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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.
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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
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To the Voters of Sumter County:
WTio are you going to choose for your High Sheriff?
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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