Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I FLOWER SEED?GARDEN SEED.... I: Fresh and guaranteed to Germinate. CERESAN, for treating Cotton Seed, all si/es. INSECTICIDES, for every insect 11 and pest. Camphor, Moth Ralls and Flakes., Dichloricide, for moth-proofing your winter goods. Fly Sprays. Fly paper. ; Zemp's Drug Store -^both presckiptiow stores^- City Drug Company |! BROAD STREET ? PHONE 30 DeKALB STREET ?PHONE 130 41 Hail Insurance for Cotton and Grain RATES Insured For Kate Per Acre $25.00 Per Acre '. $. 75 $30.00 Per Acre $. 90 $40.00 Per Acre $1.20 $50.00 Per Acre $1.50 Maximum: Cotton, $50.00; Grain, $30.00 per acre In if-ull force 24 hours after signing application Two Thousand, Five Hundred acres of cotton in Kershaw county seriously damaged or destroyed during the growing season of 1937. Insure When Your Cotton is Up to a Stand? Don't Delay and Be Sorry I C. B. DuBOSE & SON INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS Crocker Building Camden, S. C. Camden Students Win Many Honors J In the firth Mental Tests recently J administered to the students of Kershaw, Lee, Darlington and Sumter counties, twelve Camden High School girls and hoys won the right to enter the finals which are to be held April 27, 28 and 29 at the University of South Carolina In Columbia. The winners are listed below: Junior Latin?TJetty Hill Gettys, Charles Walker McCaskill, Frances Florelln Rhame. Biology-?r ranees Florellu Rhame. > Geometry?Joseph Herbert?M-eere, Em II K. Sellars History- Aileen Vivian Belk, ixjinuel VVhltaker Boykln. General Science?James Wallace Rector. I French?Marelda Elizabeth Rector. Algebra?Betty Munn, Charles Walker McCaskill. [' The team of boys from the local high school Industrial department also gave a good account of the work being done by taking off honors In the ' contests held at Clemson College last Friday and Saturday Although this 1 department Is In Its first year In the Camden high school the results Indicate that the department Is getting an excollent start under the direction : of Frof G. E. McGrew. The winners in this statewide contest were: First place judging of drawings. Jack Richards; Third place Individual tnechani- ' f-nl drawing project. Julian Culvern::' Fourth place individual woodworking proJecti Ernest Frietag Theodore Rabon represented Camden high school in the district declamation contest and Beatrice Kirkland represented the locals in the recitation mutest The contests were held in Bishopville The two Camden contestant.-. according to reports, made a Jtr.e impression though neith' r of Hiein w.-e winners The p suits of the \early statewide Mental 'Lsting of s.-\.nlh grade student. ha\?- COltle 111 to the Si llool .uith.ui'n The Cou.d. n -. i.oo.h again r.t ti k -i i tor a hi. v i t',. in rma 1 'of Sn.ch t'.ifultti.i ? i -1,' i ii,? . and .;>;;( a lot a two '!)? normal for :!) ninl w?--' rn .-t.r. - Mental u.-.ts in nt p ad tug . omj-.reh. tistoj;. .'mi.tsu ' i <?r.:r.-. j*!i < ttnpp'h' :;s: -:i ! 'a;:- - rc.i:,i7..t -1 \ - .t:.i:;.i ? - }:.!?;? "i ft dy skills. in< ludinc comprehension of maps. reading charts and graphs, use i f r? tiro mati rials, u-o of indt x. i:s. of notary I>??.-i? iaintuari' -kii's. !ii< !ndInit .-j.oiiin-. -omon u jujnoftiatjnnt < apif.ih/a' ion ami .sati I la-:.- a 1 h m > : :< >k.'!s. i:i? !<|.it::-' t i n da m-m! a 1 proct-ss- >. \ rfa \ . ' i? : / a' i"M a ml i . . f M . ( iiw-:. oil*' k :: i < f ?- < J and .-a-, . h l: ai!c >:u11 i. ? ::: >! lot a! sv ht?o! . Young Man Dead From Auto Injuries For the second time in a week Lancaster county roads were the scene of death through automobile accidents. laite last Saturday night a car in which Fennell Hammond, aged 23. and Alex Bowers were riding was In collision with a truck near the center of Heath Springs Young Hammond who lost a leg last January in a motor accident suffered from a fractured skull, a broken hip. a broken collar bone and severe facial lacerations. He was rushed to the Lancaster hospital by a passing motorist but died April 17, as a result of his injuries. Alex Bowers was treated for cuts and abrasions but was dismissed from the hospita| Sunday. It is said his injuries were not serious. The car in which the young men were riding was headed south. It Is reported. and ran into the truck which was parked near the center of Heath Springs. Young Hammond, who is the son of Frnest Hammond, who operates a market in Kershawi was in a motor Bmash up last January at which time' he suffered such injuries that it was necessary to amputate one of his legs. He is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters. Coming closely on the death of Mauley Gregory last week, the record that Is being piled up for motor deaths in Isincaster county is an unenviable one. Ail officers are doing their utmost to curb the accident toll but as was pointed out. they cannot he everywhere, and it is the responsibility of all motorists to see that V greater care is used in the operation of motor vehicles?Lancaster News. The largest stop watch in the world is used to time races In the Singapore Turf club. $75,000 Gems Found In Negro Cemetery Fort I>auderdale, Fla.. April 16. Federal agents identified today about $75,000 worth of Jewels found caches In a negro cemetery us the property of Major Albert Warner, Motion picture producer whose Miami lieach home whh burglurlithd last February. | The ugeuts, who suld the cache contained ubout 85 per cent of the jewels stolen from Warner, established the identification through an insurance company's descriptive papers. The Jewels, wrapped in a towel and burled in a shallow hole, were found Wednesday by a convict gang cleaning up a graveyard near Hollywood. The cemetery was only a short distance from the residence of Floyd Franklin, alias Floyd Martin or Charles Edward Davis, who was shot and killed March 28, during a burglary attempt at lioca Ration. Officers at that time recovered $20,U<iO worth of gems Franklin was alleged to have stolen. The highest court of New York state has confirmed the convictions of Charles (Lucky) Luciano and five henchmen on charges of compulsory prostitution. Luciano, on conviction, was sentenced to serve thirty to fifty years in prison. He was convicted in a trial conducted by Special District Attorney Dewey. , Camden Won Over Orangeburg (By Skipper) Wallace "Red" Lynch gave a demonstration of mound work at Orangeburg last Friday that would have been a Joy forever to any baseball scout on the roam for talent. The fire-top laddie of the Camden team wus so close to a no-hit performance that the fans were gasping. The lonely blow that was marked lip ~ against his slants was a dinky single. Lynch had the Orangeburg chaps breaking their backs to connect with the varied assortment of bends and breaks that were dipping over the pan. The scorers got writers cramp from marking the SO sign on the cards. Nineteen batters did a swat the fly act under the magic of Lynch's hurling. Camden won 4 to 3, the Orangeburg runs being gathered only because of a momentary wobbling of the Camden defense. On the other hand the Camden runs were scored through hitting with runners on the bags. Seven blows were registered by Camden batters oft' the slants of a Mr. Early. Six Camden batters were retired on strikeouts. | Orangeburg boasts of one of the best teams it has had in years and the upset at the hands of Camden was a rude jolt to the hopes of the citrusnamed hamlet. Camden applied the pressure against the opposition in the \ eighth frame of Friday s pastime. With Orangeburg leading 3 to 2, Camden opened the eighth with Went getting a life oil au error, lluudrlck took a stroll and when Robinson lined to deep center for a nice blow, West and Mundrlck ambled over the counting block. ? With a one run lead given him by his mates Lynch proceeded to go to town, retiring Ave of the six men to face him in the eighth and ninth Innings via the strikeout route. As a reBuft of the victory Camden'fl league rating was an even 500. ] The acore in brief follow*: R H g Camden 4 74 Orangeburg 13 lhitterlea?Lynch and Cox, Camden; | arly and Rickenbacker, Orangeburg. ? " SPECIAL TAX NOTICE 1937 STATE, COUNTY AND SCHOOL i \?S CAN BE PAID UNTIL APRIL 30TH WITH A 3 PER CENT PENALTY. ON MAY 1ST, TAZES GO TO EXECUTION WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 PER CENT ADDED, MAKING A TOTAL OF I 7 PER CENT. - j t. C. J. OUTLAW, jjj Treasurer Kershaw County ? * ^? n ii ii I UNDER AUTHORITY GIVEN ME BY THE HEIRS OF F. LESLIE ZEMP, DECEASED, I SHALL OFFER FOR SALE ' To The Highest Bidder ! At 11 A. M. on Monday, May 9th AT THE LAW OFFICES OF HENRY SAVAGE, JR., IN THE Jj CROCKER BUILDING, CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, THE FOLLOWING REAL ESTATE: I 1 "All that lot of land with a two story store building thereon, known V as 1031 Broad Street, and located on the West side of Broad Street of 7 fl ~~ Camden, S. and fronting thereon 28% feet and running back West- , y ward to a depth of 264 feet, and bounded on the North by the property of Mary McDowell, East by Broad Street, South by property of W. R. * Zemp, and West by property of the Little Estate." The successful bidder will be required to deposit 5% of the pur- X* chase price upon the close of the bidding, the balance to be paid ini cash within 30 days thereafter. uW. R. 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