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I I ^C^rics Have | Variety o E*?r.< Kcport Tests in 1 I four States. fTA^CE, NKB.?At least 237 Banian ts compose the average iffor prairie, J. E. WeavBis E Shively of the UniverBft Nebraska's department of 'B.V reported following tests H?hout Io^a. Nebraska,? KanSan 10 tons of soil were Kved from tne prairies and sent BLuniver y laboratories where K Waslu J and the plant maKhveiglu' 1 and measured. Kf? than -00 miles of roots are K,^ in a strip of prairie*sod Eches long, six inches wide and inches deep, the sfcientiats reB>y explained.that four-inch deep Kq( soil is anchored by two to tons of roots per acre while all > Borganic matter in the soil weighs ^Leen 30 and 40 tpns.'1 Ejs vast amount of underground nal developed py native es is given as th6 principal K for the freedom from weeds eroded plots of virgin prairies, .lit 14 per cent of the species Kb moisture in the surface two of soil; 21 per cent from two ^^Bve feet, and 65 per cent have -^E reaching deeper than five feet Eq, sometimes as far as 20 feet, report stated. prairie composed mostly of blue Ba grass will absorb as high as _ Btons of rainfall per acre. Even ^ tlo grass will intercept more ^E 23 tons per acre. V ^ * Bthplace of Sainf Francis Is Established B&ISI, ITALY. ? A Franciscan t Padre Giuseppe Abate, says ^Kas definitely established the place of Saint Francis. ^ s friar, noted as a historian and in research work, spent B?th* digging into the musty Ales the Assisi archives and dc^ heredover 100,000 documents datBfrom the Thirteenth to the Sev^ eenth century. 'J is work, he said, confirmed the Bdition that the saint was born in B'stalleta," or little stable, which Bods wedged in between two I' ury uuuumgs m tne into Francescuccio. Is Bit More hurch Informality CALIF.?The Rev. ingham of the Redding h had just finished tellregation that he would eeting informal when it ?came more informal planned. ran up his trouser leg. to ignore it. Then it of his coat sleeve. The jued talking. Then the p his back, and finally , the worshipers in the ocking with suppressed guess he thought I was >se,"" was the" paStOT'iT ~ t. sr to Capital >s Expenses Down N. H. ? Harold Editch-hiked to Washingveral days in the capnod?all for $3.75. s W. Tobey was hoBt to 0 arrived unannounced' d his fellow townsman onica and guitar, alked about six; miles ile round trip. En route in he spent only 30 sandwiches he had put -'ing Temple. In Washhis first ride on a street ted on running up the Vashington monument. -Old House overed ,in Ireland EIRE. ? Excavation >up of Neolithic houses >n, once an island, now in a lake, proves one ldest house ever found rding to experts. The rom the late Stone age. ong by 18 feet wide is old. Excavations "at y Dr. S. P. O'Riordan f college, Cork, disble relics. A large the finest of its kind ih robably. the remains of contained tools, flint 1 "Beaker" pottery. 100, Owes Life 'ft "of Doughnuts ? If the mother of iams had not been a iut maker, the former ol teacfeer. might not _ o celebrate her 100th the city's oldekt pen. miversary, Miss Ad-. t >w 98 years ago hosentered their log cabin Iowa City and er from a cradle. Palate Poll Shows Variety of Tastes The National Restaurant association recently took a "palate poll" of celebrities' ideas of a perfect meal. All of which brings a slightly bit ter response from oldsters who have j watched celebrities eat since the | first World's fair was a new idea. John C. Holmes, 75 years of age and the oldest member of the Chicago Walters association, prefers to I Remember when mon were men at 1 the dining table and no woman minded weighing 150 pounds in her | leg-o-niutton sleeves. His verdict on dining out in this I era of calories and vitamin alphabets is simple: "People don't know how to eat any morel" And to prove ft, he began recalling nine-course dinners in the gay nineties. There's even a moral note. "Of course, both men and women were stouter in those days," he said, "but they were also friendlier, healthier and more sociable. Folks today are thinner, but,they're jittery and sicklier than their mothers and fathers were in Uxq nineties. And it's all because they - aon t feat fenough. An old-time ..diner-out, it seems, would start with a cocktail and an assortment of hors d'oeuvres. Having put away a sizable quota of caviarr smoked salmon, deviled eggs, sardines and what-have-you, he wpuld sit down, tuck in his napkin and start distributing tabasco sauce over a dozen oysters, Green turtle soup, enriched with sherry, followed the blue points or the cotuits. His throat muscles properly loosened up by this little workout, your gay nineties diner disposed of a fish course, sole, shad in season, or perhaps, if he was a delicate soul, a little lobster mayonnaise^ Sweetbreads or some(pther relatively light "entree" followed, with the main course next apd sixth on the card. "If * turkey or chicken was setved," Holmes pointed out, "it would be followed by still another course, a game dish such as partridge, pheasant or duck. Then came the eighth course?salad and an assortment of cheeses." The ninth course was dessert. And then' came the coffee, with brandy for the men and possibly liqueurs for the ladies. "And wha^ do you get today?" i a sue a Holmes, "xou get a fruit cocktail, soup, probably a fillet mignon, some Salad and a parfait. All they want to do is eat whatever you give 'em and be on their way. It Is Stibnite Now; Once It Was Alcohol Several solid chunks of what was formerly known as alcohol are now on exhibition in the department of geology of the Fiefd Museum of Natural History, Chicago. With the display of this material it was pointed out by L. Bryant Mather Jr., assistant curator of mineralogy, that the name "alcohol" was once properly used only for a species of mineral. " "When the word. came. to. European ""the Seventeenth century, frorn the Arabic, 'alcohol' was a mineral name," said Mr. Mather. "However, since this name has been Usurped by the familiar liquid, the mineral alcohol' is now designated as 'stibnite.' , "This mineral, long known, has been used as a cosmetic since ancient times. Among the Greeks it was known by a name derived from the words meaning 'wide' and 'eye, since the powdered mineral was used to increase the apparent size of the eye. Among the Arabs it was knbwn as kohl, from kahala, meaning to color or to stain. In the theatrical profession the black powder used for blackening the eyelids is Btill called kohl, perhaps the only vestige in contemporary language of the original Arabic usage." m Uncle Sam Has 78,000 Houses Uncle Sam now has on his hands about 78,000 homesv taken over from private owners who turned out to be poor risks, says the Christian Science Monitor. The article continues: . , , The great majority of these belong to die Home..Owners Loan corporation, set up in 1933/as a stop-gap. in a bad credit situation when foreclosures on private homes reached a peak of 1,000 a day. The HOLC today owns 77,229 homes, worth an average of?,000 each. It already has sold 80,824 other properties, taking a book loss of approximately $78,834,000. The Federal Housing administration, with a mom conservative credit policy, meanwhile has had to foreclose on only 1,18? small home properties and. three ^rge. projects out of approximately 465,730 mortgages it has underwritten to daThe FHA has ?old al?out half of its foreclosed homes, with ^average loss dn each of between $400 and $&*> ? v Y ' f-pK:'-: Big Ben "... / BtrBexi.the hour bell of the great Westminster clock on top ?* oT* ?14-ton btD and Baby Heaven By I LA LEWIS (MeCliye SyhSicate?WNU 8?rvlc?.) , ?*1 HAVE just the place you aro < *. looking for!" confided the real estate agent. "No radio playing after eleven d. in., no saxophones, ' no dogp or muSical students allowed ?why, you couldn't ask for a quieter place than Bayberry Huven!" "What was the name?" inquired ( my wife in u startled tone. "Oh?I j see." She added. "For Just a mo- | ment 1 thought you said 'Baby Heaven!' " i "Ha! ha!" laughed the ugent, in > what I thought at the time was a remarkably hollow tone, "Ha! ha! ha!" I And so we moved to Bayberry < Haven. A little far out, but sunlight in every room, aq outside en-1 1 trance to every apartment, and a real grass lawn in the middle. "Welcome to Baby Heaven!" ( cried the iceman gayly as my wife , lei nim in at thq Ufint door up i next morning. , And Baby Heaven it was7~" ?, i As I ran for my train in the morn- 1 ing, I would leap over a toy auto- ' mobile, broad jamp over eight kiddie cars in a row, pole vault over a scooter bike and roll merrily down the sidewalk with two roller skates under one foot. True, there was no radio playing j after eleven at night. There were , no dogs, there were no saxophones, ] there were no musical students, i But there was no law against the i infant above us, and the infant be- 1 low u$, and the infant to the right I qf us, and the infant to the left of ' us, taking regular turns all night to disrupt the peace and quiet for which I had come to Bayberry Haven. Sometimes, when starting out in the morning, I would look about me at the beautiful sunshine and at the > little porch, of green lawn, and I would determine to ask some of the < boys from the office out to dinner ] that night, so the poor city-bound < oafs could see what a blade of grass l looked like. 1 But ah, the kiddies! The kiddies! By dinner time, what with their abandoned dollies, and their lost _ caps, and their paper airplanes-7 you Ikiivn, jTOu iuw wf xi me pieces of paper and sail them all over the ] place and hear the janitor swear? i well, what with them scattered i knee deep all over our little green, lawn space, I don't believe the boys from the office ever did get to see a blade of grass. And the chalk marks on the walk! How my friend, Hobbsnotch, of the Evening Graphonews, used to pore j over them! He was writing his ( book then?you know, "Sally in Our , Back Alley"?and of course he wanted to get it suppressed in Boston. He needed the money. He has clairAed ever since, with tears of gratitude in his eyes, that his success dates from the first time I i asked him out to dinner and he 1 read the words that the innocent I little kiddies had chalked on my. .. traRTW"," _ One Saturday afternoon I went to the grocery store on an errand for my wife. I thought at first I was back on the East Side. But I soon realized that they were not push carts?they were baby buggies. A sea of baby buggies. I counted eighteen of them in one?block. You can depend on the number, because I am a certified public accountant. If you saw a young couple strolling down to the grocer's without a baby buggy, you just knew that they had one at home, with a nice-reliable - colored - girl-by-the-hour-thatloves-children wheeling it up and down the sidewalk. Or if they didn't have any baby buggy bt all, you knew that Santa Claus had them down on his list, and they would find one in a stocking on Christmas morning. I should have known it would be like that. I should have known that every couple with one or , two of three or four or five children?or even- those - young couples whose mammas are still squabbling over which one shall make the bassinet? I should have known that they would all move out here: It's so good for the children, you know. . And so the stork hovers over Bayberry Haven constantly. It's not his fault. It's the sunshine, and the fresh air. And you know how it is, in an epidemic of that sort you begin to get panic-stricken. Fear of contagion;, force of example; power of suggestion; and all that sort of thing. You, too, may fall a victim! A stork, after all, is only human. Or inhuman, whichever way you look at it. He might, some day, get mixed up in his chimneys. And, frankly speaking, being a man who is fond of his peace and quiet, I had rather be elsewhere when it happened. / * So that is why, last week, we gave notice to the landlord that we were leaving Bayberry Haven on the first of the month. . But only this morning my wife whispered to me that it might be just as well to stay . . . * t ? v" ; Refining Petroleum Petroleum may. now be-refined economically, without the use of excessive heat, by *?lng liquid propane as a precipitating agent lor the heavier parts of the oil, it was disclosed at a recent American Chemical society meeting. r *- ' . t t' ggga. | iu " j . A nnouncement announcement for congress To the Democratic Voter a of the Fifth District of South Carolina: I hereby announce myself ^ candidate for reelection to Congress, subject 410 the rules of the Democratic Primary I sincerely appreciate tho support, and cooperation given fny by the people of tho Fifth District. If elected to the copilng ,77th Congress, 1 shall continue my efforts to merit your confidence ? always keeping in mind that public office is a public trust. J. P. RICHARDS FOR CONGKE^ ? 1 hereby unuounce myself as a candidate for Congress from 'tho Fifth District subject to the rules of tho Democratic primary. ROY C. COBB Gaffney, S. C. For House of Representatives To the Voters of Kershaw County: 1 hereby announce nivself as a candidate for re-election to tho House of Representatives from Kershaw coun;y? 1 again ask the support of the voters and hope they will return me :o this important office. I feel that my four yoar9 experience in the Geni>arl Assembly further Qualifies me to ?erve tho people of my oounty in this legislative body. Will greatly appreciate the support of all the voters and In return promise to look after the be.-t Interests of my county and state. Very respectfully, L. C. CLYBURN For House of Representatives To my Friends and Fellow Voters: [ am seeking re-election to the Important post as a member of the House of Representatives from Kerihaw County. I have served to the Deat of my ability, always looking to the best Interests of all?my county ?nd state, and hope that my friends will continue to give me their support, which will be deeply appreciated, and thanks in advance. Resepctiully yours, W. F. EJSTRIDOE FOR THE HOU8E ___ To my many Friends and VoterB of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Represntatlves subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Your support will be deeply appreciated. If Blected I will prove worthy of your trust put in me. Thanking everyone in advance, I beg to remain, Yours respectfully, JAMES M. THORNTON "7 For House of Repreeentatlves I hereby offer my services to th'e people of Kershaw County as a candidate for the House of Representatives. 1 thank you In advance for your help and encouragement. Sincerely yours, J. CLATOE ARRANTS For House of Representative# K To the Democratic Voters of Kershaw County:, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the House of Representatives subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Very respectfully, . JOHN RABON For Superintendent of Eduoation I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-eleotion to the office of County Superintendent of Education for Kershaw County. I appreciate the support* I have received^ln the past* and ^ope lor a coatlfiuation oX that Bupport. If returned to this office I shall endeavor to serve to the beet of my ability. - Very respectfully, (Mrs.) KATHLEEN B. WATTS FOR CLERK OF COURT I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Kershaw county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I will appreciate ^he continued support of the voters. Respectfully, JAMES H. CLYBURN For Master in Equity I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of Master for Kershaw county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. W. L. DePASS, JR. : w for game warden At the solicitation of my many friends to run for the office of Game Warden, I hereby anndunce myself for that office and win appreciate anything my friends can do for me In the campaign. DAN A. MUNN for 'Dame warden To the Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the office of Game Warden, for Kershaw County. I will greatly appreciate your support Respectfully, MRS. CLARENCE) M. HOUQH. for game warden To the Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself as candidate for the office of Game Warden for Kershaw County subject to the rules of the Democratic . primary. Will appreciate the support of the voters. Respectfully yours, p Z. L. (Fayte) PLAYER, FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce -myself as a candidate for the office of Game Warden, of Kershaw county. The support of my friends will be appreciated. I will endeavor .to serve the people of the county to the best of my ability. ROBERT L. McCASKILL FOR GAME WARDEN To the Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Game Warden for Kershaw county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic 'primary. Win appreciate the rapport of the voters. * Respectfully yours, o -X ALTON HA0TY iz- - for game wardin To the Voter# of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself candidate for the office of Utuj^^Bkurdon for Kershuw county. 1 wlll^BJ^eclaio your support, Roapoct fully yours, LUTHER A. aOWBlilfor game warden 1 hereby unnouuce myself as a candidate for the office of Game Warden for Kershaw County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demoemtio Primary. Will appreciate the support of the voter#. Respectfully yours, A. KENNEDY ULAKBNEY. for game warden I hereby announce myself as a candidate Tor the office of Came Warden for Kershaw County, subject to the rules of tho Democratic party. Respectfully, J. PHIFWR TRUBSDALK for magistrate 1 hereby announce myself us a candidate for the office of 'Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of tho Democratic party and will appreciate the support of the voters. Respectfully yours, H. O. BURN8. for magistrate I hereby announce myself as a candidate for reelection to the office of Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Will appreciate the continued support of my friends throughout the Tywnshfp. Respectfully yours, C. E. DAVIS. FOR MAGISTRATE To The Voters of DeKalb Township: I am announcing myself as a candidate for the office of Magistrate for DeKalb Township In Kershaw county and will appreciate the support of the voters. Very respectfully, OLIVER A. RICE For Magistrate; Weatern Flat Rock I wlBh to Bay to the voters of Flat Rock Township dhat I am a candidate for Magistrate for the Weatern part of Flat Rock Township. I feel deeply gratefrl for the support *you have glvei. me in the past, and moBt respectfully ask your help In the forthcoming primary election In August. Very truly yours, Q. R. CLEMENTS for magistrate flat rock t as a candidate for re-election to the office of Magistrate for Flat Rock townBhip subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I will appreciate the support of all my friends. Respectfully yours, L. D. VINCENT*For Magistrate; Lower Wateree I horeby announce myself for reelection to the office of Magistrate for Lower West Wateree. Your support will be highly appreciated. Respectfully yours, A. B. NELSON For Magistrate Upper Wateree I hereby annodnce myself for reelection to the office of Magistrate of. the Upper Township of West Wateree. Your continued support will be greatly appreciated. Respectfully yow*? JOE D. BARFIBLD For Magistrate; Upper Wfateree I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office oftUpper Township for West Wateree. Your support will be highly appreciated. Respectfully yours, . i GLENN RABON For Magistrate Buffalo Township I hereby announce mysslt as a candidate for re-election to the office of Magistrate for the Eastern District of Buffalo Township, with office at Bethune, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. . Respectfully yours, > / JOHN A. YOUNG i i FOR COTTON WEIGHER _ I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Cotton Weigher at Camden, serving DeKalb Township and West Wateree Township. Will appreciate your continued support for this office. Very truly yours, ' A. L. McLBOD . . ! FOR COTTON WEIGHER * To the Voters of Kershaw County: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Cotton Weigher, for peKalb and West "Wateree Townships. .Will appreciate the vote .of my friends. Respectfully yours, IRBY TURNER FOR COTTON WEIGHER . I am a candidate for the office of Cotton Weigher for DeKalb and West Wateree Townships. Your, support will be appreciated. Very respectfully, R. A. BRUCE For Cotton Weigher . I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of cottoa weigher at Camden. Your uupport will be appreciated. Respectfully, W. P. McGUIRT FOR COTTON WEIGHER I hereby announce myself as a candidate for election to the office of cotton weigher, at Kershaw, 8. C. Your support will be appreciated. ResepectfQlly, W. M. HEGLER For Cotton Welgher^at Kershaw a To the Voters of Kershaw and Lancaster Counties; 1 hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Cotton Weigher at Kershaw. Voters from both counties will hare tc participate in this election and 1 will appreciate the support of my friends Very respectfully, B. B. TKUB8DAJLE K?r.h*w, 8. O. ..A\ '%s : nyiiif CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw, t Hy N. C. Arnot tI'roba to Judge,) Whereas. Mrs. Klmn J. Uuttys made sail to mo to gram unto John L. tiorLvs I.tutors of Administration of the Estate and effects of N. 1\ Gettya, deceased. These aiX Therefore, to cito aui admonish uH\and singular the Kin* dreti and Creditors' of the said N. P. (iettys, deceased, that they be fttttl appear beforo inc. lit the Court of lYohnto. to bo it old at Camden, S. C, on Tuesday, Augubt 13, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'cloH* in the forenoon, to show causg, if any they have, why the said Administration should not bo granted. Oiven undof my haud this 29th day of July Anno Domini, 1940. N. C ARN1CTT, Jutlge of Probate fot Kershaw county CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (By N. C. Arnott. Probate Judge) Whereas, Stanley A. Bnbln made suit to mo to grant unto him Lottora of Administration of the Estate and effects of Mrs. Sara K. Babin, deceased. Theso Are, Therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred utul Creditors of the said Mrs. Sara K. Babin, deceased, that they be and appear before nu>, in the Court < of Probut^e. to be held ut Camden, S. C., on Saturday, August 10, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 29th day of July Anno Domini, 1940. N. C. ARNETT, Judge of Probate f<4F Kershaw County 2t. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice Is hereby given that one month from thhs date, on August 18, 1940, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administratrix of the estate of T, : S. Hammond, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said administratrix. ANNIB BERTHA HAMMOND, Administratrix. ' . Camden, 8t< C., July- 18, 1940. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one. month from this date ,on August 26, 1940, we will make to the Probate ? Court of Kershaw County our final return as Executors of the estate of Etta I. Williams, deceased, and on the same "date we will apply to the ' said Court for a final discharge as said Executors. MAR-ION B.- WILLIAMS, LOIS W. GANDY, Executors. ? Camden, S. C., July 25, 1040. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice Is hereby given that one month from this date, on August 26, 1940, we will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County our final return as Administrators of the estate of T. F. Horton, deceased, and on the same date we will apply to * the said Court for a final discharge aa Administrators. H. R. HORTON, ? Administrator Administrator Camden, S. C., July 25, 19401 FOR QOTTON WEIGHER I hereby announce myself a candj(r<4*> date for cotfon. weigher at Kersha%> . S. C. With aWenty years buying and** ' weighing thousands of bales of cot-< ton, I feel fully competent, and I promlso. honest and faithful perform ance, tlnd will appreciate your sup- . port Respectfully yourB, D. T. YARBROUGH. " Bethume, S. C. . lit 1 V li I rnm'y ' FOR DIRECTOR ? I hereby announce myself for reelection to' the office of County Director from Flat Rock Township subject to the rules of the Democratic pjrl-1 mary. Will greatly appreciate your * support. Very respectfully, J. C. FAULK HNBBRRY For Director, Buffalo Tswnahlp To the Voters of Buffalo Township: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Director for Buffalo Township, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Respectfully, ' JOSEPH E. DAVIS For Director; Buffalo TownsHlp I hereby announce my :candidacy, v -i for County Director Buffalo Township, under the rules of the Democratic party. I shall greatly appreciate 1 your support. If elected 1 WOT work for the best Interests of the Township Y and County. Respectfully yours,. . > PAUL E. JONES > . . i - \f For Director; West Waterss 1 her Why place my name t>efore the voters for re-election to the office of . County Director for" "West Wateree Township, and will appreciate the continued support of the voters. Very respectfully,-" t? P. ROSE Fro Director; DsKalb Township , I hereby announce myself as a candldate for re-election to the Office of . c. Director of DeKalb Township, Kershaw County, subject to the rules of* the Demt^ratlc party. ' Your continued support will be greatly appreciated. Respectfully, * W. T. REDFELARN I ..... I II nil' i The entire Jewish population of i Karakow in German-odcupled Poland-1. about 400,000?is scheduled to begin > a mass eastward migration \ within "a few days," DNB, official Nasi news'? agency, states. German authorities gpd representatives of the -Jewish community are said to hare arranged details. ,.r^