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NOTICE OF TAX LEVY I'hM b\*>ks (or the collection of putto. County and School Taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1'til. will he open from September 16 ?d December 31, 1311, Inclusive wither penalty. When making inquiries regarding tuxes, be bV*o to state the tti-liool district number la which you i,vt. or own property. The total tax levy for the various gt-hool districts are as follows: DeKalb Township Mills p( hool District No. 1 43 School District No. 2 88 School Dlstrlot No. 4 87 School District No. 6 33 School District No. 26 f._...24 School District No. 43...T. 24 Buffalo Township School District No. 3 42 School District No. 6 24 School District No. 7..., 24 School District No. 16 24 School District No. 20.s. ,..32 School District No. 22 43 School District Nq. 23 32 School District No. 27....', 36 School District No. 28 26 School District No. 31 .84 School District No. 40 47 School District No. 42. . ..24 Flat Rock Township School District No. 8 ....86 School District No,, 9 86 School District No. 10..- 26 School District No. 13....% ..27 School District No. 19 . .',.86 School District No. 30 26 School Dlstrlot No. 33 3J5.. School District No. 37 .86 School District No. 41.... > ,36 School District No. 46 i 28 School District No. ,>47 24 Wateree Township School District No. 11 29 School District No. 12 42 School District No. 16 26 School District No. 29 34 School District No. 88.'. 24 School District No. 39 28 C. J. OUTLAW, Treasurer Kershaw County, 9. C. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF Slate of South Carolina, V County of Kershaw. In The Court of Common Pleat A. Burnet Whltaker, Plaintiff vt. - - Madeline Sowell Whltaker, Defendant. To the defendant ahove named: j You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint In this action, a copy of which Is herewith Berved upon you, and.to serve.a copy of youT Answer on the undersigned plaintiff's attorneys, or etlher of them, at their respective offices, at Camden, South Carolina, within twenty days after the date of the service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such Bervice; and if you fail or refuse to bo serve your Answer within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff herein will apply to the Court .for the relief demanded In the Complaint. MURDOCH M. JOHNSON, : J. TEAM GETTYS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Camden. South Carolina, August 26, 1941. To the defendant above named: You will pLease take notice, that the Summons in this action (of which the foregoing is a copy), together with the Complaint, has been filed In the office of the Clerk of CQurt for Kershaw County at Camden, S. C. MURDOCH M. JOHNSON, J. TEAM GETTYS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. NOTICE OF SALE Cnder and by virtue of the authority of a certain trust deed executed by Elizabeth Parker to the undersigned, we will sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, In front of each of the respective lots hereinafter referred to, on Main Street In the | town of Bethune, S. C., at 3:00 o'clock p. m.. on September 20, 1941, the following described property: Lot knoWn as City Market Lot of the late Elizabeth L. Parker, with improvements thereon, fronting on Main Street of the town of BetLune, adjoining lands of Clyburn. Main Street, lands of Watford and an alley. Lot with Improvement thereon of the late Elizabeth L. Parker, fronting on Main Street of the town of Bethune, adjoining lands of Cassady, an alley, lands of Parker "and Main Street. Said lot fronts on Main Street fortv-elght feet and four Inches and is composed of two lots, It being the lot upon which the garage Is now located. Lot with Improvements thereon, known as the Pilling 8tatlon lot of the late Elizabeth L. Parker, adjoining Main Street, lands of Parker probably formerly of Estrldge,. an alley and lands of Clyburn. Said lot fronts on Main Stret forty-eight feet and four inches and Is the lot upon which the filling station and seed house are located. All of said lots being located in the town of Bethune, 8. C. Said lots will be sold In the order In which they are listed above. The right is reserved by the undersigned to accept or reject all or any bids made for any or all of said property. The successful bidder shall be reqttlr d to immediately deposit One hundred ($100.00) dollars on his bidf the same to be applied upon the purchase price in case compliance therewith Is had within ten days from tho date of sale. In case compliance therewith Is not had within ten days from the date ?f sale said One hundred dollars Is to be forfeited to the undersigned as liquidated damages. Said lots are rented to the present occupants until January 1, 1942, and said lots will be turned over to the purchaser or pttr* chasers on or before October 1, 1141. *ith the right to collect the rent# from said date to January 1, IMS.' * LEON HOLLAND, ~ J. W. OUTLAW, W. R. OUTLAW, -v Trustees for Elisabeth L. Parker. It takes more than 1,000.soldiers to man the targets tm the Fort JaofcnOh c.) small Arms Range?the larr j.lMI lb illlli Loit Certificate Certificate Number 417 In the Wateree Building & Loun Association, issued to the uude?signed, March 23. 1939, has been lout or destroyed, and upon completion of this advertisement If not found, the undersigned will apply to the Wateree Building & Loan Associntkm for a duplicate of said certificate. GUS BELEOS. September 2, 1941. Ldst Certificate Certificate Number 771 for ten shares of stock in the Camdeu Building and Loan Association, Issued to the undersigned, has been lost or destroyed, and upon completion of this advertisement, If not' found, the undersigned will apply to the Camden Building and Loan Association for a duplicate of said* certificate. MURDOCH M. JOHNSON, Camden, South Carolina, August 28, 1941. CITATION State of South Carolina County of Kershaw By N. C. Arnfett, Probate Judge: Whereas, Pearl King made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of E. B. King These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said E. B, King, "deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C. on September 4 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 20th day of August Anno Domini 1941. N. C. ARNBTT, Judge of Probate, Kershaw County j CITATION State ,nf South Carolina. I Kershaw County. By N. C. Aroettj Probate Judge: Whereas, Mrs. Laura West made suit to me to grant unto her Letters of Administration. of the Estate and effects of j. K. West, deceased TQhese are, therefore, to cite and ad?i monlsh all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said J. R. West, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden on September! seventeenth next, after publication1 hereof at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not he granted. * Given under my hand this second day of September Anno Domini 1941. N. C. ARNETT Judge of Probate for Kershaw connty. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties indebted to the estate of Lou Reynolds Claypool are hereby! notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, If any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law. A. R. COLLINS, Administrator. Camden, S. C., August 27, 1941. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on September 6, 1941, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administrator, de bonis non of the estate of M. L. Smith, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administrator, de bonis non. WILLIAM W. BATES, Administrator, d. b. n. Camden, S. C., August 6th, 1941. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on September 13, 1941, we will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County our final return as Executors of. the estate of John E. Gaskln, deceased, and on the same date we will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Executors. THOMAS P. GASKIN, GROVER C. GASKIN, Executors. Camden, S. C., August 13, 1941. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on September 8, 1941, we will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County our final return as Administrator of the estate of. W. R. Clyburn, deceased, and on the same date we will apply to said Court for a final discharge aa said Administrators. LEWIS L. CLYBURN. W. R. CLYBURN, JR. I Administrators. Camden, S. C., August 8, 1941. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on September 27th, 1941,' I will make to tho Probate Court of Kerabaw County my final return as Administrator de bonis non of the estate of Simpson Hunter, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administrator de bonis non. , 1 arthur Pickett, Administrator de bonis non Camden, 8. C., Aug. 27, 1941. - FINAL DISCHARGE Notice Is hereby given that one month from this date, on September 9*, 1941, Miss Rosalie Block, Executrix, will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County her final return as Executrix of the estate of L L. Block, deceased, and on the same date she wfil apply to tho said Court for a final discharge aa said Executrix. ' * i .k N. C. AENWTTr Judge of Probate. Camden, S. C.. AugustIf, 1941. ^ % p.' . ' iJb k ^ SOUTHERN FARMERS SPEED DEFENSE PASTURES Answering the cull of national defense for an unlimited increase in dairy products, southern dairymen, livestock producers, apd agricultural leaders are joining forces to increase quantity and quality of production, cut feed costs, and extend the grazing season during which the cheapest and best feeds are available. uIn the South, economical production depends on securing a liberal supply of high quality homegrown feed at a minimum cost throughout as many days of the year as possible," declared R. H. Lush, pasture specialist, The National -Fertilizer Association, at a recent meeting of North Carolina farmors. In view of the early summer drought in most of the South and the trend of higher feed prices, every effort should be made to seed more permanent pastures and increase the productivity of these already in use." Results from improved pastures show what can be done profitably to meet the increased demand. In Georgia, cows on permanent pasture treated with limestone and phosphate produce a 100 per cent calf crop two years in succession, though only 60 i per cent of the cows on native unferi tilized pasture produce calves. Belgian Nobleman In U. S. Army I Fort Jackson, S. C. Sept, 6?Until 1 1938 he was Viscount Albert de I Konick* Belgian nobleman and direct I descendant of Peter de koninck. who, I was made a Count on the field of batI tie for an act of bravery at the Battle I of Oroeninger in West Flanders in the I year 802. Today, paving become an American I citizen, he is Private 1st Class Albert |c. de Koninck, a member of the AntiI Tank Company'in, the 13th Infantry regiment at Fort Jackson. And there lis not a more diligent soldier in the 137 mm anti-tank gun squad than de Ik on lnck-r-fpr very grim reasons. V ms father, Count Ludwig de Konlinck, was a Colonel in the Belgian I Army at the time of the Nazi Invasion I of Belgium, serving as aide-de-camp to I King Leopold. But it has been mors I than a year since the Fort Jackson I selectee has had any word from his I father. Confidential sources Indicate I Colonel de Koninck is a prisoner of I the Germans. Where, his son does I not know. Likewise, the whereabouts of his uncle, George Durais, former [head of the Belgium Gendermarie in [Ghent, is also unknown. Most probJ ably another war prisoner. Then there are three cousins, all commandj ants in the Belgian Army, who were killed bi action against the invading Nazi hordes. And fifteen other cousins, young and old, who died in bombing raids on helpless Belgian cities. I That is why Private de Koninck is a diligent student of Amreican warfare methods. Tragedy is not new to the de Koninck family, however. Once before?in the first World War?a German Army rav-l aged Belgium. Determined to escape' the bitter memories of their devastated country. Count de Koninck and his wife brought their three children to the United States. They settled in Detroit where the Count developed a lucrative civil engineering and contracting business. It was there that Albert was born, in January 1917. Nine months later, his mother was murdered by the family chaufTer. After the Armistice, Count de Koninck sent his mother-less baby back to Belgium to be raised by his Aunt. Albert remained with his aunt until he was five years old when he was s^nt to an exclusive monastery school conducted by the Dominican monks. He j was not quite 14 when he entered the J University of Brussels for elementary training in philosophy and philology. Later, he attended colleges in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Ostend, Belgium, being graduated from the Ostehd Atheneum Royale in 1335 at the tge of 18. Meanwhile, in 1926, his father had returned to Belgium with his family. But in September 1935, Albert decided to seek a career in the United SUtes. He came to this country and took a Job a* a scenario writer in Hollywood. Later, he gave that up to operate three knitting needles factories which his family owns in Torrlngton, Conn., Brie, Pa. and Toronto, Canada. Prior to his induction In the Army on January 21, 1941, he had worked up to the position of vice-president and general manager of the three factories. Until 1938, when he reached his 21at birthday, he held a dual citizenship. He had been born in the United States. His family were Belgians and he had never rellnqniahed his citizenship there. Hut when he became 21, he had to make a choice. He selected America. Why did he choose the United States? This is his reason. ' The people of Europe live in perpetual dread. All of them have a persecution complex?and not without good reason. But, here, freedom?of body and soul?is a birthright. Americans accept it as they do the air they breathe. It It part them*, a perma-' nent blessing. Because I wish to share that blessing, that is why I choose the United States". Master of seven languages and 48 Flemish dialects. Private de Konlncft hopes some day tp get in the Army Intelligence Division. He would like to serve his adopted country in unearthing Information of enemy nations that would aid in the preservation of the birthright of his adopted countrymen,?the freedom that is now denied his former homeland. He believes his knowledge of European languages and conditions would prove valuable in Intelligence work, particu-1 larly as he has contact with circles I that few Americans could enter. But I first he has a Job here at Fort Jackson ?to learn the intricacies of those 37 mm anti-tank guns. That is another reason for his diligence. Through his father, Private de Koninck has met many European personages. He knew King Leopold and Prince Charles, of Belgium, and their late father, the'^beloved King Albert. Likewise, he met the late King Georgo V, of England, at Buckingham Palace where he attended a reception for the Belgium noblemen and diplomats^ Extensive traveling through Europe, Asia, Africa and South America has also added to the poise and culture ot , this soft-spoken, intellectual young man who with some 40,000 other soldiers at Fort Jackson, is now a part of the practical demonstration of democracy in action. He came to Fort Jackson, the nation's sixth largest army post, on April 4, from the Fort Dix reception center. As we sat on the Army cot in the plain, unadorned barracks where he sleeps along with 39 other young Americans who are doing a Job for their country?somewhht different surroundings than his own penthouse on New York's Park Avenue? the writer asked him what had impressed hrfm most about his military life. His reply was somewhat startling. ? "Well, I suppose It's the fact that you don't need a letter of Introduction to make friends in the Army. It was rather difficult for me at first to realise that friends can be made -without even the ' most casual.. introduction. Accustomed to the formalities which govern such things in Europe, particularly in higher circles, I couldn't quite grasp the fact that friendships could be made so quickly: "To abide by the conventions in Belglmu," he continued "I would probably need a letter of Introduction from a mutual friend. In the Army, all I need do is say 'Hey, buddy, give me a match', and the groundwork for a new friendship Is laid. Bpt I like it that way. It's the real democratic spirit. And may be it's the reason the "United States' still means what it inters."! 11 . - -- - - _t s Carrion Flower Grows in South Africa; Smell Bad Some plants do not have flowers. Others have flowers, but might better not have them, so fur as people are concerned. Ferns are among the plants without flowers. There is one kind called the "flowering fern" but it does not have flowers in the true sense of the word. Instead of bearing seeds, a fern plant produces "spores." When a spore takes root, a small plant with tiny, heart shaped leaves grows up. It.does not look like a fern, but it produces seeds which will grow into ferns. The carrion flower is one of those which might better not exist. It hus good-sized blossoms, but what blossoms! w Carrion flowers grow wild in southern Africa. There are about 100 kinds, but none have blossoms which are fit to put in bouquets. Often a carrion flower is red and yellow, with colors dull and few persons would call ihem "pretty." Thut, however, is not the worst tiling about them. The worst part is the smell. It is like the odor of spoiled meat. The largest flower in the world does not have a pleasant odor. It Is called the RafTIesia, and the name was given to it in honor of a British traveler, Sir Stamford Raffles, who found it in the East Indies, and who wrote an article about it after returning to his homeland. That was in the year 1818. i Crux of *Good Coffee' Problem in Cleaning Pot In a recent research in homes all over the coqntry, investigators found I that, no mktter what pot, grind or method was being used, the crux of the "good coffee" problem was how clean was the pot. They found in many, many cases that the pot had practically never been washed or scoured?merely rinsed from one meal's use to another; in countless other examples, the pot was encrusted wtth pediment, even up to an inch layer of crusted grounds in the bottom, and coffee | was being made on top of this ancient layer every time I - In other homes, it was reported that the coffee "basket" which holds the grounds was stopped Up, with all or almost all of the percolations plugged up with stale coffee or sediment. One case asked why he could not make coffee any more, as it (the pot) wouldn't wprk?and no wonder, since practically every hole of the basket was plugged with dead, coffee grounds. Some pots had never even had a store label washed off the side; others showed that the tube of the per| colator had not been brushed out, | nor the coffee pot's spout scoured out since it was first set on the kitchen range. Indeed, the conditions surrounding this one device or equipment used daily in every home were something to call out the sanitation squads of every town investigated. Geological Mystery Geology has absorbed the story of the giant, hairy mammoths which were found frozen in the eternal ice of Siberia. But even the most reilcntless scientist had been unable to explain, states Coronet magazine, how icy death came so swiftly to those great cumbersome beasts of the past. Not only were the carcasses perfectly preserved, even to the hair and eyeballs, but undecomposed food was found in the stomachs and adhering to the teeth. Nearly 25,000 years ago the roammoths apparently finished a meal, and were frozen so suddenly that the food clinging to their teeth remained almost fresh. How Tnany thousands of the creatures are still locked deep in the ice, no man knows. What super-blizzard, what almost instantaneous change in temperature, caught those beasts in its white grip? Liken Channel to 8Ieeve "The Sleeve" is what the French call the 350-mile-long English channel, an old-fashioned two-puff sleeve with its tjght wr|st at the Strait of Dover, the puffs caught in at ' its western entrance to the Atlantic, saya a National Geographic bulletin. The'constriction at Cherbourg leaves a mere 83 miles intervening between the British port of Portsmouth and a narrower 80 miles between Alderney, the northernmost channel island, and the nearest point of the English coast. The western "puff" however, widens to a distance of 157 miles between St. Malo and Southampton, Britain's largest channel port. The western end ot the channel is more than 100 miles wide and hearly twice as deep 'as the eastern extremity. ^ Motorists Warned About Lights All motorists should make certain to turn on their headlights when required by law, if for no other reason than personal sgfety, reports the public safety department of the National Automobile club. The law ret quires that headlights be turned on one-half hour after sunset, during in- : clement weether and such other ' times a a vision is impaired. Lasl , year 330 vehicles involved in fata) accidents and 7,660 vehicles in nonfatal accidents in the United States had one or both headlights out Turning on the lights would have prevented m*ny of these, injuries and saved many lives, the National Autombile club believes. i ... V Vv. hJ Nobody's Business Written tor The Chronicle by Qse McQco, Copyright, 1928, BLESS THEIR DEAR HEARTS AND MOTORS v \ I have Just returned from a 200-mllo trip into and out of the Mine Ridgo Mouniali a. It was a moat delightful ride. I met and over took and pnHSed oodllngH of pretty, uttraetlvo, long, big, wide, high trucks. The trucks were all painted red and white and green and black'and yellow and blue end purple and variegated. They were as thick an aula and it wan a beautiful night....to see thorn....In long and abort rows.... wending their ; way hlt.horward to parts unknown. ?Personally, meaning speaking tor myself: I like the big-car trucks best of all. They are so stream-lined that you can't help hut admire them. At night.... they carry lights all over them so's pleasure cats won't run into them and damago their superstructure. Of course.. . all of the other millions of trucks which travel our truck-ways (formerly highways) are nice, too. They have a wonderful eyeappeal. You do enjoy reading the signs they have painted on them, that Is?if you arqn't too busy keeping out of their way. I have never seen a finer bunch of gentlemen than the truck-drivers I got a few glimpses on this recent autorlde. They certHinly are generous toward car drivers. They never fall to give the other half of the rrtad, but sometimes, of course, the trucks take the middle half and give the other fellow the other two halves; one on one side of the road and the other on the ' other side of the road. Trufk drivers have very keen eyesight, evidently; they can go for miles and miles akbaddle of the lines, and if the guliy is not too deep on the right side ot the road, you can pass him or meet him and wave a fond howdy-do to him.... but it's safe for you not to try to look at him. ?It is indeed a remarkable and worthy thing that haB taken place during the last few years; just imagine, If you can, that nearly all of ?he freight except coal, salt, stone, sard, and other non-profit revenue items, has been Bhlfted from the railroad (the mean old boogers) to trucks, and it Is now transported on these fine, fast vehicles on our roads that are not paid for. We are truly thankful for such prosperity, and nobody minds being slowed down or pushed off the . road if It helps our country to be so ''truck-handled." May they move on, and grow larger and faster, and finally If they want to, use all of the roads for their own traffic purposes. We don't mind, do we Bill? A BIRTHDAY PARTY ?our town poleeaman was given a supprise birthday party on frlday gone. hee wa shocked verry heavy when he was told to return back from his home to the cltty hall about 3 p. m. in the evening, he had alreddy I pulled off his shoes and gone to bed. he thought trubble had broke out. he fetched his 2 pistols and a shot gun and 3 pairs of brass knucks and his long pocket knife, he was prepared | to fight hitler, or any other Icy-latlonlsts, if necessary. ?he was led Into the auntlo-room which was dark as all out of doors, the light was suddenly turned on and lo and behold!, there was a big table of vittles spread out before his eyes with a cake in the middle that hell 68 candles. It had to be a big cake to take care of his years, a little cake was setting by the side of the big cake which had 17 candles on it. they represented the 17 years he has senred as the ofTlcer of the law In flat rock. ?he, being a poleesman, always thought that nohoddy diddont love him, hut when he saw the leading citizens of the town standing around the groaning table a-emlling, big tears rolled down hfs cheeks kfed splashed on the floor like gobblers *of waiter, everboddy's name was by the plate he was to eat out of and it dlddent take them verry long to get settled down to bizness. Sllmchance/ sr. coaddent read, and he was hope out by the" mayer." rev. will walte asked the* blessing. ???? ' _ ?after each person pressent had et all he could hold, the iaayer made a nice little talk In behaffjof the poless- ^77 man and recommended' him to exmy town In need of a first class officer of the law. he told that it had newerbenn necessary for the-''poleesman to shoot but 8 men and lie dlddent hurt either oaf Sf Item verry ***** %BrpBp~" shot In the bach and two in the caffe v of their legs, a few cheap preeeente were given to the poleesman: he responded with a toast ahd a alas* n* iced tea. then Sveryboddy weat off towards their respectable homes. ysrssMM, WUTe CkiM Ne?<l? I Laxative I s' rnmrn?mmmmmm Tour child should like this tasty liquid laxative and you should like the gtntl* way It usually wakes up a youngster's lasy intestines when given by the simple directions. SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT contains the saihe principal ingredient which has enabled its older . brother BLACK-DRAUGHT to give SO many users such satisfying reHe# far so many years! " Fsrhajp* that's why . it usually lid* a child such refreshing r?Mcf r when the familiar symptoms indicate a IsisMvs is needed. BYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT # mtmmrn i|%a > # ' iln lie i conn U S mMmL lot Bwoauctury dn k tfe) RilMqrAih Ne. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties Indebted to the estate of E. B. King are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, if any baring claims against the said estate win present them likewise, duly attested, within the tune prescribed by law. . PEARL KINO. ?7-r?r ' t . ' - a |m i,iaa AQinioiiiriirix* Camden, 8. C.. September 4, 1ML ?rv v ? -