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Uto Viilt rM%\ &fpiemb< r Co WILL IN COLUMBIA C4am^aiop Secure Softener to Have <A All Construction i August it.?"it would Im und 1 hop* my W arranged." write* Gov M. Cos to the Wildcat latton In retponoe to ivn here at tne pnnual Jo 1 The '?eiaic Itia. got** on to say that entire!) in the hand* of meon. chairman of the in. ard he la afraid that trill rt%\\ tor him to be in at that time, Steps hu.e taken to pjfd 8' naor Hnr aunancje dates so that Oov t ear. be It Columbia. Aug ant 23?gtate high have reteivtd the $1.000 ihe ban tee bridge eomrnin agreemc^t between these to d*?fray the cont of work on the Santee bridge terry and wtit be supple g funds from the state <om surveys ?re now In prottre?* I placu*. and one or two are esnnJotkm The surveyu on re? for the prupon-d bridge tehland *ud Humtor counties pater seen ion of t?m mm i a?e ?toed Another survey on the Absen in progress for w>m# Ha, August 29?John L Dav ary of the gmtb Carolina h of Labor, is preparing to the- oJQria) and Aual couxen Btke federation this week, tfedneadsy or Thur.<Jav. Mr. i fVJBter4ay a largo number tttaftl had already bean re ji |ha Indicatloaa were that ?IBgilaa ever held would of the convention this retfttlee dales are September ton. Samuel Oom labor leadat and American Federation sisjeulsd his intention of I this alone, vo ilJ make >*th while. Asguac 21--Charles U K m$s*U highway engineer. I passer day that the oonimla aagaged a specialist Cor steel ttrsapoctlor* for ftn engineer of lala kind. Tim new engineer will <]?v?H hie time largely to bridge project* on We ?an tee. Wateree an* Tee Dee rlv ere and other structuisethV. will come under the ?tat? htghv/ey commission At present the engineer ic eohnscted vPtth other, work und until ha ha 4 ahV dally notified his present employer ot his acceptance of the Soirh Carol ma. loh. hl? Hg nie Will not bC announced. He has alreudy taken the position of bridge engineer in the Palmetto state and only a few days will elapse before his official acceptance will bo nn iHMiutfd Ho H expected to report here September IS. - Columbia. August 28?Federal Pro? hibition Officer J H. King has seised tor. cases of bitters with several gal? lons of corn whiskey from a Store on America street, and Const?n Christo poulo has been charged with violating a number of the federal liquor statutes as a rerult. The defendant furnished bor l of fs.uoo for a preliminary hear? ing Krldgv. * here Is much injero* In this case, ai the sale of certain brands of bitters has been more or le?s common. Wholesalers handle the liquid without violating the federal la'vs. hut the retailers must show th it the bitters are not sold as bever? ages. The particular brand seized this time contains 45 per cent, of al oohol, and has been used for many years In nrflxing highballs. Anderson. August 23?The sixth qdadrennlal reunion of the Rurrlas family, probably the largest in Ander? son- count v. and one * the largest In the state, was held Saturday at An? dersen colege. Continued Inclemency or t\e weutN r. with resultant bad condition of country roads, made it impossible to carry out the original pvogra'o of holding the family gather? ing at Salem church, five mites west of the oPy. which for nearly a cen? tury has been to Burrbjsos what Mecca M to the Islam world, and which was erected under the direction of and largely paid nut of the prlvote pur?e of ire of *jWe stalwart, pioneer Baptist preschen: of th family. Kburstree. August 23?The senator "111 campaign meeting was held here today. Three of the candidates were present. Three of the ear.dklMe? were Warren and W. P Pollock. Tt was an? nounced that W. C. |rby had been 1111 avoidably detained at home. The sneakers wore greeted by one of 'he best and most4 representative gatherings that has shown up here In a political meeting since the guber? natorial meeting two years ago. The speakers were all in good form am were well received. Mr. Warren was the first speaker and mad" a good Im oreeton on the audience. Senator ginlth and Mr. Pollock, who are n; ?tranaers In (his county, also wer? warmly received. Senator 8mPh reviewed Iiis service ?* senator, and attacked the Scalfc ?ircular, which, he said, was beinr sent broadcast over the country, as 'infamous and maliciously false." The meeting was presided over by r. It. Heminway. and the candidates e given 35 minutes each. ?Columbia, August 24?Enthusias tic. newly enfranchised women of Co? lumbia who have worked through long and trying years thut this thing might come to pass, met yesterday morning at the community center, Craven hall, and organized the Co? lumbia and Richland county League of Women Voters. Mis. lib-hard I. Ma ruling, national Democratic committee ' woman for ?ohth Carolina, was present at the meeting md ppoke brhifly. tollling of Ihe plans of the newly enfranchised citizens. Newberry August '44?The election On t^e ijuestion of a bohd issue of 94 <* 0,000 for roud Improvement in Si w berry rounty resulted in favor of the bond IsSiie by a good majority. A very light vote was cast with seven small boxes not yet reported, the ma? jority In favor of the bond issue Is ap proximately 300 votes. The boxes not board from will not change the result. Columbia. Aug. 24.?Plans to get n touch with every farmer soldier n the great war who. was wounded and who is now entitled to training ?f various kinds under the federal board for vocational education, were nude at <\ meeting of the district'offi? cers of the board. American Legion ? epresentatives and officers of the South Carolina branch of the work to lay. Columbia. August 24?Aggresive steps are being taken by the South Carolina clothiers to organize a state association of retail clothiers, which is to be affiliated with the national (ssoeiat ion. Thomas J. Watts, of the Copeland "ompany. ? who has been made secre? tary, is now busily engaged in the work of state wide organization and is ?onding out . letters to all clothiers in ^outh Carolinurging them to attend i meeting \whioh v/IM be held In Co? lumbia on 8ept. 14 for the purpose of ?mining an gSSOCisjtlOB in which will be men of every branch of the lothing buslnes. Columbia. August. 24?A delegation of Alken county citizens, including the ? unervisor and the Sand Bar Ferry bridge commission, appeared before he alat?? highway engineer yesterday n interest of this structure. The dele? tion is anxioiiH to get everything in eadiness and proceed with the con ruction of the bridge at Sand Bar 'erry. near Augusta. The delegntons will come before the meeting and straighten out all matters 'hen. Spartanburg. Aug. 2fi?-With ap? proximately 60 delegates In attendance ind with many Others expected to ar? rive on the afternoon trains, tho Kouth 'arn!Ina Implement Dealers"associa? tion began its annual meeting in this Bity today. The first session was held n the ball room of the Cleveland ho el at 7.8? o'clock this evening and he sessions will continue through the night and tomorrow. The visitors wkfl he Urged to ? remain in thfe city for ?he farm tractor demonstration to be As sure as you are a foot high you will like this Camel Turkish and Domestic blend! YOU never got such cigarette contentment as Camels hand you. Camels quality and expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic Tobaccos make this goodness possible?and make you prefer this Camel blend to either kind oftobacco smokedstraight! Camels mellow-mildness is a revelation! Smoke them with freedom without tiring your taste 1 They leave no unpleasant ciga retty aftertaste nor unpleasant cigaretty odor! # Give Camels every test?then compare them puff-for-puff with any cigarette in the world 1 given Thursday and Friday and it is expected that most of them will do so. Manning. Aug. 21? Campaign speakers today were greeted by an un? usually large crowd. A circus being in town brought a number of people here from all parts of the country, who took advantage of the oportuniy to hear the speakers. Pollock. Smith and Warren, for the United States 8<snate made strong talks, each discussing the points of his platform. Mr. Pcllock slated that he was no stranger in i polllOS, having been a candidate for I the*United States senate Sil years ago. I He praised the Democratic adminis ! t net ion for its accomplishments and ! the federal reserve act as being benefi? cial to the farmer's interest. Anderson, Aug. 24.?Arthur Hughes, policeman at rloneg Path, was seri? ously wounded Just after the county campaign meeting there was over to? day, lernest Askly is charged with the shooting. Hughes was shot twice, once in thv head and once In the ab? domen. A third shot went wild. He was brought to a hospital here 'this afternoon and will be operated on th night. 11 is not yet kncwn whether he will recover The origin of tne trouble is nut definitely known. One report saiys that It was previous badi ' feeling and another that it was on ac? count of a bet oji politics. The shoot I iug occurred near the Donald drug tslfsW ?M^^HHMMMHHHMMHMHBiHBBBiSwSa^MSSSSSB IIMIItllllHIIIIUinillllMII To the Voters of Sumter County: WTio are you going to choose for your High Sheriff? i. We commend for your careful consideration ^ t John R. Sumter lie will discharge the duties of the office courageously. He will enforce your county laws. He stands for law and order at all times. He believes in being Sheriff in Sumter county as well us in the office. He will be with you when you need the assistance of your sheriff. 1 He will respond promptly to your calls night or day. He will do all that is in his power to stop the sale and manufacture of whiskey in Sumter county. He will if in his power close up the houses of ill fame that stand within a few feet of our city that sell whiskey and spread disease. Mr. Sumter is not a politician. He is a man that will make good his pledge to the people of Sumter conuty if elected to the office of Sheriff. 77ii? appeal is made to the voters of Sumter County in behalf of Mr. Sumter without his knowledge or consent by his friends 1