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* 7* ' ' Cruising Around with "Skipper" - - The same old weather Jinx was ou | the Job again. Bftok In 1838 |t suow! ed on cup day, In 1839 it raiued cats and doge and In 1940 the same old | jinx waved Its wand over Camden in the morning hours, poured forth several gallons of fluid and scared several thousand spectators from the cup attraction. * It was a beautiful afternoon for the races, altho the breezes were a bit at rung and had the press representatives cussln' as they tried to keep l heir note papers from blowing over the landscape. A morning rain cut down the attendarW^ by several thousand. Advices from Aiken, Cheraw, Charlotte, Gastonla, Columbia, Sumter, Florence and other points at noon Indicated that there was a veritable deluge of ruin falling. m m Hie publicity bureau contacted the radio stations at Columbia and Charlotto .also Florence, and had spot announcements put on the air calling attention to the fact that the "sun Is .shining Camden and race conditions are Idoal. Come on over." But the distance element, especially from Augusta, Charlotte, Gastonla, and other points was too great to bring the sought for results. Even Charlotte newspaper writers, believing the rain was general, remained at home. They missed the best race program ever offered at a Carolina cup event. Every race a classic, every race full of thrills?every race sporting class and quantity. Four of the horses in action, will be heard from during the spring and summer months at race meets. It was a colorful program. The letup of the rain -resulted in the damcs apparing in gala sport clothes. Camera men had a busy afternoon. Jim Young In chayge of the NBC broad| cast, did a swell Job. f Thanks to Harry D. Kirkover and his group of workers for putting on such a fine show, Had the weather been right, all attendance records i would have been shattered. " * * Sunday afternoon a big crowd turned out at the polo field for the Russell Memorial cup game. It was as good a game as has beeui offered this Reason and the Ramblers were lucky to win. It was Kirby Tupper's mallet that swatted the willow over tor the winning counter. v 'I he polo program haa been more or leaa in u chaotic state all season, due to the bad weather that prevailed on a majority of Sundays. The games will continue through April. ,. + f -?The winter guests began their exodus Monday. The Kirk wood and the Hobkirk will close April 15 and the Court Inn later in May. The season has been one of the beat in several decades. And may we suggest that right now is the time to begin to get ready for next season. With the Kirkwood golf oourse 100 per cent perfect, there should be a pronounced revival of the sport here. Yes slr-e-e, we predict an eveu greater season next winter. And now for the long summer months. We're going to have softball, lights or not. The Bport will get under way about May 1. Teams may register with this department at any time now. m 9 9 So far as hard ball is concerned, we will have a good high school team and we look for something nifty when the I^egion season rolls around. They are going to put the war paint on Chief Haiglar, one of these days, according to a member of the city commission. In fact Commissioner Villeplgue made inquiry of tfyts department as to what wo would do the Job for. No thanks, We'll refer you to Jesse. Cooney Mayer, truck driver of the Are department has suggested Chief Haiglar be finished in gold leaf and the dome of the city hall In silver. Not a bad idea and a sure fire affair as an eye-catcher. We are still chucklin over the proofreading error in one of the items concerning the Carolina cup. Our hopes for a sane hour of starting baseball games In Camden have been rudely dashed again. The billing for the games Indicates the usual 4 o'clock starting hour with actual hostilities starting any time within a half to three-quarters of an hour will again be the order of affairs. Which will account for the non-appearance of the game report In the state press. ??*.? And now for baseball. A warm sun, clear skies, a seat In the bleachers, the crack of the bat, tho yell of the fans?all this is baseball and folks ?it is right in our back yard these clays. ? ? Went out to the city park Tuesday to see Un Smith's High pastimers open the season with Sumter. The Camden team was a green outfit, with very little practice, while ftie Sumter team was about the same powerhouse of 1939. ? -r 9 Sure, we got beatP Wo expected It ?but we did see a Camden team that should amount to something later in the season and which we will go out on a limb and assert will be kicking some of the big ones around next season. The team has real potential j possibilities. Watch and see. As usual the box office took a beat-J ing again. When the members of the high school band left the ball park, only a handful of fans remained. It must be mighty discouraging to those' interested In keeping baseball on the map in Camden to receive such meatley support. Eldon Reeves and Benny Robinson debuted as umpires Tuesday and gave perfect satisfaction to both sides. Let's keep those boys on the Job and not fuss around with different arbiters each game. <* ? H And again let us petition the baseball powers to start these games at &:3M> o'clock- The game Tuesday started at 4 and was still going at 6:30. Too much! Too much! Farmers Employing A New Workingman At Pageland, 'Chesterfield county, on Wednesday, April 3, the Lynches Klver Electrlo Cooperative will celebraio the ine^Uatlon of rural lines In Kershaw, l^iucustor and Cheater* tleld counties. Over 700 farmer members of this organisation are rejoicing In the fact that a new servant, "electricity, '* will come to their homes for the first time. This new servant, If utilised to the best advantage, will not only light up the farm homes and eliminate drudgery and hard work, but it can also perform certain tasks or duties more efficiently than la now being done. Chick brooding and soil heating, as shown in the accompanying illustrations, are two excellent examples of how eleotricity can be used to good advantage on th'e farm. Records from 21 olectric brooder demonstrations conducted on South Carolina farms during 1939 showed that the current consumption averaged approximately one-half kilowatt; hour per chick. At four cents per kilowatt hour the average cost of current per chick was two cents. The principal advantage of olectric brooding, as reported by demonstrators, were automatic temperature control ?nd' the reduction in the amount of time and labor necessary in caring for the chicks. iwriimwTftawtassgjH mi wn n The use of electricity for heating hotbeds is becoming more popular among plant growers throughout the country. The ease of operation and uniform temperature control are special features of electrically heated beds that have great appeal to plant growers. A summary of 24 electric hotbed demonstrations conducted in SouLli Car* olina during 1939 shows that sweet, potato plants were produced at a current cost averaging 30 to 36 cents per thousand plants. No reports of damage to the peach crop in Georgia have been received, the state peach growers exchange in Macon states. Most trees are now in bloom but the freeze apparently did not injure them. The Rev. John Long Jackson, of Charlotte, N. C., his election as Epiar copal bishop of Lousiania approved by a majority of the bishops of the church, will be consecrated in iChrist cathedral in New Orleans May 1. H I'Blind as a bat." "blind aa an owl," and "blind as a beetle" are common expressions; yet not one of these creatures is blind. Farley Bidder For Yankees New York. March 25.?The Now York World-Telegram In a copyright story from Winter Haven, Fla., today said It had learned from authoritative sources that two offers definitely have been made to purchase the Now York Yankees. One was received from Postmaster General James A. Farley and Juntos Cox, former governor of Ohio, aud the other from Joseph Patterson, publisher uf the New York Dally News, j The World-Telegram said ( the amount ofTered by Farley and Cox was not revealed but that it was too low. Patterson is said to have told Yankee officials he ^nd an unnamed associate are interested in taking over the Yankees and their farm system but no definite bid has been made. i From 'the same source, the WorldTelogrwra said It had learned the Yankees hadn't heard anything from Gov. Francis Murphy of New tiamp-! shire, who broko Into the news recently as u prospective purchaser of the club. I 8. Kllgore Dead 8. H. Kllgore, 77, of* Orlando, Fla., formerly of Blshopvlllo, died at hlsj home Monday morning after a short illness. He Is survived by his widow, Mrs. 1-ucy Kllgore, and throe sons, Forest Kllgore, Orlando, Fla.; Hazel Kllgore, also of Orlando, and Voruon Kllgore of Miami, Fla. Funeral services wore conducted In Orlando Wednesday, March 27. Mr. Kllgore is a brother of J. P. Kllgore, of Bl8hopvllle, and an uncle of C. R. Kllgore. He had been residing in Florida for a number of years and was well known here. Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Kllgore and J. P. Kllgore wont to Orlando to attend the funeral services. The sound of running water suddenly came to Charles Colson's ears while he was repairing plumbing lu an apartment house in Joplin, Mo. CoUon was overjoyed. It was the first sound. he had heard lu 15 years. War threatens "the very salvation of human society," Popo Pius XII said in his Easter mossago to the world and tho only hope for universal peace with "truth, justice and charity" is in the Xfi-ea.Labllahm.eut of Christian prlu:. clples. A 17-year-old girl and her fiance were killed Monday when the truck in whloh they were riding was struck by a train at a grade crossing at Hod Banks, Miss. Those killed were Miss Blanche Simmons and Ira Clay Whitehorn, Jr. During 1938, England Imported $2,220,000 worth of butter, only one-half of which was produced In the British Empire. Lightning struck tho right wing of a Northwest airline plane west of Helena, Mont., Monday. The plane continued to Billings, where it landed 21 passengers and crow of three. Damage was light. Ah a scheme for raising municipal funds, tho frontier town of Senta, Yugoslavia. Imposes a slight tine for ~ staying out late in its streets and cafes. UNCLE NATCH EL SA ( SONNY, DAT SQUIRREL 1 I SHO* LAKS NATCHEL FOODNATCHEL, yAS SUH J | "M'ATURAL food means notA ' ural nourishment, natural growth, natural health.' That*s why natural plant ' food is so important for every crop you grow. Chilean Nitrate of Soda is the only natural nitrate in the world. Its quick-acting nitrogen, combined with its natural balance of protective ele ments, nourishes your growing crops and helps to keep your land in good producing condition. Always use plenty of Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda ? in mixed fertilizer under your crop; for side dressing, too. No price increase all this season and there is plenty for everybody's needs. 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