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— - Mowy OmwIww To Be A»k«d Appontment District Census Supervisoi^Expected Shortly „ Appointment of ths supervisor of cenjua' for the fifth eon£re sslon ^ district, which inclades Kershaw county, is ^pected to be made Shortly. It is not known whose names are being considered for the position. If custom ia followed the appotateient will be made on recommenda tion of Congressman J. P. Richards but The most detailed of all the questions apply to agriculture. There are 37 basic questions in this category. Included are in to cover every type of to how many bees are '» crops, mortgages, income and even method of pay ing rent for rented land will be enumerated. Irrigation and meth od of doing it, number employed and the types and value of live stock will be asked. The census, largest ever taken, will employ 140,000 enumerators the nation, directed !TS. There will Presents Cone To Governor ■tion or -i- «*. *. tticnarus dui there have been rumors to the effect that South Carolina's congressmen would not be consulted in the appointments since they hjve not supported the Truman program in Congress wholeheartedly. The census , wi11 P«*on 14 years of age or more, i which <Ute strangers will and occupation, industry and H*** — which date strangers will rtart knocking on Camden and ga-haw county homes and ask- Jg questions, 85 of them. On that date the 17th, decennial census starts, and the questions for the census have already been nrepared in Washington. Failure to answer any of them makes the person being queried liable to Punishment up to 50 days in jail ind a fine of as much as $100. Those who give false answers are liable to a year in jail and a $500 fine. . N The seven counties in the fifth congressional district Bte Ker shaw, Fairfield, Chesterfield. Lancaster, Chester, Cherokee and York. In the population census, every person wul be asked 10 questions. These are name, relationship to 1 J MAW — —k—. birth, - pent status last week of every - _ VI 1IIVI XZy and occupation, industry and of worker. Every fifth person will be ask ed for state, county and farm- nonfarm residence a year aeo. country of birth of father and grac ^ e °* school attended and school attendance. The controversial income ques tions wiU be asked every fifth Person 15 years of age or older. However, citizens who wish to do so may mail this information in stead of giving it to the enume rator. For every 30th person 15 years olc L or . more there are questions pertaining to the number of mari tal ventures and number of chil dren borne. The 25 housing questions, 16 for every unit and nine for every fifth, mclude such things as toilet facilities, monthly rent, mortgages and detailed questions about gas, electric and other types of appliances. by MfcLcrew leaders. be 450 district supervisors under the management of 14 area sup ervisors. These workers will gather facts on approximately 150,000,000 Americans, 45,000 homes and 6,- 300,000 farms. At headquarters 8,500 temporary workers, using hundreds of high speed tabulating machines, will sum up the mil lions of facts collected by the field force. December 1, 1050, the official population figures foneach of the 48 states must be transmitted to the president of the United States by the secretary of commerce, ending the most ambitious cen sus ever undertaken anywhere. ——'“-•—■■j—i— Robert Davis Is Unable To Play Robert Davis, one of the out standing linesmen of the Cam den High School Bulldogs dur ing the past season, who was among those named to play in the Horse Bowl, cut his lip so badly in practice Tuesday that he will not be available for the game, according to Coach Boyd It was announced Wednesday For The M FIRST BABY A Wool Sweater Set Greetings and Best Wishes to The ingster. atPENNEYS Schools To dose Monday At Noon For Bowl Game School bells will be ringing at the regular hour Monday morn ing, Jan. 2, calling school kids throughout the county back from a long two-weeks Christmas va cation, county and city school officials announced this week. But the full day's schedule will be postponed still'another day in deference to the Horse Bowl pa rade and game Monday, the of ficials said. Every school in the county will be dismissed at noon in order that the pupils may take in the Bowl events. Tuesday will see pupils and teachers alike return to the regu lar day-by-day process of getting and giving an education. It had been previously an nounced that schools in many neighboring towns would be closing early on Monday because of the Horse Bowl. Dr. George Stratford Barnes, of Camden, ia shown here presenting Governor Strom Thurmond a cane made from a spar of the United States Ship "Old Ironsides" of revolutionary fame. 'The small cannon at the head of the cane was made out of bronze from a captured English can non in the revolutionary war. The cane was bought by Dr. ttarnos at a private auction of the estate of the late Dr. Bristoe, who was President McKinley's pastor in Washing ton. Dr. Barnes presented the cane to the Governor last Thursday. v k - Explosion Of Gas Fumes Damages . Ovens In Bakery An explocion of the Camd s fumes in en Bakery on East De- Kalb street Monday night caused considerable damage to the bake ovens and front of the store building. Fred west, owner and manager of the bakery visited the plant late in the evening and upon r iing the front door detected odor of gas. Mr. West started a large fan at the rear of the bak ery operating land ran it for half an hour. Not smelling any gas he went back of the ovens and attempted to light the ovens. There was an explosion that lifted the top of the big oven and also caused the front frames of the r7w< gfj”a & ■?*’«« DimSv ana uidcion 68 jury. He was, however, Ith a coating of debris. The bakery was shut window to bulge £32; with The bakery ' Tuesday while electricians down HHLc mm,,, and brick layers made repairs to the might resume operations on Thursday morning. Damage to ovens and as well as to contents was cot by insurance. that Frank Tuten, the sensational North Charleston star, had ac cepted an invitation to play and had reported Wednesday after noon. Notict of Shoroholdors Mooting Notice Is hereby given that a regular meeting of the sharehold ers of The Commercial National Bank will be held in the Direc tor’s Room in The, Commercial National Bank on Broad street, Camden, South Carolina at 10 o’clock, a. m., Tuesday morning, January 10, 1H0. 57-6Sc Henry Q. Garrison. Vice-President A Secretary. SUN’S BRIGHTNESS The surface brightness of the sun is 1,000,000 csndlepower per square ihch. Marjo Laundry Opens January 3 f The Marjo Laundry and Dry Cleaning plant oa Ratledge street wiU be opened for service oa Tues day, Jan. 3, according to announce ment Wednesday afternoon. The Marjo establishment, equip ped at a cost of $40,000 with the very lateat in modern laundry and dry cleaning equipment, is located in the concrete building near the corner of Lyttleton street. The* building has been' entirely re modeled and equipped as it la. offers a picture of a model laun dry establishment. The Marjo plant is owned and operated by Mrs. Margaret F. Smith and Joseph 8. Jacobs, who came hare from Gastonia, N, C. Mlsa Claranall Smith will assist her mother in the management and operation of the unit Mrs. Smith and Mr. Jacobs have had years of experience in the laundry and dry cleaning business at Oastonla, where their plant has ranked among the finest In the Tarheel state. The Camden plant is no exception to the rule of giving aervice under ideal condi tions. Coble daiit- NODUCTS “Watch this stmt* I C0BLK j COBI F DAIRY PRODUCTS, INC FASHION SHOP, INC. «••• — : —r- —— • 0 - OoDOiita Rostoffica iisih ' ^ Mm Mr ■+T-r 0 • « • / \ • 1 jt . i * X ' , X'V'T ■ V y. vf ■. The Appointment of. MOTORS, As Authorized Dealer for CHRYSLER and PLYMOUTH OGBURN MOTORS, INC FRED M. OGBURN PfMidMt C J. OUTLAW Socrctoty CLINTON C OUTLAW Vie* Pjttidant btch for announcement for 1950 models I of tmm -- MAMMOTH 1 STORE-WIDE SALE i 1 f . ' ’ - / ' V ’ A' ENDING SATURDAY, DECEMBER B1 Racks and Counters With BARGAINS GALORE OUR ENTIRE WINTER STOCKS REDUCED TO of ORIGINAL PRICE V-HGI AND EVEN LESS COATS ... ••A DRESSES,,, BLOUSES ... SUITS EVENING DRESSES SWEATERS . LUGGAGE 25% OFF PRICED FOR QUICK SELLING AU Sales Fatal — Sorry, No Refunds, No Exchanges V * KJ. .• -