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Hoil to the FIRST BABY OF 1950 and the happy parents For w« hor« a SIMMONS INNER-SPRING CRIB MATTRESS : ^ ^! K ; I for tho baby who ontors this mundane sphere os Master or Miss No. 1 McDuffie • newman co. RUTLEDGE STREET Thmga Ain't Like They UsUr Wat STAN LLEWELLYN GETS TIP ON HOW TO TELL YOUR AGE From an old classmate of his at Dartmouth, A. Stan Llewellyn has received an article written by Corey Ford on “How To Guess Your Age.” Since the information may prove either enlightening or at least consoling, it is passed along to the general public: H , ; Says Mr. Corey: “It seems that they are buildinc staircases steeper than they used to. The rises are hicher, or there are more of them or something, weren’t Maybe this is because it is so from the first The percentage of Americans who own life insurance Increases as the income increases, with 46 pe rcent of those earning under $1,000 a rear owning policies and II psr cent of those earning $T,50Q or over owning them. mudt farther today from-the floor to the second floor, but I’ve noticed it is getting harder to make two tseps at n time any more. Nowadays it is all I can do to make one stop at a time. “Another thing I’ve noticed is the small print they’re using late ly. Newspapers are getting tardi er and farther away when I hold them and I have to squint to make them out The other day I had to back halfway out of a telephone booth in order to read the number on the coin box. It is obviously ridiculous to suggest that a person my age needs glasses, but the only other way I can find out what’s going on is to have somebody read aloud to me—and that’s not too satisfac tory because people speak in such a low voice theee days I can’t hear them very well. “Sven the weethe in changing. It’s, getting colder in winter and the summers are hotter than they used to b« Fd jo away if it so far. Snow is heavier when I try to shovel it and I have to put on rubbers whenever I go out because rain today is wetter than the rain we used to get Drafts are more severe too. It must be the way they build win dows. “The average age of the fresh man class couldn't have been more than seven. They seem to if he could help me across the street “On the other hand, people my own age are ao much older than I am, I realise that my genera tion is approaching middle age (I define middle aga as the period between 21 and 110) but there is no excuse for my classmates tot tering into a state of advanced senility. I rah into my old room mate at fit# bar and he’d changed The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge Whereas, William D. Nettles and J. T. Nettles, Jr., made suit to me to grant unto them Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of John T. Nettles. These, are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Gkeditors of the said John T. NeMreV-deceased, that they be andr appetr .before me, in the Couryol Probate; to be held at Camden, S. C., on December list, next, after publication there of, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. 55T2tc Given under my hand this 17th day of December Anno Domini 1949. N. C. ARNETT.. Judge of Probate wwwwiiagflBgBagaaffaawBsaataBa Jt'Zgy. *" “You’ve put on a little weight, George.” I stated. “TATI 4 from my house.to the station now and they’ve added a fair-sized hill that I never noticed before. The trains leave sooner too. I’ve given up running for them, be cause they start faster these days when I try to catch them. “You can’t depend on time tables anymore, and it’s no use asking the conductor. I ask them a dozen times a trip if the next station is where I get off and they always say it isn’t. How can you trust a conductor like that? Us ually I gather up my bundles and put on my hat and coat and stand in the aisle a couple of stops away just to make sure 1 won’t go past my destination, Sometimes I make doubly sure by getting off at a station ahead. “A lot of other things are dif ferent lately. Berbers no longer hold up a mirror behind me when .they’ve finished so I can see the back of my head, and my wife has been taking care of the tick ets lately when we go to the theater. They don’t put the same material into clothes anymore either. I’ve noticed that my suits And all th* cheer of the New Year is rightfully your* for the taking. "--S-ri- “It s this modern food,” George said, “It seems to be more fatten ing* How about another Martini?” I said, “have you noticed how much weaker the Martinis th«*« days?” said _ _ food you get—it’s more fattening-' “How long since Fve seen you, George?” I said, “it must be sev eral years.” “Think the last time was right aftw election,” said Georj *What election was that?” George thought for a moment “Cool- edge/’ he said. I ordered a couple more Martinis. “Have you noticed these Mar tinis are weaker than they usee to be?” I said. “It isn’t lOce the good old days," George said, "re member when we’d go down to the speakeasy and order some orange blossoms, and maybe Up a couple of ~ could they neck! used NOTICE OF TAX LEVY The Tax Books for the cellec- ion of County and School taxes or the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1949, will be open from ' )ctober 15, 1949, to December 81, *949, without penalty. Thereafter i penalty of one (1) per centum for each of the months of Jan uary, February and March, and on April 1st an additional penalty of four (4) per centum will be *?. b j the panti in shoes nowadays harder to reach. ts and the laces they put much said, “do you bottom?” “I pot said George, to be FINAL DISCHARGE hereby given that oat a this date, on J< •ewis Clarke Notice is month from tiu* date, on January 18, IBM. Lewis Clarke and Wil lie Belle Clarke will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw Coun ty their filial return as Adminia- traton of the estate of Willie Clarke, deceased, and on ‘You eater, George,” 1 still do the black on too much weight," “this food nowadays more fattening.” “I know,” isaid, “you mention ed that just a minute < ir said George. “How ai other Martini r* I said, noticed the Martinis aren’t so SS on f- ,# uaed ‘° *T “Yeah,” said George, “You sak that twice before/ “Oh!” I said . . . "I got to thinking about poor old George while I was shaving this morning and I stopped for a moment to look at my own re flection ip the mirror. They don't seem to use the same kind of riass in mirrors anymore. number in which or own property. . ~ The f(Slowing is a list of the total levies for the various school districts: DeKalb Township Mills School District No. 1 46 School District No. 8 School District No. 4 28 School District No. 6 82 School District No. 25 22 School District No. 48 25 Buffalo Township Mills School District No. 8 36 School District No. 5 21 School District No. 7 J 23 School District No. l5 School District No. 20 School District No. 22 School District No. 23 School District No. 27 School District No. 28 School District No. 31 School District No. 40 School District No. 42 Flat Rock Township School District No. 8 28 School District No. 9 28 Kershaw County, & c! 30F8c NO. 29 A.F.M. Regular Communtea- tton First Tueeday of teh Month atlP. M Visitors Welcome. J. B. McGUIRT, W. M. L.H. JONES, Secretary Dr. K«H D. Coughman In The Hoffer Co. 1*7 Camden Loan & Realty K6H6V6 iWiY.^X srmIsI fsothlsi School District No. 10 School District No. 13 School District No. 19 School District No. 30 School District No. 38 School District No. 37 School District No. 41 School District No. 46 .22 .21 28 -19 .28 -28 .28 .19 At bedtime rub throat, cheat and back with Vicks VapoRub. Relief-bringing action atarta instantly . . toon at oncet And Itkeapa up this special I - Stimulating ac- S Penetrating tlon for hours in the night to bring relief. Vai tUB Doan s Pi us New Year v, [^Greetings The time is come again when we take stock of the opportu nities which lie before us, and % ' « - ' >■; '» r- it is our hope that will mean the most successful of all New Years for you. V.T Boykin Furniture Company wa May the grand Sense of freshness that irccom- panies the arrival of a New Year stay with you right on through the decade that is ■ x opening before us. 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