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& Howard IMiiner ..nnal ChriitiDM dinner of and employee* of the of the Thomaa and ^pany wa. held -t Ae *«id Tavern on U. 8. hish- r* Ir« 1 iMt Friday eronlng. feJS. for 16 were laid at the in the new dining room F^rery. the gneeta partak- [*5 ^ dd fMhIoned Chriitmaal foaaa with roMt tvrlrey amd all the trimmings, eren down to mince pie. Following the dinner games were played with winners being awarded special awards. Gifts were presented to all present by the company and there was the osual distribution of bonus checks. The affair was one of the most succesirful erer giren by the local group of Thomas and Howard af filiate*. Buy and IIm Chriftinas Swolg Si FOR > • hunediate Oeliveiy ^Fluorescent Tubes and Fixtures aComplite line of Light Fixtures gElectrie Irons and Applumees gOil Space Heaters 0 Electric Hot Water Heaters “ 0 Complete line of Wiring Equip ment ' gVsed Westinghouse Electric Range M. & C. Electric Service COMMERCIAL and HOUSE WIRING 820 South Broad Siraet Camden, S. C Comity’s Cotton Crop Off About 1.200 Bales Other Counties Also Show A Decline — Lee County Really Took Vw^r .Heawy Wallt^inf Kershaw county's 1947 cotton crop was about 1,200 bales short of the 1948 crop, according to ginning figures compiled up to De cember 1., According to these figures the number of bales y^ned to Decem- 1 f^om the 1946 crop was 11,- 722. ah compared with 10,607 ginned to December 1 this year. The crop in Lancaster county also appears to have been off in about the same ratio. In 1946 that county ginned 10,792 hales up to December 1, as compared with 9,734 this year. Sumter’s crop did not decline in quite as great a ration. That county ginned 30,317 bales up lo December 1 last year as compared with 29.219 this year. Richland county’s crop was al most up .to last year’s. The gin- nings in Ahat count to December 1 this year Were 4,938 bales as com pared with 4,968 last year. Lee county really took a terrific walloping this year. The ginning in that county was approximately 6,000 bales behind last year, 25,540 bales having been ginn^ this, year as compared with 31,350.last year. Fairfield county’s ginning this >ear exceed those of last year, 6,970 bales having been ginned to December 1 as compared with 6,- 781 last year. Chesterfield’s ginnings also ex ceed last year, the total to Decem ber 1, this year, having been 24,- 955 as compared with 24,907 last year. In the state as a whole the gln- nings this year to December 1 were 579,658 as compared with 646,186 last year. F#Qt THWtB Cross Notes 'Care Is Urged In Gathering Greens For The Holidays tsdls K. vonTrssefcow CHRISTMAS GREBTINOS from KERSHAW COUNTY CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS Parallel Precepts The Red Cross and the Christ mas season have a lot in common. 'The brotherhood of man, generosi ty, love, and many other of the best things in life are underlying precepts of every Rod Cross so ciety around the glbbe as well as of that day when we celebrafte the birth of the Christ child. It is up to ns to see that brotherhood and generosity extend beyond a holly- wreathed week of festivity and gift-giving, stretch throughout the year, the world around, wher ever and whenever there is a need. On Christmas Day, 126 years ago Clara .Barton, founder of American Red Cross was born. A Christmas gift to world humanity. Nst Frem Old Sed St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was actually a Frenchman named Succat. Christntas greens from our woodlands are now being gathered to decorate our homes all over the state. Just a little care now will insure a supply for future Chrtsmasee, say* State Poreetar Flory. ChHstnsas trees should be • cut from eiumpe that are too thick, thus making room for more growth for next year. These trees should be thinned like other forest trees, he added. Holly should be harvested with oare. If 6nly side branch es are’ cut. the leading shoots will close the gap. If a four- inch stub of the side branch .s left, dormant buds will start new shoots. There are no special laws covering theft of Christmas greens, although our genersl larceny laws apply. The law of common sense says to leave plenty for next year. Above all, prevent woods fires. Cedar Is highly Inflam mable, even a light fire usually flaring to the tops of the trees- Holly has a very thin bark and Is often klled by woods firesr State Forester Flory concluded. H > ■ ',1 soooooaaQgQogQoeoooooooBoooqeifaoooooacooooiioooooooooaoQoooo 'A CHRISTMAS IS HERE! tVE WISH FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES THE BEST THAT THIS HARPY SEASON CAN BRING . .. .With all the joys of the season to you! GOOD HEALTH. GOOD CHEER, and a MERRY CHRISTMAS Launderette i 9^4.? the IjtUnMltit ojj tkouakti and. ike keatiieii op mikei kot a kajofa^ l/uletide. THE CAMDEN LUMBER COMPANY ORR TRANSFER & STORAGE ^ • w fol Ha <*'• si'-- ••HP*''* 0 3 A holiday season brightened with the rare joys of the good old days ago— Christinas From The Court House Officials Mrs^^beM Clyburnr^lerk of Court Fred Ogbiarn^Auditor G. B. DeBruhlSheriff N. C. Arnett^Probate Judge Arthur Stokeo^-^pt of Education fl.J.Outlauh^Treamrer i l^> • . V