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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE M. O. o Ktfttor antf Proprietor Published every Friday 11011 North Broad Mtreet, and gtered IM the Camden. South Carolina gogofcga _ _ M?coiid claee mall mattar. PTloa PO* ble hi advance. u?eorlptlona ara cancelled when subscriber falls> to Kepreeented la New York by the A marl can Itese Association and alaawhara by ell reliable Advertising Agenolaa. We aibcapt no advertising of a doubtful na- ( tare and try to protect our patrons from luterepreeaatWp* by Advertisers. No Liquor Advertisements acespted at any price. Friday, September 29, 1^39 SMYTH ON WAR Captain BllUon A. Smyth, venera bio textile leader who fought In the Confederate army and built the first1 > mill at PeUer In 1881, la hopeful a? he approaches his 92nd birthday next month that the United States will stay out of the now European war. "I think perhaps we learned a lesson last time when we wont abroud and fought somebody else's light," ho told Interviewer Harry Ashmore, at the Smyth home at Flat Itqck, North Carolina. "All we got out of It was bad debts and hatred of the countries who owe us money." We hope Captain Smyth was right and that the lesson was learned but time alone will toll.?Greenville Piedmont. HELL'S AIQ There Is Danzig, with not us many bipeds In It, Including chickens, as In Baltimore, u small acreage around or about It, and a road through It. For this strip of earth that should have been settled by disinterested arbitrators in two hours, there Is a huge war raging about It. with thousands and maybe millions of innocent people slaughtered and billions of property destroyed. The very thought of It brings to mind an incident recorded by thut brilliant old writer. Savoyard, of recent memory. He said thut when Charleston wus bombarded by the Federal fleet an old colored man was hoeing in a garden. A shell fell near him and ploughed an Immense hole In the ground. He threw down his hoe. took to his heels, and squalled through the streets: "Dar, hell have iuId a uig." Hell has certainly laid a uig this time. The human race Is still very close to the old cavedwellers. Old King David, after perpetrating a fraud upon Uriah's wife, decided to put him In the front line of buttle. This should be done with the leaders who have saddled this present stupid and brutal war upon nil Innocent world.?Calhoun Times. COUNTY FAIRS OFFER FINE OPPORTUNITY FOR DISPLAY The Kershaw County Fair offers communities and Individuals, as producers an opportunity to display their products. It offers the observer an educational opportunity to see the products of the county. It affords the buyer ail opportunity to secure splendid products. It gives to those who succeed an opportunity to show what has been accomplished and an opportunity to secure cash prizes. It encourages the ^friendly spirit of rivalry. The 1939 county fair offers all of these Here one may seo the best in each line of endeavor In the rural sections. Graded products In standaid containers are Insisted upon. Young as well us old have a chance to display their products. The fair is a great social event in the county wh*4t' citizens mingle and friendships are renewed; where amusement and entertainment is furnished for all ages. Indications are that the 1939 fair will be the best one yet held. Efficient superintendents are in charge of various departments and will see that all products are displayed to the best advantage. Competent judges have been secured through the extension departments of Wlnthrop and Clemson Colleges. An outstanding feature of the fair each year Is the display of community exhibits. This year (he following communities are arranging displays: DoKalb. Ant loch, Malvern Hill. Cassatt. Blaney. Mt. Plsgah and Charlotte Thompson. The German government has officially disclaimed any political or military ambitions In North or South America In answer to a statement j by the British ministry of Information to the effect that Britain "has reason to believe" that Germany may attempt to establish naval and air bases In South and Central America, authoritative sources said: "Announcement of the British ministry was intended, to create panic in His* I pano-Ameflean states." Premier Count Paul Telekl of Hungary issued a statement ThurjcBlyilift I?ndon making clear jhat^ Intends to remain neutral, an exchange telegraph dispatch from Budapest said. Count Telekl said that the nation could not embark on any adventure when she la in A difficult geographical poeltlon. Famous Istanbul Mosque One of Largest Churches St. Sophia mosque in Istanbul. Turkey, is undoubtedly the world ts [best example of Byzantine architecture; but, from the outside, it might be mistaken for a factory or w?u* house. (One of the world's largVIt churches, it shoots 180 fast skvwsrd and its dome is 107 feet in diameter.) Inside, the effect is'mdre favorable, The 120 pillars ? stolen from the temples of the ancient gods '?-lend an air of immensity, even if of nothing else. Eight serpentine columns were plundered from the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, and eight of porphyry from the Temple of the Sun at Baalbek. The building Job required 10,000 workmen; the total cost?-including the graft? was something like $60,000,000. There are 800 mosques in Istanbul, and all are interesting?if you like mosques. In most of them you have to don slippers and shuffle around in an awkward attempt to kefep them on. If you lose them your feet desecrate the sacred confines. In St. Sophia this practice no longer holds; the building is now a museum. . Of far greater interest to most tourists (especially the women) is the Seraglio palace, boasting, as it does, of such items as the Persian shah's throne, of massive gold and set with rubies, und a collection of pearls, sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds so large and perfect that no one has ever been able to compute their worth. The women, and even the men, likewise are taken in by the Grand Bazaar, which is a city in itself and which, covered partly as an arcade, is a maze of streets, lanes, and alleys. Joan of Arc's Real Name Wat Jeannette, It Claim "Joan of Arc" is a literal translation of the French "Jeanne d'Arc." Although the French heroine was known as "Jeannette" in the cpuntryside around Doinremy on the Meuse, where she was born In 1412, she is referred to in contemporary documents as "Jeanne." She was called "Jeanne d'Arc" by the French and English because they were under the impression that she derived her surname from a village named Arc in the vicinity of her birthplace. The only village or town in France called Arc is many miles south of Doremy and evidence produced by several antiquaries indicates that the name of "Jeanne's" father was "Jacques Dare," and not "Jacques d'Arc," as generally supposed. Therefore it is probable that the heroine's original name was "Jeanne" or "Jeannette Dare," or, in English, "Joan Dare." In the French army she was first called simply "La Pucelle" (The Maid), and after she raised the siege of Orleans she was known as "La JPucelle d'Orleans" (The Maid of Orleans). Miracles Still Happen Some 3,300 years ago peas were deposited in the tomb of Tutankhamen, the Egyptian king, as food on his journey. Behind the wall that seals the grave, which is watched over by the goddess Isis, the mummy of the ancient Egyptian ruler has been discovered in a costly sarcophagus. Alongside the mummy were the gifts bestowed on the illustrious king as everlasting sustenance for him on his journey. An English professor inspected in his own home the seemingly valueless and desiccated seeds of 3,300 years ago, and wondered if by chance they might be made to germinate. He gave a few of them to a skilled gardener, with instructions to plant them. And the result was an almost supernatural event, for these peas, 3,300 years old, sprouted and developed into magnificent plants on which an excellent crop matured. They have blue pods and green kernels. Taj Mahal Is Topib The Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, was built by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jehan at Agra, near Delhi, India, as a tomb for his favorite wife. To build it a vast army of Hindu workmen labored for 22 years, and with its neighboring palace and mosque, the cost is reckoned to have been between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. It is of white marble, 130 feet long and wide, and nearly 200 feet high to the top of the huge dome, which surmounts the eight-sided building. This is supported on each side by two slender minarets and is surrounded by Persian gardens. The walls of the interior are covered with floral designs, loved by the Persians, picked cfut in onyx, jasper, carnelian and other semi-precious stones. White for Hospitals? White is the characteristic color of hospitahinteriors, physicians' examining rooms and biological laboratories. Plumbing fixtures, uniforms of nurses, coats of doctors? everything is white. If the Zeitachrift fuer Aerztliche Fortbildung isright white will cease to be the color of medicine and surgery. Why? Because, whatever merits it may have in revealing dirt, v.has optical disadvantages. It has been definitely proved -that doctors, when engaged in performing long operations, suffer from eye-stxain because of the all-pervading white. One German hospital has experimentally painted, its Interior grayish blue and is now studying the rewilt. Russian Grass t Aids Northwest j i Desert Inroads Are Halted By Planting Over Vast Area. WASHINGTON. ? Created wheatgrass, brought from the steppes of Russia, la turning the northern great plains from threatened desert Into a valuable grazing land. The pew, grass la the only one found which will anchor aoll left unprotected by the breaking of the plains for wheat years ago end at the same time withstand drouths and extreme cold. The agriculture department la urging farmers in the western spring wheat belt to plant acreage taken from wheat under the crop production program in the new grass. Already more than 5,500,000 acres have been planted. Introduced in 1898. This grass was introduced into the United States from the cold, dry plains of, Russia by the agriculture department in 1898 but did not attract much attention until 1915, when it was first sown in the northern great plains. The planting of the hardy grass has increased at nearly 1,000,000 acres a year since 1935, when it came into general use after the disastrous 1934 drouths. At least 20,000,000 acres are estimated to be suited tot its planting. "It is a hardy drouth-resistant, perennial hunch grass that fits ideally into the conservation plans of the Agricultural Adjustment administration for the great plains which were covered in their native state with a luxuriant growth of bunch grasses that are difficult, if not impossible, to re-establish," C. B. Carter of the AAA western division said. Being native of a cold climate and, therefore, able to grow at low temperatures, crested wheatgrass makes earlier and more rapid growth in the northern great plains, Carter explained. Early Growth Important, This ability to start early gives it a distinct advantage as a pasture grass. Experiments indicate that it is superior to native grass for cattle. During a drouth it is virtually dormant, but springs up quickly aft- ' er a rain even in late summer. Its adaptability extends south to and including Colorado but at altitudes of less than 5,000 feet does not appear to give satisfactory results. For that reason it has not been found satisfactory for the Dust Bowl region of the southern plains. Most of the seeded acreage is in five states?Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. About 200,000 acres are grown for seed, mostly in Oregon and Washington. Americans Spend Most Travel Money in England WASHINGTON.?The United King- j dom received more money from residents of the United States in the form of ocean ship passenger fares and tourist expenditures than any other country in 1938, the department of commerce reported. American travelers to Europe spent $130,000,000 in all last year, ! the report said, and of this the United Kingdom received $35,000,000. This compared with the total expenditures in 1937 of $160,000,000, Of" which $43,000,000 went to the United j Kingdom. Germany, France and Italy fol- i lowed in that order in receipt of traveler dollar payments. Expenditures in Germany and to German shipping lines totaled $25,000,000, compared with $33,000,000 in 1937; those going to France amounted to I $20,000,000, against $24,000,000 in the f preceding year; while Italy also received $20,000,000, or $1,000,000 less than in 1937. No other country received more than 4 per cent of the total expenditures, although receipts by Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Norway and Poland were substantial. Building Operations in U. S. Show Marked Gains WASHINGTON.?As measured by j building permits issued, residential construction activity continues to show marked gains, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins reported. She said: "Permit valuations for new residential construction in March were 70 per cent greater than during March, 1938. The Increase in residential construction occurred in all sections of the country. Six of the nine geographic divisions, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, South Atlantic, West South Central, Mountain and Paoiflc, showed gains of more than 50 per cent." Secretary Perkins said that other types of construction also showed increases, comparing March with the same month last year. New non-resider\tial buildings showed a 1 pick-up of 31 per cent, while additions, alterations and repairs showed an increase of 11 per cent. Boy Wins Doll Contest LORAIN, OHIO.?In competition with 400 other children in a doll contest, a boy?John Drompp?owned the winner. His doll was a Japanese Geisha girl, which won first place In the nationality group. Fanners Skiiiip on / Use of Fertilizer (J. S. Vacs But Fraction of Ifhat Europe Does. , CHICAGO.?With phosphate supplies sufficient to last 5,000 or 8.00? years, with practically unlimited sources of nitrogen and with potush reserves ample for 1 generations to come, the United States uses only fraction as much fertilizer for improving the soil *nd promoting crop production a$ do the nations of Europe. * "American farmers use an average of only five pounds of fertilizer per acre annuaUy." ?ays a report made public here by the Middle West Soil Improvement committee, "whereas farmers of Holland use 99 pounds, those of Belgium 80 pounds and farmers of Germany 67 pounds. The consumption of fertilizer in Norway is 40 pounds per acre. In Sweden it is 22 pounds, in France 21, in It?ly 17 and in Great Britain 12. "In Europe, soil conservation has been a necessity for centuries. In the United 'States where millions of acres of farm land have been ruined because of erosion or excessive cropping, farmers are learning that fertilizer is not only a soil improver, but a wealth producer as well. "With fertilizer prices lower than those of practically any other commodity the farmer buys and with immense reserves of chemical elements to produce them in this country, virtually every American farm is a potential user of chemical foods. "How extensive our fertilizer supply actually is, may be understood from the fact that we can obtain nitrogen without limit from the air to combine with various other rrfaterials in any form desired?such as ammonia, ammonium sulphate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, nitrate of soda, cynamid, urea and calcium nitrate, not to mention by-product sulphate of ammonia and Chilean nitrate which are still our principal sources of fer-,. tilizer nitrogen. "Our supplies of phosphate rock used in the production of phospheric acid are sufficient to last 5,000 to 6,000 years." Water Tunnel to Extend 13 Milea Under Rockiea GRAND LAKE, COLO.?Colorado will have the longest tunnel of its kind tn the world when east meets west in a 13.1 mile rock bore through the heart of the Continental Divide. Bids on the tunnel, major unit of the $44,000,000 Colorado-Big Thompson trans-mountain water diversion project, will be received at the bureau of reclamation in Denver until June 7. Engineers have estimated the work would cost at least $7,000,000. The tunnel will pass under Rocky ^ Mountain National park from Grand Lake to a point six miles southwest of Estes park. Through it will gush water from the western slope of Colorado to farm lands in the northern section of the state. Three reservoirs on the western side of th# divide will store the water until needed. It is at this point of the Contitinental Divide that streams twist crazily down either side of the rocky hogback intersecting the Rocky mountain region. Boring of the tunnel will be ons of the most difficult feats ever undertaken in the state.- Because it will be bored from only two headings, haulage, ventilation and drainage will be major barriers. Approximately four years will be required to complete the entire Colorado-Big Thompson project. 'Bedloe Island' Correct Spelling of Landmark WASHINGTON. ? The national park service made an attempt to familiarize the American publiceven native New Yorkers ? with the correct spelling of the island upon which rests the Statue of Liberty. "Bartholdi's collosal Statue of Liberty, in New York harbor, is perhaps the best known landmark in the world," the service said. "Yet even native New Yorkers frequently misspell the name of the island on which it is erected." So, "in the interest of accuracy," the service called attention to the correct designation of its location and asked that it be spelled?B-E-DL-O-E island and not Bedloe's, as i often printed. Grave Matter OSCEOLA, IND.?The thief who victimized Frank Link is looking forward?a long way. Link told police somebody stole a $50 granite monument from his stone works. Malvern Hill Club The Maiveru Hill home demou?trat Ion club's meeting wm held at the Malvern Hill church, Friday, Heptomber 28. The meetiuK opened with the Hinging of that beautiful ,bymn, "Have Thine Own Way i am d." Mrs. C. h watte had the devotlpa#^' ? Ae this was our reorganisation meetlug officers ware elected for the 1989-1940 season. They were Mrs. W, J. Denton, president; Mrs. H. M. Munn, vice president; 1 Mrs. O. B. Watts, secretary; Mrs. H. T. Lovette, treasurer. Two local leaders were appointed ? Mrs. Frank Bell and Mra. J. H. Sinclair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and the roll called by the secretary, Mrs. Troy Denton. There 'were thirteen members present, six absent and one visitor, Mrs. Troy Godwitf,' of Greenwood, S. C. Our club is endeavoring to get a community house > built,, so we discussed plans for it *anfl appointed a committee to see Henry Munn, who is going to donate the land and get title for same. We hope to get started on the building soou. Plans were made for a community booth at the county fair. Mrs. W. J. Denton, who attended the county councillor farm women at Clemson college September 9, gave an interesting talk about the meeting. The meeting was then turned over to Miss Fewell, county home demonstration agent. She talked on passing information to non-club members on "Home Records, for Better Farm Home Living." She gave goals for year and distributed material for the first months work. She also told about housing sweet potatoes. ? Miss Fewell then gave us a very interesting and flue account of the World's conference In England and the land of midnight sun, which was very much enjoyed by all. She also showed the wooden spoons linked together with a wooden chain which was the Norway custom of betrothed couples. The sentiment runs that whoever eats out of the other spoon they are to become engaged. She was very attractive In her costume which she brought from Finland. We then adjourned to meet In October with Mrs. C. B. Watts.?Contributed. e The Earl of Warwick cut short his Alaskan big game hunting when war broke out, and is planning to hurry to England from Hollywood, Ca., where "I dare say I shall change my brand of big game hunting." The earl, known on stage and screen as Michael Brooke, Is a reserve lieutenant In the British army. He arrived in the movie capital Friday night after flying from Alaska. A bottle thrown from the steamer Birmingham, off the coast of Mexico, was picked up 8,000 miles away, across the Pacific, less than two years later. secretary or Interior Ickes said Thursday thm he Justification" for Increasing 0? a? ductlou at this time. Comments the announced decision of thtt ^ r?ilro*d commission to lncreau*!^ oast, Texas v proration allowance T? 400,000 barrels a day, ickeg wlJ. JJ the T#xns potion la followed by a,? er atatea, we will hav* overp,**,, tion. That means waste, i ^ present Justification for Incta*.^ oil allowablea." r *? |' Masting of StookT^Tdwi?-? Annual meeting of the 8tockh?ia^ of The Wateree Building and i Aaaoolatlon will be held Mondav A? tober 16, 1080, at 4:00 o'clock i' ? at the office of the First NatLT Bank. Camden, 8. C. ^ LEWIS L. OhYUlIHN, Secretary Wants?Fer Sale"" L08T?One roan cglored hound dor Dew clawa on hind feet. Strays from my place Sunday night p<* tion of chain around neck wlu last seen. Please notify Reeves, Ruote 1, Casaatt, 8. C., aa receive reward. 27pd FOR RENT ? One two-room hougl with store and filling station In Coi nectlon, for rent at 112.50 w month. Located In Pojitlac. 2 dress 8. A. Wooten, Route 2, Cai s&tt, 8. C. 27pd GINNING?After September we ?y discontinue operating our ginner all night. We can now take car of all ginning from early mornll until dark. The Southern CotUa OH Company, Camden, s. C. 27|i PLEASE RETURN?Who borrows my copy "Hampton and His R? Shirts, South Carolina's Deliverane In '76," by A. B. Williams? Plw> return. John W. Corbett, M. D, Camden, S. C. 27p^ WINTER GARDENS?It la time to plant your winter garden. We cai supply you with fertilizers for yon garden. The Southern Cotton Og Company, Camden, S. C. )7h CURTAINS STRETCHED?At reuo*. able price, all work guaranteed. At dress 904 Campbell street, Camdq 8. C. Ntt GRAS8 8EED?Beautify your proper ty by planting Italian rye grui The green lawns of your yard aa| in front of your home Is whit makes Camden so attractive during the bleak winter months. We cu supply you with cottonseed me?l 7-5-5, and 8-4-4. The Southern Cot ton Oil Company, Camden, S. C. 27st> INVESTIGATE?Duo-Therm oil best ers. No ashes, no soot, no flrei tt build on cold mornings. Mads la slzee for one or six rooms. H. ft Beard, Camden, S. C. iitt GINNING?Let us do your ginning.A Our modem outfit will give you a fine sample. The capacity ot ourfl outfit will save you from long del lays. The Southern Cotton OM Company, Camden, S. C. lUfl FOR RENT?One furnished bedttfc'fl Address 1207 Fair street, or inbV to Mrs. J. G. Cunningham, at BeMV Store, Camden, S. C. 27-2M? FOR YOUR LAWN8?It is noW'tlMV to plant your Fall garden &&! Lawn grass In your yard and froatfl of your home. We can supply yotfl with cottonseed meal, 7-5-5 aslfl 8-4-4. The Southern Cotton 0M Company, Camden, S. C. 1MB WANTED TO RENT?Five room furH nlshed house. Telephone 350, Ca?B den, S. C. GINNING?Now that the big roan ginning cotton is over with, viB will discontinue operating our giafl nery all night, effective October ! The Southern Cotton Oil Co.. den, S. C. /Jl SHOES?For shoe reoulldmg ana pairing cnll at the Red Boot PM uexJt door Express Office, 411 ledge street, Abram M. Jonas, RH prletor. Camden. S. C. J GA8 FOR COOKING?and *** heating, available every?? ?Ji Essotane gas service. Phone wm H. E. Beard, Sftandard Oil CompusB Camden, S. C. ^ mmmi Do you awake feeling fatigued, dlaay, bilious, all-in, pepless? Constipation baa you in its grip < POW-O-LIN, tbe modern Herb Medicine, will cleanee your tera H porarlly clogged lnteatinal tract I and make you feel great! I IMIfM. Bells Ring in Unison In Appeal for Peace LAS CBUCES, N. M. ? The bells in all churches and schools I in Las Cruces are ringing in unison tON begin and end each day with a "plea for peace." The bells are ringing together for the first time since New Mexico was admitted to statehood in 1912, and residents have been asked to pray for world peace with the notes of the "peace bells." The bell-ringing was instituted by the Las Cruces Women's club. # | Ginning and Fertilizers I AFTER SEPTEMBER WE WILL NOT OPERATE jfl OUR GINNERY ALL NIGHT, BUT FROM EARLY fl MORNING UNTIL DARK OR AFTERWARDS, IF 1 NECESSARY. : I i ' (! ? YOUR NEIGHBOR WILL TELL YOU OF THE I FINE SAMPLE AND SPLENDID SERVICE YOU CAN I GET AT OUR GINNERY. SELL US YOUR COTTON I SEED, AND LET US FURNISH YQU WITH MEAL HULLS AND FERTILIZERS. J The Southern I