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Rationing News Gaa FoV Victory Gardeners South Carolina Victory gardeners planning to cultivate plots away from their homes will bo eligible for extra ratloiiH of gasoline thin summer, If they run show need for extra mileage, the Ol'A announced. Mileage ration ing regulatiotiH are aptended to pro\ id e it p to .'too in Ilea for nix months for Victory garden travel, If the car owner ( I ) Is regularly cultivating a tract of vegetables of 1,500 stjuaro foot or more; (2) cannot gel to his garden any other way and shows his labor is nwi'.HHary to It; (3) arrangeH, If possible. to ahare his car with other gardeners. Change In Tire Ration effective May 1, pasHeiigar car drivers with mileage rations exceeding 240 monthly were made eligible for any grade of new tire.-^when their present earrings are not recapable. Formerly. Grade I casings were renerved principally for drivers with mileage rations over ,500 monthly Job Records of High School Students To help Sou til Carolina high school students find their proper place In the army (or 1 n war Industry), each ono will soon he ask?sl to make a card record of his school and Jot) history. These "Kdiicatlonal experience summary record" .cards will contain such information as a student's academic standing and achievement, vocational and pre-induction preparation, wage earning experience, aptitudes, significant hobbles and social security number. Replacements For Tractor Tires Replacement tires can ho obtained for farm tractors when there are no recapping facilities available, the Ol'A lias announced. Formerly, no replacements could be had for tires which were In recappable condition. "Lay Away" of Shoes Shoe dealers cannot hold or lay away shoes for customers beyond the end of the period in which a current war ration shoo stamp is valid unless they receive the shoe ration stamps in advance, the Ol'A has announced. Another amendment provides thut house slippers and moccasins designed tor Indoor uso only are not rationed. Dairy Barn, Fences, Gates Hans for a dairy barn that uses a minimum of critical materials may be obtained free from the IJ. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.. by writing for a leaflet on "A Wartime Dairy Barn." Mow to make fences and gates with a minimum of metals can also be obtained by writing for the folder "Wooden Fences and Gates." New Ceiling on Beef and Lamb Retail celling prices for beef and lamb will bo reduced one to three cents a pound below the ceilings originally scheduled to take effect April 15. Tiie new prices become effective May 17 and will bo uniform throughout the country for stores of the same 1 y pe. Shoes For Nurses Aides Nurses aides who need nurse's shoes and have no stamp 17 of their own, or of members of their families, may obtain a special shoe stamp by applying to their local ration board. If stamp 17 Is spent for nurse's white shoes and shoes are needed for genClean FALSE TEETH THIS EASY WAY .. . At taut. ? nricntiflc wny to rlrn it falur U^-th nmt biiilgrwurk It K A 1. I, Y clritii. Ju?t put your pinto 111 A of to * hit h a little ?|ilick arlinif hleenite Iira been added* Willi m?K ir 11k< ilhrninmiiiin una i.tnihi vhiiikIi - tin- orikiiinl rUun bright* 11 mil returns! It's ram. n .umini? al. Get Kleenite today at DeKalb Pharmacy or any good druggist. Farmers Can Still Obtain Measurement Farmers who have not alreudy done ?<> htill have the opportunity to obtain measurement on the fltdds In their farms by calling at the county AAA office. J I). Crawford, county AAA AdminlMtratlco officer announced tills week. All farms In the county have been mapped on aerial photographs and the acreage of varloua fields recorded. When requesting this acreage (fata, farmers should bring with them uny measurements or sketches thut they have which may be of any assistance In making these acreage determinations. 'I'his should he particularly helpful to the farmer this year, snlce the farmer cannot remove excess acreage uf cotton and tobacco aftbr perform* mice Is reported. In order to obtain full payment under the program In IU 13. In cases where a field will bo split In two or more parts In 1943. it wijl ho necusaary that the farmer furnish (tnouiJftf the principal dimensions to the county office to measure the parts for which acreage data are reque?te<J. Every Kershaw county farmer is urged to take advantage of thin offer, even though most of his fields may already bo planted. The Information furnished under this plan will comprise the official acreage for the farm during the 1943 program year, provided the farmer plants his crops according to the boundaries on which the acerage were determined. Mr. Crawford said many farmers already have obtained their crop acreages from the county oTfice. He urged that others take advantage of this opportunity as quickly as possible. There is no charge for this service Do's and Don'ts In Your Victory Garden I)o not cultivate beans while the foliuge Is wet. Deeply planted tomato plants will stand drought better. In cultivating, care must he taken not to break the roots of shallow rooted vegetables. Cultivation Is necessary for keeping weeds in check and to loosen the surface soil when It becomes compact. Make successive plantings of: Corn?Truckers' Favorite, Stowells Evergreen. Country Gentleman and Golden Bantam. Beans < Snap-Bunch) ? Bountiful and Strlngless Greenpod. Beans (Pole)- Kentucky Wonder and McCaslan. Idma Means (Pole)- Carolina or Seiva Bean. Lima Means (Munch) ? Henderson Bush or Wood's Prolific and Jackson Wonder. Cucumbers -Clark's Special, Early Fortune, Boston Pickling Transplant?Tomatoes. Sweet Potatoes. Egg Plant and Pepper. eral wear, further applications may be made to the board. More Nurses Needed More than t?.r?.0()O women must be added to iho nursing corps it' civilian health is in he maintained in 1943 I here is a drive on to.enroll qualified voting women Itt June in the 1.3M0 nursing schools attached to the county's leading hospitals. The go\ei iine ut has toi n down the L* IB* - ii n it Moiihxard apartments in Washington, built only 15 years ago at a com of $2,000.00". to make way for a new war department building. FOR SALE FIVE ROOM HOUSE AO 917 Lyttleton Street $lO0U.UU FOUR ROOM HOUSE CAA AA 1003 Lyttleton Street $10UU.UU TWO APARTMENT HOUSES tfc/l'JAA AA 1416 Lyttleton Street ?40UU.UU SIX-ROOM HOUSE fcOOKA AA 704 LaFayette Street TWO-STORY, 9-ROOMS ^^7^0 AA 501 Laurens Court $0f0U.UU TWO-STORY, lO-ROOMS A ?AA AA 302 Laurens Street ?p40UU.UU Terms: One-third cash and balance on easy monthly payments. ENTERPRISE BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION W. R. ZEMP, President D. A. BOYKIN, Secretary CAMDEN, S. C. Spring Forest Fires Cause Heavy Damage Norfolk, Va., May -"The South eastern States have, during the pant winter and spring, suffered the greatest destruction of forest values than at uny other time durnlg the last decade," according to Charles A. (111lott, Industrial Forester for the Seaboard Air Lliffc Hallway. "While the greatest loss has probuhly resulted from the doatructkm of young growth In the seedling and sapling stage, still, much mature timber has been severely damaged. It is the fire Injury to the older trees which can seriously Impede our efforts toward auppy lug forest products needed In the war effort," continued Mr. (ill lett. "War Industries depending upon renewable natural resources must have their supply of raw materials protected against fire If they are to produce this year over fifteen million tons of paper am} paper board to package food, supplies and munitions needed for overseas shipment, and to furnish other essential needs to our armed forces and essential civil | tans. These Industries will be re yulred to produce wood cellulose (or making smokeless powder, shell cases, j military textiles, heavy duty multiwalled paper aacka, photographic film, J paper, medical supplies, plasties, etc - all essential war uses." "Of the approximately 111,000,000 ucrea of forest laud In the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, (leorgia and Florida, 61,500,000 acree are under eome form of forest protection either by the Federal Government or by the States. 'I'llia repreaents approximately 55 4 per cent of the forest land under organized forest protection which la an increase of nearly 1 per cent over one year ago." "The problem of man power has I aerloualy incroaaed the problem of protecting the vaet areas from fire. It is now neceasary more than ever before for every person in these United States to bo exceedingly careful with fire and to take steps to co operate in extinguishing them should ihey occur. The problem of protecting the forests and .their industries is a real American problem to he handled with conviction and determination by citizens and their government if we a^e to ever achieve one of the freedoms for which we are fighting? freedom front want." Soil Conservation News (By V. T. Mullen I,. L. McLaughlin, of the Oakland community, has terraced and stripcropped a 50 tuTe field on his farm, The strips consist of cotton and small grains which will bo followed by a winter cover crop and summer legume respectively. Mr. McLaughlin has found these strips to be beneficial in controlling wind erosion in (he early spring when plants are young and tender and also controls erosion during heavy rains. Planned disposal areas of kttdzu and sericea lespedeza have been established us outlets for liis terrace wuter. Frank Kirk land, colored farmer of the Red Hill section, has an excellent st a ml of sericea lespedeza and kudzu. Five acres of kudzu were planted on stm'p eroded areas unsuitable for cultivation. Kudzu planting stxuk was furnished by the Lynches River Soli Conservation district. It. 8. Kirk, of the UgotjT^ has planted 30 acrea of t yi u jB beans to bo bogged dow^^J plantings uru being made *? In his District Conservation bwl year-round grantng. . FINAL DISCHARGE B Notice 1b hereby riven 1^1 month from this date, uu j. 1943, final accounting win be the Probata Court of Ken>h?w73 of the estate of Marlon V. Wl3 deceased, and on the same plication will be made to ^ M Court for a finn 1 discharge. Judge of Probate for Kershaw^v^^B Caiuden, 8. C., April 16, lb43. e? /kNTIS^TK^^B The Lone Ranger By Fran Striker j GET REW^V. HERt ? JACKSON WITH THAT MSSTERIOOS) Wfc WOMT HURT VDU. > MCS 0ACXSON' rvw NVCXINEPV WE. WW1T Pl\E GOT TWE HWE^. C NOO eo* WW THAT , ^r- machinery/ -^T SO THAT'S THE NEW MACHINERY vtC HUSBAND IS A1MIN' TUH US& AJ THE J u MINE. JT-7- C? X N^?L M f lock. at it, ctcwley. n A <TtAM fcNGIKfc/ ) 1 [ SMASH IT UP/^ / sxxvtey, vou b?mtA thk a the iasT -?v ftraxv/ no/ ixm will kh/t t>ft * ^ TW EN6HE VslTH BUUS ( ThEM WfcVL ftflWH IT WITH | I Trttf'* WHErCt THE GUNRRm jXKiriG FgQM j y >1 01 RUM PLENTYj TROUBLE ! 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