Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Theatre News RITZ Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday WHITE SHADOWS In the South Seas -With Monte Blue and Requel Torres Thursday, Friday and Saturday THE HOME TOWNERS An all talking picture-featuring Richard Bennett and Doris Kenyon IMPERIAL Monday and Tuesday THE MICHIGAN KID -With Conrad Nagel and Renee Adoree Rex Beach's Greatest Thrill Novel Wednesday and Thursday ME GANGSTER -With June Collyner and Don Terry Friday STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. -With Buster Keaton and Ernest Torrence Saturday WIN THAT GIRL Football Comedy Monday and Tuesday Waldo LaMotte and his Orchestra at 4:30 to 9:30 COLUMBIA SO THIS IS NEW YORK Thursday, November 29, Matinee and Night Joseph P. Lother's Mammoth Musical Hit, with a dangerously Beautiful Chorus Musk, Mirth, and Grandeur, dazzling costumes-Scenically Superb Prices: $1.50 to 25c Matinee Orchestra 75c Al The quality in our $6.00 less than $7. It was necesi pairs to secu: Mars PRESS MEETING ENDS FRIDAY (Continued from page one) marks, the president introduced Dean Rion McKissick of the School of Jour nalism who spoke on the "Rewards of Journalism." Colonel McKissick point ed out that while salaries for newspaper men in South Carolina are not high, the thrills and constant interest of news paper work make it well worth while. He kept the meeting laughing with humorous stories which aptly illustrated his point. The meeting then went into a busi ness session during which problems of the executive committee were discussed. The association voted to get judges from the outside in the future to de cide on the best weekly and the best monthly college publications. This year the association at its gathering on Fri day morning voted the Converse Con cept best college monthly with the Car olinian of the University of South Caro Gym Dance There will be a dance in the gym Saturday night for the students. Come early and bring your dates. Admission 50 cents. 1248 Main Street GAYDEN I Cigar CIGARS CIGARETTES P1 The Test of Years 1 P. H. LACHI( Diamonds, Jewelry, Silv 1424 Main Street Good S for FALL $6.00 of learth an dworkmans] Ihoes is seldom seen in sh< 0 and $8.00. gary for us to contract for re such exceptional values hall1-Tat ur iaa's Large Men's Wear W NBA Cn..m Repin.. lina a tulose second. The Gamecock was chosen best weekly. The secretary was unable to announce winners in all the contests, since some judges had not yet turned in their de :isions, but she promised to notify all winners as soon as possible. At a meeting held in the chapel of Columbia College Thursday afternoon, Dr. Reed Smith of the University fac lty was the speaker. Dr. Smith chose is his subject "The Modern Short Story," making a very interesting and valuable talk on this theme. Thursday night in the Columbia Col lege Chapel, Mr. S. L. Latimer of the editorial staff of The State, spoke on "Gathering Newspaper Material,* a topic which his long experience with newspaper work made his advice most pertinent. Thursday and Friday nights the asso ciation was entertained with receptions at Columbia and Chicora Colleges and Friday afternoon a theatre party was held at the Ritz Theatre with Al Jolson in "The Singing Fool" as the attraction. More than fifty delegates were pres ent, representing most of the colleges and Universities of the state. The Association will meet next year in Greenville as the guest of Furman ollege and G.W.C. 1427 Main Street 3ROTHERS Stores PES AND PERIODICALS ndicates Reliability ! OTTE & cO. erware, Expert Kepairs Columbia, S. C. hoe uip you find ies priced for thousands of a Co. Former Univ. Student Dies in Burning Bldg. James Langford Fleming Burned To Death In Effort To Save Law Bgoks In an effort to rescue from a burning building trunks containing a set of law books which was awarded him last year as a prize for excellence in legal biblio graphy, James Lanford Fleming, a stu dent of the Law School of Emory Uni versity and a graduate of this University in 1923, was burned to death last Wed nesday. Fleming, who lived with his wife in a garage-apartment in the' rear of 33 Emory Drive, was awakened shortly af ter daybreak just in time discover that the building adjoining Irs was in flames and that the flames were spread-1 ing to their apartment. The Fleming's hurriedly vacated their apartment, but Fleming returned twice to remove clothes and valuables. Then the student, against his wife's wishes, entered the building which was first on fire to get two trunks which IF YOU ARE PLANNING THE CAMEL CI' Yellow Coach Chair Cars-1 Busses in operation-A Rates on Request CAMEL CITY CC Office : 2118 Main St. Col FOLLOW These Barber Shops der the best of servic sponsible manageme will be appreciated a these to satisfy eaci Associated Mr Of Co'U IDEAL BARBER SHOP J. W. Brigman, Prop. 1206 Taylor St. E. A. TODD BARBER *..AND BEAUTY SHOP 1120 Blandng St. Phones 3885-9109 McCAULEY'S BARBER .SHOP 1728 Main St. Phones 7333-9209 J, C. BEADENBOUCH 123~ Main St. Phone 9137 ZED) HOPE BARBER SHOP FIVE POINTS BARBER SHOP 2103 Green St: HOTFEL JERQME BARBERk SHOP Phone 9154, were stored there. In the excitement of the fire, he was not missed, and it abs only after the building had burned to tne ground that the Emory student's charred body was found near the door, Beside him were the trunks containing the prize books that he was trying to save. Fleming, whose home is Lanford, S. C., received his A. B. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1923. After teaching a year, he entered law school at Emory. He attended school for a year and was then forced to drop out for two years to work. In 1927, he returned to law school, and nude such a brilliant record that he was awarded, in addition to the $500 set-of law books mentioned above, the Thmpson medal for the junior with the highest average. Up till the time of his death, Fleming had the highest scholastic average that as ever been made in the Emory law school. Had he finished school in Jume at the rate he has been going, he would have set a new schqjastic standard for future students to aim at. whether graduate or undergraduate, who expect to receive a degree or certificate in June. k TRIP BE SURE TO USE rY COACH LINE he smoothest, easiest riding ride will convince you! for Special Trips ACH COMPANY umbia, S. C. 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