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BANR WITH VOtJB COUNTRY Is the theme of this elective Defense i?a#!f#i pd^ter now sSSnin stOre~wi?dow| and In the lobbies of buildings all ovgr ifoe CPitf try. Drawn by'artist Henry Billing?, of Rhinebeck, N. Y.f the poster*~S>or trays the"spirit' ofpislriotiam by* investing in the United States Government through the purchase of, | Defense Bonds and Stamps. Stamps are priced from 10 cents to $$; Bonds from 118.76 to $10,000. ^ KER8HAW HIQH 8CH00L < ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE Tho Kershaw Eagles basketball season opened last Tuesday with Lancaster Purple Hurricane. Th<e schedule for the remainder of the season U as follows: January 16, Rock Hill at Rock Hill. January 23, Buford at Kershaw. January 27, Open. January 30, Rock Hill at Kershaw February 3, Great Falls at Great Fall b. February 6, Great- Falls at Kershaw. February 10, Lancaster at Lancaster. February 12 and 13, County tournament. February 18, 19, 20, District tournament. v Mather Outplays Kingstree 24 to 19 In^a battle with TomUnaon quint of Kingstree, Mather Academy's Blue Ragles won their first basketball game of the season, Friday night, 24-19. Tho beginning line-up was as follows: guards, Stovall and hjplson; center, Lewis; forwards, Russell and Kelley. Coach Watson stated that this year's squad has proved to be somewhat faster than last year's players. The main team of nine players which includes the five mentioned above were all members of the '41 football squad. Others of the group are Caldwell, Thatch, W. Williams, T. Cooper, and Elerbee the manager. ... an essen/ia/ AMERICAN i/tc/i/sfry All plant life depends upon potash because it is one of the necessary plant foods. Prior to 1914 scarcely any potash was produced in this country When European supplies were cut off during the last war, the price of potash increased from $35 to as high as S500 por ton, and in most cases no potash at any prico was available. Born in that emergency, an American potash industry has been developed, with average prices now much below those of 1914, to a point which will assure supplies of this necessary plant food in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Cuba. Thus does this relatively new industry take a front-line position in American defense., AMERICAN POTASH INSTITUTE hAIA Imiipnimd MSS IfaiNMh St, N. W.. W?sfc4?ftoa, D. C ?- -T o'; u- j. \ v . .-> ! l ** " \ Soldier Buried After Twenty Years Htutesville, N. CV,~Jan. 10?Tbe body of Thomas Hoyd Speaks, 17-year-old American soldier who was killed by u (ierman shell In the Argonue forest on October 4, 1918, was Interred today 20 years after It was brought back to the United States. Today the soldier was burled beside his ntothcr, -Mrs. -John Bpeaks. who died Thursday at her home in Union Grove towuship. A commitment service for .tfie e*-?erYl<;e '??? was held a few minutes after 'the mother's body was lowered Into tlie grave. Originally Speaks was burled In France. Ills body was brought back to America in 1921, am! arrived at tbe Speaks home August 91, 1921. The father, a farmer of north Iredell county, refused to bury his son, and built a little house In the yard where the fla^-draped casket remained for two decades. 8ons Live in Camdsn Statesville, Jan. 8?Mrs. John Speaks, 67, died suddenly this morning at her home in the Union Grove community, after a heart attack. She had bodti In declining heftlth for several months. Mrs. Speaks, thu former Miss Gillie Templeton of North Ird-? dell, was a daughter Of th$ late Robert and Juliet Templeton. Surviving are her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Nora Hunter, Mrs. Chattle Honeycutt Of Raleigh, Mrs. Thelma Norman of JSlkin, and Mrs, Clint Ball of Statesville; two eons, Howard Speaks and Glenn Speaks of Camden, S. C.I a sister, Miss Emily Templeton of Asheville; three brothers, M. J. and Rowe Templeton of Union Grove, and Jesse Templeton of Wilkes county. She was a member of Union Grove Methodist church. MORE EGGS FOR DEFENSE AND BETTER NUTRITION Clemson, Jan. 6?The production of "food for victory" under the National Agricultural Program calls for as much Increase as possible in egg production. the requested Increase for South Carolina in 1942 being 8 percent over 1941. To attain this goal South Carolina hens must lay .26,460,000 dozen eggs.| "This increase In egg production can be attained by adding a few more chickens to each flock and feeding and curing for the flocks In accordance with already known best methods", says D. W. Watklns, director of the Clemson College Extension Service. "This increase represents the direction in which our poultry production has been moving anyway and will not take South Carolina out of the list of deficit poultry-producing states. As a matter of fact, thousands of farm families need to consume more eggs for better nutrition, to say nothing of the needs of working families in our cities and towns. "This additional 8 percent goal requested by the government will not render unnecessary the usual precautions that must be taken in the production and marketing oWkks", Director Watklns continues. "No doubt the markets which take these eggs will demand the same standard grades and qualities which have been In demand heretofore. While a floor" has been put under prices, producers should keep in mind economical methods of production and the price at which they are able to" sell their eggs. Production costs, therefore, are important and the lower these costs may be the greater will be the profit realized. "Growing yellow corn, oats, lespedeza meal, and other poultry feeds and processing those on the farm will be important to poultrymen in 1942 because the price of tfcese feedstuffs is bound to be high. Farmers having electricity can use small electric mills pnd equipment for doing much of the poultry work economically. The national goals for South Carolina should not be taken as the basis for incurring undue expenses In building poultry houses and other permanent improvements. However, many farmers may Justify some expenditures for permanent poultry improvements In adjusting the!" farm system permanently to a larger poultry production." AtWHIMTA COLD THREATENS At the very first sniffle, sneeze, or any sign of a cold Just try a few drops of Vlcka Va-tro-nol up each nostril. If used In time. Va-tro-nol's quick action helps prevent many colds from developing. ...And remember this, when a head cold makes you miserable, or transient congestion "fills up" nose and spoils sleep-S-??rpes? Va-tro-nol does three important things. It (1) shrinks swollen membranes, <a > relieves Irritation, (8) helps clear clogged nasal passages. Enloy the relief It brings. Follow directions in folder. WI1?tUPt WORTH fl.MI For 7 packages of Petunias, Zinnias. Marigolds, Sweet Peas, Candy- I and nalsam just A I send name and <1 MM ddrtojto Vleta. VKO-J^ ; Dept. B, Oreens- .. ? boro,N.C. WATtOlfOl |i * ~ ".* " rz?-. ? - ? Governor Ends Prison Leaves '# The uucoveriug of "certain" conditions at the men's penitentiary has prompted Governor J. K. Harley to put an end to all I eaves-of-a bee dees for prlaoners, It Is announced at the executive offlcepv " Details of these conditions were not Immediately made public. " ATI along. Governor llarloy hag permitted leaves-oLabsences only In the caseH of prisoners needing outside nuidlcal treatment or those In whose Immediate families there was serious illness or death. Now, npt even these will be granted, he said. "After a thorough investigation, fnd after consultation with the attorney general, I am convinced that leavesof-absenceB from the penitentiary for any reason whatsoever are Illegal and henceforth none will be granted by me." the governor's statement said. Continuing, the governor said: "In the event a prisoner must leave prison or a chain gang for some reason I deem sufficient, he will be allowed to do so, but only In the custody of a guard, or guards. "Leaves-of absences have been a disputed point for a good many years find I feel that the Issue Is cleared up by my decision. "If a prisoner is entitled to clemency, It should be granted In the regular yay by the probation and parole boar# My policy Is now, and will continue to be, to act In such cases after Investigation and rflcoblntehdatlon by the probation and parole board created at the laBt session of the legislature." The governor did not immediately give any further explanation of his action than^his statement that 'certain conditions" hafi been uncovered at the penitentiary.?Columbia Record. No Rubber. Girdles No Lovely Form Washington, Jan. 3?Maybe Pop will have to sacrifice hlB automobile tires to beat the Axis, but ?what about Miss America, who may lose her figure? Walt 'til she realizes what the war is going to mean in terms of foundation garments. Not to mention garters. And bathing suits. * And countless other feminine items in which elasticity holds the secret of success. . While the rubber shortage first may have father sitting up nights with a shotgun before the year is over to guard his tires from itching fingers of desperate neighbors, the distaff side of the family will be facing a major morale problem a little later?control of girth without a girdle. Production of all due essential civilian rubber goods was halted by the government last month, after outbreak of war In the Pacific shut off Far Eastern sources of crude rubber supplies. Inventories at that time were very large, but toward the end of 1942 or early in 1943 present Stocks of corsets, girdles, golf balls, sink stoppers and thousands of other gadgets and near-essentials common in all households or offices will be exhausted. \ O. P. M. experts predict the real pinch in the rubber shortage will be felt In 1943 and 1944', leaving seeming hardships of tire rationing almost pale in comparison. And barring restoration of Far Eastern trade, they express little hope of, getting domestic and South American rubber production Into high gear until 1947.' By that time father will have put away the shotgun and left the car in storage, and mother's figure probably will be a censored subject of conversation. Many of the immediate civilian problems could be solved, the experts ^ay, if rubber could be reclaimed indefinitely. However, It eventually loses its elasticity under the reclaiming process?and milady's girdles made of reclaimed rubber would promptly, obviously, and unfortunately lose their two-way stretch. Defense officials admitted they had heard reports of Britain's experience with the problem and the ultimate decision there to permit continued production of girdles as a morale builderupper for women wearing uniforms. Here, however, they haye given no hint as yet that Uncle Sam may be equally lenient. QUICK RELIEF From Symptoms of Distress Arising From STOMACH ULCERS due to EXCESS ACID Free Book Tells of Home Treatment that Must Help or It Will Cost , You Nothing Over two million bottles of WILLARD TREATMENT have been sold for relief of symptoms of distress arising* from 8tomach and Duodenal Ulcers due to Excess Acid?Poor Digestion, Bour or Upset Stomach, G easiness. Heartburn, Sleeplessness, etc., doe to Exoeee Acid. Sold on 16 days' trial 1 Ask for "Wlllsrd's Message** which tally explains this treatment? freest W. R. Zeosp's Drag Store. . f I*--* ' i--j Scientific Fates, Social Gains Measured for Eight Repeal Yeai Reports or u>a federal time..? ment and many other author* tatlve agendo* have provided evi ' deuce of improved o c I a I and economic condition* and an en lightened public and professional attitude toward the uae or alcnboile beverage*, In the eight year* since Prohibition was repelled Such benefit* were forecast at the lime the Nation acted in 1933 Examples compiled from oitlciai source* inolude the following: Federal and mate revenues from alcoholic beverage* have yielded seven and a quarter billion dollar* Of this total, three billion dollar* came from legal beer alone, *ay* the United ' Brewer* Industrial Foundation. Employment Increased 36% froin 1932 to 1940, buildnly construction Is up 103% and retail tales are up 78% since 1932. . Ice cream' consumption is up 95%; mtMcv consumption up to 10.6%; cofTee up 33%; money speni for soft drtnkt has trebled. Bootleyyiny seizures were reduced 74% elnce 1929; arrest* by Federal agents down 62%. Alcoholism death rate decreased 31%, according to the Census. Bu reau, and the 1940 rate?1.9 per loo.ooq?is the lowest ,m 19 years. Deaths f r o m > traffic accidents went down 12% on a motor-miles baslB, according to the National Safety Council. Crime rate dropped from 1,646 pei 100,000 population In 1932 to 1,566 in 1940, according to the Federal Bureau of investigation. , \tll6hg the scientific findings reported In authoritative medical publications are the following compiled by the Brewers Foundation: "Ardent prohibition workers get cancer with the same frequency as do bartender*." ? Dr James A. Tobey. Fellow of the American Health Association. 'There 1* no clinical or pharma'V . < 'logic evidence thai would su*-' that alcohol alone ever pro ducea heart disease." ? Dr. Paul While. Harvard Medical School 'There le abundant evidence that alcohol alone doea not cause clrrho la of the liver."?Dr. Jain** M Ueaxell.and Dr Andrew C. Ivy of ca) School "Experimental atudlea . . . rail to reveal thai the consumption of ai cobol in moderate doses Is harm ful to the normal; or even tiio diueaaed. kidney." ? Dr. Mauruo Rruger of the New York PostGraduate Medical School and Hospital. ThW life expectancy of moderate drinkers ts slightly greater than that of total abstainers.?"Alcohol and Longevity," by the late Dr. Raymond Pearl, Johns Hopkins University. Research is showing that alco noli am Is a symptom, rather than a cause of mental and other tils. The Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, says: "Many Investigators have.shown that beyond'question the great majority of alcoholics have mental disturbances and abnormalities of personality." ~n The favortte excuse of Immoderate drinkers that they had only a "few beers"?no matter what they drink?has been exploded by use of scientific testing standards adopted t? the American Medical A8so( elation. , The brewing Industry's nationwide moderation program has also provided cooperation with law enforcement authorities to maintain proper conditions In places where beer and ale are sold. These facts contrast sharply wltb the lawlessness, corruption, and, waste of prohibition, and its estimated cost of a billion dollars & year, as recorded by the Encyclopedia Americana Annual 1934. /> . - Annual Meeting Of Red Cross (Continued from flrtt page) other church business circles are ask- . ed to do the sam?^ if they so desire. There's much to be done and the new quota will soon be here. The work for our own Kershaw folk is progressing nicely. Please bring any clothes you can spare to the rooms. Miss Whittredge's first aid claB? has gotten off to a fine start and Dr. Humphries has many more in formation. Miss Pittman is busy with the high schbol. Major Brailsford is assisting each class begin work. Red Cross headquarters are now the busiest bee hive in Camden. Come 1 and see and help. Open every day from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. War Relief To Date City of Camden and county districts; complete total, $3,142.25; County districts reported? Baron DeKalb, Blaney, Charlotte Thompson, Rabon's Cross Roads, Gates Ford, Midway, Malvern Hill, Liberty Hill, Bethune, reports Mrs. Gertrude B. Harris, treasurer war relief fund. CLARENDON COUNTY FARMER PLOWS FIRE BREA S. J. Lee of near Alcolu in Claren JUounty and his two brothers, J. B. T. E. have been protecting their la from fire since 1982. They, started plowing fire-bri then and every year thereafter t have replowed their flre-breakg keep fires originating on neighbo lands from burning over their pro ty. In making fire-breaks, they cut the brush ahead of the plow then follow with a turning plow pi by mules in order to cover over grass and litter. T|iis leaves a bi ?Wp which hinders the progresl fires. They live two miles east of Alt on the Plowden Mill Road. Since t started protecting their lands i fire-breaks they have had only fires burn a small portion of the 1 acres In their possession. Naturally longleaf and loblolly pine trees gJ ing on their lands have made rem able growth and the Lee Brothers 1 been well repaid for the safe gi they have provided for their land REPORT OF CONDITION OF MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BAN1 OF BETHUNE IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE CLOSE BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 31, 1941 A88ET8 Loans and discounts including $12,123.60 guaranteed by John T. Stevens and deposit made $ 25,38 United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed.... 4,95 Corporate stocks 1 1,27 Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balances, and cash items in process of collection 69,31 Bank premises owned $1,000.00, furniture and fixtures $1,771.62.. 2,77 Real estate owned other than bank premises ........ 7,71 Other assets 2,60 TOTAL ASSETS $114,09 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations..$ 73,61 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 6,16 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 6,07 Other deposits (certified and officers' checks, etc.) 41 TOTAL DEPOSITS $86,504^64 Other liabilities 85 TOTAL LIABILITIES (not Including subordinated obligation* shown below) $ 85.8* CAPITAL ACCOUNT8 Capital* $20,01 Surplus 4,01 Undivided profits 4,21 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS .... 28,2 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $114/* This bank's capital consists of common stock with total par ; value~of $20,000.00. MEMORANDA Pledged assets (and securities loaned) (book ralue): U. S. Government obligations, direct and guaranteed, pledged to secure deposits and otheT liabilities, $ 4,M Secured and preferred liabilities: a I Deposits secured by pledged, assets ^.pursuant to requirement H On date of report the required legal reserve against deposits <rf this bank was Assets reported above which were eligible as legal reserve fl amounted to v. ???* 1. P. E. Kerr. Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly 4 that the'above statement la true, and that It fully and correctly repr^ the true elate of the several matters hertin contained and eetftathr "fl best of my knowledge and belief. Correct?Attesti - - -r r. ^F.'B. KERs h. l. Mcpherson, v <9 JNO. T. STBJVENS " ; O. W. KNIOHT Director _? s .: LOR1NO DAVIS Stati of South Carolina. County of Kershaw, ss: M Sworn to and subscribed before me thie 8th day of January, 1941, m hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this beak My Commission expiree March B, Mt, '0HN ** YOUNO' ^*7^