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iiiwum j. _u.-_ j^-a SPORTS SENSE J Z AND NONSENSE ! ">*hk a heath ^. _ ., . -., ~ *'-'***"^ '' ' , . -'. > Those New York Celtics, famous pro basketball quint, have a press agent who Is a bit in error In his records. A Columbia paper printed a group picture of the Celtics, and u>en* tlouad that the team "never loses." Which causes our face to crack wide open with a laugh, for before us, as we rattle this item, Is a northern paper telling of the lambasting handed the Celtics by the Oshkosh, Wis., All Stars, made up of former basketball greats of Wisconsin, Marquette and I'urdue. Not oaly one beatlug?but several^ ^ After-' the above we venture to burst Into poetfy anent the foolish i lad who would persist In driving with ! his arm gone to waste?le. waist: With Violet cuddled in his arms, . He drove his truck-poor silly. Where once he held his Violet, | There now Is clasped a Illy. , Here goes for another burst of poetry anent the guy In the flivver: HIM Jones started home In hla lizzie AM liquored and feeling quite dizzy, On the highway Bomehow, he ran Into a cow, Now his friends are all asking, howjfsxleJA ttpltaph: He walked on the suicide of the road. i ! Oh hum! The 1987 football season la over now. The games on New Years day marked the flnla to a season of upBets. The Bears of California are the Rose Bowl obamplons, defeating a mediocre Alabama outfit 18 to 0. Santa Clara, another California outfit, spanked the L. S. U. gang In the Sugar Bowl game. West Virginia defeated Texas Tech. Auburn defeated Michigan State. Rice defeated Colorado and the Bast-West game in 'Frisco ended In a tie. * y ? e We missed on two of the games but had the dope correct on the other four. * Michigan State was big disappointment to us as the records Indicated the Wolverines carried quite a punch. However, when several Chicago sport scribes/on their way back from Miami, they told us that the 82 degree midsummer heat at Miami, put the Michigan lads, who came down from zero weather, on the shelf after five minutes of play. * Camden gave a vociferous welcome to 1938. Whistles, horns, fire-crackers and all knlds of racket devices made a terrific din an the Baby 1938 atepped in to take the throne just vacated by Old Man 1937. * .* * ' > Judging by the epidemic of engagements being announced of late, I)an Cupid inuat have been doing some darned accurate ahooting around these digginga of late. Well, our heartiest congrats and beat wishes go to all of the young people who are heading for the last roundup. . It seema that my good friend Donald had gone out with. three other Scotchmen playing a foursome or golf. Joe Patelli, pro at the Ktrkwood looked up aa. Don entered the club house. * Donald} was carrying a broken tee in his hand and inquired of Joe tf it could,be fixed. Joe thot Don was kidding a wee bit and said. "Aydi but it will cost you a nickle and you can get a bag of those things for * dime." Don said he would like to .think it over and departed. He returned in about ten minutes with the broken tee And said to Joe, "We ha' decided to ha' this one mended." "Wb?" inquired Jbe iu surprise. "What d'ye mean, we?" "The foursome," said Don. ^ .... -. Speaking of that polo game laBt Sunday, one of the chaps from the cottage group whispered In my eai^ and told me to refer to Joe Bates as "Pop." i # * Joe or Pop?it doesn't make any difference to us, but that boy was sure hot that afternoon. He had his shooting eye steady and accurate and four times- he rang the gong. * And Carl Lightfoot who rated as one of the best shortfield artists in the Camden Softball league last summer, sure did stime riding and shooting in the battle of mallets. Tgke a tip tolks?watch this lad, Lightfoot. If you think he is fast now, well in about two weeks you'll think you're seeing things. Dick Floyd and" Major Wilkerson put up some fine defensive work for the Towners. The Bcore in the Devine cup event now stands at Country 1, Town 0. And the game count was 11 to 5. Who will win the coming Sunday? Why not go out and see for yourself? Same old place and the same old time. KERSHAW COUNTY CIRCULATING LIBRARY DOING GOOD WORK Liberty Hill, Deo. 31.? The Kershaw County Circulating Library opened it's doors to the public in May, 1936. In addition to the central depository at Camden, there were units 1uealed at Bethune, KershAw, Mt. Pisgah, Westville, Charlotte Thompson and Liberty Hill. Since that time units 'have been established at Pine Grove, Antioch, Pine Tree HilL Blaney and Baron Dentally These units have deposits of books numbering from 100 to 185 which are exchanged every two weeks. Each library unit also has a growing file of pictures and clippings. 'The librarians have done outstanding work on filing pictures and collecting data pertaining to authors, especially southern, nuthbrs. At the time of the opening of the library, there were approximately 200 volumes on the shelves of the: depository beatdea servers! hundred books. which were collected from interested eouaty citizens by WPA library work-j era. 2,233 volumes have been add-( ed to the book stocks since that time. The circulation has grown from 398 In May, 1936, to 9,800 in November,! 1937. Kershaw county appropriated $650 | for the library project the first year and $800 for the second year. The county owns a modern, up-to-date book truck, which made its first trip April J, 1937." "S*" The library truck covprs the entire county every two weeks, making a circuit of nine routes. There are seven- ( ty-two stops bjpsldeg the 4pgu)ar stops j at the library units. Deposits are lert at htae schools where there is not aj librarian. The circulation from the truck has reachad the height of 8,313 in one 4py.~ -'V-'Q ^ The WPA furnishes efavcpi librarians and a supervisor besides maintaining a mending room* which employa-fionr-.workers Tho work from the mending department has been commendable. The department is kept busy mending school books for the entire county as well as keeping the library books in good repair.. A library committee sponsoring the interest of the library Is located in each community where there is a library unit Mrs. J. B. Baker, supervisor of the Kershaw county library, hah been untiring in her efforts to make ths^ brary a success. Under her able super vision, the library is msklng taady progrs#a. :-'V" .V' v? There harettMfi&merous generous gifts of books, furniture, periodicals and equipment A reference library is -being amassed In the centrkgonit for of the . Whole county, | Included here are old church records and doce. : fflft & bpeelal iatarast to Knruhaut - 7' *"^5" ' /.. A~: : Flint Hill Club Met On December 16, the Flint Hill club, under the leadership of Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Oliver, met at the home of Miss Etta. Hornsby. There were sixteen members present. The living room was decorated in beautiful holly and a short Christmas program was carried out, including a number of poems and Bongs. A Christmas story was told by Mrs. Jones. All of this made one feel more the spirit of the approaching Yuletide season. "Inexpensive Oifts For Christmas," was our subject for discussion at the last two metings, so many samples were displayed by Mrs. Jones. Also, a number of the members showed us beautiful pieces of fanoy work, embroidered and crocheted centerpieoes, scarfs, tea doilies and pillow tops. Mrs. Oliver then read a very interesting selection on "Peace." After s pleasant social hour was enjoyed, each one returned home with gathered. The next meeting is to be held at Mrs. R. A. * McDowell's and everyone in the community is invited to attend. The meeting will begin at 2:30 p. m.?Contributed. county. _ The library has met a hearty and enthusiastic response from Individuals and schools. When the book truck first began making trips over the county, some people were afraid of it and the children ran. Now they eagerly await for the arrival of the truclr. Families and individuals,' who have never had *py books in their homesf except school books, enjoy reading bodka and magazines. The following is a record of the registered borrowers and book circulation for the month of - November, - Kershaw, borrowers: Adult, 449; Juvenile, i$0; circulation, 273. Bethune borrowers: Adult, 79; Juvenile, 124; circulation 508. Blaney borrowers: Adult, 165, Juvenile, lfO; circulation 578. Midway borrowers: Adult, 95; Juvenile, 100; circulation, 712. Antloch borrowers: Adult,' 138; juvenile, 112; circulation 532. Pine drove borrowers: Adult, 75; Juvenile, 150; circulation 401. Liberty Hill borrowers:. Adult, 15; Juvenile, 6; circulation 131. Charlotte Thompson borrowers; Adult, 83; juvenile, 63; circulation, Pln? Tree Hill borrowers: Adult, 25; juvenile, 176; circulation 807. ~?ftej*cbool bo|iu?wei>Y \ Juvenile, 164; circulation 626. Camden depository and baofc borrowers: Adult, 1,666, Juvenile, 1,660; circulation 4,218. i Baron DefCalb borrowers: Adult, MS; Jurenlle. XMi cirwUMo. ??. ? ' .. 1 PLANS BALLOON HOP ACROSS ATLANTIC Bfl|ian Expert Makes Ar?j rsngementa for Attempt. Brussels.?Ernest Demuyter, the Belgian balloonist and .four times winner of the Gordon Bennett cupt is planning to make the first transatlantic balloon flight. With Engineer E. Charlier, who accompanied him on a recent flight, Demuyter has been studying the possibilities of the venture. Considerable preliminary work will be necessary, he states, before the attempt can be made. He think* Lakehurst, N. J., the best place for the start. "1 need a balloon with a capacity of about 24,000 cubic feet," he i said. "Given that, I am prepared to prove the Atlantic can ? be crossed in one. v " "The object, should the scheme materialise, will be to demonstrate the possibility of extensive trips by free balloon in a given direction and the regularity of atmospheric our rents. 41 The flight would add considerably to our present knowledge of the atmosphere, and be beneficial to air travel in general. "1 would select Lakehurst for thetakeoff because of the fine scientific equipment to be found there, and the people I know there would assist me." Ancient Burial Customs of French Protestants Poiters, France. ? Like India's towers of silence, where the Parses place their dead before they are removed to their ultimate burial place, so have the farming districts around Poitou and Saintonge in central France a strange burial custom.. The attention of a traveler in these regions is attracted by the clumps of four Cyprus trees set out in a square some twenty-flv# to thirty feet apart which dot the landscape. Few know that here are the private family cemeteries of the French Protestant farmers. The districts of Poitou and Saintonge always have been the strongholds of Protestantism in France and ever since the days of Catholic persecution the Protestants have buried their dead on their farms. The people of Poitou are affable and readily permit strangers to pass throufeh the farms to little family cemeteries which usually are situated some fifty yards behind the house. A space about the size of a large room, enclosed within a thick hedge, a cyprus tree at each corner, is the last resting place of those who have labored on "the faun, ? On passing the hedge the traveler finds half a dozen humble graves, a wooden cross here and there. Tombstones are rare. The cemeteries never grow in size, for v the newest grave is dug in the dust of the oldest. Whole Town Air Cooled by Texas Investor's Plan v Lubbock, Texas.?If a proposal submitted to the city commission here by A. J. Richardson, member of that body and an inventor of note, is adopted the streets of Lubbock will be the first of any municipality in the world to be air cooled. It was declared by Richardson that an air-cooling system for the business streets of the city could be installed for approximately $30,000 and maintained during each' summer at a cost of about $5,000. The plans would involve the stallation of cooling equipment axyl the distribution of the washed andcooled air by means of six sidewalk towers on sightly posts at street intersections. By this means the temperature of the streets would be reduced 25 to 35 degrees when the natural temperature ranges from 05 to 105 degrees. Ore Sent Underground by Topsy-Turvy Miner Shullsburgh, Wis.?William Vurray, who lives near hers, works his small zinc mine backward?sending his ore underground to a ihfll m the shaft of an'adjoining mine. Only the metal is brought to the surface while the slag Is left below. Vurray built his mine on the tipper level Of an old abandoned mine. 1 1 * Sardines' Life Is to Be an Open Book Marshflcld, Ore.?The life cycle of the pilchard?an overgrown sardine?is about to be bared to, the public, according to M. T. Hoy of the Oregon state fish commission* v Little is known at present about the habits of pilchards, Hoy said, because they have been caught in Oregon waters - only during the past eighteen months. An extensive study of their life cycle i* planned to aid - \fishermen. I ? .Fond# for the proposed study will be obtained from a reserve - Trantjrp ft * f^oentper W " the" taveilS^ - Jtion here. i . " - I ftews Of Interest In | And Near Bethune llethune, Jan. 6.?A injuria of much interest to their many friends was that of Miss Mary l.juiuy and Conaio Hiuaon, which took place at the home of the officiating minister, the Hev. C, 8. Floyd, Hethuno, on the evening of December 28, pt 8:30 o'clock. Mrs, Hiuaon la the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mra. I nnd.V l.anoy. of ('fttndoii. 8he ia a graduate of Midway high school and haa held u buainaaa poult Ion In Camden alnce her graduation. Mr. JHIneoil la the only aon of Mr. In Passing 3 A little child, born la a manger in Bethlehem nineteen hundred and more yeara ago, provided the background for the present-day Christmas observance, and changed the religious thought of the civilised world ... It la children today who really furnish the joy and happiness that make for a Merry Christmas , . . their elders carry through amenities Incidental to the day, but it is the youngsters who really add zest to the occasion . . . aa they come tripping downstairs In the early morning hours to examine the stockings hung from the mantle, or impatiently await the stated time when Santa Claus Is going to arrive and open the dooor to the room containing the Christmas tree . . ...happiness unalloyed shines out through their eyes as one by one there oomes to them the doll, the drum or any one of a hundred other things they had expressed a desire for ... it Is easy to shop for children because they so frankly express their wishes before | Christmas time ... it becomes more difficult when the myth of Santa Claus disappears from their thinking and sophistication begins to creep in ; ; . I do not think I have quite forgiven even to this day the boy, two 'or three years older than myself, who | told me I was a simp to take any stock in Santa Claus, for "anybody who knew anything at all knew'there was no such a thing; that It was your parents who gave you the Christmas presents" ... to be sure, this revelation was bound to come to me some day, but that chap took a very pleasant things out of my life which never could be replaced . . .It was ice to think that someone, Bornewhere, had the capacity to register the wishes of boys and girls all over the land and gratify these wishes at Christmas time . . . there Is some recompense In playing Santa Claus to these wh" not yet h???n dlsabused of the pretty legend, but somehow It la different. Christmas changes with the onward march of Time ... as does most everything else . . . Christmas has become highly commercialised and plays an important part in national merchandising . . . fifty years or more ago a very considerable number of the Christmas gifts were fashioned by the hand of the giver . . . such gifts are rare indeed today and have become the most highly prized ,. . . it has been estimated that the number of greeting cards sent annually has now doubled the population of the nation ... on this premise two hundred and sixty million yards were dispatched this year. Involving an expenditure, including postage, of upwards of $16,000,000 . . It all makes business fpr the manufacturers of the .cards, the people who market them, "aim for Uncle Sam's postofTlce . . . and a lot of work for extra employcbs of the government pressed into ser-j vice to handle the deluge of the cards . . ..I venture the opinion that the Christmas greeting card custom has j reached Its peak and is due for a steady decline . . . many families who j register high in the social scale no longer make their; expressions of a Merry Christmas in this manner . . . if the elite abandon the custom it will rapidly pass. into disuse because i we ail are much disposed to "follow the leader" In doing the oorrect thing , . . there are Instances where the j (Christmas greeting card serves a happy purpose but by and large the exchange has become a bookkeeping proposition, or rather card keeping ... to he reviewed Just prior to arranging the current year's supply and checked carefully at the mailing time j. '. .* it happens In the best of regulated families that an unexpected arrival pf cards from new friends finds the svrppty depleted and .then there is a rush to get additional cards and a hurried maJllug . . . hoping the re ciplent will think your card was delayed in the mail and that it was really sent before his card arrived . . . or am I mistaken about all this in that It occurs only in isolated instances.-Leroy (N. Y.) Oasette-Newa. -- , . 7*3 A miracle tpachlne^ which spots 'ait airplane twenty miles away by the heat thrown off by the plane's motor, Is Ssaring perfection- amid great secrecy?at the haatft of army em' gtneers. Stperiments being conduct ed at Fort Monmouth, N. J.t already oesa, army men say. . * . and Mi-h. T. J. Hlnson, of Bethune, and 1h a graduate of Bethune high school. Immediately after the ceremony, the young couple left for Charleston, where they will mako their future homo, Mr. lllnson having been engaged In business there for aome time. Centering the interest of relatives, and friends was the marriage op the first of January of Miss Ruby (lay West, of the Midway community and Harris Oliver, which was solemnised at the Presbyterian manse, the ceremony being performed by the Hev. F. D. Morse Mrs Oliver is the daughter of Mrs. Fleda West and is a graduate of the Midway high school. Mr. Oliver, tho only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Oliver, was graduated from Bethune high school and also attended T. TV 1. in Spartanburg. He now has a positicn in the post office here. They are making their home with Mr. Oliver s parents ut present. Another marriage of popular concern took place Saturday, January 1. when MIsb Doris Shaw and W. O. Elliott were married. The Rev. Mr. Hoover performed the ceremony at his home in Hartsvllle. Mrs.' Elliott Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Shaw, of this community, and a graduate of the Bethune high school. She had a position in Hartsvllle at the time of her marriage. Mr. Elliott, also holds a position in Hartsvllle, where they are making their home. The January meeting of the ParentTeacher's association was held Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium. Miss Stella Bethune, president, was In charge during the business session and., Mtb. C. 8. Floyd was responsible for the Interesting program. Those contributing to the program were the Rev. C. S. Floyd and Miss Ethel Turbeville, who made Bplendld talkB, and Mrs. F. D. Morse, who gave a vocal solo. Another feature of entertainment was an amusing spelling match. J. H. Koon, of the high school faculty, surprised his friends here by his marriage during the holidays to Miss llosalyn Stoudemlre, of Little Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Koon are occupying a suite at the King-Davis hotel. Union watch-night services were held at the Presbyterian church on December 31. Mrs. Minnie Best, of Atlanta, has boon visiting relatives here; ?? Miss Alice McDonald, spent the week end in Hartsvllle. Guests of the M. G. Kings during the holidays were: Mr, and Mrs. J. E. King, of Raleigh, N. C.J Mrs. J. Q,, Richards, of Florence; Gregg King and Miss Ann Brown. Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. Harold King and baby, of Blshopvllle. ^ Lamar Oerman, of Washington, D. C., visited his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. W. V. German, for a lew days recently. ' Dinner guests of the?C.^J. Bras wells Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Ratcliff and Marahall, Jr., Mra. Kate Ratcltff, Miss Louise Gulledge, Wadesbora, N. .; and Mallssa Womack, of Chor&Wi Riley Oettys, of Bennettsville, spent several days with his brothe'r-in-law and sister, Mr. and ft^rs. AiVln Clyburn, recently and they had as dinner guests Sunday :_Mr. and Mrs. J. Gettys and daughters, Betty and Mary Alice, of Camden. i^ee Morgan, of Gaffney, has been visiting his mother, Mra. Eva MorK*n. Mrs. T. E. Hearon spent a few days recently In Durham, N. with her daughter, Miss Margaret Hearon. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Davis and daughter. Blllio, returned to their home in Perry, Ga., Sunday, after a visit to relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McQuage announce the birth of a daughter. Josey Jacquelyn. December 20th. ' Mr. and Mtb. C. L. McKinnon announce tho birth of a daughter, Nancy Isabel, on Sunday, January 2. Mrs. J. D. Robinson and Miss Mildred Billings, of Lancaster, spent Friday with Miss Carrie Yarbrough. r Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bair went to Gilbert for the week end. . ? Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee spent several days recently with relatives in Durham, N". C. w . ,v Dinner guests of the Morrison Graham'e last Wednesday were the Rev. and Mrs. JT. . Graham, of Lynchborg; M Us Joe Graham, Sumter; Jimmie Foster, Gibson, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Pete Graham,% Virginia; and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Graham and little daughter, of Dodeon, N. G. Harry Sanders, of Concord, N. C., was the guest of Miss Elsie Mae Hammond during the week end. Mrs. O. D. Garvin, of Wagener, has been a recent guest of the Rev. and Mrs. F.~ M. Lindler. Visiting their former home here during the holidays were Mr. and Mrs. Homer Fields and son, LnBruce, of Cheraw; and Lewis Fields, of Raleigh, ~ N.C. _ _ J Miss Josephine Smith haB returned to Barnwell after spending the holidays at home._...... Friends of Mrs. James Jones, of Wadesboro, N. C., the former Miss 'Dorothy Parrott, of Bethune, will be .Interested to learn of the airival of a daughter, Sara Elizabeth, December 23. I Spending Sunday with the Rev. and} ~ ^ 'Mrs. C. S. Floyd were the latter's parents and sisters Mr. and Mrs. Fennegan and Miss Luclle Fonnigan, of Laurlnburg, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, of Columbia, have been recent guests of .the C. C. Pates. I Miss Rachel Williams, of Edge wold, has been visiting Mlsf Katherine Foster. 1 ' V?'v I Mrs. Ussie Parker has retorted home from an .extended visit to her ; son in Norfolk, ,Va. ' | B. W. Best has purchased the Block JH I house, the former Dr. Holder realdence, and tho family has moved Into It. Mr. andVm^jUraOMMt: are now occupying their own hpme here. Mr. M wi. Alvla Clyburn have taken * Mrs. Wilms Roller's home for the P Mr. and Mrs. Orady 8mtth, -with their daughter end son, Miss Eleanor and Clyburn, of Bishopvllle, have been recent guests of Mrs. Bessie Seegsrt. NOTICE ]1 We are buying No. 1 and No. 2 Pino Log?, 10 I ' ^ inches diameter and up. Prefer length* of 6 foot and I . 12 feet. See us for prices delivered at Camden plant. irrrririii KlflUjiaJ| I. Announcement >' | II" With this laeuo ;V^*" wo. begin a aeries jffl| [J* -of mesaagoa to tha ]H people of this corn* JS munlty on modern tfl phases of Insuranoe jflj and the various aer- A vloss of this agsnoy. -41 Ws trust you will ffll ... .... find them Instruotive and helpful. j?. Come In any time Jaj and talk them over aKi With us. ~ ~~ jtt Kennedy : j|, 3" Insurance j I. and j| B Realty . J K Company j ' , 'r{! ? . , " i 1 ??? *???????? I BIGGER k ***' ^sS* ?WP^ _y, ^0taLaM*"* rnOISral