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the CAMDm CHKOmCt-tt CAMDKW, >OUTH CAKOUWA. WtlO/W, JULY tt, HH jUon^ Roadside By rumwn Extenaloa Intomatlon ^ SpeeUlIat 0^d€D—• happonl beanttfol tovn thAt did forothoufht hero, and tTAM dtil nni dutiful original troeo did not JTfire and axa And the atreeta ^ follow cow.patha. The wide i^lanea and aTenuea are ample ^ for the preeent hut for the j^d the homea are on lota to compriae aorea Inatead A feet There Jo the ehann of privacy, and fresh air in Cam- Irtaee that moot (owna-iotsot. ftwards one comer of the connty ^rty HUl-eo high that I saw blooming in the dells and the pine of the mountains growing >ly on its nigged slopes, area has been largely denuded bt timber and erosion has driren ) from most of the lands. Fire il, early Inaugurated in Kershaw jty, has done a great job, and a ^emesB of timber is coining back tb« hills. fares has pasture and cattle lilities. Leepedesa abounds since bare gone. And dallas grass it there. The fertility of the liM mostly in the branch bot that now grow a Jungle of brush briers. Along these, real pas- are possible. County Agent ley tells me that many of the its who still abide in those hills eH with cattle in a very crude taking them out and haTlng a good yearlings to sell that the grasses produce, along the river is to be found 8 of acres of the most fertile In the state—ttie swamp ru- id with dikes. Ton don*t see along the roadside, but yon hare back among the by-wmys. Many draw their main snstenanoe those prodigtonsly fertile acres, tton is still King in the county, sot an absolute one, as in the The acreage has shrunk with hbor, and the yield has come up. lie sweet potato has grown from tew rows on each farm to oonsldei^ I commercial Importanoe. MeCar* tells me that this year there wars tDe heated fiotato plant beds in connty. Onions, too^ hays been [need commercially. These sad potstoea aie being prodneed prin- lly for the army nie torosgh the lydration plant at Camden. 1 a start baa been made with The local ahipplng assoclatltm the extenalon aerrice organised I a few years ago has shipped head that brought 110,804.10 to powers. A livestock ineouM is led on each farm, and the county Poeltry is finding its way from a iTvd proposition to the point St hi products now go to nuurket, ‘ the eointy agent’s ottlca has for- the outlet last year they #,7(3.6 dosen eggs that 13,340.40: This year so %sr SITS assembled, grsided, packed shipped out 20,840 dosen that ht |(,697.57. u, in the case of both hogs and markets are being provided for products of planned dlveraifiea- i hive seen some of the finest in the aUte on both aidea of the 8 sleek Itoef eatUe in large It takes a lot of grasing to wilderness from coming the IVio of Diamond Stars Here George Sisler, ¥nd Matthews and Clyde Snkeforth open the Brooklyn Dodger Baseball School for boys in Camden next Tuesday. Wartime Ftvest Fire F^ventionCampaign PME ILKVIM GEORGE SISLEK Recognising tke extensive use of wood in toe war a naitionwlda cam paign to cr^to Intereat in foreat tire S evenUon was inaugurated in 1341. Souto Carolina the campaign was opened by proclsmation of the Oover- nar and was widely puMiclsed ovw the radio, throngb toe press and by the use of poeters and billboards. The second year of the program waa aimi- larly publicised end. in fact, a greater amount oi literatime dealing with fire prevention was made available. 2b 1144 toe slogan “Our Careless- aesa,” was based on the fact that the majority of all woods fires are caused from carelessness. Billboards uiging - tos-pubUc-to etaiDB -out -ctgar^tos were posted on outdoor advertising signs i through the cooperation of outdoor advertising agen- ciea and local industries, which spon sored the signs. Posters urging farm ers and tenants to be careful In bum- ng fields and brush piles were dis tributed and^all agricultural agencies earried the word to farmers through BBS toe use of cireulsrs. tn Kenbaw county, too much cannot ba said tar toe excellent cooperation at the gen eral public and, particularly Indus- triea and bnstneas firms for tha man ner in which they cooperated with the forest service in conducting this pro gram. The wood of the gutta percha tree is too spongy to have any Umber value. X-RAYS MEASURE WHITE HOT SHEET METAI. White hot sheet steel, at a temperar tnre as hi^ as 1000 dagreat F, and moving at a speed of 20 miles an hour as it emerges from a rolling mill can have its thickness accniwtely meas ured by X-ruys, Dr. W. D. CooUdge. General Electric vice president in charge of research, revealed In hii ac ceptance of the Franklin Medal, awarded by toe Franklin InsUtutsc OLTDB SGKEFOBVH Wm MATTHEWS Reforestation In Kershaw Connty Approximately three million trees have been planted oir Idle land in Kershaw county since 1386. Tha tree seedlings were grown at tha State Foreat nurseries, one of which waa formorly located at Camden. This hss since been combined with the Horace L. Tllgbman State Forest Nur sery located at Sumter. Many of the early plantings hsve developed into fully stocked stands of fast growing pine. In fact, the owners win soon be able to secure a considerable return from thinnings which wUl be sold ss pnlpwood. Many other younger stands are scattered It U7I that hoas smt moat of Uto th^h^^ County to »**”““*■ “*" I iftg TS flseTlrom one^ait acre up to as much as a hundred or more acres. The principal apeclee used are lob lolly, slash and longleat pine, all at wbidi grow well and rapidly to this aecUon. Seedlings may be secured r tribnted greaUy. For the last two years the Southern Kraft Corpora tion has purchased trees from the l^th Csroltoa Forest Service for free distribuUon to landowners for the re- forestsUon of idle land. Last year the Champion A Fibre company and toe union Bag ah7'Fi^r com pany Joined with the Southern Kraft Oorporatkm to the plan, making (0,000 trees avallahla to farmers to Kei^ ahaw ccuBty. The seed from which the seedlings are grown at tha nursery are collected chiefly by farmers and boys’ elnbs under the dlrecUon of toe wardeni This work Is carried on to the fall. Just* before the pine cones open and let the seed falL The cones are then taken to the norsery, where they are threshed cleaned and the seed stored for future use. _ Records rirow TSST one man can plant between 760 and 1000 trees per di^. This amounts to one acre as it takes about 1000 treat per acre at a (x8 foot spacing. Faced with present la^r problems, many land owners . ^ have used teen age boys and women ^ ^ success. toe neereet empress oince, tnronito toe* nlanttogs made by them have t^ District ^rwter. County Ran^, ghoira toe nsnal high peroentage of Wardens, Soil Conservation service, County Farm agent, and Vocational Detection System Agricultural teacher. Each of the agencies listed is prepared to take applications at any time, mnd it is recommended that those desiring treee make arrangements as early as _ possible. On that toTtbe^riveT^^ as^—AR -of- 4he—agricultusal agencies Imlgbt ba fnmishfld the-whole CoimtZL ^ is lush &nd ahoB-top hlfh, and In order that adequate protection there. What undeveloped treae- itlll lie in the uncleared bottoms that river, and the break bot- that wind through the hills of «haw! They are opportunities, •Cloning for the future. ^Belng fairly near Columbia, con- erable truck Is sem that is grown And I believe the folks of Kershaw take a little more time to play than looking part of the same area. The the rest of us. Even the polo and oth^ | reading at the second tower is thsii the cr winter sports brought to Camden reported, and a line drawn from the « and II* -rthlM Ji^-liwa»8r iir;w, point nt by Its native folks. And there srSt which the fire Is located. ’The tower- race tracks on some of the farms. man then immediately reports the fire I stopped by the roadside and saw to the County Warden living nesreet one of the county’s largMt farmers | the sceae,^imdjie responds to the. sweet potatoes for toe de- »tlon plant, I see squash, oab- vatermelons, cantaloupes, beans in more than home-sise patches tod there. the co^ Mtton and mMtit WWMfii^TrvolSatt to go fishing wSh,’pr<mp^. During the fire season the end how I like that! That fellow can towers are mann are specially good right now. .^‘”***^ ***** **** ***11 • ntifqi harveBt-to-Ksxtoaw. ' p-aln cron too VCnd 'wh. »on» Other fellows resl^ -down- to Ranger, und-ho to turn s^s the war- here is aa in mnat ***** ditto to the mud catchtog the den out to patrol country roadb. Dor- «rtl« STS.? "SSt'SJ: mfaiioin. I«« «>• ««»«r monlh,, to (rain and lees com. ••counts for State Ilieatre KERSHAW, a C JJURS,.FRL, JULY 87^ Tone shall escape** l*y«ha Hunt apwi Alexander Knox SATURDAY, JULY S9 *X>VERLAND MAUL ROBBERY^ WUd Bfll BUlott JULY 29, lOiSO p. IE FALCON AND THE co-mr L^aconway and Jean Brooks -TUES., July 31-A«g. 1 IRY ALDRICii FLAYS cupur lu&my Lydon and Diana I<riui “The Mi to Te »lor eEDNESUAY, AUa 8 jUKMUeS IN BUUIIA” ■j*iiy Brown and AMi: **!URS.«M, AIM. M Passage to mar- SEIliJP* • Humphiu^ have contributed greatly to the re-1 five steel towers, each connected by foreetatlon program. Many appllca-1 telephone, have been constructed at Uona have been received through them strategic points. Each tower, spproxl- and their work in' advocating the mately 100 feet high, is topped by a planting of trees on waste land has glassed-in cab, from which the tower- resulted to much idle land being put to good use. The pulpwood companies have con- man can look over a wide area. On observing a fire the towerman takes a hearing on it on an Instrument known as an alidade, and reports his readings to the next tower, over manned throughout the stm fish and play and have a good day. In periods of low vlsibUl^ the time—although, of course, he had towerman reports the condition to the But what at it? That is a part of fires are not very prevalent the tow- the OM Souto that Bagen oh~toe svran not ifiuiiid dnftog toe whole plantations of Kershaw. Those folks day. . The area seen by the towers know how to llye, and they live welL are overiappteg, and therefore It is And hospitality—here yon find it to possihle to satistaetorlly stagger tha ■OQTSe NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND ewrroRS All parties indebted to the estate of W. P. Rodgers 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. GilUam Rodgers, Leon Rodgers. lAllp Bxecutore. Camden, 8. C., July 24, 1344. Notice To Farmers ★ ★ ★ ★ -1 will pay you $6.50 a unit for your Pulpwood, stacked on any county road in Kershaw county. Contact me for specifications before cutting. ★ ★ ★ ★ L W. BOYKIN, D ( Camden, S. C Trees are needed as weU as food Cut Thm HOW a • Sbor^naet'oC sawlpRi ud polpwoodjRrS- WdEhemt ftiore wood to make '‘*^*^*^*^, am irood for oar Armed cannot be pronu^y proceited or peckayid. Without more wood to trufcka, £rei|^t Gars, foei^t planea, ^^id^ en^ and caxfo food £rom American fonnt cannot be nuhed to the battle foontk Trees cot from fum woodJande will help win the war as much as weap« mif in the Katvla of OUT nn ▼eneer mjoi Got yeor'matuse trees for mdhrwgtt thfoi crowded yoonc stands for Ipwbpd. For advice on proper marie* and catting or help in myrksting call itting ryobr Farm Fbreeter or Timher Fi^ect res^A AdcyoarCoontyAfe&t.^Goc 'udiely^ hot cot them now! Iliis Messi^e ^misored Camdm Hardware & Siq^ Gi. Also, FOR YOUR HARDWARE imOS, WE HAYE - Can (^poiers Sted Wool ^ Sdssws . gfiahrodi^ Gaikpgetuio j Stiabfn ,, $nMMiTow»-« ^oodOd^oB ... SiRid Pad with Cova . ..'.Famds. f' - * T.- i.. j.