptic. We give you another. /A $14)0 value for 51c . HAYES PHAHMACY, CALL M FOR YOUR DRUG WANTS V.