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neroiTite nm tmmf lOlRB WJ TKW •. NaMgaal DiTMlMr, War jPirtelM, U. 8. Victory Loan, now under wey, fa tb« crucial teat tA our war finance lofram. We mu*t not only raiae billion required Iqr the Treaa- ^ but we must do it in audi a maxt- 2 as ta aroid the danger at inlla- ^ and to make secure the Peace w which over a quarter of a mil- Kgu of Mir men have given their Ism. That is why we ana aAhhg w $1 billkm from in^vidnals. $2 liQloD of it from die sale of Swies % bonds. IQiy is this money needed?. Brief- fa the reasons may be summarised — as follows: to bring our veterans home and give diem their mustering-out pay» to maintain our armies of occupa- tum, to take care of our sidk and wound ed veterans, to make prompt set tlement of our'^ean- celled war con tracts, and for otb< er neees..ary gov- Ibi K. Gamble emniant eqi^dl- tares during the next few montihs. The Budget Bureau recently estfp total Federal ESzpendttures (or the 1M6 fiscal year at $06.4 Ul- Ibd! or $S3.t billion below IMfi. Ba- edpts were estimated at $86 baUon, but these may be reduced somewhat to the new tax bilL This leayes a' of $96.4 billion, which most ha aist by Treasury borrowing. It is in Mder to help nwet diis dfOott diat Ibi Treasury decided on tha Victory toan, the last big piddic driva for finds. As we enter this Victory Loan, Pd like to review briefly ^ accom- jlShwienti of OUT waT financing pro- irsm. From May 1, IMl, sriian tha irogrsm started, to October1, j>46, VI raised huge sum of $807 bU- Ikn. Furthermore, wa raisad this asney through s plan of voluntary nvings at the lowest interest cost at nj natioa mgaged in the war, and a the lowest selling sxpenss svsr reoMded. b the first seven war loan drivea, ve set total quotas of $65 bOlion for i& bvestors, and sold $186,746,000,- 001 b war loan bonds. Ev^ loan vM oversubscribed. Billioas mors were sold in the interim periods bs- teeen drives. We have sold these koods to more than 86,000,000 -Amar- kans. By the time thb loam is over, «e wiH have sold one biUion individ- m1 pieces of the popular Series K bads alone. « Vhare did this money come fromT Ov figures show that individuals nmvided the Treasury with $46 bil- R U'AWAPE ? tint CHAMOIS ARk.MOhV' . etafOWa < I^ARE Nom> ran •ntast jump- •M 8^^401066 win Cfffto- ga lu weuQWHoysrpyua. fln nafout of the 91'bilBflh & nWr fan* that has baoome avanSlTto to sinca May 1, Ittl-and most flf tos rsmaindsr went into cash sav- mflg or commercial bank toaaranoa companiaa savings basks tovaatod s& of tha 8a fafOion in naw tends that tosy raeshrsd. Stoto and local govarpments invest, ed |6 billion of tha |6 billion avail- able. Private corporations had $86 billion of naw funds from current •urphiaea and we obtained $a bil- liont of tt. Most of the remainder was needed by them tor exquoMlad wartime operations. Federal Agen- THB OAMtW CMW0lll^l^_CAIi0gl^_800TH CABOMMA, PIklOAY. OiCCMBCIt 7, 1648 PAO< TMWeV Kerdiaw Conntf Chapter, S. C, State CoD^e 'Alumni Met araaonr, 14, 1646. baneflt West The Kershaw County Chapter of the 8. C. State College Aiamwi Asso* clatton met at the home of Mary Mary Smith. Our nest meeting will be at the home of Bdna Bates. ^is dub Is ssoasorlng pWgram at the aw DsKalb Street, Dee. 'v^e proceeds will benefit a soholar. slip which will be given a qaalifled ffitoaber of the pwdnattag elaas of 164f ^^tMn one of the high schools In Kershaw county. The gradvata moat be an indiTtdanl of Kershaw eonnty. There will be games of .various kfads. floor show oontsata, fortane telling sad delicioas foods will be on sale. The public is inrttod. Lunch Mr. Arthur StcAes, Snpeiintmident of Education. Mattie R. West. School Loach supervisor, and Mrs. Joe Bell. Attendance aupervieor. were recent gnests of Mr. Kennedy at the RotarV CInb Luncheon. They told how the Hot Lunch program was operated la the county. The School Lunch superrisor at tended a district meeting of super- ctoa and trust funds invastod all M fhair $17 billkm of naw funds in gov- omment aacttrities. In abort, up to tha and of tha 80^ anih War Ixwn, non-bank invaatora providad tha government wito $i*i billion net of the $807 bllUon it had to borrow sinca May 1,1641, tha bal- •nee of $68 billion being absorbed by eoihmercial Federal Reserve banks, moat of it In open market purchaMU. Rxeqpt for tha invagtment of a Bm- itod portion of th^ savings dapoa- ito, we have ned permitted the banlai to subacribe directly to' war' loan sacuritics in the last flve war bond ^ves, nor in the current '^ctory Loan. Oue of the most aigntfleant achievements of our program |g ^ widespread distribution of the publia debt Millions of people who never before saved a penny in Iheir Uvas, now own savings bonds. It is astl- matad that three-quarters of ttia Series E bonds aold to individuals wars acquired by persona Mmhig $8000 a year or Iras. Today, huU- viduala hold almost ona-fourth at tea total Federal debt outstanding. An even larger proportion at the inter- aat paid out on this debt wiH go to individuals. Obviously, this will hava a tremandous impact on post war purdwsing powra. Invegting in Victory Bonds wiD buai 8 second eeoooiny tor the te- tora. We Paniiot afford to shmq^ hack into indifference and selfishness if we are to keep faith with tfaoce who have paid most dearly so teat wa could live in a free and peaceful world. We can and should buy Vio- tory Bonds to the limit of our ability if for no other reason than to ex- press our gratitude to our figMing men. They have done their job, onii have done it well. It is iq) to us to finish ours, so 'that thay may coma back to the kind of an America toey drtamed about—a land of opportu nity with full employment, j duction and high income. Tha tory Loan is our opportunity to e press again our faith in America. E. A. Degree Will Be Conferred * Drive Carefully—Save a Life. ere noted for our prompt, eourteout, Mrvloo. Tho KORNE- 6AY funeral home le edo- IMtely equippod for any amer> jj*ncy. Soamely no ovont of our ■'tc is as personal aa ona'a fun- We may spars thooo wo "eve behind many moments of Mxlety by ntaklng plana In ad* Vince. We will hold your ro- towts fopemoat In our nHnds . . leer every doairo will bo earriod out fDNlRAL HOME 103 ‘■'K- CAMPE N,S v . State Theatre KERSHAW, S. C FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 WONDERFUL “HAVING CRIME*’ With Pat O’Brien and George Murphy . SATURDAY, DEC 8 “RETURN OF THE DURANGO KID” with Charles Starrett and Jean Steveni Sat, Dec. 8 —10:30 P. M. “STEPPING IN SOCIETY” with E>lw. Everett Horton and Gladys George MON..TUES., DEC. 10-11 “A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS” .with Evelyn. Keyes and Phil Sllvera WEDNESDAY, DEC 12 “DON JUAN QUILUGAN” With William Bendex and Joan KondeU THURS-FRIj DEC 13-14 “CONFLICT” With Homphrey Bogart and Alexis Smith vmv.' Hcua I , Wfiv 9UL—HOW Mto. voH HOieyf % meuita irA fMOgUa, MWK- ^ •Of tMkMgraaa. oiiia* j' How can yon be a guccegafal bogleaaf By aerv- ^ delectable balced goodb from Ae CAMDEN home bakery. We have tbe aalnto to jour a foetfly^ toppiy af cakeg, pirn, pmattim and je 1 Camden homl bakiwy C A. fvi [» f N , S . ( f visors at^’Columbia recently. She en joyed lunch wlUi the city supervisor ta ono of CMombia's City school lunch rooms. It was equipped with all mod ern equipment including stesun tables, etc. ' ”, Quito a fow of'tho boys and girls help in tho lunch room. Throe of Kershaw County’s luncn rooms are enjoying nice new stoves. One has been equipped with the new est serving trays, and one new lunch room has been opened. It’s i ime The Kershaw Lodge No. 29, A.F.M., win confer the E., A. degree on a class of candidates next Friday'ulgbLl Dec. 14, at 8. o’clock. All members are | urged to be present. A cordial wel come Is extended visitors. .if It’s Santa Claus season and everything puts on its'festive dress. The pine trees are bejewelled, and beglit- tered, t)ie windows are decked with holly and Mother Earth dons a soft white robe. Small wonder / ad: fEhat even the modest male wants to dress for the occasion. vV I 1 ,® rt- . 4 -• f ^ V Gift Problenu are unknown here — we have the p&teet present for everyone on your Uyt — Sparklinff'imeeeeeee In Notione, Coetume lewetrpi SUMohery, .Decorative ^ ^ _ -rr-t-• . Accessories — plu^ whof / woMdedT extras that nudee your Chrietmao 4e- lecthne ting the htW^ofry — Come polish oft your list with one full swoop — Our GiftCmdesareatyourSeroiceo IM va - •