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- - — - .il'-W-ti . ■ w. i »■ ’«■''. . :jyl' t 'i ' '^<p '■ : pM , (k. 1,'«' jJJ V ■c'-^tl W<x if. K 4^. i! ‘ g (^>. 5' ^-f '-r f- •■ , i r ^ \ y I . ■*• V .-'i .: i TMI CAMDIN CHWOWlCtX.gAi|D^ •OUTH^AgOUWAJgMgW JULY iv mr »y 1—WHY tWIMT C«iT»U L. Bryant, DIreator Water Safaty Barvlea Amarloan RtfJ Croat Only fifty per cent of the people in the United Statea can iwlm at all; yat thla it the aaaaon when yonnc and old flock to the beacbea and poola recardleaa of their knowl edge. of watef technique. Of the 60 per cent who iwlm, only 10 per cent Bwlm well. The aafety of tbeae untrained bathera la left to the llfegvard^lf one la preaent b it any wonder that approximately 7,000 pm’aona drown every year? Moat drownlnga occur during May. Jtm% July and Augnat, for It la during Uieaa montha that 80 mil lion Amarloana go **8wlmming‘’. Perbapa 7,000 drownlnga aeema a email percMtage of the 80 million who attempt to awlm, but don’t for get that a much greater number auffer near-drowni^ ezperiencM, irlth ahoek and illneaa. hot to men tion the inhlbltiona that aucb ex- periencea place on future enjoy ment of the water. The number of peraona who will hate near-drown- iog expariencaa thla year can be eatlmated on the baaia of proximately SO for every one who drowna. L4ka moat accidenta, tboae in the water are generally preventable. They are the reault of ignorance of the waya of the water and how to handle oae’a aelf on it and in it. Fortunately, the knowledge and akin eaaential to real water ability can be eaally and pleaaantly ac quired. The American Red Croaa Saving Service waa organised a little over a quarter of a century ago. In that period the drowning rate haa been cut 68 per cent The Red Croaa offara conraea in awimming and life aavlng foi'f’aU age groupa. See your local chapter about enrolling. Inatructlng atarta July 18. Alice B. Kerr, ROC In- atructor. MEMORIAM In loving memory of Milton B. Hojton who gave hla life In Nor way, France, 3 years ago, July 10, 1941 In life we loved you dearly. In death we do the same, We often alt and think of you And wish you were here again. We think of you In alienee, No eyea can aee ua weep, But many a ailent tear we abed While others are fast asleep. On this earth would be a Heaven, Could we hear your voice again. For In the hearts that loved you best Your memory Ungers still.. Lovingly, Father, Mother, Slaters, Brothert. 17i Big Increase Bi Indigent Persons Not^ In County Norman S. Richards Raports 1,279 Ghran Asaistanca Up To June 1 On June 1 public asaUtance was' received by 1,279 persona in Ker-| sbaw county, it b announced by the chairman of the coun^ board of public welfare, Nornun S. Rich ards. This was an increase of 280 over the number of. recipients on June 30, 1948. The average award in the oow>iy in May waa $19.66, an increase of $2.82 over May of laat year. Aver ages for each type of aid—old age assistance, aid to the needy blind. Bettinne News The commui^ty plcnlo which waa held on July 8 at the Maya pavUtbn waa prononneed as the beat one yet. The speakers for the day ware Congressman J. P. Richards of Washington, Harold Booker of Lancaster, Mayor Me- Corkle of Caiqdea and Rev. Neil Tmeadell of Gastonia, N. C. Music was famished by ditferent ones rebtlvaa. Home guesto of the D. M are Mr. and Mrs. Carl 1 son. Carl, Jr., of. New York, Mf. and Mrs. John W. Roe of Dentca. Md.. Mm. E. P. Oordjm and Mias Isabelle Gordon of Fnedericksburg, V». •Mr. and Mrs. Spofford Hilton of Georgetown were weekend guests of Mr. and Mm. Charles Yarbrough. MiaS Mary* Fmneis Yarbrough haa returned from a visit to Mr. preaent Ydtlng was done during and Mm. B. Hilton in Oe^etoWn. the day to aelect some one to be "Mias Bethune.” When the votes were conntad it was found teat Miss Harriett Mays had the^noat votes and was presented a lovely baaket of glads. That night hun dreds gathered to enjoy the bar^ becne which waa bountifully served. The circles of the Baptist Mis sionary society met Wednesday afternoon at the following homes: 'The Hattie Heuatess with Mm. PINTS Doxan 69c FRUn JARS QUARTS 14 GALLON Dozen Dozen 81c $1.69 i ox. Bot CERTO 24e 'Pkg. el 1 Dos. JAR RINGS 5c 1 Lb. Pkg. PARAFFIN WAX . . .ISc Fkf. of 1 Dox. Vacuum Sealed Lids . .10c NBCTAR TEA RICHLAND PREPARED PRUNES RED CHEEK APPLE JUICE WHITE HOUSE EVAP. MILK . * IONA TOMATO JUICE ANN PAGE SALAD DRESSING Mi-a. pkf• No. 2% giBM Qt Wedo 36c 19c 19c 3 SI 33c 10c 31c No. 2 con Pint Jar May 1947 were: A”®*"- Old age aaslatance, $16.88 and $19.94. Aid to the needy blind, $18.8(^ and $22.81. k Aid to dependent children, $8.24 and $8.51. General aaslatance, $18.08 and $10.43. "These slightly increased grants help," the chairman said, "but they are not as much as many of our people need. They are Just about half the national average for the needy aged and the needy blind, and about one-third or leas of the na tional average for dependent chil dren and general assistance. In April 1947 the averages In the na tion were: old age aaslatance, $35.44; aid to the needy blind, $38.91; aid to dependent children, $24.61; general aaslatance, $39.58.’’ David L West Gets His Wings fresh south CAROLINA Green BEANS 2 lbs. 20c FRESH • OKRA lb. 25c GRE8H GREEN TOP CARROTS 2 for 15c FRESH CORN 6 ears 30c LARGE FIRM LETTUCE 2 heads 23c FRESH TOMATOS 1 lb. ctn. 1 •. 20c Pvt. David L. West of Camden. 8. C.. recently won hla para chutist wings at the 11th Airborne Division ’Training Center at Yamo- to, Japan, after making five Jumps from a CC-48 airplane. Pfc. We8» is the son of Mm. L. L. .West of 212 1-2 Halle street, Camden. West’s training at the airborne school consisted of caUsthenlcs, en durance running, inatniotlon in the fundamentals of parachuting and making five training Jumps. At the end of the two week course West received his wings and became eligible to draw an extra $50 a month as Jump pay. Trooper West Joined the army in October, 1948, at Fort Jackson, where he took infantry baaic train ing. In January he arrived In Yoko- homa, Japfin. and vounteered for parachute duty in the 11th Air borne division. He was assigned to the 188th Paraheute Infantry regl- I ment stationed near Sendai, Japan. Before entering the army. West was a student at the Unlvemity of South Carolina, and atfer bis discharge be plans to cdkttnua his education, with an M. D. his object John T. ntts Is Buri^ On Friday Funeral services for John ’Thom as Pitts, 70, were conducted at o’clock Friday afternoon from the home of Joe Sutton by the Rev. Mr. Harden and the Rev. ’ B. C. Broom. Interment followed in Laurel Hill cenmtery. Mr. Pitts ts survived by two sis ters, Mrs. Mary Parker of Char lotte. N. C., and Mm. Harriet Bar rett. and one brother, Henry Pitta of Kershaw, and one uncle, Raeoe puts of WestvUla. ATTENTION • FARMERS— • LUMBERMEN— • PULPWOOD CUTTERS I hawd b«en iq>pomted Agent for the— Mall Chain Saw I now have aawg and a large aonount parts on hand. D. J. CREED Camden, S. C. Q Rev. W. L. Baker, Messers. J. N. McLaurin and Lawson Bmnnon at tended Presbytery at Union Me morial church at Winnsboro laat week The^Metbodlst-Pireebyterian Bible school' is In session this week at the Methodist church. Nell Smith of Moler Barber col lege, Atlanta, spent the Weekend at his home with his parmita, Mr. and Bill Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Bethune McLanrin were honored Tuesday arenlng when Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Best entertained with seven tables of bridge. When the scores were counted, Mrs. Fred Brinson hold ladles high, while C. B. Mitchell held men’s high. Second high was won by Mm. D. M. Maya and low score went (o R. E. McCaskill. Mr. and Mrs. McI.Aurin wem presented a pieca of silver in their chosen pattern. Mm. S. C. Hiott was pre sented four salad forks In her pat tern from the club. Mr. and Mrs. Hiott will leave at an early date for Simpsonvllle - where Mr. Hiott haa been elected as superintendent of the school. When the cards were laid aside, ice cream,, cake and ginger ale were aerved! ‘Mm. iMcLaurin was again honor ed when ifiss Gerry Davis enter tained Satnrday afternoon with three tablea of bridge. On arriving the gneets were given miniature^ nosegays of white camationa tied with blue ribbon. Mm. L. M. Beat won high score and Mra. Tom Ed Hearon second hiiA. Mm. McLmirin waa preaamted a bedroom gift. Cantaienpe, ice cream and tea were aervei, A. C. Wayne of Columbia and Kerihaw Ites accepted the school as superintendent of the school here. Mr. Wayne ia a graduate of The Citadel and waa principal of the Kershaw school last year. Little Kathryne Sima of Rock Hill is vlaltlng her grandparents. Dr. and Mra. B. Z. ’Tmeadell. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mitchell are visiting in Qie mountains of North Carolina an^Tenneasee. Mrs. JMypmathune and J. P., Jr. of Charleatoh have returned after visiting their parents, Mk. and Mrs. C. L. Mays. Mr. and Mrs. Buck Gatbings and little daughter, Ann of Darling ton, spent the Fourth and weekend with their grandparents and par ents, Mr. and Mrs, C. L. Mays and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lane. Mr. and Mrs. Richard McLanrin Columbia and Florence visited Mr. and Mrd J. N. McLaurin last Mr. and Mm. Kirkland Watts of McBee have .SMrred to Mr. Witt’s old home a few miles north of Bethune. Mr. Watts Is to be In charge of the argricultnre for the coming school jmix. Quests of Mr. and Mm. J. B. Savarance on tite Fourth were: Dr. R. E. Sevemica and- family of Pampjlco, Ujt. and Mra. Charles McLendon of’ Blahopvllle. Mra. Bonnie Reo Boatfiald and lira. O. W. Outlaw of Florence were guests of Mm. Hanry West iftft B. W. Brannon, Jr., and Bill Copeland attended the horae races in Myrtle Beach on the Fourth. The young people of the Preaby-: terian church attending the senior conference, thla week at Summer ville are: Donald McLaurin, Joe Newsome, J, L. McGee and Miss Ruth Rotler. ■ Mrs. O. D. Therrell of Lancaster Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. A. Roxler. The circles of the Presbyterian Auxiliary met Tuesday afternoon at the following homes: Margaret Mokse with Mias Mary McKinnon, Jean Hlllhouae with Mrs". Wilson Smith, Minnie Forbla with Mrs. W. A. McDowell, Sr. Miss Lina Kenney has returned to her home In Warrenvllle after a visit with Miss Sara Rebecca McKinnon. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Leone of New York have returned after visiting Miss Harriett Mays and • FLOOR SANDING Mlaa Sam Frances Weatbury visited Mlas.Bva Jo RatcUft Ttitira- day and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Paschal McLauxIb and family of Chemw vlatted their parents, Mr. and Mm. J. N. M^ Laurla Sunday. Mias Carol^ Bethea haa ratwm- ed from a week’s stay at Myrtle Beach. \ Mr. and Mm. T. W. Beaon and Mrs. T. E. Clemens of WJllow Grove and Philadelphia are visiting their father and sister, F. M. Arthur and Miss Mary Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bryan ae* companied by Mr. and Mrs. R. El Newman and little daughter of Sumter visited points in Virginia and Washington last week. iMrs. Mary A. Huckabee and little granddaughter of Hamlet are visit ing relatives hers. ON WAY TO JAPAN S-Sgt Duane C. WaUon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Watson, is on his way to Japan. He served 80 months In the army in Europe with the 9th Armored Ehigineem, the fimt division to cross tha Rhine river. He was awarded tha Bronse star medal there. He also received a distingulahed unit badge, a ser vice medal with 2 Bronse service stam, a Good Conduct medal and a World War II Victory medaL Mr8.M.6.(yoe Passes In Hoqiital Mrs. MadsHue GAlnes Catoe. St, died at the 'South Carollaa lunl- torinm in Crdumbla July 4 after an extended illneaa. Funeral aenricea were condoctad at 8 o’dock Suturduy afternoog from Hermitage Baptist chqrch by the Eev. Mr. Webb. lutermant fol- lowad in Hie clmrehyavd ceme tery. She ia sarvlvad by Iier motiimr, Mm. Katie Oaineg; two aong, Thomaa and J. W. Catoe of Cam den; one dau^ter, Lener Lee Catoe of Camden; one slater, Mra. Mary Powers of Camden; thraa brothers, Torrance of Columbia, J. M. Oeinea of Camden and Lemer Oalnea of Florida; one half-brother, Robert Allen of CSiemw, and one buslf-ela- ter, Mm. Carriq ’Truesdale of Cum* den. Llfbtweiglit tedden M Mat m Ittatlme, of all-welded magneshna eonstmetion. are now being mano- tactured. ^ 8. army 1 tkm in Coluabte Mrs. P, H. Blsm» hi the SeguUr Anm^* tor a J Pfc. Qutes has right months aad^^j**! mr. reoelTlag i «Mmter Serv^ Ai'iawhead, Asiatic ]^!Sl toiT Medal. 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