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V Dodie, of Park Rldgs, sends me the following ditty, a aort of ode to the man power shortage. "Star bright Star bright What good are you To me tonight7 I wish I may T wish I might Have a date Tomorrow night." I'atsy of old Beloit. drops a,card to gay that a will of your own will help vol! to succeed better than the will oi a rich relative. * * One of our esteemed citizens said that trying to get a ride on a city bus in Columbia reminded him of a friend of his, who living li^i a town up north where fire had destroyed two sardine factories declared the people up there should not worry, that the town street busses were still running. IMn admits-tho point system has him. a hit groggy but ho thanks Heaven that his wife knows how to count. After reading war headlines In the paper and Iisteninp' to the news commentators over the air, we have come to the conclusion that every single town in the European war zene Is an important rail Junction. Folks, in times like these, when Ihe air and the press pour forth stories of blood and gore from the battlefields, why not enjoy an evening of genuine fun and frolic. That is a plug for the policeman's ball, to bfc held on the. evening of Thursday, March 25. in the High school gymnasium. The Shaw field orchestra has been socyt-d for the occasion and take it Iroiu your Skipper, there will be a hot time in the old town that night. It may be that the eminent Professor Morrison may be prevai'ed upon to give a piano selection during the evening.. If he does that means I Bo home. There are some things I can take, but when It comes to a pianist playing in the cracks Instead of the alack and white keys?well?it gets my goat. Now to the more serious side of life. First of all a reason why we ?ive thanks: For our continued freedom and blessing of our unscarred earth; for the courage of our fighting men and the devotion of a united people who sLand behind them; and for the clear jnflinohing resolve of the American Mid British democracies that right shall triumph, justice shall prevail and lasting peace shall reign throughout life world. t A laugh is just like sunshine It freshens alt the day It tips the peak of life with light And drives the clouds away The soul grows glad that hears it And feels its courage Strong ^ laugh is just like sunshine ror cheering folks along. I like to think when the day Is done That I have helped some weary one? That someone's tired hands and feet Are rested and her heart more sweet? Borne red face may be ashine Because of some kind deed of mine. * During some of the rainy dreary lays when the usual rush of the Chamber of Commerce office Is hushed, the little lady at the desk next to nine draws forth her knitting needles md the welter of yarn and things Bart clicking. She has magio In her <ny hands and the garments that jrow and grow and grow under her left manipulation of those thlnQS that ook like chop sticks Is ever a source >f wonderment to me. sf-e And speaking of knitting, I always issociate that art to a stage play I r witnessed many year* ago and which featured that wonderful singer, Al. Wilsou. One song that Wllaon sang in a play in which he took the role of Metz, a lad of the Alps. will ever linger in my memories of sweet mu?lc. Met* is seated In front of hie Alpine sweetheart, his hands outstretched and holding up the skein of woolen yarn. The Alpine lady winds the yarn Into a ball as Wilson, In his beautiful voice with those heart-throbbing breaks, softly sings: # "For when, my love, lovo, rolla tho woolen, woolen cord With tender care My soul, the skeins 'she's winding, winding round Her heart so fair." There Is more to that tender chorus ?wish I knew It now. For today so many of our dear ones are "sitting with their knitting. In the good, old fashioned way." ? Sport Potpourri BY THE SKIPPER ir .? ? -??^ ^ i Frltzie Zivic lost again to Beau Jack, the Augusta colored lad. and as was the case In the irst meeting, a low blow which robbed him of the round, was the margin of defeat. Those Glllett Blade broadcasts of sVort events over the Mutual and which can bo picked up with fine clarity over WOK are listentMl to by many Camden fight fans. We never miss a 0110 of them. * * We had an idea from the tone of the blow-by-blow reporter and also of Bill Corum,. chief .announcer, that Zlvic had the Augusta boy chasing rainbows the last several rounds. In fact, we thought 'that despite a slow start, Zlvic earned the decision. But he did not get It. * The sport scribes were unanimous in declaring the bout a good draw after Zivic had been robbed of the eleventhVound. And we say "robbed" because that was what happened. The referee was the only person In the 20,000 under the Madison Square Garden roof, that saw a border line blow as being foul. * Fritzie was over 8 years older than Beau Jack and he was at the bottom end of ji 3 to 1 choice before the fight because of that age disparity. None of the so-called experts gave Zivic a chance against the yqunger Jack, especially over a 12 round distance. But Fritzie surprised them. After a bad start, during which he dropped some five or six rounds on points, he started on the long trail back and instead of the aged Pittsburgh laddie getting tired and losing his punch, it was the youthful colored tad who began to wilt and who drew a bad larroping In the closing rounds. We heard a splendid broadcast of the championship game of the Southern Conference, played at Raleigh last Saturday night between Duke Uni-| verslty and George Washington University. The announcer, and he was one of the best I have ever listened to, In his pre-game chatter seemed to regard the outcome as being In the bag for Duke. What an upset. George1 Washington, presented a brilliant defense and with a superb shooting offensive, made the game a veritable rout, winning 56 to 40. * If any one knows their basketball, they might have discounted the pregame prognostication regarding the prowess and winning proclivity of the Duke team. True, Duke has been tops for almost three seasons but then Duke never played a team like that Goorge Washington gang. Whenever you see some of those Whiss Kids from the Midwest iu a team line-up you can wager that the team ie good, dim Haunch, high scoring player of the tournament and who sparked George Washington to the title hails from ICvansville, lml. Kd Gustafson, another high scorer, is from Moll no. 111. liob Groetslnger, who started as guard, is from Peoria, while the other ace player, Johnny Konlzowskl, is from Pennsylvania. Joo Gallagher, captain, Lh from up Now York way. Speaking of basketball, this week will probably wind up the City league program and then softball. Already plans are being made to have a league of six or eight teams with gqV*"* played at least three nights each week on the high school field, corner of Fair and Laurens street. Coach Lnldsay Pierce of the high school says he can place at least two teams in the league while three or more will enter from the Southern Aviation school. It is hoped to have the Home Guards place a team In the loop and there may be others from the mill villages. I k 11 E A best-selling laxative] [All OVER THE SOUTH] it's thrifty and fits most folks needs ' _ 'V % ' <3 2*'-- -rtt. y rJ Jj .r*f. State Theatre I Kershaw, S. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 12 'DESPERATE JOURNEY* I Errol Flynn-Ronald Reagan SATURDAY, MARCH 13 I "OVERLAND TO DEADWOOD" Runnel! Haydon Cliff Edwards SAT., MARCH 13, 10:30 I j I "JOHNNY DOUGHBOY'* I I Jane Withers-Patrick Brook J MON.-TUES., MAR. 15-16 I I "FOR ME AND MY GAL" I Judy Garland-George Murphy | WED., MARCH 17 I "LUCKY LEGS" | Jinx Faulkenburg - andRussell [ Hayde v THURS., MARCH 18 I j "THE BLACK SWAN" Tyrone Powers-Maureen O'Hara Hj Matin**?Adults 25c; children H| under 12, 11o | ! Evening?Adult*, 90c; children I j under 12, 11 o j Roses I and Thorns "Why should we use an English I tune in our church service when this nation has a national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner?" asks a lovely lady at one of our tourist hotels. The lovely .lady .propounded the question to me because I belong to Grace church where a verse of "America" is sung at the Sunday morning service. It is the one number of the morning's menu of hymns that everyone joins in an sings. The statement of the lovely lady perplexed us. Of course we wanted good Dr. Clarke to have a truly Amerljean song sung when the glorious Stars and Stripes are uplifted in front of the altar. Should we change from America to "The Star Spangled Banner" which is unsingable except to a daring tenor or soprano? Well, our troubles same to a conclusion last Thursday when we discovered hidden away in the columns of the Charlotte Observer a column of comment anent the very soul-stirring problem which fell upon our shoulders. "The Star Spangled Banner" is just as much a foreign air as "America," which we all know is sung ?to the tune of the British national anthem. But horrors folks?we filched the tune of "The Star Spangled Banner" from the Germans, who today are about the most hated race in the world. That famous columnist Westbrook Pegler, thinks we should adopt a genuine American number for a national anthem.. We think so to.. We confess we do not know all the words to the Star Spangled Banner and those who have tat or stood near us when we triecj to sing "it|* are conscious that we certainly fail shy of knowing just how to reach tfcose words "The land of the free." As Pegler says, If a thousan patriots try to sing it there comes a point at which they all fall back except a dogged few who sound like old women wailing at a weed-grown grave." * It happened up in the history class at tho Hlflh school?or did itT The t teacher said to the pupils, "Name two ancient sports," whereupon one of the lads shouted "Anthony and Cleopatra/' Talking to Mary up in tho library the other day and happening to mention that Friend Donny was u martyr : <o ^yHpepaia, where upon Mary seas "Not exactly Skipper. He's got dyspepsia all right, but I'm the martyr " Oh Ye*, Oh Ye*?tho troublo with this daylight saving as I see it Is that a bird doesn't get sleepy early enough to get sleep enough to be up early enough to catch the, worm ^ : Nice Work Fellar The rehabllatatlon of the traffic markings on the streets of the City can be charged dlreotly to Mons. Wylie Sheorn, member of the City council, and chairman of the committee on streets. Nice going brother Legionnaire. # * The work of the police department in saving the limbs and necks of Camden bike riders is to be commended. Last week 23 of them forked over a buck each after they had fallen prey to the seeing-eyes of tho Camden coppers when they essayed to sully forth on their pedalstoeds after dark without lights. To our way of thinking that dollar was a darned good Investment?for it probably will bo a warning against further risking of necks. We hope everybody will go blngoing on March 19.. Father Edmund Burke's super-deluxe bingo classic will be staged that evennlg at St. Mary's hall under the personal direction of that eminent artist from the Christian stables, Mr. Jack Healy. Take a bow Jack. * * ? And speaking of that bazaar, bingo reanlo and what else have you, it's going to be an evening of rare joy and happiness and we hope that every one In Camden will turn out 100 per cent. : The afternoon from 6 to 7 p. m. those gracious ladies, Mrs. Jack Healy and Miss Riley will have charge of the children's program and what a lot of fun In games, etc., has been planned.. At 6 o'clock the world's greatest exposition of grand-cooked things in the form of a dinner will be served to the hungry by the Grandest Girls committee. The bingo classic will get underway about the same time so If you are not eating you can go blngolng, * Then will come the raffleing of the war bondB. The good Father informs us that Donaldo Morrison, famed pianist and health expert is to help out in the evening program so we assume that Donaldo will have some shooting to do in the bingo as well as the auction event. * * * And of course there are going to be some auper-dooper booths at which many useleaa thinga will be sold at most outlandish high prices. ' Anyhow, the whole thing Is going to be one riot of fun and I'm telling the world you'll be sorry If you miss It. Don't Put Your Clothes Away Soiled! j Bring Them In Today?Let Us Dry-Clean Them For ! You?Our Expert Work It Supreme. j 20% DISCOUNT C AS j No Discount On Packages 25c Or Less Palmetto Dry Cleaners, Inc. .. _ .... i + 'v _. ' Ernst DcKalb Street. Phone 6 ' . * Cause For Laughter "Why," said Judge Rice In police court to the women who faced him ee e prisoner charged with asaault, "why did you throw that hot flatlron at your husband." "Lawdy Jedge," said the woman prisoner, "I have a motter. several motters and one of them be strike while the Iron am hot." Noted in a magazine the other day the statement that wo all have to learn, ho don't he blue when you are green. Which reminds me that blackberries are red when they are green. Oh Shush!!! * "Is It true Don," sez I, "that women live longer than men? "8ure 'tis," said Don. "Especially widows." ? ? * This is a real Scotch story. An old man was sitting in the waiting room of a railroad station not so far from here, smoking his pipe. A porter saw him and going up to him said. "Don't you see that notice on the wall over there 'No Smoking Allowed'?" "Sure," said the old man. "Hut how In the devil can 1 keeb all your1 darned rules? There's another one on that wall that says. 'Wear Splrella Corsets'." HOW WEATHER AND CLIMATE MAKE US WHAT WE ARE It might be tin* "barometer blues" that Is giving you that down-in-thedumps feeling. Find out how weather atub climate can affect our dispositions. Here's a fascinating article you'll enjoy. See It in the March 2lst issue of The American Weekly the big magazine distributed with the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN On Sale At All Newsstands RUPTURE Shield Expert Here Again E. J. MEINHARDI, widely known Expert of Chicago, will personally be In Columbia, 8. C., at the Jefferson Hotel, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, March 17th, 18th, and 19th, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. and 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. dally. MR. MKIN1IARW says: The Meinhardt Shield in a tremendous improvement?woJl known for producing iminedlate results. It prevents the Rupture from protruding in 10 days on the average? regardless of si*e or location of Rupture and no matter how hard you work or strain. It haa no log slrapa. (No Surgery or Injection Treatments used.) Mr. Meluhardl has been coming here for 15 years. He has thouHunda of satisfied Customers. 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