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tf KbERSHAU) ,T MISS WELCH CARSON, Representative Copy for theso columns must be In the hands of the correspondent not later than Wednesday morning to Insure publication In ourrent week's Issue. jf? ?* ??? i f Kershaw Personals Miss Elizabeth Gaskln, of Camden, was the guest of MIhh Lulu Kalle the past week. Mr und Mm. F E. Culveru. Br., left Wednesday for a visit to Cleinioii college. Bruce Fagan, now of Walterboro, spent the week end in town with friends. Mr. und Mrs. J. W. Whitley announce the birth of a daughter, Muttlo Sue, on Thursday, April 21. Mr. and Mrs Harry K. Owens announce the birth of a son on Monday, April 26. The friends of J. Phlfer Truesdale will regret to learn that he 1ft very ill at his home here on Richland street. Miss Mary Ferry Oarvin, of Columbia, spent the week end with Miss Louise Clyburn. Miss Josephine Hough, of Columbia college, Columbia, spent the week end with hor parents, Mr and Mre. Joe Hough, while here she had as her guest Miss Mary Nickolsou, of Jefferson. Miss Harriot te Lee Truesdale, of Queens Chtcoru college, Charlotte, N. ('., was the week end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs 11. J. Truesdale, Misses Connie Catoe, Margaret Mackey, Mary SOwell and Mildred Gardner, of Wlnthrop college, Rock 11111, were wook end guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Catoe, Mr and Mrs. L. P. Mackey, Mr. and Mrs Jesse Howell, and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gardner. Mrs. Ixirltig Davis and daughter, Rita, of Bethune, were week end guests of Mrs. Davis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Clyburn. Sr. Frank Clyburn, of Charlotte, N. C., Stewart Clyburn, of Great Fails, and I Ernest Clyburn. of Angelus, spent the { week end with their parents, Mr. and I Mrs. T. B. Clyburn, Sr. i Mrs T. R. Duncan, of Augusta, Ga , has returned to her home after u visit .to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T B. Clybupn, 8r. j Mr. ami Mrs. Olln Williams were Sunday visitors In Camden. | J. W. Knight spent the week end In Saluda. < [ t>. T. Wendt. of Clemson college, ! was the guest of Page Gay last week. I Mrs. Doru Denton, of Columbia, la a guest at the home of her brother, J. T. Howell. ( B. A Neal has returned from a i visit to Fredericksburg. Va. I C. F. Clyburn and E. Coke Bridges j were recent visitors to Charleston I Mrs. J. II McLean and daughters r were Sunday visitors in Mulling j Mrs. W. H. Stewart, of Henderson, N. C , is visiting her brother and sister. Leroy Blackmon and Mrs. Kate Gardner Mr Stewart was also here for a few days the firs! pf the week but has returned to his home. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Jones and children, of Hishopville. visited at the home of Mrs Jones' parents, Mr. and [Mrs. A L. Cook. Sunday. Presbyterian Auxiliary Met The Presbyterian Auxiliary met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs C. F. Clyburn. Mrs. Bishop Hilton was assistant hostess. Mrs. J. M Brewer, president, was in the chair land presided over the business meeting Mrs James Carson presented the program which stressed the importance of "Church Schools and Colleges. Mrs. F. E. Culvern and Mrs J M Brewer, both made excellent talks, after which a playlette was given by Mrs C. M. Brown. Mrs James Bnrjia^- _M.rs,?J,?M.?. Brewer - 4ut4 Mrs. William Hayes KERSHAW CHURCHES ANNOUNCE SERVICES Baptist Church Rev. Davis M. Sanders, pastor. 10 a. mM Sunday school, M. F. Hawthorne, auparlntendent. 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., preaching services, sermons by the pastor. 8 p. m., Wednesday, , prayer service. Methodist Church Rev. L. D. Hairier, pastor. 10 a. m. I Sunday school, D. M. Gibbons, superintendent. 11 a. m.. preaching service with sermon by the pastor. Wednesday, 8 p. m., mid week prayer serI vice. Presbyterian Churoh Rev. C M. Brown, pastor. Sunday [school, 10 a m , H L. Clyburn, superintendent Church service. 11 a in Young People's meeting 7:1 j p. in. Church service. 7:4;*) p. in. Ths pastors of these churches extend a cordial welcome to the public to attend the services. < The 2.701 prisoners at Sing Sing! [prison. N?'\v York, the largest number [ ; -\ j v hf-ld iht*!-)'. eaeh had a boiled' |'-g for his Easter morning breakfast j ; Engagement Announced Ou? of tne outstanding social cveuls of the season took place last Saturday afternoon, April 23, when Mrs. T. 11 Clyburn, Sr., aiul her (laughters, Mrs. lanlng l>avls, of llethune, ami Mrs. i Thomas Hay Duncan, of Augusta, Oa , j entertained at the country club In honor of Mrs. Clyburn's youngest daughter, Miss Louise Clyburn. The club rooms were lovely with arrangements of late spring flowers. Twelve tables were set for bridge and three tables for heart dice. High score was won by Mrs. Ralph Gregory and the consolation was awarded to Mrs. Malcolm Davis. Miss Mary Bowell won high score prize for heart dice. The | honor guest wus presented with a beautiful piece of lingerie. The hostesses served a delicious Ice course and on each plate was found a souvenir announcing the engagement of Misa Clyburn to George Davis, of lliahopvllle, the marriage to take place June 16, 1938. The out-of-town guests for the ocasion were Miss Grace Davis, Miss Gale Woodard, Miss Mable Ruffle, . Miss Ruth Htuckey, Miss Dolly Laney,! all of Bishopville; Miss Eddie Ora-! ham, of Rock 11111; Miss Elizabeth Steele, Miss Roberta Ralley and MIsb I Julia Bailey, of Lancaster; Mrs. A, J. Easterllug, of McColl; Mrs. Leslie j Host. Miss Jerry Davis and Mrs. Malcolm Davis, of Hethune; Miss Mary Perry Garvin, of Columbia, and Mrs. F. G. Michaux, of Dillon. Samuel J. Benton Chapter U. D. C. The Samuel J. Ronton Chapter U. D. C. met at the home of Mrs. D. P.I Dye Thursday afternoon, April 21. j Mrs. Dye and Mrs. Fred C. Severs ( were associate hostesses. The pro-' gram for the afternoon consisted of a study of the planting and cultivation of rice in South Carolina, this i being a part of tire geii-vrsY program of /'Industries in South Carolina." Memorials to Henry Tlmrod, an early South Carolina poet, were also studied. The chapter will present a Memorial Day program at the high school auditorium on May 10. at this time, the prize, a check for $2.50 offered to the high school student for the best essay on the "Life of Henry Tlmrod," will be awarded At the conclusion of the meeting delicious refreshments, were served. Music Club To Observe Music Week The two music clubs of Kershaw. will observe National Music Week, beginning Sunday, May 1, and continu-| ing through the week. All programs | will bo given at the high school au-1 dttorium at 8:15 o'clock The Hist of, the series of programs will be a sacred . concert on Sunday evening. The Rev. J 1) M. Sanders, of the First Baptist j church, will be the speaker. On Monday evening the grammar school recital will be presented. The high school pupils will appear In recital on ' Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Friday evening Miss Carolyn Croxton, senior piano pupil, will give her recital. She will be assisted by Miss, Abbie Sue Stokes. Mezzo-Soprano. The public Is invited to all of these programs. April Guide On The Care of Livestock Reminding busy farmers that spring care of livestock Is important, W. C. McCarley, county agent, suggests these pointers: Animal husbandry.?This is a good i month to sell fat hogs. Plant Biloxi | soy beans for hog raising. Castrate j pigs at three to six weeks of age and! use pine tar to control, screw worm.! Give suckling sows all they will eatj of a well balanced ration. Shear the j sheep after the last cold spell and dip i entire flock Immediately after shear-j ing. Castrate beef calves at four to! ten weeks of age, using the "Burdizzo" pincers and thus prevent screw) worm Infestation. Watch for screw/ worm cases. Cse pine tar on the| navels of new-born animals. Continue to feed liberal grain | ration, to cows in milk especially! Plant plenty of corn for ensilage and grain for feed for next winter. Pro-i vide sufficient acreage for soybean or) pea vine hay to furnish two tons of hay for ea> h mature cow (one-half t that for yearling t Seed heavily to, hold down grass growth S>-*-d one-: fourth a< re per milk cow in l't-ail millet for sumnn r grazing as a sup plmm-nt '" pasture Keep cows off pasture in early April to give pasture' a good st a rt Poultry -Brood young < hi. k-s on ( lean ranges and avoid dts. asr j and! parasites fjnen old ?'ock to chicks.' Feed c hhk- liberally a well-balanced, ration in ivuii hoppers Select be?i ; cockerel- f, r ne\: y ear's breeders ; Keep old h laying by providing a laying m.;>b g? t mote eggs when pri< es a re low Midway School Hcncr Roll Grade 1- Nam y ,\b Neely. .fuan.ta Irkor. i ,i ; Andersrtn Grade Marion Shannon Stevenson. Grade :i?Grace Threatt. j Grade I Margaret 1,nolle E'.l.o::.^ Claud We-i. .1 r . Sarah .lane Rrz;er. Betty Ruth Parker. Betty Jane McCaskill. Catherine 1-angley. Berth,a Hayes j Grade ". Bi-nimie Young. Betty. West j. Grade Carson Catoe John McCoy. Lillian Rogers Sarah Katherine Wat kin- Nathaniel West. Ralph . Young Grade 7 Coleen Hall, Cleatua, Threatt. Willis Ttdwell Grade 8?Jessie Parker. Troy West. Grade 9 ? Roy West, Lunnell Elliott, Walter Wat kins. PauJine Catoe Grade 11 ? Thelma Brannon. Willie ; J Parker. < WAGES AND JOBS President Hoosavelt's blanket in* dletmeut of the South in a speech at Gainesville as a "low wage" area has occasioned no little surprise and stirred understandable resentment in the ranks of his Southern friends and sup^ porters. As on many other occasions, the chief executive in this case has generalized too broadly? has taken In too much territory on apparently too short notice. The explanation may be found largely in resentment toward South' ern members of Congress who have fought the wage-hour bill that would put the South In u straltjacket and give the North added advantages that they seem to consider their duo up that way. However such an attitude on the part of the chief executive?which serves to recall how ho felt and acted when he was blocked In efforts to shake up the supreme court?will probably only serve to widen the rifts in the Democratic party and endanger optional progress. While he did not get down to specific Instances the president made it evident ho considers the North and Hast us examples of what the South should be. Perhaps that is understandable as he is of that part of the country and the fact he comes from a family that has not lacked for money and has had no personal business experience undoubtedly color his atlions. However most Southerners will not agree with him that the North is preferable to the South and evidently those in the North hold a similar view as the trend of industry and workers has been southward instead of northward for many years. -After all this is a free country and there Is nothing to prevent South Carolinians or Georgians going to New \ork or Massachusetts or vice versa if the> prefer. Get's consider a few facts, something the president neglected to do. First of all. high wages mean nothing If jobs are lost and real wages as measured in value received instead of so many dollars?are what really count. In 1925 the number employed in the textile mills of ilassachusetts was 90,182. In 1923, the total had fallen to 41.230. In 1925 the workers in South Carolina mills numbered 70,068. Ten years later the total was 83,592. Also, during the period from 1922 to 1937 the New England states lost a total of 11.514.275 spindles, most of which the So.uth gained. In the matter of wages, mills of the South have generally maintained or raised the standards which the President himself favored, the NRA codes, and besides the workers in this section have many advantages that those in the North lack entirely. For Instance, a survey embracing 55 mills of South Carolina shows that the average rental of mill-owned houses is but $66.44 per year, or an average per room of 26 1-2 cents per week. This extremely low rental? ' which is but one of the several ad vantages afforded workers in the South?js shown to represent a loss to mill companies having villages of $1.71 per week per house, which Should in reality be considered part of the worker's weekly wage. Of course, none will argue it would not be tine if wages in the South were higher. It would be lovely if we could all be lifted to a higher plane of wealth and well-being hut it cannot tie done with words and we must face facts as we haV* them. Money must be earned before it can be spent, for wages or anything else and in that respect the record for recent years undoubtedly shows the South imaking as much or more progress as any other part of the country. If tile President wishes to help the South get ahead in the matter of wag-J es. as well as in the activities thatj make wages and job* possible, h-j might use his influence toward getting the South freight rates on a par j with those enjoyed by Northern states | (shipments of cotton to the mill and j fabric from the mill that costs > > c ents in New Bedford. Mass . mean | an outlay of $ 1 32 12 In Atlanta. Ga i i Also he might do something to bring down taxes. The public debt >n 1900, was $16.56 per capita In 1930, it was $131 49 and in 1937. it had mounted to $261.63. The South, along with the rest of the country. Is facing big problems these days and not the least of them is that of getting the wheels of business and industry turning steadily again. Confidence and security are important for the employer as well as for the employe. There must he Jobs before there can be wages of any kind, high or low, and if general conditions are improved the wage and Job problem will be greatly simplified Criticism inspired by political pique will not serve as A constructive force in attaining that goal. Anderson Daily MallThe senate has passed a bill which would give eight-year terms to postmasters of flrat, second and third clams oftkres. ? - - ~ * eSsBSSbs&s Gates Ford Club Met The Gates Ford Home Demonstration club held Its regular monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon. April 13, at the home of Mrs. J. A. Elliott. The meeting was called to order by ( the president. Miss Kate West, who opened the meeting with the singing, of the months project song, Morn-. 1 r? ? Ia?oI u*no s+ rl c ?'/. v i wv.vy.--- * by Miss Dorothy Morton, followed by the Lord's prayer, repeated in unision. Then Secretary Miss Nell Seegers, called the roll and each club member responded by giving the number of chic kens they had. The minutes were omitted at this meeting. Two visitors were present at this meeting from our community, whom we were glad to have with us. A business session was then held at which the club members discussed -the building of the club house. We are very proud of the generous attitude that T. F. Morton has shown to the home demonstration club members in the gift of one acre of land to build the club house We hope this gift will not only be a benefit to the club members but will benefit the community. Then the County Council of Farm Women was discussed, which is to be In Camden, April 23, and other business pertaining to tlie club Was discussed. Then the meeting was turned over to Miss Fewell, county home demonstration agent. First, she gave us our I picture for the month entitled, "The Music l^esson," painted by (Dutch) Gerard Tfirba.mli, which.. rovftaltu- his master of painting. Next, she gave us the garden letter, which contained , helpful information on gardening and ' things pertaining to this Then, she gave some pamphlets on "How to Make Cookies"; "First Aid For Tears" j and booklets on "Life Saving"; guides in 'Buying Ready Made Dresses," and the like. All these were sources of' helpful information which we can use' in everyday life. Miss Fewell's subject for the month was "Hints For the Shopper in Buying Ready Made Dress-, es." She told us some of the points to study in buying ready made dress- ( es. The first point was not to wait ; until we were at the store to plan our shopping, but plan it at home with ; our wardrobe, be fun. us so we could make an inventory to see our really * ? needs for clothing. Some of the other points to consider were: Styles, fabrics suited to our needs, observe carefully the labels tAut tells what kind of libers make the material, be- * cause some are cleverly made to resemble materials they are not, ask questions of the sales person and do vv I not buy when answers are unsatisfactory;. because labels are frequently Indefinite ub to whether the garment Is fast to both sun and laundering or shrinkage, weighting or sizing of the material. Then Miss Fewell said to see if the fabrics are made of durable yarns with firm balance \ve..ve rather than novelties, for economy: to see if all pieces are full cut with plenty o;' room and whether all ; leces of the dress are cut the right way. The next point was noatne?.; and serviceable workmanship with plenty allowance for alterations, especially in growing children's clothes. An Faster contest was then held to see who could make the largest list of words from the word Easter. The pr}ze was won by Miss Dorothy Elliott. After thi8 several other games were played and enjoyed by all the club members present. The hostess, Mrs. J. A. Elliott( assisted by her daughters. Misses Cleo and Dorothy Elliott, served delicious refreshments. We adjourned to meet May 13, at the home of Mrs. Ernest Williams. Negroes Found Dead Coroner Davis jeports that two ne- j groes were found dead within the last few days. One, Willie Porter, about 50 years of age was found dead in the Manville section. He is supposed to have died from natural causes and no inquest was deemed necessary by Coroner Davis. The same day and in the same section of the county, a negro woman about 04 years of age, was found dead about o'clock near her home. She had been dead, it is thought, since Saturday. Her name was No rah Simon. She had a number of children, her husband being dead. No inquest was held.?Bishopville Messenger. Tuberculosis kills more people between the ages of fifteen and ioviy- ? five than any other disease. I STATE THEATRE KERSHAW, S. C. Week Beginning Friday April 29 | FRIDAY. APRIL 29 "HOLLYWOOD HOT?L" With Dick Powell -Rosemary Lane " SATURDAY, APRIL 30 "HOPALONG RIDES AGAIN" With William Boyd LATE SHOW, 10:30 P. M. "SATURDAYS HEROES" With Van Hoflln-Marlan Marsh MONDAY and TUESDAY MAY 2?3 "WELLS FARGO" With Joel McCPf?ti-Fraticc8 Deo WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 "MY DEAR MISS ALDRICH" With Kdna Mae Oliver Maureen O'Sullivan THURSDAY, MAY 5 "FORTY NAUGHTY GIRLS" With James Gleason-Zazu Pitts Admission: Matinee and Night 26c. Children 10c. Expert Auto Body Rebuilding and Painting DEPARTMENT Burns Chevrolet Company KERSHAW, S. C. COOK and LOVE J I Heavy & Fancy Groceries Fertilizers ? Cured Meats Farm Implements KERSHAW, S. C. I NEW SPRING SUITS I In nil the newest stylos and colors arc arriving in our Lovelv Dresses in Silks and Cotton .3 j ^ | ; I All sizes in the newest Spring shades ..... .. $2.98 up I Beautiful Spring Prints and Silks I 11 I In the newest Spring patterns 10c to 39c. 1 I Spring Shoes For The Entire Family I You can find just what you want at the price you want I I to pay 98c to $3.98 if I I | I STEVENS - SPRINGS CO. I Dry Good*, Shoe*, Ready-to-Wear, Groceries, B' Furniture, Hardware, Farm Supplies ||jj KERSHAW, S. C. I *v.- , *? jSyWwfta-'jirwMcirtyy G ^ ?? *- - ? ** *" . ,*- r ? *' *, **"T ^ SPECIAL TAX NOTICE 1937 STATE, COUNTY AND SCHOOL TAXES 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 7 PER CENT. C. J. OUTLAW, I } o Treasurer Kershaw County ALL DOGS MUST BE VACCINATED Every person in the City who owns a dog or dogs must have them vaccinated, if they have not been vaccinated this year, or suffer the consequences. A complete list of all dogs in the city has been made by the Health Officer, therefore none may expect to escape, The work will be done by I)r. T. B, Bruce, II, Veterinarian, at his office on West DeKalb Street, TUESDAY and \Y EDNESDAY, May 3 and 4. No dogs wih be permitted to remain in the City unless they have been vaccinated. Be sure to bring your dog the first day, if possible. The fee will be 65c for each dog. This notice is final. DON'T FORGET THE DATE i JOHN W. WILSON, jg Health Officer ~-J|J . , ; V * 0i, ' ' \